Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-27

Because Of illness Of Chairman But
Ter. the house naval committee post
poned, until FRIDAY hearing of Gen.
Pershing on world disarmament.
Despite reductions in prices of saso-
line and oit' in une middle west by
Standard Oil Co. of Indiana, prices IN
New York will remain unchanged.
Appropriations Of s1oo,ooo,oco for
public highways during the next fis- |
cal year IS proposed in a bill report |
ed by the house roads committee.
John b. Stewart of Windsor was re- |
elected. president Of the New England |
Tobacco association at the annual meet
ing of the organization in Hartford.
Active steps are to be taken short
ly by federal prohibition officials to
blork distribution OF intoxicating bev-
erages masquerading as patent medi-
cines.
Artillery barracks in the vicinity Of
Madrid were burned out. Soldiers and
firemen succeeded in removing TO-
010 shells which were stored in the
depot.
A loss Of $4,000 was incurred in
downtown business district of Ath-
ems, Ga. by fire which destroyed three
city blocks and damaged adjoining
buildings.
B. AyuIo, Peruvian commercial at
tache at Nice. France, reported to the
police that money and jewels valued
at more than $780, were stolen from
his rooms.
Fire caused damage Of about $10,-
900 in garage owned by John II. Bae-
der in Torrington and in an automo-
Bile paint shop on the second floor
of the building.
James watts, 22. eoIored, Of Hartford,
was killed by a train at a street crossing.
He was with a companion. who jumped
in time, but Watts did not see the loco
motive until too late.
A Central News dispatch from
Stockholm to London states that the
Finnish newspapers reveal new reHo-.
| lut<onsry plots in Finland. The stu
alton is serious.
Records for yeuthfuIness in stow
| aways dropped to the eight-year- old
| level Tuesday when lima Lombardo was
discovered aboard the steamship Dante
! Aligheri, in New York, from Genoa.
Four bandits entered the Daniels
jewclry store, Toledo. bound the pro-
| prietor and customers hand and foot
| and escaped in an automobile with
| jewelry valued at more than $4,000.
| -.-..r -
] Eighteen Thousand dollars Of an estate
believed to exceed $50, 900 8 left to local
/ public institutions by the will of Henry
C. knight, late OF Bridgeport. who died
in Florida Jan. IA.
New York & Porto Rico Steamship
Co. is suing the Government for ST.
Sl2,5OO, for loss of it's steamship Caro-
lima sunk by German submarine dur
ing the war while under Government
control
Conservative and radical elements
in Italy virtually joined forces in op-
posing the bill proposed by Premier
Gtolftti which would give workers a
share in the management Of industrial
plants.
The supreme council of the allies
| decided to call a conference of allied
representatives with representatives
Of Greece and Turkey in London at ar
early date TO Bsettle the near est ques-
ton.
Neootiatiens between Ambassador
| Morris and Shidehara for the settle
, ment. of the California question anc
the definition of the rights Of Japan
ese in this country were successfully
concluded.
The American naval court Of in
quiry and the japanese military couri
L trsn n.
shooting of naval Lieutenant WarreT
H. Langdon in Vladivostok' by Jap
anese sentry.
Will II. Hays, chairman Of the re-
publican national committee, announc'
ed that $210, 900 had been contributed
since the election toward the repub
, lican campaign deficit of approximate
ly s1,500,0oo.
Congress received from Presiden
!, Wilson the first message signed will
pen and ink since the President wa
: taken i'll 4 year and a half ago. Th'
i: message was in regard to changes il
: customs districts.
The body of "a French Soldier,
. representing the French unidentifie'
Q war dead, will be buried with simpl
ceremonies Friday morning in tn
| tomb now ready under the Arc d
Triomphe in Paris.
|. Announcement was made that tn
: state referendum of the American lie
: gion posts on the question of bonu
a resulted in 80 posts voting in favo
!. and IS posts against. Thirty-six 9th
!, | er posts not voting.
A Paris art dealers are demanding re
: peal of 25 per cent tax on export o
= all paintings and works OF art impos
:. ed by French government to preven
! ransacking of art galleries by wealth
. American purchasers. ..
The state department refused to re
{ verse its decision in the case of Lor
Mayor O'Callaghan Of Cork, when ap
, pealed to by a committee represent
. Ping the American commission for tn
q = independence Of Ireland, Of New Jer
!. sey.
y The United States, in education, oc
l. cupies ninth place, with most of tn
a world ahead of u.s." says the hous
D committee of education in repoI
. recommending passage Of a bill pro
u viding for a federal department {
education.