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Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
EAST BERLIN IS THE
 CENTER OF CONNECTICUT

:, Washington, Sept. 4.-Boston, Mass, IS very important place to great many people. but so far as the U. S. Geological Survey is concerned,a Boston as a ''HIb" as 1t claims to be, doesn't amount to a row of pins. Boston, too. brides itself on. 6einE.tne Hub of the Unfye-se,a but the. survey ranks it at the bolt 5m of tlle list of hubs, or rgnfers. For the Geological Survey thinks that a city is hub only when 1t is the cen- tersof the land, geographically speaking, and points the f1ngerfof scorn at the Mas sachusetts city for not even being the center of the state of which It hanpens to be the capital-much less of any uni verse.
 The survey has received a lot of let ters of inquiry from persons wanting to know where they're at," where the se- graphical center of the United Sta.es is, | of the center of their own state The i survey has taken great pains at locating | the various geographical centers around i the continent.
 The center of the United States, ac- cording to the Coast and t1eodetic Sur Yey, is at exactly 3s degrees 50 minutes north latitude, and 3 degrees 35 minutes 1 west longitude Itmay be said that point is in northern Kansas, in Smith county Din fact, trust the Smiths to be there
 The ideal Hub" of population, gov
 ernment and industry, should also be the
 geographical center, the survey believes
 but that is true in few, if any cases
 Hubs just grow up regardless, anc the center of population in this countr, is yearly moving westward.
 Even Washington the nations capital is wrongly situated, from the geograph
 CTS point of view, and should be at leas
 thousand miles inland from it's presen
 site to better approach the geographica
 center of the country. St. Louis, Denve and other cities have been mentioned a various times as more fitting sites fo
 the center of government. The Geological
 Survey gives East Berlin as the cente
 of Connecticut and Kent as the cente of Rhode Island
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
LABOR DAY ACTIVITIES IN
 NEW YORK HALTED BY RAIN

New York, Sept. 4.-By railroads, fer ries, automobiles and steamers, thousands of holiday week-enders returned from beaches and other resorts today, forcsd by bad weather to come back earlier than anticipated and taxing transportation fa- oilities by the influx at an unexpected hour.
 Labor day passed paradeless in this city, the unions @s'iding to use their funds to aid members on strike
 An all-day down pour necessitatad the calling off or postponement of many sporting events in the Metropolitan sec tion. The Davis cup tennis matches major league baseball games, out door boxing shows, athletic meets and several golfing events were postponed
 Thousands of dollars were lost by sport promoters who had made heavy outiays in expectation of capacity crowds Some of the bigger events were protested by 1 rain insurance.
 ! The Davis cup matches will be pl7yet ] tomorrow. The American league. base ball game between New York and Bos ton will be played at the Polo Grounds | Wednesday. The regular scheduled games of that date, between Philadelphia and New York, will be played as par of double-header next Sunday, Coney Island, it's canvas glories sogg, with rain, grew morose as crowds from the city sloshed about . while, thei turned for the city again.
 Industries throughput the citv wer' shut down, and In the needle trades alor, more than 100000 persons were idle.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05

Smyrna, Sept 4.@The continued re- verses to the Greek army has ca1sed profound depression among the poPu- lace here. Kiutayah. which IS next in Importance to Eski-Shehr and Afiun Ka- rahissar, has been completely invested by the fast moving Turkish nationalists. whose army is in a high state of eIl- thusiasm and jubilation. The fall of Ushak and even of Brusa, is not unex- pected.
 The present Greek line runs from Inegul. south of Brusa. to a point west of Ushak.- Since the Turkish offensive began the Greeks have retreated nearly 200 miles. The Greek casualties are said to have been relatively inconsistent ble, but the suddenness and the .lnten- sity of the Turkish drive has caused the Greeks to disperse precipitately, and the commanding officers are having difficult ty in regrouping tneir scattered lesions Grave fears are expressed for the safety of Smyrna If the Turks capture Ushak they win be on the main railway line to Smyrna which is about 150 miles westward
 Anxiety is felt for the large Christian elements in the war area It is feared ] the Turks may take reprisals agains | in burning scores of Turkish villages oT
 It's advance toward Angora.
 |. The non-resistance and apparent apa | thy of the Athens government towar, l the Invasion of the Turks is bringin: 1 forth great resentment among the resi-
 dents of smyrna, a considerable porticI ] of whom are British, American. FI eHcl | and Italians. They say that the foil, of King Constantine in diverting 5000
 of the best troops of Greece to Thrace il a vain endeavor to realize his Conatan tinople enterprise may cost GCeece tn
 whole of Smyrna.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05

 Supreme Bench
President Harding to Appoint s Senator George H. Suther-
 land to Succeed Justice
 Clarke.

washington, Sept 4.-Resignation of Associate Justice John, H. Clarke from the United States supreme court and the intention to appoint former Senator George H. Sutherland of Utah to succeed him was announced today by President Harding. Justice Clarke's resignation will become effective Sept IS, when he reaches the age of s5. years.
 5 A desire to serve his neighbors and some causes" in ways which would not be possible while he was holding public office was given by Justice, Clarke in a letter to the president as the impelling reason for his leaving the bench. A re- tirerneHt from public life at 65, he added, would conform to his philosophy of life
 Senator Sutherland, who has been se- leeted for. the, vacancy, is so years old. He was born in Buckingham, England, in 1S62. He. served Utah in the first state senate, and was, a delegate from that state to each republican national con 5yention from 1896 to. 1920.
 MT. Sutherland was twice elected to the United States senate. his service lasting from 1905 to 1917. He was de- feated for reelection in 1916 by Senator King, the present junior member from Utah. Subsequently, he was called upon by the present administration in an ad. pfSO4g CdpdC1ly OH S6N0Idi OCCdSlOuS, nO- tabiy as a membersof the advisory com mfttee to the United States delegation tc the arms conference. He recently repre-. scented the United States in negotiation. with Norway dealing with war claims
 Justice Clarke was nominated to tht supreme court bench by President Wilson in 1916 and in point of service is tht junior associate justice. He was a life long democrat and was associated il politics in Ohio with Tom Johnson ant Newton D. Baker, secretary aof war undei President Wilson In 1903 he was de feated for the senate by Marcus A Hanna. In the campaign for the demo cratic nomination for the same position in 1914 he declared he had favored pro gfessive measures when it was far iron popular to do so. and was almost mobbes for doing SO
 Among his colleagues upon the bench and py the bar of the court in general MT. Clarke is held in high esteem. He i regarded by his associates as specials in cooperation law in it's various phases
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
RIGHTS OF GOVERNMENT
 SERVANTS TO ORGANIZE

Boston, Sept 4.-The ''wide distinc- tion between the, rights of industrial op- eratives and the corresponding rights of government servants' was emphasized here tonight by First Assistant Post master General Bartlett in an address be- fore the annual convention of the Na- tional Association of Postoffice La5o-ers.
 Postal workers, he said, may organize for the public good and for their mutual benefit. but no group of men and women any where at any time has a right to or eanize against the government itself. l do not charge that any have, however, but do believe that there are those who can see no difference between the govern ment as an employer and a corporation. To them I sound warning that the peo- pie of the United States in the last analysis will be found intens4lY jealous of the rights and powers of thei. govern ment."
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
UNUSUAL CASE OF
 CHARGE or FAIKnzILL

South Bend. Ind. Sept f.-prof 1chn T. Herman of the law department rt tts University of Notre Dame continued h'l plans today for pressing his charge thai Harry Pouiin. campus representaIIrI cI local clothing store. is the father 1f a child born to Mrs. Tiernan iaEi Norrr- Der. Poulin. who was arrested E1t1f1er on a paternity charge. will he arrtI rr<f in justice Of the peace court tor. srf1w. He is al liberty under bond Of 3-111
 Professor Tiernan and his vile. I r'at learned today, have reached an Atr<1. ment of separation by which Nc / t4rt custody of their two daughters ana years old. They will be sent tc lt.cer1 to reside with relatives until the 14.| against Puulin is concluded Nr1 Tkf. nan will remain here until after |hf INtI when she plans 10 go 10 the hon1 o' taI mother in a small Michigan town
 Professor Tiernan issued another 4I1I1 ment today outlining his attitude
 My fight is for the inl1rrItr 411 morality of the home he decIarr1 In ny mind the sanctity Of the family I. |.I very basis of ouc life. I have no o1r|- Tor vengeance and l hate to make T<| , persons. four innocent little rhf'drrt |11 Of them my daughters and two c| |t+" Poulin's sons. suffer the diserat. ttA| fails heavily on them, but the ouLf'|10 N. volved in this care reaches InIc I14 |<[I vitais of our whole sysfem nf '|N
 Poulin reiterates that Profersct |f| mans charges are the aftern3EH # Y olackmail plot. The professcr I|.Ir.. | that an affidavit signed by h|N M VI which she sets forth the detaiie c< t H. timacy with Poulin will be pr44e4|.. 4. court.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS TO COMPETE
 FOR GROWN QUEEN OF AMERICA

Chicago, Sept. 4.-Radiant beauties from the far and golden west arrived in Chicago today.
 The young women were Miss Rather inc Grant, of Los Angeles; Miss Iansia Sara, of San Francisco Miss Virginia Edwards of Portland and Miss Evelyn Atkinson, of Seattle, all prize-winning beauties of their respective cities, ell route to Atlantic City to enter the com petition for the coveted crown of Queen of America" The girls range in age from IT to g years. They are to be joined here by Miss Georgia Hale, elected as Chicago's Representative in the national run-off.
 s The beauties are scheduled to leave tonight on special train. over the Pennsylvania lines for Atlantic City. They are accompanied by chaperones.
 The nations beauties will pose in beach costume, evening dress and after noon gowns, and will be judged by a committee of prominent artistA
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
BELIEVE. ENToMBED MINERS ARE ANSWERING SIGNALS

Jackson. Cal. Sept. jackson was still thrilled tonight with the report that ex plosions had been heard which apparently were answering signals from the forty six miners who have been entombed in the Argonaut mine for a week although officials in charge of the work declined to discuss the matter and insisted Thurs day was the earliest date on which the men could be reached.
 The list of missing men was reduced to forty-six today by the discovery that one of the men supposedly underground in the Argonaut mine had quit shortly before the explosion and gone 10 work at the Kennedy mine. AS his name had not been taken of the Argonautf payroll, it was at first believed he was entombed.
 One of the night crew of rescuers work ing in the adjoining Kennedy mine was the man who said he heard five explo- sions coming from the Argonaut when two signal blasts were fired on the S.70o foot level The miners say the sounds could not have been caused by falling rock. Although Thursday is officially announced as the earliest possible date for a rescue. opinion in Jackson is that ] it is possible the end of the search may come before that date
 At noon today the men working from the $500 foot level trying to reach thu Argonaut through the old connecting tun mel between the two mines. which ha, l been filled with debris since a fire tw, years ago. had twenty-seven feet left {, go in the sixty foot detour they arr making around formation of hard greer rock.
 After completing the detour. they vii 1 have 353 feet of the tunne. to c.ear ou before starting to make a seventy-fivi foot cut through a 2.200 foot rise to th
 4.2e0 foot level of the Argonaut wher, the entombed men can be reache, through slopes.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05

resenting soo.oo0 members tomorrow night, John Sullivan, president of the council, said tonight on his return from a holiday trip.
 Mir. Sullivan said in statement: T was greately surprised at the injunction move on the part of the government I think this win aid the strikers greatly by trousing the sympathy of all liberty low ing people.
 Aside from this. the action of the government will cement the I. w. W. and other outlaw elements so that authorized leaders will have greater difficulty in maintaining their positions as guardians of American principles involved in the present situation.
 The building and common laborers' union announced tonight that after an outing attended by 10000 members at White Stone, Long Island, today, ''unlin- tied financial support was voted to the striking shopmen and that an Initial con- tribution of $1 man was pledged
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
ANTHRAcITB eoNxEHrIoss esss5,,.s@ E,
 IN wILKEsBaRRE WEDNESDAY

Philadelphia, Sept. 4,-one more bar Tier remains to be surmounted before the miners in the hard coal fields go back to work. A convention of the three anthracite districts, set to meet in Wilkesbarre, Pa, at p. m., Wednesday, must ratify the agreement reacG~, be- tween the subcommittee of the anthra- cite miners scale committee and the operators policies committee.
 The full scale committee, after a meeting which lasted nearly all night, finally approved the action of the suh- committee in entering the agreement despite the unexpected opposition, the vote was declared to have been ever whelmingly in favor of the approval.
 The opponents of the plan held out for wage contract at the rates obtained when the suspension began on April l to last until April 1, 1924. The com promise date agreed upon was August S1, 1923.
 Sentiment from the anthracite fields as nearly as can be judged, indicates that the proposals will be ratified. Secretary of Commerce Hoover is ex- pected here tomorrow or the next day
 to confer with the miners operators and state fuel committee to make plans fol 1 efficient distribution and price contro of the supply of anthracite. which ac cording to forecasts, will begin movins from the mines within a week.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
U. S. MARsHALs TO REMAIN
 ON DUTY AT AsHEVILLE. V. C.

Asheville. N C.. Sept. 4.-Uni:ed States Marshall Brownell Jackson an- nounced tonight that deputy Unittd States marshals who have e'.n on duty in the local yards of the Sou-herh rail- way since the strike of shopmen began, would remain on the property and go to any point in the yards where they are needed to carry out the terms of rresi- dent Harding's recent proclamation calling for the observance of laS and order by all persons in connection with the strike.
 Switchmen and iremen walked cut Saturday in protest against the presence of the deputies and then when the guards were withdrawn by the railway manage meht the newly organized f,-ce cf shop- men walked out because of the removal cf this protection. Today. | "rearr.lnge- ment" of the guards was effected by an unnamed official of the road with apparent satisfaction to Dot hsIdes in the controversy. The details of the arrange ment were not made public but on end of the paralysis of transportatisn througi, the yards was accomplished
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
LABOR LEADERS PLAN
 FOR UNUSUAL SECRECY

Atlantic City. N J.. Sept. 4.-The sit nation developed by the strike inJunc- don. obtained by the government, $as tluhed the executive conference of tSie American Federation of Labor to close reservations for a private suite fac-ng .hs sea on the ninth floor of the Am bassador here. where they will take pos fession on Wednesday. Originally the annual shore conference was to have ithrted on Saturday.
 Complete isolation from the rest of the hotel has been insisted upon by the labor leaders and the suite will be shut VI and complete corps of union help lEsignsd to handle everything from the ookinE to general service. Elaborate lzns for secrecy sn the proceedings ave been carried out and the precau- 1ons include a guard at the elevator aoor
 Whether the question of general rsrike over the injunction will be taken ap he-e is not disclosed in the advance information but the indications are that hs discussions will get under way mn nediately Samuel Gompers and his cab net start their sessron.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
MAY ASK AMERICAN BANK
 TO GUARANTEE GERMAN NOTES

.
 Paris. Sept. (By the A. P.)-The possibility of an American bank being asked to guarantee the payment of the SIX months treasury notes which Ger many. is to give to Belgium instead of cash under the recent separations de- clsion was foreseen tonight, coinurient with the departure of the Belgian dele kat1on TOT Berlin, where negotiations are to begin Wednesday.
 M. De Lacroix, former BeIsi,,r, nre- mier, and M. Benelmans left Brussels tnis evening for Germany, and the other members of the party, left Paris There Is no doubt in Belean circles that the necessary guarantees will be forahconn- ing, and it is believed that the negotia- lions will be completed by Saturday. M
 is reliably reported that adequate guaranteeS were promised by Herr Schroeder, head of the German delega- tion in Raris the day the decision was taken by the reparations commission, ana, It only remains to work out the de- tails Belgium will not ask that 270,- OO0,O0O gold marks be transferred from the reserve of the reischsbank to some foreign bank as security, but will be content With the assurance by Germany that the Reichsbank reserve will not be touched during the six months period. In addition Belgium wiM require that either a British, Dutch, or American bank guarantee shall be furnished by Germany, so that Belgium could real i2e any part, Or all, of the 270,000, ,000 during the six months.
 The decision of Belgium not to press for the transfer of tile Reischsbank gold reserve is due to British efforts ST John Bradbury, British. member of the commission has stated to the other mem bers that 1t would be unfortunate in the interest of German credit and the ul- tirnate interests Of reparations,s if any large percentage of the guarantee had to be provided by this gold reserve. In a formal statement tonight on the rep arations situation, he declared that in view of the coEspseaof the mark since
 were suspended. any progress in the di- could scarcely be hoped for.
 The most pressing necessity of the moment, he c0nttiued, was to proceed i energetioaliy with the reform of German | internal finance, with a view to securing I budget equilibrium and the stoPpage oi | imitation. Preparation payments. botf
 cash and merchandise, were for the mo.
 nent limited to an amount for whict provision could be made within the bud get. t
 \ He declared that without the writing
 down of the reparatluns total, German credit could not be restored. and thai 1 unless such restoration took place tn, ] German financial structure would col I lapse, and all hope of ever getting anl
 indemnity from Germany must be givel up.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
MexiCO's External
 Debt Readjusted
Summary Made Public by the American Section of the In- ternational Committee of Bankers.

New York, Sept. 4-The American sec ton of the international committee of bankers on Mexico today made public a summary of the plan of readjusting Mexicos external debt of s700,000,0o0 which was included in their agreement last June with Finance Minister De La .Huerta. Simultaneously the plan, which provides for a resumption of interest pay ments, in default since 1913, was given out in London, Paris, Mexico City and Berlin.
 After listing the bonds and other obli- gations of the government and the Ma tional Railways of Mexico, which under the program are to be returned to private management, the bankers recommend certain concessions to the security hold LI1.
 In view of these concessions. the Mex ican government will set aside during the next five years 5o.Ooo.Ooo pesos (s25 ,o0o,- 900 gold United States Gollars} so as to
 resume at the end of that period full cash service on it's obligations. If, for any
 reason, the proposed plan is not fully carried out, the bondholders are to re-
 sume their contractional rights as exist [ ing prior to that time.
 To meet the bond coupons maturing after Jan. 2, 1923, the Mexican govern ment will place in special fund the en- l tire proceeds of the oil export tax, 10 per
 cent. of the gross revenues of the Ma tional Railways and the entire net oper- ating revenues of these railways. Cash 1 interest payments on these coupons will during the first year, be made on a scale ] varying from 50 to 100 per cent. on the l external loans, at the rate Of 25 per cent J on the internal and per cent. bonds 1 50 per cent on the state bonds, and. 1T | general, from 50 to 65 per cent on the
 railway loans. except that the railway
 notes secured by the government bonds 1 the difference between the amount of cur rent interest actually due, and the sum. 1 paid, scrips bearing 3 per cent. and ma ] tueing in 1943 will be issued.
 Intecest in default the past eight year, I is to be cared for by script issued whel coupons are deposited. the certificates fo | arrears to be put into two classes. Tn l secured debt and the railway notes SC cured thereby are to receive 100 per cent ] of the arrears of interest in class A certificates which it is proposed to retir | by 194S, after which class "B" would b. 1 retired. The other government loans an, 1 the railway obligations are to receive 8 per cent. of arrears in "A" certificate
 and 65 per cent. in 'rB,'' while the inter nal and per cent. bonds are to receiv the entire 100 per cent. in "B'' certifi cates.
 I Matured cailway notes are to be ex l tended for ten years and the per cent government notes ana National Railwa
 notes the same period.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-05
VACANCIES TO BE FILLED
 IN THE IRISH PAExrk|E<r

Dublin, Sept. z.-tBy Tho A FI-1H the time for the meeting cf tt. 1r'1t parliament approaches renewed -1@t@1 are in circulation of plans 10 bflrx It1rf peace between the goTtrnment ana ttn irreguiars. IL is pointed o1. |14. ttN nucleus of a possible peace r1ft< tt'&|< i1 a combination of the labor rsrIH sr'| the independents. but in goVernr-eri t1 c.es there IS no talk Of any con,r1SN ... the essential condition Of pearr |.|1E declared in .these circles to be Nurf<N1NH on the part of the irregulars
 The four parliament sRc1nc|41 <|.||M by the deaths of Arthur Et.|'&1 W chael Collins. Charles Burgess NHH #sf " Roland will afford the e'f<'4s widely separated d.strirts tfe 1rt. ty for a clear proununccI1E|. || ['| Anglo-Irish treaty and the xrf policy. Michael colllnz' seat 14tHt NN@- '- 10 be filled by General u'1<IErrN N'-. Hegarty, who probsbIr ri.i t. '4<|@ .r to the cabinet.