Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 20, 1919, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LXi—NO. 44 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN. THY RSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1919 REPUBLICANS WIN CONTEST FOR TROLLEY INVESTIGATION The Resolution Was Opposed by Minority Leaders Hemen- way and Geary in Senate and House—Probe by Utilities Commission Has Been Defeated—Senate Appointed a Committee to Confer With House Committee on the Failure to Agree on the Federal Amendment. (Special to Fe e Bulietin.) call resulted 147 for and 54 against The motion prevailed. From the calendar was taken and 19.—The first display « s came in the house to- [ [0 J0e, CRIERCES oas L cen 0 to suspend the rules | court of Orange act, whih provides the adopuon of the resolution, | that the clerk may appoint un assist- rinted in full in The | ANt With same powers and duties of Fullett he appoint. | the clerk. “who shall ke compensated for his services by the Also an represen- act concernins the nomination of can- ur outside of the assem- | didates for public office in the town i it v the senate, the | Of Manchester, which provides that \ b ot respectively, | the selectmen shall appoirt 2 board of ate report upen the | health, which will also serve as of the state. Dem- | Plumbing ‘invpectors. o Geary. spoke in oppo- | Another calendar mattes which was e ion and also | passed provides that during the period c rules. and |of the present war and umil the de- ed for on the | moMfilization of the Americxn Expedi- ! T ofhi of sec- | tionary forces, any corporation may A democrats | pay or contr:bute for the care and v cader and a|comfort of those engaged in the war f v A w the demo- |or for their families cr dependents, « and such payments as have been made The military | validated. s Stonington Cemetery association act o iron e which was passed in the house pro- ven. vides that ail persons who own lots mmittee, explained in the cemetery shall become members would {of the association and entitled to a fep W vote for each lot owned. A meeting of O the association will he heid within rejected are {cixty davs to elect a vresident secre- ary and asurer and seven direc- v issioners of ) tors, all of whom shall be lot owners. | ) Bovs' | Agricultural societies, under an act | svered in another ! 2 in the house may, with the ap- 1 o d tmen of ny town h n 1tle on- | rtise the 2 exhibits of | 1 G e i octety within ths iimits of the r highways and places of such I a The provisions of sectioms| " ind 6298 of the eereral statutes to i ot apply o advor-isements au- 1id n ex ed under the provisions of this| ' 000 on the | > Mnending | Ajg for military service men i 4 the calendar and nassed 3 . p ¢ ry or service n ) s or its allie ling th me for qua i m e 1 C r1esistance : a « o to i . « i ecti; the gen ver tatut | st the amount and con 2 ‘- o Y ler or sister of any soidier, sadlor M | marine was kille o 3 eontioaal | DYo s o i Amending fueboe W ¢ r Yal com- company E-Thng L r gencies of the state shall . conceshiig revatuation _ of | Dlaced at “hio disposal of the bos e o Tadiciny . teomuaitee | od to co-oporate with and to > 4 = Jiso net con- | said board and its agents in the per- on tax. Act concern- | formance of its duties. Sactment of labor| Section 2. This act shall take of- iBibs o iatioy : fect from passage. . p Under suspension” of the rules the Mr. Eaton of New Haven of com-lact was transmitted to the engraving L . tapinieas 28 1 dlark: r for an appro- $50.000 for the Connecti-| Speaker Walsh made these an- He explained ihat | nouncements: Committee o investi- $35.000 a vear for|gate the uneicployed in conjunction m mar d 1t was plan- | with a comrrittee of the senate, Rep- t rod 1€ at the orn sentatives * Rogers of Manchester, ry, t the boys and put tes of Old Saybrook, Treat of m in line for useful ofcupation. He |Oranze Bramen of Torringion, Bailey 1 60,000 was required for a build-f of Danbury. Dorrance of ; % and $20000 for equipment and|Sweeney of Bozrah, O'Halloran of P sion H moved for p: age | Stafford. lution under suspension of | Commjittee to confer wit hstate coun- the rules. but did not insist. After|cil of defence, Eaton of North Ha- ef debate the hill was tabled until|ven ard Geary of Waterford. reday and ordered printed in the To fill vacancy on insurance com- rnal mittee, Robbins, of Rocky Hill; va The resolutions for a committee to|cancy in feueral relatiors, Tammany, ele to investigate and report |of Easton. tion of trolley compan- which was passed in s received in the house. THE SENATE. e MOUSE.| v Arthur Countryman, the clerk of e atives o | the house, cficiated as clerk of the e ot the propdeition. The magter | Senate in the absence of Clerk Ken- by B B ealy today. John C. Geary of Wa- 1 y John O, Geagy ¢ The committge on ineorporations re- s e oubtic | Ported a substitute bill «hanging the e o wnich are | time for the holding of the ~annual ot Overworked, and | meeting of the Hartford Orphan iexy- T Dostad on the |lum from tho first Monday of June e N e P oroughly | to any Wednosday t June. Calendar, o ita " this imporiant | A favorabls report was reccived from the committee on incorporations on the resolution authorizing the Seovill Marufacturing company of Waterbury to increase ils capital from £5000,000 to $15,000,000 and poor policy, he said, to . dog it you've got to do your Mr., Geary suggested ic utilities colnmission be o tell, Ahe. anater & e providing that the g e e remaira 1o | additional stock must be paid for in v the situation. The appoint. |Cash or its eyuivalent. Caiendar, ment of a special committee, is a con- | The following bills were referred 1 n of the inability of the public|from the judiciary commitite to the utilities commission. If special legisla- | COMmMittee on financ: Senatk bill No. tion sressary in such matters the | 109 concerning rate of interest on un- request should originate with the |Paid taxes: senate bill No 4N con- commission. Any special committee | Cerning the assessment of propeNy of could not zet fhe desired information | non-residents: senate hill No. 459 con- sithout the aid of the commission. |CCrning the listing of tasjayers from Why not go to the fountain hcad ts|Whom taxes are due onc year: senate arink from the fountain. Al infor- |bill No. 26 and No. 487 concerning ex- raation from the public utilities com- | €mption from personal tax Tnitice ought to be exhausted. He op-| When the action of the house, in posed such legislation as was proposed | askng for a committee of ronference 15 the and therefore was opposed |on the federal prohibition amendment. he suspension of the rules. was reported to the serete, Senator A motion for suspension of the|Klett moved fhat the senate. out of es was put upon its passage, and | courtesy to the house, and not in the first time in the ion there | €xpectation that the voto of any sen- 1 of ion on party lines, |ator would be changed. movelihat the request be granted. The motion was ng against suspension of the rulcs | carried and Senator Brocks of Tor feh required two-thirds vote for |rington was appointed on the commit- passage. The result of the vote was | tee. 15 follows On joint motion of Senator Kilett the 1 votes cast .... .. 192 |Jjoint resolution received in the house, scessary to prevail 122 |under suspension of rules to author- In favor of suspension . . 138 ize the issurance of $150,000 bonds by suspension ... . 54 |the borough of Groton was referred to then made that the bill | the committes on finance. » immediately transmitted 1o the of- Benator Adams explained the dill for A of the socretary of state. Mr.[the creation of a comrission to in- ary asked for 2 roll call on this mo- | vestigate preblems rela! to streat o i the requived one-fifth of lrailways in the state. 1 said the re colncided, . 4 agoll rort of thetemmmissian.on railro-d< an ' e TR S e ki Kb s hionlls SN ‘Cabled ParagraphsW Belfast Strike Has Ended Belfast, Feb. 19.—The general strike in' Belfast, which began nearly a month ago, ended today with the de- cision of the remaining 8,000 boier makers to return to work on the terms laid down by the employers. These terms given the worknien forty-seven hour week pendiny a® n: tional settlement of the coat.ever: $750000 FIRE IN EXTRACT PLANT AT STAMFORD Stamford, Conn., Feb. 1. — IFire swept the plant of the Stamford Ex- tract Manufacturing Company_ here tonight and between 12 an! 15 brick and wooden buildings in an_area of 10 acres were destroyed. Frequent a explosions of chemicals and a high wind prevented the firemen from checking the flames. The loss was estimated at $750,000, Three schooners at the company’s docks were towed to safel Two brick office buildings were saved and three frame structures escaped the sweep of the flames. > plant was situated in the eastern part of the city, on Long Island sovnd. The fire started in a stereroom, of undetermined o in. A general alarm niford appara- also brought out 2l the Sta tus. The concern has lceu engaged rament chemi occurred al contracts and several of the the buildings, machine w larger stocks ex- st ns buillings. much destroyed in and tracts and dye stuffs we The fire had burned itzelf out at 11 p. m., except the grounds plosions. LEGISLATION TO MAINTAIN PRICE OF LIBERTY BONDA Washington, Feb. 19, some legislation for small blazes about and occasiona! minor ex- design to maintain |termaster depot ai Phitadelphia, told the price of liherty bonds was sug- |the jury that the firm had used “re- gested in the senate today by Senator |tanned vegetable leather” in some of Jones of Washington, who was joined |its government contracts. He warned by several other, the fact that tHe ing far below pa reached, however, should be taker ator senator bond: No in deploring se ent was 10 hold up prices n Jone lation either to maintain the the honds or to provide fo ion of Lond. small de- some parity the nomination at par. 2347 NAMES IN FOUR ARMY CASUA Feb. 1 LTY LISTS follo: ng Wounded Scverely Dalbert W ddler—Morris Teite rmiked ota Wounded (Degree Undetermined) Corporals—Thomas F. [ r, Har Meriden: Fra EBridgepor ot Waterbu Tarry Harss, Hartforc e D, A Waorcest Mas n G Providence, R Wounded Slightly Corporals—James J. McGarry, Der- | Privates—Victor Henry ‘Geng. Pre L: Thomas P. Hazlehurst rovider . 1; Thomas S. Lawton, Myers Avenue, Norwich. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST he first section of Wednesday aft 100n’s Tist show: Died from sic and oth causes 6: died of 11; wound- ed severely 84: total 101 The Connecticut names in this list iclude the following: Diéd of aceis dent and other causes, Sergeant Thos. F. Donovan, Hartfors Private Jam Meriden; killed in feported missing ir William F. Brennan slightly, previously in action, Private Haven; wounded, ed, previously tion, Private New Bfitain. The second shows: ‘Wounded, degree 4; wounded slightly 685; The Connecticut names include: Wounded, degree mined, Privates Spyros i Joseph F. Fitzgerald, South ; Waclaw Chmiclinski, ¥ William Homalk, Eritol; wound- slightly, Corporal Joseph Burtiss, Privates Wilso Harold D. hal Bridgebort; Leon W. Radzikewsky, New Britain; James PJ. Murphy, Wa- wounded J. McGrath, action, previously wound- missing Joseph Ritchie, New degree und reported m Nicholas verely, ion Ansonia portec Colubriale, section of this list ndetermined total in this list undeter- Zamont, An- is- ed Norwich; West Hartford; L terbury; Justin P. Minor, New Hav-| Newport, R. I, Feb. 18.—Naval of- | en; Chales W. Bsbright, Bristol; Her- |ficers annource tonight that thel man _C. Forslund, New Haven; Juozo- | “Mystery ship” Charles Whittemore pos Latvanas, Bridgeport. twould be wped of her maval equip- and returned to her owner, les Bowies, of Rockland, Maine, | el Bilkyvan nantmotst whom she was chartered for the The report of the commitiee on rail- Fon of SEhoy The Whitte- roads was accepted an+i the bill pass- a four mastec noner, had ed on the motion of Seraiol bill was transmitted to the der suspension of rules. Bills passed: Authorizing the secre- tary to prepare and have printed a combination of election laws; that lists of niminations submitied by town clerks to secretary of state shall be typewritten or printed: that the votes for state officers shail be canvasse within thirty days after they are cast Klett the louse un- unless a_complaint is perding under section 639 znid in which case the caj vass is not tc be made until the third Monday of December; authority to “Yale in China” to confer dagrecs: that all insurance companies shall file nual statements on Maret tha town clerks or their agents <hall pro- cure baliots from the se.retary of state and that rackages containing baliots shall bs opened »y the towr clerks in the presence of tie regis trars of voters; providing for I payment of the expenscs of rtate's al torneys when they go to other coun ties than the one in which tkey prac. tice in the state; directing the trea urer of Pairfield county to pay the Fairfleld co law lihrary asso ciation $3.500: relating to the trans- fer of a piece of land by the state to the city of Meriden. A petition an e B Senat hop irom 3 arden of 1 Tair Haven, for the tert » existence, of he horm aroneh Enactment of | 1s to what measures | 1019. | Falls, { f}:;« e ‘x Watei . crie Basin {Blaze Spread to a Dry Dock { and Damaged a Score of Vessels. New York, Fe 0l Afire i | | . 19.—0il on the water of Erie Basid in Brooklyn this after- noon caused a fire which spre to a dry dock and damaged a score of large and small vessels. The basin became virtually a flaming lake and it wus only with the greatest difficulty that the flames wege checked. The flames spread to the Beard Yacht Basin, adjoining, _threatening additional shipping, but fireboats and land engines deluged the craft with water, and the chief loss was confined to a tugboat, which was virtually de- stroyed, a%d six yachts, badly dam- aged. The former torpedo hoat destroyer Winslow, which service in the i i war with Spain and now is privately | owned, was scorched i FRAUD IN LARGE ARMY CONTRACTS FOR LEATHER New York, Feb. 19.—Testimony that | Morris and Leo Rossenw. Brook- Iyn manufacturers, who filled large ar- my contracts for leather articles, put inferior material into some the shoes they turned out for American troops, was given today in their tr in the federal court in charge of conspiracy government, Wilbur S. Richardson, chief inspec- tor of stock at the Rosenwasser tory and later inspector at the quar- er, {the partners while he was in their jemploy in Brooklyn, he said, and later upon the receipt at Philadelphia of | shoes which he had previously reje |ed at the plant, that the uppers ¥ I not comply wi | shich he decl | replied that the z00d” as that | Inspection in I the specifications, to Rossenwasser was “just as n a single n testified, 16 Richs {he rejected 100 out of 114 pairs of {some of the Rossenwasser shoes be- |fere Colonel Harry J. Hirsch, then a major in the juartermaster corps, and id er advised bim not to mtkc of yoursel.” Later W to the offiec fused to work ompetency and t had said oom nesty,” | | | iitorney senwasser f soles and | TO HAVE NEW YORK | RESCIND PROHIBITION VOTE Y N Fi. 19.—A resolu- gisiature tomor: v democrat. habiic atificatior. o ner irtailment of their he moderate u being cof usual among fined to | That the enforcement of prohibi- | C Il throw out of employment | Hiquor ades at a time rs and salors are reciin- civil life without prospect of | men: thiough the alag, 1eir occupation That further restrictive legislation, ‘eder subject may induee and a refus 1l olans to the to rther necessary governme SHIP WORKERS MUST RETURN TO WORK: OLD CONDITIONS | Seattle, Washn., T vard | strikers must return to their work un conditions prevailing January 2 when they struck for higher wages, before the government will consider | teeir demands, according to state- ment today by the committeo named y Dire or General Piez of the Emer- “leet Corporation tg settle the he raent | yards committee said in the will not tement tion had been iny canc in a formal meantime the ship permitted to open the recommenda- that all contracts tempting to open work discontin- | state- said mad, d” and | “MYSTERY SHIPF” TO BE | RETURNED T2 OWNER concealed -\ her hold full torpedo ap paratus went sorreh of Ger. a rines, hopins to be attack- ed. She did not succeel in encount- ering any ensmy ship. i “NEW BEDFORD WARPER | TWISTERS RETURN TO WORK New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 19.—War- Pper twisters in the New Bedford cot- iton mills who have been on strike ince last week will. rettfn to their machines tomorrow in accordance with {action taken at a meeting of the union itoday. They left the mills last week - were informed that the old silege. of being allowed to stop time p; jwork fftcen minutes ahead of other {gepariment denied them under ithe new 4% heur schedule, o tenders are ame pri {GOVERNMENT TO DISPOSE OF SOCIUM NITRATE Feb. 19.—Under Washingtor an | {agreement reached here today, 226,000 | itonc of sodium nitrate held hy the | { government in the tbe j country | Chile nited States would of by importers in this ° 120,000 tons held in e sold to foreign inter- Thi: method was decided upon at a conierence hetween the twar do- partment’s direcior of sales und vep resentatives 8f the War Trade Tinard nd the mitrate committen ind | 1T Premier Clemenceau Wounded by Assassin Was Struck by Three of Seven Bullets — Wounds | Not Serious. Paris, Fel 19—~(By The A, P)— Premier Geor Clemenceau, char- acteried by Liovd George as “France's Grand Young Man,” was .ittacked to- day by an anarchist, 3.0l Cottin, nown as ou.” Seven shqls were fired, three of which struck the premier. Oac bullet lcceed in the muscles of tlie shoulder, etrating deeply, but sc far present known, not injurin pine or pe etrating to the lungs. Twe buliets bruised the rizht two other bullets m and ha hil © reporied to have| ~Conference report on the oil land ! today with an address by Representa- passed throush the premi othing.| Jeasing bill was brought up in the|tive Fess of Ohio, republican, Who At the time of hi tempted as-|House for consideration. declared the league plan was “mon- sass:nation, M. Clemencesu had . justi A Huntley Duff, a Montreal lawyer, | strous” and filled with “vicious possi t his ho to drive in i motor car|bought at public auction the plant, | bilities.” ~ to a conferance with Colonel Edward|equipment and good will of the Mon- | ‘“Just as soon as the American peo- al. House, ¢f tho Amevican peace del- | {real Herald. Thé price was §126,700. |ple shall grasp the. vicious possibili- egation, and Arthur J. Ba:four, Brit-| Germany will be allowed to keep!ties herein included,” said Mr, Fess, ish secretary for affai only 250,000 ten u r arms to keep | “there will be such a revolution of Though bleeding ¥y, AL Llem- | order under the new terms ¢ S roused that any man who enceau was «ble to.reture (o his home, | inite armistice being prepared. - { will subscribe to this perpetual sur- where he reassured the members of| New York State Senate confirmed!render of this republic’s future to a his household and wavel oside anx-|the nomination of Miss Frances Per- | vote of foreign nations will be, as he ious inquirers with: “It is nothing” |kins as a member of the State Indus- | should pudiated as an enemy to Latest reports attendants | trial Commission. and genius of American in- to the effect that his condition| Gold coin to the amount of 89,000 X W tigfaciory and that he was |was withdrawn fromr-the New York! Representative Fess said one of the |0'C heerful hreizhout the day despite oc- i casional fits coughing or the vresent it has been decided by the cons, that the ¢ i the bullet may not be nece arrangements have been made taking of radiographs of the injured ton. whom the police bhelieved to be a somewhat ha 5 person associating <with anarchists and- aid- ing in_their propaganda, declared that he had plannc¢ to kil t vemier he- cause M. C of humanity other war. the enemy g for an- SECOND ARREST MADE IN CLEMENCEAU CASE Paris, Feb. 19.—A sccond arrest in connection with the shooting of Pre- mier (lemenceau was made b > po- lice. The prisoner. named Dreyfus, protested his innocence and said that e had been merely a spectator of the shooting. He resides in the sixteenth ward, not far from ihe premier's home, §169,000,000 OF ARTCRAFT CONTRACTS CANCELLED tor ¥ Aircraft con- It ing $465,000,00 have been ¢ war de- partment si . £ the mistice. A departmen day said i } per the tot pa ser cent, for planes and weck ended ancelled. 11 Condensed Talegrams The supreme court f CONSTITUTION OF LEAGUE | nd no_error | {in the Windham county case of \\'u~| (liam W, Wheatley vs. I'red R. Dubuc. | _Labor troubles in the Bethlchem | Steel Co. are again threatening. Work on the navy’s 16 new ships | 1 will begin within a vear. | Small sellers of copper take orders for 16 3-4 cents a pound | _Holland is ready to enter negotia- | tions for the return of Dutch shipping. | Railroad administration ordered that | freight cars be returned to owners as soon as possible. Canadian Naticnal Railways ordered 5 Pacific itype engines from the American Locomotive Co. Japan is planning to industrial and Brazil. | _In well informed Pittsburgh steel | circles an announcement is looked for | of further declines in steel prices. | War Trade Board announce gium had removed import restri on wine and tobacco. establish ricultural colony an inf Washingzton, F ions Sub-Treas America. ry for shipment to South support of t d Japan, EIGHT PAGES—64 COLS. eb. PRICE TWO CENTS - ————— 19.—C; riticism of | 5 ol R d Bel-|tho constitution of the league of na- |tions was opened in the house late this_yea er states to be selected 1 Premier Lloyd George of sody of delegates. The dacision Britain made _constant inquiries h body, delegates or executiv telephone {rom TLondon a majority vote, so that the conditicr: o Cleme 1 all cases the findings of the council New Engiand spinners, it is report- | wij| ho determined by five members. fed, have sold 50,000 {In other words, any five of the nine to an international - | voting together can bind the United ton s reported in ¢ s withou consent to any matter ment to Belgium. ng with e provi o e United States Government will de- | io.i0g Within the province port 30 al advocates of open re-| ““Xo matter how much the people of volt, and charged with distributing!ine United States may wish to avoid | revolutionary propag throughout ! miting urope-Asiatic politic | northern Ohio. ve of the nine members | _ Demands for a 48-hour week among | yacpansibility upon this country. | Southern textile workers resulted in|"“Aroregver, any group of five of the the strike of 2,000 we ne can haracter of our de- { ville, S. ¢ as the question of American International has \rmament, 1 |Ga. of the | receivea (s rticle eigh Hurley of pinz Boar the most dangerous ! rd to the $42,000,0 oposed constituti |fivst 25 ships completed by hie provision whic 1, United States a con- Lighters were engaged in part of a league which wou'd ring the carso o 1 thel oxercise suprenie authol roush | |body of delesates, without nam I numbe ch of whom iwould have | equal in al matt ectin principal objections to the league plan jworl €d | United States, France, Great Britair, | a and one each from Jif tne ccr | tion under the pi |food administration be set aside as could be doaz in the case of other treatie: TAFT FLAYS CRITICS OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS Fisncisco, Calif., Feb. emen in_the senate who are sct- ing cut to defeat this leazne of na- < are those I would not trust ¢ver- former president Wilibm H. Tatt seid today at a luecheda gi: 1 his honcr. ‘Zhey are citing the constit1iia s an argument against ir,” contiaued Mr. 7Taft. T revere and worship that sreat in- trument, and it is a new story to me tifution prevenss tin playing their part in Lring- acc and order and nanpiness 10 .ves and the other pejples of 1he e s 3 _ ve votes| ‘lis is mot a political c123tiom, was that it made possible five votes| ‘%lis is no _ wnetion Reports that President Wilson had|for the United Kingdom against ome|Go¢ fo P’xd. Ipxm slad President Wii- ordered an extra session of Congress ' for the United States by permitting |$)* V(rt to Zurope, becauss he, went jwere not confirmed by Floor Leader!self governing dominions or ..olnmcs{;{oa ng « promis: of a Leigie of na< { Kitchin. {to become independent members jR)0H . PR Federal “Trade Commission charges| “The sovereifnty of the Unned!1 The it e e American Tin Plate Co, of New|States” continued the Ohio member, | J0Ctin® of a¥olCme enfangng & T York, with discrimination in pri will be transferred completely to a |2nces IS ““C“‘;"“a” to the e Members of the House from cotton vote of the league that matters under |¥ears: The duestion a t plan of th |growing state apeared before the'consideration by it might lead to|ynetber the whole grea! é’f - { House Rules Commi to push the|yar ¥ legue of mations i te b ger investigation of markets at! “The éxccutive council, which is to|C3use We can't get a tworthirds vote N“C‘v\‘ ;'/!‘17 m‘»‘é - v : d“'e the real agency of the league lsw send & ardina ibbons issued | enforce its findings, is to pe limite through 1 Savings | fo nine members, one each from the |SMALL MEAT PACKERS ] Organization an s FORM A CORPORATION Chicago, Feb. 19.—A tentative ex- port corporation, composed of meat packers, exclusive of the five large packing companies, was formed today by representatives of forty firms from all over the country. Twenty-five firms pledged $5,000 each, if needed, to start the corpora- sion of the Webb- Pomerene law. Frederic S. Snyder of Boston, chief of the meat division of meeting and explained that, as tne |meat divisior would soon cease io al- lot foreign crders, the small packers might find it _advisable to organize-to retain some of the foreign trade which came to them through the exigencies of war. Thirty-eight per cent. of the pork product shipped to Burope since the began allotting from the small packers, He said that for two years least the demand for meat eed the supp that the allocation of ly would cease S00n Was - reflec i provisions put on the {bourd of trade where hog product reg- |istered declines of 15 to 75 cents. It had also a bea marker Mr. orders came he said. more_at wauld His order: | der asked the advice of the g meeting s to whether ‘the meat di- ) v cen Iy w u | co leration ave |V-Sion shouldl continue during March led - : T i yto stabilize the price of hogs. The pr L . i {auestion was unanimously approved £ January ex 3 oe doctrine | JUESIOR was unani e e A : e oraent of A M. |ATFL Mr. Snyder gave the opinion Uqf = ot i e Sl ol members. what recourse | it the $17.50 guarantee for hogs were : About 25,000 civilian TR g Neered the | widrawn the price would advance | Washington hy W ie, which aks by a major D o ) « ¢ I v t L mujority of the leacue | NEED FOR KNITTED shipy e been 1 efens a tarift is| AND SEWED GARMENTS il 42 pla o the daylight ding to the judzment of | Waching — Need for Dot o be delivered, outstan 1 s what have we left butiimjtteq ‘ments .at the Nov. 11 ing called epresents i xjclmmicEahreddi§or |75 teiaf ¢ on h for destitute 4,660 ¥ e v A8 . he | War refugees of 1 the Near pntee B = inters . cized articles of the lEgt caused the WITNESSES IN DEFENSE mittee ion which he said re-|i,day to 1 OF JEREMIAH A. O'LEARY | e B} Jof existing treaties | 1y cember : New York Feb. 19.--S-veral wit-|SAYS MARINE INSURANGE inconsistent with the league charter. |jppijtting.” Aithough the need for knit- DGR S e | S ARE NO |, :This means if a treaty now exists|tcq garments for Am. soldiers, e e s e 4 etween us and Japan inconsistent |.ajjors and marines has passed, Har- land b v “,« hy 2 o 63 ‘ with the judzmen of huxha'r\l‘ ‘Iim v D. Gibson, Red Cross com S~ took the stand in 1 conrt today C T | expressed iy five of the nine, it| ;Y o e COIITLE 1 the defense of Jerem O'Leazy, | Areric /PEXE . tod,” sald Mr. Fess, . |yioner to Europe, has sem: word 4o former editor of Bull. on tial for ¥ DicGee, o of | i ) European_imimi- | 1 S "‘w ;n '(Ollj'“‘ ment is et | the ch o ) ;}\-“J ition - {1 home can possibly realize,” said Mr. e ST s i e | p 2 o pe = wae of | Gibsgn in his p3nea ‘ent et e o i alt fioSmuCReeSakros ished will cover hody which other- S rard Hho s o 41 o lorida. in Wash- |5 ks s B R e would lack proper clothing and S Al | an we e sure that questions 0f|eich garment will actually prevent erance c in American mercha arine !l cuffering. We shouid e assured that ' Leary ided e mom: ntarily to Mr, H G propo- | ol vote of uropean | { S = . O Aty yiniled once momentariivitoy o8 e Nl all u vote of Buropean|%a ean count on vou for 1,000,000 gar- hyst d ¢ Ji= S % ner of | countries which gquite natura Y% hj. |ments monthly. “When clothing now ness described. | B odre emansency plaa of the |Brefer to keep the monopoly of this|;, stock is exhaus <econd-kand O'Leary y_in Glen I jithe femporsry 1 (g | particular activity” . .y |clothing should be utilized for remak- dedl Jeremial risk bureau e said Mr. Fess also objected to article 211 This feorl by Ichantere GhonlEEe brought ¢ the constitution, which he said |, L =l | would give the league certain powers o | over the comm of the nations | “Y} it was said, | ch composed kvaicanta %30 i< f | “This article, read in the light of |21¢ sufficiently ln : h looks to a permanent | ! Fhhow : : s |w Tabor® . burean,Zi dhe| WSty W be oOnnce ok | “will show the settled | 3100 e b commercia g and of 1 = 1 about | e B e e r| INVESTMENT BANKERSRIG take the | Am indards under a group of FORM RAILROAD COMMITTEE down. | e pean gour | ¥ 19.—Formation of a e — |the best availal g soment this authority committee by the Investment NAVAL OFFICERS TO BE TRIED | though it wa n his 0DINioN, | oyinteq will hear democratic fr association which will op- FOR BRIBERY AND GRAFT|"i 2 Al tzade politiclans demand tha crmanent public ownership o shineton. Feb. 49—Tdent. Boaja |52y nothing of taxes ¥ e tiop be caled on of the Iroads as inimical e T Tl kst fnds et favor an American stan hest interesis of the country, Atk Sage S e | o= o ched by Furope is motiwas announced tonight. It is headed I Reserve Force have heen | PLANS FOR RECEPTION uthority of this nation {by Allen B. Forbes. of New York, and Naval Reserve Force have heen 5 ; 3 i e e OF WLSON IN BOSTON this covenant we have|inciudes John E. Oldham and Robert e S e S 19.—F or the any such authority we | Winsor of Boston; George H. Frazier St A i e ¢ W pon I had to the bindings of the of Philadelphia and H. C. McEl= n the third naval district at|ception of Pr lson @ tofte fines) o e | (O TGRS LR nnder ar- | definite form tonight, alt —_ |accordance with solution adopted Bt andl it es fesrneninaiis not known at what hou ould | pOiNDEXTER PRECIPITATES by the association at its convention rest and it was learned that a third ; st was made today. The nameleave the George Washingfon or hoy DISCUSSION IN SEANA fE |1ist Decemb The committee will arrest was made toda e te | ow long he wouid rema. I this| = '=|favor the re of the railroads to of the third officer was not revealod, | Low Iens | Wwasnington igorous «~it- | private owne and oper as Plymouth, Pa, while Beck lives in| Maver Pewrs dec 01 nstitution oon as practica fter cons! o New York ci SCOTT NEARING GUILTY OF SEDITIOUS WRITINGS New York, Feb. 19.—Scott Near: one time professor in the Univers of Pennsylva and Toledo nia Univer- sity and a socialist candidate in this ty in the last congressional cam- paign, was accused of seditious Wwri ings by a federal jury here today. The American Socialist Soclety, co- defendant, was found guilty on hoth counts in the indictmeni. The jury s given the case at 1 o'clock yes- terday afternoon and returned its ver- dict after deliberating approximately hours. EW MASCNIO LOD STITUTED IN NEW HAVEN 15.—Gran; ) the of ind Lodge the district instituted e ven i years. The ceromonies were yinents of Hiram®lodge, Yo. an was installed Ticob Cap ent should be ‘ashington reach port in which ! 1 event the president probably wii de- |in of his address in the day time on| Disputi o | statement SENATE—VOTES $11.193.00¢ FOR SEACOAST DEFENS Wash Tel appre; n | | | . main hall ¢ has a seating capacity th i n the city |cidett to atioz tckets ihe 1 | tared a die anncuasad th wrer. 1 raticn | woulid Woasiing the presidens was in G nake definice i i i . The president Imake their he ric t | notel c ¢ | e h y tor er. fon in the sena voiced 10- ts and cohw - fron I Are Can; its n How- on. no formal rep'v to tle cnio- his address burd re- Senator Tour Pronitit on Lound ary niatiors, id the could nat i legislation by congres FAIL TO SETTLE THE BUILDING TRADES TROUBLE Washington, senta- tives of the Buildi ploy- ers’ Association Building Trade Union: failed to ~2ach an agree- ment for set £ th tened nation-wide PERSHING 26TH General sond the of A bur veme pend entire'y ‘unan fhe of ship i gram from A in chief, recc ki presen- fative Tallew of Massachusotts, who « 1 i@aniny o the Zeneral OF NATIONS CRITICISED I ‘House Representative Fess of Ohio Declared the Con- @ th:fil;lut‘;:: ofl:.he League is “Monstrous” and Filled With “Yicious Possibilities”—Contends That It Makes Possi- bie Five Votes for the United Kingdom Against One for the United States.