Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 8, 1919, Page 1

Out On » Strike In Defiance of Their Officers—President Wilson Decides That Until They Return to Work and Recognize the Authority Whole Matter Must Be At a Standstill —Has Authorized Director General Hines to Take Up the Demands For Higher Wages and Decide Them On Their Merits. Washington. , Aug. 7.—President Wilson tenight potified Director Gen- eral Hioes that he was authorized to tike up tbe demands of railroad shop cmployes fof higher wages and de- cide them on their merits. The president said that the letter ‘sent him by Senator Cummins, chairman of the committee on inter- stute commerce, “had set me free to deal as 1 think best with the difficult question of the wages & certain ciasses of the rallroad employes” but added “The chief ohetacle to a decision has been creatca Ly the men them- selves. They have gone out on a strike and repudiited the authority of their officers at the very moment when they were urging action in regard to their interasts.” The peosident’s decisior was on- nounced tomight from the White House in the form of a letter sent by ium te Mr. Hincs. The president said that “uptil the semployes return to wark and again fecognize the author- sty of their organization the whole matter must be at a standstil The president’s letter follow 3 Dear 3, Director General: 1 am just in receipt of the letter from Senitur Asbert B. Cummins, chair- Tt 5f the senate committee on inter- commerce, which ‘set me free to ¢ut a5 think with the difficult ques- i of the wages of certain classes of 1wy employes, and 1 take advan- i the occasion to write you this ser. in order that I may both in the public interest and in the interests of ihe railroad employes themselves make the present situation as clear and definite as possible. 1 thought it my duty to lay the question in its present pressing form before the committee of the senate, because I thought I should not act up on_this matter within the brief inter- vai of government conirol remaining, witheut their acquiescence and appro- val. Senator Cummins’ letter. which spéaks the unanimous judgment of the committec. leaves me free and in- deed wposes upon me the duty to act “The question of the wages of rail- 344 shopmen was submitted, you will tomember, to the board of railroad wges amd working conditions of the ratiroad administration last February L wa: not hrévflr!ed HM(HJ l;)’ Tl:e Loard unul the sixteenth of July. The i%lay was unavoidunle the beard was continuously engai in ealing with several wage matters af- fecting classes f emploves who had ot previously received consideration. The board mow having apprised us of thirs inability, at any rate for the time Leing. to agree upon recommenda- tion. it is cWwarly our duty to proceed with the matter in the hope of dispos- ing of it “You are therefore authorized to say to the railroad shop employes that the question of wages they have raised be taken Up and considered on merits by the director general in their duly accredited 1 hope that you will it clear to the men concerned the railroad administration can- rot dex! with problems of this sort or with any problems affecting the men. except through the duiy chosen inter- nationa! officers of the regularly con- stituted organization and their au- {borized committees. “Matters of so various a nature and affecting so many méh cannot be dealt witk except in this way. Any Action which brings the authority of the au- thorized representatives of the or- ganizatien inte question or discredits it. must interfere with, if not prevent, action allogether. The chief obstacle te a decision has been created by the mer themseive: They have gone out ot striie und répudiated the author- i officers at the very mo- i they were urging action in various interests. its conference with representatives, make hat i« > will remember that a confer- b Jween yoursclf and the au- # representatives of the men ~iranzed at the instance of these sentatives for July 28 to discuss wage question and the question of rin « ratonal agreement. but before this conicrence took place or could take place. local bodies of railway shop- iuen took action looking toward strike w- the Grst of August. admiristration was ready to take up the. question soon as. the em- ployes return to work.” ‘The president’s decision, it was be- lieved, would be to put a sudden end to snoradic strikes throughout -. the the country. denounced as illegal by union officials, but involving - perhaps $0,000 men and to some extent normal trafic. PLUMB URGES PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS Washingion, Aug. 7.—Warning that the laboriug man has reached that point where his activities may cease “because he cannot much longer stand the - diminishing rqturn_for his work,"” was expressed today by Glenn E. Plumb, counsel for railway brother- hoods, in urging enactment by con- gress of a bill drawn by him for pub- lin_ownership of railroads, This gloomy view of conditions was given by Mr. Plumb near the close of @ five hour appearance on the witness stand. during which he charged sys- tematic plundering of the transporta- tion highways of the country, and de- nied that he had come forward with the Plumb plan for solving railway evils at this time in order to link it up with the high cost of ‘living, on which the nation’s attention has turn- ed. Except for the invitation from Chairman_Bsch, of thé house inter- state commerce committee, conduct- ing hearings on all plans for railroad control, the Plumb ~ plan, he said, would not have seen the light of day until early fall. It was while speaking through the country in its behalf. the witness de- clared, that he found an overwhelm- ing sentiment for radical chapge from the old system of railroad’ control. There was no doubt, he said, of gréat industrial unrest, due to the mount- ing cost of living. Pressed for an ex- planation of his statement that he would®not be surprised to see any- thing happen, the witness said this did not mean haiting of business activi- ties, great destruction of industry or a cataclysm, but the feeling in the minds of millions of workers was that something had to be done quickly in_their behalf. “The feeling of unrest.” he declared with earnestness, “is accentuated by this ever-rising cost of living. and the necessity of finding some. w meet it." Much light on the attitude of or- ganized labor toward pending rail- way problems was given the ‘commit tee in answers by the witness to a se- ries of auestions ashed by Chairman Esch. The chairman wanted to know if Mr. Plumb could say whether & majority of the people stoed for gov- ernment ownership of the road: “At this time, I cannot say,” the witress replied. “T am assured that a_great: majority of the peovle of the United States aré so dissatisfied with present conditions and o turned away from past conditions, that they are rapidly coming to the support of this plan for public ownership. They will demand it= . Discussing the ~bill. the witness frankly said that it contained provis- jons, quite new and untried, and that he_was prepared to make changes. Mr. Plumb said, in answer to an inquiry. that under his plan the rail- roads would be liquidated and holders of securities would get sixty-six and two-ibirds per cent. of their value. Six billion dollars in fictitious values. he said. would be squeezed out, which he described as the ‘“elimination of that which had already vanished.” Even then, he contended, holders of stock would get exactly what they would if their holdings were put on the market today. COLLISION IN BCSTON HARBOR IN HEAVY FOG Boston, Aug. 7.—The Nuntasket steamer, Mary Chilton, with 600 jpas- sengers collided in the harhor thday with the British freighter Kathlamba during a dense fog. Many of the passengers were thrown from _their seats and there was considerable ex- citement in the rush for life preserv- ers but no one was hurt. The Chilton was able to reach her dock under her As a result| own steam while the Kathlamba con- of this action, various strikes actually | tinued her voyage to New York. took place before there was an oppor- tanity to act in a satisfactory or eon- clusive way with respect to the wages. The Chilton was sideswiped by the freighter which struck her forward of the paddle box, damaging the wood- [n the presence of these strikes and | wWork. tearing away a section of the the repudiation of the authority of the representatives of the organization coucerned there can be no considera- tio of the matler in controversy. Un- guard rail and starting the hurricane deck. Captain William Rathbone and members of the crew of the steamer. soon calmed the frightened passengers' 1l the employes return to work and| and assured them they were in no eguin recognize the authority of their own organizetion the whole matter must be at a standstill. ~Wheo federal control of the rail- danger. The accident happened near the quarantine station in the lower har- bor. The passengers in the roads began, the railroad administra- |'Chilton, which left Crow Point at 7.55 tion accepted existing agreements be- a. m., were largely summer residents iween the Shopmen's organization and| of the Shouth Shore on their way to the several rsiirosg companies by agreement machinery was created for handling the grievances of shopmien’s organization of all the rail- waye o “they had therctofore had the benefits = of definite agree. ments or not. There can be no ques- tion. therefore, of the readiness of the government tc deal in a spirit of fair- ness and by regular methods with any matters the men may bring their attention. “Concerned and very careful consid- eration is beiig given by the entire government to the question of reduc- ing the cost of living. I need hardiy point out how intimately and directly this matter affects every in- dividual in the nation, and if trans- portation is interrupted, it will be im- possible to solve this. This is a time when every employe of the railways should help to make the processes of transportaticn more easy and econom- jcal rather than less, and emploves aho are on strikes are deliberately Jelayinz a settlement of their wage problems and of their standard of liv- ing. They should promptly return to work and I hope that you will urge upon their representatives the imme- diate necessity for their doing so. “Cordially_and_sincerely yours. “WOODROW WILSON. to unions immediately that the railroad M e e and | their offices in this city. the| HIGHER PRICES RULE IN THE GRAIN MARKET Chicago, Aug. 7—Although nervous- ness in_the grain and provision mar- ket owili_ to i strain over the gov- ernment’s wheat policy ¢>ritinued to be manifest toddy, price changes de- pended principally on other- factors. In corn the principal influence wa the prospect that receipts would be shut off by the _increasing railroad strike troubles. Such a shrinkage of supplies was regarded as decidedly bullish. Opening corn prices, which varied from the same as_yesterday's close to 1 3-4c_higher, with Septem- ber 182 1-2 to 183 1-4 and December 151 1-2 to 152 1-2, were followed by a temporary sag, and then by -material upturns all yound. Seaboard buying gave independent strength to oats, and provisions were litted-by advances in the hog market. ‘WOULD HAVE HOOVER HEAD BATTLE ON HIGH PRICES Boston, Aug. 7—The recall of Her- bert Hoover from Europe "to place him in command of the battle against high prices” was urged upon Presi- ‘| dent Wilson in a telegram sent him by Director General Hines ‘notificd the! Congressman John Jacob Rogers te- ! there are no life - e, Mk _ret e | e Cabled Paragraphs Bolshevik Submarine, Sunk. London, Au¥. 7.—A Bolshevik “sub- marine has been sunk in thé Baltic sea by the British torpedo boat destroyers Valorous and Vancouver, according to official statement issued by the ad- miralty this evening. NICARAGUA AIDING THE INVASION OF COSTA RICA San Jose. Costa Rica, Wednesday, July 23" (Correspondence of The Asso- ciated Press).—Definite charges that the Nicaraguan government “is grant- ing ‘every help to the invaders” who are alleged to have . violated Costa Rican neutrality are made in a mes- suse to the United States senate from the Costa Rican senate and chamber which the government announced to- day would be cabled immediately to Washington. Thanks are’ given in the communi- cation to the United States senate “for ordering an, investigation relating to the offenses’ of which this country is the victim, .committed by the govern- ment of Nicaragua, a country protect- ed by American marine forces.” - The Costa Rican parliament ex- pressed the conviction that such action by the United States would be bene- ficial “to the peace of this country, which always has complind strictly with its international duties.” The specific invasion to which the message refers was sald to have oc- curred on July 19. “regardless of the fact that the Nicaraguan government declared in Washington through its legation that the last invasion was over and that the Nicaraguan authori- ties at the frontier had concentrated and disarmed the filibusters.” The invasion referred to was said to be the fourth and to have been “de- feated by. the Costa Rican army, but the filibusterers are still at the other side of the border without being dis- armed or concentrated by the Nicara- guan government as_was plainly or- dered.” by the treaty of peace and friendship of 1907 signed by all Cen- tral American governments. The Costa Rican message “offers all the required evidence to prove that the Nicaraguan government granted and is granting every heln to the in- vaders, ng them _soldiers, rifles, machine guns and ammunition, hand- ed over by officers in active service of the Nicaraguan government and taken from the Nicarazuan depots with the permission and consent of the Nicara- Zuan authorities.” RENEWAL OF SELLING IN THE COTTON MARKET New York, Aug. 7.—There was a re- newal of general selling in the cotton market this afternoon and a break of approximately $7 per bale In prices, which sold at the lowest level touched | “Ahe: adramen-of-late tast week. Reports of labor troubles in some. of the southern mills and that me ocean freight room hooked for Ger- many had been cancelled, owing to the inability of shippers to make satisfac- tory credit arrangements, were factors onthe decline, while the late after- noon weakness was increased by the unsettled ruling of the stock market. October sold off to 30.50, compared with 32.27, the hizh point reached on the rally of vesterday, and the close was within five or ten noints of the lowest, showing net losses of 130 to 140 points from vesterday’s final quo- tations. SEEKING INJUNCTION ON WARTIME PROHIBITION New York. Aug. 7——An_injunction against enforcement of wartime prohi- bition was asked today in a suit filed in the federal district court by~ the firm of S. Caterna, Lawson & Perelli, owners of vinevards and wineries in the state of California. against United States' District Attorney Francis G. Caffey and William H. Edwards, col- lector of internal revenue, The plaintiffs ask that the two fed- eral officials be.enjoined from the en- forcement of the prohibition law on the ground that if enforced their busi ness will suffer irreparable damage. They say that in the last year they did | a business of $1,500.000 and paid more than $250,000 to the government in taxes. : TO PREVENT CROWDS . ON NEW YORK PIERS New York, Aug. 7.—To prevent con- fusion and mistakes in examining the baggaze of passengers arriving from foreign countries, Byron “R. Newton, collector of the port of New York, an: nounced today that no more dock passes would be issued to_ persons wishing to meet relations or friends on incoming ships, except in cases of emergency., Mr. Newton said that pier erowds in New York are greater than in any other port in the world, and that in pre-war days receipt of 2,500 requests for passes to meet one ship was not 100,000 e — Unless Militia, Po and Deputy_Sheriffs are With- drawn From the Chicago, Aug. T.—Representatives of | forty-two union locals ~ of stockyard i unusual. H TROUBLE WHEN ‘WOMAN LEFT BOYCOTTED STORE called out in the Dorchester district Boston, Aug. 7—Police reserves Werei today to quell a disturbance which started when a woman made a pur- chase at a store that was being boy- cotted by the people of the neighbor- hood as a protest against high prices.| The woman entered the store in spite employes voted tonight a general strike tomorrow unless a, police- men and deputy ffs, on ‘duty to prevent race rioting, 'are withdrawn from the yards. More than 100,000 per- sons are employed in the yards. ACTORS’ STRIKE CLOSES 13 THEATRES IN.NEW YORK New York, Aug. 7.—Thirteen of New York’s leading ‘legitimate” theatre were closed tonight by an actor: strike, called an hour before the cur- tains were to go up, by the Astor: Equity association. « More than 15,000 persons, including many who had braved the Brooklyn street car strike in order to reach the theatres, were disappointed. In most cases the suspension of performances ‘was announced from the stage after managers had waited from fifteen to thirty minutes to see whether the actors would put in an appearance. The following theatres were affect- ed: Broadhurst, Forty-fourth street, Booth, Shubert, Gaiety, Princess, Re- public, Lyric, Selwyn, Cohan & Harris, Playhouse and Knickerbocker. ‘The strike order followed close on the heels of rejection by the Produc- ing Managers’ Protective association of an ultimatum demanding action by 7 p. m. on demands which had been submitted several days ago. These demands included recognition of the Actors’ Equity association, which recently was affiliated with the American /Federation_of Labor, extra compensation for performances in ex- cess of eight a week, and continuation of the standard “equity” form of con- tract in use since 1917. COLOMBIAN DECREES 5 BLOCK THAT TREATY Washington, Aug. 7.—Because of recent decrees of the Colombian gov- ernment affecting foreign oil inter- ests, the treaty with that nation set- tling differences” growing out of the partition of Panama was sent back to the foreign relations committee today by the senute. Chairman Lodge.in re- questing “hat the treaty be recommit- ted said the committee was investi- gating the oil decrees. A resolution asking the state department for in- formation on the subject, introduced by Senator Phelan of California, was referred to the committee. COUNCIL CONSIDERS THE HUNGARIAN SITUATION Paris, Aug. 7—The supreme coun- cil of the peace gonference held a meeting today to consider the Hiw- garian situation, which is giving the conference great uneasiners, as man- dates from that body to the Ruman- ians seem useless. The sittetion. has: upset the entire: ‘ommunications {z’:tem! central Eu-'| rope. making- it impossible to forward supplies for the feeding of the starv- ing populations. AWARDS MADE TO CAR MEN OF MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Aug. 7.—An eight hour day and an increase in wages of about 32 per cent. were awarded by an arbitra- tion board tonight to carmen on five Massachusetts _street railway lines. The systems affected are the Worces. ter Consolidated Street Railway, the Springfield Street Railway. the Mil- ford, Attleboro and Woonsocket Street Railway, the Interstate Consolidated Street Rallway and the Attleboro Branch railroad. GENERAL PERSHING TO . VISIT KING ALBERT Erussels, Aug. 7.—(By The A. General John J. Pershing, the Ameri ‘an commander-in-chief, will be re- ceived by King Albert next Sunday at the king’s couonotroyo palace at Cier- ney in the Ardennes. The visit will be unofficial and will be made in or- der that General Pershing mady wish tne kngi a personal goodbye before leaving for the United States, EARLY RELIEF OF SUGAR SHORTAGE IN NEW ENGLAND Boston, Aug. 7.—Prospects of early relief from the sugar shortage in New England brightened today with the arrival of the steamer San Marcos with 5,000,000 pounds of Cuban raw sugar and the announcement that two other steamers with a tital of 13,000,- 000 pounds were Gue on Sunday. DIRIGIBLE TO MAKE FLIGHT FROY ENGLAND TO INDIA London, Aug. 7.—The British diri- gible R-33, sister ship of the R-34, which recently completed a round trip across the Atlantic, will probably start on her’ flight to India next week. according to announcement made to- day. ARCHDUKE JOSEPH IN - CONTROL IN HUNGARY Budapest, Wednesday, Aug. 6 (By the A. P.).—Archduke Joseph, whe took over control of the Hungarian governemtn today. has been invested temporarily with supreme powers in the government. OBITUARY. m Nathaniel Harben. 7.—William Na- wil New York, Aug. of the entreaties of pickets and when| thaniel Harben, author and associate she emerged was set upon by other women. A chicken which she bought was taken from her and tram- pled upon she claimed. The police mads one girest on the charge of as- saul AMERICAN TO ARRANGE SETTLEMENT AT BUDAPEST Paris, Aug. 7.—Brigadier General Harry, H. Bandholtz, the American representative on jhe inter-allied mili- tary commission appointed by the al- lies to arrange a settjement at Buda- pest, will leave here tonight for Hun- gary. . General Bandholtz formerly was chief of the Philippine constabulary. The milltary commission wil] include also General Graziani for France, Gen- eral Gordon for Great Britain and General Monbelli for Italy. TWO YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED AT CAPE MAY Cape May, N. I., Aug. 7.—Miss Meda R. Sweeney o oston and her com- panion, Miss Bessie King, of Spring- field, Mass., were drowned today when they ventured too far in the surf. They were bathing at a point where guards. Their bodies o ‘Were recov. editor of Youth’s Companion, died at had | his home here tonight after a brief illness. Mr. Harben, who was born in Dalton, Ga. in 1838, is survived by his widow and-two children. Dr. Edwin Munsell Bfiss. New York, Aug. The sudden death in Washington Dr. Edwin Munsell Bliss, author and authority on missionary subjects. was an- nonnced here today. He formerly was assoclate editor of the Independent. FOR ESTAHLISHMENT OF A RHINELAND REPUBLIC Cologne, Aug. 7 (By the A. P.).—An executive committee formed with the Durpose of furthering. the establishe ment of a Rhineland republic was for- mally, constituted yesterday evening. The éommittee has decided to launch a strong propaganda immediately and to get in touch with all the existing workers' organizations. Danbury.—Dealers in gasoline will not be permitted. for the present, at least, to place their pumps at the curb, as the board of councilmen hejected a resolution designed to give them per- mission to do so. 10 PAGES—74 coL . " PRICE TWO CENTS Hoover Acts Because Ruman- garians. Paris, Aug. 7.—Herbert Hoover, head of theinter-allied relief commission, has stoped all relief supplies on their wa yto Budapest, taking the position that” he would be unwaranted in let- ting _supplies reach Hungary while the. ns are now depriving the people of foodstuils. Members of the American peace del- egation said this evening that there are no American troops now in Buda- pest and that hone will be sent there. It was added that the only Americans in the Hungarian capital are officers, and possibly a few soldiers engaged in relief work. J. E. ADDICTS, ONCE WEALTHY, DIED IN COMPARATIVE POVERTY ‘Wilmington, Del, Aug. 7.—J. Ed- ward Addicks, who started life as an errand boy in a- Philadelphia store, made millions through deals in vari- ous gas companies, most famous of which was the Bay State Gas Com- pany, out of which he made four mil- lion dollars and later became known throughout the country as the “man who bought a state” in his eflort to win a seat in the United States senate, died in what amounted to compara- tive poverty in an apartment house in New York city today. He was born in _ Philadelphia in November, 1841. He first became known when he introduced the spring wheat flour from the Minnesota dis- trict to the eastern farmers. Later his attention was called to the then in- fant industry of producing water gas for illuminating purposes. He sic- cesstully established plants in Boston and Brooklyn, securing franchises for laylag of pipes and producing of gas and then sub-letting the contracts to himself. He was the prime mover in what was known as the Chicago gas trust in 1882, In 1884 he organiz- ed the Bay State Gas Company and in one operation made a fortune. Desire to have a seat in the United States senate became alt an ob- session with Addicks. He is credited with having spent what would be a large fortune even today in an effor: to_be elected. . He introduced himself to Delaware \politics first in a high silk hat and a ‘ur overcoat, both of them curiosities| and announced to a small group of newspapermen in the state house that he was a candidate for United States senator. He was then not known to perhaps more than a score of people personally, although nearly everyone had heard of his gas trust and other deals. He was defeated for the first time in 1889. Owing to the fact that no one in the state was permitted to vote at that time without exhibifing a paid tax receipt, Addicks was able to gain control of a large number of votes by going through the lower sections of the state, paying the taxes T those persons who promised to vote for him. - Addicks carried his fight through- out the state for eight years in a more or less picturesque manner, his high silk hat and fur coat becoming a Dy- word throughout the country as well as his prodigal liberality with his fol- lowers. He is credited with having spent upwards of $100,000 in the cam- paign of 1912. Following a crushing defeat in 1907, he left Delaware and went to New York, thus denying his own statement, “I shall be a candi- date for the United States senate as long as 1 live or until I am elected.” FEAR SERIOUS RIOTING IN BROOKLYN CAR STRIKE New York, Aug. 7.—With all appar- ent hope for an amicable settlement of the Brooklyn street car strike swept aside by refusal of Federal Judge Julius M. Mayer to order Lindley M. Garrison, receiver of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, to parley with the strikers, the New York police de- partment was preparing tonight for a third day of more serious rioting than that which occurred yesterday and to- day. y Following a conf¥iuous series of out- breaks in all parts of Brooklyn today in which three persons were wounded by bullets. seven so badly beaten that they may die, and fifty others less se- riously injured, Mr. Garrison ordered service temporarily suspended again tonight, charging that the police pro- tection afforded today had been wholly unsatisfactory. The receiver wrote a letter to Mayor Hylan tonight askinz better protection and in a talk with newspapermen hinted broadly that he was consider- ing appealing to the federal authorities for protection and possibly for the calling out of troops. He declared he was firm in his de- termination not to confer with repre- sentatives of the Amalgamated Asso- clation of Street and Electric Railway Employes and announced that the lines would resume operation at 5 a. m. tomorrow. If Mayor Hylan would is- sue orders which would bring adequate protection from the police, he said, good service could be furnished. The union, on the other hand, de- clared 2,384 new members were en- rolled today. BATTLESHIP RHODE ISLAND BREAKS PROPELLER SHAFT Washington, Aug. 7—The battleship Rhode Island, flagship of squadron one of the new Pacific fleet, is being tow- ed to Balboa. Canal Zome, with a broken prapeller shaft. The battle- ship North Carolina has the disabled dreadnought in tow. Despatches to the navy department late today said the starboard shaft of the Rhode Island broke when she wis about 676 miiles west of Balboa en route to San Diego to join the van- guard of the fleet. 'Although compart- ments in the after part of the battle- ship_were flooded, there were no cas- ualties. ATTEMPTING TO FLY OVER THE CANADIAN ROCKIES Vancouver, B. ., Aug. 7.—Capt. E. . Hoy left here at 4.15 a. m. today in n attempt to fly over the Canadian Rockies. An hour later he was re- ported over Chilliwack. Favorable weather conditions prevailed and he| expected to complete' the journey to Calgary by way of Letbbridge about § o'clock tonight. First New England Cotton. Miss Mary B. Jenkins, of Both, this year raised the first crop of cotton ever grown in Maine. Miss Jenkins planted the cotton as an experiment to find out whether cotton could be grown in New ‘Bugland Hartford.—The national convention of insurance commissioners is to be held in Hartford early in September. | States for its hospitali Condensed Telegrams Third division at oblenz began en- training for Brest. United States government reported to have invited Marshal Foch to visit America. - Fuel oil is expected to replace coal in many New Dishnd\t@xfile mills in ear future, " Bolshoviki attempted to start gen- eral rioting at Trieste; seven ‘hundred were arrested, ¥ All labor ul ns Liverpool de- cided unanimously to support the po- lice strike. Commercial Cable Co. says German Austria has remoyed local censorship restrictions. London with bread famine; on strike there. = Jersey City will issue $300,000 bonds for buying food from government and selling at cut rates. Negro at Cochrane, Ga., who boast- ed of what colored people did in Chi- cago, was, lynched. Abyssinian mi Secretary Lansing, and Liverpool threatened 26,000 bakers are on sent cable to thanking United French captain of engineers ha vented device to prevent listening on_telephone conversations. Germany preparing to ship 100, 000 milch cows to France and Bel gium, as required by treaty. Negotiations between allied powers and Bulgaria probably will be’ con- cluded within next eight days. Unparalelled _shortage of female help exists in New York city; tens of thousands of jobs are going begging. Senate agricultural committee says legislation regulating packers must be first step in cutting cost of living. Honduras rebels under General Car- dona have' been defeated and forced to retreat across the frontier into Sal- ador. Ten men are believed to have been killed in the expiosion of a magazine at government arsenal at Raritan on Monday. 3 i Mexican congress will consider oil legislation, in extraordinary session to beheld about the middle of ths month. War department has received from British government $35,176,123 in pay- ment of balance due United States on war accounts. s Grand jury investigating race riots in Chicago went on strike, demanding production of evidence involving white persons. Assistant director of sales annouce es sale of 35,000 brooms and of 620. 000 pounds of calsium carbide. Bids to be openea Aug. 25. Milk trust of nearly same scope and power of the big five packers is said {to be in process of formation in the |east and middle west. Banks at Viadivostok sold rubles at record low level of 75 for a dollar; normal exchange is a little less than two rubles to a_dollar. Guillermo Meixuiero, Mexican rebel to have surrendered to féderal forces under General Gonzale: Yaqui Indians in Mexico, who mur- dered an American in Sonora, May 31 last, were pursued by Mexican feder- al troops and completely defeated. Chamber of Commerce of United States announces that 99 per cent. of its member organizations are opposeil t6_government ownership of railroad Resolution presented in Cuban hous of. representatives authorizes Presi dent of that republic to take control over the 1919-1920 sugar and tobaced crops. Five men were Killed, several in- jured and approximately $2,000,000 damage was done to crops and dwell- ings by rain and lightning storm in Cleveland. In battle between guards and pr cmers who escaped from Monroe re- formatory, Everett, Wash. one fugi- tive was killed, one wounded and two are still at large. i William Lustgarten, formerly head of Tax Lien Co.. of New York, was sentenced to Sing Sing for a term of four years. He was charged with stealing $20,000 in March, 1915. America, Canada, England, Italy and Germany will be represented by air- planes in the first aerfal handicap ever attempted _‘when race between {New York and Toronto.open Aug. 25. =lacklist of profiteers proved suc- cessful in Paris, Havre and other French cities; eggs fell from $1.20 to 60 cents a dozen and general food price reduction is from 20 to 50 per cent. . War department announces that 400,000 Krag-Jorgensen rifles and car- bines which have been held in arsen- als for years have been formally de- clared obsolete and withdrawn from the service. PRESIDENT SPEAKS TODAY ON HIGH COST OF LIVING Washington, Aug. 7.—President Wil- son put the finishing touches on his high cost of living address to con- gress tonight and prepared to de- liver it in person tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. \One possibility loomed up to threat- en the presicent’s plans. It was said that the leaders might not be able to round up a quorum in the house and that some member in- isting on pariiamentary rule, by rais- ing the point, might forestall the joint session of house and senate. Representative Dlanton, democrat, of Texas, serrved notice on republican Leader Mondell that he, for one. would insist on a legal quorum. Republican and democratic leaders both, accordingly. made the telegraph wires hot tonight with messages or- dering absentees back in time for to- morrow afternoon. They _expressed confidence that a legal quorum would be on hand. The address will be confined to lay- ing before congress' what measures, in the opinion of the president and of the sub-committee. appointed by Attor- ney General Palmer, should be en- acted at once to bring relief to the public from the existing prices. All the elements that have helped create the condition the country finds itself in today, in view of these men, will be dealt with. These include. it was learned authoritatiyely, labor prob- lems and strikes resulting from them, ana production which would be inter- fered with by strikes. CUBA TO REGULATE THE EXPORTATION OF SUGAR Havana, July 7 (By the A. P.).—A resolutfon’ which ‘would authorize the president “not to permit the exporta- tion of sugar corresponding to the | 1919-20 ‘crop at a priceless than § 1-2 cents per pound, free on -board,” was presented in the house of representa- tives today. No action.was taken on the resolu- tion at today's session. TRANSCONTINENTAL MARRIAGE PERFORMED BY TELEPHONE Denver. Col, Aug. T.—A transconti- nental marriase was performed yes- terday by telephone. Mrs. Marie J. West, In _Denver, was marrfed to ames A. Horne, a Denver inventor, in New York. Rev. O. Elizabeth Ander- Son officiated here. The best man placed the ring on the bride’s finger. NEW HAVEN Strike ' of Shopmen ued. New Haven, Conn., Aug. T.—The ford Railroud, because of the sf of shopmen and mechanics, was nounced at the local offices of railroad late tonight. All dining parlor car service is discontinued the present timetable is suspend A statement from the ruilroad fices said that the Knickerbocker ited and the Merchints Limited, Shore Line trains between New ana Boston, are cut off and the State of Maine, White M tain and Bar Harbor express will be discontinued Saturday. man cars between New York and tion of one siceping car train way. In:the absence of dining service on through trains, nch are announced. All pecial eifects will be accepted in regular gage cars where practicable. tempt will be made to handle mail milk trains as now in operation, Twenty-one - eastbound traing of New York are discontinued. westbound trains cut of Boston cut off. Nine trains which start - SUSPENDED TIMETABLE Has Discontinued 2 Number of Passenger Trains Because continuance of 102 passenger trains on the New York, New Haven and Hart- immediately trains it was also announced that all Puli- ton will be taken off, with the excep- stops gage cars are cancelled and theatrical An at- RAILROAR HAS oy and Mechanics—Federal, Whit Mountain, Bar Harbor and State of Maine Expresses Cy Off—All Pullman and Dining Car Service Is Disconti dis- New Haven are cancelle Following is n partial | discontinued, W.th num v trike | origin “and an- | Eastbound the | 46, New York ahd |88, New York and New York ed. Yorik New 80, NG No. 256 of- Yor N Lim- both York Westbound Waterbury Brattleboro, Vermon Sorin d 5. Boston; No. Boston New York, lines: No. i412, Br York: No. Pittsfield Other lines No. 263, Wa port; No. New Haven 813, Spring No 81, Springfield The strike of ics was complete exception of Hartford, who had to walk out. oun- Bos- each car for bag- No. erbur Ne No bag- and out Six from not re A SPRINGFIELD PHYSICIAN Springfield, Mass., Aug. 7.—Dr. ry Zimmerman was shot to death his home here today by Zimmerman, who fired five shots leader in state of Oaxaca, is reportel|nysterical and incoherent soon it he intended to marry" her and hi plied, “No, and you can go as fa you like.” ‘whereupon she fired al shots from her revolver at him. FORD CASE WILL GO TO Mount Clemens, Mich.. Aug. day evening. ing. Mr. Kirkland asserted that in at the height of Nir. Ford's campaign, there were but in the country more powerful th Ford’s, One was President the other Colonel Roosevelt, he Mr. Kirkland_took up the testi of the Ford experts on anarchy declared their testimony that Ford's Leachings were put out by ery than anarchists did not alte fact that the chistic. Ho pointed out that the dence to support ‘ the Henry A. Wise Wood two v n that Mr. Stripes from his factory whelming. Tae charge of against the Tribune, termed “assinine.” the la: TWO BODIES OF CREW OF Santiago, Chile, Aug. lion dollar program of constru was decided upon todas br the nicipal council in order to rive to the unemployed and social unrest that —A tan considere: The council voted to ask parlia for authority to issue treasury to cover the cost of the schools and other building: STEAMER MOUNT BAKER ‘ 1S DISABLED AT SHOT DEAD BY WOMAN Miss Jennie a revolver at him following a violent JURY NEXT WEDNESDAY The case probably will g0 to the jury dext Wednesday morn- pacifist Wilson: teachings were anar- testimony said tie would pull down the Stars and was over- pro-Germanism SUNKEN SUB RECOVERED TO THE UNEMPLOYED alleviate the prime cause in the high. cost of living. program, which includes rallway work, bridzes. EFFORTS TO SETTLE STRIKE OF FIS Hen- | Boston, Aug. 7.—Bftc near | about an adju 3 troversy in the 1 from ult of which ke of has been in quarrel in the street. After firing | July, were beg the shots Miss Zimmerman, who is| Sffeffington or t y not related to Dr. Zimmerman, threw | who called a cor i tha weapon away and ran from tne| ent tions a t spot. She was overtaken and held,| Samuel K. Cutler, who 1 Dowever, until the arrival of officers | union men, declared that to whom' she admitted, they say, that|simply asking ivin she did the shooting. Miss Zimmer- | the dealers cannot give an is about ‘25 years old and Dr. | “they must o out o Zimmerman about ten vears older. zed by sovernr The motive for the shooting is not here won't give | ciear as Miss Zimmerman became elsewhere Lo & ner arrest. Miss Zimmerman is sad [union declare ©0 have borne an excellent reputation. |and demand did She has been the sole support of sev- | Of the fisherm eral younger brothers and sisters and | Only a small cu has , been active in Red Cross and|Mmoney.” he said ; other war work. Her mother is in an| In & big catch the price insane hospital. She told the police| We get little for it T that she had bought the revolver to-|flshermen are given be day Miss Zimmerman said Dr. Zim- | Will &o clsewher > ed a sSmas fruit store. Dr. Zimmer- | Brown said man was a practising physician. Represen In a statement to the police late to-| Panies said i day Mrs. Zimmerman said Dr. Zim-|Ple to reuch a settler merman had kept company awith her g froversy on the ba h about two years until last March, [ Proposed by the men. } since when he had refused to have|maimum brice anything to Go with her.. She then|7n®¥ &eneral ¢ bought the revolver. This afternoon | bointed out. ruled she saw hum riding in an automobile | PTiee, RITRE ) and called to him. She asked him- if | ‘82l e r ar_as | PROPOSED ARMY wolLD 1 COST $900,000,000 ANNUA Washington, Aug. 7.—T nent military pe o the war dey me i revised estimate : army of 576 and & tary training for you Willlam Lucki e representing Henry H_jm Bt iey wod oy Ford, and Weysuouth Kirkland, repre- | Y7070 00 08¢, WOLE €0 Senting the Chicago Daily Tribune, | ¢t Ao ot of ciart o made their closing arguments today | (o March, chief of o X c in Mr. Ford’s $1.000,000 libel _suit(ZCA5te mMITHEY, SHi against the Chicago newspaper. Other | “ Ganira) Narch, wh Hles lawyers will follow until next Tues-| g, ¢ wiiness 10,87 men his stz again present h next week other experts RESOLUTION CALLS TAX CUT OF Washington Aug, Wilson is requested in lution_introduced today by ¢ Campbell of the rules comm Senator McCormick, re nois, to submit la 1, such reducti government expe mit an annu. 000 in taxa n resolution_introduced Senator Myers, d sks the senate to report hibit exports for least, of food: cessities, would L E FLIGHT ill, was unable tement tomorro; 1916 soices Mr. said mony and Mr, oth- r the FOF evi- of Ford wyer New London, Aug. 7.—While return- 3 ing from Bartlett Reef lightship this| o3 7O ""F:gm oyliol g afternoon. where the body of Elec- g trician Arnold G. Henderson who was| Portland, Me., Aug drowned in the sinking of the sub-|the first plane to marine G-2, July 30, was picked up,|ocean, which is to o a boat from the submarine base found [ next month for a flight to Ga the body of Sidney . Uhlik, gunners| Tex. ,with stops at the prin mate, who was drowned at the same |cities for exhibition purpose time. Both bodies were badly de- | rive here on 1 day, Sept composed and they were taken to the [ announced (oday B naval hospital here for official jdenti- | Boston after remals > fication by the naval board of inquiry.|days. Licutenant Command in command of the plane c CHILE TO GIVE WORK Atlantic trip, will be wit PROHIBITION CANDIDATES DEFEATED IN Va, Aug. T.—F the 1 ¥ mil- ction mu- work Richmond trom Tuesday possibility sembly may members who department of methods agen cormissioner were the campaign and prohibition were defeated in a1 UNITED STATES HAS ULTIMATUM TO inc! favor a a ment notes ENT sEA RL Halifax, N. S, Aug. ~The Ameri- London, Aug. 7 A can motor ~steamer Mourt Baker | Vienna by | of Cor bound from New oY¥rk to Liverpool | Exchanze T o) is Misabled at sea and. flashing .radip | that the United St calls for assistance, according fo the| timatum (o Rumania marine intellizence office here, moval of the scvere Later messages said that the Amer- | presented to H ican steamer Great Northern was| cessation of standing by the Mount Baker. , The | Rumania messages added that the Mount' Ba- — e - ker’s engine had broken down. SUPREME COUNCIL'S N E TO RUMANIAN AUTE R PRESIDENT OF COSTA RICA S ia T Ae el ABANDONS HIS OFFICE | jiax sent o note ¢ # San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, Aug.| thorities heggin t 7.—A rumor that President Tinoco of | the decisions of th « Costa Rica has abandoned his offic ently in Costa being circulated persi Rican revolutionary circles, B emparrass by work the i commission & Is nt of o Bu