Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 19, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 282 '/ POPULATION 29,685 . § _NORWICH, CONN, E PRESIDENT-ELECT HARDING SAILS FOR THE CANAL ZONE Hour Stay in New Orleans Great Crowds ding Everywhere—In a Formal Speech ised the People to Hold Fast to “hs Virtues of Thrift, Honesty and Common Sense in Re- verses That Might Follow the World War—The Party Will Remain in the Canal Zone About a Week and Re- turn to Norfolk, Va., December 4. During His Five ths President-Elect New Orleans, Nov. 18.—Sober thinking and an abiding in the republic’ durmg the critical period of the war. reconstruc- tion were asked of the American people today by President-elect Harding in an ress delivercd here jupst before he salled for a three weeks' vacation vog- age to the canal zone. “Some’ reverses and disappointments he declared must come as the aftermath of the world conftict, but he predicted con- fdently that all of them would pass away again if the people only “keep ' their heads” and hold fast to the old time vir- tues of thrift, hogesty and common sense. Making his second formal specch since his clection, Mr. Harding spoke in studied terms and with a quiet earnest- ness: But ringig through: his.address was & predominating note of confidénce and unfaltering faith. “A-confident -America” buttressed by resources never equalled before by any people, and governed by a-free represen- tafiye government was the ideal which the president clect declared must be kept in view. He said no one desired that the old order should return but he main- tained that in buildinz for the new order there must be no acceptance of strange| cufe-alis and fancy theories. The address was delivered at a lunch- eon of the New Orleans Association of Commerce, the central feature of a pro- gramme of entertainment by which the city sought to show the president-elect that the partisanship of the cambaign al- ready had boen forgotfen. Great street crowds cheered Mr. Harding everywhere during his short stay ad to a gathering of Mbousands in front of the city hall he expressed his gratitude for the hospi- tality extended him through the south Pollowing the luncheon, Mr. Harding was the guest at an informal reception heid at the Elks' home where he was pre- sedted with 4 g6ld watch, the gift of tho lochl lodge. His “lttle talk” promised the committee of Elks developed into a fifteen minute address before a crowd of meveral thousand gathered in front of the home. s ‘The president-elect was in New Orleans about five hours. He arrived shortly be fore eleven o'clock in the morning from Point Isabel, Toxas, where he spent the first - weeks of his vaeation and went abgard his steamer, the Upited States Fruit liner Parismina, shortly after' 4 p. Boon afterward. the Parismina start- on the four day ryn to Cristebal. Dossibility. thiat the vossel would at a Mexien pm'flouor bay response 1o an fivitation griend- the hen the stcamship company ol the president-clect that such a stop would carry the Parimmina thres days out of her course. She al- reddy had delayed her sailing one day to wait for the presidential party'and as she carfies a number of regular passengers Mr. Harding would not approve.a further change in plans. Besides Mrs._ Harding and his secre- tary, George B. Christian, Jr., the presi- dent-elect is acrompanied by & number of friends, includinz Senators Hale, of Maine Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey. The party will remain in the Canal Zone for about = week and will land on the re- turn trip at Norfolk, Va., on December 4 HARDING'S OFTIMISTIC LETTER TO AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS Denver, Colo, Nov. 15.—Despite 2 “trying period in which national policy and aspiration have been misinterpreted and misjudged,”, the United States s “sound and secure” and “the .world's malinstay * and hope,” President-elect Warren. G. Harding delared to Bulkeley Welles, of Denver, president of the Amer- ican Mining Congress, in a letter which was ‘read ‘tonight 4t the annual conven- tion of the congres: He_also ‘declared ‘that he was anxious to take counsel with such men as wauu\' - attend the congress in outining. the pol cies of hig administration. Senator Harding’s lettor follows: “Hon. Bulkeley Wells, President . Ameri- can Mining. Congress, Denver, Colo.: My Dear Wells: “I have to_thank you for your invitation to the 23rd annual convention of the American Mining Con- gress and to express my regrets that it will beé impossible for me to accept. My regrets are the more keen because your meeting will bring together a body of men with which I am anxious to take counsel in outlining the policies of the next administration. I am aware of the difficulties that confront the mining in- dustry of the country and would be glad of the opportunity to familiariZe myselt with some of the details. It is my hope and belief that we will presently be brought to realize that the tendency to reaction and industrialde- pression is only momentary. Not only is our own country sound and secure, but it is the world’s mainstay and hope. We have been through a trying period in whic hnational policy and aspiration have been misinterpreted and misjudged. We Ihwvae now had a convincing demon- stration of the real attitude of the Amer- ican people, and it will not fail to re- assure both our own people and the rest of the Warld, which so greatly needs our steadfast support and aid. A mighty ef- fort will be required of us, to meet the demands that a recovering world will im-| pose. In no direction will these demands be more pressing than in supplying those necessaries of life and reconstruction that must come’ from the . richnéss of Amerlcan mines. With wisdom and de- Iberation such as we hope to seeure by dint of enlisting the aid of guch expeért aGthoritles as your own organization rep- resents, 1 belleve we shall place our country and its industry once more on the high road of prosperity and success. To that end you may be assured that ev- ery energy and effort of the new admin- istratipn will be directed. Please be good enough to convey to the congress and all its members the as- surance of my pleasure in receiving your inyitation, and of my. wish to serve you, in’ common with every other worthy American interest. 3 Most sincerely yours, WARREN G. HARDING, SCOTLAND YARD IS TO QUESTION W. D. VANDERLIP London. ov. 18.—The American em- bassy here was notified today that Wasb- ington D. Vanderlip, California oil and mining engineer, Wil recently was in Moscow, will be closely questioned by the intefligence devartment of Scotland Yard on his arrival in London If the present plans of the nolice are carried out. The notification was given as a matter of courtesy and is not given in like cases of lesser importance. The interrogation will not necessarily be made with the view oftaking action against Mr. Vanderlin's presence in Eng- Jand, It was sald, but with the intention of ascertaining exactly what his act:vitics had been in Russia in view of the many confiicting reports published in London. Such Interrogation, it was pointed out, wotld be in conformity with the recently adopted attitude of the British govern- ment of discouraging travel between Kus- Ak and England. ERITAIN HAS. NO INTENTION OF SEIZING BLACK SEA PORTS Londo; Nov.-18.—The foreign offiee to- @ay denied that Great Britain rad any Pitelition of seizing Batum or other ports n the Black Sea, as charged in a wire- ‘ess message from Moscow, which said dat George Tchitcherin, the forelgn min- wter, has received information that the Hritish, ‘with the assistance of Georgia intend to seize the Black Sea port of Batum. M. Tehitcherin protests to the' British forelgn minister against the seizure of Russlan towns and declares that the seiz- ure of Batum would comstitite a direct threat against Yoviet lussia and ifs ally, Soviet Algerbaijan. PROPOSAL MADE THAT v. Philadeiphia. Consumners League day’ e ibeled under the pure food and drug. FORMER GERMAN EMPRESS IN WEAKENED CONDITION Peorn, Holland, Nov. 18.—(By The A. P.)_ The former Cerman Empress Augu: ta Victoria suffered another sévere heart sttagk last night. and today was in a very much weakened condition. The Associated Press was assured at her residence tonight that there is no immediate danger, but that it was deem- ed advisable to call Ex-Crown Prince n&u William to the bedside. He arrived here this afternoen. SEIZURE 100,000 WORTH OF WHISKEY IN BROOKLTN New York, Nov. 15.—Federal agents mn.- Lie wholesale liquor store of Brothers in Brooklyn and seized wine whiskey valued at more than @-u be the biggest seizure in CLOTHING BE LABELED 18.~John R. Slil- lady, executive director of the National In an address before | the annual convention of the league to-| fvocated labeling clothing so that the consumer will know what it is made| step toward lowering prices. He would require manufacturerd to 1A the fabric of clo: Just as products b - ct. FIRST MI TARY CALL OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS Madrid, Nov. 18—The representative of Spain at the league of nations assem- bly at Geneva has informed the govern= ment officially that Spain probably will be requested to send troops to Lithuania. The authorities consequently are making: preparations to undertake the expedi- tion. They are putting warships in con- the marine infantry for the purpose. Government officials_declare that Spain feels itself honored at being selected to Join in the execution of the task before the league in Lithuania. Tiw marine in- fantry, which §s a remarkably well dis- ciplined unit, will be chosen for the pur- pose because it ig in better condition for a foreign expedition than any other branch of the Spanish armed forces. TO SEND MILITARY CONTINGENTS TO VILNA Geneva, Nov. 18.—(By The A. P.) Great Britain and Spain will send mili- tary contingents to Vilna to maintain order during the “popular .consultation ot the inhabitants” This announcement was made this evening by the assembly of the'league of nations. It was added that the French and Belgian governments gaats thither. There had been no inti- niation here that this action by, the as- #:mdiy was impending. The communication issued this ewening avoids the use of tho,word “plebiscite” i connection with the despatch of the troops. When General Zellgouski enter- ©d Vilna with his outlaw troops some time ago he announced it as his purpose to allow the inhabitants to determine their government. MEETING OF KNIT GOODS MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA Utica, N. Y, Nov. 18.—Business which is now in a buyer's market, must until lower price levels are found to put into action’ the purchasing potentialities of .the domestic and foreign markets, Roger H. Williams, vice president of the Natipnal Bank of Commerce in New York, told the Knit Goods Manufactur- ers of America at tonight's session of their semi-annual meeting here. Once these lower levels are establish- ¢d, he said, “there should be no reason to doubt that we will see an era of grat- itying business activity. man who has prepared and equipped him- selt o do a large volume of business on a narrow margin of profits, should 1 g s no fault to find with the times, he addcd. BRITISH NOT EVACUATIONG WRANGEL'S FORCES OB STORES Lendon, Nov. 18.—An aupthorized statement has been issued denying that the British government - contemplates evacuating General Wrangel's forces or stores. The statement says the British ships have been engaged sofely in remove ing British subjects from the Crimea and a emall party of Russian children from a hospitai at Sebastopol. t\‘ dition and organizing forces belonging to| already had agreed todispatch contin-| continue in a process of readjustment! ‘When that period comes the business| CABLED PARAGRAPH> Viscountess Falkland Dead. London, 'Nov. 18.—The death is an- nounced" of . Viscountess Falkland. AU et it v NEW INDICTMENT AGAINST “BUILDING TRUST” BRINDELL New York, Nov. 18.—While the joint legislative = committee investigating. the “building. trust” was hedring further tes- timony today regarding alleged graft pay- ments to Robert P. Brindell, president of the Building Trades council, the grand jury strengthened its indictment of yes- terday -and added another, charging the labor leader with extortion. After pleading not guilty to the amend- ed indictment alleging attempted: extor- tion of $25,000 and the new charge, Brin« dell was granted his liberty. on the $100,- 000. bail furnished yesterday. % Judge Mulqueen, before whom Brindell was arraigned, warned the defendant’s counsel, Martin W. Littleton, that ithe “time might come when people would de- mand more security.” Mr. Littleton said he. “hoped” there would be sufficient time Detween indictments to enable him “‘to g0 out and dig ap bail if more is needed.” The new indictment charged Brindell with extortion in that he received $500 from Louis J. Cohen, a housewrecker, on July 15, In connéction With a- demolition job. * . % While Brindell was busy pleading in the criminal _courts -building, - the legisla‘ive comumittee in the city hall heard witness- es testify fo_the payment of more than $48,000. to ‘the labor leader for wrecking jobs and protection against labor trou- bles. I Of " these withiesses, Albert Hirskowitz headed, the list, having declared he paid $25,000 to_Brindell to prevent a “rumored strike.” ‘Then came George Atwell, one of tie city’s largest demolition contract- ors, who said he bad paid $17,120 for jobs “and protection. ““Xjeman Klomposs, a housewrecker, tes- tified fo giving Brindell $1,000 for “get- ting me men” afd arranged for “protec- tioh from trouble” ‘of Frank Milton, an- other contractor, which he said cost' $500. He said he’ also paid $200 for “privilege cards” in order that his men could work. Later,' Klomposs added, he'gave $1,000 to a partner, B. Siegel, to be given Erindell to prevent intefruption of work. ‘Rseph H.'Goldblatt, building and sheet me#al contractor, testified he paid $2,000 to Brindell's agents at the request of the labor leader to have a strike called off on an ‘alteration job. ‘Wher he said he threatened to fight the Brindell men, Goldblatt declared Mr. Pike, a walking . delegate, said: “Go as far as you like, We have got all the pro- tection we want. We have got the district attorney and police force with us.’ Goldblatt said that “your amount is so small it cannot be seen. What are you barking about? We have about fifty on the list ranging from-$20,000 to $50,000 and nobody makes a howl like you did to give up. ‘We are sorry we ever tackled you.” On the witness stand Atwell, who ad- mitted he had done “lots of political work, testified at length to activities of Brindell, which he: declared had been characterized by Otto Eidlitz, one of the city's < largest - builders, as . “wonderful work in stabilizing the business. Brindell's source of power, Atwell said, as, in, the bullding trades employers’ as- ‘cla.tlon and gleclared that'the labor lead- er wa sin'absolnte control of all work and had’ awarded jobs and fixed prices. “This manipulation and corruption dud- ed tremendously to the cost of bullding,” he_said. 4 “Tho labor chiet, trie witness continued, had forced him to dischafge experienced housewreckérs and hire _ ‘nexperienced men. who cdme ‘on the job and said the “work was too dirty” ard maue seats for themselves and sat down to do their work. In one instance when he offered to pay $10,000 to wreck a building for salvage Atwell said Brindell told him he could get him the job by paying only $5,000. He said he took the job and gave the lalgr leader the other $5,000. Several sim- ilar yincidents were citel by the witness, who said he gave the labor chief $13,500 for four jobs, and $3,620 for “initiation fees” for workmen. The hearing of the graft testimony was in peaceful coiitrast to the unusunal dis- order that.had marked the proceedings earlier in the day, when Mayor Hylan was on the witness stand. Several times the hearing was brought Ito a halt while the mayor and Samuel Untermyer, the committee's counsel, in- dulged in personalities, Mr. Untermyer charging the mayor was attempting to detracit” the investigation by “cheap- ness and slurs.” “We have had nothing disorderly. in the stand,” said Mr. Untermyer, asking be adjudged in contempt. “Until,” interrupted the mayer, tried to impute, wrong to the which which you are 10t going to away with.” Aftet declaring that he had had no personal relations with Brindell, the {mayor was excused from the stand. “you maypr, et MANY POLISH PASSPORTS FOUND TO BE FRAUDULENT Berlin, Nov. 18.—Investigation here has d selosed that-many- Polish passports for tiie -Unifed States, Canada and Mexico were. fraudulent and the vises forged. The - disclosures: followed the investiga- {tion into the recent labor ‘troubles In Felgium,. which the authorities there ex- pressed. the belief were.fomented by Rus- san agitators. Therefore, the Belgian £)vernmeént ' instituted an inquiry here. Information. obtained by #he British passport. office in Berlin .also led to tne d scovery that numerous holders of Polish pissports vised from America were seek- |11z to enter England on the representa- | ton that their passage had been paid 01 liners from English ports. Forged re- cipts for the passage are said to have D:en shown. The letterheads and rubber stamps of s.eamship companies have been slosely tinitated. The British passports office refuses #is- jen now for transit through England un- {less the holders produce steamship tick- s Tt is stated that about fifty arrésts have been made ‘in Belgium ‘in connec- ton with the fraud, but the Belgian monsulate is not willing to discuss the natter in case’ wholestie arrests should > necessary. The destination of most of tie emigrants who have gome ‘to Bel gum, it is understood, is ifexico, froni Which country they think they Wil be able later to enter the United States and wnada. 7 The undesirability of many persons on i account of their political ‘views is known t) have cauged the Belgian concern, In fear that these persons, might show an ation to remain in Belgium. All the passport offices in Berlin are ecercising the utmost caution, but the a1thorities say it is virtually impossible %) weed out all the undesirables. Wiillam Coffin, the American consul general, esti- nnates that about- 1,000,000 persons will tave passed through European portfis | these proceedings until the mayor got on | that if the mayor continue his tactics he | Prosperoushl Effected With Minimum of 7 oAl New York, Nov. 18.—A - prosperous vyear, with business on ‘a mew and more stable. basis, is “in prospect for 1921, Francis H. Sisson, a/ vice president of the Guaranty - Trust ‘company ‘of New York, declared’in an address here tonight before the National, Industrial ‘Traflic league, representing:250,000' shippers. He spoke on “The . Credit - Situation—Its Causes and Cure. - I soundnéss of ‘the credit structure can De: preserved, he said, ‘the industrial re- adjustments now. under way may be con- summated with'a mininium' of hardship to business interests. - Improvement in credit conditions, with easier money rates, prob- ably will mark ‘the' early part of next year, he said. -The existing credit situa- tion, he. added, is due primarily to the tremendous losses caused by the world war. ol In anticipating a prosperous new:year for business in general, Mr. Sisson point- ed out that the crops this year have been bountiful ; transportation facilities, vital to tommerce, greatly improved .“through increased_efficiency ~under, private con- trol ;* “drones are being driven-from our industrial beehives,” and men are seeking jobs rather than jobs seeking the man. Consequently, he-sald, the nation .!s be- ginning to increase production at lower costs. 4 g . The league, at its’ opening session to- day, went on record as opposed to revival vl e “car spotting charge” sought by railroads. g 3 OIL SUPPLY SUFFICIENT ¥OR SEVEEBAL GENERATIONS _\Vash!nmon, Nov.' 18.—An oil produc- tion sufficient -to. supply the worid for several generations at least was’ fore- cast today at the annval meeting here of the American Petroleum Institute. Henry Li Doherty, of New York; Thomas A.. O'Donnell, of Los Angeles, president of the institute, and R. D. Bene son, president. of the Tidewater Oil Company, declared that the petroleum re- sources of the world were powhere near exhaustion. Mr. O'Donnell however, attacked the navy department for its seizure of oil stocks on the Pacific coasl. Producers there, he said, “feel that the navy de- partment has not been fair,” and added: “We believe this to be due to the ex- treme prejudice of the head of the de- partment.” Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. Doherty both declared that government regulation of the petroleum industry was likely to jeo- pardize the world’s future oil supply by discouraging development of new fields. Mr. Doherty predicted -there would be sufficient gasoline for all ‘automotive re- quirements for generations to.come. He; said_scientists undoubtedly would .dis- | toyer' new fuel ‘extracts, but was of the opiriion ‘that the probabillty of findlng an artificial sub substitute for petroleum | ‘was, remiote. = : » The immense capital needed for” devel- opment of new oil fields precludes _the possibility Of the petroleum Industry be- cmoing - a “monopoly, the speaker said. More money, he contiriued, is being spent in the production of oil than is earned by producing properties. ‘Between 1912 and 1919 tle amdhnt of capital invested in 350 American oil companies, the speaker said, exceeded the dividends paid by these companies by nearly $300,- 000,000, Mr. O'Donnell| declared that the attis tude of the mavy Gepartment toward Pa- cific coast producers, coupled with agi- tation for government investigation of} the industry “nearly always by men mnot| fardiliar with the subject and frequently | with pre-conceived prejudice has had a| destructive influence on the development of petroleum resources on the Pacific coast.” WOULD PLACE BODY OF HERO IN CRYPT IN VICTOEY HALL New York, Nov. 18.—Removal from France of the body of one of the uni- 1 dentified American soldiers killed in the war, for burial in 2 memorial crypt in ictory [lall—New York city’s war me- fmorial to be erected in Pershing square— wiil be asked of Secretary of War Baker and Secretary of the Navy Danlels to- morrow by a committee representing the Victory IHall Association. The commit- teed headed by General George W. Win- gate, president of the association, left tonight for Washington to submit its request. Secretary Baker will be. asked to grant permission for the removal of the | body from its burial place in France and Secretary Danels will: be asked to give his approtal for the use ' of- a United States warship for ‘transportation of the body. to the United States. GREEK PARLIAMENT WILL BE | CONVENED ‘NEXT THURSDAY | Athens >‘ov..18.—(By The A. P.) Par-| liament will be convened next Thursday, and Queen. Mother. Olga will ‘then tak the oath of regent. Great Britain _has noffied - Premier, Rhallis that it will refuse a credit guar- antee for a ‘new isue of ‘bonds amount- ing to 400,000000 drachmas. Former officers and civil servants un- der King Constantine are being rein- ¢ stated, while.the Venizelists are resign- ing office. 1t the Balkan balance is upset it is an- ticipated here that the Serbs will seize Salonica. Athens was quiet today. ‘The portrait of Constantine has relaced that of Ven- izelos in the shop windows. WESTINGHOUSE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE INCREASE OF CAPITAL Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. ' 18.—Stockhold- ers of the Westinghouse = Electric and Manufacturing Company, meeting at East Pittsburgh today, voted to increase the capital stock from $75,000,000 to $125.- 000,000. The. directors ‘were authorized to increase the indebtedness of the com- vany by $30,000,000. OBITUARY. * P, Davis’ Oakey. X New Haven, Conn., Nov. 18.—P. Davis Oakey, former member of congress from the First Connecticut district, died here late today at a hotel where he had lived for some time. =Mr. Oakey was bron in East Millstcne - N. J., 60 years ago. He was on the staff of the Hart- ford Courant for several years and held several city offices in Hartford. He was elected to congress on the republican ticket in 1914 and.served two years in for the United States by the end of the year, a majority of them from Peland, R Eight steam vels nad w large foree When a weman gets %o old that com- pliments no longer have any chamms for her—but the time never comes, - of laboréra are engaged In clenring Kreat masses of earth;and rock alipping down the hill side just cast of the Pcnnsylvania ralirosd ‘passenger terminal at Pitts- burgh. « : Tk Tl G the_64th congress, Mr. Oakey was a member fraternal organizations ‘and the ' Press| Crub, Washington ; - the- Hartford Club, Hartford; the Union Leagua Club, New HogsReachedLowest of many| NOVEMBER 19, 1920 14 PAGES—s8 COLUMNS Price in Four Years Due to the Tumble in Value of Corn and Oats—Sharp Decline in Wheat Also is Reported. bled in value today and’pulled down quo- tations on hogs to @ point under any reached in neaily four years. Wheat also declined sharply, influenced by the depres- sion of other grain. ~ Country loadings of corn were said to have increased, and this circumstance, to- gether with new low price records for commodities aside from farm products, led to general selling of feedstuffs and then of wheit and hogs. An_extreem loss of six cents a bushel was Shown at one time in wheat as com- pared with yesterday's finish, May deliv- ery falling to $1.67. Corn went to 69 1-§ cerits: December, and oats to 46 1-4 cents December. The average price of hogs to- day was about $12.10 a hundredweight, a loss in many cases of 75 cents since yes- terday. LEAGUE OF NATIONS HAS COMPLETED ORGANIZATION Geneva, Nov.. 18.—(By The A. P.)— In a somewhat agitated situation tonight the league assembly completed its organ- izatign by the election of six vice presi dents, who, W e the six chairmen of the committees elected yesterday, form a sort’ of executive committee Of the assem- bly. The non-European nutions, for whom much solicitude was shown yester- day,"had no- complaint to make, as they. obtained four vice presidents instead of the three they had asked for. These were: Viscount Ishil, Japan; Honorio _Pueyrredon, Argentlna; - Sir George E. Foster, Canada and Rodrigo Octavio, Brazil. _ The othqr vice presi- dents are H. A. Van Karnabeck, Holland and Dr. Euard Benes, Czecho-Slovakia. Picturesque features of the session were turnished by Baron Hayashi, head of the Japanese delegation, Dr.. Fridtpof Na sen or Norway, Gustave Ador, ex-presi dent of Switzerland, and the leading members of the Brazilian delegation. Baron Hayashi, ‘'usually a nimpassive observer of the proceedings, attracted at- tention when he arose to ask the deie- gates to vote for Viscount Ishii, " Jap- anese ambassador to France, if Japan was to have a vice president. The whole assembly looked on witn great interest whea, after Mr. Ador, who is also an ex-president of the Interna- tional Red (‘ross; had graciously repliea to the remacks of Dr. Nansen regarding the Red Cross. The explorer rushed up side aisle witn characteristic steel trap action to grasp M. Ador's hand in a handshake 5o warm and real that the sen- timent was communicated to the spec- tators. A curfous result of the first ballot for vice presidents was a tie between Rodri- g0 Octavio, the Irazilian under-secretary for foreign affairs, and Dr.’ Gastoa Da Cunha, the = Brazilian ambassador te France,: for' sixth vice president. While the assembly was discussing the propos- ed vote for the remaining vice president, an animated discussion proceeded’at the Brazilian bench, each candidate insisting that be be allowed to withdraw in favor of the other. A second ballot was takes, however. As an act of courtesy Giuseppe Motta, president of the Swiss confederation, Who had delivered the address of welcome, was_elected honorary president of the first assembly of the league. Rumors which had been current all weel that certain combinations had been formed to carry pre-arranged pro- grammes throuch the assembly were denied .today from two sources. AL Pueyrredon, for the Argentine delegation, said that it was absolutely untrue so far as Argentina is concerned that the South American republic were in an understand- ing with other neutrals to force the ad- mission of Germany into the league. The British dominions’ representatives made it clear that they were here to rep- resent their particular dominion without reference to sister dominions or mother. country. All the delegates appear to be satisfied wtih the progress made in the @ecessary préliminally proceedings, the work hav- ing been gone through with a minmum of friction, and they expect the final re- sults to satisty all the friends of the league. EXPOSURE OF HEAD OF ILLICIT WHISKEY RING Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 18.—Joseph Mulvihill, widely known in connection with the promotion of boxing contests, was arrested here today on a body writ sworn out by a proprietor of an inn at Westport. He seeks to recover $1,000 which he allezes he loaned Mulvihill when the latter was seeking a. political nomi- nation a few months ago. Mulvihill was released in $1,000 bonds. In a statement later Mulvihill said his arrest was brought about because.of evi- dence which he has_given to the United States district’ attorney’s office in Hart- This _evidence, Mulvihill declared, sigotes the inn proprietor in illicit liquor_dealings. “I actéd as one of the complainant’s agents until recently, when we had an argument,” said Mulvihill. “His band of bootleggers has made between" $400,000 and $700,000 on. the sale of licuor in Con- necticut since prohibition went Into ef- fect. I am familiar with the extent of the traffic carried on. He owes me $2,500 for commiseions on liquor sales. ~A" gun- man in the employ of this whiskey ring threatened to shoot me on Monday night unless T would keen quiet. The next day T asked the police department for a per- mit to carry a revolyer. “He loaned me $1,000 when I ran in the primaries for the democratic nomination for congress. Later he said I need not worry about it, as he would take it out of the commissions due me. He has been receiving liquor from New York at his hotel al Westport for months. From there he distributed it to many cities in Con- necticut and Massachusetts.” At the inn_ tonight it was said the owner is in New York. N. ¥, RAILROADS MUST MAKE RATES UNIFORM A 2 ‘Washington, Nov. 13.—Railroads in New York State were ordered today by the interstate commerce commission to make effective passenger fares and bag- gage charges for transportation within Chicago, Nov. 18.—Corn and oats tum- Z 3 e aanaQ - BRIk TELEGRAMS Much German property was destroyed by rioting' in Prague. The Wasuc Power Mills at Glaston- bury, Conn., was burned. A loss of $o0,- 00y’ is reported. The Nutional Grange passed a resolu: tion against government participation in business of any form. Reports are current in Constantineple that Batum, in the Caucasus region was captured - by the Russian boishevik. Admission of Germany to the league of nations was proposed by Argetine and Soutn African delegates. John Franklin Fort, former governor of New Jersey, died at his home in South Orange. ie had been ill since April, 19194 Francisco Villa, former bandit chief, is reported to be at the head of a large colony of his followers on a section of land south of Kaseda, Lower California. e Confidential reports that the Poles are concentrating large masses of troops hear the frontier of Upper Silesia were receiv- ed by the German government. \ According to an official report, four of six Irishmen arrested under the restora- tion act in Clare were shot dead while trying to escape their guard. A new hotel, the Hotel Knickerbock- er, costing $2,000,000 will be built by Westerneis on the boardwalk at Atiantic City. The whaling redord of 1920 was es-| tablished ‘by the steam schooner Blue in the ‘north Pacific. lts cutch was 96 whales. Snow to @ depth of several inches, the first of the winter, blanketed the Con- necticut - valley as far south as North- ampton. The Japanese rice crop Is a record breaker, totalling more than 325,000,000 bushels, an increase of about 12 per cent. over mormal. At the next session of the Ney York state legislature the question of whether Indians can hunt outside of the open sea- sons will be brough up. Cracksmen robbed the Landisville National bank, Lancaster, Pa., during a heavy storm of $50,000 in cash, unregis- tered bonds and jewelry. Belgium is preparing to follow the ex- ample of England and France in entomb- ing in some national shrine the body of an unknown Belzian soldier. Sicily was visited by » cyclone caus- ing eleven deaths in the town of Misil-| meri and destroying a number of houses| in Bagheria and other places. According to a report recelved by the Japanese consul at San Francisco, be- ginning Dec. 20 all silk mills throughout Japan will close for three months. The Rev. Remsen Brickerhoff Ogilby, former master of Groton school, at Gro-| ton, Mass., was inducted as twelfth president of Trinity college, Hartford. sadiat Curtailment of production in New Eng- land textile indigries employing 300,000 operatives has resched a point where the tota olutput is less than half of that of last year. Elihu Root Has been invited by Presi- dent-elect Harding to discuss matters in foreign affuirs, especially the league of nations, at Marion, when Mr. Harding re- turns from Panama. The statement of election by Fred P. Holt, treasurer of the democratic state central committee, listed receipts of $44,095 and expenditures of §14,008, leav- ing a balance of $87. | Hartford, through Corporation (‘ounnrl: Schutz, has asked the public utilities commission for three modifications of the present ten cent fare charged by Connecticut company. Feur fellowshil be known as the Bishop Museum Fellowships for study i anthropology, botany, zoology, geolog: and geography, have been established by the Yale corporation. The Portuguese cabinet headed by tonio Cranjo, which resigned Novem 15, its resignation, how accepted by Premier Almeida, has again | submitted its resignation. William Milligan Sloane, historian and former chancellor of the American Acade- my of Arts and Letters, was elected to succeed the late William Dean Howells, as president of the academy. The election report of J. Henry Rora- back, chairman and treasurer of tha re- publican state central committee, showed receipts of $66,596 and cxpenritures of $64,268, leaving a balance of $2,32 Complaint having been made that ¥ uiel Hall, Bostan, the Cradle of Liber was an jce box, Mayor Peters directed thatthe feasibility of heating the build- ing with oil-burners be investigated. Ward liner Mexico, arriving from Ta- vana, reported picking up 1¢ SOS and sightér a burning schooner off Carnaval, Fla. Captain Miller the worst storm in his 4 ted years at sea Bar silver In London was 3-4d higher at 51 '3-34 an ounce. Newk York do- mestic price unchanged at 99 1-2 cents. Forelgn silver advanced 2 1-8 cents to 78 3-4 cents. Mexican dollars 60 7-3 cents. Socinlists of Europe are planning to send a petition to directors of the Nobel Foundation, asking that the Nobel Peace Prize be conferred on Hjalmar Branting, according to the French Socialist organ L‘Humanite. Former . Queen Sophla of Greece de- clarad: “It Wil soon be my brother's turn,” when returns of the Groek elections indicated defeat of Premier Venizeios. Her brother is the former Kaiger Wil- helm. Suit was started by the general res-| ars of voters, Attorney Alfred B. Au-| brey and Thomas J. Moroney, and r ten_deputies against the town of meriden to recover $4,900 claimed due them for| services. Captain Harry A. Higgins, master of the concrete steamer Cape Fear. which was sunk off Newnort on October 29, with the state similar to the advanced charges authorized for interstate traffic. The commission’s order was made on complaint of the New York roads that the state commission had refused increased passenger and baggage rates on intra- state traffic in conformity with interstate advices. Charges 1 anired by state au- thority to be mairtained in New York weer found “unduly prejudicial to inte state passengers and shippers, ux preferential of intrastzte passengers and ilaven, *and the Thames Club. New Lons don, , He geryed a8 president of the, 1813 Head Cub of Ameriea. Mo was a Agnd ‘Gezres Maron: Hé léaves n widow, Shippers, - and unjustly discriminalecy against interstate commerce. The. ission’s order. e ive en or than five daya' neties, | Tetars. D 18 upon aet o | Be the loss of 17 lives, was found guilty of criminal negligence and his license as pi- lot was revoked. 3 A special Japanese military . mission completed a study of the German war of- fice and the details of the ono time pow- erful war machine. with viuminous reports. Walter @, Merritt, attorney. tional, Industrial Council, New { persons ual was The Japanese mili-| | tary astache left Bertin direct for Tokio| DISTURBANCES IN | For Further Inquiry. turbances in Ireland connected with the movemert for Irish independence were given today at the opening hearings ef ghe commission of the commuttee of one hun- dred investigating the Irish questi Four witnesses, including enis Mor- an, chairman of the town council of hurles, Ireland, and three ,Americans wio visited Ireland recentiy—John F. Martin, of Green Bay, Wis ; and two clergymen, Father Michael ~English, .of Whitehall, Mont., and Father James H. Cotter of Ironton, Ohio—were heard by the commission. All expressed sympathy for the Irish independence movement and told of violent events which they had seen and agreed that civil processes, ex- ceot of the provisional Irish republic, were virtually at an end under the rule of the British military forces. Mr, Morgan said his home was riddled with bullets prior to his arrest and de- portation to England without any definite charges being preferred against him. With 200 other brish republican lcaders, he said, he went on a hunger strike until they were released. He also told of “murders” of Irish citizens by the con- stabulary and soldiers, including the “black and tan” forces. Father Engish asserted that British soldiers had confiscated his papers. The military authorities derided his protests that he was an American citizen, he sald, and he also told of having witnessed the shooting of an Irishman whose body, he said, was beaten into unrecognizable form. Father Cotter, a Catholie editor, to'd of the killing of a Galway civilian by a British soldier without cause, he said. The soldier. he said. was seized by anoth- er civilian and reprisals against the town f-llowed an hour later. “Soldlers shot up the streets for several hours” he sud. The amed prizst added thy he lay for an hour and a half under a window Iedee at his hotel t7 escape the fiyine bullets. The military, he added, ‘ater set fire to two houses and fired into a Galway newsnaper plant whose manage- streets continually. diery. declared smaller towns. shots of the ter. He and Father streets. fone, Knights of Columbus official, stated that Sympathie of everyone I met. Cath- were Involved In Ireland was unfounded, he added “There was absslu spinjon for home rul the commission. All witnesses said that civil court pro- unanimity Mr. Martin told nas of New York INCOME TAX § MORE N 1918 THAN IN 1917 Washington, Nov. 13.—Despite loss of | Washington, Nov. r income the ass, taxable income of [be the text of d returns f: 000.000 or more in 19 1918, Personal rms filed during 1918 numbered 4,425.114 and the tax. both normal and surtax, amounted t> $1.12 21,8 age tax for each individ- As compared with 1917, 224 was shown in the incomes of $1.- and only 67 in $254.85. a growth of $35 number of returns filed. The increase the total tax was $436.228.851. it was false. Returns for income of from $300.000 to $1.000 were filed by 178 persons while 1,516,938 persons flled returns for in- comes from $1.000 to $2,000 The largest tax amounting to $147,428, 55 collected on incomes from $50. 000 to $100,007. Incomes between $1,000 and $2,000 pald $26.451,000. The number of wives filing returns. from their husbands was $ the income represented being 333 49.. Of the Industrial groups from which income was derived, acricultural and rs- lated industries led. with 372.336 returns representing a total met income of $1, 122,532, 163. income derlved from investments - for | Aouns Ininl {for the year was $4.847.914.000, nv-:v-l;fd' R nd ‘royaities “pakl: £975.29.496 ¢ intermdtiy fifihe Yook ¥ badior on bonds. qutes, eir., Ine uciaries | ° and foreign sourees $1,403.485,$91 and dividendn §2.468.749,244. *lication of TEOOPER AND MINER SHOT IN W. VA. COAL STEIKE ZONE Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 15.—A state trooper and & miner were killed tonight in a gun fight in the Mingo county coal strike region, according 10 a report given out here by the state department of pub- lic safety. Colonel Jackson Arnold, commander of the state police, who issucd the report, said his advices were to the effect (hat Ernest L. Ripley of Huntington, a troop- er political units & ni of. Natienal the several weeks ago 1o relieve United es soidicrs, who weer wit Wn. The federal troops were called into the re by Governor John J. Cornwell after nu- merous shooling affrays and disordcss had occurred. While the recular army men were in eld the situation was quiet, but since they departed a number of at- tacks, directed upon coal propertics, bave occurred. return to plain tha maries. WARNING TO AUTOMOBLE DEIVERS FOR FOOTEALL GAME Borton,~ Nov. 18.—All ‘roads will lead to the Yale Bowl at New Haven, Conn on Saturday,-but the automobile drivers who uze them to reach scene of the Harvard-Yale football game will lose thelr licenses if they drive danger life by violal cording 'to Frank A. istrar of . motor vehicles. nubnemesnt ton'ght he safd that Maszae 3ual conference of dressing the Awevican Mining Congress t mfl::: ::. Tabes preb - declared el azel uman 1o: , whether union er Ron-union. chusetts would work with; Conneeticut in keeping down ‘acc dents cn Saturday, and that inspectors woul be stationed alepg ellenders, Other natins ia P 2 the highways te teport alt ek, 74 members Ly the country’s million-a- | Mexico Uity today of FOUR WITNESSES TELL OF of Terence ‘MacSwiney, t mayor, showed him a dum-dum . bull which had been fired at her but “Nights in.Cork are hideous with litary,” said Father 0'!; English told also of S seeing soldiers firing their arms in thes . been reached by the three governments, necessitated by the exigencies of war.’! p was said officially, however, that of the kind had beer” reduced to writing. It was recalled in this connection Mexican fuel oil was essential to naval operations durir The suggestion tha. ment existed was made last mosth Mexico City- press. A ‘statefbent” effect being attributed to Hilarip M minister of forelgn alfaits inthe, It was promptly. de-. by Cuthberto Hidalgo, holditg s Dresent .. -, snal goverament-in Mexico, and. * declared Medina had brought about a statement falge for the purpose of frieadly relations between the government and the Unitéd Statek. - - %3 er, is the dead officer. 1le added Wial the "‘ 2 other man slain = was a union leaver | Which he s nresifeat. named Hatflel o et A ate troopers were sent into (he strike | Primary b the In the examination of Mr. Morgan.g Frank H. Waish and Dudiey Field Ma~ . counsel for the commisfion for Irish independence. participated but Fred- erick C. Howe. chairman ; Senator Walsh., of Massachusetts. and other members of’ the investigating commission question-- o4 the Aner'can witnesses. Tt was mpder ciear by Senater Walsh that all of witnesses - wera summoned by the eom-- PUBLICATION OF PALSE TREATY IN MEXICO CITY' 15—Publicatien iny what purported tes 3 treaty between to Cork. Father Cotter said he spent weeks in Irelapd last “sungmer visihgi Cork, Galway, Queenstown and’ ‘meny* In Cork, he said, & sister? the late - Committee of 100 Upens Investigation of the Irish Questiort —Eye-Witnssses Described Scenes of Murders and De« struction of Property—Committee is to Conduct an “Inse - partial Inquiry,” Glean Information Both From Irish and English Scurces and Later Send a Committee to Ireland ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.) cedure was suspended in Ireland, corore —Eye witnesses accounts of reported dis- |8 inquests prohibited by the bripishy government and that the only authority’ exercised except for the British Gorces, was that of the Irish republicansh About 600 soldiers and 400 poiice ard stationed constantly in Limerick, - the Rev_ English told the itary ralds through Penniwell, 3 Limerickd | district, were so {requent, he “—us had been mamed the “Penniwell sector. He told of a fire started . either. by grenades or incendiaries, which 200 houses in Penniwell, and he sawf many marks of bullets and bombs. Mr. Martin said he was ' haitéd’ andl searched frequently by soldiers during a¥ Journey from Limerick sald thtre were numbers of motor lorries in Cérk patrolling thed In the space of five blocks Mr. Martind said, he noted about §0 per ccat.-of thet windows of houses and ‘stores had beemy ghattered by the activities of the Soi=s “No compensation has been. made. by” the British government for the destrue-! tion of property whose destruction * hisi been proved against its owd forceh™ Nes mission, which pays their expenses, ment was friendly to the republican |without reiation to any other organiss-- movement. tion.in the country. e n Father Cotter and Mr. Martin, a| 1In open'ng the hearings, Chatrmam. Howe' said the comimission #was 'te oon-- sentimert in Irc'and 25 they found it |duct dn “Impartial inte’ all awa A1y 'Awimo s for independ- | facts. both ffom ll:::n‘“ll m‘”‘ ence. it sourcesfi .and Iater send a committee tor Ireland for further inqury. " exprcted tom e and Protestant. were for the re-| The hearings here wow. publicans.” said Father Cotter. The be-|continue for gsveral weeks Tomorsew~ Yief that relizious prejudice or differcnces Johh Derham, a republican leader ofF Balbriggan, Ireland, will be heard. to-' cether with other American visitors tos Ireland, includ'ng Mr. and Mrs. Prancs Hackett, of New York; Mra Willlam King of Ironton. Ohlo, and Paul'J. Pur~- * the United States increased in 1918 by | United States, Great Eritain and ¥ more than $2.272.000,000 as compared [signed in 1917, and dealing with th 1917, according to the Income stat’s- | rights claimed by those countries in Mex- tics tonight by the bureau of internal |ico, brought prompt official denial revenue, Income reported for 1918 | the state department of the. existence amounted to $15.929,639.355. against |any such pact. Officials at the about $13.700.000.000 in 1917, thoush 141 ment were inclined to believe the publish~{ €d text was that of a-faise treaty pared during the war by Germany for propaganda purpuses in Mexico. had bLeen, they said, previous of the circulation of this faise document.. The statement that ome clause of thes alleged treaty provided for certain mess-.. ures o meet possible Ji was noted parlcuiariy and characterisei at the depurtment as being as foolish, as! On the other main subject dealt withy in the spurious pact, continuation of the, of oll from Mexican dells by nationals of the three powers, it regarded as conceivable that some sert: of informal understanding might the war. 'n written DEAN HASKINS CRITICISES AMERICAN STATESMEN, New York, Nov. 18.—Ame men ‘lag (hehlnd those of other because of their lack of knowledge trend of “humanities”. said Dr. Ch lomer Haskins, dean of the . Ors School ‘of Afts and: Sclences of B university.. in an .address. today- a8 opening session of the tweniy-second, American Univegsities. The' igned by Dr. Haskins for what was America's ‘lack of stch- was because the country’ had™ uot DIRECT PRIMARY DEFENDED BY CHARLES EVANS Indianapolis, Ind., Now. - Evans Hughes advocated retention of direct primary system in nominations for offices In” states and an address here ht before delegates 1o the Municipal league, he knew. io HU g on “The Fate of the Hughes dectared it “essential complement 6f the sbolft bailot,” und that it would be & mi to throw over the system in faver of Lie 0ld convention system or predecessor, the party caucus, He lis remarks could apply only political systems understate- Jufisdictid, it not being nossible under the constiti tion to provide for direct president’al pri-{ ey to 1 e ] 3 YO Hel e &. elght? ‘ther nave| b e