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ESTABLISHED 1876, P. 0.S. OF A. HEAD IS OPPOSED TO U ENTERING LEAG President William A. Heaps of Baltimore| Tells Delegates America Can do More for Civilization by Standing Alone; if Members Object to His Opinions, He Can Quit be bound up in Saying that the United States would forever more toward European affairs, and that this country could do preventing future wars by standing alone. William " A, Heaps, national president of the Patriotic Order Sons of America in con- vention in this city, last evening told the delegates that he was strongly opposed’to President Wilson and his plan and covenants of the league of nations He said that he was speaking a citizen entitled to free speech. and if the delegates his views they 1 put him out of office. g and an_ individual disagreed with him in co Would Restrict Immigration. The forever league » United States, he said would GERMANS NOTIFIED TO APPEAR ON APRIL 26 —o— 23.~The allied governments have informed the German zov- ernment through General Nud- ant at Spa that they are ready to receive the German delegates ot Versailles on April 26. such a stand- regret their joining it as is Leing framed now; | Ing alone in the future as it has donc i in the past, more toward fostering peace and good will on earth it could do if coupled the other The speaker urged the to bend their efforts toward securing the enactment of a broader immigra- tion policy. e said that he favored tetting only 5 per cent. of people firm\' ach_country into the United States Mr. Heaps also advocated the pas of a law to deport every alien \\hu bas made no attempt to become nat- uralized. Any foreigner found guilty | of disloyalty, he declared, should be ! deported and citizens making disloyal ‘ remarks should be incarcerated. Willing to Chang With one vote in the | it could do very little toward | preventing wars in the future. Tho! added that although he is op- | vosed to the plan now, he will recon- | sile his views in favor of the le if congress accepts it. He believ hat this should be the stand ot ev- | QBE YICTORY BEFORE THEM ey ‘opponent Opposed to Socialism, [ Mr. Heaps also took a stand against | Ascociated soicalism. Ile-said that-there are four | AR e three to Bol- | shevism, as follows: Conservative so- clalism, radical socialism, lolshevism | end then anarchism | Mr. Heaps said that the immigration oliey of the United States ought to| be broadened. ,In the future, he suid, y five per cent. of the people of one nation ought to be allowed to nm:- grate to this countr He also red a law to deport any aliens have been in this country for five! hased vears or over and have made no at-|proy tempts to become citizens. America, he said, could do than with nations. also delegates | - BULLETS, NOT FOOB, WHAT RUSSIANS ASK Leaders Fighting Bolsheviki 0b- jeot to Allied Ration Plans a i Views, league of na- ns spealker i Press Correspondent Told | By Goneral Miller That Loyal Rus- | sians Will Defeat Soviets Chang Archangel, April 21 4 Opposition by of (By officials Assaciafed of the to Press. government north Russia the | fav- | vlan of feeding Bolshevik Russia wus 1o | recently not only on on territory occupied by forces government the north Russians he said, who became re fighting, but also on the belief country and still favored —heir that the plan would not be efficacious land of birth. should be charged with |in combatting Bolshevism, jury and confined in the peniten- tiary. Any foreigner found guilty of of disloyalty should be deport- once, he concluded. Mr. Heap is the national president a A made public in Paris is unwillingness to e i | ans | o « a 2 Gen. Miller Gives Interview. the Asso- | i | | iny i ed at ac In an interview given to Ciated Press correspondent recording his opposition to the plan Lieut. Gen. of the order and is a profe: the TJugene Karlovich Miller, acting head University of Baltimore. He ‘raced cof the Archangel government, the growth of the P. O. of A. from | pressed the view that those who s origin in 1847 to the present day. helped Bolshevik Russia in this wise Mai) Elected, {would in effect be allying themselves nominated yesterday ;With the Bolsheviki. Others in offictal Al Siiiea "n office 1(“.”68 expressed opposition to the Pust Commander. in cheme and on all hands lrhr:re e S > |approval of the statement of the Ri Mockayden. B M {sian leaders in Paris that those alming * X toward t regeneration of Ru should not for a moment cease fight- {ing the Bolsheviki. | ex- TLocal Candidates & elected mornsr Chief Horace Parker of this 1 of milita l following ere N ity r the commit- | in- advisory officers were Will Not Stop Fighting. Miller and ef, F. M. Ander- | Gen. ! possible sition sians characterized as “im- impracticable the propo- that the anti-Bolshevik Rus- hould cease fightin any {Place in order to allow provisions Ireach their enemies. “The Bolshevik government,” con- itinued the general, “is hard pressed jfrom a military standpoint by the Si- Jberian forces and it is now helpless in the north. In the interim it faces hunger. It would doubtless welcome an armistice and would accept help from outside. Those who help would be in fact simply making an alliance {with the Bolsheviki,” and this the general said, at a time when victory for the opponents of Bolshevism was {near at hand ymmander-in-chief, Jr. commander-in vice ¢ ior muel Junior Gilbert Trea Record land Chaplai -chief. Orderly-in-chief, K. Sturge vice ief, milton. in-chi -in-chief, to Daniel J. Harry Hoch. Cura- be W. Jewel. Downs, le. Daltry. Barnhart, Geo. Ralph ard-in-chief, W. L. K Picket-in-chief, John T. Trustee-in-chief, Adam Chas. L. Packer, Willlam T. Wilson. Military advisory board, William Drower, district commander, Samuel McGonigle, P. C. i\ C., F. D. Haines A. Maginnis, E. H. Parker. meeting, Wernersville, Pa. national camp, Harry Victory James TI. Hoyt, Samuel J. | Gen. Miller id A x‘?umn. WIAm (4ig] for the new {the north was finished. He pointec convention — was |,u¢ that the Russian force Whllrtl)xm\:‘x: afternoon. The | Gohting on the northern front last au.- devoted to A tumn was small and its morale noth- ing to brag of. “But now,” he said, {“the mumber of the Russians in the {north equals all of the Allies com- bined. Their morale is excellent. On |the actual fighting fronts most of the work now is beinz done by the Rus- {slans. They are more and more tak- the first line positions while the Allies protect the rear.” L. 1 Sees Just Ahead. stated the of Russian troops in period h s g W session received and acted was voted convention hold next Wernersville. year’s Pa. DISEASE ON D R\\\l‘()l Seven Diphtheria On Ship Bringing Last of 26th Division Mer Boston. April 23 New Jersey, due 1 last big detachment sion, reported I ing ths there diphtheria aboard A incelled ail passes to Commonwenlth where the transport will pt those for welfare organ Cases of Soldiers Tate Bolshevism. The Gen. Miller said the morale of soldiers had improved while were at the front because they were ithrown in con »t with peasants who of |haa suffered Bolshevik depredi- 015 [tions %o that whatever the troops had f { thought previousty of theo 'shevism they soon learne that doctrine inp Battleship e today with ‘he of the 28th Divi- wireless this morn- were seven the they case dock ations, | vounger tex | month, { some heated words, $429.300 IS VIC TOR y LOAN TOTAL REPORT AFTER SECOND. DAY Subse 'WILSON UNWILLING 70 LET ITALIANS TAKE OVER FIUME Amount of Subscriptions Re- ceived Today, Shows Decrease From Yes terday’s Record. In Statement Issued He Declares Every Condition Con- cerning the Adriatic Settlement Has Changed Cntered the War. The reports of the team | captains and solicitors various for the Victory AL | the submitted to Cha J. Sloper for the sccond drive total $114.400 taken day. The total for the two $429,300 or approximately of the total quota of $2,385,000. terday’s figures were $214,900 To stimulate interest among the children in the city in the Loan, the publicity commit- has offered $£30 bond be giv. 1t hild the highes of subseriptions to the loan. children under the age of 14 Le admitted to this contest, ihe number of subscriptions ratlier than the amount subscribed will termine the winner of the contest, Druggists, music stores and -jewel- ers—J. W. Marsland, chairman George H. Dyson, A. H. Enoch, L. T. Pierce, John C. O'Brien, Jr., S. P. Hanson, John J. McBriarty, M. A. Axelrod, W. H. Crowell. Grocers and m Cowlishaw, chairman; John Ross, Alfred Roebu Grail, Joseph Volcck. IReal estate, insurance Frank W. Shields, chairman; Holmes, W. G. Dunn. ' Tailors, harness makers and makers—\. Lacava, chairman; Baver. H. Zinman, P. Franklin. Bakers, tea, butter, confectionery and fruit—J. J. Naughton, chairman: James Spinetta, Walter- Curtin, Sam Schneider. Automobiles. Johnson, chairn Furniture and Porter, chairman, Truckmen—J City officialg Loomis, chairman: Barl Kisselbrack, M. Dame. Small factories—Peter man: E. W. Bennett. (Continued on Bond drive, rman day in of vester days one-fiftin Yes o) Since ltaly n empire having disap- President Wilson tro-Hun peared. He created fural outlet The the str half of Islands no long trian exist. Paris, April a statement arian {issued by today ex- states have the new Fiume been na- notes that which to the president also contends ategic necessity pleaded in Italy's claim to the Dalmatian o prevails, as the Aus- menace ceased position on the Adriatic T oune / plaining his o is clory that ume part of Ttaly points out he declares can- sea. ' to ! question on num} Only will e obtaining not become a The president condition concerning the Adriatic | settlement has heen changed since | Ttaly entewed the war under the prom- ises of the pect of ihe Aus- SENATE KILLS BILL TO GIVE BALLOT TO WOMEN v that every be- naval has to London, ~William Andrews, , John M lVote is Close, 19 Opposing Measure While 16 Try to Passage—Klett Oppeses Measure. HAMBURG RIOTING HINDERS RELIEF and brokers - Frank W shoe M Force Its Work of Unloa American Food Supply Ship Temporarily Held Up by Trouble. sporting zoods—Adna an. unde Max Zucke Dorsey. chairman and employes— B, A. N. Rutherford W tawlings. B, of rejected 23 a vote H 19 April The affected unloadi relief cording offic here, but the this morning rtford 16 — rioting April Amer time London, Hamburg food akers—F. J s of | to he senate ships l work ican for A¢- [ 4 hill which would have given suf- Lo, renont suecsivedi| on presidential and vice-presi- Wis progressing | cleciors to women by statu- bill gualifications was the of the o'clock.. The discus- nearly an hour's length heard and vho with strike-breakers mostly of merchants and | tory cnactment. The senate en- the prof he *food unloaded. 1k thd navy . trol the laborers, althongh been unwilling workers German lahorers in the shipyards Danzig, where American food heing overhauled, are becoming with Bolshevism that American: navy will abandon | tempt to the rer Reports received here entirely In one insiance charge of work on an broke up a card zame workers and ordered them back to their jobs. The workers threw the foreman overboard and continued the card game, leaving it to others to res- cue the foreman from the water, INJUNCTION IS SOUGHT Asks ; compose men o sional class who | titled - “‘concerning getting présent Cronu, chair- ¢ need Until the had vital o voters,” order 12 of women at was out- | day SEe. itteen) been able to con they had with the w spealkes filled sted in many galleries heing "~ JEALOUS OF FIANSEE, HE COMMITS SUICIDE M ke Bondarnik, Aged 29 of | Franklin St., Fires Bul- let Into Heart. ith this women matter and anti-suffrage Lt re inter "~ pembers of suffr rizations arc so | orgarn imbued ihe at- here Kiett Agzainst the Bill, 1y work the work showed the Klett the bill: roll a The ca following senators against Deming Bishop. Marsden. Golden, T Waterman, Delaney, MacDona Adams, and Chapin. The were: Broder, House, Clyne, French, Fox, Wilcox, Dillon, Williamson, | and Heald On the roll call Senator changed from no to yes and no again. 'The result of the vote was about as forecast, although the early prediction had placed Senators De- laney and Tiffany as uncertain. The | suffragists had thought both senators would vote their way which might have caused the to prevail by margin of one. It is not believed t the senate will change its attitude. POLICE BAFFLED BY WOULD-BE SUICIDE do ir Kopple- Leonard mpleton, 1 say it man. are geiting of control. Bailey, Hurley, Mead, Tiffany favor Bowers, foreman in American. ship imong the a Bisse senators Hemenway, Woodruff, Bartlett, Clark, Hough, Hazen Mike Bondarnik, aged 29 years, re- siding at 39 Franklin street,, com- mitted suicide shortly after 12 o’clock this noon, shooting himself through the with bullet. Jealousy tive of the rash act. Medical Ex- aminer H. A. Elcock viewed the r mains and gave permission for their removal to the undertaking parlors of Larai and company. ccording to the information cured by the police, Bondarnik drinking heavily this morning. had returned within a day or his fiancee from Boston. TLast night as they sat in company of another young woman at the home of Joseph Adamovich, with whom Bondarnik boarded, a quarrel arose hetween Mrs. Anna Sevelage, widow of one and who was to marry the in few days. Following | Mrs. Sevelage re- turned to Bondarnik a diamond ring | and left the house. This morning when arose, he told Mrs. Adamovich that | he intended to take his life. He left the house, and went to Mrs. Seve- lage’s home on Clark street. Here it said the quarrel was patched up. Bondarnik then invited his fiancee to call at his boarding place at noon today. When he vich place. Tiffany back to by heart a .38 calibre Man as the b Hartford That Gurley is given mo- Brothers Be Restrained From Using Charter Oak Orchestra Name. Lucius Wimbey of Hartford, through Attorney Louis Katz. has brought injunction proceedings against Marvin Gurley, Charles Gurley and Henry G. Gurley of this city, asking that they be restrained from using the name ‘“‘Gurley Brothers, Charter Oak Orchestra.” The plaintiff claims that ‘he was put considerable cxpen in adopting the “Charter Oak Orches- tra,” and the defendants, in using the same name with their own, are de- ceiving many of his former patrons. The petition will be heard in the county building. Hartford 12 o'clock, April s Wi He 0 with to Woman, Who Takes Poison in € a Hotel, Refuses to Divulge cago A r ity. suicide a Her ldentity Chicago, April 23.—On a seeming- 1y glasses unimportant mark on a pair of eve LEES SELL BL()CK | Louis Raphacl, Bondarnik detectives today based sorne hopes of learning the identity a the far those newspaper county hospital who uccessfully pitted her the police phys reporter: who poison she woman thus inst in \as Proprietor of Big De- | mee (™0 . ciuns and have sought Before hotel room carefully removed all fication her effec the registration numbers scratched on the eve glasses, made aptician is partment Store, Acquires Valuable AL . swallowed 43 she in a had Main Street Property Today. hours ago, got’'back to dinner was 1 he sat down with iRlof theglonsoholdd Hefore the | James J. Watson, whereby end of “ m(.i‘{ “nn(:\:nl\ ‘Uoscv?‘l‘l | phael, propristor of the ol ;"h EOS OIS nd\ the table. |\ oni siore, hought the Lee property G0d R Ymy OV T Ot see me anvi ., a\prin street, south of the rail- | amoveliniithi= i el FTeRretired rtolnist I R RS Al R o o m:‘“‘] 2 ‘:‘;:“' closcd ”3'; { dickering for the purchase of the Joon: ew seconds later the sound | y,p, 5 YWaish property which adjoins of a pistol was heard and when the | - < : | that of the Lec block Adamovich family reached the room, ! Bondarnik was lying dead on the Adamo- being served, other mem- estate deal was with the filing of clerk’s oftice by Louis Ra- sig Depart- An important real consummated today, a deed in the town ns of all mes identi- pt faintly of her Yc tl microscone the ibie to tell Well dressed, S £ classical literature, as effects would indicate, 1 questioners in her from ts exc me New phered umbe cetive cd to opii- in hope of being identit 1 woman’s taste for here BRIG. GEN. Washington discharge of | gole from his announced in | today. the | floor with blood 0ozing from a wound | over the heart. In compliance with her spouse, Mrs DISCIIARGED. 23— THonorabie Gen. Charles H general office rank was army orders published COLE April in s lu par a interva “T challeng am,” she the request of Sevelage arrived at the house a few minutes after the tragedy. Word was despatched to the police station at 1 5 o'clock | that there was trouble at Frank- lin street, and Oflicers Michael Bro- phy and Joseph Kennedy were sent with the patrol Bondarnik IFanders Frary He vou to find Hospital out phy: 1 icians who said today her condition is MAKFRS R n v 39 5 "URN. and MUNITION April m to fondon, orders fr men's council Monday factories Vienna Hartford, cast for New cinity: Fair ¥ clondy April ¥ (inllghl; Thur~- and warmer, 23.—Fore- the soldie wor the was cmployed at 2 Clark factory served in the draft recently discharged. work Was resumed on 1 i & had 1t munition and War material cordipe Mail. molder. Rudar a th that ! in | . - ARE STANDING PA ON FIUME DEMAND | i i | 'Other Reports from Peace Conference Indi- cate Strong Possibility of Compromise Be- ing Effected; Council of Four Decides Ger= many Cannot Retain Oriental Terntones The Ttalian delegation to the fcrence today its decision to stand firm on Fiume indicating that the delegation would not return \n early settlement of the difficulty is to be improbable ally as President Wilson be cqually as firm as the Italian representative \With Premier Orlando still absent, Lioyd George and President \Wilson sideration of questions concerning China and Japan Paris, April 23 re-asserted peace con= the question the council changed its position to the conferenc | of unless thought to conse juently espe understood ( this and con- remier nenceat resumed Italian Claims Unsettled. ORLANDO THREATENS TO RETURN HOME 1T SETTLEMENT IFALLS —o— Paris, April 23.—Premier Or- Jlando threatens to return to Ttaly today uniess there is a sat- isfactory adjustment of the Fi- ume and Dalmatian questions. Premicr Lloyvd George is trying to persnade the Italian leader to remain in Paris longer while ke continues his efforts to recon the opposing viewpoints. Although Paris have justm the standing in at today's meetings Italy's delegation ference, however ing a disposition ttitude which it had has brought about situation in the w peace. Reports willingness on {10 listen mise, this way will licting p . lavia NATIONAL GUARD 1S - - AGAIN ORGANIZING . all land the pa the vees il re ad= m, ong questions shaping conferencel - fut at the peace cone to be shows recede from thel taken and which wn admitedly grave of restoring Paris indicate af the Ttalian L COmMPro: that somel the con: and JugoH f Fiumgl seems a to ork i from the sug leading be part o 1st to restions hoj It the coast Will Do, offered f demands 1 regarding Dalmatian What it is claims if given coast and the other hand, New Mhtary Umls in Obio Au- e orner na thorized by War Dept. [miuin ol matian coast ~. NEW YORK IS INGLUDED Message to Governors Explains That city o Ttaly said, has the me, to give Dalmatian . interd the Dalmatiax vatershed. O ejected offerd relinguishing on the Dal to I it rastal has for have she turn { may Al China the 3 Japanes it seems left Germany Loses Rights, Japan to penin led, and if the home goverm: probable thesd taken up by ace ha conferring of the council off Germany's rights tg olved in the dispute t no final dis the peninsula n fortress of Riva, K iao_ 1 claimg Chau an and onsent will be league of declared suhject announced territory would be position the sula re \“hmr Iment. |claims the | been the four the to No nations A erds Law Yet Demands Reorguniza- { tion, But One is Expected to Be ves Drafted. | in b terminated April 23 National Guard was a started today when the war partment, through the bureau of mil itia affairs suthorized the organization of seven regiments and one hat- talion of jufantry, one squadron of | cavalry and 18 companies of ccast ar- tillery. Washington, the Rec onsritn- | was made tion of no former hau rm Aty de- i Kiao Soviets Lose i be establis Soviet government crumbled but the quite obscure The sumed control is not definitely knawn Munitions and arms ‘factories at Bud: | apest are in full operation. of cnvales anq| The report that a Soviet regime ha artillerv: . New | Peen set up in Turkey doubied 'f fo orsanize one | Lomdon where it is pointed out that & oo there was truth in_the4pymo: reports would have been forwarded b artillery; Ohio, (2 infantry and Oregon, | Wireless to admiralty the Britishf Iying before anti, of infantry and four| "2rShips now of coast artillery tobles Replace State Troops. These new units are intended to re- te troops which under tion 61 of the National Defense act cannot be legally maintained by the states in time of peace. That section | prohibits the maintenance of | troops ex ept those prescribed in wet—rezulars and Nationai Guard Other authorizations for units | expected to follow soon. Tr i considered were those in | conditions were such that their gov- ernors considered armed forces might be nezessary under certain conditions. Has State Constabulary The state of Pennsylvania, stance, reported to the war ment that it possessed a ve cient state constabulary and state troops sufficient handle any emergency which could be foreseen at this time. The units authorized in such state of organization June 30 as to he eligible recognition if th depart to extend financial 65 Men in Company. The organizations will ce status, 4 company men as a minimum. is clearly understood the sent to the governors said war does not call for the ors of the National Guard time but leaves 1iti organization oritics and it is | the uction of congre of the national believed to Power. hed that Hungary situation party that has as seems to extra th ha st | | | r i New York is Included. | The state of New York was thorized to raise four regiments of in- fantry, one squadron 12 companies of c Jersey was authorized. | regiment of infantry panies of coast egiments of | one battation companies au- st any com- two i Cons Bolshevism Scorcs V Bolshevik force on th front reported Tuesds | was in the hands of the Poles, whe have taken Vilna have reel tho Bolshevik il na was Rus. sian Bolshev north Russ pushed forward a ince along line urmansk peninsula Serious disorders burg, German ctory. The Russian sec. | northwestern and pi lines to the sou any the nearest the sm to Ger 194 an fro | tes | to the south of thi st hich on Sa and Sum { for. dey NEVILLE NOT COMING \lleged | | | a to Check Worker No Value of to Local Police Without the Appre: 1 today ust be 1 | ; mw?\‘,..\' hension of H. J. Hope, federal ment for A. J the \rdson of Cha 1a Sergeant Rict speak rles T week, mad war d. 1S ing today of t Neville in Boston, Mass \ that no effort wo be on ! | to bring be based the prisoner to | without the apprehen mes. | tion of H. J. Hope that | Of swindling the N | al this city 1 extradi aceused Nation L consisting fon an It sage the zation | | present bank ¢ out td be ne, Th nada wil ates, I entail con proceedings. t to the | 1 i lieve col i 1 be H ation of ita witl At a I 1 s in the formu military policy be desirable to reorganization | tr desired to anticipate ¥ ¥ and is he brought Ixtradition siderable it a ¢ con he ack to th tion | nor is it | undertake the general | of the National Guard prior the demobilization of the former Natio al Guard units from the United State army & international to = No OCEAN N PLIGHT P TODAY. April Fog, today de hns, rajn and opposing rains here BERLIN, 3y the Hoover 15 HOOVER IN layed the Ha the Associated | Atlanti tralian rlin, Aprif 2 —Herhert the arrived \ today chair- commis- | vilot of team, and Cap h British rival Martinsyde machine with man of inter n sion staff. here a lar