Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 16, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 145 ¥ OATH NLUDEDINT Must be Taken and Subscribed to by Every Member of the (;ABLE‘D_NRAGKAP Parliament of the Free State Before Taking His Seat— Provides for Adult Suffrage, Including Women Who Have Reached the Age of ity Given the Free State to the Dominion of Canada—*“Except in Case of Actual fnvasion” the Free State Shall Not be Committed to Ac- tive Participation in Any War Without the Auenlt of the Free State Parliament. June 15 (By the A. P.).—The new Irish constitution made public tonfght on the eve of the Irish . ns gives, as the document itself sta of law to the Anglo-Irish yand expressly declares 'that any the constitution, or any or any law enacted titution which is' in any nt to the treaty, shall be the British crown, as already in the treaty, and generally relations between Ireland and the same basis as Canada dominfons. on requires every member State parliament to subscribe to the constitution ithful to the king in mmon citizenship of Ire- Britain and . Jreland’s he British commonweaith ment contains 79 articles and ered an up-to-date Instrument. granting female muffrage, pro- representation, and a referen e people. but also empowering » themseives to initiate legisla- ves Lo the hamber great pow- sspect to money bills, Without from the senate, thus duplicating as between the British house s and the house of lords, ts the Free State from factive 2 war without tae consent ent, except in the case Of ac- on. and gives the Irish supreme I wers, only stipulating cight of citizens to appeal to the against the supreme = freedomy of religion and o State citizens full he arbitrary power of and extends to parfiament I over the armed forces, tipulated in the treaty. SumwAry 8 Constitation. 1—The Irish Free State (Saor- & co-equal member of the atlons forming the British of nation: AT wers of the go ament and ail authoritr, iegislative, ex- 18 and judicial. are Serived from the aop! d the same shall be axercised in State through organiza- tabiished by or under and in ac- ® constitution of the stats sbar nersons domiciled in Treland at the the constitution comes into operation n Ireland or either of was born_in Ireland, or as been domiciled in_ the Fres State Resident citizens of other elect no tto accept sueh citi- munffy of atth 4—The national languige will language, but English will s eecognized as the official jan- ment may make . speclal areas in which only one No title or honor shall be ed except on the advice of the sxecutive councl of the state. Articie § protects liberty of person by rocess similar to a habeas corpus writ 7 declares dweliings inviolable; ot be foreibly entered except ordance with the Jaw Free Practice of Religion, + § deciares freedom of conselerke actice of religion inviolable sets forth that “No law may rect or indirec endow any eliglon Tohibit or restrict the free sxercise thereof, or give any preference - impose any disabllity on account of eiigious belie? or religious statue, or af- prejudicially the right of any child end a school receiving public money without attending the religious instruc- on at the school. or make any discrimi- nation as respects state ald between shools under the management of differ- snt religious denominations, or divert om any refligious denomination or any *ducational institution afy of its property except for the purposes of roads, rail- ways, lighting. water or drainage works, or other works of publc utility, and on he payment of compensation.” Article 3 guarantees fres expression of nion and assembly without arms, and ormation of associations not opposed to public morallty. Article 10 provides that ail citizens shall have the right to free elementary education Political Provisions. Arti —The ated, known as the parliament Irish Free State, i & chamber of deputles, and a senate, Article 14 confers the right on all citizens of the age of sexes. All those of the age vote for the senat, for the deputies. The oath of allegiance is provided un- der Article 17 of the constitution in the tollowing words I do mnly Free State as by that T will be faithful to FHs Majesty. King George V ceswnrs by mon cltiz: B aw and in virtue of the com. hip of Ireland and alleglance shall be scribed ta. by taken and sub. every member of parlia ment of the Irish Free State, before taw- The_oath shall he ng his seat therein taken and subscribed to before a rep resentative of the crown, son authorized by him. 4 Artiels 24 provides that the rariianien will hold at least one session each vear. Article 25 provides that the sittings shall be public, but that in cases of spe- sit] emergency either house may sit pri vately, with the assent of two-thirds of the members present. Article 26—The number of members - of egislature héreby cre- of the to consist of the king, of suffrage 21-of both of 30 may those of the age of 21 swear true faith and slleglance to the constitution of the Irish aw established and and his peers and suc- Great tain. and her adherence to and mem- bership of the group of nations forming he British commonwealth of natlons.” The conatitution provides that the oath or some fer- NTHENEWIR 1 21 Years—Executive Author- is Identical to That Extended sador at’ Washi Rolandi Riccl. the principles of proportional represen-f tation, Article 29—The senate, shall be com- vosed of citizens who have done honor to the nation by reason of. useful public service, or who. because of special quali- fications of attainments represent. im- portant aspects of the nation's Jife. Article 30—Every university shall be| entitled to two senators. The number of senators, exclusive of the universities, shaul be 56. The senators must be 35 years of age; the term of office is twelve years, subject to the provisions for the constitution of thie first senate: 5 Artiele 31 provides for the election of eenators every three years from a panel in_which the Free State forms one elec toral area and on the principles of ‘pro- portnonal - representation. Article 31—The parliament is to ar- range the. method for the proposal and welection of senators, with special ref- erence to the representation of: import- ant interests and institutions. Money Bills Articles 34 and 35 cover.money bilis. 1t is provided that the chamber shall have legislative authority: ~relative o money bills. exclusive of the senate, dut money cannot be *appropriated .less the purpose ‘of the appropriation & rée- ommended by a message from ' repre- sentative of the crown, Article 38 declares that bills may be initiated by elther house. Aticle 40 covers the withholding of royal assent. The representative of tha crowd in withholding assent to a bill must ‘act in accordance with the usage in the case of the Dominion of Canada. Bills shall be without force unless. royal assent is given them within a year, ' Article 43—The parliament may cré- ate subordinate legislatures, but without powers over-the army, navwy, finance and such national subjects. 5 "Article 45 of the Jrish constitution gives the parliament of the Trish Free Stateexclusive right to regulate the rais- and maintenance of such armed forces as are mentloned in the Anglo-lrish treaty, and such forces shall he’ subject to the control of the parilament. Article 46—A Dbill passed by . both houses may be suspended for ¥ days on the written demand of- two-fifts of the chamber or a majority of the senats within seven days of Its passage; stuch bill shall be submitted to a referendum of the peopls, It demanded within nine- ty days, or it demanded by a resolution of three-fifths of the senate, or by the Petition of -one-twentisth of the voters on the register. Money bills are expect- ed and bills«deciared by both houses to be necessary for the immediate preser- vation of public peace, health and safe- ty. Article 47—The parliament may pro- vide for the initlation by the people of proposals for iaws or constitutionai amendments; such legislation must pro- vide that the proposals be initiated on Detition of 50,000 voters, It the parlia- ment rejects such a proposal it musk be submitted to an ordinary referendum for decision. ' Article 48 provides that “except in case of actual invasion, the Irish; Free State shall not be vommitted to active participation in any war without the as- sent of the Free State parliament.” Executive authority of the Free State, by the terms of the constitution, is_gest- ed In the king, exercisable in accordance with law and rractice and the constitu- tional usage governing the exercise of executive authority in the case of the Dominion of Canada by the representa- tive of the erown. Provision i3 made for the chamber of the parliament to have legisiative au- thority concerning money .and bills, ex- clusive of the senate, but money. can- not be appropriated unless the purpose of the aprropriation is recommended by amessage from the representative of the crown. . 8 Article 49—Amendments to the t t t con- stitution must be submitted to a refer- endum; a majority of the voters on the register must vote, and the amendment will fail to pass unless a majority on the register, or two-thirds of the yotes are recorded in its favor, Executive Authority. i Article 50—Qhe execulive authority of the Free State is vested jn the king, exercisable as in the. Dominion of Can- ada by ‘a representative of the crown. There will be-a council to ata and advise in' the government, styled’ the executive council, responsible to the chamiber. 1t shall consist of mot mors than ewelve ministers appointed by ‘the representative .of the .crown,- four to be membeérs - of -the- chamber -and eight to be chosen from citizens eligible to the chamber, but .not members of -parlia. ment. It they are members when ap- pointed they shall vacate their. seats. Article- 51—The - ministers _who - are members of the chamber must include jthe president and wvice: president .of -the executive council. -The . president. shall ‘be ‘appointed on the nomination . of -the chamber.;. the other -thres.on the-nem nation of the. president,of the. executi council. THe presidenf and ministers nominated by him' shall . retire,. if. not fupported by the majority i the cham- er. Article 52—The. ministers «not bers of, the chamber shall be no by ‘a eommjttee_of the members of the chamber : such ministers should, be rep- mem- nated POPULATION 29,685 OF ALLIGIANCE TO THE CROWN —Reports by ‘members of the Russian conference here say that Marquis Della Torretta, former foreign FIGHT COMING IN SENATE ON in the senate next week over the soi- diers' bonus issue was predicted in all senate. quarters tonight as a result of nummeross wan a party. 01 wipuvucdn senators Monday morning pending tariff - bills together ' with Dproposed majorii ed late today ‘Massachusetts, he had conferred with the president and many republican sénators. wilh the bonus measure will ‘be made by, Senator. McCumber, .. Dakota, mittee ‘and- in_charge of both bills. make his motion with full knowledge of President Harding's views that the. bo- nus bill should be delayed until after disposal of the tariff measure and also ‘Tegardless. of what course the republi- can conference should recommend. Sen- ator. McCumber said he did not object to-the party. conference but- would “not be.bound” by its decision. - Senator Lod; ‘was. said to that, the ‘tariff. bill -should be pressed. Phe'president was represented as hold- ing this view ‘ statement - was can ranks by Senator Lodge. ident also, it was said, believed that af- ter Qisposal’ of ‘the tarift bill and before consideration’ of the bonus measure the administration ship subsidy bill should be given senate right of way. consideratior of- the bonus Dattle royal in the semate. of the party conference was in doubt but republican leaders favoring prece- dence for the tarift bill predicted confl- dently that a mj 'would vote to' gi of way ovsr the bomys’measure. STOCK PRICES SUSTAIN CONSTITUTION Torretta to be Itallin Ambassado: The ' Hague, June 15 (By the A. P.) minister of taly, is likely' o be appointed ambas- ngton, replacng Vittorio | SOLDIERS’ BONUS NEXT WEEK ‘Washington, June 15. A bitter fight Informal reputfiean confer- *o which: President Harding. A ciur_wr a formal party conference i 0 discuss procedure with the bonus and the cloture rule was call- by Senator Lodge of t republican leader, after ‘Also Monday, if_ the naval appropria- fon bill {s passed mieanwhile, a motion 0la yaside the tariff bill.and proceed 1 republican, - North chairman .of the 'finance ‘com- said he Senator McCumber would President Harding in his talk with ','"on the iegisigtive jam filve reiterated, his opinion “very" strongly” and his transmitted to. republi- The pres- ber's plan to move for Senator’ McCumber’s D! e fof was sald tonight to- insure & Methe ¥ ‘The declsion ajority of the ‘conferench ive: the. tarift -bill.right e e e LOSSES OF 2 TO 5 FOINTS New York, June 15.—The stock market | was In the throes of another sinking spell | today, many popular issues of the sea- ! soned type as well as those of the spec- ulative varlety sustaining extreme losses of 2 to 5 points. In several instances, notably among favorites of the spring Dboom, reversals were more. severe. Declines were more precipitate than thioge of the previous week, support being almost wholly lacking, save at great concessions in certain of the low grade in- Qustrials and. miscellaneous specialties. Prices were substantially higher at the outset, the bears taking to cver on cables announcing the reduction in the British bank rates to the lowest since January, 1914, When buying of that character exhaust- ed itself selling of ofls, steels and mo- tors began and before noon the reaction was in full swing. In the final hour another selling wave came over the list on news that the threatened strike of the raflway brotherhoods had assume more ominous aspects. \ International Mercantile Marine pre ferred and common wére under especlal pressure, partly as a result of the com- look for the current year. Standard Ofls led the reaction in that division and United States Steel soon broke with independent shares of that class, including those in the ‘proposed three-company merger. Equipments al- 850 were caught in the reaction with rails, the latter, however, limiting their re- versal to ome or two points. Sales amounted to almost 1,400,000 shares. FIRE LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF THREE STILLS IN NEWARK Newark, 'N. J, June 15.—After fire- men extinguished a blaze in a garage and pretzel factory today, they discov- ered in the bullding on cither side of the burmed structure three stills, four- teen barrels of mash, five cases of Diunes &nd 22 mallons of moonshine whiskey. The police took iiser. charge of the a score of colonists, overcome by smoke while fighting to save their effects, wére rescued by firemen and policemen. tought the fire from the:bay. was destroyed. Eighty residences Ued &t from $15.000:to, ST 00 eAch efe: enty-five bungalows at. 35,000 ‘each -and fifteen - hotels and " boarding houses, valued at each,, were- destroyed. ‘New York aided the volunteer fire fight er three hours the blaze was . reported under_ control. men suftered burns and slight injuries. 3 shelters were | ‘©F: had. been “hearin pitched .on the beach and occupied. for brother.of. the priso . the night by the hundreds fhose homes | at length: about the blackmail plot were burned. his-father's assoglation with it. ANNOUNCEMENT OF YALE yersity. nounced tonight, lists activities starting | blackmail. plot,. but. District Attorney the | Weeks -was -unabl - fore the grand jury. . At the conspiracy week. the completion of the first year of the; Angell. [James ‘R. v: o g beg will preside, Besides President Angell, | Septémber.unlesscsome unforeseen sit- pany’s poor earnings and unfavorabie out- |- ony Between Rockaway and Far Rockaway—Res- cues Made. New York, June 15.—Fire _swept through the seashort bungalow colony at s Arverne, Rorkaway tonight and destroyed =be- between Rockaway 'and: Far ween 600 and 700 buildings. More than t Fireboats, sent from - Néw - York, Every structure in a five block area val- valued.. $40,000 to §50,000 Seven engine ‘companies, sent ° from ing companiés from beach’ resorts. . Aft- An ‘entire section of small bungalows | he flames. and several firemen were hurt n this operation. % -Many women and-men, overcome- by | smoke, were rescued by firemen- and po- ice and taken to hospitals. Thirty fire- Tents' and improvised One_hundred and fisfy- children in. Is- rael Orphan asylum were marched from | ed,.and. before word. was:recelved from the building as flames licked its. walls. | They were house in a hotel -outside the fire area. The orphanage was destroyed. COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM New Haven, June 15 commencement program, - an- Saturday night and ending -with Yale-Harvard regatta on Friday of next This year's commencement marks administration of DPresident James R. The University Dramatic assoclation wiil present the “Rhesus” of Buripides on the college campus Saturday night. President Angell will deliver the bacca- laureate address on Sunday. morning.-On Monday the alumni advisory board will hold its annual meeting. Other events for Monday include. the class day exercises of Sheffield Scientific school, the luncheon of the Yale Law school alumni and the class day exercl s of Yale college. At the alumni meeting. on., Sheffield, '37, of New. York, the speakers will be: Professor: Theo- doreS. Woolsey, New Haven; Thatchér M.° Brown, '97, New York; Herbert . Bullard, '87, Hartford ;- Ganson G. De- Dew; *19, Buffalo; and Dr. Edward H. Hume, '97," Changsha, China. The polls will be open on Tuesday for the election of two members of the corp- oration. . The usual baseball game with Harvard will be played at Yale field, marked by the presence of the reunion | classes. On Wednesday the commencement ex- ercises will be held in Woolsey hall, fol- lowed by:the alumni luncheon and the president’s reception. THREE SUB-COMMISSIONS TO DISCUSS RUSSIAN AFFAIRS The Hague, June 15.—(By The A. P.) —The leaders of ghe delezations of the allied countries, with H. A. Van Karn- ebeek, - the Dutch foreign minister, at,a lengthy meeting late today mapped out the ‘work of The Hague conference and decided to recommend the - appointment of three sub-commissions to discuss sep- arately the questions' of Russian debts. Russian credits and the treatment of prorerty in Russia owned by foreigners but expfopriatsl by Xhe sivlet yoverns ment. These sub-commissions = will probably be selected tomorrow morning after the formation of a general Russian commis- sian, to which as many countries as de- sired may adhere. Each sub-committee will consist of eleven members. The allied nations, known as ‘the invitinhg powers, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan, together with Holland, will each have a member on-each of the three sub-commissions. This leaves five places -open’ for other countries, and ‘the rer- resentatives will be selected in accordd- ance with the interests of these coun- tries in the particular problem under discussion, The heads of the principal delegations are determined to keen politics outside the conference, believing that. this is the only way to achieve practical results on the rroblems which they wish to.dis- cuss. Emphasis was laid on_the neces- sity of allowing every country, great and smal, to have an opportunity to voice its views. shall prepare budget. an annual government The Judiciary, Article 63—The “courts -shall compése courts of first instance and of fimal ap- peal termed the supréme court, and also gourts of local limited jurisdiction. - Article 66 gives the - Irish supreme court appellate jurisdiction on all decis- fons ‘of the. high . courts. Its decisions In all cases must be -final and.éonclu- sive, and shall mot be reviewed or be capable of being reviewed by any other ©couft,. tribunal. or authority- whatsoever, provided that “nothing in this constitu- tion. shall. impair the right of any per- son. or. petition. His Majesty for: special leave to appeal from . the. supreme. court to His Majesty in.council; or the right of His. Majesty to grant such leave.” Article 67 provides that all judges, in- cluding those. on the supreme court, shall be appointed by the representative of the crown on the advice of the execu ve council, Article §9_The jurisdiction of courts martial shall not be extended to or ex- clsed ovér the civil population save in time of war-and for ‘acts committed in fime of war. Such'jurisdiction cannot De. exercised; in‘any area in which civil courts are-open. or capable of heing held, and no- person:shall. be removed: from resentative of the state as a whole, ra- ther than of groups or parties, Article -33—FEach_minister not -a mem-- ber of the parliament shall_be ‘the re- sponsibie head. of the execufive depart- ment to which he is appointed, Article -54—Mihisters who -are members of parliament shall aioné be responsible for. all external affair; ether of pol- icy, negotiations or executive ‘acts. Tho executive council shall meet.as a collec- tive authority, but eath minister shall be responsible to the chamber for his t one area ‘to another, for the purpose of creating . sucl jurisdiction. Article T1—Laws not Inconsistent with the_constitution - in force in the Free State when :the constitution becomes operative, shall continue until repealed jor amended by parliament. | Article 77—After the - constitution comes into operation the house of par- AUTOMATIC CONTROL DEVICES ON TRAINS COMPULSORY Washington, June. 15.—Final - orders were lssued. today Dy the: interstate commerce commission. to -forty-nine - ot the principal railroads of the.country to establish: automatic- train control devices on 5,000 miles of their lines bafore. Jau- uary 1. 192 Ltha' “art of = automatically controlling trains has long since passed the experi- mental stages.” The New Haven: road isamong the railroads "affected ‘by the order. NOW REFUSE TO DISCUSS 7 WAGES WITH MINE WORKERS “Térre' Haunte, Tnd., Jume 15.—With- drawal of, their acceptance of an invi tatfon to meet the United Mine, Workers 4n a joint wage conference was announc- ed tonight by the policy committee” of the Indianapolis’ Bituminous Opérat- ors’ association. The Indiana operators in the future ‘will -deal enly with the mi ers of ihis state, the committes - an- mounced. Thils action - follows' similar action ‘taken by the Tllinois operators, a statede by the gommille! said. TEO-LIN'S ARMY SURROUNDED i BY GEN WU PEI-FU'S TROOPS BESWEd Wfiml At a Seuhme Bung';low;Cbl- Son;-oé ngfl.y ‘Baker is e Yis arraigm Wai Députy - o ¥ Fbota. Ward' ot momecclothes, and. then Thurr! ] prisoner- had ‘reassured “His-wife and two Was dynamited in an attempt to arrfes | Childcen. ‘which Supreme Court, Justice Morschaus- the' consplracy least” one purpose. whole casé revolves about the race tracks and-that young Ward ‘is’. not. the only member of his family .involved. For racing Been ‘admitied. He will report to the graduates | *T at the alumni meeting on Tuesday and | Ma at_the alumnl luncheon on Wednesday. ay; Ke‘éfi 3 The commission declared | FRIDAY, Lodged in Jail to Await Trial for Murder in the ‘Whits Plains, N. Y., June 15.—Walter ‘ard, wealthy baker's son, was lodg- in the county jail tonight following ment {n supreme court late oday. on‘ an 'indictment charging -him with murder in’the-first degree. growing out of the death ‘of .Clarence former saflor, the morning of last May Peters, The indictment was found by the May nd - jury, this_afterpoon: after .moré fh!:n a week spent .in investigating his $to fénse: when theformer sailor tried to intimidate - him. on-a: lenely .road ngar. Kensl ; that he killed Peters” in self-de- was arrested in New York by Sherift . Frank Cherico... They | . “automiobile . to; New - Rochelle, fed on" to” White PJains, 'after " the - The party was late entering the court. Most: of -the time bétween 4 and 6 o clock. when, it as learned;, Ward was Raiph D. Ward, - 'was questioned and ng. * Shortly-after. the iriquiry was adjourn- W Rochelle, it . becamie ~known . that inquiry had served at It is: Teported to” have shown that the it~ has_been hinted - strongly that was' at {he bottom of the alleged to establish that be- inqury, however, ~ity was said to have © Wardiwas sent to Jall immediately aft- arrajgnment. No request for bail was. de’ after Justice 'Morschauser declar- ed it was' not a bailable offense and that he would -entertain mo motions to that_end. - With' Deputy .Sheriff. Cherico, holding him.by-one arm;- Ward went downstairs duickly. - He ‘passed through the open courtyard to the jail, said. “good-bye" to his brother and then, when Ralph ap- ‘peared-to be worried and ill at ease, hit him a few reassuring-taps’ on the shoulder.. ; , District Attorney. Weeks said it would lly_ impossible for him to go nrobable, he said 2 seemed. thiat " Swould . not - bé: tried before Among the witnesses. ho appeared be- fore the grand jury today, pricr. to the Teturn -of, the indictment, against Ward, wag Haery Scott, mayor of New Rochelle. én ' “questioned regarding a secret meeting with Ward on.June 8, Scott is said to have admitted. he had met Ward and Alan R, Campbell, Ward's counsel, along the City Island road. ‘When ‘asked the purposes. of the meet- ing, Mayor Scott said. it was reported, that .Campbell did- all the talking and questioned him regarding the political affiilations of certain members of the grand’ jury. $259,000 APPROPRIATION FOR ' NEWPORT TRAINING STATION ‘Washington, June 15—In considering the nayal appropriation bill today the sen- ate adopted an amendment increasing ap- propriations for the Newport, R. L, train- ingstation from $125,008 o $250,000. Undér - the: proposed- agreement the hoise authorization of-~ $2,800,000 ~for dykes'and dredging at Mama Island, an itém stricken fromethe bill by the senate appropriations committée, -would be re= tained and an appropriation of $500,000 made’ for such work during’ the next fiscal. year. The 'bill as reported to the senate provided an appropriation of only $250,000 for work during the coming fis- cal year. - The senate rejected today, 37 to 17 an amendment by Senator MecCormick, re- publican, TNlinols, to" Increase the ap- propriation in the naval bill- for the Great Lakes training statlon from $200,- 000 to $350,000. TO PAY AWARDS AGAINST EMERGENCY FLEET CORP. ‘Washington,' * ‘June ' 15.—Chairman Lasker today instructed the ‘treasurer of the shipping board to pay immediately all claims awarded against the Emergen- cy. Fleet corporation &nd has drawn for the -purpose the first five million" dollars of the; thirty million. dollars, made ‘avail- able under the' independent ' offices ap- propriation bl . Claims against the shipping board. and Bmergency Fleet corporation aggtegating millions of dollars have been held: up be- cause. of. insufficient funds. . An_ jtem. of talned in- the-recently. signed . appropria- tion BT of which $30,000,000 was made avallable immedlately and: the remainder atter July 1" BGY"DI‘I‘AINID AS qu E: " - MISBING - JIMMY GLASS Jersey City, N. J.; June 15.—The boy believed to be Jimmy Glass, who was Kidnapped, by. gypsies. as & hoy:of five from Greely, Pa., has been detained by the -American ‘authorities in Porto Rico, according to word recefved here ftonight. Police Captain James: Rooney, ‘Who- Nas Tun down a dozen clues to the lost boy take the. first’steamed ‘to the" island. The mother of the missing:boy, . Mrs. Charles. L. Glass, now. & resident of ‘this city, ‘may accompany the police. offi- ctal. L OFFICERS OF THE: CHURCH - CLUB OF WATERBURY Waterbury, June 15.~Fradtin 7 Kilbourne; of - Mediren was elected presi- dent: of the Church Club: of Connecticut at the annual.meeting of the organiza- tion here tonight. Other officers elected were ;. Clarence’ C. Twltchell of New Ha- yen and- Edward S.“Allen of” Hartforl, yice presidents: C. F. Chase. ot .New Tien Tsin, China; June 15.—(By the ‘Al P,)—General Chang Tso-Lin’s army on the Manchurian-Chili front. has bsen surrounded by * General Wu Pei-Fu's troops driving along the railway fowards Mukden, according to unconfirmed . ad- 1 vices received here. | 3 liament _ elected in pursuance of the Free State agrgement act may for one year' exericse @il the powers conferred by the constitution on the chamber, The first_election. for the chamber shall as_soon e c . Mb‘fn:u}-nvt}e-emgxop LODGE CALLS CAUCUS ON et i o noxgflAxn TARIFF BILLS ‘Washington, June 15—A call for a party conference of republican senators next Monday to decide ugoawngaam €| with the soldiers’ bonus anc called late today" by Senator Britain, secretary:. C. E. (':C,bmwnll ?‘c New Haven,' treasurer: jarence €. Twitchell, Bdward §. Alled, T, K. Srilth, of Waterbury, Faul Wilcos of' Durham and . John. Hunt of New Britain, execu- icers. ~ ;.hm' ‘w;-«-—-r—-—-rt— v e ! The Fremch senate voted an advance of bing vandens the French proposal to 1imit the period to be covered by the investigation into atroc- ‘and was ordered to leave town. { $50,000,000 to meet Such claims-was con- | in the last ‘seven yéars, is.preparing. to| M BRIEF TELEGRAMS Vittorio Rolandi Plcel, - Italian ambas- gador to the United States, sailed from New: York on the Paris for Italy. The Hartford police ,are looking for Rocco Alpe, 25, who is wanted for stab- ezze0. The British govermment agreed to ities in Asia Minor to the past year. Hiinols coal operators announced defl- nitely that they would deal only with their own men in any future wage con- ferénces. Trobate Judge Voitz, of Baldwin coun- ty, Ala., was waited upon by a crowd of citizens, ineluding town. officials Sunday Muine * railroads were authorized by the: public utilities commission to gle reduced freight rates, effective July 1, on business inside the state. A -sentence of 10 to 20 years I state prison. was.given -Arthur. Becker of New Britain, for shooting Detective Sergeant Lawrence J. Lowe of Hartford. Damage of between $50,000 and $75,- 000 was done by an early morning fire which completely destroyed the Meeker foundry in South Norwalk. Two arrests in connection with the dis- position of bonds stolen in the $2,000,000 robbery in New York last October were announced in Minneapolis by postal in- spectors. Lord Lee of Fareham introduced in the house of lords a bill to be known as “the treaties of Washington act of act 1922,” to-make effective the two treaties signed in February. Frederick Courtland Penfleld, former ambassador to Austria, who is gravily ill with congestion of the brain at his home in New York, was reported slightly im- proved, Influence of the Natlonal Grange, Pa- trons of Husbandry, will be exerted to de- feat the ship subsidy bill; Sherma n J. lfiow;u, master, announced at Fredonia, The sutomobile of John Loxter, 253 East 10th street, New York, was burned after collision with the machine of Earl ‘W. Mayo, of New Cannan, at the Stam- ford-Greenwich line. At the 30tH annual meeting -of the Woman's Christian Temperance union o Fiirfield county in Bethel yesterday, Mrs, .. B. Joyee nf Bridgevort was elected president. - Deputy Sherifs are ‘R1 control of the’ cellars of the Hammondsport Wine Company at Corning, N. Y., after the seizure of 300 cases of champagne valu- ed at $15,000 which had been loaded on a truck at the cellars. Recalled to Asia by petitions sald to contain the ‘names of numbers of Siberi- ans, General Gregorie Semenoff, ataman of -the Cossacks, is in Vancouver, B. to sail on’ the ‘liner Empress of Asla to Harbin, Manchuria. Postoffice Inspectors are searching for Thomas F. Murray a clerk in charge of the' money order division at the North postal station, Bostor, who' disappeared last Thursday shortly after auditors took his books ‘for examination. The remote Hungarian village of Miko- falve, inspired by the sucess of Oberam- mergau, has organized a Magyar passion play. The first performance, which was held last Monday, Was a success, but the continuation of the play depends upon the amount of public interest. General Wu Pel-Fu, Chi military genfus, who has turned his energles to- wareds. the reunification of his country, has invited Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the Tepublic of South China, to come to Peking and aid the reunion movement, The house conference committoe on the military appropriation bill decided yester- day to submit to the housc the senate amendment appropriating $7.500,000 for continuation ‘of work on dam No. 2 of the Muscle Shoals power project ‘n Alabama. Mme. Ernestine Schumann-Heink yes- terday célebrated her 61st birthday as the Euest of honor of the University of Southern California and was the recipi- ent of a degree of doctor of music in the institution's commencement exercises. Proposals of Henry Ford to reduce coal rates on-his railroad, the Detrot, To- ledo & Tronton rallroad. which originally were suspended by the interstate commis- sion, were allowed to go into effect un- der. a final decision of the commission. The_propos: Senator Ladd, rep lican,, North Dakota, for payment of t soldlers’ bonus in cash from profits of |banks was submitted by him to Hanterd McNider, head of the American Legion, with & Tequest for an expression of opinion. Two rear sleeping cars of the Sunshine Special on the Texas and’ Pacific jumped the track’ at Lake Fork, nine miles east of Minealo, Tex.. injuring fifteen. persons, some of them. seriously. The coaches plufiged down a 5-foot embankment and turned over. Eight cavalry officers have been select- ed by the war department to begin train- ing at: Mitchel Field, Long Island, next month preparatory to entering as an army team in_the junior .champlonship polo meet at Narragansett Pler, July 31-Aug- ust 12. Caradlan and United States anthorities are investigating the alleged-confession of ‘William Johnson; alias N. Primatchenck, that he caused the explosion of .three Britiah ammunition ‘ships in the harbor of Halifax, N. 8. in 1917, resulting in many deatis and great destruction. Fred Brown. songht by nuthorlties of Omaha, Neb., for shackling two women in an’isolated cabin and holding them pris- oners for two niehts doubied back into Nebraska from Wyoming and held up |and disarmed the night marshal and dep- uty sheriff of Dix, 18 miles east of Kim- ball. ‘Washington, D. C.. was chosen in San 55,000,000 francs to-Austria, after a sharp g oy Francisco by. the imperial councll of the order ot the Mystic' Shrie for its next | treasurer of the miners' ENOMENT WOULD PROMIBIT L ESONANY SHPOF WHATEVERRE Measure Presented to Republican Members of the Merchant Marine Committee—To Apply to Any Ves: aeloanoyageShrfingorEndin.nunA.'fl'_ Port—Would Make Oceah “Bone Dry”—To Place Ships of Foreign Registry on a Parity With American Vessels—$10,000 Fine First \r.okum-semde tion $10,000 Fine and Exclusion From American M, Washington, June 15.—An amendment to the ship subsidy bill Imposing a fine of $10,000 in any ship of whatever reg: istry on whith liquor is sold on a voy age starting or ending at an American Dport, was presented late today to repub- lican members of the house merchant marine committee. Proposed as a substitute for the Bankhead amendment which would de- ny any part of the subsidy to ships sell- ing lquor the amendment provides that upon imposition of a second $10,000 fine the particular ship would mot be pe: mitted to enter an Americar port. This plan offered by Representativ Edmonds, republican, Pennsylvania, in the hope of putting American ships on a parlty with those of other nations not. restricted as t® prohibition was take en under advisement by the committee, MOVE TO STOP LIQUOR SALES ON AMERICAN SHIPS Washington, June 15.—Indicationd multiplied rapidly today that prohibition proponents in congress would move through the pending merchant marine bill to stop the sale of liquor on Ameri- can ships . The first definite step to end the condi- tions complained of by Anheuser Busch, Inc, of St. Louis, came through presen- tation by Representative democrat, Alabama, to which the merchant marine committee of amendment to the merchant marine bill | which would deny government ald to any American ship on which liquor is stored, house an Bankhead, | s0ld or otherwise disposed of. The mittee did not act on the -u-c= at today’s session and later republicas committes members hastily called to- gether, recelved another proposal frame ed by Representative Edmonds, repub- lican, Pennsylvania, and designed as & substitute for the Bankhead. amend- ment. . The Edmonds amendment would have the effect of putting American ships on a parity with those nations which do not have prohibition. a voyage starting or ending at an ican port and after a second would prohibit the entrance of the to American ports. The proposal taken under consideration by t! ity committee members with commercial treaties. Action during the day was not entirély confined to congress for as on yesterday, executive officials discussed the matter and it was indicated at the treasury that Attorney General Daugherty B asked for a ruling on the legality liquor selling on American ships. Daugherty when asked about the bilty of a new ruling o rather & tf the ruling made by the department ‘of Justice during the Wilson administration to the effect that prohibition follows the flag, sald that although no such request had been made it would be acted upom as specdily as possible if made by the internal revenue bureau which asked for the previous ruiing. b Dr. A. F. OF L. ENDORSED THE NATION WIDE COAL STRIKE Cincinnati, 0. e A P.)-—By the vole of every delegate, the American Federation of Labor conven- tion today Indorsed the nation-wide coal strike that since April 1 has kept a halt miilion miners from work, and also indi- cated, by’ a demonstration, its approv- al of the threatened walk-out of more than 1,000,608 rattroad worrsrs. The demonstration was loud chsers from all parts of the big convention hall when B. M ell, president of the Raflway Emploves' department of the federation, told the convention that the rail union chlefs would mot interfere to stop a strike. t Is belleved,” declared “that the membership prepared to meet he test, and if they so declde, their decistons will be complied with. The indorsement of the miners' stri was given by a rising vote, cast by the delegates amid their own cheers. and afterward Willlam Green, secretary union; declarad that the miners were in the fight to the finish, and he said it might be sary to ask other unions for fi sistance. Other developments also mark Mr. Jewell, neces- 1 as- d th convention sesslon although it was cus short 80 delegates might attend a barbe- cue, staged on & river island, 20 miles from this city. The “one big union’ plan, advocated by Wiillam L. Foster, was rejected by tht convention without debate, and later announced was made that Mr. Foster woul darrive here mext week to hold a mass meeting a week from tonight. organized workers also were laid by the convention, which In addition adopted a resolution declaring in favor of an “In- l;r:‘xi\'e organization to combat the open s Aside from the convention work, the executive council of the federation gave its final consideration to the recent de- cision of the supreme court decision in the celebrated Cofonado coal case, and prepared its report criticising the deci- slon. The council decided not to pro- POse any means for overcoming the de- outline a program centering on the Cor- onado and other decision. The plan lald down for organiza tion work, including a drive by central labor council in all cities alding in form- Ing local organizations of janitors and others engaged in bullding servies work, and for similar ald in promoting orga Ization of ladies’ garment workers. Spe- clal organizers, it was declded, should be used to get the union affiliation of of- fice workers, and it was also decided to send an organized into Maine, Vermont and New Hampshirt, to conduct a cam- paign of general organization. Thou- sands of workers, it was said, would be reached by this campalgn. —_— PLANS FOR MAINTAINING COAL PRICES COMPLETED Washington, June 15.—Plans for maintaining bituminous coal prices dur- Ing the strike at the levels fixed in the administration’s agreement were declared by Hoover - to have Dleted today at a Wit hoperators and dealers, Secretary erators of anthracite mines also had effect during the past week, Conferences with officials of the tional Retall Coal Merchants' protect the public., RAILEOAD SHOP CRAPTS Plans for unionizing un- | cision on account of the convention hav- ! Ing ordered a special policy committee (UI program of voluntary been _peactically com- further conference Secretary Hoover also stated that op- agreed not to advance the price of coul now held by them above the scales in Na- 1 associa- tion, Mr. Hoover said, has “planed out all difficulties” and the -association has shown “its full desire to co-operate to ARE VOTING FOR STRIKE TREATMENT OF KAPLAN “CRUEL AND UNWARRANTED* Washington, June 15.—Acting Secre- tary of the Navy Roosevelt today off clally toid Ensign J. L. Olmsted, editos of the “Lucky Bag.” the year book of this year's graduating clas volls~ for. “cruel and unwarranted” treatment of conard Kaplin, & feliow member of tire class. Scoretary Rookevelt today wrots Ene sted. whose bome 8 _a Deg be had been guily of h casts a grave as to your possession of those guaiifiea- tions essential to any officer in ibe United States navy.” and added thas “the department will require from you in the (uture evidence of a fundamental change in your attitude toward _yous comrades in the serviee." specially ine asseemmie edi- naval secretary asserted. ums were guilty in some Teasare the affront to Kaplan, which Son- sistd in perforating the page - in the year book containlng his pholographs and blography so that it might be Tes moved. But, added Mr. Rooseveit,: the primary responsibil rested on Easig Olmsted 4 s & When asked for a copy of the repei- mand acting Secretary Hoosevel: made public &t the same time a statement i which he expressed the bellef that no ra= cial antipathy was behind the treatmenf of Kaplan A most serious note in this instance af the academy, Colonel Roosevelt sald in his statement to newspapermen, “was struck by the query in certain people's minds as to whether the action had beer taken because of racial reasons. - Feels ing as strongly as I do how un-Amerf= can any such distinction as this be, T have gone most carefully into phase. 1 am happy to say that 1 convinced that, bad though this was, no such motive was behind ft. “The records of the naval academy show that in the class of 1922, ninetsen entered their faith as Jewish. —Certain of these men were among. the most pop= ular in the class. Furthermors a mums ber of or prominent officers fn the and at this time are either Jewish or Jewish extraction. “The traditions of our country have always been exemplified by our maves We pride ourselves that in the sefvies- there are no distinctions of race or eresd. The reprimand automstically becomes a part ui Olmstead’s official® record the navy. rd KAPAN 1S WILLING TO t LET THE MATTER DRO® Baitimore, Md.. Jure ‘15, Leonard Kaplan, of West Virginia. & ré« cent graduate of the naval scademyg whose treatment in the class year bools ‘was characterized by the su| ent, Rear Admiral Wilson, as “8 down miserable trick,” was quoted today as willing “to let ~the % drop.” Ensign Kaplan, who is relatives in Baitimore, said that he ferred to consider the matter closed for the good of the academy, sincs he wishe ed to save it and his classmates being accused of racial or religious pra= - P TRAIN CRASHED THROUGH 3 POTATO PACKING SWED Mobile, Ala.. Jun el5—Train Ne. of the New Orleans and New York Mma ited on the Louisville and raiiroad, split a switch three morth of Canoe, Ala. crashing a potato packing shed shortly befors a'clock thls afternoon. The engine overturned and the baggage, express cars and the first coaches were badly smashed. ‘The. Pullman was derail*d. Only one ity is reported. Willla Blundean, - An overwheiming mafority in f strike s being cast by members of elev en shop crafts and maint, unions, faid a formal st with by them. The ~ combined membership unions affected totals 1,225,000 men, ter alternative.” Iabor declaring “it has 8o red N vienn. o1 etandabi ghat "ihe. seitu b an actof Cincinnati, June 15—(By The A, P.)— or of a ance of way tement . issued heretonieht by the heads of the unions affected by recent decisions of the rail- road labor board, who addeed ‘that the decision of members would be compied of the “We would not feel the strike to- be theonly solutior,” sald the statement, if the attitude of the management did not bloek -all possibility of the other bet- The statement eriti- cised wage cuts made by the raflroad |ed. small hov. who was in the packing being killed. —ee SUIT FOR $1,000,000 AGAINST TWO BARRETT Boston, June 15.—Sult for was filed today in the Unit Equity court here- by the ber Manufacturing companw chusetts - against the- of Main and.the Bam New Jersey. T Dlllehjlelm, dfi- quan! a ofl in the g~ - - | ture L 5 % - R -,