Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 25, 1920, Page 1

© VOL. LXII—NO. 155 POPULATION 29,685 " NORWICH, CONN, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1920 14 PAGES—98 COLUMNS RAILWAY LABOR BOARD MAY GIVE DECISION NEXT WEEK {The Board Has Encountered No Unsurmountable Difficulties, Although There Has Bee: What Wage Increases Should Be Granted—Assurances * of an Early Award '; Expected to Have Beneficial Effect in Preventing the Spread Chicago, June 24.—The Railway Labor ‘board may hand down its decision fixing all classes of No date can be set definitely, however, according Barton, chairman of the for week. new wage schedules railroad workers next to Judge R. M board as reconsideration of the assembl- ed decisions may delay the final award for a week or more. Judge Barton denied reports that the board faced a deadlock because of ‘the widely divergent opinions of the members representing the roads and the men. Admitting that there was a natural dif- ference of opinion as to what increases should be granted, the chairman said no unsurmountable difficulties had been e- countered. Publication today in Washington of the text of President Wilson's message asking the board to expedite its award cleared up the mystery which had sur- rounded the telegram, receipt of which had been denied by members of the board. Judge Barton, after reading the published text announced that the mes- sage was sent to him last Monday mark- ed “personal and confidential” and that he had therefore withheld it from the rest of the board. Judge Barton declined to make public his answer but said he would be glad 1o have the president do so. The request embodied in the president's message that. If a complete award could not be made at this time, a “partial gettlement” be announced, conld mot be acted on, Judge Barton said, as the hun- dred or more separate schedules are all related and it may he necessary to re- vise awards tentatively decided on when all the figures are compiled. BOARD SENDS ASSURANCES OF AN EARLY DECISION Washinglon, June 24.—Assurances that the raliroad labor board would ex- pedite its award in the railroad wage con- troversy were received today by Presi- dent Wilson. The hoard's message to the president was In reply to an inquiry n a Difference of Opinion as t of Incipient Strikes. by the' executive as to the possibility of hastening the award or of announcing a tentative or partial settlement. The re- ply of the board had not been made public at the White House tonight it was understood to set forth that some delay must occur in a matter in which there are so many conflicting claims, so many classes of workers to be consider- ed and %o much evidence, both oral and written to be reviewed. While hopeful that the text of the board’s reply would be made public eventually, representatives here of the railroad unions said that the mere as- surance that an early award could be expected would exercise a beneficial at least in preventing the spread of incipi- ent strikes. The president in his message to the bozgl in Chicago said: » “Reports placed before me show trans- portation situation hourly growing more difficult and I am wondering whether it would not be possible for your board to announce a decision with reference to the pending wage n.otter. At least would it. not be possible fo ryour board, if it has reached no final conclusions relative to these vital matters, tentatively to agree upon a settlement or even a partial settlement.” The Interstate Commerce Commission, it became known today, is watching the strikes in eastern rairoad centers, not- ably Philadelphia and Baltimore and is particularly .concerned with the effcet of the walkouts on its efforts to relieve freight congestion and to move coal to New England and other 'eastern points where a coal shortage exists. The walkout today of yardmen at the Potomac yards, across the Potomac river from Washington, resulted in the placing of temporary embargoes on all freight passing through the yards which handle most of the freight between the south and the eastern portion of the country. Yard officials estimated that there were 3.000 carloads of freight in the yards. 99 per cent. of which is billed for cities other than Washington. IN LONDONSERRY LOOTIN BECOMES MORE EXTENSIVE Juna Londonderry. unicnist and nationalis a week have been waging civil warfare. No attempt has vet been made to re- sume business, however. The streets are still deserted, the people keeping within doore. At a meeting today of the magistrates, General Campbell gave assurance that the government would provide sufficient troops for the protection of law-abiding citizens of Londonderry. He issued a proclamation putting the curfew law in force from Saturday between 11 o'clock in the evening and five o'clock Sunday morning A total of 17 persons have been killed and 29 wounded during the fighting in the city. according to an official state- ment issued by the police this evening, The statement gays that five persons were killed and ten wounded last Satur- day. two were killed and four wounded Monday, three killed and one wounded Tuecsday. three killed and fourteen Wednesday and four killed Thursday. The looting last night was more ex- tensive than ever. Numerous cases wers reported and masked men calling at the homes of unionists and nationalists and giving them a couple of hours in which to clear An English solf®r who went through the war, describing his experiences in Londonderry tod: said he had seen nothing in France to compare Wwith the situation in Londonderry. Bullets, he said, were flying from all sides where- ever he went and it was marvelous that 80 few lives were lost. An attack by 4 mob of 300 on the gas works last night was frustrated by the military, who took possession of the plant. Several parts of the city were with- out food today. PASSENGER TRAIN COLLIDED WITH FREIGHT IN HARTFORD Hartford, Conn., June 24—Three pas- sengers were slightly hurt and two rail- road employes were sent to the hospital early today after an express train, num- ber 70, from New York to Boston, by way of the Boston and Albany road, was in collision with a_freight car in the yards of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad here. Engineer R. Gray was very seriously burned and Freman Daniel Bailey had a compound fracture of the left leg. The names of the passengers hurt were not available here. It is understood they pro- ceeded. The express was running into the yards at the Broad Street crossing near the state armory when a long/freight car, which was standing on the track, was hit. The express engine, mail and bag- gage cars were derailed and the engine tipped over, blocking tracks numbers 1 and 2 which compelled a detour of trains south and to Waterbury for a number of hours. NEWHAVEN CAFE PROPRIETOR FITZSIMMONS NOT GUILTY New Haven, Conn., June 25.—Judge Frank L. Wilder, of the city court of Bridgeport, who heard the state against Thomas F. Fitzeimmons, a New Haven cafe proprietor. today filed his decision. which finds Titzsimmons not guilty of the charge of selling intoxicat- ing liquor without license. Judge Wilder upholds the plea of counsel *for Fitz- simmons, who declared that under the provisions of section 2 statutes, no conviction could he made while the defendant's application for a renewal of his license was pending be- for the county commissioners. It was ad- mited in evidence that Fitzsimmons made such application last fall and that it is still pending before the commissioners. Judge Wilder holds that the federal pro. hibition amendment does not repeal sec- tion 2792 of the Connecticut statutes. QUANTITIES OF FOOD HELD UP BY RAILROAD STRIKE ‘Washington, June 24.—Surveys of food stuffs and other necessities held up in transit as a result of the railroad strike was ordered today by Howard Figs, spe- cial assistant to the attorney general. Every effort will be made, he said, to move necessities of life if it is found that any great quantities are held up and the public food supply threatened. Since midday here has been virtually no firing by the b t forces who for of the general NEW YORK EAST SIDERS FEARED CHLORINE GAS New York, June 24—Thousands of persons living on the t Side spent a sléepless night on the stoops of their homes and alonz the curbs, unable to re- tire for fear of being overcome by the atmosphere laden ‘Wwith, chlarine gas that escaped from a defective carboy in a chemical plant. Deputy Fire Chief Henry B. Helm, and four members of the rescue. squad, who plugged the leaking cylinder, were over- come by the deadly vapor and are in a hospital. Attention was first attracted to the leaking carboy, when scores of people be- gan crowding into the streets, coughing and sneezing. The rescue squad and several fire comnanies broke down the doors to the chemical plant, where about 150 cylinders of chlorine were stored. After considerable difficulty, working with gas helmets, the rescuemen found ithe leaking cylinder, which was plugged and thrown into the North River. SOVIET RU THOROUGHLY ESTABLISHED IN IRKUTSK Irkutsk, Central Ciberia, June 19— (By The A.'P.) Soviet rule has been thoroughly established in -Irkuts] Al institutions have been nationalized, most of the stores have been closed, and a i permit is necessary even to purchase a newspaper. Food conditions are most serious. and the population is given rations of black bread which cannot be obtainedl except through the use of governmental cards, and even then in small quantities. A few Chinese merchants deal in this bread, which costs 250 rubles per pound. i Few foreigners and no foreign consu- lar officials, remain jn Trkutsk. A party of eighteen British officers who were taken prisoners of war were sent to Mos- cow last week. It is estimated that 10,- 000 Chinese left Irkutsk during May to walk to the Chinese frontier. Officials declare the food crisis will continue un- til harvest. SENTIMENT OF JAPAN CORDIAL TOWARD THE T. S. Seattle, Washn., June 24.—According {to a message brought home from Japan by Dr. Henry Van Dyke of Princeton University, former American minister to Holland, wle has just arrived here, the only hostility expressed by the Japanese {toward the United States is that d played by a small and_“yellow” section of the press. While in-Japan he lectured at _several large universities. Dr. Van Dyke is accompanied by his daughter, Miss Paula. During his stay in Japan he was the guest of prominent government _officials. His opportunities for observation were extensive, he said and he- declared he returned with the firm convicion that sentiment of Japan is intensely cordial and friendly toward the United States. “Japan wants no war Wwith our country.” he said. “Nor does she desire any dif- ficulty With us whatsoever. TORONTO SUPPLIED WITH MOTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE Toronto, June 24.—The second day of Toronto’s street car strike found the city well prepared to meet the lack of street cars. A motor transport service has been organized, supplemented with plenty of jitneys. No settlemari of the strike was tu ght. Interlocked with the dispute he- ween the company and its employes is the question of increased fares. The city council will not permit a fare raise, as the present franchise stipulates the amount of fare does not expire for dne year. DIVORCED COUPLE FOUND LYING ON THE FLOOR Morrisville, V June 24 —Levi I. Bashaw and his divorced wife were found lying on the floor of Bashaw's res- taurant today, the man dead and the wo- man seriously wounded by a revolver bul- let. The police believe the man shot his wife and then took his own life. The woman was taken to a hospital at St Johnsbury where an operation was per- formed in an effort to save her life. Mrs. ‘Bashaw, friends said, obtained a divorce from her husband sometime ago and only recently returned to Morrisville. \Says Coal Magnates| Profiteers e at Opening Ses- of + Anthracite Mine Commission at Scran- nton, Pa., June 24.—Charges that anthracite coal operators were prof- iteers featured the initial session.of the anthracite mine wage commission in this city today. The charge was made by Phil Murray, vice president of the Inter- national Union, during the course of his opening address. Two sessions of the commission were held during the day, the entire time being consumed with the addresses of Vice President Murray and District Presidents Thomas Kennedy of District No. 7 and John Dempsey of Dis- ! trict No. 1. Dempsey in his address made an im- passioned plea for complete recognition of the union with the check-off and closed shop branding the arrangement that has existed since the award of the Roosevelt strike commission as ' “non- sensical and absurd.” He said: “We feel that the time has come when subterfuge should be cast aside and that the operators showld come out in the open and recognize a contract with the organization with which they have been doing business every day for vears. It seems rather farcical when you stop to consider who the parties to the 1916 contract are: ‘Anthracite operators’ and ‘anthracite mine workers' organization'— no such organization exists—never did exist and never will exist; yet, here we have a contract between the operators and a non-existent organization, and the ‘United Mine Workers of America’ are obligated to carry out its provisions. This condition should no longer be tol- erated. The autonomy of ‘districts num- bers 1, 7 and 9, United Mine Workers of America’ which has jurisdiction in the anthracite field and represents the an- thracite mine workers is unquestioned and your commission should in all fair- ness award full recognition to them. The ‘closed shop’ and ‘check-off’ should nat- urally be awarded at the same time as any award made by this commission must apply to every man and boy em- ployed in the region; that being true, then all should be required to assume full responsibility for their part under the contract.” District President Kennedy (‘oncPrr’cd himself mainly with the wages being paid mine workers, declaring that un- less they worked overtime they could not earn enough to support themselves and families in a comfortable manner. Among the operators present during the sessions were S. D. Warriner, pres- ident of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company; W. J. Richards, president of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Tron Company; Vice President W. W. Inglis of the Delaware, Lackawanna Western Railroad company and E. B. Jermyn. an independent operator. The three district presidents, International Vice President Murray, Statistician Per- ry Tetiow, Internationay Organizer Pat- rick Hanaway; Editor Searles of the Mine Workers Journal:and the district executive boards of the hard coal field are .present from the miners’ uniom. At the conclusion of the...afternoon session it was announced that the nex session would convene in the United States court building here Monday morn- ing next. COAL RTATISTICS FEDERAL TRADE BY THE COMMISSION Washington, June 24.—Coal produc- tion statistics compiled by the federal trade commission from reports submitted by 1,081 operators for the month of March indicate an increase in the profit per ton of 13 cents or 45 per cent. The margin of profit per ton in March, the commission declared today was 42 cents against 29 in February; average cost per ton was reduced 4 per cent. in | the intervening month and the output per working day increased five per cent. The averaged number of days worked by each miner during March was given as 19, against 17 in February. Production in March b; reporting to the comm on aggregated 16.097.642 tons as compared With 13,- 774,956 tons in the preceding month, and }a monthly average of 14,197,000 tons in 1918, The commission’s detailed analysis of the month’s reports showed an averaged cost per ton f. 0. b. at the mine of $2.33 and an average sales price of $2.74, ap- proximately. Under the head of expenses labor led with $1.72 per ton, supplies cost 27 cents and “general expenses” 34 cents per ton. In 1918 the labor item was $1.49, supplics 25 cents and general expenses 29 cents, giving a total cost | per ton at the mine of $2.04 in that year when the sales price was $2.65. TO ROUND UP WILDCAT OIL COMPANY PROMOTERS the operators New York, June 24.—With the breaking of seals today on indictments charging fourteen concerns and fifty individv-'e with fraud, government agents let it come known' that they had begun a nation wide round up of allazed wildeat oil coun- pany promoters w 4 are said to ha-e swindled the public vut of millions with- in the last few months. The defendants—oil companies, broker- age concerns and their officers and sales- men—are charged with having used the mail to defraud. They are alleged to have made gross misrepresentations and to have in some cases paid ‘mpress.ve dividends out of receipts on stock sates. In one case, the indictments charged, salesmen disposing of stock of the Crown Oil company falsely represented that a son of former President Roosevelt was an officer - of -the company, which it was claimed would soon rival the tSandard 0Oil company in volume of busines. Shares of this company, accordirg tn one of the indictments, were sold io in- vestors in Chicago at $2.25 a share, and to “evade the western blue sky la later were disposed of here at $3, after costing brokeers only 7 1-2 cents 2 :hare. RESOLUTE DEFEATED BY VANITIE IN 11TH RACE| Newport, R. I, Jume 24.—The sloop Vanitie defeated the Resolute today in their eleventh race in the elimination se- ries for the honor of defending the Amer- ica's cup against the Shamrock IV, lead- ing at the finish by 42 seconds corrected time and by one minute, fifty seconds elapsed time. The race was over a twen- ty mile windward and leeward course in a seven knot south-southwest breeze, SHAMROCK IV TO RACE WITH TRIAL YACHT TODAY Sandy Hook, N. J, June 24—sir Thomas Lipton's Shamroek IV, challen- ger for the America’s cup, had an infor- Tal spin off here today. The yacht beat down the main ship channel to Scotland Light vessel and then ran back o an- chorage inside the Hook. Sir Thomas stated that the chadenger would race the 23-metre trial yacht to- INOrTOW, % - BRIEF TELEGRAMS Radcliffe College gave degrees to 155 young women. Bar_gold was unchanged 103 4d uonce. in London. . ‘William. Southam & Sens, Ltd., pur- chased the Winnipeg Tribune, it was an- nounced at Ottawa. Bar gilver was unchanged at 99 1-2 cents an ounce in New York and 51 5-8d an ounce in London. Mrs. T. G. Winter of Minneapolis, was chosen President of the General Federation of Women's Club at Des Moines. Extra police detaills were withdrawn from ' the Southside “black belt,” Chi- cago ,where two white mne were killed last week. It was id by the State Department that the United States may have an ob- server at Spa but no final decision has been made. M. Wites, leader of the popular party of Poland is entrusted with the form- ing of a new chainet to succeed that of Premier Skulski. ~ Great progress is being made in the work of reconstruction in devastated re- gions of northern France, according to the Paris Matin. Beginning Monday, July 5, the New York Morning Telegraph will se®l for ten cents, the Sunday edition, will remain at the same price. \ Several persons are reported to have been killed at Ulm, Wurttemberg, in the course of riotous demonstrations against the high cost of living. Premier Lloyd George has confirmed early reports that (ermany would not be informed of the total reparations to be paid at the Spa meeting, July 5. Uruguay accepted Britain’s offer to pay in July $10,000,000 in gold due in December, under credit granted for the purchase of Uruguayan products. A new model of machine gun, operated by centrifugal force, is being tested by army officials and other governmental experts at the Bureau of Standards. American missionaries stationed at Resht, Persia, near the Caspian Sea, re- tired from that town when the bo!shviiks approached it, and are reported safe. Calvin Coolidge, governor of Ma chusetts and republican nominee for vice president, was given the honorary de- gree of doctor of laws by Bates Col- lege. For the first time since its ereetion a cecade ago, the Woolworth buliding, ew York, tallest office building in the world—is to be encumbered by a mort- gage. Harvesting in Oklahoma, rapid progress. Crop is estimated at 35,000,000 bushels. A serious problem of storing the crop is confronting the farmers. is " making The Polo Association exeentive com- ‘mittee -decided to issue a challenge for the international polo matches, to take place-in-Engiand in June 1921, it was | announped,- Dartmouth College, at its 151st ‘eom- mencement exercises, conferred the hono- rary degree of doctor of laws upon Maj- or General George W. Goethals, and Herbert Hoover. Chief executives of the. four trans- rumors that railroad unions will call a portation brotherhoods in Cieveland, deny rumors thta railroad unions will call a strike this week. The crew of the schooner William C. May was landed at Philadelphia by the freighter Armenia afrter having been rescued at sea. The schooner caught fire and was abandoned. Richard Argess, 17, a messenger hoy employed by F. L. Smythe. machine manufacturerS, of Nos. 148-150 Eleventh avenue, New York, was held up and robbed of the $1,400 payroll by two bandits. The Commercial Cable Co. announces that the Halifax-Bermuda cable has been interrupted. Messages for Jamaica and other West Indies points will go to Havana. Messages for Turk Island and the Bermudas will go via Jamaica. Large sales of nitrate for fature de- livery estimated by newspaper at Santi- ago, Chile at from 600,000 to 800,000 tons at a price averaging 17 shilling per qunital, have been accompanied by a not- able rise in Chilean exchange during the past few days: Department of Justice received coples of a proclamatoin issued by the “cen- tral executive committee of America”, calling on all, transport workers of America to refyse to load and trans- port any materials for Poland or Japan or any country “fighting soviet Russia.” The National Women's party will call a convention of women voters to decide whether the party will centre its activi- ties in the campaign against the re- publicans or endorse a third party move ment and send speakers and workers to fight both the republicans and democrats. Alfalfa, mixed with certain organic chemicals, will produce a serviceable grade of newsprint paper, according to J. M. Clark, of Boston, representative of a paper manufacturing concern, who ad- dressed a meeting of the Pnittsburgh dressed a meeting of the Pittsburgh $125,000 FIRE AT ATWATER PLANT IN PLANTSVIGLE Southington, Conn., June 24.—TFire at the plant of the Atwater Manufacturing company in Plantsville late today endan- gered the lives of about fifty emploves and destroyed a building containing finishing and die sinking departments with a loss estimated at $125.000. Tk building burned was a two-story frame structure and the employes on the second floor were forced to flee by way of ‘re escape. Seyeral men jumped part of the distance and were slightly injured. Fire apparatus from Plantsville, Southington and Mildale were used in fighting the flames. the firemen prevent- ing the spread of the fire to a néw drop forge plant adjoining the burning bufld-’ ing. A number of machinists lost their tool chests, having no time to carry them from the plant. It was believed the fire originated in a gasoline engine in the basement. BOLSHEVIKI CONTINUE To DRIVE BACK THE POLES London, June 24 —Bolshevik forces are continuing to drive back the Poles along the. Zhmerinka-Proskuroff railway south- west of Kiev, says Wednesday's official communication issued at Moscow and re- ceived here by wireless. The start,of “a fierce battle” west of Retchitsal is also reported. The Poles are said to be supported here by two armored trains, . ** \Prefiminary Gossip ~| of Dem. Convention U i Increasing Over Questions of Policies and Men—Booms Started For Various Candidates,, San Francisco, Calif., June 24.—More and more elements of uncertainty ap- Deared in the lineup of the democratic national convention as the leaders of first magnitude arrived in increasing numbers and put their heads together over questions of policies and men. For the time being the platform held its place as the big topic of cogitation and negotiation with the problem of bone dry prohibition the chief material for controversy. Talk of candidates, in a moribund stage for a week, was revived appre- clably “asithe convention crowds gather- ed. Boosters for Palmer, Cox and a half dozen other aspirants became increas- ingly active among uninstructed .dele- gates and a whole bevy of favorite sons and dark horses blossomed out Wwith headquarters’ of their own. Meantime the phantom McAdoo boom stalked serenely through hotel corridors and conference rooms, leaving behind a trail of uncertainty and speculation. Though publicly executed at the hands of Mr. McAdoo himself, the movement did not down. Indeed its perambylations were suggestive of the pink of vigor and it turned up uninvited as the ghost at the council table of more than one candi- date’s manager. On several questions of convention or- ganization, too, the party chiefs were in a quandary. There were some rambi- ings of a fight against Senator Glass, the administration choice for chairman of the platform committee, and the problem of choosing a permanent convention chairman got into a mess which threat- ened to unset seriously the plans of some democratic administration support- ers. Senator Walsh of Montana, who voted in the senate last March for ratification of the peace treaty with the republi- can reservations promised to become the storm centre of the organization fight. In some quarters, he was urged as a candi- date against Senator Glass for head of the platform committee, though others thought he should have the permanent chairmanship instead. He had the back- ing of William Jennings Bryan and was said to be favored also by other power- ful forces more or less out of accord with some administration policies. The administration people have sug- gested Secretary Colby of the state de- partment or Chairman Cummings of the national committee as permanent chair- man, but it was said today that no de- (Continued on Page Eight, Col. Four) NOMIN OVERWHELMED BY MAIL REP. Washington, June Senator Hard- ing, the republican choice for the presi- dency, received only a few visitors to- day and devoted virtually his entire day .to -corresponderice. -So great has the of.mail become that the the nom- s“fAS “heercompefied to dfrec ine ‘only at. his offite but also at his home in the evening. In addition to the usual daily delivery of between 3,000 and 4,000 letters, mail bags containing. approximately 15,090 letters sent by express from hi shome at Marion, Ohio, were delivered at Mr. Harding's office today. Senator Harding had hoped, before Jeaving for Marion July 3, to be able to leave his office for a day at a time in order to rest but it was said tonight that all prospects for any sort of a va- cation prior to his departure had been abandoned. Colonel Theodore Raoseveit, son of the former president, has an engagement to confer with Mr. Harding tomorrow. He will come at the senator's invitation and is one of the numreous progressive feaders summpned by the yepub nominee to discuss campaizn plans. OLVE 1. W. W. NIZATION IN KANSAS STIT TO DI ORG Topeka, Kansas, June 24.—Charging that the Industrial Workers of the World organization advocates acts in of the Kansas and syndicalism injunction suit was filed - toda district court at Eldorado, asl t the I. W. W. be permanently enjoined from maintaining an organization in Kansas The suit was filed by Attorney General Hopkins against the general officers of the 1. W and Henry Bradley of El- dorado, manager of the I W. W. execu board in Kansas.” The petition charges members are dis- tributed through the harv and oil fields of Kansas and that the purpose of the oreanization is to “teach and spread doctrines and theories of violence, eriminal synd m, and sabotage. W, “general TO HUNT KIDNAPPERS OF BLAKELY COUGHLIN Norristown, Pa., June 24.—The fadcral government today took a hand in he hunt for the kidnappers of 13 months’ od Blakely Coughlin. Recovery of the baby of arrest of the kidnappers or “the crank” who obtained $12,000 ransom by representing he hal the child, is sought by the chief posta. inspector here. 5 Cards describing the baby were mailed today with his picture to all postoifics in the United States, to be posted for in- formation of the public. Postal inspectors have been detailed to get the man who wrote the “crank” let- ters. It is a violation of the postal laws to deemand money through the mails in this manner. WILL H. HAYS CONFERS WITH HARRY M. DAUGHERTY New York, June 24.—A conference here today between Will H. Hays .chairman of the republican national committee and Harry M. Daugherty, pre-convention campaign manager of Senaor Warren G. Harding, republican presidential nominee had no political significance, it was an- neunced tonight at headquarters of the republican national committee. Mr. Daugherty who came here from ‘Washington last night, left for his home 2 Columbus. Ohio. after his talk with Mr. Hays, which concerned “nothing of inwortance,” it was said. Later Mr. Hays gave interviews to various calelrs. HAVERHILL SHOE WORKERS “ . :REJECT NEW WAGE SCALE Haverhill, Mass., June 24.—Three more logals of the Shoe Workers' Protective union voted late today to reject a new wage and working schedule submitted by the shoe manufacturers of this city. Lo- cals ‘representing about 10,000 of (e 17, 000 members of the union, including the cutters and stitchers, have now rejected the schedule. The others will vota later. Union leaders assert that their wages w;ould be reduced by the proposed sched- ule. - G 2o e greater part of his time.to that work not PRICE TWO CENTS DEP'T GF LABOR T0 PROGEED AGAINST COMMUNIST PARTY To Appeal From Decision of Federal Judge Anderson at Bos- ton Holding the Party to Be a Lawful Organization—As- sistant Secretary Post Decides Not to Consider the Deci- sion Binding in Other Districts—To Proceed With All Deportation Cases Outside the Boston District. ‘Washington, June 24.—The department of labor will appeal from the recent de- cision of Federal Judge Anderson at Boston, holding the communist party to b elawful organization and' releasing 17 of its members held for deportation, As- sistant Secretary Post announced today after a conference with Secretary Wilson. Pending final determination of the question by the courts, the labor depart- ment, Mr. Post said, would consider Judge Anderson's decision as binding only in that particular jurisdiction and would proceed with all deportation cases outside that distrint 5 “There are mow under orders of de- POrtation i tuat wsirict sixty alieng. principally Russians, of whom only 17 are actually covered by the decision, said Mr. Post. “The balance will be pa- roled where their cases involves noth- ing more than membership in the com- munist party. Where othe? personal ac- tivities have operated to bring aliens within other clauses of the act no paroles will be granted. it being the understand- derson's decision covers membership inx:’_fl! the department that Judge An- only."” — HENRY FOUND GUILTY MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE ‘Washington, June 24.—John McHen- ry, former New London, ‘Conn., yduth, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in criminal court to- day for the shooting to death of James E. Armstrong, Detroit sergeant, in the Union station here last December. The verdict, which carries with it the death penal returned withi nan hour and a quarter after the jury had re- ceived its instructions. During the trial of McHenry, who is 20 vears of age, witnesses from Connec- ticut, Mainé and Rhode Island testified as to his record in those states where he had spent varying periods in prison and reform schoo Sergeant Armstrong was shot in at- tempting to arrest the youth who had previously attempted to rob an automo- bile accessories shop and had shot and killed the proprietor when confronted in | the shop. Counsel for McHenry present- ed insanity as the defense. McHen who had evidenced no emo- tion during the protracted trial heard the verdict in silence. apparently the least concerned in the crowded court room. Shifting his gaze to Justice Gould as the verdict was rendered, he looked steadily at the justice. until a deputy led him from the stand to the detention room, a smile breaking over his drqwn face as he nodded to several acquaint- ances in the court room. Attorneys for the youth said would seek a new tri they New London, who is well old time boxer and followed of the prize ring. GIFTS TO HARVARD DURING THE YEAR TOTAL $8.3 #Cmbridge, Mass., June 24 —Presidfent Lowell this afternoon announced gifts to Harvard during the vear of $8332.615, exclusivé of sums less than $50.000 and without considering pledges or other mon- eynot actually paid in. The gifts. which include contributions to the Harvard En- dowment Fund contained several of $100.0000r more, among them gifts of William Vincent Astor, GeGorge F. Baker, Jr., Galen L. Stone, Henry O. Un- derwood and the estateof Henry E. Wet- zel, approximately §100,000 each; the es- tate of Josepr R. De Lamar, $1.500.000 and the General Education Board $230,- 000, GERARD AN DMEREDITH BOOMED BY BACKERS California, June 24 San Francisco, A new feature ' for political conven- tions was introduced today when a nomination lightning rod was jointly! erected for Secretary ~Meredith and forme= Ambagsador Gerard, It took th ehape of headquarters at a local hotel presided over by I T. Jomes of Des Mones. tabl{hed side of Meredith workers are es- in a connecting room on one the central office an dGerard supporters 4mnluly piaced on the othsr side. Speaking for bot hcandi- dates, Mr. Jones said the uation was shapifig itself encouragingly for one or both of them. CARDINAL LOGUE WARNED THAT “HIS TIME WAS SET” Dublin, June 24—Cardinal Logue Archbishon of Armagh and Primate of Treland, declared while speaking at May nooth college vesterday that he had “re- ceived warning his time was st The cardinal declared he was grateful for this warning because ‘it “gave him time to prepare,” adding: “T have always tried to do what 1 could for my consciously country, and have never said a word to offend any body. no matter what was his rel n or politics. If I come to a sudden end, there will be no justification for those responsible.” No indication of the source of the warning was given by the aged cardinal IRISH RAILWAY DEJDLOCK REPORTED TO BE SPREADING London, June 24.—Reports of the Irish office today say that the Irish railway deadlock, owing to the refusal of rail- way men to operate trains with muni- tions, troops or police aboard, is spread- ing. ~ No trains are leaving Limerick, according to the reports. A driver declined to operate his train when police boarded it at Atheney, leav- ing the train on the main line. This block, with the one at Cloughjordan, iso- lates a large section of southwest Ire- land. CELEBRATION OF NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC + Portland, Ore., June session of the Imperial brought to an official close nual celebration of the SHRINE 24.—The Sh- L Anc.-nt final Council the an- Arabic Order,. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, but! most of the visitors remained for annual Portland Rose festival. The crowning of the festival qu-n. an laborate floral parade and a & ssed band conceif -with seventy bands par- ticipating, were on the day's program. the GERMANY'S WAR LOSSES INCLUDE 1,350,000 MEN KILLED Geneva. June 24.—(By the A. P.)—Re- cent statistics published ‘in Germany on that country's war losses state that 1.- 350,000 men were Kkilled. There are to- day 520000 war widows, aceording to the statistics, 1,130,000 war orphans and 500,00 maimed - or consumptives sup- ported mostly by charity. All mechanics in the railway shops of Tampico, Mex., have struck, demanding higher wages, according to a dispaten to the Excelsior. | i sympathizers under POLICE TAKE CHARGE OF LITTLE BOY, “THE MYSTERY HORSE" Ottawa, June 24—Little y, the “Mystery Horse,” which won fourth race at the Connaught park rac~ the Ing course last Monday, was a ringer, according to a ruling of the park ards, made public today. Frank Farrington and George ¥ ings have been denied of the park for “misrepreser deception in connection with the own- ersnip of tne nors The police took charge of Little Boy, a colt. today. His alleged owners and trainers have disappeared, and @fficials of the park said that if no one came forward to claim the ho it would probably become the property of the Connaught Park Jocke; ib. The stewards announced that Boy was entered ag ow Moore, but that the own Mr. Farrington, a Detro Lit con- tractor, chings, the vards al- lege, is a “color chang: The horse ran as a dark bay bu fading to & chestnut, the stewards rt. The men who engineered the coup made good their winnings in the mu- tuels and outside books, according te park officials, NO IRISH PLANK 1 DEMOCRATIC PLATFOR) San Francisco, Calif., June 24.—The friends of Irish freedom Who. repre- sentative came to San Francisco to urge a plank in the democratic platform per- taining to Ireland, announced tonight that because of the activities of the Irish the direct guidance of President De Valera of the Irish in- surgent government they w not pro- pose any declaration to the coavention resolutions committee. The annbuncement generally was re garded as uggravating the possibility of a determined fight over the Ir: tion. Privately, the officials Friends of Irish Freedom had advocated asplank which they said they regarded declaration Mr. as .less pronounced than the which will be will be request De Valera. He will arrive h to lead the fight for democratic for Irish independence. ed by ort Daniel T. O'Connell, who said he spoke for the nat: of the Friends of i F de tonight announcement. TOTAL OF DEATHS FROM LONDONDERRY FIGHTING 611 s Belfast, June 24—Two more deaths hav occurred as a result at Londonderry bringing ber of known dead up woman named Mills was while standing in her William Rankin succumber flicted by Sin Fein snippers red on him while he was on his way to feed his horses. the total num- MURDER CHAEGES FOR CHICAGO RACE RIOTS Chicago, June today were placed ag connection with the § Sunday night in whic one an American sailor, and several persons were One of those charged w Grover Cleveland lost injured. murder ing to the was the inst riot and the man who set to an American flds, thus starting the trouble. THE GREEK ARMY HAS UN A DEFENSIVE June an 23.—The offensive Kemal er, ac- ing to an official ucd by army headquarters MILK PRODUCTION REACHED A NEW HIGH MARK IN 1919 Washington, June 2 1k production reached a new high ma in 1919 when ninety billion pounds of fluid milkk was produced. according to the weekly mar- ket letter of the United States bureau of markets. It mated the number of milk-producing cows on farms at more than 22,000,000, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF G. A. R. HALL NOT SERIOUSLY ILL Columbus, Ohio, June Daniel M. Hall. of this ecity, in chief of the G. A. R,, ed critically il in Syracuse, terday returned to his hom He denied he had been se 24.—Captain commander who was report- 3 % BRITISH WARSHIP FOR MAINE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Portland. Me.. Jun —It was an- nounced today that the British warship Calcitta, . with eRar Admiral Sir Allan Everett in command. would arrive fin Portland harbor next Sunday afternoon for the Maine centenn ation. BERGDOLL INVESTIGAT COMMITTEE ADJOURNS Philadelphia Pena.. June 24.—The fed- eral grand jury investig of Grover . C.. Bergdoll, wealth dodger, today completed its exami of witnesses and adjourned unt Tuesday. Richard Schroedsl. mechanie employed by Bergdoll, and T. E. Fuery, a Baltimore automobile dealer, were the last witnesses examined, Doesn't Need Speed This $20,000,000 Tennesssc neced mnot waorry at haVing a little less speed than some other battleships; she is designed to leave nothing to run away from.— Boston Herald.