Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 14, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 64 POPULATION 29,685 SENATE TOTAKE FIRSTVOTE ON PAGIFIC Unanimous Consent Given for Ballot on the First of the Pro- posed Amendments—Agreement Reached After an All- Day Attack by Senators tration Leaders Are Confident That They Have Suffici- ent Votes to Defeat the Amendment. wl’hlnlon, March 213.—Opponents of the four-power Pacific treaty loosed an- other series of broadsides against 'the pact today in the senate, but slackened their onslaught just before adjournment to accept a unanimous consent agree- ment for a vote tomorrow on the first of the proposed amendments. Senators Johnson, Caiifornia, and Borah, of Idaho, both republicans, took the lead in the all-day attack, the form- er declaring ratification of the treaty would be a natlomal “surrender” under a threat of danger from the Anglo- Japanese alliancq and the latter assert- Ing that the proposed four-power ar- rangement would transfer to the Paclfic *he old balance of power system that has dominsted Europe for centurfes. A question as to the authorship of the treaty and its supplementali agreements ugaln was ralsed during the debate, Mr. Torah asserting that, despite Secretary Hugies’ letter. accepting responsibility for the fina]l draft there weemed to be “the most conslusive proof that some- hody eise wrote the treaty.” The amendment on which it was agreed to vete at 4 p. m. tomorrow was posed by Senator Robinson, demo- at, Arkansas, and will be the first is- of the four-power treaty fight to come to a roll call. As modified today Mr. Robinson it provides that the rights of nations both In and out of the four-power group are to be respected, and that non-signatory as well as sign- atory nations shall be invited to any sonference held to consider controversles affecting insular interests in the Pacific or any Far Bastern auestions. Administration leaders declared hey had sufficient amendment, ouched on to- votes to de- which has been very little in debate during days that it ha® been tech- re the senate. Senator Rob- short speech today favor- Ing its adoption in the interest, he said, play for Russia, China and other n-gignatory mations. and Senator Len- root, republican, Wisconsin, - argeud tnst it on the ground that 1t would hlanket obligations going even the league of nations covenant. Johnson's address of more hours w directed largely declara of the treaty's that Its chief benefit lay 1 ovision abrogating the Anglo- nese alliance. Tt solemn. assurances t Britaln and Janan regarding the of the alllance were MJ be night Bombing thé*ind Gold Mine Strikers Revolutionaries Cont‘inue Their Attempts to Damage the Germiston Railway. Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, March 13.—Operations against the Rand 2old mine strikers continued today in the vicinity of Pretoria The Germiston rail- way revolutionaries were heavily bombed. but they persisted in their aitempts to damage the railway, which they had suc- ceeded In doing twice before. The line, however had been repaired on both oc- caslons. - One commando, flve hundred etrong, which had succeeded in blowing Tp part of the rallway at Driefontein, was located and bombed by an airplane. The airplane dropiped rations to a number of detachel police officers who were besieged by the strikers. emier Smuts,-in an interview with a §ewspaper correspondent, said the re- sponse to the gaverments call to form com- maridos had been magnificent. Farmers and other men of every shade of political opinion, instantly énrolled, he sald It has ben ascertained that a few of- ficials who were guarding the Brakpan mines were clubed to death after hay- in gsurrendered when their ammunition ran out. A volunteer power station has been suc- cessful in maintaining the lighting of the city. It is doubtful if Johannesburg ever ex- perienced such a Sunday as yesterday, with airplanes incessantly whirring over- head, while revolutionaries indulged in intermittent bursts of machine gun fire. Amidst the hubub of destmuction the church bells continued ringing at the hours for service. , Government forces have captured the important positions of Benoni and Dunswart, - together with many prison- ers. The government casualties were slight, ‘fhe night passed quietly here, there was very little sniping or street firing. GENERAL VAN DEVENTER £ MARCHING ON BRAKPAN TREATY TODAY Johnson and Borah—Adminis- credited, he sald, then it contained ne menace to the United States, while it these assurancés were to be regarded as false, then this government should not go into partnership with nations which had practiced the deception. The fdur-power arrangement, sald Senator Johnson, would amount to an “alliance” ‘and would lmpose obligations not dissimilar from those of the league covenant. The chief difference between the new treaty and the league, he dcclar- ed, seemed to be that it bore a repub- lican instead of a democratic 'abe.. Senator Borah, in turn, likened the treaty to the triple entente of Europ which he said did not bind Great Bri- tain and~<Russia to g> to the aid of France in 1914, but neverthciess resulted in concerted action by all the entente powers. The four-power treaty might not impose any legal obligation on congress to declare war, he asserted, but it provided for a conference which might eas ly result in a moral obligation which congress could not escape. The treaty, Senator Borah pointed out, did not limit the “means” to be cons(d_er- ed joint'y by the four-powers to “Pacific means” but left the door open for the conference to decide on concerted armed action. He predicted that formation of the four-power group would lead to the establishment of a “counter group” and eventually to a war between the two ri- val combinations thus placed in the field. Just before the senate accepted the unanimous consent agreement, which was proposed by Senator ' Swanson, demo- crat, Virginiafi Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, assailed republicans who form- erly had opposed the Versailles treaty but now support the four-power treaty, declaring they were ready to take “med- icine handed us In a spoon held by a republican president” although they had refused it when It came from a demo- crat. & In the maln, the treaty supporters made little effort to reply to the series of attacks. Senator Lenroot took excep- tion to the “moral obligation” argument of Senator Borah, however, declaring that no binding commitment would exist, and Senator Lodge, Massachusetts, the republican leader and a member of the arms delegation, engaged in a sharp ex- change with Senators Johnson and Bo- rah over authorship of the treaty and the circumstances whieh led to the sup- plemental agreement regarding mandat- ed Islands. Cape Town, March 13.—A despatch from General Smuts was read in the as- | sembly today announcing that General Van Deventer after the capture of Be- noni was marching on Brakpan. Colo- nel Hussey h:d occupied Roedepoort and Florida and was marching on Ma- raisburg, where the revolutionists occu- Dy @ strong position in the hills to the north, GOVERNMENT FORCES IN CONTROL AT JOHANNESBURG London, March 13.—(By The A. P.)— Latest advices from Johannesburg tend to show that the gituation, which last week was extremely grave, with many hundreds of casualties on ail sides in the fighting, is now well controlled by formidable forces of the government which were devoted ato the task of sup- Dression_after the proclamation of mar- DODGE ARRESTED FOR DRIVING AUTO WHILE INTOXICATED Mich., March 13.-John late John F. ionaire automobile manufac- at liberty tonight under $7,000 batl, following his arraignment on rges of driving an automobile while sntoxicated and of {llegally transporting siquor. Dodge was arrested oA complaint of Miss fline Kwal 19 years old stu- at Western State Normal school, ana St. Egenena of Grand Rapids. They aid that Dodge and Rex Ear 1 lavited them for an automobile ride as they were teaving 2 dance hall Saturday night, that the men promised to drive them 2ome but drove rapidly into the country, The young women's protests wece un reeded they said and Miss Kwackenneck jumped from the car injuring = her head. & was later found by the’roadside b another motorist who brought her to a hospital here and reported the incident to the police. Kalamazoo, Duval Dodge, sqq of the m Doag GOMPERS ADDRESSED TEXTILE WORKERS IN MANCHESTER, N. H. Manchester, N. H., March 13.—Samue! Gompers, president of the American Fed- eration of Labor, told the striking textile workers here today that “your fight is the fight of the entire country.” Address- ng a gathering which filled the largest hall in the city, Mr. Gompers said: The issuance of a proclamation by textile mlill nwners announcing a reduc- tion in wages and lengthening of work hours without consultation with the workers has been the most high-handed transaction I have ever known im the history of the industry.” After his address Mr. qommi left for Lowell, Mass. Congressman Sherman E. Burroughs notified the strike leaders today that he would not demand a federal probe of textile conditions in New Hampshire. He sald this would confuse the issue and de- lay settlement. The forces of pickets at the Amoskeag and Stark mills was increased today from 700 to 1.000. The mills have been closed since the first day of the strike, four weeks ago. ' ———— FATALITIES IN EXPLOSION OF SULPUR AND POTASH New York, March 13.—Peter Plcure and his wife, Angela, were serfously in. jured tonight by an explosion of sul- phur and potash, which he was mix- ing in his apartment on East 76th street. Twenty other families in the house fled to the street when the expiosion occurred. N At Bellevue hospital, it was sald Pi- curo probably would dle, but that his wife would recover. Police expressed the pelief that Picuro was attempting to ke a bomb when the explosion oc- curred. % WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH IN NEW BRITAIN New Britain. March 13.—Mrs, Katherine Munion, 58, was burned to death in her home here tonight when she fell down a fight of stairs while carrying a lighted oil heater. Slight damage was done to the ouse by fire, The woman was dead when & physiclan arrived. PETITION FOR REHEARING OF, CONSOLIDATED GAS CO. CASH New York. March 18.—Corporation ounsel O'Brien of New York city an. sounced today that he had petitioned the United States supreme ocourt for a re: 4 searing of the Consolidated Gas company ;: ‘2 which the court recently decided e 35 cent rate was confiscalory. atre, — tial law. The prompt quelling of th3 disorders was largely due to the free employment of bomibing airplanes to dis- perse the rebels ahd drop food and ammunition to besieged loyalists. Johannesburg, which on Saturday was invested on three sides, is at the pres- ent time quite safe. Xrugersdorp, the western limit of the fighting, has been captured by the troops. The Pretoria- Germiston railway line was still being contested on Sunday, but wits the cap- ture of Benoni'and Dunswart announced tonight it is belleved most of the resis- ‘tence has been overcome. General Smuts, the South African pre- mier, after a perilous automobile tour in WILL GARMENT WORKERS BACK TEXTILE WORKERS? Providence, R. 1., March 13.—The de- cision of the American Federation of Labor to stand firmly behind the strik- ing textile workers of Rhode Island an- nounced by Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, in speeches yesterday here and in Pawtucket, will result in union garment workers.of the United States belng called into the contest, it became knowm here today. Garmemt workers’ unions affflatel with the American Federation will be asked to re- fuse to cut goods manufactured in | Rhodp Island mills where wage reduc- tions have been made. It was further stated by strike leaders that workers in union textile finishing plants In other states will be requested to refuse to handle the products of such mils. Thoms F. McMahop. president of the TUnited Textlle Workers of America Is at present accompanying Mr. Gompers on his taur of the. New England textile districts where strikes are in progress. At the conclusion of this tour he will g0 to New York to confer with the heads of the International Ladles’ Garment ‘Warkers’ union and the United Garment Workers, it {s announced. No date has been set for this conference, according to Information avalliable here, but it will be held this week. Three mill companies in Rhode Island are mentloned specifically in connection with the proposed “boycott” by garment workers. These are the Lonsdale com- pany, Lonsdale, owned by Goddard Brothers, the United States Finishing company, Pawtucket and Silver Springs and the Imperial Printing and Finishing company, Bellefont. These plants have ben kept In operation during the strike. ‘The beginning of the elghth week of the strike today found the sitnation un- changed from last week. No further at- tempt was made to reopen mills closed by the strike. ing a narrow escape, has himself taken personal charge of the situation at Jo- hannesburg. He expresses the opinfon that peaceful conditions will be re-estab- lished. The fighting has been accompanied by the most exciting incidents, airplane en- gagements, aviaiors escaping after great risks and daring and gallantry on the part of besleged police and troops. In some cases loyal forces have been hem- med in for two or three days before airplane rellef enabled them to fight thelr way out. OIL PROMOTER DEFRAUDED. INVESTORS OUT OF $1,000,000 New York, March 13.—Alleged to have used the malls to defraud inves- tors out of $1,000,000 by the sale of worthless oil stocks, Zeymour J. Cox, promoter, was arrested tonight in the Broadway theatrical district. The warrant for Cox’s arrest was fs- sued by United States Commissioner Douglas of Houston, Texas, where the promoter operated as head of the Cox Realization corporation—a concern cap- italized at $20,000,000. Post Office Inspecior Weldon, who ac- companied police in search for Cox, said he had been sought since February 28, the trail leading first to Michigan, then through several southern states, and fi- nally to New York. He was arrested at the cormer t Broadway and 44th street, Cox was fastidlously attired and wors EASTON, PA., SILK PLANTS TO CLOSE INDEFINITELY Easton, Pa., March 13.—Announce- ment was made today by the Haylock- Cronmeyer Silk company that the three local plants of the company have been closed indefinitely or “until the employes realize that the plant is not being run from union headguarters.” Recently a reduction in wages for the twisters was announded which would put thelr salary on an average basis of $40 a week but they refused to accept it and instead asked for a 5 per cent. in- crease. The company has more than 500 employes. “gl] promonent. business men” ton affected. Inspector Weldon sald the government |ha@ evidence that Cox had reaped a harvest of “between a million and a million and a nalf” by sending out thrugh the malls glowing, but ‘false, lit- erature describing his investment oppor- tunities, of Hous- GOVERNOR LAKE GRANTS REPRIEVE TO EMIL SCHUTTE Hartford, March 13.—A reprieve was granted to Emil Schutte, convicted murd- er of three members of the Ball family by Governor Lake today because of an appeal | of the man to the supreme court of errors. Schutte was to have been hanged on April 10 but his appeal acts™as a stay of execu- tion. Th ereprieye will be effective until July 21.. The supreme court will not have opportiunity to review the case until the May term. BRANFORD MAN WAS DROWNED OFF STONY CREEK Branford, Conn., March 13.—Charles C. Collins, 52, of this town, was drowned late today off Stony Creek. Collins, with Hobart Page, had rowed out to an island tc dig clams. ‘The tide carried away their rowboat and Collins started to swim after it, He appeared to have difficulty in swimming. and turned around. Page then pulled off his boots and went to Col- lins' assistance. He managed to pull Coi- lins ashore and worked over him. A phy- sician tried to resuscitate him when they reached Stony Creek, but the efforts were futile. SELECTING JURY FOR THE THIRD TRIAL OF ARBUCKLE San Francisco, March 13.—One juror temporarily passed was the record of the first day's session in- the third trial of Roscos (Fatty) Arbuckle on man- slaughter charges arising from the death of Virginia Rappe, movie actress, and one of the guests at a party given by him here :last * Labor - day. :Miss Rappe succumbed September 10 and Ar- buckle was arrested the day following for murder, the charge later being re- duced. 7 Six veniremen were examined. Four Were executed for having opinions. One proved satisfaetory to- hoth ‘sides and the sixth was still under examination Vat adjournment. BUILDING INSPECTOR AUSTIN OF NEW HAVEN ACQUITTED New Haven, March 13.—City Building Inspector Joseph E. Austin, held by Cor- oner Mix, criminally responsible with two others for the death of Everett T. Case, in the Rialto theatre fire of November 27, ‘was discharged on the complaint of man- laughter after a heasing today. The court found no evidence of neglect of duty on Austin’s part in inspection of the the- S 2 palr of leathtr puttees, which he said ! BRIEF TELEGRAMS Edward J. 0'Brien of Bo: and author, declared that the electrical energy., The comptroller of the tional banks at the close of business on Friday, h 10th. - The annual statement of Wilson & Co., revealing an operating deficit of $8,462,650 during 1921, was made packers, public. Howard Plummer, arrested recently in sclentist ghost of Antigonish was In reality the product of qurrency has Issued a call for the condition of all na- i, CONN. TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1922 Dunster hall, a Harvard dormitory, was held in $3,000 bail for the grand jury on 2 charge of breaking and entering. Regulation of the New York stock ex- change is favored by Sammuel Untermeyer, counsel for the Lockwood legislative com- mittee investigating housing conditions. During January, 1922, exports of iron <4y steel totalled 160,020 tons, compared Wiu 129,921 tons in December. according to the department of commerce. A large number of British and German firms will be represented in the Peace Ex- position to be held in Tokio from March until July. Potroloum -production of the world dur- ing 1921 amounted to 759,030,000 barrels an inceease of 9.20 per cent. over previous year. It has been officlally reported the num- ber of unemployed in Denmark now to- tals 23.5 per cent. of the workers. High ‘wages and dumping of cheap goods from Central Europe is given as the cause. Morris Handleman, sald by the police to be wanted in Trey, N. Y., for an al- leged attempt to steal a tray of dlamonds | from a jewelry store in that city, was arrested at his home in Worcester. co-operationist leader, Gandhi. Joseph Frelinghuysen. Press despatchés froma Madras, Bom- bay, Calcutta gnd Lahore concur in de- claring that there was little excitement in India after the arrest of the non- George L. Record, a Jersey City attor- ney, announced he would be a candidate for the republican nomination for United States senator in opposition to Senator The arrest of Charles H. Goldthwaite at Boston, member of a firm dealing in needle, became known yesterday. James L. Carter, $1,887 in registered mail, was held $1,000 bail for the grand jury. Quo ‘warranto surgical instruments, on a secret indict- ment charging delivery of a hypodermic a Boston customs house messenger, who was arrested last Saturday, charged with embezzlement of in proceedings against Town Manager Rutherford H. Hunter of Stratford were Conine, of the town. initiated by Frank E. a taxpayer and first selectman The case of Bartholomew Y. Oashman, formeriy a special policeman in Lynn, Mass., charged with attempting to mur- der his wife and daughterr Myrtle by use of chloroform, was postponed until March The Worcester Consolidated Street Railway company directors declared a dividend of $2.50 a shore on {ts preferred stock. This is the first dividend is payable April 1. de- clared by the company in four years and For the first time in its history the Panama canal Sunday was the scene 'of | four men. All o? the sixteen persons injured baptisms, when the Rev. Mr. Roberts of he Baptist 'church at Balboa immersed the derailment and destruction of an At- larta, Birmingham and Atlantic passen- pronounced out of danger. The agricultural apprepriation seed. ger coach of a train en route to Fitzger- the battle area, being shot at and hav- | ald at Camp Creek early Sunday-were bill, carry!ng approximately $35,000.000, was passed by the house after members had been forced on record on the question of putting back the $360,000 item for free John and Edward Ball, brothers, aged 16 and 13 years, respectively, were res- cued by boatmen from a cake of ice in the Niagara river. about a mile above the stream towards the cataract. b institution he sponsored in 1868, River in his 74th year. as a loom fixer in Thompsonville, Conn., and New York. ing of Feb. 21. Cook fleld. near Dayton, O., { yesterday when a monoplan was doing combat problems thousand feet in a tail sp was gaid 10 be in Colombia, Mo. which Life insnrance companies, doins ness in X York state, miust dispose their stec surance Francis R. Stoddard, Jr. have until 1926 to sell their stock. by A death certificate filed Willlam Kershaw, known as “Citizen” Kershaw n labor circles for many years, died yesterday at the City home in Fall He had worked Lowell, Hartford, Lieut. F. W. Niedermeyer, Jr., of Mc- was killed falls, as they were being borne down- A schooner as yet unnamed, a prob- able contender for the honor of chal- lenging "for the North Atlantic fisher- men's trophy won last year by Bluenose of Canada, is nearing completion at the shipyards of A. D. Story at Essex, Mass. Yesterday was Warren day at Boston university, ands Dr. Willlam Fairfleld Warren, first president, was receiving on his 89th birthday the congratulations of alumni and 10,000 undergraduates of the Coroner Thomas F. Vance at Paw- tucket, R. L, resumed the inquest into the death of Jose Assuncao, who was killed during the riot at the Jenckes Spinning company’s plant on the morn- he of 1oldings, Superintendent of In- id says in his annual report. The companies will Medical Examiner Dr. George Sherrill gave as- phyxia as the cause of death of Miss Valerla M. Rauffenbaut, private sanitariw Bridgeport, arrested last week on charge of swindling In the handling of Westwood, N. J. on Thursday last at a Stamford John W. Wallls of New Haven and a of stocks and mortgages, was still in jail at Bridgeport as no bondsman for him had appeared. Prohibition enforcement store of Samuel Cohen, Sunday, men geized eight gallons of “alcohol” at the drug in Bridgeport, and 'because of Cohen's claim that it was denatured fluld it was sent %o Hartford for analysis. Transfer of McMillans departmens stare, New Britaln conducted by Doug- las’ . McMillan for. the past 32 years, to Alexander K. Leventhal and Samuel Da- vidson was announced yesterday. million d v A A The transaction approximated & quarter of a ollars, TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS beak i oat | TEST DEVELOPNENTS IN Vigs e SOLDIERS,BONUSSITUATION Executives and Repreoent'l:- 5 S s | possibility That Republican Leaders Wil be Unable to Bring e St s S & Nt Unkd Mool S SIS NI BN and representatives of conductors’ and day—Fiml Decision on Procedure Susps: nded Pending Knowledge of Speaker Gillett’s Views as to Suspensior of the Rules—Meanwhile House Members are Express ing Opposition to the Bill. trainmen's unions looking toward a new ashington, March 13.—Republican agreement as to wages and = working conditions were broken off late today without any settlement having been leaders were coufronted today with the possibility that they might be unable to bring about a vote in the house on the reached. . Announcement of the breaking off of compromise soldiers’ bonus bill under suspension of the rules next Monday. negotiations was contained In tha fol- lowing statement issued by the bureau ‘With .a favorable report of the measure by the ways and means committee prom- of information: “The conferences between certain W carriers represented by the conference committee of managers of eastern rall- roads and conductors and the trainmen| represented by the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of ised by Chairman Fordney, they gener- ally were agreed that the bill should be disposed of by the house early next week. Inability, however, to ascertain whether Bpeaker Gillett, who is in Florida with President Harding, would entertain a mo- tion to suspend the rules, which would Rafiroad Trainmen, which have {been require a two-thirds vote for passage of held on various dates beginning Feb- ruary 16, 1922, were adjourned today, it being apparent that a mutually satis- factdy agreement could not be arrived at and, as previously agreed, all pro- positions made by either side in the hope of a settlement are to be consid- ered as though they had not been pro- posed.” the bill, and would automatically bar all amendments. coupled with reports that he might decline to do 8o, threw the whole question of procedure into the air. Republican members of the ways and means committee, who at a morning meeting decided to proceed with their plans for a report of the measure at the meeting of the full committee scheduled for tomorrow, despite objections to its provisions voiced by Secretary Mellon and Comptroller of the Currency Crissin- ger, held a conference later in the day ‘with members of the republican steering committee and several others, Including Representative Walsh, Maseachusetts, acting speaker, and Representatives Fess, Ohio, and Towner, Towa. It was agreed at this meeting ot to make a final decision as to procedurs untd the views of the speaker could he learned. In case he opposed the pension of rules program. it was -said that the bill probably would be brougit : {up early next weex under a rule which, Cases agalnst the Erfe, the Indiana | 2Ithough it would require only a major. Harbor belt and the New York Cen. |ity vote on final passage, and could be tral are pending before the board. AL |drafted to prevent amendments from the fnvolve the sub-letting of shop-work to foor would vermit the offering of a contractors, all ow whom are paying 'T‘l;'&'n'o;"mm"f? ;— m":g"[’: :}xg;:‘;i’: lower wages than the scale set for rail- | 3 0OUSE THEHE BO CEREmer to saldle the road shopmen by the board. The ruling was made over the protest “l‘r‘:‘f’n";fiz‘;‘:":’“""‘ St o :sflB, Jewell, head of the Shop Cratts | "G5 TRTM IR L ais i the ons, who asserted that if shops were | ponug situation were the lssuance of & to be closed by the rallroads one da¥ | etotement by two members of the house and opened by a contractor at lower —Representative Treadway of Massachu- wages the next, the rallroads wers set- | o4y o republican member of the ways ting an example which might convince | ;nq ‘means committee, and Representa: the emploves that “the very small num- | tive Hawes, democrat, Missouri—bof: of ber we have termed Tadicals were Tight | whom expressed opposition to the bonus and the great majority of sane-minded |pn, and the announcement by Repre- employes is 100 per cent. wrong.” sentative Frear of Wisconsin, a repub- B AN TR lican member of the ways and means OPERATORS AND MINERS TN committee, that he hall written Secretary NEW YORK FOR CONFERENCE | Mellon “replylng” o the letter of the New York, M~r-h 77 _Anthranite mine workers, assembled here to complets : rangements for Lue joiul conierence with the operators on Wednesday expressed confidence today that the nagotiations for 2 néw wage agreement will not be pro- tracted unles the mine owners refuse tc recede -from the ¢ a cut in vages urder the present scale. This statement members of the scale miners appointed by vention in Janu carry on ne potiations with representatives of the « companies. The sczie committee i3 under instruc- tions to demand an increase in the contract scale of twenty per cent., a dollar a day advence for the men paid by the day, a straight eizht hour day under ground day labor, and a standard cherk-off sys- tem for the collection of the miners’ union dues. If “no satisfactory agrement” has been arrived at by April 1, when ths present two year agrement expires, the scale com- treasury head to Mr. Fordney In whic} Mellon declared the bill, if enacted would involve a “dangerous abuse o government credit.” Mr. Treadway declared it was “appan ent that an effort to pass a bonus bill af this time is futlie unless financed by & sales tax.” The people, he contended vantgless rather than more taxition. “It”was hoped that some gatisfactory plan could be found for praperly finane ing payment of a soldlers’ bonus” with. out embarassment to the federal treas ury, Mr. Treadway's statement began The communication received this ‘morn. ing from Secretary Mellon shows that the new suggestion is as unsatsfactory 4s previous ones. No one can contradiel the sound logic. of his argument ever though some of the statistical informa. tion may not be borne out.” The Massachusetts member held thaf “the new scheme having besn provem um. eound financially. the strong advoeates of the bonus, of whom Chairman Ford ney is the leader, ought to be satisfied although unsuccessful, and cease thet efforts.” “The president's position is sound: the statement cont'nued. “Either th DProposition must be postponed or a sales tax adopted. I favor the former plan.” Mr. Frear made public his letter te Sccretary Mellon. In it he predicied that the bili “will be reported with i opposition and will pass th.s house five tq one” and subsequently would be the senate. dontio e contended, uld m e billion d. or more in come taxes mow paid by the wealth of the country over the shoulders of (he consumers of the land.” Mr. Hawes, who referred to himeelf as a member of the American Legion,_ erit. icised the bonus bill as a “gold brick* which members of congress proposed t¢ sell to soldiers in exchange for votes The program adopted by the republiear members of the ways and means com- mittee, he contended, was “in recklesy disregard of the president's advice” ‘While holding the procedurs p in abeyance to ascertain the views of Speaker Gillett as to suspension of the rules, republican leaders frankly admit. ter they hoped in the meantime te re ceive some authoritative word frem President Harding as to whether my would aporove the bill with its presen provisions, A defnite expression from the president, se '\ 2l leaders declared would greatly clarify the sitns -_— HOW PRESIDENT HARDING 1S SPENDING HIS VACATION FAILED TO BAR RAILROADS FROM WAGE HEARINGS Qhlicago, March 13.—An attempt to bar a number of railroads from the wage hearings before the rallroad labor board failed today when Vice Chairman Ben ‘W. Hooper ruled against evidence pre- sented by rallway employes to show that the roads had violated the law and should therefore have no standing before the board. The ruling brought out the fact that action on cases involving three roads, charged with violation of the transpor- tation act because of contracting shop work to outside firms, was expected soon. The question at issue, Vice Chairman Hooper sald, was one of the most im- Jportant the board has faced. If such contract work were declared legal, he added, “the ground would be cut from under this board and the vitals of the act would be killed. v WEISSMAN BANKRUPTCY CASE GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT Fort Plerce, Fla., March 13.—(By the| New Haven, March 13.—Jodge Edwiz A. P.)—President Harding and his va-!S. Thomas today eent to the supreme cation guests left hers this afternoon|court of the United States the quetions of after a round of golf for the final run|law raised by defendant’s counsel in the of their houseboat trip down the eassttrial of Joscph Weissman, of this city and coast of' Florida. According to _the |fifteen others, charged with a conspiracy plans as announced here, ths houseboat|to conceal the assets of a bankrupt will put into Miami during the night| When Weissman, a wholesale dealer ir {and tomorrow the president and his|dry goods failed in 1919 his was called | guests will leave for St. Augustine by|2 “million dollar fallure” The bani train preparatory to leaving for Wash-|ruptcy procedingse have beé#n In cour ington on Friday. since. Criminai proceedings based on m Nine holes of golf wers played here|indictment found in March, 1920. were be. today and then the boat resumed its|gun recently. The number of defendant cruise southward with ts distingniched | for one cause Or another dropped from guests aboard, Before leaving, however,|25 to 16. the president let it be known that he Counsel for Welssman ralsed teh polnt Intendea to be in St. Augustine Wed-|that If there was & conspiracy it occurred nesday “rain or shine. He was unde-|prior to bringing the bankruptcy case and cided as to his program for tomorrow |there could be no conspiracy charge in the but it 15 understood it probably will In-|United States court because there had \ Saturday, died today from her injuries.|ed at me, The driver of the taxl has been held in|the police, $2,000 bail, Amella Damon, 70 years old, of Hart-|accepting attentions and gifts from clude either golf or a fishing trip. no violation of United States law. If Mr. Harding sgain made it plain to-|was to be had of any allezed conspiracy day that he would make no speeches|it shauld be in the state courts. during his vacation trip, When asked| Judge Thomas found there was & com- 1f he would address the Florida conven- | flict in the authorities clted by each side tioh of “the American - Legion, which|and sent the case to the highest meets in West Palm Beach Wednesday | meanwhile holding te jury until & he replfed “no speeches.” date in case it should be neded. ‘Telegrams and officlal mall were .!;:‘- en aboard the houseboat here and - tonal correspondence is sald tg be|!? FEBSONS INJURED BY A awalting the president at Palm a2 ach. BOMB EXPLOSION IN BELFAS1 Mr, Harding and Secretary Christian . ttentfon to correspond- | _ Belfast, March 13—(By The A. P. planned to give af 8DO! Maive Jfioed, adating Wi ence on thelr trip from hers to Palm Be?ch. a5 children, were injured through the ew plosion of a bomb thrown In crowdel Foundry street tonight. The injuries of two of the persons are serious. Thert were two bomb outrages during the night. Police Sergeant Clark, accompanied by 2 constable, while returning from the funeral of comrades killed in the dis turbances last week were attacked by an armed bandit in Falls road. Clard fell dead, his body riddied with bullets The constable returned the ire and & clvillan was dangerously wounded. — HELD FOR MURDER OF DRUC STORE CASHIES New York, March 13.—Detectives to- night arrested Thomas Flannagan, 28, for the murder of Samuel Hadas, who was slain last night when four men and & wo- man attempted to hold wp a drug store where he was cashier. The bandits, frightened by the screams of 4 young woman being served at the so- da counter, fired upon Hadas and ded In an automobile. Photograshs of Flanna- gan are said by the police to have bees identified by victims of the hold-up, — ITALY 18 PREPARING FOR THE GENOA CONFERENCE Rome, March 13.—America’s refusa to attend the Genoa conference clears up many arrangements which had been hield In suspense pending receipt of the American reply to Italy’s invitation. Final plans are now being rushed une der the direction of Baron Romans Avezzano who, together with numercas experts, is leaving Rome soon, to take personal charge of preparations of the program at Genoa. mittee is under Instructions to bring about 2 suspension in the enthraclte fields. At the rresent time there is littie prosject that a wage contract will be nagotiatel in the next two weeks. The coal operators through individual spokesmen have sall that the price of coal Is to high ani that te miners sou:d share In the general deflation that has be:n going on in other industries. Op- erators have made no announcament, however, as to the cut the miners should accpt. It has been reported that they have no: been in agrement on a percent age cf reduction and trat nc definite wiags rate will be offered until they sound out the miners. BROKERS GRAF & CO. IN 10 PER CENT. REDUCTION IN INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY SHOE FACTORY WAGES New York, March 13.—An Involuntary Boston, March 13.—A reduction of ter |petition in bankruptcy was filed in federal per cent. in wages of employes of shoe |court late today against Graf and com- factories in Brockton &7 the South hore | pany, stock brokers, 123 Liberty street. district was crdered by the state board of | No estimate of llabilities or assets was concillation and arbitration tonight. The{given in the papers. The firm has no ex- decision effects 44 factorles employing |change connection. abdut. 21,000 workers. ‘The suit was Grought by three credito: § The manufacturers had proposed a 30 | whose claims aggregate mere than $35.000. per cent. reduction. The case was re-| They were Lenox and Montford, claim- ferred to the state board two months ago | ing $20,558 ; C. B. Whitaker and company, under an arbitration agreement between | $4,400 and Waiter P. McCaffery $10,587. the various locals affiliated with the Boot | The Graf firm is composed of Henry and Shoe Workers' Union and the Brock- |Spitz, James M. Graf and Herman Wit- ton Shoe Manufacturers’ Association. kowskL In its decision the board specifies that W. Morton Carden, attorney for the pe- “where the date rate of wages is $11 per | tioning creditors, later declared that oth- week or less there is to be no reduction, | er clients of his brought the total claims and no reduction shall bring the rate of |against the Graf concern to mofé than wages below §11 per week. It adds that | $400.000. The known assets, he said, were in a few instances extra prices allowed | “about $40,000. for special operations have been made | Jesse W. Ehrich was apopinted receiver uniform. for the firm. The three members of the firm are out WORKING UP CLUES TO on §7,500 ball each on’cha.rgag of grand . BRUNE; R | larceny, growing out of their promotion THE JONN ¥, DRUNAN NURIIE| o the sok orithe: Onlifarnia” Clteted Rivers N, March 13.—A num-|Fruit company. ber of nossible clues Were unearthed today by detectives trying to solve the [ ANOTHER SENSATIONAL mystery surrounding the death of Johm rsey sdosunilg G (e TEAGEDY AT MINEOLA shotgun at his home Friday. Some of| wineola, N. Y. March 13.—Infuriated thess clues, Prosecutor Jonathan Kel-|when Miss Virginia Forget, 23, lsughed Sey, of Burilngton county, said tonight.|,¢ piz demand thaf she refuse atten- lead to the winter quarters of several|tiong from other men, William Magee, a clrouses in different parts of the coun-c.rpenter, 37, today shot and killed the try. Efforts were belng made, he add-|gir) then turned tue weapon on him- ed, to locate George Welner, known as|g.ir’ He died two hours later. “Dutchy the Chet,” Who, Kelsey sald | Mages, who is survived by a widow recently had been discharged by Bru-|ang two children, is said by the pollce nen, to have confessed jubt before he -dled that he had been infatuated with the girl, who was a bookkeeper in the office of Justice of the Peace Westervelt, She was alone in the office ~ when Magee called late today and upbraided her for v —_— AUTO INJURIES FATAL TO A HARTFORD WOMAN Atlantic City, N. J., March 13.—Mrs. OBITUARY Boynton Wells McFacland New Haven, March 13—Prof. Wells McFariand, an assistant in chemistry department at Yale Univi died today of heart trouble foll pneumonta, aged 54. He was from the Sheffield Sclentific School in 1 and taught in the New Haiven High for 22 years. He was a native of ford, Conn., who was run down by a|other men police said. taxicab while crossing the street here| “She drove me insane when she gneer- Magee is said to have told ‘and I shot her. I was in love with her. I told her. that I truly loved her, and asked her to discontinue EM only smeer- attentions to other men. ed at me and I shot her, Hox;e is a dream a man has when is awake, o