Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 17, 1922, Page 1

VOL. LXIV—No. 280 Normich Pualletin . UPULATION 29,685 ] I CH, CONN.,, FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 1922 14 PAGES—98 COLS. TRIC E TWO CENTS TALY'S FOREIN POLCY 1§ Pexaaseon EXPOUNDED BY NEW PREMIER Signor Mussolini Tells the Chamber of Deputies That He Comés Not to Ask Favors, But to Receive Them—Is in| , ed- s Position to Close Parliament and Form an Exclusive-| iy Fecist Cabinet—Proposes to Have Thorough Under- standing With France and England of the Situation of italy in Relation to the Entente—Sounds Warning' to | "Yurks Against Encroachment—Urges Cordial Relations With Central and South America. Reme, Nov. The P Premfer ’lusso s initial ad- fress to the chamber of deputies ‘today threw down the gauunt! that body and Indicated ble terms $8¢ he wug n favers but o réceivo fher. 3 The government according-to all indi- sutlons will roccive a large vom all groups excepting the socialists wnd communists, who numbe more than a hundred. About 350 mem- Sers are sald to have expressed thefr ntention of supporting the Fascisti pre- mi iven the members of the Nitti group who e always been considered bitter opponents of the Fascisti - -movement, nave decided not ‘to oppose the govern- ment. Some of them will go 5o far as o support it, while others will abstain trom voting. . Conspicuous among. the abstainers is former Premier Nitti, who nas announced that hie will not.arrive in Rome until next week. * ‘The leaders of all the other political groups havo reach- »d the capital, including former Premlers Bonom!, Salandra, Facta and Glolitti A departure from Italian parliamen: ary usage Is likely to mark this first debate under the Fascisti rule, as Pre- mier Mussalini, it is understood, will ask hat ‘the speakers Le limited to one for sach groua. registered nu.e been allowed” to speak. Mussolini is against this precedure as he sontends it wgstes valuable i, It'fs believed that the vote of confidemee will 5o reached by Saturday,/thus permit- ting the premier to leavefor his ‘confer- snce with the French premier and -Brit- ish foreign secretary preliminary to the Lausanne peace ‘confefence, It is the government present intention 16" ask a single vote of confidegice covering both its domestic and foreigw policies as well as » vote for the budget to July, 1923. In his address, {‘ Premier Mussolini nali . T have impe limits on myself. I bave told mysel that it is the highest wisdom mnot to fabandon oOne's’ self after the victory. With. 300,000 men, fully armed and thoroughly determined to abey religiousfy my orders, I was in a sosition to pynish all those. who, Mfl'g‘ ‘anclsm and Ao ponspired ‘agasist {: ° In regard to the: foreign pelicy ' of sh to follow & course of dig- aity and Usefuiness. We ure not able follow u policy of altruism or com- dlete abandon, to. the ‘others. Italy; tos day is powerful and -hmn; they are be- finning to recognize that this - power, which it ‘Is néither necessary to exag= gerate nof to minimize is a simple form- ala of nothing for nothing. “Those who desire to see practical sroofs of our friendship must give us the same proofs.” - . . was in & position to close parlia- ment and form &an. exclusive : Fasoist sabiffet,” sald the Italian premier in:the sourse of his address. ' “But, for the.time’ it least, I do not choose to do g’ Ofir, snemies have remained. in their dugouts. [ formed a coalition not in srder to have e —1I do not need who, desire to - L X.!:mrpm in the’conferences that 1 majority | Heretofore_all orators who | will have with the minister of France i and England to envisage with all clear. ness- the problems of the entente in all its complexity and the conscquent prob- lem of the situation of Italy in rel tion to the entente. In the. examination of this question, two hypotheses ipr sen: - themselves, either the entente of wiar will bescome truly n homogeneous group of forces same rights and the same dutle 1 sound it: 8t hour® for Italy el ‘take afother course to defend her interests with a different policy. “I wish first. to undertake the consic-| eration of the crisis in the near east and the increasinz intimacy of the Russians, Turks .and. Germans. It is necessary to leave th¢ realm of conventional phras- es I .order to put ourselves on’the firm ground of historic facts.” Signor Mussolini recalled- the cordial relations’ between S He said that a treaty of commerce was being negotiated with the Swiss gov- ernment. He also recalied the good re- lations existing between Italy, = Jugo- Slavia, and Grecce with Spain, Czecho- Slovakia, Poland, Rumania and all the Baltic states, with whom Italy enjoys the most feeling sympathy. “When Turkey has obtained that which ghe should have she must not ask for more,” he continued. “It is necessary to have courage to declare to Turkey ‘Thus ar and no further’ Absolutely. It is only with common language end loyal attitude can the allies avoid the danger of complications in the Balkans. " “In regard to Russia our relations with that state must be considered outside of domestic affairs, in which we do not wish to enter. We do not admit the in- tervention of foreigners inte our own in- terior affairs.” Signor Mussolini spoke of the success- ful relations between the United States {crease above all z désirable, and Italy and declared them to bo ex- cellent. “It will be‘ my purpose to in- intimate and coonomic collaboration,” he said. He said 2 commercial treaty 'was now being negotiated with Canada. He urg- ed cordial rglations with Central and South. Americh, parti¢ularly in Brazil and Argentina, where millions of Italians Nve. He urged tHat 4 closer Telation with thelr fatherland must be cultivat- & +“1 4o net wish ‘Incldents of vioten he said. “Violence must ceéase. Al cit z¢ns of whatever party will be -able to circulats, freely. Al religions will be with a particular rd - for the Catholic -faith. The law will be re- spected, declared the premier. “We will “establish discipline in the pation and we will give no quarter to our past and present sadversaries who may form an illusion on the brevity of our stay in power. Our government has | élection and wrote that it probably wouldd g a formidable foundation in the consclence of the nation and it is supported by the best and the youngest of Italian gener- ations. A gigantfc step has been made foward the unification of the spirit of it {the country. We hope to work in order 'to “insure- the - prosperity and grani of the country. g . “May God assist. me in carrying to a fianrlmu’ end my.difficult task " PRSI SR O e S BUBE. s i GH G SO e Lo M I3 FREAT WELCOME TO CRUISER PITTSBURGH AT CONSTANTINOPLE Constantinople, Nov. 18 (By the A, P.). ~The United States cruiser Pittsburgh, lagship of Viee Admiral Andrew T. Long, solamander of the American forces 'in Suropean waters, arrived here this morn- ng. from Gibraltas. As the Pittsburgh steamed at. haif- weed up the Bosphorus the Spanish flag- ship struck up “The Star Spangled Ban- ner,” the emtire crew standing at atten- ion. The stralns of the American na- ional anthem wers quickly taken up by he French, Beitish and Italian warships, ‘orming an unbroken line for more than & nile. The musie of the ailled bdands swept tcross the water, and the crowds along he shore took up the welcome, waving snthusiastically to the American’ blue- lackets. - “Several thousand refugees aboard ths Néar East relief ship, some of whom had been saved by American sallors at the ttsburg! stood in solid formation along the rails ot the big cruiser. g After Vice Admiral Longghad fnaneu- vered his flagship through & labyrinth of allied watercraft he dropped aychor with- n the shadow of the sultan'srpalace. v The asrival of the Pittsburgh is hailed with deep satisfacti6n, not only by Amer- ‘cans, but by the allied authorities, who ‘eel that they have the moral support Ameriea in the present crisis. 10 PROTECT MEXICANS ALONG TEXAS BORDER San Antonio, -Tex., Nov, -15.—Dirsct ippeal to the United States government will bé made hereafter when the lives and property of- Mexican nationals are ‘{hreatened, Consul-General Enrigusd Ruise, sald today. This decision. was made, Mr, fluife said, after repeated at. empts to punish persons belieyed re- #ponsible for/ murdler of i _zens along the border thad some time the consul-general of Mexico has been recelving notices (rom ilmost every consulate In the state of Texas under its jurisdfotion advistng “his office of crimes committed -on Mexi- *An citizens under the most' outrageous. siveumstances, sald Mr, ‘Ruise, “Most i jue Toporte Lve suuss from *Hidalgo] sounty, the latest 856 bein g ot Giiss: HkEear Bavaas ot ‘Weslaco“by & group of fifteen | i JISAPPEARANCE OF TASTER ISLAXD DENIED BY CRILEANS + Battiago, Chile, Nov. 16.~~The Chilean i tfes characterize as groundless the ‘eport regarding the disappearance of wh‘p:el nd. m say that the fact “answer been receiyed fr hat ‘vlace to wireless calis'is mot ; i3m0 ‘wircless station’ EGYPTIANS. WOULD DENY PRIVILEGES FOR BRBITAIN Lausanne, Nov. 16 (By the A. P.).— Real imdependence for Egypt and the Sudan, with the evacuation,'of the British troops and no special prilvieges for Great Britain, i{s the demand of the Egyptian people which grill be placed . before the Lausanne peaca conference, Hassib Pasha, head of ths unofficial Egyptian delegation, teld The Assoclated Press today. His statement revealed that Egypt, it the Egyptians have their way, will foarm one of the disputatious problems of the conference. Hassib, who wab former minister of public works, sald his great aim was to develop direct economic relations with the United States at this cbnference. He added that he hoped America would stand :}' Egypt In her just demands for free- om. ( NATTONAL MOTOR TRANSPORT ‘ABSOCIATION ORAGANIZED * New York, Nov. 16.—The National Mo- tor Transport composed of pagsenger 'bus line operators, was organ- ised hére today at a conference attended by officials of lines in many cities of the United States. Patrick Healey of Waterbury, Conn., was ‘chosen president; W. E. Trevis of San Francisco, first vice president, and E. P. Bueritt, manager of the New York headquarters of the association. The object of the association was de- clared to be the promotion of motorized passenger transport service on regular routes throughout the country. WHITE DEEE SHOT IN : NEW UNSWICK Woobns Calals, Me., Nov. 16.—The first Al- bino deer to pe taken in this section for many years, was shot last night at Watt Junetion, 'N. B., 20 miles from re, by William Ashford, of St. Steph- en, N, B.i It welghed 200 pounds. OBITUARY Horatio Crenough Curtls ‘Horatio * Crenough hant, died 79th year.. He N Curtis,” banker and s home hera today in. was captain and stroke:of the Harvard rew in the race with ¥ale in 1864 He fiade many gifts of art treasures to the ‘Boston Museum. of Finhe Arts, Edward Livermofe Burlingame. N York, Nov. 16—Bdward Liver- more , T4 editor of Seribner's Magaziné from 1886 /to 1914, diéd &t his home. here yesterday, if was anonunced Born in Boston, university, leavinj order to become fhe attended Harvara ‘before graduation in nited e \‘ew York “He was connected with ford Jolning the Scribuer 3 Pribune * e fo! g New YorkRent Court Advanced From $8,500 to $15,000 & Year — Must Pay, Vacate or be Evict- New York, Nov. 16.—A “To Let” sign has been hung on the rent court and the | court itself faces eviction unlesk the land- lord receives a 75 per cent. inorease, Judge John R. Davies told the sinking fund commission today. The rental of the space occupied by the Seventh district court, which disposes of about 50.000 rent cases a year, has been $8,500 yearly. It is uniike that the ‘new rental of $15.000 yearly will be granted by the commission. CTUXO0 DIRECTED TO FORM NEW GERMAN CABINET Nox. 16 (By the A. P.).—Wil divector general of the Ham- can steamshin Jine, President Ebert thi stitute a nev Herr Cuno -aders for the pur- their attitude to- pport cabinet of wokk” proposes o organize. This ave an outspoken partisan com- Be elm €uno, noon to ¢o medfatel; ascertainin r this advanc: e e survey he informed i President Ebert of ris readiness to ac- cept the chancello and then left for Hamburg the purpose of adjusting afairs in connection with his pesition on the Hamburg-American line. Upon his retirn to Berlin tomorrow he will resume negotiations the reich tag leadees. Although the reception ac- corded to him in reichstag circles thus far has been reported as of a cordial na- ture, it is not believed that he will suc- coed in definitely constituting the new ministry before Monday. Heer Cuno is an old friend of Pres dent Ebert and wus first in line among the so-called neutral public leadefs whom the president had in view as m concegzion of leader of a mi would undertake the nation’s economic réconstruction along broad and non-par- tisan lines. The opinion is heild in reichstag circles that Heer Cuno, who is wholly a novice in parliamentary affairs. at least has the advantage of being uncncumbered Dby party- affiliations and that he is qualified to deal objectively with the acrimonious situation growing out of the present crisis BRIEF TELEGRAMS All navy yards will be placed on s six- day a week Working basis December 1, in- stead of the present five day a week basis. 1l;.zirhageWagonHnrse Blue Ribbon Winner Transformation Made by a Lover of Horseflesh Who Saw Possibilities in the An- imal. New York, Nov. 16.—From the shafts of a garbage wagon at Fort Riley, Kan, a chestnut gelding, dubbed Submersible by a buck privaté who sometimes drove him to a post laundey wagon, leaped into fame at the National Horse show today as & bjue Tibbon tNmmer, capturing the coveted F. Ambrose Mark championshin cup for chargers. The event was a competitive test for army. horses ridden by officers in full equipment, clanking sabres and other re- galia. Major John Barry had the mount on Submersible. The former laun: vears old. might dull routine rounds at t Y The Italian steamer Monte Grappa, previously reported to be sinking, has been abandoned by her crew in mid-At- 1antic. Henry Hirsch, vice president of the American Cutlery Company, of Chicago, died at a hotel there during an attack of heart disease. The Ferarrari stamp collection, con- sidered the greatest In the world, will again go on sale for the next three days in Paris. 1liador, the *“mysterisus monk” of Raus- sia has recelvsd an American visa to his passport end will sall for New York on board the steamer Lithuania. The Honduran governinent has refused to-accept - the @ppointment of Monsignor Isidiro Carrillo, bishop of Matagalpa, Nic- {Tagus, as srebishop of Honduras. The 1923-1941 federal budget -is ex- pected by admiinistration officials to be from $100,000,649 to $300,000 000 under hat for the present year. . now seven Tentative plans were made for Presldeut Harding to 2010 the capitol next Tuesday and deliver fu person his o tae es in the animal Submersible was rel ous tasks, the unk mane got bett ved of wmm were rescaed by fire- and poll in a fire in the Folsom m biock at Union and Buffum streets, Lynn, Mass, Thé loss was estimated at §12,000 Submersible a lightweight cha: and the Challe: horses. i The St. Leuis branch of the Amcrican Association for the Recogaition of the Irish Republic has withdrawn from the national body. EARTHQU ARE REPOR | AMERIC: i AREA ED SAFD A dispateh ta’ Quebec from Bersimis on the nerth shore of tne St. Lawrence re- ported the drowning of e persons t! of Shelter Ba§ o miles from the seashore. 1 Americans and Coquim- T} William C. Rebinsen. Maine Pomological so he annual eonvention ir Me, urged farmers in their spare help with the roads. Your prominent members of the volun- teer fire department at Freeport, N. | charged with setting fires, just to get ac- {tion for the department and stir up a lit- tle excitement were arrested. president of the in his report Lewiston, time ! said these showed { Cuguimbo from V that employ of an . pany at Toto and Cru in good health. Other advices from Consul McMillan at Antofagasta s been no damage to American prop and no Americans had been harmed {Antofagasta or Chuqucamata. Similar Ireports were received from American consuls at Arica and Iquigue. Ambassador Collier at that at six ¥ T total in the devastate Grande also were The Edward Longstreth avas presented to Dr. C. W. Coley, of Bridgeport, for the ingenuity of his silent | typewriting’ machine, by the Franklin institute, Philadelphia. silver medal ! Martin M. Gaines, the American con- H “region numbered be- and might even succeed in reconciling | sular agent at Caldera, Chlle and his 3 the warring factions to a vatriotic pro-|family, and all the other Americans in gram of national reconstruction based on jthat district are reported to be safe and mutual interparty good-will and under-|well tween 750 and 1,000 with about 1.5 jured. Property damage was ¢ at about fifty million pesos being in Vailevar, Coquimbo, Copiapo. standing. It is expected that the new ministry wiil make its initial appearance on the government bench in the reichstag Tues- day. HARDING SEES A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE TOWARD PROHIBITION | | , Trenton, N..J.,, Nov. 16.—A second let- or in-which Prostdent 1Tarding f reports ed to have expressed an oninion that the public attitude toward prohibition has changed has been received by E. C. Stoke, republican state chairman of New Jersey, it became knowh today. Mr. Stoke, 1ike Mrs. Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, recipient of the first letter, de clined to make pubiic the contents of the communication, but sald that in it the president admitted that a change in pub- lic attitude was indicated in the recent result in slight liberalization of the dry law. Mr. Stoke said the letter was in answer to one he .had _written ta President Harding revieWing the wet victory in New Jersey. _ & MRES. PHILLIPS, CONVICTED, ‘WILL SEEK NEW TRIAL Los Angeles, Cal.,, Nov. 16.—Mrs. Clara Philllps, - convicted today of second de- gree murder for beating Mrs. Alberta Meadows to death with a hammer, will seek a mew trial, and, if that is denied. will appeal from the verdict, it wasran- nounced by Bertram A. Herrington, he: attorney. The motion for a new trial will be made when Mrs. Phillips is sentenced Monday. The verdict, which was a com- promiss ome from & jury of nine men and three women, carries a penalty of from ten years to life imprisénment. “I expected to be acquitted,” Mrs. Phil- lips said in commenting on the verdict. “They didn’t give me a fair deal.” I am going to ask my attorney to appeal and beleve with another trial I can be ac- quitted.” ‘The three worien members of the jury voted for the death penalty until the fina] compromise of second degree murder was reached, it was said. In the early ballot- ing there wero four who voted to acquit. BOOM IN BUHLDING OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK New York, Nov. 16.—Building opera- tions show increased actlvity far this season of the year, according to Rrad~ street’s report issued today, and based on returns from 1661 out of 154 citles. For Octobgbuilding expendituras total. led $204,280,134, as against $197,626,493 for September, 1922, and a total of §1 536,665 for October, 1921. Only two groups of cities, western and southern, show a decrease in building operations in October, 1922, as compared with the preceding month. - All groups however, show an increass in Getobef this year over bullding expenditures in October,, 1921. FORCED TO LAND WHEN AIRPLANE MOTOR FROZE Fairfield, Conn., Nov.% 1§—Captain Fletcher and Lieutenant Blucher of the 107th observation squad, U. S. A, en route from Hartford to Mitchel field, New York, made a;successful forced landing here early tonight when their motor froze while fiying at an altitude of 4.000 feet. Both men were suffering: severely from cold. - .They were entertained over night at the home of John E. Boyle of Fair- fleld Beach. They will make repairs to their motor in the morning and hope to continue their flight by noon. l CHARGED WITH ATTEMPT » TO KILL HIS MOTHER L —— Middletown, Nov. 16.—Michael Ares 20, was arrested 1y charged with sault with intent to upon his mother, Mrs. Anthony “Aresco, he having fired three shots at her without effact. It wal sald that the son quarrelled with his mo the maintenarice of the house. l | er as'he van up the raiir oad tracks he fire another. R ther over lus fallure to contribute to’{Dave White, of the cowpunc fired { who appeared - g two. shots from a ‘revolver —while Mrs. {t *held at’ i‘,‘““ was o¥ing to disarm him, and 3? m his 1a without. The strangest request ever received by the city clerk of Orange, N.. J. was opined by him. Signed by a number of Orange bootblacks, it read: ‘We hereby { petition your honcrable body to tax us 25 @ year for 3 Mcense” Chanarat and vicmity. - The steal com- pany’s loss at Cosmulmbo, the despaten said, was 500,000 pesos. 5 Many thousands were lom:iess and food, clothing and medical suvplles, es- pecially were very scarce, Collier sald, Alessangri left Sanitago yesterday for the devas- tated region carr; supplies. tims 08 ~the ca- If the first month of the mew tariff in aony criterion for the year, the federal treasury -will ~derive more than half & billion doliars from this source, instead of the thiree to four hundred millions es- timated ‘by’ government officials. Subscriptions_for of Cihle and Argentina, the ambassador reported, resulting in the ‘organization of a natlonal relief committee. Grateful comment upon Harding’s offer of American Red Cross aid to earthquake sufferers in Chile, the despatch concluded, had appeared in antlago newspapers. e e ; Presldent Contracts for 10,000,000 barrels of fuel oil, to be delivered by the Standard Ofl company of New Jersey, and 1,000,000 barrels to be delivered by the Texas com- pany, were awarded by the Shipping board. GENEEAL MOTORS HAS The White Star liner Majestic, biggest RESCMED DIVIDENDS hip afloat, was drydocked at the Com- === monwealth dock, Boston, owned by the United States, ths only plant in the world now ' In operation that is large enough to oradle the giant liner. New York, Nov. 16.—Dividends on General Motors were resumed today, the directors declaring a disbursement of 50 cents a share on the commwn stock. 1t was announced that this payment is not Willlam H. §. Demarest, president of Rutgers college. New Brunswick, N. J., is seriously {ll of pneumonia at his home. His condition, however, was said not fo be-dangerous as yet. He was taken ill last Saturday. the -directors having decided not to put the stock on a regular quarter:y dividerd basis until‘the result of future opérations can be satisfactorily “ascertained. The directors announced that nei earnings for*1922, after deducting depre: ciation charges and federal taxes, wil approximate $55,000,000. After provid- ing for dividends on preferred debenture and common stocks, a statement said, the company will have a surplus of $40,- 000,000 at the end of the year. “The* financlal position is thoroughly satisfactory,” the statenfent continued. “Since January 1 bank indebtedness has been entirely discharged; liabilities have been reduced by upwards of $45,000,000 and ‘the company now has no indebt2d- ness other than, for payrolls, supplies, etc. A comparison of balance shests as of September 30, 1920, and. September, 1922, shows a reduction of $§110,000,000 in liabilities.” < ' » American distillers filed s formal pro- test with Commissioner Blair of the. in- ternal revenue bureau agalnst enforce- ment of a recent treasury ‘declsion re- quiring drastic changes in the form and icondition of permits tunder which they operate. The freighter S porack arrived at Boston with 400.tons of Turkish tobacco aboard but not a clgarette on the ship, and the crew, who had been without emokes for a week, sent out a messenger for a hureled supply. S8 David A. Marshall an attorney charg- ed with interfering with James P. Rob- erts, Boston prohibition supervisor, when the latter tried to arrest a man who was pouring liquor from a flask at a hotel cafe two weeks ago, was discharged by a federal commissioner. President Harding has sent s letter to Mrs. Douglas Robinson, sister of the late Theodore Roosevelt and member of the national republican committee, conceding that there has been a shift of public opinlon regarding prohibition enforce- ment. FORMER SOLDIEES ARE LEAVING COBLENZ . Coblenz - Nov. 16.—(By the A. P.)— Twenty-one destitute former = American soldlers, 17 accompanied by German ‘wives and their children, left tonight tor Cherbourg wheénce they will sail for the United States with a contingent of other stranded Americans who are being irepatriated by the American relief asso- ciation in Paris. . Eleven children in the party, ‘born in Rhineland, are being sent to the United States by Rhingland post 700, Veterans of Foreign Wars, through an arrange- ment with the Paris committee. . Another detachment of destitute form- er soldiers of the American expeditionary forces and the American forces in Ger- many, many of them married, will be sent to Paris December § on the firat step on their voyage homie, DESTIT Major Malcolm Wheelor-Nicholson, critic of the cegular army, has lost his appeal from the classification which makes him subject to dlscharge, and has sent a petition to President Harding ask- ing for reversal of the action. A metion for a new trial for Joseph Lipsitt and Istael Horvits of New Bed- ford, who fave been ~found _ guilty of smuggling liquor from the schooner Roe mance, was filed in, the federal court in Boston. — MISS MARY MACSWINEY ON 12TH DAY OF HUNGER STRIEE — Dublin, Nov.: 16.—(By the A. P.)—A deputation from the Dublin corporatioa visited the governmeént buildings today urge Prestdent Cosgrave of the Dail, Eireann to release Miss Mary Mac- Swiney,, nbw on the twelfth day of her 'hunger strike in Mount Jop prison. Mr. Cosgrave was unable to see them, being engaged in government business, no.ap- pointment having been made, it was ex- plained. _ The republican army, '\fl a notice re- ferring to the trial of diriskine Childers, by . a military court, /set for tomorrow protests agalnst the Action taken in con- nection with his It condemns the dispagaging referefices recently made to him by Winston LChurchill in a campaign speech and pral Childers for his work in “exposing English terror in Ire- land to the world.” . . KILLED Vi Danbufy, ot Premier Polncare, witheut replying in detail to'Lord -Curson’s -memorandum sent word to London that he saw nothing in it to prevent France and England from reaching an accord on the attitude their delegations should take at - sanne, 2 B0, . An offering of $4,000,000 7 per ocent. cumulative preferred stock of the Phoe- nix Hosiery company, of Milwaukee was angftounced by New York bankers in con- nection with plans for the recapitaliza- tion of the company. 'The stock will be oftered at par and accrued diyidend. Discoveries of the tissuc-building ae- tivities of the white corpuscles, believed by scientists to point the way to the in- definite prolongation of human lfe, were outlined by Dr. Alexis Carrel of the, Rockefeller institute in an address be- fore the National Academy of Stiences, in New York. s g \ N HIS MOTOR TRUCK OVERTURNED Cong., Nov. 166.—Henry Reed - The crown of world's champien bronce fand _ steer buster’ rests on the head of ypunching stars, & motor “truck on' which he “Square Gard- won # e i tastrophe have beei started in all part¥ ster, N. Y., was instantly killed | BRITISH ELEGTIONS SHOW Interest in the Struggle. . 16 (By the A, P.)—Tue wn out fight betwe former r Lloyd George and George Younger has for the time ended with 2 £ B irman of the union- dra: aerents at the which iction that turn t ¥ Jus a wave d George ned of approximately cannot di- land: consider’ mstances, labor that Mr. Lioyd George > that the former premier's following national liber- reduced by the elections to under will presumably henceforth be instead of working in operation with the conservatives. In the downfall of Lloyd Georgeism i cutstanding feature of the elegs The coalition Iiberais. at ai numbered 129 ; the new There wi ar ong the form niirers that he of some of h temporaril; except Mr. ter and attempted als, co= solution resented men 3 an i be many premier’'s ad- failed to take the adv hers and retl aitogether from the poiit:- The Asquithian proved their posit ty-four in the bld 1wo in the new, bik weli as they expected. On the other band. labor, aithough it failed to fulfil} the high hopes the pitty entertained at the .dissolation, has done exceedingly well, rising fromi8 to 136 seats, Tt is gencrally Dbelieved that labor wouid have done far better but for the tacti- cal mistake in its advocacy of a capital ovy. While the strength of conservatism 'n the country is a matter of surprise, per- haps the keynote of the elections is the decline of liberalism and the growth of the labor party. This seems to show that henceforth the struggle will be ba- tween the comservatives on ®the onc hand and the labor party on the, other. Labor now is the second strongest berals ri lateiy nz 1 t n, to be regarded as a quarterly dividend, | rom ir- ament.. ney did no 0 DEFEAT OF LLOYD GEORGE In the New Parliament Premier Bonar Law Will Command a Majority Over All Pariies Combined of About 80-— The Downfall of Lloyd George is the Outstanding Fea- ture of the Elections—Labor Party Now is the Second Strongest in the House—Women Voters Took a Strong party in the {now as the imp | present governmen parliamegt, it w be to the labor party that the king would mnaturally turn for a new prem Another striking tions is that the w ken quite an s in what JoBid event of the flering Asfest in the elex- voters have the exceedingly however keen their fn. on the distributior n the house of commons 4'f. at owing to a certain eon party aries anpd the TS Tépresent present in ten seats the result: not be announced tonmight ersitles ané ve been among Il ng 1 noteworthy parties, the verkaps being the defea asuait wtriki os the he overtt ¢ members of the new administration, fo: whom safe seats will somehow have tc be found, The defeats of Mr. Churchill, Sir Ha mar Greenwood. former chief secreta®™ for Ireland, and Frederick G, Kellaway former master-genegal, weres sever: blows to Mr. Lioyd George, who, how. ever, had the satisfaction of seeing his son returned by a big majority, wh! both his secretaries, Sir Edward Grigg and = G. H. Shakespeare, wese clected. Mr. Asquith himself had a somewM escape from Uefeat. and i henchmen, Sir Donald MacLear chief 5| and Walter Runciman, went down, Major Lloyd George, the former pre- mier's son, had an enormous majord in Pembroke, his poll being 21,569 to 9. 703 for the laborite Jenkins. But the Geprgite Uberals continued to -fare bad ly, although Mr. Lloyd George war €lected unopposed for Carnavons _A noteworthy return was the re-elec tion of the new pensions minister, Ma- jor George C. Tryon, despite the reces agitation against the proposed abolith of that ministry. SIR HAMAR GREENWOOL DEFEATED IN SUNDERLANT London, Nov. 16.—Sir Hamar Greés wood, former chief “secretary for 7 Ite. land, was defeated in Sunderland,’s twe member constituency, Sir Hamay ran st a Lloyd George liberal, Walter .Rainc and Luke Thompson, conservatives lwem the successful candidates. - - o M CONFERENCE FOR PHYSICAL S BETTEEMENT OF AMERICANS ‘Washington, -Nov. 16.—Under leader- ship of the war department, representa- tives of American schools, colleges and organizations dealing with the - mental and physical, betterment of the race went into conference today in the hope that a systematic method of developing young Americans to better citizenship could be evolved. As a basis the conference was told by Secretary .Weeks that statistics of | the war-time draft revealed 50 per cent. of the men called to he physically sub-nor- mal and disclosed a deplorable percentage of illiteracy. Mr. Weeks, General Pershing and Brig- adier General William Lassiter, who alsd addressed the conference; emphasized the fact that war experience had demonstrat- ed that a great proportion of the physical defects disclosed could be‘ corrected by physical teaining and debelopment begin- ning in the schooly. Mr. Weeks at the same time pointed out that good physical condition among the childrep-would materially ald in their mental adyancement and the development of such ideals of citizenship. General Lassiter declared the draft hud shown that only oue-tbird of the men Wwho claimed to be skilled in their trades could be rated journeymen. To meet the army’s need for téchnical skill of this aracter, he sald, it was necessary dur- ing the war t6 train 1,250,000 men. Ryt ey CONDITION OF. NEW YORK FEDERAL RESEEVE BANK New York, Nov. 16.-—The statement of | conditions ©f the Federal Resecve bank ot New York st the close of business Nov. 15 &hows: Totgy gold reserve, $1,025,035,644.78. Total reserves, $1,059.423,277.14, Bills discounted, secured by govern? ment: War obligations: For members. $159,960,286.61. Al others, $34,494¢ 561.97. < Bills bought in‘open market, $75,200,. 345.52. . Total bills on hand, $269,55,194.10. Total earning assets, $327,174,944.10. Uncoliected jtems, $176,584,117.01. Due 10 ;embers Reserve account, 071.642.34 % Total deposits, $758,128.283.84. ¥. R. noies In actual circulation, $388,- 414499, 3 Ratio of total reserves to deposita ard F. R. notes liabilities combined, 78:7 per cent. =4 MOEGAN B. BRAINARD ToOo Hartford, Nov., ¥ ard, vice president ‘of the Aetna Life In- surance company, was today elected pres- ident of the three Aetnas—the Aetna Life Insurande compa#ly, the Aetna Cas- ualty and T ce company and the Automobile Insurance Company of Hart- ford. Mr, ard's eloction to” ibe presidency of the three companics was ‘| made at 2 meeting of the directors ‘m home office at noon today, to fiil ORIGINAL LETTERS FIGURE IN THE HALL-MILLS MURDERS New Brunswick, N. J., Nov. 16.—Orig- inal letters, said to have been writtep by Rev. Edward W. Hali to Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, who were murdered Sept. 14, are to be turned over to the au- thorities tomorrow by Miss Florence North, attorney for Charlotte . Mills, daughtec of the slain woman, it was an- nounced tonight by Special Detective ‘Masons . & James Mills, widower of the cholr er, foday received $500 of the $1.000 which Miss North is said to have. obtain- ed through piblication of the letters. These letters are expected to figure In connection with the prosecution’s claim that Mrs. Frances Noel Stevens Hall widow of the rector, had konwledge be- fore the mourders of the intimacy that ex- isted between her husband and his cholr leader. LN Detective Mason also announced that the prosecution would present to the grand jury testimony of two more wit- | nesses “whose stories have ‘mever beem made public. The stories of these wit- nesses, he said, were considered “trump cards” in the case, which would almost surely result In the returning of indict- ments. > The story of Mrs. Jane Gibson, the state’s alleged eye-witness of the twe killings, has been checked up in every way, Detective Mason said, and all at- tempts to find flaws in her account hawve failed. Her story was strengthened fur- ther today by the announcement of the authorities that they had found the @river of the ramshackle wagon which Mrs. Gibson said she followed to the scene of the murders when she was searching: for corn thiev EEESICINSREY S TWO TORRINGTON MEN GUILTY OF A HOLD-UP Litcrfield, Nov. 15.—Vincent Strano and Vincenzo Pratillo, both of Torrington, who have been on trial in eonnectiba with 2 holdup and robbery of a $1200 diamond ring from John H, Barr, Burrville, on June 14, last and who elected to b tried by the court without a jury, were adjudged zulity by Judge W. M. Maitbie in superior court todsy. Strano was sent to state prison five to seven years, and Pratillo from twe to five years. TO INCREASE CAPITAL STOCK 30 000,000 MARKS Berin, Nov. 16.—(By 'al i the