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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
OPERATORS AND MINERS IS
 NEW YORK FOR CONFERENCE


 New York. M~--r 70 -Ar+r-acite -oine ~orkers, assembled here to complete engagements for the Joint conference wit the operators on Wednesday expressed confidence today that the negotiations for new wage agreement will not be pro- tracted unles the mine owners refuse tc recede from their dn~-~ ~7' "o- q cut in wages under the present scale.
 This statement 4s ...s. by severn members of the scale committee of the miners appointed by the tri-district con vention in January w7'o --'' carry on nc Fotiations with representatives of the companies
 The scale committee is under instruc- lions to demand an increase in the contract scale of twenty per cent, dollar a day advance for the men paid by the day, a straight eight hour day under grounI for day labor, and a standard check-off sys- tenn for the collection of the miners union dues.
 If "no satisfactory agreement" has been arrived at by April 1, when the present two year agreement expires, the scale com | rittee is under instructions to bring about a suspension in the anthracite fields. At the present time there Is little prosrect that a wage contract will be nagotiatel in the next two weeks.
 The coal operators through individual spofesmen have said that the price oi coal Is to high and that te miners sou!G share in the general dehation that hac bean going on in other industries. Op- orators have made no announcement however, as to the cut the miners shouIt accept. It has been reported that theJ have nos been in agreement on percent ago Of reduction and that nc definit, wage rate will be offered until they sount out the miners.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
FAILED TO BAR RAILROADS
 FROM WAGE HEARINGS

Chicago, March 13.-An attempt to bar a number of railroads from the wage hearings before the railroad labor board failed today when Vice Chairman Ben W. Hooper ruled against evidence pre- scented by railway employees to show that the roads had violated the law and should therefore have no standing before the board.
 The ruling brought out the fact that action on cases involving three roads, charged with violation of the transpor- tation act because of contracting shop work to outside firms, was expected soon. The question at issue, Vice Chairman Hooper said, was one of the most im- portant the board has faced. If such contract work were declared legal, he added, "the ground would be cut from under this board and the vitals of the act would be killed" Cases against the Erie, the Indiana Harbor belt and the New York Gen.
 tral are pending before the board. AT
 involve the sub-letting of shop work tc contractors, all ow whom are paying lower wages than the scale set for rail. | road shopmen by the board
 The ruling was made over the protesi 1 of B. NJ. Jewell, head of the Shop Crafts
 unions, who asserted that if shops vert to be closed by the railroads one day and opened by a contractor at lower 1 wages the next, the railroads were set | ting an example which might convince | the employees that ''the very small mum Der we have termed radicals were righ
 and the great majority of sane-mindet l employees Is 100 per cent. wrong"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
GOMPERs ADDRESSED TEXTILE
 WORKERS IN MANCHESTER, \. H.

Manchester N. H., March 13.-Samuel Gompers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, told the striking textile workers here today that your fight Is the fight of the entire country" Address ing a gathering which filled the largest hall in the city, Mir Gompers said:
 The issuance of a proclamation by textile mill owners announcing a reduc- ton in wages and lengthening of work hours without consultation with the workers has been the most high-handed transaction I have ever known in the history of the industry"
 After his address MT. Gompers left for Lowell Mass.
 Congressman sherman E. Burroughs notified the strike leaders today that he would not demand a federal probe of textile conditions in New Hampshire. He said this would confuse the issue and de. lay settlement.
 The forces of pickets at the Amoskeag and Stark mills was increased today from 700 to 1000. The mills have been closed since the first day of the strike four weeks ago.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
GOVERNMENT FORCES IN
 CONTROL AT JOHANNESBURG

London, March 13.-(By The A P.)- Latest advices from Johannesburg tend to show that the situation, which last week was extremely grave, with many hundreds of casualties on all sides in the fighting, is now well controlled by formidable forces of the government which were devoted ato the task of sup pression after the proclamation of mar tial law. The prompt quelling of the disorders was largely due to the free employment of bombing airplanes to dis perse the rebels ahd drop food and ammunition to besieged loyalists.
 Johapnesburg, which on Saturday was invested on three sides, is at the pres ent time quite safe. Erugersdorp, the western limit of the fighting, has been captured by the troops The Pretoria Germiston railway line was still being contested on Sunday, but wits the cap ture of Benonie and Dunswart announced tonight 1t is believed most of the resis- tence has been overcome.
 General Shuts, the South African pre- mier, after a perilous automobile tour in the battle area, being shot at and hay ing a narrow escape, has himself taken personal charge of the situation at Jo- hannesburg. He expresses the opinion that peaceful conditions will be re-estab- lished.
 The fighting has been accompanied by the most exciting incidents, airplane en. agreements, aviators escaping after great risks and daring and gallantry on the part of besieged police and troops. IT 1 some cases loyal forces have been hem med in for two or three days before
 airplane relief enabled them to fgh 1 their way out
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
WILL GARMENT WORKERS
 BACK TEXTILE WORKERS 2


 Providence, R. l., March 13.--The de- cision of the American Federation of Labor to stand firmly behind the strik- ing textile workers of Rhode Island an- nounced by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, in speeches yesterday here and in Pawtucket, will result In union garment workers of the United States being called into the contest it became known here today Garment workers unions affiliated with the American Federation will be asked to re- fuse to cut goods manufactured in Rhode Island mills where wage reduc- tions have been made. It was further stated by strike leaders that workers in union textile finishing plants in other states will be requested to refuse to handle the products of such mils
 Thoms F. McMahop. president of the United Textile Workers of America Is at present accompanying Mir. Gompers on his taur of the. New England textile districts where strikes are in progress At the conclusion of this tour he will go to New York to confer with the heads of the International Ladies Garment Markers union and the United Garment Workers, 1t Is announced No date has been set for this conference, according I will be held this week.
 Three mill companies in Rhode Island are mentioned specifically in connection with the proposed "boycott" by garmen workers. These are the Lonsdale com pany. Lonsdale, owned by Goddard Brothers, the United States Finishing company, Pawtucket and Silver Spring and the Imperial Printing and Finishin, company, Bellefont These plants hav ben kept in operation during the strike
 The beginning of the eighth week 0 the strike today found the situation un changed from last week No further at tempt was made to reopen mills closet by the strike.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14

credited. he said, then it contained nc menace to the United States, while if these assurances were to be regarded as false, then this government should not go into partnership with nations which had practiced the deception.
 The fdur-power arrangement, said Senator Johnson, would amount to an alliance and would impose obligations not dissimilar from those of the league covenant. The chief difference between the new treaty and the league. he dcclar- ed, seemed to be that it bore repub- lican instead of a democratic labe4.
 Senator Borah, in turn, IIkcned the treaty to the triple entente of Europe, which he said did not bind Great Bri- tain and Russia to go to the aid of France in 1914, but nevertheIess resulted in concerted action by all the entente powers. The four-power treaty might not impose any legal obligation on congress to declare war, he asserted, but 1t provided for a conference which might eas ly result in a moral obligation which congress could not escape.
 The treaty, Senator Borah pointed out, did not limit the means" to be consider ed jointly by the four-powers to Pacific means" but left the door open for the conference to decide on concerted armed 1 dELlOns I16 plSulSICO llleL AOlA4G@NlOAA N- the four-power group would lead to the establishment of counter group" and l eventually to a war between the two IT, val combinations thus placed in the | field.
 Just before the senate accepted the unanimous consent agreement, which was
 proposed by Senator Swanson, demo- crat, virginiaf Senator Reed. democrat Missouri, assailed republicans who form. erly had opposed the Versailles treaty but now support the four-power treaty declaring they were ready to take med icine handed us in a spoon held by g republican president although they hat refused it when 1t came from demo crat.
 In the main, the treaty supporters made little effort to reply to the serie. of attacks. Senator Lenroot took excep tion to the moral obligation" argumen
 of Senator Borah, however, declaring that no binding commitment would exist l and Senator Lodge. Massachusetts. tht republican leader and a member of tn, arms delegation, engaged in a sharp ex ] change with Senators Johnson and Bo rah over authorship of the treaty ant the circumstances which led to the sup plemental agreement regarding mandat l ed islands.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
ing Opposition to the Bill.

Washington, March 13.-Republican leaders were confronted today with the possibility that they might be unable to bring about a vote in the house on the compromise soldiers bonus bill under suspension of the rules next Monday. With favorable report of the measure by the ways and means committee prom ised by Chairman Fordney, they gener- ally were agreed that the bill should be disposed of by the house early next week.
 Inability, however, to ascertain whether Speaker Gillett. who Is in Florida with President Harding, would entertain mo- tion to suspend the rules, which would require two-thirds vote for passage of the bill. and would automatically bar all amendments coupled with reports that he might decline to do so. threw the whole question of procedure into the air. Republican members of the ways and means committee. who at morning meeting decided to proceed with their plans for report of the measure at the meeting Of the full committee scheduled for tomorrow. despite objections to it's provisions voiced by Secretary Mellon | and Comptroller of the Currency Crissin- | ger. held a conference later in the day with members of the republican steering committee and several others. including Representative Walsh. Massachusetts. l acting speaker ana Representatives X eSS, | Ohio, and Towner, Iowa.
 | It was agreed at this meeting not to make final decision as to procedure until the views of the speaker could be | learned. In case he opposed the sus- pension of ruies program it was said that the bill probably would be brought up early next week under rule which, | although it would require only a major
 ity vote on final passage. and could bs drafted to prevent amendments from the floor, would permit the offering of a motion to recommit. Leaders said such
 a motion might be designed to saddle the bill with some drastic amendment dis
 tasteful to the proponents of the meas
 ure as it now stands.
 Other developments of the day in the
 bonus situation were the issuance of 6
 statement by two members of the house Representative Treadway of Massachu.
 sets, republican member of the way.
 and means committee, and Representa-.
 tive Hawes. democrat, Missouri-bofi oi
 whom expressed opposition to the bonu, lbi1l, and the announcement by Repre-
 sentative Frear of Wisconsin, a repub 1 lican member of the ways and meanl
 committee, that he had written Secreta7,
 Mellon replying to the letter of thu
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
Bombing tb Ind
 Gold Mine Strikers
Revolutionaries C Continue e Their Attempts to Damage the Ger1niston Railway.

Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, March 13.-Operations against the Rand gold mine strikers continued today in the vicinity of Pretoria The Germiston rail way revolutionaries were heavily bombed but they persisted in their attempts to damage the railway, which they had suc- ceeded In doing twice before. The line however had been repaired on both ec- casions
 One commando, five hundred strong, which had succeeded in blowing Up part of the railway at Driefontein, wac located and bombed by an airpdane. The airplane dropped rations to a number of detached police officers who were besieged by the strikers
 Premier Smuts in an interview with a newspaper correspondent, said the re- sponse to the governments call to form com nrandos had been magnificent. Farmers and other men of every shade of political opinion, instantly enrolled he said It has ben ascertained that a few of flcials who were guarding the Brakpan mines were clubed to death after hay in gsurrendered when their ammunition ran out.
 volunteer power station has been sue cessful in maintaining the lighting of the city.
 It is doubtful if Johannesburg ever ex- with air,rlanes necessarily whirring over head, while revolutionaries indulged ir 1 intermittent bursts of machine gun fire I Amidst the hlbub of destruction the church bells continued ringing at tht hours for service Government forces have captured tn, 1 important positions of Benoni ant
 Dunswart, together with many prison
 CTS. The government casualties wer slight.
 The night passed quietly here, ther
 was very little sniping or street firing
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
wEIss8LAN BANKRUPTCY CASE
 GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT

New Haven, March 1s.-JDdge Edwis s. Thomas today sent to the suprems court of the United States the auctions d law raised by defendants counsel in Che trial of Joseph Weissman, of this city and fifteen others, charged with a conspiracy to conceal the assets of a bankrupt When Weissman, wholesale dealer it dry goods failed in 1919 his was callcf million dollar failure" Tho bank ruptcy procedingse have been in coUr7 since Criminal proceedings based on a1 indictment found in March, 1920. were be. gun recently. The number Of defendants for one cause or another dropped from 25 to IS.
 Counsel for weissuan raised ten poirs that if there was a conspiracy t occurred prior to bringing the bankruptcy case ana there could be no conspiracy charge in the United States court because there had been | no violation of United States law. If triai was to be had of any alleged consplracJ 1t should be In the state courts. Judge Thomas found there was a con- 1ict in the authorities cited by each side and sent the case to the highest court meanwhile holding te jury until a1ste1 date in case it should be neded
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
OIL PROMOTER DEFRAUDED
 INVESTORS OUT OF $1, ,OOO. .OOC

New York. March 13.-Alleged to have used the mails to defraud inves- tors out of s1,OOO,OO0 by the sale of worthless oil stocks, Zeymour J. Cox, promoter, was arrested tonight in the Broadway theatrical district.
 The warrant for Cox's arrest was is- sued by United States Commissioner Douglas of Houston, Texas, where the promoter operated as head of the Cox Realization corporation-a concern cap italized at 20,0o0.G00.
 Post Office Inspector Weldon, who &C., companied police in search for Cox, said he had been sought since February 2S. the trail leading first to Michigan, then through several southern states, and f. nally to New York. He was arrested at the corner Broadway and 44th street.
 Cox was fastidiously attired and wore pair of leather puttees, which he said "all promonent business men" of Hous- ton affected.
 Inspector Weldon said the government had evidence that Cox had reaped g harvest of between a million and g million and half" by sending out thrugh the mails glowing, but false, lit erature describing his investment oppor tunitie9
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
ANOTHER SENSATION
 TRAGEDY AT AINEoLA

Mineola, N. Y, March 13.-Infuriated when Miss Virginia Forget, 23, laughed at his demand that she refuse atten- tions from other men, William Magee, a carpenter. 37, today shot and killed the girl, then turned the weapon on him self. He died two hours later.
 Magee, who is survived by a widow and two children, Is said by the police to have confessed just before he died that he had been infatuated with the girl, who was a bookkeeper in the office of Justice of the Peace Westervelt. She was alone in the office when Magee called late today and upbraided her for accepting attentions and gifts from other men police said.
 "She drove me insane when she sneer- ed at me-" Magee is said to have told the police, 'and shot her. I was in love with her. I told her that I truly loved her, and asked her to discontinue attentions to other men She only sneer- ed at me and shot her"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14

treasury head to Mir Fordney in whieI Mellon declared the bill, if enacted would involve a dangerous abuse O government credit"
 MT. Treadway declared it was "auDsr ent that an effort to pass a bonus bill s3 thls time is futile unless financed by sales tax. The people, he contended V Vantfiess rather than more taxation-
 It was hoped that some satisfactor1 plan could be found for proDerIy aranc. ing payment of a soldiers bouus'' with. out embarrassment to the federal treas. ury' MT. Treadway's statement beKan The communication received this morn. ing from Secretary Mellon shows ina. the new suggestion is as unsatssfactorI as previous ones No one can contradict the sound logic. Of his argument ever though some of the statistical informa> ton may not be borne out"
 The Massachusetts member held thzg the new scheme having been proven un. sound financially. the strong advocate, or the bonus of whom Chairman Fora ney is the leader. ought to be satisfied efforts" 1-
 The presidents position is sounds the statement continued. 'sEither m, proposition must be postponed or A saiei tax adopted. favor the former plan
 Mir. Fredr made public his letter fl secretary Mellon In it he predicfe. that the bill will be reported with utti, opposition and Will pass tLe house five ,s one'' and subsequently, would be ar- proved by the senate. 4 5o7tion Of a ssie, t2 he contended, would "eventua I, shift one billion dollars or more In in. come taxes now paid by the wealth ol the country over the shoulders of th, consumers Of the land"
 MT. Hawes. who referred 10 h,rnseif al a member of the American Legion crit icised the bonus bill as a "gold brick which members of congress proposed fi sell to soldiers in exchange for votes The program adopted by the republican members of the ways and means com mittee, he contended. was "in rsckles disregard of the presidents advice" | While holding the procedure prorrsn in abeyance to ascertain the views Q Speaker Giliett as to suspension of th rules. republican leaders frankly adrnI, ter they hoped in the meantime to rs ceive some authoritative word fror President Harding as to whether n would approve the bill with it's preser provisions. definite expression froi the president. SC N al leaders declare, would greatly clarify the Situation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
DODGE ARRESTED FOR DRIVING
 AUTO WHILE INTOXICATED

Kalamazoo. Mich, March 13.-John Duvsl Dodge, son of the late John F. Dodge. millionaire automobile mauufac- .urer, was at liberty tonight under s7,000 ,s sh bail, following his arraignment on 'harges of driving an automobile while Intoxicated and of illegally transporting Nquor.
 Dodge was arrested oh complaint of Miss Emllne Kwakerneck, 19 years old stu dent at Western State Normal school, ano Sue St. Egenena of Grand Rapids. They said that Dodge and Rex Ear l invited ,hem for an automobile ride as they were leaving a dance hall Saturday night, that the men promised to drive them nome but drove rapidly Into the country.
 The young women's protests were un needed they said and Miss Kwackennecll Jumped from the car injuring her head. She was later found by the roadside by another motorist who brought her to a hospital here and reported the incident tc the police.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14
10 PER CENT. REDUCTION IN
 SHOE FACTORY WAGES

Boston, March 1S-A reduction Of ter per cent. in wages of employees of shoe factories in Brockton s1ld the South Shore district was ordered by the state board of conciliation and arbitration tonight The decision effects A factories employing albouG 21, 1000 workers.
 The manufacturers had proposed . 90 per cent. reduction. The case was re- ferred to the state board two months ago under an arbitration agreement between the various locals affiliated with the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and the Brock ton Shoe Manufacturers Association.
 In it's decision the board specifies that where the date rate of wages is S11 per week or less there is to be no reduction, and no reduction shall bring the rate of wages below s11 per week. It adds that in few instances extra prices allowed for special operations have been made uniform.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-14

Washinton, March 21S.-opponents of the four-power Pacific treaty loosed an- other series of broadsides against the pact today in the senate, but slackened their onslaught just before adjournment to accept unanimous consent agree ment for a vote tomorrow on the first of the proposed amendments.
 Senators Johnson, California aud Borah, of Idaho. both republicans took the lead in the all-day attack, the form CT declaring ratification of the treaty would be a national surrender under a threat of danger from the Anglo Japanese alliance and the latter assert ing that the proposed four-power ar engagement would transfer to the Pacific she old balance of power system that has dominated Europe for centuries.
 A question as to the authorship of the treaty and it's supplemental agreements again was raised during the debate, MT. Borsh asserting that, despite Secretary HurS1es' letter. accepting responsibility for the final draft there seemed to be ''the most conslusive proof that some- body else wrote the treaty"
 The amendment on which 1t was agreed to vote at D. m. tomorrow was proposed by Senator Robinson, demo- crat. Arkansas, and will be the first is-
 
 come to roll call. As modified today by Mfr. Robinson 1t provides that the rights of nations both In and out of the four-power group are to be respected and that non-signatory as well as sign story nations shall be invited to any conference held to consider controversies affecting insular interests in the Pacific or any Far Eastern questions
 Administration leaders declared to. niFht they had sufficient votes to de feat the amendment, which has beer touched on very little in debate during the several days that 1t has been teen ideally before the senate. Senator Rob inson made a short speech today favor. Ing it's adoption in the interest, he said of fair play for Russia, China and other non-siEnatory nations. and Senator Len. root. republican, Wisconsin, argeut against it on the ground that 1t would impose blanket obligations going ever beyond the league of nations covenant
 Senator Johnson's address of nor, tNsu two hours was directed largely against the declaration of the treaty'i supporters that It's chief benefit lay 1T the provision abrogating the Anglo Japanese alliance. If solemn assurances of Great Britain and Janau regarding th' purposes of the alliance were to bt