Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 26, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI-NO. 50 POPULATION 29,919 AWAIT LEGAL OPINION ON VALIDITY OF RAILROAD BiL President Wilson is Expected to Act on It Before Next Mon-| How ! day—Representatives of Drafting a Protest—Farmers Are Not Unified in Railroad Brotherhoods Are Opposi- N tion to the Bill, as Some Big Farmers’ OrglmnhomAre Urging Approval of the Legislation—Various Railroads| Are Losing No Time in Reorganizing For the Resump- tion of Operation of Their Lines March 1—Official Washington Syrprised by the President’s Selection of Bainbridge Colby as Secretary of State. ashington. Feb. 25—The railroad H :FJS sm to the White House to- ind the president is expected to one way omanother before are return private con- i at 1201 2. m. next Monday. 1 asure is vigorously e v railroad brotherhoods, and their s mow in Washington Wa-ving the president’s proposall settlement of tieir wage demands, ‘ ing today a momorial to the ing him tp veto the Dill it Q raace yester- Hampton, managing Farmers' National at the president om his organiza- er big farmers’ or- in a letter sent urged ap- indication from o the president’s He has had be- s a digest of Director General te and house con- was sent to sice for an In the usual eourse such an-opinion would not be nder four or five davs, but to r unusuai sit- become a law e he has order- March 1, he gress, and 7. C. Atkeson, Washington representative nal Grange. it pointed to the memorial drawn ub hera of repre- ational Farm Farm _Bureau Grange, National Farmers' _ National Milk Producers American Cotton Assecia= te farmers’ unions and League of New York. This memorial declared for the safe- guarding and protection of every right and against gov- continued oper- by the govern- tc the president es said: of these two the proposed principles is emb: ) legislation now befors you awaiting your signature. We earnestly’ peti- tion you to give this leziclation you approval both because of the intrinsic merit of most-of t s and because of the necessi‘y for settled conditions Iz transportation.before the on for crop movements.” Individual sroups of union repre- sentatives continued to debate the po- sition the unions wouid take toward the president’s suggested wage data commission. Few of the fifteen of- ganizations were near agreement. General officers of the unions inter- ested in the wage controversy were reported to have bezun the assembling of their objections to the railrcad organization bill which they expect to send to the president as soon as com- pieted. This will follow their request that he withhold his signature from the measure pending the presentation of their claims against it. BAINBRIDGE COLBY NEW SECRETARY OF STATE ashington, Feb. 5. — President Wilson again upset the expectations of official and political Washington to- day by naming Bainbridge Colby, a New York atiorney, who left the re- publican party With Theodore Roose- velt in 1§12, as secretary of state. The selection caused scarcely less of sensation than the dismissal of sert Lansing from the state port- 0 two weeks ago, and was received h such undisglised surprise in the senate. where the president's. choice ust be approved before Mr. Colby can taks upthe duties of the office, 2t none of the leaders cared to pre- dict when confirmation might be vot- ed. * Not even among those on the inside of administration circles had there been any expectation that the selection would fall on Mr. Colby, who told in- quiriers today that he himself “had been given only a brief notice of the president’s intention. Summoned to the White' House, he spent an hour with Mr. Wilson, anncunced that he would accept with a deep appreciation of the responsibility imposed upch him, and said he would have no furth- er comment to make until the senate had acted ‘Word of the momination reached senators just as_they were assembling for the day’s session, and in their pri- vate talks during the day they dis- cussed little else. Virtually all of them, however, preferred to withhold public comment until the subject came up formally for action. 5 Once before the senate had been called upon to act on a nominaticn of Mr. Colby. and then confirmation was voted although w strang fight azains bim was led by the two republican senators from his state. That was in 1917, when President Wilson named him' to membership on the shipping board. It was asserted in some guarters that the reasons which led 1o objection at that time need not nec- essarily apply in the present case, but Senator Calder of New York said he would insist that thenominee’s guali- fications for the secretaryship be look- ed into carefully before he would vote for confirmation tothat post. A rpative of St. Louis, -One years 0ld. Mr. Colby has been in law practice in New York sinoe 1892 ex- eept for the nineteen months he was a board member. During the service he wag an American Shipping Conference at Paris and was active in directing the board's war olidy. He resigned in March of last year, saying that the critical war pe- iod having passed he preferred to re- turn to private life. 0 In his New York practice he has been counsel for several interests in- vestigating life insurance companies and was associated with Charles Evans Hughes in the reform of the Equitable Company. He served in 1901 and 1902¢as a memgber of the New York assembly. Actively supporting Theodore Roose- velt for the republitan presidential nomination in 1912, Mr. Colby: was placed in charge of the claims of the contested Roosevelt delegates from various states who eventually ~were denied convention seats, He then be- came a delegate from New York tothe first convention of the Progressive party, and in 1914 and 1916 he was the Progressive candidate for sena~ tor from New York. In the 1916 cam- oaign however, he. suported actively the campaign of President Wilson for re-election. IRISH HOME RULE BILL IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS London, Feb. 25.—The bill for Irish home rule, long promised by the gov- ernment, was presenteq in the house of commons today. The first reading { the title alone. and was a pr up the measure at the session tomor- row. ’ The present bill, it is understood, comj closely t6 the as d by Premier ecrge rouse on Decem- last. The government's pro- and one for the north. Home rule, as the hopes to give it to Ireland, is based primarily upon rremier in his December speech that ‘Creat Britain cannot .accept separa- jen” The De given to the Irish people to unite on the ci itut'on of a parilament n the course of time, which will em- brace Ircland as a whole. Tor the north of Ireland, the area. six counties mentioned by the ‘pre- in hi ine, with pos- modifications, as a y which the porthern parllament will be a very much smaller - body than the southern or- " the fundamental features of t he bi'l has al been a council representing the two parliaments, and it is urderstoed that this council will derive its powers from.the two bodies wh'ch will be responsible for selection. The propeseq legisla- tures will have exten also representation parliament. Such matters as educa- tion, lgeal government, agriculture, transportation, municipal affairs, in- surance and the collecton of taxes will be under the control of these two legislatures, while matters of foreign afairs, defense. navigation and the higher judiciary are reserv- ed for the decision of the imperial government, Premier Lloyd George announced n_Ireland would be given as a free gift to the two parliaments,.and es- timated that this would amount to 200,600 pounds sterling for the year. This sum, or other equitable pro- vision, will be made for the mainte- nance of the parlinments, if the ‘gov- ernment’s bill is accepted. BOLSHEVIKI RELEASING RED CROSS WORKERS IWashington, Feb. 25.—Release of Edward H. Charette of Stockton, Cal., and Dr. Frederick L. Barnum of Brooklyn, N. Y., members of the American Red Cross Commission to Siberia, who recently were captured by the bolsheviki was reported to Red Cross headquarters today from Vladi- vostok. The cable message expressed con- viction that three other Red Cross men also taken prisoner were safe and that news of their release was being delayed by the disorganization of the telegraph ‘system in Siberia. The message reporting his release was the first news received that Dr. Barnum had been captured. He has passed Chita en route to Viadivostok. Charette has reached safely at Ir- kutsk, It kas assumed that both.were unharmed, although the message did not give any details. TRAINMEN’S UNIONS OF FRANCE VOTE TO STRIKE Parjs, Feb. %5.—Delegates of the trainmen’s unions of the Seine de- partment this afternoon voted for an immediate strike of all the operating employes on all lines with the excep- tion of the engineers and firemen who were ordered to quit at one o'clock Thursday morning. This action was taken after the trainmen’s federation had refused o be represented at the meeting. A limited number of trains are ar- riving and departing on the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean system. The other railway lines have not been af- fected as yet by the strike. INCREASE IN PRODUCTION OF NEWS PRINT PAPER Washington, Feb. 25.—Increase in the production of news print paper in January, 1920, over January, 1919, amounted to 11 per cent. for print and more than 8 per cent. for standard news, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Production - of both grades for January also showed an in- crease over the preceding month. Production in January amounted to 129,633 tons of print and 114,957 tons of standard news. Get up with the lark, but don't dis- turb others with your larkings. iminary to taking the declaration of the ve powers and the imperial more serious import to the empire, such asi hat the proceeds of land annuities| centers on the setting up of two| (hat he did mot feel any pu ments in_Ireland, one for the|would be performed by the injection of | | himself into the cont: government: tia] nominations and therefore he did largest opportunity - will | ‘embraced> wiil probably -includethedwy | i {or two. ~ Cabled Paragraphs - Few Trains Run in France. Paris, Feb. f.fl Notwithstanding the strike, the Paris, Lyon and Medi- terranean railroad today ran a limit- ed suburban service and a few through trains. «Tonight some trains are feeling their way over the rails in places where the signalmen have gone out on strike. 5 ERSHING WAS ° RECEIVED IN BOSTON Boston, Feb. 25 —General John J. Pershing visited this city today on an official inspection tour, found a pro- gram well arranged in his honor which occupied him well into the night. At a formal dinner given him by the city tonighe he urged the adoption of “some form of military training.” “I trust that never again will the American people be confronted by a situation’ similar to that which faced us at the outset of the war,” he said. “We may not have at another time friendly allies to hold the front lines for a year while we prepare for the fighting.” In the home of the Yankee division General Pershing paid high tribute to the fighting men of Massachuseits and to Major General Clarence Edwards, former commander of the division and now commanding gencral of the north- eastern department. “Massachusetts men were always to the front” he said, “whether in at- tack at St. Mihiel or in the Meuse- Argonne. They did their part and the people of Massachuseits should be proud of It. The distinguished de- partment commander who was in charge of the 26th division was always devoted to his canse.and the service he rendered over there needs no com- ment from me.” General Pershing urged a firm stand against anarchists and revolutionists, saying that “.nless we take a positive position against this dangerons ele- ment and eliminate them there is no telling to what limits they may go.” “It is gratifying.” he added, ‘that in these times the former -service men took such a decided stand against the police strike. here -last fall threatened the foundations of Zovernment.” The vse of heavy artillery mounted on rails and_tractors for the defense of the New Fngland coast was advo- cated hv Major General Edwards in his address of welcome to General Pershing. Adeauate defensive me: ures for New Eneland, he sa‘d second in imnortance only to for tion of the Panama canal HOOVER NOT TO FILE HIS NAME FOR NOMINATION ison Working For | Fedm_gljufimge Appeals to Legislature of Oklahoma to Ratify the Amendment. ‘Washington, Feb. 25. — sident Wilson today appealed t otHe legisla- ture of the state of Oklahoma to rati- fy the federal syffrage amendment. In an identical telegram sent to oth houses of the legislature and the leutenant governor, the president pressing m yearnest hope that Okla- homa will join the other suffrage states in ratifying the federal suf- frage amendment, thus demonstrating anew its sense of justice and retain- ing its place as a leader in democra- ey’ ANTI-SUFFRAGISTS WERE DEFEATED IN SKIRMISH Oklahoma City, Okla., Feb. 25.—An- ratification forces suffered a defeat in the first skirmish in the house today when a substitute resolution referring the question of ratification of the fed- eral woman suffrage amendment to popujar vote in the August primaries was Tuled out of order. When the chairman’s decision was appealed to the house a standing vote without roil call call showed 54 members sustain- ing it. This was approximately two thirds of those present. OKLAHOMA HOUSE VOTES FOR SUFFRAGE Oklahoma *City, Okla., Feb. 25—The Oklahoma house today passed a joint ! resolytion raifying the federal wo- man_ suffrage amendment after nearly six hours debate, by a vote of T4 to 14. Thbe resolution was sent at once to the semate and_was given its first reading. Consideration will be re- sumed tomorrow. POLICEMEN TESTIFY FOR SOCIALIST ASEMBLYMEN Aibany, N. Y., Feb. 25.—The defense in the trial of the five suspended so- cial® aSsemblymen charged with dis- | loyalty late today produced two po- licemen who denied the alegation by a Soiomon, @ defendant, spat on the ‘i American flag at a socialist street secution witness that Charles corner meeting jn Prookiyn in 1917. Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 25 Hoover informed the Ge cratic state executive committee today service not intend to file his name for a place on the ballots of the Georgia preferen- tial primary to be held April 20. Mr. Hoover's candi ‘was brought forward in Georgia recently hy a peu- tion signed by more than the required 100 democrats who asked the state ex- ecutive committee to file his name as a candidate. As the committee had ruled Herbert | ia demo- | s for presiden- | In introducing its evidence regard- { Ing the_flag incident. the defense call- | Ked ASsemblyman Solomor, to the Vsiana for a few minutes to’ fix the time of the Brooklyn meeting describ- ed by the prosecution witness—Miss | Bllen B. Chivers, an 18 vear old ste- nographer, the credibility of whose testimony previously had been at- tacked by a member of the assembly | judiciary committee, which is con- | Queting the hearings. Then Police Captain Charles A. Zanes and Patrolman Edward T. Cody, .two_of half a dozen policemen tending. the meeting, denied thé Story that & man mest be o democrat to run ir:f Jiss Chivees BiEt Baitmpitivd s ArY, and 4§ MF. HEover | sz } never had delared -himstlf, a letter | st S IR was written by the mittee asking | SPcaker refuse to relinquish his pla him if be cared to qua His x made public here tonight, said: “I feel confident that it is not neces- sary to dwell at length upon my grat tude to you for the honor implied I your letter of Feb. 224 “I especially appreciate it. since I was not identified Wwith the democratic party before the war, and my official connection with the government has been solely a war ser quently not af a partisan character. “I have not been able to persuade myself that any real public service will be performed by infecting myself into the race for the nomination to the zreatest horor at the disposal of the American people. “Therefore, aside from any reason. I do not intend to file nam Cha‘rman Flint of-the state exect tive committee said tonizht that in | view of Mr. Hoover's renly his name | cou'd not be placed on the primary | ballots. A | | other my SUPREME COUNCIL TO TAKE WILSON’S ADRIATIC NOTE | London, Feb. 25—The Supreme | Council tomorrow will take up Presi- | dent Wilson’s reply to the allied note on the Adriatic quzstion, which reach- | ed London this morning, and if a re- | joinder is necessary the council will | attempt to formulate it immediately because the members hope to end the London -session Saturday, although possibly it will be extended for a day The council did not consider | the nte today. Owing to the necessitv of Premier | Nitti's presence in Rome and the| activities of other members, the coun- cil did not complete the Turkish trea- ty. All points have been settled ini principle, but many details are being arranged. The documents probably will be left with the ambassadors’ conference at Paris. It has been decided not to make public the decisions piecemeal but to await completion of the treaty. FOR 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS Hartford. Conn,, Feb. 25—A coni- mission te vepresent the state in the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pllgrims at Ply- mouth Rock was appointed by Gov- ernor Holcomb tonight. An act pass- ed by the last session of the legisla- ture provides for a commission of | eleven members, includjng the gov- ! ernor and lieutenant governor, and nine others. The governor named the following: Simeon E. Baldwin, New Haven; Frank B. Weeks, Middletown; | Chares E. Thompson, Hartford; Rev. Frederick W. Harriman, Windsor; Edward S. Boyd, Woodbury; Chas, E.| Gross, Hartford; Miss N. Louise Mitchell, Hartford; - Mrs. Clarence E. Bolmer, New Haven; Mrs. Sarah T. Kinney, Hartford. STATE RESTS IN TRIAL OF ANTONIO VALENTINO New Haven, Conn., Feb. 25—The state rested its case today in the trial of Antonio Valentino, charged with the murder of Salvatore Zollo, in Derby, on October 30. Several Wit- nesses for the defense then testified. Mrs. Jenny - Valentino, daughter of Zollo, told how her father left Water- bury to go to Derby to collect $150 from Valentino. Mrs. Katherine Val- entino, wife of the accused, testified that he came home on the night of the murder “so drunk that he could not understand.” Other witnesses told how Valentino, Zollo and Aniello Cristuolo drank “near beer” in a Derby saloon on the night Zollo met his deaith. . e and conse- | i the form to a recruiting party which had n up in a “bus’ | Miss Chivers had declared { had informed the soldier “the | gutter s good enough for you.” When Cdy was asked by the defense | lif, after the recruiting party ~had | { moved away, Solomon spat on either| lof the two American flazs on his; | platform. he replied with a grim | chuckle: ‘Ah-h1, no.” . ou were on duty, weren't you?” “I sure was.” In cr mining the policeman, who had testified .the meeting was! held in a non-socialist district “where | evervhody whs patriotia” and ‘“af red-blooded American would fly at the | throat of anyone insulting the flas,” i prosccution sought to show that the officers had turned their backs to the stand when™ the recruiting party came along and coud . not see what, Solomon was doing. As on_illustration that the alleged act might have happened without the‘r moticing it, the prosecution brovght out that they had not known until iater of the larrest of a 15 year| old youtn in the crowd who had call- ed the so'diers “nothipg but a lot of )s.” The arrest was - made witain 100 feet of Solomon, during the recruiting rally, Zanes testified. IRREGULAR CONTRACTS FOR WATCHES FOR U. S. ARMY Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 25.—The hearing of testimony in the case of Louis H. Wetmore, an American com- missioner, who during the war is al- leged to have been connected with irregular contracts for watches and compasses for the American army, be- gan today before the criminal court of Berne. Judge Witz presided. Wetmore was arrested in 'Paris. He is accused of having susgested to con- tractors that they place higher amounts on their accounts for goods sold in order that he might share in the difference in prices. It s chargea that Wetmore in this manner obtained more than 3,000,000 francs. The testi- mony is heing taken in the presence of two American delegates, Capt. John H. Kiplinger, as prosecutor, and Am- brose Clougmer, as military defender, and I stopped | BRITISH ATTITUDE ON FOREIGN EXCHANGE London, Feb, 25.—(Canadian Press) The Daily Mail says today that al- though the British government. has declared its intention of leaving the initiative in calling a -conference on foreign exchange to a meutral state or to the league of nations, the con- ference of premiers has protested at such a @ilay and hag arranged a discussion at an early date with ex- peris on the problem of high prices and rates of exchange. This disposes for the moment of a consyltation with the United States, the Mail says, but adds: ‘This is not a slight to America, but rather a recognition of the American stand- point that Europe must put up fi- nances before the United States feels any call to action on her behalf.” OFFICERS OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD New York, Feb. 25.—Reappointment of A. H. Smith as president of the New York Central Lines and of other offi- cers re-establishing the system as it existed prior to federal control was announced here tonight. Vice Presi- dents reappointed in charge of execu. Federal “Anned Tnvasion” 46 “Clean Up” Iron County Has Been Called Back. Iron River, Mich., Feb, 25.—Thirty- five federal agents and members of the Michigan state constabulary, | | who arrived last night under Major A. V. Dalrymple, prohibition = com- missioner for the central states, “clean ‘up” Iron County, tonight were en route back home, while Major Dalrymple was bound. for Whashing- ton to confer with Prohibition Com- missioner John Iramer. Major Dalrymple, who led the arm- cd expedition to Iron River with the avowed purpose of arresting county and village officers on charges conspiracy to ~ obstruct enforcement of the prohibition law, was instructed by Mr. Kramer to meet the opposing side seek a compromise without legal action. Worsting of the federal agents in the first clash with state officers in the cnforcement of the eighteenth amendment was a serious blow to en- forcement of the dry law, Major Dalrymple declared before his depar- ture, Martin 8. McDonough, prosecuting attorney of Tron county and leader of the county authorities, who Major Dalrymple declared were ‘in open re- volt” against the United States, re- ceived a telegram today from District Attorney Myron H. Walker at Grand Rapids advising him to take no ac- tioh until the district attorney could come to investigate. Mr.. McDonough had obtained a warrart for the arrest of Major Dal- | rymple charging him with malicious Iibel and had planned to have it serv- ed by Chief of Police Cyrus Sensiba at the railroad station last night. A telephone message from Crystal Falls, fifteen miles away, however, notifed McDonough that Major Dal- rymple, in anticipation of trouble, had issued fifty rounds of ammuni- tion to each man in his party. The prosecution then advised Iron River citizens to go home and avoid any demonstration, Today Mr. McDonough warned Ma- jor Dairymple that if he carried out his plan and arrested anyone in Iron county without a warrant or searched any private home for liquor the county officers would “arrest every man in your party and put them in ail The prohibition direetor had received orders from Mr. mer calling off the “armed invasios and no arrests were made. “Reports that I took the eleven barrels of wine from Leo J. Grove, federal proh‘hition supervisor for northern Michigan, and the state po- lice and returned ii to the Italians from whom it was taken are false,” McDonough declared. “I confiscated this wine when I found it in the possession of Grove, I placed my own men in charge and put the barrels in a safe place.” Major Dalrymnle found nine bar- tand-decorateld-with red:fags. .. They. Jels, 0f the winc in the busement..of. the home of the parish priest today and - destroyed the I'auor after tak- ing samples for evidence. WOOD PARTICIPATING IN OHIO POLITICAL CONTEST Columbus, 0., Feb. 25—Major Gen- eral Leonard Wood late today formal- ly entered Ohio to contest with United States Serator Warren -G. Harding not only the preferential choice as the republican nominee for president but also Ohio's 48 delegates to the Chi- cago convention. His declaration of candidacy was filed with the secretary of state by John P. Price, his Ohio campaign manager. At the same time James R. Garfield of Cleveland a'so filed his declaration as a candidate for the republican presidential nomination. Mr. Gar- field's candidacy is understood to be only for the purpose of giving Wood candidates for delegates a .chance to express their second choice as required by the Ohio primary law. Inasmuch, however. as Mr. Garfield's filing as a presidential candldate will place his name on the preferential pri- mary ballot along with the names of Senator Harding and General Wood, the general's manazers are tryinz to Azure out some way in which his name may be kept off the preferential ballot. Though no formal: statement has been made. it is understood the con- test for delegates will be carried into every district by General Wood's man-- agers. The Ohio primary will be held April 27. ASSENM™"ING AT HARTFORD . - FOR INTERCHURCH MEET Hartford, Feb. 24.—Practically com- plete registration of the Interchurch World Movement pastors' conference at the Center church house delayed by bad transportation and late arrivals, showed today approximately 300 pres- ent. Every section of Connecticut and nearly every town is represented. Those ‘present come under fourteen different denominations. Delegates are divided as follows Congregational ~ i51; Baptist 56} Methodist Bpiscopal 47; Presbyterian {11; A. M. E. Zion 10; Protestant Episcopal 6; Universalist 3; Advent Christian and Disciples 2, each; Swedish Lulwran, Friends, Christian Reformed and United Bretren, 1 each. FRATERNAL CONGRESS PLANS TO “AMERICANIZE” AMERICA Chicago, Feb. 25.—Plans to “Amer- icanize” America are being laid by the National Fraternal Congress, in ses- sion here today to suppiement work of the churches, schools and the American_Legion, according to W. B. Rogers, New England manager of an insurance union, Several thousand societies are rep- resented in the convention, Mr. Rogers sid, with a total membership of four illion_people. / Mr. Rogers was a member of ‘the governors and mayors’ conference with President Wilson's ‘cabinet in March. The conference at that time recommended that the best way to combat radicalism in the United States was through fraternal societies. DEPORTED BECAUSE DH;LD WAS “FEEBLE MINDED” New York, Feb. 25.—Another family was separated at Ellis Island today when Mrs. Florence Gothe and her daughter Marie were deported because immigration officials declared the child “feeble minded.” Two other chilaren who accompanied the mother were permitted to remain heré with their tive departments of the system are: A. T. Hardin, Ira A. Place,- A. H. Harris, G.+H. Ingalls, J. Carsten- sen, all of whose headquarters are in Nek York. father, Robert Gothe, a waiter in the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. Several pa- trons of the hotel who knew Gothe had appealed unsuccessfully to the Wash- ington authorities in his behalf. s | Condensed_isiegrams l New Jersey | tof of | the i ‘The wool auction sales in. London were postponed on account of fog. egisiaturc voted for the sale of 3.50 alcoholic b'eveh.\ges. Max Liberman and Antonio Lanzo of Hartford are charged with theft of tobacco from a warehouse. Decision to withdraw British troops from Batum, which-was recently an- nounced, has been cancelled. An attempt has been made to assas- sinate Prince Regent Alexander of Serbia and Premier Protitch. Health ‘Commissioner Copeland of New York inaugurated an education- al campaign to combat diphtheria. James Scarlet, one of the most wide- ly known lawyers in Pennsylvan'a, died suddenly at his home in Danville Barry Hogarty, an American citizen, was kidnapped by Mexicans at Matimi, Durango, and is being held for ransom. Snow records for 27 years were broken at Portland, Me., when the to- tal for the present month reached 41.7 inches. Thefts of liquor from bonded. and distillery warehouses- have increased i at an alarming rate since the country went dry. Lack of moisture is beginning to tell on the Kansas wheat crop and danger of serious loss of planted acreage is threatened. A law taxing mining profits has passed Bolivian congress. The meas- ure has been sent to the president for proclamation. 1f grape juice in the navy stores con- tains more than one-half of one per cént. of alcohol, supply officers will be held responsible. . Imports into France in January amounted to 2,002,200,00( francs, an in- crease of 379,938,000 francs over Jan- uary of last year. Resolutions have been introduced in both branches of the Maryland legis- lature to rescind ratification of feder- al prohibition amendment. George H. Burt was elected presi- dent of the State Bank Trust Co. of Hartford to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George F. Hilis. Approximately 2,500 men have been About one-fourth of Chicago's total vote was polled in the city’s first non- partisan election. Only 259,543 votes were cast, 191,935 by men and 67,608 by women. Penitentiary and jail sentences rang- ing from three to 15 months were im- posed at Cincinnati upon 13 socialists tonvicted of conspiracy to defeat the military draft. 28, of Windsor Locks, ing since Monday and police and town officers in that sec- tion of the state have been asked to look for him. John C. Olmstead, a landseape are tect who designed - many exposit] grounds and park systems throughout the country, died at. his home in Brookline, Mass. Within a few years thero will be no more lynching of negroes in the south, Dr. Robert R. Moton, the negro head of Tuskegee Institute predicted in an address at Boston last night. | Hereafter no limit is to be enforced against the amount which'any individ- ual interest my buy or sell future de- liveries in the corn market in Chicago or at other leading markets. The seizure of cight moonshine stills and the capture of thirteen persons charged with violation of the West Virginia liquor laws were announced by the prohibition department yester- day. A dozen persons were arrested after midnight for appearing in the streets of Dublin without permits. They in- cluded a Dublin newspaper man seek- ing for copy to show how the law could be evaded. % Miss Catherine C. Walsh, 54, one of the sisters of United States Senator David 1. Walsh, whose inspiration and | sacrifices he has sald made possible his success in life, died at the family home at Clinton, Mass. Suit to test the validity of the adop- tion of the national prohibition amend- ment was filed in Federal Judge Wal- ter Evens' district court, Louisville, Ky., by the Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company. A fight for greater recognition of women in national educational affairs developed at a meeting of the women delegates of the superintendence de- partment of the National Education Association at Cleveland. The American steamship Moccasin, operated in the New York-South Am- erican setvice, arrived at New York yesterday, completing the first round trip of a govemment-owned passen- ger vessel in the all-American trade. U. M, Sum Kim, chief of the Kayue Indians of Umatilla county, Oregon, who was en route to Washington on business for his tribe, was found as- phyxiated fn a hotel in Chicago. The police were of the opinion that he had blown out the gas. At the close of a hearing in the cap- itol before the public utilities commis- sion yesterday, Chairman Higgins an- nounced that the commission approved the purchase of the common stock of the Connecticut Power Co by the Hartford Electric Light Co. "~ An offer of $5000,000 has been made by an American to the German governmernt for sections of the fa- mous altar piece painted by Jan and Hubert Van Eyck. formerly in the Cathedral of St. Bayon, Ghent, and now in the Berlin Museum, MADE FLIGHT FROM SYDNEY TO MELBOURNE London, Feb. 25.—A despatch to the ning News from Melbourne under date Of Wednesday says that Cap- tain Sir Ross Smith has ‘landeq at the Point Cook airdrome there, con- cluding his flight from Sydney to Melbourne, the last stage of hig trip from England. /In all Captain Smith | still in Nacozari, awaiting the re- | Stekloff of the ‘covered more than 13,000 miles. {1aid off by the five packing plants in | Amepndments to Force\Ac ‘Washington, Feb. 25 Meeting the demand of “republican leaders. the house military committee by a bi-par- tisin vote today refused {o includ universal military training/in the army reorganization bill, which will fe formally reported, tomorrow by Chair- man Kahn. Sharp opposition to the re- organization - programme. is assured when the bill reaches the house goor, an dit may be attacked earlier by a minority report. v In rejecting immediate consideration of the training plan the committee voted that it should become the sub- ject of separate legislation to be fram- ed by a “friendly” sub-committee of seven named by Mr. Kahn, with an agreement of the leaders that its con- sideration would not be blocked after a thorough inquiry had heen made of | the cost and economic effects. This) investigation is expected to delay ac- | tion on'the question until the next ses- sion. With this temporary disposal of universal training, the committee vot- 1ed 10 to 6 to report the reorganization bill, providing for a_maximum peace time army of 17,700 officers and 299,000enlisted men, _including the Philippine scouts and unassigned re- cruits. Unlike the national defense act of 1916, which the new bill would amend, no definite tactical formation of the army is prescribed, this being left discretionary with the president. This feature is among the principal causes of the sharp opposition by the minority. Supporters of universal training plan offar amendments to force house ac- tion on the question, but opponents of the scheme hope fo frustratethese attempts through parliamentary tac- tics. Although the separate train- ing bill was ordered prepared “at the earliest practical date,” even its sup- porters were doubtful of consideration for months. Republican - leaders opposing _the plan’s appearance in the army bill in- cluded the members of the legislative steering committee. who based their objections principally on the ground that action should be deferred until the party’s stand was outlined by its national convention in June. They also agreed that house adoption of the plan at present was impossible. Announcement - of the committee vote on its rejection of training, a virtual reversal of its previous de- cision, was :withheld beyond a_state- ment that the division was 11 to b Four democrats and seven republi- cans were understood to have voted against a declaration in favor of | training, with the plan to become ef- fective July 1, 1922. The reorganization bill recofinizes aviation as a fourth arm of the army along with the infantry, cavalry and artillery, each service headed by a maior genefal. The tank corps is in- cluded in the infantry arm, and the chemical warfare service becomes separate corps to cohduct experiments in_gases. Other mew services, de- veloped during the war, are rejected or consolidated in the older branches. | EE REPORT I T MATARY TRAMNG House Military Committes Submits to Republican Leaders and by Bi-Partisan Vote Excludes It From Bill to Be Reported in the House Today—Sharp Opposition to the Reorgani- zation Bill is Assured When the Bill Reaches the House Floor—Supgorters of Universal Training Plan to Offer e []f tion on the Questicn. ‘Liberal provisions for building up the national guard arc carried in the 1l including gany of the recommend- ns advocatkd by guard offices reserve officers’+training corps in schools and colleges, reserving train- ing camps and the citi: continued, While the bill provides for a peace time army of more<than 10,000 troops stronger. than the defense acr, even the supporters of the enlarged army ‘were skeptit that it would sopn be- come a reality. The combat stibnght is authorized to be 250.000, the remainder of the forces bein absorbed in the supply and ‘administratice services, and the Philippine Scous and unassigned re- recuits. . The infantry force is fixed at a maximum strensth of 110,000 men and 4,200 officers, the cavalry at 20,- 500 and 950 officers, the field artillery at 36,500 men and 1,900 officers, _the coast artillery at 36,000 men and 1,200 ojers, the air service at 16,800 inen, including cadet fyers, and 1514 of- ficers. A finance department is established by the bill, its duties being strict- ly that of disbursing war department funds. Pupchase and transportation are placed in the guartermaster corps, but the business dealing of the de- partment are placed in the charge of an afssistant secretary of war. The general staff isienjoined under the bill from “assuming or engaging in work of an administratice nature.” In fixing the various grades of of- ficers, the bill provides for only one general—the rank now held by John J. Pershing—and directs that the of- fice “shall cease to exist when &, va- cancy oceurs.” Twenty-two major generals are authorized and 46 brig- adiers. Nurses, included in the med- ical corps, are given .relative rank with officers, but not the pay of the corresponding army grades, and chap- lains are to receive relative pay but not rank. Enlistments'in_the regular army are fiex at one or three years at the op- tion of the recruit. ~Pay of enlisted men is fixed at $30 to $75 a month, with .a_provision® abolishing the pres- ent laws for continuous service in- creases and substituting a flat ten per cent increase in base pay for ’C‘lk five years of service. The strength of the national guard —800 to each congressional district— is unchanged by the bill, but to en- courage formation of state troops rec- ognition will be given companies of fitty until July. v, 1921, after which the minimum requirement will be 65 men, It also is provided by the bill that the guard of any state “may include such_detachments or .parts of units as may be necessary in order to form tactical units when combined with troops of other states.” Original enlistments in the guard would be for three years, with the re- enlistment period being for one year, except that men who served in the army within the last two years may ens’ reserve are Ienlist for the one year period. REPORT OF BRITISH MISRULE IN IRELAND London, Feb. 25.—The report of the commission of labor men which re- cently. investigated conditions in Ire- lanqg is a’strong denunciation of what is characterized as the British mis- rule of Ireland. This, the report de clared, would drive any spirited na. tion into deep-seated and dangerous discontent, adding that “where the administration is not merely unintel- ligent, it appears to be deliberately provocative,™- The report sets forth that Ireland has become utterly estranged ang the Irish problem, as the labor -delega- tion sees it, is “a problem of political pathology.” 3 Abundant evidence exists, the re- port finds, of the need of action twith regard to social matters, such as housing, wages and education, put the political issue, it holds, obseures| these questions. “The economic regeneration of Ire- land, which would help materially to destroy existing animosities aund| speedly ‘efface the memory of his-| toric wrongs” the report adds, “can- not be successfully achieved uniess! ang until _the po'itical problem is solved. The fundamental necessity, therefore, is a change in the political system.” REDUCTION IN DIVIDENDS OF COPPER COMPANIES New. York, Feb. 25—Quarter dividends of the so-calied porphyry copper companies were materially re- duced at the meetings of the boards of drectors today . Chino Copper cut its disbursement from 75 to 37 1-2 cents, Ray Consol- idated from 30 to 25 cents and. Ne- vada Consolidated from 37 1-2°to 23 cents. Utah Capper, controlled by the same interests maintained the $1.50 cent rate of the previous *quarter. In explanation of the reductions it was stated that general _financial conditions, low production and prob- lems of taxation make such action conservative. i CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING WHISKEY FROM CANA?AX Springfield, Mass., Feb. 24.—Frank P. Flovd. an employment agent hcre and Austin S. Watkins of Montreal. a Pullman porter on the Boston and Maine Railroad. Were arrested, here to- day, charged with smuggling ‘whiskey from Canada. Railroad detectives say they saw Floyd give Watkins thirtesn bottles of rye whiskey. Watkins had $137 in Canadian money and b books showing deposits” of several thousands of dollars. Both were locked up and federal warrants were sought. AWAITING THE RELEASE OF THEIR AIRPLANES Douglas, Ariz, Feb. 25.—Although! Lieutenants M. L. Wolf and G. L. Usher,. American_army aviators de- tained at Nacozari, Sonora, were re- leased yesterday following receipt of an order_from Mexico City, they are lease of their airplanes. CONTRACTION OF CREDITS IS BECOMING WORLDWIDE New York, Feb. 25.—Indicationt that contraction of credits is becom: ing worldwide and that future esti- mates of values will have to attune themselves to this condition caused further liquidation of securities on the stock exchange today. Speculative shares recorded addi- tiohal losses of two to ten points, or a total of 25 to 120 points from their best quotationg of the early ‘weeks of the year. Seasoned or standard stocks were from 15 to 40 points lower for that period. The bond market was affected in relative degree. Investment rails ex- tended their steady depreciation of the past few months, while Liberty bonds and Victory notes established lowest quotations in their history. The feature of that branch of the bond market was the Liberty 3 1-2's, the first of this government's war underwritings. That issue was freely sold throughout the active session down to 94.30, which exceeds its pre- vious low record by 1 1-2 per cent. Local signs of tighter money were provided by an advance in call loans from 6 per cent. to 15 per cent. The federal reserve bank also deemed it expedient to advance rates of inter- jest and discount as secured by treas- of stock market hem, were Crucible, Republ'c, United States Steel Bethle- Lackawanna and at extreme de- 9 points; Chandler, Stutz, ' Pierce AArrow and Studeba- ker Motors at 2 1-2 to 6 points; oils ang shippings at 2 to 4 points and affillated specialties at 3 to ¢ points. clines of 2 to FIGHT IN HOUSE ON ' DYESTUSFS TARIFF BILL Washington, Feb. 25.—Prospects of & prolonged fight on the house dyestuffs tariff bill developed today- when the measure was taken up by the senate. Senator Kenyon, republican, = lowa, characterized the bill as ‘ most unusu- al in its application of the protective tariff,” while Senator Borah, republi- can; Idaho, predicted that the bill might require as much debate as the peacde treaty. lay the bill It is the intention to aside tomorrow to take up the treaty, which then is to be kept coatinuousiy before the senafe’until a final vote i8 reached. ] Necessity for early bill was urged by Senato sen, Tepublican, New Jersey, who said the president even hed seen'fit to rec- ommend such, legislation’ fa order to protect the American dye ustry from Germany. assaze of the Frelinghuy- —_ LATEST RETURNS FROM THE MOSCowW =CTIONS London, Feb. 25.—A wircless des- patch from Moscow says that the lat- est returns in the Moscow clections show that'of the 853 Soviet members chosen, 762 are holsheviki, 27 sympa- thizers' with the movement, fifty-four members of no party, nine Menshevki, or minority, and one snarchist. Editor newspaper Izvestia was h adds. elected, the R