Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 23, 1921, Page 1

. HOOVER OFFERED PORTFOLI0 IN THE HARDING GABINET Had Communication Over Telephone to Acceptance of the Secretaryship of Commerce—The President-Elect Has Reached a Tentative Decision on Every Place in the Cabinet—Personnel Has Been An- nounced—Changes May Affect the Appointments For Navy, Commerc. and Labor—There Has Been a Flood of Recommendations Regarding the Labor Portfolio. New York, Feb. 22.—Herbert Hoover | been mentioned publicly in waid here tonight he had discugsed with [ with the place until today. It is undef- President-elect Harding over the tele- phone the acceptance of a cabinet post VOL. LXIll—NO. 46 3 POPULATION 29,685 - - oftered to him. “It is true” said Mr. Hoover, considerations, matters for me to discuss now.” Mr. Hooover, who was seen in a box at thé Metronolitan oper~ house, where he was attending a benefit performance for European relief, declined to discuss the subject further, TPERSONNEL OF CABINET SUBJECT TO CHANGES St. Augustine. Florida, Feb. Teached a tentative last minute changes the official circle o the next administration will be composed of these men: Secretary of State — justice of the supreme court and re publican nomines for the presidency. Secretary of the Treasury—Andrew W. Mslion of Pennevivania, a ban’ financier, member of a family reputed to be among the wealthiest in this country. Secretary of War—John W. Weeks, of Massachusetis. former United States sen. tnr and in 1916, » candidate for the pres: idential nomination. Attorney Gemeral—¥--rv M. Daugher- ty, of Ohio. who mar™‘d the pre-con vention campaign resultng in Mr. Hard- ing’s nominat n. Postmaster General—Will L Hays, of Jndjana. cha'~man of the republican na tioral committee. Sacretary of the Navy—Edwin Denby, »f Michigan. a former member of con. gréss who has served as an enlisted man in hoth the navy and marine corps. Sscretary of, the Intetior—Aibert 1. Fall nf New Mexico, now 2 Uniied States senator. z Secretary of Agriculture—Henry Wa! 1a- _ »f Jowa. efitar of farm'publications. tor and consnicpous leader in movements for Eurnpean relief. Seeretary of Labor—James J. Davis. of Pennsylvania. and Il'inois, a former union steel worker who has bscome highest of- feial in the Moose fraternity. 1t° thanges are made they are most likely to éffect the anpointment for mavy, sommerce an lerstood tn seen an exch: invitation ze of formal and acceptance. but in every case the se- are ex- Hardin assooiates ‘ections made by Mr. sected by his closest stand. Assignme: Me. Denbr. to who is a Detroit lawyer ‘urnished the first real surprise of the sabinet situation, for his pame had no e T R G SR B e T SR SO PRESIDENT SEX NOTE TO CONGRES3 0N BELGIAN DEBT Washington. Feb. 22--President Wil jon cleared his desk 1N matter growing out of the Paris sonference by sending to congrass 16, 1919, and under which bound themselves aceeptanee of German 0o ment of loans made to I he si: ta T is in full pay the armistice. The president pressnted| deficiency bill to give the gurernment with the agreement recommen iatisus that| $1.500,000 to break up the liquor traffic ongress enact legislaton which wo.d|from now until July 1. nable the American treasurer 1o accap: 780,000, the amount of s tal loans :o Beigium up ty the armistice plus interest. . The agresment were read in both houses without comment from the house took any action in the matter. The president in transmitting and rezsmmeniaticus of why it had not beem submitted earlier, sxcept to say that the reparations com- “has not as vet finaily determ- mission ined the details’ of the issuance of the necessary bonds by the German govern He added that the s “for various reasons. ‘A recommendation at this time that ble legislative action should be tak: . of the approaching termination of my ad ministration, 1 have brought this mal t== io your attention hoping th: »* a iction may be taken at the appropi ate time.” Submission of th eagresment, So far as sould be learned, clears the president’ Sesk of all matters growing out of the Paris conference with the exception of the treaty of Versailles and the Austrian wnd Polish treaties. The Franco-Ameri. san agreement s in the files of the senate toreign reiations committee STEAMER AQUITANIA STILL DETAINED AT QUARANTINE New York, Feb. 22.—The As which arrived at quarantine from Eng. it while health officials continued de ousing her steerage passengers at Hof. mar's lsiand. tomorro Sir Auckland Geddes, rador. guard cutter. At dusk, however, S: Al tred Sze, the newly appointed Chinese minister to the United States. still re. mained aboard and it seemed likely tha ke would spemd the night In his cab In. .« The steamer Ponce also held at quaran- time all day for fumigation by heaith au. thorities, who sald they had received re parts of bubonic plague cases in Porto Rico, from whers the ship came. None J the passengers was found infected, bl Sty The fuel erisis in the most acute ) the day in soviet russis “that Senator Harding and 1 have had a con- versation over the telephone this evening a #to my accepting a post in the cabinet. “Naturally these are matters requiring and equallyathey are not 22.—(By The A. P.)—President-elect Harding has decision on every place in his cabinet and uniess there are Charles Evans Hughes of New York, former governor, ary of Commerce—Flerbart Hoov- er gt California. former fnod: administr- various labor, all of Which are un- ave come to the noint of lecision within the last twenty-four hours In regard to none of thess has there t of the mavy ‘portfolio to of andther peace a sopy of an agreement whica ke and the fritish and French prem'c:s entered into smmen 1 ium prior to rman bonds to the amdunt of $171.- s country’s to- congress floor. Neither the agreements made no explanation as to agreement Mr. Wilson informed congress, “may \ppear somewhat premature. but in view suit- nia. 4 this mowning, stiii was detained to- She probably will dock British ambas- who returned on the Aquitania, ieft the vessel with his party ‘at noom afid was conveved to the city by a coast _tople | With Mr. Harding as connection stood that from the first he has beén under consideration, however, and was held in reserve for just such a contingen- cy as Mr Harding faced last week when Férmer Governor Frank O. Lowden of Illinois declined to be considered for navy secretaryship. It is expected that before the pres- ident-elect makes a formal tender to Mr. Denby he will call him into consultaion and go over with him the naval problems of the coming administation. Today Mr. Harding was in ermmaunication with some of the Michizan members of congress re- garding the appofntment, and it is under- stood to have secured their approval. Fver since the early days of the cam- pr' 1 Mr. Hoover's name has been one of .o storm centers of the cabiret list. many republicans nrging his appointment as secretary of siate, interior, commerce or labor, and many opposing it because of his decided stand in favor of the league of nations. Whether he will ac- cept.the commerce portfolio is not defin- itely known here, but the general expecta- tion is that he will. A formal invitation is expected to go forward within a few hours, The former food administrator was the first national figure with whom Mr. Harding conferred after his return to Washington from the Chicago convestion last year and later Mr. Hoover came to Marinn among the first of the ‘“hest mind: to be called into consultation. Should he refuse to sit in the cabinet, he may be asked to Lad a commission for reorganization of the executive depart- ments of the government. Regarding (he labor portfolio also thare has heen a flood uf recommendations and counter recommendations, with four avail- ables under serious consideration. It isj understood that in the final line-up James Duncan of Massachusetts ranks close to Mr. Davis and should there be a_change in that part of the slate, Mr. Duncan may go in. One of the considerations that has heen urged asainst Mr. Davis is that althoneh he lives at Moose Heart, Illinois. nations headauarters of the Moose fraternity. his principal business inteiests ,are in Pitts. bnurgh. Pa., which is also the home of Ma Malen. It is uncerstood, how- ever, that Mr. Hardinz I&s no sympathy fab the arzument that it would be a mis- take to pick two cabinet officials from one town. - All three of the arpaintments now lack- ing formal consummation are expected to be definitely established within a day or two, but it i& nnt probable that the nresident-clect will make any more pos- itive annsuncements on the subject until inauguration day. We already has made knawn officially his choice of Mr. Hughes and Mr. Daugherty. but he has told his friends that he sees no reason for anm- nouncine the others row. Mr, Harding also let it be kmown to- day- that he expects (o leave subordinate sppointments Within the executive de- partments to the respective cabinet mem- | bers whom he 1.ronoses in turn to hold responsible for selecting an- efficient de- partment personnel. f and 4 t TROHIBITIONISTS AGAIN VICTORIOUS IN HOUSE ‘Washingten, Feb. 22.—Friends of pro- hibition enfercement in the house today won another battle to keed lignor beyond | the reach of those not peimitted to handle or drink it. After a flare up that threw into bitter debate toward the close of a peaceful holiday session. the prohibiticn forces rallied followers and put throuzh a motion directing conferencas cn 1. nouse | | Before the vote was taken, however, charges flew thick, Chalrman Good of the appropriations committee, declaring en- | forcement agents openly ar winking at the law's vielatlon. Representative Vo« stead, author of the act, came back with the charge that attempt was being made to bread down the machinery of enforce- ment through failure to provide adequate appropriations. Others jumped into the fray, and for an hour it was much like ,| the old days of prohibition fighting in congress. By agreeing to the semate sum, the revenue bureau will get $400,000 more than the house first authorized. MESSAGE TO LLOYD GEORGE :, FROM TRADES UNIONS Amsterdam, Feb. 22—The bureau of the International Federation - of - Trades Unions has dispatched to David Lloyd | George, the British prime: minister, a message on behalf of 25,000,000 workers, { appealing to the delegates to the London conference not to forget“the effects their decisions will have on the working class- es. R The message proiests against the in- demnity demands made upon the Ger- mans. which it is claimed would reduce the workers of central Europe to slavery for a life time, prevent the reconstruc- tion of Europe, intensify national hat- reds and destroy civilization. ' AMPLIFTERS TO BE USED FOR INAUGURATION ADDRESS ‘Washington,2 Feb. 2—For the first thme, weather permitting, an inaugural address is to be heard March 4 by as many people as may pack themselves on the great plaza fropting the capitol. Pres- ident Harding’s first formal statement to his countrymen will be carried throughout the throng in his own voice by means of amplifiers. Even those so far away they can hardly see his figure in the fnaugu- ration stand will hear every word, the corps of engineers anneunced today. A room full of machinery has been in- ¢ |stalled beneath the capitol. steps to - |catch and repeat to the crowd every ayl lable utiered by the new president. NEW NAVEN CIGARMAKERS REJECT 18 PER CENT CUT NORWI et Cabled Paragraphs Archbishep Hays "Salls For Home. - ‘Rome, Fbe. 22.—Archbishop Patrick Hayes of New York. with four seeretar- ies, left Rome for Naples on his way back home today. Many friends and admirers bade the arcibishop farewell at :ife sta- tion. ERESTRE 2 & SENATE VOTES PARTIAL ! PAYMENTS 'TO RAILROADS ‘Washington, Feb. 22.—Opposition . te the Winslow bill to permit partial pay- ments to railroads from the government guaranty fund collapsed compleetly today in the senate and the measure was passed without & record vote two hours before the expiration of time aliotted for debate upon it. : Senator Townsend, republiean, of Michigan, in charge’ of the measure,” in- isted that not ome line in the bill as passed by the house should be changed in the senate, lest conference and ensuing parliamentary obstruction delay what he described as action absolutely necessary to prevent bankruptcy not only among railroads but also among railroad cred- itors. ~The senate followed his advice and .the measure Was sent to the presi~ dent. N 8 Debate on the 'bill today was very brief, barring a six-hour speech by Sen- 8 D& Shelton: o Trul!el Collision Burned to Death When Can of ‘Gasoline on Front Plat- Injured. Shelton; Conn., Feb. 22.—Eight . per- song were burned (o death and 25 injured this afterdoon when two trolley cars dol- lided head-on on the Bridgeport-Shelton line, near High bridge, in the southern part of this town. 5 A five gallon can of gasoline, which was in the front part f the. Bridgeport bound trolley car, exploded and, caused a flerce fire to barn the two cars, John J. Phelan, coroner of Fairfield c § .ty, declared tonight. The coroner expressed the opinion that there .would: have been no loss of life and probably yery few in- jured if the can of gusoline had not been in the car. Witnesses -disagreed as to the exact locatiow of the can of gasoline, ator La Follette, republican, of Wiscon- sin, who attacked it as designed to en- large the government's.original guarantee to the raiiroads. On a roll call the sen- ate defeated, 47 to' 19, an amendment offered by Senator La Follette which ‘would have required the interstate com- mérce co ionf o investigate' railroad expenditure before further payments are made. Senator Townsend, describing the situ- ation which he said mada the bill emer- gency legislation, -asserted that the rail- roads, because of reduced earnings, were entitied to a total payment of $600.000,~ 005 under the government guarantee against losses during the six months fol- lowing the ending of government control. The carriers, he Bsaid, had received 250,000,000 of that amount “and con- gress supposed, in_passing the transpor- tation act, that the balance of approxi- mately §350,000,000 could be paid them in’installments, upon certificates of the interstate commerce commission, though in the nature of the case many settie- ments cannot be completed in years." The comptroller of the treasury, Sefa- tor Townsend further explained, had ruled. that a final account must be ren- dered, the government before the roads could receive any additional amounts, and said this “threatens to bring about bank- ruptey not only of weaker railroads but of many business concerns which have sold to railroads materials for payments cannot be made until the gov- ernment acts.” Railroad credit in gen- eral. he said, was endangered by delay. - The Dill as passed would require the interstate commerce commission to cer- tify to the treasury which it actually finds to be ‘due railroads. regardless of whether these constitute the entire claims. of the carrlers. It further would require the secretary of tHe treasury to pay out all sums so certified. -4 NEW BILL DRAFTED TO. PROTFCT LABOR UNIONS Washington, Feb. 22—Approval was given today by internaiional labor unio DBeads ang their ‘attorneys-to a"tentati draft of a biil 1o Jlega labor unions to organize all fields of in- dusrry despite individual contracts be- tween employers and employes prohibit- | ing ‘union membership. H The bill. which desigfied 'to cffeet the effect of the:United States supreme court decieion in’ the Hitchman Coal and Coks company case upholding the validity of the individual contracts, wil be submit- ted at-once the executive council of the American Federati>n of Labor for ap: proval. The union heads also instucted their counsel to ascertain if it would be possi- | ble to ask for a rehearing of the casa of the Duplex Printing Press. company against the International Asscciation of Malhinists in which the United States supreme court handeq down a decision declaring secondary boycott by labor unions illegal. The attorneys were di- Tected to prcead with their their appli- cation unless the time limit allowed by the court had expired. International unions which have join- ed n the fight to have the individual contracts declared fllegal and make unionization of such workers possible are the United Mine Workers of America, the Moulders' Union /Amaleamated As: soclation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work- ers International Association of Machin- ists and the Street Railway Workers, Their hn;p were calied in conference here by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor and today’s acticn is believed to be one of the opening wedges in the propcssd prozram of the féderation to counter anti-union legislation and the “open shop.” . The executive council of the American Federation of Labor also was fa confer- ence here all day preparing a “bill of rights” and program to be submitted to the special meeting of representatives of national and international unions called to open tomorrow at the federation’s headquarters, No_arnouncement was made concern- ing the courcil's plan. but it was under- stooq that recommendations would be made at tomorrow's meeting settinx forth a program ‘to meet the attacks of anti-union organizations and combat the “open shop” movement. Wage reduc- tions, anti-strike laws, compnlsory arbi. tration and laber injunctions also will| be_considered. “Publcity and other methods of eur opponents " will be sonsidered in tqmor- TOWS' conference,” Frank Mohhison, sec- retary (f the federation. said, “anq la- bor will take surh stehs as may. be found necessary to protecr its interests.” More. than 200 representatives of the various unions of the federation through- out the country are expected to attend the conference, over which President Gompers will preside. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT FOR ASS'T SECRETARY OF NAVY (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Feb. 22.—Will .young Cel. Theodore Roosevelt be the next assistant secretary of the navy? It is rumored that his name has been fuvorably consid- ered by Mr. Hardinz and his advisers, and that the place will be held open for him. It is nnderstood that -Colonel Roosevelt desires to follow in the foot- steps of his father and plunge from New York politics into natienal politics, fol- lowing the same path and making the as- sistant secretaryship of the navy the first steppingstone. Connecticut senators and Congressman “Tilson of that state have been interesting themseives in behalf of Henry H. Ward of New Haven, who. is an Annapolis graduate and served dur- ing the Spanish-American war as secret agent for the navy Jepartment in Spgin. Friends of former Governor Bartlett of New "Hampshire want him groomed fer the position, and it is understood Senator Poindexter of WashiLgton as ranking member of: the naval committee will ex- ert strong influence to put a Pacific eoast New Haven, Conn.. Feb. 22.—The local cigarmakers’ union, at a mecting tonight, voted to reject an 18 per cent. decrease in wages proposed by the cigar manufactur~ ers of this city. man in that place. But now it comes to | light that it is young Roosevelt who i more likely to get the plum, in fact, hi closest friends here say there is no doubt about it - which | said the eoroner, some saying they had observed it in the f.ont vestibule with the motorman, ‘while others said it was behind a seat in the forward part of the car. . Coroner Phelan has the' remnants of the can A hearing on the accident will be held in Bridgeport Thursday, said the coroner, and the public “utilities commission . will sit_with the coroner. The dead:. . Milton Cheritree of Shelton, motormah the Bridgeport bound car. Edith Wilkinson, 4 years, old, of Shel- ton. Nancy Wilkinson, 3 years old, her sis- ter. e Goldberg, 15 vears old, of Der- Y. ) Harry Goldberg, 13, her brother. Peter Kock, 26, of Shelton. An unidentified girl and an unidentified woman. The collision occurred about 500 feet south of a switch, when both cars were traveling at a fair Tate of speed. Wit~ nesses said there was a loud.renort im- mediately following the crash and flames burst out in the wreckage where the two cars were buckled together. There were but five persons in the northbound car and all were able to get out safely and quickly. The southbonnd car, going to Bridgeport. had about 33 passengers on board. Panic broke out on the heels of the crash as the flames shot through the forward part of the car. The Goldberg children were seated in the front seat of the car and were caught in the first sweep of the fire. Near the middle of the car was Mrs. William A. Wilkinson of Shelton, with her two daughters, agéd 3 and 4. As men among the passe.gers smashed win- dows, several of them made efforts to push the two little cnes out of the car, it was said; but the attempt was not successful, and the bodies of ‘the chil- dren were among those taken to a Shel- ton- morgue. Allof - tne bodies were charred and identification of the girl and Wwoman whose names are unknown seem- ed’almost impossible. % ~ Fourteen persons are tal, Derby. One cf ot in Griffin hospi- is Mrs. Wilkin- Practically no hope is held out for her fecovery. - An unidertified man of Italian nationality also is in the hosbital and is not expected to live. The others injured are expected to recover. They are: Mrs. J. H. Brown, Shelton; Mrs. De Martin, Ansonia; Mrs. F. S. Sweeney, Shelton; Mrs. Laudino, 15 Jefferson street. New Haven; Mr. ani Mrs. Fred- erick Sormer. Shelton; Miss Amelia Mur- ray, Waterbury; Rosalia’ Lonero, Shel- ton: Ralph Bernstein, Ansonia; _John Lofthouse. Derby; Antonio Lubrie; New Haven; Mrs. R. S. Henderson. Water- bury. : Several others who werc taken to the hospital were discharged after receiving treatment. Among those slightly injured were Ste- phen T. Palmer. town clerk of Shelton, nad Dennis Robinson, of Ansonia, conduc- tor on the southbound ¢ar. The north- bound car was in charge of Georgze Mills, motorman, Charles Sherman, conductor. They were unhurt, as were the five pa: sengers on that car, The two trolley, cars were making their first trips on the Bridgeport-Derby line since tre snow storm tied up the line Sunday. The Connecticut Company of- fices in Derby said it was believed or- ders had been given to the southbound car to pass the switch near High bridge, where the northbound car usually is wai ing. The <outhbound ear went over the switch : g across the bridge and had traveled a few hundred feet further when the collision occurred.. Connecticut Company officials said the signal lights used 4t the switch Were in good erder and were working after the accident. There is a-clear view of the tracks for more than 500 feot eithsr way at the point of the collision. High bridge crosses a deep gulily. The collision was seen from a distance by a number of persons, includingy pas- sengers on a Waterbury to New Haven trolley car, which was across' the Hou- satonic river. The crew of this car re- ported the crash at the Connecticut Comi- pany office in Derby a minuie or two la- ter, and calls were sent out for physi- cians. The Shelton fire department was called and Griffin hospital sent its ambulance. Most of the injured were taken the tw miles to the hospital in fire hose wagons, The work of fighting the fire preceded the efforts to get out the bodies. The flames had gained great headway when the firemen arrived and. both the trolley cars, of the large double truck type, ‘were burned down to the truck: The crowd was kept back from the grizesome scene as firemen, police and - physicians removed the bodies from the debris. An embankment on one side of the tracks made it difficull for passengers who got out of the cars to reach a safe footing. Coroner J. J. Phelan hurried here from Bridgeport, accompanied by Dr. Edward Fitzgerald. The- coroner obtained ~the names of dozens of persons who Were in the wreck or saw it, and he indicated that the inquiry in® the deaths would be searching. AGAINST ANY REDUCTION OF DISCOUNT RATES Washington, Feb. 22.—Recommendation against any reduction of discount rates at the present time as unwarranted by financial and Industrial conditions was made to the federal reserve board loday by its advisory council at the conclusion of a two day's conference with the board on_the general business situation. The council also went on record as fa- voring abolishment of the office of comp- troller of the currency and transfer of its functions to the federal reserve board | CONNECTICUT POSTMASTERS IN ANNUAL CONVENTION Middletown, Conn., Feb. 22.—The Con- necticut Postmasters' association held - its annual convention here tofay and eiected the_following “officers: Presidént, ‘Dahiel J. McCarthy. - Middletown - vice : presi dent, John J. Molans, Seymour :; tary-ireasurer, David 1. Tesvaul Shelton. ' I, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY. 23, 1921 Improvement in New England Industries Cotton Textiles Show 25 to 50 Per Cent. Increase— Shoe 'Industry Has Taken a Spurt. Boston, Feb. 22—(Dy the A, P.)— tivity in the shoe manufacture and defi- nite improvement in textil: lines as com- menths re reported from cepters Of those New England. ‘The shoe industry which was virtually flat last fall has taken a spurt as a result of Kaster Lynn shops are working on what the trade knows as millinery foot- wear ; production in the extensive Brock- ton shoe district is reported heavler than at any time in the last six months though and Haverhill and other shoe_cities also see some in- say or a general strengtiening in the call for shoes after the usual dull to of the pared with conditons of three ago industries in demands, still far below normal crease in business. they look Manufactures period of the spring, with a return normal production by the end year. ’ Production of cotton textiles has in- 25 to 50 per cent. and even more in some special lines, according to manufacturers who refer the improvement largely to the according to manufacturers who refer the improvement largely to the stimulus creased during the winter by from of low prices quoted to the trade us resift of the 22 chusetts a distinct advance is reported. In the two leading industrjal lines in Manchester, textiles and shoes, unde) Dprosperous conditions. more than 25,001 people arc employed, and at the present time it is estimateq that about 14,000 of During the latter part of 1920 less than half this these now have steady work. total was employed. In Wocnsscket, R ments of -help. tion of 50 per cent. months ago. Except in Fall of normal thus far, In New Bedford mill men there esti- mate production at 50 per cent. of norm- an increase of 42 per cent. over that a of three months ago. In Lowell an Lawrence textile conditicns are gradual- The Pacific mills in Law- rence are working on full schedude for ly improving. the first. time in three month; Mills of tte American Woolen company are empioying miore help than previously and are being run more 22 1- per cent. but are working at less than half their capacity, it fs estimated. Sev- eral of that company’s mills in Rhode Woolen and worated milis in Woonsogket employing process have. down “and ight gsifts. Massa- of New England have resumed ful time, some of in Lawrence, hours under the wage reduction of Island are ldle or nearly so. the 2 &l afe_runnfng full time with n Other small mills in westorn chusetts and other sections them with night crews also, Large makers of cotton mill machinery have continued to run with full forces through the dull perizd in textile manu- The Woreester wourks of the American Steel and Wire company main- tain the regular complement of 6.000 al- though on reduced time in most depart- ments. The Lynn plant of the General Electric company had laid oft 1.400 hands 11,000 op- eratives still working full time are said 1o exceed the number normally employed facture. in the last month. but the in 1813 by ten per cent. A considerable desree of curtailment 13 evident in other machinery lines. MEETING OF €ONNECTICUT CHAPTER OF THE 8. A. Hartford. Conn., Feb. 22.—The Connec- ticut Chapter of the Sons of the' Ameri- 1 special business meeting held in connection with the an- nual banquet of the society here today, voted to take u> the question of separa- tion of the state chapter from the na- Another motion passed was to put the final decision on the mat- meeting in White of this eity was directed to name a commit- can Revolution, at a tional . society. ter over until the annual June. President Herbert W. tee of seven to consider the proposal, PRESIDENT CONDOLES WITH FATHER OF W. F. M'COMBS Washington, Feb. 22. Combs, Sr., death of his son. The telegram read: “I have heard with great distress of the death of your distinguished soa and beg 'to” extend my deepest sympathy lo you and members of kis famil SOCIALISTS GAINED 1IN * THE PRUSSIAN LANDTAG Tarlin, Feb. 22_Complete ocrats 26, independent soci: munists 30, and the econcmic party 4. It would appear that the government coalitioh parties still have a majority in the Prussian parliamen:. OBITUARY, Milton . Smith, Louisville, Ky., Feh. home here today after a heart attack. Mr. Smith 1§ been il and Nashville since 1891. Mr. Smith was regarded as one.of tr foremost railroad men of the country af was especial’y well known in railroag an shipping circies in the south. the states. He is survived by a widow. two sons, Sydney -and Milton H., Jr.. of Louisville, and twe daughters. Mrs. Thomas J. Fel- der and Mrs. Robin Nashville. Mrs. Elizabeth Milbank Anderson. Cooper, both Greenwich, Conn., Feb. 22.—Mrs. Eliza. A in a private Her beth Milbank Anderson, wife of A: Anderson, an artist. died sanatorium in New York last night. age was about 75. Mrs. Anderson was aetive a library to the town of Greenwich. Mr. and Mrs. taxpayer bere. Mr. “Anderson, and & @uughter survive. 1-2 per cent. wage cut. In the cotton mill centers of New Hamp- shire, Rhode Island, Maine and Massa- 1. cotton mills are running full time with nearly full comple- In Maine mills, the gen- eral average of production is estimated at 75 per cent. compared with a produc- three River, the center ot the print cloth industry where the mills, employing 35,000 are now operating on full time with full crews, few instances of a return to.normal have been reported President Wil- {son, tonight telegraphed William F. Me- father of Willlam F. Me- Combs, former chairman of ‘the national democratic' committee, condolences on the unofficial reports of the elections ‘o the Prussian landtag show that the mzjority socialists have gained 113 seats, centrists 90, peo- ple’s party'57,: nationalist party 73, dem- ts 28, com- 22.—Milton H. Smith, president of the Louisville ,and Nashville Railroad company, died af his for several months ‘and his uéath was not unexpect- ed. He was 85 years old and continuous- Iy had been president of the Louisville He 1egan his railroad career as a telegrapher in charge of wire service in the war between d in philan- thropic work among the poor of New York city and severa! years ago she gave ! Anderson had a’ resi- derice, Milbank, just off the Boston post [200 quarts of nitro-glyces foad, and she was the second largest |the plant of.the Pringle Brief Teiegrams The vice president and the speaker of the house are not to receive sa.ary in- creases. . Newfoundiand s virtually snowbound, Communication by both rail and water is “Interrupted in many locailties. Elmet E. Page, 61, agent of the York Mills, at’ Saco, Me., after an iliness of but two hours of acute indigestion. The body Private Charles W, Sutton, the first Shelion boy to falf in the World war, hag arrived at Hoboken. One hundred and eleven men were rested in a raiZ on a cock fight at the National Cogduit building in Torsnto. The erew of four mem of the barge Tuckerhce' adrift on Peaked Hill bars in the storm were rescued by coastguards- men. Porter County, IIL. will be the first In the United States to: ship a carload of corn to. famine stricken districts in Eu- rape. Failure of the brokerage firm of Her- irick and Bennett was announced from the rostrum of the New York stock ex- change. Tnconfirmed reports were current that Joot in last week's" mail robbery at the Toledo postoffice amounted to more than $1,000,000, Tests of the recently completed tele- graph and telephone cable between Ha- vana and Key West have proved satis- factory. a Viee-President-elect Coolid, announe- eq Monday the appointment f Edward T. Clark. of Northampton, as his private secretary. A proposal to repeal the six per eent. rate guarantee prvision of the trans- Portation act was defeated by the sen- ate 59 to 14. v 0 Francisco Villa, the former bandit chdeftain, is searching the mountains of Durango for loot buried there years ago by leaders of bandits. A bill appropriating $5,000.000 to huy seed grain for farmers in dought stricken areas in the west passed the senate Mon- istrict died at Pittsfleld. Representative John C. Marshall serv- ing his second year in the Massachusetta legislature from the Fourth Berkshire district died at Ptsfield. has been appointed a deputy States marshal, it was Marshal W. R. Palme United . unnounced by Ludlow Street Jail, New Fork, famed far as headquarters of the “Alimony Club,” is to be sold at auction If its host, ‘Sheriff Knott, has his way. The Spicket mills, a small shoddy- making plant and the linen nose mill cf Willlams & Charles Beck at Lawrence, Mass., were destroyed by a firc. 2 Tire destroyed seven bulldings in New- ark, "N."J., comprising the plant of the International Ceal -Prodif:ts Co.. with a loss estimated at $100,000 to $500,000. - e The freighter Alaskan, bound from New York to Sam Francisco, is_ashore at Ascuncion Island on the Mexizan coast, about $00 miles south of San Francisco. Mrs, Helen E. Bradbory. 91, of Holli mother of Mrs. Kate Douglas Wisgin Riggs and Miss Nora Archibald Smith, well known authors died at a hotel in | Portiand, Me, —— Twenty persons in bedrooia attire fied to the snow~eovered streets and the police rescwed a mother and brby at a fire in a btk ywhich was partly destroyed in Worcester. Three persons were killed and 20 woinded at Lecnes Province of Corbod: Argentina when Agrarian- strikers nt- R.|tacked the pol'cs In an effort to recover confiscated arms. Pablic » » In reopened In New West- minster, B. C..'after a strike of teachers for more than a week . The teachers agreed to return t> their classes and to arbitrate the question. Soldiers whe saw service in the trenches of foreign. battlefields are entitied to be ranked as experts on “graybacks" as the old lice of “cootje” fame in the United States army were known, in the opinion of the Connecticut Department of Health. The steamer Caronis, which salled from Naples for New ‘York. was to have taken 748 emigrants but the authoriti forbade their embarkation because they had not been disinfected: Flaminios Raibertl. former minister of war, deposited a bill in the French chamber of deputies to increase the number of marshals of France in peace time from six to twelve. The Russo-Polish peace are still dragging along at Riga, they seem to be hopelessly tdngled up with French, British and German po- litical and ccmmercial plans. but Police were called into servics te pre- serve order among nearly 1.000 unem- ployeq men who besieged the street de- partment yards in Sprincfield in quest of employment at clearing the city street of snow. John. W._ Davis, the retiring Ameriean ambassador to Great Britain and Mrs. Davis have their remaining days in Lon- dan booked up with a series of public and private luncheons, dinners and re- ceptions. A meeting of the depositors of the Shelton Bank and Trust Company has been called for tonight to take action on the question of advisability of taking ac- tion against the officers and directors of the bank. Tart af & thirty word message dictated 3 |te President-elect Harding was sent from 1, Percy Maxim, in Hartford, Monday night Pacific coast. of the Levis County Service In Quebec housing most of the rolling stock of the company were destroyed by fire. Only six cars ars lefl. The loss $300,000. is estimated at Creatiom of & trust fund of $75.000 by Edward Hatch. a New York merchant. t> be used in financing Eraft Inquiries iato the city administration fn event of h's death as a result of corruption exposures was announeed. One man wnas blown te pleces and an- other is thought to have suffored the same fate when a magazine containing ne exploded at Powder Co. at “ene son fl' Harrisburg Run, near Derrick City, “David Miller, a lawyer, of Waterbury, | e wireless sending station of Hiram | and relayed across the continent to the 8 PAGES—t4 COLUMNS 1} Mandate Agreements and Washington. Feb, 22.—By The A. P.). Equal opportunities for the citisens of all the. allies and associated powers, whether members of the league of nations Or not, in formor cnemy territories to be administered by the allied Rovernment under mandates is jnsisted upon in a note dispatched by the state department to the council of the league, now in session at Paris. The note went forward last night to Ambassador Wallace, who is to present it to the council tomorrow. Its text wa withheld but state department officers de- A seribed it today as being virtually iden- tical with the one on tne same sent to the British government la: vember by Secretary. Colby. That note was couched in exceedingly firm language. In it Mr. Colby took is- fue with the Dritish position, that man- | date agreemenfs and treaties were to be , considered ‘only by states members of ! the league and declared that the United States as a contributor to the common vietory in the World war, eould not con- sider “any of the associated powers, the smailest not less (h3n itself, debarred * * from participation in the rights and privileges secured under the mandates| provided in the. treaties of peace.” Initiation of this, the first action to be taken by the United States to the‘couns | of the league. was at the suggestion «f one of the allied nowers, Laderstood to have been Great Britain. The Drit'sh foreign office never has reoii:l to M. Colby's mote in which he askal that the United States be permitted te (xam'ne the draft mandates before their submis- | sion to the leazue couneil for approval. | Meantime, however, Great Hritain has sent the draft mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine to the council and 't is un- | @erstood that it was for thig reason that| it suggested that the United States pres- | ent its views (o the council. Action by the council on the mandates at the present session had been cxpected and it was explained that it was <n this account that the present administration declded to present its arguments dircet to the council despite the fact that orly a little more than iwo weeks remain be- fore the new administration will come in- to power. Dispat thes from I'aris today said that independent of the action Of the Ameri. fcan government. consideration of N nazaates gOVAMINE: Mesopotamia,. Pales- tine and Syria had been postponed ntil the April meeting of the council so that Winston Churchill, the recently appoint- ed Uritish secvetary for the coionies, coull have an opportunity to study the questions involved. It wae sald here tonight that this would give the Harding administration time in Which to study the question and come 1o 2 decision as to its policy with regard to mandat The principal point at issue between | NOTE UPON MANDATES SENT LEAGUF OF NATIONS COUNG { State Department Takes Issue With th: British Position |that the Treaties Were to Be Consid- ered Only by States Members of League—Insists Upon Equal Opportunities of All the Citizens of the Allied and Associated Powen—Dcvelt;pment of Oil Resourcés in the Mandate Territories in the Near East is Invdvi‘;.- the United States and Great Brilais i the so-called San Remo agreement Bo- tween Great Britain and France for, the development of oil resources in (Ha date territories in the near éast. Secretary Davis of the state depa has said that leading republicas tors who drg expected to have &' volée in shaping ‘policies of the new .- tration have approved the position taien by the state department on this quese * tion. L. OF N. CIRCLES SUBPRISED BY THE AMERICAN (By The A. P.) AN i notification 18 league of nations toda e depariment at Washi | desired to present the views of the 1 cd States before action was council of the |mandates created great surprise in es. The gradual withdra American representatives from the cil's commissions connected with. peses activities had tended to cogfirm the opii- ion that the oufgoing administration would leave all such initiative to the sew government. The text of Secrstary Colby’s nete will not be generally known until tomorrow, but his unexpected intervention is learm- ed in French circies, and among others also, with evident satisfaction, as ing that the new world still main contact and is still irterested in the oid world's problems. " Notification of the imminent arrival of the note came when “mandates” Was the first_question on the agenda of the couns cil which epent nearly the entire day in discussing the reply to the American. s bassador’s letter and exchanging £ upon those mahdates which the A observations are not likely to touch. The council's reply to Ambassador Wals | lace, signed by Dr. Da Cunba, president ot jof the council, expresses the lively intés- est with which the council learned of the communication frum the state ment, and its early delivery, and that in deference to his request the cil wiil postpone 2l final decisions tive to the forms of mandates now discussion until receipt of the cation, y The "council, decided that the tommission shall be of the mandatory powers, Great Britain, Belgium and Japan, With the other bers chosen' from among of Italy, Portugal, Holland, Sweden, perhaps the United States. The of an American representative id stiil under diecussion, there being_ of opinion as to the propriety of ing an American under the present cumstances. . Ordinarly. . it is there would have been no objection. Sweden's representative will be & man, WILLIAM §. McCOMBS DIED OF HEART FAILURE New York, Feb. 22—William S. Me- Combs, former chairman of the demo- cratic national committee, died at Green- wich today of heart failure it was an- nowiced by Frederick K. Ryan nis bas- iness partner. Known ds a brilliant lawyer and successful politician in Ne wYork eity, William F.' McCombs feceived his first experence in national p.litics when he became campaign manager for Wood- row Wilsors in 1912. Later he became chairman of the democratic naticnal com- mittee and declined’the post of ambassa- {dor to France offered him by President Wi's:n after his electicn. Born of southern parentage at Ham- burg. Arkansas, Dec. 26, 1875, he receiv- ed an elementary edncation at Webb school in Tennessee and later was grad- luateq_from Princeton Universit: He stulied aw Harvard Univecsity and entered the profession in 1961. - While still a clerk in a New York law office he handled a suit involving $20.- 000,00 in rai'road sccurities and received i>n which forecas his highly successful career. Prior to his appointment as camaipgn manager to Woodrow Wilson in 1911, he served-on the tarllf revision committee of the National Democra® lub. He was appointed a trustee of the ity College of New York by the late Mayor Wi Gaynor and acted as counsel for W H. Edwards during the time he served as Commisgioner of the Street Cleaning Departmentyin New York city. He suc- cessfully prosecuted a number of smow removal fraud cases. In 1912 he was elacted chairman of | the Dem-cratic National Committee fol- {inwing the momination of Wiison at al- | timore, He was a member of the American ang New York State Bar Assoclations, the Association of the Bam of the City of New York. the uthern society and numcfous clubs in New York and Wash- Ingt-n. In 1913, he married Dorothy Williams daughter bt Colonel John R. Williams, of the United States'army in London. They i were divorced in 1915, TFor many years he made his home at the Vanderbiit ho- tel In New York eity. wI ON NOT TO WRITH HISTORY OF PARIS PEACE CONFERENCE 22 —President Wl 24 the determipation today fo upon retirement to private life to a continuation ef his efforts to- vard world neace. ‘ In his first public utteranes sinee the November electian, the- president. in re- ceiving a delezation from the Woodrow | Wiieon club of Harvard universits at-the House, declared he had no fnten- of writing a Hstory of the Parls conference. ie added that was < he preferred 1o leave ta the pro- Washington, Feb. i #an expre: | devote hims tion fessional historlan as the pubiic might be prone to iake Into consiiération the pergonal enuadon In any account of the peace proceedines he ‘might write. After their visit members of the dele- ration stated that they “were desn’s im. re. A with thé great heart of the pres. flent as he seemed W refl on to think over the aucstion of peace.” and sald 1 were “deeply ched by the president i falth ‘in the nitimate accomplishment of his efforts towards peace and by the al- mqst brilliant good humor with which be is leaving the White Houes." i EIGHTH RENEWAL OF YALE . UNIVERSITY ALUMNL DAY New Haven, Conn., Feb. 22.—Yale 28 & great laboratory with these in it figura- tively at the bench in their werking clothes was looked over by hundreds of the old graduates today in the eighth fe- newal of University Alumni day. The single change in the more impope tant announcements made in advanes o the general program was the of the president-elect, Dr. James Rows iand Angeil, to extend a hand of weicome and a personal greetinz. It had bess anticipated, although it had not beem stated who he would be, that the sucees- sor to President Arthur T. Hadley would this day be at Yale to join in observanes of the alumni reunion. But with the fe ception to and by President-elect Angell, yet to come, the alumni went ahead and carried through their pleasureable mis- on of seeing undergraduate Yalé at chapel, in the class and lecture rooms during the morning, comifg together for conferences in the afterncon and them winding up the day with the social héwr. President Hadley made what probably was his lust official speech as head of the university to the alumni at the gems eral gathering. P President Hadley read a telegram mée ceived from New Orieans from Presidents elect Angell in which he expressed fe- gret that he was unable o be present #¢ the alumni reunion. The following telegram was sent President-elect Angell “Your telegram wus read at & me: of about four hundred Yale men M.’edu and received with enthusiasm. They have unanimously directed us as their commity tee 1o express 1o you their welosms Yale's new leader. and their leyal enthuslastic sunncii in catrying forwa: the ideals of eharacter. scholarship public service for which Yale has steod for more than two centuries. “ANSON PHELPS STOKES, ] “EDWARD G. RUCKLAXD, ‘) THATCHER M. BROWN" ~ A telegram was received from a eome mittee of Pringeton university = faealty, - |headed by President John.Grier Hluz.' congratulating the facuity of Yale on election of James Rowland ~Angéll president. A telegram was sent back President Hioben thanking Prineston ot behall of the ajumni and faculty of Yale for the message. . k: ——— WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY DINNER 23 PARIS YESTERDAY Fob, —rhe American Hugh C. Wallace, add; Pa bassador. the American eolony at the Wash) hday dinner of the Americas club to- day compared the atrikin raliel Washington and Lineoln u‘lhr!'l “‘ est Americans. ome an aristocrat and thg other. a .seif-educated toiler. “Two more modes: men mever liveds thelr deeds which amased the the ambassador Jec'ured. 3 Dufing the morning M. Waliacs sivme ¢4 a wreath on fhe staits of Weshingtas and then another on the Ase de Trioan'@, where lles the unknown soldier of Franes Later ‘he gave the customary lsachesh to the dipiomatic representatives of -3 Latin American couniries. v - The day was observed general'y haf auietly by all" the - American Mok nd the American government offices | oed, while bulldings few the Ameril | fag. The celebration énded tonight the dinner of the American club at prominent Freach and Americans present. despite