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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
MANIFESTO ISSUED BY THE
 RUSSIAN INFORMATION BUREAU

New York. Jan. es.-Manifcsto assert ing that the peoples Of Free Russia" cannot be bound by agreements conc.uded by the bo,shev!ki and repudiating con- cessions granted 10 foreigners. which ras adopted at d conference now being heid at Paris of all Russian democra.i. fle- ments opposed Co bolshevlsm. was made public here tonight by A J. Sack. d. rector of the Russian inSoruiai.os bs- reau.
 Attending the Paris conference ar. iormer Premier Kerensky: Mi.iukov, former minister Of foreign affairs. Cath erine Breshvosky. "Grandnother of inc Russian revolution" V. Bsris A. Bakhu-- ten. former Russian ambaSsador at washington. and several nennberE of the All-kussian constituent assembly which convened in Petrograd for one day In shevlki
 The declaration issued by the confer ence stated that Russia can never rec ognize any dssDotism as a legal authori- " paruculzrly the Jolsheyist fyrunnr. winch repudiates the most elernsntar,r princip!es of popular rule and civil lEb- | erues' and leans only upon the brute | Lorce or bayoaets and ruthless terror
 me conference auso adopted a dec- iaraton by members of the Ail-Russisn l Ha1NAAAAa.s WHICH, while posing any endeavor 10 recognize the boI- 1 shevist government. said:
 IL Is necessary to remove all artiassi barriers m the way Of resuminr The economic contract of Russia with the rest oI lhe world and 10 terminate the b;ocs,- ade in all its forms. For the burden or the blockade as a system of lighting government rests mainly upon De shoulders Of the innocent population. OuIv aiter the lifting of the blockade viii ne masses understand fully where the real source or an their uHbearabie. inhuman miseries lies For it is not so r,,,-,, in the blockade. which. as mate, ., Iact, cropped Russia three year. before the bolshevist upheavaL As rather In tbs ehtire economic policy of the boishevikl that the cause of the total destruction oI me national economy Of that rreai country is to be looked for.-
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This afternoon conferences between small groups of the delegates went or in an effort to clear up the tangle in the situation which had arisen. M. Briand the French premier, after leaving Premier Loyd George, consulted with his co., leagues of the cabinet and later return ed for another talk with the British prime minister
 Meantime Lloyd George had received the British and Belgian representatives on the special reparations committee ap- pointed Tt2Ssday, and after some dis cussian the96 representatives returned to the session of the committee, which had been suspended during their absence. After the consultation with Lloyd George the members of the. committee seemed somewhat more hopeful. A great deal of the discussion bore upon an ad-va- loren tax of from fifteen per cent. that it had been proposed Germany should place on exports.
 Speculation was rife throughout the day as to what ultimately would be the result if an agreement were not reached The general opinion seemed to be that should failure result, M. Doumer, the French minister of finance, would be held responsible for raising Instructions to a settlement of the reparations question and find it necessary to resign. Persons close to Premier Briand expressed the belief that if M. Briand were unable tc conciliate the French view with that oi the British he would report the circunl
 stances to the chamber of deputies ant ! then announce the resignation of tht entire French cabinet
 Late in the afternoon the alternative proposition was submitted to the Frencf | delegates. prividing for fixed annuitie: for forty years plus varying annuitie:
 figured on Germ1ny's Ioreign trade. mi: plan was suggested to give satisfaction tt
 the French viewpoint that owing to thu impossibility of determining now wha G.Gmanys situation situation will b.
 in the future no part of Frances clain
 should be abandoned. Under this plar l the French and other creditors, of Ger
 many w5uld be paid a minimum consist I ing of fixed annuities n d an additiona
 sum proportionate to the economic pros perity of Germany
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
BULLET FIRED THROUGH
 WINDOW OF COURT ROOM

New York, Jan. 2s.-Essex Market po- lice court was thrown into confusion to- day when a bullet was fired through the window, passing over the heads of the assistant district attorney and the maEis- trate, and finally embedding itself in the wall near the magistrates bench
 The court room was cleared and police made a fruitless search of nearby build ings for the person firing the shot. The police believe the bullet was fired with malicious intent They did not state, however, for whom the shot was intend- ed
 The court at the time was engaged in the trial of Harry Cohn charged with an alleged violation of a section of the tenement house law.
 Cohn was arrested on January 10 with Benjamin Weinstein, who is charged with maltreating Caroline Gray, of Roan- oke, Virginia. The girl was testifying at the time the bullet passed through the room.
 The magistrate declared that no threat, had been made against his life, and tha, he was unaware of any enemies. Visibiy shaken by the incident, he adjourned court immediately.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
PKINr PAPER INQUIRY
 ASKED IN SENATE

Washington. Jan 2s.-A resolution re- auesting the federal trade commission to inquire Into the price of print paper dur ing 1920 and to ascertain whether or not the newspapers of the United States are being subjected to unfair practices in the safe of print paper" has been introduced in the senate by Senator Harris.
 The senator explained that he was anxious to ascertain why present high prices continue to be charged for print paper when all other prices of manu- fsctured articles have suffered big de- clines- He charged that. newspapers in .oon;raeting for their 1921 supplies were forced to make contracts in which paper manufacturers reserved the right to fix their own prices subject to quarterly re- adjustments
 There was no real shortage of print paper, Senator Harris said. He added that Information furnished him by pub fishers was 10 the effect that white paper was now offered on the open market at a lower price than that covered by con tracts with the big companies who usual iy control the situation.
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clined to favor recognition"
 While the fight to prevent authoriza- tion of salaries for ministers to Finland and to the country of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes failed, the chair sustained pont Of order on the section which sought to reduce the, embassy at Turkey to a legation.
 Ministers to Czecho-Slovakia and Poland, eliminated yesterday from the '$l2'OOO salary rank, were put back with ministers in the s1UOOO class. The hill as amended on the floor fixed a salary of $lo'sO0 for an ambassador to Turkey in- stead of s17,5o0, the normal figure.
 With final disposal of the ambassador anu munster sections, the attack was re- newed on other provisions An effort to cut tne item Of S5,SOO for a Japanese secretary at the embassy at Tokio prompted Chairman R;,,ers to dec1ara it was the most important in the bill. Ex- pressing similar views concerning C,bi- nese secretary at Pekins MT Rogers said
 the course of history was apt to denend upon these two positions"
 me Dill was shot at all day nar+Iv q, the outcropping of opposition from re puollcans and democrats alike to nra. pare appropriation measures under the so-called budget system Work constant. ] Iy WAS interrupted and Representative McCnntic' democrat. Oklahoma, made nVe separate demands for quorum eacf roll call requiring nearly half an hour
 belore taking up salary items for th, consular service, Chairman Rogers ex pi~meu that many of them were subiec
 to points or order, but gave warning ina the American service. esneciaIIv in cs,s. si,a and Japan. would be seriously crin,,I.t l oy their elimination. The house aG
 lourned' however, before attack could h,
 opened on the items. 00Ui1 o'
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
No Recognition of
 Republic of Ireland"
Killed in House During Con- sideration of Diplomat Ap- propriation Bill

Washington, Jan. 2S.--Indirect recog- milton of ''the Republic of Ireland" was knocked out in the house today on point of order.
 During consideration of the diplomatic appropriation bill Representative Mason, republican, of Illinois. member of the foreign affairs committee, offered an amendment providing a salary of $10.00O for a minister to Ireland. Instantly half . dozen representatives were on their feet.
 Chairman Rogers of the subcommittee of appropriations, in charge of the bill. challenged the right of the house to in- clude such an amendment, on the ground that 1t was without authority of law and that there had been no executive recos- milton of Ireland.
 Before the point was sustained by Representative Towner, republican. of Iowa. presiding. MT. Mason declared the question of policy with respect to Ireland should be determined by congress on it's merits and not on a parliamentary point As the appropriation, if authorized, would not be available until July, Rep | resentative Connally. democrat. of Texas. asked if MT. Mason had any indication or assurance that Mr. Harding would desig- nate minister.
 T have no promises. but have hopes" l Mir. Mason replied. We all know, how ever, that President Wilson is not in-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29

Paris. Jan. 29.-The session of the committee of experts of the allied supreme council ended at 12:30 o'clock this morn ing. after having reached complete .rr..ment on the system of annual pay ynents of reparations by Germany and snruities on Germany's foreign trade
 IT now remains on-y for the plenary sitting of the supreme council today --,aturday) to endorse the agreement. draw up instructions for the Brussels ex- per,s and fix penalties for defaults by Germany.
 Premier Briand declared as he came oui from the meeting early this morning t.rat the conference of the supreme coun- cil would not break up without having reached a definite decision.
 The proposed scheme provides for the psyment of annuities on a sliding scale of from 2.Oe0. .0o0.000 to 5000, 100000 marks over a period of probably forty two years and also a F 1-2 per cent. ad ,7loreun tax on GeTnany's exports, so that her creditors will be paid according 10 Germaays increasing prosperity.
 The sudden smoothing out of differ .nces came after two days of continu- ,s.ly widening breach that threatened to ib-esk up the conference. it being virtual IV 1ed except lOt pI4NdtC fences official French circles give he Belgian delegation credit for the sue cess in rec2ncilins the British and FNsnch viewpoints.
 The project in it's final form, when ap- proved by the supreme council, Will De submitted to Germany for acceptance as za agreement outside of Article 233 of inc peace treaty. which entrusts he rep a-ations commission with the task of fixing the amount of the indemnity. Then another conference will b. called to which Inc Germans will be invited.
 The committee of experts was in ses- sion at midnight considering the ques- lion Of saortening the period of the pay n,nts to thirty years. fer which the treaty of Versailles specifically provides But it Is expected that the period Of 42 wears finally will be adopted. as the whole s-reement is outside the treaty, and the longer period cf payments will make he task easier for Germany.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
PATHETIC SCENES FOLLOWED
 ACQUITTAL OF STUDENT BRINEs

Philadelphia, Jan. 2S.-William M. Brines was acquitted today of the charge of killing Elmer C. Drewes. krhe Uni yersity. of Pennsylvania sophomore was freed on the ground that insufficient evil dence had been submitted to connect him with tSe Dartmouth college seniors death.
 Judge Ferguson of the criminal court, before whom the case was tried, in his charge to the jury pointed out that no evidence had been submitted to prove that Brines met DreWes on the day of his death, that all the evidence submitted against the defendant was circumstan- tial; that only one witness told anything of the automobile alleged to belong to Brines, which was found abandoned in Germantown, and as she admitted being nervous at the time, it was possible she had been mistaken in the car.
 The judge added that it was possible someone else might have had the car on the night of the alleged murder; that Drewes might have committed suicide and someone might have taken the body to the spot where it was found on Oct. '. He therefore directed the jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty. The foreman said it had been unani- mously decided by the jury last night at the close of the prosecutions s case to ac- quit BrineS. -.
 The action was followed by a com motion in the court room. A momentary silence, abruptly broken by gasps, hys terical feminine laughs, and noisy moving of chairs was followed by sharp demands for order by court attendants. Mrs. An nie Brines, the widowed mother of th, accused student, wept.
 This is the happiest moment of m! | life' she exclaimed as she kissed he son, they have given me my boy. sGot has been good to me. 1 know my bo. and 1 know his conscience and know he did not kill Elmer.'
 Brines' reserve, which he has main tained since the trial began on Monday dropped from him. lie impulsively threv his arms about his mothers shoulder and wept Then, exonerated, he left tn court room with her.
 Stunned by the verdict, MT. and Mrs Christian Drewes, parents of the dea Dartmouth man, left the court room arr in arm.
 The middle aged woman, who had col lapsed in court this morning whe Brines' counsel suggested that Drewe might have committed suicide, moane piteously.
 My poor Elmer" she sobbed. HI didn't kill himself. This is terrible There is a Higher Judge who looks owe us all He is the One who will see jus tice done"
 The morning session of the trial wa devoted entirely to hearing of the mo tion by counsel for the defense to tax the case from the jury.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29

been eIsan.zed.
 Senator King then began the speech on Russian trade but was interrupted by Senator McCumber, republican, of North Dakota, who suggested that the tariff was the subject technically before the senate. The latter mentioned the ref erences made to a flibuster and MT. erences made b a filbuster and Mir. Ashurst broke in with the exclamation |:
 T do not insinuate that there is a filibuster. I charge it."
 The accusation, however, failed to inter fere with MT. Kings speech and for more than four hours he discussed Russia, it's government. its people, it's trade and internal conditions and the prospects of establishment of a permanent republic
 When the senate recessed Senator King announced that he had much more to say tomorrow and it was understood also that several otner senators were pre- pprIng to speak on subjects rot closel:" related to tariff questions. This pros Tect was said by leaders to mean :ne Ea:tening of action on the p'sl tn Ia, as.Le the Fordney bill and dispose oi the moi e. n'; sures which ha,s ,me JIer sem t'.e h9"se.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
FOR SAFEGUARDING HEALTH
 OF MOTHERS AND BABrEs

washington, Jan. 2s-Motherhood Ia saier In any Of seventeen foreign conn tries than in the United states sna babies In ten other countries have A b.s- ter chance of living through thlr arst years according 10 the house countrcs committees report today on The ghep- pard- -Towner bill 10 appropriate sf 1Se VVv Tor safeguarding the health of mothers and babies
 The report classes the bin as eu.r- sency legislation and said there "a. practically no opposition 10 it.
 me committee found. it said. that ma ternal and infant mortality i'm fb. united states was not decreasing. statis- tics before 1t showing a IS ner zen, i,- crease Tn deaths from childbirth bs,w.., Isls sHd 1920. Infants under one vs.r or age are dying from preventabI. .u- nents at the rate of 25o.ooo a wear. m. report said e1e
 Tn rural sections rtudIed if was ,.- certained' the report added. that sa per cent of mothers received no advice children" 'H VI
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29

Washington. Jan. 2S.ANew England railroads were offered but refused a gift" of S,e.oOo.OOO from trunk line executives 10 protect the formers credit the interstate commerce commission was tod today by W. H. Williams. chairman of the Waoash Railroad. testifying at hearings on a re-division of joint freigh. rates between carriers east and west of the Hudson river.
 Afr. Williams said the New England carriers turned down the offer on the grounds that 1t would not meet their needs.
 Mir. -.lliams said that he. with pres ldents Req of the Pennsylvania and Ma her of the Norfolk and Western. repre- senting the lines west Of the Hudson riv- CT. had conferred with Presidents Pear son of the New York, New Haven & Hartford and Hust.s of the Boston and Maine, with an idea of effecting an im-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
LETTER DELIVERED AFTER
 .. TRAVELLING FOR 10 YEARS

Deoham, Mass. Jan. 2s.-A letter that naa been ls years on the way, part of the time travelling through the war can Itals of Europe, was delivered today to Mrs. Fred l. Pratt. Of this town. it look ed Ike a futuristic conception of Inc international postal system zone ,rsS with more than score of foreign ro-s- marks cutting cirliques with domestic narAs. London. Petrograd, and Berlin and other far places were rep,s,.-.s cheek by jowl with the little station oe City Mills from which the htter wss sent on February 2. 1902. Some a, ,ss dates indicated that the letter ., ,,,,s. was within day or two of oyertafIng iAt hirs; Pratt: at others it was years he. nlnd and oddly 1t found her today v4,h. ln lew miles of its starting placa.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
CONTEST IN HOUSE OVER
 ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington. Jan. 2s.-Storn1 warnings were up in the house today over proposals of the appropriations committee 10 pare the regular army down to 150.000 men.
 The approJ Jriation bill making provi- sion for that number during the next fiscal year was reported by Chairman Anthony of sn appropriations sub-com- mittee, but it was indicated that repuo- lican members of the military commit tee planned 10 fight it out on the floor. Several members asserted their unwill- ingness to accept further reduction be. low the 175,0o0 figure by the house and senate recently in a resolution which reacher the White House today for con- s!deration of the president.
 Under the resolution. which directs re- cruiting be stopped until the present en- listed -srent'h of more than 200. .000 gets down 10 175,000. The army would not reach the lower strength in the normal course before next Sepi'Tk k,r. The proposed cut to 0,00o, however. would presumably leave the war depa rtmeni without funds or authority 10 maintain force in excess of that num5er aftei June 90.
 There was speculation among army of ficials today as 10 what acton Presi dent Wilson would take on the 175. .0ol resolution. In some quarters it wa! thought he might let it go back 10 con srrss W sdout lis signature 10 become laS a. the e-pir=.icn oI ten days. Ex pressing s>,rt f. ihe plaw in that way ;: was q iiG itc'l. However. that no indi cation had teen seen to the attitud MT. Wilson would take.
 Chairman Kahn of the military com mittee said he believed it would be mistake to cut the army below 1T5,oO at this time.
 l In reference 10 Representative An thony's statement yesterday that Pres ident-elect Harding favors the l5O.OO
 figure. Representative Kahn said tha in his conference at Marion he got tn
 impression that Mir. Harding reEarde
 that step as advisable ultimately bu
 not at once.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
MRS. GLADYS WITHERELL
 OF LOS ANGELES MTssTEc

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2s.-Los An- geles county supervisors today added $f,o00 to the reward for information of- fered by the husband, father and neigh bors of Mrs. Gladys Witherell, who dis appeared from her home here Tuesday night.
 Police and private detectives continued their search for clues that would lead to the persons who are said to have abduct- ed Mrs. Witherell in the hope of obtain ing ransom
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
DR. H. c. WINES DENIES
 MURDER OF MISS LURA PARSONS

Harlan. Ky, Jan 2S.-Takinp tho. stand today in his own behalf pr. H q Winnes, charged with the murder of Miss Lura Parsons, scheel teacher. stronglv denied that he was implicated in the Killing of the girl whose mutilated body was found on a lonely pine mountain trail near Dillon, Ky, Sept z. 1920
 Taking the stand immediately after tba prosecution closed it's case this morning, the former state veterinarian also launched into an emphatic denial of cnarses or the state that he had been der
 Starting of intreduction of defense te.- timony caused much interest and as a result more than 700 persons crowded into the little courtroom. Dr. Winnes was calm and composed throughout his testimony
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
FOREIGN TRADE FINANCING
 CORPORATION OF NEWPORT

Washington, Jan. 2s.-Approval of the articles of association of the Foreign Trade Financing Corporation of New York was announced tonight by the fed eral reserve board. The corporation. which is capitalized at s10O. .O00, 900, is being organized under the Edge act for the purpose of engaging in international financial operations.
 Announcement was made in New York recently that the presidency of the new corporation would be rendered Governor Harding of the federal reserve board. Governor Harding stated that until a for nal offer was made he would refrain from comment upon the tender.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
OBITUARY.
Col. Elisha ThrnI

Washington, Jan. ssy-Coi Ff,.h. Theal. United States Marine corps de-- scribed by Secretary Daniels as one of the most capable and efficient officers in the service died at the naval hosnitai here today from complications resuitIne u o.h an automobile accident year ago.
 Colonel Theal. who was a natlysS of New York and ~ years Of are. vas sIauua'ed rom the naval academy and after a rerioi of service in the rnsrins corns was retired for disability. Tn 1907 he became clerk of the house naval af. fairs committee and his ten years Of ser wee with tho committee caus him .1 become known io vi-sgaliy 'B-y fA. that sat in congress during that perlr During the war he commanded the ma rine station at Norfolk training many of. the marines that achieved distinction in France. and later was atfached to fha office of the secretary of tho navy
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
SKATER DROWNED IN
 WEST HAVEN RESERVOIR

New Haven, Conn, Jan. as-James Lennon; IT, of West Haven, was drowned late today when he plunged through 3 hole in the ice while skating on reser- voir at. West Haven. Other skaters at. tempted to rescue Lennon. and Harold Richter, chum, took off part of his clothing and dived twice into the icy water in 8 futile effort to save him. The body was recovered
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
TRIO OF HIGHWAYMEN
 SENTENCED IN NEW HAVEN

New Haven Conn, Jan. 2S.-Cyri1 Bo1nster, IS, Charles Humphrey, 26. and Meyer Humphrey, IS, pleaded guilty in superior court here today to charges of highway robbery. Charles Humphrey was sentenced by Judge Webb to the state prison for one to three years and the other two were given indeterminate sen- telices in the state reformatory.
 Tho trio held up and robbed Burton s. Bradley. aged 79. and robbed him of S4OO on lonely road in North Guilford. Bom- ster was Bradley's chauffeur and admit ted to the p~fice later that he planned the hold-un
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29
STRIKE TIES UP ALL
 STREET CARS IN ALBANY

Albany, N. Y,Jan. 2s.-A strike on the lines of the United Traction Company which furnishes street car service in AL bany, Troy and several nearby cities be- gan at midnight and it was expected that by a. m. not a car would be operat- ing.
 The employees struck because of reduction of wages, from so to 45 cents an hour, which was to go into effect to- day