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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
DISCUSSED wOMEN'S PART
 IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Winona Lake, Ind, May 26.-Scrip- tural quotations were passed back and forth today as the commissioners to the 33rd general assembly of the Presbyte- rian church in the United States of America attempted to establish how much of a part women are to be given in ecclesiastical government. A decision was finally reached to allow the Presby- tehies of the church to take a referen- dun vote on the question of allowing wo- men to be installed as deacons, an of fee hitherto held only by men. The vote will be taken in the coming year and a report made at the next general as- sembly.
 The assembly worked swiftly today and completed consideration of all reports of standing committees. One of the last reports considered was that of the board of Foreign Missions presented by Dr. Robert H. Speery secretary.
 In adopting the report, resolutions were passed asking the United States government to find ways to prevent transfer of liquor from this country to non-Christian lands
 The recommendation of the bills and overtures committee that all overtures re ating to reorga nization of the different boards and agencies be referred to the speCal committee on consolidation and reorganiza ton was adopted This corr mttee will make an investigation of the feasibility of combining some of the church's activities and will report to the next general assembly.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
,,>~rE 10 CELEBRATE THE
 IRISH FUND CAMPAIGN

,-.,- vo-z May 26.-Representauves oL ...r,,r.e and Protestant Ireland ana ot Ina. church. city. state and nation lohlsI' ..-.-5s5 a dinner to celebrate the climax .f -rs campaign by the American commit : .. for Inc relief of Ireland 10 ralse .,6 st6 ooo. Total contributions 10 uale .reeed 5000 0oo. ----s,-- ,,-ho
 nortrait Of President Harding, Who % ..-- a sDecia! message of commenaatioh -- inc occasion. hung above the speak .-s. table. Among the speakers on tlle .--r-su were Morgan J. O'Brlen' chalI- --.- of the committee, who preslaeo : r..r-ence O-Neiu. lord mayor or Duolii : -.,0-el F. A. Anderson, who, wltn DIT ,r.-a-e Pluukett. organized the 4rlsn ,--icuItural Organization society anu ,r-io- Eurene r. Kinkead.
 i've arc finding out said MT. O. |sn' ..-a+ vrs can no more escape the lnhu- --a of the European situation today than .,s were able 10 escape the war ltseii, v,Y cannot have one-half of the world --s-~ir- and the other half remain pros ,r-our. With the ideals of America It ..rf remains true that wherever ,..-7vrhout the world a man (typifying -7crl is lying wounded by the roadside .-r.rped Of his garment and hall dead America. rich and prosperous cannot pass
 v on the other side"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

Washington. May 2s.-A meeting Of beet financial minds" has been inaug- urated by President Harding and his ad- v'so-s as a means of considering the na- 1ou's industrial outlook with particu- r7- reference 70 the question of extending .-- governments.
 some of the most prominent figures f- American finance and industry already have given the president the benefit of heir judgment on specific problems sf- ra-t-- the financial world. and in the near future others arc to be called to the W-tte House to consult on ways and means to stabilize conditions and hasten .--- return or norTnalcy."
 The -oundation for @ series of discus eir-v or these subjects was laid at a White House dinner last night, the sig I. fca-ce and detail of which became .--own for the first time today.
 With Secretary Mellon of the treasury and Secretary Hoover of the commerce s-7a-rrsnt. the president had as his --iests for the occasion, J. P. Morgan, Paul Wsrhurg and a half dozen other rs7 of great influence and power in hn- ar-izl circles.
 Whether 10 encourage further loans cs private American capital to foreign -7vs-u--ents was made one of the ques- Ions most seriously considered with most ,f inc fnancie-s arguing that such eN- tensions or credit presented the most --arficab'e means Co place foreign man ,es on a sound basis once more and thus
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
Only One Sim F';;ner
 Elected in 1fast
Nationalists Hay 6ne Better in the Electis Than They Anticipated.

Belfast, May 2S (By the A. P.).-The unionists have done better in the elections than they anticipated, the Sim Feiners worse than their prophets predicted, and the nationalists no more than they looked for, and the unionists are. therefore, the only party in Ulster today not disap- pointed
 All, however. are celebrating un- ionists because they. have won; the na- tionalists and Sim Feiners because they have made their protest against the parti- tion of Ireland and believe the protest will have it's effect on the minds of the people of the world.
 The unionists expected to win S4 of the o2 seats, including those for the Univer- sity which will be decided Saturday. They will probably get nearer 40 seats.
 Daniel McCann, chief lieutenant in Bel fast of Joseph Devlin, the nationalist leader, had hoped for 14 seats. but did not really believe that more than 12 na- tionalists and Sim Feiners could be re- turned, and he proved a good prophet. The counting of the ballots will not be completed, probably. until the end of the week, but so far as the returns go they show that the unionists made their great est gains in Belfast where it is expected they vii have 15 or Is seats. Joseph Dev- lin is the only nationalist or Sim Feine1
 
 who will have a seat for Belfast in the new parliament, if he decides to sit there and even he was beaten in his own stronghold for first place on the poll by his unionist opponent. T. H. Burne. His colleague, Alderman Byrne, was at the bottom of the list. with only 311 votes, ol ] 10000 fewer than his leader This was 1 due to the natonalists giving all theil i first votes to Devlin.
 l In County Down, where Sir Jame. Craig, the Ulster premier designate, ant i Eamonn De Valera. republican leader were opponents, and where both will bt ] elected, the seats will be divided equall! 1 between the two sides. two and two. 1 The ballots were counted in sealed ] rooms, with police armed with rifles a the doors to prevent any attempt to de stroy the ballot boxes.
 The nationalists probably will win eigh seats and the Sim Feiners four.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
DUBLIN CUSTOM HOUSE
 FIRE SHOCKS COUNTRY

London, May 26.-The establishment of the ma chinery of the government of northern Ireland must necessarily be se- riously retarded by the destruction in the custom house fire of extremely inn portant documents affecting the local administration of the area covered by the northern parliament. according to the Daily Mails Dublin correspondent. It is known, says the correspondent. that the raid on the custom house coincided with preparations for the despatch of these documents to Belrast.
 Commenting on the destruction Of the custom house, the Dublin correspondent of the London Times says: Tt is possi- ble that the wretched business may have a good result; the whole country is shocked by the outrage and Irishmen of all parties are demanding that the reign of chaos and destruction give way to some kind of reason and order.
 Moderate Sim Feiners do not con- ceal their disgust. and there is general readiness to acuuit the accredited lead CTS of the republican party and of any cognizance of this wanton attack on the beauty and dignity of Ireland
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

Hartford. Conn.,. May 2s.-Bo,h branch es in the general assembly today took a broad stride in trying to get thsir cal endar cleaned up so that recess may be proposed next Wednesday. The senate sat fin the afternoon but the house aft er a long debate preliminary to adop ton of the strike and lockout bill ad- journed until tomorrow.
 The bills which took passage today included some of importance, that 10 enforce state prohibition in keeping with the federal amendment being the chief one. The senate adopted the measure which would create system Of juvenile courts and the war veterans relief bill. with an amendment of iis own other measures which il sent 10 the lower branch included these:
 Providing that two towns or cities Ymsy jointly maintain recreation er unds. baths. gymnasia, swimming pools. etc.
 Raising a commission to erect buildings at the Newington home for crippled children and sppropristing s5oO,oO for Ihat purpose.
 Providing that corporation which has a contract to provide a public necessity may ask the public utilities commission fo fright to hearing on the questi n of altering the contract Senator Chai- lenger tried to get an amendment to this bill accepted so that the city of Bridge port. he alleged. might be protected cn a water supply contract but he was de- feated.
 Amending the Danbury charter rclat ing to elections appointments, salaries in
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

to improve the field for American ex- ports. This question already has re- ceived much attention by the cabinet.
 Some of the visiting bankers, it was said, expressed concern over the possi- bility of funds raised in this country by foreign bond issues being used to buy the products of other foreign countries. The belief was advanced that use of American money in such a manner would result unfavorably to domestic industry, especially farming.
 On the oNer hand, it was pointed out in some administration quirters today that purchase of Argentine wheat by foreign buyers with money borrowed in this country for example, would assist that countrys business and the money eventually would find it's way back in- 10 the United States in trade between the two nations.
 Administration officials, however, dis counted reports that American money was obe used to any extent in foreign markets by foreign borrowers. Most of the funds to be raised here, it was as- serted, would be used tD retire or fund existing government indebtedness here
 For luncheon Mir Harding had as his guest, Charles M. Schwab. who advised particularly the shipping problem. The names of those to be summoned to the White House later were not revealed but it is generally expected that round table discussions of the financial situ- ation will be a regular feature of the presidents programme for some weeks tc come.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
INSURANCE FIGURES IN
 THE TRUST INvEsTTGATyoN

NeW York May 2S.-Testimony tend. ing to snow that the New York fire ir- surahce exchange exercises q virtual monopoly over the fire insurance bus. mess here, and that the ten leadine fra insurance companies of America mt @sloe approximately $10,oO0, 900 an nuahy Tn unrevealed profits, was given touay oetore the legislative committee in- Nestlsa tlng the building trust
 samuel Untermyer, committee conn sel' mad on the stand Samuel Best. an on nre insurance matters and a publisher of national insurance statis- tics. S'~ us
 Best testified several of the larger fir. insurance companies had made sUhsta n- tlal profits in recent years The Globe ana Rutgers he said, had earned more man zoe per cent. on it's capital assets m the live year period from 1915 tn 1920. Uo
 lie also testified that ten of the lead ing insurance companies did the bulk of the nations fire insuring. although there were more than 250 companies. He stat. ed the ten leading companies set aside In 1920 as their total reserves S1q7. .OOO. ooo and the income from that portion not required to pay losses would be about S10,000. 900. Mir Unternver contended N-AoA 1'iAS chii SIOulu De used to re0uPR the amount of premiums paid in by the public.
 It was brought out in testimony that mutual companies were at a disadyan. tage in the New York district, due to alleged refusal of the exchange to SUD- ply rate fixing data
 The exchange recently modified inc rule against supply such data to mutua' companies, but MT. Best agreed with MT Untermyer that this modification migbt be calle dcamoufiag ge.
 MT. Jntermyer asserted that the com piete rout of the monoply would be hast 1 ened if the exchange were compelled. by law, to accept as members all companie. to whom the state superintendent of in i surance gave authority to do business. Mir Untermyer denounced as "re- prehensible' a practice whereby brok l CTS, licensed by the exchange, were no i permitted to do business with any com pany or agent not a member of the ex i change. Best testified certificates iron | the exchange were obtainabie only b, i two plyedges. one requiring that not nor, than a certain commission be charged and the other that 10 business would b. done by outsiders. Brokers signing th4 | second pledge were allowed five per 1 cent more commission.
 The public is forced to pay five pel cent. extra in order to perpetrate
 monoply by whose destruction it woult
 benefit interjected Mir Untermyer
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27

the courts and fees.
 On d bill Co amend the Meriden charteI
 in regard Co the board Of app0ruonmenr- and taxation senator Golden claimed that it would take away rights the LOWE had had for a hundred years and EiAs them to the city. He secured. through Senat.r Drew recommitinent Of the blll to the committee.
 The senate concurred in these blls which had passed the house: empower ing the comptroller to oF,ler refunds paid to any person equitably entitled 10 the refund of any mony from the state afteT approval by the-attorney general
 Including in the trunk line system oi highways certain portions oi hishNays in New Haven county
 Appropriation s-70,oo0 for support oi trade schools. Raising a commission to devise bnf for uniform municipal charters and 70 report at the next session. ] Raising a commission on development Of New Haven harbor l Incorporating the Sachems Head Prop eriy Owners association. Providing for deputy registrars .n Aiil- | ford.
 Providing that the salary Of stats agents of inc state board of education shall be paid by the state beard Authorizing Stratford to issue sewer and sewer disposal plant bonds. All appropriation bills before the sem ate win be taken up tomorrow. Including the general budget bill which carries oyei
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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
STATE OPENS CASE IN
 THE TRIAL OF MRS. NOTT

Bridgeport. Conn., May 2s.-The state began the presentation Of it's case this afternoon against Mrs. Ethel H. Mott, charged with the murder Of her husband. George B. Nott. The twelfth juror was seated after recss today. Counsel exam ined 15S talesmen before the jury box was flld
 The joint indictment returned by the grand jury. charging Mrs. Nott, Elwood B. Wade and John E. Johnston with first degree murder in connection with the killing of Nott was read 10 the jury.
 States Attorney Homer s. Cummings said he would not make the customary long statement 10 the jury. He pointed out the featurs Of the case. declaring that the state will claim that Mrs. Not was an accessory to the murder of hei hNsbsn nd. which under the Connecticut law. is a first degree ofrense. The state will show he said. that Wade committed the murder. with the assistance and counsel of Mrs. Nott-
 Public Defender Robert De Forest. chief counsel for the accused woman. said the defnse would not be outlined in full at this time. Evidence will be offered. he said. to show that Wade '-ilid Not without the assistance and ..Ht Mrs. Nott had nothing to do with inc crime
 The first witness for the state was T. ". Walker. IT,. who explained an archi- tects dra wing of the Nptt home and the locs ton of rooms and stairways Lewis W. Corbit. a photographer exhibited elev- en photographs of the Mott home and the swamp in Esston where the trunk con taining Nott's body was found. Coun- gel for the defense objected when the witness started to describe stains on the walls and floors which he saw when h visited the Nott home The court per mitted the witness to state only what he saw and ruled out any expressis ns of opinion as to what the stains were. Dr IL Lebaron Peters. of the Brif.-e- port hospital. testified that he took six or eight specimens of the stains on the walls and floor of the Nott home and that examination showed that each was d blood stain.
 Dr. Samuel NJ Garlck, medical exam iner testified that he performed an autop- sy on the bcdy of the man identified as Nott at the dirction Of the states at torney the trunk in which the body was found was brought in by two deputy sheriffs.
 The trunk was placed within a few l feet of Mrs. Nott and apparently un- nerved her. as she burst into spell oi SoRbing. The court OFdereu d recess TOT few minus.
 pr. Gariick described described tho wounds in the body. saying there wert i between Is and IS stab wounds. Tn, state introduced a long bladed knife and asked if the wounds could have becT made with it. Dr. Garlick said they could. Two bullets taken from the body also were offered in evidence. The caus, of death was a fractured skull. said in, medical examiner. Attorney Henry $ Shs mon. of counsel for the defense cross examined Dr. Garlick. He asked fl powerful blow would not have beei necessary 10 cause the fracture of th, ! skull. Dr. Gsrlick said any person o 1 ordinary strength could have delivered 1 the blow or blows.
 Could a frsll woman do it?" asked the attorney.
 "Yes. easily so." said the witness.
 The trial will be resumed tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
BRITISH AMATEUR GOLF TITLE
 TO REMAIN AT HOM

Holyske May 26.-(By The A. P.) The British amateur golf championship is to remain at home for at least another year.
 British players having disposed of the last man of the strong American contin- gent, an Englishman will retain the ti- tie and the prestige which the winning of it carries
 Either Allan Graham of the Royal Liverpool club, over the link of which the contest is being played. or W. P. Hunter of Walmer and Kingsdown will be the new champion. having successfully fought their way through the seni-finaI I round this afternoon
 Frederick J. Wright of Boston the last surviving member of the American team succumbed in this mornings play to Der hard Darwin of Woking. This match. one of the most brilliant of the series went to the 18th hole. where the Eng lishnlan won by a stroke.
 By the defeat of Wright. Darwin work ed his way into the semi finals. only to be defeated by Hunter. up and ? to play. Graham's right to complete in the final game came through his van quishing H. S. B. Tubbs, SinningdaIe, by one hole
 Wrights match with Darwin. who is golf correspondent of The London Times. served to Increase the regard the Ros- tonian had won Wednesday by defeat ing the veteran ex-champion John Ball of the Royal Liverpool club. The Amer jeans style of play, his sportsmanshfp and his clean-cut appearance were greatly admired by the English specta- tors. This was attested by the freouent bursts of applause he received during the match and the favors ble comment in dulged in by the spectators. Precise and careful on every stroke Wright succeeded in taking the lea q against Darwin and maintaining t to the sixteenth green. where the match was squared. The Englishran then took the seventeenth but lost the eighteenth. necessitating an extra hole. This Dar- win took and won the match. 1 During the play between Wright and i Darwin the silence of the crowd of sev- eral thousand spectators and the breath l less suspense during the putting on the I various greens was impressive | The feature of todav's diecuesion among the golfers was on the decision hv 1 the Royal and Ancient Golf club rules committee to bar the ribbed or slotted 1 clubs now used hv American golfers. Ths 1 han, however, will not be put Into opera tfon this year
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
MARTIN BOMBING PLANES
 ARE TO BOMB WARsHIFs

Washington. May 2S.-Four marine corps Martin bombing planes VIII De used to test the sb7Iity Of land planes to bomb warships in line problem arainst The radio controlled batiieshiD Iowa off Virginia capes on June eS, inc navy department announced tonight after the war depart ment had served notice that no army land type airplanes would participate.
 The army moreover. VIII use seven seapianes and four airshins in the expert mont, it was said. Decision Go withdraw its land planes was reached. it is under stood. because the war department did mol consider it advisable to use them unless the Iowa was within thirty mics of shore. Naval members of the joint army navy committee in charge Of fhe oxperinents. on the other hand. are said Go hold that the tests 10 toe of any value should hs conducted al least sixty miles from the coast
 The Iowa test was originally designed 10 develop the ability uf land slznes io seek out and bomb au enemy fleet on tha coast. Under the conditions of the prob lem the Iowa. coniroled hy radio from the battieshiD Ohio. five or six miles dls- tant win be somewhere between Cape Hatieras- and Henlopcn. from fifty 10 100 miles off shore. and stcariing toward land when the air forces VIII be sent to bomb her.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
French Deputies
 Vote Confidence
In Government Stand in Re- gard to Silesia and Concern ing Germany.

Paris, May 2e.-(By The A. P.)-The chamber of deputies today endorsed the governments policy on German repara- tions payments by the substantial ma jority of 419 against 1717.
 This followed a three days debate in which Premier Briand championed the governments attitude on the Slesian and other important foreign questions. The premier reiterated his confidence that the German government would carry out it's obligations. He declared again that Frances policy was one of moder- alton and justice.
 The chamber of deupties this evening gave a vote of confidence to Premier Briand's government. The vote was 31o to 162.
 The vote was taken On the question of the governments stand with regard to Silesa and generally concerning it's attitude towards Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-27
KACEARAUSKAs PAYS PENALTY
 FOR BRUTAL MILFORD MURDER

weathersfeld. Conn, Friday. May 2T- John Kacearauskas of Bridgeport paid the death penalty for the murder of Mrs. Anna Chernock of Milford in the state prison early today. He was hanged at 50 a. m. (standard time). 20 sec onds after he entered the death cham Der accompanied bt a Roman Catholic clergyman.
 He recited prayer as the black cap Sas placed over his head and then said. God have mercy on my soul.'
 He was pronounced dead by the pris- on physicians at 12:13:15. The murder of Mrs. Anna Chernock at her home in Milford on February 1 was described later by Coroner Eli Mix as the most brutal crime in the history Of New Haven county. Mrs. Chernock. 3s wears old. and the mother of six chill dren. was beaten with an iron shoe last and a cobble stone while she pleaded for her life Three of her children were in the house at the time
 John Kacearauskas. alias John Kelsey, ,ged 35, was arrested in his rooming house in Bridgeport the following morn i ing. Most of the s11O which was stolen i bv the murderer was found in his room 1 He confessed to the police that he had 1 killed the woman. Although Kaces raus- fas had eluded the police and neighbor' he dropped his overcoat in nearby woods as he ran. In the pocket of the ] coat were found some paper discs sacf as are cut from graphophone record la ! bels.
 Detective Harry, W Tuttle of New Haven county, Detective Sergeant Wash burn of Bridgeport and Chief of Police Msher of Milford used the paper disc: clue to trace the murderer to his room ing house. Kacearauskas formerly was fellow worker of the murdered woman: husband in a Bridgeport factory where 1 the discs came from.
 Kaeearauskas pleaded guilty to mur der in the superior court in New Haven on February 2S. He saiC he had nothing to say After hearing the testimony of witnesses. Judge wehl sentenced him to be hanged on May 27 Prison officials say he has been mode prisoner.
 Several funds have been raised in Nil ford to help Chernock and his six chtl l dren.