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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
LATEST CONFESSION" OF
THE MURDER OF TAYLOR

Los Angeles, March 5.-The latest
Confession" Of the murder Of William
Desmond Taylod, film director. received
by the police here in letter mailed from
an unnamed Connecticut city. was made
by man who described himself as "sn
avenging husband" It was disclosed to-
day by Captain Of Detectives Adams.
The officers are Withholding the name
Of the city from which the confession"
came and the name signed TO the docu-
ment while endeavoring to learn more Of
the writer.
According to the letter. the film diree-
tor had had "an affair" with the writer's
wife. Later the director had "scorneG-
her. the wife confessed to her husband
and the two Of them planned ven
geance," the letter recounted.
The Confession stated that the night
Of the murder, February /. the writ
er and his wife drove in an automobile
to withintwo blocks Of the Taylor bung-
alo. There they parked their car. From
a distance they saw Mabel Normsnd.
film actress, leaving the apartment. es-
corted to her motor car by the direc-
tor; and Henry Peavey. Taylor's negro
servant, talking with William Davis.
Miss Normand's chauffeur.
While Taylor was talking with Miss
/ Normand, the confession" continued
the scorned wife" slipped through the
open front door of the directors bunEa-
| 10, and unlocked the back door for her
husband to ente:.
| When Taylor returned, the wife con.
| fronted him.
Portions Of the letter concerning the
actual meeting and the killing were not
given out, but, according TO other parts
the wife, after Taylor had been slain. Jeff
by the back door. which the husband
J locked after her and then hurried Il
their automobile and started the engine
in readiness for a quick departure vher
he rejoined her
Then the husband calmly left by tn
front door. STOPPING slightly so he woult
not be recognized If seen. Joined his VIII,
and drove away with her.
The police state that they place
certain amount Of credence in the "con
fession."
Captain Adams declared the hand
writing Of the confession" was simila
TO that Of Edward F. Sands, missin.
former butler-secretary TO Taylor. bu
pointed out that the contents preclude.
its having been written by Sands. VII
was not married.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
BUREAU TO
USE SUBMARINE CHAsEBs

Washington. March 5.-The prohibitio1
navy will be ready for operation x
Atlantic coastal waters n search a
liquor smugglers some time this month,
It was declared tonight at enforcement
headquarters.
Arrangements have been complied. q.
hcials said. whereby the prohibition bus
reau is to have the use of submarine
chssers not now being used by the coasi
guard Nine OF these little craft. formsf
navy terriers are said 20 be Immediately
available FOR transfer 10 dry lSv COM
manders.
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes de-
clared tonight that il would take about
two weeks to man and equip the sub
chasers for duty as a prohibition sea
psatrol. but declined 20 divulEe hs plans
for meeting in their own element thf
swarms Of rum runners said % infsst tbs
Atlantic coast lest valuable iuformatior
reach the ears OF WHY liquor skippers-
1t was learned. however. that prohihi-
tion authorities contemplate a screen q
swift ships operating from Maine e
Florida and in the GuE o. Mexico q
prevent the landing q iiii-.t alcohol
Sub-cnasers 10 form the prob .hition feet
officials said are being loaned hv thf
coast guard. as 81 is unable % comris,
sion them for this service because Of laca
OF funds and trained personnel
The ships are 10 footers and are nca
scattered al the various coast guard sta
tons. but the prohibition authorities
| plan 10 csntralize the5r activities. prohz~
| bly, baEtng the main feet az New YORK
with a strong squadron on duty in Flof.
! ida waters.
While the coast E1ard VIII retain thf
/ title TO the submarine chasers the pro
| hihition bureau VIII bear the expense q
/ their operation. Enforcement agents vii
| be on board each boat.
Whether the ships VII hy a snerisf
prohibition flag while on their new ser.
vice has not been decided but Comm.s-
Eioner Haynes has received several norf
or less appropriate suggestions for a dr,
sign for an emblem.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06

Washington, March 5.-The second
year Of the Harding administration
finds congress graphing with arms con-
ference treaties, the soldiers bonus,
tariff, ship subsidy, appropriation bills
and scores Of other measures, with the
November elections waiting to act as a
probable scale to determine the politi
cal success Of the results achieved.
In the face Of the almost daily length
ening program, republican leaders vir-
tuslly have forgotten their previous
June adjournment goal and many now
are talking Of July as the wind-up date.
The treaties are to be paramount in
the senate and the bonus bill in the
house, broadly speaking. during the
next few weeks, with the probability Of
the tariff bill being reported to the sem
ste within ten days or two weeks. Re
publican leaders hope to dispose Of all
of the ts-sties before taking up the tar
m or bonus Dills In the senate. Appro-
priaton bills. administration spokesmen
declare are advanced more than usual
st this date, due to the operation Of the
new budget system, but much delay on
the army and navy appropriation meas
ures is expected.
The first administration broadside In
behalf Of the four-power Pacific trea-
tics Is to come tomorrow in the senate
from Senator New, Indiana. republican
member of the foreign relations COM
nittee. and confident of President Hard
Ing On Tuesday Senator Kellogg. re-
publican. Minnesota another strong adj
minlstrstlon supporter, is to speak.
During the week opponents also expect
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06

to get into action, but the real fight
over reservations, Is now under the
surface" with prospects of 1t not
reaching the open floor for several
weeks The Harding -Brandegee mo al
lance" reservation Is regarded as as
sured of adoption, but fights are i'm
pending on a number Of others prom
ised from both republican and demo-
cratic quarters. Friends of the four
power treaties continue to express op-
timsm over the prospects of ratification
despite the conceded opinion generally
of the long and hard fight facing the
four-po measures.
The compromise soldiers bonus meas
ure drafted by republican members OF
the house ways and means committee
is to be laid before the full committee
this week and possibly brought before
party conferences. That material
changes yet may face the bonus legis-
lation before it is finally evolved is be-
ing predicted widely.
The senate tomorrow will continue
the fight over the proposal to enlarge
the appropriations committee, similar
to the new house procedure under the
budget system. The change is being
fought as proposed, Concentration Of
power" Senate leaders also hope this
week TO begin consideration of the de
partment of justice measure to create a
number of new federal judges to relieve
congrestion in the federal courts. These
measures are to be sandwiched in be
tween the four-power treaty discussion
with the latter schedule to get exclusive
right sof way in another week or ter
days.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
RAILROAD WAGE SCALE FIGHT
WILL OPEN IN CHICAGO ToD.1

Chicago, March 5.-Railroad lahor and
the nations largest transportation lines
VIII open their fight over the present scaIe
OF wages tomorrow morning before the
United States railroad labor board More
than l75 roads have placed petitions for
reductions averaging ten per cent before
tne board, move which has been met bv
many groups Of employees by counter rro-
posals for wage advances
Attempts to block the hes4Asz,ys and ca
cure indefinite postponements are reoarfi-
ed likely in railroad circles. The sir
shop crafts unions, rejresenting 100000
employees and constituting one of the
strongest groups of rail workers. are fret
on the boards program for the wage hear.
ing. 1t was said that B. NJ. Jewell. nresi.
oent OF the railway employees department
American Federation of Labor. represent.
ing the shopmen, wc@A1 ask postDonement
OF the hearing on numerous technica
grounds. -'---0" {"
total Of ia roads will seek the fer
per cent cut for shop workers when tht
| case comes UP tomorrow, although tht
shopmen have asked increases on but s5 n
these roads. This was due, 1t was said. r.
1allure to ge the employees petitions in OF
time. The shopmen ask an increase O,
scents an hour over the present scale.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
MAN SHOT, BOMB THROWN
IN BELFAST SATURDAY NIGHT

Belfast, March 5.-Owen Hughes was
shot and killed while riding in a street
car in the York street district or this city
last night. A bomb was thrown into the
home of John Press, Non Lanark street
during the night, and one of his sons and
two daughters were wounded. one Of the
young women is believed to have been
dangerously injured. There were numer-
ous disorders throughout the city during
the night.
Saturday night in the York street dis
trict of Belfast was one Of the worst since
August For hours, before and after cur
few, firing was general over a wide area
Simultaneous attacks were made thrice or
police patrols. including the attempt tc
murder two policemen at the junction Of
Union and Donegal street, in which one OF
the policemen was wounded and the as
sailants escaped. There was great ex.
citement and women shoppers wildly rush
ed to places Of safety.
Later the gunner, e1nboldened by theil
successes, kept up a constant snacing fire
At eleven o'clock. the curfew hour, tn,
police brought machine gun into action IL
the one where the firing was taking place
Many walls in Kent street were pitted o,
bullets.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
NAY FIND TAX METHODS OF
KING PHILADEEPHUs HELPFrT

Philadelphia, March 5.-Present day
tax makers may he able to take a leaf
from the book of PtoIemy Phfladel lphus.
the second of the Greek kings of Egy2t,
who died about 2,4O0 years ago. and learn
how to assess heavy taxes without hard
s1hos to the payers thereof Records of
King PtoleTny PhiladeIphus relating TO
financial affairs, and which, archa eolog-
lists believe, will reveal how he and his
father were able so carefully to adjust the
heavy taxes they levied in Egypt in order
to support some Of the other Helenist
Kingdoms without injury to the country
nave been unearthed Oy the University Of
Pennsylvania Museum expedition .
DR.. Clarence s. Fisher, in charge OF the
excavations, in cabIegram received by
the museum tonight, said the records were
the most important discovery of Domestic
P89yri in history. They were found at
Theoes, ancient capital Of Upper Egy4-t.
and although not yet fully translated DR..
Fisher said they would throw great light
| on the history of Egypt from about 3Os B.
c. to 24e B. c., and fill q, gap which had
| remained a blank. The records were writ
ten on papyrus leaves In the Denote Ian
guage, the language of the common people
as distinguished from the hieroglytIhic
writings of the priests. Very few speci-
ments OF this writing are in existence, most
OF the Ptolemaic records being IN Greek.
Ptolemy, archa eologists said, shocked
great favor to the Jews, who had syna-
gogues In al lparts Of Egypt and it was
hoped that the new discovery would reveal
some Of their activities at that time, about
which little Is know
| Ptlemy Philadelphus is wen known in
history as the king who divorced his legit-
inmate wife and married his own sister tc
conform to the customs in Egypt 1t was
she who was first called Philade1oars, OF
bro6her-lover, but historians apply the ii.
tie to her husband, the king
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06

Only the post Office. the tslegrspI
headquarters, the municipal building
and the palace were guarded By armed
volunteers today. The remainder of thf
city showed no evidence Of the military
occupation. The village Of Grenoya
where 1t is asserted former Presideni
Zanells's policemen were tryiag 10 en-
roll Slavs. has been occupied by thi
military. At neither Greuova nor Al
Susak. nor along the frontier Of JuEt
Slavla has any untoward incident 90
Cured. 1t Is asserted that the Jugt
Slav soldiers were urged by the Zansb
Ia policemen to join them in aiding IA
nella. but that the soldiers disarmed tho
policemen. saying they could not movt
without instructions from Belgrade.
Deputy Giunts, who led the Fascist
in their attack on the government psb
ace Friday. and Deputy Suvich hsvt
teleeraphed Premier Facts and ForeigI
Minister Schanzer saying that the pres
ent situation in Fiume can be solved
only by placing the city under an Ital'
ian royal commissioner. In their dess
! patch they claim that even the follow.
| ers of Zaneua now acknowledge This tf
he the only solution Of the situation
! Signor Giunta suggests Major Giuriati
/ another member OF the chamber of dep
uties who was chief of cabinet IN thf
! D'Annunzio ministry. as Commissioners
/ He says r Giuriati Is appointed he vii
| be received with enthusiasm.
! The city IS placarded with manifest o.
urging calm. They declare that any as.
orders at the present time will be con.
sidered equivalent 10 treason.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
REACTION FROM WAR BLAMED
FOR LARGE NUMBER OF SUICIDES

New York, March 5.-Reaction follow
ing the war was blamed tonight by the
Save-a-Life Hague for the large number
of suicides in 1921, twenty thousand of
which were estimated to have taken place
in this country The number of cases
brought to the leagues attention was 12,-
144 of which S410 were mades and 1874
femaleS
This waste of life, the result of re-
cent disturbed economic conditions and the
aftermath of war, said a report by Harry
NJ. Warren, president of the league, "has
caused commercial failures loss of en-
rloyment and much real suffering. The
growing complexity Of our modern life, the
feverish unrest, crimes, divorces, ques-
tionable dress, unhappy home relations,
the decline of religious Sentiment, and
other things which have caused deranged
nerves, depression and less seIf-control.
With iml)roved business, which is sure to
come the suicide rate will be reduced and
prosperity and happiness will return.
One of the striking features of the re-
port is the increase in the nt1rrber of sui
cides of children which was All in 1918;
7O7 in 1920 and 85S in 1921. There also
we're 500 war veterans among the suicides
last year.
All classes of society were included in
the list Of those who took their own lives
There were 10 editors, 40 students 81
school teachers, 81 clergymen, SO brok-
ers, 81 Judges and lawyers, S6 rhysicians
I mayors, IS heads of large corporations
IS millionaires, 80 wealthy woman and .;
bankers. including bank presidents
The oldest suicide was 100 and the young.
| est 5.
All sorts of reasons were given by the
victims One man hung himself because
I r
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
IMPORTANT CASES FOR THE
SUPREME COURT THIS wEEE


Washington. March 5.-A number of
exceptionally important cases are listed
for argument in the supreme court this
wtek. Prominent among these are three
cases from North Carolina designed to
determine the constitutionality of the
labor act. The government selected as
the case against the Atherton mills as
a test cast for tht group of actions, but
has abandoned tnat and has substituted
the Drexel Furniture company case The
decisions in the lower federal courts in
these cases have all betn adverse to the
contention of the government that i'm
position Of an excise tax upon the prod
ucts Of g. factory CT 1nine which employed
child labor was a valid exercise of the
taxing powers of the government.
Control of the Pennsylvania public ser
vice commission over street car fares in
that state will be argued in cases
braught by the borough of Edgewood,
near Pittsburgh, which contended that
boroughs and municipalities, undtr the
state constitution. can regulate such
| matters under contract with the street
| railway companies
Another of the New York state gas
| cases is set for a-gument during the cur
rent wetk, Like numerous other gas
! cases from that state. it represents the
| question Of the rule which must be ap.
| Piled in determining when a statutory
| rate becomes conf1scatory.
| Charles Ponzi of recent notorietv ir
| Boston, because of his exploits in pro.
noting get-rich-quick" schemes will b4
| heard through counsel in his effort II
| escape trial in Massachusetts courts fo,
| alleged violation of state statutes. POM
is now serving a sentence in a fedora
| prison.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
lent to Treason.

Rome, March 5 CBy the A. P.)-The
situation at Fiume is considered most
grave. The Italian government feels
the delicacy of the position in which
Premier Facta and Foreign Minister
Schanzer have been placed but is deter
mined to respect loyalty the treaty OF
Rapallo.
The view Of the government Is, how
ever, that it must combine with its de-
sire to maintain international pledges
and live on terms of peace and cordial
ity with its neighbors. consideration 1or
the Italian nationa feeling. The first
object of the cabinet. therefore. is the
re-estaiblishment of order in Fiume. To
this end 500 carabineers have been sent
to reinforce an equal number of cara
bineers already in Fiume. A brigade
Of infantry also is on the spot. in addl-
ton to a detachment OF Alpine troops,
while the army corps at Trieste has
been ordered to supply further forces II
these should be considered necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
Great Dec e in
Govt Revenues
Receipts For January, 1922,
Nearly SOS, 100000 Less
Than in January, 1921.

Washington, March 5.-Goernment
revenues collected during January-the
first month of operation of the revised tax
law showed decrease in receipts of
nearly 3e5, 100000, compared with Janu-
airy, 1921, according to reports complied
tonight by. the Internal revenue bureau.
Receipts during January aggregated
s1s1, 100000 against s1s6,oOo, 900 for the
same month last years, the major shrink
age being the income and profits taxes
which declined from 100000 to s44,-
Ooo, 900.
Collections under the national prohibi-
tion act increased nearly $4,000, receipts
for January aggregating s214,0oo compar-
ed with s164, 900 in January, 1921. The
advance was accounted for by an increase
of $4,000 in taxes on grape brandy used
in fortifying sweet wines, all the other
items showing decreases.
Tobacco taxes increased about S492 600
the total for January from this source ag-
gr6gating s20,433,000 against 1924 0'dQ
last year. The increase came mainly
from chewing and smoking tobacco, re
ceipts from cigars and cigarettes showing
decreases
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
Campaigning For the
AngIo-Irish Treaty
Vast Crowds Attended the
Opening in Dublin Speak
ers Used Two Platforms.

Dublin, March 5.-(By the A. P.)-|
The crowds which gathered today for the
opening Of the campaign in favor OF &C
ceptance of the Anglo Irish treaty were
notable not only because Of their vast
proportions, but the high degree Of en-
thusiasm evinced- Notwithstanding the
rain, which turned College Green into
veritable forest of umbrellas, the people
stayed to hear all the speakers.
The orators, in addition to Michael
Collins ana Arthur Griffith, included Jo-
seph McCfrath, minister of labor, William
Cosgrove minister for home affairs, and
other leaders in the provisional govern
men. Two platforms were constantly en-
ployed by the speakers,
With the exception of a minor flag in
cident, when girls and women tore down
Free State, tri-color, perfect order was
maintained by the republican police The
resentful crowd jeered and booed the wo-
men for the flag affair, and attempts at
interruption by a handful Of the same wo-
men who remained near the platform were
drowned out by popular protest.
Mr.. Collins, in a long speech defended
the treaty. He asserted that once the
Free State was established the union of
Northeast Ulster with the remainder of
Ireland was certain. He expressed de
| termination to proceed to the establish
| ment of police force, despite the warn
| ings of Eamonn DE Valera. 1t would not
be political force to protect any special
section, but would be for the protection
of every citizen in Ireland.
| Mr. Griffith made only a very brief ad-
| dress He explained that he was suffer-
| ing from influenza and declared that he
should have remained at home. Both Mr..
Griffith and Mr. Collins pointed to the
British troops leaving ireland as being
| proof that ireland had not been betray-
| ed. Alluding to Mr.. De Nalera's admis-
sion in July that a republic was not at
| tainable, Mr. Collins said the opposition
was merely engaged in trying to steal th'
clothes of the adherents of the Free State
The position in the northea st. Mr.. Co
Inns added, was not ideal, but there wel
only two alternative .sst-les-uOercton ol
lconcihation Whichever alternative was
adopted must be adopted whole hearted
| All were agreed against Coescion, but the
treaty contained forces for persuasion
which would bring the northeast int
bankruptcy if it stayed out Of the Free
State
The speaker asked why British agents
were being attacked and their arms takel
away from them when there was no war ii
progress unless it was intended to tur1
those arms against the people.
The flag incident occurred at the plat
form from which Mr.. Collins was soak
ing. A large tri-color was just about t.
be hoisted when band of girls and wo
men, members of the republican organiza
ton, rushed to the platform, seized tn
flag staff and pulled down and tot Up tn
flag. There wa ga struggle for possessio
of remnants of it. When majority Of tn
women had been escorted to the outskirt
of the crowd by the republican police an
other flag was hoisted.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
SANDS BELIEVED TO HAVE
BEEN IN HARTFORD RECENTLY

Hartford, March 5.-Edward F. Sands
missing secretary in the Taylor m7ir-
der mystery. Is believed by the Hart
ford Couram to have been in this city
two weeks ago. The newspaper tomorrow
morning will say that its investigation
indicates that a man who registered at
a local hotel, giving his address as san
Francisco. was the missing Sands
The man who was at the hotel two
weeks ago, The CVourants says. Is ths
same man who deserted from the naval
base at New London during the war and
who served in the navy under the name
Of Schneider.
Superintendent Robert T. Hurley of
the Connecticut state police said tonight
that he had received no answer 10 4
telegram he sent to the police at Los
Angeles. He said he was ready to aid
in an investigation Of any Connecticut
clues in the Taylor case as soon as he
received any definite information from
the Los Angeles police.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-06
REPORT OF LOCKWOOD
HOUSING COMMITTEE

Albany, n. Y, March 5.-Blaming as
one Of the chief causes for the housing
shortage the withdrawal OF funds rom
the loan market, a report Of the LOCK
wood housing committee. made public to-
night devotes large section to Dis
cussion OF the practices of Insurance
companies, their alleged activities in op-
position TO the state Insurance fund
created under the workmen's compeusa-
ton act and various monopolies wlli-h
the report says the committee unmask-
ed.
The report will be. submitted to the
legislature tomorrow.