Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 20, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—NO. 148 FRANCE TOBE REPRES BWITH AT MEETI Delegates to the Hague Decision to Cooperate With the Other ‘l".umelvnvl’wen in Soviet Negotiations—French Government Insists That All Political Questions be Eliminated and Reserves the Right to Withdraw at Any ant if the Attitude of the Soviet Representatives Appears to Render It Necessary. The Hague, June 19 (By the A. P.)— France's de: on to cooperate with tha other European powers in the forthcom- ing negotiations with the Russian soviet had a buoyant influence on the confer- ence here today. Arrangements for the mesting with the bolsheviki were ad- vanced by the formation of three sub- commissions. In accordance with the Genoa agreement the names of the coun- tries represented on the various sub- commissions will be communicated to Moscow tomorrow, France's adherence, cially announced at today’'s session by M. Benoist, is not without reservation, however. The French minister read a letter saying that he had been instruct- ed by his government to make known that France would be represented at the meeting on June 26 with the Iussians, and then added: “In authorizing me to make this notification, the Frenen gov- ernment desires to recall that this meet- ng is merely a reunion. of experts ad referendum ; that all political questions will be eliminated from . the negotia- tions, and that France retains her lib- erty to withdraw her experts at any moment i the attitude of the soviat representatives appears to render & necessary. Supporting his minister, M. Alphand specialist on private property, held by the French In Russia, insisted on the wisdom of keeping in mind that all de- which was offi- cislons must be referred to the home governments. This conference, -he said, chould start afresh and should in.no way be affected by previous expressions of opinion, as. Yor instance, those at Genoa. He was glad to affirm that France was ready to co-operate in the most complete and frank manner on all practical problems in order to reach some agreement with Russla, All the inviting powers and Holland have a place on each sub-commission. Carries Appropriation of $295,450,000 for an Enlist- ’ed Personnel of 86,000 Men. . ‘Washington, Jue 13.—The annual na- val appropriation bill carrying approxi- mately $295.450,000 and providing for an enlisted personnel of 86,000 men was passed late today by the senate and sent to conference with the house. Action ‘on the enlisted personnel, now about 115,000 is final as the senate ac- cepted the house decision and the ques- tion wil Inot come before the conferees Who will deal principally with senate in- creases of about $44,000,000 over the house bill. .There was na record vote of final passage and no effort was made to Teduce -the enlisted personnel, Unsuccessful éfforts to end American occupation of Haiti, the Dominican re- except that on credits, Holland having declined membership on that commission, thus leaving a place for one additional state. This was with the understanding that Dutch interests would be amply protected in case they arose during the forthcoming _discussions. . public and Nicaragua and to launch a congressional investigation of navy ad- ministration marked the final day’s de- bate. An amendment by Senator King, democrat, Utah, providing for with- drawal of American marines from the two republics and Nicaragut December 31, next, was rejected 42 to 9, after a nearly all-day debate in which the American policy of intervention was both_attacked. and defended. Investigation of naval administration President Van Karnebeek announced that all the countries, represented at The Hague with the exception of Albania had decided to have delegates on the central non-Russian commission, each country being represented by not more than two persons, He recommended that the cen- tral commission should meet to consider “certain directing principles” before the arrival of the Russians. It would in his opinion be useful also if the president of the central commission and the pres- idents of the three sub-commissions should form a kind of central committee to iesure unity of work and progress, This suggestion was,adopted. After declaring that France's definite adhesion was a happy augury, Sir Philip Lloyd-Greanie, of the British dele[‘itlon. warmly congratilated Jonkher | Van Karnebeek on “his inspiring leadership.” He realized that the Dutch foreign min- lster's political position at home made it difficult for him to accept the perma- nent presidency, because the decisions of the conference must later be considered by him as a member of the Dutch. cabi- net. ‘He hoped, however, that the minis- tér would accept the honorary presiden- cy. DEFERRING OF ACTION ON BONUS RILL APPROVED Washington, June 19.—The compromise brogram of republican leaders to defer action on the soldiers’ bonus biil until after the tariff measure has been dis- posed of was approved. today at .a con- ference of m-__ity senators. The vote was 27 to 11.7 ¢ the same time the con- ference went on cecordl as favoring final action on the bonus before any recess or adjournment of congress Before adopting a resolution émbodying his nrogram, the conference rejected, 30 o 9. a motion by Senator McCumber, republican, North Dakota, to lay aside the tariff for action on the bonus. Mr. McCumber, who has charge of both pieces of legislation then offered the com- promise resolution. Despite the conference action, there e an open fight in the senate to get honus bill up before the senate re- 'urns to consideration of the tariff . meas- ure laid aside last week for the naval appropriation bill. Several senators on both republican and dembocratic sides were reenared to offer a motion tomorrow that the bonus be taken up immediately, »ut republican leaders appeared confident that such a motion would be defeated. Should the majority’s compromise pro- am be put through, final senate action »m the bonus probably would not come sefore September. Estimates today were the tariff bill could not bs brought » a vote before Aug. 1 at the earlest | ¥ not hefore Aug. 15. With =®es peepared to' make ® determined fight on the bonus, it is fig- ured that it will take from.a month to six weeks 1o put that measure through. Some senators favorable to the bonus' tear a fillbuster if the bill goes over un- after action on the tariff. This is un- derstood to be one of the elements in their determination to put the senate ,5n record mow on the question of whether | there is to be further delay. ¢ Under the resolution adopted by the maiority conference the “onus would be iUe the unfinished business of the sen- immediately after final action on the riff and it would be kept continuously before the body “except when temporarily aid aside for matters of Immediate exi- gency.” senators on bot IRISH ELECTION RETURNS INDICATE TREATY VICTORY Dublin, June 19 (By the A. P.)—Only fragmentary election returns were avail- able at a late hour tonight, but the re- sults thus far known show unexpectedly heavy voting for the independent candi- dates, and as between the treatyites and the anti-treatyites on the panel a pre- dominance of support for the former. Generally the results confirm the Cork conclusion that the anti-treaty poll was less than one-fourth that given for the ireaty. Neverthéless at the headquar- of the republicans it was. declared that the republicans did not count on a diminution in their strength by more than fifteen membérs of parliament. The most pessimistic estimate there was for- ty republican members in the Dail, Eamonn De Valera evidently is await- Ing full results before venturing a state. ment on the elections. It now 5 consid- ered doubtful whether a coalition can be formed. The difficulties of army uni- fication have not been overcome and all prospects for peace are said to depend on an arrangement with the regular torces, ‘ EARLY RETURNS FROM PRIMARY IN MAINE Portland, Me., June 19.—Meagre ear- ly returns from small towns in various parts of the state in today's primary T | day's Minnesota primary chowed Sena- A. ¥. OF L. OPPOSED TO A RETAIL SALES TAX Cincinnati, June 19 (By the A. P.).— Opposition to_a retail sales tax, with a warning thai effort can be expected to have it written. inio_ the.soldier bonuy bill, “and. the re-declaration of "4 policy opposed to unrestricted immigration marked the action today of the American Federation of Labor convention as it set- tied. down to its final week’s work. Administration of the federal budget law was brought before the convention by the legislative committee report asserting that the “budget —administrators . have prostituted the high purpose of the budget system by using it for political propa- ganda.” The committee, ~however; de- clared in favor of a “satisfactory budget system,” and its report was adopted .with the proposition instructing the federa- tion's executive counci] 10 use every .‘ef- fort to correct glaring administrative de- fects which are operating to the disad- vantage of ‘the present budget system.” Special complaint was made by . the committee that administrators of the budget had been overzealous in reducing expenditures of the department of labor. Aside from the convention work, interest | was centered in a movement to contest the re-election of Frank Morrison as sec- retary of the federation. Friends of Wil- liam Clarke, president of the glass work- ers, were active among the delegates. and Mr. (Clarke /jndicated his willingnese to make the race. Another development outside the con- vention was the meeting tonight of the federation's snecial policy committee with a number of lawyers who were called here from various parts of the country to guide thé committee in drafting a pro- gram for combatting the supreme couft's recent decision in the Coronado coal case, which held labor unions liable to dam- ages under the Sherman anti-trust law. RECEPTION IN LONDON FOR WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT London, June 19—(By the A. P)— Britain's foremost statesmen, jurists and lawyers and a great body of American friends joined in an impressive reception to William Howard Taft, chief justice of the United States, upon his first public appearance in England tonight. He was the guest of honor at the Pilgrim's ban- quet, at which five members of the cabi- net, many former ministers and the great- est legal minds in the ecountry lent their Presence. Those who sat at the principal table with Lord Desborough, Chief Justice Taft and Ambassador Harvey, included the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of Balfour, the Early of Derby, the Earl of Devonshire, Viscount Cave, Lord Lee of Fareham, Lord Carson, Lord Buck- master, Lord Sumner and James M. Beck, solicitor-general of the United States. The other guests included Viscount As- tor, the American copsul-general, Robert P. Skinner and the staff of the American embassy. MEAGRE RETURNS FROM MINNESOTA PRIMARY St. Paul, Min June 19.—Pirst re- turns from today's statewide primary in Minnesota were on the republican con- gressional contest in the Third district, where the first four precincts to report, including three in Reuben Thoreen's home county—gave Thoréen 955 votes to 325 for Congressman Charles R. Davis. Later—First scattering returns on the United States senatorial contests in t: tor Frank B. Kellogg leading by a 2 to 1 ratio on' the republican ticket ~and. Miss Anna D. Oleson, having a slight advantage over her two opponents on the democratic ballot. These returns weré showed S¢nator Frederick Hale and Jovernor Percival P. Baxter well in the tead ine their three-cornered contests for re-nomination by the republicans.. The vols for state auditor was running.elose between Aui'tor Elbert D. Hayford and his two opponents for the republican nomiriation. ‘The polls did not close un- Ul 9 p. m. eastern standard time. A lght vote was indicated, partly due o heavy rain throughout the day in many parts of the state. Returns from 212 precincts out of 635 fn. the state give for senator: Davies 4533 Guernsey 3877; Hals JMAbb largely from Kellogg territory. STILL, MASH AND LIQUOR . SEIZED IN DANBURY Danbury, Conn., June' 19.—Federal prohibition agents seized a 0 ballon. still and a quantity of mash and liquer in a house here today. Martin Crehan, ope- rator of the still, was arrested. Two months ago Crehan was arrested for op- erating a five gallon still and he was out on' probation pending payment of a fine of $00. He told the officers that he had hoped to complete payment of his fine Was proposed by Senator McCormick, re- publican, Tilinois, but his resolution drew objection . from. Senator Dial, democrat, South Carolina, and was referred to the naval committee. It = contemplated a survey to- abolish useless navy yards and statlons, Senator MoCormick declaring that there was a navy “pork barrel” and one-third of its establishments were un- necessary. s Controversy on the Haitian and Do- minican intervention policy divided both parties. Five republicans, Senators Bo- rah, Idaho; Johnson, California; Ladd, North "Dakota; . Lafollette, Wisconsin. and Norris. Nebraska, supported Senator King's withdrawal amendment and four democrats, Senators King, Overman, North Carolina; Walsh, Massachusetts :n;if Walsh, Montana, voted in its be- alf, Another amendment by Senator King to cut the marine corps from 19,500 men to 17500 men was. rejected without a reécord vote. RAILWAY CLERKS SEEK STRIKE BALLOT SANCTION Cincinnati, June 19 (By the A. P.)— Railway -clerks .in various parts of the country ®today were seeking official sanc. tion to take a strike ballot against recent wage reductf®ns of- fe _iahor * railroad Doard, according o the stitement tonight of F. H' Fitzgera. nresident of = the Brotherhood’ of Railway and_Steamship Clerks, Feefght Handlers, Express.and Station Employss: Mr. E/zgerald stated that the matter of taking a‘general strike vote is up to' the committees of the roads and that officials of the union can sanction no strike until the men by ballot have asked for such action. ' He said that general commit- tees on four large roads today asked the brotherhood officials for. sanction to send out a strike bailot. He declined to give the names of the roads On a number of ro: § where the union has contracts agreeiny to abide by the decisions of the labor board:in.the matter of wages; Mr. Fitzgerald explained that these contracts have a clause providing that if thirty days’ notice is given at the end of that time the general committee may take a strike vote. He asserteq that on many of these roads, such notics had been given the railroad executives. In his statement Mr. Fitzgerald said that the clerks will be called out on strike if they vote to give their officials au- thority for such action. He asid it was impossible to say when a decision on a strike would be reached, but added that ‘it can be definitely anbounced that the officials are prepared to issue a strike elflll if the membership vote for such ac- ton.” STRIKE VOTE AUTHORIZED ON NEW YORK CENTRAL railway clerks and freight handlers em- ployed by the New York Central railroad has been authorized, it- was learned here tonight. Strike ballots will be sent out tomorrow ‘morning. it was announced by Frank W. Grosser, general organizer of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam- ship Clerks, . Freight Handlers. Express and Station Empioyes. FOG CAUSED SEAPLANE To ALIGHT IN THE SOUND Guilford, Conn.,” June 19.—Fog and haze along the Long TIsland shore caused a seaplane from New York to alight here this afternoon. The pilot, D. G. Richardson of Buffalo, sald he had been sent out by a New York aero corp- oration to search for Robert Hewitt, an aviator who had been missing since Sat- urday, after leaving Boston in a plane. Richardson and his mechanacian intend- ed to proceed to New Bedford, Mass., but he recelved a telephone message from New York tonight saying that Hewitt had been located and that the search would not be necessary. ‘Word was received later that Hewitt had ‘landed at Niantie, Conn. | OBITUARY Frederic Courtland Penfield New York, June 19.~—Fdererick Court- land Penfield, former United States am- bassador. to Austria-Hungary, died to- night at his Fifth Avenue home, follow- ing a short illness. Death was due to congestion of the brain. . He is survived by his widow, the for-| mer Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker, of Philadelphia. . Mr, Penfield was appointed = United States ambassador. to Austria in July 1913, continuing in that office until di- plomatic relations between the two. coun- tries. were.sever! in 1917. He was a récognized authority on subjects per- taining to diplomacy. modern Egypt and international politics, Mr. Penfield was born at Bast Had- dam, Conn., April 23, 1855. He recelv- ed ‘his early educatio in Russell's mili- tary \school, at New Haven, Conn. and later studied in Germany and England. He ‘entered the consular service -in 1885, as vice-consul in London. In 1893 he was appointed United States ‘minister to Argentine. but before the: appointment was published he was named diplomatic agent and - consul-gen- eral in Egyot. ‘Mr. Penfield also was known as an art collector and. writer. . Among his books are “Pregent Day Egypt,” and “East of 3 Shackleton’s Antaretio ship, the Quest, ‘has arrived at Cape Town, South Africa, with all aboard well. = | " Boston university granted degrees {o 680 students in its various schools yes- terday. P Ten: honorary degrees wero conferred at the commencement exercises at Trinity. college, Gov. Everett J. Lake being among. those honored. Belfast suffered again from incendi- arism during Sunday night. ei~ht'fires and an attempt to burn. & ploture house was frustrited. Supreme Court Justice Crosby ordered the disbarment of Nathan A. Tufts, for- mer_district attorney of Middlesex coun- ty, Mass. —_— A woman and two men were killed when 2 high tension wire crossed a guy wire and_electrocuted a horse in the miill yard of the North anson (Mass) Manu- facturing company. Three empty coal barges which went on the rocks off Branford Point late Sat- urday night.are still there, and their con- dition does not look well for, salvaging. A collection of 37 pastel portraits of Yale notables by William Sargeant Ken- dall, retiring dean of Yale Art school, is a display feature of the university com- mencement week at Yale. Harold S. ‘Adams, former _assistant cashier of the Edison Electric Illuminat- ing company, Boston, pieaded guilty to a charge of larceny ‘of $26,335 from the company. , Eunice Dupree, four years old, wi killed when she was struck by an auto- bile at Saybrook Point. Willlam J. Powers of Essex, driver of the machine, agreed to appear before the coroner. Police Inspector Frank McCauley of the bureau of eriminal investigation, for more than 30 years a member of the Bos- ton department, died at his home in East Boston from heart ‘trouble. Joseph Barthiaume, 40, clerk In the railway mail service, and llving at 444 Main street, Stamford, was arrested Sat- urday on the charge of stealing from the mails. Mario Ferrer, leader of the rebels of Oaxaca state, Mexico, was killed at Til- tepec, in that state, according to appar- ently authentic dispatches received here from Oaxaca. President John Grier Hibben of Prince- ton university, in his baccalaureate ser- mon, warned against adopting such an optimistic outlook on the affairs of the ! Justice Taft to King George and Queen world as would lead to indifference. its history, the number of degrees ‘In course conferred being 114. Two years ago 106 were graduated. G2 e Mrs. Lillian Northrop, who kept apart- ments ‘at 1438 Main street, Bridgeport, was mysteriously murdered during Sun- day night. The woman was fou: ir her rgom by twWoumen who lived in her apartments. ¥ ‘The - Flitner-Atwood company, ship chandlers of Boston, with branch offices in Baltimore and New York, was peti- tioned into bankruptcy in the United States district court. Total claims_for $32,450 were included in the petition. The Massachusetts Department or La- bor and Industries in a decree filed through the” minimum wage commission found that the minimum wage for ex- perienced women laundry employes should be $13.50 a week. Edward Y. Kivl Max Becker and ‘Herman Kraut of New York were sen- tenced in the superior court at Bridge- port to nine to-ten years in jail for the robbery of the Connecticut company- pay- roll on May 24. The Suffolk county grand jury returned an indictment charging Jesse Murphy, a prisoner in a penitentiary at Philadel- phia, with the murders of Edward T. Foley and Audecey E. Hall, managers of tea stores in Boston, fin February, 1921. ¢ Mrs. Elizabeth\Ryan of Hariford was fatally injured when she was struck by Cleveland, June 19.—A strike vote of | 2R automobile as she was about to board a trolley car in East Hartford.”She died in the Hartford hospital an hour after the accident. W. Cameron Forbes, former governor- general of the Philippines, in an address |before the Trinity college graduating class Sunday said he did not think the Philippine Island would be ready for independence for one or two generations. Damage estimated at dollars on, York county (Me.) farms is resulting . from the long-continued heavy raina. Recently planted low land ground will have to be, re-sowed and crops just started are under water. Fighting continued throughout Sunday in some places” outside Canton, the sol- diers of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the southern government, making brave efforts to- defeat those of Chen Chiung Ming, aithough their ~government has collapsed entirely and Sun has fled. A hunt for = Holstein bull which, af- ter seriously injuring. its owner at West- port, Mass., threatened the peace of the community for several hours from a hid- ing place in the woods, ended successful- ly when a posse of farmers cornered the animal and shot if. Authors of history text books in use in New Yeork public schools, who were accused of unpatriotic interpretations of of some of their sumjects were absolved in a report of a special examining com- mittee of principals and teachers, made public by Superintendent of Schools Et- tinger. The destroyer Hahn, of Uncle Sam's prohibition navy, has been detailed to patrol the waters of the Atlantic, across the sea lames ridden by New York bound liners. to observe the activities of incoming vessels from Hurope while be- 'yond the 1Z-mile limit. Lightning struck ‘the top of the 100. foot chinmey at the House of the Angel Guardian in the Jamalca Plain’ district, Boston, tore several holes in the ‘chim. ney, sent falling debris and bricks through neighboring, roofs and. windows, and frightened ‘several hundred boys in the dormitories. The _ textile allidnce, representing sev- eral textile trade associations, has noti- fled ‘American dye users that unless the United States government appoints some agency before June 30 to receive - the' American share .of ( reparations dyes, these dyes will be distributed by’ the reparations commission to agencies - Fiaooy angt otk SnEe There were | dictment today was made public charg- Commencement at Wesleyan Univer-| Miss Beck, wife and daughter of the sity saw the largest class graduated in|United States solicitor-general. deaq | bert of California, thousands of | hours. tonight brought Robert Piper, em- pclothing, but the choking sensation that Lieut. Col. Thompson, Son- in-Law of Ambassador Har- ‘vey, Released on $2,500 Trenton, N; J., June 19.—A federal in- ing Lieut. Col. Marcellus H. Thompson, son-in-law of George Harvey, ambassa- dor- to ‘the court of St. James, with con- spiring to violate the neutrality laws by attempting to ship arms to Sinn Feiners aboard the freighter East Side, in whose bunkers.. were found 495 machine guns ‘when she was seized at Hoboken a year ¥ith Colénel Thompson were indicted the Auto-Ordnance company, of Which he is president, and seven other individuals, inciuding - alleged pucchasing agents salesmen and truckmen, Colonel Thomp- son, who served with distinction in the ‘American expeditionary forces and two other defendants .pleaded not guilty in 4 Newark this afternoon and were released in $2,500 bail each. Ambassador Harvey Silent. London, June 19 (By the A. P. Colonel Harvey, the American ambassa- dor, stated today through his secretary that he had nothing to say in regatd to despatches to the London papers an- ‘| nouncing that Col. Marcellus H. Thomp- son, a son-in-law of the ambassador, had been indicted at Trenton, N. J., on the charge of conspiracy to ship arms to Ire- iand. Gun Was Used in Clones Fight. Belfast, June 19.—The Thompson gun played a big part in the Clones station fight last February, when four special constables were Killed. At the inquest a constable who had) received six bullet wounds said he met a man with a Thompson gun who wounded him in the left arm and abdomén. No Statement from Dail Minister. * Dublin, June 19.—The matter of the in- dictments -handed down at Trenton in connection with a conspiracy to ship arms to Jreland was brought to the attention of Richard Muleahy, minister of defense in the Dail cabinet, this evening, but he deaiined to make a statement. HARVEY TO PRESENT TAFT TO KING GEORGE AND QUEEN MARY London, June 19.—(By the A. P.)—At the court of June 21 George Harvey, the American ambassador, will present Chief Mary, while Mrs. Harvey will present Mrs. Taft and Mrs. James M. Beck and .In the general circle Mrs. Harvey will present Mrs. Ollie M. James of Kentucky, Mrs. Ogden’ Hammond, Mrs. William Hayward, Mrs: S.-S. Howland, Mrs. Adri- an S. Joline of New York; Mrs. James W. Corrigan, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. Allen MEL@nE and the Misses Gertrude Cuth- Marcella Chalkley Kansas City and Nacy Sellers, Philadel- phia.” * At the court on June 22, Mrs. Harvey will presént in the geneéral circle Mrs, Willlam H. Gelshenen, New York; Mrs. Diana Morgan Hill, Washington; Mr: Albert Kingsbury, Connecticut; Mrs. T. Morris Murray, ‘Boston and the Misses Margaretta Kingsbury, Lillian Upperen Newton, Rosamond Flower Smith of Maryland, Rebecca Terry of Texas, Anne Elizabeth Kaufman of New York and Margaret Kemp, of New York. TBAPFIC“TOWEB TO CONTROL AUTOS FOR 55 BLOCKS New York, - June 19.—Ground = was broken today at Fifth avenue and Forty- second street, the businest corner in New York for the erection of a master traf- fic tower of bronze, from which five oth- er towers will be ojerated, controlling the movements of automobiles along the ave- nue for more than 55 blocks. The new towers, gifts of the Fifth Av- enue association to replace those erected in 1920 by Dr. John Harris, special dep- uty commissioner, each equipped with a single lens with a changeable reflector. Colored lights flash direction to the whole central sweep of the avenue simultaneus- ly. The towers are to cost about $100,- 000. At Fifth avenue and Forty-second Street, police estimate that 42,000 vehi- cles pass daily. Through the use of towers, the police say, traffic has been expedited almost 100 per cent. TRIED TO SUICIDE FOUR TIMES IN THREE HOURS Atlantic City, N. J., June 19.—Four at- tempts at suicide within a space of three ploye of a Philadelphia club, no to oblivion than a cell in the lost jail. First, Piper made menacing motions at himself with a pistol, but friends relie: ed him of it before he pulled the trig- ger. Then he attempted to swallow some cartridges, in the hope, he later said, that they might explode. The death holding tubes were unpalatable, however, and he decided on.drowning. But the ocean wat- er was disagreeably cold and he started to wade ashore, to be met by a police- man-who arrested him on a charge of at- tempted suicide. In his cell he made a rope of his bed er followed hanging by his neck proved too i uncomfortable and he cut himself down. He will be arraigned in court tomor- TOW. _— VAMP” HAS BEEN IMPERSONATING HIRSHFIELD New York, June 19.—Da#id Hirsh- fleld, commissioner of accounts in the Hylan administration, and right hand man to the mayor, let it be known to- day that he is on the trail of a ‘“he vamp” who has been using the Hirsh- field name and rank in his vamping ac- tivities at Atlantic City. e -quest started when a young wo- man told Miss Lillie Grant, Hirshfield’s niece, that she had met the commis- sioner at Atlantic City, and that he was “Just the most andent young thing” she had met. all summer. Miss Grant, knowing her uncle, and knowing that he hadn’t been to Atlantic City, told him, and the vamphunt was on. 2 BUM RUNNING AUTOS MADE PRACTICALLY VALUELESS Hartford, June 19.—Jonathan Eno, a federal rohibition enforcement officer for Connecticut, Teported to the office of Unitéd States District Attorney Smith today that 26 automobiles which had beén seized by prohibition agents had been strippéd of many removable parts of value. The machines have been stor- ed in. garages in various cities of the state. It is understood the bills for the stcrage _of - automobiles aggregated Recent Developments Indicate That the Three Provirces of Manchuria Are Ready to Join in the Project For a Reunit- ed China in Near Future—Advices From Canton Show That the Downfall of Sun Yat Sen Was Complete— Foreigners at Canton Were Forced to Flee for Safety. Peking, June 19.—(By the A. P.)— Two significant developments today pointed to a reunited China in the near future. One was found in official ad- vices from Canton that Sun Yat Sen's downfall was complete. The other came in a telegram from the three provinces of Manchuria, where Changtao-Lin hus attempted to establish a separate empire desperate effort to retrieve their com- mander’s lost control, but that the attack had been repulsed. Early reunion of China under = eon- stitutional government is forecast by the Chinese press as a result of the eliminas tion of SunYat Sen and of the overthrow of Chang Tso Lin. It is understood here that President LI Yuan-Hun before accepting the that the three provinces were ready to join the united China movement. The telegram from the Manchurian as- semblies stated that, while Manchuria en- joys _seif-government, it nevertheless was willing to join in the pregram for unification. Advices from Canton, made public by the Peking government, declarsd that Sun Yat Set, former president of South China, although still unconvinced of his | defeat, had been entirely elimindted from the field of Chinese politics and _that General Chen Chiung-Ming, arden pro- presi- dency had received the pledge of Genefal Chn Chiung-Ming that the latter would attempt to abolish the Canton goverfi- ment and that Chen's coup of last week was carried out in furtherance of this promise. FOREIGNERS LEFT CANTON UNDER GUNBOAT FIRE Peking, June 19—(By the A. P)— Foreigners at Canton were forced to flee from the indiscriminate firing of Sun Yaf Sen’s gunboat Sunday, according to & ponent of the unification movement, was in complete control of the former south China capital. ‘The Canton dispatches said that Sun's gunboats had opened fire on the city in a Canton despatch to foreign = legatiomt here. Two thousand persons, including many foreigner, boarded a vessel whep hostilities opened and went to Hong Kong. FOREIGN EXCHANGE WEAKNESS FEATURED STOCK MARKET TAFT BEING IMPORTUNED FOR SPEECHES IN ENGLAND New York. June 19. — The violent| London, June 19.—Chief Justice Taft movements of a few prominent stocks, |kept five stenographers busy through- notably Mexican Petroleum, which made [out the morning answering invitations an extreme advance of 17% points to|and requests to speak. In the afaernoon the vear's record orice of 163% in the | he walked through Kensington Gardens. face of an otherwise uncertain stock | Later he went to Gray's inn hall to hear market, and the more acute weakness of | James M. Beck, United States solicitor- foreign excharge or international cur-|general, on the constitution of the Usit- rencies were the absorbing features of (ed States and constitutional law. today's financial operations. chief justic was recognized immediately Mex Pete,” as the stock is popularly bydu;e dlslingul;h;?‘eg;t::fl:fagzn,nflfll known, probably owed much of today's|and lawyers and giv 1 sensational rise to the continued exist. t said to The Associated Press ghce of a large and stubborn ‘“short T wish you would tell the feo- or bearish interest. Its advance today |ple at home about the wealth & was accompanied by revorts that cer- [warmth of the greeting I received 1m|: taln out-of-town operators, especially in | England, fory after all the greeting Pittsburgh and Chicago, had been hit | intended quite as much for them. hard and were willing to effect mrivate| “I have only three weeks to spend settlements. here, and if 1 were to accept all the in- Other ofls more or less directly affil- | vitations to speak and if I ate at.all iated with Mexican Petroleum were car- | the banquets offered me I should burst. ried forward fn the first half of the|It is the first qualification of a: siatis- session, but their gains were largely | man and jurist to have good digestion, cancelled in the general realizing in the | But after all there is a polt of saturs: last hour. —{ tion in eating as in ail other things. The stock market as a whols was hesitant, ‘developments over the week | SERIOUS FLOOD THREATENS end, especially the attiude of the rail- LOWER R10 GRANDE VALLEY way bhotherhoods, prompting caution in the -extension of bull accounts. Deal- ings were on the smallest basis of a full day in many wesks, barely exceeding 700,000 shares. Further severe depreciations in for eign exchange, which placed the Brit- ish rate almost 5 cents under last week's final auotations and practically 12 cents under the maximum of a few weeks ago, elicited no explanation from dealers in the remittances. e d the water Heavy selling of ‘grain and cotton bills | If the report is trde and th of the San Juan joins that of the carest from Lendon, [Parls, Amsterdam and|of the Rio Grande flood, federal weather Commercs wers accompanied by the |Observers here blleve it would produse time-worn statement that “general po- tha \'a'ley‘ Utleat andl sconomlc catitions Shoukie ] irne: fiood’ InFBN B0 Grande. which gt carried away the wagon and the rafl- e e . road bridges at Eagle Pass Sunday night T A e vty hut grenter | has passed that town and high water i1 dearesiationy was shown by the currien- bé‘;‘““;:: = ‘;“":""‘t-dn“e‘d by e cies of Holland, Denmark, Norway and | As fas as can he learned th o Sweden, these faling 15 to 20 points. | been no loss of life in the Rio Grande San Antonlo, Texas, June 19.—Poss- bility of the worst flood in the. his. tory of the lower Rio Grande valley. is seen in an unconfirmed regort that the San Juan river in Mexico is on a;thord rampage and that its flood water may enter the Rio Grande at the same time that the flgod waters which passéd Eage City Sunday night reach Rlo Grande City. TO SUGGEST PLAN TO CHILIANS AND PERUVIANS COMPLAINTS AGAINST CONEY'S BALLYHOO MEN DISMISSED Washington, June 19.—(By The A. P.) 3 —Although various elements of uncer- New York, June 10. oney llhndh ie tainty continued to becloud the Chilian- | the nation’s playground and = ballyhos Peruvian conference situatl tonight | men can continue to ballyhoo. they were not expect by the delegates Thus ruled Magistrate Reynolds today to deter Secretary Hughes from sug- |in throwing out complaints against three gesting in the very near future a con- [Mmarvels of the megaphone whose expor- crefe pian for a compromise. tatons to “come, gaze and wonder, To some of those in close touch with (Rll!n_grd b)‘s m‘e.?:rl‘f: ;25‘::;: the negotiations it would be mo sur-|traffic on Surf av > p \€ 2 compromise formula were laid c"ot:fl’fnuh:iu o something re the two delegations by the secre- | diff ‘::5?- tomorrow org“'ul:lesday. 1t is | “They expect to be attracted by free acts known that some state department offi- |outside the various places of amuse- cials believe that they already can see [ment. They expect traffic in Conv! the way to an azreement and that Mr. |land to be blocked in this manner.’ Hughes is anxious that the converence move forward as rapidly as mossible. Despite the fact that the secretary has been absent from Washington since Sat- urday he has given some thousht to i n:;n:'imannn @uring this period and in| St. Albans, h\!.. June 1‘s.t—hA l;:}onfl- addition his assistants here lu;a made Z:::l r?:::“:tl seh:;;;:“s:fl“-: P !:: complete canvass ot fhe considerations B helc 5 : oot i ropeaing, & combroraise, seven feet in lw!l\ehhog;;x heum—m Intimations have reached conference | The log boom of the bs.ky.:qu' ‘lv circles that a suggestion may. actually | and Paper cmtnmr:y wooa r:ndn.mr::‘:: be ready within a few hours after Mr. | 4,000 cords of pulp w Hughes rtturns to the capitol tomor- | 8xtensive damage to crops, roads & bridges throughout Frankiin counf g ficials of the paper company cost of salvaging the lumber would ex- oeed $100,000. 3 CLOUDBURST CAUSED RIVER TO RISE 7 FEET IN 12 HOURS and . Of- WALL STREET MESSENGERS ARE TO WEAR BRIGHT RED COATS New York, June 16—New York is | HELD IN $2500 BAIL FOR going to try something mew tomorrow WITHDRAWAL OF LIQUOR to foil its bandits who prey on \’Vn_]l ~ street messengers hastening %hroush | aontreal, June 19.—The case of Har- the financial district each day with vast ry A. Grossberg, held here in $25,000 Suwms_in. sevurities. bail for extradition to the United States Abandoning the old theory that a mes-|opn o charge of fraudulent withdrawal ot senger should look- inconspicuous and $4,000,000 worth of liquor from' bonded district, unplutocratic as possible, several brok-|loiie i the Chovcikad erage houses have decided to test the i antithesis by dressing thelr messengers in the brightest of red coats and hitch- ing five-pound portable safes around their waists. Security owners decided the old theory | 12-YEAR GIRL SHOT must be wrong, because hold-up men never made a mistake jn the identity of SHOT DEAD BY IRISH RAIDER their victims and by letting the whole world know a messenger when he saw one, it could run to his assistance if his head was being beaten in. And the safe has a trick to it, too. A ‘steel cinain encircling the messenger's walst under the coat, escajes through a hole on the left side and is padlockea inside the safe, of whose combination the messenger himself is ignorant. So he has to°come back!to get free, as the key to the padlock is kept in the | office. FINES OF OFFENDERS ARE PAYABLE NEXT PAY DAY s adjourned today until Friday at the "‘“’" of H. Merle Cochrane, United States vice consul. Belfast, June 19.—A twelve-vear old , Margaret Livingstone, was. shot dead yesterday in her father's house at Ardlougher, County Vavan, by armed men. The raiders asked for the child's father, James Livingstone, local puost- master, demanding arms. Dissatisfied because he gave them only a shot g¥n and a revolver, they lined up -in fremt of the house and fired a volley through the windows. 5% INCH RAINFALL IN WESTERN MAINE Portland, Me, June 19.—Rivers asd ‘Gloucester, N. J., June 15.—Mayor An-|lakes in western Maine had risen com- derson, acting in the capacity of magis- | siderably as a result of a rainfall trate, sees no reason why a police court |51, inches within 48 hours. This shouldn’t extend credit, the same as a de- | continuous downpour, one of the greatest partment store and other institutions. So{ for half a century, flooded cellars, roatis when two Saturday night celebrators told | were washed out and caused much x him today they had spent all their ready | age, although this was not as cash for aleoholic bevarage, he agreed to | sive as had been supposed. The their request to_extend credit . on _their | ren Paper mllls at Westbrook we: fines of §5.75-each until “next payday.” !ed-to shut down.