Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 30, 1919, Page 1

Relations Committee More Textual Amendments—Would : —Favors Curtailing Power of the American Represent- Only Safe Way to Deal With the Treaty is to Reject It Altogether. Washington, Aus. 20.—The tréaty of| pean settlements He sald a complete o - its | Peace coul est v Peace was. aggressively assailed by its| J00ch 5% o nzress as soon as threc of semate foes msain today, the foreign|ihe principal powers had tatified . (he relations committee approving three| treaty, and"that such a-course would Tmore icxtual amendments (o iis Dro-| frec the country from many dangerous Usions, and Senator Knox of Pennsyl-| possibilities of foreign entanglement. ania, = republican member of the| PORR LSS O T UrTEn OO e committee and former secretary of | mont® RotqC (T T OeE R T, state, advising the senate that the only | gent ‘beyond the pale of international safe way to deal with it was to reject| Jau and would be impossible of en- it altogether. forcement. He characterized them as Actipz by a vote of nine to eight in| constituting “not the treaty but the each case, the committee adopted| truce of Versailles,” and as laying the without extended debate amendments | foundation “for centuries of blood- designed to equalize British and Amer- | letting.” ican representation in the league of| During the day another of the nations, to prevent the British domin- | treaties nezotiated at Versailles was ons from participating in a league de- | gent to the senate by President Wil- sion affecting any one of them, and|son. It was the treaty made with to curtail the power of the American| Poland by_the principal powers and represeniatives on the reparations|signed on June 25. With it the presi- commission which is to collect Ger-|dent sent an agreement for occupation many's reparations bill. of the Rhine signed by the United Democratic committee members pre-{ States and other powers on the same sented a solid front against all of the| day. i proposals and were joined by Senator| Submission of the Polish treaty, the MeCumber, republican, North Dakota.| Rhine agreement and other data’ was who also had voted against the two|requested in a letter sent to the White amendments -adopted prior to today’s| House several days ago by the foreign session. Only one proposed amend- | relations committee, but to this re- ment now remains on the committee's| quest the president made no reference calendar. though others may be pre-|in his letter of transmittal. Attention sented when consideration of the sub- | was called to the subject, however, in Ject is resumed early next week. a brief statement by Chairman Lodge In his senate addrese Senator Knox|in the senate, and later Mr. Lodge declared that the full purpose of | made public the letter of request, say- American participation in the war had | ing that the data asked for was a part been accomplished with the armistice, | of the treaty with Germany and was and that there had been no reason for | essential in committee consideration of projecting the nation into the Euro-| that treaty. TO DISCUSS BOSTON POLICE AFFILIATION WITH A. F. OF L. Boston, Aug. 29.—Officials of the po-| _Boston, Aug. 29.—The trustees of the licemen’s union and their counsel ac- | Eastern Massachusetts Street railway cepted tonight an invitation to meet| declined to attend a hearing upon the tomorrow with James J. Storrow, | threatened strike of carmen on the chairman of the mayor’§ committee, to| system conducted by the state board liscuss the policemen’s affiliation with|of conciliation and arbitration today. he American Federation of Labor.| The board began its investigation yes- “he action was taken upon advice of | terday when James H. Vahey, counsel james H. Vahey and John P. Feeney,| for the carmen's union, argued that counsel for the union, after an ex- | the recent wage award by the federal change of letters with Mr. Storrow. | war labor board was illegal because it The special committee of seventeen, | did not take into account the prevail- sppointed by the Boston Central Labor | ing waze for similar work in this dis- union to aid the policemen, was en- | trict. #4ged today in learning the attitude of| In a statement sent to the state many unions toward the policemen’s| board the trustees held that the board @« number of locals had voted to sup-:action might be resorted td should a port to the policemen to the extent of| strike take place during the period of walking out. the operating agreement which expires Among the unions which have an-| May 1, 1920. nounced that they would support the Mr. Vahey sald that the carmen policemen are the carmen, the hotei| would welcome court action by the and restaurant emvployes, the barten-| trustees. ders, the building trades and the tele-| The trustees earlier in the day had phorie workers. issued a statement charging that the In resolutions adopted today the| move to have the state board inter- mayor's committee expressed opposi-| vene was an attempt to have the tion to the aMliation by an organiza-| trustees conspire with the carmen in tion of policemen with the American | repudiation of the war labor board's Iederation of Labor, for the reason| award. that It wou'd tend “to divide allegiance — TO INVESTIGATE INCOME of a body of men which in the nature THROUGH REAL ESTATE SALES of its duties can have but one allegi- ance, and that to the whole communi- B Hartford. Conn. Aug. 29.—James J. Walsh, collector of internal revenue, sald today that his department had completed a rigid . investigation per- ll‘lnlng to income realized through the sale of real estate by various individ- announced that in anticipation of a|uals and corporations located in Hart- pessible strike of policemen, it wi ford county which disclosed in a great irying to establish a record in mark-| number of cases that the sellers of ing the papers of 277 men who took|real estate inadvertently or otherwise =pecial examinations for the police de- | fajled to incorporate in their income partment on Aug. 3. tax returns for the year 1918 profit so - realized through the sale of property. MADE NON-STOP FLIGHT FROM |In many instances the amount of in- come reported by the persons or cor- TORONTO TO ROOSEVELT FIELD| [0 utions selling real estate during the Minecola, N. Y. Aug. 29.—With 27 period 1918 is in disproportion as to fivers checked in as finished and nine the amounts so reported on the in- still flying in an effort to complete the | SO '8X returns filed by, these persons course before midnight ends the race, or corporations, which has tendency interest in the international aerial o -3 i b A L by centeren toment waontl ragerial| names of persons gullty and the evi- W. Simons, who made the first non- dence against them wiil be submitted stop flight from Toronto to Roosevelt i TROUBLES OF EASTERN MASS. STREET RAILWAY e The resolutions say that the com- mittee is not opposed to an organiza- tions of policemen within thesdepart- ment. The state civil service commission to United States Attorney Crosby, Mr. field, coverinz approximately 520 miles| Vo1 Said today. in 3 hours and 44 minutes, or an aver-| FRENGH DEPU' age of slightly less than 140 miles an HASTEN,;:;EngARcEE TREATY hour. Major Simons piloted a D.H-4 with| paris . Aug. 29.—Ratification of the peace treaty with Germany by the 490 horsepower Liberty motor and car- chamber of deputies apparently was ried one observer. He left Toronto at 158 inie afternoon. stating that he| consigerably hastened this afternoon, when more than twenty deputies wduld attempt a non-stop flight. He = from his plane at Roosevelt| Sfe5 Bere = b tapped (. p peakk on the treat field at 5.35 p. m. waiveded their right fo address the Officials of the American Flying club chamber. e enithe: tasic et SOMPULING| The decision of the deputies to ab- andicap: ne © pinmer | stain from speaking on the treaty was and while unable to etate when the made known to the chamber after the work would be compicted, expressed|gpeech of Albert Thomas. The govern. the belief that it would not be later ment was taken by surprise and asked than Sunday night. for adjournment, although Capt. Andre — Tardiey, one of those who will help CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR., PrSaC the case of the government, g | 5 § he was ready to speak for an hour NOW A “CUB REPORTER”| 5. a’haif. A vote was taken which New York, supported the government’s request Vanderbilt, 37 son of Brigadier Gen- | 274 the sitting was adjourned. eral Cornelius Vanderbilt. has for- 7 saken Newport and its gay social lire| CATHOLICS OF MEXICO B et Tob B o ot o OPPOSED TO INTERVENTION the New York Herald at $25 a week, it & was learned here tonight. The young| Mexico City, Aug. 29.—Monsignor smiilionaire obtained the position on(J0se Moray Del Rio, archbishop of his own initiative by a letter he wrote| MeXico and the highest prelate of the Catholic church in the republic, says ity editor of th : i to_the city of the paper. in an interview published by El Dem- “f wanted to be a reporter.” he a S “Reinasee <t Tt 1 ocrata today that the Catholic cler; e brignic| of Mexico strongly oppose armed ine found newspapermen to be the bright- est and most alert people I k‘:uw_ tervention and are seeking in no way When in France with the 27th Divis- | f° ally themselves with parties favor- jon I always noticed that the: dui 3 n. calling for Retource nd it ..;'! Excelsior in an editorial today nearly always given to a former news- | SDAIPIY criticizes the United States for ‘paperman.’ its “violating policy” toward Mexico, which thus far, it says, has only give $16,000,000 FOR EDUCATION oo e to dtiacks upolthe ‘guvery: ment. OF CHILDREN OF e —— 5 BELGIUM: ;ANADA TO CO-OPERATE WITH Brussels, Aug. 29 (By the A. P.).— U. S. AGAINST HIGH PRICE: The Belzian government has accepted s the proposal of Herbert Hoover, di-| Ottawa, Ont. Aug. 20.—Co-operation rector general of the inter-allied relief|in the campaign against the high cost organization, that the final assets of | of living has been established between the Belgian relief commission, amount- | the United States and Canada, it was ing to about $16,000,000. be devoted to | announced here today by the board of the creation of & foundation for the| commerce. It Is expected the board higher education of children of the| will begin an investigation soon with workers and people of limited means. | the object of detectinz vilators of the _assets consist of deposits in| criminal - law against overcharging. banks and ~equipment and! Unduly large quantities of food found stores which have not vet been‘realized in- st will be ordered on sale at reasonable priges. Aug. _29.—Cornelius 2 ‘Washington, Aug. 29.—New impe- tus given the governm paign to reduce the cost of living at conferences here today which assured the closest co-operation between ‘fed- eral and state authorities. Six governors, Gardner, Milliken, Maine; Burnquist, Minneso- ta; Campbell, Arizona; Sproul, Penn. sylvania and Cooper, South Carolina, and Lieutenant Governor McDowell of Montana, representing the National Conference of Governors, spent sever- al hours studying the situation with Attorney General Palmer and then called at the White House to offer President Wilson the full machinery of the states in the effort to restore a normal levei. - As a result there was greater opti- mism in the capital tonight over the outlook than has been evident in many days. With the far-reaching state organizations carrying the message of economy and increased production in- ton every county and aiding the fed- eral authorities in_bringing to justice hoarders and profiteers, officials be- lieved excellent results could be ob. tained in the next ninety days, which ‘would avert the menace of transpor- tation strikes to obtaim higher wages. “After our meetings today with the president and the attorney general,” the committee of governors announc- ed. “certain facts are clear: “1—That all the people of the na- tion and ail organizations should im- New York, Aus. 29.—The strike at the N {‘B!&r Hmame which mged eater into darkness last Mght, was called off tonight following a m of representatives of the Hippodrome management iwth offi- cials, of the Chorus Equity- Associa- tion, and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employes and Mo- tion icture Operators. It was announced that the Hippo- drome would reopen on Laber Day. Marie Dressl®&, president of = the Chorus Equity Association, who claimed credit for calling the st which the Hippodrome asserted was called by stage hand: union, stated that the terms of settle- ment included recognition of the Cho- rus Equity Association and granting demands for extra pay for perform- ances in excess of eight a week. No statement” as to terms was given out at the Hippodrome offices but it was declared that the end of the strike gratified the wishes of Charles Dil- Tingham, director, who resigned in hope , that a_setfiement could be ef- fected. Mr. Dillingham attributed the strike to the fact that he was a mem- ber of the Froducing Managers’ Pro- tective Association. STATEMENT BY PRODUCING MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION New York, Aug. 29.—Declaring that actors are among the highest paid workers in the world, and have short- ent's cam- | o S0Pk that of ‘when time limit for ‘their return by Direc- tor General of Railroads Hines ex- PR B Mont, of the Broths ery. vice president of Locomotive En- _ Los es, Calif., Aug. 29.—FEngi- s on. ifl\:flwfl: Pacific, Santa and lines began return. late today and indica- | ~‘trainmen - who | brought e would return the gineers, who has been in conference with the men. pected the’ striking members crafts would be back on the job and announced that he ex- of all that_trains would be running at 7 o'~ clock: tOmIOrTOw MOrning. TRAINS AR UNNING linseed oil for September ‘cents a gallon. Price: of 10 ‘The members of the 'Bel, visited Waterbury yesterday. N Department will sell 100° 1 vessels to the highest biaders. All harbor work in Copenhagen was to a stahdstill through a strike. Action on settiement of the B. R. T, emplove wage demands was post: poned. j Premier Lenine sent a ‘delegation fo Rumania to negotiate peace with the country. L Bar silver was quoted pence an ounce ‘in London; Ne! quoted silver at $1.11. 58 3-4. W York Exportation of wool from Australia to the Upited States will become pos- E-BU IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/| sible after June 30, 1920. Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 29.—Heed- ing the announcement of the govern- ment_that it would run the trains at all costs morning, after @nd the determination United States'Marshal C. T. Walton of | on Los Angeles given adequate strikers were -~ peginning 7 that trains protection, to throughout southern _ California night. # What was regarded as a critical sit- uation in the fruit transportation in the “Fresno district was saved when the striking yard and switchmen de- ‘would railroad return o'clock toxsorrow of be to- er hours than those of any other oc- cupation, -the Producing Managers' Protective Association tonight issued @a statement defining its anti-labor po- sition in the present actors' strike. ‘The strike is neither founded upon a demand for increased wages or for shorter hours,” says the statement, “and as these demands are the pri- mary inducing causes for the forma- (| tion of unions and aliation with{fl ! other unions, it ig evident that the ac~ i tors are stramgers to the fundamental {} needs of unionism. The Producing managers, who had not made a definite statement of their position Iséfore tonight, said they had purposely been withheld until repre- sentatives of the association could confer with Samuel Gompers. presi- dent of the American Federation of Labor. This conference was held in Washington yesterday, with George M. Cohan and Arthur Hopkins repre- senting the managers. “From the standpoint of the em- ployer the chief hardship of unionism is the closed shop” the statement adds. “The actors agree that the closed shop would be a serious menace to the theater. and have publicly de- clared that they would not bring it abeut. “Failing to secure from the man- | agers a satistactory contract. the Ac- ors' Equity Association affili ith turn was afillated with the American Federation of aLhor. This placed the actor under probable obligation to va- rious other branches of lapor, and in an instant his liberty was gone. “A _condition like this can only bring trade in that way. umns of The Bulletin. matter, all for two cents a day: Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Waednesday, Friday, August 23 .. August 25 ... 140 166 181 160 cover a field that cannot be Telegraph Local ' General Any merchant can appreciate what it would mean to assemble ten, twenty or a hundred thousand would be buyers under a single roof every day and talk to them about his store, his goods and the opportuni- ties that he offers. He wouldn't need any other means of publicity. That is one thing, however, that he cannot do. He cannot reach the It is impossible to give any such personal message by word of moith, but that does not deprive him of getting to them a similar ‘message in type, and a message which those who buy are anxious to get and these who have the goods to sell are eeger to extend. The printed message is of the greatest importance and those that are carried every day by The Bulletin reached in any such economical and thorough manner. If you want to speak to the buyers of Norwich and Eastern Connecticut use the col- For the past week The Bulletin has carried the following news 162 1" A1 7 4., Total chaos and finally death to the theater. The entire producing business is built upon the individual _contract, and plays are planned far ahead with cer- tain actors jn mind. The actor cannot sorve tige masters the theater and the urfon and the Equity misrepresented unionism to the actor by tellfng him he could use it to obtain what he wanted. “Then came the strike and control began to slin from the Equity and pass to the stage hands and musi- clans. By honor the actor is bound to the call of numerous union agencies, all of which he must satisy before he can mN\ e a contract. “The \ eatrical business might eas- 1ly De exposed fo a series of strikes, but the lesson of the present one IS enough to demontrate that two or three more would ruin the profession, and reduce it to the lowest vitaiity it has known since its infancy.” BRYAN'S PLAN TO SOLVE THE RAILROAD PROBLEM mediately co-operate for the purpose of increasing the production of the necessaries of life. +“2—That economy in consumption and care in purchasing the necessaries of ife are equally important with pro- Quction. —That every agency of the fed- eral and state governments shoula co-operate forthwith to prevent prof- iteering.” “The attorney general has assured us that he will pursue under existing and proposed laws all profiteers. “The suggestion of the attorney general that a fair price commission- er be appointed in each of the states and a fair price commissions in the different localities of the states, upon the nominations of the governors, was endorsed. “While the attorney general express- ed a desire to rely upon the assistance of community efforts in the direction of the elimination of profiteering, through local fair price committees he gave assurance that when such efforts Were not forthcoming and results were not satisfactory, his department would handle these questions directly. “The attorney genetal was assured that every state afency which could be of service in this emergency was placed at his command apd he was at Tiberty to call for any information and assistance he desired from the state authorities.” 7 Results of the conferences here will be communicated immediately te ev- ery governor by Miles C. Riley, sec- retary National ~Conference. along With certain other rccommendations. “One of the most important things to be dome is to convince the public that prices are mot going higher,” Mr. Riley said. “President Wilson has said it was apparent that the cost of living had reached the peak. but in spite of the situation we are facing, merchants everywhere are out with advertisements about high prices next year and urging people to buy all sorts of things now. Most of that is just plain propaganda. Prices wont be higher if the people are not stampeded into purchasing things they don't need or can do without, and we are going to tell them so. If we can convince them, the victory’s won.” ‘Washington, Aug. 29.—William Jen- nings Bryan today laid before _the house interstate commerce committee his dual plan of state and federal ownership of railway lines as a solu- tion of the railroad reorganization problem. In doing so.’the former sec- retary of state denounced private ownership of the railroads as indefen- sible and intolerable and character- ized railroad magnates as political corruptionists. “We have never tried government ownership,” declared Mr. Bryan, re- ferring to the railroad administration. “A subsidized newspaper never thinks to tell that the government took over the railroads when the private own- ers could not run them. The govern- ment has been only in temporary con- trol and the roads in the hands of those who wanted to see government ownership fail so they could get the roads back.” Mr. Brvan advocated that the fed- eral overnment own a skeleton trunk line system. reaching into every state. which in turn would own the other carriers within the state boundaries. His plan, he estimated, would cost the government four or five billion doilars, while state ownership would be de- cided by the people, who might decide for temporary private ownership. GRAPHOPHONE CO. TO REOPEN PLANTS IN. BRIDGEPORT DANCING AT ART ART AND THE “POETRY OF MOTION”" New York, Aug. 29.—Declaring that dancing is the “poetry of motion” and that it will henceforth be maintained “on the highest possible plane” the executive committee of ihe American National Association, Masters of Dancing, in session here today, adopt- ed resolutions urging the Methodist Episcopal church to take actiop at its general conference meet dn Des Moines next May, removing the ban on dancing. s “We Lelieve In dancing as-an art, a social accomplishment, a relaxation and an excrcise,” said the resolution. “We promise to have it on & plane so high that neither church nor _state can object, and we decry efforts to introduce “jazz’ or other music that tends to degrade the art.” OBITUARY. Henry St nt. Rtye, N. Y., Aug. 29.—Henry Stuy- vesant, 82 yvears of age. a direct di scendant in the fifth generation of Peter Stuyvesant. director general of New Amsierdam under Dutch rule, Bridgeport, Conn.. Aug. 29.—The Co- lumbia Graphophone company tonizht announced that it would reopen. its three plants in this city, day and night shifts, next Tuesday. This announce- ment ' followed a conference between Mayor Clifford B. Wilson and the management of the company. At a mass meeting of strikers this after- noon Mayor Wilson made an address in which he called on the strikers to make concessions in their stand. The meeting authorized the mayor to in- form the officials of the company ihat the majority of the strikers were will- ing to go back to work. The Graphophone plants have beenj closed for more than two weeks. the company announcing that it would move the factories from Bridgeport because of strikes which had inter- fered with the operation of nearly all departments. The company was em- ploying more than 6,000 persons when the walkouts began. L. R. Thomas and Charles J. Fury, conciliators from the United States department of labor. have been here for several days attempting to bring about a break in the deadlock. ard T. Wainwright, here a vice president of cided to return. After a visit by A. F. Whitsiey, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, the striking® workers at San Bernardino davs, increase, union would not press the demand for the extra 25 per cent. agreed to resume work. The strike throughout central Cali- fornia, -which had paralyzed overland and regional -transportation for reached its final stages of col- lapse when the yard crews returned to the passenger and freight terminals in San Francisco. RAPID TRANSI T EMPLOYES two NOT TO PRESS DEMANDS Brotherhood of iional 25 per New York, Aug. 29.—Officials of the Interborough Rapid Transit Employes, which recently won by a strike in Manhaltan an increase of 25 per cent. and 2 promise of arbi- tration of an add cent announced tonight that the This_decision was said to be in response fo Presi- dent Wilson's appeal to labor urging that no further large wage increases e demanded. Employes of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company who recently called Off a strike on surface, subway and elevated lines in Brooklvn upon agree- ment by Lindley M. Garrison, federal receiver, to recognize their union and grant them a_ wage increase, tonight formally voted to accept a proffered increase of 25 per cent. A nime hour day also was granted the men. WESTERN STOCK RAISERS TELL OF BEEF PRICES ‘Washington, Aug. 29.—Interjecting some sharp advice and suggestions to city dwellers as to meat prices, west- ern stock raisers today left before the senate agriculture committee: further ‘against the Kenyon-KKen- drick bills to regulate the packing in- dustry. “I'm going hbme and tell my neigh- pro Dbor tests x tion to O we'll e poin eat the whole beef George T. Donaldson, president of the|two factories, one located in the met- Kansas City Livestock Association. | ropolitan district of With J. H. Mercer, sioner of that state. carcass, cattle ave to curtall produc- ‘where consumers will | the Columbia Graphophone Manufac- said commis- and others, he said, he had been investgating the dis- tribution of meats in all the larger eastern cities. “Right in your ecity of Washington,” he told the committee. T've found the fore quarters of beef selling to the re- tajler for eight cents a pound, and selling: to the comsumer at 32 cents. We learn there a 700 places here where meat is sold, and we think that one hundred would be ample and re- duce the cost to consumers too.” Mr. Donaldson opposed the regula- tory measures, and Senator Kenyon, republican, of Towa, asked if he had read the federal trade commission re- port on the subject. “T have,” regret to say I haven't as high a re- replied Donaldson, na 1 gard for the federal trade commission as an American citizen ought to have. NEW HAVEN TO New England will BE -NAVY of my age ORDNANCE HEADQUARTERS New Haven, Conn.. Aug. 29. — An- nouncement was made tonight that the permanent headquarters of thé Unit- ed States navy ordnance district of be removed on September 2 .from Bridgeport to New Have) \ed for Five offices in .the new post died at the home of his nephew, Rich- office buildiug here have been today. the headquarters. .assign- | hours later. General Louis Botha, premier and minjster ‘of agriculture of the Union of South Africa, is dead. ¥ 8i: thousand persons assembled liament Hills, Ottawa, to wel- come the Prince of Wale Commercial Cable Co. announced re- establishment of cable between Jamai- ca and San Juan, Porto Rico. State vehicle department is to re- move obstructions te view on high- ways, as safeguard to autoists. A bill introduced by Senator Nelson provides for the sale and regulation of the manufacture of explosives. Chicago Carpenters’ union announc- ed the men would remain out for $1 an hour. They were offered 92 cents. According to reports reaching Pari Rumanians continue seizure of private and government property in Hungary. Commercial Cable Co. announced cablegrams_in plain language, English or French, may now be sent to Riga. Rate from New York.43 cents a word. New Australi 000,000 recently the commonwealth subscribed for. n peace loan of $125,- opened throughout is being rapidly An agreement was signed under which American war materials and commodities will be ceded to France for, $400,000,000. ® American Agricuitural Chemical Co. reported for the yvear ended June 30 income after deducting operating and federal taxes, $8,035,854. A report from Geneva says that an American financial mission arrived at establish branches of out Poland. A Hamburg, firm is run- ning advertisements ‘tH Pittshurgh pa- pers that “Hamburg wants American ¢oal,” and asks for terms c. i. f. Ham- burg. Former German Emperor is trying to arrange with the German govern- ment amout bringing furniture from his German castle to his new home in Holland. President Wilson asked congress for an additional appropriation of $825,000 for expenses of the American peace commission, bringing the total up to $1,250,629. Stephen Friedrich, Hungarian pre- mier under Archduke Joseph, formed a new cabinet in which, hesides the pre- miership. he assumed the post of min- ister of the interior. 5 House military affairs committee reported favorably a bill providing for the payment of $80 bonuses to all members of the regular army estab- lishment on their discharge. De Gailhard-Banoel, In debate on peace treaty in chamber of deputies. France, declared President Wilson had been allowed to play too commanding a part in forming peace terms. | Gratta i Berlin reports formation of a war| loan stock corporation with a capital of $100,000,000 for the purpose of sta- Dilizing quotations on the German war 1oan. Lieut. Col. Roosevelt and H. D. Lindsley, former head of the war risk!| insurance bureau, arrived in Indian-! apolis to address a meeting of ex-ser- vice men under the auspices of the American Legion. Failure of the New Wrecking Co. of | Indianapolis to comply with the terms; of the sale of 1,500,000 pounds of| prunes offered by the war department led to the rejection of the company’s proposal, it w: nnounced. PROBABLE LOCATIONS OF THE GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY New York, Aug. 2—From interests close to the company it is learned that turing Co. has completed purchase of New York and the other in Philadelphia. Negotia- tions are also under way for purchase of a third factory located in Balti- more. This is in line with he policy announced by the company several weeks ago, when it closed its Bridge- port plant, that new factories would i be obtained. At that time officials stated that labor conditions in Bridge- | ported the nomination and exonerated { Georgia ADERS CONFER PRESIDENT WILSON gian mission | No Announcement' Was Made of the Outcome of the Dis ~ PRICE TWO CENTS “cussion—It is Known That the President Has Been Ask the Steel Workers and the United States Steel Corporation On Wages, Conditions Washington, Aug. 20. — After two days of conferences with other of- ficial of the American Federation of Labor, President Samuel Gompers, who returned from Burope this week, rather, unexpectedly, discussed the disturbed labor situation over the country with President Wilson today at_the WhHhite House. No announcement was made on be- half bf the president and Mr. Gomp- ers and the union officials Who ac- companied him, including xepresenta- tives of the steel workers, steadfast- Iy refused to discuss what occurred. It is known, however, that the. president was asked to intervene in the dispufe-between the steel workers and the United States Steel Corpora tion over wages, hours, working con- ditions amd the right of collective bar- Baining. Before going to the White House the committee of steel workers made pub- lic a telegram to the council at Gary, Ind, in which they charged that the and Right of Collective Bargaining. disch of steel corporation was union men at a number in_an effort ‘to force the before the president could men were urged not to str all efforts at a peaceful se had been made. The federation’s executive tee held two sessions Au The wimost. secrecy was but it was said that a numbe bor disturbances over the C r were discussed, with particular at tion given to the situat fects railway and steel worker Some off saw in the sent to the railroad shipmen day and to_the steel worke disposition 3T the part of labor to follow the suggestion c Wilson that the matier working conditions be ance until government agenc had time to carry out looking to a reduction of and a general restoration of cor to something approaching norm. comm SENATE CONFIRMS THE NOMINATION OF PALMER Washington, Aug. 20.—In an execu- tive session which lasted two hours and a half the senate tonight without a record vote confirmed the nomination of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney general. Confirmation of Mr. Palmer’s nomin- ation terminated a fight which began last ‘session and which grew out of criticisms of his administration of the office of alien property custodian. Opposition to his nomination result- ed in Dlocking action upon it at the close of the last session but when the Dresent session convened, President Wilson again sent it to the_ senate. At the request of Senator Freling- huysen, republican, New Jersey, it was referred to the judiclary committee which appointed ~ a sub-committee which held executive hearings and lat- er by unanimous vote favorably re the attorney general of any wrongdo- ing in connection with the office of alien property. At the executive session tonight most of the time, it was understood was taken up . by Senator Freling- huysen in at attack upon Mr. Palmer during which the New Jersey senator read extensively from , testimony tak- en at the hearings in an effort to show he was “unfitted, for ' thé position. 8enators ‘Sierling. South Dakota, and Fall, New Mexico, ‘hoth republican: however, defended M. Paimer and ex- plained that the committee’s report was unanimous and absolved him of the charge made before it by the New Jersey ‘senator. OPPOSITION SPEAKERS TO FOLOW PRESIDENT WILSON ‘Washington, Aug. 20.—As the final itinerary ~ for President ~ Wilson's speaking tour in support of the peace: treaty was announced today, repub- 1i senators began conferences to decide on plans for sending opposition speakers along behind him. The president’s plans call for speeches in the thirty cities through- out the west between “the time he leaves here next Wednesday and his return to Washington September 30. While resolutions were being of- fered in the house by republican mem- bers calling upon the president to abandon his tour and engage himself in Washington with domestic affairs of the nation, republican senators who opposed the treaty met with Senator McCormick of Illinois. Nothing was finally decided and another confer- ence will be held tomorrow after which it is expected a definite pro- gramme will be announced. WORK FOR ADVANCEMENT OF THE COLORED PEOPLE New York. Aug. 29.—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in a telegram sent to President Wilson and made public here today, asks the immediate ap- pointment of a commission to “inves- tigate the failurc of the sjates to pro- tect United States citizens,” calling sttention to the recent attack In Texas on Secretary Shillady of the associa- tion and the Jynching of a negro in 7 Thursday. Thirty-cight persons have . been “brutally done to dcath” .by mobs in this country since last January, the telegram asserts. “TTirty-six of the! tims_ being negroes,” the ‘message] urzes the vresident to o before con- gress in the intercst of the' associa- tion's causy STEAMER CASTLE WOOD HAD . 3 ACCIDENTS, FIRES, MUTINY New York, Aug. 23.—Charged with mutiny on the high scas, five members of the crew of the steamer Castle Wood were arrested here today by federal authorities upon .the vessel's arrival from Buenos Alres. Two oth- ers of the crew were held on charges of drunkenness and insubordination. Captain Alexander Mitchell, master of the ship, declared the crew muti- nied at a port in the Barbados and de- serteq the chin in a lifeboat. ‘He sald he trled in \\n to halt them with a revoiver. Harvor police finally re- stored order and ~put’' them back port were such that it was impossible to operate there. DE FAGTO GOVERNMENT * ~ OF PERU RECOGNIZED ‘Washington, Aug. 29.—Recognition ¢ the de facta government of Peru was announced today by the state de- partment. Secretary Lansing in- structed the American leation at Lima to advise the minister of foreign af- fairs that the United States recogniz President Leguia as head of the de facto government of Peru. 70-YEAR-OLD PROVIDENCE o / MAN. KILLS HIS WIFE Providence, R. I. Aug. 29.—Patrick Shields, a retired gardener of this city, 70 vears old, shot and killed his wife in their home this afternoon and then turned the revolyer on himself, inflicting wounds from he died & few Shields is belicved by the police to have Leen demented. aboard the ship, he said, The Castle Wood's yoyage was “one of ‘the toughest in history,” Captain Mitchell declared. His ship suffered a series of minor accldents at sea and there were three serious fires aboard. JERSEY CITY POLICEMEN HAVE FORMED A UNION Jersey City, N. J.. Aug. 29.—Despite the threats of city authorities, 400 po- licemen of Jersey City have formed a union and afliated themselves with the Central Labor body, union lead- ers announced here tonight. The un- ionized policemen will make a fight for minimum_ wages of $2,000 a year and an eight hour day, with extra pay for overtime, it was stated, Director of Public Safety Charles O'Brien and Chief of Police Batters- by ‘denled chat the policemen had formed 5. union. ~An_attempt to br- ganize a policemen’s union here last July fafled when Chief Battersby threatened to suspend any officer. join- ing the organization. LAFOLLETTE DELAYS VOTE ON OIL LAND ELASING BIL Aug L Washington 9, by Senator La Folleite, r Wisconsin, of the ol again today preyentec the measure. : The yielded the floor late speaking twelve h against the measur that ‘about two hours more required to conclude his speech Senator_Smoot, republican, { harge of The gave not the, senate rece until tomor thdt if a final vote wai by six o'clock tomorrow would ask for a night The leasing bi framed Senator La TFollette not satisfactory to the na tice department. He read ate a letter written by Se iels to the house publi tee recommending that and Wyoming naval re cepted from the provision During his remarks th senator attacked the mews the country, s they we trolled.” After having charge several vears ago. T newspapers “damned me for @ time they kept me columns. even to and x erves Wi P out FOR IMPROVING DEFENSES OF NEW ENGLAND COAS Boston, Aug. General 'Clarenc manding the nort for improving tI England coa at a_conference Frank W. Coe, lery, who came with ief o the purpose, and Brigadicr Gen w. ler John Bdeiman north antic coast ar General Coe said that th of General Edward Ruckman were being ously. “We_want that Boston harbor | protected, &nd that = he def Newport arc good: also to be what part of Block Island an taul Point shall take in It s understood that Bi would become a yirtual Helge some of the sugze: consideration are RAN AUTO OFF FERRY INTO 15 FEET OF WAT Burlington, Vt. Aug: 29.—T tacle of an automobile dr Buchre Prairie doing a wild from the deck of the East Al and finally landing in 15 fec in the lake, was witnessed by people last night. As the fer into the slip, Prairie and b into their car and got ready shore. Suddenly, as the old moved his foot, the car star 2 jump, carcened across the deck of ferry and plunged into the boy jumped to the d t man was unable to leave the car was In the air on i the lake and make a flying le his impromptu boat and ¢ broken rudder. He got a_bath was rescued. The vaged this mornins. and a REFERENDUM VOTE ON STRIKE AT NAUGAT Aug. strikers Rubber ( it wa Conn of Vaugatuck, mass meeting United States plants here tonight, take a referendum on accepting the company for ‘ending the strike. take place next Tuesda pany’s proposal was that numbering about 000, work, that they hold a 1 the employes who have remained work, -that the whole body e with the m ttleme committee to confer ment, and that if a not be reached the dispute ed. MOTORCYCLIST FATALLY INJURED IN COLLISIO New ‘Haven, Conn., Aug. Bastburn, 36, of Coxsackie late today of injuric e his motorcycle collided in W vén with an automobile d Major G. W. Hayden of F Contois of West Haven on the motorcycle was serlo jured. Major Hayden w HIGGANUM SAVINGS BANK TO DISSOLVE ORGANIZATIO Higganum, Conn., Aug. Lack ¢ Th solve the organization port is given as the reason last year paid six per, cent on deposits, the omly ' bunk state to pay such a high rate positors will receive more than per cent, according to the directors