Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 15, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIll—NO. 92 POPULATION 29,688 WHOLE LABOR OF BRITAIN IS ALIGNING WITH THE MINERS Workers Are Under the Impression That the Time Has Come| .2 o0 0 . For a Final Struggle Against the Plan of the Employers to Force Down Wages—Miners Announced After Con-| Leszue of Women Voters formally went wners for a set- A deputation WEAR “AIR OF RELIEF” 15.—The deputation of 0 o'clock They declined to talk, but the | this morning. The mine owners have al Invite the miners’ leaders t Villiams, president of . announced at a ine owners would extend another invitation to the represen- tatives of the miners to deliberate beth various districts with the object of ascertaininz what was to improve the lot of the lower miners. The owners then again vie- t response to A PAPER MAKLRS FIND FACLT WITH LABOE | egates the mining asso New York, April 14.—Depreciation of efforts to curtail production by “unduly 3 shortening working hours, or under this|delegate from Illinois, who presented for was | special consideration a ‘resolution drafted guise to secure increased wages.” onside in a resolution adopted here|by the birth control today by members of the American Pa-|sentatives attending ‘the convention By per and Puly Association. “We irrevocably record our belief that 4 Downing Street p summons from the prime minister. New hopes of a resumption of the ne- eotiations, therefore, have arisen through offer of the mine owners to maet aders around a new con- erence table and also the offer made by is speech to a meeting of parliament. of the miners' union said 5 ‘the membes the sacretary among other t “We are prenared “to consider the ques- but onl yof a temporary charac- Mr. Hodges had a friendly reception. according to the press assocfation. larze committee room of the house was Allsd with unionists, coalitionists and la- The conservative member. John sxhaustively reviewad the situation. and 32 some potts gained the sympathy of The whole lahor mevement s alizning ‘taelf solidly with the miners against the The workers seem to be- leve that the hour has struck for a final . <t .~ .:u‘::.-o 1o be an organized nlan am the part of the employers to force fown wages. The nrime minister in a two hour con- rence in the mornine with representa- fves of the trinle alliance declared the rovernment would fight - i#s refus: a period of time mediate present, their decisions wili of business depression now. existent.” Officers elected at the meeting: today included W.. J. > Raybeld. Housatonle, Henry W. Stokes, Mass.. president : of iphia. eastern v fhur L. Pratt. Kalamazoo, Mich., western Lk KIS ed. as fimm}: W B h city; Louls Bloch. San Franciseo, Cai, and W. R. Shafer, New Haven, X3 getatls of the financlal assistance ¢ Tiiaead ave been ziven officially. and, \ccarding to some intimations from the Timere’ side. the government sromiged assistance for the period of a month or six weeke. which the minérs ‘onsider totally \-‘:'fl)l! explain the miners’ accusation, ¥hich the general public only dimly eom- ehends, that the government ie acting wlely in the interests of the mine own- ANDREWS CHARGED WITH BIGAMY AND PERJURY 14—A war- rant for the arrest of Herbert Thornton Andrews, 'a New York broker who lives in Jersey City. was issued here this af- ternoon by Judge James F. Walsh.-prose. | absolute cuting attorney of Greenwich. The. war- rant charges bigamy and perjury. Judge Walsh declined to s information on which the ywarrant was sworn out came officially from New Jersey or whether it was based on news- paper accounts of Mr. Andrews' second in this town. and ‘the fact that both wives have been living in ‘the same apartment with him in Jersey City. Judze Walsh would net discuss the technicali- ties of the 1aw In regard to the case, but |that “when this question comes before the supreme council the representatives of examination theréof with the greatest desire to find a solution which will zive every satisfac- 3 fhe failure of the moming eon- g D hope remained that media- jom might be the outcome. of the parlia- mentary committee of the trade union the national exécutive ©f the 4 the parliamentary labor This important conference, how- ouncin; lf"'f :;"”;‘e SM!‘of the miners and he triple alliance and l;l‘l!s( the gov- gave no sign of initiating new (abor party an no peace talk at the confer- Thee: the zeneral feeling appeared to be hat any further attempt to approach the government would be futile. 3 The resolution adopted by this body is 2 definite pledge to strike action, this being a matter for individual unions put the appointment of a committes to sct with the triple alliance is considered % more important move than has hap- \ened in any previous industrial crisis. aifferentiating . cious strugzles fs the universa e of labor fo the miners call in no previous strike has locomotive men acted <ith the National Union of Railwaymen. Sther raiiway services, in the event of 2 may be replaced by volunteers, will be difficult to find competent =aid that extradition from New Jersey would be asked. The marriace Bsther Marie Tatnall on Jan. 26 last was performed by Miss Alice 1. O'Neill, the |tion to the United States.” M. Briand reminds Ambassador Wal- Miss O'Nelll became a jus-|l2ce that the French republic has “al- ready done all in its power to lend its- aid to the American government in this mat- ter,” and refers to a previous expression by the French government:of the -hope that the controvérsy may be satistactoriiy Jidge Walsh, who is a former speaker | Settied by conversations’ -between the of the Connecticut house of representa-|American and Japanese governments.: Reference also is made to an unpub- lished French note. to the Unifed Statts regarding Yap in which France confirms that ‘at ‘meetings of the supreme eouncil before that of May 7, 1919, when'a man. date for the northern Pacific fslands was awarded to Japan, reservations regarding the island of Yap were made by Presi- dent Wilsdn and by Secretary Lansing in Mr. Andrews Andrews and only . woman justice tice, of the peace on Jan. 1 last and since that time has married 32 couples, ac- cording to the town clerk's records. Mr. Andrews stated on his single and a resident of Pittsburgh. license that he For examole. 2 Bt he intends to ask the Con- he union ol necticut legislature - to - strengthen itate law which requires that anplications to be married ‘be filed five days before Judge Walsh would hold .justices of the peace llable when . questions arise from the marriage of non-residents of the state. the the Federation of Gen- sral Workers to support the triple alli- ince is alse highly 1mvom¢_- &'ha dr:; shutt ted by this orgamization ey umions. . concerned. The Aecision of 4000 HOUSES DESTROYED BY 9 ) FIRE AT HAKODATE, JAPAY |TeServations, were’ made in the presenc : of the representative of.Japan,. Baron Makino, who ‘hdd’ not ‘objected that''the Question raised should’ be placed in dis-| i cussion ‘and ' that~ consequently the Jap- anese goyernment ‘ was' cognizant' of “the Hakodate, Japan, April 14—(By the A. P.)—Fire which broke out here last midnight destroyed some 4,000 houses before it was brought under control: The buildings destroyed included three Chri £ fian missions, the British consulate, sev- —_— 2 eral. banks, hospitals, school houses, the- aters and government buildings. that it g thelr intention o consult with the triple allisnce inall « nd give it general support. o e resolution pledEnd mupport lo me triple alliance “in its effort to resist wholesals reductions in wages and naintain_national g:rndum of wages conditions of labor.” P oth sides engaged .in, preparations tor coming events. The governmeént took yde Park and Regents gton Gardens. strike; but means The ‘fire fn Hakodate was the third great conflagration to oceur within. the past three wecks. On March 27 the-whole clty of Tokio was imperiled by _the greatest fire in decade, which destroyed -1.000_ houses in the northwest ern part of the city and involved a’ 1 esimated at 25,000,000 yen. a hig fire in the Asakusa section of Tokio estroyed 1,700 houses, among them eight temples, a school house ssession of H. i e Park, as well as Kensin Thess great breathing spots of London be utilized as miltary depots and de- Toted to imsuring Léndon's food and milk iupplies. They have -'micge‘ln the public, and a small army of workmen invaded recting tents and hutments. while con- ovs and lorries made their appearance. Y ry of transport ‘issued an or- erequisition of all vehicles and \orses which may, be required. arlons members of the government appointed commissioners of the which_ the kingdom On April § them . yesterday, and a police FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS DISCUSS CREDIT CONDITIONS . New York, April 14—Officials of the|VoL® Of elected officials.” local federal reserve bank held a pro- tracted sesston today to discuss credit 8 They Tad no comment” to make concerning the lower discount rates ordered by the Boston Federal Reserve| ' qoichester county. 1t was pointed out that money conditions in New England are especial. Iy easy at this time as indicated by the ozen districts into A iivided for the organization Jervices, while a great mumber 6f divis- onal read commissioners have been ag- pointed te organ! The governmen ize transpert. t'se actual plan of cam- ) net be published ubless or un- actually begins, machinery Hevised in the rail- way strike of 1919 has béen continususly ywed and iz everywhere md_‘" for fon. Great miltary camps are form- Mo W% Wormwood Scribbs and Wimble- jon Common and another camp in the smmtern suburbs of London fer additional tood and milk supplies. The government has at its command an enormous fleet of motor lorries and is <onfident of itg ability to maintain read = substantial stoek of STEAM DRIER EXPLOSION INJURED THREE MEN South Manchester, April 14.—Explosion of & stea mérler in a one-story extension of the plant of the Rogers Paper facturing company here today, seriously Injured three men emploved in the plant 1 and badly damaged the building. tood and at present no foed ratienimg | Richardson, John, MoCenville 'and o consumers is contemplated. Manu- { country." George Lemett were taken to Manchester Me- The government has expressed the wish | moria) hospital suffering from scalds and ‘hat as far as possible theatres and en-|iacarations. They were the only persons sertainments shall keep running. and the in this section of the plant. The minister of transport bas premised to bullding was not damaged. ek CABLED PARAGRAPHS May End Beyeott of Munsen Lines, Buenos Aires, April 14.—Merchandise consigned to this port on board the Mun- son liner, Huron, now in the -harbor -of Montevideo, will be discharged there -and reshipped to. this city on board lighters, according to Munson Line officials here. The Munson Line’s ~steamship Marth Washington_is. under boyeott of the Port Workers’ Union' of\this city, apd the boycott has been extendeq to all vessels operated by the company. 5 ON RECORD AGAINST WAR Cleveland, O., April 14.—The Natienal on record today against all war by adopt- resolution E * President. ference That There is No Prospect of a Peaceful Settle- | 55 i mna contress to ittt 5 move: ment to secure cooperation with other.ma- the speech last might’ of. the veterin bers of the House of Commons Have Displayed “An Ob- | icader, Carrie Chapman ‘catt of New vious Air of Relief.” 3 London, Friday, April 15.—(By Thepgive all possible facilities te traveling| . o0 (0 C0C "o gt naming the Determined efforts - are being | theatrical companies. made to reopen the negotiations between | MEMBERS OF COMMONS the miness and mine tiement of the coal strike. from the house of commons visited Pre-| Tondon, April er Lioyd George about midnight after | members of th{_ house of commons left Frank Hodges, secretary of the miners'|the premier's residsnce at 12 had addressed members of nd explained the miners' points. |many of them \e reported to have dis- iso decided to | pjayed “an obvious air of relief York, who- vigorously demanded :that wo- men voters consecrate themselves to put war out of the world. 5 A resolution was unanimously adopted national board of directors of the league a committee to. put, their action before President Harding and congress at_once. FH Prolonged -cheering greeted . the ‘con- ‘Special matter ’ of “business, the , “world Deace” text was offered the delegates for consideration. .Led by Mrs. Catt, -the by amendment dna adopted . it. e crnoon’s program. H "The birth. control question was brous! association repre- a vote of 9 to 1 the social hygiene com- the subject coming up today under spe- cial business. By a vote of 156 to 32 consideration of the resolution was voted down, a two- thirds vote being necessary, to ‘even get the measure before the convention for consideration. Opposition also develaped this after- noon ‘to thé report of .the. food: ‘supply and demand committee .recommendation that the stock yarde be placed under the rafiroad control. The recommendations will be voted on tomorrow. Mrs Maude Wood Park of Boston. was re-clected head of the league this after- noon, her title now being: national presi- dent instead of chairman Mrs. Richard Edwards of Peru, Indlana, ‘was elected first_vice president: Miss Belle Snerwin of Cleveland, second Vice president; Mrs. S. T. McKnight, of Mirineapolis. treas- urer and Mrs, Solon Jacobs of Birming- ham, secretary. The annual banquet was held tonight. SUBSTANCE OF FRENCH Washington, April 1 from any of the for. great powers ad- jetween the supreme council of the allies.” France will broach the in addition. That note also says that.t American reservations. F. OF L. IN NEW_YORK DECLARES - “capltalistic conspiracy - to - destroy - thé peonage.” the State Federation of Labor and at. tended by-more than 500 delegates fr voted. pers of the Amer] tion.' Vet tions for the reduction of armaments. at ment—Late Dispatch Says That a Deputation of Mem- the earliest possible time. This followed vention resolutions committee. when, as, a delegates fortified the original. resolution then unanimeéusly Twwo other matters ‘which eplit the del- voting stréength featured. the aft-|- up on the floor by Mrs. James. Patter, mittee had decided mot to include it for today's need is not more pay but more|consideration in their recommendations, work,” said the resolution. Statistics were presented at the meet- ing tending to ghow that living costs in America increased at one time until they were 104.6 ner cent. more than they were in 1914, but that since that time they had decreased until they were now nof more than 68.4 more than at that time. Within a year or so, Magnus W. Alexan- der, managing director of the national Industrial conference board, declared, the decline would contipue until cost of living 25 -to 30 per cent. that of seven years ago. Another resolution with respect'to the railway wage controversy was adopted by the assoclation, which commended the efforts of the American Railway Execu- “effect more economical opera- tion and to adjust salaries amicably and The resolution asked railway whether union or non-uniom, sider the wage questlons respect to their own bes' interests over ther than for the im- to remember that fluence the length REPLY TO NOTE ON MANDATES Ply to Secretary .Hughes' nofe regarding manaates, the only one thus far received dressed, was public_stmultaneously o barr Ll n Paris. 1t 18 in the form of a It from - Premier Briand to Ambasgador Wallace -and- is bf a pre- liminary hagure, M. Briand -stating that a full response. could’ not: be -made “until after ai understandihi had been reached' the governments of the four in-| térested’ powers at the next meeting of. The reply was issued by the stale de- partment without comment, but adminis- tration officers said it was very agreeable to the United States and while not an commitment, was cuckied ‘in! diplomatic language that was tantamotnt 10 a recognition of the principle laid-down ‘Whether | bY_Mr. Hughes The French premier deals directly with| the’ Japanese ‘mandate over the Pacifié island of Yap, but does not advert spe- cifically to the American claim to equal rights ‘with the other principal allied and associated powers in the disposition of' {the former German overseas possessions. With' regard to Yap. M. Briand says and amending th form of goverpment In Greenwich in re- 5 the Bodrd of estimate and tax- oLy $130060 Tor school? or se: osal & $150,300 for West Matn. b o ais The finance comm.ttes’ was aiverse to e?-;gx;-m;;fifm f the property of . Home_ Memorial, howpttal, incorp- SRS ot e LAt ek, ncory A game bl increates the power of the superinfend-nt”et figh.and gaime to noin. députy ol - to, remeve such fér cAuse. It also would broaden _the, aut] And géputies in mearch.zlse.of a.‘‘game coat.’ a garhe. baz/may be,searched but not.the coat wern by nill 4%, very ‘bresd in -its.intended apph- The appeonrfations eommittee found itself perplexed over the sitmation which 15 det Fovernment {1fends tc unload In the state about $15,000,000 - of - military -matertal much ot it;consisting ‘of heavy ‘artillery. The commiltee is, faced with the prob- lem of rovicing monev ‘to care for this WAR ON REP. ADMINISTRATION ATbany, N. Y., April 14.—Organized-ja- bor of the state of New York in wa:i:l convention ~here today declared war on the republican state administration and made definite’ plans- to meet “the “alleged | American labor union and reduce thé American ‘wage worker: to -a- condition +6f The convention, which was ealied Wy tes from all ‘sections of the state, went on record for “law making by the initiativa and referendum -and- the ' recall by ‘popular Support: was pledged t6 - the movement to create a separate state te be known as the -state of Manhattan—te include Greater New York city, Long 1fland ‘ahd Support to the statewldd.cammaign the Central Trades and Laver: Cownen of New York against the “abuse of. the high ratio ‘of reserves reported last week. | IJURCtion Powers of the ceurts’ was also The anti-labor legislation the present state legislature v: 7:; LA in’an address by Président Samuel b‘v’,f“ e Federation of Labor to be “ample proof of .anattempt 16. ¢s- tablish ‘an industrial autocracy in our He ‘said,” howgver; -that ‘this effort would be “opposed and destroyed” by organized. labor just.4s the.‘militar- istic autecracy of Burope Mad been de. William | stroved in the great war.” The conference unanimeusly adonted & declaration calling upen all the “wage earners and common citizenry - ef this Btate” to unite for “their self preserva- tem was. re, that no poi ACbntinued on-Page Three,:. cal Pradte Bil Twice hun- ticism “and “ was_called an utoeratic - powers.” It was difficult, he said, with 5o mahy cults, to draw a bill to satisty The_committee will - preparea bill and a sub-committee .will try and make it practical. sure the Amefican Medical-society was not back of:the much abused bill and physicians had ‘no desire’ to. crowd .out those practicing ‘the healing art by drug- 1éss methods. R ‘ : After ‘brief remarks from others the bill ‘was féjected. B ‘A5 untiecessarya bill ‘to reimb quor’ licenss holders. fior ' the unusued portion of thelr license was unfayorably Tenoried and Tejécted in the house. The Taw of last session, it was explained, is sufficieni for the purpose desired. A scale of fees for probate judges wes Teported by the judiclary committee. The bill {o change the name of Say- brook .to Deep River was' rejected, as was the one’ for' only one probate dis- trict in each county, as is the way in some other states. The bill gividing New Haven . into thirty-three -wards_ was adopted In the -~ Dr. Higgins. s1id_he was urse 1i- Ideutenant. Governor Templeton gave the senate a surprise today for he drop- ped his gavel close to the set time and when he found enough members in their places to do business. Dractice of opening the senate about hizh Late comers expressed their sur- prise at findlfig.the body going full speed ahéad on coneurrent business. The finance committee amendeg to read as follows: ate tax of two million dollars is im- posed upon the several Each such annual tax shall be apportioned ,among and paid by .said towns pursuant to.the provisions of sec- tions 1224, 1235 and 1226 of the general It had become a statutes is An annual towns of the Sueh tax shall be paid annu- ally. or before November tenth. and the towns are authorized, to assess ang col- lect such tax in the' ma for the assesement’and collection of fax- es_for paying thelr current expenses, "The section amended’ providss for the collection™5f"a PATEtAX " Of $1,750.0 The belief had been entertained. that Ar¥IRE to ralsc:révenue” - mitéee would- éndeavor-to lay & heavier Stath tax atleast more-than a quarter of a million increpss over the present tax.| The finance committee alto, brougnt i a' bill” anthorizing- Fairfield-county to. dis- sus bonds to an amount. net:exceeding the sum of $250.000; to bé jEdund on or after Oct. 1 mext.and pavable in thirty years, the awards to.be used for paying for. the Washington bridge over the Hous- atonie river. 3 The . petitioners* from: Norwalk, Bethel and Danbury: against ‘gas ‘meter. charges were given leave to withdraw as the ju- diciary committee had: decide public utilities care of .grievances ‘of ptrons of public service corporations. Thé éommittee was adverse' to the general bill to regulate meter and service chargés by gas com panies and it gave the Republican club ugatuck leava to withdraw on a pe- tition in behalf of civil service. Thie insurance: eomrhittee number: of bills amending charters of va- insurance companies Harttohd. The judiclary commfttes Teported - bill pravide “for better protectfon of the weltare strikes andlockouts.” This tate for senate bill 547 known as “the manufacturers’ ‘bill"” introdneed by Sen- atr Goodwin what a strike or ‘lockout 18 anq makes it - misdémeanor ‘to ‘picket a ‘place where manrier «provided d that the commiasion - can - take Teported located n Against . imwarranted a substi- of Hartford: - It defines industrial - trouble, infposing a fine of. 4500 or " jail “asnfence of six months or both for’ f The cities and ported favorable bills” éstablishing x town court in Fairfield. aménding the Bridge- port charter to tirémert ‘tund ;- sménding. the charter of the Scovel:. Maputacturing, company, in- tion of the law. _committée re- ablish & -janitors' re- ths il up to $24,000,000 ; law which changed the * Waterbury to fssue bonds ar!tm.m-m the " fire .depart- up ta’ he siautory Jimit for an 09 for a high -and game warden, and ity ‘of the wardens ¢ing thelaw allowing At-present hunter or. fisnerman. The today ioping. because - the federal e’of which is alreacy at Ni- gEest 200,000 ‘bt mtthbers have been- told tst it* will take other hundreds .of ‘thousands before the.material is under proper shelrer. Ménibers ef the general assembly t.Zey wére inquir'ng-as-te the authorty which gxve permicsion :to have the heavy af- tllery broueht te the state, and whethar the amsembly itself has power i3 stop its récéipt. - Military men today ‘teld mem- that mest of the artillery is ustless fr: mse. in the state “'Bo ‘maintin it wift Tefiire a permanent torce of men - - Tt was cxpected that the i ek’ weéek ‘miny ‘b ‘abked to' 4t on this it {1& aporopriations committes islature to republican opponen 2R |sion several times, N FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1921 .. Debatein Senate on Colombian Treaty —— .hflimry Committee Reports [Republican Opponents to Rat- For Protection against | ification of the Treaty Are Hartford, Conn., April 14—The gén- Ql‘l_l md)nl practice bill. ' familiarly known as H. B. 360, was rejected in the house today. *Ne measure In years pro- voked such a storm of opposition on the committee stage as this. dreds of docters and nurses met (o ex- ‘press.their, opposition to- it,»and Health Commissionéer John T. Black was the target. of aspirant to '“au The bill was - adversely reported, as expected. Dr.. W. T.:Higgins, chairman of the commitje on public health and safety, said the bill- wae “unfortunate in its: concaption” and was not favored by physicians! -He- told-how it came out of a cfmission to_revise the adminis- trative code, and was ‘in’ the interest of to be Heard Today. Washington, April 14.—Payment to Colombia of $25,000,000 ,as_proyided- ia the Colombian treaty was advocated in the senate today ab & measure of Jus: tice and a moral obligation, and attacked as_without justification., % Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, opening the fight for ratification from the demccratic side, declared justice demanded that Coiombia be compensated for the loss. of Panama through a course of events in which the participation by the United States, he asserted, could not be defend- ed “either in the sight of God or mln"»‘ Ratification of the pact was urged by Senator Knox, republican, Pennsylvanis, on the other hand, because the United States was “morally bound to, compensate Colombia, not for what she lost.but for what we gained.” : s, Taking issue with Senator Pomerene the Pennsylvania senator -asserted that the course of the United States in the events attending the revolt, of Panama “squareq to our rights and duties and to the governing rules and principle of inter- national law Declaring ratification of the pact would put “the brand. of shame” on Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Borah, republican - of ldaho, in concluding the debate fir the day, declared “the moving force” benind Panama’s revolt from Colombia,” was -not Thesdore Roosevelt, John Hay or, the Unlted States government, but.the pee- ple of Panama,” who he- said, dsspite a Colombian dictatorship, were striving:to cise the independence they declared is Discussion of the pact on the republi: can side of the senate, Senator Borah said, had shown “an almost complete difference of opinion” as to the reasons for ratification. v “It is difficult for me to understand how we can purchase the friendshipof any nation,”,Senator Borah continued in referring to the argument advanced that ratification of the treaty would - bring about conlial relations between the United States and Colymbia. .“Such ac- tion woulq be an insult to any self-re- specting natios Under President Roosevelt, Mr. Rorah denied defendog the course pursued. by the United States government under President_Roosevelt, Mr. Borah denied that the United States in any way aided in bringihg about.the saparaticn of Pan- ama_from Colombia. “The United States was not a eonspir- ator.” he said. ~“Rooeovelt did not be- come a common adventurer. John Hay was not a ljar. Short-sighted duplicity and venal pdlicy of Colombia aided Pan- ama. We owe Colombia nothing. The brand of shame should mot be put on Roosevelt :and for & nation a statement made of dishonor and a confession of erime.” i Discussion of the treaty tomorrow fr pxpected to be given over almost entirely ratification, ington, on the list of speake FMERGENCY TARIFF BILL DEBATED IN THE HOUSE ‘Washington, April 14.—Several changes in the lineup in the house on'emrefgémey tariff legislation elnce the Fordrey mieas- ure was passed in the last session ‘only to be vetoed by the president, were re- vealed today.during general debate onm the Young emergeney bill which includbs anti-dumping and foreign exchange pro- visions. The debate will be continued tomorrow but a vote is expected by sup- porters before adjournment at night. For five and a half hours the debate proceeded today and was marked by a dramatic contrfbution. on the part of Bourke congress. Asserting that 4ng men and women in fromt ho s ‘ere present conditions pass sion as they have done before. ment and to us Mr. Cockran's speech followed on the Chairman Fordmey, Représentative Young of North Dakots and other republicans for a unified stad by their party in support of the meas- heels of pleas of ure, During the = debate, “several reasons why a man who against it before could vote for it now, chief among them being the gmiding ad- Vice of our great leader, the président. The Texas delegation showed & again, notwithstanding the binding. lutlon of the democratic eaucus yester- lday. Representative Garner, alf} he voted for the bill last session. WasSun charge of the opposition today' ss the n-muv: floor manager, while Hudspeth spoke at length in w the bill, criticising it only to e that hides were:not included in the tected list. Tax question sun:‘ frits the Frear, republican, of ously attacked the pro was followed by R worth, republican of Ohlo. Mr. Frear Is no mere Spposed. tex than T amf. 3 Mr. Fordney took ‘statements 1:'“?: mi he said did ‘n v He referred to ehirges. that he fs the bill because peivate etal mections, which the Tinority. ene would profit hy the edfien p “I never owned 3 . War sugar stock in my life’ Mr exclaimed heatedly. ‘It 18 ple that T support this messure! —_———— ANSONIA WORKERS VOTE AGAINST. DATLIGH? -84 Ansonia, Apri] 14—The referen the question of starting work at<é in the morning,:standard time and- ting an hour .n.rllt; in the a duri ing. and * ~months whlcnb' is ’B’efn‘x held under the ai of .the. Manutacturers association - sonla, Derby, Shelton ='a‘ i ms s a_ big majority n e fll(‘l’fl"n. Voting will Ml‘g comple - til Saturday, but returng thus far ghew every industrial plant veted against the plan. . N does-nry_ wolve: the problem of ‘urkeep “ho- fore that t'me The Bnkewell bill to amend- the a0t ea- Tted {ayoratly. . sion shail pe less than $508 tax so generally that last year the city received more than $100,060 frem £ §ix) the unmarried men living there.- ed ‘to §72407,! er budget estimate. Cockran, democrat, New York, a veteran of other years who is again in danger - lies ahead in a policy of attempting to cure all the country's dlis by legislation, Mr. Cockran predicted “long lines of famish- of soup apprehend,” Mr. Cockran said, “that when those lines do form. as they surely will, they will not stand in silent submils- 1 appre- hended something more menacing, more dangerous to civilization, to our govern- Representative Treadway, republican of Massachusetts, Who opposed the bill in the last congress, announced his support of the propositien this time, explaining that - there. were 2 Lt g | ferences are. 1# o= WTOWAL AGREEHENT ON RALROAOS TOENPRE ALY _ Boyrnemoith, Fronch tax receipte for March ameust- “france,’23 per cent. un- The ‘federal reserve bask of. Besten in’ the - Te-dis- plr cent. . New York sssembly passed MéGinnéss bill “appropriating $19,005,080° for thé payment bf bonuses f -pervice ‘men. . Represeatative Tish introduced. s rese- lution: requesting the president (o ordeér troops home frs ¢ -Coblenz, .Germany. " Four moterists wers, kilied when . lo- comotive struck an automobile at.a grade croseing at Covingioh, 'Ky. The Intersatiénal Marvester company's of $16,655800 as’ & L1 IR, Tope fom'reseme of the 1 crew ‘of thé steamship Colonel meén of the ported sunk in Guif-' of- -Mexico, was |po . The board called upon the offics - | 7stem “ofganizitions ot s sach railroad to -select = représentatives ol e~ o virtdally abafidoned. : will leave: tar Lendon Saturdsy,. announc: ed e wil ‘lcasipdign for prefivition in Indis this summer. ¥ FOL st . Twe-armed ‘bAndils eséiped i an aw " —Officers of the Rosds and System Organizations of Agreements ‘Between the Individual Railroads and the- | d Chisage, April 14.—(By The'A. P.) Ma- in the middle of the hearing of the annual report showed net profita’ for’ 1920 | tional agreements. defininig working ‘con- | ness and reasonableness <f the exiating ghinet “$20,611,000 “in | ditions . fors employes “oni all * American « % rafiroads Failréad -administratiofi wére today or- dered abrogated,’ effective July 1, 1921, the' rules controversy as possible; ' such conterences ‘4h Fponsidié “date, + While. the" decisioh did_not’ specifically | “nd!!ions. PRICE TWO CENTS. - on Reached by the United States Railroad Labor bsourd ‘Myuh&hdupon“to&nfuunde Mndl of lb_e Rules of Controversy as Possible— Decision ‘Affects’ All Employes Except Those Under- Segarate Just- rules ang opefied a way t) speedy conelu- sion of tne whole controversy. The fight over nationa® agreements was begun immediately after the re- turn of the raliroads to private owner- #hip March 1, 1320, but consideration of rules was peetponed by the labor board when it was formed on April 15, 1320, of the wags fornierly under ' the' “federal e / United States raliway laber Wiien the board bézan to functiem, if . Tteet | Alvided _the -whole railroad controversy begin at the earifest | 0 T08 0 O “to confer-and “to-decide” -a» much of{ Werion 2t that time. A ages anq of working the décision said. Tae hearings on w: ae he on wages res tomablle’ with'a Pouch of registéred’ mail Leay. s0--members of the board said that|u/ted in decision number two, the $500.- y after holding up C.. B Dodge, agent-at faill dibputés as-to rules and working |20:000 Wage award of July 20, 1920, ) Independence,” Iowa. The 178th anmiversary of.the birth. ef Thomas day -at the, Unfyersity. which he.was . the _foun: Virginia, .of and’ John Lofthouse, who were:injured in has become critical, made raids on the-post oftics, the;Central O otiations the boatd-lai Vermont :railway, station and the store of | SOLELBNR the Boatariald down & set of | 1osson 1o beliete that such clasl of em tion for.any ruies which may be agreed | Plcves is unduly delaying the progress of to im- the conference. :The present gen-|(he negotiations” 1o be entereq into hy s 3130 % thgu. | o3l Tules hearing beforé the labor beard, |the conference of managemen: * E Milea. ¢ * - Six gas compani were authorized " to: i which has ~been in resy since Jan- | Pla: sand teet aftbr Abril 15 By: a decislon | TSR 088 Se 0 POETE B e | the terminatior® of the agreements it i ha g - which - the - board. -“will - promulgate | nezotiations a | sueh rules sonable as-soon’ aft Teasonabiy posstble and-will make them |aZreements and disagresments to the en: effective ax of July 1. 1821 + The sixteen princinles outlined by the | 1921, what portion- of the dispute hat board Were drawn up by Henry H. Hunt|been dfi!:lz‘d."f - 3 e provees % apwitvel & Mot of :;l:;‘cap::l’i;:o:;-nnlnduvhdd the riglit t respos y for drawing up a new sef Secretary | PUrposes; :the right to negotiate through |the board aid representatives of their awn: choosing, [rules agreed upon in canference and the the. right of -seniority -and the frinciple | rules oromulzateq by the of the eight heur day. - };':n.y #pecified that “elght hours’ work | new national code. mu; pionage! Should e, .the decison sald, and employes' rep- | and the employes and any such an h .’ 76F clans of the ren. -#:-n‘r & « boatd's décislon cume dinéxpectedly [and reasonable would then be resentatives. . flleg ¥n New ‘York ‘federal district court by Judgés Ward, Hough and Mayer. : in Lima' Pére, riearby .towns, wae resumed after four days suspension.: Differences between the company and employses have been twelve new major generals’' and 26 new brigadiers. as - prephred. by S Weeks and it will be presenied to con- ing 48,008 miles of new highways em- bedied in the nagion's billion dollar, road- building program.|..: : ©of bookmaking on.race tradks for the assistance of, peace officers .in enforcing the law_agminst gambling, ‘passed the York . Assembly. 3 'y " Rebert Barss, 35, was - electrecuted while At werk in_the powen.station of the Connéctieut - Light and 'Pawer Company, New Britain, Thirteen thousand - velits passed through his body. 'With » view te sliminating dupleats labor and the expense a merger has been eftected betweén the National Board of Marine Undérwriters and ‘Board of Un- derwriters of New York. ora last Thursday, ] e been made and liquor valued has been confiscated. Free passes on the lines Of the Beston & Maine.railroad hereafter ~wlill ‘be.re- stricted te persons engaged In the: formanee-of sarvice for-the eompany. tending to the businéss of the company. Ofticials of the league of astions:have received. instrictions,: says. the Echo. de Parie, to . reduce (heir, undértakings. in ordér that the “misunds o ing with the Unjted Stafes™ may moi be widened. : . 40, contponed murder- e of :&.“m A’nl" e WhIL, P scivool. teaghers. behten 1o y <18, " in TClévéland. “was “found criminaily .leane by a jury’ of six ‘men *isi[.:q-it for permission to paint ién ralopg t w“”l‘cfi.ou:‘:flo ‘minister , Tefuded. the request. “Helarich of Spxony, vid B ¥ ot urg; 7 fourth = covered in wage “Datés for the com- . " -|eonditiéns gutomatically were BAAK'. to " inidividaa] conferences ~between 1 JANUATY of ‘this year. ¢ach’ individual -roud and Its- employes. | DT 1% the board direc Jaftérson - ks obseryed ‘Wedhes- | This. mettiod of BosTON MASTER BUILDERS ‘Bosten, April 14.—Resumption of h-llfl-‘ ing, construciion (nroughout Boston under open ;nv eo;dixtl‘n‘m ';;‘ :T"Ed l-lu. to-! Cox, of Belmont, Pennsyivania, a chiel ay by the Buildings s Employers' gunner jn o v astociation board bf councillors. Relatioris Gninil g1, (°e, 07, ‘ikoved foday the with the United Building Trades council,| with ‘which the “efployers’ ofganization har been in dispute over wages and work-| ing conditions sinec January, will not be considered for at least a year, annourice-| nmient of the empleyers' asociution said. A 30 cent an hour wage will be paid, was added. Lead 18 of the Uni*s! Bulldirg T.» council - when notificd ot the empioyers'| nag met fi oetion. asperted that (wme of the bitterest yoogi labor conflicts ever waged in this terri- tory had been stagted. A meeting of union was calied for when the employers' effort to building will be censidered. About 16,000 | ror, e oo WOTK In assisting Cox s workmen in the trade have been idle since expiration ' January of an agreement: under which building mechanics received a wage of 31 kn hour.. The employers at| . ../ that time aphounced a rcduction to 94 ofhts ai hour, which was rejected by (he employers’ never to enter any Woad nérmmt- penali ight maiu, nihilate iabor. : " [not wanted without an agreement witn all| 1on® Of service splendidly enriched i the trades affected: it was added. - Today’'s action was said to h gt the - Theddore | satistactory contract with the Building| " country’s security - assogiation:" will ‘re- | Trades couneil provincial | BIGELOW CARPET PLANT. Thompsonville, April. 14.. Hartford Carpet nounced that itg plant here would be re- Opened next Monday.' It has béen ciosed {he | rince Feb. y b e T e e oo cePart” | included Lieutenants Monsen and Sehepe _‘m( e l”!l"_pcr cent.. rédnetion ke, Secretary Denby, Assistant Seeretapy as well as many of the erganized men, nl' | who numbered about 1,260 The wage n fory- | scale is to be the same as when the /43 Chiledn | strike started. which wa: > + [Jower than previousiy. lice: protection for al by the company. S 0 mul. “POURLE CROSSED,” -l ing - to eatly this ‘merning beeauss the gullty |brought up and spoken favorably. The ! man had R jewelry store robbery thres years ago|decisive action unti Ithey had eonsuited ol YES | was the admission méde ts the police to- | the membership of thelr x Aay by Frank.Kosaryd. The latter gave |les. the palice -i jon_that resulted. in | ference would b ed together withi aent. outtoday by, the \New York, New |the’ arrese. of Willam Dors. 4 s, T . Haven ' and - Hartford *rafiroad that- con- | palice o “'tm-)' tives | store. ° u . of ' es in|jail for one vear, and suspended execu-|cent. ecut in rekard te a reduction. of Wages to be|ton. s the senienee, placing the young Montreal has a tax on bachelors, | effective Mey 20. , The empjoyes affected | man on probation. tabliehing the teacpers’ reticement sys-|among other means of War days for(are those net previousiy ¢ providen | raising revenue and is enforcing the | revision . proposais. - Probably the and the fules dispute was deferred umtil I decision num, | 4 that the na, had been | Onal shoy crifts azresments should be referred procedure BOught by the’ tallronts. wherns the 1ot | continued and the bulleting and_ orders Bor side“had- favéred-a -national ‘confer- ; : §htebetéen regreséntatites of all rouds : S ani unions.- y The condition”ot Mrs: W: A. Wilkinsen Thedecigieg Aftected all. raliroad em- 1,17 5 2 % ployes egceptthose in train. service who $ the trolley. wreck & Sheften o Feb. 22|, "unger separate agreements between | the boar the individual- railfoads and the four big , brotherhoods. . - - . Burglars: vistted Middlesex, ' V& and | "5, n coiion with the -conference ne. | AN earlier date than July 1 with reeard of the United States rdiiroad adminis- tration have also befn continued in force. v In setting July 1 as the date for term. national agreements, however, declared in iis decisioh tofay that It “reserves the right to terminate its- direction of decision number gwe. af to any class of emoloyes it 4 shall have and sm. 1t also reserves the right to stay * completed their -testimony, follow- beélleves any carriér is nduly delaying s it determines just and rea-| The board directad that the eonfers July 1, 1921, as.ix|ence “kesn the hoard infarmed of final that he hoarg may know prior te July While placing the ehief b organize for lawful| of working rules on the parties | not say what papt the board itsel! would play, respectively, In forming s ~&iven for sight hours pay.” Es-| _Under the transportation set. proviglor ot be practiced by either | is made f5 ragreements between the roads was said’ {llol!!‘l MEDAL OF HONOR ' “ARE To RUNOPEN SHOPS FOR CHIEF GUNNES 00% Washington, April 14.—Robebt Edwird iy dent of the United States personally § on his breast the highest ' ward & valor—the congressional Medal of Henor The ceremony took place in the Easl oom of the White. House on the seven. teenth anniversary of the day om whick it} Gunner Cox saved the battleshib Missourd from destruction by flcoding her = afier | magazines after an explosion. in a turress re to powder in the adjoinihg room. Two other men, M. Mon. sen, and 8. C. Schepke, then ‘gunnert "¢ mates, but now commissisned officers tomorrow night. p e oSt | previously had receiveq medais 6f honot | removing the ifjured men from iHe buen. ing handling rocm. Thirty mefi Were il i eq in the accident. Cox at that time held thé rank ef officer and was debirred from receiving the medal of honet by the law providing for its award only. to snlisted men. inyiting Wworxe-~ *:imy 1o take up| Tl X tools under open #ir cot-iions 1| e Niory of the seemt ere i bty asociation "'“.’.dl J‘:cl; congress, was special legislation enaeted g Gion men fos] PEFMItting exception to be made in Cox's case. ¢ ¢ work-unde lre present.of- 3 Tre employers, their statement to-| . I7 Presenting the medal, Presidesy “You have maintained the finest tradbe e not out to crush or an-i NacnE Faid Resumption of work was the records of noblest sacrifice, un: o bien ishness, heroism. You have been one of e ot v eat® | the makers of those-traditions {0 wirléhy ov. 23, 1930." to’ bring about- a|N* 100K af the comnlete sssurance of power and emf- pence in the world. Your example will e always shine as a beacon for others fo whom may come the call for such sépe yice a8 you have given. and I trust that the testimony of your natig's gratitude, ’ which T now olace on your breast, may be for many others an inspiration 1o sush deeds as you have done for the honer af Ll service, of your country, your commades and humanity.” Besides Mrs. Hardine those attending 18 TO REOPEN MONDAY ‘The Bigelow- company today an- ,as a résuit of a strike of 4 o Rp_ou\-lell, Admiral Coontz. chief of naval ) b ;n'lfll‘ . 's etatement. said that ft | OPCTALIONS: Secretary Fall. Attorney | b “':.’]";'.: . 3 l:”" General Daugherty, Rear Admiral W. 8, A Cowles, who commanded the Missourt .z in . three departments of the factory, fol- " at 18 [1owing an’ annoumcement of a 20 per cent. | 1, {M® of the accident and cther of- - ficers who ‘were on the Missourl. tement said that it B R N Rn i #d- all its unorganized employes, | CONFERENCE IN NEW HAVEN 4 numbering about 1,300, té retirn to work. ON WAGES OF BUILDER New Haven, Conn., April 14.—A con- 20 per ;,.,..q; ference on the building trades situation Assurance of ps- | in Connecticut was heid hero this afters employes is given noon. There were about 20 representas ‘ tives of the Connecticut Builders Ex- change at the meeting and about the . |same number of delegates of the Con- i “BQUEAL |necticut Buflding Trades Council. N statement was given out. but it was April 14.—That he was wi¥l:|after the conference that a nmu:fl ‘squeal” " regarding a‘ burglary [to’ arbitrate the ‘wage anestion = was H P i " 18 WILLING T oubie crossed” him, folléwing | delegates, however, decided to take ne spective bed- It was understond that another coms who was in{a few daye. rt charged with robbery of a| -Spokesmen for the union workers told Judge Palitti-sentinced Dera.to|the gathering that. the proposed 20 per wages was regarded by bufldinz trades empioyes as ton drastie. % The master buliders gave thelr reasony = for the proposed wage reduction and dfs awkward | olared that lower wages would result i two most fevenices (Wil be. met,later. . It Jo said)things in world are-a woman plenty of wark for the union men. while fhe” ngticés aftéct sbout mpioyes | throwing a etone and a bachelor hoid- the presen. rates would retard bullding < of the railrosd. [ ¢ ing a body. activty and cause unemployment, -