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. Will_havpes unless _ the VOL. LXI—NO. 3200 ESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920 Balletin 12 PAGES—88 COLS. WOULD FUND VICTORY NO' AND SAVINGS GERTIFICATES Plan Proposea by Banker Otto H. Kahn as One of the Means of Lifting the Present Tax Burden—Bankers Are Con- sidering a [ be Unjustly n Whereby the Consumer Will Not axed in the Final Purchase ~— Declared Concentration of Taxes on Imcomes and Capital Had Al- ready Stopped Commercia} Development — Statement Made to House Ways and Means Committee. Washington, Dec. 21.—Fstablishment§ One of the means suggested by Mr. of a sales tax, repeal of the tax on ex-|Kahn for liftng the present tax burden cess profits, reduction of the higher razes |Was a funding of the Victory notes and on committee to slon of tax revision legislat income surtaxes upward revision of the tariff and the levying of a flat tax on net profits of corporationss were da- vocated before the house wavs and mesns y by Otto H. Kahn, Yew York banker, in a comprehensive discus- ar savings securities. Discussing the sales tax ' Mr. Kahn said: “I believe sincerely that the con- sumer in the final analysis will not suf- fer the burden under a sales tax that he now suffers under the excess profit Mr. Kahn, one of the few witmesses| The Wwitness said he was not prepared invited by the committee to appear be-|to say a aules tax would be a success. fore it, dwelt at length on the qunstion |He sald, however, that he believed it of & sales tax, of tax is gaining in favor. O Fordney, before Mr. said he and several lleved some sort of eventu which sales the final purchase. As a result of ment Mr. the problem, advoeating legishati be made known parfly in response /to fn- dieations in the committee 1hat tids sott “ha irman Kain was 'called, other members be- tax’ would but were secking ‘nethnds by tax would not be multiplied and the consumer unjustly taxed in the the chairman's state- Kahn discussed that phase of e pro- wislons which would require the tax to in each sale and added 1o the selling price as a separate item. would Work successfully but because it was in the Aature of an experiment. he would propose a low tax rate for the initial test. He suggested a rate of 1-3 o fone per cent, estimating that such a levy would produce approximately $650,- 000,000 a year. This yield, Mr. Kahn said, was based on the assumption that <onditions weuld be normal when the tax would become effective in 1921-22. Mr. Kahn also proposed a tax of 10 per cent. on net profits of corporations, & tax which he said he was confident would produce at least $1,000,000,000. The tarift revision which he proposed, the witness sald, ouht to add approxi- Such an arrangement, he sald in lLis [mately §50,000,000 to the import reve- opinion, would check “the profiteermg Inues now obtained annually, making that which has resulted” from the excess|source yield nearly $700,000,000. profits tax Under the revised income surtax sche- In his discussion of the need for a re- de- mess could not experience a heaithy growth if the gov- vised taxation program Mr. clared that American bus Kahn ernment continued “on a road of ex: sive taxation and continued to absorb the life blood of business through concen- tration of taxes on incomes and capital.” He added that “the tax burden’ had al- ready actually stopped commercial de- velopment s- “What has happened in the past.” he continued, “can reasonably be expected to happen again in the fature. seen the end of this tax plan and have seen its disastrous results. It has forced every business house to run to banks for credit to conduct business, but finally the banks ran out and the federal reserve board had to cali a halt. “After this came the collapse in mar- kets. It hit the farmers first but none have been spared and all business has feit the effects. The retailer has not been struck to the extent that I fear he will. You cin seo from that what principle - is. changed.” ‘We have dule proposed, Mr. Kahn estimated ‘the government would defive between $85 000,000 and $1,000,000,000. Questioned as to rates for the reduced suriax Mr. Kahn said that present surtax rates were driving rich investors to place their money in tax exempt securities most of Which he declared, were sold on a basis to yieli 5 1-2 per cent. It was there- fore, Lis belief, he said, that by fixing the surtax charge at or mear 33 1-3 per cent. as a maximum, the treasury wouid receive as great a yield, if not greater, than under the present tax. To_complete his program of revision, Mr. Kahn urged changes in certain of the internal and excise taxes, by increas- ing some and reducing others, but col- lectively so arranged as to produce an- nually approximately $1,000,000,000. Mr. Kahn told the committee he saw. no_economic objection to a tax on undis- tributed corporation profits. He added that income .surtaxes should be contin- tied as an economic and social principle and that the taxation of corporation prof- | its, whether -dividend ‘or undivided, was closely akin to income taxes. 70 PHILIPPINE CONSTATLES GUILTY OF SEDTION 21 Manjla. Dec. —Seventy members of the Philippine constabulary gullty here today on charges of sedition in connection with the riot military police last Thursday night which resulted in eleven deaths. Seven other constabulary men arrested In comnection with the riot pleaded not guflty when arraigned today. Hearing of the cases of the seven pleading not guilty was set for January 3. Eentence upon the seventy pleading guilty will not be proncunced until the trial of the other seven is completed. The maximum penalty is ten years imprison- ment. Murder charges against the con- stabularymen will not be tried until the sedition charges are disposed of. Attor- neys for the Aefense announced the con- stabularymen would plead not gullty to the murder charges and the cases would be fongut through the highest courts if necessary Complaints were filed’ yesterday charg- ing the seventy-seven constabularymen with assassination and conspiracy in con- mectjon with tho fatal riots. The Philippine constabulary enlisted personnel is composed entirely of Fili- pinos. The Manila police forcs conts » number of American officers and a few American patrolmen but the majority of patroimen are Filipinos The rioy grew out of the killing last Tuesday night of a constabulary private by a Filipino policeman when the con- stabularyman attacked the policeman with » knife. The attack was provoked by ill feeling on the part of the constabula men resulting from alleged mistreatment and abuse of the wife of a constabularv- man arrested by the police the preceding ay. . '"E?.mum has existed between the Fili- pine constabulary and the Manlila police for some time accordinz to constabulary oftigers and it frequently reached acute wrages. ERAL OF BISHOP BURCH 18 TO BE HELD THURSDAY ¥ New York, Dec. 21.—Funeral services will be held here Thursday afternoon for the Rt Rev. Charles Sumner Burch, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal dio- | cese of New York, who died suddenly yesterday of heart failure, Dean Robbins of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine said he belieted the bishop once had expressed to Mrs. Burch {he wish that he be burled in Ann Arbor, but as he had not mentioned it recently the family had decided he sbould be laid to rest in the crypt of the cathedral, where the remains of his predecessors lie. In this cathedral will be held the fu- meral services, at which Dean Robbins, Canon Jones and Canon Nash of the cathedral clergy will officiate. Honorary pall bearers were selected this aftersioon. They will comprise trustees of the cathedral and the standing com- mittes of the diocese, which will manage the affairs of the diocess until a new bishop is elected. STAY OF EXECUTION IN CASE OF DR. RUMELY New York, Dec. 21.—Federal Judge Grubb today granted a stay of execution in the eases of Dr. Edward A. Rumely, §. Walter Kaufman apd Norvin R. Lindheim, Zonvicted of concealing German ownership of the Xew York Evening Mail during part of the war. The: were released in $10,000 bail each pend § appeal to the Nigher courts from their Lentences to the \tlanta penitentiary for a year and g tay. OBITUARY. General Patrick Henry Barry. Sawtelle, Cal, Dec. 21.—General Pat. sick Henry Barry, governor of the United jtates Soldiers’ home here, and known as rand Army of the Re- residence on the home after a brief ilness. pleaded { in Filipino e HARD FIGHT EXPECTED ON FORDNEY TARIFF BILL Washington, Dec. 21.—The Fordney emergency tariff measure, designed to protect some twenty-odd farm - products by virtually stopping their importation through heavy dutles, will be called up in the house tomorow under a special rule giving it right of way and limiting debate. Although a hard fight is expected, pro- ponent of he bill declaged tonight its passage by he house was certain. Its fate, however, in the senate is regarded as somewhat doubtful. In the first test vote today advocates of the special teviff legisiation won a signal victory by uuopting, 206 to 76,.a motion to suspend the business of calendar Wed- nesday s us to bring the bul to a vate| tomorrow before adjournment. There will be no orportunity to include other articles by amendment. The biill was denounced in the house today as “special legislation” by Repre- sentative Madden, republican, llinois. who declared its “unwisdom must be man- isfest to everybody.” The purpose of the measure, he said, was to legislate on a few articles and to eliminate from con- sideration many other articles .n e hands of thousands of dealers. The oniy| reference to it on the floor was by Rep- resentative Longworth, republican. Ohlo. who sald it was needed to save important agricultural interests “from stark ana certain ruin.” 70 TURN MARTENS OVER TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Washington, Dec. 21.—Formal surrend- er of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, self-styl- ed Russian soviet ambassador to the United States, to the department of labor January 3 was decided upon at a con- ference here today between department officials and counsel for Martens. The conference followed the dec!slon‘ last week of Secretary Wilson directing the depa # .ton of the soviet agent to Russia, Since the institution of the de- portation jroceedings last March, Martens has been in custody of his counsel and he will contine under his present status un- il his delivery to the Jabor department. Formal erder for the deportation of the bolshevik envay will be made oa January 3 by the immigration uthorities and at | the same time counsel for Martens is ex- pected to apply to the court for a writ Martens is understood to have commun- leated with the soviet authorities in Moscow announcing the action of the American government and requesting in- structions. Definite decision as to wheth- er recourse will be had by Martens to the courts, it was sald today by Charles Recht, his coumsel, will depend upon the answer of the bolshevik authorites. 774 WHISKEY STILLS WERE CAPTURED IN A MONTH /Louisville, Ky.,, Dec. 21.—Three hun- dred and seventy-five alleged moonshiners were arrested and 774 illegal stills with 3,738 gallons of liquor were seized in_the coutheastern prohikition district during November, says a report b yprohibition officials. The district includes Kentucky, Tennecssee, 'North Carolina, South Caro- lina and Virginia. Those arrested fcr Volstead act vicla- tions paid $473,056 in taxes and penaltics Thirty-nine automobiles and ten other vehicles used in “rum running” and val- ved at %13,700 were seized and will be sold. Property seized and destroyed was estimated at $97,649. ARREST IN CONNECTION ~WITH $5,000,000 BOND THEFTS ‘Washington, Dee. 21.—Isadore (Nick) York, Washington and other citjes in connection With the '$5,000,000 bond theft | raunt keéper, a total of $177 because a|eo as to conspiracy of a year 5 | Portugal. of habeas corpus to stay the deportation. | Cabled Par Ultimatum te D’Annunszio. Rome, Dec. 21.—(By The A. P.) Gen- eral Caviglia's ultimatum demanding the disbandment of Gabriele = D'Annunzio’s. forces, which had not been expected to come so quickly after the treaty of Ra- pallo had been sanctioned by King Victor Emmanuel, is considered by senators and members of the chamber of deputies as the most dramatic development in the sit- uation l} Fiume, . HEAVY FIGHTING IN COUNTIES . KILEENNY AND TIPPERARY Dublin, Dec. 2L—(By the A. P)— Heavy fighting has taken place between large forces of civilians on one side and soldiers and police on the other in the section lying between Callan, County Kilkenny' and_Gienbower, County Tippe- rary. The military and police were am- bushed at not less than three different places yesterday and numerous casualties resulted on both sides. These included Sergeant Walsh, Royal Irish constabulary. killed, some- soldiers, number uURKnown. killed, ten or fifteen efvilians killed. and Sergeant Shannon and several soldiers wounded, About thirty civilians were wounded or captured. An official communication issued by general headquarters tonight the casual ties among the attacking forces at six- tecn and gives the military casualties as_one private severely wounded. No pclilce casualties are ‘memtioned. The statement savs that that the detajls are still in doubt and that no information has yet been received regarding the am- bush of police reinforcements from Clon- mel. The inhabitants of the countryside are in a state of terror and many ore fleeing from their homes. The first conflict occurred early in the day at the foot of Seivenamon Hill. Aft- er a sharp fight the miitary lorry got thourgh and sent a message to Callan for reinforcements. In this instance it is be- lieved the ambushers escaped unscathed. Reintorcements of Royal Irish constab- ulary and soldiers left Callan late in the afternoon, and when about two miles out ran into another ambush near Carirck cricken, the Earl of Ossory’s shooting lodge at the first coley from the ambush- ing party,’ the soldlers and police dis- mounted from the lorry nad spread out. 'and a brisk fight ensued, the firing being intense at 4 es. The fighting was still in progess when County rspector Whyte of Kilkenny, with a dozen men of the constabulary dashed up on apother lorry, running into the thick of {t. It was ow becoming dark, and the police lorry was subjected to a verable hafl of bullets. It was ridaleq. and Sergeane Walsh was shot through the head ,dying instantly. Shannon recefved wounds in the head and arms. The bat- tle was very flerce. agraphs | Low Record Prices | inN. Y. Stock Market Many Issues Dropped From 2 to 22 Points—Total Sales 1,700,000 Shares. ¥ New York, Dec. 21.—On transactions approximating 1,700,000 shares, the larg- est turnover of the year, the stock mar- ‘ket today experienced another drastjc readjustment of quoted values, which forced many issues down from 2 to 22 points and established numerous mew low records for from one to four years. The collapse, which exceeded in vio- lence any’ movemen of the prolonged re- action, cncompassed every branch of the list, but was most extensive in the group so-called independeni ta’s, COppers. mofors an” - ° 7 Waiving adverse conditions in trade - industry, . ry . but throughout the worii iraders declared there were no specific developments to explain the slump, other than the growing conviction that many war millionaires in and out of Wall Street have reached the end of their financial tether. In substance, traders asserted the credit. has closed the money market to the country's speculative operators, al- though local bapking institutions aver that no worse than the usual calling of loans customary at this time of the year has been engaged in. 1t s accepted as a fact, however. that banks have been strengthening their re- gources to meet requiremen’s of the com- Ing year, this policy having the taci¢ap- proval of the federal rescrve board and other conservative interests. News of the day which ‘bore directly upon the action of the stock market was provided by the shutting down of many mills and_factories, ¢specially in New England, for “Iinventory” purposes. In u majority of cases thes: are likely to re- open after the holidays on a reduced basis of wage schedules. Tradiog in bonds excecded $32,000.000. also one of the most active days of the year. Liberty lssues made partial recov- eries from yesterday's heavy losses at the outsct, but reacted in the later deal- Ings when stocks were at Lywest levels. ENGLISH WOMEN TESTIFY BEFORE COMMITTEE OF 100 Washington, Dec. 21.—An arraignment of the coalition government for what was described as “its lack of «inceriy u ita policy toward Ireland® was presenicd to- day by two Englisa women to To: com- District Inspector | mission of the commiitce 2f one hundred Baynham had a narrow escape, his rine|investigating the Irish suestion. being shattered in his hand. About the same time, reinforcements fone of ten women who in Miss Ellen C. Wilkinson df Mznchester, istizated con- from Clonmel were attacked near Glen-|ditions in Ireland for the \Women's Inter- bower, where the biggxst battie or the|national league, declazed that if a refer- day occurred. . AIMS OF INTERNATIONAL endum vote were taken it would e found that the “mass of britisa opinion was not Lehind tie government in its present pol- WOMEN'S SUFFEAGE ALLIANCE | icy toward Ireland” Mrs. Annot E. Lob- New York, Dec. 21—A detailed det scription of. the plans of the iternational Women's Suffrage Alliance was given here today by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. She has just returned fro mion- don, where she spent several weeks dis- cussing the woman suffrage problem with representatives of a number of nations. Among the matters decided by the board of directors of the alliance, of which Mrs, Catt iy a member she named the following: : To aid the cause in countries where women are un-enfranchised, “mandates” were assigned to the enfranchised coun- tries représented in London, and others will be agsigned by correspondence to those not so represented. Great Brtain will assume responsibili- ties for furthering suffrage work in South Africa, India, Egypt’ and _other British dependeincies. Canada . will be asked to take a mandatory for New- foundland, which has neither votes for women nor a known suffrage association. The United States is requested to as- sume responsibility for assisting Cuba. The Philippines, Porto Rico, Panama, Ha- waii, Jamaico (although British) and the South American countries. The British Cath~''~ Suffrage society will assist in i {3 Tl A - ..r Of appeai for early suffrage action was sent to the premiers of France and Italy, and consent was asked of aux- iliaries in unenfranchised oountries to sed similar appeals to their respective governments. The date of the mext congress will be May, 1922 to Paris, while the board will meet next in Milan or Rome in November. 1922, ~Four standing committee were named t§ erport tuo the next congress on the following topics: “Nationality of Mar ried Women,” Women's Right to Work and Equal Pay.” “Maintenance of Moth- erhood and Teratment of Illegitimate Children,” and “Equal Moral Standara and Social Hygiene.” DOUBTFUL IF HOME RULE BILT. WILL SUIT SOUTHERN IRELAND London, Dec. 21.—The Irish home rule bill as it finally emerged from parliament today, ready for the royal assent, is not fundamentally different fzom the measure the government first presented. Months of discussion and efforts 10 amend in both houses resulted in certain safeguards be- ing added, which its adherents believe will make it more acceptable to the lrisn people. Its critics, howev still maintain that it will not be accc 4 >le to South Ireland and in this connecion it is recalled that Artthur ®riffith, Sitn Fein leader, said some weeks after the bill was introduced that there probably were not ten infiu- ential men in Irelard who had even taken the trouble to read it. The bill's critics argue that the events of the past few menths have not served to change the Sinn Fein attitude that they will not set up the government suggested by the im- perial parliament. . MISSING BALLOON SIGHTED OVEE LAKE CHAMPLAIN North Hero, Vt., Dec. 21.—Residents of this town situated on an island in Lake Champlain near the Canadian border be- lieve the naval balloon, missing since it left Rockawa: Y., more than a week ago, passed over here Sunday night. Several persons have reported sceing an airship, brightly lighted, golng in a soutn- westerly direction about elght = o'clack that night. 3 In support of the theory that the vis- itor was mot an airplane it is declared that there was no sound such as would have been distinetly audible from a flying machine at such short range. : FINED $177 FOR HAVING A BOTTLE OF LIQUOR Meriden, Dec. 21.—Judge Thomas P. Dunne, who recently . announced from the bench that he would make local li- quor penalties conform with the inson, also of Manchester, joined ‘her in the téclaration that while the Dritish public -hardly was ready to accept the Sinn Fein plan of an Irish renublie, “Ire- land can be won yst” if the government adopts a sincere policy. Both women in- dicated tneir belief that dominion home rule would vrove the final solutioli of the Irish question. Miss Wilkinson said that the fear of other powers using Ireland for military bases probably would prevent the English people from willingly accepting the com- plete severence of Ireland from the United Kingdom. Both women told of the burning of homes and the destruction of property in Ireland. Miss_ Wilkinson described reprisals by the military in Cork which, she said, she witnessed in_October. “At 10 o'clock at night,” she said, “the curfew sounded, and the streets became quiet with startling suddenness. Lights were cut off, and up the street on which my hotel was situated came a bocy cf infantry in extended formation. A search- light from the end of the street played upcn their glistening bayonets and steel helmets. Three armored cars followed and behind them came lovries filled with men. The troops moved with precision and discipline through the quiet streets. Suddenly they commenced firing, method- ically, into the houses. They marched back and forth, and until 3 o'clock the next morning I could hear constant firing and the challenge of sentries.” UNSUCCESSFUL SEARCH FOR MISSING BALLOONISTS Glens Talls, N. Y., Dec. 21.—The first hour of the aerial searcit in the Adiron- dack recion for the three missing naval ‘Dballoonists, undertaken this afternoon by Lieutenant L. V. Peau and his observer, Sergeant John White, was mrewarded. Flying at an average altitude of 3,200 feet, because ¢f the mountainous territosy mapped out for the initial hunt. the avia- tors scouted thoroughly over wells. in i Hamilton county rcgion, where 5 miss- ing balloon was last reported & have been seen flying low. In the hour they were in the air it is estimated the army aviators covered a visible area of ap- proximately 300 square miles. They will hop off again for the second search at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. The territory over which the scouts flew today is completely ice and snow ‘bound, they reported. Lieutenant F. B. Johnson, whose plane was burned in Allary this morning when taking off, reached Glens Falls this after- noon. He will fly with Lieutenant Beau tomorrow as an observer. PASSING BOGUS PAY CHECKS IN BEIDGEPORT Bridgeport, Dec. 21.—That merchants of the city have been victimized out of hundreds of dollars was made known to- day when up to noon thirty pay checks which they cashed yesterday were pre- gented at the Con..ecticut National bank and foynd to be “no good.” The checks were drawn on the Conmecticut Nationa' bank by “The McCathron Bofler Works. Inc., 197 Brook Avenue, Bridgeport,” and were signed by “A W. Goodwin, Treasur- er.” The McCathron company makes up its payroll in cash and has no account with the Conaecticut National bank and mo of- | ficer named Goodwin, was found upon invesitgation. The pay checks wers printed on green paper and vrere numbered and in all ap- pearances were regular. INSTANTLY KILLED BY PROPELLOR OF ATRPLANE ‘Washington, Dee. 21.—Walter R. Alex- ander, son_of Secretary Alexander of the Departmert of (ommerce, was killed in- stantly today at Boiling Fiéld here by the propellor of an airplane-in which he wz preparing to make a flight striking him on a 7 fines | commissioned offizer in the army air Cohn,' long sought by the police of New | imposed by the district court in Hart-|service during the world war, the nhead. The commerce’ secretary’s son was a and had tdrd. today fined Joseph Soviski, restau-|gone to the aviation field to make a flight ! go in Wall street, | bottle of liquor was found under a stair-| Me. Al'exandeg keep in training. who was 2§ years of was arrested tonight at the Union sta- tion here while supposedly on his way from Cleveland to New York. ‘under a cup, Which smelled of liquor. 5 “outside his place and a whiskey | age. had been connected wittha shipping board and had recently returned from & trip to Europe on govenrment business. Tercentenary of the Landing of Pilgrims Senah;r Wge Was the Ora- tor of Celcbration at Ply- < mouth, Mass. Plymouth, Mass, Dec. 21.—A message from the lives of the Pilgrim fathers and tulfiliment of a prophecy made here by Daniel Webster one hundred years ugo, marked for formal exercises today be- fore . distinguished audience in observ- ance of the 300th avhiversary of the landing of the Pilgrims. The message was_delivered ‘by United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the orator of the oc- casion. The prophecy was fulfilled by Governor Calvin Coolidge, vice president- elect. Senator Lodge sald the message of the Pilgrigs was to be found in their lives, which showed a strong and active sense of public duty, obedience to the law and the placing of spiritual above eccnomic values. “While the great republic is true heart and deed to the memory of the Pilgrims - of Plymouth it will take no detriment even from the hand of time,” In the midst of his address, just after he had spoken of the significance of Webster’s speech, a telephone bell rang. The senator went on to recite Webster's prophecy that “from those who shail stand here a hundred years hence the voice of acclamation and gratitude com- mencing on the rock of Plymouth shall be trnsmitted through millions of sons of the Pilgrims till it lose itself in the murmurs of the Pacific seas.” The bell rang again and the receiver was lifted. Across the continent came a voice from California. A moment later Governor governor of Plymouth colony, delivered a greeting to Governor Stephens and The Golden Gate from the governor of Mass- achusetts and from Plymouth Rock. A stirring poem was read by Dean Le Baron R. Briggs of Harvard university and Governor Coolidge made a brief ad- dress. The distinguished audience in- cluded ambassadors and representatives of forelgn governments, governors of stales, congressmen, members of the ju- diciary of state und nation, literary lights and civic celebrities. To express their more intimate sentiment the townsfolk held a mPplementnl service of hymn and prayer, poem and speech. After the exercises the guests trod Leyden street, the first thoroughfare’ of the colony, in a pilgrimage to the rock, now fully 'exposed for the first time in {years, SHARPSHOCTERS SCOURING NEW YORK CITY FOR BANDITS New York, Dec. 2L—Armed with re- peating rifles, twenty sharpshooters of the New York police force tonight scoured the city in automobiles in a hunt for bandits. Each sharpscoote=, a nicked man from the volice rifle squad, was ac- companied by three detectives and a. uni- formed patrelman. ~Fnd-r arders 1o shoot every susnect who attemnted i0 cscape them. the men searched the highways and byways of the city throughout the night. - Other drastic measures to curt New YorK's .crime wave, which. today swept beyond the city’s horder into nearby New Jersey towns, were launched by police officials and judges. Removal of Police Commissioner En- right was proposed in a resolution intro- duced at a meetinz of the board of aider- men. The resolution was tabled, how- ever. The resolution deciared the com- missioner “has lost the confidence of the men under him and the citizens of this city” and {hat a “grave crisis exists in the affairs of the $-lice dspa-tment. An increase in the police force of 769 men was authorized by the hoard of esti- mate, and in order to provide funds for paying the extra patrolmen an issue of special revenue bords in 1921 was ap- proved. Judge McIntyre of the court of general sessions ordered 150 nersons now on bail of from $1,500 to $10,000 on robbery charges to annear tomorrow, when, he said, their bail will be increased. 1In five cases today men vreviously released on lower ball for similar charges werc held in §25,000 each. After a conference with the judg-s. As- semblyman Maurice Block annownced he will prepare a bill for introduction in the state legisiature tp drov.de a maximum penalty of life imprisonment for robbery and burglary in the first decree, where a weapon Is found on the offen ler. Speedy justice was moted out to two robbers cantured this morninz when a band of four attempted to rob the First Natfonal bank of Milltowa, N. 3. Within twelve hours affer their capture by a pesse of citizens they were under sen- tence of from four years and eight montis to sever years in privon Police stationed ‘at the doors of a sporting club wkere several b xing. matches were held tonight searched all Who entered for corcealed wearons. Nonc were found. In cther scctions of the city officers continued their search for questionable characters. They visited many cafes and restaurants in the lower East Side, where several arrests were made. HARDING DISCUSES ISSUES Marion, O.,, Dec. 21—The world peace issues were, discussed by President-elect Hard- ing today with Senator Miles Poindex- ter of Washington, a, republican irrecon- cilable in the treaty fight, and with Gov- situatipn and various domestic ernor Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky. at Mr. mulate an association of nations. to urgefll the selection of a western man as secretary of the interior, that the appointment might well be given Montana. liam 'Butterworth of Moline, | president of the chamber jand of the United States, about business conditions. 1ils., Who be ‘placed under the gupervision of nation’s business _interests, Late in the afternoon Harding motored to sixty miles away, to take dinner with Mrs. Mary E. Lee, an old friend. Senator and BODY FOUND ON BEACH AT MATTITUCK, LONG ISLAND Riverhead, N. Y.. Dee. 21.—The body nt Henry Ankenan, a fireman on the lighter Calvin Tompkins, which was wrecked a week 2go in Long Island ' sound, was found yesterday on the beach at Matti. tuck, Long Isliad, it was learned here to- day with the filing of a coroner’s report. Ankenan, With George Blythe of Eliza- beth, N. J., attempted to reaca shore in 2 small boat Elythe's body was found last Saturday. 7 was his peroration. : Coolidge, speaking from the chair of a WITH SENATOR POINDEXTER Neither of the callers, who came here Harding's invitation, would talk about the details of- their conference, but both said they believed he was working along hopeful lines in his effor's to for- Senator Poindexter also took occasion suggesting. to Governor-elect Joseph M. Dixon of Another caller during the day was Wil- vice of commerce talked ns. He asked es- pecially that the departmnt of commerce a Secretary willing to co-operate with the ‘Westerville, Ohio, | lifief 'l:elegram: { Paris Dourse quoted the Amerlcan do lar at 17 franes 11 1-2 centimes. Bar gold in London declined 1s 3d to 116s 2d an ounce from previous cloje. Wages of silk mill workers of Al- lentown, Pa., will be reduced by Jun. 1, it was announced. Burglars broke into the Indiana Na- tisnal bank, Indianapolis, and escaped with $10,000 in cash. The Dutch liner Rofterda: nearly 9,600 bags of mail from in Piymouth. England. Tanded ew York Dr. Walter Jackson Freeman, a wide- 1y known larvneologist, died at his home in Philadeiphia, Senate confirmed nomination of Sena- tor Nugent, of ldaho, to fiil a vacancy oit the Federal Trade commission. The Russian ship Zeinab was firea upon recently by a French torpedo de- stroyer from Poti, in the Black Sea. King Ilaokon and Crown Prince Olav of Norway arrived in London on a vis- it to King George and Queen Mary. Cuban-American Sugar Co., in its an- nual report for the year ended Sept. 3, shows net profits of $12,117,11. The Commercial Cable Co. announces that the telegraph lines between* Jugo- Slavia and Bulgaria are interrupted. Twenty-two nations have signed the protocol giving executive approval to the league plan’for an international court of justice. New piece-work schedule announced by Clothing Manufacturers’ association averages 30 per ceat. reduction in the wages. Passenger traffic on the Hungaran rallways was ordered suspended from December 23 to January 4, owing to the lack of coal. The federal building in Brooklyn was Put under heavy guard after receipt of | a third threat that the structure would be bombed. . The American fleet in the Adriatie wut act as Santa Claus for more than 20, 000 persoms, including Italian and Rus- sian children. - The number of persons dead and in- jured in last Friday's earthquake dis- aster in Areentina i< mow estimated at more than four hundred . Japanese press is greatly interested in the proposal of Senator Borah for a tripartite naval agreemcnt conceming America, Japan and England. A letter to the women of France from a committee of German women protests the surrender of 800,000 milk cows re- quired under the ‘treaty terms. ¥ Every soclal club which fails to coj- lict and pay taxes required on dues and fies from its members in liable to & I panalty of not more than $1,000. Major Gen. John F. O'Ryan com-| mander of the New York National Guard was nominated by President Wilson a major general in the Officers Reserve| corps. Christmas cheer in Vienna will be dis- tributed only among the children by the American mission, the American Relief | Administration and the American ked Cross. Charles F. FEastman, assistant treas- urer of the Hercules Fower company, at Willmington, Del, was arrested on & charge of embezzling securities from the! company. Bridgeport’s first “soup Kkitchen” will | be opened shortly by the Metal Trades| Counéil to supply members of the council | who are out of work and in need of beef | stew and coffee. Tailroad stations in Daltimore have | been put under increased police guard and other precautions taken to prevent an Influx of criminals from New York or other cities, Franklin D, Roosevelt, defeated dem- ocratic candidate for the vice presiden- cy at the last election, has been elected ce president of the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland. Bar silver in London was 1d lower at 40d an ounce. New York domestic price unchanged at 93 1-2 cenis. For- eign silver was 1 5-Sc off at 62 cents. Mexican dollars, 47 5-8 cents, Supreme court refused petition of the Iehigh Valley raiload asking the court t) reconsider its decision in separation of the Lehigh and the Delaware, Sus- quehanna & Schuylkill railroad. The National circle, Daughters of Is- abella, originally orgsnized as an aux- iliary to the Knights of Columbus, won 2 point in' its legal controversy with {hc national order, Daughters uf Isabel- a. University of Chicago students have organized a vigilance committee to pro- | tect co-eds and others in the neigh-| borhood from criminals Who have bien| active in the district about the cam-| pus. R9eports received by the treasury from internal revenue offices througn- out the country show more than $600,- 000,000 of the income and excess profits taxs due on Dec. 15 has been collect- ed. Fourteen Philadelphia girls arrived In New York on the steamship Carmania after a tour of England in which they played ten field hockey games with Brit- ish girl teams representing county and | territorial clubs. Representatives of foreign powers headed by Col. Joseph Willard, Ameri- can ambassador to Madrid, prepared a warning to Spain to the effect that they disapprove attempts of certain elements in the courts to strangle foreign en- terprises In Spain through high taxa- tion. Justice Gould overruled motions te discharge Jules W. (“Nick”) Am- stein, on trial at Washington charged with bringing stolen securities inty the District of Columbia. Justice Gould also refused to discharge David Sullivan and Norman Bowles, co-defendants with Arnstein, d. Moulton. former ohief elerk of the New York office of the Federal Joard for Vocational Training, and un- ler indictment on ten counts charging forgery, pleaded guilty before Judge A. M. Hand in the Federal district court. Fle was sentenbed to one year and a {1y in Atlanta prison. The woman who can‘t hold her. tongue or her baby has no business with either. o | gregational chureh, {1anding of the Pfigrims { Rock. SuchChugei:MldebyGew'eHCflh'w,mh tor of th: American Wholesale Coal Association—Testi- fied Under Oath Before a Senate Investigating Commit- tee—Group of Men Obtained 450,000 Tons Which They Scld at a Profit of $600,000—Railroad Officials Also Shared in ths Profit-Making—Predicts a of the Coal Problem, Waskington, Dec. 21.—Charges that government officials joined in coal profiteering during the period of short- age last summer were made by George H. Cushing, managing director of tne American Wholesale Coal association, testifymng under oath today before a senate investigating committee, In an executive session, the committee, ac- c?ldlng to Senator Calder, republican, New York, its chairman, was turnisied by Mr. Cushing with the name of oae man said t0 have been a princip an operation by waich a group of men in government seriice obtained 450,000 tons of coal, which they sold iater at a profit of $600,000. Railroad officials and one army officer also participated in the profit-making, Mr. Cushing was said to have charged. This phase of Mr. Cushing's testi- mony before the committee over-shad- owed the rest of his stitemerk, which was to the eflect that the coal shoriage jlast summer was due to “pgnic” and largely caused by statements of the interstate commerce co:umission, the geological survey, the railroad adumi; istration, and tke senate inter commerce commi tellingthe co.1- suming public, about a coal shortage this winter. J. A. D. Morrow, vice president of the National Coal Assocation an or- ganization of operators, the of cords of which wer week by the senate co 3 the stand late in the day and bez te denial of the “panic” theory ad by Cushing to explain ‘the shortage. Mr. Morrow was excused until tomor- row when the committee took Mr. Cushink into executive session Chairman Caider at the closs « the executive session recounted s part of Mr. Cushing’s statement, eay no names would be made pt committee uniil that investigation of the il in | lic by thel Speedy Ending charges was compieted. Certain of. ficials, it was said Cushing testified, [ were “uble to secure information 88 18 | communities where shortage conditions | were particuairly feared and possessed infornzation as 1o the effect of priori- ty orders obtained on th, coal cars, s said to bave information as to coal in | transit, and to have been able ta tain supplies which could be diverted | to more lucrative markets. One “poal,” | mentioned by Cushing, Senator Culder & involved 450,000 tons while other | operations were said 1o have bean e |timated. The gzovermmnent official | named by Cushing was said by the | witness 10 have resifned some time a Mr. Cushing, in the open session, the profit-making, ° by 2 to new destinations,” but refused 10 give names except in confidence, “be- cause my muckraking days are over.” . “The statements of pubiic officials of ’nr.,neml 5 fuel fami: tids winter,” { the witncss said, “didn't caure the high prices, but gave tue opportumis | tor them.” PP i, As to the condition today, he eon- tended that “unybody can Ly o8 almost at his own price” and remar] that “if the railroads hold up, and there Isu't any resumption of world war, ericans can forget they have a coal problem for years.” Production would exceed ull known records, be 8aid. if maintained a1 the pre<ent raie until April 1, when the coal year ende. Mr. Morrow told the committee there an “actual saortsge of 20,99 000 tons in production last siring, arisiag trom the coal strike of 1513, ang the strikes on the ralironds S stor dge, republicnn, New Jersey, procced. ed to question the assertion but it was left for final settiement tomorrow, LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS CELEBRATED IN HARTI'ORD ‘Hartford, Conn., Dec. 21.—As auttor- ized by the Connecticut legislature, the official state celebration of the 300th an- niversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1820 took place {hig after- noon at Parsons’ theatre. The address of ihe day was of ¥ from dren of her schools,” wk Ly Governor Holcomb every ol child in the by Miss Clara N. Coe. from the Pilzrim isalm book, arranged by Prof. Waldo S. Pratt of the Hartford Theologiczl scminary, were sung by the Martford High sclool gler clubs ke Pilgrim compact mcde on the Mayflower before the landinz was ren by Colonel Charles E. Thompson, governor of the Connecticut Society of Mayflower De- scendants. Former Governor Simeon E. Baldwin was the presiding officer. This nee of the grims' mar schools of the state by historical This evening the Congrezational club, meeting at the Cen- ter church house, will further honor the Pilgrim fathers, and Rev. Dr. Rotert Johnston of Montreal will make an ad- dress on “Our Forefathers and Theirs.” The invocation at this afternoon's meeting was given by Rev. Dr. Rockwell ter of Center Con- which was founded by Thomas Hooker twelve years after the on Plymouth Governor Holcomb was not prescnt at the exercizes, beinz amonz the guct at the ceiebration in Plymouth. “puilic -letter. ticut to tie chil- ch ritien nd out to state, was vead Three meiodies Pil- b; Harmon Potter. mini DAMAGING TE! McGAN TIMONY IN Cleveland, O, Dec . 21.—The state scored heavily at this aftcrnoon’s scssion | of the second degree murder tritl of Wil- liam H. MecGannon, chief justice of the municipal coust, charged with the slaying Harold S. gy lust May, when its chisf witness, M®s May Neely, a nurse.{ for,10 years the fricnd of McGannon, to-k the witnegs stand and swore she saw My Gannon shoot Kagy and also swore tha the judge offered her $500 to “keep her mouth shut” about the shooting. She testified that her sister, Mrs. Louis Webb, was concealed in a closet In the room at the time and heard the offer of $500. Seven days after the shooting, she tes- tificd, she went to the judge’s private of- fice and told him to make pub! It facts, advi as fired acc! [ take the “It is to0 late now, Gannon_replicd. Miss Necly told ho' McGannon on the day had trafled his automobile where Kagy was shot. The attorneys for the defense every effort to prevent Mise she testified Mc- she had followed of the murder and svot to the non and the reasons for her foliowing on the day of the shootivg. REORGANIZATION PLANS DISCUSSED BY DEMOCRATS Washington, Dec. 21—Demoeratle ra- organization plans werh discussed toddy by George White, chalrman of the dem- ocratic national committee, With purey leaders in congress. Progress was rport- ed toward meeting the party’s defieit. Re- quests to state committees to ald in the| liquidation of a pro rata basis was the plan said to have been most favor:d. No immediate meel® committer 3 conte White sald prior to his d-p: home at Marl Ohlo, to #pend Christ- mas. ROUND-UP OF QUESTIONABLE CHARACTERS IN BRIDGEPORTS Bridgeport, Dec. 21.—A fine toeth comb, as the authorities termed it. was being run through the city by the police today to round up any questionable characters wio may have come from New York as the result of a drive there by the police. ‘The force in the busincss section has been increased. more special officers put on motorcycles and er safeguards taken 10 protect liston Walker NON MURDER TRIAL ! EXORBITANT COSTS 1¥ AMERICAN SHIPYARDS New York, Dec. 21.—Charges of ex- cessive and “esorbitant” coeis made by Amnerican gnibyards for repaftd 1o 4 owned by (%s United States ship: board and rrivate firmz were made today by Commander nE D. G vy . Gateweo., ad of the board's repa'r and cum#tfue- tion department. |, Excessive cost of repairs, rancing 2 high as “25 per cent. above the [ligt Commander Gatewood sald, wers orking a serious handicap tn the sue- jeesstul competition of aa Twmeriean mer- chant marine with for.ign flag He appeared for co-operztion of the owners in efforts of his devartment t9 jbring these prices down to figures. Commander Gatewood smoke at a tumeh- eon_of American ship owners, &t which Frederick A. Thomneon. recently appoint- ed vice chairman of the shipping board, was a guest. Mr. Thommson spoke “ommarder Gatewood's plam had the “full surmort of the 1 7o influence, direct «~ indireet, to alter that positior™" il some of the alleped «consive costs which he had investiruted, Ci mander Gatewood sald monthly bill cf res |amounted to al ,: amount, he said, . $2.000,000 in ex- |cess of what it should be. Responding to his plea for the estab- lishicent of a “reasonable set of rephlr rates” necessary to maintain an Ameri- can merchant marine, several of thess present, including Frank C. Munsen of the Munseon line, E. M. Buli of the Bull rles 2. Page of the American In- | support of ¢ syndicate and J. Howland Gard- ner of the a I “reasonable charges™ | Mr. Gardner termed the “resalr business {in New York as close n corporation e '\'.1: ever formed, buiit un by combinatien, «nd that it would take combination e get it down.~ - _—_— | BODY OF BRIDGEPORT MAN FOUND AT WALNUT BREACE { | Miford, Conn. Dec. 31—The boly ef | @ man found at Wainut Beach woday wal ; identified late this 2 033 as that of Thomas Davey, of Brid.eport one of the| owners of a chain of grovery stores op-| eraied in this s.ction of the mate byl i Davey Erothers, Iuc. %he body was) | found on the beach Ly boys at play ang’ | 1t was ag first belisved that %t had bees' el ashore. dical Examiner W. J. B Plesher | d tonight he would report te Coromer t it was his bellef that Mr. Dun' | fell or jumped from a pler while suffer- | Ing from a temporary mental disorder. probably brought on by 3 throat affeetien | for which Mr. Davey had been treated for gome thne. The jocal pollee Said there' were no indications that the man had been held up. althougt there wag but $1.50 in his vocket when the body was: found. l Mr. Davey left the glrny eTIoeTy storehouse in Bridgeport at 6:30 last night. He was 45 yearw old and lesves a widow and several children. COOLIDGE TO BE PRESEXTED i HISTORIC AMERICAN FLAG 1.—Glovernor Colildge, 48 vies presidert-elect. wil be oresentcd th- smorrow with an American flag _whigh draped the casket of on unnamed Mamm- vhusetts hero In France. The cxeroiied, will take place in the Hall of Fiaed af ihe state houss i1 the presence of mem- lers of the Grand Avmy, Spanist Wap reteansy and Amvrican Legion. The beme ter was brought from overseas by Walter s Robinson, Colone]l E. L. Logan snd A 15 Zattermen. members of 4 state com- tilssion which went abaord 15 inepect the Cemeterics xhere Masmuckuserts dead fe. REPUBLICANS CARRIED MERIDEN CITY BLECTION Meriden, Comn.. - Boston, Dae