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VOL. LXI—NO. 208 et e ~. Bulleti PR -8 1920 " NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1919 EIGHT PAGES—SIXTY COLS. PRICE TWO CENT: EIGHT PERSONS KILLED IN RAGE RIOT AT KNOXVILLE Trouble Followed Attacks On the County Jail By a Mob Bent On Obtaining a Negro Accused of Killing a White [ Woman—Two of the Men Kilied Were National Guards- men—Troops Turned a Machine Gun On a Band of Ne- groes When They Refused to Disband—In Its Attack On the Jail the Mob Seized a Large Quantity of Confiscated Whiskey. Aug. 31 One| ualities. Tnion leaders today called ‘off the Labor Day parade scheduled for Mon- | day and candidates abandoned all po- | litical meetings in connetcion with the in|campaign for municipal officers. There has been shooting in various sections of the city all day and the shooting continued otnight, causing dozens of riot calls. Most of this ap- pears be hoodlumism. How many have been killed and wounded remains largely a matter of guesswork. Some sections in which the most serious clashes occurred have not been searched thoroughly and reports conflict as to the number of casualties which may be concealed Two men are known to have been kill- ed. fourteen others. eight whites and six negroes, are in hospitals. Of these, four, two White and two negroes, are now expected to recover. Sixteen wounded white men had their slight wounds dressed at one hospital. Many bave had injuries attended by physi- cians at their homes. The known dead are: were oting between ut of last resulted including and the a score ch followed at- a mob of persons bent on | aves. a negro woman, were as the day hroke out the city ting while re- oes during | ware stores! obtain and nt the bringing tice and soldiers oes arriving in b First Lieuten- c 2] was made b¥lant James W. Payne, Madisonville, 731 Ky. regular army; Joe Etter, ne- : was heid | &3 r = had been| " The injured in hospitals included i % o k”"’fl’ Private E. V. Henderson, of the Ten- s e Mol ol |nessee national guard, who may die. z e word of Jall M- Licutenant Payne was killed acci- dows and bat-| dentally early today by machine gun In gaining en- - bullets. He was 200 yards from the s . fre jail the mob permitted| machine gunners with several other x T sev l.':(.:n;\h pewl €ON- | officers when the party was fired upon es its by negroes fro ma second story win- Stsfdow. Tayne and his companions re- om the| plied with their automatic rifles and smen hur-| sought cover. Just as Lieutenant ; the mOb| Pavne stepped behind a telephone pole e -(’“']‘ s for protection from the negroes’ bul- find in-|lets. the crew from a machine gun Anight. 4l further up the street opened fire upon i, rand of armed|the crowd of blacks Seen advaneing d to 5 ¥. turn-|and shooting in the distance. Lieus o7 e lacks. In thel tenant Payne fell into the arms of shots, Lieuten-|Captain A, C. Parker of . Memphis, hctor 56 with a dozen wounds in his legs and body. He died in an ambulance. Lieutenant Payne was attached to the Forty-Sixth Infantry. regular army, and had been detailed to the encamp- ment of the Fourth Tennessee as an instructor. He volunteered for duty when the riot call came Saturday night. His body was sent to Madison- ville, Ky., tonight. At least three negroes were more or the mob of confis- cases van- nd quor o just by he militial less seriously injured by members of e E 3 e ;‘l:"’:_!_f Company D, Fourth Tennessee, near isorder oc- | the Southern Railway passenger sta- tion. according to statements of sol- X = diers. £ a f Hotels and restaurants in the city s operated under difficulties today as L few negro employes made their ap- 8 fireais ny pearance for work. Restaurants clos- | TS aan]®d at 7 p. m. Most housckeepers had LDt the raids made | no servants today for the same rea- Rindews Sree. crhahe | -Severa) hundred rifles stored at the nivers ¥ of Tennessee arsenal were tonight by military authori - rumors that a crowd of ne. | eapons any | groes was forming in the outskirts| A ndl the| SXPECting to arm themselves with this : < and the| SGPoiy! GERMANY PAYS 1,000,000 FRANCS FOR MURDER OF MANNHEIM Paris, Aug. 31.—(Ha: has paid Irance an indemnity of 1,- 000.000 francs for the murder of Ser- geant Paul Mannheim, who was killed in the streets of Berlin by a German in July. The French government will make a gift of this amount to the International Red Cross. France originally claimed ment by viest s). Germany standing | e looted d_under throngs at the ! in ts the pay- Germany of 100,000 francs for | the fa of Sergeant Mannheim and {an indemnity of 1.000,000 francs. Ger- jmany readily” agreed to pay the for- of {[mer sum but declared she would not meet the demand for the indemnity. The course of the negotiations over way of Sheriff tisfled with vthing of whiskey Part ea appearance into testro nall groups of men|the case has not been traced in re- ping a the Jail but not in|cent despatches, but it seems evident | sum be ~alarming.|that France continued to press her | s . midnight the numbers|claim (o the point of success in col- rea the was en-|lecting the full amount demanded. - 1 g men — — - of s commitiees| SAYS FRENCHMEN WILL e et ALWAYS REMEMBER PERSHING o e. the mob content-|, EAFis _Aus. 31.—Havas). Warm! st Witn ahouting amd Sheeting| (ribute was pald to General Pershing | TET Sponving and shootinglioday by Andre Tardieu, head of the| S ot oo Meg® o1 | general commission for Franco-Amer- % e M ontone . of thelican war matters. . STRNNY 44%3ne| “Frenchmen wili always remember Aeraries® whe Jail and|inis commander who, with Foch, Pe- tain and Haig, brought about the de- ere brought : ; e e e onrOuEDt | foat ‘of Germany and liberated our . o mob, passed from hand | soi.n Captain Tardieu said: “I who Ueing theer as & hariesing rare. en:|on so many occasions for two years - - Hoora ™o ey | collaborated with him, will never for- wh e get the high qualitfes of integrit; RO h the batie firmness, intelligence and goodheart- - o TInE ram% |edness that he displayed. It is a g e e and Inlareat friend of ours who leaves us. He = reeroken. EVenlwill remain constantly in the thoughts - o e e (2Thk | of all of us and personally I shall al- » . Turmed Ghepe tB®lways retain for him a deep affection.” n reed the door, and s = r h en confined on|LARGE BRITISH SQUADRON 2 floors e e MOVING AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI lisorders occurred in Knox- SaturagEht following the race riots| Copenhagen, Aug. 31.—A large Brit- Saiupday might and Cearly | Sunday e squadron has passed Koemigsbers, SPich were ihe sequel to the storming| Faer Prussia, bound eastward. . th¢ S Iynchins Y. %gomob intent | Beriin correspondent of the local e hE Sausice Maves Ape!mewspaper Berlingske Tidende re- Bertie e purder of MrS ports. The warships were believed to The RIS Bt Ses Tieaaed be reinforcements for an approaching B bt Dodtos wiis roaenie ;""lsgqe(al offensive against the Bolshe- empts to search them for arms. An|Yikl in northern Russia. ®ere wounded Sy national zuardsmen, B e o Y. natual § The course of the squadron as de- TnaE, shot and the Other WOl crihed in the foregoing would take it S e up the Baltic in the direction of Li . e Buardsmen of thelbau, Riga and the Gulf of Finland, :ommand of Adjutant General D. E.|the approach to Petrograd Sweeney of Nashville and ~ Colonel| g waAR BRIDES, DIVORGED, rruthers of Memphis, sup- d g 57 inectpolicemen| HAVE RETURNED TO FRANCE sherifts, patrolled the Paris, women who had married Americans, crowds and searching Aug. 31—Sixty-two French 111_negroes. The guardsmen. who were in camp|army officers or soldiers, and subse- sec: the city for annual target prac-|quentiy had been divorced in the Tnited States, returned to France on the samc steamer this week. accord- ing to the newspaper Avenir. Most of them, the newspaper added, return- ed not because of personal differences with their husbands but because of the inability of the brides to adapt themselves to the American mode of living. dce. also searched all negroes arriv- 5g on trains and have established a arred zome in the heart of the negro listrict where the worst of the riot- ng early today occurred. Four ma- shine guns are mounted at a com- manding point in this district and ‘the- machine guns have been mount- @ om motor trucks ready for event- Cabled Paragraphs Miss Edith Barnett, Nurse, Dead. Viadivostok, Tuesday. Aug. 19.—(By The A. P.) Miss Edith Barnett, a nurse aide with the American Red Cross, died Aug. 14 in the hospital at Tomsk, from a complication of ty- phus and pneumonia. Her home was in New York city. Miss Barnett was the second of four persons connected with the Red*Cross in Siberia who contracted typhus to die. “FINANCIAL AUTOCRACY” CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES Richmond, Va., Aug. 31.—Efforts of the government to restore normal price_conditions will fail so long as a “financial autocracy is kept in power through the inflation of prices and values.” Gien E. Plumb, author of the proposed tri-partite railroad control plan, declared tonight in addressing a meeting of the organized railroad em- ployees of Richmond. Mr. Plumb add- ed that the time is at hand to “strike out bravely in the direction of fupda- mental economic reconstrudction.” As receiver for a “bankrupt Europe,” | Wall Street is selfishly concerned in| Keeping up this inflation. asserted Plumb, adding that the “hazardous” investments of the United States in United States in Eurove were pro- tected “only if Europe pays exorbitant prices for what we sell.” The speaker likened Europe to a “run down rail- road,” staggering under the burden of a “heavily watered book value” as a result of the “manipulations of Wall Street and other money centers.’ “With the cause of high prices worldwide and fundamental, does the president believe that'the value of money can be restored by setting up temporary chain stores under govern- ment supervision. or by punishing in- dividual hoarders of food?” asked Mr. Plumb. “To be asked to wait upon the success or failure of this campaign is as though we were told to suffer in silence while an unhealthy financial process continues its operations un- checked and unchallenged Declaring that the issue before American labor today was not “intrin- sically a wage issue at all” Plumb said that if a strike vote were re- turned by the railroad shopmen in re- jection of the president's decision on their demand for a 17 per cent. in- crease in wages, the issue would “al- most _inevitably” extend beyond the field of wage adiustments and into the field of “economic reconstruction. While increased production throughout the world is urgently needed to bring relief from present economic_conditions, Plumb said. men cannot increase their productivity in a “system which bestows the profits from a zreater effort upon non-pro- ducers.” “This can come only. he said, through participation of labor in the management and control of industry. EXPECT TO REPORT 'PEACE TREATY IN SENATE HIS WEEK Washington, Aug. 31.—Efforts of the senate foreign relations committee to report out the_amended German peace treaty soon af ey President Wilson's departure Wedne.day on his western speaking tour, ds~of greatest interest i on this week's congress programme starting uesday after the Labor Day recess. Republican leaders expect to report the treaty to the senate late this week or early next week for open considera- tion while the president is addressing| the country, thus bringing the _treaty contest to @ climaz. Controversy over ratification, amendments, reservations and interpretations is expected to en- sue indefinitely and be intensified by the vresident’s addresses. Tn addition to the treaty contest, other important developments expect- | ed in congress during the week are disposal by the senate of the prohibi- | tion_enfoscement bill and the oil land leasing bill and report by the senate| Intersiate Commerce _sub-committee of a bill proposing a permanent rail- Toad regulation policy. Work in the house will be confined largely to com- mittee .work in preparing legislation. Debate in tne senate on the treaty will | continue, Senator Hitcheoc democrat, Nebraska, speaking Tues- day in reply to recent addresses by Secators .odge, Massachuetts, and Kng:, Pennsylvania, republica The railroad hill, igreed upon by the senate sub-commiitee, is to be intro- duced Tuesday by Chairman Cum- mins. Passage early this week by the senate of the oil leasing bill is expect- ed and the prohibition enforcement bill will come up next. Only brief de- bate is planned on the latter, leaders believing it can be passed in one day and sent to conference. To provide the permanent rank ef general for General Pershing before his arrival from overseas, senate lead- ers plan to pass on Tuesday the house bill granting him the lifetime title. MINERS ASK INVESTIGATION OF AN ALLEGED MURDER ‘Washington, Aus. 31. President Wilson has been asked by the United Mine Workers of America to order a federal investigation of the alleged murder” August 26th of an aged man and a woman at the Alleghany Steel Company’s mine at Brackenridge, Pa., by the company's mine guards “dis. guised as deputies,” placed theere dur- ing a strike which began six weeks ago in connection with an attempt to unionize the mine. Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, today made pub- lic the text of messages sent the pres- ident by John L. Lewis, acting pres- ident of ‘the United Mine Workers, and Philip Murray, president of the organization’s western Pennsylvania district, urging a thorough investi- gation to fix responsibility for “this most shocking crime which has arous- ed_our entire membership. One of the alleged victims, a miner 55 years of age, was overtaken by a deputy while walking peacably down the street, Mf. Murray charged, and beaten into a “helpless pulp” after which another deputy fired five bul- lets at_the man. A few minutes lat- er another deputy was ordered by the superintendent of the min, the mes- sage charged, to “kill” Mrs. Fannie Sellins, an_organizer sent into_the dis- trict by the United Mine Workers, who, standing nearby. it was said, had appealed to the deputies to spare the aged miner's life. At the superintend- ent's order, it was said, Mrs. Sellins turned to flee and was then shot in the back and killed by one of the deputies. 2 Previous to the alleged. killingz, the + deputies, it was charged, nad “open- ed fire on a number of men, women and children, “who were grouped around their homes.” In response to a telegram received foday from Mr. Lewis, Mr. Morrison said he would endeavor to secure u congressional investigation of the trouble and also would seek a confer- ence with Attorney General Palmer in regard to it. Unless a man is generous he is sel- aom’ just. | portant Carranza Amends Reclamation Law To Allow Claims For Damages Sustained During Revolu- tions. Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 30— Important concessions were made by Pershing Sails Today From Brest Was Accorded an Affectionate Farewell On His Departure From Paris For Brest. Paris. Aug. 31.—Premier Clemenceau, President Carranza today in issuing|Foreign Minister Pichon and Captain a decree amending the reclamation law Briefly they are as follows: Claims for damages may be sented, not only for losses during the recent two revolutions ending with the installation of the present govern- ment, May 1, 1917, but for those sus- tained since then in various regions where revolts are still smouldering. Damages by rebels or outlaws to persons or property subject to recla- mation, when such damage is found to be the result of negligence on the part of constituted authority A commission on indemnification will admit any means of proof “hu- manly reasonable.” The claim com- mission can consider all cases, but the president has the right to arrange conventions with any foreign power for a mixed commission to handie claims. ims by railroad compan- ies and other public utilities _taken over by the government may be ar- ranged either by the federal claims commission or by agreement between the companies and the secretary of the treasury.~ The claims resulting from death or injury will be paid im- mediately upon approval by the pres- ident. The federal claims commission will cease receiving claims at any time when at the end of three months no claim has been presented, being dis- solved when it Tinishes consideration of cases already filed. Claims not acted upon may be presented to the treasury department if the claimant chooses the administrative instead of the diplomatic method. The most im- amendment, it is considered, is that relative to the president’s power to arrange conventions for mixed commissions with foreign pow- ers, MANAGERS ARE PLANNING TO OPEN THEIR THEATRES New York, Aug. 31—While it was impossible to learn authoritatively to- night if the Producing Managers’ Pro- tective association intended to recog- nize the Actors’ Equity association in the offer of a new form of actors’ con- tract announced last night, it was stronsly hinted that the managers were planning an attempt to open the trikebound theatres with players fur- nished exclusively by the rival Actors’ idelity league. Officials of the Equity. on the other hand, were claiming victory “in sight” as a result of the managers’ new con- tract that would permit actors to se- lect officials from “an association” to act as arbitrators in the settlement of any differences arising under the con- tract. The new contract granted vir- tvally all the Equity’s demands save that for unequivocal recognition of the Equit All day today directors of the Fidel- ity were in conference. Although liitle could be learned as to what occurred at the meeting, it was stated that the question of reopening the closed thea- tres with casts made up of Fidelity members was considered. How this could be accomplished in the face of the sympathetic stand of striking stage hands, musicians and electricians and of opposition from the American Fed- cration of ILabor, with which the Zquity association is affiliated, was not disclosed. Gilmore, secretary of the! association, made public to- letter from Samuel Untermyer, the actors that he believes wrong in disclaiminz any thought of insisting upon the “closed they win a “closed he declared, it would be but a hort time until 'the managers, by discrimination azainst Equity mem- ng Ders, would have wrecked the organ- ization An_important development is ex- pected tomorrow nizht when the Mo- tion Picture Players’ association will hold a meeting to discuss plans for| aiding the striking actors. They al- ready have pledged support to the strike, and threats have been made that the motion picture plavers will walk out if the continue_in e Equity producing manager their refusal to recognize association. KOREAN INDEPENDENCE HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED Washington, Aug. 31.—Korean in- dependence was declared in a procla- mation to “the peoples of the world” issued here tonight in the name of the “government and people of the repub- lic of Kore: The prociamation was signed by Dr. Syngam Rhee, president of the “republic,” and J. Kiusic S. Kimm, chairman of the Korean com- mission to the peace conference. Declaring that Korea was denied freedom as “one of the alleged au- tonomous units of a Japanese mock federation,” the proclamation said{ Jaan’s recent promise of reforms in| the Korean zovernment meant onlyv al new form of the cruel, denationalizing and de-Christianizing process under| which we have suffered unspeakable tortures.” DIARY DISCLOSED A FEELING OF JEALOUSY Chicago, Aug. 31.—Finding today of a diary kept by Miss Marie Meyers, a stenographer, whose body and that of her employer, Charles W. Richards, vice president of a manufacturing con- cern, were discovered in her apart- ment last night, both shot to death, indicated that for a year she had nour- ished a feeling of jealousy. The diary,! which named several other women, showed the stenographer had kept| Richards under a sort of surveillance for more than a yvear, and the police believe she had nearly that long ago planned the double tragedy. Richards was married. HOOVER NOT TO HEAD THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL Paris, Aug. 31.-—Herbert Hoover, di- rector general of inter-allied relief, who arrived here tonight from Lon- don, gave denial to reports circulating in Paris that he is to head the inter- national ecomomic council. Mr. Hoover is to return to London next Thursday and will sail Saturday for New York, zoing immediately from New York to California. OBITUARY. Mrs. Michael F. Cudahy. Chicago, Aug. 31.—Mrs. Michael F, | win Cudahy. widow of Michael Cudahy. one of the pioneers in the packing in- dustry, who was the last of two American women made counte: by, apal decree, died today, aged 77 Andre Tardieu were among the high officials who bade farewell to General Pershing_on his departure for Brest today. The American ambassador and his staff and the entire American peace delegation were present. There was a military escort of two com- panies. “In saying “goodbye” to the Amer- ican commander, Mr. Clemenceau de- clared that the French peonle could never express all the gratitude felt for the services he had rendered. The premier urged General Pershing to re- visit France and afford the French an opportunity to show their appreciation of the work he had dome in the great war. A great crowd had gathered at the Invalides station to bid General Pershinig farewell, as he started for Brest. from where he sails_tomorrow for New York on board the Leviathan, marking the close of his more than two yvears in service in France. For the past week he has been feted by all the prominent French officials. In the party is his son, Warren, and his brother, James F. Pershing, a Chi- chant; aides, Colonels John G. Queke- meyer, John L. Hines and A. W. Bretv- ster, and Brigadier Generals Fox Con- nor and W. A. Betsel. All on board the Leviathan will be Colonel Aristid- es Moreno and Lieutenant Colonels A. S. Kuegle and Lloyd C. Griscom and many other general headquarters of- ficers. PARIS PRESS APPRECIATIVE OF GENERAL PERSHING Paris, Aus. 31—This Paris newspapers devote much space to .cordial and appreciative _ articles bidding farewell to General Pershing, Who yesterday received representa- tives ‘of the French press and bads them formal goodbye. In addressing the newspapermen, the general ex- pressed his affection for and admira- tion of France and said he felt sure that the struggle I'rance and Ameri had waged together would serve to cement the friendship of the two na- tions. Durihg the reception General shing was asked what had been to him the most poignant moment of the war. After an instant’s reection he replied: Per- “It was when the armistice was signed. It was then we knew the vic- tory was ours asd that our dead had not_died in vain.” ‘When asked about his plans for the future, General Pershing responded “I haven't any. At all events, dom't attribute any to me. INSURGENT MINERS MARCH THROUGH SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Ilis. Aug. 31.—Headed by can flag, 250 surgent Tn the Beileville sub-dis- an their march gain ad- Believille, a large ,Ame: coal miners trict this afternoon b through southern Illinois to berents to their cause. Dressed in typical miners marching two abreast, the started shortly before 3 o'clock. vis Slinger of Glen Carbon, and Coffey, chairman of the poli mittee, led the marchers The men will march 1 seek to call out men at Carbondale and other important they pitched camp at n miles southeast of e wagon, filled with ions, followed the parade. starting the men were warned pilfering would not be tolerated . The strike unauthorized by the United Mine Workers and participants rb and parade Da- Luke com- miles and Duquoin, fields. Free- here. provis- efore that Tonight burg, sev A who refused to return to work ves- terday, were expelled. In a statement today. the miners claimed that 40,000 are out in the state. The men decided to start the parade 1 today at a meeting this morning. previously had been agreed to begin the march Tuesda B. W. MAYNARD WON LIEUT. INTERNATIONAL DERBY 31.—Licutenant B. w. of the Tnited States army air service, ' won the international aero Derby between Mineola, N. Y. and Toronto, covering the 1,000 mile round trip course in 65 1-4 minutes according to an official announcemen made here tonight by the contest com- mittee of the American Flying club. Lieutenant H. H. George. whose fly- ing time was 520 3-4 minutes, finished second. Lieutenant B. Gish w third with a flying time 524 minutes. The contest committee said that the of winners in the reliability test would be_announced next Thursd: The three aviators finishing first in the aero Derby were army pilots, who made_the flight 4n De Haviland Four machines equipped with 400 horse- power Liberty motors. The planes were entered in order to test the reliability of the American-made army machines. Fifty-two airmen were entered in the race. Of these, twenty-eight fin- ished the round trip and three made second starts. Although several planes were wrecked, only one pilot suffered an injury in the international flight. NO BREAK BETWEEN HOLLAND AND BELGIUM The Hague. Aug. 31.—Reports that the Dutch government has broken off negotiations with Belgium regardinz the revision of the treaty of 1539 are denied. The Dutch delezates will re- turn to Paris in a few days. It is as- serted that they only came to The Hague to confer with the government. A recent Paris despatch reported that a controversy has arisen between the Belgian and Netherlands govern- ments. over the .treaty revision. and that the municipality of The Hague had withdrawn its exhibit from the TALKING OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH GERMANY Paris, Aug. 31.—There has been much talk recently abcut the resump- tion of diplomatic relations between the allied powers and Germany. Com- menting on the diplomatic situation, La Liberte says: “The English seem inclined, so soon as (he treaty is ratified, to Send, not a charge. d' gffaires, but an ambassa- dor to Germany. France naturally will do_the same. Paul Dutasta has been persistently mentioned for the post.” M. Dutasta was secretary of peace conference. s 1-11 { price set by government. German the chamber of deputies was hastened when twenty deputie ved their right to address the chamber Department of agriculturs of Kansas pplaced the wh vield at 56,500,000 bushels, compar with §1,421.000 bushe o movernme forecast, | ana, 13, bushels last year. i Condensed Telegrams lling at 22 cents September copper a pound. Liberty National Bank acquired the Scandnavian Trust Co. Gold bars amounting to $201,000 were acquired for shipment to China. Holland was reported to be buying considerable quantities of copper. A report from Dublin says the Irish press censorship will be abolished Aug. 31. Allocations of the shipping board from Auz. 23 to Aug. 26 totalled 30 ves- sels. launched the an . 8,000-ion Hog Island shipyard steamship Hog , Island, steel boat. B. R. T. employes granted flat in- crease of 25 per cent. over existing wage rate. £ Java sugar output for 1920 estimated at 1,650,000 tons, depending on weather conditions. Carpathian Russans in Serbia form- ed a volunteer corps and joined the Siberian army. Bar silver was quoted at 58 pence an ounce in London. New York quoted silver at $1.08 1-2, According to reports, Germany is working hard to sestore her trade re- lations with Venezuela. extended a Treasury department making the .credit of $9.100.000 to Italy, total to date $1,601.775,946. Negotiations are pending toward the merger of the St. Regis Paper Co. and the Remington Paper & Power Co. British steamer Tarter Prince ar- rived at Boston from Alexandria with a $6,000,000 cargo of Egyptian cotton. According to the Dutch press the Holland government has bought large quantities of coal in the United States. State department announced the Prince of Wales may not reach Wash- ington until the middle of November. Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd., announced direct service between Vancouver and Singapore beginning Oct. 15. Ricardo Huero, who was named sec- retary of the Mexican embassy in Washington, will soon leave to take up his duties. regional director of all federal man- region to give a to as many em- A. T. Hardin, raflroads, instructed agers in the castern holiday on Labor day ployes as possible, It was announced at the office of the fourth deputiy police commissioner of New York thai the police field day shows earned $800,000. Price of newsprint paper in rolls was reduced to $66 a ton in carload lots. a reduction of $3 a ton from established Mer- the nd Officials of the International e Marine denies report that Leviathan, George Washington America will be added to the fleet. British are sending a business mission to the United States to stimu de between the two countries and encour- age investment of American capital in Sritish industrie: the offices of Eagan was transportation ated Rail- It was announced a the B. R. T. that J. made superintendeni of of the New York Co road Co. President Wilson transferred back to the treasury department the Coast Guard Se which was .under jur- isdiction of the navy department dur- ing the war. An increase in street car fares from six to seven cents, with a correspond- ing increase for trip tickets, was an- nounced by the Montreal tramways commission S. Davies Warfield, president of the national association of owners of rail- road s es, presented s memorial to conzress on behalf of 50,000,000 rail- | road in New York Fire Insurance Exchange | continued 10 per cent. war emersg- advance in premiums, which will New York policvholders about 000 annually. ai en. $3.000 Ratification of peace treaty with Without debats, the senate adonted a joint resolution for the appointment of a committee to arrange for a formal welcome by congress to General Pershe ing upon his return to the United States. Copil of the treaty between allied and associated powers and Polan and agreement signed at Versailles cover- ing occupation of the ' Rhine were argued by the senate for committee in connection sideration of the treaty NEW YORK’S “ALIMONY CLUB” HAS DISBANDED New York, Aug. 31.—New York's famous “Alimony _club” passes into history at midnight _tonight, and thousands of “slacker” husband$ who fancied themselves immunized from alimony payments by a sojourn at the “club” in Ludlow street jail again will face the possibility of imprisonment. The “Alimony club” was made pos ible by a law providing that when a man refused to pay alimony he should be committed to jail for a period of not more than six months. Thereafter he was immune from further pay- ments or molestation. LAID CORNERSTONE OF PEACE TOWER, GTTAWA Ottawa, Aug. 31.—Laying of the cor- nerstone of the Peace tower on the w parliament building. with a pro- gram similar to that followed when his grandfather placed the original nerstone of the main building in 1880, PRESIDENT WIL SON'S LABOR * DAY MESSAGE T0 WORKERS Appeals to Every Citizen to Refrain From Doing Anything That Would Tend to Increase the Cost of Living—Feels Encouraged With the Government’s Efforts to Bring Down Prices—Is to Call In the Near Future a Conference of Representatives of Capital and Labor to Discuss Means . of Bettering their Relationship—Would Put the Whole Question of Wages Upon Another Footing. Washington, Aug. 31. President Wilson in a Labor day message to American workers tonight announced that he would call in the. near future a conference of representatives of la- bor and industry “to discuss funda- mental means of bettering the whole relationship of capital and labor and putting the whole question of wages upon another footing.” The president said he was encour- aged and pleased with the results thus far of the government's efforts to bring down the cost of living and expressed confidence that substantial resuits would be achieved in solving _this problem. Patience and vigilance, how- ever, must be exercised and the gov- ernment’s efforts must have the co- operation of every citizen. Presumably referring to the existing labor unrest and threats of strikes, the president appealed to every citizen to refrain from doing anything that would tend to increase the cost of living, but in- stead to do all possible to promote pro- duction. The president expressed particular gratification at the attitude taken by the representatives of organized labor in supporting the government’s pro- gram to meet requests for additional wages through lowering living costs and said he hoped that the workers themselves would “move with the gov- ernment -instead of against it in the solytion of this great domestic prob- em.” The Labor day message as public tonight at the White Ho lows: “I am encouraged and gratified hy the progress which is being made in controlling the cost of living. The support of the movement is widespread and I confidently look for substantial results, although I must counsel pa- tience ‘as well as vigilance because such results will not come instantly or without team work. ‘Let me again emphasize my appeal to every citizen of the country to con- tinue to zive his personal support in this matter, and to make it as aetive as possible. Let him not only refrain from doing anything which at the moment will tend to increase the cost of Hving, but let him do all in his power to increase the production; and, further than that, let him at the same time himself carefully economize in the matter of consumption, By common action in this direction we shall over come a danger greater than the dan ger of war. We will hold steady a si uation which is fraught with possibili ties of hardship and suffering to large part of our population; we wi enable the processes of production to overtake the processes of consumption and we will speed the restoration of ar adequate purchasing power for “I am particularly gratified at support which the government's pol has received from the representatives of organized labor and I earnestly hope that the workers generally will em- phatically indorse the position of their leaders and thereby move with t government instead of against it in the solution of this greatest domestic problem. “T am calling for as early a date as practicable a conference in which au- thoritative representatives of _labor and of those who direct labor will dis- cuss fundamental means of bettering the whole relationship of capital and labor and putting the whele question of wages upon another footing. (Signed) “TWWOODROW WILSON." The proposed conference, it was stated authoritatively tonight. would be called to moet soon after President Wilson returns at the end of Septem- ber from his speechmaking tour of the west. It was thought likely that the meeting would be held at the White House, as was the reconstruction con- ference of governors and bayors last spring. Proposals that a conference between labor and employers be held has been urged from a number of quarters Secretary Lane expressed the belief in a statement a few days ago that the president should call such a meeting. Resolutions are pending In both houses of congress urging that work ers and employers be brought to- gether. In the president's romise to ecall a labor-capital conference officials saw alleviation of the tension existing among organized labor. Coming o the eve of Labor day, it was belleved it would have a most beneficial effect SHOPS TURNED OVER TO COMMITTEE OF EMPLOYES 51.—Actual control of Rock Washington, Aug. of the production activities SPLIT AT CONVENTION OF THE SOCIALIST PARTY Chicago, Aug. 31.—Left wing, Island arsenal harness shops, including | ical. delegates today renewed appoiniment of foremen and the deter: | {0 Withdra wirom the National munation of prices to be paid workmen | £€ncy convention of the Socialist has been turned over to the commit-| ¥ and join the Communists. A na- tees of the employes. This became| lional meeting of the Communists known today when Secretary Baker | OP€ns here tomorrow made pubjic correspondence between| AL several conferences today. the the war department and representa- | rdicals among the socialists discuss tives of the employes. Matiers of ad- | el their situation following ' yester- ministration are left with the regular | day's turmoil in the conv hen management, but even bids submitted | Several left wing delégates were eject- on contracts are influenced by the|ed from the meeting by poli Ccommittees. right wing or conservative de In caryinz out the new plan, which| had charged that the radicals were at is characterized in iic correspondence | tempting to “pack” the convention in as “the first recognition of the princi-| an effort to gain control. Left wing ple of democracy as applied to the| leaders asserted it was likely the manufacturing _industry,” an arsenal | would “bolt” the convention tomorre orders branci been established in | and unite with the Communists e ordnance department here to ob-| Conservative leaders declired their win orders from other governmentul| indifference to the course pursued by agencies. An advisory committee of | the left wing. cmployes’ representatives is included! “I dont know what thev intend to in thia braneh who “actively. assist in | SaT0 AQDIoh Cerics i of uring cost when bidding for work.” | tx= convention, “and I don't Official reports to Secretary Baker| Officers of the. conventi asserted that the result has been not| day that the conservatives were only greatly increased efficiency and | control of the meeting and- th contentment among- the men but al tine business was proceeding peace- radical reduction in manufacturing | ably. Today's sessions, which markea costs.' Two examples cited are orders | the second day of the convention, wes for mail locks, formerly costing_$43 | miven over to hearings on contested per thousand, but produced at Rock | delegates. Island for $28, and an order for az ot muth optics at prices reduced from $55 each to $20.74. WOMAN TAKEN FROM BRINK OF FALLS IN NIAGARA RIVER Niagara Falls, N. Y. Aus. 31—A voung woman, who said that she was | from New York, and declined to tell her name, was taken from the Niazara ver at the brinz of the Horseshoe Ialls off Goat Island tonight by Wil-| liam H. Kretzer of Sharpsburg, Pa.| and Alvin Meyers of Rochester. The| two men were on Goat Island when | they saw the woman in the shallow | rapids near the island. They waded | out thirty feet and brought her to| shore. although they say she resisted | their rescuc efforts. In the woman's handbag, which was found on the bank of the river, was found a card on which was written “Xenia _Fedestowa, No. 78 Hicks street. Brooklyn Heights, N. Y. The woman. suffering from nervous shock, was taken to a hospital. FIVE PERSONS KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRUCK AUTO Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 31.—Five per- sons were killed at Romulus, near Geneva, late today when the automo- bile in which they were riding wa: struck by a train at a crossing. The dead: Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wheeler and son,. Walter; Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Quinn, all residents of Junius. The scene of the accident a dangerous crossing and belief was ex- pressed that the driver did not see the train, which was traveling at high speed. The automobile, driven by Calvin| Wheeler, was struck squarely in the middle by the locomotive and the bodies were hurled 75 feet. BUCKLED FREIGHT TRAIN CAUSED DEATH OF ENGINEER Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 31—Two cars of an eastbound freight train buckled | on an adjoining track to that on which the eastbound Twentieth Century was running just east of Painesville, 26 miles east of this city, at 9 o'clock to- night. They landed directly in front of the oncoming passenser train. The locomative of the Twentieth Century | der and its enzineer killed pa cars remained on the will be the principal event on the the| Labor day schedule of the Prince of| reports to the railroad officials, were Wales here tomorrow. 3116741 AUSTRIAN TREATY DOES NOT AFFECT ADRIATIC Paris, Aug. (By The A. P.) The Austrian treaty as it stands now and as N will probably be handed to Austrians on Tuesday, in no way af- fects the Adriatic question, so far as is_known The Italian foreign minister. Signor Tittoni, ix conferring with the British prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George. &t one of the small towns in France to- day, and has for weeks been informal- 1y discussing the Fiume problem with individual members of the supreme council. But no positive agreem has been reached by the council. Cers. tainly the American delegation has of the proposed set- not approved any t is generally con- tlements, although i cede@ that the council is not hope lessly divided. and a_speedy agree- ment scems likely with all of Fiume internationalized, STEAMER ARRIVES FROM LONDONDERRY, IRELAND ew York, Aug. 31.—The steamship Columbia, the first passenger craft to leave north of Ireland ports for Amer- i he war, arrived here today londerry, Ireland. Captain Blakie, who commanded the Caledonia, sunk 120 miles st of Malta, December 4, 1918, re- turned in command of the Columbia, which was operated as an auxillary cruiser during the war. Two days out from James Campbell committed suicide ar Her three brought here. Londonderry, of Jersey City, by jumping sons were SIX DESTROYERS TO BE PLACED IN RESERVE Newport. R. L, Aug. 31.—The de- stroyers Wilkes, Davis, Porter, Cumas mings, Alywin = and which have been aw this port with the de= stroyer squadron of the Atlantic fleet, have been sent to the ~Philadelphis nav rd to be placed in reserve. Their officers and crews will be trans. ferred to newer destroyers. Naval officers here said that this wa part of a plan under which fifty-fou of the latest type destroyers will by kept with the Atlantic fleet & eighteen with the Pacific fleet, and ¢ track and no passengers, according to injured. others will go into reserve unj enough men have been recruited #an them.