Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 28, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 52 dtRemd POPULATION 29,919 BOLSHEVIST PLAN FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF RUSSIA Leon Trotzky, Minister of W plates Converting the Red Army Into an Army of Labor, to Fight Against Economic Ruin and Against Hunger— Three Branches Have Been Organized, One to Obtain Foodstuff, Another to Help Laying Down of Railway Lines, the Third to Repair Agricultural Implements and Machines — Trades Unions Must Register ‘Qualified Workmen in the Villages—Soviet Russia’s Peace Pro- posal Will Receive No Consideration From;the American ar of Soviet Russia, Contem- Government. i Lon Feb. 27.—Leon Trotzky,, Trotzky, “Under these conditions can ninuli?'n'n(};:\—i + Russia, addressing | the soviet regime be blamed? TIs it rd_Russian _congress held in g»‘x“om“:r January 5 last, outlined the bolshevist plan for converting the Red army iato an army of labor, ac- cording to reports of his speech reach- ng here. x“'fle‘;e?rln‘ to the work of the Red army, Troizky said: “They ithe soldiers have learned under the very hardest conditions to jead hundreds of thousands of or- ganized masses and have led peasants into battle. They will be trained of- ficers. There is still one way open to the reorganization of national econ- say of unmiting the army and changing the military detachments of the ~\ay into de- tachments of a labor acmy. “Many in the army have already ac- cotaplished their miliary task hut Now they cannot demobilized as yet. that y have been released from their miiitary duties, they must fight onomic ruin and against hey must work to .obtain and other heat producing they must take part in in clearing the lines _DI snow rejizing roads, building sheds, grinding flour. ete. 3 “We have already organized several of these armies and they have been allotted their tasks. One army must ouadn ioodstuffs for the horkmen of the districts in which it was form- erly stationed and it also will cut wood, cart it to the railways and re pair the engines. Another army will in the laying down of railway o for the transport of crude oil A third labor army will be used to Tepair agricultural jmplements and machines and, in the spring, will take part in the workiny of the land, “At the present time among working masses there must be the greatest exectitude and conscientious- Pess. tosether with responsibility to the end, and there must be the ut- most strictness and severity both in small and great matters. If the most advanced workmen of the _country will devote their thoughts, all their will and all their rp\‘o)'.[:ionar)’ duty to the cause of regulating ecomomi; affairs, then 1 have no doubf that w shall lead Russta on-a new fres road. to the confounding of our enemlies and the joy of oUT friends.” 2 Trotzky pointed out in his speech that the economic situation.in Russia today is mot unlikt that existing throughout Europe, only the problems ar=_more acute. “We were cut off from our coal sup- ply, crude oil and cotton” said the source of evil. A factory may be run on capitalistic lines, it may be- long to one person or a company, it may be socialized or may form part of a cmplete communist state, but if it lacks raw materials it cannot work. The Russian proletariat already feels responsible for the welfare of its country and for its economic life. The hardships and poverty we are suffer- ing are educating the workers of the proletariat. “Under those conditions every work- man and every. workwoman is bog%» ning to realize what economic life means to the country This makes us confident that we will overcome our economic disorganization. “We shall succeed it qualified and tive labor. Trade unions must reg- trained workers take part in produc- ister qualified workmen in the vil- lages. Only in those localities where trade union methods are inadequate ntaer methods must be introduced, in particular that of compulsion, be- cause labor conscription gives the etate the right to tell the qualified workmen who is employed on some| ppimportant work in his village: ‘You are obliged to leave your present employment and go to Soromna or Kolomna, because there your work is required.’ “Labag conscriptions means §12h Uam qualified workmen who _lea e army must take their work books and proceed to places where. they are re- quired, where their presence is nec- essary to the economic system of the country. We must feed these work men and guarantee them the mini- mum food ration.” SOVIET RUSSIA’S PEACE PROPOSAL TO BE IGNORED Washington, Feb. 27—Soviet . Rus- sia’s proposal to the United States for peace will receive no consideration from the American government, it was stated today at the state department. The proposal, addressed to the Unit- ed States, Japan and Rumania was re- ceived at the siate department to- day, having been forwarded by Min- ister Morris at Stockholm. It was picked up there<by radio after it had been broadcasted by the Soviet wire- less station at Moscow. Officials said it did not differ from previous . proposals made by the bol: sheviki to the great powers and that it would not be made public as it was regarded largely as an effort to furth- er Soviet propagander throughout the word. TRIAL OF TEN INDUSTRIAL WORKERS ON MURDER CHARGE % s 97 A e Montesano, Wash., Feb. 27.—A fense version of what happened just before the shooting at Centralia, 2 during an Armistice day pa- e which four former soldiers were killed, was siven here today at the trial of ten Industrial Workers of the World on a charge of murder. Britt Smith, secretary of the Cen- tralia local of the I. W. W., and one of the defendants, was on the witness stand most of the day. Prior to call- Smith, George F. Vanderveer of eounsel for the defense announced he attempt to prove that Warren imm, with whose murder the de- fendants specifically are charged, was killed while committing an overt act and that he was a party to a conspir- acy to raid the L. W. W. hall. Smith testified that he and-some of be other defendants were in the hall while the parade was in progress and tha tthere had been talk among them of “protectihg ' the’ hall against d ma Asked to describe what then occur- 1. the witness said: “The first thing 1 saw the soldiers the window. - Then onme of ‘them in the door. Then shots rang 1 went to the back of the hall to get my zun from my desk. When I got It 1 found the men 'Had gone around te try to get in at a side door. The shooting in the hall was from the crowd. 1 didn’t see who shot.” Smith said the first shot he ‘saw or eard was fired by a man in uniform n _the street in front of the hall. Efforts of ‘the defense to offer testi- meny relative to an alleged conspir- acy to raid the hall were blocked by a ruling of the court to,the effect that an overt act on the part of Warren Grimm must first be proved. at kicked out SNOW CAUSING TROUBLE IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS Springfield, Mass. Feb. 27 High wind today continued to drift the snow and raflroad lines in western Massa- chusetts. particularly the branches, were kept open only by the constant running of scrapers and the frequent use of zangs of shovelers. Many suburban troller lines in this vicinity were wholly or partly blocked. + The Ware River branch of the Bos- ton and Albany was opened today af- ter being buried under snowdrifts for two days. On the Athol branch of the same railroad the afernoon southbound passenger train. after struggling against drifts for hours. succumbed in 2 snowbank at Ludlow after midnight yesterday morning and was not re- ieased until davbreak. All trains were running today but were impeced by @ ifts. The Tariffville branch of the Cen- trai New England, over which only two trains are normally operated each Aay. has been closed since Wednes- aay. TROUBLES OF INTERURBAN _ RAILWAYS IN MAINE § Lewiston, Maine, Feb. 27.—Two hun- “ »d miles of interurban electric rail- way in western and central Maine weére temporarily abandoned today. after a prolonged struggle against drifts piled up by successive snow- starms. Cars and ploys were sent to tha, barns. BRITAIN'S PROPOSALS TO SOVIET GOV'T OF RUSSIA Buenos Aires, Feb. 21.—What pur- ports to be the basis of Great Britain’s proposals to the soviet government of Russia, which James O'Grady, the British representative at Copenhagen, transmitted to Maxim Litvinoff, rep- resentative of the. Moscow govern- ment, are contained in a ‘despatch from the correspondent of La Nacion, in Rome, as foliows: rst: Tacit recognition of the Maxi- malist political regime. Second: Non-interference by Great Britain with respect to the internal condition of those countries separated from former Russian rule on the west, namely, Finland, Esthonia, Lithuania, Ukrainia and Poland. Third: = Non-interference by Great | Briain in the affairs of Siberia. Fourth: Demobilization of the Red army. ¥ifth: A promise by the bolsheviki to_recognize the Independence of the meridional republics, especially Geor- gia. ixth: Non-interference by Russia with the territories on the frontiers of Georgia and Persia. Seventh: Payment im 2old for goods exported or imported between Russia and Great Britain. Eighth: A regime\ of commercial equality for' Russia and Great Britain in the autonomous states on the west- ern front. The correspondent says the Moscow zovernment is disnosed to accent sev- eral of thees points, but that it is firm against the fourth and sixth*points. NO PROGRESS ON TREATY RESERVATIONS IN SENATE Washington, Feb. 27. — The senate talked without acting today in its con- sideration of the peace treaty. As on yesterday, most of the time went to ‘the irreconcilable opponents of ratification, Senator Norris, repub- lican, Nebraska, one of the irrecon- cilable group, making a four hour speech in denunciation of the treaty provisions affecting Egypt and _the treatment accorded the Egyptian dele- gates to Versailles. Only for a brief period just before adjournment was there any discus- sion of the pending reservation, which deald with decision of domestic ques- tions under the league. Adoption of the reservation in its original _form was advocated by Senator Smith, democrat, Georgia, who argued that the substitufe preseated vesterday hy Senator Hitehcock of Nebraska, the administration leader, would amount to amendment of the treaty. BIDS ON STEAMERS YALE AND HARVARD REJECTED Washington, Feb. 27—Bids on the steamers Yale and Harvard were re- jected today by the navy department as too low. The vessels, which were operated in the English Channel transport service during the war, were purchased by the navy at an appraisal of approximately $2.000,000 for both. The present anpraisal is $1,750,000. against which the highest bid received was $1,580000, submit- ted by a Los Angeles company. A new bla will be invited. Contentment is never vegotten by regret. - Cabled Paragraphs Bolsheviki Occupyi Lendon, Feb. 27. — Occupation of Onega by the bolsheviki is announced in a bolshevik communication receiv- ed here. 1 g Onega. - The town of Onega is on an arm of the White Sea, about 80 miles south- west of Archangel. PACKERS MUST GIVE UP ALL UNRELATED BUSINESS ‘Washington, Feb. 27.—Divorcement of the packers from all business not directly related to the packing of meat was made mandatory today through ‘signature by Chief _Justice McCoy in the District of Columbia supreme court of a decree filed by At- torney G Njral Palmer with the con- currence o. the packers. The decree, which must be carried out within two years, affects 87 .cor- porations and 48 individuals, of which Swift and Company, Armour and Company, Morris and Company, Wil- son and 'Company and the Cudahy Company are the mapjor members. Attorney General Palmer in filing the decree explained to the court the terms under which the agreement be- tween the government and the pacl ers was reached. When he concluded, a joint statement for all of the defend- ants was made by counsel and Jus- tice McCoy signed the decree, saying that as the parties were in agreement .there was no question for him to de- termine. In his statement to the court Mr Palmer said the decree was “swee ing in its scope,” adding that he was i sure it would be “highly beneficial to the public in its effect.” “The decree,” he said, “is designed to restore freedom of competition and increase the opportunities for individ- ual initiative in business, which must in time bear good fruit for the pub- lic welfare. In brief, the decree re- moves the menace of control of unre- lated industries by the ‘Big Five’ and the business of distributing meat and its by-products under an injunction which restrains them from unfair and unlawful practices.” M. W. Borders in making the joint statement for the defendants said it | was not guilt which prompted the packers to enter into the decree -“for they have not violated any law.” In- stead, the packers, he said. desired to assure the American people that monopoiy of the food supply by the packers was not possible; to stop icriticism of the industry, damaging | alike to it and to the people; to pro- mote better understanding between the industry and the public “the dangerous period of rcconstruc- tion” and te stabilize conditions in order that the efficiency and benefits of the industry might be preserved. “That the packing industry is ef- ficient and cpnducted on the smallest margin of profits of basis industry in the country, “the defendants stand read. lling to demonstrate at all times. If this is true as to profits, which we most solemnly assert, then it is to the in- terest of every man, woman and child in this nation that this essential and complex industry * * * be given just, fair and equitable treatment.” EXECUTIVES OF RAILROADS APPROVE PROVISIONS OF BILL New York, Feb, 27.—Approval of the railroad bill now hefore the president was. expressed at a_hearing todey éxecutives representing Dtely 90 per cent. of the country’s railways, who discussed the provisions of the bill in connection with the resumption of private ownership on March 1. In a statement issued at the close of the meeting the executives predicted that the proposed legislation would be suc: cessful if “the credit of the carriers is mad¢ sufficient to enable them to per- j form their public duties.” According to the executives, the rail- 1 i ways are approximately five years behind in_operating equipment as a whole, and sufficient credit must be first established, it was stated, hefore the carriers could® begin the task of overcoming that deficit. ‘With the resumption of private con- trol and under the provisions of the bill every agency connected with the operation of railways is upon trial, the statement said. It continued: “The legislation marks a new depar- n the part of congress in its s with respect to regulating the instrumentalities of interstate com- merce, Whatever differences of opinion may exist as to the adequacy the desirability or the validity of some of the provisions, there must be uni- versal recognition of the high and pa- triotic purposes of those in congres chiefly responsible for the legisla- tion. The government policy of the fu- ture, will, no doubt, depend upon_the success of the experiment now made. “The act itself is about to enter up- on its ‘test period.”, In addition to the act, the Interstate CSommerce Commission, the several state com- missions, the labor unions and car- riers themselves are all on trial.” DESIRES AND VIEWS OF NATIONAL EDUCATORS leveland, Ohio, Feb. 27.—With the election of officers of the department of superintendence, the selection of Washington as next year's convention city and the adoption of resolutions fa- véring the passage by congress of the Smith-Towner bill, providing for a sceretary of education in the presi- dent’s cabinet and an annual federal school appropriation of $100,000.000 for salaries and school activities and oth- er resolutions the National Education Association convention practically closed today. In a bitter debate the progressive element in the department of superin- tendence succeeded in securing for next vear a more democratic method of electing officers. . A motion by Durand Springer of Ann Arbor, Mich., providing for a primary system of nomination of officers at next vear's convention by ballot. was adopted. A final ballot, to be voted on at the final session, shall contain the names of two candidates receiving the highest num- ber of votes on the primary ballot. A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN FOR NATURALIZATION Indianapolis, Ind., Febh. 27.—A na- tionwide campaign in an effort to bring about the naturalization of the thousands of former service men of foreign birth will begin tomorrow un- der the auspices of the American Lé glon. Attention of the service men was called to the law that provides that anyone who served honorably in the army, nayy or marine corvs during the Tecent war may become naturalized upon presentation of his netition for naturalization. He need riot make the | hreliminary-declaration of intention or give proof of five years' residence Within the United States or pay the customary fee: Paradoxical though it maw seem, it's the idle tongue that works overtime. | confines their activities in future to| during | Is to Retire After Income Tax Returns For the Past Year Have noutces He is to Return to Private Life. ‘Washington, Feb. 27.—Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of internal rev- enue, has informed government offi: cials of his intention to resign short- ly. Although his formal resignation had not been received tonight at the ‘White House the matter of his succes- sor is understood to be under comsid- eration. Beyond the fact that he plans to re- turn to private life, no information as to the future plans of Mr. Roper was available here tonight as the commis- sioner was absent from the city. The resignation, however, it was acrertain- ed, will not become effective for sev- eral weeks, Mr. Roper having con- sented to remain at the head of the revenue bureau until after income tax returns for the past vear have been filed and the collection of such taxes, the first installment of which is due March 15, is well under way. In returning to private life, Mr. Rop- er will wind up a long public career as the administrattor of tax collection agency which last year gathered ap- proximately $8,000,000.000 in govern- ment revenues. He became commis- sioner of internal revenue in Septem- ber, 1917, just as the war emergency Been Filed — An-| Allied Premiers Have Invited President to Join Them in a Formal Proposal to the Ital- ian and Jugo-Slav Govern- ments. London, Feb. 27.—The reply made by Premiers Lloyd George and Miller- and to President Wilson's latest com- munication on the Adriatic guestion | repeats the assurance that they “never had the intention of making & delinite settlement without obtaining the views of the United States government.” The reply, which is dated Ieb. 26, is of the American representations had proved in prattice an almost insur- | mountable obstacle to the success of the negotiations. The premiers note as a fact of the greatest importance that President Wilson expresses a willingness to ac- cept any settlement “mutually agree- able to Italy and Jugoslavia rezarding their common frontier in the Fiume region, provided such agreement is not made on the basis of compensation elsewhere at the expense of ‘nationals of a third power.” This, the premiers agree, would be an ideal way of settling the question, and they express willingniess to do their utmost to reach a settlement by this road. In order to facilitate this process they are ready to withdraw their proposals of Dec. 9 and Jan. 20, because they believe if the . parties the trade. co-operative action on the part of such conditions, attention must be sired. ‘What better can you give than expect, to do business with them. In the past week the following Bulletin e ey Brings Merchant and Buyers Together ‘What every merchant wants is the attention and consideration of To receive such it is perfectly evident that there must be both. To receive attention under given to those whose trade is de- using the columns of the newspaper thus placing before the people the very proposition upon which you Obviously that is the logical adver- tising method to produce the biggest sales. Follow that method, extend your newspaper campaign and keep your goods moving, remembering all the time that when the medium for reaching the people in Norwich and this vicinity is desired there is none than can equal The Bulletin. mafter has appeared in the columns of The Bulletin, for two cents daily: Telegraph Local Genmeral Total Saturday, February 21.... 79 138 287 504 Monday, February 23.. 7 115 250 442 Tuesday, February 24 E2 128 194 401 Wednesday, February 25........ 8 113 254 450 |} Thursday, February 26... 79 12 416 618 Friday, February 27... 8 104 284 an Totals . ... 485 716 1685 2836 | caused abnormal increase in all fed-s | eral taxes and nec ssitated the expan- sion of the bureau from a small peace time affair, concerned chiefly with im- posts on alcohol ad tobacco into a tremendous machine reaching into the pockets of millions of citizens. Mr. Roper’s bureau was given the task of enforcing nation-wide: prohi- bition by the Volstead act and he util- ized the personmel and machinery formerly devoted to collection of ex- cise taxes to establish a prohibition | enforcement section, with branches in every state. Mr. Roper is a native of South Gar- olina. He was expect special agent of the census bureau from 1900 to 1910, during which time he developed a plan of collecting cotton statistics at the ginneries and originated the present series of cotton reports. He was ap- pointed first assistan postmaster gen- eral in 1913, resigning to become the chairman_of the organization bureau .of President Wilson's campaign for "re-election in 1916. He then was ap- pointed to the United States tariff corymission, of which he became vice chairman, resigning to take charge of the bureau of internal revenue. MRS. FRANK JOHNSON I8 SAFE AT ALEPPO, SYRIA New York, Feb. News of the safe arrival at Aleppo, Syria, of Mrs. Frank Johnson, of Newark, O., wife of a Y. M. C. A. worker who with James Perry, of Camden, Me., was slain by ban region on February was contained |in a cablegram received here tonight from Major James H. Nicol, director of Near East Relief, at Cairo. The despatch = said Johnson and Perry were en route to India in a Near East Relief motor car when they and their native driver were at- | tacked and killed on the Aintab road | north of Killis, its in the Aintab LIQUOR CASES OUTSIDE OF STATE AND DISTRICT COURTS Northampton, Mass., Feb. 27.—Three complaints, charging violation of the liquir laws. against M. Edward Lyons, | proprietor of the Madley Hotel, were ruled as outside the jurisdiction of su- perior court today by Judge C. T. Cal- laban. Under the Volstead act. Judge Callahan ruled that cases of this sort, must be tried hefore federal authori- ties and that such charges no longer can be heard by state or district courts. The charges against Mr. Lyons resulted from the alleged sale of wood alcohol whiskey last month. ELECTION FRAUDS FEATURE TRIAL OF FIVE SOCIALISTS Albany, N. Y., Feh. 27.—An “expose” of election frauds in New York city last fall, when “gunmen’ hired by re- publicans and democrats ware pic- turer as touring from polling places cheating socialists of their votes, fea- tured the closing tonight of the de- fense in the trial before the assembly judiciary committee of the five sus- Dpended "socialist assemblymen charg- ed with disloyalty. BOLSHEVIK LEADERS ARE " ARRIVING IN BERLIN London, Feb. 27.—Many foreign bol- shevik leaders have arrived at Berlin during the past few days, according to a_despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph from the German capital. The best known of the leaders is the Hun- garian, Alexander Garbi. whose visit, the despatch says, is believed to be connected with “the establishment of an international bolshevik organiza- tion with headquarters in Berlin, principally concerned. believe the al- lied and associated powers committed to supporting them in any particular Solution it will be more difficult to se- cure a voluntary agreement. ‘The premiers, therefere, cordially in- vite the president to join them in a formal proposal to the Italian and Jugoslav governments to negotiate an agreement on the basis of withdrawal of all previous proposals. “If, however, this attempt should prove unsuccessful, the French and British premiers agree that the United States, Great Britain and France should once more consider the ques- tion in common, with the view of ar- riving at concrete proposals. The premiers express appreciation of and agreement with President Wil- son's view with regard to the future of the Albanian people and say they are willing to urge upon the govern~ ments interested ~that they should bring their desires into line with the American viewpoint. With regard to the treaty of Lon- don, the premiers state that its “secret character” was due to military exi- gencies preventing its publication dur- ing the war. _The premiers declare they cannot disguise that should no. voluntary set- tle.. ent of the Adriatic problem be at- tained, the treaty of London would become the only valid alternative as far as they are concerned. Italy has co-operated lovally, they say, in trying to find a substitute for the pact, and the allies hope they will succeed in finding such a substitute What appeared to be at least a semi- official summary of the premiers note was received in press despatches from Tondon only a short time after the of. ficial text had reached the state do. partment and hefore it had been laid before the president. The state department_already had taker up with Tondon the question of king the rote public here and it was assumed that it would be given 0.t .after the president had studied it. The other exchanges were made publte vesterday. but it developed during the dav that the British government. wag planning to the press along with ihe netes some communications th pre- miers had had after Dec. 9 wich tha :;!_mhnha:d Tugoslay governments, ich had not been sent ' on government. o e t was noted from the summary the premiers" note s transmiied i e press despatohes it S hes that Great Brit- had not agreed to t withdrawal of the freaty of Tomger holding to its terms as a last resort should all efforts at voluntary agreer ment fail, President Wilson has made 1t clear that he cannot aceent that ¢ 2 aty of T.crdon as a basis for n settlement ct. he has stated i z with a de finniity that the axreement of Dok embodics the limits to which . the Americin government is willing to pe Under the premiers’ proposal, how. ever, no effort would be made to carry out the terms of this treatv untl an. niler attempt had been made by the Tinited States. Great Britain . and France fo arrive at a settlement. should the propased negotiations pe. tween Ttaly and Jugoslavia come. to nzught. The premiers’ agreement with Pres. ident Wilson's ‘views with regard te the future of the Albanian peonle wag received with satisfaction in Albanian quarters here, Constantine A. Checke rezi, the officfal Albamian representa. tive, had previously issued a statement declaring that the entire Albanian na. tion was “profoundly ‘moved” by the president’s stand against the proposed partition of Albana. Some men die hard and some others are dead- easy. BT A sgcond Yark” for the deportation of Reds will be ready in March. - Paris quoted the doliar at 14frs. 35¢. compared with 14frs. 10c at previous close. Detroit Labor Federation adopted a resolution endorsing a separale la- bor political party. ‘Bar gold was quoted at 121s 8d. an ounce in London compared with 120 8d at previous close. Bank of France reported gold on hand at the end of Feb. 26 amounting to 5,581.576,000 francs. John Barton Payne at home in Washington, suffering a heavy cold and fever. his with Stock Exchange seat of Ernest A. Fairchild was sold for $95,000. $,000 above the last transfer. More than 63,000 was raised to pay expenses of the Republican national coavention in Chicago next June. Federal Grand Jury at Albany re- turned indictments against four re- tail firms charged with profiteering. United States destroyer Dixie went ashore off Devil's Bank Reef, near Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica. George W. P. Hunt, former gov- ernor of Arizona, was nominated by President Wilson to be Minister to Siam. Members of the Boilermakers’ and Iron Shipbuilders’ Union went on ;‘trike at the Newburgh shipyards, N. XYL Turkish question was debated for many hours in the house of commons, much difference of opinion being shown. Secretary Baker declined to be a candidate for delegate at large from Ohio to the democratic national con- vention. Development of a pony polo team in the Yale reserve officers’ training corps will begin as soon as a field is available. - A complete set of “rules for the air” is prescribed in a bill to e in- troduced by Assemblyman Rowe of Buffalo, at Albany Decision was reached that the former German Crown Prince must pay taxes upon the basis of an annual income of 800,000 florins. A flood is feared at Caldwell and other towns along the upper valiey of the Passaic River if a thaw period of several days should occur. I giant sapphire cight inches long and weighing five pounds was found by a Bermese at Mogok. It is valued lat between £35,000 and £50,000. Seven armed bandits headquarters of “the' United ~ States navy food supply bureau, at New York and got away with $6,500, entered the Prince and’ Princess Christian of Hesse_ arrived at Nice. After a short stay in that city they will leave for Kmerica to visit the Princess' parents. The American Railway Express Co. through its president, G. C. Taylor, signed a national working agreement with the Order of Railway Express- | men. Robert Underwood Johnson, newly appointed ambassador to Italy, called at the White Hpuse to receive his final instructions before leaving for Rome. Archibald H. Bull, of the Bull steam- ship Co., 17 Battery Place, New York, left an estate of $5,000,000 and be- queathed $100,000 to charitable insti- tutions. Morrison Marshall, young adopted son of Vice President and Mrs. Mar- shall, died ‘at Washington after a short illness. He was suffering from acidosis. Andrew Furuseth, president of the International Seamen's Union, told Ithe senate commerce committee that “the essential requirement of sea power is men Major General George Barnett, of the marine corps, asked the house naval affairs committee for a marine corps strength of 7,400 men for the next fiscal year. The senior class school - finished its the Yale forest academic course once for Urania, La., to take up field work until June. A collision of two empty trains of the Hudson tubes south of the Erie station at Jersey City resulted tieup which was not raised until long after the rush hour. Acting Mayor La Guardia declared he ‘was with the teachers in their ap- plication for increased pay. He said “one teacher is and three preachers.” Satisfaction that the “status of Canada as a memper of the League of Nations is definitely fixed” was ex- pressed by the Duke of Devonshire at the opening of Parliament. Two firemen 'lost their lives and seven others were seriously injured during a fire in the Nassau plant of the (BR7okyn Urdon Gas ‘Company on the East River water. front. Inquiry by & naval board into charges of immoral practices in con- nection with the navy anti-vice campaign at Newport, R. I, wis fur- ther postponed until next Monday. Professor der Hagopian, vice president of the Armenian national delegation to the Peace Conference, recelved a message announcing the massacre of several thousand Armeni- ans. House and senate conferees reached agreement upon the second deficiency appropriation bill except - for four senate amendments on which the llwuse managers desire further in- structions. James Scarlet, widely known law- ver, wha won fame as ‘one of the prosecuting attorneys in the Pennsyl- vania State Capitol scandal ‘a de- cade ago, died suddenly at his home in Danvile, Pa. . Trouble between Irish factions in the United States was smoothed over and John Devoy, Fublished of an [iflsh paper in New York. announced it was all_the work of “British agents masquérading as Trishmen.” Thursday, and its members leave at| in al worth two generals | Washington, Feb. 27.—Bernard M. Baruch told a house war investigat- ing committee today that except for government fixing of raw materi prices quring the war. only the sham of producers would . have limited their rise and that the morale of the nation. would have broken under a riot of greed, In the course of a five hour exam- ination Mr. Baruch gave a first hand account of his services as chairman of the war industries board and as a member of the council of national de. fense and the American economic m'ssion at the peace conference. Throughout the long ordeal!’ with Chairman Graham trying to fathom his_relations with the president and his’ association with “Wall Street in- terests” Mr. Baruch never lost his temper or his smile. Qut of. his experience Wwith indust- rial problems, Mr. Baruch offered .the comforting hope that top production soon woulg come, with a - resuitant fall in . prices. But there would be the utmost demoralization today, he conténded, had the government' fail- ed to take hold and fix prices in a wild_scramble of world buying. When the hoarder and _profiteer see great production in ‘ht—and they will be the first to see it—they will get from under,” he declared. In questions about Mr. Baruch’s mission to the peace conference, Chairman Graham failed to show any evidence of a rupture between the president and the witness, the latter declaring that if Mr. Wilson found fault with his work “he was lkind enough not to say so.’ He added that the economic policy, as laid down by him, was approved by the Rresident and the “Big Fou 3 Mr.. Baruch smilingly défended him- self against many ‘charges.” includ- ing cstablishment of wartime cen- sorship,. daylight saving and prohibi- tion. Once he was asked who sug- Bernard M. Baruch Tells House War Investigating . fee That Except For Government Fixing of Raw Material : Prices Only the Shame of Producers Would Have Limit N ed Prices—Morale of the Nation Would Have Broken Under a Riot of Greed—With Increased Output the Hoarder and Profiteer Will Be Driven to Cover. : c 3 i’ I“’?L gested Herbert Hoover for food @ ministrator. & “I could not say any more than.T could say who it was that first named him as a presidential candidate,” he replied, and the inquiry quickly. turm- ed to other subjects. > et Long before the United States 4nto the war, Mr. Baruch testified, he told President Wilson there was mo; escape, at the same time urgihg mo- bilization of the nation’s resources, He could not remember, he said, what. opinion the president had expressed| on that question. i It hag been supposed that Mr. Ba=( ruch, who recently testified at New| York in connection with the commit tee's investigation of the nitrate sit- uation, would be questioned concern=i ing Muscle Shoals, but that big wari vroject was not mentioned. ) HIGH PRICED CLOTHING DEMANDED BY PUBLI Washington, Feb. 2'!.—-Ccmtinnefl public demand for high priced cloth: ing was reflected in the wool cf sumption for January, which indicat: ed, according to the department agriculture, that the year’s con: tion would establish a record. Manufacturers usedq 72,700,00! pounds of virgin wool, grease’ cquiv- falent, last month, compared with 38,200,000 pounds in the same mont last year. The largest percentage wool consumed was fine, to meet insistence of purchasers for fabrics composed of fine wools. The con. sumption of fine wool was the larg est reported for any month since thel department inaugurated its system of{ statistics. } Holding of hides and skins o1 January 31 showed a decrease frotn December 31, the department an- | nounced, stocks “on hana including! | 6,549,550 cattle hides, 1,570,718 calf \ skins and 277,626 horse hides. | PRESIDENT HAS NOT ACTED ON RAILROAD BILL ‘Washington, Feb. 27.—While there has been no intimation as to Presi- dent Wilson's views on the railroad bill, administration officials generally expect that he will approve it. The measure was rcturned fo the White House today from: the ‘depart- {ment of justice, which Tm‘ifi ‘At here was. po -coustitutional objeetion :o' Tis namiceion Yo the statute books. It later was referreq to Director Gen- eral Hines for his opinion. Mr. Hines has made a ‘study of the measure since it first was taken up in conference between the ho and senate and has said that he re- garded it as about the best legisla- tion that could be obtained under all the_circumstances. : The president has- before him re- quests of the railroad brotherhoods and the National Farmers' Council and the American Society of Equity that he veto the measure and also the requests of other farmers' organ- izations that he sign it and bring government control to an end. Railroad administration officials have begun preparations for complete contraction of the great wartime or- anization into the body which will act as the legal agencs Several hundred employes will find them selves out of jobs With the delivery of their p All regional staft: will turn over their work to the pro- per corporation officials in the re- spective regions. Orders recently were issued covering the methods by which changes in accounting and { transfer of funds will be made. Mr. Hines, however, still will have numerous important questions to deal with after he ceases to direct opera- tion of .the lines. A score of labor or- ganizations have unsettled wage de- mands hefore the federal — wage boards. Decisidns on May of these wlil be retroactive when finally de- cided and for that reason, the wage boards will be continued until all such claims have been decided. The divisions of law, accounting and the director general's immediate staff largely will remain. G. H. Par- ker, who has served throughout Mr. Hines' administration as financial as- sistant to the director general, will become controller of the contracted organization. . | DECIDE HOW TO DEAL WITH NEW JERSEY LIQUOR LAW Washington, Feb. 27—Officials _of {the bureau of internal revenue have reached a decision as to. their course of action with respect to the propos- ed legislation in New Jersey permit- ting the sale of beer containing 3 1-2 per cent. alcohol. The whole ques- tion, however, has been laid before Secretary Houston and public an- nouncement, it was understood, will be_made tomorrow. Prohibition enforcement and rev- enue bureau officials conferred at | lenght during the day on the situa- Ition. Department of justice officials also were consulted, but, pending a review of the case by Mr. Houston, in formation as to contemplated action was refusted. A*NEW HAVEN LETTER CARRIER HELD FOR THEFT OF LETTERS New Haven, Conn., Feb. 27.—Frank T. Doherty, a_letter carrier, charged with having stolen a_letter addressed to a person in New York city and in which was $4, was held by Commis- sioner Lynch in $1,060 today, for the Tnited States district -court 'which will resume. its 'session on . Tuesday next. 2 VALENTINO GUILTY OF . SECOND DEGREE MURDER New_Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 27.—An- tonio Valentino of Derby was found guilty of murder fn the 'second de- gree by a jury in the superior court tonight. Valentino was charged with the murder of Salvatore Zollo _in Derby on October 29, following a dis- pute over a mortgage. Sentence, which means life imprisonment, was deferred, by Judge Gardiner Greeme. REGISTRANTS IN OHIO'S PRESIDENTIAL PRIMAI . Columbus, Ohio, Feb. -27.—Entries in Ohio’s presidential preferentiall primary closed today -~ with four: avowed .republican candidates * and! three democrats in the race. All filed: declarations with the secretary o state, s 3 The - republican candidates United_ States Senator ~Warren - Harding; Major General Wood; James R. Garfield and Louis A. of Washington, D. C. i The ~democratic _candidates ~ arel Governor - James M. Cox, Former Governor James . Campbell an James O. Monroe of Chicago, | These lists, however, are expec to be narrowed down 'to two repub- licans, Harding and Wood, and oni democrat, Governor Cox, before tim for printing the ballots arrives, * | James R. Garfield is expected tof withdraw, his candidacy, being only: a formality in order to give candi-| dates for Wood delegates a chance tor express their . second choice. Thel same is true of James E. Campbell on the democratic ticket. Both Baird on: the republican ticket and Monroe on: the_democratic side probably will be: ruled off by Secretary of State Smith,, inasmuch as their ~declarations of, candidacy are not certified by fivel voters, as required by the Ohlo law. PLEADED GUILTY TO FIRST DEGREE BURGLAR' New York, Feb. 27—Ramon Rod- riguez and Adriano Alvarado Her= rera, who were captured after a spec= tacular flight down the face of the Hotel Knickerbocker last December after attacking Mr. and Mrs.' A, J. Broderick of Dallas, Texas; in_their rooms and robbing. them of = $30,000 worth of jewelry and cash -today! pleaded guilty to first degree burg- lary as second offenders. They ' be “sentenceq next Wednesday. = Assistant _District Attorney Boh: moved for immediate trial of the two after Judge Melntyre announced he had learned they were simulating fil- ness in an effort to effect their esc: from Bellevue hospital, to which they had been moved from the Tombs. ™" Mr. Broderick was hit on the h with a_hammer and. Mrs. - Brode was bound and gagged during the| robbery. A Broadway crowa watels, ed the attempteq escape and a po- licoman in the street took not shéts at the fugitives as they scaled the side of the building. TROUBLE OVER TRANSFERS =~ OF CANADIAN PACIFIC STOCK! Ottawa, Feb. 27.—The embargno o the sale of foreign-owned securitiesi has resulted in refusal of Canadian brokers' to make transfers of Cana. dian Pacific Railway stock, it was| stated today. The transfer oxfict\f&nq stock of -the road was moved to Naw. York during the war for the bengfit! of European and American intcresis. who constitute a majority of thaj shareholders. . The Canadian Bankers' associatie m with headquarters in Toronto, Wa said to have jurisdiction over the ae- tion of Dominion brokers. Canadian| Pacific securities have been dealt fn| more extensively here than any other! Dominion stock. ARMY WHIPPET TANKS TO CLEAN STREETS OF SN New York, Feb. 27.—Purchase 300 army whippet tanks . from . the, war department for use in openifix New York's arteries of traffic arter| future hlizzards will be ’re-:mmmrnlkdl to the mayor's committee on snow Fé- moval by \Arnold B. McStay, street| cleaning commissioner, he anfiovaced: tonight. One of the - “baby” with plough and scraper attached has demonstrated its efficiency since. the storm three weeks ago. . Mosty of the side streets still are piled with the snow which feil then. o The Royal Baking Company was cit- ed by the federal trade commiissicn answer complaints. of unfair mathada. _of competition,, - | o tanks