Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 18, 1922, Page 1

T VOL. LXIV—NO. 94 POPULATION 29,685 ALLIES REGARD SIGNATURE OF RUSS GERMAN TREATY ASANACT M Barthou, Head of the French Delegation, Will Not Sit Be- side Russians in Semi-Official Meetings—At Genoa It is Considered That Germany’s Action Places Her in a Worse Position Toward the Allied Powers—So Far as Russia is Concerned the Situation Remains Unchanged —Lloyd George Denies That the French Are Preparing to Withdraw From the Conference—Declares That the Allied Attitude Had Not Been Definitely Decided Upon. &, April 17.—(By The A. P.)— jquestion of merchant ships acquired by The sighing of a treaty between Ger- |either side during the war, shail be set- many and Russia, which nullifies the |tied on a basis of reciprocitv. Brest-Litovsk treaty and reestablishes | (C)—Germany and Russia mutually full diplomat relations between these |renounce the payment of expenses %o countries on a basls of equality has | caused by prisoners of war, in the same caused profound astonishment and re- |way as the relch renounces rennymenll sentment among the allled delegations. |of expense caused by the internment of The ministers of the powers which con- |soldiers of the Russian army. The Rus- ¥ decided at a meet- |slan government renounces payment of to have a committes [the sum Germany has derived from the examine this treaty tomorrow |sale of Russian urmy material transport- morning. to determine whether it con-|ed into Germany. flicts wih the Cannes resolutions or the Article 2—Germany renounces ail treaty of Versailes. claim resuiting from the enfortement of Subsequenty the convening powers will [the laws and measures of the soviet re- mest with Poland, Czecho-Siovaida, Ru- |public as they have affected German na- of experts mania and Jugo-Siavia to ascertain the |tionals or - thelr private rights or the views of the lesser powers and deal [rights of the German reich itself, as well with the report of the exparts, as claims resuiting froom measures The British and Frenoh delagates de- |taken by the soviel repubiic’ or its au- carad tonight that they considered the |thorities in any other way against the wgnature of the treaty a disloyal. act. |Subjects of the German reich, or their | Apparently it may imperll the confer | Private rights, provided the sovier gov- ernment shall not s made by any third state. Article 3—Consular and diplonsatic re- Jations between the reich and the federa’ republic of soviets shall be resaned im- mediately, the admission of comsuls to milar. claims t tha sigming of the lace 2t Rapallo yes- *n to the allied pow- ieorge, Barthou. Sehan- s met this afternoon to srsiler the reply which the Russtans |Poth countries shall be arranged by spe- might make the conditions imposed |Clal agreement + as soon as the dele- | Article 4—Both s governments agree the treaty, their pro- | further that the rights of the | nationais privg® of either of the two parties on tfae other's territory, as well as the regfilation of commercial relations, shall be based on, the most favored nation pringiple. Ths principie does not Include the 3ights and facllities granted by the sovidt gramme anged, and the situation, s concedercd extremely grave, discussed Bartl " head of the French dele- further instructions from his government at Paris . govern- e e CRoc. [ment to another soviet state {r {0 /any n i meetings, while | TAte that formerly formed partt of ‘tie M. Coirat, French under searetary of | RusSian empire. wate, speaking to the correspondents, |, ATtIcle §—The two governmets wnder- nald. “T have taken 31l necassars meas. | AKE 10 give each other mutual’assigtance - - = b for the aileviation of the!r economic diffi- ures to cancel the meeting of the hird |cyitieg in the most benevolent, spidt. Tn s ot e o ang Dreaide, 2% lthe event of a general settlement hof this want to ait on the e commission s Uestion on an international basls they undertake to have a prelimingry .ex- ssians. jchange of views. The German govern- the. Germans and R i ermans and Rus- | The action ! % Iment declares itself ready to *facilitate Mass, on first announcement, hid an al- Las far as “nossible the conciugion. and mos: ning effect on the alies. Pre- |exocution of economic contracts’ between mier ilovd George said he krew these |private. entorprises. in the .two jcountries. coun ted been Degotlating - for Article 6—Clause 1, paragrayh B, and clause 4 of this agreement eliall ‘come nto force after ratification of fthis docu- nent; the other clauses will icome inte force immediately. 1 haa | atter- was mot aware they until late th! is so oritioal that the deiczates are reserving after the experts ex- v documents, which is gen Died circles as a Genoa agenda, be- | o with reparations and The French IRE OF ALLIES AROUSED ¥ Y EUSSO-GERMAN TREATY Genoa, April 17.—The Rod spondent here scnds the foi> 4 1z ded-ach 0 London, on he Russo-licr reat ‘ The five healis of the aliic.. dele; met at Premier Facta's vila o'clockc this evening. Signor Schanzer like Mr. Lioyd George, exprested his as- tonishment to the German ofticial who handed him the text of the treaty just be- fore the meeting. Everybody is frious, action they have the night fo think the over. Tt is not thought thes incident mmediately. commercial | will result in breaking vp the coaference. D e O e rimoee | “Mr. Lloyd George heard of tao treaty D e 1nZ% | quite accidentally while on hiss way to T corre- e insistad that should be doge. Cl times ahead The v provides for remunciation dscs. damages and expen- prisoners, is but the allies will ake no gefinit until Resumption relations is commercial P the ri the conference at Signor Facta, He sent e o > be conserv- & 2 £ the other are o word by he Terman secrefary, wlo brought a cozy of the treaty. #aat he took The two governments will assist each a very grave view of the GGermans' ac- thes O re™ ot | tion and was unable to undrstand why u B e contiacts | they thus had gone behind /the backs of rea iivats oo e | the powers. R e the w0} "rt is stated in British ctities in Genoa countries 2 that the possibility of a {Russo-German The French deleg: , in official ¥ i b, -):: o B ':: t‘rl-l(.\“ Mm_r“y agreement had long been fo-eseen. One of e i Prance would mot | the reasons for pressing forward a general G S ;n; wde and would exact | Understanding was the desire o prevent a e a bl"‘\» ’Y‘ S it ‘O ‘debs and division of Europe into two camps. It is e e considered that Germany’s action places her in a worse position taward the allies So far as Russia is concerned the sltua- tion at Genoa remains unaffected. “An official communication issued by the German delegation =ays that for sev-s eral months negotiations. have been going The Italian spokesmen also alluded to e action of Russia and Germany as dis- hon @ and expressed the oon fon at It w deplorable from the an viewpoint and mot calculated to bring bout a baspy res 1 the conferenee | on for a completa resumntio i he gemeral opinion Is that the Rus- Y e v diploniatior 1;; ‘:dn“r:\mw iy m‘“’d a heehive | Flations, which“Vesterday Tesulted in the conclusion of the Russo-German treaty, and adds that the fact that the treaty has been signed at Genoa and during the con— ference ought not to be intercreted as proof that the two governments are pur- it projected the Bpreay into the Genoa bonference. When the shock e experts and big experts and sntentes of every description began swarming throush the sweets wildly | ing saparate aims. P fon o f the * . ot " amoring for coples of th flgj‘jlmn’:tl “The communication points out that it M Lo e e e of. | T2 Dossible to foreses the date of the t & five o'clock although 1t bae B han. | SlEnature of the treaty some time Tgo scially :;r'ry“"v e 'uw-_rn"e and explains that the treaty rests cn the ter considerably before that tim basis of complets re I - B e et cognition of the prin. the treaty on Sunday, and no ome Was|..4 jmmediatet resumotion of diplomat E sums iplomatic nvited. 1t was a new diplomacy from | ejationg, 3 he e ‘The commurication continues ‘It may be sald hat Germany and Russia have drawn a big line under the accounts.of the past 7gl have created in supersession to the treaty of Brest Litovsk, which has be- come obsolete, a fresh statute of rights which engures the two peole complete equality and sure conditions for economic co-oceration in peace. The two govern- ments have 'taken their stand on realities by suppreswing all dbstacles arising from While the authorities on international faw were pouring over volumes to prove the recognition of Ri a should be defacts, Germany granted de jure recognition, and suddenly thrust a yrief definite doument before the con- The much feared alllance of and Russia, which France has Uways dreaded, was believed by many |slezater to have shown its head, while o experts were still working with fig- | the past, which is the only way to make (res. and others were preparing speech- | possle all'develapments that may be dk- w which may never be deliveréd, since | pected from thelr co-operation in the fu. ke oRden « facing an accomyp ure.” Ber. wiich es tthe entire — P FRENCH COMMUNIQUE ISSUED LAST NIGHT /ROVISIONS OF THE RUSS0-GERMAN TREATY Genoa, April 17 (By the A. P.)—A French communique issued late tonight Genoa. Apr (Py the A. P.).—~The |eays: tusmoiGerman treaty signed on Sunday Everwybody has been astonished ot, the 2 Ranatlo 1y George Chiicherin and Dr. [attitude of reserve and silonce of the Walter Rathenau contains the following [ Germans at Genoa. Now we know the rovisions: meaning of this silence. The Germans Atticie 1 (A)—'The German and Rus-|completed & separate treaty with Rars tan governments have agreed fo settle |SIn. 0f which the fundamentals were pre- vartime questions on the following basis: | viously éiscussed at Berlin, and deckled T German government and the roviet [to oxpiode their little mine on Easter esublic reciprocally renounce relmburse- | Mondcy at Genoa. They announce ' that Timis of war exnenses as well as reim- |they are in accord with Russia and re- wisements of war damages and aiso |sume normai diplomatic relations; they tazes auffereé by ther subjects in the | spouge out war damages; they renounce {arritorics because of military meas. |indemnities and compensation’ for so- mdirg requisitions carried out | clalistic enterprises launched by the so ciples of reciprocity and involves complste | OFDISLOYALTY tion says that this accord is not/ only compatible with the general aims of the @enoa: conferénce, but i5 an important step in the general reconstruction of Eu- Tope. But it would be hypoeritical to try to support the theory Yhat the Rus sia-German. accord serves the cause of European reconstruction and reconcilia- tion. The -French communique continues: “The first consequence of Germany’s suj port will 'be (to encourage the ‘bolsheviki to resist the ‘demands of others countries, especially the allies. If these countries continue to ywess the Russians, and the Russians vield, the Germans will* have all the advantages, without assuming any |, inconveniences. On the contrary, if the Russians do' not vield, .the Germans wil benefit by their more concillatory attj. tude towards the Russians, and they of .o exploit Russia at their will. “The German and Russian accord, cre- ates in Furope a new.groupment ¢ ¢ in- terests, and by the manher in W fch it was prepared and concluded it c¥eates a new principle of ‘division. Tt ¥ ould be derlsive o say that it is in&pfred by a true European spirit. In regli.y, it is a political ‘manoeuvre destine’s/to increase disorder—a manoeuvre So “gainly inspir- ed by hostile thought that, Germany will certainly not derive the “frofit she imag- in / “Europe will agaln 4 what must be thought of German loy fity, At all events France will not lose "jer sangfroid and witk not modify her /attitude. She wi exact from the sovic4 recognition of debts and restitution of /confiscated property. without which the fe is neither public nor private morality,/and France will treat with the soviet nly on this condition. “If tha Genc 4 conference is to be used to secratly Paiid combinations whereby nations seek 't strike at others, then it will be a s7#{pus obstacle to the re-estab- lishment' ,f ‘an ‘era of confidence and peace.” ITALIAN SPOK GARYAT MISTAKE FOR GERMANY fgnoa, April 17 (By the A. P)—Th spakesman of the Italion delegation di dussing the Russo-German treaty tonight. sai dhe was convinced that it would not %ring about a happy result in the confer- ence, but he considered it deplorable from the German point of view because it strengthoned the thesis of those who waintain that it is Impossible to treat with the Germans. Nothing better could be invenfed to support thé French view- point. in his opinton. P Germany might - have concluded the treaty a fortnight ago, he went on, whereas concluding it during the confer- ence was a great political mistake. The most important point in connection with the mew treaty was whether it vio- lated the treaty of Versallles, which says that Franee is entitled to Russia’s share of German reparations in case Russia fails to clalm them.. The allles, contin- ued the speaker, showed Germany cour- tesy in keeping her informed as to what happened at Mr. Llovd -George's villa/| while Gemmany . told the alhes nothing until the treaty was already signed. “The Germans say they wished to re- venge themselves for = being - excluded from Mr. Lioyd George's villa” he said, “but the alli€s have explained that Ger- many was not asked because she was not directly interested.” After qualifying the German action as dishonorable, the Ttalian spokesman con- tinued: “At the hack of the Genoa con- farence lay the desire to avoid keeping Burove divided into two camps. Now the German action has done this. It has presented the conference with a separate and secretly concluded agreement signed and campleted; that is why this action seems quite contrary to the idea of the conferemce. . “Durfng the last two years Mr. Lloyd George has said repeatedly that an agree- ment jwas likely to come. The fact of jits being concluded does not surprise him. but what does surprise him is the hour and place of its conclusion. That this moment should be chosen Is serious. At a mipisterial meeting at the palace to- night, everybody took a very grave view of tbe question, but decided to take no hasty action.” N EXPLANATION BY THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER Genoa, April 17 (By the A. P.)—The German forelgn minister, Dr. Ratheneau, calmly discussed the Russo-German trea- ty which has created such excitement among the allies, particularly the French and English delegations. He explained thot the negotiations between Russia and Germany for the conclusion of the pres- ent treaty were condugled several months and happened to be fmished Easter Sun- day, which he considered a good omen, not only for the contracting parties, but entire Europe, indeed, the world at large. “Thig~treaty,” he said, “does not in the least Interfere/ in the relations of Russia and Germany ‘with any other state, but simply cancels the, past with regard to Germany and Russia and lays the foundation for future common recon- struction. . The advantages which may be hoped for from this peaceful under- standing will be of ‘great profit for all of Furope. Because we reached this under- standing during ‘the Genoa conference, it does not mean that we intend to do any- thing bemeath our dignity, mor that we intend to renounce the general European| alms of the conference. “Indeed, Germany and Russta are con-{ vinced that our- understanding will help in the attainment of the object of the conference, narmiely, definite re-establish- ‘ment of European peace.’ MEXICO NOT INTERESTED IN GENOA CONFERENCE Mexito City. April 17 (By the A. P.).— The proccedings at Genoa are receiving scam cditorial attention here. El Uni- versal, apparently voicing the sentiments of ‘the other papers, remarked editorially today: “The Genoa conference means nothing ‘for Mexico. We are more interested in the digestion of President Harding’s Easter dinner than in the indigestion of Lioyd George or the just lamentations of M. Barthou.” SAYS ACTION OF GERSTANS - | 1S A CHALLENGE TO EUROPE Genoa. April 17.—(By the 4. P.)—"“Th= action of the Germans is an absoluie breach of loyalty to the general idea of the Genoa conference, and' in that sense is dishonorable and a chailence to rope,” said the afithorized Briish spok man tonight to The Associated Pres: country. Likewise,: the | viet, on condition, however, that the so- wo contpacting partles renounce reim-|wet does not extend more advantageous ursement of civil damages caused by |treatment to other countrles. se so-ceiled exceptional laws or by| ‘The two countries, which mutuol sercive measures by State authorities. |promise to facilitate their commercial (B)—All Jegal relations concerning |relations, uestions of ¢ or private 1aw resuit- the other the most favored nation treat- of war, inciuding the ment clansa. Ths German communica- will appiy henceforth one tolthe conteranc discussing (he signing of the Russo-Ger- man treat “Novertheless,” tinued, *the think it will r, the spokesman con- Titi ~ delgation does not It in the breaking up of . even though Germany has broken loose from iz “Mr. Lloyd George received wnoffioial recordeq discoves were 7 foung fouy New' York, ew York's carnival of crim rrested, indicted, arraigned to plea, irs’ sentence Friday. In Manhattan and justice also was dealt out quickly. uled to open tomorrow. Indications that the npolice department, mobdilizing all its forces for war on ban ditry, intended first toc lean house itself was given when Comm! sioner Enright for the first time since end Thirtles. Eighty-two patrolmen arrested charges inciuded smoking, up_in short order. Patrolman Thomas Dent raincoat he had deposited on. a bench. Patrolman Floyd Smith, ordered him to halt. ed them all on a char conduct.. 2 ¥ CHICHERIN DY:FENDS SIGNING OF THE TREATY Genoa, April 17.—(By the George Chicherin, head of the Russian delegation, discussing tonight the Russo- German rreaty, said negotiations for a ‘ relations Dbetween 'Germany arnd Russia had been in full resuroption of diplomalic progress several months, “The place and the time of the signa- ture,* Mr. Chicherin added, “must not b= interpreted as Indicating that the . two governments intended spacial significance in concluding the treaty at the Genoa con- | ference rather than ensewhere. The treaty was contemplated long ago. “In this way Germany and Russia have Wiped out the past and rdalaced the Brost- Litovsic ‘treaty by new relations, grant- Ing bath pecples the same rights and es- peacetul common work. The tws governments thus tablishing a_ secure basls for place themselves on a Arm basis.” MAIL CONCESSIONS FOR . NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES ‘Washington, April 17. and magazines under a bill passed toda: by the hakise would be permitted to send out single sheets to advertisers or thei agents /as proof of an adver the same zone rates of postage applicabl o entered as second class matter. measure now goes to the senate. The post office committee in reportin: the il said it would result in great sav Th ing of paper inasmuch as advertisers now receive a complete copy of the newspaper or magazine and that the burden on th mails would be lighter. BATHERS MUST KEEP COVERED WITH CLOTHES OR WAVES Honolulu, struck follow ‘the old abomination “hang yous clothes on a hickory Hmb. but don't go Near the water” when ' Sheriff Charle: Roso descended on the strand yesterday with a new order. “Get into the’ wates for get home and put on some clothes,” he toid them. “Henceforth bathers will keep them selves covered either with clothes or with waves.” notice from the Germans about the treaty After reading the text the premler took a very grave view of Germany's action in going behind the at 4.30 oclock today. Genoa conference. -Later, after fully G cussing the treaty at Mr. Lloyd George villa, the British decided that it was ex- ceedingly difficult to imagine any excuse Tt is too soon without an examination to determine for the action of the Germans. whether there has been a real infringe ment of the teraty of Versailles.” TO STUDY LEGAL ASPECTS OF RUSSO-GEBMAN TREATY Paris, April 17 conference, says a Havas agency des. patch tonight, will meet tomorrow morn. / Avril 17—Poli - triot etoenks Avril 17—Polics and ais effort to ey arrest and/ /8 co-operated today in an ablish speed records for the conviction of bandif 5 e in'}x andits particl se most quickly disposed of was in Brooklyn, where three men ed ‘robbing the Commercial hotel gullty and remanded for sentence _een hours after the break was made. ¥ v face a seven and one-half to fifteen the other boroughs Dis- trict Attorney Banton expressed hope of rapidly clearing the criminal calendar, With the aid of two new general sessions courts opened today and two more sched- he became. head of the force, dismissed three patrolmen, It was charged that they had been found drunk in an actors' hotel in the West in Brooklyn and Queens for ailegad infrac- tlons of departmental regulations, were arraigned before Deputy Police Commis- sioner Cray, who reserved dechion. The loitering, sleeping and being seen coming from stage exits of theatres, cafes and stores. Five men alleged to have tried %o prey upon the uniformed police were, brought r dning trafiic duty in Cestral Park. arrested a man whom he accused of trving to steal the ’ th, touring Bay- side in Queens, remortefl ‘four unarmed men had jumped out of a machine and - Xic promptly arrest- ge of disorderly A Po— Newspapers ement at advertising portions of publications 17.—Consternation habitues of Waikiki beach who (By the A. P.).~The legal commisson of the Genoa economic Agzinst Banditry| Practice of Planes New 'York Courts Spesding Up Trials—Police Force Beling Purged of Unfaithful. Two Marine Officers and a Marine Pilot Meet Instant Death at Quantico, Va. Washington, April 17.—Two marine of- ficers and a marine private were instant- Iy killed today at Quantico, Va., when two airplanes in battle practice locked wings in the air and plunged to the ground. The dead are First Lieutenant Earl M. Randall of Winchester, Mass.; Second , | Lieutenant Duncan W. Lewis, Memphis, Temn.; Private Joseph J. Dhooghe, Chi- cago, Tils. Lieutenant Randall was fiying alone in a German Fokker, and Lieutenont Le was pllot of a Vought plane with Private Dhooghe acting as observer. Ascending to an altitude_of approximately 4,000 feet the two planes were carrying out battle maneuvres, one trying to get above and in back of the other as would happen in actual warfare, when the wings of the . | planes locked. ' One wing was torn com- pletely off each plane, causing them to turn sldeways and then plunge to the . | ground. E The Vought plane landed on one of the buildings on the fiylng fleld while the Fokker struck . telegraph wires, glanced off and fell alongside the railroad track ALLIED DEBT COMMISSION TO HOLD FIRST MEETING TODAY The allied debt on will hold its first meeting to- morrow to organize for the task of me- gotiating the funding of the $1,000,000 000/ war debt owed this country by fo: elgn nations. Its personnel consists of Secretary Mellon, chairman; Secretarles Hughes and Hoover, Senator Smoot, re- publican, Ltah, and Representative Bus- ton, republican, Ohio The commission’s first act, it was said, at the treasury today, probably will be the appointment of Eliot Wadsworth, as- sistant secretary of the treasury in charge of forelgn loans as executive sec- Tetary of the organization. Means of conducting the negotiatio: With the forelgn government will be de- cided by the commission and it is expect ed the general plan will be for the var! ous debts to be taken up in the order of their magnitude beginning with Great Britain, who owes about $5.000,000,0 and procecding with the other nations in turn, It was indicated at the treasury that there was no disposition to rush the ne- gotlations as interest payments will not become due untl next October, the inter- est for the past three years having been deferred to become part of the funded obligatiofis. The war debts of the foreign demand notes which are te ve funded in- FIVE AMERICAN SAILORS their suit for damages for false arrest, brought against the United States Ship- ping Board Emergency Fleet corporation and officers of the steamer Brokfield, be acvanced for immediate trial, was denied by Federal Judge Learned Hand late to- a y i o1 When the court's decision was, an- nounced, counsel for the nlaintiffs de- “ | clared that “delaving the trial would oniy nations held by this country are in the form of to lang time obligations and which un- der the act creating the commission can< not mature later than June 15, 1947, nor bear interest at less than 4 1-4 per cent. DENIED IMMEDIATE TRIAL New York, April 17.—The plea of counsel for five American sailors that BRIEF TELEGRAMS First English lanfuage edition of Japanese newspaper been inaugu- rated In Osaka, Japan, World war veterans are carrying gov- ernment life insurance totalling $3,600,« 000,000, Policemen on duty estimated that 20.- 000 took part in the egg rolling on the ‘White House grounds. Mrs, Ellzabeth Tatan was killed In Somerville; Mass., when another car col- lided Wwith her automobile. John Sanford, mewly appointed com. missloner for New Haven county, was sworn into office yesterday. The Massachusetts legislative judiclary committee indicated that it would ap- | point & subcommittee to draf: a bill mak- ing women subject to Jury duty. Richard M. Sultonstall, 02, member of the law firm of Gaston. Snow, Salton- stall and Hunt, Boston, died following an operation, % - Communists occupied the Rome power plants located at Tivoli, where the cél brated cascades supply the power foF lighting Rome, According to_reports, big tobaceo combination In the United States will re- tallate it Cuba stll further increases the import duty on American cigarette: China 1s on the verge of internal changes which are bound to effect the re- public’s future, according to Competent authorities at Peking. General Shang T Lin, governor of Manchuria, is sending southward 70,000 soldiers from Mukden, who are being garrisoned in the vicinity of Peking. i 1 Chauncey §. Seeley, who had held practically all the offices in \V‘d!‘?ml post, G. A. R.. Waterbury, at one time aranother, died of pneumonia. A dozen New Haven women are seek- ing appointment as policewomen in ap- plications to Chief Phillip T. Smith, while only two, if any, wil be placed. The American Leglon, Connecticut de- partment, has anmounced a state-wide drive to open April 24 and extesding to April 29, An “army” of 1dle men, the Announced mission of which is to solve the pralem of unemployment, has been formed & Montreal, Que.. by Albert St, Germain, court stenographer. ! A tornado striking a¢ Irvington, Tl a town of adout 300 popislation. Killed oz person and injured between 50 and 75 others and demolished or badly damaged fifteen residence and business houses A call for assistance was sent to all towns within a radius of 30 miles of Ar- kancas City, for men and supplies to aw in preventing a break in the Mississizpi river levees near that place. George . Richardson. 77, for more dray forty wears B @Yect sdller at Cherter Oak Park, and. widely known as the “lightening ticket selier,’ died at hf§ home in Hartford. A train of eight cars and lecometive toppled over into the Connecticut river freshet when about collapsed at the upper end of the New Haven railroad yards north of Hartford. Ninety cent. of trolley patro are using the three-for-a-quarter mettal tokens, the Connecticut company officlals say, although the official figures to prove this have not been completed. Word was rectived at Ansonia of the 2 | delay exposure of the scandal” The five | eath at Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday of > | piaintiffs alleze that, because they de- | Samuel W. Smith, a well known drug- manded full pay wien the Brokfleld | giat of Ansonia and a former membes burned at Huelva, Spain, in May, 1920, | 5¢ tihe state boand of pharmacy. 2| 2nd threatened to expose irregularities in piir ey the ship’s financial records, they Were| petter Belenka, one of the men i thrown into a Svanish prison and kept | ested on the grounds of William A. Nel- iere fonr il . | son. president of the Ansonta Savings Upon their release from the Spanish|pank 'on the night of April 8, was bound Jail, they assert. they were brought to % ‘America on charges of mutiny, and ac- quitted after jury trials. The American’ consul charged by the plaintiffs with having connived in this imprisonment, which is alleged to have caused the death of one of the sailors and permanent injury cf the others' health. CROWDS AWAIT RELEASE OF GE: AL SEMENOFF at Huelva is T s r New York, April 17.—Whiie 3,000 per- sons crowded and pushed against police lines drawn a block away from Ludlow street jail, waiting for General Gregorie Semenoff to get $25,000 bail and quit his cell, his lawyers and friends today faiied for the third time to find a bondsman and the Cossack chieftain faced another night behind the bar: Russians in the city, with a few from Connecticut and New Jersey, have raised $15,000 in cash. PRut bail was set at $25,000 and Sheriff Nagle said he coula not accept a venny less. So the general prebably will be missing when the hear- ing in the proceedings brought by the bankrupt Youroveta Home and Foreign Trading company is called tomorrow morning. About noon the crowds about the jail became so thick. when word was passed - [ that bail was possible, that spceial police reserves were called out and went jnto over to the superior court on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. A strike was called in fifteen res rants in Haverhill, Mass., by the Cooks and Walters' union when the restaurant proprictors refused to sjgn new agrec- ments. The schoner Eva Jones, the only Nova Scotia vessel now engazed in seal hunting in the South Atlantic has returned to Hal- ifax, N. S., from a successful cruise of elght months in southern water. Nearly 4.000 pelts were taken. Conspiracy £b bribe prohibition enforce- ment officers, including Bert C. Morgan the federal prohfbition director for Indi- ana, is charged against Grorge Remus, Cincinnati lawyer, and eight other per- sons. The paper industry of the United States suffered losses totalling $70.000,- 000 in 1921, as a result of the business depression, according to a survey made by the American Paper & Pulp Assocla- tion, A% a result of the safety cammalgn. the Southern Railway system, which has shown a decrease month after month. re- ports that during February, 1922, there was not a single fatality among em- loyes. ing to determine how the Russo-German |action. They pushed the thousands of |7 s treaty, signed yesterday. affects the |East Siders who were waiting for the | megeral e 3 P treaty' of Verrailles. Afterward, tho | general in spite of heavy rain & block | mariae Hav e ore o e P x despatch says, the eleven delegates rep- resenting the allies and the little entente, Wil meet and decide what measures to take. LLOYD GEORGE DENIES WITHDRAWAL OF FRENCH London, April 1 George, questfoned —Premier tonight correspondent of the graph company as saying: “You alwa; hear rumors wherever there is a confer- ence. Personally I am optimistic.” Regarding renorts that the French are preparing to withdraw, he sai *“No, e they are not going home.” The ailied attitude, added Mr. Lioyd George, had not been definitely decided upon; it would be necessary to continue the discussion tomorro LEON TROTSKY TALKS OF “BOURGECISE LEADERS” April 17 tzky, to been made put g tion to zct the Russian Red army sovi recounts M. Chi effort: The order expresses the hope that the peaceful cndeavors of the Russian dele- gation will be crowned with success and force “bourgeolse leaders” to lend an ate that the thei; tentive exwate the dapands for peace, nations of Europs will Lloyd concerning rumors that the conference was on the verge of breaking up, Is quoted by the Exchange Tele- An order issued by by the bolshevik dele- efforts Genow tence, but asserts that capitalistic s, especially France, silenced his each side of the jail and remained on . | guard all afternoon. PORTUGUESE AVIATORS TO RBESUME FLIGHT TODAY Porto Praya, Cape Vere Islands, Aprile 17—(By the A. P.)—The Portuzuese se- plane. which is attemoting a flight from Portugal to Brazil arrived here at st o'clock this evening from St. Vincent. Captains Coutinho_ and Sacadura brought the hydro-airplane here frot St. Vincent in the belief that they can make ja better start from these waters. It is considered probable that they will attempt the third leg of their flight from the Cape Verde Island to St. Paul's rock, which lies just above the Equator about half way across the ocean, tomorrow morning. $330,000 FOR ADDITION TO BRIDGECORT HIGH SCHOOL Bridgeport, April 17.—After defeating a propesal to buy a shirt factory and re- model it for-a new high school, at a cost of $330,000, the common council tonight adopted a substitute program, which au- :| thorizes a bofd issue of $330,000 for the purpose of building an addition to the nrecent hioh and making other school Improvements, e snit iactory proposition was spon- sored by the board of education and ap- proved by Mayor Atwater. democrat, but the republican majority in the common council smothered it by a vote of 18 to 5 The _road ta.bankruptcy shows a few automobile tracks’ months have reported nearly 12,000 pro- I hibition law indictments, out of which |almost 8,000 convictions were obtained, with fines ‘assessed approximating $300,- 000, The resolution of Senator Edge, T2- publican, New Jersey, provosing a joint congressional commission to recommend legislation defining the rights and limita- tions of trade assoclations was called up again vesterday In the senate but oppost- tion prevented actlon and it went ove; FLIGHT FROM PALM BEACH TO NEW YORK IN 0 H. 56 M. Nenv York, April 17.—(By the A. P.)— Fiying at an average speed of 130 mile: an honr through three storms. a seaniane ecarryine a total 'oad .nf 1,60 ndinds to- Any mode the filoht from Palm Beach TFlh, to New Vork distanc> of 1.210 miles. in 8 hours and 56 minutes. One ston was made, 2t Southaort. C.. at 1111 o'clock. after taking off at Palm Peach at 5.48 his mornine. The fiv- 1 ers task off at Southrort at 12,31 lam at the Colimhia Yacht club in the north river at 5.04 o'clock. Clifford L. Webster. fomer United States marine cors aviator niloted the seanlane, and claimed to have ablshed a time record. Fred R, Goid- er. of Port Washineton, N. Y., mechani- cian. accompanted him. Webster said that on several occasinns he was compelled to fly as low as 20 faet shove the surf to escame demse fogs. Clonds and fog. he said comvelled him to lm,m. his courss across Pimico Sound. C.. and Chesapeake and Delaware bays by compass. The-average helght at which he flew, the pilot said was 1300 feet. COUNTERFEITING OF GOV'T ~ SECURITIES 1S DENED Secretary Mellon Calls Upon the Plate Printer to Furnish Him With Evidence of Statements That the Country is Flood- ed With Spurious Bank Notes, Bonds, War Savings and Other Stamps—Mr Mellon Assures the Public That They Need Have No Apprehension as to the Genuineness of Government Securities and Currency Outstanding. Washington, April 17.—Secretary Mel- lon today called upon The Plate Printer. official organ of the Plate Printers’ union employes at the bureau of engraving and printing to furnish him immediately with any evidence upori which that publication had based its statements that the country was flooded with millions of counterteit bank notes. bonds, war savings and other stamps. war bonds and coupons. Any such evidence, he added, would be investigated ‘&t once. The Plate Printet recéntiy publisied an article criticising what it declared was a flood of dounterfeits with the recent or- ganizatioh of the bureau Uy President ardin ginvolving the removal of Direcior James L. Wilmeth ahd other offioials In a letter to Frank J. Colemdn, editor and business manager of the Plate Pri er, Mr. Mellon sald that ‘statements of this sort, refecting as they do upon the zovernment bonds in the hands of ins ors are caloslated to cause widew-read vn- casiness upon the part of sich holders and at the same time if uncontradicted might tend to Injure the credit and stand ing with the public of the socurities of the securities of the government. Mr. Mellon added that it has been the custom of the treasury to send out cireu- lars desorfing every counterfeit issuc when discovered and requested that he he furnished with any evidence other than that contained in such clrctlars. No information has come to the treas. " he said, “or any over-issue or cou: terfeiting of United States bonds or eou- pons attsched to the same. As recards war savings and other stampe, bank notes and r forme of currency, apts are made from time 19 ssue or raise the nien dénominatic treasurz is such attenpes. In tantially every care where efforis have baen made cn any constderanile scale the guilty parties have been apprehended and brought to trial and their activities ended. “The secretary of the treasory destres to state in the mos: emchatie terms that public need has -nston 3% to the genuineness of he government ge- carities and eurreney stan The regort of the special committes which has mads an inventery of the ¥ook f the burean probubly will be commpbeted his week moe to Figh treamury of- ficials who however, @4 not indleate, whether ha report would he made publie by Mr. Meilon, or would be sent to Pres- ident Harding. The situation at the burean was dis- cussed today at a conference between President_Harinz and Chalrman Me- Fadden of the nouse banking and curren- cy committer. Mr. McFadden said that very good crogress was being made 03 the chack tp of the burcau. The burezu reopened Saturday but it was indicated timt while the count of stock on hand had been completed there cere detalls to be checked oer be- ore the final report was made. ALES ON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY 2,050 SHARES New York, April 17.—Bus stock exchange todar ro: mour total of 2050000 s on tir o record for actlvity since April 21. 1920. De: ings encompassed 458 separate issues which exceeds ail previcus records of that character. Accumulation of buying orders from out of town centers over the week end Tecess and still greater ease of money— call loans dropping from 4 to 3 1-2 per cent. before noon—were foremost among the accelerating developments. Oils, in which last week's dealings were specially imoressive, again were the issues. around which the greater part of the day’s operatiomserevolvad— == Domestic olls were most favored, espe. clally Sinclair, Middle States, Cosden. In- vincible and others of the low priced group, hut Standard Olls and the Mexi- can and Dutch division aiso were In steady request. At ‘mid-day, when the list had extend- ed its strength by persistent ahsorption of raiks, a sudden setback occurred, olis reacting one to four points. The reversal followed reports that a reported deal of the ‘Sinclair comnany with the govern- ment had encountered unexpected diffi- cuitles. To add to the confusion. &abies announced that Germany and Russia had entered Into a pact at Genoa. The wild scramble to take profits soon was offset by remewed buying of rails and the list became fairly stable. An- other selling movement marked the final hour, however. when steels were singled out ‘on Pittsburghg advices suggesting that the coal strike had becomé a serious factor in the recent expansion of that in- dustry. Bonds were relatively more steady than the stook market. but trading failed to reach last week's figures. The Liberty serles wer® subjected to considerable realizing, especiaily among the several 5 1-4 per cent. issues. Forelgn bonds made greater upward progress than the domestic offerings, al- though among the latter many of the convertible, debenture and refunding fs- sues reflected substantial buying. s GEN. PERSHING RIDING . HORSEBACK 70 MILES ‘Washington, April 17.—Accompanied only by an aide, General Pershing, “gen- TWELVE PERSONS KI TORNADOE April 17.—Twelve persons are n killed, more toam & nd thousands made ¥ tor floods whsen over the central west today. nadoes were reporied in &- seore of Ilinois, Indiana and Arkansas towss. Homes were demolished. wire service crippied and livestock killed, Tarcughout the area from Ohle on the east to Kansas and Nebraska on the west. heavy downpours swelled flood wa- ters of streams already out of banks. and inundated thousands of acres of rich farm Jand in addition to the vast tracts already under water. Whitie #now and sieet covered Colorade, Kansas and Nebraska, Missouri and Jowa were pelted with heavy hall storms ®hich smashed windows and caused much damage to crops. Several inches ©of snow were reported from Denver. ‘The storm was belleved to have betm the same which lashed several towns In northeastern Kansas Sunday night, kill- Ing several persons, then ' jumped over Misscuri orly to reappear early today im southern Tilinols. In the vicinity of Ir- vingt.n the twister swept a path 23 miles long and 160 yards wide. killing several persons. More than half of the homes In the town were destroyed. Plainfield. llls,, was reported almost obliterated, After visiting many Tilinols towns the torazdo jumped into Indiana. sriking Hedrick, a small village, In the western part the state, early in the afternoon. Two hours later, before the residents had time to recover, it returned, cauvsing seve eral deatlis and heavy property damage. HELD FOR THREATENING AN ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE MAN New York, April 17.—John L. Suther- land. a newspaperman, was held In $1¢.- 000 bail for a higher court today when William H. Anderson, state superinten- dent of the Anti-Saloon league, had him arrested on a charge of writing a letter threatening the prohfbition worker's Sutherland admitted he wrote the jet- ter to Anderson but said he had no - tention of fuifilling the threat of death. The jetter read: “If your words and actions henceforth are not silent and if you do mot take your piace quietly in the great body of eral of the armies and chief of staff.” as|American citizenship we mean to kill he is listed in the official army register, was riding horseback from Warrenton to the army remount station at Front Roy- al The trip. which began yesterday at Fairfax, will require more than 70 miles of riding. About thirty miles were cov- ered in the first day, General Pershing city last night. He appeared to be en- tirely recovered from his recent indispo- sition, the journey heing described as part of the recunerative progam sugges ed by his physicians. CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE ABSCONDER SURRENDERS New York, April 17.—Jerome A. Myers. national director of the Coustitutional Leagué of America who disappeared re- cently after it was alleged that a 000 check from John D. Rockefeller to the league was missing, today surrender- ol to the district ottorney's office. Iie was later arraigned before Judge Rosal- sky in general sessions and held in $5 000 bail for trial ? Myers was_ indicted last week on a charge of grand larceny in the first de- gree. Since he left New York he has been traveling in Canada. according to Detective John Cunniff, to whom Myers surrendered. CURIOSITY LED TO SEIZURE OF RUM AND WHISKEY Mount. Holly. N. J. Apr!l 17.—Rev. 1. B. Adams. member of the federal probibi- tion enforcement forces of New Jersey. became curious at sight of a grip carried returning “from Philadeiphia. He inves- tigated and found a galion jug of the grip, is fn ja'l here awaiting arraign- meny before United States Commissioner Haines. Rev. Mr. Adams says that Oz offered him a bribe to let him go. Massacre of Christians, London, April 17 (By the A. P.).—A great fire and a massacre of Christlans at Samsun, on the Black sea coast of ‘Asia Minor, were in progress nine days ago when the Italian. steamer -Barbita stopping . with friends just outside this s you without the slightest compunction.” Magistrate Simpson, in fixinz ball. sald he wanted to protect Anderson becauss he believed Sutherlard was suffering from a “temporary aberration.” Suther- 1and, who was sald to have suffered in- jurles during the war, was not able to turnish bond. THREE BARRELS OF WHISKEY IN A FIELD IN BETHEL Darbury to ba band was iiquor v prohibitic when a federal state police seized thres ey in a field in an lsola the of Bethel. The discovered by a boy, it night, Whey several the fleld with the boy th m were fired up- on by men who were sitling o an auto- mobile near the fleld. police were notified and the seizi iquor fol- lowed w In a sho: The field wh e whiskey was Tound is Jocated behind a woods mear 3 jone- iy road hich runs info the Danbury town state highway. CHINESE BOOTLEGGER WAS DISPOSING OF “YOK JOW™ New York, April 17.—Chinese “yok Jow,” described by its purveyor as medictne to revive the sick” brought 1o one Leong nto their cuteh. who, dstectives say nese boo:legger 10 come es The detectives sal Jow" in Fal's ehop su. they asked for wh The prisoner to medicine was used 3 conferer Chinese delezates who 26 d. drink conta:ned 43 per cent &' aFh in $500 bail for grand jury action. SEVEN HOUSES BURNED IN BELFAST LAST S1GHMT Belfast, April 17 (By the A. P.)—Seve en houses were burned to: street,