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Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
YOUNG WOMAN TWICE WAS
 PICKED UP IN VACANT LOTS

Greenwich, Conn, Sept. 1-Said to have been picked up in vacant lots three times within the last two days in an apparently drugged condition, a young woman, who gave her name as Betty Thomson, of Washington, D. C., is in Greenwich hospital here in condition described as Improving" She was picked up unconscious last ight by a local physician who found her lying in a. lot near his home.
 When she regained consciousness to- day she told the police that she hal left her home early in the week with an actor with whom she motored to New York; She said they stayed in New York for a. day and had then started on 8 trip through New England When they reached Greenwich she maintained. her friend gave her something to drink and from that time on. she could nor remember what happened.
 Today Chief of Police William Ball of. Rye, N. .Y., appeared at Greenwich hospital and identified the young woman as Miss Blanche Robertson"a who was picked up twice in vacant lots there Wednesday in unciousness condition Following his identification, Miss Thoma- son became hysterical and demanded that she be- permitted to leave the hos pital
 Chief Ballgsaid the young woman had been taken to United hospital in Port Chester, when she had been found, the first time. An hour. after she left the hospital, he said, she had been picked up again. Each time she said she had been drugged.
 Miss Thomson said her home was in the northwest district of Washington and that she was employed as a steno- grapher there. She gave her sisters name as Mrs. R. c. McCully also oi Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
MAY REACH ANTHRACITE
 COAL SETTLEMENT TODAY

Philadelphia Sept. l.-Despite the fact that no word Came from the operators. strong hope was expressed by United Mine Workers and others interested in the situation that tomorrow will see def mite action taken to bring to a speedy end the anthracite coal suspension which today entered upon it's sixth month.
 Efforts made to sound out the employ CTS as to whether there was any response To their statement of last night that only public mandate" could impei them to grant the hard coal dsggers the old wage scale beyond April l, next year.s wers without avail. The operators scattered after yesterdays conference to meet here again tomorrow. There was no inform ation from Washington as to whether a public mandate" might be expected from government sources.
 United States Senator George whartop Pepper. whose latest proposal to bring 10 an end the protracted controversy u still being considered by the operators. remained in. Philadelphia today and wal in touch with both miners and operators. He expressed confidence of an early set clement and was hopeful that tomorrow might bring about unanimity of views
 There is a strong possibility of a joint conference of operators and miners to- morrow and If 1t Is held a quick settle ulent is looked for. The miners held nc meetings today, explaining that they were simply waiting for the mine own CTS to make the next move. The miners have accepted in principle the Pepper proposal and if the operators do like wise hard coal will be coming out of i the mines by Monday. September Il at 1 the latest.
 1 If an agreemnt Is reached tomorrcv 1t would have to be passed upon b. tho miners full scale committee which would | the call a delegate convention of min. ! workers to ratify the new pact formally | The election of the delegates and Inc sessions of the convention, which prob- i ably would be held at Wilkesbarre, would
 consume at least five days.
 Secretary of Labor James J. Davis
 arrived here tonight to confer with botf
 sides in the, controversy. He indicated
 that he probably would have nothing ts announce after the conferences. Sec
 retary Davis said that he would leay,
 in the morning for New York, bu mzintined silence concerning his r1is sion here
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
Ace 'dy Shot
 .dInse|f at a Camp
''Buddie'' Johnson, Husband of Peggy Marsh, Actres. and Dancer-At Jack" Clifford's Camp.

Plattshurgh N. r, Sept. 1.-A. NJ. eBuddie) Johnson husband of Peggy, Marsh, actress and dancer, is near death in the champlain Valley hospital here, having shot himself accidentally through the breast in the camp of Jack" CIif- ford, former husband of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, on Chateaugay Lake, last night. Mrs. Johnson, who brought suit against Marshal Field, Srd. of Chicago for re- cognition of her child, was with her husband. Physicians hold little hope for Johnson's recovery.
 Mir. and Mrs. Johnson and her son had come to the Clifford camp for q few days vacation, after fulfilling a dancing engagement at the Ritz-Carlton at New York City. The party spent part of yesterday morning at target practic, with small calibte revolvers. Last night MT. Johnson had cleaned the revolver ht used and was preparing to put it away according to an account given by hos pital authorities, when it suddenly ex. ploded. The bullet penetrated his ches, just below the heart. took a downward course and passed out the back.
 The Clifford camp is isolated and car
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
CHORUS GIRL SUICIDES AT
 NATIONAL WINTER GARDEN

New York, Sept 1.-Llllian Gay, of Newark, member of the chorus of burlesque playing at the National Win ter Garden" on the East. Side. walked fro mthe stage to a fire escape during a rehearsal today, looked down the street and saw her sweetheart coming in an au- tomobile. Then she stepped back and took poison.
 The members of the company-the girls the director. hurried to the girls side.
 Downstairs. Dominick Rango. a dia- mond salesman, lounged about in the lob by waiting for her. When someone said "a chorus girl just killed herself" Rango went back stage and saw a physician working over his sweetheart by a single buch light on the stage.
 The girl died as Rango entered. He stared for minute, then ran for the frs escape from which Miss Gay had watched his coming. Policemen caught him as he tried to jump to the street. in an attempt to kill himself.
 That's what people get for talking" he. shouted. I'll kill myself before the end of the day. liliians gone; why should I stay"'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
CLOSING OF CONSULATE
 CAUSED CONSERVATION

Newcastle on the Tyne Sept. (By the A. P.).-Newcastle shipping and business circles today are jn a state bordering on consternation owing to the closing of the American consulate. Numerous ships of various nationa.ities already are held up, lacking consular bills of health; ship- ments of merchandise for the United States cannot go forward without con sular invoices, and many persons desiring visas which under the regulations must be obtained from the consul in the dis trict in which they reside.
 In the meantime Consul Slater is work ing behind closed doors. cleaning up the affairs of the consulate. preparatory to leaving for his new post at Corunna, Spain, while Herbert Shaw. secretary of the Newcastle chamber of commerce, is urgently pressing the British authorities at London to make some sort of arrange ment whereby business can proceed. All ships, of whatever nationality, touching at this port bound for the United States, need a bill of health from the American consulate. These average from four to five daily, as Newcastle is
 favored port of call for bunker coal ] Among others a considerable number of i Norwegian vessels call here. and it is un-
 derstood that several vessels. rather than l lie up at Newcastle indefinitely, are pro-
 ceeding without a bill of health and run ming the chance of a heavy fine on ar- rival at an American port. , | Delayed shipments of merchandise are
 costing shippers heavily. The matter oi
 visas is raising great difficulties owing te the extent of the consular area and the
 fact that residents cannot get Nsas ir l another area n the last eight days the
 consulate has granted seventytwo -vlsas
 which gives an indication of the number of people inconyenienced since the con.
 sulate was closed.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

president, and John Scott secretary treasurer, together with the six shop crafts brotherhoods, the 120 system fed- erations and their presidents and secre- taries were made defendants in the attor- ney generals petition.
 We must re-assert the doctrine that in this republic the first obligation and the first allegiance of every citizen, high or low, is to his government" Mir. Daugherty said. "and to hold that govern ment to be the just and uncnallenged sponsor for public welfare, and the liber- ty. security and right of all its citizens No matter what clouds may gather, n1 matter what storms may ensue, no matter what hardships may attend or what sac rlhces may be necessary, government by law must and will be sustained"
 Expressing his resolve to use all the power of the government to maintain transportation and sustain the right of men to work, the attorney general said, he did not appear as a representative of the roads but representing the people of the Unitetd States. Expressing the gov ernment's friendliness toward all labor, he centinuGA: The government of the United States is not opposed to labor unions if they perform such functions as can be performed in lawful America. Never while the labor unions limit their activities to legitimate acts and lawful pursuits not injurious to society, at least while speak and to what extent that l can speak for the government of the United States, shall blow be strucK at them.. But, it may be understood that so long and to the extent that can speak for the government of the. United States, will use the power of the gov ernment of the, United States within my roI fo fho 1oh af the country from destroying the open shop. When man in this country is not permitted to engage in lawful toll whether he belongs to a union or not, with full protection and without interruption, the death knell to liberty will be sounded and anarchy will supercede organized government
 Unions, the attorney general continued should not be destroyed but they should be corrected and restrained. sss No organization or association of or ganizationS he said will be permitted 10 laugh in the frozen faces of a. fam ishing people without prompt prcsecu- | ton and proper punishment.
 Shall the American people suffer? r?'' Mir Daugherty asked. Shall property ed, shall laws be broken, shall society be disorganized, shall prosperity and all la ! hor cease and the poor be in want be-
 cause employers and employees engaged | il interstate commerce, obligated to the government and to the people of the United States, by greater obligation than that which rests upon any other l set of men in the country because of a dispute between them refuse to obey the law? No. The answer Is by the gov ernment, that if they cannot agree others
 will be given the privilege and protection of performing this service, who will
 agree with the government and obey the
 laws of government"
 The action of the federal government
 came as a bomb shell in Judge Wilker.
 sons court and left attaches. spectators
 and court officials in a whirl of excite
 ment such as veterans in the service hac
 never known
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
ID CANCEL 23. PASSENGER
 TRAINS ID MOVE FREIGHT
Monday, Sept A. the Baltimore and Ohio Road Will Annu
 Passenger Trains to Release Power and Men to Handle Freight Equipment Vigorous Drive is to be Made Against Radicals and Agtators Believed to be Behind Railroad Wrecks and Bomb Plots. s

Cincinnati, O., Sept. l (By the A. P). -Twenty-three passenger trains on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad will be am nulled Sept {, C. D. Brooks. superinten- dent of transportation. announced here late today.
 In making the announcement of the cancellation of the trains. Mir. Brooks said the cancellation WAS to concentrate the efforts of the railroad to move coal oy the release of power and men for use in moving freight equipment.
 It was also pointed out in the an- nouncement of the company that in many instances the territory affected by the trains taken off is served by other rail roads and by other Baltimore and Ohio trains at different times.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
France Desires a
 War arDebtCOnference
Note Sent to England That Such a Conference is Nee essary to Find Where France Stands.

Paris, Sept. (By the A. P.).---The French government. in reply to the recent circular note sent out by the Earl of Balfour, as acting secretary for foreign affairs, dealing with an international set clement of debts and reparations on the basis of a general cancellation of inter allied indebtedness and a reduction in German reparations, points out the neces- sity of a conference for general consid- eration of war debts, at which will be represented all nations, without excep- ton, interested in the settlement of such obligations.
 Until such a conference Is held. France, it is declared in the note for warded to the British government to- night, will be unable to give definite in- dication to the creditor powers as to the payment of the debts she contracted dur ing the war.
 The note, which is signed by Premier Poincare, draws a distinction between the debt to England and that owed to the United States. After explaining that part of the debt to America was contract ed after the armistice through the pur-
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
FEDERAL ORDER RESTRAINING
 STRIKING RAILROAD sHoPMEN

Chicago. Sept. I.-(By the A. P.)- Taking one of the most drastic steps ever attempted in a strike situation, the United States government today obtained a tenn po-ary, federal order restraining strtk- Ing railroad shopmen, their officers and affiliated bodies throughout the country from interfering in any way whatever with the operation of the railroads.
 The restraining order, hearing on which was set for September II was is- sued by Federal Judge James H. WilI kerson, upon the petition of Unite~ States Attorney General Harry NJ naggherty. who came here from Wash lngton to argue for action.
 The order enjoins, until the hearing, all railway employees, attorneys, servants, agents. associates and all persons acting In aid or in conjunction with them from in any manner interfering with, hindering or obstructing railway com psnies. their agents. servants, or en- pIoyes in the operation of their respective railroads and systems of transportation CT the performance of their public duties and obligations in the transportation of psssenger and property in interstate com rnerce and the carriage ot the mails and from In any manner interfering with the employees engaged in inspection, repair, operation and use of trains, locomotives. rsrs and other equipment and from at tempting to prevent any person from freely entering into or continuing in the employ of the companies for the purpose of inspection and repairing of ioeono- lives and cars or otherwise.
 The underlying principle Involved In The action the attorney general said in concluding his argument for the order, is -the survival and the supremacy of the rorernment of the United States" Do, daring that his request was not aimed al union labor. the attorney general said the step vs~l necessary 10 the preserva- ton of the unions themselves, At, th' sams time he asserted that the~ Sern. nent expected 10 use its authority tc prevent the labor unions from destroying the onen shop.
 When the bnvis claim the right to die tate fo the government and to dominat, the American people and deprive th' American people of the necessities O life.- he warned then the government VIII destroy the unions for the govern menf cf the United States is suprem, and must endure"
 The railway employees department o the American Federation of Labor. B. M asvtll. lis president; J. F. McGrath. vic'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
TO FERRET OUT AGITAToRs
 BEHIND RAILROAD HRECKs

/. Chicago. Sept 1.-Poiice and federal operatives here were under orders today to start. vigorous drive against radi- calls and agitators believed 10 be behind railroad wreck and bomb plots.
 Activities here followed twenty-four hours of increasing disorders, bridge burnings. and dynamiting of railroad property throughout the country.
 Disclosures of an alleged plot to kill three railroad presidents or kidnap members of their families were made during the investigation of radical plots, according to the Chicago Herald and Ex- aminer today. The three rail heads against whom the alleged plot was made were said to be the presidents of the New York Central lines, the Pennsylvania system and the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacilc. The home here of the ringleader
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
FOUR PERSONS KILLED IN
 PASSENGER TRAIN WRECH

Cape Girardeau, Mo, Sept. I.-(By ths A. P.)-Four persons were killed, eight injured seriously and 23 slightly in the wreck of the St. Louis-San Francisco passenger tralu No. sos near Wittem- berg, 36 miles north of here today, ac- cording to a check-up this afternoon. The train, en route from St. Louis to Mem phis, Tenn. was wrecked when trestle collapsed as it passed over it.
 Several of the injured were members of the Missouri National Guard who have been stationed at Moberly, Mo, on strike duty. None of the dead has been identi- fled. They were chair passengers. Sew eral of the coaches crashed into a creep.
 While recent heavy rains. are said to have weakened the trestle, which was 13s feet long, Frank A. Fenwick prosecuting attorney of Perry county stated he was informed that section hands had reported the trestle as in an unsafe condition sew eral months ago ana that he would make thorough investigation. Frisco officials vigorously denied the trestle was unsafe.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02

be reached only by boat. This hanpered efforts to get speedy medical attention for Mfr. Johnson. Dr. Elmer Thurber. of Chateaugay Lake attended him first, but eventually he was brought here to the hospital, where pr. R. s. Mcdonald, of Plattsburgh performed an operation today
 MI. Johnson is the son of the late A. L.. Johnson. former presid s7of the Brooklyn Rapid ransit company, and the nephew of Tom Johnson, former mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Mir. Johnson s mother and other relatives are expected to arrive here tomorrow. having been summoned because of the gravity of his condition.
 At, the hospital tonight it was said Mir. Johnson had but one chance in four to recover.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
HOW LABOR LEADERS
 REGARD THE INJUNCTIONs

Washington, Sept. 1.-(By. the A. P.) -Accepted in official circles as a deliber- ate manifestation of the administrations determination to use it's every power To restore normal transportation facilities, the injunction issued today by Federal District. Judge Wilkerson in Chicago was denounced by labor leaders here as an outrageous invasion of strikes rights which should not be permitted to interfere with the efforts of them and their friends to win the shopmen' s strike
 The restraining order did not repre- sent the limit to which the govTnment was prepared to go should it find that other steps are necessary" administr- ation spokes srnen declared, but they re- fused to indicate what avenue would be followed if supplementary action was taken.
 W. H. Johnston, who as president of the International Association of Ma chinists represents one of the largest groups of men on strike, declared the restraining order would not influence the strike leaders to abat ein the slight est their efforts to make their fight ef- fective.
 Both at the White House and the de pertinent of justice direct comment Wal withheld on the sudden appeal of tht
 
 railroad situation, officials insisting thai the governments brief spoke for IL self" The secret of Attorney General Daugh erty's visit to Chicago had been so wei l kept that some members of the ad | ministration as well as of the senat ] and house were taken by surprise b. the filing of the suit and the tssuanc, | of the courts temporary order whtcl followed quickly. Chairman Cummin! of the senate interstate commerce com mittee who has maintained close touc l with the industrial situation since it | inception, said he had been consulte in regard to the move. He expressed hi approval adding that his attitude woul | be the same toward "any move tha will help keep the railroads in opera l ton"
 Discussion of the proposed suit oc cupied a recent meeting of the caolnei it was said, and developed decide divergence of opinion as to its aoYE ability between certain of Prestier Hardings advisers. In some circle
 President Harding was understood t have, for a time at least, aligned hin
 self among those opposed to seekin court action in the emergency which was said to conceive as the direct re
 sponsibinty of the executive deparf ment.
 Later, when the apparent collapse
 efforts to settle the strike had been to lowed by instances of violence of man 1, railroads, MT. Harding was said to hay ; approved the attorney generals recon incubation that such legal action shoul be added to other efforts Of the goVeri 1 ment to prevent such outbreaks. : The injunction petition was held ! the department of justice to be We precedented on the governments actio 7 in the famous Debs' case in 1895 whic 7 subsequently was sustained by decisio , of the United States supreme court.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
TELLS THE GOVERNMENT
 AND ALL TO Go TO HE'LL


 New York, Sept 1.-Resentment of the action of Attorney General Daugherty in seeking an injunction against the shop crafts workers. and charges of bad faith against President Harding. are contained in 8 statement issued by David Williams, secretary of the metropolitan district strike committee, following a meeting of the local leaders tonight.
 The application for an injunction in- dicates the perfdy of President Harding in offering 8 so-called settlement to the men and the railroad companies. with an apparent understanding that it would be turned down by the companies, and the present action would follow when it be- came evident that the strike could not be bcoken," said the Williams statement
 Tt shows why the railroad executives have refused all reasonable offers of the employees for the settlement of the strike" the Williams statement contin- ued. The injunction is a just retribu- tion to wage earners on the railroads who voted for the candidate of Wall street They voted for a change, and now they are getting it, backed by the powers of the government
 The statement of facts by the attor- ney general shows that the strikers had the railroads beaten so cleanly that within a few days the railroads would be tied up, and repudiates the lying propa- ganda of the railroad companies that has ] been spread so generously by the press within. the last few days f Among our strikers in this New York district are many hundreds of ex-gervice men. Many of them bear scars from. the wounds received In France They will now realize that the autoracy they ] fought to eliminate by risking their lives in France has. been established here ir America with our, real Americans as tht victims, and my belief Is that they, witr the other men on strike, will not bt scared into returning to work as siave. of the raikoad companies. but will tel Daugherty. along with Atterbury, Lore. and. the men who control our government | all to go to helI..'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-02
DROPPED DEAD WHILE
 WAITING FOR. HIS FAMnH

Sayorook. Cnn.. Sept, 1.-while wait. ing for his family due to arrive on 2 New York trainn. Josesh S. Heck oi 26Qth street and Huxley avenue, New York City. dropped dead on the plat. form of the railroad station at Say. brook Junction tonight. Heart diseass was given as the cause death Mir. Heck was foohns with hie nephew. while they were waiting for tn train whn h collapsd. He had occupied , cottage at Grassy Hill for -te past three months.