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o et o et e e e . VOL. LXI—No. 111 POPULATION 29,919 CARRANZA GETS ULTIMATUM LIMITING HIS TERM OF ADMINISTRATION TO MAY 1 Gemlll’nloGonnlu,ReprdedbyClrnnuthShundl- est Supporter, Has Joined in the Revolution—Both Rail- way Lines Extending From Mexico City to Vera Cruz Have Been Severed—Cable Companies Refuse to Accept Messages For the Mexican Capital—Thus Far the Revo- lution Has Moved Forward Without a Battle. Washington, May 4.—General Pablo | first time since the uprising. Gonzalez, long regarded by Carranza as his staunchest supporter, has joined in the revolution. cording to advices today hrough official channels, He was a few miles east of the Mexican capital vester- say in command of two reghzents of fed- also cut the land 2731 troops and had_severed both railway ines extending to Vera Cruz e e fmort received here through | of Vera Cruz, unofficial channels was that high mili- \ary officers whom Carranza summoned I eouncil a few days ago, had suppie- mented their advice to him to resign With an ultimatum fixing May 15 as the Yimit for his tenure of o - | possession of the The reported determination of the mil- e v %o force him out of office | munication with ouia g0 far, officials here believe, to ac- oo Tailure that has been met = by setting under way any | OJINAGA GARRI ‘Mensive campaign. To date the revolu- Lo has moved forward without a battle wires| rebels. 0 WAS The refu- sal to accept messages was construed by officials here as an indication that fwhen the revolutionists cut, the railway lines between the capital and Vera Cruz they which parallel one of the roads most of the way. Whether Carranza still has access to the cable station at Coatzacoalcos, south was_unknown here, AL TO CARRANZA but regarded as improbable on, account of the presence of rebels in the vicinity of that point on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Sa- lina Cruz, the cable station at the Pacific end of the isthmus, has been reported in The only land wires left the government for direct com- the United States are those through Eagle Pass and Laredo. CABLED PARAGRAPHS Outcome of Kapp Revolution. Berlin, May 4.—The committee which Is investigating the recent Kapp revolu- tion has recommended the dismissal from the military service of Gemerals Von Huelsen, Von Lettow Vorbeck and Strem- pel; Colonels Baron Von Wageniteim and Ledebour, Lieutenant Colinel Von Kle- witz and Major Matthias. FINANCIAL NEEDS OF RAILROADS PRESENTED L C. C. Washington, May 4—(By The A. P.) tional $1,017,000,000 to bring their in- come to the six per cent. basis provided in the transportation act. Through the Association of Railway Executives, the roads proposed to the In- terstate Commerce Commission today that this sum be realized througi® in- creased freight charges, leaving the pas- senger rates at the present level. The advances in freight rates proposed for the eastern roads were 30.4 per cent to yield an advance in all revenues of 211 per cent, or $544,000,000. Presentation of the figures marked the formal opening of the railroad rate case. Detailed statements submitted to the commission today covered, only the east- ern lines. rt mentioning the ultima-| El Paso, Texas, May 4—(By The A.| 'The rate figures of the Sentern linem hat his military advisers | P.)—An attempt to revolt against the “"!‘ ;f . adtien s ne mined not to follow a course | Carranza government last night at Ojin- switching companies v\f‘x:':»“ e e I imevitably Involve the coun- |aga, Chihuahua, by Colonel Salinas, the | commission by Daniel Wil ard, ph s long struggle filled with dan- | commander, was defeated by loyalists of Of the Baltimore and Ohio and chairman o b the garrison according to a telegram |Of the executives' rate committee for the e g 1 A R Sandoval, acting consul-general | eastern territory. s for Mexi for the Carranga government here. Net income of all o ¢ cept messages for Mex roads fell from $1,056,000,000 in*1916 to - — $510,000,000 last year, the railroads e . X - claim, while their investment has in- FROUBLI® CONFRONT TEXTILE N creased more than $2,000,000,000. These INDUSTRY IN NEW ENGL! WATERBURY IS QUIETING DOWN Demands for advanced Waterbury, Conn, May 4—The strike figures were given to serve as basis from which the commission could work in de- e atives. i the textile fn- |situation which was tens carly s Telopink a scale of rates (o mesting tns Ty in' New Englaiid were under cons |morning, has since quieted down, Stories | S5 EGT BUNEIT o of 520,616,000, e overal Grotps 6f mawe- |Of & Plot fa Bitifute a gfiersl emn |, AN SEUSAISL saBation of BT e paign of intimidation reched the _police | $0° ¥a$ Dlaced on the transportation sve- President William M. Wool of the|lst night, resulting in a decision 10 |yyyjje there has been an increase in op- American \Woolen company, who said |make a determined show of force 'thit | oraiing expenses of 99.1 per cent. since hat no demand had been made directly [morning. Two platoons of police armed 1916 yo " roads' basis of revenues for spon him yet. indicated that employes of | With riot guns ' patrolled the central{ o tame period has been increased only he company would receive an advance If | section. Two platoons of city guard|agyg ier cent., the executives’ statement the " industry should | Were held in reserve at police head-| 305 DA Sents the SECOLIRSR BLETel The National As- |durters. with one platoon of state guard | yncliTh RET The SPIERE TR, €S OF Manufacturers, com- | At the armory. Strikers found assembled other wool manufact- will take on the demand through its exec- ee in a few d cretary he 4 side the hall P Cherington _ann The National ' Association of Cotton |lice. Manufactirers, which reccived an_ident- ieal demand from the United Textile Workers of America, has no voice in la- |Mut there was no or or wage question, according to a . s ttement by its secretary, Rufus Wilson. | MOFRing were arraigned The asscoiation has referred the matter » it individual members. were given in two Lgited Textile Workers de d Tavade of T 1 ? e orc textile operatives. ‘The Amal Other cases we Textile Workers of America have an- mounced that they would support de- mands by their constituent unions for a Bfty per cent. increase. 5 MEMBERS OF HOUSE HAVE CABLED PROTEST TO ENGLAND Washington, May 4.—A cablegram, signed by 83 members of the house, pro- testing against imprisonment, without arraignment or trial, of persons arrested in Ireland for political offences, was sent today to Premier Loyd George and the British parliament. The message sald: “With the profound conviction that further wars and acts of war shoud be avoided and beleving that wholesale ar- rests without arraignment or trial disturb the peace and tranquility -of a people, are destructive of human rights and are at varfnce with that principle of liberty which is embodied in the United .S(:l(l‘! copstitution in the provision that rio per- won shall be ‘deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law, the undersigned members of congress of the United States of America protest against further imprisonment ‘without arraignment or trial of persons resident in Ireland arrested for acts of a political mature: and we ask in the spirit of American freedom and love of justice, out of our Triendliness to the peoples of England and Ireland, and in the name of work. The complete than thai Ay e men in other in movement, York, remained at night. New York, May international peace, that, hereafter. if|iee of the arrests based upon acts of a political naturs are made in Ireland, by color or ed to recommend any form of authority, the right of trial | by employers in shall without unreasonable delay be ac- sorded to the accused.” FARM LOAN BOARD HAS APPLICATIONS FOR $50,000,000 Washington, May 4.—Federal farm loan officials, In conference here, have found no way to avoid a summer of in- tivity in loaning operations. The se: sions, which were nearly concluded to- brought convincing evidence, mem- | decision. s Employers sideririg the open shop in resented at are the bers said, that no further new business|try and Canada. could be handled until the supreme court had passed on the validity of the farm loan act Despite the fact that the twelve land banks have borrowed approximately $16,- 00,000 from private banks to loan to tarmers, more than $50,000,000 in appli- sations for loans have accumulated. In going Into the open market for funds the banks are losing one-half of 1 per cent. interest, the government rate being 5 1-2 ger cent. and the private ratc 6 per cent. To offset this loss, however, the net in- some of the twelve banks has averaged $240,000_monthly since the first of the year. The banks also have assets of $30,000,000 on_which no liens have been placed, and Commissioner Lobdell said there was no reason for uneasiness as to the system’s financial situation. recessed today entation of their mittee of miners labor to have tim AWARDED $12,500 DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BOTH LEGS Hartford, Con, May 4—Ernest Carl- son, who ost both legs in a trolley car accident at South Windsor in 1918, was awarded damages of $12,500 from the city. Connecticut company by a jury in su-| FATHER AND T' perfor court tolay. Carlson sued for $50,000. The case was tried last year and a jury decided that Carison should recelve 35,550 from the trolley company. An appeal was taken by the company and the supreme court. ordered a new trial, with the result that $6,550 is added 1o the award for Carlson. Flagsf was DEATH LIST FROM THE OKLAHOMA TORNADO NOW 59 Muskogee, Okla, May 4.—The death the storm that swept the little Peggs, Okla., from existence late night had reached fifty-cine to- with the finding today of seven underneath the debris of ruined workers placed the list of in- at 150, 80 by Mexicans, k it was settled this ared » H morrow. dockers’ International Granite Producers” Association, appoint- icy to be adopted with 8,000 to 2,000 union granite cutters reported to be on strike, adjourned today without a question of the sessions gates from quarry centers in this coun- The cutters also de- mand $1 per hour for an eight hour day and are said,to have refused the em- ployers’ proffer of $6.60 a day. ANTHRACITE MINERS AND OPERATORS RECESS TILL MAY 11 general cases. re and t of the the dustries to their posts. a pol dealing of reported industry, w her claims. and e to digest WO SONS UTICA COMPOSING ROOM TROUBLES HAVE BEEN SETTLED afternoon. in a hall on South Main street, a meet- ing having been called for 6 a. m., were | warned not to attempt a demonstration nd those who were in the Streets out- were dispersed by the po- Several arrests were made for alleged intimidation in various parts of the city disturbance. Eight persons arrested during the early in city 1 sentences of 30 days for intimidation The men wers given small fines for refusing to moye on Fél™*o 49 80 by police. continued. committees were in session again teday but no progress was made with attempts to bring-about & settlement of the strike. STRIKES IN FRANCE THOUGHT TO BE NEARING THE END Paris, May 4.—Official circles tonight feel that the end of the strike The railrogd men have been given until Thursday to return toduty ; time they will be irrevocably discharged. In the northern mine field, which fur- nishes twenty seven thousand out of the forty thousand tons of coal France daily, the men are continuing at seamen’s strike, while not a general one, is more miners hesitation of the the | it is considered, Is bound to have its effect sooner or later. At Havre the crew of La Touraine, just arrived from New York, deserted the ves- sel after putting everything in order, but the crew of La Perouse, also from New after mined Join M. Sirolle a prominent officer of the state railroad union, was arrested GRANITE PRODUCERS ARE CONSIDERING OPEN A special commit- Monumental The committee, headed by J. M. Boutwell of Montpelier, Vt., informed Hollister Jackson, president of the association, that would make a report tomorrow. Barre, to be con- declaring an | is rep- dele- 5 ‘Washington May 4.—Anthracite min- ers and operators who have been in con- ference with Secretary Wilson at the de- partment of labor for three days over an adjustment of increased wage A statement issued by the joint com- operators nounced adjournment of the conference because of the desire of the secretary of the facts presented to him during the conference and because President Lewis of the mine workers had been called to Indianapolis in connection with the prosecutions pend- ing before the federal courts in WERE KILLED BY MEXICANS El Paso, Texas, May 4—Ralph Green- law, son of Eben Francis Greenlaw of . Ariz, who, with another son, led by Mexicans ‘Rear El Oro, 125 milss from Mexico City, Sunday, was murdered Monday at the same place, al- according to advi received here tonight. i Utica, N. Y., May 4—A walkout of composing room employes, which caused the two local afternoon newspapers to appear today in greatly reduceG form, All three daily papers here will publish as usual to- court. Strike is mear. that and to- SHOP e they demands to May 11 after both sides virtually had completed the pres- an- that enues against 68 per cent. in 1916. This year and next, the eastern lines alone face the renewal of nearly $250,- 000 000 in maturing obligations, Mr. Wil- lard said in discussing the problem fi- nancing the roads. Some of these loans and bonds have been bearing an interest rate as low as 3 1-2 per cent. and Mr. Willard declared that in taking care of this amount of obligations at the cur- rent rate of interest necessitated the mast careful study of the revenue pr duction question in order that the road credit be kept unimpaired. iJhe carriers must now reassume-tHe burdens and risks of operation in a per- 16d of uncertain conditions affecting bus- iness generally,” Mr. Willard said. “The demands for additional facilities and ex- tensions Wwere never so pressing as now. The cost of new capital is more than 7 per cent.. per annum . even to those rail- road companies whose credit is the best. “Victory Toan bonds are selling cur- rently on a basis of return in excess of six per cent. New industrial issues, with which railroad financing must compete, are offering returns from 7 1-2 to 8 per cent. in addition to liberal commissions for their sale and distribution, and un- derlying bonds of substantial railroads be bought on a basis to yield 7 per . and in some cases in excess of 8 per cent. Further, the FEuropean markets, here- tofore available for American railroad issues, are now closed to us and in fact are absorbing our surplus funds, and this applies not only to Europe, but to practically the whole world, inciuding Japan and the east.” in PUBLISHERS TO FORM LEAGUE TO COPE WITH PAPER SHORTAGE ‘Washington, May 4—Members of the senate newsprint investigation commit- tee said that while testimony had shown cases of profiteering in paper by some brokers, in their opinion brokers' activ- ities had not seriously affected the mar- ket prices but that the situation was largely due to the failure of production to_meet increased demands. While the executive session was in progress a number of small publishers at a separate hearing conducted by Sena- tor McNary, republican, Oregon, recom- mended acquisition by the government of the surplus paper supply and its al- location to_the newspapers of the coun- ry. William J. Pape of the Waterbury (Conn,) Republican, told the. committee that about one hundred publishers are to meet in Washington on May 17 for the purpose of forming a league to cope with the paper situation. P EX-PRESIDENT EBERT EXPELLED BY SADDLERS’' UNION Berlin, May 4—(By The A. P.) President Ebert, who, before he became president of Germany, was a harness maker, has been expelled from the sad- dlers’ union of Berlin by a vote of 1200 to 5. The ground taken by his oppo- nents was that he signed the death war- rant of a man named Kopp, who had been convicted of murder. The resolu- tion calling for the expulsion of Ebert said: “This assembly no longer recognizes the president of the empire as a col- league, inasmuch as he violated all so- cialistic principles,” which do not admit of punishment by death.” PROVIDENCE WORRIED OVEE MILK TRAIN SERVICE Providence, ®. L, May 4—TUnless the New Haven railroad restores to its. old schedule the ‘Willimantic-Providence milk train, this city will be confronted wit ha serious milk shortage, dealers here said tonight. The advancing of the leaving time of the train has resulted, they declared, in a steady falling off in milk shipments. The train formerly brought 30,000 quarts a day. Since its change in time the shipment has dropped off until it is now barély 22,000 quarts. BARON VON WESTERHOLDT YSENBERG FOUND DEAD Berlin, May 4—Baron Von. TWester- holdt Ysenberz, whosa #os)s was sacked early in April, his been found dead in the neighborhood of his estate. He had been shot through the head, and murder is suspected. The baron shortly was to give testi- mony at Munster against the Reds, who. is is reported, placed - a price of 20,000 marks on his head/ Lately. he had been the recipient of many threatening letters. The nation’s railroads will need an addi-| R S ~ NORWICH, CONN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920 Senate Today Wil | To List Maximum of Gr_osi Profits Announcement to Be Made by Fair Price issioner Whitmore on All Essential Hartford, Conn, May 4—A list of maximum percentages of gross profits for ‘all essential commodities is to be announced by the Connecticut Fair Price Commissioner, William S. Whitmere. He made this announcement today following his return from Washington, where he conferred with department of justice of- ficials. An advisery committee will aid the commissional in determining .what the department of justic will consider as Teasonable percentages of gross profits. “A great part of the unrest, strikes and activities of ‘reds’ is due directly to the high cost of the necessaries of life,” said Mr. Whitmore. “The high cost of labor makes the cost of necessaries.high- er, but if we are to arrive at any con- dition of contentment there must not be an unreasonable” spread between the pro- duction Cost and the ‘price to the con- sumer. “The co-operation of the merchants of the state is important, almost necessary, for successful results in this work.” LONG SHOE CO. MADE LESS THAN 2 PER CENT. ON WAR CONTRACTS Washington, May 4. — Replying to charges that he had made = excessive profits on war contracts, Richard Long, head of the R. H. Long Company, Fram. ingham, Mass., shoe manufacturers, testi- fled today before a house war investi- gating committee that his company re- ceived less than two per cent. profit on contracts aggregating more than $23,- 000,000, Mr. Long, who appeared at his own Tequest to answer previous testimony before the committee, further declared that his company saved the. government $4,071,000 through lower bids for leath- er,and toilet supplies. Figures were presented by him to show that the company's ,profits were $402,900, which, he said, was $1,965,700 less than a normal ten per cent. profit. “Our income in 1916, the year before the war,” Mr. Long asserted, “was great- er than our annual income from war con- tracts in 1917 and 1918. In addition we lost our regular business and we still are handicapped by being tied up with a large amount of war material on han Presentation of statistics on the com: pany's war business was followed - by lengthy questioning of the witness by Chairman Graham, who later asked that the concern’s books for the war period be furnished the committee. Mr. Long com- plied with the chairman’s request. MEN HIGHER UP QUESTIONED IN NEW YORK'S VICE CRUSADE o 4 New York,' May 4—District Attorney Swann, Ascistant District Attorney Smith and °‘firon‘mnck Henry, formerly palice in- ‘spector in- d-of the“Tenderloin’t district were examined today by the ex- Ty - Jury - investi trict attorney's office here in cofinec- iom - ¢ New York's vice ertisade. k Interrogation of Mr. Swann was along general 1t bearing on the behavior of , certain of his assistants, it was reported. Inspector Henry and Mrs. Smith were ! said to have been questioned concerning affidavits made public by Commissioner of Accounts Hirshfield, alleging that Smith was concerned in procuring police protection for the Civitas club, said to have been operated as a gambling house. In Brooklyn two policemen today pleaded guilty to charges implicating them in the theft of $15,000 worth of furs, from a Brooklyn factory last No- vember, for which a third, Peter Crouse, already is serving from 7 to 14 years in Sing Sing. Patrolman Peter Reuger ad- mitted burglary in the first degree, and Fdward Cannon acknowledged petty lar- Both will be sentenced next Mon- PROTEST PROPOSED TAX ON SECURITY TRANSERS New York, May 4—In response to the call of the New York stock exchange'for a meeting here mext Friday to protest against the proposed tax on security transfers, acceptances have been recei ed from various out of town institutions. | These include the Boston, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati,' St. Louis and Hartford stock exchanges and the Buffalo chamber of commerce. The Chicago board of trade, Chicago stock exchange, Detroit stock exchange and many similar institutions also are expected to be represented by tieir pres- idents o rother officials. The Chicago board of trade, it is said, it taking in-- dependent action against the “bonus” tax with other grain markets. POLISH FORCES ARE CLOSING IN UPON KIEV ‘Warsaw, May 4—(By The A. P)— The Poles gradually are closing in upon Kiev, notwithstanding the resistance of the bolshevik infantry and artillery. Re- ports received here today indicate that the Poles ar efrom 35 fo 45 kilometers from Kiev at several places. It is asserted that the defenders of Kiev are demoralized, but that the front line of the Reds are being forced to fight as the rear guard, made up of Chinese mercenaries, are shooting down all those Reds who retreat without orders to do so. RACING YACHT SHAMROCK IS BOUND FOR NEW YORK Dartmouth, England, May 4.—The 25- meter_ yacht Shamrock, which is to be used by Sir Thomas Lipton in tuning up races for the Shamrock IV, the challenger for the America’s cup, sailed foday for New York. The Shamrock safled the latter part of April trom Dartmouth for New York but met with terrific weather off the English coast and had to put back into port. FIRST ARREST MADE OF WOMAN FOR PROFITEERING New York, May 4—TFranzle A. De Sil- va, head of a New York export house, the first woman to be arrested in the government's anti-profiteering campaign here, was taken into custody today, charged with profiteering in sugar. It was alleged she purchased more than 3,- 300 pounds of sugar at 24 cents a pound and immediately re-sold it at 27 cents. Arraigned before a United States com- missioner, she was held in $1,000 bail ‘WEDDING. Tree—Field. ‘London, May 4—Nancy Perkins Fleld, widow of Henry Marshall Field of Chi- cago, was married oday to Arthur Ron- ald Lambert Field Tree. The bride, Who is a niece of Lady Astor, was given away by Viscount Astor. Mr. Tree is o son of Lady Beatty, wife of Admiral Viscount Beatty, by a former marriage, Begin Peace Debate General Belief is That the Knox Resolution Will Be Adopted — Veto by Presi- dent is Expected. ‘Washington, May 4.—The senate will begin debate tomorrow on the Knox peace resolution with the general expectation of its adoption and certain veto by the president. Republican leaders supporting and dem- ocrats opposing the resolution, introduced by Senator Knox as a substitute for the house measure, said a vote probably would be reached within two weeks, or just before the contemplated recess for the conventions, There did rot seem to be much doubt among members as to its passage, but leaders of both parties said sage President Wilson probably. would return the treaty of Versailles to the senate. Senator Knox will call up his resolu- tion tomorrow and deliver a prepared speech, after which, according to present plans, it will lie over for a few days, un- less senators desire to discuss it at odd times. Senator Hitcheock, ranking minority member of the foreign relations commit- tee, announced after a democratic confer- ence today that no attempt would be made to delay action on the measure by a filibuster. The democrats of the com- mittee conferred with Sccretary Colby and Senator Underwood, minority leader, and it was said that Mr. Colby agreed with the democratic plan of opposition to the Knox resolution. Besides pointing out what he regarded as its constitutional objections, Mr. Colby is said to have stated’ it was likely to draw criticism from America’s associxtes in the war. Senators said they gathered that Mr. Colby was not now Informed as to the president’s plan for future action regard- ing the treaty. The questioh of a conference of all derocratic senators on the peace reso- luti- n also was discussed at today's meet- ing. but no decision was reached. Tepublican leaders said it was their burpose to dispose of the mending dye tariff and other urgent legislative affairs bafore giving continuous consideration to th® peace measure. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican leader, said, however, fhat senators could speak a tany time they desied. There was a reported disposition among republican tso curtall discussion and give the democrats full sway. Democratic leaders, on the other hand, said they were disposed to let the republicans have the floor for the present and develop the opposition toward the close of debate. LODGE TO BE TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN REP. CONVENTION Washington; May 4—Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is to be témporary chair- man of the republican national conven- tion at Chicago and will deliver the key- note: speech; necording 1o republican lead~ ers_in_congress who have conferred re- with- Chairman- Havs-of the repub~ tional committee, Ibicans in congfess are said to have been virtually unanimous in urging the selection of Senator Lodge by the committee on arrangements which will meet at Chicago May 10. No contest over the chairmanship is anticipated, ai- though some friends of Senator Hiram Johnson have been ufging consideration of Semator Borah of Idaho, and reports have reached here that former Semator Beveridge of Indiana also aspired to the chairmanship. Republican _platform pronouncements will be considered here May 23 by the general platform committee appointed by Chairman Hays. Many questionnaires on paramount issues ha been turned in by the platform committee and others. At the conference here it is expected to outline some of the general principles, at least, to be recommended to the Chicago committee on resolutions. Although May 23 also has been get for 2 meeting of the republican national com- mittee at Chicago to take up the con- tests of delegates from a number of states, Chairman Hays was urged while here this week fo postpone the meeting. Prominent republicans here said they felt confident the, meeting_would be put over until about June 1. In urging postpone- ment, the republican leaders told Mr. Hays that several senators on the na- tional committee and others who desired to attend probably would be held here during the week of May 23 by thy,neace resolution and important legislation. OPPOSED TO INCREASE IN SECOND CLASS MAIL RATES Washington, May 4—The house post- office committee today went on reco- opposed to the automatic increa: second class mail rates to become ef- fective this and in the next two years. Final action on a substitute measure was deferred, however, by the committee. As a substitute for the bill, introduced Dby Representative Fess, republican, Ohio, at the request of the American News- paper Publishers’ association, the com- mittee adopted a motion, offered by Rep- resentative Madden, republican, Illinois, to fix a flat charge of one and one-half sents a pound on reading matter, and from one and one-half cents to five and one-half cents on advertising. Commit- teemen explained that this action, taken by a vote of 9 to 6, killed the Fess bill. Later the committee decided,. 8 to 7, that the Madden substitute would remain on the table as unfinished business and subject to future action. Mr. Madden said ‘'he expected to have a final committee vote soon. PRESIDENT MASS. SIGNS 2, SENATE 5 BEER BILL Boston, May 4—President McKnight late tonight signed the bill passed by the senate yesterday to make 2.75 per cent. beer a_legal beverage in this state, should the Volstead act be declared un- constitutional. The bill which had pre- viously been passed by the house, then went to the governor. President Me- Knight said that his refusal to sign the bill yesterday was due to the fact that Te felt “there was no particular need for haste, and that a delay of 24 hours would not do any harm.” OBITUARY Samuel Elbert Mills Greenwich, Conn., May i—Samuel El- bert Mills, 77, Civil war veteran of the the Tenth Connecticut Volunteers, Com- paiy I, and who had been the last mem- ber of the original board of directors of the Greenwich Trust Compny, formed in 1887, died tolay. He was the eighth lineal descendant of Samuel Mills to be born in the mills homestead and to bear the given name of Samuel. His son Samuel is the ninth. Mr. Mills was a member of Lombard Post, G. A. R. and vice president of the Boswell Druz company. Mrs. Ellis, who ‘was a dai iter of the late Abraham Rey- and therefore a cousin by marriage of nolds, a daughter, Mrs. W. B. L. Mix, they anticipated that with his vato mes-| ; 12 PAGES—92 COLUMNS BRIEF TELEGRAMS The port of Marseilles is completely paralyzed by a strike. Several thousand Panamans marched through kil it will it Bar ‘gold was 108s an ounce in Lon- don, compared with 109s 6d at last close. Semora Weyler, wife of General Wey- ler, captain general of .Catalonia, died at Madrid. . It is reported the price of papers In Philadelphia will be increased from 2 to 3 cents, Railroad Labor Board will move to Chicago in two weeks. Hearing will be- gin there May 17. Coinage of a Roosevelt 2-cent piece was authorized in a bill pased by t he TUnited States Senate. Paris quoted the American doltar at 16 francs 60 centimes, compared with 1§ francs 70 centimes at previous close. Steamer Tarret Crown, from Newport, Eng., for Hampton Roads, reported she had been in collision with an iceberg. Brown Corporation of Berlin N. H., purchased {fmber limits near the mouth of the Saguenay River for $1,000,000. Captain Robert B. Dickie, aged 81, who served as a, guard at the bier of Abraham Lincoln, died at Pittsfield, Mass. Upon arrival of German Government police at Dusseldorf the local security guard of workmen was immediately dis- banded. Magistrate Dale declared in the Adam$% street police court, Brooklyn, that pro- hibition produced more drunks than ever before. William F. Maxwell, superintendent emeritus of New York city. ~~hoo's, died at his home in Flushing of “.rdening of the arteries, James J. Larkin, Irish labor agitator convicted last week of criminal anarchy, was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years in Sipz Sing. Mexican government through Com- mander Echveria. In New ork, purchased three war trawlers from the Canadian government. Thomas W. Simpkin, who shot and killed Dr. James Wright Markoe, at St. George's church, New York, two weeks ago, was found to be insane. Newton C. Brainrd was inaugurated mayor f this city Hartford yesterday. The office was administered by retiring Mayor ‘Richard J. Kinsella. Delegates from almost every large city and town i nie state atended the meet- ing at Bridgeport of the Connecticut Al- liance of Democratic Women. Four milion Jews; according to Dr. Max Norday, Zionist leader in England, will emigrate to Palestine immeliately the British-mandate goes Into effect. According to figures made public by the department of labor,. the cost of liv- ing in New York city has advanced 103.31 per cent. in the last five years. Astronomers are waiting with interest the developments of plates taken of the eclipse by naval aviators from a hydro- plane at an altitude of 10,000 feet. Quincy Wellington, aged 88, and for 58 years head of Q. Wellington & Co., one of the larfest private banking firms in upstate New York, died at Corning. Confessions obtained during the last few days from persons held as suspects in. the Walil Street bond theft have given new vigor to the search for Nicky Arn- stein. The new scale of trolley fares on the. Connecticut company system, recently ordered by the public utilities commis- sion, go into effect all over the state Sunday. United States District Attorney Cline, of Chicago, summoned bakers to appear in an investization of bread _prices. Cline fears the price of bread will jump to 13 cents a loaf. A clash occurred between Poles and Germans -at Ratibor, Silesia on the occa- sion of the Polish national festival, ac- cording to reports. Many peope were in- jured on both sides. Anti-Saloon League of America an- nounced - its approval of the following candidates for the presidency: Hoover, Lowden, Wood, McAdoo, Hughes, Poin- dexter and Bryan. New England textile industry which is now paying the highest wages in its history and_distributing dividends in proportion also unequalled previously, is | facing demands for higher wages. Trial of Lloyd Prevost, charged with the murder of J. Stanley Brown, was hated soon after it began at Mount Clemens, Mich., because of the death of a brother of one of the counsel for the the defense. At a conference of Farm Loan Board members ways and means of meeting demands of farmers for government loans through the farm loan system pending rehearing by the Supreme Court suit testing constitutionality were discussed. According to the Popolo Romano, me- gotiations between Vittorio _Scialoia, Italian Foreign Minister, and Anton Trumbitch, foreign minister of Jugo-Sla- wvia, looking to the settlement of the Adriatic question, may be broken off be- cause of Jugo-Slav opposition. Federal Grand Jury returned an In- dictment charging Charles W. Morse, Capt. W. S. Mitchell, U. S. Ship Co.. the J. G. McCullough Co. with violating the Shipping Board act by selling steamship John G. McCullough to the Tunisian government for $500,000. CONFERENCE OF SHIPPERS AND SEAMEN SUSPENDED New York, May 4—Conferences be- gun here last week between representa- tives of the United States Shipping Board, American Steamship Owners' as- sociation and delegates from the unions of firement, seamen and oiers on Amer- ican ships, have been temporarily sus. pended while union leareds return to their organizations for further instruc- tions, it was learned today. According to a_representative of the steamship owners,| demands of some of the unions for an eight hour day; a half Saturday holiday in port and other fea- tures were not met and counter-propo- sitions were madg Sessions will be resumed next week. PENALIZED $25,000 FOR SERVING TACKS IN A BOWL OF SOUP New York, May 4—Two tacks, alleged to have been swallowed by Moritz D. Spitzer while drinking a bowl of soup in one of the Childs company restaurants, resnited in a jury in supreme court today eavarcing him $25,000 damages. The ver- the bride. Mr. Field died in New York|and a son, Samuel, of Denver, Colorado, | dict wus for the full amount for which he ‘in 1912 following an operation. survive. IN CALIFORNIA REP. PR In Returns From 762 Precincts Out of 5,729 the . " Group Vote is 50,993, Hoover Group 34,917 — Has a Promising Lead Over Johnson in Indiana, - Lqwden Third, Harding in the Rear — The Vote Light in Indiana, Fair Weather For Farming Cu San Francisco, May 4.—The group del- | considerably, it was sald by egates pledged to support Semator Hi- | litical experts. ram W. Johnsou for the presidency at| Returns from 1,001 precincts « the republican national convention at [3387 in Indiana for republican Chicago led the Herbort C. Hoover | tial preference give g 2 group on the same L.\ on returns to- | son 20,538; Lowden 11,250; AL night from 762 compiete precincts out|172. of 5729 in the state. The vote showed: } Johnson group 50,093; Hoover group 34,917, ' NEW HAVEN POLICE ARE ENFORCING PROHIBITION Li New Haven, Conn., May 4.—The. police tock a hand in the guestion tonight, arresting six |town cafe proprietors on charges selling intoxicating liquor without. cense, in violation of the state Those arrested were Johu Mooney, lel Sullivan, James Ceriani, George Reynolds, William Bender and McNerny. They were released of *$500 each. WOOD LEADS IN LIGHT VOTE IN INDIANA PRIMARY Indianapolis, Ind., May 4. — Returns trom the first state-wide primaries for presidential nominations were light and slow in coming in: some counties re- ported that the election commissioners bad hard work obtaining election offi- cials and the polls were late in opening. Fair weather, enabling the farmers to work in the fields, cut down the vote T HOURS OF WORK FORM THE .o~ STANDPOINT OF PRODUCTION Boston, May 4.—The National ' rial Conference Board, In a report. ‘lmlly on the hours of work reaches the conclusion that no single: schedule of hours is equally adaptable for all industries from the mmw-l%: production. the report says, DISARMAMENT PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEAG OF NATIO! NS, Washington, May 4.—(By The A. P.) Necessity of deciding whether disarm- ament proceedings of the League of Na- tions are to be conducted by m lary men directly or by eivilians ith the mili. tary officials of each member nation as | technical advisers will face the council of the league when it assembles this | month at Rome. Appointment of the per- | manent armament comimission to advise | the council, to .be taken up at Rome, must be preceded, in the view o(i:f:m";‘i',;“g“m"; Rows "‘:,""'"’,,“&- i leagug Ak by aanomcketnt ot pAIE | performed in sy e ss. Thows Under Artilee IX of the League of ::“r“:‘:‘:";ufi'f;‘“"“h"’ - :“-‘"" Nations covenant, the permanent arma- | [orke amount of machine work & '.". ment commission i3 to be charged with | {3OTE ol - advising the council on matters connect- | “hen DOUTS wers reducsl L fed with carrying out Article I and VILL . Ernetien e = ST AT St A sentative establishments in five indnse Article I provides that new members tries. cotton. wool, silk, boot' and ‘shes lof the league must accept regulations|and metal manufacturing. Of these,J48 | as to armament prescribed by the league | ¢Stablishments had reduced hours —asd {in orde: to be admitted, while Article furhished definite informatiop Fesardite VIII provides that the council shall . I formulate plans for submission to mem-| The report says the investigation z‘ ber states for reduction of armaments. | vealed no clearly established rel As now projected, the duties of the|between changes in ages and the commission would be divided specififical- | Of production, but the evidence > Iy into a number of phases to deal with | indicated that the piece rate system each point_mentioned in the covenant|more conducive to efficincy than the = articles. Part of its functions would be | day-rate system. X to conduct the “fuil and frank” exchange of military' and ‘naviy) information pro- vided for; but is would extend to include certain aspects of Tife Treaty with Germany. particularly with reference to German armaments, and to similar por- tions of other peace treaties to be made. It is hoped by those arranging the pro- gramme, it is understood, that definite plans caa be prepared for submission at the first meeting of the assembly of the league in regard to permissible arm- aments for nations seeking membership and also regarding the exchange of mil- | o . y ftary information- by members. OMher | made fn. Washimton semtemis o o St vould recsies mofe i | BCome, meaeral it SENRY ; 'A» ‘the covenant does not specify the | Commercial, befors ‘the senats esmity composition of the permanent armament commission, the council is expected to determine whether it shall consist of military men or civillans with adequate staffs of military and naval advisers. If the task is placed in the hands of the military through appointment to the commission, it has been suggested that each member nation should name an {army officer, a navy oficer and an air service officer to constitute its commis- | sion. Should the theory of civilian con- trol be approved, however, a single civilian commissioner from each power with a technical adviser from each branch of the service, naval, military or air, probably would be named. One additional arrangement contem- plated is that the armament of any par- ticular member nation should be under review by the commission, additional reppresentatives from that nation would {be invited to join the permanent dele- gation on the commission for that pur- pose. The council will alsq have before it at Rome the proposals of the league to abol- ish war which played a part in the last IBrniSh elections. This programme in- | cludes establishment of an international | police force under authority of the league Inn!l by expansion of Article VII or oth- erwise after the creation of the inter- national force, to require disarmament of | all nations except for, the purpose of maintaining internal order. ‘Another suggestion to which the league to abolish war adheres was that pri- vate manufacture of war munitions be | prohibited and that the League of Na- | tions undertake to procure and supply all munitions in the future from intér- “In general” ability to increase hourly efficiency, and thus make up, either wholly or in BUFFALO EVENING NEW! CENSOESHIP. BY PRINTERS' Buftalo, N. Y., May 4—The chargs, that the Buffalo Evening News after pute % ting hlflwwlmm* tions of Eibert H. Garys testimony be= fore the senate steel investigating com= mittee was forced to o Y denied today by Edward H. ever previously heard the rumor of such:- an incident. The Typographical Unien has nmever in the history of the News = timated or expressed a wish W any news item be used or omitted, nor have they ever intimated or expressed a wish as to the method of treating or handling the same. \These matters have never been the subject of discussion betweem the owners of the News and the mem= bers or representatives of the union.” EIGHT AMERICAN STUDENTS TO ENTER BELGIAN UNIVERSITIES New York, May 4—FEight American students have been chosen on nomina~ tion of their universities as exchangs fellows to enter Belgian universities next fall, the Commission for the Re- lief in Belgium announced tonight. * = Each will receive tuition fees and trave cling expenses to and from Belgiumein addition to his fellowship of ten thousiad francs. They will enter un Brussels Liege, Ghent and Twenty-four Belgian graduate students will enter American universities at tha - same time. The students selected Include: John Bu Ellingston. of Butte, Mont., and Jossph Francis Jackson, of Waterbury, Commj; repreeenting Yale; Norman Louis Tor= rey and Joseph L. Zimmerman, Harvardi Maitland Belknap of New York, apg John Allan Wyeth, of Princeton, N.-gky Princeton; and Frank Howard Wileox, ?é‘a‘é‘.’;’lm sources controlled by the &E:x:*fi"lf.”f;,:fi g:.v:’w Henry ! There has been nothing to indicate s g MOTHS MAY CAUSE QUARANTINE . OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES Washington, May 4.—A quarantins-ef the New England states to prevent spread of the gypsy and brown taif moths will be considered by the federal horticultural board at a hearing Priday. Due to unusually favorable conditiods, experts of the board said mfi * spread of the gypsy moth during was very rapid. Investigation hak shown new territory infected now fns cludes 46 towns in Maine, 45 in New Hampshire, 23 in Vermont, 14 in Massa~ chusetts and three in Connecticut. l what course the council would follow in dealing with these sugzestions, but it was said to be likely tha® they would be referred to the permanent armament commission when that body was created. KENTUCKY DEMOCRATS ELECT THREE WOMEN DELEGATES Louisville, Ky., May 4—Fight del- egates, including three women to the democratic _national convention, each with a half vote, were elected tonight by the democratic state convention. Johnson N. Camden of Versailles, was elected national committeeman _from Kentucky, succceding General W. B. Haldeman, resigned. The eight delegates from the state 3t large included: United States Senators A. O. Stanley and J. C. W. Beckham; Congressmen Albjon W. Barkley and Ben Johnson; Desha Breckinridge, editor of the Lexington Herald: Miss Laura Clay, Lexington: Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, Frankford, and Mrs. Nora Layne, Fort Thomas. SEES HOPE FOR DEMOCRATS Ak IN NEW BODY OF WOMEN VOTERS Boston, May 4.—Senator Robert Owen of Oklahoma, introduced to a luncheon ' of democratic leaders today as a didate for the party nomination for 1 ident, said there was more national political situation democrats seemed to think. source of strength he thought, new body of women voters because would vote for human rights for the democratic party had_ always TO SEND DELEGATES TO 270 PER CENT. DIVIDEND BY REYNOLDS TOBACCO €O Winston-Salem, N. C., May 4—The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco company today de- cared u dividend of 20 per cent. It also was announced that its charter would be amended at once to provide increased authoriud capital, but the amount of the Incrente WaS RN organizations in the United States send “fraternal delegates to the national convention, which will Saturday, it was socialist national VARIETY OF SUBJECTS WAS CONSIDERED BY THE CABINET Washington, May 4.—President Wilson met with his cabinet again today and went over a variety of subjects at @ session_which lasted for an hour and a half. It was the fourth weeky meeting nce his consultations with the .mem- bers of his officiul family were resumad. At Sy 2 Sk e