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VOL. LXII—NO. 200 EMOCRATS SOLID AGAINST - POPULATION 29,685 « HOUSE TAX REVISION BILL | Democrats of the House Are to Brand It as a Kicn Man's Bill —Chairman Fordney Insists That the Policy of the Bill is to “Reduce Rather Than Shift Tax Burdens”—Section of the Bill is Designed to Prevent Tax Evasion by “Wash Sales” of Securities—Debate Will Begin at 11 A. M. Today—Bill to be Put Through House at 3 P. M. Sat- urday. Washington, tax bill fiseal year majority vision Bill eemen. St bt w erats of for a broadside can measurs. a meh man corpo Meantis ported & house at 3 p. m. Saturday. begin at ure having been day by the ways and means committee, with the democrats voting solidly against jarity report that was “reducing rather than ax burdens Applying net difterence wses and gains. represented a tax and revenus vear 1 these levies. rmer demo 1 reasury—Gla: their repeal To prevent evasion of tax ! said a secton had been mediam of o limit entical securities, The provision of tha pre - with sur-tax evasion b nization ourt in tH re stockhoiders axed HITNEY DECISION LATTER PART OF THE tney \zainst enforcement of rey law was ral Judges Martin T. Manton, Fawin S. Thomas wat diEMua & lawyers, fitney bus owners and trol- > attorney #nd Judge Walter C. N Connect SENATE Washing ed 38 to mber 21 In presenting odge announ qit ard Harrison, Overman, PALDWIN UNABLE TO ACT AS RECEIVER OF U. §. MAIL CO. 16 —Arthur J. Bald-| With “Camorra™ activities. Police furth- Neh Tork Aus appointad re. | o supported .his statement by declaring w'n. who ¥ £193,640,000 790,000 in the calendar r 1922 and $790,330,000 “hairman Fordney of means commitiee aseerted report explaining 1923, and the tax re- republican com- demo- n caucus repub- lanning to brand o analysis, attacking the meéans by which reductions were achieved re- hrough the meas- hairman Fordnes insisted in the ma- | of the bill | tting the between said they £790,330,000 reduction of £7 a. “or & saving to the average family 235 per Since the repeal of the excese profiits the wn individual fective until 480,250,000 ot revenue llections prior to t Ao not become ef- said contemplated n e calendar ¢ | Pay az muck or more under the propo - two | #4 12 1-2.per cent. corporation tax as the 3 %4 Bwoton ne | per cent. corporation taxes, while cor- the Fordney nt law deal- Jividend case | womid he jmposed on corporations of this | per cont income of the corporation PROBABLY WEEK | w Ha ng on njunction state Fed- ners for an me | ltalian b diges | dizes ed for an- | ncement that *k, probably and prepa hearing this | eir decision and | includ- jitney Watrous ves appeared fOr | cerned occurred here and nine in De- n and Robert S. De Fore: VOTES TO RECESS FROM AUG. 24 TO SEPT. §.—The senat recess from Wed- o Wednesday, or- day, August Senator the was passed by Six republicans, Borah, Idaho Washington Shortridge. gan, and Willis, Ohio racess becaus through many pending measures, While the resolution must be passsd by the houss upon by leaders calls for a house recess not later than the middle of the wa Five democrats joined cans m voting for fhe recess. They were Virginia ; and | by men both here and in Italy to control Jones, voted against the et nation's | the same manner as members of a part- this | nersi ip, such taxes to be in lieu of all income taxes upon the corporation. Mr. Fordnéy said some mortgage and nvestment companies had been -obtain- ing exemptions allowed by law to the Dbuilding and loan associations by oper- ating under the guise of such associa- tions. To prevent such evasions of tax, the chairman explained, the exemption had been limited in the nes hill ‘to “do- mestic building and loan associations op= | erated exclusively for the purpose of making loans to member The democratic caucts began in the late afternoon and after a recess, was continued tonight. ' Representative Kitchin, ranking democrat on the ways and means committee, who is detainem at his home in North Carolina by ill- ness, sént a telegram to the caucus, urg- ing solid democratic opposition to the republican measure. He has been kept fully informed as to the provisjons of the Bill and events during its prepar- ation and_expects to review it in a mes- sage to be sent to the democrats to- morrow. Ways and means committes demo- erats in preparing their minority re- port, which they have until Friday to file, 'will make use, ® is understood, of expec prepared tables showing com- parative taxes under the present law and the republican measure, They will un dertake to sho.s that Individuals hav- ing incomes ranging from $5,000 4o $68.- 000 will get reductions ranging from one Per cent, to 50 per cent. The democratic report also will claim, it is said, that corporations having met profits of from 5 to 10 per cent. wil they do under the excess profits and 1) porations making 15 per cent. or more will be granted rednctions on a graduat- ed scale which will amount in some cases to ag much as §5 per cent. Representativa Frear, of Wisconsin. a republican member of the ‘wavs ~ and m ommittee, plans to file a sup- Wemontal majority report, suggesting | taxation of the undivided profits of cor- porations and ‘other sources of ‘wealth as recommended to congress last vear by Secretary Houston. It js undefsteod that ‘Mr. Frear's purpose is not only to bring these matters to the ‘attenion -of the public, but also to the senate finance | committee. which is to take up the bill soom after its passaze by the house s0 as to have it ready for the semate when the proposed recess of congress ends late next month. White House, had been chosen. AP CABLED PARAGKAPHS Greeks Steadily Advancing. London, Aug. 16.—The Greeks are steadily advancing in their new offensive against the Turkish nationalists in Asia Minor, says a despatch to the London Times, from Smyrna. The Greek forces have reached the line from Mandra, on the Sakaria river, to Kaimaz and Akko- pru on the Pureak river. 3 LODGE APPOINTED DELEGATE TO DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE Washington, Aug. 16.—The senate claim to a share of responsibilty for the foreign affairs of the nation was re- cognized by President Harding today by the designation of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, chairman of the foreign relations committee, as a member of the American delegation to the disarmament conference. 3 Formal announcement of the appoint- ment was made from the White House, where it was indicated that the president felt he had formed the nucleus of a bal- anced delegation by choosing as the first members Senator Lodge and Secre- tary Hughes, whose selection to head the American representatives was made | known several days ago. Other mem- bers probably -will not be chosen un- til it is determined definitely how many | Dlaces cach nation is to have in the con- ference. Entirely aside from Mr. Lodge's per- sonal qualifications the view was reflect- ed in high administration circleg that the significance of his selection lay in the fact that he was in a position to act as officlal spokesman for the senats commiittee to which are referred interna- tional compacts requiring semate “ad- vice and .consent” The president was id to feel that because of its joint re- sponsibility in foreign affairs, it would be a great mistake not to zive the sen- ate an official vote. while the negotia- tions are in nrogress. Whether ozher senators will be nam- ed on the Gclegation is a question which the president himself cannot an- swer, but it has been suggested among officials close to the White House that he might give représentation to the democratic as well as the republican ide of the treaty—ratifying body. Should he decide to do . it is consid- ereq likely that Senator Underwood of Alabama, the demoeratic leader, will be | asked to serve. If another republican | senator is appointed, it is believed the choice will fall upon Senator Knox of vania, a former secretary of state. While diplomatie negotiations prelim- inary to the conference were at a standstill | today, awaiting formal re- sponses fo the American government's invitation, the administration advanced its physical plans for the meeting in several directions. In congress the president's request for a $200,000 appropriation to pay ex-| penses was given approval by the sen- ate appropriations committee and was reorted to the senate for consideration tomorrow as a part of the shipping | board appropriation bill. By state department officials a vir- tual decision was reached as to the place of meeting here, and although an- nouncement was withheld. it was indi- cated that the Pan-American building, situated: near the state department .and Meanfime it was definitely and finally disclosed’ that the American government has no intention -of paying' the ex- Denuss SaL the Visiting deTogptiona s sub. | ject on' which there has been much spec- | ulation ahroad since the oicial invita. | tions went forward. MAY CLEAR UP MYSTERY OF SEVENTEEN GANG MURDERS New York, Aug, 16. — Information which the police believe will clear up seventeen gang murders that have oc- rred in New York, Detroit and Avon- by-the-Sea, N, J., was given to detec- tives tonight by DBartolow Fontano, an er. Terrified by secret threats of “beng baked in an oven” Fon- | tano gave himself up to the police and | was charged with homicide. Six other | were arrested on Forjano's in- on, five charged with homiciue and the sixth held a§ a material Wwit- ness. 2 The police spent several hours cross examining the men and sent to other cities information which they said would bring about several arrests before morn- ing. Seven of the murders in which the prisoners are said to have been con- trolt, The other occurred in New Jer Ja-| TFontano told the detectives that the gang which had threatened him and of which he had once been a member, and a fund of §200,000 to protect its mem- bers who were caught while carrying out its orders. He told tiie police, they said, that he had lived for most of the pas had killed his former pal, Carmel Caio-zz0, on @ farm near Avon-by Sea on July 30 on orders from ang.” % arrest at Asbury Park, N. J, made last Tuesday is believed by the Police to have a definile connection with disclosures made by Fonmtano, Thae murders, according to the police, have all occurred in Italian ircles where a veil of secrecy has protected the crim- inals. The information provided by Fontano gave the police virtually their only clue for ‘clearing up the chain o crimes. Fontano is said to have desig- nated a mam known as Francisco Puma as “the brains of the gang.” Puma is one of those under arrest. Police said the murders, gang feuds and assaults had grown out of efforts the “lottery policy” game and a card game known as “zechipstto.” Assistant Attorney Brothers tonight declared there was no evidence to show that the murders have any connection Ter far the United States Mail Steam- | that the men arrested tonight wers #hip eompany. be unable business Federal Judge Martin T. Manton, who made the appointment, following a con- ference with Baldwin, sald that he would ppoint a mew receiver tomorrow morn- 2. NEW HAVEN MAN DIES w 14 | m mbers of a group known e s "sereonal | trs gans” which had its inception at “bonven- the murder in Brooklyn fifteen years ago of 4 baker by that name wiose body was burned in an oven. Bonven- tre's friends swore vengeance and the murder of his assailant and accomplices were followed by others, Which arose over women and gambling feuds. Fontano told the police that his form- er pal Cajozzo vears gaoin Italy shot OF AUTOMOBILE INJURIES | a brother of one of the men arrested to- Bridgepert, Conn, : gk | hee Klein, of New Haven, died at St. Vin- N nts hospital tonight from injuries re- | maid, to having killed Calozso with a 16 —August night, and that when Caslozzo came here from Italy, he was marked for Fomtano confessed, the police/ ceived today in Westport when he was| shot gun, thrown out 1t| Fontano sald it was the custom of ruck road. | the gang to employ! one man to do sev- Donald ‘HH‘A:‘AI:;!"; ::l:(hoi:\;!:.n, Who | eral killings and then cause him to dis- pital. MOB LYNCHED NEGRO, THEN BURNED HIs BopYy| % 1075 as he Temained free. riding with Klein, suffered minor In- juries and also was brought to the hos- appear mysteriously lest he should prove a menace. He said a friend had warn- @ him that the gang intended to throw him_alive Into the oven of a Frooklyn baker. He insiated that he gave him- seif up becanse his life was endangered Waes, Tex, Aug. 16—The body of| Intersfate eommerce commission de- Alex + mob &t 2 negro, who was hanged by Heation of the New York Cen- yesterday for attacking :‘::\‘ b e Cleveland, 'Cincinniti & 7 year oid white girl was taken from|St. Louls, and the New York, Chicago & 0 andertaking establivhment at Collidge |St. Louis railroad companies for au- wet night and burned on the main strest,'thority to ereet s passenger terminal in jcoording to word reaching here today, e e ¢ istrict _surveilliance {ties of liguor in barrels appearently fill- | t two years in Detroit and that he | {TO INVESTIGATE WHAT eXperience that the country can pro- DECOY SCHOONERS IN THE EMPLOY OF BOOTLEGGERS | Philadelphia, Aug. 16—While cus- | toms officials and revemue have been following false trails blazed by’ decoy schoomers In the emply of bootleggers, vessels laden with contra- band liquors have discharged larze quantities . of whi on the Penns vaniz and New Jersey shores of the Delaware river. acording to statements ! made by prohibiton enforcement azeats here today. Jacob G. Slonaker, supervising pro- hibition enforcement ' officer here, told of one case where the authorities were informed a cortain vessel would at- tempt to discharge an illicit cargo at a given place and time. Revenue offic- ers were hurried to the scene but dis- covreed the ship named was * merely tossing off & cargo of sand bags. In the meantime a real liquor carrier was | being unloaded with little fear of moles- tation, he declarcd. Bonafide’ fishing schooners are under following reports that they were concealing large quanti- ed with fish. The plan adopted was to | fill the bottom _of the barrel with a| layer of fish and then alternate lay- | ers of whiskey bottles with more laye of fish. BECOMES OF LIQUOR SEIZED Washington, Aug. 16.—Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty has started an investiga- tion to find what becames of liquor seized by government officials. Tn re- viewing many prohfbition cades which come to his desk, Mr. Daugherty said| today, he had begun to wonder what | became of the vast quantities of alco- | holic beverages seized by the gov- ernment in the proseention of bootleg- | gers. While it was. the department's | duty to attend to the prosecution of | ligior law violations, he declared he had become interested In the possibility of putting eondemned liquors to some practical use and at the same time to save heavy warehouse bills. Seized llquors, Mr. Daugherty sald, eould be disposed of for non-beverage purposes to hospitals or the aleoho! might be abstracted and used commer- clally. Mr. Daugherty said he did not know how much liquor was stored by the government in different places, though it had been reported there were supplles valued at between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000 at non-beverage prices In New York city alone. SENATE PASSES BILL GIVING PRESIDENT APPOINTIVE POWER ‘Washingtom, Aug. 16—The senate to- day passed a Mill nwtwe it possible for the president to appoint Major General Leonard Wood governor general of the Philippine Islands. Chairman Wadsworth of the .military committee explained that Secretary Weeks considered it important that the laws should be amended ®o as to make army officers on the active list eligible to appolntment to civil offices in the terri- torial ‘possessionh. 'He added that Gen- eral- Wood's ‘tour in the Philippines had developed -that ‘“the situation Is such as to ‘constitute a_serious condition' of af- fairs, ‘one requiring the best talent and duce/’ and that General Wood, at consid- erable personal gacrifics, had agreed to Senator Wadsworth sald it would be mmh “to appoint_an army officer as “governor and that if the authority “granted mich an: appointment prob- - ably.would- be -made. A cuttyers | De Valera Voices W: Claim to Separaticn From the British Empire. Dublin, Aug. 16 (By the A. P.).—Com- Dlete independence for Ireland still re- mains the demand of the leaders of the Sinn Fein. 7 3 At the opening of the Irish republican parliament today Bamon De Valera, the repiblican leader, in ah address. to the members, declared that for lreland he and and his colleagues stood for the ideals embodied in the American Declara~ tion of Independence. He reiterated Ire. land’s claim to separation from the Brit- ish empire and asserted that the cabinet of the republican parliament was the sole government the Irish people recognized. Referring to the - peace negotiations with David Lloyd George, Mr. De Valera said there were people who desired to negotiate in order to- save thieir faces. The Sinn Fein, however. would negotiate only to save possible bloodshed and for right and principle. He-deelared that the cabinet, in refusing the proffer of a do- minion form of government by Mr. Lioy George, had taken this stép because- it considered his_proposals unjust. ; The address of Mr. De Valera was lis- tened to attentively by the 130 members of the Dail Eireann gathered from -all parts of Ireland.’ It was delivered after Prof. John MecNeill had been chosen as speaker of the parliamient. Mr. De Valera promised that at the session tomorrow he would outline the negotiations he had carried on with Mr. Lloyd George, and afterwards the parliament might consider the_situation behind closed doors, NotwiTistanding the attitude of = the members of the Dail Eireann in taking an oath of allegiance to the Irish républic —an oath which in former days would have been termed high treason—and De Valera's reiterated demand for the free- dom of Ireland, British civil officials in Dublin, many of whom assert that they have channels of communication with the inner workings of the Sinn Fein, are still hopeful of & settlement of the Irish prob- em. bt These officials tonight based their hopes on one section of De Valera's speech, in' which he said: “In the general election, which in effect was a plebiscite, the question was put to the Irish people what form of goyern- ment they wanted and how they we.shed to live, so {nat they might have the op- rortunity of working out for themselves their own national life in their own wa; “The answer the people gave was un- mistakable 1 do not say their answer was for a form of ‘government so much, beciuse we are no republican doctrin- aires; but it was for Irish freedom nd Irish independence, and it was obvious to everybody who considered the question that Irish independence could not be realized at the present time in any other Way so suitable as ihrough a republic. Hence jt’ was that an Irish. republic, as such, was'sanctioned by the' repgesent. atlves of -the-peopie, and that you, the representatives of the people, came here and in public session declared the. inde- pendence of the nation” and solemnly de- clared vour detcrmination that you woull | give your lives and evervthing you had in an endeaver to make that expression the people effective, so that you would have not merely in ogznition of it, but th; secure recogi on of it from every nation throughout the earth.” is taken Dby officials here as af- AN opporiunity for Mr. De V cent a seltlement of the controversy ch does not involve a republic. Further on in his speech Mr. De Valera fluoted a statesman who had advocated the princinle of self-determination, and to the official mind in Dublin points to a recommendation by the Sinn Fein cabinet to the Dail Eireann to submit the al government's offer to a vote of people of Ireland. Meanwhile, according to the belief ex- tonight, Mr. De Valera ex- the government to apply further ure on Ulster to enter the proposed h dominion while retaining its local autonomy. Advices received in Dublin, however, seem to show that the Bbifast officials are less inclined than ever to come to an agreement with Dublin, Big Belfast business men are credited in these advices as being increasingly distrustful of the capacity of the Sinn Fein in practical®affajrs. No fresh revelations as to the eourse of the negotiations between Mr. Lioyd George and Mr. De Valera are expectel vl!\ln\nz tomorrow’s proceedings when Mr. e V of his department which ‘concerns the negotiations, as the correspondence - and today’s address are considered to have fairly covered the ground. fos DRUG DELIVERIES AFTER New Yorw, Aug. 16.—A drug Toute on which deliveries were made regularly after_the fashion of milk and ice deliveries, was disclosed tonight when detectives arrested three: men and seized a route book containing 88 addresses from Yonkers to Liakewood, N. J. An automobile used in making deliveries and a quantity of narcotics Were taken at the same time. Several cotic distributing points for addicts In the neighborhood. The route book Wwas printed In bust- ness like fashion and contained many addresses in wealthy residential see- tlons. Detectives several davs ago se- cured possession of one of the routs ad- dresses and walted outside the distrib- uting station until the vendors arrived to make a deliverv. The men arrested said the route pald an average weekly Drofit of $2,500. FLYING YACHT REACHEED AN ALTITUDE OF 20,000 FEET Port Washinvton, N. Y., Aug. 16—A new altitude record for seaplanes was clamed today when a monoplane flylng vacht, piloted by Commander David Me- Culloch, U. S. N, and carrying three passengers, reached an altitude of 20,000 feet. Freezing weather prevented the fiyers, who were dressed In summer at- tire from going higher. The flight was made In the presence of officials of the Aero Club of America and army and navy aviation experts. The old record was established here two years ago by Caleb Bragg, who reached an altitude of 16,000 feet. INTERNATIONAL RED OROSS OFFERS TO ASSIST RUSSIA Riga, Aug. 16.—(By The A. P.)—The International Red .Cross has- offersd -to assist in Russian famine relief work in 2 memorandum presented -to Maxim Litvinoff, special envoy here of the so- Viet government, by a delégation includ- ing representatives of the Red Cross, tne league of nations and ‘the Inter-Allied Credits. Association., Litvinoft said today hé ‘had the authorization of =~ Nikelali Lenine, the soviet' premier, ' to - deal Wwith the proposal. A v lera opens the session-with a'report | ab: Was One of the Most Courag- eous Figures of the World War—Been in Seclusion. Belgrade, Jugo Slavia, Aug, 16.—(By The A. P.)—King Peter of Serbia died today. King Peter, who for a long time had been' 1ll, was reporied early in June to be in a serioud conuition. He w then suffering from pleurisy. A short time afterwards he was said o be steadily improving in health, and his physi- cians declared him out of danger. Nothing wi heard of the aged mon. arch until a few days ago, when a de: patch from Belgrade sald he was seri- | ously ill with congestion of the lungs, He sank into unconsciousness Friday, re- maining in that condition yntil the fol- lowing day. His condition became wors: Sunday night, and he gradually failed until the end. King Peter of Serbia, 76 years old, white-haired, deaf, ill from the infirmi- ties of age and suffering from the woundg of three or more wars, reling- uisheq the cares of state in 1919 when er, gucceeded him and became the rul- er of the new state of Jugoslavia. “My beloved Serbia is now free and its future, I believe, will be a great one. My work is oyer. I desire only the continued aection and devotion of my dear people and, finally, a grave on Serbian sofl. Despite his age, King Peter presented one of the most courageous fizures of the war. On the day that Serbia re- jected the Austrian demands, Peter re- nounced his temporar$ abdication of the throne and placed himself once more at the head of the country. He was even then almost sightless and hard of hear- ing and was under the constant care of a physician. When the fortunes of war turned against the Serbians he remained with had been driven from the country. He then effected an escape through Albania over the reorganization of his forces. Afterward he went to Corfu where he established headquarters and took an active part in the direction of his no- madic government. King Peter was tall, erect and mus- cular and in spite of his age had the apearance of a much vounger man. “He had all the rugged qualities of one sprung from the soil” wrote “one bi- ogarpher. “Ie took nride in referring to his humble origin and throughout his life lived modestly and unostentatiously. He was extremely democratic and af- fahle. Hi tastes were! simpnle to the point of severity. He was beloved by who called him ‘Father Peter But his roval career wae beclonded by grave .and -tercible. tragedy—the as- sassinatfon of his predecessor, Kipz Alexander and the Jatter's wife, Queen Draga—in the palace at Belzrade on June 10, 1803. A susplefon that mem- hers of the Karageorgevitch family, of iwhich Peter was a member, were im- iplicated in the comspiracy Which ex- terminated, the rival ruling Obrenovi- tich dynasty of which Alexander and Draga were representatives, ‘and which placed” Peter on' the throne five days later, was never entrely removed. Tn 1911, when King Peter made a tour of Europe. he received somewhat of a cold reception from other royalties. Al told. more than 50 nersons were killed or wounded in the palace. at Tel- way in With dynamite, shot down all who stood jn thelr way as they pressed toward the apartments of Kinz Alex- |ander and Queen Dragza, and murdered their maiesties as they erouched In a corner of their room. clasped in each other's farms. Their hodies wera cast cabinet. ministers were assasinated in their homes. King Peter accomnlished Austrian and pro-Russian attitude. BRIAND DETERM NED TO to be held Statement says: his attending the conference. but more especially as an SOVIET RUSSIA HAS ABOLISHED PROHIBITION Riga, Letvia, Aug. 16.—(By The A. P.) viet Russia and the country now is on a light wine basis. A dispatch to the Letvian Telegraphlic Agency, confirmed by the Moscow new: papers, announces the issuance of a de- cree permitting the manufacturs and sale of beverages containing up to 14 per cent. of aloohol, which will e highly taxed. Prohibition of the sale of vodka, once the Rus: national drink, was decreed by the government of former of the world war, In June, 1916, the duma then in power adopted a law pro- hibiting the sale of any beverage con- taining more than one and one-half per cent. of aleohol. The soviets since they came into power, have strictly enforced the prohibition decree. TUNITED MINE WORKERS HOLDING CLOSED SESSIONS Indianapolis, Aug. 16.—The standing of Alexander Howat, president of the ‘Kansas - district: of the United Mine ‘Workers of America is not before the International ‘executive board of the or- ganization for consideration at this time, - William Green, secretary treas- urer announced today. Mr. Green said the executive board was considering differences between minefs and operators in the Kansas fields and it was because of thos sit- uation“that Mr. Howat was called to In- dianapolis. He said the close sessions would _continue through today and to- morTow ' and that mo statements would be issued prior to final adjournment. his second son, Crown Prince Alexand-| possible his armies till practically the last units} o ie"0¢ every witness and went to Saloniki where he presided | {a burglar obtain $3.600 diamond his people, particularly the peasantry, | grade when 40 army officers forced thefr | through a window, glass and all, into | the palace park. At the same tima two many biz things for Serbia and became the {dol of | his neople because of his stronz antl- ATTEND WASHINGTON MEETING Paris Aug. 16 (By the A. P.)—The French foreign office officially informed The Aswociated Press today that only an lute obstacle would prevent Premier Briand from attending the conference on disarmament and far eastern questions in Washington late this year. The text of the forelgn office “Premier Briand informed the Amerl- FASHION OF MILK AND ICE |can ambassador in Paris that he | Zo to Washington and that an absolute obstacle would be mecessary to prevent ivest excursions” to ouldl |and Saskatoon Low It was pointed out in official circles today that the French government's de- sire to have its premier go to Wash- ington is due not only to the feelinz that it should have a delegate there equal in authority to Secretary of State Hughes, | —Prohibition has been abolished in So- | Bmperor Nicholas in the early montns 8 PAGES—64 COLUMNS BRIEF TELEGRAMS Cost of livng In Peru is now 2 per cent higher than the pre-war year. Colorless Colorado topaz was tinted yellow by exposure to radium in a test at U, S. Bureau of Mines in Reno,Nev. The scnate ‘adopted a Join resolation permitting the ‘admittance of a'icns vho salled from foreign ports on or before June 8, 1921 Returns by civie asse: give To- ronto a population of 535,000, exclusive of suburbs, With a city’ assessment of | $800,000,000. Western Maryland railrond has ap- plied to the Interstate Commerce Com-| mission for a loan of $1,000,000 covering a period of ten years. Frank K. Bowers was' sworn In as| Collector ‘of internal York, succeeding W Bill") Edwards. revenue in N According to experts in the leather department of the Bureau of Standards, sharkskin s superior to calf leather for| shoes. Free sale of natural grape wine con-| taining not more than 14 per cent. alco-| hol was authorized in soviet Russia by | the council of commissars. The federal good roads aid bill was| favorably reported to the senate, and effort wi'l be made to pass it before recess Larger vessels than the two schoom. ers recently confiscated, are involved in rum-running along the Atlantic coast, Assistant United States District At- torney Pearse said at Atlantie City. Agreement for a final vote Octoher | |10 on Senator Borah's bill proy ding free tolls for Ameérican ships passing through the Panama canal was reached by the semate The treasury ieceived inquiries from | s of af two foreign powers for detal international conference in Washington to discuss mea stabilization of exchange r: The age old fear of the Mafia sealed to the murder in Chicago of Joseph Cinacola, thir- teenth victim of the ninteenth ward political feud. Masked bandits bound and tortured Stephen Vassilopoulous, Coney Island orangeade stand proprietor, forcing him to give up $1,600 in cash and §100 in liberty bonds. g Disguised as a Roman Catholic pri and valuable silverware from Tiffan & Co., Rew ork, on a bogus short time ago. Reports by the United States Census| Bureau disclose that there are now more than 1.600.0M women and men over 45 suffering “insufferable lonesome- ness” in thiv country. Fourteen = more hidden Chinamen were found by immigration inspectors on the British steamer Bowes Castle, make Ing a total ot 40 arrested sipce the ves- sel's arrival in New York Saturda Henry Sullivan, the Lowell (Mass) swimmer, who has made several at- temps to swim the English channel is now in France for ‘another try at this feat, announced that he would make the eort August 26-27 or 28. Prosident Harding attached his slz- | nature yesterday to the Underwood olution authorizing commission negot tions with Canada of wond puly printing paper. The American com sioners will be named later. Flection of the Rt. Rev. Arthur den Lloyd as suffrazan bishop of the Diocese of New York last May has been confirmed by aajority of v all orders of the FEpiscopal throughout the country. g urch More than 700 managers, represent- | ing 1.000 theatres in the United States| ranging from motion picture houses to | grand opera met in N ganized the Theatrical America. York and or- fanagers of John H. Danby, the Delaware State Bankers' A ciation, died in Wilmington, Del. was 71 years old. The International conference compos- ed of representatives of associations in- terested in Russian relief opened in Geneva with Gustave Ador, former president of Switzerland, presiding. Canadian railronds are running “har Western from British Columbia, Saskatchewan to as Alberta and east as Re; tes are giv to #ttract harvest hand: A general ten per cent wage cut was announced at the Harlan plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Wilmington. This 1is the second reduction this year and the two brins indication | the basic wage from 84 to 64 cents an that France heartily supports President C | nour. | of the addresses were also used as nar-|Harding’s disarmament program. Analysis by a chemist of a sample of what was supposed to have been potato flour, which are made into bread caused the death of a woman and three children in Laredo, Texas, according to: police, shows that_it contained ninety- six per cent. poison. . Requests for suspension of reductions of rates, proposed by Henry Ford on his Detroit, Toledo®and Ironton railroad on coal between Ironton, Ohio, and Detroft | by way of the Ohio river, were denied Yesterday by the Interstate eommerce | commission. Canadian police and license officials along the shores of Lake Wwere instructed by the attorney gene- ral's department tonight to seize shipments of liquor that leave the Ca- nadian shore by any other mode of con- veyance than a public carrier. Veterans of the army genmeral staff with servives antedating the world war, Who Were members of General ing’s staff in France and later returned to staff work in the United States, arc among those for early assignment to field commands. Customs men are laying a trap for a fleet of small sailing vessels expected Off tha Jersey coast from the Bahamas With booze cargoes As the smuggling ships carry no wireless, they are ex. pected to Le easy prey to the revenue cutters on watch. Two companies of Alsbama militia guarded Clyde Thomas, nesro charged With murder, When he was returned from Birmingham to Centerville, . Bibb CVounty, for trial. Centerville resi- dents threaten to lynch Thomas, des- pite the troops. ures for the | president ot the | on National bank and former head | Canada | na | Champlain | PRICE TWO CENTS—50¢ HOUSEBILL WOULD FOSTER HOME BREWERIES ANDSTILLS Privilege Virtuaily rxtended to Householders in an Amend ment to the Senate Willis-Campbell Beer Bill—No At« tempt Would be Made to Prohibit the Home Manufacture of “Potent” Beverages For Personal Use and Not For Sale—Representative Fields of Kentucky Plzaded in Vain For a Tight Ban on Home Brew. ington, Aug. 16.—Any household- er could have home brew, under interpre- tions placed upon an amendment to the Willis-Campbell beer bill approved today by hous; The amendm nt, adopted as a substi- tute nate provision, would re- quire federdl agents to have warrants before ex homes in search of liquor however, that mno warrant sued for search of a democrat, Ken- tuck house amehdment would virtually sanction home brew, pro- vided it was not made to be soid. at- tempted to have the words “for sale” stricken out, but his motion was rejected, 96 10 Representative Volstead, Minnesota, au republican, hor of the original prohi- | bition act, Yavored the house substitute as. adopted. He declared later it would not change the policy of the prohilition enforcement bureau in refercoce 10 bome brewing. No attempt of late has been made, on orders from Washingion, he said, to prohibit the home manufacture of potent beverages for personal use. “The section we put in the bill pro- vides that the law is to be enforced as we intended when we passed tne proh'bi- tion act” said Mr. Volstead. *“While it expressly stipulates that no homes are ta be searched without warrant, and then only if the liquor made is being soid, federal officers can get evidence in other waye as to whether the law is being vio- lateds The section of the original act prohibiting the manufacture of liquor with alcoholic cc*ent of more than ome- haif of 1 per cent. is still in foree.” Search of homes without warrants, Volstead said, usually has been conduct- ed under the revenue act which author- ized such action. under such circum- stances. Pleading for a tight ban on home brew, Mr. Fields declared that “if you say a man can rig up a distillery in his home, you kill the Voistead act.™ PAPER MAKERS GIVEN WAGE CUT BY ABBITRATION BOARD Aug. 16—Wage reductions >m 10 per cent. for skilied men cent. for common labor today ed upon Uy the board of arbi- ring the wage dispute be- mill workers and manufacturing com- vard, ich fixed 40 cents an outside common labor, af- workers and will be- . 22. The Internation- cement provides for a return to sched of virtually all classi- ons above common labor and 60 cents per hour, and a 10 per ce reduction on all positions re- ceiving 60 cents an hour gnd over. The wverage reduction over the whole list i at 15 per cent. A slightly lower rate, it was stated, was fixed for bag factories, craft and speciaity paper mills. The agreement will- continue ifs effect to May 1, 1922, but is:sabject to.ceopeds ng by either party after Dec. L. T came wage scale was fixed for both Canadian and American manufac- turers The following were parties to the ement: Labor . organizations: - International therhood of Paper Makers, Interna- herhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Workers, United Brotherhood lers and Joiners of America, Paper Mi of Carpe International Brot od of Eilectrical Workers, International Association of Machinists, International Brotherhood of Staiotnarv Firemen and Oilers. Companies: Abitibi Pulp and Paper Co., Spanish River Pulp and Paper Co., Union Eag and Paper Corp.. St. Maurice Paper Co., Ltd. 1 Paj Regis Pa- ataract Paper Co. ween the paper’ makers turers began last April, ed workers, by an over- referendum vote, rejected pro- a new agreement providing a , and elimina- ¥OUR DEATHS IN AUGUSTA 16.—Five per- result of disord noon through th er of the Seven are known to wounded, two of them prob- W. W. Moor: man and a n an uniden- o were killed owing the ini- aparent!; crazed armed citizens immediate- the scene of the shoot- dispersed after some dif- the police, who were assist- in their task by a sudden rainstorm. th the cessation of the . howeve med hands began to patrol the stre to the fear of the part of th authorities of racial clashes Dotails of the other two deaths had not been learned this evening. Just before ten o'clock tonizht the po- lica dismersed a mob of several hundred men who gatherer about a street car and catened negros who alighting from PLUGGING THE LIQUOR LEAK IN THE BORDER Detroit. Ane, 16 policemen today continued thei s to halt the into Michi- s took a definite p in an attempt to pluz the leak in the bordor, Acting on orders of N. M. Mo Windsor license inspector, © autho began to prepare a now test case on rum shipments, fol- Inwinz the seizure yesterday of liquor in Windsor. <te Word from Toronto was to the ef- fect that W. E. Raney, attorney general was not satiefled with u sor court rulinz that provin- not interfere with for Ontario, wecent W cial authori nto outside territory said they had not as om Attorney General Raney to stop. all_shipments of liquor by any other mode of conveyance than a common car- rier. Toronto dispatches declared the nt: ey general had made such an or- der. SEIZURE OF BEER IN TRANSIT FROM CANADA Windsor, Ont., Auz. 16.—The first in- terference with the export of beer to the Tnited States by Ontario enforcement officers vias made Monday night, it was | learned tadi'y, when a shipment from a brewery 1o .he Walkerville Docks was seized in_transit, The scizure was made upon orders from the attorney general's department at Toronto, wage reduction, a nine hour | keeper. were | SHORT TERM FINANCING COSTLY TO NEW YORK CITY New York, Aug. 16.—Short term fi- nancing by which the city of New York loses $5,500.000 yearly would be done away with if the legislature would ad- vance the dates of payment of city funds to the state, City Comptroller Charles L. Craig told the Meyer legislative com: mittee which is investigating the city ad- ministration today. The city has to borrow $150,000,000 every year in order to pay the state tax- es levied against the counties in the city of New York before the money has actually been collected from the tax pay- ers of the city, he explained, 1f the date of payment Of state tazes by the city were advanced by the legislature the city would be freed of unhealthy shorc term financing and would not have to borrow a dollar on notes, he assertea. Much of the short term fimancicg in the past few years was occasioned by the increases in wages and higher costs of materials, he said. Several bills to advance the payment of _state taxes by New York city had been preented to the legislature in the last few years, the comptroller said, but 2l had failed of passage. Hearings will be resumed tomorrow Wwith the comptrolier on the stand. CABINET DISCUSSES RUSSIAN RELIEF NEGOTIATIONS AT BIGA Washington, * Aug. 16.—Difficulties which are retarding the progress of the Russian relief negotiations at Riga be- cuase of the soviet insistence for par- ticipation with the Americans in control of food distibution were considered to- day by President Harding at a meeting with' his cabinet. The attitude of the cabinet, it is said, was that, aithough this country must in- sist upon the freedom of American {control of food distribution in Russia, the American government would mot look with disfavor upon participating in 2 general investigation of relief condi- tions which might be considersd neces- sary by the European powers. The American relief administration, it was explained, has taken the position that the work of fighting famine in Russia must be absolutely free from so- viet influence. Connections with the work of f00d reli*f said to be sought by the soviet authorit'es are the right to name some of the officlals concerned in the distribution of supplies, to expel from the country such American officials as they might wish to, and to take ex~ {cention to the actual relief program as drafted here. —— HIGHTOWER IDENTIFIED BY PRIEST'S HOUSEKEEPER San Francisco, Aug. 16.—William A. Hightower was identified late today by Miss Marie Wendel as the man who called for Patrick E. Heslin on August 2. the night the priest disappeared. Miss Wendel was the priest's house- Her identification was substan- tiated by Mrs. Bianchi a neighbor, whe also wags positive in her statements. The identification eame after the two women had scrutinized the prisoner for 15 minutes in the office of District At- torney Swart in Redwood Ci stated emphatically that it was tower who called for Reverend Heslin on the evening of August 2 to answer sick call and who drove away with the priest in a small automobfle. Hichtower's only comment to the of- ficers during the scrutiny was “T get the idea” He was not informed that the women had identified him, the po- lce said. Tentative plans have been made for the preliminary examination of High- tower at Daly City August 19. Hightower geclined food today, com- plaining that he —felt il His only nourishment yesterday was a bottle of milk. BLIND MAN KILLS WOMAN AND HER THREE CHILDREN El Paso, Texas, Auz. 16—Ramon Ra- mirez, 20, a blind man, was arrested to- day and charged with murder when deputy sheriffs found him siceping In a shed half mile from the houss in which Mrs. Conrado Alazar, 32, was murder- ed, and her children, Conrado, Ophe- ia 7. and Fanna, 8, were clubed and se- riously injured last night. “Yes, 1-killed them.” was Ramirez's statement, according to Deputy Sherir John Boone. “T wanted to kill them all. It would be better for them.” Mrs. Alazar went to Tularosa, N. M, yesterday to hunt for work. MOVEMENT TO STABILIZE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—A joint resolu- tion authorizing the president to call a conference of the leading mercantile nations to consider means of stabili; internationa! exchange Wwas introduced today by Senator King, democrat, Utah, The conference also would take up the question of establishing international ;Inr:n‘ houses at New York and Lon- lon. o TG DT