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Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
AMBASSADOR CHILD TRIES
 PERSUASION ON ISMET PAsHA

Lausanne, Dec. 13 (By the A. P.)- Ambassador Child had a long confer ence with Ismet Pasha this a---;ioon and urge dh+m on humane grounds to make liberal concessions for the pro- lection of the Armenians. Greeks anG other mtnorities remaining in Turkey.
 Mir. Child emphasized the good feel ing Turkey could inspire in the outside world by making ample provision for the protection of foreigners living in Turkey, and explained to Ismet the great interest Americans of all classes have in seeing the dislodged populations properly, cared for and in having guar antees set up that there shali be no further dislodgments.
 He expressed American disapprOvaI of the Turkish plans for the exchangH of populations in Turkey and Greece and explained to Isnet that the people of the United States were willing to miserable victims Of the war, but were anxious to know that their funds would be used to establish the unhappy refII- gees of the Near East in permanent homes. where they might settle and er joy permanent peace.
 At ten clock tomorrow morning Is. met Pasha will make a further state Fment regarding Tufsey's counter prupo saEs for protecting the minorities.
 At the afternoon session of the sub. commission devoted to the study of tn. eDchange of populations the Turks Showed a more corciiiatory attitude Turkey is willing for the GrGaKg |, stay in Constaninople but want definit; conditions set up The question of de. porting the Greek patriarch, who is tht supreme head of the Greek Orthodoy church. was avoided today. This is tht most important condition of all. and be for trying to settle this delicate uues ton the allies are striving to come tt an agreement wit hthe Turks on othe, points
 The Turks originally insisted on send ! ing away all the patriarchial institu tions from Constantihop!e, but todaI they compromised on this point ant agreed that all Greek churches ant hospitals could remaIn. and also tn, l schools, provided they did not adopt a, | anti-patriotic attitude towards Turkey
 The Turks also agreed that Greek DO | litical associations, be disoanded, but the members not be expelled. It was decided to eupel only thos Greek immigrants who had settled 1,
 Constantinople since. October 50, 1918
 Furthermore, an accord in principle wa reached that individuals would he in demnified for losses suffered by c.idhE of residence, whether they were Greek
 or Turks.
 The conclusion drawn from the meet /, ing was that the Greeks actually force l to leave Constantinople will be few ij number.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
HAVE BEEN
 VIEWING THREE COMETS

Cambridge, Mass, Dec 1S-tBy the 4. P.)-The spectacle of three comets swinging through the skies is afforded astronomers for the first time in years To the two comets. Skejellerup's and Baade's, that have been under observa- tion for week another was added today: The tailed-star known as Perrine's mak- ing another visitation to our stellar sys- tenn after an absence of two generations, has been sighted again.
 Announcement of the re-discovery of Perrine's comet was made by the liar yard college observatory. Nakamdra. a Japanese scientist, reported having spot ted the wandered on November 29.. The position which is southeast of the star Procyon, and about midway between the cancellations Monocheros and Hydra. The comet is comparatively fain, but the daily motion was said to be fairly fast. Its fight is in 8 southeasterly direction.
 The Harvard observatory announced also an observation from Professor A. o. Leuschned, director of the Students ob- servatory, University of California. that may change the name\ of Skejellerup's $ comet by identifying it as Brooks comet. The latter, after brief career in our skies in 1892, swept along out of sight.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
CHINA's ATTENTION CALLED
 TO MURDER OF AMERICANS

Washington. Dec. 1S.-Representation have been made to the Chinese govern ment by Minister Schurman at Picking in connection with the serious shooting and woundng by Chinese soldiers, of Charles Coltman, an American merchant, at Kal- gan, town northwest of Peking just be- yond the Great Wall, while in an auto mobile with Samuel Sokobin, the Amer ican consul at Kalgan. The state de- partment was advised of the cast today by Minister Schurman.
 The foreign office at Peking, the de- partment said, had been informed by Min ister Schurman that the attack on the American consul was in violation of in ternational law and an affront to the United States government, and demand was made, for the arrest and trial of hte offenders.
 ,Coltman, who is the son of former missionary and has spent most of his life in China, was said to have slight chance of surviving. His spinal cord was injured and, if he lives, he will be paraIyzed. He is now receiving medical attention in Peking.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
PARIS SOON MAY HAVE ONE
 MAYOR INSTEAD OF 2l

Paris Dec. 13.-Paris, which has twenty mayors, each ruling little po- litical ward, is likely to have one more but the twenty-first would be a real mayor representing the entire city
 Louis Pouch, president of the Paris municipal council. told the congress Of mayors. in session here today, that he reretted the capital was not represented in the organization, but that it was fairly certain, the special legislation un- der which Paris is administered would soon be changed. <
 The duties of Paris chief executive are, now shared by Prefect, Autrand of the department of the Seine and Chief of Police Naudin.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14

comnendatton tiat q s-ar4 bs umAs on inodernizins ths pIn-l's'iaId aattleshif-s ot the navy, the pom. :.:7r made ths: Great Britain bsss ain-st:-. :D-r-oIslla5 T, a large extent 10 lr.gra-- -sn range ant deci6 prnt.ctiUn her cfpEgl sfing to he r"talnsd under tE= treaty ! ne Ausr.- can nl",iernjzation qroir.'' gs0;iiG cost in the n-ighbOrhooi cs ysr f.oG .hga if has been cst.matsd. l.ac.irz- s1ea -ano5eI- ling work, American 'f-.acn gun ships. would rsLDain .'uJ-ss-=3 Jy y;i.eryviss similar Trodcrnized Rri' ST ships by five iniies. navy officers have ae,la.ed.
 Faced wiih th.s .lclu.- ;lrospsct of heavy naval eH!.eaGl;z-s, lU -A@ near future. Chairman E=ii y -uraed to the precedent Of the accepted capital ship treaty rati" in search Of way to avoid such o1tlays.
 The request to tn. pr sident was plan- ed al inc very end Of the ffty-fve page payaI bill. IL reads:
 The president is requested to enter iu- t" negotiations win the Fovern-nents of Great Britain. France. Itaiy and Jauan with the view Of reaching an understand ing or agreement relative to limiting the construction of all types and sizes Of sub-surface, and surface craft of 10000 tons standard displacement or less, and of aircraft"
 The suggestion was made tv s6rns { members of the house that the paragraph might be subject to point Of order, and hence go out in the house IL was indi. cated. however, that there was every reason 10 believe the senate would nut 1. back into the bill. which in the shape Of conference report would bring it before I the house to be voted up or doEn. ! It was claimed by committee frIendf ' of the Kelley proposal that the saving iu capital ship expenditures under armi [ treaty would be more than offset in th,
 building of lighter vessels Of a sig per mitted by the treaty. and that this sit- uation possibly prevailed as 70 other par. tlcipating nations.
 The bill will be taken u7 tomorrow ans the disarmament conference item is ls ex. pected to be reached Friday at the earl. est
 Approving the committee action, Rep iresentatve Byrnes. South Carolina, rank. ing democrat Of the subcommittee. said
 today that while the actualn naval cosi next year would reach s525. 6O9.0e6. Ira
 budge tof the British navy this year, in,
 cluding the colonies, was S5sS .o90.0So
 ''These figures show tf= necessity.
 said Mir. Byrnes. flor the provision re lquestinG the president to call snothei
 conference for the limitation Of maya
 armament not included in the rscen
 conference. That conference has s.mpl,
 changed the character of the naval com
 petition, without reducing to any appre
 ciable extent the cost Unless there !
 an agreement covering all flghtin,
 ships. the United States should immedi ately begin the construction Of certain
 naval units permitted by the treaty. ant
 specially of light cruisers in order {,
 maintain the relative fighting ehicienc1 of our fleet"
 When the naval bill. with its disarma
 ment provision as prepared by Mr. Rs1 ley's subcommittee, was presented to tn full appropriations committee of 55 mem bers 1t was approved without . wRd q
 discussion on that point.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14

Washington, Dec. 13.-CBy ths A. P.) Blunt notice that the United States cannot avoid a new naval proEraIn iu swift cruisers and fleet submarines un- less treaty Limitations are extended b such craft. was served by the mouse ap- propriations committee today i1 report ing the s293, ,SOs.53S naval appropriation b.:.
 A Six line provision placed in inc iii by the committee requested i'resi lent Harding to negotiate wits. Great iSritain France, Japan and Italy for suci. an eN- tension or the treaty, limitation O. a:r craft to be included
 The committee report said large cruis- er and submarine programs were planned abroad. adding:
 "In other words, competition is on again in the single direction to which the unratified agresIneEt (tke Washington naval treaty. does not extend, and # t be allowed to 50 on unchecked. the purse strings against must be relaxed and this government, ike all otfsrs, vii: 5e coz strained 10 launch new program Co the extent necessary to keep us at lzast abreast of any of the other powers" President Harding was not consulted by the committee with relation to its limitation conference request The pro- Ject for negotiations apparently came as surprise even to naval officials. I; was originated by Chairman Kelley oi the naval appropriations subcommittee The chief reason prompting Mir. Kelley to propose new naval conference was understood to have been the light cruis. er program recommended by the navy general board. No mention of this Is in. cluded in the published copies of com. TQ.ttPp rinPQ Am fh. urged, however, as necessary to keep tn, ! United States navy on a parity wi;h oth CT navies in cruisers included sixteen new ! light cruisers within the 10000 ton sig, { limitation of the Washington treaty an, to cost S16S,Ooo,Ooe.
 i The committee also eliminated from itl published hearings testimony of naval In telligence officers on the program 0 construction abroad. Presumably it wa this information and the Recommendation as to new construction made by the gen eral board which prompted the attempt t
 check post-treaty competitive buildin through diplomatic negotiations.
 Administration onIdials wlto Her closest to the Washington arms confer
 enoe deliberations expressed the view to night that there appeared little likelfhoo of success for new negotiations 10 llmi
 in accordance with the 5-5-s or some ot.i CT ratio the sine of cruiser and subma Irine heetA
 The conference, it was pointed ou in prolonged discussions had found n
 basis of agreement possible on thes points or as to figuring aircraft Tn French position at the conference in or
 position to limiting submarine fleets, was added. brought a specific reserva
 tion by British delegates of the right |
 build anti-submarine craft such as ligl
 cruisers and destroyers without restriC
 ton save as to the maximum size c
 cruisers, 10000 tons. and limitation C
 the maximum size of gnns they coul
 carry to eight inch weapons.
 In addition to the ne@ cruiser prC
 gram, the committee Is known to hay
 been informed of the general boards rt
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
BILL TO PREVENT DOUBLE
 PENALTIES FOR ONE DEFENSE

Washington Dec 1S.-As result of teh supceme court ruling Monday that q man convicted in the state courts for yio- lation of the prohibition act may De re- arrested and tried for the same offense in the fedral court, Representative Bren- nan republican, Michigan introduced q bill today providing that a liquor yio- lator may be prosecuted in either the state CT federal court but not in both.
 In statement explaining his bill, Mir. Brennan said "one of the chief causes of the utter failure" of the Volstead act had been the fres=:=1 and ii!-aavisel esa4oTrts55 of fanatics.
 And now" he added. "a weapon of fanaticism is placed. in their hands double prosecution and double penalties for one ofense."
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
CANARY
 BIRD SHOW IN CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-Resuming their quest for the songster with the most beautiful voice in the world, the su- preme court of Canarydom, now in ses- sion at the International Canary bird show will determine the best singer re- spectively of the United States, Canada, England and Germany tomorrow
 The four birds chosen will then warble for the three judges. ,'.r'5
 Deep notes being most pure and rare to an expert ear; the singer with the lowest register and the most continaous melody will be declared the king song ster of the world" said ranking Judge P. Grenal of Manchester, England.
 A gold cup is the first prize and the winner. will sing a concert Friday even ing for radio fans
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
COMMITTEE HEARING ON
 DAUGHERTY IMPEACHMENT

Session Developed Question of Veraciy Between Samuel GOmpers and William J. Bwns-Buns Claimed Com pers Had "F4ounded Him. Ever Since the Arrest of the McNamara Brothersi in San Francisco-COmpers Denied That He Had an Agent San Francisco to Prevent the Confession of the McNamara Brothers-Buns Declared That Jones Had Paid Fora His Pardon and That Presi dent Taft Had Been 'Deceived'.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
STATISTICS SHOW GREAT
 INCREASE IN BUILDING

New York, Dec. 1S.-Increased build ing through the country during the fall was reported in statistics issued by Bradstreet's today. In November, a short month which included a holiday, a tstal of $2o5. 5.s1s.7QO was put inte new buildings in 1e1 cities. against a total of s2oS.2ss,sSo for October. Both months. the report stated, were ahead of July and August.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
TO COMBAT THEATEE TICKET
 sPECULAroRsIN NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 1.-The Producing Managers association today adopted a and the establishment of Consolidated office, with branches in all suburbs, where tickets for all houses might be ,ob- tained at an advance of only 10 cents over box office prices.
 Premiums ranging from 50 cents to $2.00, per ticket are charged by private agencies now operating on Broadway.
 The plan also provided that, for the payment of only s1 a season, patrons of the consolidated office or it's sub-stations, would be entitled to purchase all tickets at fiat box-office rates.
 The managers announced they would be ready to put the system Into operation this season, and possibly within month.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
APPOINTMENTS MADE BY GOVERNOR LAKE

Hartford, Dec Ex-Governor Everett J. Lake today appointed Herbert E. Seward, of New Haven. as member of the state board of accountancy, for three years, commencing January l, 1923. Mir. Seward succeeds John Starkweather, of Ansonia, whose term expires at that time.
 Edward T. Buckingham, of Bridgeport was reaPpointed compensation commis- years commencing January 1, 1923.
 E. Kent Hubbard, of Middletown, was reappOinted member of the state board of Gnznce for term of stx years com msncing on me nFst Monday in Jan uary, 1s3a.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
RUH FREE STATE TROOPS
 FIND TEN MEN IN DUGOur

Duha6ns Doc. 1s (By Snh A. PA- 9rDUDs today searched farmhouse tn tne vtrsnfty eG ths Carragh canaD and Discovered in . augout beneath the noor ten men armed with riAes. anmu- Ht4tnn and three tons of food.
 An were arrested, as was tho pro- gEtetresS of the farm who S said to have p0@esSad . revolver.
 Co11plN1ntS had bs0n rsakyaA Of rob- .lgEiAg. tn tsae MsiEA AApEheAA
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
CHARGES HOLDING UP OF
 LARGE SHIPMENTS OF COAL

Boston, Dec. 13-James J. Phelan. Massachusetts emergency fuel admins trator, in a letter today to Senators Lodge and Walsh requested that the alleged actions of the Philadelphia and Reading railway in holding up large shipments of coal to New England should be brought before the interstate commerce commission.
 Phelan charged that the. Philadelphia and Reading has persisted in refusiny to allow it's cars to be used to move coal into New England on the plea that the New England roads did not return the cars or. send their own cars into Pennsylvania to take shipments of coal for this secmon.,
 The Massachusetts official said t1at an investigation had convinced them that this attitude had no foundation on fact.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
FORMER NEW HAVEN BROKER
 ', CHARGED WITH BEREAVEMENT

New Haven. Dec. 13.-John F. Mccoy, formerly a broker here, was Arrested to- day on charge of embezzlement by de- teetives who pursued by automobile trolley car in which he was riding. to .Bridgeport. Mccoy, against whom "a warrant was sworn out October 19, was held in bond of $1,0o0. .-
 The charge of embezzlement was pre- ferred by August F. Linahan, of this city, who alleged that he gave Mccoy $S,500 in securities to invest for him. He said that his money was never returned.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
DISCOVERS HE HAD BKEN
 A CITIZEN FoE iS TEARa

Nsriden. Conn. Dec is.-Dcaeorcry that uhkno~ingiy he had been en Amer ican e1tsEen for the last is yeArb vls made here today by Ere Paul Lanhr an applicant for c.tiEeaship paDeru whe nhe appeared before the naturaii- ration court
 LAsbs was born n 0srHAny. n, i1as coming tof this country at an early nxa win hts pareue. Shortly afirr tht nf. rivni Of the family. the fafher die1. fhs mcthsr subsequently, renarr5 'nG. Thn stsp-farher. an alien. becnmc nmruun1- frsd in 1sof. such brsnning Co LnHx 'A q --stsrs nf sz Aneriean clfinn
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
AMERICAN JEWS IN PALBsTTEE
 >-- LOYAL TO UNITED sTATBa

Jerusalem, Dec. l5.-Few Britssh and American Jews have TsnDunced their citi- zenship in favor of nztur1iizstIon in Pal estine, fact which is causing unf3vor- able comment among the PAIestinja1 Jexr.
 If Is officially stated that Ig .1ss naf- urahzatiof certificates have been grEntef Jews who applied for ctiEenaafip. AS the naturalization of husband also app1ieH to the wife, the number of pSrsons a1ts- ally naturz.ized Is a7. .ssT. Only ieo oesr- bers o< other nationsiities have sprise1 for naturalization.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
PREPAREDNESS DISCUSSED AT
 DINNER GIVEN BY TILsoN
(special to The Bulietinl

NopcCIdI .IO 1ne b0llSL80D
 Washington, D. C., 13.-Secretary of War Weeks and Senator Wadsworth of the military affairs committee of the sen- ate were honor guests at dinner given tonight by Congressman John O. Tilson of Connecticut at which the other guests were men representing the four largest tool and gauge manufacturers 7 in the country After dinner the question of adequate preparedness by munitions works, manufacturers of jfgs. dies, guag- es and other mechanical devices neces- sary for quick production was discussed
 All agreed that during peace is the time to frame program of preparedness and the Tdson dinner Is likely to result in not only a better understanding between the war department and the men who are forced to assume the responsibility of of quick production of arms munitions in case of an emergency caH.y
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
J. s. Troops Not for
 Prohibition Warfare
Secretary of War Weeks- So Informs Kentucky Prohbi ton Offocers.

Washington, Dec 13.-Prohibition en- forcement officers who appealed for United States troops to aid thein in the warfare with moonshfners in the Ken lucky mountains were said by Secretary Weeks today to have "misconsGued the purposes for which the army was ere ated."
 The war secretary added for the in formation of the prohibition officers that the army was not authorized by law to enforce the prohibition act" and sug- gested that they might take their appeal for help to the United States marshal in Kentucky
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
Yo1.gREAD SHES NOTHING TO
 GAIL TOR nEREAcHuEEHR

stsud da1Hsed tonight drpiug hsaxamRs hnGsto tllo h0lise jSdlslzxy coUnnftAeo en hnlpeAchment chargss nEaEaz4 AktoxAay lioaaz1l pa1gherty that. judged hy the chMreG1ar Of tho testimony tlHas far .O9- ecrsd, he did not believe 1t poaaiEae ''to mRbe anything ont of the eass.'
 The stabaDent was made duripE ths takiCg of testtuCny an eecona q the 1peaDEaGne specifications filed by Rep Fa1eneueis0 KeElur, rOpuhAicaa, NnaeSO- Sr-9AaG c1nEglng q eEfure hy Hls at l9nSy screaf stC FfCrcs gcernyalAHee by
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
william Jared Clark

New York, Dec 13-William Jared Clark, widely known in the electrical in- -dustry, died at his home here today. He was born in July, 1854, in Derby, Conn.
 Heowas pioneer in the commercial de- velopment of electric railways, having been instrumental in obtaining :legisla- tive charter authorizing the first electric railway in the world intended for freight traffic In 1888 he joined the Thomson Houston company at Lynn. Mass, and for tlLrty-fiye years was connected with the General Electric company. =
 Active politically from his youth. he was When q young man postmaster Ut Derby and for some years was DOS. office inspector
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14

the railroads with the safety appliance acts. Previously the committee had com pleted the taking of evidence on the first of the fourteen specifications that charging that MT. Daugherty had know ingly appointed to office men who were ''untrustworthy, corrupt and dangerous to the liberties of the peopIe of the Unit ed States
 Most of the evidence relating to this specification had to do with charges against William J. Burns, director of the mureau of investigation of the depart ment of justice, and Geiense ct MT. Burns against those charges,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
GIRL WIDOW KIDNAPPED
 AT HIGHLAND PARK; N. ,

New Brunswick, N J.. Dec. 13.-Mrs. Georgianna Mauro, 16 years old. wife of John Mauro, of Highland Park, who was slain last July, was kidnapped from her home here about ' o'clock tonight, short ly after testifying as the states chief witness against George Girando, 30, who was sentenced to from five to ten years in prison as her husbands slayer.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
CHANGES PROPOSED IN
 REGULATION OF MILK

Hartford. Dec. 13.-A suggestion that bacterioIogists who take the bacteria counts in milk be licensed by the state was made at hearing relative to pro- posed milk regulation changes at the capitol this afternoon by T.. c. Fisher, professor Of fdAKyinC at the Connecticut Agricultural college. The suggestion met .wfth favor. and bill embodyins Gie idea may be introdocet al the tUrning session Of the legislature.
 The hearing was held ;tO enable the Connecticut milk regulation board to sound the sentiment of the health officers and milk dealers with regard to proposed regulation @ changes and amendments. About 100 health officers and milk dealers attended The desired effect of the pro posed changes is to make the regulations more stringent.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY IN BLoODLEss DUEL

Monteyideo. Uruguay, Dec. 13 (By the A. P.).-Dr. Baitasar Brum. president of Uruguay, and pr. Luis Alberto Herrera. former secrcfary of the legation at Wash ingtCn. fOHslt a duel with pistols late this afternoon, Each man fired two shots. Neither was hit.
 It is announced that no recoaeiljat: t:erl betwsen the ussn ocgurred
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-14
ChIna Giyes Credit to 10. S,

Picking, Dec. 13.-(By The A. P.)- The Chinese newspapers editoriaIly ex- press qualification over the restoration to China by the Japanese of -Chau, They attribute the return of the terri tory to the influence of the United Staes and aHo the decisions of the Wash ington far east conference