Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 6, 1922, Page 1

bb VOL. LXIV—NO. 84 POPULAT 10N 29,685 s NORWICH, ' THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1922 URDER, INCENDIARI SMAND PILLAGE IN NORTH IRELAND Former Member of Irish Constabulary Shet While in Bed —Belfast Newspapers and Mail Taken From Train and urned—Two Women With Revolvers Held Up a Mail Car With Intent to Burn Drove a Large Number Carrick-on-Shannon. il 4—Two aute: to Bally} says th t night Dublin ouses of two Irish Butlez bed and t at the Beg- ar here, today the L. R, A., who blin hospitai to ay for a wound saying he was the thigh and wrist at Galway by a y of men who demanded from the 0 the Renmore barracks. Captain ¥ formerly was quartermaster of the k brigade and was pominently as- >eiated with the recent trouble there. Women Flourished Revolvers Belfast, April 5.—Two women flourish- ng revolvers held up a mal car today on the Donegal border, and demanded to xnow i there was any Belfast merchan- dise on train which they might burn. Nothing was interfered with however. 18 Motor Cars Destroyed Dungiven, Londonderry, Ireland, Apriv t.—Eighteen motor cars, three motor- cycles, a Jorry, a tractor and a number of ploughs were destroyed by fire here today. Belfast Merchandise—100 Msn of Cattl: From a Ranch Near iave been on in- Mail aml Newspapers Burned Dundalirk Louth, Ireland, April All the Belfast newspapers were takea from a train here this morning and burn- ed. A large amount of mall, including purceéls destined for Dublin and points it Southern Ulster, also were burned. Cattle Driven From Ranch Dublin. April 5.—One hundred men to- day drove off a large number of cattle from a grazing ranch near Garrick Shannon. This ls the second incident of its kind this week. Whiskey and Foodstuffs Seized Mullingar, Ireland, Apil 5.—A freight train was held up here last night by a group of men who carried off several bar- rels of whiskey and large quantities of foodstuffs bearing labels of Belfast man- ufacturers. The foodstuffs were distrib- uted among the poor. Castle Selzed by Mutinous Soldlers Dublin, -Apnil 5.—Lenaboy Castle in alway, formerly occupied by British aux- iliaries was today taken over by “rish re- publican army troops under Commander Turke, The garrison numbering ten me~ offered no resistance, some remaini/ with the republican. 5.— SENATE TO VOTE FRIDAY ox ¢ INCREASE OF FEDERAL JUDGES Washirgfion, April 5.—An agrqement was made by the senate today to vote fmally next Friday on the bill to creace & goore more of federal judges. This was followed by the defeat on a tie vote of an amendment offered by Senator Fletcher, democrat, Florida, to authorize an sdditional judge for the southern Flor- Wa district Without a record vote the senate then 240pted an amendment by Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri. to authorize an ad- @itional judge for the western district of Missou: Senator Reed, in urging his amendment, presanted statements by the present Mis ederal judges as to the congestion ¢ business there and as to the necessity * an extra judge. Senator Frelinghuysen, resublican, ww Jersey just before the senate ad- tomorrow, presented un amendment for a fourth judge for New He submitted requests of the *w Jersey Bar associatfon for an addi- tisties regarding the portent cases pend- New Jersey where corporation lit- it was said, had increased court work greatly. Discussion today was prinelpally on the Fletcher amendment. which was lost. 23 to 2% Senator Fletcher announced. howev- that he would renew his amendment ter. Senators Fletcher and Trammell, of Florida, both urged the senate to author- ze the additional Florida judge, declar- at business in South Florida wa ranted mmother judge. Chairman Nelsch of the judictary committee and Seaator Cymamins spoke gainst the Fletcher smendment, Senator Nelson declaring that the judge for the northern Florida district spent most of h ssisting federal Jufges tn New Yor Senator Nelson 4 that the two Florida districts h judges “at 's population and Jange" or busines be resiportioned GUSSIE HUMANN POUND GUILTY OF PERJURY New York, April 5.—Bighteen vear old iasto Humann was convicted by a su- preme court jury in Long Island City late perjuring herself in testimony at the trial of Joseph Libasc! for under of Harry Garbe, last October. to jafl and Justice would sentence Ler defense counsel, d:- on aimost entirely to e for sympathy becauso of the de ndant's condition as an extectant moth £ a child by Libsascl, who is now serv- -year term after confessing to th child d Wohl y Wallace declared tha 21 years that any detens argument could be s asked Mr. District At was the first t d boen unable against which o0 be bora in s allow this defendarts af may meal for sympathy to affect you” d the Jaf UEVELOPMENTS IN TROUBLE AT GLOUCESTER HIGH SCHOOL April §.—Wiiitam lwmissal as teacher of history at the Glou- rosulted in a st and the | who sttended a by Mr, Katcher and nderson, Indloated they #chool tomorpow. pend- ¢ the hoard of oducation Mayor Anderson prom- o given o chance to of tha controvers whose rurpension he had spoken too plainly {al hymonos locturo, tonight de of tho nocusstions was rof ‘branding “Infernal nnd asking u falr Rearing, PANCAMENIC ONVERENCE TO MERT IN SANTIACO, CHILE Washinmos Aprll §.—The governing sardl of the Pan-American union toda: Kacol:er that ceidel Umon Hrntlago, Chile. as the téeting o for tho fifth selon of the PineAmorican confsrence, The meeting 314 be hetd in March, 1923 tnvitation for the mecting was extend- «1 by AnSasador Mathleu of Chile, The ahferenics Wil digeusn mattors of com- niteia! 8nd coonomio [mterest (o the waligsome Latin-American republics ~hidli senstiute the Dan-American un. ] The sires la#t meet'ss wes held in Buenos % o | DEKAILED NEAR CA TESTIMONY BY ARBUCKLE IN HIS OWN DEFENSE San Francisco, April 6.—Roscoe Ar- buckle, testifying in his own defense to- day, declared that an act of mercy and not of evil intent toward Miss Virginla Rappe precipitated him into the difficul-1 ties leading to a manslaughter charge agalnst him as & result of her death. “I found Miss Rappe ill on the floor of my bath” he said in describing incl dents of the hotel party. “I asked her if I could heip her and carried her to 2 bed. Lmter I told the other guests tha she was ill. Still later I called a physi- clan to attend her. He explained that Franelsco two days “purely for pleasure. 1 had a new car to try,” he sald. He denfed acquaintance with several fguests at the party, but Miss Rappe, he sald, he had known for five years. He he came to Dbefore the San party gard, who testified that while he was a jwatchman at Culver City Motion Studto, | Arbuckle attempted to bribe him with a {“fictful of greenbacks” for the key to ! Miss Rappe’s room at the sstudio. 5t the behest of his counsel, Arbuckle that fng he had no knowledge to frass for another engagement. He quor and his appearance in pajamas and lounging robe. at the party was uttered by When he told Mrs. Bambina Maud Del- it was made hecause she onposed his ef- she could recelve better attentfon. to the hotel and danced until after midnight. Arbuckle's testimony occupled hours, the two-thirds of that time. The was dressed in sombre blue. He smiled 2s he took the stand, but appeared bored FORTUNE TELLFR CUTET FORFEITED BOND OF $3,500 New Haven, April 5—Reading the stars above the Atlantlc ocean on a steamer Europe bound was the prefer- ence of Abdul Cutet,’ State street star- gazer and fortune teller, to facing a dis- agreeable destiny at the hands of Judge Avery In the superior court yesterday. When Abdul's name was called in the court fCr trial on a charge of misconduct the sloquent silence of his $3500 bond. had compromised Wwith each other and left for far shores, sacrificing the $3,500 in the hope of happiness together in an- other clime. Cutet, born in Egypt forty years ago, came into puMic notice during tbe do- mestic difficulties of Charles S. Mellen, former New Haven road president, ‘hat time it was said that Mrs, ad _consulted him as an oracie. Cutet was arrested and arges of miscondu Recent- held on on. FOUR CARS OF EXPRESS TRAIN Canaan. Conn., April 5.—Four cars of a Pittsfleld to New York express train on the New oYrk, New Haven and Hartford raflroad were derailed a half mile north of the local station late today. The p: rongers 'were shaken up, but no one was injured. The tracks were torn up for more than 200 feet An unlocked switch is Delleved to have heen the cause. The locomotive, tender and a Pullman car remained on the tracks, while two day coaches, the baggage car and the mall car were derailed. The pas- sengers walked to the local siation and hed fo walt thres hours until another train was provided. The erpress was in charge of Engineer Willam Durley of Pittsfleld and Conductor Walter Spencer of New York. Wrecking crews wero ordered here from Pittsfleld and Winsted. was described by railroad officials as the first concert to be given for passengers on a raiiroad train was heard today by approximately four hundred passengers aboard a special Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train which has been equipped with radio apparatus. The passengers were treated to a con- cert by Cornell university as they were leaving Ithaca and another by ine Gen- eral Electric company of Schenectady be- tween Ithaca and Owego also denied acquaintance with Jess Nor-!| detailed the incidents of the party, say- Miss Rapre was in his room when he entered | acknowledged the presence of much li-1 The only threat, vocal or otherwise. ‘himselt mont to “Shut up or I will throw you out of the window,” he said. adding that forts to ald the euffering Miss Rappe. He | told ‘of assisting a hotel attache to car-| ry Miss Rappe Into another room Where Arbuckle sald that akthough he knmew Mies Rapne to be unconscious he went! ball room after the pasty | three! ross-examination consuming | witness | at some points in the cross examination. | seventeen counts, the only answer was At Mellen . preferred by his ife and by the Civic Protective associa- CABLED PARAGRAPHS Frederic Villiers Dead. London;, April 5.—The death of Fred- eric Villiers, famous war artist and cor- respondent, is announced by The Times. His death’ occurred Mnday. Frederic Villiers, war pictures, and was the recipient of twelve Englis hand foreign war medals, clasps and decorations, was born in 1852. He was war artist for the Graphic and spent many years of his life n traveling about the world and rarticipating in ex- peditions that have made world his- tory. He was with Beresford at Tel-El-Ke- bir'and went up the NKile with the ex- pedition for the relief of Khartoum. He made a lecture tour of the United States and Canada, LEWIS SAYS COAL STRIKE IS BEING EXTENDED New York, April 5.—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, established temporary strike headquar- ters In New York today, to await the outcome of the house labor committee's invitation to bituminous coal operators to join the miners in a wage scale con- ference at Washington, D. C. While awaiting further advice from Congressman Nolan, chairman of the house committee, Mr. Lewis announced he would attempt to hasten negotiations for settlement of the anthracite strike, through the miners' and operators’ sub- committee on wage contract negotiations in session here. Referring to reports from Washing- ton that operators of Ohio and Indiana already had sent telegrams to Mr. No- lan declining to meet with the miners, Mr. Lewlis said: & “I have not recelved any official notl- fication that the operators refused the invitation. I can only reaffirm our will- ingness to megotiate with them at any time, Mr. Lewis appeared well pleased with the attitude taken by the congressmen toward his presentation of the miners' case, and expressed a belief that the workers had _established their sincerity of purpose at the hearings in Washing- ton. | Whatever may be the reply of the op- erators to Congressman Nolan's propos- al, the miners will continue to keep their maintenance men in the mines, in ac- cordance with the pre-strike agreement, Mr. Lewis said. Although reports were too Incom>lets to indlcate to what extent the 100,000 non-union miners had joined the walk- out, he asserted “the strike is rapidly being extended into mon-union terri- tory. | Miners' delegates.to the sub-commit- { tee on wage scale negotiations today con- itinued to present data in support of their clalms for a 20 per cent. increase for contract men and a minimum wage of $5.20 a day for stralght time work- ers. COAL STRIKE CATSE LAY OFF OF 1,000 D. & H. EMPLOYES more than one thousand employes due to a decrease in business because of the coal miners strike, was. announced by | General Manager J. T. Loree,- of the Delaware and Hudson Rallroad today. Already there has been a reduction in the working force and the taking off of a number of trains on the Pennsylvania diyision, it was announced. The coal Industry, the general man- ager said in a statement, furnished more than fifty per cent. of the road’s traffie. The reduction in the working force, he | added, will affect principally the men {In the train service, shops, car repairs and round-houses. No Change In Wyoming Valley. ‘Wilkesbarre, Pa., April showed no change today. dreds of mine workers are outfitting preparatory to the opening of the trout season. Operators Comsidering Nolan Invitation. Pittsburgh, Pa, April 5.—The Pitts- burgh coal producers association to- day considered the Invitation of Chalr- mafi Nolan of the house labor commit- tee to the proposed meeting of oper- ators of the central competitive field and the United Mine Workers in Wash. coal strike. It was decided that an i answer would be sent to Mr. Nolan to- morrow. $86,984,958 “INCOME TAX COLLECTIONS IN NEW YORK New York, April 5.—Income tax col- lections in the New York district for the first quarter of 1922 reached $36,984,- 958.87, a drop of 35.3 per cent. from the amount received during the correspond- ing period of 1921, Collector Bowers an- nounced today. He said he expected the percentage tc maintained throughout the year be It was then expiained to Judge Avery|Which would keep New York inside the that Cutet and his wife, who had |37 per cent. slump forecast by Secretary brought suit for divorce and alimony, | Meion. Collector Bowers estimated es returned here dugng 1922 would exceed $326,000000, compared Wwith a little over §505,900,000 last year. income NO NOTE FROM VATICAN TO GENOA CONFERENCE Rome, April 5.—Vatican officials today said the renort circulated yesterday that Pope Pius # fight address a note to the heads of the delegations to the Genoa conference was without foundation. It was said the report might have had its origin in the fact that the pontiff fol- lows all such efforts toward solution of world problems and the achievement of peace with intense interest and constant prayers. He has warmly approved of the initiative of the archbishop of Genoa in asking heartfolt prayers by the faith- ful throughout the conference delibera- tions. TO BE TRIED FOR VIOLATING SHERMAN ANTI-TRUST LAW New York, Aprii 5.—A jury to try nineteen corporations and forty-four in dividuals charged with violating the Sherman anti-trust law throuhg their erations in making, pricing and seiling cement was completed today. Dofense counsel then began argumernts ox the usual motions for dismissal of the indictments, and the jury was excused for the day. The defendants, whose practices were revealed by the Lockwood housing inves- CONCERT GIVEN BY RADIO tigation, were aileged to have illegally FOR PASSENGERS ON TRAIN | exchanged price and trade data while Binghamton, N. Y.. April §5.—What | ®"83g¢d in “open competition.” OBITTUARY. Capt. Herbert Royden. New Haven, April ‘Word has bee: received of the. death of Capt. Herber Royden, U. S. A. (retired), former! Milford, at San Mateo, Calif.. where he had Jived for twelve years, He was with the Twentv_ihird rogiment in the Spanisa war, and during the late war he was in coumund of an allen prison camp at “hattanoonga, Tenn. t who painted noted | Albany, N. Y., April 5.—A lay-off of | Propose & ngesin Marriage Ceremony Episcopal Commission Would Strike Out Promise of Women to Obey. New York, April 5.—(By tha A, P.)— Recognition of the changed status of wo- men by striking from the Episcopal mar- riage ceremony the promise to obey, and climinating the compulsory giving in mat- riage, was proposed by the commission on Tevision of the Book of Common Prayer, |in a report made public tonight. Gaining equal rights with men in their marriage vows, hovever, the women would tlose a soecial privilege now accorded {them. For the proposal to change the !ceremony also provides for striking out |the bridegrom's pledge, ‘with all my worldly goods I thee endow.” The commission's report, published in the form of a 230 page book and pro- posing more than 250 alterations and the |inclusion of seven entirely new offices, or | forms of worshib, will be submitted to the triennial general convention of the church at Portland, (Oregon, next Sep- | tember. TUnder the constitution of the { churh, it cannot be adopted until it has been approved by two general conventions. but members of the commission hope to sce the changes finally ratified at the 1925 convention. Six pages of the report are devoted to the proposed changes in the marriage ceremony, the first hint of the breacth of the revision arpearing 1n the following: “Make the promise of the man and of the woman identical in form; “ “Wilt thou love him, comfort him, nonor, and keep him in sickness and in |hiealth; and, forsaking all others, keep thee oply wmto him. so long as ye both shall live?” At present the woman ‘obey” and “serve.” = The next change eliminating the com- pulsory giving of a woman in marrlage, would make it possible for the clergy- man to omit: “Who giveth this woman to be mar- ried to this man?’ And would provide for the singing of a hymn or anthem at this point. Another pproposed change would strike | “obey” from the sentences of espousal | The report continues: “Amend the sentence in regard to the ng by omitting the words ‘and with all 1y worldly goods I thee endow’ * promises to This chanze would .make the ring pledge of the bridegroom read: “With this ring I thee wed: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, anl of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” There are fifteen changes in all in the pramosed amendment to the ceremony. in- cluding a number of minor alterations and provisions for alternative closing prayers. A prayer for the blessing of the wedding ring also is prozosed, whica reads: “Bless, O Lord, this ring, that she who wears it may abide in thy peace, and con- throush Jesus Christ Our Lord, Amen.” ltinue n thy favor, unto her life's end; | + | {zospels for special occasions, | Indcrendence day; Besides the revision of the marriagt ceremony, the proposed changes include: Rearrangement of the contents, makins for more _convenient use: pérmissive shortening ‘of some of the services; addi- on of many new prayers, such as “for {2 state legislature. * for memorial days,” + istice,” “for every man in or our country and for all additional collects, epistles and includinis enlargement of the natlons !catechism and its transformation into a 5—The an- |catchechetical office of thracite mine suspension in this valley {fm—m of service for the burial of a child; Z prayers of permissive use in commemora- One of the results of the strike has | been a pronounced increase in the de- and a special form for missionary ser- mand for fishermen’s licenses and hun- | | Portlana convention, i final. report was expressly ordered put i ington, April 10, for a discussion of the | il 2 instruction; a tion of the saints and for the departed; vice, The revision, said a statement issued by the commission, is designed “to agapt the Praver Book to present conditions. jand make it more helpful in meeting the i religious needs of the people in the life and worshio of today.” The commission, appointed at the gen- eral convention of 1913, already has made two reports, ome at the conventions in 1916 and one in 1919. In the latter year. fow chages were adopted. The prosent lished six months in advance of w “in order that the Deople of the church may be fully inform- ed of the changes proposed and have am- ple time for consideration. The commission is under the chairman- ship of Rt. Rev. Cortlandt Whitehead, . D., bishop of Pitshurgh, Rev. John W. Suter, D. D. of Boston is secretary, and Robert H. Gardiner of Boston, treasur- er. TSED AXE FAMILY OF SIX, THEN SET HOUSE AFIRE Concordia, Kansas, April 5.—Using the family axe as a weapon, someone early today killed Theodore Tremblay, 18, hacked four of Theodore's younger brothers, three probably fatally, injured the father and set fire to the house and barn at the Tremblay home near St. Jo- seph. Officers said tonight they were cithout clues. The elder Tremblay, a dower, who is only slightly injured, could throw no light on the murder. The crime was discovered by neighbors attracted by the blazing house and barn. Four other young children were saved. ARMED BANDITS ROBBED DRUG STORE IN BROOKLYN New York, April 5.—Three armed rob- bers held up a drug store in Brooklyn tonight as the proprietor, Sachor B. Tetz, and a clerk were counting the day's re- ceipts, and escaped with $3,000 in money and jewelry. Tetz resisted the bandits until one of them fired a shot at him, which missed. Colleating their loot from the cash reg- 1ster and the pockets of the two men, the robbers Tan to the street to a waiting automobile, pursued by the drugglst, who emptied his revolver at them. The car quickly disappeared. : OVERWHELMING DEFEAT OF “DIE HARDS” IN COMMONS London, April 5—(By The A. Pa— Although a number of laborites and.in- dependent liberals voted withthe hards,” the motion of Sir William Joyn- son-Hicks censuring the government, which was debated in the house of com- mons lengthily and accrimoniously to- division was taken on the motion it self, but the amendment of the coalition- unionists was carried 288 to 9 PUBLISHER ROBERT GLASGOW DIED OF HEART DISEASE New York, April 5.—Robert Glasgow, 43, widely known publisher, died in his Manhattan offiee today of heart disease. Jir. Glaszow was a member of the Yale and Canadian clubs, Yale university two years ago conferred upon him the Mas- ter of Arts degree. He was a native of Canada. “die | night, Was overwhelmingly defeated. No | Turkish Nationalists Accept Armistice Conditional Upon Complete Evacuation of Anatolia by the Greeks. Constantinople, April 5.—(By the A. P.)—The Turkish nationalist government at Angora has accepted, with reserva- tions, the armistice \propositions recently made by the allies. the allled powers' rep- resentatives here have been informed. The broad principles laid down in the reply are as follows: Anatolia, including Smyrna, evacuated within four months. The armistice may be rencwed an ad- ditional three months if the peace nego- tiations have not terminated. The Greeks to evacuate the Eskishehr- Afium Karahissar-Kutais line within a fortnight, and the evacuation of the Te: of Anatolia to proceed under the super- vislon of allied officers. In the cvent the reply is accepted the Kemalist delegates are ready to meet those of the allies and Greec in three weeks to discuss peace. must be The armistice proposition of the ailtes, made jate in March as a result of the meeting of the allied foreign ministers in Paris, was designed to bring to an end the fighting between the Turkish nation- alists and the Greeks in Asia Minor pend- ing the consideration of peace terms, a draft of which was later submitted to the parties involved. It was announced on March 28 that the Greek government had accaxted the armistice proposal, ' with technical reservations as to military con- ditions. HIUSE VOTES TO DEPORT ALIEN LIQUOR LAW VIOLATORS ‘Washington, April 5—By a vote more than three to one the house la day passed and sent to the senate a I authorizing the deportation of _alicns convicted In state or federal courts on charges of having violated the narcotic and Volstead acts. Described by prohibition advocates as a step toward better law enforcement, and characterized by Representative Gra- ham, Pennsylvania, ranking republican on the judiciary committea. as “a mon- strous plece of legislation,” the bill as resented by the fmmigration committee vod wp against all attacks. A motion to recommit so that the pro- vision relating to conviction in state courts might be climinated, was defeated and the measure was put through as framed. 222 to 73. Representative Walsh, republican, Mas- sachusetts a member of the judiciary committee, which wrote the original Vol- stead act and who offered the motlon to recommit, declared he believed now as ther: that the enforcement law was made too arastic at the start. Warning was sounded to prohibitionists by many members, including Reprasent- ative Mann, rdoublican, Tllinols, a veteran of the house, that they were going too far, that there was danger of disrunting the whole system of law enforcement and that jurors would be amwilling to con- vict thosa who ousht to go to jail. if it also meagt deportation. _ There were many references to the An- ti-Saloon league and Wayne B. Whealer, its general counsel. Representative HIlL Tepublican, Maryland, charged that “thc American bootleggers' union” and _the league were standing hand in hand nad fichting under one banner to get the alien bootlegzer out of business. Mr. Walsa said that Mr. Wheeler could not be classed by the bootlepgers as an enemy since “he is the man who has made it possible for them to ply their trade.” PROGEESSING IN FLIGHT ACROSS THE ATLANTIC St. Vincent, Cape Verde Isiand, April 5 (By the A. P.).—The Portuguese avia- tors who are attempting a fiight across the Atlantic from Lisbon to Brazii ar- rived here safely this afternoon at 5.20 o'clock from Tas Palmas, Canary Islands. They left Gando Bay, near Las Palmas, at 8.30 o'clock this morning. The . Portuguese aviators. Captains Sacadura and Coufinho, left Lisbon in their light hydro-airplane at 7 o'clock last Thursday morning. They landed safely the same afternoon at Las Palmas, Canary Isiands, having flown a distance of more than 1,000 miles. The second leg of the trans-Atiantic flight, from the Canaries to the Cape Verde Islands, which (hey successfully =acmomplished this afternoon, s about the same dis- tance. The third hop,. from the’ Cape Verde Islands to the Island of Fernando Noronha, is 1,390 miles, and from theru to the Brazillan coast at Pernambuco, 278 miles. l l AETHUR T. HADLEY GUEST OF AMBASSADOR HARVEY London, April 5 (By the A. P.).—For the first time since the war, the Ameri- can and German ambassadors to the court of St. James sat at the same table tonight when Ambassador Harvey enter- talned Dr. Gustav St Hamer, the Ger-, man envoy, and twenty-three others in honor of Arthur T. Hadley, former presi- dent of Yale university. Among those present were the Duke of Rutland, Viscount Haldane, Viscount Burnham, Lord Robert Cecil, Lord Buck- master and Sir Gilbert Parker. 1 HUSBAND, WIFE AND BOARDERS IN SQUABBLE Stamford, April 5.—A family squabbie landed the husband and wife and thitt boarders in court today, and the police had on hand a still, 75 gaions of mash and other “makings” for moonshining. The boarders were each fined §50 and costs for mixing up in a fight in Kyzma Parlich’s house in Crosby street, but the husband and wife were held until owner- ship of the stiil was determined. Mrs, Parlich made the complaint that her hus- band had assaulted her. In calling at the house the police found a stili, which led to further inquiry. The boarders sald the outfit belonged to the husband. The wife eald it was not hers, but the husband insisted it belonged to Mrs. + Parcioh, INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE IN JANCAREK MURDER CASE Morristown, N. J., April 5.—Halr found on a sweater worn by 12 year old Janette Lawrence the night she was killed “com- pared favorabiy” with strands taken from the head of Frank Jancarek, on ! bound for the west, 10 PAGES—74 COLUMNS BRIEF TELEGRAHS Ind, and democratic state chalrman died of pneumonia. A arifting mine was sighted dlrectly in the pathway charted for liners plying be- tween Boston and Europe. Mark Garden has received from Chas. L. Wagner, her former manager, an dffer of $250,000 for a season’s concer: tour. The 37th annual convention of tho Na- tional Editorial Association will be heid at Missoula, Mont. Eight persons were taken down ladders to safety by police officers during a fire on in the Napoll restaurant buiiding, Margin street, Salem, Mass. prohibition A state enforcement act was reported, with recommendations of passage, In the Rhode Island senate by the special legislative committee, Stockholders of the Savage Arms Oe., meeting in Sharon, Pa., voted to change the name to the Savage Corporatiom and transacted only routine busine: Sir Jokn Kirk, whose work as head of the Ragged School Union gave health and prosuerity to thousands of England’s poor. died in Westcott England. Miss Nell Clare of New York, an actress died in a hos:ital in Muskogee Okia., from over cxcrtion from an athletic dance done in her act at a theatre. The 300 mile endurance test far horses which has been hell every fall since 191 will be entirely within the state of e mont this year, Archbisbop Paul Pruchesi if Montreal, who has been seriously ill at a hospital Mintreal suffered a series of hemorrha; es and his condition was said to be grav Dr. Harry W. Fox, aged 73, well known chiropodist, of Waterbury, shot and mor- talyly wounded himseif after a prolonged illness. The shoe factory was destroyed by fire with a loss mated at $85,000. Several women will set in the next congress, in the opinion of Mrs. Harriel Taylor-Upton, vice chairman of the De- trolt Republican ciub. An_involuniary petition in banssaptey was filed in federal court against Slai- tery company. Inc, stock brokers New York. No mention was made in the pe- tition of assets or liabilities. The student Mary college. voted to expel ence of liguor warned. council at William and any man under the influ- after he has once been Numbers of small hoys have been injur- ed, one fatally. in the last few days while trying to emulate a “human fly" who has thrilled the crowds by scaling public “Hulidings in Mexico Clty. Special despatches from Viadivostok re- port a clash between Japaness troops and forces of the Chita government, when £00 of the latter attacked the Jaranese nea: Spassk, about 100 miles from Vladivostol. el war tysburg, Pa., in July, 1823. Hoseman - George Gottschalk received painful but not serious injuries. The Carnegie foundatlon has donated $150,000 toward the reconstruction, as model city cj the town of Fargnlers, de- partment If the Aisne, eighty miles from Parls. operated by the Bickum Shoe company of Lynn, Mass., esti- Newport News, Va., has veterans have started a movement for the celebration of the six- tieth anniversary of thg Battie of Gettys- burg with another great Teunion at Get- was thrown from the aytomobile of Assistant Fire Chief Thomas F, Burns in Bridge- port while responding to a fire caii and THIRTY BAGS OF ENGLISH MAIL PRICE TWO CENTS MATTER STOLEN N FRANCE Thef.tWIsMadeBetween Paris and Laroche—Paris E: is That the Mail Car Was Paris, April 5 (By the A. P.).—A car containing mail from England destined for Italy was broken Into last night be. tween Paris and Laroche and thirty bags of English mail matter were stoien, it was learned in Paris today. The car formed part of a special Mediterranean mail train of elght mail and two first class coaches, leaving here at 11 o'clock. The other mail cars were not molested. The bags stolen were made up and sealed in England. The French police are working on two theories. The first is that the robbery Was the work of ordinary bandits seek- ing money and valuables. The other theory. entertained generally at police headquarters here, is that English mail going to Italy just before the opening of the Genoa conference might have (g1~ tained matter in which many count.ies might be interested. The numbers on the bags which were stolen have been telegraphed to London ning Papers Say the Burglars Overlooked “Regi Matter”, but Took Diplomatic Documents—One Rifled in Quest of D Relating to the Genoa Conference. 1 with & view to ascertzining ihe ‘-mltn‘ of the pouches. The Paris evening papers said rifled mail car contained “dip maiter and that the burglars overl money begs stampel “registercd ter” La Presse said the robbers dently executed a weil conceived p and picked out the car for the purpose "stealing documents.” At the Paris police headquarters, w! is investigating the robbery, t was the seals were intact when the tram Paris. The mail employes in the car, inspecting the seais at found them broken, the car doors and the bags ripped open. This lar car. contained thirtyfour bags, fi of which were from Paris, and these wi untouched. \ The train, running fifty mSies an hour, made ofly one stop between Paris an Dijon. This was at Laroche, where theft was discovered. LODGE ADDRESSED MASS. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Boston, April 5.—Soaring prices of Liberty bonds, and the fact that in two years the public debt has been reduced by three and a hal bilon dollars prove that the United States is rapidly recov- ering from the -wounds of the war, Sena- tor Henry Cabot Lodge declared tonight at the annual dinner of the Massachu- Setts State Chamber of Commerce, ‘A nation that has pald off In two years more than the sum—three billion doliars—that represented the total na- fonal debt of the United States at the close of the Civil war, is a pretty sol- vent nation,” Senator Lodge sald. “This, 00, when we are still so close to the great convulsion of the war." Urging co-operation between Massa. Chusetts and the other New FEngland states in the effort to remove rate dif- ferentials which. he said, discriminated against New England ports, Senator Lodge declared there had been little of h united effort in the past. am no admirer of sectional groups or bloos’” he said. ‘but I do think it the duty of every portion of the country to dee that it recelves equality of treat- ment n all things that are controlled by government or laws. The great Empire etate of New York has always identical- Iy the same interests ns New England— great industrial communities, dense non- ulations, and dependence for its prosn ity largely on the business that pass through the state. New York has 43 members of congress and tWo senators. T merely mention these figures to show tha tthe two would make a pretty for- midable group i put together. CROWDS AT FUNERAL OF FORMER EMPEROR CHARLES Funchal, Madeira, April 5 (By A P.)—The heart of former Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary was removed last night. It will be sent in a glass jar enclosed In a silver casket to Austria. The present intention is to send the body to Hungary. All business was suspended today for the funeral of Charies. - Large crowds lined the route of the procession to the Canadian authors, 200 strong, from [church. The local authoritles and King the Atlantic coast of the Dominion to the | Afonso of Spain sent wreaths to be Pacific. will assemble in Ottawa, Ont.|placed on the casket. The floral piece ot this month for the annual meeting of the Canadian Authors’ association. Judgment for $101,000, with interest from 1917, amounting to $26,000, was awarded to Miss Wilhelmina Mayer of New York against Virginius J. Mayo of Brooklyn, in the superior court, Bridge- port. Edward T. Mercer, husband of Mrs. Ruth Mercer. whose mutilated hody was found Sunday in the water of Chesapeake Fay. near Norfolk, was arrested. A warrant charging him with the murder of wife has been jssued. Robbers who severely beat William Given, caretaker at the summer home of Charles M. Tainter, New York manufac- turer, at Rose Hill, Southport, last Wed- nesday night, are belng sought by police of Fairfield and vicinity. Reappointment of Dr. Paul Van Dyke of Princeton as director of the conti- nental division of the American Univer- sity union in Europe was announced by Dr. John W. Cunliffe, secretary of the union. A despatch to the London Times from Rome says it is understood in the Italian capital that Pope Pius shortly will ad- dress a note to the heads of the delegations of the Genoa conference outlining the Vaticans viewpoint as to the conference. Mischievous boys' playing near the New York Central tracks at Ludlow, N. Y., almost wrecked the Wolverino * express by obstructing the tracks with heavy planks and anized pipes. Finrold . Wilson, recently removed as prohibition enforcement officer for Mas- sachusetts, challenged United States Dis- trict Attorney Robert O. Harris of - Bos- ton to debate Wilson's enforcement meth- ods, which he sald Mr. Harris had erit- icized 1 a speech at Brockton. CsTre Northrop, president emeritus of the University of Minnesota who died suddenly in Minneapolls, was born in Ridgefield, Conn. September 30, 1334. He graduated from Yale in 1857, an1 was ad- mitted to the Connecticut bar in 1860. Honor to Menry Watterson, .dean of America’s journalists. and veteran edi- tor of the Louisvile Courler-Journal, who dled in Jacksonville. Fla., December 22, was rendered at his funeral services in'Louisville, Monday. A record steamship run from New York to Jacksonville was claimed by officers of the Clyde liner Lenape, which left New trial for the girl’s murder, Dr. Albert E. Edie, a Newark chemist, testified today. He could not be sure, however. he said, that the hairs were from the same head. He testified also that human blood- stains were found under the handle of a dagger taken from Jancarek's bedroom the day after the girl's body was found. John Balco, a laborer testified that he met and spoke to Jancarek near the place wihere the girl was killed. 3 York Saturdav at 10 a. m. and docked in Jacksonville, Fla., at 11.35 a. m. Mon-| duy, making the trip In 49 hours, 35 minutes. For twelve years the mother of Edward Vincent Keating, 28. formerly of Bridge- port, Conn., had wondered where he was. only to learn that he died Monday of injuries. He was the vietim of an elevat- or accident in & New York hospital, where onso contained a ribbon on which was inscribed the words “From Alonso XIII to Charies of Hapsburg.” Former Archdi:e Felix, son of Charles and the former Empress Zita, who is ill, was reported today as improving. LAWRENCE STRIKERS Al BECOMING IRRITABLE Lawrence, Mass., April 5—A marked change in the temper of the striking tex- tile weavers was evident this afternogn 2s the strike in protest against a wage cut ‘of 20 per cent. In seven Lawrence mills conciuded its tenth day. Previous- ly the strikers and their sympathizers had appeared in good humor, but today crowds gathered in front of the lower Pacific milis and elsewhere d'splayed aa irritable attitude. Several minor disorders took place in the evening, but prompt action by the police prevented serious outbreaks. Ml officials sent their workers home at regular hours tonight in an attempt ic escape the pickets, but whenever a group of workers appeared hundreds of pickets ran to the gates, shouting and booing. PROBST CASE TC BE TAKEN TO STATE DEPARTMENT New York, April 5—The case of Au Bust Probst, formerly butler at the Rolling Rock club, Ligonier, Pa., held at Eilis Isiand on a charge of having en- tered the country flegally and likely to become a public charge, will be carried to the state department by the minister from Scitzerland to the United States, Bernard Sandler, his attorney, stated to- day on returning from Washington, He said-he had a conference with the min- ister and had been given assurance that the facts Would bp lald before Secretary Hughes. The attorney also stated that fwo ali- enists, Dr. A. A. Brill, professor of psy- chiatry in the College of Physiicans and Surgeons, and Dr. Menas Gregory, of Bellevue hospital, had agreed to exam ine Probst's sanity and that he would abide by their decision. The lawyer made charges to District Attorney Panton today that three private deteotives had tapped telephone wires In the home of Max Zimmerman, a friend of Probst, thereby learning the butler's where- abouts. He said he would seek warrants for thelr arrest. The hearing at Eilis Tsland by a spe- ¢lal board of inquiry was postponed un- til tomorrow, CROWD WATCHED PAYMENT OF WHEELBARROW ELECTION BET Hartford, April §.—Louls Laiter, re- publican, today, in payment of an elec- tion bet, trundled Benjamin Katzman, democrat, in a Wheelbarrow along Main street from the thnnel to ecity hall around the oid statehouse and federal buliding and to Main street again Katzman fell out during the jour- ney. ok followed the pair and cheerad Laiter on. ‘The payment of the bet was the result of yesterday's city election in wiich the democrats swept the city, .- g T PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE TO LUMBER MANUFAC Chicago, April 5.—Hope that the bull Ing industry would “clean house” wi out the necessity for government intes vention was expressed in a memsage fr President Harding read tonight at annual banquet of the National Manufacturers’ association. President Harding expressed | in plans looking to the resoration normal cost bases, elimimation of waste and conditions which would promote building through reasonable. that builders would not have their vestments impaired “by reason of farel ther disorganization in the industry.” Hel also expressed a desire that the indus- try do away with “practices which havel been disadvantageous to effective tition, and calculated waste to our tim. ber resources.” His letter sid in part: “I have been particularly in harm: with the suggestion that some leaders of these industries have p forward: t these resuts should be accommpll without intervention on the part of Yic authority. This of course, is the and altogether desirable procesding. “As you are all aware, the adm'nists tion has been anxious to encourage 4 every possible way an adequate slon of building, so much needad to vide the peonle with homes and establishments. 1 am very sure I your success in the general poliey whi has been suggested would be 2 la contribution toward the broadest omic advantage of the nations.” REWRITING OF FORDNEY TARIFF BILL COMPLETE Washington, April 5—The work of re- S the 100,000 0dd rates in the Ford- hey tarift bill finally was completed to- day the senate finance eommittee repub- licans. Consideration of the technical administrative features was begun la in the day and Chairman MocCumber is) hopeful that the bill can be compleccd by Saturday. The big question remaining befors the committee is that of the valcation prin- ciple to be written into the measure. The ad valorem rates, as now contained n th bill, have been calculated on the basi «f} foreign valuation. but whether this would) be aporoved foally remained t> be de- termined. : Some senators sald the sugar schedul would be reopened, probably tomorrow, but “that aside from this the rate ques: tion was closed. The committee racentl agreed on the house bill sugar rates of two cents full duty sugars and 1.60 cent: Cuban raw but American beet and can scwar producers are dissatisfied with ¢ duties. claiming they will not afford th protection necessary to malntain the American industry in competition with thel Cuban industry. l CROSS-EXAMINATION OF SHIPPING BOARD CHAIRMAN[ oy \ shington, April 5.—Cross-examined’ continuously for thres hours by two dem ocratic members of the house ine-chani marine committee, as to operations of & shi ying board and detalls of the adminis- tration’s plan to build vp a merchant ma-} rine, Chairman Lasker at today's sessi of the joint congressional hearings on tha ship subsidy bill preds it thel measure was enacted a ly owned American merchant flcet of 7.508,008 tons would ¥ time.” Such a ficlent to carr: merce to the Us 5. The scesion was devoted entirely 1o cross-examination of the chalrman by Hepresentative Brigga Texas and Davis, Tennesse. So persisitent was the Tennes- ses democrat in his questioning that ac one juncture Mr. Lasker flared up wiih an | inquiry a8 to whether Mr. Davis was try ing to get information as to the merchan marine. or was hoiding a “crminal tril” Cross-examination of Mr. Lasker is ex- pected to continue tomorrow. Thus for. no questions have been asked him by any of the senators partickating in the hear- Ings, or by any of the republicans of the house committee. on the seas “within & shurt feet, he eaid, would be suie % of the foreign com- | Y OIL STOCK PROMOTERS » USED MAILS TO DEFEAUD ' New York, April §—Seven firms, men and one woman, have been Uy a federal grand jury for using t! mails 10 defraud in comnection with week, were unsealed. The individuais indicted were Cora Stetson Butler, Dixie L. Peters Walter B. Clark, Bonewitz Dawson, Ernest & Philips and Mark S. Matthews. The Century Consoldated O!l company is a Delaware corporation, with h-l-; rs in this city. T e Century Consoldated f