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Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
sHANTUNG NEGOTIATIONS
NEARING A CONCLUSION

Washington. Jan. 4 (By the A. P).-
The Washington negotiations over
Shantung apparently are nearing a con-
ciusion, but whether the outcome is TO
be settlement or another deadlock is
question obscured by many elements of
conflicting evidence
There was no outward indication to-
night. after the japanese and Chinese
had resumed their Conversations on
the subject. that either side had aban-
doned its former position regarding the
troublesome issue that has developed
over the mode. of payment for the Kiao-
chowTsinanfu railroad in the former
German leasehold
Nevertheless, the Joint commupique is
sued by the two delegations after their
meeting said the discussions would be
completed" tomorrow and there was ap-
parents in many quarters a confidence
that a final means of settlement would be
found
At the meeting both delegations enter
ed directly into a discussion of the three
alternatiy&pians Of payment for the dis
ruted railroad but adjourned after a
session lasting more than two hours
without definite action being taken.
The japanese delegation was said to
hay ereasserted its demand for payment
by loans TO Tire Chinese government
| through the Japanese bankers, which t1.e
Chinees declined to consider The Chi
| nese then announced to the Japanese
that they had not receded from their two
alternative propositions: Payment II
| cash or by treasury notes in insta llmen
| over a period of twelve years. with ar
| option permitting China to take up the
remaining notes at the end of thre.
| years.
The first move today for actual re
sumption Of the joint meeting came from
the japanese. when they notified Messrs
| Raifour and Hughes that they had hearc
| from Toxic and were ready again t.
meet with the Chinese.
An invitation to the meeting, sent on
| by the state department. shortly after
o'clock this afternoon, took the Chimes
somewhat by surprise, as only yesterda,
! the Chinese had approached Mr. Balfou
and Secretary Hughes with a view t
having them renew their good offices
to effect a settlement
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
Al BOOKMAKERs UNDER
ARREST IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans. La, Jan. 4.-Forty-
seven bookmakers. together with their
forty-seven cashiers, operating at the
Fair Grounds race track We're technical
ly arrested at the conclusion OF todav's
racing card by being directed to report
to the sheriff's office on warrants is
sued on information furnished by Dis
trlct Attorney Mari, charging violation
OF the Locke anti-ganbling law. Bond
was fixed in each case at $3.50.
The action Of the district attorney in
causing the arrests Of all the bookmak-
ers marked the resumption of the fight
he started against alleged race track
gambling at last winters meet A large
number Of suits then instituted are still
pending In the state courts.
The book1nakers working with pro
motors OF racing secured an injunctian
restraining the district arrrney and 9TH
Ier officials of interfering with the svs-
tenn Of laying wagers at the track, and
under this Injunction they were permit
ted to complete the meeting undisturbed
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
Daylight Hold Up
OF Truck in New York
Ban Get $4,000 Worth
< With Truck-Driv-
md Assistants Ordered
Walk North.

aw York, Jan. "A daylight hold-up
theft of an automobile truck contain
lg $4,000 worth of silk, was reported by
zthe police late today, after the truck and
It's contents had been recovered
charles Fritz, driver of the truck, told
the police that he and his two assistana;
mad been held up by motor bandits in the
Br-nx, bundled into the robbers car and
taken to woods near Van Cortlandk
park where they were ordered to walk
north under pain of being shot
The truck was found later in a garage
where it had been placed in dead storage.
An important step toward checking the
current series Ct burglaries was reported
today in the arrest of Adolph Gisterer.
The prisoner, it was asserted, admitted
preparation of nearly a score of recent
burglaries in River Side Drive and 9TH
er fashionable sections in which more
than $4,000 in loot was taken.
Gisterer is said to have made a special
ty OF fiat silverware. He has a crimina
record, having served time for severa
burglaries.
Thones Roulston company, chair
grocers, announced today that one of theil
stores was entered Saturday night and z
four hundred pound safe containing
s3S7S9 carried off A collector fer tn.
Roulston company was held up and ROBBED
of $4,000 yesterday
Magistrate Corrigan declared in Jef
! ferson Market Court today that half th
current crimes were committed by oil
| offenders out en- probation or suspended
sentences. He urged that less leniency b.
meted out by criminal judges
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
FIVE POWER NAVAL TREATY
Is NEARING COMPLETION

Washington. Jan. 4.-(By The A. P.o
The five power naval Limitation treaty
which wifi explicitly define the srree-
ment reached by the Washington confer
t'ce, is fearing completion an soon
VIII he ready for presentation TO each
Of the signstory powers for approval.
When approved. Il will be submitted 10
special plenary session OF the confer
ence for public adoption.
In its present form the covenant CON-
prisss a number OF sections, each treat
ing with one aspect Of the naval cues
ton as II has come before the confer
ence- It is understood they include the
following:
(s) Agreement for scrapping capital
ships. detailing time periods within
which vessels must be rendered unfit for
war service.
Of capital ship fleets under 5-5-s-iss-
1855 ratio.
Cc) Agreement for limitation u indi-
vidual capital ships IN size and guns
(d) Agreement on standard fnterna-
tional unit for measurement Of tonnage.
Attached will be replacement chart SET
ting forth dates for replacement and
dates OF commissioning OF new ships
2-(a) Agreement for Limitation OF IN
dividual aircraft carriers in size and
guns.
Cbl Agreement tor limitation Of indi-
vidual auxiliary craft in size and guns.
3-Rules for use by aircraft Of torpedo
tubes.
4-ReEulations fixing the status Of
merchant vessels in war times and cor
ering their possible conversion into srm.
/ ed cruisers.
Negotiations covering building i-
private yards of signatory powers boft
on their own soil and by their nationals
abroad. Of warships destined for othe'
powers either of those signing the treat,
or the non-siEnatory powers.
s-Regulations for the use of suSna-
rines.
Regulations broadly defining con
duct of signatory powers in case o.
future wars. and especially in cases O.
wars with non-signatory powers.
s-Regulations defining the exac
status Of fitting capital ship
whether installation OF new ard late
guns will be permitted, for instance. o.
wheter old guns may only be re-bored-
agreement as to Pacific fortihca
tions.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
FoRD-NEwBERRY CASE COMES
BEFORE THE SENATE FRIDAY

Washington, Jan. Senate factions
today sdrded themselves for the fin
fight In the Ford -Newberry senator e
tion contest from Michigan.
/ The case will be taken up Fride,
der an agreement reached befs
Christmas recess And vote on the
luton declaring Truman H. Newbefy,
the republican incumbent, the legally
elected senator, is expected next week.
His colleague, Senator Townsend, re-
that he would speak Saturday. Mr..
Townsend also informed the Kalama-
zoo. Mich, league Of women voters, he
would support Mr.. Newberry.
/, A close vote, with present indications
of vote favordng Senator Newberry, is
conceded generally by senate leaders.
Mr.. Nevfoe erry's supporters expect a ma
jority OF from trhee to seven votes, al
though half dozen republicans still are
listed as doubtful with their action said
to depend in part on whether Senator
Newberry decides to speak In his own
right.
Some close friends of the senator "a id
today they had assurances that he would
come here. and speak probably next
week
Administration leaders, in discussions
today regarding the stua tion were said
to have determined to insure a com
plete record vote and We're hopeful that
an appointment to fill the Pennsylvania
vacancy caused by the death of Senator
Penrose would be made before the roll
call. This phase Of the contest got into
the open senate late IN the day through
statements by Senators Hefin of Ala
| bama and Caraway Of Arkansas, demo
Gratis, to the effect that President Hard
| ing Or some administration leaders were
urging ha ste in filing the vacancy.
Senators Curtis of Kansas and Wads-
worth Of New York both republicans
and the former the republican whip. re-
sponded with denial that the admin
| istration has had. or is going to have
anything to do with the appointment o1
| a new Pennsylvania senator
| Senator Hef7in said he had-based his
| statement on newspaper stories and Mr.
| Curtis interjected that there as a io'
Of guessing goin gon.t Mr.. Hefin fur
| ther declared he had been informed tha'
| the man to be named in Pennsylcani
must agree in advance to vote for New
| berry.
''I think" broke I'M Senator Curtis
that from my position I know what
| going on around here. l want to say
that the adminstratio nor anyone out
| side of the state is not participating II
the Pennsylvania situation. I want t.
| say further that no attempt has beer
made to impose conditions on the ap
pointment,"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
PERMIT FOR BURIAL OF
SENATOR PENROsE TO-DAY

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 4.-Permit for
the burial tomorrow Of Boies Penrosc,
late United States senator from Penn
sylvania, was issued today by the bu-
reau of vital statistics. No announce
ment of the hour or other arrangements
for the services were made, by members
of the family.
No one has been permitted to view the
body since it was brought ha'e from
Washington Sunday-not even the SEN
ator's personal friends and servants who
mad been with his family for years.
During the afternoon Dr. Charles Z.
Penrose, brother, was admitted to the
house. But scores Of men high in politi-
cal circles Who came to Philadelphia to-
day learned that they could not even
view the body Of their former leader.
Spencer Penrose. another brother of
the senator, was expected to arrive to-
night from Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1ssuances Of the permit led to the be-
lief that Senator Pearose would be bur
led in South Laure Jsin cemetery be-
side his father.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
AGREEMENT REACHED AT
= PAPER WAGE CONFERENCE

New York. Jan. 4.-Setiiement Of the
wage dispute between eleven large indie
pendent paper manufacturing companies
and their employees was announced late
today by a board OF arbitration named
10 pass on the companies proposals for a
% per cent reduction.
+. L. Carlyle president Of the St. Regis
Paper company and a member OF the ar
bitration board, said the terms OF the
agreement meant an eiEht-cent an hour
decrease for about 10 coo unskilled work
men. but that there would be no change
in the wages of some 5000 skilled work.
ers.
The new scale for unskilled workers.
he said, will be 80 cents an hour, while
the skilled men will continue TO get 81
cents and upwards
The agreement is effective Jan. and
will remain IN force untn May /. he
said.
On the final ballot the three repre-
sentatives Of the manufacturers voted-Sn
faVor Of the reductions and the labor rep
resentatives unanimously against them
the deciding vote being that Of Judge
Frank Irvine of Ithaca as final arbiter.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
DE VALERA HAS ALTERNATIVE
PROPOSALS FOR PEACE TREATY

Dublin, Jan. 4 (by the A. P.)-The
sinn Fein publicity department, irnme-
diAtely after adjournment Of the Dali
EiresnR late this afternoon issued long
manifesto to the Irish people in the name
Of Eamonn De Valera, accompanied by
his alternative proposals to replace the
Anglo-Irish treaty, now being considered
by the Dali.
Influences more deadly to the nation
faced by an enemy than plague in the
ranks Of its army are at work among
you, declares Mr.. De Valera in the
manifesto.
He~urges that there is opportunity for
general reconcliations between Ireland
and England, and asks the Irish people
to save reconeilat;cn from being lost
through the short sighted sxpediency of
poiiticians."
The manifesto declares tnat those who
shouted for peace would lead the Irish
people not to peace, hut to another be-
trayal.
Mr.. De vsleras alternative proposals
contain seventeen headx with detailed
(ccntinued sn Psss Three, Last Cell
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05

New York. Jan. A bornbshel was
exploded today in New York federal pro-
hibition headquarters.
Cracking of the seals Of a secret indict-
ment returned soma weeks ago by the
federal grand jury investigating enforce
ment Of the Nolstead act in this city re-
vealel the fact that Harold L. Hart. A
prominent BinghaDaton attorney. who for
merly served as federal prohibition di-
rector for the state OF New York. headed
list of a score of defendants charged
with conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment through liquor Withdrawals.
Immediately public attention. which
has been focused on poison liquor con-
surned during the holidays. which today
claimed its nineteenth victim. switched
to the food OF teal alcoholics which we're
alleged TO have been loosed through pota-
tive fake drug concerns.
Indicted with Hart were two other hi=h
enforcement officials, three politicians
and number of the drug" concerns and
their officers. The list Of defendants in
Guided:
Thomas Reddy, formerly allied with
the postoffice department and The de-
partment of justice. and who later served
as Hart's assistant before the laiter's
| resignation last fall.
Michael ]. Lynch. a clerk in Hart'i
office. with a key 10 the cabinet contain.
ing. the serially numbered Withdrawal
| permits.
William A. Orr. private secretary tr
| Charles s. Whitman when the lstier oc
cupied the gubernstorisi chair. and nov
engaged in the insurance business.
owen T. Murphy. treasurer or tn
Bronx county democratic committee.
Thomas F. Duffy. Bronx politician.
Tss following drug concerns an
| their officers: Central Drug company. s
| & Z. Drug Specialties company. Ain
| Drug company. Reliance Disfrihutin
company. Herman Levin. Max Gordor
| Barney BrsuSton- Louis Billoon Joh
Gorini. Charles J. SteinberE. Bonf-ii
! Venusti. John a. Penna, Nathan Eel
and Arthur Kraus.
The Indictment. returned after an ir
vestiEation ~ several months conduct
by Assistant United States Atiornr
Maxwell 6. Msttuck. followed complaint
Of lax enforcement Of the Volstead a,
and frequent shifts IN federal prohih
ton headqus rters.
When Federal Judge Knox this afte
noon ordered The sesis broken Il "
found that the defendants had hes
charged with defrauding the =overnme'
by issuing false and fraudulent Wit
drawal permits. whereby liquor exceo
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05

ing vastly the amounts sa.---eo arr. enc
defendant for the compromising Of drugs
mad been Withdrawn. The offense A.
legged 10 have involved wholesale ousnti-
ties Of liquor. ranks with a felony and.
upon conviction. the defendants would
face three-year prison terms
The indictment contains but one
count with over-taxes in support Of the
charge AS in the case Of money orders.
the withdrawal permits are made out in
blank and numbered serialiy.
Orr, Lynch and Duffy appeared beeore
Federal Judge Knox late today and en-
tering tentative pleas OF not guilty vera
released in $4,000 bail each.
Counsel also entered not r7,iitr ,le.r
for the drug companies indicted No 40
ditional bail wa sset in these cases ss
all We're under bail in connection wiz
other charges.
Judge Knox granted postponemeni
until tomorrow In the arrzirnnenf ~
Reddy' Murphy and former Director
Hart
The indictments followed an iures.i-
CATION OF several months. which started
with the seizure OF a trzickload of lsouo-
on the road between Philadeiphis ans
Baltimore, consigned TO the Central Druz
company. Agents who made the selz-,-s
noted that the permit was OF the series
81 81 i-VNN- Al fhat tine the LEGAL ue--
NIT number for Harris Office was III nnn
Hart Is alleged TO have counterslr,es
the bogus permits.
No figures have been issued a. IN .b.
quantity Of liquor obtained f-suduientI,.
but the missing permits number ahor-
ESQ and call for an average Of $50 case.
per permit
Former Director Hart denied .o-s,S-.
that any bogus liquor permits were
signed or approved by him. or thst hs
mad any knowledge before hand Cha.
they had been issued.
II When learned he said. -tha. .Ae-,
mad been found in Philadelrhla permit,
Gearing the serial Number $4,000 ! hze
an inventory OF our blank permits MADE
Ne found permits 2f7oei 10 .fT ~,
missing from the cabinet where the.
were kept. Immediately upon M. az.
'sovery ! wired the COMMISSIONS a,
! Washington asking him 10 put a stor,, 4,
/ al disilleries and prohibition director,
offices against Withdrawals hear4nr
whose serial numbers.
Pursuant TO that request made \,
me. the commissioner did put such a ro
nand as result thereof praesiosii,
al Of the liouor covered by thcx. permit
= was stopped before Il ever reached a.
= eonslgnee.-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
TO INVESTIGATE THE HOUSE
FURNISHING GOODS INDUSTRY

Washington, Jan. Investigation by
the federal trade commission of the
house furnishing goods industry was
directed in a resolution adopted late to-
day by the senate. The resolution. spon-
sored by Senator Kenyon, republican.
iowa, provides that the inquiry shall
embrace the cause of factory, whole
sale and retail price conditions in the
Industry.
The debate which preceded its adop-
ton was characterized by a general at
tack on profteers trusts and comMna-
dions in restraint of trade and scatter
ing assaults on the federal trade com
mission, The latter was defended. how
ever, by several senators who corNen led
tnat it could never be "a popular" gov
ernment agency because of the nature of
dts work.
/ Half a dozen senator's urged that the
scope Of the inquiry be broadened, CON
tending that it should include trusts
and combinations in other commodities
land in other lines of industry wherever
they could be reached.
Prosecuting officers of the state gov
ernments were assailed by. Senator King
utah, democrat, and Senator Heflin.
democrat. Alabama, who declared those
officials appeared to have sat with fold
ed hands" and to have made no effort to
check combinations and trusts within
the state which could not be reached by
federal authority
Senator Norris republican, Nebras-
ka, charged that these conrbina tions
| were doing business at the old stand
| since the war and that little, any at.
| tent.on had been given them by either
state or federal officials. Discussing the
federal trade commission, the Nebrasks
senator said sometimes it had not func
toned Up to expectation.
J Senator Nelson, republican, Minneso-
| ia. said he had little if any faith" II
the results of an inquiry by the commits
sion. but he said he had no objection t.
| the application of the homeopathic
paregoric" TO the situation. He said tht
inquiry could do no harm and might ds
a little good.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
STATE PoLICENEN ARE
WEARING NEW UNIFORMS

Hartford. Jp1. 4.-Several members
Of the state police department made
their appearance today in the new and
attra ctive uniforms OF whipcord of a
dark color which have been adopted as
the official garb for that force. It will
not be possible or desirable for all the
members to wear their uniforms at all
times as the state police are frequently
engaged IN work where their identity is
kept secret but the department can
completely equip every man If necessary,
with the exception of overcoats, some
Of which have not yet arrived.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
WILL HAYS s@o.c 600 DIRECTOR
OF MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY

New York. Jan. 4.-Postmsster Cen
eral Will Hays has signed a contract 70
become director general Of the National
Association I of the Motion Picture In
dustry at a salary of s15o.ooe q year.
according to The New York World The
contract which runs for three years.
the paper says. was signed more than
week ago.
Mr.. Hays the World added. has AZ
ranged a conference with tff National
leaders Of the motion picture industry
in Washington on January Il at which
time he will make public on his OWE
account his decision to accept the post
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
CALL ISSUED FOR NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE

Washington, Jan. 4.-The national ag-
Tlcultural conference. suggested several
days ago by President Harding to con-
slider means Of relieving distress among
the farmers, was called tonight by Sec
retary Wallace to meet in Washington
January 2S
The agricultural secretar yin announc-
Ing Inc call said it was expected that
M Harding would open tffe conference.
Secretary Wallace has not fixed limit
TO the rul'1bc- OF delegates but is con-
Serned chiefly With making sure that the
conference viii be thoroughly represen-
tative. The number of delegates. it was
indicated, will be between $50 and 800,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
DANRYMEN's REQUEST
TO SENATOR ArLEAN

: Hartford, Jan. "A resolution re-
questing Senator Mclean to give his
best efforts towards securin ga favor
able report on the amendment to the OK
listing federal banking law as offered by
the agricultural bloc in the senate
which provides that at least ene mam-
ber of the central board of the national
federal banking system be a farmer. was
adopted by the Connecticut Dairynaen's
association assembled in its annual con-
vention at Unity hall today.N The reso-
luton was offered by r. S. Baldwin of
Woodbury..
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
OBITUARY.
Col. C. A. snowden-

Tacoma. Washn.. Jan 4.-Col. c. A.
Snowden. formerly editor of the Chicago
Times and the Tacoma Ledger, died to-
day, aged "A.
One of his journalistic feats was pub
lishing in the Chicago Times Of the full
text of the revised version of the New
Testament, received by cable from Lob-
don. He was a national authority on
Masonry, iDs which ne held the thirty
third degree and was the author of his
tory of Washington state.
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer.
Washington, Jan. MRS. A. Mitchell
Palmer, wife of the former attorney
general of the United States. died sud-
denly at her home here tonight.
Mrs. Palmer who was Miss Roberta
Bartlett Dixon, g. Easton, Md, had been
i'll for some time but her death was un-
expected.
She was married in 1898 to Mr.. Pal
mer, who was attorney general during
the last two years of the second Wilson
administration. She is survived in ad-
dition to Mr.. Palmer by a daughter.
John Thomas johnson.
New Haven, Jan. 4.-John Thomas
johnson. aged 64, who had served as
personal messenger to six presidents OF
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad, died today. Among the older
employees of the company and the officers
lin the yellow" building. which is the
familiar title of the general offices of the
company, there was sadness today. Few
are there today who had been longer in
service than Mr.. Johnson. To all he was
'Mr. Johnson - no one coined afamilial
name for him. He was the embodiment
of dignity and courtesy, and at the dool
of the president he stood almost in the
capacity of q personal representative Of
the executive within, and if the latter
was away Mr.. Johnson could always bt
depended upon to reply with care apt
discernment to any inquiries as to the
whereabouts Of the president
Mr.. Johnson was a negro, a man o.
standing in the city among those of his
blood, intensely. religious, active in Sun,
day school work, a gentleman of the Ole
school in his contact with newspapermer
who sought out the president, an horti
culturist, and a good story-teller. HI
was the bearer of many private docu
ments for the presidents. and inrvariabl,
accompanied them in the private cal
when the head of the system made trips
He was a familiar figure in escorting tn
i president of the road to and from tn
station, assuming care and carriage o
| their personal effects.
! Mr.. Johnson began rairosding in 1888
as Wagner car porter, and Presiden
| c. P. Clark in 1887 appointed him as
| personal messenger He served dnde
| President Hail! Meilen, Eliot. Pea-sc.
| and Buckland and again 1nder Pearson
His last hlnss was one week.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
A. B. SMITH RESIGNS
FROM NEW HAVEN ROAD

Boston, Jan. 4.-The resignation of A.
+. Smith. general passenger agent of the
New York,ANew Haven and Hartford
railroad effective Jan. Is. was an
nounced tonight He has accepted a po-
sition with a western line. He VIII be
succeeded by F. c. Coley. assistant gen
era passenger sgert whose headouartera
Will be az New Haven