Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 21, 1921, Page 1

BI‘IVSJFESSBEFURE CONGRESS *rincipal Events at Opening Session of the Senate Will Be Presentation of Peace Treaties and the Revenue Bill— ‘Washington, reassemble = 8 sion which may lapse intd the regular December session. Activity at first is to center in the which will consider the tax re- m \ ) (O VOL. LXII—NO. 230 POPULATION 29,685 CH REASS Anti-Beer Bill Also to Be Transact Virtually No Business Until October 4, When the Reapportionment Bill Sept. 20—Congress will tomorrow noon, after a re- e August 24, with a full pro- for the remainder of the extra ses- the peace treaties with Ger- stria and Hungary; the anti- iiroad debt funding; the allied anding and other bills _ The re to be transmitted by Presi- rding tomorrow and are to be howse will Tecknvene under »a man’s agreeme transact _vir- ness until October 4. Com- ely few representatives were in ngton tonight and the leaders were xpected until next month. The bill orticn the house membership is be tgken up when the house ation to the senate of the peace s and the revenue bill were ex- the principal events tomor- agh leaders tonight indicated unctor sessions tomorrow and business put Coolidge was here tonight the senate, but the house d over by Representative can, Massachusetts, in the lett, who will not | The house agree- three-day recesses repub Speaker G October. ve program for the session is to be arranged soon n steering committces whese will confer soon with Pri farding. The tax bill precedence according to althcugh debate on it is to begin until next week. ywever, of the administration ss the peace treaties, it was leade t that the tax bill e treaties might be considered vir- stmultaneously, by discussing the s 4 lapses of deba the Republican leader: in- intend to have the treaty de- r action by the foreign re- committee, in executive session not ex- it is |against censcrship of the EMBLES TODAY Pressed At Once—House Will Will Be Taken Up. but efforts to open the doors are planned by democrats and by some republicans. The anti-beer bill is also to be pressed at once, according to Senator Sterlin; republican, South Dakota, who is charge of it As the conference report was adopted by the house just before the recess, the bill has- parliamentary priority in the senate, even over the tax bill or the treaties. Opponents of the conference compromise on the Stanley search and seizure provision threaten to continue the opposition which causea congress to take its recess in a turmoil of filibustering contention. Eventu adoption of the conference raport by the senate was generally predicted. After disposal of the tax bill, the sen- ate finance committee is to resume work on the suspended tarifl revision measure but with little prospeet of final enactment before early psring. The railroad debt funding bill is to be urged at the first opportunity in the sen- ate, according to republican leaders. It passed the house just befcre the recess. On October 10, under a formal agreel ment_entered into last month the senate will vote on the Borah bill to restore to American coastwise vessels frec tolls privileges in the Panama “anal. Passaze of the bill Is predicted by several, but the house is not expected to act prob- ably until after the armament asnference. { Much senate and some house discus- gion of questions involved in the arma- ment conference Is in prospect Senators are to renew the movement for publicity and Senator Harriscn, democrat Miss- <ippi. author of the open session resolu- tion which Senator Lodge caused to be withdrawn, has prepared a modified res- olution. The substitute would declare conference, for records of proceed and de- and for admission of newspaper meetings of the full public cisions, representatives to conference. Good roads legislation is in conference with final action on the Townsend-Dowell federal aid bills expected next month Several investigations are to be con- tinued and some concluded. Ameng the latter are inquiries into the West Vir- ginia coal mining situation and the Michigan senatorial election contest he- tween Senator Newberry, republic and Henry Ford. ME. ZERO” TO PERSIST IN HIS WORK FOR JOBLESS IN NEW YORK w York, Sept. 2—The city admin- edoux, whose auc- N obless raised a flur- Wi AL Willamson, AcTION Atlanta nemployment question have announc- r TRADING ON VIENN BOURSE HAS BEEN STOPPED enna, Sept. 20 (by The A. P)— trying Reece Chambers and Fred w _serving a sentence in the federal ntiary here, reolution adoptd at today's session of the convention of the Amalgamated As- soclation of Street and Electric Raflway Workers of %y President Harding ardon troduce it yester- v continued at trying to find work York ved Zero," confined him as he choses el chiefly to his eff sterday to an off down- With nolies resistance. that he intends anction some time in some ero announced that Sun- Park, a community sing- amme had been arranged to at- he wealthy to the nrounced plans of organizations sim- the Unemployed the Shorn Lam introduced in Bos- sters met contendin. hour Ledoux spent in confe - resentatives of the Ameri- Liberties Bureau, which issued tement demouncing the police de- ent for refusing to permit distribu- ingry and warning h action would lead to disorders masnitude. The conference was n a restaurant on West 16th street, Detective Sergeant Gegan of the sad and four of his men stand- side. authorities dealing with v are seeking work for New York- Ledoux declines to discrimi ween residents and “floaters.” Th Aone during the war, he as- areover hoth the Bible and | welcome for the stranger ‘s wates employment division of the city's rial ald bureau announed that 1.- had been registered during the 170 placed. headquarters of the Salva- Army announced it could suply men a day, the lowest wage paid this city for many years the today instance of socialists the occupled the Bourse and trading. This was among velopments following a con- ast night between Otto Bauer, democratio leader, and Chancel- | when the chancellor agreed re-entry of soclalists into the and the immediate enact- radfcal plans of finance only chance to avert a country, IN MATEWAN Ve, MURDER CASE Sept. 20.—The aff on the charge of killing W. J. son, one of seven Baidwin Felts es slain in the gun fight at in May 1920, fafled to agree today and was discharged R. D. Balley. The defendant fn the sum of $10,000 eack appearance in circuit court some future date. REQUESTED ON DEBS PARDON PETITION Ga., Sept. 20—Immediate ac- on the Debs petitions with reccmmendation e pardon of the Socialist leader, was requested in a | at something like twice that amount, | C. V. SHOPS AT ST. ALBANS SEC'Y WEEKS STUDIES FORD'S OFFER FOR MUSCLE SHOALS Washington, Sept. 20—Conflicting views of army engineers and those re- presenting Henry Ford as to the ex penditure necessary to complete power dams for the Muscle Shoal (Alabama) Nitrate Plant must be reconciled. Sec- retary Weeks indicated today, before action will be taken on the offer of the Detroit manufacturer to take over the| plant and operate it as a commercial fertilizer factory. Mr. Ford's enginee: who conferred with the secretary yes- terday, have estimated that the work| will require $28,000,000, while govern-| ment experts place the probable cost Mr. Weeks said. g The point involved, it was explain- ed, is that under Mr. Ford's offer the government is to complete the dams, funds expended for that purpose to be repaid at a rate fixed in the proposed contract. Should the government enter into such a contract, only to find that the actual cost of the work was dou- ble the amount Mr. Ford had con- tracted to repay, however, it was point- ed out, the government would have to foot the bill without legal means of recovery, and Mr. Weks expressed the doubt that pongress would make the necessary appropriations under suchl condition, OUTLINING CAMPAIGN FOR TEXTILE WORKERS Washington, Sept. 20—Organizers of the American Federation of Labor met today with President Gompers to receive final instructions in the campaign to undertaken in the southern states in the interest of the United Textile Work- ers of Amrica The campaign as conference not_only increase the membership of the United Textil Workrs in the South but will seek to establish the 48 hour week and to obtain increased wage: e cutlined at today's wil be designed to ALL FOURTEEN COMPETIN BALLOONS ACCOUNTED FOR Ldhdon, Sept. 20—With the landing today of the Swiss balloon piloted by Paul Armbruster all the fourteen com- petitors in the international race for the James Gcrdon Bennett Trophy, which | started Sunday at Brussels, Belgium, have been accounted for. The Swiss entrant landed at Lanbay Island, off the east ocast of County Dublin, Ireland, and therefore wins the cup. TO SHUT DOWN INDEFINITELY St. Albans, Vt. Sept. 20.—The Cen- tral Vermont railroad's terminal shops here, where 300 men are employed, will shut down Friday, for an indefinite period, ‘it was announced tonight. Re- opening o the shops will depend on business ccnditions. THIRTY PERSONS KILLED IN TEMPEST AT CUENCA, SPAIN Cuenca, Spain, Sept, 20.—Despatches received here late today from Motilla De| Palancar announced that thirty persons were killed and twenty seri- ously injured as a result of yesterday's tempest. One hundred families were rendered homeless. The damage is es. timated at more than a million pesetas. Public subscriptions have been opened for the aid of the sufferers. COMPETITION IN BUYING OF CROSS FOX PELTS CABLED PARAGRAPHS - To Extend Rellef Work in Russia. Warsaw, Sept. 20.—The American Reliof Administration has decided to extent its work to all portions of stary- ing Russia. Fighting Renewed in Belfast Belfast, Sept. 20—There was renewed firing tonight in Marrowbone, a Sinr Fein district, north of Belfast. A woman was wounded and troops were called out to clear the streets. Revolt in Russlan Baltlo Fleet. ‘Warsaw, Sept. 20.—A new revolt has broken out in the Russian Baltic fleet. Four hundred of the ofiicers of the fleat have been arrested and taken to Mos- cow, according to advices from the so- viet capitol. Holiday For Pershing. Havre, Sept. 20 (by The A. P.)—A civic holiday has been declared by Mayor Meyer in honor of the arrival hers tomorrow of General John J. Pershing. The city alrcady is decorat- ed with entwined American and French flags. Conspiracy Broken Up in Samoa Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sept 5 A conspiracy on the part of a number of petty chiefs to slap the high chiefs because of their loyalty to the Ameri can administration of the Island has been broken up by the island author- ities and seventeen of the ring leaders! have been sentenced to prison for terms ranging from five to seven and one half years. Distrous Fire in Textile Mills Bergamo, Italo, Sept. 20-«Fire said by the authorities to have been of in- cendiary origin destroyed vast stores in tife textile mills here yesterday. A strike in protest against a proposed reduction of wages in the mills has been in pro- gress for some time. Just before the fire was discovered revolver duels be- tween police and strikers occurred in which several persons were wounded. The fire is alleged have by the authorities to been set by the strikers as a re- prisal. LLOYD GEORGE'S REPLY TO DE VALERA WILL BE DELAYED Londen, Sept 20—(3y the Po— Premier Lloyd George's reply to Eamonn De Valera will likely be delayed unti after a conference with the mniisters at Gairloch Thursday, and it seems certain that there will be no Irish peace ocn- ferenice at Inverness, for, according to the latest reports, the premier has de- cided to return to London at the end of the week if his health is sufficiently re- stored, in which csae the next formal cabinet council will be held in Londen. | Sir Hamar Gre.nwood, chief secretary for Ireland, left tuday for Gairloch dicating that Ireland will be the subject of the conference on Thursday. None of Mr. De Vaiera's previous com- munications with the premier has pro- voked such diversant opinions as hi latest telegram. All considered, it i not unlikely that the prime minister wil leven delay his reply un cabinet has met here. of Ncrth Ireland met originally proposed for conference, the' Ulster premier, is no better disposed toward the peace conférence than before, The decision of Mr. Lioyd George not 1o go to Washington has revived gossip of a coming general election idea being that there are now cnly two alter- natives, a peace conference or to the country, either of which, conference has been so grea would necessitate the premier's p in England in November. The government s likely to find itself surrounde with difficulties, not only in the shape of un- employment, the anti-waste campaign and similar matters at home, but also abroad. today the the date showed that an appeal since the delayed, he reparations questions with Ger- many, involving pessible friction with France, combined with the continued d. preciation of the mark, may necessita further meetings of the supreme coun- cil. New difficulties with Russia n to be brewing, all of which may require the premier’s personal attention and in- cline him to secure a new mandate from le country on a question on which he might hope to secure a certain majority Latest reports from Gairloch tonighi say that a ministerial conference may be held tomorrow, and there are also ru- mors that Mr. De Valera has expressed willingness to withdraw his claim that the Irish delegates must go into the con- ference as representatives of an inde- pendent and sovereign state. INDEPENDENT MERGED WITH THE WEEKLY REVIEW New York, Sept 20—The Indepen- dent, one of the oldest weeklies in this country, has been purchased by the Weekly Review, it was announc- ed tonight. The two journals will be merged October 1 as the Independent and Weekly Review, under the editor- ship_of Babian Franklin and Harold De W. Fuller. Mamilton Holt, editor of the Independent, will join the staff as consulting editor. = TO BE CONSECRATED EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF ERIE| Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 20—The Rev. John Chamberlain Ward, who was de- corated for extraordinary heroism on the battlefields of France, will be con- secrated Episcopal bishop of Erie on Thursday by the Right.Rev. Daniel S. Tuttle, oldest bishop of the Epis- copalian Church. He has been rector of IGrace Church here for many years. _— GREAT YIELD OF GOLD IN THE YUKON VALLEY Dawson, Y. T, Sept. 20—Alaska yield- ed the greatest amount of gold in' the Yukon valley this year. Statistics made public today by Superintendent Richard of the northern commrecial posts in Al- | n_&ka showed that of the valley’s total yield of $4,000,000, Alaska’s output was $2,675,000 Yukon territor, 1,250,000, and Atlin, B, C, $75000. 0 o000 —_— CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP OF SENATE REPUBLICANS Washington, Sept. 20—Possibility of changes in leadership of senate repub- licans was discussed today by members returning fon the reassembling of con- gress tomorrow. Senator Lodge of Mass- achusetts is to continue as the floor leader but other changes in the majority party's organization were sald to be un- der consideration. = L POPE PRESENTS 1,000,000 LIRE TO RED CROSS SOCIETIES New York, Sept. 20.—Competition of America. Another resolu- tion asked that congress resognize the on the t “republic of Ireland. D. Mahon was re-elocted president interaational organization. American and English buyers in the Dldding for cross fox pelts featured the annual fall fur auction today. Total saes for the first two days have reach- ed $1,230,000. Most of the skins sold today showed advances in price over the April figures. Geneva, Sept. 20.—Pope Benedict has ternationa] commission of Red Cross sacleties here. Half of the amount will be giver to the fund of Dr. Fridt- gof Nansen for Russian rellef and the p‘h: half to the “Save The Children’ { convention, met with applause in- | | posea il the whole |} The parliament | Inverness | and the soeech of Sir James | presented a million lire 40 the joint in- | May Probe Activities 0f the Ku Klux Klan to Ascertain Whether Facts Warrant An Investigation. Washington, Sept 20—The depart- ment of justice is considering wheth- er federal action shall be taken in connection with the activities of the Ku Klux Klan, Attorney General Dau- gherty said today. Mr. Daugherty said he would confer tomorrow with Director Burns of the bureau of investigation, who has been directed to look into the question, and if the facts warranted would seek a grand jury investigation of the Ku Kilux Klan in some district and urge indictment against any members were Justified : The attorney general discussed the matter lcday with United States Dis- trict Atlorney Hayward of New York and several of the assistant attorneys general but said that no conslusion as to whetther the federal government shouid tuke part in the Ku Klux ques- tion had been reached. Any feceral action against the Kian, Me. Daugherty said, would probably be uader some statute covering conspira- cy but the legal problem involved, Le added, was somewhat complex. On its face, Le explained, the literature of the KuKlux Klan was not in violation of the law, What was to be determined, he ex- plained, was what went on behind the scenes “the wink and the not that turns the trick, The government, Mr. Daugherty said, is not to be run or intimidated by any man or ergamization behind a mask. The activities of the Ku Kilux Klan he added, would be given the most carefui consideration before any fed- eral policy was decided upon. 'LEWIS EXHORTS MINERS TO OPPOSE WAGE REDUCTIONS Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 20.—Contin- uance of a policy in opposition to re- ducing wages of coal miners as urged today by President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers of America at the opening of the union’s biennial of the 1500 delegates who voted overwhelming- 1y hat the miners’ demands be placed before the convention for consideration {within ten days. The decision, how- ever, is subject to consideration later. The vote was cast before Mr. Lewi had proposed that the convention re_ convene next February to frame the demaitls that the minehs will seek to include in new working agreements witn operators that supplant, present agree- ments next March 31 With one exception the scale mittee chosen by Mr. Lewis was of the twenty-seven district of the union. des the appointment of ‘tha scale chosen by Mr. Lewis was d of the twenty-seven district s of the union. the appointment of the scale other organization prelimi- com- comi- pres- idents Beside committee, naries occupied the convention’s open- |ing sessions. CALL UPON CHURCHES TO OPEN DOORS ARMISTICE DAY Washington, Seot. 20—The suggestion that a proclamaticn be issied calling upon all American churches to open their doors for thirty minutes on armistice day at the exact moment of the conven- ing of the armament conferenca was placed: before President Harding today by a delegation from the national league of women voters. The president wa asked also™lo prepare a brief address to |be read in the churches calling attention to the importance and significance of the conference. The ' delezation included Miss Kather- ine Ludinzton of Old Lyme, Conn. and Miss Christina Merriman, cf New York City. They said later that Mr. Harding ad made it clear that he expected def- inite results from the megting of the powers in Washington. s FOOD PRICES DECREASED CLOTHING PRICES INCREASED New Ycrk, Sept. 20—The National In- dustrial Conference Board. an organiza- tion of seventy or more industries having ‘|no connectior with the government ser- vice, announced tonight that the tigations showed that retail food in the United States increased 4.3 per cent in August. The average in- crease in the cost of living was 1.7 per cent “This rise leaves the decline since the peak of high prices in July 1920 at 19.4 per cent and brings the total net increase since July 1914 back to 64 per cent, the board said. Clothing prices also increased during- August 13 per cent. inves- prices of $661,000 SUIT AGAINST U. S. TRANSPORT COMPANY Portland, Me., Sept. 20.—Damages aggregating §661,000 for alleged refusal to pay for the use of five steamers taken over from the United States shipping board on March 12, 1920, are sought in suits brought by the federal government against the United Statel Transport Company in the federal court here today. The company, a Maine corporation, was organized by Charles W. Morse. The amounts claimed are $30,000 for the Hartford, $250,000 for the Tolard. $15,000 for the Maneaug, $300,000 £ the Quinnipiac and $66,000 for the W4 :ster. 165 MADE 33D DEGREE SCOTTISH EITE MASONS Boston, Sept. 20.—Governor Channing H. Cox and 165 cthers received the 33d honorary degree of the Ancient and Accapted Scottish Rite Masons at the 109th annual meeting of the order's su- preme council here tonight. Among those honoTed Wwith Governor Cox were Bishop John FHazen White, of South Bend, Ind.; Judge Jonathan N. Largham, of Indiana, Penna.; Judge Louis H. Fead, of Newberry, Mich., and Fdgar Albert Guest, of Detrot, poet and newspaper man. SUBMARINE R-27 REPORTED SAFE AT GUANTANAMO Washington, Sept 20—Safe arrival at Guantanamo Bay Cuba of the Ameri- can submarine R-27, which while en- route from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, to Guantanamo, sent out a dis- tress call ‘Sunday night was report- ed today to the navy department. The dispatch reporting the safe ar- rival of the R-27 said she came in yes- terday under her own power but gave no details as to the trouble experienc- ed by the submarine and which led to the distress signals. | Department of Justice Moves| ~ For Armistice Day For Deliverance From Burden’ = to Coast Observance. ‘Washington, Sept. 20—A solemn cere- monial to voice at once the nation's gratitude to the soldier dead and its hopt of deliverance from the burden of heavy armaments will fbe observed from ted 0 pursue retreating Greck forces S 3 the Sakaria river in Asia Minor coast to coast an ar!m:ucz-_dz) under Ty the leadership of President Harding and but: hav o D1 L officials of his administration. e s, In honor of the occasion the first meetéfgprr s, W, TYFrell collector for = ing of the armament conference, calle for that day, is to be confined to’the briefest formalities, leaving the dele- gates of all the participating nations free to join with the president in the central ceremony at Arlington National cem- etery. On the next day, November 12, the real work of the conference will begin. Plans for the two foll observance have not yet taken detailed form, but they are expected to include a nation- wide dentonstration for the limitation of armament by organized labor, prayer serviees in. many churches, special meet- ings of women's organizations, and cer- emonies of varicus forms by eivie, in- dustrial and political bodies generally. It i probable that a presidential pro- clamation will set the day aside as a na- tional holiday. 1t is the present purpose of the ad- ministration to ask that the armament an wil <hy de; conference, called to meet here on arm- | S. S. La Savoic, of the French line, stice day, Go no more than assemble |suffered considerable damage to upper and then adjourn out of deference to the | deck when it ran into a cyclone the day's significance. Members of the for- |night of Sept. 14-15. eign_delesations may be asked to speak briefly at the Arlington ceremonics where | Seven officials in various building | the president will make the principal |trades union were indicted on charges | address and General Persing will 1dy a |of conspiracy and extortion by the Cook | wreath on the grave cf the unknown sol- dgier to be buried there, Ceremonies of a similar nature will be held through- out the country while the wheels of government and of industry are quicted. | foUr men on charge of disorderly can- By such an ohservance, officials are | duct. o belicve they can preclude the f‘:".,p‘m ”ma: x":fi'mhmrpm the sol-| Dr. J. D. Prince, whose appointment dier dead will be overshadowed in the |2 minister to Denmark was announced Biiblic fmind/ by’ the | mee con- i Washington, has been director of ference, and at the same time give the | Slavenic languages at Cclumbia since nation an opportunity to speak in unmis- | 1915. takable terms the sen ment reduction. The plan is said to have been devised by the president himselt because he felt that the tributes to those who gav thir lives in the world war might well be mingled with a prayer for closer international understanding. In his Arlington address Mr. Harding ments for arma- fo is expected to touch on this con annual meeting of the United States although any definite declaration of the | Fisheries Association. purposes and hopes of the armament ne- gotiations will be reserved for the fol- | Prince Philip Zu Elenberg died last lowing day when he wilt officially wel- | Friday at his residence, Schloss Lieben- come the delezates to the United States and set in motion the machinery of the conference. in w 1s! SUBJECTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF ARMAMENTS CONFERENCE Nrasting(on Dept o2 he & P | . Matthew Karyachich, aged 20 of Ben- tentative agenda which the United | aged e e o o el | wood, died in a hospital in Fairmont Bt PrRCIPAL{ W Va., from injuries received in a foot- powers who on will participate limitation in the con- of armament and i Ll RIS A e e S Ot e O e en tom ir | 2oncern, will erect wireless' stations at has been sent h been informed that it | it Yoo in“Berin. and ofner. Chin: is esentially suggestive amendments or additions. the agenda follow Limitation qf 1—Li and subject to An outiine of armamen tation of raval armament, of limitation. Exteit of ulfillment of conditions. 2—Rules for control of new agencies of warfare. —Limitation of land armament. Pacific and Far Eastern questions: Ba- si limitation, 5 1—Questions relating to China. o Principles to be applied. i 2—Aplication to subjects. A—Territorial integrit —Administrative integrity. C—Open door. Equality of adminis- |, trative and industrial opportunity. ap D—Concessid: economic privileges. F—Development of rallways. F—Preferential railroad rate: G—Statutes of existing commitments. Questions relating to Siberia. Similar questions relating to China. 3—Mandated islands. monopolies and other of NEW YORK POLICE DISPERSE H: CROWD OF UNEMPLOYED New York, Sept. 20.—Bryant Park sonal body} i in- | was the scene of another disturbance | b ot el T | - o coln, died at a hospital in San Jose, Cal., Lonight when nolice swarmed into it t0 | atter ‘a brief ilincss. He was 78 years | isperse i a crowd of unemployed, at- tacking with night sticks many who did not move fast enough and beating them over the head and shoulders. Sev- eral men were thrown to the pavement in the scuffle. The polics charge occurred When six elderly women, members of a charita- o ble organization known as “The Sun-|‘hree Weeks. set Club,” began to distribute sand- = wiches among the men who slcep in | Charles W. Holden, who conducts a ths park. The women wera jostled |beauty parlor in Atlantic City, was ac- during the encounter and Mrs. Eleanor Chapman, a grandmother of ninety who was carried away by friends, declared she would fils assault charges against the police who participated. The men, were driven out of ths park of and the food was eventually distributed | their lives through a disaster in the | on the sidewalk outside. The police | Mount Mulligan colliery near Cairns, | said they broke up the crowd bacause | North Queensland. The casualties were 1t was “obstructing traffic.” Urbain Ledoux continued his practice | m! of distributing food cards amonz the unemployed during a tour made tonight along the waterfront and the lower part of New York. He was accompan- ied by a police sergeant. i TO ANNOUNCE NEW CHIEF OF ARMY AIE SERICE ‘Washington, Sept. .20—Secretary Weeks expects to announce tomorrow his ac- tion on the request of Major General Charles T. Menoher to be released from duty asg chief of the army air service. As the secretary has previously Indic- ated his inclination to accede to the re- quest, it was anticipated tonight that he would tomorrow disclose his selection as successor to General Menoher. The name of Colonel Mason M. Patrick, engineer corps, and’ formerly chief of the air ser- vice, A. E. F., was most prominent in discussion of officers eligible for the post. The secretary also declined to com- ment on reports that Brigadier General William itchell, assistant chief of the service and Dircctor of Alrcraft opera- tions, had tendered his resignation from that post. to ed PEACE TREATIES ARE TO BE SENT TO THE SENATE ‘Washington, Sept. 20—The peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hun- gary wil be sent to the senate by Pres- ident Harding tomorrow soon after con- gress reassembles after its recess. The sh president plans to transmit the treaties Solemn Ceremonial |-, beth of Heavy Amounts—Couts’!%“‘ to receive the laborite mayors of various London boroughs and discuss with them | the unemployment problem. chain of grocery stores, was held up at the point of a revolver in Waterbury ‘and robbed of $3,200. Angust totalled the Scholtz-Mutuil Jrug Co. of L from §5,000 -3 $19 000 ing to report to department of commerce | from American legation at Montevideo. mgs deposits throughout the country w: County Thaw, caused the arrest in New York ot imports of Japan during August ed the pronounced slump in that country’s was among the subjects considered at the teams there. ese cities, by permission of the Chinese government. of Tolland, who died recently in Ner berry, Mich., after eating a piece of can- dy soon for burial. from her on Saturday. ake Mashapaus, Conn,, is being continued by the state po- | lice. fices of treasurer, comptrolier and auditor ; be known as the financia} vice present of the board was discussed with President | | old. Panama canal zone. arrived in New York on the steamship Elisa, having been sum- | dected to retur to the canal cused by United States Attcrney Pearse from a schooner which lay off the coast ! ‘after coming from the Bahamas. caused by an explosion of gas within the St. Frances De Sales, Philadelphia, was | consecrated auxiliary bishop of Philadel- | phia in the presence of a host of church members of the laity. Auckland _Geddes, dor, the Premier Lloyd George and for- eign minister Curzon would be unable account of domestic problems requiring their constant atention powered two guards at the B. McClaskey and Sons bound them with wire torn from a tele- phone line, and escaped in seven touring | source cars with 38 cases and three barrels of whiskey. e about October 1. conditions in Investigation of India show that the situation is more serious than was at first believed. hard, 16, died at Eilza %‘ of injuries raceived in local high school foot- e Premier Lloyd George has consented nationalist troops have at- Exports of crude and -cfived oils 237, S zallons < al $25.053 665, (ompazel wih 183, 765 gallons in Ju. in A lone bandit held up a nessenger of ver, ~ w0 raunt estimated at | _scaper w Wheat and flour stocks of Uruguay Il be exhausted within a week accord- A general improvement in postal sav- own by August reports, the postoffice partment announced. grand jury, Chicago. Evelyn Nesbit, formerly Mrs. Harry K. Marked revivel in both the exports fol; nd w- reign trade during July. The destruction of fish by oil waste it was announced in Berlin. He 75 years of age. Much damage has been done to hotels Hamilton, N. S. by the hurricane hich has been sweeping the Bermuda lands since Wednesday night. 1l game between to semi-profsssional The Dbody of Joh H. Young, formerly is expected to arrive in Hartford The small costal steamer Mary Smith as seized at Halifax, N. S., by the cus- ms _authorities in connection with the | nding of 155 kegs of St. Pierre rum | Search for Mrs. John Dunster Kettelle, bride of less than a week, who d: ppeared from a cottage on the shore of in the town of Union, | Combination of the three present of- the shipping board under one head to | arding by Chairman Lasker. John Isaac Burnham, for two years a Colonel Jay J. Morrow, governor of the | oned to Washington. He said he ex- in about arranging for the smuggling ashore | Seventy persons, it Is feared, have lost | ine. Monsignor Michael J. Crane, recior of gnitaries, state officials, judges and Seeretary Hughes was informed by Sir | the British ambassa- atend the armament conference on Twenty masked and armed mem over- distillery, Bloomfleld, Ky., tur 19 FROMDEPUTIES TONEW Richard E. Enright Admitted Receiving $12,083 From Allan A Ryan, Whom He Had Appointed Deputye-John AttE Harriss, Another Deputy Had Placed An Automobile at the Disposal of His Chief—Facts Gleaned by Legislative Committee Inquiring Into the City Administration. New York, Sept. 20.—Police Commis- oner Richard E. Enright today adm| ted on the witness stand hefore the lez- istative committee inquiring into city administration that he had rece & gift of $12,083 from Allan A. R: financier whom he had appointed a uty police commissioner. The dheck made out by Alan A T sl Couany o Comniiney 6 ght for $12.053.29 was produced, well as a ledger sheet showing that Ryan concern on April 17, 1919, had eered a stock transaction, returning that amount. The company had credited Enright with several thousand dollars of an oil stock and with the rise in the market a few days later the stock was sold and he was presented w the check. The commissioner said the was received after he had appoined Mr & deputy commissioner. Enright's admission came at clusion of his testimony res: it 6i an automobile frem D lice Commissioner John A said that he did not know whether he would keep the machine, but that it 1 been placed at his disposal riss. ure to recogn! ize the deputy ccmmission-’ er's badge. At this point Elon R. Brown, senior counsel for the er committee, asked whether an; spectal deput; com- missioners had complained of their treatment by me of the force. No, “sir, T think that stopped it.™ re- plied the comm “These special sioners—how do commissioner ficial . “I don’t know,” returned “It has heen reported to stance, that Mr. F payment to you of actions which wer for as vou are conee “Mr.” Ryan something replied, and went o eck for more than Havp the other speci o icputies done the same thing?” asked Mr. Brown. o, sir.” “And the automobile and the sift from Ryan constitute the only gratuities ved from these sources?” The commissioner was alse qu obody asked regarding his friendship with —all of and his suspension of a sergeant for INVESTIGATING SOURCE OF NESBIT AVERTED ARBUCKLE PARTY LIQUOR San Franci 20—Seven wit- nesses wers by the federal grard jury in an mot to learn the source of the liquor consumed at the affair in Roscoe “Fatty” Ar- buckle el suite here from which re- sulted the death of Miss Virginia Rappe and Arbuckle'’s arrest on a charge murder. “No indiztments wi'l bs returned un. til all of the federal departme: operating e the case have completed their several investigations.” announced Robert McCormack, assistan{ TUnited States attormey general. The investiza- tion will be resumed by the grand jury Friday, he sald. Today's witnesses were Mrs. Bam- bina Maude Delmont, Miss Alics Blake, Miss Zeh Prevost. and Mrs Mae Taube, who Werd" present at the pa John P. Pickett. a bell hoy at the ho- tel, and Miss Josenhine Kessler, a ho- tel maid. Mrs. Delmont swor murder complaint against the film com. edian and Mi~s Prevost was the woman whose statements to the police caused Arbuckle to be booked on a marder complaint. Joyea Clark, anof mem- ber of the varty. was subnoenaed but was not called into the grand Jjury room. “Wa simply wanted their testimony perpetuated. in the event any witness shoutd leave the city and to prevent conflict of testimony in ease any them should desire to leave hefore the case might be brought to trial” Me- Cormack said, A telezram to Lowel! participant in the affa day to Chicago by Matthew A. Rrady, coma to San Francisco sion of the aff: Swann of New a Sherman, nt asking Sherman to to give his ver- . Distriet Attor York also was not by telegraph to intercept Sherman. he arr there. had keep him un. urveillancs, Sherman was subpoen 23 a grand jury witness fore Los Angeles for Chicago. Assis District Attorney Milton U"Ren said he hoped Sherman would return voluntar- ily and not canse legal steps to bo | taken against The authori they believed May Pars man who was in the o had been ‘acated at Fort Worth, Texas. Chief of Police O'Brien asked the Fort Worth police to detain h him. ies announced today that SAYS ARBUCKLE PARTY OT EXTRAORDINARILY WILD Chicago, Sept. 20.—Lowell Sherman, actor and one of the party entertained by Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle in San Francisco, where Miss Virginia Rappe, Chicago film actress, is said to ¥ suffered injuries resulting in her death declared here today that he was not a fugitive from justice and that he could return to California at any time with- out fear of consequences to hims: Sherman stopped in Chicazo for a) |#hort time today enroute to Fork €0 visit his wife. “It was not any extraordinarily wid party,” Sherman explained. “Tt was just one of those kind of gatherings that occur often among good friends on EVICTION FROM TEA EOOM New York Sept. 20—Miss Evelyn Nes i figure in the celebrated uccessfully forestalied eity attempted to evict her 10- from her tea room on West 52nd cet for non-payment of rent and then ated a large crowd of Broadway tre habitues, who witnessed the proceedings, to jce cream and coffe A disbossess application of t} pany, controlled b atrical interests. When' the marshals ap- peared the former actress begzed them not to distrub patrons then el While the marshals waited it, hatless cab to the Shu riumphant, having 2l in 2 taxl- returned a stay un- next Saturday, as well as a rol cufrency cf large denomination che waved In the direc who crowded tions. The crowd vited to come cream and coffe KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS bout to ou in as READY FOR INVESTIGATION New York, Sept 20 Columbus are ready by lawfully Supreme Secretary ley declared today in ing with adoption city council of Atlant tions calling on ne gating alleged tions to inecly “Any man, states that ulating Rip Van Win warfl To base a demand for investiga ion on the bogus oat ttributed ta he K. of C. indicates the intelligence of the men voting for “Our record is not only an open book but a book written in plain English sa that all may understand. We have ne { esoteric language with queer combi- nations of consonants to mystify am body.” BORAH TO WAGE FIGHT AGAINST PEACE TREATIES Washington, Sept from the White new peace treaties tria_and Hungary to the senate was tion that they would encounter apposi- tion from several republicars as well as some democrats. Senator Borah, republican. hegan the battle ag: Versailles, is plann against ratificatior, and said to have from a few republican: crats who were foremo: fcs of the Versailles t Despite the promises of oppo: ministration leaders in on, ad- the senate eal ification, an: press much hope of ov ministration supports combined with the i democrats who already have declared for ratification. €he stage and in the pictures. Vir_| = ginia_and all the others conductel | ANNUAL MEETING COUNCIL themsetves properly. The yarn that OF 33D DEGREE, §. B. M. Arbuckle wore only his pajamas is wrong and so Is the story that he ecar- ried Vifginia into that room. “Arbuckle s the only person who knows what happened in that room and he ought to be given a chance to tell his story before the world turns azainst him. T'm sure he will ba exonerated and that he will ‘come back.'" WAR DEP'T REQUESTED TO ASSIST DISABLED VETERANS Washington, Sept. 20—A request that the war department take active steps to assist disabled veterans to obtain relief was made by the American Legion in a letter sent today to Secretary Weeks. John T. Taylor, vice chairman of the le- The Pennsylvania railread was grant- permission by the United States rail- ould be annulled. Danville Sept. 20—8mall sales featured the cpening of the Danvlile, Va., Tobacco | Garvin sentenced each of the officers to market today, prices equalling and in|one year and one day in the Atlanta | some cases exceeding those which pre- | penitentiary, while the members of the vailed at the close of last year's market. [crew were sentenced to four months in Second primings were largely in evidence | the Essex county jail, by messenger accompanied only by a|and prices paid for them gien's national legislative commitiee, who algned the request, said it would be a of great satisfaction if his com- mittee could report a definite promise to this effect to the forthcoming national convention. road labor board to appear before it on (CREW PLEADED GUILTY September 26 in support of its plea that the board's order that a new election of employe representatives in the negotia- tions over working conditions be held | seven members of the cr TO SMUGGLING LIQUOR New York, Sejt. 20—Two officers and R of the Greek steamer King Alexandef today pleaded guilty to smuggling liquor and druss into America. Federal Judze Edwin L. New Jersey, where augured w‘lll(ho_menl has & contract to have | Stelnamanger orisoners eared for, Boston. Sept. 20— irement of Bar- ton Smith of Toledo O.. sovereign grand commander of the supreme council of 33d degree, Scof h the northern jurisdiction, 109th annual meeting which was formally opened He was first elected elected three years ‘The 33d degree t Free Masonry, wil] be long list of candidates 170, at a special ser wil The elected tomorrow. 2te Masons for wil imark the the councfl here toda 915 and was re- highest honor fa CHICAGO POLICE CHIEF IS GUILTY OF CONTEMPT Chicago Sept. hief of Police Charles Fitzmorris today was found guilty of contempt of court because ot interviews criticizing Judge Joseph Da- vid who presided at sanity hearing in the Wanderer case, and given his choice of a fine of $100 and five days in the county jail or no finc and si%| months in jail . INDEPENDENT REPUBLIC IN WEST HUNGARY newspapers here today print reports af m impending proclamation of an inde- pendent resublic in West Hungary, Baron Friedrich, the former p and other leaders fm the mosement I vor the restoration of former Emp Charles. They are reporicd o be \- thirty thousand { Vienna, Sept. 20 (vy the A. P.)—Tha