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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
Y stone Collapsed
N Witness Stand
Fen in a Heap After Denial of
Authorship of a Series of
Letters Demanding Money.

New York, March 30.-Olivia NJ. P
Stone, graduate nurse, collapsed this aft
ernoon on the witness stand at her trial
on charge of numbering Ellis Guy Kin
kead, former Cincinnati corlbration.
counsel. Two state aIienists, after exam
ming her, said it would be inhuman to
question her further, and Supreme Court
Justice AspinwaH adjourned the trial un
til tomorrow.
series of letters demanding money
from Kinkead, sprung as a surprise by
Assistant District Attorney Warbasse, ap-
peared to bowl her over
Practically all of these letters, which he
asked her to identify, demanded money
on threats of divorce or breach Of promise
suits Mr.. Warbasse said. But when each
was hown her, she stoutly denied the
handwriting was hers.
Miss Stone" asked Warbasse, at last
Would you tell a lie to save your Hfe?'
"A lie? A lie f" She murmured, 81
would not
AS she spoke, she crumpled, fell heav-
lily forward and lay in heap almost al
the feet of Justice Aspinwall. She was
carried from the rom by attendants, and
doctors were hurriedly summoned.
Miss Stone was taken back to Raymond
street Jail in a taxicalb.
From the first, when she tok the stand
this morning, she had testified weakly
and brokenly, most of the time weeping
Several times smelling salts were applied
| and frequent rests were given her SO sh'
could regain her conposure.
Clad entirely in black, her only jewelry
| two pins which showed she had been grad.
| uated from Cincinnati General hospital
| she made a sonlber figure as he told tn,
judge of the love for Kinkead. She saii
he had II. I'd of her, left her, married an
other woman, and then even avoided he
to the extent of hanging UP his telephon'
when she called him
| But in the afternoon there was a Sigh
change. The challenge of the letters in
troduced seemed to rouse her for time
Her tears ceased, and she leaned forwar'
| now and then. her eyes flashing, as sh
told Mr.. Warbasse that the letters wer
mysteries to her. Then she sluInped bacl
and IN a voice broken by tears, declared
II don't know whether wrote that o
not"
1t was after q letter written on Hote
Vanderbilt stationery had been shown he
for the twentieth time that she collapsed
Only one other witness was heard dur
ing the day. She was Mrs. Mae Allen,
stenographer of the Chaffolt Atlanti
City who testified Kinkead had introduc
ed Miss Stone to her as his wife.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
RATS FROLIC EVERY DAY
IN HAVERsTRAW HIGH SCHOOL

Haverstraw, N. Y. March 3o-Pied
Piper, ressurect thyself
The mayor the high school "marms''
and the board of education want you,
need you, yearn for yo1.
Every day, so the board had been SO
advised, seven army corps of rats frolic
in the high school rooms, driving the
teachers to lofty perches and convuIsing
the $50 students with laughter
Every night the rodents foray in the
library, the desks. and tie gymnasium
lockers, filing themselves with history.
and the three RS. In the last two weeks
they have gnawed all the Civil war out
Of 100 American history books and de-
stroyed a store Of information regarding
the parsing Of a sentence and simple
Algebra.
While the juniors were in gymnasium
yesterday squad Of pests carried awaJ
all the money in their pockets-some-
| thing like $35 in currency.
And, o, Pied Piper. the rats wouldn't
be so bad if they weren't infested with
feas.
One of the feas got on teacher severa,
days ago-and well. it Was awful
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31

Washington, March s0.-The senate
completed its part of the arms confer
ence program today by giving its ap-
proval to the last two treaties Of the
group of seven submitted to it for rati-
fication.
On the final ratification roll calls the
affirmative expression of senate opinion
was all but unanimous. Not a single
vote was cast against the far eastern
treaty. drawn to guarantee a new bill Of
rights to China and there was only one
dissenting voice when the constitutional
advice and consent" was given to the
Fact fos revision of the Chinese tariff.
The totals, respectively, were sixty-six
t1 rothing and fifty-eight to one.
The momentum with which the ratifi-
cation program was swept to a conclu-
sion exceeded the expectations Of the ad-
ministrat:on leaders who had not hoped
ID END the debate before tomorrow night
BY the days accomplishment the senate
snt a new record for action, four far
reaching International covenants havine
beer. ratified within two days, and six
within the last week.
Virtually no difference of opinion de-
vei,Fed over the far eastern treaty, al
though Senator Borah expressed a feal
that it and the other far eastern set
| Elements of the arms conference migh
lie interpreted in years to come as civ
| Ink moral assent" to all the acts of ag
| Pr ssion that have been committed il
/ the past in the Orient. He was amon'
those, however, who voted for ratifica
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE
IN THIRD ARBUCKLE TRIAL

San Francisco, March 3o.-Miss Vir-
ginia Rappe, as result of whose death
Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle is on trial,
charged with manslaughter, was de-
scribed as abnormal and good copy" by
Eugene Presbrey. author and dramatistr
testifying for the defense.
Presbrey, who said he is secretary OF
the Screen Writer'S guild of California
and counsellor Of the Authors league Of
America, testified that Miss Rappe or
one occasion had a, sudden attack after
taking two drinks of French liqueur,'
and that she "writhed, had contortions
and grasped he'd abdomen and knees and
whispered to me doctor"
The witness said he called physician
but first administered first aid by put
ting cracked ice between her lips
Mrs Louise Lankershire, a new de.
fense witness today testified she had &
room next TO Arbuckle's last September
when his party was held, and that she
heard no unusual noise and saw nothing
untoWard
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
BANDITRY AT PosToFFICE
STATION IN WEST HAVEN

New Haven, March 30.-An armed
bandit, wearing a blue handkerchief
over his face, held up a postoffice sub
station in the drug store of Robert Avru-
tin in West Haven late tonight and es-
capped with s4S. Avrutin was III the store
alone, he told the. police, when the man
entered and thrust a. revolver toward
him. The druggist put up his hands and
the robber reached in and took the bills
in the postoffice drawer. ~. l-
AS the bandit fed from the store Av-
rutin took his revolver from a shelf and
fired six shots. The store windows were
smashed by the bullets. but the bandit
was not hit. He jumped into a waiting
automobile and drove rapidly in the di-
rection Of Bridgeport
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS
OF THE "SIAMESE TWINS"

Chicago, March SO.-An investigation
Of the deaths of Mrs. Josefa Black and
her sister, Rosa, known as the "Sia-
mese twins" was started today by Cor
oner Peter Hoffman.
Following a conference with the doc
tors connected with the case, however,
the coroner abandoned his plans for a
post-mortem examination and authorized
the issuance of a death certificate.
Frank, Jr. brother of the twins, indi-
Gated that he would make arrangements
for presenting the bodies to medical
college.
The twins, according to their brother
left a fortune estimEted at approximate
ly 5000, 900 and a large farm in Czecho'
Slovakia, to which the brother and the
11-year-old son of Rosa are heirs, as the
twins died without having made theil
Wills
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
COAL MINERS TO CONDUCT
THEIR WALKOUT ORDERLY

New York, March Disappointed
over its failure to avert the general coal
strike set for tomorrow midnight, the
anthracite miners and operators COM
mittee on wage contract negotiations ad-
lourned today.
Union scale committeeman and mine
officials prepared to leave at once for
the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania,
to insure that the evacuation would be
without violence or damage to property.
They will reassemble at New York
Monday to continue the discussion of
wages, upon which the outcome of the
strike will depend.
Although the district union leaders
here were. emphatic in declaring that
"the anthracite strike will be 100 per
cent and without violence of any sort"
they announced that practically every
coillery was being surrounded with
barbed wire and barrlcades, at the or
| ders of the operators.
Last reports at union headquarters
were that the anthracit e suspension
would affect $500 mines. In District No
| 1, surrounding Scranton, $4,000 men viii
| be affected; in District No 7. at Halle
/ ton $4,000, and in District No. 9, al
Shamokin, 1900. 'g
| Twelve per cent. Of the anthracite mine
crews are non-union,. district officials
said. They asserted, however, that these
non-union men are so scattered among
the 152, 900 organized workers as to be {
negligible factor in the suspension.
Special Agent Dewey of the Pennsylva
mia department of reconciliation and me
diation attached himself to union head
quarters today as the representative o
| Governor Sproul. The governor has takel
no action to prevent execution of tn,
suspension order and will not interfer
unless disorders arise which demand in
tervention by state troops, it was said
The miners, vigorously insisted Their
would be no cause for Intervention, as
serting that the last few suspension
| were carried oon so peacefully that no
an arrest was made"
Today's conference of the miners an
ioperators was marked by numerous. shar
exchanges over figures upon which tn
miners based their claims for a minimum
of $500 a shift for day laborers,- Nh
Murray vice president of the Unite
Mine Workers reported.
Exhibits supporting the immediate es
tablishment of 81. 500 year as the min
imum living cost upon which a "savin
wage could be computed also were chal
lenged by the operators, it was sait
The miners expece to complete introduc
ton of testimony fayoring their ninetee
wage demands by next Wednesday, whe
the operators will begin to present thei
side of the case.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
PRISON SENTENCES FOR
VIOLATING yoLsrEAD LAW

Trenton. y. J.. March so-of
men convicted in the United States curt
here today on charges ct conspiracy 20
violate the Yolstead act. four were given
prison sentences OF four years each, the
longest terms yet imposed By the fed
eral court here for dry violations. TIE
others received two-year terms. Trs
sentences were Imposed By Federal Juars
Joseph l.. Bodine
Peter Rulovich. Thomas Revo!ifsky,
David Moon aand Frederick Braurie1 n
New Brunswick received the four-yesf
terms at Atlanta: Thomas Schiii. John
Miller, Jacob Brown and Nelson BraDer.
also Of New Brunswick and Andrew
Gadick. Of Perth Amboy wero given the
lighter sentences az the Same prison Al
appealed their convictions
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
MILD DEALERS PROTEST
BOARD OF. HEALTH RULING

Bridgeport, Conn. March So.-Milk
raisers and dealers in many neighboring
towns met at Long Hill school house, in
Truurbull today. and decided to protest
against the ruling Of the Bridgeport
Board of Health that after May l only
milk bottled a its source, and only raw
and pasteurized milk may be sold in
Bridgeport. The grading Of milk would
be ended. Some dairymen claimed that
the ruling would put them out of busi-
ness as the selling price would be high,
some claiming as high as 20 cents. a
quart under the proposed conditions.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
OFFICERS OF DAUGHTERS
OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION

southington, Conn. March So.-Mrs.
Charles H. Bissell of Southington was
elected state regent of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution at the state
convention here today. She succeeds
Mrs John Laidlaw Buel Of Litchiie,G,
who retires after serving thirteen years
as state regent.
Other officers were elected as follows:
State vice regent. Miss Katharine \.
Nettleton Derby recording secretary,
Mrs Frederick S. Stevens, Bridgeport ;
corresponding secretary, Miss Alice Lee
Coe, Winsted; treasurer. Miss Jennie
Loomis, Windsor; consulting registrar
Mrs James K. Crosut. Simsbury; his
torian, Miss Harriet P. Marsh, New
Haven; Librarian. Miss Jessie w. Hay
den. East Hartford Councillors elected
included Mrs Frederick A. Strong
Bridgeport, lIrs Charles L. Beach
Bridgeport, and Miss Anna 3. Jennings
Fairfield.
The convention endorsed Miss Flor
ence S. N. Crofut-ek-Hartferd for nDmi
nation in 1928 as historian-general Of th'
| national society.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
NO CHANGE IN CONDITIONS
o. sTRIKE IN LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Mass. March 3O.-A demon
stration and welcome for Thomas +. Nc
Mahon, president of the United Textile
Workers Of America, on his arrival here
early tomorrow was being planned to-
night by leaders OF the strike in seven tex
tile mills here which began Monday. John
J. Dean, a leader Of the strike, stated
that President Mcmahon would establish
headquarters here for the whole New
England textile strike area.
One minor disorder, during which young
men from the ranks OF the strike sympa-
thizers and few workers came 10 blows
marked a day of comparative quiet Pick
citing was active in the morning but II
the evening few were on the lines at tho
mill entrances
The Pacific mills. the largest Of the sew
en- giants aected by the strike, lost few
more workers during the day.
At other mills it was stated that con
ditions were unchanged. 1t was estimat
ed tonight that 1900 operatives wer'
| idle.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
DID THE ELEPHANTS EAT
YOUNG GERMAN sTOwAWAY?

New York, March 30.--A couple of in
disposed elephants loudly trumpeted their
misery today as the frefghter Wuertten-
berg, brought them in from Hamburg.
Just before the elephants fell i'll eight
days ago a young German stowaway dis
appeared. Some of the ice cream he stole
from the galley was, found beside the
pachyderrns, but George the stowaway
has not been found.
The crews semed worried about George
They didn't think ice cream by itself
could make an elephant sick, but the cap
tain said he was confident George hadn't
disappeared into the elephants interiors
Besides the elephants. the Wuerttem-
burg broaght a ceritable Noah's ark as
sortment including several bearcats, 4OC
monkeys and more than 1000 birds of as
sorted plulnage.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
SIX INJURED IN HOTEL
FIRE IN NORTH ADAMS

North Adams. Mass, March so.-Six
persons were injured in a fire whicn
swept through the Richmond hotel in this
place late tonight The fire, which start
ed in a wooden building which is a part
Of the hotel, spread rapidly throughout
the structure. Firemen were endeavur-
ing TO save part Of the l1ostelry at MI
night, but 1t is believed thai the entire
building will be destroyed. The men
who were injured were George Forres.
Of Arlington, Richard Whitman and
Harold T. Bradley. both Of North Ad.
ans. ROLAND Stebbins Of Williamstown
Stanley Moore Of Worcester and Mr
Biddle. whose address is not known
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
TO PAY ALINIONY TO WIFE
HE RESCUED FROM WRECK

New York. March 30.-Maritai squalls
have ended the romance OF the sea that
began for Captain Alfred w. Howard.
skipper OF the cup defender Columbia,
when he fshed his future wife out Of the
sea with a boat hook
Mrs. Emma Howard IS pressing suit
for separation. objecting TO her II year
old daughter hearing the skipper's
language and charging that she, herself.
received a beating in the Hotel Bos-
sert in Brooklyn. The captain has fled
counter suit, and the pair now are dis
putting the matter OF alimony.
The veteran sea-dog met his bride,
Miss Emma A Deakin. in a shipwreci
off Cape Race, Newfoundland. IN 1910
Howard's schooner, Eva, came upon thu
shipwreck Of a lumber vessel owned By
Miss Deakin's father. The girl waf
clinging to a spar. Howard hHhed her
into a lifeboat. fell in love with her,
married her and spent his honeymoon
with her on a ship carrying a cargo 4
sugar.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
FOUR WALKING DELEGATES
ORDERED TO PAY IS 900

New York. March 5e.-Four wailcin-
delegates of the Walters union. accused
Of having caused Michael Hearty. ~an
honest head waiter 10 lose his 100 az
Healy's in 1913. were ordered to nay him
$4,000 damages by a supreme court jury
today.
Thomas Healy. restauratsur. testified
that Hegarty had been an honest heal
waiter. and faithful, and that he hal
caused the discharFe % pilferinz rC-ftcr
carriers. but that the union walters didn's
like him and threatened to strike 81 hs
wers not fired
SO rather than see HIS high class restau-
rant converted into a cafeteria. he fref
him.
The jury deliberated fifteen minutes
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
SEQ FOR HOLDING BOOK
FROM LIBRARY 81 YEARS

New Rochelle. N. Y, March so.--six-
ty7one years ago a copy of. Walter
Thornby," novel. was borrowed from
the New Rochelle Public library Today
the librarian received check for $40 in
Tart payment for the overdue charges on
the volume and a note asking that the
money be used to purchase new bo1s
Enclosed with the note. written by a
woman. was frayed strip of pea1er dat
ed September q. .s-1s6f,} and 4 King the
return gof the book at the earliest conyep-
ience" of the borrower
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
NOTICES POSTED OF THE
BOYCOTT AGAIN0 BELFAST

Tralee, March Se.-Notices were post
ed here today thst the state of boycott
against Belfast and other parts of the
Ulster area would be more vigorously en-
forced.
Traders receiving goods from the area
are liable to a fine of pounds sterling loo
for the first offense and confiscation of
! the gods for subsequent offenses.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
RELIEF FUND FOR STRIKE
OF TEXTILE WORKERS

Manchester, n. H. March 3O.-Central
trade unions and metal trades unions
throughout the country will be asked to
contribute to the relief fund for the
strike OF textile workers in New Hamp-
shire, twas announced at the strike
headquarters here today. A circuiar
letter now is being prepared appealing fir
funds. and this IS 10 be broadcast to
American labor unions this week
James Starr. vice president Of the
United Textile Workers, who is in charhe
of the 10000 striking textile operatives
here. has advisSsi> workers ito join the
back to the farm" movement should the
strike promise TO last all summer Farm
ers, Starr stated today. would be glad 10
engage the idle mill workers during the
next few months
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
.pIECRTORs OF THE NEW
BRITAIN MACHINE COMPANY

New Britain, March 3O.-when the
annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the New Britain Machine company was
called this afternoon there was no op-
position to the slate for the new direc-
torate, which follows:
E. Allen Moore, A. W. Stanley, w. S.
Rowland, H. H. Pease, P. B. Stanley and
P. K. Rogers, New Britain; Leon T.
Broadhurst, and E. M. Day, Hartford
John L. Otterson, New Haven, and John
H. Goss. Waterbury.
AS a result Of today's meeting several
former directors are dropped including
Abram Buel, vice president and superin-
tendent of the factory. Mr.. Buel viii
leave the concern on April 1, after hav-
ing been actively Identified with it fol
the past q years.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
PROSPECTIVE JURORS WERE
OPPOSED To VOLSTEAD ACT

New York March 3O.-The trial Of a
cafe owner charged with selling liquor
was postponed today because all the
prospective jurors admitted they were
opposed to enforcement Of the Volstead
acc. The clerk Of the federal district
court will summon another panel to-
morrow in the hope Of finding twelve
r,en who favor forcing people to obey
the dry law.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
MRS. CLARA NJ. WOODWARD
CONFEssEs KILLING PEPPERMAN

Philadelphia, March S0.-Mrs. Clara
NJ. Woodward, former burlesuue actress,
arrested today in connection with the
fatal shooting of John Pepperman of
New York in her -rooming house last
night, has admitted that she fired the
shot, Detective Sergeant James Mulgrew
said tonight
She shot Pepperman, the detective
stated, because NE had been beating and
abusing her and planned to leave her.
When Mrs. Woodward was first taken
into custody she denied that she was re-
sponsible She asserted then, according
to police that Pepperman had been shot
during a quarrel orer a card game with
| other men. The man is reported to have
lived in New York with his wife and two
children.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
LOSS BY SHIPPING BOARD
DURING FEBRUARY 81, ,O69 ,45s

Washington, March sO.-The shipping
board suffered a net loss on the opera
tion Of ships of s3,O69,4a9 during Feb
ruary. Chairman Lasker announced to-
day. This, he sad, was the lowest re-
corded since the government was en-
gagged in the commercial operation of its
vessels.
Tanker operations, Mr.. Lasker said,
showed profit of $5S4, ,4S1, the losses
passenger vessels.
The items of depreciation and return
on investment which normally would be
charged by any privately owned com
pany, Mr.. Lasker said were not included
in determining the losses.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
LAST TRIP OF ENGINEER
OF EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS

Buffalo, n. Y, March 3o.-Screaming
whistles and waving flags, fluctuations
of railroad officials and travelling men
greeted Edward J. Haley when he drove
the Empire State express into the Buffalo
station at 5.25 tonight. "on. time" 1t
was the last trip for Haley. who has
reached the age limit. 20 years. and IS
superannuated after fifty-two years of
service.
The progress Of the train from Syra-
cuse was a continuous demonstration for
the veteran engineer. Every station plat
form held its crowd of railroad men and
other citizens. waving their greetings TO
Ed Haley on his farewell trip. Every
locomotive along the route had its whis-
tie wide open and its bell changing.
Tonight Haley was the guest Of honor
at a banquet attended by engineers of
all railroads running into Buffalo.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
NEW YORK-ATLANTIC CITY
'>., DAILY AIRPLANE SERVICE

Atlantic City, N. j., March 3o.-com-
muters between here and New York city
can avoid the rush and take the airline
this season. Daily airplane service will
be inaugurated Saturday, the Ritz. Carl
ton management announced adding that
flying boats will be used SO that in case
of nishap they may glide safely on the
water. The planes will travel close to
the coast line and at no time will as
slIrnue great altitude, it was said.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
FIRST STAGE OF FLIGHT
FROM SPAIN TO BRAzIr

Lisbon, March 30.-(By the A. PJ-
Captains Sacadura and Coutino. the Por-
tuguese naval aviators who started from
Lisbon this morning in an ATTEMPTED
flight 20 Pernsu1buco. Brazil, arrived
safely at the end Of the first stage OF Their
journey. Las Palmas. in the Canary Is
lands, at three o'clock this afternoon.
The hydro-airDlane which the airnen
are using made the fight from Lisbon 20
Las Palmas at the rate OF approximately
30 miles an hour.
Prior to taking OF from Lisoon. Pilot
Coutino said he was hoDeful o. succezs
OF the venture. but that the ODDS were
five TO one against II.
The hy5ro-airDlane is fitted 70 carry
fuel for only IS hours iight. Portuxue~s
warships have been sent out into the At
lantic TO supply the aircraft with gas
and oil II It should run shore, OF 70 ren-
der other aid II II should be necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
WOMAN HELD UP BY
TWO MEN. IN WATERBURY

Waterbury, March 30.-Returning to
her home in an outlying section after a
shopping tour. Mrs Arthur Dunno was
held up by two men, apparently young
tonight. and an attempt was made to rob
her. She resister. and one of the men
pulled a gun from his pocket and fired,
but missed the woman.
Shortly after, police arrested John Nc
Evoy. 19, on charges of breach of the
peace and resistance, and stated they
believed him to have been one of the
hold-up men.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
REICHsTAG VOTES THE
PREPARATIONS INTOLERABLE

Berlin, March 50 (By the A. PA
resolution declaring the demands Of the
reparations commission are intoierable
and expressing approval Of Chancellor
Wirths statements with regard to the
commissions demands was passed by the
rcichstag today. The vote was 24S to
ST. The majority socialists and com
munists abstained from voting. =
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-31
JOHN w. TITCOMB TO
SUCCEED j. NJ. CHAMPION

Hartford March 3o.-John w. Tit
comb today was appointed superintendent
under the state board of fisheries AMI
game to succeed John NJ Craml-ton, re
signed. Mr. itccm1o has been in the EN-
Dloy of the board for some time. He
formerly was attached to the fish ana
game boards in Vermont and New York.