Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 5, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 32 ANOTHER COLLAPSE IN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET $3.19, a Decline of 14 Cents From the (stgrlmg Dropped to Previous Day—Caused Disturbances’ change and the Leading Commodity Markets—Created a 25 Per Cent. Rate for Demand Loans and Caused an Extreme Loss of 2 to 17 Points in the Leading Stocks— Transactions of 1,750,44 Total Since the Crash of Last Noyember. New York, Feb. 4—The most dis- astrous collapse in the history of the foreign exchange market in New York, a 25 per cent. rate for demand loans, time funds reduced to the vanishin; point and further withdra ernment _deposits, . summa serious disturbances on the stock e: change and the leading commodity markes. Demand sterling fell to $3.19, a de- cline of 14 cents from yesterday's lew and 31 cenis under last week's final quotation. Transiated into the Amer jcan doilar, the pound sterling show- ed a loss of considerably more than 23 per cent. from its normal or pre- war price of $4.85 5-8. French, Belgian and Italian remit- tances at new low quotations of 15.12 and 19.10, respectively e ati discounts extending from 88 to 17 per [ cant. of their normal quotation of 518 1-8 to the dollar. Counter-movements which refiected local conditions including new remiums for bar gold and sil- London market and a high- er quotation for Naw York exchange at Canadian ports. : Bankers and international financial interests as a whole declined to dis- ous aspects of the i but seemed hopeful that the several gov- ernmental investigations now under <on the Stock Ex- Shares Exceeded the Largest way abroad might be productive of early results. In the stock market the movement was almost one of continuous decline, leaders sustaining extreme losses of 2 to 17 points, with a few unimport- ant rallies in the later dealings. Transactions of about 1,750,000 shares represented the largest total since the crash of last November and the 25 per cent. rate for call money represented "the maximum quotat for that form of accommodation since November 12, when as much -as 28 per cent. was paid. é Bonds of all descriptions paid toll to the day’s reversal, several of the Liberty issues, both Victory notes, and a few of the international war flota- tions establishing new low records on a turnover (par value) of $22,750,000. MAY DEAL BLOW TO HLGH COST OF LIVING New York, Feb. 4—The demorali- zation of foreign exchange may deal a blow to the high cost of living in America in the opinion of Percy R. Johnson, president of the Chemical National Bank. “It will cut down our exports, said Mr. Johnson today, “thus throw- ing large . quantities of American goods on the local markets, and will, in “all pre\ability, result in a decrease of prices. PLANS FOR FORMULATION OF REPUBLICAN PLATFORM Washington, Feb. 4—Plans for the work: of the committee of 171 which is to formuiate recommendations for this vear's republican platform got ac- tively under way today with the return 10 Washington of Will H. Hays, the party’s national chairman. after a two month’s swing around the circle. In a statement tonight regarding his trip to the Pacific coust, Mr. Hay clared he found a zeneral sentiment everywhere in favor of republican suc- cess in the campaign and enumerated th subjects. all of them of a domestic character. of which he found the peo- ple thinking. The statement follows: “Everywhere I find the people. re- gardless of past party affiliations, -séeking republican success, moved with the co that by such * they will make certain: First—An honest, effi nemical business adminis{ra country’s affairs. Second—That there will be develop- ed and axecuted a plan for the redue- tion of taes. with the repeal of taes which kill initiative and the spread- ing of the war debt over a large num- ber of vears. “Third—That there will be develop- ed a better relation between labor and capital with justice to oth, and with justice to the public. ‘the third side of the triangle, which must not be forzotten. “Fourth—That there shall be an ad- ministration of law and order every- where in the nation. “Fifth—That the party will measure jta steps forward by the new needs of the nation, with its eves always aheéad. but with its feet always on OPPOSITION TO CLOTURE IN SENATE ON PEACE TREATY Washington, Feb.—Failure generally was predicted by senate leaders to- night for the effort to write a new clouture provision into the senate rules to curb debate on the peace treaty when it is renewed next week. Aithough the rules committee will meet tomorrow to take up the subject, was conceded that the 100 short to make any change in the rules before the treaty i= called uy Senators who have oppo: de- to t a cloture proposal at such length no roll call would be reached on re that time. r the present plan of the lead- dispense with the old 'cloture| strictions now clinging to the treat pment was regarded as i to t when the treaty comes ited debate wili be in order. ions for agreement on some o ered continued during the da the reservations to be consid- y and in some quarters it was predicted that the points of disagreement quidkly would be sifted down to a few propo- comes into the WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE COAL FAMINE New York, Feb. 4. — New Yorl transportation, heating and lighting gystems are again threatened by a coal famine owing to ice conditions 1n the harbor and a shortage of cars leaving the mines. it became known today, when Public Service Commis- sioner Nixon called a conference of representatives of public utility com- and the fuet administratio ituation tomorrow f* ughout sreater New York might be seriously affected. MEETING OF REP. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE FEB. 11/ Hartford, Conn. Feb. 4.—J. Henry| Roraback. chairman of the republican | state central committee, tonight is- sued a cal] for # meeting of the Jom mitice at the Allyn House, in 't eity, on Wednesday, Feb. i1, at:2 m. ARRESTS OF SINN FEINERS MADE AT DUNDALK, IRE. ! Dundalk, Ireland. Feb. 4—Ten ar- rests were made today in a roundup of persons supposed to be connected with the S Fein movement. Among 1 were three members of | and Michael Carolan, who .was recently elected to the Urban dis- triet councii from the Shankill division of Belfast. The latter was held on a charge of “Gnlawful axsembly.” Paris, Feh. 4—Baron Von Lersner, ead of the German peace delegation, Tt Paris tonight for Berlin. York b g : TO ACCELERATE THE TAKING EVIDENCE IN THE NEWBERRY TRIAL _Grand Rapids. Mich., Feb. 4.—Tes- tifying in the face of general objection by the defense that the government had failed to prove a conspiracy ex- isted to violate the federal election and postal laws, eighteen witnesses appeared at today’s session of the trial of Senator Truman H. Newberry and his 122 co-defendants, The de- fense contended that the individual acts of defendants could not be offer- ed in evidence at this staze, but Judge C. W. Sessions held that sovernment counsel cou’d marshal their testimony as they saw fit, Two bits of evidence offered today were considered by the prosecution as important to the conspiracy charge. James Sweinhart, head of the New ureau of a Detroit newspaper, rederick Cody. a defendant, told fichigan and the! e lid is of in sky is the limit.” Walter Chappelle. editor of a week: ly newspaper at Harrisville, Mic! testified that Benjamin F. Reed, dep. uty state labor inspector and another defendant. had solicited him to be- come a county chairman in the New- berry organization and told him: “The freight will be paid.” The government forces also frequently overruled when they ta confine cross-eamination of their witnesses to -the material developed b7 direct questioning. Defense at- tempts to search the motives of wit- nesses in certain campaign acts were. however, halted by the court, ¢ were tried s T e TESTIMONY AGAINST ASSEMBLYMAN SOLOMON Albany. N. Y.. Feb. 4—Testimony that Charles Solomon, o S ne of the five suspended socialist assemblvmen who is being tried by the assembly judi- cia : committee on charges of dislo: had predicted the 4.000 000 ex- service men —in the. United States would be unable to checq the socialist “revolution” was given today by Wil llam R. Hart. a Brooklyn attorney. who was defeated for the assembly by Solomon last fall. = Hart déclared that made this statement which he had challe cross-examination the defense as if it had not been “a hot rnmpfligkn'”a if the meetings were not “rather ex. citing affairs” and if the witness” did not realize “that in campaigna men freaently exaggerated their nositions» Hart declared Solomon had made his prediction after he himself had stat. it the soclalists were ready to start their revolution. let them =zo akead: that he belonged to the Amer. ican Legion. which “soon will have 4.000.000 in its membership”. and that nothing would please us m sit on the seat of a machi zive them a reception.” In reply, Hart testified, s _ Solomon had in a debate to nged him. On ne n and Solomon “Mr. Hart doesn’t seem to realize the enormous proportions that this revoln. tion is goinz to take. There will he nothing which will be ahle to hold the wrath of the working class in cheek, Thev will be able to sween aside like chaff in the Wwind the opposition of four million men. What richt have ex-service men to hold in check the destiny of 100,000 000 people in this coun: HOLY CROSS CONFERS DEGREE UPON DE VALERA Worcester, Mass., Feb. 4.—The de- gree of doctor of laws will b confer- red upon Eamonn De Valera, president of the “Irish Republic,” -by Holy Cross college next Saturday. Tt twas announced tonight that a feature of the ceremonies would be greetings from students in ten different languag- s De Valera is to be given a recep- tion by the Friends of Irish Freedom in this city on Friday night. TRANSPORTATION OF GRAIN Washingtol, Feb. 4-—To remedy | congested condition of grain elevators throughout the mpddle west, Director General Hines tdday issued general orders to railroads -serving the grain- producing areas which, in effect,’turn all available box car equipment into the grain transportation service to the exclusion of practically all other trat- c. ASKING ABOUT LOANS MADE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS able methods, according to Mr. Hugh- ore than to | Wasnington, Feb. 4—The secretary »f ine treasury is asked in a resolu. tion acopicc today to inform the sen- ate regaiding. loans made by the Uni- ted Siaies to foreign governments and What interest bus Jean paid or is due. sthe saie of that vessel to the Interna- Bolchevik Forces Have Been 1 River—Finest Red Cavalry is in y Retreat. Archangel, Feb. 4. A wireless despatch from Odessa today reports a great victory of the Russian volun- tee rarmy over the bolshevik forees which have heen driven back over the Don river. The finest cavalry of the Reds, under command of Generals Bu- denny_and Doumenko, are in disor- derly flight, the message says. The trophies taken by the volunteers consisted of sixty guns, 150 machine guns and 8,000 prisoners. TO AGCELERATE THE TRANSPORTATION OF GRAIN Washington Feb. 4—To remedy congested condition of grain eleva- tors throughouwt the middle west, Drrecter Gereral KHines today issued gareral orders .io railroads serving tir geain-pre temng areas which. in cect, turn all avaiiable box car equip- | ment into the grain transportation se! : to the exclusion of practically all other tra. % The orders provide for the special movement of grain during the ten .day period beginning February 8. Rail- roads affected . serve the states of Illi- nois, Minnesota, Montapa, Missouri, Towa, orth Dakota, South Dakota. Ne- braska, Oklahoma, Colorado. Wiscon- sir, Kausas, Arkansas, Texas and New Mexico. Explaining his action. Mr. Hines is- sued the folowing statement: “Because of the imperative neces- sity of providing greater movement of hulk grain the grain loading rail- roads serving the grain producing states have been given instructions to give preference and priority to the furnishing of box cars for bulk grain loading from February 8 to February | ive after providing for the| loacing of less-the-carload merchan- | dise plint paper, wood pulp and su- r. This means that to -the extent necessary to fill requirements all av- ailable box car equipment. suitable for use in the handling of these com- medities. wi. be conflned to this one class of traffic. “The raiicads also have been In- structed te secure the full co-opera- tion of giain dealers, distributors, formers commercial organizations and other commercial interests in order that this stecial movement may be as successful as possible.” MINISTERS TESTIFY AT NEWPORT NAVAL CHARGE Newport, R. L, Feb. 4—The naval board which is inquiring into illegal immoral practices in connection with the anti-vice campaign conducted by the naval intefligence service .here was told today that Captain Wain- wright of the navy,.who investizated conditions last September. (ftted to - beeome cious practices .if necessary to ob- fain evidence, but that they were not tL take the initiative. This testimony was given by Rev. Stanley C. Hughes, who sau tained the information from Wainwright. Naval centers other than Newport had been the subject of official in- quiry regarding the alleged objection- Lirn es. Captain Wainwright had told him, he said that Norfolk. Va.. and Annap- | olis, Md.. also were under investiga- tion. A sudden illness prevented Mr. Hughes’ continuing his testimony and caused adjournment of the hearing. Rev. C. P. Christopher and Rev. A. T. Peters two other ministers who signed the letter to President Wilson, were recalled to the stand briefly today for questions regarding thefr ! citizenship. Mr. Christopher said he| had taken out first papers and Mr.| Peters said he intended to do so. HIGH WAGES THE CAUSE OF HIGH CLOTHING PRICES Washington, Feb. 4—Increased pro- duction, more efficient distribution and zation of prices are necessary 1o the prices of clothing, deal-| 's wear informed Howard | Figs, who in charge of the depart- ment of justice campaign to reduce the cost of hving. Representatives of the clothing trade corcluded a two day confer- ence adopted resolutions pledging co- operation of the manufacturers, mer- chants, producers and employes in the clothing industry to the depart- ment of justice which was called upon | to investigate charges of profiteering | and if euosiantiated to institute pro- secutions. The the Liic In.a statement following “ug were warned net to ex- | rial reductions in clothing account of high wages paid reee FORMER KAISER MAY BE BANISHED TO AN ISLAND! London, Feb. 3—Sir Auckland Geddes, minister of national service and reconstruction, speaking at And- ever today, said the government in- tended to put the former German em- peror on trial and carry out what- ever penalty was provided. But, he added, if Holland definitely declared her intention, on the basis of interna- tional law, to' provide asylum for him | within Dutch territory, then he must! say the former ruier could not reside on Dutch territory in Europe, and Holland must put him on some isl- and belonging to her outside of Eu- rope. HOUSE PASSES BILL FOR SALE OF ARMY CAMPS Washington, Feb. 4—Sale of Campa, Taylor, Kentucky, FEustis, Virginia, | and Geordon, Georgia, is provided for in a houss bill passed today by the Senate and sent to conference. Provi- | sion also was made for the purchase of the Curtiss-Eimweod airplane plant at Buffalo, N. Y. $1,804,300 be- | ing appropriated for this purpose. The | war depariment also was authorized ' to purchase additional land at the Ra- | ritan, N. J; arsenal. i Other appropriations in the measure inclnied $140.000 for Camp Holabird, Md., and_$110,000 for Camp Alfred | Vail, N. 7. SALE OF THE PASSENGER SHIP MERCURY CANCELLED ‘Washington, Feb. 4—Because of 1.c war department to deliver the for- mer German passenger ship Mercar; vised, deserves encouragement.” said he had 'lu %‘ VZ“!‘...‘ prof 0 VI~ | notified . that Condensed Teiegrams There thas been a ~1!regh revolution outbreak in Honduras. Gold sold for 120s 6d a fine ounce, in London. This is a new high price. o e Formen Premier Clmenceau was warmly greeted upon his arrival ats Marseilles. g Privately owned wireless stations will be returned to their owner when peace is declared. Cold output of the Porcupine mines in 1919, amounted to between $9,000,- 00u and $10,000,000. Humming birds are now replacing canaries as drawing room pets in fashionable Parisian homes. - Qhristiania, orways has been out off from the outside world for the past few days by a heavy snuw fall. Helland’s refusal to give up the former ‘German emperor may result in blockade of the country, according to the Petit Parisian. Soreading rails threw a freight train of 50 cars on the Boston & Maine railroad into a wreck at New- port, Va., yesterday. ‘Sitver was quoted at $1.33 1-4 an ounce in New York compared with $6d in London. The London quotation: is a new high record. Viscount Glerawly, only son and heir to Earl Annesley, was orking as a chorus-boy in a London revue at a salary of 320 a week. W\ atchez-Monroe passenger train derailed- on the Missouri Pacific rail road at Clayton Junction, La. 17 per- sons reported missing, A bill was introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies providing for two more years of daylight savinz in the summertime in France. Work of pumping out the American army transport- Powhatan, recently towed into Halifax harbor in a dis- abled condition, as completed. Delegate Kalanianaolo introduced a bill proviing for granting of state- hood to ‘Hawaii under qualifications to be determined by Congress. At a meeting of the French cabint presided over by President Pdlncare, a decree was signed putting into ef- fect a new bread tariff on March 1. Designation of Archduke Joseph as king by the Hungarian ational As- sembly seems probable as a result of the strofig rovalist tendency in Hun- gary. Owing to freight congestion at St. John, N. B.. a number of /Canadian fiour mills are closing dewn. A to- tai of 20,000 tons is reported await- ing shipment. Serious rioting occurred at Lim- erick, Ireland, according to reports to the London Star. One man was kill e when troops fired at a crowd of demonstrators. ibtion “authorities were 60 barrels of whiskey had beep stolen from a distillery in the vieini of Baltimore. It is val- "ued at $100.000. The three-masted schooner Meth- aptain | chesec, one of the fleet built and own- | ed by L L. Snow & Co.. of Rockland, Me.. is a total loss near Barbuda, one of the Windward Islands. Charles F. Brooker, for twenty-one years president of the American Bra company, retired at the annual meet ing at Waterbury and became chair man of the board of directors. The House passed a bill to increase the pay of officers and men of the army, navy, marine corps. coast guard and publec health serv for the new vear, amounting to $59,500,000. Reserve officers cannot accent com- missions in the National Guard, nor can a member accept a commission in the guard under a ruling of Judge Ad- vocate General Crowder, approved by Secretary Baker. Government nitrate plant at Tole- do, built at @ cost of $20,000,000, could have been duplicated, land and all, at a cost of $5,000,000, according to Henry G. Tyrell former appraiser of the War Department. High cost of living and lack of housing facilities failed to keep down the marriage uation in Brooklyn. Reports (show 1.717 licenses were granted in January, an increase of 400 over January last year. Gabriele * d’Annunzio, Ttalian insur- gent leader at Fiume, seized the tor- pedo boat Orsini. and the auxiliary ship Citta di Rome, bound for Pola from Ancon, with §oodstuffd and munitions, for the Italian navy: E. F. J. Gavnor, auditor for the I. R. T. admitted at the traction hear- ing before the Board of Estimate tha J."P. Morgan & Co. had been readiness to supply the company with , although the money was never Albany Journal Building Corpora. tion announced it had acquired con trolling interest in the Cohoes Repub- lican and <Cohoes Dispatch. The papers will be consolidated and pub- lished under the name of the Cohoes American. Thousand of employes of the H. C. Frick Coke Co.. of Connellsville, Pa. and their families, will be inoculated against influenza and pneumonia. Five of the company’s doctors are al- ready at work and meeting with grati- fying success. Grover W. A. Whalen, Commissioner of Plants and Structures and also brother-in-law of _.Jeremiah O'Leary. Trish agitator, was accepted as a member of the Royal Victorian Order. His credentials were presented by the British Charge d'Affatrs. Flames in the boiler room of the Old Deminion Liner Madison, caused v dripping grease from an exhaust fan. were extinguished when 25 men of the engine room and 30 of the crew d water on the flames from five sets of hose,| Loss amounted to ubout 1 $500 SEEKING EXPLANATION OF DEMOTIONS OF ARMY OFFICERS Washington, Feb. 4—The controver- sy over the demotions of army officers reached the senate tpday with the in- troduction of a resolution by Harr cn, democrat, Mississippi, ask- s Baker as to the general 3:10s policy. The resolution went over under the rules. Senator Harrison said there was no Dr. E E Southard Believes Application of Principles of Mental Science Would Help Solve Labor Problems. New York, Feb. 4—Successtul solu- tion u: labor problems confronting the nation dcpends upon study of four types fof uriuns, corresponding to fuur temperaments, declared Dr. E. E. Souihard. of Boston, director of the dassachusetts Psychiatric [Institute, at the opening session of the third annnal convention of the Societies of Mental. Hygiene here tonight. Appli- cation of the principles of psychiafry would help to solve the labor prob- lems, iie said, and urged that the les- sons leained in the war be used in civil 1 The speaker described the four types of unicns as the business type, such as the Aueiican Federation of Labor; the “uplift” type, such as the Wom- en’s Trade Union League; the rev- iutionary type, represented b W. W. and the predatory typ G known some years ago i 1 a ki middle west.” Southard saild these correspond ectively to phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic and choleric tempera- ments. Te named as individuals re- presentative of the first three, in or- der, Samuel Gompers, Jane Adams and oiai Lenine. Scientific manage- ment. social ¢lfare and social justice are too general in their scope to solve the labor problems unless these tem- peraments are studied, too, the speak- er_asserted. r. Thomas W. Salmon, medical director of the national committee for mental hygiene, made a plea for more psychiatrists in the United States. He aeclared that despite the fact that the number of patients in public hispitals for mental diseases outnumbers those in all other hospitals, less than one half on one per cent of the country’s physicians have any training in deal- ig ith mental illesses. The convention which is being held under the @aspices off the ational Committee for ental Hygiene and_the entai Hygiene Committee of the New York State Charities Aid Associa- tion will end tomorrow. MURDER OF LABOR FEUDIST ENRIGHT REMAINS MYSTERY Chicago, Feb. 4—The murder of Maurice Enright, labor feudist, whose body was riddled with dumdum bul- lets from a ‘sawed-off shotgun in front of his home last night, remained a mystery tonight. More than two score suspects were taken in a police roundup today and last night, many of them known to | have been opponents of Enright in the labor wars in which he engaged. All were questioned, but a number ere released when no evidence con- necting them with the shooting could be found. While haunts of suspected gunmen were searched, the police were mak- ing efforis 16 davert a gunman’s war, which Jereq s a possibility. “LabiT " ngs settle their own dis- putes in their own way hief of Po- lice Garrity said. “They've been af- T H ter Enright for a long time and now - they've got him his friends are | zoing to take up the job of paving| | Backor Among persons questioned today were “Biz Tim” Murphy, principal in ¥a 7 Enright over organ- H gashouse employes, and 0. president of the Street urphy was re- fter a grilling of hours. ht was the twenty-third labor to pay with his life for his e in labor ware in Chicago in the last ten yea TO TAKE ST:RV‘NG CHILDREN ‘! FROM VIENNA TO MILAN | Vient\, Feb. 4 st arrived to child of Vienna to Milan for the remainder of the winter. The train! brought deveral carloads of badly needed Americar Red Cross supplie: The departure of the: s the tenth con: children gnment sent of northern Italy! ve expgessed willingness to receive some of the children into families| there free of charge. Oniy lack of | transportation facilities prevents a wholesale exodus of children from Vi- enna to Ialy: Thousands of children, too feeble to undertake the long journey, have been gathered in hospitals where they will benefit greatly by hy the medi- cal supplies just arrived. For some time past the sole food of th& hospi- tals has een a_quantity of condensed | willk sent to Vienna by the Junior Red Cross of Amlerica. LABORER MADE $5,527 YEAR; COULDN'T PAY INCOME TAX| St. Catherine’s Ont.. Feb. 4—An il- literate Austrian earned 9 in Canads during a single vear of the war as a lahorer at the Welland Steel urdrics, it was learned here today when Mike En was fined for mak- ing a false income tax return. Ennis’ ement to the = rnment. made his direction by his wife. showed i of only $2,000 durinz 1913 s offices showed he drew 1-2 times that amount. an He had iailed to correct his return { whe ¢n a chance to do so, saying he cou the tax. He said he fhal 5209 or Victory bonds. TO DETERMINE WHAT i FAIR PRICES OF BREAD New York, Feb. 4—Examination of the books of New York bakers by auditors of the department of justice, ou_their way here from Washing- | ton, will determine whether they shall i be allowed to increase the price of bread one cent a pound, Arthur Wil- liams, federal food administrator, an- | nounced today. | At a recent conference the bakers itold Mr. Williams that the margin of i profit was too small to permit them 1o continue selling bread at the pre- The food administrator. ot helieve the increase is i the hooks before allowing fur- { ther increases and to-this the bakers consented. {T 1 1 u | sent prices. | who does RAINING COLLEGE FOR SALVATION ARMY OFFICERS ew York, Feh. 4.—The Salvation has offered $350,000 for the Messiah Home for Children in the Bronx for use as a training college for Salvation Army officers, it was learned here today when the Messiah flome petitioned the _supreme’ court for permission to igell the property. was canceiled today by the Shipping|doubt that the department’s demotion | The transaction will not be complet: Board. Tihe Mercury¢is now in War! zian was in many cases “fllogical and ! until the end of the year as the hom department service aj for another tuonth at least. highly di Lory.” will be needed grossly unfair” a- well as “unjust and is heing used now as a base hospital ell-Fhock: for. = ed troops. 2 " i were paid Sem;emd.{-lom;eConfenuElfectaCompmminflmmt-v imi ing the Senate Anti-Strike Clause—To Create Wage Wage Boards Composed of Equal Number of Employes and Railroad Officials, Appeals to be Taken to Another Boards Composed of Equal Number of Employe: Rate-Making Section Providing for a Return of 5 1-2 Per ant. to the Railroads - Washington, Feb. 4.—Castig aside the antistrike provision of the Cum- mins bill, against which labor has lev- eled protests ands threats, and modi-~ fying the rate-making clauses of the same measures, senate and house T resentatives late today reached v tually a complete agreement on legis- lation designed to meet conditions growing out of the return of the rail- roads on March 1 to grivate control. For the.anti-strke provision the joint conference committee of the two hous- es agree to substitute what in affect amounts to compulsory submission of ‘wage disputes to a federal board ap- pointed by the president. A number of minor differences re- main to be composed hut these, Sen- ator Cummins, of ITowa, chairman of the senate committes, said would be worked out by himself and Chair- man Esch of the houSe conferees. A final report on the legislation is antiel- pated later in the week and efforts will be made to expedite consideration of the report in hoth houses in order to insure the bill's passage before March 1. Reaching of an agreement on the Esch bill, passed by the house and the Cummins bili, enacted by the senate, broke a deadlock that his existed sev- eral weeks due principally to the house conferees’, refusal to accept the anti strike provision of the latter measure. House members have opposed the sen- ate rate-making section. Tn agreeing on labor provisions, the conferees struck out the clause of the senate bill which would virtually make strikes iflegal by penalizing railroad ®mployes or employers for entering in- is Retained. bers. é All classes of railroad employes, Mr, Cummins said, are tg have representa- tion on the lower wage hoards. Since the government will not be represented upon these boards, the senator ex- plained, settlement of labor disputes cannot be made compulsory by them but it is compulsory that in event of disagreement the dispute be referred to_the federal poard for settlement. der .the agreement on the rate« making section, a return of 5 1-2 per cent. upon the net railway operating income is guaranteed for a period from eighteen months to two years after the bill becomes a law. The exact pe- ribd will be fixed lat ferees. by the con- The senate bill prescribed a r period. sion is also made in the com- promise-that with the Interstate Com- merce Commission’s approval, one- half of one per cent. of the earnings may be given to the railroad respon- sible for the earnings and used for such unproductive improvements as erection of terminals or elimination of grade crossings. Fifty per cent. of the earnings in excess of the six per cent. will go to the railroad producing the excess return while the other half goes to a railroad contingent fund administered by the commission and used for the purchase of roiling stogk and other equipment to be rented to the weaker roads to whom loans fram this fund also may he made, The bill as compromised further au- thorizes the Interstate Commerce Commission to prescribe rates which will yield revenue by which this fixed return may be guaranteed and after to conspiracies for the purpose of in-|the termination of the period during terfering with interstate commerce and provided in lieu thereof settlement of labor disputes by boards composed equally of employes and employers. The findings of these boards must be approved by a federal board appointed by the president with the senate’s ap- proval to which apeals must be taken in cases in which agreements are not reached by the other boards. ~Wh the size of the latter board has no been definitely fixed. Senator Cummins said it would probably be of five mem- which this return is effective, the commission is authorized to agree up- on the percentage of return and fix rates accordingly in order to insure its continuation. Another important section agreed upon by the conferees and which is expected to prevent much state liti- gation provides that ‘the Interstate Commerce Commission may spend or chanze rates during the six months’ ' period after the roads are released by the government. SOVIET AMBASSADOR RESUMES TESTIMONY of Washington, Feb. 4—Renewal assertions that Soviet Russia nu;.}‘ uu; eart | dergone a complete change of since the days when it W worldwide and universal against constituted marked today's examina wig C. A. K. Martens, Sovic sentative in the United Stit senate committee investigating sian propaganda. Martens commanced the reading of a series of repored 1epre- the by statements on the subject, was interrupted by Senator Mc repub lican, New Hampshire, irmaa of the committee, who ruled against “cumbering up the record with prop- aganda The portion of Martens' that stirred com: as evidenced by their was his assertion, made that in 1918 the “agents” of the com- mittee on public information, the war time American government publicity 0 and other “offi 1s of the i worked with Soviet of g about a revolution in Germany and at the same time got out documents in this country de- gned: to prove that Soviet officials agents of Germany. SAYS THE ALLIES ARE ABANDONING WILSON Paris. Feb. 4—Commenting upon the letter of Viscount Grey. British am- bassador to the United States, to the Times with regard to the American position om the peace treaty, the Echo De Paris under a heavy head- line “The allies are abandoning - esident Wilson.” The newspaper adds that Viscount Grey succeeded in persuading Pre- mier Lloyd George of Great Britain and Former Premier Clemenceau to adopt his viewpoint when in Paris s ago d the letter to the Times will, it asserts, probably be fol- {lowed by an official note along the same lines from the French and British cabinets. “Qur friends beyond the Atlantic cannot fail to umderstand the signi cance of the language they have ju heard” the Echo De Paris continues. “It simply means that the allies are abandoning President Wilson and are trying to come to terms with the ma- jority in the American congress. ICE BREAKING OPERATIONS ALONG COAST OF MAINE; Rockland, Maine, Feb. 4.—The coast guard cutter Ossipee, which joined the cutter Acushnet today in ice breaking operations in Penobscot Bay and along the eastern Maine coast, succeedeq in clearing a chan- nel through western Penobscot Bay to Northport and later into Belfast haihor. ‘The Acushnet, after cearing the Ice blockade here, worked to the east- ward and reached Deer Isle and Stonington, where the granite quar- ries were practically idle because of lack of boat transportation for olated o 2 known DrovIS O stocked with well fuel. MISS KNOWLES BELIEVED SPIKER WAS SINGLE MAN Fall River, Mass.. Feb. +—Miss Emi- Iy Knowles, Who came here a few days age from England with her child, of whichh ‘ieutenant Perley R. Spiker of Baltimore is the father, made a staterent togay regarding their ac- cuaintance at:an English aviation eht i'erley Spiker was a sin- g2 man wiile we Rept company with expected he would marry me up. to the day before he left for the United States. Then he told me that a wife and child awaited him at _home.” Karler in thé day Miss Knowles had said that she had not learned that Spiker was married neti &bo nea tie Unitel Stater but later volunteer- ed tho statement quotew TO RELEASE YARMOUTH WITH CARGO OF WHISKEY New York Fel. 4—The - steamer Yarmolth, with its $4,500,000 cargo of whiskey, which was seized yvesterday ng - prohibition pector e released and allowed na, it was announced a long telephone een Shevlin and the general’s office in Washing- . A guard of 15 prohibition: agents will be kept on hoard, however, until othe vessel departs, i “While this conversation with Wash- | ington | i was in progress the federal | £20nd jury began investizating the { shortage in ‘e Warmoutys - cargo which developed Dbetween her sailing from and returning to New York, Judge Knox ordered Marcus Garvey. the colored >sident of the Black Star Line, o of the vessel, t - duce all hooks, mavers and. manifests bearing on the whiskey carzo. Earller in the day he refused to produce them on the srourd that surrender of the records might tend to incriminate him. The Yarmouth safled for Cuba with ia heavy list to starboard resultine from hurried efforts to load the sht tbetore midmight “Tannary 18, \v‘he: constitutional prohibition went inte effect. Off the New Jer: ran into :ough weather ed as fore- return to New York for re- Her captain explained that 50¢ of liquor were thrown overboard re she turned back Shortly after her a were - to . val here agatn, discovered trying = te | ste from the Yarmouth with 1 | of her whiskey in a smal' guard was placed aboard the cargo was formaly REDUCTION IN CLOTHING OUTFIT, FOR FAMILY New York, F‘f:h. tute of clotk If a family de- ng November 23 had ebruary they cpuM 1 in getting outfitteq according te statistics issued today by Federal Food Administer Williams, The man's raiment, including shoes, suit, overcoat. union suit and socks now costs only $82.95 if he buys the cheapest he can find, against $88.8% November 23, Mr. Wiiliams said. The n's wardrobe. inciuding suft, coat, shoes, union sult and can be bought now for November 23 they cost $120.00 dren’s clothing there has been an advance in price since ovember 23, an outfit for the child naw costing, $33.88 against $28.40 in November. WOEFUL CONDITIONS IN THE CITY OF FIUME Fiume, Ieb. 4—Stringent laws have been passed against falsification of money of the city of Fiume, of which more than 40.000 000 lire already have been counterfeited. *Bab D'Annunzio. the insurgent in ccmmand of the city, has a decree prohibiting the pub- ion of newspapers without the consent of his staff. Preparations are zoing on for the conscription of five classes of Finme citizens for “defense of the ‘city” re- cently authorized by the ' nationa courcil. 0 SEND EXTRADITION LiST LIRECT TO BERLIN, hic council of ambas- its iueeting tonight, is- i-saving that the de- is ' demahded for war crimes would be communica- ted direct to Berlin. The text of the statement follows list ef war “criminals having on Von Lersner ¢ Yim_to his the presicdeun of the German noreasned (he list with ar intimation 19 the pre:.dent of the con- forance that b hat stbmitted his res- 1ton t: his geyernment and was lewvi Par.s T 3 heen pr oL ernm