Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 8, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIII—NO.. 86 HEARING ONTHE BLLTO TAX ‘DUERECEIVING SOGETES Representatives of Many Societies Were Out in Force in Op- position to the Bill—Tax Commissioner Blodgett Ap- peared in Advocacy—Cited Hartford Y. M. C. A. as Renting Rooms and Conducting a Restaurant in Compe- tition With Hotels—$25,000,000 Worth of Property in the State Belonging to the Y. M. C. A., Masonic Order, Grangers, Elks, Odd Fellows, K. of C. and Other Orgon- izations Now Exempt From Taxation—Busy Day in the General Assembly. Hartford, Conn., April —Proposed revenue raising measure originated by the cymmittee on finance which met with great opposition at the capitol this. aft- ernoon was that which would remove fraternal and other societies which have dues-paying members from . the list of those exempted from taxation. The bill follows: “The property of any comoration, ‘association or society which is autoorized to enact by-laws or rules requiring members or share holders thereof to pay dues for the support of the same, or whici: is supported in whoie L rt. by dues or assessments upon % members. and which has for its object or purpose any fraterna] social or ec- clesiastical or religious benefit, other than church or ecclesiastical organization, hall not be construed as exempt from taxation under the provision of any act public or private. The provisions of any public or private act inconsistent here- with are repealed. Tax Commissioner Blodgett spoke for the state and was the only one to avor he bill. He said that problem cf revenue raising was difficult of solution. Yesterday the manufacturers and members of the chamber of com- merce asked the committee to ta. han themselves. All the session the ommittes has been listening to appeals ‘hat when taxes are laid they be laid 0 someone else. The financial situa- dem is a serious one. In the country at large it is estimated ‘hat $35,000,000,000 worth of property is free of all taxation. In the state over $200,000.000 worth of property is tax ex- smpt. Of tais amount a little over $25.- $00.000 worth of property belonging to he Y. M.'C. 3. the Masonic order, the Srangers, the riks, the Odd Feilows, the ZInights of Columbus and other organ srganizations of the character of these is sxempt. from e taxes. Societies have veen coming to the legislature to get tax- .xemption by ecial legislation and taey save been allowed to come in under the teneral law of exemptions. . The loss of ‘evanue iy making serious inroads into he finances of the state. The committee pay have three ways of h’ndl_h\g the sroblem: “To let in all societies that t0-any sort of charitable work as tax ex< :mpts; to follow the bill; or to decide to sxempt no_more. 3 a fhe first Instance the state's 1>88 in reventie would be still greater: in the, second it woulg make every organiza- tion mot an entirely charitable bedy pay | its just dues to the §taie; and (h!l’d.l)',‘ it would be unfair to keep out societies “hich are just the same as’those which ha’ been exempted. Already twenty or thirty societies have asked: for tax .ex- emptions this session. Can the com- mitcee discriminate agninst these? Mr. Blodgett saig the practical ques- tion is “do you want to ex>mi these so- “ieties? He took for examile the Y. M. * A.. to which e was a contributor and said that those who backed tne or- nization would prcbably be g_lnd to make up what is paid in taxes in o_rde: o “square the deed with its intention.’ Only one Knights of Columbus building is exempt, but every other local council has just the same right to come to the legisiature to ask X1’01’ an exemption as which has it now. O eferring agiln to/the Y. M. C. A, he said that in Hartford it has property valued at $605,000 which is exempt al- though in it there are rooms which are let and a restaurant which is in compe- tition with hotels. In Hartford $42,000,- 700 worth of property pays no taxes out »f a grand list of $206,000,000. Mr. Blodgett said he quoted the Y. M. C. A. merely to illustrate a point and not to liscriminate against it. | Senator Trumbull, chairman of the committee, said that as lhe‘ committee got into this taxing guestion it was con- inced that thé tad® exemptions were wrong. The committee feels that it would be recreant to its duty if it did not consider the ill effects of the exemp- Hions anq try and devise a remedy. Mr. Bidwell of the committee asked wr Blodgett if a bill could be framed ~hien would assess an organization on he basis of the portion of its work which \was commercial and exempt it on what was purely charitable. or if a principle touid be estabiished as a guide in the ‘utare. Mr. Blodgett saiq the law or srinciple would endure no longer than ee saw fit to stand by Senator Butler said he came to the leg- siature determined to ask the state to \ep out Middletown by paying something »n the Connecticut hospital for the in- ane and the girls’ school, but on arriv- ing he found the state to be in such cir- ~umstances that he haq not the courage {0 ask that taxes be given to the over- o ed city. E o ivarel members of the legislature said that they had had quantities of letters ting against the bill. The tommit- /“en hearq opponents to the bill who were out in force, representing many so- sieties, [NUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE GENEEAL ASSEMBLY B Hartford, Conn., April 7.—The gener- || assembly had another “top speed” lay. turning off a large amount of work ind_getting through just ahead of the ipening of committee hearings. Interest n the latter centered in the finance bill chich would take out of the exemmption rom taxation class the realty of fra- ernal and other organizations which tave dues payinz membershin This bill would compel such bodies as he Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Co- umbus and Grangers to pay taxes. The senate received the Sunday base- sall bill adopted by the house yester- iay and sent it to the calendar. A bill to have the state take over the ‘tate Girls' school at Middletown was avorably reported, and later it was sent wack to the committee owing to uncer- aintyof its provisions. The desire of New Haven to keep its an cplonial reports will be met by ‘the tate library beinz the custodian of the the committee’s | otaers | the state library committee. A big hearing in prospect is thet sct for April 21, when the committee on federal relations will hear those inter- ested in memorials to congress for muol- ification of the Colstead act and for rec- ognition of “Irish republic.” When the house began its session to- day Representative Buckley, the ma- jority leader, moved that all matters on the “clerk's desk requiringgsenate action, except one specified by himself and one by Mr. Stoddord of Woodbridge, be at once transmitted to the senate. At re- quest of Mr. Southwick of Cornwall, Mr. Bupckley cxplained that it was a . cus- tomary motion at this stage i order to expediate business. Otherwise nex. week neither branch would have much to do. The motion prevailed. Underneath, the intent is to expedite business in or- der (o bring either adjournment about the middia. of May or at least a two weeks' recess to alldw the printers = to catch up with engrossing before final ad- journment. The senate received an adverse report on the proposal to sub- stitute a salary basis for the fee system in probate courts. From the committee on roads, bridges and rivers, the house received and tabled for the calendar and printing the follow- ing bills: “Any pedestrian who shall use any street or highway' negligently or regk- lessly or who shall wilfully refuse or neglect to obey the signal of any traffic officer or who shall recklessly disregara his own safety or the safety of ny per- son by the manner of his use of aay street or highway shall be fined not l:ss than two dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars for each offense.” The judiciary committee reparted a bi requiring the ‘comptroller to register all warrants or orders for the disbursement of public moneys and requiring forms for checking up payments to state institu- tions and reports from the same in or- der to make available quick reports to the governor. The object of- this. bill is to bring about greater efficiency in the business administration of state partments ahd institutions. The state parks commiitee reported jn a ill to create a commission of five, -to be_ appointed - by - the -=oyernot; without compensation and $1,000 for expenses to study forest conditions and prospeets of the timoer supply in the state and report to the next session. This bill kills the measure to appropriate $50,000 for pur- chase of forest lands by’the state park commission during the next. ten years. A real estate bill adversely reported was that concerning revaluation ¢f real estate by, assessors providing for reval- uation of property by th eassessors of all towns, cities ‘and boroughs’ on or before Feb. 1, 1923, and during each period of ten years thereafter. ? The declaratory judgment by the su- perior court’ 'bill ‘which was backed by the staté bar assciation, was rejected, (Continued on Page Three, Col. Four) MEMBERS OF REP. STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE ‘Washington, April 7 —Representatives John 1. Nolan, California ;Sidney Ander- son, Minnesota, and Frank L. Greene, Vermorit, today were elected members of | the republican steering committee of the house by the committce on committees. Mr. Greene takes the place of Repre- sentative Winslow, Massachusefts; who by Teason of his elevation to the chair- manship of the interstate commerce com- mittee declined to serve longer. Mr. Nolan, ‘ti is understood, Was put on in order to give representation to labor, and Mr. Anderson as the representative of the agricultural interests. . This committee directs the “legislative program and it is understood there were more than a score of applicants for places on it. 0ld members who will remain on the steering committee in addition to Repre- sentative Mondell. Wyoming, the republi- can leader, as chairman, are Dunn, New York; Darrow, Pennsylvania; Long- worth, Ohio, and_Madden, Illinois. Representative Harold Knutson, Minne- sota, was . re-elected whip. The new steering committee and standing commit- | tee assignments will be presented to the republican caucus Saturday for approval. JAPAN NOT T0 COMPETE WITH AMERICA FOR NAVY Tokio, April 7 (By the A. P.).—Com- menting today on- the recent statement by Vice Admiral Kato, the ‘minister of ma- rine, in which he declared Japan was not trying to compete with ‘the American navy and that her project to have a fleet of eight battleships and eight battie cruisers not more than eight. years old was not necessarily irreducible, the con- servative newspaper Jijo,Shimpo declares | this statement merits’ serious attention | throughout the” world. It deserves such attention, it says, because, contrary to the opinion of many other Japanese, it admits the possibility of scaling down. the building program when a reliable agree- ment for curtailment shall have been concluded among the powers, X . “Vice Admiral Kato's declaration,” adds the newspaper, “should serve to re- move misunderstandings ‘abroad and give a decided impetus to the movement for international armament restriction.” ANGELL AND HARDING TO MEET THE SOUTHERN YALE CLUBS New Haven, April 7.—Announcement was made at Yale university tonight that President-elect James Rowland Angell and President Arthur T. Hadley, who re- tires in June, both will be guests of honor and will maké addresses at the gathering of the Associated Southern Yale clubs to be held in ‘Washington on May 27 and 28. This meeting is expected to take on the character \f a taoat Vale gathering, with delegations of alumni from the west, New York and New Eng- Cabled Paragraphs | Sgyen i ways lived up to the obligations of their Berlin, April 7.—Former Crown Prince Rupprecht ‘of Bavaria and_Princess An- toinette’of Luxembourg were married to- day at.Hohenburg Castle, the Luxem- bourg chateau near Toelz in Upper Ba- varia, in the presence of the members of the Saxon and other royal families. Princess ‘Arftoinette_is_one of five sis- ters ‘of the Grand ‘Ducfess’ Marie Ade- laide of Luxembours. She was born in 1899. Rupprecht was in command of the German army on the northern front in the western theatre during the world war. He was born in 1869. SRS TR L : ADHERES TO CONFESSION X OF KILLING ELWELL Buffalo, N. Y., April 7.—Two hours of questioning tonight by New York news- papermen who had worked on the Elwell murder story and knew every detail of the cas+ 1aiied 10 shake the story of Roy Harris, why last night confessed to the lotul police that ire and .a companion murdered Joseph B. Elwell in' New York last June. 3 Except for som: minor details, Harris, in response to questioning, described per- | fectly the arrangement ‘of the rooms in Elwell's home. He told again the story of how he and William Duncan, hired by a mysterious “Mrs. Fairchild,” went to the home of Elwell and waited there for four hours until their intended victim came. Then, he said, Duncan fired the shot which Killed Eiwell. - Under questioning tonight Harris said that he had seen published in connection with the Elwell case i picture of a wom- an who he thought was the M¥s, Fairchild mentioned in his story. All efforts to get from him the name of this woman failed, however. He said that he would not di- vulge it unless he was absolutely certain that the woman of the picture was the woman who. as he sdid, had niicu him and Duncan to murder Elwell District Attorney Mocre said that Har- ris told a remarkably well connected story of the murder. Before questioning the man, the district attorney had him examined by an alienist who pronounced Harris mentally normal. ‘When shown despatches from Bridge- port, Conn., saying that “William Dun- kin” had been in-a reformatory since 1919, Harris said: “I don’t know any- thing about that. I haven't been in| why WAS With ‘me was nam .1 1 uncan.’ As given by Harris, Duncaa's descrips tion was: “Appeared to-be an Italiam, about 27 or 28 years old, five feet eleven or six feet tall, Weight about 170, médium build, smooth face, brown eyes, stvaizat black hair, has gold tooth ‘n upper i-ht jaw, flashy dresser, frequents pool rooms and race tracks. well known on ‘Broadway between Herald square and Times square.” PERSHING WARNS AGAINST FOREIGN INFLUENCES W iiiam Philadelphia, April 1.—A warning that foreign influences, dangerous In their ten- dencies, are again at work “to weaken the close ties of friendehip that bind us to thase peoples beside whom we fought in the great war' was sounded here fonight by General John J. Persh- g, Who addressed two mass meetings ini the concluding exercises of All-Amer- ican Day. & a pines, jn Mexiéo and in France, General Pershing: said 'that ‘oftentimes their en- thusiasm for America has surpassed that of any native born “who have not al- birth.” General ‘Pershing reviewed the causes which led to the United Statés entering the war—“the onslapght of arrogant mii- itarism supported by a certain disloyal element here ‘at home,” and_continued: “Nearly three years have passed and we again hear the murmur of disloyalty. It is time to ask ourselves whether our pagriotism-is. to- stand mute’ while this poisonous propaganda dwarfs our con- science. - Shall \wo turn our backs upon our friends of ‘#sierday? ‘Are we ex- pected to condéne the wanton ® destruc- tion in_France and Belgium and on the high seas? Have: sacrifices of American blood already Ben forgotten? £ “We demand one quality in American citizenship and that is loyaity without stint and without reservation. “We .earnestly protest against the de- basement of our American citizenship to promote poiitical or warlike interfererice with _the affairs of a friendly people.” A feature of the night's celebration was a great parade with thousands of war veterans, patriofic, eivie and other organizations In line. Only the Ameri- can flag was dieplayed. In the ‘afternoon thousands of ‘school children . gathered. In - Independence Square for: patriotic exercises and the singing of patriotie songs. TALK OF MORE ARKESTS IN AUTO CONSPIRACY CASE Detroit, ‘Mich,, April 7.—Testimony federal authorities said might lead to ad- ditional arrests in connection with the case, was given at today’s session of . the trial of five men charged with conspiracy to steal atomobiles here and ship them abroad. Almon C. Basden, a government wit- ness who pléaded guilty to the charge at the beginning of the trial, told of an al- leged arrangement with a New York de- tective, under which the detective was to -receive $5,000 to aid in the export of the machines. ~ Basden knew the detec- tive only by the name of. “Scott.” The witness also testified that James Burroughs, one of the defendants, had paid $500 ‘to a- Bridgeport detective who had learnéd of the alleged plot. - Bur- roughs told him, Basden added;-that the money “would. fixe the detective.” Basden, federal officers stated, had given them names of a.number of men Who might be called in connection with the case, or for whom warrants might be | issued. > - Earlier testimony by Basden,who ‘oe- cupied the stand nearly all day, included dteails ‘of thie alleged plot, by which, he said, machines were stolen here, -driven to the east, where they were altered, then shipped to Sweden for sale, YOUNG WOMAN ADMITS SHE { HELPED TO_ STAGE HOLD-UP Newark, N.-J.: April 7—Mies Gusste Lerner, 18-year-old stenographer, admit- ted_tonight, police said, that the “hold- up” at the Heyman Brothers jewelry manufacturing establishment last night was gtaged by Harry Heyman, with her assistance, after it had been thoroughly rehearsed by them for the past two weeks. Heyman reported to the police tast night that three masked robbers en- tered _his place and escaped with dia- monds and jewelry valued at $21,000. The “loss” was covered by insurance. After “telling her story the girl was placed under arrest and deteetives were sent out to locate Heyman, who was “ill in-bed,” according - to information given by members of his family. land present. The plans for the meeting include a call riginal copies while bhotostatic coples e to be sent to the City of Elms for wiblic exhibition, according to a bill from ' T N it O e ¢ vpor President Harding at the «White House, the announcement said, a3 well o8 vis.te to points of historic interest, The young woman charged.that Hey- man induced her. to- aid him in -his al- Washington, April 7.—Seven _specific recommendations, chief among them the creaticn of the veterans' service admin- istration to take entire charge of govern- ment relief work among ex-soldiers and to be headed by a director general re- sponsible directly to the president, were contained in the report submitted today to President Harding by his sjecial com- mission investigating 'the care of veterans Charles G. Duwes of Caicago, coaruan of the cimmission, told the president as he handed him the report that he believ- ed the recommndations weére sound and that they would prove a satisfactory so- lution of the troubles: existing in the present administration of soidier reliet work. Early action -by President Hard- ing on the report is expected. i Recommendation number one ‘provided for tne new agency and.gives it .juris- diction over the bureau. of war, risk in- surance, the rehabilitation division of the féderal board for vccational eduqation and such part of the public health ser- vice as may be necessary to-care propers Iy for disabled veterans. It also asks that a director general assume charge of | the new agency with fuil authority te obtain necessary facilities when those al- ready available prove inadequate. as provision would permit the lease or purchase.of hosyital buildings when- ever the gemdnd exceeded the supply. Care is suggested in the framing of new legislation creating the administra- tion in order to avoid present inconsisten cies of law affecting the three existinz buregus. Particular request is made that no statutory limitations be placed-cn" the director general as to the aumber and salaries of fis omployes. Number three says that pending the enactment of new laws, Secretary Mel- lon, of the treasury, shall issue orders to Bridgeport since 1 was a boy. The man | the' heads cf the public health and war Tisk bureai§ authorizing the latter bu- Teau io fake charge of the pubiic health activities. and personne] engaged in pre- viding. medical care for ~the veterans. ‘Phe effect would -be to consolidate these bureaus under one head by executive grder without waiting for congress to act or risk delay from that cause. The next recommendation provides for an immediate extension and utilization of all government hospital facilities together with such ‘mobilization of civilian med- ical services as' may prove practical. An immediate and continuous hos- pital building program is asked in tae fifth recommendation, which suggests that Secretary Meglon's committee re- cently appointed to report on sites for new. hospitals be directed to report con- cerning the type and locations of.the re- quired buildings. It adds that appropri- ations should be made available by the congress which convenes next Monday. - The sixth calls for exertion of human- izing influences’to i_.press the sick amd wounded with the fact that tife nation is entirely coneérned in their weifare and g 3 | Jn it Jap Praising the patriotism of foreign bo; ey LI Branase over the island of Yap ! e n fiag in the Dhillp- ‘The last asks immediate usé of thé|by reason of the award of the supreme $18,600,000 appropriated by the congress for new hositals. “It can-not be too strongly emphasiz- ed.” the report savs in coriclusion, “that the present deplorable failure on the part of tne government to Ppreperly care for the disabled Yeterans'is due in large to an imperfect- organization of - goy- mental éffort. There. s no one in coptrol of the whole situaticn. . Independent agencies, by mutual agreement, now en- deavor to eoordinate their action, but in such efforts the joint action'is too often modifieq by mincr - considerations, ~and there is‘always lacking that complete co- operation which is incident to'a’ powerful super-imposed authority. No emergency of war itself was greatfr than' is the emergency which-confronts the nation in its duty- toj care lor those disabled in fts seryice afld now neglected. “The Summoning ‘of this commission by you isan earnest (o the - country that you are convinced ‘of the vital na- ture of ‘this problem: and that you are determineq to secure a ‘prompt and e fective’ solution thereof. The 'man to whom this important mesgion is entrusted by.you will receive in the performance of his arduous duties the wholehearted and enthusiastic support and cooperation of L-all veterans and all other patriotic Amer- icans. No cabinet officer or assisiant se:" retary burdened with other duties. shoulg be the one-to whom the man- charged with the welfare of the disabled’ saviors of toe country should report. | He should report - directly -t ident. His place should be held in bublic esteem as one of the greatest hono: that the president can bestow, as the ser. vice he can render should be of untold value to the mation.” The report .was - submitted as * the unanimous agreement of tne commission and Brigadier General’Sawyer, the pres-. ident's personal representativé ~ on the commission. "~ Its introduction reviews the evidence collected " during the- three days investigation of conditions- affecting government treatment of ex-soldiers. TO CONTEST ELECTIONS IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND the pres- * Dublin, April 7.—Joseph Devlia, na. tionalist member of parliament far Fel- fast, and Eamonn De Valera. one of {he prime movyers in the Irisn republic agin- tion, have ratified the azri:ment of last month under . Which- the Sinn Fsin con- stitutional and nationalist parties will present a united front 1o the unisa'et forces in the coming el>:'ions in the north of Ireland. All the candidates have agreed tr se- cept_the principal of seif-determination for Ireland and have pledged themselves to obstain from sitting in tne Irish par- liament if élected, BANDITS GET REGISTERED MAIL IN CINCINNATI Cincinnati, Ohlo, April 7.—Four men in an automobile tonight held up and rob- bed a United States postoffice mail .truck near the West End station of the Balti- more and Ohio rallroad staffon here, Several pouches of registered mail were taken from the truck and carried away by the robbers. The truck was followed from the rat- road station by the automobile. © On ‘reaching an alley, two of the bandits boarded the. truck, handcuffed the - two postoffice driyers to the steering wheel and secured the mail bags. It was impossible tonight to ascertain the amount ‘of loot taken. e e BURIAL OF LUFBERY To g *_ BE IN WALLINGFORD ) Wallingford, Anril Major Raoul Lufbery vae down —The Body of _famous American officially 'credited Wwith bringing eighteen German . plants will leged hold-up scheme by pleading that le faced bankruptey and.ruin.unless he was able to raise $20,000 quickly. 2 18, 1918 Prolonged Parleys on Mandates Likely . . For the secon: & time within o o % monthrs Plymouth Rock was moved yes- Four Powers are Expected to | tercay. - Exchange Views Before Re- plying to Secretary Hughes’ nounced by republican congressional leaders. Note. . dudsen M Washingion, April 7 (By the A. P.).— Administration officials, it may be stated with authority, confidently expect the al- lied governments to accept the principle restated by Secretary Hughes in his notes of last Monday, -lo those governmenis that the United States has surrendered none of its rights in the overseas posses- sions of Germany and that it cannot be bound by decisions affecting those posses- sions made by the league of nations without its assent. A There is reason to believe that the cor- respondence on_ this subject, which w initiated last November, will ~mnot be closed with the receipt of the replies from the. Japunese, British, ¥rench.and , Italidn foreign offices. 1f the expecia- tions of American officials are realized, the details regarding American rights will have to be worked out in negotia- tion. In the event, however. that the four" powers do not find: their way to an agreement with the American viewpoint, there would materialize a situation action which ' offiicals refused to forecdst. The Shantung settlement in the peace treaty, which has been sharply criticized inthis country, is not at issue in- the present controversy. It is learned that the phrase “overseas possessions™ in the American communications was used a visedly and it is pointed out that Shan- tung was not a German possession. Kiao- Chow, aléo a part of that Chinese prov- ince, was held Ly Germany through a concession from the Chinese goverument. The view of the Harding administration with respect to the Shantung settlement has not been stated, but this settlement was vigorously opposed by the present administration leaders in the senate while the treaty of Versailles was under conm- sideration. - The latest American notes are known to form a third chapter, at feast, in the diplomatic exchanges with the allied governments on the subject of mandates in general and the Pacific island of Yap in particular. The Amgrican viewpoint was first stated by Secretary Colby in notes to the four great powers on last Nov. 9, and subsequently was supple- mented in a note to the council of the league of nation: The notes of Nov. 9 never have been made: public, nor has it been disclosed whether the allied governments replied to. them. The note sent to the league council ‘wa referred by it to those gov- cornments, the council cxplaining that this Was a proper course since it dealt specifically with the .Japanase mandate | © to the island of Yay. which it was claim- el nas voted by the supreme council, or the council of four, at Paris on May 7, 1919 while the peace treaty was being framed. Japan, however, has replied to at least’ ‘one of the American government's pro- fests. It was received two days befare the Harding administration came into of- fice and apan . insisted “upom its carbunele. The body will be taken . to Milwaukee. council. There also have been reports — which that Japan made the-further moint tant| The British stesmer fmpocs its forces had captured this and other Pacific 1slanas 1rou in the war. . Immediate replies from the four pow- ers. to Mr. Hughes' communications are not to be expected. The issue raised con- cerfis each of those governments and re- plies. probably will be forthcoming only after ‘exchanges between them. Seglihta s oo REPRESENTATIVE MONDELL © TALKS ON TAX REVISION Washington, April 7.—Repeal of the excess profits tax, the higher income sur- taxes, part of the luxury taxes and the levies on soft drinks and transportation wis advocated today by Representalive Moicell, Wyoming, republican leader in t.c house, who declared in a staiément € Ut Miads wain/ war, country T housewives and a. w- g t erator “will administe: Thayer, Kansas, the mext year. Femint ed by Professor Felix Frankfurter Harvard university as unnecessary ‘whims “12 PAGES—92 COLUMNS - PRICE TWO CENTS. Seattle on his wi The memorial gate on the cm Brown university, the 43 Brown men who died in the world was dedicated. . Appeintment . of William D. Salt Lake City as assistant attorney. gen- eral was announced late yesterday at,the White House. 3. L. Enmglehart, former the Temiscaming Woedrew Wilson will home near Philadelphit architect has been at work on the pians since last November. B. Father Agostina whe the, great ltalian preacher last century, died at a home foundeg by him in Marina, near Pisa, he was 82 years old. or tomorrow for The orgamization of merics ‘White Cross Society within the New ka- gland arew was recommended by the New Engiand southern Methodist tonfer- ence. Benjamin Nordeek, of died in Grace hospital from burns re- ceived when an enamel mixture exploded at the plant of the Coumbia Enamel Co. in West Haven. . _Brief Telegrams Mexico ppeinted minister soviet Russia. Fire destroved the Roston and Maine railroad passenger. station and traindes- putcners' office at Woodsville, N. H.. ars against immigration from Eurepe will be piaced May 1 under plans ‘an: tration @t Colorado College, died at his home in Boston. Major. General Leenard Weed loft for to the Philippines aft’ er speaking at a patriotic mass meeting in San Francisco. erected in tonor Rietr - Brigadier General Ciarence R. Edwar Wwho commandeq the Twenty- sion in France, is to be promoted to ‘the rank of major general. chairma: have Princeton, N. J. Beer ctnm of the eutlying districts of Vietori | pay addeq freight charges for their bev- erage under the liquor control act. C., may ~be required Theatre ownmers joined the perfermers in Detroit in answering an edict by the police censor whica put unclothed knees, even of Grecian dancers, under the bun. during The steamship George Washisgten is scheduled to depart from l.’fl?l'-fin today Newport Newg Wwhere | the vessel -will be refitted at & reported cost of $856,000, New England has ice enough to take care. of its own needs this year, Presi- dent'G: H. Voter of the Massachusetts Ice ' Dealers - Association said in- his .ad- dress at-its annual convention in Bpston. . §. Throme, gemeral freight agent m:‘Cnmdmn Pacific rallway, died at his home In New. York from truek on .Blonde Rock off Cape Sable ;u;shy reported that in spité of efforts 1o float her she wag still hard and fast and fast with No. 4 hold flooded. New Han ephone the affairs af 400 population toar xth div d_Northern Ontario railway, died in Torcato in his T4th year. He was born in Cleveland. was comsidered American Infected that the public was “demanding a lift rather than a shifting of tax burdens.” “We should approach the question tax revision,” M A Vicy of repealing or reducing the i hrmful and objectionable of the ' jrur tayc just as far as it is possiole tg that and still obtain sufficient reven to meet the necessary, ordinar; urnd : uldr expenditures of the governm out: adding or substituting any o taxes, but having in view the increased revenue likely to te sccurel threugh cus. | toms duties.” :Mr. Mondell favored an investigation by. experts‘to determine how far it would be safe to go-wit hthe repeal of objectis able terest on the public debt and sinkin BELIEVE MATL THEFT IN CHICAGO AN “INSIDE Jo) Chicago, April 7.—Special cash ‘mail thieves who obtained advanced formation of money shipments from pos- | tal employes. The investigators were convinced t yesterday's theft was an “i contained valuables. The same procedure was carried out another robbery at Sulilvan, In- | diana, -the robbers selesting the sacks there was nothing on the pouches to indicate that they contained other than ordinary mail. A score of persons were arrested to- day in connection with the robbery hers, today In containing money, although but most of them were released. e EXTRADITION OF BERGDOLL I8 A DIPLOMATIC QUESTION Washington, April 7.—Extradition from Germany of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, wealthy Philadelphia draft evader, is diplomatic question, and is in the hands of the state department. Secretary Weeks says in a letter to Senator Capper Kansas, made public tonight by the sena- The. secretary added, however, that “use every effort to have Bergdoll returned to the 1 custody of the United States military au- | the death of his 13-yar ol ddaughter. tor. the war department would thorities.” State department officers refused today | The eecutive osuseil of th: to discuss reports that the Canadian. go: ernment had been asked® to extrad! Bergdoll for violation of Canadian pa: Dbe | port .regulations “when. he -departed - from | statement was brought here for final intermen’, relat ves [that country - for were informed today. He was killel Muyy | Weeks said such action would net sur- E 5 ... prise him. Germany. Mondell stated, “with levies without substituting others, and: predicted that ordinary expenditures of the. government, exclusive of the in- fund payments, would “soon” be reduced to approximately two billion dollare a year, investiga- fors sent from Washington in conneotion with the theft vesterday at the Dear- born station of mail pouches oontaining | i £\ antl securities believed to tota] more | UPiON- % than $300,000, tonight, were proceeding | on the same theory that the robbery had been carried out by a national gang of inside job™ 2 because of the fact that the robbers sort- ed a number of sacks on a mail truck in the station and seiected only those which Secretary | were termed erropeous renor:s.that ibe which increase the labor. in making ng | clothes 50 per cent. ot| Camada has just signed the protocel f: the statutes™of thé international Taury'of justice. her action bringing the number of states which-have adhered to the court up to twenty-eight. Maximilisn D. Berlitz, eriginater of the Berlitz system of teaching languages, died suddenly at his home in New Yotk. He was born in Germany in 1% 2, - but came to America when a child. e exchanged ' without m’:: “rZ.GT.:“' by residents of Merrimac. a. mining town five miles ast, of William- son, W. Va., and__unidentified persons concealed in the Kentucky .hills. . ore =03 2 ves ez- her on- Afreement with & German, syndieste wWhereby certain American potash’ import- ers will obtain a rebate in potash equal to 45 per cent. of ‘thelr purchases -was announeed by the department of eom- merce. B"| ofticial. recognition of organizations of ostal emploves was asked of Pistmaster { General Havs by a delegation headed by I'Gilbert E. Hyatt, president of the Na- i tional Federation of Postoftice Clerks Mrs. Eita A. Sesrles was granted 3 divorce in the superior court in Provi- dence from Victor A. Searles, -nephew {of Edward L. Searies, the wealth recluse who died In Methuen, Mass. last Aug- The Camadian govermment has inferm- ed the Grand Trunk Raflway company that It must turn over oossession and ch | Control of the lines to. the government in order to gain consideration of its appfi- cation for further advances. in- ..With th captare In Jacknonville, Fia. i % 'Carload of whiskey, valued at more than $45,900, billed as tomatoes ‘en route from Perrine, Fla.. to Chicago, fed- eral prohibition’ ofticials believe _they have found the source of a nationwide liquor smuggling syndicate. Shaekled to 5 long chatn, 41 men from the crew of the steamer Iverheath, charg- ed with mutinous conduct and robbery of United States and Canadian mail on the high seas, were taken prisoners off the steamer Britannia of the Fabre line, when she docked in Providence. Rev. 3. H. Mindling, » Mothedist ministed and farmer of Waterford, Wash- ington County, Ohfo, committed suicide by drinking peison a few minutes after he haq been turned over fto the county Sheriff following a coroner’s inuest into of Typothetas of America’ in 2 ite | last night denited that it had ever agrcéd ss- | tg introduction of the 44 hour we>%. THs iswued - to corre:t - Wha: organization had .appreved the 44 heur . week, ea jMUCh gTaver, much deeper. . Leondon, April 7.—(By The A. Anothar day of tense alterations of hope and fear ended .with one of the prime minister's ‘characteristic eleventh hour Interventions, bringing repewed prospects Sthe grave industrial crsis wiil be averted. ‘He announced In the house of commons tonight the willingness of the government o pacticipate in a _conterenc> to_discuss the question of pumping be- fore other matiers were soncidered. +* Inférmal confercy ces| continued throughout the eyening, moderates like | Mr. Asquith, -Lord Robert Cecll, Arthur Henderson and. Jobn Robert Ciynes work- ing hard in_an endeavor to induce the miners to felent on the question of ‘Pumping and it was supposed that the whode ‘cuestion was turning on this sien- der hope. 3 Premier Liovd George had been absest during the latter hours of the debate on the situation but returned tothe nouse uaespectedly at eleven o'clock xnd In- at of of ot A formed the members that the zovernment be- had agreed to a courss, waish .t ieved Dracticaliv certain the miner: accept—the calling of a conference owners and miners in discuss with r | th government ‘the difficuity relative to tiw tea-irg ner pumping of the 'mines’ befo,s upen the question of wazes and o matters involved in the demands of men. What stens exactly kad 3 t, this change of front are unknown ns yet. Ar- thur enderson, who rose to reply to the premier was clearly non-piussed. He had, he smaid. to express rez=-t that the premier -had not ziven notice of wuch an important statement, as Mr. Tfom- as. secretary of the Nationai Uniom of Railwaymen, to whose sugsestion. it up- Darently was due. and other leaders, nad gone home. As he had earlier explained. tve mm- ers' federation would have yreferrei to open the conference withoyt cuadit'ons *n either side. but he had aot an . ydortani- ty to consult the federa:ion the afternoon; therefore he conid S~ sume responsibility in He the 1ot “he matter thought the only safe line wou'd be for the primé minister to put his statement into a letter to the offic: eration, . s £ consid- orzanizations composiaz t*e trinie to- no further mestines : they are apparently holding 19 until tomorrow. The board of frade ™ sued an official report of todav's nes tiations for the enlightenment of (e jub- lic The report sets for'h the 1'xu- ments of both sidés anl. eaaciudnr w & stronz repudiation the acousn that the government is sazazed :n & B éral atiack on wages, saya- |' uch. 2" charge 'S as monstrous is it is unfoundéd. Tie mvernmaut and jcommunity alike a-¢ desirus that the best should »e il in every - dustry’ that such_lndusiry can afford.” The council of tae inlependen: lavor party called upon !l itz members to Support the minets by every means in thenr power, declaring the crisis was due to “an attempt an the part of or-| ganized capitalism to establish the right| of unlimited plunder and degrade the standard of livin h must be re- sisted at all costs. In announcing today the decision of the railwaymen to give their support to the miners. J. H. Thomas. the railwaymen's | general secretary, said the meeting had unanimously decided that the terms of- fered the miners was such as justified their refusal to accept them. It wouid only be the beginning of a general attack on working class conditions and an at- tempt to bring about the standard of | living that prevailed before the war, he declared. v A verbatim report of the conference | which the minets had at the prime minis ter's official residence in Downing streeq | this morning shows that an impasse was reached’ over -the return of the pumpmen and other safety workers as a preliminary to. the reopening of the peace negotia- tions. To this propoesition, forcefully put by Mr. Lioyd George and other cabinet members. Committeeman Staker of ‘the miners’ executive body replied: .-"1 . 4m mot an extremely hot-headed man. but 1 would rather capitulate abso- lutely than enter into negotiations with a condition of that kind laid down before- hand. The prime minister continued to urge his_condition strongly, when Committee- man Smith, anether of the miners, inter- | Dosed: $ “If you insist upon that,.and say the safety of, the mines will not be conceded, that you will not permit our taking the necessary steps to.ensure. the -safety of the mines until we ‘have-conceded before- hand two things which, amongst others, will have to be discussed, then it Iy an im- possible position. on, op- of for of Frank Hodges. the miners' secretary, confirmed the miners’ position by saying: | “That is the decision of the Miners' federation.” 2 b The governmental conferees retired at this juncture, and when they returned at the end of twelve minutes Premier Lioyd George said: 3 “When 1 invited you here I was_under the impression that there was a miisun- | derstanding which eould be cleared ip by open and frank discussion, but the state- ments made on behalf of the miners h disclosed that there is a much graver divergence of opinion than I anticipated. 1 understand that the threat to_destroy the mines by delibérate action which hus been taken to achieve that end. is to be utilized as a means to force the owners, who have got their interest in the min and te force the nation, which i a still greater interest in the mines. to eapitula- tion upon the two main claims which are put forward by the miners. think that the decision of the miners 18 one of the gravest mistakes in psychol. ofy ever made by the leaders of a great organization. The assumption that men could be frightened into the acceptanpe of conditions which would et otherwise appeal to them by a threat+of that kind shows a complete failure to understand the psychology of one's own fellow coun- trymen. & .. ” “To make these two conditions essen- tial as preliminary steps for saving the mines is what no government could pos- sibly recommend. I realize that the challenge put forward by the miners is much more fundamental than ever I realized.” The. premier gave the miners an oppor- tunity of conferring privately. which they declined. It was' agreed that a fol] stenographic reper made public ahd the conference ‘was attended, e, { cox stand that Willing to Participate in Conference to Discuss the Questio’ * of Pumping Before Other Matters Were Consid . The Labor Organizations Forming th: Triple Will Consider ths Proposal Today—Railway Men %| Decided to Give Their Support to the Miners. P.)— | minister. by Sir Robert Horne. eha of the cxchinquer, W ridgeman, der-secretary of the board of W Thomas J. MeNamars. minister of Austen ‘hamberlain, government in the house of commons, Sir Shackleton. permanent seeretary of ministry of labor, 1 the members’ the miners’ executive committee. ran former Empress Zita the same hotel King of Greece ! in exilt here. Iy as The ex-ruter on ‘condition th trigues or propaganda measures. Charles strongly desires to remals f8 witzeriand, as does the ex-empress, bes cause cilities their of there is no question as ing o Soain. 3 Sharing the exile of Charies in Lucsfig ! are many Bo- - ANOTHER OVERTURE BY GOV /IN THE BRITISH COAL STRIKE Lucerne, Switzerfind. April 7.—F Emperor Charles of Austria Hun, v domiciled here after his unsuccessful n an effory 1o reclaim throne. s qecupying” Coni niine and Queen in when they This suite wies government 10 return o Switzeriand b he take part in ne S ts heaithfuiness and the it aftords for the cducation WIS fidren. Therefore, it is peliewsd vet of thelr goe. members of the Hungar! including Chamberiain Marquil cinl. The marquis said todsy that except for the veto of the ailies thE: little entente Which had disarmed Huns zary would have been upable 1o withe & the situation and would have been king. {sired him. . the regent, the country terence. Charles had agreed to leave Hum, order to prevent fused to abdicate or renounce s rightfy in favor of his young son, Ott>. 1ie soidl = Charies considered to the throne had been only postpomed' until some favorable time, when, posaw that Charles as the people @ Il added that Admiral Hefs was ready to resign s safe from sutsice i marquis gided thal Ed -3 | The war, but that he that his ~sture ] he would meet with the good-will of pany Mr. CLAIMS INNOCENCE OF Covington. of evidence was completed and argument begun late today in the trial of John 8 ' Williams. Janer county plantation ewses, who is charged ‘Nth the murder of TAMS Peterson, farmhand death while heid in peonage on his place. The case is expe tomorrow. Williame, who took the stand and asserted his “absolute innocence” of the charge. was the only witness for the defense. fourteen self pianter. t ams admitted he mizht have he were he said, were.” America. 3 THE CHARGE OF PEONAGE April T.—Presentation on who & of the eleven negre © said 1o have met ed to reach the jury todny Manning, negro farm boms for | years on the Wiliiame plage, onfeseed accomphice of the i was pointed to by Willams 2§ the man having a “probable motive” fof K ings. Charles €. King, iams - acquita. t the ors Manning, ignorant of the penaity for pas onage. had become alarmed at the fedd investigation and that tie evidessl Indicated he was the oniy :erson #he had a motive for the murdsre. Manning also will be put on teial fa® the murders, it was announced t-3ay. $ie8 had testified for the state (it by W iams’ orders the negroes were wel hey fell, the head and WARREN P. BRISTOL, MANAGER At the offices of the Conne et Com pany in New Have; this ait degres wrong w Tromas K 9,-a member of Har'f>-d | dzs Rristol, ulations employes the according 1o a ofl last thelr clocks ahead tion which mad towns In the state 15 adost ing time. Fiks, Hartford club, the C'ty club, Ree tary and Chamber of Commeres prominent Company. leavey a wife and sev Eyelet clubs ani e wad the affairs of Foot 1t 1 chidren, in Governor's ISTOL COMMON €OUNCIL down with rocks and thrown into rieers or knodjed where burieq ally guilty of peonage, as ua worked negroes who owed him money. 18 technically gulity of peonages “most ieorzia farmers ales HARTFORD TROLLEYS, SUICIDES Conn., April T.—The body o Bristol. manager of the Fisrte trolley lines. was found in Jene ney park, north of the city. about 1. # cloci this morning. from a buliet wound: in the head. The police ware notified ‘me mediately. o The police in tur notified “uvt. 85 3. Scott of the Conmecticut swmpagers o Medical Examiner Hearv W. Cont.ily who acompanied the noiice to the gave verdict of euicide. s 11 1t wes that Mr. Bristol's re'at s i the company wera “100 per seat. (. K.* 4 “We are all terribly crisvsl over Mg death.” said one of the officais. “fig was a fine man who gave lnal servies to the comnany and thers was nothing i the sligitest affairs. Bristol low, a memher of A L. 1 his come a Mason. an N1 Pl ot Hartford ncen the e > VOTES DAYLIGHT SAVING Anril will 7.—~Daviizht savé become effect latter part of night within 4 few = RESSMAN FENN OX (Special to The Bulietin.) Washington Fenn the committee upon the urgent son and Merritt committee of committess tee of banking and currency. Coi t of the proceedings be | will have a stronz influence on ended. Jt |of financial legislafion during the in addition te the prime ' session THE BANKING COMMITTER April Hartford has heen assigned of bankinz and recommendation of who are serving on With & chairman of the senate The city offices =11 g8t t illexal for eitics agd laylicht sape tor oty . for ¢ this mand, when -raflroads chanse the'r time tablefy he comnin eoulls In accordance with this Jecition of officials . This ruling of the cosacil does not afe the city arge. but t m mane regardlefs of the raceit [se.slative mgs & e