Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1920, Page 1

" clares Forei finance tommittee that treasury department. @s a surprise to the comm| ' United States Will Not Cancel Loans Made " War—That Interest Should Be Paid When Due&® ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—Declaring that the government face sa gross deficit o $2,100,000,000 for the current fiseal yea Houston foday warned the sel congress ‘avold putting a heavier burden on SOLDIERS' BONUS TALK The esti it 1 Was nearly £1,000,000,000 greater t recently estimated by Semator X one of its ber, North Kakota, & POPULATION 29,685 Ex-Kaiser's Xmas Party Broken Up. London, Dec. 23.—The former Ger- man_emperor's Christmas family party has been broken up by the departure of his daughter and her husband, the Duke of Brunswiek, according to the Daily Mail's advices. Their sudden departure was due to the opposition of the Bruns- wick diet to the financial claims of the duke, who asks 250,000,000 %harks. in fevogaitiop of his fisnding ever!tha ducal domains to the state. IO B KING GEORGE'S SPEECH AT PROROGUING OF PARLIAMENT London, Dec. 23 (By the A. P.).—The 's speech on the occasion of the pro- ;{YoRNing of parliament at midnight to- night, after reference to the continued dly reiations with foreign powers, illuded to -the Greek difficulty and -de- E clared that the government-would, in con- “The senate and the Amprican peo-Ljunction with the ajlies, endéavor to reach ¢ | ple ‘are entitled to know why these if-la solutien compatible with their joint re- te payments, amounting “to- $5,000,- | sponsibfiities. 0 00 have been allowed Y pSe,” the The situation with respect to Russia sénator said. Jaige: described at still unsettied and ob- and the king expressed ‘the hope e would shortly recommence With nd lead to an era of peace, great- 3 by the suffering people of east- Washingfon, Deec. 23.—Market = pr] ern_Europe. 4 -|of Liberty bonds and other government| ~It is of the highest importance,” |the - | secugities were said today by Secretary|speech continued, “that Poland and her te HURTING LIBERTY et have completely i land. The Italian fl headquarters . at Pola, . is.- Guif of Qu Annunzio ralders. “General Caviglia gave Captal nunzio until 6 o'clock last might to reach a decision fo accept the treaty of Ra- pallo, bu the poet-soldier permitted the time limit to expire and announced he would resist its enforcement. the issuance of orders to establish a close blockade, General Caviglia directed that foreign citizens and civilians in Fiume be given 48 hours to leave the city. APPROACHES TO FIUME ARE HEAVILY GUARDED Dbers. For 1 fieft would be 10 Mr. Hou mit whi indi ury. The secretary corporation. the jaunch a new programme of borrowing. The committee was unable to complete and asked Mr. Hpuston Mon- its o day the fiscal meet even current ton wi discuss s the soldiers’ ich jeated that the treasury would be compel work today return for further testimon; WILL NOT CANCEL LOANS t ing the Interest on od. allles erat, MADE DUDING THE WAR Dec. the war. declared Senator in an address men informal a was an foreig loan: and characterized as indefinite.” COOPERATIVE TOBACCO MARKETING CO. PLANNED Texington, K. so-aperative tobacco marketing company a conference of cen- tobaco growers here to- resolution protesting against proposal of the secretary of the treas- ury that the tax on manufactured tobac- o be Increased £ix cents a pound also were approved at tral day. The marketing company plan, will be finally passed upon by the execu- tive committes of the organization tomor- thé co-operative plan of the Southern California row. Kentucky ddopted. . Follows closely Asmsoclation. and ACTIVITY OF VOLCANO CAUSING ALARM IN JAPAN ash. a ‘warehousemen, re-dryers of tobacco. the entire crater p blaging furnace. earthquake set on fire. to gain access to year endinz June § . the treasury head estimated the de \pproximately $1,500,001 900 and he added that it could be seen that resources of ervenue must be sought requirements. called before the com- bonu: according to_estimates, would re- quire an outlay of £1.500,000,000 and he treasury would op- my mction by congress that woul Trnd 1 ‘opem & new drain on the treas- also reiterated his ob- jJections to the revival of the wat finance It would mean, he said, that led ¥ 23.—The allied na- be advised that the United States will not cancel loans made dur- McKellar, today criticising Secretary Houston of the treasury department for alleged fallure to take sceps for their payment. the foreign loan, he add- should be paid when aue and the certificates of indebted- ness converted into long term bonds. He * insfdious in favor of cancelling tne Secretary Houston's statement on the foreign loans in his annual report, Sen- ator McKellar “vague The plan was formulated by directors |disturb the internal life of the country. of the Burley Tobacco Growers' Associa- tion, bankers, farmers | the government was doing all that was |suffered four defeats in succession, and in —The continued activity “f 1Fe voleano Asama is causing alarm. V'oient explosions occurred in the cra‘- ‘Wednesday evening, and the countr/ fer many miies tround was strewn with Later, a'ter tremendous rumnblings, jck column of flame and smoke shot skyward, and The towns around the volcano suffered from heavy showers of ashes. eral villages were impossible shocks The forests and sev- It was the gones owing to the lava streams. * Am area covering two miles at the foot of the mountain is raported to resemble A& mea of fire. One village has been en- It is feared that the loss of human and ZWmal life has been tirely burned out. large. SENTENCE OF BOYS West Orange, SUSPENDED FOR HOLIDAY jam J., Dec. 23.—Recall- ing the days when he, too, was a boy, bent upon plllaging mother's ples set out to cool, John B. Lander's heart softansd today and he issued an order that brought joy lerders and Recorder to thres West Orange youngsters. Haled before the recorder, a trio of mischief _makers was sentenced to re- ceive Jed e no” Christm: at 6.30 o'clock each night month. citizens intervened, protesting that the punishment was too severe. Tonight the sentence was suspended | The robbery brought to a close a day over Christma: nd Christmas. Santa Claus was notified. novu! ot OF COMMONS IN SESSION FOR 22 1.2 HOURS London, Dee. 23.—Aftér sitting contin- uously for twenty-two and a half hours the house of commons rose at 1.15 o'clock | Administration of the European Chil- this afternoon. The long session was|dren's Fund crowned the year's success- cavsed by last night's general debate, |[ful activity with ‘a Christmas celebra- which T. J. MacNamara, minister |tion touchi»z in its character. , #poke on unemployment, A. J.|tertainment began with son; on the league of nations, Sir{dren's choir, one of which was espec- . Horme, president of the board |ially composed for and dedicated to those “ frade, on commercial relations with | '‘Whose humane hearts prompted them to 'ussia, and Premier Lloyd George on |Send food andl clothing to the children in RAISING FUND FOR NEW . N. Y., Dec. 28.—A unanimous vote declared that Diego Man- .—mnlm',m for the fund to :hrm.mm uel Chamorro, the conservatice candi- Amaigamated Ci orkers ?.,'.".-. to ald New .Y':il:‘n;mmn ot | Presidency of the republic in the election umion who bave been denied recogni- 4 YORK GARMENT WORKERs | Managua, Nicaragua. Dec. presents, to take no|S2id to be valued at several thousand part in Yuletide celebrations and go to|dollars were stolen today by three arm- for the time was taken up with a discussion of the lords imendments o the agricultural bill. demo- wiiich Fruit | added that the government would not al- [tween the two houses over the agriculture Growers, according jo John H. Newman, | low armed bands in the name of Fiume |bill. which had been tossed about from president of the Burley Tobacco Growers | to occupy territories that were not ital-|lords to commons and from commons to and Huoston to be sufferingsas a result of | neighbors should compose their political the continued discussion of the soldiers|differences and devote their undivided bonus and the various legislative meas-fenergies to producing internal stability ures for the relief of the farmers, such{and to the task of economic reconstriic- as the revival of the war finance corpor-| tion. 2 ation The distribution of the mandates and Enactment into law of either of these|other work of the assembly of the league proposition: the treasury secretary de-|of nations werestakep up, and the assem- clared, would necessitate flotation by the [bly was declared (o have “shown™ its government of a loan which would add|sense of the importance of including all to the wmount of government securities|nations in its membership by admitting now outstanding and cause consequent|two late enemies.” reaction in the market for government bonds, Necessity of a bond i a soldier's bonus, Mr. Houston said, readily understood, but it would be equally necessary for the government to borrow in order to enable the war finance corporation to function. The corpora- tion, he said, has about $370,000,000 in book credits against the treasury, but to resume its activities it would have eith- er 0 issue bonds of its own to obtain funds or call upon the treasury for his It is my earnest hope” added the ing, “that the spirit of harmony and good-will manifested at the assembly is an augury of the value of the league as a force making for conciliation and pesce throughout the world.” The king referred with gratification at the success of the Prince of Wales' im- perial tour and regretted that the prince was not able to inaugurate new councils in India. The promise was given that the government would make every effort to reduce expenditure. ue to finance to balance, in Which case the treasury| Dealing with the subject of Ireland, the would be forced to issue certificates of |king said: indebtedness in order to raise the “The state of affairs in Ireland grieves me profoundly. I deplore the campaign of violence and outrage, whereby a small section of my subjects seek to sever Ire- land from the empire, and I sympathize with the loyal servants of the crown who are endeavoring to restcre peace and maintain order under conditions of unex- ampled difficulty and danger. “It is my most earnest hope that all sections of the people of Ireland will in- sist upon a return to constitutiénal meth- ods, which alone can put an end to the terrible events which threaten ruin to that country, and make possible reconcil- iation and a lasting peace. Then, announcing briefly the passage of the home rule bill. the king continued: “I sincerely hope that this act, the frait of more than thirty vears of ceaseless controversy, will finally bring about unity and friendship between all the peoples of my kingdom.” STION | The king concluded by recounting the | measures passed during the course of the Rome, Dec. 22—Premier Giolittl, {parliamentary session. He referred to un- speaking in the chamber of deputies, |employment as the darkest cloud on the concerning the situation in Fiume, beg-|horizon, springing less from internal ged the nationalist dputy Federzoni, whq [causes than from contraction of the ex- had interrogated the government, 1o con- |port trade, arising out of the poverty of sider the Fiume question from all peints. |other nations and their inability to secure The premier said the work of the goy-|credits. The government, he said, was ernment must always be ingpired by a |giving unremitting attention to this prob- desire for internal peace, and therefore |lem. \ the government would not permit par-| The session was somewhat unusual, It ties, in the name of patriotism, to bring{Wwas expeected that parliament would pro- up questions which necessarily would | rogue about 8 o'clock, but there was dif- lead t5 a disturbance of the peace. He|fleully in adjusting the differences be- money. The secretary so said he was op- posed to the various proposals for ex- tending credit to foreign nations on the basis of government funds, the admin- istration having decided there should be an_end to foreign loans. iscussing a sales tax to provide gov- ernment revenues, a subject now under consideration by ‘the house ways and means committee, the secretary declared himself opposed to a general sales tax on the ground -tha tit was contrary to the theory of progressive taxation. He added, however, that he favored a se- lected sales tax, applicable to certain classes of articles not necessaries. which, he said, would keep the burden of the tax from those unable to pay. in PREMIER GIOLITTI SPOKE ON THE FIUME QU the jan, and would not permit factions' to[lords throughout the evening. This re- sulted in delay. The lords insisted on The premier assured the chamber that|their amendment, and the government possible to settle the question in the best |most of thees cases the house of commans manner and was hopeful of reaching a |had, perforce. to accept these amendments peaceful eolution, But he repeated that |to prevent the bill from becoming a dead ihe government eould: not-allow- civil-war | letter. - }: be unchained in the name of patriot~ — - TARDING CONSULTS ABOUT ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS SUITS OF $1,000,000 FOR CONFINEMENT IN ASYLUM| Marion, Ohio, Dec. 23.—World peace and American business conditions were foremost again today in President-elect Harding’s consultations here about the policies” of his administration. The plan for an association of nations he discussed with Myron T. Herrick of Cleveland, who was American ambassa- New York, Dee. 23.—Suits for a total of $1,000,000 compensation for ten years' confinement in the state asylum for the insane at Kings Park, L. I, were insti- tuted today by Miss Phebe W. Brush and her sister, Ada D. Brush against Mrs. William B. Gifson 4nd Walter | 90r to France at the begluning of the Lindsay of Huntington who, they charge, | Worid war and who has been suzgested Wwero responsible for their confinement, | Persisténtly a5 a nossible selection for fire Trieste, Dec. Udine.)—Fiume Alpini. der surveillance. passage of any craft. Throughout last night Fiume appearea to be a city of darkness. As yet there has been no decision an- nounced as to the attitude the command- er will take toward the withdrawal of the residents there. There was no mark- ed change in the number of departures All leaving will from the city today. have to do #0 on foot. NORWICH, CONN, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 Cabled Paragraphs | Fiume Has Been .|Two Negro Bandits eleecmtu_rgiLhy-Posse (By Courier is surrounded by gov- ernment forces. The approaches are heav- ily guarded on the north, east and west by powerful patrols of carabineers and Every road and Nothing lowed to go into‘the town, but exit is permitted to those. who wish to with- draw rather than to force a siege. By sea, the fleet of Pola is not permitting the lane is is being One carabineer was Kkilled and west side of the city. made thei rescape. EVACUATION BY CIVILIANS OF FIUME HAS BEGUN London, Dee. 2 Times. Already one perate. —The evacuation of Fiume by civilians has begun, according to a despatch from Milan to the London hundred lia is considered even worse. A majority of the population of Fiume, says the correspondent, oppose any em- counters incolving bloodshed. Even some members of the regency disagree with His flancee ministr has re- signed and left Fiume. Fltteen men have deserted from his army. Deputies Suzi and Deambris have left 1un.e for Rome to submit a proposal that Italy recog- nize the regency with Barros, Abbe and Veglia. while the regency renounce the immediate awnexation of Filume to Italy, which would be a ‘subject for. future ne- gotiations and also renounce further ac- D'Annunzio. tion in Dalmatia. DISCUSSED PROPOSED BILLS ¥OR GENERAL ASSEMBLY New Haven, Conn,, Dec. 21; tion which.has been suggested by mem- bers for initiation or support in the gen- eral assembly this winier by the Con- necticut Chamber of Commerce was com- sidered at a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the chamber this afternoon. The proposed meawures were: referred to committees for study and for drafting when the ready to be submitted to the legislature. it in D'An- Following two, others were wounded by bobms thrown today by the Poet's legionaires on the The legionaires refugees have arrived at Candrida. The food sit- uation at Fiume is congidered almost des- The population numbers and the ofod supply will not provide for them for more than a fortnight. The sit- uation in the Islands of Arbe and Veg- 52,00, Legisla- |Had Escapsd After Sh Policeman Hunt of Norwalk. ] 5 South erwalk, Dec. 23.—Harry Jones) and Edward Jackson, negroes, . under $6,000 bonds each oh charges of ry and_assault, escaped from ‘the this afternon while they Wete, be- £ “to the county jail in Bridge- the | port, . They were captured tonight, af-|American Sanitary Congress. ter having been at liberty for two hours, and ‘brought back here and locked up. In making their escape, they were al- leged to have shot and wounded a police officer, and ‘an additional charge of as- sault with intent to Kill will be lodged against them. 2 The negroes. startéd for Bridgeport in the custody of Detective Sergeant Thom- as Hunt of the local police. They were handeuffed together in the back seat of an automobile, while the officer and M chael Gilbert, a chauffeur, were in the front seat. Sergeant Hunt said his Te- volver was taken away from him by Jones, who handed it to Jackson when the latter had choked the chauffeur into insensibility. Jackson fired and Sergt. Hunt was wounded in the thumb and arm. The two negroes then fled to & woods nearby. On receiving a telephone alarm of the escape, Chief of Police Pennington of jorwalk started out with a score of men to hunt for the negroes. Deputy Sheriff Perry of Westport and Deputy Sherift Benedict of this city also went out with squads of police aud armed citizens. The posse headed by Benedict discovered the fugitives hiding in a clump of bushes and in_the face of pointed rifies the negroes offered no resistance. Hunt's revolver was found on Jackson, with three cham- bers empty. Besides the shot at the of- ficer, Jackson had fired two shots at Gil- bert, the chauffeur, after the latter had gained consciousness and started down the road to get help. Jones and Jackson were bound over to the superior court here this morning. They are alleged to have held up and robbed James Toner and left him uncon- scious on the p: ent. Another negro who took part in the hold-up is being souzht, to u- a- SAYS BOLSHEVISM HAS BECOME WOELD PROBLEM Berlin, Dec. 23.—(By The A. P.). Gen- eral Wilhelm Hoffmann, former chief of staff of the German east army, who played an imporiant part in the Brest Litovsk negotiations, declares in an in- terview published in the B Daily Rul, that bols having ceased to be regional is a world problem now, which can be solved only by armed intervention by the great powers :cting in concert. An international army un- der the leadership of Pershing, Joffre cr Foch_should occupy Petrograd, General Hoffmann says, then march on Mo which he asseris is bound to fall before any well-equipped and properly-officered force. With the occupation of Moscow, Gen. Hoffmann said Trotzky and Lgnine “would be unhorsed and the whele regime col- lapse. ‘The crash of the soviet regime.” he continued, “would inevitably be follow- ed by a reign of unparallelled anarchy. The only thing that femains is armed intervention by the great powers. As chief of staff of the East Army during the war I directed the propaganda against the Russian army. The general iway| tion of sulphite pulp. lin Russias | A committee -Was:.named . {o. measure to stimulate the oyst of the state, which has dec! last few-years: A number of proposed bills Were refer- red to various committees without action These “blue sky” Jaw to protect the public more adequately from fraudulent propositions; establishment of constabulary for policing rural districts; state aid for teachers’ for the semi-annual collection of state taxes; a measure to bring the laws of into accord with the fed- hibition ; estab- by the directors. Connecticut salaries; a bill included: proval, res” investment !} a state ent station ; staff naturally made use of every possi- ble means to break through the Russian front. One of these means was poison gas; another was Lenine. “The imperial regime despatched Le- nine to Russia from the Swiss frontier in ‘% sealed car for a definite purpose. With out consent, Lenine and his friends @igorganized” the Russian army. Von th four army against * While in Brest wo were igell thiit {he bolsheviki could not Fer.more than three weeks. We n r foresaw the danger to now.. “Would the allles, an® especially Lloyd George, #arry on negotiations and make concessions it ‘they fully reckoned the (xfihltf’u?l“ danger which bolshevism rep- the consequences of this | 4 The action, n which each sister de.' @ Similar post under the mext president. mands $250,000 from each physician, was | DUring the sumuer Mr. Herrick made au brought in the Westchester county su.| cxtended tour abroad and his advice to Deems. oourt. Mr. Harding on fhe peace problem is The sisters were committed to the in-|Understood to have been based on in- stitution in May. They obtained their | formation gathered in conferences with releaso last March by a supreme court | leading European statesmen. oy Business conditions were taken up by In the action Instituted today, the sis- | the president-elect with Fred Upham, ters allege the physielans swore falsely | William Wrigley and Marshall Field, all in an affidavit declaring them insane;|°f Chicago. Mr. Upham, Who is treasurer that the doctors aid mot personally. ex. |of the republican national committee, al- mine them and that the nroceedings by |0 discussed various organization ques- which they were committed, were illegal. | tonS left over from the campaign. Former President Taft is to come to Marion tomorrow, in response _to Mr. Harding’s invitation, to discuss the peace association plan and other subjects. Al- though an advocate of the Versailles league, Mr. Taft has indicated that he will support any other practical plan to promote peace and he is counted on to_contribue particularly to the proposal for an international court. BANDITS DROVE AWAY WITH DELIVERY TRUCK Chicago, Dec. 23.—Christmas presents a]ed bandits who drove away Wwith a de- livery truck from a large department store after robbing the driver of thir- ty-five dollars. FEW CRIMES IN NEW YORK, BUT MANY ARRESTS MADE New York, Dec. 23.—New York's crime epidemic appeared to be' waning rapidly today before intensified polico activity, supported by drastic measures of crimi- nal court judges. .Few serious crimes were reported today. Numerous arrests were ‘made, however. Eighty-four men, most of whom pre- viously had been Teleased on low bail, were sent to jail by judges in the court of general sessions, when the amounts of the sureties were raised so high the prisoners could not furnish them. Bail amountirg to $150,000 was ordered for- feited in the cases of sixty others who failed to appear when ordered. Announcement was made that on Mon- day 500 men will be started on a course of intensive training, preparatory to joining the regular police force. Police stations were ordered by Com- missioner Enright to report to headquar- ters complete records of all violators of the state or federal drug laws. The rec- ords will be turned over to the marcotic division as part of a mew pla mto check up all drug addiets in the city. during which n¥merous holdups and rob- beries were added to Chicago's growing list of holiday crime activities, TOUCHING CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN VIENNA Vienna, Dec. 23—The American Relief ‘The en- by the chil- their darkest hour.” DIEGO MANUEL CHAMORRO PRESIDENT OF NICABAGUA 23.—Con- gress in joint session 13day by an almost in | date, had been legajly elected to the held last OPERATION NECESSARY FOR lion by the clothing manufacturers was e e T st by the Rochester joint board of the [TO RESTRAIN THIED VOLUME \ R TIN O RHERUAIN anlon here tonight. Tea thousand dol- OF BISMACK'S MEMOIRS ‘Washington, Deec. 23, —Physicians at- iars from the Rochester unions treasury tending Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, was wired as a first payment from the| Berlin, Dee. 23—An appeal taken by Who.has been ill in a hospital here since ‘und. a firm of Stuttgart publishers against!early in the week, decided late today g a3 an_in. restraining them from Ith tan operation’ would be necessary. A bacheior 2 woman's sphers is ! publishing ~volume of Bismack's' The operation will be performed, it was wat ghe will not find 5 husband. mes at: ‘today with costs. said, elther tomerrow or Saturday . \ £ \ B eral laws in enfor lishment of a tobai establishment of a tors, Haven; B. D. Pierce, Jr., department of marketing; increased -appropriation for Connecticut Agriculttral College; a meas- ure calling for a survey of water power resources in the state. Four standing committees, by Stanley H. Bullard, president of the chamber, were confirmed by the direc- The following were named mem- bers of the executive committee: Theo- dore Bodenwein, New London; Edward P. Jones, Winsted; Arthur R. Kimball, ‘Waterbury; Henry M. Shartenberg, New Bridgeport ; James T. Moran, New Haven; Clarence E. Whitney, Hartford. PHILA. ASKED TO “ADOPT” 100,000 EUROPEAN CHILDREN Philadelphia, Dec. 23. — Philadelphia was asked today by Herbert Hoover to “adopt” 100,000 European children until the next harvest “so America may com- plete its relief work abroad.” In behalf of the European relief coun- the cooperative organization of all American relief in Europe, he made what he termed his final appeal. He pleaded that once again the nation give him the “price of that the American flag may be planted in hearts of 15,000,000 children—a child saved for every man lost in the war.” Of this original responsibility only 3,500,000 children remain to be cared for until the A $10 contribution cil, September harvest. is asked for each. ‘Upon these children,” he said, “res's the future of Europe and upon the future of Europe rests the welfare of your chil- dren and mine. one battleship 150 LIQUOE CASES BEFORE U. S. DISTRICT COURT, HARTFORD Hartford, Dec. 23.—More than liquor cases are scheduled to come up before Judge Edwin S. Thomas in the United States district court here on Dec. 28 and 20, the two days to be devoted by t hecourt to disnosing of the great num- ber of cases that have collected In the ef- forts by government agents. Ninety-eight cases are on the list for the first day and second, and Judi®% Thomas has said he will keep court in sixty-two for the session until they are disposed of. DRIVER OF A COAL TRUCK WAS ROBBED OF $100 Cambridge, Mas: the proceeds of the Dec. dug's cog. ‘amountiiz to about $109. appointed —Tws arm- ec men held up the drivar or « coal truck and his helper tonight «1d escaned with delivery cf General: Von Hoffmann says that the army command later realized the dan- ger, and a plan was laid before the su- preme command of the eastern army for the overthrow of bolshevism, but events developed so rapidly and the situation on the west front had become so eritical that it was impossible to force the is sue. CHRISTMAS RELIEF FOR COAL STRIKERS IN W. VA. ‘Williamson, W. Va., Dee. 23.—The Wingo county coal strike district re- solved itself ingo a frenzy of eleventh Nour preparations today for extending Christmas relief to striking miners and their families, not only in the tent colo- nies but to those still occupying com- pany houses. In addition to the relief cars of can- dies, muts, fruits, and toys intended for the children of the strikers which arrived yesterday, a carload of hams was re- eeived this morning. Volunteer workers set to work With a will to distribute the meat throughout the strike area . Military headquarters - tonight without a report of a single disturbance within the strika district. SERBIAN OFFICERS COMMAND TROOPS OF GEN. WRANGEL Rome, Dec. 23.—Serbian officers have assumed command of the troops of Gens anti-bolshevik forces in South Russia, who recently landed six miles southw of Fiume, to operate against Fiume fn case of a conflict with_the Quas re- Fency, saye the idea Nazionaics. eidst correspondent. o According to the Giornale d' Italia the regency has issued a decres which ¢ tends 0 Arbe and Veglia the Fi stitution. The newspaper adds that means virtually annexation and di the Iast hove of persons who had expec ed ‘that D'Annunzio would evacuate islande. 150 TO ASK RECOGNITION OF UKRAINE AS A NATION Hartford, Dec. 23.—A petition was P sented today to Congressman-elect Hart Fenn by Ukrainians of this dist to congress, asking that the independent nation. prepared at a recent convention in New Britain. It is signed by Rev. Joseph Pelechovyck, chairman, and Corporal Mi- chael Hooker, vice chairman. was | 1ars was 7 eral Wrangel, former commander of the' and Connecticut, to be presented by him.} . Twe The petition was Jthe resuit of federal indictments brought Brief tal with President-elect guration day. —_— rector of tourist part'gs, died lem Sunday. . Charles Ponzi sent from jail Christmas good cheer to ands of creditors. . ¢ pofiaad ot “the International Paper Co. Three Rlve:l, Quebee, began produc- Havana was chosen -as the sceme of the nmext meeting, in 1923 of the Pan- Interwoven Mills, Martinsburg, W. Va., employing 1,600 _persons, announced a wage reduction of 20 per cent.. . ey Y qfi‘ufllofl approximately ffteen Cent. off the cost of this year's Christmas dinner. Sharp drops in temperatures have fol- lowed close upon the first general Snow. storm of the season in the northwest. Damage estimated at $1,000,000 was caused by fire which burned for two hours on the amusement pier at V Cal. Constantine of Greece plans to visit the Greek army in Asia Minor on the Smyrna front some time about New Year's. Paul Sauer, 17-year-old bank messen- ger for the Security Trust & Savings bank, of Los Angeles, was robbed of $6,- 500, A bill will be introduced in New Jer. sey legislature provid: tences for robbers who use W | holdups. | Failure of the brokerage firm cf 10s- ter and Lounsbery was anv the rostrum of the Ne: charige. House appropriations committee ported out the annual pension bill tof ing $256,500,000, a decrease of $14,0v0,- 000 from last year. Reports of large bolshevik f centrating with heavy Georgian frontier, are causing official circles at Tiflis. ces con- | along the alarm in Sir Hamar Greenwood announcel tl:e house of commons that Great ain is considering instituting mur in all parts of Ireland. in rit- Law Among the papers of agitators at Kladno, 15 miles northwest of Prague, a detailed plan of a projected revolution- |ary movement was found. A riot which broke out at Petrograd was crushed by Soviet forces and laborers executed. Many peisons were Thomas Bedssoff, convict and head of a bandit gan summer terrorized the province of Albe ta, was hanged at Lethbridge. A shipment of gold amounting to 31~ 300,000 was recelved by the Nat'onal Bank of Commerce from the Sveriges Riksbank, Swedish government bank. All bids received for furnishing & year's supply of burker coal for Ameri mer- chant ships at Atlantic and G ports were rejected by the shipping board. The state comptroller has received | from Bridgeport the enumeration of school children in that city. The total is 32,890, an increase of 718 over .21y, A force of metoroycle police to patral the state roads in Maryland in an effort to stop automobile bandiiry will b augurated at onte, Governor Ritch nounced. an: to ous flight, Will have ano.her try at the record soon: Anthracite coal shipments durin vember amoun ed 105,765, No- ! 4 tons lower than October. This decrease is due to fewer working days in November. - Recipients of charity at the Bowery Mission, the East Side *mother” to thou- sands buffeted by adversity, proved that one touch of misforiune the whole world kin. Admiral Kelly, head of the British na- val mission at Athens, informed the grand cordon of the Royal Oruer of the Savior. Alberto J. Pani expects to leave Mex- ico for Washington ‘he first week in Janvary to assume the duties of Mex!- can ambassador to the Umiied States, |sa¥s The Exceistor. Frederic Belasco, lessce of the Alea- zar theatre here for many years and brother of David Belasco, New York theatrical producer, died at his'home in San Francisco from pneumonia. Test of an serial mail service between Mexico City, Puebls and Vera Cruz wus satisfactory. An American airplane was used with Gernando Proal sviator and Augustin Henriquez as mechaniclan. : New York domestic silver Was |changea at 99 1-2 cents. Foreizn vanced 3-4 cent to 63 1-4 cents. London t 40 1-4d, up 1-2d. Mexican dol- cents higher at 48 1-2 cents. un- Murgua, former ‘Franciseo commander in chief of Mexican forces in- | _Lient. Ross C. Kirkpatrick, a¥iiy filor, | the most colorful touch was lemt by s toms, | King | bishop ¢ Constantine that Le was unabla to accept | the state department of the action of the mittee investigating cable hat the Lritish authorities imposed & F:m, denying testimony of witnesses the United States from Great Britain. €r with a transeript of the testimony of officials of American cable companies that a censorship was imposed. Mr. who returned to his office late to- day after an absence of several days on account of illness, conferred with As- sistant Secretary Merle-Smith, in charge of western European affairs, and Soli tor Fred K. Neilson. At that time, how- ever, the leter from Senator Kellogg had not reacked the department. Officials ned to discuss the inci- dent, but it was indicated that the em- bassy would be 1 for an explanation of what was r rded as a breach of A similar course recen’ly when Dr Julio he Guatemalan minister, took with Senator Moses, of New hire, a discu: n of the senator's resolution usking the state department for information concerning the detention diplomatic courtesy. was foilowed -|nr fulmcr"’({-suh-n' Cabrera by the pres- ent uthorlijes in Guatemala. made clear, however, that the his were not regarded as me category was one dealt plated action by the legisla- tive branch %fi the ‘government, whereas the other had-only to do with an effort to correct what'was regarded by the em- bassy as erroneous information which IMPRESSIVE PUBLIC FUNERAL Y¥OE BISHOP CHARLES 5. BURCH v York, Dec. 23.—The body of Right ries Sumner Burch, bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York, was laid to rest today beside his predecessors in the crypt of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Lurial rites for the bishop. who died suddenly last Monday, were attended only by members of s family. They follow- ed an impressive public funeral which brought approximalsly 2,000 persons many eminent churchman. Preliminary services were conducted at the Lishop's residence by ltew. Dr. . ard C. Robbins, dean of the caf after whieh the funeral cortege fmmde way to the cathedral, where the was placed behind the altar, and the lay in state for more than an hour. it was removed 1o a position in the diagonally opposite the bishop's th and a huge cross of chrysanthem «d at the head of the cashet indles on either side. > The nrocessional began at 3 o'clock. Led by the crucifer. with the cathedral choir, and then acolytes with pational flags, it made its way slowly to of the church and then up the ter aisle, while the strains of the Dgad March from “Saul” came lmyr lh;l organ. In the procession, consisting for the it part’of 200 or more clergymet, uivm ricsts of the Greek and Russian elfufel of the state of New York. Bishop Burch was a grand chaplain of the Masonic fra- ternity. Bishops of the Episcopal church who Right Rev. Thomas 8. Gallor, president of the executive council; Rt. Rev. E. Ethel-4 bert Talbot, Lishop of Bethiehem, Paig Rt Rev. C ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—(By The A. P.) had been given to a senate -fi‘fl Official cognizance was taken today by|the course of a hearing. a2 = ith Senator Kellogg in Deayd 'uunu-dsuuc-fi Officials also indicated their | . that there was some reasonable British cmbassy in writing directly to[tion of the embassy's action i Chairman Kellogg of the senate com-|directly with Semator Kellogs - |through the state depariment as #& ommunica | eually accepted procedure. Neither the embassy's letter ner censorship on cable messages coming to| Written by Senator Keilogg to Mr. was made public. The former was state Whi icy of TAFT 1 nthe alks of life 10 the |tred and any mas honor the memory of the |hatred- has {metnn":.mn Taft said eration by department official ment was made that the incident call of Dr. Bianchi been closed, explanation and apology.” s Sommunication 1o the departments| inister anchi said it had been tention when he called ematby Moses merely to explain the poliey of | government Cabrera and to exonerate himself said he had no" o Chicago, Dee. cals of the “Wise Men of Zion” in Henry Ford's Dearborn In ‘ liave their only counterpart in I fancityl tales of Harom Mi sen, formert ent William ¥ Taft declared anti-semitinm tion League. _At the department's request, Senator | Sersiood to have heen signed by IL Kellogg sent (o Acting Secretary Davis |l Craige, first a_copy of the embassy's letter togeth- | 306 It a8 d sy that such a communication would sent. Enclosed with. the embasey's ter was a ne-mm\'up-u printed this country quoting’'a high official Scotland Yard as deuying that thers was a cengorship on cablegrums originatiog in the British Isles for the‘United States., Despite this denial, ry of the after a made at the It B department to inquire of the e bassy whether a censorzhip existed a8 testified to by Newcomb Carlton dent of the Western Union Company, and John Goldhammer,} tary of the Commercial i able le this incideat was under n Senator Moses “in view of the upon In the jmprisonment commented upon the pole the Unived States nor that of the! American legation In Guatemals; adding: that he regrettel the incident and prome| ised that it would not be repeated. CRITICISES HENRY »e FORD'S INDEPEXDENT The allesed prote., x| of the chief 1l in the world “When § circulation of kers and capitalists are Jews it be {rue’ that they wisld & that controls governments and jtions. ang wars and peace and 1AW, cali.the anthor of thsse the E teen m! Jews in thelr purple and golden robes. Near |suffering not enly persecution and ita head were the grand chaplaind ‘of thie | pression ‘hut the bitterest pemtry grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons | starvation? “There is not the slightest ground for anti-semitism among us. ¢ hag no plaee: et the world are in free America. ere in the funeral procession included | cy ama BARTON SMITH TO ! DEMAND A QUICK “ Clara Smith's Train, via !,‘ Tems Dec 33—(By The A| ) In the custody of Sheriff Buck Gar-: Frederick F Jdwin S. Lines, bishop of N Rev. Arthur S. Lioyd, f adjutor of central New Ye and Rt Rev. James R. Darlington, of Harrisburg. The funeral services were members of tlio ea Bishops Burge with t of Ardmore. Oklahoma. and aceom- led by her attorneys, W. P. M, and Charles A. Coakley, Clara 16n° Smith, charged with murder n jon with the death of Jake L. . tonight was speeding back to more, Oklahoma, whera. she bond and demand quick trial Garrett's party left El Paso vate burial se Bishop Lioyd. Among those . Smith and John F. Hylan, Franklin D.. T { the honorary A SNOWLESS CHRISTMAS Gov. Altred staft, Mayor ofit Morgan and “who was one of his visits to the homes of American chil- dren tomorrow. night will be compeiled to resort almost completely to an ariplane or similar. mew-fangled conveyance, for the weather bureau tonight forecast a snowless Chris mas for almost the tire United States. ‘air and cold,” was the weather fore- caster's prediction for almost the en- tire portion of tre in Christmas.” The only snow of suff | cient depth for the sleigh of the Christ m Chihuahua, @nd in chargs of forces|mas saint, the bureau said, would be in guarding the late President tarrania ouning Ris: filght from Mexieo City, has been released from prison. R STain acreage s for next year be- e of unsaf **-mn' of all K of labor, fer- of Agriculture of that state reduced Growers Fx- s formaily utilities , of the Wisconsin, northern Michigan, northern where gnow fell carly in the week and has not melted. GIFTS FOR CHILDREN IN Venice, Italy, Dec. 23.—In addition to playing Santa Claus to thousands of re- fugees at Cattaro and Ragusa, the men of the American naval forces are plam- ning to provide Christmas gifts for thou- ns in Venice and also to housands of Dalmatian children, The.American Red Cross has augment- ed its forces in Dalmatia, where it has sent additional clothing and various supplies from other kept at Cattaro or Ragusa to render nial re- that preminent Mexieans -re unler ace and tha ap- expected as at San Antonio, cha: them with conspiring to set on foot wpon Umitrd States soll & military «xpedition agalnst such assisience as may be required. ¥. TOBACCO GROWERS Springfield, Mass., Dec. 2: necticut Tobacco (irwers' association at tral warehouse rather than -individually|aretic. The party will live in the past. The association members|entire period in tents control between 3.000 and 4,000 acres|depend for fresh meat ©f tobacco flelds. The I morning and is expected to ‘eonducted by | Worth sarly tomorrow. Miss Smith today appearsd to have re- covered from an indisposition that | | night uled departure. James L. Smith her vounzer who accompanied Miss Smita from Chie huahua City. had been deos threatened to prevent her I»th,; night By Sheriff Orndorff, of K1 . Washington, Dée. 23.—Santa Claus on | yyug erAma syrrm Kandas City. Mo, Dee 23 —Jake L Hamon, late republican nations! commite THROUGHOUT COUNTRY |keep her In eus'ody at her parcats home. NAMED AS BENEFICIARY teeman from Oklahoma and oil left nd will and reports there is & @ae ument naming Mims Clara Smith a8 & beneficlary are erroncous us far as he country accustomed can afcertain mfihl_‘ “the good old days® to & “white|here tonight hy Freq i Okla., Mr. 1o 2 statement of Ardmere, at'orney for Mr. Hamen's widow, Ellia declared he and othens inter- ested had made a thorough sesreh of Mr Hamon's personal effects g 7 to find ‘ New York and: nertheta Kew.Sapiand, o told the shortly befors he restivs 1 the wound that caused his death that he had not made a will but pected to do so before long” sald Mr Ellis. VEBNICE AND DALMATIA| “Hy yd4ed that he had understood thens & will making Misg Smith s benefle had falled trace of & wiil hat he exe jcidey, through newspaper disputches, am cording to press dispatches Miss Smity would receive $4.000.000 undcr the tities of | London, Dec. lepots. An | commander of the Dritish Imperial American _torpedo boat destroyer will be |arciie expedition, Las sent the fi of the purported documen: MESSAGE FROM BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXIEDITION | Dr. John L. message from Port Stanley, capital of Falkland Islands: “8al full_equipment and dogs. ARE TO POOL CROPS !at Graham's December 25. All the fling from here December 20 Hope to Expect to hear from us In elghty The Con-|months. Good-bye.” Commander Cope with four a meeting here today decided on a plan|purposes spending eighteen months to dispose of 1921 crop through a cen-|cafryinz out sclentific work in the guins. T