Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 12, 1922, Page 1

‘Aid of All Good Citizens”, tion and the Carrying of the United States Mails—Takes Railroad Trains Haye the “Same Indisputable Right to Work That Others Have to Decline to Work”—Text of the President’s Proclamation. clerks employ(d in the yards and at the depot walked ouf last night, refusing to work under protection of the troops. Thé day passed quietly at the shops: Only two shots were fired during the , and both were traced to accidental ischarige of sentinei's rifles. The question of working with guards and troops on duty was expected to be one of the. matters taken up at tomor- row's meeting. ¥ Another issue to be discussed will be the alleged 'insistence of thé carriers that members of the “big four” do work regularly assigned to the crafts now on strike, = o Tashington, July 1.—President Hard- ing. In & proclamation ~issued at the White Heuss late tonight, directed “all persons to refrain from all interference with the lawful efforts to maintain inter- transportation and the carrying of the United States mails.” In the proclamation which was issaed r & day in which continued reports 4 reached the post office department of tarference by railroad strikers with mail ains, the president invited the co-opera- tion of all public authorities, state and teipal. and the “aid of all gool eciti- = to uphold the laws and to ti- tate those operations In safety are essential to life and liberty, and the ds di: property and our commgn lic welfare” & The peacetul settiement of controversies ween shop craft employes and”carri- t was stated, “in accordance with law and due respect for the established szencies for such settlément are essential the security and well-being of our ople” NTN- president took the position that men willing to maintain the operation of railroad trains in order to.fransport mail have the “same indispussdle ~ right to work that others have to deeline to work.” President Harding was occupied through- sut the evening with ~the preparation of he proclamation, delaying his dinner hour in order to go over the first tran- seript. He returned to the executive of- Sces after dinner and remained there un- il the proclamation was made public tbout .10.40 p. m. The text of the proclamation follows: “A PROCLAMATION Z “Whereas, the United States raliroad mbor board is an agency of the govern- created by law. and charged with Ihe duty of adjusting disputes between rallroad operators and employes engaged in interstate commerce: and “Whereas, the United States rallroad labor board has recently handed dewn decisions, one affecting the wage ‘of the shop craft employes, the other declaring the contract system of shop craft work’ with outside agencles to be contrary o the intent of the transportation act, and, therefore that such practico must be dle- continued: and, Whereas, the shop eraft employes have elected to discontinue their work, rather than abide by the decision render- ed, and certain operators have ignored the decision ordering abandonment of the con- tract shop practice ; and, ‘Whereas, the maintained operation of the rallways in interstate commerce and the transportation of United States malls have necessitated the employment of men who choose to accept employment under the terms of the decision and.who have the same indisputable right to work that sthers have to decline work ; and, ‘Whereas, the peaceful settlement of controversies In accordance with law and due respect for the established agencies of such settlements are essential to the security and well being of our people ; “Now, therefore, I, Warren G. Harding, president of the United States, do heraby make proclamation, directing all persons to refrain from all interferencé with the lawful efforts to maintaln interstate transportation and the carrying of the United States mall 3 “These activities and the maintained supremacy of the law are the first ohli- gation of the government and all the citi- zenship of our country. Therefore, I in- vits the co-operation of all public au- thorities, staté and municipal and the aid of all good citizens to uphold the laws and to preserve the public peace, and to facillitate those operations in safety which are essential to life and . liberty, aid the security of property and our com- mon public weifare. “In witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my ‘hand and caused the sea of the Ulted States to be affized. “In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United {States to be afficed, “Dome at the City of Washington, this y. In the year of Our thousand nine hundred and nd twenty-two, and of the Independens st the United States, the one . hundred tnd forty-seventh. “WARREN G By the president CHARLES B. HUGHES “Secretary of sta WAY TO END STRIKE 1S THROUGH CONFERENCE Ghicago, July 11.—(By ‘the A. P.)—-B. . Jewell, president of sthe railyay erm- Woyes department of the American Ked- ration of Labor. Wy to a proclamation issued by Presidsnt darding. that the way to end the strike was to call a conference ‘of ths. shop srafts and the rafiway executives, “If anyone wants 10 end the strike they tnow how to do It Cail a cun‘ershee of *aliroad executives and shoo crafts re| resentatives,” h sald. “Full rasponsibil. y for the present situation and the con- inuation of it rests upon tne shoulders s the rallroad managements.” HARDING, OMICAGO CONFERENCE TODAY OX STRIKE ISSUES Chi July 11 (By the A. P.)—With #tate troops and United States~ deputy narshals on guard half < a dosen ates to avert violence and prevent in arference with the movement of the interstate commerce, leaders “big four” railroad brotherhoods ind rallway exécutives were hurrying o Chicago . tonight 1o confer tomorrow i jssues growing out of the shopmen's nrike. 3 At Bloomington, Ills., where |and teday received notice that the meet- iingy will be held in Chicago tomorrow ihave requested the regional directors of declared tonight in re- UNION LEADERS CLAIM EARLY STRIKE VICTORY New York, July 11—With. union| leaders claiming -an early victory and! rail executives predicting a quick return to nmormalcy, the strike of the six- rail shop crafts today progressed without no- ticeably affecting service on any of the eleven lines entering the New York dis- trict. Passenger and freight trains contin- ted to run according to schedule, with only such delays as arise in the usual course at terminals, where thousands of trains arrive and depart dally. The Erle railroad, which. yesterday suspended 21 commutation trains, today annulled one more, Dbesides shortening the run of a twenty-third, but emphas sized ita-assertion!that an impending shortage of coal dictated this action. An early settlement of the coal strike would mean the immediate resumption of these trains, unless “we are crippled by @ spread of the rails strike” said company officials. “BIG FOUR"” LEADERS TO MEET R. R. MANAGERS Cleveland, O., July 11.—The four chief executives of the Big Four transport tlon, brotherhoods will meet several rail road managers in Chi tomorrow to eonfer _regarding protests of brotherhood ‘menibers on the alleged action of rail- road managers in asking _them to do work_ ueually done by striking shgpmen and other matters pertaining to the shopmen's strike. The Lrotherhood chiefs requested T. De Witt Cuyler, chairman of the Asso- clation of Rallway Executives, to. call # conference of the raliroad managers to discuss with the union chiefs ques- tions of working agreements arising since the beginning pf the shopmen's strike morning. Mr. Cuyle: is understood. to the railrond managers tc have represen- tatives of many of the large railroads in the country attend the conference. Warren 8. Stome, president of the Brotherhood pf Locomotive Engineers: W. G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, and D. B. Rob- ertson, president of the Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen, will leave here tonight to attend the conference. L. E. Sheppard, president of the Brotherhoo of Raliway Conductors, will also be pres- snt-and . T. E. Cashen, president of the Switchmen’s union of North -America, may. attend. The Brotherhood chiefs have received many “complaints from their membership regarding working conditions on rail- roads eince the inauguration of the shop- men's strike and these reports will be thoroughly discussed with the managers at_tomorrow's meeting. Warren S. Stone has received reports from engineers that they have been ask- ed to take out engines with air-brakesy not in proper order, defective _flues, broken water glasses. bad headlights and other deficlencies. Protests have been filed by the brotherhood chiefs with tho interstate commerce commission against| these conditions. 1 RIOTS IN L.PER SILESIA HAVE BEEY SUPPRESSED Warsaw, July 11.—The Poligh/ foreign éftice explains recent disturbances in Upper Stlesia as of a'bolshevist character, in a statement which says: “Elements - Which recently came fo Upper Silesia from other, provinces have, in several factories and mines, provoked serious uprisings against the Polies, fore- ing out Polish- employers and workmen, notably Glefwits. ~ These _disturbances were participated in by the lowest Polish elements, who under the pretext ‘of re- venge for attacks of the German or- gesch, began to rob not gnly Germans,'i but also peaceful ‘Polish . citizens. The movements had a distinct. anarchist-bol- | shevist character; but the more radical national-element did not take part in it. Thanks to energetic efforts of . the supreme natfonal council and the Polish’ and German trade unfons. the riots were suppressed. The Inter-Allied commission declared a state of siege upon the request of Polish leaders, which would indicate that the whole movement was initiated by German elements.” DETECTIVE RUNS DOWN _ g ALLEGED MURDERER Newark, N. J. July 11—Posing at different times for more than a week as a real estate agent, painter and laborer, | Detectiye Sergeant Rottenberg today ran down and_arrested Peter Melchione, wanted in Cincinnati ‘on a charge of kill- ing- Mike Calla June 25, - Melchione was g0 taken by surprise at-his arrest that he admitted his iden- tity. and also confessed the killing of Calia, the police said, t » BELFAST P!IPA“I, FOR BATTLE ANNIVERSARY 458 . Belfast, July. 11" (By the A. .P)— Flags were everywhere in evidence. fo: night in prepafation for . tomorrow's Orange commemoration pt t)::e Battle 1.:: the Boyre between the Wi gfin the Jacobites in 1890. Pictures of Field * CABLED PARAGRAPHS ‘P:nndnn. July -11.—An o7 Wextord, whith had Bebn held by ‘irregulars. -Tpon I At degree ments for Tepayment eo(,\.% to America in & lump s future are in an advane clares tepayment will be. of a loan to land and America. ASSISTANT ‘s}mluflnx " OF TREASURY RESIGNS Washington, July' 11.—President. Hard- ing was understood” tonight to have un- der consideration the vemignataion of mer Duver, of Tai® Washn., and formerly of Ohio, as assistafit secretaary of the treasury in charge of customs and internal revenue. 3 Information of the resignatiou of Mr, Dover was received at the eapitui tuday. from treasury sources, but somethins of a mystery surrounding the sevcrenss of the assistant. secretary's corndotron with the ‘treasury as official” confirmation or denial of the report was ' wholly lack. ing. At the treasury.it was said that Sec: retary Mellon had no statement to make and that the matter was . one ‘for. Mr. Dover and the: president, At th: White House it was made known that Presid.nt Harding had no comment to make at this time. Mr. Dover. himself’ would nejtier confirm nor deny the report, deciaring that he had nothing to say. The resignation of Mr.. Dover, it was indicated, could be regarded as the cul- mination of jhis controversy with David H. Belair, cdmmissioner of internal rev- enue, which has raged fof several months over the proposed re-organization of the interna] revenue bureau. : According to, the accepted . opinion_ in administration circles, Mr. Dover was named as assistant secretary- of the treasury by President Harding ‘last De- cember to re-organize the customs. se vice and the revenue bureau. ~Re- zation of the customs service was ed by Mr. Dover early in the year, but ifs plans for changes in-the. personnei uf the revenue bureau ran ! administration ideas ~ Blair and Secretary Mellon. ficially described as. ‘! to policy,” waxed uw currence of a number of incidents, cluding the removal of Dover ‘appointees the issuance of order by Mi ir_centralizing all 1 b& pointments in.the offices of the. stoner and the appointment. This reached its height recently when C. C: Childs, of Ohio, and A. D Sumne of lowa, supervisor of internal’ revenue collectors ‘and deputy * commissfoner in charge 8 accounts, - réspectively, ‘were dismissed - through the = congolidation of their offices by Mr. Msion upon rec- ommendations of the tax s:mplificition board and Charles R. Nash of Minneap- olis, was selected as deputy commission- er_of ‘accounts and. callections. In some officlal quarters the view was advanced that President Harding was withholding action on the resignation of Mr. Dover pending ‘the assignment of the assistant sectetary to a new post in the government, while- in other official circles] the president was not entirely pleased Wwith Mr. Dover's methods of procedure in connection with the revenus Lureau, but that some time would elapse before word would be forthcoming from . the White House on thé case. LIFE GUARDS ON STRIKE - FOR BIG WAGE INCREASE Ocean City, N, son make up the beach patral. their demand for fused. The. prediction is made the mayor will employ @ number of women life guards. ‘Wiliiam C. Campbell,” finance commis- sloner, said, the: salaries are fixed by: law, and much as the city- officials sympathize w.th the guards: they are unable.to in- About ‘twenty-five .men crease the pay. are on atrike. s - e STEAMER DELAYED BY . = FIRE, SAILED TUESDAY New York, July™ 11.—The steamship Nieuw Amsterdam, held up Saturday by | a fire which raged for ‘several hour: her bhold, sailed for Ratterdam f: B % Before she put out, passengers present- ed ag testimonial ‘to ‘officidls of the - Hol- land-American line’ in “appreciation _of, their treatment ' during .the wait, :and another Heuvel and Chief ‘Officer Erb, commsnd- in be raised: joinfly: 11" Eng- | Rochelle "I ble time after the k the opinion was advanced that . 3., July 11.—The strike of lite guards for higher pay was still on today, and Ocean City's' long stretch of beach was unprotected by; the red- shirted college athletes, who -every sed- n They were paid $15 a week and quit when $25 a week was re- enforced to Captain ‘Van Tie Tele- iph message from mm!;:ép‘e Feports that the town S 5 : " 11.—Walter .- Ward, swho .has been held Westehester county Jail for th lictment, chargifig him w days on sailor, wis released late today 000" bail by-(Supreme . Court Jus- 7, ‘although the court rsfused 188 the indictment. * Xiressed himself as “very ha Jeftiat once - for ‘his ew fome in company with s wife s in” 520, % Fx Villard Curtis, Ward's mother- £w,. who « Wwas sought for weeks in New Roglelle by ‘subpoena servers with- “through the hearing be- and left with Ward's party without an attempt being made to Zerve her. She had been sought to ap- pear before the grand jury and recently District Attorney Weeks ‘issued a - sub- poena; for her. to testify in the con- skiracy charges brought by him, against Ward's father, George S. Ward. Ac- cording .to Ralph D. Ward, brother of the ‘defendant, Mrs. Curtis has been liv- ing quietly in, New Rochelle with her daughter all the time. Justice' Seegar, in announcing his de- cislon to admit the wealthy -defendant 10 bail after he had heard the argumenls of his attorneys for a dismissal tha jn- dictment said that no evidenc: had been submitted to prove that. Ward acted other than in self-defense, when an at- tack * wes made upon him or that the. crime had “been one of deliberation. “It ¥ my judgment,” he said, “that the' evidence submitted Coes not warrant an indictment of murder in the first gree. The state on its end of the rxse undoubtédly has done its duty, but scems to'have over-stepped. There appears to be certain evidence favoring the defend- ant that was not submitted to the grand Mury and it also appears that cariaiz il legal evidence has been permitted.”” Justice Seeger said he doubted if eith- er could have any effect upon the de- gree ‘of the charge against Ward. “I do-not think, however.” he contind- ed, “That the circumstances warrant a dismissal of the indictment.. The ques- tion of fact will have to be proferi submitted to a jury upon trial of the ac- tion.” 2 In announcing his decision fo admit Ward to bail, the fustice said he had tak- en'into_consideration the fact that Ward had; reported the slaying of Peters to the authorities, “within a_fairly reasona- ing. OR ATHLETIC BLKS FAYI v ACTIVITIES FOR LODGES ‘Atlantic City; N. T, July 11.—A pla | Providing that each lodge of Elks in the j country engaged in athletic activities ana acquire the necessarw property for an athletic field was received enthusiastical- ly today by the delegates to the annual ‘meeting of the grand lodge of the Benev olent and Protective Order of Kiks. Leading oficers said the proposal would probably be adopted. Mayor Hurlburt, past exalted ruler of New York 1odge, No. 1, who pdesented the plan in behalf of the New York state Elks,, said ‘the antelered herd should en- gage In athletics, as well-as patriotic ex- ercises, “for the development of the bodies and: minds, not only of ‘youthful Elks, but the future citizens of the United States, and thus quicken the spirit of American patriotism and create the Very best citizenry in the world." An invitation was received from May- or Curley, 6t Boston, to hold the next year's.session in that city. Decision in the matter. will be reached tomorrow: Tit “addition to the selectlon of J. Kd- gar Mastérs, of Charleroi, Pa., as grand exalted ruler, the. grand lodge elected the following officers: s Gfand esteemed leading knight, Fred A. Morris, . Mexico, Mo,; grand - esteemed Joyal knight, Harry = A. Tichner, dena, Calif.; grand esteemed knight, Fred O. Neutzel, Louisville, Ky. grand- secretary, Fred C. Robinson, D buque, Ia.; grand treasurer, P. J. Bren- nan,: Denison, Texas; grand tiler, Clem- ent, Scott, Vancouver, Wash.; grand in- ner‘guard, Albert K. Hill, Spartanburg, 8. C.; grand chaplain, Rev. Dr. John Dy sert Jamestown, N. Y. grand trustecs for' a ‘five-vear term, Robert A. Scott, Hirfto; Ind. ; member of the grand forum for'a five year term, John J. Carton, Flint, Mich." Pasa- i The first 10 Vverses of the TeDeum are said to fate back to the second century. ““Bo | Protect - Americans In ing them for their efficiency “in ‘fighting. the blaze. The fire did not damage the: siip, al- though it destroyed cargo valued ar sev- eral thousand dollar i BOUNDHOUSE FOREMAN. TARRED AND FE, Roodhouse, lls., July 11— son, ‘night roundhouse for: of ATHERED iu';x Dick- Chicago and - Alton . railroad¥ héré, was| taken from the roundhouse today by a mob of 25 or 30 men with handks tied over their faces, driven itwo mil from the .oity in an automebile ®iven a coat of tar and feathers. Dick- son walked back to Rooadhousé and “to night ‘went to Chicago. Dickson’ls sai to be s Telative of W.-G. Bis dent of the Chicago and Aiton, SIX.YEAR OLD BOY efs DROWNED IN 50UND| | Greenwich, July” 11.—Charles Mann, year oid son of Mr: and Mrs. Larry. of his jon, as drowned in Long Island sound this afternoon.. The . found near the Island Beach the water. Members.of the yol body. q was believed the bdy fell from a:rook into company worked ‘over. the body with u pulmotor but without sueceps. . . ‘. APPOIN' F OF TED ! New - Britain, July i1 geant William' C. Haet - Admiral Joseph Strauss. the Asiatic Squadron in murder of Clarence. Pe erc, |}, ‘Evacuation by U. S. Mili-- tary Forces Has Been Agreed Upon With Domin- ad been agreed upon With a group of Donilnican leaders, who have been in Washington some months on their owu initiative in_conference with department officials. * The programme will be car- ried out the statement said “as soon as it can be ascerfained whether it meets ‘With the approval of a majority. of the Dominican people.” The department further announces tnai Sumner Welles, of New York, former chief of {he Latin-Ailerican division of the department had been appointed com- missioner to the Dominican republic with rank of envoy and minister, and would leave immediately for the island to as- rtain the views of the populace on the American’ withdrawal plan. A summary of the programme provid- es first for the establishment of a pr visional government composed of Do- nican citizens which will conduct gen- eral elections “without the intervention” of American military government will A Chicage Board ot Trade b sold for §6,500,decrease of $100from ¢ relieved a drought of 42 days and saved corn and other crops. - President-Harding nominated, Fred A. Bradley, of Buffalo, N. Y., to be collector the Swiss arket for 95 times per 100, and ‘there were few tak- ers. X One gi! was drowned and her three companions had narrow _escapes from death when their canoe upset on tie Quinnipiac river, near Red Bank. that.71 officéers and 1271 men of the New Yor national guard.would train at Camp, Devens, August 6 and 20th. “rm . Col. Willlam N. Haskell, director - of American Relief administration work in Russia, has been summonéd to Washing- ton to confer with Secretary Hoover. 1 The steamer Cedric has arrived with | elghty-five boxes of gold bars valued at about $2,500,000, from London. This shipment consigned to J. P. Morgan & Co. By n senate vote of 52 to 13 the house rates of 3 cents a pound on un- shelled peanuts and 4 cents a pound on shelled peanuts were restored in the tar- i bill This yeSr's total wheat crop was fore- cast at £17,000,000 bushels and the corn crop at 2,860,000,000 busheis by the de- delegate to the proy Ty _out its purposes, stalled, and shail above 'mentioned ment said, American withdrawn. SAYS GOVERNMENT of the coal industry b; must come eventually, 1daho, chairman of the mittee, statement. necessary administrative powers to car- When a constitutional presicert congress shall have been eleci:d and in- haye approved convention, th: sta: CONTROL COAL INDUSTRY Washington, July 11—Drastic contrsl declared today in an commenting ional government | Partment of agriculture in its July crop report. Lee Brags. 35 years old, negro. was shot and killed by three white ‘men at his home at Bayard, Fla., as a result, of- ficials believe, of his betrayal of moon- shiners. and the forces weuld be MUST Permission to sue §. E. ~J. Cox, oll promoter, for $625,000, was . given by Judge Monteith, in Houston, fexas, to James G. Leavell, receiver for the Gen- eral Ofl Co. There is an automoblle to every seven inhabitants of Putnam County, N. Y., ac- cording to figures made public pertaining to the number of state automobile licenses y the government Senator Borah, senate labor com- informal on President Harding's efforts to end the coal strike. |issued there. lecturing | Senator Borah said that he hoped the president’s commission plan would ‘bring results and added that a commis- sion should be appointed to determine means for applying government confrol to the coal industry, “I think the suggestion of the presi- dent with regard to the imen going back to work pending a settlement is of course entirely desirable,” said Senator Borah. “But, I do not believe that anything short of drastic control by the governs ment of the coal industry will bring any- thing like permanent relief” “A commission, such as susgested, might work out a settlement of the pres: ent trouble, but the ‘shing might break n [ 1-feel therefore, that after The present matter s adjusted by the president, if possible there ought to be taken up the question of government control. This Aces mot necessarily lead to government ownership, but it may’ That some legislation would be re quired to work out the president's pres- ent plan, was assumed by Senator Bo- rah, who said he had no doubt, but that it would be enacted promptly by .con- gress upon the executive's request. This would not be needed immediately in any event, he said. —_——— WOULD STOP “NEW HAVEN” FROM VOTING Boston, July 11.—Decision was reserv- edby ' Judge Crosby in the supreme court today on the petition of Edmund D. Cédman, a minority shareholder of the Boston and Main railroad company, for an injunction to prevent the voting of stock held by the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company at the adjourned annual meeting of the Boston and Maine corporation to be held on Friday of this week. Trustees for six directors of the Bostoh and Maine nominated by the Neéw Haven were appointed recently by the United | States circuit court for the southern dis- trict of New York, and' the bill sought to prevent ‘the counting of votes case by these trfistees. The New Haven owns 120,000 shares, or 28 per cent. of the Boston and Maine capitalization of of 817,428 shares. Y Counsel for the New Haven in opj could not greatly affect the result of the meeting, provided the remaining 72 ner | cent of the shares were well representad. injunction the supreme . court of Massa- chusetts would conflict with the federal I court of the southern district of New York in that it would restrain trustees aj pointed by the’latter court from doing what they had been appointed to do. TWO RESCUED FROM DROWNING AT MTLFORD Milford, Conn., Atias, 17, of New York, and George John, “a grocer, were rescued from drowning af Walnut Beach late today by three men who went to their aid in canoes. ~ John was attempting to pull Miss Atlas to shore after having jump- ed in, in response to her cries for help. She gripped him around the neck and both had gone beneath the surface when- the other rescuers, reached the scenc and dragged them 'into the canoes. FREIGHT WRECK BLOCKS . ° MAIN LINE TRACK July 11.—Miss Rose Milford, July 11.—@ne track of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad main line was: blocked for five hours to- night after a car of a fast eastbound freight train was. deeailed- here. ~The roadbed was damaged for 200 feet by a fallen brakebeam. which caused the de- railment. A wrecking crew ‘from New Haven arrived nearly three hours ‘after the accident and cleared the tracks, TWELVE ARE KILLED z IN TRAIN COLLISION Corunna, Spain, July 11.—(By the A. P.)—Twelve -persons were . kill2d and many injured today when a Galician ex- - | press train colilded with an Asturiin mail train in the Vi icinity of Paloncia, near -here. 4 AR B L OBITCARY Russell T. Whiting ‘Bridgeport, Conn., July 11 ing the petition claimed that the votes| It was also claimed that in granting the | The White Star Line settled with 15 second cabin passengers left hehind by the Majestic last Saturday on the basis of §3.50 a day until the Olympic sails next Saturday. The ‘steamer Santa Teresa locked at the foot of Hafilton avenue, Erookiyn, having 78 passengers from Valparaiso, Chili, and other ports along the coast of South America. The Franklin Automobile Go. reports output.in June broke ajl previoys records for that ‘month, and was the second largest monthly production in. the his~ tory of the cmpany.. 34 The’ monthly tomnege report of the United States Steel Corporation showed 5,635,531 tons of unfilied ordérs on hand June 30. This is an increase from May's unfilied orders which totalled 5,254,223 Fire in the Herschensen Leather com- pany's factory, Peabody, Mass., caused & $20,000 loss mostly due to smoke and water. The fire started -in an enclosed stairway, when nobody was in the build- ing. Jewelry worth $10,000 and $430 in war savings stamps were stolen from a safe in the home of Angelo G. Fasany, New York. The burglars cut the combination and removed the safe door with electric| drills. More cantaloupes were recelved in New York than ever before, Receipts from California totaled 150 carloads. In spite of the heavy supplies, most of the melons were sold without demoralization of the market. Application for a settlement of the es- tate of Mrs. Emily Woolsey Dix, who died May 17, 1021, was filed in New York, by the heirs with the Surrogates Court. - The accounting = yalues the es- tate at §946,136. Six men held up Joseph Fisfer, & col- lector for the Sheffleld Farms Dairy Pro- ducts Company, as he was leaving the company's branch store in New York, robbed him of $600 and his revolver and escaped in an automobile. The Tamplco oll reglon ls free of reb- els, according to advices recelved, re- counting’ the decisive defeat of the ban- dits' Gorozave .and’ Francisco Lara and thel rpursuit in to the state of Puebla by General Guadalupe Sanchez. — Adjutant General Charles L: Martin and 300 Kansas National Guardsmen took command of the strike situation-in Par- sons, Kansas. The troops arrived in town and were quartered in the M. K. and T. rallroad’s: athlétic field. Fifty Dassengets escaped without in- jury when a Baltimore & Ohio passen- ger train, No. 51, -from Parkersburg ‘o Portsmouth, - Ohio, was derailed. three miles east of Sciotoville, Ohio. The bag- gage car and smoker turned over. Passengers arriving from' England on the Noordam said there was lus unem- ployment in Britain, but that the doles which had been pald out by the govern- ment had made the majority of persons so0 lazy they did not want to work. Tnlon textile workers employed by the Merrimac Manufacturing - company at Lowell, walked out when they learned that a 20 per cent. wage cut’ was effec- tive. The company employs about 2,000 ‘workers, the majority of whom-are union members. COAL PROPOSAL IS | \ STILL HANGING FIRE Washington, June 11.—President Hard- ing’s'proposa; for arbitration to end the ! suspension of work in unionized coal min- ing areas is still hanging fire tonight, awaiting fina. answers from the mine op- erators and ‘union officials. “ At the White House it was the president dla not expect definits ul‘:‘twm from the bituminous- industey- before Sat- urday, though s anthrs ‘mine ownere wefe expecte dto respond. S administration view was' that the settiement plan . eries of Dyes to Textile tions Are That Germany Will Ask to be Paris, July 11 (By the A. P.)—The Ttparations commission decided today to relieve the German financial crisis to the extent o} reducing the monthly install- ment of 50.000.000 gold marks due Sat- urday on the gchedule of payments to 32,000,000 gold marks. Germany had announced her willingness to pay the Whole amount, but the commission ruled that in view of the crisis the smaller figure was all that would be required. Credit to the amount of = 18,000,000 £0ld_marks' was® given Germany on her reparations account for deliveries ~of dyestuffs made during the last few months to the Textile Alliance of Amer- ica for all the allies and also for deliv- erles of coal, which had been made to Luxembourg at the request of the allied governments. These credits were due Germany for some time, and the ofi- cials thought that this time was oppor- tune to allow them, in view of the Ger- man_difficulties. The members of the reparations com- mission spent all day discussing tho German crisis., Dr. Fischer and Herr Schroeder conferred with the members GOVERNMENT HEADS p URGED TO ECONOMIZE Washington, July 11,—Administrative officers of the executive ~establishments of the government who”were assembled today for their third semi-annual busi- ness meeting. were called upon by Pres- ident Harding for “the utmost economy” of expenditure during the current fiscal vear and the use of thelr “pruning knives” upon the estinates for the sue- ceeding twelve months, The president further urged economy by federal officials as-an example for the states and - municipalities whose mounting debts ‘he described as “men- ace” unequalled imgAmerica: today. Referring to the operations of the budget bureau during the fiscal year just tnded. during.which withdrawals from the treasury. were redoced by $759,600.- Drospective “net deficit of ~ $425,00 for ‘the current flscal 'year s a chal to us’ al Receipts for _the current year, he stated, were estimated at $3.- 074,000,000° while expenditures were Dlaced at $3,771,000,000, an apparent ex- Cess of expenditure amounting - to- $697.- 000,000, hut oftset to - the amount of $272,000,000 by the general balance in the treasury on June 30. Experience of the” past vear,: the pres- ident continued, has demonstrated that there need be no undue concern over prospective. deficits, ' recalling that. while a deficit of $24,000,000 was forecast last year, a surplus of $313,000,000 was alized. This was accomplished, he as- serted, despite the fall in government Teceipts for the year of $1,515,000,000, the equivalent in the reduction in the amount collected from the people, yet because it pruned its expenditures hy $1,743,000,000, it produced an actual surplus. VICE PRESIDEXT COOLIDGE ADDRESSES BUSINESS MEN Buffalo, N. Y. July 11.—Vice Presi- dent Calvin Coolidge. in an address to business men at_the Eilicott club here to- day, praised them for what they had achieved in reconstraction and In bring- ing the country back to stable conditions and sald that If they clung to the high ideals of true Americanism the desired end_would be fully achleved. *The voices of those Who are always trying to tear down, are strident,” he sajd. “Ismt it well for you, who want América to endure, who want to build up, 'to be moving forward equally strong? \The time has come when the voice of American business must be heard. It must join with others who want to see our-country in a positian of leadership among the natlons of the world.* % Mexico, he sald. must sst her house in order and she would then receive the recognition due her. The Mexican .gov- ernment, he added. must demonstrate the power and disposition” (o protect the lives -and property -~ of ~ other hationals within her borders. The same principle, he sald, applied to -’ Russla, NETHEELANDS BONDS WILL BE OFFERED JIERE New TYork, July 11—Public offering tomorrow of the second !ul! of a 560,600, 000 guilder ¢ight per cent. loan of the Kingdom of \the Netherlanls, was an- nounced here tonight by Dill K‘ Read & Company, fiscal agents for "th: loan In this country. Bonds totlling ,000 guilders, (about $20,000,000), will be cf- fered “in this country. on the basis of $960 for each bond of 2,500 guilders, giv- ing a net return of 6.10 per éent. at the present rate of exchange. The remaining 100,000,000 gullders 'will be offered in Amsterdam. INTENSE HEAT IN “FOUR COURTS" RUINS Dublin, July 11 By the A. P.)—So great is the heat in the ruins of the Four Cuorts that when salvage opera- tions were commenced today - the m: could only« for short periods do _any work. - Among - the - valuabie recoveries are the heads of four statues of famous udges - which - adorned- the central hall, and about a thousand bound copies of important documents. found almost in- tact in the ruins of the record office. STRIKING BERLIN PRINTERS RETUEN TO WORK This Year. b this ‘morning and had 1M, Dubois, president of the in the course of which the German resentatives. rejterated their Inability to meet cash payments uly, The comim celve a formal request from. for a moratorium in some form ton row; indications tonight were that German nots .would ask that Gen be relleved of all remaining * this year, % Roland W. Boyden' is clisest touch with the’ developments as to be able to advise Washirgton, | as yet has not changed his plans salling for New York on the France on Saturday. X It was maid this evening in fions' circles that there was @ tion to take Do action on the Tequest” for a moratorium, but await. possible political dev Germany. ~Those who take this say that the fail of the present government would make any reached now of little or no value. GARVAN APPEARS BEFORE Appearance today of Francie P. Garys former alen brovarty custodian and head of the Ch cal Foundation. before the Erecti v.ar frauds grand ial e'reles to have ery It was emphasized by the sgame that the investigation was ds marily to establish the custodian’s ground “for" continued criticism I agalnst the office, if such criticism A grand jury investigat: . by the officials to benm:‘ ::; Drovided fbf -in the American sys the government” was torney General Daugherty. Denyings fhat any person - With the department of justice has any communication with German or individuais; patents, Mr. Daugherty's ¢rated that in moving to recover merely carrying out inetructions fcom Presids todian, subsequent'y assuming dency of - the Foundation—ta 3: that the demand for retu: rotents had been actiat fluence, Mr. Garvan appeared today i to a subpoena before n war feauds grand ju over to that body Foundation. Ty here and the records of He said later books by representatives merit of justice. i WAR FRAUDS GIA‘D‘W& * Washington, July 11 (By the A. mfia’ *‘0 esigied . finally the legality of . | P g Lt deciared lrmnmn?mnmwa' T of title to the ed by German fn- e special federal had been made to permit inspection of : Prior to going before the Mr. Garvan said he had refused a of Assistant Attorney General Crim permission to inspect the books on ground that he would not open them “Germanic influences.” - FEARING ARREST MAN New York, July 11.—Detcytives went to William D. Rawlings' hotel day to arrest him on a charge of funds of the Carbola Chemical ©Of which he was secretary, lying across his bed slashed. After an ambulance Another ambulance surgeon ?m stomach pump_with such good effect it was not meceary 1o take him to & pita - Police ' declared Rawlings cashing $15.000 checks secelved company and falsifying the books er up the shortages. The specific against him, however, was theft' of $/ to PYRENE EXTINGUISHERS BARRED FROM New York, July 11.—Pyrene fire. tinguishers, alleged by fire and polics ficials to have generated . fumes. wh overcame 150 passengers in the Lex avenue tube of the Interborough recently have been barred from f use for extinguishing fires caused by tric arcs, Frank. Hedley, Interborough; announced The recent near disaster, clared, was caused by fumes when the contents _of the extis came in contact with an electric are caused by a short circult. A committee of city officlals Mayor Hylan to fix blame for the dent, derided at -t,.:u- ;, New York, July 11 of French 7 1-2 per = stealiny T with his grand sury,” demand for 54 president of e the: who was as- RO ot Dffi'_m?‘hl, “three. 3 Wi Mechanics and Farmers Savings bank | dustry and a director of the First National bank | pre of Bridgenort, died at his home here late | b