Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 28, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. ConfweelHlveApuetheetinAnotberEfionlb Bring the Negotiations to a Successful Conclusion—Agreements Have Been Reached on All Points of Difference Except Article Ten and the Monroe Doctrine—Delegation From New York City Made a Plea for Immediate Ratification | i n. 27—Peace treatyphad given to the republican uitima- b iz ] n|tum of vesterday, refusing to compro- mise on ‘Article Ten or The reply declared the ma- conference previously had assented to a compromise. draft of a’ reservation United States would decilne sume any obligation military or naval forces or the econ- omic boycott” under Article Ten un-}ment of agriculture. less congress acted. publican reservation the United States simply would “assume no obligation” in regard to other countries without congressional action, It was after this reply had Senator Hitchcock the negotiations GUN RUNNING IN COUNTY CLARE IS NOT CONFIRMED - Dublin, Jan. :27—Inquiries at Dub- lin Castle today failed to confirm the report of gun running Clare, where, it was alleged, Ameri- can rifles had heen landed. it- was said unofficially at the nothing was known of this, but it is learned that probably some gun run- ning occurred. The source of the report was/a itary officer, appresensive because of the seizure or less than a dozen rifles in County Clare, that a larger consignment might be landed in TWO CHANGES IN CABINET; ANOTHER ONE TO COME ‘Washinzton, ~Two more changes in President Wilson's cabinet were made today, and a third is ex- pected in the near future. David Franklin Houston of St. Louis. Mo., who has been secretary of agri- culture since the beginning Wilson administration was given the treasurw portfolio, and Edwin L. Mer- edith of Des Muines, Towa, was named to succeed him as head of the depart- compromise negotiations, hovering o | the verge of dissolution, were given ' today a new 48 pour lease of life. But there was nothing iop- ment which changed the pessimistic view of the senate leaders as to the final outcome. The democrats, replying to the re- publican_refusal to compromise on Articie Ten and the Monroe Doctrine, charged at a stormy session of the compromise that republican leaders had suddenly changed front afiér most of the con- ferees had consented Ten compromise in definite form. To this the republicans opposed a cate- gorical denial, declaring no one at all had agreed to the proposed compro- the Monroe jority of the in the develop- which the “to employ its Under the re-| Tie third cabinet change expected soon is the appointment of a secretary of the interior to succeed I'ranklin K. Lane, who desires to retire to private Mr. Lane's successor has not yet been selected and officals generalily would not hazard a guess as to whom it would be. In selecting Mr. Houston to succeed Carter Glass as secretary of the treas- ury, the president ran counter to all administration most of whom had expected Assistant | Secretary Leffingwell to be given the gave notice that Were not continued, he would move to take the treaty up immediately in the open senate. Later two of the republiean confer- Senators Kellogg. of Minnesota of Wisconsin, joint statement denying that any one had agreed to the reservation quoted, After two hours of wrangling, dur- the democrats threatened transter the whole subject to the epen senate, the conference agreed to meet again Thursday in another effort to bring the negotiations. to a success- ful conclusion. Numerous private Both sides followed, with the feeling out sentiment they approached the final showdown come at Thursday's meet- In some quarters it was believed President Wilson would take a hand to stiffen the resistance ofythe dem- ocrats. Senator Hitcheock braska, the acting democratic Jeader senate, however, proceeding without Enowledge of the. president's views. ; During the day a plea for imme- diate ratification either with or with- X reservations was Senators Wadsworth and Calder New York by a delegation from New city headed by William Church and ‘Lenroot In choosing Mr. Meredith to succeed Houston, the president selected a practical farmer as well as a business Mr. Meredith is the editor of “Successful Farming” and before es- tablishing-that paper was publisher of the “Farmers’ Tribune.” Lodge of Massachusetts and New of Indiana, the other two republicans on the bi-partisan conference, gave their The statement follows: “We have seen Senator Hitchcock's The majority of the con- ference did not agree to the reserva- tion affecting Article Ten, conferences He is presi- Associated Advertising clubs of the world, a director of the Chicago federal reserve bank, and was one of the excess profits advisers of the treasury department appointed in himself would not agree to it. TR Govactmeds shrln one agreed to it. for general discussion. “The conference Thursday in the hope something could It ought to hé under- stood that &1 we can do or assume to do is to recommend to our asso- It was simply up| 1In'a statement today at Miami, Fla, Mr. Meredith said one of his first un- dertakings as head of the agricultural department would he to work out some method of geiting crops “without too much lost motion.” in Washington within a day or two to take up his dutles. Meantime Mr. Houston will succeed Mr. Glass. Who will take his seat in the senat~ to fill the unexpired term o fthe late Semator Martin of Virginia, after serving as secretary of the treas- ury for a little more than a year. ‘When Secretary Lane passes out of the cabinet only four of the president’s original offifcal family will remain. Be- sides Mr. Houston, they are: Secretary Daniels of the mavy department, Sec- retary Wilson of the labor department and Postmaster General Burleson. Mr. Wilson has had two secretaries . Bryan and Robert two secretaries Lindley M. Garrison and Newton deciared he be worked out. presented to is expected FIGHT IN ASSEMBLV‘ RENEWED LAST NIGHT Albany, N. Y. Jan. 27.—The- fight in the assembly in behalf of the five suspended socialist tried for alleged disloyalty was renew- ed tonight but quickly blocked. Assmblyman William C. Amos New York called up four resolutions which he introduced last night. were read tonight, but one objection them for a week under the rules of the house. The resolutions called for the, as- sembly judiciary committee, conduct- . The whole treaty negotiations, #as said by genate leaders, were hung up on Article Ten and Déctrine, tentative agreement having reached on all other points difference. Some reservations, it was declared, had been accepted without change by the dem- ocrats, while numerous wording had been made in others and two of them had been re-written en- the Monroe the republican of state—W. J. Differences over the Monroe Doc- trine reservation also were said to be ranza Government Into Ac- ' cord With U. S. Govern- ment Are Futile. ; ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—(By The A. P.) Henry P. Fletcher resigned as United States ambassador to Mex- ico to take effect in the course of the next few weeks. 3 Mr. Fletcher, his friends say, was copvinced thai a continuation of the efforts he nas made during the last four vears to hring the Carranza gov- ernment into accord with the United States government on the many irri- tating issues wuich have arisen wonid be futiie. Fe terminates eighteen Vears ot scvice in the -diplomatic branch of the zuyernment without any partictlar piuns for his own future. The ambassador's activity in the presentation of the Ameiican de- mands have made it certain that he coulg not return 1o his post with ben- efit to either government. g State depar.ment officials tonizht dia not offer wny confirmation of ile reported resignation and Mr. Tlet- cher, himself, ,s absen: {ram Wash- ington, . Mr. Fletcher - was appointzd am- bassador to Mexico ifi February, 1916, but did not go to Mexico City until the February of the following year, hav- ing come to the United Stat2s from Chile:-where he- was the American ambasSador, for a long series of von- || ferences. The relations between tae Tnited States and -Mexico were quit: critical at the time Mr. Fletcher reached Mexico - City. Little inore than two months after his arrival he was hisecd in ‘the Mexican chamber of dep when he attendad. - Ambassador I'st Mexico a year ag> and the uifa:rs of the embassy there mince that time have been conducted by Geoige T. Summerlin as charge d affaires. TRANSPORT POWHATAN HAS BEEN TOWED INTO HALIFAX Halifax, Jan. 21.—The disabled United States army transport Pow- hatan was towed into Halifax harbor at 7.30_this evening. Captain Randall, her . commander, reported - that with the exceptiou of three men slightly ill, all_was weil on .board.- The safe wirival of the Powhatan with her crew of 150 men, ends a ten day battle with Incessant storms un- der extreme conditions of hardship, Which opened .on January 18 when the | distressed vessel,- then about 600 miles from Jand, sent out Wireless ap peals for ald. She then had on board passengers, including women and children, Wwho 'passed through much suffering for five days before weather conditions permitted their transfer-at night to_the transport Northern Pa- cific.. The passengers arrived safely .|in New York iast Saturday, of minor magnitude compared to the | i ling biock presented by the obligation of Article Ten to help pre- serve the territorial integrity and po- independence of other members the League of Nations. The repub- licang ineist that no such obligation should be assumed: the gemocrats a standing out for an obligation condi- tional on the action of congress each specific case. After today’s ing - the trial, Baker; three attorneys general—James Yok Gity B Clark McReynolds, now- an justice of the supreme. o to extend to the New York City Bar association en behalt of the public the same provileges ex- tended, counsel for the defendants: de-| Watt Gregory and A. Mit manded of Martin W. Littleton, asso- ciate committee counsel, as to whether his charge of treason was based on evidence or was mere- ly oratory; requested a full bill particulars against the socialists and provided for discharge of the judiciary committee - from further consideration of the qualifications 6f the socialists. e! two _secretaries of commerce—W: C. Redfield and Joshua W. Alexander, and three secretaries of the terasury— William ‘G. McAdoo, Carter Glass and David.F. Houston. MISSING NAVY SEAPLANE HAS DRIFTED ASHORE i, Fla., Jan. 27.—The navy sea- ‘hich was many hours overdue on' ‘a dignt between the Bahama Isl- and Palm Beach, Fla., vaich a general search has been or- the navy department, drifted ashore aboard safe, information meeting _Senator Hitehcock made public the reply he FALLING OFF IN EARNINGS OF "UNITED STATES STEEL CORP. .—Chiefly as a re- | sult of the steel strike, which was at its height in October, total earnings of the United States Steel corpuration for the final quarter of 1919 fell to $35, 791,302, a decrease of $4,385,930, com- pared with the previous quarter. income of $23,040,275 and surplus of $5,222 288 compare with $29,111.429 and $11,105,167, respectively, iu the previ- SAYS BRYAN'S RAILROAD PLAN 18 A BID FOR VOTES Washington, Jan. tive Sanders, republican, Indiana, de- clared in the house today that Will- iam Jennings Bryan planned to,use the railroad problem as the in the approaching campaign. In an attack on Bryan's railroad plan, he declared it was make a bid for votes in every direc- New York, Jan. 2 27.—Representa- near the small town of Vero, north of Miami, said a telephone m=sage received here tonight. Those ahoard the seaplane. the mes- sage said, were Rodman Wanamaker, 2d, of Philadelphia, Gurnee A. Mann of Philadelphia, Jack Ruthetford of York, Caleb Bragg of New York, Phil- ip Boyer of New York, all of the Flor- colony, and Commander David H. McCalloch, pilot of the plane, and members of trans-Atlantic seaplane N. C-3, The six-passenser seanlane, said to be owned by Wanamaker, left the Ba- vesterday _afternoon. to return to Florida. and when it was 16 heurs overdue a general alarm was sent out along thc Florida coast and 11 planes and several naval vessels took up the search, SCALDED TO DEATH THROUGH NEGLIGENCE OF A NURSE “paramount 'so formed as to “Bryan's recent expressed wish to have the League of Nations issue out of the way,” For the year total earnings aggre- gated $143,813,219 as against $208281,- . Net income totalled $9) 350,238 as compared with $155,631856 during the previous year. when the steel sail - Sanders, more recent reprimand directed toward the titular head of the national committee for attempting to resurrect ‘John Barleycorn’ made grave, was to be expected in view of the Nebraskan's propensity for 2 paramount issue.” Referring to Mr. Bryan’s testimony last August before the house commit- tee, hearings on the raiiroad problem, when he said he presented his plan of national ownership of trunk lines, state ownership routes and possible private operation of ‘both, if desired. clared that Bryan then announced his platform by saying “My plan is only presented for consideration that it may be kept in mind when the people de- cide these questions.” was at the boom, earnings amounted to $295,202,180, with net in- come of $244,733, Todas's report, which shows rapid recovery in December operations, was up to general expectations and exceed- ed estimates made in some quarters. On the basis of the return, earnings hama Islands amounted to $: compared with $3.43 in the preceding idends of 1 3-4 Der cent. on the Dedham, Mass., Jan. 27- C. Lotz was scalded to death ough the negligence of & nurse whi tient at a private hospital in Welles- ley, according to the report of an in- quest filed in the superior court here The nurse, Margaret Coumans, will be tried for manslaughter. Mrs. Lotz, who was suffering from a pervous disease, was undergoing a hot bath treatment. November 11, last, she was placed in a tub of hot water. porl stated that multipie scaldings and that cent of the body was badly burned.” In placing responsibi 1ounced a finding Sanders de- per cent. and 1 1- preferred and common shares, respec- tively, were declared. There was no extra dividend. Chairman Elbert H. Gary declined to amplify the financial statement in any way. mor would he discuss - general It is believed, how- ever, that the current month will dis- close another large increase in unfilled ONLY 275 EXTREMISTS HELD AT ELLIS ISLAND New York, Jan trade conditions. On the night of —Of the 328 ex- tremists sent t> Fllis Island to await deportation proceedings arrest in federal raids on Communist quarters here a month ago, oply 275 are still held ‘there, it was announced ers are out An averagi of six a day are rileased s The inquest re- STRIKE TIES UP HAWAIIAN “death was due tol. SUGAR PLANTATIONS Honolulu, T. H. Jan. 27—(By the A. P.)—Five of the seven sugar plan- island of Cahu have béen tied up by a strike of the Jap- anese and Filipino piantation workers which began January 20. Leaders of the strikers assert the Japanese and Filipinos are in accord on -the strike federation of labor of Hawaii yester- day called a gemeral Japanese sugar for February announced that Japanese and several hundred persons races are striking. Planters have made no statement of their attitude but it is expected that association is prepared y ithe court hat death w: A iuted to by the unlawful negl gence of M STEAMER LOST STEEL FUNNEL IN HURRICANE New York, Jan. steamer Hortensiu day from Fowry, There were said to be jus: tnree “perfect cases” ready for actval these 43 werz arrested in Detrit 2nd 2v wers ‘J:ft-overs” from the * vhich recently ered 243 radicals in Finland for ras- sage throcgh to Russia. Most of the extremists released on at liberty,” deportation, The Japanese 27.—The . British arrived here to- gland, with an im- Ark® Buford 1t is_semi-officially planks to replace the thirty ton steel i jone carried away in a hurricane Jan- The vessels rails and life rafts also were carried away by the bail “expect their attorneys stated based their belief on reports that the immigration authorities proof that their clients are members of the communist or communist labor the pianters’ DECREASE IN SUNDAY for a finish fight. _ SCHOOL MEMBERSIP 500,000 New York, Jan of Churches America announced today made an error in its statement night nanouncing a decrease of 3,500, 000 in Sunday school membership since the last church census in 1916. vised figures show that the loss was approximately 500,000 scholars. LORD GREY DID NOT . MIX IN AMERICAN POLITICS - New York, consuk in New York today made public the following cable message from the British government: t is entireiy untrue Grey, while in America, ever took any action in support of any candidate for the presidency, or ever expressed any preference. for any o WOUNDED SOLDIERS ARE BEING NEGLECTED ‘Washington, wounded soldiers are not receiving the treatment “guaranteed them by Representative Johnsor, republican, South Dakota, E. F., declared today honse of his recent visits to govern- ment hospitals. “Because of ignorance or negligence, or because of wilful disregard of the laws by Carter Glass, sec FRENCH CHAMBER DEFERS GENERAL POLICY ACTION Paris. Jan. 27. (Havas)—The cham- ber of deputies today decided to post- interpellations on the general policy of the government. The decision was taken after Former Premier Louis Barthon had made an earnest plea that the chamber com- who served Willism Woedhead. tary of the; Chicago, Jan. 27—Williim Wood- head of New York, 55 years o, form- it of the Associated Ad- of the World, dropped ‘Sse Union League Club today | ceiving treatment that cannot bejus- 3 Mr. Woodhead was |tified by anyene who has any regard publicity manager of .Sperry and'for the weil-being of the men fought to maintain the country.” general “of the United Representative Johnson, wounded American Seribng Cra ne candidate over Jluichinson. The first radio said that the Powha- tan" was !u&n;; r room flooded and the vessel ing _buffeteds by tm»n—wu% €. ‘her firey Zone and | #upply of heat and light cut off, every additional radio call for assistance spurred rescuing vessels 1o renewed efforts. The White Star liner Cedric picked up the disabled. transport ahead of others racing to the spot.. The heavy sea which tossed the: transport -about. however, made the Cedric's aid of,lit- tle value. - The shipping board steam- ship Western Comet followed the Ce- dric close by, but this vessel also was helpless . to assist. Both stood by awaiting favorable opportunities to take off the Powhatan's passengers, only to be balked by the persistent gale. As the days passed, the fleet of rescuing craft grew, hut as each fast- ened a line to the transport and start- ed to tow, the turbulent ocean snap- ped the ‘thick hawsers: like lanyards and the helpless ship was again left to the mercy of the waves. Last Thursday the gale moderated and the Northern Pacific took off all the passengers, without accident, al though the transfer involved the risk and ganger of such an undertaking at night. éR'NINA‘L ACTION.FOR WASTE AT NITRO, W. VA. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 27.—Con- gress will be asked to take criminal action against those responsible for ‘waste of materials and money in con- ‘Total of Marvard Endowment, Fund | 15,250,000 now stands at $11,582,- Condensed Teieg AL crude oil was advanc- barrel to §5.25 in Pitts- |- ed 25 cents a Nurses by the Red Cross NGy e Red o Chigago, Jan. New York guoted bar silver at $1.34 compared with 81 1-8 d an ounce in Oath of Office With “Mental Reservations”— ‘of the Day Was the Evidence Bearing on the Approximately 10,000,000,000 have been subscribed to Italys Vie- —Deaths from in- lished a new eases this winter -but - rew mark for the dis-| . Senator La Follette is in a hospital Minp,, suffering from a |- at_Rocheste: tooth infection. the Defendants showed a decrease, f1om yesterday Western Canadian newspapers are now receiving their newsprint paper. Deaths from influenza for -the last twenty-four - hurs ‘numbered 95, ‘while pneumonia \d@n increase’.of’ 11 es of influenza re- 1 deécrease of 238 from | Monday, anz pneumonia cases ‘totaled 360, 'a gecrease of 107, nd ' women 'trained | cd Cross during the wlicd upon today to aid in ecking ihe epidemic, 3663 NEW CASES WERE o REPORTED IN NEW YORK New ' York, Jan. 27.—Dr. Roval S., health- commissioner, tonight predicted that there would beé Albany, N. Y, Jan.' 27.—Tactics party. adopted today by the prosecution at the trial of the five suspended socialist | assemblymen charged with disloyaity served to substantiate the report that counsel for the committee will seek to fendants unfit to serve 100k their oaths of office with “mental reservations.” Without comment and simply by in- troduction of evidence in logical se- quence, John B. Stanchfleld, commit- tee counsel, drove-into the record the following thrust of cold steel—that al- tough the -five 3—That the defendants had the following oath: I will obey the constitution of siaie of New York.” 4-—That, defining the or; tia, the state constitution all be the duty of the le islature at each session to make ficient for the maintenance thereof. Most of. the afternoon. session oceupled by reading of the manitesto adopted at the congress of the Coms munist International at: Moscow o Mareh 26, 1919, signed by Lenine ‘Trotzky, and calling for civil war te place the “working class in the sad- manifestp adopted at. the nvention, which aiso ad, was.termed by the prosecuf tlhe response from the national con- vention of the socialist party.” Lo were referred to. as “two sow’ thought; two hearts : caused 91 d There were 1, Women are invited to take part in democratic state convention, at Ban- gor, Me.,, March 30. Members of the soviet government: left Moscow, following renewed owt- break -of the plague. rove the de- as nurses oy th ecause they: port from Warsaw, un- dated, declared that Red cavalry have entered Persia and Indiz. Mrs. Jane Minor, the oldest person | in Bethel, died vesterday at the age of about 100 years. assemblymen. constitution, faced expulsion if they vote appropri ations_for. military or naval purposes, they nevertheless had sworn to uphold the constitution of this state, whith places upon the legislature the duty of providing funds for maintenance of Hungary is holding a universal suff- rage election, the first since which a majority of citizens voted. Gold sold at 116s, a fine ounce in London, compared with previous high mark of 114s 6d, established last week. Chicago co that the present low death .r maintained. and 3,653 new . cases of influenza were the highest with Tut a single thgt beat ds one.” objected to cOW manifesto because evidence that the document ever . or ever endorsed before or by the al convention of - the He objected to the Chicage conven to the Moscow. Evidence of this seeming inconsist- ency was andwiched ~ between reading of a radical document which asserted that “socialists seek to enter into the government to be near the doors of the chambers where dictatorship sits and to hinder the dictatorial work in and the manifesto adopted by the soclalists at their na- tional convention in Chicago last vear! which was termed by the prosecution a pledge of supnort Trotzky to ‘aid in ogarnization of & third internationale. Stedman, defense counsel Commercial Cable communication witn | Honk Kong and Chira, via San Fran- cisco, was resumed. the Philippines, introduction- of the Mosa' 904 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA “there is no. REPORTED IN THE STATE Hartford, Conn., Jan. department of he; reports of 904 new Regudge: CHBL for violation of the Volstead Prohibi- tion Enforcement act. any way_possibl to interpret ‘manifesto as a reply document, declaring that the soclalist party did not endorse that declaration iples and that evidence would, show at the time the neeting “there -was_another convens tion in the city of Chicago of the com. { munists. between whom clearly marked distinction. The sneech of Assemblyman Wald- introduced . todav. which made in Brookivn in P touched on ‘subjects rar comfort of wearing soft collars to the case with which divorce was ohtain- ahle in modern Russia, of “Wall street” policy of Woodrow Wilson, anrouncement E lords of Great Britaf fearing the evamnle of France, had Edmund Burke $10.000 a vear “to flght the French revolution. Concluding with a_defense of soviet Russia ard denial that women hnd heen nationalized, “althovzh I beliera’ !l could prodvee a thime h ended | with the: reporting were Wate wich 30, New London 35. CONFLICTING CONCLUSIONS BY MINERS AND OPERATORS own 110, Not-| || g Titus, chairman of the stesl Lenine and e at Gary, Ind., was the steel stri i a Michigan Central train while socialists we on his way to work. charged that American socialists were agents of “an invisible empire project- ing itself as a revolutionary force into Lou Tellegen, actor, is seriously i with influchieg at ducs. ing {0 a telegram received at Atlanta cancelling engagements. Washington, —Coal miners torsi presented | conflicting conclusions on’ the subject aviie, wocord- speeches made at a celebration in New York of the second anniversary of the n reveolution ahd a letter pur- porting to be written br the socialist organization in the Eighth assembly n New York pledgin~ support of L. C. A. K. Martens, Pussian oviet ‘nited States. and anproving estab- shment in Ameriea of the soviet form This district is repre- sented by Assemblyman Louis Wald- a defendant, sveeches In defense of soviet Russia also was introduced. As far as ‘the spectators eoncerned. the sensatinn of the was the evidence bearing on the abiilty of the defendants consistently ! ke their oaths of office: panied by no outh | even ‘nagstig’ e field brought out . 25 1—Thet -the nATIRAT<CCTSITT i the socialist party, chanzed since tho: mption of he: Scandinavian adopted a resolution condemning boi hevism, which was introduced by the social'st leader Bjalmar Branting. nt commission. - <h, spokesman ort field, as- serted that the ‘dictating the anted gave the miners a po- A resolution carrying an appropri- ‘ambassador’ ation of $500,0000 to be used by the Public Health Service in fluenza was adopted by the senate. that. feudal ¢ other class of American | or more pay for ex- nd abolition | of government. nd mine light: Major General Thomas in Washington, December 30, lef: valued at $5,000 and no real estate. were character- | tempis to get indirect methods. | ized by Mr. Tammany H: further hdv: Armed men wearing masks attack- followin& parasraph Baltingiass | Ve muEt eléct betweoen twn attare. p-patives - Bither Russia- i varld-—not Russia cononers Tt its ideas andn worthv_of the Russian gove: day should eoncuer the world: or the ideas and nhilosophv of Gary and Wilson and Palmer. Llovd Geores and Clémencean aquer the world. Retween the two, fen A for the nart of thousands ts now battlinz in Amy today we choose to stand hv the Jdeas, . nrogram and e and Trotzky.” nited Mine | erica; told the commis- | e résent purchasing power | County Ki the pay of miners was 35 to 40 per| standards | 1y. and insufficient to mainatin the stan- dasd of Atvingss Such —eonditions > e | added, had obtained throughout the war period although the net had increased “grossly out of proportion to the cost of operation.” Workers of A sion that in p; constable severcly and another slight- gl soetorth or. Hearings by the Senate’committee inyestigating naval decorations will be Chalrman Hale Daniels wil be dafed 1917, and un- provides that ““iny member. elected to office who shall tn any wav vote to apnrosriate menevs for military or nav: nelled from the part tlie- defendants -a organisation stbject to tne doctrines of the national states that Secretary first witness, are, to con- purpases of war es paid miners for zet- Rose said, covered all of supplementary Converted schooner Sidney O. Neff, | harbor icebound six miles off Chicago demands. | for -a week, disappeared, and is be- {lieved drifting across the ers Rose stamped as | the ice pack.s ting out coa the miners The 30-hour w by the mine wi utterly impos During’ the d principles of sal presented 3 SENATE ADJOURNED FOR LACK OF A QUORUM NEW LOW LEVELS FOR .. FOR FOREIGN EXCH. ussion the represent- | the operators suggested that the 20-hour week was Commission named by Gov. to adjust differencgs between emplo: : jers and employes in the garment i arousing the ire of Jehn I.|dustry awarded an increase of 15 per. ting president of the United —Another coilapsa of more sweeping dimensions attended ivcai dealings in foreign exchange tos s . — After five ~alis had failed to produce a quorum the sepate adiourned midst of discussion of the bill report- the military affairs committee providing for an apnropriation of an- $59.500 000 for pay for officers and men of the a pavy, marine corns, coast guard a public. health services. of the measure will be resumed tomor- cent in wages to workers. Six hundred weavers struck at the Nashawena milis, claring the absence | shortened their production, which re- | suilted in a reduction of pay. remain - quiet while this challenge of our American- ism is repeated by operators’ counsel,” i lared. addressing 4 he mine workers to no one in their aliegiance to Amer- ican institutions, government and flag. are not zermane to the ion and we do ew Bedford, nroximatelv heretofore immune. Reasons other than those advanced were lacking to explain the. adverse movement. out, however, that the reaction had gained further impetus from the in- of exporters a saipiuents from this country because - of tae rigid attitude maintained by the federal reserve board. tion with the policy of bank to eliminate “unessential loans™ it was assumed that banks country had been advised to curtail credits involved in' foreign purchases. v TEis, it was stated, did not apply ! 1 such credits as were made for pur- of relief or succor to the peoples Collector of Port Newton, York, gave temporary foreign ships to serve wines or liquors to ships crews in such amount as are usually inclug Consideration These attack matter under consid not propose to be tried on the charge this tribunal at anv individual, permission to In presenting the hill Senator Wads- republican. New York, chair- man of the military committee, “the wives of army officers are selling their household linen fo ohtain money with meals. inson of the commis- sion ruled afterward that advocates on both sides should refrain from person- alities but commented that the coma ion had been pleased by the mod- n shown to date. Summarizing fizur the war labor hoard, Bittnes income today meet bara cost of lving Premier Venizelos, of Gresce, who s way to Athens from Paris, arrived at Rome after a 15 hour delay because of the railroad strike. was therefore, unable to confer With and other articles enough to make both ends meet and neither commissioner or non-commis- sioned officers can | tamilies decently on present rates of the central ' Japanese Foreign sufficient 01 Japan acquired German rights and in- The bill provides for increases of nection with the construction of the | $2 government powdeér plant at Nitro, W. Va. near here, declared W. J. Gra- ham,. chairman of “the congressional sub-committee which closed its in- vestigation of the question late today. A conspiracy to defraud the gov- ernment existed and “somebody ought to_be indicted,” said the chairman, “While olr boys were fighting and the people. were glying their money to support them in it.” he added. “twice '@s much money as was needed was being wasted at Nitro. “We have found similar conditions at other places the committee has vis- ited, but nowhere: have they shown up so.badly as they have here. One reason for this, I might say, is that the Witnesses we have examined are more straightforward in giving their testimony and do not attempt to with- hold the facts.” : “There is no doubt ‘about it.” he concluded, “there was a purpose om foot to waste the government's mon- ey_at Nitro, and it was wasted.” R. D. Spaulding of Charleston, who was foreman of all teams used at Ni- tro, was called as a wiiness by the committee late today. He testified that young boys were employed as time- keepers and Yhat workmen, who had remained away from the plant for a whole week would tell the boys they had worked and their vouchers would be so punched. Drivers at Nitro ‘would choose the worst roads, stall their wagons, and then “shoot craps® Spaulding told the committee, FURTHER SETBACK FOR THE ANTI-SEDITION MEASURES ‘Washington, Jan. 27.—Anti-sedition measures were given a further set- back teday by refusal of the housa' rules committee fo give legisiative preference. for their consideration. No further hearings-will be held and the Jjudiciary committee is expected to re- port a new measure incorporating the faetures of the Davey. bi]l which has been’ suzzesisd - ‘ample by the de- rartment of Justise. REFERENDUM IN VIRGINIA ON SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Richmond, Va. Jan. 27.—By a vote of 55 to 39, the housp of. representa- tives of the Virglnhsfeglsla}ture today recommended submission of the wo- mar's suffrage amendment o' a: refer- endum. ~ terests in Shantung.bl terms of peace, but offers China pro- posals for retrocession of Kiao-chau Bav and guardimg of Shantung rail- virtue of the|approximately 31 per cent, in the pay of officers and of 20 per cent. in the pay of enlisted men. excent privates in the army and apprentice seamen in The figures on the operators’ profits, he asserted. demonstrated that wages could be advanced without in- creasing coal prices. will continue tomorrow. tated Etrope, but rather as & measure to minimize speculation low rate of $3.55 in ste exchange against the part of $4.56 548 represented a discount of 37 per cent, The low Paris rate of 13.02 francs o | the American dollar implied a discount nt. Belgian francs.at 1353 weer at a discount of 63 per cent. and. Italian lire at 15.14 were almost 70 cent. under par, Bricklayers at the Walter Reed army hospital in this city, worth declared. were drawine $9 day from the government while army surgeons at the same institution were receiving $6.50 a day. Tax Commissioner William H. Cor- bin has furnished Attorney Frank E. Healey with a list of about| 200 manufacturing. concerns state which have failed to make a re- port for last year for the levying of the income tax. Men never object to being overrated execpt by the assessor. Senator Wads- of 60 per cent. To Manage Coolidge Presi dential Campaign DECISION ADVERSE TO CALIFORNIA WINE MEN DANIELS ON SPEAKERS’ LIST AT CUMMINGS! DINNER { w York, Jan. 27.—Secretary of the Navy Daniels, it was announced tonight has been added to the list of | speakers who have accepted invita- tions for the testimonial dinner to Homer §. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee, to be{ given here February 5 under the aus- pices of the National Democratic club. A revised list of speakers did not in- clude Governor Bdward 1. Edwards of New Jersey, as had been 'previously announced. His name appears among the acceplances as guesis of honor, | together with Joseph P. Tumuity, As- sistant_Secretary of the Navy Roose- | velt, Norman F. Mack, national com= mitteeman from New _York, Murphy, leader of Tam- During a meeting in Florence, ltaly, at which the anarchist testa, recently elected to Chamber of Deputies, urge d revolution, tried 'to overcome a pany of carbin- eers who fired at the demonstrators, Wounding a score of them. Enrico Mala- San Francisco, Calif, California . wine interests late tqday lost the first' skirmish fight against the eighteenth constitu- tional amendmert when Judge Frank H. Rudkin , ‘of conrt, denied a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of J. J. Dil- lon, auto truck driver, arrested while transporting liquor here: after Jan- federal district R. C. VANDERBILT PRESIDENT AMERICAN HORSE SHOWS New York, 27.—Reginald Q. Vanderbilt was reelected president of the American. Horse Shows, Incorpo- rated, at its annual meeting here to- day. ‘Thomas G. Ashton of Philadel-| phia was made vice president, and J. secretary-treasurer. There was no change in the directo- This was said to be the first, test of the national prohibition amendment in the country. “I am of the opinion,” said Judge Rudkin, in ruling- in the case, “that the amendment in form and substance was entirely within the competency of congress and the several states, propose and ratify: and that both the amendment and the national prohibi- tion act were in full force and effect on the day in duestion.” The association . contributed $120.- 334 to varjous charities last year, its report showed. DRY GOODS PRICES ARE TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE Chicago, Jan. are on the upgrade -and will ¢ o for some time, according to- dele- gates attending the convention here of the United Mercantile Stores. “Labor engaged in the production of is getting 80 per cent wages and is producing less, H. Bowman, 3 - the & same “time "there has been ‘4 biggeri goods than the world GEN. WOOD IN FIGHT FOR PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATES New York, Jan. 27.—Major General Leonard Wood will enter the fight for delegwtes in all congressional districts in Pernsylvania, according to an an- nouncement made here Representative eastern ‘manazer ¢o‘r ‘“a Wood cam- '{vaign committes. Under the Penr sylvania primary lavs cne last 'filing day is April 8 and the primary elec- tion will be held on A SON BORN TO MR. AND D, s prices MRS. GEORGE J. GOULD, JR. 4 will cont New York, Jan. 27.—A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. George J..Gould, Jr., at thei rhome in_this city on January was announced today. The announcement was made = by Mrs. George Goeld, J. Gould, Sr. g was married on July 5, 1817, to Miss Laura M. Carter of Ardena. N. T, who had won considerable local fame-as a dancer. The ceremony Was performed in Phil- Dr. Chalfont, demand for d has ever seen.” DE KOVEN LEFT NA ‘ENTIRE. ESTATE TO HIS Wi adeiphia by known as the “marrying parso came soon after- the © Kingdom Gould, George Jr.'s brother. Young Mr. Gould's parents refused to welcome him and his bride. Sub- sequentiy he secured a his brther-in-law, A. & bond broker, -and announced that he was going to learn the b the ground up. - WYOMING LEGISLATURE RATIFIES SUFFRAGE Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 27.—The extra session- of the: Wyoming today completéd woman’s ' suffrige amerdment to the federal - constitution, when the \house passed the bill forty-four to none. The senate woted yesterday. . New York, " Jan. cago January. 18, left his entire'estal to his wife, Mrs. Anna 'Farwell Koven, for life, under his will, was filed here today. Koven's dedth the estal James B. Reynolds, ehusettes, who has resizgned as Sec- retary of the: Repuk'ican National tee, in.order t) manage the ot~ Gove. nor Coolidge for the nc nination of * President of the Unite. Statea 27.—Reginald ~ De usiness from