Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 22, 1919, Page 1

" PROPOSAL TO MINERS Neture Not Disclosed—Believed to Have Suggested a Wage Increase of About 30 Per Cent.—Secretary Says Progress Has Been Made and That He Will Meet the Sub-Commit- ¥ PRINCE PLACES WREATH ON ROOSEVELT'S GRAVE New York, Nov. 21.—The Prince of ‘Wales laid a wreath on the grave of Theodore Roosevelt today and later [ 1 ided fi ‘hich uld tee Again This Afternoon—Operators Have Left a Clean! have had a particuar appeal o the 3 Sy !!Drmer president. For one entire aft- Slate By Withdrawing Their Offer—New Wage Demand | erncon the young British heir was the Made By the Miners Called For a 40 Per Cent. Wage Ad- Washington, Nov, 21.—Secretdry of Labor Wilson stepped to the front ugain tonight in effort to bring miners and operators together after & propbsal by each side had been reject- ed and the slaic wiped clean. Mr. Wilson is said to have formally. presented a definite proposal for settle- ment of wage disputes which would gen dbituminous miners back to work before the country was in-the throes of & coal famine, but its pature was not disclosed. It was generally belleved e suggested a wage increase of about 31 per cent. Both sides united in asking him to Join the joint sub-scale committees after the miners had definitely rejected & 20 per cent. wage advance, and the operators had finally refused to agree 10 a counter-proposal from the work- grs for a 40 per cent. increase, a seven bour day and six day week with half loliday on Saturday. When the conference adjourned: after & six hour session Thomas T. Brewster. “hairman-of the operators, declared at their offer had been withdrawn d that (pe slate was now clear. Secretary Wilson said that progress d hegh made and that he weuld meet Lo sub-committec again tomorrow ifternoon. CompdMative data on increases in the of 1¥ing and wage advances to miners since 1914 was submitted by Wilson, who declined to make lic his proposition. It was said he proposed an increase of approximute- 51 per cent., the ifference between sost of living and wage increase nnounced by the s tary at the conference last An ultimatum served by the opera. tors that their offer represented the maximum was reafirmed tonight . by Mr. Brewster, wio declared it could not be increased unless “the govern- ment says we should do It “"When the odnterence failed to agree on_eithér side’s propusition, the oper- tory sugeesied referring the dispute to agbitration, but the miners objected. The/ operators proposed a- tribumal of ning members to be chosen in orie of thibe different wa Bach side to pick four members and the eight to sefect 'the umpire: each side to mame four and the president of the United States the minth, of each side"to Jiame three and the other three to be chosen u¥_the president. The cofinter-proposition - from' the niners, scaling down their earlier de- vance For All Sorts of Work. mands, was submitted by John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers, after he had conferred with 'Secretary Wilson. Mr. Lewis stated that the new demand for a 40 per cent. wage advance for all sorts of work represented - the “margin” be- tween the wage increases received by the miners since 1914 and the jump taken by lving costs. all local differences not covered by in- the districts in which they originates for settlement. rejected by the miners at today’s ses- changes in the present contract. The coal situation was discussed to- laid “before the cabinet Tuesday. gram to Governor Harding of Iowa, re- fusing to delegate the power of fixin could not change the wage scale in a effort to get the miners back to worl a5 the fuel administrator refused to al. its- {nsular possessions and' C‘anada.” miners. and operators must he ap- into effect. some of the one=aters con- could be offered without Adirect author- ity from the fuel NO REPLY TO THE NOTE WARNING MEXICAN GOV'T Washington, Nov. 21.-—State depart- meng officials still awaited tonight a “oply fo the note warning the Mexican soyernment that any further. moles- ation of William O. Jenkins, Ameri- an consular agent at Puebla, the ond largest city in Mexico, who s _been arrested twice in comnection with his rec abduction by bandits, wopld seriousiy affect the - relations segween the United States and Mexico. £5 far as was made known, no re- port regarding Jenkins reached . the department today from the embas- a!l Mexico City, but officlals be- ieval that if he had not been re- sased he soon would be as a result 9% the state department’s demand. Discussing the general Mexican sit- pation today, state department of:- ficers revealed that before the world wag the army general staff estimat- sd that complete intervention in Mex- co by the American government would require 430,000 men operating over a period of three years. Present ps¥mates were not made available, but it s known that army officials l10ld that the forces necessary at this time would be much less because of the increased army equipment, such s motorized transport, artillery and dirplanes. During the day the department made public 2 complete report from Jenkins on his capture and his sub- sequent treatment in a hospital at Puebla after his friends had agreed 10 pay 150,000 in gold for his ran- som, pledging their lives that the in- stallments would be forthcoming. It was under date of November ‘7 nad amplified the account which Jenking te to Representative Davis of Tennessee and which Mr. Davis made public yestérday. HELD FOR MURDER OF HER BROTHER-IN-LAW Concord, N. H,, Nov. 21.—Mrs' Ma- rion L. Otterson was held for i the grand jury today on the charge of the murder of ‘her brother-in-law, Mau- rice Otterfion, at Hooksett, on the night of November 6. “Several wit- nesses were heard at the hearing in the police court here. Otterson, a returned service man who had conducted a garage in Hook- sett sgince his discharge from- the wrmy, was shot to death in his fath- sr's home. His sister-in-law, who was with him, called neighbors and told thera that Otterson had been killed by two men who had entered the house when she opened the door to put the dog out. She said that one of the men had held her on the floor, with a sweater bound about her head, and that the other did the shooting and had rifled Ottérson's pockets and ransasked the house. The men, she sald, then escaped in an automobile. Several days search failed to dis- close any troce of the alleged automo- bile and Mrs. Otterson's arrest fol- lowed. TALK OF STATE WIDE STRIKE OF COPPER MINERS IN COLO. Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 21.—Unless a six hour day is granted copper min- ors in Arizona next spring, a state wide strike will bo declared, com- pletely paralyzing the copper min- ing industry ih Arizona, it was @e- clared today by James L. Gannos secretary of the meatl mine workers’ industrial union, numbering 800, a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World.. v et What 2 bllesful thing love would be seperuted from it BROTHERHOODS OPPOSED I . York, Noy. 21.—Continuance for at least t vears of government was urged byeTimothy Shea, actin, motive Firemen and BEnginemen, in an address on “Pending Railway Leg- islation” at the anmual dinner to night of the Academy. of Politica Science. He asserted that “to hurr: ownership would be a public calami- ty.” Shea spoke for the four brotherhoods, the allied shops crafts and the -American K of Labor. Alluding to the he asserted the “sword of treachery” can be seen beyond. “The chief executives of the railway labor organizations,” have become convinced that the pending “anti-strike legislations is the indirect outcome of a conspiracy to reduce the wages of;railroad employes below their present inadequate levels. in the transportation industry have dicided that when government control of the transportation industry is term- inated, they will reduce the rates of strikes result, they will break them by fining or imprisoning the strikers and their leaders. ‘It is the same reasoning and it is the same group Who have attempted to continue the enslavement of the iron and steel workers by denying them the right of collective . bargaining.” ARGENTINE DELEGATE SEATED BY INT. LABOR CONFERENCE Washington, Nov. 21.—Americo Ba- lino, labor delegate from Argentina, was seated by the International Labor Conference today, but not until the action had ‘been sharply opposed, es- pecially by Jan Oudégeest of the Netheriands, and Leon Jouhaux, the French labor leader. The controversy ., was brought about by an objection from Oudegeest, who pointed out that Mr. Balino was chosen by his government from the railway union of that country with out taking into consideration other labor organizations with a larger membership, The committee on credentials ac- cepted the explanation of Argentina that the raifway union was the only organization legally _constituted and recognized the delegated but sug- gested tha tin the future Argentina adhere more closely to the spirit of the provisions of the peace treaty which provides that delegations be chosen from the “most representativ organizations. POOR COAL LENGTHENS PASSAGE OF STEAMER Havre, Nov. 21.—(Havas.)—The French lineer La Lorraine which safl- ed from New York on November 3, arrived tod/, her lengthy passage being due to the poor quality of coal taken aboard at Halifax and the bed weather. La Lorraine brought 944 passengers. The steamer was unable to obtain terstate ugreemient be referred back to The offer ot the operators as finally sion was “sligntly different from the terms submitted yesterday, Mr. Brew- ster said. The operators stood fast on the amount of wage increase but jagreed to waive demands for other Dr. Garfield emphasized in a tele- low increases in maximum coal prices to meet increased cost of production. An_embargo tn exnort of anthracite codl,effective todav, was announced tonight by the fuel adminisiration. The order directed that “no anthracite coal | produced in the United States shall be =oid, shipped or distributed except to dealers or consumers and for use and consumption within the T'nited States, As any contract negotiated- by the nroved hy Dr. Garfield hefore eoing tended today no further woge advance, strike provisions of the Cummins bill, | he declared, | “The dominating nancial interests| pay of railway workers, and i)' host to 1,000 school children on board the great battle cruiser Renown. At the prince’s own request the children were left free to wander at will over the great warship and no restriction of any kind was placed upon them cxcept where their safety was con- | cerned. The prince had wished to visit | Roosevelt's grave at Oyster Bay ace { companied only. by his immediate per- | sonal stafr, but he found it was im- | possible to- avoid the enthusiastic crowds who have sprung up as if by magic whenever he has made his The mine workers also insisted that|appearance in New York. .Luncheon at a neighboring country club proved a longer ceremony than had: been estimated and the prince wag behind his schedule when he started for New York on his return. Speed limits were thrown to the winds in order to relieve the prince's ex- pressed anxiety that he . might be late to receive his little ‘guests on the Renown. |, The scenes on hoard the warship in the afternoon was one of the most | Dicturesque that has attended the 5 day by Attorney General Palmer, Fuel prince’s visit to America. The chil-] Administrator Garfield, and Director-| dren were selected by lot from the General Hines of the railroad adminis-' high schools of the greater city, fif- tration. Dr. Garfleld said they would' teen boys and.fifteen girls from ' each meet again Monday. It is understood school, and were carried out to the that drastic plans were agreed upon, cruiser in launches provided by the if necessary, to bring the coal strike to board of education. As each boy and an end, and that these plans would be girl arrived at the gangway of the | Renown he or she was handed an jn- | vitation to tea by a midshipman. | Finally they were Inarshalled -on: £ the quarterdeck and pres coal prices to state executives, that| prins a et A the federal government intended to re- tain control of the strike situation. In official circles It wus said that action by the states ta thie time would great- 1y embarrass the attempt to reach a ettlement here. Dr. Garfield’s mes- sage was taken to mean that governors | prince stepped from his ecabin and amped on to a capstan, where he stood laughing down -at ‘them while they cheered him for 'several min- utes. When he had a charce to be heard he bade them welcome -in = a little speech which quite obviously was spontaneous. After the reception to the children at the Racquet club. Later he was the guest at dinner of the Pilgrim's club following which he attended a' per- midnight. “BIG SIX” FACES EXPULSION New York, Nov. 21 council & graphical Union arrived -hers from Indianapolis to s ‘ment cannot be. yers“and. compositors whe= are =oi “vucation” " In ‘connection . with the strike” and lockout which has existed TO RETURN OF RAILROADS il the printing industry here for nest- ¥ two monthe J. W. Hays, spokesman for the council, said that the council would control 4nd operation of the railroads,’ Pave nothing to make public until af- ter its members had got into commu- president of the Brotherhood of Loco. | Rication with Leon H. Rouse, president | of “Big Six. Questioned as to the. power of the executive council to effect' a settle- nent, Hays ey~ ' it had unlimited ower and cou'd even go as far as ex- the railroads now back to private| Pelling “Big Six” if that local proved | sufficient refractory. A Il trade unions in thig city were { warned today by the Allied Printing Trades Council of Greater New York to disregard pleas for financial or mo- ral aid from local printing - unions which have “seceded” from, their in- ternational organization. A letter signed by officials of the council ai- movement’ and eventually to wreck the American Federation of Labor. DISCOVERY IN NEW. YORK OF “DEATH PLOT” OF REDS New York, Nov, 21.—Discovery of a plot to assassinate federal, state and police officials who have been active in prosecuting I. W. W. and Union of Russian Workers members was an- nounced tonight. Alexander 1. Rorke, assistant district attorney; Charleg F. Scully, head of the Red squad of the department of justice, and Detective Sergeant James J. Gegan of the bomb squad, were the men marked for death for their activi- ties in the recent drive to halt the Red movement by deportations and crimi- nal prosecutions. Three members of the Union of Russion Workers disclosed the plans when they made it known that they believed their arrest was due _to knowledge of the “death ®lot.” ~ The men deny that they were members of “the ring of death.” Some time ago, it was sa¢d, a com- mittee of five was selected by the radicals to devise ways and means for disposing of their enemies'and it was learned that the committee was told that if the use of bombs was decided ! tained. The committee was composed of three I. W. W. mémbers and two members of the Union. of Russian ‘Workers, LOWELL WOMAN CHARGED WITH PROMOTING ANARCHY Boston, Nov. 21.—Mrs. Marion E. Sproul of Lowell, who was defeated as a candidate for lieutenant governor on the socialist ticket at tne last state election, was ordered held for - the grand jury under $2,500 bonds by the promoting anarchy. = Mrs. Sproul” is already under an indictment on sim- ilar charges. It is alleged, that, while at liberty on bonds, she distrib- ‘uted radical literature and otherwise violated the anti-anarchy aét. COTTON MARKET CLOSED New York, Nov. 21.—The cotton market closed today with general de- sufficient bunker coal af New York | RCTYousness over general conditiors was compelled to complete her mllng at Halifax, EMBARGO ON THE EXPORT OF ANTHRACITE COAL Washington, Nov. 2f—An v -4 embargo effective today, on ‘export of anthracite it the Inevitable foslishness could he|coal except to Canadd, was announced| Beef is 1 i y tonight by the f ‘An early break of 70 {o 80 points was followed by a recovery of from Renewed liquidation and heavy for- eign ‘selling caused the final decline. going down Aally—in restau~ I rants. g Union ceal miners of N ~ | went on sirike for a ten per cent. in- | Crease in wages. _ William H. Barry of Buffalo elected president of Founders’ Associatio: The first fatal case sickness” reported in Phi déveloped yesterday. L — | Owing to the shortage of soft coal, tnt|the Edison cement pla i lage, N. J., was closed. Cthe . National Washington, Nov. 21 of the war time prohibition law and ‘Washington, Nov. Wilson today placed the government| again in control of the nation's food supply by transferring the authority of food administrators General Palmer. Revival of the wartime functions of! Administrator Hoover resulted directly from government efforts famine in sugar, but the powers-dele- gated to the head of the department of Jjustice will be used also to help put down.the eyer mounting cost of living. For the present the attorney general will_not put into operation all of the machinery permitted under the execu- tive-order signed by the president, but ns -arise to make it full ‘pressure of all the ted in him will be ex- staff will hegin imme- p a suzar distributing il allocate all supnr It will provide tem of distributing 21. — President’ ‘The vahdity the Volstead act for. its enforcems at New Vil- ‘wag put squarely before the supreme court today with the closing of argu- ments attacking and defending both ‘was no intimation a; ion might be rendered. to Attorney) " Bar silver was quoted at 1 1-4 pence an ounce'in London, compared with $1.82 3-4 in New York. ‘measures. The to when an opinit but owing to the importance of ‘gsue, early determination was consid- ered probable. . After render: to avert a Paris newspaper proprietors decided |to continue their refusal to grant the! ini opinions Monday the|demands of striking printers. court will recess until December &, it is not likely the cases will cided before that time. Nation: stitutional prohibition becomes effee- tive January 16 and.if an opinion is not rendered by that date. it ‘would make no difference. what the court de- Conditions in Serbia are appal and reconstruction ing with discouraging slowness. Calls of distress were e from the steamship bound from New York to Marserles. received at Arguments today were confined en- ‘irely to the appeal by Jacob Ruppert, . New York brewer, from dismissal of proceedings braught to prevent federal revenue officers from interfering with New York city need fear no short: age of anthracite due to the soft coal strike, is the opinion of leading Coal Gen. Felipe Angeles, chief lisuten- ant of Villa, was captured by militia near the Conches river, Chi Berlin’ - delogates I have arrived at Muniein for the. pur- ing the union of Co- reported to ; VSe'rvice Rendered by The Press Credit for making effective ‘work against a great health menace possible is_given to the newspapers of the United States by Dr. C. J. Eatfield. of New York who says, “Appeals to the people in these modefn days depend largely on quick transmission for fheir effectiv ‘ness. ‘Word of mouth is too &low, and in many cases would reach only a few thousand before the opportune time fcr action had expired. Only througl the press can a message be promptly carried to millions.” ‘What Dr. Hatfield says is the result of experience. " and seen it tried and he knows. rendered by the newspapers in carrying thé news to the people is . equally true regarding the advertising news. to large numbers, at the opportune time for people to act and given the circulation that would be possible in no other way. pose ol discus {burg and Bavaria. i A gas well yieldina more than 8- 1000,000 cubie, feet a:Zy | near McKeesport, Pz the Philadelphia Co. 1t is owned by Arrangements were completed be- tween France and th. Czechs for the | delivery to the ltter country of 100,- 000 tons of suga; He has tried it But what Is_true of the service Sinclair Consolidated Companies ad- vanced the posted price 62 Mid-Con- tinent and North T cents a barrel to §! That is promptly carried In its field The Bulletin renders thorough service both as to news ora Sinn Fein delegates elected to the | and advertiging, that cannot be secured n any other way. House of Commons reporied ready to take their seats when the Irish gov- ernment bill is reported. Stockholders of the Marconi pany of America voted in - the company's absorption by the Ra- \dio Corporation of America. i eek the following matter has appeared in its columns for two cents a day: the prince weat ashcre and spent an hour at his favorite game of squash November 15 November 17 November 18 Wednesday, November 19 November 20 " November 21., formance’ at the Hippodrome. The | lagt item on the day’s programme: was @ reception at the Seventh Regiment Armory’ which lasted until long after Urgent calls for | Thursday, {to clear the street United States immigration officials at Honolulu reported about 1,400 Jap- FROM THE INTERNATIONAL | Hawalian Islands {anese entered the every year for the last ten years. Adolph - Groeber, gha ‘German Center Party, w: of ‘onie per cent, with. paralysis while talking with. ‘at Beriia and died soon afte; 'man - of the counsel for Rup- Bitlon advdcates in i advantage of the “year of grace” allowed by the consti- tutional amendment and which he sald} jcame very mear being a contract be-| Washington conference not reach an tween the congress and the states and| h having “heckled and harried” the liquor interests while attempting to shove forward national few months under the pretert of the| war emergency. Mr. Root also deplored | the granting of. unlimited power to the federal government. In attacking the validity ition act, William D. Guth- appearing also for Ruppert, gnd il gny. concen- |- e S 7 ively ¥ “dectd™ i rr-foormtmreroa ) f-aill pert; ~chari roly sugar * excepting crop, | egngress with taking price- of 17 cents already en- fiked, to 12 -cents-a pound, Martial law will be declared in min-, ed, to: 12 -cents 5 ing districts of . Through this increase new. sources of | supply-are expected to be opened. With assurances that a fair margin of profit, about $1.54 a hundred pounds, would be allowed, sugar refin- ers are ready, 1o enter the Cuban mar- Kkets and purchase all available stocks, it was stafed. Thus, officials believe, the increased price will avert a short- age which thrextens to cebome a fam- ine during the mext 60 davs. Operation of the { by the state is planned. said - to - be* Liberty bonds amounting to $97,000 were stolen fromz a registered mail pouch at Dunkirk, and _currency ex 3y bends were not touched. prohibition a Money orders Dr. Frank Schlesinger, director of the Alleghen: at the University of Pittsburgh, been chosen director of Yale Observ- it was announced. Observatory MISTAKEN. IDENTIFICATION OF BODIES OF SOLDIERS Racine, Wis., Nov. stances of mistaken identification of! hodies of soldiers who fell Russian campaign caused Dr. W. P. Collins to_telegraph to Adjutant Gen- eral Harris of the war department to- night calling for an_investigation. ollins’ son, Lieut. E. R. lins, lost his life in Siberia. A body supposed to have been that of the lieu- tenant arrived Tuesday, but proved to e that of Charles O. Dial of Carlisle, A 'telegram' to that ‘city brought information. that a body buried there had been exhumed and found to be that of; Frank: E., Sapp.-of Summit- Inquiry at Summitville dis- the body of L. Connor, residenca not known, had been buried there as that of Sapp. The names and serial numbers of the slain soldiers were attached to the caskets, but identification tags on the bodies' revealed the mistaken identifi- cations, Dr. Coliins said. American troops were still abroad did| not expand or increase the powers of | Guthrie declared congress the eighteenth amendment or in the! war time prohibition act did not see| fit to use the term “alcoholic liquors” | which would prohibit the use of any alcoholic beverage while the Volste: act “attempts to change the standar by the insertion by congress of a pro- vision making it apoly to beverages containing more than one-half of one per cent. alcohol. ¢ Both Solicitor General King and As- A grand hunt has been planned on the estate of the Duke of Tarifa near which King Alfonso will The game reserve is well stocked with wild board and other legeg “their purpose is to raise suffi-( clent money to continue the secession | An exodus of brewers to China will undo the accomplishments of bitionists there, Dr. Mary Stone told | lieutenant is facing court martial aft- the convention of the National Chris- tian_Temperance Union in session at made closinz statements for the gov- ernment in which they denied the con- tention of their opponents. New Jersey Board of Public Utility sioners, basing its deci: closed ' that IN DIRECT CONFLICT WITH THE LAW IN MISSOURI St. Louis, Mo, ground that beer of 2.75 per cent. al- coholic content Judge John C. Pollack of the United States district court down a decision granting & temporary court decisions, granted Public Service permission to charge $1.15 for each 1,000 cubic feet. A general alarm was sent out by the police for formerly secretary of.Fitéh's home for Soldiers at Noroton who disappeared It is alleged that intoxicating, some weeks ago. CONVICTED OF MURDER - $8,000 of state funds are missing. MARIE BERNIER Auburn;, Me., Nov.. 21.—Edgar Ward of Gardier was convicted to- the murder of Mrs. Bernfer at Lewiston on August 26, The evidence showed that the woman died of strychinine. poisoning after drinking whiskey brought to her home by Ward, who also drank some and , was . made seriously ill. prosecution contended that Ward was infatuated with -Mrs. Bernier and put the ‘poison It the whiskey with the intention' of killing both the woman and himself. - Ward, who is 22 years old, was in- valided home after sustaining shrap- nel wounds ‘in service -overseas. cournsel-gave notice of an appeal for States district court today handed down a decision granting & temporary More than 50,000 commuters on the | North Shore Division of the Long ls- land Railroad and 5,000 passengers on Interborough line were siranded on Long Island as a re- States district attorney and the col- lector of internal revenue from inter- fering with the manufacture and sale of such beer by St. Louis brewers. Judge Pollack’s decision. while con- fining itself to a ruling on cent. beer, calls attention to the fact that war was being waged at the time the constitutional prohibition amend- ment was submitted by congress to the state legislatures and that congress at that time did not attempt to arrogate to itself the. passage of a prohibition act as a war measure. islatures voted on ratification, the de- | cision said, on the promise of congress that after the necessary states . haq ratified the amendment a year would be permiited to lapse be- fore it should be enforced by the gov- Congress therein recognized the rights of the states, even in war the decision said, and it had not now the right to infringe on state powers with reference to prohibition enforcement. In passing the enforcement act, the |.decision said, congress attempted fo { re-exercise war powers when the war emergency no longer existed. The -decision further points out that congress, in this instance, has passed| a law which “does not pretend to con- cur “with the state laws of Missouri, but is in direct conflict with it.” says that the laws not prohibit the manufacture of the brewers' product and that the brewers have paid large sums ino the state treasury from the proceeds of a busi- ness which was recognized by state as legal. Edward P .Clarke bor Commissioner his - resignation, the state free er ‘Hartford to go into from Queens - | bridge over Flushing Creek. Holland’s Premier Jonkheer Ruiij de Beerenbruck, told the second cham ber of the parliament he was gratified by its attitude on the proposal of an ralliance with Belgium and said Hol- land must adhere strictly to the prin- ciples of the League of Nations. jon, an expert chemist would be ob-! The state leg- Rumanians are preparing to demand exviradition | ground the he is a native of Transyl- vania and therefore a Rumanian citi- He will be arrested on a crim- inal charge of irregularities while di- {rectorof workmen’s funds in 1914, ROBBERS ESCAPED WITH $35000 WORTH OF LIQUOR New York, Nov. robbers, with regulation masks and re- volvers, drove two 10 ton automobile trucks on-to the Old. Dominion Line piér late tonight and ' after herding three watchmen into an ice house, A th cases of whis- key_until they towered like mountains and then stepped on the accelerator. It was,not until several minutes la- ter that one of' the watchmen guard- ing the whiskey, awalting export, es- caped /fromi. the ice house and notified FIRST APPOINTMENT FOR NEW CONN. NATIONAL GUARD Hartford, Nov. 21.—The pointment in the re-establishing of the | {Connecticut National Guard wns an-| nounced - tod Comfort of New Haven was named as As all men joining the guard must undergo physical ex-i amination the appointment of. sur- | geons is of first. necessity. Major Comfort was a medical of- ficer with the 102nd United States, its service overseas and was cited for bravery four times. GENERAL ANGELES TO HAVE IMMEDIATE COURT MARTIAL - El_Paso, Texas, Noy. 2l.—General Felipe Angeles, the villa_ leader, who wag ‘captured- recently “by - Mexican federal forces, reached Camargo, Chi- municipal court today onecharges of) loaded the trucl medical officer. WITH DECLINES OF 60 TO 95 of Missouri ‘When 'the, other guards were freed and an account.of missing stock was taken, it was:fouud the robers had es- ith ‘$35,000. worth of liquor. infantry during clines of 60 to 95 points. Continued was refiected in violent fluctuations. | . il % S35 g January closed at 34.24 cents a pound,| BARTLETT PRESIDENT CONN. PUBLIC HEALTH ASS'N . Nov. 21—Dr. C. J. few. Haven was elected it of . the - Connecticut Public at a meeting here sent to La- William S. Hyde as_superintendent of ployment agency in ffect Jan. 1 next. 93 to 103 points, wth January selling{.: up’ from 34.15 to 35.10 on covering. |- 'dential Campaign. Washington, Nov. 21.—Compromise efforts to ratify the peace treaty were thrown ‘into the background today by deveiopments strengthening the pos: 89| bility, that, the whole controversy might be transferred to the poiitical for a decision by the people in 1920, Senator Lodgé, chairman of the for eign relations committec and republi- can iéader of the senate, declared in a statement there was “no room for fur ther compromise” and urged that the reservations of the senate majority be carried into the campaign. There ‘wns no formal expression to determine whether a like stand would be taken ultimately by Persident \Wil- but it developed tbat the president's enate supporters had no definite as- surances as yet that be would reopen the subject for compromise by resub- mitting the treaty when the new ses- ion of congress begins Dec. 1. ' reversed the position he and most other republican senators had taken g njection of the treaty .into politics and accented in-consi sional and_cfficial circles as clothed with an added significance by Mr. .odge’s conferénce th Will H. the republican national chairman, before the unsuccessful fight W day. for ratification with the majority Developments Show the Possibility That the Whole Contre: versy Might Be Placed By the Political Parties Before the Voters For a Decision In 1920—Senator Lodge Asserts followers of the administration in tihe senate voted down those reservatios, It was also shown by a vote that there was a decisive majority ~against the treaty with the reservations. son and the administration senators,| servations included. The statement) foliows: “I have no especial comment ~ make. - The case is very simpie. Aftér four months of careful consideration and discussion, the reservations wers presented to the semate. They werd purely American in _their chlrmté:h, designed sclely to Americanize - treaty and make it safe for the Unitéd States. sy “Under the president’s orders the “Those reservations as presented. td the senate 1 stand. There is ne room for further compromise between Americanism and the super-zovern: « ment of the league. All I ask now 3 that we may have the opportunity. lay those reservations before American people. To that great and final tribunal alone would I appeal: The declaration of Senator Lodge| “1 wish to carry these . reservations to the congress. I wish the Ameri= can people to read and study 3 They are not lke the covenant of tha * leagre. They are simple. I do not ses that there is one of them to whichany American can objecte I want:the pens nle to see them. understand ihem. ard thin in every household. on shop and factory Then let theim ZERMAN SHiPS STILL HELD BY U. 5 SHIPPiinG BOARD New iormer German P ed Lo lue Lnted roops from.krance, elaict, Waibn has. bes o ihe Cunard iine, stil are in gosses- sion of tne saipping bourd. These snips aggregate lzs.u0 gloss tons and are: The Cap rimsteire, = 14,503 -tens; Mobile (ex Clev 15,300 _tons; araf \Waldersee, 15,193 aKiserin Aususte v L1 tons; Patnicia, Li0as tous, and the 14,167 Luds. Mr. Raeburn saw thut no informa tion had reached fumn as 10 the disho sitioo of these vessels. . All of these s, inciuding tne Bnperator, were in Signed.. They were brought to British | waters by “Jermay “orews ‘and, there Carned o¥ar Cnited_States nayy | aceom parys e'ships on thefr initie trips under the American flag to aid in TO LIFT ENM3ARGOES ON via, 16334 pons nz | Cerman .ports, when the armistice was| WHEAT AND FLOUR DEC. 16 . 21.—Embargoes o4 v will be ‘lifted Decembyr | s announced by the Uniiad s Grain Corporation here’ Wi tod: Lifiing of embargoes on both ports and imports followed the aetid of President Wlson in Washingtud - today in signing a proclamation comy pi terminating the embargo cow wol which has heen in 'effect fOF more than two years. {osil trol over - embargoes first was sed by the War Trade Board.tg protect the supplies of wheat @nd o wheat flour for the allies. Later contrcl was taken over by Julius' 1i Barnes, wheat director under. (B4 wheat guarantee bill, ¥ Discussing the liiting - of -the ; bargo, Mr. Barnes sai 4 5| “This-is cne step in the necessapy | reconstruction of trade facilitiés several of: foriner- German ofiicers ; broken by the war, which 1pust funes 7 b Lition when the Grafn' Corporation . terminates its three year's work. their ‘navization. With tlie last of the American troops! “This rel of embargo also pers mits Canadian wheat and wheat home it was generally understood here|flour to enter American markets frea that the ships would be turned back to other English flag lines to man and operate a portion of them; On Sept. 27, the day that the Im- perator was to be turped over to the Cunard line, word came from Wash- ington to the army authorities to in possession. Since then the ques- tion is undestood to have been under diplomatic directions. to piers here with Cuslod_inn crews of the United States shipping board in possession. PLEA FOR LIFE OF ANGELES SENT PRESIDENT CARRANZA New York, Noy. 21.—A plea for the life of General Felipe Angeles, Villa's er being captured by Mexican federal troops, was made by telegraph today to President Carranza of Mexico by F. Gonzales Garza, governor of the federal district of Mexico under Ma- »on on | dero, Garza appealed for clemency on the ground of the fidclity of Gener- al Angeles to the cause which Car- ranza and Garza supported during the “tragic week” murking the overthrow of the Madero government. “Too much Mexican blood,” Senor Garza declared in his message, “has been already spilled. For the sake and memory of .your wife, whose remains are perhaps still-warm, for the mem- ory of your brother. sacrificed on the altar of Pol passion for the memory lot the Apostle Madero, divine fore- runner of civie Tedemption in Mex ico, do not .permit the hlood of this | this' principal to be spiiled. Honor { your ancestors, glorify that movement of emancipation, uplift yourself by sparing the life of General Angeles. whose fate is entirely in your hands.” LONGSHOREMEN AWARDED 80 CENTS HOUR, $1.20 OVERTIME New York, Nov. 21—The National Adjustment Commission today made an award of 80 cents an hour and 151,20 an hour for . overtime to the ! deep sea longshoremen in- the north | Atlantic district. ‘This is an increase Jof 22 1-2 per cent. over the scale of i wages in force up to October 6 last. The award will go into effect De- | cember 1. President T. V. O'Connor and Vice President Joseph Ryan of the i ternational Longshoremen's, Associa- tion, labo@s representatives of the commission, asked for 8 cents aad $1.25, it was learned, when the body adjourned tonight. Three of the five members voted for 80 cents and $1.20, whereupon Mr. O'Connor and Mr. Ry- :!an moved that it be made unanimous. Consideration of ‘wages for the announced. SAYS CLEMENCEAU WILL BECOME PRESIDENT OF FRANCE + Paris, - November : 21- (Havas.)—In- newspaper Qeuvre relative to the po- premier, has stated . fhat - Premier huahua early today, in the custody of a_detachments of govefnment. troops, y he means the | who are taking him to Chihuahua City - te court martial, tonight and Dr. Elids Pratt of Tor- rington was chosen Oth wergre-clected, When a man says he likes to get it presidint, | in the neck occasionall; neck of-the other fellow, Viyiani is quoted as denying any in- the inter-ullied commission and in un- ticipation of such action mofe than| 1,500 British suilors were brought to| the United States, by the Cunard and| The remaimng seven ships of the| German fieet are at anchor or tied up| citizen .loyal to his country and tolgi coastwise workers will be taken up in; Washington December 5, it was terview by a represenative of the litical situation, .Rene Viviani, former Clemenceau will remainin his present office until*January and then will be- | C come President.of the Republic. M. rulings of the cus= It is expected that this enlarge the United Stafes supply of spring wheat flowers, twhiciy are favorites in the baking tzade and which, becduse of the hu!fiz‘ crap » in the northwest ~this vear, ave been relatively in light supply.” ANGLO-FRENCH TREATY - HAS BEEN RATIFIEQ Paris, November 21.—Stephen Pis chon, ¥rench Foreign Minister ~and Sir B Crowe, Assistant Under Secretary for @oreign Affairs of Great Britain, last night exchanged ratifications of the treaty guarantees ing British aid to France if, ‘withouj provocation, she is :ttacked by Gers many. Sir Eyre is the representative of Great Britain in the Supreme Couti= cil during the absence of Premies Lioyd George. The announcement of ratification of the treaty caused considerable sur= prise, because it had been generally understood that Great Britain would « not ratify the treaty before the Umit ed States did so. Although the treaty was rati last night it does not come into fe until the similar treaty with the United States has been ratified. I™{ London, November A Bonat Law, Government leader, in the Housyq of Commons, on being asked today whether the action of the United . States would affect the Anglo-Freneh; ican treaty said: - ndertaking in that treaty, which so far has been unrafified ~by {the United States, was contingent ups. on its also being carried by -the United States. Another situation might create a new condition of afe LITHUANIANS DENOUNCE * 5 ALL FORMS OF BOLSHEVISM ‘Waterbury, Nov. 21.—Bolshevism in all its forms was floyed by s at today's sessions of the Lithuanian National lLeague, in this city. Joseéph Kowal, a Boston banker, in an address to the convention, referred to the bol= sheviki as “agents of the devil® About 80 delegates are attending convention, from all parts of . country. An informal ballot for press ident of the organiation, taken this forenoon, resulted in the choice +of Pius Zuris of Boston. The cORVens tion will close tomorrow. POWDER EXPLOSION KILLS TWO AT LOWELLVILLI black powder mill Powder Plant, Lowellville, Ohio, near - here, late today. The explosion, ig aidh to have heen caused by a spark from machinery igniting powder -in one of the manufacturing huts at the plant., The damage to the plant confined to the hut. Telegraph ::i telephone comiunication to - meathy points was cut off owing to wires be ing blown down. ‘Tie bodjes of men were remqved to Voungstown; Oy GUILTY OF MURDER OF HIS TWO MONTHS OLD CHILD Providence, R. L, Nov. 21—Afté four hours' consideration a jury today. found George Riendea i 2! quitted the baby’s " mother; tention to become a _candidate for president of the chamber o fdeputies|The pair were charged Tith in sition to Paul Riendeau, who, was indicted with h the infant Puris green on May ¥