Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 18, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 149 PROHIBITION DEMANDS ON HARDING AND COOLIDGE Chairman Virgil G. Hinshaw of the Prohibition National Committee Has Sent a Telegram to Each Requesting Statement—Senator Harding Declined to Discuss Issue Until He Makes His Formal Acceptance—No swer Has*Been Received From Coolidge. Chicago, June 17.—Semator W. G. Farding and Governor Coolidge, nomi- nees of the republican natiopal conven- tion have been requested to state their etand on prohibition, acording to an- nouncement made tonight by Virgll G. Hinshaw, chairman of the prohibition na tional committee. A telegram, he sald, was sent to each yesterday reading as follows o you favor Inereasing the percent- of one par cent. in definitoin of cating liquors now on federal books?" Mr. Hinshaw added that Senator ance in July.” No answer has been received Governor Coolidge. POPULATION 29,685 Any An- age of aleoholic content beyond one half intoxi- statute Hard- ing's secretary in reply had wired that the senator “declines to discuss auy is- sue until he makes his formal accept- from Ak A. F. OF L. ENDORSES GOV'T OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS RAISING FUND TO SEARCH F! oR BABY BLAKELY COUGHLIN large Montreal, June 17~—The American| Norristown, ‘Pa., dJune 17.—A Federation of labors endorsement toy|fund, which, it is hoped, Wil approxi- day of government ownership of the rafl mate $50,000, is being raised by friends roads at its annual convention here, waslof Mr. and Mrs. George H. Coughlin to jared by lubor lenders tonight to havelcénduct a nationwide search for their e first genuine defeat Samuet|13.months-old baby, ,who was stolen on Jompers, its veteran president, has suf- , o L Ean Rreqident; e ars| June 2, and for the ‘apprenension of the kidnappers. Three Norristown men an- i for rovernment ownership and 8-|nounced tonight they would contribute b Y rted,| $4:000 each to the fund and a number of prommted the Jabor ehief to stats mefore| Ohers subscribed smaller amounts. It is - e e oy That he wwne| Planned to offer a large reward for the return of the child and to employ a big pot quite sure” he would be a candl-|foroe of detectives in an effort to run O Gacouic B i down the abductors. R ar enEninst the] 'Local authorities, private detectives e e “%us|and state police renewed their search e as government employes” whe, | 1008y for the missing ohild. = They also e M been Genied many politiea) | Were exerting every effort to run down { rconamic rights under the past ad-|the Writer of several letters signed “The e et Crank " who swindled Mr. Coughlin out Fi Vork 2,000 by claiming he had liitle The United Mine Workers and the|9f ¥1 i Workera: srganizations | Blakely and that he would be returned upon payment of that sum. bout President Gom- ARG Elmaaes e Charles A. Eller, also had the support union and the metal all powerful voting ng The on, with the kidnapping. facts mentioned in known only to the and intimate friends of , (he the letters rpenters’ union and the building nization by Cou; chief of the Norris- town police, said tonight he was positive “The Crank” had nothing whatever to do As the convi cing, were do g stic_employes | ghlin: federation’s action, the execu-| Mr: Eller said, suspicion naturally tive whose members supported | Confined to a comparatively small circle. Mr wrs. are said to be placed in|Many persons, he added, have already an embarrasing position. They must now | been eliniinated, but a number of others res bring about government have opposed, or FORUR WOMEN Gompers detlared urge him to re- federation and on for the 39th Hartford, June 1 ticut delegation starts this San Francisco one woman will be party. She is Mrs. Phil M. Leal this city, wife of one of the del from the first congressional protest and desires of Mr. nvention increased his resident from $10,000 to $12,- an appeal to the delegates Mr. Gompers 3 is all sufficient ng in the ordinary modes satisly is needs.” of Frank Mor- from $7,500 to is an ardent suffragist. The select alternate to her husgand, a secon salary men alternates from this state to tl This was declared necessary 1 ost of living. «1 upon congress to tion to establish States employment service as n the department of Appropriations.” Mrs. Josephine H. Maxim, altern: delegate-at-§irge Thomas Mrs. Fannie Dixon-Welch of Col alternate to Edward Yeomans of er, delegate from the second congre I' district. are being kept under close surveillance. —When the Connec- afternoon for the democratic national convention in in the n of egates disirict who will accompary her husband. she ion of Mrs. Daniel P. Dunn of Willimantic as d dis- trict delegate, brings the number of wo- he ya- tional democratic convention to a _total R ’. ZeTS’ Wages Were|of four. They e, besides Mrs. Dupn, 1 from 248 to £60 per week and|yre. Joseph Whitney, New Haven, al- T aliowance from $6 to $8 ternate to delegate-at-large David E. Fitzgerald, chairman of the delegation; ate to Spellkey ; umbia, Andov- ession- O B g ! was instructed! " Miss Minnle A. Segar of New Haven bt resent unreasonable sgeed tests,|}8 10 e an assistant secretary at the i P N ar e and the unreason.|Nations convention. having recently S5 Banden {mrsonal efficiency in |been appointed by Natfonal Chairman wgf eiron . Cummings, United States Marsha 1Palm- The will also aid civil service[er and Mr. Mahan will not leave with the employe n “the right to a|delegation this afternoon but will go hearing peal from the judgment | direct to San Francisco later. X cases involving demotion ——— m e MOVEMENT TO MAKE CHICAGO f ation adopted a decision that WOOL CENTER OF AMERICA t ghts of fr ech and free press i and as are inalienable ones, and| Chicago, June 17.—Steps to make Chi- r » power of any judge, court,| cago the wool center of America were suta v or administration official 1alifg, mo: taken here today at a conference of wool lify, abrogate or suspend.” | growers and bankers with decision to proposal of Jam of Seat-| name a committee to place the question v for n “in ative P""'Al\-l‘“ before officials at Washington. The com- clause In the fede B ,,.'{,’;,:“‘"m“ mittee will be appointed Dy William J. Wil wry training in_ the schools Was| Growers' association, who presided. emned. Compulsory military {rain-| " Under the proposition npproved i S0 ‘Vae ',;“C,,”,,.f,. R ‘meeting, called by representative American Wool Growers' associati xecutive coun- 1 from 11 to 15 ion of four new 1920 wi uld be financed by Chicago vice presidents. ams, president of the Wyoming Wool by the of the n, the movement of the wool clip beginning in hank- ers, which would require $100,000,000 an- o o elect the officers of|MUAllY. Heretofore this has baen done by | the feration by the “popular vote of | Boston banks, who have been compelled, T e Slaans. it was said, to relinquish their financial other sources. RUSH AT HARTFORD OFFICE b OF U. & INTERNAL REVENUE Hartford, June 17—The office force of the United States internal revenue in the city worked until nearly 11 o'clock BUNKER HILL AY YESTE! Boston, June 17.—Bunker Hill support due to demands for funds from GREATER BOSTON CELEBRATED RDAY day, commemorating the battle with the Brit- Wednesday night sorting out returns and | jsh on the heights of Charlestown in Which had accumulated i the | 1775, was celebrated in Greater Boston of last minute paymexts by taxpay-|today. Although rain prevented sched- Thousands of returns came to thelyuled athletic events, the parade. in the office through the mails from all parts of | the state. It was said that in excess of $20,000,000 has been collected here on the second quaretrly payment of income, Juxury and excess profits taxes. Many of the taxpayers paid in full on the first payment last March and it was estimated today that the total amount of collec- tions in Connecticut this year would be ™ the neighborhood of $150,000,000, SHORTAGE OF 1,500,000 PESOS IN THE MEXICAN TREASURY Mezico City, June 17.—There is a shortage of 1.800,000 pesos in the treas- ury as a result of unsecured loans made during the Carranza administration “by the superior command” to General Franeisco Murguia, former minister of war, Luis Cabrera, former secretary of the treasury, Manuel Aguirre Berlanga #nd otaers, sccciding to an official state- iswsed today ral P. Elias Calles, min- has ordered the military the listory of the celebration. A fleet of fourteen torpedo bo: stroyes , commanded by Rear A enable the crews to participate. Represented in line were war vef fratemal orders, social and civie alcng the muddy streets. Co; Legion post. BUBONIC PLAGUE EPIDEMIC and none today. The epidemic creasing in intensity. A extinction” has been organized. Today was set for the delivery fster of war eommands t5 return al rolling stack {o|L'ietors had already been arranged with the rafircad administration within 72| the Carranza administration. From the bours under severe penalties. The army | time this arrangement was made the line | has more than 5,000 cars, according to El Universal today. place it in good condition. PEMANDS OF CLOTHING WORKERS HAVE BEEN DENIED Boston, June 17.—The Clothing Manu- Tacturers’ association today refused ‘the Semands of the local branch of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers of America Tor a minimum scale of wages on a week 3 44 hours instead of the present plece- work system. The manufacturers said the demiands would mean an average increase of 17.4 per cent. for the six thousand clothing Workers here. No increase can be grant- 324 %o keep 55 producieartis ssocition b up pi tation DaDuusied. L forces have been restored. 85 ALIENS ARRIVE AT ELLIS New York, June archists, arrived at Ellis Island from the far west, for deportation. They were gathered a special train under the direction immigration of the department of fenses committed dusig A war. has been undergoing repairs in order Charlestown district was the largest in at de- dmiral Charles P. Flunkett, was diverted here to terans, organ- izations and many others who plodded :ressman Joe A. Eagle of Texas spoke at flag rais- ins exercises conducted by an American IN VERA CRUZ DECREASING Vera Cruzz, June 17.—Only one case of bubonic plague was reported yesterday is de- “chamber of of the Mexican railroad line between Vera Cruz ard Mexico City to its British owners, This return of the line to its original pro- to Rails carried away and stations destroyed by rebel ISLAND FOR DEPORTATION | 17.—Eighty-five aliens, half of whom are alleged an- today from Portland, Ore., Chicago and intermediate points by of E. M. Kline, special agent of the bureau of labor. Some of the deportees are from federal prisons where they were confined for of- CABLED PARAGRAPHS No Protest from Amerles. London, Juno 17.—Robert Underwood Johnson, the = American ambassador to Italy, was in attendance at the allied conference in San Remo when the de- cision was taken to enter into commefr- cial relations with Russia, and no pro- | test in this connection has been received from the American government. Pl Sl TESTIMONY IN TRIAL OF JOHN M'HENEY OF NEW LONDON ‘Washington, June 17.—Witn New England offered additional testimony today at the trial of John McHenry of New London, Conn., charged with the murder of Detective Sergeant James B. garage here. Efforts were made by the government to show that the youth was sane, testimony yesterday having been 10 the effect that the alleged slayer was irresponsible. Dr. E._S. Whiten, of Maine, chairman of the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor, testified today that McHenry while in a prison in Maine had tried to secure a parole saving ‘that he wished to join the navy and fight for his country. The prisoner expressed the wish, Dr. Whitten said, to get into some branch of military service where there would be plenty of action. MISS GRIFFY EXPLAINS RELATIONS WITH ELWELL Lexington, Ky., June 17.—Anne Rus- sell_ Grifly, daughter of Porty Griffy, of| Verstilles}, Ky, prominent socially throughout the Blue Grass region, and whom local police believe is the “Annie” mentioned hv New York authorities in their annoMGement Tuesday night that detectives were coming here in connec- tion with the murder of Joseph B. El- well, made public today a statement ex- plaining her relations with Eiwell Miss Griffy said she first met Elwell at a social function durin gthe Lexington race meeting and that she saw him four times after that at entertainments. El- well sent her flowers while she was in u hospital for an operation, the statement seid, and she wrote a formal note of thanks to Eilwell in New York. It was the not of thanks from Miss Griffy that brought about activities by New York authorities, police here be- ieve. PRESIDENT WILSON MAY GIVE OUT CONGRESSIONAL BILLS GODAY Washington, June 17.—The ten day period afforded President Wilson under a ruling by Attorney General Palmer to approve or veto ten measures enacted by congress during the closing dayvs of the recent session expired tonight with- out announcement from the White House as to action taken. White House officials said tonight that the fate of the ten measures together with the action on the water power bill, the time limit on which expired last day, might be revealed in a statement tomorrow. Chief among the measures concerned were the joint resolutions to repeal all war laws with the exception of the Lev- er food eontrol act and the trading with the ememy act, and to authorize appoint- ment of a commission to confer with the Canadian government relative to pulp wWood exports from that country. BOARD FENCE AROUND DEM. CONVENTION HALL San Francisco, June 17.—Workmen be- gan building today a substantial board 1 fence around the Exposition Memorial auditorium to prevent any forced attempt to enter the building which will house the democratic national convention be- ginning June 28. Inside the building, carpenters and painters are completing the work of making the aulitorium ready for the con- vention. The California delegates to the conven- tion, it was said, in playing host to the visitors, probably will cast on the initial | ballot votes for each candidate nominated. COLIDGE SPENT BUNKER HILL DAY IN HIS HOTEL . Boston, June 17.—Governor remained in his as the local Bunker Hill Coolidge hotel throughout the day, oliday in celebration of day made his presence at the tehouse unnecessary. A downpour of rain, which continued all day, prevented his participating in the celebration and afforded him an opportunity for much- needed rest. The governor will be in Boston _tomorrow, and on Saturday will go to Williamstown to take part in the commencement Week exercises at Wil- liams college. 3 A. F. OF L. CALLS SUPPRESSION OF FREE SPEECH UN-AMERICAN “Montreal, June 17.—The American Fed- eration of Labor in convention here today called for congressional investigation into the “tyrannical, brutal and un-American suppression of free speech” in Pennsyl- vania. 1t also extended to the president of the TUnited States an invitation to address a meeting in Duquesne, Pa., on the subject of free speech and free assembly, under the federation auspices. BUBONIC PLAGUE DEATH REPORTED IN GALVESTON Galveston, Tex., June 17.—The death of a 17 year old youth here vesterday after a brief illness “probably was due to bu-| bonic plague,” according to a diagnosis made public tonight hy Dr. M. F. Boyd, professor of bacteriology at the state medical college. At a ‘conference today | that diagnosis was concurred in by fed- eral, state, county and city health offi- cers, FORMER GERMAN EMPEROR | ASSAULTED BY A BELGIAN Doorn, Holland, June 16.—There are | persistent rumors in the village that the former German emperor has been as- saulted by a Belgian who, showing a forged pass, gained admittance to Doorn | castle. It is asserted that the former emperor was wounded in the jaw and| that the Belgian was arrested. It has been impossible thus far to as- certain whether these rumors are true. FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT OF AMERICAN BUSINESS ABROAD New York, June 17.—Greater co-opera- | tion by the government in support of | American business abroad was urged by speakers at a conference of the Council of Foreign Relations here tonight. De- velopment of “the right type of general American diplomat, creation of a gov-in- { ment commission of capable men with a dollar credit behind them,” and increased appropriations for disseminating consular reports. were among- the nieasures pro- Dposed. SENATOE JOHNSON EN RQUTE & ! TO HOME IN SAN FRANCISCO Washington, June 17.—Senator John- son of California, accompanied by Mra. Johnson, left Washington today for Chi cago en route to his home in San Fran- cisco. The senator maintained the si- lence he has observed since his arrival here Monday night from the Chicago con- vention. party. od. have quoted sire It Above Any Other Po- litical Issue. in a personal th to [Wilson Welcomes Test L. of N. Vote| -Police Barrack Believes American People De-| Captured Two Constables and Withdrew After Two Hours’ Fighting. Cookston Ireland June 17.—A hundred Sinn Feiners today attacked the | barracks here and drove the police to esses from | New York, June 17.—President Wilson, interview given New York World to be published to- morrow, said he was the “extremely confi the pres ref- "I suppose I should feel flattered, Lincoln, the ing the supreme gests ‘the arbitrary persons. “Every charge and my mount consequence. its tions Day last. directed administration process of the referendum. forecasting that body. issued to the republican part; press their readiness to perm Dbiguous declaration b; v opinion by the democratic party. hope that aginst is obyiously’ de- signed to becloud and negative the para- issue confronting America, to befog their sense of Tespon- sibility and make violation of the obli- gations they have assumed to be of small 1 sincerely believe that the attempt of the republican party to win the sanction of the American people for attempted evasion of these 1l be decisively rebuked. one thing I am fully satisfied—this that the republican party in its platform has joined me in the suggestion 1 made in my letter to the guest dinner in Washington In that letter I expressed the hope | that a sincere attempt would be made to determine the attitude of the Amer- ican people on the league of nations by the resort to the genuinely democratic obliga- With is he said “over being made the issue of the presidential campaign by the republican But even the effort of the plat- form makers at Chicago to confer the distinction of being not only a burning but a living issue by camouflaging and obscuring the real issues will not degeive the people. * “The processes by which the Chicago platform was accomplished seemed to me to have been essentially and scienti- fically Prussian in inspiration and meth- Instead of quoting Washington and publican platform shouid ismarck and Dbecause the republican attitude regard- issue that cannot be abandoned or disregarded strongly sug- influences that dic- tated the doctrines of those two eminent “Of course, I have no way of antl pating the probable trend of séntiment that will be expressed in the democratic national convention at San Francisco or the ultimate conclusions of But I have every confiden that the delegates who will sit in that convention will repeat the challenge nd ex- he. -peo: ple to decide between the vague and am- the republicans and a positive and definite expression of ‘What- ever else the democratic party ‘may do, I its convention at San Fran- Armstrong while attempting to rob ajdent that the democratic coavention at San Francisco wiii welcome i%e accept- ance by the republican party of any in- vitation to make the league Of Daticns issue in this campaign.’ 1 am even more confident,” ident is quoted as saying “taat s erendum will confirm my fain that the American people desire it thing else that a political may provide, above any- party and .that they will con- demn the republican policy of denying them the consummation of their hopes. No oné will recommend a referendum on that issue more than 1.” now Bernhardi, me the people of at the Jackson in January e 1 cisco will say just what it mears on ev ery i 0. evade moral Dilities much too lightly or ignore. discuss partisan any prediction as to take on any subj; however, that tlemen who will sit co convention will essity and permanent the word that Americ: rest of the world. “The thinly veiled B one. that of Senator degree. any form. candidly hostile. “It must be some republicans,’ their party that which ago by some of their leaders. a_trifl ” he solemn 1 Johnson o propose now was approved a few I am as confident was when I returned from Paris finally to sincerel; not disconcerting to “to have repudiate vears important as 1 added, to most, venture the probable atti- tude that the democratic convention will ue and that it will not Tesort ei- ther to ambiguity or evasions in doing “This thing (the league of nations) lies too deep to permit of any political sculduggery, any attemnt to sidestep or and humanitarian respon- to treat so “I should prefer at this time not to polities or believ rejection of principle of the league of nations by the ago convention will The attitude of Senator Lodge and differ only Both are really opposed to it in One of these gentlemen disingenuous and evasive and the other fool today an in July last, that the people of not on America, but of the entire world, in favor of the league of nations votes of with the roblems of the responsibility that itself. the repeal of some of the meaSures the country know. “The Lever food control act has prov- ed to be one of the most effective agen- depredations at expense of the people than almost any| cies in preventing other measure now in operation: for pepealing it is not yet. “Republicans tion ~enforcement of chorused vital necessity during the war. that the power given against the nation; the tion to contest the accuracy “The United States senate eleven months had of the peace treaty automatically cease. in the its “As long as these laws are statute books o fonal policy £ has hands power to end conditions that are un- mistakably irksome to a great many of our citizens because With the ratification operation of laws that were enacted to safeguard the interests of the country in the war would on ‘Tim the vast majority of gen- in the San Franct apprecfate the nec- alue of keeping| has given to the the in is are that they would feel a greater sense of secur- ity if its benefits should be guaranteed: that they would not approve the policy of party which is wholly political in intent and purpose; to deny them the protec- tion that the league of nations assures.” “The republican congre: he added, was more significant for ev: sion of joint respomsibility in grappling confront country than for any moral appreciation Republican leaders in congress cried aloud for the which they well knew protected the people from more serious evils than they would have with their ublican the the a ponderous note of protest against the administra- the espionage and some other measures that were of Never- theless I defy the republicans to prove government during the war has ever been unjustly used against the people; that a single citizen has been unwarrantedly punished for any act of aggression or disloyalty that any man has been punished for expressing his opinion. 1 have read charges to the contrary, but in each instance 1 have had the matter thoroughly looked into and am in posi- an Statement that the Tights of o single {citizen have been unjustly invaded. act for the the they must be enforced. They have.been and are being enforced : with as little injury to the welfare of | 15th:annual convention of the n Feiners Attack the upper part of the center. not asked to assist. police above. during the day. seph B. whist expert, of hi quiry they attached great report of this earl: vouched for 1 driver who cla Jo is alleged to have ple to Elwell's home house, which, he of a woman to collect his fare. records of the t of Joseph B. Avenue house. alighted and disappea: in hi shead. ~Mrs. fore and was Toom. however, that ith the shooting. Mrs. Larsen also “tidies up” Klwell's pital. the early days of cupied For seven hours la Krau: attorney was preceding. A trist Attorney Dooll mitted having an apartment, used, did not no license Dooling said. T. Von the Sunday resent time, Von - Schlegell W presence of Lyttleton Mrs, Mis Krau: Ritz-Ca his _death. had dined Von at the R he revealed whic to the a rubber company, erbocker Chamber: near Thursday at 7.30 night, w the next til 9.30. er. at the Ritz ognized floor Mr. Dooll “I don’t know. ested up.” District sen, silk negligee, CONFERENCE 0 SITUATION ‘Washington, June 1 were: sistant professors §2.5 sai army Walter Lewisohn bu The siege of the barracks. : was severely ‘wounded by fusillades by the raiders from the ground floor into the police ilding. They captured two police constables and with- | drew after two_hours fighting. Cookston is & strong Tyrone Cnionist | Ulster volunteers were aroused by the gunfire and mobilized but were ywatched the One constabie Dungannon police later intercepted a motor lorry in which there was a man suffering from dangerous gunshot wounds. It was ascertained that he received them The police assert that to other raiders were shot. mor cause of its vague origin. :ph Wagstaff, a med it had been told by another and unnamed chauffeur d he drove the at t The .police also are trying to trace a man and woman said to have been driv- en by Wagstaff himself long before dawn on the morning of Monday, June 7. icab company employ- ing Wagstaff showed that a Mr. Elwell's West address telephoned for a cab at clock that morning to go to a Madison Wagstaff is said to have Tesponded and driven a man and woman from thers to the corner of 76th street and Park avenue, where they paid him, red. told Dedr the had to ed and could not tell its calibre. to possess the weapon, e P an itz 4 Fifth a Wnue, - § at 11 o'clock LITTLE PROGRESS MADE IN ELWELL MURDER INVESTIGATION New York, June 17.—A 5 a. m. visit by a man and a woman to the home of Jo- Eiwell, wealthy sportsman and last Friday, death, was tnder investi the police today, seeking to unravel the mystery which so far has baffled all in- the morning ion by Police and members of the district at- torney’s office were unwillink to admit nificance to the De- was xi him who cou- ning visit The story hat hour. According to Wagstaff's version of the story he said was told. him, the second taxicab driver waited outs)idu the Elwell , the tered until a moment later the iside the house frightened him, and he drove away without waiting couple en- scream The Alwell” 70th Street 30 o' Mrs. Marie Larsen, Elwell's housekeep- er, under vigorous questioning, told As- sistant District Attorney young woman had gone house shortly after the whist expert was discovered dying from the bullet wound Larsen said this wo- man had yisited Elwell several times be- reputed owner of the pink silk lingerie found in Elwell's bed- Dooling that a to the Elwell District Attorney Swann admitted his belief that the young woman was bent upon getting possession of the garments and other evidence of female occupancy of the sportsmen’s apartments. he had ve she was more intimately connect- He stat- no reason to of -oom how she after the dying man had been removed to a hos- Her silepce on this subject during investigation caused detectives to work under the be- lief that Elwell's bed the night before the today, Schiegell, divorced husband of M not been oc- shooting. Victor Von s Vio- questioned in the district office regarding his movements on the night of the murder and the days ording istant Dis- g, Von Schiegell ad- revolver which he said he had never now whether it was load- in his He had Mr. Schlegell has accounted for practically every minute of the time from before the murder, up to the id Mr. Dooling. mined in the , attorney for d her sister who dined with Elwell at the on Hotel severai hours before Schiegell s4id he he same also night with a woman companion, whose identity district attorney but has not been made public. Von Schlegell, who is vice pres wld Mr. Dooling he returned to his aptrtment in the Knick- dent of second street on > bed and got up morning, at 8.10 and waited for his motor car un- The murder was discovered F' day at 8.30 a. m. by Elwell's housekeep- ai Attorney Swann tonight that Miss Kraus and Mrs. Lar- the housekeeper, tioned again tomorrow. He said the iden- tity of the woman who owned the pink boudoir cap and slippers found in Elwell's home is st SALARIES OF BROWN TEACHIN structors $1,200 to $2,000. breakfasted Asked whether Von Schlegell had seen Eiwell and Miss Kraus dancing together 1 whether Elwell had rec- Von Schlegeil's greeting on the g replied: We in Elwell's murder than of the other things that re more inter- in some are cropping announced would be ques- 11 doubtful. THE COAL NET ENGLAND A group of offi- cials from New England states conferred today with Chairman Clark of the inter- state commerce commission on the coal situation in New England. that the commission take steps to relieve the threatened shortage of fuel in that section and were assured that would be afforded as speedily as possible. They as a relief TAFF INCREASED Providence, R. I, June 17.—Salaries of the teaching staff at Brown were increased today at the annual meet- ing of the corporation. university The advances Professors §4,500 to $6,000; as- sociate professors $3,500 to §4,000; PRESIDENT OF AM Boston, June 17.—Delegates as. 00 to $3,500; in- CRICAN INSTITUSE OF BANKING to the American the country and rights of individuals as|Institute of Banking today unanimously possible. - 1 don’t know that T would|elected Stewart D. Beckley of even care to defend any policy that I|Tevas president have deemed essential to the fullest pro-|Robert B .Locke of Detroit was chosen[men had any motive that he knew of ex- & 2 vice president, and Minneapolis was se- | cept robbery. - - (Continued on Page Eight, Col. Three) 'lected as the convention city for 1921, of the Dallas, organization. BRIEF TELEGRAMS Premier Glovanii, of Italy, and his newly formed cabinet have taken the oath of office. Over-subscription of the latest lssue for $400,000,000, was announced by Sec- retary Houston. Advices from Toldo state that the Japanese emperor is still in delicate heath and has left for Numadsu. Max Nordeau, the noted Zionist leader, will visit the United States on a lecture tour next autumn, it was announced. A total of 203 degrees, the greatest in it history, was awadred at the 152nd annual commencement at Brown univers- ity : . Thirteen buildings, including s garage, ed by fire in the business district of Rockland, Me., Damage is estimated at $600,000. Toledo has become city in Ohio, Census Bureau. as 237,031. the third largest it was announced by the The population is given of Massachusetts. 2 Former Premier Hoffman of Bavari has accepted a position as a school teach- containing 200 automobiles were destroy- er at Kaiserlauthen. Anti-Saloon League forces wil ly oppose the nomination James M. Cox, of Ohio, presidential candidate. strong- that contained 200 automobils w destroyed by a fire in the business dis trict of Rockland, Me. The Commercial Cable Co. that telegraphic communication Harbin is interrupted. Messages mailed from Changchun. thousand pounds be auctioned with hundred will Five spaghetti Va., master General Department. An increase in pay amounting to $60 by the Chicago Finance Committee. Although he is not secking cratic nomination, John W. Da ican Ambassador to Great Britain, clared he would not refuse to run. Reports from Warsaw state Americans who were in the Kiev when by the boshevik forces have caped. ® all Bankers have notified Chics that the request for a $15,000,000 will not be granted and that no time. a law. Istates that General Peppina Garibaldi at Fiume. R. Norris Williams, United defeated in the fourth round of the Lon. don turf tennis championship by M. J. G. Ritchie. not t the majority of leases expire, leasing date from October 1. The Shipping Board tanker Bald Hil the Shipping Board state. No reason foi the vessel's detention is given. Most of the woolen mills of Philadel: Twenty-five per cent estimated to have shut down entirely. One_of the the PFince Eitel Frederich, which was in Public Service Commission has announc: ed. club, on a charge made with the alleged theft of an automobile, Jr., which is set for July 20: estate adjoining Vassar _Collcge, assault on an alumni » of the during commencment week. Woolen, of ES. Slater & Sons, Inc, Mass., have been closed and will not open until July 6. The shutdown |been caused by the can i Webster, more serious in the western part of Mich State Farm Bureau. Officials of the Boston collision which occurred at Worcester, when an express train crashed into local, Injuring 35 per soms. would be possible for him to do so. TIED T TRACK BY BANDITST Excelsior Springs. Mo., June 17. Tecover. State Senator John J. Walsh of Boston announced yesterday ‘s candidacy for the democratic nomination for governor of Governor as democratic Fourteen bulldings, including s garage announces are of at Norfolk, on June 24 by the Army Quarter- 000 for firemen. policemen and other em- ployes of the city has been recommended the demo- Amer- de- that region it was won back from the Poles es- officials loan more money will be loaned to the city at this Profiiteers in Hungary will be punished Dby receiving up to twentj-five strokes on the bare feet with a cane, if a bill intro- duced in the National Assembly becomes A Naples dispatch to the Echo de Paris is preparing a military coup ni Montene- gro_similar-to that of Gabriel d'Anunzio States tennis champion from 1914 to 1916, was New York moving van men have voted opdo any moving this October, when unless the landlords cooperate in spreading the has been in quarantine at the Mexican port of Tuxpan since June 9, advices to phia are said to have issued orders re- ducing operations to three days a week. of the mills are German commerce raiders, terned at Hampton Roads at the beginning o fthe war, will be sold by the Shipping Board on June 30 to the \ighest bidder. fielder of the New York National League in connection was fixed to follow that of John J B.rady Frank Smith, 20, a farm hand on an was arrested on the charge of an attempted college of certificates of indebtedness, Which was ‘worsted and cambric plants e~ igan, and destruction to the wheat crops is estimated at $400.000. Farmers are or- ganizing to fight the pests and all avail- able materiai is being sent out by the & Albany Railroad have started an inquiry into the a Most of thé clared that he would return as soon as it LOST A HAND AND LEG George M. Underwood, who lost a hand and a leg last night when bandits tied him to a-railroad track five minutes be- fore a train passed. today denied that the GOV'T EXPENDITURES FO MONTHS $20 From July 1, 1919, to May 31, 1920—Heaviest Expenditures During the Month of September, $4,475,937,701—Fed- 15535, - 51 N In eral Control of Railroads Was the Largest Single Item Dipartmental Expenditure, $951,224,713. ‘Washington, 31 1920, treasury. Expenditures during September when was spent and lightest when $511,301,764 left the Exclusive of $1,503,047,’ by the treasury, §951,: federal control in A “0! ~MA June 17.—In ‘Washington, man” campaign, Senator republican ~ presidential conferred with various party tomorrow will discuss his his pre-convention conference is expected to be fixed. Senator Harding a N He declared that ail licit advice from A two Lodge, repubiican leader in today. Al since the former's return/ ton and also because it is senator also expected ences with party leaders. started at once.. The quately for the i of crowds. ance also is expected to be Daugherty. In addit senatorial eral Nelson A. M iles, Winslow, Ohio legislative historian, Strassburger of Norristown, the managers for Senator California Senator Harding's office be swamped and telegrams. r Among publican Club. ORGANIZE TO BU New York, June | chasing Corporation under Beginning Sept. 1, the New Yorkcooperative buying of print paper and Central Railroad Co. will be required to | paver mills, it was announced here to- and Buyfalo for two cents a mile, the |gay. carry ‘way passengers between Alban: Officers of the mew corporation in- TRACK BY Excelsior Springs, Mo., George Underwood today was in hand ‘and foot and posses men who, Ui§rwood said, derwood was tied with wire to free his right arm and ore a_train bore down upon Underwood sold Kansas City yesterday dut which was taken from him. % n 2,000 employes are ::ld:c!tscd, pormate " WORKERS FOR SUFFRAGE = PERSISTENT IN The grasshopper mennce Is growing T fGication resolution. cote in the senate. MARTHA WASHINGTON pleting her first round trip. and Buenos Aires. Julius Kleln, Rio Le Janeiro. June 17.—Governmental expenditures from July 1, 1919, to May amounted to $20,775,535 858, according to a statement tonight of the were heaviest $4,475,937, easury. SENATOR HARDING AGAINST his announced decision against Harding, nominee , Harry M. Daugherty, of Columbus, Ohio, campaign manager. a date holding the formal notification ceremonies at the nominees’s home at Marion, Ohio, nounced his version to a “one-man” campaign at his ¢ conference with newspaper men 10- looked alike to him anr that he would so- leaders of tions in the conduct of his eampaign. hour conference with Senator and Brandegee of Connecticut, and also a conference of les slength with Senators Moses of New Hampshire: Fall of New Mexico, and France of Maryland, all re- publicans, was held by Senator Harding the conferences pertained, it was understood to campaign plans. The conference with Mr. Daugherty is looked upon by Mr. Harding's friends as important as it will be the first between the senator and hi scampagn manager determine details connected with the mediate conduct of the campaign. The to decide row the place where he will go for his vacation and for the numerous confer- Senator Harding was sald to be de- sirous of fixing without deiay the date for the notification in order rangerwnts for the ceremonies can be nominee’ town, it was explained, is not quite ade- prepared at present handling of such an event and in fixing a date sufficlent time must be allowed inetallation Of telegfiph facil- ties as well as for the making of other arrangements necessary to the handling Preparation of the speech of accept- discussion at the conference with Mr. n to his conferences with his colleagues. Senator Harding today received a large number of call- ers, among whom were Lieutenant Gen- Representative republican, of Massachusetts James K. Mercer of Columbus, Ohio, in his contest for the repub- lican presidential nomination. continued with congratulatory letters the was one from the Nome (Alaska) Re- 100 DAILY NEWSPAPERS TO PRINT PAPER 17.—Ome 1 daily newspapers of the country “with- out print paper supply and largely de- pendent on open market purchases” have arranged to organize the Publishers Puy- the state of Delaware for the purpose of clude: W. J. Pape, Waterbury Republi- TRAIN HITS MAN BOUND TO HIGHWAYMEN of Carroliton, hospital minus his left and bound him to a railroad track. two automobiles of all the money he received except $70, they believed the robbers knew of the sale and followed Underwood. Baton Rouge, La., June 17.—Defeat in the Loiusiana senate today of the house states rights woman suffrage bill was followed by notice from leaders y"avoring ratification of the federal suffrage amend- ment that they might reintroduce a rati- The states rights measure, which was supported by those who opposed ratifica- tion of the Susan B. Anthony amendment, failed to receive the necessary two-thirds The vote was 23 to COMPLETES HER FIEST ROUM New York, June 17.—The steamship Martha Washington, operated in the ship- ping board service between New York and South America, arrived here today, com: called at Rio Janeiro, Santos, Montevideo Among her 164 cabin passengers were commercial attache of the American legation ut Buenos Aires, and ! Underwood is expected to | Charles Hoover, United States consul at ment and to permit 01 November, House expenses expended CAMPAIGN 330 and congressional 03 charged to| Payments on the public debt ameunted % of railroads and the|$14,846,554,372 $5.064 246. STREET RAJLWAYS HAMPERED BY MUNICIPAL REGULATION acord with a “one the today leaders and plans with H. Pardee, day. for petition of 2a. | handicapped by republicans said. all fac- the senate, business. w. company, . Washing- expected to im- make themselves fare. tomor- that ar- home bentures for the ham represented a subject of pany. An derstanding that and R. B. e Pa.. one of E Johnson of to telegrams today. county attorney. hundred will be asked the laws of guard, 17.— M June sought two robbed him Un- but managed leg just be- him. country. in had disposed Officers said Mystie, Conn. LOUISIANA ther. nage. A injured were members of the Boston | (g in its favor. The senate membership Coflege Dasebalt team., AL General Candido Aquilar, former | Another bill .already. has been intro- Governor of the State of Vera Cruz and ;‘_‘:’f:“‘“ ":_““‘;e ’:‘r"fll:_-n m';:we!\:;} k s:m:'; son-tn-law o fthe late President Venus- [ %ould BIOVCE TP TOERE S tlano Carranza, has embarked on a date: steamer leaving for Mexico. He de- D TRIP The vessel poned until July opportuni*y to motor to return at the final cossiom. . New York, June 17.—Municipal owner- ship is the “worst possible solution of the street car transportation problem.” Johs president of the Americiz Electric Railway association, declared 8 an address at the convention of the Ne» tional Electric Credit association here to- From the viewpoint of the public #f would be disastrous, he said. During the last few years, Mr. Pardes declared, electric railways, meeting com- vehicles, have beeg regulation, while no share of street maintenance tax- es was borne by the automobile carriers The same regulations shouid apply bett to traction lines and motor "huses, be municipal Declaring that in one state 325,000,008 street railway passengers had to pay ms extra fare in order that 16,000 passen- gers might enjoy “jitney lower rate, Mr. Pardee declared that mery latitude must be granted the franchised carreiers in respect to service Tendered and fares charged, i they were to b saved from the necessity of going out af Rice of the Western Electflo in a paper on Credit Service,” urged a credit policy that would consider the interest of customers as well as employers. Credit men should to adviss customers, he siid, and so gdin their con- fidence by showing interest in thelr wel- competent HEARING ON NEW HAVEN ROAD'S $16,758,000 DEBENTURE REQUEST Hartford, June 17.—The petition of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company for permission to is- sue debentures to the an<Gnt of $16.- 758,000 for the purpose of retiring de- of the Providence Securitiet company was heard today by the public utllities_commission. E. G. Buckland and Norman Bucking- the railroad und Lewis Sperry appeared for the Atte na Life Insurance company which, with the Aetna Accident and Indemnity com- pany owns a half miltion of the deben tures of the Providence Securities com- greement was reached by whick the petitioner was granted an order am. thorizing the issue of the debentures te the amount of $16,000,000 and on the ua- the holders of debtn- tures who did not care to surrender thems for these new issues would be amply pro- tected in the matter of future mortgages TO MAKE ARRESTS FOR transportation act of 1920 was the larg est single item of departmental [t ure. The navy department stood third Js distursements for the period with & fo- tal of $723.717,269 and the of labor last with expendl servioe at 2 “Constructive General Counsel LYNCHINGS IN DULUTE Duluth. Minn.. June 17.—The first an rests for complicity in the lynching of three negroes who were taken from the authorities Tuesday night after the po- lice station had been stormed by a mol of nearly 10,000 persons, were expected Several persons believed to have been ledders of the mob will be examin. ed today. according to Warren E. Greene, Arrests will be made can, president; W. W. Weaver, Durham, N. Sun, vice president; Jason Rog- Representatives of tne Japancse and | . 0 "Yon” Globe, treasurer, and|4 YEAR OFF PRISON TERM Belgium governments have decided 10 |George W. Marble, Fort Scott, Kansas, join in the negotiations which Great|qihine Noniter, secretary. Britain is carrying on with Gresory [ An' executive commiftee to carry om Krassin, bolsheviki minister of trade ! o work, with Jason Rogers as chair- and commerce. man was elected. The trinl of Benny Kauff, center $10 notes to $50. The —_— FISHING STEAMER ON ROCKS OFF FISHEES ISLANK 17.—Informatiod came to the Wilcox Fertilizer Company here that its fishing steamer E. J. Mo~ Keever, went on the rocks off the Hum- mock, Fishers Island, ther last night. A wreckl standing by today and probably will able to haul the vessel off in better The steamer is of 204 net June heavy TEMPORARY STATUE OF , E HUTCHINSON UNVEILEF Boston, June 17.—A temporary statue: of Anne Hutchinson, leader in the intel lectual life of the Massachusetts Bay eals ony. was unveiled today in the statehouse~ The sculptor is Cyrus Dallin of Arlington. Walter Gilman Page, for the state arl commission, received the statue from Walter G. Watkins, representing the Anne : MARTENS' HEARING IS POSTPONED UNTIL JULY & mer Senator Hardwick, counsel far- wig C. A. K. Martens, and of a lengthy statement in behalf of presence. lighter on charges of “inciting riot.” he said A special grand jury ordered by the Duluth Judges of the Eleventh district will convene today in ap attempt to place responsibility for the lynching. It alse indictments against several of fourteen negroes whe are held at the county jail under double charged with having criminally assauited an eighteen-year-old white girl Monday night. Two examinations of the negroes held have failed to satisty the authorities as to the positive identity of those Who attacked the girl FOR EVERY WOUND IN WAR Philadelphia, June 17.—An excellent record made by Anthony Telensky while serving overseas during the war saved him from a long prison term for raising prisoner ~ was wounded fourteen times and in imposing sentence Judge Thompson deducted & year for each wound. He was given ene year in the Federal Prison at Atlanta.’" +| " The judges told the defendant that his offence called for the maximum sentence of fifteen -years, but that he could mot overlook his fine war record. Telensky is an unnaturalized Russiss and eniisted in a New England regiment shortly after war was declared by this i Hutchinson Fund association. Present plans call for a bronze casting at a Iate¥