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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
RUMBL1NGs OF CRISIS
IN PARLIAMENT OF ITALY

Rome, Jan. 31.-(By The A. P.)-The
rumblings of a crisis are echoing through
the corridors of parliament on the eve
Of the opening session on Thursday. The
various factions are beginning to align
for fight on both internal and foreign
policies.
The center parties, In which the gov
ernment now finds it's chief support, ap-
pear to be weakening there is much
apprehension as to whteheT the liberals
and democrats ought to support the pres
ent cabinet in the light of recent events.
The government finds itself face to face
with the question of the recognition of
the death of the pope. 1t has been ar
ranged that Signor De Nicola. president
of the chamber of deputies, shall deliy-
er an address at the opening eulogizing
the pontiff then Premier Bonomi will
speak, endorsing the words of the pres
ident. The Catholic deputies, upon
whom the. premier relies for 10 votes
are strongly insisting that the chamber
| shall adjourn for the day in memory Of
| the pope.
The liberals and democrats, who furn.
| ish large part of the government
support, strongly oppose this. Besides
many have expressed the opinion that tn.
| government went too far in recognition
of the death of the pope by placing flag
+, at half mast. and In other ways. Their
are members of this group who content
| that the cabinet is to be blamed for tn
downfall of the Sconto Bank and furth
ermcre condemn the governments for
eign policy.
i The cabinet is blamed in that Ital
was not admitted to-the four policy pae
4 in the Pacific. and because Italy wa
excluded from the two-power arrange
ment between Frasce and Great Brl
tain at Cannes. Fear Of the postpone
ment of the Genoa conference has ais
given the governments enemies ground
for protest
The socialists certainly will be again.
the cabinet, as they accuse tine minister
Of exploiting the pope's death for p'
iitical ends, while the Fascist and n;
tionalists condemn the cabinet for neitl
ar defending the state nor the laws t
ifs -eliev cf neutrality between the CON
munists and the Fascist.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
DIR .RATHENAU APPOINTED
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER

Berlin, Jan. 31.-(By the A. P.)-D-.
Walter Rathenau former German minister
of reconstruction and latterly German rep
resentative at various economic confer
ences with the allies. has been appointed
German foreign minister. This post has
been held by Dr. Joseph Wirth, In addf-,
ton to the chancellorship, since the re-
organization Of the cabinet last October
DR.. Walter Rathenau has been prom
inent in German government affairs for q
number of years and has been particularly
active since the formation of the wirthr
cabinet in May. 1921 He heii the post Of
minister Of reconstruction in this cabine.
which lasted until October of last year.
When the cabinet was then reformed tbs
office Of minister of reconstruction was
eliminated. and since that time DR.. Rath-l
enau has not been a member Of the cab.
met, although he has representa- tho
German government on various missions.
Among his most prominent accomolish-
nents during his incumbency as minister
of reconstruction was the agreement hs
| negotiated with Louis Loucheur. At that
time French minister OF liberated regtons-
at Wiesbaden early last October This
| agreement provided for the delivery Of
large amounts OF building materials y
Germany to France for the reconstruc-
ton of Frances devastated regions
The office of foreign minister in Chan
cellor Wirthis first cabinet was held By
Dr.. Friedrich Rosen- But when ths
cabinet was reformed last October d.
Wirth assumed this post temporarily n
addition TO the chancellorship.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
TESTIMONY CLOSED IN
THE ARBUCKLE CASE

San Francisco, Calf, Jan. sf.-Tbe
taking Of testimony in the second trial
OF manslaughter charge against Roscoe
c. Arbuckle closed today with a res
ervation by the prosecution that II ba
allowed TO put physician and = hand
writing expert on the stand tomorrow
The fnel arguments are scheduled 10.
begin before noon tomorrow.
motion by the prosecution that thu
testimony of Miss Zey Provost. =
leading prosecution witness be stricken
out on the ground that It conficted with
her previous statements TO the police
was denied today.
! The defense charged that the state.
ments were obtained by the district at
torney under th>cat and duress. Ths
witness testified on the stand that sba
was influenced to make the statements
at the district attorneys dictation.
The prosecution said that no sur
veillance was exercised over the witness
until It became absolutely necessarr's
and no duress was used at any time.
Mrs. Frances S. Bates, a defense wit
ness from Chicago. was called in rebut-
tai by the prosecution. She testified to
meeting Miss Virginia Rappe while they
were working in a department store and
seeing her suffer three attacks Of Illness
there The defense contends that the
| illness showed a chronic ailment which
resulted in Miss Rappe's death.
Mrs. Bates denied that her signature
on an application of the store IN 1903
was written by herself. She was asked
to write her full name for comparison.
She had testified that she did not work
in the store until 1918. She was excus-
ed under orders to stay in the jurisdic-
tion of the court
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
DISCUSSION or SOLDIER
BONUS BILL RENEWED

Washington. Jan. 31.-p.scslsslon of
ne long pending soldier bonus bill was
-crewed today - both ends OF the capi-
o.
Fefore the house ways ana mesns com
niftee which by agreement 81 republi-
an Leaders in congress re-opened hear
nrs on TIE measure. officers Of organi-
.stionr N former service men urged inn
11-ffa-e action on the bill and. in reply
% Questions said the problem Of rails
rF -, necessary funds was one for con-
Fress 10 solve. ~
IN the senate republican leaders frus-
rated attempts by the democrats TO add
he bonus hiil 70 the allied debt refund
r- measurs After a brief but heated
s-hate. the senate adopted. AZ to 2s. a
motion by Senator Watson, repubEcan n
Indiana 70 lay on the table an amend
rent offered BY Senator Simmons. dem
,rrat North Carolina. Incorporating the
FIVE wzv" adjusted compensation plan
The amendment would have provided
hat the bonus be paid out Of the inter.
lsf or the foreign debt and that II thi'
f-'uld prove insufficient the secretary o.
he treasury should issue certificates o.
Indebtedness 70 be redeemed out Of fu
ure interest payments. OF with the ap
'r0vai ~ the president, to sell so rnucl
HAAH A"AHAnlA a"AA1 - ~ AtNcS
nrr.
Laer the senate rejected. AZ 10 Fl. al
amendment by Senator Jones. democrat
Sew MsSico.N which carried the ''fiv
ray" plan but had no provision for rails
~ funds
N Offering his amendment. Senate
simmons declared that when he had pro
rosed the bonus bill as an amendmen
. the tax revision measure. he had bee
.0id that Il was the desire OF the major
ny 70 act on the bonns in eonnectio
rirh the debt refunding bill, but now tn
'eruhlicsns had decided in party confer
snre that the bonus measure should b
tcied upon separately.
The North Carolina senator went o
. ssv that the administration had no
.ccided that IL would not be feasible
rse The interest on the foreign debt fc
his purpose and II was the plan instea
70 levy new and special taxes. Asser
NJ that Chairman Fordney. Of the way
and means committee. had proposed
AZ On gasoline. Senator Simmons sal
his Ssculd place the whole burden Of II
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
BOSTON PATRoLMAN KILLED
BY .sa-YEAR-oLD NEGRO

Boston, Jan. S1.-Patroiman PANEL j.
McShane, a world war veteran, died to-
day of wounds sustained when Renzy
Murray, a negro 80 years of age, stood
off a siege of sixty police officers in his
house in the South End In the early
morning hours. Several others were IN
jured. Murray, arraigned on a charge
of murder, pleaded not guilty and was
held without bail.
Thevnegro told officers that he had
planned to kill his wife and himself e
fore he submitted to capture. He hat
told his wife, he said. that he was saw
ing one bullet to shoot himself She said
she wanted to die with him and he SCI
aside second bullet, he told the of
fcers, but he could not force himself tt
fire when she told him to.
Patrolman Robert j. Dalton, an of
hcer who was with MAShane, wa
thought to have sustained bullet woun,
also, but examination showed 1t was
silver that pierced his cheek.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
KNICKERBoCKER VICTIMS

Washington Jan. S1.-Washington to-
day held the first of its many funerals
for the ninety-seven who perished Satur-
day night when the roof of the Knicker-
booker motion picture theater collapsed
under the weight Of snow, and memorial
services were announced by number Of
churches and other organizations. So
cial functions and business conferences
ceased in honor Of the dead, and the
| theaters, again in operation. sheltered
meaEre audiences, while hospital staffs
continued to treat the more than sixty
/ injured still confined. A number of Of
got underway today and others were
announced.
| Meanwhile, late today. another build
ing. one of the long sheds of the freight
| depot of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at First street and Florida avenue, col
| lapsed two minutes after eight men who
| had been employed in it during the day
had checked out. No one was injured.
The structure. one Of the walls Of which
gave way. il. is believed, due to the ef-
fects of melting snow on the sloplng
roof was built in 1904. Firemen and
police Immediately began an investiga-
ton.
Edward Shaughnessy, Of Chicago. sec
was one of the most critically injured in
. the Knickerbo;er collapse, was reported
steadily improving tonight. His wife,
and two daughters also were injured.
Secretary Weeks sent flowers to tn.
families residing here of the seven wal
department employees who were killed il
the catastrophe and personal letters o
coincidence to those not living in th'
city.
Memorial services were held today d
the press gallery of the capitol by tn
Washington correspondents for L. w
Strayer, Of the Pittsburgh Dispatch
and C. c.. Brainerd, Of the Brooklyn Ea
gle, and the law class Of 1924 at Georg
Washington University held similar ser
vices in honor of two of its member
who also were killed. Georgetown uni
yersity, five OF whose students wer
among the dead. announced that its me
mortal services would be held tomorroy
, in st. Patrick's church st. Paul.
church announced that requiem mas
; would be said Friday for. all the deat
and a number OF other Churches mad
sirScr arrangements.
The city commission today turne
/ over its investigation of the disaster I
( Colonel Charles Keller. engineer-com
: missioner, and the building Inspector
4 office. The federal grand jury and tn
coroner's jury visited the ruins of tn
theater tcday and it was announced the
I. would conduct thorough Investigations
I determine. II possible, the cause of III
i accident and whether any individus
: was to blame. Payton Gordon, distrit
attorney. requested the war departner
to assign several army engineers to a.
= sist the coroner's jury in It's inquiry.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
GOV. LAKE AT YALE
ALUMNI DINNER, FAIRFIELD

Bridgeport. jan. s1-eThank God"
there IS q better and deeper understand
jag betweeni the men of y,lt and
Harvard universities than ever before
declared Governor Everett Lake in an
address at banquet of the Yale Alumni
association of Fairfield county given. in
honor of President James r. Angel of
Yale university tonight at the -Universi-
ty club. Governor Lake was probably
the only Harvard alumnus present and
he did justice to the occasion with an
address that centered on the football
activities between the two univei sities.
He humored his talk with the recitation
of cEpping taken from the Yale Cour-
; ant of 1875 citing the first game between
Harvard and Yale, at which $50 students
from Cambridge accompanied their team
| to New Haven. 4
eIn those days" the governor said
"a player was allowed to slam the other
fellow twice before being put out OF
the game and it was not unusual for 3
| player to ask his side-kicker, how many
] slams have you left"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
ATTACK ON z. s. SENATE
AT MCKINLEY DINNER

Meriden, Jan. 31.-Az vigorous attack nm
1ne United states senate by Ccnsressnan
Patrick H. Kelley of Michigan was IN.
feature of the 10th annual dinner Of tbe
MchH1ey Association of Connectic,,r
here tonight. About 400 men and wo,neo
- " rts hnany Erominent rc.ubl7s,r.s
from all parts of the state attended the
an ialr. charles A. Tenpleton of Water
oury, lieutenant governor, was Alec+ea
president of the association and w.+sr- vu
ing 0"t gamer
American business men can hold -.
Ohlted states senate responsible eor n,,ch
OF tne uncertainty under which rhev are
isnoring, declared Representative Kelley
IN mis- address. There are two r,-eI,js,,,s :
foremost m the minds Of the Am.rica n
puohc-to what extent ar. taxes IN he re-
otceu and when will congress lay dou;n a
cnsrt by which American can do business ?
1nese questions remain unanswered he
Il should act. "-1en
The house, in adopting the budget svs-
tenn, attenloted to gain action and efficien-
cy' out the senate remains true 10 aid
customs The methods of the senate pre.
vent action. Senator's are as hei.le~s AZ
oaoes, mostly because Of the rez1Ila tio,
that allows unlimited debate"
Leuten ant nt-Governor Templeton mad.
speech in which he praised the es4abiish.
ment of national budget and attackef
tne tendency of the governmer. to becon,
centralized"
| Other officers elected were: Secrets-v
Hooert Dustace Waterbury; treasurer
Colonel James Geddes, Waterbury exec,,
ice committees Judge A. w. erection
Hartford; c. NJ. Baaxeweli, New Haven
Ernest Rogers, New London A. NJ
Doweh, Middletown; M d. Rudd sails
BURY Ralph Keeney, Somers.; lame
byrnes, Putnam; Daniel p. Hickey
i STAMFORD.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
PACKING HOUSE employees
ADVISED TO CALL OFF STRIKE

Chicago, Jan. 51.-Messages were sent
to all unions affiliated with the Anal
gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen Of North America today, rec
ommending that the strike Of packing
house employees be called off Immediately,
Dennis Lane, secretary Of the union,
announced tonight.
The message recommending that the
the. strike in all packing centers be
ended, also advised the union ren to Sc
curt their old Jobs, Mr.. Lane said. He
said that the union executive. council
had decided to make the recommended tion
and that there would be no further con-
certed strike action.
The strike started on December s.
The union offered to submit to govern
n1ent arbitration of the strike but the
packers maintained there was nothing to
aritrate. A week ago the union voted
on calling the strike off but It was an
nounced over ninety per cent. Of the
workmen voted to continue the walk
out
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
1Onlpers' Views
On Unemployment
Believes 1t is a Comfortable
Problem lis Opposed to
Compulsory Insurance in
Any Form.

New York, Jan. 31.-Announcing HIM
self as unqualifiedly opposed to any form
of compulsory insurance, Samuel Com
pers. veteran president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, today branded
unemployment conditions as they exist
today as hand made ''premeditated, -
and "avoidable." He voiced this belief
IN an address at the second days ses-
sion of the National Civic Federation
Mr.. Gompers' remarks wfre precipitat-
ed by an address by John Rogers Com
mons, professor Of political economy at
Wisconsin university, who advocated
unemployment insurance laws along the
lines of the existing workmen's compen-
sation law. He favored a law which
would impose the Unemployment insur-
ance expense upon the employers under
state regulations and Supervision. He
blamed the periodicity OF business huct-
uatfons, the credit system and business
over-expanson for unemployment.
In answer, Mr.. Gompers said unenn
ployment Is Comfortable promblem,
| and declared tie workers wanted em
| ployment and not insurance.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
INCREASE IN TROLLEY
RECEIPTS IN HARTFORD,

Hartford, Jan. 31.-Trolley fares COL
lected by the Connecticut Company IN
this city in 1921 totailed s2.6S2.oess
which was s53S. 600 more than the re-
ceipts here in 1920. These figures were
contained IN report submitted 10 .he
town clerk today by the federal trustees
and the president of the company. Ths
year 1921 was the first full year under
the ten cent trolley fare The reoort
is made to the town clerk as the basis
for fee which the city collects from
the company under the so-called
Tucker grant, The city win receive
s55,so0 for 1921. compared with $42.-
600 for the previous year. -.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS X
CALIFORNIA AND OREGON

San Francisco, Jan. 31.-Earthouake
shocks were felt today In California
north Of San Francisco and throughout
the coast towns of Oregon. In Oregon
cities the tremors shook widows. awak-
ed sleepers and ratified dishes No dam
age was reported.
The shocks were recorder by sefsno
graphs in California and Washington.
Efforts to obtain verifcation from ships
on the Pacific Ocean of deductions at
Harvard university and the University
of California, that the center of the dis
turbance was on the floor of the Pacific
off the coast of Washington or Oregon
were of no avail. Ships spoken by
radio failed to report any unusual oc-
currences
In California, the lighthouse at Cape
Mendocine, 80 miles from Eureka, felt
the shocks to a greater extent than
any other point reporting. The Lighthouse
keepers feared that the lenses would
be broken by the vibrations
The severity of the earthquake at Cane
Mendocino was attributed by laymer
| here as due to the fact that Nhe chief
geological fault in California has It's end
I in that immediate neighaorhood.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01

Washington, Jan. s1.-senatcr Ken
yon, Of Iowa. leader of the much dis
cussed agricultural bloc and chairman
of the senate labor committee. was
named today by President Harding to
be circuit judge for the Eighth district.
Immediately after receipt of the nomin-
alton, the senate confirmed it unanimous
ly in open session.
At the White House It was said that
the president had appointed Mr.. Kenyon
to succeed the late Judge Walter 1.
Smith. because of his high regard for
the senator's ability and because of the
latter's known desire to have place on
the federal bench. Senator Kenyon, in
president, when member of the SEN
ate, knew of his dislike for politics and
| his love for the law
In the senate, Senator Harrison. dem
ocrat Mississippi. after confirmation
| had been voted, said that while he wa:
confident that the appointment of Mr.
Kenyon was because of the lstter's en-
| inent qualifications, the question woult
| arise throughout the agricultural sections
as to whether the selection was not in
tended to drive a wedge into, and ulti
mstely destroy. the agricultural bloc.
Senator Heflin. democrat. Alabama
declared that with the Kenyon appoint
ment "the drive to break the agriculture
bloc has been started"
Senator Kenyon does not plse to qui
the senate until probable the middle c
February.
BY that time. he expects passage @
the Capper cooperative marketing bin
which he issvitally, interested and wit
which he has had much to do as leat
er Of the agricultural bloc.
Senator Borah, of Idaho. Is next
the republican line on the labor con
; mittee and II the senate rule OF senior
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
TALK OF TEXTILE STRIKE
THRoUGHToUT RHODE ISLAND

New York, Jan s1.-Plans Cor a pos
sible general strike in all textile plants
throughout Rhode Island were discussed
at a meeting here to-day of the execu-
tive council Of the United Textile Work
ers, Thomas F. Mcmahon. president OF
the organization announced tonight.
The coucil, Mr. Mcmahon added. su-
thorized a meeting OF the Rhode Island
council on February TO determine Just
what plans will be affective by the
strike, should 1t be ordered.
Unless there Is some change In the
situation before them he said, ''the
United Textile Workers are sure to
strike However, there will be no ac-
tion against those mills or plants which
have not reduced wages or increased
hours
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01

bonus on the users Of that commodity
and would be class legislation in its
worst form.
Opposing the amendment, Chairman
McCumber OF the finance committee de-
clared it had been decided to have the
bonus bill originate in the house, because
it would be a revenue raising measure
and that everyone knew that adjusted
compensation legislation soon would be
enacted. He deprecated what he called
the injection OF party politics into the
question and said he objected to adding
the bonus to the debt bill because the
president had declared his opposition to
any bonus measure that did not provide
funds for immediate payment to the for
mer service men.
| Senator Watson, of Indiana, cut the
discussion short with a motion to lay on
the table. stating that everyone knew a
bonus bill soon would be passed. The
motion brought protests from the demo
cratic side, Senators Ashurst, of Arizo.
ma, Pittman of Nevada, and others de-
claring that it Siolated the spirit of tht
unanimous consent agreement. which
was designed, they said, to limit debate
and not prohibit 1t.
| Republicans contested this view and
after considerable wrangling the poin
| of order against the motion wars over
ruled by Vice President Coolidge. Tn
senate then adopted the Watson motion
with three repuhlicans-Johnson. Lafol
lette and Norris-votng it and two dem
ocrats-King and Myers--supporting II
Ii his statement before the ways an
means committee, Hanford MacNidei
national commander of the America
!. Legion, attacked Secretary Mellon fo
opposing the bonus legislation at thi
time. He declared that instead of op
posing this bill by pointing out the diff
culties of financing it, Mr.. Mellon woul
. 90 better to find and suggest prope
methods of raising the money"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
SUIT FOR POSSESSION
OF ONTARIO BEACH

Rochester. Y Jan. s1.-samrnons in
SUIT OF e5ectment brought by the state
of Massachusetts, against the city Of
Rochester were served on Mayor Van
zandt today by a deputy United States
marshal. Massachusetts seeks to eject
the city from the possession of Ontario
Beach, on the shore Of Lake Ontario,
claiming title under the treaty Of Hart
ford Of 1885 The issues in the case are
listed for trial on the calendar Of the su-
prene court of the United States.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
STRIKERS DIsoRDERLY AT
KNIGHT PLANT IN NArICK

Providence, r. l., Jan. 31.-Two thous-
and striking mill workers and their sup
porters armed with rocks and clubs
storTned the offices of the Natick mill of
the 3. B. and r. knight company at
Natick late this afternoon in an effort
TO release Michael Lautieri, a striker.
who has been arrested on charge of
sssaulting a policeman Assailing the
building In close formation they virtually
wrecked It, forcing the front door, shat
term gthe glass in every window and In
vading the offices IN their hunt for
Lautieri.
The arrested man had meanwhile been
taken out @ a read door by q police
guard on the assault charge while the
rioting was still in progress. He was held
in $1,000 all.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-01
FRENCH SOLDIERS BATTLE
WITH GERMAN CIVILIANS

Berlin, jan s1.-A desnatch from Glai-
witt says that several French soldiers
and German civilians were killed or
wounded Monday night at retersdorf,
S1lesiay as a result of an exchange of
shots while French soldiers were search
ing houses for arms. The despatch adds
that 1t is believed two Frenchmen were
killed and that some Germans also met
death.
In consequence Of the incident The al.
lied commission has ordered a state ot
siege each night between o,closk and
five in the mor.dng.