Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 25, 1922, Page 1

e VOL. LXIV—NO. 178 COAL OPERATORS TOHEED | GOVERNNENT ADMONTIO Southwestern Interstate Coal Operators’ Association Has De- POPULATION 29 /catified the Joan Laid Fifty Years Ago. 2 Fifty years ago to- *Eastern Associated ' Télegraph ir first submarine there were pnly in existence and of the earth was 000 miles of cables ‘only a limited portion Diplomatic o covered. - Today there of cable, encompassing habitable globe. are 325,000 miles every part of the r.idedgoConfomtoPruidentl‘hnfin":Probudfo_r Reopening Coal Mines—Are to Cooperate With Gov- ernors of States in Carrying Out the President’s Plan —An Agreement Has Been Reached for the Distribu- tion of Coal and for the Restriction-of Unfair Prices. Eansas City. acceptance of Russian Delegates in Berlin. Berlin, July 24 (By the A. P.) Russian delegates to The Hague confer- ence, headed by Maxim Litvinoff, secretaries and others making up a party of fitteen arrived in Berlin from The Hague today. It is understood they plan to remain_in Berlin for some time. department of justice and ‘the depar:- ment of the intertor, to be designatel the Presidential committee. mittee tq have general supervision of the measures to be taken here under and 1o authorize of execution of these as may be necessary from FIGHT OVER WOOL IN TARIFF BILL IN SENATE ‘Washington, Harding's pro- posal for reopening coal mines were made tepresentatives of the Southwestern Coal Operalors' association, it was learned at their meeting here today. It was understood that corfnitiees were appointed for the states of Kansas, Mis- July 24— Failing to get action from the senate finance commit- tee majority, Senator Lenroot, can, Wiseonsin, fight to limit to sixty per cent, ad va- lorem the dufies in the pending bill on course wools, both in the raw and the manufactured state. Warning _his that the 33 cents a pound duty pro- posed would result the cost of woolen clothin oot declared have difficulty in justitying fo the peo- in the large cities proper protective duties for the wool producers, but that they could not justify “this enormous valorem duty, ih ‘some cases 137 per cent,” on wool of | a kind not produced in this country to any appreciable extent. In the course of the tween “Senator Lenroot and leagues on the majority side, tnere a sharp dispute between Chairman of the ‘finance committee, Senator Smoot, of Utah, ranking repub- lican of that committee, the committee majority any reductions in the ad valorem duties launched his ‘The administrative nz representatives of the prestd-n- together with Tepresen- representatives of committee,, com- governors of es in carying out the chief executive’s ;i SOMEHCES, (0K the raflways, and, where necessary, rep- resentatives of the larger COAL SHORTAGE MAY RESULT IN CLOSING OF STEEL PLANTS “The presidential committee will cs- tablish a representative in each coal pro- 24—The wholesale | qucing district. “The presidentiaal committee “will ap- point 4 committee of operators in tash distFict to be nominated by the distr! orerators’ assoclation or independent on- in case of failure of the 0p- erators to take such action ‘the ‘presi- dential committes ma; erators as_they Senator Len- Iy those in the east been' affected will result if the coal| 4 before Aug. 1. the | erators appoint such see fit on such com- The members of thése dist: commmittees may, ;be changed upon by the presidential com- ng off of operations among | ave concern at their ion headquarters. The exchanges be-| to be ceported | mission. | committee will co- cthiehem Steel announced | operate with the 1 fires #nd discontinued | commissjon as to local car movements two of their largest fur-!as to effect the purposes of this plan. esultant loss of empl as ‘to whether had ‘agreed to | “The overators Every piant | thelr usual busines until they are af- the full effect | cted proceéd with who is ‘in charge of the wool schedule for the committee, sald no decreases had Shouting that cuts had been agreed upon, Senator McCum- ber produced one dmendment, proposing a five per cent reduction in the ad va- in- one paragraph schedule, and immediately orfered it to Later he announced that similar reductions In the ad valorem du- ties in: a mmber been made by the committee. Senator Lenroot argued that on the coarse grades of wool, the duty proposed in the pendinz bill would be consider- higher than that in the emergency ¥ preference orders. “It Is expected that the 3 . will recommend the allotment of se practically | cars on the basis of those who conforia fair prices to be agreed uo the presidentlal committee. the operators demand, -then “tied | suitable guarantees ghall be given payment by persons buying under priority e United | orders. k in ™w York today, been agreed upon. The shop | to o such an | wit John L. Lewls, president of Mige Workers, was But declined o comment on dev f the situation fext move v ment. but refused 3 paragraphs had Wil be requested t to deal with par- “The raflroa jopments | appoint a reresentati He predicted that the | chases of railway fuel. 4 be made b o forecast what direc- tion governmental action might take. prices agreed upon between the operators and the secretary of commerce on June Ist are to be maiu- t where varied by the pre dential committee, and this same basis of price determination shall be appli:d districts which are so far co-operating. “The who'e of the above is tentativa, pending furthd> consideration i #ho faterstate commerce oartment of justice. department of n- ternor and the department of commerce. * Before returning wool, the senate wound up its work on committee amendments in the flax, ‘jute and_hemp . schedule. AN AFREENFENT REACHED RIBUTION OF COAL Two controversies democrats vigorously oppos- d on jute bagging{ n_floor coverinas. Senator * Robinson, demoer: sought t6 have the rates reduced from 6-10 cent and 3-10 cent a square yard to 1-10 and 1-20 cent. respectively, but his amendment was rejected. 35 to 18, and the original rates approved, 31 to ~—Agreémert upon a tentative plan for m_of coal ond for restriction, > piicrs. wae ‘annoufeed toniENt Secretary Hoover after a Series nf conferences durin= the day sentatives of producing operators, commerce com- ASK 4,000 STRIEING MINERS TO RETURN T0 WORK Kittanning, Pa. gheny River Mining potted at its mines near here a notlce asking its 4.000 striking miners to re- turn to work under the 1920 wage scals officials said the offer was made by the company individually and not as a_member ‘of the Central Penn- sylvania Bituminous Coal Operators’ as- sociation, to which it belongs. The mines were closed April 1, when ‘the miners strike began. mission and other depart The plan. which was described by tarney Genera] Daugherty in an opin:on July 24—The Alle- By a vote ,of 34 to 16, the senate re. Jected an amendment by the same sena- tor to cut from 35 per cent ad valorem to 20 per cent the proposed duty on cot- ton floor, coverinz. further tomorrow by the conferses and the conferess and he agreement of the dapendent upon tae operatnrs presert approval of their assoc: ve plan follows A comparicon of the wool schedule in the administration bill and the famous Payne-Aldrich law. has been prepared by Joseph S. In Washington, appointed by the president Congressional Record to- day by Chairman Mocumber, senate finance committee. ison expressed in percentages, follows: ree commission, The compar- TO DEMAND CLAIMS AGAINST GEEMANY AND AUSTRIA ‘Washington, July democratic senators to- day joined in demands ment of American damage claims againc, Germany and Austria. but differed as to procedure during three Ho the bill of Senator WEST HAVEN POLICE HELPED SLAYER TO SELECT REVOLVER Payne-Aldrich New Haven, July 24—Officially ac- cusing West Haven police of having as- sisted Antonio Ralano, alias “Tony, the! Barber,” in selecting the revolver with| is alleged to have shot and killed Alfonso Francesco Cozzo, known at Savin Rock on today held Woven fabries Pile fabrics s’ debate on “Frank Cozzo,” 13, Coroner EIl Mix Raiano criminally responsible for death of Cozzo, ! According to the coroner's finding the Haven chief of police issued a to Raiano to carry a revolver and also gave permission to two police- men to accompany the accused when he | purchased the, gun. that the police knew that ‘trouble was brewing and had stopped several alter- cations between Raiana and Cozzo, and others who persisted in accusing Ralano of having “tipped” the police presence of gambling conducted by Antonio De Caplo in Savin proposed an “Vearing appare! American clai Senator Lodge publican ieader, indicated that he favor- ed & joint claims commission Lodge, however, Underwood that proverty seized b§ the odian probably would American damages, but such a method of payment was opposed by Semator Walsh. democrat, Montana The discussion was Underwood with a statement in support of his bill in which nied charges of fraud in connection with the Chemical Foundation of five thousand German chemical , now the basis of a government suit. Wide discussion of the Chemical Founda- tion affairs was ‘precipitated by Chair- man Nelson of the judiclary committee attacking Tetator Underwood's proposi- the foundation was_spreading propaganda. while Se tor Underwood deciared that the found: tion was an Sleemosynary concern, with profits limited, and designed to develop' American chemistey The Underwood bill was referred to- fay to & judiclary sub-committee headed by Senator Cummins, republican, s commission Massachusetts, Manufactures Payne-Aldrich, pending bill 55.00. EXPERIENCE OF BOY alien property cu: EXPERIMENTING WITH POWDER be used to nay The coroner says 13 years old, | Springhill section of this. city, an inventive: turn of mind, practically cured now. _ Late today Edwin nished his experi- ments in making gunpowder from char- coal, saltpetre and other ingredients. He ‘manufactured a cannon to go with the gunpowder- by plugging the end ‘two-inch section of iron three. feet long, boring a hole for a fuse, and fastening the affair on a box. then poured in his high explosive and touched it off, _Edwin ducked hurriedly, and thus al- lowed the section of pipe to sail through the air, tear out the whole of onme of the front windows down a gas' chandelier in the front room and bury itself in the wall. Edwin expressed great the miniature think' the cannon would do all that, he caid, because he used pound of powder. 1 by Senator Ficidentally he de- in a restaurant acquisition by The trouble according to the coroner's report astarted after the police the restaurant seeking gamblers on the before Cozzo was killed. was immediftely accused -of having told the police’ that gambling existed in the restaurant which he denied. day of the shooting Ralano is said to have siapped Cozzo’s face while the lat- ter was in a bathing suit. ! dressed and was coming toward Ralano, he Is said to have invitea the latter to a fight with the hands, when Rafano is said#to have drawn the revalver, firing the fatal shot, according to the finding. be arraigned Haven town court tomorrow where he will probably be bound over September term of the superior court on the coroner’s recommendation. After Cozzo Thamas W. M; todian and his predecessors Attorney General Paimer and Francis P. ter now president of the foundation, are be among the early witnesses, indicat- the Chemical Foundation case to at some length. It also was announced that Underwood's bill the state department for an opinion, Sen- ator Lodge advising the senate that the Ltiating_ with Ger- many for a treaty . estabiish a joint claims commission. Senator Lodge added that he would not favor giving such a commission power Germany was bound claims. The commission, he said, shou:d only fix the amounts due, This was opposed by Semator Under- | wood, who said he favored an American commission 10 fix American claims and that American ciaimants might be delay- interminably if their placed in the hands of a joint commis- . alien property cus- only about Garvan, the lat- COTTON BAGGING REMOVED FROM TARIFF FREE LIST TO ELIMINATE OR DEMOTE SOME 2,500 ABMY OFFICEES will be gone & ‘Washington, July. 24—By a vote of 31 the senate today approved a com- mittee amendment removing cotton bag- ging from the tariff free list and making le at rates varying from 6-10 Two democrats, meeting sard of Loulsiana and Kendrick of Wy- oming. yoted for the amendment and on= Washington, July 24—The board of officers appointed to undertake the biggest wholesale ever initiated among the regular army officer corps will hold its’ nr: tomorrow with Major General Joseph Dickmen, retired, presiding. have begun operations toward the elm-! against it. ination or demotion of some 2,500 offi- cers today, but was held up by the: ab- sence of one member. Members of the board, which is rep- resentative of all arms or tne servies, y concerned in their prelimi- nary discussions today over the probable effect upon the morale of the army of the” suspended sentence over the head of practically every r in the service with the General Pershing and the baker'’s dozen of second lieutenants now in the army. Congress, in -dirécting that the vellow| cers' corps be reduced by January 1, to 12,000, did not include the general offi- intofcers of the army in fixing the doorways on Jower Broadway today as af to be. retained in each grade.” The war; rainter, on whom there was not a sing! mark of identification, fell decide whether to pay Ameriggn Previously the senate had rejected. 35 to 18, an amendment by Senator Robin- to reduce the rates to 1 1-10 cents and 1-20 cents re- spectively. Senator Borah supported that amendment and Senators Broussard and Kendrick and Ransdell, democrat, Loul- slana, voted against it BRIDGEPORT PRESENTED 106 ACRES FOR A NEW PARR | claims were ¥ PAINTER FELL THREE STORIES CLOSE TO GROUF OF WOMEN exception of Bridgeport, July 24. — Another parit was added to this city today when land estimated at 100 acres was presented to | the park and apportionment boards by, Mrs. Antoinette, Fairchild Wheeler, her. son, D. Fairchild Wheeler in Mayor Fred .Atwater's office at the city hail. park will be called the Fair. orlal ‘park and adjoins Beards. Iy park . at the western -and. northern mna:rlu. /It 15 about two-thirds the of Beardsley park and s ‘located ‘tojpartly in Bridgeport spattered over thelr dresses, §roup of women ran screaming paring instructions " did ‘include, the | Th officers, insofar as retirement | child Atamh from the| for the “plucking His body landed] general ‘women as they stood chat-|for physical disability would create. pot of yelow paint which| cancies and permit the appointment been using on & scaffold, smeai-| colonels to , over them. The pamnter suffered 2 ing the number wd prtly . in foreign office, alding - federal The Austrian federsl govern: | retused to agres ‘to the appointment of Géerman consuls ‘in Australla. : - Department of agriculture statistics | indicate a world wheat crop of 2,574, 386,000 bushels, compared with 2,724, .| 506,000 last year. S Pro Not to be Drawn Into 5 Py Cancellation Conference— To Proceed Independently. Washington, July 24 (By.the A. P.).—| Parls, Jyly 24—(By the A. P)—. The istate department was without any| General consideration of allied debts in official word today as to the British atti- | thelr relation to the reparations ques- tion now seems to be assured for the forthcoming meeting of the reparations question now seems to be .assured for the forthcoming meeting of the repre- mentatives of the allies in London. This was the conviction expressed today in reparations cireles, The allies having conclusively deter- mined that the United States ment under no circumstances purposes to be drawn into a debt cancellation is to be the chlef top- fc_of the ailied governments, have de- cided to go ahead independently of the United States. The hope was expressed-today, how- ever, that any The Dutch cabinet resigned. C. J. M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck, head of the re- tiring_ministry, has been summoned to form & new cabinet. cers of the U.S. | President Harding’s Advisers Urge That Differences Permitted to Further Break Down the Country’s Trans« . An increase of ome cemt a quart for August above the price for July ras been announced by the New York Dairs- men's League Co-operative association. American and Dritish faTmers huve left Patagonia because of labor troubles and the ‘activities - of ‘bandits parts of that country. tude fn connection with suggestlons made by the American government to isi’ authorities for co-opérative British measures to curb liquor = traffic from British _insular _possessions: United States. Pei ding receipt of the official chmmunicati ing the Emergency by Actually Putting the Lines pre e S der Government Operation—Maiter Will be Discussed by the Cabinet Today. ‘Washington, July 24 (By the A. P.).— While on the surface concrete dev ments in the caiiroad strike were lacking Mrs. Dora Van Buskirk aged 62, of 17 Clermont avenue, Jersey City, was drowned at IHradleys Point, ‘West Haven shore. the department on’ the Rature American note. although no attempt was made to conceal the fact that diplomatic steps had been taken With a view'to -prohibition .enforcement officers of the United States. * The peoposal of .the American govern- ment, judging by statemenis made In London, apparentiy goés beyond the mers question of when foreizn'shins shall be subject to visit and search on their ap- proach to American waters. While the exact nature of the communication sent to London was not révealeu, it was re- called that Commissioney, He; nference in which ern executives' conference, In day, a declaration through their man, L. F. Loree, president of the wacé and Fadeon. it the “posaibffe ity of the stfikers tying up ~eastfl roads had passed.” 28 He announced that $8,504 mén &rt now emploved at full time in easters shops, compared with 145,872 the Xy before the walk-out, and declared thal Nearly twenty chartered to bring coal from Austraiia 1o bring coal from Australia to this coun- have been session ol gained in official circles was that the sit. uation was being rapidly to0’a point where a new ministration could be expectel. Cabinet members who discussed the situation invariably declared that Presi- improvement government - experts from even a partial re- mission of debts and a revision in the total of the indemnities to ‘be paid b; Germany, would not be ignored by shaken down’ Finanelal ruin faces frult growers of 6 iy ‘the mdc the Western Slope distriet of Colorady unless railroad cars immediately can be had to mové perishable crops. would result, is the basis of engagements. vessels beyond 4 follow the Ametican’n this afternoon. not detained. Pprotest. ‘Washington, the family, Amerfean government if several years hence, the American government recon- sidered its attitude toward its European For the present, however, tha allied officlals have learned questionable sources that reparations debt discussion’ the sttitude of the United States will be that of -an observer, dent Harding was in personal charge of the question and. thouga tnere was more than the belief that the cabinet would be called upon to consider it at the regular no” hint was focth- coming as to the manner in Which the transportation crisis will be laid before the president's officiai family. Further evidence was obtained, that some of the chief executive's advisers have urzed that the government can permit the breakdown of the coun- try's arteries of commecce to go no fur- hér while waiting for the railroad man- agements and shopmen to dispose of their Picketing was resumed at the Amos- keag mill gates at Maanchester, N. M. by members of the United Text! ers of America, who have been out on strike since February 13. prohibition enforcement weeks ago submitted to Secretary Hughes 2 memorandum pointing out the great difficulties he had encountered because liquor smugglers were able to use Ber- muda or the Bahamas as a base without ¢interference from British. zulhorities. 1t is understood Mr. Haynes suggested that the British government be ‘asked to lend its aid in stamping out,this smug- ling traffic, not.upon the basis' of any specific agreement of any. treaty between the two countries, but under the general prificiple of #ae comity of natieas, which #uch - international It has beeri generally rec- ognized, in the viewof the prohibition authorities here, that nations havi obligation outside of their strict treaty engagements to respect each others' laws. Mr. Haynes is understood 60.8 per cent. force mow employed “hat an output that compares favorably with the work of the larger force before “This is due,” the statement coNtinued, “to the fact that we formerly employed more men than we needed because thefe was not enough work to keep the shops going at capacity, and nuu] y d‘:n”anmd : fact that many union rules E restrict output ellminated. One willing mechanic now does the work that formerly was tak1 up in routine by several, with the consequent delays. - Delays continued to mark the bulletia boards of incoming passenger some crack sections from* Chicago; St Louis and western points being several Executives admitted that fast freight service was being delayed, in some cases 24 to 36 yours, while other | = frelght trains were proportionately off © 5 Asa D. Prescott, who is sald to be a descendant of General Prescott of Revo- lutionary war fame, Muss., at the age of 89 years. TO DISCUSS FU FRANCE'S WAR DEBT TO U. §. Cynthia Roche Hurden, daugh- ter of Mrs. Burke-Roche of New Yor Fairfax Cary, attorney, of were married at Newporr, Washington, July 24—(By the A. P.) —The¢ American forelgn dent commission will Jean V. Parmentler, director of finance of the French treasurs the ‘formal negotlations, looking to ths funding of France's war debt to ' this Official renorts have been received is known, giving detalls of the extent to which the strike has been responsible for the almost . total healthy business revival nd, while instances of direct in- terference with the United States mails ve recently been conspicuously absent, al inspectors today recorded the fur- ther annu:ment of important mail trains. Some administration advisers who vor a drastic move by the government are known to hold the view that Presi- Harding should demand that the rail executives make every effort to re- store interstate commerce, espcciaily the extent of abandoning fheir stand on the senlority issue—said to be the crux strike question—whereupon the disputants would be expected to come together on the matter of a fair living wage for rail employes, conceded to be the remaining important issue. If the railroad executives refused, was declared, the president, satisfied he has full authority and a duty delegated him by the ‘constitution to. maintain in-| terstate commecce and the mail service, i3 nrocged-to operate-the roads. While act wolild- be invoked as far as that would apply, it was said, the preeident’s main reliance would be the duty “entrusted” to under the constitution. There is lftie disoosition in govern- consider meeting {he emergency by actually putting the lines The bureau of foreign and domestic for the first of commerce announces that a new dealing with the inusrance laws in for- eign countries has been insialled in the bureau’s division of commercicl laws. pointed out in his communication to Se Practically completed the financial condition been ‘submitted by' M. Parmentier, high officials sald, which would be digestea and ready for discussion by the commis- sion Thursday. The French representative, derstood, is not prepared specific plan to the American commis- sion for funding of the debt, but is fol- lowing @ policy of acquainting this gov- ernment with the situation in France to enable the American commission to de- termine what might be expected in the way of payment. Developments abroad, such as the pos- sible remission of the French debt - to | Great Britain. and. even to enabling a greater reduction in the French army are understood’ to be considered by the | Erench representative as having. import- ant bearing upon France's ability to meet x| her: obligations to the United ‘States. PEACE TREATY MANDATES APrgOVED BY L. ¥ N. COUNCIL Delegations from practically evers po- t a’ check on ship: lice department ined for this by ciose sunervision of clearance papers for vessels leaving British ports. Where it was obvious That the clearance asked Was to cover a smuggiing enterprise that would vioiate- the American prohibition laws, it was . felt that. the- British port officials could take cognizance of “that| fact and deny the “esel lic eight to leave vort on a technical grownd. So as the r'ght of gearchof forelgn three-mile limit is concerned, it was pointed out here that the matter’ was now ~before American courte in the case of the Twiish schoomer Marshail, Which was ‘seiged a8 a ‘liquor runner beyond the limits ,of teeritorial waters. Presumably ‘any agreement ‘be- ts the two governme NEW HAVEN DELAYS ON » - aga ROAD NOT DUE TO STERIRE James J. Custy who was the victim of an automobile’ fatality there om Friday. New York, Ju sued tonight by ward G. Rigzs. Stanley Stachelek of Tolland charged | with operating a- motor under the influence of liquor was fined $100 in Meriden and sentenced to forty days in the county jail. e New Haven lines tnet roads through trains recently Were Dot dut to strike conditions, 24 “The facts are, the statement saldh “that these delays were due entirely ig the unprecedented rain storm of Sunday ing at 10 o'clock. caused washouts * * * which our Sunday nij The long delays, Mr. Riges sald, in most cases due to the necessity of An increase of mearly 30 per cent. in alcoholic deaths this year over those of 1920, and 27 per cent. been reported by the chief medical ¢x- aminer of New: ork. over 1921 has A deputy sheriff has been assigned tn guard the “mygterious gi geles, Who is ‘said to have {dentified 2 mer ®ith which Mrs. dows was Dbeaten to death on’ this polnt- " in 1os An GEN. S, F. ENEELAND TO WED MRS. EASTMAN JOHNI . July 34 Stillman F. Kneeland, 7 New York attorney, and Mrs. of 65 West 55th street, York city, said to be prominent in Mi are In this mational jurisdiction J hibition purposes might run. ABRESTS MADE FOR BIELASEI KIDNAPPING . IN MEXICO | A grand jury subpoena calling for ths books of the forty odd window glass manufacturing concerns ment for alleged the Sherman anti-trust laws was order- ed quashed in New Judze Augustus N. Hand. London, July 24 (By the A. P.)—The mandates created under lhe peace tre Lies were given tne final seal of approval by the council of tne league u: naiions aL its last sisting this afternoon, M, Viviani, or France, referred to the council's action as a & portant accomplishment for the league and one tull of significance and Mistoric Mexico City, Juty 24. —Madame Milo and Jesus Barcenas, two members of the automobile party from which A. Bruce Blelaski, formerly of the American department Gf justice, recent- ly was kidnapped, were arrested here (By the A. P.) York by Federal given the interstate commcece commis- slon in the transnortation act were cited mn and im- as making this step unnecessary. Terms | of the act make it clear, it was said, that any transportation emer- mizht suspend all railroad rules and regulations governing car service, in- terchange of eq between roadls, and ceeate such agencles as it found necessary to enforce its rul- ings. The sweeping grant of authority would be first used in connection with the coal distribution plan, opinion existedl that it might be extended to deal with other phases of the tranms- portation situation. The delegation of American bankers in. pointed when toid that | must wait five days before marriage pers could be issued. i Kneeland has practiced law: in New York for half a century and fort many years has been the manager the estate of Mrs, Johnson which is Mrs. Johnson is banking problems with Canadian finan- clers, vesterday were guests of the C: nadian bankers at lunch, and later play- ‘The Earl of Baifour Dritain's future policy which he said will be one of strict im- paruality and justice, in which ditlonal rights, sentiments and relig feelings Of the different racial groups would Dbe respected and held He predicted great materlal prosperity, rapld advancement and fuller privileges for the Arabs and others under the new He' was confident that the es- tablishment of 2 Jewish national home, which had been acclaimed in America, in Europe, would not be antagonistic to or incompatible with their interests. M. Viviani begged the newspapers to belleve that the secret sittings of tha council during the past week were in the interest of an amicable and speedy so- lution of the many difficult and delicate problems which could not be Mr. Bielaski is still at liberty. t six o'clock tonight Mr. Bielaski and his wife left their hotel to keep a din- ner engagement; there was no indication that the authorities intended to arrest them. The American embassy constant touch with events, with the evi- dent intention of rendering possible as- sistance if the Americans were held. Barcenas was arrested while taking lunch in a hotel with his wife, ho was Madame Milo was ar- rested about the same time while lunch- ing. in another part of the dining room. The two were taken to Bolem prison. Barcenas is a Mexican citizen; dame Milo is French. the French charge has made no official outlined Great ment and faci The prospects are that the democratie state convention would not be cailed un- til about September 20th in New Havea. to be extensive. about the same age as her The selection of the date rests with State Chairman FitzGer- ARGUMENTS MADE BY COUNSEL FOR C. W. MORSE 24 —Arguments( were made \we(ore‘ r;a-m Judge Cvl-: ence Hale today in habeas corpus ceedings instituted by counsel for Charies W. Norse and Rupert M. Much aftes Commissioner Arthur Chapman decided recently there was probable cause for their removal to the southern district off New York, where they were indicted withé Others on the charge of conspiracy to de< fraud through use of the maile. Judge Nash Rockwood. one of their torneys, attacked the New York ind! ment on several grounds, one of the important being that it contained no ald legation that a scheme was devised defraud. This, he claimed, was vital the indictment were to be 3f ay worth. An effort 1s being made to form a standard time league in New Haven to solidify sentiment against the movement to have the general assembly fixe day- summer months as a STRIKE OF 10,000 STATION AGENTS HAS BEEN AVERTED Portiand, Me., Chicago, July 24 (By the A. P.)—The averting of a strike 10,000 station agents, preparations the formation of new unions workers on forty eastern roads, and nc- gotjations for a separate peace on the Baltimore and Ohio, marked the progress today of the railway shopfen's strike. The move for new unions to take the place of the striking shop crafts Initiated by L. F. Loree. eastern regional chairman of the Assoct: Executives, and was taken us an Indica- tion of the intention of the roads to hold out azalnst the strikers' demand for a return of seniority rights as: prelim- inary to any settlement. ‘The eastern roads, according to Mr. Loree, plan to take advantage of ruling by the labor board by organizing new ghopmen in such a way that each system wiil have. its own union and will be able to negotiate separately with Its men. The efforts of W. L. McMenimen, labor member of the rafl board, today prevent- ed a further spread of the strike in a confecence with W. J. Noone, head of the statlon agents’ organization. complained that the station agents were being forced to do the work of the strik- ers, but Mr. McMenimen cav appeoximately So far as known. legal proposition. The ally statement of the New FHa- sald both freight were normal clalmed that the force at work in place It is understood that the order of ar- rest was issued by a local district judge at the request of the Cuerpavaca judge investigating the alleged kldnapping. Mr. Bielaski would mase ment on the incident tonight. settled oth- He reviewed the achlevements of the its oreation enumerating the establishment of the permanent court justice and important committees on dis. league since three years reaching the total number required. international James (“Bud”) Stillman, son of M. and James A. Stillman! recently plung- ed into the sea at East Hampton, Long Isiand, and saved from reath Miss Los Butler, a maid employed at a cottage cf H. A.'James. on of Rallway A BIRTHDAY CAKE FOR PRESIDENT HARDING'S DOG! July 24—Much ring @ bone—if the truth were knéwi— Laddie Boy, the president's dog, " receiv od a birthday cake - today from-his old man at Toledo, along with a_letter. tell- ed good - conduct of The league, he declared, had s tled many troubles and disputes, which would have taken the courts or the par- liaments much longer to solve. GIRL DEOWNED WHEN SEIZED WITH Séven Itallans weTe nlaced on trial degree befors Judge Dubuque in the Suffolk superior The deendants were with the murder Scarpone on January 20, 1921, who xas shot and instantly killed while on h's way to work. SEC’Y DAVIS MUST HANDLE _ IMMIGRATION APPEAL CASES in the trst ing ©f the continu July 24.—Agnes Hus ‘Winsted, Conn dysiski, 18, of Torrington, was in Highland lake this afterncon while tempting to swim from the shore to am anchored boat sixty about half the distarice, she was seized| with cramps. and sank. The body was in the water about forty-five mihutes be- fore an attempt was made to recover it according to information. The girl to the resort with a cirl friend afif ‘Washington, board of review recently created by Sec- retary of: Labor Davis to expeditee the handling of immigration appeal at Eilis Island, N. Y., will Iikely be abol- ished in View of the discovery that un- der the\law governing admission alfens to the United States such a board 1s without power to pass definitely upon Packed in a ‘box shdped llke a’'regu- lation doghouse. the ¢ake, ‘made of dog Dblscuft ‘material suitable ifor & .high- brow dog’s digestion, was, delivered ‘to the . White' House by express messengers. The residence u. !a workman at the Erie Rallroad sh: at Meadville, Pa, was dynamited. The house was damaged and bulldings with- in a radius of a mile were shaken by 1t was not delayed by the.rail- strike e Ratirond shows and got here in time for Laddie Boy's. birthday, which s Wednesday. not be opened until then, and meanwhils invitations will go to _some of Laddie assurances that any grievances would be corrected that he afterward announced that the station agents would remain at men. She Is survived by her mother three sisters who live in Torrington. Bvham, a machinist, has beca working since the strike of shopmen was Boy's friends of equal social rank to! The commissioner of immigration in hop over and have a bite. New York was understood today to have There were snapshots, too, of Laddie Boy's mother, his sister Lil, who is get- advised Secretary ‘Davis that while the ereation of ‘the new board would unques- tionably result in lack of congestion and would facilitate the disposal of appeal | cases, the law specifically provided. that appeal cases should be passed upon by the secretary himself and that anybody appointed by him to exerclse final dis- work pending a conference with labor board. Comparatively few outbreaks due to the strike were reported during the day, but further canceil to be due mostly to the shortage of coal, were reported from various sections. DISCRIMINATES BETWEEN 4 MOONSHINE AND REAL LIQUON Medical Examinar Timothy Leary of Boston, announced that Mrs. whose body was found recently in a Tremont street lodging house, was not murdered. A note found near the body, Dr. Leary said, would indicate tha! #Ge had committed sulcide. ting along toward her high’ school days, his brother) Bob, who has a job, in New York, and little Dick, the baby, born af- ter champlon Tintern Tip Top, Laddle | Bov's old man, sent him_here friend and pal of the president, Malden, Mass, July sell moonehine and those who sell liquor are in separate classes when come up in the district court here Judge Thomas P. Riley. tion of train: \ —_— position could not function legally. This interpretation of the law, was concurred In by Secretary Davis. STATEMENT BY SHOP CRAFT UNION LEADERS When Isadore Fleigelman appeared day charged with the lilegal sale of quor at hiz Main street drug store judge remarked: “That's the first real boose ut in dence in this court In two years™ he fined the defendant $50. fenders have received the ‘full tles of the law, including prisen. EIGHT PERSONS INJURED BY EXPLOSION OF SEWER GAS Miss Filda James, it was sald, woman swimmer, premler Eaglish who s now on her way to the United States, will make an extended tour of the east wesl after competing in tlonal long distance race for the Josepn P. Day cup on August 1. ESEIMOS ON WILD TIME DRINKING RAW ALCOHOL New York July 24.—Asserting the rail strike has not already been sot- “because the dle-hard group castern road executives want it to E0 on,” shoperaft ‘union leaders today ad- mitted that only the roads’ assure returning strikers ment of senlority rights prevents an im- mediate settlement of “The government now admits that the New York, July 24—An explosion. of sewer gases, caused by a short-circuit- | mxh of I:le::txllt: wires 13 :Jl under-ground cable channel, occurred in a manhole cn the upper East Side tonight, . Oetiny eight persons, three seriously, ating panic among patients in Bronx hospital, a black away., Electric lights aleng the hood streets and in homes and atores July 24.—The g from Anad infuring | porth to the Aretic Is in - & state of chaos as a result of the by. the Eskimos of raw alcohol, which they drink as fast as it can be made, according to a special despatch from the Public offering today of a $5,000,000 six per cent. bond issue of the American Republics corpqration was gnnpuriced last night b!‘ the Guaranty Trust com- pany of New York. manutacture SUIT FOR GLASS BROKEN BY ‘BLACK TOM™ troversy. The bonds, which bt | work. Tun for fifteen vears, will be offered, at Siberian .correspondent 93 and accrued interest, to yleld 6.75 per | went out shortly afte trouble-man was ent to ascertain the| cause, He was preparing to take the !ca~rr off the manhole when the explos:in © §p-red. | Hundreds of chiyiren and ac..ts had gathered to rallroad strike is & grave public issue; the public knew it two weeks ago,” was a statement issued by the central strike for glass broken in municipal e whole region 1s a vast lstil- jery,” says the despatch, that 75, children have died recently from Iack of food and medical attention and that the older natives fighting and killing each other in their of ‘New York city by the “Black explosion, which oocurred in New which adds A despsteh to the London Times from Parls says that Wwhen Premier Poincare goes to London to meet George, he will make the trip assuming that the British offer French debt will be forthcoming, what- ever may-be the attitude of the United States now or hereafter. “It is only the die-hard group of east- ern_executives who deny it. They deny it because they want the strike to go on. They are using this crisis in a valn at- tempt to install the open shop, “It the ‘government wants to relleve the tran———=on crisis it will ssttle the strike. And the way to settle the strike 3~ to persuade Gemeral W. W. Atterbury —3 his ‘hard bolled Wall street clique to cease holding up the nation's business on July 29, 1316, was filed against O Lenigh Valley raliroad company in- prem® court today. 4 The city of New York is asking damages for glass David. Liloyd CULBERSON DEFEATED IN : Lo B R TEXAS DEM. PRIMARY|THUNDEESTORM AT ONECO S DESTRUCTIVE TO CROPS i Oneco, July 24—A former | Storm with' coplous rain swept over this E Dallas, Tex., July 24.-—The = Texas election bureau annouriced tonight that it was virtually certain - that Funsral services for Monsignor Wiil- iam O'Brien, for neaarly half a cen- tury a priest in Lowe:] §ERe i ¥ . Mass., who dled Goyernor James ‘E.' Ferguson; had nosed { section at last midnight and farmers out Senator Charles A: Culberson, as the|today Were reporting. that their standing run-off man to oppose Earle B. feld, . who, led for nation in Saturday’ States sematnr ii bv the private refusal to allow seniority Thursda: 2 - last w y night, were held yestor- . $o s It is & bl e oy o ‘More _than' 60 priests from the the demoeratic ' nomi- done to . bufldings. |