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{twenty hours daiiy in a vain attempt e { i1 | IITEETO SOLDIER RELIEF LEESLATION Decisive Vote For Its Passage Cast by the House Ways and Committee—Probable Means i Bonus—Favored Raising Provision For a Cash of Funds by a Sales or Luxury Tax—Against Any Bond Issue—Details of the Plan Will :N.n«l uAgyleommithu—Momt is Said to| Have the Approval of the Republican Members of ‘the House. ‘Washington, April 2—By a decisive wote, the house ways and means com- mittee today decided to recomniend passage of soldier relief legislatior with porbable provision for a cash bonus. W@etails of the plan will be re- terred to sub-committees. The committee programme de- clares agalnst any bond issue, saying the fundg to carry out the relief plans should be raiseq by a sales or luxusy taxes, Soldier relief legislation, with prob- able provision for a cash bonus, funds for which would be raised Ly sales or luxuries taxes, was approved today by the house ways and means com- mittee by a vote of 15 to 6. Detalls of the bill to be recommended will be worked out by ve appointed Monday. Members of the committee hope to obtain final action by the house be- fore the contemplated recess for the aation political conventions, but they ess doubt when actio ould be had at this session. Lodge of Massachusetts, leader, after a confer- ence today with other senate republi- rans as to future legislation in the senate, said he thought this would mA] ciude a bill to give money beonus to former service men, with provisions tor a special tax to raise the neces- sry funds. The programme approved by he house committee declares against any bond issue. It is unders Stood to have been submitted by Rep- reseutative Longworth, republican, Ohio, and was discussed at great length in executive session. While the exact form of the legisla- tion was not decidea upon, com!_mtlee discussion was said to have indicated approval of a plan of extending voca- tional education as an alternative. to the cash bonus. These two plans are a part of the American Legion’s pro- gramme. Its other selected plan of government aid to soldiers and sailors. for building homes or obtaining own- ership of farms were said by some members of the committee to involve too many difficulties to be worked out Dby legislation before the recess. Spokesmen for the committee said i¢, was planneq to have the final draft ot "the lagislation ready. for submis- sion to the house within a_fortnight. As no decision was made as to the amount of the bonus or the cost of other plans that might be adopted, it was said that no estimate of the funds needed could be made at this i 1t also said that there had been no decision as to whether the bonus would be paid in a Jump sum or be graduated according _to the length of service. of each individual. The programme is understood to have the approval of the republican leadsrs of the house, assuring ‘early consideration for it. E PROMPT ACTION EXPECTED ON RESOLUTION TO END WAR Washington, April 2. Prompt adoption by the senate of “the house resolution_declaring the state of war with Germany at an end is expectea by republican leaders. They had a conference today to discuss future legislation at this section and Sena- tor Lodge of Massachusetts said lat- er that he did not anticipate any great delay in the senate 3ir. Lodge. who returned today from a brief vacation. said the whole con- roversy had been “thrashed out pret- ty theroughly” and that he believed the House resoiution would be adopted prodably with the united support and’ general opposition by the democrats. The leaders decided at the confe ence that army reorganization legis- lation would be the next measure to be taken up by the senate. They ex- pect to dispose of it by tite time the house acted on the peace resolu- tion. It will be followed xy the house bill to increase dyestuff tariffe. Mr. Lodge said early action on tHe Anglo-American-French treaty was mot expected and that unti] the treat of Versailles had been disposed of its consideration was improbable. A recess of congress over the con- vention period, Mr. Lodge said, was probable. Congress hardly can com- plete its work by June 1, he added, and would have considerable werk to do_after the conventions. POLAND REJECTS PROPOSALS OF RUSSIAN SOVIET GOV'T | Washington Apiil 2.—Poignd rejected proposals of the soviet government to comduct peace | negotiations in Esthonia and to de-/ clare an armistice while the negotia- tions are in progress, according to of- ficlal advices today to the Polish lega- | ten. The Polish government, the advices stated. has taken the position that ue- gotiations could not be conducted in Easthonia with outside pressury Ob- Jection also has been made by Poland ie negotiations on the ground that Esthonia negotlated a treaty with the Russlan soviet and violated the terms of the treaty wil Poland. Rejéction of the bolshe: proposal for an armistice '¢ lonsidered by Pol- ish efficia's here as indicating that the Follsh general staff is confident of jts ability to withstand the Russian attacks. has Russian PREACHING STRONG POLICY Copenhagen, April 2—Th organizers of the strifie are preaching strong pol- loy of resistance. Nevertheless, they are emphasizing upon thier followers the importance of an orderly conduct of the strike. Last night the ~streets and public places of Cope%hagen were filled with crowds, but there were no,untoward incidents. In the town hall ‘square at midnight thousands of persons cheer- ed Danish and Swedish speakers who demanded the establishment of a re- public. The master bakers are wroking to keep the bre== supply going. Th bake shops we¥= soid out today before Bine o'clock in the morning. 1t is as- | serted that most of the provincial in- dustries will close down tomorrow. RUSSIANS PERMITTED TO RETURN TO NATIVE LAND ‘Washington, April 2—Russians who wish to return to their native country will be to depart on affi- davits of identity. the state depart- ment anno thday, adding that thousands of Russians had been un- able to leave heretofore because “of their inability to obtain passports.” Blanks may he obtained from immi- gsant inspectors and certificatés of e with the income tax law will be required. BOLSHEVIKI RELEASE RED CROSS WORKERS ‘Washington, April 2.—Release of all American Red Cross workers held prisoner in Siberia -by the boisheviki, the exception of Alexander C. of New York, was reported by national headquarters.’ The last form Tweedie said he was ill typhus at Krasnoyarsk. HOOVER'S NAME FILED FOR MONTANA PRIMARY jont., April 2.—Nomina n u.: to place the name of MEXICANS CONTINUE ASSAULTS ON AMERICANS Washington, April- 2—~Two new in- cidents involving American citizens in Mexico were reported today. to the state department. One of the attacks resulting in the killing of H. A, Jafredson, an_ Amer- ican, and the wounding, probably fa- tally, of Alexander Oberg, whose na- tionality was not stated, at the Amat- lan camp of the International Petrol- eum Company, by whom both were employed. The attack, which occur- red March 30, is stated in the des- patch to have been made by Mexican tellow employes. The department in- structed the embassy at Mexico City and the consulate’ at Tampico 10 urge the Mexican government to titute mgé;?urh t:‘ apprebend and nu!:‘ah Mexicans A4 &g . The second Incident Was“an wttack on a train on whith Major Edgar W. Burr, military attache of the Amier- lean embassy at Mexico City, Mrs. Butrsand twb other Americans, B Florence Hailg and a Mr. Hurd, were traveling. Al escaped without in- jury. The attack took place March near Tres Marias on the Mexico City-Cuerrnavaca line. SAYS MONROE DOCTRINE CONSTITUTES REAL DANGER Buenos Alres, April 2—Aaron Saenz, Mexican minister to Brazil, de- clared today in an interview that the Monroe Doctrine constituted a real danger to the nations Of the Amer- ican continent because its application by the United States has been made according to the point of view of cach one of the administrators who have ruled the destinies of that coun- try, according to a despatch to La Prensa from Rio Janeiro, “For Elitu Root the doctrine is the right the Uniteq States hag of protecting itself as a sovereign inde- pendent nation” Senor Saenz as- serted. “President Wilson,” on his part, declared two years ago that the doctrine did not exist, while Senator Lodge thinks it ought not to remain the exclusive charge of .the United States.’ - % After referring to the recent re- quest of the government of Salvador for an interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine because of this “disparity of judgment,” Sener Saenz contin- “Mexico, which does not accept any doctrine contrary to its Sovereignty, never needed other protection or aid than its own forces.” PROBABILITY OF GENERAL STRIKE IN CANADA Winnipeg, Man., April 2.—Probabil- ity of a general strike in Canada asa protest against the conviction of the leaders in the Winnipeg strike last summer, was expressed by union la- bor leaders here today, addressing a meeting in the Board of Trade Build- ing. A dominion-wide agitation for the release of the convicted men al- ready had begun, the speakers de- clared, anq a ballot may be taken on a_general strike, following the lead of the Montreal trades union, MURDER JURY REPORTED HOPELE._OLV DEADLOCKED St. Louis, Mo., April 2—A mistrial was deglared today in the case of Ursula Broderick, 18 years old, chargt ed with the murder of her stepfather, JJoseph F. Woodlock, shot to death in their home here last April. After de- liberating more than 24 houts the jury reported “hopelessly deadlocked. Judge Kline declared a mistrial and ordered the case re-tried. GOOD CHEER RESOLUTION SENT DEBS, IN PRISON Parkersburg, W, Va., April 2.—A resolution of good cheer was sent by the West Virginia Federation of Labor to Bugene V. Debs, in prison at At- lanta, Ga., according to an announce- ment by W. M. Rogers,/president of the federation, at the close of today's session of the state convention. Mr, Rogers also said that resolutions msk- ing President Wilson to pardon Debs and demanding amnesty for all “poli ical” prisoners had been passed. PRINCE JOACHIM MUST ; RESIDE OUTSIDE BERLIN Berlin, April 2. rince Joachim Al- brecht of Prussia, cousin of Fermer Emperor Willlam, who was recently arrested and incarcerated in the Aui- bid prison charged with having fom Portugal fiflfiu Treaty. Lisbon, March 31.—Parliament was bled today for the ratification T French to' Resign as Dublin, April 2—The Journal in an article today advances the belief that Field Marshal Viscount French is. to resign his post as lord lieutenant of Ireland and that he will be succeeded by Lord Decies. DANIELS DENIES STATEMENT JAPAN 1S A MENACE ‘Washington, April 2.—Chair Page, of the senate naval committed; made public today a letter from Sec- retary Daniels denying reports pub- lished in some newspapers that _the secretary had told the committec yes- terday that Japan was a menace to the United States. : “I am moved to write you,” said Mr. Daniels, “because this publication. conveys an impression that is cal- culated to give to a friendly nation a view of the attitude of the secretary of the navy and your committee.that is wholly at variance with the atti-| tude of your committee and the navy department. “T stated to the committee that our relations with all countries on the Pacific were most friendly and cor- dial, and that I did_not believe any nation menaced the Uniteq States and 1 was sure this country would adopt: no policy based upon antagonism to any power in the Pacific, “I am sure that you and all the ‘members of the senate naval affairs committee will regret a misleading publication that may be misinter- preted by ~our Japanese ally and friend.” ) Mr. Daniels appeared | committee in' executive urge appropriations for enlatging naval docking and repair facilities on the Pacific coast to meet the needs of the enlarged fleet in those waters. The contemplated _ development of naval. bases on the Pacific coast is pregicated upon “no policy of antag- onism to any power in the Pacific,” but upon the principle of “national protection and ability to help preserve the peace of the world,” Secretary Daniels said in his letter. “The same principle of national protection that actuated us in building modern naval bases on the Atlantic coast demands that we shall do the same on the Pacific coast,” he said. The secretary said he went before the committee, accompanied by Ad- Vmiral Kuntz, chief of naval operations, who “gave military reasons” to justif. development of the Pacific shore es: tablishment at an estimated cost of $12.790,000. I regard these developments, which have been too long neglected, as made essenu:l by the presence in the Pacific of a fleet of more than 500,000 tons,” the secretary said. CONTROL BY THE WORKMEN AT RUHR HAS CEASED Duesseldorf, April 2 (By The A. P.) —~Control by the workmen ceased theoretically at noon today through- out the Ruhr district uider the peace terms ratified last’ ni at Essen. y being Good telt strietly” ch'ervafl‘.l 1 before the session. to ceremonies Were The turning over of their quties to the police in the various cities is ex- pected to be a gradust process. The general strike was calledd off this morning and resumption of work will take place tomorrow. Street cars, however, weré operating in most places today. The workmen’s leaders are satisfied that there will be no great difficulty in executing the terms of agreement, virtually all arms in Duesseidorf be- ing already devosited in the barracks and other buildings. Some of the Red Guards are marching, in a happy frame. of mind, to their quarters to get orders for their service pay. This money will be taken from a joint fund contributed by the workmen, the local authorities and the government. The Central committee apparently believes the feports which have been current that Reichswehr tro are advancing into ‘the district, as it is announced workmen are again stand- ing ready to damage the mines and the Krupp ang other plants, as they have threatened to do. The moder- ates are confident that cooler counsel will prevail, expressing the belief that the stories are based on some error brought about by misunderstandifig which the alarmists are construing as fan invasion. 100 MEMBERS OF HOUSE TO VISIT THE ORIENT ‘Washington, April 2—More than a hundred members of the house plan to leave San Francisco July 5 aboard the transport Mount Vernon for a two months’ trip to the Orient. The itine- rary will include Hawaii, the Philip- pines, China and Japan. The growing importance of legisla~ tive questions involving the Pacific, those contemplating the trip said to- day, necessitates the obtaining first hand information. The matters to be studied include the request of Hawaii for statehood, the movement in the Philippines fer _independence, and Chinese and Japanese immigration. The party will go overland to San Francisco and returning will visit Los Angeles and other southern California cities and the Yosemite - Nationai Park. The first stop will be in Hawai where the party, plans to spend four, or five days, going from there to the Philippines for a 'ten day visit. Four vs each will be spent in China and Japan. Smaller transports will be available for thorough inspection pur- poses in the Hawaiian and Philippine SpectionIslands, members said. Democratic ~ house members an- nounced today that they plannned a trip from New York to San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal. They Plan to study conditions in the canal zone and arrive in San Francisco in time for the democratic national con- vention. 5 CONFESSED MURDER OF AMERICAN AVIATORS Washington, April 2—Calixto Ruiz, arrested in| connection with the mur- der of Lewis Connolly and Water- house, American aviators, whose bed- ies were found on the beach at Los Angeles Bay in Lower California, has Cconfessed to killing the officers, ac- cording to a report from Calexico to- day to the state department. Ruiz, who is now a prisener at Mulege, will be tried at Tiajuana. "OBITUARY. Dr. George. P. Cooley. New Britain, Conn.,, April 2.—Dr. George P. Cooley, the oldest practic~ ing physician in the state, died at his home here tonight after an illness of about two months. Dr. Cooley was in his 92nd year and up to the time Hoover on the ballot at the | ented an attack on' members of the|he was taken ill Was aceively engaged 23 primary In Montana as re- candida te for president, with the secretary of state French commission in the dining room of .g: Hotel Adlon. was released pri ¥ The forbidden in thé practice of medicine. He was New York Marine Work- New York, April 2 —Railroag ed ferryboats, upon which New York city’ depends for the transportation of its food supplies, are operating “prac- | tically normally” despite the marine! workers' strike, J. J. Mantell; rail- road managers’ representative, an- nounced here tonight. situation “looks very gooc and nor- mal conditions are expected to pre- vail by Monday, he. added. : Officials of the marine workers’ af- filiation claimeq that 6,000 employes on lighters; tugs and ferries had struck and that the vessels now run- ning were being operated by strike breakers, Unless the strikers’ demand for an eight hour day Is _ union - officials threatened to spread thé walkout to the longshoremen’s and other harbor workers' organiza- and “completely tie up . the Mr.. Mantell admitted tonight 2,000 of the 3,000 men engaged ferryboats had answered the strike call. - Thirteen hundreq men employ- ed on barges, he said, had been auto-| maticaily thrown out’of work by the walkout, . The railroads are prepared to fight the union “to a finish,” Mr. Mantell asserted, adding that the marine workers will fing out “they are not dealing with the railroad administra- tion now.” Efforts are being concen- trated, he added, on the running of ferryboats in order to care for the traveling public and the necessary food supplies for New York, Other than causing a few hours dé- lay in the receipt of today's deliver- that on The tugboat | granted, | e e a2 14 PAGES 108 COLUMNS $705,660,000 Dur- " ing Than ‘Double A ny Previous Month. ; Washington, April 2.—A reduction .of $705,660,000 in the national debt— more than double the amougt by which th edebt was lowered during any®pre- vious month—was accomplished dur- ing March, the treasury reported to night. The national debt now stands at $24,698,000,000. , . Officials said this record could not be used as a basis for forecasting further monthly reductions. They re- garded it, however, as “sound evi- dence” of the success of the treasury program for financing the post-war period when government expenditures. still continue to run high. March payments on the public debt were coniined almost wholly to retire- jment _of | certificates of indebtedness Issued in anticipation of income and profit taxes. 4 Reductions by months since August, when the retirements began, were: October $15,533,000, November $94,478,. 000, December $278,973,000, January 3168,689,000 and February $264,057,000. Heavy payments on the debt in De- cember and Pebruary both were traceable to the retirement of certifi- cates of indebtedness, but the amount of obligations retired each month, al- though fluctuating, has been bn the increase. Future ' monthly reductions will hinge largely on new appropriations and tax legislation, officials said. They expected. however, that operation of the sinking fund ‘would reflect more and more on the gross national debt each month hereafter. None would venture a prediction as to the net re- duction for the calendar vear. * As the public debt now stands, it 1s EASTER GLADNESS Across the windy slopes sweet bells were ringing; A skylark’s song came downward, clear and gay, And ‘my full heart broke This Easter day. forth in joy and singing, My risen Lord, I felt thy strong protection ! I saw thee stand among the graves today; “l am the Way, the Life, 1 heard thee say. the Resurection,” And all' the burdens I had carried sadly. Grew light as blossoms "My cross became a staff; I journeyed gladly ’ao%is Ea‘stef:d_’ay."‘r e y@dg i ies, the strike failed to "affect the city’s milk . supply. Officials of the two large distributing companies an- nounced that there was no danger of an immediate milk famine because of the walkout. Freight handlers on two Lackawan- na Railroad piers in Jersey City went out this afternoon in sympathy with the harbor men. These are the first workmen of this company to quit. The New York Railway Company announced that 300 freight handlers were not at work. This was not due to the strike, it wag stated, but to the fact that there was mot enough werk for the men. Heavy details of police were on duty along the water front and at ferry terminals throughout -the day to prevent disorder. No outbreaks occurred. There was heavy congestion at the Manhattan and New Jersey terminals o fthe Hudson Tubes; which necessi- tated the sending of police. reserves to assist in handling the ‘crowds dur- ing the rush hours. Marine workers held a meeting to- night to which only men with union cards were admitted. At the close. of the meeting Thomas B. Healey, head of the marine engineers, who présided said: “The men were -informed of what had been done, ang there was no_sign of weakening anywhere.” William A.. Maher, business agent of the mates and pilots organization, said there were about 6,000 men on strike and “it will be unnecessary to call out any other workers.” . Mr. Healey said the men had been informed that some of the managers had offered strike breakers $10 a month ‘more than union men had re- ceived and were willing to guarantee them work for a year at eight hours a day. STRIKING SWITCHMEN BROKE‘ UP MEETING OF “LOYALISTS” Chicago, April —A meéting of “loyal” members of the Brotherhood 9 Railway Trafnmen called today by . F, Whitney, vice president of the organization, was broken up by. strik- ing switchmen, whose walkout last night crippleq freight service on the Chicago, Milwaukee and - St. Paul Railroad. ~ H. P. Gallagher, .chairman of the brotherhood, was ejected. Mr. Whitney said the strike was un- authorized and urged the men to re- turn to work. Demands for §1 an hour for foremen, 95 cents for switch- men, time and one-half for overtime, and double time after eight hours' overtime were made by:the 650 strik- ing switchmen. The strikers, who gsserted they re- signed individually, also asked the reinstatement of ~ Charles Granay, president of the Chicago yardmasters' union, Granau was forced to resign from the brotherhood during the war, offi- cers spid. The’stabbing of Ralph O'Neil, a switchman,” today, was believeq ' by the police to have been due to a strike clash. @Neil was in a serious con- dition ‘fonight _with three knife wounds, ] ;s The strike has not affected passen- ger service, railroad officials said. s STRIKE ON THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN RAILWAY. Roanoke, Va., April 2.—Railrodd union omgerq.i‘gmpuven.l cm.:e‘renfi today and = tonight regarding strike on the Norfolk and. Western | Railway bui what progress was made of - demands “tha made up of $15,616,800,000, comprising the four issues of Liberty bonds, $4,- 422,790,000 of Victory short term notes, $2,667,220.000 in treasury certifi- cates, $§70,000,000 In war savings oor: llfic?les and approximately $1,000,000,- 2700 in bonds issued prior to the world war. The great single item among these old bonds is the issue of coneols of 1930, which aggregate $600,009,000. SOFT COAL OPERATORS NOT TO GOUGE PUBLIC Nl_sw York, April 2.—Responsible bi- tuminous coal operators will demn any unwarrantable price and any protfieering policies,” Thomfas T. Brewster, chairman of the scale com.- mittee of the Bituminous Coal Oper- ators, declareq in a statement issued here tonight. “Insinuations. that the coal opera- tors are going to gouge the public because of the recent 27 per cent. ad- vance in wages, as put out by the Uniteq Mine Workers spokesmen in the guise of protest in the public in- terest, are sheer nonsense,” said Mr. Brewster. “During the coal miners’ entirely unwarranted and unlawful cessation from work, all stocks of coal were depleted and a shortage exists throughout the country. The replen- ishing of stocks has been retarded by a serious coal shortage. Conse- quently, 'large consumers of soft coal are competing for the available sup- ply, which has resulted in the offer for. higher prices than the operators are willing to accept. “All responsible operators will con- demn any unwarrantable price or any profiteering policies, “The *bituminous coal commission having awarded the miners a wage scale giving them very high earning power, the public now has the right to demand more work, with advanced coal production and less talk. CHARGED WITH MURDER; ECAPED FROM HOSPITAL Fort Fairfield, Maine, April 2— Newman Clark, who was under ar- rest at a hospital at Grand Falls, B, charged with the murder of Mfss Phoebe Bell, escaped durin& the night and today was sought at Maine border points. Clarke had been under treat- ment for wounds self-inflicted after the ‘shooting of Miss Bell a week ago, ploye was not disclosed, Trains continued in operation with regular- crews. Company officers said they had received noofficial notifica- tion-that the traininmen would refuse to make further trips on the ground that unsafe conditions prevailed as the result of the strike. ROCK ISLAND EMPLOYES TAKING REFERENDUM Chicago, April 2—A referendum on working agreements taken by mem- (bers of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmén employed on’ the Chicago, Rock Island and ~ Pacific Railroad would be counted tomorrow, A. F. ‘Whitney, vice president of the broth- erhood Said tonight. Wage increases are not involved in the vote, according to Mr.. Whitney. Should the Lrotherhood members vote to reject the present working rules, the matter would be turned over to the general ‘griévance committee for ac _he B fr. ‘Whitney dénied reports that a _order had been sent out for a e 0 ;u-unme\n' on the Rock Island Crops of Spain were d-m-god‘ by frost and snow. Price of Philadelphia Sunday mews- papers has Deen increased to ten cents. Commercial Cable Co. announced communicaidens with Manaos, Brazl, restored. | Har gold was quoted at 14frs. 72c, compared with previous 15,rs. 1lc in Paris, To_meet the rising pi ing many “overall clubs’ organized in Florida. Bar silver was unchanged at §$1.26%2 an ounce in New York, compared ‘with 72 1-8 in London. . William M. Williams was sworn in as commissione rof internal revenue, suceeding Daniel C. Roper. of cloth- have been Organized labor put itself on re- cord In favor of stringent federal reg- ulation of the packing industry, Wholesale quotations for - quick. silver in flasks of 75 pounds $103, com- pared with last quotation of $95. Twenty million ‘marks being taken | from the city of Berlin to Essen dis- | mw according to reports at Ber- s i French Minister. .of . Finance in- formed the senate that thenew Frencn loan produced more than 15,000,000 francs, United States will not be repre- sented at the peace conference when it meets -at San Remo, Italy, this month. - Former Justice Charles E. Hughe: declared the New York assembly’s tion in expelling the Live socialists was a calamity. Count Luigi Bartolucci Dundas, naval attache of the Italian embassy at Washington, died at Johns Hop- kins hospital. A commission was appointed in Mexico to scour the republic for arms and ammuniaion hidden or abandoned on battlefields. The Rev. George J. Krim. S. J. president of Brooklyn College, died in New York today, after -a short ill- ness with pneumonia. Hampson Gary of. Texas, now con- sul general at Cairo, Egypt, was nom- inated by President Wilson to be minister to Switzerland. New York State senate codes com- mittee reported out the bill of Sena- tor Boylan, of New York, for abolish- ing capital punishment. Norway was added to the list of na- tions ‘which ‘have begyn negotiations with Argentina for free interchange of essential food products. New York State barge canal was officially opened when three barges left the terminal loaded with sugar and genera merchandise for Batimore. rst its -bonds and swept down the river. Commuters on Jersey Cenitral ferries are notified their commutation tickets will be honored by the Pennsylvania railroad between Elizabeth and New Yorki. Bearing banners urging freedom for Ireland a dozen women attempted a demonstration before congress. Police escorted them from the capitol grounds. The Polish government has author- ized the Minister of Industry and Commerce to loan 12.000,000 marks to various commercial and industrial en- terprises. A strike of employes of the Social Mill of the Manville Co. at Woon- socket, resulted in the closing of the plant. The workers demand a 8- hour week. Mayor Moore issued a proclamation in Philidelphia urging business hours be advanced an hour without moving the clocks ahead between April 12 and Oct. 31. According to a report of the national highways protective society 41 per- sons were killed in New York by au- tos last month. Bight persons were killed by trolley Resignation for lan McPherson, chief_secretary for Ireland, was an nounced. Hamar Greenwood. under- secretary for home affairs, will prob- ably succeed him. Ordinary shareholders of the Amal gamated Cotton Mills Trust, London, | approved an increase of capital from £7,300,000 by the issue | £2,300,000 to of 5,000,000 share: King Alfonso received a deputation from the National Association of Teachers, which presented a petition asking his support for a bill increas- ing teachers’ salaries. Two armed men in an automobie held up messengers of Swift & Co..! packers, of 23rd street viaduct, New | York and ecscaped with a handbag | containing $455,480 Women will go to the primaries in Vermont next month and will attempt | to vote, nothwithstanding Governor | Clement’s refusal to call a special rat- ification session of the legislature. A forest fire raging over'a mile stretch in the Chestnut Ridge Range, near Fairchance, north of Uniontown, Pa. State ‘@vestry representatives believe it to be of incendiary origin. A new corporation with a capital of | 12,500,000 pesetas was formed in Ma- | arid fo to take over the etire busi- ness in petroleum iIn Spain, which was chiefly in the hands of foreigners. The action of the Ohio legislature ratifying the federal suffrage amen ment will be submitted to a referen- dum of tne voters at the general elec- tion in Novembgr under a state con- @ftukional provision, umdtss -the United States supreme court holds in- valid such a referendum provision. $2,000 PROPER MINIMUM _ SALARY FOR TEACHERS? Philadelphia, April 2.—Delegates of the American Federation of Teachers, representing every eastern state from Maine to Georgia, adopted a resolution at their “better schools” conference here today recommending $2,000 as the proper minimum annual salary for teachers in city as well as country schools. Equal pay for the same work without distinction to sex was urged. Another resolution pledged co-oper- atlon with state legislatures and local hmd!dof education ttl)u:z;lln ‘higher pay and more respect e teaching protession. - FAIL TO uuowu‘-on o Conf of Coastwise Shipping Interests M ong: men Has Been Dissolved—Both Sides Declars tention to Stand Firm—Government Concerned Bec: of the Effect Upon Food Supplies in New York and Ne¥ England—Director Kerwin of the Bureau of Labor Ad- justment Defers Action Pending Some Definite Inci Washington, April 2—A conference of coastwise shipging interests and longshoremen which convened at the department of labor today to attempt settlement of the strikes at Atlantic and gulf ports dissolved late today without having reached ar agreement. Assistant Secretary Post of the labor department said he saw no hope of bringing the two sides together-and could “see no other conclusion than' to declare the conference dissolved.” Representatives of a doj wise shipping companies And of or- ganizations representing | the 20,000 men who are out on strike attended the conference. ' Neither e had any announcement to make at its conclu- sion, beyond a recitation of their in- tention to stand firm. ¥ Reports that employes of railways serving the docks .affected by th strike have threatened to refuse t handle freight consigned to these EX-PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY KILLS ADVERSARY IN DUEL Montevideo, Uruguay, April 2 (By the A. P.).—Washington Beltran, ed- itor of the newspaper El Pais,’ was shot and killed in a duel today by Jose Batlle y Ordones, former president of Uruguay, The duel took place this “morning with the usual formalities, and with seconds and surgeons in attendance. The weapons used were pistols. Bel- tran was shot in the breast and died shortly afterward. The morning newspapers _today printed announcements of the impend- ing duel. They said that former President Batlle had sent his seconds to Beltran, challenging the journalist because of statements published in El Pais which Batlle considered offensive. Beltran was a nationalist member of the chamber of deputies and a leader f that party, which is opposed to the ‘Batllfstas.” Batlle twice has been president of Uruguay. - His last term was from 1906 to 1910. Yesterday was not the first time that Jose Batlle y Ordones.met an adversary on the field under the code of honor. On Jan. 13 last Batlle was twice wounded in-the arm- during a duel with swords fought with Senator 1 Agui - 3 mutg. the. ogi capable of continuing. the ltg:ndl IR::;‘ started, and the duel Wwas suspén It was said at the time that Batlle had sent his seconds to Aguirre be- cause of an article printed in El Pais, of which Aguirre was co-proprietor, charging that the former _president was seeking to adquire predominance in the chamber of deputies to further his personal ends. In 1908, while president of Uruguay, Batlle agreed to fight a duel with Dr. Luis Alberto De Herera, a member of the chamber of deputies and former secretary of the legation at Washing- |ton.s after Batlle's tegm of president | had ended. Nothing,"so far as is i known, ever came of this agreement. FLETCHER BLAMED FOR INADEQUATE CONVOYS Washington, April 2.—Reports from Vice Admiral Sims to the navy de- | partment declaring that the convoy forces under command of Rear Ad- miral Fletcher at Brest were “wholly inadequate” to the service required were introduced by counsel for Ad- | miral Fletcher today before the na- fval board investigating that officer’ removal from the Brest command by Admiral Sims. They were presented during cross examination of Captain Pyron T. Long, aide for operations on Sims' staff at London, to support the contention that Fletcher's forces were not adapted to operate under a com- prehensive “doctrine” as to formation. Captain Long had testified that in failing to promulgate such a doctrine, Fletcher rhsres;rdcd instructions from Sims. SiThe witness insisted that Fletcher had “ample force to do the specific things required of him. was @ question of how he did these things, Long declared, rather tha what he might have been able to do with an improved force, CARDINAL >GIBBONS OPPOSED TO SUNDAY MOVING PICTURES Baltimore, Md., April 2—Cardinal Gibbons, who has been watching with keen interest the fight in the state legislature over Sunday moring pic tures, has come out again in opposi- tion to the bills. Frick has decided to fight the meas- ure, the cardinal expressed gratifica- tion. I am unalterably opposed to the bill,” he said. “Tell them to fight it to a finish for the sake of our city. The cardinal explained his _befief that a_sharp distinciton shoudd be made between Sunday sports and amusements spontaneous in nature ang those promoted for gain, Open moving picture theaters would tend to keep some people out of church and to distract the minde of many from the religious atmosphere of the Sab- bath, the cardinal said. IMPORTS ARE RESUMING New York, April 2.—Customs re- ceipts. for the port of New York es- tablished a new monthly record during March, according to the report of Col- lector Byron R. Newton today. A total of $22,281878 was collected. Most of the dutiable goods he classified luxuries. 3 The previous record for .a month was_estblished in Mareh, 1910, when reeipts assregated - $21998,921, Mr, Newton said. Buropean countries hit by the war bave manged to rehabllitate them- selves, Mr. Newton said, and imports, from rance and Germany, especially the latter, dre _gradually resumin; their pre-war status. Lrge tmports of cutlery have been received from Ger- many. Conditions in the New. York branch of the customs service were branded as “deplorable and inefficient” by Mr. :’;ulned men In Bhe service” to other n coast- jand New England. THEIR FRE-WAR STATUS| |sTaike in sympaTHY | points reached the labor d today. Director Kerwin of the b of labor adjustment said his office not contemplate any step toward fegd- ing off sympathetic action on the of railway men until some definite cident had occurred. % The ticup at important ports excited the intercst of government of- ficials, it was explained at the labor department, principally because o(‘g effect upon food sapplies in New ¥ - Much of the eafly produce of southern truck ferms’is moved by steamer at this season, as well as important quantities of cottén and naval stores, it was said. Mr. Post said employes were Wm= willing £o recede Trom. thelr demand for an immediate increase in wages. and employers refused to grant the increase at present “because they are bas already losing money and cannot add, to their deficit™ NO INDICATION OF AN EASTER RISING IN DU Dublin, April 2. The situation in Dublin normal. sign of any Easter rising, rumors cerning the possibility of which cently became so general as to pro= voke questions on the subject in par= liament. today § There was not the wxhg' 4 con= The resignation of James Ian Mae-{ pherson as chief secretary for did not cause a ripple of excil in Mr. Macpherson' Some fears are entertained there may be trouble in Cork the result of the inquest into death of Lor!:l Mayor was murde; last week, is announe= ed. The inquest is still proceeding. The new feld marshal, Sir Robertson, who, it has been is likely to succeed General Sir fast with Lord Devenport. They staying with Lord Pirrie. z The lord mayor of Dublin has ctived a letter from Premier rge dated March 31, the impossibility. of in the ordi way ht a few | tives under great difficulty, they do not desire to arrest ghiltless. On the other hand, it adds, the first duty of the executives is t6 leave no stone unturned to lay on those terrorizing society may therefore be necessary cat¢ in some degree the normal Hfe. of the communit; ¢ ALLIANCE NECESSARY FOR ~ SALVATION OF Fm Brussels, April 2—(French Wire= less Service)—The salvation -of France lies iy maintaining her alli- ance with the Anglo-Saxon peoples— Great Britain and the United States— Andre Tardieu, former missioner to the United States ed in 3 lecture here today on “Francy and Mer Allles” Mr. Tardiea added that France nd Belgium had common interests . which wendered a union be- tween the two countries virtually come declr= = or deaMing wity the crisis fronting France and her allies as a sult of the extraordinary drain their resources caused by a war of France had retrieved much of her loss. es by hard work. He gave figures o show that Germany bhaving resumed work, was in a position t0 pay the in= demnities demanded. “All our efforts must ten toward ex ecution of the peace treaty,” M. dieu continued. “Let that peace will be what we makes and that the bonds between the must be strengthened continually. ~ must not be supposed that the undée= { standing will be maintain®l automate |ically. Our utmost endeavors must exerted to assure the stability of union. e TO WITDRAW MILITARY- riain, who, B to dislo= MISSION FROM AR"EN‘; Washington, April 2.—The war des WAL | partment 18 considering withd: { from Armenin of military members of the mission headed by Colonel W. N Haskell sent over last year to - vise the ‘work of the American the relicf of the Near East. Sinee the | functions of the officers of the missiof jare-not of a military nature- the des partment has wished to recall them for some time and the state depaft- ment may be asked for information 88 to the advisabifity of bringing mission to an end, ARMISTICE MESSAGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. April 1—(By The A. P)— Seitz of Austria, th The Associated Press, sends an Baster message to the American people a8 follow: 5 “Thanks to the generous food drafts on Amcrican relied warehouses, wWe are able to make Baster a veritabls feast of joy for ma poor familiess I wish to thank the generoups donors hand wi filling ie hearts of those benefitted foy their generous gifts ‘When informed today that Senator | administrition and the committee \ the . h them the samg joy which.is. = RAILWAY CLE“ Columbus, Ohio, . April, 2. 3,000 shopment empioyed by the Ni A folk and ‘Western Rallway at thed cal terminal ad at Portsmouth today in-sympathy with Bro hood of Rallway Clerks, wi bers wefit out March 23. (By The A. P)=i {years, M. Tardieu pointed out that «