Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 4, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 305 BUILDERS' SUPPLY B OFFICIALS ARE INDIC Charged With Contempt Because of Repeated Refusal to An- swer Questions on the Witness Stand—Case Given tosinstors. the Grand Jury Because of People Disappearing, Books|rix and Minutes Disappearing and All Sorts of Irregularities Clogging the Investigation—Started Inquiry Into Brick| Industry, Contractors’ Protective Association and the Alleged “Towing Monopoly.” New ita builders ton of Jolnt 1 the “bull dence o grand charg; Inquity York sup, de contemyt The ducting reom in having they ing. The committee qui continuc the buil owing typewrit duced b vabstity We destroye #idn immediately to the grand jury We have been endeavoring to investi- by the stenc_,ipher “who made some ate combination mistal All sorts of Ir our investigation, o that we cannot keep | G RGE' 8, BACKER TELLS on with the main purpose of it 1 1 sug- COURT HIS LIFE STORY gest the whole subject be sent to the srand jury and let me go on with this New York, Dec. 3.—George S. Backer, inyestigation.” millionaire builder on trialson a charge Martin Conboy, counsel for the bureau |of perjury in testimony- before the joint and assoclation. protested against Mr. |legislative committee investigating the Untermyer's request, which he character- ged building trust, today told the fsed as a “contemptible threat,” but waz court his life story. He landed in Amer- silenced by Senator Lockwood, the com- |ica as an lmmigrant boy with only mittee chairman $17. e committee then launched into As a uth he peddled chandeliers, inquiry i the brick indistry, the o went to sea on an English merchantman, tractors’ protective association, ard th nd later sold n spapers at the World's alleged “towing monopoly” river. Sever: hean makers supplying the New was handled by three agents, bu. they had anyhng1odawith prics fxn Informal consultations be: of the ¢ sche its ding m testimor tions are al W. that the turers had resu explained. New ¥ formed priees. he testi pany b towing 500 These said, busines per cent ork I He sta fied that and has ‘exceseiv ere a .. bureau re r ch Pens repeated refusal of the swer questions on theé ts that associations before entire i turned s of the bureau with linary ind! directed against John ret; airm: g to the given their liberty on lecided the rccoun aticns m: tired of this—books m: on the brick manufacturers K. Hammond of this outnut 4 in uniform prices, David Fow.er. president of the Creater ck company to said amiforn I the committee when he Cornell Towing com- on Hudson river ts rates more than " of and the York market n n halting th associa- the ganization of sand, trucking, tractors, Laughlin, secretary, the association’s minutes. The minutes, read by dicated that committees pointed by the associatior forty-seven housing ctments the bu- [and rock éxCavating. They ary, I charged builders were also fixed. Analy: nyer made rockmen, and day on each laborer. The min b before for ization by refus engimecrs the association Mairs of sociation materials e of _dealers nd | es pro- the nd He ad h—were writte with a fresh ribbo doubt th time and substitutions made. Sidney tion, minutes said ittee's itter be testified that tuted in th e Hudson |Fair in Chicago. |eral oda jebs he went were |rant business for ad- brick- himself, ¢ tate business, wealth. old, 1 Acwite dand five “childred. He characterized in_which he denied oat he nufsy m he paid_the $25,000 controlling labor in s _employing about acker stuck to his origi gave the $25,000 used strike, to Brindell and d it had m selling | | Brindell. and. THD the witness, in- had been ap- 10 fix prices on the hiring of motor trucks and for dirt also showed that rates for labor and equipment to, be ng the labor rates, Mr. Unter- sterted the association membcrs ) ‘per cent. profit on the wages of ured that they made §3 a es also contained an account of two delegates from the Hoisting and Steam Shovel Engineers’ union appearing with a plan all non-union firms into the organ- ng to furnish them shovei The first testimony that the minutes of the builders’ gupply bureau and the as- mason building d Jie¢n changed was given dder, expert accountant for said the minutes in onths miformly and and there was no t they had been written at one a Treat, secretary of the associa- ges nad been substi- minutes of his organization “After working at sev- into the restau- afterwards transferring his activities to the real es- am; He sald e was forty-six years ves. on_Riverside Drive, .and Robert P. Brindell, head of the building trades councll, to bribe, various 115,000 men. al story that to call off a ‘two strangers, but said he found one of the strangers to be the labor leader's brother, Matt| Chatracter Witnesses nnd others for- the ce occupied tlhe entire day on the Testimony @s to the activities of the [humanity.” contractors’ protective association, an or- excavators, andhousewrecking con was given by Thomas F. Mc- who also produced to t a assed as FORMER KAISER STICKS ry ated but litte from his oid routine spends his even! his own downstairs Holland, er Emperor Willlam has devi- TO MIS OLD ROUTIN De: gs. ® rally hartment day be took a waik outside the the The #ble night and today She Is understood to robable sovery is burial in Ué say this b Potsdam, but spot as yet us will be left peror. It is reported i the shadow of breach betw fommer crown first time former man; When here he goes to spending all otherwise village permit throug! Amero: brothers iu assist wood. “SHIFTING BURDE) THE MASS TO THE CLASS" h the ngen, raf the tim ther han weeks ress passed a comfort- ing_easily. reali has nmates of arranged and tha there th fers 0 Join Toledo, Ohio, representing. How, nesy of two millions of migratory, casual’ and unemployed workers, members of the International soglation, got down today to the busi- he burden from the “shifting FROM Dec. Brotherhood mass to the class The convention has been in session all 3.—8ix week but has transacted no business, ment. The Hague, Dec. 3.—Premier Beeren- Wrouck, replying to charges in parliament ‘oday that Former Crown Prince Fred- sriek Willlam of Germany was abusing the hospitality of Holland by communi- cating with monarchical elements in Ger- many, pointed out that the Dutch gov- erament would have preferred that the rogal fugitives had not entered Holland. 8 they were here, however, he said, would have to grant them hos- talley o Hoi here, it being announced that delegates have been delayed because of “isadequate _transportation facilities.” “We are meeting with much encourage- sald Mr, How today, coftes and doughnuts are exceptionally fine in Toledo and the price is not so high as In some tank towns. OLLAND WILL CONTINUE TO SHELTER FORMER KAISER or at least shelter. premier expressed the opinion that would not abuse the hospi- land, but if they do abuse it, he declared, “the know its duty.” RUSSIA SEXDS EQUIPMENT TO TURKIS 0 government today having mother’s room, ir father 0 saw Welfare NATIONALISTS tinople, Dec. 3.—(Havas). The nationalists, the Russian Soviets 30 airplanes, cars and numerous are concentrating their forces on and Smyma fronts for a great against the Greeks, disps.tch 12-HOUR WORK DAY NOT 3—(By The New York Dec. omic necessity bxis hour day insteel substitution tuerefor of hift ‘system, Horacz B. of the industrial r United States s for plants th He alone, Shipping tion ;I‘I"’“;q"‘”l;enmn:rs and public officltls. The forum tduested| was conducteds by thq American So- 3% Lelety of Mechanieal Engineers and oth- ik er technical organizations. t a pla can 1 industry, e doctors to roam motor to his other A\ erating leulties involved change would be as nothing with the volved | home Jife, education Hivity in community affaira, delegates, As- wral interests, A. A. Powrs, important the misslon. tariff, and production would “the of money values. Baltimore, Dee. 3.—Mrs. L. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., clubs. DE VALERA SUFFERS A St. Paul, Minn, Dec. will to leave for New York city. STRIKE OF BAKERS IN received motor bla, Tampico and Forreon, Sispatches received here, - board, NECESSARY IN STEEL INDUSTRY Declaring no_econ- twelve and advocat- the Drury, recently tions division of the tonight reviewed his three months of Invesitga- of the industry before a forum of in according to James Bads' REDUCED TARIFFS NECESSARY ¥OR PROSPERITY OF CANADA MRS, THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JR. WAS TAKEN SUDDENLY TLL Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, was taken suddenly fll at the Harford Hunt club last night and was brought to a Baltimore hospital. She was reported today as being only slightly and three Mr. Drury declared there is now a gur- e e o Jlac®) plus labor supply to make easy and i 3 v her for the formes 8-} Feusinte the trhnalbidititg' s shorter work= |~ s Telier for' the growera. PR 3 ing day. He added that th the village th: vel v e long death hae mat healed the: Stretches of tofl have been abandoned in| PEIPGEPORT MAN HELL o Fredetick William. the| Eurcpean plants, but that 150,000 men FOR AUTOMOBILE THEETS prince, and his father. till work 12 hours a day In the Amer- while in some de- partments the seven day week still ex- Mr. Drury sald the finaneial and .op- the compared human and civie values in- He contended thal the twelve hour day does not leave enough time for in English or ac- Toronto, Dee. §.—Reduced tarifts are necessiry fo rthe prosperity of Canada, and particularly the dominion’s agricult- president of the United Farmers of Ontario Co- Operative Company, declared today at a hearing before the Canadian tariff com- He argued that with a lower agriculture would be stimulated Increase, Ing in increased exports and stabilization result. Mrs. Roosevelt have been guests of the club for several days, riding in the fox hunt- ing of the Harford and Elkridge hunt SEVERE BILIOUS ATTACK ¥ 3.—Eamonn De Valera, “president of the Irish republic,” who was confined to his bed here yester- day and today with a severe bilious at- tack, had recovered sufficlently tonight CAULED PARAGRAPHS Italian Deputies Going to Fiume. London, Dec. 3.—Fourteen Italian de- puties, representing all political parties, ive left for Fiume, says a Rome de: patch to the Central News under Thurs- day’s date, to endeavor to persuade Ga-| briele D’'Annunzio that his resistance is inopportune. Finland Rotifies Peace Treaty. London, Dec. 3.—The Finnish parlia- ment today ratified the peace treaty with Soviet Russia by a large majority, says! a dispatch to the Central News from Hel AS FOR IRELAND BEFORE ECONOMIC CLUB, PROVIDENCE a Providence, Dec. 3—Drawing an -an- alogy between Cuba and Ireland, Judge Daniel F. Cobalan of New York declared in an address here tonight before the Economic Club that * any time call forth taken by us in Cuba in the interests of t J. Describing condftions in Ireland, he|f sald that the English government had broken down there, and had been re- placed by “uniformed thugs” and “organ- ized bandits.” He outlined what he termed England's aspirations to control the~ world's trade and stated Ireland was being blocked in her attempt to expand: forelgn com- merce. Failure of the British govern- ment to improve the. shig ng facilities of Irish harbors, has diverted most of the foreign tradé jo British ports, he said. Demarest Lloyd, president of the loyal coalition, speaking on “The Problem of Ireland” said: The Irish movement has been defi- nitely halked in the realm of American politics. It is not finally disposed of. It will continue to operate in one form or another. The real object is not pri- marily concerned with the Irish repub- lic or with Ireland. It is a movement of disintegration between allied nations and particularly the English speaking Dpeoples “That revolutionary activities are Sinn! Fein is perfectly logical, but in addition! to being pro-German, the Sinn Fein movement is ar ally of bolshevism. Both| Sinn Feinism and bolshevism were pro German and anti-British during the war. The present Russian revolutionary gov- ernment is the only one which has ac- corded_an offlcial Tecognition to , the Sinn Fein republic. Soviet ‘money ‘has been traced to England where it was sent in the interests of Irish and Eng- lish revolutionists. Bolshevists in Eng land, here and everywhere are practi- cally unanimous in their support of Sinn Fein. In America the socialists and farmer-labor parties are the only ones which favor recognizing the Irish re- ‘public. [t I | DISPUTE AT HEARING ON AGRICULTURAL SITUATION Washington, Dec. 3.—The congression- al joint committee hearing on the.agri- cultural situation developed today into u dispute, at times quite heated, between Governor Harding, of the federal reserye board, and members of congress. “Mr. Chairman, what is the purpose of thiis hearing?’ Governor Harding finally de- manded, while beiog questioned by Rep- resentative Byrnes, democrat, of South Carolina. “Ig the federal rsserve board on trial? Am I on trial here?” he de- |clared:- he- had -been-a -target~for ~Full kinds of abuse” " Representative Byres paid he meant no reflection on Governor Harding. At one point Governor Harding told Repre- sentative Byrnes he .“ought to read the federal reserve act and try to under. stand it Mr. Byrnes replied that he did understand the act as he had helped frame it. Governor Harding declared farmers need have no fear that the banks would not do their part and carry over loans on staple crops for Which there is mo| market, provided the farmers would make @ fair statement of their condition t o the bankers. He cited figures which he said showed there had been no restric-| tion on rediscounts of agricultural pa-! per. Secretary Houston, who preceded Gov- ernor Harding, strongly opposed projects to revive the war finance corporation for the purpose of financing sales aboard of surplus farm producis. Present price declines were due to readjustments fol- lowing the war, ne said, and he saw no solution for. the problem, although the treasury department had devoted more thought to it than to any other subject for the last two months. The secretary said he believed that the country was in for a period of price recession and that “nothing more fateful could happen than that this nation em-| bark on unsound fiscal policy in banking| Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 3. — United States Marshal William R. Palmer to- day arrested ‘Jack” White of No. 176 Federal street, in_ connection with al- leged theft and sale of automobiles val- ued at $100,000 from the Cadillac fac- tory in Detroit, and served James C. Burroughs and Eugene F. Shanley witn papers motifying them that true bills have been found against them by the federal court in Detroit. Bonds were fixed at $2,600 by United States Com- missioner Hugh J. Lavery, in White's case and at $7,600.in the case of Bur- Toughs and Shanley Who have been out on bonds since their arrest several weeks ago. ¥ The indictments against the three lo- cal men, with the papers served on them today call for thelr appearance before the federai court in Detroit on December 7th. GOVERNORS WERE GIVEN WELCOME IN PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Dec. 3.—Governors of 26 states including Vice President-elect Coolidge and six governors-elect togeth- er with their wives Were given a hearty welcome in this city today as they re- turned from the governors' confeence at, Harrisburg. A large crowd greeied them at the sta- tion, they were taken to the wharf and boarding a tug they inspected the Phil- adelphia navy yard, Hog Island and the Delaware, waterfront. The_governors were tendered a dinner tonight as guests of Mayor Moore and the city council. Tomorrow they will 20 to Chester to participate in exercises attending the presentation of the old city hall to Chester as a historic shrine. ——ras o RECOED FLYING TRIP CHICAGO TO NEW YORK] ‘Washington, Dec 3.—AIl records for fiying between Chicago and New - York were broken today by the air mail ser- vice, said an announcement by the post- office department. J. T. Cristensen, pil- oting single motored De Haviland planes, made the distance of 742 miles in five MEXICO I8 SPREADING Mexico City, Dec. 3.—The strike of the bakers which has virtuaily left' Mexicol City without bread spread today to Pue- hours and 31 minutes, actual flying time, Cristensen left Chicago at 6.55 a. m., and fled to Cleveland, 319 mile, at the rate of 117 miles an hour. Changing 41 Persons Indicted, Inchuding| To Pay Official Visit to Gov- Po-|.. ernments of Brazil and Uru- including a number vrominent in politi- ¢al circles here, #day were indicted by aileged frauds in the last primary elec- tion in the 31st Congressional Practically all the defendants are resi- dents of “The Strip” district, which lies in the downtown and Penn indictments were Police Magiste: last May for the republican' nomination ty Delinquent Tax Collector Edward M. Kenna, and his brother, Kenna, & constable. Two' policemen the iboards in five election districts were also made defendants. Anderson had been indicted proved erro- neous and was probably due to the fact that an indictment was returned for An- derson’s home ward. was declared faulty and was returned to BERGER ATTACKS ELIGIBILITY the eligibility of Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, who presided at their trial, will form the basis of the appeal Pitts Pittsburgh, Dec. 3.—Forty-one persons, federal grand jury whickh Investigated district. avenus sece ions. = : Prominent among those nawmal la the 23 P, . Sullivan, candidate in the orir:arics or congress in the 3lst district; Coun- Bernard J. entire memberships of electivn A report that City Councilman Charles. This indictment. he jury for correction. OF FEDERAL JUDGE LANDIS Washington, Dec. 3.—An attack on Conditions are changing and it public in touch therewith, The condi advertising columns of a newspaper. Thus it is important .that the changing conditions and the efforts Because it reaches all points al vicinity there is an advantage in u! The Bulletin. Get the best while that while you are getting the best in view of service rendered. In the past week the following Wednesday, December 1. December 2. Totals . ..... secretary of state, left Washington to- |day for South America, where as the re) will pay an official visit to ihe govern- ments of Brazil and Uruguay ad an unofficial visit to Argentina. morning ‘Mr. Colby will transfer to the battleship Florida and the long voyage to Brazil will begin about noon. While the secretary President-elect Harding will arrive there aboard the liner Pastores from Panama. but it is improbable that the secretary and Mr. Harding will meet as the pres- ident-elect plans to go direct to New- port News. of state, dean of the Latin said Mr. Colby would ‘carry to the peo- ples and governments, before whom you will represent the eminent president of the United States, the eloquent cxpres- sion of a_policy which has opened new and broader horizcns of peace and, at the same American eontinent those sentiments of trade and as a stimulation.of trade there is nothing that can equal the period should be carefully and persistently presented to the traders. It is in the interest of maintaining and increasing busiiess and business can get this needed impetus through the use of printer's ink. of The Bulletin, for two cents a day : R e — London bar goid 1175 4d an ounce. guay and Visit Argentina. Washington Dee. 3.—Bainbridge Colby, presentative of President Wilson, he Before ~his departite o dential yacht Mayflower the yges- 1br Hampton Roads on the first leg of his voyage Mr. Colby met the ‘matic corps at the Pan-American Union where there was an exchange of fare- well addresses. Latin-Amertan c}3los At Old Point Comfort tomorrow is at Hampton Roads. In his farewell address to the secretary. Ambassador Mathieu of Chile. American envoys, /time, strengthened on our Bank of England's reserve ratlo fell to unprecedented figure of 7.90 per cent was off 1 pence at The food situstion in Norway Is re- trike. Sugar stocks in garded as serious owing to- a railway Senate investization inte the prices nr(d:,'.hmm coal will begin ih New York toe 3 Directors of the Chestnut Oil Company at Sisterville, W. Va., us cent. cash dividend. .ared a 250 per Cubg at present total 270,000 tons. according to officil fig- ures of the Cuban government. Alexander Dodds, formrly managing supreme court of must do s0 with The price of milk in the Baston market will not be reduced before January 1 the New England Milk Producers announced. Simplified spelling has been abolished in the navy by an order from Secretary Danlels., editor of the Christian Science Monitor. is @ead at his home in Los Angeles. e s of t ALLIED SENDS WARNING T0 GF 4 1 \ Would Withdraw Financial Support Shouid Former King ", Constantins Be Returned in th: Plebescits of Sunday— Have Considered Territorial Reprisals Should Constan: Fermal Protest Against the Issuance by the Greek Gove ernment of 200,000,000 Drachmas in Currency. E Constantine be returned in the plebiscite Lndon, Dec. 3—(By The A. P.)—The th allied supreme council today publicly an-{ drachmas in currer sition of the ounced jt would withdraw ~ finaucial upport from Greece should former King - f Sunday, and also had considered terri- orial reprisals should he be enthroned. with the consent of the Italtan, French and British governmens under the old he Greek government of ,000.000 ¥ despite the oppo- lies. Tae view of the llies is that an issue of new y the Greeks could e m“: EN The council also decided the allied|agreement, and that the issue of 200,000.- premiers should meet a fortnight hence' 000 drachmas by the new government ; —te to discuss conditions as they exist a/ter| was made without authority. ‘Women. appearing officially before the|the Greeks registerd their choice in the paadt 3 the Massachusetts | plebiscite. FORMER KING OF GEEECE NOT 3 uncovered head. Briefly summarized, the position of the TO INFLUENCE PLESISCITR allies is that they want to warn the e & Four armed men boarded the morth- bound train from Chattanooga to Cincin. nati near Oneida, rified the mail car and escaped. Five of the 14 blast Sharon district are running. milis are operating 50 to 60 pér cent. e e e vty | Keep the Trade Informed commission to the » is necessary to keep the trading ition of business depends upon the benefits to be obtained through to increase business during such a long the avenues of trade in this tilizing the advertising columns of you are about it and be assured you are also getting the cheapest has appeared in the news columne Bulletin - Telegraph Local ~ General Total Saturday, November 27. 10 154 384 658 Monday, November 29. 116 m 284 511 Tuesday, November 30. 105 188 3%2 47 27 to the upreme court of Victor L. Berger, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and four other socialist party leaders, now under conviction of havifis violated the espionage act. The briets were filed to- day in preparation for arguments, which, on’ the government’s motion, have been gty SEEG S E e ay. Those convicted with Berger were Adolph Germer, national secretary of the party; William F.' Kruse, editor of the Young Socialists' Magazine; Louis.Eng- dahl and Irwin St. John Tucker. Sen- tences of twenty years' imprisonment were imposed on each. Judge Landis was accused in the af- fidavit of holdirg “a persomal bias and prejudice against Bergqs, nruse and Ue: " Evidenced it \us deserted, by remarks attributd to Judge Landis prior to the trial, describing his personal dis- like of al. Germans, Berger, Kruse ana Germer are ow German or ‘Austrian ex- traction, the appeal staied. The government's briet denies the ac- curacy of the remarks attributed to the ‘jndge. It also asserted that even if the; contention of the defense that the joint peace resolution of May, 1920, officially ciosed the war should be upheld, the convictions must be confirmed since that resolution made no pretense at repeal- itg the espionage act under which they were obtained. | i PRESIDENT WILSON MAY READ MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Washington, Dec. 3.—(By The A. P.) ~-President Wilson was represented to- ¢ay as being “strongly desirous” of ap- pearing in person before congress next week to deliver what will by bis last an- \ual message to that body. He has not vet, however, made known his ‘plans. Both Secretary Tumulty and Rear Ad- miral, Grayson, the president's physician. profess complete ignorance of Mr. Wil- som's decision and it is not expected that he will make it known until just before congress is ready to receive the execu- tive'’s message next Tuesday. Those in close touch with the pres- ident have stated that his health had improved so rapidly in the past few weeks that there was no doubt of his ability to go before congress if he de- sired to do so. Mr. Wilson ceased using his wheel chair more than a wetk ago] and it was said tW/t he would be able to go to the capitol witvout the aid of either his wheel chair or a cane. Senate and house leaders have sought information from the White House as to whether the presideni will receive this | year the committee usually appeinted at the opening day of congress, formally to notify him that the legislative Lody was in session and ready to receive communi- cations from the executive, but as yet no reply has been given. Because. of the yresident's llness the formality of @ cowmittee ViliL to tne White House was dispensed with last December and the presiden;. notified by letter that congress was in session. The annual mescage was ' then transmitted to the senate and house by messeng- er. | 1 TWO NEGROES FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST DEGREE MURDER Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 3—With state, militiamen on duty, due to the riot and attempted lynching vesterday, the. trial of five negroes for the murder of Hef- man Jomes, a country. merchant, ended toright when the jury returned a verdict of first degree murder in the-case of Harry Caldwell and Jesse Foster and of| second degree in_the cases of George Pearsall, James Hill and Henry Wil- mutual confidence and solidarity which the American people have inspired by reason of a moral elevation even superior to their material greatness. {'And in addition to all this, you arc going to make hosts of friends amengst the nations open to the infivrce of noble sentiments and amongst sentiments there is none which is more hizhly ap- preciated than the sincerily wh.och so markedly characterizcs your pesonality. “We desire, sir, that you carry with you for the success of your great mission, the warm wishes which are Lere expressed by the representatives of the American na- tions seated around this table. Com- bined with these warm wishcs there goes with you the affectionate regard of each and every ‘one ol us who feels proud to be considered athongst your friend: In his reply, Secretary Colby- ex- pressed his appreciation of honor done him by the diplomats. “You could hardly have dome a more inspiring thing,” he said. “No man whose feeling are sound and right could find himself most unexpectedly and sud- denly placed in the position of the Amer- ican secretary of state without a feel- ing of great repudation and great misgiv- ing as to his qualifications and of great longing to have the support, the co-op- eration, the confidence of his fellow- low workers. I shall always remember that the first members of the diplomatie corps to meet me the men who came with the most unmistakable cordiality. with the simplicity and the candor and the directness that meant so much to me in those early weeks, wero. yourselves (the Latin-American diplomats), and I shall never cease to be grateful to you. “I consider myself very highly privi- leged to be bearer of America's good will to the countries I will visit. It is a great honor to be deputized by President Wilson to return g visit to Brazil and a visit to Uruguay which he himself had intended to do had his health and strength permitted. It is a very hand eircum- stance that 1 find myself 80 near to the Argentine Republic that I shall visit that beautiful modern city of Buenos Aires. “I spent more than two hours with the president of the United States yesterday 1 mentioned that because that is & very long interview with the president of the United States. It shows the very great interest h feels in my approaching trip. We talked of nothing but the trip. “I do not know that there is anything that the president feels more deeply than' the sense of South American ap- preciation of the great ends and the great ideals he has sought to confirm and promote.” * Sebastio Sampaio, Brazilian commer- cial attache for the United States, Cana- da, Mexico and Cuba. who is making, the trip with Secretary Colby announced that he carried greetings from many American chambers of commerce and coffee {mport- ers organizations to similar organizations in Brazil. . BRITAIN TO SUPPORT WILSON IN ARMENIAN MEDIATION Geneva, Dec. 3.—A dispatch was e ceived by the council of the league of nations today from Earl Curzon of Kes dleston, . the British foreign secretary, saying that Great Britain would offer her moral and diplomatic ald to Presie ldent Wilson in his Armenian mediation 3 Armenia. g i PRESE: NT “CRIME WAVE' IN PITISBURGI 1S AUPATLING Pittsburgh, Dec. ~—The present “crime wave" in this district 1§ “an - liams. ' planes at Cleveland he made the flight, to New York from there at'an average agyrmm-'p.n?’esed of 151 miles an hour, arriving at in. the electric chair and ». m Judge Devin sentenced the two negroes convicted of first degree murder to die s to twenty years each.' v 3 13 ST e f at Strassburg. It was announe: President Wilson President-elect Harding when he arriver in Washington. Charles M. Sehwsb, head of the Beth- lehem Steel cnrporation, that he had obtained control of the Stutz Motor company. Department of that the Spanish ries was increased 150 to 300 per cent. of the present rate. indicated that it completed before Aceorting to report from Moscow, Leo- bolshevik minister of trade and commerce, has received the British nid Krassin, signed trade agre Catholle prelates meeting in Clncinnati have effected a permanent organization of the Catiolic missions of the States. General Panl V! war was head of President Wilson still Is at work on his annual message to congress and it was The L. W. F. Enginefring. Company of College Point, Long Island, a $1, United s 1 1 furnaces in the| Independent ! ixnal, who during the | | the French buying United States, is dead ed at the white House Wil be glad to see|" tl denied _reports | Commerce was motified import duty on luxu- probably would not be today. ement. 00,000 aircraft corporation, filed a petition for a voluntary receivership. e oTeT amount of 55,0 francs for the previous week. The Orlental eattle plague. which the Bank of 5.108 - 5,491,696,000 e been a falthful follower of the bolshevik army. is threaten livestock In the e: meet liabilities of 6 feet 9 inches pounds. Agreement bet France and Italy be pursued appears certain. Messagero, of D'Annunzio naval when it was vestigating the fi committee on _thi Mulqueen in Gen roducts Co., W bullet in' his heae Neck, L T. More than $17 was obtained by of Boston, a sales in their room in bury. P. Morgan and country. York, and had a McCarthy. tration is in the five persons on crease its shop 10 per cent. demic” and “appalling” sald Judge Thome as J. Ford, in criminal court nore fo- dag. When he was called upon to sene N guilty to a charge of robbery, ture J. All_appropFiation bills will be handled by one committee in the house during the ‘coming session, it was decided yes- terday by the committee on committees. Benjamin P. Cheney, man and the hnsband of Julia Arthur, the actress. has assets of only $80,000 to Denver has produced the tallest man in the United States marine corps. is Reuben A. Pratt, 29 years old, who is in Greece, King Constantine return to the throne. | learned D'Annunzio had blocked the port by sinking the cruiser | v, Cortellenzo in the channel. Additionn] November Grand Jury in- turned three more indictments Tom Atnsworth Vell nd general manager of the Vulcan Steel A revolver lay at his side. Cornelius McCue of Dambury has | been chosen a vice president of the Con- necticut Federation of Labor to- fill vacancy which came about by the de recently of Frank C. Scollins of Dan- Gold amounting te $5000,000 arrived| at New York on the steamship Saxonia|a newspaper. consigned by the British Treasury to J. turities of British government in thi¢ Framz Von Rintelen, pardoned by President Wilson after three years of his term at Atlanta Penitentiary called at the Federal °Building, Senator Lodge declared he wenld not Iike to see Senator New accept a posi- tion in President-elect Harding's cabi- net as “hs opportunty for greatest use- fulnéss to the country and new adminis- A three-masted barge, the Greenwood fr8m Boston, rcported to have at least George, St. I, by the steamer France of the French Line.’ outward bound. persons are reported saved. Passenger traffie on the Great North- ern, Northern Pacific and St. Paul roads through and in Montana is slowing down. A policy of retrenchment has been adopt- ed by the Great extinction of ant European countries. ing The a Boston club- t $1,300,000, He tall and 287 weighs ween Great Brifain. relative to the polity o should former Rome, 1 squadron the Fiume | reports at i | nding of the TLockwood e housing situation re- to Judze eral Sesslons. vice president | as found dead with a d in his home at Great 00 in cash and Jewelry | two. armed and masked | | thugs who held up by William 11 s manager, and lis @ hotel at Cleveland. he Co., to meet current ma- German agent New short talk with Marshal wenats.” boird was sunk off St. Four orthern and will in- and construction forces ancial support are ineffective the allies are prepared to take-even sterner meas- ures, which were discusred today. Smyrna. It is known that some of those at the conference today expressed Uie belief that Symrna would be safer, from Constantine. however, not to go 50 far s to threat- en the Greeks, before the plebiescite, retaking part of th: territory alloted Constantine agreed on what stand to take king. Tomorrow the conuference will dis guss German reparations. allied conferees today resolved to make formal protest against the issurance by INTERVIEWS DESCRIBED Dr. minister of finance, Dr. Heinrich Albert former German fiscal agent In. the Unit- od States and others, were described by Dr. Edward A. Rumelr. in testimony to- Greeks vigorously that their government must conform, to a great estent, to the wishes of the allies, and that if the ad- ‘monitions in yesterday's note and tbday’ |a ki al tatement relative to withdrawal of fin- As the Sevres treaty has not been rat- fied, it is within the powers of the al- ies to modify it. and they are keeping his fact to the fore, at least as regards he allied standpoint, in Turkish hands han in the hands of the Greeks under The wish wss expressed.|p, t o a& with hem under the Sevres treaty. ‘While the premiers ure in accord that he sternest measures should be taken If is returns they have not} it the Prince George for. their ireeks choose Protest From Allied Conferees, London, Dec. 3.—(By The A. P.)—The BY DR. EDWARD A. RUMELY New York, Dec. 3.—Conversations with former President Theodore Roosevent, Bernhard Dernberg, formef German day at his trial on charges concealing alleged German ownership of the New York Evening Mail during part of the war. " His convéFkation o) - velt, which occurred about 1912, he aid, dealt with German legislation. particu- larly social prahlems. while his early dealings with - Bernberg and Dr. Al- bert, whom he said he met in the latter part of 1914, concerned the eale o Fractors for use in Germany. In nove of these early negotlations, he testifial was there any discussion concerning U purchasa of 4 Newspaper. Dr. Rumely described his boyhood days as a student In Germany and his in‘érest jn the agriculture of the country. Through this interest. he asserted. he sought to introduce the use of tractors, made at his plant in Indiana. in order that farm work might be made easier and more horses made available for use in the German army. Describing meetings with S. Me- Clure. the puhlisher. he £aid that he had talked with Mr. MeClure about enterinx the nublishing business in 1912 and told McClure that he had an income of from $200,000 to £300,000 annually from his tractor business. Dr. Rumely said he studied In Ger- many between 1902 and 1906 and there hecame acquainted. with Professor Von! Sehultze Gaevernitze A letter from the doctor to the nrofessor asking him to in- terview certain Americans in Germany concerning purchase of a New York newspaper was introduced earller in the Rumely eald he was interested the professor because of his liberal views. He also became acquainted with other| leading German liberals and whh Re Aolph Diesel, inventer of engines which| Rumelv said he later used in devel inz his tractors. Tpon his return to the Tinited States, he testified. he interested James A. Patten and others in the tractors. tell tng them the cost of wheat could he riduced ten per cent. in 1913 financial Arpression hit the firm and it owed New York bankers $10,000,000. They refused 1 extend time payments, he said. and{ tie affairs of the company wers placed | the hands of C. S. Funk. Tie then| approached Dr. Dermberg In New York and tried to dispose of the machiner: continde his test: letter from ' Dr. Dr. Rumely w tomorrov. After reading the Tumely to Professor Gaevernits, earlier| the Aay. testimony of the professor comcorning & conversation with Ajthur Famman, an official of the German for egn offics, was introduced. Caevernits sclared Hamman informed himt German government would not fHran ce 1ST BUICIDES IN HIS STOR' New London. Conn., Dec. 3.—Jaceo| Burros, 31, preprictor of a_drug store at| 15 Main street, here committed s today by taking poison. When shis went ‘to the store with his lunch. found a card on the doof reading: “Will veturn in an hour.” She waited in the icinity for threée hours and then motified he police. Breaking into the store. the police found Burros lying on a shelf in the rear In a -lging condition. He was taken to the hospital. but died soon After reaching there. The medical exam- iner #aid thv man had taken laudan- um. He leaves his wife and one son. TEXTILE INDUSTRY IN SOUTH 15 IMPROVING Greenville, 8.-C,, Dec. 3—Improvement in the textile industry in the south was King Constantine of Greece after learn- !ing of the contents of the note of the would be in the na“ire of influencing oF interfering with the free expression of the will of the Greek people in the iscite to be held next Sunday. CONSTANTINE MAY TAKE Athens, according 1o a foreign office dess co Pritish, French and Italian governments U “la fcx thousana at a time and the resss| Lucerne, ‘Switzeriand, Dec. 3.—Formes # faiky llies to the Greek government, made nown theough his chief adviser that he id not wish to say or do anything which © plebe 2 COMMAND OF GREEK FORCES Paris, Dec. 3.—Rumors are current at atch, that Former King Constantine ine ends to go to Smyrna to take command f the Greck forces, particularly #f be oes not reascend the throne: CIL NOTE CAUSED CONSTERNATION IN GREECE M Vv s Sl Athens, Tec. 3.—The note sent by the o Greece Tbursday concerning the fe- turn of fortier King Constantine to pows er and the relations beiween them. snd 3 Greece in such an event caused eons sternation here. It came as & 8 surprise o the Greek cabinet. K APPEALS BEING MADE TO THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Geneva, Dec. 3.—(By The A. P.)—The Catalans have asked the League of Na- tions to free thum from Spanish rule, Montenegrins repeatedly are appeal- g 10 the council and assenbiy for independence of their countfs and Vet from alieged cruelt of = 1100ps of occupation, and a: R eumenale wids aod eads ta the league mail are demands for & mplufl‘ : TR nim. lons council of the assemibly ahead with the big [resent meeting. . Meantime the financial commities trelve, appointed to continue tee of the Brussels financia’. confervmes, been diligently working ow: a plan 2 international credits institution. committee took the rough sketch of pian prepared by the Brussels as a starting poiat for its rwork. After| twenty qd sittings here it has virtesi- ly completed the draft of the plan, which will be submifted to the coun-! ¢l in a few days Announcement of this| progress toward a practical solution of one of the world's greatest problems is hailed with the greatest satisfaction by many delegates who had the unpression that the council was' per- mitting the recommendations of the| Erussels conference to rest in pigeon- Noles. This was a quiet doy among the esm- mittees. A great many of the delegates| took the opportunity 1o get some rest,| as most of the mare beginning to feel| the effects of the intense efforts made in the work of the assembly and the al.| most nightly entertainments the delega-, *jons are giving each other In the pro- sess of making acquaintances Last night the delegates were given A ‘dinner by the South Americans and tonight the Fremch delegalion has ar- ‘anged an elaborate reception. Swiss #0- cial organi:ations ard authorities have been so lavish in their entertalnments| that fome of the delegates are beginning to wonder whether the delegations willl h il i 3:!:! be able to hold out until the ed of the| % session. BOLSHEVIKI HAVE ROUTED . ARMY OF GEN. BALAKOVITCR ' Warsaw, Dec. 1—( he A. P.) The » bolsheviki have smashed all the detash- ] ments of General Bulk Dalakovitch and the remnants ave fleeing 1>ward Poland, $ some crossimg the froutier mear David Grodek, morth of the Pinsk marshes, where they were disarmed, podording 40 last_riports recelvy here This ends the muventurous plan of General Balakovitch to rush to Mokcow + itk i e Sk with a handful of men after arousing millions of peasants against the Seview wiile en route. akoviteh is reported te have but i believed to _hawe where e will be interm- accordance with the agreement between the Poles viets The young general had 12,000 mea when he fought with the Poles but was reported o have gathered 26, laou:n he began the campaign that went 3 him about the time the bolsheviki swept General Ea rangel out of the Cri-) mea. The Lolsheviki cqpiured his men fants have sinT Leen desperately tryingl to reach Poland SAILOE MAY HEAD LEGILA'S AMERICANISM COMMISSION Foston, Dec Sailor” Ryan, a geb who was listed as Flenry J. Ryan, ses- navy. musier rolls during today by Colonel ¥, uational commander of can’ Legion, 1o head the' Lo Americanism commission. Ha Colonel Arthur Wools former asrista) secretary of war, e s ot 1 A commission of the Legion in this states reported today by W. J. Thackston. a cotton manufacturer in a, statement which said substantial orders Were being| received indicating resumption of full operation of the mills early next year. Gov. Dorsey of Grorgia, s considerliz request from ' Commissioner of Asricul- T. Brown for an extra sessiom af the leglslature for the purpose of en- acting & farmers’ marketing the “three oth-|tence several young boys Who had plead.|mortorium to run for twelve mentim law or & period of ST. PAUL BANK MESSENGERS ROBBED OF $15,000 IN BONDS St. Paul, Minn, Dec. 3—Two bank messengers carrying bonds said to be valued at $13,000 were held un afd rob- bed by two bandits in the downtown dis-, trict shortly before six o'clock’ tonight. The bandits escapes. ~ said he would probably actept. QUIET PREVAILS IN TOR MINGO COAL STRIKE DISTRIO® Wil W. Va, Dec 3. Herman commanding the troops In ¥he Mingo coal etrike spent_ the day in detachments of troons located out the steike district, and was wot ‘- tonight. quiet