Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 25, 1921, Page 1

VoL LXNI—NO. 153 POPULATION 29,685 _ NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1921 REAR ADMIRAL SIMS PUBLICLY REPRIMANDEDBY SEC'Y DENBY a Secretary of Navy Declares the Remarks Made by the Admiral Criticizing Sinn Fein Sympathizers in America in His London Speech “Constitutes a Flagrant and Deliberate Disregard of Specific Instructions” —Similar Action Was Taken Against Sims in 191 1—Admiral Sims, Referrring to the Reprimand, Said: Same Old Thing”—Consi June 24.—Secretary Den-) Washiog! by today “publicly” reprimanded Rear Admiryl William as a result of he spicch of the admiral made in Lon-| on. June 7, In which he criticized Sinn 5 sympathizers in America. reprimand Mr. Denby pointed | t before the navy department had | : neccssary to take similar action wn officer for an address delivered fon in 1911, and referring 1o thel nd, added: occasion now therefore, constitute a fberate disregard of spe- na secretary was mak- the reprimand Admiral Sims President Harding at the was explained that the leave his card as is when high naval officers re- trip abroad, but that the m to chat for a few he White House Admiral the reprimand, said, 1 deserved, the same old e added that he regretted having A r yministration any _incon- he now consider- be learned the repri- the ad- Upon leav- joked thentioned duri to the president White House the officer orrespondents. Asked tion with the executive pleasant he replied sharply, but Admiral Sims left tonight for Newport e will resume his dutl Naval War College. He went abread several weeks ago to re- ve n Aefrea from an English univers After his London speech his leave s revoked by Secretary Denby and he rdered to return to America imme- Of course it wa cer will be furnished with a tsreprimand, and, it Was ex- ano will be attached to Other conies, naval officers <tributed to the naval ser- rm of @ general order to o the crews of all vessels and along. with other orde: text of Secretary Denby's repri- thers appeared in oughout the country tatements alleged to made by you on the occasion cheon given in London on tie a which you were the h Speaking union. statements, if correctly with matters which be the subject for com- nigh governmental officer | one to whom the care of our s entrusted of June 22. in which you ment with an abstract delivered by you on the confirms in essen- foresaid press reporty, | at on a public occasion in ) you gave utterance to Fiatements e ¢ want to touch on the Irish 1 know nothing about it, ot run across anybody in who does. But thers are some our country Who tshnically " Americans, some of them naturalized | \nd some native born, but some of them really Americans at all. Some * these people are now trying to destroy + good relations between our two coun- They are Americans when they money. Sinn Feiners when on of ours They are like the zebra— «r white horses with black stripes or horses with white stripes. We inow that they are not fiorses, and some ople think they are asses; but each %o of these asses had a vote and it is e of the inconveniences of-a republican rm of government that American born zens thought it necessary to cater to hess votes. This necessarily created a s impression on thia side as to the ot the great body of Ameri- the neople of Great Britain how much confidence to place In o'stions which are forced by these votes ress at should the speech B count, sentiments :ans. Fleven years ago 1 made a prophecy which came true. 1 will venture another w1 believe 1 shall live to see the yay when the English-speaking peoples 3f the world will come together in bonda 3t somradeship: and if they do they will 36 able to run this round globe. Person- ally. 1 belivve 1 shall live to see an inter- Engtish-speaking polley, and when we save that we shall have all that is need- Wi to secure Deace and prosperity in the “The department insista on maintain- g both the precedent and the propriety which forbids a government servant of Four position discussing such matters in 4 foreign country ‘“That the impropriety of wuch public stterances has once before been brought ‘o your attention is shown by the fact sat s public reprimand was administer- w o you in 1911 for making the fol- wing statement in & public speech in S he time ever comes when the British empire is seriously menaced by un external enemy, it Is my opinion that ou may cOuRt UPOR every man, every lollar, every drop of bioed of your kin- ired across the seas’ “In the reprimand above mentioned the suties and responsibilities of officers of the pavy who speak in public were clear- Iy and fully set forth. Your remarks on the occasion now under discussion. there- fore, comstitute & flagrant and deliber- ste disregard of specific instructions. “The Aepartment is not unmindful of your record and achievements as an off- “ar of the mavy but the conspicuous po- stion you now hold. coupled with the fact that you have previously oftended in & similar manoer, merely serves to add to the gravity of the present offente. ““The department deplores the fact that it s necsssary to rebuke a flax officer in “] Got What I Deserved, the ders the Incident Closed. in & foreigm ocountrv publicly reprimand- improper speech and you are hereby ed” In his reply, Admiral Sims sets forth that his remarks were not nrevared in advance and that he spoke extemporan- eoupsly. Before leaving London. however. his reply says, he prepared a coov of what he said with the assistance of the London newspapers and Commander Land, assistant American naval attache in London. This is the text quoted in Sercétary’s reprimand. “This copy of the speech will show in what respect I was incorreotly auoted in America,” says the admiral's replv. “The essential incorrectness of the re- ports that were made on this side. is contained in the gollowing varazrabh: “We have a class of people on the other side who are technically Americans, some of them born there, some naturai- ized. They are at War against America today and al war against you. The sim- ple truth is they have the b.ood Of Amier- iwan and Koglish boys on their hands.” “In no purt of my speech aid 1 make any sucn siatement as that just quoted avove, ‘ Keferring to the enclosed copy of-my speecn, 1 quote as follows: “L have never hesiated to sav that the Sinn Fein sympathizers in America. Who heiped the Sinn Feiners in Ireiand to fignt thé allies during ihe war. had the biood of lnglish and American bovs on tneir hands.” “In essential connection with the above. I beg to invite altention to the fact that upon_no occasion have I ever made anv attack against the Irish peonle in Ire- land, or the Irish in America, though it is constantly stated in the bress inar 1 have done so.” RAILROAD PROBLEM AGAIN CONSIDERED BY CABINET ‘Washington, June 24.—The railroad problem, particulariy in reference to the cooperation of financiers in putting the roads on a sound financial basis, again occupled a prominent place today in the councils of the administration. The auestion is understood to Wave been dis- cussed at the cabinet meeting, Presi- dent Harding laying before the secre- taries the assurances of cooperation given him last night by the group of western bankers who conferred with him. on general financial conditions. After the cabinet meeting, Secretaries Mellon and Hoover, Chairman Clark of the interstate commerce commission and Director General Davis of the railroad administration, talked Wwith the presi- dent on the same subject. Administration officials said that no definite developments had come out of the series of conferences but indicated that some progress might be expected soon, As one result of a new policy of con- sultation adopted here, heads of the va- rious federal reserve banks are expect- ed to keep in closer touch with the fed- eral reserve board and the administra- tion. President Harding's consultations are understood to bave fostered a be- lief that much good might be accom- plished if the reserve bank governors were called into frequent consultation here, to report on the exact conditions in their respective districts. TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERS TO REPORT AT NEW HAVEN New Haven, June 24—Secretary of the Navy Denby has ordered three tor- pedo boat destroyers to report at New Haven in connestion witli the convéntion of the Society for the Promotion of En- gineering Education, to be held at Yale University from June 28 to July 1. The destroyers detailed to New Haven are the Pruitt, the Biddle and tho Brecken- ridge. On the closing day of the con- véntion the delegotes will make an ex- curison of the three destroyers to the United States Submarine Base at New London, where. they will watch maneu- vers of undersea craft. The speakers at the,sessions of the convention will include Secretary of the Navy Denby ; Francis C. Pratt, vice pres- ident of the Geperal Electric Compony J. E. Otterson, president of the Winches- ter Company; Russell H. Chittenden, director of Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, and Mortimer E. Cooley, president of the society. PRESIDENT SILENT ON SOLDIERS' BONUS BILL ‘Washington, June 24.—Reports that President Harding had declined to ap- prove the soldier bonus bill were denied in the senate today by Senator McCum- ber, republjcan, North Dakota, author, of the bill. In his conference yesterday with the president, Senator MeCumber sajd he had discussed th: bonus and other bills, but that the presiden “in no sonse expressed opposition” to the bonus measure. “The senator does not mean to give the country the impression that the presi- dent “approved the bill?" asked Senator King, demoerat, Utah, in the negative, Senator Me- 14 that he would not ask the president for an expression on any bill prior to ita offieial submission to the ex- ecutive, e e FOR REDUCTION IN RATES OF BRICK AND CLAY PRODUCTS Washington, June 24.—Changes in the clamification of brick and clay prod- uet bullding matérials and rules govern- ing their transportation, which traffic ex- perts say would result In some reduction In rates and possibly in facilitating the movement of that traffie, wer tentatively recommended to the interstate comme commission today by W. W. Brown, ex- aminer for the commission, who has been investigating complaints of shippers rep- resenting every part of the country east publie, but you have made guch action unavoldable. “The department expresses lts strons wnd nnqualified disapproval of your con- fuet in having again defivered a highly of the Rocky mountains. In hin report Mr. Brown urged that uniform brick lats be established to give various cay produgts and tile the pro- portionate benefit of rates accorded com- mon brick CABLED PARAGRAPHS, Contrel of ¥. I. A. T. Companyy Rome, June 24.—The Messaggero states that the F. I A. T. company has been almost entirely absorbed by the Siem- es Schuckert Electrical Company, which is controlled by Hugo Stiness. One hun- dred thousand shares are declared to have ‘been purchased by the = German company. IMPORTANT MATTERS BEFOKE . THE A. F. OF L. CONVENTION Denver, Cola, June 24.—The conven- tion of the American Federation of La- bor today voted down a constitutional amendment designed to give women “equal right and privileges of member- ship in the union of their trade or in- dustry.” All affiliated unions. however. were urged not to discriminate against the woman wage earner and admit her to_membership: Efforts to wipe out the “color line” in organized labor organizations also failed. The convention took the stand that na- tional and international unions could not be compelled to recognize negro workers. and that this was , matter to be adiust- ed by conferances vetween the negro wage earners and the various orgzaniza- tions. Both questions were the subiects of long and stormy debates. ‘The committee’'s report reiecting the constitutional amendment to give Women “industrial equality” defended the fed- eration’s stand on women in industrv and cited efforts to get bettér wazes and working conditiens for them. It declared that onlv a few mnians were discriminating against women and for that reason disapproved the amend- ment and urged that “those ternation and national organizations which do not admit women to membershin sive early consideration for sueh admission.” EN\ual rith‘l for women in industrv was voiced by delegates from the cizar mak- ers and the laundry workers' wnion. who declared “if a woman does a man's work she should receive a man's mav." W. D. Mahon, \president of the Amal gamated Association of Street Railwav Employes, declared that his orzanization would not allow the federation to -dic tate to it in the matter of woman's labor. He said he was in favor of nrotection for women workers. but he did mot believe that the “back platform of a street car was a place for & woman.” The defeated constitutional amendment would have provided for the issuance of a separate charter byo the federation to a woman'’s local without the consent of the union having jurisdiction over the particular trade. The negro question arose on the re- port of the committee on laws. which disapproved a resolution calling for the suspension of unions that discriminated against nesro workers. The comm was upheld by overwhelminz vote. Replying to a question from the floor as to whether it wal possible to foree any aftiliated union to wive out the *“‘color line” President Gomvers said - The American Rederation of Lahor has previously declared that it is the duty of all workers to orzanize rezard- less of sex. nationality, race. ief or color. The federation. however. cannot force this view upom individual or afliated unions without their consent.” Jordan W. Chambers. neero deleate of the Railway Coach Cleamers of St. Louis, declared.that conferences between members of his race and the unions thad beed ordered at previous conventions bt never had been held. and urzed drastic action to compel recogmition of the neero workers, _Union labor organizations of Wheeline W. V., were voted tance of the fed- eration in fighting a court iniunction scr:;ed on them yesterdav. A teleernm read to the conve s attorneys of Wheeling. would soecnt e Tepresent the union in their tion. The telegram said aht an emolavers' organization had obtained an iniunetion restraining virtually all trades unions of Wheeling ‘from holding anv meetines congregating on the streets. in mmiie meeting places or in rooming houses he. cause of a building trades strike mom in progress. The unions. members. em ployes and officers were also frorl; interfering with any memb employing organizati 5 Drospective patrons, the seleere . the telderam said. _ TRAIN NEAR BELP‘AST ATTACKED WITH MINES AND BOMBS tiee Dolitical consent to art ae- eninined er of the Belfast, June 24 (By the A. P.) persons were killed and iwenty jured and numbers of fine death today when a train car homeward from Belfast, ‘wh tended the ceremonies of th parliament ‘Wednesday, With minés and bombs. The attack took place at ously had pasSed safely over the spot. Most of the cars of the wrecked train ‘Wwere sent toppling over a steep embank- ment by the expiosion. All the telegraph and telephone lines north of Dundalk had been cut before the explosion took place, and the only Wway of summoning llathlnce was by the sending of engine m:".fllf various points. N official account of the disaster Ve that a pertion of the railway track !\:312 removed and a number of bombs were placed in the gap.—The engine and the leading coaches Jumped the gap, but the explosion of bombs threw the otheér coaches over the embankment. Railway employes ‘Working mnear the scene of the explosion prior to the ar- rival of the troop train were held up by an armed band dand herded into a near- by cottage, where they were detained un- til after the troop trafm had been blown up. —Four Were in- horses met Tying troope ere they at- e opening of was - attacked —_— LAUNCH CUT IN TWO BY NEW HAVEN EOAD TUG New York, June 2. —One man - lieved to have been drowned and l‘;fl::n others were rescued mear the Statue of Liberty late today when the fifcy-foot launch Pontiac taking them across the harbor was run down and cut In two by & New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad tug. 2 l The launch sank almost Immediately. forcing the men to swim for their lives. Several clung to wreckage until nearby harbor craft reached the spot and picked them up. Some of thé survivors said all in the launch had been Eaved, but the police are searching for William Fine, who had not arrived at his home in Jer- sey City tonight. The occupants of the launch ‘were shipyard mechanics return. ing_from werk in Brooklyn. Capt. Wilkam Kelly of the railroad tug and Thomas A. Johnston in charge of the Pontiac, were both placed under ar- rest, charged with manslaughter, after 35 avestigation by the police of Jerscy ——— PACKER CONTROL BILL SENT TO CONFERENCE ‘Washingtor, June 24.—Tho packer control bill Was sent to conference to- day, Senators Norris, Kenyon, republi- cans, and Kendrick, democrat, being ap- pointed as senate conferces. 2ave Atlantic City Colored Preacher Shot Dead After Wounding Two Po- licemen and a Woman. Atlantic City, N. J., June 24—“Dr” D. D. Murphy, leadet of a religious sect known as “The Live and Never Die was shot dead this afternoon after hold. ing two score of policemen off for several hours. Two policemen and a woman, Elizabeth Cheppelle, colored, wera wounded by Murphy before he was final- ly shot. For three hours the police, assisted by two companies of fizzmen, poured bullets and water into the small frame building where he had taken refuge. Detectives edged their way into the gFound floor of the house while policemen sent a hail of bullets into the three win- dows of the third floor. Making his way up the stairs, Detec- tive McDowell saw a form in the dim light, but before he could pull the trigger of his pistol there was a fiash and a bul- let whistled past hig_ear. He fired and | the body of Murphy, With the smoking | istol still clasped in his hand, fell down the steps into his arms. Murphy was being tried in police court on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses when suddenly he dashed from the courtroom and began shooting. When police located him in the house he refused to give himself up. Policemen a fightl Soviets Decline to Release Americans Some Prisoners May Be Ex- changed For Communist Prisoners in America, Riga, June 22.—(By The A. P.)—The efforis of the American state department through the committees headed by Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer and diplomat, to obtain the release of the American prisoners in Soviet Russia have been unsuNessful, according to advices received here today. The soviets are understood here to be determined to ignore any negotiations through Mr. Nansen and it is said will consider only a direct official request from the United States. Some of the prison- ers, the advices say, have been informed it is possible they will be exchanged for communist prisoners in America. 00 MANY ACCIDENTS IN ARMY AIR SERVICE ‘Washington, June 24.—Aroused by the recurring fatal accidents in the army air service, Secretary Weeks has written to Major General Menoher, chief of that service, asking that every precaution be taken to prevent further accidents. “There have been too many accidents to suit me” said Mr. Weeks. “I have written General Menoher saying that the greatest care should be used to pre- vent accidenis if possible.” their work. any time. in every locality at minimum cost. has no equal. It draws from all di to the buyer and the seller. Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, ~Total Telegraph e o B e e ey The Service That Brings Results ‘When business needs bracing up concentratiog is essential. The manufacturer, the wholesaler, the retailer—all have to intensity Daily newspapers the nation over are equal to any emergency at They reach the greatest number of people of all classes They wield the greatest power. The daily paper as an advertising medium js a trade magnet that rections and renders a service both And in Norwich and vicinity experience has fully disclosed that there is no advertising service avallable that can equal the columns of The Bulletin. In the past week the following news matter has appeared in the columns of The Bulletin for two cents a day : Lozal 102 93 116 101 General 326 292 Total 57¢ 551 56¢ 591 147 161 158 161 164 CHARLES B. WARREY NAMED AS AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN Washington, June 24—Charles B. Warren, of Detroit, a lawyer of interna tional reputation, was named today by President Hording as ambassador to Ja-| pan. . Announcement of the selection was| made at the White House late to- day upon the receipt of the cus- tomary assurances that Mr. War- ren's appointment would be acceptable| to the Japanse government. Soon after- ward his nomination was sent to the sen- ate, but reached there too late to be re- ceived formally at today’'s session: It will be sent in agaln when the sentate re- convenes Monday. Although Mr. Warren has been closely associated with the Harding administra- tion and at one time Is understood to have been serfously considered for a place in the cabinet, his selection as am- bassador was a surprise to most of offi- cial Washington. His name never had figured among those publiclly discussed for the Tokio post. Since Mr. Harding beeame president Mr. Warren has conferred several times with him. He s understood to have talked over finaly the sublect of the Tokio appointment. He now is in New York and will sail shortly for a month's visits to Europe. It is understood here that he expects to leave this country for .Janan soon afterward, probably about August 5 Upon arrival at Tokio the new am- bassador will find several important dip- lomatic tasks awalting his attention. Ad- ministration officials had indicated that that they regarded the post as one of the most important in the diplomatic service and the malor consideration was being given made it generally is expected that the remainder of the diplomatic slate of rr:ie administration soon will be complet- {ed CONFESSED TO MURDER OF MRS. MINNIE S. BARTLETT West Hempstead. N. Y. Lawrence Kubal. 36. gonf('ssed tonight, police said. to hav- ing murdered Mrs. Minnie S. Bartiett. wealthy widow, In her home here Wed- nesday. Kubal, in his alleged confession. maid that he had killed Mrs. Bartlett. with a| chiscl. He said he called at the homse on the morning of thecrime and renre- | sented himself as possible oerchaser of the property. She demanded 045.000 hut he said he told her he had only $22.000 and woud return later in the av with his Wwife and brother. Kubal returned to the Bartlett home carly in the afternoon. accordine fo' fhe confession, andon being admitted by Mra. Bartlett told her that he must have Some money, aboNt $500, and that he would net harm her if she gave it to him. Kubal satd that he noticed a fountain Pen which Mrs. Bartlett kept opening nervously in her hands. At the sight of it, he sald, the thought came to kill her. Drawing a chisel from .his pocket, he struck her on the head with it, po- lice. reported him as saying, and seized her by the throat. As she reeled under the blow she clawed at his face and then Kubal struck her again wWhen she lay still. He then took a ring from her finger. y Kubal was born in Poland. He has a wife and two children and admits short prison sentences in New Jersey. He stayed at his home after the mur- der and refused to leave it in search of work. He to!d his wife he had killed a Avoman. This information became known today and led to his arrest, fol-{ lowed by his alleged confession. June 24— & farm laborer. Four accidents with a loss of eighteen lives have occurred : in the army air service in the last few weeks and the war secretary said he had requested that there be careful inspection of airplanes and their accessories prior to each flight and at all other times. An analysis of casualties in the army air service for the last vear, it is said, shows tha t the fatalities among the army s total eight per cent. of that class of personnel. Army officers said today that the aviation service was still in the experimental stage and that while every ation possible was taken against accidents, it was humanly” Impossible to prevent all of them. The four recent accidents are not regarded by experts here as preventabl CLOSE OF CONVENTION OF THE KIWANIS CLUB Cleveland, O., June 24.—The fifth in- ternational convention of the Kiwanis clubs closed here today with the election of Harry E. Karr of Baltimore as inter- national president, and the selection of Toronto, Canada, a1 the convention city for next vear. The trustees will name the date later. In outlininz his polici he conceived a truly repre Mr. Karr sald future for Kiwanis as a ive organization of bus- iness men. He said while he was inter- ested in extendng the international scope of the organization, he was principally interested in upholding the digmity of Kiwanis nd increasing its leadership in constructive civie affairs. United States Senator James E. Wat- son of Indiana, in addressing the dele- gates, denounced radTalism and govern- ment ownership. “I regret to see the American Federa- tion of Labor has gone on record in fa- vor of government ownership of rail- roads” Senator Watson said. “The fed- eration’s action is a serious blunder. It carried to its logical conclusion. the course sugzested will revolutionime Amer- ican government” _— HOUSE CUTS DEPOSITS FOR FAEM LOAN BANK Washington, June 24.—The house to- day passed the senate bill providing for the deposit of government funds in fed- eral farm loan banks to permit them to function properiy, but with the amount reduced from fifty milllon to twenty- five million dollars. OBITUARY. Bishop Joseph M. Koudelks. Superior, AVis,, June 24—Bishop Jo- seph M. Kotdelka of the Roman Catholla diocese of Superior died today after a long illness. His death had been ex pected momentarily for three days. Bishop Koudelka was born in Chlfs- tovo, Bohemia, December 8, 1852, and came to America 16 years later. His first charge was St. Prokopius parish in Cleveland. ¢ He was named bishop in 1907, and was ;:rg&med head of the Superior diocese in Willtam Atlantic City, N. M. Marsh of Wheeling, W head of the Marsh Cigar. any, and, known as the died at his summer home here early today after an iliness of two months. He was 79 years old. Col. Ernest E. Stahl. Trenton, N. J., June 24.—Colonel Br- nest E. Stahl, lecturer, writer, former newspaper publisher and Civil war vet- eran, died at a hospital today after a long lllness. He was born in Germany 7 years ago. He leaves three sons and two daughters, one of whom is Rese Stahl, the actress. t Virginia, BRIEF TELEGRAMS Both houses of the Ulster parliament adjourned until September 20, Iaims against the shipping board total :.o’i\o and amount to $250,000,000. ‘The Wilis-Campbell _anti-beer bill with minor amendments, was reported to the House Judiciary committee. £ the lesgue of mations was asked 4o mediate between Eeypt aad Great Britain. buked sena- Secretary Demby mildly re e (ors for mot seeing tests of aircraft ef- ficiency in destruction of naval vessels. firmed nmination of Edward 31 Morgan a3 pestmaster of New York city. e operatic Lueile Marcel, widely known soprano, wite of Felix Weingartner, the conductor, died in Vienna. Three Poles were killed and 21 wound- ed during anti-German emonstrations at Bromberg, a town northeast of Posen. The heslth of King Peter of Serbia, who has been seriously ill, continues to improve. Reports received st Laredo, Tex,, state that eight Mexican troopers were killed in a ght with bandits near Huisachito, south of Neuvo, Laredo. Varfous port duties were elimi; a decree signed by President They include extra charge for demurrage and inspection of bills of lading. destroyed plant of the Atlas Fin- Ish’(:nrg CorGyers and finishers of raw silk, of North Bergen, N. J. Damage is estimated at $200,000. Prince of Wales is twenty-sevem years old. 4 R. C. Leffingwell of New York fs un- derstood to be under consideration for appointment to the recently created post of under secretary of the treaty. Chalrman Lasker of the shipping board announced that Elmer Schlessinger of Chicago had been appointed ~gemeral counsel for the board. 4 Nearly six thousand persons suffere as a result of the flood at Pueblo, Colo., according to @ statement issued by the Red Cross. Three prisomers armed with revolvers and their faces masked, escaped from the county jail at Cleveland, after over- powering four deputy sherift John Ferris Cossah of Boston, has been awarded the John Armstrong Chal- oner prize of $4.500 for five years' study of art in Paris. . Roy Upham of Brookiyn was elect- »dnp'um;:m ‘of the American Institute of Homeopathy at the annual convention in Washington. The Walsh bill providing for twe ad- ditional court judges in Massachusetts was reported by the house judiciary com- mittee. Nomination of Cyrus E. Woods, secre- tar yof the commonwealth of Pennsylva- nia, for ambassador to Spain was con- firmed yesterday by the senate. Federal Judge Morris of Wilmington, Det: has rejected the citizenship app! cation of Willlam H. Rocper, a Germai because he declared he would not re spond to a call for military service. All school thromghe ut Allelllv s been closed until July 21 by government decree as a result of the spread of an epidemic of Influenza, following the re- cent cold weather. G Livingstone, chief of the bu- nation to Secretary of Agriculture W l}- Jace, effective July 1, and will enter pri- vate business. d Swedish gvernments h:"s established a mutual agreement Ill?‘ er which Sweder will enjoy the lowest scale of customs duties th exchange for grant to Spain mest favored nation. Spanish_sni i From African tribesman to bishop of the Protestant Episcopa Ichurch is the career of Rev. Dr. Theophilus Momolu Gardiner, who was consecrated suffragan bishop of Liberia. The Rev. Robert E. Johmson of the Methodist Episcopal church, Who as a federal prohibition agent in Pennsylva- nid became known as the “Raiding Par- son,” died at his home in Philadelphia. by whale swam through the Nar- romsnio New York harbor yesterda While it lay upon sandbar off Staten ls land a watchman and a restaurant owner, carrying a shotgun and a carving knife, ended the young visitor's life. Policeman William Oflell surprised two men in a drug store in Cambridge, Mass. One of the men was captured after he had hit the officer on the head with an iron bar and the officer in turn had shot him in the arm. The othér man escaped. ¢ Chapman Catt, who was be:\::a/xhce:ir':;e $1,354,389 estate of Mr: Frank Lesle, announced that five hun- dred thousand dollars had alreay —been spent for woman suffrage work in the United States. late Walter Winans, the famous wu‘rr‘:.smam whem hundreds of his clos- est friends thought was a Britishes, was cstablished as an American citizen in the London probate court, in a dispute |over his will. al details of » fighi between M taderal troops and bandits near ‘Huisachito, south of Neuvo Laredo, last Tuesday, give the number of soldiers dead as eight and 200 wounded. Bandit casualties still are unknown. General Guadalupe Sanches, chief of military questions in the state of Vera Cruz, has left for Minatitlan, in the southern part of the state with 1500 sol- dlers to put down a revolt reported to have been atarted by General Ca!(‘ula Perez and other followers of Felix Diaz. famens ns @ beer g eat, Ko frequenters of the once noted saloon row in the treatrical district, of Minneapolis, is dead. She ventured intn an alley near atheatre where she met ten greyhounds comprising a part of the show. She fought them all but her proverbial nine lines were not sufficient to triumph. ANTI-BEER BILL TO COME REFOEE HOUSE MONDAY ‘Washington, June 24.—The Willis- Campbell anti-beer bill will be taken up in the house Monday under an agree- ment for a vote on its passags after four hours of debate. A request to thls effecc was made today by Representa- tive Mondell, the republican leader and there was Be objectiom. THe ALAND ISLANDS HAVE ™ BEEN AWARDED TOFINLAN By the Council of the Agreed to Recognize It. Geneva, June 24.—(By The A. P.) The couneil of the leagus of nations today awarded the Aland lslands in the Baltic sea to Finland. The council decided that the islands should be neutralized from the military standpoint and the population Lel(lle of Nlhm—Cound' il Decid . mthehhndlShouldfiNflmlliudFrom.mi Standpoint—Sweden Protested Against the Decision, Bul A guarantees recommended in “the of the commission, of which Abram I ‘);:lku', of the United States, was & meme er. Hjalmar Branting of Sweden ed against the decision of the counelly | but agreed to recognize it. R T R R Tt GOV'T TO DISPOSE OF ALL WOODEN SHIPS BY OCT. 1 New -York, July 24—Disposal or de- struction of all wooden ships by Octo- ber 1, and the sale to private owners of ail other government-owned tonnage as soon as good business judgment dictates was promised here today by Albert D, Lasker, new chairman of the United States shipping board. Mr. Lasker, meeting 14 leading New York steamship men at & juncheon pledged the board’s cooperation with pri- vate operators everywhere in solving the problems now confronting the American merchant marine. The meeting was executive, but after it had adjourned Mr, Lasker declarel that the situation now confronting the board was the greatest commereial wreck in the history of mankind. The board has been months, he added, 000,000 & month. “The new board.” he eontinued, “must have the cooperation of private shipping, and 1 came here today to secure that co- oeration. They understand, and I want the publie to understand, an immediate improvement is not Within range of pos- sibility. “The shipp'ng board iy to foster the development of all shipping—not govern- ment shipping alone—and there is to bhe no Aistinetion between shipping hoard and private owners. T promise no samil Immediate relief or immeasurable pe formanees hut on the part of the new board toward a solid foundation for permanent solution “T will not Munk the public with triotic razz. for the private owners sventually ba the owners of all American fiag ehips. T want the help of every man who 15 interested in seeinz American flag ships carry our products” CLAIMS $87,910.10 FROM ESTATE OF THEODORE BOOSEVELT Indianapolis, .Ind., June Emma R. Burkett of Hillsdale, Ind., who says she has a claim for $§7.910.10 against the estate of Theodore Hoosevelt, was in mq‘mp ) gonsult @ attorney. rs. M el .i‘ Wednesday declared the ldte president of the United losing for mev approximately $1 ral 24 —Mrs. States endorsed a note for 369,000 and | that the money was turned over to a man named Shunson during the republican national convention in Chicago in June, 1912, The money, it was said, was {0 have been invested and the income given to the woman's niece, Mary Kenney. The fortune was alleged to have, been made by Henry Richardson, an uncle of Mrs. Burkett. Mary Kenney was his daugh- ter, it was said. Mrs. Burkett alleges the amount due her now is $87.910.10, being the princi- pal of $69.000, the interest and attorne: fees. L er s MRS, ORTHWEIN NOT GUILTY OF MURDEE OF ZEIGLER Chicago, June 24.—Mrs. Cora Isabelle Orthwein was found nét gullty by a jury tonight at her trial on a charge of have ing murdered Herbert P. Zieg The jury reached its verdict after less than an hour's deliberation. Mrs. Orth- wein, when she heard it, thanl the judge and jurors and then fell back in her seat, apparently in a fainting condi- tion. Later she was taken to the home of her sister. Mrs. Orthwein was the twenty-etzhth woman acquitted at trials on charges of murder in Cook county in the past ten years. During that period only three women have been convicted. FEDERAL PROHIBITION AGENT HELD IN BONDS OF 52,500 Boston, June 24—John B. O'Dea of Lowell, a fideral prohibition agent, was arraigned in the United States court to- day on indictments charging him with soliciting and accepting bribes and with possessing two barrels of whiskey. Ha pleaded not guilty and wag held n $2,500 bonds for a later hearing. One of the indictments charges that tast November O'Dea solicited $100 from | Napoleon C. Russo of Lowell, Another alleges that on Decemder 31 he accepted $270 from Albert Allard of Lowell. own- er of the building whers Russo lives. RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF TEXTILE OPERATIVES New Bedford, Mass., June 24.—James Tansey, of Fall River,; was re-electel president of the American Federation of Textile Operatives today by unanimous vote offithe delegates in convention here. Other officers elected were Williams Me- Namara. of Fall River, first vice presi- dent; John P. O'onnell. of Salem, secre- tary: Willlam Harwood, of Fall River, treasurer. Fall River was chosen for the conven- tion. e BRITISH MINERS SEER TO REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS Tondon, June 24—The executive com- mittee of the Coal Miners' Union tonight after a three-hour session is %aid to have resolved to seck to reopen megotiations with the mine owners and the govern- ment with a view to bringing about a settlement of the strike. It was de- clared that the miners had falled to se- cure financial support from other trades unfons. Communleations wera sent to the gov- ernment and the miners owners tonicht with 'a view to amanging for a meeting tomorrow. ASSEMBLY PRONIBITS HOME BREWING IN WISCONSIN Madison, Wis. June 24.—A prohibition enforcement bill, introduced by Governor Biaine, and containing a provision agreed on by committees of both houses of the legisiature probibiting home brewing, was passed by the assem- iy today. drastic T do pledge Intense work | ADMINISTRATION REFUNDING BILL CBITICIZED IN SENATH Washington, June 24.—Criticism of the administration bill for refunding the ten blllion dollars allled debt was volced today in the yenate. Senator Ashurst, demoerat, Arizons, protesi-d against giving the secretary of the trearury authority to extend paye ments of ‘mterest, Semator MeKellun democrat, Temnessee, assailed provisions which he #ald would permit the seeres tary to ap” America’s good ecredite for “worthless German, Austrian o1 Turkish reparation boy and Senatol Smoot, republican, Utah, sast that the bill would confer “too much power” ‘on Secretary Mellon The principal attack was made by Senator McKellar, who sald the provisd fon authorlzing the acceptance from debtor nations of their bonds or those of any other nation, In the refunding process, should be stricken from the In reply, Senator Smoot sald that “ne. body but an nsane man” would thade credits for reparation bonds of Germany and her allles. 1f such an at- tempt wero made, he added, congress would stop it. The bill generally, he ase serted, was necessary to give the admin. Istration sufficlent power “to clean up this slituat'on.” Tntroduction of the bill as Aratted by the treasury does not mean that it win he reported unchanged to the semate, Senator Smont, who is a member of the financo commiftes, continued. Amer! $1,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR CAPTURE OF MURDEREN West Jiempstead, N. Y., June 24.—The town board today offered $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderer of Mra. Minnle 5. Bartlet:, wealthy widow, in her home here last Wednesday. While bands of police and eitizens searched the woods in this vieinity, st tention centered on John Buckley, & gare dener, who is being held in §10,000 ball 48 a material witness. Apparent bloodstains discevered om i | coat and in the crevices of a sake ring |he wore are being examined by Dr Jacques, who performed the #utopsy of the murdered woman, to determine, first, if it is human blood, and, second, if i is that of Mrs. Bartlett. While Buckley is unable to explain his presence in the woods near the Bartleti house, the authorities express disbeliel that he had any part in the crime. carch of the Bartlett home by a rela~ tive today confirmed the disappearance of several pieces of jewelry, a gold watek and Mrs. Bartlett's wedding ring. —iy NOTE LOSSES BY THE CONSOLIDATED OIL CORP. New York. June 24.—The Sinclair Con- solidated Ol corporation today made known a second loss of notes worth $149,000. This amount added to the $299.000 in notes which ‘disappeared Monday brings the total to $448,000. The notes reported enissing today were in denominations of $1.000 each. bearing interest at 7 1-2 per cent. They am signed, though . mot authenticated, and are negoiiable In each instance the notes were taken from an office vault of the corporation, it is said, by someont who knew the combination, as the lock d not been forced. NEW HIGH RECORD BY WORLD'S RECORD COW Brantford, Ont., June 24—Bella Pone tiac, the world's record cow, owned by T. A. Barron of Brantford, has set & new record. Figures made public by James Wilson, supervisor of the official test of the Holstein Friesian Association, showed that for the fiscal year ending June 18, Bella Pontiac produced: Milk 017 pounds; fat 1,259 pounds and but- ter 1 pounds. Mr. Wilson said these figures were far in excess of any previous record. F. OF L. PLEDGES SUPPORT TO PRINTING TRADES UNIONS Denver, Col, June 24—Support wag pledged today by the American Federa- tion of Labor to the printing trades un- fons in their fight for the forty-four hour week ‘and the policy of supporting any organization seeking the shorter work week was reiterated. John M. McParland, of the International Typographical , In an address on the printing trades fight, said that his union was raising two humdred thousand dollars a week for strike bene- fits and “we can keep it up longer than the employers can.” TO AUCTIQN OIL LANDS ON OSAGE INDIAN RESERVATION ‘Washington, June 24.—Sale at anction of 30,000 acres of Osage Indian reserva- tion ofl lands near Tulsa, OKa, for $4,500,000 dollars plus a bonus of one« sixth of the oil produced from the land was approved today by the interior de- partment. The land went to oil opera- tors and approximately two thousand members of The Osage tribe participate in the proceeds of the sale. It was esti mated that each would receive an annual income of $10.000 and the Osare Indlans become the richest people in the world per capita. —_— EAMONN DE VALERA WAS TAKEN BY CROWN FORCES Dublin, June 34 (By the A. P.).—As official of the Dail Eireann stated this afternoon_that during a raid Wednesday evening Famonn De Valerz® was taken by British crown forces to the Portobells barracks, where he was detained until 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon. He was thes released. “The motive of the Brit® authorities in ordering his release is not - said the official “but the situation res mains - . R e o S A i o bl s NP s datie |