Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 13, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 11 W INNEDINE WITH AUSSA st of Europe Unwillingly to Accept Russia’s Communism —French Delegafion at Genoa Favors Creation of a Commission to Deal With Credits, Debts and the Treat- ment of Private Property—Lloyd George and the ltalian Leaders Advocate the Signing of a European Truce Pre- liminary to a General Non-Aggression Pact—Tchitcherin is Carrying the Truce Proposition to the Full Russian Delegation for Consideration. Genoa, ay 12.—(By The A. P)—So gravely at varience are Russla’s com- sm and the order of things obtain- ng through the rest of Europe that a general immediate agoeement with Rus- w4 appears tonight Iimprobable. This s deeply dieappointing to ose who expected quick and big re- ts at Genos, but, the sentiment ‘is tempered by the beflef that the crea- one or more commissions to pur- sue an exhaustive stisdy of the Russian prodlems will prove efficacious in find- ng a means to recomstruct Russia and bring ber back into the European fami- conviction Furthermore. Premier nd the Italian leaders are convinced that the signing of a| Buropean truce as & preliminary to & general non-ag- gression pact will g0 a long way to- w anquilizing Eutope. Hopes of emtually accomplishing )| something gen- uinely constructive jor Ruesla were in- ~reased tonight by an anmouncement that came from the Freach delegation that France favors the mment of a com- misslon for investigation of guestions I'ke credits, debts and the treatment of forsign property, and approves also & general truce, provided it is understood while the commisslons are engag- #4 in their labors the powers will not fol- the footsteps of Germany and make separate treaties with Russta. The French resent accusations that ney tried to wreck the conference; they that the present situation justi- Lioyd George . lem has not been softclently studied and that something more shou e been done to approximate the views of the Russians with the representatives of ron-communist states before hoping _to reach a general swaeping ancord at c In words, they believe the Russian problem, through- in- vestigation by a commission which will probably visit Russia. is being attacked n proper and loglcal manner, and tharefors gpprove the contemplat- o4 proesdure. The French &pparentiy prefer an in- sstiogation by an internitional eom- without Russians sitting there- misslon yet tonight a French spokesman sald SHOCK OF 20-TON METEOR FELT FOR RADIUS OF 50 MILES Norfolk, Va.. May 12.—The shock of 2 20-ton meteor which crashed to fhe ground in an isoiated mpot in Nottaway sounty, 12 miles northwest of Blackstone, ate fast night, was feit for a radius of 50 miles, while the brililant glare of the neandeseent body illuminated the hi ens over southern Virginia and sections »f North Carolina. The trall of light as themeteor feil in a slow curve from the zenith at an angle of about 45 de- grees was visible in this city, fjichmond and at points alofig the James river, cre- iting general excitsment and even con- sternation on the part of negroes. The meteor, composed of a metallic substance, crashed into a grove of oak rees with an explosive roar some dis- ance from any house, making s hole with an area of 500 square feet and bury- ng several trees with it. Flames imme- y shot up which were visible for many miles, while trees caught fire. A party of scientists and newspaper- nen immediately left Richmond and this sty for the scene, which 48 120 miles vest of Norfolk, but the results of their nvestigation were not known tonight, as he place s isolated and telephone com- munication was unavailable In Norfolk the meteor' appeared to be bout half the diameter of the full moon much lke & street arc light. Its all, of orange brilliance, with a sharp slue flame fading out at the extreme end, apparently was about 10 or 12 times as long and fully as broad as the body. 1n Richmond a streak of light was no- ticed before the ball of fire was seen wwirling through space, to be followed Ly ‘he reverberations of an explosion. The \ntire southeastern siies were filuminat- *d as if by a flash of lightning and a surst of flame. IWEDEN 70 HAVE PLEBISCITE ON PROHIBITION AUG. 27 Stockholm, May 12.—The government oday announced that the consultative siebiscite on prohfbition will be held Aug. 27. The riksdag recently voted to wubn the question to the people at arge. Sweden at present is on a liquor ration- ng busis whereby every head of a family wnd all single adults, male and female, tre entitled to certain allowances of strong liquor. There is no restriction on he sale of light wines and beers. The lquor, wine and beer trade is a govern- ment monopoly and yields a large yearly revenue to the state. Adherents of the rationing system de- tiare that since its adoption in 1914 the sonsumption of strong llquors has been refuced 50 per cemt. in Sweden. FEDHAMS UNDECIDED ON BANK COMMISSIONERSHIP Torrington, May 12.—Ex-Senator John € Wadhams. chaltman of the state ‘oard of finance, and who was last ught offered appointment as state bank wmmissioner, by Governor lake, he' %o attitude today of being as yet unpre- |’ sated to make any statement on the ler. Governor Lake offersd Mr. Wad- us the position immediately following o resignation of Bank Commissionér Everett J. Sturges, who is to take the iresidency of the Fastern Bankers Cor- Joretior. in New York city. IRIDGEPORT TO DISCONTINUE THE CITY NORMAL SCHOOL Bridgeport Conn., May 12._The ward of education tonight voteg to dis- entinue the City Normal wchool of irldgeport in June, 1933. The board ecided to pay the _transportation wehses of juniors and seniors in ehoo! who, at that time, desire to a #nd (he State Normal school in New their views that the Russian prob- | 15 IMPROBABLE that Franch would nt oppose the pres- ence.of Russians. This question will be froned out tomorrow when the sub-com- mission on Russian affairs meet to con- sider the Russian reply. 4 Should no attempt be made to drop the Russians from the mixed commis sion hich they themselves proposed, 1t is believed it will serlously endanger the chances of the success of a pre- liminary truce, as the Russians will not adhere to this under such circum- stances. ~The Italian leaders declared tonight that if the conference, as an- step to the settlement of the Russian problem and the general reconstruction of Europe it will have achieved its pur- pose d justified its existence. Soviet Russia by its attitude, in the oplnion of the Italjans, had lost a golden opportunity at Genoa, but the Genoa con- ference would create the machinery to save Russia and Europe. 1t is understood that the feeling strong- Iy prevails among the leaders that the work of the proposed Russian commis- sion must be clearly defined. Indeed, it is suggested that this Important ques- tion of the power and scope of the in-, vestigating board or boards should form the subject of a carefully framed agree- ment at Genoa. Everybody tcnight seems determined not leave this city until something con structive has been accomplished to pre- pare the way for a solution of Europe's troubles, because failure and disunion among the powers would only render t!u general situation perilous. M. Tchit- cherin left Genoa early this afternoon carrying the truce project to San Marg- herita where the full Russian delegation took it under gpnsideration. Premier Lioyd George lunched with Premier Bratiano, of Rumania; M. Van Karne Besk, Holland, and Dr. Motta, Switzerland, and later in the day mem- bers of the Japaness delegation and » eral prominent neutrals dropped into Mr, Liayd George's villa 'to ‘take .tea and discuss the proposed truce and the plane for a commisslon _on Russian credits, debts and other matters. ‘Many sfperts of the varlous dsiegations also conferred with Mr. Lioyd George. STABBED HIS WIFE AND THEN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Morristown, . May 12—A search in France and America lasting nearly a year which Robert Wolshed-Brot, former French war veteran, conducted in an ef- fort to find his missing wife, Susanne, ended here tonight when he met her on the street, stabbea her five times, and attempted to commit suicide. 3 At the Memorial hospital. where both were taken, Wolshed-Brot said he left his wite in France in 1920, shortly after their marriage, and came to the United | States. Some months afterward he re- turned to his native land and found his wite had disappeared. He traced her to Hoboken and learned from friends that she was in this city. This evening as he was walking along L strect here she passed him. An argu the couple saw the French veteran sud- deniy attack his wife with a knife and as & policeman rushed toward him he a sa policeman rushed toward him he turned the knife upon himseif in an at- tempt at self-destruction. At the hospital it was sald that both are expected to recover. CLEVELAND WOMAN ROBBED AND BEATEN TO DEATH Cleveland, May 12—Mrs, Helen Silber- berg, 45, wife of Aarén Sllberberg, a broker and owner of a chaln ¢f motion picture theatres, was beaten to death and apparently robbed of diamond rings val- ued at several thousand dollars in her apartment home today. She was found unconscious by her 11 year.old daughter when the child return- ed from school for wnch, and died later In a hospal without regaining consclous- ness. Several diamond rings were missing. The room gave evidence of a desperate struggle. A man's eyetooth was fouad under a small table. It had been broken off short, and {t is the only clue police have to the identity of the murderer. 30 CAPE VERDE IMMIGRANTS WEBE SMUGGLED ASHORB New Bedford, Mass, May 12.—Thirty passengers and one member of the crew were missing when the schooner William H. Draper, from Brava, Cape Verde Isi- ands, anchored here late toda; John Martin said that he thelr disappearance when a member of the crew awakened him early today and Informed him that one of the ship's boats gone from the davits. Before the schooner's arrival the po- lice and immigration authorities had been investigating reports that two boatloads of immigrants from Cape Verde had been smuggled ashors near Westport at dawn today. Residents of Westport who said they had seen the men land told the of- ficlals that they had apparently headed for Cape Cod. where ‘there are several colonles of Cape Verde natives. COLLINS ¥OR CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY Dublin, May 2—(By The A. P.)— Michael Colling, head of the Irish pro. visional government, today received a deputation from the Protestant Synod asking assurance as to whether the gov- ernment desired that Protestants should stay in Ireland or eave the country. Mr. Collins assured them, on the part of the present or any other succeeding govern- ment in Ireland, that the government would protect Irish citizens and ensure civil and religious liberty. He said epolliation and confiscation would not be countenanced. Mr. Collins remarked that it was ob- vious tliat the revolting murders in Bel- fast had had an effect upon the govern- ment situation, ‘but declared the Bel fast e 'as 4 just on for the outrages (o which the «x;a- siluded. 71 £ CABLED PARAGRAPE Dedth of Passion Play. Ay London, May 12.—(By . The )— Anton Mayr, impersonator of Thomas Thomas: in the Passion Play at Omeram- m cdied yesterday of pneumonic which he contracted ‘last week, says & despatch to the Times tonight. His con- dition grew worse, the despatch said, because of his insisténce upon participa- g in Monday's preliminary perform- ance. Mayr, a Bavarian wood carver, is survived by his wife and five children. Two Letters Submitted leged to Have Been Writ ten by Mrs. Stillman Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May l’“‘-h"[flfl- mony that two letters written by Mrs. Anne U."Stillman to Fred Beauvais, In- dian guide, had been purchased Jast week PROGEAM FOR CHILEAN- PERUVIAN CONFERENCE ‘Washington, May 12.—(By Thé A. P.) Preparations to make the opening of the Chilean<Peruvian conference ' hers next Monday a diplomatic_event of the highest order were completed By -the state department today while the two delegattions - themselves weré = meeting. separately to round out the strategic plans of procedure they will follow in tthe negotiations. As finally approved, the arrangements agreed upon by department . officials neglected nothing which might contrib- ute to the dignity of Monday's openifig session as an historic occasion in the diplomacy of the western hemisphere. As an auspicious prelude to the actu- al_negotiations, all the chilean and Peru- vian delegates were guests of honor to- night at a brilliant reception tendered by Secretary Hughes at the Pan-Ameri- can Union. _In ths long procession which passed down along the receiving line were _ highest officials of the United States government as well as members of the diplomatic corps. In the re- celving line iiseX, the Chilean and lawyers representing James A. Stifiman, divoree suit plaintiff, was understtood to have been given late today. in the. trial of the case. % 5 The testimony was attributed to Ed- mund Lee, former New: York paliceman, now employed as a detective -for Mr. Stillman. The two letters were those which ended “Iots of Canadian- love,” and were - signed - word meaning. “Dear Flower' Mrs. Stillman was asked. yesterdsy to admit the authorship of tnem. - According to Lec's testimony . he and Severidge Johnson, investigator .for ‘the plaintiff went to Montreal with a New York newspaper man apd after -conduct- ing negotiations . with Beauvis, .one of Mr. Stiliman's lawyers followeded - them to Canada and pait the guide $15,000 Zor the two letters, i Lee's testimony was an eleventh hovr surprise and both sides tentatlvely clos- from Beauvals for §15.000 by one of -the | ture House Owners Had Barred Her the | of the Screen”. ; New. York, May 12.—Custom officials late today seized a diamond and emerald P e valued at 314,000, belonging to Peggy Hopkins Juyce, which they assert- the actréss had ‘not declared when she *turned today fram Paris on the Maure- They returned po her, however, 24 oth- er pieces of jeweky, including rings with diamonds welighing 41 carats and two strands of pearly valued at more than $400,600. _These were pnomptly turned over to a private déteotive she had_engaged by Wireless to serve as her body-guard be- €ause of the reported crime wave. Peggy, frothing with Indignation on the trip up from Quarantine when she.learned mofltm picture house owners, meeting in ‘Washington, had banned “for the good of ithe screen” any plctures in which she might be shown, apreared not in the least \concerned ” when' her trunks were taken to the customs house for examination. Her. attorney, Willlam J. Fallon later issued a statement in which he asserted 'that “there will be other developments” [ when the examination was continued to- tioipated, proves to be the introductory |’ could not be considered | Peruvian delegates, were placed side by side. In their private consultations earlier in the day the two delegations are under- stood to.have nearly completed prepar- ations fcr their initlal moves after the negotiations begin The confefence will be called to order at noon by Secretary Hughes who imme- diately will deliver his short address welcoming the delegates and expressing hope in the success of the negotiations. Responding in alphebetical order, Chile first will reply through Luls - Izquierdo. The spokesman for Peru will be Dr. Meliton Porras. The opening session, which is to take place in the preNace of highest Amer- ican and diplomatic officials, will ~be} held in the hall of the Americas, but the Columbus room adjolning has been set aside for the later secret meetings. Some talk that an observer from the tate department might be present at these meetings still was heard tonight in some quarters, although no official step in that direction had been taken. ONE OF INDICTED CHICAGO LABOR LEADERS ESCAPES Chicago, May 12.—Escape of one of the eight labor leaders indicted on charges of murder in conmection with the reign of bomb and.gun terrorism and rumors {hat confessions had been obtained from say- eral of the scores of persons still bsing held by the police marked today's investi- gation of recent lawless outoreaks which haye been blamed by the police o1 labo. warfare in the building trades. The sudden. departure from the police pen of “Jerry” ~Horan , nidicted with Fred . Mader, president of the buliding and trades council, “Big Tim” Murphy, head of the gas workers' union and out om bonds following his conviction and sen- tence to prison a charge of mail robbery. and Cornelius (‘Con”) Shea, who directed the 1904 teamsters’ strike, was the first noted when the Indictments were Teturned today. Not knowing of the more serious charges pending against Horan, police booked him on adiordérly conduct charge and he was freed on $50 bond.. When his absence Was discovered special squads of police were then sent to hunt him, but he is believed to have left the city. The admisslons obtained from prison- ers, according to the police, directly in- volve three of the men being held in the slaying of two patrolmen and the wound- ing of a third bomber early Wednesday. Of thoss seized, besides the men under indictment, the majority have been re- leased because of lack of evidence. Oth- ers obtained thelr lfberty on writs of habeas corpus. The action of Judge Joseph David in taking two of the prisoners from the po-| lice and turning them over to the sheriff precipltated a clash between the judge and Charles Fitzmorris, chief of police. The chief In a statement accused the Jjudge of hampering him in his efforts to Wipe out lawlessness. The judge replied with a statement upbraiding Chief Fitz- morris as having “no respect for law, or- der or the constitution.” The chief was assalled also in dam- age suits for $50,000 each filed today by Melville I, Thompson, an attornsy, on behalf of himself and others caught in the raids on the building tradgs council headquarters. The sults, accoding to Thompeon, are based on false arrest and imprisonment. A renewed impetus was given the in- quiry today on the arrival from New York of Mayor Thompson, who has been in the east inspecting the New York sub- way system. Later tonight the _police announced that they had found What they believed to be a ‘bomb factory” used as an apartment in a quiet residence district. When the police ralded the place a set of burglar tools, several pistols and a quantity of ammunition was found. A woman and a man declared to be a no- torious safe blower were arrested. UTILITIES COMMISSION SEES NO TROLLEY FARE CHANGE Hartford, Conn., May 12—The Pub- ic Utilities Commission, In a letter to President Luclus F. Storrs presi- dent of the Connecticut Company said Friday that it does not at this time deer it good public policy to make any general change in the trolley rates of fare outside the “test area” of Bridge- port and Norwalk. The commission states that there are pending before it petitions, affecting rates in Hart- ford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, New Hav- en, Waterbury and New Britain, It feels that a continuation of the test with some modifications in both Nor- walk and Bridgeport, is justifiable and desirable. It suggests that the instal- lation of busses on lines which did not pay would lessen the cost of op- eration and permit the extension of service to sections not now belng serv- ed and possibly produce additional revenue. The commission adds that the Connecticut Company operated in 1921 with a deficit of $1,400,000. TORRINGTON FRUIT DEALERS 4 CHARGED WITH ARSON ,Torrington, Conn., May 12.—George Mubarek and Samuel Shata, proprietors of a wholesale frult stdre here, were arrest- ed tonight on charges of arson. They were alleged to have set fire to their store on December 31. They carried $6,400 insurance on the atore. Don't take so much credit to your- self. You probably have had many a boost that you never even said thank you fer o B d their cases shortly after he left the stand. Mrs. Stillmadi .who was in the hearing at the time ‘sald ‘“outrageous, preposterous,” when informed ot the re- port and. added, “it's framing by de- tectives The letters, replete with terms of en- dearment and such expressions as “T lové every pore of your skin” and “when can we get married?’ were accepted in evi- dence after Mrs. Stillman had denied ever morrow. i In the course of the day, the actress, Wwhose name has been mentioned in con- mection with the - suicide in Parls of ‘Billy” Errazuriz, attache of the Chilean emhassy, denounced as “lies” many state- 'ments concerning her. She vehemently deried that she was & “vampire” or that -she was of the “butterfly type,” and she ‘made it quite plain, as did her lawyer! | that she intended to fight any proposal of having written them. Shke swore _the|movies house owners to keep her off the handwriting was not her own, but Har- | screen. 2 riet Hibbard housekeeper for Mr. Still-i: “I expect to stay in this country man, looked at them and then said that{six weeks,” she said, “during which peri, to the best of her recollection the hand-{od I expect to hoo over to California to writing was Mrs. Stillman’s. “ ook the place over and perhaps do plc- Beauvais demanded $25,000 for the let- | tures.” # ters, Leigh testified, but after several{ First, she addel, she was going tc days' negotiations he accepted $15,000. | Norfolk, Va., to see her sick father. He described dramatic conferences with |- - . the guide and Shean and sald he prom- ised Beauvais that he would say the let- ters were among those stolen some time ago when a packet kept by the gulde was rifled “You lled to Beauvais, one of Mrs. Stiliman’s lawyers. “Yee,” said Leigh. “I would have told any lie to get letters from a man of the character of Beauvais.” Many times. during the trial RUMOR OF STEEL MERGERS CAUSED FLURRY IN WALL ST, New York, May 12.—Mexgers and rum- ors of mergers :ent several thrills through "Wall street tiday, transactions in steel issues alone making vp nsarly one half lof the day's total sales of 1,235,000 B shares. of thel Lackawanna Steel, whose purchase by then?” asked They Blaze The Trail. Workers in the woods, 1 gPd {he trail biazed by the sxes . of those svho have gone béfore. Guided by these marks, they easily find their way. S5 Advertisements perform simiilar duty for you in the important busi- ness -of spending your money, They point the way to values of which you would never know if they were not there to guide you. Do you read them ? Wise shoppers do. They are the economical buyers—the ones who keep themselves strictly up-to-date on the best opportunities for saving money, or judiclously spending it, which is one and the same thing. Read the advertisements in The Bulletin. Read them to know what's what in the shopping district. Read them because they place befcre your eyes a moving panorama of business progress. Read them to save money—to save steps—to save disappointments. Read them because they blaze your trail to satisfaction in your every-day buying. Read The Bulletin advertisements regularly. Follow their guid- ance. It pays, In the past week the following matter has appeared in the news columns of The Bulletin for two cents a day : Bulletin Telegraph Local Saturday, 164 Monday, m Tuesday, 12 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, General Tatal Totals. case Beauvals was active in getting wit- nesses to testify in his behalf and that of Mrs. Stillman. In Canada only a few weeks ago he corralled witnesses to con- tradict testimony that he and Mrs. Still- man had been guilty of misconduct. The letters were considered by Mr. Stiliman’s lawyers, it was learned, as among the strongest evidence they have introduced to prove their contention that Guy Stiliman is illegitimate and to cinch tieelr allegation that Mrs. Stillman was unfaithful to her husban But Mrs. Stillman_seemed unrutfled to- night when with her oldest boy, “Bud,’ and Fowler McCormick, son of the Chi- cago Harvester manufacturer, she depart- ed_by automobile for:New York. She referred to the letters as worthless scraps of paper. “I have rested my case,” she sald. “T am content to rest it with the testimony of a gentleman who stands, or who id stand, at the head of finance of . the greatest bank in the greatest city in the world. And he fought with gold. The testimony of his witness as he closed his case was that he paid $15,000 for four worthless scraps of paper. I have noth- ing further to say. I am content to await the verdict.” John E. Mack, guardian for Baby Guy. sal “Mr. Stillman closed Nis case in 2 blaze of glory, but I'd hate to pay $15,000 for the blaze of glory.” One of the letters sald to have been bought from Beauvals read: “Dear Darling: The wedding is over and it is 12.45 p. m., and I have just had a Dot bath and am in bed, but I just had to write you a letter. There never will be and there never has been anyone like you. I love every pore of your skin. 1 love the dear ground you stand on. I love you better.each day, and every day shows me how foolish it is to live with- out you. I Yove you beyond words. I love you forever and ever. - Through this world on to all ‘the others. T want you more than ‘anything on this, earth. My uncle said last night ‘as we get older It doesn't so much matter where we are but Who we are with! When will you be down, dear, and when can we get mar- ried? That is all I think of. Then noth- ing will ever take me aw “Write me, dear, how you are, won't you? I am so tired of everythinv, so tired 1 just want to rest, and rest in your dear arms. It frightens me when I don't hear from you. Let me hear soon. Oh, my dear, I am dead for you; just dead. Your Kathithio. “Sunday. “Guy has just been in. He is lovely, but always when it is hot he wiits g littie. Good morning, dearest, darling dear.” Another letter with the address “270 | Park avenue” engraved at the top, began he Bethlehem Steel corporation became nown just before the market closed yes- crday, went as high as 78 3-4, a net gain -or the day of 12 3-8 and for two days £ 19 3-8, There were 88,700 shares raded in, Bethlehem class B transactions wotalled 59,100 shares at a net gain of 2 1-4 for the day. Shares of the Wickwire-Spencer Steel corporation, which it is reported will be the next acquisition ofthe ~Bethlehem ‘concern, totalled 49,800 for a net gain of 2 1-2 points. Midvale and Republic Steels, which are the only shares of the proposed in- dependent merged -traded in on the big board, were heavy at first, upon reports that the’ withdrawal -of the Lackawanna from the original seven-company com- bine would upset its plans, but they strengthened later and closed with net net gains of 1-2 and 1 3-4 points, re- spectively. Midvale dealings totalled 28,900 shares and Republic’s 24,700. Unlted States Steel and the smaller in- dependent steel stocks also registered #ains, varying from fractions to 6 6-8 In the case of Crucible Steel, ““four s0 that I sent Bud to meet you. * * ¢ 1 am itired, dear, but your Jast letter rested me a lot. I don't want to write much as I don't trust the mails or the people in the postoffice, but I have only been perfectly happy when with you in the Beau Bois Vert. * * * I love you in spite of dll your faults and mistakes. * * * I am not well because I can't be until you are as I want you to be. My pride, T am sick of everything and every- one. No one really loves me but you and the children. I sall Nov. 21 or 22. Come and spend a few days with me at Pleas- antville. . Come in the week, when there is only Guy, and get off at Harmon and come soon and love me so I can go on this terrible lonely road & little longer. I will tell you about the work up there ‘when I see you. Come soon and nurse me. Lone home.” It was signed “Awari,” and there was @ design of a four-leaf clover drawn with pen, and near it a large cross, over a smaller cross. ¥ _The fourth letfer apparently was but 2 postscript. Following the presentation of the evi- dence, Rederee Gleason told the lawyers he could judge handwriting without ex- perts. - So both sides rested and agreed to close the trial next Wednesday at noon, unless the defense by then gave notice that it wanted to call other witnesses. Unless the trial is reopened, the de- fense then wiil have ten days to 1 briefs, the plaintiff will have seven days in which to answer, and after that three days will be given to the defense for re- plles. Then the case, begun in July, 1920, will go to. the referee for aed.‘x,an i Potuto in Asoostook county, Me,, @re in financial straits as a result of the’ poor réturns from last year's crop. An sttempt is now being made in drid to préve that Christupher Columbus was born in Spain. The machine tool manufacturing cstab- lishment of the Hilles and Jones com- ‘pany, In Wilmington, Del., was damaged by fire to the extent of $100,000. Appointment by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Dover, of a committee~for the revision of the customs regulations of 1915 was announced. William Wesley Masterson, American consul at Plymouth, Eng., cied aiter an operation for appendicitis He was o native of Carrolton, Kentucky. - The Empire Tron and Steel company of Oxford, N J., closed its plant becaure of inability to get a supply of coke. OFicials of the campany blamed the coal strike. New York public seriice comm’ssion réduced the gas rates of the Dir Borough Gas company from $1.35 thousand cublc feet of gas sold, to §$1.25. Thomas A\ Edison has endorsed as practichl the proposed extension of Man: hattan six miles to the south toward Staten Isiand. The minister of commerce hax re-rived protests from various chamleis of . merae throughout France agains. . iff il now before the United States sen- ate. One death from heat was reported in St. Paul, Minn. The temperature reached 56/ degrees. The victim, an unidentified woman, died on a street car. One man was burned to death and e'ev- en were injured on the steamship Julia Luckenbach at Pler 7 of the Central Rall- zoad of New Jersey. President Harding. signed the bill ex- | tending for two years from next June 30 the 3 per cent. immigration restriction act. Two persons who had had small pox were released from quarantine in New Haven and the city is declared to be free of the disease, Three men committed suicide in G er Boston yesterday and three women were in hospital suffering from the ef- fects of self-administered poison. The capture of two alleged automobile thieves-after a wild chase in the neigh- borhood of Park Square, Boston, fur- nished a thrill for the noon hour chowds yesterday, T Because be took his pupils to a ball game instead ¢T to a Red Cross meeting Principal Eugene Cox of the Westrort, Mass., high school has been dismissed by the school committee. The motor yacht Smow Goose, recently built at a cost of $30,000. was on the ‘beach at head of the harbor at Woods Hole, Macs. Treasary officials let it he known that | they do not expect any formal invitation for participation by the federal reserve board In the London conference of banks of isgue. Although flowers are about the cheapest thing in Mexico, more tham 27,000 pesos worth of carnations and roses were sold on the street of Mexico City Wednesday, Mother's Day. . Allen M. Fletcher of Cavendish, former governor of Vermont, was found dead in a room at the Berwick hotel at Rutland, Vt. Death was declared to be due to a cerebral hemorrnage. Custom officials in New York raided the treighter Seattle: Spirit, which docked with a cargo of 150 Barrels of “picked fish. The barrels were alleged to have contained whiskey. Henry O'Malley, now in charge of ne- tivities of the bureau of fisheries on the Tucifc coast In Alaska was nominated by President Harding ti-be commissioner of fisheries, succeeding Dr. Hugh M. Smith who resigned several weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra B. Huntley will ob- serve their 65th wedding anniversary at their home in Canaan, Conn., today. Mr. Huntley is 85 years old and his wife Is 87, Resolutions declaring they would ac- cept no further wage reductions under threat of a nation-wide strike have be adopted by the delegates resresent; 150,000 members of the Amalgamates Clothing Workers of America. Belection of Governor Rbert A. Cooper of South Carolina to fill the vacancy in the fedcral farm loan board caused by the recent resignation of Asbury F. Lever s understod to have been made by Pre dent Harding. Transfer of the prohibition unit from the treasury to the department of justice as a part of the general scheme of gov- ernmertal reorganization was declared to Fave recelved the approval of Secretary Mellon and Attorney General Daughert. James P. Campbell who served on & committee which considered the question of removal of the state house from New Haven Green when the state had ttwo capitols, died at his home in New Ha- ven. The Sterling Chemieal Laboratory at Yale, located on Prospect Hill, New Ha- ven, and described gs the finest colieze chemical workship #built up tot this time, will be formally dedicated in April, 1923. Benjamin W. Morse, who with his father Charles . Mcrwo, his. two trothers and 20 others were indicted by a federal court in New York for using the mails to defraud investors in steamship company stocks, surrendered in Boston. Bonds xalued at $40,000 found” flhe possessidh of two men arrested in_Boston Were stolen from the Philmont National bank, at Philmont, N. Y., on the night of March 22. Germany will manufacture a Zeppelin of 70,000 meters capacity to replace the one allotted to the United States by the Versailles treaty, but destroyed in Ger- many, under award of the ambassadors' councll which allows America 3,000,000 gold marks in reparation. CLOUDBURST FLOODS CITY OF BRISTOL, VA.-TENN. Bristol, Va-Tenn, May 12 —Beaver Creekc overflowed its banks early to- night as the result of a cloudburst be- tween here and Abington; Va., soon af- ter 8 oclock, the water was running down several streets in the business section Wwhile the city hall was surround- ed by water. Reports from Wyndale, Va., however, sald the creek was failin there and it was believed the water would not mount much higher here. Which Dissolved the Road in 1914—Basis Decision Fact That Conditions Have Been Changed by General Daugherty—Ruling Will Give to the New Hai en Road Five Directors on the Boston and Maine. ew York, May 12—(By the A P)— Stating that ic decree which Qissolve: the New York, New Haven and Hartford <ailroad in 1914 was made under condl tilons which since haye been materialiy chenged by administration policies. Fed Judge Mayer today ordered a modi- fon, which will give to the New Have: Ve dircctors on the Boston an The directors will be slected Tucsday in either Boston. or Portiana “Congress, through its new transporta- tion act sus shown & tendemcy to re- rd inter.iate carriers as a broad prob iem,” sald Judge Mayer, “and tiere appeared a distinct belief that raiiroad are governed by business conditions a- well as other corporations. “In several cases which have been de cided recently, and in some which arc now hefore courts, the Policy of broad- mindedness is being followed, and I be- lieve it only right that I should modify this deeree, since the New Haven roaj is now a minority stockholder where it vas u majority holder in the Boston and Maine in 1914 Speaking along the same lines, Attor- ney General Daugherty stated that ~ the policy of the United States government ncw was not to run the raflroads. Public utility laws, he sald, governed the ad: ministration to some extent, but beyoni ir limitations, it was the policy in Washington “noto trespass.” “I have very pronpunced opinions ar to’ the foundness of Tae grounds upon which this consent decree was asked and ordered,” sald Mr. Daugherty, “and ! have had under consideration until thls minute when I rose to speak a sugges tion that I move to vacate the entire de cree. “This is one of the messes I inherited when I took office. It has seemed to m. that there was a tendency to keep rail roads carefully in check, but T take th: responsibility fr saying that the depart- ment of justice, as now constituted, want to allow all corporations to live and will follow no policy of running the raliroad: ‘ Mr. Daugherty followed J. Wi Allen, attorney general of who sald that the state he 100k no sides in the case. He however, ' that the New Hawen, minority stockholder Ju. the Malne, appeared o have the legal be repre-ented by directors on road. § . In making his decision, Judge declired that the proolem was that the difficulty In rnthl-af lay in the policy towards roads ibat so long as the intersiate commission had determined that England roads presented & lem, unlike any others in the the modification of the decree considered along these lines. “The New England roads,” judge, ‘particularly the New is a terminal road. Service on should be considered with that | the New Haven believes its be served better by an help decide the policy of the Maine, a large feeder, be allowed to act in that as 1t does it in a legal way. “At the present time the owns 28 per cent. or 27,000,600 in the Boston and Maine. To my. under ordinary legal circumstances, ownership should entitie it ship on the directorate. i, this decree was signed, It had 52 per of the stock. The road is now & holder, but is entitled to its Ny than Conrad Crooker, of Boston, for other minority stockholders New Haven, asserted that the Boston and Main directokate practical domination by the Edward & Shafer, also of anpeared for trustees of the road Holding company, which holding company for the Maipe, said that his trustees Haven domination sould be New Hampshire and Maine, but trustees were wiling t accede debate 1o the decsion of the eourt, ANOTHER ROW IN THE SENATE OVER THE TARIFF i Washinton, May 12.—~Republican and democratis Jeadars in the seribte got in- %o another' row today over the tariff, the controversy centering around the at- tacks of republican newspapers on the measure and on the duty of ten cents & gallon proposed on wood alcohol by the finance committee. There were charges of a filibuster from the majority side and flat denials from the democratic side with counter-charges that the mem- bers of the committee were refusing to give the senate information about the rates on which it could act intelligentiy. The editorials were presented by Sen- ator Simmons. of North Carolina, the democratic leader in the fight, who pre- dicted that if the bill were passed in its present form, it would ‘lead the bus? ness of this country into a debacle from which It will take us a quarter of a century to rescue it, and the dire conse- Qquences of which to the American peo- P cunnot be measured in words or fig- ures.” Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, in charge of the bifl, countered with a charge that the editorials were a part of a “propaganda” and the asser- tion that the prediction of Senator Sim- mons as to the result of the passage of the bill was not “ome-half as startling as would be the dire results” if the U dérwood tarift Jaw remained in eff for another year. He added that the republicans were going to put a “pro- tecuve tarift Il on the statute books and weuld “take the consequences.” Deciaring there was no information on which to base a tariff at this time, Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, sald h: would vote unhesitatingly to postpone consideration of the bill, adding that he would support an amendment to the emergency tarift law to take care of tha situation—hbntil world conditions had be- come more scttled and there was infor- wation on which to act. ANOTHER NARROW ESCAPE AT YALE'S ROWING QUARTERS Derby, Conn., May 12.—TYale’s rowing quarters on the Housatonic river was t! scene of another Narrow escape from seri- ous injury or death tonight when two au a0biles crashed head-on near Lake view Ina The Corderry brothes Jim and George—coaches of f Yale crews, were in one of the machines, but were not hut. Louls Wyman of New Haven, in the other automobiie, receivec a broken nose. The latter car was dris- en by Ralph Hurd of Bridgeport and Grover A. Wyman, a New Haven ;olich- man, was In the rear seat with his broth- er. Both were uninjured. The Corderry brothers and Hurd were taken to the local police station and were released after questioning by the- polioe. It was sald that the Corderry machine, driven by George, had just started from Gehind two jitney buses when Hurd'e: automobile approached from the opposite direction. Both front wheeis of the Cor- derry car were smashed and one mud- siard damaged Ono nlaAmuard WwA: ripped o Hurd's machine, Last Monday George Corderry and four Yale students were rescued when the Yale launch Blngo was In danger of going over the Housatonic dam just be- low the rowing quarters, SANTANIELLO IDENTIFIED AS WEST HAVEN BANDIT Springfieid, Mass, May 13.—Positive faentification of Robert Santaniello. is beld here, as one of the alleged ban- dits in the daring hold-up in West Ha- ven, €onn., April 9, was made hers to- night, according to the police by three victims cf the bandit gang. Santaniel- io was arfested Thursday by local po- lice oftcers. Etate and county officers from New Haven were here :: ferrng with local officials, rapers Wil be sought next woek, it was anncunced. BILL TO READJUST PAY OF ARMY, NAVY AND MARINES Washington. May 12.—The McKenzie bill readjusting the pay and aliowance of the commissioned and enlisted personnei of the army, navy, marine corps, coast guard, coast and geodetic survey and public health servic was passed Ly the house, 219 o 26. ! PRESIDENT JLAYS GOLF WITH SENATOR htis afternow and went at once to Seu View WU club where he played & round of §oM with Senator of New '::rx, his ost, and members of party, The presiden, Who came to New Jor= sey for a “vacadon” week end, traveled slowly through ¥aryland and Delawars without any partimlar demonstrations. But as he crossed the line into New Jer. sey he found school ciidren waitig te greet him in almost evify town through which he passed. At Elmer several thousands wers a grand stand. The pretident and made them a short ‘Wpeech He sald he was on & “M had not expected a “tour of across the state. * he remarked, ing, “when L think It burdengme to president. But when 1 see you to, pay honor to m= it is WY ie tying. I find New Jersey much like Caif in its enthusiasm, much Mke Ohio, You New Jersey peosie what § wish the entire country—a restoration of standing along the roads Or grouped at he characterized as purely ioformal “There are tim dren, and the people of a state Jo am “I can only say = few words. da and the other sates. And 1 prosperity SENT TO WORKHIUSE FOR PASSING WORTHLESS CHECE New York, May oughby. described s “ome of the most engineers of me,” whose for the port of B: government during scheme for the deve pment of port facillties are no being earried, was zent to the woritiouse thres months for passing & chmkl hby, the once rieh, Willoughby, the o industriai engineer, was acoused of ing @ hotel blil with a cheek m.ll when he had no funds in the pas vements so impressed the tices that they decilled bis I might prove valuabie. apA seat Bim Blackwell's Isiand instead of the tentiary. HAKTFORD MAN CRUSHED BY GASOLINE BAILWAY Meriden, Conn., May 12—, din. 30, of Hartford. died in the don. hospial - tonighi . from i) ceivel iute today in Southingtom he was crushed by & gasoline bus on the Northampton ¢ New - Jork. New Haven and raiiroad. Ludin was driving & delivery truck over a and attempied to jump when raiway bus. He was the bus anc his truck and was 200 feet. — o SENATE VOTES AMEN 10 ANTI-N Wash'ngton, May 18.—4 amending the Harrison act to prohibit the cotic drugs into the United terriorics was passed by night and sent to the maximum penalty for 000 or ten years' vided, - Suffield, died in a after an operation was born in New s was from from St n N. Y. In protessor inary, this . | was assh —Dii¥on G. Wil ~