Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIl—NO. 190 POPULATION 29,685 PRESIDENT HARDING ENJOYS WHITE MOUNTAIN GOUNTRY Thousands From Surraunding Towns Join With Residents of Lancaster, N. H., in Public Welcome to the Chief Execu- . tive—Mr. Harding Paid Tribute to the Grandeur of the < Great Natural Scenes of the Mountains—Peace Procla- mation Will be Delayed Probably Next Tuesday. Lancaster, N. H., Aug. 4.—Lancaster and all the surrouffling White mountain country joimed in a public welcome to- dsy to President Harding. Thousands from other towns arrived to swell the ciowd that gathered in Continental squaré s eheer the chief executive and hear him delive: a short response. It 15 arranged for him to speak without aving the automobile and als planned, if possible, from shaking hands with the crowd. The resident agreed 12 come here for the oc- casion after the committes had called on him yesteriay at the jodge of Senator Weeks. Former te Senator Irving Drew headed the committee and was rman of the welcome meeting today. Dresenting the _president, former State Senator irving Drew declared the Deople of this section were proud to have the oppomunity to come and see vresident.” Senator Drew has said that you are 4 to come and_see vour president” n Mr. Hardin® “and I want to add that your, president is very happy to come here and see you. * am glad to pay tribute to the in- spiration of the grandeur of these great natural scemes of beauty among Which you_live. “Today I stood on Mount Prospect and saw A wonderful picture. In some of he valleys there were clouds and signs of storm bedimming our vision, but above the peaks rose serene and untroubled. And, while | gazed, my mind turned to the affairs of men and I said, with some comfort to myself, that though the clouds may bedim we need not lose confidence, for 1 believe with all my heart that no matter what bedims the picture, we of America have a God-given destiny to per- form which nothing on earth ever will prevent. In a century and a third we of the United States have outstripped every rec- ord of civilization in the history of this world. This republic. which had ils be- ginnings in a little group of colonies, now is conceded the leadership of the world. “The story of the world i5 one stage after ancther of developing warfare until we of this generation have witnessed the most gigant:z conflict of all time. The oet of the conflict wgs so great that we der coming to have a conscioushess and determination that the whole development bas been wrong and that acquisition by might is unjust We of this country and all the world are resolved today that warfare ought to come to an end. T'm happy to bring vour government is you word that doing ‘all it can to a conference at which the repre- scntatives of the nations can look each other in the eye and werk (ogether for o remove the ‘auses of war and nd to costir armament. I believe succeer. T'd like % have in this dountry less ¢ toil to maintain armies and navies and more of play to hearten the American “a real| Until Return to Washington mind. T'd like to have a land where there might be more opportunity for wholesome wplay, not for the fortunate alone, but for everyone.” Referring to his conferences at Wash- ington with leaders of various national groups, the president asserted that his contact with these men had deepened his confidence in the soundness of Ameri- can public opinion. He told how he had received a letter here suggesting that he “behead” all those who had more than their share of wealth, and continued: “I have never believed that to be the mi sion of this republic. I wonder what wealtn is? 1 like to think of the leader in the community, of the man to whom those about him turn for counsel and ad- vice. Thatsthe grea tman of America, no matter ho® you measure his wealth. * “In the past few weeks I have had an opportunity to meet many such leaders— leaders of capital, of labor, and of the other groups that make up the nation. And I want to say to you that there isn't one in any group Who deep in his heart doesn’t want to preserve our America and continue its onward ccarse. Those who are suspected most sometimes are the most zenerous of all in their tenders of held to those in authority. “Sometmes you think vour government is not alert, but let me tell you—and I care not what party is in power—your government is always trying 10 serve you as best it can. You can’t be told every- thing that's going on—that is not a po- litical stand—but it s fair to tell you that your public servants are honestly, and to the best of their ability, trying to promote the fortunes of our ommon country. “And I believe with all my heart this day, though we have our discourage- ments and our depressions, that America is more firmly founded than ever. and that the things for which we stand have come to have the approval of all man- kind; and 1 hope that before the next four years shall have expired these things for which we stand will be so firm- ly rooted that maakind will giev its at- tention to pérmanent peaec and to the higher purposes for which we were cre- ated.” Before he came intd Lancaster, the president played a round of golf on thel miriature courts improvised by mem- bers of the vacation party ay the summit of Mount Prospect. A silver cup has been purchased for the winner of the week's play over the course, which covers only x small area, but has many obstacles in the form of huge rocks and underbrush. Although it was indicated before the president left Washington that a procla- | mation of peace with the central powers might be issued by him from Mount Prospect, it is not now expected that the step will be taken until the vacation is over. Under present plans Mr. Harding will be back in the capital next Tuesday or Wednesday and probably will give the question of a peace proclamation his first attention after he reaches the White House. AMERICAN RED CROSS GOING TO RUSSIAN FRONTIER ga, hment Aug. 4 (by The A. P)—A de- of the American Red Cross today for the Russiaw. fronticr sta- m of Rejitska, equippea to care for he outedming American prisoners, ai- ugh no officlal advices have yet been received as to when the prisoners w:il . that point sh government also is pre- ist the American prison-rs, and arranged to place commodious qiraters at the disposal of Walter L. Jirown and the other American relief nistration officials for their confer- with the Soviet representatives re- conditions of American relief n the Russian famine districts. UNITED STATES WINS IN EGYPTIAN COTTON CASE Washington, Aug. 4—An_initial vie- tory has been won by the United States the Egyptian cotton case conference ondon, according to a cable receiv- today by the shipping board. The sh conferses wers sald to have to ave agreed to allocate fifty per cent. ¢ the shipments of - Egptian cotton »m Aexandria to this country to the Uniteq States. The British shippers, the cabled re- sald, refused to acceds to the de- nd of the United States that a sim!- ar proportion of Indirect shipments, go- ng by way of the United Kingdem, be Allocated to American bottoms. WINE AND WHISKEY IN CAR WITH RACE HOESES Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 4—Nine valuable race horses en route from Windsor, Ont., to Saratoga were being held by govern- ment officiala tonight after alleged dis- 2ry of wine and whiskey in the car in which the horses were being shipped. The horses seized include Slippery i, winner of the civic holiday handicap of $4.400 at the Devonshire track on Tues- dsy, and Irish Kiss, another stake per- former. Customs men say that unless the own. #r of the horses can show that he was in oo way connected with the aliaged at- tempt to smuggle contraband into the United States, the horses will be con- fiscatsd and €old at auction. The car was consigned to R. A. Smith at Saratoga. OBITUARY. Marcus Marx. Chieago, Aug. 4—Marcus Marz, 84, plonser clothing manufacturer, and one of the founders of the firm of Hart, Schaffner & Marx, died today. He was born in Germany. Jucob Voorhls Dessland, N. T., Aug. 4—Jocob Voor- lis, 30, quarry owner and ome time prominent yacitman, died here today at the home of his sister. His fatker own. el the Voorhis stone quarries on the Fadson, from which came the blue stone used in the towers of the Brooklyn bridgs, and other well knowa metropol- itag structures Half a cenutry ago he figured promi- mently In yachting, beins the builder of the famous old sloop Gracie, and one \_t'me commodore of the Brooklyn Yacht CARUSO LEFT LITTLE OF VALUE IN THIS COUNTRY New York, Aug. 4—Enrico Caruso left virtually no property, either real or per- sonal, in this country when he sailed away last sping to his native Italy, Bru- no Zirato, his private secretary and con- fidant for years, announced tonight, Even his beloved objects in the art, 185 Ceramics his pictures, coins and curios, of which he had a marvelous collection, were packed into 20 large trunks and boxes, and most of them were shipped to Italy. So were all the personal effects and furnishings with which he had beau- tified his hotel suite here, Caruso's spoken reason for this course though jocularly expressed, Zirato said, was the belief that he might never get back to New York. Mr. Caruso owned no real estate in this country, Zirato-said. He had a summer home in East Huntington, Long Island, which he had leased for six months, and his city residence was the hotel sulte. “As for personal property,” Zirato add- ed, practically all of Mr. Caruso's stocks and bonds, with the sole exception of a comparatively small block of liberty loan sccurities which ne still retains in a safe deposit vault, were sold out completely something like two yearr azo. His rea- son for this action, I presume, was the heavy government taxes now Imposed up- on such holdings, though during war time and thereafter, there were few men, it any, who paid large income tax im- posts more_cheerfully than he.” WOULD CHANGE BILL FOR - REFUNDING ALLIED DEBTS Washington, Aug. 4—An amendment to the administration bill for refunding allied debts offered today by Senator Simmons, democrat, North . Carolina, would authorize the president instead of the treasury secretary to condwet nego- tiations. It would also add a proviso ex- pressly prohibiting cancellation or remis- sion of any principal or interest or any change in the rate of interest nad pro- hibit substitution for the obligations of any debtor government bf the bonds of any other government. The amendment would forbid post- ponement of the payment of any interest accruing on such obligations after July 1, 1823, except with the newly created governments, and then only with the un- conditional endorsement or guarantee of each gevernment. When the semate finance committee or- dered the daministration bill favorably reportad, Senator Simmons was asked by republican leaders to prepare ‘such an amendment with & view of compromising the obdjections to the original bill. “DOES NOT REMEMBER” THAT" SHE SHOT W. B MILTIMORE Orlando, Ma, Aug. 4.—Miss Lena Clarke, post mistress at West' Palm Beach, who is being held here by the po- lice in connection with the death of W. B. Miltimore, restaurant proprietor, de- clared today, aecording to the police, that if she shot Miltimore she “does not remember it.” Miss Clarke, the authorities had previ- lously declared, had confessed to the murder which occurred in a hotel room | accompanied by Giovanni CABLED PARAGRAPHS Chinose Factlons Hesuime Fightias. Peking, Aug. 3 (by the A. P.) (De- layed.)—Fighting is reported in Drog- ress today along a ten-mile front fifty miles northeast of Yochow, where the forces from. the provinc® of Hunan, af- filiated with the Southern or Canton government of China, recently invaded Hupeh provinc?, T Brng Leaves England for Canmada London, Aug. 4—Lord Byng of Vimy left London today for Liverpool to sail thence for Canada and assume the gov- ernor-generalship to Which he Was re- cently appointed. P IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL 7 SERYICES FOR CARUSO Naples, Italy, Aug. 4 (By the A. P.)— The funeral of BEnrico Caruso took place today. From the royal courch of San Francesco Di Paola the cortege moved through - streets lined with troops and vast crowds to the cemetery, where the body ‘was placed in a vault Services - were held in this famous church by permission of King Victor Em- manuel, who sent a special represent- ative 10- attend toe ceremony. A great choir composed of singers assigted in the high requiem mass. The crystal coffin encased in a wood- en casket was borne in a hearse drawn by six horses. There were innumerable floral offerings, among them a wreath trom the city pf New York. All places of business had been closed as a sign of mourning and as the great procession passed, airplanes flew oversead. So dense were the throngs the troops had difficulty in holding the people bac} All the windows and balconies were Ccrowded :@d many of them were draped. ‘Eulogies were pronocnced by the Pre- fect of Naples in the name of the King and the government by the director of tme conservatory and by representatives of the Mayor and the artists of the city. Before the church was opened to the Public, Mrs. Caruso, having her little daughter Gloria by, the hand, czme to view the body of taer husband once again. She placed beside it ,a large bunch of roses. Others of the grief-stricken relatives gathered in the Basilica and looked for the last time on the ace of the dead. which seemed to be of one sleeping peacefully. Giovanni, brother of Knrico first_knels beside the coffin, then rising, invoked Caruso to breathe again. Ru- dolfo, the son, was eqcally affected. The expenses of the funmeral wil be bezne by the municipality of Naples as a last tribute to a mcted son. Former premier Nitti came to Naples to pay his ast respects from his country place, where %e has been spending the summer. Speaking to deputy Porzio the exe- cutor of the will, Mrs, Caruso expressed the desire to live either in Naples or on the estate Caruso possessed in Tuscany, but said she would first g0 to New York, Caruso, to gettle her husband's affairs there. In the chamber of depities Dr. Capas_ %0, professor of surgery in the University of Naples, paid tribute to the memory of Carcso. He emphasized the loss to lyric art and also to the prestige of Italy abroad, especialy m America. Deputy Marco ‘occo foined in the fribute, saving that all mourned. the death of the dis- tinguished_representative of the .Itallan naticn and good son of the ehurch. The Under Seeretary of Instruction, Signor Anile, reviewed Caruso’s life prais- Ing his patriotism and his generosity to- ward his companions abroad. The presi- dent of the chamber, Signor De Nicola, eulogized the singer in the name of the whele chamber.” PEPLORABLE CONDITIONS AT OLD SOLDIERS' HOME Washington, Aug. 4.—Conditions at the Johnson City, Tenn., old soldiers’ home, where former service men are re- ceiving hospital treatment, are so de- plorable that unless congress acts imme- diately the casualties there will be pro- portionately higher than occurred in the world war, Director Forbes of the bureau of war risk insurance declared today be- fore a senate committee. Agents of the bureau Rave just com- pleted a secret investigation of the in- stitution, in which are quartered nearly §50 former service men, and who, Colonel Forbes declared, are living under as- tounding conditions of vice, corruption and immorality. The war risk head brought as a wit- ness M. P. McInerény, the agent who made the investigation and who lived for a week as a “patient” at the home. M- Inereny told the committee of having bougiit morphine, moonshine whiskey and extract of ginger containing 95 per cent. alcohol on the home reservation; de- clared that intoxication was common among the former service men, and as- serted that immoral women overrun the grounds on which the institution is lo- cated. The witness said he had encountered many patlents who carried guns and de- fied the guards to take the firearms away. There was absolutely no discipline, he added, and the patients “ran the place to the extent of forcing the executive of- ficers to withdraw the guards from the dining room.” Loaded dice and marked cards, he declared, were supplied by “parasites” from the outside and the pa- tients “drained” of the money given them by the government. s Mr. McInereny gave detail after detail of his week's experience, which ended Monday last, telling of the life of “those Who desire to get well” Senator Walsh, Massachusetts, demanded that the situation be laid before Attorney General Daugherty for action. The senator de- clared that all of those in authority at the home and whom he said had appeared to have permitted the comdition to con- tinue should" be indicted for malfeasance on_office. B No action was ‘taken by the committee, however, but Mr. Walsh declared that the sending of former eervice men to “such hell-houses has got to stop.” Colonel Forbes again -explained that this bureau was unabel to correct the evils becauss of lack of jurisdiction over the “soldiers’ home,” which is admini tered by the federal hoard controlling all such instjtutions. He declared he felt it his, doty to make public his findings. however, in order that public sentiment might wipe out the “curse” which he said his investigation had showed to exist. NEW ARBITRATION DRAFT , FOB TYPOGEAPHICAL UNION Quebec, Aug. 4—Draft of a new arbi- tration agreement between the Interna- tional Typographical union and the Amer- ican Newspaper Publishers’ association will be considered by the pmion at its conventi« here next week, Walter Bar- Tett, first vice president, announced to- day. After being reviewed by the conven- tion, Mr. Barrett said, the agreement would probably be referred to the un- British Government Using In- fluence For a Reconciliation of North and South. London, Aug. 4—(RBy the A. P.)—Ex- treme reticence is still observed relative to the Irish negotiations. From & num- ber of conflicting report% today the only definite fact is that the Dail Eireann has been summoned to meet August 16, but Whether to register the success or failure of the negotiations thers is no hint. 2 It is supposed that this long motice is given to afford the time necessary for the formalities for the liberation of the imprisoned members of the Irish republican parliament, to whom notfica- tion of the meeting has been sent. 1t is known that there have been par- leys between Dublin and Belfast with a view to ascertaining the minimum ster is disposed to accept, and, despite adverse rumors, the belief continues here that it is in the interest of tie govern- ment jtself to prevent the breakdown of the negotiations, and that therefore any influence the government is abie to ex- ercise over the Ulster cabinet will be in the direction of reconciliatioh be- tween the north and the gouth. SQUABBLE CONTINUES OVER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Washington, Aug. 4—Credit policies of the federal reserve system continued un- der examination of a congressional com- mission today in a continuously stormy atmosphere, with Governor Harding of the reserve board as the sole witness: “The federal reserve board didm't cre- ate this financial depression,” Governor Harding exclaimed toward the end of the day. “It saw it coming and got ready to protect taings and people <ught to be grateful it did so. - Now all we need s cessation of pessisism, which marks bad times as foolish optimism marks good times. We all know everybody was going crazy in the boom during the 1919, “This situation is going to work oct. There's no comparison between the condi- ticn a year ago and conditions today. Take cotton, with a low yield, and ex- ports picking up. Banks everywhere are fully justified now in carrying loans. “All we've got to do is to get out of everlasting pessimism and quit saying everything is going to tie dogs. Why a man has to put up a good cheerful face if he wants credit. You can't talk to the banker like you do to the tax as- sessor.” Previously a sharp passage had taken place in whic Repfesentative Funk Re- publican, Ilinois, Representative Mills, Republican, New York, and later Gov- ernor Harding particivated. “I'm_keenly disappointed,” Represent- ative Funk said, “because the reserve system has been challenged complained of, criticize dand charged on ome ground that it has discriminated against agri_ culture. And we've not heard one word from this witness.” Representative Mills leaped to the fray, asserting that the commission had al- Iwed “Jo:nson Skelton Williams former comptroller of currency during two days, to make carge after charge against the reserve board,” and that Govey.or Hard- ing was entitled to “common justice” in the privilege of a detafled response. Mr. Funk tcld Mr. Mills to “handle your af- fairs,and I'll handle mine,” while Chair- man Anderson ruled that the governor was “within his rights.” ‘Has the reserve board called in farm its” Mr. Funk demanded later. “No sir it never bas,” Governor Hard- ing retorted. “How about the circulars of the San Francisco reserve bank?’ Mr. Funk con- tinued, “concerning the price of wWheat in 19202" “I never heard that before,” Governor Harding said. “Did it cause a break in wheat prices? “It had some effecty” Mr. ponded. “The board has cautioned reserve banks not to issue circulars” Governor Hard- ing continued. “I's the job of a bank- er to 109K to the value of his collateral, but to do it in a quiet way. It is not the function of the reserve system to regulate prices up or down, but to main credits.” In general, Mr. Harding said, “The at- titude of the reserve board toward agri- culture had been greatly misunderstood and grossly misrepresented. “The whole trouble with the reserve system in meeting argiculture demands is that reserve banks do not and can- not lend to individual - borrowers,” he added. ere Funk res- SENATE TO VOTE ON THE NEWBERRY CASE TODAY ‘Washington, fug. 4—A vote on the right of Senator Newberry, republican, Michigan, to his seat was deferred to- day by the senate elections committee until the full committee determines to- morrow matters of procedure. Repub- licans of the sub-committee today adher- ed to_their decision against calling Sen- ator Newberry and other witnesses, de- manded by democratic members, and also against original arguments of ghe case. Appeals will be taken to the full committee. It was expected that the full com- mittee, by a party vote, would sustain the sub-committee and that with repub- licans suporting Senator Newberry and democrats, Henry Ford, the democratia contestant, the case finally came be- fore- the senate on straight party lines. OPERA SINGERS TO HOLD A MEMOEIAL FOE CARUSO Chicago, Aug. 4—Grand opera sing- ers of the Metropolitan and Chicago Grand Opera Companies, singing in thd summer opera season at Havana Park, will hold a memorial service to Barico Caruso Sunday afternoon. Mario Chamiee, Florence Macbeth, An« na Fitziu, Marie Sundelius. Philino Fal- co and other singers will appear on ths program and the orchestra will be con- ducted in turn by Giacomo Spadoni, Louls Hasselmans and Gemnaro Papi, who has conducted many of Caruso's performances at the Metrapolitan Opera House in New York. INJUNCTION GRANTED FORD'S DEARBORN INDEPENDENT Chicago, Aug. 4.—A temporary in- junction restraining the Chicago police department from .interfering with the sale of Henry Ford's Dearborn Inde- pendent was issued in efrcuit court to- day. fon’s executive committee With instruc- tions to - continue negotiations with the publishers. X Mr. Barrett said that continuance of reserved by her. ‘Necessity knows no law, and it is the present arbitration contract had been discussed with the publishers, but they have proposed a new agreement which was no taceepted by the union represent- Attorneys for the petitioners argued that in arresting newsboys who were oering the ‘journal for sale, the chief of police was interfering with constitu- tional rights. 4 Anti-Beer Bl Gets | Senate Right 0f Way Amendment Introduced to Curb .Overzealous “Dry” Enforcement Officers, ° Washington, Aug. 4—The Wil- Campbell anti-beer bill Was given senate right of way today on motion of Sena- tor Stering, republican, South Dakota. He expressed hope of its passage with- in a few days. Any person or government employe who unlawfully deprives a citizen of any rights or privileges in the enforcemen: of national prohibition would be sub- Jected to imprisonment. for five years or a fine of §5,00, or both, by an amendment which Senator Reed, democrat Missou offered today to the beer bill. He asserted that the “constitution s being repealed by a process of wegisiat:ve chicanery,” and that there “was 10 con- templated invasion of the home or intar- ference with the Tights of citizeas,” when the prohibition movement was started with the solgan “the saloon must go.” . No “progaganda” would have Lrouzht about submission of the constizutional amendment, he asserted, had it he=n sus- gested that the right of physicions to prescribe medicire for! their patients was to be restricted. SENATE PASSES ANOTHER FARMERS' RELIEF MEASURE Washington, Aug. 4.—Another farmer's relief measure the administration plan for government aid in supplying credit for exportation of agricultural o-oduciz, was passed by the senate today and sent to the house. The bill was a substitute fo the original Norris bill and provides for the war fin- ance corporation to furnish the export credits. The Noris bill, which proposed a new government credit organization, ‘was laid aside formally and the substi- tute, In charge of Senator McNary, re- publican, Oragon, for the agricu.ture committee, was passed without a roll exil. The substitute plan was drafted by Secretary Hoover of the department of commerce and Director Meyer of the war finance corpoation. It was adopted viriu- ally intact today, the bill auti\rizing the war finance corporation to make loans in agriculturalists’ associations, banks and trust companies. The bill makes mo change in the corporation’s casa canital of $500,000,000, but reduces from three to two billion dollars the authorizel max- imum of bonds it may issue. This, ae- cording to Director Meyer, will be more than sufficient. Through loans to banks or agricul:aral collateral it is expected that the bill's in- fluence will be mostly felt by expansicn of credit available to farmers. In disposing of final amendments, the senate rejected riders of west:m sena- tors to extend privileges of the federal farm loan system to entrymen on gov- ernment reclamation project es for future action in a separate bil, however, were given. Serator Norris, republican, Nebraski, chajrman of the agriculture committe ‘who Initiated the credits legislations and who collapsed a week ago today after a long speech criticising the administra- tion substitute, was not present for the vote today. He left tonight for an ex- tended vacation in an effort to rega‘n his health. TESTIMONY OF ATTORNEY COAKLEY IN TUFTS CASE Boston, Aug. 4—Daniel an attorney of this city, told in supreme court today the story of his connection with the case of James B. Munroe, in- dicted for a statutory offense, which was nol prossed by Distdict Attorney Nathan A. Tufts. The testimony was offered at the trial of Tnfts on charges of misconduct in office brought by At- torney General Allen. Mr. Allen read a télezram purporting to be from Coakley to Charies Connor, H. Coakley, also of counsel for Monroe, which read: “Matter satisfactorily arranged if money is available on Monday. Can close the whole matter as vyou would like to have it closed on Tuesday.” The prosecution has contended that some time after Coakley was engaged to Tepresent Munroe the action was nol prossed. The fee he i3 alleged to have received was approtimately $12,000. Coakley would not deny that the mes- sage, which bora the date of October 23, 1917, was his or had been dispatch- ed at his dlrection, although he asserted he was unable to recall writing it. Under examination By ~Mr. Allen, Coakley explained that in the telegram he mentioned- matter had been ‘“ar- ranged with Mr. Tuft LLOYD GEORG! FESTIVAL IN WALES Carnarvon, Wales, Aug. 4 —Premier Lloyd George, spesking in Welsh before a great gathering today at the annual Eisteddfod, or musical and literary fes- tival, alluded- to the coming meeting of the allied supreme council at Paris, and said he could only hope the voices of the Paris conferees would be as har- monious as those singing in the festi- VBT The premier was given a great recep- tion. Marshal Foch was expected to be present but sent work that he was unable to come. “When I return to London shortly I sha] Ibe leaving for another eisteddfod, an_eisteddfod in Paris, an eiteddfod cf the principal nations of the world. I should like to take with me the Araa- druid so that he might cry out ‘is thers peace? ““The four greatest natlons of the world will be represented . there—America, France, Italy and Great Britain. Thers will be four voices, and those four voices will be singing an anthem of paace. I can only hope that their voices wili be as harmonions as the voies sinzing at the Welsh Eisteddfod. PROPOSED AT ALTITUDE OF _° 3,000 FEET, ACCEPTED AT 3,500 Mineola, N. Y. Aug. 4—George Haus- er, employed by an airplane company, Was up in the alr when he became eme gaged today to Miss Mildred Armstrong, a teéacher in the local high school. Richard Depew, the pilot, who de- clared he played the part of cupid, said Hauser proposed to Miss Armstrong in BRIEF TELEGRAMS Spanish residents of Argentina are volunteering in considerable numbers for military service in Morocco. Carrier pigeons are the latest aids pressed into sefvice by New York drug vendors to supply imprisoned customers. Reports that the senate “wets” had mustered voted to recommit the Willis- Campbell anti-beer bill are scouted by the “dry” leaders. The interstate commeree commission amnounced the tentative. valpation of the Portland Terminal company (Maine) as $8,096,704. Hunger stricken people In the f; ine district of Russia are setting fire to their villages before deserting them for other parts of Russia, The Cunard liner Saxenia arrived st Cherbourg four days late. The delay be- ing due to trouble with the engines. She sailed from New York July 23. Investigation of American occupation of Hayti and San Domingo will begin on Friday before a special senatorial com- mittee. Gen. Pedro Hernander of Blanca, with a large number of men, has declared himself in Tevolt against the Obregon government. The modern caravan which for Buhl, Idaho, left Syracuse vesterday. Brooklyn last Thursday. is heading to settle farm langs, The outfit lef The heuse passed & bill authorizing the war department to distribute cannon and other war trophies among the states ac- cording to population. A redmefion of 33 1-3 per cent. in candy prices was announced by one of the largest chain store candy firms in New York. A Rome despatch says that Enrico Caruso’s will executed in 1919 has been declared null and void. Thus apparently the will executed at Sorrento stands. Henry Tiben, bishop of was recelved in audience by Pope Benedict. United States Semator Joseph T. Franee, who arrived from Riga, will leave for London within two days and expects to sail for the United States on the Rotter- dam from Plymouth August 17. Policemen bexan a wholesale salughter of blackbirds that infest the trees along Mineral Spring road, mear Reading, Pa., and have been making life unbearable for the residents. Election of Benjamin C. Marsh as managing director of the Farmers' Na- tiona] Council was announced by Her- bert F. Baker, president of the organiza- tlon. Twenty-one Japaness, many of - them prominent, were indicted on charges of' criminal conspiracy in connection with violence Incident to the strike of sugar lpx.uu.mm workers last year. The TUrurguayan govermmen ° fis ex- pected to'gccept a loan of $7,500,000 of- fered by North American financiers through the National City Bank of New York: The government won its suit in_the TUnited States district court in New York to_coilect $298,672 from John D. Rocke- feller, alleged to be due in income tax on oil company shares. The first bale of mew Georgia cotton was gold at auction on the cotton ex- change for 50 cents a puond, It weigh- of 394 pounds and was claseed as strict low middling. American Intervention in Haitl and Santo Domingo was described as tne in American history by Oswald G. Vil “blackest chapter in the Carribeans lard of New Yor Investigation of the affairs of the in- ternal revenue bureau has been found to be necessary, Commissioner Blair an- nounced, due to alleged leaks of tax in- formation. Thieves with a truck took 39 cases of cigarettes (10,000 to a case) and 21 cases of cigars an dtobacco from the store of the Antonio Pepe company in New Ha- ven. ‘Workmen efficials have just turned the laugh on the ailied military. control com- mission in Vienna in retaliation for two searches made of their co-operative bakery for arms. Bird lovers have wonm a victory by the final passage of the plumage bill, which prohibits the importation into the United Kingdom of the feathers of any bird ex- cept those of the African ostrich and the eider duck. Coffee drinking has increased 21 per cent., or 100 cups a year for each person in the United States. since the advent of prohibition, according to figures made public by the National Coffee Roasters' association. Beoks sold by the set on & subserip- tion basis which have been published hitherto by Harper and Brothers, will be put on the market in the future by C. P. Collier and Son under a royalty agreement. Nearly 10,000 employes of the Inter- bhorough lines in Harlem, Yorkville and Bronx will find a 10 per cent. cub in their pay envelonse foday. The wage scale went into_effect on July 24, but not in time to affect last Friday’s wages. On the centre of the great Ameriean desert at Mesa, Ariz., the Mormons are to build another temple, second omlv to their taberpacle at Salt Lake City, Pres- ident Heber J. Grant of the Mormon church announced. The state department received a reply from Albert Douglas, head of the spe- clal American Mission to the Peru Cen- Plerra [:the estimated expenditures of $4, ‘COVERNWENT EXPENDITIRE “SHOW INCREASE THS ! Secretary of the Treasury Mellon Informs House Ways an Means Committee That Present Federal Outlay Wou Necessitate Additional Taxation—Declares That Pres Revenue Law Would Provide $260,000,000 Less Tl the Estimated Outlay of $3,830,000,000, . = . Washington, Aug. 4—Congress was warned today by Secretary Mellon that It must reduce government expenditur=s or increase the nation’s tax burden. Appearing before the house ways and means committee, the treasury head Ade- clared that additiona! cuts of mors than $250,000,000 would have to be madls in 0,000 - #00 for this fiscal year if additional tax- ees wre to be avoided. Under estimates of federal ontlay fr all purposes this vear as presented by Mr. Mellon, $2,830,000,000 would have to be raised by taxation, whereas he es- timated that the present revenu: law would provide $260,000,000 less tian that sum, due largely to the shrinkage the yield from excess profits and in- come_taxes, “Without the assurance of substan- tial additioral reductions In expendi- tures,” said Mr. Mellon. “It would be folly to proceed to reduce revenue mere- ly in the hope of reduced expendi'fre. Even without change in the law, 1evenis will shrink from natural causes, anl w’!l shrink, according to the present outlo: at'a faster rate than current cxpendi- tures” Then the secretary proceeded to show that expenditures thus far in this fi year has actually Increased as comna with those a year ago. He told the com- mittee that ordivary expenditures for July, the first month of the fiscal year, were $322,000.000 as against $307.000. 000 1n July. 1920, lcaving a current d:- ficit of $113,000,000 as compared with a deficit of $76,000,000 in July a year ago. Of the total cxpenditures last monty, $115,000,000 was for the account of the military and naval establishments ad $32,000,000 for the shipping boa-l. “If expenditures are to contitue &t anything like these rates the estmate will be greatly exceeded,” declarel Mr. Mellon. Representative Mondell, of Wyemin the republican Jeader, declared in a form- tax levy by at least $500,000,000 and stfll meet all proper, necessary and esSen- tal expenses of the (§verament.” - . “The excess profits tax and the income surtaxes should be nb-m.n nothing substituted for them” sald he. “The so-called nuisance taxes and tss transportation tax, in whole or.4n- i should bé repealed and some sitapie; ily understood tax, as Jof iustance the proposed five per cent. flat incresse cf corporation_taxes, enacted to funds lost by the repeal of these mentioned taxes. ; * Possibly some other ome form ditional tax may be mecessary, doubdt it. In any event, we should mat, * in my opinion, adopt the stamsp, the: s check or other taxes of that. that have been suggested, and I either the necessity or the of the automobile tax. “People .are expecting & real redme-. tion—a lifting and not wholly a = ¥ of the burde: < T In estimating the outlay this year st = $4.550,000.000, Secretary Melion said as- count had been taken of the latest i= formation from the ~spending 5 ments of the government as to thelr actual cash expenditures for the r2 of cuts in expfiditures already ¥ ed to the treasury, and of anmwal | propriations for this year already. by_congress. ¥ In some respects the revenus H fons presented by Mr. Mellon todsy am- fer from those suggested to the mittee Monday as announced by mem- bers of the committee. No —mention Was made then of a Tepeal of the o~ called Juxury taxes or & doubling of the rates on documentary stamp taxes and it was sald that a flat tax of $10 om am~ tomobiles had been proposed. = Mr. Mellon's statement today & gested an increase in the tax on elgar- ettes, from §3 to §5 a thonsand with an additional tax on other tobacon o al statement that it was entircly prac- tical in his opinion “to reduce the total to yield a total of $25,000,f al revenue annually. é K. OF C. TO EXPEND 32,500,000 ON DISABLED EX-SEBVICE MEN San Francisco, Aug. 4—Announcement that the Knights of Columbus would ex- pend approximately $2.500,000 on hospi- talization work for %isabied ex-service fmen was made at’the final session of the annual international Knights of Colum- bus convention here today by Supreme Secretary William J. McGinley. Knights of Columbus secretaries, ex- perienced in war work, will be attached to the larger hospitals, where disabled men will be provided with comforts and recreation. The Knights will also continue their 500 coliege and un’versity courses during the forthcoming year, as well as the chain of 132 Knights of Columbus vo- cational night schools for veterans and civilians. It was announced that the aid of Mau- rice Egan, former United States minis- ter to Denmark, Dr. James J. Walsh and Conde B. Pallen of New York would be enlisted in promoting the Knights of Columbus celebration of the Dante Sen- temial. In view of present negotiations for the settlement of the Irish question, the con- vention resolved that it would not adopt any new policy to supplemzut its resolu- tion of the 1920 supreme convention in New York endorsing Irish self govern- ment. Last year's resolution accepted Irish claims for self determination and seif government and urged the United States to recognize the form of govern- ment set up by these claimants. The convention endorsed the Scout movement in the United States wherever it has been approved by the héad of a Catholic diocese. Although expressing a doubt as to the efficiency of a censorship of the estage or of motion pictures, the convention held that the public should be on guard against indecency in entertainment. DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE MAY BEGIN NOVEMBER 11 Washington, Aug. 4—Unless unex- pected opposition develops, the intern: tional conference on disarmament and far eastern subjects, proposed by Presi- dent Harding, will begin on November 11, the third anniversary of the sign- £ of the armistice which marked the close of the World war. Great Britain's formally willingness to accept any date that would be agreeable to the United States led todsv to the extensign of the dsfi- nite suggestion to all the invited pow- ers that they convene on that date. It is understood unofficially that Japan will offer no objection to the sugges tion although the government at Tokio would prefer a slight delay merely to facilitate the compliation of matertal that will be required by its representa- tives at the conferen: France and Italy, It is understood, will join the Brit'sh _government in prompt acquies- cence. Press dispatches indicating Great Bri- tain's willingness to leave to the United States the determination of the subjects that will be discussed were said to be indicative of the spirit of accord which has been manifested. The United States has made it plain that it 4ces not insist upon defining unalterable course of dis- cussion but has felt that the mature of expressed tenary celebration, that statements at- tributed to him In a speech showing partiality to Peru in that nation's con- troversy with Chfle were unfounded. Hondreds of cifizens of South Maft- land, N. 8., are fighting a fire which has already destroyed the mill of the Atlantic Lumber Co. a blacksmith shop, an oil house and a quantity of lumber. The blaze spread rapidly and is beyond con- she said “yes,” and at 4,000 feet she held high, but she hesitated. At 3,500 feet his airplane when they were 3,000 feet out her finger for the ring. She was wearing it when they came to earth. The wedding, Depew declared, will take place so0m, CALL UPON GERMANY FOR DELIVERY OF CATTLE Paris, Aug. 4—The reparations com- mis_ha snotified Germany that 29,4t horses, 130,000 sheep and 175,000 horned The corporation counsel: rejoiced that the ‘police were acting' only ‘to enforce an ordinance governing the sale of news- Dapers in the streets. cattle must- be_delivered by Germany_to the comnission in the next six months, This decision comes under annex 4 of Dart 8 of the treaty of Versailles. . » trol. At Canen City, Col. thewsands of del- lars’ damage was done to truck gardens the agenda should be outlined in ad- vance of the conference if possible. TO REDUCE FREIGHT RATES ON EXPORT GRAIN Chicago, Aug. 4—Freight rates on grain, grain products and grain by-pro- ducts from Chicago and the Central Freight Association to North Atlantie seaboard pofts for export will be re- duced 7 1-2 cents per hundred pounds as a result of conferences between rail- jway and shippers’ representatives it was and other property when a wall of water | announced tonight. fourteen fect high swept down the nar- row Arkansas river canvon through Canon City. Contimued high waters In fhe Rig Ar- kansas river are cutting a new chan- nel through the big slough west of Wi- chita, Kan., and if the flood waters con- tinue only the expenditure of thousands of dollars for dikes will keep the river from completing its new channel, ac- BANDITS FAILED TO ¢ GET $46,000 IN CURRENC St. Louls, Aug. 4—An unopened mail pouch containing $46,000 in currency, ob- tained by three bandits who early today held up Tommy Feralso, a postoffice mes- senger, at North Wood River, IlL. was found late today in I = .co‘r‘nneldne: cording to Mike Riseberry, coun! Peters, I, ten miles from the scene ;hn:.‘.- 1 q.-mn»-v. RIGHTS OF NON-USION Chicago, Aug. 4.—The i e o ok United States rallroad in rendering a decision in o e e clerks. freight handlers, éxpress u;n employes. > The dispute grew out of a tween representatives of the. ing conditions. The carriers. plan for taking a ballot of the lo select their representatives proposed conference on mles.” sentatives of the brotherhood accept the plan and made a “The evidence shows.” the clared, “that a large employes either did mnot the election held by the carrier, or votes were thrown out. The y tives elected by a minority of the g ployes have since been negotiating ‘mew agreements for rulef and working esm- ditions to apply to all employes of:: iy class, including the majority, who = not vote, or whose votes were throws out.” P | SENATE MAS ADOPTED PACKEE CONTEOL BIRL Washington, Aug. 4.—The agrecment on the packer control bill was adopted today by the senate, 48 to 10, and after approval by the house the bill goes to the pmx:‘fl“- 7 Under the conference agreement, the house bill, rezarded as much less drastia than the original Kenyon-Kendrick sen- ate measure, virtually stands. Semator Kenyon. republican, lowa, told the ate today that the senate conferees been compelied to yield to the nearly all points. Six republicans, Senators Connecticut, Knox, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wadsworth, New. Warren, Wyoming, and Watson.. voted arainst the conference They were joined by four Broussard, Loulsiana, Fletcher, Reed, Missouri, and Stanley, Kentucky “It was a question of no legistation at all or accede to the " said Kenyon, who said he a witle the final draft, it would do much good. Semator republican, Nebraska, he -sald,- : fused to sign the conference PEESIDENT OF ITALIAN SENATE AT ‘Williamstown, Mass, Aug. deal ca went to war for an and “at fts | own cost. with its own means and 3 own perii, undertook a war for the erty of others” This was the of Tomasso Titttol, president of the ian senate, in his first public address.fn this country and teh opening ;2 his course befors the Institute of ¥y tics at Williams ecoliege. tonight T warmiy saluted the peopie of Ameries and “all those other peoples In whom considerations have not extinguished the fames of great jdeals. % STRIKE AT BIGELOW-HARTFORD CARFET PLANT rL i 3