Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1920, Page 1

= THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1920— W. U. Intends to | Connect New Cable Plan to Use Existing Cables to Cuba Regardless of Op- position of President Wilson and State Department. e ' robbers,| Washington, Dec. 15.—(By The A. two of whom carried revolvers and the|P.) Notice was given the American third a blackjack, held up Owen C.|government today by _Newcomb' P. Linthwaite of Red Bank, N. J., president | Carlton, president of the Western Union of the Jersey City Motor Sales Corpora-(Telegraph Company, that his company tion, and H. L.-Morley, of Newark, N. J.,{intends to connect its new cable from and their wives in Linthwaite's room, on | Barbadoes with its lines in the United the second floor of the Hotel Astor at!States by means of existing cables to 44th street and Broadway tonight. The|Cuba regardless of. the opposition of men took jewelry and money. One of the | President Wilson and the state depart- Tobbers was-caught and the jewelry re- | ment. covered. The others escaped. 2 Mr. Carleton's. statement was made The three men, their faces masked with|in testimony before a senate interstate handkerchiefs, burst into the room as the { commerce commission sub-committee party of four sat conversing. which. ‘has before it an administration Swinging a revolver back and fortn|measure giving ‘the exécutive depart- before them, the first robber ordered the|ment absolute control over the landing men and women to put up ‘their hands.|of cablo lines on American soil. He Thinking it was a joke, they laughed and|was one of four witnesses exammed at the order was repeated under’ threat of |the opening of an inquiry into the whole death. - subject of. calle communicationy and ‘While on€ manstood guard at the door|from whose testizony the committee the others ordered Mr. Linthwaite into a|develope among otner things tha. the bathroom and Mr. Worley against the|All-American Cabler Inc, an Agnerican wall. concern, is engaged with the support of The robber guarding Linthwaite, pis-|the state department, in a fight against tol ‘in in one hand, went through his|the WeStern Telcgraph Company, of victim’s pockets with the other and took Britain, and thé Western- Union, $92. They secured $67 from Mrs. Wor-fin an effort to break the cable monopoly ley and rohbed Mrs. Linthwaite of her{enjoycd by the British company in b jewelry, ‘a pendant bar pin, two diamond|zil.- There also was testimony that the rings ‘and a bracelet. All-Awerica company enjors cable Linthwaite turned on the robber Who | monopolies in teveral comnyanications was searching him and knocked the gun|conference here has reached a tentative from his hand. The Women screamed and{agreement :hat no censorship shall be the guard at the door rushed at them.|imposed upon cable messages merely The cries of the women were heard in passin gthrouzh relay points; that there other rooms but brought only shouts|is no cable communications between the VOL. LXII—NO. 315 BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP. SPONSORS THE “OPENSHOP Will Refuse to Sell Steel to Union Builders in New York and Philadelphia Districts—Policy Disclosed by Eugene C. ace, President of Corporation, While Testifying Be- + Joint Legislative Committee Investigating Alleged _uilding Trust”—Steel Magnate Tells Committee That He Favors Protection of the Open Shop Principle— Union Structural Steel Workers Claim They Have Been Discriminated Against by the American Bridge Company. -utrm:uzf 'wn‘| r:(?s‘: t?fi?l‘?:: mn:'::‘mu;; z;n:m'-::h;:‘fiuf try, is @ very good Fiedled steel to builders and contractors |11 man in this country, ks thing.” in the New York and Philadelphia dis- »-h‘\,w’ can’t you ser, what an arrogant Lriots to be erected on a union shop basis. [and indefensible attitude it would be for This poliey was discloséd by Eugene G. |the manufacturers of. this country to try Grace, president of the corporation, who |and force their point of view of what testified today before the joint legislative | you' call the ‘open shop™ in the erection committes _investigating the alleged |of their steel when other people might be- “building trust” replying to charges lieve it was to their best interest ‘to erect fhat his concern was sponsoring the |it by the union shop?” asked the com- “open shop” movement by withholding mittee's counsel. steel from builders employing union mén. | “If they thought it was to protect their “I think it is a proper thing to pro- interess, in line with what they con- teet the open shop principle,” declared |sidered the right policy for their interest, Mr. Grace who explained that his stand | I would not.consider jt arrogant, but self Wolld not be changed even i building | protection,” repliad Mr. Grace. operations in New York were to be sus- | - The steel head admitted that the strue- Pended because steel could not be ob- [tural iron workers' union had not dis- Zained by union erectors. criminated against the non-union proe Whathar the corporation will extend its {duct of the Bethlchem corporation, but policy to other parts of the country, the said “it may happen.” witness sald depends ‘“entirely 6n what Brief Telegrams The American dollar was quoted at 17 francs 21 centimes on the Paris Bourse. Expect De Valers in England. London, Dec. 15.—A . Writer. in. . the Evening Standard today says he learns| from an authoritative source that Ea- monn De Valera, “president of tife Irish republic” is expected to land in Eng- land in a few days. ‘The home office and officers of the Irish Self-determination league Say they have mo information on the subject. AUSTRIA Y, . Places in League Qught to Be Filled by United States, Defense of His Country’s Viewpoint on Admission of Germany—Thirty-Five Votes Cast in Favor of Austria’s Admission—China is Given Place on L. of N. Council. Geneva, Dec. 15.—(Py The A. P.) China, the final success of China, The assembly of the league of nations|ing after sevéral baliots, being elected today the first lormer enemy|With emghusiastic applauss staté member of the league without op- Position. The vote on the admisson ol | CHINA GIVEN PLACE ON L. OF. X. COTNCIL Austria came after an unexpécled pars- age a. anm between Giuseppe - Motta, sflu;mnn, and M. Viviawi, represent-| Geneve' Dee. 15—(By The A Pe ing France. Ctitna” today. todk * 1 SN0t spesking on. th. report o | % lodax ook raak umong the peies { world through its entry into the cewne lm of the league of nations in sueces- £i6n to Greece. The election of China Bar gold in London was quoted at 1185 7d an ounce, compared with 118s 3d at previous close. A body of French troops was smbush. ed near Djebi, Syria, losing 20 men Kkilled. and 40 wounded. The steel freighter W. B. Crawford, 500 tons which grounded near Milwaukee, is pounding (o pleces on the rocks. - Stork Visits Carpentier Home, Paris, Dec. 15.—A daughter was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Georges Carpentier. ~ The champion _admitted that he was somewhat disappointed, as he hoped for a boy, but added cheerily: “I will make a champion tencis player of her.” i Prazilian chamber of deputies passed a | measure increusing salaries of deputies and senators from $12,650 to §19,650. -Cruiser Omaha Inunched af Tadoma, Wash.,' is_the first of the new type of scout crulsers and will have g speed of 45 knots. HARDING URGES MOTHERS TO COOPERATE IN EDUCATION Marion, O., Dec. 15.—American moth- ers were asked by President-elect Hard- ing tonight to give to school officials and other public servants a full measure of co-operation in the educatlonal, re- ligious and physical training of chil- dren, Speaking here before a state meeting of tho child conservation league, Mr. Harding declared it the duty of mother- hood to keep the old-time home. spirit alive in spite of the growing tendenocy to entrust the instruction of .the. child almost wholly to public institutions. He made a particular plea that religious training be kept within the province of the heart, and voiced a hope for a re- vival of religious reverence in the trying times ahead. g The president-elect” reafirmed his hope that great good would he accomplished by the new public welfare department to be proposed by hi$ administration. . The address was delivered at the Methodist Episcopal church here at the end of one of Mr. Harding’s busiest days sinc® he began his consultations on an association of nations. His audience included Raymond Robins of Chicago, a former leadey of the progressive party, Alfred Peihn German minister arrivad at Rio Janeiro resuming diplomatic nego- tiations broken off hetween Brazil and Germany in April, 1917. Premier Giolitti called & meeting of the council of Ministers to ‘consider the course to be taken relative to many fm- portant matters now pending./ Miners throughout thie United States! and Canada voted on the election of ia- trenational local officers of the Uniied Mine Workers of America. Dock strike which has tled up fth: harbor of Callao, Peru, for some months was settled. Active work.was started to clear up congestion on the piers. the commitiee, recailed the rejection of | Germeny's application- for admission by the peace conference, eaylug that Swi zerland_had always regreited it and sembly had previously adopted the rée- ommendation of the committee o8 or- ganization that another ejective membet be alloted to Asia. It was doubtful up to the last moment, however, whether the membars who for the past few days had been sdvocating Slav or Scandinavian _representatios would_not suceeed with their argumesi that the A stic races could nut expet two pizces on the council while tweo im- portant Europesr that there were now three places va- cant in the league, which ought to be A bilt of 16,000 krener (sbout $3.200) | Germany. was made at Christiania for the spcially | At the mention of Germany, M. Vi«i Marshal Hindenburg during the war. Upon the conclusion of M. Motta’ |speech, in which the Swiss delegate ‘ap- notice of withdrawal from the league of | Viviani moumted the tribune and nations because it does not comsiter tha®|launched into a fervid defense of the| filled by the United States, Russia and bullt automobile constructed for Ficid | viani sprang up and asked for the floo Argentine government will not glve any pcaled to the assembly for justice, M. {the country has ever becn @ member. | French viewpoint. - It was soon appar-| “Facts and expectations and delusions - : for quict. One of the women, failing|United States and Germany e e Ab e T countries were Bt t hings,” retorted Mr. Un-|g 4 nited States and Germany except over B B en. that the assen w w rim | repry : B e o SR % Rt e ST pal ok, );C;’nrlr;eer_ic‘:.m and|to et a reply to her efforts to icle- | British controlled lines; that some for-| George Glpp, famous Notre Sedia Sh0 his remarks v’:‘e‘;le) eaetn e et £ e s ::,31,1'1‘ o P hewerie, ““The steel wagriate who was on the| Declaring he “never liked 'the 'tcrm |can minister to Greece. The conf phone, smashed & window and the glass,|eign governments are subsidizing news |paifhack, died at South Bend, Ind.. after | quent use.. When ho descended |neld o their ioplied. promise, witnese stand nearly an hour, was gub- | ‘collective bargaining,' " Mr. Grace said ate understood to have covered . meeny Lt‘l“'c"fl into 44tn street, nearly struck a |agencies di lating reports i OUNr lyyirce weeks' iliness from pneumenta. He | from the triburie he Teceived the Ereat- | success of China was due Larglly 16 the S 0w Lt o By : eman. couniries, and that tho Western Union | o ¥ ootball | est_ovation Jectedl to a severe grilling by Samuel Un-jhe b:l‘:t‘i;: in .xHe!y!:em‘:‘fln;nma?:: rle}:‘!e foreign and domestic questions. The officer heard. the cries—of the Wo-|plans further independent connections | oS named on the All-American f¢ A mlm‘ozhrlh: ;\s:’;:‘l;]so“ pash i”hn::nfil strength Dr. Willingion Koo, o the committee's counsel, who |resentation” Ho explained = that thel Mr. Fall le eald to have.given Mr. |men‘and rushing info the hotel ran up: | hrough American cabie lines io. Ttaly, | 2 tain,” which immediately “follawed, was | the sasesably, o NA8 atguised i T e ook | entatives. o deal with the mansgement poriads oo led advice on numerous |stairs where he discovered the two meén|Holland and Scandinavia. . ematituent: assembly | ot by nomipalyoll ' call, | the GAlaghiSa’ b= ] Women o 3 B R D i i Ak 68 tha morhDAtg, vik M1 phises’ KTt ;“bg;“r‘h“;x 1‘“!“’4‘9" talked over|and women struggling With ome Tob-| The committce will continue its in- “"&}";’i',‘f"in?,fl?m:w Sected Totm-| g asked whether they were 1 fovot (.,nai"'.','.’d"':ff mud:x?“ - mmc'-:: odling M GUsstions, " Mr. L Untgroieyer |iha. sarvice rendeced By AN, an€ IhAt U5\ was' inicated. thet Cabifct: sy | bty " Otiers F34 rushed from tng I ot and agtin pexban etk D ot ‘Nikola P, Pachitch of the|of or against admission, some answering | welcomed by the assemoly. In the Ml several times during the examinatlon |the plan is working very satistactorily. fwas orio of the topies discussed and| The man arrested gave his mame as|ihe mmeder. of e dscominein ot |Fadical party, provisional president of e in Frerch and others tn Eelsh | cussion on astion o muppress the whith ) appéaled to Senator Carson, acting chair- It 95 per cent, of the men in yOUF|that much attention also was given to|Lawrence Handiboe, 2 X asembly. - - or | slave ic Mademoiselle Hennl Fort- of Richmond, Va. He was charged with robbery and felonious assault, American news abroad and the of cable messages secking foreign andling firms shops were union men they would not have anything more to say as union s ‘admission; two = members were absent and four abstained from mnan of the committee, to order the wit- ness to answer his questions. the financial situation. Mr. Fall is an advocate of immediate Rid to the agri- hammer, & substitute delegate for Den- mark, ttok the floor and in the purest el Newspapers of Prague estimated that ¢ business. These sub- o vounded in a|voting. English gave the delegates example “You are not in the office of the Beth- |[men?" asked Mr. Untermeyer. cultural interests of the country and| The news of the holdup created great|jeets seer, Shed aPant coniady |at least 50 persons were wounded : ish gave the delegates an Y B s ton. 700 &rs Deitie'n « only recognize them a8 employes,” |told the | president-elect "that unfess | confternation among e hoiel - Euests, | Lot mi"fi&%‘:.:.’;ii“'» ’-",[‘5&““:‘\‘1‘;{(;‘:{;’\msh between a detachment of police and ! The four elective members of the|of clearncss and conoiseness, which. 1 tive commitice,” Mr. Untermeyer |replied the witness. teg) | Lomething were dane within the nextwho geon filled the hotel lobby. Many ! fron. Mr. Cariton that independen: ca |2 Crovd of demonsiraiors fn front o [ (otay, were "Bcain; Brasty Sellem sid | <4 ‘the ‘mestog 66" o During the examination of the head Mr, Untermeyer told him that he disagreed with the corporation’s policy and methods and “hoped they would change them.” Nr. Untermeyer said that if Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the directors of the Bethlchem corporation desired to appear before the committee and make a stat reminded the witness several times, add- Jng that “the president must not have his own way all the time.” While his corpofation was a member of the National Steel Fabricators' Asso- elaion, Mr. Grace declared it had acted indgpendently of the assoclation’s ‘“open #hop” program and had not entered into Jny agreement “with any other Interests” three months serious dislocation of food safabonioes = markets would oceur. % Confidence of an acceptable solution of the peace tangle was expressed by Senator Fall. He said he personally be- lieved the best solution would be a new peaca conference at Washington = at which European nations would be eager to_be present. ¢ of them carried their valuables with o4 1o AR R them and turned them over to the clerk for safe keeping. Most of them remain- ed in the lobby until after hotel detec- tives and police had made a thorough search of the hotel for the escaped rob- bers and reported they had found no trace of them. ng. hel gtwes Parliameng bull United States and Japan and the States and China for the iteu exchange of the Spanish manufacturers reanested Pre- news between these countri mier Dato to adopt incasures {or thele Reading a_prepared statement to the {Protection against great —quet ui‘s Lot commiittce, Mr. Cariton tcsed a¢!German wooltn goods being shipped inc length the refusal of the American goy- |Spain at very low prices ernment to permi: the landing at Miami, DESCREIBES GOVERNMENT, SYSTEM FOK AKELAND ‘Washington, Dee. 15.—The system of government which Irish republican ead- ers propose to set up in Ireiand was CONSTANTINE BOARDS GREERK CRUISER AT VENICR Venice, Dec. 15 (By the A. P).—Fer- mer King Constanting of Greecs, on his ting on the Aani- — Floirds B G Al Lord Laverhulme, st P - s way home from Switzerland and exile te 1t he beieved the Bethiehem |ment, they would be “glad to hear hm.” | Mr. Robins' talk with thé president- | SMALL EARNINGS DUE Een e o e B | tania for England, announced that Amer- deseribed as.-an Weal co-operative com | reoccupy the tirone of Grésee, Was Fe- afim big enough to carry out its| Additional testimony was heard today [elect was directed toward economic and TO COSTLY SHORT HAULS!British line there to 211 and charged | ‘ca is in no danger of prospective bolshe- m"“l:";" ~ "g! g B e | coived ihis morninzy with all the honors ‘open shop principle if every other steel |by the committee from contractors show- [Social conditions abroad, .although the that by its action the government was|Vist teachings because the American ::EM uin kl::l,x“ma;yomd:; b“"’:“w‘?‘wm due the sovereign of a friendly nation by gompany decided otherwise, the witness |ing that building costs had beon increas- financial and labor _situation in the| <Washington, Dec. 15.—Costly short |seeking fo preserve “a United States.|workman is too level headed. it i Cl;mmmu"e ot one Mundredl] UL Maliin Fovembient =4 Feplied “that is & matter of judgment.” |ed by the action of the fabricated stesl |United Siates also was discussed. ~ Mr. | nguls combined with many shipments of | Sauth American monopely in. faver - of Constantise and members of Mat ! investigating the Irish question. Ar. Ginneil,- who declined to appear before the commission uatil he had been assured thit it would mot “atuwmpi 10 5o behind Ute present Irish repaie” "in any of ils recommendutions, presented a rough draft of the governmc: i sys- manufacturers compelling builders to let their steel erection contracts to. members of the National Erecto#s’ Association®or the Iron Leougue of New York Union_structural ‘steel ~ workers also testified they Nad *been discriminated against by the American Bridge com- Denying that he had attempted to dic- tate to union builders as to how- thev ahould erect steel, Mr. Grace asserted “f told them they cannot have our fabri- eated steel.” When the witness denied knowledge of the movemcnt amonz fabricated steel Williams presénted a earefully prepared association -plan which. We ‘said” was fa- vorably regarded by a number. of prom- !neTnt Amerieans. .61 omorzow Governor - Coplidge. - of Massachucptts, ‘the vice-president-elect, Wil talk over . administration policies wit] ing. o 7 o Senator Borah introduced a bill re- questing the president to open negotia- tions with Great Britain and Japan for {an agreement to reduce naval buildinz 50 per cent. for the next five years. iy arrived in the eariy hours of the e ing. They were met at the railway tion by the Italian sdmiral of the miayor of Vemics and and AL Coromilas, the Greek minister. Italy, Who macried Miss Cockretl, ter of the late United States small _lots of manufactured. goods. were attributed by representatives of the ew- England railroads in ‘testimony be- fore the interstate commerce commission doday-tothe inabllity of the carrters Pt that section to earn during the past fis- cal year more, than 1.0%4 per cent. on another company Acting Seerctary St Davig of Qepartnent, the state refused o permit the. lincing Bor sitver in London was i-8d lewer Y Barbadogs cable bec: it wou i Tvog . iem proposed by the irish rcp Sucans, |, mapufacturers In the United Statés to|pany, a subsidlary of the United States M. Hardis their invested capital. pect with tho ritisn which enjoyed al 5 New o 4%, | The Ancient brehon Laws, from which i“;flllugh:eff‘"," o naval ships withhold steel from union shop builders. |Steel corporation. $ = The testiofty of the carriers was|monopoly in Drazil and that his action ' D a8 10 y of the present day soclalistic doc-1 "grorns arter his: arrival Clnstanties Mr. Untermeyer asked: The books and ‘records of the Natlonal | DENIES THREATENED BREAK presented to the commission at Its initial{was in “conformity with American | Foreign T3 - off S ati A2 s°are gerivel, Mr. Ginnell said, proo- 7 Brectors' Association were taken over by o the committee for examindtion and pro- cess servers were sent out to find Cap- tain Robert Soster, alleged head of the detectize organization of the asisociation. who Mr. Untermeyer declared has dis- apneared. Ote of the extraordinary grand jurles handling cases growing out of testimony before the committee late today returned an indietinent, but its nature and the name of the defendants were withheld. duntea bosrded the Greek cruiser Averoff, which boomed forth a ralute of twenty-ome suns. The salute was taken up by the fort on the isiand of St George. The royal party after leaving the train entered a launch and rapidly mace the trip through the quaint Venctian canals to the Bacino of San Marco, where the Averoft and the Greek destroyers of the escort, the American destroyer and Italian and otrer allied” warships c at_anchor. - The Greel ships were bedecked in flags as Constantine iightly stepped up the companion way of the Atero®, frem which the Greek royal pennant was broken out. The crew of the Averoff lined “Do you think it is a proper thing for manufacturers throughout the country to et together and to dictate to the build- prs in the different cities of the coun- \ry ‘whether or not they shall erect steel on unien shop principles?” “As to the question of getting together 1 do mot know.” replied Mr. Grace. “The guestion of whether it would be a good principle. I should say it would be.” “f firmly believe that any character of relations or assoclatien, to support hearing on the request of the New Eng- land railroads for a readjustment of the division of freight rates on through traffic between. those roads east. .and those swest of the Hudson river. Appli- cation for the readjustment recently was filed by ‘the Bangor and Aroostock rail- road, actihg ‘in behalf of the New York, New Haven and Hartford, the Vermont Central, the Boston and Maine, the Cen- tral New England, the Maine Central and the Rutland. railroads. W. J. Cunpingham, a statistical expert, told the commission that at the request of the New York, Mew Haven and Hart- ford, he had made a thorough study of the economic problems of freight ship-| and Mexican dollars were 47 5-8c. IN REPUBLICAN BANKS precedent and_tradition. Walter S. Rogers, of Washington, one 5f the American commissioners to the communications conference, told the commi'tee about . Ihe /agreement not to censor cable messages at' relay points and also stressed the importance of get- ting American news to foreign coun- tries, Wit form the basis for Ircland’ form, of sovernment shouid tae eiforts of the repuolican leaders 10 gain independ- | ence from Great Eritain prove success ful. He iold the commitlee he had writ- ten a book on socialisw. obtaining his material from these lowss Land in Ireland apportioned under the: Dritish land act for tilling, he said, | 2 leased to “favoring cattle raiser: system which the Irish repubiicans (Special to The Bulletin) ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—So-called bitter enders positively -deny the"truth of any statements -that they -are against any sort of co-operative alliance ~with for- eign countries or that they arc on the even of breaking with the incoming ad- ministration on account of a difference of views. After ' exclusive interviews - with four of the bitterest opponents of the so- called Wilson league their attitude may be_summed ‘up .as follows: They are absolutely against any poitical alliance with any fqreign country; they believe Secretary Denlels at the request of the house naval committee, agreed - 1o | submit & bill to carry out his recommen- Qation that the naval war college be transferred from Newport, - R. L. 1 ‘Washington. I gengers were killed and _t\‘? pas ng injured, en a large airplane, I\‘_:\m: Cricklewood, near London, for Paris. Igtruck a tree, burst into flames and fell |to the ground. pilot, mechaniclan and two pas- ssengers SAYS BRITAIN ATTEMPTED TO INFLUENCE WAR TIME SHIPPING breaking up the large tracis of Ireland, now uscd for grazing, ributing them: on stnatier par to suilable perséns 1o bs tilled.” ‘Washington, Dec. 15.—Further testi- ‘mony that Great Dritaln attempted t influence the war time, shipping poli PRESENT WHEREABOUTS OF A 5 DE VALEEA UNENOWN RIERS CLATM BIG LOSSES THROUGH LOW STATE RATES time later the Scuthard and the allied ships were dressed with signal flage from bow to stern in recognition of the arrive lcf Corstantine. Constantine will depart on the last ley of his home waurd journey early Thursds: morning. The Averoff on the voyage t cece will he accampanied by 2 destroy. er escort and a merchant ship which wif to res deciarcd that o and has been “arti and exaggerated. News 1 — Ginnel), s Ruth Ras- —— an international court can be establish- {ments in New England and had founa|O°f the Ameilcan goverfment was given 8 2d of the Mexican ! ho vear in-| U of- the vessel and sang songs for Washington, Dec. 15 —Investigation of | New York, Dec. 15.—Eamonn De Va-|ed which Wil sit in judgment on differ- | that the compactness ot ihe territory ana| oy ¥ Whllim Denman of Sun Jichiemor Cusailias. ',':’d.fi Rees 2] 3 M eeiand. for the | wmore than an Yiour for Constantine Sothe the refusal of the railway commissions flera, “prestident of the lrish republic.” |ences between coutrics and make known | the close proximity of the stations haa| (iSco first chairman of the board, before; d:partment, controling 5 H Daily who is reported by The London Lvening to be on his way to England, gave up his room here in the Waldorf-Astoria ho- tel two or three days ago, -hotel officials said, but they could give no information as to his present whereaboyts. When he left with his secretary, Harry Boland, De Valera gave instructions that all mail and telegrams should be sent to the special hguse committee investigating operations of the federal shipping agen- | cy. Mr. Denman charged that the British! mission which came to the United States in April, 1917, and which was headed by “Arthur J. Balfour, then British sec- retary of state for foreign affairs. had; undertaken io influence the . shipping groleum matters, was asked n The department will be reorganized. | Casillns and bis two aldes are accused of} tregulurities in granting oil land conces- sions. of seven states to increase state rail- road rates to the level recently author- lzed in interstate traffic closed today with the interstate commerce comm! sion taking the evidence and arguments under advisemont. Thedneve?h states hose cases wore presented to the com- Tission are Ohio, iiinois, Michigan, Utah, Ifdiana, Florida Nebraska. its findings to the world; that the Knox Dpeace resolution .should be immediatelv adopted that steps should be taken to- wards internationa] agrecment for dis- armament ; and other proper methods be adopted to prevent future war. But they believe this can be accomplished withou, a military alliance ‘and in a way" whi will leave the United States free and in- made the money costs of freight trans portation a great deal other parts of the east. Chwrles F. Choats, of Boston, counsél| for tFe carriers, presented statistics to| show that three-fifths of the entire freight shipments in New England were interchenges between points in that re- gon. He enid that m the last fiscal higher than in| religious conditl and efdeaiored to establish _that e province of Ulster red up religious intol>rance to pre anization cf their worke Thi mill had | ni re General Noilet, head of the ATled Con- trol Commission, at Berlin, informed the | German government that its explanations | 8 oo i elfig’ ha " bmerged in a ' have on board the newspaper correspond- During the hearinz.s which Jasted three | (e’ Irish-American club at 411 Fifth | dependent. The senators did not want | ¥¢aT the business of the foads smounteq |board and had succeeded in gelling one. regarding disarmament of =~ Peoplerd| Woons x‘l?l«;;aolmfin;‘({:\:::n: self-deter- | cats and a few members of Constuntine days, counsel for the rallroads attempt-|Avenue. - There was no one at that ad-|to be quoted by name previous to apy anc | 0 $54U00,u s und of tnis amount, S34.-| 9F lts members clected to an edminis |Guards cannot be accepted and OERRn PEUG O L PE LGN Tl Tred. |suite. The Averoff expects to eter ed o show that carriers were losing mil: |5 osg fonight. Dr. W. J. Maloney, & |nounced specific poticy of Hr. Harding out | 100:000 was on interchanged shipments. | [rative board which Mr Detman eald)gestructicn of several siege guns befors iy 4 lions through the existence of state rates lower than thoce Avevailing in inter- state traffic. They aiso argued that un- fair discrimination existed against com- petitive traffic with neighboring states and that interstate tariffs authorized by the interstate commerece commission were in effect being avoided by the rebuying of tickets within state limits on the bas- is of state rate schedules. Counsel for the state commissions and for business interests argued_ that the fxing of state rates was a state right and sald that in some instances passeng- or rates within the state limits had been fxed by the legislators of the states and pot by the raidroad commissions. ‘They tontended -that the interstate commerce tommission had no right to interfere with rate schedules So adopted. Inti- matlons were made that the states may parry the question to che cqris for set- liement. LAST MINUTE RUSH TO PAY 1020 INCOME TAX friend of De Valera, declared tonight that De Valera, who is in poor heaith; was believed to be in Philadeluhia and that he intends going to Atlantic City to re- cuperate. In a statement given out tonight De Valera said he had not - asked Premier Lloyd George's permission to come to America and would not ask for it “when the time came” for him to return to Ife- land. De Valera, in the statement sald he fully endorsed the message of “Acting President” Arthur Griffith advising the Irish people to hold fast. HARTFORD MAN HELD _ ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGL Hartford, Dec. 15.—Peter Salamone Jof 57 Adelaide street, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter today for tue police of Waterbury. Frank H. Suttor, member of -the Waterbury fire depart- ment, died Tuesday afternoon as a re- sult of automobile injuries receivad on Thanksgiving day. Sutton was return- of courtesy to him. Senator Brandesee. as 4 staunch bitter ender made positive denial of any threatened break in repub- Hean ranks. - After saying positively there was o foundation for that sort of loose talk, Senator Brandegee said to the Bulletin corresnondent “those who are en- davoring to create the impression that republicans will be unable to agree upon a plan for co-operative effort among the nations will be disappointed. I do mot doubt. that provision can be made for the ‘adoption of a code of international law for frequent conference and for an Jurisdiction. The proposal to ratify the jtreaty of Verrallles and enter the league of nations was rejectd by ‘a majority of I feel sure that public sentiment is opposed to any -po- litical alliance with any forelgn country and equally determined to preserve ab- solutely intact the soverelgnty and inde- Of course if the members of the lcague prefer the seven million voters. pendence of the United States. international tribunal of justice of proper Mr. Chgide further asserted that the 1.04 per celt. earning last year on the total investment of $535.274,763 of the New England roads should be sufficient evidence that the loss was mainly Gue to unfair adjustment of divisions for in- terchanged freight with other trunk lines, and urged that a new ratio be decided by the commission. FIND NO TRACE OF (ILL FATED NAVAL BALLOON Saranac Lake, N. Y. Dec. 15.—Com- ‘munication with. yarious sections of the Adirondack mountains tonjght failed to throw light on the fa‘e of the naval ballooa which left Rockaway Point, N. Y., on Monday bound for Canada, and wnich_was last reported Tuesday night near ,Wells, Hamilton county. A terrifc gale swept the Adirondacks during the last two nights, mwaking an 2ir_trip across the forests extremely perilous. The entire section is blanket- ed_with snow several feet deep. he had attempted to orzamdze in New York to function with the shipping board, The member of the British mission elect- ed to this advisory board, he said, was Sir Comnop. Guthrie. Mr. Denmen told the committee that he did not know: h3w Sir Connop was clected—that it hap- pened between noon and, half past three | one afternoon—but that he had learned | that theee or four members of the Bri ish mission were present. “Afterwards the shipping board had | a warm session,” he continued. “It lasted | twenty minutes and all that had been transacted at the previous session was wiped out.” P The witness intimated that his in-| sistence that the board be kept free from ! British influence had more to do with | hisresignation_as chairman ‘thau any- thing elsc” He-testified that while he wanted British co-operation he did not want Great Britain to influgnce the board. Mr. Denman said he had frequent con- ferences with Mr. Dalfour and that “cer- tain phases of the conferences approach ed the realm of secret treaties. He in. D tin 15. As a result of the threatening attitnde | of employes of Opcl Automobile Works. | TRusselshein, 13 miles southwest of Darmstadt, because their demands for a “hristmas bonus of 1,000 marks for married men and 800 marks for single, men were mot granted , the plant sus- pended op:ration. BURGLAR KILLED IN —~DUEL WITH POLICE South. Norwalk, Dec. 15.—Fred G of 21 Ward street; N aven, was and killed during a pistol/duel while at- tempting to escape from Oficers Jere- miah Domey and Edward Clune of the; Norwalk police department early this | morning, following the discovery of an attempted robbery in a local grocery | store. Thomas Laconte, who gave s} address as Fast 133rd street, New York city, was_shot in the left side by Pa- fdr the larze had brousnt conditions in | she £aid, are lcut 33 1-3 per cent, ieron, the port of Athens, Sunday fioon. 11 said that the British au- making %t more proftable land owoefs to raise cattle Celr lands to small farmers, about distressing economic Ircland. Living conditions, worse in Dablin than in any other city. Almost 40 per eent. of the city’s population, or 25,000 families, she | declared, are living in one-room dwellings. | Miss Rus thorities, than to lcase GERMAN DELEGATES AT BRUSSELS FOR CONFERENCI Bruesels, Dec. 15 (By the A. P.)—TH German delegation to the second Bras sels financial conference to discuss Ger man reparations arrived here this evening and immediately set to work documents and getting ready for the for 1al open.ng of the conference tomorrow Kepresentatives of five allied power are in Brusseis, but the United States which was invited to attend, will no thate COTTON MILLS CAN MAKE GREEATER PROFIIS SHAN EVER | ‘Washington, ec. 15.—Cotton mills of the south and New Engiand were de- | ciared b, Seaator Snuth, democra, Souch Carolina, In an uddress in the'| senate w04ay to be in & position tomake grealer profits now with cotton selling at a low price and with thewr producis than during the recent days of 40 cem: cotton Wwhen, he said, the profits of many rhills amount- ed to 300 per cent. Senator Smith charged that the milis delegates tomorrow are expected to deal only with the general outlinc—how. bet to get at thefheart of the mafier immediately. It is agreed by all the representatives that ‘a single dommunication will be is- sued daily by the secretary of the confers ence; the actual procesdings will net revealed to the public for the present, present military alliance and decline to cooperate on terms to which America can agree then they will have to go thelr own way and we will go ours. Their present league does not seem to satisfy any of its members and contains the seeds of its trolman Dorney as he ran, and lies near v SaLeik Boeoital had not reduced the prices of their pro- ducts i0 correspond with the drop . in & ! case: L1 Vg ‘workers. The } stores and houses from New Haven. to | prilis 5 ol el Woodsmen familiar with ‘wind condi- tions. believe that. the balloon, unless it met with accident, probably has drifted into Quebec or Ontario. Lieutenant Walter Hinton, a member of the NC-4, during its trans-Atlantic fiight, and who is explained, in-ofler to nvold complieat- ing matters by public eriticiem of ientas tive propositions under consideration. The French defégates are that the Germars in the courss of meeting will propose some concicle dicated his willingness to disclose the natue of the nerotiations if President Wilson would consent. ing from a fireman's ball in Yaugatuck and just after alighting from an aui> mobile on South Main strect, was st by a car driven by Salamone. The Waterbury police made an ‘nvestigatios of the accident but Salamone was' not New York, Dec. 15.—Uncle Sam tieh quick” today. Then he turned around and paid out all the money. It was the last day for his nephews and aleces to pay their final 1920 income tax CORONER FINDS HARTYFORD { clined But installmers® of about $800,000,000. iso was the day on which certifi- worth $700,000. and interest on Liberty and Victory bonds amounting to $140,000,000 fell due. All day long butchers, bakers and candlestick makers thronged the cus- toms heuse here to pay income taxes. Mail earriers unloaded pouch after pouch fillsd with checks, money orders and caah of others Who settled with the gov- erament for the last time this year; Midas in all his glory. was never sur- rounded with all te wiylth that accum- jated today around Collector Edwards. It was estimated that nearly $100,000,000 B e S = g - .| versity -to become yrofessor of pediatrizs| provisions of - the ~Sherman - anti-trust ¢aken falled to appear. BIE corporations | moemare og.) v . f :“f.::: of the lighter, and John Kane,| Tokio, Dec. 15.—A Seoul dispatch to POLICE IN NEW YORK |tors and representatives begin tie firstBounced tonight. Dr. Pask was grai-|record vote. - o and unemployed laborers alike sent their tegrets. The swelling tide of money which swept into their pockets Iast spring wers gone, they said. ———— EVALERA MAY BE Philadelphia. Dec. 15.—Famonn De Va- ordered held at that time. AGED PARISH PRIEST KILLED IN COXK Cork, Dee. 16.—Canon Magner, the 70 year old parish priest of Dunmanway, Copnty Cork, was killed today by a po- liceman, according to meiger details of the tragedy reaching here. While taking a walk, the canon came upon a. bicyelist and police officer engaged in an alterca- tion. The policeman, it is alleged, was threatening the bicyclist, in whose behalf the canon intervened, wheretpon, it is as- The policemall was arrested and, it is understood, will be courtmartialed, RED CROSS WANTS FHYSICIANS FOR EUROPE Hartford, Dec. 15.—Adjutont General Cole of the Connecticut National Guard received today a communication from inevitable dissolution.” ONE OF LIGHTER CREW Tompkina of New York, which found ered yesterday *off Bridgeport were brought here today, three sailors to New York. be learnel The other two—sufferin from_exposure were taken to lighter Calvin Tompkins harbor. yesterday, was identified by . hi Jr, 38, of Jersey City, N. J. deckhand on. the’ lighter. BUENING OF CORK THREW DEAD FROM.EXPOSURE Néw York, Dec. 15.—Three members of the crew of the steam lighter Calvin ‘harbor, One of them died from exposurs he- fore the rescug partycould bring the The name of the dead man could not The body of the sailor Who died from [exposure afi>r the sinking of the steam in Bridgeport father here tonight as ‘Henry Ankenau. He was was in charge of the balloon, is regard- ed as a resourceful officer and naviga- tor. His .companions - on the - flight which has ceveloped: into a mystery are Lieutenants Stephen A. Farrell and A. L._Kloor. It is possible the airmen havs been forced to land at a point far from hu- man_habitation. - If such .is the case, the three naval officers, who set out on the trip without rations, are waging a hard fight against the rigors of the Adi- rondacks winter weather. DISCOVER CONSPIRACY TO g 2 KILL JAP OFFICIALS Bellevu the newspaper Jiji” Shimpo today reports the “discovery of an Extensive assassin- ation conspiracy” directed against Jap- anese officials in Korea. Forty arrests have been made in Seoul | and many-others throughout the céuntry, the dispatch adds, and bombs and arms have been -seizel > SOUTH AMBOY TO MAN CRIMINALLY BESPONSIBLE | New Haven, Conn., Dec. 15. — Peter Champ of Hartford is held criminally ro- sponsible” for the death of Katherine Fernino in a_finding issued tonight by Coroner Eli Mix. The woman was rid- ing in the side car of Champ's motor- cycle when it collidéd with a motor truck on the Milford turnpike on Decem- ber 8. She was thrown out against & rock 2nd died from ‘her ‘injuries. The coroner finds that Champ was driving his motoreycle and side-car “in a gross- Iy careless, reckless and dangerous man- ner, and at a dangerous rate of speed. Stamford, Conn.,. Dee. 15.—Thomas N. Stagg., formerly accountant and secre- tary at the Fitch’s Home for Soldiers at Noroton, was arrested at the Grand Central Station in New York today, on a -warrant held here charging him with stealing §8,000° of the state’s funds -en- trusted - to. him. Greenwich for the past six months. Patrolman Edward J. Ciune, one of the two “policement . who engaged, in the pis-| tol duel with Grillo and La Conte, was; arrested this afternoon on a charge of manslaughter. The charge was preferred by Prosecuting Attorney E. M. Lock- wood and the bond was fixed at $2,000. It was furnished. Previous to his arrest Patrolman Clune was publicly commend- ed by Chief of Police Pennington for his bravery. INTRODUCES AMENDMENT TO CHANGE INAUGURATION DATE, Monday in December following Novem- ber elections instead of March 4, was offered today by Representative.McAr- ur, republican, Oregon. It automati- ¢ally abolishes the short cession of congress and legislatlon by defeated members . i Section two fixes the second Monday in December as the daté when the new |cosnwl “ARMED. i | | ceived by the mills for the finished pro-|for the payment of reparations, rqut |ducts had fallen by 33 1-3 per cent. |of the revorted statement.at Beriin “onditions th coun'ry are|Germany ie not yet ready to make a Sefis rightful,” Senator Smith declared. | nite offer. If the Germans show ‘Senators come in here With fine Spun | tance in prescnting their idesh, the theories Mstead .of trying o do some- |experts hope to ascertain the Getman atti- thing to assist the farmers. tude through a questionnaire which = started upon toduy. BECOMES PROFESSOR OF Sk $ PEDIATRICS AT YALE -HEESMAN BILL PASSED BY SENATI 15.—The Hersman Wil exempling ariiefs co- erative matketing assolations from the | s New Haven, Conn, Dee. 15.—Dr. Ed- wards A. Park, associate professor of pediatrics ‘at Johns Hopkins, University, as accepled the invitation of Yale uni- uged from Yale in 1900 and from. The llege of Physiciens and Surgeons, New York, in 1805. ie was a major in the American Red Cross during the war and served as medical adviser to the Belglan commission in France, The bill now goes io- confs consideration of the senate providing that the federal trade mission- instead of the secretary of culture shall pass on sgains any co-eperative associat! INYASION OF IRELAND" )] Y tagg, disappeared in October, . 1919, | president assumes office, leavl: tera was Dot in rlhr:hluhh tonllxlh: ac-|the American Red Cross stating that 100,000 OUT OF WORK APPOINT A WOMAN JAILER |and eirculars Ilkll?g for his arrest|week between the opening of :‘fn;r ss | Chicago, Dee. 15—The city eguncil sording to local leaders. was | the Red Cross desires to enlist a num- k& Were sent all over the country.. He was)and the inauguration for congressifnal |today unanimously adop.ed a’ resolution 2ot registered at any of the leadifg h:— xr of physicians for service among the | =Washington, Dec. 15.—The burning of| - Perth Amboy, N. J., Dec. 15.—An or-|seen in the station of Frcd Bawr, a|oanvass of the vote for president. It |condemning what it termed “the armed r“ = m m’m‘ :n‘t:rtr‘i:nh': ildren of eastern Lurope, V; Cork resulted in damage of $15,000,000 | dinance was adoped in South Amboy last|grocer of Noroton~who notified detec- | proyides also that in case there is no|invasion of lreland by Great Britan. Mr. De Valera was in Washing- Mr. McGarrity added it was like? = Contrary to car ecompany ' ks hangers-on & source of revenue. A and threw 100,000 persons out of employ- general rule, the street| ment, the state department was advis- ed in a cabiegrame received today from'because of fallure to get & man to take!'e dand identified an officer brought him the American consul at Queenstown. 3 night authorizing the ci‘y to appoint.a woman jailer. The action’ was taken the job. tives; Stagg Was in a_telephone booth at the time. mejority in the electoral college, the After he had been arrest house would elect a president by indi- vidual membership vote rather than by statea _ <~ - s Jury dacie S o e Coples Will be sent to Lloyd George, Sir Hamar Greenwood, Secretary - of State Colby, the United S:ates senate #0d to ‘e house of re;Tesentatives, o ey v Pl