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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
PALMER ASKS INVESTIGATION
 OF ROUND IF OF RADICALS

Washington, Jan -19.-Insistenee efAt>i forney General Palmer. that a sweeping congressional Investigation De made of charges that department of justice agents in rounding up alleged radicals last win ter. were abusive and disregarled the legal rights of accused, brought assur- ance today from a senate judiciary sub committee that it would hear first hand both the agents who supervised the raids and their critics.
 The attorney general appeared today hefcre the sub-cournttee which was con sider!ng the advisability of granting am- Testy- to persons convicted of violating the spicnage act and other .war-tirne = laws. NIT. Palmer told the sub-comrnit- fee that an amnesty proclamation would rot affect an immediate and wholesale release of persons confined in prison for violation Of wartime statutes because each case would have to be sGone into On it's merits to see whether it came Within the pale of the proclamation. Mir. Palmer also discussed the chars- es made against his department by the National Popular Government League 1 These charges were drawn up. he de. ciared, by group of attorneys, many Of whom were. counsel for persons ar. rested TOT deportation on charges Of De- i ing alien radicals" Then asserting that the time has come when we need so-ne- thing more than blind allegations hear say evidence and loose charges on the 1 part of persons "who are not disipter. ested" the attorney general asked that
 an attempt be made to ascertain the 1 facts.
 1 "I have nothing to go on but the re- ports of department of justice agents
 carefully selected men who have sworn
 to abide by the law and tell the trutb " ] said Mir Palmer. Naturally I believe
 them. As far as my men have obeyet
 the instructions given them by the de
 partment, I'll stand by them. If the,
 have exceeded their authority or usei
 high handed methods want to know if ;
 Senator Sterling. chairman of the suh
 committee, announced that on next Tues
 day it would hear Professor Zecharia,
 Chattee, of Harvard Law School facuI
 ty, one of the attorneys who preferre,
 charges against the department of inc
 tice In the name of the National Ponu
 lar Government Leapue The atto-ne ,, general was requehted to have Spec,a l agents. who supervised last winter round-ups. also on hand Tuesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
 IS REDUCING EXPENSES

Philadelphia, Jan. 1s.-The Pennsyl- v7nia Railroad Company today instruct ed all departments throughout the sya- tenn 10 effect a further reduction in es- penses Of ten per cent. as compared with the expenses in November. 1920. This is in addition to the ten per cent reduction ordered when the retrenchment campaign was started last month and which Ai- ready has resulted In the laying od of approximately 3O.oeo men m the four re- gions of the system. Continued falling off of business was given as the reason for today's action. Freight traffic has de- clined 20 10 22 per cent. as compar,5 with the carly fall. the company said.
 There is no arbitrary rule adopted [" said statement issued tonight by Sam uel Req, president of the Pennsylvania system. The principle on which the re- duct.on will be made is 10 secure the ut- most economy consistent with safety and efficiency. The vice presidents. howeve-. have been directed that in carrying o-t these instructions they shall do 90 h tke manner best adapted to avoid. as far s- possible. unnecessary disruption Of the organizations or individual hardship.- The statement declared that the Penn Eylvania system now has on is lines ss.- ] 900 idle freight cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
MeInbersIli the House to Remain 435
Vote Stood 267 to 76 at End of Most Turbulent Session of the Present Congress.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-At the end of the most turbulent session of the present congress. the house late today adopted the reapportionment bill with an amend menr limiting membership for the next ten years to the present total of 435.
 The fight to prevent increase to 4Ss was won several hours earlier, however, when the house sitting in committee of the whole refused to postpone considera- tion of the whole question of redistrict- ing. and then voted, 19S to 77, to keep the present maximum. It was after long parliamentary wrangling that the bill was brought before the house itself for a final showdown. The 435 amendment finally was agreed to by a vote of 267 to 76, and the measure made ready for sen- ate concurrence.
 After deciding to go ahead with the measure Representative Barbour, repub- lican, California, member of the census committee which reported it, managed to make himself heard above the din by proposing the 435 maximum amendment, around which the battle was waged. 9th CT amendments were offered, one to cut the membership to BOT and another to raise it to 46O. Both were voted down in roar of noes.
 There was a bigger attendance on the floor than in the old days of prohibition fighting, and the buzz of talk at times re- sembled that ill a crowded theatre; be- tween acts. Official reporters jumped about wildly in an effort to write the proceedings in shorthand
 After the real fight had been settled Representative Tinkham, republican i Massachusetts, came up with proposa | to reduce house seats in states wher, negroes are Vdenied the right of fran chise. and the battle started afresh i Representative I4ongworth, republican !, Ohio, raised a point of order. against tn, i Tinkham amendment, Nand after nearl! 1 two hours of debate the point was sus 1 tained. l Another wrangle developed over al l amendment by ReDresentative Barbou
 to perfect the bill by providing the ma chinery- for re-districting the eleve | states which will lose seats after Marc 4.s 1925. The Barbour plan and man,
 substitutes finally were defeated and tn several states will be left to work ou the problem in accordance with long es tabiished custom and law
 As the bill stands the states which wi
 lose representation in the house are
 Missouri, two seats, and Indiana, lows
 Kansas. Kentucky, Louisiana, Main.
 Mississippi. Nebraska. Rhode Island an
 Vermont, one each. These twelve sea;
 will be shifted to eight states in this 0,
 der: California, three, Michigan two
 Ohio two, and Connecticut, New. Jerse,
 North Carolina, Texas and Washington
 one each.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
BALLo0NIsT HINTON TELLS
 OF SUFFERING OF FARRELL

Rockaway. N. r.. Jan. 19.-Two of the three baEoonists who were lost four days in frozen Canadian wilds after their re- cent; flight portrayed their sufferings from cold. hunger and worry today before the navaic court of inquiry Investigating the trip; 's.. sl.9I
 One of them. Lieutenant Walter Hin tom pictured the intensa suffering of the eldest Of tfle trio--Lieutenant Farrell saying that Farrell sank frequent,y from exhaustion: fainted and at one tine after fnaE ing remarks which Hinton told the courts-it would be "unfair'' to quote: the younger officers conferred on the aavisa- bility of taking a Knife away from him.
 Lieutenant Farrell did not test;fy. as ne was still i'll, but the air station rnedi- cal officer said he probably would be able to appear tomorrow.
 Hinton told the court of an instance showing the spirit Of sacrifice shown by Lieutenant -Kloor, the g year old bal loonist who commanded the party. on the morning of the second days tramp they prepared. to eat their first carrier pigeon , he said, and it was decided, after broil- ing the hird, that Hinton and Farrell ! would divide the breast, leaving the rest ] to Kloor The Kid" complained that hs was getting more than his share ana gave wing to each of his companions.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20

Worcester. Mass, Jan. 1s.-The origin of the fires that caused more than $1.-I 5oo,ooo property damage in the business district of this city today had not been determined tonight, while militia compan- les were held at the armies in readiness for assistance to the exhausted firemen in case of new fires. state police traced their way through the ice shrouded ruins seeking clues.
 The flames started in the Knowles building at Main and Chatham streets and shortly afterward a building on North Foster street more than three quarters of a mile away was discovered ablaze. Efforts were made tonight to de- termine whether this second fire was started by burning embers from the first. and numerous witnesses were examined I in the hope of learning how the blaze in the Knowles building had gained such headway before discovery. The heaviest losses were sustained by business frms in the Knowles building and in the William H. Sawyer building on the opposite side of Main street. both of which was destroyed. and by the M. K. Smith Corporation, whose woodwork
 ing plant at North Poster and Union
 streets was burned. There were no fa-
 talities or serious injuries, but several |
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
HOW U. s. SHIFTING
 BOARD CONDUCTED BUSINESS

: New York, Jan. 1e-The name of Mar tin J. Ghlen, former special assistant to John Barton Payne, chairman of the United States shipping board, was brought into. the Walsh congressional committees inuiry of the boards affairs here today by Colonel E. H. Abadie, for mer general comptfoller.( ..-.
 Testifying to, the handling of the boards funds, Abadie cited what he termed an unpleasant incident" which confronted him, as. the result, of an att tempt to settle requlsition claims.
 ;"Gillen sunmened me to his office by phone early in December, 1s19,- and told me to appear at his office at 8 o'clock to certify to some. records" the witness
 said. q was presented with a number
 of typewriter certificates, carrying pay
 ments of millions of dollars to former
 owners of requisitioned hulls, and re quested to sign on the dotted line"
 The witness said he refused to do s' until he was satisfied they were correct although Mir. GIpen demanded that if h.
 intended to. continue as general comp trolier, he do so by ?. m- Colonel Aba die said he still refused and ascertained l through a special investigator, that "hat I |. certified as demanded. by Mir. GHieI that afternoon in his office the fleet cor npration would have lost millions"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
PEssTMIsrIC VIEW OF
 SITUATION IN IRELAND

Cork Jan. 1S.-A profoundly pessinis- tic view of the situation in Ireland IS taken by Bishop Cohalan of Cork in statement today. Surveying the situation from every angle, he said he saw no prospect of peace. Prolonged repression might result in a sort of pacihcat;on. but only by driving the discontent under. ground.
 A settlement was hopeless, in the opinion of the 6ishOp, so long as the government interpreted every move of tho Irish leaders towards peace as 2 sign of weakness. It was impossible to make tho Cork people responsible for annbushes, as Major General Strickland ccntended because the ambush gangs operated as a flying column, of whose movements the peOple of Cork were completely ignorant
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
THREE ARRESTS IN NEW
 HAVEN FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 1s-The search for the highway robbers who yes. terday held up Burton. s. Bradley. poul- try and egg dealer of this city, and Cy- rell Bomster, his chauffeur, resulted late today in the arrest a three men. One of the trio arrested $ Bomster and the police say he admitted planrtnT the robbery. The other two ht 1 arc Charles and Mario Humphrey, of thiS city. All were arrested on bench war rants and are held in bonds of $1o,eOe each on charges ef highway robbery,
 The state and local police co-onerated on the case. MT. Bradley, 90 yeara old. and Bomster. 20. were bound by two masked men in woods in North Guil. ford. after having been ordered from Bradleys automobile Bonster ia saId to have told the police that he and the Humphrey Brothers had planned tht hold-up and yesterday when Bradley and Bemster came along the road the plans were carried out When arrested the three men had a total of ssIo in thei, pockets. Bomster also WIS carving an automatic pistol. Mir. Bradley was rob. bed of about $50.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
IRISH REPI-BItC BE:JLDISG
 UP A SHIPPING SERVICE

Washington, Jan. 1o@The provisional Irish republic through its consular ser vice. is building up. large and ,suc- cessful direct shipping service between Ireland and other countries, especially with the United States, The commission. of the committee of one hundred invest!, rating the Irish question was told toda , by J. L. Faws!tt. who said that he was the Irish consul general at New York.
 A fortnightly service between New York ard Cork. Mir. Fawsi!t said, IS in operation and another service will open soon between Boston and an Irish port England was said by Faws.tt to be making every effort 10 prevent direct shipping with Ireland He added inc opinion that lon account of her large debt. to the United States Great Sri. tain probably will not take extreme meas. ures to embarrass American foreign shin ping although 1t has subjected every ship to search md other indtSnitics.
 Eo passenger vesse!s are allowed to land in Ireland direct from America. the wieness declared. adding that this wss Englard's effort to stihe American ms. i senger service that would conpate yfth i the British monopoly" v" 1 Constant warfara has been vszad against Irish shipping by English sea. | port towns, he declared. Transatlantic l steamship lines can operate betweer 
 America and Irish poNz such as Cork much cheaper than between America and Liverpool. he said. but British interest. have until recently controlled Irish har bors and shipping facilities.
 Figures from British sources were saIt 1 bv Fawsitt to show that Ireland paiC 1 37.ooo,0oo pounds taxes to Great Britair
 and received only 22,ooo.oo9 In expendI i lures in return.
 The Irish republican government" h,
 added. "could administer the affsi-s n
 Ireland with the present taxes paid Eng
 land and remit from 100000 to .30,0O0.
 900 pounds
 Frank Dempsey. mayor of Mallow, an,
 a locomotive engineer on the Souther- and Western Railway of Ireland. de 1 scribed the partial destruction of Mailo,
 following the attack by the Sim Fei
 oa the British barracks last septembe
 N. He asserted that soon after. he ha received an invitation from the com
 mission to come to America to testify be
 fore 1t. his home was raided, and hi correspondence taken, he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
O'CalsghaIl Must :.
 Resh::p at EaIyDate
Decision Comes From White
 House = Status of "Sea- man" For Irish Mayor.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-Jurisdiction of the state department in cases of aliens arriving in this country without a pass- port Is recognized by the department of labor in a formal sta atement sent today by Secretary Wilson 10 the chief of the immigration bureau.
 It was announced, however. that the decision of Secretary Wilson that Donal O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, should be allowed to reship un a foreign vessel by reason of the ruling that he occupied the status of a seaman" had not been rescinded.
 The labor secretary's letter to the im- migration bureau said that the decision that O'Callaghan be permitted to reship foreign should be "consummated at the earliest possible moment" z
 Earlier in the day 1t had been ans nounced that the labor secretary had written to. O'Callaghan's counsel directing that the lord mayor be surrendered promptly" to the immigration inspector at Norfolk.
 Lord Mayor o'Callaghan was paroled in the custody of his counsel. Judge Lawless, of Norfolk, soon after he ar. rived at Norfolk from Cork as stow away, and without passport. He fl now In New York, but whI 1her he will appeal to the courts has not yet been announced. ,@ The announcement of Secretary Wilsor as to the jurisdiction of the state de. l partnent in all cases similar to those oI ! the lord mayor is understood to be in thu nature of a general agreemen betweef
 the two departments through which it ii 1 hoped to avoid in the future controversie. similar to the one which arose ii OCailaGhan's case owing to the failur, | of Secretary Wilson to honor. the orde of Acting Secretary Davis that o'Calia 1 ghan be deported immediately. .. MT. Wilson's letter to the immigration Nbureau follows:. =, N At conference held in the Whit House yesterday between the presiden, Acting Secretary of State Davis and my self. the following understanding was ar rived at:
 Aliens without properly v!sed pass l norts, seeking admission to the UnHs States. whether admissible under the i'm migration laws or not. shah be denie admission. unless the secretary of stat
 valves the passport 'reduirements
 Alien seamen who follow seaf1anshI as an occupa ton will he permitted |
 and for purposes of reshipping foreFg1
 unless the secretary of state directs tha
 they he kept on their vessels Y ] The cases of atowaways will he ry ported immediately to the secretary S l; state. and they shall he held aboard tho vessels or in nhysicaI custody until n secretary has rendered a decision. If 1T
 secretary of state does not direct thi
 they he kept ofl thAjr vessels they. ma be hefrnitted 10 land, for the purpose {, reshinninE foreign. 2i r.gt.T2 = The dee.sGen of the secretary of lah, :, t6st 0,CaiIsgtlstl be pern8itted to zsesh. foreign shall he corsurmated at yu earliest possible moment" 4
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
FEDERAL COAL REGULATION
 IS CALLED REVOLUTIONARY
j. D. A. Morrow Vice President of the National Coal Assoc alton. Denounces Provision. of the Calder Mem bers of Senate Manufacturer Committee Challenged Mr. Morrow's Statement That the Measure Was Barely Short of Naturalization of the Coal Mines"

provisions of the Calder bill for publici- ty of production costs, prices. distribu- ton and stocks of coal were objectionable to mine owners.
 If we could be sure" replied MT. Nor row, that in consenting to the compul- sorry demand of the government for these statistics. We would not be admitting in- terpretntions of the constitution and its principles which would allow the govern ment 10 go far beyond that.
 ''T think you would have little trouble"
 The coal association head indicated, however. that his organizations position would be lost and upon the declared con- stitutional position. which Senator Reed said was 'ail wrong"
 Chairman I;aFollette switched the ex- animation to bear upon the association itself and Mir Morrow citefl its annual expenses as about S30o,ooo, covering someactivities which he said in recent years were abnormal" and his own salary at &1s.oo0 per annum All this. Senator Lafollette. observed. ''had to i come out of coal production costs" and 1 Senator Reed promptly pointed to officers 1 If the mine and suggested the miners had | hearing. and su.-ested the miners had .'some organization costs to come on: l of coal too" MT. Morrow agreed to ] both suggestions
 ] Senator Reed drew from the witness 1 numerous statements that coal resources 1 of the United States are immense in ex- | tent and th@t c"ntinuing shortage of 1 supply Is impossible.
 Senator Thompson explained that fed. ] eral trade commission in 1920 had em harked upon cost finding investigations 1T the coal Industry, but had been stopnad
 nv the courts upon the appeal of the Ma
 tional Coal Association. Many coal op
 orators. he added. were willing how. evar. to furnish cost reports to the com
 nission ingsDite of the commissions stant arainst aeceptsnS them in view of tn
 court action.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
FEARED THAT SPANISH,
 4 STEAMER HAS F0UNDERED

Baltimore, Ma. Jan. 19.-The Spanish steamship Yute, which cleared from Bal t!more November 12 with cargo of coal for Dunlzirk, Is believed to have foun- dered with her skipper, Captain Gomeza, and her crew of more than 1s8 men, last sNOyefnber in ths Atlantic ocean, 240 miles 6n Cape May, N. J.
 Hope for the safety of Captain and crew has been abandoned in shipping cir rles. In spita ct the fact that no word had been received of the vessel since wireless signals of distress were receiy- cd November II from petition approxf- rnately zf0 miles southeast of Cape May shipping men had been hoping sone trace of the vessel or crew would be found.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
NEGRO BURGLAR CAUGHT
 BY STUDENTS IN MILFORD

Milford, Ccnn.. Jan.' 19.-Howard Wy att, negro, 1s years cd, was arrested to- night after three students of the Milford Preparatory School ovArpowered him in school dornitory. The students told the police that they discovered Wyatt in room taking clothing and other arti- cies and the negro youth hid under a bed when they entered the room. Wyatt is alleged to have drown a revolver and fired. The bullet entered the ceiling, and he was subdued and held until the police arrived
 The police claim that this was the ne gro youths third visit to the school dor rnitory for the purpose of theft. Wyatt was held in bonds of $3.5oo on charges of burglary. assault with intent to kin and carrying concealed weapons. Wyatt Is 8 son of the Rev. Thomas Wyatt, a ne gro clergyman of this town.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
GIRLS STOLE &71s FROM
 A NEW HAVEN sALoONKEEPER

New. Haven. Conn. Jan. ls.-MartA. Yenkelun and Annie ZYdris, both R ves-. old, and hailing from Waterbury. were arrested in Seymour today and brought here, charged with the theft of S71o from Gus Swigler. a local saloonkeeper. Swigler complained that his nieee, Annie. dropped in to see him about ten days ago and after she left he missed 10 from his desk. The police say the young woman admitted the theft and said they spent all but fl cents, which they stiIl had. on a trip to New York. They are held in $1,ooe bonds each.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
BotsHEyIK INFLUENCE
 IS GROWING IN PERSIA

Washington. Jon 1s.-Incroasing op- position to the BrItish-Persian treaty has SO strengthened the boishevik influence in Persia that counter agreement has been signed by the Russian soviet and Persian Eovernnents. according to q re- rort received today by the state depart. ment.
 Officers 'of tho department accepted tha reDort with great reserve but they sati information reaching them from other sources indicated tightening of the be'- shev!k grip.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
THREE MORE FIRES. WITH
 EVIDENCE OF INCENDIARIsH H

Worcester, Jan. 1e.-Three more fires gave hard work to the weary irenen tonight One was in the H. P. Roi's Power CompaHy's foundry on Aibany street which was destroyed. causing 2 loss estimated at $50.000. Five fremen were injured when the roof fell and were taken to a hospital Chief Avery spralned his ankle but refused to leave the scene.
 William N. Taylor. night watchman oi the Marrifield building. destroyed hy fire early this morning. was arrested to- night and was sent to the WorQgtkf State Hospital for observation as tB hss sanity.
 Evidence of incendiarism was discov- cred in many of the buildings destroyel or damaged
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
MEASURES ADVOCATED TO
 DISTRIBUTE IMMIGRANTS

Washington, Jan. 1s.7Measures to se- iect and distribute immigrants. rather than any complete stoppage of irnnni- grafton. were urged on the senate iInrni- grafton committee today by W. ". Illus. band, formerly of the labor department complete ban would be economically unsound, he said
 Permanent legislation to restrict the now from each country in any year, safe guarded with provisions to cover need of emergency labor, and steps to get de sirable immigrants, preferably those rnost quickly assimilable. on the hand. MT Husband said, would meet tho iuniEra.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-20
SOUTHERN IRELAND NOT ISrEREsTEK IN HOME RUEL

Cork. Jan. 1s.-Bishop Cohalan said today that there was not the slightest interest in southern Ireland in the home rule act. but it was conceivable that If elections ever were held there would be an overwhelming Sim Fein majority In the Dublin parliament IL was his opinion that. though It Is unsatisfactory. the Sim Feiners would be well advised to accept the home rule measure and use 1t as a spring board to secure something better. but without any intention to re- lInquish the struggle.