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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
FOreignDebtInterest
 For Soldiers Bor'
Approved by the Senate Without a Record Vote Final Vote on Bill Defer ed.

Washington. Aug. 2s. Without a record vote the senate approved today the use of the interest on the foreign debt in financing the soldiers bonus
 Also it substituted the Smith -McNary SSo0,OO0,0e0 reclamation bill for the land settlement option in the house measure. Then it quit for the day with a final vote on the bonus measure at least one and perhaps two or three days distant.
 The amendment authorizing the pay ment of the bonus charge with the in- terest on the eleven billions of dollars owed the United States by the allied nations was proposed by Senator Sim
 mons, democrat, North Carolina. He and Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri and other members urged it as a means not only of meeting President Harding s requirement that the bill carry means of financing. but also of silencing the talk about the cancellation of the fore ign debt.
 The Smith, -McNary reclamation amendment was agreed to by a vote of 4S to 26. Party lines disappeared on. the roll call, .2S republicans and< 20
 dednocratis supporting the amendment and IS republicans and 8 democrats op- posing it. All of the senators from the far western states voted for the pro- posal and all of those from the New England states voteu against it.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
FORD NOT BLUFFING IN
 HIS THREAT TO SHUT DOWN

Detr 4 AThs.t Aug.2s.-P..s9srati that H. Ary Ford was mot bluffing' in his decision to shut down his big autn-l mobile plants here on September 1s, as part of fight against what he terms a hold-up' on the partof coal brokers and denial of verious reports that cai1s- es other than the fuel shortage were responsible for his action were made today at the Detroit manufacturers of fees
 A report from Louisville that when the 75,ooo Ford workers in the Detroit district were released on September Is, Mir. Ford would advise them to take
 employment with the railroads in an ef- fort to break the rail strike, was denied emphaticaEy. The. statement vast term ed ridiculous. There may be individ
 ual cases of Ford workers anticipating the lack of enrployme-t making appli- ! cation for work wiIh the railroads,'
 it was stated, but Mir Ford certainly is l not going to advise the men to attempt | to break the rail strike"
 Another report that met emphatic de nial was that lack of business figured 1T
 the decision to close the plants. Figures
 were cited to refute 1t.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
WILL OF PARkE BENJAMIN
 DIsINHERITs HIS CHILDREN

New York, Aug. 2s.-All of his chill dren. including Mrs. Dorothy Caruso, wi- dow. of Enrico Caruso, were disinherited by fthe will of the late Parke Benjamin, flied for probate today.
 Anna Bolchi Benjamin, an adopted daughter, was left S6o,oOo. the residue of the estate going to the widow, Mrs Ida E. Benjamin, whose address is given as Goshen, N. s. Upon Mrs Benjamin s death the. principal will go to the adopted daughter
 MT. Benjamin gave as his reason for cutting his children of, ethe unfilial con duct of the children toward their father '' The children opposed the adoption of An na Bolchi BenjafIniD who was at one time Mrs. Carusos governess.
 1 Besides the S6o,0oo beduest Mir. Benja- min left his piano, all paintings, pictures furniture, personal effects and wearing apparel to Anna Bolchi Benjamin whom he referred to as his adopted daughter "by decree of the common pleas courts of Luzerne county, Pa, dated December 19, 1s19."
 His will stated that he had devoted the l best years of his life to the car7 A... support of his children, and continued, S 1 have had only in return ingratitude ant no help in supporting the many anc heavy burdens which I had to bear. consider it my right to dispose of my es I tate without reference to those who hay,
 acted less like children than parasites
 and who have defied me under threats O contest to make any disposition of m!
 said estate other than to themselves"
 Mir. Benjamin declares that Anna Bol -chi Benjamin is given the large bequest
 because of her effort to devote herself t
 his care and welfarep during his olt
 age.
 l Mir. Benjamin, who died August 21, a
 Stamford, Conn, was patent lawyer.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
SHORTAGE OF, TRANSFORMATIONS
 SERVICE TO BE INVESTIGATED


 Washington. Aug. 29.--(By the A. P) A decision to institute a special de- psrtment of justice organization to ir- vest;gate alleged illegal stoppases of transportation service incident to the rail strike i~ e1e west, a formal relaxa- tion of some of the interstate commerce cimmission priority control of coal dis tr-bution, publication of federal safety inspectors survey of railroad engines and preparation of official estimates that soft coal producing for the week is rising above S.ooo,ooo tons or 100 per cent. more than was coming up a month ago, were among elements that emerged today out of the government actual con tact with the industrial situation.
 In the midst of these developments, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, whose position has been dominant one in the continuation of the deadlock which has kept the anthra- cite fields of Pennsylvania tied up, ar rive din Washington and began sue ceesion of conferences shortly atter White House expressions indicated con, hdence that the long delayed settlement l there was to be looked for at once.
 Attorney General Daugherty an
 nounced that a separate investigating organization will be built up immediate l lv in Los Angeles, in charge of Hiram 1 C. Todd, United States attorney for northern New York, who is to resigr | his rost at once to accept this speca ajnpointnent. It will be Mir. Todd's duty | if was said, to conduct inquiries into tn' | possible crinninality involved in the ser i ies of train stoppages and Interruption to interstate commerce in the west.
 There is "a very general let-down II the matter of inspection (of locomotives , by carriers which gives cause for con l cern," the interstate commerce com mission reported : to the senate toosS answering a resolution brought out D. 1.-the controversy between strike !eAoer and. railroads over safety conditions equipment since the shopmen WdlAe
 out. The railroads are failing to max all the inspections required oy law u uCn 1 renort continued and arrangements ar renortirp inability to do so because 0 tba strike. while the commissions o~ staff of inspectors are merely sufhclen in numbers to supervise and test LII carriers inspection system.
 The decision of the government 10 re lax markedly and immediately the con trol on coal shipments was earned mt mt
 effect by an interstate commerce con
 mission order greatly modifying prloCIp reouirements hitherto imposed on COT
 sz,n,ens Hereafter, upon specNI oesIs
 nation by the commission and it's agent
 coal will be shipped first to sections ',
 inc northwest whose supply orolna1i
 moves by the Great Lakes water Tou'e' and to railroads whose needs are press ling to main transporIatlon.
 The government now estimates ehe
 an ner cent. of the bituminous mlne ara in operation or resuming operaeloi
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
PROPOSAL FOR SETTLEMENT
 OF ANTHRACITE STRIKE

washington, Aug 2e.-A rcrosal that the strike in the anthracite coai Helds De settled immediately on the basis Of the wage scale in effect, last April was ao- yanced through Senator Pepper ot Ienn- svlyania, tonight at a conferen,e Of rep resentatives of operators and mina union officials. Some of those oarticipauhs in the conference expressed naltef that inc proposal offered hope of en1'Ig the long continued suspension in the hard coal fields.
 Under the proposal the controversial is- sue of arbitration as means O. reaching agreement on wages fould he set entireiT aside and the only important question to be decided would be that of how long the compromise. would be effAclive.
 Senator Pepper and his associate from 1 Pennsylvania, Senator Reed. who also participated in the preliminary confer. ence, left the meeting after the proposal had been laid before the opposing delega. tions. Mir. Pepper expressed the opinior that the operators. who have insisted or
 arbitration. might easily retire on this is 1 sue, since there was every prospect tha a federal commission soon .woild be St
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
LIQUoR STOLEN BY
 CREW OF PROHIBITION BOAT

Providence, E. l. Aug. 2s.-Members of the. United States Prohibition boat Hahn. stole at least five cases of liquor from the cargo of the British schooner Marina at Newport. Saturday evening, August 12, after thu boat had been seized off Block Island, and for several days while guarding the ship at the state pier, this city, were hilariously drunk according to statement made tk.s afternoon by Captain Archie Went zell, skipper of the schooner. Wentzell told his story to United States Marshal William R. Rodman, and his deputies directly after he and his crew of five had been placed under arrest for d. legged violations of fsas national prohi- bition act.
 That members of tfe crew did take at least five cases of Enuor off the schoon- CT and carried the same aboard the pa troi boat Hahn was admitted in United
 States customs circles today. United States DeTsuty Collector of Customs Jeremiah Dillon, of New London was at Newport at the time and upon com plaint of Captain Wentzel that mem. bers of the crew Of the Hahn were talk ing cases of liquor out of the cargo ordered the liquor placed back on the
 schooner. Captain Tawes, of the Hahr 1 could not be found tonight to answea igt5s the charges made by NFertzetl.
 Captain Wentzell and his crew charged with uniawtufly possessing and tra ansporting liquor in violation of tn, l national prohibition law and also witt
 consl:iring to violate the same law l pleaded not gllilty in court this mo.nin; 1 and each is being held under bail fo
 trial Friday morning. WentzeH 1eniet bein gwithin the three mile limit whei his vessel was seized by the Hahn. ant complained of rough treatment at tn l hands of the raiders.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
GENERAL STRIKE IN FRANCE
 HAS PASSED OFF QUIETLY

Paris. Aug. 2s.-(By the A. P.) = With the exception of a few minor -inA cidents in the manufacturing su tirbs today, the so-called 24 hours general strike which had been ordered by the Extremist Labor Federation in sympa- thy with the Havre strikers and in op- position to the conservative labor fed. eration, passed off quietly. A heavy rain began falling this evening. which seems to indicate that no trouble is likely tonight.
 Even the communist ever|ng neTSpa- per does not claim that th4 new genera labor ccnfederation's strike has met with great t1Iccess
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
MRS. GIBERSoN HELD -,.- ..... FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND

Toms River, N. J.. Aug. 2s.-PIead- ing not guilty to a charge of killing her husband William Giberson, who was found slain in his bed on the morning of August 14 last, Mrs. Ivy Gdberson today was held without bail for the grand jury.
 The prosecution presented but one witness, county Detective Ellis Parker of Bergen county He told of finding a revolver in shed near the Giberson home. Counsel for Mrs. Giberson moved for a dismissal of the charge on the ground that insufficient evidence had been submitted
 T. do not see, and would rather g thousand times not be-" said Justice of the Peace WEllets. quoting an old pro verb in denying the motion, "but as an officer sworn to do his duty over the evidence submitted, it is my duty tG hold Mrs. Giberson for the acticn ut the grand jury"
 The judge was more scared than l. Mrs. Giberson .confded to the sheriff a: she was being taken back to her cell
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
NEW YORK TO HAVE A SINGLE
 HEADED FUEL ADMINISTRATION

Albany. N Y, Aug 2s.-wihout a dissenting vote, the New York legisla- ture, in extraordinary session, today passed the administration bill providing for the creation of single headed fuel administration and an appropriation of s1o,oOo, poe to cope with the shortage due to the coal strike
 Two hours after the legislature had ad- journed, Governor Miller enacted the measure as law by signing the bill. Tn less than than 24 hours after the legisla- ture had been convoked in extraordinary session, the state was thus officially er- parked on a drastic policy Of fuel contrci to continue during the existent emerg- ency.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Hartford, Aug 2s.-Re-eIection of J. Henry Roraback to the chairmanship of the state central committee is assured by 3 to l vote according to the Hart ford Courant. basing it's believ on re- turns from more than 100 towns through cut the state.
 Hartford county, In towns which voted in the republican caucus tonight went to Rorabso,5 except the seventh dis trict which went 10 Frank E. Healy, supporter of Colonel Isaac NJ. Uil- man.
 New Haven. Meriden. Bridgeport and Norvalk were conceded to the Ullman fsction while the rest of the state was predicted as going in the Roraback col umn.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
NO DISTURBANCES IN
 HAyRE GENERAL STRIKE

Havre, Aug. 2s.-(By the A. P.)- There were no disturbances today grow ing out of the general strike which has been in progress for several days. The funerals of several persons killed during the disorders of Sunday and Monday were held, but no trouble resulted.
 The tramways are not running
 The American ''good will" delegation. which had been visiting France, will sail on board the Rochambeau at midnight for New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
LOWER RENT CONDITIONAL
 ON ADVERTISING BUILDING

Chicago, Aug. 2s.-Negotiations of an unusual downtown lease was announced today, the terms of which disclosed that a reduction of $1 o0e a year in the rent al of a shop had been specified on .conci- tion that the tenant spend 5000 a year in advertising and in each advertisement should mention the building. Represent atives of Gordon Strong, owner of the building, said he believed the value cf the advertising would far exceed the diff ference in rent allowed the Torrington company, of Torrington, Conn, the les sec fa-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
SET NEW HIGH RECORD
 FOR STRIKE COAL LoADINGS

washington Aug. 2s.-Figures setting another high record for daily coal load ings during the strike period, made pub the Association of Railroad Executives, showed that on Saturday last, the cars loaded totaled 22.17S; exceeding by S12 the total for Friday. The total for the whole of last week was announced as 117I5O cars, or approximately 6,3o0,- 900 tons.
 Preliminary figures on load.ngs cosl Tor yea t-day received lbW Central Fuel Distribution Committee 4-.- dicated total of about 25,000 cars.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Representative George W Andrews, sRen- resentative A. Homer Pillow and Charles S. Peck.
 Reports from Ridgefield show the tc!- lowing, delegates elected, Harvey r. Bis sell, Seth Low Pierpont. W. c. Barhite and Miss May Hoyt
 The following delegates were eleetel in Bethel; Representative Albert J. Mag nus and Charls III Hart
 Political followers in this district say the delegates elected from these three towns are counted as supporters of j.. Henry Roraback for chairmaI of the central committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
TO WITHDRAW GUARDsMEE
 FROM PA. SOFT COAL FIELDl

Harrisburg. Pa. Aug. 2s.-Five uniu Of the National Guard now in the bitum' inous coal field will be withdrawn FridaI and the rest next week according to an- nouncement made tonight by Governor Sproul following a conference of national guard and state police officials and himself with Lieutenant- Colonel Samuei w Fleming. Ir.. of the 1o4th cavalry whG returned today from the strike zone.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Pittsburgh, Aug. os.-The Pittsburgh Coal Producers association tonight ac- ment and signed a supplemental agree ment With the United Mine Workers organization to immediately reopen 54 mines employing more than ten thou sand men. This action practically end ed the strike of miners in the bituminols field which began April 1.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
LYDEN SISTERS DROWNED IN
 4 RIVER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Franklin, N H., Aug. 2s.-Gretchen and Phoee. Lyden, of Rutherford, N. J., sisters. aged IS and Is respectively, were drowned in the Pemigewasset river today. They were daughters of Frank P. Lyden, assistant general manager of the International Paper company.
 , Phoebe, who was. wading at a point where the river drops off sharply, got beyond her depth and sank. Gretchen lost her life in attempting to rescue her sister. Neither girl could swim. Leo Routhier, who went to the girls assist ance, was nearly overcome by their struggles and was unable to bring them ashore. The bodies were recovered lat CT, Is feet from the river bank.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
HEREIN MASSACRE WITNESS
 DECLINED TO TESTIFY

Marion, H., Aug. 2s-(By the A. p One witness before the grand jury in- vestigating the Herrin massacre refused to answer any questions today, t was learned and was placed in custody of Sheriff Melvin Thaxton. He will De giv- en hearing before Circuit Judge Hart we'll and given opportunity to explain. his refusal to testify. The witness name with withheld
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
FAILED TO LIVE UP TO
 PRE-UPTIAL AGREEMENTS

Milwaukee. Aug. 2s.-An experiment in love bonus was failure for Adolph Loose, according to an answer to his wife's divorce petition filed today
 He is .61, she 49, and they were mar ried in August, 1921.
 Loose said he and his wife signed a pre-nuptial agreement by which she was to receive $500 for every year of hap piness she gave him. This bonus plan was to last ten years, but it petered out in few months and each now cnarg- es the other with desertion
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
RORABACK VOTERS DOMINATE
 THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES

Uan Adherents Win Republican Caucuses in New Haven, Bridgeport Meriden Statford and Greenwich- In New Haven UIman Delegates Were Elected in 30 of the B Wards-ln Bridgeport John T. King Succeeded in Defeating Ticket Backed by Roraback-Reports From Other Towns Are Favorable for Continuance of Rora- back as Chairman of the Republican State Central Com mttee.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
BAYARD WINS DEMOCRATIC
 PRIMARY IN DELAWARE

Devore. Del. Aug. 29.-Thomas F. Bayard. of Wilmington won the demo- cratic nomination for United States sen- ator today in the democratic state con- vention. receiving 115 votes to 94 for Judge William H. Boyce. MT. Bayard is a son of the late Thomas F. Bayard.. sec retary of state in President ClevelandI administration.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
54 B|TUM|NOUS MINES IN
 PENNSYLVAN|A ID REOPEN

ttsburgh Coal Producers Association Has Accepted the Cleveland Agreement Practically Ends Strike Which Began April 1-Mnes to Reopen Employ More Thar posal for Settlement of Strike in the Anthracite Coa Fieds-Attorney Hiram C. Todd to Investigate PossibiI ity of Criminaty in Train Stoppages.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
NO-LoNGER-SKIRT LEAGUE
 FORMED BY MONTREAL GIRLS

Montreal, Aug 29.-Twenty of Mon treals smartest and prettiest girls, re- belling against the attempt of style cre- ators to foist long skirts on women. rave formed a .'no-longer-sl1irt league" Mein- bers are pledged to cling to the abbrevi- ated variety and do all they can to in- ducs other young women to keep the:r skirts short.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
MILLIONAIRE HELD IN
 CONNECTION WITH MURDER

Syracuse, N Y, Aug. 2s.-owen De-
 witt, said to be millionaire realty op-
 orator of Rochestern, N Y, was taken into custody here late this afternoon at the Onondaga hotel at the request of the police of Rochester, who are said to be seeking him to explain his connection with the staying of Frank O'Connor,, a tailor in Rochester last night. Dewitt will be taken back to Rochester tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
BUT TWO OF S22 PASSENGERS
 ON STEAMER ITATA SAVED

Santiago, Chile, August 29.-(By the A. P)--Only six persons, including two passengers, out of a total of S22 on board the Chilean steasmhip 1tata were saved when the vessel sank off the Chilean coast near Coquimbo.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
BUDDIEs OFFER SKIN TO
 SAVE BURNED COMRADES LIFE

Springfield. Aug. 2s.-Four comrades of Private William E. Davis of the 1O1st Motor Transport Company, who was critically burneS last month at Camp Devens while extinguishing g gasoline fire have volunteered to contribute two square feet of skin which is to be graft ed to Davis body in the hope of saving his life and preventing deformity.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
 BLEAsE LEADS MCLEOD

Charlestown, S e., Aug. 2s-%ith 67,o99 votes reported from today's demo- cratic primary. the News and Courier's s figures gave Cole L. Blease So,1S5 and T. c. Mcleod 94,s49. It appeared cer- tain there would be a second pr4mary between Blease and Mcleod
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
TROUBLE AT RAILROAD SHOPS AT AN BUREN, ARK.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 2s-Officers were rushed to the Missouri Pacific rail- way. shops at an Buren, Ark, early to- night when a report was received that several volleys of shots had been fired at the buildings.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
MOORE LEADS JOHNSON
 IN CALIFORNIA PRIMARY

San Francisco. Cali. Aug. 2s. - h. complete returns from 147 precincts scattered throughout the state, the heaviest voting being from Los Angeles, give for republican nomination for In tied States senator: Moore 5,9S7; John son 2,G36.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
Montana Primary.

Helena, Mont, Aug. 2s.-Early re- turns almost entirely from city precincts, give Attorney General Wellington D. Rankin. a slight lead for the republican nomination for United States senator, over Representative Carl Riddick.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
Greeks Evaeuat. Alum Karahl.sar

Athens, Aug. 2e-(By the A. P.)-It has been officially confirmed that the Greek troops have evacuated Afiun Kar- ahissar,. a strategic position on the Ser lin -Bagdad railway in Minor, to ths Turkish nationalist troops.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Coal miners of Nova Scotia will be back at Work by the end of the week, it ,ie predicted.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Fire destroyed Carroll Inn and a Ea- rage, at Qssippe, N. H Five automobiles and several motorcycles werelburned, the total loss being s15,ooO.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Larry Fernia. or Terrier off springfieid Mass. was bound oovers to the federal grand jury after hearing on a charge of passing counterfeit s2o and $1o bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

M. NJ. Spring of Portland, Me-. who
 planned to make record auto run of 100
 hours from Portland, Oregon, failed by 19 hours
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

In the game Of life diamonds are trumps only when a man had good deal
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

up to investigate the entire mining in. dustry and would serve the same purpost as the proposal arbitral tribunal.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Tobacco users paid almost nine per cent of the s3,1s7, ,OoO. 900 in internal rev enue received by the government in the fiscal year of 1922,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

The Swiss delegation to the league of nations has been Instructed to vote for the admission of Germany to the league if she applies.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30
sRIEF TELEGRAMS

7 Tze total rainfall in Boston slncs Fn- ! until noon Monday was s.45 inches.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Max zeitIer, maker of. the present great seal of the United States, and "a widely known steel engraver, died Fin Philadelphia. He was 6S years old.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier conferred with Winston Churchill, the Colonial secretary, on the Irish situation arising out of the deaths of Arthur Grif-. fifth and Michael Collins
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Mrs. Esther MunhaH schwab. aged so widow of Joseph E. Schwab. brother of Charles NJ. Schwab, steel nhagnate, died at the Schwab summer home at Loretta, Pa.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Hudson Maxim the inventor who is to be Father Neptune in the pageant to be held in Atlantic City in connection with the contest for the title of the most beautiful bathing girl, has succeeded in having perfumes ban ue
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-30

Doctors, not lawyers. probably vili have the last word in the approaching legal contest over the huge estate left by viscount Northcl.ffe, according to the London Daily Express.