Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 23, 1919, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 253 NORWICH, CONN., GOMPERS WARNS CAPITA GROUP WITHORAWS Action Was Resorted to After Labor’s Final Effért to Obtain ‘Adoption of a Collective Bargaining Resolution Had Been Defeated By the Vote of a Majority of the Capital Group —Gompers Told Capitalists: “We Will Meet You Again In Conference and When We Do Meet You There You Will Be Glad to Talk Collective Bargaining.”—Next Move to Restore Industrial Peace Evidently Rests With gion, Oct. —Labor with- the National Industrial might after its final ef-| adop: n of a collective had been def of = magority of rules this majority was sufficient to defeat the resolutiem. With - the. announcement of the re- sult, Mr. Gompers told the conference the resolution had’ been rejected ~without rigat or reason, rejected on grounds so flimsy that the men sitting in the empioyers’ group will have diffi- culty in explaining their action to their feliows in the world.” ‘You have defeated the jabor group in its declaration,” declared the - vet- eran labur leades “but- we-will .meet you again in conference and when we f-om the sentatives cf both 1 announced thel F confer- to peace he country with President Wil- wili % oo ! do meet you there voi will' be glad to post of the Situation o the president | ik collective bargaining. have sung my swan song in this conterence. You have by your action legisloted Us out of the gathering. We have nothing further to say, and it is with a feeling of t ‘that we are not able to remain longer. Our. chief regret is the defeat of every fair pro- position on our part. The dieis cast. We cannot remain longer.” Representatives of the four rail- road brotherhoods remamed in ‘the conference until the ‘session adjourn- ed but they announced that they did so_‘out of courtesy to the other dele- egates” and that they were In accord with the main body of the labor group. Before the labor delegates left the hall, Mr. Spargo asked them not to make their decision irrevocable, but to remain with the understanding that the conference would “proceed to de- velop and formulate a general pro- gramme which will clearly define and establish the right of collective bar- gaining.” Cailing attention that only a “very smail majority” of the members of the conference had voted against the col- lective bargaining resoluXon - while about 50 favored it Dr. Charles. W. Eliot, of the public group, said this inconsistency wis due to.the “impos- sible rules” under which the conven- tion worked. Harry A. Wheeler, chairman of the employers’ group, -in announclng the intention of his group to remain here for further work. sald capital repre- sentatives_wouldh not accept the re- sponsibility for breaking up the con- ference. He declared they had work- ed sincerely for whap they. consider- i ioa: principies and that. they were | wiling to stand on thelr record of ‘the ! conference. EREERE he conference | would venture a Mz Wik the conference will be ed together tommorw as usual. Withdrawal o the labor group was manounce2 by Samuei Gompers, presi- the Auwrican Federation of E r a dramatic. speech. Tt 2 few hours after Secretary an effort to prevent what m almost the first had re- garded aza the Inewitable. had read a tter in which President Wilson, dic- from his sickbed, appealed for e conference and for the final workine out of a programme of industrial peace. Representatives of laber did not join in the applause which greeted the let- ter and Mr. Gompers characterized as “most unfortunate” a motion by John Spargo. of the public group. that each group pledge the president it would make every effort to accomplish the wark for which the conference was called. The motion was withdrawn and the conference recessed so the la- bor group could meet to determine its future course. When the conference convencd in the afternoon, the labor Zroup propes- ©d & Dbrief resolution recognizing the right of workers "o bargan collective iy. and to have rep: entatives iheir own choosing. Tnder 2 suspension of resolution immediately t8 discussion and vote, the labor and publie groups un ig in its support o the roil call. The majority agsinst tae pesolution in the capital group was sme vote, but under the conference the rules, the was brought POPE'S VIEWS ON WOMEN’S GERMAN TROOPS ARE s FUNCTIONS AND RIGHTS CROSSING LETTISH rm*iaa On | ¢ London, Oct. 32.—Premier. Uliiman of ithe Lettish republic | na report tele- {graphea from Riga Sunday, asserts lug an address presented to him by the |that German troops in regular regi- vemen's unions. | mental orzanizations.are belng permit- The pontiff added that changed times | ted to cross the German frontier and Lad given women functions and rights | participate in hostllities against the #he did not possess in former ages and | Lettls army. He .says furthermore calarged the field of her activities, but | that Major Bischoff, the German of- 4t no alteration In man's position of ficer who refused to return with Gen- ©o movelty of things or of events could |eral Von der Goltz and whose trial by separate woman, conscious of her high | courtmartial was ordered by the Ger. mission. trom amily. which Was |man authorities is *n command of the natural center. ratio minst Viga. The re Fope Bunelict jraiesd the growing |SZT2tions Sevinst Vies. ok ctermination of the Catholic Woman | ~The Germans attackéd Dinamunde © Gedicate herself to the education of | (at the mouth of the Duna) Saturd: t of the family iput were repulsed with losses. The enemy attacked Friedrichstadt (on the south side of the Duna fifty miles from Riga) several times but were repulsed. On the Bolshevik front north of Lake Luban (100 miles east of Riga) With the Esthonlans captured Chernovu NiNemetskaya. “An examination of the prisoners showed that several - German com- panies cross the German frontier near Tilsit_into Letvia without the slight- est_opposition from the German asi- thorities. Five days ago the fi# mounted rifles regiment forced itg way across the frontier and arrived al Mitau (twenty-five miles gouth- west of Riga. Major Bischoff ai- rected the cperations againsy Riga The Seqond Guards regiment (Ger- man) has _disarmed our military sta- tions at Zezern, Schrunden.- Prekuln and Nitze (in eastern Letvia).” Rome, Oct. 22 (By the A. P the domestic hearth woman is queen, sald Pope Benedict today in answer woman,” said the Gesides feeling it her duty to irtuous, must feel it her duty to ppear euch in the fashion of her pudiating thosc exaggera- tiops of fashion which show the cor- cup of ihose who designed them evil contribution to corruption of manners— that modesty e general -, e Christian woma e pontiff strongly urged the for- on of a league of Catholic women to fight what he termed the indecency ©f fashion. not only in their own clothing bat also that of persons in tamilies who approach them. WAVE OF AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS IN THE STATE Hartford, Oct. —Motor Vehitle{ WERNER HORN MAKES Commissioner Stosckel said today that, CLAIM FOR IMMUNJTY the past two weeks there had been Aephiah - wave of automobile uccidents| Mongton N. B, Oct. 32.—Werner oughout e stat He attributed itj Horn claimed immunity before a mag- the increase in the number of cars.] istrate today from punishment by Can- At this time last year there were 90, |ada for dynamiting the international €30 automobiles registercd in Connec-| bridge at St, Croix, N: B, - today the nurgher is 104,- Having served a sentence in the He believes that before the end|United States for illegally transporting the year the number will be 110,-{dynamite, he- asserted that the ‘blow- Automobile traffic on the high-{ing up of the bridige ‘was an act of war has been greatly increased lo-|for which the Gérman government was by the automobiles from oth- | responsible, as was an officer of the M toecke! vays the fGerman army. fore highwar mileage tol T admit everything.” he said “but in the trawv: Notices [the enemy land I am acting as a Ger- weTe sent out today to owners of jit- Iman officer under protection of the eys calling attention to the fact that{German flag with the arms of a Ger. under law of 1912, each jitney fman regiment. On the A=~ - must ie bonded for $5.000 on January [side, I am responsible for transporting It will cost about £25 to'secure a|uniawfully dynamite and 1 . . ney ;:232.( :tc- lafte§ ag:’ae; dtzte-h(lt fed for this, but on.the Canadian side esti at in a o his. was responsible—i Trom $180 o $250 will have to be Dald |was i WA Omge i 5 as & premisn on 2 bond for $5,000 for . e e TMMIGRATION ‘INSPECTORS : SHIPS NEEDED FOR GOV'T. RELEASE REV. B. C. SIRCAR OWNED MERCHANT MARINE | ' xew York, Oct. 22—The Rev. B.C. i Sircar, 2 BBaptist clergyman who was oht detained by the immigration inspectors here on his arrival from Southampton because he was born a Hindu, was re- leased today. It was fund that there was no reason’ for preventing him from entering this country, the fon authorities sald. Dr. Sircar is Stached to the headquarters of the Y. M. C. A. in Calcutta and has come to the United States to lecture. . ARMISTICE DAY TO BE HOLIDAY IN MASSACHUSETTS Boston, Oct. 22.—Governor Coolidge ‘will issue a prclamation this week, it was announced tday, - declaring - No- vembet 11 a holiday this year for the purpose of observing the first annivers: ary of Armistice Day and for welcom- ing le the soldiers, sailors and ma- rines served in the war. The mn- - ernor besn been requested by the state brinch of the American ik to take such setion. Washington. Oct. 22.—Approximate- v 1.000,000 deadweight tons of ship- ping, inciuding many 10,000 tons car- g0 vessels and a2 fleet of tankers &hodld be constructed in order to bal- ance the sovernment-owned merchant marine. Chairman Payne and Commis. sioner Scott, of the shinping beard, told the house merchant marine com- mittes todax at an executive session. Ome hundred and seventy-six ves- ®els, of 650,000 tons, inclading 144 steel cargo ships. have béen sold by the board. Mr. Payne told the commit- tee The price was $125.540.000 and the sales were made on 2 part pay- ment basis. Included among the sales, Mr. Payne sald, were 100 steel lake type Tessels to the Anderson Overseas ‘which is seeking to dis- pose of the vessels in foreign coun- tries. Twenty-five of them have been wsold, he said, adding that such small Tessels would not be needed In a well talanced American merchant fleet _POPULATION 29,919 we | Cabled Paragraphs Bombarding Kron- French Wrashi P stadt. = Copenhagen, Oct. 22.—A despatch to the Politiken from Helsingfors reports that French warships have been bom- barding Kronstadt since = Monday. They are able to keep beyond range of the fortress’ artillery owing to the long range of thelr guns, PRESIDENNT PERMITTED TO TRANNSACT SOME BUSINESS ‘Washington, Oct. 22—President Wil- son was permitted again to transact some public business, After what his physicians described as one of the best nights he has had since his illness be- gan, he signed the amendments to the food comtrol act providing penalties for hoarding and profiteering in Jood and clothing, and three other measures of minor. importance. Tomorrow the prohibition enforce- {ment bill will be returned.to_the White House by the department of justice with an opinion as to its constituional- ity and it is expected that if the presi- dent shows no ill effects from his work yesterday and today, he will be allowed 1o study the opinion and pass on the bill. He has until midnight of October 28 to act before the measure becmes a law without his signature. The president’s physician announced today that his temperature, pulse and respiration continued normal and that his digestion was more _satisfactory. Their morning bulletin follws: “White House, Oct. 22 1819, 11:10 a.m. “The president had one of the Dbest nights since his illness began. His temperaturs, pulse and _respiration rates continued normal His digestion is more satisfactory. (Signed) GRAYSOX, “RUFFIN, STITT. Dr. Hugh H. Young, the Baltimore specialist who was called in last weel in connection with the prostatic com- plication, again came to the White House late today, his visit being ar- ranged at the time of his last call. He was accompanied by Dr. H. A. Fowler, a Washington specialist on such ail- ments. Immediately after breakfast this morning, the president turned his at- tention to the National Industrial Conference, 0 which he addressed a letter yesterday. Mrs. Wilson tele- phoned Secretary Tumulty that the president desired to know the situation in the conference and a report was giv- en him. Later in the day some executive bus- iness was Jaid before the president. Besides signing the four bills, Mr. Wii- son remitted the sentence of two miii- tary prisoners and signed - extradition rpir.t for Augustino Spinizzo who is eld in France at the request - eral officers. at Pittsburgh to unswer | SR an:e theft of $30 060 worth of hiskey and of tailing to revenue ©of $12,000 on it. T = SENATE COMMITTEE HAS ADOPTED TEN RESERVATIONS ‘Washington, Oct. 22.—Reopening its consideration of the peace treaty, the senate foreign relations committee to- day adopted ten revised reservations, includin ga provision that the senate qualifications must "be accepted by three of the other great powers before the treaty ratification becomes of. fective.’ Among them was 2 new proposal which administration senators de- clared would break down the economfe boycott feature of the league of ma- tions covenant, and a reservation on Article Ten differing _only In the transposition of one phrase from that which President Wilson has announced he would treat as a rejection of the treaty. The ten reservations were part of a list presented by Chairman Lodge and declared by the republican leaders to represent a compromise behind which a majority of the senate iz pledged to stand. The administration members of the committee, headed by Demo- cratic Leader Hitchcock, tried in vain to secure modification of the majority proposals and then voted solidly against all of them. Showing for the first time, however, a willingness to include reserwrtions of an interpretative character in the ratification resolution, Senator Hitch- cock and his colleagues offered substi- tutes for several of the reservations fxmer:ledh, but not a single substitu- on or change was made at their sug- gestion. TR The ten subjects eovered by the res- ervations were: = Withdrawal from league membership; article ten; the right of congress fo authorize man- dates: national supremacy over do- mestic questions; ihe Monroe doe- trine; Shantung; limitations on the reparations commission: the power of congress to determine contributions to league expenses; the right to increase armament In . certain circumstances e right to continue tra, covehant-breaking state. gk In the vote on every one of these reservations Senator McCumber, rec publican, - North Dakota, who had 5t00d with the “mild reservationists™ against” all previous committee pro- posals, voted with the majorit: In eyery case, too, Senator Shields, dem- ocrat, of Tennessee. voted with the re- p:l?llcallllsv 2!,1:(:‘0“!1! on all important Toll calls relating to the reservations standing 11 to 6. i) ki On the provision requiring the sent of other powers, however, which was contained in a preamble to the reservation group, Semator McCumber Joined the six democrats in opposition. It was said that part of the together with some additional reserva- tions to be taken up later, had failed to Secure the suppoit of all of the “mild” republicans. The leaders, however, as- serted they had the votes pledged to garry. all of their proposals threugh the nate. HEARING ARRANGED FOR DEMANDS OF TRAINMEN ‘Washington, Oct. 22—Members of the genmeral committee of the Brother- hood of Railroad Trainmen who have been authorized io call a strike of trainmen unless certain wage and working demands presented' to the railroad administration in_ July are granted, were summoned today to meet here Tuesday by G. Lee. presl- degt of the ®roth Mr. Lee said that the negotiations with the railroad administration would =proba- | biy be completed or suspended by the T gathering. - | .;\' Trade Co Chicago Packers. ‘Washington, Oct. 22.—FProof of the charge of Senator Watson, republican, Indiana, that the Federal Trade Com- mission is a hotbed of Bolshevi se- dition and anarchy was chall to- day by the commission. In a formal statgment, it charged Senator Watson wlti:mh..ving relations with the Chicago meat packers and declared that his allegations against the commission's. employes were part of the warfare of the packers against the commission and the department of Justice “with the purpase of subvert- ing justice.” The commission further alleged that it was not a “coincidence” that the employees attacked by Senator Wat- son were those who had been sum- moned to testify in the case against the packers which the department of justice soon is to present to a federal grand jury in Chicago. ‘As the witnesses are about to enter the grand jury room,” said the ecom- mission, “there is every effort to dis- credit them.” Declaring that while they them- selves had stood many attacks, secret and public, the commissioners said they would be derelict in their duty if they should let pass unchallenged “the false. oufrageous and despicable as- sault” made upon members of their staff “whose only offense is that they have stood steadfast in the perform- ance of their duty, under constant harassments, resisting cajoleries, of- fers of employgient, and attempted se- ductions.” At the time the commission's state- ment was made public, Senator Wat- son was informing the senate that none of the information on which his chargt®were based had been furnish- ed by representatives of the packers; that all of it had come from inside the commission itself. He also declared that he was investigating the activ- ities of socialists in other depart- ments of the government and would make known the results te¢ the public from time to time. Senator Harris, democrat, Georgia, a former member of the commission, replying to Senator Watson, defended the members and employees of the commission, and made a vigorous at- tack on the packers, charging that they were spending millions in a prop- aganda to defeat legislation which would place them under control of the federal government, FIRST PUBLIC SESSION OF TRADE CONFERENCE Atlantic City, N. J. Oct. 22.—Main- tenance of stabie government and suppression of enemies of social order —these were the notes sounded here tonight at the first public session of | the International Trade Conference. Upon ‘these factors depends the prosperity of the world, delegates who largest business organizations and possess the sympathetic interest of the Zovernments of their respective coun- tries. A. C. Bedford, chairman of the board | of the Standard Oil Company of New | Jersey. referred to the present social| and industrial unrest in the following terms: The nations of the world face a common foe—an enemy within us. a parasite of the war, the destruction of which depends upon our prompt re- | suscitation from the devastation of i war.” The delegates were welcomed in ihe| name of the United States government by Breckinridge Long, third assistant secretary of state, who characterized the conference as both “symbolic and | prophetic.” After_asserting that on credit, credit on confidence and confidence can only exist where law is settled and supreme,” Mr. Long de- clared the conference “symbolizes the sound business experience of two con- tinents come together to analyze the wreckage, to estimate the cost and to form au determination to superimpose on the ruins of the war a great and modern structure.” “trade is based | GERMAN OPERA CAUSE OF MORE RIOTING IN NEW YORK New York, Oct. 22—Rioting broke out again tonight around the Lexing- ton theatre when for the second time ! this week the Star Opera company produced Geérman opera over the pro- Test of veterans of the world war. With several hundred policemen posted around the theatre, a column of soldiers, sailors, marines and civilians | who marched from Times square to the | opera house were hurled back and dis- persed. The mob twas stopped at Lexington avenue and Fifty-second street, but before the column was broken bricks and bottles sped through the air. Defeated, the attacking party de- parted to get reinforcements. A few minutes later they reappeared, headed | by a motor truck containing nearly two score men. The truck dashed through the polic lines and proceeded ahout a block be- fore it was met by a squad of mounted police. The riders charged into the truck and attacked its occupants. Two of the latter—a soldier and a sailor— were injured, one so severely that the ambulance surgeon who attended him expressed the opinion he might die. The rioting continued for several hours. A crowd breaking into a milk store procured a gupply of ammunition | in the form of bottles and engazed in 2 vicious fight with the police. The | Police were pressed o hard that they were forced to draw their revolvers and fire several shots in the air to scare back the rioters. LANDING FIELDS FOR PLANES ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS New York, Oct. 22.—The establish- ment of landing fields on the Rocky Mountaine so that trans-continetal flying would be less dangerous was Lights on Watson onthe VergeofBreak speakery told i S ! dozen ‘Washington, Oct. 22.—While commit- tees representing miners and opera- tors, meeting in a final effort to avert the sirike of half a million soft coal miners set for November 1, were on the verge tonight of parting company for good, Secretary f Labor Wilson held them together, overnight, at least, with a wage increase proposal that hour week. There was every assureince that the operators would accept it and every indication -that it would be rejected bodily by the miners. When the joint- conference adjourn- cd until two o'clock. tomorrow after- noon it was with the understanding ignored union demands for a thirty| A violent earth shock Rome, S Snow fell in Franklin,'N. H., for the first time this’ season. ] Brig. Gen. Philip Reade, U. fS. A., re- firedfldled at "nn.‘lumhun:u Gen—, eral Hospital. “was felt in Shortage of fresh eggs argi raise to $1 a dogzen is said to be due to the ex- pressmen’s_strilse. Army General Hospital / No. 2, at Coloniz, N. J., will be sold bids Nov. 22,'it was annoginced. Two Giant H-16-A hydeoplanes took the air at Pensacola Bay, Fla, for the 2,800 miles air flight to Rockaway Sta- tion, L. L Alfred T. Ri head - of the firm of Ringling- Bros, circus owners, died suddenly at his big estate, Ridge, N. J. Champ Clark was cheered in ' the House of Representatives. when he in- dicated he might be a, candidate for that the two groups would meet then and make formal answer to the pro- posal, after separate consideration. Refusal of the miners to accept will bring the conference to a close and force government officials to resort to other means to prevent the closing of the mines with the first approach of winter, Secretary Wilson’s offer, which pre- ceedings, set forth the case as fol- lows: 5 amount equal to the differences be- tween increases in wages received by mine workers since July, 1914, and the increase in the cost of lving since that date. “That the increase be effective from the termination of the present agree- ment until March 31, 1920. order be withdrawn and that the min- ers continue at work on these taerms; that negotiations be entered into at the usual ime for making the new scale effective after March 31, 1920.” The silence that prevailed the reading of the terms on which Mr. Wilson hoped to settle the strike was rudely broken by a quick demand from John' L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of that the secretary explain what he meant in the opening paragraph of his statement concerning ‘“expiration of the present contract.” The secretary. bearing in mind that this was one of the principal issues in dispute, said it would be a matter for negotiation. The miners have con- tendeq that the wartime agreement undep’ which they have been working with the armistice, while oper- argue that it will hold until ice js formally declared by ratifi- ition of the treaty. Until the secretary, acting inde- pendently as a government mediator, came forward with his proposal. the conference was deadlocked, with each Sroup eager to get away, but just as eager to escape the charge that it was responsible for breaking off negotia- jons. Taking in the situation, and still hopeful that his efforts mi c~ - Woiluon the miners retire while he conferred with the operators. Later in the duy the miners return- ed for a sepurate meeting with the secretary, and they in turn were join- ed by the operators. Meanwhile many of the delegates were anxious to start home, but were persuaded to remain overnight and make one more effort to bring about peace. The attitude of the two groups was again outlined in detail. the miners announcing that the strike order would not be withdrawn until the operators had agreed (o a new contract, the real basis of which was the thirty hour working week. The operators again informed the secretary that un- der no conditions would they negotiate on the basis of the thirty hour week, and if that was included in any pro- posal put before the joint session they would withdraw. At times during the day the pro- ceedings were stormy, with half a delegates trying to speak at once. There was an exciting moment when President Lewis crossed swords with Secretary Wilson over remarks attributed to the latter by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, in an address in the senate on Tuesday. Seuator Frelinghuysen was quoted as saying that Mr. Wilson told the sen- ate Interstate Commerce Committee that demands of the mine workers were impossible, and the miners want- ed_an explanation. Mr. Wilson expluined cheerfully, saying he was talking in a private meeting, and that he had said de- mands of both miners and operators were impossible. The statement by the secretary was not satisfactory to the miners'~ delegation, and later in the day. in a statement to newspaper men, Lewis sharply attacked Senator Frelinghuysen “for deliberate misrep- jresentation of the facts.” LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE FAR FROM SETTLEMENT New York, Oct. ~The end of the longshoremen’s strike which is tying up this port seemed far distant tonight when representatives of 20 of the 53 New York locals, meeting with the committee of conciliation of which Mayor Hylan is head, repudiated the award of the national adjustment co mission and submitied demands for § an hour and $3 an hour for overtime. At tonight’s meeting the men an- nounced they had decided no longer to deal with the national adjustment commission, but instead would carry on negotiations with the conciliation committee. “That seems like a good suggestion® commented the mayor. “The meeting yesterday led me to believe that many of you men>had little confidence in some members of that commission.” Thereupon the mayor urged the strikers to return to work while he endeavored to arrange a conference with the heads of the steamship Jines. There was no response to this sugges- tion. Speakers attacked Mr. O’Connor and Prof. William Z. Ripley, chairman of ihe adjustment commission, but the mayor cut them short. urged today by Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard at a luncheon given by the American Flying club today in his honor. Such fields. he said, could eas- ily be built by cutting down trees. It was a propitious time he added, to start a movement for all-American cities to establish flying fields.. He has received more than one hundred let- ters and telegrams from chambers of commerce and othercivic bodies ask- ing for suggestions in this respect. The club will celebrate the first an- niversary of the signing of the arm- istice by a dinner here which more than one thousand aviators are expect- ed to attend.. TEXTILE WORKERS SEND TO GOMPERS FOR INSTRUCTIONS Baltimore, Oct. 22—After sending a telegram to Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federatin of Labor, asking him to send them instructions as to the vote they are about to ake upon _collecive bargaining, the United Textile Workers of America, who are holding their annual session here, ad- journeq for the day. The delegates spent the afternoon and evening on a steamboat excursion on Chesapeake Bay, as the guests of |al cost of the Far Eastern fleet at 19,- | aviation corps and attached te the wo- the eity. % vented actual disruption of the pro-|l2nd ‘at Naples. the presidency Shipping Board ‘Windsor reported in distress in mid Atlantic with the blades ‘of her pro- pellor stripped. Owing'to a heavy storm = Etisne Poulet, Wrench -aviator, 3 France to Australia, ‘was = forced to nder scaled | o A posse killed Alex Wilson a negre, : ) i Fh i OB T by “That wages be increased at the ex-|Who shot ‘kifled Miss Ru - pira % of the present contract in an|rah, 18 years old, a wealthy white girl of Marfanna, Ark. Steel strikers of Chicago millls were notified to return to work today or Ise their positins, - senlority and other privileges. rights. State Department announced Baron government as - envoy from Italy replace the late Count di Cellere. place on Nov. Paris. The conspirators were arrest- ed. fixing a date for depositing ratifica- tions of the treaty of peace with Ger- many. by Americans which flew the war. Senate agreed to committee's amendment granting § service. to - the Frank Hedley, vice president ©of directors. who also defeated 19 regiments report by wireless semt out Soviet government. R: s in.the Western cotton quoted in that market. one-third of the total. Capt. Lowell H. Smith a Mather Field entry in the transcontinental airplane race, the first of the fliers who started from the Pacific to return. Nomination of John Sikelton Wil- liams to be comptroller of the curren- cy will come up.before the senate banking coramittee for final consider- ation next Saturday. Submarine S$-14 for the States navy, and the largest under- water craft built at Bridgeport, launched from the Lake Boat's Co.'s yards yesterday. New York Court of Appeals ruled that the Rochester street rallway max- not be allowed to be changed by the imum far fixed in the franchise will Public Service Commission. American bankers are reported working on plans for extension of 2 large loan to the Russian-Omsk gov- |ernment. The amount is reported be- tween $20,000,000 and $25,000,000. American Chamber of Commerce and American Assoclation at Shanghai |adoptea resolutions emphasizing the “grave danger to American intcrests to allow Japan to retain control of Shan- tung. ! DIPHTHERIA PREVALENT Hartford, Oct. 22—Dr. - T. FEben Reeks, state deputy commissioner of public health, sald today that diphthe- ria was prevalent in a number of the towns, particularly in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Waterbury Scarlet fever and measles cases are al So numerous, A chart shows that the three diseases follow the line of travel | from a point near the New York state i line. Dr. John T. Black, commissioner of health and ‘Dr. Reeks will leave the state, Thursday for New Orleans where they will attend the convention of the American Public Health Asso- ciation committee on' vital statistics. Dr. Reeks will address the conven- tion on Communicable diseases and on Clinics. | AUSTRALIA TABLES REPORT OF ADMIRAL JELLICOE Melbourne, Australia, Oct. The report f Admiral Lord Jellicoe con- cerning the naval defense of the Far East, has been laid upon the table of the Australia house of representatives. | Admiral Jellicoe, who has been making a tour of the British dominione and de- pendencies to consider plans for.their aval defense, says in the report that the naval interests of the British em- pire will probably demand within the next five years a strong Far Eastern fleet comprising vessels of the Ry NaNvy, the East Indian squadron and the Australian, Canadian and New Zealad navies. Admiral Jellicoe estimates the annu- 750,000 pounds sterling. Plans for a revolt in Alsace to take 9 were discovered at during | Strasbourg, according to the Echo de Supreme Council declined to emtrust America, | to the military authorities the duty of The Cabinet discussed the question of the disposition of oil tankers owned German flags an dwere seized by Britain during Without debate or record wote, the the appropriation bill ,000,000 for the army air and general manager of the Interborough {Rapld Transit Company, was elected president of the company by the board Orel was rotaken by the Bolsheviki of Gen, Mamontoff's army, according to a by the beit were responsible for sending contract cotton to the New Orleans exchange to 36 cents a pound, the highest,level ever place the number of men who work in the mills of the Youngstown and East Youngstown districts at 12,000, or arrived at San Franctsco, being United was Torpedo IN CENTRAL CONNECTICUT “That on these conditions the strike|Avezzano will be acceptable to this to "NOTICE FOR A FINSH FIgHT Before the Board of Railway Wages and Working Condition: Timothy Shea, Appearing For the Firemen, Told of the Demands to Be Made Upon the Railroad Administration Before the Railroads Are Turned Back to their Private Owners—Demands Include Increased Wages, Time and a Half For Overtime and Improved Working Conditions —Express Drivers In New York Went Back to Work When Given Until Friday to Return to Work or Their Places Would Be Filled. Washington, Oct. 22.—Raflroad em- playees are prepared tor a finish fight with the railroad administration for in- freased wages, time and a half ove ‘time and improved working conditions before the government surrenders the roads to pprivate cntrol. Unmistakable notice {0 this effect has been served by ‘Timothy Shea, of the firemen, appear- ‘ing before the board of rallway wages and working conditions.. “If our demands for a living wage be not met when the time approaches f turning back the railroads to their pri- vate owners,” Mr. Shea said, in testi- ‘mony which became public tonight, “we shall demand as a condition precedent to the change the realization of the fiundamental rights of labor, the living ‘wage, the eight hour day on all feder- al-controlled railrouds, time and one- half for overtime and other principles to which the government pledged itselt during the war, which have now been made a part of the treaty of peace and which so far the railroad administra- tion has never fulfilled.” While Mr. Shea was appearing on behalf of the firemen only, it has been recognized generally that wage in- creases for any one class of railroad employes meant an advance for all to maintain equality between the worker: Furthermore, Mr. Shea said, he antic pated that the failure of the govern- ment's efforts to reduce the cost of liv- ing, which he frankly expected would make necessary advances in pay for| all workers and predicted that by No vember 1 the wage board would bo forced to consider “further requests for general increases” from railroad employes. Thus it is the view here that the govesrnment, as operator of the rall transportation system, will be face to face in a few weeks with virtually the same labor crisis which arose during the summer. At that time, President ‘Wilson denied the request of the shop- men for a general increase in pay on the ground that the “vicious circie” of rising wages and mounting prices had to come to an end and that the country should be given a fair chance at recon- | struction ufter the war period. How Dirgctor General Hines and hi assistants propose to meet the situ- ation has not been divulged. It is con- sidered certuin, however, that if any wage advances are given President ‘Wilson first will be consulted. Rail- road administration efficials declare the relations with the union men have never been so good as at present and in poiting to the last report of the la- bor department, showing a decrease of 15 pe rcent. in living costs in August intimate that the pendingg crisis will be solved in part by natural econom forces, plus Attorney General PPalmer’ efforts to take es. inflatio There were approaching “showdown' railroad . administration Brotherhood of Railway Trai Enginenjen, who asked wages last summer. The wage board on the dems sent to the director gen meet President W. G. Lee committee next Wednesda mittee, composed of ti eral chairmen of districts « ficers of the grand lodge preliminary mecting here “There I8 no ultimatum Mmeeting,” President Lec “and it does not necessar strike, though ~~c committec given tull power to ¢ cessary or desirable. The shopmen, like the have given their committee to call a strike whenever i advisable. It has been understoc the officers would walt at December 1 to see results of ernment’s fight on Ligh taking _action. Mr. Hines quasheq one una strike today, after -exhaust means of peaceful negotiation ing the idle express worker York until Friday night to work or find their places filled went back to work. This | strike in which the director took the most drastic actlo taken by the government in dispute, the first being the strike of rallroud operating in southern California In addition to the labo: setting it, the railroad atio also is being called on by ailro officials to provide an increase in ra to take care of the operating defic caused by the higher prices of la and materials. Despite the annou policy that no increase would made by the director gener hort period remaining of fede jtrol, a committee from the tion of Railway Kxecutiv President T, Dewitt Cuyle with him tomorrow or which ws confror they arc: tirned bLac) ership. Mr. Shea's wage board men_consider triction on vances as o s existing rates of pay to be entirely inadequate “There nerease men and hostlers and they have it,” Mr. Shea told the I cannot get it out of this cor it may be N cessary means, but I am going ndications d Tues tep: trainme: thoriz a lab. illes. employ. roubles minist A wil o privat whe before Wilsc testimo Pr the | AMERICAN cONsULAR AGENT KIDNAPPED BY MEXICANS GOV. SMITH ATTACKS HEARST AND HEARST NEWSPAPERS Washington, Oct. Jenkins, American Puebla, Mexico, three masked Puebla and ransom, the vised today. The Americ has been informe that the ible — Governor Smith violent against William Randolph Hearst and the Hearst newspar assault was in the form of statement in which the charged the publisher with 1y misrepresenting the facts in order to injure the governor, declared that the Hearst papers “should be kept out of decent homes d his o ndit ing held e e departmer, the governmen steps to effec willingness to rest his e good Jenkins. The Americ Judgment of the citiz bassy has been authorized to deta When_the governor member of its stiff to F to as capitol from New Yorl in_obtaining the agent's release cussed with callers the challenge The despatch received the de issued at a mass meeung of women|partment quotes the Mexico on Saturday for Mr. He to hir in debate and to discuss ea er's public and personal records. He declined to talk for publication, e plaining that he did not care to run any risk of being misquoted and th anvthing bearing on his controver: with Mr. Hearst would be put out as a prepared statement. He let it be known, however, that the strained re- lations had developed. into open war- fare and that no quarter would be asked or given. The. statement charged that to his own purpose nd to injure governor because he would not “knécl Before” the publisher, an attempt had been made to put the Impression In the public mind that the governor has the power to fix the price of milk. The governor has mot this power, it was pointed out, but that everything pos- cible he could do _to reliev milk uation In New York had been done and this fact was known to M~ Hearst. As evidence he called atten- tion to the fact that tlie publisher's wife, by virtue of appointment by the mayor of New York, attended a meet- ing recently of the Fair Price Milk Committee which into existence through ac- tivity. Publication of allteged which. were declared never to. have taken place was charged and the statement affirmed that the governor was In possession of facts and letters to prove this assertion. CHANGE IN OFFICERS OF HORSE SHOW ASSOCIATION New York, Oct. 22.—Because of fail- ing health, James McLean, president of the National Horse Show Assocla- tion, resigned his office at a special meeting of directors here today. Rob- ert A. Fairbairn of Westfield, N. J., vice president, was elected to succeed Mr. McLean and Alfred B. Maclay of Millbrook, 'N. Y. was chosen vice president. WOMEN AIR POLICEMEN FOR NEW YORK FORCE | Excelsio bandits entered owned by Jenkins, gagge chman, forced t of 60,000 pesos and then toc kins away with them. The band reported to have told Mrs that they were rebels and wou her husband for 300,000 pesos ran They said that Jenkins w no harmed if there w no pursue the abductors. Ar bu ss assoclate of Jenkir firmed the new r newspape: e that the m, ) oth Jen it 1ld A suft paper ! | i | £ | AFFAIRS OF INTEREST ] ABOUT STEEL STRi Pittsb leaders h tage of w ¢ union mit railrc railroads gh, P: they raflroad Oct. 2 termed join_the Organizers under the M. Patterson, a men ymmittee repre roaders,: have been busy for weeks, and man: have indicated their join the movement expected to_ ret ington, D. C. tails will be | meetings quarters _said, willingne Pa wa, the brought governor's M interviews Ll i 3 worke forbic rike head the strike vot delayed several days until plan_to obtain the s can be put into operatic W. Z. Foster, secret tional committee, ecstimate that 1,500 emploves of the road, which co ¢ district plan Steel Corporation, w gave out no figures Monongahela Conn line which serves & n tant independent mills Representatives of th panies said their reports tle change in the situat : he uld OFFICERS OF POSTMASTERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND New York, Oct. 22.—Women air po- licemen, thirty of them between 18 and | Providence, R. 1., Oct. 22 25 years years, old, are to_be added to|ward F. Carroll postmaster f “New York’s finest” police headquarters | dence, was re-elected presic e e o e S B B sl today announced. They will be trained | Postmasters’ Assoaiation at the aviation corps schoool here.|England at the convention They will be orsanized into 2 woman's |afternoon. C. M. Richardson, erville, Maine, was re-elected secretary and treasurer. men police reserves e