New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 21, 1922, Page 1

News of theIWorld By Associated,Press ESTABLISHED 1870 URGE GRAND JURY HEAD, IN FAIRNESS TO WIDOW, TO ASK MRS. HALL TO TESTIFY Petition is Circulated by Those Who Feel Slain Man’s Wife is Not Being Given Fair Deal—More g Evidence Disclosed Today New Brunswick, N. J,, Nov. 21 (By Associated Press)——A petition calling on Foreman Gibbs of the Somerset|recelving evidence in the double Lo Aond SR ORI S el ot enden Foel Administrator Sas Ho|[{ breussementce Tawsectwr: || Georgia Woman Takes 0ath With || 2oy me sneocwins o vew-aee: |{{PreSident, in Add g Ship Frances Stevens Hall, was circulated Bista Prdanta’ Odas. w 't H _t t ! N fam M’,"Grelennn-ln {ssned the | ‘l‘::’;:";’;: n'vihxfr‘:'«‘m!:“.:‘:“rr:' 1 ) rflss, ? today. Somerville, N, J., Nov. 21 3 writ, which is returnable in the 1 g . B, The petition signed by many rsoclated Press)—-The state ‘be‘x“n!; ::. on %l ae 0 %%sary superior court at Hartford on om Any Ob!ecfion :::?Tnl:; htahnem;:m'\{"l‘;lgz ";h:(: s“bsldy wo“ld Aid All iy friend and relatives of the widow |day to present to the Bomerset county Y thie Mgt Fussday of Deceniber e the mini i Whose husband, rector of the church |grand jury investigating the Hall- . Constable Fred Winkle served (|1 e atainmhe ok hed o, TR k. T b, e 2 S et e, Tt 2 10 | \RE VIOLATING RESTRICTIONS || v o NEWBERRY 1§ FINALLY 0UT ———===—=="NO1 SECTIONAL NATTER ° with his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor R. e e U. S OBSERVERS AT NEAR EAST PARLEY Will Take Part in Discussions But Have No Authority e P T b James Curran, oné of the first po- | he found dealers did not exact exces- light of the y s | precedents, Mrs. Felton shipping to serve CLOSED SESSIONS TODAY K:f:!::rib'g:::‘ §T.5n"2“'ile"'{f.filfi"° sive price for coal so much as WY]‘RADIGAI‘ LAB R"‘E took the oath of office at the vice| Tentative plans for the campaign nn;ml':e a z“lw:r; ::':‘::'In:":‘: | Sl merc: fouid-vial 1, the AU violated the fuel board's restrictions president’s desk and wrote her name | Of the New Britain Tuberculosis Re- |independence in time of peace. ] — ) s ca;lng , was the first|regarding delivery of coal. He added |in the senate membership book. llef soclety to sell Christmas seals in A rs Personall Allics Meet in Private to Declde alled. that his survey of the fuel situation | Newberry’'s Resignation, this city were announced this morn- o o s ) New Witness Called. v’ genarally + CORSARIS PAR”AMENT lEAI]ER pn vberry's TRalguation, - |l by . W7 Upaon iptesidant ‘ot the g ioually. sddessisd S 1o NN Upon Own' Stand—Ambassador | THe name of & new found witness | ing to the fixed rate although a few o T1. | Newberry ot |organization. ~ Mrs. Ernest Smith, |Sion Of the house and senate, th e has appeared among the “stars” upon | yiolations had been noticed with re- Michigan, the center of a bitter elec- | Miss Catherine Swift, Miss Higre/| SCAlVe ORCUIER i AR L ) D! : saving to the government would re- Child Addresses Envoys, Outlining | American Policy and Stand. | of George Sipel " me ¥y “'ho”o g':‘wwx::;":\! tl;ale:hpln mz{!“:{ (\xlodrhflan( coal prices,” Mr. Russell E ter of resignation was presented and :s:rtln.l IIst":f those who will serve on | 4 orasts and the enri hing of the : Lausanne, Nov. 21.—(By Associat- # c rek sald. 1t 1 read in the senate. e committee with the officers in ar- + 9 night of September 14, have ‘caused |° yr. Russell's statement was Iected Head of British Report Out Ship BAlL. ranging for the campaign which wil{ PeCial few at the expense of the pub- lic treasury. ‘The legislation, he as- ed Press.)—Richard Washburn Child, | American ambassador to Italy, ex-| | pinimed. at the plenary session of the e rto sy SOFOhAPVARY 0% IR port ithas ool SARFAEIERIE D, SRS rine BII with amendments agreed to|1: Others will be appointed to the A Near Fast peace conference today| jane Gibson, rr?e “plg woman.” Mrs. | city for $16.560 whereas the fair price vesterday by republican members was committee at a later date. enrichment or perpetual bestowal. i the position of the observers for the| —mpq Kranri fu ';_ sy a4 of 21 there has been fixed at $15.60. formally reported out by the house| Although no definite quota has been i(‘ success attends, as we hope i United States. America, he stated,|men and three bbbl e London, Nov, 21 (By the Assoclat- | merchant marine committee today|St it is hoped that from between will,” he added, “the government out L Whataaten” in the Near| maward Grrl . _ ed Press)—James Ramsay MacDon-|without a record vote, while Presi-|$3:500 and §4,000 will be ralsed by lay is returned, the inspiration of op-' sdware Jarrigan, another New ald, member of parllament for the|dent Harding was arranging to go to the sale of the seals. Mr. Upson portunity {o earn remains and Ameri. & Jastern settlement and its observers would attend the meetings and join in the discussions, but were not author-| {zed to be members of the commis- sions, to sign reports or to devolve on the-decisions. Private Scssion Today. Delegates to the conference With | the preliminary ovatory concerning the close relations of Great Britain, France and Italy behind them faced this morning the real test of strength of the ties which spokesmen for the three powers have insisted existed among them. ° | The conference meets in private pession today for purposes of organi-/ zation and to start the actual work of making peace with the Turks. Turkey's Sercngth. | For centuries Turkey has been able to protect herself by getting Europ- | ean nations to quarrel ‘among them- selves over Near Fast questions, The rivalry of France, Italy and N‘ CITY NoW SIT[IATION SE IOI]S MasDonald 1§ a man of much edu-|cause the warden had recelved no . p — ommittee in charge to sell what geographical, occupational, profes- Great Britain for supremacy in the 1 R cation widely read and himself a|commitment papers for him. iflnpd "hnn:l‘u" “:'gm"m,, clu:)’.: :“r; sional or partisan o:j.act.lon. A com- Levant has been the protection of weak sultans in’ the past, and it re- mains to be seen whether it will also be of service to Mustapha Kemal Pasha and his Angora associates. Ismet Pasha and his assoclates of the ‘Turkish delegation to the confer- ence appear less confident than when | tifey arrived, and the feellng is! growing that they will reduce thelré program materfally in the hope of re- | Mills, will be sent to Mr. Gibbs in Bomerville, where the grand jury is cital of events on the night of Sep- tember 14 ,when the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, a member of his choir, were murdered. Special Deputy Attorney General Mott was belleved to have got in all his evidence bearing on the discovery of the bodies and their condition, and before the noon recess he had called four witnesses credited with knowl- edge of the movements of the rector and’ singer shortly before they were slain, With the legal preliminaries out of the way it was expected that the story rivaling a best seller in hu- | man interest swould move more quick- |1y this afternoon. whom the prosecution pinned its hope for indictments. The name was that detectives to bring him forward as the Brunswick policeman who viewed the bodles, followed Curran. Striker Testifies. The third witness was Edward C. Striker. It was from his home that | Raymond Schnelder, who found the | bodies, .h:l#phnm’d the police regard- ing his discovery. After the jurors had heard the| story of John Lathrop, a farmer liv- ing near the scene of the murder, who claims he heard shots, * special Députy Atorney General Mott called Dr. A. L. Smith, who performed an antopsy on the body of the choiry singer and found that, hesides having been shot, her throat had been cut, He also was present when the autopsy was performed on the body of Dr. FOR EXTRA SESSION Investigation Shows Coal Dealers Going Contrary to Fuel Board's Rulings Regarding Delivery, « Ac- cording to Administrator. Hartford, Nov. 21.--State Fuel Ad- ministrator Thomas W. Russell said today he would not hesitate to ask Governor T.ake to call a special ses- sion of the legislature to empower the fuel hoarg to enforce coal prices in Connecticut if dealers *'did not play the game square,” Mr. Russell sald spect to the delivery restrictions, “My duty is to protect the public from prompted by a report from Bridge- PROTESTANTS DEPORTED Forty of That Faith Are Driven Out of Belfast by the Ulster Apnthorities —Relatives Are much Irritated. Belfast, Nov. 21.—The Ulster au- thoritives have deported from Belfast about 40 Protestants whose presence they. thought detrimental to the city's peace. Thus far nothing concerning the deportations have been divuiged in any of the newspapers. Relatives of the deportees are deeply frritated. Most of those deported lived in the York st area, the others being from Balfymacarret, an eastern su- Hall. burb of Belfast. MR. AND MRS. WALTER MARRIED 50 YEARS Lexington Street Residents Were Mar- ried By Rev. Dr. J. H. Dennison, ONLY TWO WEEK’S. SUPPLY OF COAL Unofficial Report Made to Traffic Bureau Says Sud- den Freeze-up Might Cause Suffering Here. New Britain has only enough an- kel DRI AR A HER BEAUTY MARRED IN AUTO ACCIDENT, ASKS $10,000 BALM, o Mary guardian, Klescz, through George Klescz, her has The plaintiff sets forth in the 1922 complaint that on June 26, she was invited to go for an automobile ride by the defend- ant. While driving along the highway near Collinsville, the ear through alleged carelessness and negligence of _the defend- ant, crashed into a bridge. The girl was injured, broken glass from the windshield cut- ting her face and chin in such a manner that she will he marred for life. GRAND OLD LADY IS FIRST $0 HONORED Michigan Solon's Resignation Be- comes FEffective Today—Merchant Marine House Committee Reports Marine Bill Out, ‘Washington, Nov. 21.-—Mrs. W. H. Felton, the ‘“grand old lady of Georgla,” won her fight today for a seat as the first woman senator. Withoul objection from any sen- ator but after a long delay during which the status of her appointment to the senate was reviewed in the James Ramsay MacDonald | Forces in Commons Aberavon division of Glamorganshire, and long prominent as a labor leader, was today elected leader of the par- liamentary labor party. John R. Clynes, former chairman of the parliamentary labor party, whose election to the leadership had been generally anticipated was elected deputy leader. Arthur | made chief party whip, with house of commons. In selecting James Ramsay Donald as its parliamentary man ‘from the more radical elements of its makeup and one who in thc past has taken an aggressive stand in pushing labor's interest. writer of reputation on political and economic subjects. has the faculty for caustic and teil- ing utterance. MasDonald has been a soclalist of a rather extreme type but not of communistic tendencies. For ycars he was a leader of the independent labor party group. The more radi- cal wing of the labor eelments in opposition to the main faction led by Henderson, long labor party leader in the house .of commons who falled ot ejection to the house in the recent balloting was Ben Spoor-Ahe actiug chief whip ™ the Mac- leader the British labor party has picked a As a debater he tion contest for the past four years, became effective today when the let- The administration merchant ma- the capitol and address a joint ses- slon of congress in the interest of the legislation. Willlam Lloyd, Convicted of tion of Tlinois Sedition Law; Not Allowed to Enter Prison, Viola- Lioyd ‘milllonaire communist' labor party, convicted with 19 other men of violation of the Illinols sedition law was reported today to have appeared at the Joilet penitentiary last night prepared to begin his term of ono to five years. He was refused admit- tance, according to information re- Gelved at the sheriff's office here be- FARM HANDS SCARCE Farmers Are Troubled Because Men Have Gone to Villages to Work in Cotton Mills, Nov. Sterling, 21.—Increasing de- mand for all classes of labor in tex- Chlcagh, Nov. 21-=William- Bross $30,000,000 YEARLY MAXIMUM COST OF MARINE AID—HARDING; FELTON WINS HER WOULD SEND AUTO THIEVES TO JAIL FOR 25-40 YE/ o San Francisco, | RS, Nov, 21 American Institute of Chrimin- The CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE OPENS HERE DEC. | Tuberculosis Relief Society Expects to Raise Between $3,500 and $4,000 | | Humphrey and Miss Ventlie Logan, the association nurse, comprise a be inaugurated on Triday, December stated this morning that 85 per cent. of the money raised in New Britaln stays in the city, being used for the local association in its work. The other 15 per cent. is divided between the state and national organizations and pays for all advertising and other expenses incurred in starting the campaign. The sale of seals this year will be done mostly through the mail al- children. homes as has Been done ih the past. of this old method many families were approached several times to purchase the seals and there was cause for a great deal of confusion, The school children, however, will be given an opportunity to purchase stamps for their own use, In ad- dition plans are being made by the organizations in the city. There have been socleties who have purchased $5 or more worth of seals at a time but have not always wanted the seals, having made the purchase to ald the cause. Because of this the national tuberculosis soclety has arranged for the sale of the bonds { when large contributions are received. The bond will replace the many seals. Dr. Fred P. Lee of the health depart- though seals will be sald to the school i The, children will_not be Aked to. gell stampe gt neighbors’ The associntion feels that by means FIGHT 10 G00D HIGHWAYS Tells Congress American Shipping Would Insure Supplies in Case of ‘War and Commercial Independence During Times of Peace. Washington, Nov. 21, — Enactment of tha administration merchant mar- ine bill was urged upon congress to- day by President Harding as neces- sary to relieva the government of present “staggering losses™ in opéra- tion of the war built merchant fi and to establish a program of assured sult from the proposed law. He chal- lenged every insinuation of favored serted, automatically guarded agains$ can transportation by sea is maintain- ed, Foreign Opposition The president said concern about the American merchant marine policy was not limited “to our own domain,” adding that the maritime nations of the world were. in “complete accord with the opposition here to the pend- ing measure.”” He declared those na- tions had a particular right to such an attitude, but that he wished to stress the Ameriean viewpoint which he said should be the viewpoint *from which one rees American carriers at sea, the dependence of American commerce and American vessels for American reliance in the event of war." Belittles Objections Mr, Harding: declared it would ‘be most discouraging If a measure of “such transcending national import- ance" must have its fate depend on merclal eminence on the seas and am- ple agencies for the promotion in care rying of American commerce, he as- | serted were of no less importance to the, people of the Mississippi and the Missouri valley, the great northwest and the Rocky mountain states than, to the seaboard states and industrial communities inland. & “It is a common cause with its henefits commonly shared,” said he. Just Like Good Roads storing peace and reestablishing trade ' Hend 4 Joh R 2 Ttk . 5 s 5 g Then Pastor of First Church. thracite coal of domestic sizes to last Arthur enderson an ohn . ment will be in charge o e sale o 5 relations with the outside world. It two weeks, according to reports made Ciynes. tile centers s producing troublesome|the honds. it government ald is a fair term to ———— problems for farmers and dairymen BRI L apply to aggregating $75,000,000 to.. 18 becoming evident that they are be- ginning to realize that it was Greece and not the great powers of Europe | which they defeated in their recent successful campalgn about Smyrna. Mr, and Mrs. Henry 8. Walter are observing thelr golden wedding anni- versary today at their home, 24 Lex- ingtop street. Owing to Mrs, Walter's to the New Britain Traffic Bureau at {ts monthly luncheon today. Tt was shown that while the aver- age consumption in the city is about 300 tons daily, only about 90 tons are MRS. JACOB WIEGAND DIES AT AGE OF 73 who are trying to fill the demand for milk from the Providencc and” Boston markets, it was stated today when re- ports were discussed that an advance in milk prices would probably be UNLAWFUL TO JOIN K. K. K. IN KANSAS promote good roads for market high-: ways, the president added, it is equal« ly fit to be applied to the establish~ ment and maintenance of American market highways on the “salted seas' ¥ LIKENS SHIPBILL 3 Italy Pleased G fy i - America’s - participation in the ::':",",‘: fhe obervancs s 0fTW itiek 2:;:“;{,,";,:,‘;3.“ ?,’:‘:;, X‘:,:lifmm\':; PR E ;'askod effective December 1. Hun- s As to present government opinion Lausanne conference is hailed with|™"\e "oy arre Walter were married | during the past few days, the average Well Known Woman Had Been Resi- | dreds of farmers in eastern Connectl- 3 of the shipping board fleet, Mr. Hard- gratification by the Italian _govern-| Mo A0 T e T H. Den- | trom November 1 has been about two § it Rhode Tsland and Southern Conn,| Legal Proceedings Under WAy 0],y saiq there was the unavoidable ment and people, Premier Mussolint| j iy "at that time pastor of the Cen-|cars. | dent of New Britain for More |ara sid to be unable to get “farm| nago It Tegal to Hold Member- | fask of wiping out a fitty billion dol-' - | hands” because men they had have| ° ' lar annual loss and losses aggregating told the Associated Press today. “American interest in Europe If extremely cold weather! develops | Than Fifty Years. “many hundreds of millions” {n worn ter Congregational church. They have out, sacrificed or scrapped shipping. taken an active interest in the church the ship in Klan in That State. is | | gone to the villages to work in suddenly and transportation facilities| necessary to the peace of the world" N v » " : " as well as in many public welfare)are handicapped in the near future, | Mrs. Adelaide Wiegand, widow of | cotton mills. X Ba suid, anc L eners ot inaugura- (28 Well 48 0 Y e one child |this city will find itself In bad shape, | Jacob Wiegand, r. diod this morn- | : . Topeka, Kas, Nov. 21.~Legal pro-| jo’ called attention that the govern- tion of the‘ United States' activity in living, Mrs. Allda Johnson, wife of and may be up against it for further | ing at 11:45 o'clock at the home of | ANOTHER ARREST MADE ceadings which may make it unlaws| ¢ 500 Geare helng worn out with- the Near Fast conference is a pre-|p " oyiom Johnson of Norfolk, |supplies. | her daughter, Mrs. Louis W. Hipp, 36 ful for any person in Kansas to be | G4% o orovision for replacement, and 4 cursor to still further and larger| o o T4 eon Howard Arnold Walter,| While it ls rumored that the open| Wallace street, at the age of 73 AT members of the Ku Klux Klan were |y ¢'s nrogram of surrender and sac- participation. died several years ago while laboring | Weather has resulted in an extension years. 4§ forecast today in the announcement| .q.o and the liquidation which he de- ¢ thus re-| Mrs. Wiegand was one of Neyw | Thomas McCarthy, Ome of Alleged | by Governor Henry J. Allen that he| .09 would be inevitable unless the enacted, Asked regarding the relations be- tween the new Itallan government and the Vatican Premier Mussolini re- plied: “1 am religious. I thing religion is the great fundamental moral force in the life of the people and T am hostile to anything that savors of the atheistic or anti-clerical. “Catholicism is a wonderful world power and on that account the rela- tions between the fascisti government and the Vatican will be very cordial.” POLICE WILL DRAFT “TIME OFF” REQUEST Force tn‘ Prepare Program to Be Submitted Also Discuss Pensions. At a meeting of members of the New Britain police department Thurs- day evening, the subject of “time off” will be discussed. The patrolmen will agree on the number of days a month they will ask the board of po- Nee commissioners to allow them. The pension fund will also be con- sidered, including the dues to pe paid and the number of years a man must be in the department before becom- ing eligible for retirement on' the pension’ list. to Commission and Allentown, Pa, Nov. 21.--The building of the Allentown Crockery Co., occupied by a number of ten- ants and lodges, was destroyed by fire early today. - Theodgre Schaffer, a watchman, was trapped in the bulld- ing and burned to death. The loss is ,tee of the common council are plan- in the missionary field of Tndia. Mr. Walter has been connected with the Stanley Rule and Level Co. since July 31, 1865. Until about ten years ago he was superintendent, later be- coming purchasing agent. At present his association with the company is confined to confidential matters. ARREST BOOTLEGGER South Norwalk Joseph George of Hauled Up After Attempt to Sell Tdgnor At Hotel. South Norwalk, Nov. 21.—Joseph George, aged 24, of 67 French street, Torrington was arrested here at mid- night last night by federal prohibition enforcement agents charged with bootlegging. -8ix ene gallon jugs of imitation cordlal were seized and he 18 to be taken to Bridgeport for a hearing today. His automobile an extensive touring car, was also seized after he had endeavored to make a sale of liquor at a hotel here. Will Study Traffic Laws of Other Cities Membere of the ordinance commit- ning to visit several cities in the state this week for the purpose of studyving methods of handling traffic, —which' may be applied to local conditions. Later it is planned to have a meecting with Chief of Police W. C. Hart pres- ent 80 that parking ordinances may be gone over and /such changes as nre felt advisable recommended to the estimated at $350,000, couneil. of the Great Lakes season, ducing New England shipments, no definite information was on hand. Another month of open winter will save considerable trouble here, it is felt, Many people have not started their furnaces yet, apd those who have are burning coal sparingly. Only 20 per cent of the people of New Britain have any coal.to speak of in their cellars, it was reported by a lo- cal coal dealer. People who are buying coal now are buying gradually as they use it, and are not laying in any stock ahead. Buckwheat, rice, barley and other steam sizes are obtainable in fairly large quantities, as is =oft coal, but there is trouble due to the inability of rallroads to move ecars rapidly enough, to supply the markets. The traffic men agreed that prompt unloading af cars would help the car shortage, but complained that local switching servica is so poor that sometimes empty cars ara not moved for one or two days. It was decided that the Bureau would offer its service in co-operating with local frelght Agent J. E. Leitch in getting cars unloaded promptly. The committee to protest the re- moval of Arch street trolley ralls was continued indefinitely. The freight embargo troubles were thrashed out, but it was agreed noth- ing could be done at this time, The condition of the Plainville and Berlin‘roads was discussed and (will be brought to the attentlon of the Chamber of Commerce directors next Monday. Express facilities were discussed. A report on the Natlonal Industrial Traffic League was made by Walter L. Bell, traffic manager of North &! Judd Mig. Co. Prank C. Usher, the new chairman, presided for the first time, | Britain's best known residents. She had lived in this city for more than 50 years. She was a member of the South Congregational church. | Those who survive are one son, | Charles Wiegand; four daughters, | Mrs, Charles Gates, Mrs. Louls Lehr, ! Mrs. Louls W. Hipp, all of this city, | and Mrs. B. A. Richards of Winsted; | 14 grandchildren, and one great | grandchild. | * Funeral arrangements have not been completed . B0 PRIESTS ATTEND | Present At Solemn High Mass of Re. of this city and other towns attend- ed a sélemn high mass of ' requiem celebrated in this city today in mem- | ory of the late Rev. Luke Kitzsimons, "who was pastor of the church of the | Immaculate Conception. Rev. John J. McCabe of Jewett City, a. nephew of Rev. Luke Fitzsimons, was the cele. brant. Among the clergy in atten- ! dance was Right Rev. John Murray, auxillary bishop of the dlocese. r | THE WEATHER 0— Hartford, Nov. 21.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Wednesday; .colder tonight with strong northwest winds, R | was born in Broad Brook, Conn., but | Swindlers in Waterbury Whiskey | Deal, Apprehended in New York. i} Waterbury, Nov. 21.—Word was | received in this city today of the ar- rest in New York of Thomas Mc- | Carthy, alleged member of A gang that swindled Frank Stapleton ot | this city out of $30,000 in New Haven. | Stapleton paid over that amount of { money for a shipment of whiskey that never arrived. The present ar- | rest 1s the third In the case, as two other men, Dennis Lyons of New York and Robert White of New Hav- en, are now awalting trial in the su- perlor court. Stapleton will go to New York this afternoon to see if he can identify McCarthy as one of the | aquiem in Memory of Tate Rev. | gang. W ety Poor Wife, Bean Picker, ! waterbury, Nov. 21-—Fifty priests Accepts $25,000 Offer Warsaw, N. Y, Nov. 21. brought by Mrs. James O. Howard of Castile against Margaret B. Plerce, | young Castile heiress, for the allena- tion of the affections of Mrs. How- ard’s 44 year old husband, has been gettled for 25,000, A Wyoming coun- ty jury In September gave Mrs. How- ard a verdict of 42,500, From this an appeal was taken. Mrs. Howard, who {8 In poor health and compelled to earn her living by picking beans, decided to accept a compromise offer. Manager Spent Nothing On McMahon’s Campaign Reporting for the senatorial cam- palgn, conducted by P. 8 McMahon, Campalgn Manager Charles 8. Burns has notified the secretary of state that he received no donations and made no expenditures. ~The suit| has been assured by the state attor- ney general's office that ouster pro- ceedings against the klan would be filed in the state supreme court. All papers have been prepared. The suit ‘against the klan will be brought on the ground that the or- ganization is a Georgia corporation not registered to do business in Kan- sas. The suit may further result in attempts to remove from oftice all country and state law enforcement officers known to be members of the klan, it was said, as such a policy previously has been ontlined by Gov ernor Allen. Before the recent election, Govern- or Allen stated he was determined to drive the klan out of the state as {soon as he could find out who head ed the organization in Kansas. Have to Seal Up Coal Cars to Prevent Thefts Philadelphia, Nov. 21.-—Anthracite |ceal is being shipped to western cities in sealed box cars, according to an loMeial of the Philadelphia and Read- ling. “"This 1s necessary,” the official |sald, “to assure full shipments reach- ling destinations. Imay arrive with ahout one-half the 'original shipment, after passing through communities where there s a coal shortage.” '‘QUAKES IN ALGIERS. Algiers, Nov. 21.—(By Associated Press.)—Two earth shocks today fol- lowing five tremors on Sunday cven- ing, sent the Inhabitants of the vil- lage Fromentin, near Cavaignac, into the open country. The quakes dam- aged the principal bulldings of the village. but ns other damage has been reported. Otherwise the cars proposed legislation were would cost scores of milllons. The cost of the proposed legislation giving direct aid, he said, with occasion car- rying maintalned at the present aver- age would mot reach $20,000,000 & year and the maximum direct aid of American shipping were s promoted * that it carried one-half the nation's deep sea commerce would not exceed’ $30,000,000 annually. Text of Mesage President Harding's address to cons gress follows in part: “Membhers of the congress: “Late last February I reported to you relative to the American mer- | chant marine, and recommended leg- Islation which the executive branch jof the government deemed essential with it our national welfare. Oth problems were pressing and othér questions pending and for one reason or another which need fiot be recited, the suggested leglslation has not pros gressed beyond a favorable recoms mendation by the house committee, xxx 1 hope that its favorable report speedily will he given the force ot law. Tt will be helpful In clearing the atmosaphere if we start with the frank recognition of divided opinion . an . Aetermined opposition. It is no n experience, Like proposals have vided the congress on various pre: occasions. xxXx Not Policy of Theory “We are not now dealing with. policy founded on theory, we have problem which is one of grim ac 'fty. We are facing insistent tions out of which will ‘coma additional and staggering givernm to promote our merchant marine and &