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Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
FIGHTING BETWEEN STRIKERS
 AND TROOPS AT HAyRE

Havre, Aug. 27.-6By A. P.l-There was further fighting today between strikers and troops, when strikers made an attack on. mounted gendarmes and mounted police in the Rue Clovis. near the Franklin club, about 5:SO o'clock this afternoon.
 Numerous persons on both sides were wounded, but the fighting was not as serious as that of Saturday night. when at least two persons were killed and many others injured.
 Saturday night t1e strikers dug trenches in the Avenue Cours De La Republique. with the soldiers bicouck- ing a few hundred yards away. Ad- ditieBa1s rn.nforremsnts of DHssars and infantry reached the city and General Dechene arrived and took command of the troops.
 Prior to today,s fighting e,ooa strik- CTS marched to. the forests of Mont. J1on, two miles from the city hall, where they pledged themselves to continue the strike and demand the release of their leaders who are under arrest Six per. sons were taken into custody last niehi and sixteen this morning They include Quesnel secretary of the metal work CTS union. and three representatives al the recently formed general. labor fed eration- As the original general labo, federation was found to be too con servative, member of the Communis committee from Metz has come here t, | Follow. the strike movement The strik 1 IS now regarded officially as having he come political instead of trades un lon question and the government ha decided to suppress 1t at all costs. The only break in the strike was tn I return of the printers last night, whicl enabled the local newspapers to rnak their appearance this morning. The shi owners are attempting to get the doc workers to return to their jobs
 They have offered to guarantee ther their present scale of wages for thre
 All vessels which were coming f Havre have been diverted to other port,
 With the exception of the French lin
 and landed her passengers. The con
 pany expects to be able to unload tn
 the sympathy strike
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

wage increase pleas of approximately 400. GOO maintenance of way men tonor- row by the United States railroad labor board was declared tonight by 2. F. Grable, head of the trackmen, to be one of the most important matters which has ever come before the board.
 "The maintenance of way employees" he said, 'have remained at work since July under the expectation and actual assurance by the original framers of the transportation act that they would be able to secure a living wage under pro- visions of the existing law. The proceed. fngs tomorrow will determine this point.
 Ever since the board was established have endeavored to secure decision which will practically apply the living wage rs.inciple to our members, or, in other. words which would permit them to live in modest comfort and .decency. Up to this time the labor board has not in- dicated it's acceptance of the living wage principIei either as principle or con- ctetely in the rates of pay awarded
 What makes this the most important case that ever has come before the board Therefore is that in the courese of these proceedings the board must face and, 1 l think, accept the principle of the living | wage if it is to follow out the intent of thr law and If it's decisions are to be equitable and just and meet the human needs of the railway workers"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
INJURED WHILE SAVING
 HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN

Lake Placid N Y, Aug. 27.-Dr. Her. bert Mc1Adams Gibbons. author, of Princeton, N. J.. today saved his wife and three children. but was himself in 1ured in runaway automobile crash near here.
 pr. Gibbons and family were on the way in their automobile to visit Dr. Charles R. Erdman,i dean of Princeton university. when they stopped to ask di- rections. The chauffeur, ordered to make inquiry, had barely left his seat when Gibbons car started down steep grade.
 Unable to reach the brakes, Dr. Gib- bons dropped, one by one. over the side of the rapidly moving car his wife and three. children, Christine. F, Lloyd Il, and Mimi g. He had barely deposited of Mimi in the roadway when the machine crashed into boulder. The impact threy Dr., Gibbons into ditch, sprain- ing his shoulder and causing decorations. Mrs Gibbons and the children were but Nightly bruised.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
Germany tOb0 Zen
 Another Hearing
Preparations Commission Has Decided to Delay Decision on Moratorium Pending Meeting Wednesday.

Paris, Aug. 27.-tBy the A. P.l-In strong desire to reach an unanimous decision on Gernany's request for a moratorium. the reparations commission this morning found a pretext for further delay by resolving to invite Germany again to be heard before the commission on Wednesday. Meanwhile the mem bers of the commission will consult to- gether in the hope of avoiding a vote which will divide it.
 The. members Of the commission, with Colonel James A. Loga acting as Amer ican observer, met at eleven o'clock to- day and sat until one P. m The dele gates expressed their views on Ger many's3 request of July F for three wears moratorium. Semi-official de- olarations later showed that unanimity had not yet been reached. except on the point that the present uncertainty. should not be prolonged and that a decision of the reparations commission should be rendered at the earliest moment, Wed I nesday. if possible
 After the meeting conrnunique was l issued to the effect that the cornrlais. I sion's considers itself not in position to render a decision before wednesda,
 on the request of Germany for a mora. ! toriun. It added that the cornmissCof
 iaoN i. eil NellIidlly tndLz II she de l sires to exercise her right to be heard l the commission will listen to her rep l resentatives during Wednesday.
 i Thus the commission now has tw, clear days before it for unofficial effort to find a. formula upon which it cal 1 agree unanimously. The representa tives of Germany, if it Is decided f,
 accept the commissions invitation. vii
 be heard Wednesday. so that a decision
 be orthconing from the conmfssio 1 Wednesday evening at the earliest. Si
 John Bradbury, the British member 0
 the commission. does not expect a deci
 sion to be handed down before Thurs
 day.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
MichaeICOIlins' Body
 atAItar OfCathedra|
Was Borne Through the Streets of Dublin With Im- posing Military Honor Funeral Today.

Dublin. Aug. 27.-(By A. P.l-with l imposing. military honor the body of Michael Collins, Ireland's warrior states man, was borne this evening through the streets of Dublin and placed on a catafalque before the main altar of the I great Cathedral Here tomorrow morn ing solemn requiem mass will be eel erbrated for the repose of his soul.
 Sundays total suspension of civic activities permitted the people to render unre strictedIy the homage they so wish
 ed to render to the memory of their beloved leader. Not from the n1etroplis
 alone, but from the country districts nearby there streamed to the City Hall.; where the body lay in state, countless thousands to gaze upon the features of the man. to whom. more than a~yone
 elso the people had looked for a peace ful settlement of Ireland's. woes They came by train, by donkey cart. by jaunting car and on foot; they choked Dublin's streets, yet without dis order formed in line, awaiting tine,r turn | to enter the cathedral and passed before lsthe coffin of their comrane Who had given his life in the cause of Irish free dom They knelt before that coffin, | beneath the fickering candles, and prayed.
 The war of hate and ambush goes no. 1 Today's newspapers reproduce strik- l ing portrait of Collins from painting made by Sir John Isavery as a member ] to the signing to the treaty between
 Ireland and England. He IS seen sit- ting with folded arms, his handsome | intellectual face in repose, his manner debonair. Underneath are printed com. piete details of what the news editors
 call 'Duplin's'' latest shocking sensa- tion,
 Here is the incident in brief. It Is z tradegdy of the Yellow Lane. peace ful suburb of Dublin, where last even
 ing young people and children wer,
 playing. Suddently from the city ap
 peared a large open automobile travel ling swiftly. Seven or eight men wer' passengers :; some of them seemed to b. struggling The car stopped teE
 hundred feet down the lane and maj got out and went to a gate leading t 1 field.
 The struggle in the car became vio lent. Two men were trying to get away but were held and were carried to tn \ gate They were moaning and pro
 testing. One was dleard by witnesse 2 to cry out but what is it for?" They were give a CIV moments c T prayer and then were held against tn J stone pillars of the gate. Their cal
 tors drew revolvers and shot ther through the head and heart. q This is what little Irish children sa' : yesterday while the whole nation mourn :, ed for Micaei Collins.
 q There are ambushes and snippinl 7 wherein civilians. Including women, al T wounded. and some killed
 The main fighting in the field is owe : but the sudden attack on Bantry, solt : west of Cork. on Friday by force | . so-cailed irreguiars shows that the T z volution is still in progress and tn; I Richard Mulcahy, the new commando :. in-otiet. has much to do before it can l Y said that peace and order have bet e restored drought the land.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
GoMPERs PRAISES SPIRIT
 OF ORGANIZED LABOR

washington, Aug. 27.-orsanized la Dor groups have every reason to con rratulate their memberships with the coming of Labor. Day in 1922 because Of the industrial and political solidarity of the working people, because of the fail ure" of employers Ito bring about wage reductions, and because of determination within themselves to pursh forward. Samuel Gompers, president of. the Anef- ican Federation of Labor, declared in an address published in the forthcoming ls- sue of the American Federationist. There has been general Resistance of Amer ican labor to the programme of wage re auction and union smashing" and it has been successful, he asserted.
 Tt is safe to say that the full volume of wage reductions since the armistice if averaged up and spread over the work ing population. would amount to less than per ceht." Mir. Gompers said adding that this is a stark defeat for employers It is a magnificent victory for the, workers. he continued. There are no terms too strong to describe the lni- portance of this great victory for labor U
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

Washington. Aug. 27.-Internal rev enue collections fell of sl.ass. 100000 in the fiscal year 1922 as compared with the year Before. refecting the business depression which swept over the coun- try. Costs to the government of col lecting the taxes went up 43 cents for every s100.
 Total collections of s31s7 GOO. 900 as compared with $4.5s5, 100000 In 1921 were reported in April and statement Issued today by International Revenue Commissioner Blair The cost of gath ering this sum was s41.435.0o0, or s1.so for each $1o0 as against S7 cents for each S100 the year before.
 Only the District of Columbia. of all the states and territories. showed an increase in income and rrofts tax and paid. it's total being ss.713i0oo, or 2l per cent. more than 1921
 The amounts paid in Incomes and pro- l fits taxes and the percentage of de- crease compared with 1921 for the New England states and New York and New Jersey.
 Connecticut amount ;27,2as,ooO; per. centage decrease 45.
 Maine amount s1O,sss, 900 :; T,ercent- age decrease 24.
 New Hampshire amount s4,S13.ooo i percentage decrease AS. New Jersey amount $67.755, ,0o0; per l centage decrease 30.
 New York amount s529,972. 900: per centage decrease 35.
 Rhode Island amount s19.s90, ,oou percentage decrease 45.
 Vermont amount s2,997. 900; percen: age decrease Ss.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
RARDsHIPs AND PLANTATIONS
 OF A sCHooNEK's CREW

San Francisco, Aug. 27.-Detai,s of 8 narrowing voyage across the Pacific during which seabirds were killed snf sharks captured to replenisn the lardar when starvation seee;nd imminent were told when the four r-masted schooner Will liam H. Smith, 123 days out, Of Faiki, solomon Islands, was lowed Into port to- day.
 On board were seven iong haired men comprising the crew, lCap-ain Nels Peter Jensen and the slippers wife and fouh children. the youngest six months old baby.
 Food taken on at Sydney, Australia. was found to be unfit, slow progress in calm after calm, and the rationing of enc pound of meat among 13 hungry mouths such is the unofficial log as pieced to- gether from the story of those on board. {:
 The plight of the schooner came tc light a week ago when the. motor ship Annie Johnson brought word of having overTak- eh her in mid-ocean and of areliavias the wants of the captain. The family and the crew: with a S0-days supply of Ero- visions.
 Members of the crew hailed as a hero- inc the wife of the captain. Holding a blue-eyed, sf1axen- haired baby, born when the schooner was Il days out of Sydney and named sydney Smith in joint nollol of the port and of the vessel, Mrs. Jen- sen tonight summed up her emotions ir these words:-.
 "1So more sea for me. I've followed sea for 15 years and I've been all ovel
 world But this was the worst trip I'yt ever taken It was the just Lords vii
 that my children were not seek from oul ] terrible provisions"
 1 The William H. Smith carried a carg' of copra-4pretty unpalatible stuff a
 Mrs. Jensen put it. Some of the boy
 in the crew tried mixing the copra witt flour bupt did not not work out very ] we'll" she said.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 BUSINESS AND FINANCE

New York, Aug. 27 CBy the A. P.).- Both indications as to the trend of busi- ness and finance and opinions as to fall prospects, have shown marked diversity dring the past week. Settlement of the soft coal strike is generally expected to be reflected in a sharp gam in production. a figure as high as 9.0Oo.00O tons a week being mentioned as likely to be realized in the immediate future. On the other hand, it is pointed out that the govern ment's scheme of priorities must remain in force for some time. particularly until the needs of the northwest have been taken care of, so that the steel industry is likely to feel the restriction imposed by fuel shortage for some Ieeksk to come
 The 20 per cent increase in steel wages meanwhile is interpreted as indicatin. that steel manufacturers expect to be able to dispose of all the;r available pro- duction this fall at favorable prices. a conclusion which is reinforced by the present restricted scale of operations as compared with the rate of activity dur ing the spring and early summer
 Whether or not steel prices will rise ma. terially above present levels. howevcr
 remains to be seen. since coal prices have
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28

already touched scarcity levels and some
 observers anticipate. decline es tho
 scarcity is relieved.
 As far as the railroad strike Is concern
 ed. financial quarters have not entirely abandoned hope of a settlement and do not seem alarmed over the prospects of
 finish fight. Car-ioading statistics show
 that the roads are continuing to move
 volume of freight comparing favorzhiy with. the best perfcrmances of the year. | On the other hand 1t is recognized that
 car shortage during the fall is inevitable. 1 Arguing from the increase in wages ir | the coal and steel industries. which are
 symptomatic of a shortage of common
 labor, and the higher prices for coal and
 steel products. some observers conclude | that the country is entering a period oi inflammation" While definitions Of thu | term vary considerably. what is probably | meant Is that something Ike a boom l short-lived or otherwise. is to be bred of
 a general rise in commodity prices.
 i Opinion on the matter is, however d. vided Those who refuse to subscribe to the theory point out that the present in- | creases in prices are due to abnormal situations arising from the strikes and l that as such the higher prices are likely
 to be temporary. Such critics also em>
 phasize the fact that certain comnodi. ties. such as rubber, are cheap and ars likely to remaln so. In addition. they
 maintain that with grain prices at exist ing low levels. the farmers purchasing
 power will remain moderate and con- clude that no greEt boom is possible until
 the farmer can take nart in the move ment. They also point to Europe's low
 purchasing pow>r and the general con-
 sumers' resistance 10 hi-h rrices.
 According to this. view. then. the sit-
 uation is haelw to con inue to -show q : marked lack of uniformity. Shortages
 and high prices in some commodities and = industries are expected to exist alongside = of quiet markets and moderate prices l The conser1ls of o9:nion in the best in- y form cd quarters is perhaps. that the fal 2 is likely to bring a confirmation of our o somewhat -spettyr business revival on a l. moderate scale. k Sentiment in the rrain and cotton mar d kets has been affected somewhat during r the pss- week by the adverse develop l. ments in the European situation and tn. n resultant weakness in the exchanges ol il Germany and the continental allies n Wheat has hovered just above the doiisl y mark, with weather conditions and croS y prospects little changed. In cotton. hot
 dry weather in the southwest and bol s weevil damage in the other growing aresi 2 have induced private croo estimaters t' 'e place the condition at about SO per cent D. and the probable yield at about Il 1000 ool a baies which is some 500.0 900 bales beioV le the last government estimate The mex IS government report will be published o; r. Sept 1.
 r. Little if an+ change has been apparen a- in the money market. Rates continue a z. approximately the low levels of the yea ;e and no sudden chance is anticipated.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
VIEWS OF A CHAIRMAN
 OF A STRIKE COMMITTEE

New York, August 27.-Investigatiop | of the, Association. Railway Executives 1 by the U. S.. Senate as directly respon- 1 sible- for the failure to end the railroad shopmen's strike committee of the metropolitan district. to Albert E.. Cum mins chairman of the Interstate Com merce Committee of the Senate.
 After suggesting that the committee investigate the association in the re- lation to the present shopmen's strike and of its organization and activities in general the telegram continued :-|
 This group of indiyfdauis has ef- fectually prevented a settlement of the railroad strike, even when such a settle ment was urgently requested by the president of the U. S. and agreed upon by the Union involved
 Asserting that the rejection of media ton proposals by the railway execu- lives did not represent the opinion of majority of the members of the asso- d.ation, the telegram added:
 "The evidence is overwhelming that i the proceedings of this association have. for the past year. been manipulated and controlled. contrary to the best in | terests of the railroads and the public, ] by T. Dewitt Cuyler and LsF. Loree. An examination of individual members of this association on the witness stand would reveal a situation that would startle the country and prove of inestim- able benefit both to the american road road industry and to the public at large"
 Commenting on the telegram, Chair man Dowd said:
 There never can be peace in the railroad industry while the association of railway executives continue to exist
 Here is a union more dangerous than any labor union could ever be. Th,. association is a union of 10o'or so men clothed with prodigious power, and ab
 soiutely controls. by its small inner circle of half dozen men, more power than all the other members put togeth CT.
 The members of this inner circle ar, out to establish the oren shop on Amer hcan railroads.
 Tt is four weeks now since this un
 ion defied the nation. Since then it l1a
 closed the door upon any possibillt, of peace. It Is this one union that i
 beyond all public control.'' . Railroad executives who were seei following the filing of Chairman Dowd' telegram declined to make any com ment
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
DROWNING CAUSED BY
 UNDERTow AT coNEY ISLAND

New York, Aug, 27.-Caught in ( strong undertow. Morton weber. jew& ejcy salesman of Brooklyn, was drowned in the surf at Coney Island today. while three life guards battled successfully te rescue his two children. wno were bathing w,.lh him, and give assistance to twd women who were being carried out to sea at the same time.
 Harry Mullin of Newark. who was q paying teller iL. the New Jersey Titie Guarantee and Trust company. is be- lieved to have been drowned at Coneya on Saturday. His clothes, which he placed in. locker at the. Manhattan baths on that day. we're still unclaimed today. No one reported seeing him in difficulty in the water He was a war veteran and served two years in France.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
CALLS KILLING OF BERGEN
 FIRST DECREE MURDER

Hackensack. N. J.. Aug. 27.-"First degree murder" was the characterization given today by Prosecutor A. C. Hart of Bergen county to the shooting of John Bergen, motion picture dare devir' in the home of George Cline, movie location finder, Friday night.
 Prosecutor Hart said he disbelieved the story of Cline that pistol duel had been agreed upon between Cline and Bergen and that the latter was shot and xii cd in struggle for possession of Cline's pistol.
 There was no evidence of struggle and I do not believe Cline ever gave Bergen a pistol" stid MT. Hart "Cline's ow Statements disclose the commission of first degree murder. He tells of a struggle so close together he is not sure who pulled the trigger. Examination of Bergen's body and clothes shows that neither his skin nor the clothes wore bears the slightest trace of powder burn. The shot that killed Bergen must have been fired from distance of at least three feet.
 .'To me it looks as though Bergen was politely invited to come from New York to Edgwater to be shot to death. and am prepared to present all the facts a: I have them to the grand jury next Tues i day"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
LAWRENCE TO HAVE SPECIAL
 LABOR DAY CELEBRATION

Lawrence, Mass, Aug. 27.-The Law renee Centhal Labor Union voted today to pay special attepEon to the celebration of Labor Day this year because of the victory of the textile workers
 Five of the eight mills in which strikes were called g weeks ago, following an- nouncments of a. 20 per cent. wage re- duction have agreed to. restore the form Ter scale. It was said at the meeting of the labor organizations today that sat isfactory adjustments in two of the oth- ers-the Methuen and Pemberton plants were expected and that negotiations were under way for conferences leading to a settlement at the plant of the Pat chogue Plymouth company.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
FIRE DESTROYS BUSINESS
 SECTION OF MAINE

Mount Vernon. Maine, Aug. 27.-The entire business section of Mount Vernon village. was destroyed by fire last night with an estimated loss of $400oO to $50,000.
 The town Is without fre-hghting ap- paratus of any kind and bu,ket bri- gade was reinforced by help from Au- gusta, Monmouth. Livermore and Farm ington. The flames are believed to have started in dective chimney.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
PEPPER TO MEET
 ANTHRACITE OPERATORS

Philadelphia. Aug. 27-Tacuel D. War riner. president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company and chairman of the anthracite operators policies commit lee. arrived here tonight from his sum- rner home in Montrose. Pr, simultaneous iT. C vas learned that United States Senator Pepper. Of Pennsylvania, had come from Devon, Pa. 10 meet the spokesman of the employers to discuss methods Of bringing peace in the hard coal regions
 The meeting place was kept secret, 1t was understood the the question of gov srument seizure of the mines would be discussed.
 John L.. Lewis. president and Philip J. Murray. vice president of the United Nine Workers, remained In Philadelphia over Sunday. and will stay through to- morrow. according 10 the latter
 fn some quarters the optimistic view wac taksr that they had tarried because there vas a chance of early resumption CT the negotiations between operators and miners broken of abruptly last week when the miners hatly refused to con- Ilder arbitration in any form.