Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 19, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIlI—NO. 16 i~ POPULATION 29,685 TALDER BILL, REGULATING | COAL INDUSTRY, ENDORSED Is Favored by Three Government Agencies Which Would is¢ Charged With Administration of the Measure—Repre- sentatives of the Coal Industry Will Be Given a Hearing ‘oday—Geological Survey Reports Coal Enough to In- sure Supply For “Thousands of Years.” Washington, Jan. 18.—Regulation of the coal industry as provided in the pending Calder bill was endorsed today Ly heads of two of the three government agencies which would be charged with administration of the measure. Edgar E. Clark, chairman of the inter- stats commerce commission, and Dr. George O. Smith, director of the Geologi- cal Survey, both of which agencies to- gether with the federal trade commission ‘would be catied upon to enforce the reg- ulatory provisions, told the senate man- ufactures committee that the bill, as drafted, would be workable. The chair- man of the ¢deral tradc commission, Huston Thorfibson, will be heard tomor- row by the cowamittee which then plans to hear the views of J. D. A. Morrow, vice president of the National Coal As- sociation, and other representatives of the indugtry Asscrting that the bill should be en- acted, Director Smith outlined for the committee the two general methods pro- posed in the bill for dealing with the coal industry The fgst method. to be applied dur- ing normal times when coal is la\'ilavh‘t at proper prices” said Dr. Smith, “merely Involves the collection of statis- ties of production, distribution and costs, which are to be made available to the public. No producers of a commodity like coal, impressed with public use, can reasonably object to this. “The second method, to be applied only in emergencies and when found necessary by the federal trade commission With the approval of the president, allows price fixing, dealing in coal by the federal governmen®, and authorizes control of the production, transportation, 1ad sale of coal. I think we have found there can be necessities of peace as well as necessities of war to justify tle exis ence of governmental powers like these. - “Isn't it a fact” Senmator Reed asked Dr. Smith, “that there was plenty of coal, at low prices, in this country prior to 1914 and the war?” _Dr. Smith replied that the industry had generally been “in bad condition and un- stabilized,” and, troubled With over-pro- duction, to Which the Missouri senator responded that “over-production general- ly is a good thing for the community at large.” The Geological Survey head told the committee that the United States pos- sesced half the coal resources of the world and possibly enough to insure a supply’ for “thousands of years.” CRITNCISED METHOD OF GOV'T DURING SUGAR SHORTAGE Washington, Jan. 18.—Criticism of th‘e governm.nt's methods of sugar distri- bution during the war, together with a prectically unanimous lml_exl of cane su- gar growers for a protective duty, mark- ed consideratich by the housc ways and means committee today of revision ‘D( the Underwood tariff act as it applies 1o sugars, molasses and syrups. Practically the entire day was given over to testimony of conditions in the cane b.lts of the south, but representa- tives ol veral refiners, among them for- mer Representat| John J. Fitzgerald of New York, were included in the wit- nessos and they stirred up the old-time strife between producers and refiners. Mr. Fitzgerald declared that the gov- ernment’s policy during the sugar short- age last year had been such as to penal- ize the whole nation in order to favor Louisiana_producers. R E. Milling of New Orleans, repre- senting the growers, retorted that the re- finers had sought to get a grip on the sugar industry “and make the people ay for P Eariler In the day the committee had heard ths request of a delegation from Porto Rico for a tarll on sugar thaf would enable’ theim to cofitinue an indus- try which they described as basic in the Iifo of the island. Few of the witnesses representing eith-r the producers or the manufacturers of raw cane sugar attempted to suggest a specific rate of duty. All were content | with asking the committee merely to give them “ample protection.” Statements | were made to the effect that the Indus- try would die unless some protection were granted. LIONESS ROARED IN AGONY AS SCIENTIST PULLED TOOTH | New York, Jan. 15.—Seven years ago under an African sun, Queenie Wwobbled unsteadily through the jungle, a cub lion- ess, boru to wild life in an untamed land Today, in the Brooklyn Zoo, she gasp- | «l in agony while a scientist, aided by keepers, roned, iron bars, and giant den. tal_instruments, broke out a blackened | tusk whieh had given hor a toothache. | Her teeth had" succumled to the white man's civilization. Viewed L-fore the operation, by news- paperroen and movie operators, Queenie Jay in her cage like a sphinx. Iodine, cotton batting and cocaine were made ready with great forceps and probes. A generous half hour of uproar and the lioness was made fast. A side of the cage opened and her head was drag- Eed 1o the opening. Then the park e- partment veterinary began his work, while Queenie strained at the ropes which bound her. Keepers with a rope about her head, held it down .as gently us possible and thrust a crowbar be- tween her jaws. When Queenie was releaced she roareZ and tried to leap to her feet, but she was too weak and sank to the floor. SAYS SILK INDUSTRY HAS SUFFERED FROM SPECULATION New York, Jan. 18.—The silk industry has suffered from speculation “more far 1 aching, greater in dimension, more in- sidious in scope, than anything the world has seen since the Mississippl bubble,” George M. Dunlop, silk manufacturer, de- COOLIDGE ADDRESSED THE VERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Montpelier, Vt, Jan. 18.—Calvin Coolidge, vice president-clect, addressing the Vermont Historical society in the hal lof the house of repres:ntatives here tonight, said that the great question of the preservation of our instituticns is a moral one. “Shall we use our power for self-aggrandizement or for service?' He ahked. After referring to a visit as a boy to the state house, where his father and grandfather served as mombers of the legislature, Mr. Coolidge s1id: “These surroundings make a proper setting for the Vermont Historical saciety, for there is nothing which so shadows forth the mighty and enduring influences of the past of the institutions of that form of government represented by the states of the American Uni:n. That which was rapresented in the establishment, support and perpetuation of the institu- tions of Vermont is the development /a its purest form of the theory of equality and soverelgnty of th: people. The gorund for optimism lies not in the fact of past or present perfcction, but in the hope anq belief that progress has ‘been made and Will be made. “History is to be studied and applied, mot for the purpose of advocating re- action. It is nat the accurately informed who continually appeal to the good old times to the dlsparagement of the present. True history, whiie ever a conservative force, yet holds the only warrant for real progreess. It is ignorance of its teachings which leads men of good intcn- tions to advocate either reaction or rev- olution, and a knowledge of its forces which aids men to promote the public welfare. - “States grow and there is an Inexorable law of their growth. They must go through the process step by step. Liberty is not bestowed, it is an achievement, but it comes to no people Who have not pass- ed through the successive stages which “Colncident with th political develop- ment of mankind has gone along the forces of philososhy and of religion. “Nat enough credit Is attributed to these in the development of government, society and civilization, All of those mghty influences have gone into the mak- ng of the institutions of Vermont. In their light thosee institutions are justfied, entitled to our support and confidence and to our behaif in the perpeetuity. “There is always the force of evil without and within. It is difficult to say that any great nation perished by reason of an attack from without. Disintegra- tion begins within. We are the posses- 853 of tremendous power, both as indi- viduals and states, The great question of the preservation of our institutions is a moral question. Shall we use our pow- er for self-aggrandizement or for service? It has been a lack of moral fibre which has been the downfall of e pecples of the past.” (Special to The Bunetin.) Washington, D. C. Jan. 18.—Senator McLean has had added to the emergen- cy tariff bill an amendment adding one dollar per pound to Sumatra imnortations of tobacco. A delegation of Connecticut tobacco growers will this week appear be- fore the ways and means committeo urg- ing higher duties on leaf tobacco. clared in an address here today at the convention of the Jobbers' Association éf Dross Fabric Buyers. Blame for this condition was placed uven the “great number of so-called ‘silk jobbers'” by Mr. Dunlop who said that they had also affected the yarn, the raw silk and plece goods business. “Merchandise was withheld purpose of speculation,” he added, “Fromi | itimate commerce and usage, and eventually created reservoirs of supplies that, when they broke, through financial preseure. inundated us all.” He declared that with the co-operation of “our work people we can continue to Tay present wages and continue to keep them steadily employpd.” for the FIRST T. 8. STEAMER TO REACH GEEMANY SINCE WAR Hamborg. Jan. 18.—The Mount Clay, the first of the United Lines passenger steamers to reach Germany, arrived at Cuxhaven Monday aftornoon. - She dis- charged her passengers and 1477 bags of mail and proceeded to this port. Colonel Ryan and his staff, represent- ing the Harriman interests, and Director- General Cuno and other officials of the Mamburg-American lina were present when the steamer docked here. She will leave for New York the middle of mext week. MUNITIONS ARRIVING DAILY AT DANZIG FOR THE POLES London, Jan. 18—Trains are arriving dally in Danzig, loaded with artillery sup- yiles, bomb throwers and ammunition for ine Polish army, says a wireless message from Moscow today, quoting reports from Tanzig. The Polish army, the despatch ! adds, is hurriedly being organized. Un- - Senator-Elect From Illinois William B. tative from Illinols, who “will entez the Sepate em March_4th. McKinley, Represen- 1,000,000 Crowns Vienna, Jan. 18.—Th American Quakers’ So lion crowns stolen. CONNECTICUT LE WOMEN VO RGANIZED New Haven, Conn., Jan. 18—The Connecticut League of Women Voters was organized at a meeting here today attended by women prominent in various organizations in the state. Mrs. Maud Wood Park, chairman of the National League of Women Voters, spoke at the afternoon session. Officers were elected as follows: Pres- ident, Miss Mabel C. Washburn, Hart- ford; vice presidents, Mrs. H. H. Town- shend, New Haven, and Mrs. Hiram Per- cy Maxim, Hartford ; recording secretary. Mrs. Edward Porritt, Hartford; legisla- tive secretary, Miss Mary Bulkley, Hart- ford; treasurer, Mrs. Herbert Knox Smith, Farmington. County chairme: Hartford, Mrs. Her- bert Knox Smith; New Haven, Mrs. William Lyon Phelps Fairfield, Miss Mary Olcott; New London, Mrs. Harry Hunt; Middlesex, Mrs. E. C. Atchison; Litchfield, Miss Dorothy Bull; Windham, Mrs. H. B. Cummings; Tolland, Mrs. Fannie Dixon Welch. FAIRFIELD FUNDS TIED UP IN SHELTON BANK Hartford, Conn., Jan, 18—To have available funds for county’uses the F.ij field county delegation in the gen assembly, in county meeting this after- noon, voted to authorize the county com- ‘missioners to borrow $47,000 al a rate not higher than six per cent. a3 $45,107 be- longing to the county is tied up in the Sehiton Bank ang Trust company. Senator Delaney was chosen permanent chairman and Mr. Pierpont secretary for the .session. Commissioner Bullard, who expibined the shoftage of funds, aiso, call- ed attention to the fact that Highway Commissioner Bennett has presented a bill against the county for $165,000 as the first portion of the county's share for the new Washington bridge, This matter will come up formally later, as the county will have to make provisions for financing Fairfield county’s share of the cost of construction, which will probably be $250,- 000, X DECREASE IN OEDINARY 5 GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES Washington, Jan. 18—Ordinary —ex- penditures of the government for the month of December decreased by about $20,000,000 as compared Wwith November while payments on the public debt in- creased by mnearly $1,000,b00,000, accord- ing to the monthly statement issued to- day by the treasury ¥ Ordinary disbursements for December totalled $404,575,091 against $426,092,313 for the month aggregated $1,600,000,000 a scompared with $677,000,000 the month previous. Interest on the public debt totalling $134,452,181 led in the ordinary expen- ditures for the month. Redemption of $1,579,592,000 in certificates of indebt- edness account for the bulk of the pay- ments on the public debt. CONFEBENCE ON EDUCATION 18 TO BE HELD IN BOSTON Washington, Jan. 18.—Commissiongy Claxton of ths bureau of education is- sued today a formal Mvitation to citi- zens of the Mew England states to at- teng the regional conference on-education in Boston January 21-22. Governor Cox, of Massachusetts, ‘s expected to address the gathering which will meet in the Bos- ton State House with varied topics to be discussed. The federal commissioner appealed par- ticularly to citizens to take part, rather than professional educators, &esiring to make it “a conference of the men and Women Who own the schools, pay for them and use them.” It is such citizens alone, the statement said, who can make possible any important improvements in the schools. BLACK AND TANS AGAIN IN EVIDENCE IN CORK Cork, Jan. 18—Terror, equally as in- tense as that which prevailed before martial law was enforced, grips the peo- ple of Cork. The black and tans and auxiliaries, who were withdrawn from the city after recent fires, now are more in evidence than ever, and since Saturday and Sunday nights, when the streets of the city were swept by bullets, the inhab- itants have been living literally in fear and trembling. The warning of Major General Sir Ed- ward Strickland, the military command- er, that drastic measures would follow assassinations of members of the crown forces has served to increase the gen- eral feeling of uneasiness: LIFE SENTENCE FOR KILLING ANSONIA SALOONKEEPER New Haven, Jan. 13.—James McDow- ell, 28, of Providence, and Roland G. Devine, 21, of Boston, pleaded guilty in superior court Pere today to.charges of second degree r. Judge James H. Webb sentenced them to the state prison for life. The pleas of guilty in the second de- gree brought to an end the trial of the pair for first degree murder on a charge of having ehot and killed Valentine Lan- da, a saloonkeeper in Ansonia, on Sept. 20 Jast. The two men held up the saloon While several persons were in the place and in a chase that followed McDoswell was captured on the street. Devine was arrested in Derby late that night. DECEEASE IN PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS IN DECEMBER ‘Washington, Jan~ 18.—An average de- of 22 food articles in December as com- pared with November was noted today in statistics compiled by the labor depart- ment. Compared to December 1919, the decrease was ten per cent, The products and decreases included: Oranges 27 per cent.; pork chops, 25 per cent.; sugar 12 per cent.; ham 13 per cent,; bacon, butter and lard, 11 per cent; round steak, flour and bananas 10 Der cent. Raisins increased. thirty-six per cent., rolled oats 18 per cent., and storage eggs, cream of Wheat and macaroni, nine per cent. — LOED CHALMERS' VISIT To U. 8. HAS BEEN DEFERRED London, Jan. 18.—The mission of the United States of Lord Chalmers, perma- nent secretary of the treasury, has been postponed merely because it is considered negotiations with the American govern- ment should not occur during the absence of Sir Auckland Geddes, the British am- bassador, it Was authoritatively stated today. 3 Reports that the trip of Lord Chalmers had been postponed for political reasons was declared erroneous, his visit merely | through the in November while public debt payments | crease of eight per cent. in retail prices | Balloonist Kloor Relates Experiences Praised Personal Conduct of His Companions—Careful- ly Avoided Reference to Fight. Rockaway, N. Y. Jan. 18.—Carefully avoiding any mention of the fist-fight between Lieutenants Hinton anl Fareril which brought to a surprising denoument their recent balloon flight into Canadian wilderness and tramp back to civilization, Licutenant Kloor, Jr, wh> commanded the party, described heir experiencees in detail today belore the court of inquiry investigating thee affair under orders from Secretary of the Navy Daniels. “Newspaper accounts have reflected on the actions of yodr wo compansions,; the court tald Lieutenant Kloor. Now state what you know of the personal conduet of the party from the time of leaving the air station until your return.” Picking his words slowly, Lieut. Kloor paid high praise to the personal conduct of his companions until they reached Mattice, whers the altercation occurred. “That’s all T have to say,” he declared, but the court reminded him his story had not yet brought he airmen back to Rock- away. 5 Then he mentioned that Lieutenant Hinton had left the privare car in which the . of them” were scated shortly aft- ing at Mattice to deliver to Licu- tenant Farrell Secretary Daniels' order against granting interviews. “Hinton said he would tell Farrell and in doing so he had to go to the Hudson Bay Company. store, after which he re- turned to the room we weye occupying in the private car,” Lientenant Kloor said. It was while Hinton was gone. on this missicn that the fight occurred, but the witness made no mention of it. “The conduct of Lieutcnants Hinton and Farrell, on our return from Mattice to this station,” he continued. adestionable.” ding his iestimony, Lieutenant Kloor turned t> he press table and smiled at a dozen newspaper men, who were amusing themselves by discussing his ap- parent evasion of the question on the aechonaut’s conduct. He was then ex- cused by the court, During the weeks they spent in ice- bearded forests, at Moose Factory and in trudging through the snow back to civ- ilization Lieutenant Klcor said each of the men “made sacrifice afte sacrifice.” He did not think there 'was dny one par- ticalar hero.” The party left Rockaway tith food to provide three meals for. the three men, he said. They carried no balloon log and the only maps were charts of the states of N York, New Jersey, Connectcut and Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Hinton sat near Lieutenant Klcor throughout his testimony. He probabiy will be quizzea tomorpow, and Lieutenant Farrell, also, if the latter re- covers sufficiently from a slight attack of tonsilitis, “was 1n TO EEPORT NOMINATIONS - OF 3,534 ARMY OFFICERS Washington, Jan. 18.—Inaction by the senate on the thousands of nominations, mitted at this session by President n was broken today and the way vaved for confirmation before March 4 of emergency appointments. Attempts of democratic senators to force an executive session, none of which has been held since congress assembled last month, resulted in an agreement be- tween party leaders to refer to appro- priate committees, with instructions to report the nominations of 5,534 army of- ficers recommended for permanent com- missions by the Pershing board and now holding temporary appointments. This agrecment was reached after S ator Lodge, the republican leader, had given notice that his party would not tolerate any tendency on the part of the present administration to place its fol- lowers in office to the embarrassment of the new administration, and after Sena- tor Underwood, the democratic leader, had assured the republicans that “there was no desire on his part to do that” The agreement, it later was said, might lead to action before March 4 on a few other nominations of an urgent nature. BARONESS DE KORWIN HAS FILED SUIT FOR DIVORCE Chicago, Jan. 18.—Baroness Cecilie Young De Korwin, daughter of the late Otto Young, ploneer millionaire merchant, today filed suit for divorce in the su- perior court against her husband, Baron Joseph De Korwin. The baroness charges that her husband deserted her in Paris eight years ago. Baron De Korwin, who was a captain in the Austrian army when the war broke out, last month applied for a court order requesting the custody of his 8- vear-old son wWhom he claimed he had not seen since 1914, The principals in the case gained at- tention in 1918 when federal authorities investigated ih: Young estate, ‘sald to have been $25,000,000, with the intent of confiscating it under the alien property act. The baroness, however, was ex- empted on the ground that she had sep- arated yfrom her husband at the begin- ning of the war. e SEAPLANE NC-6 FOUND ON THE BEACH AT GIGANTE San Juan, Del Sur Nicaragua, Jan, 18. —The United States naval :e‘:plane NC-6 is lying on the beach at Gigasmte, a few miles from this port. The seaplane has two holes in her hull, but her engines are perfect and the machine can be re- paired easily, In the meanthme the tug Gannet has arrived from Nicoya, having searched an the bays and inlets. This tug brought word that the seaplane NC-5 had been found by the dtcrl;ier Munford last Sunday vhich rescued the Tch o crew and then sank Licutenant Compo, in command of # NC-6, and Machinist. Hickithier had b: thrilling experience after h leaving the NC-§ Saturlay, when they went In search of the NC-5 and also for assist- ance for their own seaplane. They were lost for a conside, forests and were natives, rable t'me ‘in tropical threatened by armed TO REORGANIZE PHYSICAL DIVISIONS OF THE KED CROSS Washington, Jan. 18.—Plans are un- der consideration for. the reorganization of the thirteen physical divisions of the American Red Cross in the Continental United States, it was learned today. At a meeting of the central committee to be held soon, proposals will be made that the country be re-divided into not more than six or seven main divisions. It was said today that should the con- templated action be approval by the cen- tral committee, a saving or at least $500,- 000 a year would be accomplished abandonment of division being delayed until Sir Auckland returns | headquarters and consequent reduction in to America, which will be the middle of ! personnel, February. at the.latest. withcut lessening the organi- zation's efficiency or usefulness. - House and Senat Committee on Appropriations Considered a $1,000,000 (By a Staff Correspondent.) Hartford, Jan. 18.—As was expected for the first day of the third week of the session, there were big batches of bills presented in both the house and the sen- ate, and at the end of the legislative day all the bills presented in the house were transferred to the senaet for concurrence in committee reference, and vice versa. After this preliminary is compieted the bills will be taken over by the commit- tees and in due time public hearings Will be announced on the several bills and they will then be reported back in some form for, final action in-the house Where they originated first and then for coneur- rence by the joint body. All bills in the législature must have the fayorable ac- tion of senate and house before becoming law. The sessions of the house and sen- ate weer short in order to give commit- tees opportunity to meet fur organiza- tion. One bill on civil service came from the commiission and embodies the ideas of ifs members as to a measure which will be more effective than the law which is on the brink of repeal. The main feature in this draft is that a department head, in seeking exemptions in his office, . would first apply to the commission instead of, as in the past, going direct to the gover- nor for permission. The governor would hear appeals, as it were, on adverse de- cisions. g The’ movement for eradication of mos- quito breeding marshes took legislative form in shape of a bill to accomplish this end and carrying an appropriation of $350,000 for the work. The first bill to readjust salaries was that which would affect clerks of the su- perior courts. o The qrawing of seats in the house wak as Interesting to the uninitiated as was the old-time Louisiana lottery to' the ticket holders, the difference being that the drawings at the lottery were on the level. According to the rules of the house, the chairmen of commitlees and the deaf are given choice of scats. Ae- cording to custom, thé initiated, the members of legislatures that have passed on, are assizned seats before the drawing takes place. The seats that are left are passed out to the rookies. Soon each member of the house will be known by the number of his seat, which corresponds to his number in the coat room and with the iesuance of the pocket manual, £0 many yeats compiled by the ate lamented and very: much missed ‘Souvenir” William H. Taylor, will come the name, tije number, the age, “The occy- pation and ' residence of each member. Then the members will become better ac- quainted and ‘more sociable. The committee on appropriations or- ganized today with Senator Edward F. Hall of New Britain as chalirman ang Colonel Hobert D. Eaton.8f North Haven (Continued on Page 2, Column 7; TWO PERSONS KILLED l IN FIRE AT BAYONNE, N. J, Bayonne, N. J,, Jan, 18.—Two persons, one a young woman, were killed and tef injured in a fire here today which swept a building housing several film manufac- turing concerns. . The dead were Miss Ethel Suckow, 24, and a man. believed, by the police to bs Arthur Post, 21, a check of other -em: Dloyes showed all had been accounted for. Miss Suckow perished apparently by jumping from a fire escare at the second floor after she had been carried through flames by a watchman who returned to rescue other girl employes. Miss Suck- ow, enveloped by flames, leaped to the street. The charred body of a man be- lieved to be that of Post was found on the second floor. Exploding films hurled burning debris two hundred feet setting fire to several dwellings and threatening to communi- cate with a 1,000 gallon tank of gasoline in a welding shop nearby, which also was fired by flying embers. These fires were quickly checked, however. The origin of the fire had not been de- termined late today. GERMAN EMPIRE WAS FOUNDED 50 YEARS AGO Berlin, Jan, 18.—The 50th anniversary of the founding of the German empire afforded the nationalist press opportunity the nation’s present political and ecén- omic plight and the ultimate working out of democracy as vouchsafing the fhtdre unity of the German people. The Pan-German sion of constitutional constructive facul- ties, but asserts these may only be con- verted into a naional asset when led by a firm hand in a positive direction. ‘“No entire unbridled democracy as we, newspaper asserts. tion has accomplished the propagation of petty tralts in the German character, pro- vincial jealousies and partisan rancor. believes the future salvation o fthe Ger- leaders. HOLD UP BY MASKED MEN Gullford, Jan. 18—Burton S..Bradley, held up and robbed today on the Essex turnpike in North Guflford, by two mask- ed men. The robbers waved révolvers and compelled the New Haven men to leave their automobile and ‘march inte a woods, After tieing thelr hands be- victims and obtained nearly $500. Then nad down the road toward New, Hvaen. would not run. They walked to o farm< house in the vieinity and the Guilt:rd, Branford, and New Haven police. HOHENZOLLERN FAMILY NOT respondence bureau today denied reports in circulation that the members of the leave Hollarnd because, it was stated, tie allied diplomats here informed government that they™\were pl counter-revolution in Germaay.. Bils Pored n 10 | people on earth are so poorly adapted to | department o1 labor, has been appointed the |by President Wilson as American repre- of New Haven, and his chauffeur, were | 5o 3-4 cents. hind them, the robbers searched the two | ern Michigan distriet. telephoned o | fire before an open grate. OEDERED TO LEAVE HOLLAND | qui The Hague, Jan. 13.—The official ‘cor- f his estate, appraised at $1,000,000. Hohenzollern family had been ordered to | business man, Labor. » Reports that the shah of Persia has ab- dicated &rs discrediicd in British offictal circles. % . Norway's labor party has definitely #lit on the proposal to adhere to the third internationale of Moscow. A Teduction of 20 per cent. in the price of farm implements was announced by the. Blount Flow Company of Evansville, Ind. -t Fifteen cars. of lows corn will Jeave for .the seacoast this week for shipment to Constantionple for food relief purpos- g Carlos Gumuclo, 32 years old, mewly appointed Bolivian consul-general to thi country, ‘arrived in New York on the steamehip Ebro. Announcement was ms that the Ca- nadian parliament would reassemble Feb- iary 14 instead of February 10, as prev- iously announced. . The Whittal carpet mills at Worcester, Mass, were closed by the strike of 300 weavers in protest against a cut cf 25 per cent. in wages. A stpposed carload eof potatoes shipred from Lille, Mé., on the Canadian border proved (o be a shipment of $10,000 worth of bottle-in-bond liquor. > - Tnited States Senator Medill MeCor- mick of. Tllincis, arrived of New York on the’ steamship Imperator after a stay of several months in-Europe. Ag = result of the instituted by the City of Parls, hundreds of the “new poor” of France are prepar- ing to do without servants. w servants’ tax The high scheel, iwe-story brick bufld- ing at-South Portland, Me. erccted more than 30 years ago was burned. The loss is estimated "at '$200,000. ¥rederick M. Calder, Justice of supreme coutt: of he fifth judicial d'strict, New York, January 1, drapped dead while pre- siding In court at Utica, N. Y. 3 Twenty mills, one-halt of the productive capacity of the McKeesport tin plate company at McKeesport, Pa., resumed op- erations after being idle since December Mrs. Cyrus Hall McCormick, wife of the chairman of the board of d rectorw of the International Harvester Company, died at a hospital In Chicago after w brief illness. —_— A jury teok less than 15 m nntes convict .George Stivers and Marcus Bas- sett, Sing Sing prisoners, who escaped October 16 last and were captured in New Hampshire. ~t Esperanto, the fishing schooner that ‘won the championship of the North At- lantic in races with the Canadian fisher- man- Delawanz off Halifax N. 8, last 1s tor wate, A : . PSS Department of Labar reports wholesale prices’ in Dedember I the United S'ates show 'a sharp deeiine. Farm . produocis and food were off 13- 3-4 and 11 3-4 per cent. respectively. - A walking, stick made from weod eut out of the heart'of & native Bois D'Arc tree, planted in Texas in 1870 was pre sented to President Wilson'by Represent- ative Parrish of 'l:en The exetutive committes of the South- eastern Typothettae Federation of Birm- ingham, Ala., denied: the request of union printers for a reduction of hours to-a basis of a 44-hour week. Besten municipal printing plant stopped work as & result of labor troubles. Sup- erintendent Charles S. Lawler sald a2 strike was In effect. Union officials as- serted it was a lockout. Selzure of antomobiles or ether comvey- ances in which ' liquors are transported fllegally is authorized whether or not the owner ‘of the conveyance has been found innocent of contravening the law. Indictments eharging mansiaughter, ro- turneq against former officials of the B. R. T. Co., following the Malbone tunnel disaster in 1918, in which approximately 100 peérsons were killed were dismissed. The nebuls Dryer No. 584 in the Com- tellation of Cetus has broken all known speed records of the heavens. It is dash- ing through space away from the earth, for indulging in partisan contemplation of |at a velocity of almost 2,000 kilometers a second. The Ameriean Woolen company fac- tories at Lawrence, Mass., in which the Deutsche Zeitung | wage reduction became effective Monday concedes to the German peopls posses- | were operated wth the same curtaled working force as during the past few monthrs. Roewland B. Mahony, gollcitor of I sentative on' the intei national commission The Detusche Zeitung declared the so- | of immigration and emigration to meet called individual right of self-determina- |at Geneva. Three persons were drowned and sev- It | enteen injured when 100 passengers were thrown into the bay at Rio Janeiro by the ‘man people can only be found in its.will | collapse of the gangplank being used by to be led and in exhibiting faith in its | passengers boarding the steamship Tras- ; o3-Montes. ” Rar silver in London was of 7-8d an ounce at 39 7-8d. New York - domestic ON THE ESSEX TURNPIKE price remained unchanged at 99 1-2 cents. Foreign was quoted at 66 1-3 cents, a de- clmeof 11-§ " Mexican dollars, A ruling by the Usited States treasury department that manufacturers of home brewed Veer are subject to a penalty of 31,000 was reéeived by John A. Grogan, colleetor of fn 1 revenue for the east- the hold-up men walked from the Woods | 14 4 semisefficially anneunced that thers u X is mo in the report from Bel- Mr. Bradley, who is 70 years old, was Ttallan government has on one of his regular’tripy through thits 'the Jugoslay government to sus- section for poultry and eggs. His youth- -application of the treaty of Rapallo ful chauffeur managed to ogtain his knife | until late in the spring. and cut Mr. Bradley bonds and then ree- | - * 2 o lase himself. They were considerably | = Mins. Margaret Stesl Andersom, for 21 number from the cold. When they reach- | yegrs y critic for, the Loulsvilie ed the automobile they .found that thel Eventng | and author of poems, died engine had been {ampered with and |at her in Louisville, Ky..' of burns ‘January 2 when Her dress caught Anneuncement was made at a hearing in ‘probate court in Bridgeport that Yale University had fofmally accepted the in the will of Robert M.' Judson, the ‘cillege residuary - legatee of Albery Rowan, wealthy Dallas, Tex., wqs arresed on charge of the Jackson strest sub-pest office. Dytch | 1n a confession obtalned from one of.the ning ‘a | thieves Rowan was sald to be one ef the eix robibers and lender of the gang o OF THE HOUSE IMPROBABLE House Leaders Predict That the Verdict Today Wil Be Against —Five Hours of Argument and Oratory Marked Discus- sion Yesterday—Debate Touchsd Every Possible Point and Aroused a Storm of Protest. \ | ‘Washington, Jan. 18.—After five hours of argument anfl oratory, the house, like a jury not required to be locked up. arent home tonight to deliberate over the 1], Representative Esch. proposal to increase its membership from 35 to 483, Such a storm of prétest was raised. however. to the bill that house leaders predicted the verdict tomorfow would be against the increase and for an smendment holding seats. to the present total. The debate touched on every possible point, although Representative Clark, former democtatic leader. declared it was not different from that heard aft- er_every decemnial census for the last half century. Rising to speak in_opposition to the republican, Wisconson, who fafled of re-election last year after a continuous service of 22 years, was greeted by a demonstration by republicans and democrats alike. Then, When he had the undivided attention. Mr. Fsch declared the house could not justi- 1y its action in adding to the membership #imply “to save one seat In Maine and another ‘in Missour!. ‘Why can’t this house have the courage _say it will mot do_ that? he asked. “The people of your state are not so much concerned with the number of rep- resentatives as they are with the ques- tion of ability and efficlency. It is not tno difficult to remember the time when, Maine with four meémbers had more in- fluence here than New York with its $hirty.” ¢ * Neatly everybody had a chance to ex- press- his views. - Representative Mon- tague. democrat, Virginia, broke Into the discussion in its early staze to d clare that it was shockingly obvious to the house, as it was to the country, that the house was, too biz.now to legisiate ef- feotively. Representative Clark, who moes out of office in March, endorsed the increase, but announced he would fight for a constitutional amendment which would hold - the time. total to 500 -for au Representative Mondell of Wyom- ing. the republican leader, joined wi! those opposing the increass in memiers ship, declaring that “if this body is ta remain what the fathers intended, a fle Pberate body, it must be kept reasome ably small Some members, even from states which nd to lose representation, opposed the biil and insisted on the amendment pro- posed by Representative Barbour. repube lican, California. which would keep the tots1 as it stands today. @rere was, however, a plea from Repa repntative Aswell, democrat, Louisiana, whose state would lose on member, that reduction should not be cut down at thd time women were -starting to vote, and a warning by Representative Sims, dem~ ocrat, Tennessee, that it was easier fos big interests to control a small than & »ig_body. 1 Representative McArthur, republiean, Oregon, resented the argument that mne fer the increase the republican party sus tomatically would gain nineteen votes fm ' the electoral college. The question of proper representalion, he asserted; $hould not be settled In a spirit of par< tisanship. He declared the addition of 48 members to the house would mean & tax on the people of $1,000.000 annually, Under the Barbour amendment the house would be reapportiofied by shifting tWelve seats from eleven states to elght. States gaining wonld be California, Miehe Igan, Ohio, Comnecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina, Texas and Washin Aon. Listed in the losing column were: Mis< fourl, Indiana, Tows. Kansas, eKntucky, Louistana, Maine. Mississippl, Nebraska, Rhode Tsiand and Vermout. After the debate had ended for the day and the house had adjourned.f s movement was started by members frém some of the states that would lose undes the Barbour amendment to present s motion tomorrow to strike out the enméte Ing clause of the pending BIL THIS would automat'cally kill the measure and perhaps cause reapnortionment legisia- tion to go over untll the mext congress. TILSON PLEASED WITH TALK WITH HARDING (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, D. C., Jan. 17.—Congress- man John Q. Tilson of the Third Con- necticut district reached here today af- ter a brief visit to Marign Where he went on request of Mf. Harding to confer on military matters likely to come before congress at the extra session. Tilson s 6n the ways and means committee and was { _rdnange expert of the mil- itary affirs hAmm_bwdl un- derstood here that f-eléct Hard- ing will seek Tilson's judgment and ad- vice on’ many phases of military legisla- tion during his administration period. Col. Tilson when asked about Harding’s poli- cies, replied: . “Of course I eannot quote the president elect but you know 1 have always stood for sufficient protection, ample preparation in the way of arms and m nition and the nucleus of an army that can be quickly called into action. I also stand for economy. The most 1 can say regarding my talk Wi Mr. Harding i# that I have come back great- Iy pleased.” When asked if the visit to Marion had anything to do with the rumor that he was_being considered for the office of secretary of war, Col. Tilson answered: “I am unable to quote Mr. Harding but will say that in my opinion there will be but one man from New England placed in the cabinet and that man will be former Semator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts who -~ is especially well qualified for either the treasury, the war or the navy departments. My visit to Marion was to talk over the general mil- itary policy of the 67th congress and had no bearing on cabinet appointments.” Colonel Tilson has made it plain that he believesyarms and munitions should be always on hand as a matter of pre- paredness' While an army can be raised on short notice. He made the trip to Marion in company with Mr. Weeks and Doherty of Ohio, whom it is conceded here Will get the attorney generalship. TESTIFIED THAT BRINDELL DEOVE HIM OUT OF BUSINESS New York, Jan. 18.—Jacob Fradus, contractor, testified today at the trial of Robert P. Brindell, head of the Building Trades Council, charged with extortion, that the umion leader drove him out of business becguse he would not pay $75,- 000 for protection fro mlabor troubles. The witndss declared he had contract- ed to raze an old bullding and excavate for a mew structure, Brindell, he added, calied steam shovel engineers off the job and dmanded $75,000 to send them back. Fradus said he was compedd to cancel the contract. 4 Later, when he attempted to get other Jobs, he was referred to Brindell who, #: asserted, ‘refused the necessary labor. William Zaranko, president of the Houss Wreckers' Union, testified that some. time ago Brindell offered him 375 a week and a three year contract, if he would turn over all his books, member- ship and treasury to the bullding trades council. Zaranko said he refused and as a result members of his organization were prevented from working as house- wreckers in New York city, Fradus, who has made thousands of dollars in the contracting business here, testified that he could neither read nor write English. He said all his correspond- ence was read to him by employes and that when he was called upon to sign his name he did so in Tiddish. The decision >f the appeliate division, first department,- dismissing an applica- tion flled by Brindell's counsel for a change of venue, was upheid today by the court of appeals at Albany. 22 PERSONS INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK NEAR GREENVILLE, 0. —— p Greenville, O., Jan. = 18.—Twenty-twd Persons, were injured, two or three meri- ously, when a fast New York-St Louis Dassenger train on the Penneylvan railroad jumped a switch three-quarters of a mile east of here at noon today and crashed into a freight train standing on a side track. Three coaches and the engine passed the switch, but the remaining = seven coaches left the .rails, demolishing fhe freight engine and three freight cars and tepring up 50J feet of track. The wreck- of cats 1d. el overturs and 41 met catch fire, The injured Were given first aid treat- ment by local physicians. Reflle? and wreck trains were rushed here from Richmond, lod. and frem Bradfand, SCHEDULE PREPARED B! HARDING FOR VACATION Marion, 0., Jan. 18.—President-elect Harding ‘has completed his conferences here on the poiicics of his administration and will leave Marion late Thursday night for St. Augustine, Fla., where be will arrive Saturday, to spend most of the time remaining Lefore his inaugura- tion. A two weeks' houseboat trip along shores of Florida is to follow ] Iy s afrival in the $outh and to 9 him a period of isolation both from the cares of his mew riwponsibilties from civilization itself. Virtually all February he will live at a St. Augustine hotel, “mixing Foif and relaxation” with the serious work of final preparation for the presidency. During the houseboat expedition, which is to be devoted inostly to fishing in the stretch of shore waters known as Indidn river, the president-elect will be the guest of Senator Frelimghuysen of New Jersey. Several other senators and eloss friends of Mr. Harding are to be in the, party, but a complete list of those Who. will 'go along has not been made public. The trip will carry the president-elect as far as Palm Beach or Miami, Fla,' with severx] stops along the #ay to try the golf links at Daytona and other coast resorts. The trips ashore will be brief and far between, however, and during most of the voyage Mr. Harding expects: 1o cut himself oft as compleetly as ble from the Srdinary curfents of natiee al life. STATUS OF O'CALLAGHAN REMAINS UX Washington, Jan. 18.—The partmental controversy over Donal J. O Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, whe cently arrived in the United States out a passport was still unadjusted day after a cabinet meeting. Wilson, it is understood, continued to maintain the position that (he of O'Callaghan’s status was one for two department heads of labor and to determine. With the state department's erder the lord mayor's deportation ignored the labor department in adjudging laghan a “seaman” and in granting h permission to land in the United and re-ship aboard a vessel abroad, the solicitor of the state A conferenns of atate department clals, however, failed to disclose ;epl 'mu‘m be decided upon with a ! enforcing the decree. It was stated by one of the officials that no immediatel action of an extreme character was con-| templated, although, it was asserted, 18 Was within the state department’s power to Tequest the department of justice to' deport O'Callaghan for violating a erimi- nal statute in entering the United without a passport. R E—— SEVEN FIREMEN OVERCOME BY SMOKE IN SPRINGFIELE i) 1 Springfield, Mass., Jan. 18.—Seven fires men were overcome by smoke or by falle ing timbers and two women were badly injured in a fire that broke out in the' stables of the H. L. Handy Company and: burned half of a block between Fort and Hampden streets in this city tonight. The! loss is estimated at $500,400, Bursting of a hose that was stretehed close to a crowd of spectators drenched about 50 people with water, and forced Miss Margaret Camerlin and Mrs Pred W. Blllings through a window in a near- by ‘bulilding. The entiré Suilding of the Handy company was gutted. The ware house of the Hinsdale-Smith Tobaces Company was damaged. —_— COLLECTOR 1S MISSING; FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED: Pridgeport. Jan. 18.—Thought t» have been the victim of foul ‘play, with b robbery as the motive, Hugh MeGowan of 851 Whalley avenue. New Haven & collector ang salesman for the F. C. Bushe nell cconpany of New Haven s belng sought by the palies hers MeGowan, came 10 Bridpeport Jan. 14 and ie Saller. ed to have collected nearly $295%0 Bepe” The polics 825 he rods t> the New Havesnd ra‘lroad ~ation on Jan. 14 1y £n tomoblie leaving It to board a ¥ bound train. The was found yester-. d1p atier MeOowa's tamily had reperted, disanyacanca.