Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 20, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 176 ISARMANENT VOLVES Encountering Diplomatic to Raise Question of Racial Equality and A_bqlition of Extra Territorial Rights in China—Lloyd George Will At- tend Washington Conference on Limitation of Arma- ments. Washington, July 19.—(By the A. P.) ~—President Harding's move for disarma- ment conference is assuming far greater magnitude in world affairs than first in- dications disclosed. As the preliminary negotiations pro- ceed theg are revealing all sorts of unex- pected diplomatic ramifications and lead- ing into Melds which in the beginning hid seemed far removed from the pur- poses of the confsrence. ~ But ogicials ro apparently are ‘thoroughly confident the widespread effect of the presi- s propesal will in the end only prove ald in accomplishing the framk ex- ~hange of ideus for which the conference was called One of tpeprincipal side issues now cccupying the attention of the American government s tue disposition of Japan o hold hold for an exact definition in advance of the. subjects o be considered Ly the assembled powers. The attitude of officials here is that to thresh out the ot at -ts themselves. It Is falt that the pro- m for the conference could best be arranged by the conference itself, or fail- that, at Jeast by negofiation after each of the invited powers ha ssent In an unconditional accentance. News despatches from Tokio reporting that Japan might ralse such question as racial equal and abolition of extra ter- ritory right were read with manifest intes but no official would comment. There was an appar- ent feeling of satlsfaction over other un- official advices seeming to indicate that the Tokio government projesed to clean the slate of some of the troublesome far 'POPULATION 29,685 |Blackmail Charg™ CCNFERENCE WORLD AFFAIRS_ Project is rAuumml Far Gmter— Magnitude Than First Indications Disclosed—Preliminary Negotiations Are Obstacles—Japan is Disposed eastern problems by hg toward 2 scitlement <f such qu as as Shantuag un dthe occupation of Siberla. It developed during the day that the ex- planation given Japan by the state de- partment relative to the scope of the conference was entirely informal and that department officials apparently hoped -to be able to reach an understanding with- out a further exehange of formal notes. The formation desired by Tokio is un- derst to have been been given the Jap- anese ambassador during an _informal conversation with Secretary Hughes, and it is assumed that further exchanges of a similar nature will take place here or in the Japanese captial ‘before: the sage of formal reply is reaoted. While these preliminaries are in pro- gress, President Harding is understood to be giving some attention to the personnel of the commission that is to represent the United States in the conference. It was indicated today that although no actual choice probably would be made for a month ‘or more tie president definitely had decided that the senate, because of its join tresponsibility for foreign affairs, will be represented. Whether democratic as well as republican senators will sit on the commission, however, is a question the administration is not yet vrepared to answer. LLOYD GEORGE WILL ATTEND WASHINGTON CONFERENCE London, July 19 (By the A. P.).—It is announced as provisionally arranged that Premier Lloyd George will attend the Washington conference on limitation of armaments. TEST BETWEEN AIRCRAFT AND CAPITAL SHIF TODAY Newport News, Va., July 19.—(By the P.) The first real test between tue raft and the capital ship will come Virginia Capes tomorrow with an ty army, navy and marine avia- t nk ihe former German battle- siip Ostireisland with bombs ranging in size from 250 poundg to 1,000 peunds. The prineipai purpose of bombing the ship, it was ‘explained by oftic-rs, is to the effect of the explosions on me naval construction. - With -this in the official board of observers eff, y ern view, CONVENTION OF ANCIENT ORVER OF HIBERNIANS Detroit, July .19.—Greetings from President Harding with an expression of appreciation for services rendered to America by men of the Irnsa race im war time featured the opening session | today or the fifty-second annual conven- tion of .he Ancient Order of Hibsrnians. ' President Harding's telegram to James | E. Deery, of Indianapolis, head uf the or- der, said: “Please express to national order of | Hibernians and the ladies’ auxiliary my bets wishes for the order amd its mem- | plan to make {requent trips to the bat- ship after she has been strack. Showid | alrmen fail to put the ship down he battleship Pennsylvania, flagship of te Atlantic fleet, will shell he: from a range of 10 miles, employing her inain vattery of twelve l4-inch guas. ' c¢h valuable infcrmation 5 lc the bombs on the constructon of Frackfurt was obtained ' Ly the | of officers before that vessel finally s sent down yesterday off tae Virginia ! sapes by the explosion of 90-pound m off her starboard side. She was firet of the geven of the enemy ps thus far sank to be visited by the observers as the three destrcy-| and three submarimes went down be- | » there was opportunity to lcxamine TO SECURE PASSPORT July 19.—Frank P. Walsh. unsel for the American committee on ndependence and American adviser monn De Valera, reported tonight had been unable to obtain a vise to < passport so that he might visit Eng- «nd. The reason foc his trip was given the tramsaction of legal and private usines The French authorities have vised his port, permitting him to visit France. ien it was presented to the British tuthorities he was asked among other ngs. it is said, it he intended seeing Zamonn De Valera in England. Mr. Waish is in Washington, where he wns to confer tomorrow with Secretary State Hughes and U. §. Senator Cal- n reference o the case. New York, MAGISTRATE PATRICK BRADY HAS BEEN RELEASED Cork, July 19—(By the A. P.)—Magis- rate Patrick Brady, who was kidnapped unknown armed men from his resi- in Ballylickey, Bast Cork on July was released today. His captors t him in a motor car to a spot near n's home. Magistrate Brady was one of the witnesses of the killing of Canon Magner. parish priest of Danmanway, in December last by Cadet Harte, who later was found gullty of the murder but was adjudged to have been insane at'the time the crime was committed. MUST MEET INDUSTRIAL RECUPERATION OF GEKMANY Minneapolis, s Suly 19.—Germany' tapid ipdustrial recuperation promises t> plunge the United States into competition for world trade which will mean rigid longer hours, more efficient and_smaller wages for every one E. Decker president of the Northwestern onal Bank, Minneapolis, declaher ‘n a0 address at the opening session of the 19th annual eonvention of the American tute of banking here today. canomy W INVESTIGATING DISAPPEARANCE OF CONSULAR STUDENT OF CHINA Peking, July 19.—The disappearance » a consular student, Chen Kung-Vi, when on the point of embarking from Cuba for China, has awoused the stu- dents in the government college of lan- guages, who intend to retain a lawyer !0 investigate the ‘case. The government has instructed the Chinese minister to Mexico to proceed to Cuba for a thor- ough inquiry. X SOVIET GOV'T PLACES 82,000,000 ORDER IN CANADA Montreal, July 19.—The Rusian soviet government has given the, Canadian Car and Foundry Co., Ltd., a $2,000,000 or- der for 500 fifty-ton tank cars, W. W. Putler, president of the company, an- nounced today on his arrival from Eu- rope, Work has been started on the or- der. Mr. Butler sard, and it will be com- \pleted by the end of rember. | SCHOONER ASHORE OFF bers and .my high appreciation of ihe services remdered by men of the Irish rac eto this country in all the great wais and by thousands of members of the Ancient Order of Hiberniaus in the na- tional cause during the great war.” The. opening session was given to nor- mally - organizing the conveniion which has brought 1.000 delegates representing a memobership of 200 in the United States and Canada to Detroit. The real business of the conven‘ion will not be taken up until Wednesda; Miss Mary MacSwiney, sister of the la mayor of Cork, will address the conven-; tio ntomorrow, COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA Halifax, N. 8., July 19.—Captain L. Gilvery and the 5 men in the crew of the American freight steamer Binghamton which went asaore on Gannet Lry ledge in a dens: fog early today landed safe- Iy tonight in the suip's boats at Chet bocque Point. The wreck” is about 15 miles from Yarmcuth. When te crew abandoned the ship at 2 o'clock this afternoon she was being battered by a heavy sea. It was feared that she might me a total loss. HEMMING LEFT NOTHING TO HIS “ALLEGED WIDOW' New York, July 19.—Harry G. Hem- ming, killed in tie presence of his eos- tranged wife last week by Frank lber- hardt, caretaker of her Duck lsland es- tate near Northport, referred to Mrs. Hemming as his “aleged widow” in his will which left her nothing. The document, filed today for probate, valued his estate at more than $10,009 and bequeathed. all of it to his son, Jjohn G. Hemming, with the request that e= make smali gifts to cerialn relatives. CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE Old Saybrook, Conn., July 19.—Frank Rice, 25, of Madison, N. J., was bound over to,the superior court here today on charges of burglary and theft of an au- tomobile. . He was taken to the Middle- sex county jail at Haddam and locked up in default of bonds of §1,000. Rice was brought here todday from Springfiel, Mass., where he was arrested on his re- lease from jail after completing the serving of a sentence. GOV, HABDING CALLS FOR AN INVESTIGATION ‘Washington, July 19.—Governor Hard- ing of the federal reserve board, witk the approval of Secretary Mellon, nas asked congress to investigate the operatious cf the board and the reserve nystem, and Chairman McFadden, of the house tank- ing and curréncy committee, .ate today introduced a resolution to carry out the reques —_—_— SEMI-OFFICIAL DENIAL 5 COMES FROM VATICAN Rome, July 19.—At the Vatican today semi-offiical denial was given to state- ments that haye appeared in the press at Rome that President Harding has noti- fled Pope Benedict of the pléns for the conference on . limitation of armaments. It also was den'ed that there had been any attempt by the Holy See to partici- pate-in the conference, _— GREEKS CLAIM TO HAVE TAKEN 20,000 PRISONERS London, July 20.—The Greeks claim to have taken at Kutaia 20,000 prisoners, many mc of Russian origin, a large quantity of ammunition and stores and 3,000 camels, according to a despatch to the Daily Mail from Smyrna. NOR By Mrs. Bergdol aims She Paid $5,000 to Ma- jor Bruce R. Campbell' For Use Among “the Higher UP‘." vashington, July 19. cnn: mfit five thousand dollars was paid to Major Bruce R. Campbell, a.uol ficer of the army, for use among Ll: higher ups’ to obtain ie release e Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, her slacker son, was made today by Mrs. Emma VL,_. Bergdoll, of Philadelphia to 2 house in: vestigating committee. iz "e;iu:vinzgheard the charge the commit- tee develcped that on February 10, ;as‘vi year, about: ten days after Mrs. Bergdol Swore the money was paid, \,ampbell‘ d‘eA posited $4,500 with Wasserman Brns““?’ members of tre New York ' stock = change, and $2,000 more on March 3, all of which and more was wiped out by the end of June in market trading. The money was deposited to the joint account of thls mha)ur .}2\1 Laura E. > , supposedly his 3 La;::j‘:)er“ Cugg:iell. woao enlisted as an army private in 1901 and served over- seas with the Rainbow division, and who Was Bergdoll's counsel in court-martial proceedings, was not present at today's hearing. He previously bad testified that he aid not get one dollar of Berg- doll's money, but at the direction of the committee the war department has order- — The direct was ed him here from Camp Pike, Ark, to answer the charge. Called back to testify after govern- ment agents had picked up the Cumpbgl\ clue in a renewed effort to fix responsibil- ity for Bergdoll's escape while hunting for a buried tub of gold, Mrs. Bergdoll stood firmly on her constitutional risht and refused to answer questions. But when assured by Chairman Peters of immunity from prosecution she began her story declaring ‘Campbell first demanded one hundred \lollars. “Told him to go to hell,” she explained. “He had tortured me into believing that my boy would be saot unless the higher ups were paid.” Questioned by John H. Sherburne, of Boston the committee counsel Mrs. Berg- doll, step by step told how she had tak- en the money pinned Governor's Island, turned Grover, who met the major under-the flag pole at the reseration and delivered it. Later, she swore, Campbell told her he had received the money from Grover but that under the law, he could keep no part of it for himsel and had given it to an officer whose name she could not re- member."” It was her understanding she testified that it was to go eventually to a member of the court trying her som for evading ! the draft. Perruaded by Representative Luhring (Rep., Ind.) Mrs. Bergdoll said she had not told the committee of the transac- tion beforn because she had forgotien it. Grover, sho added, recently urged her to tell of it. “Have you still got that one bundred and fifty thousand . dollars in gold buried?” Mr. Luhring shouted. “T refuse to answer such a question,” Mrs. Bergdoll snapped. Presenting a stack of big ladged sheets, F. Houlahan, beokkeeper for Wasse man Brothers, told the coymmittee the re- cord shows that Campbsll had an ac- count with the firm in 1910 whic had been closed to re-opening the larger ac- count in 1920. Of these seven thousand five hundred dollars placed with the firm last year ul was paid out, with $415 still due by Campbell. While stationed at Governor's Island, Campbell according to army intelligence officers, maintained an account in a New York bank, depositing only his monthly pay check against which he drew. The monthly balances, it was stated some- times averaged as low as §7 and never higher than $16.40. DECK OFFICERS ACCEPT 15 PER CENT REDUCTION IN PAY New York July 19.—A gentleman's agreement, embodying 2 15 per cent. re- duction in standard war time pay for deck officers of American ships and per- mitting masters to make thetr own con- tracts with ship owners was formulated today by organizations of deck officers and the American Steamship Owners as- sociation. The new agreement today with deck officers brought to an conferences with all branches of stear- ship employees which began April 1. Negotiations with engineers’ \firemen and sailors resulted in a strike last M; and ended five weeks later when officials of the unions and the shipping board signed a 6-months contract at Washington. This contract was agcepted by the men under protest and they returned to work. GERMAN GOV'T HAS JUST PAID 31,000,000 GOLD MARKS Paris, July 19.—The reparations com- mission today issued an official state. ment announcing the German govern- ment has just pa‘d to it 31,000,000 ‘gold marks in European currency on account of the three months' notes given in the latter part of May in settlement of the 1,000,000,000 gold marks due before June 10. The German government has informed the reparations commission that it is ready to remit immediately 41,000,000 marks more in European currency, which will briffig the tota paid in specie and currency to mores than 310,000,000 marks, —_— PROMINENT SPRINGFIELD MAN SHOT BY HIS WIFF Springfield, Mass., F. Linnel], shot and wounded by his wife, Mrs. Laura_Linnell, in his home at 19 Floren- tine Gardens tonight after an alleged quarrel over a suitcase. Linnell was rushed to a hospital, where it was found that, the bullet had passed through both his legs. His condition is not serious. A COUNTER-EEVOLUTION DISCOVERED IN ODESSA Helsingfors, Finland, ‘July 19.—Aec- cording fo the Moscow Pravda a wide- spregd fcoygnter-revolutiongry { organiza- tion has been discovered in Odessa. It was plotting an uprising- for next week. One bundred officers and several hundred sol- diers are said to have rarneebeestd diers are said to have been arrested. NICKEL SHINE HAS BEEN REVIVED IN BOSTON Boston, July 19.—The nickel shine has returned. The boys of the North End have invaded the business district in a rate war on the established bootblacks, someof whom have met the competition but cutting rates from 10 cents to 5. Meantime the siined shoes reflect the satisfact.on of their wearers at this vis- ible sign of lower prices. July 19.—Herbert manufacturer of automobile spark plugs and prominent clubman, was CONN., WED BRIEF TELEGRAMS Samuel Rea, president of Pennsylvania railroad, celebrated his fiftieth annivers- ary with the company. » MacMillan Arctic expedition sailed lf;rc;m Boothbay, Me., cn way to the North ole. ..New England town meeting idea is to be used in selection of an anti-tammany candidate for mayor, Marriages among. the soclally 'elect in greater New York have snown a marked dcreased during the last year. General Peyton C. March, former chiet df staff of the United States army, ar- rived in Coblenz Monday night. Powerful bomb was exploded in front of the capitol building in Buenos Aires. A policeman was seriously wounded, but only small material damage was caused. Defalcations of R. J. (Cy) Thomson, comptroller of George A. Hormel and Co., packers of Austin, Minn, will exceed one million doliars. Captain William A, Moffett was momi- nated by President Harding to be chief off the navy departments’ bureau of aero- nautics with the rank of rear admiral. Fishing schooner Mayflower, which will defend the International Fisherman's Cup, won by the Esperanto last year, had successful . tests. Charles E. Herring was appointed by Secretary Hoover to be trade commission- er at Be woen diplomatic relations are resumed. President Harding is considering a plan of Congressman Fish, of New York, to pay the soldier bonus with the interest on the allied debt to this country. President Harding will probably spend a week in Massachusetts during August to particivate in the Pilgrim celebration at Plymouth. Adelbert Korfanty, Polish patriot and insurgent leader, arrived in Paris Monday for a visit of several dyas, the punpose of which he did not reveal. - .Belagl®n, former Hungarian commun- is leader, was arrested in Lemberg on his arrival there from the Moscow commun- ist congress. A complete new force of prohibition enforcement agents in Massachusetts was if charges are true that New York state is profiteering in the care of wounded ex- service men. Senator Jones of Washington, an- nounced congress will be asked to ap- propriate $150,000,000 as an emergency fund for the shipping board within a few days. Woman's prerogative is fully protected in an unusual domestic agreement just signed by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Y. Bau- man, of New York. Under its provisions Mrs. ®auman may talk when, where and as much she pleases, ' Hearing in_the divoree proceedings in- stituted by James A. Stillman, - which were to be resumed at Poughkeepsie next Monday, probably will be postpon- ed unti] fall. ¥ President Harding will have as body- guard at the Pilgrim tercentary celebra- tion at Plymouth,Mass., August 1. Troop C of the Tenth cavalry, stationed % Fort Ethan Allen. The body of M. M. Adams, 60, of rth Ambherst, Mass., reputed to be the wealthiest farmer in that locality, and married only a few months, was found in a brook in a pasture of Ris farm. The loss from fire which destroyed 33 of the 34 oil tanks and 15 asphalt stills at the plant of the Warner-inan Asphalt company near Linden, N, ‘was estimat- ed at $3,000,000. -.The retail cost of food to the average family declined three-tenths of one per cent. in June as compared with prices in May, while woolesale food prices de- clined slightly less than one per cent. Greek troops in the region of Kutais, to the southeast of Brussa, Asia Minor, have forced 'the Turkish nationalists to retreat in such a manner as to give hope of a complete investment by Greek forces. end a series (Zi- A lone bandit held up Ernest Brown, cashier of tie People’s Commercial and Savings bank, in the residential saction of Washington, and escaped in an automo- Ibile with $1,000 ja cash, It is feared several volunteer rescuers lost their lives while saving the 320 pas- sengers from the steamer Rapids King, which went on the rocks in the rapids of te St. Lawrence river. Marked decrease In the quantity of milk being given by, the cows owned by people in Farmington has been traced di- rectly to the Jarge number of peonle, both young and old who are accustomed to 0 bathing in the Farmington river. The estate of eHnry R. Mallory, form. erly president of the Mallory steamship line who died in Florida in 1019, was valued at §1,642,000, in the appraisal tiled yesterday in Brooklyn. Nearly all of the estate was bequeathed to immediate ‘members of the family. Professor S. H. Leslie, addressing the convention Jof the American Institute of Chemical Engineer at Ann Arbor, de- clared ‘that fhe United States supply of crude oil will last ony 13 years of the {future rate of production is equal to | that of 1920. Capt. Omar J. Humphrey, formerly in charge of the shipning board vessel West Modus, was awarded a silver cup by the British government for ‘humanity and kirdness” in saving the lives of 600 Dassengers of the British steamship Fa- zilka, which was wrecked October, 1919. | Employes of the Fort Edward plants of the International Paper Co., at Glens Falls, N. Y,, who have been on strike since May 1, adopted a resolution offering to return to work at the 1919 wage scale and working conditions, recently offcred by the company. Manufacturers of sacramental wines and representatives of various religious organizations wers given a hearing be- for Prohibition Commissioner Haynes on the proposed regulations covering the manufacture and distribution of wine for religious purposes. The Detroit, Toledo and Tronton rail- road, controlled by Henry Ford, filed with the Ohio state public utilities commis- sion a new schedule of freight rates pro- viding for a 20 per cent. reduction from ;}ze present rates between points on the ine. Hope is a dream a man has when he is awake. NESDAY, JULY 20, 192 |Details On The 1918 Basehall Scandal Are Being Given by Bill Burns Who Has Turned State’s Evidence in Return For Im- munity. Chicago, . July 19.—The state today turned its full strength into the prosecu- tion of the Chicago White Sox baseball players and others charged with ias al- leged comspiracy Which. resulted in the 1919 world’s series scandal, sending Eill Burns, who admitted being an accom- plice of the defendants and who turned state's evidence in return for immuni- ty, to the witness stand to tell the in- side story of the reported sell-out of some of the game's greatest players to gamblers who wanted the series thrown to_Cincinnati. i Burns, who was only about one-third through with his story when court ad- journed for the day, was on the stand e) (Continued on Page Three, Col. NEGOTIATIONS OVER AFFAIRS IN IRELAND HAVE CEASED London, July 19 (By the A. P.)- Events which had apparently been pro- ceeding smoethly and with fair rapidity toward a common ground upon Which the British government, the Irish republi- cans and the Ulsterites could find a basis for a settlemeht of the troubles in lre- land have fallen into a lull and for the moment the negotiations, both official and private, have ceased. With' Sir James Craig, the Ulster pre- mier, again in Belfast, having before his department from London delivered a pro- nouncement which seemed at the time to spell the end of discussions between the three parties, the English people are try- ing to figure out what will eventually happen with respect to Ulster, and more particularly with respect to the whole of Ireland, at the next conference between Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. De Valera, Which is set down for Thursday. In the meantime, General Smuts, the South African premier, may proceed to Belfast as intermediary, and the faet that the Ulster leader has declared that his services and those of theofficials un- der him are “available at any moment” leads to a hopeful view that the final word of the Ulsterites has not yet been spoken. Y Notwithstanding the attitude cf Ulster as expressed by Premier Craig, the spokesman of the re #blican delegates today declared they were “still not um- hopeful,” while another Sinn Fein rep- resentative said: “It is not a question of Belfast being subservient to Dublin,or vice versa, but that both must be subservient to Ire- land.” The king. deeply concerned in the out- come of the Irish discussions, was vis- ited today by the Marquis of London- derry, Ulster minister of education, who, it is understood, gave the king details of ;the conversations the marquis had with Premier Lloyd George yesterday. The continued presence of one of the TUlster cabinet members in London is considered significant and of good au- ry. - et Lloyd George is believed to have certain propositions to present to Mr. De Valera at Thursday's meeting Which have been approved by the British cabinet. The republican leader and his colleagues will probably return to Dublin on Fri- day or Saturday in order to review the events of their visit to London and take under advisement whatever proposals the British government .hds offered? T e WORK ON THE FORDNEY TARIFF BILL IN THE HOUSE Washington, July 19.—The house fin- ished consideration of contested sched- ules in the Fordney tariff bill today by placing asphalt on the free list, and thus in four of the five paragraphs open to separate votes overruled the action of its ways and means committee in framing the measure. Dye control provisions of the bil at drawn were the only section of the five mot upset* by the house. After disposing of the asphalt amend- ment, which rejected proposed duties ranging from 50 cents to §3 a ton, the house began consideration of the numer- ous “perfecting” amendments which the ways. and means committee deemed necessary. It raised the proposed duty on dried beans from 1 and 1-4 to 1 3-4 cents a pound and increased the duties on shelled almonds from § cents to 12 cents a.pound and shelled walnuts from 5 t0 7 1-2 cents a pound in rapid order. The business of “perfecting” the bill then was stopped by a long parliamen- tary ,ficht. It was a recurrence of the controversy of yesterday ranging about claims of the democrats that the republi- can members of the ways and means committee had mot allowed the minority to pass on the amendments before they were offered. The wrangle continued for two hours. Some members declared there was nothing r in the treatment, others that it was an old-time custom. In the course of the slough of five- minute talks, several democrats pressed Chairman Fordney of the ways and j means committee for a statement. as to when they would be permitted to offer amendments. Mr. Fordney paid no heed for a while, but when the demands be- came insistent he fairly shouted: “Just as soon as the democrats get control of the house, they can amend the tarift. They can't do it before.” The democratic fight embraced a wide range with little or no response from the republican._side except from Mr. Ford- ney, but charges that the tariff bill was drawn in the interest of the “trusts” kept cropping out continually. ~Steel, aluminum and dve, and several other “trusts” were picked out as beneficiaries of the bill, but Mr. Fordney contended none would derive more protection than the smallest “infant” industry. The bill was to encourage American industry of all kinds and he had no apologies to offer for its provisions, he asserted. | TESTIMONY IN MINGO - MINE INVESTIGATION Washington, July 19.—Operators in the Mingo, W. Va., coal field in resisting ef- forts to unfonize their workmen acted entirely on their own accord and were in no way influenced by the U. S. Steel cor- poration, Ernest L. Baliley, superinten- dent of the Portsmouth-Solvay Coke company’s mines at Freeburn, Ky., today informed the senate investigating com- mittee. He - emphatically denied, when qu:% oned by Senator Kenyon, republi- can” Towa, that there was any associa- tion hetween the operators and the steel corporation in policy toward union labor. PLAN FOR FORMATION OF TRIPLE BALTIC ALLIANCE +Riga, July 19.—A conference between the Lettish, Esthonian and Finnish for- eign ministers which it is planned to lmlg at Helsingfors July 28 is expected to leal to the formation' of a second triple Baltie alliance, Lithuania being left out. PRICE TWO CENTS. 12912628 “IN RUNNING GOVERNMENT Washington, July 19.—An estimated saving of $112;512,628 can be effected in the approornations of approximately four billion .dollars available for government expenditures during the current fiscal year President Harding ‘was informed today by Director of the Budget Dawes. In- cluded in the estimate of possibie saving General Dawes said was the sum of $22,- 822,113 pertaining to.continuous appro- priations for building and construction which “would . be postponed for expendi- tures-in future ‘year: The statement of government economy possible during toe presqt fiscal year was contained -in" a letter uirected to the | president by General Dawes who present- ed the amounts by which expenditures could be reduced in the various depart- ments and independent -establishments. “Whatever may be the relation of total .expenditure to'total revenues at the end of the current year,” Director Dawes said in his letter, “whioh ‘for various reasons, including possible’ new legislation, the operations of the shipping board, the rail- road’ administration and fluctuation in current receipts of the post office depart- ment, cannot be predicated at this time, the above amount is that much of a con- tribution to a ‘more favorabie relation. “This fine response o your request from the heads of departments and inde- pendent organizations and bureau chlefs, OFFICIAL TEST OF GAS AS A MOB SCATTERER Philadeiphia, July 18.—Lachrymatory, or tear gas, toe invention of Major Ste- phen de La Noy, of the chemical warfare division, U. S. army, was given its first official tryout as a mob scattered and in repelling attacks by criminals at Cannoa Ball Farm, below Point Breeze, today, and as a result 200 policemen, lcd by Superintendent of Police Mills of Phila- deiphia, were driven back weeping thi times An area was marked off and five patrol- men, veterans of overseas hombing squads, began hurling the light grenades at a distance of about 40 years. In a remarkably short time the ‘mob” was m full retreat. Superintendent Mill took a battalion of his heartiest men inio a roped-off enclo- sure with instructions to capture the men, who were armed with 150 tear gas bombs. Three times they charged, but each time weére driven back weeping vio- lently as they came within range of the charged vapor. Major de La Noy as- sured the men before they entered the mimic battle that the substance was “ab- _solutely not dangerous.” It is merely a ear-producing, choking, nauseating gas. But be careful you don’t swallow toe much,” he said. Police officials declared the/test had undouttedly proved the value of tear gas in police work. The authorities said the gas leaves reddish. brown stains on cloth- ing which would aid in identifying those taking part’ in riots or criminal adven- tures. Victims who inhale the fumes are ren- dered helpless for-a short time but no endangered. Officials asserted it was likely' the gas would replace older meth- ods used to subdue mobs and criminals. NORRIS BILL ATTACKED BY SENATOR EDGE OF N. J. ‘Washington, July 19.—Senator Edgz~, republican, New Jersey, attacked today in the senate the Norris bill to create a cne-jundred million dollar federal corpo- ration to finance farm exports. He do- nounced the measure as class legislation and a violation of the republican cam- paign pledges to have “less governmeut in business.” s there to be no rest for the poor, unchampioned, ‘white collar man’ who is forced to put up his money for the bene- fit of various favored classes?” the sena- tor asked. If ever there was a deliberate viola- tion of a party pledge to the people, it is to be found in tais bill. - It is a subsidy clothed in an ‘emergency’ cloak and a subsidy is a plain subsidy, be it clad or naked. “It means direct government rivalsy with private business and that is gov- ernmental oppression.” “It would warrant similar ‘relief leg- islation’ for innumerable other industries, groups and classes.” JAPAN 1S PREPARED FOR OPEN DOOR CONFERENCE Tokio, July 19.—(Associated Press)— Subsequent to a cabinet meeting held to- day which discussed a report of Kijuro Shidehara, the ambassador to the United States it was announced that the United States, Great Britain and Japan prot- ably would exchange views in an effort to outline tie program for the: coming ‘Washington conference. A semi-official statement issued today says Japan is prepared to give all prominence in the conference to the ques- tions of the open door and ecqual oppor- tunity in-China so as to place China in a fair way to the attainment of an inde- pend~nt national status. The statement emphasizes the necessity of co-operati>n ty the powers'in aiding China in the re- covery of “er rights and interests. The Chinese minister has had an ex- change of views with Viscount Uchida, the -Japanese foreign -minister, regard- ing the situation as concerns China. ASSISTANTS APPOINTED FOR SHIPPING BOARD DIRECTORS New York, July 19.—Executive asmst- ants. to the shipping board's - three di- rectors of operations-have been select=d and their names will be made public in Washington next Thursday, when the actual werk. of putting ‘the board on F3 business besis will be begun. This announcemeént. was made at a Inucheon . tendered Directors Smull, Love and Frey today by owners and operators. Mr. Smull said that the fact that mnot one man selected for government service had declined appbintment showed tha‘ shipp! interests were fulfilling th pledge to cooperation made ta Chalrman Lasker. TURKS ARE PANIC STRICKEN AND ABANDONING ARMS | Athens, July 19.—M. Gounaris, the Greek premier, today told the newspaper men that the Turks fled from Kutaia panic_stricken, abandoning their arms, and that the Greeks cut off tMeir retreat toward Eski-Shehr. According to unoffi- cial reports the evaeuation of Eski-Shehr has commenced. & FqCuiréni"YarEndingJunew, 1922, is Foreseen by Dr rector of the Budget Dawes—Sends Letter to President Could Be Reduced in the Various Departments, incidental to your assumption of re sponsibility as the business head of gov- ernmental administration infers the ex- istence in their minds of three principak involving improvement in governmenta business which should not be overlooked. First, that the business organization of government hereafter assumes that the minimum amount of money to bs expend- ed in any fiscal year Is not ¢ necessity the sum appropriated in advance by con- gress, but the smallest amount upor which the, business of the governmen: can be efficiently admipistered under tht program outlined by congress. “Second that the minds of the busines: administrators of government have beer diverted from tod easy reliance upon the custom of deficiency appropriations. “Third that where congress has di- rected the expenditure of certain sums for specific purpose, and executive pressure will not be exerted for more efficlent and economical administration in order to produce greater results from fhe given expenditure and also wherever possible to complete thé given project for a less amount than the total appropriated for the purpose.” p Director Dawes sald work would be begun at once, by the budget bureau on the budget fer the fiscal year ing June 30. 1923, using the new ater of necessary expenditures as a basis. REASSURANCE GIVEN FOR JAP ON CONFERENCE Lendon, July 19.—(By the A. P.)— Baron Hayashi the Japanese ambassador denies that there is any question > op- position on the part of Japan to Presiden: Harding’s proposal for a conference af Washington, which on the contrary, he said, was welcomed. Japan was quite ready to discuss with other powers ques- tions of mutual interest, including the limitization of armaments on which the Japuanese government had already ex- preesed its willingness to negotiate. Ja- Pan, Hawever, desired to know beforehané what subjects were to be discussed. “teotherwlu.h" ruu:k ked the ambassador, may embark upon a never-endm: discussion. = b 7 1 “The suggestion that naturall ariges* continued the ambassador, “4s t';etber we are again to bring up matters whick the treaty of Versailles has already deai Wwith. It is clear that such matters at Shantung, Yap and New Guinea, it T ed would result in a general conferanms ;nflvulnu that are already accomplished a Expressing my perscnal views, . lieve that & praetieal sofution b -t’l ‘h:. Qquestion involved is possible wit®out in. terfering with matters of principle that have been decided upon.” e HARTLEY FOUNDATION HAS BEEN OBGANIZETD Norfolk, Conn., July 19.—The ization meeting of the Hartley lounm Wwas held here today and plans for the work of the foundation were discussec and officers were elected. It w, decidec that the organization, which Was ineor- porated at the last session of the genera assembly of Connecticut as the Hartley Trust corporation, will devote its efforte to public health, mental hygiene and pro. bation work. Its activities will not be limited to this state, it was said. _Mrs. Helen Hartley Jenkins of New York was elected president of the founda tion and Robbins B. Stoeckel, motor ve. hicle commissioner of Connecticut, was chosen secretary and treasurer. Th¢ meeting was held at the summer home of Mrs. Jenkins here and Governor Evereti J. Lake presided. The executive commit. tee is composed of Governor Lake, Mis Grace Hartley Jenkins, Dr. Samuel A Lrown of New York -and Mareellw Hodge of Bridgeport. The funds made available for the eor- poration by Mr. Jenkins are said to ag- gregate several million ‘dollars. Mrs Jenkins is a daughter of the late d cellus Hartley, former head of the l?:: ington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridgr company of Bridgeport. —— TO CONSIDER FORD'S OFFER FOR NITEATE PLANY _Weshington, July 19.—Government a tion on Henry Ford's: offer to take ‘IV:I the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala. for conversion into a fertilizer plant may await conference between Secretarics Weeks and Mellon, it was said today. Reports that the Du Pont interests amd several other chemical and power com: cerns are considering submitting offers have reached Washington. Mr. Ford's scheme for providing fer. jtilizer cheaply to farmers it was said, would benefit the whole country and be of weight in determining the government's attitude. It has been estimated that about 12,000,000 dollars would be neec: ed to convert the plant. Ford also offe: €d today one million five hundred thou- sand dollars annually for one hundred yeares and five million dollars in eash. — REPORTS CONDEMN METHODS USED AT NEWFPORT STATION Washington, July 19.—Republican ma- Jority and democratic minority members of ths senate naval sub-committee which investigated the war time scandal among’ enlisted men at the Newport R. I train- ing station, in reports made public today_ agree in condemning in severe terms the nfethods used by the navy in detectins’ those at the station guilty of immerai Ppractices. The only outstanding point of aiffer: ence in the two reports consists in the re~' sponsibility of former Secretary Danfe! and former Assistafit Secretary Roosevell for the use of naval enlisted men as a participant in the immoral_practices ia" order to obtain evidence against offenders. NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CLUBHOUSE FOR SALE New York, July 19.—The Nationa] TArnocrate cfub today authorized its ways and means committee to sell its Fifth Avenye club house, bought about 25 years ago for $175,000. The club pre- viously had refused an offer for as mmuch as $1,000,000. . : CANADA TO REDUCE FORCE - OF MILITARY OFFICERS Oftawa, July 19.—Canada will reduce its permaffent military force of $4,000 officers and men to 3,600 after July 21" in the interést of cconomy. it was anm: mne.g today ‘I' the militia department.