Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 19, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 254 HAVE ENTIRE GOV'T SUPPORT In Its Efforts to Reach a Settlement of the Controversy Be- tween Railroad Executives and Their Employes—The Government Has Completed Its Defensive Plans and Is Watching Developments—Representatives of Three of the “Big Five” Brotherhoods Have Accepted an Invita- tion of the Labor Board to Confer With the Board in Chicago Thursday Afternoon. Washington, Oe 18.—The threatened raflroad strike was recognized in high official circles today as having develop- «d into the first real test of the practica- ity of the railroad labor board. The come of the negotiations now in pro- =S, it was declared, would determine 7ether an “entirely futile” agency has created. Prominent in the defence put forward labor leaders in every controversy in ® Past it was pointed out, was the plea at °re was no legally constituted ody before which they could 1 en lay their erievances, or whose impartial judg- ent they could submit petitions for re- f. With the labor hoard exprsesly fill this gap, assurancé was today that it would he permitted e a free hand in its efforts to @ initial test provided by the dis- sreeme: the railroads and their em- ployes over wage schedules and work- ng_conditions With virtually every effort averting created to toward wajkout scheduled to begin centered in Chicago, the gov- today had completed its de- plang and was watching devel The cabinet s to the sut October 30, ernment ct at its regular and there was no official state- phase of the strike forth- y branch of the govern- anthoritative .information still ng as to the basis upon which abor board was proceeding. the im- was given that it involved some t least, of the suggestion put by the public members of the th ard 1 Sunday as “one feasible plan,” for preventing the tle-up. The probab that offical sanction ziven to the proposal that the eduction be offset immediate- ionate fieight rate de- s was discussed in high official In case this was adopted as the ment's compromise plan, the test > railroad board's authority would mediately, it was pointed out, in ion of its acceptance by either or both of the parties to the controversy. Entirely apart from the suggestion of the publie group. official intimation was given that a freight rate reduction was being econsidered. There was no indi- cation as to the factors upon which such » rate revision would be formulated, or bow soon a_decision by the proper gov- tramental agencies could be expected. 1 was indicated that the entire sup- port of the government womuld be given the labor board in its efforts to reach a ettiement of the controversy and that bther government agencies would Le in- sructed to co-operate actively. In case the setilement involves modification of the present rate schedules, the procedure wonld include a petition from the labor board to the interstate commerce com- mission which has jurisdiction for the necessary rate change. With respect to his conference with he public group members here vester- ¥, Attormey General Daugherty said ay that he had gone over with them every angle of the law under which the board operates and had examined "into legal argumentgs and court decisions cov- ering various conspiracy cases in the past. Whether this reference had any- thing to do with the possible use of the unction, Mr. Daugherty declined to He declared, however, that the de- partment of justice expected to maintain phases of the strike until unon for action, adding that if time should come the government's branch would be ready. The department is concerned with the of public- to the transportation Mr. Dangherty said, adding the claims of each side to the con- would and should be given con- deration. He held, however, that the teeping open of the traffic lines was paramont White House officlals declined again to Is the possibility of the brotherhood B called to Washington by the wa o yresiden PROPOSALS TO BE MADE BY RAILROAD LABOR BOARD Oct. 18 (By the A, P.).— President Tlarding to take p to throttle the threat- ordered by the brother- %0, Chairman R. M. Bar- United Stated railroad labor Chicago, Tharged £ th yard reached Chicago late tonight, com- g direct from the White House. The president i8 very anxious to de reerything possible to avert this threat- d calamity, arrival he hands of the board to see what mn be done.” Judge Barton said on The telegrams summoning the heads of he brotherhoods and the switch- men’s union were sent out by Walter L. EcMenimen, labor member of the board the reques Judge Barton, who was n Washington conferring with the jdent. The labor board chairman re- ned in.conference with the president Jate yesterday, thier conclusions re- wlting in the summons to the labor lead- ¥s. No fixed plan was laid down in the ¥hite House conference, but opinions of ward members, coupled with the an- wuncement of the public group in Vashington Sunday, indicated that the pllowing would be the proposals taken @ iIn Thursday's conference: 1~—Immediate saspension of the strike rder pending further negotiations look- BE to a scttiement. 2—Use of the brotherhoods' influence o forestall strike orders by any of the ther labor organizations now consid- ring a walkout, 3—Proposal of a platform on which pal settlement might be reached, to in- lude these points, with the proviso that pere will be no strike: A—Withdrawal for a definite period { the proposed request by the roads for ther wage decreases. B—Immediate reduction ates by the roads. This leaves open the two points said ¥ the train service men to be para- jount. One is the quection of time and vh other is the cancellation of revision ! the existing rules and working condi- pns. Hich Mber leaders have been in- jBient that these . iwo -points form the sl bone of contention, despite the-faet at the Lrothenhoods' strile vote was en on the July 1 wage reduction. of freight “The matter has been placed | JAGENCIES AT WORK TO PREVENT RAILROAD STRIKE Chicago, Oct. 18.~—(By The A. P.)— { Efforts to avert the nation-wide railroad strike scheduled for October 30 tonight found governmental agencies, representa- tatives of the public and some rail- way labor unions taking action Simul- taneously which all hoped would prevent a tie-up of the country's transportation £ystem through a walkout of nearly 2,- 000,000 employes, in protest of wage cuts. Foremost among the moves being made by the different groups ‘was a meeting between the United States Railroad La- bor Board and the heads ofthe five unions which have already authorized their men to strike, called for Thursday by the board and at the request of Pres- ident Harding, it was said by board mem- bers, The first move on the part of a pub- llc organization to avert a strike came when the American Farm Bureau Fed- erdtion, representing 1,250,000 farmers, sent petitions to the interstate com- merce commission asking, an immediate 10 to 20 per cent reduction in_freight rates on necessities and annoanded that it also would arpeal to the labor board not to grant a new 10 per cent. wage reduction which the roads have announc- ed they will seek, but rather to gener- ally revise wages in acocordance with the cost of living in various sections. Concurrence in these requests should avert the strike, the federacion said in its announcement through which it volun- teered with union and rail representa- tives as a mediator. A serles of meetings to last all week will be started tomorrow, by the eleven rail unions which have not yet issued | strike calls, although most of them have | voted for a strike. Leaders of several of these unions announced that the meet- ing they will oppose a strike call in the | hope that a split between them and the | five unions already authorizing a walk- out may avert the threatened strike. TO CANVASS SOLDIERS TO OPERATE RAILROAD TRAINS | San Antenio, Texas., Oct. 18.—( By the A. P.)—Orders for a canvass all mili- tary commands in the eighth army corps area, comprising five states, for soldiers experienced in- the operation of raflway trains and the mantenance of ways, have been issued at area headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, it was learned today. ‘The report, it was said, would show the number of officers and enlisted men of each command who have had railroad experience in twenty-six lines of work. The men are to be classified under five separate heads: Officials, train employes, yard and station emwployes, shop men, and maintenance of way and structures. 15,000 TRAINMEN WOULD REFUSE TG GO ON STRIKE Philadelphia, Oct. 18—C. E. Musser, chairman of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of the Pennsylvania railroad, sald tonight that 15,000 trainmen of the Pennsylvania system would refuse to obey the order for a general railroad strike and would continue to work “if the Toad operates trains.” The organiza- tion of which he is head-recently voted agajnst the strike. “The fight of the unions should be with the labof board, not with the Penn- sylvania,” said Mr. Musser. “The rail- road has been fair in its dealings with our men and has lived up to its agree- ments. We have no quarrel with the management.’ NEW' YORK EAILROAD New York, Oct 18.—Officials of rail- roads centering in New York today wen! quietly about their business, with a weather-eye cocked on the threatened rafl strike Apparently the only roads actually to take steps to meet the walkout, if it de- veloped were the Central Railroad of New Jersey and the Brle railrood. The former today adverfised extensively for workers to fill vacancies caused by “such men as may leave the service,” and the latter Intends to advertise similarly Thursday. Meanwhile various agencies were at work on plans to keep the city supplied with food ond fuel while furhther reports were received of volunteer train crews be- ing recruited from the ranks of commut- ers. Rail executives and their principal as- sistants in New Jersey planned a series of conferences, the first of which may be held next week. Thursday was under- stood to have been fixed tentatively as the date for a conference of the New York rail chiefs and their principal operating officials in New Jersey APPOINTMENTS MADE BY STATE POLICE COMMISSION Hartford, Oct. 18.—The state police commission today approved the appoint- Arthur M. Pinell of Kssex as sergeants in the state police department, and ac- { cepted the applications of twenty men to be special state policemen. The appoint- ments include: Charles Pilon, D. L. Fitzsimmons, John B. Highrain and William V. Hurley of Waterbury; Anthony F. Manion and | Louis F. Baker of Danbury; Joha J. Barrett, Stamford; Elmer M. Young, Willimantic; William R. Goodman, Shel- ton; Fred Hibbard, Bethel; M. R. Keith, Danieison. LAND FRATUDS PERPETRATED TUNDER “FREE 5‘0'1‘ SCHEME” New York, Oct. 18 —Condemning land frauds perpetrated under the so-called “free lot scheme” and recommending sweping changes in the laws governing real estate operations, Magistrate Fran- cis X. Mancuso today completed a formal | investigation and report on conditions in New York city. N\ Magistrate Mancuso’s\ report recom- mends the enactment of a law licensing all real -estate opearters and defining as lotteries sples methods now employed by unscrupulous real estate dealers, MAGNATES NOT DISTURBED | ment of Walter F, Stiles of Hartford and | POPULATION 29,6854 RAILROAD LABOR BOARD T0 NORWICH, CONN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1921 Schnsflisappr_ ved By Veterans’ Bureau For Placing Disabled Service Men .Under Conditions - “Criminal and Relating to Slavery”. : Washingtan, Oct. 18.—Placemeyt of disabled service men ‘“under conditions that are criminal and relating to slavery,” was charged by Director Forbes of the Veterans' Bureau, in an address today at the first meeting of the bureay’s district managers. Colonel Forbes crillcised in detail the system by which service men had been placed in tralning and in the course of his address and later through 3 formal statement issued from the Veterans' Bu- reau announced the disapproval of con- tracts held by thirty-three schools and individuals for training those disabled in the world war. In this connection, it told the district managers that in a num- ber of cases they had been derelict in thelr duty. “You men had fio records of the train- ing history of the men,” he asserted. “You have had this information, but I had to dig it out for myself at an addi- tional expense. “The word has also gone around that certain districts have their own little po- litical machines here in Washingion to run the affairs of that district. I want to warn those men who may have such an idea that I'm going to wreck all po- litical machines, and before I am through with this emposition this bureau is going to be clean and above board. “I have nothing to apologize for in my statements that men have been blaced in traming under conditions that are criminal and relating to slaver; The schools and individuals whose con- tracts Tiaye been disapproved by the Vet- erans’ Bureau were announced by Mr. Formes as follows: Don Pennock'es Vaudeville school, New York; Rhodes School, New York; Na- than Katz, Yonkers, N. Y.; David Bis- pham, New York; James Cottrell, (ad- dress not given); Michigan State Auto School, Detroit, Michigan; Minneapolis School of Lip Reading, Minneapolis; Missouri College of Optometry (address not given); Berkley Pre-Vocational School, Boston; Greenberg Tailoring Company, Broeklyn, N. ; Industrial Extension Institute, New York; Atlanta School of Oratory and Txpression, At- lanta; State Secondary Agricultural School, Albertville; Alabama; State Sec- ondary Agricultural School, Hamilton, Alabama; New Mexico State School of Mines, Socorro, New Mexico; Archbishop J. W. Shaw, New Orleans; Askin Train- ing School for Embatmers, Indianapoli: Stone Drum School, Bosfon; National Poultry Institute, Washington, D. C.; McPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art, Minneapolis; Broadmoor Art Acade- my, Colorado Springs, Colorado; McDevitt Company, Tamarack Ranch and 101 Ranch, California; Windsor Mountair Camp, Hillsboro, N. H.; Henry Von Sa- bern Studio, San’ Francisco; Hen: Di- amond, Metropolitan Conservatory of Mu~ sic, Chicago; T. C. Kaminski, Columbus, Ohio; Business Training Institute, New York; Walter Baker, New York and Tu- torial contracts with Harry A. Bower. Bostol; Mabel M. Taylor, Boston, and Fred Hummel, Denyer. —_— SLEEPEES IN BRYANT PARK CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY New York, Oct. 18 —Fifty-seven sleep- ers in Bryant Park, New York's unem- ployment center, were given a surprise today when they were arraigned hefore Magistrate Silberman on charges of va- grancy after being caught in a police round-up early this morning. With one exception, all found themselves leaving court with money for food and lodging given them by the magistrate or by mom- bers of the Sflinset club, composed of wo- men who are grandmothers. Some had jobs to go to Tight away, others left with new found friends who promised to get them work, while the minors among the gatfiering were sent to charitable’ institutions “for care until friendly protection can be found for them. One surly individual got five days in the work house. There were men irom all parts of the United States, South’ America, England and Hurope. Magistrate Silberman warned the strangers he would not repeat his action in future cases of the kind; that New York had enough to do to care for its own. There were eleven former service men in the crowd. PTT UP FIGHT BEFORE SUBMITTING TO ARREST New York, Oct. 18.—Pasengers in a Brooklyn subway express got a thrill to- night at the Canal street station when secret service agents pounced upon thres men suspected of pasting extra numerals on paper money. The sleuths shadowed them from the East Side to Union Square, where all boarded the tram, and as it stopped at Canal street, arrested them. A Stiff fight followed The train start- ed before the prisoners could be subdued but one of the secret service men quick- ly pulled the emergency cord and brought the train to a sudden stop, jolting the passengerS and intensifying the excite- ment. Searched at headquarters, 'the police said one dollar bills raised to $10, $2 bill to $20 and $5 ones to $50 were found on the captives They gave their names of Roman Sawkge, Alexander Smerpoff and John Urvath. 3 The arrests made tonight made a total of eight on similar charges since Satur- day. TO BE WHOLESALE AUCTION OF UNEMPLOYED IN WASHINGTON ‘Washington, Oct. 18.—Auction of un- employed “on a wholesale scale” will take place Saturday within two blocks of the capitol, Urbain Ledoux, ‘leader of a group of involuntary idle, announced to- night. The “sale” was decided upon as a last resort, he said, and only after he had exhausted every other means of pro- viding food and shelter. “I shall offer fifty men in a block,” he declared. “There Will be a profes- sional auctioneer on hand but 1 shalT3s- sist because I know which of them have sound teeth and strong backs and 'will be able te point out the best selling points. I hope the district authorities or congress can be prevailed upon to bid.” British Yacht Owners Adopt Rules, London, ‘Oct. 18. — Leading British yacht owners in the internationai six meter class at a meeting here today de- cided to ask all the clubg interested to agree that next vear's race be held un- der the rules of the Intermational Yacht Racing Union. If this is agreeable, a formal challenge Will be ‘sent November 15 for the race in America next year. BRIEF TELEGRAMS Farmers' State Savings bank, of Akron, Colo., suspended. Governor General Byng yesterday re- appointed Sir James Aikins lieutenant governor of Manitoba for five years. Daily ifornio, barrels, average production of oil in Ca during September totaled 364,314 compared with 323,616 in August. Chief Justice Taft onnounced supreme court would recess from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7. British admirality is reported experi- menting with a gyroscopic machine to prevent rolling of vessels at sea. Sir Ernest Shackleton arrived at Fun- chol Island of Madeira, on board his ex- ploration ship the Quest. Supreme court refused to review case of City of Dallas against federal court, which fixed telephone rates at Dallas. Canadian railroads will not be affected by the proposed strike on lines in the United States. Geological Survey says bituminous prouction improved during first week of October, total output is estimated at 9,- 105,000 tons. According to a Madrid dispatch, the City of Zeluan, captured by Spanish troops from t#s Meors is a city of the dead. Senater ‘Dial, of South Carolina, con- demned Federal Judge Landis for hold- ing the baseball position while remaining on the bench. An earthquake shock lasting four min- utes was felt throughout the Panama Ca- nal Zone. No damage was done the ca- nal. P. M. Buckingham, president of the Bank of Western Carolina, killed himself at his home at Barnwell, S. C. 1ll health was glven as the cause for his action. Secretary of Stafe Hughes, Elihu Root, Senators Lodge and Underwood, mem- bers of armament delegation, will meet next Friday. Capt. William Daniels 60, sald to have commanded the first boat to.reach Nome in the gold rush of 1900, dfed at his home in Berkley, Cal Peasants of aga the bolshevik regiment is said to have mut- inied, according to Bucharest report. are revolting State department says temporary re- sumption of cable service over the Island of Yap does not mean that the Yop con- troversy is settled. Mrs. Parker Brueggman of St. Louis was nominated by President Harding to be a member of the United States Em- ployees' compensation commission. Reports received at Vienna from Bel- grade are to the effect that King Alex- ander is expected to return from France on October 19. The captain and crew of tFe three- masted schooner Maplefield were rescued in heavy seas off the Florida coast by the United Fruit liner Ulua. Three persons were killed and two ser- iously -injured as the result of a fire, which destroyed a rooming house at Dal- las, Texas. Major General David C. Shanks, com- mander of Cam> Dix, was confined to the base hospital as a result of slight in- juries received while playing golf at the camn. Six persons were bitten by a mad dog which ran amuck through the streets of wrence, Mas: before he was shot by rick mobile. Policeman Pat- sey, who gave chase in an auto- The prospect of important changes in the Belzian cobinet opened up as a possi- bility through the announcement by M. Devez, the minister of national defense, that he intended to resign. Three seats were sold at auction of {New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange. The first brought $4,500, the second $4,- 600 and the third $4,630. The last previ- ous sale was on Sept. 24 at $4,000. Everett H. Lamb of Wareham, for- merly office manager for the Ashland Leather company in Boston, was arrested charged with larceny of $4,900 from, the Boylston National bank. ¢ Roy A. Haines, federal prohibition commissioner, yesterfay directed the dis- missal of sixteen prohibiticn enforce- ment agents on the force of William C, McConnell, prohibition director fcr Penn- sylvania. Professor J. Ernest Woodland, 55, head of the science department of Me- chanics Institution died in Rochester, N. Y. Ho was known for experiments with wireless telegraphy and liquid air. Norwan Grant of New York, a fresh- man in Wesleyan University, was knocked unconscious in football scrimmage yester- day. His condition was said to be seri- ous. Brigadier General Alfred Alexander Woodhull, U. S. A., retired, died at his home in Princeton, N. J. He was a vet- eran of the Civil war, a member of many medical organizations and one of Pri. ton’s oldest graduates. Hope that “final peace between Ireland and Engrand” will result fromr the pres- ent negotiations was expressed by H. J. Boland, who arrived in Washington yes- terday as the “representative of the re- public of Ireland. Senator McKellar of Tennessce, was knocked down and run over by an auto- mobile while crossing Pennsylvania av- enue in front of the White House He re- ceived cuts about the face and bruises, none of which were serious. Bank accounts of Police Commissioner Enright of New York, showing bank de- posits aggregating $100,42189 since he assumed office in 1918 were read into the'l record of the Meyer legisiative commit- tee. E. C. Porter, manager of the Ameri- can Mining Congress, in convention at Chicago, predicted pre-war prices for coal to the consumer. *The only bar to lower prices is the high railroad tariff and the waste and high cost due to lack of uni form operation amorg the miners.” Governor J. B. A. Robertson of Okla- homa, ordered the sheriff of Tulsa coun- ty to take stch steps as may be nec- essary to prevent the Mike, Gibbons-Mike O'Dbwd mlddleweight boxing contest in Tulsa mext Tuesday, warning the pro- moters it 'will not be permitted in Okla- homa, e for nearly two hours| Have Been Stolen From the Office of Represen- tative Ben Johnson—Noth- ing of Intrinsic Value Dis- turbed. Washington, Oct. 18.—Nearly a thou- sand copies of a house committee report on the escape of Grover Cleveland Berg- doll, the draft dodger, and a big wooden box containing certain Bergdoll docu- ments, together with many private letters and papers, were stolgn last night from the office of Representative eBn Johnson, democrat, Kentucky, The theft of the reports, written by Mr. Johnson and printed at his own ex- bense, was not discovered until late to- ‘day, while the Washington police were S!I_H trying to get on the trail of the thieves by examination of fingerprints on the window pares, one of which was par- tially removed, Entering the window of the office, on the main floor of the house office building, and adjacent to the post- office building, and adjacent to the post- office, the thieves made no attempt to steal articles of pecuniary value, und the room was not raneacked. The box, bigger than a steamer trunk, ‘was only partly filled with papers, and by shaking it around, Mr.. Johnson sald, the thieves easily could have learned that it contained nothing as heavy as a bottle of whiskey, a product which, it was said, robbers lately have sought in the building. \It was dragged through the door, the marks being plainly visible, but capitol DO some of them assign- ed _lfl duty only a short distance away during the night, declared it could not have been taken from the building with- out their knowledge.” They had failed tonight, however, to lociltc it. CLOSING ARGUMENTS BEGUN IN THE SCHUTTE MURDER CASE Middletown, Conn., Oct. 18 —Closing arguments in the trial of Emil Schutte, storekeeper of Shailerville, charged with the murder of Joseph, Mary and Jacob Ball in December, 1915, were begun in the superior court thi: afternoon. Opening the stat rgument, Assist- ant State’'s Attorney Spencer declared that the testimony of Schutte’: Ju- lius, agrees with the known fac the case and is corroborated in many par- ticulars. He reviewed the testimony of the state’s witnesses at length and said o the state put forward the story of Ju- lius Schutte as’a true account of the alleged murd It was premedidated murder, he said, whether the members of the Ball family were shot to death or burned to death. A defense argument was made by D. J. Donohue, public defender. Schutte wept several times while the lawyer spoke. Julius Schutte dishonored his father, said the attorney, and revealed bitterness and hatred in his testimony. * He declared the conduct of three of Schutte's sons was “an infernal conspiracy to get their father outof the way,” He branded the testimony of Juling ax Talse, and declared it was “worthless evidence, laden with improbabilities.” He said Julius, by his testimony, made himself an accomplice in the alleged murders. Gustaf B. Carison, counsel for the de- fense, will give his argument tomorrow morning and will be followed by State's Attorney Inglis, concluding for the pro ecution. Ii is expected Judge Maltbi will deliver his charge in the afternoon after which the case will go to the jury. GEERMANS HAVE TRIPLE BARRELED MACHINE GUN London, Oct. 1§.—The Muni: spondent of the London Times formed by an unnamed expert’ Germans have perfected a triple barreled machine gun, electrically operated, weigh- ing some twenty-two pounds and capable of spreading 2,000 rounds per minute in a complete circle. The three barrels could be operated by a gunner on land a half mile distant. This is cited as instancing how Ger- man industries are devising engines of war, and the correspondent clares that Germany is con armies under civilian guise and thas chemists are conducting researches into poisonous gases and b: bilities of destruction. The correspondent asserts he has heard the conviction expressed by “more than one authority” that the Oppau ex- plosion would not have occurred “had no experimental work connected with the manufacture of engines of war in some shape or form been induiged in there.” cteriological possi- FOURTEEN SALOONKEEPERS ARRESTED IN STAMFORD Stamford, Conn., Oct. 18.—Fourteen lo- cal saloonkeepers were arrested today on charges of liquor law violations. They all gave bail for appearance in' city gourt tomorrow morning. The arrests were the result of a cleanup made by the lo- cal police, following an investigation waich Prosecuting Attorney Kenealy stated had been going on for several weiks. The attorney said he believed he had sufficient evidence of liquor sell- ing to obtain conviction. NO AMERICANS ATTEND MONETARY CONFERENCE Washington, Oct. 18.—Invitations to send American representatives to attend the international monetary conference called for December 6 at London by Brit- ish bankers have been declined by Presi- dent Harding, it became known tonight. The president is understood to have in- formed the British bankers that since the conference was to be non-official in its nature, he would be unable to designate representatives from the government. WHEAT PRICES BELOW A $1 A BUSHEL IN PORTLAND Portland, Ore., Oct. 18.—Wheat nrices went below $1 a bushel here tod:§ for the first time since Aue. 2, 1916, the close being 97 cents to 401 for immediate delivery. The threatened railroad tie-up was ascribed as the reason for the break. —_— OBITUARY. . Reuben Park. Northfield, Mass., Oct. 18.—Reuben Park, believed to bée the oldest man in this section of the state, died today. He ‘was 101 years and 18 days old. He lived all his life on a farm in Gill. Capt. Americus Whedon. 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS bergtol Renorts | PEACF TREATIES RATIFIED ‘Washington, Oct. 18.—Capt. Americus | Whedon, vice commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, died here tonight, | aged 81 years. He was visiting a daugh- ter here at the time of his death. The body will be seat to Lexington, Ky., Cap- | tain. _VY_hgdm‘s home. for burial. BY THE SENATE LAST NIGHT With Germany, Austria and Hungary—Vote on First Twe Was 66 to 20, on the Hungarian Treaty 66 to 17—Only a Formal Exchange of Ratification Now Necessary tc Bring About a Full State of Peace With the Former Cen- + tral Powers. Washington, Oct. 18.—The administra- tion’s peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary were ratified by the senate tonight. the vote on the first two being 66 to 20, or eight more than the necessary two-thirds, awd in the case of the Hungarian treaty, Jue to the of three senators, being 66 to 17. The senate action completed the ad- ministration’s immediate peace program and brought a full state of peace with the principal enemy power. Remaining now only are the formal exchanges of ratification, except in the case of the Hungarian treaty, that government alone has yet to complete parliamentary action on l[m treaty. Only three republicans—Senators Borah of Idaho, LaFollette of Wisconsin and Norris of Nebraska, who, absent on ac- count of illness, was paired against rati- fication—v(ted against the treat! Fourteen democrats, on the other hand, supported the treaties, while 1wo more were piired in favor of ratification. Before fina, action was taken a demo- cratic effort to substitute for the man treaty the treaty of Versa:ll the twelve Lodge ceservations w feated, and the foreign re te reservations prohibiting membership on the allied reparati commission or any other international commission without the consent of con- gress were adopted The rol call on ratification of the Ger- man treaty follows: For ratification: Republicans: Ball, Brandegee, Bursum, bsence Ger- Calder, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, Dillingham, Iupont, Edge, E! kins, Ernst, Fernald, France, Freeling- huysen, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, John- n, Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, " McKin- McLean, McNary, Moses, Nelson, New, Newberry, Nicholson, Norbeck. Od- Penrose, Poindexter, Short- Smoot, Spencer, Sterling, Suther- Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, and Willie— land, Watson, Indiana Weller Total 52 Democrats: Fletcher, Gerry, Kendrick, Myers, Owen Ashurst, Broussard, Dial Pomerene, ansdell, Shields, Trammell Underwood and Walsh, Massachusetts— Total 14. Against ratification: Republicans: Borah and LaFollette— Total 2. - Democrats: Caraway, Culberson Harris, Harrison. Heflin, Jones, New Mexico, King, McKellar, Overman, Pittman, TReed, Sheppard, Simmons, tanley, Walsh, Montana, ‘Watson, Georgia, and Williams—Total 18. With the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Knox, the total membership of the senate was 95. Nine senators were paired as follows: Hitcheod™. democrat, Nebraska; Jones republican, Washington; Ladd, republi- can, North Dakota; Phipps, republican, Colorado; Smith, darmocrat, South Caro- lina, and Stanfield, republican, Oregon, for ratifcation, and Norris, republican, Nebraska,; Robinson, democrat, Arkan- as, and Swanson, democrat, Virginia, against ratification. CAPT. RANDALL REFUSED TO APPEAR BEFORE INQUIRY BOARD New York, Oct. 18.—On the ground that he already had been exonerated the United States Steamboat Inspecto Board, Captain A. B. Randall today fused to appear before the board of quiry appointed by the shipping bgrra to investigate the charge that he had refused, while commanding the stea ship Hudson, to aid three men adrift in a disabled motorpoat in Ambrose Chan- nel, October 5. The men later were res- cued by another steamer. re- th The Hudson, from whose command Captain Randall had been suspended pending investigation, sailed vesterday for Furope with another officer on the bridge. Randall had hoped the inwe: gation would be completed quickly, that he could obtain reinstatement and take the Hudson out of port. When he learned, after shipping board officials had boarded his vessel to ques- tion his officers, that such was not to be the case, he sald he had decided on advice of counsel to disobey the order to attend today's hearing. He made t known by calling at the board's offices and leaving a letter setting forth his intentions. F. Mack, district mas t the shipping board, declared that Cay Randall's refusal to appear at the in- quiry left no course open but a con- tinuation of the officer’s suspension. FORECASTS PASSAGE OF TAX BILL NEXT WEEK Washington, Oct. 18.—Passage of the compromise tax revision bill by thq, end of next week was forecast today U Chairman Penrose of the finance com- mittee, who said he would move to make the revenue measure the unfinished busi- ness tomorrow and then press it to pa: sage next wek. even ii this rquired night sessions, “I do not think there is more tha week of consideration left the b Mr. Penrose said. “Anyhow, there si a working majority on the republican side to put the bill through.” The committee chairman indicated the 50 per cent. maximum sur-tax agreed upon by republican leaders and ators in the agricultural bloc would be retained by the senate. in that rate YOUTH WHO TRIED TO SHOOT TOLICEMAN IS LIBERATED New York, Oct. 18—Charges of felon- ious assault and violation of the Sulli- van law preferred against Montford Steele, a youth who tried to shoot Pa- trolmarf Thomas Nyland while intoxicat- ed in the theatre district early on Oc- tober 3, were dismissed today by Mag- istrate Levine. Magistrate Levine told the young man that in view of the fact that he was of good family and a college graduate and had had no criminal record, he felt it would be unjust to brand him a criminal for an act he committed while crazed from indulgence in bad “bootles” whis- key. PLAN TO FIGHT THE KU ELUX ELAN ABANDON Chicago, Oct. 18.~The National Unity Council, formed to combat the Ku Klux Klan has abandoned its plang for a na- tioral organization, according to a let- ter sent out today by former Governor Edward F. Dunne, one of the body's backers. Instead the council will substitute a plan for a general committee to foster kindlier feellngs between all classes of Americans and the elimination of racial and religious animosities. MATIDEN TRIP OF MUNSON LINER SOUTHERN CEOSS Buenos Aijres, Oct. 18.—The Munson line steamer Southern Cross, on her maiden vovage from New York to Buenos Aires, arrived here today. The trip was made in seventeen days. twenty hours, with calls at Rio Janeiro and Monte- video, The voyage took two days longer than was required by the steamer Ameri- can Legion of the same line, which hoids the record. AUTO SALESMAN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH New Haven, Oct. 18.—Caivin H. Robie, anautomobile salesman of this eity, is held criminally responsible for the death of John T. Pickett in a finding issued by Coromer Mix tonight. Rabie was driv- ing an automobile in Woodbridge early last Sunday and .ran into a telegraph pole. Two men and a woman in the ma- ching with Roble were thrown out, Pick- =tt being killed. " REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWEE FORECAS1 Washington, Oct. 15.—A statemen summatizing activities of the federal pow.r commission in bringing zbout the development of water power throughout the country, declaring “it is reasomabils expect in the near future am activity n water power development b: be-io un- known,” was issued today by Secretavy Weeks as chairman of the commission. ufficient time has elapsed,” the state- ment said. “since the passage of the fed- eral water power act of Jume 10, 1929, to give indication of the effectiveness of the act bringing about the develop- ment of water power. Since March 1. the commission has authorized the uance of thirty licenses involving 1.- 269,000 horsepower and twenty-four pre- liminary permits involving 1,280,860 horsepower, or as much as the aggregate of applications approved by the sev- eral executive parties during the fifteen preceding Junme, 1920 ief among projects authorized by commission are those on the Nlagara, Connecticut river at Enfieid rapids, on e Coosa river in Alabama. withstanding the industrial depres- and the uncertain financial situa- " the statement continued, - investment of approximately $100.000,00¢ are already under construction In New ma, Wisconsin, Oregon agé to Oct 8, 1921, there have beer led with the commission 256 applications 1volving over 16,000,000 horsepower, of hich about ' 1 horsepower mary power and 5,500,000 secondary ower. The gerat majority of these ap- cations contdmplate the developmen’ and sale of power as public utilifies.” P e ST T 8,975 PROMIBITION ARRESTS IN NEW YORK SINCE APRID, New York, Oct. 15.—A total of $,97( and .the seizure of 141 auiomo trucks, 15 horses, 4 push carts 5 vats and a boat is isentioned in the po! report covering state prohibitios enforcement in New York city since lastl April, made public tonight by First Depe uty Police Commissioner Leach. In addition to vehicles and containerg of large dimensions, the report adds thal nearly 100,000 botties, 5,000 barrels, mere than 2,000 cases and 7¢4 demijohns were confiscated during the past six months. The report says nothing about the con- tents, —_————— DECREASE OF $25,000,000 IN GOVERNMENT EXPENSES , _Washington, Oct. 15.—Ordinary expeh- ditures of the government fell off by nearly $25,000,000 during September as compared with August, while payments on, the public debt increased by more than $500,006,000. During September ordinary expenditur- es totalled §266.523,932, as against $29: 847 in August while public debt disbursements aggregated $1,173,843,743, compared with $237,519,233 in the prewi- ous month. Redemption of certificates of indebtedness amounting to $1,051,903,950 acounted for the bulk of the public debe disbursements, FORMER GERMAN WARSHIPS TO SALUTE BODY OF TNENOWYN . Cherbourg, Oct. 1S.—Several former German war vessels now in the pos- sesion of France have been ordered te proceed from Brest to Havre in order to salute the body of the Unkmown Ameri- . can soldier when it is placed on board the American cruiser Olympic for cen- veyance to the United States for burial in Arlington cemetery. ¥ i a _— FAT REDUCING TEST ON FAT MEN AND WOWEN * — New York, Oct. 13.—The city of New York tackled a weighty problem today. It mobilized fifty fat men and fifty fat women in a reducing squad, which hopes to lose 5,000 pounds or more by the midle of November when Health Com- misioner Copeland will present the hun- dred heavywelghts at the Health Ex position as an erample of what stout persons can do in the way of becoming more becoming. { TRUCK DRIVERS FINED OYERLOADING TRUCKS Greenwich, Conn., Oct: 18.—Fifteen motor truck drivers wers in the borough court here today on charges of overload- ing their trucks. Fines ranging from $50 to $200 were !mposed. The arrests were made In the past few days by state pelice under Captaln McMultry.