Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 28, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIII—NO. 183, POPULATION 29,685 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM 13 DUTLINED AT WHITE. HOUSE At Conferences Between President Harding and a Number of Republican Senators—Calls For Enaction of Tax Law Ahead of the Fordney Tariff Bill—Delay is Pro on Bill For Refunding Allied Loans and For Funding Rail- road Debts—Administration Program Will be Further Outlined After a Conference With House Leaders To- Washingten, July lined today as a result of conferences betwean ber of republican senators at the White House dinner last night. Administration plans, as disclosed by senators, call for passage by the house ©of the internal revenue revison bill and of several senate bills by August § with a vew to recess or adjournment of congress soon after until late in Sep- tember or early in October. Probably the most important feature ®f the program disclosed was iha pr dent’s desira to have the tax bill enact- ed ahead of the Fordney tariff revision measure. Senate leaders urged this change, it was said, and now plan to hold the tariff bBill in the finance com- mittee until after the tax measure Is put through. The program was said io leave the tarift bili subject to indefinite délay, pos- sibly until the winter session of con- some senate leaders re- would be enacted before the present éxt'a ses- although rated that it sdjournment of slon. prominent features of the re- gram proposa delay on the ad- ! n bills for refunding ailied loans and for funding raflroad debts. Senate bills slated for parsaze before the proposed recess are the pending ag- riculture eredits maasure, tha Wills- Campbell anti-beer bill, the Capper-Tin her sident Harding and a num-| 27. — Legisiative |cher bill to regulate future trading in programs of the nexc few weeks in the [grain and, possibly, the Borah bill to, senate and house were fairly well out- |restore ‘ree tolls to American coastwise | | Messels using the Panama canal. This slate was said to have |agreed on by the president and. the four- | teen senators who met at the White House dinner. which was held last night under arrangements for secrecy ordered personally by Mr. Harding, been Liggett Fortune | Seriously Depleted! Result of Decline in Market Price of Common Stock of United Drug Company. Boston, July 27.—The personal for- tune of Louis K. Liggett, head of the United Drug Company, and of Liggett's International Ltd., and interested also in many other businesges, has been seriously depleted, it was learned today. A formal statement announced that his affairs had been placed in the hands of trustees, but the. extent of impairment was not officially made known, The - two-day _ decline. in the market price of the common stock of the United D‘rug Company was en as the imme- diate cause of the action to conserve his assets for the protuction cf preditors. His losses, however have extended over a year or more, and arc understood _to have been due.to sugar and other vén- tures ‘that suffered heavily with the col- lapse of commodity values and stock CONN, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1921 ‘BRIEF TELEGRAMS Report to London s & severe earth- quake at St. Fillan, Scotland. State troopers raided 16 hotels and cafes at Amsterdam, N. Y., seizing about $12,000 to $15000 worth of liquers. Manuscript of Robert Burns’ “Tam o’ Shanter,” endorsed by the poet, brought $500 at auction in London. Equitable Tr from Germany. Viscount 'Not theliffe, H. Wickman Steed, editer of the London arrived in Washington yesterday. Times, Application for discharge ed men will reduce the army by July 31 to 150,000 men. Animals, as well ‘as humans, now are being treated with radium for incipient cancer. The Austrian crown is continuing its violent decline in value reaching 930 to the dollar. William Hofsess, 3 the t Co. of New York re- ceived a shipment. of $300,000 in siver accompanied by a past ruled of of enlist- quotation prices, to such an extent that he has The fortune of millions that he built up as he developed from a drug clerk to master of the drug industry dwindled Bristol lodge of Elks, was drowned in Lake Compounce. T. Coleman du Pont was sworn in ak senator from Delaware. He succeeds Jo- I ed by Order of the United States Shipping Board. New Yo! July 27.—The United Stites Mail Steamship- Company from wkich the United States shipping board last weck seized ningg large passenger ships on charges of dflinquency in pay- ment of charter hire, today offered to purchase the ships outright. 3 This offer was made public by E. AL Quarles, assistant to the president of the line, who said the company had de- cided to avail itself of an option clause in its charter. and that the shipping board at Washington had been asked by telegraph to set a price. 3 It also was admitted that reports cur- rent in shipping circles for several days to the effect that the company was ne- gotiating with certain large financiers relative to future development of the line were true. Mr. Quarles declined to make public the “identity of these interests or to say whether they were American or foreiy The company now has agency agreements for the operation of its ships beeny ! 3 2 i in pratfically all foreign ports. In Rre- In' furtherance of the administration |forced to ryany economies in . recent' | Su Wolcott Do Teslaned - ot become | TR Tesredafitan by ‘tha-NUFR Ger’ plan, the president tomorrow might will {months. His stable of siow horses was 2 man TLloya line, hate a dinner conference with about a (sold and othe: savings were effected. It The shipping board, through its at- |dozen housa republican leaders. The| For several weeks Mr. Liggett has L-L\.l':haf:;t’;:;d"&'::t{fx;fr ?:.‘;.:fi',,‘;f torneys, taday. appled -Tor 2. changs.in |senate republican steering committee |divided hfs time ‘between efforts to Work |gotiats with Simn Bein - lenders . if | venus from. state to.fedreal courts of also will meet tomorrow to discuss the fout his financial salvation and his duties|“,rper invitation” comes from Dublin. |the injunction . proceedings, by which ‘lprnnosed plan. as chairman of the Piigrim Tercertenary " |the steamship line rezained control of Senator Harding told the senators, it|commission. He cwuld, not Ue located | Tne State of New Jersey will receive |its vetsels. Arzuments on the motion was said, that he was assured by house |today. $139,000 in taxes from the proceeds of |will be heard by State Superfor Court |leaders of speedy passage of the revis-| In organizing Liggett's International, |the Dempsey-Carpentjer fight at Jersey |Justica Martin tomorrow. ]io nbill. It is planned to incorporate |Ltd., a yvear ago, to take over the exten-| City on July 2. A change ot venue, If granted. will {tax changes recommended recently by |sive Britlsh chain drug stores business of | : not affect the provisions of the tempor- the treasury department and rush the Bootts, Ltd, and Louis K. Liggett Com-| John J. Knight, wealthy oil operator | ary injunction, both sides to the con- bill through, leaving most other revis-|pany, Ltd., of Canada, Mr. Liggett set{of Texas, while motoring from Los An- |troversy agreed. Tt is simply a question. lon to the senate. The senate finance |a new record for canitalization in this | geles to Dallas, disappeared. His de- | they =aid, as to which _court has proper committes then is to work on the bill |State, the corporation beinz credited with | serted car was found at Buckeye, Ariz. |jurisdiction In the matter. during the proposed adjournment period. |capital stock of $50,000.000. His other The president, 1t was said, expressed | onposition tc any recess or adjournment of either senate or house until the lat- ter passes, DR. STONE LOST HIS LIFE IN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS WIFE Banff Alta, July 27.—Dr. W. E. Stone, president of Purdue university at Lafay- ctte, Ind., gave his life in the solitary fastness of Mount Eanon in an effort to save his wife, who had fallen to a narrow ledge on the face of a deep crevice. With Birs. Stone in his arms. he was attempt- ing to scale the almost perpendicular side of the cliff when he lost his footing and hurtled to the bottom of the chasm. Mrs. Stone, who slid back to her for- mer refuge far above the body of her husband, will recover from her injuries and the effects of being virtually food- Jess for elght days and nights, according to fragmentary repofts reaching here from the reseuing party. camp on Marble er¢ek, yjne miles from teh spot where she was found. The body of Dr. Stone has not yet been recovered It is wedged between two jagged rocks at the bottom of the crevice, the precipitons wails of Whichi render jescent extremely difficult. His death is believed to have been instantaneous. Mr. and Mrs. Stone left Banft on July 15 o attempt the ascent o Mount Eanon. Both were experienced mountain climb- srs. Thew carried rations for four days \nd at the foot of the mountain discard- wi everything save essential equipment. Snortly after the ascent was begun, reports reaching here say, Mrs. Stone Hipped and fell to a ledge on the face of crevice. The university president lowered a rope to his wife, but his sirength was not equal to the task of aising her to ghere he stood. Finally he jescended to and taking Mrs. Stone n his arms attempted to climb with her almost perpendicular wall. ching parties have been combing the face of the mountain since concern irst began to be felt for the safety of Mr. and Mrs. Stone. It was not until the rollege president’s wife was almost dead from hunger and exposure, however, that their search was rewarded. IRISH REPUBLICAN CABINET DISCUSSED PEACE PROFFERS Dublin, July 2 — (By The A. P.)—The Sinn Fein cabinet today discussed the British government's propisals, there te- ng a full membership Keum, ncluding Michael Collins, commander of the re- publican army, and the two most recentiy erated members, Countess Markievics ind Joseph McGrath. When the council Mr. De Valera left the Mansion unaccompanied. N statement was ssued, but it 1s known that no actual ccision was reached, and no certainty that when it is reached it will be pub- lshed immediately. The publicity department of the Dait Eireann informed the correspondent that ment within the next few days was able, yet it was possible. is understood tha: the Sinn Fein is agreed on lne various points consideration, and that there are crences among the members, but {hey are waiting for a decision by oth- ers and are probably expecting a com- munication regarding the ‘attitude of the representatives of the Ulster parliament ountess Markievicz appeared to be in excellent health and high spirits. “They can never go back on the fact \: - recognized our nation and our 3 she said, nd whatever hap- at recognition’ is bound to "affect whole future.” Countess Markievicz was liberated from prison unconditionally, and it may throw some light or the situation that she has no expectation of returning to prison to complete her naexpired term. COMMUNICATES WITH LLOYD GEORGE DE VALERA London, July (By The A. P)— A communication has been received in the official residence of Prime Minister Lidyd George in Downing street from Bamonn De Valera, the Irish republican cader, says the Central News today. It 4is not a final answer and is considered less favorable than had been antici- pated the Central News declares, but the negotiations will continue. CALL FOR REPORTS ON TREATMENT OF SICK VETS Washington, July 27.—Surgeon Gen- eral” Cumniins, of the public health ser- yiee, ‘was askéd today by a senate in- vestigaing ecommiftee to submit prompt reports on conditions at several hospi- tas where former service men were be- ing - tre Among”the places named was the fentral Kim Sanatorium, Rut- Jand, Massachuseits Be car that the next best thing ._%44 . he is being taken by stretcher to af vision bill can be put throush the house in time for a recess of congress by mid- August apparantly found little reflection today in the house ways and means com- mittee which plugged away at public hearings on the measure with two days more allotted to witnesses. Chairman Fordney estimated that two weeks would be required for the draft- ing of the bill after treasury and internal revenue bureau experts have presentea their final recommendations at the xeecu- tive sessions planned next week. Some leaders hope to put the bill through in a few days after its formal presentation, but plans for handling it in the house have mot been fully shaped up. The ‘general procedure is expected by members to be similar t6 that adopr- ed with relation to the Fordney tariff bill—a republican caucus to consider the measure and the adoption by the house of a rule to limit debate and shut off gen- eral amendments. Few new suggestions on tax revision have been offered by witnesses appearing during the two days' of public hearings, leaving the administration plan as a principle recommendation before the com- mittee. This contemplates: B { Repeal of the excess profits tax and | making good the loss of revenue by a modified tax on corporate profiits or a flat additional income tax upon corpo:- ations and the repeal of the existing $2. 000 exemption applicable to corporations to yleld an aggregate revenue of from $400,000,000 to $500,000,000 annually. Readjustment of the income tax rates to a maximum combined normal and sur- tax of 40 per’cent. and the imposition or sufficient new or additional taxes of wide application to bring the total revenues up to four billions of dollars a year. Repeal of tie minor “nuisance” taxes, such as the tax on soda water. ‘The suggestion put forward that first class postage rates be increased to three cents got into the committee hearing to- day without indication, however, that it had as yet been given serious consider- ation by the members. Postmaster Gen- eral Hays estimates that restoration of the three cent postage would yield be- tween $75,000,000 and $90,000,000 an- nually. HEAT COMPELS SLEEPING IN THE OPEN IN NEW YORK New York, July 27.—Cooler weather and showers reported to be in the offering bolstered up the hopes~of- baking New Yorkers who experienced a July Tth equalled only twice before in the city's history. A top the Whitehall building off the Battery the mercury hit 90 degrees at 4 o'clock, a mark reached on the same date in 1917 and 1899. Sidewalk thermome- ters in the down town sections, however, ran up to 102 degrees when the official mercury read 89. Tonight public parks, beaches ana housetops again were taken advantage of by thousands forced to seek relief from the heat indobrs. Three heat prostra- tions were reported during the day. Twenty of the twenty-seven days al- ready produced by July have been hot- ter than the average July temperature here, which is 74 degrees, and not only July, but the whole year, has been hot~ ter than usual. In the 207 days since New Years, an excess of 900 degrees above normal has accumulated. Rain- faH in the same period was 4 inches under DEMAND FOR RELEASE OF AMERICANS IN RUSSIA Riga, July 27.—(By'The A. P.)—In both bolshevike and American official cir- cles in Riga the note of Secretary of State Hughes demanding the release of American prisoners in Russia, immedi- ately following the note of Herbert Hoov- er to Maxim Gorky, is considered as be- ing charged with infinite possibilities. Some American officials in the Baltic states, who have long know the sefi- ous plight of the American prisoners in Soviet Russia have urged the state de- partment at- Washing ton to adopt a strong policy looking to their release, bargo on shipments from. the United States to Russia and a possible blockade of Russian ports. DR. STONE WAS KILLED BY A FALL IN THE MOUNTAINS Calgary, Alberta, July 27.—Dr. W. !E. Stone, president of Perdue Univer- sity, Lafayette, Indiana, whose body has been located at the bottom of a deep crevice near Banff, was killed by a fall 30_word received hero today, , .- even to the extent of threatening an em-| |ies in which he is listed as a director: Beacon Ofl Company, JAPAN’S ACCEPTANCE HAS gives consent which concern only particular pow which can be regarded as closed ‘meeting, -~ tion over the reply in official preliminary negotiations w the time and place of mee tails of procedure. A comprehensive consideration of will regarded as assured. agraph declaring it the sense of Japanese government that during avoided.” ference program begins, eastern questions, Although officials withheld Japanese reference may be regarded accomplished make further negotiations necessary. SOCIALISTS’ PLEA FOR THE political amnesty committee. Samuel Gompers, president of offenses. discussed were not decision. FRENCH VIEW ON MEETING Upper_Silesia has been decided. of hsi government. A London dispatch of Tuesday said ft had been officially announced there that the allied supreme council would meet The Britith ex- perts who were designated to examine the. Silesian question before the council In the mountaing on July 16, according'meeting had already left for Paris, the in Paris on August 4. gispatch added, Interests include the following compan- John Hancock REACHED STATE DEPARTMENT ‘Washington, July 27 (py the A. P.)— Japan's definite acceptance of a “place in the disarmament conference, which |reached the state department todays to a discussion of Far Eastern questions it was claimed the! conference but suggeses that prcblems s or inci- dents be omltted from the scope of the There was every evidenee of satisfac- clas Fere and it was indicated that ‘he way now was regarded as entirely clear for the| fix ag and Ce- the conference program before the dslega- tions actually assemble also was sug- gested in the Japanese note and now is Aportion o the Japanese reply which | attracted particular attention was a par-| the | the | conference “problems such as are of sols | concern to certain particular powers or! such matters that may be regarded ac- | comolished facts should be scrupulously | It was made plain, however, that offi- | cials here regarded this statement not as | & condition of acceptance by Japan but as a forecast of the attitude she will | take when the negotiations over the con- | It is pointed out here that Japan at the outset of her note agrees to a dis- | cussion of such subjects as may be re- | garded as bearing directly on disarma- | ment and says in specific terms that she is willing to talk about Pacific and far ! comment, | it was recalled here in comnection with |pa “such matters that | Néw facts” that the Japanese ambassador at Lon- don recently indicated that his govern- ment would not care to discuss questions like Shantung and Yap because it re-| garded them as having been settled by the treaty ot Versailles In other quar- ters, however, it has been pointed out that the Versailles treaty is not recog- nized by China, so far as Shantung is concerned and that the United States has not consented to the treaty’s terms relating to Yan and other mandate ter- ritorfes so that in each case an open | question is raised which would seem to| RELEASE OF EUGENE V, DEBS[ President Harding today by a delegation representing the socialist party and the Interest in the Debs case was further aroused during the day Ry a long con- ference between the president and At- torney General Daugheriy. The subjects indicated but there was a general impression that the ques- tion of Debg’ pardon might be' nearing a OF ALLIED SUPREME COUNCIL London, July 27 (by the A, P.)—The French government deems it impossible t) decide on the holding of a meeting of the allied supreme council until the question of sending reinforcements into M. De St. Aulaire, the French ambas- sador, here called on Lord Curzon, the British foreign minister, this evening and conveyed this information in the name The tanker Levant Arroy was launch- ed at Camden, N. J., by the New Ycrk Shipbuilding Corporation for the Stand- at a sanatorium in Melrose, Mass. For selling cider which analysis show- ed contained 5.45 per cent. alecohol, Edson anem, proprietor of a grccery store in Torrington, was fined $75 with costs in the borough court. John Hadern, aged 12 years lost his life Tuesday evening in an unsuccessful attempt to save his seven years old com- panion, John Conlan, at Manchester, Conlan. 3 The dominion premiers have reached an agreement among themselves on matters affecting the pacific = confgrence con- cerning which' they previously had dif- fered. Silver valued at $750,000 to $300U000, to be converted into dollar credits to aid in meeting reparations payments before August 31 arrived in New York from Germany on the steamship Mount Clay. A vacation of several days n the White Mountains of New Hampshire is planned by President nad Mrs, Harding to follow their attendance next Monday at the Pilgrim tercentenary at Plymouth, Mass. German steamship nterests are prepar- ing to re-enter the services between the Pacific coast of Mexico and Central and Scuth American ports in which they were an importan factor before the war. German bankers are calling their loans and restricting further credits to hasten liquidation. It is said the banks believe such a step will strensthen the position of the mark in fore§1 exchange. An airplane of the Fokker type, being exploited by a Dutch company, which jcontains its gasoline in the wings and is entirely devoid of wires, had a success- {ful trial flight at Mineola, L. I | A through freight service from princl- 1 inland railroad stations in Italy to York and Philadelphia _via the ports of Genoa and Naples was inaugu- rated by the Navigazone General Italiana. The time in which National Guard companies may be reorganized under the National Defence act to a minimum en- listed strength of 50 has been extended antil July 1, 1 22, by Secretary Weeks. A Central News dispatch to London from Rom_e States that a general strike Wwas procaimed in reprisal for the killlng of communists near Grasseta by the pacifists. | Montreal tramway workers applied to the department of Jabor for a board of ar- bitration under the industrial disputes act to pass on tihe question of a 20 per cent. wage cut proposed by the com- pany, effective Augnust 1. ‘Washington, July 27.—Another plea for release of Eugene V. Debs and other | Negotiations were completed for a 90 war time prisoners was presented to day extension of the eighteen million dol- lars acceptance credit granted to the Cuban Can Sugar Corporation part of which matures next Monday apd the bal- the | ance Augus® 17, American Federation of Labor, during a call at the White House today also sug- gested to Mr. Harding-that he take ac- tion soon toward the retease of Debs and other prisoners convicted of war time Members of New York Cotton Exchnge are signing a petition requesting appoint- ment of a day upon which to ballot on Closing the Exchange Saturday,. Sept. 3 (preceding Labor Day), allowing mem- bers an extra holid: John L. Caldwell, American minister to Persia, who is in London, announced Anglo-American Oil Co., British con- cern, had obtained a concession to ex- ploit the entire northern half of Persia. The southern part cf Persia has been ex- plored by the company. A comprehensive plan for the reorgan- Ppstion 4 the tedemal judiciary, to meet the growing business needs of the country and clean up congestion of li- auor cases, probably will be presented to FPresident Harding for transmisson to congress within the next few days. large warehouse in Atlamtie City but failed to' find any trace of the cargo of whiskey the schooner Poeomoke Is sus- pected by federal officials of having landed. e : Three persons, all diselaiming knowl- edge of the affray, were wounded by a fusilade of revolver shots which ended the life of William Spurduti, alleged au- tomobile bandit, crowds of tene- ment dwellers sought g: from the heat in Mott street, New last nighte Pending tha hearing preparations are beine made to sail the steamship Georze Washington, scheduled to leave here on g August 3. g Mutual Life Insurance Compafy. Liber-|ard Transportation Co. —_— | Senatn_rs sald the v]’n"l‘!ide“t asked that |ty Mutual Insurance Compan: Natfonal GENERAL DENIAL MADE BY jthe administration bill for refunding the | Acoeptance Corporation. National «Ci- | Cunard line officials in London de- DISTRICT ATTORNEY TUFTS |allied debt be passed beforo the pro-|ar Stands Company, Natjonal Shawmut |clared it wil be several months hetors - posed adjournment, ut was told that |Bank of Boston, Punta Alegra Sugar|the Mauretania ill be replaces - i this was {mpossible because of strunz!r‘ompnn . Regal Shoe Company. Seam-|trans-Atlantic service: placed 01| Boston, July 21—District Attorney opposition, and it was agreed that it|less Rubbor Company, Inc. of Nevf k4 Nathan A. Tufts of Middlesex county to- | should go over. Haven; United Candy Company. United| Great ritain has agreed to a meeting [ 2¥ denied that he had made any threats Mutual Fire Insurance Comnany, Tnited |of exoerts in Paris on Thursday next as | OF Promises to New York motion plethre Jewelers, Ine. of New York: United |a preliminary to the session of the su-|men after the midnight difner at Mishas LITTLE HOPE FOR TARIFF Laboratories Company, United Perfumer | preme council August 4. b B L R et d s BILL BEFORE RECESs |Company, United Pharmaceutical Com. 5 Fhitheihe DEOlumermand e pany, and Winchester Repeating Arms| Professor Judson B. Colf, 32, semlor | Were present e Behalrioboraling Washington, July 27.—Hopes of ad-|Company of New Haven., member of the faculty of the Boston | Testfying in wie own benall MOt L ministration leaders that the tax re- Huiversitys Collegs orilkiberal=Ants HiotiFRREEREH F&lum'ncy General J. Weston Allen has brought for his removal. Mr. Tufts as- serted that he did not present the Mish- awum Manor case to the grand jury be- cause the only evidence that he possessed had been discredited. This evidence, Mr. priged the testimony of Theresa Sears and Bessie McDonald, who gave to the district attorney a different version of the affair than they had previously of- fered at a preliminary hearing at Wo- burn in May, 1917. A transcript of the Sears girl's testi- mony taken at the hearing was read to- day.. The version of the dinner contained }in this. paper indicated a much livelier taffair than she represented it later to the district attorney. A The McDonald girl's testimony at the Woburn hearing was also read. In it she asserted that there were sixteen girls and fifteen men at the dinner party and that fifty-two bottles of champagne were consumed. Brownie Kennedy, proprie- tress of the Manor, sent for the women, the testimony said. Under cross examination, Mr. Tufts as- serted that after Chief of Police McDer- mott of Woburn had talked with him about the case on May 9, he summoned the two young women. The Sears girl, Mr. Tufts testified, sajd she “didn’t- know what happened at Mishawum gand didn't think it amounted to much.” She denied her police court testimony, he added. The McDonald woman also, Mr. Tufts asserted, told him a different story of the affair than she had told the Wabur.n police. According to the witness' testi- mony today she said: “Mr. Tufts, I don't know anything about it. I think 1 had something to drink that night.” Not long “after this interview, Mr. Tufts said, the women disappeared. The district attorney said he then wrote to Tufts said, com- tion picture men. that the witnesses had been tampered with. Concerning Mr. Coakley’s first visit to him on May 12, after Coakley had learn- ed that the district attorney’s office was investigating the Mishawum affair, Mr. Tufts testified that Coakley told him his clients were “business men and hadnm't done anything Wwrong except to get a drink.” 7 “I told him,” continued the witness, “that isn't the way I understood the story. 1 understood that instead of go- ing out for a bite to eat, and a drink, they went there for immoral purpose: Mr. Tufts said he granted Coakley’'s request that he be allowed time to get the facts in the case. He denied he had ever said that if the complainants were “taken off his back” he might feel dif- ferently. Earlier in the day Melvin M. Johnson, of counsel for Mr. Tufts, took up: the case of John W. Coombs, charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of liquor in December, 1918. This case was cited against Mr. Tufts in Attorney General Allen's allegations. Mr. Tufts testified that at the time he knew Mr. Allen, then in private practice, was counsel for Coombs in a civil case. He said that in a conversation regarding a criminal case against Coombs Mr. Al- len had expressed to him a wish that Coombs could be indicted for man- slaughter. “He eaid his only /hance to-get any money out of the fellow was to put him through a course of sprouts in the crim- inal courts” Mr. Tufts testified. ~“I told him 1 couldn't vary the usual practice.” s A e SR 50 PER CENT, BREVUCTION IN HIPPODEOME ¥RICES o New York, July .—Fifty per cent. reductions in the prices Of tickets for the new Hippodrome show, opening Sep- tember 3, were announced tonight by Charles Dillingham, manager of the production. Last- year the best seats !were §3, but the top price this coming scason will be $1.50 at evening per- formances and $1.00 at matinee. R ASK CONSIDERATION Rev azen) searched twenty-tw: boathouses, two nsh wharves em OF THE LABOR MARKET ‘Washington, July 27.—A suggestion tha tthe government take into consid- eration all the conditions of the labor market before initiating any public con- | struction was laid before President Harding today by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. - Half a loaf of bread is better than a dozen’ loaves of the kind some bakers “bake. ‘ U.S. il Co.Ofers | 3REF To Purchase Shps| And Thus Retain Vessels Seiz-| - I | Tetegrapn Compary. DEMORALIZED THE TURK Kemal Pashe Has Appealed to Constantinople For Interven tion With the Allies to Stop the Greeks—Information . Indicates That the Turkish Defensive Has Completely ‘Broken Down—Turkish Losses in Killed, Wounded and Prisoners is Estimated at 60,000—Greeks Are Constant- ly Pressing the Enemy Along the Road to Angora. Londom, July 27.—Mustapha Kemal Pasha, head of the Turkish Nationalist government, has sent a telegram to Con- stantinople ‘asking fhat the central gov- # Karabogha, on the Sea of Marmora, 3% miles #ast of Gallipoli, raided the towr and killed the Turkish governor and commander of th: gendarmerie. A Brit- ernment intérvene with the allies in an |ISh detachment assisted the Turkish gen- effort to obtain a cessation of Greco-|d4rmes in pursuing the bandits. Turk 'hostilities,” according to despatches |résult of thig incident the Brit from Constantinople to the Exchange Advices from Constantinople declare the Turkish reverses have had a depress- | As 3 are re. inforcing the Dardanelles garrison. Constantinople, July 23 (Delayed)— The Turkish Nationalist prime minister, ing effect in Angora, the people of which Fevzi Pasha, told the national assem- “consider that the game is lost.” Information from ali sources indicates that lhe‘ resistance of the Turkish Na- tionalists' is ccmoletely broken, the Greek | Sufltred'\erribla loss official news agency declares in a'state- | {Ween Kutaia and ment issued “here today. 60,000. are The con- to \gte are estimated at Greeks, the statement says, stantly_pressing the Kemalists along the |Samsun, on the south shors road to Anggra. Along the route their retreat the Turks set fire to their stores of material which they were una- ble to carry with them because of the rapldty of their flight. Circassian bandits appeared Sunday in {bly last night that although the Turk: | had been oblized to yield ground in the face of the Greck advance, the enemy The region be- ishehr, which pe- The /Turkish |cently were captured by the Greeks, was losses in killed, wounded and prisoners | covered with thousands of bodies, he declared. A Greek warship today apgroached of the of | Black Sea, with the intention of bom- barding the town, but the commander of a United States destroyer lying off the coast disguaded its commander from firing, pointing out that such action might endanger the Greek population. DEFENSE IS SECURING FREEDOM FOR BALL PLAYERS Chicago, July ‘The defense in the baseball trial today in three hours tore down the network of evidence woven by the state in seven days sufficiently to bring immediate freedom to two defend- ants, obtained a tentative promise from the presiding judge for free dom for three others, and presented an alibi supported by two wilnesses and numerous written records for a sixth of the eleven men on trial. As a result of the defense's first attack Louis and Ben Levy of Kokomo, Ind., walked from the court legally free of any connection ‘with the deal througli which it is glleged Chicago White Sox players agreed to throw the 1910 world's series for. $100,000. Buck Weaver and Happy Felsch, once idols of the American league, and Carl Zork of St. Louis were promised acquittal by Judge Friend un- less further evidence is presented against them, and David Zelcer of Des Moines, la., presented an alibi through his own testimony which _was corroborated by witnesses dnd documents introduced as evidence. Tomorrow the ‘defense will begin its task of trying to free Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Ciaude Williams, Chick Gandil and Swede Risberg. ‘Weaver, Felsch and Risberg will testi- fy in their own defense, with Chick Gan- dil probably coming next. The state rested its case today after Billy Maharg of Philadelphia gave testi- mony corroborating that previously given by Bill Burns, the admitted accomplice. The defense then presented motions for dismissal of the charges against the Levys, Zork, Felch, Zelcer, Weaver and Joe Jackson. The state promptly dropped the cases against the Levys but refused to take similag action for the others, holding ‘that they might be further in- criminated through defense testimony. Zelcer, identified by Maharg and Burns in “his own .behalf, testified that he was in Chicago Sept. 28, leaving that night for Cincinnati and arriving there Sept. 29, the day Bill Burns had testified he conferred with him in New York over the alleged conspiracy. Returning to Chicago after the two Cincinnat: games, Zelcer said he was confined to his hotel room there for three days through iliness. His testimony was confirmed by a wit- ness who went to a ball game here with bim Sept. 23 and then traveled to Cin- cinnati with him. Hotel records confirm- ing these dates were admitted as evi- Daniel H. Coakley, counsel for the mo-hjence, as were bills for drugs and medi- cal service the days he sald he was sick. “I don't know Maharg or Burns, or any of the defendant ball players, and never saw Maharg or Burns until they testi- fied here,” Zeicer testified. “I have known Attell for years, but did not know any- thing of this alleged world series deal, and Maharg and Burns have made a big mistake in saying I am the man they knew as' Bennett.” The testimony presented against Weaver and Felsch included onlv the statement of Burns that he saw them in a room in Cincinnati with other players who were said to have been in the al- d conspiracy. le.':Ilil laaplimzy was counteracted by his statement under oath that he wasn't sure Weaver and Felsch were there. Harry Redmon of St. Louis, who said Zork. told him he was “the little redhead from St. Louis who started the deal” is the only man who has testified against Zork. The only evidence against Louis Levy was that he bet on Cincinnati, and Ben Levy was never mefitioned in the con- spiracy. pBuck ‘Weaver and Happy Felsch were (onight . receiving scores of gongratula- tions, telegrams and telephone messages from friends. Weaver said he wanted to get back into major league baseball, but Felsch wasn't so sure about wishing to play again. “If Judge Friend takes that l!lltndls. there can’t be any doubt in anyone's mind about my innocence,”“said Weaver. “I'm sure that no one will try to keep me out of baseball after that. I don't want to play with' the White Sox any wmore, for I don’t want to work for Mr. Comiskey. I'd like 18 be traded—prefer- bly to New York or Cleveland—and play the outfield, my original position. “If you play the outfield, then I'll play ‘the infiéld,” broke in Felsch. by EIGHT MEMBERS OF WHITE ” SOX TO TESTIFY FRIDAY ‘Washington, July Eight members the - Chicago league - club, subpoenaed as defense witnesses in the trial_of the former YPhite Sox players tor alleged conspiracy to throw the 1819 world series,’ left for Chicago, where they are to testify Friday. Those receiying summons were Ray Schalk, Ed- die Collins, Urban Faber, Dick Kerr, Roy Wilkinson, Harvey McClellan, Manager Gleason and Trainer Stephenson. ‘Word is being l'l-lted“’(nm Pml::xdxt Johnson as to_Whether games sched- uled for the White Sox here tomorrow and - Friday will be moved forward, but postponement is nmot expected, as Faber and Kerr already have pitehed in the present series. and Schalk and Collins| them a proposéd cut in are the only regulars called away, CONTROVERSY IN SENATE OVER AGRICULTUEAL CREDITS Washington, July movement in the senate today got behiné the adm! tration plan for agricultura credits as a substitute for the Norriz bill, caused a split in the unofficial agri- cultura] “bloc” of senators, and roused te vigorous protest Senator Norris in charge of the measure bearing his name. Charges of ical machine” tactice against his bill were made by Senator Norris, whose verbal blast included the administration broadly, the White House Vice President Coolidge, the cabinet and ther government officials and individua senators. The attack which followed an agree- ment between republicans and demo- cratic senators to support the admin- istration plan to have the wah finance corporation placed in charge of the agri- cultural credits, was directed at the substitute bill of Senator Kellogg. Thn measure was drafted by Secretary Hoov and Director Meyer of the war finance corporation and was iptrodmces yesterday just prior to the reading of a message from President Harding sug- gesling such a- measure. Characterizing The Kellogg bill as “ar 2 —A bi-partisar fllegitimate child”“Secretary Hoover anc Director Mever @s it “wet nurses” and Senator Kellogz as its “foster fathef.” Senator Norris said the cffort to defea the Norris bill was the topic of many White House conferences, Suggestions of collusion between Vice President Coolidge and Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip, in conmec tion with Senator Kellogg introductior of the substitute were made by Semator Norrls. HABRY H. DURYEA TAKES HIS LIFE BY SHOOTING New York, July 27.—Harry H. Duryea 47 years old, 0 inherited a fortume from his father, the late Hira.n Duryea | pres.dent and one of the founders of the National Statch Company, today ehot himsel! to death in his Madison ave nue office. He was a director of the American Woodworking Machiuery Com- pany. Police recorded the death as a suacide. Mr. Duryes's attorney declared his business affairs Were in good order and that he had no worries so far as his fricnds knew. He is believed to have left an estate valued at five hundred thousand to one million dollars. He 1x survived by his wife, one son, Hendricks Duryea, and a sister, Mrs, Mililcent An- dqrson. he_late Hiram Puryea was shot and killed at the age of eightyione vears by his son, Chester B. Duryea, who was later declared insane. The killing oe- curred on May 5, 1914. WORKING SCHEDULE OF PEN ROAD EMPLOYES Philadelphia, July 27.—Announcemenr was made today that the schedule of working regulations affecting the me- chanics, helpers and apprentices in the maintenance of equipment ~ department of Eastern Region, Pennsylvania Rail- road, have been executed by the repre- sentatives of the employes and of the management. The regulations were for the company by C. S. Krick," general man- ager of the Eastern ion, and on be- haif of the employes by the 103 repre- sentatives elected in the recent ballot. The regulations provide that the norma’ hours of service on work requiring con- tinuous application will be eight houre a day. Employes required to work on Sundayr and holidays may be relieved as Soon as the work is completed for which they were called and when it i necessary for employes to work overtime they will not be laid off during regular working hours to equalize the overtime. . — i TROOPERS WILL NOT BE SENT TO BELLOWS FALLS Montpelier, Vt.,, July .27. troops will not be sent to Bellows ‘where employes of .the J ity Com- pany, a_subsidiary of the Paper Compauny, are om. unless serious disturbances re. This Was the statement of Hartness here tonight. Troops lized at several points last night and held Teadiness to go to the scene of the strike after jocal officials had- informed the governor that they could mot cope with a serious disturbamce. g N. Y. THEATRICAL ) ANS GIVEN XOTICE ; RBRGE tective Union refused to 20 per