Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 23, 1920, Page 1

T VOL LXI—NO. 153 | \' | | | POPULATION 29,685 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1920 CHAIRMAN WIL L HAYS HEADS EP. CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Will Be Chairman of Executive Committee, With Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton of Ohio as Vice Chairman—Daugherty and Penrose Are Members—Suffragists Are “Deeply Dis- appointed With Senator Harding’s Position” on Suffrage; as the Presidential Nominee, Would Only Recom- mend, Not Attempt to Force, Ratification of the Amend- ment by the States. Washington June 22 —Management ®f the national republican campaign was entrusted teday to an executive commit- tes of 21 members headed by Chairman Hays of the party's national committee. Beven women have places on the execu- tive committee. Announcement of the membership of the executive committee together With the composition of two committees to ar- range for the notification of Senator Harding, the party's presidential nomi- fee, and of Governor Coolidge, vice pres- jdential candidate, ended a two day gonference in which Mr. Harding, Chairman Hays and a special sub-com- mittee of the national committee par- ticipated While the sub-committee was conclud- ing its conferences, Senator Harding re- ceived a group of suffragists and in reply to their request for a statement of his position on the suffrage question declared that while he could not with propriety attempt to force any state to hasten ae- tion on the federal suffrage amendment Be would recommend ratification should any state official seek his opinion. The suffragists numbeting 26 from 21 gtates through their spokesman, Miss Alice Paul, chairman of the National Woman's Party, in presenting their re- quest made veiled threats of throwing their support to a third party unless rat- ification of the suffrage amendment was completed through action of a republican state legislature. Miss Paul in a state- ment tonight said her delegation was “deeply disappointed with Senator Harding's position.” In the appointment of the executive committee, the sub-committee diverted from the usual practice of confining membership to the national organization and took in Harry M. Daugherty of Co- Jumbus, Ohio, Senator Harding's pre- convention campaign manager. The ap- pointments as announced today includ- ed only twenty names but Mr, Hays said the additional member, who also would not be a member of the national commit- tee, would be announced as soon as he could communicate with the prospective appointee. The party leaders also disregarded pre- cedent in naming seven women as mem- bers of the executive committee and in choosing a_woman, Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upten of Ohio, vice chairman of the committee. This action was taken, it was said, in recognition of the increasing activity of women in politics. Enlarge- ment of the committee ffom 10 to 21 members was authorized at the recent Chicago convention. Members of Committee, The full membership of the committee was_announced as follow: Will H. Hays, chairman; Mrs. Har- riet Taylor Upton Ohio, vice chairman; John T. Adams, national committeeman from lowa: Clarence B. Miller of Minne- ¥ota, secretary of the national commit- tee; Fred W Upham of lllinols, treas- urer of the national committee; Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio; Mrs. Katherine K. Phillips Edson, California; Mrs. Manley J.. Fosseen, Minnesota; Jake L. Hamon. national committeeman from Oklahoma ; John W. Hart, national committeeman from ldaho; A. T. Hart, national com- mitteeman from Kentucky: Charles D. Hilles, national committeeman from New York: R. B. Howell, national com- mitteernan from Nebrasi Mrs. Jean- nette A. Hyde, Utah Arthur L. YLivermore, New York; Senator Bojes Yenrose, national committeeman from Pennsylvania; Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, New York; Mrs. Ghristine Bradley South, Kentucky; former Sen- ator John W. Weeks, national commit- teeman from Massachusetts and Ralph ¥. Williams, national committeeman from Oregon ; Mrs. South, who is a daughter of for- mer Senator Bradley of Kentucky also was appointed assistant secretary of the mational committee, an office created by the Chicago convention. Following the announcement committee’s membershin ing and Chairman Hays each lissued statements, the former praising the or- ganization work ady accomplished and the latier declaring that a complete amalgamation of party groups had been brought about in the appointment of the committee. & Harding’s Statement. Senator Harding's statement follows: “I cordially approve of the executive of the Senator Hard- organization as worked out by Chairman! Hays and the sub-committee of the na- tional committee. As the nominee I want to express appreciation of the or- ganization heretofors made, and my gratitude to the many interested repub- Yieans who constitute it and who have been working for two years to restore a republican party administration. It will be noted that we are calling all repub- ficans to the party colors and the good faith of the programme will be empha- pized as the personnel of other highly im- portant committees are announces “The, conferences have been most suc- cessful,” says Mr. Hays in his statement. “The gerat party of the union is most pertainly a unit. The executive commit- tes and the other committees to be ap- inted will be splendidly representative. r. Daugherty and the loyal republicans Wwho have worked so enthusiastically for mator Harding and those who have no loyally worked for others are all to- gether vieing with each other in their ffort to advance the party's cause. There Is one great organization, a complete amalgamation, and we are on our way ®o the great republican victory which pneans so much for the country’s wel- Rare.” Mr. Daongherty in still another state- Jnent sald the conference here had been “*most harmonious and beneficial to the fause” and pledged his entire time “from pow until the election to the performance ®f such duties as are assigned to me.” Of the women members of the execu- tive committee Mrs. Edson was active in pupporting Senator Johnson of California for the presidential nomination, while Pirs. Fosseen is chairman of the Minne; sota republican organization of women. Mrs. Robinson, a sister of former Presi- dent Roosevelt, made the seconding speech for Major General Leonard Wood | ® tthe Chicago convention. Mrs. Hyde has been active in organizing republican women in Utah, while Mrs. Livermore Was described by officers of the national mmittee as being in gre g demand as a lic speaker. Harding Meets Suffragists. ‘The meeting between eSnator Harding the suffrage deputaion took place at his office in the capitol and lasted more than an hour. The suffragists had gone to the capitol with prepared statements, but the senator’s action in presenting l|!s jiews first caused them to change their plans and simply state their request for a definition of the nominee's position. In reply Senator Harding said: “I need not te’. vou of my interest in the consummatior of the ‘woman's suf- frage. I voted for ivin the senate and a vote records a senator’s purpose quite as faithfully as anything he may do. “Nothing would please me more than to have ratification made effective to give American womanhood full participation in the elections of next November. This desire, sincerely spoken, does not conflict with my determination that I could not with propriety attempt to force any state executive to hasten action in violation of his own sense of duty. “There is a point at which full execu- tive authority my approach a trespass on the rights of states, and I should not wan tto trespass if I bore the commission of authority and I realize full well that, so far, I am only a party nominee. In the latter capacity I would not wish my party to believe me inclined to trespass or to assume to wield a club. 1f any state executive should ask my opinion about extraordinary efforts to consum- mate suffrage I frankly will commend the thing vou desire, but I cannot impose a demand, though I personally hope to see women's suffrage and women's full par- ticipation established at an early date.” Miss Paul in her statement tonight said: “I can hardly believe that a candidate nominated to stand for a specific plat- form could within two weeks after that platform's adoption declare himself un- able to do anything toward carrying it out. We are deeply disappointed with Scnator Harding’s position. Our delega- tion to him today was the first step in a campaign to place before the country his responsibility as the head of his party for his party’s inaction on suffrage in those states in which it is in power. Un- til he recogmizes and acts effectively on that responsibility, we shall not be con- tent.” John T. King at Conference. Senator Harding continued his confer- ences wich party leaders, meeting Oscar Straus of New York and James R. Gar- field of Cleveland, both former leaders of the progressive .party, Senator Me- Cormick of Illinois, John Hays Ham- mand, and John T. King of Connecticut, one of the managers in the early Wood campaign. The nominee announced today that he planned to leave Washington early in July for his home in Marion, O., where he will be officially notified of his nomina- tion July 22. He sald he hoped to ar- range his affairs so as to be in Marion July 3, a celebration in his honor. Before leaving Washington tonight for New York Mr. Hays announced that 1o éastern or western campaign managers were contemplated as he would substitute imself for both of these former officers, dividing his time between Chicago and New York. The chairman said appointment of an assistant treasurer probably would be announced tomorrow in New York. — CUMMINGS RESENTS MCOOMBS' CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT WILSON San Francisco, Calif., June 22—The tatement of William F. McCoombs, ew York, former chairman of the demo- cratic_national committze, that Pr dent Wilson's assumption of audiority has been “autocratic” was termed to- day by Homer Cummings, perraanent chairman of the national committee, “one of those sporatic -riticis: a negligible factor in our aff “Questions as to the leade=31in of the president answer themselves,” Mr. Cum- mings said. “The charicter of leadership depends upon the vitalit- the man who is president. Mr. Wi a very vital leader and nis gre be more universally recogaized in the next decade than perhaps it is now.” Discussion as to the platform and or- ganization of the democratic national convention continued today to concern delegates here apparently mor> than the prospects of aspirants for the nomina- tions. It was said that if the proposal to make Senator Thomas J. \Walsh of Montana permanent chairman of the con- vention Is not realized he may be put forward for the chairmanship of the resolutions committee which frames the platform. Brainbridge Colby, secretary of state, has been mentioned freuently for the permanent chairmanship of the cnovention and Senator Glass of Virginia heretofore virtually the only, delegate advocated to head the platform com- mittee. There seemed tb be some uncertanty today as to whether the Virginia state democratic platform, endorsed hy T1es- ident Wilson, Would be urged in its en- tirity as the basis of the nat‘onal plat- form or only acceptance of tne League of Nations plank would he advocated. Both democrats and republicans ap- parently had overlooked the Panama Canal zone in calls for the national con- vention, Mr. ‘Cummings said today. The application for the seating of two dele- gates from the zone will ba passed upon by the natioal committee, Le added. DIVORCE CASE OF FRANK JAY GOULD VS. EDITH KELLY *hat are Paris, June 22._The divorce case of Frank Jay Gould vs. Edith Kelly Gould jcame up in the first chamber of the French courts today. Former Premier Viviani, reprepresenting Mr. Gould, ask- od by the walkout, was reported greatly grounds. Attorney Zurfluts in behalf of Mrs, Gould argued that the French tribunals were incompetent to try the case which he declares was exclusively the province of the American courts. Prosecutor of the Republic will sum up Tuesday, June 29. ! | ‘Wattine Frank J. Gould obtained a divorce de- cree from Edith Kelly Gould in Paris in 1919. Mrs. Gould shortly afterward ine stituted proceedings to have the decree annulled, claiming that the French courts had no jurisdiction because she was a resident of the United States. The court overruled Mrs. Gould’s plea and sus- tained the decree granted Mr. Gould. The latter is now attempting to have the de- cree made absolute. when plans have been made for as Waterbury Police ] Break Up Meetings Policemen With Riot Guns Guard Streets — Military ha‘l‘l' Prevails Around City Hall. ‘Waterbury, Conn., June 22.—In spite of the nervous tension following the riot last Monday in which one striker was killed and two police lieuténants were se- riously wounded, Waterbury -vas ugiet today, there being no reauwed ouiburets precipitated by the strike. Policemen with riot guns kep: guari in the streets of the ity anl broke up every group of strikers or any impromp- tu meetings held in the streets or in halls. Three raids were mads on hals, where it had been reported that strikers had gathered. No arrests were made how- ever, the police being satisfied with the breaking up of the meetings. Military law prevailed around the city hall, where troopers challenged everyone who had no official business. To test the validity of the polica edict prohabiting any further raeetings of the strikers in the city, the st:iking machmn- ists, or local 313, International Associa- tion of Machinists, will holi a mee‘ing in the building thares couneil hall at 1030 o'clock tomorrow morning, it wus officially announced tonigat. “Under the constitution of the United States we have a perfect right to hold public meetings.” Organizer Josepn Tone of the International Associations of Ma- chinists statedstoday. “We have held every meeting in the open anl have never closed the doors during sur pro- ceedings. Nobody can question any- thing we have done during the strike, and we can truthfully say that we have played the game fair and square. As long as there is a law in this state we will abide by it. ~ But I don’t think am body can question our right to hold meeting at this tim The funeral of Albert Tiso, the strik- er who was killed during tie pitched battle between the police and th~ pick- ets near the plant of the Scoviile Manu- facturing Company. will be made the o cassion for a parade by the strikers ro- morrow morning. it was sall today. Large delegations from the machiniss and the New England workers asso tion will turn out to attend the funeval of the striker. according to reports gath ered today. Tt was said that the coff will be carried by strikers from his parental home. 69 Winchester avenus, to the OId St.-Joseph's cemetery. Some anxiety is being felt over the probable attitude of the strikers during the funeral, but the poiice aathesitins have taken ample precautions to cope With any situation that may arise, it was officially stated tonight. The fact that the strikers will follow the funeral cor- tege, may constitute a parade—i condi- tion which is prohibited by the lccal au- thorities just now. WHICH WILL PREVAIL; WILSON'S VIEWS OR BRYAN San Francisco, Calif., June 22.—Post- master General Burleson's statement to- day at San Antonio regarding democratic platform issues drew particular attention among party leaders nere for the na- tional convention next week because of its frank declaration for modification of the Volstead prohibition enforcement act. Mr. Burleson's demand for repeal “drastic and absurd” provisions of the act expressed in more direct fashion views which some of the party leaders now here previously had voiced private- ly. Coming from a member of President Wilson’s cabinet the statement was re- garded as a possible intimation of the administration’s attitude on the prohi- bition issue before the convention. Senator Glass of Virginia, who is due here tomorrow, is understood to have been entrusted with a formal expression of President Wilson's views as to the platform. On other occasions, however, the postmaster general has been the di- rect spokesman of the president on im- portant issues and democrats here were inclined to take his expression as to the prohibition plank as more than a statement of his own views. The preliminary convention discussion in progress here, while wholly informal in character, has shown a striking unani- mity of opinion on two peints thus far. The first of these is that th®_ platform i struggle will be the real fight (% the con- vention; the second, that the prohibition plank will be the chief issue in that ght, out-rivaling the league of nations Ideclaralion in interest among the dele- gates. In the league issue, W. J. Bryan al- ready i nding directly opposed to son’s views as to the par- ty attitude. That dates back to the Jackson Day dinner when Mr. Wilson urged that the democrate enter the cam- paign on the issue of ratification of the league covenant without material reser- vation. The former secretary of state stood just as strongly for acceptance of the republican senate reservations as a basis for ratification and in order to keep the league covenant out of the cam- paign. If Mr. Burleson's statement is to be accepted as representing the president's views on prohibition, delegates said, it now was evident that Bryan and the ad- minisiration forces were to clash alse over that plank in the party platform. Mr. Bryan's views have been known to be rigidly against any weakening of the prohibition laws. There is also it was said, a third point on which the presi- dent and his former secretary might lock horns at the convention. It was recalled that when the president asked congress for authority to accept a mandate over Armenia under the league of nations, Mr. Bryan promptly issued a statement in at opposition to such a program. It has been regarded as possible that the presi- dent might seek to have the convention indorse his course as to Armenia and, if so, it was said, the Nebraska leader could be expected to exert his influence against such action. Pending arrival of Senator Glass, Mr. Burleson and Mr. Bryan, all of whom will reach the convention city during the week, the few party leaders and dele- gates already on the ground have been exchanging only gossipy comment and expressions of personal opinion on is- sues to come up. There have been no conferences as yet, and there is still lit- tle activity among workers for various candidates for the presidential nomina- tion to distract attention from the plat- form outlook. Headquarters. for John W. Davis of West Virginia were opened today and the first literature in behalf of the claims of candidates was put out by his supporters. Some poster work for Gov- ernor Edward 1. Edwards of New Jersey also was done, supplementing that for Attorney General Palmer, but presiden- of BRIEF TELEGRAMS Dr. Charles’ D. McCarthy, former mayor of Malden, Mass., died yesterday. | Census figures give the population of Yonkers, N. Y, as 100,226, an increase of 25 per cent over 1918: Edward Capps of New Jersey has been named minister to Greece by Pres- ident Wilson in a recess appointment. Dr. Juan Dautista Sacasa has been nominated by the coalition party of Nic- aragua for the presidency of that coun- try. Adolph Carnot, former president of the French democratic alliance and brother of the late Sadi Carnot, one time presi- dent of ¥France, died in Paris. A special federal grand jur ymet at Philadelphia to determine who was re- sponsible for the escape of Grover C. Bergdoll, convicted draft dodger. A Moscow wireless despatch announces that General Markovsky, commander of the Omsk military district, has been shot at Omsk. The department of justice disapproves of the proposal to ration sugar at hotels and restaurants instead of serving from open bowls. - The fishermen Natalie Hammond and Elsie G. Silva, bound in from the fishing grounds with full catches, went ashore in a fog just outside Gloucecter, Mass. A spectacular fire at the noon hour caused damage estimated at $50,000 at the store of Cherry & Webb Co., dealers in women’s wear, in Lowell, Mass. One hundred and twenty-two mem- bers were admitted to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce at a special meet- ing of the membership committee. Warning against new counterfeit $20 federal reserve note just discovered in circulation is issued by W. H. Horan, chief of Secret Service, Tresaury De- partment. Bolshevik forces have crossed the river Drnieper, near Retchitsa, and are driving back the Poles along the Knorsten re- gion, the Russian official communique declares. Williams College has conferred the honorary degree of doctor of law on Gen- eral Pershing, Rear Admiral Sims and Franklin Lane, former secretary of the interior. A special naval squadron composed of cruisers and gunboats for duty in Mexi- can and Central American ports will be organized about Oct. 1 the navy de- partment has announced. All records for fines collected in a single day for violations of the Vol- stead act were broken when 100 saloon- keepers and bartenders were fined a sum totalling altogether $20,000. All Italian forces have been with- drawn from Antivari and the Motnene- grin coast, says an official dispatch from Belgrade. Serbian troops have oc- cupied the evacuated regions. Plans whereby persons in all walks of life can’ help reliéve the farm labor shortage are being devised by Governor Smith's Farm Labor Board, to prevent the possibility ‘of a food famine next winter. 1 & Seven “special partners” of the failed brokerage firm of Marcus & Co., Phil delphia, were declared “general partner: by Judge Landis and as a resutl will be liable fro the debts of the concern, es- timated at $2,500,000. Obstructions placed on the track by two boys, age six and seven are believed to have caused the wreck of the Boston & Albany Southwestern Express and a local at Worcester, in which a number of persons were injured. The Cunard liner Caronia has been held np at quarantine following the dis- covery of a small pox case among the steerage passengers. Cabin passengers will be allowed to land as soon as the vessel has been fumigated. French and British forces are being concentrated for the deéfence of Con- stantinople and the Dardanelles against Mustapha Kemal's Nationalist froces, ac- cordnig to messages from Boulogne where the Alffled Premiers are in con- ference. Postal and telegraph communications with Hungary have been completely in- terrupted as a result of the boycott against Hungary by the International Trade Unions because of the alleged prosecutions of Hungarian workmen by the Budapest government. Work of checking up the recent Fed- eral Census In Manhattan will begin im- mediately, Acting Health Commissoiner Monaghan announced. Seven hundred persons have been engaged and the un- persons have been engaged and the un- dertaking is expected to be completed by Saturday. Dumping 12 carloads of ceal lumber into the water, sinking several large barges and final%y running aground in shallow water at Pensacola ,Cal., was the damage caused when the Shipping Board steamship John Adams became unmanageable throught the snapping of her propeller blaeds and struck a rafl- road pier. and PETTIBONE INDICTED FOR MURDER OF HIS WIFE Manchester, Vermont, June 22.—By- ron M. Pettibone, of Benrington was in- dicted by the Grand Jury in special ses- sion here today for first degree murder in connection with the death of his wife. He will be arraigned in the coun- ty court here tomorrow, but it was said tonight the trial might be postponed at the request of the defence until the next regular session of the court at Bennington next December. Pettibone, an undertaker’s assistant, 33 years of age, according to State's At- tornye Collin M. Graves, admitted upon his arrest early this month tha the had poisoned his wife, Mrs. Eva Earl Petti- bone, on the night of April 6 last. He assigned worry over financial difficulties as the cause of his act, according to authorities. —_— TU. S. MATL ATRPLANE WRECKED NEAR TITUSVILLE, PENN, Titusville, Pa., June 22.—A TUnited States mail airplane, en route from Bellefonte, Penn., to Cleveland, was wrecked eight miles east of here today. ‘The accident occurred when D. C. Smith, the pilot, was forced to land because of engine trouble. The aviator was slightly injured. tial row has not as yet become even a shadow of what % will be or of what it was during the republican convention at Chicago. In any event, there is little possibility that candidates’ headquarters will take as prominent a part in the San Francisco convention as was the case in Chicago. Tha Chicago convention was uniona in —_— that respect, with Senator Johnson, Gen- eral Wood, Governor Lowden and others of the active contenders for the nomi- nation in personal charge of their camps, while Senator Harding the party nomi- nee, also was on the Scene and shared in conferences which led to bia selection. Volstead's Career in Congressin Jeopardy Non-Partisan Candidate is Leading the Constructor of Prohibition Enforcement Act in Primary Vote. St. Paul, Minn., June 22.—Congress- man A: J. Volstead, seeking re-lomina- tion on. the republican ticket in the seventh district, lost groumd in returns late today from yesterday’'s primary, 235 precincts out of 375 in the district giv- ing him 11,738 #s against 13,569 polled by O. J. Kyale, of Benson, non-partisan league candidate, SURVEY OF DAMAGE IN LOS ANGELES Los Angeles, June 22.—A survey ear- ly today of the damage done by an earthquake last night indicated that En- glewood, ten miles southwest of suffered much more severely than was at first reported. Twenty-one business buildings in the town were practically destroyed, the town was deprived of light and gas and scores of dwellings were seriously dam- aged. Many plate glass windows in Los An- geles were shattered by the shock, sever- al buildings were otherwise injured and persons were struck by bricks shaken from chimneys. San Pedro, Long Beach, Santa Mohica and Venice also reported minor damage. The death of Mrs. William Shippy of Los Angeles at Venice, a beach resort, was attributed to the earthquake. She jumped from an automobile following the tremor and fell dead from heart dis- ease. The shock which caused the damage was followed by two slighter tremors, a few minutes apart, and at 10.40 o'clock a fourth tremor was felt in the soath- west section of Los Angeles and at In- glewood. No damage resulted from these. The front walls of the Inglewood ho- tel, a theater, an undertaking establish- ment, a real estate office, three groc:ry stores, two meat markets, two garages. a pool room, a drug store, furniture store and other down town buildings collapsed. The steeple of the Episcopas church toppled into the street and the buildings oceupied by the citizens sav- ings bank and the First National bank of Inglewood virtually was destroyed Several persons in Inglewood —were slightly injured by falling plaster and Dbricks and broken zlass but no seious injuries were reported. LITIGATION OVER $29,000,000 ESATE OF JOSEPH R. DE LAMAR New York, June 22.—Declaring that under the law not more than one-half of an estate may be left to ch counsel for the state comptroller today appealed to Surrogate Cohalan for a ruling in the case of Joseph R. De Lamar who bequeathed approximately $17,000,000 of his 29.000,000 estate to Columbia and Harvard Universities, the New York association for im- proving the condition of the poor and other charities. ; If the state comptrollers contention is upheld these legacies will have to be cut down proportionately and the state will receive $100,000 in transfer taxes, 'and the $10,000,000 inheritance of De Lamar" aughter will be in- creased about $2,500,000. As the mat- ter now stands the . $17,000,000 be- queathed to institutions and charity is exempt from imposition of the state transfer tax. ! Counsel for Miss De Lamar said she is willing to waive the benefits that would accrue to he r should the surro- gate sustain the state comptroller’s contention. 3 CRISIS IN OTIATIONS WITII BOLSHEVIKI MI STER 5 London, June crisis has arisen in the negotiations going on between Premier Lloyd George and Leoid Krassin the Russian bolshevik minister for trade and commerce, Which may result in the definite breaking off of conversations and the departure of M. Krassin from Lon- don, according to the Herald, organ of labor. The newspaper adds the crisis was precipitated by the premier insisting ihat before negotiations soviet governmert pensation to Bri go any further the must promise com- sh financiers who have vested interests in Russia. M. Krassin, it is said, offered to discuss this matter at a peace conference, but was met by what it is declared to have been a vir- tual ultimatum. Premier Lloyd George is charged by the Herald as acting “at the dictation of a group of British capital- ists.’ BUMPER. GRAIN AND FRUIT CROPS IN CANADA Toronto, June Prospects are bright for bumper grain, fruit and veg- etable crops throughout Canada accord- ing to reports compiled by The Cana- dian Press and announced here today. Abundant crops are forecasted for the fruit growing districts of eastern Can- ada, where there is great anxiety procure adiuate help to get in the har- vest. Western Canadian wheat reports are optimistic. Record wheat and oats crops are promised in Ontario, as well as in Quebec and the maritime provinces. Potatoes are doing well in all sections. STRIKE MAY TIE UP BRITISH TRANS-ATLANTIC STEAMSHIPS Liverpool, June and engineers have oined the other ship workers in their decision not to sail on ships unless they carry union wire- less operators who are on strike. Pre- diction is made in shipping circles that the port activities will be virtual- ly at a standstill by the end of the week. London, June 22.—The London offices of trans-atlantic steamships do not anticipate that any of the big liners will be held up by the strike of wire- less operators. Passengers are being booked. POSITIVE M'ADOO'S NAME WILL GO BEFORE DEM. CONVENTION Kansas City, Mo., June 22.—Burris A. Jenkins, clergyman and newspaper pub- lisher, issued a positive statement Mday that the name of William Gibbs McAdoo would be placed in nomination before the democranc convention in San Fran- cisco with or wilhout the consent of Mr. McAdoo. $300,000 BUSINESS BLOCK FIRE IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, Md., June 22.—Fire which started today on the fourth floor of a building at Baltimore and Howard streets occupied by Blumber Drothers company and S. Goldheim and Sons swept the three upper floors, causing esfimated at $300,000, x QUTGOING FREIGHT EMBARGD EFFECTIVE AT NEW HAVEN here, | to} 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS Leaders ;:f Switchmen’s Strike Claim Their Ranks Have Been New Haven, Conn., June 22.—Leaders of the switchmen's strike on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in this section tonight claimed iha: their ranks had been increased today. It was said that 38 me= did not report in the | afternoon shift and these included a doz- en men comprising a passenger train switching crew. The railroad company previously announced that 19 men were absent from the morning shift. The en®urzo on outgong freight re- mains sn effert here. The railroad is handling through freight and passenger service has not been interrupted. Par- lor and dining cars on express trains were not shifted or taken off in the lo- cal yards tonight, as usual, but were kept on the trains. In a statement given out TO QUESTION MISS ANDEESON ABOUT ELWELL New York, June —District Attor- new Swann announced tonight that he had sent for Miss Elly Hope Ander- son of Minneapolis to question her in connection wigh his investigation of the murder of Joseph Bowne Elwell wealthy turfman and whist expert, who was found with a bullet hole through his head at his home here on the morning of June 11. Miss Anderson was the dinner guest of Victor Von Schlegell, 2 New York Sus- iness man. at the Ritz-Carlton hotel here on the night before Elwell was slain. While dancing on the hotel roof | they met Elwell, accompanied by Miss Viola Kraus, divorced wife of von Schiegell, and other friends. The attorney said he intends to ques- tion this meeting and of events prior and subsequent to. Asked if he considered her as an im- portant witness in the case, Mr. Swann replies “You can make it emphatic that we do not regard Miss Anderson as one upon whom even the shadow of a suspicion rests in connection with the murder. PROCTOR GETS TELEGRAM OF APOLO! FROM BUTLER Cincinnati, O., June 22. — Colone) Cooper Proctor made public today a tel- egram of apology he received from Nich- olas Murray Butler, president of Colum- bia university, sent in answer to Proc- ter's demand to know whether or not Mr. Butler hrd been accurately quoted in a publisked interview in which he was purported to have declared that gamb- lers and stock market -plavars were Gen- eral Wood's principal backers in his campaign for the republican presiden. tial nomination. “Answering your telegram, June 15, T am -convinced that my words spoken un- der the strain, turmoil and fatigue of the Chicago convention and in sharp re- { volt against the power of money in po- litics were both unbecoming and unwar- ranted and that Ishould and do apologize to each and every one who felt hurt by what I said. FIGHTING VOTE OF CENSURE BY THE AMERICAN LEGION Boston, Mass. June 22.—Joseph B. Choate, commander of an American Le- gion Post at Southboro, filed a bill in in_ eijuity in the supreme court today asking that Edward L. Logan, command- er of the Massachusetts Department of the American Legi he ordered to re- scind a vote of censure passed against him. Choate served as a captain in the war. He published recently a criticism of | the attitude of Colonel Logan towards the bonus bill, and the Massachusetts department, through its executive com- mittee passed the vote of censure. Cap- tain Choate claims the legion officers by this action violated the constitution of the department which provides that each member shail perform his full duty as a en according to his own conscience understan gz DEMONSTRATION AGAINST HIGH PRICES IN and BERLIN Berlin, June 22—Riotous demonstra- tions against the high prices of food, in which many persons were wounded in clashes with the - police, are reported from Osnabrurek, province of Hanover, from Crefeld, in the Rhine province and from “rankfort on Main. At Osnabrurek a crowd tried to storm the prison. Shope were plundered and some were wounded by shots fired by police. Demonstrations at Crefeld raided the markets and stérmed warehouses, throw— ing goods out of the windows. Shops were pillaged. The police were powerless and order was restored only when Bel- sian troops intervened. There were many casualties here. Fruit stands at Frankfort were attack- ed by mobs, the venders being compelied to reduce their prices. BURLESON FOR MODIFICATION OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT San Antonio, Texas, June 22.—The democratic party in_its platform to be adopted at the San Francisco convention must take an “open, honest stahd on great issues confronting the country, and i above all, avoid ‘pussyfooting’" Albert S. Burleson, postmaster general, declared here today He is on his way to San Francisco as a delegate from Teaxs. Mr. Burleson said he was in favor of modifying the “drastic and absurd pro- vision” of the Voistead prohibition en- forcement act. that he opposed govern- ment ownership of public untilties ex- cepting the telegraph and telephone lines and that he was against measures deny- ing labor the right to strike. SOCIALISTS DECLINE TO SUPPORT GERMAN CABINET Bulletin, Washington, June 21.—The | Fehrenbach cabinet has collapsed owing to the majority socialists refusing to support it. This announcement is mada in a despatch from Berlin to the London Times sent at 10:30 o'clock last night. “It is learned tonight” (Tuesday says the Times correspondent, “that the majority socialists at a meeting today declined to gi ve a vote of con- fidence to the Fehrenbach ministry. The ministry declare that the cond tions on which they consented to join the government have not been fulfiiled. The people’s party also, it is report- ed, refuse to support the Fehrebach government. The crisis therefore is again acute.” Fortune smiles at & few and grins at! many. Increased—Through Freight and Passenger Service Has Not Been Interrupted—Freight Traffic on Three Lines Entering Philadelphia is Reported Greatly Improved. late today, the chairmen of four brother- hoods locals said they “believe all mien in engine and train service should re- main at work pending a decision of the labor board.” - FREIGHT TRAFFIC IN PHILA. IS ‘GREATLY IMPROVED Philadelphia, Penn., June 22.—There Was no apparent change in the yardmen's strike situation tonight. Strike leaders reported slight gains, but railroad ficials declared these were offset by t number of men who returned to work. Freight traffic. which has been impair- ed by the walkou.t was reported greatly improved on the three lines entering this city. Passenger service remains normal ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER EN ROUTE TO CONVENTION Chicago June 22.—A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney general, was one of a host.of democratic leaders that passed through Chicago today en route to the mational convention at San Francisco. Mr. Palmer Was on a special train carrying a delega- tion of 230 Pennsylvania democrats to the convention. ; “There is no dissension in the demo- cratic party, and none is expecetd,” Mr, Palmer said. “All is harmony. " 5 The attorney general refused io discuss his own candidacy but Warren W2a Drke of Harrisburg, secretary of the Pennsy vania state committee, said that 3fr. Palmer would enter the convention the | Strongest of all the candidates, with 74 of the state’s 76 delegates pledged. Tie said Palmer would have 400 votes on ‘lie first roll call B The party included Roland 8. Mo.ris of Philadelphia, ambassador to Japi=, who is on a vacation; Vance C. Mx Cormick of Harrisburg, national demo- cratic chairman in 1916; Joseph F. Gut- fey of Pittsburgh, national committee- man-elect, and Congressman Bruce F. Sterling of Uniontown, state chairman of the party. The party will arrive in San Francisco on Friday. - Tom Taggart, national committeeman from Indiana and chairman of the In- diana delegation, also was in Chicagn today on his way west. He expressed the opinion that “the wet and dry” guestion is “no longer a political issue but i sim- pI¥ a question of law.” WARNING TO HOLDERS OF INFORMAL WAR CONTRACTS Washington, June 22.—Concerns hold- ing informal war- cofitracts which have not been settled finally must obtain ac- tion on their claims from the secrctary of war or definite refusal from the ses- retary to act before juridiction will be assumed by the United States district court of claims under the Dent act providing compensation for the holders of such contracts. This decision was given by the court of claims today in the case of the United States Bedding com- pany of St. Paul. “The purpose of the original bill which became the Dent act”, the court de- clared, “was to ‘validate’ certain claims as to -which no formally executed con- tract had been made or because a con- tract had been made by someone without outhority to oblaigte the government. The act shows a clear purpose to com- fer power on the Secretary of War is not accepted.” CHANGES IN THE YALE ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD New Haven, Conn.—The Yale corp- oration at a meeting today voted te grant the request of the Associated Western Yale clubs for representation on the alumni advisory board. At a meeting of the alumni board President George G. Mason, 'S8 Sheffield, presided and vacancies were filled by election of H. T. Rogers, '66, of Denver Colo., and R. W. Huntington, o o Hartford, Conn., who take the places of W. H. Corbin of Hartford, Conn.. and H. B. Wallace, of St. Louis, Mo., Walter A. Decamp of Cincinnati, was continued as corresponding secretary. President Mason reported that ecagh and piedees toward the Yale war me- morial fund totalled $112,463. The- board deferred for another year a de- cision in the matter of a new tune for “bright college years' for which the class of '99 had offered a prize of $1,000. PARTING SHROUD ON VANITIE PREVENTED YACHT RACW Newport. R. L. June 22—The partifi of a shroud on the sioop Vanitie today prevented what appeared to be the best weather oppostunity yet presented to test the qualities of the cup defense as= pirant yachts Reslute and Vanitie. The vachts were at the line, with a 1 kno breeze blowing a good sea runming and a fog which had delayed the start blown away. when one of the strands on Vanitie's starboard shroud parted, and the sloop was forced to head back inte the harbor. The sloops will try again to- morrow to sail their tenth race. Vanitie and Resolute now have had’ three accidents each during *he trial series of races. Resolute lost her mast, and her topmast, and broke the jaws ot" her gaff. Vanitie previously had fray- ed the main boom bridle and picked up & lobster pot. BESTAURATEUR CLEARED OF CLERGYMAN'S CHARGES New York. June —Peter Galotti, proprietor of a restaurant in the ‘Ten~ derloin which was raided over the head of former Police Inspector Dominisk Henry, following charges of the Rev. John Roach Straton of Calvary Baptist chureh here, that liquor was being openly sol? there. was found not gulilty on that par- ticular count in federal district court today. ; = He Avas convicted on another eount, however. based on evidence of police wit- nesses that the procured liqusr in his restaurant April five, subsequent to the time the clergyman visited the place. Galotti was sentenced to ten day sin tha tombs and fined $500. WEDDING. Perkins—Cowan. - Danbury. Conn.. June 22—John R. Perkins, principal of the state normal 9-hool in this city, and Miss Martha Ii~ Jowan, supervisor of training schools, hglhh widely known in educational eireles of the state, were married today In Wa- terbury, the bride's home city. _ F3n