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Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
FOREIGN ExcAANE RATES.
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKrT

Chicago. Feb. 4.-Insertion of higher wheat duties in he emergency tarifr bill together with an upturn in export bids helped bring about an advance in inc wheat market today. The close was firm at IA to 1: 1-4c net higher with March 1.52 1-2 to 1.52 '3-4 and May IA to IA 1-4. Corn gained 3-s to s-4c. and oats l-S If to 1-2c. The finish in pro visions was 10 to 15c down.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
WESTERN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP
 GOES TO CLEVELAND CLUB

Chicago. Feb. 4.-The western open ;olf championship today was awarded to Inc Oakwood club of Clev Gand for Aug =. 9 and 2s, it was announced today.
 The amateur championship of the western association. to be held at the westmore and Golf club, Chicago, will take place the week Of July Il. This event was originally set for July IS but
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
VOW PLAYING AT THE DAVIS

birthday. Admission to the concert win be by invitation.
 ReddinE.-The Bedding woman's Civic league, as a result of a fair just before Christmas. sent a check for Slo0 10 Mr. Hicks of Bridgeport for the European re- lief fund
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
BALTIC ACES DOWN PIONEERS

was changed to allow fhe national open
 contest at Columbia club. Washington,
 D. c. to use that week. The western amateur title was won by Chick Evans last year in brilliant final match with Bobby Jones of Atlanta.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
TAFTVILLE ReWLEBs TAKE
 MATCH FROM DANIELsON

Taftville defeated the Danielson team Friday night on the formers alleys the best two out of three games. Honors for high single went to Pepin, rolling a pin fall of III pins. Longo being asclose sec ond with 140 pins. High three honors went to Dugas with score of S97 pinfall. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE PLAYER ARRESTED

San Francisco, Feb. 4.-Carl Babe" Holing, pitcher for the Oakland team of the Pacific Coast baseball league last year and who had in his pocket a Detroit American league contract for 1921 was arrested here today on charge of burg lary.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
BRIEF STATE NEWS

NorfoIk.-Through the generosity of Ms. Henry IL Bridgman, the annual con- cert as a memorial for Abraham Lincoln will be held in the Congregational church Saturday afternoon, Feb. 12. Lincoln's
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05

A London dispatch Thursday night said Dr. Karl Bergman, chief of the German reparations commission. had telegraphed M. Delacroix. president of the allied financial conference re- questing that the Brussels conference, set for February be postponed until after the London conference in order to permit the German experts to confer with their government.
 A dispatch from Paris yesterday sa . that the Brussels meeting had been ten tive!v postponed until early in March on the /Quest of E4e Germans
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
AUSTRALIA CABLES DAVIS CUP CHALLENGE

Melbourne, Australia Feb. Aus tralia has cabled a challenge to the United States for a match for the Davis cup, the international lawn tennis trophy, recently won by an American team.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
TAXICAB BANDITS MADE.
 JEWELRY HAUL IN NEW YORK

New York, Feb. -Four taxicab ban dits entered the building at 80 Nassau street during the homeward rush hour today. struck down an elderly employe of Steimberg brothers, manufactur.ng
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
Team {, Henry Gee, C.aptaiI
Team 8, Jan,ea hayes, Captain.
PALACE ENDS TRIMS
 RUNAWAY BOWLERS

The Palace Ends took two out of three games from the Runaways last night on the Palace alleys. Fuller of the winners took all the .honers. The Palace Ends challenge nay team in Norwich or vicin- ity, including Baltic, Willimantic or Jewett City. All challenges accepted by H. Weisner, 149 Baltic St. Score:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
DECLINES TO ATTEND
 THE FINANCIAL CONFERENCE

Berlin. Feb. At was officially state today that Germany has declined to at tend the allied financial conference of experts to be held in Brussels beginning next Monday. The ground taken is that Germany requires her financial ex- perts oremain at home for the present.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
MONEY

New York, Feb. A. Call money strong; high B. low s. ruling rate 8; cl5sing bid 8; offered at g; last loan 8 bank acceptances 6.
 COTTON New York Feb. 4.-Cotton-spot quiet; 1; middling 1885. |, ,:E ..
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05

The Baltic Aces trimmed the Pioneers of Jewett City in 8 basketball game played fin the Baltic gym Friday, S2 to II. Swanson starred for the Aces, con- meeting with the basket eight times. He WAS followed by Ridgeway with five field goals chalked up to his credit Liberty and Davis starred for the visitors.
 In the preliminary the Bantams de- feated the Melrose team of Taftville 21 to 10. Coady led in shooting baskets with seven, and for the visitors Coleman was the bright light.
 Llneups;
 An.a PinnAera
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05
PIONEERS sWAARED CREsCENTe BY SCORE OF 70 TO 15


 Thursday night, in Bijou hall, Jewett City the Pioneers added another victory to their long string by trimming the Ponemah Wheel Club Crescents vf Taft vile by the overwhelming score of 40 to 15. E Taftville was outclassed completely as as the Pioneers teamwork was mys- tery to them. This makes the Pioneers fourth straight win. Lineup: Pioneers Creseents Brennan .............. Zuerner
 Right Forward Leclatre ......:.. Murpny
 Left Forward DaV1S s.ss.... ss'sss OOnOVdn
 Center Barry ............ Blanchette
 Right Guard Blake ....!.. Pratt
 Left Guard Referee Woods; scorer, Burns; timer, Lcclaire.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-02-05

Field goals, Coady 7.sColeman 4, Firth .. Charon ?, Hines 2, Goldblatt 9, Para dis 2. Gregory 1, Sevigny l.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
Committee TO LOOK OVER
PROPOSED NAVY STATION
House Members. Headed by Mudd,
to Investigate Drum
Point HArbor.

Represent alive Sidney E. Mudd OF
Maryland is to head an Investigate on
BY q special subcommittee Of the
House naval affairs committee leav-
ing Washington Friday to determine
the feasibility and practicability OF
using Drum Point harbor. near Solo,
mons Island. as . naval station. The
subcommittee also will inspect the
naval proving grounds at Indian
Head, where the government has test
ed guns Of large and small caliber for
about thirty years. The congressional
party will make the trip on the
Sylph. the use Of which has been ten
dered by the Navy Department.
Representative Mudd claims that
Drum Point hafbor IL landlocked.
nearly ninety feet deep and a mile
wide. It would make an ideal rendez-
vous. capable Of shsltering the entire
fleet, he said.
The Investigating committee, be.
sides Representative Mudd, will in
clude Representatives Hicks Of New
York, PadGett OF Tennessee, Stepher
Of Ohio, McClintic Of Oklahoma, Kline
Of, New York. Swing Of California
McPhSrson Of Missouri, Burdtck oi
Rhode Island. Patterson OF New Jef'
sGy end Drane Of Florida.
This investigating committee IL tf
report on improvements at the In
dian Head proving ground. where
large addItisus were made during thu
war.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
PLAN FOR RE0RGANIZiNG
: us. JUDICIARY READY

A comprehens plan for the reor-
ganization Of the federal judiciary. to
meet the growing business needs Of
the country and clean UP congestion
Of liquor cases. probably will be pre-
scented to President Harding for trans
mission to Congress within the next
few days. according to Attorney Cen
eral Daugherty.
The new judicial sche eme was work
ed out by Mr.. Daugherty and a spe-
cial committee of federal Judges and
district attorneys. with the advice of
Chief Justice Taft.
Details Of the plan would be with
held temporarily. Mr.. Daugherty said.
as it involved some OF the duties of
the Chief Justice and had been sent
to Mr. Taft at Montreal for his ap-
proval before submission to the Presi-
dent.
The creation Of additional judges
10 contemplated. but not as many at
this time as had been originally con-
sidered in order to keep the expense
as small As possible, Mr.. Daugherty
said.
one Of the important proposals said
to have been considered by the COM
mittee was legislation giving the JUS
tfce Department authority to request
the assignment of q Judge from one
district where the court calendar wal
light to another district for tenn
porary service to help clean up Z
heavy docket.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
TOXIC ACCEPTANCE
BELIEVED RECEIVED
Communication Being Decod-
ed-Comment Now Is
Refused.

A communication from Toxic. be-
hsved to contain the formal accept
ai1ce by Japan Of President Hardinss
invitation to participate in an inter-
national discussion Of far eastern aues-
tions. as well as disarmament. reach.
ed the State Department today. Pend
ing DECIDING and examination officials
refused to comment on the nature OF
the communication and had made no
decision As TO it's publication.
PaDeF Expresses Surprise.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
TOXIC, July 2s.-The Jokumin
shimbun. the miiitarist organ, says
today 1t is astounded that Japan is
anxious to settle the Yap and Shan
tunE questions before the proposed
conference on far eastern questions
and disarmament.
'Japan's attitude in dealing with
these problems" the newspaper de-
clares. .'partakes 81 the nature of
one secretly retu- ming stolen property
before arraiGnment has been reached
in open court"
Japan. the Jokumin continues. has
been the target for abuse and hatred
the world over for it's alleged ag-
gressiveness. but says this does not
mean that the attacks were justified
Evening star., 1921-07-27
Ssoin,n,i,,g in Street
Latest Joy Fad in
Greenwich Village
BY the A.sGr.stsd Press.

BY the AskGG. 0tsd Press.
NEW YORK, JuIy 27-GreeR-
ssich Village. local center for
everythinx that 10 different In
art, literature. music. dancing
and dress. has brought forth
another Innovation. .This time
Il ls the street sWimminG party.
Several hundred adult VII
laEers ehFlsteaeA last niGht.
with delighted whe0DS aDA guf-
Glee, . sWiRalRg Dool con-
strueteA iR the middle ef West
10th street. The Deol. SIX feet
wide. fourteen feet lsng anl
Ave feet deep, was baiit by Are
men for ehNdreA. but the
Grown-uDs lost No tine In Try:
inG Il S0t under Fire Chief
kealon's ruling that ad0lts
WSuld BE peSmitteA t. use the
1re Department baths after the
ktd1ies get thrsaGb ut D o'clock
In the evenlRG.
Cssta0es ranGe6 all the way
from regular bathing suits to
whatever some Of the batAeFs
AaDpeaeA to have o. when they
sighted the pSol.
Christsain1 Of the street
sWimmlnE peol keeps the VII
laGe jus3 one Jump ahead of
other sections 0f New Y0Tk.
where the best sdults can boast
- the block shower payty-also
Just iNa1GUrateA under Chief
Kenlen's RulinE.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
T0USSAINT PUT ON TRIAL
F0R KILLING OF FATHER
Dispositions of Washingtonians
Will Be Introduced as Evil
dence in Defense.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WICHITA FALLS. Tex, July 27-
Both. state and defense announced
they were ready for trial at 9 O'Clock
/ this morning. when Judge H. F.
Weldon called the case OF the state
Of Texas vs. Henry J. Toussaint.
Dispositions from the following resi-
dents OF Washington will be introduce
ed by the defense: p. Craig Jones,
9: Mayer. r. c. Brown. Fernand Petit,
Charles Hillman. India Beha. w. NJ
Davis, james Berrall and John Beha
The defense has thirteen deposit
tfons In all to introduce and twenty
TWO witnesses. who have been sub
poenaed. while the state has a list Of
eighteen witnesses.
whether Toussaint shall hang or
snail he be sent to the insane asylum
Will be the big issue which the jury
VIII be called upon to decide.
The accused. with q pale and weary
look. unchanged, however, in general
appearance, with the exception Of a
French mustache. entered the court
room few minutes before Judge
weldon called for order.
Toussaint, who has been in the
county jail since February 7. the day
after he confessed to the killing OF
his father. accidentally had his wish
granted with reference to the day Of
trial. He stated to his counsel weeks
ago that he preferred going to trial
on Wednesday. as that was his
lucky day.
Former companions of the accused
while in the Army and in school were
on hand TO testify.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
PROLONG SAFETY EFFORT.
Baltimore People May Repeat
Their No-Accident Week.

Special Dispatch To The Star
BALTIMORE. July s7.-So graf.
fed are the members of the No arci-
dent wek committee by the results "f
the safety campaign that already a
repetition of the increment in Octo-
Der is being considered.
The fact that there was no fatal
accident in the eight day period
termed No Accident week. where
during the corresponding period last
year there We're eight deaths due 10
automobile accidents. is looked upon
as a demonstra ton that most OF the
distressing accidents occurring in and
about the city represent a needless
eXtravagant waste of life.
slip into careless habits, hence tn.
tion will have continuing influence
on the habits of motorists and pedes-
trians- 1t is recognized. however
that there is always a tendency 4"
slip into careless habits hence the
suggestion of a follow-up campaign
in the fall.
The particular advantage Of hs~-
ing such campaign in October. il
is pointed out. is the fact that the
schools are then in session. giving
ar opportunity to reach the chill
dren more effectively than was pos
sible last week
Evening star., 1921-07-27
Election Board Head
Celebrates His 02d
Rirfhdav bv WOrfeivse

NEW YORK. July N-ohn
n. VoorAis, heAA o1 the New
York city board Of elecfieAs.
celebrated his Atnety-seesAa
birthday anniversary today ~
doing a. he does every other
day. settiAE to his once At 9
o'clock and staying there all
day.
Mr. VSorhis has been an oAce-
holder for forty-ei6ht years,
thouGh not ContfAu0asly. He
hss been hearing protests for
twenty-five years that he was
too old to hold once.
Mr.. VooFAis declared today
he was thriving On work, and
saw no necessity for hreaklAG
his schedule to celebrate a
birthday AnAfvernaRy. He tnkeD
no vacAti0As, wears ~ glasses
and hears ~ wen - any enc
else In his 04ee
Evening star., 1921-07-27
SCORES TARIFF
VALUATION PLAN
T. H. Eddy Says Provision
Would Kill Some Classes
of Import Business.

American valuation provisions OF
the Fordney tariff bill would cripple
domestic business and wipe out some
classes of import business. Thomas H.
Eddy of Marshall Field & Co.. Chi
cago. told the Senate finance commit.
tee today. The plan also would de-
velop. he said. an uncertainty in in
ternatiunal trade. the effects Of which
could not be forecast. His Arm. he
said. would be compelled to appeal
every appraisal ito protect our own in
terests, as it could not accept the
opinion of a single individual as to
what constituted comparable articles
in the foreign and home markets.
The witness said he did not know
to what extent importations would be
cut down. as application OF the Amer
ican basis was an unknown quantity
with respect to 80 per cent of import s
to which it would apply.
George c. Davis. New York customs
official, continued the attack on Amer
ican valuation which he started yes
terday.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
WOMEN VOICE PROTEST
AGAINST MAN-MADE LAW
CONTINUED from First Psse.)

Miss Robertson said also that she
had seen the habit of smoking by
women lin a charming way at one
of the functions at the Pan-American
building" and asked how it wxs pro-
posed to handle such . situation.
Representative Johnson said ne
reform the old cigarette fiend. but
his hope was to save the children.
who. he argued, will ape those
pointed out to them as society lead
ers.
Elizabeth G. Mcmahon of Boston.
nurse. with overseas experience.
spoke from thirty-five years ex-
perience. She said that sixty years
ago. she remembered carrying to-
! bacco to her grandmother. who
smoked. but that two wrongs do not
eral cases of inveterate woman
smokers which had come under her
observation as q nurse.
Representative Focht said. why
make this legislation also apply to
| men7' There were several RESPONSES
audience.
Demands wonan's Rights.
Mrs. c. E. Cassidy. 1Al6 N street.
! testified that she had never smoked
a cigarette in her life. but that it
riled her to have any group OF men
toll her what she should or should not
do, She said that the women through.
out the country are taxing onense Al
mon in committee and legislation at
tempting to tell women now tar tney
can go in the matter OF dress, oatn-
ing suits. stockings, the way they 90
their hair, etc. She objected to the
insinuation that smoking undermined
the morals Of women any more than
the morals Of men. She emphasized
that the women Of this country are
iust as anxious not to have the future
generation deteriorate as any group OF
"You can trust the women to regulate
Themselves" she said, and laid stress on
tho fact that women have led the way
for better standards Of living every
where.
pressed the same sentiment as Mrs. Gas.
sidy. She offered the suggestion tnas
there were too many enofts 10 make
people good by legislation.
When Chairman Focht said Then,
YOU think we had better quit trying TO
reform both men and women by leg1s'
iation." the crowd applauded.
Mrs. r. c.. Atwood, director OF the
woman's board OF the Anti-Blue Law
Association Of America, expressed, the
opinion that the johnson bill is the open
! ink wedge for all anti Sunday legtslation:
vor passed an anti-smoking bill?" she
asked. She argued that agttat tion Of
such a subject Increased the bad habit
rather than correct it. Don't talk OF
moral men and immoral women sac
said.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
ILLNESS OF 100 WOMEN
LAID TO "0THER CAUSE"
Dormitory Manager Says It Was
Not Food Served-Hears Of
Like Cases Elsewhere.

Recent illness of more than one
hundred women living at the gov
ernment hotels on the Union Station
and Senate plazas was not due to the
food served in the dormitory dining
rooms. but from "soma other cause"
according to Mrs. Sarah H. Sumner,
general manager. in formal state
men. issued today. She based her
statement on reports from the health
department. which made complies e
analysis Of The foodstuff% cOlls cted
and failed TO reveal condition that
could be definitely stated as being
resDonsible for the illness.
"LGca. physicians. who have most
frequently been called into consulta-
ton by CUES s Of the hotels" said the
statement. "have advised that this
pa rticular form Of illness has not been
peculiar to the occupants Of the
hotels. but has more or less been
prevalent throughout the city within
the recent past"
In the statement Mrs. Sumner
pointed out that the determination Of
the management to close the CD
building was based upon q desire to
meet the financial limitations imposed
by Congress and in the interest OF
ordinary economy to conflne vacancies
to one building. The appropriation
available for the hotels for the cur
rent fiscal year. she said. Is $4,000
less than th&t for the preceding year.
Evening star., 1921-07-27
YORK REFUSES TO CAPITALIZE ''ACT
or PROWDENCE"' TO SAVE FARM

NEW YORK. July 27.-A special
dispatch to The Tribune from Pail
Mall. Tenn, says:
Sergt. Alvin York Is about to lose
his farm near here because he can
not meet a mortgage Of $1s,se0 due
on 1t this fall. The outstanding
American hero Of the world war.
who with his own hands captured
1872 Germans in the Argonne on
October IS. 1918. has found the
drop In corn and produce prices in
the last year a much tougher enemy
than the boche machine guns.
But II he loses his farm York
will rets In his self-respect. Under
no consideration will he exhibit
himself for profit. though to do so
would net him far .more than
enough to pay or the mortgage.
His religious scruples and sense Of
obligation to the nation won't per-
NIT him to capitalize what he calls
IAN act of Providence" And SO
today he is working in the fields
and worrying how he will meet the
note and take care Of his wife and
Alvin. jr.
Sergt. York could pay his note
and his grocery bill OF $3.50. about
which the store is getting restive.
II he would do one thing-capitAl-
izc his war record by giving lee
Evening star., 1921-07-27
URGES SWEEPING
/. CHANGES IN TAXES
w. H. Stackhouse Would Re-
peal Excise Taxes, Cut Sur
taxes and Fund War Debt.

Repeal Of all excise taxes. reduction
Of all surtaxes to the 20 per cent
group and the funding OF the entire
war debt for period OF fifty to
seventy-hve years were proposed 80
the House ways and means commf'te"
today by w. II. Stackhouse of Spring
field, Ohio. president of the National
Implement and Vehicle Manufac
turers' Association. Mr.. Stackhouse's
alternative for the excise and higher
surtaxes was general sales tax. DIS
cussion of which the committee ruled
out.
The witness said the funding OF
the war debt Of twenty-three and one
half billion dollars would stabilize the
market value of the bonds and put
them nearer par than at present. II"
estimated that the proposed new
| bonds woud require an interest rate
of per cent. which Representatire
Garner. democrat. Texas. declared
would increase the government eN
penditures 500. 100000 a year.
Mr.. Stackhouse said il would h''
more equitable to increase the raisS
on second-class mail matter than ap-
I ply a Scent first class rate alone.
f.. +. NcGrady. for the American
Federation of Labor, presented reg
, oution adopted at the Denver con
veniion in favor of retaining the "N-
cess prObtS ana income proHlS laAes
Workingmen, he said. felt that III"
corporations. in urging repeal Of tn"
profits tax. were endeavoring TO shit
the burden to those less able to pay.
Purchase Tax Suggested.
Imposition Of a purchase tax" re-
, peal of tine excise taxes on candy and
bottled soft drinks and amendment
of the estate tax provision. were
among suggestions made to the com
mittee yesterday by witnesses. In
addition. the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States, in communi-
cation, urged general turnover tax
on all business transactions part
of a general tax program advanced
by it as the result of final referen-
dunn vote among the commercial and
| Industrial organizations within it's
mem bershp.
Other recommenda ions Of the
Cha nlber of Commerce We're repeal of
excess profits taxes aud war excise
taxes. both those on transportation
and communication and those levied
in relation to particular business. In
the place of these taxes a. tax on all
turnOvers was urged.
Evening star., 1921-07-27

lures for fat fees. writing articles
for newspapers and magazines and
acting in films But he has said
that he would lose his farm frst.
Il would far rather lose my farm
and 60 back to work upon It as a
common day laborer than to com
mercialize the fame which was
only incidental to an act of Provt-
dence." he says.
When York bought the farm pros
poets were bright. Corn was SELL
ing at war prices and he was able
to make his first mortgage pay
ment When this year prices went
to pieces the war horo did not COM
plain. He went ahead and by hard
work tried to raise enough at the
new low prices to meet his pay
merts.
There Is no disbursement. how
ever, in the heart OF the man who
braved the German guns. He is
sustained by that same faith which
carried him through the crisis In
the Argonne.
Il was only q pawn that day over
there and any credit that was due
should 60 to the Lord; for me to
attempt to take any credit per-
sonaliy would be to do q great
wrong. and He will see me through
now as we'll As He did then"
York's farm was partly paid for
by a popular subscription of $11,-
23S.