Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 26, 1922, Page 1

VoL Luv— wa—no— 179 It is the Only Agency Created by Law kor Handling the|’ Transportation Tie-Up—Announcement M;de Follow- ing Cabinet Consideration of Threat of Fuel Famine and Disruption of Interstate Commerce—I. C. C. Mandates, . Effective Today, Give Coal Priority to Railroads, Elec- tric Power, Light, Gas, Water and Sewer Works, and Refrigeration for the Preservation of Food—Attempts to Operate Mines In Spite of the Miners’ Union Strike Are to be Continued/Until It is Demonstrated That No% Enough Men Are Willing eral Protection to{Bring Out Aderuate Tonnage. Washington, July 35.—(Bytthe A. P.) —Support of the raiiroad Wabor board as ths only agency created |by law for handling the trapsportation | tie-up, ac- celeration of coal ction) under fed- eral protection and gontrot of fual tribution were given, by aé@minisiration spokesmen today as ths three funda- mentals of the governmentls policy (0- ward the industrial crisis involvel in the coal and railromsl strikes. Restatement of the governmert's po- en followed the regular Tuesday meeting of the cabimet, which d its attention to the double threat against fuel famine and disruption of in- terstate commerce. The first step toward cantrol of de- pleted transportation facilites and coal supply came short! afterwards in'a statement from the interstate commurce commission, declaring that an emerge sy existed in the territory east of the Mississipp! ich required the commis- won to direct the routing of all essen- tal commodities and to fixe preference hd priority status to control movement of food and fuel. The priority order was followed by a “general service order” from the com- mission, notifying “all common carriers, that an emergency existed which re- quired them to disregard usual routing practice, freight rate divisions and traf- fe arrangements so as to obtain the most expeditious movement of essential treights. Becoming effective tomorrow, the commission’s mandates give railroads first priority on fuel requirements with electric power, light. gas, water and sewer works, ice plants serving the pub- lie, and refrigeration plants engaged in preservation of food, following in the order named. Proposed appointment of a federal commission to investigate the coal indus- try received further support today in a resolution introduced in the senate by Chairman Borah, of the labor committee. He suggested the commission to be com- posed of three members appointed by the ent, and that it ‘recommend the dvisability or necessity of nationalizing indust: or of the Iinstitution of government regulation In outlining the government's position in the raliroad strike, administration wpokesmen ,sald it had = been decided prosiy that the raflroad labor board's statutory | suthority to determine wages and working conditions for railroad employes must be recognized and upheld, and that the attempts to operate mines in spite of the miners’ union strike fust be continu- o4 until it is demonstrated that not snough men are willing to work under state and federal protection to bring out an_adequate tonnage, It was added that the administration was struggling to deal fairly with the sntangled rights of all parties to the widespread industrial controversies, but Intended above ail to uphold the majesty and dignity of the government of the United States. Meanwhile, in the fuel crisis resulting trom the coal strike, the powers of the government will be used to distribute the diminished current production of coal in sccordance with the demands of public welfare, and to prevent ‘the taking of axtortionate prof President Harding was representad as unwilling to partici- pate in advance what course /might be taken should the coal output fail to be augmented to the required tonnage, but for the present week at least, it was stated. he would withhold creation of the suggested federal coal commission. The possibllity was sald to_have been advanced in the cabinet session that the president might call another conference of the miners' union officials and coal mine operators, this time including the spokesmen of operating associations in West Virginia and Pennsyivania, who were not willing to attend former meect- ings. President Harding was sald to feel that bituminous Industry had too many miners and too many mines, and to have advanced a proposal that wage contracts should hereafter guarantee workers 280 working days a year, with & penalty clause against employers wh) tajied to operate mines accordingly. The plan met with ‘scarnt favor,” it was said, when put befors .operators and miners some weeks ago. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SIGNS AGREEMENT WITHl CLERKS Washington, July 25.—An agreement at Chattanooga, Tenn. he Brotherhood of ana way which definitely averts the threaten. ed walkout of clerks on the Southern and its affliated lines. local the brotherhood announced to The agresment was formally signed this afternoon. according to the message received By the local union chiefs, and comprised concessions from both sides, the empioyes accepting a reduction of from three four cents an hour and a reduction in minimum entrance salariss, while the management agreed to grant tweive days annually vacation with pay, tull pay for a definite period during sick- sess and haif holidays on Saturays The agreement affects some six thou- mnd clerks throughout the Southern sys- tem. The annual vacation privilege ha: been generally granted. according to of- fcials of the road, but now is to be piaced in writing for the first time. The reduction accepted by the clerks was de- seribed as an adherence to the previsions of decision 1074 of the railroad labor board LABOR BOARD 1s DEALING WITH ROUTINE MATTERS Letge Numbers of Men Are Deing! Added to Shop Forces. Chicago, July 25 (By the A. P.)— Adhering strictly to its hands off polioy - the Southern Rai'-| to Work Under State and Fed- in the rallway shopmen's strike, the United States rallroad labor board to- day turned its attention to routine mat- ters, Despite statements from ‘ Washington, that any government action in the rail controversy might come through the board, the-board took no action today and” from officials it was Jearned that none is in ptospect. An executive session of the board was held during the day and following the meeting members stated that only rou- tine matter ewere discussed. Chairman Ben W. Hooper did not report on his conference with President Harding in Washington on the rail ‘situation : last week, it was learned. The board heard complaints" from ' a general chairman’s committee represent- ing the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, _Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes. Board members said this case had litle reia- tion to the present strike. With the board contemplating no ac- tion, the western presidents’ committes on public relations of the Association of Rallway Executives issued a state- ment tonight asserting that western lines with headquarters in Chicago are moving forward, passenger trains are being operated normally and “transpor- tation conditions are ' ngrmal every- where.” “Large mumbers of men are being added to the shop.forces” the state- ment said. “The number of these men at work ranges from 25 to 75 per cent norma lon the different roads.” Freight car loadings for the first two weeks of July, the statement said, showed_increases for ‘the different roads over tHe first two weeks In July of last year of from six per cent .to. 53 per cent, the average being about 25 per cent, “Railway -fuel receipts.” -the - state- ment concluded, ‘are satisfhctory. Out| of 22644 cars of coal purchased by these lines . since June for delivery up to August 31, sixty per cent has al- ready been delivered. This-is in_ addi- tion to coal.in- storage on the western lines.” At strike headquarters . here ‘B.. M. Jewell, head of the railway employes { department of the American Federation of Labor, said lh! &fiflp craft leaders “have nothing to say."” 'He refused to comment on any of the day's. develop- ments, FExecutives and representatives b" raliroads in the southwest meeting -at| | St. Louis today, iscued a statement that seniorly rights of striking shopmien would not be restored. ‘ CINCINNATI-DELHOSIE TRAIN SERVICE TO BE DISCONTINUED Cincinnati, " July between Cincinnati and Delhosie, will be discontinued July 31, according to an announcement by R. N. Bird, sup- erintendent of mails in this dfstrict. The cancellation of trains is due, to financial conditions of Dayton, Toledo and Chisa- go railway, growing -out of the rail strike, according to Superintendent Birl. Two passenger trains will be affected, it was stated. Mails will be carried be- tween here and Delhosie by interurban cars and by motor trucks, Superinten- dent Bird sald. 25.—Train _ service Ohio, A INDIANA COAL OPERATORS PLEDGE MINING SUPPORT {~ I-dianapolis, Ind., .July ~25—Indiana coal operators, meeting here this after- noon with Governor MeCray, pledged him their full support in any.plan he may adopt for a resumption of the coal coal mining industry in ‘this state. It was said the pledge was made for efther !a partial re-opening of coal mines or a plan to settle the strike. Shortly after three o'clock the con- ference was concluded but the operators.| declined to make a statement. The only statement forthcoming from the -governor : -“I am .at-work on plans which I think -will materialize within sixty hours. Until that . time there will be no announcement as to what took place at either the conference with the operators or miners _this morning.” R S SEES ONLY ONE HOPE OF ENDING COAL STRIKE New . York, July 25.—Edward’J. Ber- wind, head of ‘one of the largest .coal companles in the country, returned from England on the Majestlc today seeing only one hope for ending the present coal strike. “If President Harding will guaraniee the miners will be protected, T belisve the mines .will be operied and ‘the mén 1 will go to work,” he declared. He denied that he had purchased any coal in England, -except a- ship's cargo. which went to Havana.' He said that was sent to Suba because a -ship was Iying idlé} and the coal would ald power plants in the city. ~ Coal in.England; he because “conditions seem to' be very bad there now. .. asw fisieenuQ p wasr y th th LACK OF PIG METAL HAS o CLOSED PUDDLING FURNACES Girard, Ohlo, July 25.—Twenty-one puddling furnices of the. A. M. Byers company here were. closed .down today on.account of lack of pig metal, due to the decreased iron production,caused by the rall and coal strikes. ''The rest of #aid, will be cheaper in the near future, | the plant will .be operated. for the. re- mainder of the week, but probably will e forced to close mext week. ks ek AGAINST THE:RESTORATION 3 OF SENIORITY TO STRIKERS St Louts; Mo, July 5By the' A R BOARD | GOVERNMENT ... " CABLED PERAGRAPES To 8ell Vodka in Russta Moscow, July 25.-A ‘décres authoriz- ln: ‘the ‘sale - of ‘vodka, which has been prohibited since 1014, is expected to, be issued ‘on August 1, The pre-war strength of vogka was 48, per cent. alco- hol. Under the new edcres, the -strength will ‘be 38 per cent. and the manufacture will be undertaken on a state monopoly. Philippine Seml-Anthracite Offered Manila, July 25.—(By the A. P. George Logan, ‘agent here for”the United States bureau of foreign and - domestic commerce today cabled ~ Secretary of Commerce ‘Hoover, offering - Philippine semi-anthracite coal to assist.in meeting the. coal and railroad emergency . in the United States. GOVERNOR ALLEN AND - EDITOR WHITE REUNITED Emporia, Kas., July 25 (By the A. P.). —"Henry and Me” were reunited today Defore the eyes of the public, and from & speakers' platform Henry, Governor Henry J. Allen, told of his difference with his pal of peace and war times, ‘William “Allen -White, editor and author. The difference was on one thing only, and it did not go beyond that “Henry” said, referring -to his friend affectionate- Iy as “Bill" that differerice was on the interpretation of the'industrial court act in the phase of whether a card of sympa- thy can be- construed as violating the picketing ‘clause. introduced “Henry” before an audience in the state notmal school audi- trium for the Goveenor's day celebration, and “‘Henry" responded that “Bill” would not hurt a flea. “The only time Bill is dangerous,” said the goverpor. “is when he sits down Lo a1, double-action typewriter at a time like this ad’ writes out his emotion. “Bill, 6r anyone else, has the right to put up a card in-his window, if he wants to. But when Bill put up that sympathy card he was joining in the movement to break down the, efforts of the rafiroads to keep the trains running. - He betame the most dangerous figure in that move- ment because of the faith so many have in his judgment. And 5o we had to sin- gle Bill out, because he is 2 leader. His arrest is a great compiiment {6 him.” Turning from his facetious vein, Gov- ernor Allen said it must be understood that action taken against Mr. White was for the purpose of enforcing the law. not to deprive anybody of constitutional right. “What we need in this country now, more than anything else,” added the gov- ernor, “is'a feeling of obligation to our government, to our laws and obedlence to-authority. Tt {s"the duty of every.cit- izen to obey the laws. It was the ruling of the chief law-afficer of this ‘State that the nosting ‘6f the signs constituted a vic- lation of the law. in that they tended to intimidate those Who wanted to Work. OBITUARY Willlam S. Walker New Britain, Conn., July 25.—William S.-Walker who was paroled seven years ago from the state’s prison at Wethers- field where he was serving a sentence of from oné to 20 years on the charge®ot embezzling ‘$630,000 while employed as treasurer of the New Britain Savings bank in 1307, was found dead late to- day in the lavatory of the builling where he conducted a brokerage and real estate. ~ Heart disease is given as the ‘cause by the medical examiner. _Walker had apparently been in good health but it was learned that he calisd upon a physician this morning. He was years of age. Walker was, arrested In Mexico in 1807 on the charge of having absconsed with ‘$575,000 of the bank's mon~y and $55,000 beionging to the Baptist, conven- tion of which he was also the treasurer. He was sengenced on July 25, 195, just 14 years ago today. During all the time he has never told anyone, so far as is known, what became of the money he was alleged to have taken. ’ P.)—Executives and representatives of railroads in the southwest issued -a statement today saying that seniority rights of the striking shopmen would not be restored. The conference of the rail executives was without previous announcement, an. their position as set forth in the su ment, was that should senibrity righrs be restored in the present instance, there Would be no incentive for. men to stay at work _in "the face of future strikes. The statement asks = the public “to bear in mind that ‘seniority’ is based on length of coritinued service” and should “striking shop employes be allowed to 0 back-to work, with their former sen- iority rights restored, many of the men who are now. at work would have to be 1aid off. “The "position - of the rallroad,” ths statement continues, “is that, in volun- tarily deserting . their. employment, the striking: shop craft employes lost their seniority- rights, and :that ‘both the pub- lic interest and’ justic-to the .new - em- ploves demand that the senfority rights of men who are now working should ba recognized.” TROOPS ORDERED INTO EENTUCKY MINE CENTER Frankfort, Ky.. July 25.—Troops were ordered into Belie county today for. ag erations near Fonda, a’ mine center, 1t was announced tonight by Governor Mor- Tow. .‘The troons were requested by the gherift following alleged threats made agalnst ron-union men. Troops were i1.. slrncleflAm prevent violence. 4 INDIANA MAY REPEAL THE " MINERS QUALIFICATION LAW Indianapolis, Ind., July 25.—Calling of a ‘special session of the ‘legiSlature to re- peal ¢he miners’ qualification taw" and to enact other legisiation as-may be nse- essary in the coal strike situation aas been suggested to "Governor McCray, it was learned tonight. . This step, it. wuis °| said; wou'd folow the failure of attempts by the government to bring about state’ conference to adjust differences % mwgn miners and operators in Indiai: a MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DFCLARED AT DENISO) Austin, « Texas, July .25—Martial Jaw has been declared ‘at Denison and five infantry companies here are preparinz to move there at once, Governor Pat Naff announced late today. The action- wis taken due to disorders growing out of,fer with the shopmen's strike, it wasstated. Rangers called to Denison will be shif:- ?Jo.chndre.n 2nd . Sherman -under -ine ‘open port” law, the governor said. {believed that Who "Refuled ‘to. Rucmd - Action Remcvmz Town Mamgen. e Stratford, Conn., July 25.=Five of the six town uncilrien who yote move Rutherford Hayes Hunter from office as town ‘marfager-and wha refusad to Tescind their vote when more" than 50 per cent of s their’ cohstituents peti- tioned” them to do so, went.down to de- feat at the polls today in the recall election held under the new council manager form. of :government in Strat- ford. The only one of the six' counc men ‘who failed to be recalled in today's election was Walter A. Kealing who re- _mains in office by virtue of a single Vote, Council Chairman Robert B. Turney was recalled by a vpte of 343 to 183. g[avtaln Harold F. De Lacour succeeds im. Councilman Vito Benedetto was recall- ed by 174 to 71. Emanuel Hendrickson succeeds him. Councilman Richard J. Stanton was recalled by a vote of 250 to 93. His suc- cessor s Colonel Louis J.- Hermann. Councilman Ralph C. Sherwood was recalled by ‘a vote of 244°to 98. His successor. is “Harry Wilcoxson. Councilman Walter A. Keallng was the only one of the six Hunter men who was mot recalled. There were 121.votes cast for the recall in this district and 122 votes east against it. Thirteen bai- lots were thrown out In this district, the moderator and tellers throwing out| those ballots on which the voter had sig- nified his desire to recall the councilm: but had failed-to vote for a man to take his place. Councilman F. Mills Toilinson was recalled by*a vote of 56 to 46. His suc- cessor is Albert Coulter. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION NoT ]“\BED POLITICALLY Washington, Ju! —Charges made recently that the federal civil seryice commission had been biased by politicil influence in its examination and certi- fication of postmaster anplicants ware declared to be without foundation in a | report submitted tothe sentate today hy a special comm!t(ee,lwhich spent nearly three monts in an investigation of the subject. The report. filed by Chairman Stirling of the special committe, declared also that. thege appeared to be no reason ir charges of unfaitness or infustice in t.r commission’s examination of applicants for otlfer place in the federal service, such as rural carriers and clerks in fed- eral offices. The commission, the report added, seemed to be free from the in- fluence which it has been charged in the senate were operating within its person- S mdrinic iy absolying the commis- sion_of blame, the report said-it was fany of the controversias as to postmaster appointments had aris- en out of the rule requiring the mamcs o fle s highest _eligibles for ap- pointment certified Dby the commis- &ion to e appbinting power. . Tt addel that there remained.a grave question whether there would not have been (ess complaint had the rule been :abrogatel and the name of only the highest.eli ble_submitted. The commites members signing the re- port zaid they had not called on membsrs of the commission or subordinates to ap- pear for testimony before it, but that it had obtained from'the commission a statement covering every case which had Deen laid before it. The commission's readiness to furnish infofmation caused the committee to take the course ratner than go into the varbal testimony, the report said. With resnect to complaints concernirg the " eligibility list at Haverhlll, Masa. it was found that the charge that three sxaminations had been held were ground less, a statement bedrig cited by the com- mission that it felt re-investigtion of complaints was necessary. The invesi zation resulted in a change in the thi: of the three elicibles, the report shyw- ed. but the opinion was voiced that tas commission had acted in entire good faith and was trving to do justice to the apolicants and to the community. Scores of other cases were discussed in the report, among them being copi- plaints concerning selection of eligibles or of nominees at the following places, hut in none of which the committee a tributed hldme to the commission: Avon-by-the-Sea, and Bayonne, N. J The renort also dealt with a score -t more of individual cases wjth réspect to appointment as rural earriers or to ot er positions in the federal service. INJURED (IN . SERIOCSLY EFFORT TO SAVE HER INFANT Torrington, Conn., July 24-Seriously injured in an heroic effort to save her one-year-old infant from being run oyer by a motor truck, Mrs. Annie Salvatore, 38, of this ecity is at the' Charlotte Hung- erford-hospital in - a -critical condition. The woman sustained a- fracture -of the breast bone, several - broken - ribs ‘and the left lung’is believed 'to have - becn punictured: » The woman and the infant were out for an airing and the child crawled from off ‘the ‘sidewal into the street.-Just s the -truck, Which-is_owned by the" Bor- ough of Torrington, awso almost ‘upoin the youngster: the mother ‘saw“the chiid's danger and' dashed in'front ‘of the m ing -vehicle. ‘Clasping-the’ baby in her arms she: turned to run.buti.was strick by the truck. whieh knocked -her. dowh, the two. front wheels' passing .over: har body, Besides -a few -bruises the ' child was_unhurt: The driver of.the.truck is Edward. T. Burns; a municipal - employe, He was arrested pending the result .of the woman’s injuries. $18,000 TAX LEVIED ON: THE. = . HARKNESS TOWER CHIMES New Haven, July 25.—The problem of Whether the chimes, recently installed in the Harkness tower ‘overlooking the M- morial Quadrangle -on' Yale - Campus, were work ofs art. or. were ‘musical’ in- struments, was settled yesterday waen it was announced that the government had levied a tax of more. tham - $18,000 ° on them. - The chimes Were imported from Presdmt (] Blrect Erigland and weré classified by-customs | D stribution of Coal ledmg Will Today Name a Commission to Meet the Nation-Wide Fuel Short- Washington, July 25 (By the A P.).— Mobilized to meet the crisis of a mation- wide fuel shortage, federal agencies, pro- ducing operators and rafiroad traffic ex- Derts awaited tonight . the word from President Harding to set in motion the | administration’s: machine for emergency coal control. Ground work for ‘the operation of th emergency fuel rationing problem wa: laid ‘today before the interstate com- merce., commissfon, which declared - an emergency existed on the roads cast of tHe Missiesippi® river.. This formal an- nouncement of the carriccs’ inability to serve the public in the transportation of necessities opened the way for the dis- tribution of coal under the plan unari- mously adopted by representatives of the producing fields in.conference with Sec- retary Hoover. The directing agency for the emer- gency machine—a presidential committes chosen feom the interstate commerce commission, the departments of com- merce, justice and interior, wih Secre- tary “Hoover as chairman—will be named by President Harding tomorrow, accord- ing fo adminisiration officials. This: com- mittee, with the aid of an administrative | committee of operators, railroad traffic experts and probably representatives of public utilities, will direct the activities of Tocal committees of operators in main- taining “fair prices- and in distributing fuel to the carriers and . other public ilities in the ordee of preférence estab- lished by the interstate’ commerce com- mission as best suited to serve the needs of the genéral public. Railfoads were today directed to- su; Dly coal cars to mines “for such special purposes as may from time to_time be designated by. the comniission ~or its agent therefor,” the agent mentioned being the présidential -committee which will direct coal distribution. Raliroads weee forbidden to divert or reconsign shipments. except as they might be necded for a superior use under the order of classification set forth. They were further required to discontinue use of cars suitable for coal shipment in any other traffic, and rajicoads not serving mines were required to begin daily deliv- eries of suitable coal cars to coal car- riers. The order giving priority for food and other shipments was qualified by a clause stating that such preference. should be shown by a cacrier only “to the extent that it is currently to be unable promptiy to transport all freight traffic offered it for movement.” The orders were made effective “from and after July 26, and were based on authority delegated to the commission by the transportation ~aet. . The present emergency was declared 1o arise because “each of such carrlers, by reason of un- fayorable labor conditions and shortage of fuel supply. is unable to transport tne traffic offered it so as to properly serve the public.” — TEMPLETON CANDIDATE REP, NOMINATION FOR GOVEENOR Waterbury, Conn.,’ July 25.—Lieuten- ant-Governor Charles A. Templeton to- night made formal announcement of his candidacy for the republican nomination as governor. He declared that under no circumstances” would he consider re. riomination as lieutenant-governor, Mr. Templeton was born in Sharon, March 3. 1871, and worked first in Thomaston. When he came to Waterbury he was| first employed as bookkeeper for Wi liam B. Hotchkiss' hardware store, later| becoming a partner. Ten vears ago he started his present thardware enterprise, Charles A. Temple- ton, Inc. He is a member of the Ma- sons, Elks, Red Men, Sons of eterans. He has been president of the ‘local board of aldermen, member of the board of safety, board of finance, president of the chamber of commers: first president of the Rotary club. first president of the republican club. director of the Waterbury. Trust company. direc- tor of the Waterbury Natlonal bank, president of the Fastern League base- ball club of Waterhury, and president of the McKinley association. - TO PRESENT MERIDEN BOTs’ CLUB WITH CAMP SITE Meriden, July 25. — Announcement wa smade here today that Charles F. Cuno, president of the Cuno Engineering corporation, has notified the Meriden Boys' club of hi sintention “to present the club with a camp site, buildings up- on the site, and fully equip it as a sum- mer camp. - He has also offered to en- dow the camp - with a $50,000 - fund which, will maintain. it for ten weeks every summer. Mr. Cuno was a poor boy in Berlin, Germany, and was helped with his ea: ly education by -a " boys' institution that. city: n When he came to this coun- try at the age of 21, he went t6 work in Milwaukee. for $1'a day. ' He studied nights and came to be-an electrical en- gineer. . His. corporation is now the suc- cessful manufacturer of automobile sps- claltiés, which'are furnished to most or thie standard makes of care in this coun-|. try. — WATERBURY GIRL KILLED BY . * AUTO IN FRONT OFv HER HOME Waterbury, -Conn., July Recthia, aged 4 :years oid, daughter ct Mr. and Mrs. Donato Recchia, was fa- tally’ injured here- this afterndon when e w4s sttick by 'a trolley cax I front of her hormie, 298 Cornigress avenue,' Her-|W man Reed of 45 Doherty, street, who' was béing taught how to run the trolley was operating the car at the time. He was arrested zrd held for Coroner John T. Monzani, together with the regular. crew, William: J. Scully, motorman, and Con- rad ‘B. Vigeant, conductor.. The three men’ were Jater. released. in.the custody of the Conmecticut company pending thef The child died, coroner’s investigation. late tomight in St. Mary's hospital. VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS officials ' as -musical - instruments though the manufacturers them a8 works of art. al- consigned ey 5. ARMY OFFICERS INDICTED FOR FRATD TLos Angeles, Calif., Ju% Max “Eiser. f the United States arry quartermaster corps, and Captain Frank Tingley, U. S. A.‘Weére indicted today TWO T. by the federal grand jury here, togech- ‘six " dealers Xll charged i United States govefiiment: by manipii- lating sales of quch snmmes at cmnp/ KQ"IQY B3 A Aajer | < DENOUNCE KU KLUX'ELAN Meriden, July 25—Declaring the Ku Kiux Klan to be a menace to the coun- try, the- local post of the Veterans cf Foreign Wars tonight passed resolutions condemning last Satarday night's con- \clave held near this city. The veterans assert that the Klan.has violated the law, liberty and democracy fought for dn the World war snd condemn those. Who wore army uniforms while guarding rlosea indefinitely. 0dd Fellows and | to Montreal. - % " The offensive of Paraguayan m against the rebels is progressing favor- lbl'. “The Superior Shoe hoe compny of M ton, was petitioned into b the' federal court jn- Boston. 2cante_of the spread of cables il dozs in Boston must be muizled held in leash for the next 90 days. e The resignation of Elmer Dover as as- sistant secretary of the treasury has been.accepted by President Harding. Regardless of the ontcoms of the rail- road strike; the big Chesapeake and Ohio shops at 'Huntington; W. Va. will be The exccutive committes of ‘thel third international: In Moscow, has sent an appeal to the proletariat of the world recommending its taking the offensive.” Governor Baxter of Maine, sccom- panied by his full staft is at Camp Dey- ens for a two day inspection tour of the camp and the 103rd Regiment of Maine. General P. A. L. Maistre, who at the close of the war commanded a group of French armies, died in Paris after an operation for appencicitis. Vice Presideny Coolldge and Secretary of Labor Davis are expected at Welles- Mass., next week to address ‘th3 h annual Wellesley Industrial con- ference. Joseph C. Pelletier, former fistrict attorney of Suffolk county, Mass. was ordered debarred from practice in the United States district court. The “United Clgar Stores company of America ‘declared a dividend of 2 per cent. on the common stock, = payable September 1. Tmportant _contracts haye been placed in Scotland for immedlate shipments of coal to' the United States and additional orders are under negotiation. Ignace J. Paderewski has arrived In Paris. The former Polish premier was met at the train by admiring compatri- ots, who showered him with owers. Two trolley cafs carrying workers 9 the Lorraine mill, in Pawtucket, R. L. crashed in a reara-emd collision. Six persons were taken to the hospital for treatment. Two 500 gallon stills, 400 gallons of alcohol and a distilling outfi. twere the possession of federal agents as th result of a raid on a stable in the Dor- chester district, Boston. Defense arguments to the jury In the second trial at Los ‘Angeles of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchaip for the murder of her sweetheart, J. Belton Kennedy, are exected to take up most of today. Henry Quebec, 36. married, was elsc- trucuted at Lowell, Mass., when he cane in contact with a high voltage wire in the elevator shaft of the Bay State Storage and Warehouse building. The bullet riddied body of Wil An- detson, negro, charged with having at- tempted to attack a 15 year old white girl Sunday, was found on the roadside, near Ellenton, .Ga. Merger of the Selden and Atlas track corporations into..the Industrial Motors corporation .was. declared operative, a { majority of the stock holders . having given théir assent to the consoldatlon. Crane Wilbur, an actor, in Oakland, Cal, announced his marriage to his | leading lady. Madame Suzanne Caubet, {who, it'fs sald, is a niéce of Sarah | Bernharat. Fred . Crosby of Miiford was injured when his automobile struck a tree at Fort Trumbull beach. At the Milford hospital he was foundsto have an intern- al hemorrhage which may prove seri- ous. William Sergeant Kendall untll recent- 1y dean of the Yale Art school, confirm- ed a report that Mrs. Kendall, -who has been in Paris with her daughter, for a number of months, had secured a di- vorce from him in that city. Antonio Ralano, better known in West Haven as “Tony the Barber,” who shot and killed Frank Cozzo, at Savin Rock, was before the West Haven court yester- day, but a hearing was delayed until August 1. More than $00,000 are distributed among, charities under the will of M. Margaret K. Cummings, widow of Ch: A. Cummings, and daughter of Moses Kimbbdll, founder' of the old Boston Mu- seum. Colonel Robert Walker Guthrle, | for many vears an outstanding figure-in the business life of - Pittsburgh' and for a time demoeratic national 'committeeman from. Pennsylvania, ‘diéd in - Pittsburgh, at 76. % The bodies of Ella HIll, 16, and Jennle Tobin, 15, who left .their: homes in Sterling, 1ll, saying = they ‘intended - to swim in_a secluded spot.bicauss of their home made bathing suits were found in the Rock river.” '+ Dr. Simon N.'Patfen,” 30, for many years. head of the departmént of po- litical . economy_at the . Univesity - of Pennsylvania, and well known as an au- thor in the field of. economics and._social sclence, died 'at Brown's Mills, N. 3 Dr. R. B, Bentles, a physiclan, * wai v\u shot'déad in the street at :h'urv. ™. . by Felix Cook, a merchant, who, then toccd (5 gun on' himself and probably Wil dle ‘of his wounds. . No reason for the shooting has béen. discovered. A-Romé despatch to the Central News says that Deputy . Benito Mussolini. leader of. the fascisti, has received in- vitations to establish ' branch - organiza- tions abroad. He now is on his way to Germany. 3 ; Sun Yat Sen, deposed president of the South China Republic, announced that his forces had captured several hundred troops of Chen Chiung-Ming, in the vi- clnity of Yingtak, about sixty miles north of Canton. Pleading guilty to changes of grand {larceny in the first degree, three form- er Wall street brokers—Harold W. | Lowry, Albert Friedenberg, and Martin Schlessinger—were committed to ths Tombs by Judge Nott in general sessions to await sentence next Friday: (Final arguments in ‘the legal pro- cess by which Benjabin Morse is oppos- the ‘meeting from outsiders. = The post rns its members against joining the anization and offers its: services. 1o fp ifjany way to rid the country of the ing transfer of the indictirent against him t6 New York were S meard by United States Commissioner. Morse is ‘under ['“‘,“fl !n\dumt m of the-mails. wmu&mmnfi*‘l’- * be Unable to Cope With Seulement Must be Made Scales by Districts. New York, July 25.—Declaring that fhe government’s “fantastic schemes” to re-open_the coal mines were a complete fallure, and that the delay they had oc- casloned contributed to'a pending [fuel famine, John L. Lewis, president of the international union, tonight renewed his invitation to operators to settle . the strike by joint conference. “The attempt to re-open the mines by assembling and parading . engines of war to awe American citizens,” his statement continued, “would be a m tional farce, did jt not possess the ele- ments of tragedy.” His plea for immediate negotiations between oper: and min- ers was based on what he termed the complete fallure of the government's¥ efforts, which, he asserted, have been the net result of governmental attempts to avert a fuel famine. Mr. Lewis remain- ed-firm, however, for ‘a natlonal con ence to include ail coal operators and iterated the refusal ‘of ‘his organization to confer or megotiatc new wag> con- tracts by districts. © The mine workers' chiet left fo: Phil- adelphia: tonight, where tomurrow e will meet: the five ‘union ict presi- dents, representing 310,000 anthracite and bituminous miners n Pannsylvanii who have been idle during the seventeen weeks of the strike. From Philadelohia he will ‘g0 to Washington, t> awaic fur- ther results of federal attempts o bring . about a resumption of coal dig- ging. “Ten days have elapsed since the pres- ident directed operators of tie country whose mines are shut down, 10 roturn { their homes and resume the production of coal” sald - Mr. Lewis, “following which he telegraphed the governors of commonwealths urging _them {o acceri military protection to all coal companies employing strike-breakers. “Despite the promulgation of this policy by the federal government and its punctilious ~application by several " ‘the statement continued, ‘there has been no increase in coal pro- duction. Not a single union miner has returned to work and it must now be obvious to all that the American miner will not be driven back to work at starvation’ wages and ‘under ‘non-union conditions by any fanfare of trumpets or vain military display. “The assembling and parading of en- ginés of war to awe American cltizens who are merely exercising their consti- tutlonal right to cease work in order to maintain - their industrial ~and social status as citizens of the republic would be 2 national farce did it not possess the elements of tragedy. The presence of state troops in large numbers where no tranagression of the law has occurred constitutes a menace to domestic tran- 1 quility and creates a situation repugnant to the ideals of every free-born Ameri- can. “The miners are anxious to settle this strike and resume the production of coal. We are ready to meet in joint conference with the coal operators at the ‘earlies mption of FededAnmptthpeuCodM‘mes—Ded.mh Procediire “Would be a National Farce, Did It Not Pos- sess the Elements of a Tragedy”—Calls Attention to the Failure of President Harding’s Efforts—Insists That moment that such a conference can be arranged In harmony with the eomtrac- tual obligations of the coal and in line with the procedure which has prevailed in the industry for more thah a quarter of a century. ment of a strike in dustray can be accomplished the instrumentality scttlements. agreements will be sanctioned by workers' representatives will hold them- selves logical and practical attempt to effsctu- ate an adjustment. JnhmemhFM&mfl@ on Nation-Wide Basis—For« ‘bids His Organization to Confer or Negotiate New che : companiex The adjust- national fn- through of state or district No district coaferences Of the The mine this mine workers' organization. in readiness to respond to any MAY DISREGARD MINERS" OFFICIALS IN MICHIGAN Governor Groesbeck is to Appeal to the Miners Themselves. Saginaw. Mich. July 25 (By the A. P.)—Officials of the Mwcnigan distrlct of the United )ine Workers of America tonight rejected two roposals submitted . to them by Governor Groesbeck suggest- ing that they return to the mines to pro- duce coal for state and municipal puc- poses. Indications were that the gov- ernor would appeal to tne miners them- selves to disregard the action of theis officials and resume operations in (i mines under state direction. IMPORTATION OF BRITISH COAL A JOKE, SAYS LEWIS New York: Juiy 25.—Importation of British mined bituminous coal to avert 3 fuel famine among American industries “is so0 apparently futile and absurd as to- constitute a huge joke,” John I. Lewis, president of the Uniter Mine ‘Workers of America. assertes toray. “They tell me that 500.000 tons of coal already have been contracted for at the mines in Wales” sald he. “Five hundred thousand tons—enough to Keep the min- ers of America Qigging just two and one- halt hours on a day of average produc- tion. “When it Is tealized that the mormal coal requirements of this' country are 8,000,000 tons a week, while the utmost unicading capacity of all docks on the American seacoast is less than 25,000, tons a vear, it becomes apparent how farcical attempts to break the miners' strike with foreign fuel. “If all the ships saiiing under all the flags on the seven seas Were to be used in hauling coal to American ports, they couldn't carry enough to stave off the impending famine. And with the ships avatiable for coal czcgoes right mow, only an infinitesimal part of the dally consumption will ever reach Americas ports in time to affect the present situas tion " Mr. Lewis said he had not been in com- munication with Egslish union leaders or sought any agreement with Welsk miners which would result in a refusal to load union-dug coal for shipment te America. VICTORY NOTES TO BE CALLED FOR REDEMPTION DECEMBEE 13 ‘Washington, July 15.—Apgeoximatels one biliion dollars of 4 3-4 per cent. Vic- tory notes maturing May 20, 1923, will be ‘calied for redemption on Dec. 15, 1922, as a result of lots drawn today Ly Secretary Meilon which decided the se- ries to be retired in_advance wouid be those lettered A. B, C, D, E and F. At the same time Mr. Melion an- nounced the offer of a new iste of 4 1-2 per cent. short term treasury notes, dated Aug. 1, 1922 and due Dec. 13, 1926, to the amount of about $300,000.- 000; with the right reserved to allot ad- ditional notes up to a limited amount to the extent that Victory notes are ten- dered in payment. These two operations. Mr. Mellon de- clared, marked an important further step in the develonment of the treasury's pro- ggam_for refunding the $4.500,000,000 of short’ dated debt maturing during the current fiscal year. Victory notes of thae 4 3-4 per. cent. series bearing the distin- guishing letters G, H. L J, K or H are mot_Im any ‘manner affected by the call for, redemption_and wjll become due and payable as to principal on May 20, 1923. Thece are about $1.00),000.000 of these latter Victory notes putstanding. —— LIEUT. F. M. NICHOLS MADE g CAPTAIN OF STATE POLICE Hartford, Conn., July 35.—Lieutenant Frank M. Nichols, of Weston, was to- day promoted o the office of capfain &t 4 meeting of the state police commission held ‘here_this 3fternoon 'to_succeed. Ma- jor Alden L. MedMurtry, who resigned Tecently to:accept the position of engi- Deer for the state motor vehicle depart ment. . Sergeant Walter F, Stfies. of Friend- hip, X. Y., was_made lieutenant and Willard E. Bushby, of New Haven wasi appointed to the office of inspector-in- structor with the: rank -of sergeant. Nichols i & natfve of Weston. He was Dorn' in 1884 and has been on the state police( force five ye: Stiles has been in the service nine years. Bushby was for fiteen years in miiltary service and during the Jdte war was captured by the Germans and copfingd- 1n & German prison;, WERE BUT FEW DISORDERS THEOUGHOUT ITALY SUNDAY Rome, July 5 —No one was reported killed Sunday, it was announced today. This marks the first --Sunday - in many weeks to go_ by, withont a death in the conflicts between fascisti and commu ists. The day was quiet; wWith but few disorders throughout Italy. At Novara. Florence, Bologna and Siena, there were some casuaities “in slightly wounded. Deputy “Benito Mussolini, “leader of the fascistl, has been challenged to a duel by Signor Luchesi, editor of ‘a socla)ist r, over a political article pub- Dby the former ‘which the uatter - SHOET CIRCUIT HALTED TRAFFIC IN BROOKLYX ew York, July 25.—Short circuiting of wires on a switchboard, causing a firé in the Brookiyn Raid Transit company’s main power house at the height of th traffic rush hour this afternoon, haited &1l elevated and subway trains and sur- face cars in Brookiyn, the East river tubes and on the bridges. and left thou- sands of homegoing workers stranded in Marihattan for more than two hours. Crowded subway and elevated trainf were stalled between stations. ~Several subway trains were caught in the tubes under the river, but these were soom hauied out by emergency power furnish- ed from the Manhattan side. Passengers in trains halted in the subways in Brooklyn were permitted to leave the cars and walk through the dark tunnely to nearest stations. Mayor Hylan, returning home in hig automobile, saw the jam on Brookiyn bridge. He returned immediately to his office and ordered all available munici- pal motor cars, ‘buses and trucks to turn out. These soon were in service carry- ing.workers across the bridges. - A-nume ber of sightseeing ‘buses were pressed into_service by the mayor. BRINGS APOSTOLIC BLESSING TO THE K. OF C. New York, July 25.—Edward L Hearn, European commissioner of the Knights of Columbus, arrived today om the - Majestic, bearing with him & special biessing from His Holiness Popa Pius XI for the Knights of the United States and Canada. “His Holiness. the Pope.” Mr. Hearn sald, “has charged me with' conveying his ‘solemn apostolic . blessing to the Knights of Columbus, to Supreme Knight Flaherty, the board of directors and ev- ory individual knight, and his cordial endorsement of the welfare and resons struction work undertaken by the K. of C. in America and Italy. Commissioner Hearn also brought & gavel, made of anclent walnut-woou from an historic altar of the popes in the private chapel of the Vatican, t& be used at the opening of the conven! of the organization at Atiantic Clty. 23 GRANTED LICENSES TO PRACTICE lllllm Hartfotd, July 25.—Following meeting at the capitol today the -J cal examiners’ board announced names of 23-out of 25 canaidates as suc cesstul .in having passed the examina. tions who will be granted licenses practice medicine in this state. ers L. Rowley, a m said that this was HEARN Griswold, Bmil J. Edmund J. bacher ; tol, Mabel -E. C e