Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 15, 1919, Page 1

PRESDENT WILSON AS NO COM T0 OFFER ON DISPOSTION OF THE TRE Announces That He Will Continue to Hold Republican Mem- bers of the Senate Responsible For Results and Condi-| . cten goods _exported from tions Attending Delay—Debate About the White House Statement Today Is Expected to Add Vigor to the Peace Ratification Contest—Senator Hitchcock Declares Demo-| - grarics M. schwab obtained - con- an will Never Comnt to Rl"fi fim Wfibflflt u“ gofl‘l of the United Zinc & Smelting League of Nations, as Proposed By Senator Knox. Washington, Dec. Wilson today intervened in the peace treaty dilemma with an announce- ment that he had * concession of any would make no move toward the treaty's disposition, and would con- tinue to hold the republican members of the senate responsible for results and conditions attending delay. The president's position. regarded as peculiarly significant in view of the recent discussion in the senate of a compromise, was set forth in the following statement issued today from the White House: “It was learned from the highest authority at the executive offices to- day that the hope of the republican leaders of the senate that the presi- dent would presently make some move which will relieve the situation with regard to the treaty is entirely without foundatios: he has no com- promise or concess:.on of any kind in mind, but intends so far as he is con- cerned that the republican leaders of the senate shall continue to bear the undivided responsibility for the fate of the treaty and the present condition of the world in consequence of that fate.” The Wiyte House statement appar- ently had no effect in changing the treaty situation. Democratic leaders, indorcinz the president’s views, de clared that it did not preclude a sen- ate eompromise and that compromise Republican reiterated that the president was responsibie tor the present status and must make the first move towards a solution. .Senators hoping to kill the treaty alone expressed satisfac- tion. On one point only, apparenily, were all senate factions in harmony—name- Iy, that decisive jon on the treaty obably would be deferred until next month, after the proposed holiday re- cesg of congress, planned to end Jan- uary Senate debate, p.obably cen- tered about the White House state- ment, is expected to be reopened to- morrow with fresh vigor. The demo- cratic compromise campaign also is to kind in mind,” be_ pressed, according .to - Senator Hitcheock of Nebraska, administra- tion leader. Senator Hitch®ock, comimenting to- night on the White House statement, d that the democrats would efforty for compromising the reservations and that the senate and | turms aft president says the whole mat- in the hands of th~ senate and I agree with him.” said M~ Ilitchcock. “The president says he Las no com- romise or concession to make. That 3 for the senate. We are ready to ne- gotiate at any time and will continue to seek a compromise between the Lodge reservations and those I offered last Novembei." nator Hitchtock declared posi- that the democrats never consent to ratification of the without the ‘League of Nations und would not accept the plan offered vesterday by Senator Knox, republi- , Pennsyivania, to ratify the peace terms and leave the league question for decision by the voters. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, and othcr prominent republicans re- served public coinment on the White House statement. Senator Borah of Idaho, republican member of the foreign relations com- mittee, and prominent among the treaty's implacable foes, in a state- ment tonight charged that large finan- cial interests were engaged in propa- ganda favoring a senate compromise and also proposed to keep the treaty and the league from being passed on by the people during the ensuing pres- idential campaign, To the president’s contention that the senate majority is responsible for conditions resulting from delay, re- publican leaders pointed to the objec- tions yesterday of Senator Hitchcock to the Knox resolution proposing rati- fication of the treaty so far as it would effect peace with Germany and post- ponement of action on the League of Nations. 3 “t is utterly out of the question, ab- solutely impossible,” said Senator Hitchcock of the Knox resolution, add- ing that the basis of compromise must be the Lodge reservations and the five he proposed as substitutes. Leaders of both major factions of the senate are hopeful that from the London conferences of the British and French premiers may come, possibly in a few days, some responsible ac- tion toward acceptance of senate res- ervations which might lead to the treaty’s ratification. There appeared lessened hope to- night, however, that a solution might be reached with the Knox resolution as a basis. The agreement of Senator Underwood. democrat, Alabama, to support the Knox resodution gave rise to this hope. The view was expressed tonight, however, that opposition of Benator Borah and probably others of the “irreconcilables” to a compro- mised ratification, taken together with the president’s statement, had reduced ihaterially any prospect for such rati- fication. 0 compromise or | not. 14.—President | trade secure changes {n the reserva- | Deputies. luns S0 as to gel enough votes to put it through 1egardless .of whether American intercsts are protocted or second, having put it through in this way, the same iurces hope through tueir great influence with the leaders of bota political parties and their cou- trol over campaign subscriptions to keep it entirely out of the campaign of 1820-—so that the people will never k&ave‘ a chance (o pass upon the ques- on.” “In the language of one of the lead- ers,” Senator Borah's statement as- serted “the thing 16 do is to fix up the compromise, agree upon the deal which will get the votes, then bFing the treaty into the senste with the rule establishing cloture, cut off debate ana push it through. Then if they can Turther keep it out of the platform and out of the campa prominence in the party they will have accomplished their entire purpose. “The people of this <ountry who wish to retain their poliit:al indepen- dence and to keep ourselves free from the turmoils and conflicts of the old world should not lose sight of the fact that there has always beén back of this scheme a most viclous influence. I know that many 'good people, have sincerely advocated it but there is an influence back of it which haf been the source of the most gigantic propagan- da that this country has ever known that is acting from different motives, They are perfectly willing to surren- ‘det the policies of this country,, the policies which made us what. we ‘are, if they ean make sure their present investments and their proposed ex- ploitations in Europe. “Some of these ivstitutions, one in particular, made millions out of this war, a larze nart of which. is repre- sented by European secyrities, They qls0 have plans for future exploitai®ns of Europe. Naturally. therefore thev are interested in havinz the -United States underwrite these sacurities and stand back of these evmloitations. and to have our bovs police the unstable xovernmerits whose . seclirities . they hold. J. P, Morgan & company, for instanée have nlaced vast sums of Russian bonds in this country. Otner securities occuny . a similar - positien The members of this firm haye exerted every ihle. influence from the yerv betrinni " ado “I am in favor when congress re- er the holidays of starting a fhorough inveslization and layine bare the entire nrofits of these concefne which are now snénding vast sums of money. to put this thine across. Find ort what securities they have placad and where thev are now. Tt will he regalled - that: lonz “hefa~e the Tnited States or the neon'e of this gonntry were permitted to have a conv af this treatv the firm of Mavean & comnanv had it and wera stndyving it. as ana of |- the firm sald. for the purnnse of find- ing out what effect it would have rran their financinl schemrs. At the pres- ent time vast sums of manev ars he- faw exnended .in prorarands. . Fvery eind of enbying known ta Whshine- ton i< haine everted and ntilized to ac: eamnlich s T'rav, two things, firet tn nit tha tremte tHrouph as the resnlt of o kind of harter, anv kind inf trade that ic nasacenry sasandly. evert avery nagg'hle infinenna tn keep it away 1rom ‘| the people in 1920." SATISFIED WITH CLEMENCEAU- LLOYD-GEORGE CONFERENCE Parls, Dec. 14.—(Havas). The news- papers generally express satisfaction over the Clemencéau-Lloyd-George conference and see in the presenc at the London meeting of representatives of Italy, United States and Japan, proof of cleser collaboration among the allies, The U. S. Paris injunction said: The French government will' make at about the same time as the English government a detailed statement con- ¢erning the conference at London. The communication will touch. especially upon Qquestion.” ] Lee Matin says: “The English gov- ernment is said to look favorably.up- on the project of a French loan by England. The Syrian question is said to fi)e settled according to the legiti- mate aspirations of France. Publicas tion of a communication determining the Russian policy of the allies is ox- pected- shortly.” . p FORMER EMPEROR WiLLIAM ! IN LIST OF WITNESSE} Berlin, Saturday, Déc. 13.—Fermer Emperor William is inciuded in the list of witnesses who are to be cross- examined by a sub committee of the parliamentary committee inquiring in- to responsibility for the ‘war, with work /in establishing the' attitude and proceedure of the imperial government toward the Bosnian government prior to the outbreak of the war. The com- mittee has concluded, however, to de- fer action in this regard until teplies have been received to a sheet of ques- tions sent out to leading diplomats and army leaders. The committee will Effect of the president’s statement meet again in January to decide upon on the democratic leadership contest|the question of having the.former em- between Senators Hitchecock and Un-|peror cress-examined through the me- derwood also was a subject of much |diation of Holland. senatorial speculation tomight. BORAH ON SELFISH & DESIRE FOR TREATY ‘Washington, Dec. 14. — Powerful financial interests are endeavoring for selfish interests to “put across” the German peace treaty through a senate compremise, Senafor Borah, republi- can. Idaho, charged in a statement is- sued tonight. ROBBER KILLS VICTIM ; AND WOUNDS DETECTIVE ‘Washington, Dec. 14—Entering an automobile tire repair shop here today, John McHenry, who'gave St. Louis as hig home and 19 as his age, shot and killed Wallace ‘'W. Mulcane, the pro- prietor, robbed Mulcare of a small sum of money and later before detec- Urging that congress investigate al- | tive in the Union Station could arrest Jeged cfforts of J. P. Morgan & com- |h im, shot and probably fatally wound- pany and other financial concerns to |ed James E. Armstrong, a city detec- bring about the treaty's ratifications, |tive. Senator Borah also asserted that these|: Interests through “the most On_entering the repalr ‘shop Me- giganug | Henry, according' to James Sheldon, a propaganda” propose, if possible. to|witness demanded the contents of.the prevent the American people from | cash register. Mulcare under. pretext considering the treaty and the league |0f delivering the money, fired'at the next November. The financial interests, Borah further charged, are at work on , of nations in the presidential elections | youthful bandit, who dodged behind a show case and them shot Mulcare Senator | through the heart. ‘When cornered in the Union Sta- @ gcheme which he outlined as having |tion by the police, McHenry. fired three the following objects: “First, —— - ‘| shot: h some compromise or | Armstrong in the stomach. me of which struck Detective ign by reason of their | m; 1o have this leacue adopteq. | OPPOSe: publication |. Condensed Teiegrams Japan are subject to inspection. The Hungarian treaty, it was learn- ed, will be presented in January. H. Brunet, Socialist, was elected president of the Belgian Chamber of Washington reports indicate rails will remain under government control until June 30. Chicago announced Canada can- celled order for corn aggregating two million ' busheis. November shipments of\~ anthracite totaled 5.971,671 tons, compared with 5,276,659 tons last year, e —— Bar silver was quoted at 78 1-4 pencel an ounce in London, compared with $1.31 1-4 in New York. American Ambassador Davis con- ferred with Premiers Lloyd George! and Clemenceau in London. " Porto Rico’s new sugar crop esti- ated at 478,000 tons, an increase of 70,000 tons over the last crap. The Berlin Tageblatt reports the| finding of aa einaustible supply of | possium _‘salts in northern Germany. | Italian deiegates at Paris denied rumor French troops had clashed with, forces of Gabriele D'Annunzio at Fiume. Capture of Kharkov, i n southern: Russia, which was one of the bases of General Denikine, was announced ! in Moscow. Ignace Paderewski, Polish Premier is expected to abandon politics in the! near future and return to his home| in Switzerland. Indiana coal mine cperators and wholesalers generally increased their| prices 14 per:cent. to saeeting the in-| crase in wages. 8ir Henry Drayton, Canadian Min-E ister of Finance, announced a ship-| ment. of $20,000.000 in gcel would be made to Chicago. It is reported in London highly im- portant. Anglo-French financial ques- tions were discussed n Downing St. streetMthy-cN ex ! ‘Senator Smoot a vould: e e of docu- sional Record of ‘all ments and petitions. sorts Shipowners conceded a 25 per cent.; increase in wages to dock workers and normal business conditions were | resumed at Trinidad. Board of ‘Estimate considered at a| public hearing the construction of a boardwalk for Coney Jsiand similar to the one at Atlantic City. | Under a bill introduced by Senator | Jones: newspapers of more ‘than 24 pages would be charged five times the present postage rate. The airplane in which Captain Smith | flew from England to Australa will | be presented to the Commonwealth by the company that built the pla.e. Great Stocks of Army surplus food. ! which will be distributed to the pub- | lic shortly, will cost the housewife per cent. more than the army prices. | Department of Agriculture reported total value oif crops produced in the; United States in 1919 at $14,092,740.000 | compared with $12,600,526,000 last| year. Sixteen members of the crew of the Anierican steamer Liberty Glo. re-; ported missing since the vessel was wrecked or Terschelling, Holland, were | saved. The yield of the issue national bonds and treasury notes for No-! vember exceded 1,891,000,000 francs,, according to the French Minister of| Finance. Construction at Puerto Lobos ini the Tampico consular district, of an| oil refinéry to produce 30,000 barrels| a day was halted by the new Mexican | petroleum law. Reports from Buenos Aires say that a favorable report was made to the Asgentine Chamber of Commerce granting an extension of a credit of 200,000,000 pesos to Britain, Irance and- Itaiy. . Senate Military Committee declined to take action on aresolution by Sena- army to protect American citizens on | the Secrétary of War to employ the! army to proect American citizens on the border. Negotiations between the Austrian Gavernment and a group of American bahkers to provide extensive credits | for Austria in this country need only consent of the Supreme Council to complete them. Steamship officials declare every!| American in' Europe seems determined | to ‘get ‘home for Christmas. The Mauretania will sail for Southampton December 17 with 2,000 passengers and 4,000 bags of mail D’ANNUNZIO TO HAND OVER FIUME TO REGULARS .. Fiume, Dec. 14.—(By The A. P.) Ga- briele D’Annunzio will hand over com- mand of the city of Fiume to regular troops under General Caviglia, former minister of war, ABANDONMENT OF sRITISH ST_EAM_ERS OFF NEWFOUNDLAND Halifax, N. 8., Dec.. 14.—Abandon- ment of the British steamer Messina, reported yesterday as in a sinking condition 430 miles off the Newfound. land coast, was announced in a radio message received here tonight. " /Clemenceau Returning to Paris. London, Dec. 14~—Premier Clemen- ceau, who has been in London for sev- erdl days engaged in important con- ferences with Premier Lloyd George and other allied representatives, left for Paris this morning CONN.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 3 Steamers Aggound Cemany Yields on | in Vineyard Sound Result of a Heavy Fog—Forty Mile Wind Causes Anxiety For Their Safety—All Coal Laden. Vineyard, Mass., Dec. 14.—The ship- ping board steamers North Wind, Lake Crystal and Fairfield were aground today as a result of the heavy fog that hung over Vineyard sound 'late yesierday until this morning. A forty-mile northerly wind which was increasing in force tonight, ecaused concern for the vessels. All are coal laden and are thought to be bound from Norfolk to Boston. The coast guard cutter Acushnet late today made an unsuccessful at- tempt to pull off the North Wind which grounded on a soft bottom be- tween Tarpalute Cove and Pasque Isl- and late yesterday. It was thought that it would be necessary receive 500 tons of cargo before she -could be fioated. The coast guard cutter Gresham was in the vicinity of the Lake Crys- tal, which brought up about a mile away from the North Wingd early to- [t ay. The Fairfield stranded some time after midnight on a stony bottom, hgit was not believed to be in immediate danger. Calls for assstance were sent out. HELD FOR THE DEATH OF HER SIX-YEAR-OLD SON Atlantic City, N. J, Dec. 14.—The body of James M, Blake, Jr., sixlyear- old son of a wealthy Philadelphia in- surance broker, who was declared by his mother to have been kidnapped last Friday night, washed ashore .at Ventnort today. Mrs. Blake has been placed under arrest. Mrs. Dlake, who on Friday night crawled to the home of Benjamin Fox in Ventnor and told a sensational stor of being attacked by two ne- groes who after beating her, robbed her of a handbag and then fled with her child. is charged with the murder of the boy. She was removed from the home of Mrs. A. G. Miller, in Ventnor, today, to the Atlantic City hospital where she is guarded by a uniformed policeman. “She is said to be suffering from a nervous collapse and probably will be taken to the county jail within body was found less than {from the pier in Ventnor lake's handbag was re- where Mrs. covered yesterday and about the same distance from the scene of the alleged k'dnapping. It was scen floating on the water by Samuel Blair, of Margate City, who was walking up the board walk. After dragging the body to the beach Blair notified the authorities, who sent it to an undertaking estab- lishment and then Recorder Allen Endicott, at Ventnor, and swore out a warrant charging Mrg, Blake withy, the child's murder. County Physician L. R. Souder per- ormed an autopsy and pronounced death due to drowning. He said it had not yet been decided whether to hold an inquest. “There were no marks on i the body to indicate that the boy had been killed before he was thrown into the water,” said Dr. Souder. “It looks to me as though he was thrown from the end of the pier into the ocean. “I understand that Mrs, Blake fre- uently made statements to her fam- thitt' somcthing terrible was going to happen. 1 have talked with her hushard, from whom she is separated, and ke stated that his wife long has own evidence that her mind was un- anced. She has been under the care of nerve specialists for some time, and was in fact a mervous invalid.” Mr. Blake, when seen at his home later, said he did not care further to discuss the case. “You can readily understand that under the circum- stances 1 would not care to make a atement at this time. I have no idea what would prompt my wife to commit such an act,” he said. Chief of Police Sprague said there were several marks on the boys body- but that they probably were caused by confact with the jetty and pilings along the beach. “There was one cut,” he said, “on top of the head, one under the nose and one eye was black. My opinion is that the boy's mother threw him from the end of the pier. She has told me the child stood between her and her husband and that at the time the boy was born she wanted to do away with him. She has made a num- ber of other incriminating state- ments.” Mrs. Blake i¢ said to have been suf- fering from a nervous ailment for a number of ‘years. The authorities said tonight she has told many conflicting stories both before and since her ar- rest, probably due, it was said, to her nervous condition. Mr. and Mrs. Blake have been es- tranged for some time. The boy and ten-year-old daughter had been in the custody ¢f their father and had been permitted to go out with their mother. FOUR CONSTABLES, WERE AMBUSHED IN IRELAND Londonderry, Ireland, Dec. 14—(By The A. P.) Searching parties were out today looking for men who last night near Dungloe ambushed and shot and wounded four constables who were returning to headquarters at Dungloe after having arrested Sinn Feiners. / The constables had arrested two Sinn Feiners and taken them to the special criminal court at Letterkenny, where they were remanded, and were on their way to Dungloe when a score of concealed men opened fire on them with pistols. Sergeant Farrell, on of the principal witnesses against the Sinn Feiners, was wounded in the leg and Constable Cunan in the head and body. Inspector Wallace and an- other constable also were wounded. Cunan’s condition is grave. STEEL WORKERS VOTE TO CONTINUE STRIKE Washington, Dec. 14.—Continuation of the nationwide steel & workers’ strike was voted today by the con- ference here of the twenty-four pres- ident's of unions connected with the steel industry. It was said there were only two dissenting votes, most of the union Jeaders maintaining that victory in the controversy was in sight. Members of .the strike committee commenting on the vote declared that the recent cancellation by the United. States Steel Corgporation of huge foreign contracts was one. of ithe most favorable auguries of the event- ual success of the strike. It also was|at Mount Holyoke College, died this asserted that while many steel plants| morning in the Franklin County Hos- production | pital in Greenfield - She had been ill had been far below normal with the|only a short time. had resumed operation, overhead charges of the company re- L | tons of shipping. appeared _ before 4 1919 Scapa Flow Issue Reiterates Desire to Have Rati- fication of the Treaty Ef- fected at the Earliest Pos- sible Moment. Berlin, Satirday, Dec. 13,—(By The A. P.) In her note replying to the last entente communication demand: ing the signing of the protocol prelim- inary to putting the peace treaty in effect, which is now on its way to Paris, Gergany yields in her stand on the Scapa Flow issue to a certain ex- tent. The text of the reply was handed on Friday night to a courier who at once started with it for the French capi- tal. The text will not be published in Berlin before Monday. It is learned that in the note the Gerfan reiterates its desire to have‘ ratification of the peace treaty effect- ed at the earliest possible date. It gently hints that the entente is re- sponsible for the complications which have delayed the exchange of ratifica- tions for more than a month. It de- clares that Germany has not and is not now making the final ratification dependent upon the clayses relating to war prisoners or the extradition of German subjects for trial. although it expresses the hope that the allies will permit themselves to be convinced that both issues have an important bearing upon the internal political sit- uation in Germany, On the Scapa Flow issue the note expresses a willingness to yield to the extent that Germany will consent to make reparation for the sinking of the German warships, in order to remove what is characterized as the final ob- stacle to the definite conclusion of peace, although, says the note, repara- tion cannot be made in_ the manner suggested in the demand for 400,000 On this point Ger- many proposes negotiations by the en- tente with a board of German ship- ping experts. The note declares that the pros- pective temporary absence of Ameri- cans from the commissions: establish- ed under the treaty has not influenced the attitude of official Germany to- wards the question of final ratifica- tion. SOCIALISTS DEFEATED IN ITALIAN CHAMBER Rome, Saturday, Dec. 13.—(By The A. P.) The chamber of deputies to- night voted approval of the reply to the speech from the throne after re- jecting by a vote of 289 to 124 an amendment offered by the socialists,| providing for the immediate recogni- tion of the Russian soviet government and the resumption of relations with Russia. Premier Nitti summed up the debate on the reply in a speech of consider- able length. He desired first, he said, to ‘deny the report that the govern- ment was about tc conclude new in- ternational "agreenients créating fresh responsibilities; The premier's refer- ence was to a report that the meeting of Premiers Lloyd George and Cle- menceau and Foreign Minister Scia- loia in London had considered a mili- tary convention. | “The statement that a new tariff and customs duty will be applied by royal decree is also untrue,” he contin- ued. 3 Answering different speakers who presented motions for the convocation of a constituent assembly, Signor Nitti said: “But_we consider the parliament ad| a permanent constituent assembly. The parliament is sovereign. It is free to modify by enactment any article of thg constitution. What you now wish is to change article V. which nom nally gives the king the right to d clare war. But do you realiy believe that the last war was declared without the assent of the parliament?” At this the socialists shouted: “Yes, against the will of parliament.” There was grea* confusion in the chamber for a { % moments, after which Premier Niiti resumed his re- { marks, | “The law granting full powers to the | cabinet,” the premier went on, “was passed by the chamber on May 22, 11915. It was equivalent to a declara- tion of war.” The entire socialist group shouted: “No, no! The cabinet already had concluded an alliance with the en- tente,” The premier begged for the support of all parties to help Italy out of her present difficulties. He explained she | must import one-third of the necessi- ties of Tife, needing for instance 42,- 000,000 quintals of wheat annualiy of which 24,000,000 came from abroad, a quantity equal to two-thirds of the entire production of Argentina. “With regard to our relations with Russia,” said the premier, “I am cer- tain we shall soon resume commercial ! relations with that country, but I am not certain that they will soon be ad- vantageous, “The idea,” he added, “that the An- glo-American bloc is interested in iso- lating Russia in order to have a mon- opoly of raw materials is nonsense.” JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS DISGUSTED WITH POLITICS Hickory, Miss, Dec. 14.—Senator John = Sharp Williams. . democrat, | Mississippi, dcelared he would not be a candidate for re-election to the senate in a letter made public today. “I am disgusted .with the whole po- litical situation, especially with the! treatment of international affairs as if they weres questions of party- politics,” the senator wrote, “and . I would ‘rather be a dog and bay at the moon' {than to spend one day in the United States senate after at the expiration of my term.” WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF SHOPLIFTERS IN NEW. YORK| New York, Dec. 4—Three patrol wagon loads of women. alleged to be shoplifters, the first fruits of police department’s crusade against pilfering during the Christmas shop- ping rush, were arraigned in the wo- men’'s court here today. Silk stock- ings receive tbe particular benefit of the shoplifters’s attention, according to the testimony of.a woman . store detective, being easily concealed in value from $10 to $250 a pair. OBITUARY the |- TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS - NGRESS T0 PRUBE CAUSE - OF GARFIELD' 5 RESIGNATI Senate Sub Committee to Summon High Officials to Explain " Why Plans of the Fuel Administrator Were Set Aside and a Compromise Made With the Miners’ Union—Restric: tions Imposed On the Use of Fuel During the Strike ‘Gradually Are Being Removed—President Lewis of the Miners Predicts That 95 Per Cent of the Miners Will Be Back at Work By Monday Night. ‘Washington, Dec. 14—While relax- ation of restrictions on the use of bi- tuminous coal continued today, indi- cating governmental belief that the strike crisis.in the industry has pass- ed, congressional investigation began to bear upon the active participants in the scttlement. The appearance last night of Dr. Harry A. Garfield, whose resignation as federal fuel adminis- trator was accepted yesterday by President Wilson, before the senate sub-committee investigating the acoal situation was followed today by in- dications that Attorney General Pal- mer and other high officials would be called on this week to explain why plans of Dr. Garfield were set aside and a compromise made with the miners’ union on a basis which the former fuel administrator described as “contrary to fundamental principles of government.” Acting President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of A: :rica, who is attending the labor recon- struction conference here, predicted today that by Monday night 85 per cént. of the miners would be back to ‘work. Restrictions imposed on the use of fuel during the strike gradually are being removed under the discretionary authority to reseind such orders gives the regional railroad directors. i Although most of the power to Ie- scind the various restrictions has been placed in the hands of the regional di= rectors. the railroad administration..is continuing to €xercise a supervisory control over bituminous -coeal and coke. This has been made necessary not alone by thé resignation of Fuel Administrator Garfield, but also by the resignations of Cyrus Guernsey, Jr. assistant to Dr. Garfield, and John ‘A, Alport, chief engineer, both of wh cam back to Washington to serve with their chief when the fuel administid- tion was revived. These resignations have practically put an end to the reinstated activities of the adminis- tration. 3 Appointment by President Wilson ot a commission to supercede the fuel ad- ministrator is expected this week. No intimations of the personnel have been given in official quarters, though the basis decided upon will make its com- position include one mine worker, one coal mine operator, and a represen- tative of the public. The three wi have power to readjust wage scale: above the present advance of 14 cent. given the miners, if desired, also to advance the selling price of coal. 1 e FOOD FOR RELATIVES AND FRIENDS IN EUROPE London, Dec. 14—Nationals of stricken European countries who re- side in the United States will soon be able to supply their relatives and friends with food at reasonable prices through a plan that has been evolved by the American Relief Administra- tion. - Under the same plan persons living in those countries and possess- ing the necessary funds may pur- chase essential foods. which in some countries are extremely difficult to ob- tain. The plan already has the in- dorsements of the governments at Vienna, Warsaw, Prague and Buda- pest, while the acquiescence of the German government is expected short- lv, .it is declared. ‘The relief administration has organ- ized the “American Relief Warehouse Corporation,” which will undertake to send_at .the outset about $5,000,000 worth of {oodstuffs to the five coun- tries mentioned. The governments which will benefit by the plan have agreed to forego the imposition of im- port duties and to transport the sup- plies from the docks where they are delivered to warehouses which governments will provide. They have also agreed not requisition the sup- plies under any contingency. The foodstuffs will be sold on the dollar basis at figures which will net the eorporation a profit. All the profits will be used for extending the present £hild relief activities of the adminis- tration in the countries in which the profits accrue, In detail the plan provides that 'a person in the United States may go to the financial representatives of the corporation and puay in any amount for the purchase of a food warrant for a designated person abroad. By a carefully guarded system the warrant will be delivered to such person, upon VILLA HOLDS AN AMERICAN RANCHMAN FOR RANSOM Eagle Pass, Texas, Dec. 14.—Definite news from Fred G. Hugo, American manager of the J. M. Dobies near Muzquiz, Coahuila, held by Fran cisco Villa for $10,000 ransom, still was lacking today. Unofficial reparts reaching the border, however, indi- cated that the American with' seyeral Mexican hostages probably was being detained in Elpino Mountains, about 100 miles from Muzquiz. Whether fed- eral troops had taken up the pursuif of the Villistas could not be learned. Although previous reports said Vil- la and several hundred followers whd occupied Muzquiz last Tuesday, had been ousted from the town Friday and had fled in the direction of the state of Chihuahua, apparently. reliable in- formation . today indicated .that .the rebels did not leave Muzquiz unf{l Saturday. 1t was.stated that they headed in the direction of - Eipino Mountains, leaving word that the money for Hugo's release was to be left at Pino Solo, in'the Elpino Moun- tains. . Villa did not molest the poorer per- the | sons in Muzquiz, confining his looting to the wealthier residents and the principal stores, according to today’s advices. He“carried off a large supply of blankets, several automobiles, horses and wagons and great quanti- ties of food, it was szid. Shortage ‘of food and clothing among his forces is believed here to have been the prineis pal cause of the raid on Muzquiz. NORTH GERMAN LLOYD LINER ' GRAF WALDERSEE IS AFIRE New York, Dec. 14.—Fire has brok-. en ot on the former North German Lloyd liner Graf Waldersee. recently a United States army transport, and which the recipient will be entitled to | now anchored in the Hudson River, the stipulated amount of food from the foreign warehouse. The system is being put into effect largely to protect fareigners in the United States whose money remit- tances to central Europe are of little or no benefit to the recipients as the essential food cannot be purchased lo- | cally. while the food packages sent from America, it is declared, seldom reach their destination. EVERYONE WANTS THE BEST REGARDLESS OF WHAT .IT.COSTS Chicagoy Dec. 14.—~The surest way back to old fashioned price levels is to shop with the old fasnioned market basket and occasionally’ use “old fashioned corned beef and other pa- latable but cheaper cuts.” E. A. Cudahy, president of the] Cudahy Packing Company. gave that | advice to the buying public in his annual report to the stockholders of | the concern which will be presented tomorrow. Government attempts the cost of living and insistence of; the public on having the best re-| gardless of cost. were prime factors behind present prices levels, Cudahy said: ; ) Discussing the first. he said: “If we had less arbitrary control and if we had such high prices of commodities as would have been the case normal and uncontrolled conditions, increased production, coupled with i enforced lessened consumption, would have followed more surely and the| situation .would have reached a per- wmanent normal level with less con- fusion.” On the subject of extravagant buy- ing he declared: “There has been an abnormal de-l mand this year for articlse of the highest . price and quality. .. Every- body ‘has wanted the hest and has seemed to have the money to pay for; it. If there was a better demand for| cheaper cuts it would have the most beneficial effect all around.” to regulate| MOVING PICTURE PARTY ARRIVED SAFELY AT NASSAU Miami, &la, Dec. 14—The yacht Grey Duck on which David W, Grif fith, motion picture producer. and a party of 'thirty-six left here Wed- nesday, arrived late today at Nas- sua, Bahama Islands, with all on board safe, said a radio message ‘received at jmidnight by the Miami Herald from Nassau. 'he yacht, which was four days Dr., Carrie A, -Harper. South Hadley, Mas Dec. - 14—Dr., Carrie A Harper, professor. of English Professor Harper was gradlated from -Radcliffe, and maining the same as during normallreceived her degree ofr Ph.D. at Bryn wraduatiom, < “aws é overdue on her arrival at Nassau, en- countered heavy seas and members of the party had been without fcad for three days. the méssage said. Two passengers were swept overboard during the vQyage but were rescued. The me: e said the Grey Duck almost capsized and the pilot was in- jured and others on board were forced to take turns at the wheel whild littla craft wallowed in the seas pending transfer to Great Britain, Two army transports anchored nearby are endeavoring to render assistance. Residents at Spuyten Duyvil, oppo- site the anchorage of the Graf Wal- dersee, reported that.the big liner was enveloped in smoke through which flames were leaping. Two fire boatsand a police tug were” rusted to the assistance of the ship. The Graf Waldersee is 2 boat -of 13,000 tons and was ona of the fleat of German merchantmen seized by the allies in German ports after the s'gning ofthe armistice. She was al- lotted to the United States for use.ds a transport and was taken over by tife American navy at Brest in March -of this year. = The liner arrived in New York: in April and two months later was ram- med by the steamer -Redondo, 100 miles off Sandy Hook, while outward bound for l'rance. She was beached off Long Beach but was able to re= sume service as a transpor: a colipli ks later. She made her lost T American troops last August gince which time she has b ly.ng in New York harbor -awaiting expected allotment to Great Britain, RECOMMENDS SALE OF ALL GOV'T OWNED WOODEN SHIPS New York, Dec. 14—Sals to private purchasers of all government owined wooden vessels and of stecl vessels under 6,000 deadweight tons is recom- mended by the Meerchants’ Associa- tion of Nw York, in response to a ref- endum questionnaire received from the chamber of commerce of the United States. Expectation is provided for steel ships adapted to ocean-going-er coastwise traffic, since such vessels.in foreign hands might be prejudicial to steel ships of larger tonnage dediciied exclusively to American commerce. The association favors restrictioms for a period of years upon the tran fer to a foreign flag of steel vessel o! more than 6,000 tons purchased f the government. It believes that tha should absorb as & war loss the differ- ence between th war cosL of the ve: sels by the emergency fleet corporas tion and their present value The Merchants' association has also one on record in fuvor of the estab hment -~ of - “fore on~ trading” -in American ports, as « - femplated ..in proposed federal in \ 1 imported commodities may-be sio N1 for re-ex- port without paying cusic.® duties. FOR 'RELIEF OF STAVING X POPULATION IN ViENNA Buenos Aires, Saturday, Dec. 13.= President Irigoven sent a messag congress today recommerdi propriation of 2,200,00¢ peso the purchase of food and be sent. to relieve the starving popu- lation of Vienna. The governmgnt also will apnoint.a committee to obtain popular subserip- tiogs for the same object.