Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 30, 1922, Page 1

N 29685 VOL. LXIV—NO. 130 POPULATIO MYSTERIUS “CHARLIERESS” HITH ATTORNEY FOR PETERS ““Jrains” of the Blackmail Ring, Which Walter S. Ward Maintains Led to the Shooting of Clarence Peters, Joined Attorney Fallon Yesterday in New York and Then Mysteriously Disappeared — District Attorney Weeks and Sheriff Werner Still Suspect Peters’ Body Was Taken to the Kensico Reservoir and Thrown From the Car. Yeork, May 29.—"“Charlie” Roes, supposed "brains” of the blackmall ng which Walier S. Ward, wealthy aker, claims led to the fatal tryst two eks ago which ended with his shoot- & of Clarence Peters, former sallor, sked momentarily into sight today, as suddenly and mysteriously dis- are and that he was standing at the road- side when the wealthy baker shot him. District Attorney Weeks sand = Sherlft Werner have been frankly skeptical of Ward's statement that Peters was shot at the lonely spot mear Kensico reservoir where the body was found. They sus- pect the killing occurred elseyhers and that the body was taken there and thrown from the car. The sherift today recelyed a communi- cation from Sheriff E. R Davis ot Dutchess county informing him of the arrest at Poughkeepsie of Frank Doran. Sheriff Dayis sald the man had steadfast- Iy refused to talk about himself but that he obviously was desperate, as he had forced a taxicab driver to rush him through three countles at the point of & pistol. He suggested the man might In some way be connected with the Peters case and Sherlff Werner announced this clew would be run down, as have scores of others. Search also was being continued for the young well gowned woman who was declared by a New York walter to have sought to hire' him for $500 to slay Ward in his New Rochelle home last Sat- urday. This was but a few hours after ‘Ward had been released from jall on $50,- 000 bail. No progress has %o far -been made in the search. CRIMINAL LAWYER GIVES VIEW OF THE WARD CASE New York, May 29.—Max D. Steuer, prominent criminal lawyer, i an oplajon expressed today to a local newspaper, de- clared that if Walter S. Ward “is wise enough to keep silent,” and no further detalls are brought out regarding the shooting of Clarence Peters, “there is nothing in the criminal law of New York state under which he can be punished in any way for the eonfessed killing.” “If his story is untrue, if It turns out that the man he killed was not a black maller,” sald the lawyer, “what. differ- ence does that make? Suppose Ward is Iying; what of it? It is always up to the state to prove that a crime Wwas com- mitted. In a capital case like this, a sman's confemsion must be backed: by the of corroborating witnesses. One' can't victed in No <ew w York, professedly seek- ystery man,” in the sen- known to have joined Fallon, attorney for Peters’ ternoon. They met short- 5" had sent an emissary to in the heart of the busi- The emissary was followed n, who is presumed to have outside the buliding, and swallowed up in the y-second street and Broad- \ An hour later Fallon telephone news- ermen who had been waiting in his afternoon that he and a pri- Harry Conners, would tonight. He refused to wate whether or not “Ross” would ac- , nor would he discuss the e journey. beels of this development it 4 that District Attorney Weeks a messenger from White Plains oftice of the local district at- y asking that if a man named Nath- senweig. allas Nat Ross, is the same one being sought. Rosen- the name of Nat Ross, a local court in July a charge of extortion and h a suspended sentence. His that time, Wis Fallon, now Peters n his coupe would prove another car n used, the Westchester author- carned the name of am automoblle who, thy wers_ told, would shed HEht on the statement If”he-could be induced to talk. The hint that Ward ght have shifted cars came from a s which the authorities refused to doesn’'t want to testify, and his’ refusal under the New York law, cannot be taken by the jury as an evidence of gullt, Mr. Steuer pointed out. Moreover, the trl judge must instruct the jury fo this ef- fect. “There are no chances of punishing Mr. Ward,” concluded Mr. Steuer, “un- less he talks too much. I don't see why he is held under bail or anything else is done to him as-the case stands. The grand jury cannot indict, and the state cannot go to trial unless corroborating witnesses are produced.” ‘ard, in his original statement to the authoritles, which he has steadfastly refused -to_amplity. sald s Mo car had Seum patan an exchange of firé with « man known ouly as “Jack." who Be mplicated in the blackmall plot with Pet- ers and who, he declared, begn firing bim after he had shot Peters. 'The pe bore mo traces of a pistol Battle en Sheriff Werner first saw it, and he cxpressed t belief that nome of the « glass windows recently had be re- ced. also was wuggested that discovery of & second car might reveal blood ains, which would disprove Ward's watement that Peters had stepped from the coupe with & pistol levelled at Ward LORICULTURAL TARIFF BLOC 18 VICTORIOUS IN SENATE HAS DIFFICULTY KEEPING BAILROAD MEN AT WORK Boston, May 29.—FHeads of main- tenancs of way and raflway shopmen's unions are meeting with much difficulty in keeping their men at work since the raflway labor board announced its wage finding In Chicago Siunday, Charles H. Downey eastern traveling representative of the United Brotherhood of Mainten- ance of Way Employes and Railway Shop_Laborers, announced here toway. Mr. Downey whose jurisdiction includes all railroads in New England, the New York Centrai lines as far west as Buf- fa%o, and the Delaware and Hudson, sand the local chairmen on all thess lines had informed him that the men were eager to strike. Every effort was beitg made, rallroad men sald, to keep maintenance of way men at work until the labor board should hand ‘down its decisions on the shop crafte and other workers. “The men have lost all confidence in the United States labor board\' Mr. Doney declared. “We proved to every- body except the labor board, that g, cut in wages for our men at this time would be unwarranted. When enybody states that 2 man can suppot and educate a tamily of at least five persons on less than $16 & week, that person Is elther deliberately falsifying or making the statement for a purpose. 3 1 can say without hesitation or doubt that & general walk-out of the mem- bers of more than 15 big unions not Iater than the middle of July is not only posaible but probable. The men will re- Washington, May 29—The senats f- sance committee majority in charge of he tartf? bill met its first reversal to- tay, being upset twice in fights led by @s republican agricultural tariff bloc, addition it receded from ‘Ms original droposal to impose a-duty of 25 per cent 34 valorem on bricks, used in the con- wruction of bulldings. leu of the duty it Had proposed on tng brick, the committes majority wbmitted a provisal that if any coun- try propossd & tariff on this commodity mported from the United States an sqaul duty would be imposed upom brick imported from such countries. At the request of democratic opponents of the iginal committes proposal, comsidera- on of the substituts wens over. The fight on the brick paragraph in form recommended by the commit- opened last week when a memorial o Samue] Untermyer, counsel for the Lockwood investigating committes in New York. was presented to the senate srging removal of tariff duties on build- materials in an effort to bréak an ged combination of dealers in such natertals. The committes majority was overtura- '@ by the senate on cyanide, which was estored 1o the free list and on magne- #ta on which duties were increased. its fight to advance the rates on nagnesite from $6.26 per ton to $10 per the house rate—the tariff bloc hed upport not only of some eastern re- ms, But also of four democrats— Loulstana; Ashurst, Arizo- New Mexwo: and Pittman, court of international justice wil meet June, 15 In the Peace Palace lo consider various questions that have been sub- mitted {0 teh council of the League of Nations, - Two of ‘the judges, Professor Huber of Switzerland and Senhor Huy Barbosa of_Brazil, will be prevented from attending 6n account of iiness and they will be replaced by deputy judges. possibility of a court battle today entered into the romance of Mathilde McCormick, 17 year old daughter of Harold McCor- mick, millionaire head of the Internation- al Harvester company, and Max Oser, her Swiss riding master flance, has been variously given at from 45 to 59. York by the granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller that she would said for Eu- rope tomorrow, presumably to' join Oser ‘;x preparations for their early -wedding, er ter would not sail. said. plans, hereplied: Just as they were.” his statement. riage was seen'in a court move by which an_order that guardian of his daughter might be va- cated. ‘was revealed that Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, who divorced McCormick, several months ago, was not given what she regarded as proper legal notice. Ac- cording to the law it was said both par- ents must be served with notice of the petition for guardianship. Probate Judge Henry Horner by counsel for Mrs. 8. Cuttine. co- notified Judge Horner M ww suent ha not been .. = Quested that-she be given proper notice. notice on Saturday, aecording to Mr. Cutting, required not be had until Wednesday. When Mr. Cutting was asked would_contest former husband as Mathilde’s guardian, he said he did not know. He said Mrs McCormick had mot made up her mind. Mrs. MoCormick refused berself to all In- quirie: in the probate court” Mr. Cutting said, “and Mr. guardian of Mathilde. When I informed Judge Horner that my client had mot been given notice, he stopped the order and It never was entered though the at- tempt was made. proper notice,” Judge Horner sald, “arq Wednesday morning we shall see whether or not she objects to the appointment of McCormick as Mathilde's Should she object I will set the matter for hearing at some future date. to friends of the CABLED PARAGRAPHS. Permanewt Court to Meet June 15. The Hague, May 29.—The permanent TEOUBLE LOOMS UP IN THE OSEB-McCORMICK ROMANCE Chicago, May 29 Mystery and the whose age Despite the ~announcement in New ther here asserted that his daugh- “The despatches are a mistake,” he My daughter is not sailing. Asked how that affected the wedding | “Not at all. The wedding plans remain Mr. McCormick refused to elaborate on Meanwhile a fresh obstacle to the mar- made Mr, McCormick A technicality aross today when it |pe: This was brought to the attention of McCormick late today. Chas. *-s MeCormick. _ou and Te- Mrs. McCormick was served with the o that the thres days' notice y the rules of the court will it Mrs. MeCormick the appointment of her “No order of record has been entered McCormick is not the legal “Mrs. McCormick has been given guardian. ‘While Mr. McCormick's consent was given six weeks ago to the marriage of ithilde and been e : alterably opposed and still is opposed || to the marriage and it was sald that her opposition caused her father, Mr. Rocke- feller, to withhold his consent to the unfon. However, she had made no public utterance on the subject. Mr. McCormiek’s object in seeking ap- pointment' as his daughter's guardian was to clear the way for the marriage be- cause of a provision of the Swiss law which was said to make the consent of both parents, or the legal guardian, nec- essary to the marriage of a minar. GREAT DROP IN PRICE OF WHEAT YESTERDAY Chicago, May 28.—Wheat came whirl- ing down in price today. Tonight the millions of bushels said to have been attracted here by seeminz likelihood of and end of the month dearth were worth 3118 5-8 to $1.18 7-8 a bushel, 10 1-4 cents less than this mornin, At one: time, wheat, for May delivery here was selling 1-8 cent under the price of July. Prominent owners of wheat, who heretofore had been identified by brokers as being with a campaign for higher prices today were on the selling side and It was to this fact that ob- servers attributed the downward slide of values. “This action, it was said, ap- peared to have been due to a decision to the effect that the influx of wheat here had made at least a lightening of bur- dens desiradle. One authority is credifed with ~the statement that banks had declined to loan money on grain held on rallroad tracks here by speculators. Besides, new Tectipts of wheat here today proved to De-larger than early estimates, totalling sides tive, New York, May 29.—The 10 per aent reduction in freight rates ordered by the interstate commerce commission, tive July 1, will be accepted by the 37 railroads of the eastern division; it was decided at a special meeting of officials of these roads today. 1t aiso wes decided to enter a formal protest against the findings of the com- mission that on and after March 1, 1522, the fajr return on raiiroad investments, as provided by the transportation act, shail be 5 3-4 cent. duction of wages or passenger rates. L. F. Loree, chairman of the=eastern president coaference, nference rsonal DISORDERS CONTINUE IN w Belfast, A serious this afternoon, in the Grosvenor road dfstrict. An automobile conveying ten policcmen to the center of the troubled “feit the roads had no other alternative except to put the rates in- to efféct without a formal order.’ garding the/ matter of said the conference * turn is lower than is required-by law and will not enable the rafiroads to fi- nance themselves to the they should be able to do or render ade- quate service to the public.” While no officlal action Was taken, the sentiment of many executives represented at roday's meet- ing was “ecidedly strong for additional wage reductions, it was announced. As expressed by ol fidentiy expect that the rest of 1920 in- crease will be wiped out, to offset the $400,000,000 reduction in freight rates” May 29.—Constable McDon- ald was shot dead this afternoon {n the Falls road area. Raids were made during the week- €nd on Finnebrogue house, Patrick, the home of Colonel Maxwell, a member of the northern and also on Myroe Hall, Stangford, County Down, belonging to Colonel Rbert Wal- lace, recently grand master f the Bel- fast Orangemen. his son, was on a sea trip, but_Mrs. Wallace and a daughter were at home. The attacks were said to have been in the nature of demonstrations and mot to have been serionsly pressed. “CoNN Not Discussed. effec- st me el m There was no re- said tonight the Re- ‘rair return,” he belleved this re- |t extent that of the official, “the roads con- of LSTEE AND.ON BOEDER o ai at_ Down Percival | ¢ s i Colonel Wallace, with shooting affray, occurred. ‘the veteran ranks today, o and foebls, are, the fest ¢ their comrades who ha Ne revills will waken those who No more their weary feet will toil For them the long, hard march is done—for they've gone into camp. Their comrades come with songs and flowers, the banner 3f their love Floats proudly out upon the Air, their low, green tents above; Ah, many a mile they followed it with ftrong and steady tramp, Before they heard the order given—“Break ranks—go into camp.” Soon all the weary feet will halt, the last march will be made, For them the low, green tents be spread on hillside or in glade; No more together they will march with slow and broken tramp— Te all the order will be given—“Break ranks—go into camp.” —Ni| 37 Railroads Accept (No Progress Madein Freight Rates Cut| Irish They Are to Protest 53 Per Cent. as a Fair Return on Railroad Investments — Churéhill Informed the Houso Irish negotiations have made no appar- ent progress since Saturday, and Win- colonies, several days, for noon, and then postponed to 3 o- long meeting of the British cabinet com- mittee on Ireland. the house of commons was postponed also, “owing tc the .urgency and gravity of the “issues parliament is entitled to the fuliest - consideratio the government. regarding its attitude toward the agreed Irish elections and other matters, but Mr. Churchill staved them off untll he should make his for mal by several members was whether all the members of the mew Irisn. parliament w curiosity on onme point, the British commander of the forces in Ulster could not take the responsbility tory to meet threatened attacks except with instructions from the cabinet. also revealed that the admiralty had sent vessels to Londonderry over Sun- day at Sir James Cralg's request. was known only that one wastroyer was outside Londonderry, and the number reference to the urgeney and gravity of the issues, \ PROCLAMATION ISSUED FOR count. Fitzalan, land, if a proclamation issued this eve- ning gives effect to_the actton of the Irish provisional government in sum- MEMORIAL DAY A e 2 B AL R tants are spread—the low, green tents, whose curtains tightly close; ‘er hiclways rough and damp— Negotiations of Commons That They Might Continue for Sev- eral Day( London, May 29 (By tha Al P.)—The on Spencer Churchill, secretary for the informed the house of com- ons today-that-they might continue for The joint conference was first fixed lock this' afternoon, and finally until to- orrow. This seemingly Was due to the Mr. Churchill's expected statement ta although he tuld the house that The members tried hard in the ques- on hour to gét some information from statement. One - question - pressed e ould be obliged to take the oath of al- The colonial secretary satisfied their asserting that ¢ moving his men into southern terri- He It f ships despatched to that port was not ivulged. The impression grows that the differ- nces between the government and the inn Feiners amount to an acute crists, articularly in view of Mr. Churchill's MEETING OF IRISH PARLIAMENT London, May 29 (By, the A. P.)—Vis- lord lieutenant of Ire- with corporations in many parts of the {country, died at his home in Boston. Hs was president of the New Engiand Cosi- servatory of Music. nce half a million strang, them into Camp. ly here repose; NETTE M. LOWATER. ~ district was fired on and two constables ‘were fatally wounded. also were hurt. shooting and two men were kilied. Lord Dunalley of Kilboy, was fired on while driving near his res:- dence Sunday. but his horse was wounded. Lord Dun- alley is 71 vears olds Several civillans Rioting followed the Tipperary, He escaped uninjured, The conflict between the crown forces and a body of Sinn Feiners on the der at Jonesborough, mear Newry, was stopped after 30 hours of snij were & number of casualties on~ both Lieutenant Murray and four spe- cials on the crown side were wounded. The Sinn Feiners failed to capture the police barracks which was thelr -objec- A truce was asked by the Sinn Feiners and their request was granted. There STATE RIGHTS ON RAILWAY moning pariament to meet July July 1. in Dublin ‘The proclamation says: “The provisional government having 8o advised, I hereby call a parliament, to be known and styled the provisional parliament, to which said provisional government are to be responsible.” A despatch from Dublin ‘Sunday sald the provisional = government had an- nounced that in accordance with Article 17 of the treaty signed in Lomdon In 1821, and the schedule of the Irish Free State agreement act of 1922. it had been decided to summon parliament to meet in Dublin July 1. e e " UPON STOCK NOT SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ‘Washington, May “Rights” upon stock are not subject to tax -under the income tax law of 1918, the supreme “RIGHTS" almost 650 carloads. With tomorrow a holiday and mo further chance to sell out exctpe on Wednesday, leading bulls quietly commenced to let go while the market was displaying comparative strength. Many other traders turned 80 to selling and a nearly complete up- set of the market followed. PROTEST PROPOSED BRITISH MANDATE OVEE PALESTINE Geneva, May 23.—(By the A. P.)— The Vatican protest against the proposed pudiate the United States raliway labor board and its declsion and awards.” — PTOMAINE POISONING OR POOR HOOCH CAUSED DEATH Bridgeport, May 29.—“Ptomatne pols- oning or poor hooch caused the death of John McAulifte, trom what we have been able to id out so tar,” Sergeant Mi- chael Arnolsky, head of the bureau of investigation of the police department started today. “It will not be certain how MeAuliffe met his death until an autopsy has been performed,” added Ar- noldsicy, “but we have been able to find nothing that would Indlcate foul play.” Police have ascertained that McAuliffe was not a drinking man.” Medical Ex- aminer Garlick {s awalting & report trom the police before rendering his find- ing. MoAuliffe was found dead in his auto- moblle in a garage yesterday morming. MURDER REVEALED BY HEADLIGHT OF LOCOMOTIVE Waltham, Mass., May 29—The head- Mght of a Boston and Maine train re- vealed a murder in this town late to- night. The engineer of a traln outbound from Boston saw the body of & man ly- ing beside the railroad tracks. ‘Beside the body was an axe |4 quantity of small change scattered about was taken as Indleating that the motive was rob- bery. The body Jater was identified as that of Angelo Bemnecia of Waltham. A passport and a pocket identification card ::\(mmln-n-mu&l mure vote was 39 to 22. In the vots to restore cyanide to the res list the bloo drew the solid Semo- ratle strenath and considerable repub- of its own ranks e vote was 46 to 4, republicans sup- ne the proposals were: Bursum, Capper, Cummins, Eikins, Errst, Johnson, Jomes, . Washington; Eellogz. Keves, Ladd. La _Follett McKinley, McNary, Nelson. New- Nicholscn, Norbeck, Norris, 04 Phipos, Rawson. Spencer and Steri- =z Republicans opposing the amend- nent wers: Bail, Brandeges, Diliing- wm, France, Frelinghuysen, Gooding, fale, MoCumber, Meclean, Page, Pep- ter, Smoot, Sutheriand and Wasren. Afier disposing of the cyanide amend- nest the senate turned to other items meviously passed over and settied down © fts customary night Bession. An un- erstanding has been resched between lemocratic and republican leaders that he provisions of the tarif® bijt dealing itk dyes would be taken up Wednes- ar, CEATILE PLANT AT WARE, MASs., 15 TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY 3 manufacturers, employing 700 hands. announced today ihat its slant. which has been closed since March would ba reopensd Wednesday. The hut-dewn followed & strike of weavers British mandaats over Palestine, as advo- cated by the Earl of Balfour, was receiv- ed by the secretariat of the League of ‘Washnigton, May have jurisdiction to adjudicate a dis- puted question of rallway tariff con- struction, the supreme court today de- cided 1n @ case brought by the Great Northern railway company and others against the Merchants Elevator company. The effect of the decision will be to make, it unnecessary to submit all ‘su tions in the first instances to state commerce Brandels in delivering the opinion of the court, held that in certain matters the commission s given original or exclusive jurisdiction but not in such questions as Were at issue in this case. TARIFF CONSTEUCTION 29.—State courts que: inter- commission. Justice court held today In a case brought by the collector of internal revenue of Maryland against the Safe Deposit and Trust com- pany of Baltimore, as guardian for Frank R. Brown. The lower court found that the rights consisted of the sale of a part of the stockholders’ , original capital and held that only the gain over the original cost or value was taxable income. The su- preme court affirmed the declsion. MOTHERS AND CHILDREN ARE EXPERT PICKEPOCKETS New York, May 29.—Two mothers, with eleven chfldren between them, were Levidia, a storekeeper, m the West End in Boston, and escaped with $500. of -the Miller and Peck company, of Wa~ terbury died at his home in Naugatuck. He had been sick several months. with Lafayette when a baby and who aHa story turniture storage buliding of tha 0. F. Prentiss company, Lowell, Mass. caused damage of about $25,000. send a company of players to America. late this summer is cor to produce the highest form of dramatic art. Pa., American Red Cross commissioner for the Baitlc states, has been appointed honorary membey of the Riga fire de- partment. e yard Canoe club of Dartmouth college, made the trip down the Connecticut riv- Conn. flower late yesterday after attending tife Army-Navy baseball game at Annapolis, and started toward Washington, where he is expected to arrive edrly today. New York Polyclinic Medical school and hospital, one of the first post graduate medical schools in the United States, died suddenly in New York of heart disease. when an enclosed automobile crashed in- to the stone abutment of -8 cross-over of [the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at Southbury, Conn. fin, butler at the hume of Miss Anna B. Jennings, died at St. Vincents ais- pital, Bridgeport, from poison alleged to have been self-administered. bassador to the United “States, will be the principal speaker 21, at Brown university, ocrat, of Boston, unsuccessful candidate for governo .rin 1280, took out papers for the party States senator. ciple of industrial agreements was dis- cussed in detail in hte report of the gen- eral executive obard of the Amalgamated Textile Workers of America. seven, missing since Saturday from her home in Stapleton, S, L, was found yes- terday in & well on a farm nearby. She covering over the well. said yesterday that he was considering the use of women dry agents. This sug- Two daylight robbers held up Charies Gothenburg, Sweden, with its exten- sive . marine shipping _facilities, and its new free port is now preparing to by an aerlal harbor. Fire badly damaged the aGrvan block in East Hartford, with a loss estimated at $50,000. Crescent and Rebecca lodges, L 0. O. F. The buildnig is owned by the Samuel M. Osborn, 56, vies president Thomas J. West, who shook hands month observed his 100th birthday. at Whdatley Hills, N, Y. Fire of wndetermined orlgin in the two e it Todds o quarters Indianapolis Indianapolis, Ind,, May 29.—While the home-tolks today are honoring the sol- dier dead who rest'in the soil of their country, the American Legion overseas is visiting and decorating more than 32,000 graves of Americans who fell and are buried on foreign soil. Of these graves, 31,400 are located In five ceme- teries in France, 488 are in England, 140 in Scotland, 40 in Ireland and one in_Spain. Several thousands of dollars have been sent to the legion's committee in Parls, of which Babot Ward, an American ai torney, is chairman, to be expended on flowers and flags for the decoration of A. E. F. graves. Local committees in England, Scotland and Ireland and sev- eral in France will visit the cemeterles and minister personally to each grave. ‘To raise this decoration fund. N Commander MacNider of the les The Moscow Art Theatre which will dered in Russia ul Colonel Edward W. Rya Fourteén members of the Samuel Led- r from Hauover, N. H, to Saybrook, t! President Harding boarded the May- Have Placed Flags and Flowers on A. E. F. Graves — 31,400 Graves Are Located in Five Cemeteries in France—Several Thousand Dollars Have Been Sent to the Legion’s Committee in France From Legion Head: also show that Memorial Day will Eenerally observed, both In the north and south, ed each leglonaire to contridute five cents and the response has been generous, the' organization’s headquarters hers re- ports. Many parents of American soldlers killed and buried overseas have request- ed decoration of the graves with partic- lar kinds of flowers or with individual oral fioral arrangemets. Most of them requested the legion to supply them with photographs of the graves so decorated, and the request is being compiled with. For the larger part, however, the over- seas graves will be decorated alike, with the highest officer and the newest pri- vate soldier being horored by an Ameri- can flag and decoratons consisting of flowers nat e to the Tountry in which he grave is jocated. Reports to legion headquarters here be Dr. John Allen Wyeth, founder of the COURT DECISION ADVERSE TO CENTRAL PACIFIC RALLWAY | Washington, May 29.—Dissolution of ownership and eontrol of tne Central Pacific railway by the Sou.nern Pacinic company was ordered foday by the su- preme court in an®opinion delivered by Justice Day. The decision in the ease Which was the last of the raiiroad mer- ger suits to be before the court held that the two lines were _competitive. Justiccs McReynolds and Brandeis be- cause of their official connections prior, to going upen the bench did not partici- pate. Justice McKenna delivered a short dissent. 3 The court directed that a decree be entered vevering the control by - the Southern Pacific of the Central Pacific by stock ownership or by lease but in accomplishing that end, so far as com- patible, said the mortgage lien on_the Unlon ‘Trust Company of New York should be protected. The several terminal lines and cut ofts to San Francisco bay whieh have been constructed or acquired dur- ing the umified comtrol of the two sys- tems for convenient access to the bay and to the principal terminal facilities about the bay should eb dealt with the court declared “either by way of appor- tionment or by -provisions for joint or common use, In such manner as will se- ‘to - both..companies - venlent and ready access to the bay and to terminal facilities thereon that each company will be able fre¢ly to compete with the other, to serve the public effi- clently and to accomplish the purpose of the legislation under which It was con- structed. & A Tike course should be pursued, Jus- tice Day added, “In dealing with the lines extending from San Francisco bay to Sacramento and to Portland, Opegon. The case had been pending in the courts since Fobruary 11. 1914, when the United States asked the United States district court of Utah to restrain the two railroads, the Umon Trust com- pany of New York and the directors and officlals of the Southern Pacific under the Sherman antl-trust and the Pacific rafiroad acts. The United States as- serted that the lines of the two rafl- roads constituted competitive systems and added that the ownership acquired by the Southern Pacific of a controliin interest in the Central Pacific be clared ynlawful, VESSELS WRECKED IN GALE OFF FLORIDA COAST Jacksonville, Fla., May 29.—Eighteen survivers of craft which were unable to withstand the gale which passed up the coast yesterday were reported tonight to be aboard the shipping board steamer Sun Dance as it stood “off Mayport awalting an opportunity to dash across the jettied bar. Seven of them were survivors from the schooner Marian N. Cobb, which went aground today and was not expected to hold together through the night Others were from launches which were unable to ride out the gale. The gale played havoc with ths St. Augustine shrimp fleet while the British schooner Perceler, bound from Nassau for this port for repairs, went ashore on St. Gerrge's bar near the mouth of St. John's river. The crew, made shore in safety, however. A steam yacht was| also reported in radio messages as mn distress near the mouth of the river. Five persons were injured Sunday night Mrs. Eva' Griffin, wife of John Grif- Sir Aucklane C. Geddes, British am- at the alumni luncheon on Commencement day, June Samuel Carr, a finomcial, associated Former Senstor John J. Walsh, dem- omination for Usited ! Collective bargaining as & first prin- The body of Gertrude Newhort, aged had evidently fallen through a broken Prohibition Director Brown of Newark gestion was made to him by Mrs. Esther H. Elfreth, of Haddonfield, state vics president of the W. C. T. U. President Harding has expressed grat- ftuds to the national unemployment conterence for its services in the crisis last winter in a letter to Secretary Hoov- er made public at the commerc: depart- ment. Edward McDermott, a past exalted rul- er of the Hoboken lodge of Euks, was arrested by Thomas Carey of Hoboken, who a year ago.put up a bond of $3,500 to abtain his release on a charge of em- bezzlement. Chile will receive appreximately 1,500.- 000 pesos gold from the German govern- ment in payment of expenses incurred in connection with the internment of Ger- man saflors in this country during the war. Plans fo rthe participation by this Boveriiment in the Brazilian _centennial celebration and exposition at Rio de Ja- nédiro, which 1s to begin September 7, 122 and close March 31, 1923, have just been completed by a commission The bolshevik government anticipates a great revival of foreign trade this summer. These hopes are based upon the presence in Moscow of a number of Ger- man, Swedish and other representatives of big capital. Senator David I Walsh, the principal speaker in Springfleld at Memorial Sun- day services, urged former service men to fight against the “slave mind' attitude, which he sald had ruined Germany and now threatened this country. SAYS DEINK OF \LIQUOR COST HIM $1,700 BAVINGS Boston, May 29.—When George Ur- ban, pigeon fancler, recovered conscious- ness in a hospital here today, he told police that for the drink of liquor which the senate finance committee on Wed= nesday of a soldiers' bonus bill follows ing closely along on the lines of the house measure with its bank loan provi- sion was forecast today by members of that committee, republicans and. demo- crat: cussed for SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES A SOLDIERS' BONUS BILE ‘Washington, May 20.—Approval by after the subject had been dis- early two hours. An inforlgl canvass of the commit- tee today inlicated that the members were divided nine to six for the house measure with some so-calied McCumber plan. Five mem- bers, all republicans, wers reported to favor the Smoot proposition of paid up lite. insurance for the wi of all other forms of one comitteeman, Semator Willlams, democrat, Mississippl, was understood to be_opposed to any bonus legislation. * Whether a land reclamation provie modifications—the in lew ‘while Is reported to the senate. Chairman Mo~ Cumber is anxious, however, that the bill be reported out shortly and he ex- exceed $50, the McCumber plan provide for adjusted service certifieates on which banks would be first ioan. funds during the and the treasury thereafter 20-years of the line of the The certificates would have s face equal to about three times the of the veteran's adjusted servies at the rate of 31 a day for service ad $1.35 a day for vice and the total would bs the end of 20 years or soonmer, death of the holder. Rt P ACQUIESCES IN REMOVAL OF REVENUE OFFICIALS ‘Washington, May 29.—Assistant Seare- tary Dover of the treasury, mow on the Pacific coast, was sald today at the treasury to have telegraphed Secretary Mellon acquiescing in the removal, at instance of Commissioner Blair of al revenue of A. D. Summer of lowa and C. C. Childs of Ohio, offictals in the rev~ enue bureau. The assistant treasury secretary B9 this action is believed at the to have writien the final chapter in controversy over the removal of the tws officials. Mr. Dover was understood t have tele- graphed Mr. Mellon as a result of paper accounts of the removal of two revenue offic.als and to ha that if the changes were made ommendation of the tax board. in line with increased 4 e in the service he had no The telegram was understood the secretary's actions. The tax simplification board, i was caused him to be taken to the hospital had cost him $1,700. Urban, was alone in his home, he Having entered the equine hall of fame reserved for horses that have won sald, at the treasury, is still at work 2 number of proposals for increasing Nations today. The document, signed by Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of stats, makes its ' protest on _religious grounds, objecting to the alleged privileg- ed position givén to Zionists in Palestine. The protest will be discussed at the next meoting of the councll of the league, Its contents will not be made public be- fore-that meeting. HOBOKEN MAN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED AT TARGET PRACTICE Monticello, N.'Y., May 39—Otfo Schucki, @ Hoboken restaurant proprietor, yesterday was accidentally killed at tar- get practice at Beaverbrook in Sullivan county, according to word recelved here today. With a of friends, he went into the woods near the Half Moon, lake house. After firing several shots at the bullseye, his revolver became -jammed. In attempting to fix the weapop, he turn- ed it toward himself and it was discharg- ed. The bullet went through his heart and he dled a few minutes iater. CHABGED WITH ATTEMPTED BOBBERY AND ASSAULT Hartford, May 29—Benjamin Sodas- ky of New Britain and Stella Sodasky of this city were arrested tonight .on charges of attempted robbery and as- sault. * They are alleged fo have-at- tempted to chloroform Mrs. Mary. Mildo- vitch at her home here this afternoon in & neftrt to rob her. JLater they re-| turned to the house and attacked ~Mrs. Mildovitch, it is alleged,. but her eries aid and licernan - brought . l‘.l; »:m‘ sented police. nature gated. JUBY Sea— INCINERATED MAN CAERIED $2,000 LIFE INSURANCE New Brunswick, N. J., May 29.—Phil- ip Paulk, whose body was found Satur- day in the burned ruins of his farm near Englishtown, carried a $2,000 life insur- ance in favor of Stephen Gusack, with whom he lived, according to information received today by County Detective F'ar- guson. - Gusack 18 now under arrest in connee- tion with Paulk's death. According to members of the atate police, an examin- ation of the body disclosed a hole which might have been made by & builet, his clothes, as well as the bedding, had been soaked in ofl. carried $1,600 insurance. ‘The burned house Two checks, for $600 and $25 respec- out of an occurred in her home at Deal, on these checks is being investi- VINDICATES MRS, Freehold, L. Robertson was acquitted tonight of a charge of larceny and conspiracy ‘to de- fraud an insurance company growing tively, had been drawh on Paulk’s ac- count in favor of Gusack',and were pre- for payment by Gusack, assert the The authenticity of Paulk's sig- ‘arrested today by detectlves were describ- ea as expert pickpock: who __had operated in many cities of the United States and Canada, Each was held In $2,000 bail, charged with jostling pasi- engers on an clevated train.. The two women-—Mrs. Goldie Asron- velt, mother of four children, an; . Beckle Braun, who has seven—operated ‘with David Hatner of Bi lyn, who has Jumped a $500 bail, detectives sald. The mothers said the children kept them 50 busy they had mot time to get a lawyer and the magistrate adjourned thier case until June 1. AFREEMENT SIGNED TO ABBITRATE TROLLEY WAGES Uew 'Haven, May 29.—An sgreement was signed today submitting to arbitra- tion the wage differences of the Connecti- cut Company troleymen with ' the com- pany, Justice J. K. Beach will be the third arbitrator, as was the case -pre- $200,000 or more on the _track, Willis Sharpe Kilmed's great gelding Extermin- ator was shipped from Loulsville, Ky.. bound for Belmont Park, N. Y. b —_— Two boys, standing om the east ap- proach to the Brooklyn bridge dropped 2 lasso over the shoulders of Samuel Denton and jerked him off his fest. While one of the boys held fast to the rope, pinioning Denton’s arms, the other went through his pockets, taking three dollars and & gold watch. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Payne were ar- rested .at Manchester, Conn.,, for the Providence, R. 1, police charged with kidnapping the foster-child of Mrs. Mary Van Iuben of that city and of whom Mrs. Payne is the natural mother. Frank Bridges of Montville, Me., an attendant at the. Danvers (Mass.) State hospital, was arralgned today, charged with manslaughter for the death by said, when two engaging strangers rang his bell and intimated that they would like to buy some first class pigeons. Ons of them offered a swig from a pocket flask. George took it and said that he nt only lost consclousness but $1700 which had stuffed under a mat- tress, PSS e A B SIX FIREMEN KILLED IN COLLISION OF STEAMERS Portland, Ore; May 29—Six firemen asleep in the forecastle of the Furness- Prince Line's 2,322 tons cargo steam- er Welsh Prince were killed and three inpured last night when, according to meagre reports here, -that vessel was rammed by the freighter Iowan in the Columbla river off Altoona, Wash. The ‘Weish Prince sank within 30 minutes, and the Iowan, a 6,647 tpns freighter op- erated by the American-Hawaian Steamship company, was sinking siowly, reau’s methods may time to time. i INSURGENTS SUR! MASONIC HALL IN DUBLIN Dublin, May 29.—Commandant O'Conner of the insurgent faction of the Irish republican army today handed over possession of the Masonic hall to Colonel Claud on behalf of the Masonic order. The buflding had been occupled by L K. A. forces since May 1. Commandant O’Connor said the bufld- ing originally was seized by unauthorized persons on behalt of Beifast and that he had been ordered to possession in order to protect the erty. Colonel Claud's request to retat the republican flag as & souvenir was re- fused. Sandbags are being removed from Kildare Street club preparstory to evacuation. SARAH L. ROBERTSON N. 1. Mdy 29— Mre. Sarah alleged “faxe” hold-up which . 3. on of February 18 last. The jury finding - fts one hour and 2 viously and Joseph F. Berry will repre- sent thé Connecticut company and James H. Bahey, of Boston the trolleymen. WORK FOR L. OF X. ECONOMIO AND FINANCIAL COMMISSION Geneva, May 20—The economic and financial commission . of the of Natlonis will meet here June o ine qu.ufiu referred to the I : B s B scalding of Ernest Willlamson of Mid- dieboro, & patient. according to last reports. cArthur Le Febyre, Jr., was held in $8,000 bonds in The Lynn (Mass.) dis- trict court for his appearance Wednes- day on a charge of manslaughter, in connection with the death of his father, Arthur La Febvre. HIT WHILE STANDING IN MAYOR FEANK X.