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Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
sINS FEN LEADERS AWAIT
 BRITISH CABINETS REPLY

Dublin. Sept Cby The A. P)-Ar- thur Griffith and other Sim Fein lead CTS awaited at the Mansion House this evening with some impatience the arri- val of Robert c. Barton, who is carry ing the British cabinets raply back to Ireland because. although the terms of the reply are kpown, the Sim Feiners are anxious to learn further deta:s.
 The forecasts printed in the :.o"Lr-. pers prepared the public fer ! much stiffer note. The Sim Fein leaders are still silent respecting thair intentions, but in other Irish political circles the opinion Is expressed that Mir Lloyd George has shown disposition to meet all difficulties.
 The next step will be consideration of the letter by the Dali Eireann cahi- net, to which the conditions of the ne-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
CHICAGO BUILDING WORKERS
 DISSATISFIED WITH SCALE

Chicas go, Sept. S.-The new -ca!e of wages fixed by Judge K NJ. Landis in his arbitration decision announced yes- terday, will be put into effect on next weeks payroll, it was decided today at conference of Judge Landis. F. Nj. Craig. secretary of the Building Con- struction Employers Association, and Andrew Lanquist and William Schlake, president and general manager of tle Associated Builders.
 Judge Landis advised the contractors to attempt an early settlement with the nine unions which were not included n yesterdays decision.
 The principal group is the carpenters union. Get rid of ucir working rules first. then settle the wages" the judge advised
 Reports at headquarters of the Hoist ing Engineers were that more than a score had quit work today and this af- ternoon sixty-7ve plumbers quit work at the Speedway hospital in protest against the reduced wage scale
 Sheet metal workers who were not included in the agreement were order ed today to strike if contractors at- tempted to reduce their wages below $1.25 an hour, the present rate.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
Against Article 10
 1. of N. Covenant
Charles J. Doherty, Delegate
 From Canada to Assembly
 Demands Its Elimination.

Geneva, Sept s.-Charles J. Doher- ty. delegate from Canada to the as sembly of the league of nations, today announced he would demand from the floor of the assembly the e imiratio1 Of Article 10 from the covenant Of the league of nations. He made a similar demand at the meeting of tie assem- bly, last year. although not in nper >es- sion
 MT. Doherty's announcement followed a decision of the commission on amend ments not to recommend a change in Article 10. The commission, however. adopted an interpretative resolution de- claring the article was not intended as a guarantee of the ptrpet'Iation of no- litical territorial divisions nov existing but simply to prevent changes hy ann ed aggression, and that the art:c q doe! not require members to furnish fierce 1 to that end.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
POLICE CHIEF, DETECTIVE
 AND PATRoLMAN SHOT DEAD

Hibbing. Minn., Sept. S.-Chief of Po- lice Daniel Hays and Chief of Detec- tives Gene Cassedy and William Kohrr, a traffic officer, all of Hibbing, are dead from rife shot wounds inflicted by John Webb, at Nelson, just south of Higblng. today The officers were attempting to arrest Webb
 Webb made his escape and is being pursued by po\e of several hundred men.
 An IS year old son of Webb's came here this afternoon and swore out a warrant against his father, alleging an offense against Webbs young daughter.
 When Chief Hays went to the Webh home he was shot through the harrt and killed. Cassedy was shot in the should CT, dying within few minutes. Konr, also was hit in the shoulder and died in a hospital tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

gotiations are entrusted. A reply VII the nbe drafted and sent by cour1rr te the British prime minister.
 Although the republican leaders de- cline to discuss the mar.er publicly.
 hose in touch With them regard it ss certain that they will accAp. :hs iavi- cation to meet at Inverness. In such event. jlenipotentaries would he sei.ct- ed. Arthur Griffith, as foreign min's- ter. certainly would be one fl them. while Michael Collins. comma r. Ter of the Irish republican army has Ics minister. is a possibility. lrofessor John MacNeil Is considered a likely ,c- lection. as he is distinguished scholar and speaker. He is also a native oi County Antrim and member of ;ari;a- ment for Derry, both within the area oi the northern parliament. Therefore he is considered the bes+ exponent uf the attitude of the Ulster nationalist r-.. nority
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
$500 REWARD FOR CONVICTION
 OF DYNAMITERs OF TRAIN

Atlanta Ga. Sept s.-Rewards te- talling $500 were offered today for conviction of the persons responsible for dynamiting an Atlanta, BIrrning- ham and Atlantic railroad freight irain near here last night in which John Nor ITS. the engineer, lost his life and three other trainmen were injured
 Colonel B. l.. Bugs. receiver for the road. in offering s5.ooo rez-lrd said several cues were being followed ana predicted early arrests in the cass rnd Governor Hardwick in snnouneing q $500 reward, declared he was prerzree to use the power and authority of the state Ito it's last ounce to prevent cut rages of this kind"
 Colonel BugG in a confere.ce with the governor presented a list ol 8 s:n. liar wrecks or attempted erecks since the beginning of the strike on the road last March.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Boston, Sept. s-Jobless men were placed on the auction block on Boston Common today. Stripped to the waist, after the custom of the old slave auc- tons. they declared their willingness to work by standing before crowd of thou sands. offering their services to the n h'zhest bidder.
 "Shoru lahors of unemployment" their 7uctioneer, Urbain Ledoux, called them. ledoux a philanthropic worker who re- gently opened the church of the unem- pioyed" in the West End, led a group of fifty to the Common to bring home, ne said. to the people of Boston their stones Of human misery. just as William Lloyd Garrison pleaded for the slaves on lnc same spot seventy years ago. It was to prove that his charges were not parasiuc foaters but insNead good citizens out of a job, that he put some of them on the block he explained.
 Ledouxs efforts to get work for his men were not rewarded. Of the three who stood un Tor bids. none went away co a job. although from the crowd came pledges Of help to tide them over week or two while they sought employment. Their leader said, however, that he con- sidered he had succeeded in bringing their plight and the honesty of their ra.- pose to public attention. and he
 uounced that the auction was to be a da-ly event. to he continued at least for -hc remainder of tl,- month.
 Ledoux and his men. box lunches in hand, came 10 the Common from the West End headquarters. where he has Ted hundreds in the last week While ihey munched their sandwiches he called for volunteers 10 stand at auction pre- Tared to work for a week for the highest bidder. Eight men stepped out. two of i1em world war veterans. most of them in clothing that was frayed and shoes well down at the heels. Each was asked how long he had been out of work and without food and shelter.
 One man had not worked for a year Another had eaten only twice a week in HN months of unemployment.
 James Ferris, 25 years of age. an up- stanGnc man. who said he had served 'our years in the army. was called to he block on the steps of the Parkman Memorial handstand He stripped 10 the waist and while LedOux directed. went Through thc army calisthenics to show 1e extent of his muscular development Bids were called for.
 This is one of the men that you used turing the war. What viii you do with
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
HUGHES WILL NOT ENTER
 DISCUSSION OF MANDATES

Washington, Sept. 8. Secretary Hughes, it was made known today. does not intend to~ be drawn into discus sion of the attitude of the United States government towards the subject of mandates. upon the basis of press reports of the debates now proceHGing in the assembly of the league of na- tions at Geneva.
 The latest American note on the sub ject of mandates. which was addressed to the allied and associated powers. though apparently just made public h Geneva in the last few days. actually was dispatched by the state department to the various capitals more than a month ago. State department officials therefore do nd< feel that there has been any undue delay on their part in the transmission of American views.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
SERGEANT CROWLEY IS
 BREAKING RIFLE RECORDS

Camp Perry, Ohio. Sept s.-Anoth,r worlds record was broken today when Sergeant Theodore B. Crowley. of the United States marine corps Dised rp . possfb e of fifty and had 16s bgIlseyes over. which. including one sighting bullseye. gave him a continuous strrnE of IF bullseyes. Sergeant Crawiey is stationed at ouantico. Virginia.
 This score was made on the 500 yrrd range at slow fire in the Winchester match. The previous worlds record was 106 consecutive bullseyes For sec ond place, Sergeant John W Atkins. U. s. Marines. of Lesterville. Mo. had . string of 133 continuous buils eyes in- cluding his two sighting shots Csp- tain H C. Griswo'd. infantry school, Camp Benning, Mirseapolis, had third with 116 consecutive bulls
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
uO COST S1.coo FOR SEEING
 CAR WITH LIQUOR ABOARD

Miami Fla. Sept. s.-Unler an sl- formative writ of n7-ndG-ntIs issued to-
 by Circuit Judge Branuirg. the county must paF nearly s1,Q9) demur- rage charges claimed by the railroad against the private car of Harry St. rscnis Black. New York millionaire, seized here last March when fntoxicat- i1. liquors were found on board. Slack was giren several hearings n ccdnty rorrts and before a federal com,nis- E.oner, but was cleared in each case.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
NO UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN
 UNITED STATES AND BOLIVIA

Washington. Sept. s.-A1y under standing between the United States and Bolivia that tho former did not regard intervention by the league of nations in the Tacna-Arica controversy as in terfering with application of the Men roe Doctrine must have been reached before the lifetime of the present ed- ministration. it was said today ofTic:a,- 1y. It was added that a cursory iaves- tigation of state department records did no indicate that the United States he'd ever consented to reference of the con- troversy to the league.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
HEARING ON BRIDGEPORT
 TROLLEY APPEAL SEPT. 22

Hartford, Conn, Sept. s.-Chairman Richard T. Higgins of the public utili- ties commission tonight announce1 that the commission had tentatively agreed upo nSeptember g as the date for a hearing on tA petition of the Bridge port common council for revision of jitney route permits in Bridgeport. A hearing on reduction of trolley fares also had been asked but this will not be taken up at the meeting.
 Although it had been announced that Bridgeport jitney men planned to invade the state capitol in large numbers to- morrow in an eoffrt to induce Governor Lake to call a special session of the general assembly to reconsider the tit- ney law it was said at he executive offices today that the governor has not been notified of the jitney mems ITO posed pilgrimage. nor has he been re- quested to be on hand 70 receive them
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
RELIEF KITCHEN HAS BEEN
 OPENED IN PErRoGnAp

Riga Sept s.-CBy The A. P)-Th. first American Relief Administration kitchen in RUssia was opened last Tues day in Petrcgrad. where 50.o0o children are to be fed. according to sdvices from that organization reaching RS7 .oday A wireless despatch from Moscow says there will be medical exz minstion of al, Petrograd csiidren betyse .a the ages oi three and thirteen as a basis for a de- cision as to which most need nourish- ment These will he fed first.
 The inability of Soviet representatives to furnish cars on which to move sup plies into Russia in causing temporary blockade of relief shipments from Riga Large amounts of goods are being stored in warehouses Instead of being sent into Russia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
IOBLESS MEN ON AUCTION
 BLOCK ON BOSTON COMMON

to the Waist the Men Stood Before Crowds and Of ered Their Services to the Highest Bdder-Demonstra- ton Was Staged by Urbain Ledoux, Philanthropic Worker to Prove That His Charges Were Not Parasitic Foaters Just Good Citizens Out of Job-Two of the Unfortunates Were World War Veterans-One Had Not Worked For Year, the Other Had Eaten Only Twice a Week in Six Months of Unemployment.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
TESTIMONY POSTPONED IN
 MATEwAN SHOOTING TRIAL

Williamson. W. Va. Sept s-rhe taking of testimony in the Matewan shooting trial was postponed today when Prosecuting Attorney Stokes an nounced in court that a relative of Judge R. D. Bailey had been killed Ia an automobile accident and asked that the court be adjourned until Monday Counsel for the defendants readily &C., ceded to the request The jury. made up of Pocshontas county men and se- lected at last nights session. was sworn before court recessed
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
s2,755 PERSONS ARE OUT OF
 WORK IN RHODE ISLAND

Providence. R. l., Sept. s.-There aye 32,755 persons now out of work in Rhode Island, according to an estimate made by State Commissioner of Labor George H. Webb for presentation to Secretary Hoover's unemployment con- ference shorty to meet in Washington
 This figure represents about four tines the number of persons normally uneu.- ployed. MT. Webb says that data in his office shows that the bottom of the depression was reached in July and that there has been a slight gain since then.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
IMPROVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT
 WOOL AUCTION IN BOSTON

Boston. Sept. s.-Thcre was decided improvement in the government wool auction here today when 5,ooo,0o0 pounds of low Sfuth American wools were offered for sale. In other recent sales the carpet manufacturers were the principal operators, but Boston and Phil adelphia dealers took the bulk of the of ferings today.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
TWO NEGROES LYNCHED
 NEAR AIKEN, S. C.. LAST NIGHT

Aiken. S. C.. Sept. s-Two negroes, Mansfield Butler and Charlie Thompson. were lynched in cornield near here to- night. They had been charged with an attack on a white woman.
 The men were found tied to a stake about 200 yards from the scene of the alleged attack with their bodi1s riddleo with bullets.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
THE GHETTO" THE HEALTHiESI
 DISTRICT IN NEW YORK CITY

New York. Sept. s.-New Yor6 ciry's hesIthiest district Is neither in Fifth avenue, Riverside park. Gramercy Lark, uo- any of the other select reside ntial quarters. but in the heart of the Ghet- Go. with it's swarminE thousands. The board of health proved it with statistics Soday.
 Tn Sanitary District No. F. corrpris- ing ten square blocks on the lower East Side with a popu ation of 23373 or more than 5000 persons to d block. t;le mortality rate was 5.44 per 1000. HEsinst the city's average of 12.93. The districts infant mortality rate was only 52 n every 1000. compared with the sity rate of s5.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
PoSToFFICE CLERKS TO
 MEET IN BUFFALO IN 1927

Charleston, W. Va, Sept, s.-puffa:o, N. Y, was chosen as the ma s'tng piace for next years convention .: tha United National Association of Pos; OfEe Clerks, holding it's final se5s:pns here to- day It will meet Septen,5a, I, 1922
 c. P. Franciscus of New York city. was reelected president, this being h:s fourth terms.
 John J. Quilten, WaterD riY. Conn. was one of the members eie:lej to the finance committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
CARLOAD LIQUOR SEIZED
 IN R. I. RAILROAD YARDS

New York, Sept. s.-Three carloads of liquor, va,ued at s53,0OO, which fay unclaimed in the Long Island railroad yards in rooklyn for ten days under the watchful eyes of federal prohibition agents, was confiscated today. Vincent De Msio, a retired liquor dealer to whom 1t was consigned, denied an knowledge of the shipment and was rot arrested. The agents expressed the opinion that the liquor was obtained on forged permits and consigned to De Maio in the hope that it cou,d te sneaked out of the yard under his name. The liquor was sent here from Kentucky and Ohio warehouses.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
ROOF GARDEN RESTAURANT
 IN NEW YORK CITY RAIDED

New York, Sept s-The Century Roof Garden restaurant. one of the most popular of New YorB's nigat life resorts, was raided late tonight by pro- hTbition agents after they alleged they had purchased a half pint of whskcy for seven dollars. Sigmund Werner, the proprietor, and Joe Buck, his head waiter, were arrested on charges of e. latfng the VoIstead law, Buck for the alleged selling of liquor and Werner for maintaining a public nuisance. The roof was crowdel with diners when the arrests were made, but there was nc disturbance.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
DESTRUCTIVE
 IN DUNDEE, SCOTLAND

Dundee, Scotland. Sept s.-For the third successive night a n,5b of unsm- ptoyed engaged in window smas shins The entire police force and body of special .constables had difficulty ;n d's- persing the mob. but smail parties coz tinued the campaign of Gestruc;.2aA
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
WOMAN VIOLATED THE
 ZION DRESS oRDIEANcP

Zion, Ills. Sept. S-Mrs. Elizabeth Madden, who waI recently arrested for violating tie Zion dress ordinance. was found guilty by jury today and fined $1o and costs
 Mrs. Mnden was charg 9d V tn wearing a waist thIt was six inches teIow the collart Jne. She denied that the dress was inmodest or ex:ceraa
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
MOST BEAUTIrUL GIRL
 IN THE UNITED STATES

Atlantic City. N. J., Sept. s.-Miss Margaret German. of Washington, D. C. was socia raed the most Dcsutiful girl In the United States hy mere than two thousand persons who assembled on the steel pier tonight 10 deci6e hy popular applause the winner of ;he Col Ben Mermaid. the five thousand dollar trophy awarded in connection with At iautic City's fal pageant.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
CHARLES B. BROWN DROWNED
 IN PRovIN HARBoE

Provincetowr. Mass, Sept. s-Charles B. Brown, field secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in New England. was drowned while bathing in Provincetown harbor late today He had been suffering from acute indigestion. Mir. Brown was in charge of sailors recreation camp here.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
Danbury Man Drowr.d.

Ptttsheld, Mass, Sept. g. --- Jo.snh Thomas Murphy, of Danbury. Conn, was drowned while bathing in Pontoosuc Lake late today. His wife anI his father-in-law, who saw him sirk tried unsuccessfully to rescue hin. The body was recovered.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
BRITISH CABINET OFFERS ID
 MEET S|NN FEN ENVOYS

Lloyd George in Reply to Ramon De Valera Invites Irish Ple ipotentiares An Untramelled Conference With the Single Condition That Ireland Remain in the British Elm pire-Suggests That the Conference Meet at Invene., on September 2Oth-Beief is Almost Universal That Mr. De Valera Will Accept
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09
BRIEF TELECRAMS

The National Cash ReE.sS,r Com pany of Dayton, Ohio, increased it's capitalization from s15,ooo,ooo to ESQ., 900, 1000.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Half of the liquor seized by the gov- ernment for violations of the prohibit tioN laws is in three states-New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

It was announced at the British for eign office that Great Britain will not participate in the s50,oOo 900 interna- tional loan for Russian relief.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Search by police of Barcelona, Spain, for arms following a recent discovery a large quantity, resulted in the finding of g powerful bombs
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Suits agErega ting s575o0o were filed by Bank Commissioner Joserh C. Allen against a score of defendants most of whom are directors in the c'osed Cos mopolftan Trust Company, Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Wilfred Mulveny of Brookline. head of the small brokerage firm of w. Null veny Go. Inc. of Boston, was arrested charged with larceny of s2.ooo
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

RaN and water cnrrters were au- rhorized by the interstate commerce commission today to reduce rates on Telght from the Atlantic coast to Texas points by way of Galveston.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Brigadter General John 1T. Sherburne commander of the First Field Artillery Brigade of the Massachusetts National Guard, resigned from that command. The resignation was accepted.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Six men, one of them the alleged leader of a drug-selling and smuggling ring with agents operating in nearly all Of the large cities in the east and middle west, were arrested and drugs valued at s27o00 were seized by the police as result of two raids in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Sergeant John V. Adkins, U. 6. Ma r1nes, established a new worlds rec ord on the 1.0o0-yard range, at CannD Perry. Ohio, when he made a run of T consecutive bulls-eyes, bettering the previous record by s2. He was still on the range when darkness stopped a1im
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

The Finger Lakcs Association. com prising 2S communities in the lake re- zion of Central New York. voted to name the improved highway from Ithaca to Auburn, via Freeville as the Rockefeller Highway
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

No confirm a.tion has been received in London of the report contained in Smyrna despatch of Tuesday that An gora, the Turkish nationalist capital, has fallen to the Greeks
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

War department announced Hell Gate enamel vii be closed to all vessels of neaVy draft for several weeks because Of the sinking of the large steam drill which was dredging there.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Arnold Rothstein. controlling owner of the Redstone Racing Stable, is re- ported going to dispose of his connec- tions with racing and enter theinsur- ance business in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Taxation in Massachusetts IS at the rate of s115 head. This is the amount or federal, state, county and municipal taxes imposed on the average man, wo- man and child.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Spanish forces in Morocco have ad- vanced against r.bellious Moorish trfbesmen there. and are reported to have reached Seluan and Nador.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Plans are being considered for the standardization of paper to eliminate waste and assure higher quality in the manufactured product, the commerce department announced
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Prompt and energetic action by the Nicara guan government in sending B. 900 well equipped troops to the Hon. duran frontier has completely quelled a revolutionary uprising there.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

The body of Chief Mechanics Mate John T. Hancock, one of the American naval contingent killed in the zR-2 dis aster. was buried in the City of Lon- don Cemetery
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

new worlds record was establish ed at Camp Perry. Ohio. on the 1000 yard range when Sergeant John W Ad- kins, United States Marines, had a run of Il bulls eyes without miss
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Suits against Charles L. Burrill. former state treasurer of Massachu- setts, seeking sums aggregating s27o.- oo were filed in Boston in behalf of 54 foreign corporations.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

The American state department has made unofficial inquiry of the French government as. to h. it would receive an official note respecting recognition of the German-American treaty
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Thomas F. Anderson. secretary of the New England Shoe and Leather Ex- change, declared Nhoe factories are now operating at so to e5 per cent. of normal and there is steady gain each week in production.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Miss Irene Mcintyre, whose exploits as Salvation Army "1assie" overseas with the 18th (Yankee) Division. won her a distinguished service cross, was married in Boston to Robert E. Wal bridge, of Peterboro, N H.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-09

Tunnels connecting Chicago down. town banks with the federal reserve bank are being planned here to pre- vent streeet holdups of bank mssen gers.