New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1920, Page 6

NEW BfilTAlN ‘DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1920. Pow Britain Herald. 3_ HERALD PUBLISHING Proprictors ued daily (Sunday excepted) . m, at Herald Building, 67 Church $8.00 a Year. $2.00 Th Months. T5c a Month. COMPANY, st. tered at the Post Office at New Britain as Second Class Mail Matter. TELEPHONE CALLS. siness Ofico . St 5 toriai Rooms % e only profitable advertising medium the city. Circulation books room always open to advertisers Member of The Associated Press. Associated Press is exclusively entl to the use for republication of all v credited to it or not otherw in this paper and alw buolished herelr. local 12 REPUBLICAN t appears that the Republi of the afraid ty back the of extremely her to up Goves the state or that are those of Hartford we hary nor, ” diverg old gentlem Southington. the and may n n reasonably of Holcomb er case ¢ that the support adherents har: t the is quite likely to m Dbefore another electi State nvention in en there were two resoluti pted which would place the as opposed record being of the head of on heliefs rty head. or zible the ~ clearer of these two was ite of Connecieut reac- 925 | 926 n - in and press tled | hews CONVENTION. can is Thas ent { nan n | ex by be on. New ons dele- to the Itepublicans. the lution urging the governor to eall legislat of question pecial session the pot the of we the upon In minds eé and, as the voie turned « he deles there exists re special session, and a which a would justify We the reency of esman ford | the one. note, by for Courant, s zovernor, this morni individual empowered the on does not intend sessi his reactionary tendenc whit that disturbed of convinceed o, not a by ands his constituents, that that no emerge s, even though a most pecu been hrought about thivty-fi to The for the tion has atification nirty-six states oft aets of e needed [vmendm ctive. B pmergency may exist can through theé event of not clal nor erely matter despite that party, the for emergencies, woman, cven the state. to which has confined the of pe finely I matter. a o, what dra ents shrewd 11 m n of an make the of here upon on W ¢ number © is thought to be there 3 becomes the duty of opportunity whereu ately - er one, o, med overnor the state 1o cople an 1o whether in fa is he i There pinion. e decision or not. question but that « reached by be the wouid suffrage ame hture upon predictions to not sugh a v despite If there has hry. h been lost. to fly question is expect is another the re reason the polit of in i st in s for military men the governor is long e taken a stand and other reason for his while the s “hot™. an extra session, s or less more n vspecial emergency” hore, cither. the emerge the was call i st it when at the start of war man power nee was necessary to out in order/ thut Connect When recognition have its quo o give them service, there is no emer otedly this argument will pd, OF dinky course the state cd little service cc is a pretty thing, io therc Zive en, but has been flort rt do certifi They to the zet the of soldie ciate them. the not appr jon offered he\ convention in conven on record of the cla hel bz consideration and women who It legislature men time of war. does not hte nor wha do for the soldiers beyi inestigation by the body politiciuns, icoking tows reasury, have mention of with hy honuses and 1hman, his promise I action ditched convention t introduced favorable to nearly the effort he state e did not on being of the committee. jession of the would come on do so, ks over In e legislature up. there wishing ure an of the com- hut, on special | the the the ng. to ! | service. 1o “ies the he ney liar by of muke | pe- IRe- ual though i the argumaent, nal | . | ind | the Ic emer- pon of give register | 1 vor | lit- ravorable the nd- the ote ical ite which may to ub- of ney at i i 1 ! against | thought | NS | i does | ded the icut | it s f cney. n be has Tti- no | | { | | | The | tion as ims ped affect it ond N~ avoided with ol of | the 1o ree- o a the ent this ! ihe League of N that | Mmore or less lost THIS PICIURE AND THAT. “Getting the goat” of a prize fight- er by fective tere:; his aid opponent has been an ef- to victory for years. In- tales told of the “cauliflow- by his ting are into the combatant marks whispered er” car of one re- | scheming antagonist, with a resultant | loss of nerve by him who hears the more unprintable comments. A w or less in one of the popular on the deserted short cklies story recently fact that a fighter’ him, ause of an which should wheel the happy couple occupant and other fighters, of the fact ignorant of the cause, were prone was based wife had over be argument one the carriage should e blessed with an therefor, aware but ! to remind the unfortunate young hus- band of the incident. Georges Carpentier. champion of Ilurope, veteran of arrived in this country ck Demps heavyweight the has pos ight pion heavyweight of America, alleged war, ibly to ey, cham- draft-dodger. There is nothing but scorn due the who hits another when he down. It is probable that i< no worse than hundreds of others in the of are ob- mau of things who their this country guilty which he is accused from prosecution scurity. physical ha provad. but saved by Démpsey s tried times been many guilty is than If he auses other is his guiit due 1o physical cowardice. But plation Lscination of the contem- two men in esistible. The gong contestants to the to hands battie. forward, the f: the ir the ol prize ring is sounds to call of 1oy shake Dempsey hi centar the ring to their dances prepa the American, and muscle pre- appearance. condition near pounds of perfect physical hundred fermidable Carpentier, the in the corner and, two senting a Georges IFFrenchman, rises from his seat walking forward, holds aloft his Croi. stars and his for bravery the What of the “zoat hight? the de Guerre with six aviation 2" What award in of the But Guerr man the Croix de not debuse himself and Nor will hi ing from so doing be caused confidence ability. Here lie the greatest opportunity zoat™ ever offered in the his- the And will with will his nonor tnus. refrain- 51 will by in his ting his of scorned. tory ving. it be v BIG t “BIG GU Those who recall the shudder with the news that Germany was from Which bombarding Paris a distance of sixty miles was greeted, will be inter- that the French rights know have the ested to zun which range of 180 invention. is purchased in a have the is reported to a it . can be applied to existing heavy rifles machine with their miles. Moreover saic and suns the result of greatly increasing velociiy and range. It appropriate ance should find some weabon eventuaMy the that that former especially may make bombardment of Paris seem the In the discussion of ations, play of children. reconstruction for 1 aspect of the work, and politi plans prevention, the physic: war- improbability of future wars has been ght of. developments made Reported mysierious the possibilities of our own country: the lessons regard- the remarkable in- the in of in air rned in sreat contiict, and now this all point to was, vention, that the last fact, the final war in which the greater nations will be involved. Al characteristics, have the same basic War not fundamentally. games which opportuni- the populari has been short. that certain contests does differ There have from sport have been many seemed to ofter splendid ties for . excitement, v of which, howey Soon it were one con- of was discovered testant to adopt a nmeans ittack, the game w ended immedi- ¥: the opponent was vanquished. Whichever side adopted this invinci- ble The through any but through the perfection of destruc- foiin of attack first, won the end of war will come not change in human nature, tive machinery which will prove war's folly to the most ignorant. DIVORCE LAWS. S ficant is the the advancement in of Lords of a for di- deser- England House bill by the zrounds three extending vorce to cover years’ drunkenne of imprisonment. the Commons tion, habitual and cas death has becn It bill its where a senfence commuted life further & to that- when of certain, said reaches the House The meas- majority report ion, was op- the Angli- passage is almos ure is based on a of a royal commi and Ep and posed the opal Catholic by bench, pecrs the High can church peers. Just the interrupted many of the discussions of other vital before wa han one reason for the non-lnflxn‘s in this country there was con- ge of a ‘‘special rmcrgcnt-,u'jxidel'i\l)le dgitation i the Episcopal for “‘get- | aby- | ! one is i Dempsey | courage | and | the same ! | Springficld . upon | roads melt | the | Vermont. conclusion | church here favoring action which would result in non-recognition of divorce. Of couise the opposition in England to the bill that has just been in harmony with behind there the advanced is feeling in agitation. the this country athis Its would be another step in passazc the institutions never separa- tion of church and state, alveady severed 1o degree a wholly acquiesced the secret hearts of reactionaries. Entirely aside from the question of the morality of divorce. and admit- ting the demoralization resultant from the facilitating of means of ob- in by taining separations of this character, in the advancement of this its -expected passage the House of Commons rather start- ling spirit of independence. More- over it is probable that the levelling of ancient between classes creeds. touch of brought sees bill and by a barriers and and the new comaraderie, slight as it about by the war, is reflected attitude toward this measure. is, in the almost revolu- tionary And again is accentuated the nced this country of a Federal Divorce Law. Men and women may differ as to what should srounds for di they may differ as to the propriety thre granting of any but they if there are those grounds should be recognized in every state. Awful is the condition holds a and woman married in one state and not married in another. A case in point is cited: A wife wed of New York where she in constitute orce; of permitting divorce in that all any case; must agree any grounds at which man the State to another state husband whose her from him. New and living in zoes her driven sues has husband, treatment The York, action remaining in his wife's divorce, well as the prescribed by the sta- tutes of the state in which the wife's brought. The divorce is and the wife marries again. rvears a family in her new home thereupon the husband, still in York, obtains divorce from based by in has actual notice of for as legal notice suit is sranted, She and New a her on the only srounds which divorce may be obtained that state. Thus her in that other state for divorce in New of New York, precedent, scaulet letter, bar sinister. Let Ingland discuss what shall grounds for divorce: let this coun- its laws of universal appli- legal mat becomes grounds York. The courts reluctantly followinz the wife with the children with e stamp her the be try make cation. FACT_S IAND FANCIES to have raised some- thing not fit to print, even if he didn’t succeed in raising the fallen fortunes of the Hohenzollerns.—Man- chester Union. Kapp appears than Ameri- Erinized it.— Mr. canize lLodge did more the treaty; he Republican. The farm i the town: largely dependent the town depends absolutely upon the countr Good the distance between the the farm, they break down of isolation.—Atlunta and barrier Constitution. city Arab ha as well a York The ballot New learned s the ten. Herald. to fold -Sun the and I ious try Lloyd to get arting George is really so anx- up a new party he might a democratic party in Soston Transcript. If the allies have to th Germany on account it won't take us g0 to war of the up- long to get rising, | into it, as we are already at war with | New her.—Portland Expre: claims to the north We shall s word, hut -Standard. York it streets in temperate zone. lenze New Yorl it.—Syracuse Pos have the so-called not chal- we doubt New dirtiest Rut of course England will un- derstand that the senate was just observing the usual St. Patrick's Day formalitic: Kansas City Times. the election goes next our bet is that it won't be necessary to hang over the ticker for two days to find out the result.— York Tribune. However November, Milwaukee shows a big gain in population. despite the fact that its most famous industry has been given black eve within a few months.— Pres a Portland the Jamaica new: of protest has arisen of the West Indies suzgestion that the take over the islands. Jamaica ginger. as it eph Gazette. According to papers, a storm in every part over McAdoo's United States Roused their were. Jos St WOOD INCREASES 1 Pakota Primarics—Lowden 15 Second. AD, In South Sioux Falls, S.°D., Primary election roturns from mote and isolated districts of South Dakota are expected fo arrive by mail today and provide a complete state vote. Returns compiled last night for republican presidential en- dorsement from 1.185 of 1,740 state precinets included all but a dozen of the larger voting places in the state and zsve: Wood. 27.666; Low- den, ; Johnson, 21,735. March o JEST RUMINATIN.” (Robert Russell.) All war ruminatin’ an’ whimsical sich, all brushed comin® their joy for offspring to Springtime sunshine wed. . That union o' the na- tural reflected in the heart in human fallibility ain't ot no counterpart. The fresh pe fection o' the blade o' grass that’s peepin’ out to meet the golden light ain't dimmed b tantalizin® doubt; the violet's soft promisec o' the comin’ gentle night won’t hesitate, uncertain over thoughts o wrong an’ right. For nature knows no sordidness; she scorns to see the lure that man surmises lies beneath the garb o' the impure. Her path leads straight to life complete: the glory of her goal will ne'er be known to man until the man becomes the soul. In s<ilent sympathy the clouds rom my ol' pipe floats high, a-breathin’: ““We can't be like that, but we kin allus— thoughts politics; complaints ) al an’ trade ah’ grievances an’ kicks. was aside by yester- day, an’ in stead wi o the earth e GNS OF SPRING. (By Bish K. Ibble) When the festive hurdy-gurdy makes its rounds through city street: the pavement's marked wit chalk lines where the children play and shout— the sun shines for a then it rains or snows or sleets, the coal bin's nearly empty, and the 'tafers start to sprout— I guess it's Spring. And When And When the good old Bock Beer poster (Gee, excuse me!—1I forgot), makes you think there's some- thing dead— When the sounds from beating car- pets come from near-by yard and lot, ‘And the hardy little crocus blooms with blossoms white and red— T'll say it's Spring. When the smudge from backyard bon- fires fills yvour eves and nose and throat, the «cop around the lingers where the warm— vour n tinker v boat, And the sparrows chirp and chatter and the bees begin to swarm-— It must be Spring. And corner sun is When ghbor ith starts again to hi home-made When the profiteering landlord comes,| und and jacks the rent, relates a tearful story how taxes jumped again; And then he blandly tells vou that he cannot spend a cent repairing, 'cos his pocketbool could never stand the strain-- 1 know it's Spring. And For 25 YEARS AGO (¥From The Herald of That Date) March 25, 1895. William H. Webster may be counted upon as one of the wheelmen this summer. He recently purchased a new bicycle. Coal now is being retailed at $1 a ton in New Havem it was reported vesterday. This is &0 cents a ton lower than it can be bought for here A lecture agent has offered Marlk Twain $300 a night for lecturing, the proposition to last as long as M:. Twain desires to wake it. All of the rails for the will be in place by May announced today. O. K. Curtiss the well-known con- tractor, has more contracts than can take care of. Construction spring is to be lively. Edward }. Laubin has returned from a trip to Thompsonville. Several weeks ago a number of G. A. R. veterans surprised H. L. Porter on his birthday. Last evening the same group visited him and pre- sented him with a handsomec parlor lamp. Some sportsmen at Shuttle Meadow intendent Egzan is determined a stop to it and will endeavor prehend the fishermen. Berlin 15, it line was this a are trying Lake, but to tish Super- to put to ap- is MOTHER K WAR BABY. MaoNichols, Who Adopted Child, Not to Get It Yet. Ave March 25.—In sevc case of Kenneth Mar wife, who adopted the baby, differs from tho Spiker case. The ¥rench mother of the child has not come to the nouse of the MacNichols and has not given up her child. Miss Leonie Winckel, the mother. still is \in Washington, where little 1dith was born. but soon return with it to France. The child will be entitled to an interest in the father's estate. The mother's consent to the adon- tion, written in both English ani French, was filed with the petition of the MacNichols. It reads: “Phis is to certify that own free will | grant permission (o Kenneth MacN'zhol to legally adopt my infani Ldith. However, it is un- derstood that the child is to remain in my possession for the first seven vears, or until other arranzements are made between her parents hy adoption and myself by mutual agree ment.” The M terstown Baltimore. respects the Nichol and hi husband’s war of my live on the Reis- Reistefstown. acNichols road near _ this apostle of low taxes had had his | than he paid in 1914—an moment, ! ! cast When the sauerkraut in the cellar; i mot, i rolled by 1 'Will he | | cipal events ito wili | COMMUNICATED About the Majyor. Six years ago His Honor, Georze A. Quigley, went before the clectorate of this cit asked its suffrage. At the he made some of the most glowing promises that ever fell from the lips of a candidate sceking office -at the hands of the people. We gave him a vote of confidence and he was elected mayor of our city. We looked upon him as our idol, as the Moses who was to lead us out of the wilderness. To use his own words, he was to be the poor man's friend, the mayor in “overalls.” His sole ambition was to ameliorate the con- dition of the overburdened taxpayei. Low faxes was the issue upon which he was elected. It was a popular issue then, as it has been from the days of the Boston Tea Party. and when George A Quigley told us that he would give us lower taxes if we elected him, we, in our childlike simplicity, believed him | and he became our mayor. What has been the result? When our ciiy affairs passed under the control the Quigley administration our rate was about 16 mills. Today, and for time tax i way, we would be groaning under a 30-mill rate. That would mean, in plain figures. an increase of $14 upon every thousand. so that the poor, hard-working man who, through in- dustry and thrift, had accumulated enough to buy a little home worth $5,000 for his wife and children would today he obliged to pay $70 more increase of almost 100 per cent, Now, Mr. Mayor, w explanation have you to make to this charge? On the day following the voting on the tax rate you will remember that the mayor came out in his “official organ” and told you that he had voted for the 30-mill rate ahd that the great majority of voters who fa- vored the 25-mill tax did not know what they were doing and that they would have voted for a 15-mill rate just the same. What an insult to into the faces of the voters of this city—coming from the man who now pleads for the help and suppori of those same men whom, but a few days before. he had branded as a pack of fools! The mayor must stand or fall upon his record. “By their fruits ve shall know them.” T wiil not attempt to catalog all of the promises the mayor has made in the past six vears—to do so would re- quire a book twice as large as the one he hurled at McMahon last ‘Mond + T will ask him to point out one prom- ise he has fulfilled. It is true he takes credit for the appointment of the building inspecto who made McMahon put fire escapes on the Hotel Bronson. I would like to ask His Honor if he has been as enengetic in seeing that fire escapes were put on the Hotel Beloin. and if why not? When Quigley was running for mayor the first time, he went before the Poles and with that unctyous smile of his told them that if he was elected mayor he would sce that Broad street would be macadam- ized if no other street in the city was during his administration. “Leave it to me, bovs." was the facctious way in which he put it, for vou will recall that he was to be the mayor in ‘“overalls.” Six yvears have since George made that promise and Broad street today is the same mudhole, while during the same time thousands have been wasted on Wooster street. You don’t know where Wooster street is? Tt is a backwoods road in Barnesdale with, perhaps, three small houses on it and not enough taken in in trxes a vear to pay for the sprinkling of Broad street for a month. Tt will be interesting to hear what explanation the mayor in “pveralls” will make to the patient Poles when he addresses them in Skritulsky’s hall during hi “red hot campaign.” The mayo seems to take great pride in his au pointees. He loves to dwell upon the names of King and Riley. [ wonde how he would have us judge the wis- dom of his choice in selectinz the an- pointees to the hoard of public works. we take TLafayette street North Rurritt stréet or poor Broad street, where the deplorable condition hecame so bad 10 become a word, to judge? T there has ho one redeeming feature to the Quizley administration. will someone point it out? AN ONLOOKE is as DELAWARE DEBATES SUFFRAGE QUESTION Public Hearings on Question Is Prin- cipal Ttem at Joint Session Today. —DPublic n of the prin- scheduled today in the | tification of the woman itutional amendment by vote. suffragis and Del.. At March ses: Dover, hearings int the Delaware legislature were contest for r cuffrage cons ecuring this state's Klements of both ‘antis” were urging a vote tomorrow | but others sought postponement un- | til next week. The legislature plans | adjourn tomorrow night until Monda Suffragists had fi ¥'s hearings, starting lotment of two hours. | tors Spencer of Missouri. and of South Dakota. republicans, Kellar, democrat. Tennessee asked o present the principal suments. Others introduced by Mr Flovence Bayard Hilles of the Del- aware branch of the National Wom- ! Party vepresented that organi- | ition. Among them were Mrs. Car- | Chapman Catt, president of the ; national association After luncheon the anti-suffragists had two hours, Mrs Henry D.! Thompson of the Delaware branch of the national organization opposed to equal franchise introducing the op- ! position pleaders. Kach side was given half an hour for rebuttal. at to- an al- Senu- st innings d with erling and were ar- ; st his schoolboy days there. PROF. WINCHESTER DIES AT WESLEYAN Had Served on Faculty Over 50 Years Middletown, March 25.—Caleb Thomas Winchester. Olin professor of English literature and one of the best inown members of the Wesleyan uni- ! versity faculty, died at his home here last night. He was stricken last Octo- ! ber with a paralytic shock. Since then he had had two heart attacks, but recovered and his physicians thought he was improving. Sunday he was taken seriously ill, but his death last night came as a surprise to the col- lege. The members of his immediate family were at his hedside and also Dr. John E. Loveland, the attending physician. Prof. Winchester celebrated his 50th anniversary as a graduate of Wesley an and member of the university fac ulty here last June, when some of his friends gave him a banquet. Generations of Weslevan men have held him in affection and esteem and will Tegret the close of a career of areat usefulness. and the loss of a friend for Prof. Winchester drew men to him and retained the friendship of ) those who had been under his instruc- tion, Caleb Thomas Winchester was born at Montville on January 18, 1547, the son of George and Lucy (Thomas) Winchester. His carly years were spent in Middleboro, Mass.. where his father moved when the son was si vears old. Young Winchester attend ed Wesleyan academy at Wilbraham and always recalled with deep inter- He went | Wesleyan university and received his bachelor's degree with the class of 1869 and was given his master’s degree in 1872 On graduation h - was appointed college librarian an- .crved in that ca- pacity until 1873, ~-lien at the age of 27 he was clected to the professorship of rhetoric and literature. In 1880 and 1881 he studied at the university of Leipsic, Germany. In 1890 he was appointed head of the department of English literature, which chair he had since held. Prof. Winchester had heen prefi- dent of the Wilbraham academy board of trustees since 1912 when it was | organized. For many years previous | to that time he had looked forward to the type of school being developed at Wilbraham. He was one of the oldest graduates of the academy where he completed his preparation for college in 1865. His well known standard uf scholarship gave a definite assurance of the kind of scholastic work which is being done at Wilbraham. He was generous in his gifts as well as in the unselfishness of his leadership. He was the author of several h in the Methodist hymnal and was a member 6f the board ef revision of the Methodist hymnai in 1904. Prof. Winchester was the author of “Five Short Courses in the Reading of 15 lish Literature, 1892, “Some Prin- ciples of Literary Criticism, 189 “Life of John 1Wesiey, 1906, “A Group of Iinglish Essayists, 1910, “Representative Iinglish Essays with Introduction and Notes, 1914." “Wordsworth—How to JKnow, Him, 1916." He mar; d Julia Stackpole of Middletown on December 23, 1 ind she died June 25, 1877, On April 1880, he married Alice Goodwin Smith of Fairhaven, M Prof. Win- chester is survived hy his wiflow. Alice Smith, and one son, Julizn Caleb Winchester. from there to mns Smith CRISIS AT FIUME Dispatches From That Cit About State That D'Annnnzio I- to De- clare = Republic. | Rome, March 24.—Fiume cve of momentous events, patches direct from that tain Gabriele d'Annunzio IFFiuman national assembly cided to proclaim Fiume a but will probably not take tion until after the meetin suprente Allied council al Sa Ttaly on April 21. “orgery of bank notes on a scale at Fiume has resulted in an. ac- centuation of the distress caused by the paralysis of commerce there. ! The populace, however. is determined not submit to the Jugo-Slavs. At mecting of officers nd prom- inent citizens held last night dis- patches aptain d*Annunzio re- affirmed his determination not to abandon the city until it either “racially indepcndent or ap of ruins.” on the Yy dis- . Cap- | and the have de- republi this ac- of the Icwo, is o n to a e « w a h MURDERERS AGREE. Abolish Chair and Solitary Tife Tmp: New York. March 25.—A poll taken vesterday of the 26 murderers in the death house at Sing Sing revealed that | the prospective occupants of the elec tric chair are unanimously in favor of the abolition of capital punishment 1 the present ion of the legislature. As hetween the chair and solitarv confinement for life. however. al¥ ot the inmates voted for the chair. Thes thought the penalty for first degree murder should he 20 years to life. the present penalty for second murder. Vote to degree TROOPS CALLED IN. an Soldicrs Force Workmen Who Scize Shops. March 24, —Italian troops today foréed the surrender of work- men who had seized the Miani and Silvestri factories at Naples. follow- ing a rejection of their claims for in- creased wages. The men, after seiz- ing the factories, barricaded all en- trances and raised the red flag. Tta surrender of Rome, | newly acquired positions HOLCOMB STUBBORN WON'T CALL SESSION Frowns at Request of His Owa Party New Haven, March 25.—Governor Holcomb last night refused to call the special session of the legislature quested by the republican state con- ventian to consider the federal suf= frage amendment. The convention’s resolutfon does not help in créating the emergency without which we will not act, he asserted. If the legislature should adopt the amendment “without the concurring vate of the electors o€ the state, it would be contrary to the provisions of our constitution,” he adds. The message cast a gloom suffrage forces here last night, #)- though it will by no means maka them abandon their fight which ap- peared so full of promise yesterds: afternoon. The old guard faction in the republican party, which .- only gave in to the suff.age people at the final moment, is s cted by suffrage supporters as a resul! of the govern- or's action. The leaders maintain that it is the influence of this gropp with Governor Holcomb that prevents the prayed-for session. The Governor’s Message. Governor Holcomb's statement fof- lows: I have read the resolutian passed by the republican state conven- tion. I do not see how that changés tle situation or assists to create the special emergency which authorizes the governor to call a special session. “The state constitution places th responsibility upon the governor. ‘T shall not shift it ta the defegates fo Rhe repubiican sfate convention. ' { shall decline to call a special session, “The adoption by 36 states of the federal = suffrage amendment will change our constitution. but until h is changed oath of office requires me to support it in its unalteredl form. . “1f Connecticui’should be one ®f tlic :6 stales to adopt the suffrage amend- ment by the vote of the general as- sembly and thercby change our con- stitution, without the concurring vet= of the electors of the state, it weuld be contrary to the provisions af our constitution.” = over RUSSIAN SOVIETS - IN SPRING DRIVE Launch Attack Along 400 Mie Front 1 March 24.—Bolshevik ai- tacks have been launched against the Polish line at scattered points along a, front of approximately 100 niiles:afd. the long planned spring attack by thé tussian soviet armies apparently ha: commenced. While the Folshevik: small advances it somc places, despite the desperate r tance of the Poles, the latter hav tieen holding th cnemy in check in most sections, say official statements. The reds have leen Compelled to ceal from seyerid along the continues, ihe 1 heavy artillers, noved cars and ofher ptured from Gen: Denikine on the -out un front. Most fighting tool: vlace on Tucsday Polesian-Podolian front near the Galician freatier. tae Bolsheviki concentrati their ats tucks on this scctor in an effort ine capture Rovno. an important railread center, and Kamenciz-Podolsk, @ city nighiy prized because of its strategi importance. TFurther north i th gion Rzecreza and Kalenkowitz northeast of Mozir, the enemy took several staall viilages which were covers ol afler a day’ fightingz, Heavy engazements arc aiso report- ed in the viciniiy of Zaslava, south- cast of Itovno. and Staro-Konstanti- nov, where the reds attempted to cross the Slutch river. Iiast of Kamenetz- Podolsk the battle still -going on, both sides using artillery and bringin < up reinforcements. Some crack Buol- shevik divisiens are in line along ti sector and cavalfy is being used. Rovno is particularly valuable i the Poles, as throuzh it runs the on railroad by which supplies can be shipped to the army alonz the south- eastern front. In their drive against this city on Tuesday the Bolshevik hurled two divisions in the battle in an attempt to outflank -the Poles! Hand to hand fighting ensued in vil= lages just east of the Nlutch river and the enemy was finally compelled” to retire. He resumed the onslaught, however, and the strugzie is still go- ing on in the vicinity of Bubar and Os= tropol. where n spite of *heir use of heavy artillery in preparation for their assault the reds have not succeeded in crossing the Slutch. In sectors where the Poles have re- pelled the soviel hordes. they have found great heaps of bridze buildinz materials which were brought up in preparation for . crossing several streams that flow along the frant. Northeast and east of Kamenetz- Podolsk near the Dniester river. the Bolsheviki have been using thei~ heaviest guns and. apparently have made slight zains. having captured the village of Mohilev (not the impor- tant city of the same name) several days ago. have made n el t dghti paratus c re- or NAVY SANCTIONS TRIP. Annapolis, Md., March The navy department has sanctioned the request of the Annapolis midshipmen to ente intercollegiate gymnastic finals at Haverford college. Haverford, Workmen at Turin have occupied the Fiat factories as a protest against 9 Lol onforce bere Pa.. March 26, it was announced ves- terday. Fifteen performers will- be