Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 18, 1920, Page 1

I Anbsiscing His His Mission Fulfilled—The Real Circumstances of His Retirement Are Shrouded in Mystery—People Have me%-‘.wumwnnw- ed Hourly—Government it is Difficult to Hold the Troops Back. Berlin, March 17.—(By The A. P.)— After holding the reins of power for Jess than five ys. Dr. Wolfgang Kapp. the selt-appointed chancellor d dictator, has retired from office and comtrol. He resigned today, and an officlal communicgation explained that the chanceilor considered his mis- sion fulfilled when the old government decided ™ (icet the most essential de- mands addressed fo it. He was also moved to thig action by the extreme necessity of the fatheriand, which de- anded union against the dangers of bolwhevism. The official communique announcing the resignation of Chancellor Kapp, endeavors to gove a patriotic aspect to his withdrawal. It sa) “The Baur government having vol- untarily decided to fulfill the. most essential poiitical demands addressed it, the rejection of which on Sat- | urday led to the establishment of the Kapp government. Chancellor Kapp | eonsiders his mission fulfilled and re- tires, resigning the cxecutive power again into the hands of the military commander in chief. “In this he s moved by the con- | vietion of the extreme necessity of the therland, which demands solid union wll wgalost the annihiliating da comcumstnees of retirement are still shrouded in mys- ery. An important facter undoubted- Iy is 16 be found in the deliberations Kapp's of the under secretaries and impe- “al council vesterday, which Major *neral Von Luettwits ttended. The ws of s conference were that 7 Kapp and Von Luettwitz with- fraw in der to terminate an intol- ! srahie position. | Von Leutiwitz agreed to this, hut when he returned to the chancellory e allowed himself to be persuaded | o ehange his mind and retain office. To. him has been delegated the execu the former rovolution: fve power by Ary chancellor. and it is difficult to @y wh happen new that Von | Laetiwiiz remains the military dicta- ) or of Berlin. & " d, however, thit Gus ater of gefense in the | 4 government, is coming here to- night,_and Von Leuttwittz _perbaps. | fransfer hls new:found authori- him. In confefence with ‘eMpondents vesterday. Kapp's press | shief made play with the bolshevisi ( e *nce an RS T LR O | Sat the, Beriin government was likely | {o he one of short duration. o 3 e foreign. cor. Although the general strike dealt | his gevernment a mortal blow.” the) Secisive fact. is U pp . .and his'| sapperiers had ro pblitival prestige ! beir goversment heing built only on | wachine guns. The statéments made at these con- ‘erences gatve i stranze impression and | wd caused 4 sagpicion that the. er o alarm abeut the bolshevr srbliminary (o the anneuncement of | w&eal. The chief of the press bu- wan warned (he correspondents | sgaimet showirz themselves in the sirpets, as a Communist. revolt was skpected hourly. \ That any kind of compromise is out | estion new is undoubted. President Shert of the old government is | strongly entrenched at Stuttagrt, where. according to semi-official usl- ices. (ke councll of the empire met oday wé unanimously approved the »d government and strongly con- lemned the military coup in Berlin. Frightened Berliners last night were wsking “the white or red terror” which his was in comsequenice of an official anneuncement thal the reds —were planning a -rising. and callivg upon | ibe people to save the country from ashevism. Government officials said to The As- siated Press: “We fear hloodshed to- night it is diffiewit for ws to hold) tryaps back. p " preparajion for the ‘expected ris- ing officials camped in their offices all night. When the corresporident left the chancellory at nightfall into the darkening Wilhelmstrasse soidiers were hringing in huge bokes of food and cases of wine. Berliners generally seurried to their homes, apprehensive- v veeking refuge and lecking their toors. ‘otwithstanding Dr. Kapp's resig- ation, Berlin seems destined to have roublesome times. An _influencial member of he government, talking with the correspondent Tuesday, in- «sted upon the urgency of suppress- & (he strike movefnen Com- mun.st oppossition. He : “Time 500 the side of the C ists and *tery hour we let slip weakens our ::. We may cxpect great events now and tomorrow.” The great events. beginning with the i of Kapp, are evidently to & climax. Ebert sent an oyer Berlin dropping leaflets mg the early collapse of governmet. tieup of the city contin- and there is no evidence of down of the sirike. So n. no fresh supplies of received and hour, 85t empiuyps released it to l.nlu-h the sewers, th of disease, but for annkli-r purpos- NERVOUSLY the workers' data. Thoe ars audcrs | . stood. however,-to conz2Je thy | may be “o I'tie ben | & renewed grip on the market. | ference in Washingtor, ! but | he { mer { South America | WOOD LEADS JOHNSON |%on were the uninstructed ‘delegates .| #erm in sterilization. WA TOEBERTGOVERNNENT - Officials Feared Bloodshed as “The vice chancellor, in the name of | the imperial president, has accepted the resignations and has entrusted Major \General Von Seechf._with the provisional conduct of affairs as tom- manW-in-algief,” CONSIDERING WAGE SCALE FOR HARD COAL MINERS , March 17.—The high cost of living, “the oppertunity of anthra cite mine workers for employmert and their earning capacity wete dis- cussed here today Ly ihe sup-com- mittee of miners and operaiors, ap-j pointed to negotiate a new wagej agreement in the hard uonl field. Af-{ ter both sides had adva.ccl prelimi- | nary arguments the committee ad-| journed to meet again tomorrow. Statistics on living custs complied from government reports and muth-| ered in the anthraci*e min. dis- | tricts by representatives of the United| Mint Workers were presenicd. These| figures, the miners deciared, sab-| stantiated their demand tor a 69 per| cent. wage increase. None of -the data or b fs of the coal diggers’ ar- guments were made piblic. The operators. it was sfated, have countered the miners fimures with | ! statistics of their owm whish purpert to show that t cost of not advanced as much as shown by pa e with living costs, it was stated, to moke any pin | posal for a wage increase to meet the situation, The effect of tuel oil and coke com- | petition on the anthracite coal mar- t, it was stated, has also been in- troduced Into the arguments by the operators; They contended that the market is| ndangered by these cheaper fucl pro- ducts and cvery time Jthey are forced o raise the price of coal because of wage increases fuel oil ang coke gets They pointed out that in New York many of the large office buildings are sub- stituting oll burning furnaces for hard coal burners. LASTING BENEFITS FOR BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA | New York: Mareh 172=Pr7 ‘Dpmingo’ E. Saidberry, minister of finance ‘ot Argentipa, who was a delegate to the recent Pan-American financial con- sailed _for today on the steamshio { Salaberry declined- to | 1 matters with respect | to his co nd the United States, be sa'Q that the recent confer- | *nce promised increasing and lasting efits for hoth North and Seuth America. The steamer carried a ship- of several million ~dollars .in Byeaos Aires Vauban. Dr. disenss finar geld. Amone the large number of Amer- 1 ial representatives on T Charles _Waterman, a north: apple grower. Mr, Wa- terman said that he was going to Buenos Aires and Rio Jane'ro, with the intention of building refrigerating plants for the handling of apples. The appie husiness in South America, he asserted, has grown in ten years from one Hox shipped 28 a present, to Jast yoar's shipment of ‘more than 400,000 cases. Retail prices’ of tne fruit in he added. are about the same as those in New York. IN MINNESATO CONTEST St. Paul, Minn., March 17.—Two del- egaies uninstructed and two others pledged to vote for Leonard Wood. for the nomination as president at the national republican’ convention in Chi- cago were named today at two distriet conventions. : ¥. H. Carpenter and W. J. William- chosen in Minneapolis to represent the Fifth Congressional district. At St. Paul. Wood was endorsed and Herbert Keller and Leavitt Corning were nam- #d to go to Chicago to represent the Fourth Congressional district. At the Minneapolis meeting an at- tempt was made to have the delegates instructed for Semator Hiram W. Johnson of California, but faiied, Tight other district conventions are to be held Friday. County conventions throughout the state foday for the most part named uninstructed dele- gates to attend the state convention in St. Paul Saturday, when four dele- gates will be chisen for the national convention. LACKED HIGH TEMPERATURE IN STER!LIZATION OF OLIVES Washington, March 17.—Failure of some packers to use a sufficiently high temperature during sterilization .of fipe olives in glass containers permit- ted development of the botulinus germ which caused the deaths of 25 persons two months ago, said a report of spe- who have just concldued an investiga- clalists of the bureau of chemistry, tion in co-operation with the public heaith service. The poison would develop just the same in ‘tin containers, the report showed, if the olives were not suffi- ciently processed, but as there is no danger of breakage involved in tin, the packer ‘does not hesitate to apply the prope. degree of heat to kill the P GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. HAS OPTION ON REMINGTON PLANT New York, March 17.—The General Electric company anbounced here to- night it had acquired under lease, with' option te purchase, the Remington Arms U, M. C. plant of Bridgeport, Conn . one of the largest so-called in-, dustrial “war babies’ in the country. The. transaction is saild to involve more than $7,000,000. 3 . The plant’ comprises more than twenty acres of buildings, It was built in 1915 by the Remington company as an addition to its original Rridgeport plant and {s now owned by the Bridge- port Liquidation corperatior - Strike in Aix La t Aix La -Chapelle, - Rhenlsh Prussia, March 17.—The general strike which wag declared here . ‘yesterday 'was | off today. Work has been re- sumed_everywhere in the city. The is com- Belgian occupational zone Pletely calm. 3 SIMS TELLS OF SHORTCOMINGS ' OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT ‘Washington, March "17, — Again centering his fire at the navy de- partment on: his charges that it in- sisted_on directing all war operation from Washington, Rear Admiral Sims told the senate investigating commit- tée today that his urgent appeals for an adequate staff in London were Jg- nored until November, 1917. Admiral Benson, chief of operations, reached London during that month, Admiral Sims said, and quickly, con- vinced . himself of the ‘“necessity for establishing a real advanced base headquarters of the navy depart- ment abroad with an adequate staff to make possible ' full _ca-operationf with the admirgity ad “*ordinating ail activity with Rhe allies.” “ T had been recommending such ac- tion for five months and specifically he continyed and a cable to Benson on October %3, 1917, had pointed out the necessity for the. establisiment of such an advanced . base headquar- ters abroad,” said Admiral Sims. After Admiral Benson had reported, the department changed its attitude, adding that arrangements were final- November 17 said a decision had been reached that it would be advantageous to have a permanent war staff in Eng- land to work with the plans depart- ment of i1e British admiralty. “If this meets your approval addi- tional officers will be sent to augment those already in England who are fitted for this work.” he said Admiral Benson then asked that Captain F. H. Schofield and -Com- mander Knox be ordered to report to Admiral Sims and Admiral - Jellicoe for such duty and this was done ati once, Admiral Sims testified, while his own recomn.cndations for nearly six months for the same action had been disregarded. It touk four months to arrange a docking system for hattlaships abroad | hecause of the department’s insisterce on details when he could have mage all the arrangements “in ten minutes’ conversation in Washington with the officers” the admiral declared. my letters of May 16. July 16 and completed only after the armistice. Admiral Sims was expected to con- clude his long statement, hegun more | than a wes He has not been in- | terrupted hy commitiee)members dur- ing its presentation and if his state- ment is _conclude tomorrow, cross- examineon prot Wil not be tak- en up before Saturday or pessibly next week NO REDUCTION IN INCOME AND EXCESS PROFTS TAXES ‘Washington, March 17.—Income and excess profits taxes cannot be reduc- ed until after 1922, Segretary Houston today Wrote: the hodse wavs - and means - commitiee,. urging- an imme- diate simplification of ‘these taxes and substitutinn ‘of a- flat-tax on ‘excess profifits instedd of the graduated rates 0f.20 ‘and 0. pexs s - Omly. very maderater tions may be made in lhe calendar year of 1922, colideted in 1923, the secretary wrote. Under the ‘plan bf a flat tax, the let-, ter stated, . “it would be pos: ihe to adopt o declining rate, say’ of per cent. <for the first year in which the change is in operation and 20 per cent. for the second year, and 15 per cet. thereafter.” . * Unless- action is taken at the pres- ent session of congress. Mr. Houstan said, existing taxes “must continue to be collected on the basis of the pres- ent law until the close of the calendar Year 1922” Such a condition he wipte “is contemplated with the gravest ap- prehension. Immediate losses to the govern- ment und the supreme court's de- taxable will approximate $105.000,000, taxable will approximte $105.000,000, the letter stated. Secrétary Houston added, however, that the ultimate loss would he only $25.000,000, as much of the original loss would be regained through the sale of stocks and subse- quent taxes-on them. The secretary estimated thal $35,000,000 collected in 1918 would.have to be refunded and $70,000,000 would be lost on 1919 tax- es. b Asgregate losses for 1918.and 1919 under. exemption of personal service corporations will . approximate $12,. 000,000, involving 2,500 - corporations, the secretary wrote, adding that the need for immeliate legislation to meet this situa‘ion $0se “not so much from the, possible loss of revenue as from the obvious underisability of permit- ting 2,500 corporations ad their stock- holders “to escape the taxes upon the corporations and - those imposed upon ' individuals.” | QUARANTINE FAGAMIST CORN . BORER INFESTED DISTRICTS ‘Washington, March 17.—A quaran- tine against the shipment of -flours, straw, vegetables or other carriers of the corn borer from infested districts of . Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New -York and Pennsylvania after March 29 was announced today by the secretary of agriculture. Provision is made for the movement of ‘the prod- ucts after authorized inspection by government agents. The known infested areas include townships in the following counties: Massachusetts — Barnstable, ~ Essex, Norfolk, Plymouth and w _Hampshire—Rocking~ York—Albany, - Fulton, Montgomery, Rennselaér, Saratoga, | Schenectady, Cattaraugus, Chautau- | qua’and Erie: Pennsylvania—Erie, ham: * New STRATFORD. REPUBLICANS TO CONTEST FOR DELEGATION Hartford, Conn, March 17.—Indica- tions of a sontest in tie- republican state convention over the seating of | the dblegation from Stratford were | given tgday with the filiing. of two lists- of" d@ls‘itefl ‘with Secretary John Buckley of ‘the- repubiican- state -aen- tral committee. - Secretary ~Buckley placed. on the temporary roll of dele- Fates the list that was certified ac- cording to the rules of the ‘state com- mittee. £ If ‘the othér deleghtion Insists on being recognized: at the: convention in New -Haven next week, the contest will ‘g0 to the: eredentials ‘committee. WOMEN WANT TO BECOME “ELIGIBLE FOR JURY DUTY New. York, -March - 17.—The Brook- Iyn Women’s. Bar Association an- nounced tonight that it would send a delegation to Albany March 24 . to urge the passage of the bill to make women: eligible for ‘jury duty. A pub- lic hegring on the measure has been set’ for that ddte. The’ bill would Zive women the privilege of sitting.on Jjuries;, but would not. makeé it man- ditory’ for thent to serve ~5 | day. COi Chapelle Called Off. For More Than- 12,000,000 From $1.27 to $1.56 Per ‘Washington, March .17.—The ship- ping board- announced today that con- tracts had been signed for more than 12,000,000 barrels of fuel. oil.for deliv- ery at Atlantic and Gulf ‘ports during the next six ' months.* The contract prices ranged from $1.27 to $1.36 per barrel. 2 The Mexican Petroleum corporation accepted contract to deliver 211,000 barrels per month at Galveston _for $1.34 per baller, 110,000 barrels at Port Arthur for $1.56, 167,000 barrels at New Orleans for $1.40- and 512,000 bar- rels at Jacksonville at $1.50. One contract was signed with the Atlantic Gulf Oil corporation calling for the delivery of 3,600,000 barrels of “light Mexican crude” at $1 per bar- rel. plus export charges, to be deliv- ered at Tecomate, Mexico. The Standard Gil company of New Jersey sizned two contracts. the first calling’ for delivery at New/York, Bal- timore and_Norfolk of 2,925.000 bar- rels at $2.07 per barrel, but this price will include ~the government trans- portation charges of 80 cents per bar- rel. The second contract with this company covered topping, storage and re-delivery at New York of 2,800,000 barrels of fuel oil at $1.66, which price also included the government trans- portation charges. NEW BRITAIN MAN CHOKED HIS WIFE TO DEATH New York, March 17.—A man taken to Bellevue hospital late today after having attempted suicide’ at:the Park Avenue hotel is alleged by. the police to have confessed that he is George Evans and that he stransled his wife at their lodgings in New - Britain, Conn. X / The man, who registered.at the ho- tel last night as “George E. Vaue of Denver,” today was found in bed, with his throat cut with a piece of bottle slash was considered super- when he was removed to the tal. but later it was found hel also had taken poison. This afternoon he began to rave.. In his delivium he declared he had chok- ed his wife Anna.to death with reins from their child’s toy horse and that he wished to confess to the police. Twa detectites heard his story. The nolice were on the lookout for Evans, for after Mrs. Evans’ body had been found. in a_trunk in their home a general dlarm had been sent out for her husband, who had disappeared, The man made his alleged confes- sion while Iving on an onerating fable atter surgeons had sewed up the gash in his throat. He was thén nlaced un- der arrést.on » chirge of baingia fugi- tive from justice; < i - The detectives said . th nrisona a1 " the last weck He liad ‘auarreled with his wife. 'whom he had married when shewis 14: that vesterday mérning he had taken her t otask for allezed misconduct . and that she renlied with a remark fhat so infuriated him that he had stransled her. % “I don't care ‘what. happens—T'm willing o go to the electric chair,” the prisoner is quoted as saving. The_surzeons sav he mayv, recover, altiouzh tonight he expressed the be- lief ‘that he will die. IMPRESSIVE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK New York, Mirch 17.—A mighty host of 'Erin's sons and daushters, marching thousaflds strong in. review before Eamonn De Valera, “president of .the Irish republi today its most impressive St. Pa day parade. Seated with De Valera were Arch- | bishop Hayes, Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan. As battalion followed hattalion, the marchers singled out De Valera for greeting. He later said the sight thrilled him and made him prouder than ever of the Irish in this city. The famous §9th regiment, formerly the 165th infantry of the Rainbow division, had a position at the head of the column. 'Behind them - marched various Irish-American, civic-and pa- triotic societies of New Yerk and oth- ers from New. Jersey, Connecticut and Peansylvania. For the first time in a St. Patrick's day parade there appeared a large delegation of the Protestant Friends of Irish Freedom, carrving a. banner pointing out that Dean - Swift . and Charles Stewart Parnell were Protest- ants. - Scores. of other hannmers hore inscriptions typifying Ireland’s “strug- gle for freedom.” » A delezation of Hindoos, represent ing the “Friends of Freedom for India” lent a novel aspect to the parade. The color scheme was intensified by their green, red and yellow turbans. The celebration was ushered in with pontifical mass In_St. Patrick’s cathe- dral attended by about 6,000 persons. Wounded ‘veterans of the 53th had seats in the nave. Rev. Franels Duf- fv. the regiment's chaplain, delivered a fervent plea for Irish freedom. The celebration ended tonight with dinners and dances. ick's NURSE “MARGARET COUMANS HELD FOR MANSLAUGHTER Dedham, Mass., March 17.—Miss Margaret E. Coumans, a nurse em- ployed af the Wiswall Sanatorium at Wellesléy,. was held for :the -grand jury on a charge of mansiaughter af- ter a hearing in- thedistrict .court to- in connegtion With the death of Mrs. Mary' Cf Lotz, a patient, last November. “The report. of the medi- cal examiner-showeq " that ‘Mrs. Lotz was scaldeq to death.while being giv- en a bath, Tt is charged that Miss Coumans was ‘responsible for fail- ure to turn off the hot water. SALVADOR DISTURBED 3Y THREATENED REVOLUTION Washington, March _17.—Constitu. tional guarantees have been. susend- ed throughout the reublic of Salva- dor because ‘of. a_thréatened . revolu- tion, according -to official advices raeching Washington today.: . Presi- dent Melendez was- reported - in full control of fhe situation. . - MASS. HOUSE VOTES . FOR DAYLIGHT SAVING Boston, March 17.—The _ ouse = of Tepresentatives today passed a_bill to revive daylight ‘saving. The measure | is_pending in the senate ‘with little an- nounced opposition. be an immediate and thorough investi- ~vocate H: 2 gave New York | p body. for-the betterment of all Pan- States and Mexican governments. I~ The ' - Wolsheviki are. forcing every Constantinople is in Gontrol of the Allies Not to Dzprive Turks of Pow- ers, Unless to Prevent Re- newal of Massacres and Dis- order. Censtantinople. March 16.—(By the A. P)—The Ailied High Commission- er here has'issued a statement declar- ing that the allies have no intention of. destroying the authority of the Sultan but wish to stremsthen his power. It also says the allies will adhere to their intentfon not to deprive the urks of Constantinople but that they may be compelied to change their decision’ if massacres and disorder continue. el R PREVIOUS PROBE OF VICE . CONDITIONS IN NEWPORT Newport, R. I, March 17.—The-con- clusions and recommendations of a naval court which investigated vice econditidhs here a vear ago were read today by the naval court of inquiry which is investigatjng the methods employed hy a naal anti-vice squad in this disgrict. The conclusions of the earlier court as read were that there was a traffic in cocaine and narcotic drugs and that immoral = conditions existed - in lodging houses, the army and navy Y. M. C. A., the naval hos- pital, the naval training station and the naval coaling station. The court of last‘March recommended, according 10 the reading of the rexort, that there gation, that there be a further investi- gation into alleged immoral conduct of cértain civilians and that certain reg- ulations be established governing the liberties of naval men when in this city. ‘It reported 18 men for zeneral courtmartial on charges of _immoral and scandalous conduct and recom- mended that notation be made in ihe service records’ of several men who acted as operatives on the anti-vice squad commending them for their in- terest and zeal in their work. Of the 14 men recommended for notation, 12 are interested arties before the. court now sitting. The recgrd of the earlier court was introduced when Lieutenant Com- mander M. J. Foster. detail officer at the naval training station ind .presi- dent ‘of the conrt of inquiry of a year ago. was on the stand. Foster s: that a% a consequence of that court's findings Lieutenant Commander Nel- son Hibbs. a_member of the court, was sent to-Washington by Rear Ad. miral Wood, then commanding the First naval district, to place the facts before Assistant Sccretary Roosevelt, Foster testified that he could not recall the dates or authority by which men_were assigned_from other duties s operatives on the anti-vice squad. . “Was there anything in the precept that' gave you any authority to detail any .men to go out and get more evi- dence?’ he was asked by Judge Ad- 0.i Wa hoved to get it from the mmanding ‘officer of the station, in eommand ‘o the training station and an interested party before the court, ;questioned. Foster concerning the ‘authority under which the opera- tives ‘were assigned to the anti-vice sqad.. Foster. explained that the men who were attached to the training sta- tion were assigned to the squad with- out orders, although such orders had been issued at one time, but rescind- ed. “Then any activities carried pn by these men subseauent to the rescind- ing of the transfer order were without official sanction?’ Campbell asked. “Yes,” replied Foster. POINDEXTER TO MEET ‘Condensed Telegrams American Locomotive Co. received orders for New York guots an ounce, London. Ohio Oil Co. announced increase of. 285 cents a barrel for some grades of crude oil.” 14 kinds of gngines. compared with 67 7-8 “Consideration of the Post Office ap- propriation bill will be delayed until mext week. Sales of the month surplus army m:h’ilffl for of February amounted to $498,873,000. Paris quoted the American dollar at 13 frs 60c compared with 13frs 63c at previous close. ' The striki gun Mondays in 19 cotton mills Fall River e of doffers, which was b at continues. Representative Ragers introduced in the House a pure f: rics bill to apply to all kinds of merchandise. A sl to $25%0V00 ment of bar silver amounting was _received in or is in transit to New York from London. Senate Foreign Relat ns Committee favorably reported the nomination of Charles R. China. It is reported new d were found near Lyon: Crane to be Minister to osits of coal France, and also in the Departments of Saone ad Nievre. A petition is beiny circulated on the New York Cotton Exchange to observe Good Friday and Easter Saturday as holidays. Three uni seamen asked for an per cent. hour day. Rev. E. A. Carroll, 65, pastor of.the A. M. E. died of dropsy. Goldsboro, A despatch Handelshad from Berlin says soviet_republic has been proclaimed at ions of the Great Lakes increase of 30 in wages and an eight- Zion ahurch, Torrington, He was a native of N.C. to the Amsterdam that a Hof, Bavaria. A Dutch torpedo boat has arrived in the harbor of Costerland, Wieringen Island, to guard the former German Crown Prince. Brazil arranged to grant a credit of .000,000. to ftaly for the purchase of. Brazilias cotton and n preducts, including beef, su; Major General Wood asked for and was granted leave of absence to con- duct his campaign for the republican nomination Governor Edward of New Jerseys, to to com- announced the democt for president. his intention of going ratic convention tinue the fight against prohibition. General Manager Sasazza, of the Metropolitan Opera Co., denied a ru- ndor that ‘he was negotiating for the services: of Mme. Luis Tetrazinj and Titta“ Raffo. A car barn of the Danbury and Bethel * street railway , company cars and t ment. The loss bar silver at $1.18 in at Washington, March 17.—The repub- lican irreconcilables, combining with the democrats, overturned on the sen- ate floor today the plan of republican leaders to “attach to the peace treaty a general declaration of ~American policy toward future European wars. The declaratory reservation, which would pledge the United States to re- gard with “grave concern” any threat to Europe's peace or freedom, was voted down 25 to 39 after the irrecon- cilables had tried in vain to amend it. Intended as an offset to the reserva- tion denying the obligations of Article Ten, the proposal had been expected by the republican leaders to attract many demoeratic votes, but on the roll call ‘only two senators on the demo- cratic side supported it. - . Disposition of the reservation was regarded *as clearing - up -the last doubtful issue of the treaty. fight. and the leaders immediately made plans to bring a vote on ratifieation by Friday. By 'unanimous consent it was agreed to limit speeches on all .other pending reservations 'to. fifteen minutes and to continue tomorrow’s session into the evening if necessary to put the rati- fication resolution into final form. About a dozen reservations remain to be votet on, but it generally is con- ceded that none of them will be adopted. As the ratification controversy near- ed a conclusion, William Jennings Bryan began a series of conferences with democratic senators, thrawing the weight of his influence against the edvice of President Wilson that the administration senate - forces vote against ratification with ‘the republi- can reservations. Mr. Bryan is understood to-have told his friends in the senate to take the best ratification they could get, but there was no evidence tonight that he had materially weakened the demo- cratic forces standing -out -against the republican program. Action on the declaratory reserva- tion, which, was introdueed by Senator Lenroot, republican. Wisconsin. was reached after the genate bad extricat- ed itself ‘with some difficulty from the debate. started yesterday .on-the Irish question. 1‘:? flpfim‘“‘::; intended to aid 2oward. ; QQa‘ce were laid aside by votes of-more than twe to one, discussion on each of them be- ing ended summarfly, byr-a- a¥ on the table, not debatable under senate rul S ‘The first proposal, made by Senator Shields. democrat, Tennessee, was of- fered as an.amendment to a.pending bled with all its proposed amend: S - e “Kellog, :;: . on"motion of Senator lican, Minnesota, by a vote The' subject immediately was revived, EVOTES DOWN 2510 BRAVE CONCERN RESERVA Republican Irreconcilables Joined With Democrats in tive Vote—Leaders Have Made Plans to Bring a Vote on Ratification by Friday—Of About a Dozen Reservations to B¢ Voted on None is Likely to Be Adopted—William Jennings Bryan is Using His Influence of 53 to 21 however, in u reservation introduced by Senator Reed, democrat. Missouri, which was laid on the on a4 _motion of Senator Dl e, 46 0. 21, root. Debate on the reservation.to deelare a Buropean policy was brief, Senator Lenroot advocating it as a means of showirig the nation’s good faith tow- ard its recent allies, and Senator Wil- liams, democrat, Mississippl, denounc< - tupendous piece of ing it as a mor” which meant nothing result in nothing. lows: icans—Calder, - Caj Cummins,. Curtis, Edge. Ei and The roll call fol= pper, Colty kins, Hale, Jones of Washington, Kellogg, Keyes, Lerroot, Lodge, Phipps, Smoot, Sutherland, Townsend, and Watson—23. McNa: Georsia—2. Total for 25. Against: Fernald, France, Gronn: Follette and Norris—8. Democrats — Ashurst, Spencer, ry, New, ‘Wadsworth Democrats—Fletcher and Smith-ef Republicans — Borah, Brandeges; Kenyon, 1a Comer, Dial, Gerry, Harris, H: Hitchcock, Johnson of South Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick, King, Kirby. McKellar, Nugent, Owen, Phe= lan, Pittman, Pomerene, Reed, Shep- pard, Shields, Smith of Staniey, Swanson, Th Walsh of Massachusetts, Trammel; Walsh . of Montana, Williams and Wolcott—SL. Total against 33, Senator Borah of Tdahe, the republican . leader .of irreconcilables, pro= Posed to add to the reservation a pro~ viso that the United States would me- serve “independent and uncontrolied power” in deciding what it would and at first Senator Lenroot -eeqs& the - amendment.- Later, h withdrew his a: t, d chanrs might nate all ligatuns assumed by the owever, he the of ob- treaty, ahdl Senator Borah withdrew his Tent and anmbunCed he weuld we vote against the reservation. In addition fo the declaratery vation and the two relating to Jand, the sendte acted during the day on_onl n ‘withholding assent to th¥ teétorate over ESypt, was reservations. One publica: dln:. British pro- e, 51 to 15, and one by Senator Owen, dem- ocrat, Oklihoma, declaring the tice terms still binding. was berten, §§ h reservation on ESyn’. which was ta- ' to 12 N Danbury, was burned with nineteen he road summer equip- 3,350,000 STRIKE OF STEVEDORES NO DEFENSE IN BERGDOLL slane: adBitichall thE: <is PROMISES TO SPREAD ’ DRAFT EVASION CASE Congress provide re enues equal stock dividands are not taxable. Representative Smith of New York, introduced a bill in the House to es- tablish a credit in favor of Germany 1in this country to bring about restor- WOOD IN JOINT DEBATE | ation of normal trade reiations. Washington , March 17.—Senator ndexter of Washington, @ candi- date for the republican nomination for president, left Washington late today for Pierre, South Dakota, where he will meet Major General Wood, also a candidate for the namination, in a joint debate Saturday on the issues in | the presidential campaign, as required by the state primary law. The Wash- ington senator was recalled from a speechmaking tour through South Da- kota early in the week because of the treaty situation in the senate. te MEXICAN LXBOHERS ARE ‘Washington, March 17.—The exodus of Mexican laborers to the United | States has grown to such proportions that entire towns are leaving, ac- cording to advices receiyed here today. The Mexican government has been un- able to stop this emigration and en- | tire cities are being left without men to carry on the daily work of the com- | munities, especjally in the northern ! states and . Michoacan, Jalisco and Queretaro to the sou STORMY REPUBLICAN | department les CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA five - million barrels e ¢ prices quoted were dmore than one fun- dred per cent. above those in current Roanoke, Va.,- March 17—In one of | the stormiest scenes that ever attend- ed apolitical gathering in the state, Virginia republicans inconvention here toight elacted four delegates-at-large and four alternates to the national covention in' Chicago and instructed them to support Governor Frank O. Lowden -of Tlinois for the presiden- tial nomination. The opposition fought for uninstructed delegates. OBITUARY Washington S. Valentine. Atlantic City, N. J, March 17— Washington § Valentine, financier and founder of numerous Latin-Amer- ican: business enterpriscs, died . here | last night followinz an operation for a complication of diseases. Funeral | services, will be held in New York next Saturday. - Mr. Valentine was born in St. Louis 61 years ago. In 1900 he formed the Honduras syndicate with John Jacob Astor, Chauncey Depew. Seward Webb | and others, - His efforts in the south-i ern republic marked the beginning of the Honduras Rosario Mining Com- pany, the largest mining enterprise in Central America, and one of the world's largest silver producers. In 1907 Mr. Valentine began work on a plan to merke South and, Central American cotntries into dne great America. The principal result of this was to develop the Central American peace conference which was cohduct- ed in Washington by the United Might Need It After All. The Vanadium Corporation of Amer- ica, controlled by Charles M. Scawab, | ¢ declared an initial quarterly dividend of $1.50 a share, payable stock of record Ap! it di of il April illing apparatus with capac- y 5 gallons was brought to Bedford by federal officers the result of a raid on an abandoned fgrm off the Slocum road in Dartmouth. The New York Senate passed Sen- ator Lockwood's bill salary inc City According to reports reoeived by the Department om Comgmerce gold pro- | to Produc- duction of shink at ai tion last ¥ Departm ised Aus! to reopen States. Fuel oil contracts, Instructions were service to railroads for y for committee entering Chica the allocat! school are arriving dail K resume trade relations and would like United | wise shiy providing granted reases this year. Australia continues n ipcreasing rate. ear was 202,236 ounces. ent of Commerce wa: trian trade - with the bi asked for on 0 from the East ion of 300 cars a the movement of grain from Western clevators. A large delegation of cattle raisers in Colorado, headéd by former Gov- ernor Ammons. House_ Committee on opposition appeared before the Agriculture in to the Anderson packers control bill. J. W. DeAguero, a member of the | board of gavernor of the New York | consolidated stock exchange, New York died in of ,peumonta. fining company. The rlay Bacon in the leading role, last night | cefebrated its; 65Sth consecutive per- formance at the Gaiety Theatre in New York, which the management claimed is & record. Claiming that their “wife”, has 22| husbands a with Frank “Lightnin,” nd is divorced from’none of them. Tiffic Sallie, of Cincinnati and James Nick of Dayton, “Ohio, jointly asked the Foster, 21, police to arrest Margaret on a charge of bigamy. HARTFORD CIGARMAKERS ~ ARE ON STRIKE; 120 ARE OUT Hartford, Conpn., March 17.—Failing to have their demands met waj for a increase of 20 per cent., one to those -the government will lose as a result of the decision of the Supteme Court that 15 to ew | that b ew York | fights between strike teichers last year to be FLOCKING TO UNITED STATES|vaid them on June ad- business representa- in England to opened by the 'navy | fhan-ore. nh o the and He was| traasurer of the American oil and re- New York, March 17.—Possibility that the strike of coastwise longshore- men here will be, extended to other "marin> workers was forseen today in an announcement that marine engin- cers, railway port and terminal wark- ers, master mates and pilots aad lighterage captains will hold a joint meeting Friday to formulate demands for wage increases of 10 to 15 per cent. These opganizations, throdih 10- 1 unione_recently made demands for mors wages, which they claimed hoat owners were disinclined to consider. Ir event their joint petition is ixao-- ed it was intimated a strike would be ~alled Two hundred dock workers joined he 7,000 strikingd longshoremen, who have been out since aturday. The | dock workers, like the lonzshoremen, {are demanding higher wages snd shorter hours. Three men were injured ,today in bredkers . and strike sympathizers. Onestriker was severely cut about the_jiead .in a fight which took- place two ne- roas attempted to pass. the Yougs- pickets. ~ Another strikcr the grand. jury on a mplain: .that. he had - shot and { wounded a strike breaker. The iuilding trade eémployers ox- pressed concern today. over. the delay lin lumbeg shipments <caused by the ke. I was said that at least two Taillion feet of lumber.is now on coast- ied up in the harbor. ALLENBY REGULATES ALL MEETINGS IN CAIRO, EGYPT Cairo, Egvpt. March 17.—Field Mar- shal Allenby. British high commander in Egypt and the Sudan, has issued a proclamation wvhich sternly forbids any meetings proceedings or resolu- tions by the legislative assembly or by the provincial councils or other elée- tive bodies, or members of them, out- side their legal competence. Violations of the proclamation are to be dealt with by martial law. QUESTIONS OUR RIGHT TO SUPPLY POLAND WITH ARMS London, March 17.—Colonel Malone asked the government in the house of commons today Whether the supplying of arms and -munitions to Poland: by the United States government had ! received the approval of the supreme | couneil. 9 Andrew Bonar Law.replied that any action which the United Stafes may have seen fit to take in 'this matter | could not suitably form the subject of question and answer in the house, E 15000 STATIONARY ENGINEERS ARE ON STRIKE IN LONDON London, March 17.—Fifteen thous- and engineefs embloyed by the Office of Works/struck this morning. Of the: one hundred and twenty held posts in the houses of parliament. The strike was the result 6f a re- fusal to discharge ‘a’ foreman who had dismissed a man who later was reinstated.. PROFITS OF THE NATIONAL BREWERIES OF CANADA Montreal, March 17.~Profits of\$1,- one in Rissia to work 12 hours a day, | hundred and twepty’ members of the|061,300 for 1919 is shown in the an- seven days a week. Maybe Dbolshe- vism s ' what this ° country needs, after'all—Kansas City Star. local cigarmakers' ~union went A on|n strike today, effecing a shutdown of | madeé public today. the two largest cigar factories here.'$616,286 the year before. reort of the ational .Breweries, compared with New York, March 17.—Court mar- tial on Governor's Island Cleveland Bergdoll, wealth: of Grover y Philadel- phian, charged with desertion in evad- ing thie draft, ended abruptly when' his counsel today announced no de- fense would be offered because believed the government had failed 40 establish its case. tion of the verdict, Official it is publica- expected, will be made within a week. Captain Bruce R. Campbell, militaty counsel for Bergdoll, tos procedure of the court indicated Berg- doli had been found guilt After both sides had s3 night _sald Y. d their last word, the room was cleared. minutes igter, Colonel Wiiam A laire, -president of the court, summon= ed Bergdoll into the room. Then bis record was rea had no previous , showing that he HEA conviction. This reading according- to Captain bell(, is customary”in cases where : listed men have been foun a \euilty: ™ The record in the trial, which com« sunmed nearly nine days of testimony, will be reviewed by Robert Lee Bullard Major commander = o General the department of. the east, or his 3§~ signee, before nounced. the Under military. verdict is law, Barg- doll, if convicted, may appeal to Prese ident Wilson. CORPORATION TO STABILIZE - THE CRUDE OIL MARKET Pittsburgh, Pa., March 17.—In an o= fort to stabilize the crude oil macket important independent producing and refining interests in western Pennsyl- vanta have organized a cprporation with a capital of $1,0000.000, it became known here today. Headquarters, it was sta! ted by well informed oil men ,will be in charge of S. S~ Messer of Emlenton, Pa. who will make purchases of crude ofl, and apportion it among the re: bers of the company. finer mem- No premWms are to be paid, it was asserted, the pro@ucers getting - am - extra profit through dividends fflfl the . Sixteen companies, was were represented at- the % smremr% of which was €. t berlain Cleyeland. lain also,_ is éflu Petroleum Association. Mr, Chamber- of the National NEWBERRY ELEGTIONS CASE NEARING THE END cwn‘a Rapids, Mich. March ff.— With all defense arguments completed and the list government under wa: conspiracy few. hours of submission t Martin W. Littleton of for the defense, and Frs of Indianapolis, engaged in debate tollay. the Newberry case tonight was within a o the jury., plea well elections New York, Dailev for tie government, Defendants, especially Senator Truman H. New- bury and Paul King, has campaigm manager, were alternately extolled and condemnel and the law of conspiracy explained as first_involving something dark and m: ious and simple proposition that me arrange to violate the s then as @& n must nab CONNECTICUT RIVER RISING; - IS ABOVE FLODD STAGE Hartford. Comn, March 17—The Connecticut River is risin and this afternoon was at inches, which is above food The lower . floor of the landing is under water. vieambont 2