Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 24, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 154 ] POPULATION 29,685 NORWICH, CONN. THUR SDAY, JUNE 24, 1920 DEMOCRATS SHAPING WET PLANK 10 FIT N PLATFORM Delegates Have Various Views as to How the Question Should Be Approached—Cummings Defines the Question as|{¥ Not a Prohibition Issue, Merely in Expression of Party’s Attitude on the Volstead Enforcement Act—‘“Beer” Issue Probably Will Be Fought Out on the Floor of the Con- vention—All Other Issues Are Expected to Be Settled in Committee. San Francisco, Calif. June 23.—A vel- unteer construction corps of piatform builders was busy today whittling out planks -which they believed would meet the needs of the democratic national convention in expressing ilts views as‘\o n- prohibition enforcement. Leaders cluding Chairman Cummings of the 2 tional committeg, were in agreement that this question would monopolize the Acenl(‘l’ of the convention stage until it was gettled. Mr. Cummings expressed the opinion that it would be the only issue to be carried to the convention floor. Informal discussion by delegates shows geveral schools of thought among the an- ti-bone dry advocates as to how the question should be approached. They vary from state's rights stand taken by Governor Edwards to proposals th: congress be urged to proceed dir toward modifying the one-half of per eent alcoholic content restriction of the Volstead enforcement act so as to 1ift the ban from beers and light wines. The most prnounced movement at the moment. IMwever, and the one which ap- peared today to have taken the most definite shape was that originating ‘n Washington and designed to offer a basis on which anti-bone dry forces could con- one centrate. Personal liberty will be the slogan of advocates of this tompromise plani Mr. Cummings was emphatic tod: defining Tie question to be solved but mere attitude a prohibition issue, sion of the party numerons other issues on which Volstead enforcement act. There was be a difference of opinion hefore the resolutions committee. ~Mr) Cum- mings thougti. #eluding profiteering, the industrial plank. touching relations be- tween capital and labor, the Irish ques- tion and others: but no present prospect that they could not he harmonized in sommittee. A minority report is to be sxpected only on the so-called “beer plank.” it wi agreed. and will (iProw the fight Into the convention itself. 2 The Washington enforcement plank was said, and in which anti-bone dry the administration. It is understood to have been drawn from the personal lib- srty angle and to advocate in general terms a liberalization of the Volstead act. Specific mention of wine. heer or any other beverage by name was omittad The plank will be put forward as rep- resenting the opinion of many and representatives and its frameis hope to be able to elaim for it the backing of President Wilsen himself. 1t was drawn After conference in whieh mo*s than one members of the cabinet shared, it yas said, and in which anto-bine dry scnators took a leading part. owa'baD. i Avoidance of specific mention of bev- erages, proponents of the Washington plank argued, and an appeal for an en- foreement policy more in harmony with American ideas of personal liberty would merve to prevent alienation of sentiment which a mere direct approach might push intq the bon dry ranks. By such a course, also, he added, the part: stand eonld be in striel accord- ance with the ruling of the supreme court ronfirming the authority of congress to fix permissible aleoholic content under the prohibition amendment. It was questionable tonight whether any direct reference to the Volstead act would be urged on the platform framers. The plank to be urged hy the anti-bone drys, however, is expected, whatever it may say otherwisa, to ran the republican rongress sharply for enactment of the en- forcement measure in its existing form. A new source of discussion arose today In connection with convention procedure. It had to do with determining whether the platform should be adopted before or after the presidential nominee had been selected. Chairman Cummings apparently has had the question up with managers of various candidates and found their views to difter. Some of the workers for this or that candidate profess to see strategic advan- tage for their man in one course or the other. The national chairman did not share their views; but to promote har- mony will call the campaign managers into conference on the eve of the conven- tion to see If a satisfactory program gannot be arranged in advance. There is strong desire to expedite the convention's work as much as possible. Eteps to limit nominating or at least sec- onding speeches are under eonsideration. There were intimations that Mr. Cum- mings expected the report on platform to be deferred until after the balloting on nominees. This would permit the con- vention to proceed with rominations while the wrangle over platform issues was in progress It was insisted that no thought of fit- ting issues to candidates or the other way round was in mind among the lead- srs, nor any view that nominees were more important than platform expres- rions. MARDING IS PREPARING TO INAUGURATE HIS CAMPAIGN ‘Washington, June — Preliminary wteps for the Inauguration of his cam- ign having been taken, Senator arding. the republican presidential can- didate, today turned his attention to his speech of acceptance, which is expected 1o sound the campaign keynote for the party. The nominee, It was sald today. plans to devote most of his time prior to Ju when he will leave Washington for his Marion, Ohio. home to the acceptance ad- dress. Interspersed with the work on the speech. however, will be conferences with party leaders as was indicated to- day when Mr. Harding participated in meveral informal discussions as to cam- paign plans. % No date has been =et for the first meeting of the executive committee of 71, chosen yesterday to direct the na- tional campaign. One member of that committee remains to be appointed and until the committee’s membership has heen completed no action toward cafling the committee torether will he taken. Among his daily quota of conzratitla- ry letters and promises of support, the wenator today recelved a letter from a in Rochester, Pennsylvania. contain- a check for one dollar. The accom- Jetter satd: « "It is not my intention to owe a pres- senators | ident of the United States anything ex- cept my admiration and good will, there- fore, I enclose my check for §1. vears ago in your private office at Ma- 1 borrowed the §1 for reasons you may imagine. It helped at a time when work was scarce and money scarcer.” rion, HARDING SYM! J Kansas City, Mo. Walsh, Industrial publican ed “a movement to bring pendence of Ireland.” letter as given out by March 24, last, read a “I have a very self of the very try in More than that, I have pathetic feeling for bring about any must confes well of the insincere he senate recently in tion ervations of the treaty. manifest when si pressed the Irish vote for the treaty a porated. I had the of c: corporation was mad Leagi tee Senator Harding may have been create denial of yourself FAIL Kansas Cit fice in Washington on search of the files there failed to disclose Mr. Walsh ex- independence | of Ireland, and Senator Harding said he! had no recollection of having written such | The purported Jetter had heen . published in the Westminster Gazette of a record of any letter pressing sympathy for a letter. London. follows : “I enclosé to you graphic cvopy of yous March 20, on Ireland. 1 also enclose date March 26, 1920, resery: and TO FIND RECORD OF LETTER WRITT THETIC FOR INDEPENDENCE OF IRELAND? une 23.—Frank former chairman of the Federal Relations commission, made public what he said was a copy of a letter Senator Warren G. Harding, re-; presidential nomine him, in which Senator Harding express- very sympathetic feeling for the inde- Senator Harding's | alsh, dated wrote about the Mr. ¥ s follows strong conviction my- great the Americans of Irish birth and ances- the winning of independence ana the making of our great United States. part played a 'very great s the movement the independence of Ireland and the establishment of Irish nation- ich is the national aspiration of liberty loving people. that T demonstration handling a reser- | in behalf of Ireland in the res-| Nations | The insincerity of it was made who ue of n senators tion, refused fter it was Mr. Walsh also, made public a letter to asking. orrect the erroneous impression which | the qualified that such a letter had been written by you.” the senator d by secretary N BY Mo., June 23.-—Announce- ment was made at Senator Harding’s June 19, that t the Mr. Walsh's letter to Senator Harding| herewith r letter to me 1920, defining vour attitude | the question of the independence copy of letter transmitting copy | Some tonight aid not_think| incor- yself | sting a favorable vote after the in- WALSH | a photo- Tammany Leaer M rk, June 23.—Indictment of ar] . Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, and five others on charges of con- aly to defraud the United States by ifying income tax returns and at- tempted intimidation of Louis N. Hartog, a_wealthy manufacturer, through. crim- inal prosecution, was announced here today. The indictments, which were re- turned secretly by the extraordinary grand jury yesterday came as a great surprise. Murphy is now on his way to the democratic national convention at San Francisco. Others mdicted with Murphy were As- sistant District Attorney James E. Smith, one of the central figures in the “vice war” between the district attor- ney’s office and the police department; John A. McCarthy, former business part- ner of John ,Murphy, brother of the Tammany leader; Arthur J. Baldwin, a lawyer; Brnest B. Walden, vice presi- dent of the Corn Products company, and the Corn Products company itself. Bail for each defendant was fixed at $1,000. Murphy is charged, among other things with trying to intimidate Hartog into settling a $10,000,000 damage suit brought against the Tammany leader after the latter is alleged to have with- drawn -promised financial support in a glucose product firm in which Hartog was interested. The indictment alleges that Murphy threatened to accuse Har- tog of arsor, to expose to his wife his alleged secr/t relations with another wo- man, send Lim to jail for offenses he did not commit and ruin his business. P, to by PERSHING, JUSSERAND, GEDDES AT YALE ALUMNI LUNCHEON New Haven, Conn., June 23.—General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, at the luncheon of the Yale Alumni which fol- the commencement exercises to- at which he had received an hon- orary degree, told the great gathering of Yale men that it was the Yale spirit ch had made Yale men do so well and accomplish so much in the great war through which the world had gome. He was first 16 respond to the call of Pres- ident Arthur T. Hadley who presided, and he said that he had to apologize for not being a speaker but he could not let the opportunity pass without mention of the “Yale Spirit.” Ambassador Jusserand of France and Ambassador Geddes of Great Britain, who followed, in their brief responded made pleas for national preparefiness. Professor Taft, introduced as “most beloved alumnus” said that task of being president of Yale univer- ty was a greater one than that of be- ing president of the United States. He 2id the next president of the ersity should be a Yale man and a scholar and that the alumni should insist on this. Mr. Taft said that he was personally acquainted with General Pershing, for he had stood up With him at his mar- riage, knew him in the Philippines and had recommended him for the grade of brigadier general. Alluding to_ the pres- ence of the French and British ambassa- dors, Mr. Taft spoke of arbitration trea- ties with those countries and adverting to the league of natioms, said that peo- ple Who now oppose the league are ob- jecting because the league of nations covenant does not contain the same pro- visions that are in the arbitration trea- m- to| | lowed in| to to of- | Al of | he alumni were told by President Hadley that gifts the past year were $623,796. Among the items were $200.- of of | of your letter to Henorable George Gav-| 000 from Charles P. Taft for the fund an Duffy, redresentative of the Irish Re- public at Paris, France. “With this informa 200d enough to correct the erroneons im- | pression which may have been created by ) €TS the qualified denial of yourself and Sec- retary that such a letter had been writ- ten by you, which was given wide publici- tion will you ty by the Associated Press.” HARDING SAYS WALSH Providence, R. I, June 23.—John S. : LETTER 1S AUTHENTIC | Holbrook, president of the Gorham Man- e = ufacturing Company, was elected chair- Washington, June 23. — The letter,|man of the board of directors at a made public by Frank P. Walsh, former | meeting held here today. He will be chairman of the War Lahor Beard. in|succeeded by H. A. MacFarland of New | t’?"&’as City quoting Senator Harding, | York as president. Mr. McFarland has e tor's secretary. republican presidential nominee, expressing “a very sympathetic feeling’ toward the Irish independence movement was said to be “undoubtedly authentic.”! porations making tonight by George Christian, the sena- Declaring thai he was speaking Senator Harding, Mr. “Mr. Walsh simp'y gave out a copy of a_letter written to him by the senator. the matter regarding came up some days ago we tried to find a copy of the letter in the office files but There was no hedg- ing and no attempt to cheat about it. When conuld not locate ic. Christian said: the The letter is undoubtedly authentic.” —_— WILSON URGES D SCISION BY RAILROAD LABOR BOARD ‘Washington, June dite its wage decision. The president’s message resulted from the general unrest among railroad work- ers over the wage question and the walk- out of yardmen and other, employes at Philadelphia, Baltimore and other cities. Its text was not made public, but, unoffi- cially, it was described as being of “a forceful character.” Soon after the White Honse announce- i president’s action, W. N. Doak. vice president of the Broiherhood of Railroad Trainmen, issued a warning that unless there was a settlement of the now year-old wage controversy by the end of this week, the situation probably would be much worse than at present. ment of the 23.—The D e Bkt JOHNSON NOT DOW. OVER CONVENTION NCAST Sacramento, Cali: publicly for the first t publican convention in Chicago, Senator Hiram W. Johnson today told a few hun- dred of his home town people who greet- ed him at the Southern Pacific depot that he wa@is not downcastye ime since the over the result. OBITUARY. ‘Waterbury, at his home in the Ho been in ill health for some time. a native of Bridgeport and came to Wa- terbury 28 years ago. Bernard F. Hartford, Conn., June 23.—Bernard F. Smith, president of the Cavitol City Auto company, which he organized in 19906, and for several years chairman of the Hart- ford automobile show, died suddenly of heart trouble at his cottage at Hawk's Nest, Old Lyme, last night. He was 39 years old and was born in Hartford. He leaves a wife. John E. Selbie. Conn., June 23.—John E. Selbie, a leading dry goods merchant of this city, president of the Miller & Peck company, was found dead in bed today He had Ha was tel Elton. Smith. railroad labor board at Chicago has been urgently requested by President Wilson to expe- RESULT June 23.—Speaking named after the donor; $25.000 from Mrs. John C. Fennell for a scholarship; $22,000 from Martha Day.Porter for a Porter ‘memorial professorship, and oth- to the college. scientific, divinity and forestry school: GORHAM MFG. CO. TO ABSORB THE SILVERSMITH CO. be. a | for several years been president of the { Mt. Vernon company, Silversmiths, Inec., jof Mount Vernon, N. Y., one of the cor- up the silversmiths’ company of New York. Alfred K. Potter has resizned as vice president and di- for| rector of the local corporation. At a { meeting of the directors of the Gorham Manufacturing Company and the Silver- smiths company a plan was adopted letter | which will eventually eliminate the Sil- i versmiths company and make the Gor- {ham Manufacturing Company the hold- ing company for the Gorman Company, the Mount Vernon Company, Silver- smiths, Inc., the William B. Durgin Company of Concord, N. H., the Whiting Manufacturing Company of Bridgeport and the Willlam B.. Kerr Company of Newark, N. J., all of which are now subsidiaries of the Silversmiths Com- pany. The re-organization plans pro- vide for the taking over of all of the manufacturing plants by the Gorham Manufacturing Company, centering all production under President McFarland's direction and leaving each of the sub- sidiary companies to develop its own markets with its own sales organiza- tion. - PHILA. REMAINS THIRD CITY IN POPULATION, 1,823,158 Washington, June 23.—Philadelphia's population was announced tonight by the census bureau as 1,823.158, showing that the country’s third most populous city had maintained during the last ten vears the steady rate of growth it has had' since the first federal census in 1790. The numerical inerease for the ten vears was 274,150, the second largest increase of any decade in the city’s history. surpass- inf that of the ten years ending with 1910 by almost 20,000. Philadelphia’s percentage of increase was 17.7, which was slightly lower than the rate made by New York in the same period, the nation’s metropolis having shown 17.9 per cent. Compared with the rate for the decade 1800-10, Philadel- phia’s percentage of increase for the last ten years was 2 per cent. les. Nochester, N. Y., which was twenty- fifth largest city ten vears ago, had an increase larger both numerically and rel- atively than ten years ago, its total pop- ulation being 295.850. Its numerical in- crease, 77,701, was the largest in its his- tory. re- PREUS REP. NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA St. Paul, Minn. June 23.—J. A. O, Preus, state auditor, and endorsed by the the state-wide “elimination™ conven- tion, received the republican nomination for governor of Minnesota in Monday's primary election, virtually complete re- turns tonight showed. . - BRIEF TELEGRAMS George W. Van Note, of Newark, N. J., hias been appointed federal prohibition director for New Jersey. President Wilson has appointed Fred K. Nielsen, of Nebraska, ito be solicitor of the Department of Labor. Director of the mint has anneuneed n purchase of 1,700,000 ounces of silver at $1 an ounce for delivery at San Fran- cisco. French warships bombarded Turkish Nbtionalist forces, which began an at- tack on Mersina on the Mediterranean, southeast of Odana. Lieut. Co. Richard Derby, sen-in-law of the late Colonel Roosevelt, has been awarded the distinguished service med- al the war department announced. Thirteen 1. W. W. agitators were ar- rested in the Kansas wheat belts. Of- ficials are taking precautions to prevent labor difficulties during the harvest. Twenty-one names of which eighteen s be presented at the democratic national convention next are fayorite sons, will week, as candidate for the presidency. John B. Snow, a farm filed his declaration against Henry J. Allen for the republi- can nomination for governor of Kansas. Demanding a 15 per cent. incre: laborer, has as a candidate e in Wilson is Urging Woman Suffrage Requests Special Session of on the Amendment. ‘Washington, June 2.—President Wilson tonight sent a telegram to - Governor Roberts of Tennessee urging that a spe- cial session of the Tennessee: legislature be called to act on the federal suffrage amendment. The president in his telegram said: “It would be a real service to the party and to the nation if it is possible for you under the peculiar provision of your state constitution, having in mind the recent decision of the supreme court in the Ohio case, to call a special session of the leg- islature of Tennessee to consider the suf- frage amendment. Allow me to urge this very earnestly. . SPECIAL SESSION OF TENN. LEGISLATURE ON SUFFRAGE Knoxville, Tenn.. June 23.—Governor Roberts of Tennessee announced tonight that he would comply with the desire of President Wilson that a special session pay, 600 employes of the Marshall |Of the Tennessee legislature be called to Thread Co., of Kearney, N. J. have |2ct on the federal suffrage amendment. declared a strike. Most of the strikers| The legislature will be called to meet, are girls.. the governor said, in‘plenty of time to e permi tthe women of the United States General P_tyfllll l';. March, who has|to vote in the November election provid- been conducting an inspection of Ameri- | ed ratification of the suffrage amend- can troops in Germany, will sail for | ment 1s completed through favorable home ‘on the Northern Pacific from Bris- tol, England. The Supreme Council conference Boulogne, after three sessions, has been adjourned to meet in Brussels July 2. Most of the questions taken up have been left unsettled. at action by Tennessee. GRASSHOPPEES DEVASTATE WHEAT FIELDS IN TEXAS Fort Worth, Texas, June 23.—Acres upon acres in some west Texas ecounties are Dbeing eaten bare by a new plague of grasshoppers that flocked down in (‘rr:;»m;»w Wilhelm, = former German |May from the Middle West like clouds, DO n Prince, has_lefz. Wierengen for | according to reports reaching Fort oorn, where he will visit the ex-Kaiser, | Worih. Prince Joachim has already reached| The invasion has become o serious reached Doorn. The population of Salem, a decrease of 2 per cent. during the lsat ten yvears, according to fizures given out by the Census Bureau. The present pop- ulation is 42,515, Governor Edward I. Edwards, candi- date for the democratic presidential nom- ination, will not attend the-San Francis- €0 convention. A series of appointments will keep him in Trenton. The State Department has vised that Fernando Iglesias misioner with the rank of ambassador has been appointed Mexican high com- and will leave shortly for the United States. been ad- State of Derry, Vt. Burroughs, on modification of the Volst ead act. George Brown, charged with the mur- der of Richard Dunn on ass., shows Calderon | Senator Benjamin T. Bartlett announced his candidacy for the republican nomination for con- gress against Congressman Shermar K. a platform demadig a that concerted action to meet it is being taken by agricultural agents. Fields of wheat they said, have been devastated in many parts of the Panhandle. Cat- tle ranges, according to official reports to headquarters of the Texas Cattle Raisers Association at Fort Worth, have been denuded. At the offices of the Tex- as Farmers Union here, it was stated that the plague may result in total de- struction of plant life in some locali- ties. Remedies are being sent by state au- thorities dnto the infested districts and {are being distributed by county agents. One of these is to scatter poisoned bran in the path of the grasshoppers, prefer- ably early in the morning or late in the afternoon. The effect of the poison is cumulative since feed PROGRAM OF CONVENTION OF THE LABOR PARTY Chicago, Ill., June 23. of the convention of the labor party of the United States, to be held in Chicago, Feb. 9 last, v 3, is announced by Secre- pleaded hot guilty at Ossipee, H. I~slte ‘(]:rl}‘ l'lrlar:: J‘ 2 ;er. 5 Was remanded to jail to await the Oe-|" The first day, Sunday, will be given tober session of the grand jury. over to hearing addresses from various he organizations. These include the -The crew of the Scandinavian-Ameri- canl “liner Fredfrick VIIL . which reached | New York fram ‘Denmark, was composed of bankers, physicians, professors and merchants, who had volunteered as strikebreakers. Units of the Atlantic Fleet will return Lo their home yards at the end of this week, the navy bureau of navigation has announced. ¥very man will be giv- en one month’s leave of absence the an- nouncement auds. A request for $5,000,000 with which to begin work on the terminal markets in Manhattan was made by Commission- er of, Markets Bdwin J. O'Malley before the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Estimate. The breaking of a water condait in Madrid has caused an acute shortage of water in that city. Although the conduit has been repaired, the supply is below normal and the ‘police have found it difficult to prevent thirsty persons from drinknig out of stagnant park lakes and | fountains. Anti-bolshevik forces in seuth Russia, ed a severe defeat upon the reds advices commanded by General Wrangel, inflict- to the state department declare. proximately 6,000 prisoners tured together with military supplies. i French newspapers state that by both Preriier Millerand and Italian Forgein Minister, Count Sforza. The Turks must submit their reply to the Allies by Saurday as qriginally planned. Fire broke out under one of the ways of the federal Shipbuilding Company at Kearny Meadows, between Newark and It was extinguished before A 9,000-ton vessel was being constructed on the way, ;but was not damaged. officlals of the Jersey City. serious damage was done. company state. RATHBONE PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO WIFE MURDER Manchester, Vt., June 23.—Byron Pettibone of Bennington pleaded guilty today to the indictment for mup. M der in the first degree returned against him by a special session of the grand the The court set July 18 as the date for After his ar- Test early this month, the authorities an- confessed that he had poisoned his wife, but he the alleged confession. jury yesterday in connection with death of his wifé on April 8 last. the beginning of his trial. nounced that Pettibone had later repudiated WORSTED DIVISION OF AMOSKEAG CO. TO CLOSE Manchester, Wworsted div: . L EL, Ap- were cap- large quantities of the Tufkish treaty will not be modified de- spite attacks made upon its provisions the not. s June 23.—The 3 ion of the Amoskeag Manu- facturing Company with the exception of riends of Freedom for India, the pro- rtional representation league, and the American’ Friends of Irish Freedom. Governor Lynn J. Frazier, of North Da-| kota is scheduled to speak in behalf of the nonuartisan league. It regarded by Secretary KEsper as very probable that the labor party of Canada will be repre- sented by fraternal delegates. The nonpartisan league will be repre- sented by fraternal delegates but will not participate otherwise in the convention. Max S. Hayes, of Cleveland, chairman of the national labor party will preside. Nominations for president and ce president are scheduled for Tuesday if the convention is then ready to act. Platform is also to be adopted then. PULPWOOD TIMBER AND MILL SITES IN ALASKA Juneau. Alaska, Reauests for | information are being received by the Al- aska Bureau of Publicity from capitalists; in all parts of the country who are in- terested in pulpwood timber, mill sites of the recent intimation that the Depart- ment of Agriculture is about to propose i 30 or 35 vear leases to those desirous of engaging in the manufacture of pulp- wood. The Tonzass national forest, compris ing about 15,000,000 acres, approximate- Iy one-sixth of which is heavily timber- ed and abundantly supplied with mill sites and water, ¢! the subject of many inquiries. Those who have closely ob- served the awakening of interest in the pulpwood industry in Alaska are of the belief that the elimination of the “cash in advance” and “year to year” system of leasing timber lands will result in the development of a great paper making industry which, they are confident, is bound to attract attention l». other natural resources of long awaited the touch of capital VANITIE LOSES RACE ON TIME ALLOWANCE Newport, R. L, June 23.—The sloop Resolute added the seventh win to her string of victories in the America's cup defence elimination series today, de- teating the Vanitise by one minute, seven se#onds, corrected time. race, the tenth of the series, was over a 20 mile course, with windward and lee- ward legs. The Resolute made a slow getaway as she jibbed for a new start. Both yachts split tacks after starting, the Vanitiegoing to port and her rival to starboard. The beat to windward was a hard battle, the Resolute gaining a few seconds. On the return the Vanitie gained and led the Resolute by one sec- ond at the finish, losing the race on the time allowance of one minute, 8 seconds. On the run to the finish spinnakers were not used by either boat, as both ran to leeward. TEMPORARY SUSP 10N the dyeing and finishing departments BY WORSTED MILLS will close Friday, probably until August < 1, Agent W. P. Straw announced to-| JAawrence, Mass. June 23.—Notices day. July 6. partial shut down, which will about 3,300 hands. affect STRIKE OF BRITISH RADIO OPERATORS CALLED OFF London June 23.—The strike of wire- less operators, which threatened to bring shipping - activities to a virtual standstill, has been called off. This ac- tion was taken as erpool and other ports. The wirelbss leaders declare they have secured guar- antees of fair treatment. The dyeing and finishing depart- ments will be run four days a week. The entire plant will close from July 1 te Poor business and the coal sit-| uation were given as the reasons for the a ° consequence of meetings of the Association of Wireless Telegraphists held today at London, I,iv- posted today in the Uswoco Mill of the United States Worsted company and the Walworth Brothers woolen mill notified the operatives that owing 10 business conditions the mills would be shut down for a brief periody The suspension of operations at the Walworth Brothers mill will be from tomorrow to July iz and at the Uswoco mill from July 1 to July 12. About 1,300 operatives are af- fected. MORE THAN 400 STILLS HAVE BEEN SEIZED IN KANSAS Topeka, June 23.—More than 400 pri- vate stills have been seized In this state by the federal agents in the past year, according to Dudley Doolittle, federal prohibitien enforcement officer for Kan- ~as. [ SR EE The program| and water power, presumably as a result| Alaska which have| Today's | | cal director of the |NDONDERRY EXPERENCES PRICE TWO CENTS A REAL REGH OF TERROR Casualty Figures Give But Faint Idea of the Grim Reality— None of the 40,000 Inhabitants Has Been Safe Since tin "dulged in on an Extensive Scale—Many Shopkeepers Have Suspended Business—Five Sinn Feiners Were Kill- ed By Machine Gun Fire Employed to Cover the Removal of Several Protestants. Londonderry, Ireland, June 23 (By the A. P.).—The outside world has little idea of the reign of terror Londonderry has been experiencing without respite since Friday last. The casualty figures from day to day are alarming enough, but they picture only the shadow of the grim reality. The truth is none of the 40.000 inhabitants has been safe since the rioting began. : The city is virtually controlled by ex- tremists of the unionists and nationalists, who probably number under five hundred. They fire volleys down the streets with- out warning, and apparently without rea- son, and the citizens are thus put in a state of continuous panic, sallying forth only when the procurement of food be- comes absolutely necessary. Many shop- keepers have suspended business and have taken refuge on the top floors of their premises for safety. Men who are compelled to be in their offices sleep theré rather than risk step- ping into the streets. FIVE SINN FEINERS KILLED BY MACHINE GUN FIRE Londonderry, June 23 (By the A. P.).— Five Sinn Feiners were killed by machine gun fire employed to cover the removal of several Protestants from Barrack street tonight, according to a military statement. There is a lull now (10.30 p. m.) in the fighting. Scenes.of the most terrible description were enacted here last night and today. Many streets were swept by a murderous fire for sixteen hours continuously. One man was Kiled and ten dangerously wounded in one section of the city. Sev eral bodies are reported to be lying in Bishop street. Among the wounded was a young girl, and those who suffered slight injuries cannot be estimated. Sniping was indulged in on a large scale and there was indiscriminate firing o frifies and revolvers all over the city. The prineipal conflict took place in Rishon treet, where there was a large concen- tration of Sinn Feiners in the neighbor- hood of St. Columba’s “Catholic college and Nazareth home. Sand bags were thrown up from which a strong fire was directed at the ‘unionists in Barrack street. There wa sa vigorous exchasge of fire and many casualties resulted om both sides. Meanwhile trouble had broken out of an extensive scale in the region of Long- tower street and Bishop's Gate, where there were fierce and prolonged ex- changes. Sinn Feiners occupying positions on roofs sniped isolated unionists. The sol- diers and police were on duty but wert unable to intervene effectively. The police in Bishop street barracks, within the battle zone. were virtually be- sieged. Many passersby were wounded and it is reported some were killed, buf it is absolutely impossible to get correc! details. : A confectioner named McKenna war killed near the corner of Henrietta street: a few vards from his own door. A bullet entered his breast and he collapsed. A priest was summoned and while he ad- ministered the last rites firing was gus- pended. Among today’s casualties was an elder- ly man named Whiteside, who was ac companied by his son and daughter. They were passing through Bishop street, and all of them were shot. During the course of the night there was savage fighting in the waterside dis- trict; the rival factions were intrenched in Cross street and Rond street, both qf which were barricaded. Snipers were busy until 1 o'clock thir afternoon and contingents of troops had to be moved into various street, which until then were impassable to ecitizens, The streets had the appearance of a bat- tleground. Sand bags were thrown wup, with sleepy soldiers almost in a state of exhaustion after the night's vi It e expected that troops are cominz by read but no reinforcements have yet arrived. There is fighting in the outlying dis- tricts. from which unionists are pouring into the city. BRITISH TROOPS ARE POURING INTO BELFAST London, June 24.—A Aespatch to the London Times from Belfast, timed 1136 o'clock Wednesday evening, savs troopst are pouring into Belfast and that some of them already have started for Lenm- | donderry. APPLYING DENTAL SURGERY TO TREATMENT FOR INSANITY St. Joseph. Mo. June 23.— § periments fn the application of dental surgery to treatment for insanity are being con- ducted in the No. 2 Missouri hospital for the insane, here. according to Dr. G. E. Ford and Dr. Walton E. Tavlor. Several St. Joseph dentists and a tHroat special- ist are conducting the research, accord- ing to the announcement No provision is made by the state for dental service in the state hospitals, the denti; say, with the result that the experimental work is at the expense of the men engaged in the work. The in- stitution does not contain dental equip- ment, nor X-ray., nor has it ever had such equipment since it was established in 1874, Doctor Ford sald 724 patients have been treated. Sufficient improvement has been noted in a number of patients to convince the researchers that with state co-operation they could effect a radical improvements in the econdition of many of the patients. Doctors Ford and Taylor explained that in their work they were following the lead of Dr. Henry A. Cotton, medi- Yew Jersey State hos- pital at Trenton, wi} had developed and to a considerable degree substantiated a theory of rtelation between diseases of teeth and- tonsilé and insanity. Germs incubated such irregularities. Doctor Cotton maintains, produce insanity. BRIDGEPORT MA IN CAVE-IN FOR THREE HOURS Bridgeport. Conn.. Fort. 40, was caught in a working in a ditch on the property of the Bridgeport Brass Compal nd was aed fast from 10.30 a. m. until this aftor- noon. Workmen moved as fast sible to rescue him but at 1 m. be was still buried to the waist Al- though conscious he was weak. H: said he had a broken left leg and -internal hurts. Owing to the nature of the ground which was of guicksand the man could not clear away the sides of the ditch with speed. Fort Is a nlumber. The cave-in was attributed to a motor truck which passed close b3 in the street near the ditch was stopped and an ambulance was in readiness take Fort to the hospital. GOV. EDWARDS NOT TO ATTEND DEM. CONVENTION J., June 23.—Governor Jersey City, N. Edward 1. Edward, a member of the democratic “big four” delegation. an- nounced definitely today that he would not attend the Son Francisco convention next week. The governor gave no reason for his action, but it is known that pressure of state business and other en-| View of producing a test gagements prevented his departure with the other members of the New Jersey del- gation last week THREE PERSONS KILLED IN RIOTS AT MILAN, ITALY London, June 23.—Three presons were killed and about 50 wounded at Milan. Italy, today in a clash between police and participants in a demonstration which followed a meeting of supporter of the railway strikers, according to a Reut- er's despatch from that city. Shop win- dows were smashed during the fighting, and many arrests have been made. SUGAR TO COST 26 CENTS A POUND IN HONOLULU Honolulu, T. H., June 23.—With fields of sugar cane stretching for miles across the island from the outskirts of the city, Honolulu likely will. be paying 26 cents a pound for its retail sugar in the near future, say the grocers. The dealérs say they have been buy- ing sugar at 24.25 cents a pound and they are allowed two cents profit by the United States attorney general's order. Traffie | tol $3,000,000 GIFT GENERAL ENDOWMENT OF YALE 23 —Presi- New Haven, Conn.. June dent Hadley today announced an anenmy- mous gift by a Yale graduate of $3,000, 000 to the general endoyment of the uni versity, contingent upon additional gift of $2,000,000 by next January, exclusive of those through the alumni university funds. The gift offer was made to meel increased faculty salaries, according to the letter accompanying it. The present total of the alumni’uni- versity fund was announced as $670.000, gifts and bequests of the year azgregat- was 68, ing $565,000. The largest gift $100.000 from Henry T. Sloane. ot New York. Thatcher M. Brown. "97 of New York. has been named chairman of the alumni fund for the coming vear, succeeding Henry J. Fisher, '96, of New York. The election of Edwin M. He-r, "84, Sheff. president of the Westincheuse Electric and Manufacturing Company of Pittsburgh, as alumni fellow in tha Tale corporation was also announced. s sue- ceeds Henry B. @argent. '71. Sheif, cf New FHaven, whose term expires thisy morning. INQUEST INTO SUICIDE OF HENEY HUMPHREY PARSO! Harrison, N. Y., June 23.—Witnesses who testified here to: at coroner’s inquest into the suic of nry Hum- phrey Parsons, wealthy young New York lawyer; whose body was found Tuesday ‘n a bath tub in the home of his aunt, Mrs., Jefferson Hogan at Purchase, expressed belief that Parsons planned his act bug, 2 short time before it was comunitteg. Opinion that he suffered a suddea nem vous breakdown, the result of nis oveie Seas service also was given. Persons in whose company he spent the night hefore his death testified that he was in exe celent spirits as late as one o'clock in the morning. Parsons was a lieutenant in the mar- | itary corps during the war. He was {injured in France and had to undergo an operation, which h C| testified, might have had a lendency i depress him. INTERVIEW CONC CONDITIONS IN IRELANQD London, June 23.—Viscount Freach Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, General Sig Nevil Macready, military commander 1a Ireland and Winston Spencer Charchillg secretary for war, visifod Premies Lloyd George this morning Anotheg interview between the premier and Gens eral Macready probabiy will take pluch later. The Irish office has issued 2 denial that the railway trouble at Cloughjordan wus created by the Irish fovern ing an issue on the munitions dispute. FIRE IN HISTORIC MARTFORD SOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHUBCH Hartford, Comn., June 23— water occasioned a loss of $50./%0 n the historic South Congregational church thi afterncon. _The blaze started at the base of the \®*n steeple from a blow toreh in the hands of workmen burning painf off bricks near by. The church s m process of restoration. Three firemen Were overcome from smoke and taken to the hospital. The expensive organ hus been damaged by water to the extent of thousands of dollars. 14 AWAITING DEFORTATION HAVE BELN KELEASED Boston. Mass.. June 23 —Fourteen per- sons, awaiting deportation as alien radi. cals, were ordered released by Judge George W. Anderson In the federal court today. The court, in announcing ths finding in habeas corpus procesdings brought ‘in Behalf of the radicals, held that the communist party. of which &1 are members. I8 Det & “party of force and violence.™