New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1923, Page 1

News of the World Ry Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 “CYCLOPS” SKIPWITH SEEKS T0 CLEAN KLAN OF STIGMA OF BLACK HOODED GANGS Arranges Conference With Attorney General of Louisiana to Get to Bottom of Bastrop Atrocities Mayor Dade of Mer Rouge Admits Klan Membership But Denies Taking Part in Whipping Activities. Bastrop, La., Jan, 12—State's at- torneys announced today that Captain J. K. Skipwith, exalted cyclops of the Morehouse parish Ku Klux Klan, has requested a conference with Attorney Gen, A. V. Coco and his assistants in connection with the hooded band atrocities in this parish, Captain Skipwith 1s said to have re- quested the conference in order to go into the full detalls of the operation of the Morehouse klan since its organ- ganization and at the same time to establish that the operations of the blackhooded band was not under the supervision of the klan. ‘Will Grant Request. Assistant Attorney General Gulon confirmed the report that Captain Skipwith had made overtures to the attorney general's staff apd said the klansman's request would be granted. No date was fixed for the conference, it was sald, It is probable it will be held immediately. Dade on Stand. Robert L. Dade, mayor of Mer Rouge, today named Dr. B. M. Me- Koin, Captain J. K. Skipwith, Kelly Harp and Ed. Ivy, as members of a Ku Klux Klan band which held up and disarmed Watt Daniel, W. C. An- drews and Harry Neells, Mer Rouge citizens, near the village of Gallion several months prior to the kidnap- ping and murder of Daniel and Thomas G. Richards last August. Dade had admifted previously that he was a member of the klan band. “Can you say whether J. D. Higgin- NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JA *MDS INFORMATION E RUNNING FLEET OF 22 Stirs A:«TEMPTING TO LAND : (‘Ninzeucul m.um ', Martford, Copp, Klan Cyclops OF BURRITT SCHOOL Mayor Receives Favorable 0p||lon From Corporation Counsel NO LEGAL OBJECTION SEEN Transter of Old Shipman School Site for Fire Ntation and Sale of Plots | at Carmody Property to Be Dis-|or cussed Tonight, The sale of the old Burritt school site, which, it has been estimated will bring more than $200,000 into the city treasury; the transfer of the Shipman school site to the board of fire commissioners for the erection of a Bolvidere fire station; the proposal to sell, for bullding purposes, about 20 lots to be cut from a portion of the Carmody tract, provided the |school board 1s agreeable; and the |taking of steps to lay a one and three- qQuarters mill tax on next year's grand list to make up anticipated deficits, will come before the board of finance and taxation at a meeting tonight at the office of Mayor A. M. Paonessa. Authority to Sell School. Mayor Paonessa has secured an opinion from Corgoration Counsel John H. Kirkham setting forth that the city may, if it sees fit, sell the | Burritt school plot and bullding. For several years there has been a ques- |tion surrounding the validity of such an act, the contention having been made in some quarters that the land was bequeathed to the city in the Er- win will expressly for school purposes. It was argued that if the property were converted to any other use, it |would yevert to the heirs. The cor- poration counsel's finding disputes this claim and the mayor plans to bring ‘lha proposal before the finance and |taxation board for action, Site for Fire Station, CYCLOPS SKIPWITH DIPLOMAT REGENTLY BACK WITH LIQUORS So Charges Rep. Upshaw, Who Also Accuses Un- identified Bootlegger Washington, Jan. 12.—Prior to a conference with prohibition officials today Representative Upshaw, demo- crat, Georgia, announced that while he was armed with evidence relating to Volstead law violations by mem- berg of congress and high govern- ment officials the names of alleged offenders if made public would have to come from Commissioner Haynes. “I am giving to Mr. Haynes the name of the official who recently re- turned from Europe with more than | 20 cases of liquor marked ‘diplomatic’| Should the board decide favorably when he had no right to so mark his upon the transfer of the Shipman contraband Stuff,” said Mr, l‘pshuw.lschool site to the fire board for a “I am giving him also the name of a|new fire station, the probability of professional bootlegger who has been | bringing about this long sought im- operating in the house office build-|provement for the Stanley Quarter ing who was arrested and fined sev- section will be greatly strengthened, since a considerable |PREPAR[S mn SAI_E Thousands of Cases for \'ow UAR York, Philadelphia and|_ Other Cities Already Smuggled Ashore—Com- | petition Is Keen nnd Prices Are Cut, Washington, Jan. 12.—An immed- late report was demanded by prohi- bitien officials here from the New Jersey headquarters concerning dis. patches printed in this morning's p pers describing the extensive landing uggled liquors on the New Jeor- sey toast, Fleet Still There Highlands, N, J,, Jan, 12 Associated Press)—The great rum fleet of 22 vessels which bobbed up yesterday off Sandy Hook while the New York dry naval squadron was being reofganized was still standiog off the Ambrose channe! lightship to- day ready for business as usual, While prohibition forces were tak- ing to New York four small bouts captured last night while attempting to land liquor from the mother ships, the rest of the welcoming fleet of 50 were preparing to race back and forth between the rum carriers and shore. Big Supply Left Although observers ashore estimat. ed that thousands of cases had been landed last night the rum fleet, pre sumably halling from the Bahamas, (By the | Inter-allied high Y 12 1028, —TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES, Average Daily Cireulation Week Ending ’649 January 6th = PRICE THREE CENTS BRITAIN DECLINES TO INTERFERE, REFUSES T0 RECOGNIZE PROTESTS OF GERMANY AGAINST OCCUPA TION FRENGH AND GERMANS | FIGHT COMMON ENEMY Joln Forcel lt Bealexed Memel—France and Eng- | land Send erlhipu { London, Jan. 12 (By Assoclated | Prens)—The eurlous spectatele of the | French and the Germans fighting a | commeon enemy on the frozen shores | |of the Baltic is expected from today's dnrlnume-nu in the topsy-turvy Eu- ' ropean situation, as a result of the Lithuanian advance on Memel, The Memel police, composed for the most part of Germans, - and the French troops entrenched in the outskirts of the ecity, will resist the Lithuanian ralders, according to advices rn-cf.ln-d here, Copenhagen, Jan, 1 By Associated Press)—An exchange Telegraph dis- | patch from Memel reports that the| commissioner has | proclaimed Memel in a state of siege, The newspaper, Memeler l)nmp: boot, says a proclamation signed members of the committee for u\ln; “Little Lithuania™ announces that M. Simoaitis said to be a former Lithu- anian minister hus been created presi- | dent of the Memel territory! still had a vast stock to dispose of to bidders putting out from this resort and other places along the coast, Liquor landed last night was report- ed to have been sent by motor truck to New York, Philadeiphia, Wash- ington and other cities. tos Used Openly. Bootlegging circles here display no fear, despite the capture of four of their best boats last night. Thousands of cascs moved out of the town all night by motor truck and passenger car. The last left at 7 o'clock this morning in five big motor vans—four thousand cases. The power boats taken last night were the Margaret B, a cabin cruis- er; the Evelyn, a seaskiff: the Nanna and 1da, a fishing power boat hailing from Camden, Me., and an unnamed launch newly built and on her first bootlegging jaunt, The Margaret B ([ell in with the |1zed by the treaty of Versailles, Paris, Jan 12 (By Assoclated Press) | —The French and British govern- | ments are preparing to send wnrnhlps} to Memel, the former East Prussian territory on the Baltic international- | with | the purpose of maintaining order, ln" view of the invasion by the Lithuan- ians. Dispatches received by the lr('n(‘h’ foreign office today indicate that the Lithuanian irregulars who crossed the | frontier earlier in the week have reached the outskirts of the town of Memel and exchanged shots with the | German guard. The great lumber. port at Memel which has been under thé temporary | authority of a directorate composed of Germans since the signing of the treaty of Versailles, has no other mili- tary protection than a couple of hun- dred . French soldiers, part of a bat- GE IRAL DEGOUTTE PLAINVILLE FACTORY ~ THREATENED BY FIRE Firemen Fight Flames All Night at the Plant of Bristol Mfg. Co. (Spectal to The I Plainville, Jan. 12 | most stubborn fires with {local fire department has had to con- /tend in many years, broke out in the { picking room of the Co. on West Main shortly after 11:30 damage to stock water and smoke was | estimate of the loss wi | by the officials of the morning. street o'clock. from ferald), One whi; Bristo! the done, ould of be plant ch 1 M, but 1 The fire started from friction the the given | this | ther seizures. C’l Commander Efll'"'d‘ Policy is to Remain Steadfastly ' With Allies, Without . Taking Part in Advance General Degoutte Satisfied: With Events — Declares State of Siege in All Ter- ritory Taken Over, I | London, Jan. 1 (By the Assoclate Press)—The British government will! ! give no recognition to the Germanyg protest against the French advance: into the Ruhr which the Berlin gov=! ernment addressed to the allies last: night, and In no way will t protest affect British action or polic it was l'autHoritatively stated this afternoon. Whenever it becoumes necessary the British representatives on the: various inter-allied commissions will absent themselves in order to demon- strate the British disassociation with the present French action in the | Rulr, Otherwise, it was added, Great | Britain would continue to act whole=' heartedly with the allies. Italy of Same Opini It is considered in political quarters that the attitude of Premier Mussolini of Italy seems to correspond to that of Great Britain rather than that of I'rance and Belgium. It is pointed out that although the Italian representative in the allied conference cast his vote in favor of | the French plan for the Ruhr Premier Mussolini declined to dispatch even a small detachment of troops and pro- tested against the policy of force. The British belief that the Germans 'g. | made a mistake in shifting the coal' last night | situation dictate offices to Hamburg Mug blaze, from the Ruhr was reiterated today, the idea being expressed that suci la course was only likely to antagon- ize the French and spur them to fur- h no tte Is Satisfied 12.—(By the As- in| Deg cral times and immediately returned it is believed, Duesseldorf, Jan, to his outlaw trade.” | part of the costs will be eliminated, ——nnee <"hr land has not heen used for s¢hool Jugular Vein Severed | purposes in many years, and the old school building has been sold to a [coast guard hoat !ix Vfl dark thinking |talion sent there in 1919, o A | her a friendly vessel, The Margaret| While the Germans predominate m‘“';' of "‘:;" m‘fh‘"'fl': :)‘I‘e r}‘\)tm:” then was used to .-upzum the Evelyn |the town, the Lithuanians are in far|-Vhere a plece of metal Is thoug! 0 have come In contact with some of and the Evelyn, one of the fastest|greater numbers in the immediate " ¢ oty ran [outlying districts and there are fears|the lint used by the company. The hotham was with the band?” George 8. Gulon, assistant attorney general asked. “I am not positive,” Dade replied. "“What was the purpose of the sociated Press)—Gen. Degoutte com- mander in chief id, charge of the movement of the military into the ex- room here is filled with cotton, and | tended zone of occupation in the Ruhr trip?” Probing Gambling Reports. “We started up to investigate a re- port that a negro was running a gambling house in which white per- sons were permitted to gamble with negroes."” “Did you find that exist?” “No the house was dark.” Bringing his narrative to the hold- ing up of the three men, Dade con- tinued: ‘Neells, Danfel and Andrews had condition to (Continued on Twenty-Fifth Page) In Skating Accident New Hamburg, Ont, Jan. While watching a hockey game ]n-n- Letween 8eaforth and New Hamburg, E. R. Helmuth had his jugular vein severed by the skate of a player who | collided with another. The injured man bled to death. private party who removed it to a nearby lot and converted it into a hungalow Sale of Building Lots. The proposal to sell as bullding lots a part of the Carmody site will bring about opposition on the part of the school committee, it is believed, since it was proposed to use such | part of the plot as was not utilized by the building proper, for play- ground purposes. Mayor Paonessa believed that, with an extension of Gold street to Millard street, the plot will be divided in such a way as to | provide ample ground for school purposes on the east side, while the west slde could be developed for sale as bullding lots and bring a sizeable 125,000 STANDING ARMY ‘Washington, Jan. 12.—A standing army of 125,000 enlisted men and 12,000 commissioned officers the same as authorized last year is provided for in the army appropriation bill report- ed to the house. power hoats off the Highlands, the Nanna and Jda down. Throws Away Cargo. Another alleged bootlegger was chased but jettisoned her cargo and then submitted to search. She was released. Her skipper, a strapping lad of 16, declared he broke the last bottle of champagne over the how Just as the customs boat came along- side. “As 1 broke that bottle I rechris- tened my boat, ‘the lucky devil,’ " he said. One of the three men who es- caped capture last night by jumping ashore was ready today to take an- other of his boats out to the rum fleet. ““Whadda I care for that boat lost last night,” he said, laughing. “The pool will pay me insurance for in I'rench official circles that the irregulars may overwheim the local force and create a difficult situation. The French and the British have made a diplomatic protest to the Lithuanian government at Iovno. The reply was that cvery effort was made to prevent the irregulars from crossing the frontier. Latest reports indicate that a rather strong force has not only succeeded in crossing the frontier, but has reached the town. The movement is regarded here ag the result of a well jaid plan, the object of which is to balance the Polish occupation of Vilna by taking possession of Memel. a lively blaze was sta short time. An alarm for the factory depart 11:45 o'clock sounded for the tbwn ment. Chief Edward Prior partment of the blaze, making laid and flames were quickly played on the directions. Dense clouds of the work of the men, that, succeeded in confining the one room. A nig smoke rted was ment W a general alarm depar fire and the wate from but the b ht shif ithin sent but W his men made a record breaking run from de- headquarters to the scene | distance | within two minutes and lines of hose rWi sever, hampered | despi they got inside the building and laze t W declared today he considered his mis- sion to have been successfully carried out, “1 had instructions to protect tha entrance of the economic mission into Essen and the Ruhr” he said to the corerspondent “‘and this has been {done. My further duties now consist of ensuring the security of the mem- bers of the mission while they are at work which I have taken measures to do. “No trouble has occurred thus far and I donot expect any unless the Berlin government should give inflam- matory instruetions to the Ruhr au- thorities, which T consider it would not he to the best interests of Berlin to do.” a in at | as t- a al te to as [revenue to the city. The success or | fallure of this proposal is contingent upon the action of the school board in whose hands control of the plot working in the room at the time, and The French high confiaission in the two of the men there were overcome | Rpjpcland it was announced this with the smoke so that they had to|morping has invited the managers of be carried out into the shop yard{ay the factories in the newly occupied both boat and cargo.” Wealthy Organization, He refused to give details of the pool, admitting, however, that there Big Liguor Haul Made by Police; SCHOONER WRECKED Mopping up Squad Gets 135 Gals. | Samuel Gribilisco of 347 Farmington Avenue Ar- rested and Fined $150 in Police Court Today. 1 Upon receiving information that Bamuel Gibilisco of 347 I"armington avenue, had purchased a new stock of liquor for distribution among cus- tomers in that neighborhood, Detec- tive Sergeant W. P. McCue Ied a de- tail of police to that address last night and seized 135 gallons of liquor, which was taken to police headquar- ters. Gibllisco, through Lawyer M. D. Saxe, placedd guilty in police court today. Prosecuting Attorney Joseph G. Woods after stating the facts in the case, recommended & fine of $150 and | costs and his recommendation was ac- cepted by Judge Gegrge W. Klett. Sergeant McCue's detail was made up of Street Sergeant Michael Flynn, Motoreycie Policemen Wiiliam P, Hayes and Willlam 8. Strolls, ahbd Patrolman Johw C. Stadies. The confiscated liguor tained in 25 five-gallon jug: cne-gallon jugs, all of which round in the Gibilisco hos For gpome time Gibilisco’s actions Lave Féen watehed by the police in the ,|rl$-'nhm‘~oor1 ol I”;v-mlnglnn wyenue and b where bis operations cenfined, the poilce | sy, | Lawyer Save - d that considera- tion be show used Lecluse of s plea of & 1 the fuet that he lias n wite, ¢« ¢hitdren and his parents to s lle is rmplo)'m_' in a local counsel toid | Juage iiett. | | | as con- | and in 10 was | were s g continued \0 nest ded not g intent 1o sl Prosrecting Alto-uey heivg condemuntion proceedings in| the casws of dennings and Fred | Llitason 3 morming in eiy| eourt, It oposed 10 Jestroy more than 140 gal eetzed 10w radd toat resulted of §200 cach wupon Jennings Liltason. and { from some fog-hound vessel, 'of the mowney aith:ongh do 18 vested. WROTE OWN OBITUARY Hazardville Woman Dies STORM HINDERS TRAFFIG Train Out of Winsted Early This!| Morning Gets Stuck and Snow Plow Is Sent to Its Relief. | Winsted, Jan. 12.—Traffic over the | . Central New England railroad |, Thompsonville, Jan. was | 12.—Mrs. Al- greatly hampered today by last fred Hancock of Hazardville died early night's fall of six inches of snow, | esterday within 12 hours of the ) ¢ b |burial of her husband. She was in 'he total snowfall so far this month her 85th year. Mr, and Mre, H [ - »: MT. 3 an- :ngzd‘::h:: If:ln}:'i ":::‘-crmrl:t‘ Hsmrst:( {cock had been married 62 years, ’ 1 % ‘ast | EIBht years ago Mrs. Hancock pre- gft?::t;:‘":r::“;";’;%;‘;flna“"":’u ‘:;:t’pa.rvvl a short sketch of ker life whioh patched to dig it out. Trains from |Sh° BAVE to a pastor in Hazardville Hartford were not expected until “r’(f:q "';:':“;‘]0'“"" give it to the night. Several trains on the Central |PreSs after her death. He obeyed in- New England were held at various| sructions. points, unable to move until the ralls | B S epene STHEL DEMING WINS DIVORCE Winsted line of the er Haven road were running about an hour and A | Granted Dec half late. 12 Hours After Husbaad's Funeral—Prepared Funeral Notice 8 Years Ago. ree From Harold Deming on Grounds of Desertion, by Judge Maltbie This Morning. SIGNALS FOR PILOT. San Francisco Mariner Uses Search- | [Sthel Deming of this city appeared | before Judge William M. Maltbie in light and Spells Out Word, s |superior court today and asked for a San Francisco, Jan. 12.-~While'divoree from Harold Deming, also of cruising near the Golden Gate short-|this city. The decree was sought on ly after midnight Captain J. M. the grounds of desertion. The couple 1Tealey, bar pilot, saw a spear of light ‘\\crf' married five years ago, and have {suddenly thrust its way through the [cne chiid. The plaintiff was granted drifting fog and trace on a passing the divorce and the custody of the cloud the word “pilot.” child. She was represented by Judge Interpreting it as a cail for heln|George W. Klett. ! Captain | ————— I the ehd-|Arrested for Using 1922 Markers on Auto Truck and soon came upon the Nitro, a munl- Joseph Maselclkk of Hartford, was tlons carricr, inward bound. Captain arrested today by Policeman Peter M. Q. Cook of the Nitro to'd Captain McEvoy, charged with violation of lhl" Heaiey that he tried in vain to nego- |automoblic law. He wr : .ound oper- Uate the narrow channel into the har- |ating a motor truck belonging to a bor in the fog and knew of no w 7 | Hartford concern on which there was to summon a pilot at that 1922 markers. He will be in police cent veiting his need in the sky|court tomorrow morning. with his powerful light. ! —— Ilealey started his boat, venturess, through the the source of the flashing iight, NK l\' EAST RIVER. New York, Jan. 12.—The steamer | Western Plains inbound from Phila- delphia today rammed and sank the 8hipping Board steamer West Calumb st river in a dense fog. The Nimb, clearing for Con- “UNCLLE JOE” MEMORIAL Daavtile, T1Y, Jan. i2—Plans were annouaced today by the Chamber of Commerce for a memorial for “Uncie Devens at Ayer, was a powerful and wealthy runners’ organization here and that all of its members were protected against losses. Highlands is only one of the busy bootlegger havens in the New York waters, Some local runners asserted that the countless power bhoats that visited the rum fleet yesterday hafl- ed from many points along the Jer- sey, Long Island and New York coast. Whiskey, gin, champagne and wine all were offered for sale and keen competition has developed among the skippers of the rum ships. Competition Keen, As the bootiegger runs alongside in his power boat, he scans signs hung over the sides of the mother ships and decides from which he will pur- chase. The signs inform the bottle fishermen that Scotch whiskey of such and such brand may be had at $45 to $40 a case. Rye was quoted at $35. Champagne was higher., The visiting flotilla flies the flags of many nations and the crews are of all races, The vessels are loaded to the gunwales with liquor. “I saw 5,000 cases in one pile on one boat,” declared a gray-haired runner. “You can get anything you want, cheap, too.” PLEADS NOT GUILTY James A, Mcars, “Dollar a Year” Man Accused of Conspiracy, Released in | $5,000 Bonds, Washington, Jan. 12.—James A, Mears, one of the “dollar a year” men indicted here recently on charges of conspiracy and fraud in connection with the war-time army contracts, entered a plea of not guilty in court today and was released on $5,000 bail He is the first of the seven indicted | men to appear and plead to the charges. He was formely connected with the firgg of Fred T. Ley and Co. which had®the contract for bullding Camp Mass. | l | THE WEATHER il Hartford, Jan. 12.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinit Clearing this afternoon. fa * Caznon. 11 is vroposed that the donate the land and raise pa oe . ety stantinopie, xank beside & pler toward | which it had been driven by the foree | of the collision. No one was in- Jured. s mecepted from- ali over the coun- iry. | flfi Three-Master Goes Down Off Mount Desert Island, Maine — Seven Per- sons Are Saved. Jan, 12, — The three-masted British schooner Don Parsons was wrecked in a northeast snowstorm early today on Little Cran- Lerry Isle off Mlount Desert island. The schooner with a cargo of 700 tons of coal, bound from New York to St. John, N. B., ran aground while seeking refuge in Trenchman's Bay, Captain Card and six members of his crew and the captain's wife were res- cued by coast guardsmen. It is be- lieved the schooner will be a total loss. Islesford, Maine, DRAW BRIDGE BROKEN Motors Burned Out at Stratford Ave- nue, Bridgeport, And Tugs Cannot Reach Docks, Bridgeport, Jan. 12, — Four tugs with barges are being held up and are wvnabie to reach their docks in the Pequonnock river because of burned out motors on the Stratford avenue bridge, which has prevented its being opened since 7:30 this morning. This is a condition that will take some time to repalr according to DBridge Sup't John McCutcheon. The city under| navy department regulations, is said to be liable for delay to uhwmm: Bu\s Tnangle of ‘ Land for Use as Park | The City of New Britain came into possession this afternoon of a small triangle near the corner of Broad and Burritt streets, which will be turned | over to the park commission to be cared for in the same manner as the| several other small parks about the city. The property was purchased from Augusta May. | = g | GOVT. IS UPHELD, H Washington, Jan. 12.—Contentions | of the federal government in its legal battle with the Virginia Shipbuilding | corp., headed by Charles W. Morse, involving claims and counter claims | of several million dollars as the re of seizures of nine corporation | ships by the shipping board, were u sult amd colder tonight and Satur- day; westerly winds. | - where they were quick Several times, it w the fire was extinguish tigation proved otherw men were kept busy night, back to 6 o'clock. ment, searching through ton for hidden ember: Officials of the f. ing, were unable to mate of the damage d I partially completed showed that the had saved the building greater part of the dam |to the stock and iraw cotton in the stroy the rest being water of water stands in the Several fires have the mills here recently, ot Torrington, Jan. 12 math of a grapes, was held borough court today, superior court on a ch ing money under false doni , ward p under bonds BANKRUPTCY New Haven, Jan petitions filed today Pandajis, Waterbury, 12 trical sup Norwalk, | and assets AL Basle, Switzerland Seized with a 1ogical gardens h wrapped its trunk ers of the keeper him through his head against killing him a neld in a decision handed down hy Judge Waddill in the fedcral district | court here. give work of mac room , some of it being burned and soaked hroken for sudden anger, an elephant in the air, Iy revi ed, se. throughout and the truck was not ordered quarters this morning until Members of the remained on duty all morning, | the bales of ry one, it nag hinery. v baseme As the of $ pretenses CASES, | Bankruptey | George £6,602, were debts ( no assets, an'd C. Dudley Cn debts Enraged Elephant Dashes Out Brains Of Keeper in Zoo fit Jan ere about and sw 12 das’ wall was ved. s thought that but inves- The fire- depart- co! this morn- any ut their investimtions e firemen | and th was done Th de A fo nt out Sold ('rape% But Did Not Deliver Them Is Charge afte! deal involving 15 tons of Arturo Oldoni of New Have 50 trial in the of obtain- it was alleged, collected $150 to- yment for the grapes b |delivery was made. it ¢ ole [ of 700- tods the nng hing and esti zone to meet with it. . Union Protests Berlin, Jan. 12.—The directorate of the German railwaymen's union has issued a protest against the [French oceupation of Issen. The statement urges the work to remain calm, ving: ‘Since we are defenseless we must supbmit to force in the expectation that a protest to the conscience of the world will obtain our aim.” All Working Today i Jan. 12.—(By the Associated Press)—The 40,000 employes of the Krupp plant liere went to work today | , according to information ofe supplied to the French econos { mic mission in Essen by the German authorities. Strikes are reported in Bochum but | the percer strikers is small it is declared. Short Strike Monday All the factories will ¢ next Monday morning from 11 to 11:15 o'clock in protest against the occupa- tion. The committee directing the demonstration represents all polftical parties | Railway traffic stop for ten | minutes at the same hour The ringing | of bells and the blowing of factory whistles will voice the city's indignation Gen. Degoutte lamation ing a | newny n he T t- ssen, he he ot in age of yse r- en in will church N - toda yissued a proc- iorf establish- the Ger- would no uesse siege throughout territory. The stipulated, from occupied man laws, it | remain in force In general Essen was transacting its business today without interrup- French arrangements for affect the ordinary lire | of the town which at present feels [only the inconvenience caused by the | commandeering of the main buildings. | It is thought by some observers | that the critical day will come tomor- | row when the miners will receive their pay and when it is asserted | many of them will also receive notice |to auit from their employers. state o was usua tion as the control do not i i i h | FATAL NEIGHBORHOOD FIGHT. | Jacksonwille, N1, Jan. 12.—Hers man Barrett accused Asa Pemberton, his neighbor, of looking into his win- | dow; they quarreled, Mrs. Pemberton I?au into the yard sided with her hus- band and kilted by a bullet Barrett is he'd by the police. Pem- berton has been blind for ten years was