Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 27, 1920, Page 1

‘Washington, April 26.—Announcing its decision in a part of the long pending an" thracite coal trust cases today, the su- preme court in a 4 to 3 opinion sustained A majority of the government's charges of egal combination against the Read- g Compan: & Pennsylvania holding corporation. and certain of its railroad and coal subsidiaries and orderéd their dissolution. Chlef Justioe ~White and Assoeinte Justioes Holmes and Van De- vanter dissented while Justices McRey- nolds. and Brandels took no.part in the ecision. . No copy Of the majority opinion was ilable as Justice Clarke was render- ing it Associated with the Reading com- pany as defehdants were the Lehigh and Wilkesharre Conl Company afd the Le- Ngh Coal And Navigation Company and he constant recurrence - of the words “Lehigh Company” throughout. the read- g caused the opinion to exist that the wé-calied Lehigh case, which actually re- fers 1o the Lehigh Valley Railr y ' Com- pany and which was argued iust fall with the Realling case, was being decided aldo. Despatches saying the government Bad also won Its case against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company were sent out and it was not until almost an hour la- ter when coples of Justice Clarke'’s opin- oo were mafle available that it was found that the court had acied on the Reading case alone. Thé court conclud- o4 announcing decisions without reach- Mg the Lehigh Valley railroad case. The majority opinion held the holding company guilty of violation of the Sher- mAn anti-trust act and reversed federal eourt decrees rendered in Philadelphia in 1815 refusing to sustain the govern- ment’s charges of monopoly but d tin the separation of the Central Railroad of New Jersey from its subsidiary coal company, the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company. Dissolution was order- ed by the supreme court of the Reading Company the Philadeiphia and Reading 0 the shipping of coal and refusing. to order the dissociation of the Philadelphig and Reading Coal and Iron Company- d the Lehigh and. Wilkesbarre Coal Company maintained through the hold- ing _company. v Charges against- the - directors of the holding company including the late George ¥. Baer and Henry C. Frick as well as George F. Baker, Henry A. Du- Pont, Daniel Willard, Henry P. McKean and Samuel Dickson, who weré also named as defendants, were dismissed. “A majority of the individual defend- ants,” the court said, “have died 'since the suit was instituted and thir suc- cessors. in office have not been made par- jes in coal leases requiring the lesees to nounced can be given full effect by an appropriate decree against the corpora- tion defendants, the case as against the remaining individual defendants need not be considered and as to them the bill will be dismissed witheut prejudice. Similar action was taken in regard to the Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company. Injunctions restraining en- forcement of provisions inserted by the Reading and ‘Wilkesbarre Coal Compan- jes in coal leases requiring the lesses to ship all coal mined by designated rail { routes were made permanent, the ' court condemning such provisions as unlawful. Justice Clarke in the majority opin- fon charged the Reading Holding Com- pany by an “adroit division of property and of corporate agency” With purposely violating “in a flagrant manner” the Sherman anti-trust act and with ‘sup- pressing commerce and competition. It also was declared to have secdred a “dominating control” not _only over two. two great compeling interstaie carriers but the court said this “dominating pow er was not obtained by mormal expansio; to meet the demants of a business gpow ing as a result of-superior and enterp: ing management but by deliberate, cal- Rallway company; the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company; Cenual Ral of New Jersey and the Lehigh and - rre Coal Compan: maintained fhrough the hohllnk corpora- tion. so timt they would be-entirely in- ent of each other. ‘Disposition of the stock’and bonds of the various com- panies held by the Reading Company al- so_was jirected. £ P The fourt, however, sustained lower court gecrons ing the Lehigh® Coal and Nurigat - the Lehigh amd New England. Railroad Compan: the Lehigh and Hiver Raflvay Company. on charges as 1o resirictive covenants in mining feased With respect the j culated purchase for control.” The majority opinion referred to the Investigation -conducted in 1315 by _the interstate commerce commission into the. transportation of ‘anthracite coal, which the court said -“showed unlawful.diserim- fnation against other. coal ‘shipperk by the holding “company with the - Reading Coal Company and by the Cenral Com: pany with the. Wilkesbarre Coal pany,” asserting “such favoritism. tends to discourage competition and to unduly réstrain’ commerge.” Chiet Justice White .rendered ‘minority ‘opinion _in_ whieh’ ing justice contended that court should be sustained. the lower X AUTO BANDITS ROBBED BANK AND KILLED DIRECTOR Rockville, Md., April 26.—Seyén auto- mobile bandits shot and killed Francis M. Hollowell. a digector, drove the clerks and officials at thé point of revolvers i the vault, locked them in and robbed the First Natonal Bank of Sandy Springs, Md. of $4,500 in cash and es- eaped in an Automobile. Posses of citi- sens and defectives from Baltimore are arching Howard and Montgomery counties tonlght. One posse came ~up with the bandits about dusk but after shots were exchanged the bandits were off again and soon eluded their pursuers. Five tholisand -doilars reward has been oftered for their capture. It was at the closing ‘hour when the machine stopped in front of the bank. Frank Miller, a clerk, Was about to bolt the front door when he saw the big car stop. Five of the handits dashed into the bank, brush- BEBEL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN- RENEWED NEAR MEXICO CITY Washington, -April: 26.—Renewed rebel activity near Mexico City was reported in Mexicon advices reaching Washington. today through official channels; ‘Cuerna-, vaca, capital of Morelos and a short dis- tance from Mexico City, was said to be in the hands of the Tebels and the rail- road to the federal capital cut. Small detachments of troops have been sent from Mexico City in: various direc- tions in the effort to put down uprisings before they attain strength. One detach- ment has been sent to Oaxaca, the.re- poris said, although the Carranza gov- ernr ) it has hitherto declared that Oax- aca was peaceful Mexico Uity officials were also said to have admitted finaliy that General Ma- cotte had gone over to the rebels with his forces in the state of Guerrero. His defection was reported several days ago #d Miller aside and turned automatic re- folvers upon Asa Y. Stabler, the presi- dent. Alvin Thomas, treasurer, Frederick but was denied at Mexico City until to- day. General Maycotte has been, oper- Thgmas, teller, and Miss. Sallie Brooks, a cletk. “Hands up, all of you,” demand- ed the leader of the gang. Mr. Hallow- ell, because of deafness, did not respond. One of the outlaws interpreting the di- reetor's failufe 1o obey as either defiance o an attempt at a suberfuge, fired. Hallowell fell to the floor dead. SEARCHING FOR MU OF MISS VERA SCHNEIDER Pontiac, Mich., April Alfred Webb, held for investigation in comnection with the killing Saturday night of Miss Vera ider. wan taken from the city jail by Oakiand county authorities late todey atd rushed to Detroit for safety, while a chowd estimated to number 1.500 gath- about the county building threaten- violence. The crowd dispersed when aotified that the prisoner had been taken away. A search revealed three ropes coheealed near the jail. Webb was said by the officers to have that he spent the week end in it with his wife. Mrs. Webb came during the day and corroborated his wtory. Efforts were being made ftonight to tfsce another man said to have been an of the 20 year old telephone op- ds brought here today falled ' #i4 in unravelling the mystery, The led to a point two blocks away from house where the body was then was lost. ’ “Rewands for the apprehension of the fiefe amailant tonight totalled 32,500, Amount being offered by her father, Charles Schneider, Oakland county and the Michigan State Telephone company. i il PROTEST FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE OX MASS. DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW, N. H, April 26.—Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts, today reaponded to the message of protest against the Massachusetis daylight sav- law sent to Him on Saturday by Gov- H. Bartlett. \ Governor Cool- it is well known that he looks ylight saving law “with ap- despite its apparent support general in his §ite. He thy with New rampshire way of operating train be found that will not bur- the. population” of this state. i H H i i5 : i i ! § e ating on the border of Guerrero and”Mi- choacan and it was to his protection that General Alvaro Obregon is supposed to ré: fled when he escaped from Mexico The appeal for an American warship to protect foreigners\ at Mazatlan was sent to the state department at the ur- gent instigation of the Mexican federal commander there, it was learned today. PRINT PAPER INVESTIGATION STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY Washington, April 26.—Congressional investigation of the print paper shortage will be ‘started next Wednesday by a sub-committee of the senate committee on manufactures, leaded by Senator Reed, democrat, of Missouri. The committee's plans include inquiry into supplies, dis- tribution and prevailing prices. ' *.nding congressional action, the as- sistance of the state department-in the paper situation was invoked in connéc- tion with efforts to obtain removal of restrictions on export from Canada of raw materials used in paper manufac- re. Publishers of leading papers wil invited to appear before the five-url:m?: committee, Senator Reed said. New York publishers will be heard Wednesday and on succeeding days those of Boston, Phil- adelphia and Providence. Invitations are being sent also to edit e itors in_western e M 500 CONVENTION TO FORM NEW POLITICAL PARTY JULY 10-13 Chicago, April 26—A national conven- tion of the.committee of forty-eight to form a new political party will be held fn Chicago July 10 to 13, it was announced today by M. C.Harrison, divisional di- rector of the organization. The new party, “representing -~ the needs. and hopes of average American men and women, will conduct an active campaign against both the - reactionary old parties and in support of a con- structive program of economy, social and political - progress” an. announcement said. . . WOOD ENDORSES HAYS AS HIS CAMPAIGN MANAGER Chicago, April 26.—Will H. Hays; re- has been endorsed by Major General Levn;:l Wood as campaign manager, if tHe general is mominated. by the conven- tion here June 8. . This announcement was made by Wood rters today and was sadi: virtu- ally to assure Mr. Hays of the position, no matter who is nominated. and to set at rest rumors that Wood, if successful in the convention, would appoint Frank | Hitchooek, former postmaster-general, his campaign manager. £ great competing coal interests as’ well asi e publican national ~eommittee chairman,{ More Disorder in - Limerick. Limerick, Ireland; April 26—Civilians and soldiers came in collision late to- night in O'Connell street, near the new barracks. Sones were thrown and some of ‘the soldiers were injured, one of them seriously. It is said that some shots were fired but nobody was injured. It is reported” that the trouble arose over a petty Laident. Quiet was restored after two hours. . RESULTS OF SUPEEME COUNCIL'S _MEETING ARE SATISFACTORY San Remo, April 2¢ (By the A. P.).— The results of the supreme council’s ten- day meeting are such that each govern- ment_taking part considers that its as- pizations have been measurably satisfied.| ¥rance gains in this, for, as Paul Hy- <thé Belgian foreign minister, re- marked today: “French hopes may be reduced ‘bat her realities will be in- creased” by the fixing of a global sum for Germany to pay: * M, Jaspar, the Belglan minister of re- comstruction, suys that if such a sum 18 ugreed upon the Germans will start earnestly to work, because _heretofore there has been no inducement for them tc pay and’ part of unknown,and vaguely enormous liabilities. The word “revision” is wholly eschewed by the prime ministers in talking of the treaty of Versailles; the word “interpre- tation” is coming into use. The Italian premier, Signor Nitti, is mildly content over the ' council leaving the Adriatic question to a eontinuance of direct nego- tiations with the Jugo Slavs. The Belgians are satisfied because they believe the western bloc of powers, Great Britain, France and Belgium, remains as solid . as ever against Germany. The. Pelgians also are for the_immediaet fix- ing of the amount of Germany’s debts to the allies. - M. Venizelos, -the Greek premier, is elated over the extension of Greek terri- tories by the addition of Thrace and Smyrna, ancient possessions of the Greek race. * The . attitude of the council was con- ciliatory toward Russia. in _instructing the executive or so-called permanent committee of the supreme economic coun- cil to negotiate with the soviet repre- sentative Krassin for commercial ar- Tangements. The Zionists are happy over Palestine, as they wish a national home. The Turks alone may feel that this has been a dark week for them; vet Cilicia, which it had been expected France would take, has been left to Turkey. But the Frenchy statesmen decided upon takin no further = commitments in the Nea East, except Syria, and thus save troops, ‘money and wory. The Turks also still {have a chance to receive Erzeroum, | through the arbitration of President Wil- son in the matter/of the Armenian boun- Qares. « The British ‘prime ministe Lioyd George. cotsiders this of the most successful meetings the supreme council has vet heli—one full of promise for the future of Europe and the restora- tion of economic co-oeration. The various delegations will Jeave San Remo tomorrow morning, Robert Under- wood Johnson. the Ameriean ambassador, returning to Rome. 1 David | i T.ORD ROBERT. CECIL CONDEMNS THE IRISH ADMINISTRATION Lord Rol tfation. He said the Tréland was graver than for genfturies. Sixteen murders were -committed in' - the ~first three weeks of April,-as compared with thirty-six .in’ the last - three- months and during the last week there was one mur- der daily. No_arrests had been made; no one had been punished and there was no protec- tion for the public against violence. The government he declared, had shown se- rious vacillation and want ‘of resource. If convictions could not bé obtained un- der the existing law the.law must be altered, and, if necessary to bring pris- oners to- England for trial, soldiers should be used to protect the police. The viceroy, said Lord Robert. should not be 2 soldier unless he had very spe- cial administrative. capacities. Unless the government proved its capacity to govern, the country would drift through anadchy and humiliation to an Irish re- { public. } PEACE TREATY BOBS UP IN DEBATE IN THE SENATE Fa | Washington, April 26.—The peace trea- ty, and the league of mations got. into senate debate today for the first time in several' weeks. Senator Lodge, Massa- | chusetts, the republican leader, started the discussion by reading a press report quoting Former President Poincare of France, Andre Tardieu, the French econ- omist, and others as saying allied -di plomats proposed pooling of all belliger- ents' war debts and assumption by the | United. States of the financial burden of restoring Germany. *“This_presents a very serious danget to the United States and the «American people,” said Mr. Lodge. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ad- ministration leader, declared the report was “preposterous” and added. that it Was ‘no more possible that the United States, would assume the debts of other countries than that the senator from Massachusetts would assume my debts.” AGREEMENT KEACHED ON ARMY AND NAVY BILL _Washington, April 26.—Reaching a complete agreement on the army and navy bill, house and ‘senate conferees to- day decided on increases to be given of- ficers. First Lieutenants ' lieutenants colonels and colonels in the army, and lieuten- ants, junior grade, commanders and cap- tains in the navy will receive an in- créase. of $600 annually; majors -and lieutenant commanders $840; army cap- tains and lieutenants, semior grade, in the navy, $720 and _second lieutenants and ensigns $420. The increase,will be retroactive until January 1 last and will Temain in effect until-June 30, 1922, “An-amendment also was agreed upon continuing for the present, the commu- tations, for. quarters allowed during.- the war 'to commissioned officers’ whether on service at home, or away. BOARD SELLS NINE CARGO VESSELS Washing gton, April 26.—Sale of nine cargo vessels totalling 64,804 deadweight tons for $12,201,572 was announced to- night by the Shipping Board. Two for- elgn companies were included among the purchasers, mg\lulm Star Line taking, the ‘7,825 ton £Nuimer Liberty Land for $1,6217105 and the Ice King, 6,103 tons going to the French-American Line for $1,152,368. % MORRIS ZUCKER HAS ASKED" TO BE DEPORTED TO RUSSIA - New York, April 26.—Morris Zucker, a dentist, and leader of the soclahstsparty- in the Brownsville district of Brooklyn, ‘who is under $15,000 bail following hi: SHIPPING fineries Di ‘Washington, April 26, —Representa- tives of large sugar refineries de- partment of Jjustice officials- here today but progressed no than discussion ‘of the uation,” they said. The be resuméd tomorrow. = Meanwhile, reports isted that an-| uthir rise in sugai ices was in pros- pect ; Advance in Price of Sughr. New Orleans, La., April 26.—United| States District Attorney Mooniey and] four prominent Lousiana sugar plant ers left here tonight for Washington appear Thursday before the congression- al committee investigating thé questido, nf sugar prices in this state and | effect on prices generally. On the of their departure the American Refl Company announced an advance -of Gpe| cent for granulated sugar; making. selling price 18 1-2 cents wholesale *L1-2 cents retall Five ships lac with 100,000 bags raw sugar, averaging between 200 an 300 pounds per bag, were at the"docks today, two of them unloading. INVESTIGATING RAIROAD STRIKE SITUATION IN NEW YORK| New York, April 26.—Investigation of the railroad strike ~ situation in Ney York was begun here today by repre-i sentatives of the department of justice at the direction of Presidaxt Wgson. i The inquiry was brought about] through' a telegram sent to the president| by William Fellowes Morgan, president. of the Merchants’ Association, protesting| against the “combination federal statutes that was throttling the! commerce of the . country.” President! Wilson referred the telegram to Attor- ney General Palmer and the laiter desig- nated C. B. Ames, assistant to the at-; torney general to come to New York to secure “full information on the subject.” Mr. Ames conferred here today with Francis G. Caffey, United States. District atorney for the southern district of New | York, “Joseph L. Bodine United States] district attorney for New Jersey, repre- | sentatives of the department .of justice and committees from the Merchants’ As- sociation and a number of trade’ or- Ranizations. These committees took up with —the! =overnment representaitves the railroad. strike, the longshoremen's and steamship, clerks’ strike, the alleged refusal of union truckmen to haul merchandise - to or' from the piers fhere non-unionlabor s employed, the alleged combinatien of the truckmen and fish handlers ‘not’ to han. dle any fish caught by non-unfon fisher- en, and the strike of the harbpr: tmployees. which involves the light and sowing of freight;- While the mesting was in the railroad managers o bert Cecil) (he, unauthorized railzoad st 1 b the.“Irish. oved ‘that all volunteer et ity tion. have haen manning suburban trains had heen released. from duty. It was: stated that- normal passenger service . on all} roads serving New York and New' Jersey | wonld be in effect by Wednesday. { | Freight service also. had besn _ma. terfally improved, it was repo the| situation . regarling employes ing | normal at all points except Port Jervi: Y. “whére a large number of men ill are out. This is the terminal/ of the New York division of the Erie Railroad. The Erie reported, however, ‘that it has improved its freight service to such an extent that it has been able to re-| move the embargo on perishable_freight. The water front yvards of the variousy roads still are affected. This is stid tof retard somewhat the movement ofi| freight, but railroad officials reported additional yard engines were being placed in service and that conditions| soon would be normal. Mayor Hylan conferred today withj trolleymen of Staten Island in an effort} to avert a suspension of service on the island. The men let it be known that only an increase in pay would satisty them. The have agreed to give the com- pany 48 hours notice if a strike is’call- ed. ASTRONOMY TOPIC OF NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Y hington, .April 26—Whether there is ouc great universe, perhaps ten times as large as commonly believed, or a mil- lion “island” universes similar to -that of which the earth is a part, was Wis- cussed at, tonight's session of the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Huber D. Curtis, of Lick Observa- tory, California, defended the old idea that Milky Way contained practically all the stars, the planetary and diffused ne- bulae and the star clusters. * Dr." Cur- tis said such a universe was ‘“relatively small,” being less than 30,000 light-years in diameter, and not more than 3,000 light-years in thickness, ~He reminded his hearers however, that light —travels 186,000 miles a second. Dr, Harloy Shapley of .the Mount Wilson solar observatory advanced the theory of a galaxy of stars tn or more times larger than the Milky Way. Be- yond ' this galaxy, he declared, there un- doubtedly are innumerable other univers- es, the only traces of which appear as dim star clusters through the telescope. Another discussion_concerned twins . in the human family. Dr. Charles B. Dav- enport of the Carnegie Institution pre- sented a study showing ‘that about 1.1 per cent. of human births were plural and that twins are especially aptito ec- cur in families of which the mother or father, or both, have close blood rela- tives who were, twins. PROVIDENCE MAN HELD FOR - RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS Providence, R. L, April 26.—Charged with receiving goods Wwhich had preyi- ously been, stolen from cars in in commerce, the goods in question. being part of a robbery of approximately 480, 000 worth of cotton’ shirtings and worst- eds, Joseph Millman, of; Providence to- day was held for the action ‘of the fed- eral grand jury by United States Com- missioner Matteson. ~ Millman _declared he had t the goods through trade channels. Bail for his release Was fixed at $5,000. - Millman was arrested April 16 along with three other men and one woman_after the federal authorities, po- lice and railroad detectives had recovered $27,000 Worth of the goods. .- SEVEN FISHERMEN FINED $105 DIDN'T EVEN GET A BITE Meriden, Conn,, April 26 — Seven Meriden men who went fishing at Beav- conviction, January 15, on charges . of sedition, today surrendered; to United States” Marshal Power nad asked to be deported to Russia. -He was locked up at his own request. Zucker's case is pend- ing before the cirenit court of appeals in! morning when each fisherman was Z ' “#15 by the police court. Manhattan, er Lake yesterday didn't - get even & bite but Game Wardeps, Foster .and. Rewinkel, Who arrested them for angling In a ‘lake in the closed season, made a catch that netted them $70 in fees flgfl- ed 4 Dfllifed } M Wflmyanwmuhnhuwuowmm' | nomination, it | made known his “Has I have served ‘them-for twenty-three | Price of wheat in "] tial nemination. “no man could decline || Sanders’ announcement was based on n violation of | sible. The supreme court failed to render % | dectaltng: on - the prohibition acts. fial Race There has been no marked change in the strike situation in Waterbury. it British proposal to double the import Fraulein Gertrude Baumar was ap- pointed _director of the department of ‘== | 'schools in Berlin. A General strike situation at Metz re- mains unchanged. Train service being run by reduced staffs. . New York, fpril 26.—Champ clark, former speaker of the house of represen- ik tatives, has de to become a can-| . yn the last session of the New York Qiduis “for the ocratic. presidential | pgeembly Speaker Sweet announced he announced tonight by | i g thy | did ot intend to run again. Swastika club, &~ Wwomen’ political or- ganization. \ 3 Mrs. Sanders sa#l that Mr. Clark had | ington beginning on Wednesday. vision to her over the télephone from ington, explining| Chicago federal agents discovered he desired to make the announcement |counterfeit liquor prescriptions have be- through a women's; organization “in ap- | come high stakes in shoong: dice. preciation of the ~harming compliment the women voters)of the country have| Prussia adopted the draft of a bill to paid_him” by supporting him during his | abolish the privileges of the nobility, ac- publié career. f cording to Teports received at Berlin. T, would be glaxl to serve the people 2 Mrs. Pulia At a borough meeting last night it was voted to adopt daylight having in Ston- Argentina market T am not going | reached the record price of 26 pesos a hundred kilos (nominally $3.25 a bushel.) years," said Mr. .Clark. nto any state to (wage' a fight for dele- gates to the demorratic national conven- tioh. As a poor iman I cannot buy po- litical patronage. : Former Speaker Qualifies Announcement - Washington, April 26.—Former Speak- er Clack said today that while he had not - authorized anyone to announce his candidacy for the democratic presiden- Big planes, in which it is hoped to make a trans-Pacific flight this summer, will be tested at' Atlantic City about May 20. 3. Ogden Armour anmnounced Chicago packers had completed the sale of $45,- 000,000 of provisions to the F}erma.n gov- fuch an honor if offered freely. i “T have not lifted and do not intend to 1ift my finger or openmy mouth to get the numination,” Mr. ! Clark said. “All that I have ever said lis that ‘Barkis is is willin’ ”. ; 2Mr. Clark added Sir B. Leicester Harmsworth, of Lon- don, ‘has purchased the Western Morning ‘News, a Cardiff daily. He now controls 77 papers. Use of aifplanes for commercial pur- poses in France is rapidly increasing. Besides mail, 3,542 packages were car- ried last yéar. thatihe assumed Mrs. his previous statements iregarding his at- titude toward the nomination. - Authority to raise a machine gun bat- talion of negroes for the National Guard of“Massachusetts was refused by Secre- tary of War Baker. ANTHRACITE WAGE SCALE NEGOTIATIONS |AT STANDSTILL New York, April 2¢—The anthracite wage negotiations -were at a standstill here tonight pending a reply from the mine operators to the modified demands of the hard coal digeers. 4 Anthracite operators held a meeting dining the day and also were in session tonight diseussing and.framing their re- piy. to the miners’ demands. They an- neunced, however, that they would have no-statement to make nntil they had sub- mitted their reply to the miners' repre- sentatives. When the sub-committee of miners and operators appointed to negotiate the new Wage agreement met this afternoon, the miners' representatives notified the op- erators that the workers' general scale commaittee had ratified their action in sui ritting“modified ‘demands. They also tot] the employers the remaining fiftéen demands must stand as criginally pre- sented. The miners also urged the operators to reply to their demands as soon as pos- Five waiters and proprietors of danc- ing pavilions and cabarets were arrested in Coney Island on charges of violating the prohibition law. Henry P. Edwin, treasurer of the Brooklyn Edison Co. and formerly _As- sistant_ District Attorney of New York, died suddenly of heart disease. Reports from Geneva announce that the Catholic authorities of the Canton. of Fribourg placed a ban on modern dances, such as the tango and fox trot.. The Southérn Pacific De Mexico rail road was formally- turned back’ to the company by Governor Adolfo De La Huerta of Sonora yesterday. German electoral bill, govern the elections for the first republi- at *actisimegt, do' be eld ddge. § was vassed by the National Assembly. which is to The employers asked an adjournment until_tomorrow _afternoon in order that they may have further time in which to frame. thelr eply. \The request Was ted embers of the miners’ general” scale committee which Wwas assembled in a downtown hotel for a meeting this after- noon were informed that no session would be held before tomorrow night. John L. Lewis, international president of the mine workers, was the only inter- national official present at today's sub- committee session, as Philip Murray, in- Joseph Martin of Providence, R. L, was ‘held without bail on a charge of assault with a loaded revolver on Miss Alice Harrison, also of Providence. Republican leaders are getting ready to andounce an “economy program,” which, they declare, would reluce gov- ernment expenses more than $200,000,- 000 a year. Building and commercial interests of London are severely criticising the or- der of London County Council restrict- ternational vice president, has left for his{ ing building operations to houses and heme in Pittsburgh. Mr. Murray will not | dwellings. return, it was reported. as he.plans to = attend a convention of miners in the| The cruiser New Orleans which has Fitlvburgh. district. The action of the tives on Saturday in mands for a 60 per and a six hour day. it was learned to- prevented a deadlock in the nego- The operators informed the workers they could not continue the discussions nntil the miners' demands were medified. The miners then submitted their modi- fied demands askine a universal eight- hour day throuphout the Industry and a wage increase equal to that given the bituminous coal diggers. 3 been ordered to Viadivostok from Ma- nila, will relieve the cruiser Albany which has been at the Russian port for some time. miners’ representa- modifying their ‘de- cent. wage increase A royal decree was signed authorizing the Italian colony of Tripolitana to es- tablish a parliament of its own. Prepa- rations are being completed for the gen- eral_election, Spanish Minister of Public Works in- troduced a bill in the Cortes asking for thée expenditure of 100,000,000 pesetas (about $20,000,000) to improve the har- bor of Vigo. Representatives of Greek communities throughout the country opened a three day convention at Boston yesterday to discuss - methods of arousing American opinion in behalf of the aspirations of Greece in the Near East. Daughters of the American Revolution protested against souvenir postal .cards sold at the home of Washington at Mt. Vernon. The cards bore the inscription, “Made in Germany.” STATEMENT OF CONDITION OF SAVINGS BANKS OF THE STATE Hartford, April 26—Bank Commis- sioner Sturges has had printed for di tribution a shtatement showing the con- dition of the savings banks of the state s of March 31, 1920, with a statement for the purposes of comparison, of their condition .on March 31, 1919. The total assets of all the banks a year ago amounted to $414,626.013.13 and this year to $441,399.742.54, an Increase of nearly twenty mlions. The total amount of deposits on March 31, this vear, was $111,444.510.42 and on the same date last vear they were $386,- 823516.00. This shows an increase in the amouzg & savings banks deposits for 25, died in the Dan- hospital from injuries recieved when a motoreycle, in the sidecare of which. he was riding plunged down a bank near Brewster, N. Y. the year of $24,621,009, A cell door that was left unlocked 5 through an oversight cnabled Gladys z Petlen, 27, and Jennie MeNally, 30, to POLITICAY, EOXITEMENT escape from the state reformatory for PREVAILS IN DENMARK |women at Bedford, N. Y. Copenhagen, April 26.—Greatapolitical| Thousands of letters and telegrams excitement prevails in Denmark, where | are reaching congress daily protesting the' first general election under the pro- Portional representation system is pro- ceeding today. The social democrats have 109 candidates in the field. the radicals 94, the Left or Liberals 103, the Con- Bervatives 68, the Trades People's Party 32 nd the Left Socialist three. Three mi- for parties have candidates on the bal- lot for the first time. el ADMIRAL BENSON IS TO ATTEND LAUNCHING AT CAMDEN Washington, April 26.—Admiral Ben- #on, chairman of the Shipping Board, left | Hooksett, N. H., on November 6, 1918, tonight to join the official party which will witness -the launching tomorrow of| A gift of $10,000 for the Bryn Mawr the first combined cargo-passenger | College” endowment fund has been re- tseamer fzom the ways of the New York | ceived from Dr. M. Carey Thomas, pres- Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N. J.|ident of the college. Dr. Thomas cabléd Mrs. Herman F. Krafts of Annapolis, | her gift from the Holy Land, where she Admiral Benson's daughter, will act as|is traveling. izl Final report of the Lusk committee shows high cost of living brought about by greedy’ iness interests and agita- tion of ultra-radical labor organizations in the country are causing the spread of hoshevism. A Jury was selected, In the federal court In New York for the trial of George W. Barry, an army _private, charged with the murder of Sergeant Frank ‘H. King at Fort Totten, Staten Island, March 29, 1919, against the soldier bonus, which is de- clared to mean a continuance of high taxes and high living costs. An airplane driven by Bob Fogg, = former army aviator, fell 40 feet and plowed its way through a crowd of 2,000 persons, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuripg two men at Fort Smith, Ark., The jury was completed at Concord, ' N. H, in the trial of Mrs. Marici Loynes Otterson for the murder of her brother-in-law, Maurics Otterson, at BRITISH TROOPS AND ARABS ARE FIGHTING IN PALESTINE Cairo, April 26.—Fighting is reported to be taking place-between Arabs and | British troops in Palestine. No details have been received here. Two thousand Bedouins attacked Se- makh, south of Lake Tiberias, from which the small British fore withdrew after a fight in which they suffered a few cas- ualties. The incident was not important, ac- cording to the official view, being merely a loca Idevelopment of recent Bedouin An Increase of one dollar per week for all switchboard ‘operators in class AA. A and B exchanges of the Providence Tel- ephone Company and an advance for op- erators in class C exchanges effective May 1 was announced last might. London hears that Itallan ecrulser arrived at Novorsick. The vessel's com- ! ‘Bridgeport, ‘Conn., April 26—Frederick A, Bennett, for 12 years secretary,.of the ers of six states and the territory of tion of 154 out of the 984 delegates to the republican natlonal convention, will eiher hold primaries or state conventions the republican national convention. publican state conventions for the selec- Alaska During the Week. laska, having a combined representa- this wee kto select their representatives to the convention in Chicago next June wn.ch will choose the next republican candidate for president. Democratic vot- ers also will select their wational conven- t: 1 delegates In three of these states. Statewide primaries for both republican and democratic candidates to the national conventions will be held Massaehusetts, Ohio tomorrow in and New Jersey. Alaska will hold a preferential primary Wednesday to select two candidates R:a tion of candidates to the national con- vention will be held in Washington on Tuesday and in Arkansas and Idaho on Wednesday Massachusetts’ “Big Fou Massachusetts will select four dele- gates-at-large and 32 district delegates to each convention. The names of candi- dates for the “hig four” on'the republican ticket will not appear on tme ballot as pledged to any particular presidential candidate, although some of the contest- ants.have expressed individual prefer- ences. Four of the republican “big four” candidates are running as a_group. They are Senator Lodge, Speaker Gillett of the national house of representatives, former Senator Winthrop Murray-€rane and Ed- ward A. Thurston, former chairman of republican_state committee. All are Iedged, althouglt Senator Lodge has arncunced that he will present the name of Governor Cooolidge to the convention if the governor desires it. The other republican “big four” eandi- dates are: Termer Governor Samuel W. McCall, who has declared himself in favor of Herbert Hoover: former Lieutenant Gov- ernor Louis A. Frothingham, who has an- nourced that he is in- favor of General Wood. with Hoover as second choice; Congressman Alvan T. Fuller, pledged to Weod: Thomas W. Lawson and Russell A. Wood. The “regular slate” on the democratic ticket is composed of Semator David L \¢irish, Richard H. Long, twice the dem- ocratic nominee'\for governor, District At- torrey Joseph C. Pelletier and Daniel F. Dulicrty. - Former Congressman Joseph F. O'ConneM, the only other candidate for the democratie: “big four,” has made his cauipaign on an anti-prohibition. platform. Tne Gemocratic candidates have express- ed no presidentiakpreferences. There are several district contests in hotl. parties. The. democratic contests nave no bearing on the presidential slt- uagion. but the republican tontests are b fween candidates pledged to Wood and those desiring to attend the convention New Jersey Today-—Republicans Will Express Their " Preference in Three Other States and New York, April 26.—Republican vot- | priuted on the preferential ballot, or the T may write in the mame of theif choles, T: zudiion they will select 28 delegates to the convention. Fanizet:cn - there has split on the *blg four” aid the real battls 18 said to between United States Senator B Stol con Iuge and former Governor B. kes, chairman of the republican 3.1 tion. The republican ‘or- Senator Edge and his colleague, Sena- tor Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, are running “big four” candidates © sledged only to the choice_of Voters as expressed at the g mar Governor Stokes, together with for- mer United States Attorney General Jobn repudlican % W. Griges of Paterson, City Commisston- er Thomas L. Raymond of Newark and former Acting Governor Witliam H. Run- compose 2 _ ticket candidacy of General | yon of Plainfield, Vood. In addition, Thomas R. Layden of to the Tagerson and Mulford L. Bullard of Bast Oiange are running as “big four” can. Cidates pledged to Johnson, while Sylves- tes bot I Corrothers and Isaac N. Nutter, megices, are running having entered the contest, they claim, because the organization would not give their race a representative on the ticket. No_direct presidential ‘wreference will be asked of the democratic voters in New Jersey. There is no contest among the “big four.” which includes Governor ward 1. Edwards, James R. Nugent, ol | sex county democratic leader, Mayer Frank Hague of Jersey City and Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly of Trenton. are pledged to the candidacy of Governor Edwards for president. .There are numerous district contests: in Dboth parties in New Jersey. Repub- lican district contests are largely between delegates pledged to either Wood or Johnson. whil edemocratic between unpledged delegates tavoring Governor Edwards. Harding .and Wood In Ohfo. AN and thoss Ohio will select 48 delegates to each ed del The between candidates :'.M-mn G. Harding ing delegates are opposed by Wi men in all but three districts.of llgnl;: Governor James M. Cox has nt:he choice of the state’ oters as their candMate for president., Women will not be permitted to vote ' the Ohio presidential primaries. Senator Miles cratic convention del Senator Johnson the prineipal con the republican stat their convention. di May 17T and General Wood testants for legates to be el e democrats of lelegates June 15. Poindexter and General Wood are contesting for the 14 to be elected tomorrow by the republican State convention of w;".'hm. Demo- legates will be select. national convention. The fight there s pledged to Senator and General Wood.. Do opposition: democratie s the eight lected Wednesday by te convention in Idaho. that state will choose strocled. Wood and Johnson in New Jersey. Republican voters of New Jersey will have an opportunity to express their preference between General Wood and Senator Johnson, the only two names RESOURCEFUL ROBBERS GOT “WAD” OF $1,728 FROM SAILOR New York. April 26.—The story of how two Milwaukee robbers stole $1,728 attached with court platers to a sailor- man’s leg was told today in court, when the robbers Frank Frator nad John De Franza, were sentenced to Sing Sing pri- son for eight to twenty years. Frank Zio, the sailorman ,it seems, ‘was afraid of banks. So he plastered his money to his person. The robbers learn- ed of his secret and went to work with scientific precision, one covering him with a revolver while the other cut off the legs of his trousers. In imposing sentence, Judge Rosalsky of the court of general sessions remark- ed that he desired “to uphold the city'’s reputation for hospitality” and served notice he would be “doubly hospitable® to all robbers from out of town. ARR. NGING TO FINANCE AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE Pinehurst, N. C., April 26.—Plans for forming a corporation under the Fdge law for financing American foreign trade through “cooperation on a nation- wide basis of bankers, exporters, manu- facturers and others” were discussed here today at the meeting of the exec- utive council of the American Bankers’ Asso n. A report by John McHugh, president of the Mechanics and Metals Bank of New York, and chairman of the asso- ciation’s commerce and ~marine - com- mittee, was presented, reflecting the re- sults of a canvass of bankers in every state. It declared that a nationwide or- ganization to finance American fdrengn trade could readily be brought into ex- istence and only .awaited leadership. In- vestment by banks as permitted by the Edge law, would be provided. MARTENS CASE TO BEGIN ON ELLIS ISLAND MAY 4 New York, April Hearings in the deportation proceedings against Ludwig C. A, K. Martens, unrecognized Russian soviet “ambassador” to the United States, have been set to begiry on Ellis Jsland one May 4, it was announced to- day. Augustus P. Schell, Jegal advisor of the Ellis Island station, will preside. The cases of nine alleged extremists arrested in, Cleveland in 1517, held dur- ing the war at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., and brought here recently for deportation, will be reopened, it was announced to- day by their lawyers who said they had just returned from a conference at Washinrion with Assistant - Secretary “of Labor Post. MUNSON LINE OPERATING FORMER AUSTRIAN STEAMER New York, April 26.—The former Aus- trian - passenger liner Martha Washing- ton, recently refitted for - the shipping board's South American service, - today was formally entered into the trade at a luncheon given on board the steamer by the Munson line, operators of 'the ship. Captain Paul Foley, director of opera- tions for the board, representatives of the navy and city officials, with heads of leading steamehip lines, attended na has dus ch | of of thi un be nes be th cos chi Arkansas’ “bj nesday at a s cans. The state also i S The s entitled to 14 dis- national trade disput, mightlead to war, drawn from virtuall burden of the world's fare rests” Mr. Fahey maid. must be the leadershi; Park Avenue to appeal tional conven tate convention ‘of gates, some. of wi ve been elected. e Ting the next two weeks. T E T R S T T e PROBLEMS BEFORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES' Atlantie City, fair leg airman of the general Com erce, told the national the A amber of Commerce 6f United States here today. g four” to the republiean’ tion will be elocted Wed- Others will be elected - J. April 26.—Inter- es which, by neglect,! unfair com; it} trade, pirating of trademarks, ‘::tl"lflh_‘? islation in one <ountry against: another, wiH be considered in Paris soon with a view to their adjustment by sev- eral hunired business men from all over’ the world, John H. Fahey, of Bostom| organi: committee of the Intermational” Chamtas | 1 the! Two bundred American representatives, is country, he said, will sail Paris, June 5, to participate in meetings preliminary to fhe first convention of the International Chamber of Commerce. He declared it was expected that out of the Paris convention would develop ma~ chinery functioning collecting and disseminating trade Infor- mation that would do a lot the year fair’ competition. “Problems of internatio debated by politicians s men themselves, upon wrom seeured.” Lazard Kahn ef Zlamilton, Ohlo, e close of Mr. P “the ge mmittee without debate. ASKS $5,000 A YEAR FOR EACH OF THREE CHILDREN | —The high eost otl er P. Siems of{ surro-| New York, April 2 ildren caused Mrs. Chest: to the y every industry in! for around. | to veoveacy nal trade may! and statesmen but they must be. worked out by busi- i o financial _ wel- | “Theirs! P, 1f results are tol 'ahey’s soeech. moved that a committee of five be appointed Tepert to the chamber on attitude toward the treaty of Versaillen! The motion was referred to the resolution gate's court teday to allow hef $5.008 year from the estate of her late hus- band for each of -her three children, ih addition to the $25,000 which she ceives as her own share. A referee appointed to Vernon, fivé; Dorothy, (three, on the appiication. ané Chester, one, are the chillren for whose chi (he petition. W is whaling schooner Arthur V maintenance Mrs. Siems stotes she hak had to expend some of her own fus Nothwithstanding “rigid economy. fld lest year cost $3.000, accord! [ HALING SCHOO) V. 8. WQODEUFF TOTAL Néw Bedford, Mass, April 8. Woo a total loss on the cast coast Barbados, according to 4 cablegram ceived here. Efforts are Leing made save the cargo of 130 barreis of oil. The Woodruff saiied from this November § 1,919, in charge of SENATE PASSES $24,000,000 RIVERS AND HARPORS Washington, April 26.—The rivers ok | Bridgeport.. Manufacturers' - association, | mander, Captain De Mart! told th | President Frank C. Munson = announced followinz an op. | Soviet reprear he was authorized dicitis. He was 337Uy Premier Nitti to conduct preliminary years old. Liceased had resigned his | negotiations toward renewal of commer- position two weeks ago to enter manu- clal relations between Italy and soviet facturing work, Russia, the ship would make her first sailing next Wednesday. = The 'w York to Rio De Janeiro will take fifteén days and to Buenos Aires President Munson sald. harbors bill was passed Yoday by the ate after it had been amended so as make the total $24,000.99 as against $12, o 000,000 in the house bill and §: