Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 21, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXII—NO. 256 N0 DEFINITE. CONFERENCE JChairman R. M. Barton of the Labor Board 'POPULATION Announced th- Adjournment as Final—Could Not Say What Next Step Might Be—One of the Labor Leaders Said body’s Next Move”—Nei the Railroad Executives Are Preparing For Any Eventuality. FoRpwing ware Thursday's develop- jments in the_railroad strike situation: lConterence belween the labor board and dents of five unions which have or- ed a walkout adjourned with the an- :Acement from the board ifat no deS results were obtained and the union retaiaed to Cleveland. Eleven ‘s‘andarc” unions, represent- nearly three-fourths of the country’s ailway workers and which have voted for, but have not called a strike marked 1e pending conferences between the la- bor board and the “big five.” Secretary of Commerce Hoover an- ncunced plans have been completed by partment for iransportation of es- als in case of a rail tie-up. Chair MeChord of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, and acting Attorney General Goff conferred with President MHurding over the rail situation. tern roads advertised for men to £l vacancies which would result from a Central raiiroad of N. J., received so many rejlies that it announced ‘no more. could be considered. American railway h 10,000 members, road workers not to strike. Railroads announced poll of employes ) ascertaln how many will rgmain at work if there isa strike “It’s Some- ther Official Washington Nor Appear to be Disturbed, Biut New strike vote ordered among Penn- sylvania lines shop craft workers. Announced that Interstate Commerce Commission freight rate decisions in re- gard to hay grain and lumber are immi- nent. Officials of southern railway announced it was not represented at recent Chicago rail #executives’ meeting where plans to seek a [aw ten per cent. wag cut were I CHCA 29,685 0 YESTER price of refined sugar from 50 to 5.20 cents. * " Riksbank, of sm;;un. announces re- duction from 6 fo 5 1-2 per cent. on of- ficial discount rate. President Harding named mbrose E. Meynaham, o fColorado, to be assayer of the mint at Denver. Shipping board personmel was reduced 2,664 and the payroll $4,041,500 during the past four month. George Clemenceau’s condition is re- ported critical. He is ill at his villa at Vendes. 4 Mrs. Caruse, widow of Enrico Caruso, and her daughter will sail Saturday on announced. CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO WAS BARREN OF RESULTS Chicago, Oct. 20—(By the A. P.)—Ef- forts by the railroad labor board to avert conferences with heads of the five un- nions which have ordered a walkout ef- fective October 30 failed when the meet- ing adjourned: tonight with the announce- ment by the board that “while the cussions were beneficial' no definite i sults were obtained.” “There has been a full and frank dis- cussion of the situation,” seid a state- ment given out by Ben W. Hoopér, vice chairman of the board. “The labor board and the brotherhood chiefs exchanged' views in a perfectly pleasant way. The Interview was beneficial, but we cannot i (Continued on Page Twelve) PRESS CONGRESS HEARS AN TALK ON PACIFIC PROBLEMS Honolulu, T. H., Cet. 30.—Pacific ems must be so.ved by “Pacific and no solution will be#satistac- ry without the full knowledge and sup- + of the Chinese people, who form the reater part of the Pacific. population,” 1 Wong, managing editor of the Canton Canton, China, and vice president Press Congress of the World, told to the congress today. e yoliey of the open door in China must be openly directed and discussed and any nation seeking to disrcgard or misinterpret it for seifish Teasons must t Mr. Hin continued. Star, be resisted,” Mr. Hjn urged that the press congress point or request the greater news es and press associations of repre- sentative countries to constituty a com- mission to investigate the extent, methods | and jpurposes of the various news agencies and associations operating in China the sucilities supplied for dissemation of news cable and telegraph companies and “the concessions, if any, by governments protecting the services.” He added that investigation also might | be made of the possibucy of the greater press aseociations or individual news- s a permanent interna- with headquarters in accurate presentation news and viefs: by SAYS JAPANESE EMPIRE I8 IMPERILLING PEACE . 20—(By The A. ¥ o g .‘u-Chuan, chief counsel- lor of the Chinese foreign office at Pe- king, who is here on his way to Wash- ingion to attend ‘he armament confer- e, declared in au interview today that Japanese empire is the factor most 1 the peace of the Far East e world. “China, with her 400,000,000 inhabit- ants, a yital force to be reckoned with | in moulding far eastern developments, s upon the Japanese empie as the dangeroug vital factor, imperilling the peace of ine Orient and, therefore, the peace of the world,” Dr. Chang said, iina will insist absolutely that Japan out of Shangtung entirely and shall ¢ upon the unconditional revocation of the twenty-one demands and Japanese uation of all Chinese territory. ‘Our experience with the Japanese has in ws a deep sealed conviction that is not to be trusied.” NATION-WIDE BOYCOTT OF FOREIGN MADE GOODS 20—A nation-wide borcott of foreign made goods, charac- terized As a measurc to relieve the un- situation, was recommend- resolutions- adopted by the Trades and Labor Council of reater New York and vicinity, claim- g to represent about 750,000 ‘union workers. Messages Were sent to labor ' bodies and newspapers throughout the country ng co-operation in the movement. . resolutions declared unemployment nditions in the United States were re sale and purchase here of e goods manufactured un- ns involving long hours and low wages, and that the boycott would proide a market for home made arti- ces and commodities and employment for the idle. New York, Oct, MOTOR TRANSPORTATION IS ‘ TAKING ITS RIGHT PLACE Atlantic City, N. J., Oct. 20.—Alfred Reeves, general banager of the Nafional Automobile Chamber of Commerce, told the automoblle accessories branch of the National Hardware Assoiation today that with motor transportation for passeng- erg and merchandise “now taking its chtul place in the transportation of the nation, a few more years would see America on wheels.” “Truly_we are a nation on wheels and the terrors of the threatened railroad strike are lessened by a nassurance to the public of transportation facilities that will not make it solely dependent on the resuit of the conflict between the rails roads and the unions,” he sald. DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO ATTACK FRENCH CABINET Paris, Oct, 20 (by the A. P.—Attacks on the Frenck cabinet. contirued with great vigor today in the chamber of deputies. when Deputy Mandel, former Premier Clemencesw's confidential po-- litical representative, finished a five- hour speech in which he- attacked Pre- mier Briand on all domestic and for- eign questions. His address apparents 1y madej_some effeet upofi ‘the chamiber, but thid was lostyimmediately after. when a @tvision > n_throughsam: | Deputy Berthon,-a . itettprs from her, Gussman said, but be- STERHENSON MURDER CASE MAY GO TO JURY TODAY Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 20.—Argu- ments were begun late today after both the state and the defense had rested in the trial of Rev. Edwin R. Stephenson, the Methodist minister who is charged with second degree murder in connec tion with the Killing of Father James E. Coyle, a Catholic priest. It is ex- pected the case will go to the jury late tomorrow. % Pedro Cussman, whose marriage by Fasher Coyle to Stephenson’s daughter, has been given as the primary cause of the killing, was recalled today by the state. He testified he was born in Porto Rico. In reply to questions, the witness said he became engaged to Ruth Stephenson two or three years ago but fhey had agreed to wait until she be- #ame >f age. He had received several dng unabie to write, had not answered them and had never called at the Ste- phenson home. His wife left him on La- bor Day, he added. RAILEOADS ARE REDOUBLING THEIR PERPARATIONS Chicago, Oct. 20,—The failure of the railroad labor board to settle the strike question through its conferences .with union leaders, today means that the rail- roads in this section will redouble their preparations for a strike, presidents of severahroads said tonight when informed that the conference had adjourned “with no gefirite results. . “It looks “like' an impasse had been reached,” sald Wiliiam H. Finléy, pres- ident o tihe Chicago and Northwestern railroad executives and undoubtedly the preparations to combat a strike Wil be pushed with redoubled vigor.” Samuel Felton, president of the Chica- go Great Western, said that “‘things look- ed bad” and announced: that he probably would issue a formal statément tomor- ToW. Hale Holden, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and other presi- dents, refused to comment formally but a majority remarked that ‘“they had hoped for a settlement” but that the “situation certainly was not improved any™ FOUR BANDITS ROBBED BANK AT WYOMING, ONT. ‘Wyoming, Ont., Oct. 20.—Four masked bandits robbed the Bank of Toronto here this afternoon of a sum estimated at $14,000 nad escaped after a munning gun ht. H. Lambert, manager of the bank, was held up in his office by one of the quartette, while another asking ‘for five dollars in change, drew a revolver on the teller. The other two held up) the bookkeeper Miss Vera McIntosh and three cus‘omers who were in the bank at the time The bank staff were compelled to lio on the fioor while one of the robbers went through the cash drawers and safe. The manuger, his assistants and custom- ers were then locked in the bank vault. Ronald Brown, a junion clerk, who was meas the back door when the rob- bers enteved, immediately rushed out and gave the alarm. After collecting the bank's available cash the robbers sped away in an automobile. As they did so, several citizens summoned by Brown, fired on them and the fire was returned. No one was hit. WORK FOR EVERYONE WHO EABES TO IN NEBRASEA Lineoln, Neb., Oct. 20.—Unemployment in Nebraska at this time is not a serfous subject, there appearing to be work for everyone who cares to work at a living wage, Governor S. R. McKelvie today wrote Secretary of Commerce Hoover in reply to the latter's questionnaire cn un- employment. Governor McKelvie pledged the agencies af th the state to bring about readjustment of present unfavorable con- Aitions. $100,000 RESIDENCE BUENED . AT COLLANDER’'S POINT Darien, Conn., Oct. 20.—The residence of James A. Trobridge at Collander's Point was burned at daybreak, the fam- ily being obliged to leave in their night attire. The loss is placed at $100,000. The police Were asked to investigate the caiise’ of the fire as apparently it had been started at neveral iplaces on the out- side of the house . In the immediate vieinity arg the .ummer honjes of many very wealthy New York men. ' the threatened railroad strike through '\““ the month of August totaled 503,513, .of living in 32 the Paris for New York. ‘Belgium accepted with “thanks and ap- preciation” invitation extended by this country to attend arm conference. Gaseline bonsumed in this coantry dur- 463 gallons, breaking all records, accord- ing to the bureau of mines. i, War finance corporation approved gov- ernment loan of $1,000,000 to Western financial interests for loans on livestock in Montana and Wyoming. Senator Luigi Albertini announced his resignation from the position of editor of the r.ewspaper Corriere Della Sera, which he had held for 25 years. Yokohama Chamber of Comemrce and Exporters’ Assoclation welcomed arrival iIf that city of the delegation of American business men who are visiting the Orient. Former service men of Greater "New York who are members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will parade on Armistice Day, Nov, 11. A dispatch received in London from Prague says Poland approved”the league of nations decision partitioning Upper Si- ‘esia. 5 \ —_— Of the ten men arrested on charge of vagrancy in Bryant Park, New York, it is said several may be deported as undesir- able aliens. g The suit of Richard Croker, Jr., against nig father forniér chief of Tammany Hall, involving the owmership of stock, has been settled. Terms are withheld. The worst prairie fire in a decade in the vieinity of Callaway, Nebr., swept that territory, burning a strip seventy | miles long and ten,miles wide from North Hdtte northeast. Women delegates to Press Congress of the World, in.session at Honolulu were honor_guests at a luncheon tendered by alrs. Wallace R. Farrington, wife of the zovernor of Hawail. A revolution, headed by General Faus- ton Kspejo, was reported from Cordoba. A federal force is waiting at Cruze-Verde where the rebels are reported marching to. Bureau of labor statistics shows cost states declined 1.7 per cent from last May to September, and 18.1 per cent. from June, 1920, to Septem- ber. - Francis Fricke, 18, North Branche nigh school student, is dead at Flint, Mich., from injuries received in football practice, a team-mate accidentally kicked Fricke in the abdomen. The federal commissioner at discharged Miss May Murphy, cashier and bookkeeper of the United States Housing Corpcration, who had been charged with embezzling $6,279. Boston former Samuel Albright was arrested at pro- hibition headquarters in New York charged with attempting to offer $50,000 - E. C. Yellowley, federal enforcement director. Injury in = scrimmage yesterday sent “Jimmy” Duane, fullback of Boston University's second team, to a hospital with concussion of the skull. He was taken from the field unconscious. President Hollis, of Worcester Poly- technic Institute announced that he will mobilize his students to assist in running the railroads should the railway men go on strike. Lafayefte = college students can have employment on the Pennsylvania r road in ‘the event of a general strike, said a letter from A. B. Clark, super- intendent of Trenton division. The appointment of Count Laczlo Szechenyi as Hungarian ambassador to $he United States will b~ published within a few days, accor. 4 to infor- mation given The Associatcd Press. A request by District Attorney Pelle- tier for a copy of a report by a Boston ba¥ association committee which is to be the basis of proceedings for his re- toval from office was refused by Attor- ney General Allen. . Prohibition Commissioner Haynes an- nopnces the {clean-up in Pennsylvania will be complete.” The places cf 12 men who will be removed Wil be filled,, he said, by trained men of unquestioned dependability. The Nationsi covncil for limitation of armament, in sessior~_in Washington, perfected a permanent organization and ‘elected officers. The names of those clected were withheld pending notifica- tion and acceptarce, Chatrman Langley of the public bulld- {ngs committee will introduce a resolu- tion in the house appropriating $15.000,- 200 for hospital purposes. particularly to care for increased number ~ of nervous cases among ex-service men. Sir Bertraw Hayes, captain of the White Star liner Olympfc, has been se- iected to command the Majestic the world’s lzagest ship, which will enter the, company’s transatlantic service early next year. 2 = ——— FACING DEATH FOR MURDER; TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE ‘Roseburg, Oregon, Oct. 20.—Dr. R. M. Brumfield, facing sentence of death for the murder of Dennis Russell, attempt- ommit guicide tonight by sashing — The federal ligmor permit of . James Makros, of New Haven, was revoked by Federal Director Mackenzie, Wwho -also announced that Makros' bond of $25.000 had been declared forfeited on orders from Prohibition Director ~Haynes Washingtan, Paris, Oct. 20.—(By The A. P.)—The dec'L!lon of the council of the league of nations on the Upper Silesian question, made public here today, divides the Dlebiscite area in almost equal parts be- eween Poland and Germany as to the number. of communes, and privileges ad- ministrative machinery for the general in- auguration of the new regime over a pe- riod of fifteen years. The long awalted boundary line, ac- cording to an official communique, will follow the Oder river to Niebetschau, as- signing 22 communes in this southern sec- v._lon to Germany and 19 to Poland. The line is further traced in detail by the names of villages, the communique stat- 1 that in this more northerly section GeMmany obtains 20 communes and Po- la_nd 21. North of Lissau, the frontier will follow the old boundary line to the point where .it joins that already fixed between Germany and Poland. In order to insure the continuity of Peaceful economic life in Upper Silesia after the partition, the council of ambas: sadors is urged to take measures look. ing toward German and Polish co-opera- tion under the form of a general agree- ment. The administration of private railways is left unchanged by the decision and as for the German railway system, a system of common exploitation is to exist throughout the fiftéen years. The German mark iIs designated as the monetary standard of the area for not more than fifteen years. The customs frontier is with th* political frontier toms tariff is provided for exceptions concerning raw unfinished goods. The importation into German territory of products coming from the Polish zone will be exempt from duty for three years. Germany and Poland are to be allowed the privilegze of reciprocal exportation and ‘mportation of mining products to and from their respective zones. All inhabitants of. the plebiscite area are to be allowed to cross the frontier without formal internary, which ar- rangement is to remain effective until Polish legislation has been established in the aréa. All Poles living in the Ger- ‘man zone and all Germans living in the Polish zone are to keep their respective domigiles over the fifteen years. All Poles over eighteen yearsold living in the German zone are to have two years in which to choese their nationality. A mixed Uvper Silesian commission, composed of Poles, Gel s and Upper Silesians, is # constitite an advisory agency to faclittate the application of the present decision. - The decision also pro- poses the establishment of a court of ar- bitration to act in cases of private dif- ferences. 2 to coincide and a cus- with certain materials or CONSPIRACY LIQUOR ~#ROM 7Dt Phiadelphia, Oct. 20—An alleged conspiracy by Which liquor valued at nearly $15,000,000 was withdrawn from distilleries in many states through the issuance of fraudulent permits was re- vealed tonight by high prohibition -offi- cers, who announced that warrants had &eey issued for the arrest of two for- mer officials in the office of W. C. Me- Connell, director of federal prohibition enforcement in Pennsylvania. The warrants were issued at the re- quest of United States District Attor- mey George W. Coles for ‘A. F. Slater former secretary to Mr. McConnell, and Hiram W, Benner, formerly agent in charge of permits for liquor withdraw- als. Both are charged with conspiring Wity others to defraud the United Stafes by means of fraudulent permits. According to prohibiTion /officers here the permits Were issued promiscuously when it became known in Washington racdical changes were, to be made in the enforcement personnel of Pennsyl- vania. TWhen told a large quantity of per- mits had been issued under his signa- ture, Mr. MocConnell expressed sur- prise. R s “Since 1 have been in office,”” he sald, “I have signed but two permits. Both of these were of the class known as ‘basic, issued to legitimate drug firms or the manufacture and sale of liquor. ‘I did not release any for movement. “I invested my secretary, S'ater, with the power fo sign these permits, with my name, appending his initial. It was necessary to do this because I could not be in Philadelphia—every day. “Miss A. M. Hamilton, secretary to Benner, also was authorized to sign permits for withdrawal of small quan- tities of liquor.” GEN. DAIZ VISITED GRAVE OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT New York, Oct. 20.—An automobile trip of 125 miles through the hills and dales of Long island, with a visit to the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, occumled General Armando Diaz today. He inspected the state asylum at King's park, where 130 shell-shocked war veterans are receiving vocational train- ing, and was a luncheon guest at the Piping Roet club. Tonight the general, his aides and the party of American Le- gion officials who accompanied him re- turned to New York for a dinner ten- dered the Italian warrior by city’ officials. Tomorrow he will visit Grant's tomb and then board a destroyer which will take him to West Point to_review the cadet corps. General Diaz today placed a wreath tied with ribbons in-the green, white and red of Italy upon the grave of Theodore Roosevelt, where a messenger presented him a bouquet from the widow of the former president. “At the tomb of Roosevelt,” General Diaz said after saluting, “no speech can be made—only the expression.of the deepest homage I bring from the people of Italy.” FORMER PROHIBITION AGENT FOUND NOT GUILTY Boston, Oct. 20.—Daniel ~ J. Ryan, ‘Worcester, a former. prohibition agent, was found not guilty by a jury in the federal court tonight on three of four counts charging him Wwith receiving Pribes. On the other count, charging that he received §$700 from Abraham ware' river off Wi'mington, Rabinovitz through a lawyer in Octo- er, 1920, the jury was unable to asree. OBITUARY. Kennedy Jones. London, Oct. 20.—Kennedy Jones, a ‘member of parliament for the Hornsey division, and for a time during the war the director of food economy, died today at,his home here. Mr. Jones was a journalist of Jong and wide experience, the founder in conjunction with Tord Northeliffe of the Daily Mail, Daily Mir- in ! ror and other periedicals, and from 1894 ! 10 1960 was editor of the Bvenins News London, Oct. _20.- despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Paris several of the cabinet min- isters were killed in Lisbon during the disorders of Weddesday, including Ap- tonio Granjo, premier and minister of the interior; Machado dos Santos, founder of the Portuguese republic and once its president. A Reuter dispatch from Madrid Quotes a Lisbon report as saying that Jose Carlos Maia, former minister of marine and of the colonies, and Carlos Silya also were assassinated, and that| - Cunha Leal, former minister of finance, was wounded. NI'W CABINET FORMED % ON NON-PARTISAN BASIS Lishon, Portugal, Oct. 20 (by the A. ) victed in a Massachusetts court of mur- P.)—The new cabinet, constituted on a |der. was revealed tonight, non-party basis, has annul cree Wednesday night appointing the New ministers. INDIANS TO BE ALwi\'ED TO HAVE THEIR “HOOCH” ‘Washington, Oct. 20.—Peyote, some- times called “Indign Hooch” one of the last survivors eof che family of John Barleycorn, was saved at least tempor- arily to the American Indian today by the senate. A plea by S nator Owen, democrat, Ok’ahoma, in whose veins there is In- dian bleod, caused the senate to strike from a house bill a provision authoriz- ing the bureau of Indian affairs to sup- Dress mse of pevote, a beverage made from the cactus bean. Senator Owe. toid the senate that it was used in Indian religious ceremon- fals. Senator Curtls, of Kansas, an- other membe: of Indian descent, inter- jected that it was used sometimes with- out any ceremoniais, hut the senate, on viva voce Owen’s plea. vote, supported Senator CONFESSED TO HAVING CAUSED SERIES OF FIRES New York, Oct. 20.—Charged with having caused a scries of fires at the plant of the Astoria Mahogany Com- pany, Edward Clark, a lumber ‘hand'er, | Ambassador Herrick received forty- tonight confessed, Cljef Fire Marshal |more letters of protest during the day, Brophy announced, 16 having set the fires to satisfy his ambition to becoms | Afternoon of another letter threatening a fireman by alding in extinguishing the | the lives of American officials in France. flames, Clark was rejected by the fire department on account of a physical de- | ory of the police, but believe that 2 wide- .fec.t. Marshal Brophy said Clark work- ed “like a beavei” beside the firemen ®nd on one occasien remained until overcnme by smoke. . Clark admitted having set fonr fires At the plant within - the vast month, Marshal Brophy said, causing a total loss of about $350,000. He had been employed” by the company for several years. HUMAN LIFE PROLONGED BY HEALTH EXAMINATIONS New York, Oct. 20.—Dr. A. S. Knight, president of the National Association of Life Insurance Medical Directors, told delegates to the annual convention of the ofganization today that a six vear test has shown that human life is prolong- ed by periodical health examinations. The mortality of a special group of 5,- 287 men who have taken voluntary medi- cal examinations regularly since 1914 un- der the direction of one company, has been only 53 per cent. of the rate ex- amined on standard .insurance-tables, Dr. Knight said. The company, he added, in dsfraying the wexpense of the tests for its policy Holders has sad its principal returned and has made on the invest- ment, through reduced insurance claims, a profit of 200 per cent. BOMBING IN PARIS PART OF A WELL LAID PLOT Cleveland, Oct. 20.—The bombing of the home of Ambassador Herrick in Par- ig is part of,a well laid plot of the same group that bombed homes of prominent Americans in 1919, according to records on file with the Loyal American Leazue, E. E. Noble, head of the organization here announced today. “We have information that American representatives abroad are to be ter- rorized and if necessary, some Awerican ambassadors may be killed,” Noble said. |gmrq undue and unjust eXemntion “This ig to be done as a protest over the comviction and poposed execution of Sacco and Vanzettl “It was this same group that planned n d the legis- | came known that threats had been made lative elections of Jily 10, and all judi- |10 blow up the offices of the American cial acts of the present pariiament. Tha | reparations- commission and the passport president of the republic signed a de- |bureau. Paris, Oct. 20.—(By the A. P.)—A plot by French communists to take retaliatory measures against all American officials in Frence in the event of the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti, the two men con- when it be-’ Throatening letters, warning of repris- als in_the event of the death of the two men were also received today by the American consul general Alexander = M. Thackara, and the American consuls at Marseilles, Bordeaux and Lyons. In con- sequence of this strong forces of police are guarding the new building near the Place De L'Btoile, occupied by the rep- arations and passport offices, and also the consulate in the Rue Des Italiens. The police in Bordeaux, Lyons and Marseilles are guarding the consulate there. ‘The letters to the passport and repara- tions officials were mot signed but a let- ter received by Mr. Thacakara this ev- ening was signed by the communist or- ganization in a small town near Lille. It is said that retalitory measures would be taken against _American citizens in France if the men are executed. No arrests were announced up to a late haur tonight by the French police in connection with the explosion of a bomb in Ambassador Herrick's home, and the police say they have abandoneé the the- ory of & plot and believe that tne sending of the bomb was the act of an individ- ual communist. Th police have discovered the district post office where the package was mailed but have been unable to find any trace of the sender. The post office is iocated in the workmen’s quarter. In the meantime x culminating with the arrival -ate in the “The Americans do not accept the the- AGAINST AMERICAN OFFICIALS Had Sent Out Warning of Reprisals in the Event of the Exe cution of Sacco and Vanzetti, the Braintree, Mass, Mur- derers—Threatening Letters Were Sent to All American Consuls—Friday is the Day Generally Set For Carrying ' Out Threats and Demonstrations, and French Police Are Taking Precautions to Prevent Gatherings Near Build- ings Occupied by Americans. spread plot actually exists to do serious harm to Americans. ' The latest letter to the ambassador is signed by the come munist-socialist and Young Communist organizations of Chalons-Sur-Marne and is stamped with the official seal Jf these bodies. & Tomorrow (Friday) is the day geferal- ly set for carrying out the]threats and demonstrations, and the French police are taking every precaution to prevent gather ings of nay kind near the buildings eccu- pied by Amerlcans. The Journal Du Peuple, the communist organ, speaking for the communists of Paris, dismisses the attampt on Ambas- sador Herrick’s Jife as “purely and simp- ly a police machination.” It finds foo many “inexplicable coincidences” in the affair, such as “the extreme astuteness of the valet, unless he had been forewarned.” “The American goveriment kas the hab- it of doing these things,* continues the paper. “Such attempts have often in the last twenty years been fabricated beyond the Atlantic to give pretext for the re- pression of militant anarchists and revo- lutionaries.” DEMONSTEATION BEFORE CONSULATE IN BRES1 Washington, Oct. 20.—A report was received from the American consul at Brest by the state department today concerning the demonstration before the consulate last might. A statement by the department follows: “The department: of state was in- formed this afternoon by the American consul at Brest that a demonstration occurred before the consulate last ev- ening at about 10.30 o'clock. A crowd of about 1,000 persons gathered before the huilding and broke the glass in the entrance door of the consulate. The demonstration lasted about a quarter of an hour. The consul himself was mot present in the building at the time. The mayor of Brest and a representative of the French government have e l!helf regret to the consul” FIRST BREAK IN SENATE ON COMPROMISE TAX REVISION BILL Washington, Oect. 20.—After a two days’ fight the senate voted today thir- ty-six to thirty to strike from the tax revision bill house provisions defining foreign traders and foreign trade cor- porations which under other sections of the measure yet to be acted upon would be exempted from taxation on income received ‘ from sources outside of hte United States. Eleven republicans joined with golid democratic minority In defeating the provisions, which were originally proposed by the treasury department and vigorously defended by members of the senate finance committee in charge the of the bill. The republicans were Po- rah, Idaho; Capper, Kansas: Cummins’ Yowa; i®irreld, Oklahoma; Kenyon, Yowa; La Fo'lette, Wisconsin, and Len- root; Moses, New Hampshire. Nelson, Minnesota; Townsend, Michigan, and ‘Willis, Ohlo. Senator LaFollette led the fizht against the provisions. Committee mem- | bers contended that the exemptlons | proposed were necessary In order that | American firms might compete In for- dgn markets on an equal footing With orelgn concerns, lette and other opponents contended that such exemptions were not granted by other cowntries. Senators Hitchcock and Simmons ar- gued that the effect of the proposals would be to have companies organized to take over foreign trade and foreizn banking business in such a way as to escape taxation on the vast bulk of thelr business done abroad. Senator mmons said he was afraid that the bill was “loaded up with administrative amendments which. when we get to the | bottom of them wi'l show_that thf-"'_ at During senate discussion today, an- othar senator, Edge, republican, New Jersey, came out In favor of the Smoot manufacturers’ sales tax olan. Te also but Senator La Fol- |2 MONSIGNOR SYNNOTT DIED SUDDENLY IN BALTIMORE Baltimore, Oct. 20.—Monsignor John synnott, president of St. Thomas' semi ary, Hartford, Conn., died suddenly at Charles college, at Catonsville, a suburb, today. He was 63 years old. Physicians said he probably died from heart failure. With forty other priests who gradu- ated from the Seminary of St. Sulpice at T Monsignor Synnott came to Balti- o attend a celebration in their honor by priests at St. Mary’s seminary and the Sulpician seminary at Washing- ton. He was found dead In his room shortly after his return from Waslkiing- ton. HartfoM, Oct. 202 -Monsignor John y who dbd in Maryland today. as born in Ireland 64 years ago, ng St. John's college in Waterford, d, he was sent to the Seminary of pice in Paris and was ordained in in 1881. Coming to the United he first served as curate at Jew- ett City, Conn., and later was transferred to Baltic and Qccum, Conn. When St. Thomas' seminary was estab- ed here in 1897 Bishop Tierney named n to the presidency of the institution nd he held that position since that time. In 1800 he was named vicar general of the diocese of Hartford and later was appointed diocesan consultor. He was made a domestic prelate in 1305 by Pope Pius X. - i DE VALERA HAS SENT A MESSAGE TO POPE BENEDICT Dublin, Oet. 20 (by the A. P.)—Ba- monn De Valera in a message to Pope Benedict calls a‘tention to the telegrams exchanged between King George and the pope yesterday and says: “The people of Ireland are confident that the ambiguities in the reply semt in the name of King eGorge will mot mislead you into believing that the trou- bles are in Ireland or that the people and executed the bombing of eight homes | rcsafled the provosals to increase the | of Tre'and cwe allegiance to the British of American officials throughout country on June 2, 1919.” the FTUDENTS TO HOLD LIMITATION OF APMAMENTS CONFERENCE Princeton, N. J.. Oct. 20.—Twenty- three co'leges, including Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Yennsylvania State, Dartmouth and Brown, have acgepted Princeton’s invitation to send délegates to a conference on the limitation of ar- maments liere October 26. Dwight W. Morrow, of J. P. Morgan and Company, Franklin Dioller, for- mer commander of the American Le- glon, and Major General John F. O'- Ryan of New York, are among those who have accepted Invitations to ad- dress the conference. 16-FOOT SLOOP PICTOU HAS ABAYg»)NED $81,000 CRUISE ‘Philadelphia, (% the sixteen-foot s.cop Pictou from Pic- tou, Nova Scotia, to the Panama Canal Zone for a prize of approximately $31,- 000 was abandoned today because of damage to the little craft in the Dela- Delaware. The Pictou struck a sunken obstruction fh the river and was so badly damaged it was necessary to beach her. g SRRl | FOUR WOMEN KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ‘Baldwin, Me., Oct. 20.—Four women were killed and one other probably fatal- ly injured today when a small sedan was struck by a westbound passenger train on the Mountain division of the Maine Cen- tral railroad at Mattocks station.: TYPOTHETAE TO RESIST SHORTER. WORKING WEEEK Toronto, Oct. 20.—The United Typo- thetae of America, at the closing ses- sion of its convention today, reiterated its decision to ‘resist all attempts to enforce a reduction of the working week v already agreed upon.” maximum income: sur-tax rates the committee figures of thirty-two per cent. to fifty per cent.. declaring this would hiader recovery from industrial stagnation. from NEWPORT ALDERMEN TO PROTECT FORT GREENE Newport. R. I, Oct. 20—Word that the war department planned to ell at auction seventy tracts of land In va-i rious parts of the country brought auick | action from the Newport hoard of alder- men tonight. 3 Fort Greene, one of the parecls whose sale is proposed, has been a park here since 1891. The a'dermen voted to in- struct Congressman Clark Burdick of this district to ask the government to show evidence of its title to the tract. In 1891 the federal government, b an act of congress, gave Newport per- | ‘mission to uwse the site of the old fort, | which was of Revolutionary origin as a public park. The city has no record as to where title to the property rests, The city's records vrior to 1780 wers ®eized by the British and sank In the schooner that was taking them to New York. Fragments of the papers were Tecovered. vears later. JURIST ARRESTED FOR NEGLECTING AUTO VICTIM Pasadena, Calif., Oct. 20.—Federal Judge Page Morris, of Duluth, Minn.. Who has been sitting récently in Salt Lake City, was taken Tnto custody here king. “The independence of Ireland has been formally proclaimed by the reg- ularly elected representatives of the people of Ireland and ratified by subse- quent vlebiscites. The troubles be- tween Irelard and Great Britalu have ¢heir source in the fact that the rulers o Great Britain have sought to impose their will upon Ire'and and by brute force rob the Irish people of their Ifb- erty.” The mesesage exyresses the desire that the Irish psople be at peace and friendship with the people of Great Britain, but adds that no consideration would ever induce the Irish people to abandon their constancy through perse- cution and martyrdom.” which, it de- clares has proved the realty of the peo- pie's attachment to the faith of thelr fathers and which prowis the reality of thelr attachment to thelr national free- dom. —_— TO DISCUSS RELEASE OF INTERNED SINN FEINERS London, Oct. 320.—Premier Lioyd George, answering & question In the house of commons today, said that the question of the release of interned and untried prisoners in Ire’and would be one for discussion ‘s comnection wWith the terms of final peace. The Dublin correspondent of the Central News learns that Sinn Feln headquarters has no inteution to ask for the release of those persons Now held in custody by the British govern- today after, according to the police, he had failed to etop and render aid to Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes after the auto- mobi'e -he was driving had struck and slightly injured her. Motorcycle officers made a chase of seven/ blocks before catching up With the jurist, they said. They took him to | court of a former beliboy o - was re-|land club t2at liquor had the police station, whers he leased on $1.000 bonds pending a hear- ing tomorrow. The poMce sald they would fiie agalnst him a charge of fafl- ing to render failing to re- port an accident or both. y ment, but will leave the Initiative m this matter to the premler. # e LIQUOR SEIZURE FOLLOWS STATEMENT OF BELLBOY members of the organization led the arrest of Arthur E. Hughes, of the club, on ‘charges of iliegally pos- sessing liquor, and seizure of fifty quarts f alleged intoxicants at the