Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 24, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 296 POPULATION 29,685 NO AMENDMENTS T0 COVENANT AT THIS SESSION South American Delegates Contended It Would Be Unwise to Revise the Covenant Pending Propositions From the ited States After President-Elect Harding’s Consulta- . on the Subject—Balfour Advocated Appointment scial Committee to Consider Proposed Amendment _ ieport to the Next Meeting of the Assembly—Scan- wnavian Delegates Held Out For Immediate Action. Geneva, Nov. 23 (By the A. P.).—There will be no amendments to the covenart of (he league of nations at this sessic of e as embly if the decisicn of comimagie: No. l—tkat on general organization, which has been considering amendmenis— 18 given in full session. Arthur J. Balfour, chairman of tf€ commitiee, suggested in committee mect- i (hat it was too early to draw con- clusions as to the work of the league or to form an ided as to how the covenant cay be improved. He proposed that the sommittee recommend the appointment of A srecial committee to consider proposed ameid: ents and report to the next meet- ing_uf the assembly. The Scandinavian delegates on the o m- mittee insisted upon the consideraticn mediately of amendments they proposed, Mt they were cutvoted. The South American delegates accepted Mr. Bal- four's suggestion all the more readily Le- sause they are of the opinion that any imendment of the covenant should await aropositions that are expected from the ted States after President-elect Hard- Ing’s comsultations on the subject. They Seclared it weuld Le entirely out of order i revise the covenant in the absence of e of the most important nations of the worid. The committee on decided to send gratulations to the International a letter of thanks Zlihu Root other delegates_to The Hague conference. This is as far as they have got in their work. % Aatenio Huneus, head of the Chilean Ceiegation and chairman of the commit- tee on admission of new members, told The Asvociated Press today that s com.- mitee already was hard at' work and noped to make 'an early report. News of the apylicition ‘of Montcregro for membership in (e league’ of naticns leaked cut today. No information what- ever was given on the subject by the sec- tetiriat of the league. This eleventh hour application necessarily will come up on the floor of the assembly before being riferred to committee. TO INVITE SCAND TO AID 1 Geneva, Nov. 23.—The council of the league of nations has decided to invite the Scandinavian countries to aid m po- licing the pletiscite territorics of Vilna Ly each sending one hundred men there. It is announced from a semi-official source that it is early certain that Bul- zaria, Austriv, AThanin, = rlaad and Lis- embourg will be admitted to the league. On the other hand, it is said that th ¢m- iission deems it better at present not to admit states formerly forming a part of TRussia and which have not yet been offi- cially recognized. AVIANS POLICING VILNA MARINES IN HAITI ARE SICK OF THE Jon Port Au Prince, Haiti, Nov. 16.—(By The A. P.J—The no doubt of the fact that many of the thirteen hundred marines on occupation day in Haiti are sick of the job. They want to go home, of some where else. It is a hard life for youngsters who are sent into mountain regious in the porth, along peaks as high as Denver. Often they are away ftom post for weeks and they declare they undergo many hardships, not the Jeast of which is lack of ice in a cli- mate where is absolutely * essen- tal Since the first session of the naval board of Inquiry at Washington the marines have been hearing from home foiks, anxious o kndw if they are tak- ing part in iscrinate killings.” This charge, first made by Malor Genoral George Barnett, former commander of the marine corps, and then corrected by him, has gome cverywhere, marines as- declarin; t e _first ‘statement T W on. This week's steamer brought hun- deds of letters, all scekipg the truth shout conditions. The marines contend thet they are on rough duty and then afe held up at home as rough men With the gun. Mcjor Gener: naval board of. ville, a member of the inquiry, inspected every ng plant here and found but declared It properly equipped. Thip, he particularly true as to hospi- ray ma- nd naval doctors that they cannot pro- service for the sick. Ap- part of ¢ in_chare: vide adequate peals for help are said to have brought a the answer that there were no funds. Haiti is not a health resort and thers is much disease. Gen eville inspected kitchens built bits boards from packing boxes. There was no way to keep out the flies n such a re. Field kitchens are n use gemerally. “Put in a requisitior immediately for 3 mew cooking outfit.” maid the general If we are to be here ten or fifteen years we might at least have proper accom- modations.” The brigade commander and his staft| save made every effort to keep liquor yway from the marines. but with almost very shop selling it the task ig difficult. Haiti's principal native drink i8 rum. It it a wild thing. Marines who have tested it say it is powerful enough to drive a motorcycle LOANS OF MORE TIHAN $300,000 MADE TO DR. E A. RUMELY New York, Nov. 23.—Loans agsregat ing more than $800,000 furnished by Her- mann Sielcken, “American coffee king,” were advanced through the German fiscal agent in 1915 to Dr. Bdward A. Rumely, then published of the Evenipg Mail, Wal- ter 8. Kaufmann, attorney, festified today at the trial in which he, his law part- ner and Dr. Rumely are charged with concealing true ownership of the paper from the alien property custodian. Sielcken, at that time, Was aresident of German, Kaufmann testified and the loans were made in interest of the Ger- man government's desire to acquire in the United States a newspaper “through which to expound the true German view- point” Dr. Rumely obtained the first loan, $150,000, when he was heavily ‘n debt, the witness said, and later was advanced $75.000. Dr. Rumely. he continued, gave his note for the loans, with an understanding that they would be cancelled whenever he saw fit Kaufmann sald he arranged all the business detalls of the transaction in which the Evening Mail was to be turned over to Sielcken. RESTAURATEURS DEVISE WHISKEY ¥FOR MINCE PIE New York, Noy. 23.—The “importance and necessity” of having a little real whiskey in real mince pie and of having just a lttle liquor for other holiday dish- & today was outlined to Charles- R ©'Connor, federal prohibition director for New York, by a committes of prominent restaurateurs. They sought permits for ales, wines and other liquors for culin- declaring they wers nec- Af the kotel and restaurant situa- o be saved. Mr. O’'Connor told tbe restaurant men he would bold the matter in abeyance for ne a week, at the end of which time would make known hf decirjon. W THEET OF BONDS FROM EMPLOYERS York, Nov. 23—Harry W. Rog- Hollister and % | Vatican. FURTHER TESTIMONY IN “BUILDING TRUST” CASE New York, Nov. 23.—Further testimony of the meahods used by contractors’ *co- operative asSoclations” In alleged fixing of Drices and ‘punishment meted out to of- fendin; members whose low bids violated the association's rules, was given at to- day's hearing of the joint legislative com- mittee investigating New York's alleged “building trust.” Workings of the estimated bureau of concrete fireproofers’ association were! related at the afternoon sessions by Ros-, well F. Easton, its originator. Books of | the builders' supply burezu, comprising 14 contracting firms, also were gur- rendered to the committee by Miss Eliz- abeth O'Dea, stenographer. z Earlier the hearing was marked by a sharp clash between Samucl Untermyer, committee counsel, and Grover Whalen, commissioner of plants and structures, formerly Mayor Hylan's private secre- tary, during his examination regarding city ash iumping contracts. 'To-these de- velopments was added testimony of Form- em Magistrate Frank E. O'lteilly of Broeklyn, and two attaches of the Fifth district magistrate's court, concerning the “more or less close relations” between the mayor and Commissioner of Accounts Hirshfield, us law practitioners there, with John T. Hettrick, who was court stenographer there, Hettrick now is a central figure in tie “building trust” as operated of a “code of practice” among 400 master plumbers and plumbing eontractors throughout the city ERANCE TO WARN GREECE AGAINST CONSTANTINE Paris, Nov. 23. — Premier Leygues! when he appeared tonight in the chame- ber of deputles in the Vatican debate, announced the government's intention to issue a warning to Greece against the re-| turn of Former King Constantine. The debate was not finished and was ad- Journed until Thursday, and it is under- tood that the premier will not go to! ondon until a settlement is- reached; especting France's representation at the M. Leygues: in asking for a postpone-| ment of further interpellations so that he might be free to act, said: France does not wish to intervene fn Greece's foreign affairs, but, after a war which imperilled cfvilization, if a power put at its head a sovereign, who showed| marked and constant hostility”toward the allies and had been the accomplice of our enemies, that power ought to be warned that she can no longer have our co-operation nor expect the same feeling from us as formerly. “Further than that, the treaties give us the right as a protecting power to proffer well-founded advice upon the gravity of an aet which might give Ger- many occasion to intervene directly, or indirectl* "a oriental affairs.” T*e premier said he wished to consid- er a definite course in the matter in com- plete accord with Great Britain, EUROPEAN RELIEF COUNCIL ORGANIZED IN NEW YORK New York, Nov. 23.—The European Re- lief Council, comprising eight of the largest relief organizations in_the-coun- try, was cstablished here dzy to co- ordinate child relife in eastern and cen- tral Europe. Herbert Hoover was chosen chairman of the councll and Frankiin K. Lane, treasurer. Its purposo, Mr. Hoover stat. d, would be to provide funds for thres and a half million starving and diseased | children and to administer = this relief economically. e council eonsists of thy American Relief Administration, American Red Cross, American Triends'- Servies Com:. mittee (Quake'g® ;" Tewish Joint Distrl bution Cormittee. Federsl Council of the Churches of Christ in America, Knights of Columbus, Young Men's Christian As- sociation and Young Women's Christian Associatio WAR n:h TO LFAVE OUR UNIDENTIFIED DEAD IN FRANCE Washington, Nov. 20y -The war de- partment “is mot free o consider” sug- gesteiong that the bodies of all unidenti- fled American dead be brought from kgmcs and burled in Central Park, New | York, Secretary Baker said today, re-| plying to a suggestion by a representa- tive of Rodman Wanamaker, deputy po- lice commissiover of New York. “I think the war department is bound to continue its policy of leaving ovr un- identified dead in France said/Mr. Rak- er. “However, I am still considering a | suggestion that one unidentified soldier's body be brought home atd burled in Victory Hall, N. Y., and Il giva my answer on_that propositfon within a few days.” An iceberg In the IM'-;;D_WK east of Newfoundland was reported in a wire- lees despatch, : : 3 dinn CAbubt PARAGKAYED MEPORTE OF VIOLENCE 1IN = VARIOUS FARYS GF IRELAND London, Nov. 23.—SciCiers today at Drumcondra_raided the residence. of Archbishop Walsh and urrested the arch- bishop's valet, William Kelly, says a despatch to the Central News from Dub- i, Bemb Explosion in Cork, | Cork, Nov. 23.—An_exyosion occurred | 12 Patrick street this evemng. It ap- parently was & bomb, but it is not known from whence it came. Many Dersons viere in the street and six of them were uijured. Numerous ~ windows. were tmashed. The people scattered in panic when the ! uxplosion occurred and the street was| ‘uickly deserted. There Were neither sol- diers nor police in the street at tle time. TO GIVE JITNEY OEDINANCE TEN DAY TRIAL IN WATEEBURY Hartford, Conn., Nov. 23.—Connecticut Company" officials agreed to give the jit- ney bus ordinance a trial for fen days in Waterbury and - continue trolley service! for that length of time, at lealt,'as a re- sult of the hearing before ihe jMblic utilitios com. g sion today in regard to the Waterbu., transportation’ situation.| This action was taken at the suggestion| of Ciirman Richard T. Higgins, of the commission. Chairman Higgins stated, however, that the commission is a regulatory body and could not compel a pulitic utility company to operale in any territory at a loss. Spokesmen for the Connecticut Com. pany declared that the ordinance now in effect in Waterbury does not restrict jit- ney buses to the extent necessary to enable the trolley company. to operats at a profit™ They urged that Mayor Sandland of Waterbury call the aldermen together again ,»” change thé ordinance. Representatives .. the city of Water- bury conferred with officials of the Con- necticut- Company during a recess and| later the announcement was made ti trolley service would continue for at least ten days. The fact that the jitney | drivers had stopped service in Waterbury as a result of the ordinance was brought out at the meeting. BAKER REVOKED PERMISSION GRANTED WESTERN UNION Washington, Nov. 23.—Secretary Ba- ker anhounced tonight that he had re- voked permission granted the Western Union Telegraph Company last May to lay certainscables at Biscayne Bay, Mia- mi, Fla. The permit was issued by the district_engineer at Jacksonville, Fla,, and Mr. Baker directed its withdrawal by_telegraph tonight. 3Mr. Baker made no explanation of his action. He. merely authorized through his secretary the statement that the per- mit had been rescinded. The announce- ment followed, however, the statement n New York tonight by Newcomb Carl- ton, president of the Western Union com-. pany, that his comnany had not only rights granted, by act of congress, but| specific permission of the war department to-do certain cable work in the vicinity of Miami with which “the navy depart- meft has for months arbitrarily inte fered,” at the request of the state de- partment. | £ 1 WESTERN UNION CLAIMS ST AUTHGRITY TO LAY cmrl New. York, Nov. 23.—Newcomb Carl- ton, president of the Western t"nion Tele- graph Company, declarc/ tonight that his company has general authority un- der an act of congress to lay cables in all_pavigable waters in the United States, and a specific permit from the secretary of war. Mr. Carltoh made this assertion in a| formal statement which he issued in! connection Wwith his -company’s applica- tion in the’ courts of the District of Co- Tumbia for an_ injunction to restrain the secretary of the navy from interfering with its plans to extend its telegraph lines from Miami to Miami Beach. BETAIL ASSOCIATIONS HAVE FORMED COUNCIL! New York, Nov. 23.—The Comncil of | National Retail Associations was organ-; ized here today by representative of thej five principal associations, representing 12,000 retailers of drygoods, clothing, thoes and millinery throughout the coun-} =<\ Chairman Hays Issues an Ap- peal For Contributions to Discharge *Party’s Obliga- tions, Neafly $1,500,u00. New York, Nov. 23.—wn appeai fer contributious to make up a deticit of ap- proximately $1,500,600 in the campaisn fund of the republicsn national commitiee was sent out tonight by Will EL Hays, its chairman, The appeal, addressed to the *republi- cans of the country, and all these who aided them,” called attention to the rerort of the commyitee’s treasurer filed yester- day in Washingion, pointing out that al- though the buying power of the uollar was materially less than in 1916, the 1920 campaign had actuully been corducted at less expense than the Hughes campaign four years ago. Mr. Hays accompanied his plea Zor fur- ‘her funds by an expression of highest Draise for the spirit of republicans during the campaign. More than 50,000 individ- uals contributed about $2,000,000 to the fund, he sai The presidential campaign this year cost approximately $3,400,000, exclusive of pre-convention expenditures, Mr. Hays Wrote, Jeaving a net defieit of nearly a million aud a half dollars. This, he de- clared, he hoped might be promptly madt up by popular subscriptions in amounts less than the $1,000 limit set during tie campaign. “It was apparent some weeks before the election that the $1,000 campaigr. ‘would not result in an amount equal to our budget,” the statement continued. “It was not wise to risk any substan- Gai change in the plan of the can-paign, and we wid not want to raise the limit. It was then decided that he would zo with every economy consistent ney and after the election con nue the raisiuig of money until any de- was met. Of course, the easiest way to liquidate this indebtedness would be to appeal to a limited number of generous republicans vho could give substantial amounts. Thisy| could, have been dome before election; it couldl be done mow, but this policy I am unwilling to adopt except as a vemy last resort. N “It s my firm be'ief that the $19 cam- paign in the last days of the 1916 cam- ign and the §1,000 limit of 1920 have ally placed the popular collection of political funds on a permanent and cer- tainly a most heal basis. We are all anxious that this become an accom- rlished fact.” Addressing editors of republican news- apers, it was declared that the national wemmittee “would Fave been grotified, naturally, if it could hnvr I~ to raise all the money necessary by a =zl gift method. This, now. .e. “s hard'y to e exfected, as tiis has been the first real cffort in that direction. “I know the method is right and I am convinced that you and Ty other re- publican want us to distribute the ex- pense of campaigning in this manner if it can e done at all. To this end we are going to make a public appeal for funds, and in tils effort I want your help. The succ2ss of the appeal will be of Inestima- hle heneht o further party.financmz aad will go far in aiding our efforts to place the business of politics on the highest possible plane.” Contributions which might be consider- ol in the light of @ “Thanksgiving offer- ing for the return to a certainly safe, sane, constitutional, progressive gecrern. ment, he concluded, should be sent to Fred W. pham, treasurer, or James . Blaine, eastern treasurer of the re- publican national committee, at the come mittee's office, 19 West ~Forty-fourth street, New York. 3 CAPITAL OF $7,000,000 TOR DUPONT SECURITIES CO. New York, Nov. 23.—The Dupont Se- ties Company was incorporated to- in Delaware with an authorized capital of $7,000,000 of cumulative pre- ferred stock and 100,000 shares of no no-var value common stock, fcr thé pur- Dose of acquiring shares of General Mo- tors Corporation common stock from W. C. Durant. try. The national associations represented were the National 'Retail Drygoods As- sociation, National Association of Retail Clothiers, National ‘Garment Retailers Association, National Shoe Retailers Association of the United States and Na- tional Milliners Association of America. | These organizations, at a meeting held | | August 19 last, ratified the programme! of the organization of the council. 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF STRAITS OF MAGELLAN { Santiago, Chile, Nov. 23.—With the! arrival today of the Portuguese delega-| tion headed by Ambassador Alberta: Bo-| livera, special representati#fs of eighteen| countries are now in Santiago to attend | the festivties incident to the celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the Straits of Magellan. The celebration will begin on November 26. The following nations are represented: Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, the United States, Brazil, Paraguay, Argen-| tina, Mexico, Uruguay, Cuba, Feuador, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guate- taala, Salvador; Honduras and Colombia. NATIONAL FARM BUREAU TO SUPPORT WOOL GROWERS Salt Lake City, Utah, Nov. 23.—The National Farm Bureau, which has two million _members, will support the Na- tional Wool Growers' Association in its efforts to have congress pass a law pro- viding for protection of wool growers’ in- terests, according to word received to- day by F. R. Marshall, secretary of the Wool Growers' Association, in a letter trom J.- R. Howard, president of the Farm Bureau. Howard declnred “the emergency demanded tarift legislation im- mediately. : PROHIBITION AGENTS SEIZED KTILLS IN FAIRFIELD Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 23.—Federal prohibition agents late today raided a house in Fairfeld, seized three stills and arrested Michael Mezey, one of the al- leged operators of the stills. Another man escaped as the officers entered thej house. In addition to the Etills the fed-; cral agents confiscated 38 barrels of | mash, 105 gallons of whiskey and ten bags of sugar. Mazey Was heid in bonds of $1,000 by United States Commissioner Lavery. o TWO BANDIT SUSPEZTS TAKEN AfTER FISTOL BATTLE Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 23—Two men, who, according to -police. officials an- swer {he descriptions of tW0 of the ban- aits who yesterday robbed a branch of the. Metropolitan Trust Company here of 31,750, were arrested tonight after a pis- tol battle with patroimen. They gave their names as Matthew | Nowfoundland railway, was settled here| must not weigh more than pounds or Hardy of Pittsburgh, and Thomas Hut- chinson of Massillon, Ohio. - | itors' strike looming after the Chicago This was_announced here tonight by | S. Dupont, following announce- ment of the sale of Mr. Durant's stock | vesterday. The officers and dircctors of the new company are Mr. Dupont; pres- ident; Georga I Gardner, vice presi- dent. and John J. Raskob, secretary- treasurer. SOME CHICAGO JANITORS ARE MAKING $5,000 A YEAR Chicago, Nov. 23.—With another jan- Real Estate Board's refusal of new wage demands, officials of the ‘Chicago Tenants’ Assoctation declared today that they would shovel their own coal “rather than submit to extortion.” The association has about 28,000 members. Some Chicago janitors are making $5, 000 a vear, according to James J. Carroll of the Real Estate Board. When officials of the janitors' union met with a committee from the board yes- terday, they presented demands for in-| creases approximately 50 per cent. The| demand was refused by the board. REDUCTION IN PRICES OF CERTAIN STYLES OF SHQES St. Louls, Mo, Nov. 23.—Further re- ductlons in the wholesale prices of cer- ain styles of shoes were anmounced by| two shoe manufacturers here today. A general reduction of 10 per cent. was| made by the McElroy-Sloan Shoe Com- pany, officals of that firm sald. The Brown Shoe Company announced that men’s calfskins were reduced from $7.50 to $5.60, enabling a retail reduction from $11 to $8. Women’s calfskins, the! announcement added, were cut from $6 to' $4 enabling the retail price to decline | from $8 to $6.50. Workmen's shoes were cut to $2 from $3.85, which it wl said, should allow the retail price to fall from:! §6 to $4. EATROADS EXCEED RECOEDS FOR FRFIGHT MOVEMENT | ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—Freight move- ment on American railroads during Sep- tember continued to exceed records for! bulk, according to a Statement today by | the rallway executives' association. It! amdunted to 40,999.843,000 t on . miles, which was more thail'the total moved in any pne month either prior to or during the war though it was 1,706,992,000 ton miles less than the roads Nandled in Au- gust of this year. STRIEE OF DOCKWORKERS IN ST. JOHNS, N. ¥, ENDS| Live Hogs. Down | tmports totalled $333.836,965, - to Pre-War Prices Big Receipts From Farms Ap- pear to Bz th: Imm:diate Cause — Stock ' Market is Stronger. Chicago, Nov. 23.—Pre-war prices for live hogs became general today’ thyoughs vut the United States. Big receipts frofm the farms appeared to be the immediate ause, the total supply of hogs on sale feday at the ten prineival markets of the being estimated at 182,000 ncal, ,000 a weel ago. the market closed at the brttem fizi g ot the day, the lowest since Dee. 16, 1.5, and at an average drop of §1 u hundredweight us compared with yesterday. The practical top at the fin- ish was $10 a hundredweight, whereas on July 31, 1939, hogs commanded $25.60, (he pinnacle point on record. Five years before the current price was $5.15. STOCK MARKET I8’ REGAINING BUOYANCY New York, Nov. 23.—Stocks were strong almost to buoyancy at the live- i ly opening of today's session, heavy dur-! ing the intermediate period and irregular at the close, with sales of 1,100,000 shares. These confusing movements were interpreted on the street as indicating that financial and general economic condi- tions were iy pracess of further read- just®ent. Tecnnically, 1he market's position was regardel sounder than at any time since the almost steady reversal of the current month. ing featares incivded the closing out of ®peculative accounls and resultant mate- rial reduction of juane. Evaporation of war profits and throw- Ing over of weakened margins have been accompanied by change of control in many industrial companies. What Wall Street calls the “logic of events” has made the Morgan-Dupont interests dom- inant factors in the General Motors Cor- poration, the only rival of the United States Steel Corporation as a “billion dol- lar” concern. Commodity markets were less unsot- tled, but downWard revision continued in many lines of raw and finished materials, these ranging from steel, irvu, and cop- per to the general retail market metal market, sugar, cotton, oil and paper and kindred articles. TRAINME WANT NATIONAL BOARDS OF ADJUSTMENT Cleveland, Nov. 23.—Heads of all four of the big railway transportation broth- rhoods expect to be in Chicago next slonday to make a final appeal to the -ailway labor board to re-establish na- tonal boards of adjustment. 1t was stated here tonight by oilicials of these brotherhoods that they will go to Chi- cago in the event of the failure of repre- sentatives of the brotherhoods now in Chicago to get the labor board to re-es- blish these boards of -adjustment, hich existed Juring federal control of the railway sysiems. Adjustment boards number one, two and thies were terminated at the end of the federal control and their existence, the brotherhood officials state, are neces- sary for the settlement of grievances that arise from time to time. The four big brotherhoods, backed up by twelve other railway labor organiza- tions, are secking to have national com- missions created to adjust dificulties be- tween employers and railway vorkers of all classes similar 1o the three boards of adjustment ineffect on iie railway sys- tems under federal control. ‘The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen is represented in Chicago by W. H. Doak, lggislative representative; the Drother- hood of Locomotive Engineers by H. P. Daugherty, assistant grand chief engi neer; and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, by Timothy Shex, vice president. A."G. Lee, president of the Brother- hood of Railroaq Trainmgn, said here tonight that the brotherhoods had made ns beyond the nessible conference icago Monday ; but that if the la- bor buarl ref-sed ty provide for th boards of adjusiniert, t® Erotherhood: wonld have to deal with the ra.roads in the old methods prior to guvernment con- trol. The req % by the Erotherhoods for th eretsora..n of the bcards of adjust- 1ent; acso:ding to Mr. Lee, came from the fact that the award of the labor Loarl handed down last July las been applied very unevenly. The board. has lLanded dewn the award” Mr. Lee, said, ‘and now the Lrotherhcods want scme. responsible agency to see that it is enforced evenly and in its entirety. HOW FRANCE IS USING GOLD PAID BY GERMANY Paris, Nov. 23.—Most of the 200,000,- 000 francs in gold paid monthly to Ger- many by France under the Spa coal agreement since last July has been di- verted to propagapda purposes and to pay British creditors, accordinw to in- formation received today in French offi- cial circles. These payments, made in return for deliveries of promised coal, it Was agreed by Germany, would be used to buy food iners, so that they would be physically le to maintain the output and also to buy raw materials. It is asserted, how- ever, that this money has been used for propaganda abroad and a large part of it paid through the British clearing house in Berlin for eventual delivery to Ger- jmany’s ‘British creditots. to ‘ameliorate the conditions of the eoal STATEMENT BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD Washington, Nov. 23.—Gold imports Guring the first ten days of November amounted to $18,318,217 compared with exports of $12,037,610 according to a statement issued today by the federal re- serve board. From January 1 to November 10, gold Dports were $297,300,783. Silver imports during the ten day pe- riod were $1,446,790 while exports were $663,939, Europe sent $15.973,370 in gold during the ten days, South America sent $396, 510 and Canada and other North Ameri- can countries $789,983 but there were no imports from Asia. - o R L T0 LIMIT WEIGHT AND SIZE OF PACKAGES FOR SOLDIERS ‘Washington, Nov. 23.—New: limitations 01 the weight and size of Christmas pack: ages for soldiers stationed in_ Germany. Torto Rico and the Panama Capal Zone vere fixed today by the quartermaster general. Packages for Porto-Rico must St. Johns, N. F., Nov. 23.—The strike of dock workers for higher wages which started at Newfoundland ports last Fri- }day and which has delayed- the unload- ing of coal from Cape Breton for the today. The men were granted an in- crease in wages and resumed work. 1o weigh more than 50 pounds or have a \combined lenzth and girth of more than #4 inches; packazes for Panama must 1o exceed 72 inciics in length and girth, and packages for the army in Germany. ngve a combined length and girth of more than 34 inches. More stable and reassur-; Controlier of the Currency Wiliams de- nicd ue contenpiates’ Tesgllg 4bout xeoruary L " Former President Deschanel of France. has recovered his healtn wnd Wi feura 10’ Paris eury in Uogember. | Aviator Trogin, foremost fiyer of Swits- erland, was kilied nsanty at Fricourg while performing uCrovatic Stuits. Miss Margaret McArdle of Springfleld, Mass., bare.y escaped ceath in a burniaz automobiie Dear Newtown late Suturday uight. " Drugs valued at $100,000 wero seized at Toledo, Uhio, in a government raid. 1he drugs were suid (o have been smuggied i from. Canwda. * » George L. Platt, chief mustering officer on the staff of the G. A. K., for. the de- partment of. Connecticut, died at his home in Waterbury. Miree armed avenue branch of the Metropoiitain Trust Co,, in Pittsburgh, and escaped in an au- tomobile with $5,750. Damage of more than $500,000 wi caused by fire which destroyed the stores of the F. W. Woolworth Co. and Mer- ceau & Co., in Quebec. Frank J. Boyd, prohibition director of the New York district, will shortly be | transterred to another post, it was re ; ported in Washington. It 1s understood o conferemce Will be held in London soon by Premiers Ley- gues and Lloyd George to eonsider prob- lems in the Near East. Whitney Farrem, representative of the D'Annunzio government in this country. announced D’Annunzio will not recogize the Adriatic peace treaty. A bump in the read causing an suto- {mobfle to jolt. exploded a shotzun In the hands of George Tillotson.at Pelham, N. H., blowing his head off. Governor-elect Miller of New York de- nied reports that legislative leaders have decided to-have a thorough investigation of the Hylan administration. ¢ Expenditures of the Republican tional Committee between June 14 and Nov. 19 totalled $4,0222,580, with re- ceipts amounting te $3,833,152. Clifford Lanpher and Woodrow Kane. 13 years of age, were killed while coast- ing when their sled collided with an auto- mobile at North Hyde Park, Vt. i Georfge W. Breck, promlent artist and former director of the Armgerican Acade- home, Flushing, L. I, of apoplc Dr. J. Hammond Mallery, a dentist of South ‘Norwalk, was found dead at the wheel of his automobile in his garage Mst night, apoplexy being the cause. The Shipping Board steamer City of St. Joseph, bound from Piraeus for Balti- more. reported By radio that she was in trouble, 400 miles east of -the Delaware Capes. |__ ¥lying Cadets Sigmund, Szmyanski, of New York city. and, Jameb A. Turney. o Berkeley, Cal, were killed at Kelly Fleld. Texas, when their plane crashed to the ground. James Bryee, former British ambassa- dor to the United States, pictured the world at “the abyss of: calamity. into which the war has plunged it in a let- ter to the Colonlal Soviéty of Boston. Japan has pooled rights in three rafl- roads in China, with the nations n ing up the consortium, which will play a principal part in the financing of Chinese engagements. It was amnounced at the War Depart- ment the American army in Germany is being reduced to bring it withix the au- { thorized strength of the army reorgani- zation act. Ci'y ordinance of Newport,- Ky., re- uiring out of town firms which transact certain businesses in that city to pay a business license tax were upheld by the supreme court. Seven bandits were captured fn a fight with Pennsylvanit Rallroad detectives at Metuchen Hollow, N. J.. in an attempt to rob a train of $300,000 worth of silk. | Two were shot. Frank §. Adams dicd tn @ hospital fn Boston where he was taken sick while attending a meeting of the New England Milk Producers’ Association which elect- ed him president. After six years the University of Ber- {lln succeeded in finding a professor of ! German to take the place of Erich Schmidt, who died during the first : months of the war. Coast guards rescued the crew of the schooner Pohasset, bound from Barrs- bmoro, N. S.. to Boston, which struck on Trundy’s Reef, near Cape Elizabeth, dur- !ing a heavy snowstorm. ! Sir Hamar Greenwood, chief secrstary for Treland, declared in Commons that plans of “paid assassins,” discovered re- cently included dcstruction of life and . property in England as well as Ireland. George W. Tireck, prominent artist and of the New York Tribune, and for - 30 years identified with New York papers. 3124 at his home on Morningside Heights of ptomaine poisoning, complicated by heart trouble. The Western Union Telegraph: Com- pany applied to the Distriet of Columbia Supreme for an inyunction to restrain Secretary Daniels from Interfering in the construction, of a.cable between Miami {and Miami Beach, Florida. The Board of Estimate of New York City, by unanimous vote. adopted a. reso- while eX-/ 1(on condemning the action of the Int terstate Commerce Commission in grant: ing ‘the Long Island Raflroad an | crease of 20 per eent. in passenger tariffs. i | Two frrkeys welzhing 37 pounds esch. [ sent to President Wilmon for his Thanks- i riving 'dinner. r-~'eased ‘in the White | House grounds h: = pf the executive of- fices, fought most of (he afternoon, while spectators bet.cn the outeome before they | were separated. l Achflleon villa, the property of the former ‘emperor on the is'and o Corfu, i put~ in condition. ™3 avenue 1 tc ‘the villa knnw- g~ ing the of Premier Venize# s | “Liberty -avenue.” now bears its original title, “Avenue William TL" Roberto V. Pasaulers. Mexlean comfi- dentfal agent in thix country. acted with- out_authority in ordering consular azents ator A. B. Fall. who proposed to attend the Inauguration of General Obregon. ac- ~~miine ta E1 Univerml. of Mexieo Ciy. my of Fine Arts at Rome, died at his| i rcads is Such as to Dema 'New York, Nov. 23.—President Pear- son of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Rallroad ‘tonight issuéd a state- ment in which he said’ that depression noted today in the sale price of the road's stock undoubtedly ‘was due to the state- ment presented. at the conference in Washington yesterday-with the Interstate commerce commission. “I think it may be safely said that there is no danger of any immediate re- celvership in any of the New England railroads,” he added,” “but the situation of thém all is such as to defmand prompt action.” Regarding - yesterday's conference, Mr. Pearson said: _“This. conference ‘resulted from an in- vitation to the connections of the New England group of railroads ox(cluding the Boston and Albany) to consider an imme- diate increase in the divisions of freight| Interchanged between the New England lines dnd such connectins. Tlie invitation was-extended In view. of the fact that the recent rate increases are not giving the New Englarid lines the six pér cent. return upon their property value, which the law contemplates that they should! Teceive. It was estimated at the time of the rate Increase that the rest of the district in which the New England roads were joined would receive more than the 6 per cent. return. - A “It was pointed out at the conference that the connections between the Hudson and Mississippi rivers north of the Ohio I 1 and the Potomac are receiving a return of twenty-five million doliars per year| which the exercise of sound business dis- more_than they would have received if the Néw England lines had not joined with the group, and that this sum is nec- WOMAN ARRESTED IN THE PEIRCE MUEDER CASE man and 3 man in connection with the killing of Henry T. Peirce, a manufac- turer’'s ageat, whose body was found in the rear of his office here yesterday with | the skull crushed, is expected Withjn 24 hours, the y« | e said tonight. This man u.%. his female companion, who is described as a “comely blonde,” are said to have been with Peirce when he entered his office late Saturday night, the last time he was seen alive, and the they were his slayers. are knéwn to ‘the police, are said mot to uroay night. Two theorit ed- inside-out and several diamends and other jewelry he was known to - have worn Were missing. William Belshaw, head of - the city hall “murder squad.” said he Dbelleved. jealousy prompted the killing and the slayers. sought%to.cover up. the crime by making it appear that robbery was the motive. Peirce's big. red roadster, in which the slayers are believed by the-police to have fled, hus been traced to a point outside the state, according to Captain Souder of the détective bureau, who added its occupants would soon be in custody. NEGRO TAKEN MROM COURTROOM AND LYNCHED Tylertown, Miss. for an assault on a white woman, was taken from the courtroom,and lynched by a mob which gained access by breaking down two doors to reach the courtroom. Despite efforts of court officials and others who tried to prevent violence, the negro was seized, a rope placed about his neck and he was dragged two blocks tarough the main street of the town, aft- er which the rope was tied to the axle of an automobile which dragged him to a bridge, where the lifeless body Was swung to the limb of a tree and riddled with lullets. One man was accidentally shot and tonight is said to be in a critical ondition. A special term of court had been con- vened.to try the assault case. Unsuccess- £a1 appeals were made by the judge and tae hushand of the woman assaulted to permit the court to proceed in an order- ly manner. i RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY DRESS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA Atlantic City. N. J., Nov. 23.—Resolu- tions to eliminate discountsy to retailers, the object of which, it was announced, was to reduce prices and stimulate buy- ing, were adopted today by the Associ- ated Dress Industries of America in an- nual convention hdre. pointed out that the discount allowed by given to the public 1 sum woull cheaper clothing. the public confidence may he restored and | consumer buying be re-establiched to a normal degree, but that trading gereral Iy may be fixed and steady’ and lahor employed as near tol capacity-as improv 2d conditions will warrant.” MILITARY IS TIGRTENING CORDON ABOUT DUBLIN Dublin, Nov. 23 —The vigorous activi- ties of the authorities leave little doubt that determined and concerted efforts are being made to round Np every republican suspected of belng active In outrazes. The military forces are tightening the cor- don about Dublin‘and: gradally working In towards the center. as was done dur- ing the Easter rebeilion of 1916 It is believed a -number of republican lcaders in the provicces, finding the pursult too hot. have.taken refuge in Dublin. The total” arrests to dite are under- stool to be huge, but the government re- fusés to diviuze the fizures — Dubl: | Castie authorities; however, admit the prisons are so full that it has become necessary. to utilizé the’ castle itself and thar,it was in a lumber room in the old detective quarters of the castle that Pe er.Clancy and. Lwo others were shot yes- terday. ——i ROUNDUP4OF CRIMINALS y i 'IN 'CHICAGO CONTINUES leged criminals, “started " Sunday- by Charles Fitamorris ‘the announced {cago of gambling - phces; aioons; biillard halls, bowling alleys and more than 100 ar President Pearson Allays Apprehension Following Depression in Road’s Stock Yesterday—Wps Due to Statement Pré- mission—Declares Situstion of All New England Rail- authorities declared they are convinced The couple, Who have been at their apartments since Sat- robbery -and jealousy, are held by the officials’ as a motive for the killing. Peirce’s pockets were turn-| larger. Confinement for life was imposed Nov. 23 —Harry Ja- cobs, a megro, while on trial here today The resolutions manufacturers to retailers amounted to abont $£1190,000 a year and that ,this Arother resolution adopted urged the retatlers to reduce prices, “not anly that Chicago, Nov. J3.—The roundup’ of al- “chiet of police, for, f crooks” nn:-(d “.x;; he " cont L *when of Mexico not to Vike passnorts of® Sen- | special . details raided -dozens: of alleged nd P Sy essary to the New England lines in order mzlhqmylnmnwewm(fi- ence between what they are actually re- ceiving and ‘the six per cent return up- on the value of their property. “There is every reason to believe that the divisions will be readjusted and that the New England lines will receive & substantial Lenefit therefrom. 1t is Dot to be believed that a great group of im- portant - railroads will be permitted 1o starve under such circumstances.” - RAIEOADS ARE JUSTIFIED IN APPLYING FOR LOANS Washington, Nov. 23.—Raliroads are in zpplying to the interstate erce commission for loans from commission held tuday, even though wording of the act provides that the riers must show “inability 1o themselves with the funds necessary the aforesaid purposes from other :i.! J ! To- give full force to the decision said, inability to | trom other sources must be an inability to secare funds which the carrier with due the publio Interests would in’ accepting, and it must be excessive rate of interest or duly burdensome or injurious : § £ ] i | 114 iy cration will not permit, const ability within the meaning of the to obtain funds from other saurces™ L] COURTSMARTIAL DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR | _ Washingtno, | death by courtsmartial during the lest fiscal year, but in no case was ine Sem- tence carried into effect, says Major General E. H. Crowder, judge advocate general, in his annual report made today. Twelve of the death were disapproved, nineteen reduced imprisonment ranging from life terms five years and one case review when the report Only nine of the cases tary offenses. . Eight were of misbehavior in the face and one was sentericed as a Trials for desertion wi slightly less numerous than fof the two preceding years. but the rative number was i in 42 cases 31 approved, two atvapproved, gt gated to shorter ~terms. Ome pending awaits final Iflhh‘ " = In_all 238 office™ were sentenced. to dismissal dfter cou Of. thesa 134 senitences were approved)_ total number. of general courts ‘for e more serious offenses was 6,769—$7.8 convictions being obtained. ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH MISSING TOEONTO MILLIONAIEE Portland, Oregom, Nov. 23.—Jehn Doughty, former private sceretary to Am- brose J. Small, millionaire theatre own- er of Toronto, Canada, who disappeared las; December, was under arrest here to- night and will start tomorrow in castedy for the eastern Canadian city. Officers who arrested Doughty said he confessed to the theft ot $100,000 in Ca- nadian Victory bonds which were missing after his disappearance. The prisoner. they said, would not discuss the disap- pearance of Small beyond saying that he last saw his emplover in a Toronto the- ater on the night of Small's disappear- ance. Doughty £aid the bonds were deposited in Chicago and promised to obtain them whe nhe goes through that city em his way to Toronto. He will be taken east via Spokane and Chicago. Doughy was arrested vesterday In Ore- gon City, near here. where he was em- ployed in a paper mill and where he had risen from a laborr to an sssistant fore- manehip in & depart dent chw. b | @~ search has beon made for Doug Toronto advices sald today. Tt TO OPPOSE ATPOINTMENTS ° -TO TUE SHIFPING DOARD Washington, Nov. .—Announcement that he would oppose Confirnition of all appontmenis 10 the saipp: board made recenuy by President v‘vn‘n.u- wal made today by Senator Jones of. Wash- ington, chairman of the senate commmercs committee. B " “When the shipping bill was passed was my hope nd desire thai Lhe presi- dent would appoint the board immedi- ately and start its important work.” he he said, “insteud of doing that, the prew ident waited four of five mmnthe, uptd after election, and agpolnted some who are nexperiencd and unfit, u\.a som of the appoiniees are good mem. v “Under the circumstances, President Harding should bhave & free hand in- maming the board and for tie direction of its poiicy I shall do all i | my_ power_ to ‘prevent confirmation, of tne 2ppointees made Ly President Wils§. i FAST TIME BY ARMY AIRPLANE IN PRELIMINARY TEST Mineols, N. Y., Nov.: 23.—Despite 1 efing clods which momentarlly thats ened to dissolve into a downpour. fast time was made gver Mitchell Field by an army firplane in today's preliminary. x-t for “the ‘Pulitzer. cup race to be Rei® over Long lsland on Thanksgiving das: ‘The planes which excited the comment of -fiying - experts -guiliered the' hangars to witness the trials was & Vere ville-Packard. of $60 horsepower ea- Peciaily developed for military purmit use. “Lieuteniant Corliss €. Moscley, ite- Upllot, would mot say wial the the machine attained. . Brigadier General William chiet of air servics, made u tour of the field- today inspecting machines which wi! dine up Thursiuy ofr what is said to be the first mafor flying event in which the 4 ot speed of i %+ BETR L SL o { ] I think ~ * entries have been flown in mass compeiic tion. as in & race on the ground, raiber than singly and against time. ¢ P e s OBITUARY. George L. Cottom. Los Angeles, Calif, Nov. 23—Geors® Cotton of Boston, = director of & chain of eadtern resorts, dicd today m—m