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Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
NEWS CAUSED ANGER
AND DIsMAY IN BERLIN

Berlin, March 22.-(By the A. P)-
The decision of the reparations commits
sion on Germany's request for a mora
torium, with the details of the payments
to zoe made and the guarantees to be
given were printed in the afternoon
apers here today. The decision fell like
like a bomb shell in the official quarters
in Wilhel1rstrasse and in the reichstaG
created anger and disnay.
The news arrived during a sitting Of
the foreign affairs committee which was
attended by the chancellor and other min
isters The sitting was Immediately sus-
pended and cabinet council was sum-
moned to consider the situation.
1t was asserted in certain well-infornl-
ed entente circles today that if the deci-
sion of the commission is prsisted in, the
Wirth cabinet will fall before a storm of
protest. In these quarters, however there
seemed to be a disposition to believe that
the decision of the commission is not yet
final and that an arrangement may ul-
timately be reached more on the lines of
the mtlder proposals of Sir Robert Horne
the British chancellor of the exchequer,
made at the recent meeting of the allied
ministers in Paris, which are reproduced
in some of the afternoon newspapers of
today.
The financial proposals of the repara-
tions commission are characterized as i'm
possible and the proposed guarantees are
hunniGatirgt The general opinion exA
pressed by the newspapers is that the
commission has shown no disposition to
meet Germany in a workable scheme.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
Partial Moratorium
Granted Germany
For Her Reparations Payments
in 1922 Decision of Rep
arations Commission.

Faris March 22-(By the A. PA
partial moratorium has been given Ger.
many for her reperation payments in 1922
according to a decision of the reparations
commission made public hers today.
The plan carries with it a specific OBJ
ieStion on the part of Germany to raise
siA'S eIlilon marks, paper, in addition tax
Is 10 hoat an internal loan u balance
ller ouGSet to stop the expectation Of
capItal and make the reicns-
bank independent to radIcallv re-
ouce expenses; to submit 20 a system OF
supervision through obligatory consulta-
tions with commission on guarantees,
aud eltaer to float an International loan
OF 10 make a levy on capital to raise
substantial sum for repara tions.
The moratorium is conditional upon the
rulhllment of the conditions uf the COM
mission by May 81, which may be re-
Foked later if Germany does rot continue
TO comply with them. TIE commission
calls for the execution of the Cannes
agreement providing for the payment of
720,000,0C1 gold marks and of 1,45O, ,OO0.-
600 marks in goods during 1922 as Ger
many has paid about 262,00O,OO gold
marks in ten payments there remains Il
balance of 43S,000,O0 marks due.
The balance is payable $4,000, coo
marks on April ), fifty million marks
monthly from May to October Is in
elusive, and sixty million marks. each No
yenGber and December Is.
The goods reparations are payable $780,
10000 marks TO France and 500, 900, 900
to the other allies as far as they place
orders. The I,-:-ish will receive rs per
cent. of the i-l4,ort tax on German goods
and other similar funds credited against
the merchandise account, but if Germany
fails to deliver the goods ordered she
must pay the balance in cash.
Merchandise delivered to the armies of
occupation are to be credited only to
army costs All deferred payment on
| army cost reparations are to bear five
per cent interest.
The separations commission delivered
its terms to the German representatives
in Paris early this morning after an all
night session which ended at one o'elocl;
this morning.
The commission takes up the German
| chancellor's proposed REFORMS at the start
and insists they are far from adequate. j
| remarks that the budget receipts exceed
the S3,000.000 600 paper marks expenses
by 16,50o, 600 900 marks, which was par
TALLY necessary to balance other deficits
so that there is a total deficit in the rep
arations budget of 1880, 900 marks
which the present moratorium reduces by
IS 900 ,0G0 900 marks, but that this is
based on forty-f1ve paper marks to the
gold mark while the actual exchange is
seventy to one.
The commission h1lds that the Ger
man budget. including reparations pay
hients. should be balanced as far as pcs
sFble through taxation, but that an intern
81 loan or a levy on capital must wipf
out any deficit The text of the decision
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
CONFIDENT HOUSE WILL PASS
SOLDIERS BONUS BILL TO-DAY

Washington. March 22.-Extrene con-
fdence that the soldiers bonus bill would
be passed by the house before sundown
tomorrow was expressed today by re-
publican leaders IN charge of the legis-
lation.
The last preliminary step to the pres
entation of their program was taken to-
day with the adoption by the rules com
rnittee of resolution making tomorrow
a special suspension day and setting
aside four hours instead Of the usual
forty minutes for debate.
This resolution was to be presented
when the house convened at IL a. M to-
morrow, an hour ahead Of the usual
time. There was to be an hours discus
sion OF the resolution, with thirty min
utes allotted to each side. Democratic
leaders planned to make a determined
fight against the resolution, but, the re-
publlcans were satisfied that it would re-
tain the necessary majority for its adop-
tion.
With the adoption of the rule Speaker
Gillett was expected to recognize Chair
man Fordney of the ways and means
committee, for motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bonus bill. There
would then be four hours more of discus
sion two hours under the control Of Mr..
Fordney and two hours under the control
of Representative Garner, of TeXas, the
ranking democrat on the ways and
means committee. Mr.. Fordney expect
ed to allot one hour to republican oppo-
nents of the bill and Mr.. Garner plan
ned to give one hour to democratic sup
porters of the measure.
A two-thirds majority would be nee
essary to suspend the rules and pass the
bill, but It was stated on all sides that
far more than this majority would be
obtained Leading supporters of the
measure did not expect the total votes
against it to exceed rs, while some op-
ponents said the negative vote probably
would not go beyond so.
After a conference today with Presl-
dent Harding about his bill to appropri-
ate SIT 900, 900 for hospitals for sick and
disabled veterans, Representative Lang
.ey, republican, Kentucky, announced
! that he would Try to call the measure up
ahead of the bonus bill. Representative
| MondeH of Wyoming, the majority lead
er, and Chairman Campbell of the rules
committee. said, however, that he would
| be unsuccessful Mr.. Mondell said the
disqualification bill would be taken VI
soon.
Speaker Gillett said he had not beer
advised that Mr.. Langley would make
an effort to call up that measure tonor-
row
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23

Paris, March 22.-CBy The A. P.)-
The allied foreign ministers convened
here today for consideration of the near
eastern situation, sent kilograms this ev-
ening to Constantinople, Angora and
Athens proposing an armistice between
the Greeks and the Turks nationalist
armies facing each other in Asia Nj
nor.
The ministers who united in sending
the kilograms were NJ. Poincare. PREMIER
and foreign minister of France; Lord
Curzon, British secretary Of foreign af-
fairs, and Signor Schanzer, Italian for
eign minister.
The foreign ministers spent the entire
afternoon discussing the possibility Of
such an armistice. They decided it was
possible. although they recognized there
were many difficulties in the way and
that there was a considerable obstacle in
the fact that the Turkish nationalist gov
ernment at Angora had disavowed pre-
ceding agreement made in London.
1t is understood that the foreign min
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
MINERS AND
OPERATORS AT LOGGERHEADs

New York, March 22.-After being
closeted for two days in joint conference
members of the anthracite miners and
operators wage arbitration committee of
eight announced tonight that they were
still at logger-heads.
One more session will be held, tomor
row, in a final attempt to settle wage
differences before labor members of the
committee leave for Cleveland. to mar
Gus miners Of the nation for the general
strike ordered for April l.
We have agreed upon nothing" John
L. Lewis. international president of the
United Mine Workers OF America. an
nOunced at the close of today's session.
Our discussions with the operators have
been confined to general conditions in
the industry.
Although operators have declared
they viii not increase wages, but VIII de-
mand that they be decreased. they have
not yet made specific proposals before
the committee of eight. In the mean
time. we are standing on our 19 demands
FOR higher wages and better working
conditions"
The operators declined to comment on
the results of today's session.
While the committee of eight was in
session, district representatives Of three
| anthracite fields completed election OF
delegates to the general policies commit
tee, which viii meet at Cleveland Fri
day to prepare for the strike.
1t was expected the delegates would
leave for their districts tomorrow, to pre-
pare local unions for execution OF the
strike instructions to be formulated at
Cleveland. A general survey Of the f.
nances of both bituminous and anthra-
cite organizations will be started al
once, il was said. to prepare for issuance
of strike benefits in the event Of a pro-
tracted suspension Of the mines.
General estimates of international and
local officials place the available casf
funds of the union at approximately
| S2,O0O, 900, of which 100000 is said to
be in the treasury Of the International
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
BRITISH GOVT DEFEATED
IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS

London, March 22.-By The A. P.)-
The government was defeated in the
house of lords this evening by the adop-
ton of namendment to the Irish Free
State bill to guarantee pensions to Irish
civil servants. The vote was AZ to 40.
The defeat of the government by two
votes is not likely to involve the fate Of
the ministry at the present stage. The
amendment will be reteeted by the house
of commons and when the bill is return
ed to the house of lords, the rejection
probably will be accepted in accordance
with the statement of Lord Lansdowne
in the upper house on Tuesday that if
it became a choice between the lords
proposed amendments and the measure
Itself he would favor dropping the
amendment when the bill came back
from the. commons
Apart from this incident, tonight's
debate in the upper chamber was un-
eventfui.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
EIGHT HOURS DEBATE
IN SENATE ON TREATY

Washington, March 22.-Eight hours
Of oratory, divided about equally be-
tween praise and condemnation of the
four-power Pacific treaty, went into the
senate record today as the ratification
debate approached its conclusion.
So great was the crush of senators
who wanted to get their views recorded
before the hour for voting arrives on
Friday that an all-afternoon session was
not sufficient to accommodate them. For
the first time since the debate began. the
senate recessed for dinner and met again.
IN the evening to let the discussion wear
itself out.
On the side Of the treaty proponents
Senator Pomerene, Of Ohio, a democratic
member of the foreign relations commit
tee. took up the fight for ratification
with speech telling his party colleagues
that they could not consistently oppose
the four-power pact if they had honestly
favored the league of nations. He char
acterized the treaty as pocket edition
of the celebrated article 10 of the league
covenant, and said that although he
would have preferred the league or the
Association of nations advocated by
President Harding it would be inexcus-
able to reject the regional understanding
now offered
For the opposition TIE days debate
was opened by Senator Lafollette, repub-
lican, Wisconsin, who denounced the
treaty as British-Japanese scheme 10
merge the Anglo-Japanese alliance into
another alliance binding the United
States to support imperialistic policies
in the Pacific and the Far East. In any
conference held under the treaty, he said,
the American representative was Ger
tain to be out-voted by a Japanese
British combination against American
interests.
Senator Shortridge, republican, Cali
fornia. and Senator Townsend, republi-
can. Michigan also spoke in favor of rat
ifcation at the afternoon session, the
former arguing that the provision ex-
Guiding domestic issues" from the scope
of the treaty constituted an admission
by Japan Of the right Of the United
States to handle the Pacific coast immi-
grafton problem in its own way. At the
evening session Senators Walsh. demo
crat, Massachusetts, and Sheppard. dem
ocrat, Texas, were given right of way to
deliver prepared addresses opposing rat
ihcation.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
GOV. OF OKLAHOMA UNDER
ARREST FOR ACCEPTING BRIBE

Okmulgee, Okla, March % (By the A.,
P.)-Governor J. B. A. Robertson of
Oklahoma submitted to arrest here to-
night ora charge of accepting a bribe
TO permit operation Of the Guaranty
State bank of Okmulgee while it was in
an alleged insolvent condition. The gov
ernor Immediately gave bond of $4,000
for his appearance at trial.
Governor Robertson with Fred G. Den
mis-, former state banking commissioner
and several local capitalists were named
IN indictments returned yesterday by the
grand jury which investigated failures
Of state banks in OtSlumgee county. The
grand Jury charged that alleged ques-
tionable manipulations had been con-
Quoted by a state bank, said to be insol-
vent, and were continued after It's pur-
chase by another state bank here, cul-
minating in the failure Of the institution
The local men, all active officers in the
two banks. appeared today and gave
bond pending trial except Dennis, and
four men reported to be out of the city
Dennis left Oklahoma City soon after
resigning his Office.
Two officers of the bank are charged
Jointly with giving Governor Robertson
and Dennis S25 900. cashiers check as
br!be to influence their acts, after, it
was said, Dennis had found the Guaran-
ty State bank to have been insolvent in
an examination of the banks affairs on
September 81 1920. It was also alleged
that Dennis failed to make a true report
Of the banks condition to the banking
board that he and the governor agreed
TO the placing of s150,0Oo of state funds
in the bank and that it would he per-
mitted to do business.
Dennis has admitted receiving the
s25, 900 check but stated that it was paid
to him for an oil lease. which he sold to
an officer of the bank. He also stated
that ne gave Governor Robertson $8.
333.33 Of the money as payment for his
share in the lease. This transaction was
made the subject of legislative inves-
tigation in 1920.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
TESTIMONY OF PHYSICIAN
WHO ATTENDED MISS RAPPE

San Francisco, March 22-Dr. Ar
thur Beardslee, resident physician of
the Hotel st. Francis and the first
doctor called to attend Miss Virginia
Rappe, film actress, was one OF the
principal witnesses today in the third
trial of Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, film
comedian, on a manslaughter charge
growing out of Miss Rappe's death.
D. W. F. E. Wakefield. proprietor of
the sanitarium where the film actress
died, was another witness.
During his treatment of Miss Rappe
DR.. Beardslee testified, he was unable
to learn from her the cause of her ILL
ness, becaus the intense pain she was
suffering.
DR.. Wakefield testified to being pres
ent at the post mortem exa< alton
OF Miss Rappe's bladder that he had
come to the conclusion that the rup-
ture was caused by "the application
Of external force
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
HINES TO DEFEND INTERSTATE
COMMERCE COMMISSION ACTON

Washington. March s2.-Waiksr n
Hines, former director general of raj
roads, has been employed BY the Inter
state commerce commission Il was an
nounced today to defend its action In tha
New England rate division case agaii-s'
legal proceedings instituted against = hT
nearly all trunk line railroads.
The suits in which Mr.. Hines vii ac'.
were instituted this week against the
New England rate decision by approx
mately 100 Of the railroads which handle
traffic on joint rates with the New Eng
land lines. The cases are expected 70
establish a new test OF the Scwer of
the commission as extended by ths
transportation act and other postwar
legislation.
Mr.. Hines prior 20 his official service
under the government, was n railroad
attorney After the war he went -
Europe to assist in winding ID water
way and traffic tangles that resulted
from the setting Up OF new states and
the erection Of new national boundary
lines across long established r2utes.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
HIRsCH DIVORCE CASE
Is POSTPONED 4 WEEK

New York, March %. - suprems
Court Justice Lehman today granted a
molten for a weeks postponement in the
divorce suit instituted against Sirucy
Hirsch by his wife Helen. after his law
yer, Samuel L. Chess. had told the court
his client was a victim Of the divorce
factory" whose existence he charged yes
terday.
Chess alleged that an affidavit sled in
the case had been manufactured in this
factory after its alleged head. JACK
Berkowitz, an auto truck man. had been
paid $3.50 by Arthur Fine. Mrs. Hirschs
father. Mr.. Chess. whose investigation
led yesterday to the arrest Of Berko-
witt, added that he had been offeced $500
If he would cease his activities in thu
case.
Meanwhile the district attorneys Of
hce was preparing tomorrow 10 20 be-
fore the grand jury 10 ask for Berko-
Wits Indictment. Detectives were as
signed TO search for the unknown wo-
man" named as correspondent in the
Hirsch case, who was alleged 10 have
been supplied by Berkowitz 10 lure a
professional actor. dressed like Hirsch.
into compromising situation.
District Attorney Hastings spent most
OF the day examining witnesses in
the Hirsch case.
One Of these witnesses was Ira Eald-
setin, engaged in the millinery business,
who said he had shadowed HirEch be-
cause he was a friend OF Mrs HirFcfl's
father. He declared he never had been
retained or paid By Berkowltz. whom
he said he had known for ten years
and who used to truck for him.
Other witnesses were 115rtimor "
Fcss, an insurance broker, and sam
Marguelis, engaged in the clothing bus
mess. Alarguelis, a member Of the raid
ing party which sought evidence against
Hirsch. said he saw a man who looked
like Hirsch in a hotel room with a wo-
man.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
SUIT FOR S16O,OOO DAMAGES
AGAINST GEN. SEMENOFF

Vancouver, B. c., March ga writ,
charging that General Gregorieff Semen
off, Siberian anti-bolshevik leader now in
Vancouver, wrongfully deprived the firm
of c. B. Richards and Company, 20
Broadway, New York, of furs, skins and
hides in transit through Siberia and con-
signed to that company was issued
against General Semenof in the British
Columbia supreme court here today. The
writ claims $15G, 900 damages.
The complaint alleges that General
Semenoff seized the shipment, which had
been gathered from various parts of ST.
IBERIA when he relinquished cofmand of
the anti-bolshevist forces in that coun-
try. 1t further alleges that the gen.
eral disposed of the furs and skins and
has with him at the present time part
of the proceeds of the sale
The complainants will seek an injunc-
tion to restrain him from taking the mon
ey out of the jurisdiction of the court
pending the trial.
General Semenof and his wife last
night were granted permission to enter
the United States and are expected tG
leave here tomorrow for Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
FURTHER TESTIMONY BY
GIRLS AGAINST TEN RICRARl;


New York, March 22.-Two little schooi
girls testified today before the slprem
court jury trying Tex Rickard on e.
charge of assaulting Sarah Schoenie.d
IS, that the sports promoter had imprp.
erly conducted himself with them, that
he had given them money on each sucA
occasion, and more than once offered then
wine.
One Of the witnesses was Sarah, the
other twelve year old chum, Nellie Gas
kO. Sarah was on the stand about -four
hours, and throughout a long cross-cx-
animation she stuck to her story of hsN-
ing been assaulted five times by Richard
in two neighboring apartments just of
Fifth Avenue on 47th street
Nellie said she was present in anothe-
room on four of these occasions, thst
Rickard had tried to attack her once but
that she then eseal5ed him. He told her,
she said, to watch out and see that Sarah
didn't go around with other fellows.
Sarah was asked by Richards attor-
ney, Max D. Stuer, if she hadn't consid-
cred Richards act as a terrible thing
and she replied affirmatively.
why did you go back to man who
had done such bad things to you" Mr..
Stuer inquired.
I wanted some money off him." Sarah
replied
She told of having divided with Ler
mother the sums received from Richard.
Then the promoters lawyer brought out
that Rickard had lent his influence to the
mothers effort to have d son released
from Jail in Wisconsin by writing n let
ter to the governor of that state.
Rickared, one arm crooked against the
back of his chair, the other held u
against his chin, gazed straight at both
girls while they were testifying Hun
dreds of persons loafed in the corridors of
the court house to watch Richard as he
entered and left the court room from and
to his cell in the Tombs. Sorted from.
the crowds by police, few score men
were permitted to listen to the testimony.
The two witnesses were the only oues Of
their sex allowed to attend.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23

listers proposed the armistice under ths
following conditions:
1-Hostilities would cease between ths
Greeks and Turkish nationalists on a
date to be determined.
2-The troops would retain their pres
ent general lines. the advance clements
being Withdrawn so as 10 leave ten kilo-
meters between the two fronts.
3-The durating Of the arm.stice would
be three months. and would be automafi-
cally renewal until the signing of pre-
liminary peace treaty.
Each side would be privileged. how
ever. to ab-ogate the armistice BY nOti-
fication fifteen days in advance Of is
expiration
According 10 the suggestion, a joint
commission Of Greek. Turkish and a.
lied officers would draft the regulations
for the ten-kilometer nlBtral zone. Al
lied commissions, acting under the direc-
ton OF a central allied authority. would
be attached to each army.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
REDUCTION IN DI%DEND
BY NORTHERN PACIFIC

New York, March 22.-Directors of
the Northern Pacific Railway company
today declired a quarterly dividend of
IN per cent. on the common stock. This
represents a reduction from 7 to 5 per
cent annually.
Howard Elliott chairman of the board,
made the following statement:
IN declaring a dividend of IL per
cent, payable May to stockholders of
record of April II, the directors feel
that they are best serving the intrests
Of fhe stockholders and they are hope
full that conditions will warrant resump-
ton of the rate of IA per cent. quarter
ly in the future"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
SENT TO JAIL BECAUSE HE
FAILED TO PAY ALIMoNY

Newark, n. J., March 22-After his
marital troubles had been aired in the
court for thirty years, John Meeker of
Plainfield today was sent to jail for con-
tempt of court because he owes his wife
$144 alimony
Three vice chancellors of the New
Jersey courts decided while they tere
hearing the case, one of them passing
away after ruling against the husband
but before signing a decree.
Chancellor Walker, however, recently
signed the decree against the husband
and decided that Meeker owed the ali
mony and must pay.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-03-23
FORMAL REQUEST SENT TO
JAPANESE SILK INDUSTRIES

New York, March 22-The board of
managers of the Silk Association of
America today forwarded formal re
quest to Japanese silk industries that
speculation in markets there 5e elimin-
ated. Limitation of credits is recon-
mended to aid in stabilizing the business
in this country.
fluctuations in raw silk has often been
sold at a loss. Manufacturers have felt
it unsafe, they added, to buy raw ma
terials in quantities enough to carry the
business.
James A Goldsmith was re-elected
president of the association. Other Of
fcers chosen were George A. Post E. ].
Stephi and Robert J. F. ScFwarzen-
bach, vice presidents and Frank C. Ber-
ry, secretary.