Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 24, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 206 GONGRESS TO RECESSWITHOUT AGTION ON If Prohibition Leaders Keep Beer Bill to the Fore in the Senate I+; Oppenents Are Prepared to Talk It to Death—Sena- "7 Insist Upon Observance World-Old Law That Makes “i2’s Home His Castle—Indications Are That Adjourn- -at Will Be Taken Today, Regardless of What Might ppen to the Beer Bjll—House Sends Protest to Sen- ate Upon Reflections by Senator Reed on th> Character 3! of Representative Volstead. gton, Aug. —Congress days regardless of what happen to the anti-beer bill. determined objection to secret sessions. S-on after adoption of the conference | Not only was it indicated as the belief on the measure by the house it |here that delicate subjects could not be to e senate, caded up and |profitably discussed in the open, but it ziven the right of way but by general |was suggested that to insist on such a s subject to displacement by |course might meet with such strong op- repart on the agricultural | position from abroad as to wreck the The semate remained in se in order to have the latt were rohibition leaders were bent upon keep- tonight that ng « anti-beer bill to the fore its|yelop a frank exchange of views if full panents wor attempt to talk it to|publicity is given every step. So far tea Republican leaders declared, how- 'as publicity may be given without en- L farmer bill could be made | dangering frankness and without offend- eady fo presiden approval. the |ing other powers, however, officials are ecess would the time set leav- |said to faver it o b open in| A similar attitude was taken jn the he fall senate debate by Semator Lodze who Senater Sterling, an, South | has been in frequent conference with akota chief of sepate managers. in | President Harding since his selection as splaining the compromises on the Stan- |1 delegate. Although declaring that the ndment relating to search of |jargest publicity compatible with the mes, which the senate had adopted byl public interest should characterize the animous vote some weeks ago declared |conference the republican Jeader as- pad been no hope of the |serted it was whelly impossible and im- approv as originally drafted. |practicable to conduct negotiations en- There were constant interruptions from | tirely in the full view of the public. v8, who insisted that the law mak-| The senate debate resulted from a res- % & man‘s home his castle was old | olution intre Senator Harrizon, world Senator Sterling insisted | gemocrat, Miss instructing the wever, that under the c-mpromise a | American delegates to insist that the con- could not be searched except on A |ference session be pubjic. It eame up warran. obtalned from a eourt but that |as an amendment to the $200,000 appro- no warrant was required to search other |priation for expense of the conference. property provided an cfficer had reason- |hut was withdrawn after Senator, Lodge able cause to ssupect violation of law and | had objected, Senator Harrison anhcunc- not aetuated by violence en the senate adjourned late tonight |arate measure. - The aporopriation then ntil 10 o'clock tomorraw the anti-beer|was finally approfed by the senate. was stfll under discussion, with pros- | During the discussion Senator Lodge | ts of considerabie more talk before aching a vote. if #at should prove possible before the recess. Adoption of R by Bea elson, republica rsota, declared ng fafled to bring back the ot bear for the sick to keep the Ame: ~an race from perishing. medical cated the senal expected to ca TY out its recess plan n time. HOUSE INDIGNANT AT REFLECTIONS ON VOLSTEAL 0 3 1 of 151 0|75 points, at the 1,000 yard rang . concerning _re- | continued shooting to test his marks democrat, Mis- | ship, and made 51 more bullseyes without eer bill | a break. e held were im-| L C. Hicks, chief gunners mate, United and a reflection | States navy, was second in the Libbe {epresentative Voi- | match with 74, one point behind Jones, Minneso and_Machine Gunner C. A. Lloyd of the P n history so far as | marine corps third with 73 al records s at the house has oyd won the seven range Seagirt na- rhen such act two previous oc- al individual match with a total of s howeser, it censured a repres- The event called for slow fire at for makizg uncomplimetary 300, 500 and 6008 yards, and rapid nistgls ol enators and sqnate. 1 ncidents ffending remarks wera — < ated froy the congressicnal record | WNELD ON CHARGE OF 2 house voce. INCITING TO MUTINY which was offered by . wion republican, Min- d after a brief debat was referred to reached senate. Mr. neerning it d follows “Unt the United State rmed he speaks a ve » but 1 do know that who applied the tore 1 saw them all agai the author of this bil « a member of the house ¢ proposes to whittl fon of to leave i, as does the amendment e. %0 that an officer can go int ery bullding except a residence; discovery he consti sult of his favori mebody who may take a drink, is wil o destroy up his hand and before Almight jod swore rve, A man who thinks more of getting notlegger than he does of preserving he paliadium of human liberty fit to on who, 8 a citiven of the United tates. ave mors respect for an anarchist who stands ~ his ignorance and bitndness, pon a map box proclaiming against a government. than I have for the man who will in tids body, or in the house o7 repreasmtatives swear before the Al- mighty that he will preserve the consti- ition of the United States and then em- the autherity and power the people vested in Wim to preserve the constitutio for ¢ cred document™ OPPOSE OPEN SESSIONS ON DISARMAVWENT CONFERENCE Washington, Aug. 23—A bellef on the sart of the administration that this gov- srnment should not insist on open ses- sioms at the disarmament conference be- came manifest today both in congress and among high administration officials. In the senate the question furnished the theme for a colorful debate during the republican eader Who has been selected as a dele- gate to the conference, led a fight against the American that the as- pambled powers eit with open doors, which Semator Lodge, lenate action to pledge fepresentative to demand was 1 ght to quit work tomorrow for might efore it, as lbaders had agreed st pressing legislation the conference report was | that the brew- “gen- | of wine and beer, were trying But it was to ession. he e session tomor- The senate was esolution adopted the rules committee Reed s language, as printed in ever had the pleasure ished author of the ief blography states not know what his pictures of the eele- | the most violent. ors of t past, the coun- who have led in fan- e burners of witehes, «ct for a man, whether T elsewhere down the con- the United States who tries of who ot a bottle of beer in the pur- pastime of hunting that constitution which he he would maintain protect 1s not be in 3 lagisiative body and not fit e purpose of destroying, that sa- ANTIBEER BILL At the same time amcig administra- tion cfficials it was outlined ‘as a definite purpose of the governmen: to refrain from s- | whole program of the conference. ery Confirming reports from Berlin that \the troaty negotiations with Germany {are being conducted secretly at the re- Qquest gf the United States, high officials empha¥ized it as a conviction of this that diplomatic conversaticns cannot de- it ing that he would offer it later as a sep- | and others referred to the: cpen covenants | 10| doctrine of President Wilson, Mr. Lodge | deciaring that although the former pres- ident went to Versailles denouncing se- cret diplomaey, he finally was drawn into a secret conference cf thres or four men in whom centered the actual power of the entira conclave of delegates. Sen- ator Watson, demacrat, Georgia, second- ed the argnment against open sessions and Senatr Borah republican. daho, support- 4 Senator Harrison's argument for his resolution. n, r- e L |MADE 66 CONSECUTIVE BULLSE AT 1,000 YARDS te Seagirt, N. J., Aug world's record of 66 consecutive bullseyes at 1,000 yards was made today by Sergeant T. Jones, United States marine corps. The rifieman captured the Libbe with a nerfect score of 15 builse: . match n | fire at 200, 300 and 500 yards. New York, Aug. 23.—Two water ten- ders and a firemen, one of them a negro, from the steamship Allianca, which ar- rived today from Cristobal, were heid in $1.000 bail by United States Commis- sioner Stanton in Hoboken on charges of threatening the ship's officers and inciting to mutiny. Captain Stone testified that the trouble arose from a feud between the negroes and white men in the crew, and gave a long account of assaults and disorders, for which he held liquor largely respon- I|sible. The three men held, he said, were AMERICAN FRIENDS START h $5,000,000 FUND FOR RUSSIA in \| Philadeiphia, August 23—A nation- wide emergency campaign to raise $,- 000,000 for the relief of starving chil- dren in the famine areas of the Rus- sian Volga district was announced to- day by the American Friends service mittee. The campaisn o be launched immediately. Dr. Wilbur K. Thomas, executive secretdry of the Philadelphia head- quarters, declared the committee would conduct 'its relief work entirely inde- ! pendent of any other organization in Russia, and would be governed by a rigid policy of non-interference in o 18 ¥ a . TWO ELECTROCUTIONS AT NEW JERSEY STATE PRISON 1|_ Trenton, N. J., August—George H. Brandon, convicted of the murder of Arthur L. Kupfer and his tiancee Miss Edith Janney at Rahway, N. J,, in 1918 Wwas put to death in the electric chair at_the state prison here tonight. William Fitzsimmons, who murdered his wife at Woodbridge, N. J., also was put to death. n n | WHY SOVIETS DECLINE AID ¥ROM BRITAIN AND FRANCE London, Aug. 23.—Russia will be com- pelled to dedcline British and French famine aid, says the Pravda of Moscow, becanse these countries have agreed to assist only on condition that the soviet governmenT recognize the debts of the former Russian regime,.amounting to several billion gold rubles. A STATE OF WAR IN ; SECTIONS OF NICARAGUA Managua, Nicaragua, Aug. 23.—A state of war has been decreed in the depart. ments of Jinotega, Bsteli, Matagalpa, Neuvasegovia and Chinandega. - In the remainder of the republic a state of siege has been proclaimed. Astive recrwiting' is proceeding. bt S CABLED PARAGRAPHS Fifteen Persors Drowned Santiago, Chile, August 23—Fiftee) persons were drowned when a fer) boat sank.in the Cautin River at T uco City, eighty miles northeas Valdivia, toda: Prince Emir Feisal Enthroned. Badgad, Aug. 23.—(By The A. P)— In the court vard of the government buildings at six . o'clock this morning Prince Emir Feisal formally ascendea the throme of the Irak region. A great assemblage witnessed the ceremony. Sir Percy Cox, the British high commission- er for Mesopotamiz. called a proclama- tion declaring British recogmition of Feisal as king, and handed him a per- sonal message s of congratulation and greeting from King George. This mes- sage announced the approaching conclu- sion of a treaty “to consecrate the al- liance into which we entered during the dark days of the war.” - ARG oy - e o B s B r——————— PEACE TREATY BETWEEN THE U. S. AND GERMANY WILL BE SIGNED TODAY in, August 23 (By the A. P.) B ence. treay between the United States and Germany will be signed tomorrow. The cabinet gave the document final consideration at a special ses- sion early this evening, which was attended by President Ebert. he document will be signed by EHT;!.LONHR Dresel, United States commissioner, and Dr. P‘rledrl_ch_ Ro- sen, the German foreign minister, Who has been empowered by Presi- dent Ebett, according to the German constitution, (0 atiix his -signature in behalf of the German Republic. Mr. Dresel has received full creden- tials from the Washington govern- ment for signing. Beyond the statement that the treaty formally provides for the re- storation of friendly relations and an immediate resumption of diplo- matic and consular_intercourse be- tween the United States and G. many, no information was obtain- able tonight regarding the contents of the instrument. | S 1 TREATY NEGOTIATIONS WERE CONDUCTED WITH SEERECY Washington August 23—Reports from Beriin that the treaty negotiations be- tween the:German government and the| Tnited States are being conducted with secrecy at the request of the Ameri- can government were confirmed to- day by highest administration offi- cials. The confirmation. with which was coupled a . declaration that this gov- ernment did not believe such negotia- tions could ' be profitably conducted in the open was virtually the first however that some definite announce- | ment as to the accomplishment of the negiotiations would be made before the end of the week, Hitherto high administration offi- cials, when asked repeatedly regarding the negotiations have replied by shak- ing ther heads and remaining silent. Today they would g0 no further than to say that the secrecy observed both here and iff Berlin was part of a def- inite policy which they considered nec- essary to the success of the negotia- tions. No further light was thrown on the nature of the treaty, which press des- patches have indicated is about to be concluded, except that is was indicated as the view of the administration that when the negotiations were complete a comprehensive treaty of peace, deal- ing’ with all points necessary for com- plete resumption of international re lations, would result. STARVATION THREATENS . 30,000,000 IN VOLGA REGION Riga,"Aug. 23 (By the A. P.).—The number of peasants threatened with star- vation in the Volga region is now placed at 50,000,000 by a Moscow wireless de- spatch. Of this number 9,500.000 are children. Several instances of hungering families committing suicide in groups are report- ed from Tartar villages where, according to the despatch, the peasant seal up rooms, light fires in stoves, close up chim- neys and awalt asphyxiation. TRUCK SEIZED WITH TEN BARRELS GRAIN ALCOHOL Bridgeport, Aug. 23.—Federal hibition agents tonight stopped a big motor truck at the Stratford Avenue bridge here and digging into a load of empty tomato crates which the truck Wag carrying, discovered ten barrels of grain aicohol. The four men on the truck were arrested and taken to the Bridgeport police station. They will ap- pear before United States Commissioner Lavery tomorrow. The men gave Haven and East Haven addresse 0 TONS OF RATIONS SHIPPED FROM BIGA TO PETROGRAD Pro- New York, Aug. 23.—Word of the first shipment of American food for children in the famine districts of Russia under conditions recently arranged was re- celved here today by the American Re- lief Administration from Walter L.| Brown, its European director, who is now in Riga. One thousand tons of bal-| anced rations were shipped from Riga last Saturday to the Petrograd district and 25,08 tons to the Moscow district, FIRE DAMAGES THE U. . COAST GUARD BUILDING Washington, Aug. 23.—Pire of unde- termined origin early today damaged the United States coast guard building and contents to the extent of more than $250, 000. Offices and store rooms on the lower floors were gutted and the loss of sta- tionery belonging to ‘the treasury depart- ment and stored there was estimated at’ more than $200,000. The huilding is lo- cated at Pourteenth and E streets, N. W, BILL PASSEC TO REGULATE FUTUI_E DEALINGS IP‘I GRAIN| ‘Washington August 23—The uemto! and house today agreed to the con-/ ference report on the Capper-Tincher bill to regulate future dealings in grain. The measure now goes to the president. ——— EXPLOSION OF CHEMICALS CAUSED $125,000 FIRE LOSS | associates. j thert | salari Chelsea, Mass., Ang. 23.—An explosion ot chemicals followed by fire dam- age estimated at $125,008 to the United Indige and Chemical company’s Dplant here today. Nonme of the twenty-one em. ployes in the bwilding at the time was!his 90th birthday Friday. - “injured. ¥ ORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1921 Involving Stolen Bonds, Frau- dulent Deeds of Trust and Forged Certificates. Chicago, Aug. 23.—Millions of dollars Worthless notes, stolen bonds, fraudu- lent deeds of trust and forged certifi- cates of deposit have been flung on the markets of the &ountry, federal agents declared today after investigating oper- ations of a band alleged to have been headed by Charles W. French and John 'W. Worthington. Banks. “ond " houses, investment se- curity brokers and wealthy business men from coast to coast were declared to have been tho victims or dupes of one of the most gigantic swindles ever unearthed by federal agents. Six million dollars worth of stolen bonds, nearly $3,000,000 in worthless notes and hundreds of thousands of dol- lars worth of trust deeds and forged certificates of deposit have been traced by deparfment of justice agents, it was declared. The revelations resulted from a con- fession accredited to Alva W. Harsh- man, who was declared to have been a privaté secretary to French, and who surrendered today. He was allezed to have told of a deal negotiated by French for the purchase’ of a bank in the mid- dle west that Involved the exchange of 800,000 In :mother case, it was, asserted a large amount of stolen securities were placed with a small country baak in re- turn for a certificate of deposit. The deposit slip. it was said, was cashed and the bunk left holding the securities which would be identified and reclaimed When it triéd to realize on’them. According to the - alleged confession made by Harshman the band made con- sidreable money- disposing or real estate mortgages. Worthington was arrested some weeks ago and is being held in $100.000 honds In connection with mail robberjes total- ling approximately $6.000,000. Trench, allegde to be his right hand man. was arrested yesterday with several of his Today C. K. Strobel was taken into custody in Akronm, Ohio, and A. E. Strelzin was arrested in Milwau- kee, NT DIRIGIBLE ZR. 1S MAKING TRIAL TRIP GIA - Pelham, England, Auz. 23 (by The A. P.)—Out over the North Sea.above tha low clouds and the banks of mist. the glant dirizible ZR-2 tonight was crui Inc up and down off the coast of Nor- folk waiting for davlight to gulde her to her moorings at Pulham. The biz ' aircra’t. purchased by the American navy from Great Britaln, ts on a trial trin from Fowden to Pulhdm The voyage ‘bezan at 7.10 o'clock th morninz an dwas cxpeated to end before darkness fell over eastern FEngland During the greater part of the day the weather was. mopitious and the dirigi- ble, with the American crew which is to guide her across the Atlantic on board, maneuvered for many miles over land and sea. As the afternoon advanced the weath- er conditions hecame bad, and as mist and low clouds gathered and penetrated inland " from the Norfolk coast it was decided not to attempt.to herth the alr- sHip tonight owigg to the danger of ac- cident. Therefore the ZR-2 will remain out ‘at sea until dawn at least. ANl preparations have been made at the airdrome here for the arrival of the dirigible, CAMPAIGN 1S LAUNCHED AGAINST DAYLIGHT SAVING Atlantic Cit tive campaign was tion . Aug. 23.—An ac- gainst daylight saving launched g re today at the conven- of the eastern branch of the Mo- tion Pleture Owners Association, and it was declared that the screens in 10,000 theatres throughout the United States will he used next winter and spring to co-operate in the fight on changing the clocks again next ‘summer. Delegates asserted that while adverse industrial conditions and hot weather had lowered attendance, they blamed davlight time chiefly, as it virtually eliminated one show an evening. LIONESS FOUGHT UNTIL SUBDUED BY CHLOROFORM New York, Aug. —TFighting Itke a demon against being tied, and tearing a dozen ropes to shreds in the struggle, Maudle, dowager lioness at the Bronx zoological park, was finally subdued by chloroform today and four ingrowing claws taken from her left front foot. ‘While four or five ounces of the drug is_enoush to put the ordinary animal to sléep, Maudie required one and -three- pounds before she finally ceased roar- Ing and toppled over on her side. SPANISH IN HAND-TO-HAND STRUGGLE WITH MOORS London, with have zles, Aug. the Moorish tribesmen in Moroceo developed Into hand-to-hand strug- a Reuter despatch from Me- lilla, which adds that Spanish batteries and’ airplanes have destroyed some of the tribesmen’s encampments. A’ sup- Ply train proceading to Zocco dispersed a party of tribesmen which attacked It. In view of the increasingly violent attacks on Spanish supply trains, says the despatch, the convoys had to be Strengthened to the size of columns. OFFICERS OF MACHINISTS TO REFUND THEIR SALARIES Washington, Ang. 23.—Staff officers of the International Association of Ma- chinists have decided to refund to the association their ralaries for August, it was announced today, to be used in re- lef of unemployed members of the a soclation. The combined salaries to be turned back total about}10,000. While the action so far taken covers for August omly, it was stated that similar action might be taken from month to ‘\nnlh it the situation contin- nes and as long as the personal assets of the honors hold out. MRS, MATTE EIRBY HELD 5 FOR TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE Adrian, Mich., Aug. 23.—Mrs. Matie Kirby, of Hudson, widely known in Lenawee county. as,a temperance work- er and club woman, was ordered held for trial today on a charge of having /murdered a child_born to her. unmarried daughter, .Alice Kirby, lagt July. The trial will be held in October. Mrs. Kir- by was released late tonight on $5,000 bomd. ‘Westbrook—Former ‘Town , Clerk George C. Moore of Westbrook nb*rved He was the town clerk for b4 yearm s B 23.—Several encounters | Panama to Obey The United States On Demand That Costa Rica Be Permitted to Occupy the Disputed Coto Territory. Panama August 23 (By the A. P.): The Panaman government has motifi- ed the state department in Washing- ton that Panama will not reSist by force the demands of the United States that Costa Rica be permitted to oceu- DY the disputed Coto territory. Presi- dent Porras of Panama made °this statement to the Associated Press to- day. The same would not have been the case in connection with a demand or ultimatum from Costa Rica alone, which would have been rejected by the Panama gbvernment by force of arms, the message to the ~American government said. The American govepnment said “The Panaman government,” Presi- dent Porras continued, “before taking definite decisions as to the attitude it would assume and with regard to the terms-in which the last note from the United States must be answered, believes the time opportune to make clear certain points. In this connection it sent a cable destined to Washing- ton Saturday afternoon, addressed to Narciso Garay (the Panaman foreign minister, who is visiting the American capitol) ' which constitutes a decisive declaration of what the chief executive of Panama believed to be his duty.” A paragraph of this dispatch fol- low. “The Panaman government is under the impression that the last note from the state department is couchegd in such terms that it permits of the in- terpretation that the United States is standing aloof from the conflict be- tween Panama and Costa Ricd, but that it will permit the resumption of hos- tilities immediately it is intimated to us that Costa Rica will proceed to destroy by force the status which has existed for seven years, since the Por ras Anderson agreement. “This government states that, while Panama will not resist by force the demands of the United States, the case is not the-same as if there had been & demand or ultimatum from Costa Rica, which would be rejected by the Panaman people, who would use force against force and for which urpose Panama immediately would begin preparations. ‘Panama wishes to reach an under- standing as regards this point before answering the last note from the state department of the United States to the end that she may be able tc determine precisely if any new armed confict witn Costa nica threatens, or if this is to be the end of an incident with the United States which while it is much to be regretted, is only of a diplomatic character. This means that Panama desires to know whether the TUnited States intends not to permit Panama to use force against the an- nounced intention of occupation by Costa Rica.” Concluding his talk with the corres- pondent President Porras said: “From the cable dispatches of the Associated Press published this morning by the Star-Herald, it is deduced that the Am- erican government will not permit Panama to make a manifestation of force in the Coto region and that it is made American marines will be landed. PANAMA SENDS ASSURANCE TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT Washington, August 23—Panama will not resist the occupation of the disputed territory of Coto by Costa Rica, the American minister at Pana- ma today cabled the state depart- ment he had informed by the Panaman minister of foreign affairs. The decision of the government of Panama, the American minister advis- ed the department, was made known following presentation of a new note from the American government stating clearly that the- United /States would not countenande any hostilities grow- ing out’of the occupation which this goveriment had held to be justified under the Loubet and White awards. The American minister also inform- ed the Jdepartment that the government of Panama through its foreign minis- ter had assured him the police sent into the Coto district would be with- drawn prior to Costa Rica occupation. These assurances of Panama were regarded by state department officials generally as forecasting a complete and final settlement of the entire con- troversy in a peaceful manner. Secre- tary Hughes interpreted the develop- ments as completely dissipating any possibility of hostilities ' between the fro countries incident to the occupa- ion. The battalion of American marines enroute to Central America aboard the battleship Pennsylvania, will continue in accordance with orders, it is un- derstood, but officials said there was practically no possibility of their being landed. PANAMA HAS ORDEREL EVACUATION OF cOTO Panama, Aug. 23 (by the A. P.)—Coto been ordered evacuated by the ei- an authorities so that the Costa Ri- cans-on their arrival there will find no Panaman government representatlves, Ricardo Alfaro, secretary of govern- ment and justice, made this announce- ment this afternoon. The order will not reach Coto before Friday, as, owing to Interruption of Phone communication between David and Coto; it will have to be transmitted by courier. The order of evacuation Is the imme- diate. result of the last note of Secro- tary of State Hughes to Panama say. Ing that.the United States would not allow a resumption of hostilities. Senor Alfaro pays an answer to the note of Mr. Hugles will be forwarded to Wash- Ington tomorrow. Although. the Panaman government has notified the state department at Washington that no resistance will ‘be offered the Costa Rleans ‘In occupying the disputed terrltory at Coto, Narcise Garay, the Panaman forefgn minister, who is now in Washington, has been ordered. to:leave there immediately but to file a protest With the state depart- ment. GIRL CHARGED WITH ' KILLING HER INFANT SON Syracuse, N. Y., Aug. 23.—Dorothy H. Kine, 19, was arrested here tonight charged with: killing her infant son im- mediately:after its birth Aug. 15. The body<of: the child was found tonight in & trunk in the attic of the house where #he was employed. . 3 ‘mer and the - coi | Nobel prizes in BRIEE TELEGRAMS mer [sort,hotels in Geocsia, was de- stroyed by fire, The Comecola company yesterday de- clared its regular semi-a ual dividesd of $3.50 on preferred stock. Tais divi- tent was deferred in June, A bill autherizing the war finnoe poration to extend eredits for exporting. farm products was passed by ths houre by a vote of 314 to 21. Canadian Pacific Railway announced reconditioning of the steamship Em- press of Scotiand will be compioted at Hamburg. Strise by workers reduction In wag- es forced a shutdown to more than 30u textile factories in the textile regions of north France, General John J. Pershing formally opened the new quarters of Holyske post, 25, American Legion at Holyoke, Mass. p —_— Wemen whe beo “sir wil he reani ed to take out % under a ruling made wa>ic b ber's commission at Har‘ford. The funeral of the late King Peter w: heid in the presence of vast thronzs *he people. Perfect order was maintain- ed throughout the ceremonies. Hungarlan troops have begun the oc- cupation of the city of Funfkirchin, lo- cated about 105 miles southwest of Bud- apes Members of the American Legion in the city hall, Verdun, France, dedicated a tablet to the defenders of Veriun, The ceremony was carried out in ta: pres- ence of all the city officias. Bost shivered yestdir morning in the coldest weath exnezienad this sum- st for any day cf tor mors than a corresponding daie quarter of a ceritury, The annnal fall for anetion Wil begin in New York on Sent. 19, it was an- nounced last nicht. The winter sale is scheduled for Feb. 20, and the spring auction for April 24. An investigation will be made of (he three fires qf unknown crigin en destroyed two hotels and a resideac ausing $200,000 loss, at India1 Sprins: Ga. Burglars emtered the mew postofiice building at Fulton, N. Y., blaw tae safe open, stole a small amsn- of morev and a number of registe.ed letters and es- caped. g International Instituie of Agfienlinre at Rome, estimates whea: crop for nort ern hemisphere ‘will be avDtoximate'y 50,200,000 tons compared witz 51.300,000 in 1930, It is reported flood waters In state capitol bullding, Phoenix, Ariz, ware slowly receding. Custodian of huild- ing reports loss will reach $200,000 in addition to losssof valuable records, Hungarian treops huve begun the oc- cupation of the city of Funlkircher, cap- ital of the district of Baranya, awarded to Hungary upon the breaking up of the Austro-Hungarian empire. 18 years old, ot Ei was ambushed and mor- Maxieo on. August 18, according to mees:wes received ia El Paso by his fataer. Texas, dered by ‘bandits in Fire which began in a paintshop and spread to five adjoining bufldings cane- ed damage estimated at $200,000 at the plant of the Vulcan Iron Works at Jer- sey City. The Knights of Columbns announced that the organization would make an an- nual award for patriotism similar to the science ad the humani- The auxiliney schooner Thomastor seized two weeks abo hy fedcral author ties for the alleged illegal transnortation of liquors, was released aftsr 4 bonl of $5,000 had been furnished pending de- cision on final disposi-ia1 of the case. tes. A general decrease In the export of Canadian farm prpda;e to the 1nitea States since the Cnitel emesgen- y tariff act becane offcirive was dis- sed, by the Trade anl Cormseae 13 letin, Lot W. Reiff, naval officer In charge of United States customs at Philad phia and democratic leader in Berks county for many years, was found dead in his Reading, Pa.. offce, having end- ed his life, it 15 =aid, by asphyxiation. The Canadian freighter “Westmount” steamed out of South Chicago with 412,- 000 bushels of corn consigned to Depot Harbor, Canada. It was sald to ba the largest shipment of corn sent from Chi- cago. Flying at an altitade of 3,000 feet over Long Island sound, Charles S Haight, unfolded an American fiag con- talning the ashes of his father, Charles F. Haight, and scattered them to the winds, William Braden of the Bradem Cop- per Co., returning to this country from a business trip to South America, de- clared depression is prevalent in South America but the future holds zood op- portunities for American firms. Six moter truck loads of foodstuffs, medicines and clothing were loaded on a ship at London destined for famine stricken Russia. The first ship of +h» relief fleet will reach Riga by Saturday it is expected. Records of five railroads showed that 20,000 head of cattle, 42,000 hogs ana 23,000 sheen wers due at Chicago des- plte the appeal of Everett C. Brown, president of the National Livestock Ex- change to hold off shipping. A Ruge dalry barn. one of the largem of its kind in central New York, owned by Oneida Community, Ltd. together With a testing barn and two silos, were destroyed by fire. The loss Is estimated at $50,000. . Mayor Smith ef Louisville deciarea the Ku Kiux Klan organization is a menace to the peace and good under- standing ‘between the people, Every law- ful means to prevent and sumpress ite gTowth will be exercised he aifo said. Four TUnited States veeationsl unl- versities—one In ‘ne cast. ks midels west, the south and on the’ Pacific coast will be established in abandoned army cantonments by the veterans' bureau un- der a mew policy for the rehabilitation of former serviee the: Ome hundred thousand s 1 gold coln of the Uniteq States found in tne baggage of Felice' Haddad, z wealthy Venezuelan who arrived at New York on the steamshin Caracas fron Vanesu) was temporarily tdken peesession «f 1 cistoms Inapectors psndiag an investi- gatlon. - “0R 409,000 RAILROAD MEN Members of the “Big Four” Brotherhoods and the Switche men’s Union of North America—Conference of Execu« tive Committees, Chief Executives and Assistant Grand Officers of the Five Organizations is Being Held in Cleveland—Ballots Will Be Sent to 150,000 Firemen, 80,000 Engineers, 50,000 Conductors, 14,000 Switch- men and 150,000 Other Trainmen. Cleveland, August 23—Strike ballots for submission to 409,000 members of the ‘Big Four” railroad brotherhoods and the Switchmen's Union of North America were being prepared at a con- ference here today of members of the executive committees, chief executives and assistant grand officers of the five organizations. When the conference adjourned late foday the form of the baliot had not been definitely decided on. The con- ference will be resumed tomorrow morning. In its present shape the ballot teils the union members of the unsatisfac- tory negotiations held in the pa montirs between brotherhond « railroad managers at conferences hi in the west, southeast and to whether the railroads intended ask for further decreased wa lowing the 12 1-2 per cent, reduction handed down by the railroad labor at Chicago, June 1 and now in effect, whether the roads would seek the el- imination of time and one half for overtime and asks if the members are satisfied 10 continue work under thess conditions. > Executives of the southwestern roads Qid not meet with the chiefs. Chief executives of the five organ- izations have been in conference hers for several days on the situation and today were joined by three members of the executive board of each of the five organizations and esveral assis- tant grand officers, about 25 men in all, Ballots will be sent to 150,000 active member. of the trainmen organization, 115,000 firemen, 0,000 engineers, 50, 000" conductors and 14,000 switchmen. PROTEST TRIP TO MEXICO OF /AMERICAN OIL MAN New York August 25—The prospec- tive trip to Mexico of a committee composed of five presidents of the lar- gest American ofl companies to con- fer with President Obregon is not look ed upon with favor by the American Association of Mexico, an organization formed o represent the interest of land owners and many other Americans who formerly resided in Mexico in connec- tion with minor interests. Through the provisional executive committee, consisting of W. F. Buckley Padl Hudson and Sidney Smith, the American Association has protested to Secretary of State Hughes and Secre- to settle a part of the questions be- tween the United States and Mexico at a time when negotiations are under way, looking to a settlement of all of the questions at issu. The committee is also telegraphing its objections to President Obregon. The protest recites that while the American Association of Mexico equally convinced that the new oil taxes are outrageous and confiscatory, the sending of such ™" powerful’ gom- mittee to Mexico at this time to ad- just one detail of the difference be- tween the two countries will give un- due importance to this phase of the international question. DEADLOCK ON EXPORTATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS Washington, August 23—Negotia- tions between the house and senate in an effort to reach an agreement on the bill which would make one b: lion dollars available for facilitating the exportation of agricultural pro- ducts came to an abrupt half today, conferees, deadlocked over two major provisions of the measure, adjourned without fixing a time for another con ference session. Senate managers were reported to have insisted on the retention in the bill of a section, eliminated by the house, authorizing the war finance cor- poration to purchase $200,000,000 worth of farm loan bonds. House conferees it was said refused to recommend such action, SHIPMENTS OF WHISKEY THROUGH THE TU. §. LEGAL Detroit, Aug. 23.—United States D! trict Judge Tuttle here today made pe manent & temporary injunction granted two weeks ago, restraininz Unted States customs and interna enue officials from interfering with shipments of whis- key from Canada through the Un States to destirations in forelgn coun- tries. Suit was brought by Hiram Walker and Sons, Limited, 2 Wall e disti lery firm, after customs officials in De- oit had seized a shipment of liquor shipped through this port enroute to Mexico. DISCHARGED EMPLOYE SUES MOORE DROP FORGING co. Sprinzfield, Mass., Aug. against the Moore Drop Forgin pany of this city was brought by Irving J. Richards for $5,000 damag ards alleging that he was di cause he joined a labor union. He al- lezes that he had signed a contract Witn the company for a number of vears, beginning as ad apprentice, but that the company broke it when he joined a union. The Moore Compnay has been a center of a long controversy With labor unions because of the so-ca’led individual contract. FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER ON N. J. PROHIBITION Newark, N. J, Aug. 23—Robert C. Folwel', Jr.. famous University of Penn- sylvania football player, now coach of the United ates Naval! Academy eleven, today was appointed special in- vestigator on the New Jersey prohibition staff by Charles Brown, state prohibition director, He will serve without pay and retaln his eoaching connecti §1. STAFF THE DAIL ETREANN HAS ADJOURNED UNTIL THURSDAY Dublin, Aug. 23—(By The A. Dail Eireann today considered the d reply of ts president and min- istry to the last letter of Premier Lloyd George on the question of an rish peace settement, it was annoume- ed In an officlal communique evening. The Dall adjourned Thursday, the statement added, when it will again sit privately. REPORTS OF NEGLIGENCE OF VETERANS EXAGGERATED ‘Washington, Aug. 23.—Reports of con- ditions at the Johgson City, Tennessee, sanatorium for disabled war veterans In many instances have been “srossiy ex- aggerated,” Charles M. Pearsail, inspec- tor gemeral for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, has report- ed to' the board of managers under whose STILLMAN PROPERTY AT BROWNSVILLE CLOSED OUT Brownsville, Texas, August 23—With the filing deeds today conveying the entire Stillman property here to Hom- er L. Fitch, of Brownsville, the Still- man family of New York closed out holdings acquired by the late Charles Stillman in the 1830's, and which at one time included all of what is now Brownsville. The vendor is the New York ahd Brownsville Improvement Company which is controlled by James Still- man former president of the National City of New York and grandson of Charles Stillman. According to the deeds, $325,000 was paid for the property which is esti- mated to be worth a million and a quarter dollars. It includes 1400 city blocks and nine hundred acres, ail within the city limits, and comprises half of the city. NEW YORK MARKETMEN MADE “GEAFT" PAYMENTS New York, Aug. 23.—Two market- men today testified before the legisia- tion committee inestigating the city ad- ministration that they had each paid $450 to secure permits for stands in Washington Market. Mayor Hylan was recalied to the stand carlier in the day and defended the city's policy in regard to dock remt- als. He said that the charges for new docks had been placed at 7 1-2 per cent. on the valuation in order to tiract mew business to the city, Revenues from the s waterfront property were low, he €aid, because of long term leases at low figures. He admitted that while he had ellm- ed jobs in the deporament of markets amounting to $7.000 on taking office that new positions had since been created at a aost of $70,000 a year. The mayor raid he believed more money should be spent in public markets “to fight the monopolies. CHARGED WITH ISSUANCE OF WORTHLESS CHECKS Long Beach, Callf., Aug. 23.—Ralph E. Capron, former football star of the University of Minnesota, and later a professional _baseball player in Pitts- durgh and Philade’phia and B. Vedeler. who was said to have represented him- self as an ofl operator, were arrested today on warrants charging them with defrauding of banks throngh the lssu- ance of worthless checks. Capron was with the Pittsburgh Pl rates part of 1912 and 1913 seasons and later played with St, Paul American As- sociation team. XOW POSSIBE TO FIRE { TORPEDOES IN CURVED COURSE New York, Aug. 23.—A new system of torpedo fire control by which the fring of torpedoes In a curved course is au- tomatically controlled has been perfect- ed by John Hays Hammond, Jr., he aa- nounced today. By means of this system, he maid, & battleship or submarine could fire a tor- pedo at a target in any direction with- out changing the course of the vessel Submarines equipped with the system could attack two targets at the same time. A NEW BRIDGE OVER THE MARNE AT CHATEAU THIERRY Chateau Thierry, August 23—Con- struction of a new bridge over the Marne here, where the American forces so signally distinguished themselves in the second Marne battle in 1518, was begun today with appropriate ce- remonies. The American Legion dele- gation visited Chateau Thierry for the occasion the Americans being given & spirited welcome. The corner stone of the new bridge was laid by Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of the late President Roosevelt. INCREASE OF 25,000 CASES PENDING IN FEDERAL COURTS ‘Washington, August 23—Approxi- mately 25.000 more cases were pending. in the federal courts during the fis- cal year ended June 30 and during the preceding 12 months, according to tes- timony of Jobn D. Harris. chief of the department of justice’s division of accounts before the house appropria- tion” committee. The statement was contained in @ report of the recent hearing on the department's request. for additional funds, made public to-{ day. RAISULI, FAMOUS BANDIT, - OFFERS TO SURRENDER. Melilla, Morocco. August 23 (By the A P)—Reports received here today from El Arish state that Raisuni, the rebel leader in this region (i Raisuli, the famous bandit, is E has sent an embassy to General > renguer, the Spanish high eomlz er, offering to surrender. The reason for his offer, he. said, the bad state of his health, as he suspices the sanatorium is operated. _ suffering from excessiva obesitw. . i » @ ame .