Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 25, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 245 SIDENT HAS DECIDED 0 DISREGARD TREATIES NSTRUCTIONS EROM CONGRE i ——— Announces State Department Chief Executive Will Not An- nul Existing Treaties Between the United States and For- eign Countries by Which From Granting Special Import Tariffs and Transporta- tion Rates on Imports Carried in American Bottomt—l Wilson Had Not Consulted Any Foreign Governments Regarding the Matter. ‘Washington, Sept. 24-=Formal an- mouncement was made today by the state department that President Wilson had decided not to carry out the instruc- tion from congress to annul existing treaties between the United States and foreign countries by which the United States is prevented from granting spe- clal import tariffs and transportation rates on imports carried in American bottoms. The announcement said the president had reached his decision before the ex- piration on Sept. 5 of the ninety day pe- riods in which the merchant marine act directed that he takes Steps to abrogate the treaties. It also was stated that the president had not consulted any foreign governments regarding the matter. The statement given out by the state department follows: “The department of state has been infor.ned by the president that he does not,deem the direction tion 34 of the so-called merchant ma- rine act, am exercise of any constitu- tional power pessessed by the congress. “Under the provisions of the section referred to the president was directed within 90 days after the jact became law, to notify the several governments, with whom the United States had en- tered into commercial treaties, that this country elected to terminate so much of said treaties, as restricted the right of the United States to impose discrimi- nating customs duties on imports and discriminatory tonnage dues, according as the carrier vessels were domestic or forelgn, quite regardless of the fact that these restrictions are mutual, operating equally upon the other governments which are parties to the treaties and quite regardless also of the further fact tha tthe treaties contaln no provisions for their termination in the manner | liberates the other party from the whole contemplated by congress treaty.’ “The president, therefore, considers it| “The merchant marine act was ap- misleading to speak of the ‘termination’ | Proved Jume 5, in the /final rush of the of the rictive clauses of such trea-|sSesslons close, With no opportunity. to ties, Th fon soushi fo be imposed | SUgEGst, much less secure its revision in upon the executive would amount to|any particular. To have vetoed the act nothing less than the breach or viola |Wwould have sacrificed the great number tion of said treatics, which are 32 injof sound and enlightened provisions, aumber and cover every point of con-|Which it undoubtedly -contains. Further- tact and mutual defendence which con-|more, the. fact that one gection of the stigiie (e modern relations belween |law involves elements of illagality ‘ren- friendly states ch n_conrse would |dering the section inoperative.needn be whelly irrecHeNable With the bis-{affect the Yalidity "and opération of the torical respeet which the United Stateslact as a whole.” . it the United States is Prevented has shown for its internationa lengage: ments and would falsify every profes- sion of our belief in the binding force and the reciprocal obligation of treaties in general. y “Secretary Colby, commenting on point made by the| president, that con- gress had exneededjils powers called at- tention to the vetd by President Hayes of an act passed by congress in 1879, which required the president to give no- tice to China of the abrogation of Arti- cles 5 and 6 of the Burlingame treaty. “President Hayes declared that ‘The power of making new treaties or of mod- ifying existing treaties is not lodged by the constitution in congress, but in the presiden:, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, as shown by the concurrence of two-thirds of that body. On this subject, as well as the effect of an ‘attempted partial abrogation of a treaty, as contemplated by the recent act, the words of President Hayes are significant. Said he: “'As the power of modifying an ex- isting treaty, whether by adding or striking out prov'sions, is a part of the treaty making power under the con-sti- tution its exercise is not competent for congress, nor would the assent of China to this partial abrogation of the treaty make the action of congress in thus pro- curing an amendment of a treaty, a competent exercise of authority —under the constitution. The importance, how- ever, of this special consideration seems superseded by the principle that a de- nunciation of a part of a treaty, not made by the terTis of the treaty itself separable from rest, is a dmmcta- As the other the th tion of the whole treaty. high contracting party has ente's® into ino treaty obligations except such as in- clude the part denounced, the denuncia- "ion by one party of the part necessarily BASEBALL MANAGER MWGRAW IN ANOTHER ASSAULT CASE New York, Sep! —Wilton Tackaye, the actor, is in a hospital suffering from a fractiired ankle received, he explainea today, when Jorn McGraw, r and part owner of the New ts, hit him as he was home here last Satu: pposedly good ed that when he was hidding McGraw “good night” thel The express companies hadasked for manager put out his right hand|additional inereases up to 15 per cent. as If to shake hands, but instead sudden-| The only exceptions made in the new Iy shot his left to Lackaye's jaw. Lack- aye fell to the floor and fractured his ankle “I had heen away most of the summer.” Lackaye said, “and did not w much about the recent nasty mess McGraw was mixed up in at the Lambs' elub when he got Into a fight with Willlam Boyd. When 1 returned, a mutual friend told me McGraw had been suspended from the Lambs. had lost most of his friends and felt very bad 1 sent McGraw a message and told him that T would like to see him, as I was alwavs his friend. Later I tele- phoned him and he invited me to his house—that was last Saturday night. 1 went to the house and in the interest of friendship 1 told him the best thing to do was to forget about the Lambs’ affair. “McGraw suddenly became suspicions and demanded to know who sent m# thers. 1 told him no one had sent me and 1 was acting on my own initiative. T also told him that f he felt any sus- picion towards my motives, T would have 1o leave. Tt was then that I put out my hand to shake hands with McGraw and he attacked me without warninz. LORD MAYOR MACSWINEY 18 VERY MUCH WEAKER Léndon, Sept. 24.—Mary MacSwiney, after visiting her brother, MacSwiney at Brixton prizon this af- ternoon, stated he was very much weak- er. Two Americans, the Rev. James H. of the National Board of the Cath- slic Press in the United States and Can- ada, tried to see the lord mayor today, but were unable to get permission from! the home office. They waited outside the| prison unti] Mary MacSwiney concluded | her visit to learn the mayor's condition mnd expressed to her the sympathy of | American Catholics. The report gmr, bishop of Ironton, Ohio, and Miss Swiney's condition was changed. XKING AND QUEEN VISIT THE BELGIAN COLONY IN RIO JANEIRO 2 Rio Janeiro, Sept. -Albert, King of the Belgians and Queen Elizabeth receiv- ed the members of the Belgian colony her this morning and aftrward repre- sentatives of the French associations. The Belgian king and queen visited federal institutions during the afternoon and later made a sight seeing trip. To- night President Pessoa, King Albert and Queen Elizabeth were guests of the sci- entific and literary academies. MERGER OF CHALMERS AND MAXWELL MOTOR CAR PROPERTIES New York, Sept. 24.—Union of the Chalmers and Maxwell motor car proper- ties will be effected, it was announced here tonight, by the syndicate provision for the $15/000,000 new ecapital in the reorganization of the Maxwell Motor Company just agreed on by Maxwell and Chalmers stockholders and committees representing merchandise and banking creditors of the Maxwell company. The -?ml provides for thé organization & new company with an authorized {eapttal of 1,000,000 shares, Lord Mayor, issued by the home office this morning sald that Lord Mayor Mac- virtually un- FURTHER INCREASES IN PXPRESS RATES APPROVED ‘Washington, Sept. 24.—Further increas- ©s in express rates averaging 13.5 per cent. were approved today by the inter- state commerce commission. The in- creases which apply to class and ‘commo- dity rates make a total increase of 26 per cent. granted the express companies within the last few months. rates are in the case of milk and cream shipments. For the first six months of this year, the express companies lost approximately $21,000,000, according to their report to the commission, which showed revenmes of $159.681,000 and operating expenses of $180,778,000. During the first half of 1919, the companies reported revenues of $132,708,000 and operating expenses of $145,703,000. The percentage ratio of exssnses to earnings for the comparative periods of the two years increased from 109 to 113 per cent, approximately,’ the report said. In its announcement of the rate increas- es the commission said: “With the very substantial increases in the express rates, shippers have a right to demand an improved and steadily im- proving service. On our part, while at all times ready to accord to a common car-| rier that relief to which it may be just- ly entitled, we shall not view with com- placency anything other than a pains- taking and unremitting effort to reduce the item of loss and damage to the low-| est possible figure.” | | P e s AR N R e mm— HAVE NAME OF MAN WHO “FIXED” 1919 WORLD'S SERIES Chicago, Sept. 24—H. H. Brig- ham, foreman of the Cobk County Grand Jury investigating alleged baseball gambling, tonight told news- paper men that the name of the man who “fixed" the 1919 world’'s serles for. Cincinnati to win had been given to the grand jury. This man, Brig- ham stated, acted as a representative of a ring of gamblers who offered Chicagy White Sox players money to throw ~ames to the Cincinnati Red Brigham declared that the test mony thus far given caused the grand jury to decide to subpoenae Arnold Rothstein of ‘New York, mil- lionaire turf man controlling owner of the Havre de Grace race track; William Burns, former Chicago American and Cincinnati National league pitcher; Abe Attell, former featherweight boxing champion and and several other well known sports- men. i 1 USE AUTOMOBILE THIEVES MAKE OF OBITUARY NOTICES New York, Sept. 24—The up-to-date auto thief reads obituary notices so that, if arrested, he can call on the dead to bear witness to. his “innocence,” Assist- ant District Attorney Hogan today in- formed Magistrate Sweetser. He explain- ed that when unable to produce a bill of sale, “such a thief professes to have bought the machine from so and so and pleads with the pelice to question the man he names. This man turns out to be dead. ¥ After Mr. Hogan had appealed to the court “not to be hoodwinked by the latest wrinkle in alibis,” Magistrate Sweetser held for the grand jury a Brooklyn me- chanic charged with theft of an automo- bile he claims to have purchased from “Samuel Lehman’ This Lehman, ac- cording to Hogan, is the author of “Ev- erybody Vorks But Father,” who was killed by an automobile Aug. 20, H BRIEF TELEGRAMS Five housing bills passed in the New York senate were signed by Governor Bmith. Nine deaths from yellow fever were reported at Vera Cruz, Mexico. Eleven new cases were reported. Bar gold was quoted at 117s 6d an ounce, unchanged, in London, Twe bandits held up a mail truck at South Bend, Ind., and escaped with mail valued at from $5,000 to $20,000. Judge Elmore S. Banks of Fairfield was nominated for senator from the 25th dis- triet at the republican held in Stratford. According to the reparation committee, Germany has surrendered 1,944,565 tons of steamers and sailing vessels to the al- lies. Provisional President de la Huerta, of Mexico, is suffering from an attack of appendicitis and an operation was decid- ed upon. Brooklyn Rapid Transit Co., announced that the strike has been broken; more than 5,000 regular carmen have returned to work. It wos sald at the White House Presi- dent Wilson will participate in the Presi- dential campaign when “the proper time comes.” Mrs. Adelaide B. Clapp, 97 years of age, the oldest woman in Bethel, Conn., was _initiated a member of tne Order of the Eastern Star. With an entering class which will be as large if not larger than any which had preceded it Wesleyan University began the year Thursday. General Wrangel declared that his forces had routed the Eighty-sixth Di- vision of the soviet forces operating in the Crimean region. At a meeting of the Gerpan cabinet a bill by which socialization of mincs throughout Germany might be carried out was declared upon. Frederick C. Shann, editor and owner of the Orange Advertiser, died at his home; in Orange, N. J, following an acuté attgck of indigestion. The Urnguay Socialist Congress in ses- sion at Montevideo decided by an im- mense majority to adhere to the third international at Moscow. ‘Seyeral persons were killed and many ot | injured when six: coaches. of the. Orient express were derailed between Agram and Belgrade, Jugo-Stavia. The state motor vehicle deparement is undertaking to. stop the increasing prac- tice of non-resident vehicle owners of ig- noring the headlight law. A bill introdnced in the Legislature by Senator Toomey, of Brooklyn, to permit New York city to operate bus lines was objected to by Senator Walters. Bar silver in London was 59 7-8d an ounce. New York domestic price u changed at 99 1-2 cents and foreign silver also unchanged at 94 cents. A moving picture fllm depicting Russt scenes and events in Russia in connec- tion With the soviet administration has been seized by the authorities in London. Fire of undetermined orixin at plant of the Cedar Brook Distilling Co., Lawrence, Ky. destroyed four ware- houses containing 7,000 barrels of whis- key. the Salvater Santanello of New York, charged with transporting whiskey through Greenwich, was held by United States Commissioner H. J. Lavery under ‘bonds of $500. In a letter made public at Indianapolis Thomas Taggart, of French Lick, Ind. democratic candidate for TUnited States senator, believes prohibition law should be continued. The executive offices at the state eapitol were guarded as a precautionary measure following the receipt of a letter in which the life of Governor Holcomb was threatened. Brigadier General Charles G. Treat, who was in command of ort Sam Hous- ton, will leave for San Francisco en route to the Philippine Island, Wwhere he will take charge. Corn sold below the $1 ‘mark on the Chicago Board of Trade for the first time since 1817. The drop was caused by tontinued fair weather and other favor- able crop conditions. An unexploded shell with fuse attached was found on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Lutetis, Paris, by the police just after the arrival of Mme. Deschanel, | wife of the former French president. Joseph Bounmiol of Bridgeport, whose will was filed, leaves $500 to His Holi- ness, the Pope of Rome. His estate, to- | talling $10,000 is divided among relatives, and between church organizaitons. Reports to the State Department said the congress of the Federation of Swed- ish Unskilled and Factory Workers, now in session at Stockholm, voted against sending a message of greeting to the Rus- slan soviet. The expense of the maintenance of the French army on the Rhine until last, March was nearly two billion francs and of this sum Germany has contributed only slightly more than 500,000,000, or about 20 per cent. An attempt to rob American railway ex- press cars, on the Erie, was foiled by Patro man Charley Neilly and Conduetor Edson Remey, of a freight train. . Pack- ages valued at $10,000 and $15,000 were recovered at Wallington, N. J. _ Schoolhouses for 187,000 pupils recetv- ing only part time instruction in New York city were virtually assured when the senate passed the bill permitting the city to issue separate corporate stock for the erection of these schoolhouses. . Mrs, Emms C. Bergdoll on trial at Philadelphia, charged with conspiracy to ald her sons, Erwin and Grover, to es- cape selective service law blasted tha story about %~ 2 by Grover to gain his releass to hunt fo buried treasure iu adicy.auds | To ‘Be Called ® Troops” Are to Be Used as a “Strike-Breaking Agen- cy” Charleston. W. Va., Sept. 24.—A gen- eral strike, involving 126,000 organized Workers of West Virginia, will be called “it federal troops are to be used as a strike-breaking agency instead of for the protection of the constitutional rights of citizens of state and nation,” said C. F. Keeney, president of District No. 27, United Mine Workers of America, in a statement issued here tonight. Mr. Keeney added that “before this drastic action is taken, however, the as- sociations of coal miners in northern and southern West Virginia will be requested to use their influence to have federal, soldiers removed from the state in order that tranquility may prevail. | HARDING ASSAILS OUR MERCHANT MARINE POLICY Marion, Ohio, Sept. 24.—The adminis- tration’s merchant marine policy was-es- sailed by Senator Harding today in a front porch speech in which he declared that this and other issues of the cam- paign wefe to big to be “obscured by any sort of a vaudeville performance on the part of anyone.” Charging that the shipping board had Brandegee? Not So! Federal | To Oppose His Reelection— Assure Each Other That They Are Not Doing So to “Get Square.” Hartford, Conn., Sept. 24.—The Con- recticut Woman Suffrage association, at a special meeting here today, vot>1 to op- pose the re-election of United States Sen- ator Frank B. Drandegee, according to a statement issued by the executive com- mittee of the association tonight. The association did not'vote to oppose any other candidate, it was announced, but went on record as not endorsing any candidate. The meeting was called by Miss Kaherine Ludington, president of the association, and was attendal by 200 delegates from county and local suffrage associations in all parts of the state Only. members of suffrage organizations were admitted to the session. The executive committee's was as follows: “The Connecticut woman suffrage as- sociation, at a meeting of duly clected delezates from county suffrage assocl- ations and local suffrage bodies today, voted without dissenting voice to 0ppose the re-election of Senator Brandegee. “The reasons which led to this action were not, as was evident from many speeches, due to a desire to “get square” with anyone who has opposed woman suffrage, but rather because the women have worked so long together for the statement course, the purpose of advertising. results. Recently an advertisement wa of The Bulletin. result had been obtained from the This isn't an isolated case. It get your trade information before tl miles around. Bulletin's columns for two cents a been ‘@ continual fiasco” he safd. that with efficient management the nation's marine resources should have permitted the establishment of shipping lines to all parts,of the world as soon as the war was over. One of his first actsjas chict executive, he said, would be to inaugu- rate a policy that would “unfurl the flag again on every sea.” The repub.cau sominee reiterated his charges of exaravgance and blundering by the democrats and deciared his pur- pose to establish an economical and ef- ficient business administration. Touching on the high cost of living, he said that while no cureall had ben found, govern- mental and individual thrift and a pro- tective tariff would go a long way to lower prices, The speech was made to a gathering of West Virginians who cheered the candidate’s thrusts at democratic rule and his pledges of reform. The delega- tion came overland in a motor party which included more than three hundred automobiles. Tomorrow the senator will speak to a delegation of several thousand members of the Harding and Coolidge Traveiing Men's League who will be brought here by more than thirtp special trains. Local arrangements have been made for cne of the biggest day’s of the front porch eam- paign. It was revealed at Harding headquart- ers tonight that although the candidate is to make numerous out-of-town speéches after this weck, tomorrow’s meeting will not mark the end of he front porch pro- gram. A delezation of women from many parts of the country is o be ad- dressed here on October 1 ca social wel- fare subjects and on O-tober 18 tl'e nom- inee will speak to a gathering of firat voters. Another meeting and, it was said, probably .the last of the front porch schedule, will .take place on October 19, when ihe senator will speak to a delega- tion from the eighth Ohiv congrassional district. . | SEEK REVISION OF WORKING AND WAGE 'AGREEMENTS New York, Sept. 24.—General revision of working and wage agreements “nec- essitated by business depression and a prediction of lower prices” is sought by the Clothing Manufacturers’ Association of New York in proposals adopted today for presentation to the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union. Union officials said it was probable counter proposals would be made and the points in dispute then submitted to arbitration. The employers claim the loss of busi- ness in New York is more severe than In any other glothing center and that wages are fifty pe rcent, higher here, They ask for a return to the piece work system, and to install improved machinery to re- duce labor. cost. Denial ‘that there is a fifty per cent. wage advance here over other cities was made by members of the union, who pre- dicted a fight against the pieec work clause. % AMERICAN CAN €O. EMPLOYES iu;pz.A.l_‘t'A»mnu STRIKE : Feih s Rochester, N. Y., Sept, 24.—A general strike against the American Ca nCom- pany, invol its fitty-six plants and five yusand machinists, was called to- day by the executive committee of the Internatonal Association of Machinists and approved by the eanvention of the as- todxgab,,v(, is in session here. William Powers New York, Sept. 24—Willlam Powers, one of the foremost animal trainers in the world and. proprietor of the famous Hippodrome troupe of elephants, died here todav after a lingering illness. . He was 66 years old. It was ordered for a week. appearance an order was received to cancel it because the desired e e i ) Results Obtained and Results Count Results are what are looked for and what count. That is, of It is not difficult to judge whether You are getting the service you pay for when you can see the direct ' s placed in the classified columns On the very day of its “avalanche of responses.” is a common occurence and shows the effectiveness of using the advertising columns of The Bulletin to he people of Norwich and for many During the past week the following matter has appeared in The dav * { Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, SeptaABeiceavestya 128 128 315 571 Monday, Sept. 20... 161 106 240 507, i} Tuesday, Sept. 21 132 140 236 528 il Wednesday, = Sept. 22 149 112 402 654 Thuesday, -, Sept. 23 123 8 376 587 Friday, Sopt. 24 140 110 216 466 1 SR 7 | Totals + ... 830 678 1805 313 greatest privilege of citizenship feel a heavy responsibility to the principles for which they have been working. “We shall oppose Senator Brandegee because he has shown himself to be total- ly without comprehension of the woman's point of view and, through his repeated refusal to receive deputations of women, to be evidenti unwilling to give con- sideration to it; second, he has voted and spoken persistently against those measures on behalf of human welfare for w ich women are peculiarly respons- ible.” Senator Brandegee's November election gustine Lonergan, ford. A resolution was adopted at the meet- ing urging women to enroll in the politic- al parties and approving of acceptance by women of nominations from the par- ties. opponent in the is Congressman Au- democrat, of Hart- | CAUSE OF WALL STREET EXPLOSION REMAINS UNENOWN New York, Sept. 24—The cause of the Wall Street explosi tonight was as unknown to the police and federal au- thorities as it wa swhen it occurred nine days ago. The theory that an accident—probably a collision—caused the explosion was re- ported to have been cast aside by the September grand jury. Hereafter the jur- ors will concentrate their attention om the bomb plot theory, it was said. In this they follow the lead of William J. Flynn, chief of the bureau of investi- gation of the department of justice, who from the start has thought the blast of sinister cause. The police, as yet, have not announced abandonment of any of their theories. Police department men arrested two persons whom they thought were prot- ing illegally from the public’s interest in the disaster. A peddler yas charged with selling fake explosion souvenirs and a woman was charged with using a partial- Iy forged subscription list to raise funds which she «~"* were to be used for ex- i plosion sufferera. An OfiiCius va lan ,who appointed a committee of nanc district business men work. Late this afternoon Edwin P. Fischer, the tennis player who sent warnings of the explosion, was recommitted to Belle- vue hospjtal for further psychopathic examination after the legal period for de- taining him there had expired. recommitted on complaint of his sister. Fischer protested. JURY OF TWELVE WOMEN, ATTORNEYS IN FULL DRESS Danville, Illinois, Sept. 24.—Attorneys at Rockville, Indiana, near here, solved a question of etiquette caused by the im- panelling of twelve women for jury duty when they appeared in the Park county court in full evening dress according to information received here yesterday. BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO EXTEND DAYLIGHT SAVING decided to extend the operation of sum- tober 25, it was announced today. GENERAL POSTOFFICE IN Dublin, Sept. 24.—The general post of- 1 GOV, GO jpresented by Herbert G. Houston, .ort to raise funds for the dependants of explosion victims had been started earlier in the day by Mayor Hy- to carry on the He, was | ACCEPT $a,000 BIFT IV FORMER. CAMPAIGN? Inquiry Ordered of Implied Charge That a Concealed Contri- bution Was Accepted From the Dayton Metal Products Company in 1918—Investigation is to Be Made by the Senate Investigating Committee—Wide Field of Inquiry Was Covered by the Committee Yesterday. Washington, Sept. charge that Governor Cox, democratic presidential candidate, had received in 1918 a concealed campaign contribution of $5,000 {from the Dayton (Unhio) Metal Products company today sent the senate camaign investigating committee off on a wholly new tack. \ On demand of democratic members of the committee, immediate inquiry was or+ dered, although the Ohio state campaign, it was agreed, was outside the commit- tee’s jurisdiction. Officials of the Metal Products company and of the City Na- tional bank of Dayton were called to ap- pear tomorrow with any papers relating to the transaction involved. No direct charge was made. Citing as his authority an examiner for a house aircraft investigation committee, how- ever, George B. Lockwood, editor of the National Republican, volunteered the statement as a “lead” which the commit- tee might follow that a certain check drawn by the Metal Products company June 29, 1918, was to “pay a personal note of James M. Cox.” “The effort was to make it appear that 24.—An implied this was an obligation that Mr. Cox had | entcred into with the City National bank of Dayton some time before,” Lockwood said, “but it appears to me, from all th circumstances, that it must have been a | contribution from this corporation to Mr. Cox’s campaign fund.” Lockwood named F. M. Talbot, presi- dent of the Metal Products company, an: of the bank, as the witness who be called, and a message to Talbot was sent immediately. “It does not come within the purview of this committee’s ~busine Senatar Reed said, “but I a mgoing to insi this matter Be immediately investi and that we get out of the realm of de- duction into that of fact.” Aside from the. incident invoiving the Metal Products company check the com- mittee ranged-over a wide field of in- quiry during the day. It heard volun- teered statements from assistants to At- torney General Palmer, who were in Francisco during the democratic conven- tion, that they had traveled on official business which they: said justied thfie ex- Dpense accounts submitted and approved. It failed to find any similar accounts in the postoffice department, the disburs- ing officer testifying that there were no trips to San Francisco at government ex- penze, répg: for' ‘thé contention period. 1t heard something-of the-industrial group organization plan of soliciting campaizn funds employed by New York city work- ers for the repithlican nitional commitiee. It explored-the financing of the soldier ablicaticn, - “Stars- and ‘Stripes” develop- ing 2 possible -connection between the paper-@nd the democratic national com- mittee, . It heard the cWarge made that the “American Legion Weekly” was con- trolled by the republican national com- mittee. Tt listened to a charge that Sen- ator Edge, New . Jersey, a repgblican member of the committee, Was in some way connected with a .camnaign against | the “Stars and Stripes,” and then to an admission that the charge had no basis but speculation and rumor. It heard detail from Lockwood of the finaneing of the Republican National Weekly, and of the “bulk” circulaticn methods by w the paper reached employes at the e pense of employers but without know- ledge of the recipient of the employers’ share in the matter; and it went deeply into the financing -and activities of the Leazue to Enforce Peace. In addition the committee heard also from Lockwood that the documents pre sented by Senator Reed which prompted his investigation of the National Repu- lican were stoien frem the les fiof hus of- fice in Ohio. An emplove told him, ! added, that “he had been offered a large sum” to “sell out certain material,” and asked for “a certain amount of money” not to do it. “I sent word to him that he was a blackmailer and to go to hell-—or to g0 to this committee,” Lockwood added. Senator Reed said the papers had been referred to in the C ago testimony of k. H. Moore, and added: ‘“And they are here as evidence. They speak for them- selves.” Lockwood said he had referred to the alleged theft of his papers only as “justi- fication” fer calling the committee’s at- tention to the incident of the Metal Products company and the Cox note. Senator Reed again said he would insist on going into that matter, whatever the jurisdiction of the committee. ‘We are ready to go to the bottom of it,” Chairman Kenyon said, and or- dered the subpoena for Talbot sent. Books of the League to force Peace, the treasurer, showed total collections of $581,000 in the five years since the league was organized. All of this had been ex- pended, Houston said, except for a bal- ance of about $600. He added that the league had stopp ed soliciting funds in May, 1920, and did not propose to re- sume until after the presidential election. The list of contributors to the league interested committee members, who sought to identify the large contributors. These included B. M. Baruch, former President Taft, Charles M. Schwab, Ed- sell Ford, J. P. Morgan, members of the McCormick family of Chicago, and scores of others. Altogether the names of 10.- 000 contributors wereson the lists. The largest single contributor disclosed dur- ing the examination was Baruch, with a total of $47,000. The committee’s inquiry into the New York city republican campaign organiza- tion closed its day's work. L. E. Pear- son, general chairman of the ways and means committee for the state. said that al | $376,000 had so far been turned in to national funds from its work. “We have never made up a quota, or discussed. the amount we expect to get,” he said, explaining that the work was still going on. “The Dayton Metal Products Compan: a holding company for airplane concerns, Mr. Lockwood told the committee, “took London, Sept .24 —The government has | up_ in 1918 2 $5,000 not for James M. Cox. This was in some fashion a cam- er, v] ing, - | paign contribution. The same company in mer, or daylight saving, time untll Qc- | Paler e e me.can = James M. Cox and Woedrow Wilson in Ohio. - It was claimed that this was per- sonally given by Messra, Deeds, Kettering DUBLIN RAIDED AND ROBBED |and Talbot. Mr. Deeds is the gentleman later recommended by Charles E. Hughes for courtmartial in airplane construction fice was raided and robbed last night by | matters during the war.” * armed men who blew open the safe and decamped with several thousand pounds | kno in money, comprising the wages and bon- us of the Pay office staft. “Are you talking about w, or what you was mebody 7" Senator Reed * The witness said he was ertions “from an unofficial report,” made llo a senate committee during the alf- plane investigation. “It has all the color of & political con- tribution,” 2. Lockwood' asserted. “1 wouldn't put this stuff in, except .that one of my employes said he wanted some money, or he would o before this com- mittee. 1 told him he was a blackmailer, and could go to h—" “Did he go?" Senator Reed asked. “He went 10 the commitiee,” Lockwood retorted. LATEST CHARGE BY COX I8 “A CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE™ Dever, Colo., Sept. 24.—Attacks upon Chairman Hays, of the repuolican na- tional commitiee and republican newspa- ged with “a coaspiracy of &i- against the democratic cause, fea- cay's Colorado canpaign of Gov- mes AL Cox, of Ouio. line of assauit of the demo- cratic presidential candic who. charge ed that Mr. Hays, acing for the repuo- lican national committee, and repudlichli newspaper editors, Were conspiring to pers lence” , was made b, 1o speccics at a large neeung here he audiorium. was the term applied by Governor Cox in his cifirges regarding newspapers and he likened s t L 4 s guerriia -4 wells for of clarcd, sent vith Colorado tico 10 pian semocraic advance agent cditors, as wel. as the alleged undery or Cox rs of ens: Chad ~ question more peopie t tory of the “The ric! living in r reiterating. Sharee cantributions o ly ought to be prond they have made it po, conduct this kind of e reason is that its apar diced person thai sidetrack” , labor and h jor topics of the idate’ do addresses. He also flayed for alleged aid to the republican and the use, he charzed, of its “corrupt fund” to the newspaper effort he imputed to Chairman Hays. Attacks pon the “senatorial oligarchy” and Scnator Harding as its reactionary can- didate also were repeated ccla can DIFFICULTIES CONFRONTING PROHIBITION IN OTHEE LANDS Washington, Sept. 24.—Foreign dele- gates the Iniernational Longress Against Alcoholism after listening for three days to accoun.s of the triws of American dry workers in obiaining pro hibition, reversed the situation today and half a dozen speakers told of the | difficulties confronting the drive for pro- hiibtion in other lands. - The foreign speakers declared thgl their v to the United States had dis- closed to them a marked similarity be tween the task they now face and the one confronting advocales of prohibition in America a decade ago. They aek- nowledged appreciation of the experi- |ence thus gained and expressed ihe be- lief that their work would be stmplided as a result. Dizcussion of the papers read yes- terday by Bird 5. Coler, New Y - issioner of public weifare and tion Commisisoner Kramer which was reopened at the morning session, was materially curtailed by a ruling ‘of Chairman Dinwiddle barring further re- ferences to ‘personal candidacies and personalities.” Mr. Dinwiddie £aid it was neither the time nor the place for/ em- ploying attacks of “controversial or acri~ monious nature.” to WHEAT MADE TARGET FOR ATTACK ON HIGH PRICES Chicago, Sept. 24.—Wheat became the main target today in an attack on high prices. An exciting smash in the mar- ket resulted and final quotations were 10 3-4c to 12 1-4c a bushel lower than 24 hours before. General selling of wheat was pro- voked by the striking contrast between the recent upward tendency of that ce- real and the downward course of othér grain and of merchandise values. The relative strength of wheat had been as- cribed chiefly to urgent buying for ex- port to Europe, but today, for the first time of late, important selling on foreign account was noted here. Big receipts of wheat in Canada were said to cxplain to some extent the apparent change in the attitude of trams-Atlantic inter-