Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 15, 1921, Page 1

SENATEVOTES TOCUT . 3. RMYDOWNTO 150,000 MEN Resolution Was Passed Over Protest of the Majority of Mili- tary Affairs Committee — Directs Secretary of War to Cease Recruiting Until the Regular Army Numbers 150,000 Men by Vote of 34 to 28—Amendment Adopt- ed Would Allow the Discharge of Any Enlisted Man Upon His Application—Unless Reconsidered the Resolu- tion Will Go to the House. the senate today passed a on directing the secretary of war army Tecruiting until the size gular army is cut down to 150, » cease r Phelan, democrat, California, ne adjournment.of the senate, Boti- e President Marshall that he ask the senate tomorrow for a re- wtion of the vite on the ground the senate had not been fully in- concerning the objections of Gens crehing aud Secretary of War aker to the reduction. !4 Senator Phelan fail in his en- avor to bring about reconsideration, the stion will €0 to the house. wirman Wadsworth of the military sffairs committee did mot ask for a I on the resolution. because the a few minutes before, by a de- ve vote of 34 to 28, adepted a motion Senator Lenroot. republican, Wiscon- fixing the s waximum limit at 200 rejecting the commit- < vote was taken although General nd Secretary of War Baker. jon with the militar: ust before the con- senate, objected to any se- exec s committee 5 of affairs eral Pershing suggested mimimum limit. \ Senator New, republi¢an, Indiana, member of tion resolution, declared not consider the pedient or safe.’ worth expressed very establishment. Senator Dial, democrat, affected, and the’ chairman honorable conduct or bad debts.” ed, ail ser lent to 53 1. stre existing army per cent. of the reorganization of any enlisted man upon his app} it approved by the secretary of Committee estim: about 213,000 men, THREE AMENDMENTS TO : THE FORDNEY TARIFF BIL Washington, Jan. 14.—Thres amend. ments were tacked on the Fordney cmergency tariff bill by the senate fi- nance com: ittee today in its first day's in executive session after nt’ public hearings of the mreas- After ‘he committee had voted, ten to four. to apen the bill to amend- ments, Senators Calder, republican, New York, and Jones, democrat, New Meiico, gt provisions through which _naicrially broadened the scope of the measure and Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, obtained acceptance of a ! import duty on wheat, The McCumber amendment Wi at fix f on imported wheat of forty cents a bushel instead of the thirty cents car- ried by the bil! as it passed the Louse. Senator Calder's amendment wouhl ndd dairy products. to the list already io- tected, establishing a tariff of six ccnts & pound on outter and cheese and their substitutes, and two cents and e cents a gallon on fresh milk and cream, re- spectively. Under the Jones amendment, the import duty on hides earried cn_the Dingley tariff law, would be restorad na & part of the Fordney measure for the ten months of its life. While the senate committee was con- sidering the emergency bill, "adications developed in the house ways .iad eans committee of a sentiment ;among some members to delay framing a ne® perma- ment tariff until international -onditions became more stable. CORPORATION TO OPERATE MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA Washington, Jan. 14.—The bill creating & government corporation to operate the Muscie Shoals, Alabama, and other fed- eral nitrate plants was passed today by the senate. The vote was 34 to 29, the measure Leing passed with the aid of a few re- publican votes. Radical shanges were made in the bill by the sena‘e s gepori- e3 originally from the agriculturdfcom- mittee, and it now goes to the house, where its future is uncertain. As passed by the senate, the nitrate bill would éreste a government corpora- tion with 312 0,000 capital stock, own- vernment, and managed by inted by the president, un- der jurisdiction, cf the treasury depart- ment. The senat: today adopted amend- ments by Senator Wadsworth, republican, New York, placing the board under the treasury instesd of the war department, because, Senator Wadsworth said, it could be operated better by civilians than by army officers. Properties which the corporation is au- thorized in the semate biil to take over are said to have cost the government ubout $100,000,000 during the war. SHOT BROKER BECAUSE OF HEAVY LOSSES SUSTAINED Montreal, Jan. 14—Major R. W. Grif- fith today gave himself up to the police an Jour after the fatal shooting of William Yiolland. manager of the brokerage office of Macdougall RBrothers. Holland was seen to leave his office with three men and a moment later the shot was heard. Jolland staggered into the office near by of Gordon Strathy & Co., another firm of brokers. “I'm shot” he said, and falling to the floor died instantly. He had been shot through the heart. Major Griffith, who s prominent in so- cial, military and financial circles, is said to have suffered heavy losses recently on the stock exchange and is alleged to” have written several threatening letters to Hol- Jand. A short time ago Major Griffitk was sent to Homewood sanatorium at Guelph, Ont, but broke away from his attendant. TO INVESTIGATE FLIGHT AND LOSS OF NAVAL BALLOON Washington, Jan. 14—Convening of a paval court of inquiry at the Rockaway, Y., air station next Monday to investigate the flight and loss of the nval baloon in which Lieutenants Kloor, Hinton and Farrell were carried to the shores of Hudson Bay was ordered tcnight by Secretary Danlels. Directions for pro- cedure as issued by the secretary provide also for inquiry into “the conduct” of the balloon’s personnel while absent from the air station. MAJOR CONNOR APPOINTED ASS'T ADJUTANT GENERAL Hartford, Conn, Jan. 14=—Major Mi- chael A. Connor of this city has been ap- pointed by Governor Lake to be assistant adjutant general, with the rank of col- onel, it was announced tonight. Major Conmor is @ democrat. He is a former commander of the First battalion, 102d regiment, and served in France in the world war. Don't be a dog in a manger. Man- ®ars are po place for a dog. MAYOR 0'CALLAGHAN HAS ‘Washington, Jan. ] committee of one hundred, visit to America, refugee, mission without a passport. was counsel, in aecordance with a ruling ago, affer sudying the briefs. ser Iris heause. the declaration that the had shown in her tréatment sation. be humbug. be the result what it may. Mayor Z-Callaghan was followed West Cannon which brought aways to Newport Nws. the Cannon was in that port. Pezolt said, hands and obeyed. ‘The bunch of soldiers against t American song,’ the leader eaid. turned loose and went to my ship. be done to find the culprits. — RECOVERED IN TIME TO Atlantic City, N. had been pronounce: sufficiently to waiting with his hearse. Staub had recovered ful'y tonight. sponsible for his condition. SENATE TO AWAIT FULLER ‘Washington, Jan. able to accomplish. rious cut In the size of the army. Gen- 200,000 as the e railitary affairs commit- tee, who introduced the original reduc- that he did 150,000 limit “either ex- while, Chairman Wads- opposition “to what is a drastic reduction of our military South Caro- lina, asked if the pumber of officers was responded that the “only way to discharge officers is by death, or court martial for dis- Several amendments regulating the ap- plication of the reduction were adopt- the most important of which would require the war department to maintain s on an equal basis, equiva- total ngth in each branch contemplated by statutes. Another would authorize the discharge e wa ales were given the sen- ate that the present size of the army, would be reduced under the resolution by enlistment ex- piration to 150,000 by next December. ACCOMPLISHED HIS PURPOSE 14.—Lord Mayor Callaghap of Cork, who rached the United States last week as a stowaway and without ‘a passport, completed his testimony before the commission of the invesigating Irish conditions today and thereby ac- complished the announced purpose of his Completion by the lord mayor of his presentment of conditions in his home- land was followed a few hours later by submission to Secretary of Labor Wilson of a brief arguing that the Cork execu- ive 30w in the United States on' parole, be permitted to remain here as a political entitled under the law to ad- The brief submitted through Q'Callaghan’ Secretary Wilson-at the yrelimimary-irear- ing accorded the lord mavor several days Secretary Wilson ls expected to reach a decision in the master of perma- nently admitting O'Callaghan tomorrow, Mayor O'Callaghan, in completing his testimony, devoted largely today to a de- tion of the recent burn'ng of Cork, presented an_anpeal for support of the With the appeal, he coupled United States and England alike entered the war pledg- ed to the principle of self-determination for small nations and that since England of Ireland the pledge fo be “a smoke screen and humbug,” the United States, too, unless showing a more real interest in Ireland, might,be made liable to the same accu- “If we are told” he concluded, “that neither America nor any nation which sees us bleeding to death, despite all that was said about self-determination, meant what they said and that it is now admit- ted to be ‘humbug’ in our case, it will not ‘We will continue the fight on the stand by Peter MacSwiney, brother of the late Lord Mayor of Cork, and a fellow stowaway with O'Callaghan, and by four sailors of the American steamer stow- Emil Pezolt of Oakland, Calif., one of the sailors, declared that he was robbed of his money, passports and other per- sonal possessions, beaten almost into in- sensibility and threatened with death by a detail of British soldiers on the streets of Corks December 11, while the West “1 was walking along the street when I heard the usual command ‘Put 'em up,’ " “I had learned from exper- fence that this was an order to lift my leader of a searched me and found by American seaman’s passport. ‘Oh, you are a damned Yank,’ the leader said and struck me in the face with bis fist. The others then beat me and after tak- ing all my possessior's they backed me wall and levelled their rifles. ‘Ready, aim, now you Yank, sing your 1 was “The captain of tue ship took the mat- ter up with Mason Mitchell, consul at Queenstown, who in turn referred it to the British genera in charge of troops in Cork, and was told that nothing could Henry Turk, of San Francisco, Harold Johns and Ralph Taylor of Pennsylvania, upheld the main facts In Pezolt's story. WAVE ASIDE UNDERTAKER Jan. 14—After he dead today by a physician traveling on_the same railroad car from New York, his body borne on a stretcher to the baggage car and an undertaker summoned by telegraph to receive the remains here, Joseph Staub, recently arrived in the United States from Hungary to join relatives, upset arrange- ments for his burial by com'ng to lifs, When he left the train with his daugh- ter here, Staub, who is 60, had recovered ave aside the undertaker physician said excitement due to his an- ticipated reunion with his family after a separation of twenty-eight years was re- REPORTS FROM CROWDER 14. — Chairman Johnson of the senate Cuban relations committes announced after a meeting of that body today that a decision on the proposal to send a senatorial commis- sion to Cuba would be held in abeyance a week, pending fuller reports on what Major General Crowder, now in Havana on a mission for President Wilson, was Cabled P Unemployment in Seuth Africa. London, Jan. 14.—Unemployment in many parts of the Union of South Afri- ca is causing grave anxiety there, ac- cording to A. Johannesburg in a dispatch to the Central News. The condition of the diggers in the diamond flelds is de- scribed as pitiable. Entire families are reported to be in a starving condition. GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE SITUATION IN AUSTRIA Paris, Jan. 14—Sir Willlam Goode, British member of the Austrian section of the reparations - commission, at a luncheon in his honor today spake freely on the situation in Austria. “Three eventualities must be consider- ed as a consequence of the prospective collapse of Austria,” Sir Willlam said in part. “They are: First, an attempt on the part of the Austrian provinces to join Germany; second, partitian of the ‘Austrian provinces among the adjoining states, not excluding Germany, and, third, a communist or bolshevist reign of ter- ror. ' “It has been stated that before giving up in despair the Austrian government will request the council of the league of nations to permit. a union with Germany. My opinion, however, is that Germany cannot feed the whole of Austria; but apart from that question, is to me un- thinkable that the 'allles could permit Germany to extend her empire to the borders of the Adriatic, with her fron- tier in the rear of Czecho-Slovakia and on tho flanks of Hungary, Jugo-Slavia and Italy.” & The dishppearance ‘of a regular gov- ernment in Austria, in the opinion of Sir William, will sow the seeds of more wars between the countries who are Ti- vals for her remains. “A rumor is-current in Austria” he said, “that Hungarian forces, regular or irregular, would advance upon Vienna on the pretence of preventing the an- cient capital falling into the hands of the Czechs. In that case, no ome in Austria would be surprised if the Czechs attempted by force to forestall the oc- cupation of Vienna. Jugo-Slavia, under its recent defensive alliance with Czecho- Slovakia, might f.en decide -to attack Hungary. The destiny of the Provinces of Styria, Lower Austria, Upper Aus- tria and Carinthia Would then be in the melting pot of a war of reparatfon from which it might be difficult for the greater powers to abstain.” The speaker said he thought that if Austria should be given the chance of continued _existence she likely would prove the least bolshevist of all states. “I do mot wish to appear to be an alarmist,” said Sir William, “but if the allies can hold out no prospect of means for continued existence then I fear we must be prepared for an outbreak that would be beyond the control of any au- thority that might be left to Austria. It is jommon knowledge that the bolshe- vists have made elaborate preparations to utilize Vienna as a center of activity and propaganda. They expect their campaign in this part of the world will synchronize with the disappearance of the central government of Austria and spread thence to every country of Eu- Tope. “I am convinced that provision of T gt fof the £60,000,000 recommended by uie ‘Austrian section of the reparations com- nission. can safely be regarded as ecom- mic - insurance, as compal with the expenditure in which the. British govern- $mNv|$.Lo(i NpdEifi hhhhhhnh hhhh ment might be involved in the eyent of the collapse of Austria. There probably never was a moment ‘n the histories of the “French and T / :h :governments When it was more dil.cult to find money. The issue, however, is not merely can we afford the money, but also can we afford to face the alternative.” TALKS ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS CONTINUED BY HARDING Marion, 0., Jan. 14—About the whole scale of public questions was em- braced again today in President-elect Harding's talks with his callers. Ameng those with whom he conferred was Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, wWho came to talk about policies as they af- fect the coming administration. .He sald that he was well pleased with Mr. Harding's attitude and was confident that the course of the president-elect on such questions as social justice and agri- culture, would acord with the views of the progressive wing of his party. Colonel Roosevelt has been recom- mended to Mr. Harding by several of his friends for appointment as an assistant secretary in the war or navy department, but %is visit developed nothing definite on_that subject. Representative Baccharach of New Jersey urged the president-elect to give his approval to a gera-al sales tax, and George S.°Oliver, pub\her of the Pitts- burgh Gazette-Times, asked him to ap- point A. W. Mellon of Pittsburgh, secre- tary of the treasury. Bishop Joseph F. Berry, of the Methodist Episcopal church, Wwas another of the day's callers, put said ;'te had only come to pay a persénal vis- CONGRESSMAN TILSON SUMMONED TO MARION (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, June = 14—Congressman Tilson left Washington today for Marion, having been summoned by President-elect Harding, who wishes to confer with him before starting on his vacation trip south. It is understood that Mr. Harding desires to talk over with Tilson certain phases of the military policy which the incoming administration will put bef--e congress. Mr. Tilson is very gener:,d recognized as a military expert and civse student of military affairs, having served on . the Mexican border as lieutenant colonel in the Connecticut national guard an: also in the war with Spain. Moreover, Tilson was the military and ordnance expert of the house military affairs committee dur- ing the world war and is now-member of the ways and means committee, which must provide means for raising the reve- nue under the Harding administration, and consequently Mr. Harding wants his advice concerning military policies to tome before congress. Mr. Tilson said Ke would recommend & policy that would not eall for a large army or the extensive manufacture of munitions in peace time. S \ OBITUARY. Admiral Gore Ijuia. Tokio, Jan. 13.—Admiral Goro Ijuin, high military councillor since April, 1914, died here today. Admiral Tjuin was morn in 1852. He was appointed a vice admiral in 1903, la- ter being made commander-in-chief of the second standing squadron, in which capacity he remained during the Russo- Japanese war. He represented Japan at the Jamestown exhibition in 1908. From 1909 to 1914 he was chief of the naval board of command and on retiring was made a member of.the supreme war council. A Dr. Alvan T. French. Middletown, Con3, Jan. 14.—Dr. Al- van T. French, dentist, aged 58, widely ¥nown in his profession, died suddenly today. He was born in Coventry, Conn., and was a member of the Connecticut here for_thirty years. Dental Assoclation. He had practiced !adds that the Sinn Fi Rockaway, N. Y., Jan. 14—All the commuters, - the suburbanites and the plain home folks who make up this com- munity turned out in the cold and rain today to welcome the three naval bal- loonists whose experiences in air, amid frozen forests, on dogsleds and snow- shoes have thrilled - a. continent since they sailed away from here & month ago Yesterday. School children deserted their text- books, business men their desks and housewives their kitchens—and all of them ignored precautions against pneu- monia—to see Lieutenants Kioor, Farrell and Hinton. Three noisy bands scattered joytul tunes among the millions of raindrops that drenched a long parade which fol- lowed the balloonists, from the railroad to the air station, six miles away. Minia- ture gas bags floated everywhere, four hundred auto horns screeched to the| world the frenzied fun of hero-worship- ping, and men, women and children slosh- ed through inches of water and mud to make a memorable holiday. The three officers rode through the downpour and into a forty-mile wind in an open automobile, cheered every inch of the way with the fervor crowds give to returning victors in war. Behind them rode the wives of Licutenants Far- rell- and Hinton and the flancee ®f Lieu- TURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1921 Lack Food and F Severe Winter Adds to the Ap- ‘can Aid Imperative. New York, Jan. 14.—More than 200,000 Armenian refugees between Kars and Alexandrbpol are dying because of lack of food and fuel, and anarchy stalks among them, stated latest advices from Armenia, by way of Parls, received here today by the Near East Rellef. Cessation of all transportation, coupled with a severe winter, \4s to the appall- ing ‘situation, it wi asserted by M. Ahronian, président of the Armenian del egation to the peace ocnference in fore warding from France Armenian mes- sages dated January 7. Famine threaf ens unless steps are immediately taken to continue American shipments of pro- visions, he said. Details of the formation of the new government of the Armenian republis, constituted at the instance of the Rus- sian soviet government, also were re- I'ceived by the Near East Relief today. Following the capture of the Armenian fortress of Kars and the ut of the Armenian army by Turkish Nationalists, the former cabinet headed by Dr. H. Chandjanian was ousted afd a military government proclaimed _under General Dro, this being. succeeded December 4 by a coalition cabinet of five Armenian bolsheviki, two representatives of the former ruling party in the Armenian re- public who are strongly mationalistic, and one Russian bolshevik without port- One of the large tea companies policy of confining its advertising newspapers were the best means of been reached. Totals . ..... tenant Kloor. They had met the bal- loonists before they reached New York city, and shared with them the short cel- ebration in the metropolis Wwhich pre- ceeded the triumphant return to the Rockaway naval air station. Camera men and moving picture pho- tographers clicked and cranked tneir synthetic eyes continuously.. Some of them had been taking pictures of the bal- loonists since they came out of the snbw bound trail into Mattice last Tuesda: but they fired away as emergetically as the argus-eved battalion of colleagues who joined them in New York today. The tumult and the shouting died as the trio of airmen, greeted by 250 other service men, entered the naval air sta- tion. It was all over but a court of in- quiry waich will investigate the: famous trip. The crowd went home to change into dry clothes and the balloonists walk- ed to their quarters. There Lieutenant Kloor gave out another interview: “This hero stuff is all bunk,” he said NEW CABINET FOR FRANCE - HAS NOT BEEN SELECTED Paris, Jan. 14—Raoul Peret, president of the chamber of dofiu. Who has been chosen by President Millerand to select a new cabinet, was mot able to name his ministers tonight. P After leaving the Elysse Palace, he told The Associated Press’ that he had the support of former Premiler Briand, who was slated for the ministry of foreign af- fairs. Former President Poincare, he said, had receded from his position of unwill- ingness to enter the cabinet and was will- ing to accept the finance portfolio pro- viding he was left & free hand to deal with reparations questions. Whatever is the result of M., Peret’s consultations up to ngon tomorrow, at which time he declared he would be ready to present the names of his minis- ters to President Millerand, it is generally | ibelieved that the four most important portfolios in the cabinet will be held by men known abroad—M. Briand, ministry of foreign affairs; M. Poincars, finanes, and former Premier Sarthou, the ministry of war. M. Peret, it is understood, will assume charge of the ministry of interior. “France must place at the head of its affairs high personalicies whose incantest- ed esteem is understood abroad,” declared M. Peret after he left President Millerand tonight. . “In the present circumstanes I can only try to form a great ministry which would be for'national unien.” TROUBLE OVER SUPPLYING PROVIDENCE MILK MABKET Plainfleld, Conn., Jan. 14.—~A'here is more trouble over the supplying of milk to the Providence market. ity is said to be flooded with milie of the increase in the supply and of demand by the consumers. Distributing companies ar$ have thousands of quarts left hands each day, and one deale ing more than 4,000 quarts & day over to the creameries. Another fs 3,000 quarts to a condensed cern. Farmers say the mild tended to increase produd and the supply is likely ‘t ther than diminish altho in price is likely in Feb S4e e LN e b, VINN FEINERS CO TO CARRY Tondon, Jan. 14.—Five Fein storekeepers - of Hlina, {ounty | Mayo, Ireland, were, compellod today ly 1 force of auxiliaries to mmareh through the streets of the town, earrving Union Jacks above their heads, trai; Sinn Fein banner in the gutter, ng “God Save the King" says ‘a Central News despatch from Ballina Taa repact einers afterwaids ~were forced to burn the republisdu g, Where the Real Results Are Obtained policy it means that all other media are excluded. There is a reason for this of course. such a decision has been made without a thorough test of the relative merits of the different means of advertising. this popular beverage and therefore the most satisfactory to the ad- vertiser action is taken accordingly. This is only one of many instances where the same decision has The newspaper reaches the trade that advertisers want to reach and its services are indispensable. there is no means of reaching the trading public as effectively as. through The Bulletin’s advertising columns. During the past week the following matter has appeared in The " Bulletin's news colunms for two cents a day : Bulletin Telegraph Local ~ General Total Saturday, 86 122 529 Monday, 106 102 570 " Tuesday, .88 138 612 Wednesday, 100 1 524 - | their long-continued lethargy, of the country has established the to newspapers. In adopting this It is not to be supposed that Having found that the getting in touch with the users of In Norwich and vicinity folio, to represent the interests of Soviet Russia. Defeat of ‘the Armenlan army, it was said,"was due to an attack in the rear by Russlan bolshevist troops while the Armenian forces were engaged with the Turkish Nationalists. AUTHORITIES HAVE LOCATED SINN FEIN WAR MATERIAL Cork, Jan. 14.—The authorities attach great importance to the result of the raid on the alleged chief arsenal of the Cork first brigade of the republican army, of which the late Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of Cork, was the commandant, according fo the government officials. (A Dublin despatch Thursday said & woman croesing & fleld just outside Cork attracted the attention of the military, who found she had been carrying a Lewis gun. A search of the field revealed dug- outs which contained rifies and revolvers, a quantity of ammunition and other ex- plosives, in addition to military equipment and certain papers.) The police and military who are still searching’ the place are said to have un- earthed an extraordinary collection of war materials, including Lewis gurs and ammunition for them, rifles, revolvers, bombs and Irish republican army uni- forms, gelignite, guncotton, megaphones, periscopes, gas masks and malil bags which had been missing as a result of raids, and also a large quantity of corre- spondence which it is anticipated will throw light on recent ambuscades and kidnappings. The young wom # who played such a daring part on the arrival of the police and military in. attempting to save the Lewis guns, was found to be wearing steel body armor and to be carrying sev- eral loaded service rvolvers, according to the police. ShT ofused fo give the slightest information -to the authorities, and with four other persons is now in the Cork jail. These persons are said to have render- ed themselves liable on conviction to the death penalty, as the area is under mar- tlal law. The woman resided with her mother in a cottage near the scene of the alleged discovery of the war stores, and the police in digging up the cabbage patch in her garden are declared to have found | a considerable ajount of gelignite hidden there. SES ety % REVIEW SHOWS GROWING NEED FOR MERCHANDISE New York, Jan. 14—Dun' will say: ‘While progress toward recovery is more clearly discernible, reviving demand in some quarters of late has only developed after further price yielding, and ‘waiting : ltfl.l".h; rule in ‘l‘h;lu ‘where an exten- ion_of the price deflation is seemi foreshadowed. * 4 ol | Indications multiply, however, that cer- tain trades are beginning to emarge from the im- provement in dry goods conditions uex':g ally conspicuous, and the incressed attendance of buyers in some of the lead. ing markets is evidence alike of their re- :rea jutscan and’ a growing need for rehand K ‘While purchasing is still cautions and stricted, it s larged in ‘some instances had been expected, and is_the more Wwholesome and reassuring because it is on_acfual renvivements and not on Bpeculative antieipations. ¢ Weekly bank ciearins $6,591,026,08" tomorrow BRITISH RAILWAYMEN WANT SHARE IN CONTROL - London, Jan. 14.—It was intimated to the government today that all the British railwaymen are urited in the resolve te secure a share in the control of the mane agement of the railways. This intimation came as & result of a five-hour conference of executives of all the unions. y Balletin 14 PAGES—104 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS. —— Brief Telegrams A searp earthquake shock, lasting about three seconds, was feit at Willows, Cal. States. Edgar D, Hawthorne died game at_Torono. turing Co., full time again Monday. Election of Myron T. Herrick of Cleve- president of the Aero Club of land a America was announced. . Temslon over the existing ec lic seems to be increasing. York bankers for a loan of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada. Approximately $10,000, ties to men who re-enlist in the navy. 100 employes, for lack of orders. Six-; ear-old _ Virginia Saccocci Cross street, Westport, died early at the Norwalk hospital, from burns sustained while. playing around a bonfire. The death penalty or post for profiteers was demanded at price conference in Vienna which devel- oped mueh agitation. Caleb Loring Cunninghi der of John Johnson. A falling of of by the board of trade. Premler Rhallls announced at meeting at Athens that the Greek army Smyrna in its offensive against he Turks had advanced 19 miles. ‘Willlam H. Bent, 82, died at Taunton, Mass. Numerous seamen from Porland, Maine, Boston, Montreal and Great Lake ports have arriveq in Halifax, N. S, seeking tv ship aboard vessels in harbor. Famine exists in one of the districts of in many other districts as the result of lack India while there is a food scareity of winter rains for the cerops. of the The urban pepulatis the COUSETY's total population. Themas Mserso: er and fatner of ‘Bat” Masterson, sport and theatrical writer in New York. dieq at *his home in Wichita, Kas. A mortgage for $300.000 on the Masenle Temple in Portl#nd, Me.. is to be redeem- from the ed, under certain conditions, estate of Augustus G. Schlotetrbeck. _Investigation of the shortage of. build- ings and homes and of the Inactivity tuilding construetion in Boston was be- gun by the Chamber of Commerce. King Constantl: throne, even if the allied nations sho refuse to recognize hi Centh tion of the moratorium Cuba on a modified basis for four months would be authorized under the terms a bill adopted by the Cuban senate. Dissoltion of the General Federat of Labor in France was ordered by the court which has- been hearing the c: against Leon Jouhaux, president of th federation. Former Secretary of State Robert Lan- aft March 5 full details of facts as he saw and heard them while at the Paris peace sing will publish in book form conference. John Brock, a negro, was shot and killed by a patrolman New Haven after wounding the latter a struggle. Announcement s made that the Japs ese exclusion league of California is rais- cn its ing a fund of $200,000 to carry campaign against Japanese settiement California. tleships for Japan. obtained. Captain Edgar Davis, of Gleucester, the coasting schooner Eugenia, died heart disease while furling the sails i Thatcher’s Isiand. tlon with the shooting of guardsmen December 23, at Nauv abama, was released from the Jail at Jasper, Ala., by an armel mob. stonal prsident of Mexic: accepted | mendbers of his staff sworn as deputy in a few days in Paris. The Norweglan s taken on board the steamship Head, which left St. John, N. 6 for Dublin and Belfost. Protest agalnst rafiroads gupplies from companles In which th are interested was made before senate in- terstate commerce committes hy repre- sentatives of farmrs' organizations. Former' Emperor Willlam of Germany And others a the House of Doorn. residence of the former emperor, press Aungust Vetoria 1s a matter only a short time. To gaim for prohibltlen enforcement without officers the right of entranee search’ warrants, Willlam 1. Mec fhe agent tn charge of enforeement New England has arranged to bave lecters of internal revenue. Thivteen pisces of business in Chi udgs Lar-lis because the tenants further vielation of lquor laws. The Avery Grammar school at Ded- ham, Mass, was burned to the ground. Business in the texile industry is bet- ter now than it has been since last fall. According to the census bureau, there are 10,000,000 bachelors In the United \pfter being hit-on tie head by a puck in a hockey The cotton mill of the Cabot Mannufac- Brunswick, Me., will go on mic and political situation in the Austrian repub- Negotians are belng concluded by New 25.000,000 to would be saved annually by discontinuing gratul- The Edge Tool Works of Winsted with closed down indefinitely whipping , an aged tarmer of Milton, Mass., was held Wwith- out bail for the grand jury for the mur- per cent. in the amount of fish received at Gloucester, Masds., was shown in figures announced cabinet. s manufactarer who was formerly president of the Ark- wright Club and the Home Market ciub Tnited States ‘or people living in places of 2,500 or more, is 54,318,032 or 51.4 per cent. of 97, an Indlan fight- will not abdicate the rights as Greek sovereign, he declared in Athens recently. pparently insame. in in According to an annogncement st Ber- lin, Gefman workmen will build four bat- Contracts for three French warships were said to have been craft in the fact of a snow squail off ‘William Beard, a miner held in connec- a national Al- county Franeisco De La Bara, former provi- the post of president of the Greeo-Bulgarian arbitration tribunal which will meet with- imship Ontaneda | has been abandoned at mea and hfr crew Fanad B.. January purchastng are the | convinced that the death of former Em. | | of rihy. in all o, ‘with a prederty value of $1.0v0.230 were ordered clomed for one year by Federal | ait saloon keepers had sold liquor in viola- tion of injunctions restraining them from RENEWED ASSURANCE OF REGRET COMES FROM JAPAN Note From Japan to State Department Regarding Killing of Lieut. Langdon States That Military Authorities af Vladivostok Have Been Instructed Not to Challenge Americans in the Future—Admiral C-eaves Has Ap- pointed a Court of Inquiry to Investigate the Circums stances of the Death of the American Officer. ‘Washington, Jan. 14.—Despite Japan esee assurances of regret and precaution: to prevent a recurrence a thorough in- igation will be made by the United States government of the killing of Lieu- tenant W. H. Langdon, American naval officer, at Viad:vostok, by a Japanese sentry. Admiral Gleaves, commander in chief of the Asiatic fleet, reported to t department today from Manila that he had appointed a court of inquiry “to in- vestigate the circumstances surrounding navy the death of Lieutenant Langdon.” He added, that he, with members of the court, would leave Manila next Thurs- day for Viadivostok. Officials here in the meantime wil await the findings of the naval court and an answer to the note dispatched ast night by the state department to Jupanese government. The note reques‘el an officials explanation of the affair. and suggested that the Japanese gove-mant make adequate reparatons for the kill- ing of Lieutenant Langlon. Renewed assurances of rezrai over the affair came today from the Japanese gov- erument in a note transmiital tn ihe state deparcment through Baron Saideha- of a also indicated that ment was desiro currence of such a military authorities been instructed not cans in the future. cruiser Albany, would convene a co ant Langdon. questioned the to chailenge ht, Japanese attitude a note is said to have office at anese and Americani that to information ment, the Japanese the aggressors. ra, the Japanese ambassador. dispatches announced that ported that the Japan: informed the comman to which 1. Langdon was attached The note transmitted night was more comprehensive It is undersiood that Americans and insisted upon such alteration of the . a recurrence of such an incldent His e th the Japanese goverrs of prevenling & ree happening and othes Japamens at Vielivostor hd to chal'cize Ametle Admiral ‘Feaves ses auther ties aad % odicers of the "t that e to Tok's urt of - mere inquiry into the killing of Lisuten- it of Japanese ssidlers in Viat'vostok s to make ‘mposs'ble The reminded the foreign Tokio that this was net the first unpleasant encounter between Japs s and to have alleged n a majori'y of the cases, according ich'ng the state depart= appear to have beem 1 CONTENDS SPECULATION IN ‘Washington, Jan. 14.—Existence of fu- ture markets for speculationi is a neces- sity in the grain trade, tWe house agri- cultural committee was told today by representatives of the Chicago board of trade, who appeared in opposition to leg- islation proposing regulation of the ex- changes. “Exchanges cannot function without speculation,” declared Joseph P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade. in ate unless monopolized.” “Hedging,” he declared, helped the thus increasing the price paid to the producer and decreasing the cost to the consumer. of supply and demand, James E. Boyle, professgr of agricultural economics at Cornell University, tebtified. Prices for grain on the Chicago Board of Trade, in a general way “reflect the supply and de- mand tactors and meet the correct mar- ket tést” He sad. adding that' both factors vary from day to day and ac- count for market fluctuations. Preachers, lawyers, doctors and far. mers and other men of moderate means constitute a large percentage of the spec- a ulators, Professor Boyle said, adding that their elimination would be a “ca lamity” to the country. “Lats of people don't believe in specu- lation unless they are doing it,” he as- serted. in | INCREASED RATES NOT SUFFICIENT FOR RAILROADS Washington, Jan. 14—Increased rates granted the railroads have failed to yie! anticipated revenues and rcany roa’s are in a precarious financial cotaition, in some instances without funds 1o pur- chase supplies, a group of railway execu- tives declared today b:fore ine house commerce committee. Urging amendment of tha transporta- tion act to enable the carriess to obtain partial settlements for losses sustained during the six months' guaran‘ee yeriod after government control ended. the Cele- gation, told the commtice that Teiict must be granted immediutely if the trans- of portation system of the country is to function_effectively. . Danicl Willard, presidnt of the Bal- timore “has p bex »nd Ohio declared that ticall; use his 1cad topped purchasing sup- its officials don't see how ble to pay for them.” The company at present, he added, ig not even ecarning interest on its investment. William J. Hobbs, vice president of the Boston and Maine characterized the sit- uation as “exceedingly ucute.” “The Bos- ton and Maine.” he said, ‘is at its wits' end as to how it will meet its obligations and get supplie er NEW YORK BOMB SQUADS ARE GUARDING BUILDINGS in New York. Jan. 14.—While frech cor- dons of police continued tonight to guard public buildings. churches, homes and of- fices of prominent men, George F. Lamb, hie of the local department of justice agents, denied he had received informa- tion of a supposed bomb plot Mr. Lamb said his department was taking no interest in the bomb rumors and none of the government operatives was on duty guarding public buildings and resi- dences. A formal warning was sent today from the American Defense society calling on its members in New York 'ty particular- Iy and the country generaly to be on the alert against any anti-governmental ae- tivitie Idtectives of the bomb squafl were sent hurrying to the customs house late to- night upon receipt of information that one of the cleaners in the bulding had re- ceived a telephone message stating that the building would te blown up by a bomb lat midnight. A cordon of police was thrown about the bullding and detectives made a basty search of the corridors and offices. ot of of CHARGED WITH THREATE) NG TO SET BUILDINGS AFIRE 7| Stamford. Conn, Jan. 14—John Gib- ton, a taxi driver for a local garage, as arrested by state officers Wedn day night and held in the Greenwich lockup until yesterday on_suspicion of having written letters to Ross. M. Tur- ner of Palmer's Hill. Greenwich, 'threat- cning to set his buiidings on fire.. The cace is being handied by the state po- lice as mneither the Stamford Greenwich police have bgen called in. Relatives furnished $300 bail for Gib son and he was released pending a fur ther investization D WITH VIOLATING THE STATE BANKING LAW CHARG Waterbury, Jan. 14—Alphenso Russo of this city was notified early this nfter- noon to appear in the efty court tomor- TOW mOrning to answer a charge of vio. lating the state banking law by isl'rg to file $40.000 Lond required Sy the lv:n« to conduct & private banking bLus- iness. The cass was handied by the state police. % GRAIN IS A NECESSITX | “All commodity prices inevitably fluctu- | public by narrowing the dealer's profit, | Prices for wheat are fixed by the laws | nor the | Canaan, Jan, had a pistol re robbing freigh escaped are believ | wounded. Bridgeport for Cani merchants was stol | into cars. While As the light from tives returned it side of the track. the right arm by a catching on to moto: was walking along he started to run w tive Ralph Bailey Bailey who w stopped and while He 11 five men fired from the hip. ed his light that man to halt. he had his right belonging to amothe: ed up. ley had aroused a New York, Jan. 1 es and six more for day against Dr. Pe Barrie defendant m its verdict. Barrie. who had a look out for Dr. R the latter was overcharzed Dr. Ing Kathleen Vande CHOPPED OFF ¥FI identification failed ket court today for* a charge of intoxical He admitted it t he had used an ax “1 thought you Michael repli “DRY" AGENT ¢ wiTn Roston, Jan bribes were grand Jury late tod Beresnack, a jrob thy Daniel Ryan. hibitidn agent. also ceptance of broes. | RAILROAD DETECTIVES MAD | PISTOL BATTLE WITH,THIEVES, fore the court later. right name was Joseph Gavanie of 70 J street, Utica, N. Y. His plea was not guilty. His story was that he left Utiea early in the week, walked to Albany and from there made his way to Canaan by drawn guns. time you were cver arrested sald when Michael's record was podueed. “It is the first time minus a fnger™ | Railroad detectives with five men whe| t cars near this sece| tion early today, and captured one of them. One, possibly two, of those who' ved to have been! | _ For three nights the local freight frem | aan which comes up! | every other night and is set off on a sid-| ing has been looted. worth of merchandise sent to Canaan' A week ago $700 | Raliroad officers under A. B. See went on watch last night | and about 2 a. m. saw several men break| trying to get near) enough to arrest the m § te latter n--‘ ed fire which was returned. The man in the town lockup gave the | name of Joseph Drepana of Utica, N. Y, | The rallroad officers first discovered the men under a freight car. See and Bailey were walking along the- tracks when they heard a noise at a ear. Detectives their fash lamp was thrown under the car several men wers The latter opened fire and the detec- The four men escaped reached the woods on the The man, who has been wounded in bullet, was taven He there ‘4§ 1 his r trucks. He said be the tracks last mid- night when a man frightened him and as as shot and wounded. He claims he had not seen the other four men and had not had a gum. Detective See said that he and Detec wers examining car seals when they came to an empty car. on the other side had Sce was waiting he felt the car tremble and kcard footsteps. and saw under a ear He drew and The men ran returned the fire. See saw one man arate and he fired after calling mpom The man fell and when See reached him arm under him epd held & gun in the other hand. No shell had been discharged. of suspenders taken from a car. Nearby was & box A eap r man was also pjek- The four men who escaped probably ysed an sutomobile truck for ons was heard in the distance after T and Lai- constavle and got & machine to give chase. SIX CENTS DAMAGES, SIX COSTS, | , AGAINST DE. D. W. ROBERTS 4.—Six cents damag- ccsis were found to- rey W. Roberts, emi-| nent New York physiclan and surgeon. Sued for libel by Dr. George Barrie. brother practitioner who alleged injuries through a letter from the defendant more than a year ago. The jury tosk| Just half an hour to reach its verdiet.' The suit arose from letter Dr. Rob-4 erts was alleged to have written, whils | he was with the military forees, to Dr.| re than a year ago. The jury took just half an hour te each | The suit arose from a letter Dr. Rob- erts was alleged to have written. while he was with the military forees, to Dr. verbal agreement to oberts’ practice whils way during the war.! Dr. Roberts publishid the letter by n--' tating it to a_stenozrapher, and alleged that among other acts Dr. Barrie had! berts patients. inelud- rhile and Gray Poster | here, the complaint assarted. NGER TO BEAT FINGER PRINT SYSTEM Now York, Jan, 14.—Chopping off a| | finger (o beat the finger print system of Michael Lrensias. tugboat fireman, arrigned in Essex Mar- the sixteenth time on | tion 1 the court, telling how e to amputae a digh 50 he would not be found out by those finger-print detectives.” d this was the first the court ARGED ACCEPTING BRIBE 14.—Indictments charg- ing conspiracy and the accentance of returned by the fadersl y agminst Samuel M. bitlon enforcement * zent on the staft of William J. MoCar- supervising agent for this Aietrict ' oo v Indiced e’ aa!