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The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-09

by Mu-wang against the DOG Bar
barians," thought TO have been ances-
tors of the Huns. Tientsln dates
back at least to the fourteenth cen
tury.
The salt industry In the nelghbor-
hood OF Tlentsln Is prodlgious. Wind
mills are used to pump salt water into
the fields along the Halo river, where
the widely known Chang-lu salt Is
made. Before the war nearly 10000
tons were produced annually. But
Tlentsln Is important commercially In
many respects II Is a rice market
and SiberIa's tea formerly was
shipped through there. Exports were
as varied as the needs OF the dozen
or so nations which had separate set
Elements along five miles of the river
front, and It's imports were as diverse
as the commodities those nations had
to exchange.
The Pelho and Hunho rivers con-
verge at Tientsin. From the latter to
the Yangtsze- Kiang extends the
Grand canal, that remarkable speci-
men OF ancient engineering, mentioned
by ConfucIus. which originally was
more than 1000 miles long.
TIentsin has more people than Bos-
ton. 1t is the principal city of Chih-
II, and is SO miles southeast of Peking
by rail.
The Colorado statesman., 1921-04-09
MARSHALL ISLANDS: NEW
JAPANESE TERRITORY

The Marshall islands, one of the
Pacific archipelagoes formerly owned
by Germany, and over which Japan
has been given a mandate by the
League of Nations, practically form
barrier between the Hawaiian islands,
on the east, and Guam and the Philip
pines to the west.
The two chains of curiously shaped
atolls, or coral islands consisting of
low-lying coral reefs encirclins la
goons, known as the Marshall group,
lie a little south of the center of an
imaginary line connecting Hawaii,
Guam and the Philippines.
Guam, Samoa and Honolulu form a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19

Washington, March 1s.-Secretary Hoover. speaking after the cabinet meet ing said an embargo to prevent dumping by foreign exporters would be difficult of operation in view of the shipping and other questions involved. He indicated that he favored tariff as an alternative to an embargo as a protective measure. Legislation would be required in either case. he said, adding that action would require at least a month or six weeks.
 MT. Hoover said that an obviously se- rious situation was facing the agricul- tural interests of the country on account of the main exporters of the world msik- ing this country a dumping ground for wool. grain, cotton and dairy products and other commodities of which there is already a surplus here.
 Credit must be provided to revive the movement of exports from this country as an aid to the general revival of bus mess. Mir. Hoover maintained. In this connection he said the department of commerce and agriculture were co-operat- ing with the var finance corporation in an effort to stimulate exports There is no objection, Mr. Hoover said. 10 mak- ing advances for financing exports to Germany, where American business In.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
NORWICH CONN, SATURDAY. MARCH. 1s, 1921
Defines
 True Patriotism
At Mammoth Meeting Last Night in Madison Square
 Garden in Protest Against Recent Horror of the Rhine" Meeting.

New York, March 1s.-General John J. Pershing, speaking before a crowd which packed Madison Square Garden tonight, at one of the greatest patriotic demon strations here since the signing of the armistice, bitterly denounced persons of foreign birth who seek the freedom of this country to spread political and warlike propaganda" to weaken the tie of friend ship between the United States and her. allies in the late war. The meeting was held under the auspices of the American Legion and other patriotic societies as protest against the recent mass meeting arranged to voice objection to the pres ence of French colonial troops in occupied Germany described as The horror on the Rhine"
 Fifteen minutes before the meeting
 was called to order by Colonel Frank w. Galbraith. Jr., national commander of the American Legfon, the fire depart ment officials ordered the doors of the garden closed to bar further admissions More than fourteen thousand persons were then packed into the historic struc- ture, while thousands less fortunate ones were swarming around the building in a
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
INVESTIGATING SHOOTING .s-ir .es -sOFgLUTHER P. GRAVES

, Buffalo, N. r.. March 1S-Investigation today of the fatal shooting of Luther P. Braves Yale graduate and socially prom inent, cast doubt on the first theory. that Graves had been shot by burglars whom he surprised at work. Detectives tonight were inclined to the belief that Graves vas shot from ambush, either by someone who had.a grievance against him or in mistake for someone else Graves was shot early this morning as he was waking from 'hiS garage to his home in North street. -- E
 In lis deathbed statements Graves ir- sisted that he had been shot by "a rob- 6er'' but could give no details of the shooting.- In opposition to this theory rom the detectives today pointed to the act that Graves was shot from a dis anee of more than 30 feet in virtual darkness. The location of the crime, hey said, offered ready opportunity for ,scape to burglar with that much start. Police were frankly skeptical that a bur- glar, unless cornered, would shoot to kill
 Against the theory of, deliberate mur- dsr was the apparent absence of motive. Investigation begun today failed to dis close anything in Graves life which would lead to The belief thq+ he had ene- mics who VIC / seek his iil-.
 Footprints eft by the two men be- lieyed 10 hay done the shooting, the Ss- calibre lead bullet which caused Graves death, and meagre descriptions of two men seen running away from the scene Q fthe tragedy are the only clues in the possession of the police.
 Mayor George s. Buck announced to. night that he had been authorized by a eonnittec of citizens to offer a reward of 35,0eo for information which would lead to the conviction of the slayers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
NEW YORK POLICEMAN
 GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER

New York, March 1s.-A verdict of guilty, with a strong recommendation for mercy, was returned today in the case of Patrolman Cornelius aJ Flood, charged with manslaughter nitonnection with the shooting of James Gushing, Is, in July 1918.
 The jury asked for mercy because of the good character of Flood aid his excellent service as policeman.
 The case was an outgrowth of inves- tigation into alleged corruption in the cty government by Former Governor Whitman, Flood was first placed on trial charged with murder but as the trial neared completion yesterday, the court ordered charge of manslaughter sub stituted.
 Flood was alleged to have shot the youth on the roof of a West Side apart. ment house. where he had been sent tc investigate that the boy was chasing pig cons.
 Flood testified that he ripped and fel and his revolver was dischargel acci dentally. He reported the case tc his su perior as all accident, swearing that bt did not know he had shot the boy.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19

added that if the roads did not take ad vantage of the permissive. features of the law by agreeing to adjustment boards the efficiency of the labor board might be greatly impaired, resulting in decisions possibly adverse to the roads.
 The minority headed by W. W. Alter bury, vice president of the Pennsylvania however, presented three reports, at diff ferent times, which pointed out that agreement to national adjustment meant dealing with the representatives of organ ized labor and declared the non-union man would not have chance before such a board. Such a recognition of the un- ions, the report said, would lead to a closed shop and concentration of control by the unions National boards, one of the reports said, meant national agree ments and creation of uniform handling of all labor matters. contrary to the mil nority's contention that each road should be allowed 10 negotiate its own agree ments.
 The minority report, it was shown was adopted by 9 member vote of 50 to Al.
 Attempts to draw from MT. Cuyler his connection with other business interests brought the explanation that he was mol | a practical railroad man, although he
  banks and other corporations Publicity matter attacking nationa l agreements sent out under MT. Cuyler's name was prepared by publicists, he said but had his thorough concurrence and he | declared emphatically that he was op posed to all national agreements H< | said the association appropriated $115, | 600 a year for publicity.
 | MT. Walsh clashed with his witness several times and kept the big crowd il such confusion that the chairman severa | times threatened to clear the room MT Cuyler, however. maintained his objec tions to national agreements and block ed every effort of the unions to show tha strife existed in the association over tn | question.
 It was expected, labor leaders said. t, draw out from the executives placed ol the stand fn alleged divided stand on tn 1 national agreement question. Carl R 1 Gray. president of the Union Pacific, an. w. W. Atterbury were on hand. but thei I appearance was postponed until tonaor row.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19

the construction of Section 214 of the revenue act of 1918, which provides that in computing the net income there shall be allowed as deductions taxes paid or accrued within the taxable year imposed by the authority of the United States ex- cept income. war profits and excess prof its taxes" tre construction of the com missioner of, internal revenue being that the amount paid under the estates tax law was not tax which could be de- ducted,, but "a toll taken from the prop erty transferred
 Judge Downey, in discussing the posi- tion taken by the commission of internaN revenue, said: We are, in effect, asked to construe the statute so asAto nullify one of it's plain provisions. We do not feel that we are justified in adding an- other exception to those provided for in the statute. If congress intended that the estate tax should not be deducted in determining the net income it would have said so. We are not unmindful of the
 importance of this holding and of it's pos sible effect on revenues and the public treasury. but we cannot conclude that such matters should be in any wise con- trolling"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
D., L. ( W. SUBMITS WAGE
 SCALE TO MARINE WORKERS,

New York. March s.-Managenents of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West ern and Lehigh Valley railroads today formally submitted to representatives of their marine workers a schedule Of wage reductions of fl to 20 per cent. effective April %. The employees took the matter under. consideration and will report Dack at another conference next week
 A conference between workers repre- sentatives and the management of Ire Central Railroad of New Jersey schedulefn for today. was postponed until next Mon day when the New York Central EaiI- road and the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroads also will hold confer- ences
 The Philadelphia < Reading Railway Company, 1t WIS announced by the Gen eral Managers Association here. is pre- pairing notice advising of general ad- justment for all classes. exceat unskllIed labor which was covered in $ previous no- tice. 10 take effect April 2s. Eirven meetings will be held between April 6 and 25 10 discuss the readj1stnent with employees
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
LEGION MEETING
 IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

New York, March Is. .-One hundred per cent. Americanism manifested it. self tonight when IA, 4,000 persons crowded into, Madison Square Garden to protest with the American Legion the meeting held there few weeks ago to voice ob- jection to the "horror of the Rhine" as to the occupation of Germany by French Colonial troops was then described.
 Orators at tonight's meeting hurled scathing remarks at those who would at tempt to foster ideals here other than American, and each one was met with shouts and cheers from the enthusiastic audience General John J. Pershing and the gold star mothers shared the hon. ors of. the meeting
 demonstration lasting fully ten min utes occurred as the procession of gold star mothers entered, escorted by marine guard and military band. A lew moments later 2. bugle announced the entrance of General Pershing and an- other demonstration. equal to the first, i took place. Legion posts from all over the city came trooping in behind their color bearers, and as each arrived it was the signal for the audience to rise to its feet in cheers
 Impromptu -four minutes speakers'' gathered their audiences on street cor. i ners, and for several hours the thousa nds 1 outside were quiet as enthusiastic as the ones who arrived early enough ia gain entrance to the Garden Four hun i dred policemen guarded the area, but | there were no disturbances.
 Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr.. national commander of the American Legion, ore sided at the meeting, and when in his brief address he paid a tribute to the gold star mothers no sound but the | speakers voice could be heard The va st audience bowed their eyes, mems hand. kerchiefs went to their eyes, and women sobbed audibly. A moment later ths crowd broke into prolonged cheering when Colonel Galbraith pointed to a section oi the gallery reserved for wounded soI. diers and described them as the "res, heroes of the war"
 As General Pershing was introduced f, the audience he was given another ova.
 ton. the crowd rising to it's feet anf
 cheering for five minutes. Following General .Pershins's addres,
 resolutions were unanimously adoptei
 condemning "the spread of misch eviou,
 propaganda among our people" and re
 senting as "disloyal any attempt to bree,
 dissention between our country, and th,
 allies who fought shoulder to shoulde
 with us for the preservation of h,1ma1
 liberty in the greatest war of all times
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
MATEWAN BATTLE CASE WILL GO TO JURY EODAY

Williamson, ". Va, March 1s s-when adjournment in the Mattewan battle trial was taken late this afternoon it was the general opinion, of alla participants that the jury would receive the case not later than one. o'clock SatuI day after noon. Counsel for both sides were agreed that arguments would be concluded at the morning session. Today's session was devoted to closing arguments by counsel.
 Harold ". Houston wEo opened fo- the defense, declared that not one of the at torneys conducting the prosecution "can say he represents the commonwealth of West Virginia" He charged that the Baldwin Felts Detective Agenc3 seven of whose operatives fell mortally wound- ed during the fight feeds the lawyers.
 What crime had been committed that armed non-residents should be sent into Matewan," he asked and answered the question bR saying:
 "Becazse the crime they committed was joining the miners union."
 After stating that a. labor controversy caused the shooting, Houston remarked
 it is time that Mingo county should be governed by taxpayeI1 and not by a pri- vate detective agency
 MT. Housten's closing statement was a word picture. of 'litt;e children who fed to the hills when the fight occurred, now knee!ing beside their beds at night praying for the return of their daddies. '' John s. Marcum, states counsel, began his argument with an attack cn Sid Hatfield whom he said had been played as a hero"
 He declared there is not street nor corner in Matewan that is not stain | ed with the blood of men.
 One hundred yards from the scene where Albert Felts was murdered" he said, there was born feud in 1882 thai brought much note.i iety to that section It was known as the Hatfield McCo, feud. Later three men were killed on ar election day and still later the mayor and his chief of ptfice were killed. An l they don't kill 'em single there; the, kill them by half dozens, by pairs ant trl1ets."
 Peaceful Matewan! Quiet little towl of Mattewanr' were the attorneys mex utterances and were in reply, he said, t MT Houston's argument that "Matewal
 was disturbed over the appearance o private detectives with rifles.
 T Taking up the industrial situation Marcum attacked union organizers and il
 contrast pointed out what he said wer benefits derived from the coal operators
 management in operating the fields ' , Mingo
 The speaker said he had -no dout there were women and children waitin
 and longing for their husbands an fathers but they are in the homes c Ferguson. Booher and Powel, Higgins an other detectives killed at Matewan."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
LAST WARNING GIVEN TO
 WAR SERVICE sLACKERs

Washington. March 1s.-A last oppor- tunity for selective service law evaders to escape broadcast publication of their names as deserters during the world war was given today by Adjutant General Harris of the army.
 Persons who have reason to believe they will be charged with evading the draft. but who did not actually do So, the adjutant general announced, may es- cape the odium of being publicly brand- ed as a deserter unjustly by communi eating all the facts of the case to hir without delay.
 The final check of the draft evader lists is now being completed by former mem- bers of the local draft boards By the end of the month the war department expects to begin making the lists pub lie through the newspapers md by furn- ishing copies 10 city. state and federal police, detective agencies, the American Legion and other patriotic societies. In addition Secretary WeekE will ask con- gress 10 nay a reward of $50 to any per- son who delivers to the military authori- ties deserter from the draft Funds on hand now do not permit paying the fun reward
 The departments list of draft evaders which as originally reported to the pro- vost general. numbered nearly Is0.op0 names. has been reduced by careful checking and by apprehension of evaders to approximately 15O.O0O names.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
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Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
SUIT AGAINST OFFIcEES
 OF THE B. M. OF N. F.. E g, l..

Detroit. March 1s.-suit against. grand officers of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way .Employes and Rail way Shop Laborers to restrain removal from office of Leo T. Kennedy general chairman of the Pennsylvan a system cf the union. to bring about an accounting of the brotherhood's funds; and to compel grand officers, to set aside money for the brotherhood provident fund, was begun in circuit court here Ljdav The suit, filed by Kennedy and other officers of the Pennsylvania system of the Grganizat on, named Edward F. Grable, Detroit, grand president of the brotherhood, and several members of the grand executive board of the organization as defendants.
 Coincident with the filing of the suit 1t came known Kennedy, a resident of Will mington, Del, filed suit by summons in circuit court here several days ago against President Grable, vice president W. D. Roberls and the brotherhood, seek ing $1eo,0oo for alleged libel
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
CARL wANDERER GETS
 DEATH SENTENCE FOR MURDER

Chicago. March 1s.-After escaping with a sentence of 25 years for the mur- der of his wife and an unborn child. Carl Wanderer was sentenced to death by jury today for the staying of the ragged stranger he used as a dupe to cover suD his greater crime. the defense immediately moved for a new trial.
 Wanderer betrayed no sign of emotion when he heard the verdict. "I don't care what they did to me-" he said as he left the courtroom His defense had been insanity and his attorneys asserted that this plea would be the basis of his appeal.
 The jury took four ballots. The first ballot found him guilty. The other three were to fix punishment, the death verdict coming on the fourth.
 The double murder took place last summer. Wanderer declared that when he came home from a picture show one night with his wife they met a man in the vestibule at the entrance of their home. The man opend fire, Wander said and he fired hack. The stranger and Wanderers wife were killed
 For several days wanderer was looked on as a hero. The police. however. found that the stranger's gun belonged to Wan. derer's cousin and that Wanderer had borrowed it few days before the mur. der. Wanderer was arrested and sign ed a confession that he had hired the stranger, whom he termed "a poor boob. " to stage a fake hotlup and had killed his wife and the man. In the first trial. for the murder oi | his wife and her unborn baby. Wanderel repudiated this confession. He was found guilty and given a 25 year sentence. tht jury announcing that it had compromised | on the punishment
 | The state immediately arranged for z second trial the charge being murder o | the dupe. The defense pleaded insan | ity in the second trial.
 The body of the stranger still Is in thu county morgue, never having been identi | fed.
 We 'srer in the repudiated confession | saiF tiat he met the man in a saloor and arranged the hold up. telling tn, stranger he would kill his wife. but h,
 wanted to make it realistic by a noel ] robbery. He said he wanted to get ri, l of his wife so he could go back to thu
 army where he had served overseas al
 lieutenant.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
TREATY
 WAS SIGNED LAST NIGHT

London, March 1s-The Russo-Polish treaty was signed at e.3O o'clock tonight, says dispatch to the London Times from Riga. The dispatch adds that it is to be ratified at Minsk within thirty da s.
 Under the treaty 3o.0oO. 900 gold ru- bles are to be paid to Poland within twelve months.
 The terms of the treaty are virtually the same as those of the preliminary treaty except as concerns the amount to be paid by Russia
 After the signing of the treaty M Dombski, the chief Polish representative delivered a speech in which he said that at last, after intolerable hardships, Pc. land had gained her independence and hoped to live on friendly terms with Rus sia.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
LAPoINTE GUILTY OF MURDER
 OF WIFE AND HER MOTHER

Dover, Me, March 1s.-Edward La- Pointe was found guilty tonight of the murder of his wife Gladys and her mo- ther, Mrs. Albert Higgins. at Sebec on July 30, 1920. Testimony was presented by the defence.
 Two two women were killed by shots from riie at Mrs. Higgins home, to which Mrs. LaPointe had gon to live, the only witnesses to the shooting were her two children. both less than four years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-19
Government LOSns
 Income Tax 1 Court Decides Tn, lte. Exceeding $50, ,0 En- titled to Deduct q Es- tates Tax From Iiis le Tax Returns.

Washington, March 1s.-The federal government today lost an important in- come tax suit when the United States court of claims held that every estate, the net amount of which exceeds $50,000 and which has been, or is hereafter com pelled to pay the federal estates tax, is entitled to deduct the amount so paid from its income tax return.
 The effect of the decision, should 1t be sustained by the court to which the gov- ernment noted an appeal, will be that the government win not only be compell- ed to refund all taxes already collected from estates under such circumstances, but will be unable to collect similar amuonts from estates in the future
 The court awarded a judgment for $165,075 in favor of Senator Underwood of Alabama, Alan H. Woodward and Reginald Barrister, as executors of Jo- seph H. Woodward, in a suit to reserve the action of the commission of internal revenue in refusing to allow as a deduc- ton under the income tax law the sum of $4S9,S34 paid by the executors as fed eral estates tax.
 The decision in the casa was based on