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Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
CONTRACTORS HELD FOR
 COLLAPSE OF THEATRE wAIp

New York. Nov. so.-Syivester Roseu- thai and Samuel MoshoEitz owners and contractors of the American theatre fn Brooklyn. which collapsed yesterday. burying nearly 5o worixmen, today we-e ordered held without bail when they were arraigned before Magistrate Kcto on charges of manslaughter
 Later. however. Supreme Court Jue- tice Kelby granted as writ of habeas cor pus and the pair were released on sfs.- 600 bail each. furnished by a surety comrany.
 With four city departments pressing separate inquiries. search of the ruins continued. resulting in discovery of the seventh body Eighteen injured are iy- ing in hospitals.
 Three additional arrests were made late today when Michael, Charles and Vito Cannella. brothers. employed as masonry contractors. were held In tfe.- | ono bail each on charges of homicide. The complaint charges that they used inferior material in the construction work under their contract.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
SIGNIFICANT DECLARATION
 IN AN ADDRESS RY DE VALERA

Ennis. Ireland, Nov. so-.(By the A. r.l-Eamonn De vaiers In an address here today declared If reace in Ireland WAS not brought abont 1t would not be be- cause ''there is not the will on the part O. Ireland to make ii. but because those proposed fo us m Ireland do not want to make peace with us"
 T may tell you,r Mir. De Valera cor tinued. that We stand today, nc matter what other peoples say exactly where we stood. and for the principles for which w, stood four years al 20. We fave gone as Tar as we can go. consistent with those principles. for peace; we cannot. and viii not. 20 any further. If we 70 farther would bo for us 10 betray those ,prinei- pies which have ben fought for by gen e-ations Of Irishmer for the past six hundred or seven hundred years.'
 Mfr. De Valera had an enthusiastic re- ception. He spoks with great fir-nness when he dsciared that "all the power of fhs empire cannot break the spirit of one true ration"
 We counted the cost four or five years Hro.r Mir. De Valera continued "and you who have had the experience of those as E1Irediy will not suggest that anybody having clNarge of the direction of affairs or who hold the standard you entrusted to them, should for a moment give awa7 pur principles We stand in the rock ot truth and principle and will face the fu ture with the same confidence and know ledge as we faced our work four year. ago"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
STEADY PROGRESS BACK
 TO NORMAL CONDITIONS

Washington, Nov. so.-Frogress te- ward normal conditions throughout the country has been continuous during November despite q relative ''sicvInE down" as compared with the prrvious two months, tho federal reserve board said tonight in itH monthly bus!nsss and financial rovisw.
 "on the whols." the board said. rths best opinion now looks to . steady. even If locally interrupted progress back to normal conditions. although DO imfnedj- ate or sudden expansion or boom is in sight"
 During the past month. the board de- clared. improvement in business eondi- tlcns was not 20 pronounced. For tss time being, 1t was explained. the peak of demand has been reached and passed while uncertainty regarding prices of staples. particularly cotton, has inter- fered with trade buying.
 Possible further reductions of frefgh, rates. t was asserted. has apparently tended to unsettle prices and to retarc industrial activity In some of the chic. manufacturing sections. Recovery fn ths steel and iron trade has halted for. th. time.
 However reduction Tn the prices g, cereas and of the failure of cotton t' maintain as high a level as expecfs' ] have proved a serious handfcsp to th | farming interests the board said whici has resulted In a lesseninE of denan' for consumable goods in farming com I munities and a tendency to cheek some what the process of liquidsting loans . banks. Nevertheless retail bushes: continues to improve. taking the couutr. as a whole. Prices continue to r1sfu tain substantially stable poeftfcr while unemployment has al iess slightly decreased.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
BLOC WILL
 OPPOSE ADOPTION OF SALES TAX

Washington, Nov. S0.-Representative Dickinson, republican, of Iowa. Issued warning tonight that the house agricui- tural bloc which he leads, was prepared to lSill any D an for adoption of sales tax as a means of raising revenue to pay the soldiers bonus. The blov, Mir. Dickinson said, would place nothing in the way of the bonus measure Itself but would content itself with defeating ef- forts to raise the money by the. sales tax. The Iowa member declared thnt sufficient votes, were on hand to eiiml- nate the tax if It was attached to the bonus bill.
 We shall not interfere with the bringing out of bonus bill." he con- tinued. That Is the province of the ways and means committee and Chair man Fordney has said 1t would be done early. in the regular session. But we will not let the money be raised by a sale stax for 1t will be an opening wedge for it's extension to other revenue re- quirements."
 The bloc leaders have half a dozen 1 forms of taxes which they will offer .: means of raising the needed funds foi adjusted compensation of the former service men. according to NIT. Dckin. son. He mentioned among these tn, taxes Ion gifts. liquor. inheritance ana community property. All of these we7
 struck out of the revenue bill and MT Dickinson declared they could and
 should be used as revenue sources if bonus was passed by congress.
 MT. .Dickinson's warning aroused com ment among house members. some ho d
 ing that it was a step in the direction O
 ending house action by special rul
 which has limited debate and. It ha been charged. permitted few and some
 times no changes in measures as brough In.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
5000 HoMICIDEs IN THE
 UNITED STATES DURING 1920

New York. Nov. so.-Hdmicdes in the United States during 1920 totaled approximately 5000, decrease of 500 from the 1919 record, according to computation by Frederick L. Hoffman third vice president and statistician of the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America.
 The figures. made public tonight through The Spectator, showed Mem phis, Tenn, still in the lead with a kill ing record of 53.4 persons for every 100000 of population. The safest of sI cities for which figures were tabulated, was Rochester, N. T., where the rate was but 1.3 for every 100. 900
 In general. the tables showed that southern states, with large negro popu- lations, had the~ highest homicide rate and that the proportion of negroes slain was from three and a half to seven times that of whites. The average was slightly in excess of four to one. Tabulations for the period 1s15-ls1e grouped geographically, showed the New England states to be most law-abidine so far as homicide was concerned, witt a rate of 2.S for / each 100000. The southern group had the highest rate. 1o.s. In the Middle Atlantic states. the rate was s.1; Central states. s.1: Rocky Mountain states. e.4 and Pacife coast states, s.2.
 o fthe larger cities. Boston had the lowest rate. 5.1, New York was second with 5.s. The Chicago rate was 1o.3 San Francisco. 7.s; Philadelphia. s.s; St. Louis, 12.e and Cleveland, 12.5.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
s5.Ooo FINE, FIVE YEARS IN
 PRISON FOR JOHN TALBOT

Indianapolis. Nov. 3o.-John Talbot of South Bend, Ind. supreme president of the Order of Owls, a frsternal organiza : tion. who was found guilty in United States district court last week of violat- ing the Mann act, today was faed s5. 900 by Judge A. B. Anderson and sentenced to Leavenworth prison for five years.
 Talbot was convicted ony charge of transporting Pearl Bagley from Topeka, Kas., to South Bend, Ind, for immoral purposes. He was permitted to remain at liberty under s5, 900 bonds and has sixty days in which to make an appeal Prior to the sentencing, counsel for Tal- bot filed motions for a new trial- and for arrest of, judgment. The motions, how ever. were overruled. Talbot had nc statement to make. .s,
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
LETTERS MAY REVEAL CAUSE
 OF wHITTLEsEY SUICIDE

Havana Cuba, Nov. 90 (By the A. P What compelling motive sent Lieuetn- ant ColoncI Charles W. Whittlesey, com mander of the .Lost Battalion, ~over- board into the sea may be revealed in letters to members of his family and busi- ness associates which he left for Captain Grant of the steamer Toloa to deliver. Nine of these letters were in the cap tafn's possession when the Toloa docked tonight. Cap ain Grant also received a note, from Colonel Whittlesey which he declared he regarded as confidential.
 T can say, however. that from all ap- peaI.anoes the act was premeditated," Captain Grant declared, and that Col onel Whittlesey leaped overheard either just before or just after mid-Saturdag."
 Various wireless messages were left by Colonel Whittlesey for transmission, but these were not forwarded and except in case of one of the messages their nature was not disclosed. This particular mes sage said that he would he missing.
 None of the letters which Colonel whfttiesey left on his berth were on the writing paper of the steamship company nor were any of them dated, which led to the belief that they were written be- fore embarking on the Toloa.
 | ! IL was only after two hours confer ence with representatives of the Ameri- can and British consulates and the act ing first secretary of the American lega- tion. Cord Meyer. Jrs that Captain Grant would give out any statement.
 "I learned just before we sailed las' Saturday morning that Colonel sWhittle sey was aboard" said Captain Grant but I. did not see him until dinner that night. He sat at my table and appeared quite normal.
 AThe first intimation hadsthat he had l disappeared was Monday morning wher 1 it was found that his berth was undis >turbed. An investigation was made ast ] the letters and wireless messages and {; note to me were discovered on his berth T did not forward the wireless mes
 sages. but sent two of my own-one t,
 his executor. John B. Pruyn. and anothe l to the company office. The letters en trusted to me shall mail as soon as pos l sibie"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
PROSECUTION CLOSES IN
 THE ARBUCKLE CASE

San Francisco. Nov 3o-The prosecu- ton in the case of Roscoe c. Arbuckle, accused of manslaughter in connection wit hthe death of Virginia Rappe, closed today but made reservations which may lead to an extension of testimony for several hours tomorrow.
 It appeared the jury might have the issue in its hands by Friday afternoon
 A leading witness today was pr. Ru- fus L. Rigdon of San Francisco. who was called to rehut defense evidence that injuries of the sort which resulted in the death of Miss Rappe could be caused by agencies other than external force. Dr. Risdon testified that he knew of no case of his own knowledge where such. injury was purely internal or spon- taneous in character.
 Before adjournment today the de- fense offered to submit the case with. out arguments but the prosecution de- clined.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
Four Killed in Army
 Plane Combat Drill Two Airplanes Collided While at an Altitude of 2,000 Feet at Fort Sill. Okla.

Lavton, Ola, Nov. 39.---Four army av- iators, two officers sn1 tw2 privates, were l:e.,ec today when .he two airplanss in which they were performing combat duty ,dri.ls collided while at ar altitude oi 2.ooG feetf, and crashcl to earth near Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The dead
 Captain Loomis.
 i1ieutenant A. T. Lantal.
 Private Hubbard.
 Private B. A. Smith.
 As the airplanes struck the earth, their gasoline tanks exploded, envclopinE he wreckage in flames. Attendants were urahie to reach the bodies of the men un- til they had been charred beyond recug- hilton.
 According to officers the two machines had been in the air fur some time when Il ey attempted to execute difficult ma reaver. As they swoo,sd toward ach other their wings met and both airplanes <ell to earth in heiples stang-e
 Hundreds of persons who liurried t. the scene were fo,cad to stand by help le ssly while the wreckage burned.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
NAVAL EXPERTS UNABLE TO
 AGREE JAPAN's NAVAL STRENGTH

Washington, Nov. 30 (By the A. P.)- Experts of the Big Three" naval pow CTS agreed today that they could not reach an accord on the basis of calcula- ton to be used in measuring Japan's existing relative naval strength. They gave uo the task and turned the prob lem back to their respective de,egatione to the arms conference. Upon its so- =lution hangs the fundamental principle of the American naval limitation propo, sal. the five -fve-three capital ship ra. tio.S
 The experts were substantially in agreement as to the accuracy of esti. mates of naval sh ength of each power originally submitted by the American conference group if the American plar of including all ships actually under construction in arriving at the ratio wa, fol owed. The Japanese experts, how ever. insisted to the last that this wa. not the proper basis of calculation. pro posing instead to disregard all ships nov building by either power in determin. ing relative naval strength. The plenary delegates of the two powers will continue the discussion iron this point.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
OBITUARY.
Lord Mount Stephen.

London, Nov. 30 (By the A. P.)-Lord Mount Stephen, pioneer railroad con- structor in Canada and first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway com pany. died last night at his country res- idepce, Brocket Hall, Hatfield. Hartford shire. He was ninety-two years of age.
 Lord Mount Stephen, George steph- en), first Baron Mount Stephen, was bor non June 5. 1929 at Ferres in Banff- shire, Scotland. the son of William Ste phen, a carpenter.
 The life story of Lord Stephen was a romance of early struggles against pow erty, of rapid rise to eminence after he came to Canada in 1850, of pioneer work In railroad construction which eliminated in the connecting of the Att lantic and the Pacific by the Canadian Pacific Railway of the acquisition of a s6.noo,0oo fortune, much of which he gave away to relatives, and finally ot an old age spent as a peer in a historic home know ras Brocket Hall. Hertford- snire. in England. which had at times been occupied by two prime ministers of England, Lord Melbourne and Lord Palmerston
 As asboy. Stephen played barefoeted in the streets of his native village. was a shepherd on the nearby bleak moors and then a drapers clerk. Coming to Canada, he entered the store of an un- cle In Montreal a cloth merchant. whom he ultimately bought out. He invested his savings in Bank of Montrea, stock bcen1oing one of it's largest sharehold- erss and finally it's president.
 About this time Stephen came into business relations with Donald Smith. a cousin, who afterwards became Lord Strathcona. Smith interested him in | the construction of a railway to the Ca nadian west, which he knew through his l association with 1t as resident govern. of the Hudson's Bay Company
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
GROUPS OF FAscIsTI AND
 SOCIALISTS FIGHT IN ROME

Rome, Nov. 2s-Ink wells, clubs and furniture furnished weapons for con- fiict tonight between groups of Fascist and socialists at a provincial council meeting. convened for the purpose of honoring seven Roman citizens who were killed In the recent disorders be- tween the Fascist and railway workers
 Eulogistic speeches by the socialist members provoked the Ire of the Fas cisti. and general disorder ensued. Inl wells were thrown with telling effect wounding four men, who streamed q mixture of blood and ink.
 Order was restored when the roya guards entered the building and dis persed the combatants.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01

Washington. Nov. 30 (By the A. P.)- Bringing with 1t some of the sharpest Issues of world diplomacy the celebrated Shantung controversy took It's place today at the arms conferences
 The result was an offer by the United States and Great Britain. accepted promptly by Japan and China, to assume the role of friendly advisers In new at- tempt to solve the problem and end the long and bitter debate that has swept over three continents.
 The plan for an exercise of American and British good offices" Is understood to have originated with the American delegation alter 1t became apparent that China had resolved to raise the question in the conference proper.
 Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Bal
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
MEMORIAL SERVICES SUNDAY
 FOR COL. cHAs. ". wHITrLEsEY

New York. Nov. so.-Memoria, ser vices for Lieutenant Colonel Charles w
 Whittlesey, hero of the Lost Battal- ion." who leaped to death from a Ha- vana bound steamer Saturday night. will be held here next Sunday. 1t was an- nounced tonight. The Association of the 77th Division of which Colonel Whittlesey was a member, is arranging the program, assisted by the American Red Cross and the Training Camps As- sociation of America.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
ITALIAN COMMUNIST WAS
 FOUND GUILTY OF DISSIPATION

Palermo, Sicily Nov. 2s.-Erancesco Misiano, Italian communist deputy, ,yho evaded military service and escaped to Russia during the war, has been sen fenced to ten years imprisonment by military court martial. He was found guilty of "deserting in time of war,
 An enthusiastic demonstration by Fascist here greeted the announcement of his sentence. and large crowds pa- raded the streets in celebration of his conviction.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
TWO BARGEs REPORTED
 LOST WITH SIX MEN

Boston. Nov. 39.--The loss of the barges Governor Robey and Carrie Clark, with six men aboard, off Navesink early yesterday morning was reported by. the tug Neptune on her, arrival ar New oYrk today, according to word received by the agents here. The barges were in tow of the Neptune from Norfolk for this port. k
 The barges went down in a storm, Cap tain Little of the Neptune said. He saw ed the West Point. third of ais town, and brought her into New York safely.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
BUSINESS MEN MUST
 OVERCOME AGRICULTURAL BLOC

New York. Nov. so-Business men must organize and. defend themselves ''to overcome the baneful effects of the agricultural bloc in congress" Otto H. Kahn. banker. declared in letter to the committee of American business men. made public today.
 Business. he asserted, stands In need of spokesman and organizer. but he added that he did not contemplate form
 ing business bloc in congress. Blocs he said. "are pernicious and not con- formable to the genius and the very un- deriving conceptions of our institu- 1 tlons"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
DECISION IN CASE OF NEW
 BRITAIN PROSECUTOR MONDAY

Hartford, Nov. so.--At the conclusion of the arguments in the trial of Prose- cutting Attorney Albert A. Greenberg of New Britain, accused of taking a bribe, Judge Isaac Wolfe in the superior court today. said he would give his decision Monday.
 { The charge against Greenberg is in connection with the New Britain boot logging scandals.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01

placed at the disposal of the opponents of self government in that country.
 Great Britain put force aside in those sets;ementsl recognizing that minority questions are domestic questions for na- tiens in which minorites exist. Canada and South Africa then solved their own internal difficulties to the mutual advan- tage of Great Britain and themselves"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
rscoMrrrEscr HEARING FOR.
 sTONINGToN PHILANTHRoPIsT

New York, Nov. So.-supreme
 Court Justice Guy today named
 Thomas F. Keough, an attorney, as
 referee to take testimony as to the
 alleged incompetency of Chan CT \.
 Wayland, Stonington, Conn, philan-
 thropist. MT. wayland, ss, was committed
 10 Bellevue hospital for observation
 a week ago. upon application of his
 son. John F. Wayland of this city.
 who alleged the philanthropist was
 incompetent to manage his own af- fairs. The patient demanded hear ing before the ten-day probationary period had expired and on testimony of two doctors that he appeared in- competent. Justice Guy ordered the refereeshfp. He restrained Mir. Wayland. in the meantime. from dis posing of any of his property. .
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01

f5ur, as respective heads of the, Amefis can and British groups will meet .tomor- row with the Japanese and Chinese rc lay the basis for the negotiations
 On the eve of the first meeting the Chinese delegates announced tonight they would go into the discussions prepared to accept nothing less than uncondltionaI withdrawal of the Japanese claims In Shantung. The attitude of Japan vas not set forth so explicitly. but its was as- sumed the Japanese spokesmen vcnid contend for the reservations insisted on in the recent diplomatic exchange be- tween Tokio and Picking.
 The advent of the Shantung question at the council table followed on the heels Continued on Page Ten Col. rhrss)
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
DEVELOPING SOLUTION OF
 E THE SHANTUNG CONTROVERSY

Japan and China Have Accepted Offer by the Uned States and Great Britain Assume the Role of Friendly Advsors-Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour Will Meet Today With the Japanese and Chinese to Lay the Basis For the Negotiations Has Declared lts Att titude in Regard to Foreign Garrons in China-Chnese Delegates Are Striving For the Unconditional With drawal of the Japanese Claims in Shantung.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
N. H. ROAD DENIES BIG
 PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT

New Haven. Nov 3o-An official statement by President Pearson of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road; today was to the effect that the raiI- road company did not contemplate pur- chase of motive equipment to the value of a~quarter of a million dollars in the im- ea7esaiasta A,tura. as had been reported.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
CHINESE GOVT GRANTED
 EXTENSION OF s5,5oo,o 900 LOAN

New York, Nov so.-The Chinese government requested and received to- day a ninety-day extension of it's s5,- 50o,0o0 loan from the Pacific Develop n1ent Corporation which was to have matured tomorrow, it was announced by Edward P. Bruce, president of the cor poration. The interest due tomorrow was paid today. he added.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01
KILLING IN REPRIsAL FOR
 BELFAST BOMB EXPLOSION

Belfast, Nov. 30.-A number of men today held up Alexander Reid this morning in Cormac street, in the nation alist market district and shot and killed him. The killing Is. believed to have been in reprisal for the bomb explosion Tuesday evening which killed one wo- man and injured two other women.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01

Elliott P. Frost. one of the feur men
 reported nlarooned by the storm on Milk
 Island. off Rockport. Mass. while duck hunting, came ashore and expressed sur prise that their failure to return earlier { had occa asioned concern.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-01

Frank Greenback. arrested In Bostor on suspicion of having been concerned IT the s2s,O0O payroll robbery at Chelse, last Saturday, was found by the police tt be wanted in Buffalo, N. Y, in connection with the shooting of policeman