Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1919, Page 1

Charges Are Made That Whole List That Was Recommended By Admiral Sims— Passed Some Officers to ! Received a Report From mended and “Blue Pencilled” Others—Chairman Page "of the Senate Naval Committee Has Called For and Has Secretary of the Navy—Admiral Sims Has Declined to Accept His Distinguished Service Medal While the Awards Remain as at Present. Washington, Deec. 23.—Dissatisfac ‘tion within the favy at ihe way Sec: tary Daniels has arranged the award: of decorations for war service came rte the. surface today when it becamd known -that Admiral Sims, forme: coamander of Ameri¢an naval- force: in Buropean waters, had ueclined t @ccept his distinguished service medal At the same time the row, which'up to this time has been a smouldering i Chairman e of the senate naval committee the awarding and Secretary Daniels transmitted it to him tonight. Meanwhile Representative Lufkin, ‘re- one, appeared in congress. asked for a of: the report on decorations, publican, of Massachusetts, a membe ‘of the house naval committee, an nounced that he would ask the house ° call for a similar report. Coming as the climax to published f Daniels " had redrranged the whole list of awaras, chafges that Secretary yafsinz some officers to higher dis tinétion than recommended and “blu pencilling” others, publication of “Ad miral Sims' action created a sensation in the department. The whole thing has been brough ‘e’d head by the action of Admiral Siras, who, writing an official com: muhication to Secretary Daniels from the naval war colleeg at Newport," R. Y. shas set forth that officers '’ foi wiom lie recommended the distin gulshed service medal—highest of all nayal decorations except essional medal of v the secretary's revision.a decora: tion of lesser value, and that othe: officers whose duties and services Ad the con miral Sims considered as of lesser value, « received by the. revision the mere valued decoration. At the same time. it develdps, Admiral Sims sent franked copi fiaval officers in. Washington. Mis ac- | edal oftered him by the department, | Tion became knovns first throush |Pending a revision of the secretary’s them, and later today Mr. | Danicls{list of awards, referred particularly to fels had announced that he had pre e, and fomight after transnii! ‘lf lo the semator made public of it new honor—received of his lettef to many € out the letter, withodt comment. riter in the day. however, Mr. Dan- in such cases to 36 navy crosses and two distinguished service medals. Secretary Daniels, contrasting the relative importance of duty ashore and afloat, said: . €| “In'my judgment individual duties T [ashore are always and necessarily of s | secondary importance to duties afioat.” - Admiral Sims, in his letter to the secretary, said: * “All'individual duties afloat are nec- [essurily of secondary importance in comparison with the vital importance of directing all operations, both ashore and afloat, in such a manner as to in- sure the success of the whole.” “It is realized,” said the naval sec- rétary in concluding his report, “that where there have been se many occa- sions of performance of meritorious s e o “while the awards remain as at pres ent. T - {in the navy in the great war there may easily be difference of opinion in re- gard to 'the comprehensive merits of any particular cases, but, under the law ‘and acting by authority of the president, it is the secretary of the navy's duty to make the final deci- sion-in such cases. ‘It is believed that the motives and policies as above out- lined bave been entirely in keeping with the letter and spirit of the .aw which established these medals and decorations for the navy. Later re- ports and additional information will be given ‘due consideration in future action with regard to additional dec- orations, for there is no limit of time preseribed when these honors may be awarded: In view of delayed reports and lack of data other awards will be made, but in every case the principles above set forth will guide executive aetion.” The secretary compiled his report December :19, before the Sims letter reached him. e t T 4 he" feclined the distinguished service [M’r. Daniels’ action in changing: rec- decorations to be conferred on officers d the report asked for by Senator | Who were under tiie admiral’s immedi- ng |ate ¢ommand .during the war. ith & obive | Declirhe that he feit it his duty Admiral Sims in his Yetter does. not fcertain’ features of the list of awards deeoration” un. appear to.-refuse his ronditionallyt, the conditions he outlines. . and - -yt0 ‘nzval officers, Rear Admiral Sims' He rofused it under |1étter said: “This: becomes my duty because this fsks for an opportunity to exptain flie{1ist contains ac number -of instances ‘of reasons -for his original recommenda |injustice to distinguished officers, the tions. ot ask that the @lready heas been does ask for a gome of the le: Sims. long k n petrel of the navy, tional “last drop of thé Guild hal! at conferred. revision er decorations. a singe his . sensa Tondon, ficers of Rerlin, London ington, has figured in navy tions before: and - bas: many ®upporters among the officers. Y Secretary Daniels’ report to Chair. man Page of ‘the senate naval'com miltee outlinns the general pulicy fo) lowed by the sacretary Wash sensa and ficers and enlisted men. Indicating that the entire versy contro: tant, 4 Secretary Daniels in his repor: mais ¥ jou it =hould be.of the highest imnor tance #nd responsidility in order. tha this duty shou!d be recognized by the ®ward of the same kind of medals as ‘with at the same sitions ‘of grave danger in t given to officers charged th T and the achievement Empliasizing his belief :that off engacged in hazardous and responiible the. stormy blond” sneech In | 3 when he draw the attention of the foreizn. of- warm in awarding medals and distinctions to naval of- has now come to light revolves «ronnd the old navy department -dis- ;grmmn\ as to which class- of -ser2 ide—shore or sci—is most impar- “The value of the duty on shore| ‘wax duly recognized, but in my opin- war_zone. and . this|b; was the standard which any particu- lar case had to meet for an omicer.qn shore duty to be awarded the medal” Besides (hat, the admiral does jeffort of which on the morale of the highest. award be taken from any officers uponwhom it But <he upward of seéryice, cannot fail to be ver de- trimental. The injustice lies not in the nfimber of awards made but in the fact that the awards as issued to officers in cord . with the' relative merit of ser- hy. my recommendations. Officers who were" tecommended for the highest awards appear on the list as having been aceérded the lower awards, and vice versa.” Declaring that only the command- ing officers actualiy present may judge the relative - merits entitled to par- award system could be fair and that officers in bigh administrative posts on shore oceupied relatively more respon- sible positions than those serving at sea, Rear Admiral Sims asserted that of ‘ninéteen officers under his personal command ‘whom he recommended - for the distinguished service medal, only ®ix were accorded that honor, the re- mainder being awarded navy crosses He cited the cases of nine rear ad- mirals under.his command abroad, all récommended for the distinguished service medal, of whom but four re- ceived ‘hat hopr. - Secretary Daniels’ action warding with decorations officers who cémmanded vessels sunk by cnemy submarines was particularly criticized ¢ Admiral Sims. A special class of awards,” his let- ter ‘said “are the;subject of such ser. vice condemnation and ridicule that the effects upon the future and present morale -of the service must necessari- t t in re- duties in the. North -.sea 1y’ ‘be deplorable to ‘the last degrce, ®quadron, the destroyer force; the|namely: the . distinguished scrvice convoy and the armed guard services |medals awarded to ma: if not all, of #hould be given prefeferice in thelthe officers’ who were defeated in ac- award - of high honors over officerstion or whose ships were sunk or se- erving on shore, even, in_positions |riousiy damaged -by enemy subma- of great responsibility, - and - officérs | rines,” 2 #eqying with ships in liome waters, viees rendered - by - these differen: forces was recognized by the beard .of awards in assigning certain medals to the officers in command of the ships and stations concerned, and this plan rocedure met my approval.’ ofvg ever, the recommendation of th bogrd of awards_convened under Rea Admiral ‘Austin M. Knight in the case of a number of officers serving no shere at home or in- home waters §o that suclt officers would receive dec- orations of lesser value than officer: serving in the face of the everseas. B In contrast to Admiral Sims' state. meni that the commanding officers of @uips sunk by enemy submarine: sheald not receive decorations, Daniels in his report said: “In addition top the .recognition o the service rendered by the’ officer: and men of the forces above mention was a of courss, the cas ular duals whose con par 4 dic Be uished ' service medal ) subma o attacks and whose coil utt was meritorfous in such cases. required all these cases to belcare- fully investigated and. as a result of I8 every officer reported. meritorious tary Danicls said that “the ser- ith this policy in mind, Secretary Danjels says he had changed; how- enemy Mr. t was outstanding and who.should igied out for special recogznition. 1t was my opinion that the distin- should be vitded to those officers in command @f shins of the nayy who were sunk These are typical examples not only of unsuecessful actions but of failure t6 injure.the enemy. The victims in these actions ‘weré the German subma- Tines. “The commanding officers of a ves- sel that is sunk by a submarine should not receive the same reward, as. the commanding officers of a vessel which sinks a submarine. Yet it is precise- ly this. which has been done in a num- bero of instances.” Admiral Sims further charved 7 his specific request that lists of awards to..men formerly under his command be referred to him before fina] action was not complied with, re- sulting’ in many injustices. | Asserting that while it would be | manifestly undesirable to decrease any of the awards. already made publie, “it is still within the’ power of the depart ment.to adequately recognize the ser- vices - of distinguished officers who have received rewards inferior. to those which_have been accorded to less de- it e r it s t ' e Admiral Sims in’concluding his memo- randum said that he was necessarily placed in a position: which dered {it impossible for him to distinguished ‘service medal conferred on him by the navy department. ‘A recapitulation of the action of the Knight. heard -and Secretary Danie.s .on the recommendations made by F Admiral Sims shows that of the nine- 'teen' officrs whom the latter recom- jmended for distinbuished service med- command of such a ship waspals, the Knight board cut thirteen of awhrded a distinguished . service|the recommendations to nav: creogens, medal” Commenting on the fact that ly eight officers und men who sery. An the armed zuar t ships. for decorations, the .see. said that the night howrd originally recommended 5 on -board mer- 1 in view of the haz- us natupe of such duty, and after irefill investizgation he had increased ¢ number of Aeccorations awarded ’ | Secretary .Daniels, after receiving the 'Knight board report, chaugeu ¢ ‘awards of the distinguished servi medals recommended by the board in three cases' to navy crosses i three .other. cases he rev. board ‘and awarded distingu S ‘vice medals as originally recommend ‘ed by Rear Admiral Sims. By law, three .clazses of decorations Daniels Has Rearranged the | service by the 500,000 officers and men | Rear Admiral Sims' letter in which ommendations which had ben made for | tary Daniels' attention to | a’'number of instances are not in ac- 4 vices performed hy them as indicated | ticular recognition, that no hoard of | serying officers 6f my late command,” | Condensed Telegrams Lady Ramsay, formerly Princess Patricia of Conpaught, gave birth to a son. Some 500 persons were killed and| 1,500. wounded in the tragedy at Armritsar, India, last April. Gold amounting to $2,750,000 was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to South merica Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul: Railroad lifted its embargo against} shipment of grain to Chicago. United Fruit liner Plainfield will take 14,000 cases of Green River whiskey to Havana for storage. Acreage of winter wheat this fall estimated at 2,404,000, as compared with 3,240,000 in the fall of 1918. Pennsylvania crude oil advanced | 25 cents a barrel to $4.75 a barrel This is the highest price on record. v A L All American Cable Co. announced restoration of normal service over its lines to all points in South America. The dollar was quoted in Paris a 10 franes 75 centimes compared with ' 10 francs and 86 centimes at previous; close. Burton & Sons cotton mills at Ath- erton and two other textile plants in Lancashire Eng., were sold for $10,- 000&,000. The special convention of the| United Mine Workers of America will be held in Columbus, Ohio, beginning January 5. Washington reports bill for ‘regulation of dyes in this country introduced. indicate a new | manufacture of will shortly be | | Bituminous output during week ended Dec. 13 amounted to 5,812,000 tons, Apthracite production ~ totaled 2,082,000 tons. Grain receipts at Chicago during the | past week totaled 3,302,000 bushels, a* {loss of 100,000 bushels compared with | previous week. Director Hines signed contract with the Gulf & Ship Island Railroad. fix- ing the annual compensation for the road at $595,882. Gold sold at 108 shiilings and 5 1-2 pence a fine ounce in London, com- pared with 110 shillings and 6 pence at previeus closes Women of Nebraska are being cal-. ed upon by the Lincoln anen‘s.g‘lub‘ ifo:wage an active campaign against { the high cost of living. New South Wales nationalist party approved ‘‘the government’s proposal to, suybsidize ciildren exceeding . the number of two in any family. Viscount Grey, British ambassador, ! will consult with Premier I.loyd Geonge on the appointment of his suc- cessor, when he returns home. An airplane flight from Holland to the Dutch Indies, with Lausanne as the first ‘stopping, is -being \arranged | by M. Fokker, the airplane inventor. Major General Shanks announced | that the mutiny that took place on.the last trip of the transport America is now subject to special investigation. | | The American steamship Firwood,! owned by the Pacific American Fish- | eries company. has burned while off the coast of Peru. Her crew was| rescued. Plans are being completed to stand- ardize marine insurance by securing to domestic insurance companies | same opportunities enjoyed by for- eigners. Supreme Council is making every effort to reach an agreement with Germany on the question of repara- tion for the sinking of the German fleet off Scapa Flow. Five trains between San Luis Po- tosi and Tampico, Mexico , ‘were at- tacked within the last five weeks and crews and pasengers molested, Statel Department announces. Seven hundred soldiers of the army commanded by Admiral Kolchak. head of the All-Russian government 'in Si- beria have been found frozen to death in a hospital near Omsk. i M'CALL DECLINES POSITION OF JUDGE OF PROBATE Boston, Dec. 23.—Former Governor Samuel W. McCall declined today the position offered "him by - Governor Coolidge as judge of probate of Mid- dlesex county. In a letter to the goy- ernor he said: “Acceptance of the offer would im- pose distinct limitations in a very hcritical time upon my right to give | that political counsel which a some- | what long experience would make it, I i trust, not wholly presumptuous for me} to offer. It Wwould involve the sacri- fice of my freedomta render on oéca- sion that service I am best fitted®to render unless, indeed. I should offend against the cherished. traditions of bur bench, the impartiality and inde- pendence of which our constitution so wisely safeguards. SYDNEY VALENTINE, THE ENGLISH ACTOR. DEAD i | London, Dec. 23—Sydney Valentine, the actor, died heré toda He was president of the Actors’ Association.! | are provided for officers and men of | the navy as follows: The medal of honor, awarded hy the president in the name of congress for conspicuous i gallantry and intrepidity; the distin- guished service medal to be awarded by the secretary of the navy to any person who has distinguished himself by exceptionally meritorious service to the government, and the navy cross, | awarded also 'y the secretary for ex- traordinary heroism or distinguished jlies to crush Bolshevism, Patients Bumed n When Firé. Completely De- _stroyed One of a Group of Frame Buildings. Middletown, Conn.,' Dec. 23.—Eight patients of the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane in this place are be- lieved have been burned to death to- night in a fire which completely de- stroyed one of the frame buildings of the hospital group, a mile east of the main building. There were fifty-three patients in the building and at mid- night only forty-five had been ac- counted for. ¥ The building in "which the fire oc- curreq was known as the farm and those housed therein were -sa-called trusties, of the milder type of insane patients. They were all men and in- stead of joininst in a panic when the flames were discovered, turned to and assisted the bucket brigade in rescu- ing their own clothing ard some fur- niture. The missing patinets are be- lieved to have been burned to death when the interior of the building col- lapsed. They ate: Nicholas " Venuck, 28, from Hartford: William- Carroll, 39, Waterbury; Philo ‘Pritchard, 65, War- ren; Richard O’'Brien, 61, Stamford: Max Soracka. 52, Hartford: = Edward Poelle, 68, Wallingford; Clinton S. Lord, 49, Windsor. and Charles Ma- cheleidt, 55, New Haven. There was only one attendant in the lace when' the fire broke out. The two other attendants who lived in the building, a man and his wife, were in the city doing some .Christmas shop- ing. el reported that there were eleven missing, but one natient, an aged man, walkeg from the scene to the main hospital and two others were found in a nearby house, none the worse for their experience. There are three farmhouses attach- ed to the Connecticut Insane Hospi- tal, each a-considerable distance from the main building and the only protec- tion from fire is a bucket brigade. The burne@ structure was of thr stories and was valued at about $25,- 000. & FRENCH CHAMBER VOTES CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT Paris, Dec. 23.—The ' chamber of deputies today voted confidence in the government, 458 to 71. The vote, which carried approval 'of Premier Clemen- ceau’s programme, was taken after the chamber had listened to his declara- tions on the determination of the al- his confi- dence in the Anglo-Franco-American pacts, his prediction of a solution of the Fiume problem and his under- standing with Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain. M. Clemenceau told th2 chamber that President Wilson and Great Brit- ain_had offered military pacts. Certain points in the peace treaty had l;een Jguestioned,; byt there were ng.serious & “gfifig?: *t?"ma%m\fmfiy ment - premier ed? that the.. latest indications were that the riumie situa- tibn would be solved.-“and theh only can we bréathe freely.” % M, Clemenceati ' appealed to -the chamber 'to work harq and talk IHt- tle. He ‘said the' cabinet at the end of the remaining weeks of its tenure of office would give its resignation to the president, and added: “It, will not be an exit by one door, to enter by an~ other. A d’ by the Socialist deputy: Mar- icel Cachin, if he ought not to give an unquiet country explanations ‘of the treaty and the, Anglo-American pacts, M. Clemenceau said: . “I did not ask for these military guarantees. They were Offered by Tn- gland and President Wilson. T do not believe they will ba questioned. Al- though certain points of the treaty have been discussed, there is no se- rious objection to the guarantees.” During the discussion on the London conferences, Ex-Premier questioned M. Clemenceau on Russia, and the premier said Russia had been discussed previously, -but added: “I will tell vou the two prineipal decis- fons we have taken. Not only will we not make peace. bt we won't com- promise with the government of the Soviets. We have decided that we will be* the allies of all peoples attacked by Bolshevism.” Regarding the situation in the Adri- atic. the premier said: “The JFiume question has been agon- izing. Ialy /promised Fiume to the JugoSlavs, but went back on her promide, - France, England and the TUnited States have sought a solution, and the latest indications are that fi, will finally be reached. Only whe this is soived can - we commence to breathe freely.” FAIL TO REFORM FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN LONDON London, Dec. 23.—The board of trade committee today rejected the scheme of A. W, Gattle to reform freight traf- fic in Lornidon by replacing the existing seventy-four freight depots with one central clearing house. The committee gives as its chief rea- son . the huge capital expenditure in- volved, the displacement of a large portion of the population, the imprac- ticability of dealing with traffic over tracks connecting trunk systems with the clearing house. the congestion of street traffic crated around the clear- ing house, and the n taining also the existing depots for coal and other minerals. TANK STEAMER ASHORE NORTHEAST OF SANDY HOOK New York, Dec. 23. — The tank steamer J. A. Bostwick "has gone aghore eight miles northeast of San- dy' Hook. The ship is owned by the United States Shipping Board and asures 8,400 tons. She was bound ew York from Texas Cily, Texas. She is commanded by Captain Dart. J:The steamer floateéd herself without outside ai® shortiy. before ten o'clock by discharging some of her cargo of oil. SINN FEIN COLORS OVER THE COFFIN OF SAVAGE Belfast, Dee, volunteers atced as bearers today at the funera of Savage at Ballysodare, Sligo, his native place. The Sinn ~ Fein colors Wwere over the coffin. The graveyard waj surrounded by police, but noth- ing untowarq occurred. NO ARRESTS FOR ATTEMPT ON #ervice such heroism or distinction not being sufficient - to service madél. Seeresary Daniels tonight refusen | to discuss the Sims letter from any angle, declaring that the fixed policy he had established would continue to govern his action, LIFE OF VISCOUNT 'FRENCH Dublin, Dec. 23.—There are still no arrests for ' the attempt against the lite of Viscount French, the viceroy. No demonstrations .occurred today when the body of Savage. killed in the attack on the viceroy, left Dublin for Sligo. M ddlztown Hosp tal Barthou ! cessity of main- ! Fight For Presents Police Unable to Check Unin- vited Chi ment Armory, New. York. New York, Dec. 25.—Thousands of uninvited childred for whom no gifts were provided, crowded thefr way in- to the Seventy-First Regiment armory tonight, and threw New York's largest children’s Christmas festival ‘into a riot. During the height of the up- roar, fourteen thousand youngsters were in a mad seramble for their share of presents, which were stacked upon tables for distribution to seven thousand needy “kiddies,” who had been invited. Police reserves from six precinct stations, aided by, the armory detail of soldiers, were unable to check the wild onrush. Seyeral women fainted and scores of children, some of them on _crutches, were bowled over as the youngsters rushed about the floor. No semblance of order was obtain- €d until thousands of the youngsters had been rusheq into the street, where separated from their chaperones and mothers, many of them hungry and without gifts, tearfully clamored to be taken to their homes. The trouble started when clowns made their appearance on the armory floor. = Children who had been as- signed to places in the building, rush- ed out on_the floor in mass formation anq crowdeq about the fun-makers. A few took advantage of the disorder‘to help themselves from the gift tables and in a minute the rush was on. e CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE THE ACTIVITY OF RADICALS Washington, Dec. 23. — Institution early next month of a general con- gressional inquiry into radical aetivity in the Uniteq ‘States was announced today by leaders in both the ' senate and house. Chairman Johnson of the house im- migration committee, returning from New York where he saw the first boatload of undesirables leave Ameri- can shores for Soviet Russia, said that his committee had planned to resume: its hearings on radicalism soon after the holidays at eastern” ports and tha!ly the meantime members of the' comnuitee here woulq review the large recent department Representative incidentally gave out the information that there vfpre many radicals. anarchists and communists in western jails who would follow Alexander erkman and Emma Goldman and 247 others from this country. To conduct the investigation of the activities of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, “ambassador - to- the United States from Soviet Russia,” ‘and of Russian propaganda’ in general, ordereq by the senate just before the: holiday recess hegan, Chairman Lodge of ‘the foreign | relationis conmittée ‘today appointed & sub-committee to be headed by Sen- of justice Johnson raids. shire, ‘and to be composed' of, Séna- tor Moses, republican; New Hamp- shire..and to_be composéd of Senators ‘Borah, Idaho, and Knox, Pennsylvania, republicans, and "Pomerene, Ohio, and Shields, \Tennessiee, democrats. Hear- ings are to be started by the commit- tee soon after the senate reassembles 5. Officia e s of foreign governments have beén notified of the action of the it Xmas Festivel at 71st Regi-| mass of seditious documents seized in | represented and misunderstood,” ator ~“Moses, republicin, New Hamp-fnitely less important than {hat some United States ‘in deporting Berkman, Goldman and many of their asso- ciates. RADICALS SOUGHT AID OF FRIENDS TO 3REAK JAIL 2 Hartford, Dec. 3.—Evidence that theé alien radicals held in the Hartford county jail who have been deported on the “Soviet ark" sought the aid of friends outside to, assist them in es- caping from the jail has been found in lett discovered by the federal authorities since the radicals” depart- ure. The letters, the text of which is not made_public, are naw in the pos- session of the authorits | - Evidence ‘that the radicals now in ithe jail include some who may have ideas of their own about their im- prisonment has ‘been found as the result of a search of [Phe cells made Monday. ‘In cell 128+ occupied by Archip Karponko, the most recent ac- quisition to the collection of radicals rounded up in this state, was found a curved 'wire 14 inches long, which in the opinion of the federal authorities he might have tampered with locks. In cell 192 oceupied by Tom Koei, was found a pair of heavy cutters like a gardner's pruning. shears, which the i jail authorities say belong in _their Shop. Harry Edlin of New. Haven, coun- sel for several of the prisoners, con- tinued today his efforts towards hav- ing their bail of $10,0ut reduced. In-| formation at ‘the federal offices this morning to the effect 'that the lawyer wouid present to Judge Car- vin for his. signature seven more | writs of habeas corpus at two o'clock | | this afternoon. Definite informatiop as to the dis- | ion of forty-five aliens still held' jail had nof been veceived by authorities here. today.| from New York stated that 00 more - aliens includin’s the y-five in this city would be as-| sembhled at Eliis Island within-a week. I the federal Advices | TESTIMONY OF BRUTALIJ‘Y OF CAPT. KARL DETZER: New York, Dec. 23—Testimony| supporting the allegation that Captain ) { Karl W. Defeer, on trial’ on -charges | of brutality to A. E. F. prisoners at| Le Man3, was “framed” by men whose enmity he had incurred in France.‘ was given late today by Fred Mar-; low, former Heutenant in -the de- partment of criminal investigation. and Detzer's chiel aide in his overseas po- lice work. Marlow testified . that. Sergeant Frank Hoyt, now said to be a deserier 1 | in France, - threatened -to- “get” Cap- 1 tain Detzer unless’ he tried to ob- | tain " his release from . prison.. When informed by Marlow that it was,Detz- | er who had him put urnder arrest and he was doing nothing to help him, Hoyt veplied, according to Marlow: “If Detzer doesn’t’ get me out of here, I am going to get him. Yates, Lacey and these other men hére; prisoners with me will.all go togsther and get'him. Tell Captain Deizer so.” H U. S. Madden, accused by A. Murray Phillips, a crippled soldier, of having robbed him. of 5000 francs in the Le Mans police office July 16, could not have committed the thefi. He said Madden was under :y e\ with Sergeant . Hoyt .at the time. naving been locked up several davs previous- Iy, | The agreement provides for a flat rate Marlow also testifled that Sergeant | IKEINKANSAS DIST Was Released From Jail, Where He Had Been Held On Con- - tempt of Court Charges, After He Had Promised to Use His Influence to End the Local Strike—Understanding Is. That the Contempt Charges Will Not Be Pushed So Long as He Does Not Again Violate the Court’s Injunction. Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 23.—A call for:a meeting of the executive board of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers of America for Friday, at which ‘steps to end the strike ot 1,000 employes of the Central Coal and Coke company will be taken, was issued from here this afternoon by Alexander Howat, president of the district, -before leaving for his home at Pittsburgh, Kas. Howat was released from jail today, where 'he had-been sent following a preliminary hearing on°®contempt of court .charges, by Federal Judge A, B. Anderson yesterday, after. he had agreed to use his influence to end the local strike. His call for the district meeting followed a telegram sent to the Kansas district by William Green, international secretary-treasurer of the mine workers, ordering the strik- furtherance of the strike. Hearing ot the charges against all the officials except Howat have been continued twice, the second time indefinitely. Howat's alleged action in keeping a local strike in force in Kansas, how- ever, led to his arraignment in court here yesterday and his commitment to jail when he failed to give assur- ance that the Kansas strike would be called off. . The Kansas official was brought into court again today and after .a general discussion of the situation, during which Mr. Green agreed to use his influence as an international offi- cial in bringing about settlement of the Kansas tieup, and Howat finally agreed to co-operate, the latter was released from custody. It was indi- cated that with resumption of work al the Central Coal and Coke com- bany’s property, a hearing of the ers to return to work. charges against Howat set for next Charges of contempt of court|Monday would he continued and that against Howat were part of general charges. against eighty-four = interna- tional and-district officials. of the minérs, in which it was alleged that the -officials’ had violated the injunc- tion issued by Judge Andersonagainst Howat's status ywould be the same as the other offidials against- whom charges still' are pending but which, according to . general belief, will not be pushed so long they do - mot again violate the court’s injunction. MESSAGES ASK SENATE lGENERAL PERSHING VISITED TO BREAK TREATY DEADLOCK HIS BOYHOOD HOME SRAR | London, Dec. .—The American | Laclede, Mo., Dec. 23.—General John chaniber of commerce of fondon has | T. Pershing came back to his boyhood addressed: identical messages to Unit- home today, ate turkey dinner, was ed States Senators Lodge and Hitch- | Presented with a medal, lovinz cup cock on the subject of the ratification |2nd two apples: visited with dozens of the peace treaty. of relatives and cronies of long a@n: “The failure of the United States to | explored anew the old Pershing house, ratify the treaty ‘and enter into work- | alked many miles and mad~ several ing. arrangements with ‘the allies is | speeches. " i h - e t The general seemed to enjoy every causing our motives for entering the E = S to joy every g ! minute of the homecoming celebration wat and our hesitation in going inlo‘r h ) rec ruct S it is- | from the time he stepged from his the reconstruction plans {o be mlhe private car 1o zrasn 1h§ st _\\mflc!di aged negro, oncé employed ““America owes it to herself, as well I th¢ Pershing household, who was as to the world to come fo the help of | l‘)*;fi‘_m‘:lrsfo te ereet him, untll he de- the disorganized and starving portions; =5, ’"fu":“(“"_ A_m‘_oln, 4\‘ of Europe. The international machin- | o050 ID »Cum{‘tf_lllw_n)._ Go ery startedq by the peace conference T e ner - presented the is failing to pieces. All actual prog- 9 messages said. . vernor 1 as a token ‘of ress towards peace is checked, and Appze m“?l_‘u\pvf ‘hi'sfl_ver(urls; peoples are siowly drifting towards’ 4310‘;1“-:1;;@ 0_ famine and anarchy, ~which can be Sch ates pre: remedied- if the United States will| "~ g cup. The two apples were nresented o decide quickly and assume _hex e the general by G. A. Smith of Chilli- sponsibilities. Business. manufacture,. cotiiz, Mo.. who was member of the transportation and al even agriculture :wholly or partly paralyzed. ‘Wihether the covenant be.ritified as “stands or with reservations is infi- board of examiners that passed v the generals application to Point. bl el 1t General Pershing’s afforts today - a speechmaker were unusudl, accord- ing to members of his party, who de- ciared that he had :nto the celebration i 1 international working arrangement be agreed on which will remove the un- cortainty -and enable private enter- prise, upon” whichthe main burden of reconstruction must fall, to get to thrown himself with -his ~“whole cart. None of his sneeches were mg. the most extended being in re- work without further delay. ! se to the address of - Governor “We therefore urge you-to use your dner, who had acclaimed him as utmost - endeavors to secure ratifica- uri’s most illustr i tion of the treaty, with such reserva- tions as may have to be made to break the present deadiock.” |WITNESS TELLS OF i1ARRY NEW’S INSANE ACTIONS HUSBAND OF MAUD TABOR TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER Calif., Dec. «23.—Harry ‘ourt room manner, attitude and his tinually starifg straight ahead A pose but a habit, accordi D imony introduced today in his trial on a charge of having murdered his sweetheart. I'redh Tesser. * Lawton, Micl., Dec. 25.—Joseph C. Virgo, husband of Maud Tavor, will be arraigned on a’charge of murder, Prosecuting Attorney Glenn \arner indicated tonight, when he stated that charges made by Mrs. Sarah. Tabor,! The testimony was given by E. W moéther of ‘Maud, that Vivgo perform-|McCumber. formerly a prisoner with ed an illegal operation on her daugh-| X in the county il. This testi- wer before the latter's death, com- pieted the state’s case against the ac- cused man. Mrs. or, who is 80 years of age, is olved on the charge of being an accessory after the fact, according to the prosecutor. The body of Maud Tabvor was found in a trunk in the Tabor home on Nov. 30, about three evears after her di appearance. It developed that Virzo had made. her his fifth wife and, Mrs. Tabor declared in a signed statement made public today by the prosecutor that Virgo told her he did not want mony was the outstanding feature of the efforts of the defense today show New was unsound mentally. MecCumber said he had noticed other things about New which caused him to believe the accused was “not right” mentally. He New frequently rolled up . one_at a time, and studieq them seemingly with much concern, Many depositions from residents, of Indianapolis, New's .former home, rere read to the jury by Lecompto 2 of counsel for the defe The defense is to id thap ‘Vireo laying stress upon O Chek Statement Mrs. Tabor de-|(n alleged cffect on the mind of the vlared that after her daughter died|fCOUSed Dy his brooding over what she slept besidc_the body seven days | o¢'jocp tormed the “saq circumstance and that then Virgo nlaced it in thej 4 ¥ oo young woman's “hcpe chest” and hid T S it in the cellar, the authorities de-|GOLD STRIKE IN CANADA clare. 5 - JUST SOUTH OF ALASKA At the coroner’s inquest the aged — mother denied that an tion had been performed. illegal opera- Ketchikan. Al Dec. 23.—Thou- sands of, persons in the United States, Canada. and England have sent ‘hers for. reports regarding a supposed fab- ulous gold strike just across the Ca< nadian line south of -here. near F ILLINOIS COAL OPERATORS AND MINERS HAVE AGREED Chicago, ' Dec. . 23.—A tentative|den a town op:the Amor side o, agreement applying the 14 per cent.|the internatiogal bo. wage increase sett:ement of the re-j Hyder re (£ a2 ‘rush” cent soft coal muners’ sirike was|next spring, to . word made today by representatives of | brought here, lliinois coui operators agd miners. | orts from Hyder - discour- coming of me financial who have not of 11 cents a ton increase for pick and machine mining. Yardage and dead bed the pl work rates in effect Oct. 31 will be camp” and * advanced 14 per cent BotH sides to the conference ex- of what to he pressed dissatisfaction with' the na-| Y s been di A tiomal - settlement and declared that vhile smaller they would p i their objections|been made to the national- com by. President Wilson. The tentative agreement will be retroactive to Nov. 1, the date of the ssion appointed | d deveiopment years ago. Accordinz to Tatest report beginning of the strike of enzineers|kon .Gold Company, owned and others who were engaged in|Guggenheim family. which keeping the mines in_condition du s B e R the strike. It also will be retroac . the stampede to 1 for miners unless = in- |98, has mained control of the -mine terstate commissioy decides. other-!ywhere the principal strike wa: as made. e, the overators announced. Today’'s agreement w dord with the. understanding in other| districts of the <central competitive field. the operators declared. The 11 cent a ton increase for min- ing was considered an approximatior of the 14 1 cent. TWO AIRMEN WERE KILLED WHEN PLANE FELL 2000 FEET Dec. 23.—Secontd Tichbo and P ter s Obispo. CALIf., were killed today when their airplane fell 2,000 frer. made in ac- Herbert YVerron, N. Y. SOMERVILLE, MASS., JOTES IN' FAVOR OF LICENSE 5 The wrecked airplanc was hrought Somerville, Mass, Dec. 23.—Some:-|to March Aviation Field, nenr here to- ville, the last city in the state tu‘n!ght, An exar i o made~ hold its municipal clection, followed|in hopa of dot the example of all hut cne of the cities|the acc 0 which voted earlier, by declaring to-| ~The p; ;i favor of the ieensed sale of li- | town n quor. The vote W yes 2777; no 2301. It was the first time since the local eptign system was inst the city had gone “wet.” ‘The vote will have only a s tal effect. Under the local option law uted t(ha the “1 o year” hegins on May 1, lLong before May 1. 1920, " constitu- 'ing mac lich he and T.ima, & tienal probibitien will be in force, reerult, were flying :