Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 20, 1919, Page 1

SumeCommme’lhtMt hlmeerEnde:voredto Induce the Operators to On a Basis of More Than. Former Fuel Administrator Garfield: ‘Wasaingion, Dee. 18.—Attorney { ‘General Palmer told a senaie coal in- vexfigating commiftee today tull sfory of his own and the general go evnment's actions in_ connection with the &:ike of bitumitious miners, con- «<juding his iestjmony with the decla- ration ®har the “firm strong hand of the governme finally had forced the miners ¥ Altred M. Ogle, a chairman of tae exgeutive ommittee of the Bitumip- ous Coal Operatar¥’ Association, took the stand A moment afier the attorney seacral concluded and told the com mittec that Mr. Palmer endeavored on Friday, December 5, to induce the cdal operators to. compromise with the miners on a basis of mere (han the 14 per cent wage increase suggested in pehalf of the government by Iorm- er Fua Administrator Garfield. Continuing. Ogle surprised the com- miltee with the assertioh that Mr. Pa)er had told the operators Tederal Joege ‘Anderson at Indianapolls, who issued an injunction against the strike leader: the government's appiica- tlon, might “aci in a characteristic “that . we a cowardly, e rights of e government. Wej ompromise of princi- rtant than any} ages of miners, or as \verators of coal « question of and order in cetishfered it pies’ far m testimony Feneral Pu who was be- t practically the en- tire day, hed lefl the room, came as the climax. to a seri cerning - the . government’s a8 in the. Strike. cliafrmun refused to put o; f .told his story move- The operators' divalge details | he stand, bat fin- getting. per- t Rusis Buller. who wes called as i witness, Chairman, Frelinghuysen, . of - the | senate committee, indicated ‘after con- clusion of the bearing, that the invess figation would be = continued. on thé l‘lr(u'lh of the inforfation brought out, _The attorney gentral aided . by questions from Senator Townsend, re- publican, Michigan, took the commi: tes Over the eatire ground traversed by the government in-the strike. Aft- & Fuel: Administrator Garfield, wh i later resigned because of the settle- ment, had suggested and the miners had refected a 14 per cent. wage in- rease and a retention of the present prioe of coal;- the government, 'he #aid, had “prepared to fight the thing out™ Then Joun J. Keegan, an at- tache of the department of labor, brought about successful mediation. Jolin L. Lewis and William Green, actiog pn-smr-m and |, secretary, re- ted Mine Work- shington on their own ‘ull.lun Mr. Palmer said, and 1d two private conferences ' with m in bne day. President Wilson - meanwhile had prepared 4 statement, Mr. Palmer said, econd conference, which to - the ecretary attended, the miners rep- uiesced 1o the presi- There was no set- ke, Mr. Palmer as- n arrangemeni whic aceomplished the object we the production of voal. ween the. first and “ond n- ces with (oe mi union _chiefs, Palmer sald Secretary of the Treasu- ass, Director General of Railroads s and Fuel Administcaior Gar- field had been comsulted and had ap proved the arbitration plans Finally; ‘on a train g to Indian- apolis, where injunction proceedings were to be disposed of, Paimer ac- companied by Lewis and Green, drew up 4 memorandum specifying the con- ons which the miners ted. It was this memorandpm finally caused Dr. Garfield “'to resign, the testimony developed, because of its 8. It proposed (o create a com- mission of three ‘with power to “readljust both wages and prices” he explained . while Dr. Gatfield thought that .“only a consultative body” should be created. I kaew what the president meant," Mr. Paltner said, when questioned by enator Woloot, democtat, Dela~ ware, s to whether the memoradum of_agreement had carried out the presiflent's intention. He added une der, further . guestioning that there Was 10 authority under which the goyerament could fix wages but tha much, of .the agreement's force would deperid upon - public - opinjon, “wiich lias not lost its.power in the United States.” Attorney_-Butler when called to thir stand, declared that the final memo- randum. of agreement betwéen the at- genérul.and the . miners was etricaliy opposed” to that of Dr Virfield, which the operators had ac copied. -eaDr. Garfleld never cantemplated a commission to fixe phices, for ong taing.” he said. _Senar Townsend, 4t the conclusior of his testimony, asked for some on: who ‘could speak for the mine operat- ors, and Ogle was called. fencing with Senator Townsend and a conferencc ‘with ‘Mr. Butler, he proceeded. “On Friday, December 5, after Dr Garfield’s proposal had been rejected by ‘the miners and the injunction pm-uhn were being pushed at In- s Mr, Ogle said, “member: of the coal operaiors’ execative and myself were cailed in for a talk with th attorney genéral in his office. “He eaid that we must have some figore for a wage advance above the cent. ll.uled by Dr. Garfield be willifg to offer th to settle the situa- The government was not en in compromising its stand, bu difficulties. injunction proceedings wérc coming 10 & head at Indlanapolis I’rnur: he told -ue ‘and they were rfil hat Judee Anderson would act | { here, anriounced ‘ today that it hoped. 'q | from .the army.supplies in France one D-ulum Claims = Victory. Helsingfors, Dec. 19.—Gen, - Deni- kine has gained an important victory ‘ibetween Tharitsin and Kamishin, Cm_-ll_e With the Miners the 14 Per-Cent Suggested By in/a’ Characieristic fashion and put sof fhese men in jail for violating hiis netion - under the Lever . act. Théfe might be a general uprising, he said, iwhich’ ought to he avoided. He said, that the fuel administrator was onjy 4" temporary official and that his proposal of a 4 per cent . increase coulil“be set aside. He asked up how far we Io\fld o in a further advance of wages” “fVhat apswer did you make?” Sen- ator Frelinghuysen inquire “We (0l him that the question. of Miners’ wages and prices af coal had now bacome relatively - insignificant,” Ogle responded. “Tt ‘scemed to us a question of law that cold=mot: be yielded taht ‘& settlement now granting an increase wpild, be dastardly, cowardly surrendef ‘of princples that must be sustained.” Senftom i'relinghuysen pur- “We did,! ,Ogle rcturned, “and we rejected theidea” e you agreed e proposition send asked. e }uw not,” Ogle resporided. 'Ihe| propoh»l mevér been gubmitted to| us, - We! Have called the ~atiorney general’k attendon ' ‘to several vital| changes madé in Dr. Garfield’s orig- ina} suggestion. Operators had beep left “very much confised,” hie said. further, as to what the govermment had done. No com-| mission, he ‘asserted, could ever cover the wage and price problems arising in the soft ‘coal ‘indtistry of the United States“in_months, “and come to any Just conelusion. The committee ‘arose without fixing w date for furtber, hefirlnl‘!- MISSION NEGOTIATING A ' LOAN FOR LITHUANIA to the govern- now " Senator “Néw York; Dec, 16.—A findncial ‘and céinmercial ‘mission from ‘the Lithu- | unign ‘gavemment which has arrived 30 megqtiate & logh of possible $100.x 000, m;n the. United. States, . with which to: purchase supplies of cloth- ing, frachinery. and. raw materials. The. members- of the mission; Jonas ‘ileisis, former minister of finance; Paul - Zade ; former minister - of wat, Jonas Zilius of the Lithuan- ian tion” at the Paris peace con! , ‘siid today that the Unit- od States had’ just sold to Lithauania hundred locomotives for - the .Lithu- anian railroad and uniforms and shoes for 40,000 of its troops. Hospital and other ‘supplies had also been received fror ‘the American” stocks in France. The mission says that food is no loriger needed as-the Lithuanian har- vest was good, permitting considerable export and . that ‘the greatest need is for . modern - American’ machinery for Industry, to replace the:losses in the three - ‘tidés’ of _devastation—Russian, German and Bilshevist—which have swept Lithuania - successively since 1914, To pay for these Mr. Vileisis sald the country could offer exports of flax and timber andesidimately u larg- er_export of wool. Members of the mission will confer with American- financiers regarding a possible loas. As security, they said, Lithuania could offer various conces sions and a- hiXNG>t mortgage on the mastensive gtate la.ds and forests, tak- en even from,the, Russian government holdings ‘and from holdings of great estates who have fled the countr: Major Zadefkis, a former Russian Aficer and until recently minister of Wwar in the Lithuanian cabinet, said snat according to Lithuanian advices Kolchak, Denikiné and Yudenitch. commanding the three anti-Bolshevist armies, were “Anished and done for." The Boishevist armies, he said, on the contrary, were getting stronges showing batter discipline. BRITISH PRESS COMMENTS ON ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES Londen, Dec. 19.—The attitude of the ~United 'States ‘with regard to settlement ‘of. affairs in Europe occu- pies a large part of the editorial dis- cussion of Premier Lloyd . Geotge's speech' hefore: the ‘house of commions yesterday. = The Morning Post scores he premier for jtrying {o. throw the blame on the American nation,” and calls the speech “a confession of {lure.” It defends. the senate's ac- n on the League of Nations and says Mr.. Lloyd George “puts his mon- 3 on the wrong horse when he sup- ported President Wilson's disastrous blunders." ' The newepaper then at- ‘acks sthe- League of Natlons as -a *himera, declaring it should be scrap- sed ae o fail The Dally Mail emphasizes the im- hortance of the announcement dealing #ith Turkey, which if says undoubted- ¥ involves the-end of:Turkisk rule in ‘onstantinople. 1t regrets the des- jerate’ néd ot a solutfon in the Near act and, that the uncertainty regard- 'ng final ‘deision by the Upited States jompelled ‘the allies to @ct without urther delay. " - and | JENATE PASSES THE WAR RISK INSURANCE BILL Washington, Dec. 19.—The house VIl increasing war risk insurance al- owanees of American soldiers, sail- rs: and marines disabled in the war, as today by the senate with .mendments requested by the Ameri- n Legion. The houso is expected to iccept the senate amendments and “nactment of the bill before recess is | by the senate in less han' five: mimutes and without a rec- d vote. ':t bfi:vn- additional sayments to war risk beneficiaries of bout $80,080,000 annually and the war “isk_bureau is authorized to make De- ‘u:bu p‘mtl on'the increased ba- The bill fl.lo provides simplified ad- ‘tinistration ef the war risk insurance tan” and. Ma; requirements as to' Jroof of dis (¥ith S48t in New York. in the Volga valley, according to news- paper_dispatches received here! It is £aid he has taken 10,200 prisoner besiges capturing five cannon and 25 machine guns. | ANARCHISTS ARE BEING RQSHED TO ELLIS ISLAND W York, Dec. 19.—Anarchists and undesirables’ from all, sections of the United States were being rushed by &pecial traips tonight -to Bilis Islind to join ‘the large colony of radicals ready assembled there awaiting de- portation to soviet Russia. Immigration officials said that the transport which will -take the radi- cals, including Emma’ Goldman —and Alexander Berkman, on- their homie- ward journey, will probably sail some time Sunday. The radicals were told tonight to haiq themselves in readi- ness to 50 aboard the ship. . Three special ~trains—one from Piftsburgh, another’ from Buffalo and a third from Philadelphia—will arrive here tomorrow #ith contingents of vadicals for deportation, it was learned al Ellis' Ifland. The Pitt burgh train will bring forty anarchists but the number that will come on the ofher trains could not be learned. Ateing Commissioner of Immigra- tioA Byron H. Uhl sald that twenty five persons: including * cighteen is, arrived at the island today c ceportation. . They were all from ¢ Jersey. ives of . the ing hield at E er Russidn radicals be- is Jsland tonight sent to Immigration Commissioner i containing an appeal that nG their children be deported c. Russia with their husbands. bucbands were apprehended by agents of your departm and taken trom their . families . without warning)” says the letter. “In cvery instance the families depended upon the men for sustenance. Their re- moval leaves us literally helpless. prostrate, and a heavy burden on the commani “Assuredly we do nbt overstep the bounds 'of sheer humanity in element- ary justice when we ask with all the earnestness of whieh starving mothers and children ar ecapable that we be| immediately taken. to the deporting ivision in this pest to join our men {nnd that we be deported with them to our native land® The petition was signed Dby eight Russian women as a ' committee rep- resenting the wives of the men held on_the island. Counsel for C. A K. “ambassador” from soviet Russia, to- day filed notice of”-an -appeal to the appellate division from the de Supreme Court Justice Samue Green- baum ¢rdering him to submit for’ ex- aminatlon by the. jdint legislative in- vestigating comittee books ‘or papers pertaining to his. wladions with the Russian soviet government. The peti- tion asks that the committee and the attorney general be enjoined from is- Suing - further su‘hpoflus, for Martens' appearance before the - igvestigators. Two alleged anarchisis, who are sald by the police t6 rank with ‘Berk- man and Goldman-as radical lenders, arrived here tonight from Chicago in the custory of city detectives,, They were Charles E. Ruthenberg of Cleve- lond, Ohio, and Isaac E! Ferguson of Chicago, who were indicted last No- vember by the extraordinary grand jury for statements In a manifesto issued following a_convention of comi- munists. held in this city. The section of the manifesto upon which, the indictment is said to have been based, reads: “The communist does not propose fo capture the state, but to conquer and destroy.” 43 OF THE CREW WENT DOWN WITH THE MANXMAN Halifax, N. §., Dec. 19.—Forty-three of the crew of the British steamer Manxman _were drowned yesterday when their ship foundered in mid- ocean, according to a radio message from the British steamsh= P -i Isles picked up here today. The rest ct the crew, numbering inore dozen, have been picked up British Isles, which is due York Monday. The message from the British Islos said that’ among those lost were the captain, first mate, fourth enginecer and wireless operator. The rest of the officers, including the chief stew- ard, were sayed.. The message did not state how the men lost their lives, but it is presumed they went down with their ship, though there is a pdssibil- ity that they may haye.had time to take to the boats and that these sub- scquently capsized. The Manxman, whieh was last re- ported ut Portland, Me,, on November 0, was on her way to a transatlantic port. The British Isles, from London Dec. 2, for New York, sighted the dis- tressed ship Wednesday and stood by her for twenty-four hours, according to another wireless message. The steamer sank in latitude 4133, The message ended with a request that boots and clothing be furnished to the survivors of the Manxman when they reach New York. in New NEWARK TO RESTRICT THE USE OF AIRPLANES Newark, N. J., Dec. 18.—An ordi- nance for the control of all aircraft flying over this city has been presented to the city commission. The ordinance restricts the ‘use of airplines. flying machines, balloons and.all other appa- ratus used for the purpose of navigat- ing the air” Tt further makes fi unlawful ‘at a height of less than 1 feet above the surface on the %round over the city. All aviators flying over Newark must be licensed. by’ the United States gov- ernment, and none will be permittea 10 over the center of -the .city. Air- crafl must not dron any articles, and the distribution of printed matter from the"air will be unlawful; according to th. eordinance, without a Ticense from the-city. Machines must: have lights fore and aft at night, and they must carry maps of their route, with a com- pass and landing flares. The nermis- sion of the department of nublic safety must be cbtained for all exhibition flights. Asked how the mroposed ordinance would be enforced, the mayor today aid it would be up to the police to enforce it. ARNOLD FREE TO PROCEED WITH HIS PATENTS ON STEEL London, Dec, 18—Notification has been given to the government by John Oliver Arnold, professor of metallurgy at Sheffield university, that the em- bargo affecting. his invention of a new steel has been removed. He is now free to proceed with his patents on the metal. Bar silver was quoted at 73 3.3 'pece an ounce in Londo, Martens, . cision of | Sugar is Assured BeenReu:hedExm:dmu Licensing Powers to June 30, 1920. Washington, - Dec. 19, — Enactment by congress of legislation to continue government control over sugar during 1920 before the. Christmas recess is assured, (Senator “ McNary, republican, Oregon, in ‘charge of the control bill in the senate, amnounced tonight after a compromisé had been reached with opponents of the measure limiting ex- tension of ‘the licensing powers to June 30,1920, H The compromise . proposal, Senator. cNary stated, was'accepicd Dby the two Louisiana senators who have been fighting 'the bill and by other oppo- nents and assurance also was receiy- ed {rom house leaders that they’ wau!d approve the licensing limitation. Un der the compromise arrangement it is Dlanned to have -the senate pass the Dill not later than tomorrow and send it to President Wilson for approval. The compromise provides for reten- tion of provisions continuing the Unit- ed States, Sugar Equalizat: Board next year ‘with broad powers for con- {rol over sugar. prices and distribution. Senate leaders agreed 1o accept the hecuse amendment, limiting the licen inz powers of the baoard to .June 30, 1820, and also the house amendment authorizing the board to seize refiners’ sugur stocks if necessary, TO MAKE KNOWN PERSONNEL OF COAL COMMISSION TODAY Washington, ‘Dec. 12 — Announce- the membership of the com- n of three to e ¢:irasted under 1iovisions of tis bituminous codl e seiticment with investigation of wages, working conditions and prices in the industry 'was awaiting tonight TU Reupen Fight on condensed wegrams PeaceTfeaty Today a New Plan to Be Placed Before the Sen- ate After the Holidays. Washington, . Dec. 19.—Formal con- sideration of issues of the peace treaty fight will be reopened tomorrow, by the mate foreign relations committee nd an effort made to work out a new compromise .plan to be_ placed .before the senate after the holiday; The resolution of Senator. Knox, re- publican, Pennsylvania, to declare that a state of peace exists is expected to be the basis of the committee’s work. | Various modifications ,-are . expected, However, 0 as lo: incorporate provis- ions which republican leaders hope will draw. demoeratic support. Among - the changes and - additions understood to have been considersd by (he republicans, is one designed to preserve to the United States any naterial advantages embodied in the v as it stands. tion is that the resoiution inelude /a seneral declaration of policy pledging the United States to intervene in any future. European war which' menaces civilization. Some membe dsire to see action also on . Senator Knox’s. alternate resolution to - ratify the treaty with the league of nations covenant excluded, but the objection was made today that a two-thirds vote would = be required for that measure, making the outcome much more doubtful. Democratic members of the commit- tee were not hopeful tonight that the républican majority would get to- gother tomorrow on any compromise measure acceptable to the administra- tion forces in the senate. All propo- sals for a separate .declaration of peace have mef with stubborn demo- cratic res'stance heretofore, and it was predicted in some: quarters that| of the' committee ing 1920 than in 1919, the greatest a i} _ciate future, advertising managers prestige with, the public and keep throughout America. Advertising does more than to the names before ‘the buyers. and not spasmodic. That ‘columns. for two cents daily: Bulletin Saturday, Menda; Teleg: December 13, . December 15 December 16 December 17 December 18 December 19... the final approval and signature of President Wilson. The announcement, together with a letter by the president outlining to the commission its duties, will ‘be made public tomorrow, it was said to- night at the White House. It had been planned to announce the com- mission’s personnel today but attend- ance of Attorney General Palmer at the senate coal committee hearing was understood to have prevented a conference desired by the president before the announcement was made. - Unofficial _reports today were that John P. White, former head of the United Mine Workers of America, and Rembrandt Peale, a Pennsyivania op- erator, would be appointed to act for the miners und operators, respectively, on the commission. There was no information as to whom the president had selected as the representative of the public. Delay in appointing the members of the commission, it was said at the White House, was requested "by At- torney Genera! Palmer who wanted to be assured that the miners svoyld re- turn to work. These assurances, it was aded. have been reccived by Mr. Palmer. HEARING ON THE DANSEY MURDER CASE NEXT MONDAY Newark, N. J. Dec. 19.—Prosecutor Edmund C. Gaskill of Atlantic coun- tv was ordered tonight to produce, Charles S. White and 'Mfs. Edith L. Jones, arrested in_connestion’ with the alleged murder of three year old “Billy” Dapsey, before Supreme Court Justice . Charles’ C. Clack, at Mays Landing next Monday and show cause | why they should not: be released from jail. The order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Francis J. Swayze at his home, Application for the order was made by counsel for White and Mrs. Jones and was strongly opposed by Prose- cutor Gaskill, who came from Atlantic City to.argue against the issuance of the writ. The prosecutor claimed that to disclose his case in.open court be- fore it was given to the grand jury might “defeat the ends of justice.” He offered to disclose his evidence to Judge Swayze in private but the offer was refused. . Counsel .for the prisoner asserted that his clients had been held in jail{ since December 9 without having had a hearing or being informed of any of the evidences against them. COAL LIGHTERED FROM THE STEAMER NORTHWIND Vineyard Haven, Mass., Dec. 19— The steamer Northwind was still ashore on Naushon Island tonight, al- though several hundred’ toms of coal have been lightered from her cargo in an effort to float her. The steamer ¥Fairfield, recently float- ed after having been aground in Vine- yard Sound, was ordered towed to Providence to discharge her cargo aft- er a survey today. It was considered unsafe for her to" proceed to Boston in her damaged condition. Divers are patching the bottom of the steamer Lake Crystal, damaged when she ran aground a few days ago, and she will 102 |* KEEP IT BEFORE THE PUBLIC Members of the Association of National Advertisers at their annual meeting admitled that, though most factories were behind in orders preparations were being made to spend more moiey In advertising dur- dvertising ‘year in history. Even in the case where new orders were not sought in the imme- declared that they would continue their advertising campaigns in full foree in order to maintain their their names as household words bring immediate results. It builds for/the future through the publicity and the keeping of the goods and is why advertising should be steady Every merchant .can make his name a bousehold werd among the . trade ‘of harwich and \lclmty by thé daily use o( The Bulletln' In thé put week the following matter appeared in The ‘Bulletin, all Local 139 101 110 raph General Total 701 412 426 446 476" 494 81 lengthy debate in the - committee would prevent action tomorrow. While the commitiee leaders were shaping their plans for: consideration of the pedce resolution as a compro- mise, a number of senators of both parties continued to urge a general enforcement carly in January of dem- ocrats and - republicans carnestly de- siring ratification with reservations. So confident were some of these sen tors that they predicted such a rati- fication by Jan. 13. HEARINGS CONCLUDED ON ZONE TROLLEY SYSTEM Hartford, Conn., Dec. 19.—The pres- ent hearings in this city before the public utilities commission on the zone fare trolley system were concluded today and it was announced that_the next hearing would be held in New Haven (where the protests of Derby and New Haven against the zone fares would be taken up. No date was set for the hearing. The tribulations of the Manchester patrons of the Connecticut Company lines were heard at length again to- day. Attorneys for Manchestér urged that the Hartford-Manchester line be operated on a different basis than the other interurban routes, because of the great number of commuters using the line. State Senator Bowers said he had been told by President Storrs of the Connecticut ‘that it was planned to is- sue tickets for many interurban lines in the state. It was indicated that the tickets, would be sold at a price lo & tman the zone charges now in ef- ec MAY HOLD GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR LIQUOR Chicago, Dec. 19.—Action of insur- ance companies in cancelling nolicies on whiskey and other intoxicating li- auor, as announced by the Louisville, Ky.. branch office of the ~Connecticut Fire Insurance Company, in or out of bond, ‘will “prove “a final responsibil- ity of the government.” and suit to re- cover from the government the value of liquors prohibited from sale wilk be, filed in the court of claims at Wash- ington .next week, Levy Mayer, coun- sel for the National . Distillers Com- mittee, said today. Mr. Maver said. the Rhode suit to contest constitutional bition before the s be the controlling 1 ing prohibition, Island prohi- reme court would igation in oppos- SAILORS HAVE BEEN IN MEXICAN PRISON 37 DAYS Nogales, Ariz, Dec. 19.—Requests that efiorts be made to release them was received. today from H. V. Leon- ard and H. O. Martin. members of the crew of the United States submarine tender Pockomoko, who are in Jail at Mazatlan, Sinalao, Mexio. i “Thirty-seven days in jail. Still nothing “doing, Please get busy with Washington.” was the telegram sent to friends here. According -‘to American who left Mazatlan December 14, ‘the Mexican authorities had noti- fied the American’ consulate that the compared :;" able to proceed 10 Boston in a few rdelx would be released on the next an | Another-sugges- | ! amounted- to 350.000 _Weather man promises relief from | zero weather. Nation's coal productmn rcport(d “ be from 73 to 75 per cent. of mmn-L 5 Quotations for naphth: d gaso-|. Aguement Hu To Work Out ln-Commttee lene for export in bulk were lssued. New Zealand Government reported : explorations for oil advencing favor- ably. \ Public Service Commission’ ordered Long Island Railroad Co. to heat its cars. Leyland Line steamship Lancastriag was. In. Qisfress about 500 miles caay of New York. Stiipping, Board” eebortad:'sals of &7 wooden: barges to Bn.mmore mLeresu for $1,438,000. Pennsylvania Railraad paid $25:496,- 5%in taxes in 1916 to Federal xnd\ | State Governments, : Sales of surplus army suppli the week ended Dec. 5 amounted rnnr«. than $8,500;000. Demobilization_ of the 10,000 Ameri the Brltin cans who enlistéd ‘with ™ forces was completed. American Smelting’ & Refining. Co. increased price of lead frcm 7' cents, to 7 1-4 cents a pound. Steamer. Glenlyn arrived at Eos‘hn from . Alexandria ywith ‘14,500 balek. of Lgyptian cotton valued at 6,000,000 vote of 210 to 32, passed a resolution in favor of a. ‘centralized German State.” General Petlura, Ukranian cgm- | mander, fled into Potand, according to Motcow reports. His troops were dis-| persed. Canadian ' Controller of u-mnq\ Paper announced he will suggyst price 0f newspriitt paper to be advinced: o] $75 a ton. Five persons’were killed and: many wounded in election riots’ at -Pondi~ cherry. capital «0f the' French ' pos session in India. « Question- of the ‘compensation Ger- many should make for ‘sinking of the Scapa Flow fleet was again before the | Supreme Counteil.. Ameer of Afghanistan has issued declaration of independence, according | to a message received from Taskent Russian Turkestan, Linseed oil shipments from Argen- tina. to the United States during 1919 ‘tons, compared with: 40,00 tons in 1913. It is reported when Secretary Lané resigns: nis position -he will'assoclate himself with the:Peaboay. Coal Syndi: cate, with headquarters in- Chicue An_ appropriation of 1, ' marks” was neceéssary to cover premi- ums to encourage deliveries of wheat batley “dhd~ pofutdes from ' German farmers. Considerable excitement was caused in Mexico City following publication of reports of the end of ‘the world when a few earth shocks were felt. Ne damage resulted. i Representative La Guardia of New York served notice:on' Congress that he would remain in his present po- sition if - nece: to: insure passage of the aviation program. German delegates ars said by news- papers in Paris to have furnished the Allies proof that Germaiy cannot de- liver all the harbor and dock ma- teridl demanded in the protocol. A gerieral convention of the United Mine Workers of America was called for at Columbus to hear report of that organization relating to the settlement of the national soft coal-strike. Because of protracted debate in the House on the sugar bill to broaden the powers of the Sugar Equalization Board and extend control until 1920 it was not possible to vote on the amendments. An increase in capitalization of the Western States Ofl Co.. from §1.000, 000 1o $10,000,000 is to be voted upon Dec. 29, for the primary ~purpese of making it an exportation subsidiary of the Midwest Refining Co:z CAPT. SIR JOHN ALCOCK, AVIATOR, DIES OF INJURIES Rouen, France, Det. 19.—Captain Sir. John Alcock, the first aviator to make a non-stop airplane flight across the Atlantic, died here this afternoon’as a result of injuries he received when his plane crashed yesterday near Cotte- vrard. Department of Seine-Inferieure, Normand Aicock, who was flying 'in a water 1anc, was following the Seine at the time ‘of the accident, intending alight o an aviation exhibition. F oW, owing .to a heavy fog, Alcock was unable to sight the earth. He struck the ground near Cotfévrard. A wing of the planc was smashed and he macnine turned over, pinning Al- cock under the wreckage. The aviator suffered a fractured skull and a local doctor gave him first aid. Alcock was then brought to the- British ’ military hospital here where he’ died “without recovering_consciousness. PLEBISCITE IN FIUME HAS BEEN DELAYED Fiume Dec. 19—(By The A. The ¢ plebiscite, by wi RS S AL R e ‘Annunzio's forces - should: -leaya Fiume, .was not held*today. .Persistent | objections by various factions and’ in- | sistence by the extremists: that . the present garrison remain .in-the . city made a pos ponement of the vote:néc- essary until- more - quiet ’conditions prevail. The : voting . probably. will take place Sunday. MEXICAN SMUGCLFRS KILLED ,AMERICAN PROVOST GUARD E1 Paso, Texas, Dec. 19.—An Ameri- can pLrovost. guard and a Mexican ci- were killed during a_ pitched le tonight between A merican diexs and police and Mexican smg- glers ‘at the internationa’ boundary Iiae mear here. ’ URGENT DEFICIENCY BiLL PASSED BY THE SENATE| ‘Washington,: Dec. 19.—The - urgent deficiency appropriation bill providing $20,000.000 for: miscellaneous. subjects, including $32.000,000 for incréased war 5K insurance allowances, was passed night by thc senate. | _}we are at the Tow point of sun: The Prussian State Assembly, ‘by a| (1% Peut to the river opposite the Grand | Prm-—-No ‘Washington,: Dec. 19.--Cabinet mem- bers and other high officials who have been assisting’ Attorney General Pal- mer in the high edst of living today ‘held ; their first conference since . the a). strike side-tracked all ‘other acs ties. i TReports were received hs e ence from -H. B -Rige,-special assist- ant’ to Mry. Palmer, who. were said to show- continued ‘progress in keeping own, prices. ¢ “The' fepiorts Were especally grati- .. Mr: Paimer said. cutEideratlon | the fact that when we begah vu reampdign last summer w were at the high noint of the low {point_ of demand. the confer- while the peak of demand. T -of-living costs would a very fattory curve Tanges. With the approval of the conference. Mr: Palmer is, preparing a staatement summarizing the resulls obtain robably will be given to the public. tomorrow. Mr. - Figg. who Tiee nhas | tough with producers of wearing ap- ! parel, announced today that g suggestion a conference will be i Immediate Effect ls Expecied Fnih _ment: Reached With the “Packers.” “taking into | supply and | { nounced icon held | | merce Commission. Rapoflmhdeto Cabinet Offcers Show Contianued Pr Keepmg Down Prices—Attorney General Palmer Is Summry of Ruuln ‘Obtained, Which v here next monith, which ‘will uride; to devise means for cnécking crease in clcthing price: m ed will be the prod ing of a_certain fixed amount. of ard, medium nrice gopds; tice to. the: public.ta abandon, v;hw of extravaganc folol t_importint steng, to' be; action. and s an i which . has war prosperity. Mr. Palmer said today he, coul pred of the immediate cleet on of the Settiement of the anti-trust ti6n against the packérs. £3 The big_cficct of the ‘agreed . cree,” he said, “is to opea the ol of business freely to all men wi - of domination by these teresta” sourt-in’ which the qmed 1 be entered will not be the decree isat ter thé holidaye o (mil cree w nd “privileges to the five inrgc' ers would be dismissed fromy. furt leration I the I'xlermt! VICTOR L. BERGER HAS BEEN RE-ELECTED TU CONGRESS Milwaukee, W % Berger, suciulist, L0Gay was re- to’ congress from the Fiftn Wi aistric, taying deteated Hemry b Louensiab, republican, running us u 1udfon candiaate, by 4,306 vote Berger's totul yote was “y Bedenstab's 13,061, Fhe returns ind cate that approximaiely Y00y voiers did not go to the polls, The ioul registratien in the district was aboud 8,000 votes. Shculd’ e house azain refuse to seat Berger, the bifth Wisconsin dis- ict will mot be represented in con- gress until after the regular election in 1820, Governor E. L. Philipp announced i %4 do mot believe “in spending any of ‘the people’s money . in that way,” he declared, Mr. Berger i a statement tonizht “As a matter ot fact, my re-election \i5-simply the first sign of the re- awakening ., of genuine democracy in this country. since the days of the struggle .for the emancipation of the black race. “I dori’t know whether the house will seat me,. and I care little, if only the continded fight for my seat will fur- nish- the' occasion to awaken common people of the United States, especially the working class, to a realization of the great dangers before us and the fmmense duties that we must fulfill if modern - civilization is to progress or even to survive.” r. Bodenstab in a statement said: am indeed grateful to my many supporters. We put up the best fieht we knew how for' a worthy cause and I feel that the -majority of the voters haye_ been mi: by a false propa- zanda. 1 am ready fo continue in the fight to 1id the community of these foreign - agitators ‘and Bolshevist herents and 1 call uport ihe =ood loyal people of Milwaukee to remain stead- L in their faith in their country and s institutions. SENATE IS TO VOTE ON RAILROAD BILL AT 330 TODAY Washington, Dee. 1 sion of more than senate tonight failed to reach a vVote on the Cummins railroad Dill . but before midnight adjourned reement to vote finally on the bill 4t three-thirty o'clock tomor- row. A concurrent agreement called for a final vote at 11.30 o'cloc | tomorrow on the suzar control bill. | A proposal. by ' Senator Lafollette, fepublican, Wiscobsin, upon. which he pans to speak tomorrow, extending government control of railroads for two years, alone prevented passage of the bill tonight, the senate having di: posed of all other important amend- ments, including rejection of all efforts to ehmlnake or modify the anti-strike clause. * The agreement for final disposition tomorrow of the railroad and sugar control bills cleared the way for ad journment of congress tomorrow for two weeks' holiday recess until Jan- uary 5. Leaders did not expect the r cess plans would be interfered with aithough for a time tonight objection to the proposals for votes on the s gar and railroad measures threatenec fo disrupt the programme. - Thé senate will meet at 10 o'clock tomorrow. —After a ses- welve hours ,the SCANDAL OF THE PILLAGE OF - ~"AMERICAN STOCKS IN FRANCL Paris, Dec. 19.—Deputy Lafont De poisit’ ntroduted today ‘a_demand fo. an intervellation of the government o “the scandal of the pillage of Americar stocks™ " - 3 ! Despatches: from . Paris Dec. 11 sair that the French department of justic had ordered an investigatlon of unau thorized sales of Americian war stock: purchased. by the French governmen to Germany. It was alieged ‘million- of francs’ ‘worth of goods bought ftror America and released for sale in the various departments of France by the French ‘government had been \shipper to Germany and di: noeed of " at eriormous profit. SOLDIER . DROWNED WHEN TRUCK PLUNGED INTO WATEF Ancon, Pariama Canal Zone, Dec. 14 —A five-ton truck carrying four sql diers plunged oft a pier at Balboa this morning into fifty feet of water. Pri- vate.Charles E. Lee of Oklahoma was drowned. SECRETARY LANE SUPPORTS, THE PUBLIC LANDS BILL ‘Washington, Dec. 19.—Support was given by Secretary Lane today to the bill pendmf before the house commit- tee on public lands to accept on behal’ of the United States the cession by Califarnia of jurisdiction’ over . the lands in ‘the Yosemite, Sequofa and { Geaeral Grant national parks. ; .| Holy Name. Cathedral _..._,1._.4_ !FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES BLOCK INTEREST PAV!IE Washington, Dec. 19.—The mar discount rates against. foreign chanze is “an .iapenetrable by:fl& g impracticable the pavment.dn dollars of the interest-owed the Un cd States on war lorns o Greaf 4 ain, France. Italy and - other. countries, Secretary (ass. said, in a letter to Representative republican, Michigan, chairman. house W?ys and means d)l;! 5 current interest fs $475,000,060 ”‘r Payment of . the. InterestIn clated foreign. coin instead. of- on: dollar basis, Seeretary Glass .,h& would be useless as the present” has no_usc for any > able amounts of these_ currencies. “While I fully realize. the. bility of collecting . this in| of decreasing at once 15 ponding amount tho takes which: must collect,” should be: cific_instruetion from con| contrary, ‘to. demand ‘the payment of interest. which only seriously retard the restoration of those countries v which they will be unable~ interest and principal < of. ti to us, but which would ‘also their ‘power to make needd in our markets.” B A ‘Washington, Dec. 19:.—The ence of democratic senators ealle tomdrrow to consider election of minority - leader was _postponed night until' January 16, Senator Hitcheock' of Neb: 1 ing democratic leader since:the’death of Senator Martin® of Virginia. -, can ceN1 the call for tomorrow's confer ‘nce after an agreement with Sennbr Underwood of Alabama, his opponent for the democratic leadership—in the senate,| who advocated. postponcment because of the absence of many. sena. mighl take ‘his seat under ap- pointment to fill out Senator: Martin's term. 3 In the opinion of Senn‘torfl wood’s ~ friends, - postponement, creased his chances for election: h— cause it is hoped that by Jan. 15 final action may be reached on the Gerfan treat; Senator Hitchcock’s. . matia~ gers, however, declared tonight they are assured of enuush votes:, his election, £ep. OPERA DIRECTOR CAMPINIM s DIES OF HEART DI o et Chicago, De 15.—Cleo:om.e'0&: pinini, .director of the Chicago ' Oper: “ompany, died ai a hospital here lay of heart disease after a five we lness of pneumonia. Attending physicians said he-d suffered from arterial sciérosis - (hree yvears and was under tr for the disense in Italy and’ swxm- ‘and last summer. He. caught cold while en routeito imerica from Europe last October &5d vas ill when the scason opened.; Nov. 16. Pneumonia developed « veeks ago and he was removed:t6.a «ospital, Funeral services will be held “at' next My morning. The body will be takenish is birthplace at Parma, Imy. mx-»- al. E * Terbert M. Johnson, by er for the company announ; he oyganizafion will fulfill its nent in. Chicago, New ¥orls, ind other cities as -planned .by. pinini. . ¢ Max Pam,: chairmar ‘of: the X ive committee of the association, ‘hat no’ successor to Gampinin! e appointed this season “for the. ‘on that the - organization’ Was: complete - that - new--d Aot be pecessary at Presenty 62,000,000 1N cem'lFch‘rEs oF mDEETEDMm Washington, . D )f more than $100.000,008 hnvg -been ceived. by, the treasury..to’ the ssiie of “certificates - ot dated December 15 and mat 15, 1920, with interest at 4 1.8 gent. Less than one-third of the: scriptions, Secretary Gldss anng foday, were paid for in. certif MALD TABOR DIED FRM ILLEGAL ufifi_ ,Fawlon, Mich. Dap_ 1!"»4 blaming no one, lhehmm 1 vestigating tae death of Maud™ 1liant student of \a.n:il