Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 19, 1921, Page 1

L VOL. LXIlI—NO. 281 POPULATION 29,685 ¥ —. FRENCH ARMY A DETERRENT ¥ (FWAR, PREMIER BRIANDSAYS Declares War Would Have Broken Out in Europe Three or Tour Times Since the Signing of the Armistice Had It Not Been For the French Army—Explains Why France Feels Compelled to Maintain .‘déqua.te Land Forces— Premier Says France Will Pay Its War Debt. CONN. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1921 Shop Crafts Dec. 1 Will Affect Approximately 500,000 Men on All Class 1 Railrcads in the Country. , Chicago, Nov. 18.—(By lh‘e A. P)— The United States railroad labor board announced tonight that new working rules for the six shop crafts probably will be completed and issued in time to be- conie effective December 1. ew Ruls For Ral | Packers’ Employes | 1 s s | S5\ NERTANGE TAX Accept Wage Cut First Time in tl;e Industry That Workers and Employ- ers Have Agreed. Chicago, Nov. 18.—(By The A. P)— Bmploves of Armour and Company, 2 000 in all today, through their plant gov- erning committee, agreed with officials of the packing house that a wage re- duction s necessary, and fixed its amount. The cut is effective November 28. BRIEF TELEGRAMS Parls municipal council announces the a1 of 6,000 streets will be changed be- cause of similarity. Marion Davies, motion picture actress. is critically ill of pneumonia at her home on Riverside Drive in New York. Five thousand bales of cotton were de- stroyed by a fire at the Ft. Smith com- press company’s plant at Ft. Smith, Ark. John B. Bogart, former city editor of the New York Sun under Charles A. Dana, died at the age of 76. Nearly the entire province of Santa Fe. Argentine agricultural territcry, is suf- fering from a plague of locusts. Preparations for a complete resumption of diplomatic relations with Germany 14 PAGES—98 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS ISTOREMAIN 25 PER CENT Senate Amendment tolncnuutheTuhSOl:e\'Centl'hl Been Killed by the House and Senate Conferees—The Action Was in Accord With the Compromise Program— Other Agreements Were ‘Washington, Nov. Reached by the Conferees. are being made by the state department. 18.—The senate | requiring tax payers in making their re- Issuance of the rales, under a recent | This is the first time in the history —— ‘| amendment proposing to increase the |turns to list the tax free securities held decision of the board, paves the way for |of the industry that a wage reduction | Henry Allen Peck, vice chancellor of |maximum inheritance tax rate from |by th Washinigton, Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.) ) the council table of the arms confer-|consideration cf requests which may be |has been arrived at in such a manner. |Syracuse University, died of heart | the present Der cent. on estates val-| Adopted a compromise amendment ex« Wik WOUIL REVe Doian Dt A B ! Ak filed by the roads for revision of the shop | Tonight officials of Swift and Com- |trouble which had confined him to his tnree or four times since the signing of | The American delegation stands ready e armistice nad army, Premier it not been fo- I Briand de:lared to dispute stubbornly any material change from the ratio set forth in the e craft wage schedules. The new shop craft rules will affect ap- pany announced that after an all day conference, the representatives of the bed since Sunday. ued at $10,000,000 or more to 50 per cent. on those of $100,000,000 or more empting from taxation the first §300 of v viduels from in- BT, was knocked out of he tax reviston bl | e menic. tn Tullane a Joan associa: 3 PrEh S proximately 500,000 men on all class |Chicago assembly of employes had vot- Gold teeth are increastngly prevalent | today by house and mate conferecs. |tione the exemption to run for five in consersation with American | American plan. That ratlo, it was emr |one rajlroads in the country. Only 94 |ed that a readjustment of wages was |in central Europe, the people evidently |This amencment fori a part of thel o = o hext Jaauary 1. The boust corresponients, The iererch | phasized by highest aunw_r‘mes today, re-| railroads are directly concerned in the | necessary, had esended a vote of confi- believing the mouth to be the safest|compromise revision program brought |poq proposed & mexemption on §800 cf was d.scussing his fortuconug | flects existing proportional sirength an¢ | present case, the others not having their |dence in the management and had voted |place for what little gold they have left. | forward by the senate asricultural boc | sacy “meome. but the senate -struck out Monday bef:rs th ethird plen so cannot be altered v ‘1“"“; ,ll'“" ‘“f: submissions in proper shape when the |to leave the wage readjustment to the - and agreed to by renublican leaders. the amendment, - g F 3 conference Wwh fundamental principle of n; whole ‘n flki case was taken up. but board members | discretion of the management. More than a score of pasengers were | This was the only one of the remain- Pl orssign Y S Al IR caid would mot ba an oratm Let[ An effect the American fisures Would| anticipate that all the class one railroads| Reductions fof various classes of em-|injured, several probably fatally, in a |ing “high spots” in the bill on which gt o o P8 sairer an explanation. give Japan six fighting ships t}_o e ez will probably carry out the decision with- Ployes of the Chicago assembly practical- |collision between two trains on the Chi-|the conferces came to an asreement to- | "€ out an origtiai house provieion B 00 owmediny the , Haed SAls ot oli s heaiin ly corresponding to those fixed by the |cago and Oak Park Elevated railroad. |day, but the houss managers, in con- | OWiDg corpo: o “1 sball_ask the American Dodvle.” |iavery ten owned by GreatBritain. fThe{SUL Sether heaphame = ¢ s 0. - ol SEESRORtER 0 e ST, o il formity with Instriuctions voted yester. |income gifts to charitable organizations, said he, “to place themselves In the p0- | Japanese have hinted, but never formal-| U0 28 SECD FOETERh AUEDE Hh | ftective on | the: saine Hats, November | Jobm Searts was semtenced at Spring- |day by the house, mccepted the senate | OTovided the total did not exceed five per sition of the French people for thrée-{ly annopnced, that they want seven to PSSt Week ha ing conditions |28, were then announced by company|field than 12 less than Guarters of an hour, and survey the Eu- | ten The naval experis of the United [ation of ruies and working conditions |25 = Anno Y D leldito» not“more " than 24 mor; lexs, ropean situation as we see it and fe “France does not want a large army re than you do We wish it were to reduce it helow the minimum @ pos: that we now have in mind, but we must, we as F are alone, secure e not asking for any guarantee: ourselves. el | States really believe that five to ten is nearer the proper allotment. Great in principle, but her spokesmen have been’ silent about the new Japanese pro- posals. If it turns out that the “slightly great- er’” naval force suggested for Japan by Britain has accepted the six to ten plan| for the six shop crafts, that it is alto- gether probable that these rules will be completed, and will become effective De- cember 1.” The board members saild tonight that the new rules have been practically com- pleted in less than five menths. The labor board's work on the rules officials who sald they expected the other sixteen assemblies of emvloyes to take samilar action. Employes of Wilson and Company and the Cudahy Packing Company, who are holding plant cénferences, are expected to accept simflar reductions, and Mor- ris and Company has announced that it 10 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter. had It is understocd that Hugh T. Barrle, head. of the department of agriculture and technical education in Ireland, has resigned. Income sur-tax maximum rate of 50 per cent. At the White House today it was sald that President Harding was “frankly disappointed” by the house ac- tion on the sur-tax amendment and t! slisappointment was reflected in other administration and In some congression- al circles. ~ent. of the net Income of the contribut- g corporation. 4 Accented scnate amendments provid- ing that where banks and corporationt vay taxes for their stockholders they may deduct the amount so pald in mak- ‘ng thelr fncome tax return® Accepted a senate amendment exemnt- The. house managers accepted today |inz from taxation the rentaw value af < will follow the example of the others. t decreed |the senate plan to taxing insurance | -moilinee farnished fo a minister of & she is asking for anything. If it | Admiral Baron Kato only amounts to the | was 1nterru.pt?fl_ by the threatened rafl- | ¥\ % B e e e na.fi};‘alnr:;(::xl::in‘go';:mfi'\:eeh;;vsr(:’er Shefaate Dlan o, LU Teoranoy V:MM es Surnished ta wmmnw:m. were possible for Great Britain, and the | addition o{f one bs}ltle ;:ru Ser‘ l(o' l}‘;z :(;SdAflt(::ed\\hlc'h w;ls Iav:]:!eg Ocdlo;oe; Company last spring Inaugurated the |ine death of Brincess Isatiell el STl sfe ivenisient Moo atr ke rete’ veb G T R e e United States and Italy to say, ‘if you are | Japanese figures, then the emphatic ob- | 27. v days previously the board had |.. ) : s 5 4 e inipsient oome A taets v Accented ¢ attacked we will be with you' then It |jections of the American delegates may |announced that no further wage reduc- Nciin:t'.ig:n?rl:es(he !;;:;ng:;;?!’;?::; par- | ganza. e oA e han it wn | emoting Fecelpts recelved by indiviguals would be possible for us to disarm. But |not be deemed necessary, But if the|tions for any class of employes would iy o it you simply say ‘do not be afraid; | Suggestion comprehends a real change - youfselves; no one is going in proportion it is declared on authority be considered by the board until working An odor of liquor is not sufficient ex- be taxed at the same rate on their net {from shipowners' mutual protection and indemnity associations, mnot organized The agreement between Armour and ibith ter a|income as gomputed under existing law . w0 ] ; n authority | rules and agreements in dispute for that Commny"“d TeaRntven gmour and %\:}S“eflhf‘(;r<£l;?}!‘1;::\;xm; om“?::a;, e T e e o |for pront. 3 i B Top MR L s R o mctermuned Sdiplomitio; Miueely [elake otiemuloy g Thcen asssdl il U 55~ Tay conferanoai.| Twenty-LonF | e | SE e e i T DAy the corporation tax rata on thelr | Chalrman Penroce, of the senate man Trere is the Russian army ofg one | Wit resuit. i i The board, it was indleated tonight, | ployes, representative of the vlant coun- > 2 et incomejas shown In statements re-|agers, said the conferées expected, to n and a hall. You may say ‘why [ The clear Welineation of the American ) will next take up for consideration the |cils fn mine citles, met with an equal auired to be farnished on standard |finish up thelr work tomorrow. but thaf 1 mention that; Russia is not at- | Position on this subject served to turn|rules and working conditions for the |number of ofticials. The. books weee| FUty members of the United States| o0 ’%o etate tax commissioners. |the amended bill with the conference re- Poiand is the only barrier, | ttention again to naval armaments to-!maintenance of way employes. opened and the financlal situation of she |COnSTess will arrive in Ottawa November | .Gthar agreements reached by the con-|port probably could not be made ready had nct a strong army last | 42Y while the Far astern negotlations| The national agreement, which the'|company explained. The question was |30 to study the Canadlan system of tax- | gerees included these: for presentation to the house and sen. barrier would have fallen. The | Were at a stndstil to permit the powers |new rules will displace, was first brousht | put to u vote and the following reduce | 2tion- Struck out the Lafolletta amendment |ate before late Monday. troops would have been in Ger- ‘\" v";‘"“ ;"" d“‘;“_“ grg ‘"}“c" before the railroad administration in Jan- | tions, effective in all plants except that o i Thern would have been anarchy | S€her fhe confermce mor any of US| uary, 1919. It was submitted to a com- |at Fort Worth, Texas, adopted: Elwood Cox Adams, 23, New York, wa tral Europe. No. we must have an | PR UEes o0 O hla. fomorrow | Mittee of 28 men, 14 representing the em- | For plece workers, § per cent.; un- |Sentenced to ten vears in prison for forc- | \EpYCAL EXPERTS APPEAR ANTI-BEER BILL READY to secur: ourselves and maintain | pI1e SOCKations Wil assemble [OMOrtoW | ploves and 14 the roads. This committee | skilled labor, getting 45 cents an hour |ing his sweetheart, Jean Cunningham, e e e TRTAR FOE_PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE chations. of #hat Has Bast considered the rules for four months aft- |or less, 71 cents. Semi-skilled labor, zet- | to Steal for him. ' Briand -urned to other subjects. : cannot l.ok upon the the same way as Mr. conticued. “France must di cn three seas and we submarine sal- laav; Coincident with the disclosure of the American viewpoint -on naval reductions it was revealed today that the adminis- tration does not propose to limit the armament agreement, if there is one, to - er which the findings were reviewed by the national board on railway wages and working conditions. The railway ad- ministration than passed on the rules. ting 45 and 50 cents an hour, 3 cents. A minimum wage of 25 cents an hour for adunlt female labor is provided. These reductions apply to plants in The Osservatore Romano, official organ of the Vatican, announces that a secret consistory has been called to meet No- San Francisco, Nov. 18.—Final selection of the jury and the Introduction of ex- pert medical testimony were today's de- Washington, Now. ~The brisf days of “medical” beer were considered rumbered today when the semate, by # | vote of 36 to 22 : sl - # ¥ adopted the con- p + zath um. | velooments in the manslaughter trial of 2 firpy a s remote from our cOUD- | the nations represented in the Washing- ¥ 8 gt o with the death of Virginia Rappe. The ‘_;‘l;heu Uc-‘p;:; e I alk toted o e - . ton conference. Whether a treaty or s + court rocm was crowded for the first time ~ . The French prime minister did not & | simply an “understanding” would come g e e o, T it thinee. i, within the ten day period in which he riher on submarine questicn, al- | out of the negotiations, administration R hO tT T d Th hAd rt =Ll kA Drs. Sitby P. Strange, acting city au- \ aot. ¢ he was pessed with questions. He | officials would not predict, but it was eac Ul 10 1rade l'Oflg Ve lSlllg et e e 1o the, | topsy surgeon, and William Ophuls, who |, Untll the president's pen goes = ropiied that as the raval experts were ifi | said that whatever the form of agree- expected: to be able to partic ‘Dlfl*e 1 the | onducted both external and internal ex- | Pill. manufacture amd sale by ! s ess of d ining limitations he | ment the other interested nations would 4 graduation exercises of the college today. aminations of Miss Rappe's body, were ns' prescriptions wi'l continue, the ait until they had arrived at con-| be asked to participate. It is an old saying that “A satisfied customer is the best adver- R Should no treaty requiring scnate con- 1 be sorry to leave at an int the first. witnesses treasury department announced, but They described the . <t > 2 The schoner Sintram, a converted ship- o R i < |all quarters the lease on life for “med: Al e e TR mendte oo tisement.” But that of course, at once raises the question as to how ping board steamer, which went aground “':’:::h‘s 5,;;“’ “;r:i;:l;:r:;"cc;‘;‘ cal” beer was mot placed beyond te ing moment in the conference,” con- |belief of the administration that the you are going to get the customers to satisfy. The maxim is a good in Nantucket Sound several days A S o T "mh ’m’“w days, although the beer bars wen: dows U M. Briand. “I left Yrance when | whole armament reduction program {j§ lone but wyou canmot get a start with it. One mighty important step was floated by the coast’-gud¥i] Dr. Ophuls, asked as to. whether Miss |01 & few weeks ago with the issuance ament was in full course. Several |could be put through without congres-{§ comes Frst. Acushnet. Rappe's Tatal injory might have been |Of the treasury's beer rovilations. nportant and delate questions are being | sional action. Internationai “under- 1ty 1 e h a % ———y ‘caused by sudden Immersion in a tub of Tha lineup of}lhe bill'’s opponents in- - my absence. particularly the | standings” of policy do not require the In order to satisfy people, you must get a chance to do business Michael ‘Bujak, a farmer, 45, Was | ;13 water, said that such an injury was | Clided 12 republicans and 10 democrats, udget. I have no right fo re- | approval of congress and officials say the |§ * With them. They won't come again and bring their friends if they found dead on his doorstep at Bakers-| o Ut E TR O o e, 4 while 33 republicans and 23 demoeratt 2in_away Bonger because it 1 aid, my | proposed serapping of warships could be § have mever been near you in the first place. v1'l‘c, Wiga r}x_k throat cu't,\h‘lcd;al Ex- | " Miss Rappe was immersed In a tub ‘“‘l“;:"r:"in‘."c’m’;";’“:; the MY x kinas P 1 " +] accomplishe: under general authori amine; . . nglish of New ar " " B e e e oot ol Thus the first task is to secure your customer, and that is the job o e or e tors | or cold water during the party in AT | constitutionality has been questioned, i come, and 1 am glad 1 did I believe the There was. every indication tonight that advertising can do for you. buckle’s hotel rooms at wh 1- ples of @ settlement on Far East.|thatall the powers would go into tomor- stions and naval restrictions w; en settled by the time I mu il st row's Far Eastern conference’ fully pre- pared to express their views on the plan presented as a basis of discussion by Make use of he advertising columns of The [Bulletin, reaching as they do the many thousands of buyers in Norwich and all points in eastern [Connecticut, and secure customers and insure satisfaction at The new superdreadnaught Maryland h developed engine trouble after her leged she was fatally injured. Gavin MeNab, chlef counsel for the defense, suggested that fio sessicn be held the senate as an extension of the prob Dition amendment in its ban upon beer alleged medical and not a beverage con- S 5 A coction, “it was deemed certain that speed tnaAd'?‘IQndavy off* the New England | tomorrow on account of the football game | yrewing interests ‘would carry a test ) Chita, Tust e G coast, arrived in New York to go into the | hetween California and Stanford univers- | paca o Sureme’ Bt ese settlements will give, up peace; | GhN- During the two-day recrs e thengames tme i : N New York navy yard for repalrs. ities. The court said he desired to Dro- | Bestes. panibiting . beer, with meore t cnly peace iff the ordiriary sense, | o BY CeeEations mave b a“h":‘lg;“":fo[ Advertising gives help that can’be sectred in no other way. ceed tomorrow. Court and counsel left | than one-half of one per cent. of aleo- i s Kt | ) T s ar o N 3 3 R e 1 '.! De,:1é:ace\‘;(~h$‘ngre:2eBarll?:;! all may desire to make detailed state- During the past week the following news matter has appeared in Lieutepant Columel Charles T. Hudson, | the matter to the jury to decide over-| ol the bill reduce the amount of e e ey prear Brlti | ments of their views at this stage of the || The Bulletin's columns : who elaffned to be the last survivor of | night. wine Which physicians might preseribe. erialistic designs on Onina. Ve | Nesotiations, there is a general expecta- Bulleti i Tel e dGHA1 O 0 Cn (moitiers thiat SRELIT 7= iave imperialistic designs on China. We | tion that some! progress will be possible on slegraph Local General Total ed Jefferson Davis, died at his home in | A\VIATOR KILLED WHEX z e ar Eastern questions oo that Ohing | . The Japancse, in particular, mdicated Saturday, Nov. 132 265 457 Brooklyn. SEAPLANE STRUCK TREE | 0 " o cenOBABLY -4 4“1_‘ "»rril‘r‘)rlal Hitegsily wad D6 that they preferred to have their policies | Mnnd!y’ Nov. 98 . 286 502 2.0 * THE VCICTIM OF ROBBER! sha <, a g nd PO | developed step by step as the negotia- Tuesd, 1 A city bond issue of $45,000 for street 1 ~ 12—H D %o U ependence. st acbts | Hions continue. uesday, Nov. 118 245 445 work in New Britain, was authorized |, Lodietown, Conn., aee raatined | . Mineola, N. Y., Nov. 18.—Found stran- debts are not on the programme ,:;tr?:[fi::lzh[;‘efifi:mm1“92 o ”:ie Thorsdey, ;5 fNov, 112 350 585 cent. of the amount shall be used for |po wuy riding struck a tres and fell in- | Biiabeth Maier, 82, & w idu:'x t;‘r.fi”": 2 = & = rto have surr - ; ivi - . - ol AMaler, 82, A e 1aid before us by the American govern- |ad her was axpressed sodey ammnc gl Friday, Nov. 116 273 483 | |5iving work to unemployed men. to a swamp at Haddam Neck. Frack [ed by police to have been the victim of lied M. Briand. “Consequent- | British delegates who declared their gov- | S — — T ittle, of Haddon Field, N. J., pilot of | rohbers. A piece of sheeting was knot- will not be discussed. We | ernment was ready to give up the. coiea | Total 550 676 1701 2027 || ine mts Corts B Borpina: 3t som of | the seaplane and his mechanician, |ted around her throat. Furaishings of sking that they shall be} we | terriorial privilege as soon as Chiness e aate Geoze . Perkins, member of | James Delaney, of Freeport, N. Y.. were | the home were disarranged. program s it is provided. De|courts were suficiently developed o | S e —————————————————— | (1¢ firm of J. P. Morgan and Compan: . P ds It was in a sensc contructed for our common punpose dur- TECHNICAL EXPERTS DEAL guarantee justice. A similar attitude already had been indicated by France statement, but say they will be glad to answer questions and explain their in- terpretation of their propositions. a bullet wound, two hours after he was found in his room by his 12 year daughter. old The girl sajd her father was five 125,000 men and women will be af- fected. In the final result, a far larger number will be directly concefned, s . is of West to marry Miss Linn Merck ment proceedings pending against him. Clyde Colt of New York wag arrested in injured. They are in Middlesex hospital here, Little having a wrenched back and fog south of here, which is belleved to have caused the pilot to misjudge the distance tothe ground. Persons living Mrs. Maier lived alone in the house for many years. Her body was fo 5 % 5§ Orange, N. J., <n December 9. Delaney with body bruises and cuts. S inciatibor it ‘el aalt ni;:dle:.n war, nd we shall have to have |and the United States. 7 NEW HAVEN MAN DIED ‘Chicago. St. Paul, Sioux City, Omaha, Mr. Lindsley, who was 60 years old, |the aged woman since Wednesday ané me; but we shall pay it The Chinese delegates themselves will FROM BULLET WOUND |St. Joseph, Kansas City, St. Louis and | Supreme Court Justice DeCourcy |was being taken to New . York from |ecalied to learn if she was ill. premier did not indicate when he | %0 into tomorrow’s meeting with the at- | Denver. granted Danlel H. Coakley, a Boston at-1Springfield. The seaplane was follow-| A peddler who spoke little English, oy to the Washington confer- | titude that, having laid down their dec-| New Haven, Nov. 15.—Nicholas Hoft- | _ When the reductions are applied to the |torney, until next Wednesday to fils a|ing the Connecticut river and into a | was arrested tonight in Hicksville and During his abdnce, M. Viviani, a | laration of rights, it is someone else's | oy Tled in & hospital tonight from | PI2RLS Of the other members of the big |MOtion for specifications in the disbar- r of France will ™ head of | move. . They are preparing for no further | & pjor’ held in .000 bail by Jude at e Kohler in witness. The knowledge of a denied a! al the muimber \ Hrectly. concel ihune centatiNew Xosk magacs " | nearby summoneq aid and the three men | crime but adm augt ! ages in several hundred smaller pack- 1 rze use of | were taken to the hospital, but Mr. |murdered woman's house vest A formal call was issued today for the | Vi oo ner boiran tegnors® Of |ing houses are based on the big five |the mails In connection with the promo- | Iindsiey died on the way. S Desceriay it WITH NAVAL BEDUCTIONS | third public segsion of the conference, | b .ch, had been broken. —Nelghbors at|geqpe, which is gton, Nov. experts of dealing with naval redu limitation proposals feel that alsi progress is being made toward uitimate agreement. There h erable elaboration of the American propo- pitlon as it was tersely, stated by Mr. Hughes. ment to the conference the American sec- ary of state did mot pause to explain Yow the various ratios of tonnage piren suggesied for the three major paval powers bad been arrived at. It was cerfiin that British naval ex- already Pommitted, through Mr. Balfour’s speech to what might be called strength as between Great Britain, the United States in both can and British circles at the heart Formal announcement by Baron Kato for Japan that he| an upward revision of the gen- Japan a slight- perts regard their country as parice, ratio” of naval end Japan. That is regarded the matter, nage ratio to give atus does n Bxtent Japan regards ted to the American proposals. It is sald repeatedly that Japan w and another capital ship D ra 10-10-7 there is no official fo this effect I known definitely aval opinion does not look upon 5-6-3 ratio” as all purity and lefend the Philippine: Once the ratio was fixed, however, became the duty of American naval ex- jerts to translate it into concrete terms. The rule was ap- mnd that was done. plited all down the line of combat and tuxlliary craft in framing the American yroposal. JAPAN REQUEST MAY LEAD TO PLAIN TALK ‘Washington, No 18 (By the A. P.).— the five govern- s been, it is known, a consid- to be held Monday. the delegates on land armaments, in which Franée is vitally interested, laying down a formula that will become basis of discussion later. c- | BRITISHERS APPROVE THE Premier | Briand of France is expected to speat to | the | first believed that the man was suffering from cuts received in some manner when the window was smashed. Later a re- volver with one cartridge exploded was found in the room. Coroner Mix believed it was possible that the revolver was placed there after the man was removed to the hospital. No change is made in working condi- ns or the forty hour week guarantee. Ten days ago the companies announc- ed, in a statement to their employes, that a wage reduction would be necessary and outlined their reasons for requesting the cut. Today’s action was the result. SUSPENSION OF NAVAL WORK In the directness of his state- however. s to the herself as commit- ill sk for retention of the battleship Mutss Tepresenting mhout a 17 per cent. increase for Japan pver the American suggested proportion, ratio instead of 5-5-3, but Japanese statement that American the | that could be de- pired from the standpoint of national se- the anticipated resolution of the United States in any emergency to 18 (By the A. P.).— pan's request for an increase in the snortional strength of her navy may | ple.” speedily to soms plain talk across London, Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.)— The British admiraity’s announcement tt day that it had ordered the cessation of all work on the four warships of the sup- er hood type evoked a chorus of approv- al by prominent authorities throughcut England. : ' Vice Admiral Ballard, in an article in the Evening News, estimates it will re- sult in-an ultimate saving of pounds sterling 50,000,000 and may lead to the entire disappearance of capital ships. If the armor plate miils are idle for a dec- {ade it will be difficult to restart them, es- peclally as regards their personnel, he sald. Admiral Sir Percy Scott, who warmly approves of the admiralty’s announce- ment, places the saving it will involve at pounds sterling 100,000,000. He thinks no country will scrap its submarines, except possibly the long range ones, because he says, they are primarily weapons of de- fense. ‘W. L. Hichens, chairman of the ship building firm of Cammell, Laird and Co., rlehed, thinks that although it is very- disagreeable to armament firms, it is un- wise to continue spending money while the outlook favors disarmament. He be- lieves that temporary allowances to the staffs would solve the employment prob- lem. Viece Admiral Mark Kerr is of a similar opinion, adding: ‘“We already have suf- ficient battleships for Burope, although the ships use doverseas are not of much use. { Commander Carlyon Bellairs, who for a time was lecturer at the Royal Naval College, also thinks the step is perfect- ly justified, “especially from, the view- point. of the psychological effect of a generous gesture when it is most import- ant that each nation show good faith.” “Everything now depends on Japan,” he declared, “there is no question ahout the good intentions of the American peo- ot it Admiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, retired, .| asserted that the news was He will continue his investigation to- morrow. the most promising and cheering for a long time and that it looked like the “final defeat of the megalomaniacs and the dictatorship of the material age.” i “Considering America‘’s readiness to abandon her 1916 program,” he added, “I think it only decent that we should make some response.” The mayor of Chatham said today that the closing of the Chatham dock yard would be a catastrophe for the district and that the admiralty would be ipetition- ed to provide shipbuilding for the mer- cantile marine. OUTLINE OF JAPAN'S POSITION ON CHINA’S PROPOSALS ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—(By the A. P.) —Japan's position on China’s: proposals is being authoritatively outlined this way: Japan would like to see the conference adopt a set of principles which if guar- anteeing Japan's ‘“right of existencc” would generally and espeeially insure for hina her territorial and, insofar as pos- cible, her complete administrative intez- rity. At the same time these principles cculd effirm the doctrine of equai op- pcrtunity fer all. Japan, for the moment, has no broad program to apply to China, but as sug- gestions arise Japan will explain her own v.ews which include a well defined limit concerning Chinz beyond which her spokesmen say they will not go. As Japan and China are members of the league of rations and have subscrib ed to making public all treaties, she is ready to refrala from secret treaties, but greeable to submitting conclusions to T for an upROTtURILY to registar dis- approval, should sne so desire. gapan they ill 'not_intervens n Thina but ex s other powers not to sock to don 2 that country. 500 OMAHA MEAT CUTTERS TO CONTEST WAGE CUT Omaha, Neb.,, Nov. 18.—The 500 mem- bers of the Omaha chaper of the Amal- gamated Meat Cutters and Butcher ‘Workmen of North America will not ac- cept the wage reduction agreement made today in Chicago between representatives of Armour and Company and the “plant committee,” according to a statement made tonight by J. W. Burns, secretary of the district council No. 5, of the meat cutters and butcher workmen. RIOT CALL SUMMONED BRIDGEPORT POLICE Bridgeport, Conn., Nov. 18.—A riot call brought every available city police- man to the plant of Welf and Abraham clothing manufacturers on Spruce street, this morning. The trouble arouse over a disagreement between a foreman and one of the employes. The four hundred men and women employes immediately struck In protest against an allegeq as- sault made upon Morris Ossofsky, ma- chine operator, by Foreman Max Laz- arus. The strikers marched out in a body and later held a mass meeting to decide on further action. No damage was done. ) DREADNOUGHT MARYLAND EXCEEDED DESIGNED SPEED ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—Secretary Den- by announced today tlat the super dread- naught Marvland successfully underwent the recent tests conducted off the Maine coast, even exceeding hd designed speed of 21 knots by one i.nd one half knots. The neval secretary denied reports that a breakdown occurced if the Maryland's machinery during «he trials, necessitat- ing her putting into the Brooklyn navy yard for repalrs. ., The super dread- naught’s visit to the Brooklyn navy yard he added, wag for an examination such as always forrows a test and to permit Temoval of the special testing instru- raents, ¢ tion of the North Shore Fisheries Corpo- ration of Boothbay, Me. The British schooner Luey R., which drifted eight miles at Matinicus after be- ing abandoned on Old Horse Ledge, near Vinal Haven, Tuesday night, was towed to Reckland: The love tragedy of twin sisters who drew lots for death by poison became known in the Innsbruck courts at Gen- eva when one <f them was tfied for imurder. The girl was acquitted after she told her story. Six persons were killed at Johns- town, Pa., when the automcbile In which they were riding crashed through the guard rails of the Woidvale bridge span- Ing the Pennsylvania railroad cut and fel lto the tracks 50 feet below. Escaping from the wire ' bonds with which she had been tied In a chair, Mrs. L. D. Grumny, night clerk at the Central Club of Nurses, New York, foiled efforts of five masked bandits to rifle-the elud safe. Armed to the teeth. Sherlff George Werner and seven of his deputies set out to arrest a family of cave dwellers, who had taken up thelr habitation in an iso- lated .cavern near Armonk, nine miles from White Plains, N. Y. . Myron T. Herrlek, Amerlcan ambas- sador to France. received the honorary, title of doctor of laws from the Univer. sity of Nancy. Former President Poin- care and other notables attended the ‘ceremony. John Hebel, a bank messenger for the Great Northern Trust company, Chicago, w2s kidnapped by five men near the post- office, in the heart of the loop, and taken to Lincoln Park, where a sack of mail addressed Yo the trust company was tak- en from him. - OBITUARY. Lauren C. Brown. Meriden, Nov. 18.—Lauren C. Brown, |dean of Meriden grocers, after being con- tinuously, in business for 40 vears, died this morning at the age of 78. He was born in Canton. He WNs one of the yet- eran Qdd Fellows of the state. Mr. Brown served two terms In the cotycoun- _fell. A widow and three sons survive. CONGRESS MAY RECESS NEXT WEDNESDAY UNTIL DEC. 5§ ‘Washington, Nov. Congress will adjourn sitne dle next Wednesday, if the tax revision bill is put through, under plans virtually completed today by re- pubiican leaders. Speake~ Gillette con- ferred with senate leaders’ and the ad- journment programme, which would sus- pend sessions of congress from Thanks- giving Day until December 5, when the new session is to begin, was said to have been agreed on. A It the adjournment plan goes throufih, action on the $500,000,000 raflroad debt bill, the Ford-Newberry election contest, and the allied debt ang tarf bills would go over to regular session. 1 CANCELLED HIS MARRIAGE BECAUSE OF HIGH RENTS Watertown, Masr, Nov. 18. — An- nouncement thyt they could not.find a decent place to make their home “where the rent was within reach” accompanied the rXeiurn of the town eclerk tonight of marriage intention paperg recently taken out by Arthur L. Mabee and Miss Hester 0. McPherson. Mabee sald he was firm In his con- viction that a laboring man could not afford to pay more than $25 a month for rent, and *hat the places for that rate which he and Miss McPherson had view- ed were not hat.table. Mabee ix 2 motorman. PORTLAND NEWSPAPERS ARE TO CONSOLIDATE Portland, Me.,, Nov. 18.—Announce- ment will be made tomorrow in the two Portland morning newspapers, the Dally Press and The Herald, that they will be consilodated next Monday under the name of the Portland Press-Herald. The new paper will be jssued from the plant of The Press which was recently pur- chased by Guy P. Gannett, of Augusta, ‘one of the owners of the Herald. —— PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS PEACE WITH AUSTRIA ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—Peace between the United States and Austria was de- clared formally in a proclamation signed today by President Hardine. she refused to buy from him. SENATE BUSY WITH THE FORD-NEWBEERRY CASR ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—%aclaration by Senator Pomcene, democrat, Ohio, that he would resign if evidence such as that submitted against Senator Newberry were adduced against him, marked further con- sideration by the senate today of Heary Ford's contest of Mr. Newberry's seat as senator| from Michigan. Asked by Senator Walsh, democrat Montana, what his action would be # he had violated no laws, the Ohio senator re- plied: “If T were innocent, I'd fight the battle of my life for my rights; I would mot remain eilent.” Senator Spencer, republican, Missourl, denfed that Mr. Newberry was afraid to appear before the committes or that the committee feared to call the seBator be- cause his testimony might hurt his case. On the contrary, Mr. Spencer argued, Mr, Newberry as well as most of the re- publican members of the committee re- garded the Michigan senator's presenc: as unnecessary. CHINA IS OPPOSED TO THE ANGLO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE ‘Washington, Nov. 1! (By the A. P.) —China is opposed to the ranewal of the Anglo-Japanese alliance and also desires the nullification of the Lansing-Ishii agreement, it was stated authoritatively today at the headquarters of the Chinese delegation to the Washington conference. These questions will be among those to be treated under the third of the ten Chinese points, it was said. 13 MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS KILLED IN BATTLE Mexicall, Lower Califcrnia, Nov. 18.— Thirteen Mevican revolutionists were kill- ed today in a battle and four more ex- ecuted after a summary court martial near Algagones, 20 miles west of Mex- icall, capital of the northern district of Lower California, it wN\¢ announced to- night by General Abelardo Rodrigues, commander of federal troops here. After you know some people well you are ape to regret the politeness you wast, _ed on them