Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 120 ARRANZA'S CAF 10 BE MATTER OF FEW HOURS Official Message From General Obregon Reports That 600 Soldiers of the President’s Escort Have Been Captured— Mexican Telegraph Offices Are Overwhelmed With Mes- ugé Presented for Transmission—Border Town of . Matamoros Gives No Outward Sign of Change in Gov- ernment—American Consul at Vera Cruz Has Arranged For Departure of Foreigners. FI Paso, Texas, May 14—With the fate of President Carranza still in doubt, Mexican telegraph officials from Juarez \» Mexics City tonight were said to be making strenuous efforts to handle the simost overwhelming mass of govern- ment and press messages presented to heir offices for transmission. While government maiters mnaturally were given the preference, press depatches were Leng expedited as much as pos- wble The latest official word received up ‘o & late hour today was from General Alvare Obregon, former candidate for \he presidency of the republic, who re- ported 018 Montes De Oca, revolu- \ionary consul (ransa’s capture was only a matter of sours, and that a train of 600 soldiers sf the president’s escort had been cap- tured by forces under General Guadalupe Sancher. maid to be one of Obregon's strongest supporters in Vera Cruz. Al- nough General Obregon’s message gave a0 details, was presumed that the made near Rinconada, Pu- sbia, where the revolutionary leaders yesterday reported that a battle had seen in progress during the last few days. Gieneral Obregon said that the states t Colima and Jaliseo were entirely in hands of the revolutionists, who had 2.000 en operating in that region. Ihese included the forees formerly under jenern! Manuel M. Dieguez, Carranza ommander in the north, who has been jorted captured, it was announced. Antonlo Hernandez Ferrer, Carranze minister to Cuba, has announced his ad- cienee to the revolutionary movement ecognizing Governor Adolfo De La Huerta of Sonora as its supreme com- nander. and declaring his support to the ‘plan of Agua Prieta,” Senor De Oca wid Saltilla, capital of Coahuila, was in he hands of he Obregon commander, Seneral Luls Guiterrez, it was claimed. apture wa MEXICAY BORDER TOWN OF MATAMORAS IS QUIET Browneville, Texas, May 14—The Mex- an border in this section was quiet to- sight and business in Matabmoos which -apitulated to revoiutionary forces with- sul resistance at moon today, gave no sutward signs of the change in govern- ment Federal army officers, with one sxception. retained their rank, having yworn allegiance to the new regime. The surrented of the last northern Mexican port of entry held by the fed- wals was carried out quietly, in ac- sordamce with an agreement Teached last ight. Thers was no ringing of bells and no demonstrations. The populace, however, seemcd content With the change. It was stated in Mutamoros that an umnesty agreement probably would be “eached with Juan Adres Almazan and 1 number of other rebel bands unaffili- ated with the Sonors revolution and who wre pew operating in this vieinity. Al- mazan and his 200 men probably would march into Matamoros tonight and sur- render. it was sald. General Carlos Osuna, with 1,500 fed- sral soldiers. who occupied Camargo, op- Josite Rio Grande City, Texas, yesterday, went ever to the revolution last night, POPULATION 29,9 i jaccording to an announcement today by Mexican consul here. The statement was denied by other Mex- | Dl ican news sources. STATEMENT OF POLITICAL SITUATION ‘Washington, May 1 Pablo Gonzal —Further indica- °s and Alvaro now jointly are working in accord was to the state de- in a report endorsing Antonio Villareal for provisional president. An extra session of the Mexican con- been called to name a provi- sional executive who, under the terms of d programme of the revolu- the election of a December 31, here, that President Ca- | and serve until new president should assume preliminary chief of the revolution, was expected to arrive in the capital next week and take president is namgl. The support given Villareal's candida- s of peculiar interest to American officials bacause of its possible indication of the character of the proposed govern- once governor of of Nuevo Leon and tary and political affairs during the early administration in exile for more than three yes in El Paso, Tex: here declared that he had greatly moditied his previous e: views regarding Revolutionary agents Other candidates, are Ferando Iglesias Calderon, an attorney for the conserva- in the Diaz Azcona, ac- pousal of the eneral Bernado Reye and Jacinto Trevino, gon was reported head of a mission a week Carranza safe conduct if leave the country. tive school, tive in politics ago to offer BEFUSED TO TUR CONSULATE ORLEANS | | ew Orleans, May 14 ernment at the port of New Orleans Moises Garcia, revolutionary gowrnment. was appointed by fr as he knew C: dent of Mexica. representative aying that he ‘arranza and that rranza was still presi- Garein told him his ac- tion only delayed shipments as none of the papers signed by him wouid be rec- ognized in Mexico and fees coilected by Pesquera were valueless and would have to be paid again. FOREIGNERS T0 LEAVE MEXICO ABOARD CARRANZA'S TRAIN Washington, May consul at Vera Cruz reported today that he had arranged eigners aboard Carranza’s train. inve: by revolutionary forc truee.. The British consul at v and two Americans are on the train, for departure SENATE TO PLACE PRESIDENT IN LAST DITCH ON TBREATY Washington. May 14—Arrangements ‘or lhe nate’s vole tomorrow at ¢ p. w. o8 the republican peace resotution, were completed tonight with its adop- \on and & veto later by President Wil- wn forgone conclusion according to eaders of both Darties. Democratic estimates were that the resolution would have a majority of from five 1o seven votes, depending om whether another republican joins Sena- or MeCumber of North Dakota in op- position. At least four ¢emocr_1u were ‘xpectsd to vote with republicans for \doptien The president's veto message is ex- pected to define more clearly the ecam- balgn lssue on the questions of peace and the treaty of Versailles. Democrat- « lepders tonight predicted that the reaty would not be returned to the senate witt the to message, but that president would outline more exten- sively his position in the veto message and thus let matters go “to the coun- “The president's pesition given in his \slegram to Oregon democrats was at- cked today by Semator Reed, demo- wat. Missourl, who spoke for more than iwo hgurs in behalf of the peace reso- stion. Semator Reed indicated that srong opposition weuld develop at the San Prancisco convention against the sresident’s demands. SEVERE TEST GIVEN THE RACING SLOOP RESOLUTE Bristol, R. 1, May 14—The Sloop Resi- lute, which will leave here next Wed- sesday for New Haven. preparatory to ner races against the Vanaitie to deter- mine the defender the America’s Cup, was put through a severe test today. In & 23 knot wind and rough water she scudded with her lee rail awash out into Narranganeett Bay, around Hog Island and baek. The only trouble developed was a slight stretching of the leech of the mainsall, which on her return was re- moved to be refitted. It was learned today that a new club topsail for the Resolute was almost completed. It is narrow, but lofty, the new yard to which It will be attached rising about one third higher than that now en the sloop. TEXTILE WAGE SCALE - REFERRED TO UNIONS New Bedford, Mass., May 14. — The Textile Council today referred to the i dividual unjons the matter of accepting the 15 per cent wage advance offered to ine mill operatives In this city by the nanufacturers. The unions were instructed to report (Jheir agtion not later than Sunday night. [he male spinners’ umion voted tonight 10 aceept the offer. A mass meeting of all operatives has heen emlled for Sunday night to discuss e 0f all classes of workers in effect ju sight cottos mills in sympathy “iu ine loom fixers' strike against the \hanges i working cemditions. STOLE $75.000, KILLED POLICEMAN; DIED WITH BULLET IN HEART| Chicago, May day Horace T. Wi St. Joseph, Mo., $75,000 in cash, kil caded himself in his apartment, ty detectives at bay in which one was lngvdled with a bulle alton held up the mail New Orleans Limited e’ Central Rallroad late last night train was leaving Kanakee, Il Federal officers tonight were investi- gating the disappearance of $5,000 from the satchel in which the robber carried The $75,000 was on its way to a Chicago bank from the Citizens' National Bank of Decatur, I ficers who counted the money after the satchel had been recovered said the to- tal was $69,980, mostly The $20 lacking $70,000 recover- ed was given Oscar Bloomauist, a cljerk on the mail car, by the rol ment for the satchel. turned over this money. Walter was identified as a former mail clerk of previously good character by C. W. Sims, an officer of the Chicago Young Men's Christian Association. Mr. Sims told the police he received a let- Walton of St. Jo- that her son three weeks ago and was believed to be Walton was a high school graduate and a member of the Y. M. C. A., according to word from St. Joseph. His father was said to be on his way to Chicago to claim the body. Walton boanled the train at Kilman, a few miles from five clerks in the mail car, rifled the car and left the train at the rst stop in ‘When two policemen question- ed him he opened fire, trolman William A. Roberts, who died later at a hospital, surrounded at 4—In four hours to- years old, of fobbed a train, stole| led a policeman, barri- in a pistol battle Seriously wounded, t in his heart. away his loot. in packages of bber in pay- Bloomquist later wounding Pa- Walton was finally his rooming place fight that followed Patrolman Thomas Ferriter was slight- ly wounded, FAVOR TAXATION DIVIDENDS FOR SOLDIER RELIEF 14—Taxation stock dividends was virtually agreed on today by a majority of the republican members of the house ways and means committee a8 a new plan for raising part of the money to pay the cost of proposed soldier relief legislation. is expected to be taken tomor- committeemen said. Strong opposition to dends tax developed among the repub- licans Chairman Fordney being said to led the attack on Supporters of the plan, that its final adoption was assured and that democratic committeemen who were not at the meeting had promised to sup- port the new scheme. OF STOCK ‘Washington, New Haven, Conn, May 14—Alfredo Mallegni. of East Haven is held ecrimin- ally responsible for the death who ‘was miird Haven on the night of May 2, accord- ing 1o a finding hauded down tonight by Coroner EN Mix. red in Bast CABLED PARAGRAPHS FIFTH SESSION OF COUNCIL OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS N e ¢ Rome, May - 1. afternoon and on a motion by Leon Bourgeois, France, Signor Tittoni, presi- president and delivered the inaugural speech. Private sittings were held today and others will take place tomorrow to carry forward the preliminary business. The first public sitfing of the council will oc- cur tomorrow evening. At it there will be discussion of the internal administra- nesday morning, when a public sitting tions will be heid over until next Wed- tion of the council. International ques- Vietor Bmmanuel will formally receive will be held in the capitol at which King the members of the council. Among the more important questions which will come tup for discussion will be that of i i ilson to convoke the first assembly of the Lea- | gue/ of natiohis, which is expected to take ce in the autumn. According to the Tribuna, the council of the League of Nations decided today to reply to M. T cherin, the Russian Bolshvik foreign minister, that the Lea- gue's commission must be received in Russia unconditionally. STATEMENT BY ATTORNEYS FOR GROTON IRON WORKS New York, May 14.—Attorneys for the Groton Iron works of Connecticut and the Virginia Shipbuilding ~corporation, two C. W. Morse concerns whose con- tracts with the shipping board are under investigation by a congressional commit- tee, announced in a statement here to- night that when witnesses from both plants are examined the Virginia com- pany “will show that the value of the constructive work and materials on hand was at all times in excess of the amounts which had been paid on account by the Emergency Fleet corporation.” “From a careful consideration of the cntire testimony taken by the commit- tee,” the statement said, “it becomes ap- board, in State s dealings with the United Steamship company and its sub- es, has secured!for the United States merchant marine. substantial ves- amounts paid for their construction, and stead of suffering any loss by reason of those dealings, is now in a position to reap a substantial profit.” Asserting that testimony of witnesses, m of them Emergency Fleet corpora- tion emploves, show the Groton plant had delivered six vessels, valued at $10,350. 648, and that three others, valued at ap- proximately $6,000,000, are nearly com- pleted, the lawyers declared the Emer- gency Fleet corporation will have re- ceived steel vessels “paid for at contract prices with no loss to the fleet corpora- tions.” “These san.e vessels, costing ‘approxi- mately $16.000,000.” they added, “will have a selling value, at present prices asked by the shipping board, of mearly $15,000,00, a net vrofit to the United 5 government of approximately $2,- 900,000, # “The fleet corporation employes, while saying that some of the early payroll records of the Groton.Iron works were necessarily inaccurate, due to the forced plant and ship construction under war- time conditions, statement (I been proy was no padding of pavrolls, fraud or leceit in any transactions with the-gov- rnment.” Referring to the committee’s investiga- sion of the Virginia corporation's contract. for twelve vessels with a contract price of $18,048,000, the “By reason of in wages, ction and extras, the fleet corporation became obligated to pay ¥ twelve vessels approximately In the performance of this ract the fleet corporation has paid to this company. including all sums loaned on mortgages. approximately $13,500,000. The company has delivered to the fleet corporation seven vessels of a contract value of over $13,160,000. Not only this. the company has nearly completed three other vessels with its own funda, leaving Virginia Shipbuilding corporation hips of approximately §4,- n unencumbered plant.” & Yol 000,000, with DIGEST OF TURKISH TREATY RECEIVED IN CONSTANTINOPLE Constantinople, May 13.—(By the A. P.)—A digest of the peace treaty hand- ed by the allies to the Turkish peace delegation in I'aris has been received in Constaniinople. A translation has been prepared for the sultan, who is now con- sidering it. The Turkish newspapers have not yet published the terms of the treaty, but many gloomy editorials are being print- ed declaring that Turkey canmot live without Thrace and Smyrna. The Mustapha Kemal Nationalist government at Angora has sent the Paris peace conference a communication, presumably through the Spanish diplo- matic representative in the Frehch cap- ital saying that Turkey will not be hound by any agreement of Damad Ferid Pasha, the grand vizier, makes. There have been further resignations among the sultan’s military forces, .the officers declaring they cannot ge their troops to fight against the Nationalists, who have virtually cleared the shores {of Marmora and are centering their strength against Smyma. The Nation. alists are moving large sections of troops southward and apparently are making extensive preparations to move against the Greel Agitation in Thrace against the peace treaty continues and it is reported that there has been a general military or- ganization preparatory to resisting the entrance of the Greeks. | An extraordinary courtmartial in €on- | stantinopte has condemned to deatn | Mustapha Kemal Pasha, the Nationatist leader, Alfred Rustem Bey, former Turie. ish ambassador at Washington, Iy Hanoum and her husband, Dr. Adnan Bey, and many other prominent Na. tionalist leaders. It deolared that ths | Nationalist agitators were responsible. fac {the hard terms imposed by the treats This action caused amusement among the foreigners in Constantinople, owing .t the fact that the Damad Ferld goyern. ment has not authority in Anatolis. | NO SUCCESSOR SELECTED For RAILROAD DIRECTOR HINES Washington, May 14.—Although Walk- {er D. Hines retires tomorrow as director { general of railways, White House offi. cials said tonight that there had been no iinal selection of his successor, who will wind up the affairs of the railroad ad- ministration and dispose of delayed set- tlements between the roads and the gov- ernment. The advisability of giving the task to Secretary Payne of the interior depart. ment, in addition to his present duties, is understood to have heen under considera- tion. Mr. Payne declined today to dis- cuss that possibility or to say whether he had been consulted on the subject. Max Thelan. now in charge of the rail- road administration's liquidation bureau, also has been mentioned as Mr, Hines' successor. \ AR e 4—The figth session of the Council of the League of Nations met at_the ministry of the colonies this dent of the Italian senate, was elected | parent that the United States shipping sels of a value largely in excess of thei that the United States government, in-| were positive in their | t all funds received had; ¥ accounted for; that there| Daniels Dwells Upon |President’'s Veto Anglomania of Sims| Sustained in House -z .2z e sees Says He Robbed American De- stroyer Crews of Credit— Bestowed Praise Freely Upon British. Washington, May 14—Rear Admiral Sims robbed American destroyer crews of credit due them by leaving the in- vestigation of combats with submarines to the British admiralty, Secretary Dan- iels today toid the senale naval investi- gating committee. . Had he known that American officers were not reviewing the circumstances of battles between Amer- ican vessels and U-boats, he would have peremptorily orders the almiral to adopt that course, the secretary said. Out of 256 attacks on submarines by American vessels, the British gave the United States forces credit for but 24 successful attacks, most of which were listed as “possibly slightly damaged,” sul Secretary Daniels. In only one a “U-boat given an American ship, he case was full credit for the sinking of declared, this being the destroyer Fan- ning, which sank the U-38 and captur- €d the crew. “In explaining why so few credits were given for known sinkings, the summary compiled by Admiral Sims states that ‘unless prisoners or unmistakable wreck- age were obtained foliowing an attack it was practically impossible to definite- ly determine the results,’” said Mr. Dan- iels. “That prisoners or wreckage were not absolutely required before a British vessel Wwas credited with sinking a sub- NORWICH, CONN. SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1920 . Republicans Failed by 28 Votes to Obtain the Neces- sary 1wo-Thirds — Vote Was 170 to 127. - Washington, May 14—President Wil- son's veto of the legislative appropria- ton bill as containing an infringement 0 executive authority was sustained .in the house today against the effort of the republican majority to override it. Though aided by a hundful' of demo- srats, the republicans failed by 28 votes {o obtain the necessary two-thirds ma- jority to repass the bill over the pres- ldent's disapproval. The measure then went back to the appropriations com- mittee for elimination of the section ob- jected to and will be returned to the house on Monday for passage in its mod- ified form. The republicans rolled up 170 votes to overcome the veto, but the democrats cast votes to sustain the president. The veto carries with it a denial of op- por.unity for the senate to attempt off- sctting the veto, for the re-drafted measure will leave the house without the provision, relating to powers of the joint committee on printing at which veto was aimed. Senator Smoot of Utah, author of the provis 1 and chairman of the joint com- e, told the senate that the president been misinformed as to t effect of the provision which would have given committee control of all government ublications. ADVERTISING WORKS FOR ALL There was a time when it was considered that advert only for a few—that it was for the big merchants—but that id been pretty well elminiated today. work: s for all, the small as well a ing was has recognized that advertising It s the big, that it is the way to increase sales and therefore to increase the profit through increased sales. Quick sales of cours result is that advertising mean that goods can be handled more cheaply. The s a benefit not only to the manufacturer, the business house or the farmer but to the buyer. It renders a service that helps all. Because of its wide and thorough circulation in Norwich.and vicinity the service that is afforded by The Bulletin as an advertising medium is unequalled. Its value to the person seeking goods is as great as to those desiring to sell. During the past weak the following matter has appeared in The Builetin's columns for two cents a day: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, May 8..... 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" Friday, May 18,5050 e Totals ..ocvvienninnnnneennes e e e ——— 71 140 385 696 160 107 255 522 144 139 246 529 168 114 . 825 607 184 17 5 | 646 158 11 374 643 985 728 1330 3643 marine is hown by the reports from the British admiralty records of cases; classed ns known sunk.” “I do not blame the British * said Mr. Daniels, “They were looking out for themselves properly, but I do blame Ad- miral Sims for not protecting American interests.” Admiral Sims’ own reports refufed the charge made in his letter of January 7 that destroyers were ‘rushed through brief and inadequate preparation before | being sent obroad.” the secretary s: He read extracts reports as follows “Our -ships made no demands of con- sequence upon the navy vyard facilities after arriving, in spite of their passage unler adverse condition: “Contrary to expectations they were found to be weil equipped for their pros- pective duty with the exception of ‘depth charges.’"” “The equipment and construction of our ships have proved adequate and ef- ficient.” 3 Turning to Admiral Sime’ criticism fhat the navy was unprepared for war in April 1917, Mr. Daniels said that Admiral Jellicoe’s book on the battle of Jutland showed that “not even the Brit- ish navy, expecting every minute a de- cisive battle, could be kept 100 per cent verfect. TOR HARDING SAYS PEOPLE DEMAND FORMAL PEACE Boston, May 14—America demands| peace, formal as well as actual, nd means to have it, regardless of political >xigencies and campaign issues, Senator Harding, of Ohio, candidate for the re-| publican presidential nomination, !ctlar- ed in an address here tonigit before the Home Market Club. “If it mus: be a campaign issue,” he said, “we should have peace and mscus; it afterwards, because the actuality is imperative is imperativéand the theory is only illusive. Then we may set our own house in order. We challenged the proposal that a narmed autocrat should dominate the world; it ill becomes us to | assume that a rhetorical autocrat shall lirect all .humanity. “This republic has its ample tasks. If we put an end to false economies which fure ecqnomic control to utter chaos ours will be the commanding example. of world leadership today. The world needs to be reminded that ail human ilis are! not curable by legislation. “There isn't anything the matter with word civilization, except that humanity is viewing it through a vision impaired in a cataclysmal war. Here in the United States we feel the reflex rather than the hurting wound, but we still think straight and we mean to act stright' and to hold firmly to all that was our} when war involved us.” 15 YEAR OLD BOY STAGED HOLDUP AT WOONSOCKET Providence, R. I, May 14—Irving Richard, & 15 year old boy, was arrested | tonight at Woonsocket charged with hav-| ing held_up, shot and attempicd to rob| Charles Warren, of Blackstone, Mass., a New Haven Railroad bridge construc- tion foreman, this morning. VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL CALLED PROHIBITIONIST TO ORDER Washington, May 14—During a ' brief flareup in the senate today over the question of prohibition, Semator Sifepparl democrat, of Texas, ws called to order by Vive President Marshall, who charged him with having reflected upon a fover- ign state in violation of the senate ruies. A man may get rich by atending strictly to his own business, but the mo- notony _eventually becomes amnoying. from Admiral Sims' | The senator added that the president had signed a Dill last year giving the|pgo after it had pleaded guilty to & charge of making unjust and unreason- joint committee gr proposed by the vetoed provision. Chairman Good of the appropriations { commis declared that 155 publications ouid be compelled to cease next June 0 and the blame, he asserted would be ntirely with the president. OFFICIAL: HELD UP BY ARMED MEN IN IRELAND Dublin, May 14—An official report rued this evening says that on Thurs- lay night seventeen vacant police bar- lay cacks and huts were raided and wholly »r partially destroyed. Five postoffices also were raided, the officials being held up by armed masked men. The money n the offices was taken and the instru- ments destroyed. In addition five revenue offices were raided and the income tax books remov-|oe the railroal brotherhood, told the Pailroad Labor Board sugar should sell Zor 11 1-2 cents a pound, compared with cd. Notices were posted in various dis- tricts conveying threats against porsons er power than was BRIEF TELEGRAMS Price of quicksilver advanced $10 to $95 a° flask. Bar gold was 107s 6d an.ounce, us- changed, in London. According to reports Ukrainian troops have occupied Odessa. Liverpool Cotton Exchangs will ob- serve holidays on May 24 and 2. Bar silver was $1 an ounce in New York, compared with 58 3-4d in London. Complete returns from the election in Japan show the Government party lead- | ings. A decline of 50 cents a barrel to $15.75 was reported in the Minneapolis flour market. Mayor Schrieher preparsd plams for a tent city in Toledo to relieve the hous- ing shortage. negie Steel Co., in Youngstown, Ohio, suspended operation. Six prisoners, three charged with mur- der, sawed their way to freedom from the county jail at Akron, Ohio. Secretary of Agriculture Meredith re- turned to his post after a slight opera- tion on a leg, due to an abscess. Norwegian steamship Nordanger, which left Norfolk for Antwerp September last, was posted at Lloyds &s missing. The British government has decided to create a special judicial body to exam- arrest. Licutenant Perrari, first of the air- men in the Rome-Tokio flight. reached Shanghai. He left after a short stay for Tsing-tao. former Premiers Paolo Bosselli, Giovan- ni Giolitti and Antonio Salandra, with regard to the ministerial crisis. Thirty British merchants who are touring the United States studying trade conditions called at the White House and left a large bouquet for President Wil- son. tion. merce. to work. Siam was recommended by the of 11 to 4. Legislature refuse to r the Legislature. fined the Books - Shoe Company $2; able charges for shoes. growing in Ita of Nations is being held up. a “social adventure become a ghastly Russia and Ythe Baltic states. year's straw order in New Orlean drive on the high cost of living. who fail to abstain from speaking t0|present mrices of 20 to 25 cents. policemen, In the raids on the revenue offices no| An indietment charging profiteering was returned by the Grand Jury in the jwere disturbed. Notices were left be-|Federal District Court against Charles ing that nothing had been tak- [F. and Carl W. Kimba em “except matter harmful locuments related {o old age pensions hind en from to_the I ish Republic.” The Maynooth town hall, which was the property of the Duke of Leinster, was destroyed by fire this morning. Rodies of reinforcements are arriving in the coun- lies of Leitrim and Roscommon. and military 1, New York. At Carrick on Shannon the hoard of [to speculators. ruardians today unanimously adoped a resolution proposed by ‘its chairman re- tusing to acknowledge any government in Ireland except the Sinn Fein parlia- ments. BRIDGEPORT MUST PAY $191,728 TO DE VOE TOMPKINS, INC. Switzerland is expes palgn of oratory, much like that in the United States in a presidential vear, in preparation for the referendum vote to ing o two deci-|pe taken next Sunday on the question Hartford, Conn., Mav 14.—The city of Bridgeport must pay $191,728 to De Voe Tompkins. Inc., accor: tenced to 30 days in jail. sions handed down today by the supreme|g¢ joming the League of Nations. court of errors. No error was found in the judements awarded by Judge Frank| Governor Esteban Cantn of Lawer D. Faines in the superior court. The cases came before the supreme court|commander at Camp Beacom here, a on arpeals by the city of Bridgeport. The over two bridges in controvers Bridgeport which De Coe Tompkins, Inc. had contracts to build. trouble ecame.” The first judement was for $159.760. =fiip This asf wasz brought by the con- struction concern to recover for an alleg- +d wronsful rafusal by the city of Bridge- | facturers, arrived at port to permit the plaintiff to fulfill its! cunarq liner Carmania. He said: “We contract to build a bridge over the|are ready to produce suits, transport Pequonnoc river in Bridgeport, and for llegally taking the plaintiff's tools and machinery. The second fudgment was for $31.868. srought on the grounds that the city of Bridzeport prevented the plaintiff from carrying out its contract to build a bridge, known as the Fast This action wa Washinzton Avenue bridge, sort. The city of Bridgeport terminated ooth contracts with the plaintiff. AMERICAN BARK IN COLLISION; FIVE MEN OF CREW DROWNED New York, May 14—The Americax ish steamer Buenos Aires and five mem- | Jon%\an DK bark Windrush collided with the Span- bers of her crew were drowned, occord- ing to a message received here tonight from the bark’s owners, Shepard and Morse or Boston. No further details were given. The Windrush left here May 1 for Montevideo with a cargo of case ofl. She resistered 1431 tons net. The Buenos Aires arrived off quaran- tine tonight from Havama but ail at- tempts to reach her by wireless and ob- tain details of the accident were futile: N N R America, retail. RECITATION BUILDING ON eve of tomorrow’ witnessed the blaze. {structure 3 1-2 stories high and housed the cconomics and history departments. Dean McClenahan's residence, which ddjoins the burned buildings, was saved department. It was nearly midnight inson Hali and they had gained such headway that it was imposible to save that building. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss is estimated at $100,000, 16 PAGES—128)COLS. Suggestion Made by Railway Executives to the Interstafe Virtually all the bar mills of the Car-! ine the cases of Irishmen who are under King Vietor Emmanael conferred with ‘Women will occupy all positions in the government of Jackson, Wyoming, as a jresult of their defeat of men candidates by a two to ome vote in the city elec- Orders have been given by the Ger- man government that German ships shall | 1no longer ply between foreign ports, as | all tonnage is required in domestic com- | It was annonnced at the gemeral of- fices of the company that €00 striking shopment, yardmen and trainmen of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad return- Confirmation of Governor Hunt, ef Arizona, to be American .Minister .to Foreign Relations Committee by a vote | Recommendation that the Louislanna fy the Federal woman suffrage amendment was made by Govenor Pleasant in an address to Federal Judge W. H. S. Themson has Strike of sleeping car employees s At the frontier town of Modane the train carrving members of the executive council of the League The Russian Bolsheviki government is fajure,” according to Colonel Edward W. Ryan, Red Cross commissioner for north Threadbare coats, shiny trousers, last and re-soled shoes .are in signalizing the opening of the city’s second organized W. Jett Lauck, consulting econemist dealers in ap- ples and produce at 202 Franklin street, A. W. Riley, head of the “fiving squad- ron,” of the Department of Justice, hunt- ing food gougers in New York. leclared profiteering in sugar will be ended with- in a month. He will revoke all licenses Six men arrested at Duauesne, Pa. who attempted to hold a streel meeting under the auspices of the National Com- mittee of Iron and Steel Workers with- out first obtaining a permit, were sen- neing A cam- California tonight sent to the American request that he “take heed of threaten- ing conditions and rumors so that Ca- +|lexico might have protection In case J. C. V. Shannon, of the London firm ot John Shannon & Sons. clothing manu- ew York on the them, pay duty and sell them at $32 in PRINCETON CAMPUS BURNED Princeton, N. J. May 14—Dickinson 11, the oldest recitation building on in_Briage | BAl, (1 on campus, was destroyed and the university chapel was badly damag- ed by fire late tonight.” X large crowd of visitors attending QJouse parties on Harvard baseball game ' and the boat races with Cornell and Yale The burned building was named for nson, first president of Princeton University. It was a stone by the students and the Princeton fire when the flames were discovered in Dick- Commerce Commission—While the Executives Were = ued to Pile Up—Senate Has Adopted a Resolution Call- ing Upon the Commission For Information of Require- ments That Might Tend to Relieve Freight Congestion. Washington, May 14.—Immediate use of a part of the government's revolving fund for the purchase of rail equipment was suggested to the Interstate Com- merce Commission today by the Asso- ciation of Railway Executives to aid in relieving the present acute freight -con- gestion. At the same time the Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Reed, Missouri, calling upon the commission for in formation as to what steps it had taken towards ‘breuking the traffic jam. The executives recommended - that $125,000,000 be set aside for purchase of | eduipment, especially cars to meet the insistent demands of freight. Each road would be zsked for a statement of equip- ment needs and loans apportioned pro- ruta. The executives urged the com- on to act at its earliest opportuni- ty because of the car shorthge. . The exechtives offered also the follow- ing programme for disposition of the remainder, of the $300,000,000. A temporary reserve for judgments and claims against the railroad administra- tion on the roads’ account $40,000,000. Appropriation for the short line rail- roads, $12,000,000. A reserve to meet maturing obligations $50,000,000, Appropriations for additions and bet- terments which will promote the move- ment of cars, $73,000,000. If maturing obligations of the. vari- ous roads do not require full use of the §50,000,000 set aside for that purpose, the remainder should be tarned into the fund for the purchase of o equipment, 1 The commission should adopt & mers liberal pelicy with respect to “weaker roads” in the matter of securities ac cepted by the government, the executives v ¥ of the the Cummins amendment would mean that the roads would have approximately "I:O.ofll,”fl more in cash than under the original provisions of the transportation act The roads would be given ten years to pay back $765,000,000 expended on their properties during federal gon- trol. Director General Hines had pro- posed to reduce this amount by with holding $495.000,000 which the goveTB- ment owes the roads. < While the executives were laying thels programme before the commission, of its members were engaged M favestes gations of the car shortage and frelght congestion on which reports have come from all corners of the country. Protests and reports of further fn- creases in the congestion comtinued te pile up. Several delegations of shippers called on Representative Esch. who wis joint author of the new raiirosd law, asking him to urge congressional heip.of some sort. Coal operators from West Virginia_claimed they were unable -~to ship coal and that while their mines wane still operating, the production was Jow, due to the freight traffic situatiomn. --- T H S ——— QUAERY WAGE CONFERENCE HAS AGREED UPON SCALE Barre, Vt., May 14—After having been in progress since last Monday the quarry wage conference has adjourned at Mont- pelier with a new scale of wages agreed upon and to be submitted to the vari- 038 branches of the union and of the cinployers.| The nmew scale grants in- creases ranging from 14 cents an hour o 21 cents an hour, or an increase of $112 a day to $1.68 a day, according to the kind of employment. Under the agreement the minimum wage for la- borers, steam drill helpers and grinders be $4.045 a day after Sept. 1, 1920, and the minimum for blacksmiths working on jobbing fires and sharpening machine operators would be $6.40 a day. The first raise of six cents an hour would go into effect on May 10, 1920, the second of five cents on July 12, 1920, and the third of varying size ‘on Sept. 1, 1920. The length of the agreement is not changed, the Uill éxpliring on Ap: ril 1, 1922, The conference commiitee’s report was signed by Fred W. Suitor Barre for the Quarry Workers' Intgr- national Union of North America and by C. Harry Rogers of Rockport, Mass., for the national committee of the granite industrie Under the terms of the agreement the wages by Sept. 1, 1920, would be as foliows: 1—Quarrymen, pneumatic drill runners, tripod drill runners, jack hammer’ run- ners, derrickmen (except head derrick- men), blacksmiths’ helpers and teams- ters, 69 cents per hour. R 2—Head derrickmen, channel drill run- ners, powder men, lewisers, carpenters employed about quarries and riggers who go_aldft, 75 cents an hour. aborers, steam drill helpers and rs, ‘56 cents per hour. Engineers on grout cars and fire- men having charge of ome boiler, 69 cents per hous. 5—Engineers operating boiler and com- pressors or dago operator, i6 cents per hour. 6—Hoisting engineers operating one derrick, 75 cents per hour. —Blacksmiths, 75 cents per hour. 8—Blacksmiths on jobbing fires and sharpening machine operators, 80 cents per hour. 9—Lumpers, boxers and derrickmen, cents per hour. It is expected that the agreement on wages will be presented to the various branches of the unions involved and to the associations of employers as soon as possible. 15 PER CENT. WAGE INCREASE BY THE AMERICAN WOOLEN CO. Boston, May 14.—A wage increase of 15 per cent. was announce dtoday by the American Woolen company. The advance will be effective at all the fifty mills of the company on May 31. The announcement by the American Woolen company is the first to be made by the woolen branch of the textile in- dustry at this time. Cotton manufac- turers of Fall River and New Bedford have granted similar advances within a few days. It has been the custom for independent. manufacturers to follow the lead of these interests and centers, and in textile eir- cles here .opinion was expressed that ad- vances would become effective generally inthe industry in New England. The 15 per cent. increase announced by the American Woolen company at this time makes a total advance of 111 per| cent. compounded since January, 1816, WANT MORE GOODS, BUT WANT TO WORK LESS FOR THEM Boston, May 14.—The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, after ex- tended debate at the closing session of their biennial convention today. declared in favor of inaugurating a system of co- operative banks for the members. Prof. Felix Frankfurter of Harvard university. who was introduced as a de- fender of the communist party, said the clothing workers' organization was the pacemaker of the American labor move- ment and solution of the great problems of labor lay largely with it. “At the same time that we want more goods we want to work less for them, all of us,” he added. FATHER AND DAUGHTER FELL INTO NIAGARA GORGE Niagara Falls, N. Y., May 14—Al though they fell 150 feet into the Niag- ara gorge this afternoon, Thomas Mer- oczk, 45, and his eight year old daught- er were still alive tonight in a local hos- pital. The two were walking on the brow of the cliff when the girl slipped. The father tried to save her, but both went over the brink and fell to the jag- ged rocks below. They will die, phy- sicians said. ! HOOVER'S VIEWS ON SUGAR AND INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS ‘Washington, May 14—Herbert Hoover, former food administrator and can@lc date for the republican nomination_for president, gave his views to congress to- d;y on the sugar and industrial sifise tions. . Appearing before a house committes investigating the sugar situation, Mr. Hoover declared that the world shortage of the product was likely to comtinye two or three years. The pressing need was rationing, he said, with immediate government action to control the supply through commercial, not legalistive meth- ods. Although the hearing related pri- marily to the action of Attorney Gener- al Palmer in approving a _saximum price for the Loulsianna crop, it, ed out into a broader field after Mr. Hoover said he could give only an “of. hand” opinion as to that proceeding. Mr. Hoover said, bowever, that the goverm- ment should have-bought the crop last year, pocketing the loss er else selling to the luxury trade at &8 advance. : = Earlier in the day Mr. Hoover., whe was a member of President Wilson's second industrial conference, told the senate labor committee he did mot be- lieve that the relationship between em- ployers and employees could be settled by any form of legal repression, whether it be by injunction, compulsory arbitra- tion or industrial courts. He, said labor unquestionably had been affected by. re- ports of the excessive profits of some employers. although he was emphatic in asserting that uniike Europe, the United States had not been threatened by any aftempt by labor leaders to use the strike as a political weapon. Mr. Hoover disagreed with the policy adopted by the attorney general, saying that if he had been in the later's place he “certainly would not have attempted such an operation.’ * Prices never could be fixed by threats of jail, he =aid, ad- ding that the proper course was through commercial process. Less agitation and more thrift needed in the United States, the semator said. i “It is utter folly to talk about redue- ing the cost of living.” he declared, “Without restored anl increased efliciency or production on the one hand and mere prudent cofsumption on the other. Na law will work the miracle. Only the American people themselves can sgiye the situation.” == FOUR WARRANTS IN MONTREAL. FOR NEW YORK THEFSS Montreal, May 14—Four warrants for the arrest of persons said to be implicat- ed in New York's bond thefts were sworn out here today, but the police refused fa disclose their names. The men involved are said to be residents of Montreal wnd vicinity. ~ There was an unconfirmed. me- port here tonight that “Nicky” Aenstéhi, alleged “master mind” in the bond was on a fishing trip in the Mountains near here. : a2y MASKED ROBBEES ESCAPED WITH $700 IN NEW YORK Orr¥ New York, May 14.—Two masked Yob- bers held up the offices of the Truck Renting corporation in West street early tonight and escaped With $700 which they took from a drawer in the safe. A girl cashier was struck ever the right eye by ona of the thieves With the butt end of & Tevolver. OBITUARY. [ Heary L. Wallace. < ‘Wallingford, Conn., May 14—Henry L. ‘Wallace, 65, secretary of the R. Wallage & Sors company, silverware today from pneumonia and heart He was taken ill earlier in the week. ] t ! : [ : ,E i gopoulae, §5, pastor of the Greek dox church of the Holy Trinity city since last August, died morning from a complication The dead priest was a native He attended the Athens sem! after being ordained was York in 1830, being the . of the Orthodox Greek church America. He had also served = I:EE HiH Africa, Canada, and other countries. nephews, residents of New York survive. = Henry C. Kelsey. e Trenton, N. J., May 14—Henry & Kelsey, for 27 years secretary of of New Jersey. died here tonight pneumonia. ‘was 83 years of age had no near relatives. He was poiinted secretary of state in 187! n unexpired term.