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FFER N PRESENT F Csy Great Britain, France and Bel- garded as the Basis For a Renewed Discussion From Which Satisfactory Terms:Might Eventuate—Premier Briand of France Declares the Propositions Are Such as to Create a Doubt of Germany’s Good Faith. Washington, April 28 (By,the A. P.)— Diplomatic representatives of three of the allied powers—Great Britain, France' and Belgium—transmitted today o, Secretary Hughes the views of their governments with respect to Germany's reparations proposals. Official announcement was. withheld but it was understood. that the secretary of state was informed that the German offer in its present form was unacceptable. Whether any suzgestions were made that Germany be asked to-put forward new and more liberal tezms was not disclosed. It was emphasized officially, hawever, that the chief question at issue was not whether the proposals as such were ac- ceptable to the allies governments but Whether they could bé& regarded as the basis for renewed discussions from which satisfactory terms might eventuate. Administration officers still maintained silence as to the form of reply that would be made to the German communication, but it was learned that none had been for -the “full dress” meeting of the al- lied supreme| council Saturday at which Wil be - decided t ‘steps - shall - be taken, for exacting the reparations from Germany. " 1t -Was expected: -and.. even hoped, ‘in some .quarters that. the Ger- man ' counter... proposals . forwarded through Washington .would make It un- necessary to bring further pressure to bear. The curt manner in which France and Beigium rejected them, however, and the deciston of England that they “are thoroughly unsatisfactory,” makes it certain that the French proposals for occupation of the Ruhr will be the one subject - of - discussion by - the - supreme council, ‘uniess, of course, the meantime. sends - something more closely approximating the Paris terms. The possibility of - the United States being represented in the conference Is exciting much interest - in ' diplomatic circles here, for it is believed that American representation would have a greater influence “ in bringing “Germany Germany in |- HOOVER ADDRESSED U. 8. * CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Atlantie City, N. 7., April 23.—Mainte- nance of a government information ser- vice to compile gnd publish ‘production | and consumption figures of the more im- portant industries and the primary .prices of a few commodities as a ly for high prices and prpfiteering was adve- cated here tonight by Herbert Hoover, secretary of commerce, in an, address be- fore the ninth annual conferenec of the United_States Chamber of Commerce.; | Stability and soundness of business could be greatly enhanced. and ;vicious speculation curtailed, Mr. Hoover. de- clared,, through realization by the public of the true conditions in the various im- Qustries, Many - forces. are involved in the’ eco- nomic readjustment of the country, he declared, but there are many encquraging signs. “Many manufacturers and whole. salers,” he said, “are making cuts. in their inventories that equal or exceed -the increases which they obfgined Wwhen we were on the up grade. nomically, the retailer is of necessity the last of the chain to make readjustment.” Labor, Mr. Hoover declared. is growing in efficiency and shows a willingness to make reductions. in wages in many diree- tions, but the costs of building construe- tion have not come down With other in- dustries. The railroads were described by Mr. Hoover as the “keys of industry,” but the advisability of the continued use of -an emergency horizontal basis of rate in- creases, he declared, could be seriously questtoned. _“In the field of foreign commerce,” he continued, “the shrinkage in our exports thunders &t the doors of every home in CFRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1921 - 10 PAGES—78 COLUMNS * PRICE TWO CENTS. Washington, April 28.—Creation of a national food 1firketing board under the cbairmanship of the secretary of agricuiture and with the existing bureau Hartford, April 28.—A reported in. the senate curtailing - the _ authority of markets. as -its executive arm was suggested today by SecretaryHoover as a means of relief'to farmers and. con- sumers, 2 In & letter to Senator Capper, of Kan- sas, the commerce. sscretary utlined s one of the functions of such a board ‘the formation of ‘regulations or volun-, tary agreements with the: produce ex- changes in such manner as not-to under. mine. the very necessary process.of hed ing, but at the same time to control that tvpe of spéculation which ‘is able through powerful drives on the -market sh the weak - holders of grain and him . upon the market.” the secretary sych™- a forea This * function, be performed, better through board - than by . direct -fixed legislation. Other services to be parformed by said, the proposed board, Secretary - Hoover said, would: be the determination amd publication of facts as to distribution and prices of vegetables and fruit and the development of warehouse prac- tices with respect to.grain and other less perishable agriculture produce. Secretary Hoover emphasized the me~ cessity. of .frelght rate ‘readjustments, declaring “that- we_are in a falr way to re-write the whole commercial and industrial -geography -of the country in consequence of the present rate basis.” _Statistics were presented to show that faking 100 as the index basis for prices in 1313, farm crop prices now stood 109 buildng materials at 212; house furnish. beards of education. Would Cripple Local Boards of Education _ Board Control All Propos- od Building Ct measure was today which would add to the powers of the state board of education .by correspondingly Lof the local The commijttes on education favorab reported’ a bill, which. w necessary for local boards submit alil, pronose building changes to the state board .of ¥ducation for approv- ould make of education to (Contirued on Page Nine, Col. Six) TUNTERMYER CHARGES WITH PREVEITING COMPETITION “New ‘York. Avril 28,—T vestigating the homsing by Samnel Untermyer, Mayor fivthn and the men had . taken action competition in the' sale here, wirre answesed to mayor, who asked that th misled by Mr. Untermyer’ legislative measure perm: here of water meters i up during the testimoay organization of nine huil manufacturers, alleged myer to be a price- fixin The nine orzanizations worth is_secrétary are to made before the legislative committee in- “its’ counsel, that board” of. alder- % prevent open of- water meters Referring to the mayor's veto ! a engineer to authorize the sale ani nse of the board of alde-men, was brought Alnsworth, high salaricd secretary of an AYLAN ndirect charges situation here, night by the e public b not ' ‘innnendoes.” tiinz the chiaf itheut Approvay of Albert A. dinz app) vy Mr.in = combination. of which Alns- congider aban- American passenger automobile was re- moved. Treasury purchased 50,000 ounces of silver at $1 an ource for deiivery at tne Deriver mint. - % Rumanian chamber of deputics passed petroleum monopaly bil] and it is now before the senate. i ton in Pennsyivania and irginia, quota- tions now are $26 to $27. Jules S. Bache resigned as member and trensurer of advisory board of Tax League of America, Ine. John R. Mitchell of St. Panl was nom- inated by. President. Harding. to be a member of the federal reserve board. Standard Ol Ce., . of Californin is ting a 22-story office ‘building in San ncisco, which will cost about $4,000,- 000, Forelgn Minister Simens consulted American attorney before he.drafted his appeal 1o President Harding he told the reichstag. Directors of the Bethlehem Steel Cor- poration declared the regular quarterly Itallan embarge on importatien of Had Reviewed the Fleet, Was His Wish That the We Mean to Have That”—Demands an Effective Navy On Board U. S S. Pennsylvania, Hamp- ton Roads, a., April (By the A. P.)— America wants only that which is right- cously her own “and by the .ernai, we mean (g have that” President Harding both 2 preferred | declared today in an address 1o the of- ol otockaa C# “|ficers of the Atlantic fleet who gatnered b about him on the flagship Pennsylvania . ad red the pow r- Johin T Whi Sl hadnispis after he had reviewed the powerful a Iy elected speaker of the house of com- mons to succeed Sir James W, Lowther. who resigned. Closer relations between the Turkish nationalist government and soviet Rus- sia are being sought by the nationalist assembly at Angora. Major General Adelbert Conkhite has been ordered from the Third Corps area to command the American military férces in the Panama Canal zone. mada which returned this morning from batile practice in souther nwaters. The declaration of the new vemmand- er-in-chief of the army and navy brougnt ringifig cheers from the thousand bronz- ed officers and the wall of blue ciad en- listed men who formed a background against the guard The president had, spot directly beneath the muzzies of the toree l4-inch rifies in the super-dread- naught's after turret. His was a me; sage of peace, deiivered from almost the same spot where Presigent Wilson made his much discussed wa or his platform a HARDING TALKS PEACE, BUT NOT PEACE WITHOUT HOND Price. of, .t ,.n:_n:-'"uu-eu 32 a|In an Address to the Officers of ths a Gun in War—Tells Them Amierica Wants Only TH‘ : Which is Righteously Her Own, “And, by the 3 For the Protection of American Citizenship—Graphic ' Description of Review of the Armada. % Atlantic Fleet, After 1 Navy Might Never Again Firg an dthundered out the presidential salute, On her quarter deck the marine gushll snapped to “present arms” and the band. crashed into the opening Dars of the Star Spangled Banner. 34 As the music and reverberation of saluting guns died away the Ma; replied with séventeen guns to . Wilson and the national air to the flag. Crashing Gans and Blaring Bands Ship after ship of the batties:ip fores swung by the reviewing party- with crashing guns and blaring bands, evéry vessel as trim and immaculate as a goad housewife’s kitchen, every man from bluejacket to Admiral greomed te a fine point. It was the navy on parade in s pride before the commander-in-chief. The action speeded up a bit when the ponderous battlesnips had passed and the sieek destroyers came sliding by. They resembled high spirited children frolicke America the warning that we have no isolation from the problems of the worid. The unsettlement of ‘the Germah indem- srepared tonight. Secretary Hughes had|to terms than any other.move. The fact 30t yet heard from the Italian and Japan. |that President Harding did not forward e governments, whose envoys fle re-|the ‘German proposals to the allies Is ing along in the wake of dignified and austere parents. No bands blared from} heir decks and they seemed to ddress to the of their methods by lagisiativa com in t 173; clothing at 192; fue] and it a vy ! tee counsel. Ainsworth prom'sei. he toid light at 107; and railroad rates at 166. Atlantic fleet at nearby Yorktown soon after the United States entered the Mayer Hylan says he will veto bill passed by legislature abolishing the office seived on Tuesday after the German pro- josale had reached Washintgon. Whether A reply will be delayed until Word comes. ‘rom Rome and Tokio remains to bs de- 7eloped. Siuce the German offer is to be consid- sred at the meeting of the allied supreme souncll on Saturday, there were suffes- tons in some auarters’ that the Ameri- :an reply might belield' up’ pending ‘some ‘urther decision by the premiers. While wudmiitedly without -offictal - information, sthers believed that the messages deliver- *d to Mr. Hughes today had been of such i nature as to enzble the American gdv- smment 1o proc-el with. the next step tn he exchanges witt: Berhn. Statenven's tcday by Premiers Lioyd Seorge of Great Britain and Briand of France that the German offer was unac- sentabic were received by officials , here with manifest interest, but apparently no urprise. Comment resarding them, how- wver, as well as the semi-final announce- Tent at Berlin that Germany-was pre- sared to modify ifs proposals, if requested 1o do 80 by the United’ States, was re- Tresident Harding is to return to Wash- ington early tomorrow frem his trin to Hampton. Roads and Secretary Hurhes will acquaint him éarly in the day wit hthe npature of thé mes- sages received from the. allied diplomat: 1t will then be for the executive to deter- mine what is to be done. Great Britain was the first of the allied sowers to_communicate its views to the American ® government. Sir Auckland Seddes. the British ambassador, called on Mr. Hughes in mid-afternoon and was sloseted with the secretarr for nearly 3alf an hour. Before Sir Auckland left, Baron De Marchienne, the Bélgian ambas. sador. reached the state dspartment. Later in the day Prince De Chalais. coun- #llor of the French embassy, who acted n the absence from Washington of Am- sassador Jusserand, ' called on ' Mr. Jughes. DCCUATION OF INDUSTRIAL . GERMANY ALMOST CERTAINTY Paris, April 28 (By the A. P.)—“The Ferman provositions are absolutelysunae- eptable and made under such condjtions 1 sto justify us in doubting Germany's good faith,” Premier Briand declared to press correspondents here this evening. He ndded: ‘ “The presence of Americans, in our uncils would help immensely in the set- jement of many questions.” “The German government is unable to fid itself of the reactionary element that lominates its nolicy. . in =to heln them get rid of that slement, and we are going to do it.in the right manner.” 3 M. Briand spoke of the prospective oc- ation of the industrial region of Ger- many as a foregone conclusion and de- siared that the operation would haye not sniy a great moral effect upon Germany sut would give material results. Refer- “ng to the proposals addresged to Wash- n. he said: £ Germany wanted to show good faith n executing the treaty of Versailles, she 3ad only to address her proposals to the ~eparations commiseion, as has beer done n other cases. The fact that she applisd © an intermediary is suspicious in. itself, All the more %o on account-of the fact hat she waited until the eve of the day ¥f reckoning to anply to the United States n the hone that the American government ywu'd intervene and that an interminable fiscussion would follaw, during which Prench public oninion would be unnerved 1nd_German propaganda weuld work on foreizn opinion with a view to dividing he allies and estranging sympathies. “Well." declared the premier with zreat emphasts, “we will not fall into that trap. > “One is struck.” he went on, “by the fact that the Germans studlensly avoid references to some questions that are_es- wential to France. We want our friends 2broad to know that thefe are two prob- lems involved—reparations, in .which ‘he allies are Interested, and securd ¥hieh coneerns France particularly. accepted frontiers with Germany hat were generously. drawn, frontiers {pat are fragile and leava us In the face of Cormany. The only way we can gain security is by disarmament, to which Germany agreed over her signature, It would have sufficed for Germany to show her good will by simply 'fulfilling these ohlizations to which she subseribed. “Germany tried to dodge them and asked for delay. whieh was accorded, and which expired withont her having carried out her obligations. That alone suffices ::&Mm the mearures we are going to e. _ “When we hold the region in question we shall have in hand an important pro- Aductive pledge, 2 center of German im- perialistic reactionary industry, a center of German war material préduction.’ - “I am sure that this proeedurs will facilitate efficacious conversations' after- ‘wards.” ALLIED SUPREME COUNCIL TO MEET IN LONDON SATURDAY Lendon, April 23.—(By The A. P.) Al 1t Is ‘exnected” that Well; we are:go-| considered- a- strong card -in the hands of those who favor immediate enfogce- ment of the Parls suggestions. M. Jaspar, the Belgian foreign minis- ter, and M. Theunys, Belglan minister of finance, already. are here, and M. Briand, | the French .premier, is expected at noon Friday. ‘They will = have preliminary talks with Mr. Lloyd George before the opening ‘of ‘the: supreme -council meeting on Saturday, at which Italy will be represented by - its - foreign minister, Count . Sforza, and. Japan by Baron Hayashi,' ambaseador to Great Britain. The. chiefs of;the . various, i missions will have the assistance of their foreizn minfsters of représentatives :of the for- eign offices and that of militery and fi- nancial, experts, . for, besides the ad- demonstration at Hamburg, thefe are econemic - and . financial aspects of the French proposals Which must be decided upon. uon}gl;p,clvfi. ERVICH ‘ ... .. ¥OR POSTMASTERSHIPS L —— 2 ' iSpbemi-te The Bulletin.) the new regulatiohs régarding postras- ter ‘appointments ' are not officially made public, there is: reason -to- bslieve: Post- master. General. Hays will immediately récommend a mogified civil service or- der..containngs-a’ .number.. of .. change from the Wiison order. It seems to be unquestioned here but what. some sort of a civil service exami- on will be required from persons de- siring postmasterships, and that such examination will b supplemented by an investigation of -the general fitness of applicants taken in the locality where |they -live. There is reason to_ believe that after examinations have been taken, the mames of .the thres applicants of highest rating will be submitted to the Postmaster general for recommendation on the-same basis. That is, their rating will not be marked as first. second and third,-but- the.-highest will be given the same rating, merely being designated as the three highest. From that list the president will- select any ome of the three ‘e may choose. 'Many congressmen pre- fer not to be eonsulted In that selection, but it seems- pretty well understood that the -opportunity of congressional recom- mendation from that list will be offered each congressman and the list submitted to him before a fina] selection is made. The idez_prevails here that democratic and .other incumbents will be required to submit to the same. examination if they . desire to hold in office till their teris -expirel This will probably apply to all offices of $2,200.a year or over, ac- cording “to -the- best avallable informa- tion, JOB PRINTERS GET THE 44 HOUE WEEK IN 230 CITIES Indianapolis, Ind., April 28.—Contracts providnig for: the. forty-four hour week in.book and job printjng offices have been signed, by employing printers in 230 cit- ies_throughout the country, Walter W. Basretl, vice president of the Intefn t{onal Typographical Union, said here today.. ~Instructions have “becn sent out from the national headquarters to su- bordinate unlons authorizing them to de- clare strikes May 1 in all offices Where the fortylfour hour week has not been put into effect. Exceptions are author- ized where contracts, extend beyond May 1 Reports as to the situation in the va- rious cities .where the employers have refused to sign contracts wili be re- ceived at national headquarters early in May, Mr. Barrett said STRIKE OF JOB PRINTERS IMPENDS IN WORCESTER Woreester, Mass, April 28.—A strike in the job printing offices of this city is ghreatened next Monday by the local ,|branch of the Typographical union un- less the employers establish a 44-hour week in place of the 48-hour week, which the -union claimg fs part of an agree- ment signed by the Natfonal thetae 2nd the unien two years ago. HOUSE NOT TO TAKE TP DAYLIGHT SAVITGS BILL (Speetal to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, April 28.—The honse in- terstate and foreign commerce committée of which, Winslow of° Massachusetts {s chairman today decided not to take up any daylight savings-bill at this session and today voted against reporting out on eonsidertng any such measure this action will probably result in the fafl- ure of congress to pass such legislation. SALOONS AND RESTAUBANTS IN BRISTOL WERE RATDED Brietol, April 28.—State and local po- lice late teday raided a number. of saloons 4nd restaurants here and arrested four- teen men. A large quantity of l.quor was seined. The men werc held in $300 bonds each” for ‘a -Mearmg in eity court Si vance of troops and a possible naval! Washington, D. C.“Aprit 28 < Altheuzh | | nity, the failure of the United States to make reacé, the maintenance of great armaments and back-breaking taxes, the continued hemorrhages of paper money in many foreign states, their struzgies over nationalization of industry, the. si uation in Russia, all militate against European recovery and reaet upon us.” Means must be devised. he said. to eom- bat. the competition of foreigng combina- tions for export and import, and he gested the lecalizing of combinations fe import “into this country. 2 The address of the secretary of eom- merce camé at the end of a busy day for the delegates, who di the taxation and tariff probleme facing the country. While the vote of the various'groups of delegates was withheld, it is understood they decided almost unanimously that any permanent tariff legislation program must be framed with due regard to export trade as well as to the production of man- ufacturing in the United States. i They also endorsed the proposition that “our tariff folicy should ta®s into ‘con- sideration, the -economic needs of .foreign countries and the fact that we are now a. creditor natfon, and should offer. trading or bargaining - possibilities for interra. tional, ireaties o encourage -our export rade The vote on the question of whether the government should levy a sales tax Was alos withheld, but unofficial reports Indicated that the tax was approved. S e N EMPLOYES' CASE PRESENTED To RAIROAD LABOR BOARD _Chicago, April 28.—Railway union em- picyes, igacring the carriers’ « zument of reduced living costs and outsiis labor vages, charged tie rajlroad manigenien:s with Wwasteful inefficiency and took their stand for an “American standard of liv. Ing” before the railroad labor board to- 2y. Contending that the ' 2 cost of - iving basis of fixing wages was 2 wartime emergency measure, the employes cast it aside in their fight . to retain *present wage scales when they began their de- fense in the wage hearing involving nearly 00 railroads today. ne after another of the union represeniativss de. clared thal not only did they protest 2 £ 2 Ppoint out, that, according to their con. ception of American standards, wages were actually too low. The fundamental principles on +whick a wage scale should be based, it 15 de- clared were the economical ani.humani- tarian factors. “The one big, fandamen:. al, question before this board,” acesrding to W. Jett Lauck, economist, for the unions, “is. whether or/not .in this. post- war readjustment, the time raliway has arriv- ed to ‘deflate labor.’ ” * The employes. then brought. in many charges, previously made public, declar- ing that the present labor e Was largely due to a “fimancial com! ot New York banks, to inefficieacios and in- adequacles of management anl -that 1he precarious condition of the railway dustry, as represented by the marage- ments, was largaly due to wasteful methods of finandiag and operating. B. M. Jewell, heal of the railway em- ploves department of the American fed- eraticn of labor, read a Statement he sald that, even if the cost where taken into consideration, would be thiee years before railway em- ployes would recoup their loases prior to the war and to the fallure of the advance in wages to meet the advance in living costs Walter L. McMenimen, labor ranresen:- ative, and Ben W. Hopper, public mem. ber, both new appoiniees, were Dbresent for' tre first time today is ines ot t COMPLETE DEADLOCK IN THE BRITISH COAL_STRIKE London, (Apm 28.—(By The A. P)— The negoliations which have been in progress with the purpose of endeavor. ing to end the coal strike reached an- other complete deadlock today when the miners’ federation rejected the gov- ernment's latest offer to inersase " ine [emv(\r?ry subsidy to the industries from 17,500,000 pounds to 10,000,000 pounds. The rejection was made by an over- whelming majority of the miners’ dele- gates, because the offer “fails o conceas the fundamental principle for which we stand.” who have been attending the conference in London . are: returning to theif re- spective. districts. - - e The fundamental principle contended for by the ‘miners is a' national. wages board and a national pool, and this both the mine owners and the - government op- pose. . The inconvenience to the public as a result. of -the strike daily. is- growing worse, & GENERAL STRIKE OF TRAINMEN ON THE CUBAN RAD.WAY Havana, April 28.—The strike of the trainmen on the Cuban railway became general yesterday, causing a virtual ce: sation of transportation throughout tns eastern half of the island, according to prees despatches, All the delegates of the mine workers |, iHe added that “certainly these levels must come. into_step or. the agriculture industry’ and its. standards of living will be undermined.” A e s NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL, $396,000,000, PASSED BY HOUSE ‘Washington, i Apray ame 28 —With every ent relating to disarmament today by the house. 212 -to 15 there as not enoush opp: mand a record vote. Immediately ‘after the measure was made readv for the senate. The army appropriation bill. carrvinz $331,000,000, vassed' last. session” but vetoed, was tak- en up. The navy bill went through the house in . tie same form. as originally passed, but there were indications. cf a ficht on :the army.budget-because of an increae .in the enlisted” force of 156,000 tu 168.000, . : 2 A. parifament quick move by osition ‘o de- trici nla epresentaive ard a aisn. re- erat. of Texds, nrovidiiz that fn part of the apnropriation for warshin baild- ing should be exénded uniil the pres- ident had caled an international disaim ament conference. Seeinz the ‘an over: time for debate, the amendment was' put to a vote and defoated .n a veritable ‘skout of noes. But it did not ston tae fri ament’ limitation. who pressited question in a different textual dress, and almost &s fast as presemted they were rulad out on points by order. Tris clash of the day was precipitated hy' Renresentative Brrnes. democrat of South Carolifa. who soucht to ascertain the real cause of postnoning hearings'hy the foreizn affairs committes on a dis- armament resojution and at which Ses- retary ‘Hughes had been invited tvist liné- the Views of the Hadinz adra: tration. Mr. Frynes did aot mat very far with his- inquiry. The cubiect was brouzat mup again. however,* by ' Répresentative: ¥lood «f Virginia, ranking democrat on the com- mittee, who took exe ment of ‘Representative 3 oming, republican leader. that the ho was willing -to trust the commiifa all_matters affecting foreizn Dol Flood declared the repubiicans ip-did net trust it last seseion when it jed. to .permit. eonsidera-ion - of ~the Brooks disarmament resolucich, reporied out ‘by the committee. = of SAYS UNION MEN HIRED SLUGGERS AND nvmx Chicago, April 23.—Sluggers and gun- men were %0 plentify m Chicago that they could be-hired at any time, for $50 each. “Sam” Fischer testified today at the trial of" fourteen members of the Upholsterers’ union for, acts of violence during a strike from August, 1919, to April, 1920. Fischer previously had testified that he had been emloyed by union officials to beat and cripple “scabs.’” He named two o the men who are now on trial-—Edwin E. Graves, international vice president of the ~union, and Roy Hull, business agent of the Chicago local s’ the persons who had paid him and his assistant sluggers for' their operations. You could hear His skull ‘pop’ half a bloek away.” said Fischer in telling how a non-nnion man had been blapkjacked close *to his home. - He explained in detail how the sluggers, if they could not:put a man in ths hos- pital for a-month or two, crippled him so he would not be able to work. “After we'd knocked him down” he said..in speaking of one victim, “we kick- ed him on the head a couple of times and rapped him -over the knuckles: with a blackjack so he wouldn't be able to work. ““We want: to' make this guy an object lesson. Fix him right’” . he testified Graves -told him regarding another vic- tim. Get anybody Who ddmes out of a shop,’” was the order Fisher said that Graves gave him just after the interna- tional. vice president came to Chicago to direct the strike. -, - “Did You comply’ with the order?” he was asked. . 1~ “You bet Wb did,” he said. - “We stood at the door and waited until we &potted iour man. - Then we followed him uutil we 'could get him in a good place. MALES FOUND GUILTY SECOND DEGREE MUEDER Rockville, April 28.—Charles Males, 41, was found guilty ‘of murder in the séeond degree by a jury in the superior court here- this afternoon. ‘Judge Frank . D. Haines, sentenced = Males to the state prison for life. . ... ¥ Males, who came to this eountry from Argentina,- was charged -with thc murder of Mrs. David Rogers of Andover. She was shot to death on (ne doorstep of .rtr home following a-ayariel hetween M and Anthony Mack, hoth of whoms g ed at-the Rogérs-home. bullet wound. hrown out, the naval anpronriation bill. & ing & total -of ‘£396,000.000, was | Dublican- of Massachusetis, ¢ chalr, cat off.two hotirs «r}igrt 3 of ar zmetd. | ment_ by* ‘m tivd Conile, “danc- e sama | Tonfgl to: the mower at nresent lod= permit the purchase hy ti other than th new 1 ter manufacturing compa kee, Which meter manufacturing ecc ly to get the board of proval for the sal ducts in New York. SMr. Cétti testifi=d ‘hat ter had reposed so lonz ¥ quoted Mr. Kenneally “It fem't on its merits one< of them fellows ‘that reason, Now You won't Mr. gross selling prices of the exchanges. ter of concern with-him. harm the public. HEARING ON RECOGN Hartford, Conn., April Petition No. 43, in which i€ urged to use its offices with the na- tional government to obt for the “Irsh Republi at a hearing before the 1 mittee on federal relation: noon, Irish organizations, hearing. Philip Troup. postmaste .| ven, led the discussion in favor of the petition ana George L. Fox of New' Ha- ven acted as opponent-a proposal. - Ehairman Hall order several tagonism to some of Mr. ments. . The Sinn Fein ireland was characterized a “bolshevist effort.” two kmds of Irish, “loval He declared that many Iri erything their power * land lose the war.” only 150,000 Frishmen in Besides Mr. Troup, New Haven; Sherift Tho New Haven; Martin tuck; Mayor David E. Haven: and the Rev, New Haven. Mr. the Irish as “d | bondage.” - Mayor Fitage: plause when he told of ses Dby the Irish in the war. J GE COOLIDG v SPEAKERS IN Pittsburgh, April the principal speakers at Day exercises of Secretary Prince Lubomirsky, the United States Suests. neérs of the twentieth in nest Lawson of New ing Mist” being awardad 1 New York -painters, FEugene Speicher, - resp: English artists, Ribert J. ny and Sydney Lee, both one American, Ross E. M opening of the exhibition paintings , had been submitted to the internat: 182 of them were the w modified form. Portray of quiet nature was de; set race honors next f: maiden vovage, a salt fishing trip to. the| newspaper rates shoul Mack retetved al Magdalens Islands in the Gulf of St. descend. g, the cgmmittee he wonld call meetings for this purpose within a fortaignt. Mayor Hylan issued a state- ‘ment expaining the reason for his ve- “The “mo-called water meter bil. =aid, “bad for its purpose h- .akm of - aldermen, ccmposed of 67 and five borough nresidents. elected by the people. and placing the arbitrary power of ‘the apnroval in the ‘hanls of one man, ‘the chief engineer ¢f a Je- partment under my jurisliztion. In my judgment. no such arhliiafy pover shofild 'be lodged in any ons man Therefode( the veto.” Tnder prefyat coadi'ash approvel _S. Cetti, eastern sales, manas is_mot cona> to control meter sales and rrices here, testified that he had tried unsuccessiul of his fizia's pre- derman- Willlam Kenneaily why e mat- sysaéms of figuring costs anl un'form formed The lezality of suvh practices, he admitted, had heen e insisted, benefitted buyers and did not OF THE “IRINM REPUBLIC” Central Labor Union and the Farmer- Labor party were represented at times when members of the audience audibly expressed their an- He said there were He said there were my of 6,100,000 men in the World war. the speakers for the petition included E. Bryan Hackett, Fitzgerald, New Hackett referred to owntrodden™ D JUSSERAND 28.—Vice President Coolidge and Jules Jusserand, the French ambassador to the United States, were Carnegie Institut of the Treasury Mellon ane Polish minister weres ( During %he exercises the prize win- hibtion of. paintings _were The gold medal and $1,500 went to Kr- k. his_“vanich- second and third prizes also Howard Giles incetown, ..Mass,, recelved honcrable mentions, A ) 3 After the exercises had been conciuded a gay fluttering of flags heralded the catalozued. selections -were .made. from. 633 pictures and “Cubist” were not artists, The “Fufuri in eviden€e at . the . exhibition, at strife were absent, Lut, every phase >d in the board mem’yacs ecessary to w crargs alday he asked Al committee. e eyme: at all—yon'ré woa't listen 40 ot it a4 wil” form ‘Alnsworth conceded that: u® the bas'z a ma The scheme, 10N 1 28.—Senate the legisiature | ain recognition was discussed egislative com- s this after- . the Hartford the r of New Ha-: t-large of the had to rap for Fox's state- moyement in by Mr. Fox as | and disioyal. ishmen did_ev. ‘to_make KEng- the British ar- mas L. Reilly, Caine, Nauga- . T. Finnegan. and ‘held in! rald drew ap- rvices rendered PITTSBURGH the Founders to among ~ the ternational ex- announced. first prize. The sly. Two Fnraght Moc- of London, and offe:t of Prov- Inside” 385 The jonat jury and ork of foreign even _in Is of a world icted. - s The schoomer . Mayflower, ~Boston’s candidate for international fishing ves- set out. on ‘her | employed about 300 persons of city chamberiain and transferring the Relea 90,000 gold peso the' purpose of regulating exchange with the United States is being urged upon the Argentine government. Senate passed the bill prohibiting un- authorized landing of cables in the Unit- ed States, and requiring existing cables to be licensed within thirty days. Directors of the Pennsylvasia Railroad Co. declared a quarterly ‘dividend of 1 per cent. putting steck of 4 per tent. basis after paying § per cent. or more for 20 years. Improvement in the employment situ- ation in Detroit, Mich., has reduced- by 50 per cent.. the number of families re- celving aid from the city welfare depart- ment. A fiat reduction of 33 1-3 per cent. in passenger rates through the sale of mile: age books. was proposed in a bill intro- duced by Representative Flood, democrat Viriginia. o — Judgs John P. Kellogs, In the superior court, has handed down a decision which advances the process of liquidating the agairs of the' Shelton Bank and Trust company. The board of directors of the Atlan- tic Gulf and West Indies Refining Com- pany again took ne action on the regu- lar quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. on the preferred stock. Final returns from the efections of S in Fiume, show that the autonomists under the leadership of Riccardo Zanella, were vietorious by more than g thot sand votes. Revival of thd whipping post for erim- preme Court Justice Fawcelt n sen- inals was advocated in Brooklyn by Su- tencing a highwayman to a term of 10 to 20 years. Congratulations to Clarence R. Edwards cn his confirmation in the permanent rank of major general were extended by Governor Cox in behalf of the people of the state of Massachusetts. Five negroes stormed the jail at Fair- field, Ala., in an attempt to relaese a negro prisoners. One of the attackers was Kkilled by oicers guarding the prison, one of whom received a bullet wound in the leg. . Wre American Tobacce company, which since last September had been paying dividends on its ccmmon stock in scrip cenvertible into Class B common, revert- ed to cash, declaring its regular quarterly dividend of 3 per cent. Tomas A. Le Breten, Argentine am- bassador to the United States. has been authorized to-accept the appointment of arbitrator of financial claims now pend- ing between American citizens and the government of Panama. Sherlff Earl P. Blake of Plymonth county, Mass., was adjudged in contempt of court for—refusal to obey a writ of habeas corpus ordering him to produce Charles Ponzi. of quick-rich fame, trial In the state courts. for world war. Declaring that it was his wish that the navy might never again fire a gun in war, Mr. Harding told the officers that he believed if all the nations were im- pelled by the same motives as actuated the United States “this world would be at peace forever, starting from today.” “But 1 would not want a peace with- out honor,” he said. 1 would not want a peace without the consciousness that America was doing right and protecting its citizenship in the most effestive way” When he boarded the Pennsylvanig to return tbe call of Admiral Henry B. Wilson, “the fleet commander, and recei the officers of the ships assigned to Je- fend the Atlantic coast, the president had not expected’to deliver an address. It was persuaded, howeved, by the enthus- jasm of the officers to address them in- tormally. “1 am especially happy to come and speak to you of America and those who stand for its naval defense” he said “It embarrasses me to speak as your commander-in<chief. I have been doing today just as you men have been doing, following Admiral Wilson's commands. 1 want to tell you men how deeply inte- Tested and thoughly comfident America is ip you. 1 have ne thought m my mind except thgt I can say with al sincepity of my heart that America w never ask anything of .you not in perfect acccrd with the best conscience of the freest peonle on earth but when we do ask. we will expect of you the best defense that human being can give, 3 “I am very confident that you live and breathe the spirit of this repubiic. The United States of America does not wanmt anything on earth that does not belong to t it does not want anything that is not htfully our own, ne territory, no pay- ment, no tribut I: do want.that which is riteously our owh, and by tas etern- 2], we will have that. You of the paty are the first line of defense. T wish you mizht never be com- pelled to fire a gun in war, and § pelieve it all the government son earth were im- pelled by the same motives as our own this world would be at peace, forever, starting from today. “It 1 would t want pemee without honor—I,would pot want peace without consciousness that America was doing right and protecting her citizenship in her most effective way. “Officers of the navy, I bid you make ours the most efficient, conscientizus and effective navy in the world and I peldge you in return the conscience of 110.904.. 00 citizens.- T want to join with you in providing for our ccuntry a righteous, just and unfailing, defense and to that program every patriotic American unfail- ingly subscribes.” ATLANTIC FLI ET REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT MARDING Old Point Comfort, Va. April 28— (By the A. P.)—Three score fighting ships of the Atlantic -division _of . the United Stites fleet came home today from battle maneuvers in southern waters fo receive their first greeting from President Harding, the new commander-in-chicf of the navy. From the bridge of the yacht Mayflow- er. anchored at Thimble Shoel light, M Harding reviewed the long line of war craft as they steamed by, the proud sup- erdreadnaughts in the lead and the sub- marines bringing up the rear. It was the first time the president had seen the full Miss Jemnette Hoy, 24, a stenographer, | force under Admiral Henry B. Wilson, shot her former room-mate, Miss Cath- [and it was apparent that he was deeply erine Davis, 29, a bookkeeper, while |Impressed. standing in the downtown business sec- tion in Chicago, then ran into a cigar store and shot herself. N. L. Birge Sons company. knit under- wear manufacturers, Bristol, announced that operations will be resumed at the plant next Monday. The factery, which has been closed down for six months. A shield, simiar to the anes msed by ancient warriors in besieging wa'led citles, was_deilvered to the police department in Chicago. It is for use I pretecting officers while attacking criminals who have barricaded themselves in houses. Netices pested at the Parrell works of Sharon, Pa.. of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company call for a resumption operations at six plate mills and six- teen hot mills. The mills will .reopen Sunday night, gtving employment to 1,500 men. rs. Appelenta Kondratink died in ston of wounds on the head inflicted with a hatchet. Antonlp Kendratink. her husband, who had been discharged from an insane hospital a week ago, surrend- ered to the police. who said he told them he struck his wife after a quarrel. Warning against & pessible future de- moralization in the newsprint market. T. R. Williams, president of the American Newspaper Publishers’ Assocfation, in his address opening the 'thirty-fourth econ- vention “of that’ body. toid publsters not be allowed to 3 Day Anything But Ideal The day was anything but ideal this, the first naval pageant of it to be held since before the U tes entered the world war. Coming into the roadstead from- Washington soon: after daybreak. the Mayflower was shrovded in mist and soon afterwards a light rain began to fall. This was whipped aw however, by a high wind before smoke clouds over the horizon announced the approach of the fleet. With this signal the Mayflower, rying the president and his guests Secretary Denby and a party who come down from Washinzton on naval gracht : and afichored president’s flag flying at the mainmast. Small craft loadéd with pleasure seek- ers swarmed around the presidential yacht. whfle naval patrol. veasels .fran- tically policed the course set for the flast to keep it clear. Flags and buntings snapped and cracked ed as the masters of the small and large craft alike maffeuvered for advantageous position Seaplanes Swooped Overhead A flect of seaplanes from the naval base. and a numb army planes from Langley Field dipped and swooped over- head while foyr dirigibles that had hung lazily over the inmer harbor i the Mayflower had taken statjon, stirred into actizn and headed out to escort. Admiral son’s fleet 1o its anchorase. A few ute's after 9 o'clock the Pennsylvanta, for kind the Iph. steamed into position on Thimble shoel with the ng at the main mast the flag of As- istant Secretary of the Navy Iooseveit and at tHe fore mast that Admirsl Wiison, came abreast of the Mayfower strictly business” as they went wa; Astern of the destroyer divisions the submarines wallowed and tolled in tne choppy sea running on the surface with crews standing at attention on decls * Long before the submarines had passe ed the reviewing party the battleships and destroyers were at anchor in the roads, “dressing ship” for the president’s visit to the Pennsylvahia. As soom af the last submersible had paid its tribute to the chief executive ,the Mayflower Nft- « | ed her anchor and steamed up betweesq the double line of ships at anchor, now in gala attire with long strings of signal flags dressed over the masts from to stern. Received Full Naval Honors 3 Again the president received full mav- al honors and again the Mayflower surned each salute until the whole hare bor resounded to the crashing of camnen. As soon as the Mayflower was again af anchor, Admiral Wilson went aboard ts. pay his respects for the first time i@ President Harding .and to assure him that the Atlantic fieet had come north for any duty. After the feet commander returned his flagship the president left the May- flower for the Pennsylvania and.. he received a 21 gun .salute. O quarter deck of the flagship he 3 more than 1.000 officers of the fleet ang = | complimented thérh 6n the splendid ap- pearance of thei rships. The harbor was alive with launches~bound to and froms the Pennsylvania for more than an heur during the reception. This function over, the president and his party returned tq the Mayflower fof luncheon and late :in-e afternoon 2 presidential yacht s&d farewell to the fleet and turned its prow up the bay foF the trip to Washington, where it Ia dus’ early tomcrrow. Sccretary Denby and his party returned in the yacht Syiph while Assistan: Sec- retary Roosevelt, who made the ecrulte from Cuba with the fleet on the f chose to embark for Washington i & naval seaplane. g Immediately after the Mayflower leff the harbor, the fleet broke up, the war rious vessels setfing out for their hem¢ i ports. The Nevada and Oklahoma wenf to Norfolk mavy yard, the Utah, Florie :‘ da. Delaware and North Dakota to Bose ton and the remainder of the battleshipg = to New York. The destroyers also wenf ;‘i i i 1o New York, while the submarines gned to various stations between London, Conn., and Charleston, 8. c.; 4 SENATE TO VOTE ON KNOX & PEACE BESOLUTON SATURDAY Washington, -April vole on the Knex pes. toca; during “hy opering dc adert i) was concel of ad £ tican ani demozatic 1ders, Seme tors Jrcge of Mascrchusetts and Uns v00d of Alabama, arranged at today's session for final disgosition on Saturday 10 clear the way for consigeration of thé emergency tari bill next Monday. - ‘The peace resolution was attacked frems both republican and democratic sides toe day, Senator Nelson, republicah, Minne. 30ia. unexpectedly opening the- debatq with a broadside at the resolution that dissipated republican hopes for a urited front on adoption of the measure. ' Sensr ator Underwood also spoke at leagtk against the resolution, but with ne othe |er senators ready to proceed, the semats recessed until tomorrow, when Senater Hiteheock, of Nebraska, ranking demo- crat on the foreign relations itten and Senators King of Utah and Pome- rene of Ohio and other democrats are scheduled to seak. Dietense of the resolution probably will come on Saturday whe nSenators Lodge, Kpex. Borsh and others are, expegtelffiy take tha floor. reser- Senator Nelson, who was a vat “ in the controversy over thy treaty, at Versaflles, eriticised the Kpox resolution today as ng. equivoeal ard only partial” He deplored its fail« ure to support reparation an ddisarmam- swent demands on Germany and sald adoption would “encourage Germany o continue with her reluctance .to comply with th etreaty of Versailles as to dis armanent and reparations.” s Senator Underwnod assailed the reso- © Iution arations neg: donment” of the allies. Renator McKeliar, democrat, Tens see. interjected a statement that the olutions was unprecedented and that U Thnited States could not reserve e under the treaty of Versailles without be - ing A party to that treaty. Senator Bogah & republican. Idaho. replied that i: was %8 good precedent™ to be e E NATION-WIDE SEARCH FOR WEALTHY DANBURY WOMAN - Danbury. Conn.. April 28.—A ma wide tearch has been instituted for Flocencs W. Burr. 53. a wi who vaniated from her home ners ves ‘announced today ifeved to have hoarded & train for York,