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108 VOL. LXIilI—NO. POPULATION 29,685 * NORWICH, ' CONN., WEDNESD_If MAY 4 1921 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS = — — — PRICE TWO CENTS. SUPREME COUNCL AGREES ON ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY Total Sum Which Germany Will be Called Upon to Pay Has Been Increased to 6,750,000,000_Pounds Sterling—In- cludes Sum Due Belgium on Account of Her l?ebts to the Allies—Ultimatum to be Sent to Germany Not Later Than May 6, And to Expire Six Days Later—FHonding Sheme is Drafted to Guarantee the Payment of 100, 000,000 Pounds Annually. London, May 3.—(By The A. P.) The eupreme council reached & complete agreement this afternoon on the sub- stance of the ultimatum to be sent to Germany by the reparations commission pot later than May 6. The uitimatum expires six days later. The drafting committee is busy to- night completing the document, which ill b efinally passed at another meet- ing of the council tomorrow, and then handed to the reparations commis. been calleu irom Paris and forward the last word of the serlin cabinet in accord- the treaty of Versailles total sum which Germany The be called upon to pay has been incre: sed 1o £.750,000,000 pounds sterling by the Inclusion of the sum due Belgium on ac- eount of her debts to the allies. Under the bonding scheme to tee the payment of £100 000,000 a: ran- ual- Iy, plus 25 per cent. tax on German ex- ports, £600,000,000 in bonds will be is- gued when the ultimatum expires or Ger- many ‘accepts the terms, Bonds to the amonnt of £1,908,000,000 will be issued In November. The nce, £4,250,000,- 000 will be issued in accordance Wwith Germany's c to pay. That ca- pacity will be gausg 4 by the product of 25 r cent. on exports. 2% peaides the § per cont. Integest on the ponds, an additional one per cent. will b mposed on them to form a sinking fund The amount required for servic bonds will be thus £2.500,000,000, Should the £100,000,000 annuity and| ner cent. on German exports amount Dot than £150,000,000 required for interest on the service bonds, to be is- sued immediately and in ovember, a sufficient amount of the remal ing honds held in peserve: wi be antomatically i sued in order to absorh the balance. There w also be an ad on of one on German exports for the pu T providing & fund 10 pay the in- on the bonds held in reserve. In-| onds paid off will co ! purps of the sinking s calculated th: these bonds within years from per cent pose terest on any inue for the fund. It will be redeemed date of issue In no case according to the scheme, will Germany be paying more than five per cent. interest and one per cent. sink- ing fund on the total debt of £6.750,000,- fnf These amonnts are to be a charge on German customs or any ather reve- pue that the reparations commission is prepared to aceept. . The reparations co! mmission will re- R e HARDING WARNS EXECUTIVES T0 KEEP WITHIN ALLOWANCES Washington, May 3 —Confronting de- ficiency e::!mltefi of upwards of half a billion dollars, President Harding in- formed the executive departments of the government today that they must put an snd to the habit of living beyond their Mllowances and then calling on congress e up the deficit !;n :k le(’r‘;r to each of his secretaries, and in an extended discussion at th‘e tabinet meeting, the president laid it down as a policy of his administration that enly grave emergenc rant the expenditure of prier to their appropriation by He emphasized his belief that the long standing practice of making “Seh nnin— Titures without congressional authority was one of the most “dangerous terden- ies” of administrative government and one of the greatest barriers to national conomy. ring consideration of the subject, at the cabinet meeting, there was some weussion of creating a permanent com- Imission to pass judgment on emergency expenditures which _department heads Tight recommend when congress is in Ftecess or cannot be acted upon imme- ately for other reasons. The sugges- tion did not lead to a definite decision, but so far as it teok form, it provided inat the chairmen of the semate and house appropriations committees @nd the director of the proposed budget system yhould hold membership on such a com- jssion. e Harding sent his warning to de- partment heads at the recommendation of Chairman Warren of the sénate ap- propriations committee, Who pointed out {hat deficieney estimates already before \he present congress amounted to $216,- 100,000 and that others yet to be sub- mitted probably would bring the total \bove $400,000,000. Most of these sums were said by cabinet officials to have peen expended by the last administra- \ion or in projects inaugurated by it e i s PRINTERS ARE OPTIMISTIC OVER PROGRESS OF STRIKES congress. Indianapolis. May 3.—Optimism over the progress of strikes to enforce de- mands for the forty-four hour week in job printing offices, throughout the coun- iry was expressed by International Typo- graphical union officials here today fol- lowing their compilation of reports from dinate unions. Poa have reporis that 240 subordinate pnions are signed, all on the forty-four hour week basis” =aid J. . Hays, sec- retary-treasurer. “Those igned include ne-half of our members who work in the Jook and job printing branch of the print- ing industry.” Strike reports received from 125 local | snions show that 4,500 men are out, Mr. Haye said. WOULD APPOINT NONE BUT REPUBLICANS AS POSTMASTERS Washington, May 3. —Expressing an mdignation which he said he shared “with the seven and a half millien vot- srs who made uo the.republican major- Ity last fall” Representative Williams, republican, Illinois, broke into congres- onal proceedings today with a demand | that all the postmasterships in the United States be made immediately ilable for the appointment of the will | § jes should war-} public funds | pportien '!hm ds and a gy, tne b dance with the among the allies in accor Brussels agreement. Bach power will dispose of them or hold them as it pleases. CMENT BY ON REPARATIONS London, May 3.—(By the A. P.)—Com- plete agreement has been reached among the allies on. the measures to be taken in | connection with the German reparations { question, it was announced this eve .g at the conclusion of the supreme council's ssion. The council has summoned the members of the reparations commission to assist i ndrawing the protocol for pres- entation to the German government. The members of the reparations com- mission are expected to reach London to- morrow and complete the documeni by tomorrow evening, when the text or an of- ficial abstract will be made public. The allied ultimatum will be sent to Germany not later than May 6, and will expire six days from that date. The comparatively long time necessary to prepare the document is due in great measure to the complicated nature of the terms of payment and forms of the guar- antees. A NEW GERMAN OFFER HAS BEEN MADE TO ALLIES TLondon, May 4 (By the A. P.).—A new German offer to the allies was tele- graphed Tuesday from Berlin to the German ambassador at Paris for com- munication to the reparations commis- mission, accerding to a statement as- cribed by the London Times to “good au- thority.” The terms of the offer are not knotn, but the Times says it is believed they are approximate to acceptance of the allies’ decisions at Paris on Jan. 29. It is presumed the offer Will be for- arded to London and placed before the yreme council today (Wednesday). SUPREME COUNCIL TO INVITE A U. S. REPRESENTATIVE London, May 3 (By the A. P.).—The allied supreme council decided today te invite the United States to send a repre- agntativey:as a member of the supreme councll, and also to be represented on the reparations commission’ and the council of ambassadors. . — STILLMAN RESIGNS FROM BANK ON EVE OF BATTLE FOR DIVORCE New York, May 3.—On the eve of re- suming his court battle for divorce, James A. Stillman today resigned the presidency of the National City Bank, the largest institution of its Kind in the United States. Rumors, that he would relinquish this position, which his fa- ther heid before him, had circulated fre- quently since the banker and his wife openly accused each other of infidelity. Mr. Stillman unsuccessfully sought to resign several weeks ago, after his wife had charged him with being the father of the son of a former Broadway chorus girl. At that time the directors unani- mously refused the resignation. Today Mr. Stillman again sought to.step down cepted and Charles - Edwin _ Mitchell, president of the National City Com- pany, was elected to succeed him. Mr. Stillman also gave up his title as chair- man of the board, this position going to E. P, Swenson. The retiring financier was born 45 years ago. His family counted its wealth in millions. He was elected pres- ident of the ‘bank June 3, 1819, succeed- ing Frank A. Vanderlip. Mr. Stililman is a director of several other powerfu] corporations and is a member of some of the wealthiest and most fashionable clubs in and around' New York. In succeeding him as president of the National City Bank, Mr. Mitchell will continue to hold his position ag the head of the National City Company, a cor- poration capit \zed at $10,000,000 five years ago to make and handle corporate investments for the bank. Mr. Mitchell was born in Chelsea, Mass., in 1877, Tomorrow the banker will actively take up his fight for divorce at the sec- ond of a series of hearings before Ref- eree Daniel J. Gleason. Evidence to be presented against Mrs. Stillman through testimony at this hearing will require at least three days, the banker's attorneys announced. Some of it will include tes- timony intended to support Mr. Still- man’s contention that his wife is the mother of an infant boy by their former Indian servant and guide, Fred Beau- vais, PRESIDENT HARDING ISSUES MEMORIAL DAY PROCLAMATION ‘Washington, May 3.—The annua] Me- morial Day proclamation setting aside May 30 as a holiday was issued by President Harding today. The text fol- lows: “Whereas this nation has been con- ceived in prayer and devotion by men and women who were moved under God to found a nation where principles of right should for the lasting cornerstone at the price of great sacrifice have been fostered by a worth posterity; and whereas the great war has laiely laid its costly demands upon our lands, now therefore, I, Warren G. Harding, presi- dent of the United States, do hereby proclaim Monday, the thirtieth day of May, a day already freighted with sa- cred and stimulated memories, a day of public memorial. I invite my fellow citizens fittingly to pay homage on this day to a noble dead who sleep in home- land, benéath the sea or on foreign fields so that we, who survive, might enjoy the blessings of peace and happiness and to the end that liberty and justice, with- “oyal and true workers of the party.” “Why, they are talking about. civil perviee examinations for postmasters!” Mr, Williams exclaimed. “My opinion is that if the president had insisted upon all his cabimet members taking the ex- aminations they ure giving out to post- wmaster applieants, nobody but Hughes jud Hoover would have qualified” out which no nation can exist, shall live forever. 3 “In witness whereof I have hereunto #et my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed, Done in the District of Columbia this third day of May, in the year of our Lord, 1921, and the Independence of the United States he 145, x _ “WABREN G. HARDING." from the office, his resignation wag ac-| Proclamation For Elections in Ireland Nomination Day Will be May 13—Polling Date Set For May 24—De Valera Issues a Manifesto. _Dublin, May 3.—A the elections in both northern districts of signed tomorrow, and the clerk for the crown will immediately issue writs for the elections, it was announced at Dublin cas- tle_this afternoon. It is indicated that the nomination day will be set for May 13 and that the polling date will be May 24. The proclamation directs « that the northern parliament shall assemble June 7 and the southern parliament June 28. Eamonn De Valera today issued a manifesto to the Irish people appealing to them to rally to the republican standard at the coming elections. “By your overwhelming choice of re- publican candidates at the general ‘elec- tions of 1918, he said in the manifesto, “you made known your will in a manner unmistakable. On your suffrages the re- public of Ireland was constitutionally founded, and with your sanction the elect- ed government proceeded to function, or- ganizing the forces of the state to defend it and demanding from all citizens the obedience legitimately due to comstituted authority.” De Valera appeals to the electors to confirm the authority granted in 1918 and strengthen the hands of the govern- ment agamst “the enemy, both from without and from within.” He says the policy of the Sinn Fein remains un- changed ; that it stands for the right of the people fo determine how they shall be governed ; for the right of every citizen to an equal voice in this determination; for civil and religious equality, and for full proportional representation safeguarding minorities The republic of Ireland, De Valera con- tinues, in owrld: politics stands “for an association of nations and equality of right among the constituent members with mutual guarantees against aggres- sion, and for the settiement of interna- tional disputes on the basis of right and justice, instead of by force.” The Irish government, the manifesto adds, stands for an Ireland undivided with regard- to other nations, but for such revolution in that administration of home affairs as to make for satisfaction and contentment, and to be not inconsistent with efficiency and economy. The issue which the elections will de- termine is clear, says the manifesto. “You who vote for the Sinn Fein can- didates,” it declares, “will cast your vote for nothing less than the legitimacy of the republic, for Ireland against Eng- land, for freedom against slavery and for right and justice against force and wrong, here and everywhere Your an- swer will be heard around the world. It will ‘confirm the elected representatives 0 fthe people in tHeir rightful place, as the only authioritative spokesmen and ne- gotiators for. the nation. It will give the lie to_our nation’s traducers. proclamation for the southern and Ireland will be | | Irishwomen with red blood In their veins do not yet regard as criminals the brave men who fight against tyrandy and who offer up their lives that the sufferings of 750 years may not have been endured in vain, “Let no knavery or intriguing of the enemy divide you. Wisdom and honer go hand in hand. The issue between Ireland and England will never be settled until it is settled on the basis of right. We are advancing steadily to that final settle- ment. Blossoms are not fruit, but they are the precursors of the frui il ruit. Do not DE VALERA'S MANIFESTO APPEALING TO IRISH PEOPLE Dublin, May 3.—(By the A. P.)"“The is- sue between Great Britain and T never will be settled until it is settled on the 1?3515 of right,” says Eamonn De Va- lera in a manifesto issued today appealing o the 1;me people to uphcld the stand- ard of the Irish republic in £ ing_elections. el Mr. De Valera declares the Ireh ple are advancing steadily toward a :;:1 settlement of the controversy, but he ‘warns the electorate that ‘blossoms are not fruit but the precursors of fruit,” and he adjures the people “do not pluck them.” By veting for the Sinn Fein candidates Mr. De Valera says the Irish people will cast thier ballots “for nothing less than the legitimacy of the republic,” and that success “will give the lie to our n: 5 traducers.” o —— PROBE OF ALLEGED “WATER METER RING” IN NEW YORE = New York, May 3.—Susgestions b Samuel Untermyer, chief counsel to tn{ Joint [legislative committee investigat- ing the housing situation here, to aban- don further inquiry into the alleged “water meter ring” here if the board of aldermen would adopt a resolution per- mitfing the Badger Water Meter com- pany- of Milwaukee, Wis, to compete with other companies, were rejected to- day by Alderman Collins, Tammany leader of the board. “I am not afraid to ge on the stand and tell all that relates to this matter,” said Collins. . ‘When he was called as a witness, Mr, Untermyer ‘asked Collins why he haa originally approved of the company’s be- tng admitted to competition here and lat- er had changed: his mind and voted against this approval at a meeting of the board. “Well, P11 tell you,”. replied the wit- ness. “Alderman- Allyn got up on the flogr and made a speech for this meter and referred to unscrupulous Tammany poli- ticians, who had to obey orders, and said that anyhody that voted against the meter would do s0 because he was afraid not’ to. When a challenge like that is thrown in my teeth, I generally accept it.” At a meeting of the board of alder- men later, Alderman Viadeck, socialist, tried o introduce a resolution providing for a ninvestigation of charges made by witnesses at the legislative hearing that a number of aldermen connived to pre- sent the Badger company from compet- ing in Newj York. The resolution was lost when the board adjourned. The committes later called Frank S. Hanley, secretary of a number of asso- ciati®ns of manufacturers of building ma- terials who testified that at least four associatians had abamdoned their co- operative activities since the legislative hearings began. OPPOSITION IN SENATE TO NOMINATION OF D. H. BLAIR Washington,” May 3.—As & result of opposition led by Senator Johnsen, re- publican, California, the semate late to- “It will tell mankind that Irishmen and’ BRIEF TELEGRAMS The house of commons adopted nll the budget resolutions. __Republican candidates were victerions in the borough election in Naugatuck. Honse committee of appropriatians be- :"‘]’1“ preparation of the general deficiency Two steamers were tied wp at Port- land, Maine, by the strike of marine| workers. Secretary Hoover denied repirts that he officially said the oil supply of Mexico would be gxhauted in 18 months. Expensive frands, committed by officials of the Sisal commission of the state of Yucatan, have been discovered. Three Jews were killed amd 149 wound- ed in riots recently in the old town f Jaffa, says a dispatch from Jerusalem. —— Y The First company, Governor's Foot Guard of Hartford, is to go into camp at Niantic for four days beginning July 1. Governor Lake vesterday issned & pro- clamation designating the week of May 22-28 as “Forest Protection Week.” A syndicate of American bankers has offered the Uruguayan government 4 loan of $25,000,000 for 20 years at 8 per cent. Mo It was announced in Berlin the Ger:nan leaders charged with war guilt will face 1 as soon as the reparations yuestsin is settled. Thomas J. Rewland, a dentist, died of bullet wounds inflicted in a quarrel with his wife at their home on the aortn side of Chicago. Gold has been struck on a farm 45 mJes due ncrth of Ottawa. * The hrit =312 rush in this part of Canada follywed, and 3,000 acres have been staked. The Dial blll requiring federal judges te devote their entire time to the duties of their offices was reported favorably by the senate judiciary committee. Fennsylvanla railroad has the interstate commerce comm: loan of $5700,000 for a pericd of 15 years to meet maturing obligations. The Boston police department an- nounced plans to extend its protective arm over the homes of those who leave the city during the summer months. The afiti-dry league of New Jersey with headquarters in Newark, was in- corporated in Trenton for the purpose of advancing the cause of personal liberty. Search is being extended inte New TYork state for an automobile which struck Frank W. Webber, 69, of New- ton, Mass., in Danbury. He died later in a hospital. Nominations of E. L. Lewis of Indian- apolis and James Campbell of Spokane, ‘Wash., to the inttrstate commerce com- mission were confirmed by the senate without opposi®ten. Dennis H. Mahoney, a paymaster In the Boston city treasury, who resigned after a shortage of $1300 wag found In his - accounts, wmmn‘-d mif‘x' antew hours later. — 2 Bullding operations in Philadelphia are almost at a standstill becauss of the re- fusal of employes to accept wage reduc- tions. Employers estimated the number of men out at 40,000, Tolice Commissioner Enright of New York. reports he does not know what do with all the liquor seized in New York during the month of April, amoun ing to about $7,000,000. Five hund:«d families gwers rendere’™ homeless by a fire which destroyed build- ings covering an area of two blocks in Puerta de Tierra, the most thickly popu- lated section of San Juan. A verdict of $600,000 rendered against the Ford Motor company in New York and in favor of the Hotel Woodward Co.. will stand as result of the supreme court’s refusal te review the case. Special trains equipped with firefight- nig apparatus left Halifax, N. 8, to help fight a conflagration. which threatened to destroy the town of Stewiacke, 47 miles distant on the Canadian national railway. John J. Farrell, former lord mayor may- of Dublin, announced that he was sub- mitting to the Irish reoublican parilament 2 “semi-official” peace offer, which he says was the most generous ever offered by Enitain. The Psl Upsilon fraternity will hold its eighty-seventh national convention with ‘Wesleyan chapter the last three davs of this week, it was announced yesterday The fraternity held a general convention in Middletown in 1897 The big four raflroad was anthorized by the interstate commerce commission to acquire control of the Evansville, Indian- apolis and Terre Haute road Ly purchase of the entire capital stock at not more than $1,000,000. The Mark Twain home in Farmington avenue, Hartford, will not be-demolished | to make way for a new building. The di- rectors of the Kingswood scnool, which occupies the homestead voted to renew their lease on the place. Appoeintment of an American diplomotic representative to the Vatican is not under contemplation, says a statement issued at the White house In response to repeat- ed inquiries as to the possibllities of such an appointment being made. Recalling his days as mewsboy and newspaper man, President Harding in a letter to Harry F. Burroughs of Bos- ton expressed regret at his inability to attend a reunion of the Boston ex-j Newsboys Union next Thursday . The United State army {ransport Wheaton, with 2,200 bodles of American soldiers aboard, safled from Cherbours for Antwerp. At Antwerp the transport will receive one thousand more Lodies and then will sall for New York. A skyseraping waterspout several times highed than the Washington monument, and apparently of a playfui disposition. chased the steamer Esperanza up the coast for several hours, passenger report when the vessel arrived at New Yo from Mexice and Havana. OFFICERS ELECTED B SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE Middletown, Conn., May 3.—At the bus- iness session of the Connecticut Confer: ence of Social Work this afternoon of- ficers were elected and Stamford was chosen at the scene of next year's session. Officers el are: President, E. G. Weber, Stamford; vice day voted to recommit the nomination | presidents, Dr. C. Floyd Haviland, Mid- of'David H. Blair, of Winston Salem, N. |dletown; Dr. E. W. Pierce, Mreiden: At- C., for internal revenue commissioner tolwood Collins; Hartford; and Dr. S. Mary the, senate finance committee with structions to investigate o in-|Ives, Middletown;.treasurer, Edward N. Mr. Blair's ' Fast, Stamford ; geperal secretary, Arthur jlacking the right of cross exami Immigration Bill Passed by Senate Amendment to Except Those Coming Here to Escape Re- ligious or Political Persecu- tion Was Defeated. ‘Washington, May 3.—The senate today passed the emergency immigration bill fixing admission of aliens to 3 per cent. of each nationality resident in the Tnited States in 1910. The bill is effective for fourteen months beginning fifteen days after enactment. The vote on pas- sage was 78 to 1, Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, opposing thé measure. The measure was sent to conference with the house to adjust differences made I it as' passed by the house. Senator Colt - of Rohde Island, chairman of the senate immigration committee, Dilling- ham, republican, Vermont, and King, dem- ocrat, Utah, also committee members, were appointed as conferces on the part of the senate. As sent to conference, rhe measure would allow no exemption for any class or race of aliens in excess of the 5 per cent. limitation and those entering under treaties and agreements. Provisions (o exempt those comin ghere toescape re- ligious or political persecution from the 3 per cent. limitation were contained in the bill as it passed the house, but were stricken out by the senate 4nmigration committee when it amended the house bill and substituted the original senate measure in its place. Senator Johnson, republican, California, sought to have this provision reinserted by offering an amendment from the floor but was defeated, 15 to 60. Sharp clashes occurred du'ng debate on the amendment, opposiing senators charging that its adoption would open the doors to hundreds of thousands. Senator Johnson said it was offered to “preserve a very dear and sentimental precedent” and said it did not offer a loophole such as was described for the reason that government administrative officers would establish accurately the facts in each case. The bill was defended by Senator Wil- liams, democrat, Mississippi, after Sena- tor Reed, democrat, Missouri, had de- clared that it was “born in a shiver of hysteria.” ADD BTS three - EXCITEMENT AT INVESTIGATION OF THE ESCAPE OF BERGDOLL ‘Washington, May 3.—A sharp question of veracity, arising between Samuel T. Ansell, former acting judge advocate gen- eral of the army, and former judge John W. Westeott of New Jersey, created in- tense_excitement today at the Investigation by house committee of the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, Philadeiphia draft deserter. Called to the stand before Mr. Ansell, counsel for Bergdoll had completed his long statement, Judge ¥ escott, wh is 72 years of'age, flatly denied the ¢esti- mony of Ansell in two essential details. and declared with great emphasis there was no word of truth in the report that he had been engaged as associated coun- sel as Ansell had stated, to help get Bergdoll out of prison after he had evad- ed the draft for nearly two years. As tne judge went back to a seat in a corner of the committee rcom, Mr. An- sell, who had heéard part of the denial, re- iterated under oath that every word of his testimony was true. Just as his ex- amination was about to shift to other channels, .Chairman Peters. turning to the judge, asked if he desired to be heard. The judge was on his feet instaritly, Moving over town the table, across from which Mr. Ansell sat, and refusing to be seated, Judge Wescott for five minutes let loose a torrent of denial, declaring that Ansell lacked the physical, mental and moral courage to step outside and make the same charges to his face. In the midst of the verbal attack, Mr. Ansell broke in with the demand that if it was to be a debate he wanted the right to speak. Seeing possibilities of an impending clash, Chairman Peters quickly stopped it, but not until the judge had fired a few more shots, then, picking up his hat, the latter walked out, with a courteous snd smiling “Well, goodby, gentlemen.” First denying that there was shread of truth in the statement by the late D. Clarence Gibboney, of Philadelphi,a tha he had been employed in the Berzdoll case and paid $1.250 for his services, Judge Wescott reclared he never went to see Secretary of War Baker in I doll's behalf, as Mr. Ansell had te= and that he knew nothing whatever of the story of Bergdoll's buried escape. Earlier in the day Mr. Anséll had testified thta Judge Wescott as one of the defen<a at- torneys, had discussed with Gibboney and himself the question of urging the war de- partment to permit the dodger's rolease under guard to go out and find it. The fact was mentioned that the judge was a warm friend of Secretary and that he was the man who had p Woodrow Wilson in nom:mation f%r ident, both at the Baltimore and S conventions. Judge Wescott declared his only part in the case was the sending cf Mr. Baker a letter, enclosing the Ansell brief in the Bergdoll appeal, whica h regarded as a brilliant document and one which should have the secretary’s person- 2l consideration. Going back to the tale of the buried gold, Judge Wescott looking Mr. Ansell squarely in the eye, exclaimed: “I never heard of it until it came out with the news of Bergdoll's escape. I would suppose that if a man of Mr. An- sell's ability could get that crazy idea In his head and in view of what happened, he would have left the community” Deprecating the fact that two men cculd be ‘at such variance as to the facts, and ation, Judge Wescott- shid he wanted 1o reiter- ate in Ansell's presence, “amd in his very teeth,” that the latter knew whsan he testi- fied that statements concerning him were untrue. The judge told the commiztsa Anse!l had refused to recognize him in the ro-ri, when they were only a few feet apart which ied to much questioniaz and to the femark by Judge Wescott that tha lawyer must Pave been conscious then eof making siatement he had no authority te make, . But al! deubt as to personal relations between. the two was cleared away later by Mr. Ansell, who said he had refused to see Judge Wescott with Gibboney some time ago and never would meet him agam. 12 PEE CENT. WAGE CUT FOR NEW YORK JOB PRESSMEN New York, May 3.—A cut of twelve per cent. in wages of cylinder and job pressmen, press assistants apd paper handlers, employed by the book and job printers trades here, was announced to- day by a committes on arbitration ap- proved by both employers and employes. The cut was based upon the decline in living costsr. German is ta in the officers, train- ing echools’ in Fra ‘Where army offi- oars are urged to learn the language, | | 10 RENEW NEGOTIATIONS IN MARINE WORKERS DISPUTE A Conference of All Parties to the Controversy Probably Will * be Held in Washington Today—Secretaries Davis And Hoover Are Endeavoring to Bring About an Agreement by Conciliation—Reports Satisfactory. Washington, May 3.—Reopening of ne- gotiations between the shipping board, steamship owners and marine workers in an effort to settle the wage dispute which threatens a tie-up of American shipping was indicated as probable to- day by Chairman Benson, who nounced that a conference of all the par-| ties to the controversy might be held| here tomorrow. Negotiations to draft covering wages and worl came to an abrupt end the refusal of "‘the men to accept per cent, wage cut, later made « by the board. The men carried case to President Harding who the matter over to Secretaries Davis and | Hoover, The latter since have held con- ferences with union leaders in attempt to bring about an agreement by con- ciliation. ince an agreement conditi s a 1:1‘ ective | ast F vesterday, Chalrman said, the whole problem has been ly in the hands of Secretary Dav added that the situation looked hopeful. DiStussing the possil a conference tomorrow, he said | committee of shipowners was on its way Benson here, but all the parties to such a con- ference mizht not be here by tomorro What would be the scove of the conf ence he did mot know, the chairn id. While Secretary Davis declined to say whether efforts would be made to “er- suade Admiral Benson to recede from is announced stand for a 15 pef cent.| wage reduction, representatives of the marine engineers declared, after a con-| ference with the labor secretary, “pressure by government officials would force Benson to listen to reason.” Working rules proposed by Secretary Davis were said to have met the appro-| val of union offi who headed by | Thomas B. Healy, representing the ma-| e engineers of the Atlantic and Pa- cific coasts, conferred with him today. The matter of wage reductions was not into, it was Stated. The union will meet again with Secrétary tomorrow. the cabinet meeting today, the see-, retary understonod to have s=a’d that the situation looked hopeful, Posesible use of naval reserves to man shipping board vessels wag sald by rep- resentatives of the engineers to he hizh-| Iy satisfactory to them as most of them | | ACTION TO CHECK INROADS OF GERMAN FOREIGN TRADE Wahington, May 3.—Immediate con- gressional action to check the inroads of German foreign trade in the United States was urged today by Secrefary Hoover be- fore the house ways and means commit- tee. A revived German commerce, he| said, was fast driving certain American lines out of business. The commerce department head de- clared for a protective tariff “of a large order,” and spoke favorably of the con-| templated change in policy with respect to| The the basis of assessing import duties. committee i& cons.dering the ment of an n standard of valua- |tion to supplant the present system of | levying tariff on the value of imports in the land-of production. Such a plan, Mr. Hoovér said, appeared to be the only folution to the probelm of | meeting sales by Germany and other for-| cign countries whose currency is badly depreciated. = Germany continues the policy of indi- rectly subsidizing -her industries, Mr.| Hoover said, adding that on e basis of reports by federal agents the subsidy amounted to around 0 per cent. of the production costs. The methods pursued in subsidizing the industrials of Germany, he added, include a heavy contribution to the railroads and other public u s, expenses for ser-| vices, he said, which “justly should be! assessed through chammels not govern-| mental.” Many local subsidies exist| throughout the German nation, Mr. Hoover added, 21l of ‘which have an in-| direct effect on the selliig prices of Ger- man commodities abroad. The secretary made it plain that while | subsidies were continued the German in-| dustrial nation was placed solely in a| position for cheap production. He cited steel prices quoted by German firms in neutral markets as $12 a ton below | American prices on the same grade. The senate is expected to take up the emergency tariff bill tomorrow —_— BODY OF MRS. RANKINE FOUND IN NEW YORK HARBOR New York, May 3.—The body of Mrs. Annette K. Rankine, wealthy widow, who | disappeared here on April 1, tonight was found floating in New York harbor, near the South Brooklyn shore. Identification of the body was made by | Miss Spink, who was M Rankine's | nurse and companion, and Frank Clouting, her chauffeur. | Physicians at-the morgue declared that: a cursory examination had failed to | close any sign of lence, indicating the woman probably had committed cide, However, three ri set with diamonds, which she is sup- posed to'have had on the day of her dis- appearance, were missing. Mrs. Rankine was the widow of William Birch Rankine, lawyer and founder of the Niagara Falls Power company. Fol- lowing the death of her husband, a few weeks after their marriage. Mrs. Rankine suffered from fdainting spells and had since been in ill health. During the greater part of her illness| Mrs. Rankine usually was accompanied by Miss Spink, whom the family employ ed as a nurse-companion. On the after- noon of her disappearance Mrs. Rankine went out on an automobile ride, unaccom- panied by her nurse. She dismissed her chauffeur near the Mamhattan end of the Queensboro bridge after having made in-| quiries of him concerning the location rof pawnbrokers' shops and adding that she intended to walk home. _——— OBITUARY. Dr. William R. Broeks. .Geneva, N. Y., May 3.—Dr. William R. Brooks, professor of astronomy at Ho- bart college since 13900, and recognized as ‘the discoverer of more comets than any living astronomer, died at his home here tonight. sui- s, two of them | Imgqhe disputed srage cuty” Indicate That as Far as Ship Movements Are Concerned the Situation is Generally are naval reservists, Reports today from all districts, beard officlals =aid, indicated that as far ar ship movement concerned the sftua- tion was generally satisfactory. In New York, héwever, officials maid, some ditficulty was I.mrf experienced as strikers were picketing) the board's cruiftinz offices dnd in Baltimore h uation seemed rather unsatisfactory In Boston, Norfolk, Savannah ston, was said, reports indi- cated be no difficulty ir moving v Galveston appeared be tied up. according to in New Orleans the situ: £ On the Pacific coast. officials said, re ports showed no difficulties were being experienced at Seattie, Portland or Sas Francis BREAK 1IN TION-WIDE STRIKE OF MARINE WORKERS Nes stea other York, May 3.—Two Ame ps, one a passenger a bulk oil carrier. left on scheduled sailings. This ‘was the first break here in the nation-wide strike of rine workers called to combat redue- is in wage scales. On each of these ships efforts were made by union repre- sentatives to persusde the crews to quit work. zers alsn s and organ efforts to effect further an flag ships. Operators, continued to recruiit e place of those that wo oth er ns-Atlantie pas- d un at the last minute due to the cal ut of firemen, engineers and membe of the steward's department ng to P. J. Pryor the Atlantic and marine enzineers secretary of It conference of the more than 65.080 mer have resnonded to the strike call on ships from Ga eston to Portiand. Me. arrivals today were nine Ameri. . on all of which were e committee of the Interna- men’s union of America voted tonight to extend the walkout to the proportions of a strike by calling out all seamen without waiting until the wprkers were asked to sign new contracts Invoiv- 4 - NO DISARMAMENT PROVISION IN NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL Washington, Ma§ 3.—President Hard- ing objects to the insertion in the navy appropriation bill of any provision re- questing him to call a naval disarmament conference. as proposed under an amend- ment by Senator Borah, republican, lda- ho. This became known when the sénate naval committee began work today om the 596.000,000 measure which has been passed by the houge. The president's objections will result in the bill being reported to the senate with. out the Borah amendment, according te Senator Poindexter, republican, Washing- ton, in charge of the naval bill, and ad- ministration forces in the senate are ex- pected to line up against the amendment which Senator Borah plans to fight for os the floor. President Harding’s views on the dis- armament question were given to Senatoy Poindexter and Senator Hale, republican, | Maine, of the sub-committee in charge of the dent de: ppropriation measure The presi- it was stated, expressed himself as us of “approximate disarmament.” was represented as opposing any sug- n from congress in the bill which it embarrass executive action or ap- to convey a congressional recom- tion on international policies within sdiction of the executive Senator stated that such a request as the Porah plan wouid be ad. ¢ merely, without-real effect on the president’s action, and thercfore would be surplusage in the bill. It is also understood that the president reiterated his opinion that ample imme- diate appropriations should be provided te cont ¢ the 1916 naval building program with a view to rounding out prior to the estab ment program. e navy iment of a’disarma- ially all the amendments, ag- gregating $100,000,000, added at the last session to the house bill, which failed of ge in the senate, would be readopted the committee, was predicted by Sena- tor Poindexter. SUICIDE OF MEMBER OF N. J. BANK COMMISSION Moorestown, N May 3.—Shert $30 000 in his accounts, according to William E. Tuttle, Jr., state banking commission- er, - Joseph Kaighn, president of the Moorestown Trust company, committed svicide with 3 shotgun early today, county authorities said. His body w: found outside his barn near his homa here. A shotgun lay near the body. Kaighn's alleged shortage was in the form of an overdraft account, according to trust company officials A state bank examiner discovered the alieged shortage last Friday. The directcrs at once made g0od the shortage and called a meeting for last night, at which they requested Kaighn's presence. He did bank officers said. TR PO BIGELOW-HARTFORD CARPET 0. DECLINEY ARBITRATION Hartford, May 3.—The state board of mediation and arbitration, having offered its services, the Bigelow-Hartford Carpet Co., of Thompsonville, has replied that there is no strike of its employes and there is no oecasion for arbitration. The company ‘takes the «position that tha trouble between it and a numbeg of fis empioyes is due to dismissal of other em- ployes is due to dismissal of other em- ployes from its service. Secretary E. W. Broder of the commission says that the matter is closed. A GOOD ATTENDANCE . AT LONDON WOOL AUCTION London, May 3.—Thers was a good at- tendance at the wool auction sales A good seiection amounting to I bales caused active bidding. Metinos ad- vanged five to ten per cent. and crogs- by were unchanged. American a few lots of merinos.