Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1919, Page 1

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LXI—NO. 306 POPULATION 29,919° FIRST OF THE YEAR SHOULD RNG DECLIE I PRICE Attorney General Palmer States That the Cost of Living Is Already Under Control, That Prices Have Been Station- ary Since August, and Looks For a Downward Trend Dur- ing January and February—Movement Is to Be Acceller- ated By a Campaign Which the Government Is Just Now Getting Under Way—Tells of Seizures and Prosecutions. ‘Washington, Dec. #f a decline in retail for priveés begin- | ming between January 1 and March 11 was expressed tonight by Attorney | General Palmer in a statement sum- | ming up the efforts of the govern- | | 22.—Bxpectation | ment to date in forcing down the} st of living. already under | said the attorney general, an be reduced if every one who pro- i utmost, = if ume will sanI and eliminate exaravagance and if all | honest pecpie, will join with the de- | partment of jostice in stamping out, eering and hoarding.” , i plaining that a downward trend | in retail food prices ordinarily was| shown during the first two months of a year, Mr. Palmer said it was the| hope of the government “that tms} trend will be accelerated this year by ! the camgpaign initiated by the govern- | ment which is just now getting well | nder w s Although statistics complied an lly by the government show that in | e 1918 retail food prices increased dur- | ing the hat * fall months, Mr. Palmer said ! August this year such'! been maintained practic- | 1 i 22 when necessary minendments to the Lever food control | werc proposed, the attorney gen- atement said, has it been pos- o deal effectively with all cases profitcering and hoarding. October 22 to date 179 prosecutions have ber stituted and prosecutions and seizuy h covered cighteen Btates, it y ince had since Oct. ! i From | Due to peration between the | Rovernme various retail mer- | chants' the statement ald prevailing profits of. clothing | #d been ent reduced from five to fifty statement which was 1ssued 1 of the govern- ed with the at- the campign to . including Di- ads Hines, wag arters as a sum- ment's position in the face » recently renewed de- mands toad workers for an in- tvease in pay. The rallroad sopmen publ ndZ the other failroad crafts tocitly agreed in August at the sug- g>sticn of President Wilson to post- pme their demands. for increased. pay fu ninety do to await efforts of the cvernment to bring down prices. “Pakerig Teldll fool prices as a 1 the attorney general's the index numbers of the, es bureau of lubor .sta- from 1911 to 1919 indicate up to 191% there has been a no- ble end upward in such prices in the fall of the vear whereas since Augus: this year h retails food prizes have bev kept practically By way of illustration, AuZust to Novem. 191€. there wus an ad- ctail food prices as Indi- the burean of labor statistics in 1917, 18 points and in 1418, 16 points as compared with no ficrease whatseever in the corre- sponding period of 1919, Considering » four years from 1911 to 1914, in- clusive. retail prices show a slight up- ward trend from September 1 to Oe- | tober 1, a greater upward trend from October 1 to Novembe: 1, and re- mained praetically stationary from November 1 to December 1. During four years from 1915 to 1918, in- clusive, retall vood prices show a de- cided upward (rend from August 1 to 1 to October 1, and "a ssenad but decided upward November 1 to December 1. dviing September and Oc- tober an actual reduction in the gen- eral level of vetail prices was effected | ompared with August, while the for November, although sligh: that of October, shows no in- In other words, the official data clearly ghow the significant fact that the cost above crease above the August returns. ©f living as indicated hy retall pri was no in November of Year than it was in August, while| during former years, cxtending back to 1211, the returns for November ®how a considerable inercase over the t reiurns story of retail food prices Indicates that a decided downward Irend ordinarily may be expected in the part of the vear between January 1 and March 1 and it is to be hoped that this trend will be clerated this year by the campaign in:liated by | the government whiclr is just now get- ting well under way “The Lever tood control act, under which the food administration operat- ed and through the enforcement of which the Adepartment of justice is Now trving to reduce high prices, un- forfunately did nor provide a penal- tv for certain acts declared to be un- Jowful, and therefore the department ©f justice was unable to effectively deal with many cases of profiteering which =ame to its aitention. Realiz- ing the gravity of this situation, the president appeared before the con- gress on August and urged an imme- diate amendment of the food control &ct to extend its ecope to all the ne- cessities life. and to provide a Penalty for viclativn of Section Four of this t whieh made profiteering fzwful and to extend the life of the { into peaeetime. The attor general Jore the nate agricultural commite | tee in August and urged that amend- appeared be- sments asked y the president be passed. Not until October 22 how- | v, did these law, and only siice that time has it possible to deal effectively with cazes of poofiteering and hoard- While wait the enactment’ of additional e tion however, the departmen: o justice did not remain fnactive. See n 8ix of the act pro- vided 4 penalty for ‘hoarding and Beetion u 1 the seizure and sa'e of doa ‘a0, Since the J.ever Act was amcnded to provide a penalty .or yr. Lk, 149 prose- cutions have heen instituted, Under rovisions of all eases ave bec Drought to trial t 99 cases of <eizures under | Bection 7 of the act and in m Rese cases proseciiions arc emplated umder Saction Six, t United States attorneys | ha dition, 22 cases of alleged hoarding have been called to the. attention of for investi- gation, for seizures and for prosecu- tions, if the facts warrant. Commodities Seized. “These seizures and prosecutions | have covered cighteen states and the commodities scized have ' included eggs, butter, cheese, pork. poultry, lard, fish, sugar, potatoes, coffee, flour and canned goods. Fifty-three of the above cases have already been dis- posed of by releasing the goods under bond of agreement to dispose of same within a specifieq time and at 2 rea- sonable price under the direction of the™ United States attorneys. In no case has the market been flodded by the wholesale’ digposal of such goods. In three cases involving hoarding, fines and jail sentences have been im- posed. In one case a fine of $100 was imposed: in another a fine of $230 and three months in jail, and in a third case a fine of $5,000 and five months in jail. This latter case has been ap- pealed. Results of “investigations are now “~ing laid before a grand jury in severa: districts and reports of large nuibers of indictments are expected in the near future. Wherever possi- ble a determined éffort will be made to obtain jail sentences. “A very sblemn duty to assist in reducing the cost of living and partic- ularly to eliminate profiteering rests upon honest and responsible business men of all classes. To Dring about cooperation in this direction the na- tional organizations representing. the differerit trade interésts have been ap- proached. Very helpful - cooperation has been obtained , which has lhad a marked tendeucy not only to stop the upward Lrend of prices, but in some instances to decrease prices. Margins of Clothing Dealers. ‘he National Retail Clothing Deal- ers' Assoctiation have recently estab- lished their pre-war margins of profit as 'being fair and have so ‘advised their entire ‘'membership, representing approximately 96 per cent. of the re- tail clothing dealers of America. They have also appointed a diligence com- mittee to hunt up profiteers within their membership .and report to the United: States attorney in their re- spective . districts violations of mar- gins of profits as set up by thein or- ganization. These profits show from five to fifty per vent. reduction’ over prevailing profits of past few month " Shee Dealers to Act. 5 “The National Retail Shoe Dealers’ Assoclation have appointed an execu- tive committee, to confer for the pur- vose of re-establishing u similar rule within - their organization. - The Na- tipnal Retail Drygoods Association, representing some 20,000 department stores in the United States ,are co- operating with the department of jus- tice in establishing prominently econ- omy departments during January and February. Several of the larger man- ufacturers’ associations, as well as wholesale and retail merchants’ asso- clations, have appointed committees to confer with'agents of the depart- ment of justice and are putting their entire machinery at the disposal of the department to carry out pro- grammes to the membership. “Beyond this the department of jus- tice has instituted a thoroughgoing and nationwide campaign participated in by thousands of men and women, bringing about regulations in the cost of living through education and through moral suasion. Three states have passed . laws creating commis- sions or other machinery for the pro- tection of their, citizens,against profit- eers, “Primarily the notable factors in- volved in the cost of living are the neded increase . in. production, thé climination of extravagant buying and the determined hunting down of pro- fiteers of all classes.. I the time has now come when the or- Banization of the country has been complifed to the point where real re- sults £an be shown. The cost of liv- ‘Iready ‘undler control, can be re- d if everyone who. produces will pr/luce his utmost, if those who buy and consume will ve and eliminate extravagance, and if all honest people will ‘join with the department of jus tice in stamping out profitecring and hoarding.” The officials attending the confers ence at which the statement was au- thorized and who, it is understood, are prepared to make the statement the basis for solution of any problem within .their jurisdiction involving the cost of living, in addition to Attorney General Palmer, were Secretaries Dan- iels and - Alexander, Chairman Mur- dock and Commissioner Colver of the federal trade commission, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Lefiingwell, Assistant Attornéy General Ames, Di- rector General Hines and Special As- &istant to the Attorney General Figs. 22 RADICALS AT ELLIS ISLAND TO BE DEPORTED New York Dec. 22 —Twenty-two anarchists remained at Ellis Island to- day awaiting - deportation. They will ‘I’; sent to Russia vith others from troit and Chicago whom the de- partment of labor was unablé to have transported 1o New York in time to] sail on the Buford. Arrangements tor the departure of the next “Soviet Ark’ ‘e not been completed, according 1o Byron H. Uhl. acting commissioner at the island. A few married anarchists are held in various cities awaiting the decision of the authorities as to whether to send their families with them. No anarchist of whose marriage there wsas official record was sent on the Buford, bLut eight of them had requested that their sweethearts be sent on the ship also. €AILURE OF PLOT TO KIDNAP BELA KUN Vienna, Dec. ?2.—4\ plot to Bela Kun, the former commu:ist Cic- tator of Hunhga.v, ant hand him syer te the Hungarian authariiies, h frustrated by polic iwo brothers. Lal's y Horvath, at Ka i« interned. L7016 the Cithorities, 1t was yeted, believe that ! | in regard to thy =AY, DECEMBER 23, 1919 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS "PRICE TWO CENTS . Canada f;ml*” de-sefhwunds Ottawa, Dec. 22—Reports, were cur- rent foday that Canadian liquor deal- ers might attempt to “salvage” many of the hundreds .of thousands of gal. lons of ‘“red liquor” which must be shipped from the United States before the federal prohibition amendment be- comes effective January 16. Whether dealers would seek Amer- ican imports, it was said, depended chiefly on whether they considered it likely provinecial acts prohibiting sale of Jiquor would be repealed by the various governments. Repeal of Do- minior war time liquor -legislation, which prevented inter-provincial traf- fic, manufacture of liquor and import, has created a peculiar situation in which liquor may be freely imported but not sold because of prohibition accs effective in every province but Que- bec. .‘There sales are restricted to beer and wine. 400,000 POUNDS OF EELS IN FULTON MARKET NEW YORK New York, Deec. 22.—Fulton “Market today opened New York’s Christmas eel sales o retailers who cater to Ttalian Yuletide tables. What the staid and dignified turkey is to Amer- ican thanksgiving dinners the restive and wriggly eel is to the festive Christmas season of the sons and the daughters of Ttaly, and to meet this annual demand for big, little, dressed and libe eels wholesalers were ready to start marketing this morning some- thing like 400,000 pounds of them, Law abiding eels have been yanked from the fresh waters of the St. Law- rence river and various streams in Maine, Deleware, Rhode Island, Con- necticut, Maryland, Virginia and North Carilona to disport themselves in fancy sauces and gravies at Italian feasts. They command high prices, live ones ranging from 30 to 40 cents a pound according to their vwriggling ability, and dressed ones bringing from 16 to 20 cents. .Before the world war invaded the eel market, they cost only 25 cents a pound alive and from 6 to 14_cents. dressed, dealers \said. Fresh wa'er eel shave the field in this country virtually to the exclusion of the salt water variety. Their weight averages four or five pounds each, This is in contrast to the 30 to & pound salt water conger eels which hold sway in Italy. But the fresh wa- ter eel flavor is reputed to be richer and “more wriggly” than the conger’s, S0 matters are declared evened. Some 600,000 pounds of eels are marketed here annually, it is stated. COAL OPERATORS HAVE ADOPTED PASSIVE POLICY Terre Haute, Ind., Dec. 22.—The coal operators of the ceatral. competitive field will maintain a:¥nagsive poliey” to investigate the: coal situatil and the miners’ wage controversy and will determine their attitude later. accord- ing to a statement tonight by Phil H. Penna. spokesman for. the operators of the central field during recent negotia- tions between the operators and the miners. Asked for his opinion as to the fit- ness of the persons named on the com- mission by the presidegt, Mr. Penna said: * “The e¢entral competitive district op- erators and miners having been the participants in all the wage negotia- tions up to this time, and the operators in the other sections having agreed to accept their conclusions, we feel tnat any commissio nappointed should he composed ‘of men from this district, and all of our propositions to arbitrate our difficulties were made on this am- sumption. The president thought otherwise and in my opinion has made a good selection.” GEN. PERSHING DENOUNCED BY CONGRESSMAN SCHALL Minneapolis, Minn;, Dec. 22.—Con- gressman- Thomas D. Schall of Min~ nesota denounced General John J. Pershing in an ‘address today. He de- clared that the general was seeking the presidency of the United States and was “‘absolutely unfit for the of- fice” Congressman Schall was the only member of congress to vote against conferring the full rank of general on the overseas commander-in-chief of the American army. “My objection 1o rewarding Pershing with a full generalship was not that it would foster militarism, but it would be rewarding an unworthy officer, an un-American, unmpresentative!‘-fhcr chall said General Pershing inhuman and crue!” and that he censered information that went from rance to ‘America to his_own advan- tage. He also attacked General Per- shing for his alleged “snub™ of the congressional committee that went to France. PROHIBITION LESSENS WORK FOR JERRY M'CAULEY MISSION New York, Dec. 22—Prohihition i= largely responsible tor th> raduction of activities inthe oid Jerrs Mission, ““The Dry Dorck of and Wrecks,” on the lower ilast Side water front, according to Mrs. Joha H. Wyburn of tha Missio It is seldom = thai more th sixty derelicts . now se the Mission on nights when free jinnerg are served, in comparison with the 290 in ante war days. ' Mrs. Wyhurn, specking of the 47th anniversary celebration of the Mission last. night, s “theie aren’t $0 many drunka‘is any ‘Bo's’ instead of coming t & for the winter, are hea? for Moi- treal. “where things are not so “The “work or fight” law during the war also contributed to the lessening of the Mission’s work, she said. w York FIRE AT ST. FRANCIS' ORPHAN ASYLUM, NEW HAVEN New Haven. Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 23. —Fire of undetermined origin which was discovered. .at 1.30. this morning destroyed the laundry building or St. Francis’ orphan asylum .here. Five hundred children on the second ana third floors were removed safely to a wing of the structure away from the flames, which were under control at 215 a. m. 1 OBITUARY. Dr. Edwin A. Down. Hartford, Conn., Dec. ~—Dr. Edwin A. Down, president of the .state hoar B Gondend Telegrams State Senator Ross Graves of Buf- falo filed his resignation. Paris confidently expects the peace treaty to be in effect by the end of the year. President Wilson renominated John Skelton Williams as Controller of Currency. Legislation continuing Federal con- trol of sugar to June 30, 1920, was completed by Congress. Anthony M. J. Drexel niansion at Drexel Hill, Pa., near Philadelphia, was destroyed by fire. Loss is esti- mated at $60,0000. . Announcement was made by the Belgian office that an economic agree- ment between France and Belgium has been arranged. Clemenceau will be the next Presi-| dent of France, according to circles; close to the Premier. He will be] nominlated unanimously. William Wirt Mills was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the Depart- ment of Plants and Structures under Commissioner Whalen. 1 American peace commission, headed | by Frank Polk, Undersecretary of State, arrived at New York after a stormy voyage from Brest. A new planet is believed to be re- sponsible for irregularities in the mo- tion of the planet Neptune, Professor Harold Jacoby of Columbia University announced. An order granting amnesty to m tary offenders was passed by the Ca- nadian Cabinet. War-time restric- tions on liquor are expected to be soon removed. s Paderewski's purchases in American a meetign of the premier - explained were ~ “made for that purche military r Despite government. efforts to reduce the cost of living in the United States, the price of 22 staple fol)dsi In d 12 per cent. during the a5 month of November. i A huge still h a capacity of 250 gallons a day, said to be the largest; illicit distilling plait ever found, in Colorado, was seized by the state con- stabulary near Denver, Yt 1 Premier Skulkis, after paying hom- age to former Premier Paderewski, in the Polish Diet, read the government’'s change of program, which will include; the creation of a senate. | Internal Revenue Bureau is getting | vell along with the organization of its field force for administration of the | prohibition enforcement law and is prepared to put a Xkilling hold on John Barleycorn. Cancelling of passenger trains dur- ing Christmas week led to wild dis- orders at Vienna stations. . Thous- s ‘ol iniending:travelers hroke the cordon the,_trains’| W) 4SS TS.. Cunard liner Saxonia arrived at Halifax from England, after a 14 days voyage. Captain R. V. Peel and Purser William Ballyn were: given a vote of thanks by the passengers for the skilfull handling of the ship and attention to those on board. Louisville suspended ever; day ac- tivities for a moment and when whistles were blown—a predetermined | signal—everybody recited the Ameri- can creed and pledged anew loyalty to the flag. Tt was part of the Ameri- can Legion campaign for 100 per cent. loyalty. 32 NEW YORK POLICEMEN LOCKED IN STATION BY BOY New York., Decgg! and lieutenant, were locked . in the East Fifty-first street station tonight a smal! boy who was refused a ticket to a Christmas celebration after the precinct allotment had been ex- hausted. The youngster, who brought his “gang” to get ‘tickets, refused to leave until curtly ordered to “get out.” “All right, we'll get out, but vou won't,” velled the boy, who was the last to leav He swung the door to and bolted it from the outside. A locksmith was summoned by telephone and after laboring an hour finally cut the whole lock out. Meanwhile a crowd of a hundred children sang and danced in glee over the discomfiture of their prisoners PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE'HOU‘SE ~Children Uv- Washington, Dec. ing along the road between Washing- ton and the Country club in Virginia where President Wilson nlays golf will receive Christmas presents from the White 1Jouse this year as usual. Ce- spite the president’s illness. The pres- ents have been nurchased and will be delivered Christmas morning probably by Mrs. Wilson. Another usual custom, that of ziv turkeys to all employes in the White House executive offices, also will be observed, The nresident will be permitted to eat turkey Christmas day, Rear aa- i Grayson, his physician, said to- He will be served hy Mrs. Wilson in his room. HUGO RELE ASED UNDER PLEDGE OF $1,500 RANSOM | Washington, Dec. 22—¥Frederick Hugo the American ranch manager, caputred by bandits in the recent raid on Muzquiz. Mexico, and later liberat- ed, was released under an agreement to pay $1,500 ransom within twelve Gays, accordinz to information reach- The des in- ing the department of state. partment announced foday that structions had bee: by the Mexican government. ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF PROMOTING ANARCHY Boston, Dec. 22.—Jokn J. Ballen, who made several radical addresses in | New' Egland before he was arrested at New Orleans while trying to get to| Mexico recer was arranged in the superior court today on charges of| promoting anarchy by distributing | certain circulars. ~He . pleaded not gui!y and ‘was held -in $5,000 bondh. Bail was furnished. FIRST CARGO OF NEW CROP OF CUBAN SUGAR Néw York, Dee The. first cargo i d of charities' for. the. past ten vears, who el died at his home here tonight of heart discase. He was born in Utfea: N, Y5 6 years ago. ~ 4 of, the mew’ crop of uChan sugar, con- | Saturd | clamoring for arbi a —Thirty-two New York policemen, including a captain | Nirirg M thed of Coel, Stike Settlement Senator FidhghuM Says ; H Been ere ust ave ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—Entering into the controversy raging about . the governments’ proposals for settlement of the coal strike, Senator Freling- huysen, republican, New Jersey, chair- man of the senate committee investi- gating in a formal statement tonight declared, that in the government’s he- gotiations “there must have been some sort of a secret deal made in addi- tion to the signed’ statement.” Fxplaining that he spoke for him=- self only, and not for other members of his committee, Senator Frelinghuy- en reviewed the testimony adduced b: he committee hearing today and add- ed that out of the settlement of the strike any event the public may look for an increase in the price of coal or another strike.” The New Jersey senator character- ized the settlement proposition as pu forth by Attorney General Paimer and accepted by the miners” as a loaded dice for the American public.” The executive committee of coal mine operators followed their state- ment: of terday declaring that the government’s proposal as finally draft- ed was vitally different from the plan formulated by Former Fuel Adminis- trator Garfield and which they bound themselves to accept, maintaining si- lence tcday. The operators, however, decided during the day to call off a general meeting of the scale commit- tee of the Central Competitive Field which had been called for Tuesday in Cleveland. ‘At the conference, which 1 take place after Christmas, it was s expect to formu- as to the policy they the government’s ion appointed on v by President Wilson to adju- dicate the mine :laims. Attorney General Palmer in a state- ment tonight denied the assertions plan and the commi: made yesterday by the operators whose position he characterized as ‘the merest quibble and quite un- worthy of the great industry.” The operat the attorney general said, from the beginning had been ation and had stated repeatedly their willingness to conform to any plan which the pres- representatives of a 2. 1 now,” continued Mr. Palmer, ‘that they were not con- sulted about the form of the memo- conference, The settlement proposal, as accept- cd by the miners, the attorney general further declare was submitted to represantatives of the opeérators in Indianapolis who in turn communi- cated it to their representatives in Washington. “No objection Mr. Palmer, absolute! was mads added “The operators remained y silent until “after the men wepe.hack “in. the mines. . Then for the first time they begin' to 0bject. “The miners went back to work in obédience {o the law and the orders of the court without having their de- mands granted. They relied, as they had a right tp rely, upon the promise ofsthe president that immediatly up- on comnblete resumntion of operations a commission would be appointed to take up the matters at issue. The offi- cers of the government had ‘an equal right to rely on the good faith of the operators in their previous declar- ations of agreement with the pro- gramme. The government will not as- sume that the operators will break faith, and. indeed, ways will be found to keen faith in this vitally important transaction The commi n will pro- ceed with its work and I have no doubt that upon further reection the oper- will se the wisdom of hearty 0-operation wit hit.” ising the stand taken by Dr. A. Garfield, who recently re- signed as fuel administrator hecause of disagreement with the Sh’if@ set- tlement, Cenator Frelinghuyseh said “The present plan, which incurred the hostility of Dr. Garfield and caus ed his resignation, is acceptable to the miners because it opens the door to creases, which the public must vay “The miners are expecting ad- ditional raise as a result of this agree- ment. Chairman Lewis, in his address to his men, December 10, 1919, speaks of the ‘probability of further increase in all classifications of labor when the on finally makes its award. “There must have been some se- cret deal made, i addition to the sign- In any event, the pub- e od agreement. lic may look for an incre: price of coal or another strike. here‘was a vital y in this contest and that was in the settlement of this in the 1y, shall the v be supreme or shall an organization, a class. hold itself above the law, and refused obedience thereto. whe its seclfish' interests come in conflict with the public good? “I was opposed even to the raise of 14 per cent. authorized by Dr. Garfield. It should never ¢ heen granted. Though ostensibly coming out of the nockets of the operators, it involves an addition to the cost of production of hundreds of millions of dollars and makes practically impossible any re- duction to the consumer for two or three vears to come. “If that concession Is objectionable how much more objectionable is the possibility of any further increase such as Mr. Lewis, acting chairman of the United Mine Workers, has assured his men they are likely to secure, under the agreemnt with the attorney gen- eral, which Mr. Lewis, himself, says ‘differs materially fr the proposi- tion made by Dr. Garfield. “That is what the miners exvect. It was upon that b uoon that as- surance, that they were willing to obey he law. “It will be a sad day for America if obedience to the law must be pur- chased in this manner, I am op- posed to such a proposition and T he- lieve the American people are opposed to it.” HARTFORD HOME OF “MARK” TWAIN” HA\S BEEN SOLD Hartford, Conn., Deec. 22. — The Hartford home of Sumuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) at 351 Farmington avenue, where “Tom Sawyer” and “Huckleberry Finn’ were written, was sold today by Richard M. president of the Hartford IFire Insur- ance Company, to J. J. and F. Ahern of this city. The house was built by Mr. Clemens in 1870 and until a few months ago was used as a priv school. It was not stated to what wsé it would be put by the new own- gisting’ of 24000 bags, reached hei:, today on the steamship’ Matan sugar is consigned to:'Americs finers. « # % ers. Eainlile N It (takesia de further demands and further wage in-; Bissell, | e MINERS LEADER HELD OR . CONTEMPT OF COURT CHARGE FLD ON ernment In This Country. Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 2; der Howat, president of the Kansas v_.iisu-lcl (No. 14) of the United Mine Workers of America, tonight is in jail here awaiting hearing on a charge of contempt of court for alleged violation of the federal court injunction against furtherance of the strike of coal miners. Hearing has been set for next Monday at 2 p. m. Howat appeared in federal court this morning at the order of United States District Judge A. B. Anderson. He was under bond of $10.000 provided in the form of a check on a Kansas bank. Judge Anderson disapproved of this form of bond and immediately after the ‘afternoon sessiofi of court hegan at 2 o'clock remanded the miners’ offi- cial to jail until-he reached a decision as to the amount and kind of bond which will be acceptable. Judge ' Anderson this morning de- nounced Howat for his attitude in con- nection with ti court’s injunction inst the strike and declared: ‘Either I have to vindicate the or abdicate in favor of Mr. Howat. The hearing this morning began with a response by Henry Warrum, chief counsel for the United Mine Workers of America, in which the position was taken that Howat, in keeping in force a_local strike of 1,000 miners in the Kansas district, which was cailed last July, did not violate the injunction against furtherance of the gzeneral strike, but complied with instruction of the miners’ general committee in that operation-of mines in Kansas was re- sumed on the samé basis as obtained on Oct. 71, the date the general strike became effective. Dan W. Simms, special assistant dis- trict attorney. representing the gov- ernment, followed with an outline of the evidence ainst Howat. He de- clared the Kansas miners’ official had issued several statements or given newspaper. interviews in violation of the iniunction and asserted that the local strikg’was merged with the gen- eral strike on’ Oct. 31, and thereafter was affected by any on which had t6 do with the general strike. In reviewing the miners’ case Judge law 1 Some Sort of a Secret Deal. | Alexander Howat, President of the Kansas District of the U. M. of A., Ordered to Appear Before Judge Anderson In Federal Court at Indianapolis Next Monday at 2 P. M.— Howat Is Charged With Violating Federal Court Injunc- tion Against Furtherance of the Strike of the Coal Miners —Judge States That Howat Has “Breathed Defiance” and That He Is Going to Show Him That There Is a Gov- Alexan- | Anderson declared that.#e Lever act, under which the action was brought, was still in force and pointed to the United States supreme court decision on the war time prohibition law as-a parallel case, upholding the theory that the war measures still are effective. He said he had defined the law on Nov. 8 and that the miners’ oficials had kno\vl?dge of -that definition. “This defendant.” he declared, “ac- cording to the statements in the veri- fied bill of information which was filed here on Dec. 3, viola this order (tfie courl’s injunction) and the Lever law every hour since that time. * * * Now the question is what shall 1 do? It is perfectly plain that this man has not in good faith attempted to comply with the order of this court. It i§ quite ap- parent that there is ample zround for the grand jury to bring a bill against him for a felony. What should I do under the circumstances? Why, hold him, of course. That is what I should do. Now I continued this ca: time when he could get counsel, is he wants, and the government can get its Witnesses here to prove as'to whether months be- fore Dec. ther e Dec. 31, re were 364 strikes i 3 s fleld under the leadership of Howat, that How sible for them po by both operators and business men In the Kansas district as wielding a power too great for them to combat. Judge Anderson asserted that _he considered the situation in the Kansas fields as intolerable, and said that Howat would have to change his atti- tude toward the law and the court it he exnected to secure his liberty. He declared that Howat had ‘“breathed defiance” right here in Indianapohs and that he was going to show him that there is a government in this country. 'DE'VALERA IS SUSPICIOUS OF NEW HOME RULE BILL Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 2.—Eamonn De Valera, president of the “provisional Irish republic,” lobks with susp upon the new home rule bill outlined by Premier Lloyd George in the British house of commons today. He expects it to turn out to be only another attempt of British politicions to fool the Irish people, he said here tonight. “I have not seén Lloyd George's latest plan for two parliaments jin Ireland,” he said, “and before reading it incdetail, T cannot, of course, com- ment upon it in detail. “A I can say is thai the Irish peo- ple have aocepted and acted upon the principle of self-determination, and have showa what they want is an in- dependent Irish fepublic, free from the domination of any imperial au- thority. s ‘We deny the right of any foreign statesmen to dictate to the Irish peo- ple what form of government they shall live under. It is my belief that this new parliamentary plan, outlined by the British prime minister , is inothing more than another attempt of i} politi a,ns‘ to fool the Trish i to settle call it them ey really wan Irish question as they Irish people have shown way.” JOY FOR CHRISTMAS CLUB OF OLD SOUTH TRUST CO. Dec. the ,the the Er) Boston, ment, apparently denied to depositors of the Old South Trust Company when last for that institution closed its doors week, was made possible today hundreds of members of the Ch Savings Club of the bank. These per- sons who had saved for a year, $1 or $2 a week each, that they might have a little money together at Christmas time were able to cash their che and to fulfill. the “Merry Ch legend which they hore, by the action of the Columbi Trust Company of East Boston in taking over the Old South Company’'s obli ions to them. v depositors will go unpaid until the affairs of the bank are settled, The line of' Christmas club bers today was a varied one, including aged women wrapped in shawls, fur- coated young women from down-town | offices, clerks and messenger bo PROCEEDINGS IN ITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES Rome, Sunday, Dec. 21.—The cham- ber of deputies, including the socialist members, strongly approved Premier Nitti’s statement to the house today that he would present a .bill modifying Articje V of the constjtution, so that hereafter only the parliament shall have power to declare war. The dep- uties als owed marked approval of the premicg-when he read a telegram be sent to Admiral Millo, who had supported D'Annunzio at Fiume, strongly condemning Ris attitude and declaring that the military power must always be subservient to the civil power. i Deputy Barberis ctied: “You must courtmartial the guilty one: ECCENTRIC CHARACTER FOUND ASPHYXIATED Indianapolis. Ind Martin Jenners, 87, who created a esnsation in Indiana a few years ago, when he erected a monumefit for himself in a local cemetery on which was inscribed his objection to all religfon, was touna asphyxiated in his room today. BID OF $327.000 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED FOK CAMP MILLS | shington, Dec. —The bid * of £327 000 submitted by the RBuffalo House Wrecking company, Buffalc, N. Y. for Camp Mills, L. L. was accepted feday by the war department. ~ mem- | EFFORTS MADE TO PROVE % HARRY NEW IS INSANE Los Angeles, Calif. Dec. 22—RI- forts today to prove that Harry New, onl trial charged with the mu der of his fiancee, Freda Lesser, was insane and that Miss Lesser shortly before the alleged murder in Topango Canyon, near here, July 5, was des- pondent and expressed the wish to die, marked the opening of the case of the the defense. As long ago as 1909, New was known to associates as “Nutty New,” according to adeposition read to the jury. The first defense witness was A. N. Burger of Glendale, a suburb, who worked where New snd Miss Lesser were employed. H etestified that in June he heard Miss Lesser exclaim to N Edna Clancy, a half sister of New, and other girls: T wish I were dead.” Lecompte Davis o counsel for the defer said he introduced this tes- timony in connection with the con- | tentions of the defense that Miss Les- ser was in such a state of mind be- cause of the expected birth of-m child, that she was likely to have taken her own life. PRINCESS MAY SINKING; ENGINE ROOM IS FLOODED Norfolk, Va., Dee. 22.—The radio tation at Hampton Roads naval recieved a wireless S. O. S. to- 7 o'clock from the Princess “Want tow, out of com= assistance at onee.” the second messige picked up, saying: “Am in sink- condition, engine room flooded.” he radio alse said that the wire- less had been temporarily put out of commission by the flooded engine rooms but that they were then send- ing with a coil. Later on in the evening the stated p. m, intercepted a message from the American steamer Lenape to the Prince May sayin, “Am miles from you, can get one o'clock.” Still later a fgal mi o ) lceived from the distr vessel, saying: “No danger no witheut any further explanation as to her con- dition, COMMONWEALTH DRY DOCK IN COMMISSION AT 30STON Boston, Dec. 22.—The Common- wealth drydock, largest of its type on the Atlantic Coast and capable of ac~ commodating the largest vessel afioat, ws placed. in commission here today. The battleship. Virginia was selected for the distinction of being the first to test the dock and due ceremony attended the opening with men prom- {inent in naval; state, city and com- | mercial life present. The dock cost the state $3.000,000 “to -construct and was recently sold with a large tract of adjoining land to the United States government for $4,100,- 000. It is 1170 feet long and 114 feet, nine inches degp.” The depth over the sill at low water is 35 feet. lts delfy- ery to the national government has been held up pending its completion. SIMPLE LIFE OF QUEEN MARY OF GREAT BRITAIN | London, Deg. . T the same time the mo: ject of King Geo: says a chronicier 5 in a current arii: 2. makes plans of h certains what calis to make on 1 x time are. immodia 2ly trans mands by the queen. When the king was shooting in Scet- land recently the queen led the life of, a private individual, looking up old friends, paying private calls and mak-' ing rious household alter first, and at Jevo'ed sub- Queen Mg ¢ urt happeni The queen own until sh and his '3 nte waw i