Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 15, 1921, Page 1

| VOL. LXII—NO. 251 POPULATION 29,685 NORWICH; * RAILROAD REPRESENTATIVES | CONFER WITH UNION LEADERS fIn an Endeavor to Reach an Amicable Settlement of Wage Difficulties—The Executives Wish Another 10 Per Cent. Cut in Wages—Union Leaders Su.l"pri:ed at the Sugges- tion After the Union Men Had Already Authorized the Leaders to Call a Strike Rather Than Accept the Re- cent 12 1-2 Per Cent Wage Reduction. Chicago, Oct. 14—(By the A. P.)— Representaives of the natlon's railroads Moday after announeing that they cannot e e freight rates at present without jeoing into bankruptey, and that they ywould immediately seek a further reduc- #ion in exvioyes’ wages, from the United )Etates railroad labor board, went into a e conference with union leaders in an jeffort to resch an amicable settlement of (\wage difficwities which at time have ithreatened to tie up the transportation Eystem of the countr: At the conference union leaders asked woconsideration of their request of last July that a 12 1-2 per cent, wage reduc- %ion granted by the labor board be not Jut into effect immediately, that no fur- | ther wage reduction be sought at present that no change be made in the over- e pay rate. This request was refused rail heads presented their state- announcing the proposal to seek fons and not to reduce rates rther reductions are granted. abor leaders left the conference and few of them would di =3 its poceedings or predict the results. am 1o prophet,” said Warren 8. nt of the Brotherhood of ineers. “What wiH hap- than I can say.” nher, of the Associatlon of xecutives, said that the trans- y admitted, however, been little harmony be- ttees in the conference. announced, however, that to pass future wage reduc- to the public by applying to the erstate commerce commission for a re- ction In frelght and|passenger rates had been accepted and' that all future wage reductions would be met by a corre- e reduction. neesvagsbegun at the sug- the union leaders, their in- Zestion of rail heads. At the meeting started, the committee appointed by the Assocla- tion of Raftway ecutives declared that y belicved it would seitle, most of the mmedlate difficulties Letwéen the car- riers and their employes. The union leaders werse backward about discussing the meeting, although some ind 1 that its purpose might be almost nullified by the announcement that wage reduction would be G. Lee, president cf the Brother- »d of Railroad Trainmen, said that “since union men already had authorized the'r leaders call a strik> rather than I do not see how the roads c: est another cut. was composed of Mr. S. Stone, president of the 1 of Locomotive Engineers; L. ‘liroad executives committee in- . Markham, president of the Central; W. W. Atterbury, vice dent of the Pennsylvania; J. E. Gor- presid, of the Chicago Rock Ie. nd Pac Carl R. Gray, president 1¢ Union Pacific, and Ralph Budd, president Great Northern. eXccutives, it was announced, ) s of train service men re- same basis as previous to of the X se granted in the labor board d sion of July, 1920. This will necessi- a n per cent. reduction, it was The declsfon of the ex- hed in a meeting of the as- of rallway executives, followed d n of numerous plans and sals regarding wages and rates. ropesal was for an immediate re- icht rates on agricultural com- les, the reduction to be effective for or ninety days as a test.—This plah sition from a majority of 1ds, most of them maintaining that could not exist with lower rates. announcement, which was embod- ement of some 1,500 words he financial condition of the the transportation situation © than it had been through ich one rumor after another wage and rate cuts had been " sixty they made rikes nt ouncement from the labor board plece rate system of pay had restored also added to the excite- and brought reports of dissatisfac- tion from the unions. Union chiefs were dubious as to how their men, 80 per cent. of whom e authorized a strike rather than acceput the recent 12 1-2 wage re- duction, would take the various announce- ments of the day. e roads declared that their action was being taken with the view of lower- ing freight and passenger rates in the future. was estimated by the railroads of the United tates to seek to bring about a reduction in rates,” the statement said, nd as a means to that end to seek a reduction in present railway wages which compelled maintenance of present rates. “An application will be made immedi- ptely to the United States railroad labor board for a reduction in wages of train eervice empioyes sufficient to remove the yemainder of the increase made by the Jabor board decision of July 20,.1920 (which would involve a further reduc- Lion of appreximately 10 per cent.) and for a reduction in the wages of ali other plasses of railroad laber to the going rate Jor such labor in the several territories Awhere the carriers operate. “T'he foregoing action is upon the un- Herstanding that concurrenily with such geduction in wages, the benefit of the re- Auction thus obtained shall, with the con- urrence of the interstate commerce co mission, be passed on to the public in the Feduction of existing railrodd rates ex- pept insofar as such reduction shall have made in the meantime. 3 “The raliroads have decided upon this wurse in view of thelr realization 6f the act that the wells industrial activity mve been slowed down to a point which ings depression and distress to the en- ire public and that something must be one to start them asain in operation.” stem was facing one of its| ises but also refused to make on for .a mecting belng accepted ent 12 1-2 per cent. wage have The rd, president of the Order of ‘onductors; W. . Carter, pres- nt of the Brotherhood of Locomotive men and Enginemen; and P. C. president of the Switchmen's on of America. | {a betting man, I would place my money | strike effective October 30 had been de- jcided upon, Mr. Lee replied: {been made in the past eight months in The statement then = gives a lengthy review of railroad finances and declares that “it is manifest that the recent re- ductlons of wages authorized by the labor board In no sense meets or solves the problem of labor costs and in any way makes it possible for the railroads to afford a reduction in their revenue.” Later tonight Mr. Lee said that the dis- trict chairmen of the unions would re- cefve their final instructions tomorrow as to whether there would be a strike Asked point blank if a strike would be ordered he said “I will not say definitely but were 1 that there will be a strike. “Regardless of what action is taken the final decision is only a matter of the rising and setting of a few suns. The district chairman will recieve their final orders tomorrow and then will go home. My chairman have _already been sent and will receive their orders by Asked concerning the reports that a “I won't answer that definitely, but if gome one has told you that they have hit a lot of nalls on the head—perhaps they are not exaetly right, but they are driv- ing close.” ASKS SPEEDY REMOVAL OF DEM. OFFICE HOLDERS Washington, Oct. 14.—Speeding up of the replacement -of democratic federal office holders with republican appoint- €es was urged today by Senator Elkins. republican, West Virgiria, who wrote a letter of complaint t oevery member of pha colnet and ‘ater iyesanted his views in an interview with President Harding. . To the president, Senator Elkins de- clared that the republicans of his state ‘were “expressing impatience and dlsap- pointment that so little progress has calllng to the support of the administra- tion men loval to it and in full sympa- thy with it. A large majoritv of the important positions in the jsovernment, the West Virginia senator said, still are held by “deserving democrats” whose party members he charged with having 'ald a “thoroughly organized and handled plan” to keep their appointees in Power, “In the campalgn” sald Senator El- kins in a statement jssued at the White House, ‘the republicans charged and be- flieved, and convinced the American peo- ple to the effect that the men were in- tefficient. The renublican party mprom- ised to rid the government of these ap- mointees. The republican party was woted the responsibility, and to dls- charge it successfully., its members should be ealled in to he'p with the sob.” IRISH CONFERENCE HAS ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY Tendon, Oct. 14 (by The A. P.)—The adjournment today of the Irish confer- ence until next Monday has no political significance, it was understood tonight. The postvonement was attributed by the ‘Sinn Fein delegates to the “English- men's passion for week-ending.” Some of the Irish delegates are tak- ing advantage of the Interval to visit Ireland in erder to deal with what was dscribed by the Sinn Fein publicity de- partment as important departmental business. Considerable currency was given hers today to a sensational report of the or- dering of uniforms for the Irish repub- lican army and the formation of a com- pany to come to London to escort the DéM. delegation back to Ireland upon the conclusion of peace. The story, however, was ridiculed by Sinn Fein leaders, who say no uniform- ing of the army is golng on and that there is no question of any detachment coming to London at any time. Bince the truce there has been no in- terference by the military with the Irish republican army, uniformed or not, and its existence has been official- ly recognized for truce purposes, with the co-operation of lialson officers of the TIrish republican army and the Brit. ish army. SECRETARY MFLLON AGREES TO FOREIGN ¥ ING LOAN BILL ‘Washington, Oct. l4.—Modification of the administration's foreign loan fund- ing bil', so as to place the funding oper- ations under the jurisdiction of a spe- clal commission was agreed to by Sec- retary Mellon today in a letter sent to the house ways and means committee, with the approval of President Hard- ing. The revised measure as suggested in the secretary's letter would follow in some respects the changes already con- templated by house leaders. Instead of giving supreme authority to the treasury secretary for refunding the loans, the new administration plan would entrust the task to a commission of five members, one of whom wou'd be the secretary. The other four would be named by the president with the pro- vision that any nominee who is not a cabinet member must be confirmed by the senate. It is understood that administration leaders contemplate the inclusion of at least three cabinet members oin the pro- posgd commission and it is pessible that the 'entire membership may be chosen from the president's official family. Be- sides the secretary of the treasury, it is belleved that the secretary of state and the secretary of commerce may have membership. OBITUARY. Frederick E. Townsend. New Haven, Oct. 14.—Word came from Minneapolis today of the death of Fred- erick E. Townsend, aged 93, a member of a family once very prominent in this state. A while ago Mr. Townsend relat- ! ed incldents which occurred in New Haven, in which he had lived almost his CONN., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1921 12 1 Co. of New York advanc- ine 1 cent a gallon. Standa ed price of All records have been broken in Lon- don for divorce cases. More than 3,000 suits have ben filed for the October term. Spain plans the construetion of 58 warships of various classes during the next six years. i The Norwegian freighter Rayol is ashore on tHe Newfoundland coast, be- tween Cape Race and Cape Pine. President Harding declined an invita- tion to attend the annual banquet of the- Tennessee society of New York to be held in November. Bank of France statement announced gold on hand for wek ended Oct. 13 totals 5,523,400,000 franes as against 3,300,- 000 francs the previous week. It was officially announced in Moscow that 90 per cent. of the state expendi- tures in 1922 will be deveoted to econo- mic reconstruction. Mayors and gorporation counsels of many cities in New York state wil lat- tend a conference on unemployment at Albany. A bonesetter in Masachusetts must have a license. from the state board of registration in medicine, the full bench of the supreme court ruled. The old Ford store in Duxbury, known throughout Massachusetts as probably the first department store in America was destroyed by fire. Fire virtually wiped ont the oil town of Eliasville, in Young county, Texas. Only four or five buildings remain in the bu ness section. Subjects ranging from astrology to the “enormous fertility of the Hop aphis” are included in the annual report of the Smithsonian institution for 1919. For the first time in the history of the two colleges, the debating teams of Smith college and Dagtmouth oollege will meet some time in December. Prosecuting Attorney General Allen’s charges against Nathan A. Tufts, who recently was removed as district attor- ney of Middlesex county, Mass., has cost the state to date §9,288.42, Haven fire department, who is critically ill, was more comfortable yesterday. He is suffering from uraemic poisoning. A gold rush is taking place in Horse Fly and Quesnal Forks, District of Brit- ish Columbia, where word has been fre- ceived of a rich placer of gold strike on Cedar Creek. Director Forbes in report to President Harding says he has found 62,000 dis- abled service veterans in the remote parts of the country and they will be taken care of by the government. - Warner, Arbuckle and Howell sugar companies -announced reduction in. price of reflned sugar to 5.50 cents a pound, price established by Federal Co. this week. Edward J. Parker, a lawyer and Philip D. Cook, a real estate and insurance man, both of Quincy, were fatally injur- ed when their automobile overturned on the Pilgrim Highway. King Albert of Belgium reached Tou- louls vesterday afternoon in an airplane fiight from Barcelona, Spain. He re- sumed his fighat, bound for Paris, whence he will go to Brussels. Chauncey Johnson, 75, a farmer, died in St. Mary's hospital, Waterbury, last night from injuries received earlier in theevening when he was struck by .an automobile in Southbury, Recognitlon of the York Masonic Grand Lodge of Mexico was recommended by the California Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons in annual convention at SanFranelsco. The Chinese language will be taught ht Harvard this year. Appolntment of [Dr. Yuen Ren Chao to have charge of Sue ha course for the second semester was announced. e Dorothy Wilson, a student In Columbia School of Journalism, elther fell or jumped in front of a New York Central train at 125th Street station last night and wag Instantly killed. the A new Canadian match manufactur- ing company has been organized by Can- adian capitalists with co-operation of three of the largest match companies in Great Britain, Canada and the United States. Sir Harry Lauder in an address before the Rotary club in New York, urges “federation of natlons” that would pre- vent wars and he hoped for an unbreak- able friendship between this country and Great Britain. Jacob Molger, owner of an alleged “foodless restaurant” at No. 199 Pleas- ant street, Hartford, was found guilty in police court of illegal sale of liquor And sentenced to jall for 45 days and fined $400 and costs. Rustem Bey, an Arab standard bred ridden by Captain W. R. Allen, finished first ip- Washington last night in the 300 mile army endurance test ride which started from Camp Alfred Vail, N. J, last Monday. The report of last month that Adolph Joffe, /former Russian ambassador to Germany and chairman of the Russtan peace delegation at Brest-Litovsk, had been shot and killed by Ukrainian in- surgents, is denied by the semi-official bolsheviki organ Novy Put. John Gatherum, sexton of the South (Congregational church at Ceoncord, N. JH., committed suicide by hanging from fhe bell rope yesterday. He left a note Tor his wife saying that his body would be found in the church, but gave no reason for his act. i The congressional medal of honor has been awarded to Private Albert J. Smith, of the marine corps for extraor- dinary heroism in tae rescue of a ma- chinist's mate, P. M. Phelps, from a ‘burnj seaplane which crashed at Pen- sacold) Florida, last February. Rev. Francis A. Kelly, chaplain of the Twenty-Seventh division during the ‘war, and now pastor of the Church of the lifetime, durfng years which were almost beyond ‘the memory- of anyone else here. He had a remarkadly cleir memory. In 1850 he went info the jce business and was the first New Haven man (o engage in that lne. Sacred Heart, Gloversville, N. Y., has been named by Secretary of War Weseks to perform the ritual of the Catholie church at the ceremonies incident to the burial of the body of the unknown sol- dicr at Arlington National cemetery, on Armistice Day. £ To Purify “Dry” Enforcement Corps Start Made With a Thorough Housecleaning in the Penn- sylvapia District, Washingtan, ~Oct. 14.— Prohibition Commissioner Haynes in a statement to- ight announced his determination to correct witnesses” in the various state °nforcement corps. The deparament, he 8aid, 'vould use every cffort to weed out enforc 'ment officials, whether high or low, who did not appear to be in sym- pathy with his law enforcement policy. The commissioner’s statement. was made after he had reached a decision to have a “thorough housecleaning” in the Penn- sylvania_organization. Mr. Haynes earlier'in the day nounced he clos, a genel department to lhi Pittsburgh district. Mr. Exnicios supplants Samuel B. Wolf, Wwhose future status was not made clear in the official statement, although it was Teported his connection with the bu- Teau would ceise at an early date. an- transferred John Exni- ENO NEW PROMIBITION OFFICER FOR COM ECTICUT Hartford, Oct. 14.—Jonathan E. Eno, of Simsbury, who is to be the new pro- hibition enforcement officer for Con- necticut, succeedinz Thomas McAuliffe, of this city, according to information that has came from Washington, is a nephew of the wife of United States Senator George P. McLean. It is gen- erally understood that Mr.. Eno has the backing of the Connecticut congression- al delezation for the place. Prohibition Director Harry E. MacKen- zie declined today to say anything con- cerning the matter. Mr. Eno is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey H. Eno of Simsbury-and a dis- tant . cousin of State Senator Richard B. Eno. He has lived in Simsbury the greater part of his life and is a farmer and tobacco grower. He is married and has four children. 1 agent, from the Pacific; Bridz's.and Groom's Clothes Were Stolen On Eve of Wedding in East Side, New York—Thieves Caught but Clothing is Held New York, Oct. 14—High society of the lower East Side today was rue- fully contemplating the alternatives of calling off féstivities incident to its first “classy” wedding of the season or go- ing through with 1t minus all its pro- verbial parade of cvening gowns, claw hammer coats and “three-gallon” hats. For thieves, ignorant or heedless of the Ghetto's inflexible rules of nuptial property, last night stole the whole works—43 gowns, 12 bridal costumes, including veils and 34 full dress suits— from Barnett Michaelson, purveyor to the district of such indispensibles. And now, the thieves caught, an ‘almost equally unfeeling magistrate has im- pounded the rega’ia as evidence. “Please judge,” pleaded the distrait Michaelson, “I will be glad to let the prisoners go if I could only get back those gowns and suits. If those folks don’t get my suits the wedding will be tuined and I will be lynched. Even the bride’s and groom’s cothes are in this stuf?. £ But the law, admitted the judgze, is af- ter all the law. BULLET RPROOF CORSETS FOR NEW YORE POLICEMEN New York, Oct. 14.—Steel corsets for blue-coats is the latest fashion in New York. Ten ' pairs, had been purchased after shown them bullet proof. They will be distributed In_emirgencies to members of the bomb, Italiau and loft squad: Although they are intended primarily for use when barricaded criminals ars to be attacked, the latter may be intro- duced generally among the force. Made of silk, canvas and Norwegian steel, they weigh only six pounds. it became known today. tests had hours and hours hunting around ? much it will cost.. to buy. than rumaging around. e e R . What’s Your Time Worth ? » Chlef Rufus R. Fancher of the New | When you go to buy a pair of shoes, dry goods, groceries, musical instruments, candy, furniture or any one of the articles that are al- ways needed, do you know exactly what you want or do you spend You can save many an hour's time—and many a good hard dollar —by knowing beforehand what you want, where to get it and how You can always know this much before you enter a store. Merchants wth established reputations are certain to make the strongest appeals. Merchandise with established reputation is the best The only way to be sure of the goods you buy is to read the advertisements in The Bulletin regularly. It saves time. As a practice it is far better 1t saves money. During the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bulletin's news columns, for two cents a day: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Oct. 97 124 272 493 Monday, Oct. 94 114 198 406 Tuesday, Oct., 84 117 258 458 Wednesday, Oct. 101 138 375 614 Thursday, Oct. 13 7 119 311 507 Friday, Oct. 14......... 89 109 385 574 Totals.... cocees 721 1800 3053 SCOTLAND YARD READY TO DEAL WITH COMMUNISTS London, Oct. 14 (By the A, P.).—In- formation obtained by police emissaries several weeks ago that noon yesterday had been fixed for the beginning of a “revolution” under the /mmunist ban- ner accounted for the unprecedented preparations for dealing with any emer- gency by Scotlnd Yard, it was learned today. After what the Daily Herald, the labor- ite organ, terms “the battle of Picadilly” Yesterday, when hundreds of mounted and foot police charged inta crowds of unemployment demonstrators and bruised & few heads, all was quiet foday. Inquiry today elicited the fact tjhat yesterday's police vreparations included the commandeering of thie metropolitan underground railways and the omnibus lines, if found necessary, which would have enabled the concentration of 15,000 police at any trouble center within half an hour. Last Wednesday, on the eve of the monster demonstration, the unemployed of one of the London suburbs were ad- dressed by a leader who told them: *“You must not break your lines to get drinks; take a bottle of water with you.” ‘When asked by ome of his what should be done with the bottles, the leader ‘winked and said: “I don't care how you get rid of the bottles.” He then added: “You probably will have a long walk and will be on your feet a long time; o take with you a good stout stick —it may be useful” CROWD WITNESSED PAYROLL HOLD UP IN NEW YORK New York, Oct. 14.—A atreet crowd that witnessed a payroll holpup today in Irving Place pursued the robber jto a subway station in Third Avenue where police found him hiding in a barrel with his plunder of $1,138. His victim was Miss Sylvia Cohen, 19, secretary for a mail order house who had just drawn the money from a bark. She was knocked down in the street on the way to her office. The ‘prisoner said he was Joseph Stein. The police declared he was out on $10,~ 000 bail on a charge of burglary. He fought savagely in the dark cellar be. fere his captors subdued him. WITHDEAWS $200,000 LIBEL SUIT AGAINST ST. L. POST-DISPATCH St. Louis, Oct. 14.—Alexander P. Macauley of Toronto, Ontario, today withdrew, with the privilege of re-in- stituting within a year, a $200,000 libel suit against the St. Louis Post Dis- patch, on account of the publication of Macau'ey’s arrest here in January, 1917, on suspicion of forgery. The withdrawa] followed peremptory instructions of Circuit Judge Falken- hainer to the jury for the defendant, |on the ground that the publication was privileged and that no malice had been shown. Macauley's arrest rosuited from his being .mistaken for a man Wwho had cashed several forged checks here. He Was exonerated after being held sev- eral days by police. o )y hearers | GENERAL DENIAL OF MURDER CHARGE BY EMIL SCHUTE Middletown, Conn., Oct. 14. — Emil Schutte, the Shailerville store keeper who is crarged with' the murder of three membersi of the Ball family an Decem- ber 10, 1915, today on the witness stand, denied t.ie testimony of his own sen, Ju- ltus, which had been that he, Schutte, had set fire to the Ball's shack and then shot Joseph, Mary and Jacob as they tried to escape. Schutte identified one of #wo guns which he sald he had in his house at the time of the fire. Schutte was cross-examined by State's Attorney Inglis, who asked him where he was on the night of December 9, 1915. he witness s he did not remember but “couldn’t have been any where except at home.” Under further direct ques tiontng Schutte's testimony followed closely {the story he had told in his di- rect exdmination. Coroner Davis of Middlesex was calied by the defense. He said he had a copy of the medical examiner's report bn the deaths of the three mem- bers of the Ball family in 1915. Objec- tion was made by the state to the intro- duction of the report. The court ruled that the reporf was not admissible as evi- dence. Adjournment was taken to next Tues- day. county BRIDGEPORT DEMOCRATS NOMINATE CITY TICKEET Bridgeport, Conn., Oct. 14.—Frederick Atwater was nominated for mayor of Eridgeport tonight by the democrati: & convention. He will oppose Mayor Clif- ford B. Wilson, republican, who will run for re-election for a sixth term. Other democratis nominationg were: For city clerk, Francis P. Dunnegan; town clerk, M:ss Josephine Kiley; tax collector, Ed- ward A. Drew; treasurer, John H. Wil- Tiams; assessors, L. J. Gill, F. E. Hearn and Aaron Wittstein. COLOMBIAN SENATE RATIFIES TREATY WITH UNITED STATES Bogota, Colombia, Oct. 13 (by the A. P.)—The Coombian senate, after three sessions during which there was much discussion, today ratified the treaty with the United States by which Co- lombia is to receive $25,000,000. The treaty, which was ratified by the United States senate last April, is an outgrowth of difficulties between the United States and Colombia in connec- tion with the acquisition of the Panama Canal route. SUCCEEDS IN ROBBING BANK ON SECOND TRIP Hamilton, Ont., Oct. 14.—A robber who was foiled in an attempt to rob the Bank of Hamilton yesterday after a istol duel with an officlal of the in- stitution, tried his fortunes again today with .better success.,’ He walked Into the Union Bank, safd to a clerk, “They stopped me yesterday, but won't toda; pointed a pistol at him, grabbed $2,- 000 and escaped, AGES—84 COLUMNS l | HOUSE 146 £ PRICE TWO CENTS. 0142 AGAINST INGREASE IN MEMBERSHIP Voted Recommitment of the Seigel Bill to the Census Commit- tee—An Amendment to Decrease the Membership Was Smothered by an Avalanche of Negative Votes—Anoth- " er Amendment to Authorize Reapportionment Without Any Increase in Membership Was Also Rejected. ‘Washington, Oct. 14—The house Te- corded its opposition tonight to any in- crease in its membership, recommitting to the ‘census committee by a vote of 146 to 142 the Siegel bill to increase its size from 435 to 460 members. The vote was taken on a motion to recommit offered by Representative Fair- field of Indiana, a republican member of the census committee, after nine hours of debate and wrangling over parliamen- tary procedure. Previous to recommitting the bill. the house rejected 140 to 136 an amendmen* republican, | nment without any increase in membership. An- other amendment, offered by Representa- tive Tinkham, republican, Massachusetts, to decrease the membership to 425, was smothered under an avalanche of “noes.” Eleven southern states, which Mr. Tink- ham charged had disfranchised negroes, would have lost 33 seats and Massachu- setts one under his amendment. while a gain of 24 seats would have been split among a dozen states which made con- siderable gain in popultion during the by Representative Barbour, California, to authorize reappor: last decade. It was the second time within a year that the house has blocked efforts to in- crease its size, during the last session a Dill to fix the membership at 483 being defeated. At fhat time another bili pro- viding for reapportionment under the 1920 census without increasing the num- ber of members was passed by the house but no action was taken on it by the senate. Opponents of the bill tonight contend- ed that the house already was an un- wieldy body and that it would function less efficiently with an increased mem- bership. Chairman Siegel and Repre- sentative Larsen o. Georgia, a democrat- ic member of the committee, pleaded for the measure, while Representatives Fair- field and Rankin, democrats, Mississippi, directed the attack against it. Party lines were disregarded in the final vote. Announcément by Representative Mon- dell, the republican leader, that although he had opposed an increase in the size of the house at the last session, he favored the Siegel bill, brought criticismy from several republicans opposed to the meas- ure, Representatives Coop«n, Wisconsin, and Beedy, Maine, being particularly emphatic in their remarks. TRYOUT OF (3 FISHERMEN'S SHIPS TODAY Halifax, N. S., Oct. 14.—Haddock and in Nova Secotian fishermen have hung up their nets for a day of cod can make merry waters tomorrow, for the sport. Jackknives were being waged tonight against salty slickers on the results of the elimination trials which will deter- Nova mine the smartest schooner in Scotian fishing fleets. For this lucky craft will meet the E'- sie out of GlouceSter off this port on ALEXANDER M. HOWART UPHELD BY KANSAS COAL MINERS Pittsburgh, Kas, Oct. 14—Between 4,000 and 5,000 Kansas coal miners, meeting at Franklin today, adopted res- olutions upholding the administration of President Alexander M. Howat, suspend- ed esterday on order of John L. Lewis, president of the International Mine Workers' Union. Resolutiong also were adopted d=clining to recognize the previ- sional adn inistration created under Pres- ident Lewis’ order, to be headed by October 22 for the ‘blue ribbon of the | George L. Peck, local member of the In- north Atlantic. ternational executive -board, and refus< Eight prospective biuenose challeng- | ing to comply with instructions sent out ers will get away to tomorrow's gum, | today by Acting President Peck that for a 40-mile tussle, The challenger | al striking miners return to work im- will be picked by a point system; eight | mediatel: About 12,000 minerg have for first place, seven for second, six for| been on voluntary strike over the eom- third, five for fourth, four for fifth, | three for sixth, two for seventh and one for eighth. However, if Canadia, Captain Joseph Conrad, ence, <nellman, there is skippered win the elimination ter lines. In case the winners should be Ais- vualified, the Canadian race committee {vill pick as the cha’lenger the schooner the making the next best showing in preliminaries, In addition to a trophy emblematic the Oc- money prizes; $700 for second. 3500 for third; and three prizes of $400 of the Canadian championship, tette will race for six $1.000 for first place; cach for the mext three boats. ILLNESS OF SIMMONS HALTS THE KU KLUX KLAN INQUIRY ‘Washington, Oct. rules committee hearing on resoluti calling for a congressional investiga of the order went over today until Mon-| day. A Washington physician, called in last night to attend the wizard at a hotel af- ter his collapse at the hearing yesterday, bed suffering reported that he was in from an acute attack of bronchitis, haustion and an affection of the th but that he would be in shape to una examination by committeemén the first of the week. There was no indication as to whether the committee would summon other wit- the Edward finperial kleagle, and Mrs Elizabeth Tyler, his assistant, be called‘ to testify has not been discussed by the nesses before making a report house. The suggestion that Young Clark to committee, it was s: ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF HER FOURTH HUSBAND Twin Falls, Idaho, Oct. 14. it was indicated that ward F. Méyer. The decision lets down the bars to the introduction of virtually as much evi- dence in the case of each of the four | deaths as was adduced with respect te | the Meyer demise. Lawyers for the prosecution signalized their victory with a vomplete history of | the final lllness of Hwrlan C. Lewis, who was married to the de’endant at Billings, | Mont., March 10, 1919, and who died at Billings on July 6 of the same year under circumstances, the state alleges, similar! to those connected with Meyer's death. FUNERAL OF SENATOR KENOX IN VALLEY FORGE TODAY Philadvlphia, Oct. 14.—The body Senator Philander ton, arrived here late today. bers of the family. Har¢ ing. station when the train drew in. The body was taken by motor hearse to Valley Forge, the country home of services Senator Knox, where will be held tomorrow. NO PONTOON BRIDGE OVER funeral THE HUDSON AT YONKRERS New York, Oct. 14.—The plan of the Hudson River Pontoon Bridge company to bulld a pontoon bridge across the Hudson river at Yonkers has been aban- doned, it was asmnounced today at the office of Colonel Edward Burr, chief of army engineers of this district. It is understood that Bt $1,000 each. by or Independ- handled by Captain Albert Him- trials, serious doubt as to whether | they will be permitted to compete in the international race because of thefr wa- 14 —Because of the illness of William J, Simmons, imperial wizard of the Ku Kilux Klan, the house ! ex- Following the court’s ruling today admitting in evi- dence testimony as to the deaths of three previous husbands and a brother-in-law, the prosecution would consume another week in the case of Lydia Meyer Southard, charged with | the murder of Mer fourth husband, Ed- ot C. Knox, who died | suddenly Wednesday night in Washing- | It was ac- companied by his widow and other mem- The coffin, of plain i black design, with silver side bars, wi ornamented with a single wreath of rose- | buds, the tribute of Pres¥ent and Mrs. Several hundred persons, the | men with uncovere® heads, were at the the plan was given up because of opposition thal de- veloped during a public hearing and be- cause the shipping board was criticised for agreeing to furnish neccssary ships mitment to jail recently of President Ho- wat and August Dorchy, union vice pres. ident, for violating the criminal section of the state industrial court lay. Supporters of the provisional regime asserted tonight that the Franklin meet- ing was attended only by friends of the suspended administration and that res. olutions recognizing the new administra- tion and voting to return to work would be adopted at a mass meeting of miners of the southern end of the flelds to bs held at Scammon later. In the resolutions adopted at Franklin belief was expressed that to recognize th new administ n would, in affect, be recognition of the industrial court. In an effort (o forestall action said to be considered by Howat and his as- sociates toward maintaining funds of the suspended organization intact, C. O Pingry, legal counsel of the internation- al representatives, tonight mailed to all hankg in which are the funds, notices that che~ks signed by any member of t suspended organization should not be honon\. Phil 8. Callery, genera! counsel for Dis- trict 14, has served legal nitice on banks to homor no checks on the dis- trict funds unless they are signed by the old board. Thomas Harvey, secretary treasurer, under the old regime, was named as fin- ancial representative of the international in the order of President Le sus- pending the district. All of the funds of the district are deposited in the name of Harvey, who also holds the check books. 11 COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED IN VIRGINIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA Boston, Oct. 14.—Fleven men, bellev- ed to be members of a gang of counter- teiters working along the Atlantic coast, have been arrested at Norfolk, Virginia, and Charleston, S. C., “within the past 24 hours” Inspector Hobart of the treas- ury department staff today informed Judge Hayden in the Roxbury district court. % The inspector appeared in behalf of Kirkpatrick Brown, charged with pass- ing a counterfeit £10 bill, asserting that Brown was the innocent tool of the men who had passed the false motes to him. Brown was freed. Most of the spurious paper consisted of one doliar bilis, shaved down and raised by the addition of a cipher at the corner, Hobart _said. In Chelsea today Jake Gilman was found gullty of raising a $2 federal re- serve note to $10. Owen P. McKen- na, special agent of the treasury de- partment testified that 1,000 slips mark- ed “10" had been found in Gilman's room. T nL U SEARCHING SHIP FOR DRUGS FOUND CHINESE STOWAWATYS - New York, Oct. 14.—Customs officlals searched the British freighter Helenus today for smuggled drugs, but instead | found fifteen half starved Chinese hidden iin empty ballast tanks, several of them afflicted with beri-beri. A report that another Chinese who had the disease had been thrown overboard before he was dead, either in the harbor or on the voy- age from Boston, sta~‘ed the harber po- lice on a search for the body. The fifteen were taken to Ellis Island and after they had been questioned, Fong Kow, known on the ship as “No: 1 China- man,” or boss, was detained on charges that for $1,000 a head he had undertak- en to smuggle the batch into the United States from a port in China. CHARGED WITH EVADING $15,000 CUSTOMS DUTIES ! New York, Oct. 14.—Charged with da- trauding the government of $15,000 cus toms duties on an importation of artifi- clal silk hat braid from Germany by using false invoices and declarations, David Schratter, president, and Na- thaniel Kramer, vice president, of the Hanclalre Trading Company, were ar- raigned today before U. S. Commission- er Hitchcock. Schratter, who was held in $10,000 bail, wis given permission to safl for Germany tomorrow on his promise to retrn for the hearing Des cember 15, released tm $2,500 bail Kramer was