Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 12, 1920, Page 1

\ © VOL. LXI—NO. 63 ATLANTIC IN READINESS DURING WA m«tChrgeMdeb;MminlSimsAgdmttheNavyDe- partment—Tells Senate Committee That Frequent Pleas For American Warships in Darkness About Navy Department’s Policy Three l;;onllu'Afiu' the United States Entered the Wu—R-e- quested Committee to Call Herbert Hoover to Sustain Claim That War Was in of the German Submarin Washington, March = 11.— Charges that the Atlantic ileet was not kept in readiness for battle during the war were added by Rear Admiral Sims to his arraignment. of navy department policy in testimony today before the senale investigating committee. He told the committee that frequent pleas, for American warships - were disregarded and months lost in des- patching a squadron of battleships to join the British grand fleet. When the squadrop finally was ordered abroad, he said it was composed of four ships o different types, evidenge that other ships to form a homogeneous unit were “not ready for sea service He read also a message from the navy. dé partment showing that after the four wers selected it was necessary to dock them before they eould proceed, a de- ay of another two or three weeks. Tribute to the officers and men of the battleships was paid by the ad- miral, who said the work of fitting nto the British fleet was accomplished n four days, one of the finest exhibi- jons he had ever seen. Service with sh, he pointed out, neces: bandonment of all the Ameri- ies and signals and adopl(on/gf ish system. sts for American forces to supplement the allied naval patrol, Admiral Sims asserted, were refused at first hy the navy department on the zround that the “future position of the United States must in no way be jeopardized by any disintegration of thé Br Requ Were Disregarded—Was Kept Danger of Being Lost Because our main fighting fleet.” The admiral declared he was wholly unable to con- ceive of any war policy, especially in ‘a2 world war, based upon the require- { ments of possible future wars, anndmira!l Sims charged that it was three months after the United States entered the war before he received a statement of the navy department’s policy; that for seven months the de- partment failed even to answer his cables with regard to sending battle- ships, and then denied the request, but a month later reversed its position and ordered the sixth battle squadron abroad; that he first urged the des- patch-of all available tugs to the war i zone on April 23, 1917, but no tugs arrived until a year later, although 43 | were available to the navy f}epartr_n_enli the day war was declared in addition to many owned by private COTCEIN&S | that although he ked on June 28, 1917, that American - submarines be sent. to the war zone to help combat U-boats, it was four months before his | request was complied with, and then ! only five submersibles were sent, five more arriving four months later. Admiral Sims requested that the committee call Herbert Hoover to substantiate his statements that the: war was in danger of being lost by the es because of the German ub- marine campaign. The committee azreed to ask Mr. Hoover to appear Saturday to tell of food conditions in the allied countries in the summer of 1917. POLICEMEN DECRIBE . THE ARREST OF BERGDOLL New York, poiiceme ment today at the Givernor's Island of Grover v lana B doll, charged with desertion in evading the draft, described reception they received when, four- teen' strong, they forced an entrance into the liergdoll home and arrest- ed the accused last January. Patrolman Charles F. Macread, sin.d the officers were met at the do 0y the defendant’s mother, armed with a revolver. The party pushed past her and began itg search for her son. £ The wealthy young ~Philadelphian feund huddied in a window chest overed with cushions, acording to atrolman Charles Carroll, another ness. Bergdoll, who was not fully fed, refused to throw up his a revolver barrel was dug nto hig ribe, Carroll said. Carroll, who testified he had had a quarrel with the accuseq tweive years ago, said he had informed Bergdoll it was a “real pleasure” to arrest him. The defendant according to Carroll, had retorted the officer had confused nim with his brother, Erwin, who also is being sought as a draft evader. ving for the govern- courtmartial on iresse hands unt Mucready, who had asserted it was necessary to whisk - Bergdoll away from the house after his ar- rest hecause a‘* mob of workmen threatened to lynch him, denied under r.ss examination that the police had taken away from the house money and gems worth $35,000. He de- slared the residence résembled an ar- with rifles, revolvers and vowies knives everywhere in evidence. Major William G.Murdoch, chief disbursing officer in the - Pennsyl- vania adjutant general’ office, was calleq to testify concerning the de- linquent notice sent the defendant. SERIOUS SITUATION IN DAMASCUS 1S REPORYED London, March 11.—Official advicy sttae that the situation in Damascus is serfous. Emir Feisal, son of the king of the Hedjaz, it is explained, has thought it advisable to summon - the Syrian congress, which intends to de- clare the complete independence of the country and proclaim him king. The emir, it is stated, succeeded tempora- rily in forestalling such action,.secur- ing the vostponing of the meeting of the ~ongress, which had been called for March 6, but the excitement is said to be so great that he probably will be compelled to accede to the demands. Much opposition has been evidenced in Syria over the proposed arrange- menit for the future govérnment of the country. in January that Emir (Prince) Feisal had reached an agreement with the French zovernment under which he would recognize a French mandate for the whole of Syria, in rettirn for which France would recognize the formation of 2n Arabian state to include Damas- cus, Aleppo, Hema and Hamah under the administration of the prince. Later advices, however, indicated that the Syrians were insisting upon indepen- dence. NEW YORK HAS 20,000,000 POUNDS CF ARMY BEEF Albany, N. Y., March 11.—Twenty million pounds of beef, purchased for the mse of the American army -in France, is to be distributed to the people of New York state at a fizure below the wholesale prices, Com- gene H. Porter, of the division of farms and markets, an- nounced tonight. ANTI-BRITISH STICKERS FOUND ON MAIL MATTER Chicago, March 11.—Postal inspects ors today began an investigation of complaints from a Chicago manufact- uring firm that anti-British stickers had been posted on its mail recently after the letters had left the office. The stickers, placed on the reverse of the envelopes, read: *“Buy nothing that is made in England.” U. 8. SUBMARINE NO, 12 ASHORE ON HOG ISLAND Buzzard's Bay, Mass., March 11.— T'he United States submarine No, beund from Boston for Newport, R, L, went ashore on liog lIsland iy Upper Buzzard's Bay late todey, hut was ®aid tonight te be in no danger, S - larch 1l1.—Philadelphia Cleve- | the | It was renorted from Paris | MARIE TUCCI INDICTED FOR MURDER OF ,SISTER New York, March 1l.—Marie Tucci, who the police of Atlantic City say confessed to the murder ih this city | of her sister, Mrs. Angelina Conti, was indicted by the grand jury late today on a charge of murder in the first degre. Assistant District Attorney John F. Joyce —announced that extradition proceedings would be begun at once. A bench warrant was issued for Miss Tucci and a detective of the Italian squad of the police depart- ment started for Atlantic City. Joyce stated that information had been reeceived corroborating the story that Miss Tucci had killed her sister, belleying at the time that only by her act could she avoid leading a life of shame. to spirit 1 ss Tuccl "oUt of the coun- send her to Italy, also had been re- ceived, Joyce said. He added that At- lantic City was one of the points| scheduled in her trip south. WOW CLAIMS THAT HER SISTER SHOT HERSELF Atlantic’ City, N. J., March 11— Marie Tucci of New York, who, the police said yesterday, confessed to killing her sister, Mrs. Angelina Con- ti in their apartment in New York last Monday, today denied that she com- mitted tHe crime, Miss Tucci, who surrendered the police here after wandering aimlessly-for two days, de- clared she had quarreled with her sister, who flourished ~a revolver and 'shot herself twove during the struggle. The prisoner saig the q - rel rose over her objections to “r married sister's conduct, s Tucci was held for extradition to New York, although she announc- ed that she was willing to waive all formalities and return voluntarily. LATEST FIGURES BY THE CENSUS BUREAU ! | I ! Washington, March 11.—The census bureau tonight announced the follow- ing 1920 population figures and in- creases Louisville, Ky., 234,891, an increase of 10,963, or 4.9 per cent. St. Joseph’s, Mo., 77,735, an increase of 332, or 0.4 per cent. Chamgershurg, Pa., 13,177, an crease of 1,371, or 11.6 per cent. Louis #ile was the 24th city of the country in point of population in 1910, It showed a growth of 94 per cent.| at thai time over the census of 1500, while from 1890 to 1900 its increase ! was 27.1 per cent. Joseph’ .. in the 1910 cen- showed an apparent decrease in ropulation amounting to 24.8 per cent., while in 1900 census its increase was reported s 96.8 per cent. -The 1910 decrease is admitied to have resulted | fro-mheavy padding of the returns in | the 100 cemsus. in- » A SPECIAL SESSION TENN. ° LEGISLATURE FOR SUFFRAGE . Nashyille, Tenn., March 11.—Gov- ernor Roberts announced today that he would call a special session of the legislature to extend suffrage to Tennessee women in the event two! more states ratified the federal amend- ment prior to the next regular ses- sion. This will be done, the govern or explained, to preclude the pos: bility of contesting elections in which | women voted without previous enact- ment of state laws relaNnb to pave ment of poll taxes and registration, Governor Cornwell of West Virginia, Wwho was here today, said that even of the amendment was ratified forth- with women in his state €ould not vote next fall unless the legislature mean- while amended the registration laws. WILLIAM H. ANDERSON HAS RETAINED COUMSEL ! New York, March 11.—William H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, announced tonight | that former State Senator Edgar T, Brackett of Saratoga Springs has been retained as its counsel for the pro- posed investigation of the league by 'POPULATION 29,919 ANTIG FLEET NOT KEPT try by way of a southern port and}ing that even a tax on normal incomes the New York legislature. FRANCE IS TO RESUME RELATIONS WITH VATICAN Paris, March - 11.—(Havas) A measure providing for the resumption of relations with the Vatican was in- troduced by the government today in the chamber of deputies. ¥ No '*nce Found of a Farmer and His Wife and Their Home—All Were Blown Away. Springfield, Mo., March +11.—Ten persons are known to be dead and eight injured as the result of a torna- do which swept through the valley of Turkey Creek, near Branson and Hol- lister, in Taney county, today. Seven of the dead are children of Ranp and William Box, brothers, Ii ing at Melva, a small town five miles south of Branson. Four of William Box's children were killed and his brother lost three chil- dren. The wives of both men receivea injuries belicved fatal. Mrs. Alva Howard and child, living at Melya, were killed instantly. Wil- liam Jackson, living five milés south- east of Branson, was reported to have been killed. John Gross, a farmer, and his wife weer blown away with their home ana no trace has been found of either the home or its occupants. Ridgeway Manky was carried 1,000 feet from his home at Melva and when he regained: consciousness on the op- 1% € bank of Turl Creek he saw his young brother William struggling in the water. He was too weak to zive aid. Later the body of his brother was recovered downstream. The storm was not confined to Mel- va. Reports of homes carried away, buildings’ destroyed and children in- jurea continued to pour into the cen- ter of the stricken area tonight. The storm district included Kirbyville, Taneyville, Mildred, Oasis, Forsyth and Branson. Three Killed at Nevada, Mo. Nevada; Mo.. March 11.—Three per- sons wer¢ killed and property damage estimated at $100,000, involving évery building in the busines ection of the city, was sustained when a tornado struck Nevada today. The dead are: Paul William Bothlow, 22; 23. Pierson, 21; Harry Brewer, HOUSTON OPPOSES M'ADOOR'S PLAN OF REDUCING TAXES ‘Washington, March 11. — Opposing Former Secretary McAdoo's plan of reducing taxes by additional hond is- sues, Secretary Houston and Assist- ant Secretary Leffingwell today told the house ways and means committee, which is considering soldier relief leg- islation that any increase in the pres- ent government indebtedness would create a grave financial situation. Secretary Houston predicted that a bond issue of $2,500,000,000 necessary under certain plans of adjusted com- pensation now before the committee, “might result in a disaster,” while Mr. Leffingwell said “the worst thing possible would be to give bonds to former soldiers. as a great majority of them would cash their holdings im- mediately.”” " Both suggested increased taxes as Word that_a plot was afoot, “the least harmful way®- to-extend re. lef, the assistant secretary insist- would add to the cost of living and be directly! bear it. Any future bond issue would have to bear six per cent. interest and would be “a mucH more serious pronosition than it was during the war.” Governor Hgrding of the Federal Reserve Board told the committee. “First there would be a lack of pa- triotism which helped in selling the bonds during the war,” hée said, “and secondly we would come into com- petition with all sorts of commercial investments.? Even under increased taxes, See- retary Houston said. the proposed ex- penditure of two billion_dollars “would be a serious one for the people to confront at this time.” “The present financial situation is not ecritical,” Mr. Houston comment- ed. “Economy by the people, avoid- ance of waste in expenditures, econ- omicll appropriations by congress and prudence in handling these appropri- ations will naturally relief the situa- tion.” Discussing the hond plan, Mr. Lefr- ingwell said_honds given to former service men While increasing the na- tion’s indebtedness would also bring about a recurrence of activiti of “sharks,” similar to those used agai Liberty bond holders after the istice. COAL MAGNATES AND MINERS iNDICTED FOR CONSPIRACY Indianapolis, Ind., March indictment charging cons; olation of the Lever fue. and the federal criminal code, naming 125 coal operators and miners as de- 11—An acy in vi- fendants, was returned in federal court here late teday by a special grand jury which has been investi gating the coal industry since Decem- ber 17, 1919. More than half of the defendants are operator: i Bond was fixed by nited States District Judge ‘A. B. Anderson at $10,- 000 in some of the cases and at $5,000 in others. The defendants will he arraigned May 4. Names of those in- dicted will not be made public until they are arrested. 3 The overt acts are charged against thecoal men ‘m the indictment, which contains eighteen counts. It is un- derstood that many of the violations charged have no connection with the strike of hituminous miners but oec- curred prior to the sigining of the armstice. The indictment was brought under Sections Four and Nine of the Lever act and Séction Thirty-Seven of the criminal code, and charges in general, that miners and operators conspired to enhance the price of necessaries by resfricting distributing, limiting: manufacture and by other means, and by consporing to commit offenses against the United States as design- ed in the priminal code. The penalty on conviction is a fine note exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for not more than two years, or both fine and im- prisonment. While no names were made public, it was learned that virtually all those facing charges are active in the cen- tral competitive field, Which embraces western Pennsylyania, Indiana, Illinois and Ohio. The grand jury ‘was in- struced to go fully into all reports of violatiois "of the Lever act,without regard to’the place of origin of the reports, It is not exXpected that any arrests will be made this week as two or three days will be required to prepare the papers for serving . Prince of Wlle! Starts for Austral; Portsméfith,: England, March 11. The Prince of Wales will start on his trip to Australia next Tuesday, NORWICH, fe]'t by those least able to - 1 control act 1 ¥ liquor smugglers. - - AT Quicksilver is selling at $89 a flask in New York. Dr. Geanting, socialist leader, form- ed a new Swedish cabinet. Production of steel ingots in Feb- ruary. amounted to 2,864,124 tons, Eight sealing steaemrs sailed from St. Johns, N. E., for northern floes. ~ 'Binghamton Jrailway system is idle because the workers refused to re- turn, Governor Edwardsiideciared the 3.50 per cent. beer law stands in New Jer- sey. Ohio Oil Co., increased its prices of some grades of crude oil 25 cents a barrel. Imperial ‘3ank of Germany placed total gold holdings at 1,091,341,000 marks, compared, with 114s 6d a fine dunce, at last close. Atlanta’s traction system is tied up on account of a strike of motormen and conductors. tinued this week. . John D. Rockerfeller, Jr., emphati- cally denied he paid William H. An- derson $15,000 a year. 239,000 men a.d 17,820 officers was approved by the house. was reported relinquished. Gold output of Rhodesia, South Africa, January, . was 43,42§ fine ounces, valued at £211,851. the Paris prefecture of police, mem- bers of the force formed a union. Report from New Orleans says_that fire destroyed the warehouse of the American Coffee Co., in the wholesale district. Kuhn, Loeb & Co., announced that additional gold amounting to $1,100,- 000 is being shipped to: them from London. | wrecked on a ledge near Egg Isiand, 25 miles east of Halifax. Two of the cre‘w perished. ester of the United States, was ap- pointed commissioner of - forestry of Pennsylvania. British miners voted 524,000 to 346,- 000 in favor of a strike policy to en- force their demands, including nation- alization of the mines. Charles Sims,“pilot, and Mechanics Earle and Blanchard, of New York, were killed when their airplane crash- eduto ‘ground:in Worida, Thomas Patrick Flaherty is circu- lating a pétition on the New York cot- ton exchange to make March 17 a hol- iday in honor of St. Patrick. An order for three tank steamers was placed with the New York Ship- building So., of Camden, N.'J., by the Standard Transporation Co. Swedish state telegraph board ap- proved a plan for erecting a wireless station for communicating with Am- erica at a cost of $2,000,000. New York senate voted an appro- priation of $7,500,000 to- provide for the maintenance and repair of im- proved state and county highways. | Three men were wounded in an ex- change of, shots with five auto band- its at Canton, O. The thieves held up {a restaurant and got away with $5,000. According to information reaching the secretary of Treasury Houston, huge shipments of gold from France and England will arrive in this coun- try soon. { Joseph Williams, of El Paso, an American citizen, and employe of the American Smeiting and Refining Co., captured and held for ransom by Vil- la, was freed. Diamonds valued at $40,000 are to be sold and the proceeds given for Ar- menian relief by Mrs. Andrew D. White, widow of the former president of Cornell university. Dominion Steel Corporation report- ed to have gecured a large order for rods and bars from the Japanese gov- ernment, which will keep the plant busy for many months. Doffers’ union voted to go on strike, beginning next Monday. The reason i giyen i ilure of: the Cotton Manu- facturer to readjust | wages s French council of war was summon- ed to meet under the presidency of Marshal Foch. Cologne was the place selected and the execution. of all treaty terms will be considered. Freidrich Wilhelm, former German | crown prince, is now a “pretty good scrapper,” according to W. La Croix, Dutceh lightweigh, who has been in- structing the prince for months. Opening of a parcel post service with Lithuania was announced by the post office department. Parcels up to a weight of 22 pounds will be accept- ed at a rate of 12 cents a pound. Henry Petzold of Weehawken, N. J, who escaped deportation as a mem- ber of the communist party by prov- ing himself a citizen of the TUnited States, was found guilty of sedition. The- American steamer Red Moun- tain, Galveston for Havre, was towed into St. Michaels .yesterday by the American steamer Elmsport, which was bound from Norfolk for Havre. Discontinuance of sale of flour te the general public by the United States Grain Corporation was fore- cast by a mesage received by Frank L. Carey from Wheat Director Barnes. An explosion in the charging. room of the Aetna Explosive Co., at Goes Station, ten miles from Springficld, Ohio, resulted in the death of two em- ployes. The building is a complete wreck. A man arrested near Plattsburg, N, Y., while headed south with 300 bot- tles of Canadian whiskey was identi- fied upon arraignment’ as “Dick” Werner, alleged leader of - Dominion PSP S W Bar gold was quoted at 111c 9d, It was announced that the exports| of gold to Argentina would be con- An authorized peace time army of British gdovernment control of the > hide and leather market in -England| the¥ had made furt In spite of opposition on the part of Portuguese steamer Albatross was| Gifford Pinchot, former Chief For- | 1| tion's. obligations. Ten Before Saturday | | mally in the Senate Today —Little Hope For Final Agreement. " Washington, March 1L.—During a truce in the peace treaty debate today senate leaders marshaled their scat- tered forces for another and decisive attempt to reach a compromise on Article Ten. As a result some semblance, of co- hesxop was restored among the com- promise advocates on the republican and democratic sides of the chamber, but the total of votes that could be counted for any compromise still was | short of the necessary two-thirds, and the leaders.espressed little hope of fina lagreement. Resurrecting the nev> republican substitute for the Article Ten reser- vation, the republican leaders agreed on some changes in wording in the hope that they might regain the sup- port of the handful of republican sen- ators whose refusal to support the subsfl}ute yesterday started a general breaking up of the whole compromise situation. It was understood they had not entirely succeeded tonight and it remained uncertain whethér the re- vised substitute would be offered when the debate is‘resumed tomorrow. Among the democratic compromise adyocates, who claimed upwards of 30 democratic votes for the substitute last night, work was continued ag- gressively and the leaders asserted her gains during the day. Late in the afternoon, how- ever, Senator Hitcheock of Nebraska, the democratic leader, started a deter- mined counter-offensive against the new reservation, with .the result that the status of compromise on the dem- ocratic side became almost as uncer- tain as it was among the republicans, The best claims that were made to- night by the most optimistic advocates { of compromise fixed the democratic support for the substitute at 32 votes and the republican support for it at 3 votes. That : reckoning, if correc! still would leave a shortage of Kw'; votes from the §4 necessary to ratify the treaty, and no leader kncw from what quarter any additional strength could be gained. ‘There were intimations that the { democrats were planning to introduce | the substitute if the republicans-failed tto'do so. There also were more rum- b_lmgs of discontent among the repub- lican ‘mild reservationists, and it was said the new draft might be presented from that quarter if the republican leaders finally decided to discard it. During the, day the treaty was not called before the sendte at all, though Senator Brandegee, republican, Con- necticut, one of the irreconcilable op- ponents of the treaty, made a speech criticising the Article Ten substitute and warning that if it were adopted President Wilson might treat.it as an interprétation only, accent the ratifi- cation and tell the other nowers that the 'resprvation did not impair the na- Tomorrow the treaty will be taken up again fprmally. though the leaders do not exnect a final vote on Article Ten before Saturday at the earliest, AR RAISE EXPORT FREIGHT RATES OF FOODSTUFFS FOR ENGLAND New_York,’ March 11.—Freight rates on foodstuffs shipped to England on British vessels have been increased 30 cent su hundred pounds—from 45 to 75 cents—it was announced here today. As the British ministry of food has 300,000,600 pounds of hog products in warehouses in America, the increase means that the English public will have to pay $90,000,000 for them if they are shipped under the new rates, according to Robert Graham, chair- man of the ministry here, The former rate of 45 cents a hun- | dred pounds was fixed by the British | ministry of shipping, and shipments | were made in space requisitioned by | the British government, Mr. Graham said. Neow, however, shipments are ordered held up until the new rate is confirmed by the British government, | and Mr. Graham declared he would sall for England this week to adjust it in conjunction with other matters concerning the ministry of food. TO REPRESENT CONN. AT AMERICANISM CONFERENCE Hartford, March 11.—In response to a telegram received from Franklin K. Lane, former secretary of the inter- ior, Gov. Holcomb has appointed the following to represent this state at a conference to be held in Washing- ton to take action to promote sound Americanism, intelligent and effective democracy and unity and good w Richard M. Bissell and William H. Putnam of Hartford, Public U m ¢ lities Commissioner Joseph W, Alsop of Avon, Justice George W. Wheeler of the Connecticut supreme court, Mrs, T. Belknap Beach of this c: and Miss Carcline Ruutz-Rees of TeenR- wich. ! TO TEST LEGALITY OF ACTION OF W. VA. SENATE _Washington, March 11.—The West Virginia senate in ratifying the suf- frage amendment after unseating Senator Montgomery “simply made the alleged ratification a matter for the courts to decide,” the National Association Opposed to Woman Suf- frage declared in a statement to- night. Refusal to seat Senator Montgom- ery was said by the associate to be a violation of “the constitutional pro- vision for a two-thirds vote to ex- pel a member. — MISSION SCHOOLS IN KOREA HAVE BEEN ORDERED CLOSED Tokio, March § (By the A. P.).—Tfe American Methodist mission schools in Korea have been ordered elosed by i the governor general, according to despatches received by the local news- papers today. The edict closing the Schools, which were presided over by H. O. Appen- zeller and Miss A. B. Smith, says that they failed to prevent the -students from celebrating Korean independence day despite the government's striet prohibition against such celebration. SHIPPING BOARD TO HAVE A BRANCH IN LONDON New York, March 11.—The estab- lishment in London of a special de- partment of the United States ship- ping board to assist managinz agents of its steamers in the handling of for. eign business, and to aid and promote American commercial relations gener- ally, was announced here today. Will Be Taken Up Again For-| | fer to | words. Majority is Wage Advance of 25 Per Cent., With No Change in Hours and Conditions of Labor—Miners’ Representative is to Recommend a Seven Hour Day and a Wage In- crease of 35 Per Cent. — Conclusions Reached by Unanimous Action. com- | scale, came to Washington %onight-te ‘Washington, March.11—The mission appointed by Prgmlent Wil- son to settle the coal strike has split definitely on the que’suomL of wage increaseg and hours of worl 2 The majority—Henry M. Robinsen, chairman, representing - the - public, and Rembrandt Peale, representing the operators, in a report gubmn.led to President Wilson today, is under- stood to have recommended .a gene- ral wage advance of approximately 25 per cent. and- that hours and con- ditions of labor remain unchanged. This increase includes the fourteen per cent. granted after the miners re- urned to work. i John P. White, representing the miners, refuses to concur in this set- tlement. He is preparing a minority report in which, it is said, he will recommend a seven-hour day and & wage increase of approximately 35 r cent. - peln advance of the publication of the two reports, officials of the United Mine Workers of America would not discuss the probable course of the miners. Since their representative on the commission had refused to accept the majority decision, however, it was regarded as certain that they would not accept the settlement it proposes. William Green, secretaty of the miners’ union, after a conference with Secretary Tumulty at the White House late today, said there was no radical difference etween the majority and Mr. White and expressed the hope that the differences would be ironed out at joint meetings between the operators and the miners. President Wilson, in - members of the commission to under- take a settlement, said it was im- portant that their cinclusions be reached by unanimous action. Since the commission’s decision. is not unanimous there is much speculation as to the president’s next step. The operators would ot discuss this matter in advance of a decision by the president, but it was plain that the miners and some administra- tion officials expected Mr. Wilson to invite the two sides to get together on the basis of the majority and mi- nority reports and seek an amicable settlement. ) The majority-report. is being with- held from publication until Mr. White's report has been submitted ‘to the president: Members of the com- mission refused to discuss.it and there seemed to be some doubt whether it recommended an zdvance'in the price of bifuminous eoal to absorb the pro- posed wage increases. 5 In appointing the commission the president said that “if a readjustment of the prices of coal shall be found necessary, 1 shall be pleaed to trans- the commission = the powers heretofore vested in the fuel adminis- trator. for that purpose.” While the commission was under- stood not to have asked for these pow- ers, it was suggested in some appar- ently well informed auarters that the individual commissioners would pro- pose that some price advance be made on the basis of the facts adduced at the long hearings held by the commis- sion since its appointment last De- cember. : The majority report was said to cover ‘something like thirty thousand Included among its mendations, it was understood, were reetntion of the check-off system by which the operators collect the dues for the unions and reference of the question of differentials in wages to a special commission to be appointed by the next joint wage confereuce o re- port within two years. : In an effort to reach a unanimous conclusion, the commission was un- derstood to have held mzny long ses- sions this week, meeting both day and night. Mr. White held out against the majority recommendations, however, and when an agreement appeared hopeless the majority un_meeded to complete their report at midnight last night, sending it to the White House early today. i The commission began its hearings on Jan. 12 with the understanding be- tween the government and the miners that its report would be made within sixty days, which period expires to- morrow. The commission weuld have no au- thority to enforce its findings had its report be ynanimous. However, when it began hearings the miners agreed unreservedly to abide by its decision and the operators accepted its jurisdiction with the reservation that they could not be bound by any price advance for a period subsequent to the life of the Lever food control law, as this might subject them to prose- ciition under the anti-trust laws. Throughout the hearings the oper- ators insisted that many mines could not operate if wages were advanced, unless there was a corresponding in- .crease in coal prices. The miners con- tended against this position. and charged that the operators had made large profits during the war. The miners originally demanded a 60 per cent. increase and thirty hours of work per week the year round. In the conferenges with the operators called by Sebretary Wilson after the government had obtained an injunc- tion to end the coal striKe, their rep- resentatives receded from this and agreed to accept Mr. Wilson’s proposal for a 31.6 er cent. increuse in wages and a seven hour day. The approximate increaseé of 35 per cent. which it was reported- Mr. White would recommend in his report to the president tomorrow was said to have been worked out on the same basis as was that of Secretary Wilson and that the increases.in the cost of living since November had been added. - Wage increases were said to have been calculated by the majority of the commission on the basis of tonnage for pick and machine mining, 1 per- centage increase for gardage and dead work, and a flat advance in the pay of day laborers. The increase is not uni- form for all mines, varying in accord- ance with costs of production, Ae- cording to some calculations, the gen- eral_advance probably would amount 27 per cent. or more, ent Jolin L. Lewis of ine Workers of Americyg, who n in New York attendi: the negotiations between the anthracite miners and operators for a new wage the inviting the ! recom- | President Wilson Called For acquaint himself with the situagion and to confer with other union - cials who had preceded him to Wi - ington. He refuse® to make any statement in advance of the filing of Mr. White's report. Under the usual practice after the reports are made public, the executive board of the mine workers' union would be summoned and possibly ¢ delegate convention from the locals te determine whether the majority report was to be accepted and if not whai action was to be taken. The existing contract between the miners and the operators will expire on April 1. It was made during the war for the duration of the confiict but was not in any event to run be- yond the end of this month. The miners in presenting their original de- mands insisted that the war had ended and -that consequently the, contract had expired. The government took a different { vlew and when the miners went .on strike on Nov. 1 it obtained an in- Junction from Federal Judge Anderson | at Indtanapolis. MORE TESTIMONY CONCERNING CAILLAUX’S TRIP TO ITALY Pari&_ March 11.—Further testimony concerning the trip of former Premier Caillaux to Italy in 1916 was heard by the high court of the senate today . ip the trial of M. Caillaux on the charge of having had treasonable dealings with the enemy. Camille Barrere, French ambassador to Italy, Charles Roux, counsellor of the French emi- bassy at Rome, and Prince Ghika, Rumanian minister to Italy, testified 10 the unrest created in Italian offieial circles by M. Caillaux’s relations with suspected persons. M. Caillaux broke down and wept when Henri, De Jouvenel, correspon- dent at Rome of. Le Matin, referred to Madame Caillaux's exnressed enthusi- asm at having-found in Rome a wel- come which' she declared had been de- nied her in Paris since the hooting "\f gxs"wn Calmette, edftor of Flgaro, n 1914, | ABOUT SALE OF GOVERNMENT OWNED MERCHANT FLEET Washington, March 11.—Congress should ; include - in -merchant marine legislation. a specific direction to the shipping board to sell the present gov- | ernment-ownea ficet, but shoutd Sree i the board full discretfon as to how and when sales should he made, Chairman Payne today told the senate commeree committee. . “The provisions for sell- ing.” the chairman “shoyld be in- cluded: in the legislation by congress ta fix ‘the policy of the government if that is the policy. Chairman Jones presented a letter tc the committee from Matt Hale chairman of the Midwest-Gul atk Atlantic states foreign trade commit- tee, protesting azainst the recent sale by the board to foreizn concerns of a number of steel ships in the 3.000-5.00¢ ton class. This class of ships. the let- ter said. was needed for the West In- dies and Caribbean sea trade. Chairman Payne said the hoard had found the vessels uneconomic in oper- ation and stood readv to sell them j either to Americans or foreigrers, re- | serving the larger ships exclusively for sale to Americans. NAVY IS PREPARED TO COMMANDEER FUEL OIL _ Washington, March 11—The navy § prepared to commandeer the fuej oil necessary for its fighting ships it its requirements are not covered at easoiable” prices in the bids to be opened Tuesday for the next fiscal year, Secretary Daniels announced today. Less than a million barrels were covered of the 25,000,000 asked in recent requests for bids, “While it is hoped that the exer- cise of- our commandeering authorfty under tne Lever act will not be nee- esary,” Mr. Danielson said, “the American navy must have its fyel.” The navy is now paying $3 cents a arrel f. o, b. Guif ports against a market price of arounq $3 for navy standard oil. The secretary would mot say what he considered a “reds- onable” price on new contracts, H | 1 H VICTOR BERGER GETS ANOTHER CONTINUANCE Chicago, March 11.—Victor Derger and, four other socialist leaders, sen- tenfed on January 23 of last year to serve two years sentences for draft obstruction, obtained another contin- uance when the case came up in the United tes court of appeals to- day. By agreement of attorneys the case was continued indefinitely. The five affected are Berg the Rev. Irvin St. Jobn Tucker, Adolph Germer, J. Louls Engdahl and Wil- liam F. Kruse. All are at liberty un= der bond. Appeals of William D. Haywood and ninety-three other I W. W. mem- bers will be heard later this mogth. They were convicted ang senteneed for conspiracy to obstruct the draft and other war laws. THIS 15 YEAR OLD BOY REQUIRES $7,500 A YEAR New York, March old Robert Kelly, grandson of Bu- gene Kelly, wealthy banker, who died in 1914 leaving several milliins, requires $7,500 annually for his sup- port according to his mother, Mrs. Dorothy Kelly, whose application for this allowance from trust funds will be investigated by a referec appoint- ed today by the surrogate court. Mrs. Kelly listed among “necessities” $24.50 a month for gasoline for her son’s car. 11.—Fifteen- CHINESE BANDITS RELEASE REV. DR. A. L. SHELTON Cincinnati, March 11.—Rev. Dr."A L. Shelton, missionary of the Dis- eiples ‘of Christ Church who has been held captive by Chinese band ts, has been released, fccording to informa- tion recelved by the Foreign Chris- tian Missionary Society of the Dis- ciples Church here today.