Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 22, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXIl—NO. 152 POPULATIO! N 29,685 lecu. CONN., TU YARDMEN AT CEDAR HILL GO ON STRIKE EMBARGO ON FREIGHT FROM NEW HAVE "New Haven Railroad Officials Say All Passenger Trains Are . Moving on Schedule and Through Freights Are Not De- layed—Pennsylvania Officials Claim Freight Yards Are Running at Nearly Normal Capacity—In the West Lit- erature is Being Circulated Among the Yardmen Uphold- ing the “One Big Union” Idea. New Haven, Conn., June 21.—Yardmen employed by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at the local sta- tion and in the Cedar Hill yards north of this city went on strike late today. An embargo on all outgoing freight from this city declared tonight by the New Haven road. Railroad officials said they did not know how many men had quit work in this section but de- clared that all passenger trafhs were moving on schedule and through freight trains were not delayved. They expressed the opinion that the strike would be short lived. The walkout was described as a spora- dic movement begun by small groups of yardmen and switchmen in the local freight yards, spreading to the Cedar Hill and Montowese yards, where it was re- ported that less than 50 per cent. of the men joined in the strike. It was said that many of the yardmen on the night shifts were reporting for work. No reports of strikes on other parts of the New Haven evstem were received, railroad officials said PENY. STRIKERS CLAIM LARGE ADDITIONS TO THEIR RANKS Philadelphia, Pa. June 21.—Striking railroad employes tonight claimed large additions to their forces and a certain and compleet tie-up of the lines entering this city with twenty-four hours. On the other hand, officials of the Pennsyly ;\m?‘ Reading and Baltimore and Ohio rail- ssued optimistic statements in roads all t direct contradiction to the claims of the strike jare that nearly 4,000 strikers dec The_Suihe 1l quit work n are out and that more wi fod three railroads reported tomorrow. All s reporte marked improvement in the situation in the freight yards and all said their pas- menger serviee was being maintained on a o hasi pia said that in the three shift stoday & fotal of 1161 men failed to report for Work, but that all its freight yards with The exception of Greenwich were operat- ing tonight at nearly normal capacity. This, it was said. was due to the better organization of volunteer crews. In the morning. the statement added, most ?nf the yards were running at only about 5 per cent. of their normal capacity. The Sompany said there is no freight conges- tion In Philadelphia and that the number of cars here is considerably below normal. Foodstuffs and coal fof public utilities are being moved rapidly, according to the tatement Officials of the Readin 480 men are out on its lin Baltimore and Ohio ‘ro\\or!n\ a Bl Tmber of crews on both the Penn- sylvania and the Reading in Consho- hocken, Phoenixville and Eridgeport, Pa.. Wilmington, Del.. and Trenton and Cam- den, 1 J.. joined the strike today, an 3¢ Norristown about 600 freight handlers 3¢ the two roads went out. Freight ser- e to southern New Jersey points was g claim that only while the ‘negligi- omewhat delayed, but passenger traffic was not interfered with, according to the mpanies ¢ i Surike leaders tonight denied the walk- out was due to radicalism and misrepr sentation as alleged in a statement is- ed by Charles H. Bwing, vice presi- rond ay. They de- dent of the Reading rai Ciare ihe delay of the federal railroad abor board in adjusting their grievances is the sole cause . William J. Traeey, the state mediator, who brought about a settlement of the Jast railroad strike jn’ this district, .was here today and “made preliminary ar- rangements for arbitration of the present difficalty. He left for Scranton tonight, but instructed his assistant, William Toung. to continne the arrangements. It was said that Governor Sproul also was anxious fo have. the strike settled and that he had summoned the heads of the state department of labor to go over the matter with him tomorrow at Harris- burg. The governor left here tonight for the capitol ROAD TO HOLD UP ALL NEW YORK PENN. FREIGHT OUT OF New York., June 21.—The Pennsylva- nia railroad today placed a “hold up” or- der on all freight moving out of the New York district as a result of the resump- tion of the rallway strike at Baltimore and Philadelphia, it was announced to- night. No official embargo. however, has been ordered here, railroad officials sai Baltimore and Ohio officials said a freight embargo has been in effect on lines out of New York for the last month to clear up the freight accumulation, and that the strike disturbances merely will prolong it J. J. Mantel. spokesman for the New York Railroad General Managers asso- clation, tonight declared that nothing had develoved to indicate that local rail- road yards had been affected by the new strike at Baltimore and Philadelphia and in southern New Jersey. CALL FOR ONE BIG UNION OF RAILROAD WORKERS Washington, June 21.—A call for a convention of rallroad workers to be held at Chicago, June 29, to crganize a one big union has been punlishel /in the Butte, Montana, Daily Bulletin, which officials of the Department of Justice said today they believed an 1. W. W. pudlica- tion. CALL PUBLISHED BY THE BUTTE DALY BULLETIN Putte, Mont., June Z1.—Thte call for a convention in Chicago *5> organize a one big union of railroad hv 3, published by the Butte Daily Bullsin was recenad by Joseph Clough. seccyiary of the one big union local of this citv, it was de- clared today. Presumably, it was sated, the call came from T. 8. Creeidv, peuor- al organizer for the o1e bi; union at Chicago. The Butte Bulletin bui'ding is head- quarters for the one biz cording to & banner structure, A10a here, ac- dispiayed on the YARDMEN NOT CONNECTED WITH “BIG UNIOS” MOVEMENT Chieago. June 1—Officers of the Chi- fago Yardmen's and the 'nitad Engine- | Whittier Covina and other inland points | begun in the Polesian sector_ alon, eny that elther 2 Assoctation today ;n.lnunn with the | : prolonged until a late hour. | “one big unfon” movimert, which, ae- cording to Washington reports, quotirg a call published in the Buit: Daily Bu! letin, is to beorganized in Chicago on June 29 by railroad wo kers. William Bond, secretary of ti men's association, sul thers w: lutely no connection hetw:en the so-eall- and ed insurgents from the rail the one big union crowl’ John and Harold K. Reddinz, heads of the two union: unions, could not he reached. ard Mr. Bond refused to tell waiere thev were. A. F. Whitney. viee president of thel Brotherhood of Railwey Trainmen, who conducted the recent fght ' striking switchmen, dec'aresi th: one b.g union was ‘“distinetly a ‘Red’ movsm>nt” and charged that leaders of the seceding rail unions had joined the “radical labor movement.” There is no cause for alarm.” he said. “We have all the union men we need to| take care of the present transportation requirements. As a matter of fact the rebels who would not come back when they had a chance last April would like to get back now, but they haven't a chance. They are through as far as the unions are concerned. We want ne ‘Reds’ in our ranks.” aga tne PREMIERS ARE TO DEMAND GERMAN DISARMAMENY Boulogne, June 21.—(By The A. P.)— The conference of the premiers tonight or tomorrow will send to Germany a letter demanding execution of the claus- es of the treaty of Versailles relating to disarmament. The text 'will not be given out until it is received at Berlin, but the letter is understood to be a cate- gorial refusal to allow Germany to main- tain an army of 200,000 men. This let- ter, which Marshal Foch and Field Mar- shal Wilson finished drafting at their hotel while most of the delegates ar- tended a picnic lunch. was taken up by the council immediately upon reconven- ing this afternoon. The conferences al- €0 discussed reparations and' the -Turk- ish situation at this session, which was The premiers considered of the financial experts, as reports of the reparations which for the first time is sitting here concurrently with the peace confarance. The experts fix the maximum total sum Germany is to pay with interest ir an- nuities of a minimum of 3.000,000,000 marks gold. which is susceptible of in- crease in proportion to Germanv's econ- omic recovery and increased capiclty to pay. ‘While the members of tie conferctice seem agreed as to the amounts and con- ditions of payment, they do not agre» as to the division of the reparation among themselves because of Ttaly’s demand for 20 per cent. of the amount instead of 7 per cent. originally allotted. Both the reparations and Turkish questions will be further considered tomorrow. 1 Although the Hythe meeting rasulted in an agreement regarding Greek mili- tary activities in Turkey, the confarence | has not yet reached a decision <1 this subject. The “delegates hope to con- clude the conference so that thay may bo able to leave Boulogne Tuesdav cven- ing. Turkey will not be given an extengion of time to consider the peace treatv, ac cording to a communique given out hy the delegates after their return from the conference at 8.30 o'clock tonight. The communique says: ‘The Turkish question has heen com- sidered and it has been decid=d to maln- tain the date of June 26 for Tarkey to submit her reply to the peace conditiens. “The conference also approved the military measures agreed upon by Mar- shal Foch and iFeld Marshal Wilson to meet the situation in the region of Con- stantinoule and the Dardanelles. “A decision was then reached Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Czecho-Slovakian and Jugo-Slav dele- gates to the Spa conference to discuss with the allies the question affecting them which will be considered there. “Marshal Foch and Fi=l1 Ma shal Sir Henry Wilson ubtainal approval of ste text of the allied notification to the Gor- man government regirding disarmament the destruction of war materials ad the reduction with the ieast delay of troops as prescribed by the treaty of Versailles, the clauses concesning which have not been executed os whizh have been in- completely fulfilled inus fa the " reports well as the commission, ‘o can GOV. MILLIKEN RUNNING THIRD IN MAINE PRIMARIES Augusta, Maine , 21.—Frederick H. Parkhurst was leading in the early re- turns for the republican nomination for governor in the state primaries today. John P. Deering was running second and Governor Carl E. Milliken candidate for renomination, was running a good third. Louis A. Jack, the fourth candidate, was far behind the others. Fbr the republican nomination for con- gress in the first district, the only one in which ‘there was a contest, the early re- turns howed Joseph W. Simpson in the lead closely followed by Carroll L. Beedy. Horace Mitchell was a good third. Charles B. Clarke, Howard Davies and Frank D. Marshall were many votes behind Mitchell. Returns from 220 precincts out of 33 in the state gave for governor: Parkhurst 5,982; Deering 3,785 ; ken 3,779; Jack 613. Eight precincts out of 91 in the first district gave for congres: Simpson 255 ; Beedy 187; Mitchell 158; Davies 83; Clark 74; Marshall 27. On the democratic side there were no contests for nomination for governor and congress. Milli- —_—_— LOS ANGLES FHAKEN BY AN EARTHQUAKE Tos Angeles, Calif, June 21.—An earthquake shook thé city at 6:47 p. m. Several buildings Were reported to have been slightly damaged. Bricks falling from a building at Sixth street and Grand avenue injured a pe- destriwn. Oftice buildings were shaken so severe- ly that many of their occupants fled to the streets., The shock was felt in Long Beach, lot BRIEF TELEGRAMS New Haven remains largest city in the state with population of 162,390, Senator Harding has anneunced that matreialors ignhte,meehtn_ . Tweuty stowaways were discovered board the La France, of the French Line when the vesse: reached New York. Populations of Torringten, Conn., and Salem, Mass., will be announced today at 10.30 a. m. Middlebury (Vt.) college conferred de- grees at its 120th commencement vester- day upon a graduating class of 78. Governor Cox announced that he was not a candidate for the vice presidency, declaring that he was not fitted for that office. Russian Zionist leaders arrested by the soviet government have all been re- leased, according to a dispatch from Paris. According to a wireless disptach from Berlin, Polish troops at Minsk are re- ported surrounded, and the fall of the city is imminent.’ Nationalist Tnrkish troops are reported to have forced their way into the Amer- ican school, near Ismid, and murdered several civilian refugees there. Scores of persons took part in a pa along the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, Wearing American style overalls as a protest against the high cost of living. Major General John A. Le Jeune will replace Major General George Barnett as commander of the marine corps. on June 30, Secretary of the Navy Daniels has announced. Colonel Leonard H. Drennan, of the northeastern’ department, made a new flight record, when he drove his airplane from Syracuse to Boston ,, distance of 240 miles, in 130 minutes. Excitement is increasing in the Aaland Island and two Swedish envoys have been arrested by the Finns, who it is asserted, continue to send war material, guns and ammunition to the Islands. Greck troops will be sent to aid the don Daily Express, which s;vs that an British at Ismid, according to the Lon- offer of help made by Premier Venizelos, has been acepted by the cabinet. he will remain in Washington until just before July 15, the probable date upon which he will receive the formpl notifica- tiod of his nomination. The senator has abandoned plans for taking a vacation. In an interview with representatives of the British.Labor Party, .Premier Lloyd George dared them. to refuse- help the government restore order 'in Ireland, ac- cording to official account of the meet- ing. flight by four De Haviland ~airplanes, piloted by officers from 'Mitchell Field, | Mineola to Nome Alaska. The flight will [be made in espeqjaily constructed air- croft. Governor Rober of Tennessee, has been requested by the national woman's party to call the legislature of his state in special session to act on the ratificy- tion of the 'federal woman suffrage amendment. Before adjourning, the American Fede- ration of Labor endorsed the League of Nations without reserv,tions. The move- ment was unsuccessfully opposed by Irish sympathizers, and the progressive wing of the federation. Judge Emil T. Rosenbers has an- nounced that the name of Champ Clark, former speaker of the house of repre- sentatives will be placed before - the democratic nytional convention for the presidential nomination. Hundreds of resignations are expected from the army as a result of reductions to pre-war grades, which are to be made July 1. Thirty-nine general .officers will revert to the ranks of colonels and maj- ors by pn order just issued. A fight between Chinese and Japynese troops occurred at Chang-Sha, when Southern troops are said to have open- ed fire on the Japanese warship, Fushimi, wounding two members of the crew. The vessel returned the fire inflicting losses on the Chinese. First steps toward a resumption of trade h Russia have been taken at Copenhagen by the organization of the Intrenational Clearing House, Ltd., with a capital of $2.000,000, held jointly by- British and Danes. About 5,000,000 crowns, gold, have been received from 2 Russian bank as a guarantee for-the exchange of goods. NEW HIGH RECORD FOR FAMILY FOOD BUDGET ‘Washington, June 21.—The food budget of the average American family attained a mew high record in May, the depart- ment of labor announced today the cost articles of food used in making up the “retail food index” having increased three per cent. over the total cost in April and seven per cent. as compared with January. Recent increases in the cost of sugar, flour and potatoes largely accounts for the group increass, the monthly review savs. “Since food forms more than 38 per cent of the total budget of the working- man's family,” the statement continues “the cost of living can scarcely be ex- pected to decline noticeably so long as. food prices continue to advance.” In comparison with the April figures, today's review shows sugar has advanced 26 per cent.; corn meal 14 per cent.; flour 7 per cent.; and potatoes 5 per cent. RAIN SQUALL PREVENTED TRIAL RACE OF SHAMROCK IV, Sandy Hook, N. J., June 21.—A bad rain squall caused the postponement to- day of the second trial race between Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock IV., challen- ger for the America's cup, and the 2 the southwest just before the contest was to start, and when it had passed ic was too late to begin the race. Both yachts remained at anchor. HEAVY FIGHTING HAS BEGUN San Pedro, Santa Monica and Redondo Beach, according to reports from the Pa- cific Telephone and Telegraph company. reported they had not noticed the quake. Friday morning. IN THE POLESIAN SECTOR ‘Warsaw, June 21.—Heavy fighting has = ong the Usza line, according to an official state- ment on the fighting operations today. Preparations are under way for the meter Shamreck. The storm broke from | E;JAY, JUNE 22, 1920 o Notify Coolidge July 27— Dates Decided Upon at a Conference in Washington Yesterday. __ Washington, June 21.—Senator Hard- ing will be formally notified of his nom- ination as the republican presidential can- didate July 22 at his home in Marion, Otio. Governor - Coolidge of Massachusetts Will be notified of his nomination by the republican party for vice president on July. 27 at his Northampton home. The dates for the.two notification cer- emonies were decided on today at a con- ference here in which Senator Harding, National Chairman Hays and a sub-com- mittee of the republican national com- mittee participated. Whether Governor Coolidge would be notified. in Boston or at his home in Northampton was not an- npunced. : The conference at its. session, which lasted all day and into the early night, also agreed on an executive committee to Ve general charge of the campaign| I « its.personnel will not be made public Wil tomerrow in order to. permit Chair- man Hays to communieate with the pro- posed members-_and _ascertain’\ whether they were willing to serve. It was under- stood. however, that among the members appointed . was . Harry M. Daugherty of Columbus, Ohio, pre-convention. campaign manager 'for Senator Harding. WHITE LEADER INSTIGATED RACE RIOT IN CHICAGO Chicago, June 21.—With R. D. Jonas, said: by the police to be the. white lead- er of ‘an-organization advocating the re- turn of negroes to Abyssinia; Grover C. Redding :and ‘sevennegroes under. arrest in connection with a riot last night ‘n the Chicago black belt that resulted in the killing of two white men and the wounding. of Severil negroes, police ard federal officers: began an investigation of the “star order of Ethiopia” whose mem- bers were réported to have participate in the affair. . The 'police ‘were still searchingsfor Jo- seph Fernon, who is said to call himself the “Great Abyssinian” and hiz son. Ac- cording to reports, they gaibed m fan- tastic raiment, also were leaders of the parade. Jonas said that he bad warned fed- eral officers last week of (he provosed parade of-the cult and that luey should be on the watch for trouble, bat declared that no attention ‘had been vaid to his statement. Packages of pamphlets explaiming “Egyptian secrets” were taken from Red- ding. He had concealed them under his clothing. They were held as evidence of his alleged activities among negroes in spreading the cult. The inquest into the deaths of Charles Hoyt, a cigar store clerk, and Robert L. Rose, a sailor victims of the riot, was postponed -until June 26 at the request of the police. €aptain Caughlin of the Cot- tage- Grove police. station, declared th: he Bad three of. the. men believed to implicated in the shooting under arrest and wanted more time to search for i fourth, said to be a former negro soldier. e the police were quizzing the ai- leged leaders of fthe Abyssinian culf, K- ward J. -Brennan, chief investigator for ‘ihe Jepartment of justice, started an’in- Quiry on behalf of the government. He said a 'searching investigation would be made to determine just how far the Abyssinian movement has spread ‘and what individuals are behind it. : Resolutions denouncing- Jonas as a white leader responsible for creating un- rest améng the negro population were passed today by several negro organiza- tiorls, They said that the riot was not caused by. racial feeling but was the re- sult of radical propaganda and that re- putable negroes had no part in the movement. Jonas was said to have been the chief speaker Sunday at a_ meeting to urge Mayor William Hale. Thompson to be- come a candidate for president on a third party ticket backed by the “solid Irish and negro vote.” Thousands of pieces of literature re- lating to the Abyssinian movement. were confiscated by the police in a.raid on a garage on the south side. - According to the police one leaflet bosted that a standing army. of four million was in readiness. i Ethopia. - Applications for admission to the order were among the papers. They ‘were captioned. “Star Or- der of Ethiopia,” and’ bore Bible quota- tions. 3 State’s Attorney Hoyvne ‘today received the follawing telegram from New York signed “Black’ Star Line, Inc, Marcus Garvey, president.” . " “From ‘newspaper reports it is appar- ent that one Grover C. Redding s op- erating in Chicago under the guise of an Abyssinian and a representative of the colored people. He has often used the name-of the Black Star line corporation in" representing himself to the people. “This man ‘has been operating all over the United States and is a fraud. We have had cause to denounce him in many cities, " recently’, in - Boston.” The police said tonight that two ne- gro witnesses to the affray identified Redding as the man who killed Rose and Hoyt. The witnesses are employes of the cafe, in front of which the shooting took place. * Previously, ' Jonas had identified Red- ding as the. man who led the parade and who burned the flag. Redding, smartly dressed in a frock coat, protested that his name was Gearge Brown and that he had just come to Chicago from St. Louis. He said he was # laborer for the street railways. Jonas admitted to detectivas that he was at one time a leader of the Abyssin- lan meovement, but denied any connection with Sunday’s parade. EDWARDS TO DEDICATE PASSENGER FLYING BOAT Keyport, N. J., June 21.—Governor Edwards is to dedicate here tomorrow what is said to be the largest civilian- owned passenger flying boat in the coun- try. It has a capacity of ten passengers, a wing span of 103 feet, with two cabins and a baggage compartment. There are ten upholstered seats in the forward ca- bin and a settee in the rear cabin. T! hull is 50 feet long and is electric lighted. The machine has a fiying speed of 105 nautical miles an hour, with a cruising radius of five hours, CALL FOR MEETING OF MEXICAN CABINET FRIDAY Mexico. City Mex., June 21.—(Bv The A. P.) Adolfo de La Huerta, the pro- visional president, Will hold a full cabi- net ‘meeting Friday, the first since 1913, Robert V. Pesqueira of El Paso, Texas, the revehutionary financial agent “in the United States, told the correspondent to- day. < During a conference with Pesident 'Wool Producers Face Heavy Losses Sudden Drep in Price From 65 Cents to 2| Cents a Pound, May 20, Found Ne Buyers. ‘Washington, June 2i.—Immed'ate re- lief for the wool proditcing industry was urged before the federal reserve board today by representatives of several wool growers’ and dealers’ associations, as well as by manufacturers and bankers. The sudden drop in the price of wool on May 20 from 65 cents to about 20 cents a pound, with no buyers even at that fig- ure, has caused a crisis which threatens heavy losses to producers, the board was told. Cessation of purchasing by the public in protest against the high cost of cloth- ing was cited as the immediate cause of the drop in wool prices, manufacturers immediately cancelling orders for raw stocks to -offset the curtailment of their own sales. Senator King and Senator Smoot of Ttah Kellogg of Minnesota and Repre- sentative Mondell of Wyoming.were pres- ent at the conference and advocated a plan which wonld enable bankers to as- sist wool producers over the present emergency. — MAN KILLED; TWO POLICEMEN WOUNDED IN WATERBURY ‘Waterbury, Conn., June 21.—One man is dead and two police officers are seri- ously wounded as a result of a fight be- tween police and strikers in Bridge street, outside of the plant of the Scoville Manufacturing company. A score of po- licemen were bruised by flying stones and other missels and probably as many strikers received minor injuries No documents have been filed in be- The dead man was Liberto Pisa, 18|half of Semator Reed” said Mr. Cum- vears old, and identified as a striker. He | Min&s. “but a large number of telegrams was shot down by policemen and had in his possession a 38 calibre revolver with five chambers emptied” He died in = hospital this evening. Lieutenant Rich- ard Leroy of the local police department is in a hospital with a wound in the chest | and John J. Bergin, chief of the protec- tive bureau of the Scovile plant has a bullet hole in one lunz and is in a pre- garious condition. The séction where the riot occurred was quiet tonight, with police and city gua: s on duty. A detachment of state guaris- men arrived at the local armory tonieh and was held there at the direction of Mayor William H. Sandland. Ten davs ago Governor Holcomb placed saverat companies of state guard at the disposal of Mayor Sandland because of the strike situation here. The shooting started after the police attempted to disperse a crowd of strik: ers estimated at 1,000 who paraded around the Scoville plant. jeering at em- ploves. A number of shots were used freely, but police reserves and guards soon dispersed the rioters. SHOT WATERBURY POLICEMAN; THEN SUICIDED IN STATION Waterbury. Conn.. June 2 Proulx, 27 yvears old of Biddeford, Maine, committed suicide at the local police | headquarters today following a shooting | in which Police Tnspector John F. Don- ahue. was seriously injured. The latter recefved hjs wound in an attempt to pro- tect Georziana Rheaume, also of Bidde- ford. and the pretty companion of Proulx alleged by him to be his wife. Follow- ing his attack on the inspector, Proutx missed in an attempt to shoot the wo- man and with a third bullet shot him- self in the head. The shooting and suicide came as a sensational climax after an zll day in- vestigation of Proulx’s complaint that Miss Rheaume had robbed him of $830, Happening on the heels of a strike riot, th elocal police headquarters was throng- | ed at the timé with reserve policemen whothought a striker had gained en-| trance to the rampage. Arthur TIGATING ESCAPE OF DRAFT DODGER BERGDOLL A plain intimation “ran through this Philadelphia, Pa., June 21.—With in-, undercurrent of platform talk that pro- structions from Judge J. Whitaker!posals to modify the federal pyohibition Thompson to “probe deen and spare no one,” a special federal grand jury began an investigation tod § to determine who was responsible for tue escape of Groveriof nations issue. C. Bergdoll, wealthy draft dodger, who from commitment at Governor's Island. Bergdoll was given his freedom to search for a large sum of gold he alleged he buried in the mountains of Maryland. Nearly a score of witnesses have been subpoenaed and a dozen were heard to- day. Among them were four military prisoners from Governor's Island, the tw with Bergdoll as guards, and two of the Philadelphian's celimates. Other wit- nesses' included Colonel Charles E. Cres- son, trial judge advocate at Bergdoll's charge of the disciplinary barracks at Fort Jay, and Adjutant General P. C. Harris, who issued the order for Bers- doll's release. Nothing was given out regardinz the nature of the testimony. As outlined by Judge Thompson, the main purpose of the grand jury; is to determine whether a conspiracy existed t free Bergzdoll. Should he made his'escape because of a piot, th jurors were instructed to indict the con- spirators, “whether of high or low post: tion in official or civilian life.” INTERNATIONAL CONGR cr S OF Paris, June 21.—The committee o resolutions of the American delegation t the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce, which will meet here from June 23 to July 1, has decided upon th proposal of Adjutant General Charles H. Sherrill of New York to present to the congress on behalf of the American dele- gation a resolution recommending that national and local chambers of commérce offer advice and business assistance to their national or local governments. General Sherrill in proposing the reso- lution said that the striking phenomeno: of the times was the growing lack o confidence in the efficient oneration o governments. He declared that such step as this would go far toward restor- ing public faith in governments, some- thing which, he said, was of the highest| quarters of the national committee. importance everywhere to labor and cap- ital alike. 3 General Sherrill asserted the belief that public administrators would' welcome non- partisan counsel, because it would relieve them of much responsibility in reducing DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION PRICE TWO CENTS MAY ADOPT THE UNIT RULE Chairman Cummings Favors Abandoning the “Ancient Party Custom” of Two-Thirds Majority—Rule Depends Upon the Instructions Given Each State Delegation—Night Session May Follow the First Session of the Convention Which Will Open Next Monday—Contests Over the Seating of Delegates Are to Be Decided by the National Committee Before That Time. San Francisco, Calif,, session may follow sion of the democratic national conven- tion which will open here next Monday, gs, chairman of the dem- committee, night Homer Cum ocratic nation; today. Before that time the mational commit- which plans have digposed of the prospective contests over the seating of United States Sena- tor James A. Reed of the Fifth (Kansas district of Missouri test over the seating of the from Georgia. tee, City) vention. Among delegates here, Senator Thomas was chairman of Brainbridge has of protests received from Missouri assure a contest in case credentials are filed for him.” Party that the that the Reed by a trict and should be sea There was a possibility of abandoning! the requirement for a two-thirds major- | ity in the convention to nominate a can- didate and of the unit rule by which a state’s ballots are voted { Cummin = ‘anci was an could firmative delegation. The national committee’s meet to begin ba enen Cummings sa vote ta go into executive session at an time. natienal from PRE-CONVE NOTICEABLE toda a will gather. It took the form of informal discus building and Was on & petween national committee membe | state leaders already voted chiefly to anticipated struggles with platform buil no talk as to presidential candidates. statement t Taken t any of Virginia, been sharply vote, al to J being mentioned the convention, in connection with which Colby, been frequently leaders assumed Reed’s case will rest upon the cont the. Missouri state conyention’s tion in referring the selection of Reed a delegate back to the Fifth distriet con- vention makes the renaming of Reed b: district convention mandatory. The senator’s opnonents will hold, state convention Tejection decisive vote should and that the alternate named by the ratified by ted. id ient be overturned only by The unit rule depends city | unon the instructions given each state id, al “redentials and a demand for recog- nition of two delegates to the democratic convention were received here the_ canal zone. will present-a new problem status of the zone differs from such territories as Hapail, and others which are given representa- tion in the convention. NTIO San Francisco, Cal., June 21.—With the opening of the demdcratic national con- vention a week away, a stir of activity was noticeable about hotel headquarters | in addition to the preliminary work | tthe auditorium where the delegates | enforcement act were expected by some | lof the democratic war horses to share| | honors with, if not to eclipse, the league Nobody has any direct to make nor would anybody eluded a military guard at his home here | talk for publication. after he had gained temporary release | who will have a hand in shaping the par- v's declaration of principles. talk much privately of a popular demand ! that the doctrine of state's rights should apply to beer restrictions. in connection nounced purpose of W. J. Bryan to re- weakening orcement measures, the talk brousht to non-commissioned officers who were sent | the surface the fecling of prominent dem- ocrats already here that a fierce battle on the point in the resolutions committee was not to be avoided. also that ultimately the question would courtmartial; Major John E. Hunt, in|be fought out on the convention floor. Discussions of the league plank appar- ently awaited the arrival of Senator Glass slated to head tions committee, and coming direct from a conference with President Wilson. The contest over the league issue already has defined in the to meet The committee will upon these in connection with its work of making up a temporary roll and contests may be carried mittee and even to 1l the June 2L—A the first ses- announced June will 25, and the con delegates ast the credentials com- floor of the con- United States Walsh of Montana for permanent a position the name of secretary of state, heard. that Senator ntion ac- it is said of | govern the state body | | H 1 en bloc. two-thirds majority party custom” that v specific af- Mr. s will with® at Jeast,” Mr. thoygh the body may This, it is said, in that the| that of Porto Rico ACTIVITY IN SAN FRANCISCO | ion | and on the ground, de- There was virtually Some of the men however, | with the an- of prohibition en- They believed the resolu- conflicting it be found that MBERS OF COMMERCE ol views of the president and Mr. Bryan and talk about the hotel lobbies today id not disclose great immediate interest in_the questions involved. ~The nafme of Senator Walsh of Mon- tana was injected into the discussion to- ay as the probable permanent chairman of the convention. The Montana senator wis mentioned by a number of leaders in a tentative way, although others said that they believed Secretary Colby of the state department would be the man urged by administration forces, despite his state- ment that he was not a candidat for the post. No delegations have put in an appear- ance vet except for a state leader hel e n 0 e and there, coming ahead to arrange ac- commodations for his associates and to look over the ground and pic up ideas from men from other sections country. There is of the little about the city as yet to indicate that it, is to play host to its first national political convention next week. The wires were busy during the day, however, with reports of delega- tions getting under way from the eastern seaboard and every arriving train added t oteh group of well® known figures in | democratic circles assembling about head- n f 14 a W. G. MWADOG HAD NOT " CONSULTED THE PRESIDENT New York, June —William G. Me- employes and expenditures to an adequate [ Adoo, in a statement lere tonight, de- peace hasis. clared has recent announcement.that he Among the considerations that decided [ would not permit his name to be present- the committee. to urge the resolution were | ed to thé San Francisco convention as a the results attained during the war when | candidate for the democratic presidential De La Huerta, the latter told Seno- Pes. quiera ;he,Would. abolish«insignias-in “di- plomatic garb and adhere to civilian full | the advice of chambers bf commerce was | nomination, had no relation to the politi-| taken a turn for the worse yesterday. followed -by - the adjutant general's’office’|'cal interview with President Wilson pub- in New York in spending $4,000,000 voted by New York state for war expenses. lished the day before. He declared he knew nothing ¢f €= kater<iew until he Stage of action any too soon. saw it in print and that the president knew nothing oh sis withdrawal until af ter notice of it had appeared in the BOWS papers. STUDENTS TO BE USHERS AT DEMOCEATIC CONVENTION San Francisco, Calif. June 21.—Thirty girl students and one hundred men stu- dents divided equally between the Uni versity of California and Stanford Uni versity, were notified today of thewr se lection as ushers at the democratic as- tional convention. The girl ushers will show the Womes delegates to their ats. COLBY HAD CONFERENCE WITH PRESIDENT WILSOY Bainbridge Cesr ¢ ‘of state, on leaving Wash ington tonight for the democratic na. tional convention where he will act af one of President Wilson's spokesmen, de- Washington, June by, secreta clared he favored endorsement by the convention of the league of nations.” certainly without any reservations thal are nullifying Secretary Colby who wili a“‘end the convention as a delegate [rom the Dis- trict of Columbia, and wro has beer mentioned in connection wi'h the perma- nent chairmanship, held a lengily con- ference with the president ing the day. “I flon’t believe,” said Mr. the Versailles with Colby, “that % league o nations covenant requires interpre- tative reservations. The Gducumen, im other words, clear that interpreta- tive reservations can hard.; te urgel as necessa: However, if reservations ot paraphrases will clarify, thas is no ob- Jections to them, but reservriions which nullify the main purpose of the leagve and negative the substance of the cove- nant are things which no man. solicitous about America’s honor, ciu take inte his reckoning. The secretary of state predicted that the convention would meet “in a sert ous and amiable temper to discuss mat- ters of the highest moment.” M'COMBS ATTACKS PRESIDENT'S ASSUPMTION OF AUTHORITY Chicago, June 21.—William F. Me Combs, chairman of the democratic nas tional committee from 1912 to 1916, an¢ manager of President Wilson’s 1812 cam- paign, issued a statement here tomight before leaving for San Francisco attacks ing what he characterized as the presi- dent’s autocratic assumption of authority. President Wilson, he said, has no mor¢ right to call himself leader of the demo- cratic party, * conception heretofore never entertained by any American.” thas has Chief Justice White, former Speakes Champ Clark or Vice President Thomas R. Marshall. Mr. McCombs announeed that arrange- ments had been made to obtain for him a seat in the New York delegation if he des to take the floor at San Franeisco ew York delegation, he predicted will throw its support to Governor Jamer M. Cox of Ohio after casting a compli mentary vote for Governor Smith. Hi added that he be a westerner, pos sibly from the Pacific slope, will be nomi- nated for vice presiden: The COOLIDGE CHIEF SPEAKER AT WESLEYAN ALUMNI DINNEY Middletown, Conn., June 21.—Governot Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, repub lican candidate for vice president, was the chief speaker at the alumni dinner which concluded the Wesleyan Universi ty commencement programme this aft- ernoon. Governor Coolidge,( who wat given an honorary degree of doctor of laws earlier in the day, declared that the country is looking more than ever to the ties and collezes for ‘true lead- ership and higher inspiration.” “We hold by the principles of demoe- racy,” he said. “bmut that does not mean that we are to discard the guidance and leadership of those to whom there hag come a greater revelation of the truth than comes to some of us. The economie conditions of the 1Sth century have changed, as willthose of the 20th cen- tury, but the nature of man has remain- ed constant. It is in that that we loox for and expect to find a firm and enduf- ing foundation for our republic. There 4 an inherent nobility in mankind that re. sponds to leadership. responds to the Presentation of the truth That is the great work that ouh high- er institutions of learning have to do ip the preservation of our state and nation.” Other speakers at the dinner wepe Governor Marcus . Holcomb of Con. necticut, Bishop Herbert Welch of Japar and Korea and Bishop Wm. Burt. Fred. erick W. Frost of New York was toast master. Governor Holcorb said: am especially pleased by the made at Chicago. I know something about that. If you knew what we avoided and the Dlessings we will receive, you wouls Tejoice and would realize that we are not going to have a presidential contest, but We are going to have a walkout. Yoy have adopied into the ranks of Wesleyan at this commencement the nq vice pres- a ext v ident.” o turn — PRESIDENT OF HARVARD CHAPTER OF PHI BETA RAPPA Cambridge, Mass., June sor F. W. Taussig of the Department at Harvard president of the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa today. bers elected were James structor of English a cademy: Benjamin O. Gould of city; Edward W. Forbers, director s the. Fogg Art Museum and Clifton D, Gray, President of Bates College. 3 21.—Profes- Economics was elected Chapter of Honorary mem- A. Tufts, in- tPhillips Exeter FORMER GERMAN EMPRESS IN A SEjgous CONDITION The Hague, June 21.—The former Ger- man empress is reported to be in a very serious condition, and the former Crown Prince Frederick William has been called to his mother's bedside. He left Wierin- gen this morning for Doorn. Prince Joa- chim the youngest son, is already thers. The former emipress.is said 1o have e e W L The summer girl can't appear en the