New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 18, 1923, Page 1

News of the World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERALD UARY 18, 1923, -SIXTEEN PAGES, ITALY FEARS ACTUAL WARFARE IN NEW BRITAI TEMPLETON URGES INSTANT ACTION IN FUEL SHORTAGE; RAILROAD SERVICE SCORED Former Feels Prompt Legislation May Avert Serious Suffering—Pro- posed Measure Provides For Seizures Those Held Up by Demoral- ized Train Schedules Ask Right to Subpoena in Suggested Investigation of Roads. Hartford, Jan, 18.—Governor Tem- pleton today sent to the general as- sembly a communication calling at- tentlon to the growing seriousness of the fuel situation, Ie recommended prompt legislative action. The gommunication follows: “January 18, 1923 “To the honorable general assembly: “In my inaugural message, I called attention to the fuel situation and the dangers with which it was fraught to the citizens of the state. Since that time matters have grown worse, part- ly due to the cumulative effects of the winter's cold, partly to the exhaustion of the supplies of fuel on hand. “In my judgment, the situation has now arrived at a point of seriousness which requires immediate and vigor- ous action. Some parts of the state less fortunately situated with respeos to fuel supply than others, are in serious need. The burden falls on all classes of society but the distress of the poor will be particularly acute unless a remedy is found. “Under these circumstances I have asked the acting fuel administrator to recommend legislation on this subject. He has done s0 and a bill embodying his recommendations will be submit- ted to you today. Provide For Future “Without suggesting the precise form which it may take, I carnestly recommend that legislation of some sort on this most important subject be adopted which not only will pro- vide for meeting the present emer- gency with all the vigor at the state's command, but will lay the foundation for a more effective method of com- batting in future the dangers of fuer shortage. “Much suffering, in my opinion can be averted now and in future by prompt and vigorous action on your part.” The message was ordered printed in the journal. Senator Ells offered a bill giving the fuel commissioner further power in obtaining coal by purchase or seizure of stocks, which was drawn up by At- torney Gen. Healy. : Hot After Railroad. A resolution to give the legislative committee on railroads power by pro- cess of subpoena to investigate serv- ices of steam rallroads operating in Connecticut was introduced in the h(‘;ue of representatives today, and orflered printed in the journal. The resolution was reported out of the committee as the outcome of protests of members yesterday over slow train service, poor connections at junction points and inadequate accommoda- tions. The intent was to have the resolution adopted under suspension of the rules, but house leader Buck- ley thought immediate action might not be best. The committee through Represen- tative Dunham were reported in the following: . Mcasure Proposed. “Resolved by this assembly: “Section 1 — The joint standing committee on railroads is directed to investigate the character and ad- equacy of the service provided by any steam railway company chartered in the state and to report such rec- ommendations and legislation as it may consider the public may require. “Section 2. — Said committee Is authorized to cause the attendance of any witnesses and the production of any book, paper or document before it by subpoena duces tecum as the eircumstances may require and may cause to be presented before the gen- eral assembly for the imposition of such penalties as it may determine, any person failing to answer to any such summons. “Section 3. — The reasonable ex- pense incurred under the provisions of this resolution shall be paid by or- der of the comptroller upon the treasurer upon approval of such ex- pense by the sengeé and house chair- man of said conjMittee.” Lack ‘ooperation. Mr. Dunham said that the commit- tee had received reports which led it to believe the poor service was caused perhaps by lack of eooperation of employes or by mismanagement of of- ficla's, He moved suspension of the house rules and adoption of the reso- fution. Leader Buckley said he had not seen the resolution, although he had heard it was coming, but, he thought there should be opportunity to confer with the public wutilities commission and to inquire into the situation. He moved that the resolu- tion be tabled and printed in the journal. The motion was carried by viva voce vote but there were a few “noes.” Disagrees With Buckley The senate refused to agree .with he Buckiey plan in the house in “Continued on Thirteenth Page) REP. CHRIST SPONSORS NEW BANKING MEASURE Introduces Chamberlain’s Bill Affecting Membership in Reserve Banks (fpectal to Th Hartford, Jan, 15, Chamberiain of New Britain, man of the legislative committec of the New England Bankers' assocli- tion, through Representatve Ernest W, Christ, has introduced a’ bill in the house to permit banks and trust companics to become members of the federal resorve board and to enjoy federal reserve bank privileges upon subscribing to the capital stock. POLICE INVESTIGATE MAIN STREET BLAZE, Overturned Kerosene Stove and Oil-Soaked Sweater Discovered | CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, J Average Daily Cireulation Week Ending ’863 January 13th PRICE THRE® CENTS GERMANY AND BEGS THAT NO MORE " FORCE BE USED WITHOUT THOUGHT 4SS 1S P01 1040 NURDER OR NOTHING, |CHARLES NORTON, OLD -~ 'l(“')l'l at Comer of Main av on ;" ~Flyse torical u“.'m"' l..: State Second Alarnce | M onp, A fire, which for a time ase. threatening proportions, caused dam- age ostimated today by Chief Willlam J. Noble at $10,000 in the block at the Fire Threa last night. A double alarm brought out most of the apparatus in the city, The bullding is owned by Myer Zinman, and occupled by J, Birnbaum and Gitlitz Brothers, in the dry goods and clothing business. The structure I8 o wooden affair, covered with sheet fron, At the re- quest of Chief Noble Detective Ser- geant Matthias Rival is investigating the fire, which has some suspicious The bill is one of the most import- ant bagking measures that has come before the general assembly in many ycars, and has the approval of the Bonkers' assoclation represented Dby Mr. Chamberlain, himself an officer of the federal reserve bank at Boston. A bill was introduced in the sen- ate today to permit the Bristol Manu- facturing company to Increase its capital stock from $500,000 to $1,000,- 000, Another bill submitted this morn- ing, provides for application by any town for the admission of a child to the Home for Crippled Children at Newington. Upon the entrance of any such patient, the home may tax the state comptroller $8 a week. If the child is rated as a pauper, the town from which it is sent will be taxed $2 a week. This measure virtually places the home on the same basis as other state institutions. Representative Benson of Berlin in- troduced a bill today renominating George C. Griswold for judge and k. W. Mildrum for deputy judge of tho Berlin court. TABS’ HOME DESTROYED ‘Wallingford Organization’s Building Burned to Ground This Morning With Loss of About $50,000. The Y. M. T. A. B. and L. building on Center street, Wallingford, was totally destroyed by fire this morning and the officers of the soclety asti- mated their loss at $50,000,for build- ing and contents. The¢ alarm was sounded at 6:50 and in a short time the frame structure was a complete loss. It is thought by the janitor that the fire was caused by the boiler. It was only partly insured and it is said that one heavy insurance pol- icy was permitted to lapse only two weeks ago. STAR MUST PAY $260,720 More Than Half of Jackic Coogan's Halt Million Goes to Government as Income Tax. Los Angeles, Jan. 18—Of the $500,- 000 which Jackie Coogan, child film actor is said to have received as a bonus for signing a contract with Metro Pictures corp., $260,720 will go to the government in the form of income tax, according to figures made public by the collector of internal revenue. The collector explained that his estimate did not include the tax on Jackie's reported salary of $1,250 a week, that of his father at $1,000 a week or Jackie's 60 per cent share of the net profits of films in which he is to be starred. aspects, Heavy Water Damage Volumes of dense smoke were lssu- ing from th: windows of the second floor when ihe firemen arrived. The fire scemed to be at its worst at this time at the rear of the second floor, which is occupied by J. Birnbaum, The flames ate upward through the partitions. Splendid work by the fire department kept the flames con- fined to this particular part of the building. Oceans of water was emptied Into the building, and through this the greater part of the damage was done to the stock of Birnbaum and the Gitlitz Brothers, and also to the tenement occupied by the Feingold family above the Birn- baum store. It was at $:40 o'clock when the last of the fire fighters left the scene, although the recall was sounded about an hour earlier. Police on Case. In going over the place later, Chief Noble found an oil heater near the spot where the fire is supposed to Laver started. The stove was over- turned, and near it was found a sweater soaked with oil. Chief Noble poihted these out to Sergeants George Ellinger and Michael J. Flynn, and the stove and sweater were turned over to Supernumerary Po- liceman Peter Skierkowski, who took them to the police station. At the time when the fire was at its height, a young girl named Kein- gold, who lives on the top floor of the building, became hysterical, and had to be assisted from a nearby. roof to the street by firemen. Sergeant Rival reported this after- noon that there are no developments in the case as yet. Who Rang In Alarm? There is some dispute as to who rang in the alarm. Willlam Walsh, a clerk in the Mohican Market, told Chief Noble that he saw a clothing “dummy” in the second story window | of the building with flames playing about it. He thought it was a human being. He also saw smoke pouring from different windows and says that he sounded an alarm from Box 42 at the corner of Main and East Main streets. Miss Elvira Fancher, a member of Troop 2 Girl Scouts, connected with the First Congregational church, was awarded a merit badge of the second class at an assembly of Girl Scouts last evening for ringing in the alarm. As soon as Chief Noble reached the scene he directed Traffic Officer John Liebler, to turn in a second alarm. This brought all the apparatus @cept Engine No. 5, which was housed at the central fire station on Commer- cial street. Because of the proximity of the fire, no one was permitted to enter the Palace “theater until 7:15 when it was seen that there was no further danger. The members of the fire department are today expressing their gratitude to the management of the Presto Lunch room for the hot coffee served last night during the fire. G. A. R. Veteran Learns of Death of Brother, an Ex-Confederate Charles Kempshall of This City Fought With Lincoln, John Kempshall With Jef- ferson Davis. Charles Kempshall of 212 Main street, has received word of the death of his brother, John Kempshall, at Maroa, 11, where he had made his home for a number of years. The history of the Kempshall broth- ers, one of whom, Charles, saw service in the Union army during the Civil All Salary Increases Meet Mayor’s Approval Mayor A, M. Paoncssa will not veto any of the salary increases proposed by the salary committee and accept- ed by the common council last night, nor will he withhold his approval to the recommendaton to reduce the salaries of the two part time assessors, he said this morning. The increases proposed total more than $5,000. Links Mayor of Chicago a.nd Police Chief With Crooks Chicago, Jan. 18,—Rev. J. W. Wil- liamson former law enforcer of Chi- war, and the other, John, who wore the Confederate uniform during that conflict, is one of the most interest- ing in the many tales arising out of the war for the preservation of the| Union. Both men are well known lo- cally, particularly among the older residents and the veterans of the war. After peace had been restored, Charles return to this city to resume his residence here, while John follow- ed out the advice of Horace Greeley and headed west, stopping off at Ii- nois where he married and made his | home. 1 About two years ago, John decided | to come to the east to renew old ac- quaintances and see his brother Charles whom he had not seen for nearly half a century. There was great rejoicing when Biue and Gray mntl (Continued on Fourteenth Page.) cago testified before the special grand jury investigating vice conditions here yesterday that an extensive well organized vice ring existed “because the chiel of police allows it to; the chief of police is in office because the mayor will not rid the city of him.'" The Chicago Daily Tribune said today. | Trying to Fly From Dayton to New York corner of Main and Lafayette streets | | HERRIN CASE CHARGE Li h”of Miners Now Rests|W ith Jury Following Judge’s E;planltlons Marion, T, Jan, 18, (By Assoclated Press).—The case of five men charged with murder of Howard Hoffman, one of the vietims killed during the Herrin riots, was given to the jury today, after instructions by Judge Hartwell, » In his charge Judge Hartwell sald: “It is not against the law to mine coal without being a member of the United Mine Workers of America. 1f assaulted or killed for no other rea- son it cannot be justified hecause th POSTAL CLERK, DIES . Years Ago—Also Was Civil War Veteran Charles William Norton, for 31 years employed as the money order and registry clerk at the New Brit- ain post office, died at his home at 10 Emmons Place at 3 o'clock this morning at the age of §0 years, He was one of the oldest living residents of this city, Mr. Norton was born in Kensing- ton where he lived until he was 18 years of age. He then came to New ¢\ Britain and has made his home in this were not members of thut organiza-|city ever since that time. He was a tion." veteran of the Civil war, having en- The judge instructed the jury that|listed in 1862 in Co. I, 14th regiment, if they were convinced by the evi-!Connecticut Volunteers, He was but dence that the defendants had en-|19 years old when he enlisted and gaged in a conspiracy to do an unlaw-|served until the end of the war. He ful act which led to the killing of fwas wounded twice in battie, the first Howard Hoffman, they were guiltyltime at the battle of Fredericksburg, of homicide whether or not they had|Md, actually taken part in the slaying. Returning to New Britain after the “If one of the accused men com-|war ,Mr. Norton went into the dry mitted the crime charged in this in-{goods business and opened a store at dictment and if the other defendants|the present location of the Neri stood by, aided or encouraged the|Brothers' ‘fruit store. lLater he gave crime, it is your duty to find all of|this up and went into the shoe busi- the defendants guilty,” the court de-|ness in partnership with a Mr. Felt. clared. This business was located where the After the jury retired, Judge Hart-|Sloan shoe store now stangs. well said: On. November 1, 1889, Mr. Norton “It 48 murder or nothing.” was appointed registry clerk at the New Britain post office. While at the post office he also acted as money or- der clerk as both of these departments were combined at that time. He was retired with pension by the United States government two years ago after having served faithfully in the post office for 31 years. Mr, Norton's first wife died about 20 years ago and on December 31, 1917, he married Netta Stevens of New York state. Mr. and Mrs. Norton first made their home on Grove Hilt but for the past two years have resided at Emmons Place. The deceased is survived by daughter, Mrs, Maxwell Coe of city; one son, Dr. D. C. Norton Manchester, N. H.; one sister, Mrs. Hattie Connell of this ecity; two brothers, Frederick I.. Norton of Ken- sington and Henry Norton of Hart- ford. He also leaves several grand- children. GETTING PREPARED Reports of Great Military Activity Have Sinister Aspect Stockholm, Jan. 18 (By Associated Press).—Reports of pronounced mili- tary -activitv i the Drita river re gion of Russia (east of the former Baltic provinces) are printéd by the newspaper Tidningen today. It asserts that the military district of Smolensk has been declared in a state of war, that all the soviet troops garrisoned at Vitebsk and Smolensk| The funerai will be held from have been sent southwest (toward the heme on Saturday afternoon at Polish frontier) and ‘that passenger|o’clock and from the Erwin Mortuary traffic on the railway between Po- chapel at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Henry lotsk and Mohilev has been suspend-|W. Maier, pastor of the Center Con- ed and the trains requisitioned for |gregational church will officiate and the military. interment will be in Fairview ceme- Fortifications are being built.in the[tery. The services at the Erwin Dvina district, the newspaper also|Mortuary chapel will be conducted by says it has learned. the Stanley post of the G. A. R. There is no confirmation of these S W IR reports from r:_thr'r sources, INVENTORIES FILED To “‘FIRE” KLAN MEMBERS Apprfll;ah of Belle Beach and Rose Brophy Estates Are Filed Today in one his Chicago. City Council Votes Against o 5 Retaining Any City Employes Af.| Frobate Oourt Inventories of the estates of Mrs. Belle E. Beach and Mrs. Rose Bro- 56] phy, the former totalling $4,837.82, and the latter, $4,347.54, were filed today in probate court. The Beach inventory, prepared by filiated With K. K. K, Chicago, Jan. 18,—By a vote of to 2 the city council was on record today as opposed to retaining mem- vers of the Ku Kiux Klan on the city payroll. W. J. Rawlings and W. Long, is as The vote was taken yesterday when | follows: Property at West Main the city council was asked to order|street, $4,800; deposit in New Brii- the suspension of William H. Green, ain Savings bank, $160; interest on a city, fireman, and an alleged mem- [ bank deposit, h on hand, ber of the klan. $151.22; War Savings Stamps, $30; Green recently had been question- | stock in Sovereigns Trading Co., $60; { was elected one o total, | Hartford county delegation investigating | Vaca club deposit, $33; $4,837.82, e Brophy inventory, prepared by William G. Dunn and W. Long, follows: Commercial Trust posit, $19.87; depos Britain Trust Co, ain Savings bank property at 73 Ellis total, $4,347.54. ed by an Idermanic committee regarding his alleged con- nections with the organization. that time he declared he had r from the klan. H= will face trial be- fore the city civil service commission January 2 Robert J. as chairman of the council® tee, declared during the a policeman had threatened for his activities against the order, on Co. $59 rit- Mulcahy, alderman acting commit- sion that his life secret street $4,250; MILK MAN BANKRUPT. Haven, Jan. 18. . Meriden milk dealer, pankruptey petition today gave his assets as $5,497 and debts as §5,5¢ AL R ~Charles H DISASTROUS FIRE in this of | de- | Trumbull of ol aldold Impresses Upon Both England and France Necessity of Mature Deliberation Before Drastic Action— Court-Martial Action Taken Against Ruhr Men Washington, Jan. 18 (By the Associated Press)—Italy has taken definite steps to impress upon the British and French gov- ernments that she regards the present situation in the Ruhr as fraught with great danger and although not taking the position of an actual mediator, has earnestly suggested that any further forcible steps toward the collection of the Germany reparations be taken only after the most mature consideration. The Italian government is understood to have acted after the German ambassador at Rome called attention to the fact that the French army in the Ruhr and the remnants of the German mili- tary forces are facing each other across a space of only a few miles presenting a situation regarded in Germany as involving the most dangerous possibilities. VIRTUAL DISKPPEARANGE OF GERMAN MARK TODAY! New York Does Practically no Trad- g in it And Quotation Gives /umn‘ 22,800 For a Dollar. New York, Jan. 15.—Virtual disap- | pearance of the German mark as a medium of commercial exchange was | reported today by foreign exchange| dealers who quoted the German cur- wency unit at .0042 cents, or approxi- mately 23,600 to the American dollar, another extreme low scord. This represents the depreciation of more than 50 per cent within four business days. The 23,800 German marks which | could have been purchased for $1 would have cost $5,664 at the normal or pre-war rate of exchange. On the day that the European war broke out the mark was quoted here at 24 ‘cents. When the United States en- tered the war in 1917 the rate had dropped to slightly more than 17 cents. No official transactions in marks were recorded while this coun- tfy was at ¥ar but when basiness was resumed on July 1 1919 the mark soid for eight cents. London, Jan. 18.— (By Associated Press)—The foreign exchange market was utterly demoralized today, with international operations in continen- | tal currency practically at a standstill, any business transacted being purely in the nature of a gamble. German marks at noon were quoted at 105,000 to 110,000 to the pound sterling. BOY $COUTS HEROES With Hospital Attendants They Re- Underchiff move Patients From When Fire Threatens. Meriden, Jan. 18.—Seventy children were removed to safety in three min- | utes by a Boy Scout troop and hos- pital attendants when fire broke out | in the roof of the infirmary at Under- | cliff sanatorium about 6 o'clock thi morning. The flames were quickly put out by the institution's fire de- partment while the city department| was held up in deep snow on the| road. The fire was probably due to| sparks from the chimney and the | damage was slight. | COVERT ELE AUDITOR. Senator Richard Covert of this city f the auditors of the in the| meeting yesterday followed adjourn- assembly. John H.! president pro was elected legislature at a afternoon which ment the Plainville, of the h president; Robert J. Smith wa ed clerk, and Michael J. Windsor Locks another auditor. | of tempore sens i s elect- Kelly 0\‘ FIRST SNOW IN PARIS Paris, Jan. 18,—The first snow of | the season fell in Paris today. It wa a light fall, coming after the two day | wave that now prevails over rance, with temperatures ranging around freezing. i in Business $150,000 Damage Done Center of Rockland, Mass—Other Cities Send Fire Apparatus, Rockland, Mass., Jan, 18.—Fire of unexplained origin today stroyed two business buildings in the center of this town, causing a loss estimated at|ed Press). $150,000, The n»mhm» efforts of|of the masked pa the local fire departmeM@and apgara- |24 held up Watt Da tus from Brockton, Abington and and several others on the North Abington aided by the heavy[tween Bastrop and Mer coating of snow on the roofs of other|cording to Fred Kubank buildings, prevented a conflagration. |today at the open hearir The buildings burned were the|the kidnapping and murder o Webster and Bigelow blocks both fiel and Richard owned by A. W. Perry. The adjoining| Fubanks said he building of the Rockland Standard a|Gray's home and was 4 rop on August 24 Bastrop, la August which on J tichard y T F. E Roug testifying here Dan- near Newt visitor resided A newspaper was damaged by water. were you held up?” es sit. Men wearing black masks held me up.” “Did you recognize anyone?” *® THER THE Dayton, O., Jan. 18.—In an effort to fly from Dayton to New York in three hours, Lieut. Alexander Pear- gon left McCook field There at 11:30 o'clock this morning in a D. H.-4 plane. He planned to rise to a height of 7,000 feet and keep above a 100 miles an hour wind blowing from the west. He plans to land at Mitchel field, Long Islan. “Yes sir, Newt Gray.” Eubanks said he later was mitted to go home and went 1o church, but, Gray who was a mem- ber of that church, present that night . Acted “As Chanficur. Rufus Bubanks, 18, of Mer Rouge, the first Hartford, Jan. 18.—~Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled and much warmer to- night; probably light snow or rain. Friday clondy and colder by ni strong southerly winds and was not | SR—— . (By Associat-on _Newt Gray was a member [Gray in Gray highway be-|the place ac- | curred. into | attorneys told in |iel, was the next Returning to your home that day 1ade a statement | ment of witness today testified that whiskey. NEWT GRAY DEFINITELY NAMED AS ' MEMBER OF KLAN KIDNAPPING GANG Newt from Bas- off on the ) yards o 24 he had automobile trop and had dropped hin road at a point within where the holdup later Newt Gray was recalled reached th him t minutes longer.” Danicl’s Brother Called. Leon Daniel, brother of Watt August but when he 1 fow Da witness ‘It has been testitied There you Watt Danie been accused of shooting at McKc “My brother Watt toid he been accused. He also told me ard was acqused.’ “Did he approve s had had Rich- me of the vigilante pers {committee or the Ku Klux Klan?" | his talk | klansmen “No about had made in some the negro settie- The negroes in black '] looking for | sir, T the n 1id o his plantation. dressed was open after said they were hoods and robes and wer and standing together in a decision to “do their Courtmartial Action. Essen, Jan. 18.—(By Associated Press.)—The French military author- ities today instituted court martial proceedings agains six Ruhr coal magnates, whose names are withheld for the present on a charge of “re- fusing to obey the orders of the mili- tary authorities in the territory une der state of siege.” The magnates have not been taken into custody. A Havre dispatch from Duesseldorf says the six Ruhr coal magnates against whom court martial proceed- in, were initiated by the French military authorities today are those who were present at Tuesday morn- ing's meeting with the French mis- sion. They include, according to the dispatch, Tritz Thyssen, son of Aug- ust Thyssen, and active head of the various Thyssen interests. London, Jan. 18.—The French this morning took possession of all rail- road stations in the Ruhr areas, says a Reuter Essen dispatch. It is re- ported but unconfirmed that the French also seized the offices of the various coal companies. / To Seize " Cusions. Coblenz, Jan, 18, (By Associated Press).—The inter-allied Rhineland commission this afternoon decided in conformity with instructions from the French, Belgian and Italian gov- ernments to take over the customs and forests of the Rhineland. An or- der was issued to seize tonight all the receipts on hand in the customs of- fices. French Change Policy. en, Jan. 18, (By Associated Press).—Ruhr valley coal operators who thought for a time last night that the French were to take over the mines this morning, found themselves still in possession of their properties today and learned that only coal mined and above ground came under the revised requisitioning orders of the French. The magnates also learned that they face courtmartial instead of actual ar- rest as a result of their refusal to deliver coal to France. . The economic commission in reach- ing its final decision on the policy to be followed concluded that because of the shortage of technical experts it would be better to requisition only coal ready for delive and to re- route to France all shipments in- tended for German domestic con- sumption Other Powers Obje It was also said that certain nations, notably the United States and Great Britain, looked with disfavor upon the term “confiscations™ it had been applied to the French Ruhr policy by the Paris press, What attitude labor would take in the event the mines were ed, also received the commission’s serious con- sideration for it is realized the French woud be under a heavy handicap should the German engineers refuse to do their work. The mission today in addition to its troubles with the coal deliveries, also taced the task of working the German forests on the left bank of the Rhine as ordered by the I're Ttalian and Belgian governments, his step is a penalty for Germany's default in de- liveries of wood Discuss Intervention. Whether a third power, perhaps the United will' come cue France and Germany inducing the to withdraw troops and the latter resume payment of s is a subject of éarnest ] man circles. It is pointed out, however, that the time mediation by a disinte er does not scem to be at States, to the res- former her her obli decision for The contro! commission wit ot Muen- ntempla it the occupation of ster it was officially announced ing by Germany. an. 18 (By Associated general stiffening of Ger- man resistance in the face of French ultimatums is indicated by the Berlin correspondents in the mine operators, workers leaders are reported as newspaper Ruhr. The labor duty by Germany.” and Delgium appear to be nations to which Germany reparations deliveries for it is declared here that shipments to Great Dritain, 1 Poland and Jugo-Slavia will not be interrupted. Franc the only refuses to make (Continued on Fourteenth Page)s