Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 21, 1920, Page 1

" “enactment and enorcement of lgm olution. Providence, R. L, Jan. 20—The so- called “anti-strike’ clause in the Cum- mins railroad bill, now in conference between the houses of congress, is. the first_substantial move made “to solve a problem which bas in'it the germs of civil war and revolution,” United States Senator Miles Poindexter, an as- pirant for republican nomination for president, declared tonight in an ‘address on’ “anti-strike legislation” “before an &udience of business men bere. “If it is not solved by law,” he said, “jt will be solved in blood and per- haps, @ the destruction of our insti- tutions. It involves the question Shether industrial disputes, the ad- Justment of wages, the terms and con- @ifions of the employment of labor in commerce and industry, where em- ployer and employe cannot agree, are to be ~#fusted by the orderly process- s oi government, through reason and public opinion as officially expressed, or by forr\. t-orior and incimidation.” a8 T 7 those en- g:\2d in interests commerce it indi- 1 .y affects every imdustry because Bop. o oon pub- 15 very lMkely would have power to go = thar oposed by this 1 to pr such conspir- acy, or such ‘act in pursuance of suct conspiracy, to hinder the movement of commodities in wers.aie or 1ureigi commerce, whether Tue ‘operation of trains or ot faeilities - of transpor- tation were intercfered h or not. Bu: . t- = =awtre limited to hindering the operation of trains o: /1 othe cauon. And section,. and Men If the Matter “is N By Law it Will Be Solved in Blood”—Declares the So- Called “Anti-Strike’Clause in the Cummins a Bill is the First Substantial Move Made to Solve a Prob- Which Has in it the Germs of Civil War and ‘Rev- Under it men would have a right to auit work, either singly or callectively, unless it were proved beyond a reas- onable doubt that such quitting was in pursuance of a. combination or purpose ‘to intentionally hinder, de- lay or prevent the operation of trains or_other facilities of transportation.’ “When the people of the United States gave congress exclusive power to regulate commerce they, by neces- sary implication, imposed upon it the duty to economic demand, it is a fcal attack upon the nation. The pending bill establishes a wage adjustment board and a transporta- tion board for . the hearing and ad- stment of disputes, and the question involved here is whether we are to de- termine economic disputes by this le- gal machinery, or to leave it to the adjudication of force, in a species of civil war. If an entire people can be attacked by cutting off their supplies. as the attempt of Germany in her sub- marine warfare to bring IEngiand to her knees by cutting off her supplies. “If this species of vidlence can be used to enforce economic demands it can be used to enforce’ political de- mands ane express threats have re- cently been made by those in, posi- tions of power that it would. be used to compel the people to purchase the railroads and turp them over to the, officials and employes under what | is known as the Plumb plan. Further- more, if this system of coercion can Je used to control the disposition of ‘ railroads it can be used to control the . disposition of all industries, of all property, and of the functions of the if the principie is established by the | government itself, and so enslave the this | section, the parh w'll have been clear- ed which can ¥ followed both by the federfl government and by .the states, as the necessity therefore may appear, in the industrial struggles of the fu- ture. % “It will be noticed that the word ‘strike is not used in this scction. It is strenuously opposed by some as im- posing invcluntary serivtude = upon railway employes. The comm'ttee which framed this biil, however, in order to anticipate any possible mis- Iaterpretation of its intention, has ex-| pressly negatived such construction. people. < - “it has been openly proclaimed by those who were largely active in the coal .strike and steel' strike, and threatened raflroad strikes, that their purpose was not merely to increase wages and shorten the working day, but that it was to aboilsh the wage system, to communize industry and to overthrow the government. . If the govesnment has within itself the pow- er protect its own functions, to preserve .itself from destruction, and t speople from the tyranny of irre- sponsib.e and cruel’ terror this b should be enacted into law.” HILLQUIT APPEARS FOR SOCIALIST ASSEMBLYMEN Albany. No ¥, Jan.. 20—Morris Hill- quit, chief eounsel for theé five sus- pended: socialiSt ~assemblymen, de- clared today at thé opening of their| trial that if the assembly perma ly ousted the defendanis the act “wll loosen the vilent revolution which We socialiets have alwavs erdeavored and are endeavoring to.stem.” Mr. Hillquit added this one “word of g6lemn . warning”. after asserting| that the Romanoffs and all .instru- | ments of oppression in Russia had been destroyed after the government had triéd.to outlaw the socialist move- | ment and that ‘“we are not afraid of | syppression at the time one-half the| world is under socialist control.” This “warning” was later inter-| preted by Martin W. Littleton, asso- ciate counsel for the committee, as a “warping to the country, a threat to the committee 2nd an admonishment to the assembly that they do not dare deal with the gentlemen he represents | unlesE they wish to.invite revolution to this country.” Mr. Hillquit denied that his remarks were intended as a | “threat.” and said instead that’' he had “made ‘a sort of love offer” that “we socialists are ready.to see the thing through in a constitutional man- ner and by peaceful methods.” “I Was mergly imploring you to be as gbod and peace loving as we so- cialists are.” he said, “and not to be high-handed, in your procedure.” The judiciary committee opend the trial by excluding by a.vote of 7 to 4, | the. New York City Bar Association committee,’ headed by Charles E. Hughes, from independent participa- tion- in the proceedings, after which the eonm.gmeg lll:lxflll‘t a brief, ‘op- posing the assembly's on -in sus- pending the socialists, withdrew. The made it plain that they did; not t the socialists, but the, “public interest.” | Then Louis M. Martin, chairman of the judiciary committee, read a state- ment the defendants that they “receive far play,” and that “the case is not pre-judged.” Mr. Hillgdit promptly challenged the, Ttion that the case was not permanent- ; v | rémain unexpended from previous ap- | the $7,000,000 for further improvement FREEMAN DEFENDS THE RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL Washington, Jan. 20.—Republicans and defioer'i<'n* ‘the house joined to- day in attacking the ‘porkless’ rivers ear ‘ries only $12,400,000, -a slashing down of $30,500,000 from the total estimates submitted to the com- mittea. ., “This should be callad the ‘spare- rib bill instead of the traditional ‘pork barrel’”, Representative Freeman, re- pubiican, Connecticut, said in ‘defense of the measure. “Spare rib means plenty of bone but little meat,” Represetitative Blanton, democrat, Texas, interjected. Approximately sixty million dollars propriations, Mr. Freeman said, and work is suificient, he added. Representative Small, democrat, North Cagolina, said it N\ 1s impossible to continue work under “such a slim appropriation.” PRICES MAY BE EXPECTED Washington, Jan. 20.—Material re- ductions in clothing precises may be expected from nationwide adoption by the clothing trade of suggestions put forward by a committee of the Na- tional Drygoods Association, it was stated tonight by Howard E. Figg. special assistant attorney general, after he had conferred with the repre- sentatives of the drygoods retailers. The suggestions of the retailers, which are understood to apply to the retall, wholesale and manufacturing factors, will be made public tomorrow. One of the retailers’ proposals was said to be that the manufacturer stand the entire increase cost due to any future advance in wages, the re- tailers taking the position. that. in- creases can no longer be passed on to the public. STEAMER "BARDIC HAS A DISASLED PROPELLER pre. and made three motions, two of which were deniéd. The com- £ on the third mittes reserved decision rovided for dismissal of the as illegal and unwarrant- ed. ASKS $450000 TO ENFORCE ? PORT SUPERVISION LAW ‘Wakhington, Jan. 20.—To enable the t through its agents against undesirable the United States, today asked con- W an additional appropriation ot M“t:m{o'.‘rlce‘tha passport su- un its expiration on m 1921, g ."A-l‘ t, the number of aliens United States is approx- fmately 45,000 a2 month. or 540,000 a year,” Mr. ‘Lansing wrote” and in Wiew 6f the approach of peace and the nmng;bn of trans-Atlantic shippin activi i P hat it is to be presumed that ther® will be a steady inerease in the numbér of aliens seeking admission.” domitg sto ary Lansing MINIMUM PRICES FOR COMP_STE CLOTHING OUTFIT New York, Jan. 20—If a man in New York were entirely destitute of clothing, he could buy himselfan out- suit, overcoat, shoes, socks sult, for $53.69, according 22 Tomgut by Federol Food Admintc: t B era nis- hfi%m Ir the man's wife m‘a the same condition it would eost $74.94—or $23.26 more—to supply Biockisgs sod pan Be clothed with swits, overcoats ‘at $20.43 apiece, according it, - dress, coat, ghoes, union suit. Little boys and sh Mr, Willisms’ figures, .which are 4 on advertisements culled from Halifax, N. S., Jan. 20.—A disabled propellor forced the White Star liner Bardic to abandon her efforts to tow the crippled ‘American transport Pow- hatan-inte this port today. After re- porting that late this afternoon she had succeeded in' getting a line aboard the Powhatan, the liner sent anotherl message which said: “Steamer Bardic after coming upon the Powhatan for tow, fouled port propeller with steel hawser, therefore, had to abandon tow:and proceed to Halifax on one engine, to have pro- peller cleared and examined.” LR AR e DISINTEGRATION, OF THE NEW YORK RAILWAYS New York, Jan. 20.—Another step towards the disintegration of the New York Railways, controlled by the In- terborough Rapid Transit Company, was taken today when Federal Judge Mayor directed Job E. Hedges, as re- ceiver, to turn back the Fourth and Madison Avenue line'to the New York and Harlem Railroad Company, own- er of the property. A branch line running across the. ‘Williamsburg bridge will have to suspend because the parent corporation has no fran- chise for its operation. NEW YORK ALDERMEN SEND RESOLUTION TO ASSEMBLY New York, Jan. 20.—The boa; aldermen today adopted a‘_rmlr:u:: calling upon the state assembly to ! reconsider” its action in suspending its five sccislist members.: The vote was £0 fo 36 the democrats and so- cialists vou:g together with the ex- ception ‘'of Alderman Flynn. of the Bronx, acting in the place of President Bruckner of that borough. who was the only demecrat to break from his. party and vote in the negative. Not Settled| Declines agreement, and with the intent and; it is as much the waging war upon them* weuivn bill for next ! Settlement of the %ue;hon — Italy Paris, Jan. 20.—(By ° The A. P.)— ‘With the disbanding- tonight of the supreme council. witBout'a settlement of the Adriatic question, Signor Nit- the Italian premier, ‘declared that he stood by his ultimatum that if the Jugo Slavs did not accept Italy’s terms tonight he would withdraw his compromise offer and that “Italy will demand that France and Great Britain execute ‘purely -and - simply the tréaty of London of April, 1015, Prior to. the breaking up of -the council the Jugo-Slav reply to Iltaly’s demands had been presented. Signor Nitti declared that the terms were un- aceeptable. The note said that it con- stituted “the supreme effort” of Jugo Slavia to bring about an agreement with Italy. This fact, taken in con- nection with Premier Nitti’s statement japparently leaves the situation a tense one. JUGO-SALVES HAVE—MADE . . .CONCESSIONS TO ITALY Paris, Jan. 20. 20.—The Jugo Slave tonight submitted to the supreme council their “supreme effort” in the way of concessions to effect an agree- ment with Italy.. The Jugo Slavs ac- cept internationalization under the League of Nations for Fiume and Za- ra, concede to Italy the islands of Lussin and Pelagoza and agree to the demilitarization of the Adriatic islands | with the condition that.the island of Lissa remain Jugo-Slav. The right of the Italians in Dalma- tia to choose Italian nationality with- out leaving Jugo Slavia is recognized; by the Jugo Slavs, who agree that iItalian national rights in Dalmatian | industries shall be guaranteed by an internaational convention. - They re- fuse to make any alteration of the line drawn by President Wilson. | i i ! ADMIRAL MAYO NOT IN i ACCORD WITH ADMIRAL S i Washington, Jan. 20.—Direct issue; with Rear Admiral Willlam 8. Sims| on the two leading points in the na- val decorations dispute was taken to-| day by Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo,, | war-time commander of the United' |States fleet, in testimony before the senate sub-committee investigating jthe medal award controversy. | Reading _his letter ‘to Secretary, | Daniels giving his_views on the dec-| Joration .awards, which views he said | were not presented as a protest, Ad- imiral Mayo first disagreed with Ad- imira] Sims as to the relative impor- tance of seaand shore. Admiral Mayo explained to the committee that he wrote to . Secretary Daniels -because he “d’'d not believe the Kright board of awards or Mr. Daniels had given sufficient consideration to the import- ance of the duties performed by offi- cers who served at sea with the At- lantié fleet. - ‘Adnmiiral Sims in his tes- timony and also ‘in_his letter to Sec 'S | oy retary Danjels declining. the' < guished service medal contended that f{too much importance was. attached to +thé ‘services ‘of officers who ‘served ‘at jsea as compared with those who ad- ministered” important posts on- shore. | " The secona point on which Admiral +Mayo differed with Admiral Sims was the quesitons .of the award of medals | it0 the -commanding .efficers of ships sunk or seriously damaged by torpedo |attack or mines. ; While stating that a broad . general .policy along .that line would not be a good thing for the ser- vice, Admiral Mayo declared that in caseg ‘where' the commanding officer’s conduct was of an especially meritor- ious character a proper reward should be given. Admiral Mayo approved without qualification the actiop of the {Knight board and Secretary Daniels ‘in -awarding distinguished service | medals to’ Captain Christy of .the cruiser -San Diego, sunk by a mine, and Commander P. W, Foote of the transport President Lincoln, sunk by ja torpedo.. Admiral - Sims severely criticised the action of Secretary Dan- {lelg in insisting on the awards to the i commanding officers of ships sunk by i the enemy: i THREAT 1 ENING FIRE IN CENTER OF NEW HAVEN New. Haven, Conn, Jan. 20.—Fire tonight wrecked the interior of the; Hudson Coak 'and” ‘Suit company’s _ store in the center of the city and for fa time threatened adjoining properties, iIncluding Shartenberg's department i store. The loss was estimated at 340,- 0. _ Defective heating apparatus is believed to have been the cause. One ! fireman was injured. ' Trolley traffic | was disrupted for-two hours. | PESTROYER ALONGSIDE THE DISABLED POWHATAN ! 'Arrfm‘of.ficmhptil" o satisfied to sell army %pl‘ :&53.‘2{ a profit of :§»péz:*cen‘_‘ % 5 Ny Fire in_the warshouse of the John Mullins - Furniture 'Co., Jersey caused $100,000° damage. - Camp Dix has been closed through | quarantine because -of an epidemic of influenza and diphtheria. G Holland it is believed ‘will ‘ask’ the former German emperor to surrender himself to the allies for trial: .~ = Sixty-five thu_—:fl"i potnds of Gor- man hops valued at $1 a pound were destroyed in'a fire at Rechester. Five-story brick building of the Na- tional Paper Stock Co. at Indianaj Grover Whalen inaugurated five mu- nicipal bus lines on Staten Island as a result of the trolley lines abandoning service. 5 James F. Connery, democ: was elected mayor of Middletown, defeat- ing George A. Tierney by a majority of 283 votes. e Whiskey, wines and cordials valued at from §5,000,000 to_$10,000,000 have been seized in New York by govern- ment prohibition agents. War Firmance ‘Corporation announc- ed a grant of $10,0000,000- credit ex- tended to England, France, Italy and Belgium for machinery exports. A report from Moscow says troops of General Simon Petlura, Ukranian leader, burned Volhynsky, in Volhynia, 64 miles northwest of Zhitomir. An alleged $4,500 bogus bill swindle worked by convicts of Sing Sing is under investigation' by the Westches- ter County Grand Jury in session at White Plains. News reached London of a heavy engagement on the northwestern frontier of India, in which British losses are reported at 385, including eight British officers. - House ways and means committee held up Secretary Glass’ request for authorization to. loan .Austria, Poland and other FEuropean countries $150,- 000,000 for food relief. Bran dnew 1,000 franc notes of the bank of France of the value of 20,000~ 000 francs wemnt down recently in the Bay Biscay when the French teamer Afrique sank. The Rev. Edwrad A. Flannery, pas tor of the Church of the Blessed Sac- rament, yesterday. celebrated the 25th janniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Low temperatures were noted. in Bastern Connecticut yesterday morn- ing. It was 24 at Oneco postoffice, and about 20 in the towns up and down the Rhode Island MNne. Salvatore Fratino, aged 86, wa burn- ed to death in Saugatuck when the house in which he lived with hih son was burned mfi;g ground. _sThree men - lost and seri ously injured §.5. % ,’firfi'oyed the barracks housing 100 employes. at Edgewood arsenal, near Aberdeen, Md. All the victims were civilians: Securities and other property valu- ed at more than: $100,000, taken by a Igne dit, from.a mail car of a Southezn ‘Pacific train, was recovered at Berkeley, Cal, by railroad détec- tives. Forty-nine members of the crew of 50 of the American:steamer Macoona, which struck a rock and foundered near ‘Nidingen - Lign, off' the coast of Sweden, werg lost. Only the second mate was saved. Official despatohes from Persia report that the belsheviki still are .outside Krasnovodsk, where they are under the fire of the Caspian Sea volunteer fleet, which is under the command of General Denikine. A railway signal man found aj bomb on the Salermo Railway near Naples, just before 'a passenger train arrived. The bomib exploded as he reached the nearest depot, nearly kill- ing him and injuring four raflway em- ployes. Responsibility for prison conditions in the American -army,’ Paris sector, was placed on Brigadier General Wil- liam Harts, the district, by Major General board, commander of ‘the Service of Supplies. Socialist members of the Hungarian government resigned following threats from Carl Garami, former Minister of Commerce and other socialists of Vi- enna that they would be expelled from the international organization if they remained in office. Boston,’ Jan. 20.—«aAj0 ‘messages received here tonight r.oorted the ar- rival of the destroyer Sharkey along- side the disabled transport Pownatan. : The messages said that the steamer Northern Pacific would take off the! pasengers and that the Western Com- | et vould tow the Powhatan to Halifax. EARLY ACTION ON NAVAL PAY INCREASS 810 ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Republican house' leaders today agreed on - early action on a naval pay increase bill providing increasés from thirty to fif- ty per cent. for enlisted men. No in- creases would be given tq officers un- der the house measure. AMERICAN . WOMAN GAV ADDRESS IN MOSQUE AT CAIRO Cairo,- Jan.. 20.—An unprecedented incident occurred at the Mosque of El Azbar last evening. An American woman gave a twvo hour political ad- dress before a4 greai gathering. The name of the spcaxer has not yet been learned. THIEVES GOT AWAY WITH 78 BARRELS OF WHISKEY Unicotewn, Ta., Jan. 20—Federal prohibition and .internai revenue agents are z&nrvhlnx Fayette county| tonight for thieves who stole 78 bar- | rels of whiskey, valued at about $100,- 000, from .four distilleries in this re- gion today. TO PROMOTE WELFARE OF FORMER SERVICE MEN - Washington, Jan..20—A joint con- f@ ssional ‘commission of three sena- tors’ and repreqsentatives to consider legislative promoting the welfare of former soldiers, sailors and marinds was proposed in a resolution. intro- daced today by Senator ‘Robinson. Expulsion of foreign-born agitators,' g 8. .adoption of the English throughout the nation a.d more religion among the people of the country were advo- cated by Vice President Marshal in an address at Daytona, Fla. BOMB PLOT FRUSTRATED '8Y NEW YORK POLICE New Jork, Jan. 20.—A wholesale assassinations plot by the dis- tribution of bombs next May Day or Fourth of July is believed by the po- lice to have been frustrated by the ar- rest in two raids yesterday of eighteen extremists, said to be members of the Union of Russian Workers. Public a?cia.\s. prominent citizens, agenig of the department of justice and police were to be included in the . ‘“honor list’ of proposed victims, it is as- serted. The police think .the bombs were to have been sent by express or hurled by fanatics. This information’ was forthcoming today preliminary investigation of papers seized in the raids. Materdal for use in the manufacture of bombs, incluctng those of the pipe variety,| was found. . The Union of Russian Workers still exists despite the deportation of Peter Bianki, its head here for years, and continues its conferences, it was- stat- ed, but since federal and police raids each meeting has been held at a different apartment or private home. ERNEST DAUMIG, GERMAN SOCIALIST, ARRESTED Jan. Ernest Da leader of the radi¢al wing of !h‘em:‘nx-' dependent socialists, was arrested to- day on a government warrant. Herr Daumig was arrested in June of last year in connection with the uprising of Hamb later was released. 3 S | partment, was burned, causing a loss of $95,000. e L anonnced today. | ! foermer commandant of ! Har- for | urg radicals, but |tativece M Ivanis. o Be Organized to Hunt trol the Canadian Border to Prevent Smuggling. "’ Bostop, Jan. 20.—Flying squadrons of revenue agents will be organized to brotect” New. England and New York ‘stite against violations of the na- tional - prohibition laws, William .J. McCarthy, supervising federal proh! bition agent for'the northeastern de: The agents will * be ~ distribufed among divisional headquarters at Al- baay and Buffalo, in New York state, Fortstiouth, N. H.. Bangor, Me., and Burlington, Vt., and this city, he said. “They. be organized for routine en- ‘Torcement service and for hunting down mioonshiners in the forest coun- try and patrolling the twenty-seven bridges on the Canadian border. CUMMINGS FLAYS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Newatk, Jan. 20.—America would Ghave been the first nation to ratify the treaty of peace had a democratic house and senate been elected in 1218, Homer S. Cummiings, chairman of the democratic national committee, de- clared in an address tonight at Gov- ernor\Edwards inaugural dinner. Not only has republican leadership “throt- tled” the treaty of peace, he said, “but after months of debate it cannot point to a single constructive measure that it has enacted into la The republican party s bankrupt, Mr. Cummings -declared, and cannot agree e= a policy satisfactory even to luself, “This . rapublican . congress,” Mr Cummings said, “has contented itself with conducting a campaign of base- less criticism and slander against the president of the United States; in the repudiation of our international ob- ligations arnd the abandonment of the allies in whose company only a few months ago we were fighting to save the civilization of the world. Governor Edwards was acclaimed | f as the “personal liberty’ candidate for president in a eulogy of his career prnounced by A. Harry Moore, the _city commissioner of Jersey City, and the new presidential -boom was greet- ed with enthusiastic applause by the several hundred Jersey democrats who were present. It was announced that the governor’s friends have aleady en- tered his name in the Nebraska prim- laries and that a delegation from Har- visburg, Pa, had arrived in Trenton today to ask Mr. Edwards’ pemission to enter his name in the Pennsylvania primaries. It was also stated that a similar move had been inaugurated in Virginia. SCOVILLE BOOMS, HOOVER AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE Hartford, Conn., . Jan. 20.—Robert Scoville, former federal food adminis- trator for Connecticnt, tonight launch- ed a boom'in this state’ for Herbert Hoover as a candidate for president. I 4 sratement to the press, Mr. Sco- ville. said that “an opportunity pre- sents itself to the American people to select a president who would more nearly . represent the entire popula- tion. than any man since Washing- toe “Herbert ‘Hoover is-a candidate for deat. bul not in the gencrally ac- cepted sense of the- term, said Mr. Scoville. “The.yery fact that Hoover is: being claimed and. sought after by both the great parties.is a guarantee that his .administration would not be conducted for -the benefit of either ‘deserving democrats’ or ‘regular re- publicans,’. but rather along lines that would- appeal to the sound business judgment of all people. “This consummation may only be effected by the prompt and united ac- j tion of the people. Mr. Hoover's broad knowledge of economy problems was | demonstrated under most . trying cir- cumstances and no one familiar with his achievements and genius for or- ganization ard administration can have any doubt as to his ability to handle the equally complicateq prob- lems of reconstruction.” FUNERAL OF POLICE CHIEF BOWEN OF MERIDEN |' Meriden, Conn., Jan. 20.—Police de- partments of various cities of the \state were represented today at the funeral of Charles B, Bowen, chief of police of this city, who gied Saturday night. A cortege of 15 veterans of the local police force followed the body to the grave in Walnut Grove cemetery, Public services were held in Hubbard Memorial chapel. Superintendents and chiefs of police Smith of New Haven, Farrell of Hartford. Brennan 1of Stamford, Inglis of Middletown, Rawlings of New Britain, Beach of ‘Waterbury, Redgate of Pridgeport, and Talbot of honorary pall Bradley of Danbury Greenwich were the bearers. 2514 NEW CASES OF “FLU’ 5 IN CHICAGO YESTERDAY Chicago, Jan. 20.—The number of new influenza cases in Chicago today passed the high point for any one day of last year's epidemic. A total of 2,514 cases was reported to the board! of health today, with 26 deaths. New| { pneurronia cases numbered 297 with 57 fatalities. The greatest number of !influenza cases for a single day last year was 2,400. :Healith Commissioner Robertson said tonight' that in his opinion the peak of the-epidemic had passed. Although the nurSing “militia” was augmented by many volunteers today, several hundred more calls than the | force of 1,000 could care for were re- ceived. CONGRESS FAILED TO VOTE FUNDS FOR WAR WIDOWS, ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Attention of; congress wag called today by Secre- tary Daniels to the failure to. provide! for the navy in the bill passed last month, granting six months pay to . widows or other dependents of army officers, and men wiho die in: service. The recognition of the army alone “has -caused - discontent” in the navy, the' secretary said. BILL CONCERNING THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, Jan. 20.—State banks and trust companies, members of the Federal Reserve system, would be en- titled to designation ag depositaries of government funds and to act as finan- cial agents of the government, under a bill introduced today by Represen- oFadden, republican, Penn- % PRICE TWO CENTS Senate Leaders Are on 'NO PROGRESS WADE 01 THE. TREATY LOMPRIASE the Verge of 2 Break—“Mild Reserva- tion” Republicans 2nd a Few Democrats Discuss Taking " Independent Steps Toward a Solution of the Treaty Problem Should the Leaders Fail Within a Few Days to Give More Assurance of a Compromise. ‘Wasiiington, Jan. 20.—Disagree- ments in' the bi-partisan conferences looking-/ to .compromise peace treaty Teservations today brought the sen- ate leaders to the verge of a break and caused ‘a ‘movement among the senate rank and file toward a different solution of the treaty deadlock . Open . rupture today of the leaders’ conferences was averted, temporarily, 1at least, by passing over the dispute on the Lodge reservation regarding equality of voting in the League of Nations. The bi-partisan conference will ‘meet again late tomorrow, but with leaders of both factions doubt- ful as to the possibility of ultimate agreement. Prospects of failure of the leaders’ conferences and of formal suspension of their 'sessions today moved ‘“mild reservation” republicans and a few democrats not members of the lead- ers’ committees to discuss independ- ent. steps toward a solution of the ‘reaty ' situation. One . “mild reser- vation” republican spokesman said such a move would be forthcoming if conferences of the leaders fail within a few days to give more assurance of A compromise, Two plans for future action were considered today by the senate rank and file should the leaders’ conference fajl. Several of the “mild reserva- tion” republicans were said to favor 2 combination with the democrats to bring the treaty ‘again to the floor of the senate for open consideration of compromise reservations. For effec- tiveness of this plan reliance would be placed upon public pressure which it is believed would develop in favor of a compromise. Another plan} championed by a dem- ocratic advocate of compromise, con- templates a “round robin” petition to bring republicans and democrats into 2 joint caucus. The “mild reserva- tion” republicans, however, were re- ported to be opposed to the bi-par- tisin caucus ‘plan and also to the pending motion of Senator Under- wood, democrat, Alabama, for ap- pointment of formal conciliation com- mittees. ‘Foliowers of Republican Leader Lodge asswell as the republican “mild reservationists” are said to be agreed that if the present bi-partisan meetings of the leaders shall fail it will be useless to appoint other con- ciliation committees. - Participants in today’s conference of the informal committees, of which there were two, said an impasse and suspension of the compromise move- ment was virtually reached it first sess as a result of inak 1o get together on the equal voting reservation o the League of Nations covenzat. After more than two hours’ spirited dispute, the whole subject was put over. Better progress, however, was re- ported at the second session. The pre- amble to the Lodge reservations, re- { quiring formal acceptance by three of the five principal powers of American reservations, was taken up and, it was said, a tentative agreemént was reach- ed. The proposed compromise on the compromise on the preamble was said to provide that if the principal signa- ktories do not file, formally, objections to the reservations before their de- posit for exchange of ratification, the American reservations shall be deem- ed to have been accepted. In the lsaders’ dispute over the equal voti: reservation, several com- promise drafts.were brought forth, in- cluding drafts by Senators Simmon: democrat, North Carolina, and Walsh, democrzs, Montana. Change in the Lodge reservation to provide for different situations aris- ing when the United States is and is not a party to disputes before the league was urged by the democrats, who, it was stated, agreed to accept the reservation in cases where the United States is a party to the dis- pute. In such cases the United States would assume no obligation where a nation with colonies or dominions cast more than e vote. In cases where the United States is not a party to the dispute, the democrats pro- posed that the United States should be content to file objections. Norte of the democratic proposals were acceptable to the republican leaders and the democrats, it was said, were equally adamant against repub- lican suggestions. -—_— FRENCH CABINET SUBMITS . A DECLARATION OF POLICY Paris, Jan. 20.—The new cabinef’s declaration of policy, to be read to parliament Thursddy, was submitted to the council of ministers tonight by Premier. Millo: ~and . received the approval of the council. The declaration. -outlines' general views without dealing in detall with nany of the lems growing out of the war, which it -says are, in feneral of equal importance. It declares it the duty .of French citizens to produce more and consume less and ‘the duty of ‘the country to assume new fiscal burdens to pay the nation’s war debts. The declaration opens with 4 tribute to formier Premijer Clemenceau. Re- garding foreign affairs, it affirms it to be the cabinet’s intention to follow French political traditions in full ac- cord with France’s allies, The decla- ration.calls for, exact execution of the German peace treaty. It says the league of nations can be of great aid in that direction and should be strengthened and developed. Concerning internal affairs besides urging new taxation, greater produc- tion and less consumption, the decla- ration promises fulfillment of the gov- ernment’s pledges to soldiers. The document concludes by recall- ing that the republic intends to govern the country without religious inter- ference, remarking that separation of church and state is not a state of war but of liberty. GLASS CALLS FOR VIEWS ON ANTI-SEDITION BILL New York, Jan. 20.—Editors and publishers throughout the country who believe that legislation proposed in the Graham anti-sedition bill' is unwise were urged tonight by Frank P. Glass, president Of the American Newspaper Publishers’' association, to telegraph by Wednesday night a brief statement of their views to Repre- sentative Philip. Campbell, chairman of the rules committee of the house. Particular attention is directed to Section 6 of the proposed bill in a statement “issued "by Mr. Glass. He declares this section apparently con- fers power upon federal officials or postmasters - general “to refuse maig ing privileges to a newspaper withou a hearing and without notige, provided the official finds some 7letter, state- ment, argument or picture which, in his opinion, is objectionable and falls within the statute. No review by any magistrate or court is required.” The request to editors to rekister protest by wire was-necessitated, the statement said, because of the sudden call by the rules committee for a hear ing Thursday on the bill “defining se- dition and gravely :®fecting the free- dom of the press.” . “Owing to the shortness of the no- tice. it is obviously impossible for the American press to be adequately rep- resented,” Mr. Glass said. GENERAL COUNCIL RED CROSS MEETS IN GENEVA, MACH 2 : ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—The first gen- eral council of the League of Red Cross Societies will meet at Geneva. March 2, to map out a programme for the advancement of health, preven- tion® of- disease and alleviation of d tress throughout the world, the American Red Cross today annpunced. Delegates from each naational socie- 1y have been invited. Aftiliation of the Uruguayan - Red Cross to the league was announced. | bringing the total number of nation: bodies revresented in the interna- tional organization to thirty. FOR BRIDGE OVER NIAGARA | RIVER NEAR BUFFALO, N. Y. ‘Washington, Jan. 20—With the ac- ceptance of house amendments, the senate today completed- the adoption of g bill providing for the appoint- ment of a c¢ommission to pass upon 'the practicability and to advise plans for the construction of - a public bridge over the Niagara river near Buffalo; N. Y. The bill now goes to the president. - INFLUENZA IS EPIDEMIC IN SEVERAL ARMY CAMPS ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Influenza has become epidemic in several army camps, particularly in the middle west, Surgeon General Ireland of the army announced ‘today, and it has made its appearance among the American troops in"Germany. While the disease is increasing among the civilian popu- lation of the United States, it has not reached epidemic form, and Surgeon General Blue of the public health ser- vice said today there was nothing in the situation to cause alarm. The malady as it has appeared both among soldiers and civilians is of a mild type and’ the resulting death rate DProportionately has bLeen far below that of the war time epidemic, while e incidence of pneumoniz’ alsq has been much lower. § Surgeon General Blue said the state health authorities apparently had the situation in hand wherever the dis- ease had occurred, and in many states it is not prevalent, Epidemics have been reported from Cam})s Grant at Rockford, - Ill, and Fort® Sheridan, Love field, Texas, and the Great Lakes naval training station, but the number of men in those camps is much smaller ‘than it was dnring the war, when influenza caused thou- sands of deaths among the service men. The form of the disease in this country apparently is much milder than that which has made its appear- ance among the troops in Germany. During the week ending Jan. 9, 163 new cases were reported among the soldiers on the F e, this represen ing an increase of 85 over the week before. Twelve deaths from the dis- ease were reported, while there were also six deaths from pneuronia. DEFER ACTION ON KENYON AMERICANIZATION BILL ‘Washingten, Jan, —Consideration of the Kenyon An canizat.on bi continued in the senate today, nal actieon was deferred agreement could berreacheq on ! propriation, which the hill wo: ry. As now drafted, the bill would appropriate $42,500,000 fo ! f aliens and illiterat lend of the fiscal vear in 10 mount is considered excessiv Sepator Kenyon and pther. Resuming his speech -begun yester- day in opposition to the ‘bill, S King, democrat, Utah, took up virtual- ly the entire day. He ques gress’ authority 'to enact such a bill, declaring it was an interference with the powers of stdtes. = rfe STEAMER LOADED Wi REFUG TH Geneva legation at ¥ sage from the Greelk eamer Leo] g at Cons! on the 1 coast of Rumania, loaded wi ugees, from S o reported that panic con- ted when tt asked the Ruman: permit the Grec to seek refuge Rumani: the town of Udessa. southwest , of an, {B. & M. ANNOUNCES DIVIDEND; FIRST SINCE MAROH 1, 1913 Jan. read Boston, Maine 1, n of §2 the old preferre Neither the common s ch tio] X tribu T d . sto preferred, the sued in exchange for s lines taken ization, will { payable Jan. 31 . Jan. 24. It covers the cie period from Jan. 1 to Sept.