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Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17

he had resigned his post, has been sub- poenaed to appear tomorrow with Mayor Hylan before a special grand jury in connection with Former Governor Whit mans inquiry into alleged corruption ip the city administration. X
 Police books, papers and records will be used by MT. Whitman in the examina- tion of the officials.
 Residents of Harlem apartment house armed themselves with clubs to- day and captured a youth who said he was John Robinson. He was found hid ing behind an airshaft in the basement of the building, and was arrested charged with having entered and robbed one ot the apartments. He was held in $5.00t bail for examination.
 Police raiding squads operating lat, last night along the Bowery, in Harlen and the lower East Side arrested nor, than 150 men. ali charged either witt gambling or being suspicious characters
 Attacked by unidentified men as h, entered his home in East Ninth stree today, Alexander Lukin. 8 salesman, Wal clubbed into insensibility. He was talk en to hospital and had not recovered consciousness tonight.
 After beating young woman t;cke | agent to the ofior, man today robbed the box office of West Side nlovir; picture house, ran into the theatre ant | escaped through rear exit.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
INTERVIEW WITH Ex-cRowN
 PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM

The Hague, Jan. 1s.-Ex-Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany, in an in- terview given the editor of a German weekly published in The Netherlands gives the reasons why he does not return 10 Germany, why his wife does not join him in his sojourn at Wieringen and why he does not j,in his father. the former German emperor at Doorn. Frederick William also sets forth hls plans re- garding the education of his sons
 Naturally, l would be glad to return 70 Germany and l would be happy If I could devote myself to agriculture, par tlculariy to horse breeding" the former crown prince Is quoted as saying. T would rejoice to associate with the learn ed men al Breslau University and regain what lost during the war and at Wier' sngen I would like to use what little power l have to help build up the father land but that cannot be.
 My many friends in the fatherland and abroad would see my hand in every deed which ohers might begin of which l. perhaps. would know nothing at all. UHes. would iciisNs ana sur poor father land needs rest.
 'why does not my wife come here Believe ne she would gladly do 50. But there is no chance of such happiness and good luck. as we are crippled in the wise of duty. She has the rasing of our chil dren al heart and must direct 1t. Oul sons must learn to make themselves use. fui commercially. Wilhelm and Luls tthe latter a pet name for one of thu sonsl are n5w going to the gymnasium at P5tsdam. The elder one wants tS become an expert farmer and go latel 10 an agricultural academy. Lula feel that he has the talent for a mercantile career and Is planning a tour of tn world in a German merchant ship an' 10 learn the modern languages. I hav nothing against their plans If they resul in the boys becoming useful men. The. are studying hard and have no time fo amusements or sport. They need fathers care. but that cannot be.
 T cannot Eae to my parents at Door Our o7ponets are continually trying | put us in the position of being ready f set the world on fire. If we were togeth CT. then. in the e-es of our opponens. tn overthrow of tn. world would be a ques ton of but short time.
 AS for buying an estate In Hellanc ~Aers would get the money. particula ir view of the low rate of German e1 ehanEe2"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
TRIBUTES AT MEMORIAL
 FOR GENERAL GoRGAs

Washington, Jan. 16.-At the memorial for General Gorgas here today messages were read from the presidents of a num- Der of Latin-American governments.
 Secretary Baker paid tribute to the work of General GoFgas in eradicating yellow fever from the Panama canal zone, heclarings sthe former surgeon general made the building of the Panama canal possible land saved it's construction from being marred by having along it's banks the graves of tens of thousands of victims to the pestilence of the jungle which for ages had imposed the sentence oi death upon those who sought to join the two oceans
 Panama as a nation paid its tribute through J. E. 1efevre, charge d'affaires of it's legation here. who declared that the Gorgas tropical institute for research, es- tablished by the government of Panama as tribute to the services of General Gorgas, was both "a temple to science and shrine to the great sanitarian." | We intend to create that memorial, 1" said MT. Lefevre, ito remind the future generations of the brilliant general who never knew what it was to retreat, who l did not subdue nations, but won their | hearts, and who was a conqueror though he did not conquer peoples but disease"
 Minister De Cespedes declared that ft was in Cuba, where General Gorgas' bril-. liant career. so full of notable and useful achievements, reached that high point al which he ceased merely to be a distin. guished servant of his own beloved coun. try, to become a benefactor of all the human race
 The memory of General Gorgas Is dear ly cherished by the Cuban people and hi. name is revered as those of that repub lies own national heroes and liberators said the minister, adding:
 "Gorgas honored the United States O America; but his fame and his work nov belon gto the world. and his living sou may well look down upon them with SC rene contentment."
 Ambassador De Alencar of Brazil in message sent to the gathering said tha mo country has greater reason thai Brazil to be gratiied for the achievement
 of General Gorgas," for through his work . the ambassador added. may come fulfill
 ment of Humboldt's prophecy that tn
 seat of a great civilization would be es
 tablished in the calley of the Amazon.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
FIDLER ENDORSED FOR POST
 OF SECRETARY OF LABOR

Springfield, Mass, Jan. 1s.-At a meeting of Vermont. New Hampshire. Massachusetts. Connecticut, Rhode 1sl- and. New York and Pennsylvania officials of the Order of aRilroad Station Agents in this city today, Harry L. Fidler. of Indianapolis, Ind, prominent in rail-o1d circles and chairman of the labor bureau of the republican national committee, was indorsed for the post of secretary of la bor in President Harding's cabinet
 This action was taken in response to a request on the part of President-elect Harding for a recommendation by rail- road men. Attending the meeting were National President E. H. Morton and Ma. tional Secretary ". T. Heacox of Chi cago. and National Treasurer James H Weir, of Canton, Massachusetts. Secre tary Heaeox was indersed for member ship on the railroad labor board. A c6pS of the endorsement of MT. Fidier va, sent to President-elect Harding.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
PHTLA. TEXTILE WORKERS
 TO RESIST WAGE DECREASE

Philadelphia. Jan. 1e.-The Philadel- phia district council of textile worke:s at . meeting here today decided to resist -to the limit of their ability any wage scale reductions and called on the people of Philadelphia to support tsem in their struggle flor fair play and for q chance to live as citizens of a great American city should live"
 Most of the textile manufacturers re- gently announced wage reductions ranging from 10 to 25 per cent. and told the men Mey either would have to submit to them or bs thrown out of work by the closing of the plants.
 Fourteen loeal unions with q member. snip of approxinateiy 20 ,eec were repre-. sented at the council meeting today
 Adoption of rssoiutions setting fortt their attitude followed the reading of . detailed report in which statistics and were memoranda were quoted to show
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17

Washington. Jan. 1s.-Representatives of the 109 national and international unions affiliated with the American Fed eration of Labor have been called to meet in Washington February % for the purpose of considering attacks now being made on the trade union move ment." according to announcement today by Frank Morrison, secretary of the Fed eration. The call for the meeting was sent out by Samuel Gompers. federation president
 Secretary Morrison who embodied his announcement in a formal statement. said that the forthcoming conference lis one of the several gatherings that hare been called by the American Federation of Labor during It's history to consider unusual conditions" In explaining furth- CT the intention of organized labor to give attention to attacks on trad. unions, Mir. Morrison said:
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
FEDERATION OF CENTRAL
 AMERICAN REPUBLICS

San Jose, Costa Rica. Jan. 1s.-Deci- sion to sign a convention creating 6 federation of Central American republics has been reached by the Central Amer ican Union Congress, in session here. This step which seemed almost impos- sble because of opposition to Article 40, the most bitterly debated section of the proposed treaty. followed an agree ment by all the delegations. Article 40 stipuiates that each member nation of the federation will continue loyalty to com. ply with the terms or treaties with for eign governmen But that if extensions to those treaties should imply new demacarations of territory, a new Cen. trsl American Union conference will bs called to consider the. changes propos. ed.
 The Bryan -Chamorro treaty between the United States and Nicaragua was one of the principal points at issue, and it was shown that pact did not violate 0, infringe upon the rights of other Cen. trai American nations.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
CREDITORS OF GOODYEAR co. TO
 MEET IN NEW YORK THIS WEEK

New York. Jan. 1s-Creditors, both commercial and financial. of the Good year Tire & Rubber Company are ex- pected to meet in this city early this week. and. if all goes we'll a plan will be adopted whereby a small mortgag' will be created for the purpose of ra.x ing working capital, and new junior se- curities will be brought inNp being which will be exchanged for present mer- cantile and banking claims against the company. If this programme is follow ed most of the troubles of the Goodyear Tire X Rubber Company will be behind it, it is believed, and the way will be cleared for It's future activities. Inci- dentally, if the plan is worked out, it is expected that the company will acquire strong banking support which should
 prove decided asset.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
TEXTILE WORKERS ARE
 INDIGNANT OVER WAGE CIT

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 1s.-Assurance that when the time is ripe the United Textile Workers of America, backed by the American Federation of Labor. will seek restoration of the 22 1-2 ner rent in wages stolen from us through the ma nipulation of the employers" was giyen employees iof mills in this city by Vice President Thomas F. McMahon of the united Textile Workers in a statement issued after meeting of the local branch Of the organization today. He reminded the operatives that his organization oD Jan. l had advised mill workers not ia strike, as the time was mot opportune."
 At the meeting plans were laid for eff. forts to strengthen the organization among Lawrence operatives.
 The one big union also met today and 1t was announced that council of ac ton had been unanimously indorsed, 4 conference was called for Jan. 26 tt which representatives of. all labor organ izations in Lawrence will be invited.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
TWO CHILDREN KILLED
 BY EXPLOSION OF GAS PLANT

Bowen, N H., Jan. 1e.-Explosion of a gas plant that was being installed in the residence of Arthur J. Curtis here today killed two small children who boarded in the house, burned Mrs. Curtis so serious ly that She died soon after, injured Curtis and Hugh A. Hill of Hooksett and wreck ed the house.
 The children were Emily Seymour. five years old. whose family formerly lived in Little Falls, N. Y, and Agnes Knight. seven years cid, of Concord. Curtis and Hill were working over the tank of the lighting plant in the cellar. It is believed that the water came too quickly into contact with the carbide and that the lamp they were holding isnited the fumes
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17

The attacks include attempts to es- tablish the anti-union shop. wage re- auctions, anti strike laws. compulsory arbitration. labor injunciions and a pub- hcity that would mold the public mind 10 accept these backward steps.
 T believe labor will formulate a plan to expose the Dretense Of men who are only Interested in cheap labor and a continuance of their profiteering policy The trade union movement Is alert to Inc forces against ii and proposes Co act viz orously. Our opponents are mistaken if they have made the slightest progress in. alarming the workers. or that they wlli humbly accept policy Of reaction.
 The proposed conference wall consider the publicity and other methods Of our opponents and it Is quite possible thas labor VII launch an offensive rnovenene against those who Imagine they control practically every avenue Of publicity
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
DEMONSTRATION AGAINST
 SOCIALISM IN TOXIC, JAPAN

. Tokio, Jan. .14;-Fifty persons were arrested here today, charged wish dis trrbing court in which thirteen so- c'ttlists arrested when the Japanese sc- ciaist leage WIS :nauguraIed were be rs t- esi.
 Employes of an engineering works in this city have smashed the fixtures in the plant following the dismissal of 75 strike agitators. Ten men have been ar rested inconnection with the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
sEsONEs. PERUVIAN PAINTER,
 CONVICTED OF FORGERY

Rome, Jan. 15.-Luis Ignatius Me- sones. the Peruvian painter, arrested year ago charged with the murder of his wife, the daughter of widely known art gallery proprietor. ard with several other offenses, was convicted today of forgery, on which cnarge he was placed on trial last Thursday. Mesones received q sentence of three years in prison when the court found him guilty of the forgery chargN
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
FIVE MEMBERS OF A FAMILY
 AT PAMPLIco, s. C., SHOT DEAD

Pamplico. s. C.. Jan. 1s-DIscoveryi today of two additional bodies disciosed | that five members of the Bigham family living near here were shot 10 death yes-l terday Bodies of three members of thet family. one of the most promins nt in thisl section Of South Carolina. Nere foundl yesterday.
 Authorities here spent the whole dsys m an attempt 10 solve the mystery of thsi murders. but tonight said they had found no solution. They said they weer work ing on the clue afforded by a revolver found in the hand Of L. S. Bieharn. aged 70. head Of the family. and one of ths victims
 The body of Mrs L. s. Bigharn. ar.d eo. mother Of the head of the family. vas found in the yard Of the Birham home bullet wound in her head. The body of Mrs Marjorie Black. aged 5s. was found in her room on the fecond floor of the Bigham home. also with a bullet hole in her head. The body of Mrs Blacks . yea radopted son wss round near the back Of the house his forehead having been pierced by bullet fired at close range, while another adopted son. years of age, was found near fence in the back yard with a bullet wound in his head.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
HARDING's REPLY TO LEADER
 OF ANTI-CIGARETTE LEAGUE

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 1s.-Miss Lucy Page Gaston of Chicago, representing the Na- tional Anti-Cigarette league, announced today that she had received a reply from President-elect Harding in response to a letter in which she had asked him to re- frain from the use of cigarettes as an ex- ample to the youth of the land.
 T think it is fine to save the youth of America from the tobacco habit" says Mir Harding's reply. T think, however, the movement ought to be carried on in perfect good faith and should be free from any kind of hypocrisy or deceit on the part of those who are giving it their earnest attention"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
PROMISCUOUS SHOOTING
 STARTED BY POLICE IN CORK

Cork, Jan. 16.-Serious disorders fol- lowed the shooting here yesterday in which two detectives in plain clothes were wounded. The disorders occurred while a crowd was dispersing from a football match and parties of olice were trying to clear the streets. Altogether twelve persons were wounded during promiscuous firing, while Excise Officer Firing was killed by stray shot from a passing lorry.
 The excise officer had come to his home here for the week end and was walking in the street with his brother and sister.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
WOULD REPORT STRIKE OF
 PROTEST AGAINST WAGE cI;r

Boston, Jan. 1e.-Representatives If unions in many textile centers of Mssss- chusetts and Rhode Island affiliated with
 the Amalgamated Textile Workers were authorized at meeting he,A today to re- port to their organizations that the Amalgamated was pledged to render all support possible, both moral and finan- cial. to any local branch which shouId declare strike as protest against the recently announced wage reductions in New England mills NJ. Muste. secre- tary of the Amalgamated, said after the meeting that if any mill in Lawrence at- tempted to open under the reduced wage scale strike would be declared against that mill "
 ''The Amalgamated Textile Workers .r he said, refuse to take the position adopted by the United Textile Workers and accept reduction in wages"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
8. c. GROWERS CONTRIBUTE
 COTTON FOR JEWISH BELIEF

New York. Jan. 1s.-south Carolina cotton growers have offered to contribute S25O.O0O worth of cotton 10 the American Jewish relief committee and the Near East Relief and have called upon west ern grain growers to contribute a like amount of their product. his announce ment was made here today by Henry H Rosenfelt, national director of the Jew. ish r'.lief committee. who explained that the southern growers . adopted reso. lutions expI essing the. desire to helT the poverty-strickeh people in the Near East but setting forth their inability tC make cash donations and offering theii product instead
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
vANDERLIP MENTIONED AS
 AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN

Tokio. Jan. 14.-Ncws dispatches stat ing that President-elect Harding contem- plates the appointment of. Frank A. Van derlip as United States ambassador 10 Japan have been well-Teceived in this country.
 The Yorozu Choho. an independent or gan. says: MT. vaDderlip Is pro-Japan- ese, and his appointment as ambassador at the present time, when relations be- tween Japan and the United States threaten to become complicated. would promote friendship between the two na. tons"
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
CIGARMAKERs ARE TO
 FIGHT WAGE REDUCTIONS

Springfield. Mass. Jan. 1s.-Fornation' Of defensive league 10 fight any attempt at wage reduction was tarted at a meet ing of s7 delegates. representing every local cigarmakers' union in New England. in Central Labor Union hall here today. The total number Of union employees rep resented at the meeting was 5000. It was pointed out by officials that the wages Of cigzrmakers have increased only 45 per cent. sine, .is0s and that the average pay for a worker al this trade in New Eng land is now s25 a week
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
ARREST ORDERED OF TEN
 ALABAMA oUARDsMEN

BirmlnEhasi. Ala, an. is.-rr,r mem berz Of Nppseany ItL AizS4ma Ast1aal guarts, were ordered arrested tonight by, Judge Horace Wilkinson. special collector. who is conducting an investigation Into the lyrnching last Thursday Of William Baird. miner. at Jasper. Ala.
 Instructions were Issued by Judge WU- kinson that the gusrdsmen when arrer;edl should be brought 10 the Jefferson county. jail
 Company M Is now at ifs home bar- racks as Tuscaloosa. having been ordered there from Townley. near the scene of the lynchinS. immediately after Baird vas taken from the Walker county jail by. masked men and shot 10 death. Bairdl was being held in jail in connection withl the killing of Private James Morris od Company M on Dec %.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
ADMIRAL TO LEAVE MANILA
 FRIDAY FOR vLADIvosToW

Shanghai. Jan. l5.-Rear Admiral A. bert C. Gleaves will leave Manila Sunday on the Y. s. destroyer Elliott for shanr- hal. where he will go aboard the eruiaer- New Orleans and probably proceed Tues day for NladIvostock for the purpose of making an Investigation into the killing of Lieutenant W. IT. Langdon by a Jap anese sentry. Admiral Gleaves has ap- pointed a board Of inquiry. the members Of which accompany him.
 Lieutenant W. H. Lanrdon. chief rn- gineer of the United States cruiser AI- bany. was killed by Japanese sentry at Nladivostok in the early morning of Jar. z. The United States government has ordered a thorough inquiry which Admiral Gleaves will institute forthwith.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
seANDuAvIAN-AMERIcAN
 RANK or rAcOMA CLOSED

Tacoma, Washn., Jan. 1e-She doors of the scHndina avian -An,erican Bank of Tacoma we're ciosed last night by Bank Commissioner Hay:
 -Gross mismanagement. building oper- stion and accumulation of non-liquidated assets" was charged by Mfr. Hay.
 Deposits of the bank are approximat- ed at s4.oeo.0oe representing about 12,- eee stockholders.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
LIVES IN PERIL BY FJRE yBC .- IN CHURcH IN CLEVELAND

-- Cleveland, Jan. 16-Scores of rsen and women. their escape cut on Ly rsnses and dense smoke. leaped from second story windows when fire tfredtoncl the lives of 500 people c 'nding services in the Cory M. E. church this morning.
 Due 10 the coolness of the pastor. Rev. J. B. Redmond, and the prompt action of firemen in stretching nets, the list of injured was confined to four victims. none seriously. The property loss was small.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
TO PROPOSE BONUS BILL
 IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Hartford, Conn. Jan. 1s.-The Con- necticut post, Veterans of Foreign Wars. of the United States. at a meeting here today. decided 10 have offered in the gen. ersl assembly bill to provide a bonus payment by the state 10 all former ser vice men who served in the world war. The proposed bill would call for bonus of Sl0 a month for the period of service
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
GERMANS START BUSINESS
 INSTITUTIONS IN SPAIN

Madrid, Jan. 1.-Two important Ger man business institutions have just been established in Spain. One of them IS the German Bank of South America, which has branches in many cities in Brazil. and Argentina and Mexico. and has a capital of 5000. 900 pesetas. The other Is the Spanish Electric Construc. tion Company. with a capital of 2O0. .o0o.- 900 pesetats. lit will undertake all kinds of electric construction and the electrifi- cation of railroads
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
CROWN FoRcks TAKE 300
 PRISONERS IN SOUTH ARMAGH

Belfast Jan. 1s.-Crown forces on Sat- urday swept through with great thorough ness South Armagh, the scene recently of alleged Sim Fein activities Troops and constaoulary of the Ulster Specials" CO., operated More than 300 prisoners were taken in the various nests, but after A rigorous examination only forty persons were held in the military barracks.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
Cabled Paragraphs
strike in Vienna Settled.

Vienna, Jan. 15.-The strike of the telegraph and telephone employees in the government after three days of intermit- tent disorders. The railroad men had planned counter strike for Sunday in an effort to compel the workers Tn the communication service to return. There had been widespread condemnation of the postal strike as unjustified, and it was opposed by. many of the employees them selveS.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
OBITUARY.
Frederick s. wardweiI.

Stamford Conn. Jan. i6.-Fred.'rick g. Wardwell. engineer and -ont-actu-. died in hospital here today of pneumonia. He was born fin BucKsport. Maine. eI years ago He built the street railway system at Duluth. Minn.. doclls at Co., ney Island and this city. and metal plants and other projects n this state. He was a member of the Stimford com mon council and a number of engineer ing societies He leaves a widow and one son. Virgil F.. of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
 AT wILKEsDARRE, PA

wilkesbarre. Pa, Jan. 1s-A dynamite explosion. believed to be the outcome of the recent mine labor disputes in Pittsion, today wrecked the front of ( store here. A family was living on the second floor They were not injured. Seventy-four ar- rests were made.
 Union officials deplored tle explosion and promised to aid in finding and prose cutting those responsible.