Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 2, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIII—NO. .28 - POPULATION 29,685 10 PAGES—T78 COLUMNS WILFORD 1S AROUSED BY BRUTAL MURDER OF WOMAN ofrs. Joseph Chernock, 35, Mother of Seven Children, Slain in Her Home by an Unknown Man—Motive of Atrocious Crime Was Robbery—Skull Was Crushed by Blows of 2 Stone—$110 is Missing—Woman's Husband Had Been Held Up a Mile From His Home Monday Night—Mur- derer Was Fired at as He Left the House, and Probably Wounded—100 Armed Men Are Searching the Wood- land Near the Woodmont Railroad Station, Milford, Conn., Feb. 1.—More than 100 men. armed with rifies, revolvers and ghotguns, tonigh were searching a wood- ed section near the Woodmont railroad station for the marderer of Mrs. Joseph Chernock, 33 3. who was brutally slain in her home on Old Gate lane this after- noon. Police, firemen and volunteers, under Zirection of Chief of Police James Maher of Hilford. took up the pursuit a half hour after the killing. Statements by persons who saw the sian fleeing toward the woods indicated that he was a short, stout man and had worn a black mask. Before nightfull searchers had found his overcoat, which showed that the man probably was wounded by one of the shots fired at him as he fled Besides bloodstains on the ot there were bioody fingermarks on a Fridgeport morning newsgaper of today’s date. which was in one of the coat pockets. The woman's husband, who is employ- ed in Dridgenort, returned home late to- Gay and said that $110 he had in the house was missing. Mrs. Chernock was he mother of seven children, the eldest 12 years old gnd the youngest 5 weel *The infant was found unharmed in a room on the second floor, where it is Lelieved the mother's skull was crushed by Llows with a stone. An axe spattered with blood also was found in the house, but it was thought this was used by the murderer to smash in the door of the up about a mile from . but escaped from thc *.ald-be robber. He did not know whether the attempted house. A 6 year old daughter of the Cher- nocks, who was in the house and saw the brutal attack on her mother, ran to the home of H. L. Logan near by and gave the alarm. Logan took a rifie and accom- panied by Walter Linsley ran to the Chernock home. Logan found the side door of the house smaslied in and step- ping inside he saw a man in the front room. The man fled and a shout from Lingiey, who hade remaimed _outside, brought Lokan out. He fired three shof at the fleeing man and then went to his home (and telephoned the police. Fire- men dlso came out and neighbors who had glns joined in the man hunt. The ‘policd were armed with riot guns and all roadd in the section were patrolled. The police of New Haven, Bridgeport and West Haven were motified to watch for the murderer. Mrs. Chernock's body was found in the cellar, apparently having been thrown down the cellar stairs after the m;n had dragged it from the second floor. ov rooms were marked with blood stains and the hcuse was in great disorder. Dresser drawers and cupboards had been ransacked. eral The waguan's husbar g “aid he was held tE . ome last night hold-up had any comnection Wwith the murder of his wife. FROBABLY AT LEAST ONE NEW AMERICAN CARDINAL Rome, Fed. 1—"Will there be new American cardinals?” is the quefy ci atng in e Vatican world, especially since it has, been learned that Archbishop Iratrick J. Hayes of New York has land- 4 at Naples and is about to arrive m liome fo be received by the Pope, The srctbishop is understood to have with alm for presentation to the Pontiff one Le most important reporis brought from America by 4ny member of tae Eyscopats. 1t now seems definitely settled that the next contlstory Will Opcur” - eafly ‘iR b: created. Among thé names mention- «d are those of Archbishop Dougherty of Philadeiphia, Archbishop Mundelein of cago, and Archbishop Hayes. e United States it is said the men, perhdps, wiil be re- the Pope in pectore. - This mean the Pope things it expedient to keep back the name of one cardinal for @ funur: occasion, whose name later weuld e a:nounced publicly and would consistory. an procedure, Shouid' the reign- Pope de, a cardinal -eserved ..n awtcmatically . becomes a full- 1 T euber of the sacrud ‘Ouege. SIX OF FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH AT BARRE, VT. Barre, Vt, Feb. .1—Six out of the 10 members of the family of Henry Martell were burned to death and {wo others were badly burned when fire destroyed tieir home at Rochester, 40 miles from Lere, today. The dead are Louis Martell, father of Heary Martell, and the latter's five children ranging in age from 4 to 21 ears. Y Mariell, his wife and two other chil- ‘ren were said to have a good chance or recovery. Martell got up this morning to build \ fire in the Kitchen stove. When he started to pour gascoline on the hot coals there was an explosion flames shot through the room. Before: rtell eould warn his father and chil ‘who were tleeping upstairs, their was cut oft. The hemestead on (he property was turned several years 2go and the family was living in the shack until they could build a permanent dwelling. #3,000,000,000 STIT AGAINST HENEY FORD AND HIS PAPER Chicago, Feb. 1.—The papers in a 35 004.000 damage suit againgt Henry Ford and his paper, The Dearborn Independ- ept, was filed in circuit court today by Morris Gest, theatrical producer, who al- leged that an article in the Independent on January 1921, contained “libeious, sianderous and false statements” con- werning Mr. Gest and certain state pro- ductions he has handled,:- The article mentioned in the suit was #a.d to have attacked “Aphrodite” and “Mecca” in partieular, terming them the “most salacious spectacids ever . shown n Am g Gest's attorneys here gimounced it had been planned to file simflar suits in De- troit today. “It is alleged the the arficle oon- tained “Ibelous, slanderous and false ements” concerning Mr, Gest and cer- tain stage productions he has handled.. TAID $15,000 YOR DEFEAUDING THE NAVY DEPARTMENT Toston, Feb. 1.—Fifteen one thousand “oilar bills were paid to a deputy mar- whal in federal court today by Alexander F. S Blackwood, former vice president and general manager of the Union Steel Casting company, after Blackwood had ypieaded nolo contenders to two counts of an indictment charging conspiracy to defrand the United States. Judge Hale smposed a fine of 37.500 on each count and the defendant immediately paid the total in cash. The indictment, which was returned more than two years ago, against Black- wood and four others, charged fraud in comnection with the manufacture of steel castings for ths navy department. It was alleged that high class stock was used for test bars and drillings, and in- fezior mtock for castings. In the year 1708 an edict was lssued at St. Helena for the punishment of persons gousiping. So severe was the mu%o-':: that gossip was ban- cate mere than one new cardinalate | GOV. LAKE ADDRESSED THE MKINLEY ASSOCIATION New Haven, Conn., Feb. 1.—A message of confidence in the economic outlook for 1921 was delivered by Gov. Everett J. Lake here ton eighteenth annual dinner of the Mc! association of Connecticut. Nearly four hundred men from all parts of the state attended the meeting and dinner. The | governor said that the days of business and industrial depression mus*-pass, as they have after simiar rericds i the past. t in an address at the inley All ‘the_speakers dealt with the life of Willlam “MeKinley Wfl! to wm T president’s Mazeh and that & m i are’ to be d] e ffeved g at least one mew American cardinal will f* V4" address waé made by Con- gressman ‘R.. Clint Cole of Ohio. Prof. Charles M. Bakewell of Yale was toast- master. Meriden was selected as the place for next years dinder, and officers were elected as foliows: President, Mayor Daniel J. Donovan of Meriden ; secretary, Joseph H. Roberts of Meriden; treasure-, Major William H. Lyon of Meriden. - Governor Lake also spoke at the Amer- ican Legion post's dinner to Nalional Commander Galbraith here tonight. SUCCESSFUL TEST OF 1,000 HOBSE POWER AERO ENGINE London, Feb. 1.—The successful test- ing of a 1,000 horse power aero engine, which is said t® be the most powerful known, has opened up claims by experts of the possibility of a regular london- New oYrk aerial service and a complete passage Wwithin twenty-four hours, eithe: direct or 'by changing aircraft at the Azores Islands. 1t is being recalled by the experts that Capt. John Alcock in 1919 fiew from Newfoundland' to Ireiand in less than sixteen hours, using two 375 horse power engines. The new engine is called “The Cub.” It was ordered by the Royal Air force. it is understood that the Titania, a fiying boat destroyer which is to be used is long distance patrols, will e equipped with two “Cubs” and have a range of 1,500 miles. For ‘wartime the crew will num- ber ten and for civilien use the craft can accommodate fifty passengers. “The Cub's” eighteen cylinders on a test indicated 1,057 horse power in twen- ty hours of running. The engine weighs nearly a ton and costs about £5,000. SECRECY ABOUT ARRESTS OF COMMUNISTS IN PARIE Paris, Feb. 1.—Premier Briand today refused to discuss in the chamber of deputies an interpellation, with reference t> the arrests of communists in France, among them Abramovitch, known as Dr. Zelensky, and alleged to be the agent of Trotsky. The premier requested an ad- journment until the interpellations on the Torelgn policy of the ’ government had been disposed of. He said he would make a statement in the chamber Thursday concerning ‘the copference in Paris of Russian elements opposed to_bolshevism and at tje same time woul dbe ready to furnish additional verbal explanations of the recent meeting of the allied supreme cbuncil. ~Other interpellation, the prem- fer geclared, mut wait, The police today announced traty had receiving money from Berlin. KEMAL PASHA DECLINES TO ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE Constantinople, ~ Feb. = 1.—Mustapha Kemal Pasha, nationalist leader, has sent a wireless despatch to the allied representatives in Constantinople declin- ing to attend the conference in London to discuss the Turkish and Greek situation. “We refuse.” says the message, “to at- tend. the Lofidon conference and we con- test the right of Tewflk Pasha's cabinet to represent Turkey, as this government is non-existent for Anatolia. “We have advised Tewfik that he must recognize us as the supreme authority, S0, if -the allies really are desirous to |serve three years' jmpriSonment. has restore peace, they must extend the invi- tation to Angora, which represents the whole of the Turkish naticn.” UNABLE TO GET JURY FOR THE MATEWAN TRIAL : Brief Telegrams - + Inspector Killed in Cork. Cork, Feb. 1.—District Inspector O'- Sullivan was shot dead today while walking with his young son in Listowel. Sinn Fein Prisoner Escaped. Dublin, Feb. 1.—Vincent Fouvardue, who is described as an' important Sinn Fein prisoner, made his escape last night while the police were taking him from the Kilmainham prison to' Lublin Castle. The car in which they were making the journey was attacked on the way to the castle. The police jumped out and returnad- the firc of the attacking party, but when they again entered the car they found that Fouvardue had van- ished. HOUSE TAKES UP $328,000,000 ARMY APPROPRIATION,BILL ‘Washington, Feb. 1.—Taking up the $325,000,000 army appropriation bill, the house in the first Aurry of debate today showed it was ready to fight any attempt o put the enlisted personnel above 150.- 000 men provided for in the measure. Chairman_Anthony of the appropriations sub-committee, in charge of the bill, de- lared that in reducing the amount pro- ded for the army's maintenance, it had responded to the public demand, and ef- fort now was being made to put an end “to the waste and extramagance that has characterized the military establishment for the last few years, In the hour's time allotted him for ex- plaining provisions of the bill, the chair- tions. The questions—and they flew chamger—indicated streng support for an army of 150,000 mcn, and approximately 14.000 commissioned officers. that the national zuard would become an difficulty in bringing down the present total by July 1. the end of the fiscal vear. “After March 4, I can giarantee that thony. In fixing the maximum the chairman Detter prepared than any other. nation hand_that it could not use in 20 years. ploves, the chairman said: 000 civilian employes.” Consideration of the bill was .delayed by fiilibustering tactics, which inclured unanimous consent for four hours de- bate but the house go around his ob- jection, with a formal motion adopted on a roll call vote, 272 to 2. PERLEY MORSE AUDITORS FAILED TO MAKE GOOD Washington, Feb. 1—Emphatic' as- surance that the Shipping Board wou'd sble to account for every cent spent for the construction of vessels was given today to the houss committee Which is operations,” by ~Alonzo Tweedale, gen- eral comptroller of the bgard, Searching: audits of acoguimts, he;declared, had Te- vealed no evidence of fraud or misappro- priation of funds. Declaring that when he tas elevated from treasurer of the board to general comptrolier he was given complete free- dom to recommend his successor as treas- urer, Mr. Twdedale asserted he had se- lected K, 'W. Bolling, a brother-in-law of President Wilsoh, -who serving as assistant treasurer. bear on him to make such a choice, the witness declared. uestioned by commit- tee members, ke said that to his knowl- edge Mr. Dolling had never used his in- fluence, offtciaily W unofficialiy, in be- half of contractors building ships for the board. Discussing the audit made by Perley Morse and Company, New York, of the accounts of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Mr. Tweedale declared the audit had been called off because it was expected to cost at-least $750,000, perhaps $1,000,000. Although the Perley Morse auditors examination of the Bethlehem accounts, Mr. Tweedale said, they Lave fatled to make good their promise to make “start- January 1, last, paid Perley Morse and Co., $457,271 for its audit, according to PAID DEATH PENALTY FOR CARRYING LOADED REVOLVER e =i Cork, Feb. 1.—Cornelius Murphy of Rathmore, County Kerry, was shot today after being found guilty by a court-mar- tial of having in his possession a loaded revolver. This is believed to be thefirst exccutionf carried ‘out on,such a charge since the declaration of martial law in Cork. Found Revolvers in Graveyard. Slico, Ireland, Feb. 1.—Police search- ing a graveyard here today found ten re- volvers, 150 rounds of ammunition, a thousand yards of fuse used in detonat- ing explosives and a dozen sticks of ge- lignite. Moter Car. Bombed. | Dublin, Feb. 1.—A private motor car containing four detectives was vigorously bombed and fired upon with revolvers in Merrion Square today, No casualties re- sulted. t Execution Postponed., estaplished that Abramovitch had been | SeDh Murphy, found guilty by a court- martial of having led an attack in Cork October 8 against the military ,today was postponed for the fourth time, The date set for the execution is February 9. carrying out of the sentence of the court- martial. a court on Monday handed down a decision that it was thought the pris- oner should be given time to make fur- ther representations before the court- martial. Father Dominic Imprisoned. spiritual adviser to the laté Terence Mac- Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, Who is un- der sentence by.a Dublin court-martial to been brought to London and imprisoned in Wormwood Scrubbs. OLD TNION FOUNDRY STARTS OPEX SHOP Denver, Colo, ¥eb. 1.—The Queen ‘Willlamson, W. Va., Feb. 1.—A new |City Foundry of Denver, a union shop list of veniremen was exhausted and |for 30 years, today began aperation as nine of the nineteen tentative jurors pre- viously accepted were excused today in circuit court, wHero the trial of, twentye one men, charged ‘with killing Albert C.|the Colorado Felts in the Matewan battle last May, is in progress. an open shop under pofice protection, ac- cording to an announcément by George Cordingly, general manager. Officeds of said the action would be followed nearty all foundries in the state. Washington, Feb. 1.—Private detective egencies were suggested today by €harles Bacht, New York lawyer, as having been partially responsible for bomb outrages in the United States. He declared it was to the interest of such agencies “to keep the pot boiling” and called atteniion to @ confession Which he asserted wus made “reputed Chicago lawyer” employe of a private detective ugenc: the confessor said he was em- ployed to write threatening lottecs. Mr. Becht had occupied chair before the senate judici: mittee for more than two hours when he referred to the private deteet He had spoken with refrenc: ing for generul am- nesty to prisoners held for violation ¢f the “espionage act which the France bill pro 1% before the Mr. Becht said he had acted as councel for many of aliens, including Ludwig C. A. K. Mar- tens, the deported Russian Soviet agent, and testified as to his belief in the inno- cence of those whom he’had defended. Senator King, democrat, Utah, succen- 1y interrupting him, asked: the bomb outrages?" instrumentality replied Mr, Becht, thorough and have good re: the deported an was interrupted by a volley of ques thick and fast from both sides of the “How about Mr. Anthony nsisted this number would be sufficient for all requirements “to make a investigation, asnns to believe that the cut- rages could ' g 'raced to entirely n those suspoctel’ Later the witness said ne referred to private detective agencies whose nterest he charged was “to keep the rot Lail- invaluable adiunct if given the whole- hearted support and sympathy of the war deaartment. and that there would’be no the army will be reGuced,” said Mr. An- “A confession of one of those rrivate “came to my at- It was made before a this confes- o of a private detective as employed 1o declared it had been agreed upon -after careful study of the country's actual { needs, adding that the UNited States was tention recently. reputed Chie- agency statc wWrite threatgning letters.” Charges of cruelty on the part of de- partment of justice agents towards those department’s radieal Toundups were denied so far as the Phil- yment will be called upon to perform a|adelphia district was concerned hy Fran- surgical operation that will rid it of 40,- to fight, as it had ammunition now on Discussing the question of civilian em- If this bill is passed, the war depart- former United Statss dis- at Philadelphia, who was another witness before the commitice. trict attorney many quorum calls. Representative Me- 18 MAKING Clintic, democrat, Oklahoma, dbjected to SELECTIONS FOR WHITE HOUSE New York, Feb. president-elect began contents of her W Mr. Harding did not go shop- but conducted a hotel suife cam- —The wife of the selecting today the tes, tailleurs, furriers and jewelers followed one another into her rooms at the Ritz-Carlton, where she spent near- ly eight hours inspecting their offerings. Scores of fabrics, few models vere taken up the elevators to her. suite were taken up hats and a conducting _an_iaguiry _into.tie- board's| future fizst lady of the lahd-to appear _putomobdile ride or shopping tour the lobby and on the side- walks in vain. She granted admittance only to large group of photographers and re- and those who sought to have r goods chosen for he White House Style dictators, pondering over the im- pressions they received, predicted that 1% laws of fashion will be biue after March is_the favorite color of Mrs. She selected a tea gown and evening gown of blue taste was reflected in her chols Mrs. Harding also made it clear t be no foreign frills Tm 100 per cent. she told a reported who inquired about "Her jewels also the favorite being colonial types, such as eameos worn on lack velvet bands for neck and wrist. Mrs. Harding made her first publis husband’s clection when | she attended a theatre tonight and Wit nessed a musical comedy. companied by Mrs. Harry S. New, wife Indiena, Mrs. Edward hington, Will H. Hays, chairman of the republican national com. mittee, and a secret service man. They occupied a lower box. No influence whatever was brought to | e in clothes. all American, She was ac- later were authorized to resume their| ofR I OV T B. McLean of W ling disclosures” The board until Jan- RAILROADS DESIROUS OF REDUCTION IN RATES the genepal comptroller, who declared it could have been dome by the board's own force of auditors as effectively at less than one-third that expense. ' Chicago, Feb. 1—The railroads of the country asked the railway labor board to abrogate the national agreements so that imate reduction in rates without an immediate reduction in. wages would be brought about, Thomas DeWitt Cuyler, chairman of the uesociation of railway eexcutives, said tonight in a telegram s on replying to one sent the chief executive last night by repre sentatives of seven labor umnions. 2r. Cuyler denied every charge made | against the railroads by the Igbor leaders eir telezram, declating that they eliberate flYu‘ BTOSS misrepresent- ations and propagahda intended. to dis- credit “private management of the rall- roads in the interests of the Plumb plan and to defeat efforls being made in good faith to baolish rules and working condi- tions which were war measurds.” Mr. Cuyler said the railroads had re- fused a conference with labor leaders be- cause such a conference could not adjust conditions for all roads In all parts of the | country. The roads, however, were will- ing to individually #djust conditions with their employes and were, in fact, urging this upon the labor board. pressing financial necessities of the rail- | foads are such that, it denied the oppor- = 2 unity of initial economy through proper o foumy aoaton of Jo- ['rulea- andworiing conditions. sabts oaty other recourse must be in a reduction of basic wages. E. F. Grable, president of the United Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Em- pioyes and Railway Shop La} railway unions, toi sent a telegram to President Wilson |*o- testing against the statement made be- fore the labor board yesterday by Gen- ex"al Atterbury declaring ihat it “was in violation, of the transportatlon act and did not contain facgs.” to President Wil He said the On the appeal of Murphy agahst the WESLEYAN STUDENT HAS TLondon, Feb. 1—Father J. Dominie, PONERSSED SELF.ASSAULT Middletown, Feb. 1.—Seymour W. Ely, of Yonkers, N. Y., a freshman in Wasley- an university, made a confession to the college officials at the hospital tonight that he attacked himself last Taursday night and was not absaulted by another man in his dormitory room, as hs had of expulsion because of low standing in his studies led the young man {o plan a meade of- bringing about his honorary dismissal from fh sity, it was anmounced by un hey said that Ely admif his furniture and \created a scene of disorder in his room, and. then Foundrymen's Association | struck himself with a paddle. Ely was by ! unconscious for an' hour after he was ,Ints?lf Down Fordney Bil The Fate of the Tariff Bill at This Session of the Senate Probably Will .Be Decided Today. Washjngton, Feb. 1.—With Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, as its on'y consisient defender in the debate, the Kordney emergency tariff bill went through another serics of hard knccks in the senate tcd: opponents of ne measure accepling every oppurtunity 1o attack it. Whether the bill' will be side-tracked or consideration continued under limita- tion of debate will be decided tomorrow when the Penrose resolution for c.oture comes to a Vote. ‘loe most ardent sup- porters of cloture and of the bil admit- ted tonight that 'defeat of the Tesiu- tion to 1init future speeches on the bill was. inevitable. 3 Prospects of cloture, however, caussd a deluge of amendments, especially agter Vice President Marshall had ruled that all amendments must be submitted and read before the vote <n cloture, set for ne 'cick. Every senator who wanted coanges in the bill therefore began load- ing it down and demanding that they be read. “hen, there was the dcelaration by Senator Townsend, republican, Michigan, that he proposed to call up the post of- fice appropriation bill for consideraticn immediately after the cloture vote. He crifcised the senate for wasting time waen important legislation was pending and challenged opponents of the Foraney measure to continue filibustering against “legitimate legis.ation and take the con- sequences,” Mr. Townsend's statement precipitated a heated dcbate in which half a sccre of senators participated. It was the first day in which the bill actually was to the fore in all discussion and its enemics picked flaws in every item. ARaough Senator Thomas, democrat, Colorado, de- livered a lengthy speech against it, the full force <€ the attack developed after- ward and continued until the senate res cessed. Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississip- pi, entered the fray and answered the Townsend challenge with the accusation that the rejublican leadersiip was at- | tempting o “gag anq ham-sring the mi- nority” and throw the burdens cf the bill on the people without a “full and free discussion.” He said the republicans, with - the exception of Mr. McCumber, had not spoken a word in behalf of the bill and that the North Dakota senator haq discu: only the wheat rates. State statisticians also gst into the discussion, senators Simmons of North Carslina_and Wi oth * defmierats, producing figures to show the effect of the bill on if“it became a law. Mr, W: b based his caleulations on’ the population of his state and declared passage of the measure. meant - anaddition tax of $50 per family, of appféximately. $35,000,000 on the peogle of Massachusetts,. during the measur'e life’ of terl months, He said it would 2dd approximately $1.16 to the’ budget of each family of six for . he mentioned | be increaseq in- | cluded. Wheat, beans, sugar, meat, but- every week. The itens: on which ahe csst woul ter, milk, cheese, rice, potatoes and onions. Senator- Simmons presented figures to show that the nation would be “taxed” something like $300,00,000 by the rate of 40 cents a bushel on wheat in the ten months period. He sajd nobody could esitmate what it would cofly the entire nation on all of the eighteen Ttems protected by the original measure, but made the guess that it would be higher than $1,000,000,000. Senator Harrison charged that sup- | porters of the bill were “not looking at the side of the picture showing the in- creaseq living costs,” and declared that resentmant and retaliation from Canada and South American countries would follow enactment of the bill. Prior to Mr. Townsend's admoniticn to his republican colleagues to permit the senate “to get some business dome.” dem- {ocrats planning to zuppart the bill were likewise charged by Senatos Thomas with Infidelity to party policiesi in favor- jing the measure. Mr. Thomas de- clared those senators had deserted the “cardinal principles of the demecratic party at a time when it was at its low- est ebb in history.” He asked whether these senators desired to have the par- ty “cpmmit suicide.” PROTEST AGAINST JAPAN'S OCCUPATION OF VLADIVOSTOK New York, Feb. 1.—A resolution direct- ed against Japan's occupation of Vladi- vistok and eastérn Siberia was adopted -y today at the conference in Puris of all tbe elements opposed to boishevism, ac- cording to.a cable message made public tonight by A. J. Sack, director of the Russian information bureau in the Unit- ed States and spokesman for the Russian democratic _anti-bolshevik forces. The resolution, while not specifying Japan by name, says, ‘the conference must especially, most empratically in- sist upon a final cessation of interven tion in the Far East.” The resolution also notés “with satisfaction the friendly policy of the United States of America towards Russia.” In urging the adoption of the resolu- tion. Paul Milukoff, former minister of foreign affairs ip the Russian Provisional government, and who represents in the conference the constitutional democratic party, decared: “By this resolution we declare em- phatically our readiness to act unani mously In opposing all geizures and loat- ings of Russia, We ‘declare to the world that we expect from it at least an understanding; and we state positively that we shall combat vigorously all those who, under the disguise of intervention. mean to follow a rutiless and_egotistic- al policy to the detriment of Russia.” INAUGURATED PRESIDENT OF CLARK UNIVERSITY Worcester, Mass., Feb. 1.—In the pres- ence of an assemblage of at least 1,000 Deople including presidents of more tham a scote of universities and many states- men- and jurists, Dr. Wallace, W. Atwood was formally inaugurated “president of Clark University and college this after- noon with ‘impressive dignity. The academic procession which has formed on the second and third fioors of the university bullding was marshalicd ty Albert F. Richardson, clad in his colo- nial uniform as high sherflt of Worcester, county. 5 In his address President Atwood an- nounced that -hereafter Clark university would specialize in providing facilities for-the study of geography in its broad- est gense, Cabled Paragraphs Pennsylvania erude oil reduced 50 tents a barrel, from $5.50 10 $5 a bar- Sullivan My , 65, well known in Hart- | ford as a cigar maker, committed suicide by hanging. Telegraphie commanication With An- was ordercd restored by the sul- tan's government. Crim.nals driven out of New York are fleeing to Enzland as stowawa: accord- ing to British mariners. Miss Alice Robertson, congresswomfin- elect, has attended her first dance since d_ranges Jai 5,569,000 ompared were valued at with $8,507,145,000 in 1920, A reduction of 30 per cent. in the cost of plows was announced by the Neweil Sanders P.ow Co., Chattanooga, The port of Seattle won its fight in the supreme court for title (o vaiuable wa- Ruin of Central Europe. terway rights in Seatsle harbor. The state department was advised the | walwer o military pact between China and Japan | \.cr Simons, the foreign mi wag abrogated by the exchange of notes. Laws of Alaska imposing taxes on by- products of the herring fishing mdus: were upheld today by the supreme court. | Inter-allied authorities at Oppeln, lesia, seized two carloads of arms and | jecred ammunitions being * taken inpo Silesia | ing. from Germany. The Central Russian Soviet government Federal troops and a heavy force of | deputy sheriffs were mountains surrounding Va., at the sound of rifle firing. Two big cotton mil Ga., and Phenix and the Swift Manufac turing Company sumption of full time overation. Charles ¥. Brooker of Ansonia was re- elected chairman of the board of diree- tors of the American Brass company at the annual meeting at Waterbu-y. Derailment of three Clinton blocked the Shore Line division of the New York, New Haven ford railroad for two hours. No one was Rezular quarterly dividends of 1 3-4 per cent. on both preferred and common stock outstanding were declared by the | iiga. of directors of the Studebaker Corporation. h of Massachusetts Many persons visited the meorgne av but were unable to identify kiled with his own revolver,» when he attempted 10 rob O Tis A Lane, aschain store eollector. ing costs the hold-up man, ve received an Directors of bol European countries met secret Decemoer 26, evik propaganda in e purpose of Ak Teporting the success of their efforts op | PRESIDENT AND MRs, bebalf of world rev A meeting of representatives of Aus- tria and neighboring states for the pur-|accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, tonight Dose of discussing measures to improve and other relations will | be held on Feb. 3, near Triest. their economi Operations were suspended in several | Aulomobi: departments of the Packard Motor Car Company’s plant, Detroit, which reopened | made three weeks. Necessity of balancing up After rebbing the Commenwealth Na- tional Bank at Reedville, Va. in cash, and $15 Reduction of 12 1-2 per cent. in (i with an approximate saving of $2 of the ghipyards in the port of New York. any bills that the followinz Governor Miller's plans outiined in his message January 24. per ton on coal. Organization of the M .| ance tonight was a complete surprise. e paran Y. 10-1 "'The end of the first act saw.né dimin- eraan | tion in the feeling of surprise and inter- minigter of war, and membe; - | est in the distinguished visitor, . Computcory mtary e £e0- | in the audence instead of flocking to the would be authorized. taling 80,000 men, would be pro: der plans drafted by Enrique Many persons had er at Sharon, Senator Johnson, of Califernia declared in a formal western states are Leonid Krassin, Soyiet representative|ond vice pri Wwho carried on negotiations at London | Wethersfiel of the Anglo-Russian commercial agree- | Brock, Plainville; arrived at Moscow. nine and Maxim Litvinoff consider the terms of the -treaty umacdeptable. A resolution introduced by Representa- tive Baer asks for an “charges that the money market is con-| Col trolled by a small group of international bankers, Wwhose A shortage of approximafely $15,008 | ;.- — in’the tooks of H. C. Forry, Marion coun- | #CRY PEADLOCKED T ty treasurer, who staged a fake robbery in the treasurers office last week, and BB R later confessed and returned more than | Harlan, Ky, Feb. 1—With the jury in $14,000, was found by state examiners, medicine and tl.e age of collexe graduates.” The teach- Dr. Walter Simons, Foreign Weculd Be Ruinous to Ge: Berlin, Feb. 1.—(By The A. P.)—Dr. ter, de- red in the weichstag today that the government would refuse to negotiate oh the basis of the entente decisions regard: ry | ing reparations and would formulate counter-propositions. His position | supported by all the party leadérs ex Si-| Lo the communists, who heckled and when i cogeluded - speak- Dr. Simoms said the German govern- ment wus unable cither to refuse or the | agree to participate in the forthcoming is expected | London conference because it had not to ratify the British-Russian agreement| yet been invitel to send representd- without change, tives. Dr. Simons' declaration of the German Cunard liner Aquitania, which arrived | government's attitude consisted of a at New York, had o Of this amount §2,400, to Kuhn, Loeb & Co. lengthy criticism of the terms, and con- 0 was consigned | cluded as follows: Not having received as yet an iavi- tation to the London conference, the Ger- man goverrment cannot accept or refuse the | to participate in jt, but deciares i the W. | meantime that it .refuses to mnrgotiate on the basis of the entente decisions, thdt it will formulaje counter-proposi- near Columbaus, | tions.” The reichstag was weil filled, but only plants announcel re-|a few persons gathered outside to learn the government's decision. After a snort historical review, the foreign minister expressed surprise at the abrupt aban- donment of the Seydoux scheme bf ‘he Brussels financial conference, Which was approved, he said, by both France aad Great Britain, cars at| Dr. Simons defended the vagueness of his proposals at Spa on the ground of and Hart- many factors making for ancertainty. He described the entente note as the hasty outcome >f gifficult negotlations, In a brief allusion to disurmament the minister promised that the German gov- ernment would loyally carry jat its cb- and would put itself into com- empire on this supject. GERMAN GOV'T TO EVADE . | half ago. The president, after | the theatre crowds and thus his appear- nd those 10 hies and smoking rooms Wwhen tne jcurtain went down, theatre ctowds escapes | ECTETally do. slayed in their seats for from death or injury when two bombs ex- | (h® MOSt Part. ploded in the doorway of a produce deal- A Windows in two of | WOMEN'S AUXILIARY OF the leading hotels were demolished but Buests escaped injury, THE AMERICAN LEGION Bridgeport, Feb. 1—The Connecticut ‘Woman's Auxiiary ef the American Le- the | gion held its first~conveation here to- ‘entitled to know, and | day and organized with: the electioa of know now,” what disposition of the Jap- | the following officers anese settlement problem was made in| President, Mrs. Charles I Crosty, the Shidehara-Morris treaty. Bridgeport ; first vice Raynham Townsbend, New Haven; sec- F. A. Carpenter; adjutant, . Mi elen treasurer, Mrs, Wil- Prem'er Le-|Ham Bristoi. Stratford; chaplaia, Mrs. J. ‘H. Higgins, Clinton. - Among. resolutions adopted Was cr urging Ahe state legislature o provide additional’ tuns lor disabled war veter- investigation of | ans. Frederick W. Galbrai*h, national commander of tue legion, and Governor tactics are paralyzing | Everett J. Lake made addresss at the legitimate commerce and industry.” convention. WINNES MURDER CASE the case of Dr, TL.C. Winnes. former state veterinarian, charged with the mar- e Nine ARGl thia " milal der of Miss Lura Parsons, Pine Mountain Ticime and e Jiw he the oecupationy; | settiement school teacher, standing 11 for choice of a large and increasi ercent. | Acquittal and one for ‘conviction, - there P o dercent- | were mo_indications early. tonight that ‘Wallace Brett Donhsm. of the Harvard | the deadlock in the fury room since de- Graduate School of Busifess Administra- | liberations began Morduy night would be broken. It was announced the January payrolls | ARK. SENATE. VOTES, CAPITAL of 20,000 New York school teachers had | PUNISHMENT FOR BANK ROBRERY been audited and approved. A reception for the guests of the uni-|ers will reccive their salaries today. Con- versity by the trustees, presiient and |troller Craig had said he would refuse to Little Reck, Ark., Feb. 1.—The senate this afternogn passed unanimouely a bill GERMANY TO MAKE COUNTER PROPOSALS T0 REPARATIONS munication with the various states of the INVITATION TO LONDON t-| London, Feb. 1~Dr. Simons; the Oe?‘ el man foreign mi tude of the ions, . Members of the Manufactarers' ‘Assoel- atfon of “Connectiout ha {according to invitation to join the Associated Indus- tries of Massachusetis in a trade tour of i correspondent of the London Times, declared that the question whether delezates would be sent | this crisi, reaching the to London was dependent upon whether |one of the the entente regarded their decision in the |that Germany light of proposals and objected to count- | “this victory-madness.” WILSON ATTEND THEATRE Washington, Feb. 1.—President Wilson, went to the theatre for the first time since he was taken ill more than a year ana s way inlo the theatre and te| West 30th street police the box reserved for his party aided only the inventory was given as the reason.|by @ cane. During the intermission be- |aides. tween the first and second mcts, he arose | to shake hands with the manager of the of $16,000 | theatre, and as the play progressed it|ed to th 000 in bonds and secur- was evident (o the audience that he was ities, robbers set the building on fire. The | enjoying thoroughly his first v, building and all records were destroyed, | theatre after a long absence. Prior to his iliness Mr. Wilsoh attend- ©d the theatre regularly, sometimes going many as three and four times a wepk. During his iliness he has been forced 0| subpoena. Ifs denied knowledge of amy a year, has been granted by a majority | Content himself with ~motion pictures which have been-shown in one of the rooms of the White House fitted up for demoeratic member of the New | the purpose. - zreed to vote against| Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, president’s personal physician, said.more:ing the night in Jail, he relented and e mont aEe At his o Uaulent’s|signified his willingness to angwer inerim- ih had improved so much that he|ynoe. - grand - might «f any time attend a theatrical T, T dury: performance. For sevéral weeks, after companies and welve of | DF. Grayson's statement, Washington thelr oMdials were indicted by the fi:.l;‘“"“’""‘?:: l.):m;;a“m, boxes nightly. eral grand jury at Cleveland, O., for vi- | hoPing . the contemnt cHarzes. His appeara olating the, Lever acj. It is chared that | NI appearance. As the nights passed. - they made profits ranging from 83 te g5 |and Mr. Wiison .did. net appear, the thought ceased to be uppermost among it to the ent night make 2t Minister, Tells Reichstag That the Government Will Refuse to Negotiate on the Basis of the Entente Decisions—Was Supported by All the Party Leaders Except the Communists—Press of Berlin Declarss That ths Reparations Demanded by the Allies rmany and Mean the Economic er-proposale in the negotiations st Lem-. don, or whether the Paris decisions com- stituted conclusions on which there could be no discussion. The German government would evade an actual invitation to London, request- ing whether the delegates would be re- ceived as negotiators or simrly to receive the decision. 1f the entents decided to admit negotiations, the delegates would attend the London conference with defi- nite proposals. Dr. Simons inveighed against the \dea of spreading the reparations period § er forty-two years, which was twelve L.ore thin the treaty allowed. He pointed out that the treaty provided for reparations only to the civillan population suffering specific damage and that Germany had the right to be heard in the examination of these claims With reference to the retertion by the allies of 12 per cent. duty on her exports, Dr. Simons sald this. together with the other proposals. “form a scheme of en- slavement of the German people and & scheme of compu'sory labor.” At the request of the foreign ministry, there wus no delate, mdds the correspon- dent, thouzh this did not prevent Adalf Hoffman, sotialist, from deelaring that the minister's specch showed the bamk- ruptey of the capitalistic system. : It is generally regarded, according to the correspondent, that the proposal that Germany shall not raise foreign loans without the consent of the allies is fn- tended as a warning to America mot to lend to Germany. and to Germany not fo }borrow from America, but from the allies. The situation is tense, the correspon- dent says. Dr. Simons last evening wrote his resignation, but was pacified by President Ebert. Preceding this, & cabinet crisis was nafrowly averted . POLICE NEWSPAPERS SEE RBUIN IN REPARATIONS Berlin, Feb. 1—The Berlin news- papers today are unanimous in veleing the opinjon that the reparations ccmidi- tions jaid down by the ailied supreme council in Paris sound the commereial ng France, Belgium and Italy. The press, however, does not presume to advise the cabinet as to its course ia conclusion, as newspapers expresses it is powerless o oppose NEW YORK POLICE PROBE TURNS TO LIQUOR TRAFFIO New York, Feb. 1.—Former Goversor Whitman transferred his investigation of alleged graft sinong ciiy and county of= ficials to new fields tocay when he begam an inquiry into the alieged cooperation ighting from his|of the police in the iligal traffic in U . theatre attaches alone Who|quor in this had Leen appraised of his coming said. |nearly all city. Fificen detectives, of them connected with the station, were questioned by one of Mr. Whitmn's Information has reached r. Whitman, it is said, indicating that officers attach- station not only winked at violations of the Voistead act, but re- ceived money from persons who were eme gaged in illicit liquor transactions. Captain Joseph A. Howard, in eom- mand of the station, was summoned to Mr, Whitman's office this morning on & violations of the liquor laws in his dis- triet. Detective Sergeant John S. Armstrong, the| mPrisoned yesterday for contempt s court, was released todsy. After spend. men. 3 After testifying to the satisfaction of Mr. Whitman. the court rescinded the fine and Imprisonrent, purging him o before the jury granted him immunity from prosecution. HARDING MADE GREAT CATCH DURING FISHING TRIP Miami, Fla. Feb. 1—President-siect Harding returned here from the Cocolobo fishing grounds this afternoon with & wsun-blist-red face and a _formidable catch of baracuda, amberjacks and safl fish to show for his outing ameng the Florida Keys. v In the two days the president-slect anfled a score of fish, a far bigger string- than any other member of his party. his largest was a six-foot sail fish which gave him a battle of more than one hour before it was brought to the gaff. ‘The yacht Shadow, on which the pamy made the trip, ran into Miami in time io permit Mr. Harding to play a game of golf late in the afternoon at the Mismi beach links. He was a guest thig eve- ning at a farewell dinner given by Gov- emor Durbin of Indiana - « The president-elect’s return trip to St. Augustine will begin tomorrow moming. He expects to make short stops at Paim. Beach and Ormond. INVESTIGATING BUILDING SITUATION IN BOSTON Boston, Fcb. 1.—Estimates purporting to show that in 1898 a mason and helper lald 1,500 bricks in an eight-hour werk day atan average wage rate of 36 cents hundred, whereas now tney average 0 bricks a day at a rate of $2.93 a hundred, were presented today to the spe= clal committee of the Doston Chamber of Commerce that is investigating the bulid~ ing situation in this city. Alexander K. Williams engineer and treasurer ‘of a construction company, Who submifted the estimates, told the commit~ tee that In his opinion the llcced de- in the efuiency of labor was Gue to Ylack of ambition.” resulting from the “closed shop prineciple which limits the best man-in any class to tne amount of labor performed by the poorest.” The estimates presentel were gom- plied the records of hi. company.. the withess said. Labor union officinls will testi(y heflore the committee tomostow. The investiga- faculty in the att room of the university | pay the money because of technical er-! providing ecapRal pumishment for bank tion is an outgrowth of the library followed. bullding ‘rades strike