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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
Air Mail From 'FrisCa tONeWYUk33h With Time All .e For
 Time Zone nges in
 Coast to Cd fight.

Haziehurst. N. T., Feb 23.-Eight bags of mail, despatched from San Francisco by airplane at 4.30 yesterday morning arrived at Hazlehurst field, here today at 45e D. m., establishing cross-country mail record of 8 hours and 20 minutes with allowance for time zone changes in the coast to coast flight
 The mail was transferred from plane to plane in 8 relay flight ordered by the post office department to establish a new cross continent mail plane recor !. The plane, which arrived at Hazlehurst, vfas piIoted by E. NJ. Allison, a member of one of the four teams which took part in the transcontinental Sace. two plani,s leaving Hazlehurst field and two starting from San Froncisco at the same time yester- day morning.
 One of the westward bound planes came to grief when. Pilot E. M Leonhard was forced to descend yesterday at Dubois Pa, on account of bad weather. The sec and west-bound plane reached Chicago yesterday and was unable to get away today.
 The other eastward bound plane crash
 ed to earth at Elko, New, yesterday killing the pilot Captsin W. F. Lewis. | Captain Allison piloted one westward l bound plane as far as Cleveland wher | ltwas taken over by another pilot on thu second lap of the relay which ended a Chicago. He then took the winning plan 1 in charge at Cleveland and returned t Hazlehurst field this afternoon. betterini the time set for the flight Ly the post of
 flee department by margin If two hour
 and forty minutes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
s,s5s EMPIw BEDS NOW IN
 GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

Washington, Feb. 2I.-Charges thaA congress has failed to provide adequate hospital facilities for wounded and sick war veterans are not justified, Chairman Good of the appropriations committee de- clared today on the floor of the house. Critics of congress, he asserted. have misrepresented conditions and executive departments entrusted with the care of disabled former soldiers have not made use of facilities provided.
 There are 3.S5s empty beds in gov ernment hospitals today that could be utilized" Mir. Good declared. He chal- | lenged statements of Ewing .Laporte. as- sistant secretary of the treasury in charge of public health, that hospital fa- cilities were inadequate and said he did not know why young man about 26 years old down in the treasury depart ment as an assistant secretary does not send men to hospitals, we have provided for them.
 MT. Good sald the government hospital at Johnson City. Tenn. with accommoda- tions for 1000 patients, was housing only 223 tubercular veterans sent there by the bureau of war risk insurance and thai only T veterans of the world war vert being cared for at the Soldiers Home al
 Marion. Indiana which has facilities fo
 5000 patients. Approximately s1.0oo .00t had been spent in remodeling each plant he added.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
FEEL CABINET QUESTION
 AS GOOD AS SETTLED

St Augustine, Fla, Feb. 23.-iDy The A. p Although formal acceptznces st.il were to be received tonight from three of the men seected for membershio in Pres ident-elect HardinE's cabinet. the feeling of those close to Mir. Harding was that the whole question was as soJd az set tied.
 Despite some published reports about the attitude. Of Herbert Hoover. chcgen for secretary of connnerce. there Tss no evidence of appreh snsion nere regarding his final decision.
 The general belief Is that a eon,n.un l. cation formally accepting Inc appoint ment will be received here ~ita-n the next 24 hours.
 A formal acceptance fl om James '. Davis, selected for the labor portfolio also, Is expected shortly. and Edwin ren- by. Mr. HardinEs choice for secretary oi the navy. Is on his way here for 2. con- | ference that Is believed -certaia.y 10 sea | his appointment Mir. Denby Is 10 ses the president-eiect Friday.
 Regarding none of these select 'orii would the president-eiect make any cor nient Except for the two appoihtnienti already definitely announced! t .is '. gard cd as unlikely that Ar. Harding vii make known any of his cabinet selectionl officially until inauguration day.
 It also is believed improbable that [ definite announcement will be mtde re garding the choice of George E. Chris tian, Jr., to be secretary to the president Mir Christian has been Mir. Hsr1iEE'i private secretary for the past six years
 Another who probably will beeome l: part of the White House oficial circle al physician to the president al least Tor [ time, is Dr. C. E. Sawyer. of Marion who has accompanied Mr. Harding o1 practically all trips since his nomination for the presidency.
 Today hr Harding spent severs hours in seciusionz at his office workin on his inaugural address. He saw n callers
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24

further improve the standards.
 The declaration charged some em- pioyers" in the United States with sup porting lat times in secret some of the "insidious propaganda of radical Europ- can fanaticism' because of their com mon antagonism to the trade union move
 ment."
 Repeal by the states of all industrial court laws and all restrictive and coercive
 laws was demanded together with free 1 dom from decisions of courts holding l trade unions and individual members thereof liable in damages for the unlaW- 1 ful acts of others. 1 Other recommendations made by the conference in the declaration include: Prohibition if immigration for period
 of two years.
 1 More general application Of the mi tiative and referendum in the politiea
 affars of the United States and of the states.
 1 Removal of the power of courts to de clare unconstitutional laws enacted b. congress.
 Election of judges.
 1 Restoration of an adequate fedora employment service. Il Administration ef credit. as publi
 trust in the interest of all the people. Il Investigatian by congress of the ac l l tiyities of private detective. agencies i the field of industrial relations.
 We call for united support in tn protection of standards of wages an
 conditions already ganed," the declara
 tion added. @and we summon the work l ers ato continued efforts to increase tn 5 consuming power, raise the standard 5 and improve the conditions of life an work"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24

Washington, Feb. 23.-The senate to- night passed the agricultural appropri- stion bill, carrying approximately ;4I.- eoe,Oeo. for the operation of that depart ment for the year beginning next June. This amount is nearly ss.Ovo 900 in ex- cess of appropriations for the current year, and almost ss0e0,e ,e0o in excess of amounts allowed by the house, to whI-n it was sent for conference after the sem ate's action.
 T am going to ask the next secretary of agriculture to % through this bill as soon as he takes odice, and take out of t all the appropriations that allow work to be duplicated by two and sometimes more departments of the government z said Senator Shoot. republican, Utah, who attacked unsuccessfu.iy numerous sums allowed in the bill. They ought tu be cut out before another estimate comes to congress- This must stop: congress has got 10 show the departments of this government that two and three of them cannot ask public money 10 be spent for doing the same kind of work. ovei and over again" simultaneously. and veal after yfar.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
CHANGE IS OFFICIALS OF
 sHIPBUILDEKs' AssoctATIoS

Phiiadeiphia. Feb. 2s.-The Aiian.is Coast shlpbuhders Association. nt z me. .. ing here today. elected Clarence S KinS secretary. to succeed Henry C. Hunter -i New York. who was apointed counsel gir King announced the removal Of tse as. sociation's general offices from New Ycri to Philadelphia The appreciation e n. pIises substan. ally all the large sain yards on the Atlantic seaboard tnl Gun of Mexico
 Nr. King will continue az secretary ( the Atlantic coast shipbuilding inius.-ia board. established al tho close of the ' ar
 Immediate wage resdjuztments arc i'm peratiye fl the shipbuilding indDttry % to survive in this country" Nr KIT said in discussing the associztion's lzboi policy. Virtually every shipyzTd in thi east will have reduced wages of e-Ia.vyri at least 10 per cent by March 1 cr scNs kthereafter
 War wages stiil being paid. sontfibIu to a constructoa cost higher th2n I hany foreign country. with whioh th' ENmericsn shipbuIider must comp<le nd ,oa'y for foreign orders but even doSesti business."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
INVESTIGATION OF SHELTON
 TROLLEY CRASH BEGINS TO-DAY

Bridgeport, Gonn., Feb. 23.-A large amount of evidence will be presented here tomorrow s1 the inquest nto the trolley wreck in Shelton yesterday, which resulted in gasoline explosion and fire that took eight lives and injured mora than a score. The evidence to be pre- sented to Coroner John J. Phelan of Fairfield county and C. Elwell of the pubic utilities commission is expected to show the ownership of the five gallon can can of gasoline that was in the Bridge | port bound trolley e~S and also to indl-
 cate which trolley crew was at fault, if either. in operating the signal lights for
 the switch near High bridge.
 There was no change today in the condition of the dozen injured persons who are in Griffin hospital Derby. Cor l cner Phelan was at the hospital this afternoon taking statements from those The coroner said the statements sub. 1 stantiated the facts concerning the col lfsion as already made public. He did not comment on the ownership of thu gasoline, which the ,Shelion police sait belonged to Stephen F. Palmer, town clerk and judge of probate of Shelton.
 The body of the unidentified woman Eameng the dead was Identified at Shef
 ton late today as Mrs Ida Upscher, g id ]" 1NoW VI ti9IS Ctty. 1Qent1ncatlon wal
 made by Benjamin and Louis Yurdin
 of this city brothers of the woman. 1
 ring worn by the woman was virtual,
 the sole means of Identification.
 The one body remaining unidentifie is that of a man about five feet, clever l inches tall.
 J. B. Potter manager of the. Bridge port division of the Connecticut com pany, will present large volume of ey idence at the hearing tomorrow. In : statement today he said the signal light
 for the switches in both directions fro, the scene of the accident were in goo working order before and after the crasl . He interviewed the three trolleymen ir ! volved in the collision who are yet ali, l and said all three were positive that the t had operated tn signal lights when the
 entered the block. Engneers of .th n Connectcus company today measured tt
 exact distance from both switches to tF
 pont Of the accdent. Manager Pott,
 said the car going from this city hs [ covered a, greater distance inside Il
 block than the car from Derby, but sa | this did not indicate any positive r 7, sponsibility. He is expected to prese, n all these details on behalf of the Co, t necticut company at the inquest.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
SLOW WORK ON THE
 NEAR EAST PROBLEM

London, Feb. 2s.-By The A. P.) Un- less progress in the private conferences at the various hotels where the delega- tions are housed is more rapid than ap- pears on the surface, the prospect of set- ting the near eastern problems before the separations conference is held is not very bright. The two Turkish delega- tions, whine appeared before the allied council today had to be sent back for a more detailed outline of their dernands for revision of the Sevres treaty, and the afternoon meeting with the Greeks, who desired to reply to what the Turks said. had to be abandoned.
 The Turkish Constantinople delegation and the nationalist delegation, who are still outwardly hostile towards each oth- CT, but whose general proposals at to- days session were virtually identical, got together as soon as they reached their hotel, and it is expected that before to- morrow morning they will elaborate the details of. their proposals, as requested by Premier Lloyd George, in such form as both can support.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
NEW CHINESE MINISTER
 ARRIVED ON AoUITAHIf

New York. Feb. 23.-Detained for q hours at quarantine while health officer sought any typhus carriers In her steer. age. the steamer Aquiiania finally dock ed this afternoon.
 Her passenger included Dr. & Alfref Sze. new Chinese minister to the Unitct States. who ann-unced on leaving thf boat that ewould proceed immediate fly to Washington to present his ere dentials
 Declining 10 be interviewed. Dr. Sze issued a statement in which he said:
 T have come 10 this country this time sot as an entire stranger During the administration of President Cleveland and President Mckinley. spent about eight years in the United States as a stu dent and as a member of the Chinese le- gstion. AS Chins's representative ai Washington. it will be my great endeavof to cultivate the traditional friendship be- tween the two countries. and In the set clement of the world problems there is no doubt that China will follow the iezd of the United States"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY IN
 AAIEwAN BATTLE CASE

Williamson, W. Va, Feb. 25.-Sensa- tional testimony by Isaac Brewer, a for mer defendant in the Matewan shooting case. featured the trial today of the 1s men who were Indicted on charges of be- ing implicated in the killing of Baldwin Felts detective in the battle at t3e little mountain town. Charles against Brewer in connection with the case were d.s- missed recently. and reports to the effect that he would turn states evidence. drew a capacity crowd to the court room to- day.
 Just before he left the stand. Brewer testified that prior 10 the return of indict- ments in the case. Hatfield told hirn that the Baldwin men would swear to a ''bunch of iies'' and that they would have to dc the same. Later, Brewer said, Hatfield informed him in the presence of James Overstreet. a defendant. that. if snyon, turned states evidence. "a short horse | soon curried and that he would Kill him"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
EMPLoYEs PROTEST PARTIAL
 PAYMENTS TO RAILROADS

Chicago, Feb. 23.-A protest against the Winslow-Townsend bill which wouiu allow the government to make partial payments to the railways of money due them under the terms of the guarantee given during federal control was tee graphed to President Wilson today by F. NJ. Jewell, president of the railway em- ployes' department of the American Fed eration of labor.
 The bill was passed in the senate yes- terday after being favorably acted upon in the house, and-now goes to the presi- dent for his signature.
 The message charged that the roads are undertaking Ito levy tribute of hundreds of millions of dollars on the ltreasury of the United States" and adds | that we insist that the railroad owners | shall not be permitted to enjoy the finan- cial benefits of the transportation act and of this proposed amendment until they have demonstrated their willingness to guarantee the human rights of their | workers"
 "A million and a half railroad workers protest against the Winslow-Tovnsend bill being permitted to become law" read the message
 We have through orderly procedure of the railway labor board requested a cUn-
 ference with railroad executives as they
 are organized nationally to meet with
 the employees as they are organized na' tionally to create adjustment boards as
 provided by law and to settle matters in
 dispute" the message continued.
 But the executives have declined t'
 meet us in general conference. They , hope to disintegrate our organizations b. limiting the right of collective bargaining
 to an unfair and unequal basis. HopinI ' to secure a return to the unjust and un | aopdfffana xrhirh nj vailed before the war. they wish to pi
 the consolidated power of their compac
 national organizations against the em ployes of a single craft on a single rail I road.
 f Tn pursuing this course the executive e are clearly violating the transportatio
 act. which aimed to prevent interruptio
 of traffic by protecting just and reason | able conditions through the provisions flo . conference . -
 : I've accepted the transportation aC - under protest but are endeavoring
 icomply with 1t in all good faith and hoI esty We. have asked nothing that Is nc L. clearly written in the law. We believe Il equality before the law and we insi: V. therefore that the railroad owners sha e not be permitted to enjoy the fnancii
 benefits of the law and of this propose
 amendment unless and until they hay l. demonstrated their willingness to obe r. those provisions which are intended IS guarantee the human rights of the worl If CTS. It is our solemn belief that tf
 financial oligarchy which controls raj
 roads is. in it's present policy, menaS h to our entire country.
 ,e we submit that it is intolerable tn; l. the interests and welfare of all the pe' ,- ole should be jeopardized in order that.
 favored few may get exactly what ,ht
 want on their own terms"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
FIGHTING N AMBUscADE
 LASTED HALF AN HouI

Belfast. Feb. 1.-The zmbuscade q Nounteharlse County Donegal. last nighi resulted in the death Of two policemsf and a young woman. the body of the lat ter of whom was found today lying in yard. The woman had been shot thrsagi the heart.
 The fighting lasted fer half an hs1i and two members of the attacking pafty were captured. Eeprisals followed rs attack. Two shops in Mountchzries weiS burned 10 the ground and another houst was set on fire but was saved.
 When policemen reached Donegal wiif their dead comrades. the people jeeree them. and reprisz,s followed. Sim Feir hall was burned out shops were raide< and people fed the town. The disturb- ances continued throughout the night Constable Hughes was killed. but it wal officially announced today that his dsatk was due to accident
 All business was suspended in DonnpA today. The schools also were closed
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
wARRENToN, N. C.. IS AN
 ENTERPRIsING MUNICIPALITY

Raleigh, N. C., Feb. 2S.-Besides own ing and operating it's own water works. electric plant, ice plant, opera house and railroad four miles long, the little citv Of Warrentown, Warren county, N q with population of less than 1000. is also building hotel to cost $14o,ooo, to be paid for by bond issue. The municipally owned railroad runs from Warrentown to Warren P1ains where it connects with the Seaboard Ali Line railway, it being the only line en. | tering Warrentown.
 We have made profit on all of oul municipally owned enterprises. except ou1 opera house. and we haven't lost much O, It, declared Tasker H. Polk. prominen lawyer and member of the Warrentow, board of aldermen.
 Warrentov'n is one of the oldest town in the state Horace Greeley was mar ried there in 1886.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS BILL
 BEFORE NEW YORK SENATE

Albany. NY. Feb. '2s.1The fight over daylight saving was transferred from the assembly to the senate today after the lower house passed the assembly com nittee on agricuiture's bill designed 10 repeal the present state daylight saving law and give to cities and incorporated villages the right to adopt daylight sav- ing ordinances if they so desire.
 At a conference of republican senators Monday night only twenty -four pledged themselves to support the measure. Twtn. ty-six votes are required to pass bill in the upper house.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
PRESIDENT WILSON TENDERS
 APPOINTMENT TO rUMULrY

Washington. Feb 2S.-President Will son today proffered Joseph P Tumulty, his private secretary for ten years, an appointment. on the international joint commission, which is entrusted with arbi- tration of disputes, which is entrusted with arbitration of disputes between the United States and Canada In confirm ing the tender of the appointment, Mr. Humility said:
 Tt is true that the president has just asked me to accept an appointment on the international joint commission. ] tyery much appreciate the generous offer lof the president, hut have not had I time to decide the matter. I have been
 exceedingly busy in finally disposing ot the affairs of my office in preparation fol engaging in the practice of law"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
WAR VETERAN EXPERIENCES
 FEELING OF ENOCH ARDEN

La Fayette, Ga, Feb. 23.-Fred Will. Jams, who went away to war in 1917, will return home in a few days to find his body" buried here, his war insurance paid and his bride the wife of another.
 This was the situation disclosed today when Mrs. Grace Robertson received a brief telegram from New York signed by her first husband. saying that he had landed and was coming home as soon Rs possible. There was no explanation of his long silence.
 The war department reported Williams killed in action soon after he went tc France, paid This widow his insurance and then sent soldiers body here as his Williams wife whom he married but 2 iew months before he left nDourned hii death for a while and then married . former sweetheart, Joseph Robertson.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
OFFERING OF CUBAN SUGAR
 TO THE AMERICAN MARKEI

New York. Feb. 23.-R. F. Hawley, president of the Cuban American Suraf company and A member of the sugar 6. nance committee appointed by President Menocal 10 normalize the sugar u1srkei in the United States announced todaJ that the committee had made It's hrsi offerings of the raw product 10 the Amer. ican trade.
 The price fixed was ( 5-l cents ( pound cost and freight to United Statd ports and 4.s0 cents a psund [. o. b. yes. -sels in. Cuban ports. These offerings. Mr. Hawley said. met with ready scccptzncs here and in Canada. uc added that t,1s priced named were subject to change d ltwenty-four houru' notice.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
NO MOVEMENT FOR
 PROHIBITION IN DENMARH

New York, Feb. 23,-Through an error in cable transmission, it was stated in a Copenhagen despatch of Feb. IS that a bill prohibiting the importation, manu- facture and sale of spirits and strong wines had been introduced in the Danish rigsdag and that its probable adoption might lead te a ministerial crisis.
 Inquiry by cable develops that the Copenhagen despatch referred to infor-
 nation received there from Christiania Norway, as to the introduction of a orc. ! hihition measure before the Norwegian parliament. There has been no measure of the kind introduced in the Danish rigsdag..
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
sTRIkE ON THE NATIONAL
 RAILROAD or MEXICO


 Mexico City. Feb ss-Altbough the employees of the National railroad carriea out their threat to strike. and in large numbers fquit t'leir jobs this morning, the government officials are optimistic re- Tgardfng the outcome of the situation. They predict that the strike will end within a fortnight. More than 10000 volunteer strike breakers have. applied for jobs and mili- tary precautions have been ordered taken along all the federal routes. Francisco Perez, director of the national lines, has l issued a manifesto to the strikers de. claring that recognition of their union is | impossible under constitutional pro. visions.
 1 The strike embraces not only the op -eration of rolling stock but the clerica 1 forces and workshop employees. Tn,
 telegraphers settled their dispute witl the government several weeks ago ant have declined to take part in the presen
 movement.
 Minor disorders have been reported il lvarious outlying districts
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-24
ONCE NOTED OUTLAY,
 MAHTIN BUZzARB DEAD

Lancaster. Pa, Feb. 2s.--Martin Bug gard, once noted outlaw, who spent the last twenty-five years of his life as an industrious and law-abiding citizen, died yesterday on his sons farm near New Holland, aged so years.
 Buzzard and his three. brothers-Abe. Ike and Joe-for years terrorized the county.
 Martin originated the famous brigade trick' when prisoner in the Lancas- ter jail. He raised a pet canary and in- vited the keeper into his cell. to inspect the bird. As the jailer, stepped insid Buzzard felled him with a blow. seized the keys. released twelveN other prisoners and escaped.
 His brothers. Joseph and Ike have beer dead some time. Abe Is serving a prison sentence for recent robbery.