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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
PROHIBITION IS PROVING
 BENEFICIAL TO CRATE GROWERS

Washington. Jan. 2i.-Grape growers of New York state who imagined they were just three jumps ahead of the poor house when the country went dry now find themselves in clover according to Prof A. T. Atlseson. Washington. repre- tentative of the National Grange
 This was brought -out by tho professor while trying to explain to the house banking committee today that people don't always get the right slstt on leg isiation.
 Look at the grape growers. he. said They thought they were ruined. The best they had been getting for grapes was S25 and sometimes {35 a ton. But when We got prohibition the price in. ssantly jumPed. an dnow they are selling the crop zs fast as it can be gathered for 3125 a ton"
 The professor also told what former California wine makers had discovered In connection with certain fermentin, powers of raissns and how it was done but the Yolstead law prohibits dissemf nation of this sort of information ir l printed form.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
-oSsiSSRISG REVISION OF
 FEDERAL REVENUE LAWS

Ne- York. Jan. 21.-Business men from various parLs If the country at tended here today the third national in 3ustrial tax conference called to consider revision of the federal revenue laws. Abolition of the excess profits tax and changes in the income tax law. which are On the tax program of the national in dustrial conference board, were among the subjects discussed.
 Charles A. Andrews of Boston made a p:ea for unity in business and industrial sentiment on the tax question. He said the report Of the boards enlarged tax committee is not considered the answer to the tax problem
 The committee has perhaps beiped, he added. but the prcblem is now uo to congress and all business men must unite 10 present = Affective suggestions for changes which are needed.T
 Dr. ThomaS s. Adams of Yale .uniyer- sity. chairman of the advisory committee, United states treasury department, said the general consensus Of business opin- lon represented in the committees report did not meet the approval of many ir congress.
 "Tt is clear" he said, that fundamen. tally the income tax will be retained Rut this form Of taxation. the progres Ive income tax, must be so adjusted al .o rcmove it's iniquity and, maisdjustmen and make it as little. an evil as possible
 A fiat reduction ot sirtaxes 10 a, req sonabIe level was preferable for this, h added -i
 Imposition of small sales tax wa advocated by Otto II. Kahn, New Tor banker. while H. C. Mckenzie of Wal ton. \. T.. director of the America tarm bureau federation, termed thes taxes socially unjust" MT McEenzi said the customs and excise taxes recon mended by, the committee over the ger sral sales tax Is better as means C raising revenue
 The conference will be continued tc morrow. ... t.t.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
sTArUs OF. AMERICAN
 RECOGNITION OF MEXICO

Washington. Jan. .2l.-The next move ln inc matter of American recognition of Mexico is up to the new government at Mexico City. state department officials Eaid today after reading press despatches quoting President Obregon with regard to Mexican policies, and especially that dealing with recognition by foreign gov ernments.
 oficials, withheld comment on the new presidents statement that he did not mink commissions should be appointed to study conditions in Mexico, Secretary Colby has suggested to the Mexican gov ernment that. as a preliminary to recog- nluon. joint commission be named to settie the controversies between the two countries This communication is now in lhs hands of the Mexican government
 lp diplomatic circles here the opinion stiil Is held that the Obregon government wi1 not seek recognition from the Wilson adhinistration, preferring to wait unti aftkr the new republican administratioT eonnes into ofice on March before talk lng up the question.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
LONGER TROUSERS FOR MEN,
 SHORT SKIRTS FOR WOMEN

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Longer' trousers for men will offset short skirts for women next spring, according, to the edict of the merchant tailors designers association today; coats will also be longer and Of the 'theltic or wedge shape type" and trousers will be moderately belled, !" says the announcement of l.. o. Tyler. Columbus, Ohio. fashion chairman of the association.>
 Center vents, known to the laynan as coat tails, will be eliminated to a great extent" Mir Tyler said. From the sholders to the coat bottom, the lines will be as straight as possible, as will the front of the coat . Vests will be long and trousers. long and cuffless, moderately belled at the bottom but with straight lines typical of the coats. .
 Plain colors will be the most mum. erous as textile mills are not nanufact
 uring novelties. Browns have lost favol and blues, grays and checks will b. most fashionable for spring and sum mer wear.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
Tells of Religious
 Intolerance In Erin
Miss Louie Bennett of Dublin, a Protestant, Before Com
 mittee of One Hundred.

Washington, Jan. 21.-England is fos- tering religious intolerance and sup pressing industry in Ireland in an effort to prevent self-determination, Miss Louie Bennett, Protestant woman from Dublin, today told the commission of the committee of one hundred Investigating conditions in Ireland.
 Attacks by the British military on Catholic churches and on nuns and priests are increasing, Miss Bennett said with the intention of reviving the spirit of religious intolerance as between Cath olic and Protestant with the view of pre- venting Irish opinion from uniting.
 Testimony in support of Miss Rnn- netts charges was also given by Mis- Caroline NJ. Townshend. Both are men bers of the IrishTomen's Internationa league, and they presented letters anC documents to support their charges. Somt of the letters. Miss Bennett said, wer, l from business men of Belfast in Ulster
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
DTscUssIoN OF ECONOMY
 IN STATE EXPENDITURES


 Hartford. Conn Jan. .21.-Econorny, in state expenditures was the subject Of dis. cussio1 at a e6nfereneo between Gov eTnor Lake and members of the cnnHec- ticat Chamber of Commerce Acre this af- terhoen. The program of aretrenahment outlined by the governor in nis inaugu- ral message was endorsed by a number of speakers, representing leading business interests in various carts of the state. President Stanley II: ,Brllard of the chamber presided.
 President Bullard told Governor Lake that the servlces of the state chamber were at his disposal for any work to safeguard tao interests of-the state. Gov ernor Lake spoke on the outlook for the state government for the next two years. | He said he believed the general assem- ] hly would practice economy >. every way 1 possible and that a system ot account i ancy in regard to all state expenditures would do much to keep down the cost of running the state.
 :; Former United States Seroto Morgan
 G. Bulkeley advocated the $. of the s2..
 5OO.Ooo in Liberty bonds held ty tn, l.state as the principal of fund fo- dis
 abIed war veterans. He favored yearl,
 appropriations to take care of the fund
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

actment this session. that's all" sena. tor Kenyon, republican. Iowa, rsnArk. ed
 Chairman Lafollette announced that it was probably the purpose Of the com mittee 10 allow some additional days for the appearance of interested parties. but that the committee would proceed to lecision immediately thereafter.
 Mir. Crews elaborated his statement sf to export trade by declaring that upon the export trade in coal depends the general extension of American foreign trade: and without it's continuance. our merchant marine will go naL"
 Great Britain. he said. as the principal competitor in international coal sales was headed toward the release of every possible restriction upon coal exporl.@ while the Calder bill. in its present form, would require American sellers to insert clauses in delivery contracts allowing them 10 stop supply inease a domeStis emergency arose which caused use oi the government powers the measure l-would confer.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
WHITE SAYS TIME IS RIFE
 FOR WORLD DISARMAMENT

Washington. Jan. 2I-Another of the American commissioners who heiped draft the treaty of Nersailles-Hcnry White. ambassador to France under President Rooseveit-told the house na- val committee today that the time uas ripe for world disarmamcnt and that ths United States should initiate the n,O.e- ment
 General Pershings views will be sought next Tuesday. The committee already has heard General Tasker IT. Hiss. for mer American representative on Inc su- preme war council. and a member of the peace delegation Secretary Daniela. and Acting Secretary Davis. of the state de- partment, whether it will hold further hearings after Tuesday has not been de- termined.
 Mir White gave it as his opinion that the great burden of taxation resulting from the world war made the peoples Of
 all nations anxious to cut down on ex- | pehoitures for armaments. He exprer-ed
 1t that the world was crying for some asrtement 10 limit armaments aa a
 means of.retiucfng taxes.
 | HScussing the proposed naval hoif- day' the former ambaFsador said hs did not think the United States rho-,id stop the naval construction f nov has
 under way. He sad he womb like Id s~.
 the United States at inc ton when the
 disarmament discussion begins and rur-
 Gested that the relative sizea of nsvt~-
 could be fixed t'y agreement at inc ,r,-
 poseu crhierchce. He added that duss-
 lions raised at the conference rnirb, sho,- the right Of some nationr-Great ryt,.
 a.,' Los mStahce-to larger navy than
 ,iN,7ause or tae Threatened spread of bolshevisn. tho witness said F-,rr. 5 -rniEht object io dtsarrnaucnt n, t,-d
 Tn this connection he -aId thst -fb. s,.,- D Of chaos .n which Germany bsd h..- Kent over rcrarations was doing r,ore .s o-Hn tho way to bolshevism than arv : other single factor. n As 10 the time of calling 2 confer , hnec.. Mr White said t',at should hs I.s 70 Ires,dent-elect Harding. IIe did ns tnink President Wilson should can [, { as ihe fact that he would retire Na,,A . might lead tho other nations no, q. t.t, E the invitation seriously.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22

and she added that their lives would be in danger should their names be pub-- lished in this connection.
 - Miss 'Beunett told of two recent alleged forcible entrances into Dublin nuhnsries, one of which was of an exclusive Cath olIc order which excluded even relatives of the nuns from visiting the building, allowing cemrnunication only through iroR-barred doors.
 She described the functioning of the Slnn Fein government and declared that the success with which the provisional Irish republic through it's land courts met the crisis from cattle driving" In Which peasants drove herds from pas- lures and seized the lands. proved that the Irish people could settle their own internal problems more successfully than outside authority.
 The land problem which was involved in the cattle driving had never been mel by the English authorities in spite Inf years of "bungling over it" fine witra.. l said, but without actual code of laws
 and unrecognized by England, the Sim
 rem government met the crisis tbroupb | its land courts Practically all nartiss
 accepted the decisions of the courts. she
 sald. Those who did not were tried and
 sent to "an unknown destination"
 Miss Townshend gave what member,
 Of the commission pronounced the mos-
 complete so far presented regarding tb,
 withdrawal by England of local grants
 Tnese grants. from taxes paid by th.
 lriSh' she said, had been "dolod out h,
 England" to support hospitals. asylum,
 and similar institutions. but now are be
 lng used by England 10 pay members O British armed forces for injury or dam age suffered as result of malicious in jury done by Irish people.
 .Poicemen have been solemnlv award
 ed hundreds of pounds of this mons
 held back from our hospitals -and asy lums. Miss Bennett said. also in disc,Iss ing the subject, because of kicks in tb shins received. or alleged to have bae received, while arresting drunke man"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
TOURING CAR DASHED INTO .-.--
 PoOLRoOM IN, BOSTON

Boston, Jan. 21.-A touring car dashed into poolroom on Columbus avenue to- day. turnbled one of the players over the table, backed out and lunged through, a crowd, tore away a section of an iron fence and sent three persons to the hos pital.
 Louis W. Jubett, the driver. wro is an inspector for the Amalgamated Since, Metal Workers union and two other la. bor leaders were hauled -uninjured iron the ruins of the automobile. Jubett was arrested chardeg with op erating a car while intoxicated and witt having no license The car is owned by the metal work CTS and registered under the name O
 John T. Moriarty,' city councillor ant
 prominent in union circles. It was dur | ing a tour of the activities of the build ing trades strike that the car cut it i capers.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
FREE MEALS sEBvED THE
 UNEMPLOYED IN MONTREAL

Montreal. Jan. 1.-The city tonight seryed notice on its unemployed that free meals would be served them at any hour of the day, or night, but that disorders would be sternly suppressed.
 This notice was issued after several pslltcs had been made on restaurants by ex-servico men, who dispersed in one ease without disorder after. food had been served them. and matted away upon the sight of a heavy police guard around another establishment. .-..
 Decision of the city to serve freo food followed refusal of many unemployed to accept snow-shoyelling jobs placed at heir disposal. Their leaders contended ihey were being offered starvation wages" and attempted to persuade theiI followers to throw down their shovels They were only partially successful.
 Radicals drifting here from other cit lss were blamed by the civic sdministra lion for today's demonstrations.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
FORMER MOUNT VERNON RECTOR
 coNFEssEs THEFT or tI,sso,

Mount Vernon. ILL. Jan. si.-Guv K,l. former rector of the Free NetbodIs,. church or Mount Vernon. arrested to5., ln connection with the theft here lac, Friday Of thirty-one packages of ,.-i.s tered mall containing siss .o0o in es.b confessed tonight he was irn.lie,,.s t. the robbery. postofice inspectors as- nounced.
 Approximately sIon.oOn was reeo-.,.a al the Kyle home. where it was cone.ais-s ma egg crate. and about STE op0 s,s Sl epO' respectively. In two -arar,, .s which Rev. Mir. Kyle Is part owner.
 Suspicion was directed araI,st ,h. former rector this morning when Lore, Williamson. kyle's rariner in inc ra-ar. business. informed the inspectors ,h,t Kyle had been displaying large a-nounts Of money in the last week.
 Postoihce inspectors cxnrcgssd fhs h.. lief that tiie s27 900 in negotiable seruri- ties. which also were stolen. had becn burned 10 destroy possible clues Rev Mfr Kyle is about is year, .N and came here seven years aro fru-- keyesnort. IL Ho was rector of ths Free Methodist church for three y,ar, and for four years has been in ths | garage business
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
 FOR STATE DEPARTMENTS

Hartford. Jan. 21.-There was prac- ticaliy unsniTous sentiment at tSe con- ference Thursday afternoon in the office of the state comptroller in favor Of hay ing. all money received by departments turned over to the state treasurer and of paying all expenses by orders Grawn by the comptroller on the treasurer The conference also discussed he matter of establishing a system of uniform accounting for state departments and in- stitrtlons.
 Those who attended included Gov Lake. Attorney Gen. Frank F. Healey. State Comptroller Harvey P. Bissell. State Treasurer C. Harold Gipatric. Tax Commissioner William Blodgett. High way Commissioner William IT. Blodgett. Highway Commissioner Charles ]. Ben nett. and his secretary. Clinton c. Nich- ois. Motor Vehicle Commissioner Roh- bins B. Stoeckel and his deputy John A Macdonald. Robert O. Eaton, Senator Edward F. Hzl. Senator John>H. Trum. bull. John, H Wadhams. chairman of tn. state board of finance {: Senator John \ Brooks of Torrinston and State Audftsri Leslie w. Phefps and William Bailey. The conference did , not take definii. action on any matter. It was pointe' out by the state auditors that already th,
 different institutions of the state hay uniform system of accounting.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
SEVERE ARRANGEMENT OF
 MODERN JAZZ MUSIC

Philadelphia, Jan. 21-Modern jazz
 music and dancing are making the In-
 dian wild again. The roll of the snare
 drum and the vail of the saxaphone
 combined with the toddle of the "shim-
 my" stir atavistic memories of the tom
 tom and the shriek, of the victim. at the stake So asserted Dr. Henry Beets of Grand Rapids. Mich, secretary of mis- sions of the Christian Reformed church, in an address here today before the ses- sion of the Friends of the Indian,
 | A resolution, introduced by Dr. Beets. which would forbid Indian youths and ] girls from dancing tho modern steps was , adopted and will bn sent to the Indian l bureau of the department of the interior
 at Washington. >-
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
TRADE SITUATION IMPROVED;
 InREGULARITY IN REPORTS

New oris. Jan 2I.-Bradstreets tonor- row will say:
 Improvement is stir the keyword in tho traf' situation. but there ia s.ill A great deal of irregularity in the reports. different industries and sections Of coun- try sending in varying advices. For one thing. wholesale d.stributire trade seems to have held all the ground gained in re- cent weeks. whereas. on the ether hand. retail trade is rather Quieter mild wea- ther ip parts of the west being charged with affecting sales or winter apparel Perhaps the most marked itnprc 70 ncnt is noted in advices as to gains in manu. faciure and industry. but these gain, are not uniform Nor are the reports from the country as a whole uniform Best reports as to wholesale trade come from the big primary markets. next .tc these being the west generally and a fe1 Pacific coast markets. while the south possibly owing 10 reaction in cottor prices. shows httle ground gai-~1.
 Weekly bank ciearings s7.e35. .os5, 900
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
DISARMAMENT PROPOSAL
 SUBMITTED IN THE SENATE

Washington. Jan. 21.-Senator France. republican, Maryland, presented to the senate today a proposal that the Cnited States, Great Britain and Japan agree to a reduction by 1885 of one-fourth of their relative naval strength on next July 1. Senator France embodied his proposal n an amendment to the pending Borah res olution directing the president to call a conference of the three principal powers for reduction of their naval building pro. grams. The Maryland senator's resolu. tion would create commission of uaay experts of the three powers to arrange gradual reductions between now ant 1895.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
SOVIET RUSSIANS ARE
 GOING WITH MARTENS

New York. Jan. 21.-Unrecognized by Enc United States government but not snsung by some residents of this country, iovlet Russia's official representatives in America are going back home, tomor- low with their depoTted leader. Ludwig =. A. K. Martena.-s Only the members of 'Anfbassa dor Martens staff and their hmiiiss-fortystwo Tn all. including ssrEery weirstein. -chief of stair are D accompany. Scores of sym3athizer nave expressed regret at not being able o eo along. A stealy How of these folk ias entered Martens office since he was rdered deported. but treir requests to ac- ouzpsny him were refused, his secretary nnounced today.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
Harding Lays Aside
 Matters of State
Expects to Don His Vacation Clothes at St. Augustine, Fla, Today.

On Board President-eiect Harding'1 Train, Jan. 21.-President-elect Harding put his cares out of mind tonight as he neared Florida and told his companions on his vacation jaunt that he proposed to forget entirely for the next two ,.>s,.-.s the important decisions that are ahead of him.
 Except for a short time during the aft ernoon, when he worked on correspond ence he rested and deported himself as an ordinary tourist during his days trip southward across Kentucky and Tennes- see. His private car, attached to reg ular passenger train. attracted unusual attention at only one or two stations along the way.
 Arriving at St Augustine shortly before | noon tomorrow, Mir. Harding expects tc get into his vacation clothes at once and
 after game of golf to go aboard the 1 houseboat selected as his home during thu l fishing expedition that will occupy hi:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
saso.oOo EXPENSE ITEM NOT
 CHARGED TO SHIFTING BoARn

New York. Jan. 1.-The Walsh com mittee Investigating shipping board afs fairs was informed late today that the S260.009 item alleged 10 have been charged up as personal expenses of Charles NJ. Schwab. head of the Bethle- hem Steel Company. was not charged to the shipping board or navy.
 This testimony was given by Martin J. Gillcn. former special assistant 10 Judge Payne. chairman of the shipping board. Ho declared that the item. mentioned in testimony yesterday by Colonel E + Abadie. former general comptroller of ths board. was charged 10 profit and les by th Bthlhmo1. .osi U.....f Ltawef by the Bethlehem shipbuildinE Corpora tion."
 Mir. Gillen said a representative of Perley Morse 6 Co.,. the accounting Arm which Colonel Abadie said had discov- cred the voucher. had declared in hs presence that there was nothing vrunn | with that item.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
COOLIDGE TO ADDRESS
 A ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL,

Northampton, Mass, Jan. 21.-vics President-elect Coolidge will leave his home here tomorrow noon with Mrs Coolidge for New York, where he is to deliver an address at Roosevelt memo rial meeting on Sunday night. He said he would leave that city on Monday or Tuesday for Atlanta, where he will ad- dress the southern tariff conference next Friday.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
WINE AND TROUBLE AT |
 GYPSY DOUBLE WEDDING

New: York. Jan. 21.-Police reserves tonight subdued a riot started among some 500 guests invited to gypsy dou- ble wedding in an East Side hall. 1t ended day of feasting in which wine, police say, flowed freely.
 Seventeen persons, including the two prospective bridegrooms, were arrested ; six were cared for by physicians and the hall was nearly wrecked. Tha wedding was called off. 1>~.
 Objection to the food and music is said to have precipitated the<fght. Patrol man Michael OConnor heard the noise a block away from the hall. When he entered the hall he was greeted with missiles ranging from tables tn whole roast pigs and immediately put in cal for the police reserves.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
ARRESTS FOR THEFT OF
 MAIL POUCHES IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Jan. 21.-Post, office author ities were confident today that the theft
 of mail pouches from mail truck at the Union sattion last Tuesday would be cleared up following the arrest of W.T. liam Conray and John McFadden. who
 have been charged with compiicity in the robbery.
 The value of the bonds stolen was set at $45, ,009. Postal officials s&d that ] most of the bends were registered and
 of no value save to the owners.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-22
DEADLOCK IN BUILDING
 TRADES STRIKE IN BOSTON

Boston, Jan. 2l.-The deadlock in tb. ouild1ng trades strike remained un- broken today. With the employers re- ported to be considering proposition to reduce their offer of 90 cents an boyr to 80 cents for skilled mechanics. lead CTS on both sides prepared fora fight to a finish
 At aNmeeting of the Building Trades Employers Association 1t was said that the so cent scale would bring wages Ia the approximate level of other In5l,is,rses Under the previous q rate business was staSnant. tho builders declared, and onIX a substantial cut would bring about a re. vival. i'
 Every job affected by the strike |, closed tight. was 'tAe report of a ivin, squadron of business agents of tb, unions.