Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 22, 1921, Page 1

) VOL. EXII—NO. 71 HEATED HEARING BEFOR RAILROAD LABOR Vice President Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad Gave Vigorous Testimony Against Rules of National Applica- tion on Railroads—Declared He Had No Fight With Organized Labor Within “Reasonsble Limits,” But Con- tenided Negotiations Should Be Conducted Between Of- ficials of the Roads and Their Own Employes—Declared Abolition of Piece Work Would Be the “Most Dreadful Thing That Could Happen to Railroad Employes.” Chicago, March W. W. Autervury Fennsylvania rai. man of the Taliw . committée, took an emophatic siand sgainst natioual agreements, whica h.g: tcrmed “proiiic of Misunderstandings, i1 a heated all day oruss examinapon before toe railroad labor board today. WQuestioning by ¥rank P. Walsh, coun- se! tor tne union, vrought vigorous re- pres grom Genmeral Atterbury and time and again the witness repiied by cross yuestioning hi sinterrogater. L‘)?nr[\h st toe union Jeaders did not feally rep- reseat the employes and that national T were used to procure employment for more men and extract money from tue rouds on technicalities were huried icross the able us the general 00K tne swind againsc all rules of national appli- cati.n. : 3 tne gist of General Atterbury’s testi- mony today wiay be summarized thus: Kules stould be negotiated between of- ficials of the roads and their own ‘zm- pioyes across the conference table “like & game of poker.” The eight-nour day could mot be uni- versally appled 1o ail employes, _espe- cially tran service men, ‘bécause tne Lora ¢ian't build the raiiroads thai way Tue establissment of the hourly hesis of shop work has destroyec the energy and inidative of shop emioyes am!‘xlro- * liion of piece work would be the “most dresdful thing that could happen to rail- ad iployes.” O era Atterbury declared that al- though the national agreements had the object of employing mere men, was a better friend of my men than any of ihe upion men at this table.” The dec- laration brought from Mr. ‘Walsh a query wihther General Atterbury represented tne secticn nands of his road. —Brigadier General vice president of the ag- and former chair- execudives’ Iawor ‘o, but you do mot. Those men are pot represented here.” General Atter- bury repiied. Snort'y afterward, in a. discussion of pecitic . rules, (hne:il :uenury de- that the rules e e and words defined. Mr. 14 he thought the-ordinary meaning Words agplicd.- This brought a fetort, from the witness: “Yes, bul it comes o davising means and getting money out of u rule, men are ¢ mOSt expert K Maese rules appear clear to me, Gen- Atterbury,” Mr. Walsh said. “That's because you don't know any- « about them.” the witness replied. Walsh £ ek s you gen- of any I CLEMENCEAU HAS RETURNED FEOM TRIF TO INDIA on, March 21.(—By The ,;."1;:: sceau, France's war - r?l:‘;:xehullh and in the brightest returned here today from In- ‘a, whither he went six months ago. He walked down the gangplank of Il":z Steamer Ormonde with a light sten, like a'young man, deepie the fact that he be eighty years old \'zr\};h(:,r\\el:l.pre Pxchanging greetings Wit re- g.-?‘f.;;.'ir‘ Sagot, Andrew Tardieu and members of his famil M. Clemen- Seau said: “I am happy. All I have to iy is embodied in this single sentence— ance lives. Everywhere I have expe- ced it. wherever I went. 4 5 He showed a touch of emotion Wh{n he spoke, but was soon the irrepressi- bie old statesman, for almost immediate- Iy he resumed his customary \‘nnlennz tone, and in replying to a question as to whether he hunted tigers while away, remarked: “I didn't know there were India.” e taramer pecmier enoyed fine weath- o throughout the vovaze, except last Msht between Corsica and the mainland, wihen a heavy 3zale was ‘encountered which the ship weathered gallantly. “She's a great ship” said M. Clemen- ceau. “I shall take her again when I ustralia.” ‘OA:, fil-m\-iled correspondent made mention of the upper Silesia plebiscite, esmenceau gave him a withes Don't talk to me about.po ra spirits, he snapped bad SHIP OPERATORS AND SEAMEN TO NEGOTIATE AGEEEMENY Washington, March 21.—Pacific ovoast @5 operators and seamen have agreed lo negotiate a new working agreement. “halrman Benson of the shipping board announced today, The old agreement was ‘srminated recently on notice by the op- srators. but the chairman said both sides had been persuaded to get togsther and work out a new ome. No date has beén set as yet for the ne- sotiations, Mr. Benson said, but it is probable they will await the negotiations Letween Atlantic coast operators and "Q’I\‘D‘C;hm on the Atlantic, the chair- man added, woulq probably not be com- pleted untll abowt the’ middle of April, but it was expected that new agree- ~nts eovering wages and working con- Jitions for both coasts would be reached in que TO DISPOSE OF AUTOS USED BY RUMX REUNNERS New Haven, Tonn., March 21.—Judge PAwin 8. Thomas. in United States court today, disposed of 25 cases Involving au- tomobiles seized while engaged in the illegal transportation of liquor. In a majority of the cases the court decided in favor of the petitiorars who had liens or payments due on the automo- biles. After the machines have been sold by the government, the amcunts due the petitioners are to be 5aid from the pro- ceeds of the sales. SEVEN OF CROWN FORCES WERE KILLED IN AMBUSH Dublin, March 21.—(By The A. P.)— Seyen members of the crown forces, in- “juding an officer, were killed and twelve were wounded when = trein was ambush- «J today, according to official announce- 2 General Atterbury maintained through- cut the day that no set of rules could be negotiated which would have a national application and deciared the gnly satis- Iactory way ‘of agreeing on rules was by direct conference between ‘thie officers who would apply the rules a ployes whom they/weuld, affect. In' his testimony,) General .Atterbury said that he had always been able to ne- national agréements had blaced a dog collar on the roads and that § was im- possible to canfer with the Pennsylvania employes because of .the interference of union officials. . 4 ¢ General Atterbury read & statement earlier in the day’which declared the American le had reached “the part- ing of the ways. i No more serious ' qu us today,” he said. “One road leads to government . ownership, nationalization, Plumb plan-ism = and syndicalism—the continuation of that individual jnitiative, energy and responsibility which is: pecu- liarly Americar. The sign boardl.on.one road is ‘natipnal agreement the other roaq ‘megotiate “directly With your Jwa employes.’ X General Atterbury declared he had.no fight with organized labor as such and said that within “reasonable limits,” it-is « healthy spur to bring about fair condi- ions’ He enumerated six points whioh he ssid tiue employs has a right to exs As steady employment as'.possible; zond waye: time for recreation; oppor- tunity to elevate himself in his emnloy- ment; a voice In determining thé rules anc regulations rnder h he worked; the right to be, ot not /to be, & umion mas. N. H. ROAD MARINE WORKERS New York, March 21.—Represen.atives interpreted [of workers in the marine divisioni of the New York New Haven —and Hartford rallroad, after o conference. with execu; tives of the road here tdday .o the pro- Dosed. 20 per cent, “reduction _in. Wiges stated they would carry- their, against the wage revision to the Staies railroaq labor board. The announcement of ~th in wages by the railroad is in line with the action taken by other transportation systems operating flunling_aqulpment “mis_port. - ABRANGING AN ANGLO- London, March 2L—(By The A P. The despatch of Br pected as the first the d trade azreement, accesding to official rebuild Anglo-Russian commeree, starf- volume of .goods from Russia beco: increasingly available. The agreement, carried through by o ftrade, in the face of determined op- the cabinet, is gemerally regarded as economic. implications. inasmuch as, al | government sense of the word, it s regular political treaty. Moreover, friendly relations, it at least establish: non-hostile felctiogs. A COOL WAVE TO FOLLOW of spring today. brought to the Atlantic coast rezion of the United States an level temperature as measured by gov- ernment thermometers of $9. The capital sizzled and sweltered as in mid-July. 1 New York reported a record March 21 temperature of 80. Philadelphia 82; Bos- ton 82; Hartford 82; Portland, Maine, 78; Baltimore, $8; Ralelgh, N. C. 8 and Norfolk, Va., 80. Temperatures -were reported —tonight, ‘however, to be declining even faster than they went up. A cool Wave having over- spread the entire section of the coun- try east of the Mississippi and even ex- tending beyond that river as evidenced by snow in Southwest Kansas and freez- ing weather in the Texas Panhandle and in_Minnesota. The cool Weather in'the opinion of the wéather burean officlals, however. will not endanger fruit trees which had been brought to the blossoming or budding stage by the abnormally warm weather of the last ‘two weeks. DAMAGE BY FOREST FIRES IN . NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT Plainfield, March 21—Forest fires’ con- tinued to do heavy damage in this section today. Heavy wooded lands east of Onéco were swept by flames which are’ believed to have started from locomotive ‘sparks. Speedy work by fire fighters prevented the flames from reaching’ several build- ings. Three hundred dcres north of One- co_were burned last week. 48 Thres separate woodland fires were re- ported in this town today and considera- bl edamage was dene before they were checked.™ : TEMPERATURE OF 30 RECORD . FOR MARCH I» NEW HAVEN New Haven. Conn., March 21.—A’tem- Derature of 84 desrees, recorded at’2 o clock this afternoon, was ‘the highest ever own at the local Weather hureau in the month of March. P om were founded "on the “person wWith estion - confronts | ;1. iand that, their future service te other road-to Industrial peace and the Tect and the employer should.provide:i! i BUSSIAN TRADE AGREEMENT sh trade delegii- tions to Russia this spring may. be ex- tangible resuit of recently - conciuded Anglo-Russian cles. Upon-the investigation and reports of these agents will be based attempts. to ing in a small way and increasing as the Premier Lloyd Georgze and Sir Robert Stevenson Horne, president of the.board position both from within .and. Without more important from its political than its | thoush it does not recosmize the Soviet in the regular dipjlomatic neverthsless i tantamount to recognization of the de ! facto zovernment. According to the view held in well informed ircles, it will be folowed in the rot distant future by a white it dies not establish RECORD HEAT OF YESTERDAY Washington, March 21.—The beginning | official temperature of 89 -and a street The mercury | man’ nent. The attack occurred near Head-|had fallen ‘more than 30 degrees by.10. that hi ey of the Usited: States: . . MANUFACTUBING - CHEMISTS * room business éstal solely in “the making es.” speakers e here today of . pharma turers, and conférence was called engaged taining ‘aleohol. - ties of manufa beve prohibition enforcement icials to pliarmacentical - menufacture: “potential that he might hear - their plans. There was some eriticism of the Vol stead act,’but it did not go far: position of the manufactfirers, as ideas and of Detrgi hibition - officers. trusted to obey the law, ruff said. regulations. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, manufacturers that their troubles their trade shoul knowledge.” ' “I'll tell you” Dr. Wiley said, “a thirs- ty man and a ed druggist is a pret ty bad combf . You produce a coction “because you believe it has, cal value. ' But some of the dru not have-the-same sepse of justi the person witn ‘the thirat comes if. completes:the case” - ‘The conference developed cussion’ of technical under ‘the prohibition not agreed. - Theey, tnés d a_committee to frame in - statement * form - Kramer or, wh S ‘hear: their plea. Whetlér 10 thecommittee payed classification of serve for. beverage medicinal . purp i arations - which e certain. AT L / EMPLOYES Drotesi- Faent.as”ié the pro fforts et tHe ‘e ating: masor -ator iEpute - the; empioyes, -on- corning“out of the con- cbneerning Tthe-status’ of ; the - discussions. The labor secretary. also ‘sent ,word nls private secretary, {6, newspaper men that he ha dnothing t Eontérence 4nd ahnaunced’ that- the dis- cussions! would he resumed tomofrow. aft- er the regular; Tuesday et meeting, ing confarénces that Secretary’ Davis might " bring matter as revealed at-today’ ‘meeting/to- the = attentidn * of Presi Hardirig 4ng other members o “the’ inet.. The ‘Tecess. alos will allow the e resentatives of ‘bota sides’to confer wi! [their advisers or ask tiona. : 5 ¥ % The m.?mr tepresentatives, &ari Meyer, and ‘James. L. Condon, were un- derstobd 'to ‘have finished ‘stating case.at fou ‘clogk. hawing beem inter- rupted” by few ‘questions from ‘the em- ployés. Whether the greater part of the remaining hour. and a half was consumed by the employes in presenting their was no tihdicated. - None of the oon- ferees 'would indicate” whether there was canse ‘for hope that he questions at fis- sie might be adjusted and a’ strike ‘avert- ed. e watching the result of the = conferences for its effect on_similar’ agreetents now in operation in other industries. TROUBLE IN-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA Peking, March 21.—(By The: A. P.) Ministér of Education Fan Quan-Lien has tendered his resignailon as a result.of a strike ‘of*teachers and administrative of- ficials in all the eight higher institutions jot learning here. . The strike was called primarily because teachere and the students who have join- ed in-the. strike,. have -addressed a cor certed pretest against the-sequestration of funds ‘by individual revenue produc- ing ministries. 'They demand/ nationali- zation of the revenues and the allotment of a suficient fund for educational pur- poses. . Eight hurdred .teachers and six thousand students are affected. The minister of education handed in his resignation after appealing to the cham- ber_of ' commerce to approve the income tax decreed’ in January-last, ‘but which has been: inoperative, of which’it' was in- tended - seventy ‘per " cemt. should ‘be de- voted :to. sducation. 2 < The students declare’ they' will ‘not re- turn to-their’ studies until théy are as- sured. of the safety; of -the firfancial fu- tare of ‘higher edutation, even- though the salary ;arrears are:paid ‘and the -teachérs el ey g Rl o John: this.. city, - “Waterbary, . March .21, —Michel ;Russian ,;rm‘en't “Maim: street early this: morn- Ing. .. The.dead. body- was-foymd ; by - 'a Dpassing workman. -, A; pawn.ticket found in’ ‘the cld?hing-of dead i man led- to les the pawn tick- /and. ‘63, cents were Besd his identification.;. Besid et,. a.buneh of. keys.-. incident of ‘the case.is: the fact . that Johnson was_found. Jying- on 1 7| the’ roadway” near .the car tracks of the Connecticut company- here: onFebruary 4: in had been struck < by a passing trelley ear.. His claim for dam- ages. was’ not redognized by_theConnes- ticut’ company, however....Officials ‘of ‘the troliey company’said'at the time-that the man was'unable to produce any, evidence o had’ been struck by eme of their cars. - i 3Tk 0 discuss the proktibition _law and- régulations as ‘they affpct the fanufacture of medicines con- Speakers aiso_charked -that the activi- rers who catered, to the ge. medicine trale. had_compelled 1 criminals,” séveral expressea the bellef that an injustice has been.done them and in.order to talk it'over with Commiesioner Kramer, the conference in- vited him to. attend tomorrow's session The cié stat- ed by their chairman, W. J. Woodruff Hhe e was that théy desired only to have i understanding with the pro- They want. to work aunhampered and they want the prohibi- tion officials to feel that they can be Mr. Wood- He. added that resentment ex- % | ints because the good and the bad had been ' ciassed together under the same former chief cherist, one .of the: speaiers, - told the all a ld be.governed by that i- eiste into whose hands. that’ may come may. questi ing ¢ recungtions of which: the meémbers of the mieting were , appoint- | designates to the instructions the way. for. a as-weil as for DRrposes (was , not ‘iminfstration in medi- Liiprogentatives of the P:.eklri and-¥ ference. ‘stated’Seczefary : Dawis had re- quested 2l parties to make nd statements sS4y regarding the The fact that there are 1o be no morn- ces was taken {o' indicate for_ farther imstrue- their ide Industfy and organized labor alike is DISCUS! !»flfll‘l.l, LAW | ‘Washington, March 21.-Prohibition has brought_in its wake hundreds of mush- |- nx"f."-."'ofif" ":‘ c?i’l‘ne’tll‘il‘dlgr ..hfig::;: 15 return, and was th in View of cl d the “colintry.” About §8 gdvernment 'for_ th e &go}-but -the 'showing 50" far was regard: ed. as excellent for this gquarter. - Dlete reports on-the”ainount collected wil not be available-for several' days’ bechusé of delays in hearing -h‘n outiying: dis- tricts. D e PRESIDENT-ELECT ANGELL OF YALE ADDRESSES m-nfl ' New Haven. March 21.—A higher level off serious endeavor i American’ collegel s urged: by President.elect Ji R Angell of Yale university in an address tonight at’ the -annual b-wu;r‘ of = Yale Daily ‘News. *‘It’ was' Dr. Angell first speech at Yale, where lie takes up the’ duties: of -the. presidency in June| fi lowing the rq‘um! of President Ar- thur-T.’ Hadley. ainner ‘marked forty-thifd anniversary of ‘the fot ™! Gthar apoRRels ware Giarice, . VIMUAL ther s were E. president’ of .the Rockefeller Foundation ; President Hadley) Wells €. Root of Geneva, N. and Edwin. V. Tleveland, incoming and a men, respectively, of the _ ‘N sas W A _‘hm fraining, mentally, m-fi“ Iy, ‘which- it tan offer-its studénts. I think it has been generally ficiality Sna bane ‘of "American e¢ucation. - ‘Whatever: the solution, my Is that we must in our- device or another, raise the level of seri- ous, prolonged endeavor - and. : Augment markedly_the. interest of ocur. students n. the world of: ideas,-as. contfastdi with their present interests in extga-academie affairs and the mere passing 'of courses. “I recognize and value-highly ‘the-fine anyone who thinks theycannot be- imw- proved upon is,either destitute of infor- mation or imaghation, or both. 1 desire to see intercollegiate athletics' used more| fully. than at pfesent, hecause -of¢ “helr unquestionable/ 7 possibilities -+ for. * good. Such evils as. at. present exist are by no means equaliw distributed ~througbout forms of college sport. © . ¢ o7 s ‘who compéte.hut .eyen exproife:a; some influence on the entire college comi- muslfy... 1f there,axe.to. e Deotimsignel or semi-profedtiond] coaches, k want men 6,458 2t nty; taghs dre of essentially sound, fine character:| 1 should rather have a-man of ‘question- able ‘Character in . > iHat of ‘athletic coach. Nowher pernicious influence of a coarse 'moral man so”serious. 218 the ,or -im- VERBICT OF ACQUITTAL N | " FIRST MATEWAN. BATTLE CASE ‘Williamson, W.' Va., March 21. Chief -Sid. Hatfield and fifteen, other men of - Matewan, found mnot guilty today of connection With the _death of 'Albert.C. Felts, a private detective, last May, left .| for théir-homs tawn lafe tpday. -Unless there is a change of plans, however, they will be ' free”but ‘a short time. -Judge R. D. Bailey announced duting the’ af- térnoon -that the next case would be call- ed April 12. There are-still six indict- ments agzinst the sixteen men’freed by a jury this morning, one each in connection With the deaths of six Baldwin-Felts de- tectives; who fell' mortally wounded Wwith Felts during the street battle last May, State - troopers _stalked . the .streets of Wilkiamson all day, earrying- riot guns but the city. remained quiet,. and not: a single untoward incident was reported. - ,The_detendants, had nothing. to’ say:re- garding the verdict and received = the news of their acquittal soberly.’ g N Shortly after the - verdict was am- nuonced, Wgde Bronson, prosecuting' at- torney of M#:o county, handed his res- ignation to sudge R. D aBiley, Who ac- cepted. it, effective April 1, - = .. i . Mr. Bronson said the salary attached to the position was insufficient to maintain his family and that he would devote him- the -,fi"xufi'nebmud things about. intercollegiate ‘athletics, but| 1> Washixgton, March ‘2 here’exp itory of thesGerman disppte. . Jt,be¢ame known, teday- that last No- ber;. reques’. . was mide of . the, state t by the Pajish government, Polish- legation-lrére, for"the. a by .the United States of an American _representative /o sbaerve the| % méthods . which, it . m%y wan r!.nc-uu za'?: ppoint territory. s, 1 “Stfites” government Sromint _will be allowed to remain aili.ced 19 ect 2 : the —opinjibn’ today tiat income and profits ‘taxes up o] Poland -might' appeal ito - the 'council of y night, according to reports|ambAssadors and to-the léague of ma- i ::n: ;3‘:‘ the' resuit l:: :I'ic’flwer Sile- maLe | sidn’p) te 'shouid the’ ‘eonfirmatory epartment Nov. oaE ha det seras. ‘hat . the 2% e o8t value that. ritdd . e . will be allotted 1o Poland. ' “““On’ that "question Sings Secasy e s ! s sure fo_undertake her Tev second note, “government fu: the hinges litdrismn, for withou® 7cr to B2 able 1o Dipember. the éd, the state ‘with documentary evidence mflrw,flm. it-was claimed. $rMman _government was practicing “effort to bring aboui a vote favyie able ‘to Germany in the pleviszite. ‘wholé plebieci | $1-pen cent. for remaining’ incorporation .in- Poland. Giving detaila - of .- the ‘says the “industrial centers, ‘whelniing German -vote. 01 Palish ‘majorities in the countey, ‘agreed that-super-| GRRMAN FIGUEES ON TUE madiecrity MaVe Vem the . UPPER SILESIAN FLEBISCITE ; priomres Syro, beliet! . London, Maren 71—The official returre w an lal/count’ be vietory uneffi- of Germanyter- Titofy and approximately J§ per ceat. for pelling, Dr. “All the -tawns, especially ‘over- *areonly especialy “all inically sexpert. but| b 1y other. positién thaa ). ]y, in :these parts to Which, centrary to the urgent desire’ of the German govern: Nelit; | troops time - fof the pro ion pl;ll'w popuidtion, 5 ore inister,; 10+ - thit’ thé réturns fro &: plebisité héld vesterday in Upper showed "2 EothpIets GeFmah victory. - Tha gogernment , bulillings “diready have beén agged in hénér of {he event, the colérd of'the}Gérman +republic. and - of: Pruseia | being, haisted. oy i = President:; Ebert.'this_afternoon wired the Gérman. répresentatives: . in.. LUpper. Silesia:axi expresvion of his joy.over:thé Tesult: adding:: < i 0t X - ¥Bven if, according t0.reports, our ¥be- cess ;ifi one.or: two ‘districts. - has.-been prepudiced_by- a resort’ to- unjustiand vio- lent. methods,, it - remainy ‘an” indisputable fact.that an overwheiming maferity ~of the Upper: Silesian ‘people has decided. in favor of Germany. PADEREWSKI DOUBTS, A LAIM OF GEBMAN: VICTORY _Chicago, March 21.—Repdrts trom Be lin “telling of "a’ German. victory in ‘the "Upper Sliesian plebiscite, were ,dénounced as’ propagandd by Ighace Ian. Pede- i rewski, formerly premiér of ‘Poland, ‘who stopped -in . Chicago today while ,on. his way to'California, where he will several months resting. . B g Paderewski declared that tHe: ballots cast'in Sunday's election were now being transported to central places where findl “tally of votes would” be’ made, and expressed doubt as towhether ‘any for- {mal announcement of. the T Dossible for several days. . . % - " Déclafing the German propaganda ‘was still rampant, he said. that in the Sijesian chse’the peace treaty which provided for a plebiscite also set forth' that the rémilt| ‘ot the vote should . only, be “for the in- formation ‘of the commission ‘in Paris and thiat the actual line of division of Silesia between Germans and Poles will - be eliminat e 1 éommittee. Average meat consumption of the Amer- iean people last year was [8ss- per’ capita - than during 1913, eleven | pounds more than in 1917, | Bridgeport hospital from bullet wounds in | the fight”int which® several Hallett and Ogden streets, Boston. witich was four degrees higher | Plitsburgh: chamber of commerce that all | new government projects which require Additional emenditure should be delayed in the Interest of economy. on Great L. Houghtaling. manager of a grocery store at \921 East South Boston. and ran aws from the cash' resister and $110 from Houghtaling’s pocksts. tian Temnerance Union for stric. day observance and against tobacco was announced today by dén, ‘national president, self to the practice of law. drawn later in Paris by ‘allied authorities who have the power to ignore the vote if Jamaica bs pianning an Import Max on clfers, cigareites’ and tobacco, ‘Reme ' Viviani. fermer premier of ioe, left Paris ‘for this country. <[+ Ten members of the Japanese house of ‘| reoresentatives will visit - this = ecountry ext summer. | <German meving pietares are being dis- posed of in Frarice disguised by “made in America”, tities. . - “Pussytoot” Johraon ts being urged s successor. to_ John_ k. Kramer as prohibi: thon ent commissioner, ) Three uviaters in a triple parachute Jumped, from an air service de Haviland airplane’at’ Chanute Field, 1IL. . sod legislation for the payment of & bonus*to former serviee men will be dis- cussed ‘before the special session of. con- venes. * An early merning fire o score of scantlly clad guests into the sireet rom the Motel Majestic in the West End of Bosten. ¥ Veleans of Kileanea, Hawali, In @ wnig from'the pit of Halemau; All trails In the old crater bofton were estroyed. Marriman Nationsl bank of New York celebrated the tents anniversary of charter date by a dinner at the Biltniore Saturday. Production of tron H1 Great Britain Sluring February - amountet 10 4§3.000 tons as.against a monthly output of §37,- 325 tons in 1820.7 Much alarm was eaused by closing | down of ‘blast furnaces and siipbuilding yards in' Tuscany, thriwing 50,000 work- ers out of employment. Georgs Kelly, 21, » painter, fell 25 feet from a-skylight in Bridzeport, receiving injuries whic’, it was stated at St. Vin- hospital, may prove fatal. Twenty-six strikes and lock: in Mulsedchusetts’ at present 15,the stats department of industries. . —_— The. Monument Banch hotel. an time summer hosteiry thaat stood the raiiroad station at Monument Beaach, Mass. was burned to the ground. Lareeny of $9.200 In the Dast two years was charged against Albert E. Churehiil. bookkeener for the insurance firm of Dewitt & Fianders, Bosion. -"mm Mannix arrived at Paris s going to Rome to lay the J 'sh sit- Bation before the Pope and urge the lat- ter 4o intervene with England. “ WHU Ways. postmaster gemeral, speech at Chicago, declared he L polftics and extend ‘the post office dgpa: tment. n A would eivil *EF * AN membors o the erew of the Ameri- phip ‘Neptune, wrecked on the h . ‘mear Cardenas, reached n&l{il\gy«ul and cargo are a a1 s —— 01 consider all po- i Prigoner cases al rliest pos- sible ‘opportunity according to Luey Rob- bine, hédd’ of the A. F. of L. amnesty Department of Agricultare ann ten pounds | Jeha' Natee,. n barber, In d at the omach. hip and leg. sustained in a | n engaged The maximam temperature of 52 de- grees was reached at noon yesterdav in thaan has ever been recerded at Boston | for a day, in.March. Reerethry Weeks doclared befors the | The schoomer Willlam Booth struek Tedze mear the e-trance to Woods Hole vesterday accoriinz to a Wireless nfessage from the coast guard | cutter Acushnet. Twe srmed thieves held up Robert | chain Broadway. with $137 A campaien by the Woman's Chris- Sun- Miss Anna A. Gor- to ‘start April 3d. e exist | e according | agreament. iabor and |y | that he will be elected at:that time. t| known einee ifs foundation of four months™ arrears ir salaries. The should’ be' willing“te resume their labors. of limb " of ;a.téee contEdr oVER PROFOSED 22.7 TAX IN NEW BRITAIN Hartford, March 21.—Crowded .- to standing room capacity, the superier court room in this city today looked like = New Britain caucus, for practically everyone présent except Judge Maltbie and'the court attaches w¢# New Britain residents with sympathies vae way or the other as to New Britain's ‘proposed tax rate of 22.7 mills Jaid at the city meeting there Friday, March 4. Isadore Simons, president of the.Taxpayers' Protective. Association of New Britain, says the rate is lllegal and he and hig friends came to the superior court with an application for an injunctiori to restrain. the, oity- from collecting .2 iax at_the rafe voted. ;. The complaint which. charges. that the meeting, Which voted the. tax. was iliegaly rune, technically against the city of. New. Britain, . it is elarged - that. the. mesting was turbulent and, i .much. foncusion ; that many -of the -voters.did not know. what they were yoting on.and that Mayor) Orson F. Curtis refused to call another FIRE DEATROYED MIG 00T JofNEON 4 “HAS THROAT TROUBLE. Hampton,: Tows.. Maréh 21.The - con. dition, of William ‘E. (Pussyfoot), son, " prohibition, worker, ' ill. here of . a “PUSSYF thpoat affliction, \as, much impreved aay, his phyhician sai ‘speaking en gagements _for m.:‘;}mi inder “of - the - month " have! been’ cancelled, “however. .. - they " so’ desire.” “Thus, one can. ses-the {tive he " continued, influéncing not only’ the’ all eral_countries, which they~ suming the Poles win, that disturbances marked - the . much the betfir, and’ that the intensity .of the vranaz GERMAN VICTORY IN 8 ! Paris. Maarch 21—(By The A+ B! | In_Frenchofficial’ circles’ sen -disappoint- ment was- expressed over reports o re-| om -y | lesia,,_saving. that_Germany wifl_‘retaf the’ district as a result “of’ iBeite, but the offigials do' not? Jet it the afea’is lost to'Poland. - They| eelved.s"tils; ~atternoon - i Germans, will consider fheir situati Will increase frem new en. German mo- “German .propa- ganda from now on will be directed to ied represent- atives in Paris, but the people In the sev- represent. 1t the impression can be spread abroad, a thé plebiscite ‘was®an ‘unfair one and’that riots and function, the is why I feel nda barrage New York, the housing ILESIA DISAPFOINTING TO FEANCE Sunday’ meet; Mayor,Curti 15| Pointed-out that the reports ofi the is- or. Curtis, City. Clesk .| D o e T e ety Thompson and Corporation Counsel Kirk- |\ = Mols MROqEIC M, PHIL o him, !ll_ of h-"Br‘l!:é;n‘.._vel‘v in thie T‘ur! ‘event’ of’'tite majority. ot/ R 5 3Ta reduction of 37 cents. * |'be, diyified, Teaving to Poland t gl e T hn-| today said that the W: C: T. U, -had ni specia to- | wpport, of |German ' the” territory- Stress was "on: gfif c" g L Mouth Amerion, wars imnlicated . » b in his confession to Dr. 7 «CHicafko, - March “31.—Mre. * i e Muiirls,” national - treaduirer of: the' B AT Y ‘met's “Chrigtian. - Unjon, in & © Jihm Weram of Weston. an insane pa. e programme;s, 406 -books swhich. bave been written on thepwar. and mofe than two and a ha'f Tewmiers war ‘which have “been collected. o| =t York and. | tent "t /the state hosvital for criminal suddenlysvioient' and Stizing a club on the | between *he ages of 21 and 50 must pay. Gav. Kiiby. of Alabama. ns arbiter in setfling djebute batween miners and op- erators. of that state ruled recogmition cf miners’ union is not compulsory and the wage' scale remains unchangofl. Fire. destreyed the | Libby jewelry factory. W. M. Barrett paipt shep, Chester Patten lumber fac- tory, and'a tov factory in Melrose, Mass. The loss is estimated at $100,000. Barrett 3 At the meeting hel the auniees of Central Trades and Labor Council, of situation and means of remedying it were discussed Samyel Gompers was made permanent chatrman, * . The.threatened strike of employes of - Bowgon; *Revere: Beach and Lvnn firoad .was Averted vesterday wh men necepted a wage c.t of about 52 ts*a' day. The company had proposed t & p it Presdent Millerand is greatly fntereet- d n’nroposed exfension ~of the canal from_the Rhine to the Rhone which will yield"1:900,000 horse power: sufficint to supply powdr to all-the great textile In- dustries fn Southern France, Musewm is overerowded by 100.- of _shelves are. needed to contain > and reviews describing tae Loule Makewski. of Ontarls, was ar- 44 in ;New York and eocatne valued K confiscated A eaptaln and yessel ‘plying between New PRESIDENT HARDING ASKS LEGISLATION FOR FARMER Telephones ' Representative Fordney Suggesting That an ¥ Emergenc}Agr‘knltdeuchoEmfledinw‘ of Tariff and Revenue Legislation—The Fordney Emerge 3 ency Tariff Bill, Precisely as Vetoed by Former President Wilson, is to Be Pushed Through Congress Upon the Convening of the Special Session April 11, Washington, March 21.—The, Fordney emergency tariff bill, precisely as vetoed by Former President Wilson, will be rushed through congress ag the first im- portant legisiation of the extra session. Acce 1o the request of President Harding <or passage of a meusure de- signed to help the farmers, asking for protection against foreign competition, | republican members of the house w and means committee turned about today and voted 1o revive the Fordney bill after agrecing almost upanirgously u week ago not to consi g iy emergency legislation ahead of a jn.manent tariff and revenue revision. | Senators Penrose, Smoot and McCum- | ber, conferecs from the senate finance committee, agreed o the new program, which, it was explained, meets the ap- proval of the president. Senator Penrose expressed tae belief that the emergency | measure would be in the hands of Mr. Harding within ten days after the con- venlng of the special session April 11. must pay ad valorem duty. Then will come the permasest which republican leaders hope will be broad enough to satisfy all interests in all sectiong vision. will begin tomorrow While the heuse is at’ work on the Iff the senate finance committee will sider revenue revision and fits hearing will be ilable fo the and means committee, which will the bill. In this way Mr. Fordney demanding dicted congress would work at high speed, an upward fee The actual work of framing It tare cone S printed ward write pres the hope of éarning a summer recess. while the tarifl was still before the ate. Tha president stepped early today when he ney suggesting that an emergeney of tariff or revenue legisiation. The posal 100k the.committer off fta There were rumblings of discontent. lephoged Mr. Fords cultural measure be enacted in advancs The house wouid be considering revenu@ sene fgh agrie proe feoty veral members of the house commit- pecia including Chairman Fordney and Representatives Longworth and Green, {gress a se Jected to the idea of going befors a spectal bill. The president asked v among western menthers. who obe nd fime this year to ask foff cond conferred With Senators Penrose, who heads the senate finance committee, after former committee had reached its From this conference cam he prediction that the measure would be | senate republicans be sounded on the Ject. And there bobbed up the fear without a e ba long del, ever, ed. Senator Penfose, thag ube that re rule the measure might howa rushed through the house under a_ specixl if necessary. rule and through the senate possibly un- der limitation of debate as emforced by cioture, f'he new emergency Fordney bill will be presented with a six months limita- n, but its provisions will expire at should the permanent enacted before expiration of the six months period The house ways and means committee, | at the cnd of an all day wrangle, ap- parently was in the utmost harmeny. Cailing in newspaper men at the close of the sessjon, with members sitting. around a big table in their shirt sieeves, Chair- man Fordney set forth the final program with everybody expressing approval. Afier the disposing of the emergency measure in $he first few days of the ex tru_session, ,the house will take up and pass the anti-dumping bill. which will be {fallowed by the allied measure fixing n American valuation on goods which When (he house meets April 11 said that cloture would be imveked there wil] be three bills awalting acfion—emers gency tariff. anti-dumping and Amerieast valuation. manent bers declined to say. The pian adopted today eame prise to members generally. the house committ How soon theres er the It a mre in view of refusal to consides a temporary tariff biil at its meeting last week with the senate finance commitiess nsisted then on taking up permanent nere measure might be ready meme tarift jegisiation ahead of revenuwe, and Wrtern memberg insisting upon the proe gram won their point, meanwhile taining legisiation which will b remove farm produets of that section frem & free list. In some quarters there a belief that an attempt might be was mads in the senate to hold un the Pordfier! bill, but revenuo framers said this TRUSTEES AF V. OF P. NOMINATE GENERAL WOOD AS HEAD Philadelphiaa, March 21.—Major Gen- eraal LeonardWood was mominated to- as the head of tne Univessity of sylvania at the monthly meeting of the board of trus It accordance with the statutes of the university. Gen- eral ‘Wood's name cannot be voted upon until the next regular meetinz of the trustees on April 18. It is understood In nominating General referred to as thy university, rather the head of the Wood he wi coming *head” ‘of the than as provost. s institution has _been 3 1745, Al- though no statement was mads on the Eubje it {8 known that the trustees are’ considering a reorzanizaticn of the university administration by which one man wiil be the general administrator with another more neariy representstive of the educational sid: A reso..tion adopted today would indicate that Actin Provost Josiah H. Peaniman will be chosen as educational administrator, MAJOR GENERAL WOOD TO SAIL FOR MANILLA APRIL 2 hington, March 21.—Having re- final instructions as to his Philip- ne mission from Secretary Weeks. Ma- al Leonard Wood left Washing- 1l board ship April 2 for Maniila. The general was accompanied at his confers with Secretary Weeks, today, and be accompanied on his mission of mvestigating conditions In the Philip- pine, Islands by W. Cameron Forbes, former governor general of the islands. Others who will ~ accompany General Wood to the Philippines are Colonel F. R. MoCoy, Lituienant Colonel Gordon Johnson, Major Peter Bouditch, ~and Lieutenant O. C. Wood, his son, who will serve as aide de camp. CHAMBERLAIN NEW UNIONIST LEADER IN HOUSE OF COMMONS London, March 21.—(By The A. P.)— K. Austen Chamberlain.. chancellor ot the exchequer, was todav elected leader of the house of commons and leader of the unionists party in the house of com- mo His selection at a meeting of the unionist members of the house at the Cafton club. was unanimous. He suc- céeds” Andrew Bonar Law, who retired because of 1ll heasth. Mr. Chamberlain wis, recelved with loud coalition chec:s when he entered the house. His first duty leader of the house was to answer “yes” to & question as to whetler the,government would hold and maintain a controliifg In terest in the Angio-Persian Oil company after the issueof the new capital. was completed. In reply to congratu position. Mr: Chamibes do his best the house. tions on his new n said he would in his (raditions of INCREASE IN SHIPMENTS OF WINE FROM SPAIN | ‘Washington, first March 21.—During th ear of national prohibition in this Malaga. Spain,” shipped ‘to~ the States nine fimes the total of wine sent here in the ten American Consul §mith report received today by the ted amount preceding vears, €ays in a department of commerce.- The total wine exported from that lee to. America in 1920 exceeding 475.000 gullons. the consul eays. and was ‘shipped under per- mits for non-beverage purposes. 85 POLL TAX FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN STATE OF WASHINGTON | - ch 21.—Governor Louis F. Hart t.day sizned the poll tax bill passed by the last legisiature. The became bill becomes effective at once and under it every man ar. woman in the state * Jiendrot :whigh: was -a metal ball. struck [ poll tax of $5 befors May 1 of each followtig ¥ another “patient, “Antonlo” Lansilla, -over | year. The tax-will be used * retire KA. 4 the' head. 'instantly killing him. bonds issued for a soldiers’ benus, i PFREACHED FoR sIX HOURS BEFORE & North Bergen, N. J. story of how Rev. Ernest Witcomb, 107 of the Beuiah Helzhis Mission o Church of Jes bility did not exist, since {he measure had the endorsement of the president, RENDERING PULPIT Mareh 21.—/he . pas- of 1he yesterday preached for #ix hours straight and even munched his supper at the puipit before surrendering the rostrum (o his duly elected succeasor, became know here toda. y _when five ishioners loyal to Mr. Whitcomb pars cca ordered arraigned on charges of disore deriy conduet When the new pastor, Mey, Ha d M. Moss. of Springfieid. Mass.. arrived at the mission (o take charze - he found Whitcomb preaching. Mr. Whitcomb to end his sermon, But 3Mr. P m to % p m &regaion stayed with him. Finally new pas and getout” at the same 1. toward the policemen, Mr. Whitcomb then stop: but the five membe; under arrfst were surrendered meeily. —_— illeged not 1B ENGINEMAN RESPONSCIBLE POR MICHIGAN (ENTRAL ww Washington, March 21.—Fafiure Pnginman Long of the Michizan tral to observe and obey certain i was responsible for the recent Ind. wreek in which thirty.secen sona were killed and 20 injured, th terstate commerce commiss: of safety reported today Bure: of Fireman Block, Central train indication at signal the wredc occurred and Mr. Moss a4 mot desire to interrupt the service, but meyel ertheless called for two church officers. and two policemen. Then he waited for My Whitcomb preached from $i and many of his een. the r calied on the oid to “resignd ime motioning ] 'ned preaching, rs of his flock piaced Bave i ! ECK of Cen- Porter,| por- e in- 's bureau| A contributing cause of the wreek, the: ® report sdded, was the fafjure, %0 of the Michiga to observe properly the the crossing whers/ to oonvey they ! correct information to Eneineman Lemg.. “This again cails attention for an automatie train control to be in connection with existing signal squ 1 -mmum?la ment for the purpose of controlling the speed of & train jn ident,” the bureau declared, 10 the necessity: used, the encineman for any reason fails t properly observe signal indicstions to operate his train accordingly.® ——— HOOVER STUDYING TRADE ROUTES TO FOREIGN MARKETS ‘Washington, March 21 Hoover has can goods move to foreizn will be carried out will appoint Racratary pians for an exhaustive study of trade routes on which Amerts arkets. 16 by a committes he he maid today. and the e sult will be available as general strate egy for shipping hoard operations. The terminak stury is to include rail and facilities, ports and harbors, both gewe ernment _ controlied and ship lines. and preferential .rail rates section of merchant marine aet. While Ameriean b Mr. Hoover sa¥. des private iness was fis of steam- the anpiication of the the | = recoustruc. tion were left 1o be workedl out when tha need arose. and s> far reconstruetion has heen withou: structive 71an. Study of American routs. he udded, would throw conel llz laht wpon r.onstructién needs. SINN FEINERS T0 TIGRTEX Bolfast, March Irish people ceases” was considersd meeting of the av THE ULSTER DOYCOTE, —(By The A. P.)— Tightening of the Ulster boveott . “until the British war of aggression on e the appiication of = oene trade) dora. at A embers of the Dail Eiraerin today. From time to time, t was decided, the Sinn Fein mini through the department- of trade, i s decrees naming the prohibited ar ticles. Fajr notice will be given bDefors their enforcement Another measure passed by the Fein parliament of home affairs t census ““As an’ in by alien thorities on the Irish peeple’ <