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VOL. LXIII—NO. 54 POPULATION 29,685 NORWICH, CONN,, FRID , MARCH 4 1921 10 PAGES—76 COLUMN3 PRICE TWO CENTY. GERMANY GIVEN UNTIL NOON MONDAY T0 ACCEDE TO INDEMINITY IMPOSED BY ALLIES l]odeewgeDgehF‘m!thelndemnitmepoledbyV:n- quished Germany Does Not Equal the Annual Burden That Either France or Great Britain Now Bears—Costs of War Are Net Demanded, But Germany Must Pay Reparations For Material Troops Will Be Thrown Across the Rhine and Take Con- trol of Customs Boundary—Berlin is Undisturbed Under " the Belief That the Proposals Have Been Misunderstood. London, March 3 (By The A. P.)—Ger- many today was given intil Monday noon 1o acespt the fundamental conditions laid down by the supreme allied council at aris. The German deleggtes at the reparations conference were informed by the allied representatives that it Germany does not accept those terms the allies will take immediate steps. : These steps will be: First—Occupation by allied troops of the cities ot Duisburg, Duesseldorf and uhrort, at the mouth of the Ruhr, twelve miles west of Essen. Second—Each allied country will place such a tax on German merchandise as it may deem proper. = Third—A customs boundary along the Rhine, under ailied control, will be estab- lished The German delegation was informed that the only modification of the Pafis reparation decisions permitted to Ger- many would be as regarded conditions of payment. such ‘as @ reduction of the pe- riod of annuities from forty-two to thirty years. Germany's counter propesals. which were submitted {o the allies on Tuesday, were not susceptible of examination, Pr mier Lioyd George tuld Dr. Waiter Si- mons, head of the German delegation, in substance, after today's session of the sonference had assembled at St. James' palace. Mr. Lloyd Georze sald the attitude taken by the German empire regarding reparations was, in addition, a grave vio- lation of the obligations of Germany to- ard the allies. He toid the German representatives that their govermment had not fulfilled the treaty of Versaillss relative to coal deliveries. disarmamen:, the payment of 20,000,005,000 marks in gold and the pun- ishment Gf German officers and soldiers ageused of crimes during the war. Germany. he added, in refusing to ac- cept the corcessions propoSed by the al lies with regard to Teparations, had by the same act renounced the advantages granted Ter at the previous conference with the allies. Lloyd Geopge said: We are not asking for the costs af the wa Tre charges on the allles weare so snormous 't would be impossible to ask = sing’s / nirgio.bearsthem.. Wa sim- ply have ingistéd that Germary pay rop- arations with respect to the charges cast upon the respective countries by mater- ial damage and Injuries inflicted upon the lives and limbs of their inhabitants. Mr. Lloyd George gave figures of the budgsts of the allied countries and asked: “What is there comparable in the Ger- man budget to this? He said he be- lieved that when the German prople re- alized the extent of the devastation wrought. their attitude'would change. An incredible amount of damage had been Gone deliberately with the view of de- stroying the essential means of produc- tion of France and Belglum. “Therefore,” continued the British pre- mier, “unless reparation is made by Ger- many it means the victors will pay the price of defeat and the vanquished reap the truits of victory.” The premier also referred to the depor- tation of Belgian workmen, the destruc- tion of mercantile shipping, the loss of life and the crippling of multitudes of young men. The casualties, he said, rep- resented not merely a loss to the coun- tries in strength and capacity fof weaith production, but a heavy annual burden on the resources of the countries in pen- sions. “Franes alone, Great Britain alone. in this respect, each bears an annual bur- den which js almost thrice the amount of the whole payment now offered by Ger- many to meet our claim of reparation for damages of all kinds” Mr. Lloyd George deciared. The loss of German lives and the devastation of East Prussia were tri- vial. he asserted, as comparéd with that inflicted on Franee. What Germany of- fered was mot one-fourth the sum re- quired to repeir the damage. . The allits, he said, were prepared to make allowances for the difficuities under which Germany and thé othe} countries Jabor as & result of the war. He added that the propesals put forward by “the Germans were “an offense and an exas- peration, and I deplore that they were put forward, as they indicate a desire net te perform, but to evade, the obli- gations which Germany has_incurred.” The rremier compared the British and German taxation, and said that until Ger- many had imposed at least equal taxa- tion she was not in a position to plead she was unable to meet the demands of the Paris proposals. Mr. Lloyd George made 2 declaration in hehalt of the allies. charging the Ger- man government with defaulting respect- ing some of the most important provis- tans of the Treaty of Versailles. and add- 4 tnat the allies had displayed no harsh insistence upon the letter of thelr bend. “They have extended the time and mod- ified the character of their demands,” he deciared, “but each time the German gov- *mment has failed them.” The war criminals have net yet been tried, ks asserted, and military organiza- tions, some of them open and some of them clandestine. have been allowed te spring np throughout the country. equip- ped with arms which sught te have been surrandered. The German counter preposals, con- vinced the allies, he sald, that the Ger- man gevernment “does not intend te car- Ty out ity treaty obligations for It has not the strength to resist and face the mel- fish, short-sighted onposition upon the néecéssary sacrifices being made. If ths i due to the fact that the German pe ple will not permit it, that makes the situation mere seriong and makes it all the more mecessary that the allies should bring the leaders of nublic epinion once more face to face with the facts. The first essemtia]l fact for them to realize in that the allles, while prepared to lis- ten to every reasemable ples arising out of Germany's difficuities, cannot allow #ny furthet paliefing with the treaty.” Mr. Lieyf Gaerge them,‘sn behalf of the allies, annennesd the ultimatum., After Wr. Lloyd George had finished, Simons, for the Germans, said the entions of the German government had quits mismnderstood. The German _be_pald, weuid reply. Damage and Injuries Inflicted — Should Germany Default on Monday. The sidewalk opposite the entrance to St. James' palace, where today’s session of the conference with the Germans oc- curred, was lined with people long before the hour set for the meeting, while the windows of Marlborough house, the resi- dence of Queen Alexander, afforded vant- age points for a view by the members of her household. b The conference #was attended by Dr. Sthamer, the German ambassador; M. Jaspar, Belgian foreign minister; Dr. Si- mons, German foreign minister; Baron Hayashi of Japan: Count Sforza, Italian foreign minister; Premier Briand of France; Philippe Berthelot, general sec- retary of the French foreizn office: Mr. Lioyd George, Lord Curzon, Mr. Lonar Law, Marshal Foch, General Weygand, Field Marsha] Sir Henry Wilson. Major General William Thwaites and General Bingham. The Laborite Herald stated today a time limit was granted the Germans be- cause Premier Lloyd George was unwill- ing to take irretrievable steps until the inauguration of President-elect Hagding, Who is expected to ecxpound the new American . administration’s foreign policy in_his address in Washington, “omorrow. Turkish and Greek remresent.tives will be heard by the allies on Friday. At the time Premier Kaloge opoulos, head of the Greek delegation of the ncar east conference, is éxpected to inform the al-| lies that his government aas been un- able to accent the plan for an investiga- tion of conditions in Thrace and Smyrna by an inter-ailied comnission. Paris, March 3—Germany’s deliveries applicable o the reparations account, in- cluding ‘War material, are estimated at 8,000,000,000 gold marks, it was an- nounced by the allied reparations com- mittee here today. This would leave 12,- 000,000,000 marks due on the first 20,000.- 000,000 marks Germany would pay under the Versailles treaty. BERLIN FEELS PROPOSALS HAVE BEEN MISUNDEESTOOD Berlin, March 2.—Bgnking circles to- day gave mo indication of apprehension ‘regarding the “further progress of the reparations conference in lLondon. Ther was a feeling ttut Germany's counterpro- posals were not fully understopd by en- tente leaders. Questions on the bourse were remarka- hly firm in the face of a flood of alarm- ing reports from London and Parig and there was lively speculation i foreign exchange, the demand for American dol- lars predominating. The claim was advanced in banking circles that an unbiased perusai of the German reply did Aot warrantyhasty ad- verse judgments such as were reported from London and Paris. It was declared the German proposals represented a lib- cral repariition settlement. There was of- ficial denial today of reports that the Ger- man counter offers were represented as an equivalent of the 226,000,000,000 marks demanded in the Paris terms but that this sum, rediscounted, represented the present capital of 50.000,000.000 marks. The latter sum was made a basis for the present German offer, it was said. Carl Bergmann, financial expert with the erman representatives in London, point- ed out that 50,000.000,000 gold marks paid in thirty years would be the sum Germany was willing to acknowledge as her reparation obligation. -t was said the total represented more than one-half of the forty-two annuities demanded in the Paris program but was | pavable in a considerably shorter period. | Germany’s abllity to pay this total" it was said, was largely dependent upon the revival of her export actlvities and as the revival was likely to be siow, the German schedule of payments provided for a gradually ascending scale. BELIEVE GERMANS WILL MAKE NEW PROPOSAL London, March 3 (By the A. P.).—The Germans have until Monday to bring their counter-proposals to the Paris find- ings on reparations into accord with the allieg’ views. Whether they will attempt to do so is still a matter of conjecture. The British version of Dr. Simons reply to Mr. Lloyd George indiated that they would. He was quoted as saying that the Germans would examine the prime minister's speech, that their inten- tion had bee nmistaken, and that no oc- casion would arise for employment of the measures outlined by the allies. The German text of Dr. Simons’ speech, hewever, puts a different complexion on the matter. According to this, the Ger- man fereign wecretary protested against “sanctions (penalties) without legal foundation.” This, of course, is based on the treaty of Versailles, Which pro- vides that pemmlties cannot be enforced until after May 1, but ignores the allies’ contention fRat the Germans have failed to comply wit hthe conditions of the treaty. 4 Dr. Simons, I8 In close consultation with the other members of the delegation and also with the Berlin cabinet, and while some of the Germans continued to insist that they could go no further towards meeting the standpoint of the allies, the belset prevailed that they will make new proposals, which Mr. Lloyd George's speech was aimed at inducing them to do. GERMAN CABINET DISCUSSES THE REPOET FROM LONDON Berlin, March 3 (By the A. P.).—The cabinet sat until 3 o'clock tonight dis- cussing the report sent by Foreign Minis- ter Simons on the day's events at Lon- don. The ministers are reported to have expressed regret over the.threat of penal- ties, which they considered w find Germany defenseless, and which .y be- lieved would constitute an infringement of the Versailles treaty. | to Windsor; CONGRESS BUSY PASSING ELEVENTH HOUR MEASURES ‘Washington, March 3—Congress to- night heared its end in the usual desper- ate attempts o pass eleventh hour meas- ures. Night sessions were held by Hoth senate and house. Many bills rcecived their death blows in the final hours ot the session while numerous others es- caped. Tue $395,000,000 navy bill ap- peared to be the only regular supply bill which would fail. Its loss was conceded tonight on all sides, although it had been held before the senate for many hours. Steps which, it was believed, would be successful, were taken tonight to emact the $400,000,000 sundry civil bill Ar- rangements had been made for another vote in the house on the singié item in dispute, that of $10,000,0,000 for power development at Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Champions of the Muscle Shoals provis- fon admitted that it was doomed as a gac- rifice to obtain passage of the sundry civil budget. Many important bills_still remained in President Wilson's hands without indica- tion of. their fate. These included the immigration restriction bill and the army appropriation bill completed ~today by congress. With the navy bill still pending tech- nically, the senate recessed from 6.30 to 8.30 o'clock tonight for dinner. 1t appeared probable that the bill for government regulation of cold storage would be among those saved from de- feal, A new compromise agreement in conference was reached and adopted promptly by the senate with similar ac- tion expected in the house. Squeezed through the jam over the na- val bil] lso was a mew measure appro- priating $18.600,000 for hospital exten- sions for war veterans. It was passed by the senate and then by the house and paved the way for saving the sundry civil bill from defeat, the hospital appro- priations also being in that measure. The usual crowds attended tonight's sessions at_the capital. Galleries were jammed. Hundreds of persons were lined up for hours waiting for seats. The inauguration crowds of hmoe folk be- sieged ccnators and representatives for tickets to the senate chamber and to the reserved snaces on the outside for tomor- Tow's ceremonies. PROTEST INCREASES IN RATES ON COAL ON ALL-RAIL ROUTES Boston, March 3.—New England busi- ness interests voicing objections through mayors, chambers of commerce and other organizations, today protested agaifist priposed increases in rates on coal by all-rail routes from.the mines. Speaking before the coal and coke com- mittee of the trunk line railfoads. whoss hearings were adjourned to Boston from New York last month, representatives of municipalities and _industries declared that factories from Maine to Connecticut would be hard hit if the “adjustment of rates” under consideration were put into effect. Several merchants declared the higSer srates’ meant _ruin. for them and othérs asserted that higher living eost would_ result. Joseph Weed, chairman of the commit- tee. outlined the coal transportation sit- uation in New Eagland as viewed by the carriers, touching upon complaints of al. “Inequalities in exsiting rates on var!nus roads which pwduce undue diserimina- tion' 'against certain rail lines and sec- tizns of the New England territory, he said the preposed standard fate for al roads transporting amthracite and bitum- inous coal would work to the advantagze of the entlre region as well as to the railroads in Jt. G, H. Tiffay, traffic manager of the New England Papér and Pulp Traffic As- sociation, arsued against the proposed in- creases. asserting that the ywere unjust and uncalled for. W. L. Lee. appearing for the mayor of Hartford asserted that “New Ensland radzoads should divorca §hemselves from the trunk line carriers, and d> bus- ness with the friends. RECEIVERS FOR IMBRIE & CO. N. Y. SECURITIES DEALERS New York, March 4—Federal receiv- ers were appointed today for Imbrie & Company, Broadway, securities dealers. Liabilities were placed at $11,810,000 and assets as of December 31, at $13,500.000. The equity suit was filed on behalf of the Beaver Board Company, with a claim of more than $5,000. Shortage of cash and liquid assets was alleged. The announcement said that the com= pany is now engaged in negotiatigns look- z toward solution of its financtal prob- lems and that i is imperative to hus- band its cash resources quring the period necessary to complete them. Theodore Smith and John B. Johnston were appointed receivers in joint bond of $50,000. Members of th efirm as de- fendants were James Imbrie, William Mor- ris Imbrie, Coswell G. Tripp, Charles G. West, David T. Wells, Waldo S. Kendall and William Minot. Willilam Morris Imbrie, senlor mem- ber of the firm, has been a member of the stock exchange since 1832 There are eight other members of the firm, which was reorganized as now consti- tuteq in August, 1918. Imbrie and company was primarily known as a bond house, and had been active during recent ‘vears in foreizm fingneial matters, including Holland and South America. DEFENDER OF HEBREWS CLAIMS HE WAS KIDNAPPED Toronts, March 3.—Henry Potter, ed- itor of a Philadelphia “Hebrew . paper which_has been attacking Henry Ford for alleged anti-semitism and who re- cently was reported mysterfously to have disappeared while seeking to interview the manufacturers, arrived at police headquarters here today with a story of having been kidnapped on the night of February 13 by three men on Mr. Ford's estate near Detroit. [To police and newspapermen he later said he was seized by the.trio; that he was driven away in an’ automobile and | threatened with death after making taken from Detrojt across the border in- that he was informed he was being taken to Coobrane “never to At the time of Potter’s reported dis- appearance Mr. Ford was first to order search made for him, fearing he might have fallen through the ice on = pond on his estate, PRESIDENT SIGNS REPEAL Many persons are very susceptible to the odors or flowers. Poppies give them headaches and the odor of roses creates » dissiness. Many singers object (Lo violets as thelr edor s said 1o cause smeen_huskiness and sore throal. OF ALL WAR TIME LAWS |, Washington, March 3. —Signaturs by President Wilson of the resolution to re. peal all of the war laws was announced tonight at the White House several attempts to escape that he was Failed to Override [Vote Was 201 For and 132 { * Against—Bill Was Origin- ally, Designed to Aid the Fagmers. Washington, March 4.—Efforts to override President, Wilson's veto of the Fordney emergency tariff bill failed in the house early thig morning and tae measure, originally designed to aid the farmers, thereby met its death. The vote on the moticn to pass the measure over the president’s veto was 201 for ang 132 against, House Recessed af 12.35 a, m. : Washington, March 4.—The house at 12.35 this morning. recessed until 2 a. m. to await the report of senate action on the sundry civil bill in connection with the Muscles Shoals project. i _ PRESIDENT'S REASONS FOR VETOING THF TARIFF BILL Washington, March 3.—The emergen- ©y tariff bill was vetoed today by Pres- ident Wilson, it was some time after the veto message was 1eceived before it was read to the house and some'leaders ex- pressed doubt as to whether an attempt Would be made to override the veto. In vetoing the tariff measure President Wilson saic that the situation “in which many of the farmers of the country find themselves canpot be remedied by a measure of this sort” and that “there is mo short way out of existing conditions.” Actual relief for the farmers, the pres- ident asserted, could only coms from the adoption of constructive measures of a Dbroader scope, from the restoration of peace everywhere in the world, the fe- Sumption of normal indistrial pursuits, the recovery particulurly of Europe, and the discovery there of «dditional credit foundaion. The American farmer, the president as- serted, nceded in the present situation a better system of dome tic marketing and credit and an openi kets rather than an; foreizn products as tariff biy The president remarked that it was mot a little singular that a measure “which strives a blow at our foreign trade shouid follow su cl'sely the ac- tion of congress directit; tae resumption of certain activities of the war finance corporatiin, especially the urgent ine sistance of representatives of the farm- ing interests Who lLedeve that its re- sumption would improve foreign mare Keting.” | Dprotection 1zom iaid down in the HARDING AND WILSON SEND SYMPATHY TO MRS. CLARK ‘Washington, March 3. —President-elect Harding in person and President Wilson through a written message today extend- €d their sympathy to Mrs. Champ Clark on the death yesterday of her husband, the democratic leader and former speaker of the house Of representatives. Presxden‘-dect‘;fllfllm‘, accompanied by Mrs. Harding, called on Mrs. Cla late in -the--duy~~They spent - abc €on' of the deda house leader, and Mrs. Clark. President and Mrs. Wilson tendered their sympathy earlier in the day in a note written by the president and deliv- ered by a White House messenger. As another mark of respect to Mr. Clari's memory, the president issued orders for the lowering to half mast of all flags on government buildinzs during the funeral services here in the chamber of the house on “Saturday and at Bowling Green, the former speaker’s home, on Monday. Expressions of sympathy poured in all last night. all of today and were continu- ing_tonight. Final preparations were made for the funeral services to be held Saturday f noon in the huuse chamber, and tonight the house laid aside the rush of last minute legielation for an hour to pay tribute to its former presiding officer. The eulogies were delivered to packed galleries with Representative Rucker, dean of the Missouri Zelezation, presid- ing. “Uncle Joe” Cannon, who preceded Mr. Clark as speaker, ‘was among the foremost of those who paid tribute to the dead leader. e B e SUNDRY CIVIL BILL SENT TO THE HOUSE Washington. March 3.—The senate early today adonted the report of its cone ferees recommending - passage of the $383.000 000 sundry civil bill without the $10 000,000 apropriationi for continuing work on fhe Wilson dam project at Mus cle Shoals, Alabama. Insistence of the senate on its amend- ment making the Wilson dam appropria- tion”and refusal of the hquse to accept the senate amendment had held*up final enactment of the measure, which carries mor ethan $200,000 for - hospitalization care of wounded and disabled soldiers and for dependents under the war risk in. surance act. : The sundry eivil measure after acti by the senate went to.the house, wmn on reconvening at 2 o'clock this morning after a brief recess is expected to appro: the report of its conferees and send the bill to the president. Immediately after acting on the sundry civil bill, the senats recessed until 10.30 a. m. today. —_— STATUS OF TROUBLE BETWEEN PANAMA AND COSTA RICA Washington, March 3.—A memerandum detailing Panama’s claim to the Coto ter- ritory, seized last week by Costa Rican troops, was presented today to the state department by Richard J. Alfaro, Pan. aman miniter of government and finance. At the same time Mr. Alfaro and Joss Lefevre, Janaman charge d'affaires in Washington, informed Under Secretary Davis that their dispatches indicated con- ditions in the disputed territory wera more quiet, dut to the American notes to Pavama and Costa Rica demanding settlement of the boundary dispute by agreement. Three attompts by Costa Ri can Soldiers to zain possession of the dis- puted cistriet had been repelled, they said. S ASK PROBE OF OFFICE OF N. Y. COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY New York, March Tthe extraordin- o back to the states again:” and that |ary grand jury headed by Raymond F. finally he escaped from his captors at | Almirall, assembled in August, 1919, to Toronto station. seek an “overshadowing crime,” wound up its duties today by handing dffwn a preséntment recommending - investigation of the office of the district attorney of New York county. The jurors also recommended that dis- trict attorney be appointed by the ap- peliate division of the supreme court, in- stead of heing elected. The jury, which called before it varl- ous_members of the gistrict attorney’s staff after turning - its attention from criminal anarchy, reported it had been lunable to complete its mqury into the sounty office. ng o foreign mar- | , odt '.‘] fauarter of an hour with Bennett Clark, [President Wilson to Resume Law Practice To Enter a Partnership With Bainbridge Colby, With Of- fices in New York and Washington. ‘Washington, March 3.—With a brier announcement that he “will resume the practice of law” President Wilvon today gave the first indication of what he in- tends- to do ‘after leaving the White House. Wholly unexpected and quite unknown to the president’s closest friends. it was { officially announced at the White House ofiices that Mr. Wilson would enter a partnership with Bainbridge Colby of New York, the retiring secretary of state, and that the new firm would establish offices in New York and ‘Washington, 0 informatiom of the 'character of practice Wilson dnd Colby will under- L:‘.‘ce ‘was made available and all ques- tions were met with the reply that the’ official announcement contz'ned all there was to be sai ~Secretary Coby re- fused to discuss the subject nt all, ‘The general assumption in ‘Washing- ton is that Mr. Wilson and Mr. Colby will engage largely in the practice of in- ternational law, a field in which the world war and its aftermath promise to contribute largely during the next fitty years. Some of the president’s friends think that threugh his activities in law D_racllce he may find some way to con- tinue his work for world peace. but they do not know just how he would do so. Mr. Wilson's start in life, long before he thousht of colleze professorship or politics, was I the law. Gradvated from the University of Virginia ir his nagive state in 18%1. he opened a srzall office and practiced law for fwo vears and then in 1883 practiced law in Baitimore while doing post graduate work at Johns Hop- k{ns unives It was during that year his writings attracted first attention and that he wrote his volume un Congression- al Government, He abandumed the law soon after, however, and began the col- legiate work in which he continued un- 4l he became covernor of New Jersey. With tre announcement that the retir- !n; president would take up law and ap- DIy to the supreme court of the United States fo- admission to practice. all of- flcial Washinzton asied: “Is he physical ly able to do so?" Rear Admi-al Graysor Mr. Wilson's personal puysician, said his patient couid, and that he would be ab's to appear in tne supreme court “occa:fmally.” In the absence of any definite announcement of how active Mr. Wizon proposes to be. those who know his condition tnink his principal " activities will as a counsel- or, CABINET MEMBERS WILL TAKE OFFICE SATURDAY Washington, March 3.—All of the men selected by Dresident-elect Harding t> be members of his cabinet, except Andrew W. Mellon, of Pitisburgh, who is 10 be secretary of the treasury, were in Washington tonight Mr. Meilon is to arrive early fomorrow and = during the -day - will ‘tonfer With Secretary, Houston. Nominations of the new cibinet officers are to be transmitted 1o the senate at the special session of that body which be- £ins at noon, tomorrow, but the new of- ficials wiN not take cffice until Saturday. They will be swofn in by the chief clerks of the several departments in tne pres- ence of the men they succeed ang the chiefs of the bureaus over which they are to preside. Charles Evans Hughes, who is to be secretary of state, and Henry R, Fletch- er, whn is to be unmder secretary, con ferred for “two hours late today with Secretary Colby and _Under Da: Neither Mr. Hughes nor Mr. Fletcher would ' discuss the conference, but it was unders.ood that they took up with the retiring officers the more important of the diplomatic questi-ns pending. One state department officer described the visit as “sducational.” After leaving the state department, Mr. Hughes called on President-elect Harding at his hotel for a brief confer- ence. Others of his 'cahinet selections received by the president-elect included James J Davis. whose apncintment ns secretary of labor was announced while Mr. Harding was en route here today is to be attorney-general, and John W, Weeks, of Massachusetts, who Is to be secretary of war. : Senator Fall of New Mexico, secretary of interior designate. spent some time with Secretary Payne at the interior de- partment discussing the work of -the de- partment, Mr. Fall will submit his res- ignation. as senator tomorrow and the movernor of New Mexico, a republican, is expected to fill the vacancy promptiy. One of Senator Fall's last acts will be to file a report of his investigation. almost a vear ago, into Mexican affairs. which included testimony of many witnesses re- ceived on the Mexican border and - in ‘Washington. Edwin Denby, the new secretary of the navy, and former Senator John W. Weeks who has been chosen as secretary of war, already have conferred with Secretaries Daniels and Baker, resnectively, while Herhert Hoover nas had a long confer- ence with Secretary Alexander, at the department of commerce. All of the present members o fthe cab- inet will present their resignations in writing to President Harding, as is the custom. Two such resignations, those of Becretaries Payne and Postmaster-Gen- eral Burleson arrived at the White House today. They were lalq aside by White House attaghes fo- rpresentation “te Mr. Harding. SHEIPPING BOARD SUBMITS + REPORT TO THE SENATE Washington, March 3.—The agree- ment between the International Mercan. tile Marine Corporation and the Britis! badmiralty requirinz the corporation to operate its ships without injury to Brit- ish commerce, is “Inimicable” to the for- |eign_commerce of the United States, the shipping board declared today in a re- port submitted to the senate. The re- port was in response to a resolution of inquiry. as a result of charges by Gen- ator Jones of Washington, that the agree- ment was injurious ‘0 American shipping. The resolution. a copy of which has been sent to the Internatlonal Mercantile Marine Corporation, directed it to amend the agreement to exclude all vessels doc- {umented under the laws of the United States from the effects of the agreement, 50 that t! would not apply to ships op- erated by the company at any time under the American flag. INDICTMENT AGAINST MARBLE CONTRACTORS New_ York, March ments ‘pontaining name: —Two * indict- of nearly 50 the membership of the marble contractors’ ~ate anti-trust law was charged. Secretary | from Marion; Ha-ry M. Daugherty, who | corporations an dindividuals included in {ance against the bo'sheviki association were returned late today by [ Humgary and the treaty of aliance was the January grand jury. Violation of the | stgned here Tuesday, Brief Teiegrams Former Empress Zita of Austria gave Dbirth 1o & girl baby general auditor of the Canadian Pacific Kaiiway, uied of heart disease in Montreal, Communist resolutions were réjected in Leghorn, Italy, at the congress of the General Federatiow of Labor. ‘Trainmaster F. J. Otterson of the Bos- - ton & Albany railroad died L Aubuin- dale, Mass. A gas fask thut will protect its wear- er against practically any gas, smoke or fume 1s being ucveloped by the bureau of mines. Seirunry of Commerce Alexander urged aill ‘Americans 1o c:t fish for ut least: one' meul ou Marcu 9, “Naj Fish Day.” E Jewish communities in Lithunnia, Lot- Via, und Esthonia have decided 1o adopt iarge numbers of children made orphans by pugrons in the Ukraine. | 3 Natlonal prohibition of divoree Is more needed than tne Volstead aci, 1n the opinion of Rev. J. L. Corrigan, a pro- fessor at Boston college, . Judge Utley In district court in Wor- cester, Mass., ruled that police officerd without search warrants have no right to seize liquor from the person. The White Star liner Vedie which ar- rived from Queensiown today brought the first passengers to reach Loston from Irish- ports in many months. The nomination of Frank Melntyre to be cnief of the war Brigadier General department bureau of insular affairs was confirmed by the senate in open session. ,. The twoe soms of Vice President Coelidge, John and Calvin left Nerth- ampton, Mass., 1o join Lieir parents in ‘Washington. An attempt by unkmown persons to bomb a church in the center of the city of Triest failed. No damage was caused. The volume of America’s foreign trade last year was distinctly less than in 1919, despite the- establishment of a new hign record in values for both exports and im- ports, A substuntial salary reduetion has been accepted by virtually every artist who| thus far has signed a new contract With the Chicago Opera Company for the 1931- ! 1922 season. Lepgrs on the state reservation Peni- kese island, Buzzards Bay will be trans- ferred (o the federal leprosarium In | Louisiana in the near future if present | plans are completed. Reports from Russia received in Hels- ingfors, Finland, by way of Reval, Es- thonia, disciose a situation which may result shortly in the complete overthrow of Soviet rule. | A. T. Mert, republican national com- miifeeman from Kentucky, announced that he was not a candidate to succeed Will H. Hays, as chairman of the na-| tional committge. 3 Davld Lamar, known as “The Wolf of ‘Wall Streel” must serve one year in the Trenton (N, J.) penitentiary for con- spiracy 1o restrain foreign trade and commerce during Charges of meedless sacrifice of the| lives of American soldiers on Armistice Day were stricken from a sub-committee | report by. the house war investigating| committee after three hours debate. Beginning next Monday, overtime at the mills of the American Brass com- | pany, Ansonia, will .be.pald for only after ten hours work eight as heretofore. instead of after Robbers opened the safety deposit vault of the Dalton Banking Company at Dal- ton, Ohio, using an acetylens torch. rified one hundred safety denosit boxes of mon- ey, Liberty and other bonds, and escaped Costa Rican forces are being rushed to the Coto district betwben Panama and Costa Rica. whera Panaman and Co: Rican troops have been engaged In hos ities. Discovery of & mew wireless Invention by whioh ships may be guided during dense fogs has been announced in Liver- pool by William Marcini at the annual British Shipmasters’ dinner. The United States district court ordered | the Pacific Rice Growers' Association | and others to appear in court and show | cause why the association should not be dissolved for hoarding 1,000,008 sacks of | rice. John Ledxe, sen of Semator Lodge of Massachusetts, and curator of the Boston | Art Museum. ‘has heen offered the post! of curator of the Freer Art Gallery in| Washington by the Smithsonian Institu- tion. Cloth of all kinds and description inter- woven with the roots, also bits of bones. leather, rubber and buttons were found in the sprouts of nursery stock fruit trees which arrived at Salt Lake City from France. Four narrests had bees made in Dur- ham, N. C., in_connection with the haz- ing_episode at Trinity College Monday in ! ;at Pawtucket, Feb. 14, in which three of | the alieged Mansfield, Mass, men were I captured. Captain Danlel Hizgins, 39. one of the old scheol of Cape Cod failing skippers | who had been shipwrecked several times and alwavs found a way fo shore in safety died In his bed of old age at Quiney, Jeseph Nobfle, 24, In A dying condi- tion. s under police guard at the Rhode Tsiand hospital at Providence and the po- Tice say he has been identifed as one of the men who escaped from an automobile at Pawtucket, Fez. 14 | wolcome at the | deciared HARDING: MAKES A CALL OF GOURTESY AT WHITE HOUSE Mr. and Mrs. Harding Were Received by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson in the Green Room—After Tea Had Been Served They Chatted Together For Tw: snty Mindtes—President-Elect Has Completed His Cabinet and Has Given His Approval to Simple Inaugural Ceremony—The Usual Holiday As- pect of Inauguration Eve Was Lacking Last Night— -Small Crowds Which Had Cheered Mr. Harding During ing. Washington, March 3. — After eight eventful years in authority, the demo- cratic’ administration of Woidrow W son closed up its books today and rest- ed fo await the termination of its tenure at_noon tomorrow. While the final balance was struck by the outeo! G. Harding, came to Washington. zave h: to the simple inaugural will attend hi. pleted formally his cabinet, and finished | his nart of the inauzural preliminaries by golng to the White House for a call of courtesy on Mr. Wilson. For his part, the retiring president pro- vided. perhaps, the last of the long suc- cession of senations scattered through his eight years In office by announcing that when he leaves the White House he will tzke up the practice of law. Meantime. Jn striding contract to the usual holiday turmoil of Jnauguration eve, the strerts of the capital reflected only in a mild derree the complete rear- rangement about to be made In the na- tional government. Flags and bunting were hroken out in recognitfon of the impend! #vent and tonizht the dome of the armistice. but the small erowds which had cheered Mr, Harding In his moye- ments about the city had almost sntirely deserted the streets bv early eveninz. In accordance with the desire of the president-elect. tomorrow's inaueural erremonies will be far :¢d away the sim- t of recent vears. Tour traons of escort the president and ect to the captol. but no pa- be permitted and there will be littie of the panoply of former. in- Augurals at the taking of the oath on the east portico. Just what heinz T officials. Warren dpproval ceremony that induction fnto office. com- pl t President Wilsen w play in t proeramme ramained doubt tonizht. Although his broken health®makes It difficult for him to move about. he has prevailed upon his fam- ily #nd melical advisers to permit him to fallow dut the custom of Mding down Pennsylvania_av nute with his Eucoessor. e alsohopes te : ‘W cora. mony. but“ft g %vffi%;u tful tonight whather he cou'd do so. Dr. Ciry T. Giavson. the Whita House ph n, gontarred late today with Sen- ator Knox. of Pennsylvania, chairman of the conzressional committee on inaugura- tion. and js unde:stond to have urged that “Mr. Wilson's part in the inaugural | cclébration be limited te the ride from he avenue to the captol. 1In this stand he is said to have had the backing of Mrs. Wilson. but not of the president himself. The result wis that:the inaug- ural officials prepared several alternating ns for the occasion and will be pre. pared for whatever ‘part the retiring chlef execut.ve finds himself able to play. The call of 3fr. Harding at tha White Fouse took piacs late In the dav. after the president-elect had conferred with Sepator Knox and several other leaders of his partv in and out of congress. Mr. and Mrs. Havdine were recefved by Mr. and Mrs. Weison In the zreen room. and afiter fea had beem served the four re- mained tozether for tweniy minutes. chat- ting largely of the household afairs of the executive mansion and little details of the inaugur: The special nresident-elect and wife fram their home in Marion, Ohio. reached Washing- ton at 1 p. m.. and was met by a crowd of several hundred who chearad the next e and first ladv of the land as mbed into A White House auto- mobile at the station exit reserved for presidents, They drove directly to the New Willard hotel whare they occupied a suite of réoms during the afiernoon tanizht. - A few knots of peopie n train_which brought the and cheered them down Pennsvivania avenue but in the main their progress attracted little attention At the hote] a stream of eallers. In- culding many members of the repub- lican national committee, now in ses- sion here. poursd in to pay their ro- spects. The first extendedi conference was with James J. Davis. of Pittsburgh, whose selection 28 _secretary of lahor Mr. Harding announced formelir on hi special train en route to Washington. Later, inauzuration plans and the bus- inass confronting conzress in i*s closing hours were discussed h Mr. Harding with Senator Knox. Harry M. Daugherty. who s to be attorney-zaneral. John W. Weeks. selected for secretary of war, and Sen- ator Lodze of Massachusetts, republican leader of the senate, At 4 o'clock the President-elect and Mrs. Harding left for a call of sympa- thy on Mre. Champ Clark, widow of the veteran democratic leader, who died yes- terday. Just befare his call at the White House Mr. Hardinz received the Washington correspondents telling them he had *nade the apnointment. not because he had any news to give them. Wut because he want- ed to begin his friendship with them whila he still was nothing more than a member of their own profession. He as. sured them that they always would be{ executive mansion, and that all he asiced in his reia- tionship with them waa zn application of the golden rule on both sides, Tonizht the President-clect and Mrs ° Reductions In wages of mere than 20, 000 unskilied laborers employed by the | New York Central railroad will be dis-| cussed at a conference hetween railroad | executives and representatives of the men | in New York next Tuesday. ! | The pelicy follewed by the burean of havigation for the last two months allowing enlisted men in the navy to ch. tain. discharges will, he restricted in the future and former enlisted men with zond conduct charges will be accepted for re- enlistment at the discretion of command ing officers. ot ! TRIPLE ALLIANCE FORMED AGAINST THE BOLSHEVIKI | Budapest. March 2.—A defensive al | cluded Governor | the cabinat Harding were entertained at aprivate dinner given at their hotel by Carmi Thompson. of Cleveland, former troas- uter of the United States and an offictal of the renublican epeakers' bureau dur- ing ! The guests Senator. Wilits, Harry M. Dauzherty and a score of others the in- secretary of labor. which finally closed | slate of the cominz admini; tration. Mr. Hardinz announced definit. uring the day ge B. Chri Jr. of Marlon. would go into the Wa House with him as his secretary. nn, nite Mr. Christian who served as privaie Mr. secretary to Hardi during the lat- ter’ » senate and throushou! the pre-inangoral period. once was a has been tumania . an entereq into by Poland, according to In- formation from reliable sowenas J cub reporter om his chief’s newspaper in Marion. and the t 0 have been naxt door neighbors - there for twenty years. Althouzh no formal announcement was made. it also became known' that virteal- | was expacted (o fiat at midnight. the Day Had Almost Deserted ths Streets by Early Even- ly the entire White House staff that is ‘o serve with Mr. Christian had been choses although their respective positions yet ach to be assigned. Rudoiph Foster, executivy clerk since the first evelt adminis- tration is to retain his place. which ranks fiext to that to be occuplel by Mr Several others who have beem positions for a number of aito hold over into the Harde ing administration, while the secretarial force is to be augmented by the ap- pointment of James Sioan. a formet White House secret service man. Willlam Hard, former secretary of the Ohlo res publican state commities, and Judsom Ce Welliver formerly a Washingjon newse paper man. All fthree have been omne nected with the Harding h.adquarters in Marion since the campaign began. Tomorrow's éprogramme will begin of« ficially with the call of the congremsional Inaugural committes on tlLe presidente elect and the vice president-elect at theis hetel shortly after ten o'clsck. With the greetings over the entirs party will entes automobiles, and, escorted by four troops of cavalry, will proceed to the White House where it will bs joined by the President and Mrs. Wiison. : President Wilson will take a pisee the official White House automebile wis ct and Senator Kmox, the President- chairman of the congressional committea, Immediately behind this car will be thad carrying Vics President-eiect Coolidge, Vice President Marshall and two mem! of the congressional commitice. In the third - car will be Mrs. 3 with whom Mrs. Wilkon will ride to the capitol. The remaining members of the congressional committee will be in the car Mrs Wilson and Mre. Harding, On the drive from the White House to the capitol the party will be preceded and fianked by the cavairymen from Fort Myer who will ride with drawn sabress Pennsylvania avenue will be roped off to keep back the crowds and nearly ond thousand infantrymen from Camp Meade; Maryland, will be on guard duty. At i capitol 500 marines from Quantico. fn full” dress uniform, will form lané, 4 waich the presidential party will entering the bui'ding, The president-elect will be esoorted té- a Toom off the senate chamber, where hé will remain until the ceremonies in the senate, inaugurating Vice President-siect Coolidge. 1t is the plan to have the party arrive at the capitol soon after eleven o'clock so Mr. Wilson will have ample time to act on measures passed durini the closing hours before the ceremonies start. The senate ceremonies age te start immediately after noon and will be mt- tended by the president elect; the cabinet officers designate, justices of the supreme court in thelr flowing black robes, high officers of the army amd navy. foreign diplomats In gorgeous court uniforms and other distinguissed guests. Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Coolidge withi Mrs. Marshall and perhaps Mrs. Wilson will occupy seats in the executive boxs Members of the house will stand on the right and left sides of the chamber. The vice-president-clect will be es- oofted to the rostrum to a seat beside Vice President Marshall who will admin= ister the oath of office. Mr. Coolidge's inaugural address and a valedictory by Mr. Marshall will follow and the new yice president will then call the new senate of the sixty-seventh congress {a order and will swear In the new senaters elected with him last November. Meantime. the guests in the senate chamber will procced to the east pertien of the capitol for the inauguration of Mr. Harding. Members of the senate, the supreme court justices, diplomats ang other distinguished guests take plac- es on the capitol steps around the inaugu- ral stand. while members of congress will stand in esoecially reserved portione of the piaza adjoining the steps. 5 After the guests are in their places the president-elect wi'l be escorted out cf the capitol and to the Inaugural stand by members of t:e congressional come mittee and Chief Jus'ics White will ade minister the brief oath and then Mr. Harding will a page of the Rible, which was used at the first inauguration- of Gocrze Washirgton. The Bible was brought to Washingten: by a special commitiee of the lodge of Masons in New York which loaned it for Washinzton’s inauguration after §8° was found there was no Bible in the New York federal building in which the first chief executive took the eoath ef office. \ The Marine Band—the President's Own—will play the Star Spangied Bane nér and the new president will delives his. inaugural address. That over the- president will drive directly to the White House. The four tronds of cavalry fromi Fort Myer will accompany him. ~That's all there wiil be In the nature of & pas rade. TWO SUBMARINES SEND WIRELESS DISTRESS CALLS New York, March 3 ~Two submarines, the 0-7 and O-8, reported by wireless to- night that they were in need of assiet- ance. The O-8 is ashore between Penie kese and Gull Islands in Buzzards Bay,' and the O-7 is in distress about 3 miles east of Race Rock, Wilderness Point, 1 TLong Isiand Sound. lier trouble is mot cnown. e 0-8 Yad gone ashore abont N mile fém the Cuttyhunk coast —guard station; the message s i A ;:::xfl :u.‘p“t_ i tanding alongside. an cutter was standin P .- age inficated the submarine was 4nC no immediate danger. S A wireiees message to tie O-7 up here, said that Eazle boat No. 88, from New London. was soing to her as~ sistance. A tug was also leaving from, New York. The D-7 replied in A mes- sage that no additional hein would bs needed. This was taken to indicate thaty neither the submarine RoT her crew were, in immediate danger. ‘Phe comenon wainut is & native of the. Himalayas. but has long been cultivated in.all parts of the eauth of Burope. - o < s