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Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
ABATEMENT OF DISORDER
 IN W. VA. COAL FIELDS

Williamson. W. Va. May 1s.-FirinE on the Crystal Block Coal company head house at Raw. " Va. broke out early tonight. according to reports received at state police headquarters here. It was the first disorder reported during the day in the Kentucky-West Virginia border trou- ble zone.
 shortly before the report was Received Captain J. F. Brockus of the state police had sent message 10 Governor Morgan at Charleston saymg that all was quiet but that the situation was distinctly threatening all along the line.'
 An Associated Press correspondent had traversed the trouble zone from Rawl to Sprigg with Captain Brockus and a de- tachment of state police an hour earlier without Ting a shot Evidences of the battle of the last few days. however. were plentiful at Rawl, Merrimac and SpriEE. Houses and stores in these towns were riddled with bullets and windows, mirrora and showcases were shattered.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
MANUFACTURERS REGARD
 LABOR LEADERS AS MENACE

New York. May 1s-Manufacturers and business interests of the country are urged to take the offensive and resist the alleged attempt Of labor leaders to. dominate industry. in the report of the committee on industrial betterneur health and safety. presented today at the. annual convention Of the National As sociation Of Manufacturers
 The leders of labor cannot. and ap-t parently do not care to hide their de- termination 10 rule the industry of this country said the report. and aspire to govern it politically. az well The business existence of the members of this association is involved in defeating their aspira tions. which are against inc pub lie interest. and it must therefore of nec- essity. oppose them. A defensive bsttsa is losing hattie. therefore the as sociation should boldly expose 10 the public tho attempts of a minority 10 dom mate and govern the state in its own selfish interest
 The policies Of the leaders to which they have endcavored 10 commit the members of their organization are poll cies of coercion and intimidation. and therefore notoriously in disrespect of Ia s- except when in their own favor" The report charges that union labor spent SI377.e0f during the year ending April %. 1920. for administration. poll tics and strikes.
 The committee urged the open shor'' movement be stimulated by the exten- sion of plans for industrial representa- ] ton
 The report declared no cooperation ] from the leaders Of present labor organ. 1 izations can be hoped for in reducing the costs of transportation. housing. rents and labor. adding that they ali are ryra. m.ded on labor costs and cannot be sue cessfuliy reduced except by the coop eratoon of labor.
 The day session. opening the three ds, convention. was given over to or=aniSz
 tion and the presentation of committs, reports. The night session was address 1 cd by Judge Bache. New York bsnks- l who advocated a sales tax to solve fh, I country's financial problems. and Fred
 ericl A. Wallis. commissioner of immi grafton for the port Of New York. wh, outlined the immigration situation The immigrant and not immigration
 is the country's foreign problem Mfr
 Wallis declared. and advocated inspection
 of would-be emigrants in their own coun
 tries. and means of sending the new
 corners to sections away from the tene
 ment districts 10 sections where popu
 lstion is most needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
DISCUSSED THE INDUSTRIAL
 PROBLEMS OF NEW ENc1

Boston, May 1s.-New England indus- 'rlal problems, including the rai1rosd situation, the development and restore tlon Of agriculture and the reasons whv industries are leaving the territory ana what steps should be taken to nrAvnnt further loss of business were taken m today by the New England states conn. ciI O0Uh
 The St. Lawrence waterway nrotao. with the supplementary study of Nnu, England water sheds and the develon- ment of Boston harbor were other sub. jeets considered. Sub-commttees of the council, which is composed of trade and business organizations, were assigned to make further study of the oues+iorg
 In letter endorsing the movement read at the meeting. Secretary of War John W. Weeks said:
 New England has contributed most generously of it's brains and resources to the nation and 1t Is now her duty tr give some consideration to her owr needs. New Englsnd's first problem |, the railroad situation. If she would re- | tain her place in the commerce of the country and the world she must safe guard her railroads from financial dis aster.
 Her second problem of importance | Is the proper develoument of the nor i of Boston. New Englands greatest | need is team work. She should thresl out her controversies over industria | problems at home and present solir l front in congress in her efforts to secur, legislation for the benefit of that ser
 tion of the country"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17

Belfast. May 1s.-CBy The A. P.) Lord High Cecil. member of the privy council Of England, who is the guest of Lord Iondonderry's family in Mount stewart, County Down. has suggested a scheme by which Ireland would be made, an independent kingdom. it's king 10 be a member Of Windsor family. probably the Prince of Wales. 10 be appointed by the King of England.
 Under the scheme there would be two small parlisments. one 10 be located in Belfast and the other in Dublin. and. in addition, house of estates" Of 100 members. Complete fiscal autonomy would be given Ireland. but there would he levy imposed for imperial defense in proportion 10 the sum contributed by England for that purpose.
 Ireland. under the plan, would be al- lowed to have an army. but no navy. and
 in the event of war the king of Eng
 land could suspend the Irish constitu- tion. lrishmen in the colonies would have the right to choose whether they should be subjects of the Irish or English king. If favorably received by the Irish leaders. the scheme would be sub mitted to a constituent assembly.
 Some of the southern Irish leaders. in- cluding John Dillon. 10 whom the scheme was outlined. described it as "preposter- ous.' Lord Hugh Cecil. in discussing his scheme. said he still favored union. but as that no longer was practical poli- tics and federalism did not satisfy the Irish who wanted distinct nationality England must go as far in the direction they wanted as possible. Whatever plan was proposed. he declared. must be one framed and approved by the Irish. but also acceptable 10 the British. Lord l In bar L5
 write this in no spirit of optimism" ] The significance Of Lord Hugh'h pro posal comes from the fact that he is in, | guest of the Londonderry family. th, greatest member of which was Lord Gas 1 tleragh. to whom. more than to any
 body else. the breaking uD of Henr,
 Grattan's Irish parliament and the pass
 ing of the act of union in 1900 worr | due.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
n beer Has Friends
 They're Mighty Th1lid
Nobody Said a Word in Favor of "Suds" at Hearing on the VoIstead Act.

Washington, May 16.@-he extremes to which some men go to satisfy the craving for strong drink since the coun- try went dry shocked the house judiciary committee today at a hearing on the Vol stead bill to make prohibition enforce ment law more drastic.
 Representatives of manufacturers of favoring extracts patent medicines and perfumes, in protesting against added restrictions which they claimed interfere seriously with their business, were out spoken in opposition to medical beer and the sale of connections, masquerading as medicine but actually used as beverages.
 There were frequent clashes. Nobody said a word in favor of beer. The pat ent medicine men told MT. olstead that so far as they were concerned he could go as lar as he liked with that once popular drink. but they did not agree with his announcement that he would fight to prevent the use of wine as an al- cohohc base for any remedy.
 The favoring extract manufacturers were more pronounced in their tightening up measure, one witness reminding the chairman that his enforcement act had to be amended in the house in order 10 give them a chance to live.
 Representative Hill republican, Mary land. who has introduced a bill to repeal the Volstead law, urged an amendment which would put prohibition enforcement squarely in the hands of the attorney general. While the present Volstead law was being shot at and defended members of the committee claimed that it was not near so drastic as Illinos ant Mane prohibition statutes. Representative Hersey, republican, Maine, referring tc sixty years of prohibition in his state, told how it worked
 "All I have to say about the Maine prohibition law" replied MT. Hill, 'was | that my great uncle helped to frame i aL\ he died regretting it.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
LAST ARGUMENTS FOR
 RAILROAD WAGE REDUCTIONS

Chicago, May 1S.-B. M Jewett. pres dent of the railway employees departme mt of the American Federation of Labor to- day filed his final reply to the last ar guments preselA d to the United States railroad labor board by the railways in support of their plea for a general reduc- ton of the wages of labor.
 The railroads closed their case on May { and the representatives of the ern- p!oyes had until tiday for final rebuttaI. Today the board began consideration of the case in executive session but deci- sion is not expected for several weeks. In his statement lead today MT. Jewell heid that in regard to the fundamental l issues in the case the carriers have said hothlng beyond declaring that questions l or human rights and human standards are irrelevant. He declared that the roads needs.
 In answer to the attack of tbe r.f | Ioaos upon the exhibits entitled "inadA. i quacies of management" he ono+ed tt, 1 NailWay Age as estimating that tb.
 transportation industry needed ss ma
 Voo'o0o to put it abreast of the times I,
 would be a fundamental injustice h. Sdlu' II the board should grant rad,o
 tiln m the rates of pay because of th, present hnancial condition of tn. road.
 MT JeweiTs reply urged that mics, ! uhe needs of normal family aro I,sa, | as me basis for estabhshins a ,nini,.,,,
 wage the tendency would be to discour
 %se marriage or 10 make necessarv ~, | laoor Of wives and young children AZ 4
 prlng about a steady deterioratio, os q.
 health and moral qualities of f.n.;,.l i
 affected. lSmlle
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
SENATE COMMITTEE
 HEARING ON RAILROADS

Washington. May 16.-Private owner ship of railroads in the United States cannot continue if railroad operating costs, when fair return on capital is con- sidered, continue to exceed revenues, Daniel Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohio testified today before a senate
 Investigating committee.
 At the same time MT. Willard said the railroad situation, insofar as depression and lack of earnings were concerned, diff fered "only in degree from that now be- ing encountered in other industries. Gen eral economic conditions and the difficult ties encountered in federal wartime op- eration of the carriers. he added, were in his opinion largely responsible for present difficulties, and he expressed confidence that private ownership would justify it. self financially and work out under pres ent law and government policy
 Chairman Cummins of the senate com mlttee had previously expressed the opin- ion that the railroads cannot last" if 1920 returns from operation are to con- tinue, an opinion agreed in by Julius kruttschnitt, chairman of the Southern Pacific board, the first witness heard. 1 The latter was temporarily excused while | Mir. Willard took the stand.
 | The Baltimore and Ohio chief. although
 renarking upon the unfavorable returns i from present railroad operation, said the government policy of insuring a , 1-2 per i cent. return had given investors conf- dence in the ultimate outcome" of opera tons. He defended vigorously the in- creased freight rates now in effect. Federal operation had resulted in turn. ing back 40 per cent. of the freight roll | ing stock in bad order. he said, due tc
 under maintenance orders. which were 1 necessitated during the war but contin,
 ued thereafter. The allowable percentag, of bad order cars should be about pei cent, he explained.
 Satisfactorily, MT. Willard understook l show that private operation during th' last nine months of 1920 and down tC date had justified itself by the expedi tious movement of record breaking quan
 titles of freight. He had not touched tn,
 subject of wage costs when the session aajourned, but this is expected to bull largely in his further examination.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
FRANKLIN STATUE ON
 LAST LAP TO WATERBURY

New Haven. May 16.-The statue of Benjamin Franklin tonight was taken to Bridgeport, its last stop before reaching Waterbury, where it is to remain perma- nently. Services in honor of the states man and philosopher were held on the New Haven green late today. with the Governors Foot Guards, Boy Scouts and members of patriotic societies in attend ance, as well as large throng. Ad. dresses were made by President Hadley oi Yale and Mayor PTTzGerald.
 President Hadley spoke of visits ot Franklin to New Haven in 1753, when he was given an honorary degree by Yale and in later years, Concluding, President Hadley said:
 May this occasion serve to bring past and present closer together and make us all loyal to the ideals for which Franklin fstood-ideals of independence, of self. | reliance and of public service, which are as necessary for our commonwealth to. day as they were two hundred years ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
B DEATHS FROM roLENCE IN
 IRELAND DURING WEEKEND

Dublin. May 1s.-(By the Associated PressJ Reports of ambuseades and other attacks on the military, police and ci- williams during Saturday and Sunday show that there were 8 deaths from yi- olences. this being the highest number recorded for such a period.
 Military reports say that three rris- oners attempted to escape from an escort at Carautu9hill County Kerry Sunday Two of them were shot and killed and the other was founded. The escort was fired al from house, which they bomb cd. The occupants of the house while running away were fired at and the owner was killed.
 Owing 10 the fact that occupants Of houses were alleged 10 be active SUD- porters of the republicans. the military destroyed several residences in the tl9- perary and Cashel districts One hour was permitted for the removal of food stuffs from the buildings The iccupan,s Of the houses were not reported 10 take out the furniture
 Since the attempted release Of Arthur Griffith from Mount Joy prison no visit ors are permitted there. Mrs. MacNeil today was refused permission to see hr husband. Profssir John MacNcn. presi- dent of the Sim Fein volunteers, who is incancerated there.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
SUPREME COURT REVERSED
 DEGREES OF GEORGIA COURTS

Washington May 1S.-The supreme court reversed today decrees of Georgia courts which had refused to enjoin the federal bank at Atlanta from collecting checks drawn on non-member state banks and the case was remanded to the lower courts for further proceedings. As the issue before the supreme court was merely whether, was merely whether, as a matter of pleading, the plaintiffs bill of complaint stated a cause of action. the decision today was not final determins- ton and the case viii go back to the district court of northern distric of Georgia where the next step is expected to be on trial upon it's merits.
 Governor Harding of the federal reserve board said tonight that the supreme courts decision will not interfere with the present check clearing functions of the federal reserve banks and those ] banks which are listed upon the par lists.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
Hearing on Revision of Federal Tax Laws
Senate Finance Committee Hears Vigorous Defense of Excess Profits Tax.

Washington, May 16.-The senate
 finance committee was swamped at hear ings today with suggestions for revision of the federal tax laws. It heard fer the first time vigorous defense of the excess profits tax as well as pleas for reduced taxes and elimination of alleged discrim- inatory provisions against business. C. c. Hanch Of Indianapolis and George NJ Graham of Buffalo, speaking for the National Automobile Chamber of Com merce were the chief witnesses from the industrial ranks, and urged removal of the excess profits. luxury, excise, trans portation and consumption taxes. H. Archibald Harris of Chicago, a cer- | tifed public accountant. was the cham | pion of the excess profits tax, and his Fstand proved a surprise to committee members, several of whom said they had
 felt the sentiment throughout the coun- 1 try was practically unit for repeal of i that section of the laws. MT Harris also
 urged exemption of corporation dividends i from personal income surtaxes.
 | Frank E. Seidman of Grand Rapids, Mich, took still another tack on the profits tax question, suggesting a tax on | undistributed earnings of corporations to
 make good losses caused by repeal of the profits taxes. He proposed taxes similar
 to the graduated rates on personal in- comes as the proper method of dealing with undistributed earnings.
 1 The subject of high taxes also got on
 the senate floor during the day, Senator
 La Toilette, republican, of Wisconsin, g
 member of the committee. charged that
 there was a very definite trend among members of the finance committee tc
 shift the tax burden from the rich to thc
 great common people"
 He declared it was almost certain tha repeal of the excess profits tax would bt recommended by the committee and tha it would go even further" and reduc, the higher rates of surtaxes so that tht possessors of fabulous incomes will no have to pay so much into the fedora treasury.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
SMALL VOTE CAST IN
 ELECTIONS IN ITALY

Rome, May 1s.-The general elections throughout Italy were marked by 8 com paratively small vote and disorders in several places particularly in the prov inces of Pisa, Novra and Parma, where altogether eight persons were killed and many wounded in conflicts between the fascist and socialists.
 Incomplete returns indicate that the socialists will lose a minimum of 30 seats and the Catholics 20. Proportion ately, however, the most serious losses are sustained by the followers of for mer Premier Francesca Nitti, whose seats have gone to swell the numbers of the constitutional bloc Returns for
 Rome show. a : (n of one seat by the constitutionalists at the expense of the Catholics. and the socialists have the
 same number as before. l It is reported that Premier Giolitti
 heads the list for the constitutional bloc
 in his constituency, and that ex-Premier
 Orlando has been elected in Palermo by
 big majority.
 Sgnor Giolitti Is already preparing a
 governmental statement, which will ln- clude 2 legislative programme that he 1 is confident he can carry out in the new parliament.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
CALLED PARAGRAPHS
May Delay Treatx Ratlfcation.

May Delay Treaty Ratification.
 Constantinople, May Rehabilitation of the treaties negotiated between the Fur kish nationalist government and Italy and France may b edelayed as a result of the resignation of Bekir Samy Bey, min ister of foreign affairs in the Turkish na- tionalist cabinet, it is believed here.
 American Women Escape Drowning.
 London, May 16-Four American wom- eli engaged in relief work at Constanti- nople had narrow escapes from drowning In the BosphoTus yesterday, says the Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Mail. They were in rowboat in mid stream when the boat sprang aleak and quickly sank, A Miss Cushman sank, but upon rising managed to seize her dog by the collar and the animal dragged her to safety. Miss Aslers and Mrs Uhls swan ashore and when she was safe the latter found she was clutching a bank note with which to pay the boat man, who later received the money. The fourth member of the party was a Miss | Caldwell.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
>HIrPINC BOARD SATISFIED
 WITH RECORD OF sAILINGs

Washington. May 1s.-Shipping board records, officials said today, showed that --uiuE ot Eovernment-oEned merchant --srr during ;he first two weeks of May vrr- practically normal. During that lime. ir VsS said. between 90 and 100 sl rpinE board vessels cleared from American ports compared with approxi- a.arely ss during the first two weeks of April
 Andrew Furuseth, president or the h. f--national Seamen's Union, said in a formal statement that injunctions --ainst picke,ing by striking seamen have been issued al the instance of the shipping board in Bsltimdre, Norfolk and New Orleans. and from Baltimore south 300 men are in prisons for picket nr or on charges Of disturbing the r~acs.
 In a formal statement Chairman Ben -on announced tonight that the shipping board was entirely satisfied with the record of sailings last week and declared that Itch achievement of obtaining the requisite number of men 10 sail these vessels is taken 10 indicate the real feel Ing among the men themselves.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17

wash lnzon. May 16.-Throurh deci- -so-s 1f tae supreme court today the gov e--msnt Eon TWO important victories in controversies involving ~teroreta:icn of .--o-rs provisions of the revenue acts .f 17ts and 12i7-
 Increased va'ue of q al asset could -r- he zA-ed Co invested capital" the .-es-t rr-ed In the appeal of La Belle Iron Works an Ohio concern, from a ---H1= by treasury officials. bu. on the .r-t-7rv must he considered In c1mpu.-
 r tho profits of the corporation on which the taxes were to be assessed.
 Tn rho other decision the court rul- -+ that inheritance or succession taxes --E TO a state could not he deducted r--- -1e 'ret estate taxed under the -----uo ar--
 The Ia Belle Iron Works suits was -rz-zcfc-izrd h~ a high government of- f-ir ar rho most important legal suit sT,c-frr federal finances 70 arise in sew r-zl ---ades." The specific point a issue rzs whether ore lands in tho Mesabi range or Minnesota. purchased for S190.- ro0 prior To 1904. could he returned by -re ron company at a new valuation of Sfr n0O.n07 in 1917. the increase being covered hv stock issus and carried un- ,.- invested capital.
 We think the meaning Of the act as t- invested capital is perfectly clear .sI Justice Pitncy in delivering the ..r-r--'s decision. "' II defined -.-- ts-m 70 mean tone) actual cash paid nc -woi. the actual cash value al trs ne ot 7aymcnt Of assets other thar -ae- paid in, and tthreej paid in or r---el surplus and undivided profits used a- employed in thc business but not tC include money or other property Dor -rw.f~
 When s0ea king Of the capital of q business corporation or partnership. sucl re che s-- deals with. "to invest i'm ----e laying out of money or money u--r- uitr a view to obtaining income -- profit from the conduct of a business
 .r- order -o adhere 70 this restricted --sa-rr and avoid exs Ecerated valua fs-. rho drsftvmau Of the act resortef m ths fest of including nothing bu' money or roney's worth, actually con h-red or converted in exchange fol mares of capita, stock .or actually ac .r red through the business activities O t-r corporation or partnership. and com k= .1 an extra by way of increase ovei fre original ctpi5sl stock. How con r-s.r-rv this was carried out hecome' evident ae The section ( Sec. ee7) is ex am ned f- detaU '
 The same controlling thought is cal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-17
AUTHORITIES OF MINGo
 COUNTY FEAR THURSDAY

Charleston. W. Va. May 1s.-Declaring inc situation in Mingo county is -smol- dering volcano. with an eruption all the more imminent" because Of expected demonstrations next Thursday the first anniversary of the battle of Matewan. Mineo county authorities tonight again asked Governor Morgan for federal troops
 The appeal, which. is in the form of a telegram. and signed by Judge R. D. Daley of the Mingo circuit court. Sheriff A. C. Pinson and <. D. Stokes. prosecut- ing attorney. was given out from. the of- flee of the governor.