Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 16, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 66 POPULATION 29,685 MARCH 16, 1922 HARD COAL MINERS DEMAND LOPERGENT WAGE INCREASE Eighteeh Other Demands Also Were Presented to the Mine Owners at a Meeting in New York—Adjournment Was Taken Until Friday, When a Reply is Expected From th: Operators—A Suspension of Mining is Expected by Mag- nates and Miners. New TYork the anthrac Mareh —Dem workers which in- cluded one for a 20 per cent increase In wages, resented to the mine own- s @ two and & half hour ses- when the miners finished ex- ng neteen demands an ad- mant was taken until Friday after- tme the operators ex- - & response to the workers. T pled all of the time of day's me no inkilng came to t reply | no final speci- 1t is understood tell the union men wages at this time accord with the trend of the y will main- resent cost of coal is too should share prices are coal. operators re- advance of the ke on Friday.| reported that agresd upon a tion ; in fact, ed report compar with ruistently not the wage ex- is fully operators leaders, n that te anewer scale der on how, direct step ! om committee nstructios providing in the agreement b workers and T4 the conference. | Scranton, Pa., an! a member of| conctliatton, | L. Lewis of Workers of America formulated at the onvention and made statoment. He was fol- union leade Warriner, Philadelpha, | the Lehigh Coal and Nav- pany, and spokesman ators and chairman of thelr e, moved the afternoon there was mot much Interming- and aperators a good| prevail. The min-| - n one side of the room and the the other. . confersrce the miners gave ement anaiyzing the prinetpal It aid in past: o { 1 akks for a two- niract and that the making of agresments and contracts ‘n » mininz of coal shall be prohibition. 8 A PR oi D, chief to Frica fundamentsl principle involved In ter question seeks to prevent the ne symem and to eliminate such oniraets as mow exist. The organ- - hat every man should a right to work contract In the wiing of coal and no mo- set work should be given 1 ning the dsmand ase on cuntract ra 3 + day for day men, the Mine v esentatives point that 2 n 1916 have only ase cf 65 per cent. In reas the lving| ed o for| - 8 3 " ¢ years. =] a what Kving sis - and in part payment due to ind w is contended least en , which, un- he mint av- | commensurate &nd risk of the indus- wage at the increase 1t was ne- thus de- established in the an- Hundreds aifferent occupations of Mke char-| » mine workers oelieve that | will not only create better| among the employes, but will regton. aleo serve to compel the coal compan- 1% lesser rates to come up 1o form standard which might be mand asks for the ex- eight hour work day to \ classes of workmen Who are on the basis of from nine hours per dmy. The great 4 hour men are on the s and a situation is cre- re men are compelled to €0 Teir bed to their work and work to their bed end are ommon ordinary _comfos fe and receestion. The mine fnsist that this ls onme impori- evance that must be remedied the present negotiations. mer important demand explain- ~ mine workers relates to con- m their sact miners who are unable to make +3°s in the inustry and they request hese men shall be permitted to g¢ » consideration rate in order that it Federation, but although this eh- gagement was originally made withow roference to the coal conference, it Is un- derstood that he will get in touch with coal sltuation there. No action was taken today by govern- ment agencles most concerned with the prospects of 2 strike in the bituminous flelds. Officials also withheld comment upon the protest against the creation of a commission to setile a bituminous wage scale, which was telegraphed to Mr. Davis by frank Farrington, president of the Iiinols district miners’ union. DIFFERENCE OVER METHOD OF CALLING UP BONUS BILL Washington, Margh 15.—There de- veloped today a diffecence of opinion mong republican leaders in the house s to the method of calling up the sol- dlers’ bonue biil on the floyr. One group 1l favored consideration next Monday under a suspension of the rules, which would cut off all amendments, while another held the opinion that delay in action would be preferable. On all sides It was stated that decl- sion would aw: the return here BSat- urday of Speaker Gillett, who is in Florl- da with President Harding. Meantime there was speculation among house mem- bers as to whether the speaker would entertaln a motion to suspend the rules nd pass the Chairman Fordney, of the ways and means committee, disclosed that he had been (nformed by Mr. Gillett before the gpeaker t Washington t he had better not depend entirely an @ suspen- on of rules as the procedure for get- ting the blll before the house. Since he has been Florida the speaker has in- ai that he might not entertain a motion for this purpose, because of what he ragards as the {mportale of the bon- us measure, Representative Mondell, republican leader, said today it would be “rather unusual” for the speaker to refuse to entertaln such a motlon i majirity of the house desired consider tion of the bill under such a plan. He added that it was his judgment that & majority did so desire, CIOMMITTEE SPLIT ON ELIGIBILITY OF §MOOT Wyoming, the ‘Washington. March judlelary question —The senate committee today split on the of the eligibility of Senator Smooet, Utah, and Representative Bur- ton, far membership on the allied debt refunding commijssion. A majority of the committee heid them eiigible and a minority ineligible. Both views will go to the senate, The commiftes vote was nine to seven ‘Three republleans, Senator Brandegee, Connecticut; Borah, Idaho and Norris, Nebraska, joined the democrats in hold- ing the two members of congress to be | ineligible In reaching Its decislon today, the com- mittee had before it briefs of Attorney | General Daugherty, transmitted to Pres- tdent Harding and then to the senate, and of Senators Cpmmins, republican, Towa, and Nelson, republican, Minneso- ta, sustaining the eligibility of the two nominees and of Senator Walsh, demo- | erat, Montana, who raised origifally the question of eligibility. When the controversy would be brought before the senate was not de- termined. Meanwhile, Secretary Mellon, ex-officlo, chairman of the debt refund- ing commission, i suspen although two other appointees, taries Hughes ad Hoover, have confirmed by the senate. operations, Secre- been £600,000 DAMAGE BY TRUCKS ON CONNECTICUT HIGHWAYS Hartford, March 15.—Damage to Con- ut highways by trucks so heavy Highway Commissioner Charles J. Ben- nett. That marked the maximum sum that hes had to be spent by the deport- ment to repalr such highways at the end of the spring frosts. Determined to Keep down such ex- penditures this year to a minimum, the highway, motor vehicle and state police departments have agreed to co-operate tn a plan of strict enforcement of the law against overloading. The law gives the highway commissioner the right t order a reduction in the load of any truck using the state highways, If he thinks s damaging the roads, or even to order the machine off the road altogether. NEW RULES FOR NEW HAVEN SUPERIOR COURT New Haven, March 15.—New rules changing the procedurs {n handling cas- es in the superior court for New Haven county have been agreed upon by the judges, it was learned tonight. The present custom of assigning cases for different days of the week is to be done away With and all cases in & given week will be set down for trial on Tuesday. It is belleved this procedure will prevent adjournments without hear- Ing any cases, which has been the rule when lawyers were not realy to proceed on the day for which the cases were assigned. CONGBESSMAN TILSON'S VIEWS OF SOLDIERS' BONUS BILL New Haven, March 15.—His opposition may secure a living wase while vorking under abmormal conditions. Full eight hour opportunity in col- eries that ars now working but six ind seven hours per day ls demanded the op« ors who do not work col- srles over six and seven hours pay fay are asked to reacfust the wages of mployes &t coilieries thus affected.” SEC'Y DAVIS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH COAL SITUATION Washington, March 15.—Secretary vis e demartment of labor, whr represented the government in all stters concerning ita poliey in the atened coal fleld strikes, left Wash- ton tonight for New York, where the »ragte mine operators and scale Tom- £ ners’ union are now at- pting to negotiate a new wage con- He will speak tomorrow before to the adjusted compensation certificate plan in the soldiers’ bonus bill was ex- plained in an address here tonight by Congressman John Q. Tilson, republican, of Connecticut. He spoke at @ dnner of the New Haven Credit Men's assoclation. Mr. Tilson declared that the most con- servative estimates obtalnable were that 70 per cent. of the former service men would borrow all they could on the cer- tificates as Koon as they could and that in 1925 the treasury would bo obliged to meet $600,000,000 in cash botrowed on the certificates. He sald there was no provision in the bill to supply this amount of money and he believed taxation to meet this demand would demoralize the bustness of the country. ‘Regardless of the bill's effect on the voters at the mext election” he conclud- od, "I am going to vote against the bonus bill becanse I believe its defeat would be for the greatest good of the whole coun- bty - CABLED PARAGRAPHS Child Shet Dead in Belftst. Belfast, March 15.—After & quist day in Belfast, a child five years old was shot dead this afternoon by a sniper It the Falls road district, and & man w. shot and killed this evening at the coro- ner of Ship street. Extead Time for Papal Electlons Rome, March 15.—(By the A. P.)—Of- ficlal announcement was made from thc Vatican today that Pope Pius had extend ed to fifteen days the Interval to_elapsc between the death of a poe and tho ses sion of the Sarred Coflege to elect hi: { successor. (Unofficial but authoritative anmounce- ment that such a decree would be issued was made recently.) LOSS IN CHICAGO FIRE MORE THAN $5,000,000 Chicago, March 15.—Investigation of the cause of the fire which destroyed a block of thickly tenanted office buildings. caused a 10ss of more than $5,000,000,! resulted in the death of one man and rendered 20,000 others idle, was begun tonight by state, city and insurance offi- a‘als. The manner in which the flames flared out in several places at the"same moment, the almost incredfble rapidity with which they spread until nothing but emoulder- { Ing ruins was left of the blook bounded by South Canal, West Van Buren and South Ciinton streets and West Jackson boulevard, caused Shirley T. High, fire- attorney, ‘to announce that “everything pointed to incendiarism.” The massive skeleton of the “fireproof” Burlington building still stood intact to- night, but its fifteen stories of windows stared like sightless eyes over the scens of desolation for the contents had been destroyed by a heat so intense that glass from the windows had melted and. ac- cording to the firemen, ‘ran like wate: The structure housed the headquarters of the Chcago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, and all of the records of the operating, eMgineering, legal and execu- tive departments were destroyed. Officials of the board of underwriters declared that the fire, the most disastrous since the great fire of 1871, showed that no skyscraper is free from fire danger and that the modern fire department is practically helpless against a blaze that gets a full headway in the upper floors of a tall building. The use.of water towers, such as are said to have proved effective in New York, by means of which streams of water can be poured into the upper ficors of a building, was advocated by the in- surance men, who pointed out that the| Chicago department lacked such appara- | tus 1 i estimates put the property loss! as h as $15,000 000 but after ‘nspeci- ing the ruins Thomas O'Conmor, fira marshal, and Edward Buckley, assistant fire marshal, expressed the belief that lh!i loss would not exceed $5,000,000. i Business men, however, pointed to the | fact that the flames had driven out 250 | firms and declared that the fire experts’ estimate of the loss was too low. They said that it would total between $10,000,- 000 and $15,000,000. A woman who was seated In an auto- mokile in front of the Burlington build- Ing just before the fire started across the street told the police tonight of hav- Ing eeen’ several men running from the shadow of the building a few minutes be- fore the first alarm was turned in. “BULLET PROOF” VEST DURING DEMONSTRATION New York, March 15,—Undaunted by |¢ne fact that “Plerpont Potter lay seri- { ously wounded in a hospital because of | his falth in" Albert Schwartz's “bullet Droof” vests, Leo Krause, an assistant Uf the inventor, donnad’ another of tho [contrivances today and allowed; Bsehwartz to shoot at him five times. | { The bullets spattered harmlessly| | against the canvas covered steel plates P fthe currass, and Krause went on smoking a cigarette. Schwartz summoned newspaper men and moving camera men to “prove the vest would protect.” After he had prov- ed it in Krause's case, he voiced the theory that Potter—a salesman for thef United States Armorer corporation, ! fwhich distributes the vests—was wound- | ®d at a demonstration yesterday be- fause he put the vest on too hastlly. [The bullet penetrated between two #itrips of the steel armor, he sald. Potter, at first reported fatally found- ed. probably will recover, his physiclans said today. WORE MILITARY CLAUSES OF THE VERSAILLES TREATY Paris, March 15 (By the A. P. control ses of the made at today's meeting of the ambassa- dors' councll by Count Sforza, represent- | ing Italy. The French wanted the pr:b-i ent commission control of Germiany con- tinued for eight years. and Count Sforza proposed substituting the league if Ger- many showed good will in carrying out the terms of the treaty. The French accepted this, but the Brit- | ish representatives asked to be permitted | to refer it to their government. THREE BURGLAFIES IN WALLINGFOBD WEDNESDAY Wallingford, March 15—Three burg- larles were committed here early this morning in which the principal sufferer wos Hpgh P. Prior, state central com- mitteeman, whose loss is about $500. His home on Church street was entered aft- er 1 o'clock by forcing a window. Mon- ey and jewelry were taken. T. W. Offleck of 50 South Whittlesey avenue and M. T. O'Connell of 40 Whit- tiesey avenue were also entdred and sbout $50 taken in each place. OBITUARY Charles W. Gaudineers Maplewood, N. J., March’ 15.—Charles W. Gaudineer, 50, president of a Manhez- tan printing firm bearing his name, dlec today at his home here. His death was attributed to overwork in making 2 Te- assessment of property in South Orange +township of which he was tax assessor. His wife, two sons and a daughter sur- vive him. Goorge L. Vannals. Hartford, March 15.—George L. Van- nals, president of the state board of ac- countancy ; president of the Vannals Ac- counting jnstitute, and prominent in fra- ternal circles, dled today at the Hart- ford hospital. He had been Il since July of last year when he was taken sick .on a steamer while returning from the integuational Rotary conference in Bélnburgh, Scotland. Ho had been in the Hartford hospital since Thanksgiving day. Cause of death was heart dis- ease. Mr. Vannals was born in North Gage, N. Y., August 6, 1868, He ‘was 2 member of the Rotary club, president of the West Hartford Cham- ber of Commerce, a Mason of high de- gree, had served as grand trustee of the grand counctl, Connecticut Royal Ar- num and was a Forester. He leaves his wite, three children and three broth- ers. {the ministry and so I | sesslon of his revolver, finally wrestling Prince, Scientific Halifax, March 15 (By the A. P)—|" Mary Ellen MacDonald, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander MacDonald, was the ghost of Antigonish, Dr. Walter Franklin Prince, scientific ghost hunter, declared in a report on his investgation of the ‘haunted” MacDonald home at Caledonia Mills, made public tonight. 4 At least, Mary Ellen set the mysterious fires which were among the chief of the ghostiy manifestations, Dr. Prince sald. He held that she was not morally “culpa- ble,” however, as she was in “an altered state of consclousness” and dldn't, Tealize vhat she was doing. ‘ here is the possibility, supported by a body of evidence” the report said, “that this altered state was brought about by a discarnate intelligencs, This Is a theoretical possibility, whereas the external facts seem certain. Dr. Prince indicated that the braiding of the cows’ tails and the ekfting of | farm stock aiso probably was a result of Mary Ellen's “altered state of conscious- | ness. The slaps that Harold Whidden, Hall- fax Herald reporter, and P. C. Carroll,| detective, claimed to have siffered from a ghostly hand after the MacDonalds had | been frightened out of their home, how- ever, were not traced to Mary Ellen hand. Their experiences, said the report, “were probably of a supernormal char- acter, which does not necessarily imply that the supernormal cause was spiritual- istic. It may have been owing to & psycho-physiological cause which is per- fectly natural though imperfectly nor- mal” In other words, Dr. Prince implied Whidden and Carroll might have slapped each other—or might merely have thought they were slapped WITH 13 WIVES, WANTS TO BECOME AN EVANGELIST Indianapolis, Macch 15—Islah Moore, 32, in jail for having 13 wives, declared tonight that he contemplated becoming an evangelist so he might warn others of “the dangers of matrimony” as soon as he gets out of his troubles, which were increased today /by the return of grand jury Indictments charging him with big @ embezziement and grand Iy of ire is to lead a Cl life,” Moore said, who became ed with most of his wives when attend- ing church. “I always wanted to enter become an I am going evangelist when I get out. to warn other boys." The bigamy charge returned by the grand jury. centers adound Moore's mar- riage recently to Miss Harriet Evans, of Mexico, India, at which time the indict- ment charges had a ghort time befora married and deserted Lanra Herts- berg, of Peorla, Ills. The embezzte- ment and grand larceny charges allege that he took a chack for $512 from Miss Evans and then deserted her. STORIES OF MRS. GRAVATT AND WILLIAM FELTMAN Freehold, N. J., March 15.—Criminal charges of attempted sulclde await Mrs. Viola Gravatt and Wiiliam Feltman, who are suffering from mysterlously Infiicted Wounds, in the event their infuries do 1t prove fatal, local authorities announced tonight. Both are expected to recover. Mrs. Gravatt, through haer husband, ‘Willlam “Gravatt, has declared that Felt- man, who is nine years her junior, shot her after she had met him in a clump of trees near her home last Monday. He then slashed his wrist with & knife, she sald, following her refusal to elope with him. Cravatt sald his wife declared she had fought Feltman for the pos- it from him and making her way a quarter mile to her home, With & bullet in_her breast. Was |De Valera Forming Antigonish A New lrish Party| e by Dr. Walter |Seeking Financial and Moral | pose for efther the Feltman, the police say, gave another version, saying that Mrs. Gravatt had first slashed his wiist and then shot her- self. “DAREDEVIL” REVIERE HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED fileid late today when crashed to the ground from & helght of 100 feet and buried them in the wreck- age. Reylere suffered a broken leg and nose and serious cuts and bruises. Both of Biake's legs were broken, his! face bady cut and he suffered Internal| Injuries which surgeons feared might be fatal. An officer Who saw the accident and examined the wrecked plane expressed the opinfon that it was caused when the “motor cut on a stall” Sergeant Blake hes been in the army thirty-one years and was an emergency captain in the war. He is 46 and mar- rled. Sergeant Reviers, who is but 22, has| been described as the “Daredevil” of the army, Last summer he made a parachule drop of 12,800 feet on Mitchel field. ACTRESS ALICE BRADY HAS BECOME A MOTHER New York, March 15.—Birth of & son to Alice Brady, actress, and daughter of Willian A. Brady, became known today with the filing of a certificate in the bu- reau of vital statistics at Mount Vernon Miss Brady was divorced from James Ly- ons Crane, actor, last January. They were ed two years ago. The . named in the ocertificate ux Donald Crane, was born in Mount Vernon hospital where Miss Brady had registere s Mrs. John Edwerds of Scranton, Pa. Crane is a son of Dr. Frank Crane, writer, GENERAL SEMENOFF HAS LANDED AT VANCOUVER —_— Vancouver, B.'C., March 15.—General Gregorieff Scmenoff, Siberlan anti-bol- shevikl leader, who was held on board the steamer Empress of Russla following his arrlval here from China, yesterday, Dpending decision of immigration authori- tles as to whether he would be permot- ted to land, was allowed to go ashore today. HANGED HIMSELF RATHER THAN FACE LARCENCY CHARGE New York, March 15.—Awalting trial on a charge of petty lwarcency, Bert- hold Eichler, 46, hanged himself with a belt in his cell late today. A store de- tective arrested him on a charge of steale ing thres vairs of women's silk hose, Support to D=feat State. Dublin, March 15.—(By the A. P.)— Eamonn De Vajera lssued a manifesto this evening ing a new Irlsh or- gonization to be called the “Cumann Na Poblachta,” or republican association, anc asked financlal and moral support of it According to the manifesto the new or- ganization takes jts stand on the proc famatiorr of the Irish republic in Easter woek, 1916, and its ratification in the dec- laration of independence of January, 1919 Mr. De Valera sined the manifesto on be- halt of the republican members of th Dail Eireann and thelr standing commit- tes. The main objects of ths organization, stated in the manifesto, are to sccare 12 ternational recognition of the Irish re public, to maintain the undiminished sov- erelgn authority of the Dall and to re pudiate the proposed agreement wit Great Britaln as humiliating to the na tion and destructive to 1its status an: rightful claims. Another object Is state’ to be to maintaln respect for rolltic: pledges and the high standard of probi.. and honor of Irish public life The new organization will probably ac as the republican party machine, sinc the old Sinn Fein organization, tho Ar Fhels, whl not be avaliable for that jur Tepubl'cans or th Free State advocates, ow:ng to the recen agreement reached at & meeting of th organtzation. Irish Free ACTIVITIES FOR DETECTION OF MURDERER OF BRUNEN Riverside, N. J,, March 15—Renewed efforts will be made to locate George Lamb Werner, circus chef, connection with the killing of John T. Brunen, circus pro- prietor, shot to death In his home Friday night, it was announced tonkzit by Pros- ecutor Jonathan Kelsey of Burlington county. The prosecutor said he wished to question Werner, who had been em- ployed by Brumen in the cook tent uf the Mighty Doris and Ferrari shows, to cle up certain potnis. He directed tha: a plc ture of Wernesr, known as ‘Dutchy the Chef” be glven out for publication at once. The prosecutor made it plain that no warrant was issued and that Werner wa not charged indirectly or directly wit the killing. W sa’d formerly to have con ducted a bakery, in N Milwaukee, He Is of € was emcloyed In thy Wit Brunen's shows at williamstown, N until a week before Chrisimas when he was discharged. That the outstanding search for Brunen's slayer the publication last night Brunen had written to hi; EMzabeth Jaesche at Car: that hase today, of sister, Ills., chary is household was “framing” t and the anmouncement of ( Detective Filis Parker that the showman had shown him a list of names of persons he believed were planning his death. Walter S. Keown, Camden attorney, re- tained by Mrs. Brunen, today issueid a staten_g. denying that the showman's widow knew the identity of the verson or persons. respensihle for his death, or aly- thing of the killing. He asserted also that the letter written by Brunen to nis sister had been framed fn the heat of passion and had tio foundation In truth. As to the estate of the showman, the'statement sal the reports concerning his wealth were *ri- dicuious” Keown sald that it consis'ed o nothing mora than one-half interest in tha Mighty Dords and Colonel Ferrar{ and approxtmately $18,000 f: cash. only insurance Bruren had he declared ‘was $2,000 pelicy In which has wife was named as beneficlary. Mrs. Jaesche came to Philadelshla to- day to consult her attorney. She declarad that she did not know much wbout the alfeged trouble between her brother and his wite before she received the letter Mrs. Jaesche remained at the Brumen home until last night when a family coun- off was held. Hazel Brunen, the 18 year old daughter of the showman, said today that they had discussed the letter. I know father was subject to such fits of wviolent anger that he did not know what he was writing when he composed the letter,” she eald. 3 of the after a lerter Mrs MONTARGU REPLIES TO LORD CURZON ATTACK as secretary for India was =canted u Opportunity to defend himself in the hous: of commons tonlght against the govern- ment and Earl Curzon, secretary for for- efgn affairs. He maintained that his ‘dis missal'* was a pretext and that he had nc opiion except to refer to Lord Curzon's Lri vate letier in order to defen his position. becauss, except for the letter, tie gov ernment did nothing whatever, although when lie eanctioned the punlication of Indian despatch, the ministers had i in possession of the dcspatch for 48 hour and made no effort to stop such publica tion, which might then have beoa possivle. If his action was such a grave constitu- tional outrage, why was he not cailed to accoum, he asked, especially as the cab- inet met the following Wednesday; yet nothing was done until Thursday, whep he was summarily dismissed. R. L HOUSE VOTES 48 HOURS FORE WOMEN AND CHILDREN Provi@ence, R. I, March 15.—After a Ditter struggle in Which repeated efforts were made by opponents of the measura to have it shelved, the house of reprsent. atives late today passed the Lavender bill providing for a 18 hour working wsk for women and children under 16 years o age. The vote was 64 to 25. The bill, which now goes to the ' state senate, was amended with the consent u: Representative John F. Lavender, of Bris tol, “Who introduced it, to permit of ex ception In case of “seasonal occupations. Women and chfidren engaged in such oc. Cupations which the state boarl nf labor lis to define, may work a maximum of 52 hours a week, according to this provi- slon. THREE WOMEN ON JURY FOR THIRD ARBUCKLE TRIAL San ‘Franeisco, March 15.—Attor for the state announced late they acce; aTge flm come in connection w g.nia Rappe, film sctress tains three women. Final seection of the jury was held up by the defense counsel, however after a few minutes’ deliberation, when they ex- cused one of the nine men on the jury Another man was called to be examined but his examination had not been con- cluded at adjournment. The state so far has used one peremptory chalienge and the defense two. The i con- shows | e BRIEF TELZuiamd It was announced that the floating deb of Germany on February 28 was 277,320, 000,000 marks. William H. Richmond, retired coal op wrator and philanihrop:st, died at his win- ter home at Daytona, Fla. The Right Rev. Thomas J, Wash, bi- shop of Trenton, N. J., was received o Pope. Plus. The bishop sald he foun th POMIT in perfect healtly and vigor. The Guaranty Trust Company of New announced it had completed negotiatio for the purchase of a new issue of 40,00 000 Dutch East Indies bongs. It costs New York girls at least $250 snnually to clothe themselves properly. mermoers of the League of Girls' Clubs an- nounced. Customs inspectors located at Sa; Franclsco and confiscated 224 bottles o Scotch whiskey tied to=the anchor of the steamship Melvifie Dollar. _ The arrest in India of Mohandss X Gandhl, non-cooperationist leader, ha created intense feelin= among the Indiar in British East Africa. Eills Lewls Garretson, in 1 potentate of the Order of the iiys Shrine of North America, cied sudienly his suburban home in Tacoma, Wash. John Patrick. who ghot and wounded his wife at Bridgeport, and then siashed his taroat with & razor, aied at the hos- pital, Hugh S. Gibson, United Sta‘es ministe: to Pofand, and his bride, MHe, Ynes Rey tlens, the daughter of a Belcian court of ficlal were passengers on the Red Ste liner Finiand which docked fn New Yor Conrado Giannini, alins Charles J. Mar- tini, 28, was arre-ted ‘n Hartford s a fug- itive from juetice. The polce say he wanted in Richmond, Va., for murder or assault with intent to kill. Philadelphia’s 1925 world’s falr, the Sesqui-Centennial Exposition, wiil be hel. on the same site as the first great Amar- ican fair, the Centennial Exposition o 1876, Twenty-six corporations maunfacturing cement in the middle western Sutes anc 48 individuals, officers of the companies, were named in an indictment charging vi olation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Tsalah Moore’s 12th marringe was tc have taken place in Minneapolis Tuesda according to the authoritl:s who arres: on & charge of bizamy and embezz.c ment. 1) Haywool hend up of American I W. W. to wh fer Lenine has grant:d & conce.sio to operate the blg Nadejdineky iron wors in the Ural mountain region. T Annulment may be sought of the mar- riage tn MiXord, Conn., last wesic of tien eva MitcheH, 17-year old Broadway chor girl to Robert Savage, 20, wealthy echool oy, who Is preparing for Yale. An fmportant duty of fifteen per cent. ad velorem on hides has been voted by senate flnancd commitiee repulicans, who are re-writing the Fordney tarifft bill. Harry DAk, of Danbury, who aid bus- iness as the New England Furniture Com- pany of that clty, filed a vcinntary pe= titton in bankruptcy, giving his debts at $58,958 and assets at $56,271 Ernest Anschuetz, 58, of 43 North street, Merlden, dropped dead as he was about to begin his duties at the Park- er gun ghop, where he was a foreman and had been an employe for 40 years. Bcores of guests escaped from upper windows in their nfght-clothes when the Riverside hotel, the largest hotel in Reno, Nev., was destroyed by fire. Cape Cod folks were interosted yester- day in reports that a large fortune was hidden in the nooks and crannies of the three-story Lancey homestead, now de- serted. The schooner Puritan, which will fish out of Gloucester and in the fall will contend for the honor of challenging for the international fishing vessel champion- ship trophy, was launched at Essex, Mass., yesterday. Russell Kendall, 20, of Montclalr, N. J., Brown sophomore, who fractured a vertebrae in a friendly tussle with a fra ternity brother in Providence on Feb. the Rhode Isiand hospital Monnted Offcer Frani Sullivan of Bose ton capured three men In an automobile chase after firlng five shots and forcing the driver to run the car over a ten-foot embankment on Brookiine avenue. Dr. A. Carlton Knapp, for 15 years practicing veterinarian in Brédreno Qfe) yesteriay after saveral months' nose. He wos 46 and a graduate of New York university. Dr. Harry Locks of Hartford was sonf to-Bothe! by Gov. Everett J. Lake, upon request of t) ¢ n of that tows to maeke an fnvestization of the so-calied smallpox situation. A meeting of the American Assocta- | tlon for Recognition of the Irish Repub- lic In Connecticut, the first stnce the Free State pact was signad, will be held in New Haven next Sunday. Formation of a new organiestion known as the American Pubilshers’ Conerenc-, an affiliation of daily and weekly news. tapers, marazines, farm, religlous, bust ness and technical journals, was announc ed In Washington. Formnal annorn home estate of southerst of Tincol dered to the astochation an, & brother. Mrs. Julla Cobpertilte of told Mayor H. T. Kinr and other guo: yesterday at her 104th birthday party that she has one great amdition ant that is to live to be 105, which ags was attained by her aunt. Meriden Hoover and ha. a comm aarme: resarvacton s fac Tork Frelght and passenger serriva hetsresr New York and Hartford was résumed by the Hartford & New York Transporta- tion company With the arrival in Hart- ford of the stéamer Middletown for the first trip of the seasom. 0 Imparia I | SERATETO T ONTREATVF k ‘Washington, Mareh 15—Opponents of the four-power Pacific treaty In the eenale today abanuoned al plans for a |proionged fight against ratification and JGcciled a unan.mois consend A e- jvnent to Kmit ucbate and to tahe a M- @a: .ole on March 4. ihe agreement, which was he Lninisoration eade; led b3 tain indi {proposea on the scnat €les of conferences among the wcnate elements aud was sccept tually without debate. It provides that no further reserva- tions or amendments shali be voted on until next Tuesday, that on the treaty shati be 1 ond those on re wtes each beginning on <hat final vote staii {debate as soon Negotdons to 5 fight to an end began afie had refused for the third time to amend the treaty so tiat outside powers would ing the senate be called into consuitation when Pacific cofitroversy touches their Inter- ests. An amendment for that purpose, 4n a form differing slightly from the two voted down yestorday, was present- o4 by Senator Pittman, democrat, Ne- vada, and was deteated, 28 to 50, with the division of strength virtually coin- <¢iding with party lines, Little running debate developed over the amendment or the trea: neraily, although late in the day Se pen- Cer, republican, Missour!, a treaty sup- porter, stirred up & cross fire of dlscus- slon by assailing the “no allfanc ervation of the foreign relations mittee. He declared the ireaty aid wmte “an alliancs for cont any com, | that the reservation co culous shsuréity.” in t day ratification was u Ransdell, democrat. Lou . 4 charge of “prapaganda” in favor of the treaty was made by Senator Pittman, and an attack om “Irish-American influences against the four-power pact” was mads by Senator Willlams, democrat, Missis- sippl. Meantime also, two mew reservations and one more amendment were offered for later consideration. One of the res- ervations was put In by Semator John- son, repuplean, Californta, and smbod- {led the language of the reservation which had been presemted by Senator | Brandeges, republican, Connoticwt, in | the foreign relations committee, but sbandoned by him after a conderence with Presdent Farding. The other res- ervation was by Senator Shields, demo- eurai i = i.-. crat, Tennessee, ai. . ccare lae trealy meant DO Indwueronce in forelgs quasreis. The amendment, offered b) S.nator Robinson, democrat, Arkaasas id pledge the fourpowers agalne socret treaties or unders.andings. I was Senaior irandsgee {¥i: aneauncas cor {30r. ‘he senate, w < b rreconcliabie corsaited befors made a5d bad Seanton considered The been w ot wio had z rmal prov s hetr waaid serve sud keop senaiors aws: seasions that ars to intervem. befors the final vote. Tie opposition lafers wou'd aet die- cuss whut bearing the & ~n. right tave of thelr hopes of defeating rati- fication but they conceded privately that they saw little to be gained by de- taying a vote. This admission in jtesif was accepted by those in charge of the | treaty “wa virtually meaning the collapes’ laf any real effort to best the pact. for | which enough phedged votes are eiaim- 'ed to insure ratification. | It was considered probable tomight {that in thelr campalgn to secure reser- vations the apposition wowld now cen ter sttention on the question of admit ting outside powers tu the Pacific con ferences. Although Aefeated thres times in the form of an amendment prope- nents of the proposal still belleve that it amboded in the right kind of & res- erzation it might command the sup- pot of many who had hesitated e ~ond the treety text itwslf hecmmse *hat msthal would require re-opening of the neeotiations. torm resengs® sndsy by Sem. ator Plttman. the smeniment woul have limited the outside powsrs gaining *he bemafits of the treaty to thoss whick actually have insular posseadons in the Pacific. The vots, however, was wvir- tually the mame as that by which the two previons drafts hed heen defeated yesterdny. Three rowf Beoans. Borah, Tanho: Johneon, Calffornia, and Frames Marvland, surmortsd it while thres democrats, Pomerens, Ohlo: Ransdef. Louistana, and Williams. Misstsrippl. voted in opposition. Semator Ladofletts, renuhtiean, Wisconsin, who susported yesterday's amendments and Semator Underwood, democrat. Alabamm, Who opposed them. wers absent when today's |Toll calt was taken. e et PRESIDENT HARDING IN STREETS OF ST. AUGUSTINI Bt. Augustine, Fla., March 15.—(By the A P.)—President Harding _ strob through the streets of St. Auzustine thi |atternoon and shook hands wita seore {who stopped him to extend & persona greeting and welcome to the city. Ac .companied by Under Eecrs.ary of Stat Fletcher he viewed points of inter-st an the ploturesque effects of narruw strec {20 ancient buildings in this Jdest cit !In the United States, whlle ho stopoe and chatted with great and smail, ric and poor. St. Augustine considers and Mrs. Hard ing as virtual residents for luring their stay here a little more than a year ago they made the acquaintance of practical- ly all the imhabitants And today the president appeared to enjoy mingling with them 4nd to share thelr pleasure at the re- newal of former ties, As Mr. Harding ewung along toward his hotel an aged citizen who appeared to have @ifticulty in realizing that the pres. ident of the United States was walkin- !informally about the streets, exclalmed “That is the pres dent ! | Mr. Herding with his vacatlon par tarrived hicre early to'ay by s» chal irs from Palm Deacl d imm diately we ) the £0f ¥n's s fasori During the afternoon, ho.e his hotel aza | valk about the eity. FEDERAL 3 wen: ¢ ENTS SEIZE THE CENTEAL B | New York, March 15—The Co brewery was seized tocay uy ages 1use of allaged <ions Voigiead act. According to the con conggany brewed four and o beer to be Soli In uniavel {botiles and distributed In oid suga: ba | rem, A large guantity of the ‘was found in brewery vais sized. seal. ¥ Besides the beer In the vats, fedess agenth seized 45,000 bottles of tie bre. 10,000 of them packed in old sugar La rels. Sanford F. Cohan, assistant {Btates district attorney, asse: demand. condermation of (he by th, raband be which we: The entire piace was jut und machinery and contents of brew {str.cture occ.plcs an e=*ive hlog o0 E s £ s ok HA - ocluiding sbou. 19500 6 | (o ¢ bureaia, The bill now goes to Presii:n Harding for approval, the senate havin: receded rom one of the minor item in dis- pute. . BROOKLYN POLICEMAN SHOT BY HOLDTP XEN New York, March 1f.—Pauotman John MeMall, was mortally wounded today fm & pistol battle with two hold-up men oa Sut- ter avenue, Brookiyn. Samuel, who rush- ed to the patrolman’a assistance, sa0t one of the hold-up men through the neck. M was taken to & hospital where his condi- tion is serious. The two bandits had attempted e ot Mrs. Anna Moirischeck in the hallway of her home. One knocked her down with bi fist when she refused his dsmand for money. She screamed and the pair Sed encaumtering the roliceman at the firs: corner they turned. One of the men rals- d his gun and fired & bullel through the patrolman's head. Then the two ram ‘n different directions. Cohen, secing one of them #n flight with & gun in his hand, drew his revolver and gave chase. The bandit ran into & tomb- stone yard and crouched behind & 'args stone for proteotion. Cohen doiged hehin | another and the pistol duel whica follows1 resuilted in the wounding of the bandit, The other escaed. Parolran Charles Brows of asville station later jdentified wounded hold-up man as Tony Raboe: . Brown said he was -tipped off a Eoson palie o-ger rperating | yn. . Brood WOCOROW WILSON ENDOKSES LEAGUE OF NATIONS FIGH | New York, March former President | racy to continue the figh United Sistes into the blic tonigh: by Mr. Wilson's ©essags wag the nature of & roply 10 & toagram Ser him afier a recent inmer of the ‘smacr €y, in which the organization piedged esif to the fight. Assering that nethin could pive him greater satisfaction tha the teiégram, Mr. Wilson added- “I have the greatest confidmoe ths with such purposes and under sueh lea ership the orgmnization will achieve mou able resuks.” Charles C. Bauer. gecretary of the & League of N, mocrscy, announced Cat iosal grow we-e beln: arga n several 3 L n e the Imroedicie aehvit o niz tion would e dut! nad it e or ten da TLY STRIEERs ARE AFPEALING FOR PFUND rhester, N. H. Mor ~ Regr. s of the strikiay te: worke oft oday for 3 citiea fn Ne DU anA oENee Shctiofy of thE WNB el -with Srilertiats P {in a3 witnesses fou: ; neas: of findlng out what was going om %o produce such Wiid West methods of dis- persing a party. DAY MARCH?4 Unanimous Consent Was Given on Motion of Senator Bran- degee—Vote is t be Telen Without Debate as Soon as the Senate Convenes on March 24—Action Was Taken After a Third Amendment Had Been Defeated—Admin- istration Leaders Regard the Agreement as a Certain In- dication That Raiificaticn is Assured.