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La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1921-05-01

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esaminava con curiosita', andando
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
PROGRESS IN MURDER TRIAL
 OF CLARA SMITH HAMON

.Ardmore, Okla, March 11-Clara Smith Hamon, on trial here charged with the murder of Jake L. Hamon, today re- turned to the hotel rooms occupied by herself and MT. Hamon and in the pres ence of the jury rearranged the furniture as it was on the night of the shooting. A short time later when taking of testi- mony was resumed, she heard the testi- mony of Dr. Walter Hardy that MT. Ha- mon had come to his sanatorium with the declaration I'm shot by Clara Hamon." " A subsequent statement of Hamon's to the effect that he was shot while lying in bed. also was quoted by Dr. Hardy.
 While Dr. Hardy was on the stand the state offered in evidence the bloodstain- ed, -undergarments of Hamon, which pre- viously it had been said were burned to prevent his wife's seeing them.
 Dr. Hardy testified that Mr Hamon staggered toward him, pale of face and kissed him on the forehead. In reply to the doctors question. he said,A,I told you she would do it. I'm going toAlie. I am weak and I want to go to bedW
 Accompanied by Sheriff Jarrett and Clara Hamon, the jury visited the hote where Hamon was shot. first inspecting the room occupied by Clara Hamon an6 jonned by connecting deDr to the ent | occupied by MT. Hamon.
 Clara Hamon personally arranged tht furniture and effects as near as possible to the location on the day of the shoot ing. It was noticed that only by extreme effort did she maintain her composure dropping into a chair just as soon as sh' had completed the few changes.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
FORMER PRESIDENT WILSON
 GIVES PRIVATE DINNER

Washington March 11.-Woodrow Will son rounded out the first week of his re- turn to private life tonight with a private dinner at which B. M Baruch of New York and Norman H. Davis, former un- der-secretary of state who has been re- tained in the Harding administration as the American member of the internation- al communications conference, were guests. It was said to st;nalize Mir. Will sons intention to keep in touch with men and affairs. Both MT. aruch and Mir. Davis were among MT. Wilson's adyis- ors indrawing the economic sections of the treaty of Versailles.
 The former president it is said, is now fully established in his new home and has suffered no setback in health, His principal household difficulty, his friends report, has been to find room in his new house for his library of some eight thou sand volumes. MT. Wilson spends some part of ever day dictating to a stenog- rapher attempting to dispose of a very heavy correspondence and, with Mrs Wilson, frequently takes motor drives in the afternoon
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
BoMBARDMENT OF PETROGRAD
 INCREASES IN INTENSITY

Stockholm March 11.-(By The A. PO The fight for Petrograd has agaln flameIl up, Kronstadt's bombardment, which re- commenced last night, continuing throughout the day. In intensity the fir ing surpassed all previous efforts
 The Dagene Nyheter reports that Kron- stadt last night, by means of electric Morse signals demandel the immediate surrender of Krasnoye Gorka, o1 pain of complete annihilation. During the day lHrasnoye Gorka made only feeble rerlv to the heavy fire from the battleships Se- bastopol and PetropavIovsk
 Since this morning Kronstadt has heay- fly shelled Systerbak and valkiasars, causing fires. Some of the coast batter ies replied.
 It is reported, but without conhr1na- ton that the insurrection has srread to the karelian peninsula, and that in fights | there field artillery has been employed. Russian airmen Friday repeatedly flew over Finnish territory according to the advices received here.
 | The suburbs of Petrograd, says the Da 1 gems Nyheter. were bombarded Friday Riots occurred, but details are lacking. Refugees arriving at the frontier today say that machine guns were used on the workers by the cadet officers sent out to put uoWn the unrest 1 A new revolutionary newspaper. The /, Izvestia, has appeared at Kronstadt. ii l publishes an energetic resolution passed by the soldiers of the fortress, appealine to the leaders to hold fayt.
 The people have had enough of tn, communist yoke" says the newspaper
 The soul-killer, Trotzky must be tolC that we are not frightened by his threat ening proclamations thrown down by air planes on their way to Kronstadt. Ou
 hearts go out over our corpses. We hay, made up our minds to conquer or to die Down with the bloodthirsty Trotzky an, his followers"
 Late tonight the Dagens Nyheter learn
 from the Finnish military experts a
 kronstadt that the fierce drumfire of tn
 fortress has had the intended effect On
 Of them declares that Krasnoye Cork
 surrendered and that the Kronstad
 troops occupied the fortress the guns o
 which are now being directed against Pc
 trograd. This expert adds that the rev
 olutionary leaders, having landed a sui ficient number of troops, have commence an outhanking movement against Petro
 grad. using Krasnoye Gorka as it's has The Finnish government has made protest that bolsheviki airmen are vic
 lating Finlands neutrality by flying owe
 Finnish territory.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12

Washington, March 11.-Speedy action on tarin and tax revision at the speciaI session of congress was promised today ly Chairman Penrose of the senate fin Ance committee. He said the object ot tle conferences arranged for Monday be- tween republican. members of consre"- Eiona' committee and Secretary Mellon of the treasury was to arrange a program ''hehnd which all republicans can put their shoulders"
 If necessary, Senator Penrose said it is planned to resort to caucus action to push through the legislation. There would Se no attempt to thwart prpoer discus s,n he added, put caucus action misht l.. rsScrted to in an effort for harmony.
 i've cannot lo)x for improved ousl- ness said Senator Penrose, until the tarin and lrternal revenue legislation are o..t,ined and gosrrnm"nt +'ayagance stopped. even the promise of the Dinglay tsrrft law imme l.a.ely produced better co d .tians business"
 Urging less interference by the govern nent in business, Senator Penrose sald he Favored abolishing ''all of the auto cratic mushroom government boards-all the Wilson board-which rose during the war"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
TESTING AUTHORITY OF I. c. c.
 TO GOVERN RAILROAD RATES

Washington, March 11.-Authority of the interstate commerce commission un- der the transportation act to supervise railroad rates within the states was in turn denied and upheld in opening argu- ments today before the supreme court on the test case brought by the state of Wis consin.
 Attorneys for Wisconsin and the forty two states joining in the proceedings de- clared the construction placed on the transportation act by the commission in exercising control over state rates to be destructive of our dual form of govern ment and contrary to the spirit of our constitution" and to amount to unified control over commerce
 Counsel for the railroads in uoholding the authority of the commission declared that the states which n11e .tfused to ap- prove rate increases wi,hin their borders 10 the level of interstate rates as ordered by the commission mot rnly are ,iurius interstate commerce but are claim ng an i unfair advantage of .neIr sister states who have acted literally in the public l interest"
 The forty-three states joining in the proceedings are attempting to obtain an order vacatins the injunction granted bv ! federal courts of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad preventing any in- reference with that road in it's establish ment of increased freight and passenger rates within the state of Wisconsin as authorized by the interstate commerce commission, Permission was given the various states to file briefs and to be rep. resented orally through the attorney act. ing for all They selected John E. Ben. ton, general solicitor of the National As sociation Of Railway and Utilities Com. mlssioners, as their representative.
 The importance attached to the casc was illustrated immediately when tn, | court allowed a total of nine hours fo, argument. M B. Olorich, special coun sel for Wisconsin, who opened for the au pellants, barely concluded his presenta
 tion of the case today, and it was esti mated that the remaining time will throv the closing argument late in the sessio,
 of next Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
Stolen Liberty Bonds
 Sold for Half Price
Regular Market Price Forced Down by Such Transac-
 tions.

New York, March 11.-Discovery today that block of sgolen Liberty bonds worth s5O.OO0 had been. sold for hait price, caused District Attorney Lewis of Kings coun+y. who is conducting an in- vestigation into an alleged bond ring"
 0 cypress the opinion that such trans %cticns had forced down the regular n. arket price cf Liberty bonds during the past two years.
 lie said he believed the greater part of stolen Liber;y bon1s had been sold at greatly re iuced prices and thas owing t. the largt number stolen ihi swouIi materially affect inc price in legitimate transactions.
 Mir. Lewis continuing the investigation today. traced a number of the bonds which Nat1ariei Wheeler. broken, had in his possession. back to Abe Co.en, who vas arrasIc! yesterday. Mir. Lewis said ne had not yet G severed wherc Cohen Ia procured the bt ads.
 Daniel G.. Stebbins. of Philadelphia. who was held as material witness, ap- l peared before Supreme Court Justice Manning in Brooklyn today to ask that his bail Of S35.0 900 be reduced His re- quest was refused. tbe district attorney arguing that Stebbins refused to dis close facts as to where he had obtained
 stolen bonds worth s10,000 which were found in his possession.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
FREIGHT RATES PROTESTED
 BY LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION

Washington. March 1.-The Nztionai livestock Association announced .9day that 1t had fled with the interstate commerce commission a complaint. di- itcied against all leading railroads af- lacking the present rates on ordinary livtstock throughout the country.
 statement by Everett C. Brown. prrs- ident of the association. was made puoiid asserting that repocts had been reccised irdicating the discouraging and disheari- orins effects of the present rate adiuEt- meni. Members Of the association .n- eiIded buyers and sellers Of livestock aG the twenty-scven important primary live stcck marAe.s President Brown said adding that the association was glad n lead the v7n in a fight 10 restore our transportation rs.es and charges o normalcy."
 "l am convinced that many railroad ex- ecutiyes recognize the imperative nesi Of an early readjustment of their ratcs. ard it is frequently stated that prcs-ut rates are in many cases. more than th9 traffic will bear" the statement continu- cd. They Sill not, however. voluntarily reduce these rates for fear of ths Tar reaching effect of such a precedent"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12

Washington. March 11.-Military domi- nation in Petrograd. Moscow and other Russian cities is dependent more and more upon the success of the maneuvers for control of the food supply. according to analyses of reports of conditions there made today by officials of the sta te de- partment
 Summaries of the reports indicate that both the revolutionists and the bo.sheviki are making every effor ito satisfy both the troops and the non-fghting popuia- tlon. IL was reported that the com munist troops about Petfkgrad had de- manded increased rationskehd the grant ing of them had had the effect Of in- creasing the disturbances in the civilian groups.
 Eevolutionists in charge Cf Kronstadt have announced that they had provisions enough to maintain their position and would appeal for outside aid only on be- half of the nen-combatant civilians and children in the event of prolonged struggle.
 Petrograd. according 10 the advices of the department. is virtually under siege the bolsheviki having deployed troops | along the main approaches to the city and | inaugurated a policy of wholesale arrests of workmen and citizens who are sus- pected of sympathies with the reyolu- | tionists.
 Practically all of the workmen in Petrcgrad have voted 10 join the rcvolu- tionists. whose headquarters are at Kron- | stadt, although direct aid to Kronstadt is ] difficult because of bolshevik police and military domination. The workmen or. gan!zations are, however, it was added
 in the adivces. in constant communities. tion with Kronstadt.
 According to a press statement issued by the kronstadt revolutionists on Marcl
 9. which has been communicated to tn,
 state department attacks made on th.
 fortress of kronstadt from both shore
 of the Gulf of Finland were repulse,
 with considerable losses to the attackin,
 bo.sheviki. The attacks have not beei resumed because Of the necessity of tn boishevik command retaining its contrC
 at Petrograd , Artillery fire from Kronstadt was sai to have dezirogsd- anectior
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
KERESskY's VIEWS ON
 CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA

London. March II fEy the A. P.).- Russia today Is in the beginning S phases Of unheaval which will have e. sentially the same result as the memora- ble occurrence of Mt~h I2. igi1. sad Alexander F. Kerensky. Russiz's former mas of destiny" today.
 '.The fundamental causes of the out breaks in Russia" ~erensky declared. "are the same as those which brought about tho first revolution just four years ago. and the outcome inevitably Will bs the same-the overthrow of the dictator- ship.
 To the Russian working masses and the peasantry" Kereusky continued. ''czarism and bolsheyism are indFfin- guishalie-bo% Of them are terrors which must be ended.
 The Lenine and Trotzky regime de- bends entirely on bayonets for its main tenance. With the aid of their LettiFh. Chinese and Tartar nercenaries the O. viet may be able 10 suppress the present rising. but it will be oS-y a postpone ment of their fall for the Russians are | tired Of the bolshevist experiment | The soviet claims that the present risings are due 10 allied intrigue are en- tirely unfounded. Allied aid 70 the antf- | soviet forces ended with the coilauFe of Gtnrzl WrsnEl. the commander in south efh hussia- The success Of the preacnt movement depends largely on non-inter- ference from the outside world Rusaia must be left alone
 Warsaw. March Ii-CBy the A. PD- Leon Trotzky. the Russian soviet war minister. according 10 Russians here who
 are in daily touch with their country.
 has offered a reward O shge million
 rubles for the bsdy dead or alive. of Gen.
 eral Koslovsxy. the revolutionary leader
 in the Petrosrad region. General Kos. lovsky. in return. is reported Co hav' offered ten million rubles for TrotEky''
 body.
 IL Is pointed out here that q millios , rubles nov Is worth about t50.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
ATTEMPT TO ROB TRAIN ON
 JERSEY CENTRAL RAILROAD

Jersey City, March 11-A daring at- tempt to rob an American Railway ex- press train on the Jersey Central railroad bound for Washington via Philadelphia occurred tonight when three men forced the side door of car and threw off twenty large packages containing silk as the train passed Van Nostrand aveneu here The train was stopped and search ed at Bayonne, but the men had escaped. The silk was recovered
 The train, made up entirely of express cars, slowed up slightly near Van Nos trand avenue. The towerman at that station noticed the side door of one of the cars open and packages being thrown out. He immediately notified the train despatcher in Jersey City, who ordered the train held up at Bayonne. where it was met by detachment of police.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
NEGRO SHOOTS POLICEMAN
 IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO

Springfield, O.. March 11.-Patrolman Joseph Ryan was shot and4 seriously in- jured shortly before midnight by an un- known negro whom he attempted to search for firearms.
 Immediately two machine gun com panies held in readiness here since early in the evening, in anticipation of trouble following an attack by negro last Mon day on Il year old Marge Ferneau, were called out. The shooting occurred in the negro quarter. An IS year old negro was later arrested as a suspect.
 Shortly after the shooting of the police man a large crowd formed and started in the direction of the city hall and jail.
 Springfield, city of 60,00O population, has a negro population of approximately 15,000 They are grouped in various sec tions of the city, there being no single negro quarter.
 Colonel H. B. Horner. representative of State Adjutant General Florence, who came to Springfield early tonight, at mid night ordered hte London National guard l company to report here f5r duty as soon as possible.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
BOSTON BREWERS READY
 TO START MANUFACTCRE


 Boston, March 11.-Beer of full alco- holic content intended for medicinal use will be made by a number of Boston bev- craze manufacturers as soon as permits to do so are issued by federal prohibition authorities under recent ruling of former Attorney General Palmer. In statements today certain manufacturers announced their intention also to resume manufac- turing wines with nearer the old-time all cohollc content.
 Numerous inquiries as to when per- mits will be granted for this resumption in output of alcoholic liquors of former strength already have been filed at the office of Prohibition Director O'Connell. Applications for permits were made three months ago by several beverage makers who believed they had knowledge that the attorney general was considering the matter they said.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
FRIrZI sCHEFF ANDERSON
 IS GRANTED A DIVORCE

Waterbury. March 11.-Fritzi seheh Anderson. well known comic opera star. was granted a divorce in the superior court here today by Judge John ?. Kei- logg on the grounds Of intolerable cruelty and intemperance. She was also permit ted to resume her maiden name. Ander- son did not contest the action. ThN makes her third divorce. She told how her husband had refused to work and said he spent much of her money and had a liquor bill Of SIS a week. He often struck her on the face, she said. biacken- ing her eyes. She said when he vas sober he was a charming man and that she had withdrawn divorce papers at three different times because he had promised 10 do better. he said she had reached the stage where she could not put up with any more cruel treatment s
 Miss Scheh has a summer home near this city. at Hitchcocks Lakes. The suit for divorce was brought at New Haven but was transferred 10 Waterbury for trial
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
WAR DEGREES FIGURE IN
 AWARDS AT HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass. March 11.-wsr de. grees still figure in academic awards a Harvard college. in the announcement today that the governing boards of the university have voted to grant degrees 10 l63 students at mid-years, 1t was stated that about half of the S7 men given the degree of A. E. were granted it with 25 per cent. allowance for honorable ger vice in thewar." ,.
 war degree was conferred posth- umously on David s. Laird, '1s. of Am herst. Nova Scotia. who came to Harvard in 1915. enlisted in the Canadian army as a private shortly afterwards. returned to college in 1919 after three years of fighting. and after completing the TO- quirement for the war degree died last August of heart trouble
 Another name on the list of war degree winners was Richard B. Varnum. '2l. of Oakland, Cal. word of whose d,-ath h Paris reached here a few days ag7. Va-1um was a former aviator who was in Trance as tn eholder of an American field service fellowship at the University of Toulouse.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
PRESIDENT HARDING SENDS
 NOMINATIONS TO THE SENATE

Washington, March 11.-Nearly a score of nominations fere sent by President Harding today to the senate which i7, turn confirmed number. Ony one 1ay probably remains fer the sena;e tc take action on nominations because of its ex- pected adjournment tomorrow night Thereafter nominations 10 be effective before the special session of congress next month will have to be of recess ma ture.
 D. R. crissinger of Marion, ohi,. to he comptroller of the currency; Fred Nor ris Dearing of Missouri to oe assIsta 7t secretary of state; Elmer D. B1ll reap pointed assistant secretary of agricul- ture William J. Neville of Boston to ba United States marshal for the district of Massachusetts William s. CuIbertson of Kansas re-appointed to the tariff con- mission Captain Charles B. McVay, Jr. to be chief or the navy bureau of ordnance with the rank of rear admiral Ernest Lester Jones. Virginia re-appoint. ed as director Of the coast and geodetic survey.
 Former Representative John J. Escf of Wisconsin and Mark w Potter oi New ork weAe nominated to the inter. state commerce commission and theiI names were reported tavcrsb.y by tht senate interstate commerce committee but final action was not taken. It was said that opposition might develop tc Mir. Esch on the part of Senator La Fol iette. republican, Wisc0nsii.
 Other nominations Sent to the senat, today by President Harding but not sc. ed on included: Thomas O. Marvin q Massachusetts to 'he tariff con.mi7scn William H Joyce of Los Angeles iehon irated 10 the fede.il farm loan board Walter Lyon of Pit'shurgh. and fOrne lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania, ant
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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-12
PROPOSED REDUCTION
 OF WAGES OF RAILWAY MEN

Chicago March 11.-Action looking to- ward the Wholesale reductions of wages of railway employ,!s of the nation, was assailed tonight by union leaders.
 The railway executives were unanimous in declaring that the reductions were ne- cessary to pave the way for lower freight and passenger rates and said that the wage cuts would begin with the unskilled employees but would finally reach the highest executives.
 In replying to this J. G. Luhrsen, pres ident of the American Train Dispatchers' Association, asserted that the train sheets would show that the railroads were not economically managed and in letter to Senator A. B. Cumins, chairman of the senate interstate commerce com mittee. He called for a senatorial in vestigation of the transportation situa- tion ''so as to avert serious strife over wage reductions"
 Notices of proposed wage reductions on individual railroads have been expo ed since the meeting of the railway exe- cutives here on February 1S," said a statement issued by w. Jett Lauck, for mer secretary of the war labor board and now consulting economist of the rail- road unions' it is part of the plan to deluge the United States labor board with multitude of complaints and cannot be of much financial benefit to the railroads One complaint after another must be considered by the labor board and con- siderable period of time must elapse be- | fore sufficient number of decisions, even if favorable can be secured by the rail- roads.
 If financial relief, and not the break ing down of the labor organizations were the object, the breaking down of the la
 bor organizations were the object, thu railroads in a certain area or distric
 would notify their employees of proposed wage cuts, invite them to select represen tatives to meet the representatives of th carriers in conference, and then, if n' agreements could be reached. a complain
 covering a large number of railroads an' their employees be brought before the la
 DOT board"
 The only road entering Chicago whic
 has not called it's employees to discus
 wage readjustments is the Illinois Cen tral