Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 29, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIII—NO. 184 BRITISH EMBASSY RECALLS | NORTHCLIFFE. INVITATIONS Birtish Publisher Says the Withdrawal is *For Reasons of Which He is Not Aware”—Feels Certain That Lord Cur- zon Has Adopted Here the Methods He Has Used in In- dia—Lord Northcliffe Had Called at White House and “Talked Newspapers” With President Harding. Washington, July 28.—Lord North- cliffe, the British pudlisher, now in the Tnited States, in a statement issued here tonight, said that “for reasons of which he not aware” invitations extended him to stop at the British embassy and to attend a dinner. there tonight had been withdrawn. ‘Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzon, the British foreign secre- tary,” the statement declared. “Lord Northeliffe is pretfy certain that Lord Curzon has adopted those methods here.” The British publisher's statement con- eyed the impression that the whole matter involved in the reported cancella- tion of invitations was an outgrowth of e recent controversy between . Lord Northeliffe and Lord Curzon. Soon after President Harding made his overtures for a disarmament ‘conference, the Lon- don Times, the leading paper published by Northcliffe, opposed the suggestion at Lord Curzon be appointed one of the ritish delegates to the proposed confer- ence and attacked both the foreign sec- retary and Premier Lioyd George. This attack was followed by suspension of privileged rights enjoyed for years by the London Times in the obtaining of news from the embassy With respect to the re- developments have stirred England for several week: Lord Northcliffe issued his statement tonight after questions had been asked him concerning current rumors that invi- tations extended him by the embassy had been withdrawn on instructions from London. The only comment obtainable from the embassy with respetc to the re- ports were that they were “inaccurate It was established, however, that Lord heliffe was stopping at a local hotel and had gonme there on his arrival in Washington early in the day from New York. The publisher visited the White House during the afternoon and spent an hour and twenty minutes with President Harding, discussing, as the yisitor said, newspapers.” He was presented to Mr. Harding by H. Wickeham Steed, editor of the London Times, but the failure of Sir Auckland Geddes, the British ambas- sador, to accompany the publisher was not considered significant in that Lerd Northeliffe on arriving in this country stressed that he was not on an official mission or in an official capacity. The statement as issued by Lord Northcjifte follows: “Lord Northcliffe tonight = authorized the statement that he had been invited while in Washington to stop at the Brit- ish embassy with his entire staff and to attend a dinner there tonight. For some reason of which he is not aware both invitations were withdrawn. Knowing the methods in India of Lord Curzon, the British foreign secretary, Lord North- cliffe is pretty certain that Lord Curzon has adopted those methods here. In In- dia, while vice secretary, he cut off news supply of newspapers that criticized him and placed a social embargo on their writers. On the present occasion Lord Northeliffe says Lord Curzon is met dealing with Indian natives or the ownm- ers of small Indian newspapers. “Lord Norfhcliffe regrets he cannot visit with his friend, Sir Auckland Geddes, to whom he paid his respects to- day after being with President Harding at the White House, but is consoled con- cerning the cancelled enfbassy dinner by the fact that he will meet tomorrow night at a dinner given by Mrs. Edward B. Me- Lean all the people who were originally invited to the embassy dinner.” HARDING AND NORTHCLIFFE TALKED NEWSPAPERS B ‘Washington, July iscount North- cliffe spent an hour and twenty minutes with President Harding today and in- sisted afterward that the conversation was an exchange of views between newspaper publishers. “We talked newspapers,” he said when an attempt was made to draw him into discussion of his conference With the president, “ I am not to be drawn.” he said. in reply to insistent questions about dis- armament, “1 have been in the game too long myself.” ENTENTE AIDED COUNTER REVOLCUTIONS IN RUSSIA rk, July 25.—'Che entente es- stem was directly involved in revolut’onary picts unearthed in tha western prov- hes of Ruseia, according to a clb!fl- am received today from = the official Ttnssian telegraph agency by tae soviel ian New Y pionage he counte Petrogrid. and The ringleaders in the Petrograd con- epiravy,” said the message “headed by notorfous monarchrist leader Pro- Tagantsoff, confessed {o plans. by French espionage agents, to assasinate leading communisis and_ soviet workers and to blow up offices, railways, tactories, and poigon fed troops. etc. “The Deirograd conspirators confessed heir share in the Kronstadt mutiny, the sersonal leaders, of which were hired en- ente spies.” Polish military authorities and the French mission at Warsaw are charged n the message wity abetting the counter revolutionary movement in the western 1. €. C. DENIES PLEA OF NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS Washington, July 28.—New England railroads were denied by the interstate commerce commission today their plea for a re-division of joint rates between earr east and west of the Hudson river with a greater proportion of such rate returns aceruing to them. The exhaustive hearings of last pring, the commission in its opinion 4, failed to show justification for blanket increases to the New England carriers in the portion paid by shippers for joint service, but revealed “an ex- inz condition of divisional arrange- ts which is the antithesis of equal- uniformity, system and order.” Be- use of this condition the commission rdered the Neéw England roads to sub- mit within ninety days a proposal which wuold remove the inconsistencies. ASK TAX REDUCTION ON THE CARNEGIE ESTATE New York, July 28.—The Home Trust Company, as executor for the estate of Andrew Carnegle, today petitioned the surrogate’s court to reduce the transfer ta ximposed by New York gtate from 10 to § per cent. The petition sets forth hat $600,000 already has been pald the comptroller on the total tax of $660,000, Surrogate Cohalan has set the matter for hearing o1 September 23. SIX PERSONS INJURED IN AUTO COLLISION IN MADDAM Haddam, Conn., July 28—Six persons injured, four seriously in a head-on n of automecbiles here tonight. The seriously hurt are: Jacob Artin and Philip Shapiro of Essex and Victor and Lydia Vellutti, aged 10 and 12 years old, respectively, of New Britain. The parents of the Vellutti children were slightly hurt, most HEAT CAUSED FIVE DEATHS IN NEW YORK New York, July 28 —Five persons suc- sumbed to the heat and a score of others were prostrated while the thermometer hovered between 85 and 39 degrees in New York today. A brief viunder show- er brought moderate relief just after 6 o'clock and the weather bureau promised cooler and partly cloudy weather tomor- row. The hichest temperature rscorded was 29 degrees at 3 p. m. An oppressive hu- midity made the day extremely uncom- fortable Eight Prostrations in Beston Boston, July 28.—Eight prostrations were reported in PBoston today, the warm- est day of the present hot weataer spell. By climbing three-tenths of a degree beyond the mark of 95 the mercury es- tablished a record for two years. Death From Heat in New Haven New Haven, July 28.—Mrs. Anna Flcdquist, aged 85 years old died of heat (exhaustion today. The maximum tem- FALLING OFF IN ORDERS OF BETHLEHEM STEEL CORP. New York, July 28,—The value of orders on the books of the Bethletem Steel Corporation for the second .quart- er of the year amounts to only $84,060- 900.as compared with §110,000,000 in the first quarter. This was announced today after a meeting of the directors, when the usual dividends were declared on boba classes of common stock, after the Tequire- ments of the preferred shares had been met. Discussing trade conditions and the outlook, President Grace said that al- though the amount of new business booked during the quarter was twenty six million dollars less than that of the one preceding, there were evidences that the low p:oint had not only been reached but actually turned and that a gradual increase in the volume of Dusiness is to be expected. DISCUSSED TIME FOR DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE b s it aet b e o ginning the disarmament conference was discussed today by Secretary Hughes with Sir Auckland Geddes, the British am- bassador, Baron Shidhara, the Japanese Ambassador and with the Italian charge d'affaires. The British government, if no prelim- inary conference is held is still favoring a later date than November 11, The Jap- anese government is agreeable to the ear- lies time the other powers can agree up- en, but fepls at a disadveantage if an early date is chosen, because of the dis- tance and time required to prepare and forward data. Nothing is known officially of bae French attitude, but diplomatic circles understand French officials would prefer to have the date placed well along to- wards the end of the present year. NOVA SCOTIA TOWN WIPED OUT BY BIG FOREST FIRE Sydney, N. July 28.—Sweeping down the coast with the impetus of a fresh southwesterly breeze, a gigantic forest fire tonight wiped out New Haven, a hamlet of 500 population, and for sev- eral hours menaced with destruction the village of Neil's Harbor, about 60 miles north of here. Fleeing before the flames, Haven residents sought refuge woods on the The flames however, and again, after smoke. It in safety. Another fire, cutting a, path six miles long and one mile wide, threatened the town of Oxford today, but thunder showers this evening are believed to have checked the blaze. 400 New in the opposite side of the town. soon set these on fire, they were forced to flee suffering intensely from is believed that all escaped PRE-CONFERENCE MEETING TO BE HELD IN LONDON London, July 28 (by The A. P.)—It was stated in official circles here today that a meeting preliminary to the Wash- ington conference on disarmament and far eastern questions, to be held within six weeks at some Canadian city or a city in the United States other than Washingfon, was virtually a certainty, although it was admitted that the atti- tude of Washington on such an arrange- ment was as yet unknown in London. The program of the Washington con- ference .would be arranged at the pre- liminar{y meeting. Mr Llovd George, the prime minister, plans to head the British representa tives, while Premier Hughes of Au tralia and Premier Massey of New Zea- land also would attend the meeting on thelr way to thafr homes. REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES FOR EXPORT GRAIN New York, July 28.—R. N. Collyer, viee chairman of the traffic executives of the easterri railroads, announced, follow ing a meeting of the executives tonight. that a reduction <f 5 cents per 100 pounds would be made on wheat, corn and rye for export from Buffalo, rie and Fairport to the Atlantic seabord. A reduetion of 3 cents per 100 pounds on barley and oats on the same lnes perature recorded at the weather bureau b._.!mum _\hunsabmmeedmn.< somewhat difficult to arrange for Are Being Air of Optimism Prevails in Dublin. Dublin, July 28.—(By the A. P.)—The next move in the Irish situation is likely to be another meeting in Ireland between Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and Eamon De Valera, the republican leader. it is stated on good authority. It was this proposed meeting but, accordance to tne informant, “they have got over the fence.” ‘The obstacle to Ireland’s contribution to the imperial exchequer it is reported, will be surmounted by Ireland assuming a portion of the national debt instead of paying a yearly contribution to the im- perial exchequer, which Sinn Feiners re- gard in the nature of tribute. This so- lution is considered less objectionable, and would satisfy Premier Lloyd George's contention that Ireland ought to pay something toward the cost of the war. Letters waich have been received from the imprisonéd Sinn Feiners indicate that there has been muoh improvement in their treatment since the truce. AN AIR OF OPTIMISM PREVAILS IN DUBLIN Dublin, July 28—(By The A. P.)—An air of . unusual optimism prevailed in Dublin today, Eamonn De Valera, the re- publican leader, had an informal meet- ing with some of his olleagues, after ‘which it was confidently stated that a communication from M De Valera to Premier Lloyd George might be expecied soon upon the proposed basis of a con- ference. It was also declared that another meet- ing between Mr. De Valera and Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, was imminent and that an acceptable solu- tion of the financial difficulty had been found in the shape of Ireland’'s assum- ing a portion of the national war debt. The Dublin Evening Herald. under- stands that matters of tremendous im- portance were discussed by the Dail Eire- ann cabinet Wednesday and that stage- of discussion w: passed and fateful and happy decision reached.” LONDON STILL HOPEFUL ON IRISH QUESTION 2 London, July 29.—A communication from Eamon De Valera was received by the government yesterday (Thursday) according to the London Times. “The contents were not divulged,” says the Times, “but it was noticeable In government quarters that there was no abatement in the hopefulness lately apparent there. HOUSE TO LEAVE BULK OF TAX REVISION FOR SENATE ‘Washington, July 28.—Tax revision gou into house debate today with & predie- | tion by Representative Gardner, of Tex- as, ranking democrat on the ways and means’ committee, that the republican majority of that committee would make but few changes in the existing revenue law, leaving to the senate the task of perfecting the tax measure. Specifically, Mr. Gardner said the house committee would provide only for repeal of the excess profits tax, a reduction in the surtaxes to a maximum of 25 to 35 per cent. and an ‘increase in the taxes on corporations. He said all other taxes in the present law probably would be left as’at present. Representative Mendell, the republi- can leader, answered that what was to happen as he understood it was that the ways and means committee would careful- ly consider the question of revenue, re- port a bill ‘in due time after delibera- tian,” which would “be considered in the house in such form and manner as may e determined upon after full consultation by the majority in the conference.” The tax debate came between the twn committee sessions today at which a number of additional witnesses appeared asking for repeal of various taxes. Before the committee today W. V. Hill, of San Francisco, representing associa- tions of public utilities, asked that it the corporation tax was to be raised, pub- lic utilities be excepted. Hc said many of them already were in the hands of re- ceivers. Those asking repeal of existing taxes included Henry C. Larter, of New York, speaking for the Jewelers' Ware Revenue Tax committee; J. W. Curtis, president of the A. G. Spaulding Company: Frank A. Blair, Chicago, president of the Na- tional Association of Manufacturers of Proprietary medicines; H. S. Marx, representing the American Railway Ex- press Company; Herman L. Eckart. rep- resenting Mutual Fire and Cacual In- surance Companies, and Henry S Mitchell, New York, representing art as sociations. Representative Ramseyer, republican, Towa, urged the committee to increase the inheritance taxes by fixing rates begin- ning at two per cent. on estates valued at $50,000 and graduating up to 75 per cent. on estates worth in ‘excess of $15,000,000 with twenty per cent. to these rates where the deceised left meither widow nor children, LABOR WOULD HAVE DELEGATE INVESTIGATE FORD'S METHOD ‘Washington, July 28.—The American Federation of Labor officials are con- sidering the advisability of having a la- bor delegate investigating the method | by which Henry Ford proposes to re- duce freight-rates and raise wages on his railroad, the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton. Officials said they were not prepared to make a definite statement| today, The Consolidated Coal Company of Baltimore protested today to the inter- state commerce commission against the reduction of rates on coal from the Ohio River to Detroit proposed by Mr. Ford's road. The company owns mines in Kentucky and West Virginia and in its complaints sald the proposed reduc- tions would be prejudicial to the rates it has to pay on coal to the same points. The reduction proposed By the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton amount to 72 cents a ton on coal. STATE HEALTH OFFICERS TO CONSULT ON PELLAGRA ‘Washington, July 28.—Acting with the approval of President Harding, Surgeon General Cumming of the United States public health service today invited state health officers of thirteen southern states to meet in Washington August 4 to con- sider the situation in connection with reports of a threatened pellagra epi- demic - in parts of the cotton belt. The health~officers of the following states were asked to meet with public health service officials: Texas, Louisi- ana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, = Tennessce, Mississippl, Georgia, Alabama, Ken-, tucky, Ffofida, North and §outh Cuv.l “lina and Virzinia. __, 3 D the steamer Pairs for France. Captain Donald McMilan's schooner Bowdoin sailed from North Sydney, N. S., for Baffin Land. Western Union Telegraph announced rate to Germany for ordinary commercial cable messages will be reduced 6 cents a word effective Aug. 1. Bids will be opened Aug. 11 by the Sshipping Board for sale of toree ex- German vessels. Notces were ‘Wilmingten plant of the Pennsylvania railroad of- fering piece work employment to former employes, ' Prohibition Commissioner Hayes says future prohibitioh agents must be on the sunny side of 50 years. Budget Direetor Dawes announced pur- chase and sale of all supplies by all gov- ernment departments and agencies will be placed under a single head. President Hardng will attend the semi- centennial celebration of the founding of Birmingham, Ala., ite = assured Senator Underw.od, of Alabama. Midvale Steel and Ordnance Co. an- nounced reducton in rents of 400 families in South Hill, near Coatesvlle, Pa. Landiords in Torento, Ont., charge prospective tenants 2 .to inspect rooms n apartment houses. Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board asked the hrcuse appropriations committee for an immediate appropriation of $25, 000,000 to meet expenses during the next five months. A bill to restore piers at Hoboken, formerly owned by North German-Lloyd and Hamburg-American lines to list of ta xratables will be urged before the judiciary committes of congress by James Baker, of Jersey City. An invitation was sent to Secretary of States Hughes by the Milwaukee chamber of commerce to hold the dis- armament meeti'g; in that eity. Charles M. Brown of Swedesboro, N, J., was appointed federal prohibition director for the state of New Jersey, succeeding George W. Van Note, Bainbridge Colby, former secretary of state, and law partner of Woodrow Wil- son, will appear wiba DeLancy Nicholls, senior and jurior, as attorneys for the Unted States Mail Steamsaip Co. Edwin N. Armstrong, president of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, ded at Peoria, 1L, after an iliness of four months. Six bandits robbed the Bank of Seuth Jacksonville, Fla., of about $10,000 cash. They escaped in an autcmobile. Judge Pamy, in circuit court, in Chi- cago, returned two indictments against Warren C. Spurgin, president of the Mich- igan Avenue Trust. Co., who, with funds of the bank is missing. Annual convention. ef the United Tex- tile Warkers will be held in New York be- ginning ept. 12, and mnot in Knoxvlle, Tenn., as was planned. Michael Felix Kristoff! alleged Austrian spy and bomb suspéct was held for exam- ination on Aug. 17 by U. S. Commissioner- Hubbard, at Albany, N. Y. He was ar- rested ¢n charge of emlisting in the.army as an American citizen when he was re- ally an alien enemy. United States Senator Hale telegraphed friends at Portland, Maine, that President Harding and his party were expected to ar- rive in Portland from Plymouth, Mass., on the presidential yacht Mayflower next Tuesday morning. Five delegates to the third internation- ale and two other persons were Killed in a trial July 24 of a big “aero wagon” cn the Kursk road. Rene Vivani, former premier and Al- bert Sarrault, minister of the colonies, will represent France at the Washing- ton disarmament conference. Several large trans-Atlantic passenger liners now on the seas with fundreds of aliens secking residence in ths coun- try will be detained by wireless orders outside the three miles Imit until after August 1. A microscopic examintaien of sections of the brain of Albert Thompson, a man- ufacturer of scientific instruments who died Monday night at the Psycopathic hospital, Boston, siowed that death had been caused by rabies. Out of a room- full of wemen at a committee hearing in Washington only one indicated she favored a law which would prohbit femnine smokers from puffng cigarettes n public. Electrical workers employed building trades of Philadelphia ended their strike and unon - officials ordered members, said to number ten thousand back to work at 90 cents an ‘nour. in the Attending physicians anneunced that {Michael Fitzgerald of Louisvifle, Ky., 13 years old, ill with sleeping sckness en- tered upon the 127th day of his illness without waking a moment. Since March 22 he has been fed liuid food with water at intervals. Orders placing the Rockaway Naval Air station on a “non-operative status as |soon as practicable after Seg.ember 1" were received there from the secretary of the navy. Jack Dempsey, world’s champion heavy- ight, said that he either would leave témorrow for Eurcpe or would re- main in Los Angeles indefinitely to make a motion picture serial. William Caldwell, »# New MHaven road brakeman told the police that masked men held him up west' of New Roonelle station and robbed him of $10 and a gold watch valued at $72.60, Rev. Dr. Randall Cooke Hall of New York city, for thirty years a professor in the General Theological Seminary died in Wallingford, aged 78. He was am alumnus of Columbia and attached to the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Francis A. LaBoeuf, a represenmtative in 12 Massachusetts legislature from Fall River,” 1912-1915, died there ‘early| yesterday morning aged 68 years. He was prominent in Franco-American eir- cles. Three hundred volunteer fire fighters are battling with a stubborn forest: fire which during the -nigh? swept ‘over -an area two miles long and three quarters of a. mile wide and was threatening the wil- lage of Silver Ridge, Me., population of 350, Perpetual motion seems to be a fail- ure from the word go. _, - Tohacco Ruined By Wind And Hai ‘Terrific Storm at Suffield Causes Loss Estimated at Between $300,000 and $400,000. Suffield, Conn., July 28.—More than one thousand acres cf standing tobaccd was ruined by a terriff hail and wind storm that swept over Suffield today. The property loss is estimated at between $300,000 and $400,000. Trees were uprooted in many places, blocking the highways and the hail fell to a depth of six to eight inoies in spots. TEBRIFIC WINDSTORM IN WESTEEN MASSACHUSETTS Springfield, Mass.,, July 28.—Damage estimated at several -thousand dollars was caused tomight throughout western Massachusetts by a terrific storm which tore down trees angd paralyzed telephone, telegraph and lighting services. Crops were beaten into the ground in a number of districts. FIVE PERSONS INJURED BY STORM IN WORCESTER ‘Worcester, Mass.. July 28.—Five per- sons were injured, telephones were put out of commission, scores of irees felled, crops damaged, car schedules disarranged and towns léft in darkness by an elec- trical and wind storm which swept over the eastern and southern sections of Worcester county late todaye. CENTURY OLD ELMS BATTERED BY THE WIND Williamstown, Mass., July 28.—Many of the century-old elms on the Williams college campus were badly battered by a wind that swept acrss this town this afternoon. One of the trees, falling across the road, demolished an automo- bile parked at the curb. The driver of the machine was in a stores DEFENSE CLOSES IN TRIAL OF ! INDICTED BASEBALL PLAY Chicago, July 28.—The defense in the baseball trial rested its case tonight. The action was takem after five Chicago White Sox players, forced by the law te abandon their team in the east and jour- ney 900 miles to testify; had made state- ments from the witness stand which tended to disprove some of the most mi- portant points in the state’s evidence against their former teammates, charged with conspiring to throw the 1919 world ries to Cincinna Eddie Collins, Ray Schalk, Dick Kerr, Roy Wilkinson and Manager Willlam Gleason of the White Sox testified at a night session of court that the’ seven former players on trial were at Redland field, Cincinnati, practicing from 10 to 12 a.-m., the day before the first 1919 ‘world series game. Bill Burns had testifisd that it was on this day. dnd at these hours, that he comnleted the alleged deal with the defendants whereby they were to throw games in order desired for $100,000, receiving $20,000 after each game thrown. Tomorrow the state will begin its re- buttal testimony with indications that Judge Friend may order Saturday and night sessions of court in the hove of getting the case to the jury this week or the first part of next week. The testimony of the players who are said to have been doulle-crossed by the men for whom they wwre testifying was brief, each man being asked the same questions by the defense attorneys who had subpoenaed them. Manager Gleason said he left Chicago with his team Monday night—two days before the first game. “We reached Cincinnati about 8 o'clock a.m.” said Gleason, “and went to the Sinton hotel. A little before 10 the men went to Redland field for practice. We got back to the hotel a little before noon Gleason sgaid he thought Weaver was at practice, and was sure Felsch, Ris- ber,, Gandil, Williams, Jackson and Ci- cotte, the other pl dofendants, were there. “They weren't in the Sinton, then. at the hours Burns says he talked with them?" asked Tom Nash, defense attor- ney., “I' think not,” said Gleason. Schalk said he believed all the de- fendants were at practice, as he had not missed any of them. Eddie Collins, Ray Wilkinson and Dick Kerr were sure all pere presént, and Collins said he and Weaver left the park together and went to the races together that afternoon. Schalk then was called as a state wit- ness. “Did you see some of the defendants together in a room the &ening of the second game?’ asked George Gofman of cution. room,” was the reply. Burns had testi- fied as to anncher meeting that might. All of the players were asked if they had an opinion as to Whether the de fendants played to the best of their abi ity, but the state’s objections to answers were sustained. ’ Dick Kerr was indignant over being called here for two minutes of testi- mony. day of the year to say that,” he muttered as he walked nast the defendants without looking at them. The closing of the defense case was announced without warning and with a score of Witnesses waiting to testify. Hiiard e GERMANY OWES U. S. $240,744,511 FOR TROOPS ON THE RHINE Washington, July 28.—Germany owed the- United States up to April 30, last, $240,744,511 for maintenance of American troops on the Rhine. Secretary Weeks sent the figures to the senate today in answer to a reslution by/Senator Borah, republican, Idaho. g The total cost of the American occupa- tion forces Dec. 18, 1818, to April 30, the last date for which accounts were avail- able, was placed at $2 4,192, There are nof 500 officers, 13,241 en- listed men and fitty-four nurses in Ger- man territory, Secretary Weeks stated. The resolution was understood to be preliminary to agitation for return cf the troops. i e B TR 8 JAPANESE GENERAL STAFF MAKING AN INVESTIGATION And I rode 900 miles on the hottest| ‘THE TEN BILLION Administration Bill to Give Treasury Department Blanket Au: thority Favorably Reported by the Senate Finance Com- mittee—Bill Probably Will Go Over Until After the Re- cess of Congress—An Amendment Offered Requiring Funding to be Completed Washington, July 28.—The adminis- tration bill to give the treasury depart- ment blanket authority ‘to fund the $10,000,000,000 of' alliéd lebt and inter- est was reported favorably by the sen- ate finance committee. The vote was nine to five, Senator Williams, democrat voting with the républicans, and Sena- tor La Follette, voting with the demo- crats. Republican leaders said consid- jover until after the recess of congress. The administration draft of the bill was approved with only one umend- ment, that offered by Chairma.. renrose requiring funding io. be completed with- in five years. . Senator Walsh. of Mass- achusetts, offered an amendment re- quiring the funding agreements to be submitted to the senate for approval before becoming effective, but it was de- feated, six to four. By a similar vote the committee defeated Senator Walsh's second amendment to have each, agree- ment as finally concluded submitted to the senate for its information. TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF AMERICAN MERCHANT MARINE ‘Wasiington, July 28.—Aggressive measures have been adopted by the ship- ping board to insure fair treatment for American merchant ships in the award of trading privileges in foreign ports. Although but partially revealed by ne- gotiations now in progress, the board's policy is understood to rest on the propo- sition that other nations must give every proper opportunity to $aips which fly the Stars and Stripes or else run the risk of encountering the retiatory measures plac- ed within the prerogative of the board by the new shipping act. There is every indivation as revealed by officials here that the American gov- ernment will siynd squarely behind suo: 2 program. A situation which has brought the board's policy into prominence exists at Alexandria, Egypt, in relation to con- tracts for the carriage of Egyptian cotton to the United Kingdom and the United States. In the view of board oficials the British suipping irjerests have taken an unreasonable attitude toward admis- sion of American vessels to that rade, and strong represetations have heen made which confidently are expacted to have the desired resuit. y There is no disposition here to re- gard the Alexandria problem as constitut- ing a serious disagresment in itself, but there is a feeling vaat it will set a significant precedent. Just what steps have been taken by the board agents in Great Brtain dealing with the Alexandria situation has not been made known here but board officials said today they had no information to bear out press despatohes that an “ulti- matum” “ad been delivered to the British shipping lines, NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE LANDING OF MANN NIX Melourne, _Australia, July 28.—(By The A. P.)—The Australian government has decided not to interfere with the landing of Archbishbp Mannix on his return frem his around-the-world trip, or to insist vn his taking the oath of al- legiance, it' was announced today. A news agency dispatch from Mel- bourne Tuesiay said there was strong belief that the Austral'an gevernment in- tended to require Archbishop Mannix to take the oath of allegiance upon his reaching Australia. Acting Premier Cook declared that aft- er full consideration of all the circum- stances and in view of the fact that the imperial government was in _the midst of a history-making crisis in Irish affairs, the commonwealth government had resolved mot to interfere with Arch- bishop Mannix. A truce was being observed, and it w: inadvisable to revive bitter racial pro- paganda. which might hinder the solution of the difficulty. Th.. government hopes that “this spirit would be reciprocated. SENATOR NORRIS COLLAPSED AFTER ADDRESS IN & ‘Washington, July 2 Senator Norr! republican, Nebraska, suffered a par- tia! collapse in the senate today at the close of ‘an address of nearly 'three hours. ~ The effort combined with Intense heat exhausted him and he was taken to an adjoining committee room where first aid remedies were appiled by Sena- |tor Ball, of Delaware. a physician, who {said Mr. Norris' condition was not be- licved to be serious. Later Senator Norris was taken to his home and tonight it was said he was much improved and out of danger. CARL WANDERER HAS BEEN REPRIEVED UNTIL SEPT. 30 Springfield. IMinois,” July 28.—Carl Wanderer was reprieved till September 30 by Governor Small today. He was to have been executed tomorrow for the murder of a ‘“ragged stranger,” who with Wanderer's wife and her unborn babe were killed in a fake holdup. PROTEST DRAPING GALLOWS WITH AMERICAN FLAG Cinctnnat!, July 28.—Judge Robert Marx, of this city, who is the comman- der of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, today telegraphed the Cook county, Illinols, authorities, to indignantly reject the reqmest of Carl ‘Wanderer, former lieutenant, that the zallows upon which he will dle tomorrow morning, be draped with the American flag. PROCEEDINGS FOR REMOVAL OF DIST. ATTORNEY TUFTs Boston, July . 38.—Depositions - of Charles Connor, a° New York attorney. Tokio, July 28 (by The'A. P.)—The Mrs Florence -Abrams, wife of Hiram Japanese general staff and the war of Abrams, a motion picture producer, and fice it is ‘understood ‘here, are making! Mrs. Helen Sewall, former wife of Cap- separate investigations in connection tain Charles E. Stearns, were rcad w- with curtailment of the army and that| day in the removal proceedings which their reports will be submitted to a| Attorney Genera]l J. Weston Allen has joint council of the following navy and| brought against District Attorney Nathan war departments. A. Tufts of Middlesex ocounty before The Nichi Nichi says today that if the| the full bench of the.supreme court. All powers restrict their jarmies rationally| the depositions, the policy of the J ment will be_to do which relates to inci- Mr. Tufts, were taken in New York. a&nou war depart- | dents mentioned In the allégations against ewise, Eh eration of the bill probably would go| Within Five Years, In contrast to the action of the com- mittee negotiations were reported pro- ceeding between republican and demo- cratic committee members towards .an agreement under which the aathority sranted the secretary of treasury would be restricted. Such a change was con- sidered as likely .to bring to the support of the bill many senators who declare their intention to oppose it in its present form, Prior to the committee's action, Seec- retary Mellon presented a. memorandum called for by the committee, in which he declared that in view of the aetion of his predgcessors “t government is committed to the Postponcment of the Intreest for two or three years,” and “to the spreading over subsequent years-of the pavment of the postponed interest Installments.” He stated that this post- ponement is contingent, however, “upor such foreizn government carrying out with reasonable promptness, after thie government is ready to proceed, a satis- factory funding of its existing shor time oblizations to this country.” e e R S ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE CONFERE AT WHITE HOUSE ‘Washington, July 28.—Views on pend- Ing legislation in general g 1 and the tay bill in particular were exchanged by President Harding and leaders -of the house tonight at a White House dinne attended by fifteen republican represen- tatives, Details of the conference were not per- mitted to reach the public, but it was indicated that the whole discussion een- tered about the desire of the presiden! to have the house complete the tax measure in time to permit a recess of congress by mid-August. Some of his guests have held that such a plan war impracticable, although it is understood that there was a genaral azreemeat to hasten congressional business a1 much as possible. Similar questions as they affect the senate were talked over by the presi- dent Tuesday night at a dinner where a group of influential republican senators Wwere present. At that time, a virtual decl!}on is said to have been reached that ‘the senate should proceed with tax legislation ahead of tariff reform, a eourse which has been stubbornly op- posed by some republicans in the hemse. Those invited to tonight's dinner were Speaker Gillett, Representative Mondell, of Wyoming, the republican floor lead- er, Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee, and Representatives Madden, Illin, Winslow. Massachu- setts;” Porter, Pennsylvania Butler, Pennsylvania; Mann, Iilinois; Green, Towa Longworth, Ohio; Campbell, Kansa Fess, Ohlo; Burton, Ohio; Kel. ly Michigan, and Greene, Vermont. CHICAGO GUNMAN CAPTURED BY RAILLWAY EMPLOYES® Chicagc, July 25.—Thomas O'Connor alleged gunman and slayer, wanted hert on four murder charges and in the pur- Suit of whom one Chicago detective war killed and five others discharg>d for cowardice, is under arrest in St. Paul, if was learned tv when details were received here of the manner in which s negro Pullman porter knocked a gus from O'Connor's hand and forced hir from a coach near which he was lates captured by railway employes O'Connor, whd has been the object of & country-wide search for months was captured Monday night when he tried to hold up a Chicago Great West ern passenger train on the outskirts of St. Paul. A. B. Legg, a negro Pullmas vorter, although unarmed himself knocked one of three guns he was car- rying from O'Connor's hand and kickes him from the train Other raiiway employes then seised the man, fear of whom resulted in the discharge of five Chicago policemen os charges that they had permitted his es. cape by hiding behind trees and tele- Phone poles after he had shot and kilied a brother official, Detective Sergeant Patrick J. 0" 1L 150 BATHERS STUNG BY TENTACLES OF JELLYPISR Boston, July 25.—More than 150 bath- ers were treated at a hospital and tieu- sands more were driven trom Nantasket and adjoining beaches today when a school of red jelly-fish drifted inshore and severely stung all who came in con- tace with its tentacles. The suffered were taken to a hospital at Allerton where remedies were applied. Health autsoritis wre notified and M was said’ tonight that bathing at the invaded beaches might be curtailed unti] the fish go away. ‘This species <f red jelly-fish is common- ly called the “stingaree” and sometimes the “SAustralian stingaree” ebcause it is commonly found in Australian waters. The feelers exude-a poisonohs substance which infects the skin and causes swell- ing and pain. HOTEL RATES SOAR BECAUSE PRESIDENT IS COMING » Washington, July 28.—A commercial boom whose rumblings have been feit all the way back to Washington has been started in Lancaster, N. H., since it de- vexloped that President Harding s to spend several days near them: next week at the home of Secretary Weeks. Before the president’s plans became known a telephone call from the White House to the village hotel elicited the in- formation that rooms with bath readily could be secured there for two fifty a day. But today the dotel keeper wired as fcl- lowt ‘All our baths now engaged for mext week. We are now American plan six dollars a day. PRESIDENT TO DEFER PEACE PROCLAMATION ‘Washington, July 20 —President Hawding will not take up the question of a peace proclamation until his return from his New England trip. General Daughrety said today he had talked over the subject with Mr. Harding from time to time and that the department’s survey of war legislation was_progressing, but It was thought ad- visable to defer formal recommenda tions until after the president’s trip.