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Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
NEW HAVEN POLICE TO
 ENFORCE THE JITNEY LAW

New Haven, July 22.-Chiet of Police Philip T. Smith of this city tonight an nounced -hat he had issued orders Tor the arrest of all jitney drivers doing bus mess here after noon tomorrow without a certificate from the public utilities commission of Connecticut The announce ment followed a conference with City Attorney Sheridan Whitaker, after the Ia tier had given bis interpretation of the law to counsel for jitney bus con cerns.
 Tais order will affect abou. 90 per cent. of the jitney buses operating in and out of New Haven, as the public utilities
 commission denied applications to operate to that percentage of the buses. The city attorney said he had studied the de- cislun of Judge Keeler, of the superior court, which denied an injunction to the New Haven-Derby bus corporation. Mr.
 Whitaker declined to accept a plan pro posed by jitney counsel taat one arrest
 be made and the case taken up as test while other drivers are allowed eo con tinue service.
 ] T have notified Chief Smith to en-
 force the law in full, said the city at- torney. Tt Is my opinion tha> the jtney [ law will stand any kind of test the jit- ney men desire to put it to in the state | supreme court"
 l Counsel for jitney associations fndfcst- | ed t1at some further effort to stay the op- eration of the jitney law would be made 1 tomorrow before Judge Keeler or before Judge Thomas of the U. s. District court
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
PRESIDENT HARDING PRESENTS
 OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP CUT

Washington, July 22.-A hope that the united States may always be imbued with spirit of good sportsmanship was expressed by President Harding in a little speech late today. presenting the national open galf champ lon ship cup to James NJ. Barnes of Pelham, x. Y, at conclusion of play in the tournament over the Columbia Country club course
 The preident paid a high tribu:e to the winner as worthy example of sports man and gentleman and also took occa- slon publicly to congratulate Jo,z Hutch ison on his recent accession of the British open championship title.
 Tt used to be thought" sal MT. Harding, that golf was a game for the elderly but I have come to the conclu- sion that every good contest in sports manship is fit for anybody -. the wo-. l like to think of our country as q good sporting country. If I had my wish I'd want republic where everybody can play.
 Tt is not becoming perhaps, to phil. osophize about golf but let me say to you, MT. Barnes, that 5ou are typical ol the best in noble anI becoming sport And let ne say to youa;soiters swl.s Fepi -to stters our scors thet ;Skss au al in--I oave seen the cfsmpsoa of th:s day drive into the rough an3 tflen stop and plant his feet and never drive unti he was confident and sure ot himsai: If we only apply that poise and con- tidence to other things in life we vii achieve more than we have''
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
 FOR WOMEN IN rEDusxEx

Cleveland. July 22.-Protsrtsve lexislz- ton for women in industry, election of officers, the report of the resolutions com mittee and plans for the coming year were the principal topics on the cloainK program of the third annual conveention of the National Federation of Business and Professional wonen's Clubs, Inc, here today.
 Reelection sf Mrs. Lena Lake Forrest Of Detroit as president. and other oncers of the present administration was przeti- cally assured, as they were the only nom inees named by the nominating commit tee. In addition, the offices of second vice president, treasurer and correspond ing secretary have been recommended-
 One of the resolutions ready for pres entation by the resolutions committee deals with disarmament.
 Chattanooga, Milwaukee and Wichita. Kas.. were in the field for the 1922 con vention- Selection will be made by the board of directors. but Chattanooga was most generally favored by the deleEates Portland. Ore, invited the delegates to hold their 1923 convention in that city during Portlznd's golden jubilee znni- versary celebration
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23

washington, July 2z.-Major Bruce R. Campbell, of the United States army, old a house investigating committee to- day that not single penny of the six ty-fve hundred dollars placed by him with Wall Street firm for stock market trading last year was received from the BerEdou family.
 Flatly denying the charge by Mrs. Emma c. Bergdon of Philadelphia that he had been paid five thousand dollars 70 aid in obtaining freedom for Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. her draft-dodging son. Majsr Campbell declared that the sum sent to the brokers was his own money. hidden by his wife at her home since the early days of the war.
 The major. called here hurriedly with out opportunity 10 examine the charges azainst him, H-st declined to testify at this time as to the source of the fund But. pressed hard h. the commit ice he turned about suddenly and told of the hidden treasure and a moment la fer related in detail how a five hundred dollar investment. placed with the late Milton Young of Lexington. Ky. before fhs war grew 10 six thousand dollars hv 1917. It was this same sum, he said. nat was hidden away and later shifted to Wall Street and lost
 Protesting ignorance as to how the Young investment had increased, Major -7urbell said that 1t had been turned back to him by a man. still living, but whose name he declined at the moment .o give. Then in the midst of sharr ,x-hanre with a committeeman, Camp sen broke in. declaring, "Oh' nen' II ras my father"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
POLICE DOUBT STORY OF
 THEFT OF DISPOSITIONS

Haverhill, Mass, July 22.-Police off, clals of this city tonight expressed doubt concerning the story told them today by Thomas J. Holmes, an agent of Attorney General J. Weston Allen and George Kel- ley of Wakefield, that deposition for use in the proceedings against District Attorney Nathan Tufts had been taken from Holmes at gun point by three men near this city early today.
 The deposition, the men told the po- lice, was obtained yesterday from "a Haverhill woman" Tlley said they were bringing it to Boston when attacked on the Methuen-Ayer road
 Captain Sullivan, after investigat ting the story all day, said tonight:
 T don't think there could have been a hold-up. I don't see how it could have occurred where they said it did"
 The officer explained that at the spot of the alleged hold-un it would have al- most been impossible for an automobile to pass the car iR which Rolmse and Kelley said they were riding. and then to swing across the road. blocking their path.
 Captain Sullivan said that he found nc automobile tracks at the spot and he added that unless there were definite de- velopments tonight the case would be dropped.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
FiVeSteamers Seized
 By Shipping Board
Because of an Alleged Viola ton of Contract-Were Chartered to U. s. Mail Steamship Go.

New York. July 22.-Five of the larg- est and finest steamships in the United states Merchant Marine, which had been chartered to the United States Mail Steamship Company were seized tonight Dy representatives of the United States shipping Board because O, an alleged violation of contract
 The seized vessels, all former German liners, are the George Washington, America, Susquehanna, President Grant and Agamemnon.
 Failure of the steamship company to pay rentals which in the aggregate up to the time of the seizures would amount 10 about $40o,000 was given as the prin- clpal reason for the boards action by FL mer Sehlesinger, its general counsel.
 In addition to the rentals due MT Schlessinger declared there were certain other alleged laxities in carrying out the contract under which the ships were chartered
 Four other vessels also under charter 10 the United States Mail Steamship company, which are now on the high sets, will be taken over by the Ship ping Board as soon as they return to American waters@ he added.
 The George Washington, one of the nnest of the five vessels, is scheduled to sail for Europe from this port on July 50: with large passenger list.
 In order that persons who already had booked passage may not be inconvenience. ed MT. Schlesinger said that if mo other company or no one else" could De found to operate the vessel, she would be run by the Shipping Board.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
MESSAGE NEXT TUESDAY
 ON RAILROAD FINANCES

Washington, July 22-President Hard ing will submit to congress next Tues day the administration plan for funding the debts of the railroads to the gov ernment and meeting without additional appropriations the claims of the roads growing out of federal control.
 An understanding has been reached between the roads and the administra- ton 1t was learned today, to facilitate speedy settlement of the claims of the carriers without any new arrangement Or modifcations of the war time con- tracts with the government Authority to fund the debts of the roads, 1t was ex- plained Is given the president by the transportation act, but it was deemed advisable to acduaint the congress with the methods under consideration
 Alter three weeks of negotiations, the basis upon which the railroads claims would be quickly met, was said to have been reached through the roads acceding to the administrators request to waive claims for "inefficiency of labor" in work done on the lines by the government be- fore returning them to private control. In watving such claims, however, it was declared the right any of the roads to sue on them In the courts would not be affected in the event of a failure of set- clement.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
COOPERATION FOR PROTECTION
 OF MATERNITY AND INFANCY

Washington, July 22-The Sheppard bill providing for coopers ton between the federal government and the states in protection of maternity and infan- cy" was passed today by the senate and sent to the house.
 The vote on passage was s to after sharp clashes between advocates and op- ponents. The former declared the leg lslation was great humanitarian step, denying that it contemplated interference in the home; the latter asserted that 1t vas "socfalistic, paternaliytic and bol- shevistic"
 Three republicans. Senators Borah, Idaho ; Moses, New Hampshire, and War ren, Wyoming, were joined by four dem ocrats, Brussard, Louisiana; King, Utah Reed, Missouri and Watson, Georgia, in | opposing the bill
 The federal childrens bureau would administer the act. An effort by Sena- tor Moses, to transfer administration to the public health service was defeated 50 to 3.
 The bill carries initial appropriations of $1,4SO 900. which the states would be required to match. An amendment by Senator Reed to cut $500 900 from the federal fund was rejected 59 to $.
 Senator Reed declared that spin sters' of the children's bureau would dictate" to American mothers and of- fered an amendment to change the title to A bill to organize a board of spin sters to teach mothers how to raise ba 1 oies." The amendment was rejected amid broad smiles, without roll call
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
CONFESSIONS OF BASEBALL
 PLAYERS ARE MESSING
Original Copies of Grand Jury Confessions of Cicoe Jack
 and Williams Have Disappeared Prosecution VII Have to Depend on Carbon Copies-Defense PIans.8o Contend That the Confessions Were Made InvoIuntay

Chicago, July 22.-original copies of the grand jury confessions in which Ed die Cicotte, Joe Jackson and Claude Viii liams. White sox players. declared they had been raid from 5000 10 Sl0 ,0o0 to throw games in the 1919 world series, and the statements they signed waiving immunity, are missing. it became known today when the state began its fight to introduce the confessions as evae-ncs in the baseball trial
 The announcement came near the end of today's session of court when the state placed Hartley ReploGle. former assistant states attorney. who directed the first grand jury investigation of the baseball scandal. on the stand and revealed that 1t would have to depend on carbon copies Of the confessions and on the testimony of men who heard them and who are said to have seen the immunity waivers signed. The defense plans 10 contend that the confessions were made inVolun- tarily.
 Judge Hugo Friend sent the jury from the court room and will hear all of the evidence in the matter before deciding if 1t is admissible. If he decides it Is, Il will have to be repeated before the jury. Indications are that Williams. Cicotte and Jackson will talk ethe stand during this private hearing 10 testify that their confessions were not made voluntarily Replogle, Judge Charles A. MacDonaid and grand jurors will be the states wit. | nesses.
 This is the second loss Of papers in tn, baseball case, copies Of the grand jury testimony having been made and offered for sale in Chicago some time ago.
 Before the fight over the confessions the state introduced testimony nzmin; Carl York Of St Louis. now on trial d an instisstor of the alleged sell-out. an, Ben and Louis Levi of kokomo, Ind, al bet placers for Abe Attsl during tn series.
 Harry Rednon of East St Louis. IL testified that Fork during a conversatioi with him the day after the fourth gam in the series, in which the alleged gam throwing was discussed. said:
 And I. the little redhead from si Louis. started the whole thing"
 Forks attorneys pronmtly announce they would prove an alibi for York. say ing he left for St Louis at SEQ p. n
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23

that day, whereas Redmon said the con vers4tion lasted from to about II D r-
 John O. Seys. Chicago National lezcus club secretary, testifed to holding stzkes on bets made by Attell and the two Levis and that Attell warned him not to bel on Cincinnati in the third game. as Chi cago would win it. Seys' relations witx the defendants apparently was accident al. he happening to be present when be1 were made and being asked to hold ths stakes.
 Replogle testified that the confessions were made voluntarily. that he saw the immunity waivers signed. and that no one, 10 his knowledge. promised immuni- ty 10 any of the men He said Judge MaeDonald said something to Williams after the confession about a trial court probably taking into consideration the fact that he had voluntarily confessed
 D. P. Cassidy of Detroit. cicottes at torney. cross examined Repiogie-
 After the confessions. when I cane here aboyA bond for Cscotte. didn't you and talk about immunity for C.cotte 2" asked MT. Cassidy.
 Yes" replied ReploEie, but that wan several months after the eonfessionA.-
 When you took me to Judge MzrDoz- aid and we discussed immunity for Ci- eottc, didn't you tell me you azxured ! k munity if he came heer when wanted and tetifed7"
 T did not"
 | You mean you don't remember hT- T mean did not say it any tina, anywhere
 MT. Replogle Will be on the stand again when court resumes Monday.
 In statement discussing the loss of the confessions, Assistant States Attor- ney German said:
 We have information that fund wzs raised by eastern gamblers 10 obtain these and other papers It is reported that i slo.oo0 was paid for the grand jury tes- timony, which was copied during a previous administration. I do not think this has weakened our case in any way i. for the grand jurors can testify and Judge Mcdonald and RepioEle can testi. fy. We are not accusing anyone O. stealing these papers. but 1 presume 1, would be adbisabie to look for them h the quarters where the loss would do th, most good-'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
OPEN HEARINGS ON FoRDNEY
 TARIFF BILL BEGIN MONDAY

Washington, July 22.-open hearings on the Fordney tariff bill will start be- fore the senate finance committee Mon day, Chairman Penrose announced to- day. He said it was hoped to conclude them in two weeks and report the bill a month from the time it passed the house yesterday.
 he first subject to be considered in the hearings will be the American valua- ton policy Monday and Tuesday will be devoted to that after which the dye embargo, stricken out by the house will be taken up.
 There were indications among other members of the committee that the chair mans hopes for a report to the senate in a month might not be fulfilled. AL though the plans for two weeks of hear inEs were based on the number of wit nesses who have asked for time, 1t was declared t5atother would come in.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
WOULD ENLARGE FUNCTIONS
 OF WAR FINANCE CORPORATION

Washington, July 22.-Enlargement of the functions and governing board of the war finance corporation is proposed in a bill now being prepared, according to in formation reaching senators today, as a substitute for the pending Norris bill to create a new farm products financing corporation. Secretary Hoover, of the departmentment of commerce, Secretary Wallace of the department of agricul- ture; Chairman Meyer of the war fEn ance corporation and treasury officials, it was said, were prepared to substitute the bill now before Secretary Mellon for ap- prevail
 The new measure, it was reported, would give the war finance corporation the power to finance exports of agricul- tural products and meet the situation without creating another government corporation. It Is proposed 1t was said to add the secretaries of commerce and agriculture to the board in charge of the war finance corporation.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
FUTURE OF IRELAND TURNS
 ON TWO IMPoRTNT POINTS

London, July 22.-(By the A. P.)-The future course of the Irish negotiations seems to turn on two important points first, whether aioI CT meeting between Sir James Craig, tIe Ulster premier, and Eamon de Valera can be brought about in Ireland and, second, whether De Va lera can be induced to consent to so- lution of the situation through an amendment of the existing home rule act; presuming that such solution can be worked out.
 The second question appears to hinge on desire on the part of the contend- ing parties to hold their ideal. MT Lloyd George. as a concession to the unionist section of the coalition, wishes to save the home rule act. and MT. De Valera and his party, on the other hand would vastly prefer to destroy the hat ed partition act"
 Mir. De Valera today had an ovation as he was returning to Dublin. He is expected to spend the week end there in informal talks with his colleagues and probably will summon a meeting of the Dail Eireann next week.
 The converting of the Dali Eireann, 1t is considered here would be an indica- tion that the offer was regarded as the possible basis for further negotiations The supposltion is that If the draft offer is not approved by Arthur Griffith. Pro lessor John MacNeil Michael Collins and other leaders, the Dali Eireann hardly would be convened.
 The terms of the governments proposa , apparently will not be announced public ly without prior agreement betweer Premier Lloyd George and Mir De Vale. ra
 | According to apparently inspired statements, however, they are of a some what tentative character, intended to ,n dicate the lines on which the govern ment considers solution of the situa
 ton possible provided both Ulster anr the Sim Fein are able to agree an
 request the government to amend the ex sting act
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
WAGE REDUCTION ON THE
 PETERBOROUGH K. r. co.

New York. July 22.-A ten per cent reduction in wages was voluntarily &C., eepted today by 15,oo0 employees of the lnterboreugh Rapid Transit company. Announcement of this action was made by Frank Hedley, president of the com pany, who said the new scale would go into effect next Sunday.
 The present wage agreement between the employees and the company had until the end of this year to run The new agreement will extnd until July S0,41s22. Mir. Hdly said the action of the employees would mean . saving of $2,soO, ,oo0 an nually.
 The agheenss1t was entered into . con ference between MT. Hedley and a com- mitte presenting the employees
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
WERNER HORN, ERsTwHILR
 GERMAN SPY, NOW INSANE

Ottawa, July 22.-Werner Horn, Fho figured in one Of the most sensational German spy cases of the war, has been certified as insane by physicians at the penitentiary at Dorchester. \. B., where he has been serving a 1o-year sentence for attempting to blow up the Canadian Pacific railroad bridge at Vznceboro, Maine. He will be released as soon as arrangements can be made for his de- portation to Germany.
 It was on February 2. 1915, that Horn tried to dynamite the bridge, which crosses the St. Croix river into New Brunswick. A few hours later he was arrested at Va=ceboro.
 Horn, about 57 years, with a military training that bolstered his claim that he was a captain in the German army, said that, being unable to return to Germany 10 fight. he had conceived the plan of aiding his country by blowing up the international bridge and so crIp- bling the movement of munition traiis in the dominion.
 Arrangements for blowing up the bridge. he said, were made in New York. In Vanceboro he met an "Irishman" whv handed him some dynamite with which he attempted to destroy the bridge. This, he insisted. was an act of war and he contended that having fled to neutral country. he could not be surrendered to the enemy.
 The Canadian government made for nal demand for his surrender but the request was not honored at the time. For safe keeping. he was temporarily sen fenced to thirty days in Maine jail on charge of having injured buildings In Vanceboro. Later he was indicted oT the federal grand jury in Boston for vio- lating laws regulating interstate trans portation of explosives by carrying dy- namite from New York to the border
 After long legal fight. he was sen fenced in federal court in Boston to 1s months imprisonment and fined Sl.ooo After serving his time. he was extra dited to Canada. where he was again tried. convicted and imprisoned.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
Hopeful VieWsOf|isI
 Peace Negotiations
By Lord Curzon, Secretary of Foreign Affairs-Expressed in Session of the House of Lords.

London July 22.-(By the A. PA hopeful view of the Irish peace negotia- tions was taken by Lord Curzon, the sec retary of foreign affairs in the House of Lords last evening, when he Incidentally touched upon the question. It was the governments intention not to have an autumn session of parliament, Lord Cur zon said in answering a question but it the Irish negotiations moved successful ly-and so far. he was glad to say, they seemed charged with hope-it was con- ceivable that the the assembling of par liament in the autumn might be necessary
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
TRANSFORMATION
 OF PRIZE FIGHT PICTURES

New York, July 2E.-Tex Rickard, promoter of the Dempsey Carpenter bout in Jersey City, July 2, today was served with subpoena to appear before the federal grand jury Monday in connection with the investigation into the alleged transportation of motion pictures of the contest to points outside New Jersey
 A local theatre has advertised that the pictures would be shown tomorrow. F. c. Quimby, wno has an interest in the film rights and had arranged for tonnor- row's exhibition here, contends that the bout was boxing match, and as such there was no federal statute to prevent pictures of 1t from being transported from one state to another for exhibi- ton.
 Reports that Mir Quimby's attorneys had secured a ruling from Attorney Gen ersl Daugherty that the exhibition was permissible were denied by Federal Dis tr1et Attorney Hayward.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-07-23
AMERICAN LEGION QUARTERS
 NOT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL

Rockport, Mass, July 22.-Massachu- setts law forbids any city or town buy ing a structure for the use of American Iegin posts Attorney General Allen an- nounced today.
 At recent town meeting 1t was voted to raise $1o, 900 to purchase and equip a building for legion post headquarters and as a memorial. The attorney general held that if the building was to be de- voted wholly or in part to the purposes of the American Legion 1t would not constitute a public purpose and could not be considered a public memorial