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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
LABOR BOARD
ADJOURNED TILL MARCH 10

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-The railway labor
board today postponed until Marcn l fur
ther hearings over the national agree
ments and also granted the request of B.
NJ. Jewell, representing the employees,
that he be granted until March 10 to pre-
pare rebuttal evidence.
The board announced, however. that in
the meantime it reserved the right to is
sue further orders or directions.
On March l the board will take up evil
dence presented by the following organ
izations in the order named:
The Brotherhood of Maintenance Of
Way Employees; The Clerks Firemen and
Oilers; Signal Men.
The board will not adjourn but will
spend the interval in considering various
minor matters now before it.
Strife between seven Independent rail-
road employees organizations and union
brotherhoods now before the railroad Ia
bor board in the rules hearing broke out
again today in charges by the independ-
ents of attempts by the recognized unions
to control labor representation before the
board
Speaking for the independents. ]. L.
Eldridge, vice president of the Railroad
Yardmasters of America, in statement
said the collective bargaining proposal
presented 10 the board yesterday was an
other attempt to obtain recognition that
the unions were the only representatives
of the railroad employees.
Mr.. Eldridge asserted that the unions
have received several severe jolts by
recent decisions of the board" He in
terpreted these decisions as indicating an
end to the domination Of the A. F. oi
L." so far as the labor board is concern
ed; and that other organizations are tf
receive justice and fair dealing" at th'
hands of tie board.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19

washington. Feb. 1S.-By the passage
in six hours today Of Nlree annual a,,-
preparation bills aggregating more than
SSso,oOO.000, the senate demons;rai ed
its ability to work when in the mood.
With only eleven working DAYS remaia-
ing OF the present session, the aDproprI-
alton bills were given a clear field IN
the senate today in the effort to pass
an Of the regular supply measures by
March 1, as requested by President-e:ect
Harding.
The three bills passed today were the
post Office budget, carrying S5T4.O0e. 600.
the annual diplomatic and consular bill!
totslling $1,000. 900 in its appropria-
tions. and the $27s.O00. 600 deficiency
measure. Senate amendments increased
the three bills about S145. 600 over
totals voted by the house which will
necessitate adjustments in conference.
Cooperation between senate and house
IN dispos<ng Of the appropriation bills
was the subject OF conference between
senate republican leaders and Represen-
tatiW Monde.l. republican floor leader Of
the house. and Chairman Good OF the
house appropriations committee The
house representatives agreed to aid in
expediating conference action.
All except one, Of the appropriation
4 bills had passed the house oonight. hui
the senate still has to pass six-the arrny
navy. agricultural. rivers and harbors
! fo-'ifcationsN and general deficienc,
. ures. Only two Of the regular sup
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
No n! Compassion
for Germany
Must Pay to Limit of Capacity
Great Britain and France
Are Firm.

London. Feb. 1S.-(By The A. P1-
Prime Minister Lloyd George declared
In the house of commons today that he
stood by his pledge that Germany must
pay to the limit OF her capacity
p. He was answering Horatio Bottomley's
rraignment OF the governments policy
OF alleged ineptitude with regard 10 fore
ing Germany ", comply wild, the repara-
tons demands, the provision for the trial
Of war criminals and other portions of
the peace treaty.
There was a great difference, continued
the premier, between Germany paying
Tor the whole cost of the war and pay
Ing to her capacity.
The whole point is as to the limit of
Germany's capacity to pay" he said
The allies" continued the premier,
had taken the best advice available and
summoned the ablest men to be. found
upon whose advice the present demand
has been mad';, and The allies were car
ryfng out the peace terms to the utmost
of their power. Germany. he pointed out
had delivered bonds to tn ealiies, but the
value Of these bonds depended upon
the value of the German security at the
present moment.
Germany must do her best to appre-
ciate the mark by balancing her budget
which now is ridiculous, namely about
one-hfth her expenditure. This is intol-
erabie. 1t is. not that Germany is too poor
!, to meet the allied demands and we shall
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
TESTIMONY AGAINST
HATFIELD IN MATEWAN CASE

Williamson, Va. Feb. ia wicker
chair with an alleged bullet hole through
the back played an important part in
the Matewan battle trial here to-day. j.
w. Ferguson, one of the seven Baldwin
Felts detectives who were killed in the
fight, rested in the chair on Jthe back
porch of Mrs. Mary Duty's home before
he was killed several witnesses testi
fed.
John Akers told the jury that he ar
sisted Ferguson TO the Duty home after
the detective had been wounded. He
said that he ran from the porch when
several men armed with rifles came
through the house from the front. He
said he had not gone far when he heard
shots. He turned into an alley on which
the Duty home faced, and saw Ferguson
lying dead in the roadway with several
men near the body, the witness said.
Captain Avis, of counsel for the state,
said he intended to prove the wounded
man had been shot again and killed
after he was taken to the Duty home.
Harry Station, justice of the peace
was one of the nine witnesses heard to-
day. He said that he went to Matewan
after the fight, Where Re met Sid Hat
field. defendant He testified that
HatAah shook hands-with him and toid
him that he had killed three of the Bald
win men.
Another witness. Miss Bessie Hamilton,
| told the jury that after the fight sae saw
three bodies lying in the sereet. Sid
| Hatfield searched tH, of the bodies, she
said, adding that later she saw him kick
the PROSTATE form Of a man..
| Hamilton's sister, Josephine, tes-
titled that shortly after the battle she
| was standing near the body. OF a detec-
tive. Several men passed her. she said
and as they neared the body one of them
remarked Amt that good bait for. fish
ine!'
Mrs. Mary Duty, who resided in the
/ house where Ferguson was taken after
he was wounded, told the jury that she
left home shortly after the detective wet
brought there. She said that when sht
departed Ferguson was alive but tha
| when she returned the deecive's bod.
was lying in an alley nearby.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
sALvAGING SHELLS MADE
FOR RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

WILMINGTON, Dec, Feb 1S.-work was
begun today on salvaging the metal cases
of a million three-inch shells, loaded with
black poowder and trinitrotoluol, made
for the Russian government in the early
days of the war by the Bridgeport Iron
and Metal company of Connecticut. The
explosive is being emptied from the shells
and burned on the ground at Pigeons
Point. on the Delaware river. below
Wilmington. -
The salvaging company, which bought
the ammunition after the collapse of the
Russian government had made it irnpossi-
BILE to deliver it, announced today that
an index of the deprecated value OF the
material was shown by the fact that the
metal containers, built like trunks. to
carry eight shells, cost $3.50 each to
make, and have been sold for 50 cents
each. The metal is being melted as scrap
About 10000 shells day are beine
disposed Of, but with the arrival Of new
machinery shortly this win Be increased
to $4,000 a day :
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
FoRDNEY BILL MAY GO
TO CONFERENCE TODAY

Warrington. Feb 1s.-Supporterr Of
the Fordney emergency tariff bill win
move tomorrow 10 send the measure 40
conference on the senate amendments.
house leaders having agreed today Ia
clear the parliamentary paths.
The uncertainty as 10 the future vhlc,,
oeiel IN" measure yesterday upon its f--
turn from the senate was the subject Of
numerous conferences today among lead
ers. They decided finally TO attsn7t
again TO get the bill sent 10 conference
Ly routine procedure. falling in which
the ru.es committee will be asked 10 give
the hill privileged status II can then
be considered Immediately and sent 10
conference by q majority vote.
Chairman Campbell Of the rules com
mittee said today after going over the
ground with Representative Mondeii. re-
publican floor leader. that he saw no hin
drance 10 putting through the speedai
rule which will be requested.
While supporters Of the bin were
searching for a way out. It's opponents
were making hay and their leaders de-
clared had stirred NJ a fighting af<ay OF
some strength. Acting Chairman Green,
OF the ways and means committee. how
ever. believed that IN" opposition would
not be sufficiently strong 10 divert him
from the course decided upon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
W 4
New Org 9on Formed to
See That sae Equality Of
Women i. Maintained. +.

Washington, Feb, 1S.-The political life
of the National Womans Party passed
away today. A new organization, bear
ing the name a11 colors o fthe old, was
born tonight. b.
The new organization, its leaders said
will function with the energy OF the Old,
the only differen ce, being in its OBJ
jective which was described as the RE-
moval of the legal disabilities of women"
of America -a e
Spirited discussions marked. the trans
formation from the old to the new, each
step being subject tU many speeches and
careful analysis of the convention lead
ers. The leaders were determined that
the masainery created eight years ago
to work for the enfranchisement of. wo-
men should not pass into control of radi-
cal or militait hands.
The first fight developed when the min
ority opinion of the resolutions commit
tee was filed. 1t specified that the i'm
mediate work of the new organization
should be in behalf Of disarmament
rather than the purely feminist pro-
| gramme urged by the majority commit
tee members. Finally, after a prolonged
| verbal maneuver it was voted to accept
| the latter and reject the disarmament
i proposal.
| Discussions covered wide range OF
| subjects including an association Of ma.
tions, birth control, pans for e,ecting wo.
men to congress an6 other federal and
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
VOTE TO REDUCE WAGES OF
BUILDING TRADES WORKERS

New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 1S-Reduc-
tons of approximately 20 per cent in
wages paid to building trades workers
IN this state were. voted today by the
Connecticut Builders Exchange, Inc,
About 300 building contra ctors from all
parts of the state attended the meet
ing and completed the organization OF
the state association, which had its first
meeting in Waterbury recently Harry A.
Leonard of New Haven was elected pres
ldent; T. A. Smith, Waterbury, vice pres.
ident, and L. A. Waterbury, treasur-
or.
President Leonard told the delegates
that the exchange did not seek to es-
tablish the open shop principle, nor to
fix prices, but had as it's chief interest
the general welfare of the entire build
| ing industry in the state The revival
| of the industry, in the opinion of many
building contractors, depends largely on
| the ability of the contractors to meet the
| demands for cheaper construction, Presi.
| dent Leonard said.
i The new wage scale which was an
| proved by the exchange provides a rate
of sc cents an hour for carpenters, steam
| filters, plumbers, timers, lathers, paint
ers. electricians, roofers and metal work
| ers These trades have been receivin,
| 81 an hour. a rate of 80 cents an hon,
| is provided for masons. stone cutters, till
settlers, plasterers and iron workers
Workers in these lines have been pai,
! 81 12 and $106. The rate for mason tend
ers is set at SO cents an hour, a
| against SO and 70 cents in the old sea le
The meeting voted endorsement of tn
trade school movement and approved
motion to collect data on cost of build
ing materials in 1914 for use in publicit
efforts
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19

ply. bills, the annual pension roll and ths
District Of CoiunJ budget. nave been
competed 10y both bodies Of congress and
sent 10 President Wilson.
Some republican leaders s.iil express
hopes OF enactlng ~ n the appropri,
alton measures before adjournment. but
others have abandoned hope Of passing
the navy budget and. possibly. the army
bill Hearings on the navy bill were
begun tolay by the senate naval com
m.ttee ard the army bill will De- reported
out OF committee early next week.
In the three money bills passed TO-
day ny the senate most % the approprs-
atoms were routine and droned through
by reading clerks with little discussion.
Passage Of the post Office bill was mars-
ed by rejection of a proposed rider 10
appropriate SI00 o0s fb9 for the federal
road building fund.
The diplomatic bill carried provlsiors
authorizing acceptance OF J. Pierpont
Morgan's home in 10 idon for an Amer
lean embassy. for indefinite extension Of
the system OF requiring wise By Amerl-
can consular officers abroad Of eniKrnnfs'
passports and creating a commission q
acquire es5nassy. legation and consular
buildings in fourteen foreign capitala
Among the items in the dehcisncy BIN
, as passed was an Increase from 81 .eoa, =
600 90 Si.s5o.00o in the prohibition sr.
iorcement fund and SIS SIS 900 for pay.
ment 40 the railroad adm IN .siratlon Of
mail transportation accounts.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
SECRETARY SAYS THAT
CARUsO is CONVALEsCE CENT

New York, Feb. 1S.-Caruso is con-
valescent.
This was the word which came to-
night from the hotel suite in which the
:enor has been battling with death tor
four days.
1t was spoken by Bruno Zirato, his
secretary, and. followed an official bulle-
Tin by the five attending physicians in
which the singer was declared to have
shown a distinct improvement.
To Enrico, Jr., who hastened to his
fathers bedside from the Indian Military
school he is attending. was given credit
for Carusos turn for the better.
II believe the turning point was reach
ed when Caruso first saw his boy" said
Zirato as he left the sickroom to get
the first bath. and shave he has had
for three days, THE boys smile, COM
ing at the psychological memeN, inspired
ais father with new will to live"
But Enrico did not have his father
| to himself. Gloria, Ia months cd today,
was taken into the singers room and
| delighted her father with a new word
she had added to her baby talk. 1t
was pretty" She kept repeating it each
time her eyes fell upon pink hangings
| in the room-and she eyed them fire.
| quently.
First a shave and then the first solid
| food the patient has eaten since the be-
ginning of the heart attack which fol-
lowed pleurisy-these were the chief en-
| tries on the sick room log today. After
| having enjoyer a small piece of chick
en- this afternoon, Caruso slept and on
| awakening, asked for cereal. He ate a
dish of oatmeal with evident relish
There were several callers this aft
ernoon, but none was admitted to the
sick room. Fritz Kreisler was one
Madame MarceNa Senbrick was another
Cables and kilograms continued to pou1
in from all parts of heworld.
1t was announced late tonight that NJ
more official bulletins would be issuel
| until II o'clock tomorrow morning, wher
another consultation will be held.
After several hours of restful sleep
Caruso awoke shortly after eleven O.
clock tonight and remarked to DR.. Muir
ray and DR.. Stella who were at hi
bedside:
Go home. am feeling fine and
don't need you any more tonight"
? The tenor has been cheerful all day.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19

part of a creditor to try to force on
his debtor an obligation beyond the lat
ter's power to meet. Such "a creditor
would be an exponent of absurdity and
immortality"
With regard TO the recent industrial
crisis in Italy during which the workers
occupied the metal plants, Ambassador
Ricci said:
When the Italian metallurgical work
ers temporarily occupied the plants, It
was not weakness on the part of the gov-
ernment that allowed il. 1t was. on the
contrary, foresightness and intuition that
led the government to yield, thus on the
one hand making the employers realize
that they should lend willing ear to lie
request of the workers for an increase
in wages in order to meet the high cost
of living. and on the Other hand making
| the workers understand that they -ould
not get along without the capital and
management of the employer. The ex-
pertinent was successful and work was
resumed with discipline and alacrity.
L realize fully that Italy, as all the
other European nations, will have row
| and then some signs of economic unrest
But there will never be a revolution as an
| outlet of the effects of that great fever
| arising from the war. Every nation IS
| suffering But the moral soundness and
political calm of the Italian people eX'
clude entirely the possibility that Italy
might be infected by revolutionary IN
rest"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
NEWS FROM HEADQUARTERS OF
PREsIDENT-ELECr HARDING

ST. Augustine Fla. Feb. 1S.-The pow
vow Of republican chiefs at the psesi-
dent-elcct's headquarters here developed
no conclusive indications today in regard
TO selections for the three cabinet places
remaining unassigned.
Neither Mr.. Harding nor any Of those
who saw him would throw any further
light on the situation, although there
were general expressions Of confidence
that the next few days would see the
cabinet slate satisfactorily completed.
Meantime speculation about the COM
merce and labor portfolios continued 10
center around a half dozen Of those
known TO have been under consideration
and usual crop Of guesses developed
in regard TO probable choice for secre-
tary OF the navy.
Those most prominent in gossip about
the secretarysh of commerce were Her
bert Hoover Of California. John Hays
Hammond OF New York and a. NJ Hus-
ton of Tennessee, while the names OF
James ]. Davis Of Pennsylvania and I.
V. O'Connor of New York were heard
most often as likely selections 10 head
the labor department All Of these are
known 10 have come in for very serious
consideration in the building OF the cab
/ met.
| Regarding the navy secretaryship.
however. the indications are far less tan
gible. OF the many men mentioned there
is none really known to 5e a probability
Iand definite predictions amount simply Ia
chance shots. Until yesterday Mr.. Hard
| ing had been confident that Frank o.
Lowden of Illinois would accept the place
and with Mr.. Lowdens refusal the whole
field had to be opened up again mad a
new canvass OF available material begun
One Of the most persistent reports her,
today was thai the navy portfolio NIGH
go to A. T. Hert. republican nationa
committeeman for Kentucky. Some week.
ago there was "A movement in support o
Mr.. Hert for a place in Mr.. Hardingi
family of counsellors. but he has no
figured in more recent cabinet develop
ments, and his appointment now woult
be a surprise TO some Of the president
elects closest advisers.
/ Tomorrow Mr.. Harding will turn nj
attention TO other questions. taking u
the initial foreign policies Of the new ad
niinistration with harles Evans Hughe
of New York understood to be slate
for secretary of state, and talking owe
a taxation program with RepresentatiN
Fordney OF Michigan, chairman of tn
house ways and means commi;tee. Nj
Hughes was 10 have reached here lat
this afternoon but was delayed and no-
is expected to arrive tomorrow mornin,
, Besides continuing his Conferences Ia
day with Harry NJ. Daugherty OF OlJ,
his prospective attorney general II
Harding received long succession {
callers who gave him advice on a variat
of subjects. One of those who talked
him about taxation was Otto Kahn Ii
New York financ.er.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
PREPARING RETIREMENT
OF GENERAL cRoWpKR

Washington. Feb. is.-Legislation pro-
Niding Tor the retirement OF Major Cen
eral Enoch II. Crowder. tho rartine
provost marshal general. with the rank
OF lieutenant General. was literally tax
ca TO death iC-ay in the house.
Al the end of seven hours OF housieea
Wranglng and in the midst Of a nsriia-
hehtaIy tanEle that Sc med 10 have no
mead or tail. the house was forced 70 ad-
youfn' leaving the bill stranded al The
top OF the private calendar. which can-
sion.
Opponents OF the measure. pas..6 n,
the senate and called IN and 81 $50
oilen 10 ihe house ~ late, formed ana
heid flying wcdge that held baei I,
larger element seeking and fighting Tor
us adoption. CoiHg down with ~.
crowder proposal were a host Of hirb,y
important private bills Some effort r,av
De made TO bring II up. but leaders dis
missed the suggostioa The bin had h,
day IN court th-y said. and had failed 40
pass. ~
Filibustering methods and .,di.., a.
mands for roll calls began after n,c-,h.,.
mad refused to give all the time desired
ny those who wished 10 speak. Three
hours OF talking failed 10 touch the hIrb
Spots ana the house got wear
inc chief Opposition as exprersed on
me foor was based on the bei.ef that N
an high officers serving =. boms .na
abroad. Generll Crowder. now IN cuba
as the special represent;.tI: p OF President
wilson. should not be singled out FOR
special recognition.
The soldier element headed BY Rspre-
sentative Johnson. republican. south T)s.
kota. who quit The house IN serve gve-.
seas. fouTht the PROPOSAL. and friends o,
ofhcers recently mentioned for promotion
insisted General Crowder had no claim Ia
distinction denied 10 other men.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19

state offices until their representation 4
should be, equal to that of the men,
the rewriting of existing laws regulating
divorce, guardianship of children, sexu-
al morality and changing. standards to
permit women to have full partnership
under the law of family incomes. ~. -.
A resolution embodying many of these
questions and specifying them as the
programme of work" for the new organ
ization, was introduced as an amend
ment to the majority report by Miss Crys-
tai Eastman, of New York. 1t was de-
feated by vote of 170 to IS after ex.
tended discussions which reached fever
pitch at times. In its place the CONVEX
ton adopted the conservative statement
of the majority report declaring merely
that 'the immediate work of the new
organization be the removal Of the le-
gal disabilities of women"
Other provisions of the report. as
0ted. were:
That the National woman's Party
having accomplished thA obiet for which
| it was organized, now disband
| That a new organization be created
! and its executive committee be empower
| ed to dispose of all property of the Ma
! tional Woman's Party E: .t
What the political enfranchis. nent
| of women having been won in the
CnlCeu OLdleSj lnlS new organization WOrk
for the equality of women and see that
such equality be won and maintained in
ar. association of nations that may bt
es JIished." - Il /.
Later a temporary const %ution was
drafted by Mrs. Donal r. Hooker, Bal
timore, and adop' I'd, 1t differed from tn,
old constitution .,nly as the purposes o.
the organizat tion made necessary and pro
vided for the maintenance Of the organ
izations chapters throughout the coun
try
The convention adjourned after a din
ner and ceremony in honor of the mem
bers who had served as ''pickets" in tn
days when the suffra gists besieged tn
White House and other public buildings L
search Of support for the Susan B. An
thony amendment.
Many of the "pickets" had served jal
se-s fences and proudly displayed thei
records as they passed by in line tonigh
to receive the Organiza TONS distinguish
: ed Service medal for past services.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-19
HARING DOESN'T WANT
HOLIDAY FOR INAUGURATION

Washington, Feb: 1S.-President-eiect
Harding wants business to speed up"
and not close down in the District of
Columbia on Inauguration day, as has
been the age-old custom
Replying today to a message from the
local merchants and manufacturers as
sociation asking his pleasure as to hav-
ing business as usual here on March
4, the president-elect said:
Certainly have business proceed as
usual on Inauguration day. I would
rather that it might speed up that day
and give new impetus to the activities SO
essential to common good fortune"
The association thereupon recommend.
ed that all business houses remain open
and incidentally transmitted Mr.. Hard.
ings expressions to merchants associa.
tions throughout the country