Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 22, 1921, Page 1

LXIll=NO. 98 - VoL, 1, DECLNES % IN REPARATION N Government Formulate Proposals That Would Present 3 APropeanisForDhcfldn, . be Willing to Bring the Matter to the Attention of the Allied Governments. ashington, Afril 21.—The American s t :m.:: today an ‘urgent re- guest of the German government that Harding mediate the question o’twmn-ttm- between Germany and the allies and fix the sum Germafy is to pey. The United States agreed, however, that_if Vthe Gepman government woud formulate promptly such pro e garding reparations “as would present & proper basis for discussion.” it —woul “consder bringing the matter to the attention of the allied governments ?m: manner acceptable to them in order negotiations may_speedily be resumed’ Germany's appeal, signed by m\uux‘- Jor Pehrenbach and Foreign Minister z - mens, was directed to President Harding and was transmitted through American Commissioner Dresel, at Berlin. It was answered by Secrstary Hughes after o fonference late today with the presiden! ite House. e e’ at woth the appeal and re- ply were made department. The communieation - from Berlin said the German ‘v;?frmem was “read; willing” to ai e ation or reservation” to pay. such sum as the president after mminnlos and investigation might “find just an right” and “to fulfill in letter and spirit il the provisions of any award that may be made by him.” In reply, Secretary Hughes said: i “This government cotid not agree to mediate the guestion of reparations a view to acting as umpire in its settl Impressed, however, with the se- riousness of the issues involved as they affect the whole world, the government of the United States feels itself-to be deep- Iy concerned With the question of obtail Ing an early and just solution. This g0 sriment strongly desires that atio . "and. reiterates lts earnest That the German government will promptly formulate such proposals . a: would present s proper basis for discu sion. Should the German government take this éourse, this government Wil consider bringing the matter io the sttention of the milled governments in & manner Ac- ... t5 David Lloyd George, the British : to- them in that negotia- dons may i o | and diplomatic Washington a8 3 re :.\M. one, It.was bointed out that it was dirscted to the head of a nation which Germany still is technieally at war and which has troops on lts soil. Referencs to the state of wir was made m thé German communication, the chan- cellor and foreign mmisler dealaring inat metwithstanding this: they - petitioned ilie president “in the name of the Ger- man government and ‘the German. peo- ple” with “the.confident hope” that the appeal would be granted. SOHUEN This was the second communication fealing with reparations addressed to the United States by the Germar gov- sroment and apparently it was not un- sxpected by istration officials as the reply went foryard »_few hours af- ter it-had been ved at the state de- to Commissioner Dresel yesterday and reached Washington today. Secretary Hughes considered it, and 1ate in the day conferred with the president at the White jHouse. His visit was briét and voon his return to the department word came that texts of both the Ger- man note and the American reply would be made public within a few-hours, Germany has until May 1 to meet the demands of the allies that the first in- stallment in cash on the reparations bill be paid. Premiers Lloyd George, of Great Britain, and Briand of France, are to mest Sunday in England to discuss measures to be taken if Germany fails to-meet the alMed demand. It has been reported that France would insist upon ~ the occupation of additional German ter. ritory and other penalties in the event of_faflure to comply. What steps Germany has taken to meet the allled demands or to what exteht now proposals regarding reparations have been prepared are not known here. From the urgent nature of the German appeal it was the belief of some officials and diplomats that the Berlin govern- ment found itself in an extreme position. In its first memorandum to the Unit- #d States with respect to reparations, which was drawn on last March 24, Ger- many said she was ready to mest any sropoeal which appeared feasible ‘“for the solution of the economic and finan- cial problems, of Europe” and that she invited the examination by unbiased ex- perts_of her own ability to make- pay- ment. It was added that it was entirely clear to both the people and the govern- * ment that Germany would have to pay to the Nimit of her ability. In replying to this memorandum, Sec- retary Hughes sald that the United States gtood wifh the governments of the " allies in holding Germany ‘“responsible for the war and therefore, morally bound 1o make reparation so far as may be possible. “This government Mr. Hughes con- tinued, “believes that it recognizes in the memorandum of Dr. Simons a sincere de- sire on the part of the German govern- ment, to re-open negotiations with the al- 1les on a new basis and hopes that such negotiations, once resumed, may lead to a prompt settlemegt which will at the same time satisty the just claims of the allles and permit Germany hopefully to renew its productive activities.” The German appeal received today and Mr. Hughes' reply were made public by the gtate department without comment and bigh administration officers declined to dliscuss efther” of them, GERMAN GOV'T APPEALS TO TUNITED STATES TO MEDIATE Beriin, April 21 (By the A. P.).—The German government has formally asked the president of the. United States to me- diate in the reparations question. The note embodying the request was forward. 4 yesterday by Loring Dresel, the Amer- iean mmme‘r'm ts ths state t in 1 note wakiiigasd by Chancellor Fehrinback apd Dr. Walter Simons, the foreign minister. The appeal pledges to acoept the mediation without reservations - and 1o {alfll absolutely any award Presient Harding may make after investigation. The text of the note to President Hard. public tonight by the state “without with | there | immediate resumption olimpn;a after May 1, i follows ! n the name of ment, and the Gen: signed, motwithstan... . ... e mnical state of war, iespectiully peti tion the president of the United States to mediate-in the reparations question and to fix the sum to be paid by Germany to the allied powers. “They eafnestly urge him to secure the consent of the allied powers.to such medi- ation. They solemnly declare .that ‘the German government is ready and willing to agree, without reservations or qualifi- cations, to pay to the allied powers as reparations: such sums’ as. the president, after examination and. investigation, may find"just and right._ “They formally ‘pledge themselves Ander. visions of any award that may be made by him.. With abiding faith in the right- eousness of this request, and with unde- niable sincerity of purpose, the. German people, through their constituted govern- ment, submit their appeal to the presi- dent of the United States, with the confi dent hope that it will be granted, to the end that the final award may be made in accordance with right and justice, to meet the heartfelt wishes of ail civilized na- tions to avoid the immeasureable conse- quences of the imminent coercive ‘meas. o nd to promote the peace of the FEANCE PREPARING TO 3 FURTHEE OCCUPY GERMANY Paris, April 21 (By the A. P.).—The mixed military and eivil commissiop met today at the headquarters-of - Marshal ¥och and definite]y ‘decided the detaily for the military and economic organiza- tion of German. territory which® wiil be the event that Germany does, not €arry out her repara- s_obligations. H puia Loucheur, minister for the liber- ated. regions, will leave for Brussels Sat- |urday to acquaint M. Jaspar; the Belgian | foreign minister, with the plan. M. Briand on Sunday will outlinie the details of the | prime minister, in their - ‘conference - at 1 | cerning- the -delimination of . the territory !to be occupied and the effectives neces !gary to the.operation. = ° 3 Three -reports, : exclusively - economic,. were adopted: First, concerming the working of mines; second, financial ad- ministration, -and, - third, the feeding “of the populations and the families of rhine workers. Committees will 'be' formed. to manage the production:and distribution: of coal and industrial production and also the customs and fnancial administration. General - Weygand.~ acting ‘as general Secretary-of staff for the.mixed commi sion, is putting the finishing_touches on the report tonight,and it will be handed over to Premier Briand tomorrow night or Saturday morning. Py FRENCH TROOPS ARE . COSTLY TO GERMANY Paris, April 21.—One hundred thou- sand Frecnh troops, in addition td" those now on. the Rhine, are provided for in | the plan elaborated by the mixed military and civil commission, according to-La Liberte. There are now 0,000 French troops in the occupied territors: the average ccdl for the maintenance of which Is 44,000,086 francs monthly. La Liberte adds that the plans calls for the occupation of two thirds of the Ruhr ustrial Valley, an dalso Elberfield and Barmen in Westphalia. Troops return- ing from Cllicia the newspaper says, will be used, .and the balance will be made up from the clas sof 1819, | The essential principle of the scome- mjc measures consists, according te the newspaper, of \continuation of the work- ing of the mines and mills and ~other plants by German companies under the immediate control of the allies. The al- lied -plan provides that a eertain per centage of coal mined shall be exported to Germany. The percentage, which may be modified according to circumstances, is now set at 25 per cent, of the output, says La Liberte. which adds that an ad- ditional tax of ten marks gold to the al- ton of ‘ceal sold omtside the Ruhr, and three marks goid on Fignite will be levied. The percentage of the shares of the al- lies in the profits from German industry have not been fixed. . ‘The plane also provides for a 40 per ceni. tax on all expogol from the Ruhr. According to La Liberts supervision af the work willy be under control of French engineers and the dstribution of the pro- ceeds ameng the allles will be made by an alied commission. La Liberte says it 1s expected the pro- ceeds from the coal deliveries alome will amount to 1,900,000,000 francs yearly, ‘while the return from the other Industries are figured at one billion, this totalling nearly 4,000,0000,000 francs per year. GERMANY'S GOLD HOLDINGS PLACED AT 1,601,595,000 MARKS Berlin, April 21.—The total gold hold- Ings of the Imperial Bank of Germany, according to the statement of the bank as of April 15, was 1,091,598,000 marks, as compared with holdings of 1,091,602, 90 marks announced in the statement of April 7. —_— OBITUARY Nothaniol W. Kendall Afisntic City, N. J, April ' 31.--Na. thanfel W. Kendall, ‘wealthy New Haven, Conn., brewer, dieq suddenly today’ in his room at & botel here of heart disease. His wie and: family physieian were with him. cxisting | to fulfill in lette rand in spirit all the pw-l ready. tax of ten‘marks gold on every| Limlteq mail service with Bussia h been resumed after four years suspen- sion. F: S Paageniostiuuadite., make . whelks preparations along the Costa Rican fron- tler. g A An spproximate 'tetal of 31,5 000,000 .| of business was ‘dome 'in St. Louis in 1920, / s B © A mew and simplified form of bank call is being warked out by the comptroller of ‘the currency. . - ¢ ‘A mew high record for met tonmage passing through thé Panama canal and. tolls earned was established in March. oint military and naval’ operations against native tribes have begun along the northern Morocean coast. _ aeiaip Negotiations are under way, it was an- nounced for an exhibition of naval target firing, . directed by observation seaplanes. More than' 300 delegates from the United States. will attend _the interna- tional trade conference to be held in Mex- ico. City in Jume. Six hundred prisomers at the Ohio peni- tentiary are recovering from a light at- tock of ptomaine poisoning by the eating of preserved patsnips. A bill te make the “Star Spangled Ban- mer” the national anthem has been in- troduced In the house by Representative Linthicum of Maryland. Rene Vivianl, whe has been in this country nedrly a month as special envoy from the French governmenty left for home on the steamship France. Fleven ecommunists, convicted of af tempting to blow up the Victory monu- ment in Berlin in the Koenigsplatz, were sentenced to long terms of imprisonment. The Boston and Albany railread an- nounced a change dn train schedules, ef- fective Sunday, APrfl 24. No trains will be discontinued., Inte yesterday destroyed two bulldings in the center of Rocky Hill and damaged a church and a school. The loss was éstimated at $25,000. captured ‘in a gun fight between police and seven men who' attempted to holg up the plant of the Interstate Chemical Co., in’ Cleveland. French exports for the first quarter of 1821 exceeded imports by 128,181,000 francs and surpassed exports for the first quarter of last year by nearly one bil- lion' franes. i Partissns of the varions aspirants for internal revenue commissioner increased their activities as indications accumiated that the sppointment would be madd in the near future. The three magsted steel anxiliary schooner Guiniyers, -the !lr::!t_ sailing boat addeq to the American yachting flect more than-a decade was launched at Isvas pressnteq to juvenile court officiols T Chicago. by Miss. Bess Sullivan, as- sistant state’s attorney. . Charged with having 92 bottles of Ii- quor in" violation or e - Volstead act, Ollver Morosco, theatrical producer, Wwas heid in"$1,000 bail for trial in federal coirt in Brooklyn, N. T A slight fire on the German submarine U-140 at the Philadelphia navy vard was nguished after three sallors and two rines wearing gas masks were lowered into a hold to fight the flames. Salaries of police; firemen, the elty en- gitieer. city clerk, several minor officials ang jall laborers on the Billings, Mont., city “payroll were reduced an average of 10 per cent by the city council. i Plans' of the navy department for the review of the Atlantic fleet on April 29 by President Harding call for the entire force to pass- by the presidential yacht Mayflower mear Olq Point Comfort. Lague of nafiens delegateh whe have béen studying questions relative to the | future status of the Aland islands hav: decided a' plebiscite shall not be arrang for._the inhabitants of the archipelago. Sensters amd representatives from eleven far Ywestern states perfected an organization with 2 view to- finding a fmon ground upon which they work to solve the question of Japanese immigra’ tion. President Harding has accepted an in- vitation to deliver an address in New York city on May 23 at an anniversary celebration of the New York Commercial, one of the oldest newspapers in the country. » Herbert Ellis, 23 years old of Pawtuck- ot, was arrested in Worcester for the Providence and federal authorities in con- nection with the larceny of $15.000 worth of cloth from freight cads at Manville, R. Five hundred eases of whiskey conceal- ed in a freight car from Canada supposed to.be loaded with pototoes, were seized In New York by federal prohibition agents in a freight yard. The liguor was esti- mated to e worth $50,000. Guarantees against s return to the Hungarian throne of former Emperor Charles are being prepared at Belgrade by Jugo-Slavia, Czecho-Slovokia and Ru- mania and will be presented to the Buda- pest government In a few days. Count Armand D’'Aleria of Spain, yonng husband of the widow of former Uni States Senator George Nixon of Neva is in the psychopathic ward of the coun ty hospital in Los Angeles, awaiting a hearing on a charge of insanity. A plan for the protection of battleships at sey against an enemy's poisonous fumes by the installation of a “gas mask” for a whole ship was outlined in an address to qfficer and students of the military academy at West Point. Samuel Gempers in a message to the workers of Canada before his departure for ‘Washington, said “the safety of de- mocracy ‘and civilization depends on the unity and ‘practical development of the great international trade unions.” A sheriff has ne right-te ge aboard a foreigh vessel and search for liquor under the prohibition law and the liquor seized in-such manner cannot be admit- ted in evidence, according to o decision Miami, Fla. The firm of E.-R. Smith & Ce., clothing manutacturers, Boston, announced the transter of .their . plant - to Amesbury, Mass. This is the seventh firm to remove its plant fram' Boston beeause of con- _Amalgamated Clothing ' i |by County Judge v. Frank Blankton, in . One bandit was shet and five were |- ‘Washington April 21.—Delegates to the monn Farmers' Union convention here received on the sout-hlawn at the ‘White House tpday ‘By President Hard- ing who promises to give! “seFious_consid- eration” to -their -suggestion that a con- ference of representativse of’ labor, cap- ital, the basic i ries and the rail- wiy “executives * be calléd“ to consider means for reducing freight rates. The president ‘said the ' sugsestion ‘was - d 'serving of sincere thought.” In presenting a-memorial - outlining their views to the president-the farmess said they were eager to Wwork ‘with other industries for the ‘solution of the rate question in order: that, tcommerce and basiness may agdln resume their normal course.” SECOND IM!L!Y- LECTURE £ AT YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, April 21.—The proper function of the press in ‘infernigtional re- lations is to act.as the “interpreter of one people to another.” said Richard Hooker, editor of the Springfield Republi can, in his second Eromley lecture at Yale university tonight: /' " - ‘Not_merely, the present crisis of west- but the present crisis in ment of world. relations, is largely a crisis of journalism.” he said. “The work of the press in intérnational affairs requires the acourate reporting not merely of national’ resouces, selfish na-| tional ambitions, military - programs, not merely of industrial, scientific. sociab and political progress, but also of the higher ideals and generous works.” in national affairs, Mr. Hooker said, the press should serve in the same way. The press, ‘more than .any.single agency, he continued, can promote “the best and highest type of nationalism by giving ac- curately and fairly the news of |different elements which compose the pepulation and by making each comprehensible to the other.” >, He spoke-of ‘the press as the “guardian of free speech.” Referring to the removal of socialist members' from the New York legislature, he said: “In this tense period there ought to have been a return to sane and normal views, o that newspapers and Individuals darinz to speak a word for an orderly regard for the rights even of radical minorities are no longer charged with. holding the views of these minoris ties. . We should havé progressed from the time when a fortier zovernor of New York, an exjustice of the United States supreme court, was charged with disloy- alty for undertaking to defe}d the rights of the disqualified socialist members of the New York assembly.” ¥ One thing needed in the world, said the speaker, was to learn again hew laugh. ' g /. “In a Jecture eotrse ‘founded ‘i memory ‘of a Yale “and Dhilosopher, Isaae Bromiley,” ire safet” t iney Dpropriate to suggest the zain to.humanity if some prime minister or president: could crack a stupendous joke which, traveling around the world, would eet it laughing for a day.” By i GENERAL PEESHING TO n:‘nb_ A SKELETONIZED WAR STAFF ‘Washington, April 21.—General Persh. ing will be anpointed head of a*skeleton. izen general headquarters, -or..war- staff, t obe organized a tonee for directing cthe |. field operations of . the ~natiom’s armeéd forces in time of war,, Secretary Weeks announced today. In time of peace. the ne wstaff will not.interfefs with: the func- tions of the general staff-of the army, Mr. Weeks said, -but. will concern. itself-with problems of strategy:and tactics incident to the. operations of the armies in time of war. 5% e The new war staff. according to the plans as announced, will not' be hampered With peace-time details of training troops, procuring supplies and kindréd ‘matters, but will be free to perfect a comnlete. or. gunization capable of swinging smoothly into,'the control of a. number- of . field armies’ in _the event of hostilitiés. The chief of Staff of the army will continue| to direct the peace-time administration of the military establishment, including the national guard and reserves. . While Sécretary Weeks would not com- ment on the details of .the plan, it. was indicated' that General Pershing - would immediately proceed . to . gather around him officers who were associated with him in France. Haging perfected an or- | ganization along the lines of his general headquarters in France, it was said that the new staff would proceed to, the con- sideration of plans pfepared b§ the war plans division of the general staff and to the consideration of thé army personnel With a vie Wto selecting tentatively men to command armies, corps and other large units in event of hostilities. e o i e AUSTRIANS DWARFED BY LACK OF NOURISHMENT New York. April 21.—Austrian chil- dren, dwarfed by under-nourishment dur- ing the war, never, will - attain normal height and weight! This opinion was expressed by three] internationally known. specialists in g re- Port made public here tonight by the American Relief administration. = The report was signed by Dr. Adolph Lerens, orthopedist; Dr, Anton Eiselbers, Vien- na brain specialiat, and Prof. Clemens 1% Touet of Johns Hopkins. These children will go through life in this “stunted condition,” - sald the re port, adding - that . “also. children of sue- ceeding age classes, uniess given suffi clent food will aieo remain' under-develo ed and go through life as under-sized | and_under-weight human beings Examination of apprentices in Vienna. the report continued, shows tRat boys of 17 years of ags have an average height of 5.2, fnstead of a' normal height of 45, and a weight of 107 pounds jnstead of 123. Girls of 16 have have a height of 5.1 instead of 5.3 and a welght ot 101 pounds, instead of 114 1-2. e MARKS FEATUEBED ACTIVE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET New, York, April 21—Extensive ofter- ings of German marks featured the ac- tive foreign exchange market here to- day,'all other Furopean exchange rates also showing unsettlement. Bills on Hamburg, Berlin and other German citles, were offered in individual lots running from 100,000 to 1,000,000 marks, the rate falling from 1.44 at the opening to 1.38 1-2 long after the close of the session. > Selling of German bills, according ta dealers in” exchange, “ofiginated largely from spaculative interests, but the move- ment was accelerated by offerings from mote legitimate sources ' which viewed with increasing aprehnesion the demand of the allies- for the -transfer of Ger- many's .gold reserves to Cflblzl\l. and Ce- s 3 Ve te| beer, he sald, as there was “no kick in 'midistration of Hquor laws. — Modification. Hartford, Conn.| April 21.—The reso- Jutions which would have the general asembly memorialize congress for modid- cation of tne Volsiead aci, that beer and ligat wines might be made and sold, was heard in committee tnis afternoon. Au- ticipating & throng the committee hgd ob- tained the house chamber.. There was more room than.needed. The proponents were not many' gnd their remarks were brief. - One man said he had drunk more rum. since prohibition went into: eflect than he hag in the 55 years before . He had - drunk more because more hud been offered him, he said, indicating that, while in fheory ghere is no beer or liquor, in_practice there is more than- ever. He said- this was merely. an iilustration of the desire of the people to have beer and they. get it through home brewing in spite_of the law. He thought, however, that the’ country would have less unrest if people who wanted beer coulq have it. “wo other speakers said they believed that: the law should be modified and that. Connecticut ougit to. ask congress to-do it. ‘Another man said ‘he had worked in a brewery for 45 years, had druni beer. all that time and’had neyer been intoxicated, . He did not believe beer did harm. Fred L. Neebe, of Meriden, in behaif of the Connecticut ederation : of ‘Labor, said that the convention at Wateroury, representing 40,000 workers, had unani- mously favored a change in‘ the law to permit sale and use of beer and ligit wines. Representative Fillow of Dan- bury favored a memorial, but his col- league, , Representative Andrews, said that Mr. Nesbe did not represent 40,00 nor was the federation of labor unani- mous for a revision of the Volsteaq act. He said many memir § of (W federation, of: which-he’ was' one, beli=~d in prohi- bition and its enforcement. A reply to Mr. Andrews was made by a man who said he had been a delegate 1o/ the con- vention and that the vote for modifica- tion was unanimous “except for two del- egates -and. both - were narrow-minded.” Mr. Andrews replied that a person who opposes something is usually regarded s -“narrow-minded.” Representative Southwick of Corn- wall said that he oppised action by the general assembly as representing the whole state. Individuals had the right of petition to congress in favor of a change in the law. ~E. L. G. Hohenthil was among those wlo opposed ‘the memorial, saying that congress had . thrashed the wholegmatter to a conclusion, that the supreme cdurt had acted, and it Would be useless for the Connecticut legislature to do what is pre- posed. The motive of the proponents. of the memorial-was to get four per cent. the’ one-half of one per cent. beer a those who want-beer want it with « kicl SoMr a lively tilt—for ssveral - minutes' “with fesentative’ Nickerson of the committeer on the ef- teets of ‘aleshol on the human hody, state and nationa llegislation on. liquor ques- tions; beer drinking in ‘Germany, and ad- ‘There were other speakers, ~including Mrs. Mary Wilson for the Women's Chris- tian Temperance” Unlon, ia opposition to action by the legisiaturs, PAPER AND PULP EMPLOYES | REJECT 30 PEE CENT WAGE CUT New York, April 21.—Union workers in the paper an dyulp mills of the Unitag States and Canada have voted to reject the 30 per_cent. wage reduction proposed by ‘the manufacturers for May 11, it was dnnounced here tonight by the Labor Bu- reau, Inc. Local #nioris have been instructed “that should satisfactory terms of settlement not “be forthcoming from the paper man- ufacturers betweén now and the time of the' expiration agreements, work will au- tomatically cease in the mills of six companies upon May 1 and thirtéen com- vanies on May 11.” I *These instructions have been sent out by thie union leaders, John P. Burke, resident of the International Brother- hood- of Pulp, - Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers, said in a letter to the labor bu- reau, announcing that his organization had ‘rejected the oer. J..T. Carey, president of the Brother- hood of Paper Makers, the other prirei- val union of paper mill werkers, -an- ‘nounced ‘last Monday that its membgr- ship had pracpoally uranimously re. jecteq the proposed wage cut. | Should the walkout occur, labor lead- ers assert approximately 25,000 workers will be affected and 50 mills of 19 com- panies tied up. These mills, they claim produce about two-thirds of the paper consumed in this country, having a daily output of 3,600 tons of newsprint and 1,500 tons of ner paper for job print- ing. Conterences between union represent- atives and manufacturers have been fin progress since last February. The pulp anq sulphite workers originally sought for a ten per cent. wage increase and the paper makers for a five. Mill owners cowhtered with propesals for a_new agreement providing for a nine hour day; discontinuance of over- time;-30 per cent. wage reduction and allowance for a readjustment of these scales upon notice of either party up to May 15, 1922. . Two weeks ago union representatives formally notified manufacturers that they could mot pocent their proposals _but agreed to stbmit the matter to referen. dum. The vote was taken last Sunday by local unions throughout the country An_official report-of the unlon vote will be made to the manufacturers’ com- mittee at a meeting next week, it was stated, and further efforts will be made to bping about a settlement. RETIREMENT AGE FOR -~ P. 0. EMPLOYES REVOKED ‘Washington, April —Revocation of the postoffice order fixing retirement age of employes at 62 years for women and 85 for men, was announced today by Postmaster General Hays. Postal em- ployes elfgible for retirement under the act, but who desire to remain i active service, will hereafter .fill out question- naires and each case will he passed upon individually by the postmaster general's office, DECIDE SCALE OF LICENSE FEES FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Hartford, Conn., April 21.—The com- mittes on roads, bridges and rivers, sit- ting with the finance committee, ‘it is un- derstood, has decided on the scale of I1i- cense fees for motor vehicles. The basir for changes. it is raid, will ba a 100, per cent. increase in licenses for motor trucks and ‘50 per cent. increase in licenses for Pleasure vehicles, The seale Is yet to be put in final shape. as the bill will con- tain all the proposed changes in the mo- tor vehicle laws. 2 oy i Bulletin 12 PAGES—SS_ COLS. I ——— e BACON'S CIPHER WRITINGS WERE NONSENSICAL JARGON Philadelphia, April 2L—Alchemists, Who for $00 years sought to' n Bacon's’ cipher “writings the turning ' base metals into goid, were the victims of a hoaz, deciared Willam K- maine Newoold, profeseor” of inte:lectual and_ moral’ phijosophy at, the ‘Universiiy of Pennsylvanid, before the gerierdl maet- ing of the American Philosopnical soci: ty hefe today. Bacon, he'continued, hid un- dér a nonsensical Jargon of alchemists terms, a marveilous “storeiio of sci- entific_knowledge. . Dr. ‘Newboid told of his' two years' fabor (> decipher the the code Bacon used. Dr! Bmory - R.. Johnsén, professor of transportation and éommerce at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania, declarad iimself in favor of private ownership of rallwiys although' under. ‘government ‘control, ex- tending to iftrastate as well as inter- State commeérce.’ He said the government shoulq proceed with plans for the group- ing of al Iraliroads into a lmited number of ‘competing systéms of commeratively | equal strength. “If the pecple cf the United States be- come: digcouraged or- bewildered and adopt government ownership,’ 'he said, “Amefican railrbads will gradually pass into a state of coma; and over industry slowly come a creeping paralysis.” Europe and not Asia ‘was the erdale of the human race, gocording to Ales Hard- licka, curator in anthropology, National Museum, Washington, D. C. While parts of ‘Asia were the homes of a series of spacies of anthropoid apes some of which show.a high state, of -development, he said, there is no. indication that men of any great antinquity gweit there. The sessions will continue through Snl: urday. DAUGHERTY DENIED EOSENBLUTH AN INTERVIEW Washington, April 2lL.—Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty refused today to grant 3 personal interview- to Captain Robert Rosenbluth of New York, who is charged at Tacoma, Waghington, with having ordered the-shooling ‘of Major Alexander Cronkhite at Camp' Lewis in 191s. Captain Rosenbiuth was acompanied tc the" department justice . by Senator Calder of New York. who was assured by the attorney general that the charge against Rosenbluth would be investigated thoroughly At ghe department It was- explaincd that Mr. Daugherty, In refusing to see Rosepbluth, took the position that since he_plhnned to make a personal invesiiza- tion of the whole case, he should not re- ceive a personal statement direct from the defendant. Captain Rosenbluth “was recefved by Mr. Paugherty last week, but officsrs of the gepartment %a‘ was_before the attorney genera! had'§iarted his investi- gation. ~The accused man appeared at the Gepartment with & letter from Secre- iary Hoover, it was said’ anfl’ was ac- companied “Catherine Davis, fcrmer commissioner of_corréctions in New York olty. Arraignment Created One of Their Approval. Washin; April 2L—The app ment of Col George Harvey as Amer- | ican ambassador to Great Britain, con- firmed by the senate last week in execu- tive session, was -openly attacked and defended for four hours today in one of the most remarkabie and unusual sit- tings ever witnesses in the senate cham- ber. Scarcely had senators settied in their seats after the seaate had convened at noon. wh Senator Harrizon, demo- crat, S$iPpi, |arose, reminded . the senate that he had sought to consider the Harvey nomination in oneh se fon but had been blocked, and t *p I c ed into an atiack on the new ambassa- dor and his appointment which for | vehemence the senate had not for years heard the equal. He described Mr. Harvey “as a creator of prejudice and a stirrer of strife” and oy any pol cident the' appointment would “millions of patriotic gardless of party affil ‘ing affron vacated Repub; regarded Americans ns as a crown. to_the invalid who recently he Wi House.” n senators for fairly ashast at the unusual speech of the Mississippi senator and at his epithets and adjectives of denuinciation. Then followed conferences, including sev- eral between Senator Lodge of Masea- tts, the republican leader, ‘and Sea- Brandegee, of Connecticu personal friend ‘of Mr. Harvev. of the repubiican senators left the chan ber while democrat or Har- rison proceeded, smiled and gave other evidence of their approval. When Senator Harrison had coneluded and while the zaliari ed. bent forward t renly woul come from tHe republican sile, Reed, democrat. Missour! nition and started a rep! accused his democratic seeking to embarrass the dor in his work. de rding was perfeotly within his rig in" appointing Mr. Harvey -0 the oo of St. James and asserted that Mr. T rison had burned thesmidnight ofl {o I his_taper at the fire of venom. The conclusion of Sanator speech brought Senmator Log re- a time sat a nator reco: in which he colleagne of Reed's to his Ever Witnessed in the Senate Chamber—Senator Lodge 3 After Conference With Senator Brandegee, Deplored the Attack on the New Ambassador as “a Sorry Bit of Poli« tical Tactics”—During the Proceedings Many Republi- cans Left the Chamber, Whil= D2mocrats Gave Evidence ALUMNOUS ATTACK N SENATE ON GEORGE , AMBASSADOR T0 GREAT BRITAIN - Emitt=d by Senator Harrison, Democrat of Muw-— i of the Most Unusual Sessions Fort that neve to office appointed his momination bad been coatirmed dnd after he had hecome a revr:sentazive ol the United States and i's gov Senator Lodge deplored the attac new ambaseador as “a sors ramen. litieal tactics”, and pra American through and throuzn.’ Senutor Norris, of Nebra the sola republican who voted inst confieme ing ths Harvey nomination, exp!®ned hin vote as due to his belief that ths name ince lacked fitness for a doplomatic past, The long and free discussion then ended as the hande of the clock pointed te four.. with Senator Ashurst, demomt, Arizonn. readinz from some ponderous book the corrhspondence between Mr. Wilson and Col break {n relation Deciaring thiat the ecountry had & right to know about Calonel Harvey's nomination, Semator flarrison in his #d= dress, described 4he new ambassador as one whose “whole life has heen oné of inconsistency and vacillation,” whq “ni er remained true ta any pnrpose, Joga to any friend or steadfast to any em= viction” “a writer of the most ewn- ning and dangerous species an past master in_fomenting trouble ‘and #g- gravating delicate situations.” He @6 clared for thess reagons alone Colonel Harvey was unfitted Ror “the hard and flicult task” devolving at this time upon American reggesentative at Lom- ator Reed on the other hand praiss ed Mr. Harvey ass“one of the great in- tellects of the country.” and declared President Hardidg, in view of his an- nounced stand, wonld have practiced\fe ceit” had he appointed a pro-leagmer as ambassador. Referringy tp Mr. Harvey's opposition to the Ieague, he inauired of his democratic colleasne amid laughter from the republiean side “Why shouldn’t he be aeainst #? Why #hould anvome but an idiot ze arewnd hugging a corpse to his bosom? If the 45 nations. members of the league, ean- not stand un unless the United States puts its arms around them and fotes them home like a drunk at tws o'slock in the morning, then it doesw't deserve to stand up.” Harvéy following theie th don, WOULD -AVE,E.‘IOH MEN WITHDRAW MONEY FREOM BANKS Boston, Apil 21.—Withdrawal of the money of all' members of labor. orgamiza- tions from Boston banks was recommend- ed by the strike committes of the. Ul eq Building Trades. Coucil ip. a. resol tion -adopted . here .tod . This _action -was'.urgew = following ™ 2 | statement by E.Asdohmson, wecretary of the -councll, that Parker F.” Soule, pres- ident.of the Building rades Employers' Association, ‘recantly :had ; declared be- fore. the-state board’of conclifaticn and arbitration that' reduction of wage in the. trad ehad ‘beem' -forced by the banks and money interests of the cily. - Tonight/Mr. Soule denied the truth of this ~assertion. saying - “I never made such a-statement.” - >, o Mr.’ Johnsan -said ‘Mr. Soule had as serteq. that -the "“employers were ordered to cut wages."” t “Many of ‘the employers,” he -added, “told us-in confdrence that the cut in wages Was against-their wishes, - but that they must ‘obeéy orders’ " NAUGATUCK BENEFICIARY IN WILL OF TRACY S. LEWIS 18 Naugatvek,-Conn., April 31.—The will of Tracy S. Lewis. of Brooklyn, N. Y., additted to probate here today. provides for a bequest df $50,000 to the borough of Naugatuck to ke used for improving parks which were given to the community by his father. - The sum of $10,000 is left to the Boclesiastical Society of the Con- gregational church of - Naugatuck and $10,000 to the Grove Cemetery Associa- tion of Naugatuck. The will bequeaths the yacht Scantic, his personal eects and $25,000 to the yidow, Mrs. Grace Meacham Lewis. of Brooklyn. The sum of $100,000 s left in trust for a daugh- ter, one year old. Mr. Lewis, who died a few weeks ago. was president of the Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe company, lo- cated near here. WHEREABOUTS OoF W. p. ! HAYWOOD IS UNKNOWN ‘Waevjington, April 20.—T"¥: depart- ment of justice is without advices as to the present whereabouts of William D. Haywood, secretary of the I. W. W. bas been sentenceq to a prison term at Leavenworth, Kas., Lewls J. Baley,/as- sistant director of the bureau of investi- tion, . said. tonight. Reports ‘indicate howaver, Mr.-Baley added, that he is in Russia. possibly in Riga or Msscow. As Haywood has until Monday to turn himself over to the authorities the de- partment coulq not take steps.te appre- hend bim until then. If Haywood does not show up Monday, he =ald, the depart. mand to_effect his return. ment: would use every means at its eom- Haywood was last seen in New York in March, Mr- Baley said. STATUE OF FRANKLIN DECORATED WITH WREATHS Perth. Amboy, ‘N. J. April 21.—Deco- rated with wreaths placed upon its citi- zens of New Brunswick and students of Rutzers college, the statue of Benjamin Franklin -arrived ‘here today. on its journey from Baltimore to Wtaerbury!| Conn. . A delegaticn of .Boy Scouts es- corted the statue into the city. Following ‘addresses by prominent Perth Amboy ‘citizens and J. Henry Smythe, whe 8 accompanying the statue as represemtative of the Sons of the Revoiutjon, it will ‘he placed cn 5 essel . tomortow. night and taken be. transported _to, City Hall parky in New York cily whers General John Per- shing. Mayor_John F. Hylan and other @istingulehed citizens will recelv elt navy ) James Gordon Bennett cup will be held s tolin Belzium on September 18, It' was an- Brookiyn. On Saturday toe statue -will | nounced here today. Three American en- MAKING A MESS OF THE VOLSTEAD ACT IN NEW YORK New. York, Anril 21.—The first legal back-fire in the attempt to “de-liquorize” the city in accordance with the new s prohibition_law: occurred today suits for $50M ecach was brought a city magistrate and a when alezed “malicious prosecution.” bhrought by counsel for a| $500 bail for alleged viola- the' Tiquor law. chargad that the ate “exceeded Surisdietion in holding the suspect #imply on the word of S patrplman. It charged that the patrolman.! after tasting the contents of ! a fie gallon contalner found on the m: premises, tes'ified It was wine, althougt it wa nown to be vinegar. The suit charged that the magistrat court was guilty*of imoroner procedure in that the court’s ruling “makes an ex- pert of a patrolman in determining the confents of liquid containers. Fear was expressed tonizht hy eatidn of ‘Jewish rabbis that thousands of Jews here would be with out wine for sacramental purnoses du ing the feast of the Paksover. The rabbis sald thousands of gallons of wire had been seized bv the polics, and thar ownership coull not be determined with- out a civif action In eourt. This. they ! pointed out, would be imposs‘ble before the feast of the nassover begine. One lNaquor dealer said that he had a larze stock of wine on hand for mental purposes, hut his men were ing arrested as fast as they could de. cra- in Commissioner like a poren- Depu law is t stings you wherever you touch A police summary of resulfs of th™ dry campaign issued tonight, at end of 1§ drive, zave a total of 1.659 ar- The total seizures include one truck, one horse and wagon. four taxi- cabs, geven antomobfles, §99 barrels of Itquor, 1§716 bottles of liquor, 14 & 36 kegs 244 juzs, 116 cans and S69 cases of linuor. FATALLY INJURED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT New Haven, April 21.—Ernest J. Man- waring' of West Haven died in the New Haven hosnital tonight from_injuries re- ceived this afternoon when the motoreycle sldecar in which he was riding collided with a Bridgenort to New Haven trolley ecar at Prosnegt Beach. Rue-sll Servies of West Havem, who was drg” z the h“,.} toreycle, was seriously injuted and is in the hospital. ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL $330,000,000 FOR 166,000 MEN Washington, Aoril 21.—Provision for a regular army of 166.000 men agai the 136,000 agreed upon by the last con- gress is contained in the re-draft of the army appropriation bill completed today | by the house sub-comrait The mens- | ure carries approximate! 70,000, Mn_‘ nearly $15.000.000 less than the total in the bill as passel at the lagt session and pocket vetoed Y President Wilson. The present strensth of the army is ap- proximately 235,900, BELGIUM.TO HAVE NEXT * BENNETT CUP BALOON RACE B Brussels; April tional” spherical —The next intérna- baloon - race for the tries will take part. Tn Belleviie hospital, New York @it 4 tomorrow, STATE RETAINS RIGHT TO RESTRICT LIQUOR TRAPPIO Hartford. Conn.. —An opinton was handed down in the Vonnecticut by« preme court of errors today v he efe fect thaf the natiomal proh'biticn set has not deprived the state of 18 right to exercise its police powsr in uiation and gestrigtion of tne traffis In the case of the state of Conneetient amainst James Ceriani, the court held % that there was no error in the judgment rendened against the accused by Judks Munger in the court of pommon pleag New Haven coynty,swhere a vesdiet of zuilty was rendered azainst Ceriani for a violation of the revised statutes of nnecticut in sellind intoxicating onc-half of one per cent. without & e cense, The supreme sondt 43 of the revised stat accused was charged pri was valid. The ace had been superseded/by the mationa) prohibition act. The eourt alse smia at ¥he fact that Ceriani hadl previous- been a licensed dealer and had Sld applica for a renewal of. g in no way fustify his maks In the oninion. it is stated islation br a state must s1Imort primary pffmosss of the amendment i that sectien tes whichit e having viofkts] claimed that #t ng the sale. hat 1 the and cannot be repuznant to an st S congress, but in the exercise of mofles power the state may legielacs for the enforcement of the umendme means and methods wirich end. b Ifterent 1ond o that ITALIAN AMBASSADOR DINED IN NEW HAVEN . New Haven, April R. Ricel, Italian ambal States, spoKe at a_nublic meeting held in his honor in Woolsey hall tonight. after which the ambassador and his party wers giests at a dinner. In his address Count Ricei nraised the international policies of the Harding administration. He urged 1.—Count Vitterio ador to the United those of Italian nationality to iearn the h Eng! to; language, but keep thE Italian alive among their own people. Sovernor Everett J. Lake amd Mayor David E. FitzGerald of New Haven also spoke at the banquet. and Rocco Ferardi of New Haven was foastmaster. Govers nor Lake snoke words of nraise for Italy A8 A country that cherished ideals and did much to keen art alive in the worl Earlier in the day the ambassador was given a fecention At Yale and inspectedl the university buildings. He was in Wa. terbury for several hours this afterneon as the guest of the city. PRESIDENT AND MRS. HARDING RECEIVED D. A. R. DELEGATES Harding received and members of the D. A. R. here their Continental congress, in the largest reception to a delegation of women yet tendered at the White House during the present administration. Resolutions' renorted favorably to the congress by the resolutions committee day endorsed citizens’ training camps, coneolidation of sovernment relief for dis- abled war veterans, and immediaet eree- tion of an archives building to presery orle reeords. Officers will' be elected Washington., April 21.—President and Mrs. today delegates SENATE HAS RECESSED i UNTIL NEXT MONDAY Washington, ports from tariff biil and April 21—Awaiting fe- ittees on the emergency he Knox peace resoluti nearly 40,000 patients are treated ever: ver d i £ 4 uor with an aleoholic content of over Y xS 4 B & x »