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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
REPORT ON SAVINGS
BANK LIFE INSURANCE

N-ston, Dec. 26.-Savings bank life in
insurance in Massachusetts has become
the cheapest form of level premium life
insurance in the United States according
to a report on the completion of the ! 9th
financial year of the system made rub
lice tonight by the Devision of Savings
Bank Life Insurance of the State Banking
Department. persi n who at the age of
25 years took $1,000 of this form Of in
surance when the system was inagurate1
will receive on the 18th anniversary of
his policy a dividend which viii make
the net cost of his insurance for the
year only s9.97.
The report says this represents saw
ing to the policy n lder Of more than 25
percent. as compared with the 18th year
cost in the old line insurance oomHaries
which most nearly compete with savings
bank insurance. Business in force to-
tails s16.9O0,00O representing insurance
on the lives of more than $4,000 persons
| Four savings banks have esta'hl:de1 in
surance department and So ether savings
banks and trust companies have estao-
Hshed agencies for this four. The maxi
mum amount for which any one person
may subscribe Is $4,000 md policies are
written IN all of the forms commonly
written by the commercial companies.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
Attempted Break
At Auburn Prison
Of Five Convicts in the Plot
One Was Killed and the
Others Were Recaptured.

Auburn, n. Y, Dec. 26-(By the A. PO
Five convicts, recently found guilty of
rioting in the yard lcf Auburn prison,
failed in an attempt to escape on Christ
mas night through their efforts to carry
away one of their number who had brok-
en- his leg in fight This became known
today when prison officials announced
one criminal had been slain and the 9TH
ers recaptured.
The quintet, all of whom came from
Buffalo had been serving long terms for
manslaughter and highway robbery
Clement Pacyna was the convict slain
and those wfse planned escape with him
were John Wydro, Alexander Y. Kali
mowsld, Walter Gahdika and Frank Lu-
bicki
Investigation showed that the convicts
had sawed through the bars of the five
cells. Then, mounting on one another's
shoulders in the 6orridor, they sawed
| thregugh the bars protecting the skylight
| With a rope made of blankets they
! climbed to the roof.
Making their way to the roof of the
| old execution chamber they dn-pped into
the outer yard, Kalimowski landed on g
barrel, fell, and broke his leg andhip
| Reluctant to abandon him, his fellow
prisoners held a brief parley and ther
placed him in wheel barrow and car.
| r1eG hin % the outer wall Many val
uable minutes had been lost and It be
came evident that they could not hau
| him UP with a rope to the top ofthewall
| Breaking into a cabinet sfr-,7, two o,
| the prisoners obtained a ladder. It wa
several feet too SHIRT.
| While the convicts were looking TO,
another ladder, the alarm was sounded
and guards appeared on the walls witt
loaded rifles
Kaimowslzi was the first to fall int
the clutches lof the authorities and Cab
dix and Lubicki were the next recaptured
But a search of several hours failed t
reveal the remaining paid.
At 4 o'clock this morning Patrick
Mohan a guard, looked into an offic
which had not been searched earlier be
cause the door wa5 found lt7lted. AS Mo
han entered, he said he saw Wydr
standing in the packing box with a ham
mer raised to brain him.
Mohan said he fired two shots
scare Wydro. From the hox came
scream. Pacyna out of Mshan's sigh
had been mortally wounded Wydr
promptly surrendered. Pacyna died a
hour later.
Wydro was serving 20 years. The ac
curau 1ated terms OF Pacyna amounted t
45 years and ten months. The other
; with the exceotion of Gadhik w3uld hav
been released next year, had long tern
:. to serve.
Warden Edgar S. Jennings and Supel
, intendent of State Prison c. F. Ratiga
have begun a full investigation to d.
terrnine how the prisoners obtained saw
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
FOUR DEATHS RESULTED
FROM CALIFORNIA STORMS

San Francisco, Dec 26-Tne death list
in the California storms of this past few
days reached four today. Three men
were killtd in accidents caused by the
wind yesterday, and today the body of d
fourth, believed drowned when the high
waves upset his skiff, was found in Oak
land estuary.
Damage in this section was estimated
at 100000, but was much heavier In
Southern California
Tourists who pressed southwark across
the desert from Bakersfield had the
unique experience of driving through a
sand storm while rain was falling Strong
winds whipped UP the fine grit from the
desert despite its dampnoss and hurled ii
at all who were aboard.
Tops were torn frGIn automobiles and
at times gusts were SO powerful headway
could not be made against them, and the
| cars had to stop and await a Iull Sew
eral automobiles were turned over and q
number of minor accidents were report.
| ed
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS TO
COME BEFORE CONGRESS

Washington. Dec. 26.-LegSsiatfve piars
for the present session of congress cali
for the enactment of bills to encourage
the merchant marine to provide some
sort Of bonus payment to former service
men, enact permanent tariff schedules.
and provide the regular appropriation
which sustain the government Repre-
sentative Mondeil, republican house lead
er, said today or leaving the White
House after conference with President
Harding
There are no definite proposals on Tho
merchant marine or soldiers bonus which
can be said to have the approval Of tho
majority at this time. Mr.. NondeIl said
but the outline of subjects to be taJken
up includes both matters. Every en-.
deavor will be made in the house. he
added, 10 have all the appropriation bills.
which originate there, enacted by April
1st. so as to give the senate time ia
conside rthem on final passage and ads
journ the congress in June
The question Of finding the sources fof
funds with which to pay the soldiers
bonus. the house leader asserted. was IN,
, chief stumbling block OF proposals for
such bill Enactment of such a meas
ure, he added. would probably require
i simultaneous creation OF q spsrial tax
to meet the outlay. Mr. Mondeil said he
| did not discuss with the president the
remuneration PLAN for subsidizinr
merchant ship operation and he ex.
| pressed the view that considerable dis.
cussion would be required before con.
gressional leaders could adopt a plan o.
| action on such a measure.
There is a possibility that Presider.
Harding will leave Washinetoa be1or,
New Years for a three days trfp u
Pinehurst. y. c. but no definite decision
as 10 plans had been reached tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
BODY OF B. L. HARSELL
FOUND IN THE WOODS

Ashevine, N c.. Dec 26.-Finding of
a body in the woods of Mitchell county
which has been identified as that of B.
L. HaIsell, wealthy New York clubman
and sportsman. who has been missing
since last April, after leaving Roanoke,
Va, to walk to the northern Georgia
line, was reportso here today by private
detectives.
Evidence that Harsell, who undertook
the tramping expedition in order to con-
dition himself for hunting trip in South
America, was murdered by parties in the
Pigeon Roost Creek section of Mitchell
county, was declared by Detective Brim
Of Galax, Va, to have been found in
connection with the discovery of the
body. Brim, with other detectives ar.
rived here about six weeks ago and be.
gan working on new clue to Harselps
disappearance which led them over
Mount Mitchell and into remote secticl
Of Mitchell county, where the body wa.
found
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
BY TROOPS IN CAIRO

Caino, Dec 26. -(By the A. P.)-Five
persons were killed and four wounded by
troops wino were called out during an
attack on the police station in the Nous
ky quarter this morning. The troops o2-
ened heavy fire Un the rioters.
One rioter was killed and another in
jured at Suez on Sunday, and two RI
oters were killed and two wounded at
Port Said Naval units are stationed at
SSuez, Ismailia, Port Said and Alexan-
dria. Minor acts of sabotage 10 telegraph
and telephone communications are re-
ported in lower Egypt.
A majority of the government officials
have decided to go out on strike, but It is
not expected that they will remain on,
long. Cairo is without local means OF
transportation, even the cabs suspendins
service on account of attacks by r5ughs
early in the day.
It is estimated that thus far nineteen
persons have been killed and about forty
wounded in the Cairo, district. The
French and italian consuls are REPORTED
to have made protest to the authorities
against the attacks on the property OF
their nationals during the rioting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27

Washington, Dec ga final confer
ence of officials of leading marine trans
portation companies with the shipping
II, ards special subsidy committee has
been called for January to pass upon a
tentative plan formulated by the commit
tee providing for the substituting OF the
American Merchant Marine TO insure its
maintenance
The committee was formed to study the
broad uestion of subsidies at the sugges-
tt n of President Harding who made spe-
cial refeence to this method of assisting
American ship owners in his message to
the last congress The plan. when final
ly. approved. will be Submitted to Presi-
dent Harding who is expected to adapt
some Wits provisions II, a message to
d-ngress.
In its present form, which members Of
the committee stated today, was not Of
fetal and is s-bject to changes in any
one of its features. the plan proposes
both direct and indirect aid, the former
through diversion .of ten per cent. Of i'm
port customs as bonuses to American
ship operators and the latter through es-
| tahlishment of a revolving fund of
| 800 900, 900.
Other suggestions now Comprised In
| the plan are understood to include:
That the ship7ing board sell its re-
| naming fleet as rapidly as rossio'e at
prices not to exceed the prevailing wsrid
market price for similar tonnage.
| Amendment of section IL of the mer-
chant marine act ID permit the esiab-
| ishment OF merchant marine ,oan
fund Of about 800, 10000 under the
administration of the shipping board for
the pur-nse of making loans at reason
able rates of interest, not to exceei five
per cent. ger annum IN first mortgages
on American flag ships: this fund not tc
be limited to shipping board transactions
but to be available for financing of all
American ship operating organizations.
Income tax relief to create an incentiv.
to shippers 10 use shs7s flying the Amer
ican flag, providing for deduction from
net income tax payable on the basis o
small percentage of the freight pail o,
American flag ships. or through a create
: allowance on depreciation IN ships
Creation of a government marine in
Y(uan f. non-1l-ofit- -fnakiu5 Jo1rporacio
10 insure its ownershh1s and to offer hui
insurance at 03st to private America
owners, backed by loan OF $4,000. 600.
Other suggested schemes include tn
carrying IN American ships of at leas
fifty per cent of the immigrants comin
!, to this country; ship licensing system
amending and revising of navigation
laws; preferential through rates {
American flag vessels the extension q
coastwise laws t. our insular possession
Il and the cooperation of shipping boar
: and navy to secure better compensate
of the merchant marine officers and me
! of the naval reserve.
Believing that indirect aid will n
alone enable American ships TO rroerai
successfully in competition with those
!, other nations. the committee also hs
4 adopted tentatively the following metl
: DDS Of direct assistance:
!, q Establishment of American shipping q
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
FINANCIAL STRAITS OF THE
RUSSIAN SOVIET GOVERNMENT


Moscow. Dec. IA. P. By MaiD-
The Soviet government is devising all
sorts of taxes in an effort to meet its
expenses. 1t is reducing the number Of
omployes and charging for everything
that used to be free A state bank has
been opened to facilitate foreign trade
Bills Of exchange will be handled. De-
posits viii be accepted and interest paid
on them. Loans will also be made. The
capital Of the bank is 5000 900 600, 900
rubles and the total issue of paper mon
ey to date is said to be $3.50, 900 ,000,-
600 rubles
The ruble continues to fall and the
government and public alike are scramb-
ling all the time for foreign currency.
Chicher.n's offer to recognize the pre-
war foreign debts if the entente pow
ers will rant Soviet Russia recogni-
ton had NJ stabillzing effect on bolshe-
v s. money
The American Relief Administration
child feeding and the announcement that
warehouses will be established by the
Hoover organiza ton to supply food
| packages on drafts sent from abroad
| have not checked the rising price of
bread and economists say It will continue
to rise until the next harvest and the
famine will be far worse next spring
tnanN II is now
II is clear that the Soviet govern
ment is reVerting to capitalism as rap
illy as Il can without losing it's COM
] munistic support. But Benine. Kalenin
/ and other leaders frankly admit in their
addresses that this is being done only
| after stores of manufactured art tTes
and financial resources have been ex.
hausted. They also say the change i;
being made merely to get a breathing
] spell for another attack on world cap.
! italiam.
With this threat ringing in his ears
the American or British business MAJ
who is in Moscow trying to establish
| commercial relations, does not hav'
mucl heart in this negotiations 81
far foreign business men are not per
n 'teG to rent offices. Neither may the!
rent apartments. They n11st live il
the great houses conducted by the gov
ernment. All mail and kilograms fo
foreigners not attached TO some officia
mansion must pass through the foreigl
eff &C
Odessa has appealed to the Moscov
government for permission to have in
surance written in foreign companies s.
it can resume its export trade. Afte
failure to get foreigners to operate til
4 iron industry in the Donetz Rasin TIL
I government has organized a trust com
bnng several of the big works and wi
try 10 run them with the aid of loan
fror' the state bank. Shipping in tn
Black Sea has been even less active tha-
IL the Baltic Small craft have take
flyers in the import and export trade
hut tie turnover has been almost neg
iigib'e.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27

Moscow, Dec. 24.-CBy The A. P.)-,
The ninth All-Russian Soviet congress
today approved Of the new Soviet econ
onic policy as outlined befots that
gathering yesterday by Premier Nikolai
fsenine. This approval was given by
accepting Premier Lenine's address,
which was presented as the report Of
tha council of commissars on the do
nlesuc and foreign policies Of the So
vief ro~ernment
7're congress endorsed a resolution
a. thanks 20 Dr. Fridtiof Nansen and
rhe American Relief administration for
recent famine relief in Russia The res
o'utioa especially mentioned the relief
administra tiou as having helped more
,ha- any other foreign organization.
DELEGATE Serna shko presented an
niarnlnE report NJ the typhus epidemic.
which he described as being 50 bad
on the railways that half Of the SOL
i-ers travelling from place 10 place had
contracted the disease He said dozens
10 bod re-. Including many children, were
7-.r- picked M daily at congestion rail-
way ceuters.
Although the congress accepted the
-ew ec0nomi- rol-C. acceptance was
given rrudginrly by a large faction Of
fhc communists who dislake the govern
r-ent'q change To canitalistic methods
0-r reason why the communists accept
eI BE- 90 all g. was nointed ont in some
quarters. wae because they had no al
tentative plan 20 offer. Although these
relernfes detcsf the terms money"
capitalism" and trusts" they Erudg-
irr'v accepted their leaders, apologies
That IRE economic change was only tenn
rorarv and necessary for the ultimate
obstruction % a real communist gov
crr1euf
corhd-nce iz not general among the
r-rrrrIruirrr ir the S'Inreu1e economic
r-uucN Their prejudice appears TO be
directed AGAINST 70 rather than against
fh- governments general policy. NJ
FreFsroT. cha irrnau of the acoronic
rrnrcil aud Leonid Erassin. the Soviet
f-7ff representatives apparently are not
ceHaraliv noru1ar with the communist;c
r-rseoe and failure 20 interest foreigu
e..tcrs % concessions IN leases and 20
r.f thr Industries going is charged IN
ar1 RET fhe--. Moreover. they are re-
rarcr1 in labor circlss pc heing indif-
ro~sn NJ fo tho worsmen's interests. There
f= much r'amor THAT trusts whether un-
fsr fhe Bussian government or under
frr mara cement ef foreigners. viii work
hircehfn 10 tho worl,nen. Furthermore
f1r iahorrrs IRE discortented on ac-
clunt ~ their clsim that Siviet nation
arsstiaa has not wiped out the bour-
rcoisis.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
DEPRECATEs REPORT OF
CoNDITIaNs IN HAITI

New York, Dec. ga statement IS
sued today by the executive committee Of
the Haiti-San Domingo Independence So
ciety of which Mooref1eld Storey is
chairman, characterized as q disgrace to
the United States the preliminary report
of the senatorial commission appointed to
investigate conditions in Haiti and San
Domingo.
Issued Immediately following con-
ference with Secretary Hughes, it justi-
fles and makes a part Of American pub
lie policy the overthrow by force Of arms
of small ana weak neoples,'' said the
statement. "It endorses the policy fol-
lowed In Haiti of using violence to i'm
pose upon a free people a treaty which It
never would have accepted of its own free
will
THE commission has done irrevocable
damage to the faith and good name of
the United States. especially in Latin
America, where our protestations of be-
nevolence arc as nothing in the face Of
| the acts and facts which are now part OF
! public record.
'gThe United States should withdraw
the marines from Haiti ard restore Halt
an independence at once"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27

an even competitive basis with that Of
Great Britain by a basic payment 70
American ship operators to cover the
general wage and ubsistence differential
between the ships.
Making available a portion of the re
munerative fund of about ss.000,0oO per
annum for encouraging constructian OF
mail carriers.
encouragement of special services and
new routes through nominal bare boat
charters. operation under managing op-
orators contract, until private capital is
available. and through bids 1,r the on
GRAFTON of prescribed rorGes and services
| Customs receipts and tonnage taxes
form the main support CT the direct aid
suggested. From the estimated income
from customs receipts for 1929, about
$500. 1000. 10 ger cent pr $40 o,0oo,-
600 would be set aside as a special fund
for paying remuneration to American
ships on basis to be adopted Aug
menting this fund there would be the re-
Fort states, on tonnage taxes objected in
American ports from all ships. both
American and foreign; this tax estimated
at s2,000,oo0 under present condition
would be raised to $4,000. 900, IL the pro-
posed tonnage dues under the pending
measure are made effective
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
FRENCH WOMAN COMMUNIST
OPPOSES ANTI-MIL1TARIsM

Marseilles, France, Dec. ee (By the A.
P.).--An unexpected feature OF the first
national convention Of the French COM
munist party, In session here, developed
today when the women delegates voiced
opposition to the anti-niiitnrise campaign
In speech to~the convention Madame
ColMard deeiared
~ don't want any naturalization ]
am in favor Of miiitarisn which. as in
Russia. will defend the revolution. Ws
accept violence when it will gain power
for U.s."
Madame Eeiiiafd and other we4neH
delegates demanded that Wemen be giver
a more prominent place On the eem=
munfHt ts#egFaaa,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FOR
GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH

Philadelphia, Dec. 2e.-Plans to es-
tablish a theological seminary here for
students preparing for the ministry OF
the Greek Orthodox church are being
considered by Rev. Meletios Metaxikis'
patriarch of the church, 1t was an
nounced tonight He would make an ef-
fort, it was said. to obtain the use OF
one of a group of buildings to be erected
by the Philadelphia divinity school.
Clergy and members of the Russian
and Greek Orthodox churches in fhlla-
delphia and New York were present at a
dinner given tonight in honor of the Wis
iting dignitary by clergy of the Protest
ant Episcopal church Of Philadelphia.
The patriarch-elect, following his re-
cent election at a synod of the Greek
church in Constantinople, began move
ment looking toward union with the
Protestant Episcopal church. He plans
to tour the United States in the interest
of the unity movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
DIR. FISCHER TO TALK WITH
REPARATIONs COMMISSION

Berlin. Dec. 26.-Dr. Fischer. chair
man of the German war debt commits
sion, has been instructed to proceed to
Paris for oral discussions with the rep
arations commission. His mission con-
Germs Germanys forthcoming reply to
the reparation commissions inquiries
and was decided upon after informal
conferences between the members Of the
cabinet, DR.. Rathenau and Rudolf Ha-
venstein, president of the Reich bank,
at which several under-secretaries Of the
ministries Of finance and economics also
were present.
Although DR.. Rathenau has been in
constant touch with the cabinet and al
so with President Ebert since his return
from London, where he was engaged in
reparations affairs, official quarters de-
cline to discuss the information he
brought back. or give any indication o.
the nature Of the reply. which it is ex,
pected will be despatched to Paris before
the end Of the week.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
BURGLAR GEORGE HOWARD
RELEASED FROM SING SING

ossining. n. Y. Dec. 2s.-sing Sing
prison today opened its gates and re-
leased George Howard. its senior pris-
oner in length Of Imprisonment and one
OF dwindling few who remember the
day Of prison stripes and the lock step.
Sentenced TO his first ter moi burglary
IN the early SOS Howard was released
but soon returned Yesterday was his
nfteenth consecutive Christmas behind
the bars. He is IS years old and has
grown gray in prison.
howard put the small bill gwen 70 pa
rolled prisoners into the pocket of his new
civilian clothes and shook hands with
former prison mates. One OF them ask
ed what he planned to do.
Earn an honest living" he replied.
gravely. Then he strobe away.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
OVERDOSE OF MORPHINE
CAUSED DEATH OF NURSE

Woburn, Mass. Dec. 26.-Dr. Michael
NJ. Stevens. who was detained by the po-
lice yesterday in connection with the
death of Miss Grace Logue. his office
nurse, was released today. No evidence
of criminality was present, the medical
examiner said, in finding that Miss Logue
died as the result of AN overd Sc Of NOR
phine administered to relieve tooth ache.
The young woman's body was found
yesterday in her room in DIR. Stevens
suite in board house. DR.. Stevens said
he had given her morphine in ordinary
dpses to stop the toothache and suggested
that she might have helped herself tc
an excessive amount In his absence from
his office.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27

Carr, representing America. During his
speech TO the congress. Carr said:
i do not bring greetings from the
American government but from millions
Of oppressed people in America, not
from the politicians now conferring at
Washington, behind locked doors as to
how they can down Soviet Russia.
bring greetings from millions who arc
walking the streets with nowhere to
sleep and nothing to eat"
Carr declared the American worzmen
were secretly organizing and would
! eventually overthrow capitalism and es-
tablish a workmen's government.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-27
lEN|NE HAS OVERCOME THE
COMMUN|ST|C GOVERNMENT

he All Russian Soviet Congress Has Approved the New Sow
let Economic Polcy-Acceptance by Large Faction of
the Communists Was Given Grudgngly, But They Had
No Alternative Plan Offer-n His Address to the Con-
gress Premier Lenne MerciIessy Attacked the Trade
Union Men Who Desired to Continue to Manage the In
custries-He Challenged Them to Show Qualifications
to Buy Supplies and Keep the Factories Going.