New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 3, 1922, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press SENT T0 TIEN TSIN Joins Warships of Other Nations Guarding Pei-Ho River MANY WOUNDED ARE DYING Lack of Medical Attention Fatal to Soldiers Being Brought Back from Front—Campaign on L'u:e Scale Opens. Peking, May 3—(By Assoclated Press)—The Fengtien army under Gen. Chang Tso-Lin has for the mo- ment at least, successfully withstood the drive on Changsintien, and stop- ped Gen. Wu Pei-Fu's movement toward Peking. The cost however has been ‘heavy and Changsintien is filled with wounded, many of whom are dying for lack of medical attention. While Chang has been successful in this action there has been no appar- ent advantage of consequence for either side in the general fighting along the 100y4mile front from here to Tien Tsin and both commanders are rushing up reinforcements in prepara- aration for a decisive action. 40,000 Men Involved. Gen. Chang’s communications are threatened both front and rear for Wu has thrown 40,000 troops against his right center in an effort to cut the Peking-Tien Tsin railway, while Ad- miral Tu Shih-Kwei has notified the Nanking consular body of his inten- tion to cut the railway connecting the Peking-Tien Tsin road with Mukden, Gen. Chang's base. This railway is within the range of naval guns at Chinwangtao. 20,000 Morc Coming. At the eastern end of the battle front Gen. Wu is marching 20,000 troops toward Machang, one of the Fengtieners strongholds where heavy fighting has been in progress for three days. Meanwhile word comes through Shanghai that Sun Yat Sen, president of the southern government is pre- paring to send aid to Chang Tso-Lin. He will strike at the psychological mo- ment, it was said, sending troops either through Hankow or Nanking, the route depending on the outcome of the present conflict. Drive on Tien Tsin. * Today's advices to the American military attaches state that Gen. Wu's main army appears to be epgaged in a drive towards. Tien Tsi% Severe fighting has occurred along the Hup river, which indicates that units of ‘Wu's forces are crossing the coun- try from Pao-Ting Fu, towards the northeast. Artillery firing is also reported to have opened along a wide front at Machang, south of Tien Tsin on the Pukow railroad, where large forcés of Gen. Chang’s troops are concentrated under the command of the Manchur- ian leader’'s 25 year old son. Wu Pei-Fu's drive toward Tsin is designed to isolate Chang Tsao-Lin's forces by cutting their line between Tien Tsin and Taku, on the sea. Success of this move also would result in the cutting off of Gen. Chang's 40,000 men north of Tien Tsin. Cruisersin Action. Meanwhile three Chinese cruisers are engaged in an attempt to destroy the Mukden railroad at Shanffai- Kwan. Fighting has been resumed south of the Peking wall. A terrific explosion this morning shook the win- dows of the city. It was attributed to the destruction of an arsenal by bombs dropped from airships operat- ing for Gen. Chang's army. U. S. Warships togsail. Admiral Joseph Strauss, command- er of the American Aslatic fleet after a conference with Minister Schurman ordered the gunboat Wilmington to proceed immediately from Hong Kong to Tien Tsin. The,foreign ves- sels now at Tien Tsin include three Japanese torpedo boats, a British submarine tender, & French gunboat and an TItalian ‘gunboat. They will guard the. Pei-Ho, the river running inland from Taku to Tien Tsin. Reports that he had resigned were denied today by acting Premier Chow Tzu-Chi. He said he intended to re- tain his post and watch the outcome of the civil war. Meanwhile Liang BHih-Yi, the real premier is persist- ing in his refusal to resign. He has been in Tien Tsin for many months on leave of absence. On Wednesday he visited Chang Tso-Lin at Chungliang-cheng to di cuss the progress of the war. Portests Neutrality. President Hsu Shih-Chang and' the members of his cabinet in Peking continue to profess neutrality. Hsu Shih-Chang is watching the progress of events with keen interest. Stand- ing on the balcony of his office lo- cated in the palace of the former Dowager Impress in the forbidden city, the president frequently listens to the sound of cannonading from the south. Tien Suits Expected On Broken Auto Springs Several suits against the city and claims for damages are reparted to be pending as a result of the ripping up of pavements in the center of the. city as a result of which many automobile springs have been broken. As yet there have been no claims filed with the city clerk. In the past, there have been several instanceés where awards were made for dam- ages resulting from defects in the roadways. . . JAPS WIN. ¢ Tokio, May 3.—(By Associated Press.)—The Waseda university base- ball team today defeated the Indiana university team, 3 to 1. Yesterday, Keio university defeated Indiana 10 to 5. NEW BRITAIN, AT | Painter Tumbles Four Stories, Is Badly Hurt But Expected To Live MANAGER OF RIALTO CONVICTED BY JUDGE Carroll Fined $1,000 And (Sentenced to One Year In Jail. New Haven, May 3.—Lawrence W. Carroll, who was manager of the Rlalto theater at the time it was burned on Sunday night, November 27, was found guilty of gross negli- gence by Judge C. L. Avery in the superior court today. The court ex- plained that he gave his decision on the comman law charge of gross neg- ligence and not on the superior court charge of manslaughter on which Carroll had been tried. A jury trial had been walved. Carroll was fined $1,000 and given one year in jail with execution of the sentence suspended until an appeal to the supreme court of errors which is to be taken is de- cided. The manslaughter charge was based upon the finding of Coroner Ell Mix who held Carroll criminally responsible for conditions which ex- isted at the theater, more specifically the lack of fire fighting equipment and carelessness in permitting the use of burning incense to give ‘“‘at- mosphere” to a movie film which was being shown. Judge Avery held that his court had no jurisdiction in the second charge against Carroll which was that HWe had sold standing room in the theater that night in violation of the state law governing the issuance of permits for standing room. Coroner Mix also held City Build- ing Inspector Joseph K. Austin crim2 inally responsible but in the city court Judge Hoyt held that the evid- ence was not such that Austin could be deemed guilty of negligence an he was discharged. Coroner Mix also named A, Black of Boston, president of the company which controlled the Rialto theater, also criminally responsible in this firc case but Black has been be- yond the jurisdiction of the state court. In the Rialto fire ten persons lost their lives. The coroner made his finding on the body of Everett T. Case, who died in the hospital from burns. City Attorney Sheridan Whitaker has said several times that when the time came he expected to bring Black before the court on a com- plaint based on the finding. Coroner Mix could not get Black to come to the inquest and he went to Boston to see Black. The sentence imposed by Judge Avery will not be executed pend- ing the appeal, and Carroll was ad- mitted to bail in $2,500 bonds. The court which passed both on fact and the law rendered a ver- dict, it was explained under common jaw finding that there was gross neg- ligence and disposing of the charge as drawn by the state which alleged manslaughter. Counsel for Carroll stated to the court thdt the ground of appeal would be that of alleged error. State's At- torney Alling then gave notice that he would appeal from the decision of Judge Avery who said the su- perior court had no jurisdiction in the matter of the gharge of -over- crowding the theater. To have both sides enter an appeal in a case while not unusual attracted attention of lawyers to this case. Judge Avery in stating his deci- sion said: The theater on evidence could not be described in any other words than ‘a fire trap,’ a place of extreme dan- ger to the public which never should have been invited to enter it." The court said the accused had falled to use reasonable efforts to- ward safety and “it seems to me that this omission is so great as to con- stitute gross negligence.” TELLS TALE OF MURDER Powell Accused Wife and Butler and Tried To Slay Both, Maid Testifies Today. Newton, Mass, May 3.—Wm. B. Powell, Boston district manager for R. G. Dun and Co., shot and Kille his wife, Mrs. Lena 1. Powell, last evening after he had called her and his butler, Michael J. Maloney before him and accused tflem of intimacy the police were told late today by a maid in the Powell home. Powell first fired three shots at the butler who fled and escaped unhurt. Then he pursued his®wife to the library where he shot her three times, and went upstairs and killed himself, Miss Josephine England, the maid, said. Mrs. H. White, a millionaire, Powell. The above supplements another story sent out from Newton earlier in the day, but lacking in these de- tails. Powell was the widow of R. Boston department store before she married James Larkin Refuses ! Chance to Gain Liberty New York, May 3.—James Larkin, labor agitator, serving a five to ten year sentence for criminal anarchy refused an opportunity to gain liberty under $15,000 bail today pending ap- peal. He held hé had been discrim- inated against in A message he sent to Supreme Court Justice Cardozo to sey he would not accept liberty. Oth- er radicals convicted of criminal an- archy had been admitted to $5,000 and $7,600 bail. VETERAN HARTFORD BUSINESS MAN DIES A. L. Foster, Aged 64 Ycars, Passes Away Suddenly While Visiting in Atlantic City Hartford, May 3.—Arthur I.. Fos- ter, one of the leading husiness men of Hartford for almost 40 years, died suddenly of heart disease at Atlantic City last night. Information of his death reached Hartford this fore- hoon. Mr. and Mrs. Foster had Atlantic City five weeks. He was born {n Moretown, Vt., and was 64 years of age. Me had been in the clothing business since 11 years of age and in Hartford, on Asylum street, since 1884, He was interest- ed with Lyman W. Besse of Spring- fleld, Mass, in three stores outside this city; Portland, Me., Syracuse, N, Y., and Kansas City, Mo. He leaves his wife, five children alsp a brother in Taunton, Mass, and a sister in West Hartford, Beveridge Leading In Ind. Primaries Thomas McDonald Has Nar- row Escape From Death in Accident at L. F. & C. Factory been In Thomas McDonald, a painter, lost his footing while working outside' the Kast Main street branch of lLanders' Frary and Clark’'s factory about 10 o'clock this morning, and fell from a scaffolding four stories to the ground below. He was given first aid treatment at the factory and then rushed to the hospital where it was found by Dr. C. M, Cooley that he had sustained a broken ankle, fractured pelvis and in- ternal injuries. Attending physicians report the young man to be seriously injured, but they do not anticipate that his injuries will prove fatal. McpPonald, who is 26 years of age and an ex-serviceman, lives in Swee- ney’s block on Main street. He is em- ployed by Crowley Brothers. With him on the scaffolding at the time of the accident was James O'Toole, an- other painter. According to those who witnessed the near fatality, McDonald was turn- ing around on the scaffold, which was suspended four stories above the ground and to steady himself had grasped a guide rail, three feet above the platform on which the workmen were standing. The bracket on Mc- Donald’'s side became loose and the young man lost his footing, being plunged headlong into the ward. Factory employes rushed to his side and brought him into the factory lospital. The police patrol was call- ed and upon its arrival he was taken away, unconscious, to the hospital. McDonald regained consciousness af- ter about an hour. FLEECED OF $100,000 | ON GOLD MINE OPTION| == Indianapolis, May 3. (By Associat- ed Press)—With almest half the precincts in the state reported, Al- bert J. Beveridge was leading in the race for the republican senatorial nomination in Indiana by 8,589 votes. Unofficial tabulation of the vote from 1524 of the state's 3382 precincts gave Beveridge 81,600 and New 911, Beveridge was still leading New for the nomimation hy 12925 vofes after returns from more than 2,600 of the precmcls. MORNING FIRE BEVERIDG International Crooks Cap- tured in Paris for Deal In Schenectady, N. Y. Paris, May 3 (By Associated Press) 1355 —With the arrest of John Pincott and Arthur Ernest Cox the French police claim to have put an end to the ac- tivities of two international crooks one of whose last fields of endeavor was vicinity of Albany, N. Y. where they sold an option on a gold mine to a wealthy foreigner visiting America whose name the police withhold, for $100,000, The arrest was made at the request of the American, embassy on a war- rant to which there is attached a de- mand for extradition and, despite their protests that they are innocent business men, Pincott dnd Cox spent last evening in L.a Sante prison. Pin- cott claims Melbourne, Australia, as his home while Cox professes to be a citizen 'of lLondon. According to the police, the men have heen working various confidence games all over the world, at times selling oil stocks and options on pub- lic buildings or dabbling in gold bricks until they met their alleged victim. ", He gave them $100,000 for the mine option and the police say he must have spent much more in his efforts to meet them again, as search was made in every large city of Europe before they were finally located in the most expensive suite of the Hotel Cril- lon where they were busy negotiating the sale of a large Texas ranch. “Larger than the principality of Monaco, and as profitable” was the way they described it to prospective purchasers, Child Playing With Matches Sets Fire tu Clothes in Clo: Boarder Nus Face and Hair Burncd. From Box 36 at the corner of Broad and Cleveland streets this morning al 9:17 o'clock, brought the depart- ment to a house at 294 Broad strect on the corner of Curiis street. A ehild in the third floor tenement, oc- jcupied by Gus Seledyn and his fam- ily. was playing with, matches and set fire to some clothes in a closet. The blaze was quickly extinguished and did damage of about $300. Henry Scherp, a boarde», who was in the house at the time, heard Mrs. Seledyn cail for help and rushing out into the Kitchen, Ye saw the smoke issuing from the bedroom. He went into the room and opened the door of a closet there and wis met hy a burst ol flames which singc? his hair i eyebrows, and Scorched his face aad arms. The house is owned by John Brisko. PENFIELD TRACT SOLD The New York police reported 1ast | Gharles B. Cadwell Sells Property on night that the alleged victim of Pin- L cott and Cox was Eric Skogstadt, a wealthy Norwegian who advanced them money in a horse race betting scheme. Skogstadt, the police said, had come to this country on a pleas- ure trip, with Cox and Pincott and accompanied them to Albany and Troy, N. Y., where their plans were matured and the money turned over. of land involved in the deal. The iby Mr. Cadwell Dwight ! : = Bridgeport Man Killed While Going to Work South Norwalk, May 3.—Fortunato Cirino, aged 19, of §2 Church street, Bridgeport, was struck and Kkilled at Saugatuck this morning by a railroad train, while crossing the tracks on his way to work. The man's head was severed from his body, and he was hurled for about feet by the im- pact. The accident happened at a curve in the tracks. Slater Road To Harry Simpson. Plainville Man, Charles B. Cadwell has sold what is known as the Penfield place' on Slater road to Harry Simpson of Plainville, who plans to, develop that tract of land. Besides the dwelling, there are sev- eral other buildings and eight acres Police Arrive Too Latc at Street Tailorshop to Catch a Burg- lar—Youngblad's Roorh Entered. night, Lieu- tenant Samuel Bamforth at police headquarters reccived a telephone call that there was trouble on Dwight street. Sergeant John J. King and Doorman Gustave Hellberg, who went to the scene, learned that the tailor- | shop conducted by Brown hrojhers at 4§ Dwight street had been cntered. | The intruder, however, had made an escApe before the arrival of the po- lice. | Carl Youngblad, of T4 West Main | sireet, was surprised yesterday after- | noon, while entering’his room, to see jand Laughlin Steel company’s mill in two men emerging from there. He |the south side district here causing made a hasty examination of the place | damage estimated by officials at $50,- and found everything intact. He then 000 to $250,000. proceeded to notify the police, giving AN them a detailed description of the men. Ada Jones, Veteran Star Of Musical Comedy, Dies Rocky Mount, N. C,, May 3.—Ada j Jones, musical comedy star died in a ’ | About 11 o'clock last PIT \Bl RGH FIRE 3.—Fire of unde today badly BIG Pittsburgh, termined origin early * i THE | | 2 Hartford, May 2.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness followed by rain tonight and Thursday; not much change in tempera- ture; fresh’ south and south- west winds. hospital last night after a sudden ill- ness. She was removed to the hos- pital yesterday after suffering a col- lapse Saturday night at the conclusior of a concert engagement. gutted the machine shop of the Jones| Head of Democrat Town Committee Selebted as Are T, T, Parker and Williamy Lange. Jackson, I, A Lawyer David L. Dunn, chairman of the democrat town committee, was named by Mayor A, M. Paonessa to- day to head the board of police com- missioners, succecding Chairman P, 1" King. Other members of the board named today are Thomas I°. Jackson, Edwin A. Parker and William Lange. law- yer Dunn's term is for 4 years, (‘om- missioner Jackson for 3 years, Com- missioner Pa¥ker for two years and Commissioner Lange for one year, Commissioners Dunn and Jackson are the democrat members, and (,‘nm-‘ missioners Parker and Lange the re- | publicans, The board which is being displaced by the new appointces is composed of Commissioners P. 1. King, Virgil Palmer, 8. M. Davidson and Stephen Robb. COTTER IN TOILS Young Man Held by the Police at the Time of the Winkle Death, is Ar- rested Again Today. Edward Cotter was arrested today by Policeman Herbert C. Lyon on a charge of breach of peace. Accord- ing to the police, Cotter was around on Main street last night, announc- ing himself as “going to get Feeney.” Cotter was held as a material witness at the time of the Louis Winkle af- and was locked up in the county ! for several weeks, Bank isVI)ynamited, Then Looted, Near Denver, Col. | Denver, May 3.—After firing nine shots of nitro-glycerine, which prac tically wrecked the building of the ! First tional bank at Lafayette, 15 miles from here, carly today, bandits | escaped with approximately $21,000 in currency and Liberty bonds. | | Crowe Sworn In On Public Works Board | Thomas W. Crowe who is to head | the board of public works was sworn in as a commissioner hy City Clerk A. L. Thompson,this morning. The mayor will call a meeting of the board within a few days. attach on Senator sas, charged today in the est inspectors | should have the at an, CONNECl‘ICUT WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 1922, ~-FOURTEEN PAGES. Herald “Alda" Mean Better Business I I I(‘ THREE (E.\TS . GENOA CONFEREES SEEKING AMERICAN ASSISTANCE IN EXCHANGE READJUSTMENTS DROPPED HONEST MEN. enator Caraway Viciously Attacks Attorney Gen- eral in Speech W Renewing his Gen. Daugherty, democrat, Arkan- nate that all the ington, May Attorney Caraway, Mr. Daugherty “had fired of the tck into vindle put wanted to prosecute government,” and had office the physician who helped to get lthe fraudulent pardon for Charles W. Morse.” Referring to Mr. Daugherty's state- ment that the attack of the senator| yesterday showed that cabinet officers: privilege of the floor in the senate and house, away declared that he waived “all im- munity, personal or otherwise’ as to what he said yesterday and today and would meet Mr. Daugherty “anywhere imt‘ e NEW PLAN FOR IRFLAND Proposals Seeking To Unify pppnsing Factions Of Republican Army Are Submitted To Dail. Dublin, May 3. — (By Associated Press)—A plan for unifying the op-| posing factions of the Irigh republican army was formally submitted to the Dall Eireann today by Commandant |Sean O'Hegarty of Cork, the spokes- Iman for six officers of the insurgent section of the army who were admit- ted to today's session of the Dail, In presenting the plan he sald the Dail was losing respect on account {ts deal- ing in personalities and its lack of a sense of reaponslbmty to the coun- try. SECOND STUBBORN FIRE THREATENS TREASURY BUILDING AT WASHINGTON of Flamos‘ Lights Up Entire City— | Loss Estimated At About| $75,000. i Lurid Glow the sec firemen | Washington, May 3.—For ond time in three months, early today battled with a stubborn | gt fire on the roof of the treasury e partment which for a time assumed menacing proportions as the flames, | burning through a long superstruc ture leaped high in the air and cast| a threatening glow on the White House itself while sparks wafted | across to its surrounding terrace. Flames Light Up City When discovered about 1:45 a. m., the flames had gained considerable headway and were soaring to a height of 30 or 40 feet when fire apparatus’ responding to five alarms, arrived at the scene. Gaining impetus about that time from a dull, rumbling ex- plosion which firemen believe was caused by building materiais stored for use in the present work of raising the roof of the structure the blaze cast a bright glow on the night sky over the entire downtown section be- fore it subsided under the effect of | water from a dozen hose lines. The White House and Washington monu- ment stood out in sharp relief in the tantastic light of the flames. President Watches Blaze Awakened by White House attend- ants, President and Mrs, Harding dressed and from a window watched the firemen battle the flames in the nearby building, When checked after about 30 mvnr utes effort the flames had burned en tirely through one section of the sup- | erstructure which tops the section of | the building that divides the court| and had spread to parts of the central | portion of the roof Unofficial esti mates, however, place the damage at not more than $75,000, although it is not known whether this adequately took into account the possible dam- age from water which it was believed might be considerably in the court section of the building immediately under the central blaze, Marines Guard Building Firemen had been on the scene only | minutes when a cordon marines, hastily recruited from a number on liberty here from the Quantico. Va., barracks was thrown around the building. The | general public and representatives of the press alike were denied permis- sion to pass within the line which had made it difficult at an carly hour to- day to ascertain ®he exact damage. Under Secretary of the Treasury Clif- ford was early on the scene to take charge of the protection of the build ing and the cordon of marines was still maintained there at an early hour. a few of | about the same nature as that which occur red on the treasury roof during office hours, when hundreds of employes were in the huilding last February §. This was extinguished without heav damage although a threatening blaze |2 resulted from the burning scaffolding and some structure. jing the war after which he | ferred to the merchant fleet where he m e wiacn he was to ldichanded some removed to the Naval hospital in | Brooklyn. ithe mother, Mr. one iters, was chine gun company |fantry U, been for next criming court |the gang he: at present | sentence in state | formerly cella Stanley Memorial | occupying supper | Brotherhood. ’\ recent micir The blaze apparemtly was of much |gunday Sc hool will hold a meeting 4\l| of much|at St of the new roof | Coppens, ‘by a number of visiting priests. __x.__ VETERAN OF NAVY DIED IN HOSPITAL Had Served on Submarine During The War—One Other Brother Killed in Service. and Main Cornelius O'Brien, son of Mr. Mrs. Joseph O'Brien of Iast died this morning in the U, 8 rval Hospital in Brookiyn, N. Y. He had been ailing for a long time and his death was not unexpected. He served in the submarine serv- ice for about a year and a half dur- 5 trans- served until his enlist ed. He was conditiona trom service because of had his con- ¢ was home only a short time aken sick and removed linfc hospital in New 1ined there until it w months ago. He was the Poly Yo:k. He re and Joseph O'Brien and three sis- Anna and He is survived by and Mrs, brother, William; Winnifred, a nurse; Margaret, One other brother, Joseph killed at the battle of Chateau Thierry while serving with the ma- of the 102nd In- 8. He will be buried with full military honors in this city, but the full ar- rangements for the funeral have not mmpwx d. iPolice Hold Petrucelli Under Bonds 01 $5,000 | South Norwa May - Rocco Petrucelli, arrested in Iwr‘lr‘]"upnr' by ate police for burglary was held under bonds of term of the George H. \U\ll!”"l! Petracelli was one aded by Mike Serino, who serving a ten to 15 yvear prison for murde this eity his home fall $5,000 by Judge meraing. of of izl of Apicell made with Api- TO LEAVE. Church to Sunday. PASTOR Successor Next W. R. the ch Stewart, pulpit at since Rev the Rev Stanley G. B will Memorial ireh Missirian resigned last December, | complete his duties at the church next Sunday. take cessor. held to a suc- A meeting will be action on the naming of Tomorrow will be held by the church| to mark the closing of The ership campaign. 8 o'clock Friday evening FORTY HOURS' DEVOTION, The forty hours' devotion will open at 10:30 o'clock next Sunday morning Charles | Rev be Peter's church. the pastor, will ssisted hon- | n his department who fenator Car- | here last | superior | Petrucelli| Act on] who has been | evening at 7 o'clock, a| SAYS flAUfiHERTY HAS ‘Fmanclal Reconstructlon | In Europe Depends On Support Given By the United States Disarmament Question Now Brought to Fore, But is Not Given Consideration. 3 (By cunte Ass'd Press)— nee at its second vil today adopted the re- financial and transport “he session, which last- Y, brought renewed men- i nament question by \e foreign ters of Russia and crimany but the subject was not gen- erully disccussed. e Russian question and other political subjects we not touched bt the Lecessity Jor participa- i 3 ny bilitution of Europe ° repeatediy nea in the de- In conncetion with the finan- report, adupted the confer- ¢, Sir Laming Worthington-Evans ol Great Britain and other delegates f‘m:xh:i.\lxzwl neec of obtaining Amer- ican support i European financial reconstruction. After the session, Premier Lloyd George wed the work of the two cornmiss 5 forth in the re- 4 very material con- rd the reconstruction It was satisfactory to te, he remarked the way in which ali the powers had accepted, in such a rapid, business-like fashion the far- reaching resolutions of the two come missions, The economic {plenary se ports commlssions, jed ho ition of the Genoa, May 3. (By Associated Press)—The second plenary session of the Genoa economic conference opened at 10 o'clock this morning. The Belgian delegates were in at- tendance as the meeting will not touch upon the Russian memoran- dum with which they had disasso- ciated themselves, The Russian delegates arrived just after Premier Facta of Italy ag chairman, opened the meeting, Richard Washburn Child, Ameri- can ambassador, w-m among the vis- itors. The meeting was for the purpose of adopting the reports of the fi- nancial and transport commissions involving in no way the political dis- putes relating to the Russian ques- tion, Financial Reports. Sir Laming Worthington-Evans presented the financial commission's report which he termed as important to the world as was the Justinian code. Stabilizing of the purchasing power of gold cannot be accomplish- ed without American co-operation, he said. . The financial report contains 19 resolutions among which is a recom- mendation that the Bank of England call a meeting of the central banks of issue to regulate credit policy and study currency reforms. The resolu- tions also urge an international fi- nancial convention to centralize and coordinate the demand for gold which should be adopted as the standard for luropean currencies. The financial report was adopted, and at 12:15 o'clock the conference passed on to the consideration of the transport commission ‘report. Disarmament Again Up | The disarmament question bobbed up again in the address of Dr. Walter | 'athenau, the German foreign min- ister made on the financial report. He id the world's trade must be doubled pefore conditions could be bettered but that this could not be |done while the nations were “jumping at each other's throats.” The subject disarmament also was brought up Premier Tchitcherin of soviet Rus- by | Only hy a policy of peace can the their budget,” he de- for general disarm- nations balance clared in a plea {ament "he Huss foreign minister's re- narks were wle in discussing the financial report. He said Russia must [insist upon reservations to this report carried concerning the league of nations, which Russia {did not reee %€ He added that | Russia couid agree to renounce | government control over exchange op- |as it provisions gn not cration i The on was ad immediate journed the transport com- pted at 12:30 o'clock afterward the con- roport of mis: and l‘n rence ad | ‘Marine Is Helpless Without a Subsidy Washington, May 3.—Mayor Cur- Boston in a letter received to- by Chairman Greene of the house merchant committee and read at joint hearings on the subsidy bill {eclared a American merchant ma- rine without a subsidy is as heipless {as a warship without guns. | He contended a policy of subsidies "\\nuwl benefit whole country.” [ley day a the Home Brewing Declining (Commissioner Hanes Says Washington, May 3.—Home brew- |ing is on the decline in New England | Prohibition Commissioner Haynes de- clared today on the basis of reports from that section. The reports state, he added that the demand for yeast, hops and malt had dropped off by half from the peak of “the home brewing fad.”