Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 14, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 119 POPULATION 29,919 Bulletin 12 PAGES—96 COLUMNS CARRANZA SURROUNDED AND IN DESPERATE STRAITS Obregon Has Given I Leave the Country in Discard Policy To te of Puebla— Allow Carranza to neral Obregon is to nited States Followed by ould Make Border Like the Canadian Boundary, Withdrawing Troops, Except Cus- toms Officials—Brands Carranza’s Policy as “National Suicide.” President Car- surrounded and_in Rinconada, near Es- n the state of Puebla, egram from Genera n. received tonight by queira. financial agent for nists here heen given ave the country sage said POLICY TOWARD NATIONAL SUICIDE" to allow in safety CARRANZA'S May 9. via El (By The A. P/) t Carranza fo- was “natiopal o Obregon de- evening 1o The Asso- he first exclusive inter- reign correspondent since onary forces after Mexieo City April 11 he United States #aid, “and what States weakens Mex- the relations between teel States is to make rnat sorder like the Canadian withdrawing tro except wretation of the Mon- mistake. aithough I was perfectly was olicy best for Mexi Obregon piainly showed the he has been lahoring nths. He was coat- is voice Wwas noarse. a f beard heavily shot e face. Outside the A « suburb, where wus making temporary headquarters was jammed with au- 10 the hotel a small Indian soldiers attempted - rway clear. Inside, a tiny . wied with visitors and offi- . « w1 sentry who stood at ° - of the first of two small ot egon and his chief v s preventing_ the ressing through the flimsy s of the importenee he attached N tatement involving Mexican re I the United: States. General 0 be quoted except for promising to dictate a ning his views out constitutionalist wh h reached cuation of govern- declared he ad- lan of Agua Prieta. that he w orders of Governor la Huerta, temporary su- ader of the movement, that gns for becoming dictator ating in perfect accord with Generals Obre- ement eral Obregon ving Adolfo De H no d Pabl jonzalez both were candidates Gonzalez presidency of Mexico b ned the revolution fore they revolutiol moral and not Obregon said. en given strict private rights and to without the consent of the | payment being made ; that he med any provisional govern- and had issued strict orders rters Carranza should not owers b ationalist revolution- General Obregon affirmed, woral protest ag e Carranza regime in z Ygnacio Bonillas. for mbassador to the Unite president after ha te governments of its own Queretaro, s e next MEICAN REVOLUTIONISTS iN FIRMER POSITION nington, Ma —¥ nd Mexican so zht to in were settling ports _from es in Mexico that the rev- into firmer po- tanding the uncertaint surrounds the fate of Carran- of federal activity in a the north was made by that General prisoner at ot Ja and t Mendez and that the rev- Manuel uadalajara, at Generals Her- arza, garrison had placed forces at the or- y government. federal forces in of General Dicquez General Obregon to Huerta, the provisional evolution in ora, who e information to the here. Obregon's report being hell sub- a's instruetions. attached by to the capture breaking of the Jalisco than to the Palaez and Arnuifo reported in official the revolutio aed at Diequer was Hue of Manue nto Ta mez espatches The have professed con- jence that Palaez, de facto ruler of the oil region. will cooperate fully with the successors of the Carranza government They reaftirmed today that he would not take advantage of his position in Tam- pien to oppose the work of coneolidation, but operations of Diequez and the failure of other federal officers in the state of Jalisco to join in the movement have caused rebel leaders some anxiety. With Jalisco in line they said, there re- mained no Lreak in the revolutionized lne along q west coast that controls wss 1o the important port of Manzan- The element being watched earefuily by American officials as well as by the rev olutionary resentatives was develop- ment of federal strength northeast of Monterey, near the American border. Official and unofficial information agreed that the governors of San Luis Potosi. Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas nad Co- shulla who fled from their posts to the fromtier. have succeeded in mobilizing a small force of federal troops near Ca- ~ = b sincere in | | | margo, about 90 miles west of Matamo- ros, opposite Brownsville, Texas, where General Corlunga, the federal com- mandeg, has displayed reluctance to sur- rendering the city. American army officers saw in the federal opposition mo military advan- tage, but agree that until the federal | group was accounted for, there remained a possibility that any one of its leaders might become an outlaw and play a part similar to that held for years by Francisco Villa. . NUEVO LAREDO CELEBRATES MONTEREY THE FALL OF Laredo, Tex.. May blown and bells rung Nuevo Laredo this aftcrnoon on receipt there of a telezram stating revolutionary forces under Porfirio Gonzales have occu- pied Monterey. The source of the mes- sage is not known here, nor has the cap- ture of Monterey by rebels been con- firmed in Nuevo Laredo. The wire de- clared Carranvieta forces retired without firing a shot before the advance of rebels at 10 o'clock last night PALAEZ HAS ARRIVED IN TAMFICO GENERAL Washington, May 13.—General Palaez, who has been in de facto control of the oil fiends about Tampico, arrived in Tam- pico today and was cordially received, according to a radiogram fo the navy department from™ Captain Lonz aboard the destroyer Putnam at that poi eral Palaez’s attitude toward revolutionary movement has doubt heretofore. Gen- the new been in A’S TROOPS DRIVE FROM THEIR POSITIONS CARRAN —(By The Vera Cruz, May 1 . P President Carranza's troops which had been stinding at bay north of San Marcos, in the state of Puebla, have heen driven from their positions, accord- ing to advices received here tonight. Part of the president’s small army is ad- vancing toward the north. in the direc- tion of the state of Hidalgo, apparently for the purpose of openinz a the remainder of the troops still loyal to Carranza to make their escape. HARTFORD INDUSTRIES SUFFER FROM STRIKE OF SWITCHMEN Hartford. May 13.—Hartford industry today faces the most serious situation it has encountered in all the turbulent times of the past few years. Several Hartford factories will be obliged to shut down if the switchmen's s tinued a few days longe Only six out of 100 rile con- of or more switch- men employed at the Hartford vards { have remained at work. Not an engine was moving in the yards from 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon until 7 o'elock this morning. At 3 o'clock Wednesday af- ternoon Supt. Carl A. Mitchell had said buoyantly All crews are working and I believe that we wi be taking freight again Thursday." At ¢4 o'clock not a switchman reported for work on the eve- ning shift. This morning two out of the normal 14 engines used on the first day <hift were moving, each manned by three men, Supt. Mitchell was in conference all morning behind closed doors with members of his staff. The local embargo on outgoing freight prevenis Hartford shippers at present from taking advantage of embargo mod- ifications permitting the New Haven road to west of Maybrook <hipm| Doints it on south and Harlem river and on the Pennsylvania road to points south of those gateways and west of them as far as Pittsburgh STUDIED COST AND SELLING PRICES I HAVE BOSTON Boston, May 13.—The spread between cost and selling prices at several large sfores in this eity, Including department storss, has been studfed by the depart- ment of justice for possible prosecution as profitecring, according to a statement from the siate commission on necessar- jes of life today. Department of fustice agents have been Investigating =al twh weeks, it is safd, and a report which may be made the sub, of considera- tion by a special federal grand jury js expected shortly. 7 at the siores for SEPARATE CONFERENCES WITH MINERS AND OPERATORS Washington, May 13.—Anthracite min- ers and operators met separately in con- ference with Secretary Wilson at the de- partment of labor today ina n effort to settle {he wage involving demands of the men for increased pay. Officials of the miners said tonight they were expecting another meeting with the secretary but did not disclose the .trend of the di sussion today. The full scale committec of the min- ers is here to aet upon the report of the sub-mmittee at the conclusion of the eonferen: A WIDESPREAD STRIKE IS THREATENING IN CANADA ncouver, B. C., May 13.—A general strike throughout Canada of municipal employes appointed under civil service examinations is threatened, an official high in the postal service asserted to- day. Tt was sald many telegrams had heen exchanged hetween eastern and west- ern cities pledging full support to any united action which might be dedided upon in protest again: reclassified sal- ary provisions recenily announced by the civil service commission. MOTORCYCLIST HURLED DOWN AN EMBANKEMENT between Seymour and Beacon Fails, with, a motoreyele in which he was going to his home in Waterbury in company with Philip Cormiere last evening, Arthur C. Rainville, an ex-service man received injuries from which he died later at Griffin hospital. Cormiere escaped with a few bruises. / il i - B G w s L X e and | I ~ CABLED PARAGRAPHS 50 Irish Police Barracks Destroyed. Dublin, May 13 —Fifty police barracks were destroyed in the raids Wednesday night, according to an .official statement issued from Dublin Castle this evening. Twenty income tax offices were raided and the documents burned and seven court houses were also attacked. SECY. DANIELS CONTINUES TO DISPUTE SIMS’ TESTIMONY . Washington, May 13.—Secretary Dan- lels told the ‘senate naval investigating committee today that he had not signed A cablegram bearing what purported to read to the committee by Rear Adrimal Sims when the investigation began. The ariginal of the message, Mr. Daniels sald, did not show his signature and he added that his name had been forged to the copy presented by Admiral Sims. Mr. Daniels declared Admiral Sims in his statement had stressed the words signed Daniels” in commenting on the message, and had said that its purport had made him feel like jumping over- board.” The cablegram concluded with the sen- tence : “In regard to convoys, T consider that American vessels having armed guard are safer when sailing independently.” The original of the€able was found at the British embassy through which 1 was transmitted and was signed F. Carter, by direction of the chief of naval operations.” Mr. Daniels told the com- mittee, presenting photostatic copies of the original despatch. He added that he had never held the opinion set forth and knew as soon as Admiral Sims read the message to the committee that he had not signed it. “Somewhere, somebody was guilty of signing my name to an official despatch which the orizinal here produced, Sows I never signed.” said Mr. Daniels, “or of altering a despatch by erasing the real signature and substituting ‘Daniels.” T knew that if my name appeared on such a telegram it would be because some- body had forced my name to It." Admiral Sims owed both the country and himself an apology for the impres- sion conveved by testimony based upon A false siznature, Mr. Daniels said, and should the signature. Much of Secretary Daniel's tesf was devoted to Admiral Sims’ ¢ of the department’s troop convoy meth- ods. The admiral. Mr. Danizls declared, persisted in regarding cargo ships as more vital to the allied cause than troop ships and took the attitude that the former should be protected, if necessary, at the cost of transports. This attitude caused the department “much anxiety he added, and finally resulted in a “blunt” zdmonition that the protection of troops ships was the nav sion. 2 Ar. Daniels told the committee. he did not know that Admiral Sims held such a view until the officer testified recently before a court of inquiry or he would have recalled the officer from London. first mis- Secretary Daniels was told today of persistent rumors in Washington that disciplinary measures had been ordered Admiral Sims, effective 2s soon as investigation. ended. He de- »sw T am presenting a case be- a senate committee. I have had no fore time to consider such a thing and have her comment to offer. regarding it Twill not even form an- opimom-until all the, evidence is. in. TO READITST WAGES 3 NAVY YARDS AND SHIPYAEDS Washington, the navy 3 the governme: ment con 1 by a navy de or: May 13.—Readjustment for skilled labor in ards operated t Working on govern- will be made before July hoard representing the ripping board and the of ail by yards and special artment fts. Appointment of the board was agreed upon toda a conference between Se- cretary Daniels, Chairman Benson of the shipping board and representatives of the metal workers, Wwoodworkers and building trades unions. The readjust- ment will affect about seventy thousand men in navy yards and vards. Wage levels now in effect were fixed by the Macey board in October, 1918. No specific demands for increases were presented by the men at today's con- ference, but they contended increases should be large enough to gover the ad- vance in cost of living since that date. ,000 in ship- Officials at the navy department point- ed out today that, with a fixed appro- priation for shin construction and repair, v increase in wages would necessitate proportionate reduction in work at the yards. It would mean fewer ships in commission, they declared unless the ap- propriation were increased. SILENT ON CONFERENCE OF NEW POLICY FOR IRELAND London, May 13.—Nothing yet is dis- closed as to the outcome of the confer- ence between Viscount Frendh, viceroy of Ireland. and Andrew Bonar Law, the gov- ernment leader, today, and the cabinet council vesterday on the new policy for Ireland. It had been hastily assumed that Mr. Bonar Law’s very non-committal statement in the house of commonz Wed- ay meant the adontion of a stronger but there are many indications that it would be coually safe to assume that the proposed change is in the direc- tion of conciltation. The government's concession of an in- dependent tribunal of judges, whose names Mr. Bonar Law promised should soon be published. tb investigate the cases of Irish prisoners detained without trial seems to point in this direction. Moreover, the mew Irish secretary, Sir Hamar Greenwood, declared yesterday that since his appointment he had signed no deportation orders and had released many prisoners arrested on suspicion, among them Alderman O'Brien, secretary of the Irish Trade Union congress. FUNERAL OF CROWN PRINCESS GUSTAVE ADOLPH OF SWEDEN Stockholm, May 13.—The kings of Norway and Denmark, Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Earl of Onslow, repre- senting the King of England, and the diplomatic representatives of other coun- tries attended the funeral services of the late Crown Princess Gustave Adolph of Sweden this afternoon. Enormous crowds were massed along the flower-strewn route from the royal castle, where the procession started shortly afier two o'clock to the cathe- dral, where the services were conducted by the Archbishop of Upsalz, and a Brit- ish chaplain. Both British and Angl can rituals were read. ANTI-STRIKE BILL BEFORE ATE L C. COMMITTEE ‘Washington, May 13—Senator Poin- dexter's anti-strike bill wag considered today by the senate interstate commerce committee, but action was deferred pend- ing revision of the measure by a sub- committee headed by Senator Poindexter. Chairman Cummins said the measure would be reported immediately after its revision, but some senators were doubt- ful whether a vote could he had before the proposed recess of congress for over the national conventions. Lot be his signature which was among those | produce the person who altered | i S e o Debs and Stedman Socialist Nominees To Stick to Revolutionary Program, Yet Are to Plead For Amnesty For All “Po- litical Prisoners.” New York, May 13—The national con- vention of the socialist party today ac- claimed ISugene Victor Debs federal convict number 2253 in the Atlanta, Ga., penitentiary, its candidate for the fifth time for president of the United States. A 21 minute ovation followed . Debs’ formal nomination, as the “Lincoln of the Wabash." Seymour Stedman of Chicago, general counsel of the party, was nominated for vice president by unanimous vote on a second ballot. The first vote for him was 106 against 26 for Mrs. Kate Richards O'Hare of Kansas City, now serving a sentence in a Jefferson Cif~, Mo. prison for violation of the espionage act. In nominating Debs the socialist party of America signifies its determination “not to recede one inch from our revolu- tionary programme,” Morris Hillquit of New York, leader of the “comservative” forces, declared. “Socialism in the United States has changed and does not intend to change,” he said. Another ovat tion. Tonight a special committee of five, headed by Hifiquit. will leave for Wash- # greeted this declara- ington, where tomorrow it has an ap- pointment with Attorney General Palmer to, plead for amnesty for all “political prisoners” throughout the country. Saturday the same committee has an appointment_with Secretary Tumulty at the White House to present a memorial on amnesty for delivery to President Wilson. On Monday, Secretary of War Raker is to receive the committee to hear a plea for amnesty for “conscien- jons objectors imprisoned during the war for fajure to obey the draft law: Today the convention adopted the Hill- “nit: patform virtually as submitted sev- eral davs azo, voting hy decisive ma- jorities fo wage the socialist_campaign this year along “conservative” political lines TO PRESERVE FORMER HOME OF MARK TWAIN IN HARTFORD Hartford, park comn Conn., 13.—The state ion h: the authority to take over the former home of Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) in this city to preserve it as “a literary shrine,” ac cording to an opinion handed down to- night by Frank E. Healy, attorney gen- eral of Connecticut. “ollowing the established rule of con- struction adopted by the courts” says the attorney general, “that statutes en- acted in favor of the public are liberally construed in . their or, opinion that from the description of the property as contained in your letter, your commision can take the Mark Twain property by eminent domain for the purposes outlined in your letter.” Mr. Healy also says that the courts “cannot -ingmire into_the fact on Which your deciison to take the M#rk Twain home, is based, as the power of eminent domain was given the state park com- mission by, the gqperal assembly and is final.” The commission can decide upon the amount to be paid for the property, according 1o the opinion. The for: Twain home is lo- cated in Fx 1 avenue and it was there that kleberry: Finn" was cre- ated by the noted humorist. The move- ment {o preserve the. house and grounds as a monument to the author was start- ed by the Connecticut Society of Artists after it was announced that two real es- tate men intended to remodel the place into an apartment house. The Hart- ford Courant actively took up the cam- paign. The real estate men were report- ed to have purchased the property for $31.000. When asked to sell, they want- ed $300 000. Governor Holcomb, in a recent address, declared the two real estate men “deserved to be deported.” U. 8. GRAI CORPORATION IS TO TERMINATE JUNE 1 ‘Washington, May 13.—Cabinet offi- cers, members of congress and the in- terstate commerce commission and rail- road officials have been invited by Jul- ius H. Barnes, president of the United States Grain Corporation, to confer with him here on May 19 to discuss plans for meeing the situation resulting from he iermination of the grain cor- poration on June 1. “The approaching termination three year stabilizing influence grain_corporation requires most earnest consideratio said Mr. Barnes. ‘America’s grain marketing machinery nd its large credit needs formerly d pended on the security afforded by hedg- ing transactions in the great grain mar- kets,” the wheat director continued. “These hedging markets will not be re- instated because of present h. rds. The disorganization of Europe forces the purchase of their bread supplfes by government officials instead of through private merchants whose thousands of differing opinions introduced 2 measure of cushioning against violent price fuc. tuations. “A conference May 7 of 400 represen- tatives of wheat handling and manu- facturing trades, bankers and producers discussed the situation,- menacing not alone the grain handling, but the credit structure of the country and the result- ing possible agriculture demoralization, “I cannot face termination of my of- fice of wheat director ‘without bringing these conditions to the attention of those who may devise steps for their correction. These difficulties center about inadequate transportation and disturbed credits. resulting in widening trade margins affecting producer and consumer and possibly suspending the producer market entirely from time to time. No over-emphasis in my judgment can possibly be laid on the need of some ccrrec(ivg step.” of the of the MALAN DELEGATION N ROUTE TO WASHINGTON New Orleans, May 13.—Seeking for- mal recognition by the United States government for the new government in Guatemala Which has been established since the revolution that resulted in the overthrow of President Cabrera, a Gua- temalan mission, appointed by Provi: sional President Carlos Herrera, arrived here today en route for Washington. Members of the mission are Marcial Garcia Salas, lawyer; Jose Matos, dean of the faculty of the University of Gua- temala, and Dr. Albert Madrid, member of the chamber of deputies. GUAT! GERMAN RAIDER MOEWE ARRIVES AT FIRTH OF FORTH Firth of Forth, Scotland, May 13.—The German raider Moewe, which sank so many allied ships during the war, has(it W arrived here. the naval authorities. I am of the | 1t has been surrendered to} Williams, Senate to Vote on - Treaty Saturday Adoption of the Resolution is Conceded by Democratic Opponents—Important Re- vision Has Been Made. Washington, May 13.—The senate agreed today to vote at four o'clock next Saturday on the ‘republican peace ion. 5 e arrangement followed an - impor- tant revision of the measure by the re- publican leadership, in striking out the i clause requesting the president to nego- tiate a separate peace treaty With Ger- many in order to “establish friendly re- lations and commercial intercourse. Adoption of the resolution is conceded by democratic opponents with a veto by President Wilson regarded as equally certain. House republican leaders said today that the senate resolution proba- bly will be sent to conference for ad- justment with that passed by the houss. ome leaders, however, were said to fa- vor immediate acceptance of the Knox resolution by the house. It proposes to repeal war declarations with both Germany and Austria whiie the house measure dealt with German) alone and differed radically also in otaer Tespeets. 2 indisposition of senators the resolution led to to agreement for final aciion Saturu which party leaders concurred. more speeches are planned and the res- olution was laid aside today after ad- dresses in its support by Senators Kel- logsr of Minnesota and Lenroot of Wis- consin, republican members of the “mild reservation” group in the treaty fight. RESS IS ASKED TO HELP As a means of enabling the roads to provide equipment, shortage of wi'~ is said to be largely responsible for failure to move oceans of freight pil=1 hizh at the principal gateways in the east and which they would be given fifteen years { instead of five to pay back advances un- er the $300.000 000 revolving fund. Railroad officials said this would help, but they pointed out that the immediate % le called for heroic measures to re- | lieve congestion and that the carriers, { for instance, requircd 226,000 cars to reach normal. Perceptible Improvement. ‘While most of the roads wWere swamp- ed with freight at junction points and big gateways, American Railroad Asso- ciation officials said @ perceptible im- provement was shown by reports rece ed from all sections. -Complaints stit came from shippers, however, and tha car service committeevof ‘the association, { which directs the car mo dea ored to allocate eqflflflfl% o gections and industries in greatest need of it. ment of coal, livestock and perishable: and these commodities had a preferential rating and right of way next to passen- ger train service. which thus far has not been affected. Government agencies in touch with the transportation system put forth every effort to help relieve the sit- uation, admittedly bad, but not quite bad as a week or ten days Demands For Coal Demands for coal were general. This was Kkept moving, while orders were is- ing a steady flow of southbound freight, with the northbound movement regulated ern_gateway used by all lines in and out of Washington, officials reported that 00 cars were handled. The movement mbargo on all_exc commodities. Frej hoped to see day dle of next week. Biz Tieup t off 1s said they ight ahead by the mid- in New England. bor, which has’ seriously at junctions. retarded work REARING FIRST BODIES OF T. S. SAILORS FROM FRANCE ‘Washington, May earing the | bodtes of 153 officers and enlisted men of the navy and marine corps. the U. S. S. Nereus is expected to arrive at New York next onday or Tuesday from Brest. Ar- rangements have been made for appropri- ate services Wednesday afternoon on the pler. with Secretary Daniels as the prin- cipal speaker. The Nereus is bearing the first hodles of American sailors to be removed from France. On hoard also are fifteen hodies of officors and men who died while on lduty in Mediterranean and Adriatic wa- ters. With the arrival of the Nereus the na ve completed the return of its dead from all Buropean countries except Franc Twenty-six of the bodies will be brought to Washington for interment fa Arlington cemetery, while the remainder will be forwarded to their homes. JUDGE LENIENT WITH ERRING FEDERAL RESERVE EMPLOYE Chicago. May 13.—In sentencing Ho- mer B. Whitehead, an employe of the Federal Reserve Bank to six months in the house of correction today on White- head’s plea of guilty to padding the bank's payrolls, Judge K. M. Landis said: “The same government that is paying this man starvation wages is asking me to send him to the penitentiary for vears, but instead of years I will make it months and instead of the peniten- tiary. it will_be CONFESSED MURDEE OF FAMILY OF SEVEN AND A CHORE BOY ‘Washburn, N. D., May 13.—Henry Layer, a farmer, has confessed to the killing of Jacob Wolf, his wife and five children apd a chore boy, Jake Hofer, on the Wolf farm three miles west of Turtle Laké, North Dakota, on April 2 s announced here today by J. E. state's attorney for McLean county. Few | €ON by the Danish committee. OyEECOME Fl},““‘:’r SONGEATIO) Two handred and eight law students of Washington, May 13.—Congress was |the Alhany Law schoo! went on strike to | asked foday- {o help the railroads over- |force expulsion of Jacob Goldenkoff, a | come the freight congestion so 356 10 | radical. keep ion—needed to put déwn = e be continued until July 1, 1921 under a middie west, the senate interstate com-| 5 SUAel WOEE SR L RGN merce committce approved an .amend- | g5 postoffice committee. ment to the transportation act under There was no embargo on the move- | sued for the quick dispatch of cars to |ernment thousands of French troops will the northwest for shipment of grain and |parade at the varions American ceme- refrigerator cars for California and |teries in France on Memorial Day, May Florida to take care of perishables. 30. The south seemed to be the only sec- —— tion free of congestion, the roads report- The Camden-Philadelphia bridge and north and south was about equally di- |command in the villages of tern vided. but the northward flow stopped | France. suddenly at midnight last night by an = the three favored Particular attention was given {o the| Paul Duland, a passer of counterfeit New England situation because of re-|$20 bills, who shot Patrolman John H.| | ports that the tieun was general and |Haipin in Bridgeport last Friday while | that the number of cars waiting to be | tr¥ing to escape nrr'c‘f{l SUESimenL o TabY moved now exceeds thirty thousand. | Drison for three to five years Swamped as they are at some points, of-| 4 joint report by the U. €. Depart-| ficials sald it was natural to expect con- | A Joint repert by the To S Depart fusion, especially with a shortage of la- | BRIEF TELEGRAMS Bar gold was quoted at 107s 6d an ounce in London, compared with 108s at previous close. The government atr mail service will | celebrate fis second Dbirthday anniver- sary tomorrow. Rev. John B. DeValles will be burled ! at New Bedford, Mass, Saturday with full military honors. Postal airplanes in the inst 12 months transported 538,000 pounds of mail ma Ler 498,600 miles General Sir Arthur Currle has aceepted an invitation to become principal of Me- Gill University, Montreal. Goverenor Bmith of New York will glve hearings on the 2: per cent. beer bill and boxing blil on May i American dollar In Paris was quoted at 14 francs 94 cents, compared with 15 francs 28 cents at Visconnt Kikujiro Ishil, former Jap- snese Ambassador to the United States, was appointed ambassador to Franc. Postmaster General Barleson announe- ed airplane service will e tended to St. “ouis and San Fran ciszo. | New Jermey legisiature passed the ap- | propriational bHl Varrving $14,000,000 for the fiscal year beginning July 1 next. | Itglian steamer Assiria, which plies | hetween Leghorn and Sicily and Corsica, has struck sunk, An elght cent fare on Jines | {of the Brookiyn Rapid Ti wany | was asked of mission. the public Negotiations with the viet government for trade relations have Russian so- | resumption of ! been suspended | tors in a battle against loy Ismil; are advancing toy nelles. 1 forces near | rd the Darda-| Existing second clas mail rates would Prsident Wilson began receiving for- eign diplomats who have been waiting improvements of his heaith in order to formally present thieir credenti | The old warship Richmond, once a part of Farragut's fleet at Mobile and New Orleans was set on fire at Eastport, Me., for the copper in her hull. Fire in the basement of S Roman Catholic church, at F Mass., drove a_ gathering of shippers from the auditorium News has been receivd in Paris that a | settleméht of the Adriatic question has | been reached at Palianza between the Anne’ 1l River, 1500 wor- By special order the the Hudson vehicular tunnel bills were vetoed by Governor Edw which rds, were at castern and western gateways by the |passed by the Senatesover the zovernor's | ability of connecting roads to accept it. | veto. At the Potomac yards here, the south- = Metz wil be tried for atrocities alleged to have been committed by trops under his Martha E. Stocking, phone operator to be rington, was found day at her home. heart trouble. emy dead She Thurs- a vietim of of Ariculture predicted that the w crop of Missouri will be 50 per cent. less than in 1919. An excise tax on print paper as a was re ex- | com- | | ppronrs French gov- | General Von Oven, former governor of | WILSON GLA Note Vetoing the Annual ‘Washington, pointedly hat in his of May 13.—President Wil- informed consrcss today jon the legislativ> branch son of the government was show creasing tendency to with the exercise of e: g a venisle sharply-phrassd veto of the an- slative. executive and jnaicial opriation bill. the president declar- ed that one of the'riders of tle biy shp- ly measure would muzzie exeeutive cf- Is with a “censorship” regalatal by the congressional joint committes: on printing. Tmmediately, the president'’s position both on the general principal invelved and the specific case cited “vas chalieg- ed by republican leaders of the senate and house. Senator Smoot, republican, chairmam of the joint commitiee, red in a formak Statement that the lent apparently had been “deliber- misinformed Dill, wbout the appropria- nd Representative Gond, re- lowa, chairmen of the house tions committee, told the house that “there must be some mistake some- where.” Whether repassage of the bill unchang- ed will be attempted, or Whether the fea- ire objected to by the president will be liminated. had not been decided to- night. The measure carries $104,000,- 30 for salaries and miscellaneous ex- of many zovernment departments, t must be approved in some form by tion publican. pense and 15 INVADING HiS | Censures Legislative Branch of the Government For Increase ing Tendency to Interfere With Exercise of Executive Functions—Conveys His Opinion to Congress in a Sharp S COBE dicial Appropriation Bill—Contends That One of the “Riders” Would Muzzle Executive Officials. 5 measures enacted or proposed In —the Present congress to support his. chu¥pe that there had been “an invasion of-the province of the executive, calculated 4o result in unwarranted interference in,the process of good government” He said that some of these measures he had.par- mitted to become law as temporary expe- dients. but that he felt the time had come to call a halt before lestructive” -pres cedents had been established. The sectioh of the appropriation Bl which led to the veto wouid prohil® the printing or mimeographing of any gove ermment publication except by authority of the joint committee. Such & provie vision, ‘said the president, would give, to the committee “power to determine what lr:(on;m(lnn shall be given to the Peo- ple of the counts b; Xecuf £ D o aihic, COUNtrY by the executive. e~ 20 Senator Smoot and Repressta- ve Good, however, asserted committee already had been gx:h:c: trol over gocrnment publications by an fect which the president signed on March 1, 1919, and that the purpose of the pres- ent provision was to extend that power 6 meritorious periodi 5 e periodicals could be egn- A row between the joint committes {and Roger W. Babson, Yo,:m-rh' connects ed with the committes on public informe ation, was blamed for the president's action by Senator Smoot, who said in his statement that Babson had “made use of the president or his advisers im carrying out his threat and determination the end of June or these funds will|to end the censorship which, witheut et the least foundation, he has charged The president also cited several other|against the joint committee.” WITH $10 MADE DEAL TO BUY STEAMSHIPS VALUED AT §3,000,000 New York ,May 13.—With a bank ac- count of §10 and unlimited confidence in hi lity to get hundred of thousands more, E. A. Moulton, of New Rochelle, a $50 4 week employe of a steamship firm, , tonight startled the congressional commitee invesigating the relations of the Morse interests with the United tates Shipping Board, with a recital of negotiated with Charles W. an attempted purchase of four steamships valued at $750,000 each. Mouiton said he intended to purchase the Huron., St. Paul, Binghamton and Minneapolis from the United States mship Company and that he gave es W. Morse, head of this company, ia Ch Jugo-slav and the Italian delegates e Neecks. for $340,000. toward e A bill authorizing coinage of a special | purch: The checks were dated 50 cent piece to commemorate th 4 | advance. Reminded by R!Dmnlflh‘: annievrsary of the landing of ti | Tome Connally of Texas that he Py grims was signed by President Wilson. previously imitted having only 31 e a New Rochelle bank, Moulton said he Alderman Arthur V. Gorman, 25th | niended to put the money up to cover district, Brooklyn, arrested on a charge of | {he checks. disorderly conduct, was discharged. He| | nie was all a, moonshine proposi- declares he was béaten by a policeman. | ¢jon Connally saif. £ by, No, T conld have got the money, More than a dozen wealthy Mesican | N0 T COEC families, fleeing from their ~turbulent | MQENOR TRk gony eollapsed when country, arrived at New York on the |, MOUEOR SO0 M Corment refused to steamship Morro Castle from Vera Cruz. = transfer the ships to Canadian registry. nd that Mr. Morse released him from him obligation and he in turn gave Mr. Morse a release. Swapped releases” Representative | Connally suggested. 2 | “On. no” Moulton replied. ‘Morse ved himself from a million dollar suit. could have suled him for not getting { the ships. HARTFOR STRIKE PART OF A NATION WIDE PROTEST Hartford, Conn., Conn., May 13.—The freight tie-up in the local yards of the New ork, New Haven and Hartford rail- road continued tonight. About 100 switchmen remained away from their their posts today and tonight, according rike ders. A mass meeting attended by more than 300 railrond men was held tonight. The airman of the mecting was applauded n he sald: “The vacation of the railroad men in Hartford and East Hart- ford is only part of a nationwide pro- test against the delay of the tri-partite wage board in Washington. W SOLD FIRST REINSURANCE CO. CAPITAL STOCK FOR $788,000 3.—The capital { Reinsurance company for $788.000 to the Se- of this city, as Hartfoud, Conn., stock of the was sold toda Trust company | means of conserving the supply | ommended to the sena | gating committee by A: | General Ames. paper inv st Loot amounting to more than 1,000,000 francs in cash and jewels was taken | from passenmers of the steamer Souirah | by pirates near Batum on May 6 wl they overcame officers and crew. | A Fossil skeleton of a giant dinosaur three million years old, recently dug out | of the mountains in Alberta by Prof. A W. Park, has been presented to the Royal Ontario Museum at Toronto. The | skeleton is 27 feet in length Joseph M. Nye, chief special agent of the state department and for many vears | an active figure in the secret service of | the federal overnment, has resizned be- | {cause of a desire to accept better finan- | cial opportunities in private life. | ate Denouncing the action of the French government to dissolve the General Fed- eration of Labor, the Socialist party of America, in a convention at New York, sent a message to the head of the Fede- ration expressing its support of the French workmen. The police of Springfield, Mss. are| searching for a burly nesro who entered | the bedroom of Miss Doris McIntyre, | with the apparent motive of robbery, and an being discovered by the young woman, grappled avith and choked her in an et- fort to subdue her resistance: Tilicit stil loperators cammot be pross- cuted under old revenue laws and must be punished under the new national pro- hibition laws, according to the U District Court at ~ Pittsburgh. Punish- ment under the new law is a misdemean- or, punishable only by fine. . S. Secret Service men and New York police discovered that Vito Grillo. 29 years old, an Itallan laborer arrested and charged with suspicion of homicide and violation of the Sullivan law, is { noon | reque: The negotiations Samuel Ludlow, act- Garvan, alien property were com for ¥Francis P. The sale was authorized by Wilson in an_executive order April 16 last. The capital stock of the company consists of 4,505 shares. Three unsuccessful efforts had been made to scll the stock at public auction. NEGOTIATING FOR PEACEFUL SURRENDER OF MATAMOROS Brownsville, Texas, May 13.—Satisfac- tory negotiations for the peaceful sur- render of - Matamoros to the revolution- |ists are under way, General E. Reyes, agent return to revolutionist his here, announced up- Brownsville this after- from a conference with General Rafael Colung federal garrison ecom- mander in Matamoros. He said another onference would be held at 4 o'clock. MARTENS HEARING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL MAY 25 Washington, May 13.—Hearing on de- portation proceedings against Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, Russian soviet agent in the United States, was deferred today until May 25. Inspector Shell of Ellis Island, N. Y. who is conducting the hearings for the department of labor, ex- pressed that postponement was at the of attorneys for Martens, who wished to examine some forty voluminous. exhibits presented by the government. ROBBER REFU TO ACCEPT 5 IN LIEU OF FIFTY CENTS Ne wYork, May 31L—John Virick an Ind boat captain, alleged to be a me- ticulous robber, was arrested today. 1t is charged that he entered g Bowery jedelry store and levelling a Iver at the proprietor, demanded $12.50 . The proprietor produced the twelve dollars, but unable to find a 50 cents piece, proferred a five dollar bill instead. the head of a gang of counterfeiters with headquarters at Akron, Ohlo. 0. secing you haven't got the. half, I'll let you go with twelve flat” Virick is alleged to have said and departed. CONGESTION ON NEW ENGLAND ROADS IS DIMINISHING Boston, May 13.—Officials England railroads said tonight that the congestion of traffic on their lines, ale though not so acute as two weeks was nevertheless serious. due principaily to the New York dock strike and to cone ditions on connecting lines to the west, The New Yok, New Haven and Harte ford, appeared 1o be the most seridiily aftected with freight traffic estimategt 8t only fifty per cent. normal - Boston & Albany officials said thers were 10,000 cars on .the road today mnd the average daily eastbound movement was 1,000 cars. which was slightly Jess than the westbound movement.. They - this was an improvement eover conditions two weeks ago. Officials of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railrond reported condie tions as serious, ‘with traffic only slight- ly ‘more than fifty per cent. of normal There was an excess of freight cars available, they said, but dock strikes in New York-and other labor troubles had impaired the service to such an extent that - embargoes had been -employed in an_effort ‘to relieve congestion. The condition of the Boston and Maine was “sub-normal,” dccording to-officials. The movemqent of local ‘freight, - they said, was normal but service to outside points had been somewhat restricted for several weeks, due fo congestion an cone necting lines, especially to the west. e o TO TREAT WITH PROFITEERING LANDLORDS IN XN. Y. OTPY ew York, May 13.—The mayor's com< mittee on rent profiteering will immedi- ately take up the matter of landlords Who are profiteering by raising rents abnorme ally on buildings housing retail stores selling necessities, Arthur J. W. Hilly, chairmzn of the committee, announced today that such action would be taken, following the receipt of a letter frém Mayor Hylan, in which the mayor stat- ed that he had learned such landiords ‘were raising rents from $100 to $300 & month. These increases, the mayor said, would in the end fall on consumers. of INDIANA DELEGATES-AT-LARGE ARE TO SUPPOET GEN. WOOD Indianapolis, Ind.’s four delegates-at- large, were instructed to support Gems eral Leonard Wood for the presidential nomination so long as he has “a ciear and -fair” chance in the republican -nd- tional convention at Chicago next month. This action was taken by the republican state convention here today by a vote of 753 to 746. Noisy scenes preceded the roll call and Chairman New of the com- vention repeatedly had to rap for order- during the debate. President Free City Of -