Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 17, 1920, Page 1

__NORWICH, CONN. SATURDAY, ¢ et * LOS ANGELES FOUR EARTHOUA Several Persons Were Injured and a Number of Buildings S tained Minor Damage—Business in Many ments Came Practically to a Standstill After t Shock—Public Places Were Scenes of Near Crowds Gathered in the Street, Fearful of Entering Build- mgs. Los Angeles, Cal, July 16—Four severe earthquake shocks, the first at 10.10 this morning, the second and third at 1.27 and 1.29 this afternoon, and the fourth at $13 p. m, created excitement through Los Angeles and its suburbs, caused dam- age of a minor nature to a number of buildings and injured several persons. The morning tremor shook mortar from brick walls and plaster from walls and ceilings, sending four persons to the re- ceiving hospital with minor injuries and frightened the majority of the population. The shock at 1.27 was followed so quick- Iy by the third at 1.29 that it was diffi- cult to tell just what damage could be attributed to either of these two. Business In many establishments came practicaly to a standstill after the third shock, and thirty minutes later the crowds were still gathered in the streets, either fearful of returning to work or interested in learning the exient of the damage. A sharp earthquake shock, the fourth since 10.10 today, was felt here at 6.13 tonight. There was no damage reported. While the shocks seemed to center in Los Angeles. some of them were felt more than thirty miles away. Excite- ment. in many cases hysterical, followed the first shock and had been hardly calm- ed when at 127 In the afternoon came the second, followed two minutes later by the third, and then a fourth at 6.13. The two in the afternoon were sharper than that of the morning and the agi- tation of the citiens became prolonged. Public places were scenes of near-panic, some people running for the open air, some fainting, some stopping to pray. Many gathered at street intersections waiting to see what would happen. Oth- ers, who felt they must be on their way, walked down the middle of the streets with watchful eyes on the buildings. Mortar was jarred from brick walls and plaster from ceilings; cracks ap- peared in some of the older structures, a water main was broken, a few copings and chimneys fell, part of an embank- ment collapsed, throwing dirt and brick into the street and plate glass windows in "some of the downtown department stores were broken. The most serious injury recorded was a broken leg, caused when a brick fell from the ton of a building and struck an_elderly man. Perhaps the greatest clamors came from the prisoners in the county and city jails. In the former four hundred pris- oners felt the morning shock with com- parative calm but became wildly excit- ed at the first of the two in the after- noon. ~Prisoners in the city jail were less excited, although the building was slightly damaged, old cracks in the walls opening, and plaster falling. For four hours the receiving hospital maintained by the city was crowded with women and children, most of them hav- in fainted In the excitement of the tre- mors. FORTY-EIGHTER ATTACKS “FARMER-LABOR” PARTY Chicago, July 16.—J. A. H. Hopkins, chairman of the Committee of Forty Eight, tonight issued a stzfement at- tacking the newly formed ‘Farmer-La- bor” party and announcing that there was stili a demand for a “real new par- ev. “The purpose of the delegates of the Comhittee of Forty Eight and the La- bor Party in meeting to organize a com- mon convention Was never consumated, ghe statement said. “A joint convemtion Was never organizad, did not function as a joint convention, and, tragically failed to form such a party for all the Ameri- can people. “On the contrary, the meeting was un- der the control of a few labor leaders, who, in my judgment, did not represent the desires gf the rank and file of labor. Parliamentary procedure was - flagrant- 1y disregarded. Even the aspirations K?( the labor delegates themselves as evi- dence? by~ freqfent demonstrations was smothered. “Fyrthermore, it was quite apparent from the action of their conference and platform sub-committees—all of ‘whose hearings I attended, and from what oc- curred upon the floor, that the labor lead- ers were determined not only to domin- te the proceedings, but to prevent. the farmation of a party and the adoption of 2 platform which wouid give the Amerl- san peonle a sane, economic programme, by means of which the people could func- tion practically through candidates ot their own, choosing. “I%e labor leaders were further de- termined to form a class party under the control of a machine Which rivals in autocracy the metheds of the demo- cratic and republican parties. Our mis- take was in believing that the labor jeaders would meet us half way in our sincere efforts to set together. Instead, they took advantacze of the situation and % the exercise of their power, evidently referred to win a personal triampn rather than to create 2 great mew party that would have apealed to millions of kins said. he could not affil th pew party and he asserted that “millions ens” would still demand & ‘political medium for expression. AGREEMENT TO KEEP NEW JERSEY CHARGE: Newark, N. J., July 16.—Samuel Wi son, assistant superintendent of the Anti- Saloon League of New grsey. in a state- ment forwarded today to State Attorney General McCran, State Sunreme Court Justice Swayse. eourty judges and prose- cutors, charged that “‘a tacit agreement exists between county authorities and sa- Joon and race track men to keep New Jersey “wet”. Mr. Wilson asgerted that the Volstead act was “openly violated” in Essex, Pas- saic, Union, Atlantic and Sudson coun- ties, where he declared “there is a con- spiracy to foster the liquor traffic.” He said he had furmished federal authori- ties with names of cafes and saloon- keepers from whom he had obtained liquer. “There is no comscious effort being made to enforce the Volstead act” he added, “due to the desire of politicians to obtain big_cempaign funds from iguor and gambling Interests.” BOSTON “DRYESTS5 CITY z IN THE UNITED STATES ‘Washington, July- 18 —Prohibition Commissioner Kramer today. awarded Boston the honor of being the “dryest” city in the United States, and at the same time said thatyNew York furnish- | grand president of the Brotherhood of #s the worst example of violationg of | Railway Clerks, arrived here today, the prohibitory law. “Probably there are 700 places in |SiXteen recognized railroad organiza- New York here the prohibitory law is being violated,” said the commissioner. *This shows the big success of the law, however, for New York used to have 11,000 saloons. e are doing our best in New York, but it is a big job. Boston probably is as near a perfect one hun- dred per cent ‘dry’ city as there is in the United States. SEVERAL CASES OF WHISKEY IN AUTOMOBILE COLLISION Springfield, July 16.—A collision be- tween an antomobile truck and a large touring car at the Cornecticut state line, between Suffield, Conn.. and Aga- wam, today, which damaged both ma- chines, brought to light that the tour- ing car, said to belong in New Haven, MEXICO TO HASTEN TRIAL OF GONZALEZ AS REBEL LEADER Mexico City, July 16.—Gen Pablo Gon- zalez, former candidate for the presi- dency and alleged leader of the abortive revolution in the state of Nuevo Leon, whose capiure was reported Westerday, will be placed on trial immediately, ac- cording to official announcement. The government has appointed Generals Fran- cisco Coss of Saltillo, Enrigue Estrada of Zacatecas and Joaquin Amaro of Tor- reon as members of the court, according to the mewspaper Excelsior. Gen. Gonzele's whereabouts were dis- covered Wednesday night, but he resist- ed arrest. claiming those who sought to apprehend him did not carry warrants for their action. The house where he was lodging was watched all night, officials in the meantime securing a warrant to take him into custody. Ome version of the incident - states -he was found hiding in the -cellar of the house this- morning, Suspicion on the part of government authorities. was ;{oused,by Geh.. Gonza- lez's refusal fo PlUlicly denounce the up- risings led by military leaders in Nuevo Leon, the general claiming -the rebel- Jious chiefs were his personal chiefs. A dispatch to the Heraldo says that supporters of General Gonzalez protest against the government holding him' m solitary confinement and elaim this is in violation of the provision of the Consti- tution of 1907. Legal action by which he can be protected is contemplated, it is understood. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT WELCOMED IN WASHINGTON ‘Washington, July 16.—Amid the blar- ing of navy bands and the cheering of employes of the department of which he is acting head, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic vice presidential nominee, was given a formal welcome back to Washington late today. Mr. Roosevelt made a brief address in which ke pledged continuation of his friendship for the laboring man. On behalf of the metal trades coun-| cil of the navy yard, Paul Donley, a machinist, presented the nominee with a gavel made of teakwood, taken from | the handrail of the presidential yacht Mayflower and inlaid with silver. if in the course of events you go to the high office to which you have been nominated I hope you will use this tool to keep your colleagues in the sen- ate in good order.” said Mr. Donley. “I hope to use it for the first time on the fourth of March next,” was Mr. Roosevelt’s reply. “It may be neces- sary for me to go to one of my friends at the navy yard and borrow one of thse instruments known to workmen as a heavy hammer and if I am co; pelled to do so, I promise that by |hatl means, if by no other( we will get some quick action out of the United States senate.” Prior to the formal welcome Mr. Roosevelt met the ranking officers of the navy department and marine corps. Announcement was made by Mr. Roosevelt during the day that he would resign his position in the navy department about the first week in August. He said he expected to be formally notified of his nomination Conn., and bound toward this city con- lained several cases of whiskey. Be- about August 7 at his home in Hyde Park N. Y. The vice presidential nom- inee ill accompany Governor Cox to the ‘White House Sunday morning to con- fer with President Wilson. A STRIKE O RAILWAY CLERKS MAY BE CALLED Chicago, July 16.—E. H. Fitzgerald, for a conference with executives of the tions. On Monday he ill confer with 200 general chaifman of the clerks’ brotherhood. At a mass nteeting Monday night plans will be perfected for the immediate calling of a strike if the awards of the United States Labor Board are not satisfactory, it as said, All-American Cable Go. anmounces communication with Bolivi: St i olivia has. been Id in London was quoted at an Fungy, compared with t last close. ermits of four Chicago druggists d two physicians were. revoked. by ‘ederal Prohibition Director Howard. Chile has called to the colots th military classes of 915 to 1919.. in? clusive, of the four northern proyinces of the country, Bar silver in London was 1-4d low- er at 53 5-8 an ounce, and New York domestic price remained unchanged at 99 1-2 cents. Frederick H. Post, polo player and member of the Meadow Brook Hunt club is in a serious condition from an- thrax in Bellevue hospital. The plant of the Cahumont Knitting Mills, No. 174 Worth street, New York, was robbed of sweaters, scarfs and raw materials valued at $2,500. President Paul - Deschanel notified the French government that he re- sign within a month if he is unable to resume his duties within that time. The Russian Soviet accepted all the conditions laid down in’the note sent to Moscow by Premier Lloyd George relative to an armistice with Poland. Police Commissioner Enright of New York instructed the police not to ar- rest but to issue summons for minor infractions of the law during the sum- mer. The entire fire department of Mem- phis went out on strike. Their places were filled by volunteers, composed of lawyers, bankers, business men and ex-soldiers, According to information reaching London the soviet government is of- fering a reward of 2,000,000 rubled for the head of'a man claiming to be Nich- olas II of Russja. Senator Harding was notified by Eugene Nixon, president of the Young Men’s Republican Club of New York, that the young men will support him. hargrtanp apod2fle In_a statement issued at Scranton, the United Mine Workers of Americ: charge that the anthratite coal com- panies made millions in ‘“hidden profits” each year. Two persons were killed, 30 injured and damages amounting to 20,000,000 lire was done during the disorders at Trieste in which Jugo-Slav hotels and business places were wrecked. Jose G. Guerra, deposed president of Bolivia, and a number of othre'r‘officials of the ' overthrown government have been deported by the new regime, it was reported to the state department. The soviet del:gates at Dorpat, ne-| gotiating peace with: represent of Finland, have become arrogant on several questiony, taking cour. golm the recent successes against ine oles. Eleven thousand barrels of whiskey, valued at $4,000,000, as sold by a Ken- tucky distillery to a Chicago: wholesale drug firm, which will dispose of the liquor to drug stores for medical pur- poses. A grand jury at Chicago returned two - indictments for murder against Carl Wanderer, who confessed to Kkill- ing his wife and a stranger whom he used as a dqupe to give an appearance of robbery. Census reports show 4,000 persons who claim to be one hundred or more years old, while the number past nine- ty is far over 30,000. More women live to be one hundred than men, the re- port indicates. American who plan to visit India were warned by the British embassy that they should take into account the existing hotel accommodation shortage in that country and the difficulty of engaging return passages. Dr. Haniel von Haimhausen, under- secretary of Foreign: Affairs, expressed to M. de Marcilly, French charge d'- affaires at Berlin, regret of the Ger- man government at the tearing down of thé French flag from the embassy. Advices received from Managua said that as a result of the diplomatic aid extended by the American government, Nicaragua had paid since July 1 the last of its wartime and current obli- gations, leaving no indebtedness ex- cept that which is bonded. Dr. Royal S. Copeland returned to New York on board the Lapland after representing the United States at Brussels at the Royal Institute of Pub- lice Health and warned federal and city authorities that measures must be taken to prevent the spread in this country of cholera. The single tax party adopted the following platform in Chicago: “Full rental value of land shal be coected by the government instead of taxes and all buildings and other improvements on land, all industry, thrift and enterprise, all wages, salaries and incomes and every product of labor be exempt from tax. TRIAL OF ALLEGED MEMBERS OF COMMUNIST LABOR PARTY Chicago, July 16.—Amphotographic copy of an envelope, which was said to have contained a letter which William Bross Lloyd mailed to the Milwankee Leader in November, 191, was intrduced today in the trial of Lloyd and nineteen other alleged members of the Communist Labor Party, charged with conspiracy to overthrow the government. 3 The letter and envelope were retnrned to_Lloyd by postal officers at Milwaukee after they had first sent it to Judge William H. Lamar, solicitor of the de- ‘Wage increases affecting 1,850,000 workers to be granted by the Railway Labor Board, according to the Chicago Herald and Examiner today, will range from 5 to 1 cents an hour. An announcement of the railway wage awards published in Chicago to- day is incorrect, according to G. W. Hanger, a member of the United States Railay Labor Board. ot s e Mother and Twin Daughters Marry, Valparzaiso, Ind., July 16.—A triple wedding, in which a mother and her twin daughters took part, was solem- fore the Suffield authorities could act a [nized here last night. Mrs. Lillian Zane .fruck appeared, apparently by appoint- ment with the drivers of the touring , took the whiskey aboard, and drove o this city. No one was injured was married to John Hively, while her children, Cora and) Nora, became brides of William Baker and Harry Erler, re- spectively. All will make their homes in Valparaiso. s partment at Washington. The soliciotr, who was called as a state’s witness, said that he ordered it returned because it was seditious matter. COWS FIND “MOONSHINE” STILL AND GET DRUNK Dunham, N. C., July 16—John King, a farmer living near this city, last night found two of hi3 cows 1ying on the tatives || Kun is on Way From Vien- na to Russia in a Pri o Convoy. - Vienna, July 16" (By the*A. P.).—Bela Kun, former digtator of Hungary, and all the commmunists whose extradition has been demanded by Hungary, left Vienna last night for Russia by way of Germany in a prisoners’ conyoy. COAL PROTOCOL SIGNED 1Y GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES Spa, Belgium, July 16 (By the A. P.). —The German representatives signed; coal protocol drawn up by the dhied representatives at 8.45 o'clock tomight, thereby settling one of the most difficult questions which has come up “in - the present discussion. Signatures were \af- fixed on the document after a four-hour session at the Villa Fraineuse, one “our of which was spent by the Germans in a cabinet - consultation in an . adjoining room. There was a conflict over introduction in the protocol of the memace of oecu- pation of additional German territory af- ter Oct. 15 next, if German coal deliveries Municipal Officials Accused of ~in Handling 3 o Dock Workers’ Striks In . That City. Galveston Tex., July 16.—Galveston's municipal._officialdom today found itself superseded by members of the Texas mi- litia with the carrying into execution by Brig. Gen. J. F. Wolters of orders issued Yesterday by Gov. W. P. Hobby that city authorities should be suspended and Te-|. strained from interference with enforce- ment of the state’s penal laws. " The governor's orders marked another chapter in the dock workers' strike here, [ results “of which brought about martial law in -this city ‘a month ago. Gen. Wolters has issued an appeal to county authorities and citizens of Gal- veston to aid in bringing conditions at this port back to.normal. City Attorney Frank S. Anderson in a statement threat- ened {o appeal to the federal courts if “just one more step is taken by the mi- 1itia officers.” The city commissioners were in session until early -today when a statement was igsued -denying categorically Governor Hobby's charges of alleged neglect of duty in connection with the strike. were not up to the stipulated quantity- $,000,000 tons—by that date. "The allies decided to drop this clause of the protocol below the signature line. Then the Germans objected to the pre- amble, which declared that the decisions’ set forth in' the document had been taken in common accord by the allied and Ger- man delegations. The Germans contend- YACHTS RESOLUTE AND SHAMROCK READY FOR EACE Sandy Hook, July 16.—Resolite and Shamrock IV, repairs made, tonight were ready to rtace arain tomorrow . for the America’s cup. The crew of the American defender had e R e MOST ADAPTABLE OF MEDIUMS The potent, primary medium s e the daily newspaper. It is the most effective backbone for every advertising campaign. The newspaper reaches the greatest number of people, sectionally or nationally, ac- cording to demands. The newspaper vields the greatest power. Through the newspaper you can parallel circulation with your own distribution. most adaptable of mediums. tary. ‘When advertising you ant the The newspaper, available at a few hours’ notice, is the To it all other mediums are supplemen- This incomparable, elastic influence can sell your merchandise. best medium. That is assured by The Bulletin because of. its thorough and widespread circulation in Norwich and this end of Connecticut. Make it your method of reach the people whose trade you want During the past week the following matter appeared in The Bulle- tin’s columns for two cents a day : Bullatin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, July 10. 139 134 524 797 Monday, July 12, 142 : 111 . 290 543 Tuesday, July 13. 164 b i) 240 530 Wednesday, July. 14, 165 100 420 685 * Friday, July 16... g 554 ed it was not by common accord but by sole will of the allies that any further oceupation would occur. At this juncture Dr. Fehrenbach, the German chancellor, sent for three of his: cabinet colleagues, who were ,at the Germ j headquarters, and ‘called a cabinet mecting. An hour elapsed before Chancellor Fehrenbach and Foreign Minister Simons appeared at the conference room. After an explanatory speeech by Dr. Simons, all the delegates signed the ‘protocol. Before the arrival of the German dele- gates today the allied premiers completed their consideration of the distribution of reparations due from Germany. As final- 1y adopted, the reparations will be made on the following basis: ‘France 52 per cent., Great Britain 22.per cent, Italy 10 per cent., Belgium 8 per cent. and Japan and Portugal each 3-4 of 1 per cent. The remaining 6 1-2 per cent. will be divided between Serbia, Rumania and Poland. Beside the 8 per cent. Belgium is, to receive, she will Tetain the priority right to 2,500,000,000 marks, from:which will ground of their pasture in a stupor, ap- parently. suffering from some strange malady. A veterinarian was called ang, after a thorough examination, pronounc. ed both animals “beastly’ drunk. A search for the cause led to the discovery of a big_“moonshine” still in a secluded corner of the pasture. A The eflflbl;ld m:“x;l;el‘ quantity of the mash used it whiskey manu- be paid sums loaned Belgium by the al- lies. BEQUEST FOR HOSPITAL FOR SPANISH PEOPLE IN NEW YORK New York, July 16.—Establishment of a hospital for needy Spanish-speaking people in New York is provided for in the will filed here today. of Mrs Luisa T. De Navarro, who died at Melrose, Mass., July . N After disposing of ‘' total bequests -of more than $59,000 to relatives and $4.- 000 to the Church of the Holy Cross here, “for the repost of her soul,” the will designates that the residue of the es- tate be divided into one hundred shares, 78 of which are to be used to establish the hospital. One share is left to Mexico City institutions for the blind, and an- other to charitable institutions here for the deaf and dumb. ' Mrs. Emma Alden of Boston and Mrs. Irene Thayer Hoyt of Cloveland, cousins, and Josefina Moriega, a hiece, of Mexico City, each are bequeathed $3,000. A servant is to receive $5,000 and a maid $3,000. The remaining shares are dis- tributed. BRIDGEPORT NOT INTERFERED WITH JITNEYS I Bridgeport, July 16.—No interference with the operation of jitneys on the streets of Bridgeport had. been attempted up till noon today, both by reason of the tempor§ injunction secured by - Jacob B. Klein for the jitney owners’ associa- tion and the fact that the city attorney’s office had not planned out action to at- tempt to enforce the new traffic ordin- ance. It was not expected that anything would be done because of the tempory injunction, a hearing on Which comes tomorrow. Last night Mayor Wilson said that the city authorities did not know how they would meet the situation. Attorneys for the bus men will make effort tomorrow to have the injunction made permanent bringing up, it is under- stood the question of the right of the board of aldermen to adopt such an or- dinance as was passed discriminating, it is alleged, against state licensed public service machines. - HELD FOR ILLEGALLY * TRANSPORTING LIQUOR Suffield, Conn., July 16.—Ralph Inorio and Frank Mikesdiare, both of New Ha- ven, are held in the local lockup tonight, without bail, and will be given a hear- ing before United States Commissioner Corbett in Hartford tomorrow on charges of illegally transporting ligquor. . Inorio owns a pocket billiard establishment in renewed the broken halyards and gaff which caused their sloop to withdraw yes- terday, giving the first contest to Sir Thomas Lipton, and the Irish batonet’s Yaching forces had replaced a weakened bowsprit with which, unbeknown to the thousands who watched her, the Sham- rock had slipped across the finish line. A bowsprit iron had worked inboard on the Shamrock, so that if the American craft had not been forced out of the race by an accident, the Shamrock, deprived of headsails, would doubtless have been left hopelessly astern. This became known only today, when a new bowsprit was stepped. Whereas yesterday’s race was over a windward and leeward course—a fifteen mile beat down the Jersey shore and re. turn—tomorrow’s contest will be over a triangular course, ten miles to a leg. Like yesterday’s, tomorrow’s start ana finish will be at the Ambrose Channel lightship, in the middle of New York Bay, but the course itself will not be announc. ed by the race committee until a few min- utes before the preparatory signal is blown, One course could be down the Jersey shore to a point off Long Branch, then out to set and then back to the light ves- sel. A second could be out to sea, then in the general direction of Long Island and then back to the starting point. A third could be toward Long Island, sea- ward, and back to Ambrose Channel. And, ofscourse, on all these theoretical courses, the last leg could be made the first and the course covered in the re- Vverse manner to that indicated. The ‘di- rection of the wind at the hous of the race alone will be the deciding factor. There Was a hum of activity inside tha Hook today, While the crew of the rival sloops were busy making things ship- shape and their designers, Nat Herre- shoff and Charles E. Nicholson, were giv- ing them final inspection, Captains Charles Francis Adams, 2nd, and Will- iam P. Burton were holding conferenc- es with their auarter deck forces, lay- zg'_matggic schames for tomorrow’s con- s FORESTRY CONFERENCE TO ? DISCTSS PRINT PAPER New London, N. 77, July 16.—The need for international co-operation between the United States and Canada in regard to the shortage of print paper will be discussed at a New England forestry conference to be held at Colby Academy here August 24 to 26, it was announced today. - The conference will be under the aus- pices of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire forests and the New Hampshire Forgstry Commission. Repre- sentatives of pader companies, as well as forestry experts, will be among the Speakers, the list including: George W. Sisson, Jr., Potsdam, N. Y.. president of the American Paper and Pulp Associa- tion; R. S. Kellogg, secretary of the Na- tional Newsprint Service; E. A. Sherman, of Washington, D. C., asgociate national forester:; Professor J. Toumey, di- rector of Yale Forest School; A. L. Dawe, of Montreal secretary of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and El- Wwood Wilson, forester of the Laurentide Paper Company, Quebec. EIGHT PERSONS KILLED IN THE REVOLT IN BOLIVIA Buenos Aires, July 16.—Reports con- cerning the revolution in Bolivia, sifting through from the Bolivian border, say that in_ fighting between revolutionists and Bolivian troops at Sucre eight per- sons were killed. The revolutionists were the victors, the reports state.. * Ricardo Mujia, Bolivian minister to Ar- gentina, has sent his resignation to the new of Bolivia ¥ Constantinople, July 16 (By the A. P.), The Turkish nationalists have begun an attack upon Greek shipping in the Black sea. The Greek steamer Filia on enter- ing Kerason, west of Trebizon, from Batum on July 14, was seized by nation- | alists who took the vessel's officers pris. ; oner, put Turks in charge and seized Natioralists and Entente Ships Are Not Willing to Mak: Calls Unless Convoyed by Warships. Greek Steamer Filia Seized by Nationalists and 7,000,000 Sea Ports Are Dominated by 7,000,000 rubles. 4 The Filia wirelessed Constantinople. fo1 help, but the 1,000 ton ship, with.its gal- nable cargo, is, still held. All Anatolis Black sea ports are dominated by -the nationalists. K Consequently entente shipt are not willing to make calls unless eon voyed by warships. ATHLETES COMPETE FOR OLYMPIC TEAM AT CAMBRIDGE Cambridge, Mass,, July 16.—The greatest aggregation of American ath- letes ever assembled in -this country began a to-day competition for places upon the United States Olympic team in the Harvard Stadium today and when the final event had been complet- ed hopes of an American victory at Antwerp next month ran high. While] no world or U. S. records were brok- en, the average of the performances was exceedingly high nothwithstand- ing that thg athletes held themselves in reserve for the more important contests of tomerrow. A major portion of the'programme was given over to junior amateur athletic union championships, in which three records were displaced. These , contests were followed by several series of elimination heats in the senior A. A. U. championships, which serve also as final tryouts for the American Olympic team which vill sail for Belgium within the next ten days. Because several events which have no Olympic parzllel were not included in today's championships programme, the team championship will not be decided finally until later in the sea- son. At the close of the day’s strug- gle, however, the Boston A. A. ath- letes had piled up 3 points. The U. S. army team was in second place with 33 points, the New York A. C. third with 18 and more than a score of other clubs or colleges completed the list with points ranging from 10 to 1. Chief - interest-cenfered, however, in the preliminary heats of the Olympic tryouts, every event being bitterly contested by the finest field of ath- letes ever seen on the Harvard track. All sections of the country were repre- sented. The size of the fields entered in the various senior Olympic events made it necessary to run off heats in the 100, 220 and 440 vard runs, the 440 yard hurdles and the half mile run. When the final, heat had “been” completed in the tw! % ersout of a field of Inore than 104 starters were still in the running and will fight it out In ‘the semi-finals tomorrow. Aside from the thre# records broken, the junior championship games were remarkable - for the showing of the athletic representatives of the army. Eleven soldier athletes scored points. The games marked the first organized appearance of army and navy teams at a championship meeting, and establish- ed the potential value of service ath- Jetics to the country’s track and field strength. The navy placed one man. MRES. CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT TO ENTER FIGHT IN New York, July -Mrs. Carrie Chap- man Catt, president "of the National American Woman Sufirage association, left here today for Nashville, Tenn., to confer with suffrage organizations in the campaign for ratification of the federal suffrage amendmel’! by the Tennessee leg- islature. “It is no tenough for Senator Harding to ‘make an effort’ to secure the 36th ratification,” said Mrs. Catt in a state- ment issued before leaving here. “It is not enough to point to pats performances. The republican party must finish the task. * ¢ & We now pin our faith to the Ten- nessee and North Carolina prospects. “It ig true,” the statement declared, “that tWe republican party has a record of nearly five times as many ratifications as the democratic,” but without the 36th state “that record is like a great tail without a kite.” “Aparently,” it added, “it is the demo- crats who must supply the kite.” ASK POSTPONEMENT OF FINANCIAL CONFERENCE Spa, Belgium, July 16.—The allied rep- resentatives here have telegraphed the secretary general of the league of nations in London asking for a postponement of the financial conference at Brussels until after Sept. 15. The desnatch said that it was considered that the conference could not combine the elements necessary to achieve the results for which it was sum- moned. 2 The international financial congress was to bé held in Brussels July 23. It was to discuss economic. conditions of the various nations. The United States was to have been represented unofficially by three representatives. CLEVELAND YACHT CLUB'S LIPTON DEFEXDER BEATEN Erie, Pa., July 16.—Suffering its first defeat in several years, the Mebleh, the Cleveland Yacht Club’s Lipton cup de- fender, although winning today's heat in the final races for the class R title at the Interlake Yachting Association re- gatta here, was given third place in the final standings, first. place going to the Yank, of the Toledo Yacht Club. Toledo also captured the honors in class A the Spider winning all three heats from a large field. Cricket, of the’ Detroit Yacht Club, was awarded the honors in the class Y race. A feature of the final day’s racing was a match race between members of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto, and the Erie Yackt Club, using fourte foot dinghies and won by the Canadian§. BENSON'S ATTACK “NOT WORETH BOTHERING ABOUT” ‘Washington, July 16.—Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy Roosevelt announ today that Rear Admiral Benton Decker’s recent attack on Secretary Dan- iels and nimself probably would be passed over as ‘“not worth bothering about” and no disciplinary action taken. Mr. Roosevelt said that both Admiral Coontz, chief of the bureau of operations, and Admiral Washington, chief of the bureau of navigation, had recommended 10 Seeretary Daniels that Admiral Decker | ‘be detached from duty at once. jceived here today. e R e ST HARDING IS COMPLETING - HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH Marion, Ohip,- July 16.—Another -full work day was given by Senator Harding today to ‘his speech accenting the repub- lican nomination for president. . Working almost without -interruption, the candidate put in ope of. the. mosi arduous days in the two weeks since he returned to Marion, which itself has been the busiest period he has seen in vears. He turncd aside from the speech only one or twice to dispose of urgent correspondence. One of these pauses was to send a tele- gram to the memorial committee of. the American Legion Telative to cancellation of a tentative speaking engagement: at the dedication of Memorial Park in. St Louis on July 25th. The tentative engagement was ealled, the senator explained, Because the date came before his formal notification and that of the vice presidential candidate, Governor Coolidge. He sald the pro- prieties required that he make no pablic addresses during that period. - The cundidate also dictated a few let- ters and received several callers who Had come from a distance to pay their re- spects. Among them was a group of English clergymen who are touring this country. The acceptance speech, which is to be delivered at the notification ceremdnies on July 22nd, is expected to be shorter than most addresses fo that charaétef, occupying less than four printed umn e The senator hopes to have it ready by tomorrow night for distribution.-in confidence to the newspapers. - Since he came here from ‘Washington Senator Harding' has heen almost con- tinuously at work and the walks and golf games which he mixed with business at the capital have been omitted. FRENCH HAVE BEGUN g OPERATIONS IN SYRIA London, July 17.—The French have begun operations in Syria, maving.to- ward Aleppo and Damascas according to a -report .printed in the -London T this morning, : A R T Advices ‘haye been received-in London, says the London. Times, that the French on Wednesday sent a 24-hour ultimatum to Feisal, king of Syris, ding his acquiescence. in the French mandate for Syria and also in the adoption of French as-the official language and French cur rency as the currency of Syria. On Thursday at the expiration of-the 24 hours, says w2 Times, the French opened hostilaeies 1 .two 'columns, - one directed against Aleppo and the = other against Damascus. p According to- the latest . reports, - the Arabs were reported to have offered.no resistance. The French were said to be using eighty battalions, including bath French and Senegalese troops. The forces are equipped with tanks and airplanes. COX IS WORKING FOR 3 SUPPORT OF SUFFRAGISTS Columbus, Ohio, July 16.—Governor James M. Cox today promised a delega- tion of the National Woman's Party that he will give all possible time, influénce and strength toward procuring ratifica- tion of the suffrage amendment by Ten- nessee. He also advised them to sup- port a committee to-confer with him. on a plan of action. The representatives of ' the ' Woman's Party had warned the governor that' the presidential candidate Who Was' success- ful in obtaining ratification by the thirty- sixth state, thus making equal suffrage effective throughout the nation, may ex- pect the support of the women voters &t the November election. MAN LOST WHEN THE wimk TUG WINTHROP CAPSMED New York, July 16.—One man was re- ported missing and sixteen others of tHe tug Winthrop, which capsized in three minutes last night off Cape Henry, Va., were landed at Norfolk by the stea¥nér Kokomo, according to wireless advices re- The coast guard station at Cape Henr reported finding no signs of wreckage, it was stated. The Winthrop was bound from Norfolk to Fernandina, Fla., She was leased %y William Stone and Company, and com- manded by Arthur C. Stevens.” Her net tonnage was 104, and she was in ballast. $20,000,000 FUND FOR PLANTS i OF THE U, S, RUBBER (0, New York, July 16.—The United. States Rubber Company has sold Kuhn, Loeb and Company $20,000,000 ten year 7=1+2 per cent. bonds, issued inder the coms pany’s first and refunding .mortzage of, January 2, 1917, it was announced here today, . : Proceeds of the sale of these notes, with current surplus earnings, are -t supply sufficient funds for completion of plant extensions now in progress at De- troit, Hartford, %Conn., Providence, R and Indianapolis, and for increase of production, it was stated. : TO SHIP K. OF C, GIFT OF e, STATUE OF LAFAYETTE New York, July 16—Four bas reliéfs for the statute of Lafavette to be pres sented by the Knizhts of Columbus will be shipped tomorrow on the steamer Rochambeau, it was announced . tonight They picture President Wilson, General Pershig, Marshal Foch and Christopher Columbus. i President Deschanel and Marshal Foel of France are expected to be presemt when the statue is unveiled in Metz. ... S e e DEPORTATION OF PRESIDENT 8 GUERRA OF BOLIVIA TO ARICA Rio Janeiro, July 16.—The foreign ‘of- fice today received a message from the Brazilian Minister to Bolivia telling .of the - deportation of Formare President Guerra, his vict president and ministers of finance and justice, to Arica. {Fhe message added Wot the foreien diplos mats In La Pez atcompanied the portees to the seation. La Pax {8 & Um memisge repests e ¥ e