Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 8, 1920, Page 1

ENTIRELY WiTh D PRESDENTS NESSAGE DEALS ALWOST Recommends a Review of the Tax l..n*v, Passage of a Budget Bill, and Loan to Armenia — Is Opposed to Soldiers’ Bonus Bill, While Favoring Aid For Disabled Veterans —Urges Independence of the Philippines—The House is Preparing For Prompt Action on the Immigration Bill —_FEffort is Being Made to Bring the Bill Before the House Thursday and Limit General Debate to Four Hours. 5 Washington, Dec. 7.—Both houses of congress were in brief session today to hear Presideat Wilson's annual mes- t was read by the clerk, Mr. Wiison l;m\’ing heeded the 9dviccm:3§‘ hll: i not to appear in pel ::ey:el::.“ms recommeéndations. Galleries. in both senate and house were crowded. Mr. Wilson confined himself almost wholly to ln’;:r’e’nrc u’ his message refer to the nearing close of his administration and that was in_the concluding paragraph. The proposals he presented, the presi- dent wrote, were not so much a series of recommendations as a confession “of the faith in which I was bred and which it is my solemn purpose to stand by until my last fighting day. 3 Aside from hearing the . president’s message, congress made definite prog- ress oh at least one on the problems it faces during the brief session. 8The house received a rule under Which an effort will be made Thursday to take up the immigration bill for prompt action. It would limit general debate ‘to four hours. The two day interval w! al- lowed to permit Representative Siegel of New York, member of the immigra- tion committee, to frame a minority re- rt. No other matter in either house had passed today beyond the committee stage. At both ends of thé capitol, stic questions. Only by however, members were deep in plans to deal with business depression, un- employment,” and farmers’ relief. Dis- cussions in gfne senate of the plight of tfarmers delayed the reading of the president’s message in_that body. The industrial situation also found a place in the president’s message, recov- ory Jfrom war effec.s gave promise of carly completion -“only in our own (ihate country,” Mr. ;Wilson said, “and cicn here ‘halts and is im- peded = at dmes” A program of “immediately ~serviceable acis 0f leg- islation” to aid that recovery “and prove the indestructible recuperative force of a great government of the peo- ple,” should be undertaken," Mr, ‘Wilson | said. First among the recommended steps; Mr. Wilson placed’ enactment of “workable budget system.” He said he! : _ POPULATION 29,685 NORWICH, STIC PROBLE Russian gold totalling 500,000 pounds was received at London, presumably from Esthonia. Bar gold in London was quoted at 1185 | 2d an ounce as-against 117s6d at last previous close. American Smelting and Refining Co. announced reduction in the price of lead from 5 1-2 to 5 cents. According to' the Paris Matin, the next interallied conference will be held in France n about 20 days. Soldiers have arrested Hugh 6'Re||]y, town clerk of Queenstown, on charge of Laving seditious documents. An earthquake occurred in the Tepeleni district southwest of Avlona, -A’bania, rendering 15,000 persons homeless. American dollar, was quoted af 16 francs 79 1-2 centimes on the Faris WBourse. Prices were reported irregular. Indianapolis federal grand jury begun examination of witnesses regarding al- leged violation of the prohibition law in the state. A huge demonstration in protest against had vetoed the budget bill passed at the| 60 per eent. increase in the cost of food last session - “reluctantly” and because of “a constitutional objection,” but as it was later revised in the house, he be- lieved it would, Wwith other measures, furnish “foundations for a national bud- get system.” Mr. Wilson cited figurss as to the tional debt and urged “rigid economy” in all branches of the government :should cooperate. ‘1 cannot over-emphasize,” he said, (Continued on Page Seven) i LEAGUE ASSEMBLY TO WAR AGAINST TYPHUS IN EAST Geneva, Dec. 7.—(By the A.~P)— War against typhus in the Near Bast oc- tupled the actention of the league as- sembly this morning to the exclusion of virtually all else. The debate was wide- spread in its scope, the representatives of all elimes and races taking part. Sir George E. Foster, of the Canadian delegation, madé a ringing appeal to the world to stamp out the dread disease which is gradually over Kurope. ~Othe: who spoke represented India, China, Per- Norway, Spain, France, Gteat Drit- . Holland and Rumania. i A large part of the 250,000 requested 1o set the campaign in motion was pledg- ed, and the committee which will be ap- pointed to get the balance will probably sucosed witkoug much difficulty. This is regarded as 8 triumph for the assembly over the council which had twice appeal- ed for these funds without success. REDUCKNG OVERTIME WORK ON NEW HAVEN ROAD Hartford, Dec. 7.—A tén per cent. re- duction in the payro!l has been put into effect on the Hartford division of the Now Haven road, the reduction to ap- ply mainly to overtime wages, it was sald at the office of Sgpt. ell today. In connection tion some employes have becen released. but their number is small. Overtime work has been largely eliminated, both on the trains and in the railroad shops, it was said, and as overtime work was paid at the rate of one and on:-half time the reduction in pay is considerable for the number of hours eliminated. Lighter services on the read has made it possible to eliminate overtime work. The dectease in the demand for railroad service, both paseenger and freight. but especlally the latter has brought about the plan to re- duce the costs of operation as a matter of economy and business efficiency. CENERAL EDWARD SCHULZE RETIRES WITH $1,250 PENSION Hartford Conn., Dec. T.—The state Brard of control at its meeting this aft- emnoon placed Brigadier Gineral Edward 8 shulze, assistant adjutant general, C. N. £, on the retired list with a pension of ] a year. rigadier General Schulze is a native o' Germany. He came to this country in eurly manhood and enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, C. N. G., in 1872, and was promoted by successive steps to fust lieutenant. captain, major and eolo- nd. By a special act of the general as- semhly. on his retirement from the com- mand of the First Regiment, he was rais- »d to the rank of brigadier general. CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY PROCLAIMS DANZIG FREE CITY Berlin, Dee. 7.—The constituent as- sembly of Danzig has proclaimed itself the parliament of the free city under the title of “Volkstag.” with powers to en- act legislation until 1923. A majority of the socialists, independent socialsts and Poles voted aganst this decision and then Jeft the hall, takng no further part in the proceedings. Dr. Sahm, the former burgomaster, has been elected president of the senate and s thus the first president of the free city of Danzig. MILITARY SLACKERS DENIED CITIZENSHIP PAPERS New York, Dec. 7.—More than twenty young men seeking final citizenship pa- pers in the Bronx supreme court today. were denied the privilege by Justice Tierney bocause they had claimed exem- ption from military service during the war on the plea that {hey were aliens. “If vou were not willing 'y fight for this country during the war) * Justice Tinerney told them, “You certainly are not entitled now to enjoy citizenshfp in X The youths hung their heads as they left the court room. LOOKS LIKE ADLOCK ABOUT MINERS' WAGES Philadelphia, Dec. 7—After another ali-day sesion, the joint scale committes of the anthracite operators and , mfne workers adjourned today without faking any action on the demands of the hard coal miners for additional wage increas. es. While no official statement was fs- sued regarding the discussion at toddy conference it I8 understood thgt litt progress was made and the negotiations .ho'l.ak“m of drifting Into another oc : - CITIES VOTE DRY IN MASSACHUSETTS ELECTION%S Boston, Dec. 7.—The vote on the liquor} license question in 21 Masg chusetts cities today showed a decide. reversal from last year, when the ma in favor of license. With returns from Brockton, Taunton, and New Bedford missing on the variousereferendums on the ballots only three citfes voted license. They were Fall River, Holyoke, and Chi- copee. On_ the question of granting licenses for the sale of beverages containing not more than 2.75 per cent. of alcohol, un- der an act accepted by the voters of ths state at the November election, nine cities voted in favor. - They were Cam- bridge, Chicopee, Fall River, Fitchburg, Holyoke, MarTborough, Peabody, Salem and Springfield. Three_ dities, Methean, Sprinefield atd Waltham, fefused to éndorsé public box-| ing bouts under the new state commis- sion. Fifteen cities voted to permit ama- teur sports on Sunday afternoons: Me- thuen, Newburyport and ¥altham, voted against the proposition. Mayor Charles S. Ashley, citizens' I party, wes re-elected in New Bedford for his 22nd term. Other. mayors re- elected were James H. Kay, Fall River; John F. Cronin, Holyoke and M. Fitzgerald, Northampton. The republicans control three of the new city governments anid the democrats one, while thrae democratic wayors and two republicans were elected. GREEKS IN CONSTANTINOPLE AT / ODDS WITH ATHENS GOV'T Constantinople, Dec. 6.—The Greeks here are virtually in a state of war with the Athens government. Officers loyall to Constantine are being assailed in the beer-shops and maltreated in other plac- es. Constantine’s portraits are being torn down and trodden on. There have been boisterous demon- strations outside tfie Greek legation, thousands of persons protesting against the return of Constantine to tue throne of Greece. Numerous dismissed Veni- zelist officers are applying to the French army for permission to enter the French service. R i CONSTANTINE NOT TO BE lg'"lTl'lD TO RETURN Paris, Dec. 7.—The Athens government, according to the Temps, has decided not to send an “official delegation to- Ex-King! Constantine inviteing him to return to Greece, but will merely send a despatch informing him the result of the plebis- cite, thus leaving to Constantine the re- sponsibility of the initiative n the mat- ter of hs return. The Greek governmerit's position,” adds the Temps, is @ue to the allies’ last note. CLARA SMITH IN TDWN ACROSS MEXICAN BORDER — El Paso, Texas, Dec. 7.—Sheriff Orn- dohff of El Paso today sent the following telegram 1) ,Sheriff Carrett at Ardmore, Okla.: “Have rcliable information that Clara Smith is in a Mexican town near the border. It will cost some money to get her across. Can you send a man down here?” e The El Paso sheriff has not received a reply from the message. WILSON TO GET NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DECEMBER 10 Copenhagen, Dec. 7-—(By The A. P.) —Announcement is made that the Nobel Peace Prize will be conferred on.Pres- ident Wiison of " the United States on December iu. The ceromony Will be held, as usual, in the Norwegian Stortling, which ARGUMENTS ON DEPORTATION OF LUDWIG C. A. K. MARTENS ‘Washington, Dec. 7.—Hearings on the deportation warrant against Ludwig C. A. A. K. Martens, Russian:soviet represent- ative in the United States, finally were concluded today with the presentation of oral and written arguments before Secre- tary Wilson; the secretary is expected to announce his decision within a few days. , Thieves in Stamford robbed the Pal- ace Dress Shop in Atlantic strect of gwod valued by Wolfe & Fishman, ‘pro- pietors, at $3,000, and from the safe which wag jimmied were taken cash and papers of value. An gmended jitney ordinance passed by tlie board- of aldermen of Derby a week ago will go into effect today. It will ‘keap and Olivia street. land. and clothing in the last month was held in, Vienna. Out of a total 6f 548 army officers in a recent firing test gt Camp Benning, Ga., 388 qualified as experts, 99 sharpshooters and 53 marksmen. Drunkenness continued to be principal cause gof trial of enlisted men of the navy for desertion or overstayed leave L\Prmg the last fiscal year. Motion picture films that glorify erime or make criminal careers or adventures fascinating or alluring will henceforth be barred in Pennsylvania. Fasorable report on the Johnson bill prohibiting immigr@tion into the United States for two years was ordered by the jority voted |house immigration committee. ! & Great Dritain and Japan® were the only ones of the larger countries that took less goods from the United States in October ‘Lhan during the sdce mon'b a year ago. The injunction against the shipping board -forbidding the sale of former Ger- man passenger liners was set aside by the District of Columbia court of appeals. The second cut in two weeks in the price_of bread was announced jn_ Cleve- Pound lpaves are selling for 13- cents and one and one-half pound loaves at 16 cents. i Bar silver in was 3-8d lower at 43 7-84 an ‘ourice. . New York domestic price unchanged at ¢S 1-2 cents. Foreign silver declined 1 cent to 68 cents. Mexi- can dollars 52 vents. y Senator Medil McCormick will remain Paris_until Friday, going then to anv\'a‘ Vienna, Budupest, Belgrads and Varsaw and later to other capitals not yét definitely determined. Ewing Laporte of Missouri and Angus MecLean of North Carolina were appoint- ed assistant secretaries of the treasury to siicceed, respectively, Joustt Shodse and Albert Rathbone, resigned. Fifteen passengers were injured when a tram car running to Carticrville, a suburb of Montreal, jumped the rails, fell on 1its side, slid down a deep grade, hit a pole and broke in two. American Farm Bureau Federation at Indianapolis unanimously adopted a res- olution callirg upon congress to take im- mediate action for the relief of farm in- dustry, threatened with bankruptcy. Fifty persons, including two women, were rescued from the 60-foot fishing boat Elmar, which had struck the shoals off Long Beach, L. I, after 12 hours of fu- tile attempts to pry the boat loose. Appointment of & new chancellor of the exchequer to succeel Austen Chamber- lain is being keenly discussed in London. ‘Winston Spencer Churchill, secretary of war, is said to be strongly s\upporled Temporary injunctions issued by Su- preme Court Justice Cropsey of Brooklyn Testraining all railroads operating in New York state from raising intrastate rates.| wias defied by the Erie railroad at Olean. Heary rains and melting snow has caused -a rise in the upner Hudson river to 13 feet above the high water mark. ‘Wharves are under water and streets along the waterfront of Albany are under water. The newspapers of Mexico City give much prominence to. Argentina’s with- drawal from the league assembly at Geneva. Elcelsior * praises Argentina’s stand as one of “protection and defense tor Mexico.” Sinn Fein documents dealing with pur- chases of arms and munitions on a great ncale are reported to have been discovered luring a raid at Seaforth, in which two | young. and stylishly attired Irish gizls were arrested. It will take $345,571,399.77 to run the city -of Greater New oYrk during the coming fiscal year. This amount, exceeds two-thirds of the total appropriated by congress to earry on the affairs of the entire nation in 1916, A bomb explosion wrecked the front porch of the home of Michael Pitrella at Mount Kisco, | b tractor, ‘who, aroused by thé detonation, dashed out of his house and fired five shots after a fleeing automobile. Y., wealthy building con- On a charge of ' manslaughter, Mrs, Victoria Freiborg was bound over to the superfor court in Bridgeport. borg is being held for the ‘death -of Ubolt Meunier, who died from a gunshot wound alleged to have been inflicted by her. — Arthur Henderson, who returned from Ireland after taking part 4n the investi- gations of the labor commission, said that after survering the entire situation he believed' the present moment offered ex- ceptional opportunit “for 2 seitlement. Western Union Telegraph Co. lost its fight for an injunction restraining the Liouisville- and - Nashville: ‘Railroad-. Co. from ‘removing its telegranh wires' from the railroad’s ;right of - way, when the jitneys off Main street between Minerva sipreme court refused to review decision’[the entire tobacco market o! lower courts. /' part of the state.. Other Prob- - to White /M * New York, Dec. 7.—Sensational dis- closures of his missiop to this country as a spy for the German government were given in an alleged conteasion by John Willers, formerly captain in Company F, 48th United States infantry, alleged tkLief and deserter. after His arrést here tonight charged with absconding with $35,000 “of his company funds on Deé¢. 19, 1913. His regiment was then stationed at Greenville, S. C. His capture was accidental. crossing Fifth avente e street when Hugh J. Hannigan, formerly a first lieutenant in Willer's company, recognized him.. Hannigan called a po- liceman and Willers was arrested. AL a police station the rrisoner was further two cther former lieuten- Washington, Dec. 7.—President-elect Harding |conctuded today his visit to Washington with another succea- sion of conferences in which he talked ‘with his party ussociates about the league of ‘nations, the selection of a cabinet and other problems confronting him in the building of his administration. The president-elect did President W{json but en route to the sta- special train for Marion, tion to-board hi at Forty-second members’ of the ways and means com- elect conferred today preserved silence re- | mitteo would . meet in conference tomor- garding tlie details of tha discussions and | row to#discuss a legislative programme with respect to commerce and industry. ous number of bills dealing Mr. Harding himself said the con tions were strictly of a confidential na- ture, -He rebeated his statement of yes- | with farming and industry pmes terday that he was seeking by direct per. onsultation to frame an adminis- | apparent desire of leaders to do some- wnich « everyone | thing for business generally, made it ap- pemr certain that congressional attention would be turned to business problems vice about the leagve the president-clect | once the appropriation bills are out of summoned republican senators of the ir- reconcilable and of the mild Teservation | house do not believe that actual enact- groups alike, and it is understood he told | ment on any such legisiation can be ac- them he wanted suggestions from every | complished during the present brief se quarter. Without submitting any concrete | sion, but they are evidently agreed that plan of his own, he is said to have asked plainly what so men teacn of hi identified by ants in Company F. takeh to Governor's Island and placed:in confinement. 3 ‘Willers, the ‘Willers was i yesterday -and today, together with 'an trative policy behind police said, recited in brazen fashion how he wis sent to the In his search for information and ad- s one of 309 cadets train- United States Leaders in the senate On his arrival in the United States, Willers went to Albany, where he: enhst- ed, he said, as a private. T aptitude won him rapid promotion, and his knowledge of English arid his ability to “speak like an Ame; to obtain a_c(7hmission” Willers $icu he had never heen sent across the, oczan ard while in ‘this’ coun- try his instructions were to_take no ac- tion until”Tie “Feached the war zone. “What was your plan after reaching ther side?” he wa sasked. could lead the company to slaugh- the police say he replied. “You would also be killed,” he was re- His militdry the foundations should be of international agree- | com conferees would support. The discussion of cabinet selections had a wider scope, several of his most trusted | have before it a wide range of proposals, friends undertaking to canvass the situa- tion in separate ccnferences at various | and house hoppers include measures pro- viding all the way from far-reaching tax and tariff reforms and agricuitural re- lief to ald or protection to limited groups of industries, Some of the measures sub- mitted would direct congressional investi- gation of unemployment. Bills were offered in the senate to large numbers today with the general al stimulating business, whether manufacturing, mining or export- Thé programme of Senator Capper, prominen‘ge Tientioned as a | republican, Kansas, for farm relief leg- likely caudidate for cuvinet honors, also saw several piSmirent republican leaders after ne had talked to Mr. Harding. la:d through ittee consideration for prompt tioh after March next. The ways and means committee li; n" enabled him already, dropped in the senate places throughout the e: Daugherty of Ohio, who was his pre- convention manager, was one of the most active in this task, ceeing various mem- bers of the senate Harding’s office wkile the president-elect was occupied with his own string of call- ers at the residence of Idward B. Me-« Lean, his host. and Wouse in “What of that? men died that. way.” While being question2d at the police station, the police say Willers remarked that they would be surprisad !f they knew “the number of officials at Waskhington duting the war wlo ware employed by Germany as spies.” re they still thc ‘That ¥ don’t knay, Thousands of bettec John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, who, like Mr. Daugherty, islation found expression to, regulate grain ex A | while Senator McCumber, republican, third who perforned a similar mission | D., introduced bills to prohibit the im- was Senator Fall of New Mexico, whose | portation for one year of crain and grain activities brougnt his name " he was asked. " he is sald to have answered, “but there were many of them during the war.’ 3 The 4Sth infantry was still at Camp Sevier when the arm isticz was signed. His s as 2 spy at an end, Willers told the police, he decideg to hezome a deserter and to take, they alleged, the funds of his_company. The deserter then went where, about a year ago, he married a young American woman named Crawford. From Chicago Willers roamed about the country, at various times trying un- successfully to. get a passport to Ger- products and livestock and other food and the appointment by the prominence as a possible secretary in the | commod official family of the mext president. Among those who called on Mr. ing during. the d:y were Senators Spencer | PONZI CLAIMS LIABILITIES of Missouri and Kellogg of Minnesota, both of whom were included in the group | s; Senator Johnson DO NOT EXCEED $3,000,000 of ‘mild reaeryatior Bostan, Dec. 7.—Charles statement tonight, than a million dollars in addition to the estimate of his assels announced by ap- to Chicago, of California, a leader of the ®rreconcil- Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the revublican senate leader, and Sena- tors Smoot of Utah, Calder of New York, | praisers last night could be Norris of Nebraska and £hpps of Col- from the wreck of the 50 per cent. profit has resulted in a five year prison sentence for himnelf and the loss understood. to have been forbidden at the |of millions to investors in his scheme. Ponzi also urged his creditors not to e UNg | choose @ trustee Wwhen they meet “t00 €arly™ 10 | morrow unless he has a chance to talk to ‘them first. He announced that he would' attend their meeting. n “'“These creditors are being swindled Lean residence, all day, disappointirg & |out of hundreds of thousands of dollars swarm of callers who congregated at his-{ whiel were mot listed in my assets by office in the senate (ffice building. Leaving here on a special train at 4.19 this - morning,” Ponzi's statement Do) Mr: and Mis. Hardlng will resch |Pors, s = théir home in' Marion tomorrow morning after an absence of nearly a month, most | yuqitor is open for considerable redu of which has been devoted to their vaca- | fion T would not coept the appraisers tion trip to Texas and Panama. They 40 | noures Jor- iy assetar not expect to return here until Inaugura- Discussions of patronage, however, ‘When questioned by military autherit at Goyernor's Island, Willers declined to various conferences, several of the sen: amplify his alleged confession tors Who saw' the presl him as saying that it was consider appofritmet. of other officials. e president-el s of ambassadors or SAND AND GRAVEL FIGURE : “BUILDING TRUST” IROBE New York, Dec. lect rematned at the Me- —Evidence to show that the sand, gravel and crushed stoea trade in the meiropolitan district -js cor- a few producers and dealers harnessed by’ agreements was sought to- day Dby the joint legislative committee investigating the “Building Trust.” Most of those subpoenaed failed the . dppraisefs in their ne “The total liabilities named by the The appraissrs estimated Ponzi's lia- bilities at $6,396,000 per cent. inte assets at $1,593,834. these assets, Ponzi tonight declared that he could recover $500,060 from commis- sions paid to his ageuts, between $250.- 000 and $300,000 when they had obtained one 50 per cent. profit, reinvested . capital for succeedfig Profits, and also $200,000 from other credits. “If 1 went through my own records I total liabilities would not bearing out the allegations was all that could be obtained. Henry Steers, head of a $2,000,000 corporation dealing in sand and gravel, testified they had tion” in the mixture of these commodi- ties and said they hoped to Keep this themselves for including the 50 t he prumised and In addition CUT OFF IMMEDIATE RELATIVES WITH $2 EACH Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 7.—Michael J. Jordan, a real estate dealer with exten-! sive holdings in this city, Stratford, Fairfield and other who died in Floridj Some days ago, by immediate relatives The estate is probably worth a quarter of a million dollars. The relatives who are to receive $2 each are John J. Jordan, a brother, Ca- therine M. Foley, a sister, of Hunting- persons who, practically to many years. Mor.imer D. Wandell, vice New York Traprock Cerporation, that concern was the onl on the Hudson river He admitted having ment with all but two dealers of crush- ed stone in New York city by which they take their entire supply from his He had not sold any crushed stone directly to builders in a year, he caid. He denied, however, that this was because builders were refused sand and gravel by dealers controlling these pro- unless they also bought crushed stone from them. 4 Mr. Untermyer, counsel for the inves- | tigating committee, sand business in New York is exclusive- Iy handled by three concerns, was unable ¢ get hold of many of ‘the had subpoenaed this allegation. ; “All of the sand men have flown to Atlantic City,” some of them, he said one was and interest his will cuts with §2 each. am sure my exceed $3,000,600,” INDICTMENTS FOR ELECTION ULARITIES 1IN PITTSBURGH nephew, and Catherine e N and Mary Foley, will_ provides that the‘estate shall be put in trust for his Wife who is in an, gpegeq” jrregularities in the thirty-first congressional primary election last May The remaining; toqay completed its work by tWo-thirds of the income is to be di-! dictments against 40 pei- vided one-half to Agnes C. Boyce of| Sonm 40 Al 5 this “city, and -one-fourth each to her sister, Anna Boyle, an :r, Hattie F. Murray. of Mrs. Jordan the estate is to be di- vided among the three women mention- ed, one-half to Agnes Boyle and one- fourth -to ‘each of the others. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. f grand jury which has been investigating —The federal insane asylum and she one-third of the income. including Charles Anderson, member of the Pittsburgh city and a republican leadep in the first ward. registralion board of the t district of the second ward also 18 ificluded in the report of the jury, while others indicted are men who for years have -conspicuous figures of the section known as East week the jury returned ments aganist magistrate and an unsuccessful candi- date for the republican nomination for| It also indicted many election officials, who, with the persons indicted today, will bring the total to 81 his stenograph- 'Upoa the death he observed. MRS. MURIEL MACSWINEY BOUND FOR, WASHINGTON J. Sullivan, and a fourth, “even more so.” The additional grand jury today re- New York, Dec. 7—Mrs. Muriel Mac- lord mayor of Cork who died on hunger strike in an English prison, Washington, where she will appear be- fore the committes of one hundred in- vestigating conditions in Ireland. Among those charge and the name of ths person’ in- e s dicted kept secret. PROMIBITION. EXTENDS TO- e Aoyl SOCIALIST PARTY ATTACKS ALL AMERICAN. SHIPS LLOYD GEORGE GOVERNMENT accompanied her| were Dudley Field Malone, former col- lector of. the port of New York, and ler Miss Mary MacSwiney, : Who' arrived - here with her last Satur-!day, attacks the Lioyd Ge day.on tho. steamer Celtic. Before leaving this city Mrs. MacSwi-' ca ney caled on - Archbishop Hayes H lunched with Eamonn De .Valera, ident of the Irish Republic.” railroad station she issued a statement)p-ople ¥ her appreciation of the re-|repu ccorded “her here by Sinn Fein . She expects to return to|reasons \ ‘Washington, : 7.—Provisions the national prohibition act extend. to American ships, whether The socialist party, | in a resolution- adopted last n executive countil, ‘they - be , in American waters, on the high seas, or in Commissioner . Willlams revenue ruled today. commissioner’s ruling, based on an opine tion by Acting Attorney General Frier- son, was sent all ‘collectars of internal revenue and federal D 4. bition .agents! for their “Information uud guidance.” - The acting attorney general's opinion | was submitfed to' the secretary, of ‘the. Itreasury Nov. 1.in response to a,request ifrom ‘the secretary of July 19 as' to { whedier the natioual pronibition acc<ap- plied to intoxicating liquors. on 'Ameri- can ships outside of American waters as well as within the three-mile limit. Mr. Frierson in reply said: “I think there can be no doubt” as to.the law applying to vessels in American waters, “Under the law,” he- continued, “a" ves sel registered under the American flag is In many respects considered as a por- of . the - United States and persons on board are govern- ed by its laws.” “It follows therefore,” “that persons on board an Americ: sel, wherever that vessel may be, ‘are governed by the laws States, to which -they would Dbe ‘sul if within the United States” = - sister-in-law, | foreign waters, titude towad Ir ment for its‘at - ! nt of the United | ages row being ¢ d officiully recopnize lhe h::h‘ sympathizers. . New York next week. REPEAL OF WAR TIME LAWS FAVORABLY “REPORTED Wum:non, Dee. . 7. resolution to -repeal war-timeflaws was faverably reported - toda: iment of the worlds What we concede to $ e them' we clali for curselyzs.” en by (he Mcsco “We coneede to 11 Russlan co the right to formulate their own & policies without irterference from any other section of the-working. class. move- ~~The Volstead judiciary committee exempting : the war act-from repeal.in addition to tife Lever food control, District of Colurubia - rent and trading with: the enemy ucts and those measures authorizing the issuance of Liberty: and -Victory bonds, "all which were. specifically exempted in fhe resolution as introduced. th an amendment nasice corperation CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS tion of the NOT TO RECOGNIZE UNION i Manufacturers’ R York tonight announced liam Bandler, its president, that it is no Mr. Volstead said he expected the rss-|longer possible to recoymize the Amal- t olution : would _be _considered in the gamated Clothiig Workefs of America as representing and. acting .in. the in-| tersets of the workers in the New Yo clothing - market. This anncuncerfent view of existing conditions,” unfon's rejection last night of the wage! j0gTeement submitted to itjin testimony before Dby the mapufacturers’* organization through W house - before the end of the week. NUMEROUS APPLICATIO |TO CARRY FIREARMS - Haitford.; Conn., Dee. 7.-—An unprece~ dented number of bysitess men and wom- en of this ¢ity, 'as well ns persons not in-buginess; who live: in) jsolated sections of the. city, have mwhde application .to Po- lice Chief Farrell to carry loaded. revol- yers for: their protection. since the- bur- and hold-up epideniic began about that date. nearly 400 have n 1o cirry firearms. TOBACCO-WAREHOUSEMEN "ARE TO CLOSE THMEIR TOTSES was hade C..-Dec. T-—The Waral men’s Association of Edstern ! lina announced today that its -members had decided to close all.their warehcuses on Dec. 17 for.an.indefinite period ‘bée- cause of the prevailing low prices for te- bacco. This’ action. will® cloge, 2 it} mitte } trust; now | this afiernoon he manufacturers declare fhex will attempt. in every .way .possible procure - business --and-* give -employinent | counsel for both sides sum up and receiv- to their workers om a basis “which will|ing a long charge fron. the court. The o wages and make competition|summing ;up was marked by tart re ather markets.. possible.”. ox. 1. - Since mbers of the Ways and Means Committee Will Today Dis- cuss a Legislative Program—Will Consider Methods to Aid in Restoring Normal Business Conditions—Commit- tee Will Have Bsfore It a Wids Range of Proposals— Large Number of Bills Offered in Senate and House With General Aim to Stimulate Business. 4 ‘Washington, DQ(L 7~(By The A. P.) —Congressional consideration of methods to ald in restoring normal business con- 0., he stopped at the White House 10 | ditions appeared in the offing leave his card and that of Mrs. Harding. | with the announcement that All of those with whom the president- pregident of a commission to prepare for congress a general system of co-operative marketing. Co-operative marketiug aiso was deall with in house bills, one by Represen- tative Christopher, republican, South Da- kota, proposed to revive the United States Grain Corporation as the machin- ery to handle the farm surplus. All of the measures dealing with re- lief for farmers were designed, their proponents declared, tc ald the comsum- er as well as the producer, but the urban members were not overlooking oppertu- nities to render assistance by legisia- tion where possible to the busis of finance and manufacturing thre the changes in the federal reserve act and banking laws. Objections of Senators Lodge and { Glass today blocked ccnsiderable of the £ resolution direction revival of ar finance corporation and the ex- f more Mberal credits to form- the reserve banking system. Sen- » sald the time had not been difficully as the farmers in needed credit. Senator Gronna said tonight that as s0gn as the testimony taken in the hear- ings by his committee was printed and placed in the hands of the senate he vould press for consideration of the res- olution. The resolution now is on the semate calendar and can be called up at any time by unanimous consent, or by majori- tr vote of the senate. The senate argricultural committee which reported the resolution in the N.| meantime will resume hearings tomorrow with a view on devising other remedial legislation for the producers. Tobacco saen from Virginia are expected to be seard tomorrow. CONCRETE FLOOR GAVE WAY; MAN KILLED IN NAUGATUCK Aaugatuck, Conn., Dec. 7.—One man was killed ard eight injured here late today when a concrete flood gave way in a new Y. M. C. A. building being erect- ed in Church street. A rnumber of workmen employed by the Tidewater Construction company of New York, con- tractors for the building, were struck by falling concrete while at work in the bagement. In the resul confusion the fire deparement was out and a large erowd gathered the struc- ture., The dead man identified as Thomas Fitzgerald, 22, a carpemier, of Waterbury. First aid was given to the men at thbe Red Cross house nearby; the most seriously hurt are Vincent Rey- nold of Naugatack and Frederick Weilalo- gal of Seymour. The former.is at his home with an ifijured hip, cuts on the head and other injuries, while the latter is in St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, with a fractured leg. The other injyred, who weré able t0 go_lo their homes, are: Jeremiah Lovitt, Waterbary: Jacob Kolb and Louis Kolo, Seymour ; Benjamin Wil cox, Stanley Shopitis and John White, Naugatuck. No statement as to the cause of the collapse of the floor was obtainable. Ac- cording to some of the men in the build- ing, the floor, which is also the ceiling over the gymnasium, came down witheut warning. The gymnasium section of the building extenda through twb stories and the concrete fell the entire distance, striking those men who were working on the floor of the gymnasium. Fitzgerald s killed outright 5y a large block of L concrete, OPPOSED TO “THE MIRE, DRIVE AND FIRE PLAN" New York, Dec. 7.—The American So- clety of Mechanical Engineers was told at tonight's session of its 47th annual convention, which opened today, that too many industries are condicted on “the hire, drive and fire plan.” Fred J. Miller, retiring president, made this assertion in an address which pre- ceded induction into office of Edwin 8. Carman of Clevelard, his successor. “The engincer,” Mr. Miller said, “must increase the effectiveness of labor not by driving or oppressirg but by the appli- cation of brains in industrial « g anization and management of men as well as ma- terials. “If the conditions of employment are fair and right. if thei> ey, few or no sub- tial reasons for disa...sifaction, if the chaannels of communication between own- er and worker are kept free and open, agitators and trouble makers will seldom if ever make much headway.” Warning that America's fuel supply s and that there is a huge and un- ry waste, was given by engineers 3 0 enginers, educators. eco- nomists clvic leaders. about 2500 of them delegates, ar: atteadmg the conven 8 Gn*il Friday center . in the s well a8 leading and techmieal universit'es . STARVATION IS THREATENING 200,01 0 IN NORTH (HINA New York, Dec. 7.—At least 20 ple will die of starvation In a this winter inless help in udprece. quun jes yenches the sthicker area, -according 1o word reselved ere to. day by the Christian lierald from its Peking ‘eorrespondent. Pointing out that only a month agp the estimates placed the number of |ersons affected from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000, the correspondent said that firther surveys in isolated districts show at/least 50,000;- 000 directly involved. i “The people are now dying by thou- sands, and we are just in the beginning of the winter,” he added. O Nl B e JURY OUT IN THE CASE OF GLORGE 8, BACKE! New York. Des. 7 —The “case o and - the | George S Dacker, milllenaife buide ried on a churge of perjuring Himesl re legisiative com. investigal the “oatiding went o, the jury st § o'clock The. jurors spent the Aay listening marks by opposing legal talent, i X