Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-23

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BRIEF TELECRAMS
|, An earthquake shock was felt in Los
Angeles.
The Greeks are maintaining a strict
blockade OF the Black Sea.
Communists obtained majority Of s57
in elections to the Moscow soviet.
Baron Zern ven BuIAch, former secre-
tary of state for Alsace-.Lorraine, died
Of apoplexy.
Charles f. Marvin was renomlhated by
President Harding to be caief Of the
weather bureau
Bubcnic-pIasue has broken out in Alex
andria, Egypt, and an average Of IS cases
is reported daily.
A tax Of SO per cent. on imports frem
Germany is provided in a bill introduced
in Greek parliament.
Controller Of the Treasury Crissenser
announced only five bank calls instead Of
six will be made. this year.
Bar gold valued at f4S2.7se arrived
at New York on the steamship Saxonia
consigned to New York bankers.
Arthur +. OdIin Of Florida. was nom
mated by President Harding to be United
States judge for the district Of Porto Ri
co.
Three men were killed and = fourth Sc
verely injured in an explosion Of Le-
high Valley locomotive a mile west Of Vic
tor. n. Y.
Report to department. Of commerce
shows total exports OF coal from Czecho-
slovakia during 1920 amounted to 1885,
7s5 tons.
The powder house and motor house Of
the North American Coal Co., at Maids
vile. near Morgantown, W. Va, were
blown up by dynamite.
Treasury announced payment ~ nearly
$1,000, 900 has been made TO railroads Un-
der the guaranty provisions Of the trans
bortation act.
000. .OoO. will be introduced in the honse
in the form in which it was approved by
the last session.
Disorders In which extreme National
lists and communists were engaged in
central and northern part OF Italy have
spread to southern provinces.
An investigation of the death of Major
I Al
Washington. in October. 1918, is being
made by the department Of justice.
Weekly statement Of the Bank Of
France shows total gold holdings on hand
of 5,5os.534.o00 francs. compared with
5,5o5, 145,o 900 for tine previous weeks
Five youthful bandits In an autoun obIIe
held Up John Amberg. vice president of a
real estate firm in Chicago. and escaped
with s25,ooo he was taking to a bank.
The Rev. Dr..A. Woodruff HaIsey, 60,
secretary Of the beard of foreign rela-
| tions OF the Presbyterian church since
1889, died at his home in New York.
TWENTY-FIVE Jitney owners operating IN
lcompetition to the United Traction 60. in
| Albany were arrested on orders OF Pub
lie Safety Commissioner U. Sheldon
Frost.
Il BY unanimous action all the banking
institutions Of Bridgeport. Fairfield an,
Stratford will adopt daylight saving be.
ginning April 25-by moving their clock
ahead.
According to the census bureau. pur
l. -.
markets increased Is cents since the low
record in May, 1920, when II was wortf
4s cents.
4 Gold worth s3,53S,0eo sH the Finland
disabled at sea. and consigned TO New
York bankers. will be transferred to tn
Aquitania. which leaves from Southamp
ton today.
Secretary Mellon announced that he hai
recommended 10 President Harding tn
. appointment Of David II. Blair. OF Win
ston-Sale1n. y. c.. as commissioner Of In
ternal revenue.
Jesejh n. YeunE, president Of the Ssr
folk and Southern railway was electe,
president Of the reorganized Denver an
Rio Grande Western railroad at a di
rectors' meeting in New York.
Announcement was made that tn
: Grant Yarn Co.. and the Fitchburg Var
Co., would start their mills in Fitchburs
} Mass. Monday. April IS, on a reduce
. scale Of wages.
Secretary Mellon announced that eel
lection Of income and excess profits tax
r es in March amounted TO s727,S45.54s
compared to ss1S.37s,s45, as the first In
e stallment in 1920.
Five hundred REVIEWERS and 2e.ee
rounds Of ammunition have been sent I
t the New York city postoffice from a gov
ernment arsenal. to be used in protec
tion Of the mails.
F. c. Phillips, famous Author and play
wright. died in London. His father, tn
o Rev George Washington Philips. was
: Virginia settler and was a godson {
George Washington.
Fer two hours eight policemen earrie
5 on a running fight with three men VIII
had been discovered in an attempt
: break into the Boston and Maine raj
road at North Woburn. Mass.
W. c. TaEle president 81 the standar
: on Co of New Jersey. announced tina
only the bonus distributed to. enploye
during the war had been suspended an
the ware scale will continue the same,