Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 26, 1919, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 309 POPULATION 29,919 NGRWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, DECEMBER T0 HASTEN THE EXCHANGE OF RATIFIGATIONS OF TREATY Allied Missions Are In Germany to Verify the German Fig- ures of Available Dock Tonnage Demanded as Compen- sation For the Sinking of the German Warships at Scapa Flow—Baron Von Lersner, Head of the German Repre- sentatives, Believes It Will Take at Least a Fortnight. Paris, Dec. 25.—(By The A. P.) The final date of the repeatedly postponed excha of ratifications of the treaty of Versailles now depends upon the speed with which the allied missions | in Germuny can verify tne German figures of availavle floating dock ton- nage demanded by the allies as com- peusation for the sinkinz of the Ger- man warships at Scapa «low. The As- sowuited Press was informed to this effeat today at the headguarters of the | German peace delegation. Baron Von Lersner, head of the | German representatives, said he thought this would take at least a fortuight, if not longer, in view of the ddficutties of transportation in-Ger- many and the detait involved in veri- 1y: the figures. “A decided m.sunderstanding is re- flected in the Paris press during the past two days regarding my projected trip to Berlin, which I subsequently abandoned,” he said. “My object was to hurry, rather than deiay, the put- ting of the Versailles treaty into ef- fect, lrom Monday night until Wed- nesday afternoon at o'clock 1 was deprived of any communication with my government by either telegraph or telephone, in consequence of which Derlia had no knowledge of the en- tente note or of the verbal communi- ! cation givew on this subject by M. Dutasta (secvetary of the peace con- ference) unti! this morning. “I thought that a trip to Berlin and a verbal explanation of the situation to the government would facilitate matters. The inference by the I'rench papers that the German government wanted to delay the exchange of rati- fications is absolutely unfounded. We want nothing more than efiective res- toration of peace, “Peace means the repatriation of our soldiers, prisoners in France, who are obliged to spend another Chr.st- mas in captivity though - hostilities have been suspended for more than a year, “The fact that Herr Von Simson ar- rived in Paris last Sunday to start ne- gotlations for putting the treaty into effect proves that we had no intention tour faul to delay matters.” Kegarding tne entente note, Baron Von Lersner said its tenor surprised him, as it seemed so little in accord with the progress of the negotiations. “The Paris press,” he said, ‘even an- nounced our readiness to deliver over all the harbor material “'we could spare without endangering our econ- omic existence as compensation for the Scapa Flow sinkings, and forecast an early agreement on this question. If we did not get that far, it was not Our experts have not’been asked to talk the matter over since a Von Lersner asserted that according to the verbal communica- tion of M. Dutasta at the time of the delivery of the note, the entente made a diminution in the port tonnage 'de- manded, conditional upon verification of Germany s claim that the entente estimates of the harbor material availe able were erroneous, “I want to say in this connection,” he continued, “that the statements in the Krench press that we were dis- loyal and gave out wrong figures on this tonnage is absolutely unfounded. This the investigation would prove. I promised M. Dutasta to ask my gov- ernment, to give all facilities for such investigation, and have no doubt that théy will be accorded at once. We both agreed that it should possible in a short time to verify our statements and come to a definite agreement regarding harbor materials to be delivered by Germany. I hope that our expectations will soon be ful- filled and that peace will finally be put into effect,” After the chief of the German dele- gativn had informed M. Dutasta that he thought it advisable to go to Ber- lin, communication by special wire was restored, according to the infor- mation given out at the headquarters (of the German delegation, and 1t was decided to telegraph the note and ver- bal communication, which, taking into cons'deration the time for coding, transmission ang decoding, could not | come. to the knowledge of the German government before the morning of De- cember 25. HOLIDAY GREETINGS BY COMMANDER D'OLIEf Indianapelis, Ind., Dec. 25.—Depart- ment commanders, executive commit- mflwrw&l and adjutants of ican Lesion today were “sent holiday greetings by Franklin D'Olier, national commander, in wiich the of- ficers were thanked for their co-opera- tion in the past and warned against “any future overzealous, thougntless or unfair act which can weaken the iegion s influence for national better- ment." The. message follows: “I desire to extend to you. person- ally my sincere Christmas greetings and best wishes that in the coming year the American Legion may realize the high ideals and purposes which have been entrusted to us to carry into fulfillment. *The spirit of ‘whole-hearted co- operation manifested at the first meet- ing of the national eecutive commit- tee immediately after our recent na- tional convention, at the conference of department commanders at \Washing- ton which terminated so successfully, and within so short a time, and in the meeting of the national executive committee In Indianapolis on Dec. 20, ha sbeen most gratifying. I trust that you realize that I deeply appreciate the assistance which you are giving me. It cannot but help be an incen- tive to us all and especially to those responsible for the administration of the legion during the coming year. “In those meetings the fact has been unescapable that the American Legion is a mighty organization and that its power and influen s well as its tremendous responsibilities, are fully realized. The legion as an or- ganization has now become so great that we need scarcely fear any force | fromh without, and I feel confident that no tonly those of us who are charged with the responsibility of administra- tion, but all of the members of the American Legion throughout the country, feel if there is one thing against which we must be on our guard, it is any overzealous, thought- less or unfair act of our own that can weaken or tend to destroy the legion's influence for national betterment. “It is apparent to me that the sup- port demonstrated at the meetings with department officers of the legion with whom it has heen my privilege | fo be assoclated since the convention, is itself a safeguard in that respect.” SAMUEL 8. M'CLURE FOUND IRELAND MOST PROSPEROUS New York. Dec, 25.—Samuel S. Mc- Clure, publisher, arrived here on the Maurgtania after a three months’ visit | to. Iriand where he said he found a “paradise.” “Ireland 1s the most prosperous, comfortable and law-abiding country in the world,” said Mr. McClure, “The people aro wall dressed and well housed. One has to read outside pa- pers to learn of trouble and unsettled conditions there. “I found that Irish banks have de- posits of more than 100,000,000 pounds, and have been forced to form alliances with English banks in order to find an wnl for their money. There are §,- ,000 head of cattle in Ireland, or half as many as in Canada. Ireland has exported as much food to Eng- lang since 1913 as either the United States or the Argentine” Sir Ernest Harder Williams, English publisher, also arrived on the Maure- tania. PEOPLE OF WINCHESTER, ENG., SEND FLAG TO WINCHESTER, VA. ‘Winchester, Va., Dec. 25.—As an ex- préssion of the people of Winchester, England, through which one million American soldiers passed. on their overseas’ journey to join the Ameri- can expeditionary forces, the original municipal - flag of the anicent British city has been presented to its Amer- ican namesake, Winchester, Va. The flag will be received formally at an ‘early date with appropriate cere- monies and will be placed on exhibi- tion in the Handley Libr; ¥ [t i k4 \ Experience is the pay a man gets for b S Sl el SIX MEN ARE DEAD IN HARTFORD FROM DRINKING . LIQUOR, e o Hartford, Conn., Dec. 25. — 8ix men are dead and three are dying from the effects of liquor which the police believe was purchased last night and today in a saloon in Windsor street owned by Frank Rose. After three deaths of the same nature had been reported by hospitals today the police investi- gated. A detail of police was sent to Rose’s saloon tonight but Rose could not be found. A truck which had just ben loaded with liquor from the place was in front of the saloon and the driver was arrested and samples of the liquor taken to police headquarters. Police offi- coals expressed the opinion that the stuff seized was wood alcohol con- taining coloring matter. The dead: ‘Bartoisn Stempkro, Joseph Cher- buluck, Alexander Chiemkwsky, Hyman Fisher and Kiril Molozuk. The last named was employed as a bartender in Rose’s saloon. Those reported dying in local hospitals are Michael Yusko, James Charko- vick and Philip Murcha. Murcha is a student in the Connecticut Agri- cultural College and was here for the Christmas holidays. _The death of Stempkro in a hos- pital this morning attracted no at- tention, but as others were report- ed the police started inquiries. They learned from Murcha that he and another man had purchased a half gallon of “whiskey” in Rose’s sa- loon last night for a Christmas Eve celebration in the neighbor- hood. The homes of the others are in the Windsor street section. Philip Lasovich died later. Irving Bluck, driver of the truck which was found loaded with li- quor, is held on charges of violat- g the liquor laws and driving an tomobile without a license. Med- Examiner Costello examined the bodies of two of the men who died and will hold an autops; MANHATTAN GRAND OPERA COMPANY HAS DISBANDED Baltimore, Md., Dec. 25.—The Man- hattan Grand Opera Company which was organized a few weeks ago in New York opened here Monday night for a week's engagement and dis- banded today. The tembers of the orchestra left for New York tonight. N‘o. performance was given last night. Principals as well as the members of the chorus and orchestra expected payment of their salaries today, but when they met at the Lyric theatre they were informed by Adoiph Schmid, the musical director, that he had re- ceived a telegram from the general manager, Mr. Byron, in New York, that promised funds were not forth- coming. It was then determined by the singers to give a concert tomorrow night to raise funds to defray their be ! { ,of Christmas supplies were Square was covered with cards from | ;"0 Safeblowers Escape From .Ifll_in Toledo Four Got Away After Six Vis- i Locked Three Deputies In a Cell—Men Who Escaped Are Widely Known Crooks. Toledo, Ohio, Dec. 25.—Four men known all over the country as safe blowers and burglars, were delivered from the county jail heer early today in an attack by six men upon three whom was deputy sheriffs, one shot. of The four men at large are Edward Meehan, alias D. E. West, 30, known nationally as a safe blower; Alber! Loach ,safe burglar, known to polic under six aliases; Leo Mitchell, wm‘l}n;;x‘lalry PR0or. o ibe. cheplenan eleven aliases, safe blower; Irank ¥ Howard, alias Albert Johnson, alias Whitey, safe blower and burglar. Six men visited the jail this morn ing and said “Merry Christmas” to th three deputies on duty. While one o the deputies was returning the saluta tion the men attacked the locking them in a cell. Leo Noonan, a deputy, through the left shoulder. SMALL CROWD FOR CHRISTMAS was shoi DINNERS ON THE BOWERY New York, Dec. 25.—Christmas din. ners went begging on the Bowery to night. Roast turkey with all “trimmings,” candy and mince pi failed to attract half as many hungry men as were served in former year: This was attributed to prevalent pro: perity and prohibition. The famous Bowery Mission served | former only 400 persons, where in years they have been called to provid for at least 1.500. At Hadley s Rescu Hall less than 300 appeared for din ner. Many missions did not serve th usual Christmas repast because of th lack of applicants. The usual Christmas noon hou {dinner at the McAuley Water Stree mission was postponed until tonigh because of the lack of applicants. No a man appeared at noon, although 40 pounds of turkey things had been prepared. years ago it was not unusual for th mission to fec] 1,500 but tonight les: than 300 hung,y men apeaied. Outside the Bowery Christinas chee: was spread into many humble home: on the East Side and poorer section of New York by different organiza tions, institutions and Christmas dinners and gifts were dis; tributed to every needy family tha! could be located. The Salvation Army furnished a bountiful Christmas din- ner to more than three thousand fam ilies. More than 500 merchant sailors were entertained at a dinner at the Institute of the -American fleamen’s Society. Several army trucks bearing Christ- mas trees and thousands of presents, made tours of the poorer ‘sections., Nearly - 7,000 children were made happy with gifts distributed at the annual Christmas tree celebration of the New York lodge of Elks which cost $14,000. Approximately ten tons distrib- | uted' by the Knights of Columbus to wounded soldiers in hospitals, in K. of C. huts and various institutions. They | also provided' for each sailor on the naval ships in the harbor. The ““Christmas job tree” erected by ! the Knights of Columbus in Longacre | employers inviting ex-service men now out of jobs to see them for em- ployment. The cards were distributed to jobless veterans as gifts. Policemen throughout the city acted| as SantTlaus for needy children and | families in their districts. Each sta- | tion house had a Christmas tree and | thousands of gifts and baskets were | distributed Ly the blueconteq Santas, ORGANIBATION OF WOMEN'S DEMOCRATIC PARTY TODAY | New York, Dec. 25.—Organization o a national's women’s democratic par ty will be begun at 2 meeting t0-{1,000 horses and 300 men after de- morrow of more than one hundred | feating the forces of General Mamon- prominent New York women, it was | toff and Gene:\' Chelnokoff in the re- announced today. The call for the;gion of Staron iensk. meeting was issued by Mrs. George H. Charlds, president of the women’ democratic club and Miss Margare Vale, a niece of President Wilson. According to the organizers, thejed on December 19, is making slow|for a conference with the premier and new women’s party will cooperate|progress to New York. the king. with the national democratic organi- — The Messaggero announces that| zation, and is to be regarded as ‘“in democratic no way a split ranks.” in the Among the women who hgve signi- fied their intention of being presen are Elizabeth Marbury, Mrs. Charles | L. Tiffany, Mrs. Oliver Harriman, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. Simon Ba- ruch, Mrs. William.G. McAdoo and lda guards, In the melee ! its and many good A few individuals. 1919 TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS Condensed Telegra Five hundred thousand railw;n-y_ ‘cars are needed immediately to move the corn crop in market, § The Hope Webbing Co. of Pawtuck- et, R. 1., distributed $38,000 in bonus= es among its 1,200 employees. : The naval establishment at San Diego, Cal, was designated by Secre- tary Daniels as a-“naval base.” Shakespear Merchant of Venice is to be dropped from the literature studied in Newark public schools. n _ Thirty-five persons were killed or injured in a grade crossing train col- lision at Smyrna, Asiatic 'Lurkey. The Girls Trade school at Worcester Mass., yas gutted by a fire that caus- ed a loss of several thousand dollars. The Spanish government has decid- tlcd to establish five new schools of e Hundreds of presents and cards have been received at the White House _— i = here today e 3hrilsa£!;;;s number beink delivered| grom “pootlegers” if the seeker was t 5 known to be “all right.” Prices on the Large increases the export of breadstuffs were noted in the No- vember report of the department of | commerce. An attempt to rob the $40,000 pay roll of the L. Q. White Co., shoe man- ufacturers at Bridgewater, Mass., was frustrated. The United States army transport Chateau-Thierry, named after the famous battlefield was launched at | Hog Island. | The will of Jacob G. Schmidlap, Cincinnati capitalist, who died recent- ly in New York, leaves an estate es- timated at $1,000.000. Tito Ruffo, noted baritone, was | AMw.ug the passengers arriving in New York on the Italian steamer Giuseppi Verdi from Genoa and Naples. e | e e ! e e r t t t 0 Lieut: Etienne Poulet, the French | military av.ator wuo on Oet. 14 left Far’s in an «itzpt to fly to Australia, has abandoned the flight. Subscrintions to the issue of treas- ury certiticates of indebtedness dated e{Dec. 15 and maturing June 15, 1920,]drink of contraband brew. s | aggregated $728 130,000. Mary explained that she paid $5 to & v & a bootlegger for a quart of whiskey ri Stanislaus Borey, proprietor of alanud he failed to produce it. She could liquor store, died at the Woonsocket, (. L) hospital of injuries received when he fell from a railroad bridge. S s Princess Hans von Ratibor, wnile motoring at Breslau, was shot in the arm by an assailant who escaped, ac- ! cording to word received in Berlin. t Rev. John Wright, rector emeritus Side. El Paso, Texas, Dec. 25.—Hundreds of El Pasoans and tourists who plan- ned to' visit Juarez, where liquors of all bought, were turned back at the in- ternational bridge between the two cities. No were issued today and the only per- sons allowed to cross the Rio Grande were those holding permanent ports giving permission to enter Mex- Liquor Troubles on the Mexican Border Antibuis’ Bt Pecuiiited 1 Visit “Wide-Open” Juarez —$20,000 Worth of Liquor Seized On the American Mexico, kinds can temporary one-day pasSports ico on Sundays and holidays ‘Whiskey and tequila, - drink, could be had at prices varying from $5 to $15 a quart gontraband liquor had risen sharply in days because of four ‘depths due to shooting connected with whiskey smuggling. Mexican fiscal guards late yester- day captured a quantity of liquor that was being started across the interna- price the last few tional boundary for Christmas They said at 'prevailing prices the li- would have brought $20,000 on It is expected to quor the American side. be sold by the Mexican customs ser- vice for § Juarez saloon keepers and safe pro- had prepared for a banner So, too, had the gam- were prietors Christmas day. bling. casino, dashed when the American autho refused to keep the port open today and issue WOMAN 2,000. but their hopes temporary passports, WANTE DBOOZE; CALLED OUT FIRE DEP'T New York, Dec. 24—Two hook and ladder companies, three engine com- panies, four deputy and battalion fire chiefs, a wagon load of police reserves and an insurance patrol dashing through the streets of the upper west side, all Behn, 40, was thirsty and wanted a were because |not find a policeman, so she decided {to ring for one but pulled falarm box by given a drink of water in the n station and a charbe the mistake. Mgy of conduct was lodged against her. STOPPED SHIPMENT OF PAPER FROM CANADA today, pass- a Mexican affrays Mary disorderly PRICE TWO. CENTS be mands. now before Director General Hines. In the opinion of railroad adminis- | tration officials, the president’s order, | mz.de bublic last -night, should tran- quilize the labor situation, inasmuch as ithe time of government control is ex- tended by two full months. Union of- ficers who have been pressing for a settlement of their demands before the that January 1, the date originally sale, | tion will affect their plans. Mr. Hines are those of the crease of cycle of advancing wages and es mal profits. President customary upward march sent RALROAD WAGE PROBLEN FOR THE DRECTOR GENERAL A New Aspect Confronts Mr. Proclamation to Return the Railroads to Private Control March 1—500,000 Shopmen Who'Refused a General In- crease of 25 Per Cent. Last Summer Are Said to Be Growing Restless Over the Lack of Action On Their Hines By President Wilson’s De- % ) '\'Vashington, Dec. 25. — President {expressed the conviction that the next VM_nson's proclamation returning the |two months would show substantial railroads to private control March 1 |results in reducing the inflation of liv- lends a new aspect to wage problems ing costs. The cost of living question therefore, still is unsettled in the minds of the high goverment officials and will not be settled until after the government control of the rail sys- tem has expired. seen what view the president and the director general will take of the shop- men’s renewed demands for It remains to be more roads went back, on the supposition the transfer would be made on set, have not indicated how the proclama- The only wage demands now before 500,000 shopmen, who refused a general in- 25 per cent. last summer, resident Wilson and the director gen eral taking the positiou that the war in- creasing living costs must come to an end, and the government be given a fair chance to compel a return to nor- Jewell and the executive council of the six shop crafts recently renewed their demands. They were asked to await an official report by Attorney General Palmer, since made public, of the trend of prices. Mr. Palmer's report showed that the | of prices | during the fall months had been much | less this year than in the past and money in the light of the attorney general’s statement. It is understood the shop workers were represented to bhe growing rest- less over the lack of action on their demands. Demands of railway clerks for more money now are before the board of railway wages and working _condi- ions, which has not indicated when a report to the director general may be expected. Extension of the federal control will necessitate the placing of additional contracts by the railroad administra- tion, inasmuch as purchases up to this time generally have been for deliv- ery up to the end of the year. Some rails and ties will have to be hought, also other materials for maintenance work. Orders by Mr. Hines for an inven- tory of materials on hand as of Jan- uvary 1 will be changed to have the inventories as of March 1. The inform- ation will be used in settling accounts with the roads. QUANTITY OF WHISKEY 25. New York, whiskey now. Dee. —Much of fire was Germany, it was @ was said. agent for much of the whiskey now on TO BE SENT TO ('EERMANY| the n_the hands of distillers in the United States will be sent to learned yesterday. The market in England is overflooded with the American product. In France and other countries a different sort of liquor is preferred by most drinkers, 1t The Trans-Atlantic Commerical cor- poration, which is acting as exporting MANY PROBLEMS CONFRONT THE SAPANESE DIET Tokio, Dec. On the eve of the formal opening of the diet, Premi Hara issued astatement asserting that “many problems ex;st, some of them not easy of solution.” , “Extension of the franchise, the in- ternal food problem and foreign @i plomacy especially with references to China, stare us in the face,” he said, “demanding study hefore solution can be reached. The government is “the, Uhitéd” Stdtes'™ ported to of St. Paul's Episcopal church died at St. Paul, Minn. He was 83 years of age and an authority upon Bgyptology. " Fort Frances Pulp and Paper com- Successful teste of uiesess tola- [ BT, Frunces Pulh and Paper, com nes, it Is stated, hate been madgl s Ronert A, Prigle, paper comptrol- government along the line of the Harlem railroad. A $2,000,000 Christmas present for the starving people of the Near Bast was ovted at a meeting of the exec- utive committee of Near Edst relief. Mirza Abdul Ali Khan, Persian minister to the United States has ad- vised the State Department that he is leaving for Europe on leave of ab- sence. Former Empress Zita of Austria, be seriously ill with “or home in Prangin, is only suffering from a se- vere coud. President Carranza has accented the resignation of General Pablo Gonzales of the Mexican federal army in order that he may become a candidate tor the presidency. Ottawa, Dec. 24.—Seven carioads of newsprint paper, consigned to Ameri- can publishers from the mills of the lTer. He explained that all exmort shipments from the company would be stopped until it had complied with hisi orders, to furnish paper to western Canada publishers, who, he has been told, will be forced to suspend publi- cation unless a supply is forthcoming before the end of the week. BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY HIS 12-YEAR-OLD UNCLE Stamford, Conn., Dec. 25.—Herbert D, Bruce, six years old, of Bogota, N. J.. was killeq tonight when a shotgun | was discharged in the hands of his! 12-yearold uncle, Reginald Paight. The! tragedy occurred in the Paight home here, where a family Christmas re- | union was being held. Several of the | men in the house had been duck hunt- ing and left two loaded sholguns in a ; room when they returned. The guns were found by the two boys and they the way to the seaboard, ing the war. Arrangements already have ship to Germany 5,400 barrels. whiskey that Americans desire to port ‘before Jan. 16. when consti tional prohibition bécomes and exports will no longer be lesal. has sent been put on ers from Scotch. 15.20 CENEWHOLESALE PRICE New York, Dec. especially from Kentucky, said today it was ad- visinz all its clients to send the liquor to Germany, pointing out that ware- house space in Hamburg is available and cheap and that the opportunity to sell “it” appears good, because of the interruption of home production dur- been made by one Kentucky distillery 10|rect the misunderstanding of Japanese The exporting agents expect .that there will be little difficulty in finding cargo ships enough to take out all the effective Since last June one exporting agent 75,000 barrels of Kentucky whiskey to Ingland. Much of this has the market, but it has been found difficult to wean consum- FOR GRANULATED SUGAR! 24—A wholesale! prices of 15.20 cents a pound less two| Fire virtually destroyed the Palace of the Duchess of Manzaned in Madrid. Several masterpieces, objects of art and much jewelry were consumed in- z.volvir\g heavy loss. The bolsheviki captured fifteen guns, | The American steamer Eastern Cross, from Galveston via Norfolk for Liverpool, which v reported disabl- s t Preston Mullen, an alleged moon« shiner, and John P. Kennedy, a deputy sheriff, were killed in a battle at the head of Panther Creek, in the moun- t|tains near Welch W. Va. Bill Yopp, former slave, held his annual re-unign at the soldiers’ home at Atlanta, Ga., with the old warriors were heart. laying with them when the one held By the older lad e¢xploded. send- | ing the charge through his nephew’s | DECLARATION CONCERNING FIUME TO BE MADE BY NITTI Rome, Admiral Gabriele d’Annunzio that he would not | d’Annunzio } troops at Zara adding that the only! way to save Italy was to accept the tolerate Dec. d‘Italia. General Millo has a landing of government proposals. $275,000 PEARL NECKLACE FOR A CHRISTMAS PRESENT 25—(Havas)—Premier | Nitti will make a new declaration be- fore the senate concerning Fiume be- fore he leaves for Paris, according to the Giornale doglio has returned suddenly to Rome informed Capt. {of raw_Cuban sugar. with a price of nine cents between 17 and 18 cents. Ba- fining margin and profit. thousand barrels a able for sale, it wi s added. nearlytwo-thirds capacity WOMAN DIED FOLLOWING per cent. for cash was announced here| today by B. H. Howell Son and com- | pany as the first quotation for granu- lated sugar refined from the new crop The contrasts a pound, | less two per cent. for cash, for gran- ulated from the old Cuban crop, -and was said to indicate a retail price of The price announced was said to have been baced on the average cost of the Howell company’s purchase of December raw sugar plus a fair re- Abou tten day may be avail- This was said to represent the output of the|t National Sugar Refining company and to indicate that its refinerics have suf- | ficient raw sugar on hand to operate at present. VISIT OF FAKE PHYSICIAN optimistic, however, and expects to encounter no serious obstacles: “Concerning _ the franchise we are 17;‘ermred to meet the will of the peo- ple.” Premie¢ Hara added that he be- lieved social and industrial conditio; in Japan compared favorably with those in Europe. In the matter of foreign diplomacy, he added, Japan needed a careful propaganda to cor- jaims and ideals. The best propakan- da, he said, would be that of the peo- ple themselves who must cultivate a broad international spirit through fn- the interchange of am convinced,” said Premier Hara, “that Japan is advancing. with the rest of the civilized world and is not going behind or against it. Japan can go forward with faith in her fu- ture.” ADMIRAL ALBERT GLEAVES HAS ARRIVED IN PEKING Peking, Tuesday, Dec. 23.—(By the A. P.)—Admiral Albert Gleaves, com- mander of the Asiatic fleet, arrived in this capital yesterday with his staff for a visit of several days. The admiral was met at the railway sta- tion by Charge d'Affaires ‘Charles D. Tenney, counselor of the legation, a detachment of the legation guard, Admiral Sah Chen-Ping, Chinese min- ister of the navy, and a Chinese guard of honor. The admiral was escorted to the hotel where he is being enter- tained and afterwards attended a dance at the Pekink club arranged by Major Horton (United States marine corps attached to the legation) and Mors. Horton. Today Admiral Gleaves devoted -his time to paying official calls, dining his evening with Admiral Sah Chen- Ping. The stay of the Admiral in Peking has been extended from the six’days originally planned to a period eof twelve days at the request of the Chinese authorities. 3,000,000 SILVER DOLLARS HAVE Tarbell. of the confederacy and Bill, as usual. 2 : Newark, N. J, Dec. 24—The police BEEN SHIPPED TO CHINA i i Chicago, Dec. 25.—A pearl nacklace | 4,4, ching for a well dressed - brought along little gift for each of | €l 5 today are searching 1t p i NO DECREASE IN NUMBER OF them ; which sold for $275,000, numbers of | 0n" who walked into the home of | New York, Dec. 23.—Three millian REQUESTS FOR AID IN CHICAGO| o o0 Tty aes ana ! biney | Mre. Bisnched fartmag introaueedgiiver, dollsrs (were Shippenl to Chimy eltics i iti ) A any i imself as a “specialist cailed into!from San Francisco Christmas day for cosé)?{agl-“isr:llbrc\::c'?;i v:z'i,‘t'k'x ?teling’::f‘l’ieces of jewelry purchased for from |fimiscll &5 &SROV L O ider ! the pumose of Stabilizing Far Eadt . Chicago, Dec. 25.—After ~ the war| CONSDIRAEY th CORReEHon o oy, was | 33,000 to $5,000, according to Chicago | felSl Pual (R G n “relt her pulse, | exchange and conserving this coun: prosperity” did not decrease thegrtt BELKS T, WINR SR T I seven | Jewelry yesterday, have gone to make | (o1 (703 63 from her husband and de- | try’s Snpply of gold, it was announced Slfirrrg)tex;agf dCi:::ceargOh::l?el:;auons o o the this Christmas a record revenue j - Mrs. Hartman later died and Report. from various organizations of the city tonight indicated that requests for aid Wwere & snumerous as in former years. Thé Salvation Army found it neces- sary to give orders for food on gro cery stores to several hundred fami lies, after they had made their regu lar distriution of 2,000b baskets. At the hospitals, jails and various institutions, Christmas dinners, with all the trimmings, were served. Twenty-five I. W. W, prisoners at the county jail would no taccept gifts at first and asserted that they did not want charity. but their constitutional rights. - However, when social work- |operation for mastoditis. people and ‘the officials to work to-| ers assured them that Christmas was == | gether for the _common - purpose of as maush icr the I. W. W. as any other OBITUARY. making the new plan of government/a person. iney declded to join in the & success. . celeration. Capt Thomas Dolan. \ i e BV Wi Essex, Conn., Dec.. 25—Captain|papAL BLESSING INVOKED expenses here and their railroad fares | FATALITY AT A $50,000 to thei rhomes. The principals in the company include Riciardo Martin and Cadia Breau. PLUMBERS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC CO, ON STRIKE Schenectady, N. Y., Dec. 25—The entire force of plumbers and steamfit- ters of the General Electric Company here went on a strike late .yesterday after disagreement with company of- ficials over the rate of pay for work done outside sge plant, A worker employed at the - shop scale of 75 cents an hour rii s do a job in the residence of one of the works’ executives for less tnan cents, the city rate. Suspension of the man was followed by a.walkout yes- terday. Important manufacturing may be delayed if, other- shop hands refuse to touch work that belongs to thess men. - FIRE AT MONCTON, N. B Moncton, N. B., Dec. 25—One man was killed, property valued at $50,000 Moncton Street Railway was temporarily put which burned the Moncton Tramway, Elec- tric and Gas Company’s car barn and machine shop early today. The dead man was Grant Toole, a watchman of was destroyed and the out of commission by a fire Calhoun, N. B. MURDER OF STANLEY BROWN SHROUDED IN MYSTERY Mount Clemens, Mich., Dec. 25.—No 0 | developments toward the mystery sur- rounding the murder early Wednesday of J. Stanley Brown, whose body, with was here, have been reported by the, authori- |passed by, t four bullet holes in the. head, found in his automobile near s indictment returned against him. ! The German government has chosen a new coat of arms for the republic. It consists of a Dblack eagle on a goxl and yellow background, without other ornamentation, the crown and other emblems having disappeared. ducer. LARGER London, Of the most expensive gift, the center pearl alone cost the jeweler who sold it. $40,000, DI\ REE OF SELF- GOVERNMENT FOR INDIA Dec. 25.—] ing George ! parted. said | medicine to the woman. is- | TROLLEY FARES REDUCED the fraud was reported to the authori- ties by Dr, McBride after he had been | called to the patient's house as she!( became worsce. = According to the au-| thorities® the ‘strangéd administered no | murder Representative Walter Allen Wat- son, of Virginia, who was. the presid- ing judge at the trial of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., for the wife near Richmond, Va., eight years! ago, died in Washington, following an of his| !sued a proclamation announcing the new measure giving India a larger degree of self-government. The proc- lamation characterizes the government bill as a historic act, giving repre- sentation, long desired by the natives. It call§ for the determination of the Greenwich, Conn., Dec. Stamforq Railw: nounced a reduction for students attending the wich High School, Protests FOR STUDENTS IN GREENWICH | —Presi- dent [ S. Miller of the New York and Company today,an- in trolley fares Green- against the zone system were made when it here today. The shipment is being made on joint account by the Interna- tion banking corporation, the Parl nion Toreign Banking Corporation and the Asia Buanking Corporation. ‘Twelve. million silver dollars pre- viously had been forwarded to China on private account. The Chrisumas ipment, however, will be the first under the arrangement recently made between the foreign banking corpo- rations and the government is accord= ance with the terms of which silver dollars have been’ procured” against tender of current funds from the frée supply carried by the government in its general fund. v HAS NOT ABANDONED Thomas Dolan, who retired from the steamboat service fifteen years ago, died suddenly of heart disease today in 2 local hotel where he made . his. home. He was 75 years old and for- merly was in charge of the steamers Granite State and City of Hartford in the Connecticut River service. QUIET CHRISTMAS FOR VICE PRESIDENT AND FAMILY Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. ' 25.—Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, Mrs. Marshall and their foster son, Morr son Marshall, spent Christmas day quietly here at the home of a friens Mr. Marshall will be the guest of honor at a luncheon to be given to- morrow at: the Indiana Democratic club. President Carranza has signed a bill senate permitting bull t - Mexico. fights _ throi Baltimore, bons pontificiated this morning at the Christmas mass at the cathedral here and invoked the papal blessing at the ‘BY CARDINAL GIBBONS! Dec. 25 —Cardinal close of the service. The cardinal, priests and students of Saint Mary’s Seminary marcheq and from the cathedral It was an im- posing Christmas spectacle. erable prelate in his scarlet robe and cap, looked hale and hearty, although The in Ais eighty-sixth year. T2 .1USIASTIC CHRISTMAS ~+ CELEBRATION IN PARIS Paris, Dec. 25. (Havas).—Paris ebrated her first peace Christmas to- day with principal streets of the capital were filed all night with: celebrators and the popular restaurants were carried by storm. great enthusisasm. “ was found that the fare of many stu- dents had doubled. President Miller stated that tickets to be sold to pu- | pils would put the fare back at the olq rate. MEASURES TO REMEDY Gib- papers ann Mn@: .t the to edy the coal crisis. One plan i ven-| for illuminating purposes. the purpose of conserving fuel profect will greatly restrict lightin, tthe large cities GENERAL PERSHING SPENT cel- Dec. Lincoln,” Neb.,, 25—For The son, Warren, and other members ter, Mrs. D. . M. . 5 HIS FLIGHT TO AUSTRAL!A Paris, Dec. 25.—Lieutenant Etienne Poulet, the French aviator, hs not COAL CRISIS IN FRANCE Paris, Dec. 25 (Havas)—The news- @nment | has deeided on new measures to rem- for turning the clocks ahead 'an hour, for| Another used | in articularly in Paris. CHRISTMAS WITH FAMILY the first time since 1915 Gen. John J. Per- shing today was with his 10 year old of his family for Christmas He passed abandoneq his flight to Australia, ac- cording to the Intrasigeant, which has taken especial interest in the aviator. but intends to continue and return to Paris by air. In a despat Poulet s that his mach W n out ¥ the 14,000 kilometers he had al- ready covered. A new machine will be sent to Poulet from Marseilles Sun- day, and should reach Burma nere Poulet now is, iffabout three weeks, MOVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL VISCOUNT JELLICOE OF SCAPA Rio Janeiro, Wednesday. Dee, 24— The ministry of marine has been ad- vised that Admiral Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa, aboard the dreadnousght New Zealand, will arrive at Per buco January 19 and at Rido Jansiro a week later. From Rio Janeiro he will the day at the residence of his sis-|go to Santos and .thence to Buenos utler. Aires. -