Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 31, 1920, Page 1

b Norwich VOL. LXi—NO. 196 POPULATION 29,685 FLAT SEVEN GENT FARE ON TROLLEYS | CITIES OF STATE T0 BE EFFECTIVE AUEG. Public Utilities Commission Has Issued a Temporary and Emergency Order Authorizing the Connecticut Company to Put New Rate Into Effect—Seven Cent Zone Limits Are Approximately Three Miles Radiating From City Centers—Other Zones Are to Be About Two Miles Long With a Fare of Six Cents a Zone—Trolley Company Was Confronted With a New Rates Are to Be Permitted Pending Final Hearing. July 30.—The vublic n an interioc1i0y th> Hartford, Conn authorized pu fare the rate seven cex the cities seven cent zone radi- three mil> t on Aug. S, 1920, nission ¢ an , with rst responding cluding and with mmutation between ated city 25,000 £ an incorpo: opulation nto eifect on | ers from the com- | Critical Financial Condition— or more and points mors than five miles distant therefrom. _Schuol tickets shall be issued at one-half regrlar rates. “The commission is nut satisfied that the temporary rates herein authorized is a proper rate or that it will produce the Tevenue needed and expected by the com- pany, but it is permitted on the urgent | request of the company as a temporary | and_emergency rate. “The commission is 61 the opinion that if there is to be a return to the flat rate system, the general pullic would be better satisfied with a return to substantially th cold flat rate zones or fare limit, but { it is now claimed by officers of the com- pany that a filat rate of seven cents on the old flat rate area would not produce suf- ficient revenue. We direct the Connecti- cut comnany to present at the adjourned hearing of this case a plan and rate schedule contemplating the use of said old fare limite. This case is continued to Oct. 1,1920, for further consideration.’ TRANSFERS TO BE GOOD ON CONNECTING LINES New Haven, Conn., July 30.—Officials of the Connecticut company tonight said that the free transf § ; to be issued under the seven cent fare nlan would be good for a ride on any connecting line to any point within the seven cent zone or three- mile radius. In rides of this ‘kind the fare will be lower than at present under the mile zone system. Details of fare collection under the new plan had not been decided upon tonight. The zone system has been in operation on the Connecticut company lines for the last nine months, PASSENGER NEXT DECISION ON AND FREIGHT RATE WEEK ).—Decision is ex- wn next week by ncrease in 73 per enger fares n is understood to the printer today hought that it will be ready before Monda: it is believed T experts _here. per cent. on freigh cent a mile on pas- sal requests of the carriers filed sodn after enactment of the frans- act which provides that. the 1 - per cent. ere for in- ng 28 per the add- Railroad TRIAN CABINET without f foreign social adminis- of war. of commerce. of agriculture. of interior. ic. of “finance. iiroads. secretaries also are mem- t but have no vote, the waste a unneces- Chairman Of The Committee Of Forty-eight J. A. 5. Hopkins, Cha!rman of the Casmm!itee of Forty-eight, influential ‘a punting another presiucatial candi- . e flolde |ed " say what office he would seek, but i INVESTIGATION OF PONZI OFFICIALLY STARTED Boston, July 30.—The inquiry of the { federal govemament into the financial methods of Charles Ponzi, who claims to have made millions by his dealings in international exchange, was _officially started today. A firm of auditors work- ing under the direction of United States Attorney Gallafher, began the ina- tion of Pinzi's books and records ¥u an effort to determine whether he is solvent. Attorney General J. Weston Allen al- o will have an audit of Ponzi's books made, actinz upon the request of Gov- ernor Collidge that the operations be thoroughly investigated. It is expected that the audits Will be completed within three or four days, after which, acoord- ing to Ponzi, he Will reopen his offices to aceept denosits. Ponzi declared tonight that the investi- gators would find that ihs assets were far in excess of his liabilities. He said also that he would hold another confer- ence tomorrow with the group of New York bankers Who are allegeed to have offered him $10,000.000 for his busines: He added that he thought he would'de- cline the offer. Ponzi, referring to the confidence which he asserted the majority of the de- positors had shown in him. said that he would be a citizen before the state and city elections took place, and at that time he would enter politics. He declin- added that should he not enter politics himself, he would pick a “wet" cand date for some state office and back him to the limit. MANNIX IS DETERMINED TO STOP IN IRELAND New York, July 30.—Archbishop Dan- iel Mannix of Melbourne, Australia, who Will leave here on the steamship Baltic which sails tomorrow for Queenstown and Liverpool, plans to stop in Ireland despite Premier Lloyd George's asser- tion that he will not be permitted to land there, his secretary the Rev. Albert Vaughan, announced tonight. No information was made public by his secretary or the manner in which the archbishop plans to land nor of any “digtinguished . Compatriot” who will will accompany him ,as reported in Lon- don. So far as kn\», Famonn De Valera. “president of tha Irish republic,” is not in New York and has not engaged pass- age on the Baltic. Rev. Father Vaughan asid Archbishop Mannix Wwill visit his mother, brother and sister in Charleville,, County Cork. He is on his way to Rome to visit the | pope. A delegation of Maynooth Coliege al- umni tonight presented the archbishop with a set of embossed resolutions of welcome to the United States. HARVEST HAND ARRIVED i IN BRIGHT YELLOW TAXICAB | oxiahoma cCity, OKla.. July 30.—Some j“rich relatives” was the comment of James Simpson, a farmer living near this city, when he saw a bright ellow taxicab drive up to his gate and stop. |But it wasm't. Jt was a 20th century farmhand, late of New York city, whe ihad been advised by the federal state { employment. burean that Simpson would {pay $150 2 mWith and board for a good farm hand. He worked about long enough to earn the money the taxi cost less than 100 pef cent. i CABLED PARAGRAPHS French and Belgian Agreement. Paris. July 30.—Captain Andre Tar- dieu says in L'Illustration today that the military convention between Krance and Belgium which has been under nego- tiation since January, has, been com- Dleted and soon will be promulgated of- ficially. This will add greatly to the military potentialities of France, Cap- tain Tardieu declares. Theatrical Conflict in Madrid. Madrid, July 29.—A serious conflict has arisen between the theatrical im- Dpressarios of Madrid and the /members of the orchestras, actors and other em- ployes of the theatres. The impressaros decline to recognize the theatrical em- ployes' syndicate of which nearly all those connected with the theatres are members. 1 NOMINEE COX ENJOYED HOME-COMING CELEBRATION Dayton, Ohio, July 30.—Belief that he would be elected president was express- ed by GovernoMCox tonight in an ad- dress at the ‘“home-coming” celebra- tion here over his nomin: by Ly democratic party, | After standing two hours under a| burning sun, reviewing a parade of civic fraternal, industrial and other organiza- tions, variously estimated to contain be- tween 8,000 and 12,000 marchers crowds stormed the reviewing stand and insist- ed upon a brief address from the guest of honor. Thanking khis audience “for the testi- monial from the men, women and chil- dre” with whom he had lived for 20 vears, Governor Cox said: “I just said to a gentleman from Washington that it would appear to be reflection on one's judgment to desire to leave Dayton and live in any other place- Yet somehow, I havg a feeling that I am going to reside in the house which you yourselves own: As the future tenant of those premises, I promise to take good care of it. To another crowd of admirers who al- most crushed the governor and Mrs. Cox as they left the reviewing stand and forced them to take shelter in the coun- ty jail building, Governor Cox said joc- ularly: ¥ “I invite you all to come to see me in Washington.” The governor's brief addresses were not scheduled among the day's events. The governor left his Trailsend library (o view the parade in the midst of his address for August 7, acepting the dem- ocratic nomination; the address, he said would go surely to the printer to- morrow for advance circulation to news- papers tomorrow. night. G The parade today Was the crowning event of the non-political demonstration | by the governor's home folks, It was “Jimmy” Cox Day in Dayton for the thousands who packed .the pa- Tade route, released by thnalf holiday de- clard generally to hail thir citizen first honored with a presidential nomination. “Hello, mic,” was_the. salutation shouted-at tho geverner by hundreds of the paraders. “Three cheers for Jim- ¥, and “Hi, Jimmy, T'll see you in the White House” were other greetings. governor, waving a soggy hand- d applauding each group, re- n sponded 2 “Hello Buck,” and “Hello there Pete, and “Hello lke” and “How' are you Charlie,” were among the greetings the governor shouted back to the marchers as he pointed out many old time friends. “I have seen men who have follow- ed my standard for twelve years who gave me confidence in 1908, said the governor in his~ brief address, “I am prouder to have held it than to have in- spired it at the outset. It shall be my aim at all times ‘to justify the confi- dence you have evidenced this after- noon..” Jimmy* Cox also was the keynote of many banners on parade floats and marchers’ baupers. COAL NEEDED FOB NEW ENGLAND AMOUNT OF Washington, July 30. — Chairman Clark of, the Interstate Commerce Com-| mission today sent to agents appointed by the commission to supervise emorgen- cy mévement of coal to Lake Erie ports and New England estimates of the amount needed for those localities and the car movement required. 3 Coal for New England, (he chairman told J. W. Howe, of New York, and E A. Graham of Norfolk, is to be moved in estimated monthly quantities of 2 000 tons through New York, 100,000 ton: through Philadelphia, 250,000 tons through _Baltimore and 50000 tons through Hampton Roads, a monthly to- tal of 1,250,000 tons. Chairman’ Clark also Wrote Daniel Willard, of the advisory committee of railroad executives, and D. B. Wentzof the bituminous coal shippers' commit- tee, that the commission's emergen- cy orders for the relief of New England and Lake ports did mot require any change in the rules governing the/ rat- ings of mines and the distribution of cars when the available supply of cars was HOW MANNIX IS-TO LAND IN BRITISH ISLES London, July 30.—The chairman of thei Irish Vigilance society in Great Britain a ta meeting today announced that Arch- bishop Mannix of Australia would be ac- companied to the British-Isles from the United States by.an urnamed distinguish- ed compatriot. The statement brought forth cheers for Eamonn De Valera, “president of the Irish republic,” from the members of the society. The chairman of the meeting added him and then left, said Simpson, in re- lating the incident. TRANS-CONTINENTAL MAIL PLANE REACHES CHICAGO Chicago, July 30.—Monoplane Num- ber 3, which left Cleveland at .15 p. m. today on the second leg of the trans. | continental mail flight. reached here at 17.04 p. m. tonight Chicago daylight.sav- ing time. OBITUARY. Mrs. George Ogilry Haig. | Parls, July 30.—Mrs. George Ogilvy { Haig of London, who before her marriage | was Miss Charlotte Astor, died in the | American hospital at Neuilly thie arter. noon. Mrs. Marshall Orme Wilson of New York eity, her sister, was at’the bedside. — | Mrs. Haig, when about 21 vears o, | was married to J. Coleman Drayton of! Philadeiphia. _After her divorce from 3r. Drayton she married George Ogilvy Haig in London on Dec. 17, 1%97. He died Dec. 27, 1905. Mrs. Haig had lived abroad Samanony vears. that Archbishop Mannix and his compan- ion would land in a manner which would astonish “the enemy” and create amusing gossip for the world. T. 5. MARKSMEN WIN OLYMPIC TARGET EVENTS Beverloo, Belgium, July 30.—(By the A. P.)—The United States today won three outof seven of the Olympic tar. Zet events contested, tied for first place in another event and obtained one sec- ond and one third place. Thus the Americans failed to obtain a place i only one event and easily maintained the marksmanship title of the world. GROCER CONVICTED OF HOARDING FOODSTUFFS New York, July 30.—A..L. Kessen, proprietor of a small grocery store, fo- day faced a'sentence of two wears in the penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., hav- ing been found guilt of violation of the section of the Lever Act providing sgainst the hoarding of . foodstuffs. Evidence was oprduced in his trial to show that Lessen had hoarded more than 200,000 pounds of sugar, ™\ state labor department has learned. VICH, CONN., SATURDA' Y, JULY 31, 1920 the Heart of Dublin Three Soldiers and Three Sinn Feiners Wounded in Auda- cious Attack. Dublin, July 30.—Three soldiefs ana three Sid keiners W e wounded last night when a body of the latter dis- armed a detail of military police in the heart of Dublin. The coup was said to have been the most audacious and spestacular that the Sinn Feiners have accomplished in the matter of d¥.rm- ing. the military. The military police, whose function it is_to keep the soldiers in order, are posted at Trinity College and at the Bank of Ireland. opposite the center of Dublin traffic and within Yiew of the principal Dublin police station. In the disorder last night, about ten Sinn Fein- erf beld up the pickets at the bank, completely disarmed them and then min- gled unconcerned'v in the crowds, emerg- ing from the Theater Royal. During the scuffle three soidiers were wounded by discharges from comrades’ rifles and three of their assailants were slightly wounded. MILITARY STRONGHOLD BURNED BY IRISH RAIDERS Be™st, July 30.—Charlemont Fort, erected in the reign of Queen Elizabeth on the entry of English soldiers into TyTone, was burned by armed, raid- ers early this morning. i The building, whieh overlooked tge Police Disarmed in |French Deputies | * Support Premier Disregard Report of Commis- sion on Finance on the Spa Coal Arrangement. Paris, July 30 (By the A. P.).—Pre- mier Millerand again won the support of the chamber of deputies for his govern- ment today in itz Spa coal arrangement in the face of an adverse report by the commission on finances. He obtained a favorable vbte of 336 to 169 for adoption of the 200,000,000 franc monthly ~ad- vances to Germany. BARDING ASKS DEMOCRATIC STAND ON LEAGUE OF NATIONS Marion, O., July 30.—Senator Harding prefaced his front porch campaign tonight with a public statement again asking Governor Cox for specifications of the democratic stand on the league of nations and charging that “certain powerful ‘in- ternational interests” concerned in Presi- derit Wiison's foreign policy were prepar- ing to finance liberally the democratic campaign. % The republican nominee declared it had become apparent that the - democratic £zampaign managers hoved to keep the league in the background as a political issue, but he promised they would not be permitted to do so. i “The more the democrats attempt to get away from this issue,” he said, “the more insistent the country will be to know what they intend to do if they are en- trusted ‘with the administration. The needs of the people are as great as they ever were. wants that must be filled whatever the situation and regardless of the season and those make it clear that they want the chance to fill those ‘wants, that they have the goods to do so with and are enterprising enough to set out to get such biisiness are the ones that will succeed. Trade goes where it Is attracted and there is no greater magnet for the drawing of trade than the publicity that is furnished through newspaper advertising. Covering its field as thoroughly as it does there is no advertising medium which can give the service that is afford by ‘The Bulletin in Reach the trade through its help. In the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bul- Norwich and vicinity. letin's columns, for two cents a day : Bullstin Telegrap! Local Genoral Total Saturday, July 24 seie (D 138 342 713 Monday, July 26.. 154 123 290 567 Tuesday, July 27, 143 12 192 457 Wednesday, July 28 148 130 300 578 Thursday, July 29 175 102 320 597 Friday, July 30 180 126 374 680 Totals + sovvveenan 733 1818 3592 Reaciling the Trade Possibilities There are i River Blackwater at Moy, was long oc- cupied by the Chariemout family, the members of which founded the Irish vol- unteers at the time of the American war of independence. It was used recently by the go'/rnment as a military strong- hold. MEASURE FOR SELF GOVERNM 30.—A resolution duced in the council of the chamber of commerce calling for a measure providing complete self gov- ernment for Ireland, has created much interest as the chamber, which repre- sénts a7l large business interests of the city, includes at least 90 per cent. Un- fonists. The Freeman's Journal says the res- olution is approximate to indorsement of its proposals for dominion home rule. The Irish Times, Unionist organ, on thd other hand, refers to the resolution as a perilous and impracticable demand. T OF IRELAND intro- Dublin Dublin, July TWO SOLDIERS SHOT’ DEAD NEAR LIMERICK Limerick, July 30.—Two soldiers were shot dead and another seriously wound- ed near Oola this morning. The casu- alties occurred when troops traveling in a lorry were ambushed. Military Patrol Ambushed. Diblin, July 30.—A military patrol was ambushed and relieved of its arms twelve miles from Du early. this morning. There were no casualties. Sinn Feiners Attack Orange Hall Belfast, July 30.—Sinn Feiners attack-| ed the Lyculter Orange Hall near Sarangford, County Down, early this morning. The windows and doors were smashed and property. inside was dam- aged. WEALTHY IRISH COUNTRY GENTLEMAN ASSASSINATED Dublin, July, 30.—Frank Brooke, weal- thy country gentleman, clyse friend of Viscount French, the lodl lieutenant, and member of a committee on Irish recon- struction appointed last year by the vice- roy, was assassinated today. > LS Mr. Brocke was killed in the directors’ room of the Dublin and Southeastern railway in Westland Row, where l\_e had gone to attend a meeting of the railroad board of directors. Three assassins en- tered the room and fired at Brooke while he was talking with a Mr. Cotton, ‘who is another director of the road and is alsof manager of the London and Northwestern vailway. Brooke carried a revolver but had no time to use it. . Other men had been left gn guard outside the room dur- ing the shooting and the assailants es- caped. ; Mr. Brooke held large agricultural and commercial Tnterests and was a frequent visitor at the viee regal lodge. EXPERT SHEEP SHEARERS MAKE ABOUT $50 A DAY Sheep shear- the In hearing evidence in a wage dispute it was_disclosed, that the contract price for Shearing i§ 17 1-2 cents a “shear.” The evidence further disclosed “that a good workman, with modern equipment can eclfp 200 shesp a day, which means $35. This is considered about the mini- mum wage among Jjourneymen of the profession.. The -experts can sheer 30% sheep in a day, which nets them $52.50. Denver, Colo, Juk 30s ers make as much as $50 a day. The milk producers of eastern Connecti- cut have agreed on a price of ten cents a quart for milk shipped to Boston and Providence in August, i | true, too, that without such contributions Referring to the conference at Daytor yesterday between Governor Cox and Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, a demo- cratic supporter of the republican reser- vations to the peace treaty, Senator Harding said it was evident they had not agreed on Article Ten‘and that the demo- cratic nominee was standing by he pres- ident for ratification of the league with- out essential modifications. The statement also assailed George H. White, the democratic national chairman, for his criticism of the republican plan te hold campaign contributions to $1,000 each, and predicted that by November the country would show- its disapproval of unlimited campaign funds. Undoubtedly it is quite true,” the re- publican nominee continued, “that certain powerful international interests which'are deeply concerned in carrying out the pres- ent administration’s forelgn policy are prepared to contribute most liberally to the democratic funds. Undoubtedly, it is the democrats would find it very difficult to raise the funds they need.” The candidate did not reveal tonight Whether he would make the leazue issue a feature of his first front porch address here tomorrow, but those in his confi- dence said he was prepared to follow up the fight with other public utterances in the near future. Tomorrow’s address, which will open formally the front porch campaign, is to be delivered to a delega- tion from Mansfield, O., and it has been indicated that it would be a general dis- cussion of several issues. CONFESSES MURDER FOR WHICH ANOTHER MAN WAS EXECUTED New York, July 30.—Overwork in college studies—this was advanced to- night as the explanation of the myster- ious “confession” made last night by “Robert Baron” that he had killed the Rochester policeman for whose death Bimer Hyatt earlier in the evening was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison. After “Baron” had admitted- today that his confession was a hoax, his| brother, A. P. Barranco, issued a state- ment in which he said that “Baron'’s real name was Francis M. Barranco, a former college instructor, and that when he had returned recently to Brooklyn from Cuba his family had been disturb- €d by “certain peculiarities in His on- duet* “Francis was a brilliant student at college and it is believed that overwork in his studies unbalanced his mind,” said his brother. “ile told members of iis family who called upon him at the hospital oday thuc he had brooded over the coming execution of the eighteen- year-old boy, and having' failed to reach the authorities to obiain a stay of exe- cution until public opinion could be brought to bear, he decided upon the unusual course which is now a matter of public knpwledge.” i Barranco added that Francis, who for a year taught Latin and -Greek at an American university, would be sent to & sanatorium for treatment. BELA KUN AND COMPANIONS ARE TO BE GIVEN LIBEETY . Berlni, July 30.—Bela Kun, former Commun’st dictator of Hungary, -and his communist companions, who recently were detained at Stettin while en routs to Russia, are to be allowed to depart to ‘a destination abroad to be chosen by themselves,” according to an official | government statement issued today. - The government refers to the fact that Hungary asked to have Bela Kun handed -over to it but without result, and says the German government does not feel justified in “‘farther withholding freedom fro mthe arrested persons.with- out legal grounds.” A William Gibbs McAdpo announced Lie Would take the stump for Cox. = The Shamrock IV is on exhibit In the Hudson off 96th strees, New York. Explauations were - domanded in the FN;;:h senate on Krance's military policy in Syria. | - s Six small hombs exploded in connection With. the ‘strike of street car employes at San Sebastian. Spain. According to 400 retail dealers who are in conference at Chicago,-fall and winter clothing will be cheaver. 3 Chalrmian Benson, - of the shipping board will open - the = National Marine League exhibition at Chicago October 18. A revolutiorecy general ' strike has been declared in Punta Arenas, Chili, ac- cording to information. _ Sir Thomas Lipton has accepted an invitation to address the San Francisco Commercial Club in August. The Comercial Cable Co. announced that there is a heavy delay to Italy, Spain, Portugal and beyond. Unexpected, heavy rields will boost the total wheat production of Oklahoma this year to 40,000,000 bushels. .y Members of the Councl of the League of Nations arrived at ‘San Sebastian by special tran’ from Paris. Two il wells were opemed by the earthquake on city-owned property of Los Angeles, the city engineer announced. Bolsheviki naval anthorities are plan- ning to rebuild the Baltic Russian fleet and put it into action as seon as possi- ble. " William Fuchlocher, 22, diéd in the hospital at Bridgeport - of injuries re- ceived Tuesday when his motorcycle was struck by an automobile. Appearances in Tokio show Japan is passing’ through another serious _ecrisis régarding her relations with the United States. Northwestern University, the first institution in make &port students, Chicago, 1s utio the country to . Compulsory’. for second year Japan lasnched a sccond-class cruissr, one of the fast types planned in the navy programme, having a speed of 35 knots an huor: Chicago conl dealers who are accustom- ed_to having- 35,000,000, tons on hand re- ported that-the total amednt ‘in_Chicago 'as barely 40,000, tons. . f Behlnd closed doers, the hearing on propoded Jeportation of Ludwig C. A. K. Murtens . so-called - soviett ~amba § ador, was continued at Klls lp)hn& Neo @inorder jn any part of Ireland was reported to the police during the last 24 hours. A truee ‘was declaréd between- the Sinn- Fein' and the. DBritish ‘goverpment. The Greek ~ army in Asia Minor ‘is waiting 0. seé if the Turkish National- 1st8 'submit. to the pedce tréaty before oc- cupying miore ferrifors Prince Antoine Bibesco was appointed Roumariian _Minister to the United States. Bar silyer, in Loudon was unchanged at 56 1-2d an ounce. New York domestic price swas unchangqd at 99 1-2 cents, and foreign price was 1 cent lower at 93 1-4 cente. Fire Chiet John J. Mealey of Denver, Colo., was unanimously elected presi- dent of the Internz¥.onal Association of Fire Chiefs at the.concluding session of the convention at Toronto. Joseph Martin, 25, of Danbury, jump- ed in fronf of a New York bound ex- press train on the New Haven railroad near the Stratford railroad station and was instantly killed: The Union Rolling ‘Mill company of Unionville, town of Farminston, has in-; creased its capital Trom $600,000 to $3,- 000,000 and -the number of shares in- creased from .12,000. Troops were being recruited by Esta-; ban Cantu, government of the northern district of Lower California, to repel an invasion of Lower California by Mexican federal troops. The Shipping Board annennced accept- ance of three bids for supplying 10,125,- 000 barrels of fuel oil for government tankers. Prices ranged from - $1.10 to $2.30 a gallon. Pasenger stamship lines are to be ep- erated. by the Canadian government Le- tween British Columbia ‘and the Orieat. A line from Vancouver to- Victoria via Seattle is also to be-operated. Members ‘of the Tennessee society, New York, will award the flag of the State of Tennessee to the officers and crew of the superdreadnought U. S. S. Tennessee, Iy- ing in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The International Harvester Co. an- riounced that 40,000 employes of the com- pany will share in the company's profits. Secretary . Wilson's report on- the coal situaton in general was sent to President Wilson. * J 4 Premier Lloyd George: declared in the House of’ Commons that France, Italy and England are in complete agreement regarding . negotiations . with the Russian soviet _government, despite ‘statements to the contrary. POG TRAVELED ‘900 MILES TO' OLD HOME - 24 Albuquerque, N. M, . July - 30.—Two MISSING Conditional Upon Their Returning to Work, President Wil son Offers to Invite th: Joint Scale Committee of the Miners and Opsrators to Meet and Work Out Differences —Calls Attention of th: Miners to the Fact That They Are Engaged in a Strike in Violation of Their Agreement to Abide by ths sicn—DPresident Lewis of Miners Instructs All Miners to Return to Werk Immediately. ‘Washington, July 30.—President Wil-fca is the larcest son, through the United Mine Workers of America, tonight appealed to strikirg mine laborers in Illinois ‘and Indiana to return to work. > Inequalities in the existing wage scale —lield by the strike leaders to be. the cavse of the walkout which has closed most of the bituminous mines in the two states—may exist, the president said. He added that he could not recommend cor- rection of any inecualities until ~the strikers returned to their jobs but that when they did he would invite the joint scale committee of operators’and miners to meet for the purpose of adjusting any such inequalities. The president issued his appeal in the form of a telegram addressed to the Unit- ed Mine Workers of “America after he had studied a report on the coal situ- uvation submitted by Secretary of Labor ‘Wilson. Reports of the strike of mine labor- ers, particularly in_ Illinois, the presi- dent said, had been. received by him “with a feeling of regret and sorrow.” He declared that he ‘was distressed not only because failure at this time to mine coal ni accordance with the terms of the existing contract would result in suffer- ing during the coming winter but also because “the violagion of the terms of Your solemn obligation impairs your good name, destroys the confidence wWhich is the basis of all mutual agreement and threatens the very foundation of fair in- dustrial relations.” Pojnting out that the United Mine Workers constituted the largest single Ia: bor orzanization in the world, the pres- ident said “no. orsanization could long endure that sets up its' own strength as being superior to its plighted faith or its duty to society at farge.” The president's telegram follows: “It is with a feeling~of profound re- gret and sorrow that I have learned that many of the members of your orsaniza- tion, particularly -in the state of Illin- ois, have engaged in a strike in viola- tion of the terms of the award of the Bi- tuminous Coal Commission, and your agreement With the government that the findings of the commission would be ac- cepted by you as final and binding. <1 am-distressed. not anly because your ac- tion in refusing to. mine, coal Mpon_ the terms Wwhich' you had accepted may re- sult in great suffering in many_house- holds: duting ‘The COmIRE. Winter And. m- terfere- with the eghtinuation of indus- trial and agricultural -activity, ‘which is the basis of the prosperity which you in common With the balance of our peo- ple -have been enjoying., but also and what' is of far’ more ‘importance because the violation of the terms of your solemn obligation impairs your food name, de- stroys the confidence which. i§ the basis of all mutual agreement, and threatens the very foundation of fair thdustrial re- lations. No sovernment, - no - employer, o person having. any, reputdtion to. pro- tect can afford to enter into ‘contractunl relation with any organization which systematically or repeatediy violates its contracts. S “The United Mine Workers of Ameri- sincle labor organtza- States, if not in the nization can long &n= s own strength us 5 i 18 duty o society ‘at s S rees o the past built up an enviable reputation for abiding by contracts, which has beey One of its most valuable assets in making Wage garcements. It may now - abs temporary gains by taking advantage of theldire necessities of the balance of fhe Deoble through the violation of these cons tracts, but what of the future? XI;W :fl L it expect wage confpacts with the e Ployers to be continued. in the fre guch violations, when normal conditiony the country is shortage toR in the United world, but no orga dure that sets up being superior _to i claims of the operators in take advantage of the pre the miners have established Waze rates in the middle of tract under the plea that ¢ able to sell the coal ing cost of productio cedent which and decreasy a wage con= hey are uns at ‘the then exist- A mere states n? the dangerous course th, i ey are pursuins and the injuries they are ihflir:l;p upon :gemz:h‘es and the country at rze By e adoption of these unwarranted girh e 1 anted strike “In the considerat! on of the natien- wide scale involvinz many q : = many different classes of labor by the Bituminous Coal Commission n the miiited time at ftg dislposdi some inequaliti veloped in the award that oughi corrected. I cannot, howe: p},tr::osfi mend any consideration of such inequalis tles as long as the mine workers cap- tinue to strike in violation of the terms of the award which they had.aceepted as their agreement for a definite lenztl of time. T must, therefore, insist that the striking mine workers peturn tg work, thereby demonstrating their good faith in keeping their contract. When i have learned that they have thus ra. turned to work I will invite in the scale committee of the operators and minrrs for !lv;trfllmns»‘ of adiusting any sueh nequalities as they may m should be aajusted. o 8ETSe LEWIS ORDERS MINERS TO RETURN TO WORK AT ONCE s may have de- Indianapolis, Ind., July 30.—Tn com- pliance with the wishes of President Wil- son, John L. Lewis, president. of the United Mine Workers of America, will issue a mandatory instructing all miners now on strike in Indiana and Ilinois to immediately return to wgrk. so as to per- mit the normal overation of the mines.” it was announced at miners' national heads quarters here ‘tonight. The statement was ference had reported f: president's telegram, which was received here tonight. “I 'am profoundly im- pressed by the president’s telegram,” the statement said. “The suggestion of the ued after a con- vorably on ths president will be anproved by every right thinking and loyal member of The United Mine Workers of Americ: WILLIAMSBGURG BRIDGE DAMAGED BY FIRE New York, July 80.—Train service over the Williamsburg bridge will not be normal for two days, it was amnounc- ed today. because of -a fire which late last night destroyed large sections of the railroad ties. Three hundred repair- men were put to work on the span. An estimated damage of $5,000 was caused by th fire, which was believed to have been caused by sparks from passing river craft igniting the oil ties Grover A. Whalen commissioners of plants and structures, today told the board of estimate that traffic qver h> bridge migh even have to be suspendel for a month, as his engineers had re- ported 29 steel girders would have to be replaced. He said however, there was no danger of the structure collajsing. Feed wires were given by him as the cause of the fire, which he declared had caused more damage than at first Lc- lieved. “I will hold the Brooklyn Rapid Tran- sit company strictly responsible fo: the fire,” siad Commissioner Whalen. public servfee commission ordered t B. R. T. to remove a cable from wiich the insulation has been worn. This a1~ der evidently has mot been obeyed. DEVISING INDUCEMENTS p TO EEEP BOYS ON FARM Bloomington, Ind. July 30.—Speaking here at the closing sesslon of the rural ducational ~conference on the lllb_]?t_:t, What Alls Us, Professor G. I Christie, of Purdue’ University, asserted _that there were “too many diamonds and not enough alarm clocks; 100 many serge suits and not enough overalls. As an inducement to keeping the boys on the farris he advocated closer and more friendly relations between city bus- iness men and the farmer, stating. that the farmer cannot compete With the business man in the payment of high ‘wages, which has ‘caused an acute shorta® of farm {elp. COUXCIL OF LEAGUE : OF NATIONS JN SESSION San Sebastian, Spain, July 30 (By, the A. P.)—The opening session of the coun- ©il ‘of the league of nations began at 4 o'clock’ this afternoon. - The conferees will take up minor but practical questions such as making traveling easier in’ Eu- years-ago-Roy M. Coe and family, moved hers from Fort Seott,_ Kan, bringing | with' them.the. family pet, Bud, a collie dog. Last November Bud disappeared from Home ‘and. although Mr. Coe adver- tised - and offered - gubstantial re g for hte dog’s Teturn, ‘no trace of him was" found. The other: day Mr. Coe received a message from ‘#15 brother-in-law, an employe | of ~the Fort Stott Gas Com- pany, reading: “Bud. somewhat ° tired, walked-into the gas plant and lay ‘down.” The dog. ' apparently, had consumed about * eight months making the trip of approximately 900 ‘miles. The 'trip to Albnguérque was -made by train, conse- had no familjar:landmarks to guide. unless e -followed” the_railroad; rof The cotneil probably Will enpower the international transit commissicn 1 Paris, to settle directly and promptiy tie diffi- cuities arising {rom new passport and cos- foms regulations, whicl now d-lay: intez: national trains at' all” frontiars. causing annoyance to the passengers. EXTENSIVE LIQUOR RAIDS IN- NEWARK AND JERSEY OITY *‘New York,’ July 30.—Extensive liquor raids staged late yesterday in Newark and Jersey City by nearly a hundred federal agents were followed today by seizure in the Bronx of whiskey valued at- §115,000, "accordig to announcement Enforcement ‘Agent_Shev- CHARGED WITH MURDER OF WIFE AND MOTHER-IN-LAW Dover, Maine, July 30.—Edward La- point was arrested at Sebec tonigh* acd brought to the county jail here, ciarged With the murder of his wife, lalys, and his mother-in-law, Mrs. Annie Cros- by Higgins, at Sebec late today. Leth women Wwere shot with a rifle. K Lapoint had been separated from his wife since early in June ad the autsor'- ties expressde the opinion that th shoot- ing resulted fron :er refusi tc ive with him again. The separation fol- lowed his appearance in court on & charge of beating his wife, at whieh time he was placed under bonds to’ keep the peace. = Mrs. Lapoint went to live with Her father, Bert Higgins at Sebec, seven miles from Dover, and Lapoint obtain- ed work on the farm of Lewis Liver--® more in the same town. Their two chil- dren, a.boy 5 years old and a girl of two, acompanied the mother. Lapoint went to the lligzins home this morning. and tricd to persuade Mis wife to return t~ him. According - to members of the family, she refused and Lapoint. thereupon threatened to commit suicide. - He returned to the Livermore farm, took Livermore's rific and walked to the village, a mile and a ha¥ distant where he bought some cartridges. Late this afternoon he appeared again at the Higgins home, his wife and her mother and the two children were ther=; while. Mrs. Lapoint’s father was work~ ing in the wood: me distance away. The little boy unable to describe coherently just what followed, but said that hi3 father had shot both Women. SUDDEN DEATH OF JEWELER IN CHICAGO Chicago, July 30.—Samiel A. T. Lof: fis, head of the jewelry firm of = Loftis Brothers, died suddenly tonight, sup- Posedly from aponlexy, but police +have started an investization with the view of learning the identity of a young woman said to have been with Loftis at the timis of his death. Dr. John Ekstrom, who was called to the Loftis apartment, told police he found 2 man named Roy Shane and a young woman trying to resvrcitate the lifeless body. Shane refused”to tell police’ the girl's identity other than to admit that she was his fiancee. 3 Shane declared that the young woman called him by telephone, saying Mr. Lof- tis was insulting her. He rushed to apartment, he said, and found Mr. Loftis dead. His fiancee told him Loftis kad suddenly dropped to the foor, lifeless, 1o said. Police declare there were mo signs of violence in the apartment. e - OMAHA'S PAPERS ANNOUNCE = 4 AN ADVANCE IN PRICE . - Omaha, Neb,, July 30.—Omaha's three daily newspapers, the Omaha Bee, Wo an’ ward of the Bituminous Coal Commis- .