Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 8, 1919, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 161 POPULATION 29,919 Walletin NORWICH, CONN. TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919 10 PAGES—74 C! OLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS WILL BE CONTEST IN HOUSE | ~ON WAR TIME PROHIBITION Five Members of the Judiciary Committee in Minority Report Declare Congress Should Repeal the Act or at Least Lift the Ban on the Manufacture and Sale of Light Wines and Beer—Chairman Volstead is Making an Effort to Have the Enforcement Bill Receive Immediate Consid- eration, With a View to Calling It Up in the House To- day ‘Washington, July 7.—Five members of the house judiciary committee, in a minority report on the prohibition enforcement bill. made public tonight, declared congress should repeal the wartime prohibition act or at least Nft the ban insofar as it relates to the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer. While this report was being pre- pared Chairman Volstead of the ju- diciary committee announced he had asked for a rule to make the general enforcement bil lin order for immed ate consideration with a view to call- ing it up tomorrow in the house. The minority report. signed by Rep- resentatives Igoe. Missouri; Steele, Pennsylvania. Gard, Ohio democrats, 2nd Dyer Missouri, and Classon, Wis- consin, republicans, based its objec- tions o the enforcement bill reported out by fhe committee upon three principal grounds, and challenged the power of congress to pass it because in defining intoxicating liquors it went beyond the original act, and was therefore new legislation. On the general question of the war- time act and its enforcement the mi- nerity report held “That the provisions for the en- forcement of wartime prohibition car- Ty a definition of intoxicating liquors wheh extends the prohbition bevond that of the original act, and to that test case in this case would be whether the sale of “beer” (meaning the beverage over one-half of one per cent) whether intoxicating or mot, constituted a violaatipn of the war- time prohibition measure. The arrest on which the case will be based has not been made vet, but Mr. Crosby said it would take place this after- no Will it be in New Haven? asked. “That seems the likely place as I | shall go to New Haven this after- noon,” was the reply. In addition to_this new phase of the situation, Mr. Crosby will, before the same court, prosecute those dealers in and around New Haven who have been arrested for selling whiskey. He will also handle the case which aims to test the constitutionality of the whole_war-time measure 1f the attor- neys for he liquor interests lay their information before him, before the court sits. Thus, when Judge Chatfield holds court in New Haven Tuesday, he will probably have before him a case test- ing the status of “beer” under the war measure, a case testing the constitu- tionality' of the whole war prohibition, and seven or more cases of violation of the liquor law by the selling of whis- key or other kinds of hard liquor. TWO NEW HAVEN LIQUOR he was extent is new legislation which con- Ere=s bas mot the right naw to pass MEN CONSENT TO ARREST e WS Bilisve the| oy .Haven, Cunnl, July 7 Jn the original act should be repealed United States district court here to- SThat as to constitutional prohibl |, orrow two local liquor dealers whe tiop. sction 2 of the amendment pro-|ionight consented to be arrested and | . charged with selling beer containing ste "o ongress and the = several |, percentage of alcohol of one-half of| states shall have concurrent power 1o enforce this article by appropriate legislation’, and the bill presented is wholly upon the theory that the ac- tion of congress is supreme, and to- tally ignores the concurrent powers of the several states. “That the bill goes beyond the pro- one per cent. or greater, will be tried. This will be the much-talked of test case and will have an important bear- ing on the business of the Connecticut saloon keepers in the future. The names of the men who volunteered to submit to arrest could not be learned up to midnight. hibition of the constitutional amend-| United States District Attorney ment. particularly in defining ‘intoxi- [ John S. Crosby of Hartford this af- cating liquors’ so as to include bev-|ternoon granted a continuance until erages that are not in fact intoxicat- | next week of the cases of the six state ing" saloonkeepers who were arrested last The views of The minority as to en- foreement of the wartime act were set forth as follows “The provisions for enforcement of the war prohibition act contain a definition of intoxicatng liquor which is in effect new legislation. The act of November 21, 1918, prohibiied the sale of distilled’ spirits for beverage purposes and also beer, wine or other intoxicating malt or vinous liquor for beverage purposes. In the recent ca: in New York. where this statute was comstrued, it was held that only in- toxicating beverages were included, and that beer containing 2.75 per cent. of alcohol by weight was within the statate only if intoxicating, which was to be determined as other ques- tions of fact. “Whether or not the orig¥nal act of November 21, 1818, can be sustained as valid under the . war power, it seems to us that at this date, under the peace conditions that now exist, congress is wholly without power to extend the provisions of that act so as to include all beverages which contain in excess of one-half of one per cent. of alcohol and call them in- toxicating. “This legislation cannot be justified on the theory that the original act being. valid and in force that any amendment thereof extending its pro- visions would likewise be valid. The power of congress rests wholly on the war power, and the conditions exist- ing at this time are such that not only should the act not be extended but it should be repealed. “On May 20 last, in his message to congress, the president said: * “The demobilization of the military forces has progressed to such a point that it seems to me entire safe now o remove the ban upon the manu- facture and sale of wines and beers.’ “Instead of extending the act to in clude beverages not now included in the prohibition congress should at least lift the ban to the extent sug- Zested by the president. “Th. however, the act is valid and is not to be repealed, the other provi- sions will materiaily ai¢ in its en- forcement and shou™ be adopted.” The minority contended that prohi- bition enforcement, under the consti tutional amendment, could only be week, after’ the war tme prohbton came effective. FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARREST A MERIDEN SALOONKEEPER Meriden, Conn. July 7.—Stephen Miniry, a local saloonkeeper, was ar- rested here late tonight by federal officials, charged with selling _spirit- uous liquor in violation of the wartime prohibition act. He was later re- leased on $2,000 bail. He will be given a hearing in the United States dis- trict court in New Haven tomorrow morning. It is understood that the liquor dealers’ association will pay the expense of the defense, the case be- ing intended to test the constitution- ality of the wartime prohibition law. PROSECUTION FOR BREWING SINCE FIRST OF MAY Providence, R. 1, July 7.—Instruc- tions were received here today by United States Attorney Harvey A. Baker from the department of justice to prosecute all brewers who have made malt liquors since May 1, con- taining as much as one-half of 1 per cent. aftohol and to prosecute all sa- loonkeepers who have sold such beers and ales since July 1. charged with selling whiskey law be- BOARD ISSUING LIQUOR LICENSES IN BOSTON | Boston, July 7.—The Boston licens- ing board today issued to a long line of ‘saloon keepers licenses for the sale of beer and ale containing not more than 2 3-4 per cent. alcohol. Although egective at once, the licenses will not be used until tomorrow by agreement among the dealers. TEST TRANSPORTATION OF BEER OF 275 PER CENT. San Franeisco, July 7.—The Califor- nia Brewers' Protective _association, through its attorney, applied today in the United States district court for an injunction against Walker D. Hines, United States railroad administrator, who is declared to be seeking to pre- vent the railroads from transporting beer of 2.75 per cent. alcoholic content and under. legally brought about by Joint state| TO INSTITUTE A TEST and federal action. A lengthy dis- of the phrase ‘concurrent| . . CASE IN SAN FRANCISCO S AN B e Anmiiies ashington, July 7.—Institution of a test case in San Francisco to decide whether alcoholic beverages are enti- tled to interstate transportation under the nationwide prohibition is regarded with aporoval by railroad administra- tion officials. Although the case brought by the California Brewers' Protective associa- tion is directed against the director- general of railroads, it was said today that no orders had been issued to rail- roads to refuse to accept as freight beverages containing alcohol. The in- cident on which the suit is based was declared to have occurred in the use o fdiscretion by local railroad officials. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A NEW BRITAIN WOMAN the presentation of Supreme opinions on analogus consti- points, was presented to de- the conclusion. “To which government does the zen owe his duty to observe the| eighteenth amendment?” the report said. “The answer is simple. The state surrendered to the federal gov- ernment prohibition of the manufac- ture and sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes and _simply reserved the power that in the en- forcement of the amendment the leg- islation should be concurrent. “We cannot eliminate from the con- stitution that concurrent power to en- force its provisions was given to both congress and the several state. Joint Court tutional velop or concurrent legislation is necessary| New Britain, July 7.—Mrs. Freda for the enactment of proper enforce- | Hadden, 30 years old, was before ment legislation * ¢ ¢ The reason|Judge John H. Kirkham in police for this reservation of state power is|court this morning charged — with 3 81y arparsas from the drastic Jegislation now attempted to be im- posed upon the people, and plainly of- fensive to probably 'a majority of them. The widest possible latitude is given to the prohibitory section, while in the enforcement sections the states are reduced to subject peoples. procuring three minor females for im- moral purposes. As the prosecution was brought under the 1919 statutes, | Judge Kirkham withheld decision un- til Thursday pending further investi- gation of the law. COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN STATE THE PAST WEEK Hartford, July 7.—Reports received from the state department of health of new cases of communicable diseases during the past week are as follows: Typhoid fever, 6; diphtheria, 16 TRIALS OF LIQUOR.CASES IN NEW HAVEN TODAY. Hartford, July 7.—A case will be brought before Judge Chatfield in the United States district court in New | lance to" our country.” {strike, to the Wire Control Board for '6a_bled Paragraphs Two Cuban Aviators Killed. Havana July 7.—Sergeants Santi- ago Aleman and Jose Diaz were kill- ed today when their airplane fell in flames near Columbia Barracks. THEFT OF $10,000 WORTH OF SILK FROM WINDHAM CO. From the Office and- Warerooms in New York City. Willimantic, Conn, July 7.—That thieves broke into the Windham Silk Manufacturing Company’s office and Warerooms in the building at 185 Mad- ison avenue, New York, on July 4th and stoie upward of $10,000 worth of silk cloth, was made known here to- day by officials of the company. The robbery was discovered yesterday afternoon and the president of the company, Frank Larabee of this city, was called to New. York. PRESIDENT’'S MESSAGE ON BROAD, GENERAL LINES Aboard U. S. S. Georse Washington, July 7 (By Wireless to the A. P.).— The president's message, to be deliv- ered to congress on Thursday, is com- pleted. The message will take about twenty minutes to read and contains about 5,000 words devoted to the peace treaty and protocols and the work of the peace conference. It is understood these peace confer- ence subjects are dealt with on broad, general lines without taking up the large questions of the treaty in detail, as this probably will come up later ‘when the foreign relations committees of congress examine the details. The president also will have an opportunity to go over these matters with members of the committees. In this examina- tion of the terms he will have the co- operation of a number of specialists, now returning with the presidential party, who have dealt with the detail ed branches such as those concerning reparations, territorial readjustments and economic questions. The weather continues hot and humid, the sea is smooth and the sky cloudy. President Wilson’s speech to be de- livered at Carnegie hall in New York city tomorrow afternoon will not be prepared in advance. He will speak extemporaneously and confine himself to an acknowledgment of the greeting given him and his satisfaction at being home again. Questions relating to the peace treaty and the work of the peace conference will be reserved for discus- sion until the president first makes his report to congress. AMERICANIZATION KEYNOTE AT THE CONVENTION OF ELKS Atlantic City, N. J., July 7.—Ameri- canism was the keynote here tonight at the opening sessions of the annual reunion of the grand logge of Elks. Several thousand members attended the initial meeting. The executive business sessions will start tomorrow. ‘Grand Exalted Ruler Bruce M. Campbell of East St. Louis in his an- nual address reviewed the war achievements of the order and urged the delegates to maintain a high stan- dard of henevo‘;gnce during the recon- struction period. v 3 “As, we teach Americanism let us drive from our midst every element opposed to it and every person who does not give full and undiivded alle- declared Mr. Campbell. “In a government like ours we have no place for men of divided allegiance. Their ancestors may be whta-not, but they must be Americans, and only Americans. We have no place for the hyphenated nor the red flag, no room for the anarchist. the I. W. W., nor the Bolshevist. and we pledge | our order to drive them from our midst and leave in America only Americans, wherever born. We love our institutions and will preserve our traditions and ideal: BANK COMMISSIONER SAYS CIVIL SERIVCE DETRIMENTAL Hartford, July 7-—Bank Commis- sioner Everett J. Sturges told the civil service commission today that he be- lieved his department could achieve more satisfactory results if the com- missioner was given the power of appointment of employes without be- ing restricted to the classified list of the civil service department. Some time ago Commissioner Sturzes made application to Gov. Holcomb for ex- emption and the governor referred him to the civil service commission. If the latter daes not act favorably on the application the commissioner can appeal from its decision to the gov- ernor. AIRPLANE EXPEDITION FOR WOOD PULP IN LABRADOR New York, July 7.—An airplane ex- pedition to ascertain the value of the wood pulp resources of Labrador sail- ed from New York tonight for Nova Scotia. The party of forty is headed by Captain Daniel Owens, who served | two years with the British air forces. It is planned to take aerial photo- graphs of all the large forests and from these calculate the value of the wood pulp. Four airplanes are to be used in the undertaking. BURLESON TRYING TO SETTLE TELEPHONE STRIKE Washington, July 7. — Postmaster General Burleson today invited em- ployes and managers of Pacific Coast Telephone companies to submit their differences, which have resulted in a arbitration. MINSTREL GEORGE H. PRIMROSE SERIOUSLY ILL San Diego, Calif., July 7.—George H. Primrose, who acquired popularity a generation ago as a dancer with the minstrel show of Primrose and West, is seriously ill in a hospital here. He is sixty-six years old. CBITUARY. Dr. Amos J. Givens. Stamford, Conn., July 7.—Dr. Amos J. Givens, president of the Givens san- atorium, in this place, died tonight of heart disease after an illness of sev- eral weeks. Dr. Givens was an au- thority on mental diseases and his in- stitution, established in 1891, grew to| become one of the best known in the east. - Dr. Givens was 60 years old and leaves his_wife and three adopted | children. He was president of the Fidelity Title and Trust company. Stanley W. Edwards Hartford, July ,7.—Stanley W. Ed- wards, a well-known lawyer, died at his residence here today after an ill- scarlet fever, 15: measies, 40; whoop-. ing cough, 3; chicken-pox, 10; tuber- culosis, 23; mumps, 2. APPROVED RATIFICATION Haven. Tuesday, to determine the le- gal status of liquor dealers who are selling beer of alcoholic content of one half of nnehper cent. or grteat‘erl.] l‘li‘- rding to the announcement of Unit- ed States District Attorney John F. OF THE PEACE TREATY Crosby today. Mr. Crosby stated that| Berlin, July 7.—The federal com- if a demurrer was filed by the liquor 'mittee has approved ratification of the juterests. which _semed probable, the peace treaty. a5 s o Rl ness of about ten days. He was born in Granby in 1877. He graduat- ed from Yale in 1900 and from Yale Law School in i903. Ile was a Ma- son and was presdent of the onnec- ticut Temperance Union and _the Twentieth Century Club of Hartford, He leaves his wife, two children and his mother. las the wind blew the ship about. |askea the United States French and Itzlians Clash at Fiume The Casualties So Far Re- ported Number Six Killed and Twenty Wounded. - Rome, July 7.—(By The A. P.) New clashes 'between the French and Ital- ians at Fiume are reported in advices from that city. The casualties, so far reported number six killed and twenty wounded. ANARCHIST PLOT TO ATTACK CENTER-OF ROME Rome, July 7.—(By The Associated Press.) ‘An anarchist plot to attack Washington Praise For Murray’s Letter Concerning the Round Robin On the League of Nl.-l tions. (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, July 7.—The corres- pondence between Senator Brandegzee and Chancellor Murray of Hartford concerning the Round Robin for the league of nations at the instigation of former President Taft has created much comment here. Senator Brande gee said today to The Bulletin cor- respondent: “There is nothing to add letters. They speak for themselves.” |the central part of Rome by means of Senator McLean declined to ex-|hand grenades and other explosives press any opinion, saving: “I have|has been exposed by the arrest of six- no_comment to make at this time.” Senator Moses of New Hampshire, member of the forefgn relations com- mittee, was outspoken in his praise of the Murray letter, sayi teen of the conspirators, four hours before the time fixed for carrying out the plans. About the same time thirty anarch- ists motored to Fort Pratalata, four ‘¥t shows the Catholic church in|miles from Rome, and tried to induce this country is loyally American.” the garrison to join in an attack on Advocates df the " league uphd [the Rome market places. The sol- communication to the Connecticut senators, although they admit Round Robins do not have much influence as a rule. diers fired on the anarchists and seiz- ed several of them. The others fled. The city remains tranquil. EXPLANATION OF AGREEMENT TO COME TO AID OF FRANCE Paris, July 7——(Freich Wireless Service)—The Petit Parisien, ex- plaining the agreement entered into by the United States and Great Britain to come to the aid of France in case of unprovoked aggression by Germany, sa; sending the ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR BRITISH DIRIGIBLE R-34 Mineola, N. Y. July 7.—The return voyage of the British dirigible R-34 across the Atlantic Ocean will not start until shortly after dawn on Wednesday. The proposed plan to get the gigantic ship away at 5 a. m. on Tuesday was abandoned tonight after local weather conditions which _in- cluded adverse bumpy winds which made it impossible for the dirigible's crew to overhaul the engines during the afternoon. Without such over- hauling it would he impracticable for the airship to take.off on her venture, as quantities of carbon accumulated in | the engines during the 108 hours in which the craft was aloft on the un- precedented journey ending at Roose- velt Field here on Sunday morning. Tonight the R-34 swung at ease above this flying ground, her graceful hulk, scarcely moving in the gentle breeze. In contrast with conditions as the darkness fell on Sunday, the dirigible was not riding in danger tonight. The balloon company doughboys, veu?nl of the American expedition- ary forces, found their first relief from many thours of strain and excitement. In crews of 25 each. ten .crew throughout the day by their own strength kept the dirigible from es. caping. The rising sun today had expanded the hydrogen with which the big ship had been filled to cavacity last night. This expansion added eight tons to the =hip’s lifting capacity, and wrenched “For the first time a convention of this kind is made public directly aft- er its conclusion. This may be called an act of diplomacy, accomplished in the face of the whole world, one, all the more decisive, for not being kept secret in the chancelleries. The cir- cumstances relative to its conclusion are known. “The league of nations cannot oper- ate immediately. Years may go b; before it really comes into force, and in the meantime France may again be the victim of aggression. The danger of aggression menaces France more than any country which is a_member of the league, America being far.away, and England mre than ever protected by the sea. “Mr. Wilson and Mr. Lloyd George realized that France needed an im- mediate guardntee, the simple procla- mation of which would keep in check any desire for aggression. The agree- ment published answers the purpose.” RADIO STATIONS TO DIRECT MAIL-CONVEYING AIRPLANES New York, July 7.—The post office department at Washington has con- tracted for the erection of three high power radio stations, the first of a G0t the eromia s v s C|chain in various eities to be used breaking of the girder tore a hole | 2arrving airplames handicapped by fog, it was announced here today by Emil J. Simon, manufacturer of ra- dio apparatus fer the war and navy about four feet square in the outer envelope of the dirigible but this has been repaire ; 2 Qepartments. At times ddfring the day the ground | ; 3 y Stations will be-established at Bel- R e e 1 e HnoR Stoh: e | cnts) B wad (T e =hip were lifted bodily from their feet At no time, however, did the R-34 set bevond the control of her human an- chors. Major G. E. M. Pritchard. executive officer of the dirigible’s crew, discuss- ing the difficulties in keeping the ship from injury, said: “We did not come any way near losing the ship. and allow me to sav that it would have heen all right if we had lost it. When we planned to come here the British government government to build a shed in which to house the ship. during her stay in this country. This the United States government refused to do. When the British gov- ernment learned this it said something cquivalent to ‘aHl right. “Feeling that the voyage was well worth the risk, that it would tend to increase the friendship between the people of the United States and Eng- land and that it would be well worth | the cost even if the ship were lost, the British government authorized = the flight.” NICARAGUAN GOV'T CABLES CONGRATULATIONS ON TREATY | Washington, July 7.—The govern- ! ment of Nicaragua, through Minister of Foreign Affairs Urtecho, has cabled sl e communicats to the state department its congratu- | Toe o crory " 1o" 40 b St “On’ the occasion of the auspicious | INA event of the signing of peace” the| ARGENTINA WOULD ENTER message said, “the people and govern- THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS ment of Nicaragua send their most! Washington, July 7.—-Entrance of cordial and enthusiastic felicitations to | Argentina_into the league of nations the people and government of the!without reservations has been ap- United States, whose admirable patri- | proved by the Argentine senate, the otism, love of liberty nad faith in de-|state department was informed to- mocracy secured victory on the flelds | day. of battle and stable peace in the con-| The action of the Argentine senate, third at some point on Long Island or Newark, N. J. Appropriations for these already are available. Others will be erected at Washington and Chicago as soon as congress provides funds. Bach station will have a range of approximately 400 miles to mail air- planes and approximately 700 miles between stations, the difference being due to the lesser sending ability of the airplane’s wireless. The station at Bellefonte will be completed about the middle of Octob- er, while the other tww definitely de- cided upon are expested to be ready carly in December. = HELD ON CHARGES OF SEDITIOUS UTTERANCES Scranton, Pa., July 2 wich, editor of the Novymir, a New York publication, who says he is a personal friend of Lenine and a former co-owrker of Trotzky, was held under bail here this afternoon on charges of seditious utterances. Howwich was arrested following a radical speech at {a mass meeting in which he advocated the use of force. Howwich is a nat- uralized citizen, a graduate of the University of Petrograd and took hi: master of arts dezree at the Univer- ity of Pennsvlvania. Upon being ar- ferences at Versailles. {according to information at the st “Nicaragua, bound fo- the United!department, made that resublic the States by the ties of indestructible first nation (o asseni through 1 community of aspirations and inte: reaty ratifying body .to the league of ests, cannot but very sincerely joi the United States of America in the celebration of the grand cvent which restores tranquility and well beinz to| the world through the brilliant, sound hations covenant ARE DISMANTLING THE HANDLEY-PAGE BIPLANE and humane decisive part taken there- | Parsboro, N. S, .Tul —Work of in by the nation and government of |dismantling the Handley-Page biplane the United States.” ! Atlantic machine which crashed to the whi New York, Saturday ndland to streets here on on a trip from Newfo: began today. Vies BOGUS MEDICAL DIPLOMA | ;06,6 1o deninite plans had been New York, July 7—Brought from|made as to the disposition of the Dannemora prison, where he is Serv-, plane. He said that he might go to ing a term for selling fraudulently la- { New York from here before returning beled medicine ~ bottles, Nicholas D.| 1o Lngiana Clements pleaded guilty here today to | R-34 TO START ON RETURN selling a bogus mediacl diploma to! Abraham Lezinsky of Brooklyn for "0 U9 SISRT B8 SETCONN, Mineola, N. Y. July 7.~The British $1,500. Clements asked Judge Rosal- | dirigible R-34, which has been sched- GUILTY OF SELLING A sky to extend léniency upon his prom- ise to make public the names of the men now practicing as physicians and | uled to start on its return trip to attorneys upon “credentials” sold them | England at 5 o'clock tomorrow morn- by him. He is said to have had at|ing, will not start until “some time least 75 patrons in his diploma busi- | between midnizht Tuesday and ness. o'clock Wednesday morning,” it was — announced tonight by Brizadier Gen- |eral E. M. Maitland, chief of lighter than air craft of the British air min- istry. DROWNED IN SALMON RIVER COVE, MOODUS Moodus, Conn, July 7.—Frank | O'Toole, 31, of Brooklyn, N. Y. was|, GREEK TROOPS HAVE drowned in'the Salmon river cové here S this afternoon. He was a member of | REC, the Mount Tom camping community.| Paris, Sunday, July 6.—Greck troops O'Toole was a private in the 316th | reoccupied Aidin Friday, according to United Statés infantry of the 79th di- | the Greek information bureau. vision and had returned from France| - only a few days ago. His body was| Aidin, 50 miles southeast of Smyrna, recovered. ! had been evacuated by the Greeks and | entered by the Turks, according to advices received last week. UNION CIGARMAKERS ON STRIKE IN BOSTON SINN FEIN DECLARED AN Boston, July 7—More than 2,000 union cigarmakers went on strike to- UNLAWFUL ORGANIZATION day in an effort to enforce demands| Dublin, July 7.—(By The A. P)—A for a wage increase of 13 7-11 per cent. | proclamation has heen issued from Dublin castle declaring all Sinn Fein organizations and Irish volunteers in the county of Tipperary unlawful as- sociations. Most of the large shops were closed, but several of the small manufactur- ers who granted the demands were unaffected. kolai How- | Admiral Kerr stated | st (iondensed Telegrams: War Department reported the army releasing 15,000 men a day. Dr. Epitaco Pessoa aboard the U. 8. S. Idaho left New York for Brazil. *According to Berlin reports five sons of the Kaiser offer themselves in_their father’s place. % Siss Federal Council just submit- ted a bill to Parliament making nat- | uralization laws more rgid. Cleveland street car lines will have ‘women act as motormen and conduc- tors to run cars during the strike. Turkish troops entered Aidin, which the Greek troops evacuated, taking ‘Wwith them the civilian population. Crack regiment of the new Esthon- ian army is organized and financed by an American citizen, H. C. Reisser. Investigation shows 14,552 apart- ments are needed to meet housing demands in New York by next au- tumn., Accordi Hochi some of the Japanese returning from Siberia are with Bolshevik ideas. Herr Ements, who was arrested in Berlin as the instigator of the gen- eral strike of bank clerks, escaped custory of two jail officials. Former Crown Prince in_an inter- view said the allies would have to extradte his dead body from Hol- land if they wanted to try hm. Premier Clemenceau Ift for a tour of the regions dvastated in the war and whil there will inquire in the measures taken for reconstruction. Mme. Bela Kun, wife of the Foreign Minister of Hungary, arrived at the Swiss frontier, but was refused ad- mission because of the law controlling entry of aliens. William Allen White, the editor and author, of Emporia, Kan., who was in Europe for the last seven months de- clared on his return Britain will have the first Soviet government. Under the will of the late C. W. lace, an Indian merchant, $1,250,000 w left to the British government in the event of his sons failing to obtain a baronetcy of higher rank. It is reported the former German emperor will remain in Holland for the summer and part of the autumn owing to the difficulty in finding a suitable dwelling elsewhere. to the Tokio newspaper soldiers affected When President Wiison arrives in New York today 3000 policemen twill guard West 23rd street and Fifth avenue as the Presidental party pass- es on its way to Carnegie hajl. According to reports received in Bl Paso, Tex., Villa forces killed or captured the entire home guard of the town of an Andes. Among the killed was the mayor of the city. Negotations at Pressburg between Czecho-French forces and Hungarian officials resulted in aon agreement to constitute a neutral zone between Czecho-Slovak and Hungarian fronts. British Admiralty handed over a list of 71 U-boat commanders and other German navy officials charged with specific acts of barbarity which t de- sires tried before an international court, Officers of the United States army are becoming more concerned about the reports of men reaching home without a cent. Gangs giving bogus welcomes flcece the men of from $73 o 5500. Inter-Allied athletic championships closed with the Americans .the big winners. Points were as_follows: Americans 92; France, 12; New Ze !land, 6; Australia, 5; Canada, 4 i Greece 1. Seventy-one posts were established in New York by the American Legion starting its campaign with 4,000,000 members and organizing to help fight | Bolshevism or posed radicalism an to democracy Decision of the Omsk Government op- at iberia to withdrawn | tion the paper money Kerensky government created con- sternation at Harbin and Vladivos- | tok, where Japanese are large holders | of Kerensky notes. from circula- issued by the| FRANCE FAVORS ABSOLUTE EQUALITY FOR THE JEWS| Paris. July 7.—M. Pichon, the for- | eign minister, replying to a communi- cation from members of the chamber i of dputies asking information as to the attitude of France in the peace conference with regard to the Jews of Poland, Rumania and other coun- tries, declares that from the begin- ning of the conference the French | Government endeavored to secure | | thorouzh rvonsideration of :he Jewish question and had asked that condi- {tions of absolute equality be granted ews in new or enlarged states. These efforts, M. Pichon says, re sulted in the treaty alréady signed by Poland guaranteeing complate lib- erty and equality to Jews in political and religious matters. M. Pichon's communication euiogizes the part the {allied powers have taken in the de- fense of minorities, but asserts that no country was ahead of France in such defer STRIKE OF 1,200 LEATHER WORKERS IN WORCESTER Worcester, M. July 7—Twelve | | hundred emplovees of the Graton and | { Knight Manufacturing company, man- ufacturers of leather goods, struck | today because the officials refused to| meet a committee from a new leather | workers’ union to discuss demands for a_43-hour week at the present pay for i | 55 hours and the same pay for wo- men and men on the same Kind of work. ~The officials announced they | will treat with their own employes s | | Individuals, but not with the union, | | They also announced that the plant, | which is the largest factory in the | world turning out leather belting, | will b2 closed. | POTTERS ARE TO DEMAND AN INCREASE IN WAGES { Atlantic City, N. J, July 7.—De- | mands for a substantiai increase in the wage scale for the general ware were | | formulated at the annual convention of | the National Association of Operative | Potters in session here today. An ad- | | vance ranging from 15 to 25 per cent, { will be asked at a conference to be iheld at an early date with a commit- | |te from the manufacturers to settle upon terms for the biennial agreement | | which goes into effect on Nov. 1 | . These officers will be instailgd to- thorrow: President, Iidward Nenge, | Fast Liverpool, O'; first vice presi- | Qent, Frank H. Huichins, Trenton, N.| 13" sceretary-treasurer, John = T.| Woods, East Liverpool JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IS 80 YEARS OLD TODAY Tarrytown, N. Y., July 7.-John D. Rockefeller, who will be 80 years old tomorrow, celebrated his birthday at his Pocant Hills ecctate today so that he could depart for Seal Harbor, Maine, in the morning. Repiying to the felicitations of his guests on his long life, Mr. Rockefel- ler saide “I hope you will all live to not only | the raitway REPORT IN HOUSE ON WAR DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURES Chairman Graham of the the Committee Investigating Fx- nenditures Charged That Seven Men Formed a “Secret Government of the United States” Weeks and Even Months Before War Was Declared Against Germany— Declares Council of Defense Was Organized in Violation of the Law. Washington, July 7.—Seven men formed a ‘“secret government of the United States” which working “behind closed doors” determined all of the so-called war legislation “weeks and even months” before war was de- clared against Germany, Chairman Graham of the house committee in- vestigating war department expendi- tures, charged today after reading into the record a digest of the minutes of the Council of National Defense. The seven men were named by Mr. Graham as Hollis Godfrey, Howard I, Coffin, Bernard M. Baruch, muel Gompers, Franklin' H. Martin, Julius Rosenwald and Daniel Willard, mem- bers of the advisory commission of the council. This commission, he add- ed, was designed by law 1o act in purely an_advisory city to the council. composed of six cabinet offi- cers, but the president, he asserted, made them the real executives. After Mr. Graham had read to the investigating committee a dige signed to sthow that the m draft, food control and press .c ship had been discussed by the com mission several wecks before war wa declared, Represcntative Reavis, re publican, a, interru ed if ‘all this was prior dent’s speech armed which he sai was not ing war. chairman affirmatively In brief, Mr. Graham's di ed the president organized cil in violation of the law, in addition to framing leg tated policies the country sue. and befriended “big Included in the report read record was a letter by Ju vising the fon " i 1 rding the “suppose late businc The atic bu t BILLINGS TO LEAVE THE A. R. EXPRESS COMPANY Woodstock, Vt, July R 1 Billings, president of the o Railway (o innour that the withdray Sxpre. m ing business PRESIDENT WILSON DUE IN NEW YORK AT NOON New York, July 7.—President Wil- son will arrive in New York tomorrow afternoon between 1.30 and 2 o'clock acording to the latest radio advic from the George Washington, the n. val transport on which he is returning from France. The presidential part he Am will land at Hoboken and 10,000 school | eXpress service would children will line the street throughucd on or about October T Wwhich Mr. Wilson will pass to the New | tion had heen taken, Mr. Billir 1 York ferry. because Edward C. Nil s Vice President Marshall and Mrs. |Manager of the Unite ates ra administrat the Woodstoc mpany Marshall, Secretary of the Navy Dan- iels and’ many high government offi- Rail « cers arrived in New York tonight to|Same increase in pay for the exr take part in the welcome to the pres- [Privileze as that gran he tent Johnsbury and Lake Champlain Ra The transport will be escorted to its [F9ad Company and other suk dock by a fleet of small steamers |9/ the Boston and Mair which will carry New York's official | COmPany. i Billi 1 t reception committee. headed by Gov- | Falroad administration had giy > ernor Smith and Mayor *Hylan, _as | Pa80N for its refusal. The Wo well as hundreds of relatives ' ana | A1WeY le a_fourteen mile line r friends of the soldiers returning with | W%, from the president. After his arrival on the Manhattan side of the Hudson river, Mr. Wilson will head an automobile procession to W INTIMATES ILLIGITIMACY OF | SENATOR N SON Carnegie Hall, where he will deliver a | Washing July Senatc brief address. Governor Smith and |of Indiana tonisht issued o Mayor Hylan wil share the presiden- |ing statement regarding the arras: tial car with Mr. d Mrs. Wilson. | Los Angeles on a charge of m Following this ceremony Mr. Wilson | Harry S. New, who cluim will take a special train to Washing- |of the sen:ic ton. “I have whole thirty twentic EASTERN YACHT CLUB _ FLEET HAS SLOW RUN Portland, Me., July T.—Light airs, | T calms and’ heavy rains made the run |% duestion of marri of the Eastern Yacht club f from | Conditions, arose which 1 . Gloucester an unusually long one, and | [0 dispute which resulted in r it .was nearly noon before all the|lDE everythir my p vachts had reported. Some of the 2mends then arid later. V racers did not finish at Portland light- | 4id in that directio my o ship until long after sunrise. Atj2ccord and no one ¢ morning colors toddy six schooners, | “Whatever to do wi 4 ended thir ear has be respor 1 two sloops. a couple of yawls and three | Vs power boats were anchored aroynd the flagship Constellation in Peaks Island harbor, but the remainder of the fleet were strung out between Portland head and the lightship, struggling to|! M sha reach an anchor against the strong ebb | — tide. Tt was expected that if the small |3,000 TONS OF SUPPLIES boats all reached the harbor by noon | FOR COSSACK SOLDIERS the cruise would be resumed later in! . vou, ; E the day with a short run to Boothbay, |, New WVorl g although some of the vachts favored | Foanct ¥ postponing further sailing until to- | 5o7F #nd : morrow. . U. S. HOUSING CORP. TO zaire | ing, fo | fering SELL 6,000 R IDENCES | in the CENLE Ru C e authority under the sundry appropri- | {n"OUneed here ¢ weck, the United States Housing Cor- | p 1he 1 Corbria Doration is preparing o sell the 6,000 | Reliel Adm Hon ackee residences crected during the war in - vards and other war industrial est lishments. The law provides that in- e iae ; sofar as possible the houses shall be | AN AIRPLANE “SWEPT UP’ sold to individuals for use as home BY A MINE SWEEPER and long terms may be extended New. York, July 7.—The 1 mine the payments. Many inquiries ha v > already been made of the bure: pilot and ¢ tenants who wish to purchase ad e r dences which they no woccupy. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR CAPT. CHARLES FRYAT' London, July 7 (By the A. P.).—Th. body of Capt. Charles Fryatt, executed | then the observer, a plane on decl for T in 1916 by the Germans for attempting | _ % o 2 to ram a submarine, was brought to| S5 £ Gfllagy Dover today aboard a Iiritish destroy. | Whicl ; er escorted by vessels of the Do el g DAoL | Falcon to the rescue The casket, on a gun carriage, was drawn solemnly from the destroyer to station, accompanied by a al escort and civil authorities. The | | NEW RULING ON THE EXPORTATION OF WHEAT na casket was placed in the station under | New York, July 7.7 Barne a military guard for the night. It will| United States wheat director, who re be taken by train tomorrow to Lon-|cently w iven control by 1 don, where ‘national memorial services | Wilaan o : ¢ “ will be held at St. Paul’s cathedral, NEW YORK BANKERS PURCHASE CANADIAN LOAN OF $75,000,000 and wh that until New York, July T z | applying for i Co. announced tod tha | ord o 1 @ 1 of New York bankers faciliia busine ; the new Canadian loan of | milicrs to . considerable d issuance of w announced yes- | was said terday by Sir Thomas White, Domin- - ion minister of finance. T procee REQUEST INTERVENTION will be devoted to the retirement of STRIKE OF FiSt {the Canadian loan of $100,000,000 Boiton, ; July, T—THe 3 sued here two years ago and maturing | ompany today 1 t o Aug. 1. ate hoard of concfliation nnd arbitra- WEATHER WAS BAD FOR R TSl i WIRELESS TELEPHONE | Trovin The fis) 1na Washington, July 7—Climatic con- | has bheen materially affected ditions prevented the carrying out to- | past weck by the development day of plans for e-tablishment of rik ect of t wireless telephone communication be- | for the cre 1 r teed tween the capital and the CGeorge | wa The Iny S Washington on_which President Wil- | an offer which ‘the unfon reje son is returning from Irance Secretary Daniels had planned to|STRIKE OF CAR NT use the wireless tele: o the president the welcome, VON HINDENBURG WOULD PROTECT FORMER KAISER Copenhagen, July 7.—Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, former chief of th German staff, has written Marshal Foch apealing for apport of ef- forts to prevent the extradition of the former German emperor. Von Hinden- one first gr to deliver | etings of CLEVELAND ¢ 1 or morni dent Joh Railway | Harry 1 trate the incrense end r fr nd for 1ve be eighty years old, but ninety or a hundred, for I have just begun to live.” burg offered also to place his own resumed to- person “fully and absolutely at the disposal of the allied power: an hour incre ed. Car service orrow morning.