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Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
STATEMENT BY SHOP
 CRAFT UNION LEADERS

New York July 24.-Asserting that the rail strike has not already been set tied because the dle-hard group of eastern road executives want 1t to go on," shopcraft union leaders today ad- mitted that only the roads refusal to assure returning strikers Te!nstate- ment of seniority rights prevents an i'm mediate settlement of the controversy.
 ''The government now admits that the railroad strike is grave public issue the public knew 1t two weeks ago." was statement issued by the central strike committee.
 "It Is only the die-hard group of east- ern executives who deny 1t. They deny it because they want the strike to go on. They are using this crisis in a vain at tempt to install the open shop,
 If the government wants to relieve the tran--=-0l crisis 1t will settle ths strike And the way to settle the strike I- to persuade General ". ". Atterbury -~7 his hard boiled Wall street clique to cease holding up the nations business by the private refusal to allow seniority rs-fts to workers. It is inconcsivablS that half dozen men can impose thsil selfsh will upon the welfare of hun dred million"
 These charges brought -nom the east
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
COAL SHORTAGE MAY RESULT
 IN CLOSING OF STEEL PLANTS

New York. July 24.-The wholesale closing of steel plants throughout the country. and especially those in the east. which heretofore have not been affected by fuel shortage. will result if the coal strike is not settled before Aug. 1. the head of a large steel corporation declared today.
 Further failing of Of operations among steel plants caused grave concern at their New York corporation headquarters. The MahoninE and shenango Valley refneries were among the latest 10 be reported hard hit by lack of fuel.
 Oncials of Bethlehem Steel announced they had banked fires and discontinued production at two of their largest fur naces. with the resultant loss of employ ment Of hundreds of men. Every plant In the east soon will feel the full effect os the coal strike. t was declared. N
 Industrial coal was reported by New York esstrihutors today 10 be practically urobtainahie at any rriee. The shop crafts strike has tied up cars to such an extent that r-@1Gcts of the few non union mines still in operation are tiled up at the mine" they asserted.
 John l.. Lewis. president of the United Mine Workers. was in -Ssw York today. but declined to comment on developments in the situation. He predicted that the nsxt uove would he made by the govern rlsnt but refused to forecast what direc- ton governmental action might take.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR
 PRESIDENT HARDING's DOG

Washington, July 24-Much prefer ring a -bone-if the truth were kn6wri- Laddie Boy, the presidents dog, receiv- ed a birthday cake today from his old man at Toledo, along with letter tell ing of the continued good conduct of the family. - ,....
 Packed in box shaped like regu- lation doghouse. the. cake made of dog biscuit material suitable for a high brow dogs digestion. was delivered to the White House by express messengers
 It was not delayed by the rail. strike and got here in time for zLaddie Boys birthday, which is Wednesday. It will not be opened until then, and meanwhile invitations will go to some of Iaddie Boys friends of equal social rank lc hop over and have a bite.
 There were snapshots. too, of Laddie Boys mother, his sister Lil, who is get. ting along toward her high school days his brother Bob, who has job in New York, and little Dick, the baby, born af ter champion Tintern Tip Top, Laddi, Boys old man, sent him here as { friend and pal of the president.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
WEST HAVEN POLICE HELPED
 SLAYER TO SELECT REVOLvEI

New Haven, July 24.--Oficially ac- cusing West Haven police of having as- sisted Antonio Raiano, alias Tony the Barber" in selecting the revolver with which he is alleged to have shot and killed Alfonso Francesca Cozzo, known as Frank Cozzo' at Savin Rock on July 13, Coroner Ell Mix today held Raiano criminally responsible for the death of Cozzo.
 According to the coroner's finding the West Haven chief of police issued permit to Raiano to carry a revolver and also gave permission to two police men to accompany the accused when he purchased the gun. The coroner says that the police knew that trouble was brewing and had stopped several alter cations between Raiano and Cozzo, and others who persisted in accusing Raiano of having tipped" the police of the presence of gambling in a restaurant conducted by Antonio De Capio in Savin Rock.
 The trouble according to the coroner's report started after the police raided the restaurant seeking gamblers on the day before Cozzo was killed. Raiano was immediately accused of having told the police that gambling existed in the | restaurant which he denied On the | day of the shooting Raiano Is said to have slapped Cozzo's face while the lat , ter was in bathing suit After Cozzc 7 dressed and was coming toward Raiano he is said to have invited the latter tr a fight with the hands, when Raiano i!
 saidsto have drawn the revolver. firing the fatal shot. according to the finding
 Raiano will be arraigned in the Wes
 Haven town court tomorrow where h | will probably be bound over for tn
 September term of the superior court ol
 the coroner's recommendation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
PEACE TREATY MANDATES
 APPROVED BY L. OF \. COUNCIL

,f London, July "A (By the A. P.)-The mandates created under the peace trea- ties were given the final seal of approval by the council of the league ot nations al it's last sitting thIs afternoon.
 M. Niviani or France, referred to the councils action solemn and im- portant accomplishment for the league and one tull of significance and historic interest.
 The Earl of Balfour outlined Great Brftain's future policy in Palestine
 which he said will be one of strict inn
 partlality and justice, in which all tra- ditional rights, sentiments and religious
 feelings of the different racial groups
 would be respected and held inviolate.
 He predicted great material prosperity,
 rapid advancement and fuller privileges
 for the Arabs and others under the new
 regime. He was confident that the es- tablishment of a Jewish national home, which had been acclaimed in America l as in Europe, would not be antagonistic to or incompatible with their interests. M VNiani begged the newspapers 10 believe that the secret sittings of the council during the past week were in the interest of an amicable and speedy so- lution of the many difficult and delicate problems which could not be settled oth- 1 erwise.
 He reviewed the achievements of the league since it's creation three years l ago, enumerating the establishment of | the permanent court of international l justice and important committees on dis ] armament, health and scientific sub- ] jects. The league, he declared, had set l tied many troubles and disputes. which | would have taken the courts or the par l liaments much longer to solve.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
TO DISCUSS FUNDING OF
 FRANCES WAR DEBT TO U. s

Washington, July 24.-(By the A. P.) The American foreign debt funding commission will meet Thursday with Jean V. Parmentier, director of finance of the French treasury, for the first of the formal negotiations. looking to the funding of Frances war debt to this country.
 Practically completed statements of the financial condition of France have been submitted by NJ Parmentier, high officials said. which would be digested and ready for discussion by the commits sion Thursday
 The French representative, it is un- derstood, Is not prepared to offer any specific plaE to the American commits sion for funding of the debt, but is fol- lowing a policy of acquainting this gov ernment with the situation in France to enable the American commission to de- termine what might be expected in the way of payment.
 Developments abroad, such as the pos sible remission of the French debt to Great Britain and even to enabling a greater reduction in the French army are understood to be considered by the French representative as having import ant bearing upon Frances ability to meet her obligations to the United States.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25

department of justice and the, depart ment of the interior, to be designated the Presidential committee. This com mittee to have general supervision of the measures to be taken here under and 10 authorize of execution of these measur- es as may be necessary from time to time
 "The administrative committee, com prisng representatives of the preSfdan- tlal committee. together with represent tatives of operators representatives of the railways, and. where necessary. rep resentatives of the larger consuming groups.
 "The presidential committee will es- tablish a representative in each coal pro- ducing district.
 "The prcsidentiaal committee will ap- point d committee of operators In ta ,h district to be nominated by the distr; t oTerators' association or independent on- orators Gin case of failure of the oo- orators to take such action the presl- dential committee may appoint such 'p- orators as they see fit on such com mittee.) The members of these distr: t communities may be changed as de- | termned upon by the presidential con- mission
 The presidential committee will CO., operate with the interstate commerce commission as to local car movements as to effect the purposes of this plan.
 ''The operators will proceed with their usual business until they are af- @.cted by preference orders. i Tt is expected that the district com mittces. will recommend the allotment of cars on the basis of those who confor, to the fair prices to be agreed uo ,n with the presidential committee. ! When the operators demand. then suitable guarantees shall be given for payment by persons buying under priority orders.
 The railroads will be requested to ] appoint a reresentative to deal with par i chases of railway fuel
 The basis of prices agreed upon between the operators and the secretary |, of commerce on June 1st are to be ma;n- l 'sined. except where varied by the pre-:
 dential committee and this same basis If price dcterplination shall be applied to all districts which are so far no; Hco-operatinE
 The whole of the above Is tertativ,
 pending furtrfs consideration 7f 9he i1terztate commerce coenrrissioH the de partment of justice. department of in ternor and the department of commerce
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
STRIKE OF 1o. 1000 STATION
 AGENTS HAS BEEN INVERTED

Chicago, July 24 (By the A. P.).-The averting of a strike of approximately 10000 station agents, preparations for the formation of new unions of shop workers on forty eastern roads. and me- gotiations for a separate peace on the Baltimore and Ohio, marked the progress today of the railway shopnhen's strike.
 The move for new unions to take the place of the striking, shop crafts was Initiated by L. F. Loree. eastern regional chairman of the Assoc-tlon of Railway Executives, and was taken as an indica- tion of the intention of the roads 10 hold out against the strikers demand for a return of seniority rights as prellm- mary to any settlement
 The eastern roads, according to Mr. Loree. plan to take advantage of rulings by the labor board by organizing new shopmen in such a way that each system will have it's own union and will be able to negotiate separately with It's men.
 The efforts of ". L. McAienimen. labor member of the rail board. today prevent ed a further spread of the strike in a conference with ". J. Noone, head of ths station agents organization. Mir. Noont complained that the station agents vert being forced to do the work of the strik' CTS, but Mir McMenimen rave him sucf assurances that any grievances would b. corrected that he afterward announced that the station agents would remain al work pending a conference with th' labor board.
 Comparatively few outbreaks due ti the strike were reported during the day but further cancellation of trains. EaiI to be due mostly to the shortage of coal were reported from various sections
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
TO DEMAND CLAIMS AGAINST
 GERMANY AND AUSTRIA

Washington. July 24 CBy the A. P).- Rspubiicau and democratic senators to- day joined in demands for prompt pay rnent Of American damage claims againlS Germany and Austria. but differed as to procedure during three hours debate on the bill of Senator Underwood. Alabama democratic leader. which proposed an American claims commission.
 Senator Lodge. Massachusetts, the re- publican leader. indicated that he favor cd "a joint claims commission. Senator Lodge. however. agreed with Senator Underwood that property seized by the alien property custodian probably would be used 10 nay American damages, but such a method Of payment was opposed by Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana.
 The discussion was opened by Senator Underwood with a statement in support of hts bill in which Accidentally he de- nied charges of fraud in connection with acquisition by the Chemical Foundation Of five thousand German chemical pat euts. now the basis of a government suit Wide discussion of the Chemical Founda- ton affairs was precipitated by Chair man Nelson of the judiciary committed attacking SeIator Underwoods proposi tion and charging that the foundation vas spreading propa ganda, while Sena. tor Underwood declared that the founda ton was an cleemosynary concern, witt profits limited. and designed 10 develop American chemistry.
 The Underwood bill was referred to fay Go a judiciary subcommittee headed by Senator Cummins. republican, Iowa which will begin hearings Thursday Thomas ". Miller. alien property GUS todian and his predecessors in office former Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and Francis ?. Garvan, the lat ter now president of the foundation. ar 70 be amonZ the early witnesses, indicat lnE that the Chemical Foundation cas VIII be gone Into at some length.
 It also was announced that Senate underwood's bfi had been referred [ the state department for an opinion, Sen ator Lodge advising the senate that tn department was ne--~tiating with Ger many for a treaty -J establish a join claims commission Senator Lodge adde that he would not favor giving such commission power to decide Whethe Germany was bound 10 pay America claims The commission. he said shou. only fx the amounts due.
 This was opposed by Senator Under wood. who said he favored an America commission to hx American claims an that American claimants might be delay ed interminzbly If their claims wer placed h the hands of a joint commi. son
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
CEN. s. F. KNEELASD TO
 WED. MRS. EASTMAN JOHNSON

Danbury. Conn. July 7l.-Genersi stflman F. Kneeland. IT. a well known New York attorney. and Mrs. Eastman Johnson, of e5 West 55th street New York city, said to be prominent in Me- tropolitan society. are in this city awaiting the expiration of the fre-day period required by law before nnaTrioge licenses are issued to non-residents- The couple made application to the town clerk on Saturday and apeared ofsape pointed when told that non-residenu must wait five days before marriage ps<l pers could be issued
 General Kneeland has practiced law in New York for half a century and for many years has been the manager o1 the estate of Mrs Johnson which is said, to be extensive. Mrs. Johnson Is ot about the same age as her prospectiyei bridegroom.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25

Washington, July 24 CBy the A. P.).-, While on the surface concrete develop ments in the Cai.road strike were lacking in Washington tod4y, the impression gained in official circles was that the sit uation was being rapidly shaken down to a point where a new i-.Jve by the ad- ministration could be expected.
 Cabinet members who discussed the situation invariably declared that Presi- dent Harding was in personal charge of the question and. though there was more than the belief that the cabinet would be called upon to consider it at the regular session tomorrow. no hint was focth- coming as to the manner in which the transportation crisis will be laid before the presidents official family.
 Further evidence was obtained. how ever, that some of the chief executives advisers have urged that the government can permit the breakdown of the coun- try's arteries of commerce to go no fur ther while waiting for the railroad man. agements and shoDmen to dispose of their differences.
 Official reports have been received it is known, giving details of the extent to which the strike has been responsible for the almost total ''blanketing" of the healthy business revival in the United States, and. while instances of direct in I have recently been conspicuously absent. postal inspectors today recorded the fur ther annu.ment of important mail trains.
 Some administration advisers who fa- vor a drastic move by the government are known to hold the view that Pres- dent Harding should demand that the | rail executives make every effort 10 re- 1 store interstate commerce. especially to the extent of abandoning their stand on the seniority issue-said to be the crux of the whole strike question-whereupon the disrutants would be expected to come | together on the matter of fair living wage for rail employees. conceded to be the remaining important issue.
 If the railroad executives refused, il
 was declared, the president, satisfied he
 has full authority and duty delegated
 him by the constitution to maintain in
 terstate commecee and the mail service
 could nrocSesl-to operate ,the roads. Whill tie Esch-e ee.snnains act pctlds ee invoked
 as far as that would apply. 1t was said the presidents main reliance would b
 the duty entrusted" to the executive under the constitution.
 There is little disposition In govern
 ment circles to consider meeting thl emergency by actually putting the line under government operation. Power given the interstate commocce commis
 sion in the transportation act were citet as making this step unnecessary. Term l of the act make 1t clear, 1t was said, tha l this body in any transportation emer gency might suspend all railroad rule and regulations governing car service. in terchange of equipment and facilities a
 between roats. and create such agencle
 as 1t found necessary to enforce its rul 6 ings. The sweeping grant of authorit . would be first used in connection wit l the coal distribution plan. but oficis opinion existed that it might be extende to deal with other phases of the trans
 portation situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
EXPERIENCE OF BOY
 EXPERIMENTING WITH POWDER

Somerville, Mass. July 24.-Edwin Putnam, 13 years old, living in the Sprfnghill section of this city, was Of an inventive turn of mind, but he is practically cured now.
 Late today Edwin nished his experi- ments in making gunpowder from char coal, saltpetre and other ingredients. He manufactured a cannon to go with the ,gunpowder by plugging the end of a 'two-inch section of iron pipe about three feet long, boring hole for fuse. and fastening the affair on box. He then poured in his high explosive and touched 1t of,
 Edwin tucked hurriedly. and thus al- lowed the section of pipe to sail through the air, tear out the whole of one of the front windows in his house, rip down gas chandelier in the front room and bury itself in the wall.
 Edwin expressed great surprise at the miniature earthquake. He didn't think the cannon would do all that, he said, because he used only about a pound of powder.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
COTTON TAGGING REMOVED
 FROM TARIFF FREE LIST

Washington. July 24-By vote of s1 to IT, the senate today approved com mittee amendment removing cotton bag ging from the tariff free list and making it dutiable at rates varying from e-1o to 3-1o cents. Two democrats, Brous- sard of Louisiana and Kendrick of Wy oming, voted for the amendment and one republican, Borah. of Idaho, voted against 1t,
 Previously the senate had rejected. 35 to 1s, an amendment by Senator Robin son, democrat, rkansas, to reduce the rates to 1 1-10 cents and 1-2o cents re- spectively. Senator Borah supported that amendment and Senators Broussard and Kendrick and Ransdell, democrat, Loui- siana, voted against it.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
FIGHT OVER WOOL IN
 TARIFF BILL IN SENATE

Washington, July 24.-Failing to get action from the senate finance commit tee majority. Senator Lenroot, republi- can, Wisconsin, today launched his fight to limit to sixty per cent, ad va lorem the duties in the pending bill on coarse wools. both in the raw and the manufactured state.
 Warning his republican colleagues that the S3 cents a pound duty pro- posed would result in an increase in the cost of woolen clothing, Senator Lem root declared the republicans would have difficulty in justitying to the peo- pie in the large cities proper protective duties for the wool producers, but that they could not justify this enormous equivalent ad valorem duty, equalling iii some cases 137 per cent" on wool of kind not produced in this country to any appreciable extent.
 In the course of the exchanges be- tween Senator Lenroot and his coll leagues on the majority side, there was sharp dispute between Chairman Mo CumDer, of the finance committee, and Senator Shoot, of Utah, ranking repub- lican of that committee, as to whether the committee majority had agreed to any reductions in the ad valorem duties originally proposed Senator Shoot. who is in charge of the wool schedule
 
 been agreed upon. Shouting that cuts had been agreed upon. Senator McCum- Der produced one amendment, proposing five per cent reduction in the ad va loren duty in one paragraph of the
 schedule. and immediately offered 1t to the senate. Later he announced that
 similar reductions in the ad valorem du- ties in number of paragraphs had been made by the committee.
 Senator Lenroot argued that on the coarse grades of wool the duty proposed in the pending bill would be consider ably higher than that in the emergency tariff
 Before returning to its fight over wool. the senate wound up its work on
 committee amendments in the flax, sjute
 and hemp schedule. Two controversies developed, democrats vigorously oppos- l ing the rates propcssed on jute baEg1ng for cotton and on cotton floor coverings
 Senator Robinson, democrat. Arkansas
 sought to have the rates reduced iron, from | 6-10 cent and 3-1o cent square yard
 to 1-10 and 1-20 cent. respectively, but , his amendment was rejected. S5 to IS and the original rates approved, 51q tt 1 IT.
 By vote of .s4 to is. the senate re tected an amendment by the same sena l tor to cut from 55 per cent ad valeren l to 20 per cent the proposed duty on cot
 ton floor. covering.
 A comparison of the wool schedule il the administration bill and the famoui i schedule K. of the Payne-Aldrich law {, has been prepared by Joseph S. Nc Coy. government actuary, and wa placed in the Congressional Record to day by Chairman McS lumber, of tn senate finance committee. The compar ison expressed in percentages, follows: |
Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-25
EIGHT PERSONS INJURED BY.
 EXPLOSION OF SEWER GAS

New York. July .24.-An explosion. cs sewer gases. caused by short-circuit- ing of electric wires in an underground cable channel. occurred in a manhole en the upper East Side tonight, injurinE eight persons, three seriously, and ere ating panic among patients in Bronx hospital, black away.
 Electric lights along. the neighbor- hood streets and in homes and stores went out shortly after nightfaIl. A trouble-man was sent to ascertain the cause. He was preparing to take the co--or off the rnanhole when the explos. m ot-red. Hundreds of chi1lren and ae 4.ts had gathered to watch hi.n work.