Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 23, 1921, Page 1

RECONS —_— Complete Willingness te Amlhe Work is Expressed in a POPULATION 29,685 AN \\ Sk SIS \ NORWICH, CONMm SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921 RIAKE OF FRANGE ment Realizes That Until ‘Werk: is Undertaken All Na- Will Make Known Today Reparations. “ . Tenden, April 22.—(By the A. P)= Germany has sent a hote to the British government reiterating her complete wil- lingness to undertake the reconstruction o devastated France. _The note. which came from the Gérman foreign office was delivered by the Ger- man embassy to the British foreign of- fice this evening. It follows: “Germany s _absolutély ~persuaded that it is unavoidably mecessary for the purpose of restoring _ecomomic peace throughout the world that the territeries devastated through the war should be re- sonstructed and restored. Until this is one there will be danger that feelings. of Hate will continue to exist among the na- tions concerned. “Germany therefore declares herself Mhce more to be entirely willing to co- operate in this reconst Hie means an dstrength at her disposal, anid to take into acount in regard there- '6, in _everq indivifual case, each wish of ‘He power: concerned as far as is possi- ale.” The note proceeds ‘to enumerate in freat detafl th epossibiliies of recon- struction, first for Gérmany to take over specified jocalities, eitoer as a state un- br by direeting ‘the work of-a nAtienal colonizing and settiement as- sociation ; second, to undertake the work 3, clearing, afforestation, building and “epairing brickworks and works for the production of chalk, plaster, cement and sther necessaries and the necessary ma- shinery and the building materials from Sermany ; third to arrangé that af such machinery. and materials shall emanate irom Germany, and, fourth to start im- mediately plans to build at least 35,000 wooden houses in the devastated disricts willingness to help in any way possible to take over the cost in paper marks, the wmount to be reckoned against the.rep- wrations account, and generally to coop- e in every possible manner. The note is signed by Dr. Walter Si- #iofis, the Germon foreign minister. It ‘equests the allied governments to ini- iate at the earliest possible moment $e necessary discussion of details. IERMANY'S NEW POLICY ¢ ON REPARATIONS TODAY -Berlin, April 32.—( .%h‘m_ P)—A abinet council will. meet evening and tomeorrow the ‘his anfouncement in the n speakingyof the willingneas of the American rovernments . “The.German government will_have to ‘ake jecision concerning the estab] ment of a basis for its p in a manner acceptable tc nd tomerrow the government wilf make wnown its policy on the reparations gues- trouble was averted for don. The government'is cénviriced that '.‘:fm ruction - with ‘all | Its Policy on the Question of the German peeple can furnish in the Wway. of reparations” was interpreted here a5 an acceptance, in principal at least. of ‘the Aferican position recently stated that the Upited States stands with the allies in’ holding Germany responsible for the war and therefore morally bound to make restitution to the full extent of the full’ extent of her ability to pay. The American government also, it is understood, does not propose to disas- sociate herself from the allies in the Thatter of certain economic adjustments growing out of the war and therefore ‘whatever reparations proposals from Germany she may place before the al- lied xovernments will first be carefully considéred n the. light of their common interésts. It will be enough, it was ex- Dlained, that the. plan meet the approv- al of American students of reparations. Moreover, it was ‘said tonight,” that the \United States will not be sponsor for any plan suggested by Germany and will- not assume any obligations which might prove embarrassing in . bringing teparations proposals to the attention of the: allles. g Copiés of Becretary Hughes' repiv to e Germap memorandum reguesiing Amerjcan ‘mediation were sent today to American répresentatives here df foreign Powers_for transmission to. their govern- ments, * 3 The promptness of the American reply, declining to act as meédiator, but offering to. consider bringing to the attention of the ‘allies any reparations proposals Ger- many might make, was commented upon favorably here. Fleports _tonight findicated a0 pros- pect of lessening-of the allied demands. 'Premier Briand of France and Llovd Géorge will dis reparations Sunday, and ‘the general reparationg council is to be heid. early mext week. Meanwhile the French forces are understood .to be pre- paring to extend_their -occupation of German: territory May 1, if the German Position is unsatisfactory. PASSENGERS ON SINKING SHIP FOUGHT WITH KNIVES Pewing, March 18.—(Correspondence of the Associated Press)—Sinking of the steamer Hong Kéh; bound from Singapore to Amey, with approximately 1,100 Amoy and Chinese and 30,000 bags of rice Jiast: outside -of Swatow, pre- cipita Panic in which, the passengers 4 fought each other with Knives, axes Diaces -in -the Jifeboa! ng; &x-’ “advices from s_!:'-u\r, P thousand pass Sui i : f the native crew were drowned or kill- toddy| 44 jn the’ rioting. . The Honk Koh was drawing - twenty- vernment to -transmit Ger-|two feet“of water ‘when she approached man reparations. proposals, to the. allied | Swatow. A pilot went aboard but re- fused to ‘bring her into port because of insuffcient water. over.the bar gt-the har- bor entrance. The Swatow Chinese. were lish- | t¢id. that.they must go to.Amoy and re- r tions. A|turn, -They threatened sabinet council ~will meet this - ‘evening | captain and a riot, but the officers cleared for action with firearms and a hot water hose and the time n drawing up this project it must 0| “\wnen the vessel struck the rocks, a ‘o the extreme limits of what the Ger panic .followed and many were Kkilled man people can furmish in'the ‘way of | gyt knives, axes and hatchets and there eparations.” The foreign minister added that the mpression in foreign countries that Ger- mand had underestimated her nwn ra- dcity and her possibilities m: sally be dispelled. In nres -eichstag _with the American ' note, he mid it had been’ received too iate for ‘onsideration by the cadinet. ““The American government” the for- sign minister said to the chamber, “has feclined to act as an umpire, but it has 10t declined to act ‘as mediater.” He said the government's statement m_Germany's appeal and the American ingwer should be made Saturday after- ioon‘at three o'clock. JERMANS ARE REFUSING TO WORK FOR ALLIES |can people’ 'which was made was much leoting. The boats and rafts that could be launched were swamped from overcrowding or wreckéd ‘against the side_ by the heavy swell. The captain,” Holmes, was drowned but the ottier "officers who were foreigners escaped, . The steamer flew the British flay RENE VIVIANI SENDS A 2 EAPI® FAREWELL GEEETING New York, April 22—Rene Viviani, ‘whe left here last Wednesday for France at the termination of his special “mission of courtesy” from the Fremch govern- ment to President Harding, has sent a wireless farewell greeting “to the Ameri- public here tonight. The message was received Mayence, Germany, April 22 (By the|by Marcel Knecht, who acted as his sec- L P.).—The inter-allied Rhineland com-|retary while in the Unjted States. slesion in meeting difficulties in the ap- dication of the new customs regime. " “Only a few hours from the shores of America,” sdid the® message, “I cannot A large percentage of the German cus- | resist the impulse to express the heart- oms officers have refused to work, while | felt gratitude’ and 'farewell’ emotions T thers are epposing passive resistance. feel towards the people of your noble Refusals. to ‘work for the allies have| country for a splendid welcome and dem- rden particalarly numerous in the regien | onstration of hospitality and sympathy 4 Ludwigshaven and Dueseldorf. The| extended to me during my visit now term- arimission is preparing te take energetic | inated. 1 particularly thank the press of neasures to put the Germans to work,| America, which has been so kind and he nature -of which, however, has een disclosed. f It I5 learned that traffic between the ceupied territories and Germany proper 4 ten_times mere .in volume than that en he western frontier of the German re- ublic. . Between Beigium, France' and ae ulu:s congiderable delays swing' to the efection of the Germian mustoms sfficers: . An officia) note issued ‘in Berlin By the snistry of the interier ‘reached the ‘sc- upational zome teday. In-the note the ‘erman governmet says it cannet bring tessure to bear on the functienaries te srce them to work under the new’ regime ut that if any chose to do so it will net ¢ héld against them’ 4 / IEPARATIONS FROPOSALS < MUST MEET SITUATION ‘Washington, April 22.—Any. repara- lons propoeaie the German government 3y submit to the United States for ransmission to the allies must be ct character those zo/ramens wili be rilling to. consider and therefore he- are being formally presen-sd to the dow- ™ 48 & whole, their ;enc-al vatare will gobably be made clear te the govern- sents separately. Pending a reparations offer, wrih it s expected might ve received lemor- ow as a result of the Termai cabinet ouncil meeting tonight, official com- wnt was withheld. It was knewn, how- ver, that diplomatic represeniatives here ¢ the allied governments had exchanged pinions today on Secrstary Hughes' re- iy to Germany's appeal for mediation € the reparations dispute, and it was aderstood that the situation had baen informally by officials of the Em States and those of interested n nations. e deciaration of Dr. Simens, - the man foreign minister, .in the reich- g that in drawing up a basis of its “positions the German government Smst go to the extreme limits of what not | generous territories, .in _the region of | coinage and Worms, freight trains have | science” with, reference to. relations be- ‘in *communicating’ to “the most distant parts of the whole country -t sentiments -that I have endeavored to convey.” The, former French premier also thank- ed [President Harding for ‘his cordial re- ception and praised him highly for hie of ithe phrase “covenant of con- ‘tween. the United States and France, COUNTRY-WIDE SEARCH Y 4 FOR “BIG BILL HAYWOOD Chicago: ,April 22.—While federal au- théritiés ' throughout: the . country were sedrching for William D, “Big Bill” Hay- wood, who was'reported to have fled ‘to Russia to escape serving a twenty year Beritence ‘in prison, New information re- garding the purpose of his alleged jour- ney redched the federal authorities. Ome report said that Haywood had gotie to Russia to raise money for the rehabilitation of the I W. W. organiza- tlon. Membership In the ‘society, it was has - fallen - from more than 400.- to less than' 7,0000 since tne trial of the 33 members in 1918 for obstruc- tion of the draft laws. Charles F. Clyne, united States dis- trict atterne, said he had heard reports thet Haywsod Wwould “seek financial aid trom Trotay, said to be a personal friend, Another report reaching officials was that Haywood was hiding in the United Levi N. Biyndenburgh. New Havem, Conn., April 22.—Levi N. Blyndenburgh, a .retired lawyer, died at his home here today at the age of 78. He had served as city judge of New Hav- en, as city attorney and as state senator. He was prominent. in the demacratic party some years ago.” As 2 lawyer he tobk prt in gome of the most noted crim- A1 cases in’this‘section of the state. Hé leaves & widowmad three daughters. . L CABLED PARAGRAPHS " Communist Placards in Paris Parls, April 22.—The communist com- mittee last nightplacarded the walls of Paris with posters which said that the reparations problem was a problem of the classes and that the allies could not legally claim the German- epoples goid, as the German peopde were not responsi- ble for the war The.placards aiso re- quested Frenchmen mot to respond to the |! government’s mobilization' order. PRESIDENT AND CABINET ° DISCUSSED RAILROADS * Washington, ‘April *~ 8.—The - railread problem in its relation to agriculture and industry- again was the foremost.subject of discussion at today's meeting of Pres- ‘ldent Harding with his cabinet. Renewed indications of the seriousnc # of the situation were surveyed in deta.., | but there was.no decison either as to an | administration policy, or as. to a plan of action in dealing with the various inter. ests involved. ‘It was indicated that a general conference’ of railway managers, employes and shippers still was a possi- bilty, although no such meeting has yet been determined upon. From the first the administration has been reluctant to go over the head of the constituted _government agencies” created 1o deal with wage and.rate problems’and, is understood, officials here still hope for .a_solution through those avenues. Repor(s of conditions laid "before the cabinet today indlcated /that the trans- portation problem not only was seriously affectinf agricultural interests. but was greatly handicapping industry in general High freight rates on such basic products as food and coal, it was' said, were cut- ting down productlon In almost every business and ‘manufacturing _establish- ment, and there were suggestions that in any decislons on rates. this situation must be recognized by differentials fa- voring necessities. PRESIDENT OF CHINA ASKS FAMINE FUNDS Chicago, April 22—On his arrival at the Blackstone hotel here. today to begin a speaking tour of large cities in aid of | the China Famine Fund, Alfred S. Sze, minister for China, gave out.the text of | a cable just Teceived from the Chinese president and transmitted by long dis- tance telephone from Washington. Expressing_the gratitude of China to| the United States for the aid aiready extended to famine yictims of the north- ern provinces, President Hsu stated, “China is looking mow to the American people, with whom she hag the strongest ties of friendship, ‘to help ‘her meet the crisis she faces' in the mext few weeks. Five out of the fifteen ~million people | effected by’ the famine “still remain to be saved,” the cable said. The rest have been taken care of by existing funds, of which $17,000,000 (Mex.) has come from Chinese sources, ° “The central government” the cable added, “is doing its best to meet the sit- unation in spite of the present financial stringency.” A good early crop, the president stated, is expected in two of the affiicted provinces; elsewhere the prospect s described as “not bright. BRYAN EXPLAINS HIS s STAND ON DISARMAMENT ‘Some-nation will raize the. munfl i it against the suicidal y. of Tiv- 2 ‘alirma" Willim Jennings Bryan de- clared in an address before the Economic: club of Bosten tonight. The United States should work for an international agreement (> disarm, he sald, and falding that it should lead the way. “My position,” he explained, dis- armament by agreement is possible, by example if nceessary. . The world is weary of war. The nations are rushing towards 'bankruptey, the principal item of expense being military and naval pre- ‘paredness for war. It only neéds some nation to raise the revolt. T believe that the Christmas of the world, the humani- tarians of the world and the producers of the world would correct their govern- ments inte joining us if we led the way." Mr. Bryam predicted that this coun- try would join”the league 6f nations be- fore the Tiarding auminisiration run’ its course. * - NEW EAVEN COUNTY EMPLOYERS FAVOR DAYLIGHT SAVING New Haven, Conn., April - 22.—The Bmployers' Association of New Haven county tonight announced that it was in favor of - daylight saving, but recom- mended that individual manufacturers and merchants take a vote of their em- Bloyes to decide whether to operate on a daylight saving schedule or remain on the present hours. The board of education took noaction on daylight saving at its meeting to- night, ‘members saying -~decision on school hours should be -delayed. City departments and courts here are to con- tinue on standard time next week. Yale university will move its clocks ahead Sunday and go on a daylight ‘ saving schedule. Banks and brokerage offices will advance thelr working time ome hour. BILL T0 PROTECT SANCTITY OF HOME IN WEST VIRGINIA Charleston, W. Va. April 22.—A bill designed to. protect the sanctity of the home has been introduced in the West Virginia legisiatire by Senator Harmer of Clarksburg. I provides that a hus- band or wife who fears that family hap- piness may be destroyed by the ‘attentions of a third person may appear before a justice of the peace, swear to ‘the facts in the.case and then send a written warn- ing to the person ‘believed: to" be"gullty. In_ case the-warning is ineffective, the recipient may ‘be arrested, and- if preved guilty a fine of $100-may be imposed. CANADA SEEKS BEST 5 MAN FOR EXVOY HERE Ottawa, April Definite -announce- ment of the Canadian government's in- tention to appoint'a minister {o the Unit- ed States wag made in the house of com. mons last night by Arthur Meighen, the prime minister, during a debate on a vote of $60,000 for Canadian representa- tion at Washington. “It I3 intended to make the appoint- ment.” Premier Meighen declared. “Thers 1s ‘only one reason why the appeintment has not already been, made, and that is because the government has .not been able to decide on the best man to eceupy this important post.” . 2 WOMAN WHO SOLD GIN TO ENIGHT FINED $1,000 New Brunswick, N. J., April 22.—Mrs. Sarah Sturm, proprieter of the cafe at Perth Amboy where George Washington Knight, negro, purchased three pints of liquor the night he murdered Mrs. Edith Wilson, Perth Amboy ‘church- organist, was fined $1.000 today. upon pleading gullty to gelling liqnor without a license. Judge Peter F. Daly in Middlesex eourt said that an analysis of the liquer had found it te be high quality gin. Boston, April. 22.—World. reduction in (§ and | ntional ‘armaments will come soon ‘i Trouble in } Grand Jury jes to Hold Persons Simply For Hav ing Liquor in Their Posses- sion. New. York, April 22.—Refutal of a gratid jury. to indict alleged violators of the state's new bone dry law unless proof was submitted that they had liquor for sale; announcement that expert counsel plan to teg the law's constitutionality, and the fiist conviction for violation, were outstanding developments in to0ay's pélice’ anti-rum crusade. After the grand jury yesterday threw out five cases of alleged violation, and three more today, its foreman laid down the general rule that persons arrested simply for having liquor in their posses- sion, without proof of intention to sell, would not be held for trial. The first stage of the fight to have the law declared unconstitutional will be next Friday, when counsel for a number of al- leged violators will argue a demurrer in general sessions before Judge Mclntyre, It was announced that these lawyers some of whom. are prominently known, are planning to take the constitutionality fight to_the United States supreme court if necessary. Meanwhile the drying up campaign proceeded with unabated intensity. City courts were crowded to suffocation by alleged violators who stood in line for hours awaiting disposition of their cases. brk| Democrats Opposed Vfith VoIsi Act to General Edw_a*ds Members of Senate Military Committee May Contest Confirmation of His Promo- tion 4 ‘Washington, April 22.—8trong opposi- tion on the part of democrats was voiced at a meeting of the senate military com- mittee to confirm the nomination of Bri adier General Clarence R. Edwards, first commander overseas of the Twenty-sixth (New England National guard) division, to be a,major general. The subject was discussed a ta conference with Secretary ‘Weeks, who urged confirmation in the course of his outlining the qualifications of the officers recently nominated by President ‘Harding to be brigadier and major generdls. i The opposition to promotion of General Edwards was said to have been based upon his military record, although Sec- retary Weeks said that the war depart- ment files contained no unfavorable evi- dence in connection with his release’ from the command of the division some time before the armistice. A more complete investigation of the records, it was said, was suzgested. however, and the secretary was requested to supplemerit information given the committee today a ta meeting tomorrow. Meanwhile action on all the nominations was deferred. General Edwards' name headed the list major generals mominated by Pre: Jn( Harding, aithough the Jast adminis- e ey THE LAWS OF ECONOMY An apple bounced off Newton's head and inspired him to evolve the law of gravity. The advertisements in The Bulletin can give you— no less forcefully—the inside workings of the laws of economy. As sure as the apple hit Newton, the advertirements have a per- sonal message of economy to every buy T Merchants tell you of their bargaing through advertisements. Almost every new opportunity 1s offered through an advertisement. Practically every unusual buy is advertised. You save time and trouble by choosing what you want and where to-get it from the advertisements instead of hunting all over town. You save money by keeping up with every opportunity to get full value in buying. Read The Bulletin advertisements regularly and profit thereby. During the past week the following news matter appeared in The Bulletin's columns for two cents a day : Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,. Thursday, April 16...00une.. April 18..0 ... April 19, April 20.... April 21. Telegraph 140 155 Local 136 165 143 02 110 General 355 319 28 304 333 386 s s 1930 Total 131 62z : 568 134 505 100 49 €0 130 675 Enforcement_statistics issued at police|tration had refused to recommend him headquarters showed that during the last twenty-four hours there were sixty ar- rests. B Despite protests by a delegation of Jewish rabbis to Deputy Police Commis- sioner Leach today, because of alleged seizures yesterday of sacramental wine for the Feast of the Passovet, which b san tonight, the deputy commissioner told them they could recover #the wine only on order of the supreme court. TO HAVE FRESH PARLEY _ ON'BRITISH COAL STRIKE London, April 22 (By the A. P.).—The coal situation has taken another promis- ing - turn in consequence of Premier Lloyd George's unexpected action in call- ing a fresh parley and the fact that the conference of miners' ‘delegates, repre- senting pearly 1,000,000 men, today voted continued confidence in Frank Hodges, secretary of the Miners' union. After adiournment late this afternoon of the cohference which the prime min- ister had with mine owners and the min- ers’ leaders, it was learned that facts were introduced which would be consider- ed over the week end and which would again be the subject of discussion at & further meeting to be held Monday. The position was considered so hopeful at the close of the conference, Which was held at the borad of trade, that Mr. Lioyd George, who previously had intended to remain in London over night, started immediately for Dover, where he will meet Premier Briand of France tomorrow. The official story of the board of trade contererce shows that the premier ap- pealed o both sides to come Wgether and investigate the: wage question. It was ar- ranged that during the adjournment to Monday the coal owners prepare for sub- mission papers showing in greater detail the effect of their proposais both upon the miners' wages and their own profits. This is considered an miportant point, it having beén maintained by ‘the miners that figures “hitherto advanced by the owners to' prove: the industry was unable to stand a higher wage $cale than that they offered were misleading, and that in any case it was unfair to base'a perma- nent wage scale upow a period of abnor- ‘mal depression in the industry. Unofficial and unconfirmed reports are curren;. tonight that the government is disposed to agree to a sort of national Wages pool, as distant from a profits pool, and is strongly urging the owners to make a better wage offer. Although the miners are firm in the demand for & na- tional pool, the fact that they have not withdrawn their confidence in Mr. Hodges ieaves the hope that a compromise settle- ment is possible. ARRESTS IN SOUTH BOSTON FOR THEFTS FROM CARS Boston, April 22—Two arrests wers made tonight in connection with thefts of goods from freight cars in the South Boston yards of the New Yor! ven and Hartford Railroad said to have totalled more than §15,000 in value. The men taken into custody are Miles H. Ry- der of East Boston and John J. Durant o Somerville. Ryder was charged with breaking and entering freight cars and \lareency - of more than 14,000 pounds of wool in April and July of last year. The value of this wool, which later was recovered from a place in.Woburn where it has been hidden, wis given as $14,631. The charge against Durant was break- ing and entering freight cars and lar- cency of automobile tires anvd suzar valued at $9,672, between April and Oc- tober, 1920, Only a small part of these goods was recovered. And many a girls shirtwalst is ernm- pled from too ‘much ‘pressing. 3 Ryder is a teamster and Durant is an automobile painter. Wirm of Philip Present and . Rochester, The police; say that | for promotion. In reply ot all inquiries on the subject, former Secretary Baker had ‘said that the reasons were on file in the war department. The name of Omar Bundy, commander overseas of the Second division, although carriod in the list of major generals sub- mitted for cofifirmation at the last session of congress, was mot included in the Harding list, and failure of the war de- partment to name him at this time was criticized today by Senator New, republi can. Indiana. ~He is understood to have made an effort to have the name restored to the list. Secretary Weeks informed the eommit- tee, it was reported, that he did not plan to name a chief of staff or recommend other promotions to the rank of brigadier seneral until the senate acts on the list of twelve major and fourteen brigadier generals now pending. About a dozen more promotions to the rank of brigadier general will be available when the pend- ing list of major general nominations is disposed of. —_— SALESMAN ROBBED OF $200,000, WORTH OF GEMS IN CHICAGG Chicago, April 22.—Lured to a jewels Eh}op in the heart of the dflwnln:: dllz trict at noon today by what the police declare to have been a decoy letter. @ diamond salesman wasrobbed of gems valued at $200,000, Two robbers invaded the office of Julius J. Reingold, on the fitteenth floor of a building at Madison street and Wa- bash avenue while Leroy Present. of the i Son of N. Y. was displaying his wares. They bound and gagged Rein- £0ld and Present and escaped wth unset )r:_'amunds the galesman carried wih im. After an investigation the police de- tained Reingols for questioning and ar- rested his brother, Leo. Present said that he cime to Chicago from Detroit Sutiday and called on Re- ingold on Tuesday when he was re- quested to call again. Thursday night, he said, he regeived a written message bearing the name of Reingold requesting Rim to call this morning. Reingold de- nied that he had written any such mes- sage. It was while Present was in Reingold s office that the two armed men entered and took the wallets containing his di- amonds. 60 DAYS, 5500 WITH COSTS, FOR VIOLATING LIQUOR LAW Danbury, April 22.—In the city court today Judge J. Moss Ives imposed sen- tences of sixty days in each case and fines amounting to $500, with costs, on Edward M. Iee and Rudolph Baker, proprictors of a saloon in this city, who were ar- rested by the local police yesterday for violation of the_liquor laws. Execution of the jail sentences was suspended for one week upon condition that the men discontinue the liquor business wholly. be- fore the expiration of that time. Judge Iyes promised when the same firm became involved in similar trouble a few weeks ago that he would impose stiff penalties in case of future convictions. ADD German double onlyfwodetof 500,000 BOY SCOTTS TO AID FOREST PROTECTION WEEK New York, April 22—Ald of 500,000 Boy Scouts during forest protection week proclaimed by President Harding for May 22 to 28, has been pledged govern- ors “and’ foresters of each state, it was announced today at headquarters of the Boy Scouts of America. Every scout will be urged ‘to plant a they expected to make further arrests in|itree during the week,' to guard against compection with ' the car thefts. forest’' fires and fight when they occur. SR _An_earthquake shock was felt in Los es. The Greeks are maintalning = striet biockade of the Black Sea. Com obfained & majority of 857 in elections to the Moscow soviet. Baren Zern ven Bulach, former secre- tary of state-for Alsace-.Lorraine, died of apoplexy. Charles ¥. Marvin was renominated by President Harding to be cafef ‘of thc weather bureau: Bubenic_plagne has broken out in Alex- andria, Egypt, and an average of 35 cases is reported daily. A tax of 50 per cent. om imports frem Germany is provided in a bill intrcduced in Greek parliament. Controller of the Tressury Crissenger announced only five bank cails instead of six will be made_this year. Bar gold valued at £432.700 arrived at New York on the steamship Saxonia, consigned to ‘New York bankers. Arthur ¥. Odlin of Fiorida, inated by President Harding to be Unites States judge for the district of Porto Ri- co. Three men were killed and a fourth se- verely injured in an explosion of a lLe- high Valley locomotive a miie west of Vie- tor, N. Y. Report to department of commeree shows total exports of coal from Caecho- Slovakia during 1920 amounted to 4,896, 783 tons. The powder heuse and motor house of the North American Coal Co., at Maids- ville, near Morgantown, W. Va. weére blown up by dynamite. Treasury announced payment of nearly $1,000,000 has been made to raflroads un- er the guaranty provisions of fre trans- zymuun act. nl apprepriatien bill, earryi 000.000. will be introduced in th $305.- hoase |in the form in which it was approved by {the last session. . Diserders In which extreme National- ists and communists were engaged in central and northern part of Italy have spread to southern provinces. An investigation of the death of Major Aleander’ Cronkhite, at Camp, Lewls, Washington, in October, 1913, is being made by the department of justice. Weekly statement of the Bank of France shows total gold holdings on hand 5,508,534,000 francs, compared with 05,145,000 for the previous weeks. Five youthful bandits in an automobile held up John Amberg. vice president of a real estate firm in Chicago, and escaped with $25,000 he was taking (o a bank. The Rev. Dr. A. Woodrnff Haisey, 69, secretary of the beard of foreign reia- tions_ of the Presbyterian church since 1899, died at his home in New York. “Twenty-five: fitney Gwners sperating n competition- to the. United Traction €o. in Albany were arrested on orders of Pub- lic Safety - Commissioner U. Sheldon Frost. By unanimeus action all the banking institutions of Bridgeport. Fairfield and Stratford will adopt daylight saving be- ginning April 25—by moving their clocks ahead. According te the census buream. pur- ‘chasing power of the dollar in retail food markets increased 13 cents since the low record in May, 1920, when it was worth 46 cents. Gold worth $3,333,000 em the Finland. disabled at sea. and consigned to New York bankers, will be transferred to the Aquitania, which leaves from Southamp- ton today. Secretary Mellon uneed that he had recommended 1o President Harding the appointment of Dayid H. Blair, of Win- ston-Salem. N. C. commissioner of In- ternal revenue., Jeselh F. Young, president of the Nor- folk and Southern railway was elected president of the resrganized Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad at a di- rectors’ meeting in New York. Announcement was made that the Grant Yarn Co., and the Fitehburg Yarn Co., would start their mills in Fitchburg. Mass., Monday, April 25, en 3 reduced scale of wages. Secretary Mellon uneed that ecel- lecticn of income and excess profits tax- es in March amounted to $727,543.548, compared to $918,879,643, as the first In- stallment in 1920, Five hundred revelvers and 20000 rounds of ammunition have been sent to the New York eity postoffics from a gov- ernment arsenal. to be used in protec- tion of the mails. F. C. Phiflips, fameus auths and play- wright, died in Leondon. father, the Rev. George Washington Philips. was a Virginia_settier and .was a godson of George Washington. Por two heurs eight policemen carried on a rumning fight -With three men who had been discovered in an attempt to break into.the Roston and Maine rail- road at North Woburn, Mase. W. C. Tagle, president of the Stand On Co. of New Jersey, ‘announced that only the bonus distributed to.employes during the war had been suspended and the wage scale will continue the same, Becretary of vy Denby ed that the two 7-inch and two 3-Inch guns used during the war at the American naval baso at Azores to be glven to Portugal “as a slight indication of appreciation. Lawrence Berensen was named foders! raceiver for Oscar Hammerstein, Inc.. New York, and the Hammerstein Opera Co., after a complatnt been filed by John Visco. holder of $3.000 capital stock in the defendant concerns. The Japanese steamer FErie Maru, sels- 4 by federal authoritis at Jacksonville Fla.. recently after liquor had been found on board and seven of the crew had been arrested for smuggling. steamed for Germany, with g cargo of phosphate. A Bill of complaint te test the right of an owner to gain possession of quor. which was bought before the ‘Vol- stead act went Into effect and wrich is now in bonded a warenouse, has been fiied in the federal court in Baltimere. W. P. G. Harding, governsr of the ted- eral reserve board favors legisiation -di- recting the secretary of tig: treasuey to turn over $100,000,000 of the profits of the fefieral reserve bamk to federn] land banks, to be leamed to eattle producers. PAGES—96 COLUMNS RESTRICTIG visions of the Bill Were Designed to Be Uperative For 14 Months—Rejected Amends - ment Seeking to Open the Doors to Foreign Political Refugees—Three Amendments Slightly Modifying Pro- HOUSE HAS PASSED BILL, IMHIGRATION Adopted—Bill Now Goes ta Senate, Where Passage Without Delay is Forecast. Washington, April 22.—After rejecting an amendment seeking to open the doors of the United States to foreign political refugees, the house today passed the ime migration restriction bill substantiaily in the same form it went through iast ses- #ion. only 1o be given a pocket veto. The ill now goes to the senate. where repub- lican leaders said today it would be pass. ed_without delay The measure is designed to be operatize over a period of fourteen months and would limit the entry of any country 3| Der cent. of the number of nationals of any country in the United States at the time of the 1920 censu: Three amendments slightly modifying its provisions were adopted by the house, | although it wa& said tonight that they| might be stricken out by the senate. One would permit admission in excess of. the 3 per cent., limit .of all_aliens clearing | proving they had been subjected to relig- | fous persecution in their native land and ware seeking refuge here solely to avoid such hardships. The second would “admit ‘children of | American citizens under 1% years of age, independent . of .the percentage of limita- tion, azd the third would give preference | to the families.and relatives of American | citizens and former service men honcra- bly discharged from the army or navy,| regardless of whether they had been nat- | uralized. in.determining the question of | admissability under the restricted total. | come. } Trotzky |m The prineipal fight was over an amende | ment offered by Representa avath of Dllinois, ranking democrat on the immie gration committee, to open the gates ia political refugees. This was lost after & tong debate. Mr. Mondell was vigorous in denouneing he plan to open the gates for politieal refugees. Under the amendment 8f= | fered.” he said. “not onty id Wiiliam, the damned, come here, but Charles. jate emperor of Austria, and all the kings and princes who have b purned and spewed out by the peoule of Europe could Not only that. but every Russian opposed to the regime of . Lenine and and all the foul hordes that haye followed them. could come in, and d not close the doors against thems though they were avowed anarefs That is what this amendment would Of course we all care for Ameries first. but the only way we can prove is not by words but by votes. Immediately after the house had voted as a political refuges. When the smends ment was read a dozen members in all parts of the chamber jumped to their feet with cries of “Point of order” One was sustained, and the bill was passed withoul reference in any of its se lord mayor. s 1o ibe 100 CENTS ON DOLLAR FOR SHELTON BANK DEPOSITORS Bridgeport, April 22.—Liquidation of all claims against the bank and payment of 100 cents on the dollar to all ddeposit- | ors and creditors of the Sheiton Bank and Trust’ company within & days was promised today by Receiver Marcus H. Holcomb. Receiver- Holcomb appeared in the su- perior court to present an application for permission .to permit savings department depositors and commercial department de- positors to use their deposits to pay or purchase real estate loans in those de- partments. Judge Kellogg reserved de- cision in the mdtion and In another mo- tion in which the receiver applied for an order determining the legality of a divi- dend declared by the bank's diréctors on Dec. 20, 1920, thirteen .days before the mank closed its deors, “I am pleased {o. rsport the mettlement 9L the - Armatrong elaime.” Receiver Hol- comb declarad in opening his arguments. “Last week I applied for permission 1o make an adjustment in this matier and I am here today to ask for the sale of mort- | gages and real estate loans to depositors in the commercial and savings depart. ments. “We can liquidats this bank. if we don't et the permission, but it will take two ars to do it. By getting the permission we can sell all the mortgages in sixty days. Under the law I am entitled to 1 per cent. of the $843,161 which we hold in real estate loans. and 1 am willing to sacrifice this fee to speed the affair up. 1 am absclutely sure we can liquidate the savings department with what we have now and with the $82.000 we got last night there is no doubt about liquidating the commercial department. DEADLY WORK OF PHOSGENE S IN BOUND BROOK, N Bound Brook, N. I, April 22.—One man was killed and four persons were overcome with deadly phosgene gas which early today besan escaping throuzh a leak in the tank of a large | chemical company here and drove resi-| dents of the town to places of safety. Farl Filiman, an emplove of the plant, @ied at his home hrere from cengestion of the lungs after he had inhaled a quantity of the gas. Harold Saunders. formerly chief chemist of the plant, who strode into the poisonous fumes wearing only a light gas mask and stopped the leak: Michael Pascal, his mssistant, and Peter Wirdel, were overcome by the fumes. as was Dr. Banjamin Borow, who went to the assistance of the others. All are expected to recover. The escaping gas drove residents from their homes, many of them in automo- biles. Authorities said that unless the leak had been stopped there was emough gas In the tank to kill the entire popu- lation of Bound Brook. City authorities it was stated tonight. will take steps to have the plant removed. During the war it was engaged In the manufacture for the government. JAPAN FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF MANDATE Tokio, April 32.—(By the A. P.)—The diplomatie advisory council today approv- ed the attitude of the cabinet on the mandate question, after Viscount Uchida, the foreign minister, had. given an expo- sion “of the government's viewpoint. ac- cording to newspaper reports. Nothing official as te the nature of the council's decision, has been given out, however. In diplématic ‘eirel hére the impres- slon. prevails that every® effort will be made to reach ‘a settlement mutually satisfactory o the powers concerned. The government, according to the Asahl Shim- bun, is considering the advisability of appointing & spacial commission with this end in view, A Tokio dispatch of Wednesday quoted the Nichi- Nichi” as saying the cabinet cn Tuesday had decided there was no reasen to alter Japan's policy on the Yap mandate question because of tbe recent American note on’ the subject. The de- cision of the cabinet, the newspapers | said, would be reported Friday fo the dip- lomatic advisory council at an extracrd- inary meeting of that body. FRANKLIN STATUE ON THE VERGE OF FALLING IN Perth Amboy, N. J. April Benjamin Pranklin statue. en route to Waterbury, Conn.. was threatened with immersion in Raritan bay today. The stafue, loaded on an automehile truck was being hoisted aboard a navy lighter, when the cable slipped. The truck then poised six feat above the deck, land- ed wquarely on-all four: wheels, while more than 1,090 per sps. who had gath- ered 1o watch the loadinz, held their breath in suspense. Upon examination. the statue was found to be uminjured by the Tmhm left tonight fer New York. 1 8~ 4 PRICE FOR COTTON ABOUT . HALF COST OF PRODUCTION Boston, April Normaley in bui. ness awaits a new attitude of man 10- ward his Job James S. Alexander. presi- dent of the National Bank of Commerce, of New York, sald in an address tomight at the annual banquet of the Nationaf A#% sociation of Cotton Manufacturers. 'Cor rection of the busines d social confu- sion of the time must be sought, he sald, not only in banking and business adjust: ments. but more particularly in the hu- man element. “Already substantial progress has Been made toward a return (o sounder eom- ditions.” Mr. Alexander said, “but the time has not yet coms for a relaxation of caution. The weight of chance is against speculative undertakings” Conditions in the rural districts of the south were described as worse tham in the days of siavery hy David R. Croker, a South Carolina cotlon grower, in dressing a convention session today. ‘“The average farm laborer in the south receives just encugh to keep body and soul Qogether.” he sald. ‘“The pres- ent price only a litt id for cotton in the south dy more than one-nalf the eosi EARL OF DENBY MADE SECRET VISIT TO IRELAND Dubiin, April 20—Th4 Freeman'®s Journal learns that the Karl of Derby has been in Ireland this week and stayed 1ast night. Incognito, in a hotel on Backe villo strect 113 8 #akl Lo have registers ed in the name of Mr. Edwards and was disguised with large horn-rimmed spesta- cles. There is good ground for believing, the newspaper deolarer, that Lord Denby pdeviously saw Cardinal Logue. And though he returned to England tonight, the paper beiieves he has seen De Valers “It Lord Denby has indeed seen De lera.” comments #e Froeman's Journ- “his visit may be welcomed as per- haps the most ropeful move yet made twoards reopening peace negotiations, for It is quite certain that neither Lord Den- be nor any othe rstatesman would be pe- celved by De Valera at the present mo. ment unless his credentials were incons testable. DINNER OF INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEIs v New Haven, Conn.. April Mambe: of the American Institute of Ei Engineers mee at a dinner here tonighty which Dr. Willlam McClellan. of Ppilda delphia. national president-elect was thif chisf speaker. The Connecticut section of the American Institute of Elsctrieal Engineers was organized and tae lowing officers el Chairman, Chas en: secretary and treasurer, A. . 1 nowi- ton. New Haven: executive committes. Samuel Ferguson. Hartford: W, (. Bry. ant, Bridgeport; W. H. Bristol, Water- bury: E. E. Everitt. New Haven anff G. B. Leland, Stamford. WALL STREET BOMB SUSPECT 1S BELD IN $10,000 Basw Seranton. Pa.. April 22.—Pail of $10.4 00 was fixed today for Tito Ligi, who confined here on suspected complieity in the Wall stresl homb expiosion of last September. He was committed inte the cuetody of ‘a United States marshal after A hearing on the charge of wilfully vies ing the selective serviee act during the war. His commitment by Feneral Commis.. sloner Ellis extends to May 2. when he will be required to appear before a fed- eral judg, at Harrisburz. Meanwhile - grand jury inv ion is expected. Ligh is locked up In the county jail here, WARNING OF APPROACH : OF A SOUTHEAST sTons Washington, Aorf The weather bus reau -announced tonight that an advissry southwest storm warning was displayed from Cape Hatteras to New Londen, Connecticut, and a ssutheast storm warn. ing from Point Judith, R. L. to Portland, Me A storm of marked Intensity, It sl cantral: over Lake Michizan, will meve northeastward attended by increasing, southeam and reach urday. suth winds. ing gale force and shifting west WOULD INVITE DECREASE OF NAVAL EXPENDITURE! Washington, April A resoluticm: requesting the president (o Apen negotite. tiong with’ Great Pritzin and Japan wih A view to substantial expendifures was in‘roduced today by Representatives Burton, republican, Ohfe. Some men find it easier to a reputation than to earn jt. {the amendment down. Mr. Sabath ’fi‘ sented another designed to make lawful |the entry of Donal O'Callaghan, lord & yor of Cork, 4 permit him to remalin = Rl e BRGURE P 7 et decr g5 of navah 08 | HINIES |