Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 18, 1919, Page 1

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LXI—NO. 302 REQUEST TO DELAY RETURN OF RAILROADS FORTWO YEARS Imnfion Representing Union Labor and Some Farmers’ : Organizations Have Presented a Letter Asking President Wilson to Defer Action Until a Fair Test of Government Operation In Peace Time Should Be Given—Secretary Tumulty Informed the Delegation That the President’s Mind Is Still Open On the Question of Returning the, Railroads to Private Control. \ Washington, Dec. 17. — President Wilson's mind is still open on the]| question of returning the railroads to| private control, Secretary Tumulty to- day toid a deiegation repr nting union labor and some farm crgan- | izations which called at the White House to prese: expeutive to d roads for two.ye This was the first authoritative ex- preésion on this subj which had cotme from administration quarters sinee the president informed congr 14t May. that he planned to relinquish federal control by Janua 1, The president, Mr. Tumulty said, would be | mad to get.the views of the labor and | a letter asking the | s the return of the| @ farmer representatives insisted 8t a fair of government op- cration in peace time should be giv-| While the delegation was at the White House, the senate was speeding up consideration of riil- road bill and apm nearing | nal vote after more than a week deiate. v the roace would he returne own- | o wilhin the bill 1 wame n there was no pros pect that final enactment of an wiro, tica would be eompleted usit) Chr t differen and house. going to the Whit union labor and farme tmas holi- = owing to tl = between ¢ menate Befor the pation, ' which included nt Gompers of the American ion of and represent { the ruliroad brotherhoods, called on Sen- ator Cummins, chairman of the senate | Triterstate Commerce: Committee, and | vrked that his hill be withdrawn. He Iny ted that he would iay the. re- quest hefore the whole committee. The letter from the labor and farm ers’ delegation to the president sai proponents of the Cummins cistmed that the president planned to 1 rettrn the roads by Janu and that some provie for wuch return enacted dlateiq. “We b s preat inj > to you.” co! 3 letter. “Ag you doubtless | cverwhelming majority of t cxiension of the operation of the | for at teart two years inj a fair test may have heen maude of go~crnm tion and a plan may de wor the ulti-} mate disporal of t iroady whien, ould be Mlr (o all e involy~ “Director Genera! Hines and mem- lLave of e Interstatc iave showr Commerce Com- clearly that dhe pads will involve freight ratex of close o billion Nar: This increa in rates, according the same authori- ties, will be reflected in an increased sidered briefly tonight but went over cost of living of at least $4.000,000,- 000 a year, possibly $5,000,000,000. The American people cannot and not stand such an increase. “We respectfully request, Mr. Presi dent, on behalf of the farmers, the American Federation of Labor and the railway ULrotherhoods as well as the general public, that you stop the ru- mors that you plan to.return the rail- roads to private control, and that in view of the changed conditions and the prevalent industrial unrest. you re- establish confidence by advocating that the period of government opera- |tion be continued for at least two " year: During the day, J. R. Howatd,.rep- resenting the American Farm Bureau Federation, made public a letter which he had sent to Senator |, Cummins adopted - by the rederation at Chicago last month . demanding “the early return of the railroads to wrivate. control under such conditions an dregulatio as will render adequate services at just and equitable rates.” Mr. Howard said the resolution had heen adopted unanimously. “This unanimous approval” he wrote, “was from a body of meve than 400 active and actual farmers holding delegate power from more than 2.000,- 000 other farmers from 34 states of the anion.” The senate tentatively accented an amendment by Senator Jones repub- 1 Washington, designed s and s discriminating againt by cutting their rates on shipments to points within the United States Senator Jones ex- plained that the amendment was aim- ed especially at certain Canadian rail- roads over which, because of reduced rates, much American goods are ship- ped in bond .through Canada to Pa- cific coast cities of the United States, and also at railroad-owned ship lines touching Alaskan ports. lines from American carrie) By vote of 28 to 20 the senate tadopted an amendment b Senator Irelinghuysen, republican, New Jer- se; nroviding for a' revolving fund of $500,000.000 from which the govern- ment could make loans for rehabil tion of raiiroads uvon tiieir return to private ownership. The anti-strike nrovisions were con- antil temorrew. Senator Cumming trled to secure unanimous consent agreement to vote_on . the anti-st vlauses at noon tomorrow but objec tion was made by Senator Harrison, democrat. Mississippi, because coi sideration of the sugar relief bill would be sbut off: A substitute for clauses was reduced Jormick, republica similar to the would prohibit employes until 60 days after dec by an arbitration board. The Cormick plan also wouid require the by Senatc Me- the arbitration board to dispuse of all con- troversies within 90 days. INVENTION OF A NEW STEEL BY JOHN OLIVER ARNOLD London, Dec. 18.—The invention of & new steel, far advance of any high sneed steel hitherto made, is as- “hed bv the Da! Mail today to John s aware ‘of Professor Arnoid's i is Investigating it and fean metallurgists also are long ilnes similar to those of Professor Armold. The Daily Malil indicates that Pro- fessor Arnold uses molyhdenum in- stead of tungsten and sayvs: “If large cuantities of molvhdenum hard, silver-white, metallic ele- and the price re- ake a back seat. molybdenum will, (a ment) can be found sten. Professcr pe=, I8 nrevented under t the, realm act from vention, industriall kis Invention in ca and will be his American pa he_publishes The ‘Dally M has? agked Pr T Tie 'is williug to hand - his invention to the state and on what terms, but that Arnol@ does not intend to com- ply- with. the gevernment's desire to eecure it. A revresentative of the Amiérican government, the newspaper continués, made a speclal journey to Sheftleid to investigate Prefessor Ar- noM’s discovery, and agenis of the United States are prospecting In America and Burone for deposits of molybdenum, which previously has been found chiefly in Canada. The Dafly Mail, which asserfs thatf g eoncerning it. vs the gavernment d whether Professor Arnoid is “shackled” by government restrictions. expresses the fear that the United States will get ahead of Creat Brital on what j* terms an important | TO HAVE BUFFALO MEAT AS A CHRISTMAS DELICACY Port Pierre. S. D, De:. 17. -— The smost important buffalo hunt in more thun 40 veurs has been completed west of the|Xiisseurl river, One hundred | and thirty-two : which com- posed part of i herd of 800 have been Yilled to suppiy demands from various western citl vhere huffalo a as del congider E buffaloes are the af a pio neer rancher whe started in business a number of vears ago with a small herd. 'COLD WEATHER INSTEAD | OF THE END OF THE WORLD | Mofitreal, Dec. 17.—Persons who to- @ay kxpected the end of the world with perhape a shower of, fire and | , were puzzled on awakening | 0 the thermometer rezistering 15 belew zero. Newspapers re m‘ v queries as to whether the | @oid weathar was to be intcrpreteq s $he beginnime of the end. DAMAGE FROM STORM ON NEWFOUNDLAND COAST St. John's. N. F., Dec. 17—Incom- plete reports of the damage caused by the storm which has been sweeping the Newfoundland coast for the past week, received here today, the loss of at least three lives and five schooners and the destruction by a tidal wave of a raflway pier at Pla- centia and the breakwater at Grand- bank near Fortyne. The schooners Barbara MacDonald, Verna B. Adams, Rose M., Grace Darling and Betty Mac were report- ed total wrecks. Cantain Thoma Whittle of the Barbara MacDo: was washed overboard and drowned and two members of the crew of the Verna B. Adams were frozen to death in the landwash when that vessel w wrecked near Burin. Telegraph and raillroad service has been crippled by the drifting snow and many of the distant ceast d istricts have not been heard from for sev days. The Leyland line steamer Mercian, ch put in here with fire In Num 2 hold én Saturday was expected to resume her voyage today. ARSENAL NEAR DOVER. N. J., DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION New York, Dec. 17.—A report was received here tortight that the govern- ment arsenal near Dover, N. J., was destroyed -by an explosion which oec- curred shortly after midnight. The noise of the explosion was heard in neighboring Jersey towns but all wire communication with the arsenal, which is located in an isolated spot in the Jersey hills, was cut off. WIENER ARRESTED FOR 3 CARRYING FIREARMS New York, Dec. 17.—Captain ence Wiener of Philadelphia, mer British and American eran who attempted suicide b; nz himself on Monday night, w resteq tonight in hoepital on a of violating the law. i firearms, Capf once a millionaire, is recovering from his self-inflicted wound, it wags stated at the hospital. Clar- the for- war vet- shoot- WAR TIME PROHIBITION COST LIQUOR INTERESTS $400,000,000 Chicago, De. 17—TLiquor interest es- timate their losses as a result.of the enforcement ‘of the war time prohibi- tion law at $400,000,000. according to tement made here today by Levy Mayer, chief counsel {or ers in the middle west He announced that : approximately this it to recover m* from United States government will soon be in the court of claims at Washington,* Attorney Mayer explained that thi sction is entirely apart Livin the pro. ceedings attacking constitutional prohibition, to be submitted to the United States supreme court. The maiden band of hope is a hus- {EET should i indicated | *| SENATOR FALL CRITICISES the distill-{ the ! . PRICE TWO CENTS Aviator Hed Bzttle " With Huge Vulture For Refusing to Answer Ques- tions and Produce Books For Legislative Committee. Moulmain, Burma, Dec. 17.—Licuten- ant Etienme Poulet, the Frenchman who recently yield -Aus- tralia air race to Captain Ross Smith, is safe here today following a battle in the air with a huge vulture which broke a propeller of his machine and forced him to'land on a small plateau in the mountains. Licutenant = Poulet left Bangkok. | Siam, on Dec. 6, two hours after Cap- tain Smith, and direct word of his fate had been lacking until last night, when he landed here in his macy The French aviator, in relating experiences today. said he noticed tlacker while flving at an altitude of 1,000 feet over mountain peaks in| Siam, about 100 mil east of Motil- main. “The vulture, he said, circled for a time over the aircraft making little speed because cf weather ccnditions, then dived straight down- ward, striking and spattering the right propeller, Discovering it would be impossible to continue the jourrey, Lieutenant Poulet searched the meuntainl tops for half an hour before a suitable landing place could be found. He made his own repairs and continued to this city. which was PALMER TO APPEAR BEFORE SENATE COAL COMMITTEE “Washington, . 17.—Attorney Gen- eral Palmer will appear Defore the senate committee investigating the coal situation Friday or Saturday, Chairman_ Frelinghuysen _announced tonight after a brief session of ihe committee, * The attorney general, it was indi- | cated, will be asked to explain the basis of the agreement which final endeq the strike of bituminous miners.| and caused the resignation of Former } | Fuel Administrator Garfield. J. W. Dawson, an expert on coal| production and costs, who was the | only witness heard today by the sen- | ate committee, expressed the beliefd that the present wages paid min were sufficient, and that “any in- creases granted them must eventually come from the public’s pocket.” “Coal operators are not making bhig profits this year.”” Mr. Dawson said, “and in my opinion they cannot en- tirely absorb the 14 per cent. increase | which the government has already al- lowed.” Senator Frelinghuysen asked the witness to suggest a method of avoid- ing nationwide strikes such as that just ended. 5 “President W General Palmer on and Attorney took the best method when they started out to make the miners’ union obey the Lever law, and call off the strik Daws 1 ! i The United Mine Worke: Y collects annually $11000.000 in du and ought to r contracts. he tolg the committee, be held responsihlie SPEEDY LEGISLATION ASKED | BY FORMER-SERVICE MEN Waghington, Dec. 17 y A tion was demanded 6f congress on all matters affecting . the governmeni's dealings with former service men. resolutions adopted tonight by natior and of the Amer Legion of a three | iny i here k Insuranc Bureau. also warned congre: the imperative necessity of providingi relief for men who have met with in- j e through the inadequacy of under which the pr i ance and compensation regulations are administered. Brigadier General Lor finance of the war department Lambkin, chief of ti rehabi di cn of the federal board for vo-| ation, and Surgeon Lav- | inder, representing the Public Health { Service, appeared before the legion | representatives and were qu closely in regard to the acti their department: ! were employed i ithe le complaints of ineffic: |lustration of change; i tive practices requested by the former service men. devloping and in il- DEALINGS WITH MEXICO Washington, Dec. 17.—The reply of | e Mexican gdVernment to the second j jcan note renewing the reque: release off Consular Jnkins had not reachcd the {partment tomight apd officials = 1 7 had not been advised that it n handec to George Summe rican cnarge at the Mexican cap- tate d Am {ital. I Secretary nsing refused the toxt as given out in Mexi {last nizht and transmitted in A | ated despatches, and i 2 LO commrent to al text had been wedv - fore leaving for the border where o restme the invstizatidn. iniol now being crrducted y the sepate committee of which he chairman, Senator Fall, republican, ew Mexico, ued a statement de- slaring the American government d started negotiations in the Jenkins case with an ultimatum and had end- ed up “with a final abandonment of its position.” He added that in view of the recent events he had no reason | to think that anything further wouid | ibe done by the “in the Jenkins ¢ se other | than to back ds in in- visible water, roll our eyes upward| and proclaim ‘Peace on earth, zood will to bandit. OBITUARY W. H. H. Wooster | Seymour, Conn.. Dec. 17—W. H. H. Wooster, president of the Seymour| Manufacturing Company and one of the best known manufacturers in Connecticut, died in St. Raphacl's: hospital. New Haven, late 5d He | ill for four mont ar s performed president Water Company and the H. A, Matthews Company of Seymour. a state semator in 1995. Mr. Wox r Wi born bury 79 s ago and w. ant of dward Woc {from, England in 1 of the incorporators of lanufacturing Compar became secretary and tr : oncern is one of the larges: mak of nickel silver in the country also manufactures brasis and copper| products. He s survived by his wife, who we.s v Leuise Putnam of Springfieid. 1d five caughters and one son. of the ice president of | Manufaciuring | He served as| in Water- a descend- who came He e e J lcold weather. fof v jcity. K\z«:um c ‘\\’l‘ | Judge VINTENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE | All ships from Europe are overdue because of storms. Leceinte, French aviator, in official test, ‘attained 226 miles an hour. Secretary Glass will take his seat in the Senate after Chtistmas recess. Thirteen hundred British troops were massacred in Persia by the tribesmen. Jt is reported the United States gt nough Grman dyes shortly: to relieve the shortage. Bolsheviki report capture of Novo Nikolaesk, ‘on the . ‘Trans-Siberian Railroad, on Dec. 14, The Angio-Anterican Oil Co. ~ ed an interim dividend of 3 shill- ing @ share, tax free. Americap Sugar Refining Co. will build one of the largest refineries in the world at Baltimore. Civilian employes of navy yards cannot purchase sugar from the navy stores afler December 20. Strikes in Massachusetts cost em- ployes $7,274,964 during the first nine months of this year. Four thousand of Chicago’s sa- loons will ciose their doors .or go in- to other business January 1. St. Paul Railroad has placed an embargo on . all non-essentiais to ex- pedite the movement of coal. An American named Smith bought, 88 Eliabethan ballads ‘rom the Heber | collection in London for £6,400. Great Britain has 675 ships under |} vessels are for British account -aml the remainder for. foreign owners. A report from Brussels says more| than 40,000 miners in the (Charleroi district struck for advances in wages. Seven hundred pints of confiscated whiskey were stolen from %ockers in the State House at Charleston, W. Va. Bar silver touched a new high re- cord at 79 1-8 pence an ounce in Lon- don. compared with $1.33 1-2 in New York. | $1,000,0C0 was cung of the main Damage cstimated cause@ by the bu plant- of the Milburn Wagon To. at Toledo. According to the Paris Matin, French and British command dis- cussed measures for peace time organ- ization. The dollar dropped to 10 francs 8 centimes, compared with 11 francs 13 1-2 centimes the day before, in Paris. i President Wilson spent more than ! an hour on the south portico of the| White House yesterday, despite the The cost of the State Guard’s three months' service in Boston on account of the policeman’s strikc may ap- proach §$3,000,000, & It was announced in Commons that! the United States fdiled to deliver T of the 10 German ships allocated - to to Britain sand 1 to France., The town hail, an ancient structure ! weod at Gresnland, was burnel while a vclunt br de fought the flames in zero weath-| During the month of Noveraber the death rate in New York city averaged 84 per cent a thousand. This was| e smallest figure on record in the A bill defining radicalism and de- signed for deportation of alien mem- | bers of the I. W. W. and ali kindred | anizations was reported to the House. At a meeting of the Republican s of the Ilinois delegation to! the candidacy of Governor Lowden. of that state, was strongly endorsed. Reduction of the Chinese army and | reforms in system of tax . collections were proposed by the President of China in an effort to relieve the fin- ancial embarrassment. Chief Magistrate William McAdoo | refused the suggestion of District At-| torney Swann that there be an open| court inquiry into alleged wrongdo- ings of city officials. A petition was sent by the board of | directors of the Merchants’ Associa- | tion of New York to President Wil- son and the § ate asking for action | upon the treaty with Germany. | Neariy 5000 barrels of potatoes. having an estimated value of $20 090, were destroyed when the potato house of B. 8. Green Brothers Co. was burned at Houlton, Maine. Governor Coolidge sent to the Mas- sachusetts legislature i for an issue of $3,000,000 srate| to meet expenses of the State! Guard during the police strike: | recommenda- | The British Go of Dub, Teiel thorities reing ¢ point nec Airaotions T3 tc eyery Saury Re-election of all officers of the war finance corporation Was announeed | yesierday. They are: Kugene Meyer, | managing director; Louis B Wehle, general counsel, ang F burn Burklin, secretary-treasurer. A Christmas New York, decorate stead of candy, t to he set up by the bus for the henefit of ex-service men | seeking employment. tree on _Broadway, ! d witl) jobs in-| ind gewgaws Members of the Interstate oveign Commerce Committes of predicted the raiiroa be by Congress bofore | an. 1. under which the carriers Would be permitted io return to their! private owners. and | the | bill | — { Another transatiantic flight by a' ish dirigible is forecas. vy the in- extended to the Britsh gov- to 1 a drigible to Cuba the time of the third Pan-Ameri- n Aeronautic Congress in the lat- part of February next year. court TUnited with one by Federal napolis. until of contempt against 84 officials of the Mine Workers of America, esception, were copti- @1 Anderson at i-# such a ddate ag it is med agvisable construction. - Of - this number 99 to bring them again ‘o court of Gondensed Telegrams [ hts of Colum- ! Held For Contempt Sustained . Broken Propeller and Was Forced to Land In the Mountains In Siam. New York, ' Dec. Court Justice Samuel Greenbaum sued - orders . late {dday compeliing Ludwig C: A. K. Martens, self-styi- ‘od” soviet. ambassador; and nteri Nuorieya. seeretary of Martens' bu- reau, to show cause why they should not be committed to the New York County jail for a'contempt in refusing to answer certain questions ‘and pro- duce books. and papers demanded Dy the joint legisiative committee . in- vestigating radical activites here. Dr. Mchael Misleg, treasurer of the Novi Mir, organ of ' the. Russian socialist federation of which he alse was treasurer until his examination by the committee, was similarly ord- ered to show .why he should not be committed to jail for contempt. All 17.—Suprem three orders obtained by Deputy At-, for next torney General Berger, th- committee, = are Friday. Martens contended ' that - questions asked him relating to his’ confidential correspondence with soviet Russia and demands for his files' of ‘“embassy’f books and- documents could “not - be backed up by law. He claimed he was entitled to -diplomatic immunity. Nuorteva, who described himself ‘as “confidential secretary” to' - Martens, claimed the same privelege. 3 counsel returnable Misleg - disclaimd - all** connection the Russian sqviet government, but as bluntly. refused- to-. answer queries concerning - some -of - his - ac- tivities- in: the Russian socialist fede- raton,” which' he.said was engaged in spreading bolshevist . propaganda through its 10,000 members all over the United States. TO REJECT WAR DEPT.S 576,000 ARMY PROPOSAL Washington, Dec. 17.—Rejection by house and senate military commit- tees of war department proposals for a regular army of 576,000 officers and mén appeared practically certian to- night when Chairman ‘Wadsworth pre- dicted that the senate committee would fix the strength of the force at about 280,000. The house committee has already agreed tentatively on ap- proximately similar programme. “There is ng question,” said Senato? ‘Wadsworth, “Dut that the genate com- mittee in its present frame of mind will not fix the number at more than 280,000 and may - possibly cut the number more than that.” Senate sub-committee hearings on the bill were concluded today, while the house committee took up questions as to the future of the national guard. The senate committee hoped to have proposals in shape for the full com- mittee after the holiday. The military policy committee of the American Tegion, composed of Allan A, Tukey, Omaha, Neb., chairman;: Colonel “Milton J. Foréman, Chicago, and Thomas W. Millér' of Delaware, -w*‘fvxplaihfi “to’_theé sub-committee today recommendations of the organization formulated at its reécent convention in’ Minneapolie. nder thé legion’s recommendations, only a sufficient” standing army for police and overseas garrison purposes should be provided. Universal mili~ tary training for boys from' 18 to 20 years of age and a general staff “lib- eralized by an admixture of citizen of- ficers” - was recommendéd.” Contin- uance of the présent officers’ training camps and a separate department of aeronautics also were favored. CHARGES INVOLVE COAL MINERS AND OPERATORS Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 17—A fed- eral grand jury summoned by United States District Judge A. B. Anderson tcday began an investigation ~ of charges of conspiracy on the part of jcoal miners and operators to limit the production of coal. . The charges, brought by the government, allege vi- olation of the Levey fuel control act. 4 war time measure, and of the anti- trust laws whaich have been in force for yea The grand jury was empanelled by Judge Anderson this morning and re- ceived instructions from the ourt to let its conclusion be an answer to the question “whether the government of the United States or a group of men shall rule this countW, and whether we shall be governed by law or force.” Judge Anderson referred to charges that the miners and operators in join conference 'had Treached agreements intended to wipe out competition be- tween union and non-union mines and recited that dues of the miners re held out of theirspay by the op- erators and turned over to’the union. He declared that the court’s order for scinding the strike had been com- th “in form only” and in- structed tfie grand jury to investigate ully the “deflant attitude” of the ers in_ refusing to heed to with- al order. . The grand jury was in session most the day. There was nothing to- to indicate -what progress had of night been made, although it is known fhat witnesses called included mine ope- rators. NEW EVIDENCE IN THE DANSEY MURDER CASE Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 17.—Pros- ecutor Edmund C. Gaskill denied’ to- ‘inight that he contemplated the re-j {1e. e of Charles, 8. White, charged ith the murder of Billy Dansey, and M Edith Jones. charged with be- ing an accessory after the fact. He admitted, however, that his men have dug up new evidence in the case, and there was a possibility that addi- tional arrests would ‘be made in the near future. “Our case has not been weakened by v fresh developments,” said Mr. askill tonight. He added he w: ill in search of the persons who offe night about November 10 drove up to the Folsemn swamp in an automobile and went into the swamp after they had switched off the lights of the car. The prosecutor suspects the occu- pants of the mashine, said to have been two men, know something about the boy's murder, but he declined to state on what he bases these suspi- cions. SUGAR BILL COMES UP IN SENATE TODAY ‘Washington, Dec. 17.—The senate veached an agreemerit tonight to con- sider 12:30 the sugar bill from 11 a. m. to D M., tomorrow tempo.#rily g the rajlroad bill. Leade: ever, expressed: i the ' belief e was little prospeet on‘the sdgar bill tomorrow thal \'D';e view of dnnowased plans ‘of opponents o prolong discussion, . in of a flnal‘ i ’ W | Washington, Dec, that seemed to.point toward a reopen- ing of the peace treaty fight within a few weeks were voiced on the semate poor today when the subject bobbed up in the midst of consideration of the railroad bill. into the record during the brief debate included opinions from virtually all factions of the “divided senate mem- bership, buf they -all struck,a note of conciliation. ~Differing. widely- in- their suggestions for a solution, they stoed together on the general - proposition that politics ought to be forgotten and Ithat the senate .acting independent of executive opinion, ought to do some- thing promptly to end suspensé and establish a state of peace. - The discussion reflected the trend of negotiations _which ‘have heen in progress: privatey among senators for an agreement that would get the ques- tion finally out of the-way. There was increased -activity .in- that direction during, the-day, and some of the lead- ers predicted some formal action early in the new year: ok Senator Knox ~of - Pennsylvania. a leader in the irreconcilable .republican group of treaty opponents and a mem- ber of the foreign relations. commttee, brought the subject to the floor by an- other attempt ‘to get before the senate his two resolutions to establish a state of peace. The effort was blocked, but he obtained unanimous consent to send the measures to” the committee, where he expects to renew his request for action. A plea made by Senator Knox for some sort of a settlement was second- ed by .Senator Smith of Georgia, a reservation = democrat, who declared the time had come to stop academlc discussion of who held up the treaty and get together in a glve-and-take effort for compromise. Action also was urged by Senator Nelson of Min- nesota, one of the mild reservation re- publicans, and by Senator Mvers of Montana ,a democrat who voted lagst session for some re<ervations and also for unreserved ratifications.. - In the comnromise necotiations pro- ceeding at private conferences amone | definite so as to senators the principal actiivty seemed to be among the democrat Amongz the democrats there much discussion of the nossibel effect of the compromise wegotiations on the contest between Senator Hitchcock of Nehraska and Senator Underwoeod of Alabama for election as demosratic leader of the senate...Thenegobiations WORKERS G‘lEET PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN WOOLEN CO. Lawrence, Mass., Dec. 17.—Lawrence streets in which w staged the textile strike riots of 1912 today were the scene of different demonstration, when thousands of mill workers left their spindles and looms to greet: Willlam M: Wood, president. of the American Woolen- company. Magses of men, women and children. without - order, but all with friendly intent, represent- ing an outpouring of operatives tron: welcomed the company’s head. President Wood came as an apostie of lower living costs. His visit was for the purpose of holding a conference with the chamber of commerce in con- nection with his demand _that the prices of necessaries in the retail stores be red: He has announced that unless such a markdown is made he will set up a big general which Amerjcan Woolen compans ployes can: buy all necessaries “from hardware to clothing and from soup to nuts” at cost. The operatives who greeted him to- Aay are receiving the highest wages in tie history of the textile industry and in some cases their appearance showed corresponding improvement RELEASE OR 1260 CARS OF COAL IN NEW ENGLAND Boston, Dec. 17.—The New England sub-coal commitiee received word hingfon toda that eoal may now be dumped at tidewater for coast em- t to New,England port Order rmit, releasing 1200 cars of bituminocus held by New England railrcads to most in need of sunply, wer ued Jate teday. Two thousand c: {ilarly released last Saturday. The New York, New Haven and Hartford announced today that service on its line would be normal on Su day. Two trains between Hartford and New Haven will be stored tomor- row. Anncuncement was also made o fthe restoration on December of 20 of “Saturday .onl; service. MAN SHOT AT RACE TRACK IN HAVANA Havana, Dec. 17.—Alberto Piedra, who was shot yesterday at the: Ori- ental Park race track and accused H. R. (Curley) Brown. nresident of the Cuban-American Jockey club, of hav- ling wounded him, was reported tonig {by his wphvsicians i provement. Homes are now entertain led for his recovery. | Brown probubly will he ziven a 1hearing Wriday and released omn bal if Piedra’s cendition continnes favor. able. He still maintains silence con- cerning the shooting. POLICEMEN AIDED BURGLARS IN ROBBERIES IN BROOKLYN New York, Dec. 17.—Evidence ficent to convict least six police- men who have aided’ burglars in- five irecent robberies in Brocklyn and in Marhattan of property valued at more than $200,000 is in the possession of District Attorney Harry E. Lewis. of Brooklyn. he announced tonight. Two policemen are already nudér - arrest and the district attorney declared that | four other bluecoats belcnged. to a {“gang of burglars” who not only per- | petrated several daring robberies but invaded {he wholesale clothing * dis- trict and eccrted away truckloads of I wearing apparel. i *T have submitted the matter to the grand jury,” aclion lomerrow.” ‘What We Need. What we need is more whirling wheels .in factories and fewer in hu- man’ heads~Minueapolis Tribune, he said,“and I expect| 17.—-Expressionalstx.rled yesterday with the ' was | |t suc akrms. | nor leading any sort of oppo The symposium of views that went| 20 lution and araly¥is ; the four plants of the company here, | 00 Jehe paralyNis ol Chrls jcopacy of the world to fight w sal WAY ABANDON POLTCS TIF PEACE TREATY Senators Realize That Something Ought to Be Done Promptly to End Suspensze and Establish a State of Peace—Actior Independent of Executive Opinion Is Probable—Knos ~ - Has Obtained Unanimous Consent to Send His Two Res- « olutiens to the Committee—Expressions Point to Re- opening of the Peace Treaty Fight Within a Few Weeks. t mild re- publicans were conducted by Senator Underwood’s supporters, but he de- ared lonight that while he stood for me sort of compromise he was not in revolt against President Wilson tion tc the treaty. Consideration of the first of Senator Knox's resolutions which would rati- fy the treaty insora establishment of a state of peace is concerned, was blocked by Senator McKellar, demo- crat, Tennesses, while Senator Nelson stopped the second one, proposing merely to declare that a state of peace exists, In view, of the attitude of President Wilson, Senator Knox declared. the senate would proceed in its own way to secure a formal peace tus, work- ing out the best solution it could at once. Responsibility for the delay was de- clared by Senator Smith to be “about 50-50” between the two parties. It was only a waste of time to try to fix the blame, he asserteq, adding that in his. opinion more than two-thirds of the senate favored ratification with reservations of a certain kind, the phraseology of which could easily be worked out if the real friends of the treaty were to come together in con- ference. “We will make no progress by crimination and recrimination,” said Senator Smith. “Let us cease trying to find out who is to blame for the de- lay and bring the delay tp an end. Party politics should not be played Wwith a matter of such impertance. Ratification must be by non-partisan action, ang every effort to gain par- :!sml advantage handicaps ratifica- ion.” Senator Myers said both parties had been “making a political football of the treaty. He recounted how he had voted in the last session and said that if the treaty came up again he would go even further in an effort to end unsettled business conditions. Senator Nelson saiq he would favor the Knox plan if it were made more declare specifically that the League of Nations provisions are excepted from approval. “Fm heartily for the treaty with the Lodge reservations,” he said, “but if we can't have that, T will vote for the resolution of Senator Knox if it cleaw- 1y expresses that all of the terms ex- cept the League of Nations are ap- proved.” e e e VARIOUS VERSIONS GIVEN POPE BENEDICT'S/ALLOCUTION Réfme, Teesd Dec. versions are given by today’s new papers of the purport of Pope Ben dict’s allocation delivered, at the cret consistory on Monda s The continuation of the war 2 brought the world toward the, civilization. The Epoca asserts that the pope instructed the Catholic epis- h all means at its he diffusion of thelsti_v alism which would triumph in the case of the advent of bolshevism." The Tribuna declares that the al- locution dealt with the relation of the Holy See to some of the great nations and expressed hope of the develop- ment of th relations. MACHINE GUNS SENT TG MEXICO FRC®# GERMANY Coblenz, Tuesday, A. P)—Two guns and machine 16—(By of the machine un aceessories be- ing sent to Mexi from Germany and d vered in transit across Hol- land, ve been hetd up by the al- lied mi v authorities. according to Information r officials here, The ¢ Germany is . tice and peace treaty. government has been : the American ial by e LUIGH ILLICA, ITALIAN OPERA LIBRETTIST, DEAD Rome, Dec. T.—Luigi Iilica, s foremost grand o libret died today. In all he gave the words to firfty operas, including works by Puceini, Mascagni, Cilea, Ciordano and Franchetti. The libreito of Mas- cagnf’s “Iris” and Puccini’s “La Boe- heme” were written by Ilica, who also aided by Giacosa. developed the N- brette' of Puccini’s, ‘Madame Butter- fiy.” VIRGINUS MAYO FAILS TO SECURE HIS LIBERTY us Mayo, hant who ged with his liberty on a us today by Judge Haodeick. Mayo contended that there ¢ no good and prover ground for helding him but the court rejected his plea. He was admiited to bail, how- ever, pending an appeal. bigamy, was refused writ of habeas o TIMBER FOR MANUFACTURE ) OF NEWSPRINT PAPER San Francisco, Cali the local offices of th forest service it was were large areas of red fir and hemiock timber in C Oregon. and Washingtaoh, and 3 some_in Montana and Igaho. suitable for manufacture of newsprint paper. O3ITUARY Eugene L. Cushman. Hartford, Conn Cushman, chairmai diréctors of the Company and for concer i H own, Mass The man who doesn't count the cost is apt to feel cliap sooner or jatem bl