Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 15, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 40 PRESIDENT OPPOSED TOBOND ~1SSUE FOR SOLDIER BONUS ) POPULATION 29,685 Expresses the Opinion That It Would Disturb the Financial Tranquillity of the Country—Secretary Mellon Believes Such a Bond Issue or Short Term Notes Would Handi- cap the Refunding Operations of the Foreign Debt— Chairman Fordney Says the Bill Will Be Passed at This Session of Congress. Wasting'on, Feb, 14—President Hard- Ing thinks it ls impracticable to raise by » bond issue ac this time a large sum of mone: 1o firance the soilers’ bonus. it wns stated today at the White House, ana s unakerahiy opposed to the £g- gewtad eizht olnt t2X Program.or 1o A r urn to any of the taxes that have been re- peaied The sascutfve was represented as be- ng favorably Mwosed toward the bonus azwarion and it was_emphasized that e B fensa not been lost sight sppeared hefore the senate ask that its enactment be defer- + had not taken a position of hos- Tt also was stated that promisei by repubidcans in the 1920 primaries of, bat it was out that no exact time had heen for the passage of an adjusted com- fon bi ttitude of the executhve, It was Tad to be that of finding a sane amelie condition of the fulfiliment sromises made on the one hand naving regard for restored stability om the ather Ho'dng that thers was a question whether there was the same sweaping de- rermination at this time fhat there was “uring war's responsibility when the et ity n funaing pedt srnmant couid have raised almost any he president was said to doudt the obtaining now throweh a the sum réquired:for the sol- honus without an advance in inte- the disturbing of the Anan- range of the country this connection attention was again at in nex: fifteen months the WMt must refund some Bix ani one f dollars of pledges In the stes and certificatss of Secretary Melion end of government “ion that these re- werations would be handicap- any additional isene of bonds or thme notes in conmection with the femv bonus was =ald at tha White Hasa that the rresident’s views as to the bonus would e transmitted in writing to to the chair- men of the penate"and houss committees Aealing with the legisiation. The major- ity members of these committees met I after noon with the expectation that th executfve’s letter might be ready for them. but after a‘session of an hour mem- hers said the commenicaton was expected tomorrow. The presddnt's position, as outitned at the White'Héluse, was glven informaiiy to the committee members who witiine! comment_pending receipt -of the ofticiai letter. Some of them Aid say, however, that on the basis of the informal informa- tion, the question of how the honus should be fmancec \reated just where it did he- fore the hiluee ways and means sub- committee grew up tie tentative eight point tax suggestion. Mr. Harding'’s objection to the suzgest- 4 bond issue and tax prajosals was re- garded In some quarters as pressing the the defay in the enactment of the bondis iegisation untll a subsequent session of conaress, bt g0 far as was ascertained this was not the interprétation at tae capitol. Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committce, said the bonus bill Would be passed at this session and added that.it was his judgment that e first of the cash payments would be avalable to the former service men by next October first. 1t was his impression that the cash payments would not entail the financiai utlay that some have smiposed, and to port this view, he called atiention to poie taken st vanious Ohio posts of the American Legion which a_large percentage of the men apyroving in surance (ckn and few announcing s Gesire for money. Work on the legicative sections of the bonus hill was continued today b the house a.fh-comnilitee with the expentation that it would be ready for the entire com- mittes withi na few days. CPairman Fordney thought tae bfil probabiy would showed be reported to the house in ten days DISAPPEARANCE OF 841 CASES OF BONDED WHISKEY Bridzaport. Conn., Feb. 15.—The dis- ance of cases of bonded whiss sy from Clark Drug Company's ry has been reported to oner Haynes gton. says the Briczeport Tel this morning. In & statemeddt pir By, the newspaper, Charles W president of the Clark Drug com- dec'ared that the whiskey w stolen betwesn December § and Febrnary % value of the liquor The report to Commesioner Haynes Teisgrarn save. was made by Fed- sral Preaslion Agents J. H. Estes and I J. Hudgine of Washington. They Aiscovered the losm of the [auor last wesk when ther went to Danbury to check up the whiskey and seize it The seizure of the whiskey was order- December. ring hefore Stats Pro. MeKenzie in Hartford The € ug Com- n was ravoked the ea=ing and the concern was ordered to the S41 cases of whiskey which it n hand for seizure by the govern- hae! Delohery, Ir who is now un onds of $10,000 in connection with Tad conspiracy #hin 100 A Clark is ge Druz DEMONSTRATION STAGED AT SAYLESVILLE BLEACHERIES awtucket. R. I, Feb. 14.—The Jenckes Spinning Jany opened its gates in mpioyes as usual today. Officials of the mpany made no anmouncement of the while strike leaders as. that the workers were mainly department and The sipping abor the piant was virtually Rlackstone valiey strikers - ay and at the noon a tration ‘n an effort empfoyes of the Saylesvilie and nivon Dye works tol ranks - Acoording to labor micceeded m gatting about These were employed Onishing, folding- and stamping epartments of the bleacheries, where Pawtucke! poice. armed with riot guns, are patrailing in front of some o piants affected by the strike, but ere has been no report of any violence. KENTON TO RETIRE FROM SENATE BEFORE FEB. %4 Washingion. Feb. 14.—Senator Kenyon owa, Who recently was appointed a “%ult judge by President Harding. said night that he weuld regire from the senate and assume his pomtion on the neh not Mter than Peb. 24. He added ~ide ~maining in P Srevrn racs nerm: T an compa: womld retire from sanain wra evidenced wplication to join the volunteer fire * would wr'ta Governor Kendall of t eftect tomorrow. memplovment bill, which would for stimulating work on' public ts 0 sack times, I8 disposed Fei 24, Senator Kenvon said the Menate that He explained that he w; the senate primarily to ol on bl It was tod svecial order of business for and be expects it f by Feb. 24 at latest. Y WORKING IN ALDWIN LOCOMOTIVE WORKS Feb. 14 —Anastase An- tkoy-Vonsiatsky, who - adephia Vo tly married Mrs. Marion R. Steph- ens of Chicagn. ha entered upon the zen @t Ridley Park. today when he filed 1e of a cit ny. Vonsiatsiy returned to work at the Raidwin Locomotive Works today. Last raht e was called upon by Burgesa W. 3 dehnson who extended greetings of the townspeaple to hin and his wife. smell_in birds is not | | possible disturbances NO DISORDERS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TEXTILE STRIKE Boston, Feb. 14.—The second day of the strike of operatives in cotton miils in New Hampshire textile centers and in Lowsll, Mass,, passed without either dis- der or any ind to- vard eettlement. The fact ~that the workers in New Hampshire were as much disturbed by the increase of six cation of a move jonrs in thelr working week as by the wage reductlon averaging twenty pet ent. which went into effect in many New England mills this week, was in dicated in ‘a statement by a union at_Manchester, tonight. This leader, James Starr, vice presi- dent of the Unitad Textile Workers of America, declared that the operatives would hold out against the return of the 54 hour week if it took six months. Thi Amoskeag mill of Manchester, employ ing about 15,000 workers, and the larg- est mill affected by the strike, is shut down, together with the Stark mill. Two cotton yarn mills at Fitchburg were added today to the list of those which have announced wage reductions. The emploves continued at work. There was no call today for the ser- vices of the National Guard troops held in readiness in Rhode Island to quell in connection wii te which have been for three weeks, the strikes in that s n progres: CHICAGO WHEAT PIT IN WHIRL AS PRICES RISE Chicaga, Fea 14.—Excited tradimg and a big jump in prices kept the wheat it of -the Chicago Board of Trade in a whirl today. The scenes at the opening especially was one of the wildest wit- nessed for some time and although this disturbance was later somewnat sub- dued the market was again seething at the close The major part of a rise of § 1-2 cents a hushe) the price of wheat which took place at the outset was retained, with the market guivering at $1.38 1-2 to 2132 5-8 & busfel for the May option and £1.21 3-4 to $1.21.7-8 for July, the two months In which speculative dealings are at present centered. Tonight, lead- | *r= who had acted on a belief ‘in higher rices rule were credited with hought _additional instead of selling out having as a holdings eoday According to cur- rent gossip, the bulk of the day's sell- ing came from micsellaneous sources, and was chlefly to secure profits re- suiting from the sudden bulge in values, The advance in prices here followed gaine made yesterday at Liverpool and other forsign markets while American markets were closed . during, the holi- ay. —— FIVE DOGS ROUNDED TP AND SHOT IN SUFFIELD Conry, Suffield Feb. 14.—Five more doge which were bitten by the inad dog| that dashed through the town last Sun. day were rounded up and shot by state officers today. This makes a total of twenty-two dogs killed as a result of the attacks of th eanimal which was infected with rabies. Miss Eunice Greenweod and Adolph Carney, who ware bitten by the dog. are under the Pasteur sreatment. FINNISH MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR ASSASSINATED Heleingfors, Finland, Feb. 14 (By the A P)—M. Rifavuari, Finnish minister of the interlor, was ehot three times with a revolver as he was alighting from his motor car outeide his residence here to- day. He died while being taken to a hospital. The alleged assasein, Ernst Tanderfelt, was arrested. The authorities declare he is demented. SOUTH WINDSOR TOBACCO GROWER COMMITTED SUICIDE South Windeor, Conn., Feb.A14.—A. N. Miner, 62, a prominent tobaceo grower of this town, comerftted suicide today by hanging himeelf in his garage. His CABLED PARAGRAPHS Prince of Wales Royally Recelved Delhi, British India, Feb. = 14.—The Prince of Wales recetved a royal welcome on his arrival hers tgday. ~Many thou- sands of Indians lined the route through which the prince’s party passed. The hartal which was prociaimed in Deld city was completely ectipsed. Gandhi Fasting as Penance. Bombay, Feb. 14 (By the A. P.)— Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the non- oo-operationist movement, announces that he began last Sunday a five-days' fast as penance for the recent disturb- ances in Chauri-Chaura. He says he will regard his fast as punishment for those Wwho ‘committed the “brutal mur- ders, which no amount of provocation could possibly justit LODGE PRAISES WORK OF REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS Boston, Feb. 14—What the republi- can party has accomplished in con- gress since it came into.power and what it has done in international affairs through the armament conference form- ed an address by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to the republican members of the Massachusetts legislature at a dinner hers tonight. The three great objects of the United States in the armament confersnce, said the senator, were the himitation of armament, the termination of the Angio- Japanese alliance and the attainment ot ‘all we could for the benefit of China, In which dominant feature was the re- turn of the province of Shantung.” “In all three of these objects” he ~ontinued, “we were succesaful. I do not underrate in the least the earnest good- and co-operation that we recefved from our colleagues representing the other nations, but the lead in the’ con- ference balonged. to the United States hecause we issued the invitations, and that lead we had throughout. Almost every proposition, certainly all of any ‘mportance was hrought forward by the American dslegation.” The republican party since it last jcame into power has made a reeord In ‘nternational and domestic accomplish- ment by which it may aek the country 10 stand “without fear or miegiving: aid Senator Lodge. Senator Lodge reviewed ments of the party since the achieve- gained con- trol of congress in March. 1919, The republicans, he said. “found the xorst situation economically which any party in this country had ever heen ~alled upon to face, and we have right to be proud of our record.” “The democrats,” Senator Lodge de- clared, “by every artifice of delay and time wasting have done ther best to make this congress a ‘do-nothing’ hody, and aithough they have failed they are keeping on saving it just the same. Senator Lodge dwelt at length upon the fruits of the armament conference, which he said. “we bow to the wisdom of President Hardinz in summoning it." More was done hv the cference. for *he world's peace in 12 weeks. he added, ‘than has been done anvwhere else in ‘wice as many years. These are ques- sons which arise ahove th: reglon of polities, hut the fact remains that 1t vas under a republican president -that steps have been taken nnder which a ‘horoughly American ‘policy has been carvied out fn the conférence at Wash- inzton, hy a delezation representing hoth politizal parties, with which is recognized hy the entire world.” When the republican partv gained con- trol of congress in 1913 it proseeded to reduca appropriations of the Wilson ad- ministration for the last vear by $1,50 000,000, - Semator Lodze eald. ‘“If a'sn vepealed war anpronriations agerezating more than eight billions of dollars and continued to reduce: them untll for the fiscal year endine June 30. 1922, the ampropriations stood at $3.509,000,000." ince the nresent congress has heen " the semator continued. “they have ~educed appropriations asked for hy the Aepartments of £3337,000.000 to $1.420. 000,000 This wae the work of the prea- ent ‘“do-nothing' consress.” Referring to the revenue act of 1321, Senator Lodga satd: ‘T should have been glad personally t0 have made those sur-taxes on s omes Tower than they were finally agreed nn- on hut we were compelled to get the money somewhers and it seemed to fhe republican majority of the congrass that te mosf imnortant relief to be given to husiness and the country was by termination of the excess profits taxes. “Tt was thought alse -of the first fm- PoTtance to get rid of the transporta. tion taxes on freicht. passenger and ex- a suceoss Press packages—a direct hurden on all the business of the country.” The revenua bill. he declarsd, “has really brought a large measure of re. Yef from taxas to which Iittle attention has been pald’ The total reduction on the hest ana which ean be mada will reach £335,000,000 for the . calendar vear. Sneaking of the b for the funding of the debt. Semator Lodge sald: “The United’ States has no intention of plaving the part of an wsurer, Hut It whs the money of tha American paople which Was iet to the allled and associater nowers in “their, time of great. need. The debts which the Unite T bt nited States owsd and has -questtoned n, “We are well aware waTe that some, per- haps mln.\', of the nations !nd&l'd:; to the United, States cannot now pay thelr principal ‘or fnterest, but some ar. :nfl:m'n' must be made to vlace that ea upon a business-llke b s-llke basts ';\):‘:1 'tnllemlr- what fs proerly due to nited States and her people, for 1t Was the people who lent the money.™ Speaking of the Chinese saids oo Cprihe Chinese settlement ne Staten refused a- solutely to accent the proposition in ro. ard to Shamtung fn the treatv of Ver slllles and believed then and betteves ‘;vlr‘e:‘ha;; that province ehould he con. v f wave bony, CHina, of which 4 has ai- one of them. Q x had mefied the treats of Versallles and at clause relaty 2 :::m::n: Therefore. the ‘only waw 19 e ¥ 3 st WTONE undone’ was to brimg negotiations hetween China directly. T S s was affacts Rood offices of the United s:n::. .'r‘;m?': sented by Mr. Hughes. and of Great Britain. represented by Mr. Balfour, The ?«vm hae been that Shantung goes back © China nractically unburdened GIRL RAN AWAY 10 TO AVOID PIANO LESSONS Stamford, Conn., Feb. Hulsmann, 15, of Pelham, appeared last Thursday her home for New York t I!'Tan, was taken i Tallroad: station here by the local police late today. She was m,-f..'&’“m'e’, to her brother, Dr. Frederick Hulsmann of New York, who left with her for Pel- ham. Dr. Hulsmann and two other men 14.—Constance N. Y., who dis- after ghe left o take a piano nto custody at the wife discovered the body and notified neighbors. Te had heen tn il health for some time. Besides his wife, he leaves #ix_children, came here last night in search of the £itl, having obtained a clue from a let- ter sent By her from this ol She said she ran away hecause she did not ers she has pald in cash, | Radicals Menace | Freedom of Ireland Their Murderous Work Arouses Condemnation of All Men of Good 'Inten- tions. London, Feb. 14 (By the A. P.).—Lord Birkenhead, high chancellor, referred in the house of lords tonight to the Irish sltuation in aimilar tones to Mr. Churchill in recent speeches in the house of com- mons with regard to the necessity of making allowances because of the re. stricted powers possessed by the pro- visional government. He also made it clear that he did ot criticise the action of the northern government iy arresting football players carrying arms. Alluding to Michael Collins' apprehen- slons of an attempt by extremists to wreck the treaty by methods of violence, Lord Birkenhead declared it was plain duty of the British government ana the obvious dictites of policy that they should. s0 far as their honorable obliga- tions in northern Ireland permited, sup- port those men in Ireland who under al- most {nconceivable difficulties were mak- ing g, courageous aitempt to carry out the freaty. N With reference to the suspension of the evacomtion of British troops, the lord high ‘chancellor said the government considered in the present situation of ex- treme fension, ,when so many were enti- tied to Jook to British help as the only refuge, that continuance of evacuation jwould ‘not be justified uniil the time ap- peared to be ripe. Declaring that he still hoped the discussions between Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, and Michael Colling would be renewed, he said: “We should be deceiving ourselves if we remained blind to the fact that in the next few weeks we are going through the most grave and ecritical period prob- ably in living memory. I am stfll of the opinion that if all the men in the two countries who are of good intention and des’rous to see the treaty succeed will co-operate there is still great pros- pect that we may be so fortunate. The one hope at the moment Is that under the provocation and disappointments we should keep cool heads and quiet tongues.” INCREASE IN FATALITIES IN STREETS OF BELFAST Belfast, Feb. 14 (By'the A. P.)—Pro- miscuous shooting in the streets of Bel- fast continued throughout today and to- night. As a result four additional per- sons were killed and- several others died in the hospitals. The number of persons wounded al<o was apgmented by the gunmen’s activitles during the day. Up to midnight tonight the death roil since the éisturbances began last Satur- day had mounted to 22, while the list of wounded exceeded 60, Troaps came inot the city today and took up positions at varions points at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Shortly after- wards a soldier of the Norfoli regiment received a bullet wound in the thigh and was sent to a hospital. Farly this eve- ning Thomas Blair was shot, and died on his way“to the hospital. James Rice was found dead in one of the thorough- fares late tonight. His head had heen battered in and there was a bullet wound in his body. During the night a tram car was at- tacked by gunmen at Mount Coliyer road. The conductor was wounded. The promisensus shooting continued untl the curfew hour eent the people to their homes. s Sir James Craig. the Ulster premier. this evening received a telesram from Winstoh “Spencer Churchill, British sec- retary for the colonies, saving: “I have just received a message from Michael Collins (head of the provisional government in Ireland) saying, ‘Mr. Col- Iine s happy to inform Mr. Churchiil that ke was in a position to secure the release of a number of prisoners cap- tured from the north today. Lisutenant Colomel W. B. Spender, secretary to the Ulster cabinef, sald this evening in answer to an Inquiry that the promised release of tRe kidnapped men would not affect the situation of the ! southern football players who recently wdre arrested while golng to Londonder- Ty for a match game. He added, how- sver, that there was nothing to prevent the foothall players from applying for hatl. Most Rev. Joseoh MacRory, bishop of the diocese of Down and_Connor. sent the following telegram to Premler Lloyd George today: “For the past few ddvs Relfast again has been given un. to horrible lawless- ness. Since Saturday about a dozen Catholies have been shot dead, soms in their own houses, and over 40 wound- ed. several of them, It Is feared. fatally. There is no adequate protection here for Catholics. The military Is urgently needed In the streets.” SINN FEIN CONVENTION FIXED FOR FEBRUARY 21 Dublin, Feb. 14. (By the A. P.)—The Sinn Fein convention has been definiteiy fixed for February 21. Estimates of the voting based on the election of delegates give a majority to the free staters. To alter the constitution from strict repub- Licanism, which Eamonn De Valera de- sires to maintaln, however, will require & two-thirds mafority, and it is consid- ered doubtful whether this can be ob- tained. Michael Collins, head of the provision- al government, today issued through ths publicity department not only & reply to John Devery, of New York, editor of the Gaelic American, in connection with an atticle appearing in that publidatbon, but the greater part of the text of Mr. De Voy's article. Mr. Collins takes lssue regarding the league of nations and Mr. De Voy's assumption of some private bargain between the Irish delegates to the London conference and Premier Lioyd George. With regard to this Mr. Collins says: “You are entirely wrong in thinkhn: that there is or was any private bargain. The treaty ae it stands is absolutely the only agreement reached.” Mr. Churchill's statement that Owen O'Duffy, chief of staff of the Irish re- publican army, had been sent to Clones by the provisional government, is de- scribed as inaccurate in an officlal com- munication issued by the Irish republi- can army headquarters, which declares that if the officers of that army had been notified through the usual channels that Epeclal constables were traveling through that territory the tragle occur- rence would not have happened. JONATHAN BRITT, AGED 92, OLDEST ODD FELLOW, DEAD _Uba Cit, -Calif,, Feb. Britt, 92, oldest : r of the Inde- pendent Order of Fellows in the Unéted States, in both age and member- ship, according to local records, died to- day. He was born in Pennsylvanla. _ 14.—Jonathan oertificate follawing the disester, > first | mobile in wh Prist s Charged | With Fratricide Rev. Adelard Delorme of Mon- treal Was Arrested Last Night—$25,000 Insurance Motive. Montreal, Feb. 14.—The Rev. Adelard Delorme, a Catholic priest, was arrestsd tonight on a ocharge of having murdered his half brother, Raoul Deforme, an Ot- tawa University student, whose body was found in a suburb of the city, January 6, with six buliet holes fn the head. Father Delorme, who had boen under police guard ali day, was taken into cus- today after the coroner's jury, concluding its inivastigation, had found him créminaliy responsible for his brother's dcath. The long missing will of the student, who took out $25,0000 insurance at the alleged direction of the clengyman, just four days before his death, was found to- day in the oftice of Notary Belanger and disclosed that the Rev, Delorme was chief heir and administrator of the estate At the hearing before Coroner McMa- hon on January 2 ‘Theaphils Marot, actuary of La e garde Life Insur- Snay ance company, testified that the priest had come to his office to thank him for a birthday gift and while there, they dis- cussed insuring the young student. He said the priest asked for quotations on a $10,000 poiicy, and figures on $20,000 and $25,000 policies also were ziven to him. He testified that the priest stated he wantsd the hoy to save money and that when Raoul returned from Ottawa he would speak to the young man about it. Marot further testified that the priest came again to his office, this tima with his hedt-brother, and the application for the §25,000 msurance policy was made out. Wfhien the clause relating to pay- ment in the event (it the policy be- came a claim was reached tha witness testified that Father Delorme said: “You are young. In your place 1 would make ® payable to my heirs. You can then dispose of it by a whl or otherwise.” This'was done. the witness deciared. and later Father Deforme telephoned tme agent nquiring if the policy was ready, ex- Hlaining that he wanied to make his brother a present of it. Marot said he cb- tained the policy and delivered it to the \riest at his home, youns Delornse being present at the time. At the hearing today, Father Delorme took the witness stand and calmly re- lated what he knew of his brother's movements on the day preceding his death. He went over the previous ac-| count he had given of how the young man had left home for an evening's en- joyment after which he did not see him again, J. C. Walsh, M. P., designated by the attorney general's office to conduct the inquiry, questioned the priest about his brother's “will which had been missing until today _although police had search- ed-for the document. Father Deolorme stated that the will had heen left at the office of a local no- tary and when it was produced, he sug- gested that it should mot be read, con- tending that should it he found that he would benefit by its terms, his position would" be “peculiar.” The contents of the will then were di- vulged and by its provisions Father De- lorme was found to be the principal heneficiary of the dead student's estate, yielding an income of more than $10,- 000 ‘a year. Police officials testified that when they asked Father Delorme about the will, at he said it was in Ottawa, then at the office of a local notary and finaily that he did not know where it was. Their testimony aléo showed that bul- lets in the young man's head bore ths same barrel marks as.those fired from a revolver found in the priest's car. and that soap had been used in an apparent effort to remove blood stains on tha seats and cushions of the machine, Fea- thers found in the car also were de- seribed by witnesses as similar to tho, in the automoblle wrap covering the tim. Coroner McMahon cautfoned the jur- ors that although Catholies, they were not to be influenced by the fact that a priest and a servant of ihe church might he affected by their decision. They stood seven to one on their . verdict, finding Lhim criminally respensible for his half brother's death Father Delorme twas unmoved by the verdict and walked briskly to the auto- h he was driven to police headquarters, The death of young Delorme aroused wide interest in Canada. Father Delorme. who L'Assistance Publiqus, has been much in the public eve. He first attracted at- tention when he offered a reward of $10.- 000 for the capture of his brother's slayer. Later he issued statements de- nying allegations he charged were being made against him “by irresponsible per- sons.” When he began to be prominently mentioned in the case, Father Delorme telephoned Premier I. A, Taschereau of is chaplain of Quebec and the attorney general de- manding that the inquest, several times adjourned, be proceeded with in order that his name he cleared. The body of young Delorme was found at Snowden Junction, a lonely suburb of Montreal. It had been tnrown on tme Snow near a sha The hands were tied with twine, - HOLDERS OF TOBACCO ASK FOR Hartford, Fef. 14.—Memhers of the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Imeirovement Assodiation do not take kindly to the pro- posed census of their holdings of tobac- co in their warehouses o far as it relates to prices they have recelved for the packed product, and in annual meeting this afternoon arranged with Secretary Leonard H. Healey of the state board of agricujturs for a hearing Monday after- A HEARING noon, February 20, at 2 o'clock at the Capitol when they will state their ob- Jjections, CESSATION OF CIVIL N DISOBEDIENCE IN INDIA London, Feb. 14 (By the A. P.).—The British government’s proceedings against Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the non- co-operationists in Indfa, have heen sus- pended, in view of his announced cessa: tion of the campaign of civil disobedience. Announcement to this effect was made in the house of commons this afternoon by Edwin S. Montagu, secretary for In- dla F¢ MACKRI HAS BEEN REINSTATED AS PILOT HaMfax, Feb. 14—F. Mackri, who was pliot “of the French munition steamer Mont Elane when she collided with the Beigian refef steamer Imo in Halifax harbor on Dec. 6, 1917, causing her sub. sequently fo blow up, Was reinstated as a pilot here today. He surrendered his BRIEF TELEGRAMS Twelve hundred workers in the yards of the New York Shipbuiiding corporation at Camden, X, J., have been aid off. International law was advocated as the only substitute for wurld wars by Edward A. Filene of Boston in a Lincoln day ad- dress at Union ‘Theological seminary. John MeCormack, tenor, whose concert tour was suspended last wesk because of an attack of laryngitis, has fully recov- ered. Propaganda or organizations opposed to prohibition ‘would be met with vubl!ci!_\'. the Women's Christian Temperance Union announced. Joseph Lalch, 52, of Branford, died at 2 hospital in New Haven from the s called slajing sickness He was il five deys. The Connecticut Federation of Women's chube will have itg annual midyear meet- ing and luncheon in New Haven Thurs- day, February 23. Students of the Mississippl State college for women are recovering from ptomaine poisoning, said to have been sed by eating chicken salad. . .Thieves carried away almost entirely (he contents of the oid Peckham house hear the Midde Fiaddam Landing which was to be"occupled snortly by a family from Waterbury. On a balance of its hooks “Ill'll'_l ha heen found to be without cither foating or ponded debt, and if delinquent taxpayers saa come forward by this time the town would have a little surpius on hand. Exports in January aggregaied $179,- 000,000, the lowest in sevent months and amountad to a decrease of about $15.000,- 060 from the month of December. Sir Horace Plunkett told a gathering in town hall, New York, that he beiievel the Irish Free State should receive the sup- port of ail Irishmen Messages to President Harding from the governors of each state will be re- layed by several hundred ratio stations to Washington on March §, 7 and 8. The firat death since 1920 in the lit- tle town of Montgomery, near Westfield. Mass., occurred yesterday when Samuel W. Coe, died at the age of §2. Lynn, Mass, motion pleture theatres have discontinued showing pictures fea- turing Mary Miles Minter and Mabel Normand. Dr. Frank Zwick, chairman of the New Britain board of health, in amnouncing fifty-seven new cases of influenza as to- day’s report, said the diseass is now epi- deamic there. Four families of megroes in the Ready block in Main street, Portland. tenn., lost thelr household goods when the Lutiding was burned. The explosion of & gas heater in the Boston University College of Business Administration. wrecked several rooms and injured two students. The Tufts & Frledman Shos company, of Lynn, Mass.; which manufactures me- djum and low priced footwear, an- nounced that it would go out of business in the near future. Jewelry estimated by the hotel man- agemerit to be valued at $100.000 was od- tained by bandits who looted safety de- posit boxes at the Washington hotel, in the western section 6f St Louts Major_John G. Emery, of Grand Rupids. Mich., former national commander of the American Leglon, announced his cand: acy for the republican nomination for the Tnited Scates senat Secretary Hughes will sail today from New York to spend two weeks in Ber- muda to visit a_daughter there and cuperate from the stremuous arms com- ference. Judge Morris In the United States dis- trict court at Wilmington, Del, extended until Feb. 17, the time for fiing affidavits in the appiicatdon for a receiver for the Columbla Graphaphone company. Petersburg’s bathing sult factions have clashed over the propriety of hold- ing a bathing suit parade as a featurs of Gala Week at St. Petersburz, Fla, next month, Governors of fitteen states have notifird hairman McFadden of the house bank- ing committes that they favor adoption of a constitutional amendment which would proniblt further issuance of tax exummt securities. United Tumber, Limited, and the Atla Lumber Company, Limited, ailied com- panies, made assigmments at Fredericton X, B., for the benefit of creditors. 1 bilitles amounted to $102,000 and assets $70,000. Twenty residents of Greater New York lost their motor cars by theft each day of the vear, it is estimated by police officials, who announced that more than 6,000 au- tomobiles were stolen from New York iast year. Miss Mand E. Kingsley, 57, author of a number of text books, on English, La- tin and history, also of Kingsley texts and Kingsley outlines, standard works, @ied suddenly at her heme at Fast Ma- chias, Me., from heart trouble, Cummings C. Chesney, electrical en- gineer of Pittsfield, Mass. will be pre- sented with the 1921 Edison medal at the tenth midwinter convfmif_-n of the American Institute of Electrical Engi- neers, New York, on Thursday evenins. ce in New Orleans are making & svs- ot anet for Mise Audrev Butler, 16 vear old daughter of E. S. Butler, presi- dent of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange and Miss Dorothy Tewls, 18, of Galveston, Texas, who disappeared from their homes Saturday. Spots en the sun were being examined vesterday by Dr. Frank Schlesinger, di- Tector of Yale Observatory, who made some notes of what he saw. Th espots, he caid, had already paesed the center of the =un and no trouble was to be feared from them. 2 Tt became kmown yesterday that the oM rectory of Trinkty Episcopad church in Wethersfleld was raided last Wednes- ey night by state policemen, and a still found and_seized. R. F. Kilpatrick who rented the house frem the church was ar- rested. Stockholders of the Winchester Com- pany, -the holding company for the Winchester Repeating Arms = Company, haye been notified that tha adjourned annual meeting will-be on Februasy 23, and that in addition to the election of a voting on additional make the PROVIDENCE INSURANGE COS. BRING SUIT FOR $25.000.000 PRICE- TWO CENTS Against the New York Stock Exchange, the Estate Jacob H. Schiff and Other Defendants—Allege Failure to Ac- count for Profits Derived From Coal Lands Owned by the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Company— Federal Courts Are Swamped With Fake Stock Swind« ling Case: 3 New York, Feb. 14.—A $25,000.000 sult against the New York Stock exchange, the estate of Jacob H. Sohiff and other defendants named -as managers of the reorganization of the Chicago and Eas ern lilinois Railroad company for al failure “to account for profits from coal Jands owned by the company” became known today when Supreme Court Justice Giegerich granted a motion t oeliminate Seymour L. Cromwell from the liag of defendants. The suit was brought by the Mercantiie Fire Insurance company and the Narragansett Mutual e Insurance company of Providence. R. L E In the compkint ,a copy of which was filed with the order to dismiss, it is al- leged that the rallroad company pur- chased a large coal acreage having a mining tonnage estimated at 508,000.000 tons, and that the United States Steel corporation, which is made a co-defend- ant in an effort to attach funds believed to be due the railroad, agreed to pur- chase 1,000,000 tons thereof a year. It is further alleged that neither the rallroad nor the- defendants have ac- counted to the piaintif for the profits derived from the coal ands and that the plaintiffs sold their stock hoidings prices because they * by wisest course 1o pursue un: cumstances, thus becoming damages.” The New TYork Stock namerd defendant, it Is set for cause of ‘its “winking” at at alleged vio- lation of the state law, thus becoming sullty of “connivance, at least, in a con- structive fraud.” ged derived exchange s be- COURTS SWAMPED WITH STOCK SWINDLING CASES Washinz A, -Feb. 14—Dockets of the federal courts throughout the country are swamped with fake stock swindtin: cases in which more than $140,000,000 has been taken from incautious invetsors, Attornay General Daugherty s tonizht, There are, he added, a total of 430 of these cases in the federal court in whicl 87 4persons hanw been arrested or iadicted; ‘It would take ome Judes, working twelve months a year one million years ta clean up the docket,” Mr. Daugherty said) Most of the cases, he explained, wera fake ofl stock companies, although tha swindling schemes ranged from buckef shops and mining stocks to patent “eled phant catcher” promotions. Rich harvest are reaped by swindlers, ha asserted, because pecple do mot taks sains o Investigate what they put theid moneyinto. N The department of justice, Mr. Daugh« erty continued, comes into the prosecu- tion of such casej through wiolation of the postal laws i the use of the mafs 1o defraud, tut, he declared that in hif opinion, the matter was one for state ac< tion. A conference of state biue sky law commissioners, he suggested, shouMd da held frame a uniform law carrying a un< iform punishment for stock swindiers. Ha also said he believed in more stmngent taws by the states and heawer penal« ties in such cases. { Quoting from his reports Mr. Daugherty! <aid that the northern districts of Missourd led i the amount involved in pending fake stock cases with a total of $31.792,000. while the northern district of INénois had the greafest number of caser with 43, thal northern district of Texas stood sesond ith 42 cases and the southern district of ew York had thirty-eight cases. In the entire state of New York, hel added, there were 51 of thess cases pending in the federal courts, in which 203} persons have been arrested or Indicted, and involving $15,482,000. In Pennsyly vania, he continued, $9.000,000. was in ved in pending cases and in Massachu< seets about $15,000, while in Khode Is— nd there was only one case, imvolving &' total of thirteen centa. ] Sections of the country in which thaf blue sky schemes wers particular preva- lent, he deciared, were Kansas City, Chi- cago, New York and Texas. FAVORS. HENRY FORD'S ' NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS j MUSCLE SHOALS OFFER Washington, Feb. 14.—Henry C. Wal- lace. secretary of agriculture, “ooks with favor” upon Henry Ford's offer for pur- chase and lease of the governments nitrate. and water power projects at Mus- bals, Ala., “if its terms are suffi- clently definite and binding to make the plant will be operated continuous for the manufacture of fertilizer.” Dr. Richard C. Tolman, director of t fixed nitrogen research laboratory of the departm: announced the secreiary’s position with regard toThe Ford offer an authorized statement which he read today before the house military co tee. The secretary’s views as by the witness were that if the terms were as he had outiined, the proposal would “result in making available a con- derably increased supply of zer in time of peace and give us assurance of adequate suppiies of explosives in case of need."” The statement was read by Dr. Tolman aftor commbk examination Jasting m of W. B. Mayo, chief ¢ sonal represe Mayo's testimony ments that Mr. Ford i facture fertilizers in forms at the ma ity of Muscie would make every effort 1o them at a minimum cost to the using every known formulae and chemists meanwhile to d oved methods NOTHING DEFINITE IN THE TAYLOR MURDER MYSTEKY Los Angeles, Feh 14.—Questioning of possible witnesses in connected h the siaying of Desmond Taylor, motion con- tinued today a At- torney Woolwine, nounoed resuits Ope of those questioned wa reporied to have said he was-n Tayior house on the evening of Fe nd heard a shot, shor woman left the place. ing to the report, sadi he ilifcit whiskey and decided he had b get_away from the neighborhood. When ~ questioned, however, man said this was only the story told him & another person and that he did not h the shot himself or see anyone Taylor place, the district attorney He promised to he! ctives locate person who he said told him the stor: The Fanwus Players-Lasky corpo tion, of whose studios Taylor was direc. tor-in-chief, anmounced through the dis- trict attorney late today it"would pay a reward of $2,500 to the person or per- sons furnishng information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the slayer of Taylor. It was requested that ali c munications and all information on subject be sent to the district attorney. said. THREE PERSONS ARRAIGNED FOR DEATH OF A GIRL Hartford, Fep. 14—Three persons wers arraigned before Judge Creedon in police court today on manslaughter charges, following the death of Miss Marguerite Douglass, 21, of Vernon, at the Hartford hospital this morning. It is alleged that the girl died as the re- sult of a criminal operation. Those in- volved in the manslaughter compi are Mrs. Bessie Bonnell, Goft, o No. 177 Park street, Mrs. Clara Barnes, 20 Charter Oak place, and Sherwood Martin, No. 104 Main street, Manchester. These three are alleged to ba responsivle for the Douglass girl's death. A fourth woman, Mrs. Theodore Mer- win, No. 30 Wadsworth street, is held on a chargé that she aided Mrs. Bonnell in the performance of an illegal oper- ation on another girl, known as Mary Curry, who s in a serious condition at St. Francis hospital. Bond of $10.000 was fixed in the case of the .Bonnell woman. The bonds in the cases of Mrs. Barnes and Martin nts alias Bessie directorate there will\be the question of | were fixed at $2,000 each, while a hond of shares to | of §1.000 was namad In the case of Mrs. total' capitilazation $104000,- | Merwin. All four cases were continue: TO GET INCREASED DIVISION ‘Washington, Feb. diviston for t 14—The increased t ew England lines wad ordered put into effect on March 1, witit the Bangor and Arocstook the only New! nd carrier escluded from sharin the increase. Its division of joint rate continues as under the present arrange< me aqu the commission against all trunk lineq with which they are assoclated W inter- transportation, dedlaring that tha terminal services which they render 0 g anfi receiving shipments hav become far more expensive in Tecent than in former vears. They were unabla from any volume of traffic asserted, earnings fixed charges on tre- instalia- ce which they were called to mest ine accepting the joint business. They asked therefore an addition fta the rate increases granted in 1920 theix proportion of the joint rates be increased out of the amount now recgived by reads in other parts of the country jon upheld This contention the comm: by a @ivided Commissioners Hail. issenting in the opin- Dan'els and Esch "In appiying the edecision, the commis— order said that the New England crease, a was ordered to get uivalent amount for NINE INDICTMENTS 1IN KNICKERBOCKERE THEATRE CASH motion esuiting n the death of ninety: t persons. The nine men, ington, wers R. G. Geare, e building ; J. H Ford, the engineer, who design Toof structure; Morris Hac ing inspector when the theatre w. structed ; Frank L. Wagner by Donald Wallace, general superintendent of comstruction; R. G. Fletcher, superin- tendent of Hammat Fireproofing eom- pany, which built the walls; John L. Mc- Donaid, the contractor who erected thi steel; Thomas L. Costigan, engineer an computer for the District of Columbia buiMing department, who passed on the plans, and Julian R. Dowman, the assisi< ant building inspector when the bulld- ing was constructed The inquest was begun last Tuesday and scores of witnesses were heard bee fore the jury began its deliberations be< hind closed doors. It was out seven hourg before it returned its findings. THREAT OF A NATION-WIDE COAL STRIKE ON APRIL 1 Indiandpolis, Feb. 14.—Threat of a na- tion-wide coal strike on April 1st of both bituminous and anthracite unon miners was proposed today to the special com- vention of the United Mine Workers of America by the union's scale committes: as the weapon to preserve present basic wages for coal miners and win in-! creases for the anthracite workers. As soon as the report was presented the convention adjourned by an aimest unanimous vote untsi tomorrow, without any action or debate on the scale pro- posal. The union officials were said authorita- tively to have sought by the report to win public opinion to the miners and also force the coal operators into & fiome Wage conference with the union. OBITUARY. T Y Michael F. Tuohey. Hartford, Feb. 14.—Michael F. Tuohey, dean of court reporters fn Connecticut and for 30 years a member of the staft of the Hartford Courant, died tonight at s bome 18 Machester, He was 63 years o P 2 X 2 3 g Lo