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Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
Pirates Preying on RuIn-RunnerS
Took $1,OOO,oOo Cargo of Whiskey and All the Money Aboard the Vincent A. White.

New York, Dec. 2S.-A report received today from Nassau of s1.0O0.000 liquor robbery on the high seas was taken by custom officials as proof of reports that pirates were raiding rum-runners off the Atlantic coast
 The Nassau report reaching the custom house stated that the Vincent A. White, which cleared from Nassau for Miquelon on Oct. 21 with 10.500 cases of liquor, had been boarded off the New York coast and all the liquor and money she carried taken.
 Latest reports showed that Swedish craft had entered the rum-carrying trade along the Atlantic seaboard. for clearing from Nassau with a cargo of liquor was the Swedish auxiliary schooner Carnegie.
 Other craft bearing Iiquoc up the coast include the British auxiliary schooner Athena, the Patricia N. Behan, a Cana dian craft. and the August H. Johnson.
 Gales sweeping the Atlantic coast were reported to be playing havoc with rum ships off shore. Two 1iquor-laden craft crashed aground today near New York One of these, the Annie Belle, it is be- iieved, was trying to reach placid inlet when she ran afoul a mountainous wave and was washed ashore. Prohibition en- forcNment agents seized her small liquor l cargo and gathered information which they said would lead to the arrest oi her skipper and crew
 me "K 12O9o," registered with tine customs license office as the property oi Michael Laurie. of Brooklyn" is be. I lieved by the enforcement department tc be in the liquor running trade. although no evidence of liquor was found aboard her.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
GALES WITH STORM ALONG
 NORTH ATLANTIC SEABOARD

New York, Dec 2S.-The North At lantic seaboard tonight was clutched by gales such as have been raging off the shores of England and France and sweeping mid-ocean
 Small vessels began piling up on the Jersey and Long Island shores; the number of craft normally entering New York harbor was reduced by nearly one half; at least two outbound steamers dropped anchor in Gravesend bay after passing out, and fear was entertained for the safety of at least one steamer the German freighter Heinrich kayser, bound from Savannah for Bremen, which was last reported in distress 500 miles off Cape May on December 6.
 Hardly had the weather bureau hoist ed signals warning of northeast gales off the North Atlantic coast, when As bury Park, N. J., reported that the schooner Annie Belle of Baltimore car rying small cargo of whiskey, had run aground and that her crew had waded ashore.
 Early this afternoon the schooner Ma donna V out of Halifax, crashed onto the Long Island shore near Montauk Point and was reporte dbreaking up in tla surf with cargo of liquor. Her crew land ed by brooches buoy.
 Ashore the storm increased in inteDsi- l tJ as the day wore on. A cold driving rain lashed into sheets by the wind | slowed traffic and caused many accl- | dents. Upstate there was a heavy snow fall, an dit was believed that the rain ir I New York would turn 70 snow before morning.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
PROBING, PURCHASE OF BOSCH
 MAGNETo COMFANY's ASSET

New York, Dec 2S.-Martin E. Kern, alleged dummy purchaser of the Bosch Magnetic company's assets at an alien property custodian sale in 1918, and Joseph F. Guffey, former sales di- rector of the property custodian's New York office, today were indicted by a federal grand jury which has for sev- eral weeks been Investigating com plaints of Irregularities in connection with the Bosch sale.
 Kern was indicted for perjury and Guffey for embezzlement, but federal officials admitted the indictments were supplementary to the Bosch inquiry ana did not concern the alleged irTeSu- larlties.
 The charge against Kern was that he took false oath to get an American passport when he was technically ar alien last January. A series of embez- clements totalling $4O6,0O1 were charged against Guffey but it was made clear that these sums were received by the alien property oustodians office in | saies other than the Bosch transaction
 Following return of the indictments the grand jury was dismissed and il was stated by Assistant Prosecutor Joyce that Kern and Guffey would Bs arraigned Tuesday. federal officials in timated that should Kern be adjudget an alien, the Bosch sale would be viti 1 ated
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
INTEGERS ELECTED BY THE
 AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSN

New Haven, Dec. 2S.--While friends of Woodrow Wilson were greeting him, to- lay In Washington on his 66th birthday ts a maker of history his friends and colleagues of the American Historical, as- iociatlon in session here remembered him as teacher of history and elected him arst vice president of the association. Notice of his election was sent to the war lime president with greetings from the historians gathered here st>
 MT. Wilson, who has been a member of the association for many years, was elect od second vice president at the session est year.
 Other elections wereas follows: PreSi- dent Edward P. Cheyney, University of Pennsylvania; second vice president, Charles M Andrews. Yale; secretary, John Spencer Bassett Smith; treasurer, Charles Moore, of washington, D, c.
 Members of the counciT; Arthur L. Cross, University of Michigan; Sidney B. Ray, Smith Charles Russell Fish, Uni Versity of Wisconsin; Carlton :. H. Hayes. University of Colorado; Frederic L. Paxson, University of Wisconsin St. George l.. Siouassat, Univedsity of Penn Iylvana; Henry P. Biggar, Canadian Ar .hlves; Mary W. Williams, Boucher col ege Baytimore.
 Nominating committee: William E. binEelbach, University of Pennsylvania Nellie Nelson, Mount Holyoke William [. Westerman Ephraim D. Adams Le- sand-Stanford J. c. De Roulhac Hamil- on. University of Northb Carolina.
 The next session of the association Tlli be held in Columbus, Ohio, while the 1924 session will be in Richmond, Va.
 The association also adopted a mem. rRndum in honor of the late Sir James sryce. former ambassador to the Unit "a States from England, and at the time # his death the only honorary member of the association.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
IRISH WOMEN. FREE STATE
 FOES, APPEAR AT LAUSANNE

Lausanne. Dec. 2s.-CBy the A P.)- Irish women, foes of the Free State have cUme to Lausanne 10 plead the czvse sf ''an Ireland that will be truly indepenG- ent"
 The woes Of Erin were recited today by Miss Kathleen O'Brenn2n, secretary of the delegation. who announced that she had come to the conference to bring be- fore the world "the appalling conditions in Ireland which have resulted from the Anglo Irish treaty signed under duress year ago"
 IL was Miss O'Brennan who recently appealed to the Turkish delegation fen assistance and succeeded In inducing the Turks to insist that the Irish delegation should be heard by the conference If tb< Armenians were allowed to present their grievances. As the Armentzns were not permitted to appear before an official meeting of the conference. there seems to be no likelihood that the women from Dublin will be accorded an official audi ence.
 Miss o'Brennan distributed q doca- ment signed also by Kathleen Lynn. c medical doctor of Dublin. and Mrs. Des- pard. sister Of Field Marshal French. in behalf of the womsn's organization for the defense Of Irish prisoners. It de- clares that the Anglo-Irish treaty, in- stead Of bringing peace. has plunged tho country in civil war. for which England alone Is responsible. and charges that nt the moment when England was protest ! ing against the Grecian executions, She
 WAS ordering the execution ot | Irish leaders snlely because they "resus- cd 10 sell 10 England inc trults of the
 Irish victory"
 Tbe delegation petitions the eon6sreaes | to insist that Irish civil war prisoners Da
 treated ia accordance with the rules of Il the Geneva convention and 10 call u1on England 10 cancel her rneacs ot ''terTiole 1 immediate war upon Ireland" .-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
CONSOLIDATION OF FIVE
 RAILROADS IN MIDDLE WEST

Cleveland. Dec. 2s CBy the A P.l- Consolidation of the New York. Chicago and St. Louis (Nickel Plate). the Chica- 20 and State Line, the Lake Erie and Western, Fort Wayne. Cincinnati and Louisville and the Toledo. St Louis and Western. (Clove< Leaf.) was approved here today by the boards of directors of the five railroads, representing an authorized capitalization Of 3I05.5eo.ooo -and operating 1885 miles of road. w. A. Coiston, vice president and general counsel of the Nickel Plate. announced.
 The directors of the roads in the con
 solIdation, approved and executed zh agreement for the unihcation Of the five roads into a single corporation to De known as "the New York. Chicago and St Louis Railroad company" and d. -ected submission of the agreement and articles of consolidation to meetings ot
 stockholders of the several companies
 The consolidation will make poss>tr economies in operation and general ad- minIstration, and will enable the roads to compete more effectively with larger
 systems serving the same territory. and give improved service to the public Dr. Colston said
 The operation. management and con. ! trol of the Lake Erie and Western rail' 1 road and the Fort wayne-Cincinnat
 and Louisville railroad by the pre-eni Nickel Plate system was authorized by | the interstate commerce. commission July 5, 1922. The Chicago and Sta.' 1 Line railroad has for many years bees operated by the Nickel Plate undei | lease. The Clover Leaf. which is now | in the hands of a receiver. has beeI
 controlled and operated by the Nicke
 Plate for some timG
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
ALL NEW ENGLAND IS AIANTLED WITH SNOW

Boston, Dec. 2S.-Au New England was swept by northeast gales and thick ly mantled with snow today. The snow fall in less than 24 hours ranged from six inches in Boston to a foot in Port land, Me. The gale, according to weather bureau records, reached greatest force at Eastpor+, Me. where the maximum velocity was 60 miles.
 Timely storm warnings minimized the danger to shipping off the New England coast. Vessels due to sail today and to- night were generally held in harbor, while others due to arrive wallowed in safety out at sea. The situation was said, however to have aggravated the coal shortage when the supply already was at a low ebb.
 In greater Boston, two fatalities were attributed to the snow storm. David i Hogdon, of Providence, R. L, brake man employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, was fatally injured at the South station when the ! driving snow prevented his seeing the approach of a locomotive. Patrick Tun- CT, bargeman, slipped on ice blanks and fell into coal bunkers at Neponset.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
STATE DEFICIENCY BILL
 WILL APPROXIMATE s35O.o

Hartford, Dec. 2s-Dehciency an- propriations aggregating approximately $35o,000 will be asked of the session of the legislature which is to convene Wednesday. 1t was learned today. This is over $2,o0o,0OO less than had to be appropriated by the session for the benefit of various state departments which had been unable to meet their ex- penses with the appropriations granted them in the budget of the 1919 session of tn elegislature
 An unexpected increase of the states courts is responsible for about s10o,111 of the $550.009 deficiency. This is due largely to the fact that there were a great many more court days than were anticipated when the budget was pre- pared for submission to the last session of the legislature. Nearly S1,s0O, 900 was provided by the 1921 session for the judicial department, and at the rate of present expenditures in the courts over $1,soo,oo0 will be needed.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
PUBLISHERS CRITIcrsE
 PROFESSORS AS AUTHORS

Philadelphia, Dec 2S.-ColIege profes- sors were taken to task for errors in spelling and ineffective sentences by speakers today at a symposium on the Author. the Publisher and the Critic held in connection with the annual con vention of the Modern Language asso- ciation of America.
 John F. Brown, editor for the Mac Milan company, declared that professors not only failed to present their manu- scripts in acceptable form but that they write few well organized paragraphs.
 Dr. VIII D. Home of Charles Scrib- ners Sons also criticised professors as authors. There were very few who could write for the public, he said.
 President Frank Ayrelotte of Swarth- more college, chairman of the committed on the publication of rare texts. urged the delegates to take an active part in raising money with which scholastic treasures might be printed.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29

tended, Senator Borah, however, in brief comment on the presidents letter, charg- ed that the administration proposed in effect to cancel the foreign debt by de- ferring payments until the seventh or eighth generation has passed over the Jordan"
 Another overflow holiday crowd fol- lowed todaY,s senate debate, in which the principal speeches were made by Sena- tors McNary, republican, Oregon France, republican, Maryland; Hefiin, democrat, Alabama and Caraway, dem- ocrat, Arkansas, in support of the Borah amendment and by Senator Mccormick, republican, Illinois, in opposition. Sever al lively tilts occurred also between Sen ators Borah, Lodge, Johnson, republi- can, California; Reed, democrat, Mis- souri, and others.
 Senator Borah sought to reply at length to President Hardings letter but deferred an extensive reply until to- morrow when half dozen senators are to speak on the amendment.
 Administrative leaders hoped to dis pose of the Borah and all related sub jects tomorrow but the speech making plans made a vote doubtful, although ator Poindexter, republican, Waahing- ton, in charge of the naval bill, should make a point or order against the Boral amendment when it is offered but Sen ator Borah today said he would no formally submit 1t until all discussion had ended Senator Borah today, how ever, virtually conceded during the de bate, that the point of order that thu amendment is not germaine to the hous, naval armament conference provision, would be sustained.
 Notice of an appeal from such ruling was given by Senator Heflin, but ad ministration forces said a large margin to sustain the ruling and reject the Bo rah amendment was assured. Senator Borah planned, if defeated to continue his fight by introduction O his proposal as a separate resolution which, however, would have to run tn, ire of committee and the senate witt it's congested programme to the end O congress in March.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
New Years Holiday.

Washington, Dec. 2s.-Senate wal fare oV6r the Borah proposal for a world economic conference reached a dran latic turning point today when President H ard ing threw the full force of the adminii tra- ton against Senator Borah's plan as contained in an amendment to the T aval appropriations bill and, in a letter read in the senate, virtually asked for it's defeat.
 Another days general debate followed but action went over. Plans were made for a vote tomorrow, but so many more senators desired to speak that, with fore es favoring the BOrah rider reported sparring for time in an effort at recruiting, delay over the New feat of the amendment was predicted positively by administration leaders and conceded, upon the present status, of the battle, by its champions.
 The presidents letter to Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the republican leader, said the Borah amendment would create false impressions abroad as wei IS at home, to the embarrassment oi what the administration already was do. ing toward aiding Europe. Evidently drafted with great care after confFulta- ion with Secretary Hughes, however. thC communication failed to give any details Sf the negotiations 1t hinted were in pro gress.
 Neither would White House or state department officials divulge any further Information on the subject. They de olared the affair was necessarily veileC In diplomacy and left develop ments Ihrouded in doubt. Virtually the onl! light thrown on the negotiations cam' from Senator Lodge during the senate discussion, when he said that caAcella Iion of the foreign debt was opposed b1 the president and was not included fl the negotiations.
 A suggestion from the president ii his letter that congress free the hands ef the allied debt commission, "sof tha helpful negotiations may be undrtak in. developed special interest in the sen S,e. Senator Lodge said he was author Ired to state that the president meant lat time. for payment of principal anC ntsrest of foreign debts might be ex
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
NORWICH CONN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1922
45 Implicated in Warehouse Murders
Two Confessions Reported to Have Been Delivered to the State Authorities in New Orleans.

Bastrop, La, Dec 2S (By the A. P).- Forty-five persons were implicated in the Morehouse Kidnapping and murders of last August. according to two confessions reported late today as delivered by the department of justice men to state au- thOfIties at New Orleans. The authori- ties would never deny nor affirm the re- port.
 The confessions will not be made pub lie until the hearings begin at Bastrop in January. it was thought here.
 It was stated the sgners of the con- fessions have been granted immunity by the state and are being secreted along with other witnesses and will be called upon to testify.
 It is regarded here as probable. how ever, that the arrests of some or all of the men named will occur before the open hearing begins.
 The suspects are reported to be under constant surveillance of secret service men. At New Orleans today Governor Parker, Attorney General Coco. his Staff Of legal assistants and the four depart ment of justice men were mapping out the future course in the investigations into the death of two men-Watt Daniels and Thomas Administrators to iiaYe been victims of a robbed masked mob. Friends of former Mayor B. M. McKOin of Mer Rouge. under arrest at Baltimore on a charge of murder in connection with | the case. are raising fund in this and adjoining parishes to be used in defense of the physician.
 In the meanwhile a deputy sherfi ! armed with warrant charging McKoir with murder was en route to Baltimore Sheriff Car-Hnter said today he ex. ! pected that IcKoin would join T. J I fry- ,t,- Nos ] last Saturday, in the parish jail here bS Tuesday. The jail is being guarded by state troops and machine guns are trained on it.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
lRIsH FREE STATES TOES
 BEsIEGE N. Y. CONSULATE

New York, Dec. 2S--"Competent Irish 'enubllc military forces" have taken the outer oflice sof the Irish consulate here, t was admitted today by Robert Briscoe, who said he was an officer In the republi- san army, and will hold them until some lecision had been made as to who actu- ally Ahould operate the office. Siege of the oftice began last night when Lindsay Crawford took them over as Free State consul.
 Muriel MacswineSI, widow Of the form sr mayor of Cork, is in command. Lau- Fence GinneIl, the aged republican who Was named envoy to this country by Eamonn De Valera, no longer gives ord- krB. Brlscoe declared he received orders trom Mrs. Macswiney and would act on them at all times He refused to say who commanded Mrs. MacSwiney.
 This was the principal development after republicans had picketed the offices H the eonsulte 24 hours, declaring that Crawford should not keep. control. MT. Crawford however, insisted he would re- main in the offices until he was ordered put by his own superiors.
 N Tonight. the republican army" was in control of the outer offices. Mir. Graw- lofd held the inner offices. The safe end Aling rooms were held by the re- pubncans. but the only couch fin tho place vas in Mr. Crawford's possession.
 Four police detectives were on hand as night came on, to see that order was kspt. During the day the only outburst vas quellsd by Lieutenant Gegan of the police bofnb squad when Mrs. NfacSwiney and Mrs Gertrude Corliss arrived an aouncint they were going to remain in he offiesA shortly after that, however Inc four detectives came and, after con- ,errine with both MT. Crawford and Mrs. MacsWiney. stated they would remain .or some time.
 All day long. the siege which began last night was continued. Nothing un- lsnal happened except the effort of the hree women to take over the offices
 Fophle were uttery unfounded.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
TRANCE PLANS SEIZURE
 GERMAN STATE FORESTS

Paris, Dec. 2s.-(By The A. P.)-The French government has practically com pleted it's plans for the seizure of cer- tain German state forests as result of the formal action of the reparations commission last Tuesday in declaring Germany in voluntary default for her failure to deliver the specified amount of timber during the present year.
 Some of these government-owned for ests are in the occupied territory of Ger llany, and others in Bavaria.
 It is authorittively stated tonight that apart from any general settlement that may be reached at next weeks confer ence here of allied premiers, M Poin- care has made up his mind to take these forests in economic reprisal for Ger many's "wilful default" even though the other allies refuse to participate in the operation. M. Poincare will insist that has plan of seizure be the first item on the agenda of the premier's meeting and will ask the approval of the alliet powers.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-29
PREPARING TO FIGHT
 ExTRADITIoN OF M'KoIN

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 2s.-Attorney Robert R. Carman, counsel for Dr. B. NJ. McKoin, former mayor of Me Rouge, La., declared today he wou ( appeal to Judge John C. Rose, of th. federal circuit court of appeals for a writ of habeas corpus, should Governor Albert Ritchie, of this state, grant the request of Governor Parker, Of Louis a. na. for the return to that state of Dr. McKoin. Dr. McKoin, who is being held here for the murder of Watt Daniels and Thomas ichards, following the Morehouse parish kidnappings of las, August. was denied immediate release today on a similar writ, obtained in thu city. court yesterday.
 "A warrant charging Dr. McKoir with the murder. of the two men was issued late yesterday on an affidavit oi the sheriff of Warehouse parish. In ar exchange of telegrams between Rober F. Leach, states attorney here, and Al torney General Coco of Louisiana. as -tt what procedure the former should talk in delaying the habeas corpus hearins today, MT. Coco sent the following:
 "In answer to your telegram of De cember 2T, warrant has been issued fo arrest of Dr. McKoip on affidavit 0 sheriff of Warehouse parish, chargini him with murder of F. Watt Dame. and Thomas F. Richards. Sheriff leave immediately with necessary papers f { his extradition.
 'The mutilated bodies of Daniels an Richards were blown to the top of Lax La Fourche, near Mer Rouge, severs days ago by unidentified persons. wh 1 dynamited the lake.
 Assistant States Attorney General l Clark, read a telegram in court fror | Governor Parker addressed to Governu 1 Ritchie, asking the latter to delay tn ! hearing, pending the arrival of extrad l tin papers It Is believed the court 1 decision was influenced by the readin of the message. Chief Justice lame
 P. Gorter. in announcing the decision
 said:
 eve find that the charge is of suc
 serious character that we believe tf | traverser should be held until the al thorities of Louisiana have an oppol tunity to prevent the proper papers" 4 deputy sheriff of Warehouse parisl
 who has with him an affidavit and th
 extradition papers. is expected to arriN here some time tomorrow.
 Meanwhile Dr. Hugh Young, wit whom pr. McKoin has been associatJ
 at the Brady institute of the JohI
 Hopkins Medical school since his arr
 val here last October, telegraphed Go
 ernor Parker and Attorney General c,
 co; of Louisiana, protesting the doctor innocence.