Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 30, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 195 RESERVE BOARD REPORT ON BIISINESS OF Increased Unemployment is Ascribed to General Readjust- ment, Accompanied by Cancellation of Orders and Cur- tailment of Industrial Activity—Extravagant Buying Shows Decrease—Increase in Efficiency of Labor a Not- able Feature—Discouraging Outlook For Textile Indus- try—Activity in Cotton Goods is Slackening—Car THE COUNTRY Shortage Retards the Movement of Coal, Steel and Grain __Livestock Conditions Are Exceptionally Good. Washington, July 29.—Curtailment of industrial activity due to lower demand, cancellation of orders and general read- justment were the outstanding develop- ments in the business of the country dur- g July, the Federal Reserve Board declared tonight in its monthly re- view. “In some districts, however, produc- tion continues upon old orders which are still on the books, despite the fact new business has fallen off,” the revied declared. “In the agricultural re- mproved crop conditions and the ment of a more confident tone in are reported to have brought ctly for the better. commodities s reported to business in any parts of ave been grea duced and in some practically eliminate There is a gen- feeling that extravagant buying is eral t less extreme and dangerous than the review improve- e some local were noted thers remained great ments estion, provoking “an undue train upon cred- “is now according W adds that two tons of products are tied up i sroducers throughout of “transportation. ovement has been ituation the an increase in the of labor was “ome notable of the month. this improvement t0 “the development of various parts of the Increased unempioyment was cribed by board's reports to cur- ed manufacturing operations, cancel- tion of orders and inability obtain nital for construction ork. al production, e review asserted al- is hampered by car shortaze while ocal Jabor troubles were said to be caus- z an under-current of unrest in some Gistricts. The coal output in Penneylv- abor 0 nia, West Vimvinia, Indiana, Ohio and Tilinois was estimated at one-half or less of normal, with the country’s total pro- duction” averaging nine million tons a week in comparison with current de- mands showing a need fa 11,000,000 tons. Prospects of a Winter and spring wheat vield “considerably above normal” were reported by the Minneapolis district, while the Pacific coast reports forecast a yield of 10,000,000 more bushels of spring wheat than in 1819, The St. Louis district, however, said the wheat thers was low in quality but hig in quality, while the Kansas City district predicted a biz yield. Oother crops, including corn, oats an dcotton, were reported as having improved over past months. Livestock conditions were said by ithe board to be exceptionally good. The raw wool market, however, continued its characteristic inactivity which has last- ed several weeks, the dealers in the Boston district placing practically no orders. Such wool as is going into the market is on a consignment basis. In the woolen and worsted goods in- dustry, the board found the yarn epin- ners receiving fe winquirles for their products, with conditions equally dis- couraging for finished textiles. Goods re- turned to the mills together with can- celiations were egtimated at $100,000,000. Slackening of activity in cotton goods also was reported. Many mills declared their raw cotton supplies were sufficiens to last until next and the board's review said the chances seem to favor a further reduction of activity in the industry. Little improvement in the leather and shoe trade was noted during the month, with New England manufacturers furth- er curtailing operations. The manufac- turers, however, were said to anticipate a brisk autumn business due to belated orders. The board reported improved financial conditions, asserting that the New York district had noted that the big expan. sion of loans and discounts had been POPULATION 29,685 $800,000 to Equip Kingston Harbor. Kingston, Jamaica, July 29.—The ‘es- timates which have just passed the. Brit- ish House of Commons provides for an expenditude’ by the’' Imperial government of $800,000 to equip Kingstony harbor with an oil and coaling station for Brit- ish naval and mercantile ships. Revolution Started in Kovnmol ‘Warsaw, July 28. —(By the A. P.— According to word received here today a soviet revolution has started at Kovnol where the Lithuanian government has been overthrown. No details of the re- volt have reached here. HARDING IS TO OPEN HIS PORCH CAMPAIGN SATURDAY Marion, 0., July 29.—Subjects ranging from the political outlook in Ohio to the internal troubles of China ‘were canvassed by Warren G. Harding today in a long workday crammed_with conferences. The procession of callers prevented completion of the speech the nominge Will deliver here Satgrday at the opening of his front porch campaign, and he said it probably would be tomorrow night before the manuscript would be finished. The address, which will be delivered to a dele- gation from Mansfield, O., will be short and is expected to include a more or less general discussion of the issues. The first conferenc of the day was with forty Chicago business men connect- ed wit hthe finnacial end of the republican national committee, who arrived in Mari- on on an early train and were breakfast guests of Senator Harding at the Marion club. They were accompanied by Fred W. Upham of Chicago, the national com- mittee treasurer, and later talked over campaign finances with the nominee and outlined in detail the plan perfected in Chicago for raising a campaign gund by popular subscription. The Ohio. situation was discussed by Senator Harding with George H. Clark, chairman of the republic state advisory committee, who declared that even with the democrats making the state one of their principal battlegrounds, there was no doubt of republican success. “Ohio is republican,” said Mr. Clark in a formal statement. “She will exceed her record in her plurality for Harding and Cootidge. “T speak out of knowledge and a sur- vey of every county and commnity in the state indicates beyond doubt the over- elming victory of the republican par- Senator Harding’s talk on Chinese. gon- ditions was with Dr. Hiram Lowry, piesi- dent emeritus of Pekin university, Who brought the greetings and good Wishes of the Chinese president. The nominge ask- ed many questions aboutthe attitude of the Chinese people, and Dr. Lowry told him they all were looking to the United States for their example of representative government. Another caller was Leslie M. Shaw of Towa, a former secretary of the treasury, Who is underghod to have reported on conditions in/ne west and also to have talked over.’fiscal - policies with Senator “wholly cheeked” with other districts de- claring this condition had' been “largely checked.” TRIED TO SUICIDE AFTER SHOOTING HIS PLAYMATE Collinsville Conn., July 29.—leslie 12 years old. was shotvand killed on by Georze Douglass, aged er Douglass shot right temple. He was ital in Hartford, where it condition is serious and hat Douglas tried to end when he learned that he wounded his playmate. las, Kenneth Chapin and the Chapin occurred. The have brought revolvers with him, one When this gun ex Terry in the chest. ung and heart. Dr. ves mearby, arrived in a He examined the Terry e could not live. A few was heard in a hall- ss was found with a the head and the revolver in his The Terry boy died ten minutes . yre of which loaded EXPLOSION DESTROYED TANK STEAMED KEHUKU FEAR y 29.—Fear that the Kehuku, which left here Port Lobos, Mexico, may unidentified tank steamer red by an explosion off Tuesday morning, today by her own- ipping Company. . it was said, by respond to wire- Ju New York, ank steamer for 26 was expressed the _ Colu fear is ausme SENDING FEDERAL TROOPS TO LOWER CALIFORNIA July 29.—The federal government of ico will send all the troops neessary into Lower California to sbdue Governor Cantu, who is reported revolt against the De La Huerta re- gime, General P. Elias Calles, Mexican secretary of war and marine, said here today. FRIENDS OF CARRANZA OFFER TO AID REBELS Mexicall, Lower California, July 29 (By the A P.).—Eight men formerly holding high rank in the army of the late Presi- dent Venustiano Carranza tonight held a secret conference here With Governor Es- taba Cantu, following the offer of their services to lead the Cantu forces against invading armies, it was announced by Governor Cantu. REVOLT O N JAPANESE ISLAND OF FORMOSA Tokio, July 20.—(By the A. P.)—A na- tive revolt has broken out on the Jap- anese island of Formosa. Advices from that island today stated that a strong force of aborigines had risen against the Japanese in the Shin Chi-Ku district. The Japanese, it was stated, were pre- paring measures to put down the revolt. $15,000,000 REFUNDING MOETGAGE BY CENTRAL VERMONT eld, Mass. July 29.—A mort- gage for $15,000,000 given by the Central Vermont raillway company to the New York Trust company, was filed here to- day. The mortgage covers a bond issue which will Be used to refund indebted- ness of $12.000,000 of the Central Ver- mont _road, which is controlled by the Grand Trunk railway. PETTIBONE FOUND GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER Manchester, Vt, July 20.—Byren M. Pettibone today was found guilty of murder in the second degree for the poisoning of his wife at their home in Bennington on April 6. The jury had been out since vesterday afternoon. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. PLAN FOR PEACE BETWEEN IRELAND AND ENGLAND Dublin, July 29.—"“Permanent peads can be arranged between Ireland an igland on the basis of England now explicitly accepting the first condition of peace lai ddown by President Wilson in a speech in New York on September 27, 1918, on th issues of the great war,” said Arthur Griffiths, founder of the Sinn Fein, to The Associated Press today in discussfig the Freemen's Journal sug- gestion that Ireland is ready to accept dominion home rule. In that speech President Wilson said: ‘The military powers of no nation shall be suffered to determine the fortunes of peoples over whom they have no right to rule except the right of force. Peace on that basis,” continued Mr, Griffith, “was aranged after a prolong- ed conflict between Switzerland and “rance by the treaty of Fribourg in 1516. That peace has since endured.” PUP BECOMES “OF AG FOUR MONTH AT IN TULSA, OKLA. Tulsa, Okla., July pup become “of age?’ P. L.‘Long, the city’s chief sanitary in- spector, whose direction the dog catcher operates, has handed down a decision which, in the future, will govern in all instances Where controversy arises oder the owner of a, canine claiming exemp- tion of dog tax, alleging the dog still to be ~ “pup.” At the Dbi-weekly conference of the mayor and city commissioners, the sub- ject was brought up and Long appeals for an official interpretation of the pe- riod when a pup becomes “of age.” They decided it was four months. Hereafter, pups in Tulsa are pups until they are four months old—then they automatical- 1y become dogs. 29.—When does a INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK OF INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER Hoboken, N. I., July 29.—Stnekholiers of the Internatio1al Harvester Company, 2t a special meeting hars toduy, ratified a proposal to increase the preferred stock from $60,000,000 to $100,000,000 and the -common- from $80,000,000 $130,000,000. Ont of \h new stock it llc;: proposed to set -aside $20,000,000 com- mon and $40,000,000 p for a stock ownership plan open to 40,000 em- ployes in this country and Canada. As previously announced, $10,000,000 of the new common will be used to pay a 12 1-2 per cent. stock dividen 380,000,000, cormmon, . T Dneeat |STRONG EVIDENCE or PROFITEERING IN BOSTON Boston, July 29.—Armin W. Rile; head of the “Fiying Squadron” of de- partment of justice investigators of alleg- €& profiteers today brought to New Eng- land discoveries and suggestions of agents in New York to be co-ordinated With cases developinz here. He said the evidence in the hands of local fed- eral authorities constituted the best case which the government has found against certain alleged rgofiteering interests in the country, and that they would be pressed for conviction. -He went to Coj cord, N. H., later in the day. v e ek ARMED BADNITS ROBBED BANK AT GRASS LAKE, MICH. Jackson, Mich. July 28 - ed bandits today entered the Farsims State Bank -at Grass Lake, seven miles east of here locked the cashier and his assistant in the cage and escaped in an automobile after looting the bank. . Of ficials of the bank said the loss, might reach $10,000, r MACHINERY FOR ALASKA'S FIRST PULP AND PAPER MILL Juneau, Alaska, July 29.—Machinery for Alaska’s first pulp and paper miil is reported on its way north from the i teachers and man: Hatding. “I was greatly pleased.” said Mr. Shaw affer the conference, “to find Senator Harding thinking not so much of how he ;can do with it when he gets n. Wiaiiriae vision: in orivate prhétimes called a financier. -' Aalled 2 statesman. At0 as vision in nublic af- day.” PSSR T g SLACKER SULRKENDERS AFTER can get the office to which he aspires as - yision in public g fairs and clearly sees far bevond election THREE YEARS IN MOUNTAINS Portland, %Oregon, July 29.—Three years of*wandgring in the mountains of | southern Oregon in efforts to escape a charge of evading the selective draft, were ended today with Alfred Fattig, twenty-seven year old farmer, in jail here. § He surrendered, he said, because of loneliness which = became unbearable. During his wandering he told county au- thorities, he lived chiefly on the meat of wild animals and berries. Fottig and his brother Charles fled to the mountains in 1917, because of con- scientious scruples against war, he ‘de- clared. ‘They took clothing, salt, matches, weapons, ammunition and a prospector’s pan. ‘We pretended to be prospectors when wé occasionally met miners or oth- er people in the mountains,” Fattig told authorities. “Once I returned home in February, 1918. I saw my mother and returned to the mountains. About Christmas of 1918 we heard, from an old miner, that the war was over. Last fall my broth- er said he had had enough ani was go- ing home to work. ‘I decided to remain in the mountains alome. Finally it got so I sim could not stand it any longer. T wanted to he with people. T came out and surrendered.” Charles Fattig has not been appre- hended. SIR THOMAS LIPTON BLOCKED BY ADMIRERS New York, July 29.—Sir Thomas Lip- ton, owner of Sharmotk IV, unsuccessful chailenger for the America’s cup, had dif- ficulty going aboard his own yaclit tonight when an enthusiastic crowd of more than 3,000 persons who had_ gathered at a Hudson river pier, where the craft was moored, blocked his way. The crowd cheered the Irish baronet and blocked the i police reserves cleared a lane to Shamrock IV and the 23 meter Sham- rock were towed up the Hudson today to permit visitors to o aboard the challen- ger. None had been allowed on hoard, however, before Sir Thomas' arrival and he pulled a gangplank from the dock to her deck and invited the crowd to visit the boat. Later he annéunced the yachts would remain in the Hudson until Satur- day. DEFICIT OF VIENNA IS 1,200,000 CROWNS THIS YEAR Viena, July 29.—The deficit of this city is estimated at 1,200,000 crowns this year. ' All sources of municipal *tax- ation have beer tried to the breaking point and now the city government plans to cut down the civil list. Younger em- ployes able to get other work will go first and the pruning will go through all departments. It is found that for 190,000 children .in the primary grade of the public schools there are 19,000 of these must go. In 1913 the Vienna city budget was 237,500,000 crowns. For the current vear it is placed at 2,500,000,000 croWns. A loan of 83,000,000 marks by Germany during the war represents part of this. On present crown mark exchange this means a loss of 250,000,000 crows, PEANUT CROP THIS YEAR TO BE BOUNTIFUL | Washington, July 29.—The peanut crop this year will be almost 6,000,000 bushels larger than last vear accord- east. The new mill is to be built on the Speel river, near here. A sawmill is al- ready at wor kon the ground cutting tim- ber for the bufldings and docks. Ppower will " used exculsivel Water ing to the forecast of the Department of Agriculture from July conditions. The total crop is forecast at 39.006,000 bush- cls. Alabama will have almost 11,000,- and Virginia a little more than 6,000,000 bushels. F in Abnormal Profits With Run on Ponzi, Money Pours Into a Rival Three Blocks Away. Boston, July 29.—The three-day run on the coffers of Charies Ponzi by doubting investors in his get-rich-quick scheme of international -postal exchinge coninued today while new believers in the possibili- ty of abnormal profit took their money to a rival a few blocks away. Ponzi, having agreed with District At- torney Pelletier to accept no further de- Posits until investigation of his accounts had been made, stood in his enlarged of- fices and saw everyghing, going out, with no new funds coming in; but although payments in the last two days are esti- mated to have exteeded a million dellars, he was honoring every demand, His rival foreign exchange company, with a prom- ise of 50 per cent. profit in forty-five days, was taking all the money presented, with no immedlate payments to be made, There was a fair sized crowd at each place. A New York banker, whose identity he refused to_divulge, offered him $10,000,- 000 today for his business, according to a statement Ponzi made to newspapermen at his home tonight. ~He added that he had not decided whether to accept’ but would hold another conference With the banker here tin a few days. Ponzi added that he intended to resume hi s operations in Boston and other cities where he has bich offices When the district attorney's auditors have com- pleted their_investigation, if he did mot accept the banker's offer. He said he had been informed by his secretary that he had paid out to. cus- tomera today about a quarters of a mil- lion dollars. “Most of this meney.” he added, “went to those holding notes which matured today. They got thelr principal and 50 per cent. interest.” PONZI HAS OFFICES IN CLIFTON AND BAYONNE, N, J. Newark, N. J., July 29.—Operations of Charles Ponzi, the Boston financier whose alleged immense profits through interna- tional postal exchange are under investi- gation, extended to points in New Jersey, it was learned here today. Offices were maintained in Clifton and Bayonne and notices of suspension were posted today by the managers there. A run started at the Bayonne office, where 150 persons, mainly Italians, had invested during the two weeks the place had been opened. Assurances by those in charge that the money would be paid on demand of with 50 per cent. interest if allowed ot remain forty-five days, result- ed in few withdrawals. The manager of Ponzi's Clifton branch declared $100,000 had been invested there and that every person had been paid the amount of his investment and 50 per cent. proit at the end of forty-five day DEMOCRATS WILL WELCO FUNDS IN ANY ‘Washington, July 29.—Funds for nancing the democratic national paign will ‘be received in any amo and party leaders will be.concefned onily’} with the sources from which the Money comes, George White, the new national chairman, announced today in. paying his first visit to the party's national hesdGuarters. He characterized as “buncombe” the suggestion that cam- paign contributions be limited to $1,000 for each contributor. x Party heads will scrutinize carefully all campaign gifts in order that “no ob- ugation will be entailed on the candi- date,” Mr. White asserted, adding that any plans to restrict the amounts of gifts would be useless since such could be easily circumvented. The new national chairman, in dis- cussing campaign devefopments, - declar- ed that Governor Cox “as the nominee of the Sin Francisco convention” had be- come the mew head of the democratic varty. With respect to iwerpretations placed on the recent, conference at the White House between President Wilson and Governor Cox on the league of nations issue, Mr. White said there “were no ironclad contracts entered into and there was a certain amount of elasticity in the statements.’ ' Mr. White s2:3 he had not received an invitation to Tie White House but he expected to “call and Jeave his card.” He added that whether he saw the president at this time depended entirely on the ‘White House. Democratic campaigners will go be- fore -the country with the slogan: “Peace, Progress and Prosperity,” Mr. White announced. With this line, he added, humorously of winning.” Campaign plans, as developed 1\ far, Mr. White said. call for a tour by Governor Cox of most of the states. He referred to the states of Ohio, Indiana and Tilinois as the “battle grounds.” Th» nominee = expected also to mkae soacial speakig trip through New Eng- land, The aid of William G. McAdoo, run- ner-up to Mr. Cox at San Francisco, has been obtained as a speaker, Mr. White sadi. The chairman expects to sce Attorney General Palmer before leaving Washington to ask him to take the stump “during the campaign. Selection of a campaign committee, numbering probably fifteen, will be an- nounced as will the western managers of the campaign who will have headquar- ters in Chicago. . B. I Moore, Govern- or Cox’s pre-convention campaign man- ager, Mr. White indicated, will be ap- pointed to the camvaign committee. F1- nancial arrangements will be left to Wilbur M. Marsh, national treasurer, who has been asked to organize a com- mittee to direct the work. “we will be ‘coxsure’ CLOTHING CUTTERS HAVE OPENED CO-OPERATIVE FACTORY New York. July 20—The New York Clothing Cutters’ union of the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers of America open- ed a co-operative clothing factory here to- day with the announced intention of man- ufacturing clothes at prices from 30 to 50 per cent. below those of the average retail store. > Lower prices_ according to the union members, are duesto elimination of mid- dlemen. Branches will be established; it was stated. throughout the country. French Senate Adopts Budget. Paris, July 20—The senate today adopted unanimously the- entire budget bill for 1920. BOLSHEVIK CAVALRY IS 37 MILES FROM LEMBURG ‘Warsaw,”July 2! By The A. P.)— The bolsheviki captured Bialystok, about forty miles southwest of Grodno, today. In Galicia bolshevik cavalry is report. ed to be 37 miles from Lemberg, where women and_children: have turned onut to ald in building defences about the city. Every hill to the east and northeast: of Temberg is entrenched with Polish wire entanglements. ’ "4 N oM Belgian Sold oIS, Thousands Demonstrate Dis- satisfaction With the Gov= ernment’s Treatment. Brussels, July 29.—Thousands of sol- diers assembled outside the- chamber of deputies today to demonstrate dissatis- faction wit hthe government's treatment of formgr soldiers, who demand that & lump sum be paid every man who served| in the war, A body of soldiers broke the police cordon and invaded the chamber; disregarding Burgomaster Max's appeals. Eventually they were persuaded to leav peaceably. TO DISCUSS MEANS OF AVERTING COAL SHORTAGE ‘Washington, July 29.—Means of avert- ing winter coal shortages and -of defeat- ing profiteering in the coal trade will be discussed at a conference in New York Monday by representatives of four ‘gov- emment departments and a committee from the coal industry. Acting Attorney General Ames in announcing the confer- ence tonight said the government hoped to develop a program on which the coal interests could come “half way” in solving the coal problem. Mr: Ames, who, with Attorney General Palmer, will direct the formation of the plan, declared there was no reason for a scarcity of fuel at the'present time and that if a shortage existed it was through faulty Qlstribution. He added that there ‘were ‘no economic reasons” for the high codl prices which obtain throughout the country. This particular phase of the sit- ‘uation, he said, is being given close study both by the departinent of justice and by “many representatives of the coal indus- try who feel that present conditions should undergo a change.” Although the question of an embargo on exvort coal will be discussed at the coming conference, Mr. Ames said it ap- peared that the embargo could be dis- carded as an effective means of increasing the supply available for domestic use. Less than ten million tons of coal have been exnorted during the first six months of this year, including shipments to Can- ada, he asserted, and this amount had not therefore materially reduced the stocks here with a productian for the period esti- mated at 235.000,000 to Wage questions probably wilt also come up for discussion, since Secretary of La- bor Wilson is understood to have recom- mended a reopening of the wage award in a prepared report on the coal situation “The ‘Commercial Cable Ch. announces that -communpication is restored with Ma- Marion Reddy, of St. Louls, of Reedy's Mirror, died at San o. 4 Governor Coulldge has returned to i desk ‘at’ the’state house, Boston, af- 2 vacation of three weeks. Announcement was made of the ar- rival of $1,100,000.in gold from Canada, at' New. Yorky: - The United States will be invited to take ‘part in the Allied-Poland-Bolshe. viki conference. Bar gold in London was quoted at 085 3d an ounce, compared with 108s 8d"at: previous close. Norway won the running deer single ghot in ‘the Olympic games, with Finland second and the United States third. " The net estate of the late Robert Ba- con, former Ambassador to France, who died May 29, 1919, is valued at $6,524,- 994. Eighteen year old Elmer “Hyatt, the convicted slayer of Patrolman O'Brien of Rachester, was put to death in the elec- tric chair at Sing Sing prison last night. - Brazilian battelship Sao Paulo has started for Antwerp to bring King Albert and Queen Elizabeth for a visit to Bra- 2il. SR . Carlos R. Waters, vice president of the Kensington Manutacturing Co. of New York, died at his home in Greenwich, aged 42. b The American dellar in Paris was quoted at ‘12 francs 72 centimes, as com- pared with 12 francs' 12 centimes at last close. 1l Six hundred French officers and as many more Hritish officers are in Poland to help direct—Polish armies in fighting the soviet forces. Felix F, Palavacini, who is in Larope as the special envoy of Mexico to Brit- ain, Spain, France, Belgium and Italy, has arrived in Pari | The diréctor of the mint has announc- ed the ‘purchase of 500,000 ounces of silver, which brings the total purchase to date to 840,000 ounces. Grover C. Cimmings, & wealthy Min- neapolis youth was arrested by Depart- ent of Justic agents on a charge of evad- g the draft for two years. Hugh C. Wallace, American Ambas dor, will join Mrs. Wallace at Aix les in general and strike conditions in the Illinois and Indian= fields in particular submitted today to President Wilson. The labor secretary returned to Washington vesterday and at the request of the president immediately set to work on the report. His recommendation for a re- jisips of theimegs amacd, it tn snder staod;would be mierely to bring urder it WJ ‘mine laborers which were omits ted from the award of the bituminous ©oAl gommission. Other *features of the s report were net disclosed, ry of Commerce Alexander. See- e Navy Daniels and Chairman tha shinping board have. heen representatives to. tHfe 2 conference. The inérest of these de- in findinz a solutian to the dif- ficulties besetting the coal trade, Mr. navy department and shipping board were heavy purchasers of coal for bunkering, while the department of commerce always has been of aid to the industry in a su- pervisory way. DUDLEY ELD MALONE Y FARMER-LABOR CANDIDATE Nw York, July 29-—Dudley Field Ma- lone, former collector of the port of New York, today Was selected as the third or farmer-labor party, candidate for the gov- ernorship of New York. Selecticn. of Mr. Malone was ffiade at a conference of national nd local party leaders which opened here yesterday to lay campaign plans. In a formal stal 4. of acceptance, Mr. Malone declared .. ..ulitant third par- ty is here to stay and that its platform will “smash down the high cost of living, 1 not only by putting profiteers in jail, but by taking from our exploiters the. re- sources through which the people are robbed. ! Mr. Malone declared the meat industry, “ha enn1 mines, the railroads and all pub- lic utilities, such as gas and electric cor- pulaons, must be taren “out of the coh- trol of private capitalists.” DIED WHILE ATTENDING CONGRESS OF FIRE CHIEFS Lewnston, Me., July 29.—Word was re- ceived in Lewiston this morning of the death of Michael J. Moriarty, for thir- ty years chief engineer of the Lewiston fire department, in Toronto, Canada, where he was attending 2 Congress of Fire Chiefs and Chief Engmmeers of I North America. Moriarty was appointed chief en- gineer of the - Lewiston department in 1890, serving uninterruntedly since then. He was one of the best known firemen in New Engiand. “A wife, two daughters and { three sons survi / SHOT HIS WIFE WHILE EXPERIENCING | NIGHTMARE Union Hill, N. J, July 28.—Daniel Helbig shot and seriously wounded his wife early today, he told the police, while experiencing a nightmare in which he '“saw the landlord coming through a bedroom window with demons.” He added he had been worrying about rent increases and feared ejection. - The bullet entered the woman's body and then passing out, shattered a win- dow. Hospital physicians said Mrs. Hel- big' cannot recover. BRIDGEPORT JITNEY 'BUSES ARE BEING OVERCEOWDED Bridgeport, Conn., July 29.—The ex- Dected roundup of jitney 'bus drivers for overcrowding their machines was made early tonight when state police, co-operat- ing with the-local police, served court summonses on mor ethan 100 'bus drivers to appear tomorrow on charges of carry- ing more than the lawful number of pas- sengers. The action was taken at the direction of the state motor vehicle de- partment. THREE OF AMUNDSEN'S PARTY ARE MISSING Nome, Alaska, July 29.—Three mem- bers of Roald Amundsen’s Aretic expedi- tion who left the explorer's -ship, the Maud, with mail last fall while the vessel was off the north Siberian coast, are miss- ing and ‘are believed to have lost . their Ames said, lay in the fact that both the | Bains, the Council of Ambassadors, hav- ing adjourned its sittings until Aug. 20. Bar silver in. London was pence higher at 56 1-8 an ounce. New York domestic prices was unchanged at 99 1-2 cents and fogn was 1 cent higher at 94 1-4-cents. - St " “Fire among & mest of factory buildings in Philadelphia caused damage estimat- ed at $750,000 and injured half a dozen firemen. A number of workers had nar- row escapes from injury. Joseph Balzarano was found guilty of ‘murder in the second degree by a jury at Pittsfield; Mass.,“tr the death of Vincen- z0_Cresgl, on March, 27, 1915. Sentence was deferred. An, ‘agréement’ -was reached between Ergland and soviet.Ruseia for exchange of..all prisoners of whatever nationality Neld -by Russia, provided they want to be. repatriated.. Gov. Smith of New York refused to confirm _reports that he intends to call a special session of the lqgislature for the purpose of recomsidering his recoa- struction plan and welfare bill A. C. Townley, president of the Non- Partisan - League, -and Joseph Gilbert, op- ganizer, were deniel new trial on charges of conspiracy to encourage _disloyalty during the war, at Fairmont, Minn. The Department of Agriculture has announced that wheat carried over from last year's crop into 1920 totaled 109,318, 000 bushels on July 1 compared with 48,- 561,000 bushels for the corresponding day in 1918. Herschel W. Arant, secretary of the faculty of Lamar School of Law, Emory University - Atlanta, Ga., has been ap- pointed professor of commercial law and partnerships in Yale University Law School. An appeal was made to President Wil- son by the Interchurch World Moy ment that he appoint a special commi sion to bring about ya conference be- tween employers and ecmployes in the steel in dustry. Sailings of Canadian government merchant marine vessels between St. Jonn and Havana have been cancelled until further nmotice because of conges- tion of freight at the Cuban capital due to strikes. 4 Chief Justice of the District of Co- Jumbia Supreme Court McCoy refused to hear argument on the petition of H. S. McCartney, a Chicago lawyer, demanding Secretary of State Colby declare war with Germany ended. Demands of lasters, vampers and treers employed in 25 Brockton shoe factories for a 50 per cent. wage in- crease were denied by the Massachusetts State Board of Conciliation and Arbitra- tion. Officlals of the M. and B. American Machine Company, ~Pawtucket, R. I, Whose 1400 ‘employees have been on strike for, four = weeks for increased wages announced: that the plunt was closed indefinitely and might not be re- opened. . . . 2 Ao William G. MeAdoo, former secretary of the treasury, and a candidate at San Francisco *for the democratic nomination for president; announcedthat. he had consented. to _deliver some speeches in behalf of Governor Cox. FREIGHT RATES INCREASED A NECESSARY IN CANADA Montreal, July 29.—An additional in- crease in freight rates will be sought by the Canadian Raijlway _Association on behalf of all the roads in the Dominion, in order to meet the cost of raising wages o the same level as those of rail- waymen " in the United States. ‘Application- for the freight rate in- crease will be filed with the Dominion Railway -Cemmission, which already has a ‘request from the association for per- mission to Increase: rates by thirty per cent.. i 5 i lives, according to Russian government | grsy T a e B, WILLIAS advices Teceived by Amundsen here. The | WILLIAMS R. AT R names of the three men have not been ASDISTANY SECY OF WAR learned. et - Washington, July 20.—Willam R Time flies so quickly after a man cele- | Willj of” Richmiond, Va., has been ap- brates the thirtieth anniversary of his|pojnted assistant secrefary of war, suc- earthly career that he imagines there is'ceeding ‘Benedict ‘Crowell, quicksand . in- the -hour glass. o resigned usiness. to private 3 PRICE TWO CENTS .= Congressman Swope can Border—Says Nippo Has Doubled Since 1913—Of 150,000 Japs in This Country Four-Fifths Live Louisville, Ky., July 29.—Congressman King Swope of Kentucky, who was chair- man of the house sub-committee which recently” completed an investigation of Japanese immigration yto Pacific coast states, declared in a statement issued here today that this country has “reached a point where we should mot permit any unassimilable race to fill up our Pacific states or any other states.” He said the “privilege of entry of any and all immigrants should be predicated upon their ability and desire to become real, loyal, patriotic Americans.” The sub-committee will Teport to the house comimitteewhen congress assernbles in December. Mr. Swope declined to say Wwhat recommendations it will make. “It is rather difficult for the people of the east and south fully to appreciate the Japanese immigration question and its ef- fect upon the Pacific coast,” said Mr. Swope. ‘“When we realize that about 100,000 of the approximately 150,000 Jap- anese in this country live in California we can readily see why the Californians view with great alarm a continued Jap- anese immigration. “Washington, Oregon and California in particular seem to represent an éarthly paradise to the Japanese because of theil favorable climate and fertile soil. As 2 Tesult, about four-fifths of the total Jap- anest population in thg United States live in these three states. “The Californians alleged,” Mr. Swops said, “that the gentlemen’s agreement is being violated, and that thousands of Janovese immicrants are entering this eountry surreptitiously every year by wa of the Mexican border. And in suppor of that statement they offer the fact that the Japanese population.in California has doubled since 1913. “It must be said the Jap is thrifty, and as soon as he saves something from hic earnings he goes into business for him- of House Sub-Committee Investigating ng Japanese Immigration Declares Thousands Are Illegally s Entering This Country Every Year by Way of the Mexi- nese Population in California in Pacific Coast States. self, usually farming. As a result, they are acquiring great tracts of land in Cali- fornia and taking over whole communi- ties. As the Japanese would come in, many whites would move out, because, 2§ they stated, they did not like the new environment and could not compete with the Japanese owing to their ~different standard of living. “These facts led to the passage by the California legislature in 1913 of the anti- alien land law, which made it illegal for those who are.no teligible for naturalize- tion to own land, or to lease it, for more han three years. “But the Japanese have evaded that law to such an extent that it practically 3erves no purpose at all. For insiance, a Japanese Who is precluded by that law rom owning land buys the land in_the name of his infant native-born child and Jecomes the guardian of such child. The Japanese also form. corporations with white ‘dummy’ directors and acquire land n enormous acreages. “The Californians assert that the Jap- inese offer a racial problem in that they *ould not be assimilated. It is very rare that a Japanese nan marries a wWhite Woman or vice versa. Both races seem ‘o discountenance inttrmarriage. They ove their mother country. They love the Tapanese traditions and the Japanese lan- mage and for this reason it is dificult to \mericanize them. “We witnessed the arrival of a consign- ment of ‘picture brides,’ who came to this copntry already ‘married’ to Japanese men they had never seen. The marridge vas arranged by correspondence and ‘@n *xchange of pictures. Such @ protest 1gainst that practice was caused that the Tapanese called a halt on the ‘picture “rides,’ so that, after August of this year, he Japanese men will be compelled to ind another method of consummating heir marriages with women in Japan.”, SEVEN CENT TROLLEY FARE ONLY SALVATION OF CONN. CO. Hartford, Conn., July 29.—A seven cent trolley fare is the only thing which can keep the Connecticut company out of the bankruptey court, Judge Waiter C. Noyes, chairman of the Board of Federal Trustees, told ‘the public utilities commis- sion at a hearing today. in cities in place of the present compli- cated zone” system was before the com- mission said’ Judge Noves., “The com- pany -has .lost.$87,000 between June 1 and. July 15 and jost in the season. when a reserve should be piling up against the leay months next winter and is a loss when the company is not paying interest taxes and rentals. “That loss of $87,000 is in operating ex- penses, strictly speaking,” he said. “If we go on at the present’ rate we can- not possibly go for more than two months and 1 don't think we can last six weeks. the wheels couldn’t turn -any longer | than’ that.” Counsel representing Monchester, New | Haven and Meriden protested the propos- ed rate. New' Haven wants a five cent fare. ~ S MARTINEZ TO ARRANGE SURRENDER Mexico City, July 29.—“I am surrend- ering unconditionally because the coun- try needs peace for reconstruction,” said Francisco Villa today when he met Gen. Martinez, chief of operations in the states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon, at the railroad station in Sabina. When Gen. Martinez, who is arranging VILLA ME surrender terms with Villa, arrived at the station the rebel general approach- ed him with head uncovered and hand extended. Villa will make his residence at Nieves, Zacatecas, after disbanding his troops at Torreon, accordinz to a government communique. His men, it s added, will go from Sabina to Torreon on foot. men, .newspaper accounts say, offered two trains but refused to them. Each of the 600 soldiers I receive a vear's pay to get a start fe. use w in ITALY SPENDING $30,000,000 THIS YEAR O AVIATION Washington, July 29.—Ttaly is spend- ing $30,000,000 this vear on its avia- tion programme, which is mainly of a civil character. Its programme calls for a complete aerial transportaion system for both passengers and roods, g regultr air mail service and the establishment of international air routes. dy of routes which will join Italy France, Switzerland, Austria, Jugo- Slavia, Greece and the Italian colonies also is being made b: authorities. Two dirigibles are now op- erating a successful touring service b tween Rome and Milan and between Venice and Milan and plans are being made to start the Wapole Palermo route. Four other local routes are in operation and experiments are being con- ducted on five others. CONTROVERSY BETWEE! AND ITALIAN GOVERNMENTS Paris, July 29.—The dispute between the Italian and Greek governments which will delay their signing the Turk- tensive occupation of territories in Asia ish treaty appears in turn upon the ex- Minor by the Greek troops after the de- feat of the Turkish Nationalists. The Italians affirmed the Greeks already haye occupied five times 28 much in the Smyrna region as is allowed by the treaty. This seems to be the essential, reason why the Italian government is not dis- po sedto confirm the tentative agree- ment previously reached respecting the Dodecanese Islands which Italy was to hand over to Greece in exchange for concessions in Asia_Minor. A TRANS-CONTINENTAL AERIAL MAIL FLIGHT Cleveland, July 20.—Pilot Bert Acosta, driving one of the three monoplanes that left Long Island this mo'#ing on a trans- continental aerial mail flight, landed here at 3 p. m. The two other machines arrived at the Cleveland landing station at 5:30 and 5 tonight. The flight from New York was without unusual incidént, according to the several pilots. The flyers will remain here tonight and expect to leave in time to reach Chicago at noon tomorrow. The petition for a seven cent flat rate, the government | DEM. SLOGAN: PEACE, PROGRESS, PROSPERITY Washington, July 29.—The democratia party’s campaign war chest is open to contributors of any amount . Gearge White, chairman of the national commit- tee, announced here today. Mr. White said, “will examine the source rather than the amount of all contributions.” “Peace, progress, prosperity,” will ‘Bt the three-word slozan of the democratie campaigners, Mr. White said, adding that with this slogan the party should be “Soxsure” of victory: - The new national chairman referred to Tilinois, Indiana and Ohio as “the battle- ground” of the campaign but he indicat. ed that, as the campaign.plans develop- ed, Gov. Cox would carry the fight to the people and would visit & majority of the states. Discussing campaign contributions, Mr. White said the restrictions tvhich = had been proposed as to the size of’ the gifts were so easily circumvented 2s to maka them useless and that the national com- mittee therefore would content itself with a scrutiny of all contributions in order tha no obligations on the candidates wauld be entailed by the acceptance of STATUE OF LINCOLN ; UNVEILED IN LONDON London July 28.—The unvelling of the Saft Gaudens statue of Abraham Lin- coln in Cannig Square yesterday is des scribed: at great length in this morning’s newspapers, which ~devof® their mos conspicuous columns to the event and print pictures of the ceremonies Lincoln's title to pre-eminence for hit political achievements and moral exam- ple are subject of editorials in every paper, his public life heing recalied with warm eulogy. The Wish is invoked that the present conditions facing the Briiish parliament may influence p men nere to emulate Lincoln’s high character and what to them may be vouchsafed some of his vision and steadfastness. TO PREVENT PROFITEERING . IN RESALE OF CANNED MEAY Washington, July 20.—United States district attorneys and other fedéral agents as well as the fair price commis- sions have been instructed by the de- partment of justice to watch closely fop profiteering in the re-sale by dealers of the millions of dollars worth of canned meat now being distributed by the war department. . Justice officials said the low price at which the army was disposing of its sur- Iplus would give unscrupulous dealers:am oo " take exorbitant profits their re-sales. B W B b MONUMENT TO “EVANGELINE" Or LONGFELLOW'S PORM Grand Pre X. July 28.—A mon- ument to the “Evangeline” of Longfel- low's poem was unveiled at Grand Pre today by Lady Burnham, wife of ‘the President of the Imperial Press confer- ence in the presence of delegates to the conference and visitors from the mari- time provinces. The statue is a copy of the small statue in clay modelled by the late PNl lip Hebert, a Franch-Canadian sculpter. Adventures of Hebert's ancestors pre- vided the theme of Longfellow's pO&m. The delegates will spend tomorrow in St John N. B. -~ S, THREW WINE IN RiVERS TO KEEP PRICES HIGH Madrid, July 28—Thousands of per- sons in Spain are incénsed over the gl tion of the wine growers in the Valedpens as and other vineyard districts, whe after year's yield, which is extremely bountiful, into the rivers, in order, it is said,.to. mairitain high prices of wines. 5 Lack of transportation prevented -the producers frof exporting wines and friuts, therefore, in the course of their meeting the wine growers decided to de- stroy the products rather than permit ths public to obtain wines at moderate rates. CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES . INVESTIGATION IN SEP®, St. Louis., July 29.—United States iator James A. Reed here today anno ed the semate sub-committee would Tesume its investization of campaig penditures of presidential candidaty til Sepember. Senator Reed is ~f *ha sub-committee. 5 campaign funds. -~ a meeting threw large quantities of this