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Wpu.w ™ VOL. LXINO. 132 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1919 10 PAGE5—80 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS PHILADELPHIA HEADQUARTERS OF THE VIOLENT RADICALS Authorities Agree That One Gang is Responsible tor the/ Bomb Outrages in Philadelphia and Seven Other Cities —Also for Mailing, Last April, Infernal Machines in New York—Every Meeting Place of Radicals of All National- ities is Under Close Surveillance—Particular Attention is Being Paid to Those in the Italian Section—Bomb Placer Has Been Arrested in Pittsburgh—Other Arrests Are to Follow. Philadelphia, June 3.—A 24-hour in- , Boston and Paterson, N. featiirialof Hie peleatreaty hasbeen, vestigation by agents of the depart- engaged in the widespread hunt.|had by President Wilson and the staff ment of justice abd the local police, | Detectives were sent from Washing-|0f American experts of the American workinz together, failed to develop a|ton to the first two named cities in|peace delegation. Great Britain is slue to the identity of the perpetrators |order to connect up operations. said to favor a number of concessions of the bomb outrages in this city last| The hat of the Washington bomb|to Germany, but France continues night, when the rectory of a Catholic | planter. purchased in Philadelphia, and firm in ‘1\"!‘ stand not to waver from church and the home of a private citi- |other details indicated a possibility | the original terms. On the other hand zen were badly damaged. Neither was|that the consignment of explosives|the America re declared to be not here advanced tangible reason | had been sent out from there. Another|averse to minor concessions, but are why these places were selected for de- | connecting link, in the view of author-|not in favor of going to the extent that erai men were arrested | ities here, w. o similarity of the|the British propose. being connected with | anarchistic handbills found near the| The German government is incensel | but were released | scene of the explosions in several cit-|over the formation of a Rhenish re- ould be found toies public. It has ordered the arrest of Dr em with the crimes. | Government experts on explosives. | Dorten, the president of the republic, f those working on the case|after surveying the site of the explo- |and also has protested to the peace that one gang was|sion here, came to the conclusion that |conference and the armistice commis- the outragek, in Phila- | two separate bombs cxploded, proba-|sion at Spa against the behavior of phia and seven other ‘cities, the|bly when the man carrying them trip- | the French authorities in the occupied bomb expiosions here last December|ped over a stone siep the entrance.! Rhineland. French support of = the and the mailing of infernal machines Rhenish republic is Lharacul*r c)firi by n New York in April. It also has been the German goverhment as high trea- shed with a fair degree of defi-| AN INQUIRY HAS BEEN son against the empire. Strikes by ess, according to the police, tha STARTED IN CINCINNATI|aissatisfied Germans'in the American- delphia is the headguarters of the| Cincinnati, O, June 3—The acci-|occupied area alled in protest olent radicals of the east and that|den discovery of a letter addressed |against the formation of the republic. heir emissary who hlew himself to a man in Cincinnati suspected of | American-occupied area, called in pro- oms in front of Attorney General | being a pro-German and an anarchist|test against the formation of the re- mer’s home in Washington was sent | started an inquiry late today, which|Dpublic, ended quickly when the Amer- from this c federal officials say may lead to a|ican commanders issued a warning Although every effort was made 10{connection with the bomb plots in the|against the movement man's identity, nothing {east. The letter is now in the hands| The supreme council has been re- v learned. The proprietors|of the department of justice. It|auested by the Lithuanian delegation hat store located in the Italian |reached Cincinnati a few days ago and|to the peace conference to have an al- Quarter of the city, whose tag the was addressed to a concern which |lied cammission investigate alleged bomb thrower's hat bore. sa ey had | formerly employed the suspect. groms and other illegal acts by wold a large number of hats answering| The jetter contained a single sheet|Pcles in occupied Lithuania. the description wired by the Wash-|of paper on which was printed the cal-| An unconfirmed report reached ngton authorities and that they could ! andar for the month of June. A red|Copenhagen that Petrograd has been not remember the sale of such a4 hatljipe was drawn around Wednesday, |captured by Finn and Esthonian to any particular person. They said|ihe jith, and extended to the mar mo#t of their trade was with Italians. | oin “wicre the word ‘“prepare” wasi head of the Austrian peace del- Bvery meeting place in the city of |\ jiten. The letter was sent from on has departed from St. Ger- radicals of all nationalities is under) pjcagq main for Innsbruck, carrying with him{ lose eurveillance and particular at-i - mpe’jelief was expressed by federal|the alliéd peace treaty. Counter-rev- tention is being paid to those in the|,icigls that the bomb plot may have|olutions are reported from numerous Italian . !been arranged in weekly cycles with|towns in western Hungary. Hundreds| ( There was a gathering here lastin. firs; series this week, the second,|of refugees are arriving at the Aus Sunday of a score of radical agitators |, e middle west, next week, and a|trian frontier towns, seeking safety. rom other cities, according 10 [UDC™ | thirq in the Far West, the following| Sweden and Denmark have come in- ntendent of Police Robinson, but nnve ! yoq), {0 line with Switzerlandand Norway in B that # o5 S‘"‘( i35 Rt 8 declining to join a blockade against B O e 2 ' G LETTZ Germany in case Germany refuses ‘o 9 - " SIS iWese In iINCRIMINATING LETTZR sign the peace treaty. Like Switzer- cued | department today i rest of persons pos ’ d_ other places | The call is for a| i e political and it is t nion of the | rs aim to n t recently swept ( anada BOMB PLACER HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN PITTSBURGH Pittsburgh. Pa. J Arrest of the man who manufactured the bomb which exploded late last night near the omes of Federal Judge W. H Thompson and W. W. Sibray, chief ir A ages. Police &aid tonight that they had se ume of the homb make Johisd president of | W, W. orz ation in Pitts- | » divulge the name of the bomb feetives are mearching for the man, who is allezed to ome to Pi burgh about ten dave ago from Cleves and, O son, a score of ors were arrested being held for in- ing to the of the bom ad been confronted by Miss Flor- potice a | of two men who, she says package on the porch of a| ross from Insnector Sibray's wefore the explosion oc- Becker described John- | manner of dress. as according to the police BENDING EVERY ENERGY TO CAPTURE ANARCHISTS June 3.—Working behind il of se the police and e bending every oy wi 1 agents her nergy tonight toward the capture of the anarchist or anarchists responsible for bomb explosion early this o home the court Judge Charles of general during the day of incen- dlary pamphlets near the scene of the erime, similar to those found in Wash- ington and other cities where bomb were planted, removed all possibili- ty for doubt that the New York ex- plosio which resulted in the death of a night watchman, was a part he organized plot Although unusual reticence was evinced by officials in charge of the investigation here, it was intimated that. as was the case in the attempt in Washington to blow up Attorney General Palmer, the trail of the out- laws led to Philadeiphia. There aas no general roundup of known anarchistic radicals here today and =o far as could be learned, none is contemplated, SAY BOMB OUTRAGES HAD A COMMON SOURCE Washington, June I.—Investigation of the bomb explosions in eight cities which were intended to kill public men, has convinced secret service chiefs here that the outrages had a common source, and that they prob- ably can be classed as an unsuccess- ful gttemnt on the part of a still un- known anarchistic group to resume a ampaign of terrorism begun with the May Day attempt to deliver a series of infernal machines through the mails out of New York Washington police today devoted their efforts to reassembing fragments of the man who was killed last night at the door of Attorney General Pal- s home while atlempting to plant cargo of explosives. Mr. Palmer dismissed the incidents today itter failure to terrorize the coun- try and stay the hand of the govern- his ment.” which purpose he ascribed to the anthors of the outrages. Police at New York, Philadelphia @iusburgh, Cleveland, Newtonville, N. J signed Paterson ar bomb where explo. , also w this city, ¢ the radi day in FOUND AT PATERSON 3.—Copies 5 the “anaj ions vin FOLLOWING DYNAMITE with of Mayor I Positive W t say, has been nationally known I one from Philadelp! from New York arr after spending a wec hout forty-five ed by CLEWS IN CLEVELAND mer whom men were capt o HIGH TEMPERATURES Wa ngton, Ju of 98 degrees, reco at Boston and at Sc ed high poin | weather bureau repo, wave of the summe, spread the east and last Friday At Harif cury reached 96. Conn., OVER WIDESPREAD AREA | Propos R i OF RHEINISH REPUBLIC 1 Berlin, June 3.—(By The A. P.)—The s, i st German armistice commission has r which has over handed Marshal Foch a note for the middle west since d powers protesting against today th “the ioan i edetition of Labor and Union work- the, Nationgl Woman's Trad League. It demands democratiza- tigm 0% ithe isohoois and fa ing# ons for clafly ‘ot ‘sterics. Cabled Paragraphs Decision on German Protest Thursday June (Havas). It is be- il of four will be able to reach a decision by Thursday as to the reply of the peace conference to the German counter-proposals. CONDENSED REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL SITUATION (By The Associated Press.) There is a probability that Germany may secure, as a resuit of her strong counter-proposals, some lessening in the severity of the peace terms of the allied and associated - powers. Ger- many’s pleas that it will be impossible to fulfill the financial requirements of the allies and her protests against certain territorial relinquishments have been heeded and are being dis- ed by the council of four. Pari report has it that in certain quarter: e conference the German viewpoint Is receiving strong support. A full @i ssion of the German counte! roposals, especially concern- ing reparations and other economic land and Norway, the bplea made by Sweden and Denmark tiot such ac-| on would be a violation of their neu- “strikes have begun in Paris, Lille and other towns in France. FINAL ACTION IN SENATE ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE TODAY Washington, June 3.—Final action in the senate on the house resolution for submission of the Susan B. Anthon woman suffrage constitutional amend- ment was prevented today by debate, wincipally by suffrage opponents, and v discussion of the peace treat The { resolution was” made unfinished - jess and it is believed that before ad- riment tomorrow the last roll call will be reached with adoption appar- ent ured Senators Reed of Missouri and TUn- derwood of Alabama, democrats, and Boran, republican, of Idaho, made the principal addresses against the meas- ure. The senate refected. to' 17, an amendmen Senator Harrison, dem- 1o of Mississippi, limiting benefits of the pronosed cqual franchise to white citizens. An amendment by Senator Underwood, left pending when e senate adjourned, would provide | that popular state conventions instead res should act on the tion to the constitution. PROTEST FRENCH SUPPORT | French support of the proclamation of Rhenish républic as high treason \zainst the empire and complaining of Colonel Pinot’s threats and actions at Wiesbaden. The note concludes: This action on the part of the French occupation authorities 1s in sharpest contraditcion to the armis- tice conditions and represents th grossest viola n of obligations legal- Iy undertaken. The German govern- ment makes the sharpest protest against this behavior.” n response to Dr. Dorten's notifi- cation of the proclamatio of a repub- lic, the German chancellor, Philipp Scheidemann, has ordered the prose- cution of Dorten and the other mem- bers of his government for high trea- son. and declared all the official acts of the new government void. WINNIPEG POLICEMEN ARE NOT TO JOIN THE STRIKE Winnipegz, June 5—The policemen’s union has agreed not to join the pres- ent sympathetic_strike, and as a con- | sequence the city council has with- drawn its ultimatum which stipulated that the police must sign an agree- ment binding them to refrain from joining any sympathetic strike under |any circumstances. “Such an_under- | taking was_declared by police union officials to be too drastic, and it was finally decided to restrict the agree- ment to meet only the present situa- tion. ANARCHISTS DENIED HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS Boston, June 3—Habeas corpus procecdings in behalf of nine alleged anarchists ordered deported by ihe immisration authorities were denied by Judge Edgar Aldrich in the fed- 4l district court today. Counsel for the petitioners had contended that the acts of congress of Febguary 5, 1917, and October 16, 1918, empowering the secretary of labor to deport undesira- ble aliens, did not cover “philosophi- cal” anarchists who did not believe in acts of violence. GENERAL STRIKE IN - TORONTO HAS ENDED Toronto, June 3.—Toronto’s “gener- al” strike, in symvathy with striking metal workers, ended tonight when representatives of the various unions involved voted fo accede to the re auest of the Metal Trades Council that mpathetic_strikers retum to work The decision afiects between 6,000 and §,000 worke Many Uprisings in Western Hungary undreds of Refugees Are Ar- riving Daily at the Austrian Frontiers. Berlin, June 3, via London.—Count- er-revolutionary uprisings have oc- curred in many towns and villages of western Hungary, according to reports received here, Hundreds of refugees are arriving daily at the Austrian frontier. CONNECTICUT FEDERATION OF LABOR NOT RADICAL Meriden, Conn,, June 3.—At today's of the 34th annuai convention Connecticut Federation of La- witich is being held here, after a heated discussion, a resolution was adopted approving the recommenda- tion of Secretary Ira M. Ornburn with bor, reference (o the Mooney Defense League. In his annual report he ad- vocated no action the matte; upon leaving it for the American Federatio of Labor to discuss and settle when that body meets next month. The vote on the resolution was 75 to 53, and indicated that the majority of the delegation are opposed to the programme of the radicai element of the federation in this state. Nominations of officers for the en- suing year were made from the floor of the house and nominations were closed before adjournment. The ele tion of officers is slated for the f business at tomorrow morning's se: sion. The only contest will be over the election n of vice presidents. The present officers were all re-nominated with the exception of John Egan of Bridgeport, one of the vice presidents. Seven were nominated and only four will be elected. The list of nomin: tions is as follows: President, Patrick F. O'Meara, New Haven; vice presi dents, Frank C. Scollin of Danbury, William _J. Buckley, N Londo| Martin L. Kane, Brid, Lavit, Bridgeport; Thomas H. Sween- ey. Hartford; Edwin M. Scott, Stam- ford; John Sheehan, Thompsonville; secreta anizer, Ira M. Orn- burn, New Haven; treasurer, Fred- erick L. Neebe, Meriden. NEWS OF TURBULENCE AND REVOLTS IN MEXIiCO Laredo, Texas, June 3.—General | Candido Aguilar, Mexican minister of foreign reiations, left here today for Washington on an official mission im- mediately after his arrival from Mex- ico City Two carloads of soldiers with three machine guns escorted the official party from Mexico City to the border. Andres Garcia, MeXican consul-gen- eral at Bl Paso, arrived here today to confer with General Aguilar. Garcia said many news,reports on the situation in the state of Chihuahua were exaggerated, for while some Vil- la handit activities had occurred there had been no developments of import- ance Villa_is reported to have about 2,- 000 men on the way to attack Chihua- hua, City, Garcia said, but so far as he has been~able fo learn, the attack had been made When it comes, how- | ever, Villa “will be defeated by the most_ cffective force vet opposed to him,” Garcia predicted CONSIDERING THE ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES GF GERMANY Paris, June 3-—(By The A. P.)—The economic difficulties of Germany, as exposed in ihe proposals’ to the peace are heing seriously considered inter-allied leaders. Acceplance erman _counter-of- fer of 100.000.000 marks indemnity and a change in the provisions regarding Silesia o give the ¢ s ecertitude veceiving the necessary amounts of 1 for Fast German industry are, ac- ling to reports in well informed quarters, the most probable of any changes in the treaty, should any con- cessions to the German pleas be made. Those favoring acceptance of the German offer are found in the British and American camps, while the French representatives are inclined to stand firmly upon the original proposal of the total reparation fixed by the ccon- omic commission and the collection of as much as it is found possible to col- lect in the course of subsequent years by the commission ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER ASKS FOR PUBLIC HEARING Washington, June 3. — Charges by Senator Frelinghuysen reflecting on Attorney General Palmer’'s work as alien property custodian were met to- day with a statement by Mr. Palmer ing for a public hearing on the charges and expressing “great pride in the splendid work” of the alien proper custodian's office. The charges were made vesterday by the New Jersey senator during con sider- ation by senate judiciary committee, of Mr. Palmer's nomination as attor- ney general. AN AVIATOR KILLED AT ROCKWELL FIELD, CAL. San Diego, Calif. June 3.—Second Lieutenant Arthur O. Kent, Pine Brook, N. J., army aviator, was killed at Rockwell Field late this afternoon en his airplane went into a tail spin and fell 100 feet. Immediately after falling, the gasoline tank of the airplane burst and the fluid was ignit- ed, virtuz destroying the plane. Kent was pinned under the machine. ELECTED TO ACADEMY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Paris, June 3.—(French Wireless Service). ~ Eliptherios Venizelos, pre- mier of Greece, has heen elected a for- eizn member of the Academy of Mo- ral and Political Sciences 10 succeed the late Colonel Theoiore Roosevelt. Albert J. Balfour, the British for- eign secretary, has been elected to ceed the late Grand Duke Nicholas Michaelovitch of Russia. STRAW VOTE AT YALE FAVORS THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS New Haven, Conn,, June 3.—A straw ote of the students at Yale univer- sity today, stood $14 in favor of the League of Nations as proposed to 336 opposed. OFf those against the pres- ent league constitution 248 were for some form of world league. OBITUARY. Dr. William G. Farlow. Cambridge, Mass., June 3.—Dr. Will- jam G. Farlow, professor of crypto- gramic botany at Harvard, died to- He was horn in n and had a member of the faculty since iie was professor of the Amer- can Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1906, and in 1917 and clected a_cor- responding member of the Paris Academy of Sciences. Wild Session of the N.Y.Stock Exchange Sales More Than 2,000,000 Some Stocks Shares Dropped 3 to 20 Points. New York, June 3.—The stock mar- | 1gy 2 al 136 per cent. ket experienced today one of the wild- |, Election of the membars in the lower Someions e e O ane il |nouse” of ‘the Spanish Parliament reserve banks precip! continuing almost uninterruptedly un- |an order’ for 12 Mikado pyte locomo- til the close. Some of the stocks which |tives from the Korean government have heen speculative favorites drop- railroad. ped from three to twens The turnover was more than 2,000,- of which changed 000 shares, 00.000 hands during the final There were unconfirmed reports to- “money would be created with a the speculative ten- few months, have aided in carrying quota- night that another committee” view to curbing dencies which, during so tions steadily upwards | since the days of the “war bride” boom. An advance in cali money rates after noon to 11 per cent., a new high figure since the establishment of the federal sharp break in prices, the selling stampede itated a ty points. hour. -called the past CONTINUE SEARCH MISSING CANADIAN “ACE” —The_possibili- James, Canadian ace, who has been missing since last Thursday when he attempt- from Lee. Mass, to Mineola, may have been. forced to descend on New York, June ty that Captain Mans ed to fl Mount Riga, near Mille! indicated in reports received here to- by officials of the Aefo Club of fliers who left Hazelhurst Field this morning to make day America from army an aerial search for the missing air- | Brusseis office of the Guaranty Trust man. Co. as a depository of the public Mount Riga is virtually equi-distant [ money of the United States from ington, N. Y. Aero Club officials he had heard an|Car Co. are scheduled to meet the lai- airplane motor Sunday, presumably |ter part of this week. It is reported srounded in woods nearby. the rate of dividend will be advanced Today this report was apparently [from $12 to $16. confirmed by Lieutenants John W.| Final and im'"ediate solution of the Frost and Rolph Starkweather, who |Philippine question was asked of Con- piloted ome of the three search|gress by the Philippiné mission at a planes from Mineola. assistant freight agent at Millerton, { decrees in disposing of appeals brought who said that he had heard an air- |by the Government against the Col- plane motor on two occasions last|gate Soap Co. for violation of the Sunday. Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The sounds, he said, came from| Profits amounting to $17,000,600 were Mount Riga and today he was instru- | turned over to the Treasury by the mental in having a detachment of Boy | Bureau of War ki Insurance from Scouts detailed to tain. Millerton and West Yesterday P. G. Grant of Port Wash- who was spending the week end in West Cornwall FOR ell R. rton, N. Y., w They telephon- ed from Hartford that they had been in communication with H. R. Grant, search the moun- BROCKDORFF-RANTZZAU NOT WILLING TO CEDE TERRITORY —(By The A. Rumors in_circulation that he is willing to sacrifice threatened by the peace terms if the counter-pro- denied by Count Von Brockdorfi-Rantzau, head of the German peace delegation, the Versailles Berlin, Monday, June . many parts of German terri posals are accepted aj in an interview with {o the feeling in Danzig that Gi was ready to sign peace at the expense if the allies made conces- sions regarding upper Silesia, the for- the merchant ma- of that city mer. rine. The count said would be equably. be made by colonies and that Germany 1s coordinate man counter-prepo upon a portant features wit disaster to the whole represented Great financial sacrifices can he added, only on condition that the Ger- looked He de- clared it was impossible to cxcept im- bringing B in Ge tory re correspondent of ihe National Zei- | Drafts of proposed trade contracts tupgaThe count’s attention was drawn | between the Grain Corporation and in- all equally and offered, were entity. hout proposition. emancipated completely from the Ger- man, Dr. Emanuel Radl, a professor at | Gounsellor Rojo of the embassy ad- Prague University, declares in an ar-| gressed a verbal protest to Assistant e i v | Secretary Phillips of - the state de- s st of all, hl‘ Radl YS,‘ “’," partment and this has been followed | must provide a solid basi sfor Czech|py 3 formal written communication science which is now concentrated at|n which it is charged that Speaker Vienna under German direction, and|Gjjjett ahused the hospitality of thef we must replace the erroneou: e ception of the German scientifi | TO SEPARATE BOHEMIAN ered by Speaker Glllett vesterday at the pan-American congress in which SCIENCE FROM GERMAN |} " 4 jared Mexico the greatest im- Paris, June —(French “”‘flhfi. pediment to the establishment of sat- Service) Bohemian science must be tem by a more just, more human an more democrotic one. the coming vear: 1 believe that in the Czech scientists will study British and —American) asserted has shown remarkable dep science and become acquainted With| ojopment during the last year or their most illustrious representatives.” | VeI° St Dar ials is- MADE FLIGHT FROM State department officials are di OHIO TO CAPE MAY Cape Ma J.. June 3.—The navy | press regret. dirigible C-3, which left Akron, Ohio, e —— at 5 o'clock this morning for a non- [y, . GOVERNMENT PAID stop flight to Cape May, arrived at the naval air station D. m., about two hours behind schedule. Although it was not forced to descend, ortage of gasoline caused the big during the I a dirigible to slow up part of the trip. The C-8, which was piloaed by Lieu- tenant Commander Paunack and Lieu- the Delaware Bay from the direction of tenant Lawrence, cam: Lewes. here at 6 e a GIVES A HOPEFUL MESSAGE FROM RUSSIA , June 3—A hope- e was given to the Ameri- |21 % Sepdhe 2 Chej A osses on 152 vessels, with a tonnage gan people by jslexander Zelenko, of | of 397,059, and’on 275 lives lost by the Ru Mr. Zelenko, who the managing director of the Amer- Cornwall. informed the rmany interests and con- | Condensed Telegrams Winnipeg mail service to and from the city is reported close to normal. An official delegation from the new Polish government reached New York. Senate confirmation of Attorney General Palmer was held up by enator Frelinghuysen. Bar siver was /5 pence higher London at 331 pence. quoted silver at $1.093 Department of Agriculture placed the condition of the cotton crop as of in New York passed without disturbances. Officials of railroads operating East from St. Leuis and Chicago report a considerable betterment in traffic con- ditions. American Locomotive Co. received By acquisition of the Chattanooga Plow Co., the International l(al'x:‘>\\'r! Co. can now manufacture a complete | line of plows. i Secretary Glass, for the past two weelss has been studying plans for for- mation of new financing to meet cur- rent expenses. Former United States Senator John ! C. Spooner was said to be much better. ie is recovering from a general nerv- ous hreakdown. The colors of the demobilized nation- al guard and national army organiza- tions will be delivered to the states from which they came. i Governments of. Hunduras,. Guate- and aragua recognized the belligerency of the anti-Tinoco revo- Iutionists in Costa Rica. Reports received in London say the Dutch government will float a loan of 400,000,000 zuilders to take care of the deficit in the budget. Treasury Department designated the Conditions of the Louisiana sugar cane crop estimated at 72 per cent. by the Department of Agriculture. Directors of the Chandler Motor joint session of the Senate committee on Philippine affairs. Supreme Court upheld Federal Court Government ins | ince on American hulls, freight and cargo carriers. Announcement was made by the Treasury Department of the removal of control over financial transactions with Russia. No license will be requir- ed for export of money, credit or curities to that country. Dr. Alfred Zimmerman, former Ger- man Forcign Minister remained an- other day at the Castle where former Kaiser Wilheim is living in Amerongen, Holland, and had another ~conference with the former emperor. dividual members of the various trades engaged in handling and manufactur ing wheat products was made public by Wheat Director Barnes At a meeting of the Board of Direct- ors of the New York Central Railroad Co., Alfred H. Smith was clected to fiil the vacancy which existed since his appointment as regional dircctor by the Railroad Administration. MEXICO PROTESTS SPEECH MADE BY SPEAKER GILLET Washington, June 3 Diplomatic protest has been made by the Mexi can embassy against the speech deliv- isfactory trade relations American republics. between the congress, in that it was stipulated that i politics was not to be discussed. The protest declares his utterances false so far as they related to the state of Mexican commerce which, it is turbed the incident pected to deny T and are sponsibility and ex- LOSSES ON 152 SHIPS ‘Washington, Just how June 3. spectacular w: e in ship values s the r during the war was shown foday in an announcement by the War Risk Bureau that the Standard Oil Com- Ppany’s steamer John D. Archbold, ship insured by the governme: agency, was protected by a policy for $770,000 in 1914, but when she w: torpedoed in 1917 her insurance had been increased to $2.200,000. The Marine and Seamen’s Division of the Bureau. which is winding up its affairs now that dangers from mines and submarines no longer ixist, paid hazards of war. Total moneta amounted to about $30,000,000. v losses SERIOUS RIOTS Two Men Were Shot to Death, Plani—More Than 5,000 Toledo. Ohig, June 3.—FEleven per- sons were derious injured, two probably fatally, in a riot at the plant of —the Willys-Overland Automobile tonizi. of the company sult The riot was a re- labor gisturbance invelv- when a crowd of idle workers stormed cars carrying loyal employes 1{o the plant. The situation flamed into a pitched battle tonight when idl> workers numbering ,000, including many women, siormed the enirance A"\f the plant as the employes were caving. TWO MEN SHOT TO DEATH; TWO SERIOUSLY WOUNDED 1 e tonight growing out of the labor urbances involving 13,000 employ- es of the Willys-Overland Automobile ing the plant. The k { culmination of ik tonight which re thirteen persons. Iling was ts today in injury the nd to AT WILLYS- OVERLAND PLANT. TOLEDO Two Others Were Dangerous- ly Wounded and Eleven Seriously Injured—Crowd of idle Workers Stormed Cars Carrying Employes to the Persons Participated in the Disturbances—Guards Fired More Than 100 Shots Over the Heads of the Rioters, Finally Dispedsing Them. The killing occurred in front of a fire station near the automobile plant where a discharged soldier guard, with a woman companion, had sought ref- uge from a threatening crowd. Calls for assistance brought twe me- ing 15,000 workers. The plant open-|to truck loads of soldier guards from ed up o weck ago after two weeks|the automobile plant. When they ar- fileness. Discharged soldiers, acting)rived at the station, one of them fired as guards at the plant. fired more than | a pistol into the air. The guards then 100 shots over the heads of the rioters, | fired their rifies and pistols into the finally disnersing them. crowd. Violence started early in the day MAYOR OF TOLEDO WIRED FOR TROOPS _Columbus, Ohio, June At mid- night tonight Mayor Cornell Schreiber, of Toledo, wired Governor Cox, saying nd troops immediately.” The mayor said all available sheriffs had been sworn in but that he was “unable to cope with the situation.” Ohio Without Troops. Toledo. Ohio, June 3. — Two men | Charles E. Morris, secretary to the were shot to death and two others|8OVernor. said he would inform the were dangerou wounded in a riot | ayor that Ohio at present is without troops and that all it can do is to re- quest the zovernment to lend soldier: Mayor Driven From Home. ompany. The vietims, presumably idle| At one o'clock this morning Mr. employes of the company. were killed | Morris said he talked with - Mavor by discharged soldiers who are guard- Al il Schreiber at Toledo on the telephone. He said the mayor told him that riot- ers had driven him from his home by threats and that he was under guard in his office at the city hall. F. A. VANDERLIP LEAVES THE NATIONAL CITY BANK New York, June 3.—Frank A. Van- derlip, for ten years president of the | National City bank. one of the coun- v’s greatest financial institutions, gned today, according to his own statement, to take a vacation and to “do useful work All T can say is that I have resign- Mr. Vanderlip replied to question- had nothing to do with t retirement. SALE OF §$25,00,000 WORTH OF FOODSTUFFS FOR RUSSIA ATLANTIC CITY CENTER OF FLYING ACTIVITIES Atlantic City, N. J, June' 3.—The Atlantic City air port has been desig- nated by the Aero club of America, | the Aerial league of America and the Aerial Coast patrol as the official cen- ter of flying activities of these organ- izations and an extensive program of aerial events are scheduled to start immediately looking toward scientific and practical development of aircraft. Vanderlip said that his recent| There will be t n 1 ests of a number of address > Economic club, in|new safety devices ~throughout the which he pictured more than half *of | month of June and starting early in Lurope, including some of the allied| July the Aero clubs will stage events .xl\dlflb-fl”’\d! cou l\:v desperate| with lighter than air vessels. The fact need of America istance 1o pre- | that the dirizible R-34 is vent government:l and financial cha e 19 expeciSinee from England within two weeks has quickened interest in the big balloons He was leaving the bank, he said, with|among the experts and facilities are the warmest friendly feelings” pre-|heing prepared to receive the craft. vailing between the directorate and| The Success of the first thres series himsel and of intercollegiaté’land and seaplane races held here in connection with the recent Pan-American Aeronautic con- vention has brought additional colleges Washington, June 3—Secretary Ba- |into the entry list and the contest of- Iker told the house military committee|ficials decided today to renew the race {today he had authorized the sale of [ Series on June 27. Many of the col- 000,000 worth of surplus food | leges, following the lcad of Columbia, | Stocks held by the army (o the Co-|have secured recognition of aviation | eperative Purchase Society of Russia.|aS a regular part of the sporting de- The society is composed of twenty|Partments and in a number aeronau- mission \ds of familics, the secre- | tics is o become one of the engineer- tary said, and will give i exchange | ing features with the opening of the for the food raw materials badly | fall terms. needed in the United States. e e Br. Baker said in reply to questions| MEXICO NOT SEEKING | that some of the Tood probatly would MEMBERSHIP IN L. OF N. reach the Isheviki. | NO PERMIT FOR MEXICAN was no intentiol this time. of reconsidering at In view of the outbreak of SENT TO THE SENATE (Special to he Bulletin.) ashington, D. C., June A. Scott of London w | pointed a_member of the U. . ing board and his nomination sent to |the senate for confirmation. Arbitrator Between -U. S. Shipping Board And Japanese Contractors Mexico City, June 3.—The Mexican government has not asked, nor will it request, to be admitted to the Leaguse TROOPS TO PASS THROUGH U. §.|0of Nations, according to a statement : made today in a bulletin issued to the Washington, June 3.—State depart-|yjexjcan newspapers by the depart- ment officials said today the American fment of foreign relations, signed by government was not reconsidering ity sajvador Diego Fefrnandez, in charge Sonora, to Chihyahos and that. there | o0, Soarciment was made in coue tion with a denial by the department of foreign affairs that the ‘proposed journey of General Candido Aguilar to Yaqui Indians in Sonora the presence|Yvachineton, and later to Paris, as the of the Miexican federal troops theref . oo s B " ampacsador of President was regarded by officials here as more | cuoy. Wwas in connection with the important than in Chihuahua. League of Nations. The report that Sl R General Aguilar is making his trip in T. A. SCOTT'S NOMINATION this connection is declared to be ab- solutely unfounded. General Aguilar is now on his way to Washington. CHANGE OF VENUE IN CASE OF MRS. GILLIGAN Hartford, Conn., June 3—Judge Keeler in the superior court this af- ternoon granted the motion of Public Defender John ¥. Forward for ~a change of vegue in the case of Mrs. Amy cher Gilligan for the poison- ing of Franklin R. Andre The case will be tried in Middlesex county as soon as can be arranged for. The judge also granted the request that Attorney Benedict M. Holden be as- signed by the court to Mrs. Gilligan's defense. Mrs. Gilligan was convicied of the murder of Andrews and was sentenced (o be hanged but the su- preme court set aside the verdict. FOUND DEAD WITH BOTTLE OF POISON IN HIS HAND Winsted, Conn,, June 3.—Hiram S. Raley, secretary-treasurer of the Raley Rubber Company, of Riverton, was found dead with a bottle of poison _in his hand alongside of his automobile on the Norfolk road today. In the ican ommittee of the Russian Co-op- crative Union, is representing his peo- ple at the annual meeting of the Na- tional Conference of Social Work. He said that Russia, when she has fought out her civil war, will emerge as one of the strong nations of the world be- cause of her serength, present as well as past, of the co-operative movement. STRIKE OF WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPHERS AT ATLANTA June union Morse and multiplex operators at the Western Union office: support of the striking employes of the Southern Bell Telephone 3.—A strike of s here in and_ Tele- FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE OF CAPT. JAMES June 3.—The three airplanes that made an aerial survey ‘Winsted, Conn., graph ompany, was voted tonight by the local council of the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America, it was announced by Charles F. Mann, a vice president of the union. of this region during the day in a| The strike will begin at 11 a. m. to- search to locate the airplane of Cap- |MOTTOW. tain_ Mansell R. James, the British e . aviator who left Atlantic City last|PERUVIAN STRIKE ENDS: week, returned to their Hartford sta- tation late today without finding any Captain last heading southeast and seemingly fiving trace of man or James was macl seen on well. hine. Thursday POLES ARE RESITSING GERMANS SUCCESSFNLLY Paris, June 3.—(By The A. P.)—Pre- mier Paderewski of Poland today re- ceived a telegram saying that the Ger- d the Polish k to Rodrig al three o'clock age added that the Poles were resisting the indicated mans _cro! from Lyel last Sunday afternoon. Germans successfully. that' the number of emall. The mes Tt Germans boundary who ¢rossed into Foland was comparatively 3 MARTIAL LAW IN FORCE Lima, Peru, June 2—(Delayed.)— The general strike which hegan here last week terminated today. Martial law remained in force. Charles Sothwell, owner of a British publishing house who was arrested last Wednesday on charges of print- ing seditious articles; was released to- ay. REDUCTION IN HOURS AT GENERAL ELECTRIC PLANT Lynn, Mass., June 3.—A reduclion in working hours from 52 to 4 weelk without loss of pay was announced to- day at the nlant of the General Elec- tric Company. The new schedule will 2o Into cffect next Monday. The plant {employs about 13,000 persons. S CoRYTIGHT_PRLSS ILUSTRATING SERVICE Baron Shibusawa, president of the First Bank of Japan, and one of the leading financiers of Japa has been appointed as final arb trator of possible disputes between the U. S. Shipping Board and Jap- anese contractors. The Baron's work will be to adjudicate the con. tracts for thirty vessels buiit for the U, E. Shipring Board in Japan. ] morning he had taken his daughter to school in the machine. The medical ex~ aminer here decided that Mr. Raley had committed suicide on the way home. He had been ill and despondent for some time. Mr. Raley was 46 years old and leaves a widow and four chil- dren. He came to Riverton from New Haven several years ago. RAILROAD TRAINMEN TO MEET NEXT IN TORONTO Columbus, Ohio, June 3.—The Broth- erhood of Railroad Trainmen, who have been in convention here since May 14, will hold their next triennial convention in Toronto, Canada, it was announced today by President William G. Lee. The convention here will ad- journ tomorrow. An insurance board and a commit- tee to present the wage scale to rail- road administration officials at Wash= ington will be elected at the closing session tomorrow TO STUDY LIQUIDATION OF THE WORLD'S FOOD CONTROL Paris, June 3—(By The A. P.)—The supreme economic council has ap- pointed a committee, composed of Her- bert Hoover, Lord Robert Cecil, M. *lementel, Signor Crispi and Baron Emil De Cartier de Marchienne of Belgium to study a plan for the liquid- ation of the world’s food control and to studr how ecconomic problems are 10 be met after the approaching har- vpst

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