Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 27, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXil—NO. 24 “POPULATION 29,919 MARTENS SAYS SUCESS OF SOVIET RUSSIA IS ASSURED Tells Senate Investigating Committee That the Soviet Repub- lic No Longer Advocates Does Not Care What Kind of a Government Other Peo- ple Have—States That the Soviet Government Has $500,000,000 in Gold to Spend in Foreign Trade — Created Laughter When General Burleson Had Never Objected to the Circulation of the Publication, “Soviet Russia.” ‘Washington, Jan. 26—Soviet Russia, transtormed by assured success of its leadership at home, is no longer fired the missionary zeal which led its and emissaries during the first nonths of its existence o preach world-wide revolution, Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, who calls himself the am- dor from that country to the ited States, testified today before a nvestigating commitiee. fet republic, at present, Mar- “does not care what kind government other people have” and dulged in general revolutionary ropoganda only “when it was on the defensive, and hard pressed by na- hich had arinies in the fiéld because it is ong enough to hght the world,” it bandoned. he added, the princi- rst promulgated to the effect it can be maintained only by the uction of other govrrnments rwhere which recognize property < and capitalistic_organizations. statements Martens, under made in response to a fire of m Senator Moses, repub- | lican, New Hampshire, chairman of investigating committee, and Sen- Borah, Idabo. Plainly incredu- lous, Senator Borah shot him query after auery, repeating various repert- ed manifestoes of the Federated Soviet Russian Republic, which called on rev- iutionary elements everywhere to or- ganize workingmen to revolt against 3l organized government, and de- manding to know whether or not every Soviet supporter was not bound - to work for the destruction of all gov- ernments recognizing capital. Mariens met him with guick. denial Particularly Martens denied all con- nection with revolutionar; movements in the United States, though admit- ting some knowiedge of them. He said they were “purely American, arising out of American conditions” and as Eoviet agent here he had not helped | or financed them or theif followers. He had instructions from his govern- ment, he said. to stay clear of inter- ference with American internal affairg. All of his publicity efforts, very .ex- tensive as ontlined in his testimon: were devoted to_explaining the S viet systém to the end that Ames cans would allow its recognition as the established government .in Rus- sia_and were not to extend it to the| United States. When the committee demanded eoples of the actual governmental in uctions to that effect, Former Sen- r Hardwick of Georgia, attorney for the Soviet burean, argued that tc give them might disclose the ‘“code’ in which the Soviet foreign office cor- ese r World-Wide Revolution and He Asserted That Postmaster responded with Maretns, Which should be entitled to immunity, but promised notwithstanding to furnish them in the original or in sworn translation. An adjournment was taken until Thurs- iy partly to let Martins examine his records for that purpose. Martens also told the committee that the Soviet government had $450,000,000 or $500,000,000 in gold to spend in for- eig ntrade, stating briefly that there was “little or no gold in the hands of private banks or individunl®” and that about 1,000 American concerns were ready to sell it goods. Much of Martens’ testimony took the form of a written statement, though he was interrupted constantly in its reading by the sharply put guestions of his senatorial auditors. Besides en- tering his denial of charges that he had participated in financing revo- lutionary activities in _the United he witness said he was spend- 00 a week on the maintenance of an organization of some 35 em- ployes. He gave the committee the names and addresses of all of them, incluging American clerks and stenog- raphers, and press agents. The money expended came from Russia, he testified, in the form of pa- per currency of Finland, Sweden and other neighboring state Besides | publishing a weekly magazine, “Soviet | Russia,” the Soviet bureau, he aid, maintained an educational department, designed to help Russians get tech- nical education in the United States which would be useful to the Soviet government when these persons re- tyrned and went into industry; a tgchnical department, to employ ex- perts to assemble data for use in the state-operated industries; a legal de- partment to advise him and other Russians; and a medical départment, also designated to get Russ‘a . com- petent practitioners and surgeons. Senator Borah inquired as to the! “Soviet Russia” publication’s maila- | bility and when Martens returned that Postmaster General Burleson had nev- | ler objected to its circulation, the sen- ator remarked grimly amidst laughter in ibe hearing room that “it must be all right.” Martens incidentally told of his endeayors to Secure title to property of Russian consular agents and diplo- matic representatives aiready in the country, but said he had not pressed the matter in the courts because the Hh(‘:(e department had not recognized m. Chairman Moses warned the witness at the conclusion of the session’ that he was still to regard himself as in custody until the inquiry was resum- ed again. ABOUT 3000 “PERFECT” CASES FOR DEPORTATION Washington, Jan. Approximate- 1¥ 2,000 of the 3,600 aliens taken into custody during recen onwide roundups of radicals ar fec es ~ deportation as a result of Sec reticy Wilson’s decision that the com- munist and commu labor parties are revolutionary within the meaning ¢ the deportation law. J. D. Hoover : Attor: General osecutions, said Such cases are “perfect;” Mr. Hoov- er said, in that it will be necessary only for agents of the department of Jjustice to present the alien”s mem- bership card in_either party to make of the other five or six hundred aliens whose membership cards were not eized at the time of the raids, Mr. Hoov id it was believed their membership could be proved by other evidence. Deportation hearings and the ship- ment of the “Reds” from this country witl be pushed rapidly, Mr. Hoover declared, and actual deportations will not wait for the conclusion of ail the cases. While about three fourths of the aliens taken in the raids were Rus- sians, many other nationaities were among the number, including Germans Austrians, Hungarians, Lithuanians, letts, Finns and Chinese. The warrant prepared for the ar- rest of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, “am- basssdor” of the Russian soviet gov- ernment, Mr. Hoovgr said. would be served - when Martens was relcased by the senate sub-commitice inves- tigating boishevik propaganda in this country. ENGINEER ACQUITTED OF CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER Mineota, N. Y., Jan. 26 —William §. Menden, who hag general supervision of the engineering work in the Mal- bone Street tunnel where more ithan $9 persons were killed in November, 1914, in the wreck of a Brookiyn Rap- id Transit train, today was acquitted of a charge of manslaughter in con- nectlon with the disaster. A verdict of not guilty was returned by a su- preme court jury upon the order of Justice Callaghan who ruled that the defendant could not be held in crimi- nal proceedings for failing to exer- cise foresight which would have re- stiited in the installation of automatic |[mgrning, it was saféty devices. DOCTORS NOT ANXIOUS TO' PRESCRIBE LIQUORS Hartford, Conn., Jan. 26—Out of ‘mome 253 physiclans and surgeons in this eity. not over 15 have applied for permits to prescribe liquors, according o the estimate of Collector of Inter- nal Revenue Walsh. There are approximately 1,607 phve sicians and surgeons registered with the state board of health, of this num- her not more than 150 having applied for permits. says Mr, Walsh. NEW HAVEN ROAD IS SEIZING COAL IN TRANSIT Hartford, Jan. 26—Because of fuel shortage the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroas is seizing coal in transit in order to keep its locomo- tives supplied. This was admittad to- day by Fuel Director Gardner of the SENATE PASSED KENYON AMERICANIZATION BILL Washington, Jan. 25—The senate by | a vote of 36 to 14 today passed the! Kenyon Americanization bill which | would require all residents of the United States of 16 to 21 years, not mentally or physically _disqualified, and all ien residents between the ages of 16 and 45 who cannot speak, read or write English to attend school not less than 200 hours a year. Administration of tae bill's provi- sions was_placed in the secretary of of education. The measure requires interior working through the bureau that the sum appropriated be ap- portioned among the states ip ratio ti the number of resident illiterates, providing, however, that the state ap- propriate an equal sum for the same purpose. Not less. than $5000 would be allotted to one state in any year. Efforts to transfer the administra- tion of the measure to the secretary of labor were defeated just before the final vote was taken. The measure had been before the senat efor about a week and during debate several sen- ator expressed apprehension that the variance in the age limits fixed for American and for alien illiterates would conflict with existing treaties. HEARING CONCLUDED ON NAVAL “VICE SQUAD” CHARGE ‘Washington, Jan. 26 senate naval committee ‘concluded ex- amination today of Arthur L. Fair- brother of the Providence Journal, in connection with charges by Jonn R. Rathom, editor of that paper, that a naval “vice squad” had been ordered 2y, naval officers at Newport to com- mit nameless practices in an effort to incriminate citizens. .~ Senator King, demoerat, Utah, was engaged with another committeeand could not attend. After he has pead the evidence of Mr. Fairbrother -the sub-commitibe will report to the full committee, which will decide whether to make a thorough investigation of the charges. g DRAFT DODGER TRIAL TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING New York, Jan. 26—The trial of Grover C. Bergdoll of Philadelphia, al- leged draft dodger, now a prisoner on Governor's Island, will begin Friday announced tonight. Captain Bruce R. Campbell has been assigned by the war department to de- fend Bergdol, whose case will be heard before the same board of of- ficers at present conducting the court- martial of Captain Karl W. Detzer. Bergdoll, Who - fs.a member of a wealthy Philadefphia family, was cap- tured at his home by military intelli- gence officers after a two year hunt. SELECTING JURY FOR MURDER TRIAL OF I. W, W'S. Montesano, Washn., Jan., 26.—Ex- amination of prospective jurors for the trial of eleven alleged members of the L. W. W. charged with murder in conmection with the killing of four members f the American Legion in the Armistice Day parade at Central- ia, Washi, began here today after the court had overruled -a motion for a change of venue. A motion for sever- A special Cabled Paragraphs Outbreak in Florence, Italy. Florence, Italy, Jan. 25.—Durirz a meeting here today 7t which the an- archist Enrico Malatesta, rgcemly elected in the chamber of deputies urged a revolution, a mob tried to overcome, a party of cariuneers. The latter, defending themsclves, fired at the demonstrators wounding & score of them. ‘CONFESSED MURDER éF- A BOSTON POLICEMAN Boston, Jan. 26.—The Killing of Patrolman William G. Clancy in a crowded dance hall in the Charles- town district last Thursday morning ‘was admitted today by Joseph Sam- marco, an East Boston tailor’s as- sistant. In a confession made public by police héadquarters Sammarco said he bad fired at Patrolman An- tonia De Franco, who was in civilian clothes, intending to wound him in the leg because of remarks which Sa- marco resented, but that his arm was jostied and the bullet deflected. Sam- marco was locked up on a charge of murder. The police theory is that Clancy was killed as a result of a piot con- trived by some of the men who were dancing at Roughan's Hall. They are alleged to have resented the military strictness with which Clancy, a world war veteran ,who gained international { notice by recognition as the man who first| carried the Stars and Stripes ov- er the top, insisted on observancs of regulations. Philip W. Puccia,'who was arrested on a charge of murder before Sam- marco confessed, told other dancers, the police say, that there was “going to be a shooting.” Frank Rontondo, held as an accomplice, was identified, according to the' police, as a man who jostled the officer. Puccia and Ron- tondo were held withut bail today for a hearing on Thursday. CIGARMAKERS ;'URN DOWN GOMPERS AS DELEGATE New York, Jan. 26.—Samuel Gom- pers, president of the American Ned- eration of Labor, was (efeated today in -the election for delesates to th2 Cigarmakers’ Internatiynal Union's convention, held by Local i44, the or- sanization to which he has belonged for more than forty years Mr. Gom- pers’was a cigarmaker until 1882, when he became president o: the A, F. of L. and is first vice prasident of the Cigarmakers’ International Union. The coming convention, which 18 ex rected to be hield in Chicazo in April, will be the first one to whivh he has not been a delegate in many years. Morris Brown, secreta:y of Local 144 ‘and one of the .lected - -legates, said tonight that he Luoiieve:dl the Ge- feat of Mr. Gompers was due Lo the influence of the younser men in the union. “They are progressive” he eaid, “and believe that Mr. Gompars is too conservative to advance the cawuse of | labor with proper speed.’ Mr. Gompers will- be 70 vears old tomorrow. A number of telagrams eon- gratulating him on his birthday were i sent to Washington tonight py local unions. TROLLEYS THREATENED ' ¢ BY SHORTAGE OF COAL New Haven, Conn., Jan. 26.—Pres ident Lucius S. Storrs of the Coanectl cut Company, which operates = four- fifths of. the trolley mileage in the state, today telegraphed to Ropre- sentative Tilson agking him ro urge the railroad administration to expedite shipments of soft coal, If coal is not received by Thursday a number of the compan’ys lines will be forced to sus- pend service, Mr. Storrs wired. John K. Punderford, general manag- er of the Connecticut Company, said that the situation is acute, particular- ly in the New Hayen district. He d clared that many carloads of coal co signed to the company had been seiz- ed in transit before they had reached New York. Only three days' supply is on hand at several of the company’s power houses, he said. ‘Word was received here tonight that the board of fuel control in Washing- ton had directed Regional Director A. T. Hardin in New York to take im- mediate steps to.get a_supply of coal to the Connecticut Company. DEMOCRATS ARE BLOCKING NAVAL AWARDS INVESTIGATION ‘Washington, Jan. 26.—Democratic opg:silion blocked action today on the resblution introduced by Senator Hale, republican, Maine, authrizing em- ployment of legal counsel and clerical vestigating naval awards and the assistance for the sub-commfitee in- navy’s conduct of the war. Senator Hale, who is chairman of the sub-committee, late today brought the resolution before the senate for the third time with a request for im- mediate consideration. A threatened democratic filibuster, led by Sepators Pittman of Nevada and Walsh of Montana, caused him to withdraw the request with the announcement that he_would make it again tomorrow. Secretary” Daniels, who _had been expected to appear before the com- mittee Thursday, notified Chairman Hale: today that it would be . more convenient for him to begin his testi- mony on Friday and the next session was set for that da; DETZER COURTMARTIAL TO END WEDNESDAY New York, Jan. 26—The trial - by courtmartial of Captain Karh W. Detz- er, charged Avith mistreating prisoners at Le Mans, France, will terminate Wednesday, when final arguments will be heard at Governors Island Taking of testimony will end tomorr- row. When the trial was resumed today Colonel O. E. Aleshire of Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Major Thomas Campbell, of Hartford, Conn., tes- tified that they did not comsider Lieu- tenant Leonard Maban, a previous witness, an efficient officer. Major Campbell declared that he had trans- ferred Mahan for wholesale reduc- tions in rank of non-commissioned of- ficers, and said the lieutenant knew “no other way of governing men'ex- cept by bullying them.” LARGEST STILL EVER RAIDED IN ALABAMA Birmingham, Ala., largest “moo; " establishment ever found in Alal Jan. 26.—The 2 cent. ma, composed of seven stijls, ranging in capacity from 125 gallons to z50_gallons,. was dis- covered and destroyed by 'pronibition enforcement officers Sunday in the hill§ near Pelham, 20 miles south of here. The raiding officers destroved 13,500 gallons of mash and arrested:five men. The gtills were in full, blast when ance of trials as affecting Loren Rob- erts also was “overruled. Defense ! raiiroad. He said, however, that thus far no coal consizned to public utili- counsel contended that Ruberts had made statements prejudiciai to the s aesa. ] the raiders ran upon them. The of- ficers said it was from this “plant” that Birmingham's supply of corn H- quor has been coming. It brings $26 % 3 . Immediate Relief is ed New York, Jap. 26.—Another crash of international rates caused British, French and other forms of foreign ex- change to drop to new low levels of depreciation here today. Bankers and other Gealers in foreign bills expressed no surprise at the further demoraliza- tion, accepting the situation as an in- evitable and logical outcome of con- ditions from which no immediate re- lief is promised. Offerings. for account of American| interests were said to comprise only a small part of the whole, most of the pressure being traceable to -London. ‘According to bankers' reports, French | and Italian selling, via London, helped to_congest the local market. Demand sterling dropped to' $3.58 1-2 cents, 1 1-2 cents under the previous low record, or slightly over 26 per cent. of par value at $4.86 5-8. Francs sag- ged to the equivalent of 8 cents, against the normal of 19 1-3 cents, a depreciation of 38 per cent. Lire checks quoted at 14.60 represented a shirinkage of slightly over 70 per cent. The German mark was quoted at slightly above one cent, as against the pre-war rate of 23 1-4 cents. Austrian crowns, once of ' the same value as trancs and lires were almost out of sight at:a fraction under one-third of 4 Promis- STEAMSHIP SERVICE WITH SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS Buenos ‘Aires, Jan. 26.—The arrival of the Munson line steamer Moccasin yesterday inaugurating the line's pas- serger and freight service between w York ‘and South American ports, was featured by today’s newspapers. The Moccasit was formerly the Ger- man passenger teamer Prinz Joachim. The newspapers, while commenting on the small size and unpainted ap- pearance of the Moceasin, praise her accommodations. Including calls at Rio Janeiro ‘and three other ports, the voyage from New York took 25 days. STEAMER AFIRE SHEI:I}D % AND SUNK BY SUBMARINES Panama, Jan. 26.—The American | shipping board steamer Marne, ajoard which an explosion Saturday after- noon caused a fire which ignited the| oil bunkers. was sunk today by 54 three-inch shells fired into her by sub- marines tationed at Cristobal. The Marne was sunk in 30 feet of water in the odter harbor, where the steamer. was towed by tugs Saturday after the fire got beyond control. At the time of the explosion the Marne was on a voyage from New York to Mejbourne with an 8,000-ton cargo of general merchandise, ot e TELEPHONE OPERATORS “IN NEW YORK ARE SICK New York, Jan. 26.—The New York Telephone company reported tonight that about 1,200 of its switchboard op- erators are ‘on the sick list, most all of thém ill ‘with influenza. Three court sessions were adjourned during the day because of the illness with the diease of a judge, a witness and a dcfendant accused of murder. About 200 nurses have answered the health department’s call for assitants| in fighting the outbreak. One thou- sand more are needed, health authori- ties said. EIGHT STICKS OF DYNAMITE FOUND IN WEST HARTFORD Hartford, Cpnn.. Jan. 26—A -box containing eight sticks of dynamite, three coils of fuses and a box of blast- ing caps was discovered hidden near the trunk of a tree in West Hartford early this morning. - The police found footprints leading from an automobile stolen from Samuel Ferguson of Pros- pect avenue Sunday night. It is not known who took tha car, nor has wny- thinz been learned of the ownership of .the explosive. . RALLY FOR A FUSION OF AUSTRIA WITH GERMANY Vienna, Sunday, Jan. 25.—Under the rallying call of “Starvatiqn or Fusion,” a great mass meeting in‘support of a union of Austria with Germany was Teld in the city hall ‘this afternoon, h overflow meetings on the ter- races. The meeting was under the auspices of the Pan-German party and Presi- d-nt Dinghofer of the. national assem- bly. The speeches were generally tem- perate’ in tone, sounding the note of despair over Austria’s future, but here and thera the henner government was attacked .particu.ariy with -regard to the Tappresiicment with the Czechs. BOLSHEVIK TROOPé HAVE OCCUPIED ELIZABETHGRAD Tondon, Jan, 26.—“We have ocecu- pied Elizabetherad and 'continue to advance in a westerly direction,” says a communication from bolshevik head- aquarstrs at Moscow received here this evening. Elizabetherad is in_the government of Kherson, South Russia, on the Balta--Kremenchug railway, about 175 miles northeast of Odessa. BERGER-CARNEY ELECTION CONTEST COST HOUSE $448 Washington, Jan. 26.—The contested election . contest of Vietor L. Berger. Milwaukee socialist, and Joseph P. Carney. cost the louse $4499.45. The special elections committee decided to deny both men a seat. Berger, has since been re-elected and again dented his seat. § LIEUT. G. E. RULE HAS 5 BEEN RESTORED TO DUTY Washington, Jan. 26.— By direction of President. Wilson, Lieut.. George E. Rule, who was tried and comvicted at Camp McClellan, Ala, on charges of selling his services to enlisted men to! fraudulently obtain their dischargs, | by Senator Hitcheock in a statement the Prohibition Law Italian Goyernment Protests Sealing of Liquors Whil Ships Are in United States . Ports. Washington, Jan. 26—Orders re- quiring liquors on foreign vessels to be sealed while the ships are in United States- ports have been suspended pending a ruling by the attorney gen- eral, Assistant Secretary of the Treas- house announced today. ile the attorney general has not ye trendered an opinion, the action of Assistant Secretary Shouse was re- garded here as indicating that the port ban on liquors on foreign ships will be lifted permanently. The treasury decision rendered some’ weeks ago under which it was held | that when a foreign vessel reached the three mile limit all liquors aboard should be sealed and remain sealed until leaving port was based on an opinion by the solicitor of the treasury department, A formal protest was made to the state department by the Italian government, it béing stated, among, ofher representations, -that wine was a part of the regular rations of the ships' crews. Other govern- ments are understood to have made informal protests and the matter was referred to the attorney general. International comity requires that every possible courtesy be shown for- eign governments, Mr. Shouse said, and while the wrules and regulations of American ports are controlled by the United States, foreign merchant ve: sels, like embassies, should be regard- ed as foreign soil so far as prohibition control is concerned. Fmbassies and legations are permit- ted to keep any liquors they desire on ¢heir premises and also to clear ship- ments of liquors through the customs. The question of whether foreign rep- resentatives who own warehouse cer- tificates can withdraw stock from bond has not arisen since Jan. 15, when the national prohibition constie tutional amendment went into effect, and in case it does that matter also will be referred to the attorney general for decision. COLLAPSE OF BI-PARTISAN CONFERENCE ON TREATY ‘Washington, Jan. 26.—The whole question of peace treaty - ratification was flung back to the floor of the senate with the virtual collapse today of the bi-partisan conference. The end came with amazing swift- ness- after Senator: Lodge of Massa chusetts, the republican leader, had informed democrats, led by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, that there could be no change in the reserva- tions respecting the Monroe Doctrine and the much-discussed Article Ten. In the face of this the democrats walked out for a private conference agreeing meanwhile. to makp a _reply to Senator Lodge carly tomorrow. First news of the break was given which broadly intimated that failure of republican leaders to give ground in an effort to reach a basis of:com- promise was due to the threatened re- voit of republicans. ~ Senate _leaders including many ardently seeking, an end to the long protracted treaty de- bate, frankly admitted tonight that they' could see mo hope of agreement. This meant, they said, that the ques- tion would be fought out on the floor beginning probably tomorrow. Sena- tor Hitcheock declined to speculate on the possibility of so early a re- newal of hostilities, but most demo- crats declared nothing was to begain- ed by further secret conferences. “It looks as if the jig’s up,” declarea Senator McNary, republican, of, Ore- gon, & leader of the mild reservation zroup, and this seemed to hit the nail on\ the head, in the opinion of most senators. Democrats discussed generally théir line of procedure and it. was tenta- tively decided in the event of utter failure of the conference tomorrow to present to the senate modifications to the treaty agreed upon by democrats and insist upon a vote. PRECEPT READ AT NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY Newport, R. L, Jan. 26.—The pre- cept creating the naval court of in- quiry which is investigating naval conditions here wis read to witnesses for the first time today. Rear Admi- ral Herbert O. Dunn, commandant of the First Naval district and presiding officer, told witnesses that the court had the power to call anyone in the United States, ‘even the secretary of the navy and the assistant secretary of the nav The court of inquiry was named, the precept says, to make an investi- gation into “the alleged misconduct of Lieut. E. M. Hudson, Medical corps, U. S. N., and to further inquire inte the methods used by Lieut. Hudson and those associated with him in the investigation of moral conduct in Newport and vicinity, and to inquire into the scope and authority of said methods and into all pertinent mat- ters’ surrounding and growing out of such investigation.” TO TEST THE VALIDITY. OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT 2 Bostoni, Jan. 26.—Thomas J. Boyn- ton, federal district attorney, and Ame drew J. Casey, acting collector of ine ternal revenue, were summoned today to appear, before the United States supreme_court on Feb. 14 in connec- | tion with the appeal of George C, Dempsey, member of a Boston whole- sale liquor firm, from dismissal of his petition_for an injunction to restrain these officers from enforcing the Vol- stead prohibition enforcement act. Dempsey set forth in his petition the assertion that the Volstead act yas not | legally adopted and that in order :o[ become effective it must first be rati- fied by the requisite number of states in the same manner as a constitution- al amendment. The petition was dis- missed by Judse Anderson of the fed- eral district court. $800,000 FIRE DAMAGE IN COLUMBUS, OHIO ‘'has been refeased from arrest and re- stored to duty, ) z — TO INVESTIGATE OIL AND MINING PROPERTIES Torrington, Jan.’ 26—Major John N. Brooks left foday on his trip to Ken- tucky, Oklahoma and Texas e special representative of the state _banking commissioner to invetigate oil .and mining praperties belonging to com- panies which have - made application for: permission to sell stock in’ this ‘state. . % AR % e i A traih of thought rums regardless v M Columbus, Ohio, Jan, 26.—Fire early this evening destroyed five buildings on High street in the heart of the iness district, causing a loss esti- e rom” $300,006 to" $800,000, fully covered by insurance. No one was killed or injured. Four. of the buildings were occu- pied by the Morehouse-Martens Come pany, one of jthe largest dry = goods stores in central Ohio. The other was' occupied by the Andrew Dobbie Drygoods store, which recently , was purchased by the Morehouse-Martens Company. 2 The Morehouse-Martens Company estimated the loss te its’ stock at $600,000. Condensed Telegrams Congress of French federation of ‘Women’s Organized Unions opened at Paris. v According to estimates based on census returns, Brooklyn's population is_ 2,500,000, British ports are still congested, While 2ccording to the Department of Com- ‘merce reports, Halian -police department issued a statement -denouncing Signor Machi- oro,( the socialist deputy. -Dr. W. H. Solf, former Foreign Minister of Germany, was appointed German ambassador to Japan. Capture of Pereson, a town in southern Russia, southwest of Kher- son, is. reported by the bolsheviki. Warning was given to strikers, on Italian railroads that unless they re- turn to work they will be dismissed. The ban on the Freeman's Journal the largest publication in_Ireland, in force since December, has been lifted. According to Rome reports and the newspaper Corriere d'Italin, the Adri- | atic dispute has been virtually set- tled. The British airplanes attempting a flight to Australia arrived at Cedfto Celio, Italy. One was siightly dam- aged. : Jose Miguel Gomez, former president of Cuba, accompanied by his family and friends, arrived at Havana from Miami. A delegation of women gave Gabriele D'Anunzio a silver and gold poignard at a ceremony in St. Vitus' Church, Fiume. Final reports placed value of all Canadian field crops in 1919 at $i,- 448,153,500, compared with $1,372,932,- 970 in’ 1918, Cuban government is facing a tie- up of transportation systems by two serious strikes of harbor workers and railroad men. A light locomotive staged a movie stunt in Chicago when it raced ten miles over an open track before the steam was exha.usged. Two German submarine command- ers at GMpenhagen deciared the Lusi- tania ‘was sunk by the U-22 and not U-20, as was reported. River Shannon overflowed its banks and many villages, notably Athlone, were abandoned, the inhabitants tak- ing refuge on higher ground. In London’s diplomatic circles belief is expressed that the Dutch ‘teply re- garding surrender of the former kais- er does not close the incident. . Commandér of the Germar naval forces in the Baltic issued an order strictly forbidding officers and men from fraternizing ‘with Entente sea- wen. Commander of the German mnaval forces in. the Baitic issued an order strictly forbidding officers and nien from fraternizing with Entente 'sea- men. According to a census estimate the population of Chicago will approach 3,500,000.. Many reports show an in- crease of 100 per cent over the 1910 census. Revenue a seized 14,444 gal- lons of whiskey in the biggest liquor raid ever conducted in western Penn- sylvania. 1t was stored at Connelis- ville; Pa. t: Surg®n General Blue, of the army, announced there is no cause for peo- ple to become alarmed as a result of the spreading of Mfluenza through the country. . E. P. Passmore, governor of the Philadelphia branch of the Federal Reserve Bank, will retire March 1, to accept presidency of the Bank of North America. Officials of railroads operating east from Chicago and St. Louis reported extreme difficulty in handling traf owig to congestion ‘east of Buffalo and in the Bast generally. California Metal Trades Association composed of shipyard employes, de- clined invitation of the Bay ' Cities Metal Trades Council to negotiate to- ward ending the strike. A compromise wage agreement was reached by the New England tele- phone operators ans the New Eng- Jand Telephone and Telegraph and the Southern New BEngland Co. amounting < to $4,900,000 the New York to South Gold coin was withdrawn from Sub Treasury to be sent America. A shipment of $200,000 in gold was also arranged for Mexico. Ranken’s cafe on Park Row, New York, where a “disappearing bar’ was tound, is said by revenue officials to matk’ the beginning of “enforcing prohibition earnestly in New York.” ..Jury duty by the recently enfran- chised women of New York State is a possibilityt Assemblyman Dimin, of Kings, introduced W Bl vrmidmg‘ for women to sit on grand and petit juries. Sheriff Anderson, with deputies and a posse of citizens left Chester, S. C., tosprevent possible race trouble as a resnlt of the shooting of Archur Me- Clum, a negro, by tmaster Kelley, of Leeds. James Jefiries, former heavyweight champion of the world produced a new species of corn, which a California seed company placed on the market, announcing it will make the Californ- fan the American corn growing cham- pion. PROSPEROUS YEAR FOR HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX Chicago, Jan. 26.—The earnings of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, clothing firm, for the year ended November 30, 10 were the largest in the company’s his tory, according to the annual ~report made public today. Net profits were announced as $2,200,218. After pre- ferred dividends and federal taxes the company earned 13.11 per cent. on its] 10 PAGES—80 COLUMNS .~ V0 —Creates a Reserve List mittee today approved provisions for compulsory military - training for boys between 18 and 21 years inclu- sive, and ‘ordered a favorable report upon the army reorganization bil The compuisory —military training provision’ which fixes the training pe- riod at four months was opposed in the committee by Senators = Lenroot, Wisconsin, and Capper, Kansas, re- publicans,” and Senators McKellar of Tennessee; Sheppard of Texas and Kirby of Arkansas, gemocrats. Sena- tors Wadsworth, New York: . Warren, Wyothing; Sutherland, West Virginia; New, Indiana; [Irelinghuysen, New Jersey; Knox, Pennsylvania, = and Spencer, ' Missouri, republicans, - and Chamberlin, Oregon, and Thomas, Colorado, democrats,, supported it. Senator McKellar announced .that he would " submit. a minority report in which a number of the senators’ who opposed tife plan are expected to-con- cur. As finally agreed upon, the bill is virtually the same as reported by the sub-committee but is radically differ- ent from the reorganization bill sub- mitted by the war department to con- gress. In addition to . establishing compulsory military training, the bill provides for the establishment f one army to be divided into a citizen army composed of men who have received the compulsory training, a 'standing army tonsisting of 280,000 enlisted men and 18,000 officers, and national guard. Specific provision is made in the bill that the citizen army cannot be called to the colors except in case of a declaration of war. To accommo- date the reserve force built up under : e '——.——- J Senate Military Committee Approves Provision b Nine to Five—Bill Fixes Training Period at Fo Training Annually—Senator McKellar is to S Minority Report—Committee Also Orders a Far ‘Washington, Jan. 26.—By a vote of enlisted strength of the nine to five, the senate military com-)20d two per eent. in the num to Be Subject to Two regular enlisted officers for the fir: This will mean, Chattman Veog explained, that at the end of five y the regular army will be reduced ! 70,000 men and 1,800 comm; 2h cers,twhrivh will greatly de ¢ e cost of maintainin ilitar; establishment. Hae 1 mug The bill also-would place all yoy who have undergone the four, mon military training on the reserve list t be subject to two weeks' troiming nually. Under an amef®ment by Senator Spencer, republican, of Mise: souri, dependents -of - such ' youthsy during training would recsive an g1 lowance the same as now provided'’ under the war risk insurance act, Establishment, of the office of e der-secretary” 6f war, who would .be charged with the solution of the great Industrial | and. business ‘problems. in- -volved in the procurement of military supplies—is provided but the commijr- tee upon Secretary Baker's recom- mendations eliminated - proy; which would work to make | Pershing_chief of staff’” fn - General March, the present staft, The bill it passed as a: ator Wadsworth said tonight, will » duce expenditures for the ' military establishment by approximately ‘one. half. - Estimates.for the war ment, and the army for this year, he said, are placed at $1. 960,000, while the proposed bill‘ml P not require more than imately $500,000,000 annuarly. | Trr O Senator Wadsworth said that he would report the bill to the senate possibly tomorrow, and would seek to call it up for consideration at the carliest possible moment. Owing fo the gystem of military training. pro- vision is made in the bill for an an- nual reductien of 5 per cent. in the other measures now pending he hara.. 1v expects to bring it up in nate - before next week. T e semats | FOURTH FAILURE TO RE-SEAT SOCIALIST ASSEMBLYMEN Albany, N. Y., Jan. 26.—A fourth attempt to re-seat the five suspended socialist_assemblymen. suspended . for alleged disloyalty failed tonight in the lower house and their trial, adjourned last Thursday, will be resumed tomor- row before the - assembly “judieiary committee. The fact that The New York City. Bar Association, which. has' opposed the suspension on the ground that it threatened representative government, has not given up its fignt, although the judiciary committee refused its special -committee” a hearing ‘“in the interest of the public,” was, shown at tonight's session. when Assemblyman ,Willilam C. Amos, republican, of New York. introduced a memorial from the special committee headed by Charles E. Hughes. This memorial was not read, but Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, who initiated the move against the socialists, annpunced it would be printed as a public document. The effort to re-seat the socialists was made when a resolution to this effect, introduced last Monday night by Mr. Amos and ordered laid over for a week. was read. Simon L. Ad- ler, majority leader, who introduced the suspending resolution on the first day of the session, raised the point of order that the Amos resolution was, in effect, an amendment to the origi- nal suspending resolution, waich was no _longer before the house. Speaker Sweet ruled the ‘point of order was well taken. Mr. Amos ap- pealed from the ruling. but the as- sembly, by an overwhelming rising vote, sustained the speaker. Mr. Amos then introduced four more resolutions dealing with the so- cialists, which, under the rules of the house, will be read tomorrow. \ ALL AMERICAN WOMEN TO BE EVACUATED FROM SIBERIA Viadivostok, Jan. 20.—(By The A. P All American women and many Red Cross workers are to be avac- uated from Siberia on the first av: able transport, it is announced by Red Cross headquarters here, Three trains bringing Red Cross workers from outlying points are on thejr way here, the first due tomor- row. The second.has reached Harbin, the third is at Chita. Included in the three hundred persons aboard the trains are one hundred yomen. Volunteers - are - beihg recruited among the male Red Cross 'personnel here to remain _at - Viadivostok and supervise distribution among civilian refugees about three million ~dollars worth of supplies. They also are to care for ahout 900 children sent here from Petrograd. . These children were forwarded ‘from European Russia by committees by their parents, or by peasants’ co-operative _societies on acount of searcity of food. The Americans have cared for them ever since they arrived, many months age. TO BETTER CONDITIONS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY . o New York, Jan. 26.—The charter of the Women Democrats of America, a national organization of women form- ed “to better conditions.in the demo- cratic party” ‘was approved today by Justice Peter A. Hendrick: Miss Mar- garet Vail inaugurated the movement at a_recent meeting of the Women’s Demeocratic: Club and it ~has been sponsored by Mrs. George H. Childs, president ~ of the club. Mrs. George Bass, chairman of the women's bu- reau of’the hational democratic com- mittee h: ot Gl iy TRANSPORT POWHATAN IS ~ JDUE AT HALIFAX TODAY Ha! N, 8. Jan. States $15,000,000 common _stock compared with 330 per cent. the preceding year, the report showed. EIGHT Yen%:r'renr.: FOR STEALING CHICKENS ing gour chiokans, Beraard Biford and our 3 Wiiie D-:nirm e sentenced today to serve six and eight years, respec- tivelw. Im mrison. £ 8, Ja 26.—The United Powhatan _is being towed into port at the rate of five knots an hour dnd will arrive here 1omorrow afternoon, according to a -wireless message received tonight by" the Marine department from - the steamer &?uumr. All is going well aboard the transport it was stat. mishap since fhe start was made this ‘With d:.;. exece) favorable., . . LIST OF RED CROSS WORKERS - CAPTURED. BY . BOLSHEVIKI Viadivostok, Jan. 20.—(B; B) A list of) American f{ean oo workers captured by the bolshevikirat Kliucinskaya station was received here today. It s as follows: Dr. W. H. Kingston, Oklahoma:.Dy. J, N, Me: dill, Jarosa, Colorado; Pharmacists W. O. Lowe, Number 262 West Seventys. Seventh street, New York city, a H. Charette, -Stockton, Californ oews of the capture of 0ss men, and .of geven American railway engineers was received’ in. consular_advices reaching here gfi:} These did not give the. date of the .capture nor did they make it clear Whether the Americans had been = tured by supporters of a local upris- ing against Admiral Kolchak or by bolsheviki advancing from Omsk. - The advices made no mention of, any women Red Cross workers. H ever, American Corisul Ray Hanseh and twenty others, Red Cross workers and American members of the' A staff, are declared to have escaped . and to have reached Irkutsk. The railway men, who included Colonel Blunt, ‘were members of the Stevensy gommission sent from America to | rehabilitat] - 1 i ool ng the trans-Siberian Prior to today's advices no word had been received of Americans near Kiuchinskaya, which is a station' on the trans-Siberian line near Taishet, for nearly a menth, The American consular officials and Red Cross officials here are takim steps to ascertain exactly what forces made the captures and open negotiations for th il e Americans’ re~ 3 the .Red —— e PROTEST RETURN OF e 3 RAILROADS TO OWNERS. . Washington, Jan. 26.—Representa= " tives of farmers ‘associations & raifroad employes today prale;:' senators and house conferees on railroad bill against the return of .roads to private operation next Mare 1, and urged that government oy tion be -continued at least two ¥ William Coleman of the Wis State Federation of Laber and Kugler -of the - Milwaikee Council, told the conferees that. would try to defeat members of con= gress who did not express its views on railroad legislation, Mr. Coleman also urged that in ‘ex- tending government control co; : order a thorough investigation of the management of the roads under ¢ rallroad administration, declaring. this - efforts had been made to dif o government ownership. He that unnecessary overtime had' 3 ordered Dby local officials, and. that some railroad workers had told him ?f ret;elvu;zl wages of $14 a day, ng they felt “ash ing the amed to take the i —_— PHILIPPINE BANK.MUST i -5 PAY UNITED STATES TAXES New York, Jan. 26—Federal Judze Mayer today granted the Commercial Pacific Cable company an injunction. restraining the Philippine Nationak Bank of Manila, from filing private despatches for itself or its cusw&r: as government messageS. The . ban must pay full tolls and United States taxes, the court ruled. In answer to the complaint, filed some time ago, the bank k | endorsed the organization. | that it was a department of the U 4 "States ‘government. and etiiied send\its. messages through the bus o insular affalrs, as an QM at half rates, and with cedence in transmission. - - TO URGE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON PEACE T New York, Jan. 26.—About fi business men representing the chants' association of New Yi chamber of cfln-::e ce of the New York other comn civic organi “will go ington urge upon James ‘W.