Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 23, 1920, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 321 GOVERNMENT PAID$11.50F COAL MINED FOR §3.67 A 10 of the National Coal closes Purchases of Large Quantities by the Govern- ment Against Their Advice—Increased the Difficulty For the Public—J. D. Morrow Declared It Was an “Inexcus- able Example of Government Inefficiency. \ Testimony of Ufficials Washington, Dec. 22.—Ifow . the Na- tional Coal Association, an organization of coal operators, dealt with’ the gov- ernment and coped with the government and coped with the fuel shortage last summer, were fields in which a senate in- vestigating committee today spent ten hours. J. D. A. Morrow, a vice president of the organization, told how the associa- tion ‘drafted orders for the interstate commerce commission 10 issue on trans- portation matters, paid the expenses of the United States geological survey in collecting official figures on eoai produc- tion, kept Joseph P. Tumuity, secretary to President Wilson, informed of ail steps, and successfully fought proposals to re-establish a fuel administration Al- though coal prices continued to mount. D. W. Went. the association’s p dent, testified to purchasing for the war depurtment at the height of the shortage. 150,000 tons of coal, for which the gov- ernment pald $11.50 a ton, while anoth- er corporation which he controlled was mining and selling contract coal for $3.20 and $3.47 a ton. The examination of the two officials of the association was enlivened from time to time as senators produced correspond- ence taken from the organization’s files during an unannounced search of its of- fices In Washington last Saturday and Sunday, and questioned sharply the pur- powe and public interest of the steps taken by the asociation and government agen- clon Al Mr. Wents declared that his purchases of coal for the war department had been made over protest, and agreed to a sue- pestion of Senator Calder, _reoublican. New York, that “it was bad business for the government and increased the diffi- calty for the public.” “A representative of the war depart- ment came to me and said that the de- partment had ordered all its coal for the winter bought immediately, during Sep- tember.” Mr. Wentz said. “I said that the department should buy a little then. a le er on, and not go into the market r the full amount. because it could all be obtained later for much lese .o 3 but T was informed that the order was to buy Immediately. The story I got was that the secretary of war felt the -step hevrasary. M>. Wentz said he received commissions amounti: 75.000 on the purchases. 8fnator C: \ ures, said that “millions of tons” | Crisis in Commerce at Constan Constantinople, Dec. = 22. — Comy here is suffering an acute crisis o count “of the o meettheir obligations owir iraondinary rise in foreign exe Wwill be necessary to import suppl the winter from Kurope, Anatolij closed. A panic on the sexch: cause of the slump .in mfi:r ings has resuited fn nume: ruptcies. Association Dis-|is recstablished soon, there commercial catastrophe. impot inability - . 'A Il: k- Unless commerce with Anatolia will be a SIGNIFICANCE OF BRYAN'S ‘Wiashington, Dec. 22.—(By The A. P.) —William_J. 'Bryan, who visited Presi- dent-elect Harding at Marion recently, held a lengthy conference today with Sen NORWICH, © 0 : Mfiel Than Furnish n $20,000 to prison tonight unable to furnish sure-|vote was taken at 8.45 o'clock after to $25,000, fixed|eight house of debate. ties of from $20,000 by judges before whom they were ar- raigned today. nd _citizens continued their efforts been obtained for the army by other buy- | republican opponents of the league of na-| large. ers during September and Uctober. At prices ranging from 3.90 to $16. Anoth- ers during September and Octoher, tion: The purpose of Mr. Bryan’s visit here, at|it was stated reliably, was to discuss|raised to $25,000 each in robbery cases ing that bunker cual at Hampion Roads | possibilities of securing an agreement or|to to $20,000. each in burglary cases. during the summer and fall had cost the | réaching some common ground in the| Barely 25 per ceut. of the prisoners ob- shipping board §16.60 & ton, in yuantjties, [ movement toward a concord for ‘main-|tained ‘the required bonds nd the oth- Mr. Morow treated by sayiug that it “was | tenance of world peace. From ° what]ers went to jail as inexcusable an example vl government | could be learned of his conference With ineffiency as I ever saw. Chietly, the examination touched the actions relative to coal shortage taken by the government agencies, presumably in the interest of consumers at large. Sena- tor Kenyon, republican, lowa, armed witn minutes of the association's executive committee meetings, read . a resolution which authorized the “drafting of an in- terstate commerce commission order to make mines immune from damagesy for falling to fufill contracts to furnish coal. “You did draft that order?” Senator Kenyon asked Ar. Morrow. “We did and the commission issued jt. with some changes,” the witness told him. And its general effect was to free mines from their lability to furnish coal they had- contracted 1o deliver?” Senator Iken- ¥ continued. “Only insofar as the release’ was in |l public interest and necessary to get sup- lies to keep peopie in the northwest and New England from freezing this winter,” Mr. Morow returned. He added that the contract breaking allowed the cu: to 1 W * Harding has formulated in his mma ouiy * the’ broad, general - outline’ of ef- fecting an arrangement for peace and details of any plan. Some Who have yis- absolute discard of the treaty of Ver- sallles, but is- considering. of certain features Ppeace policy. Senator Borah, it was sfid_that the views of Mr. Bryan and the Idaho sen- ator both were unchanged. It was indi- cated that Senator Boran remained im- placable toward any arrangement involv- ing any internationaal ailiance. Significance was given Mr. Bryan's call upon' Senator Borah because of the form- er’s very recent talk with Senator Hard- ing and the former premier’s expressions, after his Marion visit, of bopefulness for | 500. a solution of the world peace problem. enator Borah also discussed the subject|of Gus Schwenderman in with Senator Harding for an hour during the Jatter's stop-over here early. .this month. 1§ Tnformation obtained here from Sen- has nmot yet' come to’'a consideration of ted the president-elect, however, state that he apparently does not contemplate incorporation in developing his Among the expedients the Great Lakes during Senator Kenyon developed that tional association had agreed to to the courts and defend the._oraer case any operators brought the summer. e na- ‘g0 in- injunction said to be under consideration at Marion is adoption of a newt set of reservations removing all question of American ob- ligation and expressing merely American n | adherence to principles believed helpful ider, producing a sheet of fie- | proceedings agaiust it, that a numbr of the association members dissented from the policy and that a Colorado local as- sociation withdrew as a body because of it. The payments to the geological survey for getting out coal - production figures, Mr. Morow said, allowed the mainten- ance of a practice started during the war, for which congress later reindtated ap- propriations. It cost the assocjation $6,000 up until last July znd he said that fur- nishing the money had not allowed the association to control. the compilation. Senator Kenyon challenged this, and pro- duced several letters passing through as- sociation channels concerning the weemy statements, as to how compilations should be arranged and for what purpose the fiz- ures could be used. HARDING NEARS SOLUTION OF ADMINISTRATION PROBLEMS | Marion, O., Dec. 22.—Although many important decisions remain to be made, it Became known tonight that President- elect Harding's series of conferences here have brought him much nearer the sold- tion of the big problems of his adminis- tration.s A world united moral influence of the great powers, s taking more or less concrete form in his mind as he gathers advice on the subject from every viewpoint Available material for the cabinet has been sorted painstakingly, and aithough no apoointments have been offered, the field of possibilities has been narrowed sharply. Metions for two or three of the most im- Portant portfolios may be made early in Do new year. on problem of reorganizing the elaborate executive machinery at Wash- ington the plans of the rrsdent-clect are less complete, but he at least has gathered much information and advice and has settled upon a central scheme of procedure. He provesei to dulld his cab- inet from the very beginning about the idea of a readjusted jurisdiction among respective executive departments. These are the outstanding accomplish- ments of the deliberations about Mr. Harding’s council board here, but the dis- cussions also have developed many poli- cles of lesser prominence. He is keeping an ear to the ground for information on the labor situation and on financial con- ditions. He has inquired into the ques- tion of agricultural relief and has sought for the real story of thie mation's military and naval status. So far s the world peace plan is con- cerned, Mr. Harding still remains free trom final committal to any definite and detalled program. During his corifer- ences here, however, be has placed upon the table an outline of Procedure which be formulated long before the campaign was over. Reughly, the plan as it n- s shapes up is understood to contemplate .. diplomatic exchange with Great Britain, France, Jtaly and J- on soon after the new ad- ministratior_~ gins on March 4, asking that they cousider the possibilities of an agréement between them and the United States to exert a united moral force for world peace. It is not expected that the proposal will suggest in any respect a political ailliance, though it may reiterate the faith of the United States in a world court in which all nations .might volun- tarily become I MILITARY NOW 0CCUPY THE CITY HALL, DUBLIN Dublin, Dec. 22.—Military forces today oocupled the city hall and municipal buildings in accordance with the demand on Monday of General Boyd, commande of the Dublin district, who sent a notice to the Dublin corporation requiring po: pession of the butjdings by today. A large yortion of the public services will-be dis- organized, as mo otber offices have been secured. Sentries were posted and the erection of defenses carried out. Early this morning when the city officials arrived only the town clerk. his assistant and two em- ploges in his department were allowed to enter. 2 FWIEF SNATCHED SATCHEL CONTAINING $5,300 IN CASH loe Angeles, Cal, Dec. 22.—A thief imatched a stachel containing $75,000 in chegks and $6.500 cash from two bank measengers today on .a street crowded with thousands of Christmas shoppers and escaped STRIKE TIE r STEAMERS AT GENOA Genos, Ttaly, Dee. 22.—Owfng to the wtrike, thirty-*wo steamerd have been un- Abia fo unioad their cargoes on depart from Genoa. Work in the harbor is at a »apdatil peace plan, based on | Definite announcement of se--| TRAGEDY IN HARTFORD WHILE ' TRIMMING CHRISTMAS TR! Hartford, Conn,, Dec. 22—Mrs, Louis 3. Glineki, 23, is dead and her husband is | dying in a hospital as the result of a shooting affray which occurred in - the Glinski home here tonight. Charles Gigle, a brother of Mrs. Glinski, is held €y the police as a material witness pending the coroner’s inquiry. The police received two- different ,ver- sions of the shooting. The oldest child of the Glinskis, a 9 vear old boy, said that Gigle grappled with Glinski and took the revolver away from him after Glinski had shot his wife. Gigle then shot Glin- ski, the boy said. Gigle . told the police that the family was trimming a Christmas tree when a aquarrel arose between Mr. and Mrs. Glin- ski over the question of her wofking in a factory. The husband insisted that she auit work and take care of the children, Gigle raid. Glineki shot and killed his wife after the quarrel had lasted some time, Gigle told the police, and then Glind ski attempted to shoot Mrs. Matilda Gigle, his wife's mother, but the revolver missed fire. Gigle said he then grappled with Glinski and after a rough and tumble fight Glinski left the room. A shot was heard in a few minutes, Gigle said, and Glinski was found badly wounded in an- other room. toward preventing war. development of a new code of interna- tional law and procedurs are other fea- turés of Senator Harding's thought, ac- cording to word brought here from the Marion conferences. tablishing a_world court or substituteing some such plan for the league of nations, however, among senators. ble than a political league” statement of today of Senator Reed of ator Harding last week. EMBEZZLEE POSED AS Doe warrant was issued charging embezzlement against the man | (2e e | : |!rhme wedding at St. Augustine umar{"fi‘“‘“‘, spalied. Bun, 0 thetea Rickenbacker, force, had been m: gram' from Captain on the Pacific coast, Edwin S. Thomas of the United States district court today dex on behalf of Steve Nelson, who has been Establishment of a_world court and Difficulties of es- are being discussed privatety “A judicial league is no more feasi- was the prominent democratic “irrec- who had a long talk with Sen- CAPTAIN RICKENBACKER Fla.,-Dec. 22.—A Jahn here today | Jacksonville, rife to reports that Captain Tddie ace of the A. E. F. air Tied there. A tele- ickenbacker, Who is disclosed the error last night./ The warrant was sizmed by Charles Day, a hotel proprietor. Fmbezzlement of a sum of money from Mr. Day by “John Doe” alias Eddie Rickenbacher” is charged in the war- rant. “Rickenbacher” stopped at the hotel of which Day is proprietor while in Jac sonville and is accused of having obtain- ed $750 on a check indorsed by the hotel ,man. W. M. Farans, of New York and Ph adelphia, salesman for a brass manufac- turing company, who was a witness at the wedding, told the police trat “Ricken- bacher” had taken from him $1,00g in cash, ‘his watch, a diamond ring and a diamond stickpin.. COURT DECLINES TO INTERCEDE FOR NELSON New Haven, Conn., Dec. 22 .—Judge ed to intercede —_—— CLARA DARTON SMITH HAS SURBENDERED AT JUAREZ in the county jail here since July 6 last awaiting trial on a charge of forgery. The court held that Nelson's rights under the constitution have not been violated by “the state’s unreasonable delay” in start- Juarez, Dec. 22—(By The A. P.) Clara Barton Smith, wanted in Ardmore, Ok- lahoma, in connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon, Oklahoma millionaire, |1 arrived here tonight and immediately was taken into custody by Sheriff Buck the border an hour before, After Miss Smith stepped off the train which came from Chihuahua, she rushed to Sheriff Garrett, shook hands with him cordially, and exclaimed: “Mr. Garrett, I am so glad to see you!" The sheriff then conducted her to a waiting automobile and the party of peace officers and attorneys drove toward the home of James L. Smith's the wo- man's father. The surrender of Miss Smith ends a search which led through the Oklahoma and Texas ofld flelds into Mexico, and which began Nov. 22, when the prosecut- igg attorney at Ardmore obtained war- ts charging her with the shooting of Hamon and with a statutory offense. Hamon was shot in his hotel at Ard- more Sunday, Nov. 21. He walke® to the hospital, where he said a gun he fiad been cleaning was accidentally discharged. He died Nov. 26 DINNER OF NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY OF NEW YORK CITY New York, Dec: 22.—Frederick H. Gil- lett, speaker ‘of the house of represen- tatives, denounced communism in an ad- dress here tonight at the 1ith annual dinner of the New England Society of New York eity in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouk. Mr. Gillett said: ‘Communiem, in the extreme form'of bolshevism, confronts us today as it does all otHer nations. We chould pse no soft words or diplomatic language _to the avowed fos of all governments, Commenting briefly upon labor unions, Mr. Gillett said that “modern labor unions have adopted the theory. that the standard of work shall be by the poorest workman, that mo man need do more than "l‘ very weakest workman can accomplish, and this stunts skill and ambition and’ prevents individual devel- opment.” Mt Gillett asserted it was' “unsound | charity and unsound finance to have the | United States treasury uct as almoner | Zor Europe,” although there is a power- ful - influence behind the movement to have this done Other speakers included Selden P. Spencer, United States senator from Missouri, Rov. John Kelman and Darwin P. Kingsley of New York. ing his trial. Judge' Thomas recently issued 3 writ of habeas corpus for the delivery of Nelson made tdhat Nelson's trial be hastened and that the bond of $20,000 in his case he Garrett, of Ardmore, Who had arrived on |lowerpd. regard the bail as excessive that he did not have authority to prevail on the state courts to reduce the bond. spiracy to forge checks drawn on a New York bank under the name of the Ameri- can Woolen company. Veglia, sentence dfrom North Adams Dec. 14 to of $20.000 were awarded to Albert Naill |by a jury in, superior court togay after considering fie_evidence Naill's suit for $25,000 against the Chas, jured in an elevater accident at the Chase At the request of counsel for Nelson, n federal court, where an appeal“was Judge Thomas said he did not and also elson was arrested in Providence, R. . and brought here on charges of con- D'ANNUNZIO'S FORCES EHELLED BY AN ITALIAN DESTROYER Rome, Dec. 22.—The Italian _torpedo boat destroyer Zeffiro has shelled the forces of Gabriele D'Annunzio occupying says the Stefani Agency. The Legionaires who landed at Castélvenier marched to Zara, but on the way left their ‘commanding officer and six men and two machine gins in the hands of the regular troops. The Legionaires already in Zara made their escape in a collier. Other raids on military positions have been carried out in Dalmatia. ADAMS POLICEMAN SHOT WHILE MAKING ARREST Adams, Mass, Dec. 22.—Patrolman Charles Daniels was shot and dangerous- Iy _wounded today in arresting Elmer Whitton of Poultney, Vt, .o escaped vesterday from the house of correction at Pittsfield. The bullet entered his groin. Whitton ‘was lodged in the Adams po- lice station. Pending the outcome of Daniels’. infuries, no specific charge will be_made against him. o Whitton, who is 25 years of age, was the house of correcticn for bigamy. Yes- teiday he, disappeared after sawing away a padlock on a hatchway door. VERDICT OF $20,000 AGAINST 3 THE CHASE METAL WORKS ‘Waterbury, Conn.,, Dec. 22.—Damages submitted in Metal works of this city. Naill was in- Two hundred and four indicted men appeared in general sessions. Bail was While the courts. were dealing with these cases, several more crimes were reported. A safe in the: watch' repairing establishment in_West 125th street was opened by robbers and 400 watches were taken, An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob another safe in the build- ing. Burglars also opened a safe in a Sec- ond avenue ‘drug store and escaped with monty, jewelry and drugs valued at $1,- These men were arrested in the shop t 22nd street by police Who saw them enter the place. Schwenderman changed they were . at- tempting to hold him up and rob him df bis $300 payroll when the officers enter- ed. Police declared they found several articles on the men which they said Were taken carlier in the day in another rob- bery. . Palice . Commissioner . Enright tonight announced thut orders have been iseusd prohibiting the parking of automobiles in front of banks and’ jewsiry establish- ments. The commissioner also announced the names of 11 officers who performed es- pecially meritorious acts during the year. Their names will be inscribed on a bronze .tablet at policeheadquarters with 53 others previously placed there. Sev- eral others were commended. New Jersey officials continued their ef- forts to prevens criminals from making a haven of their cities in efforts to es- cape the activities of the New York po- Tice, Governor Edwards of New Jersey an- nounced in Jersey City tonight, that at a conferehce of state and county officials in Trenton next Tuesdpy he will recom- mend the formation of a norganization o keep criminals out of the state and “to pick up and cate for those who are already there BIG BRITISH BANKER SRS SpR SkT0: COURY London, Dec. Thomas Farrow, head of one of the biggest banks in the United Xingdom for people of small means, this morning Wwas brought into Police' court on a charge connected with the failura of his institution Monday, of poor o< just before o man Who at one time #hdiled as a nation- al bencfactor for his notable crusade against usurers was charged with hav- ing been concerned with William Walter Crotch, banker, and Frederick Harb, ac- countant, in issuing a false report and balance sheet last June with the intent to jnduce people to advance money to Farrows' bank. He was remanded for three weeks, bail being fixed at £14.000 pounds with additional sureties of £14,- 000. The banker presented a woeful specta- cle as he entered the dock after several days' illness. He leaned tremblingly against the railing and asked weakly if he might sit, adding: “T have been seen seeing imaginary persons.” CROWN PRINCE MAHIDOL TO STUDY AT HARVARD New York, Dec. 22.—Crown Prince ‘Mahidol Songkle of Siam, brother of the king of Siam, reurned to the United States on the steamship Olymnic today after an absence of seven months in his native land. After a few davs, he will go to Bos- ton, where he .. specialize in public health studies, taking special courses both_at Harvard Medical School, and at the Massachuset!s Institute of Technol- ogy. On completion of his studies he will direct the public health work of Siam. The prince is accompanied by the princess, and by Phya Chanindra, a’ Sia- mese scientist. The royal visitor is 28 years old. He entcred Harvard first in 1916. Another brother, Prince Puracha- try, director of the railroads of Siam, also recently visited America. MARRIAGE LICENSES TO COST AS MUCH AS DOG LICENSES Chicago, Dec. 22 —Because bride- grooms, are so full of joy and hope they won't object, Robert M. Sweitzer, county clerk, proposed to the finance committee today that the price of marriage licenses be raised to the same scale as dog li- censes. ’ A marriage permit costs $1.50 and a dog license $3. “I don': sce WHy the fee for a mar- riage license shouid not be raised to the dignity of that for a dog license,” Mr. Sweitzer said. “A young man about to be married is so full of joy and hope that I am sure few, if any, would ob- jeet” NEARING ARGEEMENT ON FORMER GERMAN $ABLES Washington, Dec. 22.—Ten hous of Wiscussion, starting befare noon and run- ning late into the might, brought from delegates to the international commumi- cation conference tonight no announce- ment of a definite basis of agreement on disposition of the former German cables. When the second session of the day broke up late tonight, it was announc- el that another plenary session would be held tomorrow morning. This an- nouncement was taken to indicate that the delegates were hopeful of yet reach- ing an amicable adjustment of the ques- tion at issue. i TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 22.—The board of aldermen in special session today adopted an amendment to the local jutney 'bus ordinance which bars the 'busés from Fast Main street, between Silver street 2nd Exchange place. The vote on the amendment was 9 to 5. : ARMEN N SOVIET HAS ANNULLED FOREIGN LOANS Londen, Dec. 22.—The Armenian so- plant in June, 1919. when he was em- ployed by a contracfing firm donig some work at the plant. | The case was tried | been toiling to repav, says a Reuter des-|dent of the board of trade, ann 18 not good for a man alone— once before and the jury disagreed. e S viet in a proclamation has annuled a:n foreign loans, “especially the American loan,” which the Armenian workers have pateh $rom Constantinople. Unable to|Vote Was 196 to _ New York, Dec. 22.—More than 150| Washington, Dec. 22.—Over the pro- men previously at liberty under. bail{tests of a defiant minority, the house 4 on indictments for crimes of violence in|tonight adopted the Fordney)emergency BECENT VISIT TO MARION | Greater New York, reposed in the Tombs | tariff bill by a vote of 195 to 86, At the same.time police|was taken that supporters of the meas- o] ure, had | ator Borah of Idaho, a leader among|combat the activities of crooks still at|farm | Massachusetts, in ‘opposing the. rate of ON JITNEYS IN WATERBURY | DECEMBER 23, 1920 Fordney Tarff Bill 86—Repre- sentative Rainey Was Bit- |/ ter in Opposition. The It was- evident long before the vote designed -to pro.ect some twenty odd products for a ten months. period, had the situation well in- hand. But Representative Henry T. Rainey, demo- erat, lllinois, leading the opposition, opened a biiter attack which increased in _lnlensity as ‘the debate wore on. Paragraph by paragraph he assailed the measure, while the republicans with loud roars of ‘noes” sent his proposed amendments down tp defeat. A few re- publicans supported him in his attack but a score of his own party turned from their traditional Stand against a high. tariff to join .the majority. Opposition speakers charged that the measuré would send the cost'of living higher, and branded- it as’ class legis- lation. Defenders of the bill, on the other hand, said it would save the agri- cultural industry. -Chairman Fordney, of the ways and means committee, which reported the measure, in opening debate, declared the measure was not scientific and admit- ted it was® hastily drawn, but -asserted that it was the best that could be had at this time. Representative Garner, democrat, Tex- as, speaking in support of the bill, said he felt it was the only way in which congress could extend the relief 5o ur- germly needed by the farmers. « Representative Madden, republican, Illinois, assailed his colleagues, for ‘“opening the way to a remewal of pro- hibitive living costs. Pointing his fin- 5 nbmopmniority, lesdars jusskitIe sai ou men will make two lamp chops cost $1.30 again and you will make our suits of clothes cost 100 per cent mor Representative Carrett, of Tennessee, said he saw “in this bill a determined effort to divide the democratic party, to make members of that party turn their backs on every principle of taxation for which the party has stood in its whole history “I canfiot believe the republican lead- | ers seriously hope to get this bill pass- ed,” he added. “I am convinced it is & fine piece 0 political s:rategy.” In his attempts at amendment Mr. Rainey sought to show that the bIIl for the most part carried higher rates than the Payne-Aldrich tariff. He also warn- ed of retaliatory tariffs and embargos by othep nations. In this connsction an amendment by Representative Olney, democrat, of Massachusetts, to admit wool in transit from Austraiia and South America -at the time of passage of the measure at pre- vailing rates of duty was voted down. Representative Walsh, _republican, sevan cents a pound on coftan manu- factures, said the cotton industries of New England were at a stands:ill now and predicied that an additional duty would result in further ' unemployment through. the abandonment of plans to re- open mills. During the day a number of senators entered the house chamber, and their presence led to reports that they were prepared to talk the bill to death”in the senate. Many republicans said tonight they were akmost convinced that the Bill would not be passed by the senate. Mr. Fordney said in the course of the debate, however, that he hoped to see congress at tho extra session substitute for this bill & relief measure which would remain in effect until a_scientific tariff schedule could he worked out~ “I expect,” hie continucd, “to see con- gress re-emact either the Dingley or the Payne-Aldrich schedules.” 22 1-2 PER CENT. WAGE REDUCTION IN MILLS OF FALL RIVER Fall River, Mas: reduction of 22 1 . Dec. 22.—A wage per cent. for the 35.- 000 cotton mill -onerati=es in this city was announced today : { e~nference between the Fall Rive! v oltor § gufac- turers’ association and the Text.. council The reduction, which will become effective on Jan. 3 in all of the 100 mills con- trolled by members of the manufacturers’ association, brings this textile center into line with the reduced scale of wages in other cotton making centers of New Eng- land. President James Tansey of the Textile coupcil said that general meetings of all the textile unions in the city would be held early mext week to vote on accept- ance or reiection of the cut. Less than one-third of the enerafives here are un- ion members. but the action of the Textile council usually is accepted as the guide among the workers. Most of the mills in the city are either. closed or running on' reduced scheduleys.’ The American Print works, which braces the Fall River Iron Works cor- roration, controlling eight cotton mills, | ‘was closed today for three days. MANUFACTUREES TRYING TO AVOID WAGE REDUCTIONS New York, Dec. The National As- sociation of Manufacturers ‘today issued a statement asserting that, “contrary to published reports that manufacturers generally regard wage reductions as necessary, manufacturers in all sections of the country are striving in every pos- sible way to avoid the reductions and curtailment of operations which might lead toward unemployment or reduction of the purchasing power of the nation's labor elements. “In many sections of the country em- ployers' associations have undertaken to foster a generally prevailing spirit amor.g employes against wage reductions in the interest of facilitating & normal process of readjustment” read the statement, which named the federated industries of ‘Washington and the Connecticut, Tennes- sce, Nebrask and New Jersey manufac- turers' association. MISSISSIPPI TO CONTEST The town of Hampten, N, M., Is to try its hand at operating .¥ L railway. * Rumanian government ordered the lnumm:utvol"l‘l'.ofil -Jewish refugees in Bessgrabia. § - Bainbridge Colby, American “secretary of state, arrived at Rio Janerio o the battleship Florida. E R : Several more cases of cholera were riported from Russia refugee camps out- s.de Constantinople. 5 b Several mere cases- of cholera hare been reported from Russia refugee camps outside Constantinople. + Anstrian government acting as media- tor brought about a compromise in-the general strike of Vienna waiters, The machine shops of the Loulsville and Nashville -railroad at Etowah, south of Knoxville, Tenn., were destroyed by fire, Canada’s war veterans in western provinces have taken up 3,100,000 acres of land and 8,192 former soldiers now are farmers. o Official figures lssued show imports of 82,456,000,000 francs and exports of 20, 713,000,000 francs during the first elev- en months of this year. : A constitutional amendment ~making women_eligible to hold public office Was adopted - at a joint sedgion of the Mass- achusetts house and senate. % —_— Senator Marcus A. Smith of Arizona is understood to have been selected by President Wilson as a member of the international- joint - commission. Nora Henrietta, dowager Countess Beberts' widow of Field Marshal Farl Roberts died at her residence in.Ascol Heath. Inland Steel Co;, Chicago, aammounced that on January 1 its plants would re- turn to the en and ‘welve hour basis a day. Wages will not be changed per hour. Premier Rhallis has tendered resigna- tion of the Greek cabinet to King Con- stantine. He was, requested to remain in office until parliament begins jts Ses- sions. Two men were captured and two es- caped from a posse that surrounded the First National Bank of Middstown, N. J., following an attempt of the men to rob the institution. Carrylng $14,000,000 less than was ap- propiiated for this year, the annual pen- sion bill was reported out by the huuse appropriations committet. The towal in the bill is $265,500,000. Ninety-Four women ranging in age from 21'to 55 years, and in weight from 109 to 190 pounds, to okthe civil ser- vice examination for pulicewomen at the state house, Boston Hundreds of men and women march- ed to Newport, Ky., city hall and de- manded of the city commissioners and other offirnis ot~ mhling be sup- pressed and the eity rid of gamblers. French Chamber of Deputies adoptea a resolution expressing confidence in - the government’s policies regarding labor, re- habiliatillon, economic, problems and the treaty of Versailles. Dr. James T. Morehouse, 63 years old, of West Orange, N. 4., for 30 years ac- tilve iln X-ray work, died in the New York hospital, failing to recuperate after operation for burns. The Farr Alapaea company, the larg- est textile manufacturing concern in Hol- yoke. Mass., reduction of January 4, 1-2 per cent. effectiv Charles E. Hughes characterized 2 b- lished reports that he had been tend ered the appointment of secretary of state in the Marding cabinet as “irresponsible rumor: Entire plant of the Stegmaler Brew- ing company, the largest in Luzerne county, Pa., was seized by federal go ernment for alleged violation of the Vol- stead Prohibition act. Thelts of bakers and confectioners’ supplies worth $25,000 are said to be in- volved in the charges against nine, em- ployes of H. J. Johnson & Co., Inc, who were arrested in Boston. . One hundred and thirty-eight fire in- surance companies are suspending therr business in Mississippi where their ag- gregate covering policies amount to ap- proximately $1,250,009,000. A 75 per cent.. dividend was declared today by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Coal company in increasing the capital stock from $6,800,000 to $20,000,~ 000. To give additional security to life and property. Mayor Fitzgerald, of .New Ha- vent ordered an auxiliary police force of 500 men to be recruited at once. The fnen will be uniformed and armed. It is estimated that hardly more than hardly, more than 20 per cent. of Toledo’s factory workers are employed at present. The cause bf this; according to the manu- facturers, is the “buying panie” Forelgn office decided not to maxe pablic President Wilson's boundary de- cision regarding Armenia, until after the neeting of the ertent premiecs on the MUediterranean coast in January. “Gabriels D'Annuzio, head of ghe “Regency . 6f Quarnero,” intormed Gen. Caviglia, commander of Italian _troops along the Dalmatian coast, that He does not recognize the treaty of Rapallo. Guisieppl Botta who shot and killed his wife when he found Ner with an- other man in the cellar of their home in Frankiin, Mass., Feb. 29, was sentenc- ed to 9 to 12 years in state prison. Yal university has veeeived = letf ter from Charles Edwaid -Adams, head of the Hector observatory at Wellington. New Zealand, accepting the appoiatment of “Assoclate in Astronomy” at Yale uni- versity. Uneonfirmed reports from Qulenz, s:ate of Minas, say a’magazilnle mine, the largest in South America was pur- WITHDEAWAL OF INSURANCE Jackson, Miss., Dec. 22.—State Revenus Agent Stokes -V. Robertson late today sued out a writ of injunction before Chancellor Striker forbidding the 139 fire insurance companies doing business in this state, against whom he has filed suit for penalties under the anti-trust laws, from withdrawing from the state. DELAY IN BRITAIN'S TRADE AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA London, Dec. 22—t has been found impossible to conciude the trade agree- ment with Russia before ghe rising of parliament, Sir Robert S. Horne, presi- the home of commons today. ciased by North American interests from the Morro da Mina: Cs., for Approxi- mately $4,000,000, Search for wréckage southenst of Cape ‘Hatteras, where a schooner was reported capat last Friday by the British steamer Lun- derman, failed to disclosesthe [dentity of the foundered craft. Christy Mathewson mow under freat- ment for tuberculosis at Saranac Lake. N. Y., expressed great optimism regara- ing his_chances for recovery. Although Matty has only one lung Jeft he is mak- ‘mg a game Might his physiclans say. unless be WANS 1o save money. posted notices of a wage Progress Made at Second Financial Conference at Brussels— Allied Delegates Feel Germany Should Bé Allowed to’ Allies Wil Act Favorably Upon Assistance Required by Germany—Meetings Will Be Resumed on January 10. | Drussels, Dec. 22.—(By The A. P.) At but it is felt in well-informed w‘ the conclusion of the first phase of the |that satisfactory ground for a settlement! second financial conference to discuss |is in sight. . | German reparations, the . delegates ap-| All the delera‘es voiced their eonfl- parently have a good idea of Germany's |dence that the January session will ability 16 pey. and of the assistance the |pare the case for a speedy decision allies must give Germany to meet their [the Geneva meeting of demands. Informal discussions between |of the <German and allied governments the delegates ‘will continue until the |respecting the ibility of modifying congress meets again on January 10. the treaty of Versailles in order to The German delegates left Brusscls |able Germany to pay the minimum rep-' early this afternoon for Berlin. The al-|arations acceptable to the allies. Ae- lied delegations met again in the after-|cording to the original program, after noon with the object of bringing about [the Geneva meeting, which succeeds the an agreement in their reports to their | second session of the financial experts respeciive governmenits. They will leave |of Drussels, and after the reparations here tonight or tomorrow. commission has fixed the total of the The Germans seem satisfied. that the|reparations due, the allied premiers allies will act favorably with respect to |will meet and decide whetBer the reports the assistance required by Germany.|of the different conferences are accept-! - They took With them the allied sugges- |able and alsa what guarantees are- re-| ons regarding reforms, such de- | quirel for fulfiiiment of the modified un-/ creasing tho budget, reductiop of the|derstanding and the penaliies for de- number of government employes, in- |fault. crease in indirect taxes and other meas-| The good relations between the Ger- ures to put Germany on hes feet. man and allied delegates during - the There is a feeling. among the al-|progress of the work of the first session 1fed delegates that Germany should be!has developed a feeling of con3dence allowed to retajn some shipping, and|here that the second session will estab- hope is expressed in_some quarters that|[lish a basis for a solution of the German property in the United States|tions, so ‘hat the subsequent conferanoss may be made available for credits. The [on the reparations program will virteal- German_requests, however, admittedly Iy only have fo deal with any interven-t exceed probable ailied concessions, | ing political dévelopments. et as TESTIMONY AT IRISH INQUIEY OF COMMITTEE OF 100 MLEAN WOULD EXTEND TIME OF PAYING INCOME TAXES ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—A characteriza tion of the biack and tans in Ireland us (Special to The Lulletin.) Washington, D. C., Dec. 22.—As chalin “wholly withcut discipline and not respon- | may, of tiepes commities on SRR sible to anybody“\was given today by a lang currency tor Mclean Las Imtre- * former corporal in the United Stales |uuged a bul to smend e federal fe- army in reply 10 a request of the co ar’ to extend B sion of the committce of one hund:e such way of paying i taxes. Mr. M- vestigating the Irish question for *an ap- || i ot s S B praisal through the eyes of @ soldwr of | thoss obligations i I English forces in Ircland.” b v Daniel J. Broderick of Chicago, who . %< o 8ald he served on the Mexican border b PR ey fore the world war and in the navy dur- | (m; o ¢ ol Dick: In ghostilities, told the commission at 191 o deral res “if enlisted men of (he American military |as wmended by __(‘.,“rx,;md Sep- services took into their own hands re- |iember 7, 1916, and March 2, 1919, b8 prisals against the people of occupied | further amenced by siriking out the territory as the black and tans and E words “Deconib 1926, at the end lish soldiers do in Ireland, they would be | thereof and n Liew -berecf & tried by courtsmartial and sentenced 10 | foiiow rx: 3, 921" long terms in military prisons.” ure Sena Broderick, who returned to this country rmed by the fed- Dec: 5. after a visit to Abbey Feale, Ire- reserve t there ars gl land, sald he had been addressed by a |totuls of s and cerusi- member of the black and tans s “one of |cates of indebtedne held byt tig those Yanks who won the war.” He was | Lanks whica are not yet wholly paid for Bearched. on gne occasion,.atthe point of [by he owner: and that unss taetpro: ’ a pistol, he declared, and viso in scction 11 i the fedgral riberve out his American citizensh act is nced as probe don’t cdre if you are the president of the |of nds will be « United States, you are going to be |them o w searched = [of the ve boar Broderick said he had witn pillaging of homes by “drunken b tans,” d the ack and | and the woundinz of a little girl | 1 cail attent unuecessary 1 10 the L. xt this time ferred to the com- by the military. / | mittee oo Ry - He added that ome of the I s 1 au Gt A tans and a member of the I . ihe senate D constabulary had showed him t gty - manition, which he &2 cuivingy & oft-nosed” bullets. The witness e scribed several kil ributed to binck AMERICAN WOOLEN COMPANY BELUCTANT TO EEDUCE WAGES and tans and * individuals. Members of the | Miss Susannah W he ng and abuse of commiesion heard from h a story of the kili- {ing of her brother-in-law, the late lord | Lawrence, Mass, Dec. 21—President mayor of Cork. Wiliam M. Wood of the American| Miss Annie Walth, her sister. declared | Wooien Compauy said toduy that thel that firemen fighting fires of incendiary | company was °very reluctant to make origin, she said, repeatedly are fired upon e maier of wage redues by the military . s and “betore decling Ge- It is no longer safe to be on the streets in Cork.” .she £2/d. “The people | burry straight home froilv work.” urse to pursus we na FEAR THAT MISE: BALLOONISTS ARE DEAD Rockaway, N. ¥ time since the dis: {balioon A-5398. nin the Rockaway naval air sta luctantly expressed the o >y ol that the three occupants of e atreraft- are dead In the w Sethvae o Adirondacks. The same onh a The at Mitchel field, Long Is situat army officers who have search for the ill-fated During the first s of the craft's disappearance officers the Rockaway station were confident that the men had landed in the Adirondacks, and as soon nomically it studying at nted with on vat we | erious question | on. We canmot s they could work the'r way to a tele. ol P+ - grabh station the mystery of the éraft | for our mills, azu |woula be solved.. This hove has given | away to the belief that the men have frozen to death in some unfrequented sec- {tion ef the mountainous area al dius of approximately eighty miles from lens Falls. The airplane hunt for the missing eraft, ADED GUILTY TO PART IN MOTEL ASTOR HOLDOP | it Ghena Fells as the base of opera | ew, York, Dee = 33—tmitant Dis-f tions, will proceed with one plane scan- j 7' oy Mgy ey ning the country when the visihility per. |$iCnS court today s o mits obser n Aflights. officials at {7 ha Arges againet | Mitchel field announced tonfght 23 COMMUNISTS SURRENDER |t FOR DEPOETATION TO RUSS: New York, Dec. 22—Twenty-three |, communists surrondered themselves at |0 Ellis Isidnd today for deportation to | o (oo oed the sssistan: @8- | Rus! They will depart on the steam- |, " 00 (0 3 er Imperator scheduled to sail tomor-| = pr S ML Ly o0 0l o | row. All were captured in raids last L The indictmen i Winter but were releascd on bail because | Fauil: The 7 at that time no transportation line wi open_ to Russia of them appeared || in smartly cut clothes, in some ins ances fur overcoats, and bearing heavy leather Dbags . ‘ < Some of the denarting communists leave wives and children behind. There was much weeping as they took leave of their families. punishable 1 All TO REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN HANDLING OF LIQUORS VES GLOOMY PICTURE OF EUROPEAN rnu!ml Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 22.—The Mari- time Workers Federal of Antofagasta fo- day adopted a resolution, effective Jan- uary 1, declaring that marine workefs would not participate in the loading or unloading of liquors and wines, whether of home or foreign manufacture. resolution invites other labor organiza- tions to join the movement against “al- coholism. New Yorl n T. Dee. 22 —TRepresentative | entenant asetts, re r Olymole after 1 the oocunied vegion of Gere many with his wifo and mother, Germans, ne sal, preferred the doughboys to any other of the troops of occupation Former Senator C. W. Watson of Virginia, who returned from Fagland, pain‘ed a gloomy pleture of Eurcpeas finsnces. sayinz he @i not heligvs ® blew | many eonld ray the indemnity. and the same in the State bank here last {France and Itzly. which are now Spemds nighy and escaped with $2,000 in cash | ing money lavishly, will be halte] beferse and more than $15,000 in megotiable se- |long by & financial crash. curities. said, was in better finanetal A elect Froy th, BOBBERS BLEW SAFE IN BANK AT BARNEY, N. D. —Robt Barney, N. D, Dec. 22