New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 4, 1921, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870. ORDINARY EXPENSES MUST BE CUT DOWN ABOUT 230 MILLION Secretary Mellon Declares This Is Only Way Country Can Avoid | Paying Extra Taxes TOTAL GOVERNMENT COST WILL BE $4,560,000,000 Of This Amount, House Ways and Means Committee Is Advised, Almost Four Billion Dollars Must Be Obtained From General Taxa- tion Throughout the Country. ‘Washington, Aug. 4—A cut of more than $250,000,000 in the ordinary ex- penditures of the government this fiscal year is necessary if additional taxes are to be avoided, the house ways and means committee was in- formed today by Recretary Mellon. On present estimates, he said, the total government cost this year will be $4,550,000,000, of which $3,830,- 000,006 must com efrom taxation. Even with the suggested reduc- tions, Mr. Mellon said, the internal revenue yield for the year ‘““could not safely be permitted to fall below $8,570,000,000 the estimated yield under existing law.” First Month Costly. The treasury secretary told the committee that actual expenditures for the first full month of this fis- cal year-indicated that unless there was “an extraordinary new effort to reduce expenditures” the estimates which the treasury had presented might be regarded as conmservative. Ordinary expenditures for July he said amounted to aboyt $322,000,000 as against $307,000,000 for July, 1920, while the current deficit last month was $113,000,000 as against $76,000,000 in the same month a year ago. Analysis of Figures. “An analysis of the principal items of expenditures for July, 1921,” the secretary continyed, “shows that $59,- %’0.000 w‘{n .om-account of the war epartment -~ $56,000,000 -~ on a count - of the navy and - $32,000,000 on account of the shipping board. If expenditurc: are to continue at any- thing like these rates, the estimates will be greatly exceeded.” Big Cut Essential. A big cut must be made in.Sec- retary of the Treasury Mellon's ten- tative estimate of $4,600,000,000 for government expenses during the cur- rent fiscal year, declared republican members of the hause wafi and means committee who are aming the new tax bill. They hope a billion dolar reduction can be made. Sev- eral members believe that in' no cir- cumstances should the government be allowed to spend more than $3,500,- 000,000. It is realized that cnly by such action will the republican adminis- tration be able to make good pladge of tax reduction. Secretary Mellon will appear before the com- mittee to give his views as to where cuts can be made. Director of the Budget Dawes may also be called. Economy Needed. To accomplish such a reduction, committee members say shipping board and railroad appropriations must be cut to the minimum, army and navy expenditures reduced. new and extravagant legislation blocked anfl general economies effected throughout the’ government. The feeling that Congress also must stop what might be called its personal extravagance s growing. In the House todav. due to the work of Representa- tive Mann and Representative Garratt (Tenn.), a bill approprating $400,000 to pay the freight charges on war trophies to all parts of the country was recommitted to the Military Commit- tee by a vote of 103 to 99. Under the measure it was proposed to distribute at the present high freight rates aboiut £00,000 articles, most of which are nothing more than junk and have no historical value. The number of can- non is comparatively small, but there are hundreds of thousands -of ‘belt buckles, tin plates, spoons, hatters, feed bags, bits, tin cups, chevrons, ropes, saws and other articles, which it was proposed to send to various cities at great expense. Less Than is Needed If the billion dollar reduction can be accomplished, and the committee ap- parently intends to provide less reven- ue than the treasury actually believes will be necessary the present taxes can be reduced about $500,000,000. If the total revenues can be cut to $3,600,000 the flat tax on corporations from 10 only about $3,000,000,000, as the tariff and miscellaneous revenues would make up the balance. The committee is strongly opposed to enactment of new taxes on auto- mobiles and bank checks and to in- creasing the postage rate as proposed by Mr. Mellon. Instead. it would like to see expenditures cut so that the ex- cess profits and the ice cream and soda water taxes could be repealed and the surtax rates reduced without substi- tution of anything except increase of the flat tax on corporatons from 10 to 15 per cent. To Kill Maternity Bill Assurances have been received from the House Appropriations Committee that the Shipping Board's request for funds will be cut from $125,000,000 to $35,000,000 or $40,000,000. Move- ments also’are under way to block the maternity bill and other legislation likely to call for large drafts on ths T e 2 . jtax of $10 might NILW Stoeckel Condemns Hartford, Aug. 4.—The nroposal of Andrew W. Mellon, secretary of the United States treasury that a federal be laid on every automobile in the iand to provide revenue to meet the nigh cost of gov- grnment, is not looked upon with fav- or by Robbins B. Stoeckel, state com- missioner of motor vehicles. In dis- cussing the proposat of the federal treasurer, Commissioner Stoeckel said that he thought the automobile in Connecticut was bearing about all the tax burden that could reasonably ably be loaded on it and that he did not think that a flat tax of $10 would be justified. Commissioner Stoeckel pointed .out that Conntcticut had a system of de- termining the registration fees that was not in force in any other state in the union and that added 5 per cent to income derived by the state from this source. This system was made effective by the recent session R. R. CLERKS DENY AGREEING TO CUT Brotherhood Chairman Brands Bar- do’s Statement as Protesting Their Present Pay. ‘Wrong—Are New Haven, Aug. 4.—A statement by R. G. Stearns, general chairman of the brotherhood of railway and steamship clerks of the New Haven railroad, today makes denial of a statement issued by General Man- ager C. L. Bardo of the company yes- terday, to the effect that the freight clerks group of employesi had ac ceptéd a new wage scale carrying a reduction. Mr. Stearns says that the matter! of accepance or rejection of the pro. posed schedule is to go to the em- pioyes for a referendum ballot. He says that a letter sent by him to Mr. Bardo on July 25 stated that the em- ployes represented in the brotherhood contend “that there can be no justi- fication to warrant the reduction in iates of pay as established under de- csion No. 147 of the United States Reilrpad ' Labor Board, ipasmpch as educed below living costs on which increases were based under its de- cision No. 2, issued July, 10820. “Under these circumstances the sxid- employes are now performing service for the railrcad at the re- duced rates, effective July 1, 1921, un- der protest.” CARUSO’S TWO WILLS I Last Document He Leaves Use of Estate to Widow Who Must Also Care for His Mother. London, Aug. 4.—Entico Caruso left two wills according to a Cen- tral News dispatch today from Rome quoting the famous singer’s legal advisors. One of the wills was made in New York in 1919 and the other was executed at Sorrento this year according to the dispatch. By the terms of the latter docu- ment, the dispatch said the use of the estate is left to his widow who is to care for Caruso’s mother, and upon the widow's death the prop- erty is to be divided among the children and the brother of the de- ceased. Carrier Pigeons Take Dope to Men in Jail New York, Aug. 4.—Carrier pigeons are the latest aides pressed into service by New York drug venders to supply imprisoned customers, it was revealed tocay. Detectiva Quigley who yes day arrested Anthony Adamo, = ed drug vender, and contiscat L0 worth of drugs and & pigeon said there were at least two cases on record’ in which pigeons had taken druss to ad- dicts held at Blackwell's Island. Adsmo refused to admit that his pigeon “was 1 ug carrier. 80th Division Vets Meet in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Aug. 4.—Scores of men who fought in France under the colors of the Blue Ridge division were gath- ering here today from Virginia, West Virginia and parts of Pennsylvania to attend the annual reurion of the S0th Division Veterans’ association. They are to remain here until Sunday night. Today was given over to registr: and company and regimental reunions. Zion City Man Fined $65 For Smoking Pipe Zion, Ill., Aug. 4.—Smoking a pipe in Zion cost Frederick Stockstill $65 to- day. The city which has ordinances regulating women’s dress and how its residents shail spend Sunday also has a ban against smoking. ““This thing must stop,”” a judge re- marked when he fined Stockstill. “‘Stop,’” Stockstill replied, I'm as stopped as my name would indicate. 390,000 Cigarettes Stolen From Store New Haven, Aug. 4.—Thieves with a truck took 39 cases of cigarettes (10, 000 to a case) and 21 cases of cigars and tobacco from the store,of tha’An- tonio Pepe Co., in Hill street, during last night the police_report. showed to- Mellon’s Plan To Levy $10 Federal Tax On Motor Cars State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Believes in Connecti- cut Auto Owners Are Bearing All Tax Burdens That Can Reasonably Be Ex pected. of the legislature which also passed a law imposing a gasoline tax of a cent per gallon. Residents of Connecticut know that every cent collected in these ways by the motor vehicle department goes to the state highway department and is expended for better roads. That fact makes it possible for us to ask a somewhat higher rgistration fee than some states charge and yet have the automobile owner feel that he is getting a square deal. The money is spent directly for ' better roads for him to use. But the im- position of a federal tax of the na- ture suggested would be an ‘entirely different matter and I am inclined to think would not be fair to Connecti- cut motor owners.” Commissioner Soeckel invited a comparison between the highways of this state. and those of any of the ad- joining ones as proof that the Con- ncticut system was productive of good roads for automobile use. ITALIAN SPECIALIST PRAISES U. 5. DOCTORS They Did All Humanly Possible. Rome, Aug. 4—(By the Associated Press)—The American doctors who attended Enrico Caruso in New York during his critichl illness last winter did “all that was humanly passible under the condition of the gatfent; they could do no mare.” This opinion was given to 4Me As- sociated Press today by Dr..Rafsele Bastianelli reputed to be thejgreatest surgeon in Italy, who with his brother, Giuseppe, attended the famous singer When he suffered the relapse last week Wwhich led to his death. Regarding Caruso’s illness in Amer- ica Dr. Bastienelli said “it was un- doubtedly putrid empyema, which'im- medigtely, put the .pAtISAL:; An . puch) a grave condition ilat it must be coa~ agtual lving costs-have not beemisidered a miratie-that the American doctors succeeded in saving his life.” Recounting the last few days of Caruso’s ilineas the famous surgeon sajd: ke 2 “I with my brother Giuseppe visited Caruso professionally on July 28 at Sorrento. After a careful examination we both agreed that the present and past ‘suffering of the great tenor was derived from a subrenal Abscess prob- ibly in the ‘left kidney. 3 “We immediatgly .decided that Caruso should' be taken to Rome and submitted to an X-Ray examination in order to competé our diagnosis and also as a guide for the operation which was to have been executed im- mediately after. At that time, Caruso's condition was relatively good. This was emphasized by the fact that ne aughed and joked with us, explaining )y operatio motions how he sang. ““His chief thought was that of re- ming his ¢areer and- being able to return to the stage and sing again. Chis was 'his greatest anxiety. He | (Continued on Third Page.) WAGES OF 12,000 REDUCED General Electric Company at_ Lynn, Mass., Announces Cut—Unskilled Are Hardest Hit. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 4.—A wage re- lucting affecting 12,000 employes of e General Electric Company’s plant vas announced here today. * The cut will vary in amount with the several classes of employes, un- skilled warkers’ wages being reduced most. X The announcement followed con- ferences between the management and a committee of -employes at which means to assure continued operation of various departments were discussed. BANDITS GET $60,000 Three Robbers Hold up Postoffice at’ Wood River, and Take Standard Oil Money. St. Paul, Minn,, August 4.—Three bandits today held up and slugged Tom Felaido, a postoffiecmessenger at Wood River, Ill, near here with three mail pouches, one of which believed to have contained $60,000 in currency consigned to the Standard Oil Re- finery gt Wood River. Italian Immigrants Now Head For Canada Montreal, Aug. 4.—Italian steam- ship companies are beginnng to divert their passenger traffic to. Canada be- cause of the United States restrictive immigration law. Local shipping cir- cles were advised today that the Navigazione Generale Italiana, had decided to open a direct line between the dominion and Italy and that its first #hip had left Naples for Quebec with & number of Italian immigrants, Messenger m. WOUNDS. PROVE. FATAL. Winsted; Cofifl, AUE. 4.—John Ties- seri, 33, who' was shot by.four. men who forced an entrance into his farm house at Canaan, near the Massachu- setts line, last night, died at the hos- pital this afternoon. BRITAIN NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, Italy’s Greatest Surgeon Says| { NEW HAVEN POLICE GET ANOTHER LOAD Find 99 Gallons of Aloobal Hidden in Furniture Yan STRANGER GIVES THEM TIP Telephone Call By Mysterious Assist- ant Tclls of Liquor Being Landed at Sachem’s Head and Brought into City by Auto. New Haven, Aug. 4.—Officers who had been stationed on Ferry street bridge today stopped an automobile in which was 99 gallons of alcohol. Samuel Stall, James Cohen and Mrs. Theresa Taber, ‘'all of Worcester, Mass., as they\gave their names, oc- cupants of the machine, were com- mitted to jail in default of $1,000 bonds for a hearins on August 9. The cfficers happened to be on the bridge because a cordon had been thrown about the Fair Haven section owing to an early morning tip from a person unknown, that a quantity of iiGuor had been landed at Sachem’s Head, Guilford, and was being brought here. The automobile inter- cepted was carrying household effects and over the alcohol containers was bedding. JITNEYMEN T0 OPPOSE New Haven Operators Will Fight Plan to Have Judge Thomas’ Restrainigg Order Modified. : New Heven, August 4. position to the modification of the restraining order issued by Judge E. S. Thomas in the jitney controversy will be offer- ed by the jitneymen at the hearing to- morrow. R. J Woodru ffcounsel for the jitney owners stated today. The Seti- tion for modification was made by counsel for the Connecticut Co. Pros- ecutor B\ S. Pickett of the New Haven common pleas court, and State’s' At- torney Alling. In city court cases against eight jitney drivers in which the charge had been unlawful operation, were nolled. DRY SLEUTHS GET MAN Trap New ¥orker and He is Arrested an, Charge of Attempting .to Bribe Federal OMcial. Cincinnati, Aug. 4.—Trapped by pro- hibition agents and secret service men thrcugh the agencies of a pretended ght”” and a telephone device, Louis Cchen said to be president of the Tun- nel Trading Co., New York wholesale W ey dealers, was lured o ‘hc home of Chief Prohibition Agent Rober: Flora in Oakley, a suburb at three o'clock this morning, and arresteli on a churge of offering Flora a bribe of 85,000 for protection in allegei whiskey operations. Cohen was arcaignel at once and pleaded not guilty. He was s¢nt to jail under $25,000 honds. This is but the enterigz wedge,” said Flora today. ‘‘Resul's of a start- ling nature may be expected.” Cohen, the federal officers, say is a member of a whiskey ring, ndtion-wide in scope, which it is said, has its head- quarters in Cincinnati, HOPES FOR PEACE President Harding Expresses Belief That America Will Soon Lead En- tire World in That Direction. Lancaster, N. H., Aug. 4.—Confi- dence that American institutions are more firmly implanted than ever be- fore and that in the near future America’s example will lead all the nations to permanent peace was ex- pressed by President Harding today in an address at a welcome demon- stration at Lancaster. The coming disarmament confer- ence, the president said, “‘gave prom- ise of an international agreement that would end wars and turn the atten- tion of mankind to constructive and beneficial pursuits.”” He asked for the suppert of the American people in the government’s trial over the recon- struction period and pledged in re- turn that the administration would serve the nation to its highest ability. The president’s speech was deliver- ed from his automobile. Shelton Man Held For Using Knife in Fight Shelton, Aug. 4.—John Louisky of Center street, charged with aggravat- ed assault on Frank Hukalowtz last night, was bound over to the superior court today by Judge J. G. Shapiro under bonds of $500. Louisky is said o have- stabbed Hukalowtz with a jack knife in the course of an argu- ‘ment, inflicting a deep wound in the man’s head. NOV. 11 LIKELY DATE Washington, Aug. 4.—Great Brit-, ain's willingness to accept any date the Washington administration might desire for the opening of the forth- coming disarmament conference has led to the definite suggestion of No- vember 11 armistice day of this year as an appropriate occasion. THE WEATHER. Hartford, New tonight and Friday with rate temperature; moderate n .th and northeast winds. 4.—Forecast HER 1921. WARRANTS ARE OUT FOR RUM SMUGGLERS Officers and Crew of Seized Schooner to Be Arrestgd—Millionaire Also Accused. Jersey City, Aug. 4.—Warrants for the arrests of the officers and crew of schooner Henry L. Marshall seized as a liquor runner last Monday night,’and for three others said to have beem in- terested in the cargo were issued to- day by Federal Commissioner Queen. The warrant charged viclation of the Volstead act and attempts to defraud the govermment of customs. The three agcused men besides the crew were John G. Crossland, describ- ed as ‘“‘an Atlantic City millionaire. William F. McCoy, who Federal Attor- ney Gross said had been describéd as the owner of the schooner, and a Doc- tor Holden whoSe whereabouts were unknown. The attorney said the crew, detained by customs men who took charge of the craft after it had been seized four miles off the New Jersey shore declared Mr. Crossland had gone to the Bahamas to supervise loading a whiskey cargo, and awaited the boat's arrival off the Unit- ed States coast. | Washington, Aug. 4.—United States District Attorney Hayward of New York probably will be summoned to Washington to discuss the seizure as a liquor smuggler of the schooner Henry L. Marshall outside the three mile limit off Atlantic City. Asssistant Attorney General Goff said today that the de- partment of justice had the ‘matter of calling Mr. Hayward here under con- sideration. . REFORMERS SEEK HELP Man Who Attempted to Te Up Dempsey’s Share of Fight Proceeds Is Sought as an Ally. Batavia, N. Y., Aug. 4—Frank O. Spellman of Batavia, who recently seized the $10,000 limousine of Jack Dempsey, the world’s heavyweight champion, and attempted to tie up his share of the proceeds of the Dempsey<Carpentier fight of July 2, to protect two civil suits for $100,- 000 to be trjed in Batavia in Oc- tober, has been asked to join hands with Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts of the In- ternational Reform Bureau of Wash- ington in ‘“the prevention of future fights.” ; Mr. Spellman left for New York to- day to meet -his Attorney William Klein and to lay before him the Crafts fetter. “He will jeave it_to him Attorney, he Eaid, 1o decid whog!bu he will Tufrish ‘amniunition “for the reform bureau’s promised fight in the courts and legislature to stop boxing. ~ MISS MOORE DIE ‘Well Known Young Woman Dies This Morning at Her Xome om Clark Street. Miss Elizabeth Josephine Moore, daughter of Mrs. Catherine Moore, of 206 Clark street, died this morning at her home after a long illness. She was 28 years old and was born in New Hampshire. She has lived in thia city the greater part of her life. She was for several years employed at Russed and Erwin Manufacturing company. Besides her mother shn leaves four sisters, Mrs. S. K. Day and Mrs. Georga Lawrenca of Hartford; Mrs. William Trautlein of Bristol and Miss Catherine Moore and Miss Gladys Moore of thly city. The fun- eral will probably ba held Saturday morning at St. Mary's church. CLAIM $890,000 FRAUD Jacques R. Cibrario Accused of Cheat- ing Russian Soviets Out of That Amount Deposited in New York. New York, Aug. 4.—Jacques R. Cibrario. promoter of several motion picture film concerns, was araigned in Tombs court today and accused of defrauding Russian soviet government deposits here of $890,000. The case *vas adjourned until next week when state prosecutors said they wished to produce as a witness.Dr. Wm. Chapin’ Huntington, said to be about to sail for Paris to assume the position of commercial attache to the American embassy there. MURDERER NOT CAPTURED Man Who Shot and Killed Stoughton, Mass. Poolroom Owner Last Night, Unidentified. Stoughton, Mass, Aug. 4.—The murder of Leon Stalkus a poolroom proprietor who was shot down in his home on Perry street about midnight was still at large today. Officials said they had been unable to find any clue to the identity of the person who call- ed Stalkus to the door and killed him. Stalkus’ wife and two children sought refuge in another room when they heard the shots and did not see the intruder. Boys Find Bomb, One Is Dead, Two Injured New York, Aug. 4.—Twelve year old Frank Cafaro of Brooklyn is dead and his two brothers are seriously in- jured from the explosion of a bomb they found yesferday on the federal ALD Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business PRICE THREE DISCOURAGING REPORTS ON PROGRESS OF PARLEYS FOR SETTLING IRISH PROBLEMS LIFE GUARD WHO HAS RESCUED 20 PERSONS BREAKS NECK DIVING. S Chicago, Aug. Lifvendahl, University of Ii- linois football star, who was employed as a life guard at a bathing beach. here died in a _ hospjtal last night of a broken neck. Lifvendahl who had a record of having saved 20 pei s fyom drowning this sumrker, was injured a few days ago when he dived into shallow water. REPAYS EMPLOYERS * KINDNESS BY THEFT Crippled - Pensioner in Local . Factory Gets Jail Sentence. 4. — Harold John Sterzemska, a- crippled pen- cloner Clark plant, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Alling in police court this morning, following his conviction of stealing - «wo valuable pocket knives from the desk of Superintend- ent Charles Lappan recently. been -working for the local firm for vears. Some iime ago he was im- jured while at work. Full compensa- ticn of which it is said more than $1.- 90€ still remains to his account in a local bank, was granted him. In ad- dition, to this, Landers, Frary and Clark gave him a pensioner’s job and expected to take care of him for the rest of his life. Some petty stealing has been going. on ®bout this place from time to time, dbat until a pay envelope containing over $100 dis- appeared from the desk of another (Continued on Fourth Pagh) ——— HERE IN TEN DAYS Imports To:United States Higher Than Any Period Since Last April, Records Show. ‘Washington, Aug. 4.—Gold imports amounting to $32,000,000 during’ the ten" days ending July 20 reached the highest mark for ‘any similar period in the past three months according to a statement issued today by the federal reserve board, During the ten 'days ending April 10, the total was $48,000,- 000. Exports of gold during the second ten days of July, however, were only $511,- 762. Of the gold imported during the July period France sent in more than $16,- 000,000 worth; Great Britain over $7,- 000,000 and British India $1,000,000, while the total gold exported, included $33,367 sent to Canada, $437,465 to Mexico and $40,900 to Hong Kong. The total geld imported from Janu- ary 1 to July 20, amounted to $391.- | 435,343 as compared with exports of $8,446,279 during the same period. Silver exports for the ten days amounted to $1,833,954 as compared with exports $868,942 while for the half year imports totalled $30,772,242 as compared with exports of ‘$23,297,887. $2,225.70 FOR FARM Children of City Will Benefit From Gratifying Sum Now in Treasurer’s Hands. ‘With mid-summer upon us and the Fresh Air farm, going full blast, the maximum number of children being entertained at Burlington, the fund for the camp is rapidly nearing the desired , quota. In fact, when all sources have been heard . from it would not be surprising were it seen that the full $3,000 was on hand. The Herald has received two contribu- tions during the past few days which it _hastens to acknowledge. The figures are: Sema Adeline Leventhal .. New Britain Poultry Asso. Previously acknowledged . 3 5.00 11.20 2,209.50 Total today $2,225.70 MORE COFFEE DRINKING Since Prohibition, Quantity Consumed Averages 100 Cups More Per Year Per Person in United States. New York, Aug. 4—Coffee drinking has increased 21 per cent or 100 cups a year for each person in the Wnited States, since the advent of prohibition, according to figures made. public to- day by the national coffee roasters as sociation. American coffee . consumption for the year ending June 30 was 1,281,- quarantine grounds on Staten Island and carried home as a plaything. This morning they got a hammer to bang against their new toy. When they did so, Frank was blown to pieces, John, 15, suffered an injury to his arm and Joseph, 9, was slightly wounded, ' 601,596 pounds, or enough to make 484 cups each for every man, woman and child in the United States. .Total world uction for the year ending Jine.89 was approximately 2,500,000,- at the Landers, Frary ' and|[rish bulletin. Republican Parliament To Be Called Into Session "—Ulster Said To Op- pose Sinn Fein Plans Belfast Denies Having Re- ceive;l Any Message From De Valera — Also Denies Turning Deaf Ear, Dublin, Aug. 4, (By Associated Press) —The Irish republican parliae, ment has been summoned to meet: Tuesday, August 16, the Irish Bulle= tin, the official republican organ an- nounced tonight. Notices have been sent to all the members of the par~ liament. Dublin, Aus. 4 (By Associsted Press)—A full meeting of the Irish republican parliament is to be called. The official announcement of the call - published in tonight's issue of the 1t is reported the reply of Ulster to overtures by the Sinn Fein has been received and iz not favorable. The call for the meeting of the parliagnent with all members present involves the release from prison of 25 members of this body and it has been declared the government is willing to facilitate their attendance, ‘Want Ulster’s Opinion. The belief had been ' expressed among the Irish leaders that there ‘was no use in summoning the par- lament until the attitude of Ulster had been finally defined. . The inference in political circles here, therefore is that the answer of Ulster had been received. 3 This answer is reported to be unm- favorable, the Belfast = leaders de- clining ‘the Sinn Fein overtures al- though these oOvertures -had. the symrpathy of the British government 1t 18 said. Press)—The Ulster cabiftet nfet this morning for a short session . &t the close of which there was no éom- munication issued as to the subject of its delibérations. It was authorita- tively learned, however, that no mes- sage from Eamon Dé Valera, the Irish republican leader, has yet reached the northern cabinet. London, Aug. 4—Reports published here that the government of northern - Ireland had defi fused .to have peace in Ireland were today officially declared to be “absolutely = un- founded.” It was asserted that no pro= posals had been submitted to the Ulster cabinet by the government. Feelings ‘of Uncertainty. London, Aug. 4 — Whila govern- ment circles here profess confidence that Irish affairs are progressing to- ward o settlement, there has been a tone of uneasiness and even of anz- iety, in many reports from Dublin during the past few days. Thess have been accompanied by exhorta~ tioni for patienca being based upon the ground that the negotiations can- not be hurried and may not be con- cluded for a long time. Reports Contradictory Reporta which are contradictory come ‘from Dublin and Belfast rela. tive to the steps being taken to settle the relations of Ulster and southern Ireland. It has been stated, on one hand,” that direct negotiations have been opened by Sir James Craig, the Premier of Ulster and Eamon de Val- era, the Irish republican leader. It has been declared with equal certain- ty in other quarters, that no nege- tiations are in progress, there being no one at present in Belfast to con- duct them, owing to the absence of the principal ministers on their va~ cations. > A third rumor, that negotiations ara in progress between Dublin and Belfast but are being carried on through an intermed:ary whose iden- tity hai' not been indicated, i1 also current. Reports relative tu the attitude of Ulster are similarly contradictory. One account states there is a coms pletr deadlock between Dublin ‘and Belfast, owing to Ulster’s absolute re- fusal to take any hand in the gov- ernment’'s plan for Irish peace, but this is unconfirmed, and it is else- where stated that Ulster has accept- ed nothing pnd rejected nothing and that her fingl attitude is yet to be as- certained. Sir James Craig left London for Belfast last night after receiving a memorial from a large number of the house of lords and of commons to commemorate his resignation from the lower house of parliament to ac- cept the premiership of Ulster. In thanking the donors of the memorial, Sir James said nothing to enlighten them regarding Ulster'a attitude. “Whatever side the people of Eng- land or of Ireland taxe,” he said dur- ing his address, “I absolutely refuse to take any side except that of Great Britain and the empire. Wa whe (Continued on Thlrd.P.'..) with the date for the meeting will be