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Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
STATE RETAINS RIGHT TO
 RESTRICT LIQUOR TRAFFIC

Hartford. Conn. April 2i.-An opinion was handed down In the Vonnecticut au- preme court of errors today io he ef. Feet that the national prob bitten SCI has not deprived the sta.e of i.s riRs-t to exercise its police power in the reg ulaiion and restriotion of the isfunr traffis
 In the case of the state of connsctjc.,t against James Ceriani. The court heiI that there was m error in the judruye1t rendered against the accused bv Iud-s Munger in the court of coT1n-on pleas iu New Haven county. where a ve-dict af guilty was rendered against Cer.ani foY a violation of the revised statutes of Connecticut in selling intoxicating liquor with an alcoholic content of over one-half of one per cent. without . n- cense
 The supreme coudt hsli that sec..nn 2Ieo of the revised statdtss whichf t..s accused was charged with having vioist I was valid. The acctsed claimed that f had been supersedeI by inc national prohibition act. The court aiso saLt that the fact that Ceriani had previous- ly been a licensed dealer and h1d hi-d his application for a renewal os. his license would in no way justify his risk- ing the sale. Tn the opinion. n is stat.i that legislation b. a state must sr7n,rt the primary p1rposss of tie dmendfnsnt and cannot he repu-nant 10 aa ac' f congress. but in the exercise 5f n-fiss power the state may ie-islat. f1r tts l enforcement of the amendme. b i,ffr-ttt means and methods which tend 10 that end.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
GENERAL PERsHING TO HEAD A sKELETON1ZED WAR STAFF

Washington, April 21-General Persh. ing will be appointed, head of asskeleton- lzen general headquarters, .or-.war. stan. obe organized a tonce for directing ethe field operations Of the nations armed forces in time of war. Secretary Weeks announced today. In time. of peace the ne wstaff will not interfefe with the func- tons Of the general staff of the army, Mir. Weeks said, but will concern. itself with problems Of strategy and tactics incident to the. operations of the armies in time of war. l 70 ,'-. :
 The new war staff. according to tn. plans as announced, will not be hampered with peace-time details of training troops. procuring supplies and kindred matters. but will be free to perfect complete or ganization capable of swinging smoothly
 into, the control of a. number. of field armies in the event of hostilities. The chief of staff of the army Will continue to direct the peace-time administra tior of the military establishment, including the national guard and reserves.
 While Secretary Weeks would not com ment on the details of the plan, it was | indicated that General Pershing would
 immediately proceed I to gather around nm officers who were associated with him in France. Haying perfected an or ganlzation along the lines of his general neadquarters in France, it was said that the new staff would proceed to the con. sideration of plans prepared by the war plans division of the general stan and tc the consideration of the army personnel With Vie wto selecting tentatively men
 10 command armies, corps and other large
 units in event of hostilities.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
FRANCE PREPARING TO
 FURTHER OCCUPY GERMANY

Paris, April 21 (By the A.. P,l.-The mixed military and civil commission met today at the headquarters of Marshal Foch and definitely decided the details for the military and economic organiza- ton of German territory which will be occupied after May. 1, in, the event that Germany does not carry out her repara. tions obligations.
 Louis Loucheur. minister for the libef- ated regions, will leave for Brussels Sat- urday to acquaint M Jaspar, the Belgian foreign minister. with the plan. M. Briand on Sunday will outline the details of the plan to David Lloyd George. the British prime minister, in their conference at Lympne, England Marshal Focha will not accompany Pfamier Briand to Eng land., s- -s.s-. ..s--.E-
 The mixed commission today adopted two reports of tho military experts con- corning the -delimination of the territory to be occupied and the electives neces- sary to the operation. r..
 Three reports, exclusively economic were adopted: First, concerning the working of mines second, financial ad- the populations and the families of mine workers. Committees will be formed tc manage the production. and distribution oi coal and industrial production and also the customs and financial administration
 General weygand,- acting as genera secretary of staff for the mixed commis. sion, is putting the finishing touches or the report tonight and it will be handed over to Premier Briand tomorrow night or Saturday morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22

ing follows:
 Tn the name of 5overn- ment, and the Gerl inder- signed, notwithstan1-.. .-.,-- existing technical state of war. respectfully peti- tion the president of the United States to mediate in the separations question and to fix the sum to be paid by Germany to the allied powers.
 They earnestly urge him to secure the consent of the allied powers to such medi- ation. They solemnly declare that the German government is ready and willing to agree, without reservations or qualid- cations, to pay to the allied powers as reparations' such sums as the president after examination and investigation may find just and right.
 They formally pledge themselves to fulfill in lette rand in spirit all the prs. visions of any award that may be made by him. With abiding faith in the right eousness of this request, and with unde- ] niable sincerity of purpose. the German people, through their constituted govern ment, submit their appeal to the presi- dent of the United States, with the cond- dent hope that it will be granted, to the end that the final award may be made in accordance with right and justice, to meet l the heartfelt wishes of all civilized na' tions to avoid the immeasureable conse- 1 duences of the imminent coercive meas. ures, and to promote the peace of th< world"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
BAcoN's CIPHER WRITINGS
 WERE NoNsENsICAL JARGoN

Philadelphia, April 21.-Ajchomists, who for sU0 years sought to dn Roger Bacons cipher writings the secret or turning base metals into gold, were the victims Of hoax. declared William H5- maine Nevioold. professor of intellectual and moral philosophy at. the University of Pennsylvania before the general meet ing of the American Philosophical society here today. Bacon, he continued. hid un- der nonsensical jargon of alchemists' terms. a marvellous storehouse of sci- entific knowledge. Dr. .Newboid told Of his two years labor to decipher the the code Bacon used
 Dr. Emory R. Johnson. professor Of transportation and commerce at the Uni yersity of Pennsylvania, declared himself in favor of private ownership of railways although under. government control. ex- tending to irftrastate as well as inter- state commerce He said the government should proceed with plans for the group ing of al lrailroads into a limited number of competing systems of commeratively equal strength.
 If the people of the United States be- come discouraged or bewildered and adopt government ownership, he said. "American railroads will gradually pass into state of coma and over industry will slowly come a creeping paralysis. "
 Europe and not Asia was the crdale of the human race. according to Ales Hard. licka. curator in anthropology. Nstiona Museum, Washington, D. C. While part: of Asia were the homes of series of species of anthropoid apes s5me of which show high state, of development. ht said. there is no indication that men o any great antiquity dweit there.
 Professions will continue through Sat urday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
PAPER AND PGLP EMPLoYEs
 REJECT 30 PER CENT WAGE CUT

New York, April 21.-Union workers in the paper an dpalp mills of the United States and Canada have voted to reject tho 30 per. cent. wage reduction proposed by the manufacturers for May II, it was announced here tonight by the Labor Bu- reau. Inc.
 | Local unions have been instructed that should satisfactory terms of settlement not be forthcoming frcm the paper man ufacturers between now and the time of the expiration agreements, work will au- tomatically cease in the mills of six companies upon May 1 and thirteen com panles on May IT.
 These instructions have been sent out by the, union leaders. John P. Burke. president of the International Brother hood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers. said in letter to the labor bu. Lreau, announcing that his organization had rejected the OCT. -...- J. T. Carey, president of the Brother | hood of Paper Makers the other princi pal union of paper mill workers, an. nounced last Monday that it's member [ ship had practically unanimously re- jected the proposed wage cut.
 | Should the walkout occur, labor lead CTS assert approximately 25,o0o workers will be affected and 50 mills of 1s com.
 panies tied up. These mills, they claim produce about two-thirds of the paper consumed in this country, having a daily output of $500 tons of newsprint and 1,5oo tons of ner paper for job print | ing.
 Conferences between union represent.
 atiyes and manufacturers have been ir progress since last February. The pulr and sulphite workers originally sought ! for a ten per cent wage increase and | the paper makers for five.
 Mill owners couhtered with proposal,
 for new agreement providing for . I nine hour day discontinuance of over
 time 30 per cent. wage reduction an, allowance for readjustment of thes,
 scales upon notice of either party up t, May Is, 1922.
 | Two weeks ago union representative, formally notified manufacturers that the, i could not accept their proposals bu agreed to submit the matter to referen
 dunn. The vote was taken last Sunday
 by local unions throughout the country An official report of the union vot, will be made to the manufacturers com mittee at meeting next week. 1t wa
 stated. and further efforts will be mad.
 to bring about a settlement
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
Hafd Receives "a fs' Delegates
President Promises to Consid- CT Means For Reducing the
 Freight Rates.

Washington April 2t.-Delegates to the National Farmers Union convention here we're received on the sout -hlawn at the White House today By President Hard ing who promises to give serious, consid. eration'' to their suggestion that a con. ference of representatives of labor, cap ital. the basic industries and the rail way executives be called to consider means for reducing freight rates. The president said the suggestion was de serving of sincere thought"
 In presenting "a memorial outlinin, their views to the president the farmer, said they were eager to work with othe1 industries for the solution of the rat, question in order that ''commerce anC business may again resume their norma course"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22

Washington. April 21.-The arnoint- ment of Colonel George Harvey as Amer lcan ambassador 10 Great Britain. con- hrmed by the senate last week in execu- tive session. was openly attacked and defended for four hours today in one of the most remarkable and unusual sit- tinss ever witnesses in the senate cham. Der.
 Scarcely had senators settled in their seats after the se.aate had convened at noon. when Senator Harrison. demo. crat Mississippi. arose. reminded the senate that he had sought 10 consider the Harvey nomination in open session but had been blocked, and thep launch. cd into an attack on the new ambassa. dor and his appointment which foi vehemence the senate had not for year. heard the equal.
 He described Mir Harvey "as a creator Of prejudice and a stirrer Of sirife~ and as "a vindictive, seif-annointed, intoler ant political accident" and charged tha, the appointment would be regarded h, millions of patriotic Americans re gardless of party affiliations as crown Ing affront to the invalid who recently vacated the White House"
 Republican senators for time sa fairly aghast at the unusual speech o the Mississippi senator and at hi epithets and adjectives of dennnciation Then followed conferences. including sev eral between Senator Lodge of Iassa chusetts, the republican leader. and Sen stor Brandegee. Of Connecticut. a clos personal friend of Mir. Harvey. Mau- of the republican senators left tho cham ber while democrats. as Senator liar rison proceeded smiled and gave othe evidence of their approval.
 When Senator Harrison had concludes and while the gallaries. unusually crowd ed. bent forward 10 see if reply woui come from the republican sidc. Senate Reed. democrat Missouri. gained reco= ] milton and started a reply in which h accused his democratic colearue O seeking to embarrass the new ambas ssa dor in his work. declared . Presiden Harding was perfectly within his right
 in appointing Nr. Harvey to the cour of St. James and asserted that Mir. Hsr | rison had burned thesmidnight oil 10 ligh his taper at the fire of venom"
 The conclusion of Sanator Reed speech brought Senator Lodge to hi
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
WOULD HAVE UNION MEN .-'..
 WITHDRAW MONEY FROM BANKS


 Boston, April 21.-withdrawsl of the money of all members of labor. orgsndza- tions from Boston banks was recommend ed by the strike committee of the Unit ed Building Trades Cou~cl in a. reso.u- ton adopted here tod sl 5-< 2, This action was urge,ri following a statement by E,A>s Johnson, secretary of the council that Parker F. Souie, pres idente of the Building Trades Employers Association, recently had declared be- fore the state board Of conciliation and arbitration that reduction of wage in the trad chad been forced by the banks and money interests of the city.
 Tonight Mir. Souie denied the truth of this assertion; saying T never made such a statement
 Mir. Johnson said Mir. Soule had ss- serted. that the employers were ordered to cut wages" .
 Many Of the employers" he added told us in conference that the cut ir wages was against their wishes bui that they must obey orders 1"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
SECOND BROMLEY LECTURE
 AT YALE UNIVERSITY

New Haven, April 21.-The proper function of the press in international re- lations is to act as the interpreter of one people to another" said Richard Hooker, editor of the Springfield Repubii- can in his second Bromley lecture at Yale university tonight: @
 Not merely. the present crisis of vest ern democracy. but the present crisis in the better adjustment of world relations, is largely crisis of journalism" he said.
 -The work of the press in international affairs requires the accurate reporting not merely of national resources. selfish. na- tional ambitions, military programs, not merely of industrial, scientific. social and political progress, but also of the higher ideals and generous works"
 In national affairs, MT. Hooker said. the press should serve in the same way. The press, more than any single agency, he continued, can promote the best and highest type of nationalism by giving, &C., curately and fairly the news of different elements which compose the population land by making each comprehensible to the other"
 He spoke. of the press as the guardian of free speech" Referring to the removal of socialist members from the New York, legislature, he said: "In this tense period there ought to have been return to sane 1 and normal views. so that newspapers and individuals daring to speak word for an orderly regard for the rights even of radical minorities are no longer charged with holding the views of these minori- ties We should have progressed from the time when a forrher governor of New York, an ex-justice of the United States supreme court, was charged with disloy- atty for undertaking to defekd the rights of the disqualified socialist members of the New York assembly"
 One thing needed in the world, said the speaker, was to learn again how ts laugh rt5s i.r .--,lI
 Tn a lecture course founded in fh, ! memory of Yafe wit and philosopher Isaac Bromley, ''s he safds 'ft-fs not iHap. propriate to suggest the gain to humanity if some prime minister or president could crack a stupendous joke which, traveIitir
 around the world, would set it laughins | for day" :
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22

foet for a Fnerch in which he declared that never in his memory had a man appointed 10 office been attacked aftef his nomination had been confirmed and after he had become a prssenfa.i,e tf the United States and ..s g7vsrnrpsr. Senator Lodge depiorod the 1ttacK on tha new ambassador as "a sorry bit of De- liticsl tactics and praised hi mas "an American through and thr1u=h'
 Senator Norris. of Nebraska. the sois republican who voted against coahrr- Ing the Harvey nomination. eNDi sinei his vote as due to his belief that the noni- inee lacked fitness for a diplomatic post. The long and free discussion then ended as the hands of the clock pointed 10 four. with Senator Ashurst. demorpf, Arizona. reading from some ponderous book the correspondence between Mfr Wilson and Col. Harvey following their break in relations
 Declaring thtst tho country had a right to know about Colonel Hsrvev's nomination. Senator Harrison in his ad- dress. described she new ambassador as one whose whole life has been one Of inconsistency and vaclilaiion." whq "nev- CT remained true to any purpose Ioyaf to any friend or steadfast 10 any eon- viction," "a writer of the most. cum ming and dangerous species snd,-s- past master in fomenting trouble >and az- gravating delicate situations" He de- clared for these reatons alone Colonel Harvey was united For "the hard and difficult task dcvoiving at this time upon inc American representative at Lon don,
 Senator Reed on the other hand prnls. cd Mfr. Harvey as-'one of the great ln- telects of the country" and declared President Harding. in view of his an- nounced stand. would have nrzcticed \de- ceit' had he appointed a pro-lea zuer as | ambassador. Referring uo Mr. Harvey's opposition to inc league. he inquired of 1 his democratic colleague amid laughter | from the republican side:
 Why shouldn't he he against hf why should anyone but an idiot % around
 hugEinE corpse to his bosom7 IT the
 4s nations. members of the lea-ue. can not stand m unless the United States puts its arms around them and totes them home like drunk st two o'clock in the morning. then 1t doesn't das.rvs to stand up."
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
FRENCH TROOPS ARE
 COSTLY TO GERMANY

Paris, April 21.-One hundred thou sand Frecnh troops, in addition to those now on the Rhine, are provided for in the plan elaborated by the mixed military and civil commission, according to La Liberte.
 There are now so,oo0 French troops in the occupied territory the average cest for the maintenance of which Is A, oe0, ,eeo francs monthly.
 La Liberte adds that the plans calls for the occupation of two thirds of the Ruhr industrial valley, an dalso Elberfield and Barmen in Westphalia. Troops return ing from Cilicia the newspaper says, will be used, and the balance will be made up from the clas sof 1919.
 1 The essential principle of the ecsno- mic measures consists. according te the newspaper, of Ncontinuation of the work ing of the mines and mills and Nothe1 plants by German companies under the immediate control of the allies. The al lied plan provides that certain pei centage of coal mined shall be exported to Germany. The percentage which may be modified according to circumstances is now set at 25 per cent, of the output says La Lfberte. which adds that an ad- diti0nal tax of ten marks gold to the al | ready tax of ten Nmarks gold on every ton of coal sold outside the Ruhr, and
 three marks gold on Hgnite will be levied The percentage of the shares of the al lies in the profits from German industry 1 have not been fixed. The plans also provides for a 40 pc,
 cent. tax on all expogol from the Ruhr. According to La Lfberte supervision 8 ] the work willy be under control of French l engineers and the distribution of the pro
 ceeds among the allies will be made by | an allied commission.
 La Liberte says it Is expected the pro
 ceeds from the coal deliveries alone vii
 amount to 1.so0,ooo,ooo francs yearly while the return from the other lndustrie.
 are figured at one billion, this totallins
 nearly 4,ooo, ,oooo,0o francs per year.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
DAUGHERTY DENIED N KOsENBLUTH AN INTERVIEW

Washington. April 21.-Attorney Gen eral Daugherty refused today to grant 9 personal interview to Captain Robert Rosenbluth of New York, who is charged at Tacoma, Washington. with having ordered the shooting of Major Alexander Cronkhite at Camp Lewis in 1918.
 Captain Rosenbiuth was accompanied tc the department of justice by Senator Calder of New Ye-k. who was assured by the attorney general that the chargs against Rosenbluth would be investigated thoroughly.
 At the department 1t was explained that MT. DauGherty, in refusing 10 see Rosepbiuth. took the position that since he planned to make personal invesiigs- ton of the whole case, he should not re- ceive personal statement direct from the defendant
 Captain Rosenbluth was received hy MT. Daugherty last week, hut officers Of the department said th&s was before tho attorney general had started his investi- gation. The accused man appeared st the department with 8 letter from Secre- tary Hoover it was said.s and was sc- companied by Catherine Davis fermer commissioner of corrections in New York city
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
AUsTEIANs DwARFED BY
 LACK OF NOURIsHMENr

New York. April 21.-Austrian chil- dren, dwarfed by under-nourishmen dur ing the war, never will attain normal height and weight. This opinion was expressed by three internationally known specialists in a re- port made public here tonight by the American Relief administration. The report was signed by Dr. Adolph Lorenz, orthopedist; Dr. Anton Eiselberg, Vien- na brain specialist. and Prof. Clemens N rouet of Johns Hopkins
 These children will go through life in this "stunted condition" said the re- port, adding that "aIso children of sue ceeding age classes. unless given suni- cient food will also remain under-develop- ed and go through life as under-slzed and under-weight human beings"
 Examination of apprentices in Vienna the report continued, shows tAat boys of 17 years of age have an average height of 5.2. instead of a normal height of 4.S, and weight of 1o7 pounds instead of 123. Girls of Is have have height of 0.1 instead of 5.3 and a weight of 1o1 pounds, instead of 114 1-2
Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-22
MAKING A MESS OF THE
 voLsTEAD ACT IN NEW YoRR

New York, April 21.-The first legal back-fire in the attempt to "de-liquorize" the city in accordance with inc new state prohibition law. occurred today. when suits for s5.Tu1 each was brought against a city magistrate and a natroman for alleged malicious prosecution"
 The suits brought by counsel for a man held ip $500 hail for alleged viola ton of the-1iquor law. charged that the magistrate exceeded his jurisdiction in holding the suspect simply on the word of = pstrplman. II charged that the patrolmsni after tasting the contents of a fie gallon container found on the mans premises. testified 1t was wine. although it was known to he vinegar.
 The suit charged that the magistrates court was guilty sof improper procedure in that the courts ruling makes an ex- pert of a patro,man in determining the contents of liuuid containers"
 Fear was expressed tonight hy a del eGation of Jewish rabbis that many thousands of Jews here would he with out wine for sacrsmental purposes dur ing the feast of the Passover The rabbis said thousands of gallons of wine had been seized by the police. and thai ownership could not be determined with. out a civR action In court. This. they pointed out, would be impossible before the feast of the passover begins.
 One liduor dealer said that he had a large stock of wine on hand for sacra- mental purposes. hut his men were be- ing arrested as fast as they could de- liver 1t.
 i've heard of laws with teeth ir them.' he told Deputy Commissions Leach. but this law is like a porcu- nine; it stings you wherever you touch it."
 A police summary of results of thN dry campaign issued tonight. at end of 1t days drive. gave a total Of 1.6S9 ar rests. The total seizures include on' truck, one horse and wagon. four taxi ! cabs. seven automobiles. s9s barrels o liquor. 471s bottles of liquor. II stills 3s kegs,' PA jugs. 11s cans and Ss' cases of linuor