Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 9, 1919, Page 1

Norwie -~ " B Bualletin VoL, LXI—KO. 215 POi’flLATi(;N Zé 919- > NORWICH, CONN., TUESD GENERAL PERSHING DEEPLY STIRRED BY THE FERVOR OF RECEPTION IN NEW YORK His Voice Trembled as He Responded to the Greetings Ex- cabled aragrfll Washington, Sept. .—It now 1Is tended By Secretary of War Baker—Was Unable to i nE practically certain that the first T e i acke: ilitary Convoy. |mceting of the League of Nations will Maintain His Composure as His Car Passed Through the London, Sept. St is reported that| ROt be heid in Washington in Octo- 2 i =5 {a Tarsc party of armed civilians at.|Der. as originally planned. Chesring Multitudes—Abandoned the Formal Military | i.cici . militasy donves neur Fermoy| The. exact dare’ depends upon the < . . B . iday evening. The civilians seized|action of the United States scnate in Salute and Waved His Cap About His Head While His 23 fifles and cicaped in automobiles. |Fegard to ratification of the peace al o his is apparently distinct from an at- | treaty containing the covenant which Bronzed Face Broke Into a Smile—Was Handed His/ ack on Sindal dhon s (¥ of 13 sol- | creates. the league. - Spowld the sen 2aa2 iers returning to Dbarracl from | ate ratify the treaty in time to per- Commission as Fuli General Just After He Had Walked | church, which was reported from Bel | mit_delesates (o arsive for & meetmns Hobok: fast. in November, it probably will be held en. Pt then; but if the discussion is much protracted, the meetinz time is ex- “[pancial heara of the worid. was a BOSTON POLICE VOTE | De2ifi (s o ‘aver antit ine ret of the DX noise and a riot of ¢ new year. some time in January, 1920. I sov- | Every window in the huge skysc i TO STRIKE AT 5:45 P. M. | There provabiy could be no meeting in s e gy ] L M BTGB IR December because of circumstances iest army thai ever fought| pierci < had their quotas. I : T o - under the Stars and |these a storm of many-colored confet-{ Boston, Sept. 5.—The Boston Po- r(',]x‘-rl.tnhorfm(f:‘ "3‘2',‘;1"(;;{22.'122":'5"50:35 Siripes returned 1o his own folk to|ti descended in the surging crowds be- | licemen's Union voted tonight to call|a¢ that time. « greater honor than any foreign|neath. The misis had disappeared | @ strike effective at 5.45 o'clock tomor-|" Tpe # meeti £ the league or po ould confer—the | with (he mounting sun and the bril-| ¥o_Wafternoon. (GOucn, | e weeeran o, (calledl Suy worid's zreatest democ-|liance of the scene was enhanced by | THE vole was announced as having o e o e : : 2 et pent oy, [lanco ot the sceme was embtaced BX| bt aeactitaly Coeeiaoae G| fme Sfler thess'at the pHacipal pow ow emocracy’s supreme|bons which were shot through the airj Of the union said that they had held | pected to be held immediately after n | from hundreds of the windows. in check With great difficuliy a loudly | such ratification. Unless the senate The ster R SR w66 B expressed sen av e T 2 - 8 i s ho had Wioran [Kissed ‘Goaneral Th e atane oont b Tavor of StarC: kgas ‘tabiied (the tredty by that ftime ed his iron self-control amid| o - ng the strike early tomorrow morn-|the United States would not be rep- shamble o Mcuse and the e enthusiasm of the spectators| ing. et e miiiing Saon'm d ved Torcer of Argone, was|found vent in one unrenearsed Inci.| The Rour set for the strike is that}LetSnied at the meeting which would nst the tribute of praise|dent which was received by General|of the evening roll call. At that time|pe N€Ia) 0 Bats of U GORIR, 0 ahich wes roared from | Pershing with apparently mingled | the day patrolmen compleie their work | meny dlfeady has ratificd and France h nds of the throats|feelings. As he entered the City Hall[and the night force starts in e time dotioe Sostamber WGHY pis fellow citizens | fanked by Governor Smith and Mayor; The vote is-the ‘eulmination | S S50 ¢ e CoEIAE SOPL N et ‘rembled as he responded | Hylan a woman burst past the police|of a ween the patrol- | EFC NG Japan is expected to act Xiended by Secretary | Fuards and implanted a sound kiss on | men and Commissioner Cartis over lhe| i line and Japan is cxpected to act his own behalf and|his cheek. Another woman, stirred to| formation of the union. Several wecks|Guring the mext three months. Great . as well as emulation. attempted to repeat the|&g0 the police commissioner promul- | Titain has enacted legisiation carrys ming = of representa- | feal but the general raised his hand in| Sated an order that the ‘members of |0 CI% HEAtE TS € 50 PVC SO TR N d house, the state | supplication: “Oh, madam.” he said,|the force should not hecome affiliated |’ s e =A% t jouppiichdas. 0b mad with any outside orzanization. mmes | URtl atter the Canadian parliament . pased Aionils Heceeh P At the City Hall|diately afterward the patrolmen form- |NOW in session has acted. 5 B v a Ratters to| welcomed to New York was brief. granted a charter by the American | CSSCr power ;nd s "“I’;‘r n‘ulzln“: ?s «itempted in!ter the mayor had delivered h Federation of Labor. s o Prent v & o Sure § asea vel nd the general had| Commissioner Curtis brought | Not _clear in ington. : ompocure | At} dress of welcome and the ger ghil SO CRC R S E heers with the|made a short reply the party emerged|charzes azainst nineteen officers ana| Wilson recently told s g Te - Srt etiquetts | again and the procession was resumed.| Members of the union of having vio- | [OF¢ign relations committee that h : e e e N | el bz v and s he eoiw bl el no (oMot mformation on ' fhat s of anplause which|steam sirens grew few but at a steelj COunsel for the union himself conduct- PRase of ihe subject. i k= c t dry ¥ T "N ed their trial. | When the council holds its rst wep: sis about him. Ris-|foundry two husky former ‘dough- | . g r Par cave e Tean | bover whose somewhat grimy khuki| At roll call today he informed the|meeting—whether in London or Pari e a boyish gesture|trousers explained how they had|Mmembers of the department that he]—the session expected to be com- ek t0-3 Niw e h o thia ewords into pruning| had susvended sentence of the nine- | Daratively brief. Appointment of the o i | nooks, proved that the American sol-|teen men. but that they would be sus- | Saar valley commission and the ap- sinila which QiEe Baw HoE an ‘“n'uq "”1_”‘“0” for| Pended from the, department until | pointment of a high commissioner for 3 L g, 3 st ence a PO/ | Dantzig expected to be the prin- $ was rare ingenui They*nad erected an emor-| SeNtence was imposed. = [ e o o omoes| A citizens” commitiee, appointed by|cipal business ; Wesnesday o Be Big Day. e e o o M Pay®: | Mavor Peters. after hearinz Commis-| The mecting of the assembly, how- B o e { men nd v“" “ i ]“‘v“ B e ae 4‘)\\'"; sioner Curtis and the rolmen, rec-|ever. which is the sgathering of the g racke: which secmud to please them.| ommended to the mavor that the union | whoie league with dclegates from all . “eu e el of e | Sever its afiliation with the Iedera- | countries and is to be held in the m e, 5 broviged ncient chi “f' h beit] Hon of Labor, at wages and working| United tes at the call of President . shop provided an ancient chureh o | conditions be adjusted by a committee| Wilson. is exnected to bring repre- T p Pl e EUE el “lto be annointed by the mayo the | sentutives from practically every na- > ooy dine e Aii20i3| there be no discrimination against|manent organization will be the first ¢ the gemeral retired Immediaielf| ;members of the union, css, for the assembly undoubted- ’ o et pertsa] The mayor referred this report. with|ly will meet without a definite pro- 3 Jmbler | (O im. There he lunched Drivatel¥|nis approval. to Commissioner Curtis| sramme. a o : Ried their| Nioh NS agh WO AT o= MU R e eri The commissioner an-| After organization has been per= aiion 1 helr | Persning of Lincoin. Neb. and Mrs. D bnounced- today -that. he-could ok focted, Commiriees probably Wil - be 8, : e of ib- M Butier s rooms were decordied | CONTR Cominiitee s recommenaatlons. | mamed to Wik up sueh duestions as S Sar with masses of flowers sent by ad-| The Central Labor union, represcnt- | the foundation of a permanent court 2 . mirers. er lunc be received| ing some $0.000 workers. has endorsed | of international justice, as provided in X e i itren. of Weomiin Senator| the pelicemen’s union and has an-| Artjcle Fourteen o 2 Warren of Waominz, his father-in-| nounces intention of calling A armament. manufacture of muni < aw. and Willlam Jennings Brean. who| sirike of all its members, 1 necessary. | and kindred subjects which were 5 osite regiment | ok e mte 1in case the police should strike. "'y the treaty itself to the league to » P SMIMErS; Baowa tepaet 1 e been °re| Recruiting of a voluntary notice | work out. The commissions 1o ad- i | tended “to hat he has been in nrozress since theminister the mandatories. as provided Thes ers Wahtahc] piution isscamme scute aiiinas vt i nell ik et g el DEORADR AR ibe ers 1 heen announced how many volunteers | named at (his seesion. = | ; have been cbtained | M Premiers ILloyd George, and Cle- ~ ! weve = ne of those reporting at a meeting| menceau both have promised to at- Aos o The com or ride e volunteers for instructions to-|iend the first meeting if _domestic { hen Tine all the way down from | was Percv D. Haughton, former | conditions warrant their absence from e 3 to Washington square, in-| hicte ‘and.coach home. The Irench elections, how- i OWBirs ot 1o tevier thal — {cver, occur during the latter part of H Commission as e Wh will be fiv 2| DEATH OF FATHER { October and might Dl’m‘cnll the V'remL‘E Ju zeneral walk ot Bng: nnaladsis oh dhie i = premier’s atiendance at that time. ae zanz . okon B e e OFSAMUEL GOMPERSEH,, bremier were unable to come An- o rat n. It will take ttwo and| 5 Solomon Gompers,| dre Tardieu, of the French chamber a fie & hath o to pass the reviewing| 1cl Gompers, president|of deputies, former head o e ation. s stand | ot the “ican ttion of Lavon | EECOER hips commisfopin Americss ed him The machinery of the war and agri-| died his home in the Dorchester|and who is persistently mentioned| ¥ ral departments were set | aist onizht | French political gossip as a_suc- as n toda Obtain | the release of| The labor leader was notified of the|cessor to Clemenceau, probably would ni Sher ron. Ge { deats long distance telephone at|represent France. Lord Robert Cecil Standin | norse. heid in t{ Chicago and wiil cancel engagements | is regarded as certain to be one of the my News. in order den| in the middle west to attend the fu-|British delegates. o oo 4 | Sen- | neral in New k on Sunday Meanwhile, delegates from all over = - d ' wounted on| Mr. Gompers was born in Amster-|the world have been making tentative s \ Pers . | e parades in which | d s ago. but later moved to|arrangements to come to Washington N =i ing child. | Kurope. Lond: ng to the United States|in October, on the basis of the first t cceived his com- ihe release of| with his in 1863, ior ihe pact|announcements and they are now s s son and neces n| twenty years he had been blind, but|waiting to heer of a definite meeting ed hin X with an in-| an order from Secret 2 r kept informed of his \u,}'.f!‘mr‘, Many delegates, particularly net ee The “ser-| Houston. Tn the eve at the herse the labor world. From early ‘f om the Far East, who have thous- 5 s i right but la-| does not arrive in time for the b life he had been a stronz supporter of |ands of miies to ftravel, will require owd at the be mounicd on Caj he trade union moveme He mar-|notice ranging from three to five - h arated from his New York police depa ried Sarah Root in I , who died | wee m dismar of the gen- twenty vears ago. They had seven = rol. Wit thie tiry WAk Focove g = children. | 24TH TRIENNIAL CONCLAVE anxiously | IN INTERVIEW PERSHING The surviving children are Samuel OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR W ave you got the commis- | .. »| Gompers, Henry Gompers of New o wn- PRAISES THE “DOUGHBOY”| Vo1 ticxander Gomrers and Louis| iphia. Sept. 8.—Tn the shadow Yes ais . e “ergeant By e scan | Compers of Brooklyn. Mrs. Harry A.| of Tadependence Hall, the thirty- om N T e N The Ameriean | saacs and Mrs. Samuel Isdacs of this| fourth triennial conclave of _ the “Well. sce you BoM mi o it~ | SOUENTOY, o8 et (el the Geamiame | © Knights Templar of the United States " H el . = = = R was eificially opened today. Following Grected by Welfare Workers. | isng te Bnd it out,” declared General| 15 officially opene X 8 The dom did not| crihing in an ‘imicrview granicd | INDEPENDENT PACKERS e e e o s . % the pre- | jevpapermen today ui the Waldort-| T CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES| LN from Broad o Fifth, the im- o boken. Amonz| AT | = pressive ceremonial of the “World’ s 2 73| " \We boasted a little, probably. of the | Hpr exemcn ey of Wetbash Bockets S| W Bewated 5 Miie. yrebanl B B Vashington, Sept. S.—Independent| Perce Jubflee” was. held. . : : ershing were firty | PECRIAT RO s Ggsressivemess,! meat packers of the country cam pro-| Governor William C. Sproul. o ghting man. 2z 5 : : ) ere decorated | ;85 0% "Und devotion as a member of | tect themselves from the “big fiver| Pennsylvania, and Major —General Ty Carey, und re while servinz | AT 0N expeditionary force gives| Dacking companics without the aid|Charles M. Clement spoke, the former th the First Division. I maval | e L D ast and to be Looaa| of the Kenypn and Kendrick bilis,| o warn of Bolshevism, the latter to o i d and circled over thei ¢ pim™ the commander said. the senate agri:uitural committec was! Urge a war on profiteers i = e steamed up the bay | “L TR O SO I ke of the way | lold toduy by John J. Felin represent-| _Some 200 Knights acted as an escort = mmitice at thel ., american boy is raised, due to the ing the independent conc ns of Phil-] < the zrand master and the speak \dmiral Morgan. com-| ¢,c: that he is encou d to develop ; adclphia. ers. There were eight commanda- wor il UCASPOE| L i e R0 b B fite St Fice in lime, including the Corinthian sdaind York tol CFiSiS of his life that he is master of | = Ohasseurs /AR jouly pented, - com- 3 T i 1o th fork 9! his SwiertNy - | ciatively, “is a very great strategist” | mandery in e X n to the The interview, brought about in the| “A qusition was asked a5 1o hie ini- | o Most Excellent Sir Lee Stewart - BF S Bt o - o o kel A question v Ked 46 i IS im-f Smith, zrand master of the grand en- the zemer e famous HHtte| o et e e e Woon eien Stbs | pressio o s departure for| campment, in an address, presented = Lnown the! ilets as the leazue of nations. the s to whic Sheas o "l the city with a huge floral tribute for onzed v th | uation in Europe and in Mesigo, whe “When we L the day was foggy.| (he heroic dead of the American o In e { he intended doing when he ente We could not thie Shetus jor Gpy-| Sy TMatas placed. hesteodne As the litte civil life. when he cxpected to retire|ecrty. There were no bells ringing, no| Liberty Bell inside the hall, while s g [ from the army. and simil i whisiles (except foz horns) blowing, | PUSlers sounded “Taps” =~ o n uor bez was preceded by a general and no chips gaily dresced. W er n his address Governor & sl ubin g g Eaily dressed. Why, there| , qocirine has come out of the Fast probabl remark hy Gen- " lienrs hed jing all around and cral Pershing that al trenuous.” | <hed luncheon | sh himself a_picasant The geners1 had afier a Mittle rest » his ardvous hours of rning i and he said that while he was glad to { meet all the men he could Fuswer on'y ions as proper- | came within range of his pro-| on. | i The auestion w ked: “General.| wiat do 3 the crov 2 nisvemen h he rep'i than ent Lo o4 Fitin - the Hindenbu-z lina was a| start toward cuttine the line at Sedan.| impo |7t was hord to a1l what mich: kav want: 10 et it o Of it mnder different civeiin wich 7 fet. teda, ay a few word ! ceas to read about it In conclusion much @ifference between our de- e and homecoming as hetween midnizht and noonday. ‘I anticipated while on the other side some Kind of a welcome upon o return home, but nothing 1 thought then couid equal mv impressions to- ay. 1 find difficulty in expr my I suppose it's s does things me: but New York alway Before the general stipulated the kind of questions he would answer, ked someone “\What do you think about the crisi ope?” " To which he responded: don’t think we had betier zet into iZuropean affairs at all to affairs in Mexico, General Pershinz declined to talk, savins he was too busy over- e was asked whether he purposed a & before the ary affairs committee, in wer to which he said he had not cen invited. He said he would go fo the parade of the nex s 1 ded siart 3 Joxhood hon At ye'ock he eniered a cor nee jor General MeAndrev regard- of the parade in which he cith inz Aciail is to be the principal Szure. Defer Meeting Of league_flf Nations First Meeting Was Scheduled to Be Held In Washington In October. dangerous to civilization than “It sceks not only | more { anvthing in history | to overthrow all government. but faith lin Goa Himself.” he declared. No matier what our religion, Mason or no Mason, we must unite in repeiling this poison from ous blessed land. We resolve here, with a new de- must voiion to stand up as guardians, mil-| were Killed and forty others injured itant. if necessary, of our institutions.!in a fire last night, sailed tonight for | “We must remember that those who| Victoria, B. C. An inquest was held | scek to destroy our America are also|during the afternoon. All of the in- the enemies of God. Liberty will exist. jured exceyt Lieutenant Commande only where the spirit of the Lord is.”| P. L. Carroll and Lieutenant C. C | “The “Millionaires Band” of the Si-| Halpine, were able to return to their {loam Commandery. from Tlinois. sere-{ duties. ~The damage to the ship was| , naded Governor Sproul and Former | placed at $6.000. { Governor Edwin S. Stuart at the = Tnion League tonight. | RAILROAD SHOPMEN HAVE Curtin, master mechanic and cha man of the local shopmen’s union saic today. ENDORSED THE PLUMBE PLAN ’ Havtford, Conn. Sept. 8 - Shopmen jemployed in the N York, New Ha- | {\en Hud liartford railroad shops i | Liariord have voted an endorses i nt of P b plan for overn- Imclu ownership of railroads, Williar SEPTEMBER 9, 1919 10 PAGES—74 COLUMNS ki PRICE TWO CENTS President Tells - 0f Pro-Germanism Declares That It Again Has Lifted Its Head In This Country. Sioux Falls, Si D. Sept. 8—Declar- ing that pro-Germanism again_ had lifted its head in this country, Presi- dent Wilson declared in an address here tonight that “every element of chaos” was hoping there would be “no steadying hand” placed on the world’s affairs. i Declaring the peace treaty provision for an international labor conference would give labor a new bill of rights, the president declared the treaty was a “laboring man’s treaty” in the sense that it was a treaty drawn up for the benefit of the common people. The pgfitical settiements themselves, said th€ president, were made for th peoples concerned.’ He asserted that the document laid down forever the principle that no territory ever should be governed except as the peaple who lived there wanted ft governed. which began A slow. steady rain, falling shortly before noon, prevented many persons residing in nearb towns from coming to Sioux Fulls. A feature of the programme here {was a short automobile riding to the Coliseum. through the principal streets, but it had been arranged for the presidential party to return direct- Iy to their train after the address as jonly a short stop was scireduled here. From Sioux Falls the route led back to the northeast, the president speak- inz tomorrow at St. Paul and Minnea- | polis. Taking motice for the first time dur- ing his trip of the proposal of the sen- ate foreign relations committee to adopt. reservations_to the League of Nations covenant, Mr. Wilson told his hearers today that such a step not only was unnecessary but would mean | re-submission of the treaty to Ger- many. In a merning address at Omo- ha he also opposed amendment of the hantung provision declaring the nited States must take the treaty or leave it as it is. MURDERED YOUTH WAS A WALL STREET MESSENGER ew York. Sept. S—A photozraph of & youth found murdered in Milford Conn., several weeks ago was identi- fied today at New York police head- quarters as that of Benjamin M. Dink- owitz, a Wall sireet messenger boy, who, according to the police, disap- peared on August 12 with $178.000 worth of Liberty bonds entructed to him for delivery by his employers. Whitney and Company, bankers and brokers. A nationwide search the boy after his disappearance. was begun for Short- ly afterwards, the Milford murder oc cured.. Working on the theory that the stranger had been slain for the bonds he is alleged to have had in his possession Detective Frank Virell of the Connecticut state police came here today to establish identification. The boy's mother, when shown the photograph, declared it was that of her son. New York detectives now are work- ing on the theory that the youth wa followed from here by someone having knowledge of the .theft. The police expressed owing to the fact that neck had been almost severed, his | assailant had intended to cut off the head and bury it. in an effort to pre- | vent identification rned tonight that the belief, that. Binkowitz ew It was 1 York police had made one arrest in | connection with the disappearance of the bonds, which the messenger was o have delivered at the office of Kidder, Peabody and Company. | across (Le street from his place of| { employment. A man who gave his| name as Morris Schiller, a former| streec car conductor, was arrested | here on a charge of having admitted having a $1.000 bond which was one of those carried by Binkowitz. NOT MURDERED IN THE VICINITY OF MILFORD Milford, Conn.. Sept. 8—The body | of the youth identified in New York to- day as Benjamin M. Binkowitz wi found along the Milford turnpike here August 20 by a party of automobilists from Brooklyn. The local police were | notified and found that the head Wi almost severed from the body which bore about fifty cuts and stab wounds. Only $7 was found in his pockets State police and detectives from New Haven and Bridgeport were call- ed into the case. The only clue they reported as havine found was the let- tering “Jensen” written in ink on the inside of the trousers pocket. Cloth- | ing labels had been cut out. The med- ical examiner said the youth was not murdered in vicinity but that the | body was brought here and thrown into the bushes along the highway. VFinger prints and a photograph of the hody were taken at the coroners of- fice in New Haven TO EXHUME BODY OF SOLDIER MURDERED ON BORDER New York, Sept. S.—A commissioner to have the body of Private David Troib, of Company D, 19th Infantry, U. S. A, murdered on the border line between Mexico and the United States in December, 191, exhumed in order to aid in the prosecution of Lieuten- lant Juan Asperiti, of the Mexican ai my, who is accused of the crime, wa appointed tedav in Long Islana City by Judse Humphrey. of Queens Coun- tv. This action was taken as a means of establishing the nature of the |wound which resulted in the death of Troib, TE2 L e e THREE MEN KILLED ON FLAGSHIP NEW MEXICO 1 ! San Francisco. Sept. 8.—The New | Mexico, on which_three enlisted men | SEVERLY BURNED BY BURSTING OF STEAM PIPE Hartford. Conn., Sept. S—George W. | representative 'l Condensed Telegrams Chicago board of trade members was sold for $9,300. incorporated at Dover, Del, with a capital of $15,000,000. It is reported Bela Kun expects a Soviet Coup d'Etat in Vienna. Government stimated Canadian wool clip for 1919 at 15,000,000 pounds. Shipping board announced new rate: between North Atlantic ports and In- dia. Federal officers made 14 arrests at Atlantic City of violators of wartime prohibition. Shah of Persia, traveling incognito, arrived in Switzerland from Italy. He is reported coming to America. Alaska Gold Mines Co. reported ore milled in August 202,268 tons, com- pared with 153,000 tons in July. Officials of railroads running east from Chicago and St. Louis report traffic conditions in general excellent. Twenty-four vesSels were allocated between Aug. 29 and 30 for shipment of coal, railway materials and grain. At the urgent request of President Wilson, Colonel House indefinitely postponed his return to this country. Two former members of the Hun- rian government, Dr. Lokacs and nest Seidler, were arrested in tria. A loss of $900,000 was incurred Aus- result of the burning of the Wi Maryland Railroad coal pier at more Treasury report placed amount of money in circulation Sept. 1 at $5.743. ,067, compared with $5,621,311 year ago. Dissatisfied with election results in Limerick an Irish mob attacked the council chamber, chasing out the com- mission. Ira Nelson Morris, American am- bassador to Sweden, is reported to have been appointed ambassador to Germany. An uprising of Albanians against the Italians was reported from Agram An Italian zarrison of 300 is reported wiped out stri Commissioner of Immigration of the Port of New York, Frederick . Howe tendered his resignation: he s going to aid the Plumb railroad plan. President Wilson accepted the resig- nation of Charle M. Golloway, of South Carolina, a democpatic member of the civil service commiission. Herbert Hoover, international food director, Commander Baker, Lieuten- ant Robert Taft and other officers sail- ed for the United States on the Acqui- tania Ulsterites decided to send a group of speakers to America to combat Sinn Feiners. Sir Edward Carson says he will not have the time to make the trip. Confirmation of a report from Lon- don that laying of a second cable from San Francisco across the Pacific was virtually assured, was received in New York. Major Schroeder flew to a height of 29,000 t at McCook aviation field, ear Dayton, Ohio, with a passenger. s believed to be a record two-man 1l The fine Manitoba crop is reported responsible for the increase of settlers in that province. Numerous sales of farm land reported all over the province. A record was established when 66,- 040 voters registered at Philadelphia on Saturday, making a total of 333,606 persons eligible to cast in the primaries on Sept. 16 Serious disturbanci 20 miles southwest of Cologne, be- tween German and British troops re- ulted in a soldier being badly injured. The town was fined 100,000 marks and the German leader ordéred shot at Euskirchen, WOULD MERGE TRANSIT SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK w York, Sept. S.—Merger of constituent members of each of the present transit sysiems of New York city into ome company, abolition of holding companies and establishment of a flexible fare automatically -wi- justed to meet the cost of service and provide a fair return to capital, are ecommended in a letter sent to Ma or Hylan today by Public Servize Commissioner Lewis Nixon. The may- or is asked to call an early conference “that will be of so carnest a character that all phases of the situation may be recognized and a satisfactory so- lution arrived at.” Commissioner Nixon set forth he had hoped “this acute conditioa could be put off until after the end of the year, but the increase of wases has precipitated matters and the problem must be faced and a solution found without delay.” Referring to the mayor's attacks on his policy, the commissioner wrote “Increased and crushing debts can- not be dissipated by calling them the result of conspiracies or plots.” In addition to the other recommen- dations, Commissioner Nixon express- ed the hope that the following * vantageous results may be secured in the final adjustment.” Leases of roads to be terminated; perpetual franchises to be limited to a fixed period within city limitations or what are known as indeterminate franchises; values of property to be arrived at in such a way that the determination shall be unquestioned; the city to have the option of ac- quiring the properties within a fixed tne that period at the agreed valuation plus the cost of additions, extensions und improvements; the city to have a upon the directorate of all MARIE DRESSLER TALKS TO WOMEN’S TRADE UNION companies. New York, Sept. S.—Marie Dress- ler. president of the Chorus Girls' quity Association. the chief speaker tonight at a meeting of the Women's Trade Union League, stated that dur- actors’ snpvort strike her o of Mrs, the ation . recent had Lo ing the Cawley, superintendent of the Kent Construction Company, and Myron coht, an iron worker, were severely usi before noon today at th con which is being built on low- | er n sireet f the Hartford Electric Light Co. They were taken to the Hartford hospital. The burst- inz of a steam pipe caused the acci- evor Lol Rockefellor was right the time’ said Miss Mrs. Rockefeller returns to the city, we are going to get a clubhouse from TRENTY T0 BE REPORTED T0 THE SENATE WEDNESDAY There Are Marked Indications of a Compromise Over Reserva. tions to the League of Nations Covenant—Senator Sim- mons, an Administration Leader, Suggests a Compromise On “Conservative Reservations of an Interpretative Character”—Senators Are Preparing to Reply to Presi. dent Wilson’s Challenge to “Put Up Or Shut Up.” Washington, Sept. §—Marked indi-| speeches in several wes ¢ cations of a compromise in the senate| reply t0 the president. wine mich . controversy over reservations to the| Harding, Ohio, and others prepsen League of Nations covenant came to-| reply 10 Mr. Wilson from ity ¢ day from both democratic and repub- | floor. ey et lican sources after Republican Leader| Referring to the president's ob Lodge had announced that the treaty|lenge to league opponenis o ipur would be reported to the senate Wed- | or shut up. Senster Boindexrer’ nesday and probably taken up - for | the substitute for the le. ) consideration next Monday. its opponents was the ¢ Probably the most important de-|Independence and Li velopment of the day was a statement| ment “by and for t 1 to the senate by Senator Simmons of| reply to the president North Carolina, prominent in admin-| that the league would end istration leadership, declaring “some| American soldiers abroad. M Poin e concessions in the way of reservations| dexter called attention to end will_have to be made to secure its|of American troops to Siber h ratification.” Although “utterly” op-|reported plans (o : o posing some of the Lodge reservations,| Silesia and Armenia ; g Senator Simmons said he was suz-| With interest centered in the reser Zesting a_compromise on “conservative| vation controversy coneiders b reservations of an interpretative char- | nificance was atiached acterss Senator Simmor Republican senators continued of- | although he dicclaimed peiveis forts to compose differences over a|he spoke for the president. He Teservation to Article Ten of the| plained that he gove. . bia by league covenant. Senator McCumber, | sonal view of the senate sitaarion | North Dakota; Kellogg, Minnesota, | this expianation was supported. adn Lenroot, Wisconsin, were said (0| Senator Hitehcock, Nebroe " have “drafted substitute reservations| ity leader of the fore: ¢ which were discussed privately today| committee, who sail that Drosid In_lengthy cloak room conference Wilson's positior Scnator Doindexter, . repuplican, | of h maild variety. nad ualom b Washington. in a two hours' address| made known. Hepiblics ad in the senate today, replied to state-| however, hailed & r . ments of President Wilson In his| statement s a frani o ; speechmaking tour. Several repub-|the treaty cannot be ra 1w t lican senators made arrangements for| reservitions. 2,000 DELEGATES AT THE MOVEMENT TO PREVENT ARMED CONVENTION OF SHOPMEN INTERVENTION IN MEXIC Detroit, Mich., Sept. 8.—Definite ac-{ Washington xistence tion by the cnd of this weck on thelan orzanized propuganda movemen threatened strike is expected of the|the United st caleula > convention of the' United Brother- | teract any wrd armed hood of Maintenance of Way vention in Mexico, w \ ployes and Railway Shop Laborers|the first hearir a t which opened its sessions here today | foreign atio o with more than 2,000 delegates from |charged with inve atin 1 the United States, Canada and Pana-|can situatior ma._Canal Zone present. Dr. Samucl Guy T an off The membership has already voted|the League of Iree Natior power To the executive committee to|tion and a formor ne c call a continent-wide strike of the|of President Carrana, Adm 600.000 in these crafts unless wage de- | der sharp cross-examinatior mands and working agrecments ask- |association had sent ¢ p ed of the railway administration of |aimed to quiet any demand for ir the United States and the Canadian|vention by the United iate government are granted. southern republic. Dr. Inman tc On Friday the convention, after|committee that American oil comy hearing the report of the national|ies were expending larze sur committee which presented the dc-|money in an attempt (o obtair mands of the brotherhood to Director | tervention, but und ross-e General of the Railroads Walker D.|tion said recently had been t Hines, will discuss the wage question |that the oi] interc opposed t and probably will take decisive action |intervertion on the proposed strike. Dr. Inman in opening his testimor Delegates anticipated today that |told the committee that in Mr. Hines, who addresses the conven-ion President Carranza was s tion Wednesday, will then state thehonor and integr nd tha 1 administration’s stand regarding the|a strong faith in the at v demands. The men are firm in their|co to work ou own determination, brotherhood officers | given friendly assistan Ur state, not to accept compromise, even|ed State He d ted ’ on the basis of the four cents an hour | tion, adding tha would stunt th increase decided upon by President|growth o« 4 Wilson for other raitroad workers: |Pan-Amer with the plea that they suspend ac-| Bisop Jam. non of the M tion on wage demands until the gov-|dist Episcopal Church, South W crnment completes its campaign to|Inman with ‘he assertion that > return conditions to normal. |only intervention advisable 4 Delegates hold that the brother-|was that of t h 2 hood is not unreasonable in asking an ing the mination w average daily increase of §1 per man. | followed his t Inm with the proviso that the lower paid |cunjec to . men receive the greater benefit, claim- | Senator Fall >, chairm ing that 25 per cent. of the member-|of the sub-commitic nd . ship receive not more than $2.50 per| Brandegee. Connectic He day. They also claim an unfair dis-[times admitted that he was una repancy in wages pald on various|give the commi a [ roads and in different parts of the|{chich he had } country and therefore demand stand-|gueat will I ardization. Among resolutions to be introduced this week will be one proposing the establishment by the brotherhood of a again, CAR STRIKE THREATENS EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS “cross of peace” to be presented to rail workers for exceptional efficien- : cy and acts of heroism performed| Boston Sept. § car men on t during the war emergency The | Eastern Massach Street Rallw “palm” will be added for repetitions| Will be called out rike on We CARDINAL MERGIER TO L ry SRS ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON | {onizht by the B of & hine S ment signed by Willlam J. Mury New York, Sept. S—Cardinal Desid- it i Do eratus Mercier, primate of the Roman | cecretary of the joi ot Eoknd Catholic church of Belgium, “the priest | of the fifteen locals carmer who defied the German > union on the system. pected to arrive here at 5.30 O car recently voted to re morrow afternoon. n award of 12 per ecent, Increa A wireless message from the steam- | in wages by the Federal War ship. Great Northern, upon which the| Board and to strike at the ca v Ambrose channel at noon cmf sub-committea of the joint conferer cardinal is a passenger, received by [ board, comprising the chalrma 1 the army information bureau late to-|secretary. They objectd to the day, said the liner would arrive at Am- | award hecause it gave them brose channel at noon Tuesday and|rate of pay than that on ofhe t would' dock in Hoboken before night- | railways in this section. The union fall. leaders. asserted that the nward : Cardinal Mercler is comingz as the| illegal because the war labor board guest of thousands of Americans who, | had filed to take into consideration admiring his ntrepidity during the war, | the prevailing wage rate in the d invited him overseas. He will pay a| trict. BARTENDERS HELD FOR SALES OF LIQUORS brief visit to Archbishop Hayes after which he will go to Baltimore to see Cardinal Gibbons and then visit sev- eral larger cities in the United States and the Candian northwest, returning to Washington in October to meet President Wilson. Boston, Sept, S—Proprietors loons cannot be held respon sales of liquor made by their bartend s in violation of the war time pro NOCHANGE N SERIKE Ribition act if they are absent from SITUATION IN NAUGATUCK | their places of business when the sale are made, according dec United States Commissioner Hayes to day. As a result of this decision Jeremiah B. Diggin, proprietor of a bar and res- Naugatuck, Conn., Sept. 8—No change in the strike at the plants of the United States Rubber Company was apparent today. It was said on the street that some sixty employes|taurant, and Samuel Madden, propri returned to work but pickets of the|etor of Jaeger's hotel, were discharged union declared this could not be so.|Michael Digzin and Daniel MeArthur, The plants were open as usual. It was|bartenders, were held under $500 each noticed today that motor trucks were |to await action by the federal grand taking from town the belongings of |jury. strikers. The long spell of unemploy- SRR ment has led many persons to seek | piSCOURAGES RAISING places elsewhere and having _found - such in Bristol, Watertown and eise- QF COTTON: INLTHE SO where their §oods have begun to fol-| .= oreans, La, Sept. & — The low them. NEWS WRITERS IN NEW HAVEN HAVE ORGANIZED south would be more prosperous f it never raised a bale of cotton, Senator Smith, of Georgia, today told planters and factors attending a two day ses- session here of the American Cotton i New Haven, Conn, Sept. 8—The| Association. ‘ news writers’ equity associagion of | T carnestly hope” he said, “that New Haven was organized and officers | the farmers will quit raising eotton were elected at a meeting at the Hotel| ynless they can recelve a vastly bei- Taft this afternoon. It was announced that the membership of the association | The senator advised th efarmers to includes 98 per cent. of the newswrit- [ keep new cotton off the market en- ing forces of the four daily newspapers| tirely during September and then sell in this citg || siowly, only as manufacturers need li. ter pric efor it.”