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°10-PAGES—78 COLUMNS WITHOUT RECORD VOTE THE SENATE PASSED BUDGET BILL &;:"mffi:;d‘;im{:fi:é‘ml:; | Practically the Same as Vetoed by President Wilson—Prompt e ke o Action on the Efll Has Been Promised in the Houss— Senate Also Confirmed Nominations of Twelve Briga- dier Generals to be Major Generals—Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards Among the Number—A Number of Army Officers Were Confirmed to be Brigadier Gen- erals. Washington, April 26,—Without 2 re- amendment to reducs it to 37,000, s cord -vote, -the senate late today passed |ing he was sure “some long .iean «lank: the budget bill: hungry republican would scceyt Brief debate preceded the final vote on | fi at that salary.” Senator Steady declines In the cost of living in France are shown in figures made public in Pari Paris, . April: 26.—The fifilster_of war Is. adopting ‘speeial. precaution the spread of . the ; Sl!-lll demic, . which. dlready. h: | siderable , number. of ‘deet) X tary. hospitala. and s affecting - civilens, especially in the -Pans-district.. Vire iau~ thorities express the Lslisf. that the dis- case will be quickly. ehecisd.” They as- sert that it dpes na: present.the. fanger- ous features.of the deadly 191§ epiiemic. DEVLIN BELIEVES. ULSTER. mo! 'l!.L .l F¥IASCO B@IlflLAvflln. (By Ll. ‘,p_ Joseph Deylin,cwho has returned to uister to-direct fhe nationalist campaign; in-an interview today. expresseds - the_opinion that the .ulster parliameént. will ‘be a fias ¢o." It. willwbe faced at ithe ‘outset, he said,. with the ‘necessity * of -taxing - .the people -for the smainteffance ‘of - Beifast's 35,000 unemployed, wio-are steadil ‘ereasing ‘through the,dismissal.of a sand workers. weekly. from_ tie shipyards. . Regardisg- the possibility<of.a settle- ‘ment of ;the. Irish .question ' by negetia- tions, Mr. Déviin- was_extremely - pessi- mistic. He/did hot doubt that Lord Der- by had come to Ireland with ‘credentials from Premier Lioyd .Geotge,. but,: he- add- ed, “it is apparent from Lord Dérby's own' statement of: his' visit tiat ‘he | Crown Prince Hirochite of Japan ai | rived ‘Monday at Malta on.his way to England. atiomal Gas association of Ameries will hold a four-day convention in Cinein- nati beginning May-16. = * Way lunnu-, .Apnl 26.—Atter . um all- day -fight” gier .distmamens, -the- house was- foreed” to quit 1w3rk:tonight” witicut rexching. 4% vatezon. e’ naval. sppropris: Tin -Lill, becaupe of the mumbers: for time" i Wiich ¢ vews. o ST AL, thejend, of the-ong de‘vm, there was pend'r¢ an: amendment providing thano Tart.ef tite :appropriation. shuld go Gabiner meetuig and at’a eonference be- nsiruction unti the presidént nlv tween. Samuéi Gompérs and ctuer ofli- rtefndtional - conteres ciais of the American Kederation of ‘La- m;—rztl]l‘lmm( b?m:e"; 'l!“\'e l’tdr afd " Sécretity” Davis “and: brigadisr y e Lal ‘General al Cotinally, demoeral ot Teak,. w8 Pre-q e e i e e cismy liKe -eme=offered whoni:the bill wus tefure the house- in “tiie g days.of 1k Jast session_ by Renreschltive Hrocks, rerublicar of Illinols, -and rejected-by a vate- of, about. five . vsum:mon LAprFil 26 —Pi ation of..u new federal’ department uf Dlvjic we.fare, _though still-m. a.rormu- live stage have airesdy. arouse eLougn dvpund - nl Opposition tp indicate . that . Presicen: air‘tueir | Hurding will_have imuch work 1o 6o b= fore wuipping the project . into hudl shag Four sugar refining companics of New York announced reductions in. the price of sugar to 7 cents a pound. | ‘ Postmaster General Hays announced losses in_postdl robberies during the last year totaled more than $6,000,000. Ane’ matter was up foday, both'at ice ate, confirmed the nomination D. Goff of Wisconsin to be assist- ant to the attorney general A’ conterence of ailied experts will be held tmLondon preliminary. to the meet ing of the supreme cduncil on Saturday next, mmmmmc«mcm TIIQHQCIMMM : Washington, ApHl 26 (By the A. P.).—[Eold marks. . Tvonts hove fodny Indlcatsdsclearly that | . TWwo—German “will immediately issue the United States in. replving to Gér:|an international loan. in which she will| many’s counter-proposals on . reparati ‘Barticipate, and of which the-value, rate af interest .and schleof redemption shall Tepresentative in welfare = departmer: preimmafy studies. The labor men voiced objections to_iransfer of tae children’s and” womén s buréxu of' the department of labor to the proposed rew department, Strike of high scheol teachers at Ed- Leaders sa Ko<t ‘e % f in salary e dment and R wer it not. wholl; = . " *ai> | #nd ihe tHe cabinel meéting wus said 10 |monton, Alberta, for increases in sa the measure which was introduced o mick accepted the amen :m?‘::;»‘::d:dv .:‘r'::m‘m memeny td | e subject. to agreerhent, znmefl: ot | complished nothing.. - Jftha toumfien;'li would.be thrown - 011 y = similar voi8.| nave geveloped-a differénce of opinion a|and representation on school board was | inajiy by Senator Mo . republlc azreed to. 2 as to whether the new propesitions.put | the.loan to'be wt at the® Iiof. the :‘;{:w::mlnh‘l':mnl';lm;,\o&:l“l:’u ‘i‘ :.l,eu the . bill is) takea up - azal 10 “what 'should be done with ndcnl ed- | gettied. of Hlinols, passed b; the senate e k rwa Berlin were of such:a nature | allies. i 7 ucational -ageigies. e and house during the six conzress, | EDWARDS CONFIRMED, W % - rl‘:r‘: he Babls bk further. negotia- | Thiree—Gérmany” will 'pay, aceording te| (0-State definitely _the -maXimum conats- ‘l”’w ment Wais Indicated that - no - céntiusion | * Jeha Salamandre, & - sterckesper of B L ol be: Preccs - Aibok 11 OTHERS, MAJOR GESERALS tions. r tapacity, 'in“labor, Intefest and re-| sions it ls willinglto "' v in the session afier licpresentalive |'yas reachied by Mr.’Harding ‘and his ad- | Meriden was bound over in 3300 by the e effor Horace. Plankett and The measure now goes to the house where mu the total sum- to' be“paid which Knight, - republican_of, Ohio, ,had_launch+ conterred late. today . 2 e visors“and. that the president planned 1o | local court charged with passing a comu- [ prc BreIRC RO EIEE O TET TOOH Washington, April 26-¢The nomina- 8 'I:;“"‘,"MH(",‘?:M Ssmatio repry: 26t Bvered vy tHe initérnational loan | the: IFish DominionleAgtie.to ";‘;'i‘h“"‘" & ameattacK akalnst the bil. - The Obio cdters with. administration ofticiais and [ ertei. bill. , The. bRl provides for a bursau of the |tions of Brigadier General Clafence R sentatives. diseussing, with- them briefly lm'wuiabn n ‘this “connéctio s "l' i o ke 1 Yot again meimbers of congress béfore rounding out e i S oo el badlird bl S oo ’ mmyhcation, which -wak | Wl be" possible” to” pay’ only 4 ijaged .. TRACuS: /PN FIETOTRNE Puts _Hotel Beardsley at. Winsted, owned b O (S o learned in ‘order quarters’that'Sir Horace welfare “departient’ pidns le firs sémtéd during * his - campaign and ally confirmed-in reco 16" Q- preserit” congress. grepare the estimates. of Appropriatirs needed by the'various. dspartmenis. The bureau would have as its hiead a direcior <f the budget. appointed by the. pres dent -withi -the consent of the senate for a term of seven years with an annusl salary of $10,000. The original bill provided for the ap- eruls 1o be major generals were confirin- ed late today by the senaie The nominations of 14 ceicnels te brigadler generals aiso were confirmed Opposition to General Edwards. which had developed in the military cemmit- tee, was carried to the senate floor. Sen- ator McKellar, democrat of Tennessee, 't € edeid ican received early in the day. from;Ameri S e 2 Mm“ Commissioner Dresel ‘at Berlin. The' fo eign envoys immediately reported: to. their Fovernments by -cable and it: was. under- #tood that the framing .of a reply:to Ger- many would await the:outcome of thése exchanges. As the allied governmehts were - be- "‘r"“" sinterest’ the estate: of the late :Governor George Lilley, was sold to Radocchio. Brothers, | local marketmen. | came' to Belfast ‘Friday +to*talk to, in unionist ;léaders, but nither - Sir: James Craig nor the- othér ‘would“sse® him, - * ! i On'all sides’ apprehensi that the. elections~'will. caslon’ of renewal of the ridting, - which résulted in much bldodshed, last summer . snomy. and o+ Aieed questions’'c advantazés of ear.tal ‘ighting ships modarn wasfgre’ ~ The speech started a veritat whiriwind of talk. IEeeng where . the house was hending, Chairman Kelley of the’ sab-commitice of her fAnhneid] ‘and- econbmie situation. The ertip! of ! the - remathing mm will 16” take, “thierefore, 2" va depending upon ' an- jmprave *'Five>In’ order’ to: ‘eléar New construction work on state high- ways, which is usially, at its height at this iime of the.year, is at & standstib/ DEFENDED 'LOBBYING BEFORE U. S CHAMBEE OF COMMERCE &l an oy - ds. ller- al 1o led the fight against him por ot _+Atlantic_City, N, J., April 26.-—The ac- | f0r Jack of fun pointment of a comptroller-general was reported, K £ fieved to be in possession of-the ‘text.of “k?’f-" ‘;mt":;‘:;':‘e“fi'm‘::’fi :;f,':{fin:'e mz:;fi“:"g‘gu‘fite:&a { r‘r‘l'n ‘:?:; ‘x‘: e—é:«? i n::: o thyities .of u:'e’lmufl States onamoer of | . g hold office during good bebaviour and[and forced a roll ‘cail upon which mbs‘r: the German proposals, which. was .made | mAn: ¢ ¥ commerge in Wasminglon wus, ueended | Charles"Surugu - to be removed only by concurrent resolu- | were only five Regative votes agains ) o | ez that- fha S IEaEs T PR A i bé held back 3 3 LS simim oS o m x e public today at Berlin, it wia not thought | Aér atreng(hin/ the recanstzysiion o in_large;force on election day.|ini1 the section reiatinz to new con- {hiefe today in -un widress . beiore ine 3 - jTon ot congrefi AR Frovisien formad|oshmiion. Al ok-CEies W EIEENNN that a reply would be long delayed. It f:arv‘-:;:td r&s:onn,‘-“he r:r:rd to prevent disturbances as ‘far as possi. | struci‘on had been reished.. The ichair. | Chambers national couticil by Emiow k. ;.’“'l"‘ e;“’:,"’:‘r“""”d WaT, | died .1l theg shitcion”vole eby ‘President Wilsor, | erata. It ‘was-aaid that the gopomsats 1 T Tufsiated owner hat exciangds | mcton 30 them\ st urgent bakis of op- | e via. rsldent oo sreAntents o ike]PRFis agel 38 yeurs. who. held that it would take .from io¢ | were Senators McKeilar and Harrison ot 4 between Paris and Londen might - be | ardti R most nee m“fl“ o sl © B ot n S e sonta ty L arae s rgAntetion) oo sivem tulaficient at.| PISident the power to remove executive | Mississippi: King o Hamme!| | necessary before a final decision ~was | mitisating botw hipetof the WaT and | ENATE HAS PASSED THE dicaton. . democratepf. Aliosm, - support. | - “We avoid secrecy. in duy form as if| Aviation has been given Inlefielnt B officlais. and Fietcher of Florida i “ ; 3 o 3 ot to big drmy, coast: defense an y g > ittee: mptrol asury would be |§5; g 1 foreign dipiomats auy indication iof the | Cersany e ?xfi“to pey L‘:a 1;&:1 L i T e ; Topén aad above boasa fashion,” was Jus. | {ore the naval committee | abclished under the revisey bill_and 12 {tors. 'A iarge mumber of senators wers 3 1 The counter-propeeals. the fact. was mot | addition ‘to réconstriction, acéprdingto-a | bill authorizing. the president to regulate|’ Mr. Knight, a nav member, cxplained | tiied. B B b T s i s e, Bt L e SISO O SHMNE. B L At o Sntiier wis M 2 Uacioned, nor was there any indiation-as | scheme as far a4 pessible purely. com. | and license sngiigs of submarine cables| 11t e had ntroduzod Loday. o reeciution | The chamber has taken - note it the Th SRR 31 M Hodio "Neading | 0, Assisant eompirolley gneral, wouid || Senator MeKeliar was reporied 12 have 7 Viéwea them. There was some evidence,| Seven—in order: to . undeniable 3 . nan, a truck driver. Cable companies would be brohibited from landing or operating cabl by resolution which Jowever, that the statement-comtained in | Prodf of her good faith, Germany is pre- pare ‘ dimmediately ‘ to place ‘at the dis- Joint -congressional requires the preside This related to the relisf of General Ba- wards from command of the 26th (New explained that the organization. worss on 1 expansion prozram. . S . signature. : _— oomnect- | I the assumption taat business has a right . Dtop e e = 2 - R € atviston. B e T | T .m0, W s 250 P S e e o) i 7 el S0 o | B L Bl ™ b gty 099,000,000, marks, comprising 150,000,- tial permit,_and the_president, under the|sia and in the amendman:s ruied oul. | gitimate way. . 2 A memicen souller dead, | WArd scaling " ; . 1 y s Faase It It gy o L B i fo FEx e b would be authorized fo reyoke li-| t1:”Gusstion of Jimitat.on spceifieally “We start from the premise that bus- | 108FIY 2 ihoumnd ScrrRs provided for in the bill Senator Har-|General Pershing. ' It was said toat feno 8 ) o A . bl ., arrived at Liege, Belgium. rison, democrat, of Mississippi, called at- | atgf McKellar took the position —— Germian: eiborasdunt trbasury | censes' when it would .be_in the govers. | volvel the Unifed Stitys, tirear I: iness has tae rignt,” he said, “to present : ; iaon . tgf ok S s ¥ 3 ot Spiadon e et ] BT 2 :1::;.’ ment's intérest. and Japan. The advocates of the bill in- its views, that thesed views ought lo ik RAha Shriet repeosemta- | UEHOR 1o the adeption of ax’ adaltionsi | Gepera! Eawards” miltasy re cord did mot | & two-hours' session today of President |in forsign exchangé or Meix:rqmumee- The bill was. written “and pressed by| sisted that the goveramen. should ‘go| have cousideration for what they are I Ea Y e o o e nate also confirmed & number of - Harding's cabinet: What_franspired- in |- ‘m(—;fl;!m m}fi. fi:n::zr Kelu:{(&ep&:u::ugtflmnm-r ;l:‘::d‘v:\‘l:yns b:‘.lld";‘n:l‘\:n.\-v::dflxr’l‘f(: worth, and: that right-minded =senators |, o nonine has been givén ‘a paseport ing to practice econsmy.” there should be | army officers to be brizadier generals the cabinet reom, howevef, remaimed a |and.the ai e i S lepartment, by i and representatives -want not only to re- ceive them but to weigh them.” The. “Solution of tne present business vise by the British to g0 to Lendon. ing, adcording. to the extent -t Iue,l.mmy AL (Frederick G. Kellews: reah 1t Would be in a batier positicn to and eapacity, to aBfume the’ uuh obliga- urge 4 halt. an - effort by the republicans to inerease carefally guarded secret, ‘those attending the number of offices.” after the-dispute between the. department declining to discuss the Subject. and the Western Unién company over the in charge of war department bureaus. Among these were Charles T. Mensher, eoalitian.liberal i Ser 3 i etorthd that th 3 ? th r service: George 0. After returning to the state department | ti6ns to the United States.. latter’s cable landing at. Miami, Fla. Pointing out what ne tegazded 1s bi| depression lies largely in hands of the || GEReien T HAMETAT. ST | senator MeCormick retortbt yint the 2 be cuile o the o e from the White House, Secrétary Hughes |- Nine—Germany to_néfdtiate, | There.was no onposition to the bill in|cbiect.cns. to a cessa‘m _of buildine.|peopie through the “practice of such|pio 00 T T poarora divisien of Bed- e iixtoman: soum s oo B o i sent invitations to the allied diplomats. to| With the ...m 28 to the unu Senate and no, atd mi.n was_taken, | €lsirmin Kelley pleaded for ,1,.,:,, things as mm; patience, com- | 100 over . F. Riley, labor. g 5 = sanireat e s onic S L3 ¢ spec wisit him in his office for a discussion of | WAY-in which- Gerfadn delivetiés for rep-|. 'rging-necessity Oflalfld 'Amm modi_sense and courage, deciare er arations will be reckened, ;as akainst. the tétal of mm‘t A-bt..wuamly re- i als, “Germany's other rations od-| 2nd Obligations Will be: annulled and all the German proposals. These invitations went out to the representatives net omly of Great Britain and France, but alsp:of | SReCt) Delgium, Italy and Japan Each envoy recetved andeach e-d-'g e WHier, the serim of visits being sonciuded muu\t n‘m more than an hour. The German communication, which was banded to Commissioher Dresel Sundsy night, began 1o reach -the state depart- ment late last night after #h unexpiained: cable, service for both commercial ‘mes- | for:ncos with ther na sages and- nm %npub.u. mflor,xep . Let the president. alans, innesata, bim ‘work out cut a i u::n 1;( the :;ez;g:n:t can g hit o plan £ lift the arma TSt e e FPeltes: administrati sfforts to eliminate the added oftice by amendment was, lost. Objccting o the fxing of the s-lary of Charies G. Dawes of Chicago was eon- firmed as a brigadier gereral In the ri serve corps and the renate also approv- the assist#ft director of the Sudget at|ed savera! hundred minor promotions in $3.800,. Semator Harrison oftcred an!the arm = » MRS DOW NOT WITH Lorp PLANS FOE FOOLING 1HE OX NIGHT OF THE MURDER AMERICAN COTTOX CBOT Tenn., April 26.—~Flans for W. “Douglas, chairman pf the committee on ‘statistics and standards of the cham- Der ‘of commerce in his report 1o tae na- tional ' counciliors. ~ He said that from #tire four comers. of the Udited * Sta Practieally the entire elty of Wartford 18 on dayiight saving scheduls—factofies. stores nks, insurance and (brokernze oftices, past office, schoots and trolleys. ‘comies reports of he courageous and VB! | me Ameriean crulser Olympia, flamship exceedingly sensible and sane tiitude | of Ameriean naval units m the Acf utiz, With which the people of - the COURLEY |ut¢ enice for Spalato-on S.#rday. Later are facing the present situation. s . she will go to Naples and then:return to “They are not unduly optimistic,” he|3merica. said, nor unduly depressed.” an dnd the Oriént. This nvemmml should exercise all-the power Dpossible to encourage Amierican’ eable comipanies fo ‘exténd thelr service.” "Turning to these insisting upom a pro- gfam, which, ‘h esaid, womld rold back work of navy building untl a contarence ¥ad been called and th Meirose Mass. ,April 28.—District Ate delay in transmission. K arrived in frag- ments and it was not until this morning that the last of it was received. It was decoded and placed befors Mr. Hughes after he reached his office. The text is withheld by the department the présent, at least, but it is under- 00d.that the summary as given in- press despatches today from Berlin corresponds very closely o the text as received here. While the United States desires that the repafations question be settled- with all possible despatch eonsistent with justice, Recretary Hughes has made it-plain. from the first that the United States stands squarely with the allies in hoiding Ger- Ggrman nrivate, property in foreign coun- tries will be_released. TwWelve—Germany déclares the' present proposals only- capable of being carried out if: the ‘system of penaltiés is. discon- tinued forthwith and she be freed from all unproductive eutlays now imposed on her and that she be given freedom 'of trade. In the event of differences of opinion arising from an examination of the pro- posale,. the -German government recom- mends that they be submitted for exami nation fo a_eommission of recognized . ex- perts acceptable to.all the interested gov- ‘ernments. <Bhe_declares herielf ready in Stating that until a short time age all American news to South _Ameri via~ Lohden for /ti by~ British or, French-cable companies, SenatorsKel. logg said: ‘American - press associations now were send.ng limited news to South ;\mmu 2nd sceking more extensive facil- o And let me say,” he centinutd, mt the” Américan press’ assotigtions~are the most independent and fair of, any in the world. They are making great efforts to xtend - their service 6 othér councrics and they.need all the cable and radio fa- cilities’and, a1l the encouragement that the government can give them.” starring it with the - €all was issued, Mr. s rush _once Kelley declare “Dont. I urge voi, place the United Statés in a positionfof saow.ng bad faitn —calfingngtions b discass’a réduction of navies, and insfantly stacting work uy- on a greater navy for jtseif,:. “This is_fhe atgument we always meet when disafmament is proposed,” sald Connglly, 'whe-led- the fight for his amendment. ¥ “Always the cry is wait— and hush. Don't 1ét's talk about it. We kndw whefe the road leads. ‘it leads to Digker n another war and then more talk about disarmament.” ATTEMPT TO BURN CATHOLIC . CHURCH IN FORTSMOUTH, N. B. Portsmouth. N.- H., April 26.—Ax at- tempt to destroy by fire the Church of the ‘Immaculate Conception was discov parate blazes were prepared im the tWo! attained headway and one died out. Incendiarism was shown in the latter in turated with kerosene matches were found. The church, a Roman Catholic .edifice and burned ered and frustrated early today. Thres!| l\gmnt to sperad the flames, of which |’ ance when oil-eoaked waste: newspapers Of the thirty soviet officials making wp | the repatriation commission which will at- tend to the details of exchange of Russian prisoners and refugees now in Poland. six are women. The commission arrived at Warsaw. A'bargiar, whe effected an entrance by way of a skylight in the roof, stole goods valued at $400 or more from the clothing store of John F. Woodruff and company in’ Danbury. | World trade problems will receive the attention of Ameriean business men who attend the ninth annual mesting of the chamber of commerce of the United torney Nathan A. Tufis deciined to.make any statement after a. three-hour inter i a w today with Mrs. Carl. R. Dow, friend of Clarence W. Loud, a shoe sal man_under arrest charged with the mur- der of Patrolman James A. Preston at The interviesw took place at the M-r. of Claude L. Alien an attorney, who had | announced that he wouid serve as €oun- sel for Mfw~Dow should she need legal advice. At its close Mr. Allen said: "l can say postively that Mre. Dew was not with Loud om the night of the | murder. Others present while Mrs. Dew was being questioned were her husbund. her keting at a conference tatives of from ‘virtually ca F the adoption of uniform marketing ot~ tracts and pledges by the farms covers pooling agencies the " per maraeunz he American eotton crop 'to oo rold through centrally located ma agencies were undsr discussion here today :f represen- cotton producing interesis all of the soutscin stated e American Farm Bureau ‘The movement contempiaies led by eration Ing & perioa of ui Jeast seven years. the to be operaicd under direction of state ns and encral agency which would have sn- jon over the entive pooling and| arrangement Aaron Sapiro, a California attormey, iz PRESIDENT HARDING PRAISES HE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York, Aoril 26.—Praise of Ames can/ newspapers. by President Harding and an address by John W. Davis, for- iy ambassador to Great Britain, fea- thred ‘the annual luncheon of The Asso- ciated ‘Preds held today in connection ‘with the annual business meeting. Tn a létter read at the luncenon Presi- dent: Harding lauded the course of the press during the war and cxpressed the hope that: his administration would con- tinue to deserve. the- support aceorded it thus far by the, newspapers. Mr. Davis, making his first appearanee before the: members as general counser for The *Assdciated press, had kind words far impartial; tfuthful news gathering as he-had found it exemplified by The Asso- clated. Press, and referring to the im: portance of foreign news, digressed te Ve pérddnkl “opiriions o seér.l matters affecting :foreign, relations of the Unitéd S!n(tur He urged that'a treaty should ified by. a_majority. yote, of the.sed- 1(:, nne-d of two-thirds, and that there be adequate - compensation - for the dip| lnl(u: and-eonsular service, At the ‘business meeting the followirg | resolution. massidopted 3 “Reolyed. That. the members of The idtdd Press, convention assem- bled, . tender. thanks to the presi- dent, board ' of ctors and officers of The Associated Press for their efficient work during the .past year, which has made The, Assuciated Press the greatest news_gathéring: breanization in the world and ‘acredit to: the United States. many resnonsible for the world war and therefore bound to nay to'the limit of her ability. That statement was conthined in his reply earlv this month to the first German communication. Should the entente chancellors decide that the German proposals are such as to merit_consideration, Mr. Hughet would infarm the Berlin foreign office that- he was transmitting them and negetiations then could be expécted to proceed. Should the allies decide. however, that the propo- sitions were unaccentable as a, basis for |: further discussions, Mr. Hughes Would e expected to inform Germany _that he could not present them. It wéuld ,then remain for the Berlin government:to comme forward with sfill another offer or submit 1o the measures planned by. the -allies-for | i, the collection of the indemnities hereto- fore agreed upon by thém. advance. to acoept as binding any de- cision reached by this commission Should any other form of proposals in the view of the Ameriean government. fa- cilitate fu iation of the ques- tlon, “the ‘Gérman gZovetnment would -ask to have its attention dfawn to any -péints in, which_ is,'in the opinien of the ‘American gove , “désirable. The German_government ‘weuld also welcome roposals Mm the American gov. ernment. Finally, the nets save: “The German ‘government is too deeply convinced of the fact that the:vhace and welfare of the world_are d At upon a speedy, just .fid tair nmgn the| reparations-ques. n not to de eve: h!n& ‘Within its.power ler’ {o_&nableithe ‘American” govern- 1o’ direct:the attention of-the- ailied nvm\t to the; mn(er i nnc!mnnh TVEs—. . BRIAND mu" oF" Av‘ ox £+ Paris,” Ap¥iL 26, (B; the A'<P/)_The chamber-.of 3 Pyemier Briand: full liberty. of-action after hear:ng |: kis remart. én, the-Separations'eonference and "his doul.u-luorn . 1t7on May” -1 sstisfoetary _proposals, with aceeptabis guarantces, “ate fior matle by the G 53 Hul i b aeihoed e Five - rhlmler*'nlgl confidedc savernment, 424 to 2)Cwith abstaning frgm: vetine A ked, fall o who devited the plan of conperativ marketing which formed ke basix of @in- enssion at today's mestiag, explained his plan in detail to the meet 1t has already been adopted by Oklahoma eot- ton growers. of Brownstone and brick, is situated at Sumner and Chatham streets. - Adjacent to it is théwrectory. Rev. D. Alexander Sullivan, - the pastor,. returning from a late:call, discovered the fire whe nfailure of the eléctric lights and the gas supply in therectory led him to_awaken, Lieut. T. F. Regan. T. 8. N., chaplain and -ath- Jetic' officer at the maval prison, whe wa his guest, to trace out the cause. They found a blaze on fe open floor of the bagement, In front of a“small altar, that' had burned throuhg two layers of wood. This was auickly. quenched, but smoke led them to another part of the basement, where fire was-found.in a.par- tition close to a gas meter. It had appar- ently been the object- of the incendiary te feed' the fire with # flow of gas let loose from the gas_feed, from- which ‘the gus was flowing when the fire was discovered. Afger this blaza had been’extinguished the priests searched further and, found in the boiler room oil-foaked material for a | third fire. In it were two newspapers, one 4 forelgn language paper of a year ago, the ‘other-a Los Angeles paper printed in English. Father Sullivan told the rolice that he had fo suspicion as to the incendiary. He said he thought he heard. footsteps when e first_ entered the church basement, but he might have been mistaken. Fire offi- cials ‘expressed the opinion that the Waze had ‘béen . burning ‘about half an 'hour when, discovered. The damage was not great. father, -former Mayor Charles H. Adams, of - this city, and State Inspector il Bmith. She was served loday with a summons to appear an & Witness helore the grund jury which will investizate the murder. Preston - wi found shot dead on a road on the outskirts of the town short- ly after he alleg®d to ha've been seen occupacts of an automoblie. Senator Kellogg added that the Ameri. States which opens in Atiantic City to- da; _néws gathering organizations.in:the. . worid, - The cable landing control bill, Senator Keilogeg said, should be supplementéd by . radio-measute which is in committes ;nd which, he said, he hoped also would Dr. Charles J. Bulloek, Harvard profes- sor of economiés and advote of .a sales tax, ‘declared America will become “a na- | tion' of liars” unless the present income tax rate is lowered. ALLEGED CONFESSION BY BRIDGEPORT AUTO DEALEE Armed with a British passport, Lord Mayor O'Neil of Dublin, one of the most |, noted leaders of the Irish republican movement, is on his way to the United States. He comes to plead the eanse of the Irish Whité Cross. The lower house of the Pennsylvania| legislature last night adopted a rr!o!u»lFrM:.‘" tion cailing upon President Harding and anization congress to recomnize the “elected gov.|ments. ]-’- T j"(h‘"'p“::'u‘l‘; t » ‘ommercial, anno y. Alt ernment of the republic of Ireland. it TRt duthoy the ot vention of the Amefican Néwspaper Pub- | lishers Association, its action will be in- depPndent. of that, body, -he sald The proposed organization _will _he | ®T00 (S ITIC o ing knawn as the American Open Shop Pub- o ;sersions the men entered pleas lishers ABsociation, Mr. McCone said. Tt | 00" TR Ve intended as a permanent organiza- Dally_papers having a ecirculation of 5,000 or more.-have been Invited to join- and about twenty publishers have signified their infention of attending the rieeting, he added. FORMER HARTFORD BANK TELLEE 18 GIVEN " llnnxcn South Norwalk,} April - 26.—A llr:l number of cases were disposéd-of in the United States istrict court " today. by Judge- Bdwin‘ S, Thomas.” It was the frst session of a federal.oourt ever heid htl’c« Detroit. ‘April 26.—Asteged confessions sald 1o have been made to department. of justice agents by three men on trial in federal court here on charges of con< spiracy to violate the Liyer act we 1ZATION New York. | 26.—Representa- tives of dail pers operating un-| der open s ns will meet here | o consider formation of an or- o protect such _establish- ease The alleged confessions a To have heen made by James GJ Rridgeport, Conn., autome-{ ., and Douglas Moore and Jo< ot ‘Dretrolt, shortly after troduced by the government In the late today. said Burroughs. bile al bank, was indicted--'by-_ the fédefal grend jury on, three counts two charg- ing ‘falsifying .of .aceousts and;-the Bther embezzlement. He pleadéd guilty anfl his counsel appealed -for leniency:- Richmond was alleged to have embeszied, $3,000 and’ returned 3950 ‘to the bank after his. "arrest..-Judge . Thomas. sentenced- h!nl o the Atlanta penitentiary for & day on each count, the senten conéifrrently. v ‘Alezandes Dimlap-of 15 dgeport was-fined - 3360 and - 0o8%s ‘at. tha' early session of court for poscession of two stilis andf liquor, later appeared in court and saidf he was unable to pay ‘the: fine, He was given 30 days in ihe Jairfield county jail.and the fine -wac_revcked. Joseph Kiernan, . Xew : Heven - saloon- keeper; charged With ‘possession: and. sals thelr arrests. According confession he sent | from Rridgenort to other defendant. In GERMANY PROPOSES TO PAY- ALLIES ABOUT "$50,000,000,000 Berlin, ~sApril 26.—(By The A" D) The German people now know the. new ‘pro- posals which the Garman :evmhmt submits to the allied powses ti.rough tie medium of the United States. The terms f the ijproposals were made public teddys| s "Pfl as the accompanying assurancés forwafded to Presidant -Harding. Germany, declaring thal the.«-pes and welfare of the world are dependent apon. a speedy and just solution of the rations question, aseures -the' preal t it will da evcesihing! in. ts power to enable the Americal govern- ent to dirsct the atteation of .tne al- d governments to the “mnatter. purported, mobile an- Rurronghs’ a_stolen n - ew Yors of the alleged ot | o Restrictions of the petrelenm would be removed and freedom of im- ports without government supérvision wolld be restored by a bill introduced in the French chamber of deputles. trade in tion. An’ official decree Issued at Moscow by the ‘sdviet government puts ali foreigners, With the_exception of dipiomats, in the | same-qutegory as Russians with regard to tmobilization for work BUSINESS E THEIR OVERHEAD EXPENSES Washington, April 26.—In an effort to lower pricss, Américan business men are making a determined attempt to redmes their overhead expenses, 1t Wag cated today by a survey complete the Unlted States Chamber, of Com- merce. Renlies to questionniires receiv-| ed from 2,000 retailers, wholesalers and CLASH BETWEEN COMMUNISTS AND NATIONALISTS IN ITALY Toro men, belleved from pockets, to be Dr. Joseph Durand and Myron G. Maccauley were found shot to death in an overturned automopile in an outlying quarter of Los Angeles. - in. thetr 26—Several extreme na- facisti, and communists Rome. April tionalists, or DENIAL THAT MUNSON u‘l:l IS CARRYING ’J‘".l)‘ The sy ware killed and other wounded in Turin | manufacturers, !t was announced, show As “previouely outlined, GGermany pro. | SUAT :;.ynqu:;, s semlenced 1o Jail for nmhsn R 4 e oy wecvmo_ esuiy Yatuont ':D;:Iv‘l:; today s a result ofa clash between the |that cconomies are belag diicted geng s0mes to pay the allies an indemnity -ex. | AFA! !ml. ¥ s al (KR io Japeiro, April 8. eports nm i < o | two factions. says the Turin correspond-| erally by a reduction in the number nding over a mumber of years whish | (O 60" Others fined. for- Vielation. of the Vol- the Munson liner Huron was SRt arardng Tands in Ketos: conty. to . NO NEARER SETTLEMENT Lonkon,; April. 26:—{(By The A. P. three Hours' ‘conferenn -taday betwesn the miners abd ithe mi1e owners, with carrying stocks of liquor valued at sevsral thous- ands-of dollars for the use of Ifs.pass sefigers were denied by officers of the ves Sel upon its arrival hare froui Monte pesiticrs are lal debt .o ccomes Win' cieers fro ina Chamber.. T1a. premier- waid Foicee and ent -of the Temio. The fighting occurred when the facisti set firs to the big labor exchange in re- taliation for the murder of ons of their employes. & eutting down In advertising space. greater” uge of bulget and eest accounting systems and by a mere rigid serutiny of ered) e stead aet included: Amneg,v Miarkhynas, RRau 1o Jve veatil Harttord, $400; William Kelly. Hartfora. $400 John . Cunningham, reenwich, $400; James Muldowney, Hartford, $40v the Southern Pacific railroad company and setting aside the counter claims of the MeKittrick Oil company. 009, 1l co-operats 10 her utmost the reconstruction of the devastatid & 5 comrades. -who was disabled former ons: she will place immediate -t | o6t Britain v pletely.-:a: wgree. | Andrew . Dzambo ES""' fords. . $506; | Sir Roblert Stephenson , Horne, chaneel. | 460 Yesterday.: The sail that i thers ,,;1""0"‘7'::';‘;:;;&'7"-”:',,,:"" soldier, the correspondent adds. WOULD INVESTIGATE THE he disposs) of the repacations cemmie.| M o' fAr as tne urirciple ¢ coercive [Charles H. “"“"‘\‘,d ;Wk““"“ lor of the ‘exdhequer, presiding, brought | A8 anY.liauor on s0ars, it was the yro- | "y oroR”), cand e ety s i X Eentoms 3am ¢ bl sion ome billion gold marks; she is:will|IHeAsUZes wers Corre 1Tl Semis Zamepert Ll "mg the disputants:in the coal atrike no_near-|PETLY’ of the passcng:cs, and this stale-|peen | gefinitely relecred 0 Presiden: | 50009 SIGX CONTRICTS FOR % to asume the alliss-shiifations’io| He reviewsd SIl the Vielwvams:iy:ir: | Nancre iRl aetonetts [ & B dereemeht aikhous ing own. | ent: was ‘not Jenisd %y th AIg | e caing. asymemisirs o | ae saiis DAIRYMEN'S LEA Albany, X. Y., April 36.—Motion pleture fie United Btates. and she ‘will- ismé | many. of the. freaty of ersallled; laying| Woods, Boeton 32007 Aneust Boeelolettl, o et Ye vaseel board. Both are democrats. T producere, at a hearing before Governor # international loam, the proceeds - of | csvecial emphasis 2n . Germnany's ‘failure | Hartfo -1:}, o . Marnitz, New wwssed tenight | Déspatches Buenos \ires and 3 Sy Uttea, N..Y.. April .28-—The 39,600 | Miller today on the motion nicture censer. which wil]_go to the alliss. ‘to disarm .in. nee with tha" lrcxu‘ London, ¥ . over the fact that, the winers had agreed | Montevideo to the effact: that “tocks' of | gy rveneh chamber of de uth ed” contrasts. necessary for the st ship measure passed by the legislature, Put, in return, she makea-the condi.|Ber /. refusal_ .ie > pay éme e, to ‘meet Sir Robett Weinsslay morning,,|Ifuok, were. being taken-on boafd the| .igence of what ts constrlled or o} g of the Dairvmen's Leagus pooing |eubmitted a plan for invesfigation of the fom that the present system of remai.| livn g8id marks en:Maran 23 ta are i | DEBATE o after which”the chancel or wi'l ha | Eeoil Guoted " Crren Mhommin: - Tucuom|rdencs oL what = omatilad ax s in-|Ine of the Ralrvmen's; Lessus poclioe|mimitied 835 (o taredtisstion o des shall be discontinuad , immediateis, RESOLUTION POSTPONED | other HpATas chnteroace witn the ming | Alrex agent. for the Munson line. s an-| (CTUUL0 TPPO D wovermment In the | POL BT, MO8 S ners er e | mission 1o be appointed By the Hovernor: Fat ghe be given frecedom of trade and | nenc of twelVe bilon s remain- : thority for the statement that intoxicants | °CU at becomer ‘Washinktor, April" 26.—Debate on' thy Knpx . peace .resolution - was postponed today until tomorrow. No,senators were prepared. to.begin the discussion, it was explained. . That.the.debate will occupy but a few days still was predicted by leadérs -on - both -parties. - -Solid republican support of the Knox measure was claimed -on. the tepublican hat she be freed from unproductive sut'ays” now imposed on, her. _ The German foreign. minister,” Dr. . 8i- nons, explaining the esuntar-pronosals n the reichstag declarsd that.the new sfter sent throuzh the Unied Siates pust not be taken “on t 4 hasis‘e? an in. srease over the previou. Germmn wter, sut_only on a differe: basis.” inz due of May 1. red fo do nothing withont frat, consuttiag her allics, M. Hriand and ‘adied: 2 “On April |30, when the conference meets in London,. If Germany. has not made aoceptable proporitiors and guarn- {66 we' shill ‘subfnit .t o “furallies “the yractical means we have d in order to obtain payment « 1t due. leagup. today. This assures the rutting with expenses paid by the producers, to into ‘operation of the poviing plan May 1. report to the legislature next January, whether any censorship of the films would be_necessar: The nroducers, according to the terms of the offer. would agree to abide by the decision of the proposed commission. The @wpose of the offer, it was ex= plained. was to allow the producers to necessary, by voting am iIncrease had k¢ the Hi N S o M < el A twenty million franca for artillery. Montévideo despatch said that agents of the Mungon line there had ‘declared the valueiof the liquors phe‘d in’ stock ‘was $2,400. .~ anzmu HAD A BIG : PARADE IN . . after. tudav's o conference the minors'- federation suys that on: both the fundamenixl ‘ssues.at stake—a nalim\-l pool of wages and a wages ‘board-—!the. mine . owners' new: broposals represent no advancs at all to- Mon_ and ‘wemen prominent in politient and professional life organized the Amer- fcdn | People's league In New York to bring intoagooperation the forces which ave been consistently opposed te the exidting, prohibition and proposed new PROHIBITION WORKERS ARE i ACTIVE 1IN ARGENTINS | Bueno Alres, April 26, — Prohibiticn workers in Argen-iaa have planned an WATERBURY extensive program of meetirgs 1o he held ar g e TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION b € laws. during the visit to this cily.of Miss|eliminate the objectionable films and to The new sten had “ien taken hy, Ger-| . . ——— side~and it was conceded; that several VOTES 10, PER CENT ASSESSMEN®| Waterbury Conn., April’26.—Tnis ety Anpa -Gordon. “vice * oresli-nt of “'the|purify the industry themselves rather -] many, the minister explaized, not 'from | DOZEN PERSONS KILLED BY democrats agiin “would” give it their s desr b whs Jurned - over - to the ““membsre et |. . Bey uenn $hreughout New Jersey | World's W. C. T. U, who arrived in|than to have a censorsnip imposed. & ‘ear of new penalties. but owing entiraty A TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI|VOte New York, April: 26.—Assessment of | Sphimx Temple, -Mvstic = Shrin hir | were asked by local police to aid in | this Jast night. R g 1 3¢ o the false views entermined abroad o et e — 10_per cent. on earnings of members of [-afternoon -and . toright, with more taam|searching thorougnfares, hy-roads and | —_———— PROGRESS OF SPEED BOAT “sgarding the reparations - question. PAYMENT OF AN INBOLVENY :| N#w' York Typographical ‘Unio) 1,000:SEriners hers from the western and |deep woods for the three Long Branch| Meriden—The goiden jubiles o( s‘-m IN RACE WITH TRAIN “resident Harding was appealel ‘o on | dozen DEBTOR DECLARED ‘ILLEGAL | having tmflnberlhlp northirn' pert of the state. A specia: | high school youngsters,. one.girl and two ) Mary Francis was ceiebreted - 4 e principle of justice, and the Ameri- | killed ‘and’ a, score Injured. .in ; & s . 2 fund fo aid in"the fight for redustion | irain, brouht 'a larre delsgation irum |boys, who Isft Long Branch. N. 3. last| Bridser's Convemi of Merey e Morehgad, N. C.. April 26.—The Gas @n answer was awaited at anv momout. | this aftérnoen at Braxten..a town>ef 60| . Boston. April 26.—Payment to a cred- | of working hours.,was ~voted by that|Hartford,-and Bridgeport also was repre. | Friday in an automobile. ter Mary Francis has been here over [ 1L, Jr., the spesd boa. in which Gam The text of the note forwarded by Ger. | inhabitants, ; eighteen. miles from here. debtor who is actually insolv- | hody, President Leon H. Rouse announce | sented by a large groun.. A parade ‘n Nty years. coming to this couniry with| Wood, ‘Detrolt munufacturer. ls racingy nany to the U'nited States for transmis- Heavy, property. ‘damage is reported. ent authongh not at the time,a red | today. .0 ¢ " |the late"afternoon was the feature of the | «Leonatd G. Fdwardném, Chicago cor-|the first band. of (he Sistérs of Morcs |the Atlantic Coast Line's Havana Spe-, ton to the aflles concludes with the fol- o A bankrupt. in ‘iliegal, and. money. go paid | - The fund.is primarily to ba=k book ani gathering. - The Sphinx Temple band of in |72 pieces from Hartford was in the pa- | was fined $1 and cpsts by Judge Thomes ds.for 44 heur.week. The {irade there were drilis by the Arab|Taylor on a charge of criminal libel 18 expected to furnish about{patrol. A Mh.\ -Ion was ‘held { against Judge. Charies - A. - MeDonaly, chief Justice of the superior ocoprt. f in the convent school for many yea réspondent for a New York paper. teday | from County Claire. ireland. Sne tanght and Jately has given ner entire attention to classes Jn Art and poetry. Sne was pre- fsented a purse of gold by former pupls. cial from Miami, Fia. to New York, are| rived hers at 612 o'clock this evening. After re-fucling the boat (After ‘a .girl hu acquired a. beau | must be returned to go -Into a.common job printers throughout the country the first thing she. osk it to leck ‘In pool for_ thegbenefit of allvereditors, - ac-] their. his wateh case to see is an mmu-mmmae«mwamen 1 ¢ her total liabflity marks payable in