Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 9, 1922, Page 1

i VOL. LXIV—No. 299 <UPULATION 29,685 = 'NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1922 _ORWICE, CONN,, SATURDAY, DI 12 PAGES 96 COLUMNS .UCE TWO CENTS PRESIDENT HARDING'S MESSAGE NAMES PROMIBITION AND TRANSPORTATION AS TRANSCENDENT PROBLEMS OF THE NATION Recommends Rigorous Enforcement of Prohibition to the End “hat Such Action Will Concentrate Public Attention Up- on Any Requisite Modification—Is to Call a Conference of Governors With Federal Authorities to Cooperate to Overcome Law Violations “Which Savor of Nation- Wide Scandal”—Would Coordinate All Transportation Facilities, Rail, Water and Motor—Favors a Federal Tri- bunal to Deal With Disputes Between Carriers and Their Workers, With Ample Authority ta Enforce Its Decisions —Strongly Urges Widening of Farm Credits—Several Other Recommendations Made to Congress. Washington, Dec. 8.—President Hard- ing, addressing congress in person to- day on.the stato of the Union, placed the transportation situation, - prohibition enforcement and farm credits in the forefront of tho national problems vressing for solution. Also he took oocasion to reply difect- ly to those who he saM had assumed that the United States had taken itselt “aloof and apart, unmindful of world cbligations.” He declared these gave “gcant credit” for ‘the ‘heipful part’ America had assumed in ternational relations, _referring particularly to the wrms conference. Ot _the prohibition situatlon, the ex- coutive asserted there frere conditions of enforcement “which savor of nation- wide® scandal.” dations on this score, but .announced his -purpose to call an early. conference o the governors of the states and ter- ritorie swith the federal authorities to formulate definite policles of ~national and state co-operation in the adminis- tering of the laws, Declaring thera was no problem ex- 3seding in Importunce the one of trans- portation Mr. Hardng told congress thers was need to beg'n on .plans to co- ordinate all transportation facilities— He made no.recammen-| discussion of prohibition enforcement there was a general stir with applause for one of his declarations on the sud- ject—that sugwesting the “rigorous and literal enforcement of the dry law will concentrate public attention on any Tequisite modification.” Mr. Harding's pronouncements con- cerning the Amerlcanization of aliens also brought manifestations of approval that allens coming to American shorcs must respect American institutions rhlle enjoylng the country’s hospital- ty. —_— | PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE DEALS WITH SCORE OF SUBJECTS Washington, Dec. 8.—President Hazd- ing in his annual message delivered today- to congress in person deals with nearly a score of subjects, chief among them hibition, farm credits, the transportat! problem, child labor and immigration. He announces his purpase to invite the governors of thé states and territories to an early conference with the federal ex- ecutive authority with' a view to adopt- ing definite policies of national and state co-operation in administecing the prohibi- and more particularly his declaration < CABLED PARAGRAPHS Traln Blown Off Track. Perpignan, France, Dec. 8.—A train was blown off the track near the Fitou statlon by a mistral of great violence. A sudden gust of wind swept under the last car but one, lifting it clear oft the rafls. Two other cars toppled into 2 ravine. No one was hurst. MESSAGES TO LOCAL FUEL ADMINISTRATORS AND COAL DEALERS Hartford, Dec. 8.—State Fuel Ad- ministrator Thomas W. Russell today sent messages to local fuel administra- tors and individual coal dealers urging the necessity of using substitutes for domestic anthracite coal and maintain- ing fair distribution to all consumert The message to coal dealers through- out the state was as follows: i “In view of the small reserves of an- || thracite in this state, I expect every coal dealer to do his utmost to spread aistribution of domestic coal so that every famlly needing coal may receive some. This is necessary to prevent |} suffering, which must be avoided, 1f possible, and can be if dedlers will re- | §cognize their duty to the public.” DELVING INTO PAST LIFE OF MISS FRANCES BIREHEAD Oxford, Miss, Dec. 8.—Alleged inci- dents in the life of Miss Frances Birk- {head during her early girlhood, In the !village Bt Dover, Miss,, later in Pear- {sall, Tex., and during recent years m ssissippl and Louisiana were told to a federal jury today by Witiesses called by the defense in the trial of her dam- age suit agalust Lee M. Russell, gov- ernor of Mississippl. Just before court adjourned, Mrs. Russell, wife of the governor, was an- nounced as the mext witness, but owing to the late hour the d{d not take the Final Reparations Terms For Germany Are Expected to be Formulat- ed at Series of Conferences Beginning in London To- day. London, Dec. § (By the A. P.).—The premiers of France, Italy and Belgium, with staffs of financial experts, arrived in London today for what is generally described as the most critical conference of the four years' succession of confer- ences which have struggled to fix definite and final ceparations terms for Germany. ‘Tomorrow the premiers will meet with Prime Minister Bonar Law to begin the discussions, set to last through the week erd, if not into the early” part of the coming week. It will be a_meeting of men who have not worked together before. Mr. Bonar Law will enter his first con- terence as prime minister. The French had come to regard Mr. Lioyd George as too friendly toward Germany. and though there has been nothing thus far in Mr. Bonar Law's utterances of policy to give direct encouragement. they hope, as it was expressed in French quartees fonight, to find him more sympathetic toward France than his predecessor. Premier Mussolini of Italy is a man of mystery. No one knows what he has in Stormy Session of Labor Members Incensed by the Executions of Rory O’Connor, Liam Mellowes and Two Other Rebels. | Dublin, Dec. 8.—(By Thé A. P.)—The executions of Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellowes and two other rebeis as a form of reprisal lwought the government into econflict with the labor members of the Dail Elreann at this afternoon’s session. 3 ‘While defeated for the moment in ! their attempt to bring about a debate on | {the executions, the laborites served no- | tice that they were not done woth the question and warned the government that such acts would tarnish the good name of the Irish Free State before the world. Tom Johnson, leader of the laborites, was on his feet at the opening of the session with a demand for a statement from the government. President Cos- grave peremptorily refused, but MMr Johnson pressed his demand, whereupon the president appealed to the chairman to proceed with the scheduled business, the election of a commlittee on the ap- pointment of ministers. The labor leader retorted that execu- tions such as these were far more im- portant than the election of any com- THINGS TO BE It pays to advertise. in mind: the only reason it pays to folkis find it a paying proposition te If you will read advertisements consistently for a while you'll readily agree that this statement s true. It will pay you in money saved. Real Bargains are offered daily in The Bulletin. Watch for them. “ It will pay you In time saved. It tells where to get what you want. | You dom’t have to “shop around.” _If your time is worth money, ad- | : S L4 Harvey, San Franclsco soclety woman. vertising will pay you. It will pay you in added sat merchant to sell goods tion. In the past week the following Bulletin's columns. 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Wage increases totalling approximately $1.200,000 annually for 30,000 mainten- ance of way employes of the Pennsyl- vania raliroad system have been granted Rallroads are justified in refusing to pay damages for jewelry that is lost or stolen from the baggage of travelers, the interstate commerce commission held. Fire in a four story brick spartment building in the West End, Boston, drove 17 scantily attired persons into the street. RUSSIANS LESS POSITIVE ONDARDANELLES QUESTION Bolshevik Delegate Now Coincides With Turkish Proposals for Regulation of the Straits—Japan Voices Accord With America for Liberty of Commerce in the Black Sea— Russia’s Demand for Participation in All Informal Dis- cussions is Definitely Denied—Turks Have Accepted the Lausanne, Dec. 8 (By 55 A, P.)— Principle of Demilitarized Z o the Staits. adequate protection: that the Turks had The Boston municipal fuel committee 1s | Even Georges Tchitcherin, the bolshevik | accepted the principie of the free passage distributing nearly 1700 tons of semi- than anthracite coal ordered by more 1600 consumers. 3. G. Stewart a neighbor and friend of | Abraham Lincoln in Springfleld, il die t his home in Hamliton, Wash., aged 88 years. Frank and Jacob Bogdoneff, brother: who operate a chain of provision stores in Massachusetts cities, were arrested in Lowell on charges of arson. Garret B. Van Fleet, 95, sald by rela- tives to be the oldest member of the! Grand Army of the Republic, dled at the | ! home of fis son, Marshall H. Van Fleet {in Denver. Dr. J. Montgomery Mosher, 58, noted v He es- hed the first psychopathic ward in connection with a general hospital In the specialist, died in Albany. United Sta / Germany’s coal imports durisg Oe- tober amounted to 8,295,371 tons, accord- ing to official statistics, while 1 500,000 reparations tons were delivered to the commission. MacDonald Smith, professional golfer Metropolitan championship of the Atlantic coast, has and holder of the 1921 obtained a license to wed Mrs. Loul Fire yesterday destroyed a building on North Elm street, Wallin 1ford, owned by the Choate school, with a-loss estimated at $10,000. The build- ing had been oocupled by R. A. McOr- mand, a master at the school. Eagerness to buy a vesmel and go to sea again was expressed by Capt. B. C- frame foreign minister, abandoned his previ- ously extremely hostlle attitude regard- ing the Dardanelles question at this af- ternoon’s peaceful session of the Near Eastern conference and expressed ap- d | proval of the Turkish proposais {o lation of the straits, with the rese that he must see the actual words of the sections covering the various points &t issue before he could give full approval to them. Japan today spoke for the first time on teh stralts problem. Baron Hayash!, the Japanese representative, said that Japan. as a power having great shipp!ng inter- ests in the Mediterranean, hoped for trade in the Black sea and was vitally inter. ested in the regulation of Near Eastern waters. He was entirely in accord with the words of Richard Washburn Chlid, the American ambassador, concerning the straits and liberty of commerce in the Black sea, and thil he had lstened with | sreat delight to the statements of Ismet Pasha, on behalf of Turkey, who had ap- prozched the difficult problem in & sym- pathetic and oconciliatory manner. Baron Hayashi added that the address of Lord Curzon, the Briusn forelgn mimister. had assured him that a solution of the siraits question was nearing. Lord Curzon opened the session with a long detalled review of the points on which the Turks differed from the cn- tente plans, and replied to guestions on which Ismet Pasha had asked further in- formation at the morning session. His address indicated that most of the ques- tions on which the entente and the Turks differed were proper ‘subjects for discus- slon in an informal way by military and naval experts, and expressed the opinion that such discussion would Uring forward the necessary technical inforration which would undoubtedly form the basis of warships and merchantmen in times of peace or war, and also in principle an In- ternational commiseion to regulate come mercial navigatin. He added that the Turks had lald down the basis of the regime they desired 1o see app stralts, and that the'r ruggestion that the powers ehould not bs allowed to maintain warships in the Black sea, so that this question was not discassed at the afternoon meeting. Teking up in order the suggestions Ismet Pasha made at the morning session, on w!%.h Turkey desired further explanation, Lord Curzom said that on the question of cuarantees %0 that Constantinople would be fras from attack, the allies felt the allied Ppro- posals were adequate, so far as military and naval guarantees wers coneerned. He indicated, however, th:t, as in the case of Thrace, further internationa! gusrane tees of & political character were worthy of consideration. This question had been & matter of study on the pert of allfed Jurists in order to reconcile their views. On Ismet Pasha's suggestion that there should be & limitation of naval forces ens tering the Black sea, Lord Curzon de- clared he thought the principle Jaid down by the allies was sound but that the al Ites were willing to interpret it m & Lbe eral way and feit sure & catisfactory fore mula could be worked out after comver~ sations. Commenting on Ismet Pasha's polmt that there should be liberty of neswage through the stralts in peace and war for commercial ships. with Turkey having the right of search in case she was at war, Lord Curzon said the allies were agreed. While the British forelgn minicter sald the allles Delieved the Sea of >farmors could siot be definitely exclued from the emilitarized zones, 2s Ismet Pisha de- for agreement. sired, beeause the sea Is 2 georraphical stand. - Testimony today dealt largely with alleged impraprieties on the part ot The only harsh note of the session came | continuation of the stralts it was quite when M. Tchitcherin and M. Rakoveky, ! possible, without interfering with the also of the Russian delegation. demanded | right of free passage, for the defenss of i Strout of the schooner Jesse L. Leach | which foundered last Saturday off Cape Ann. all, water and motor. As Lo the relle tion laws. He says the day is unlikely to of the rajlroad problem, he suzzested Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total come when . the prohibition amendment merger of lines Into systems, a facil- tated interchange of frelght cars =ad a tomoiidation of- faciltles generally. Turning to the recent raflroad) strike, thé president -proposed. thit: - the -federal ribunal dealing with dlaputes between ho carriers and their workers be given ample authority to enforce its decls- long. Ho véiced 5 Dreferemce for. aboli- Han’of the rafirond labor board and the placing of its funetions under an en- larged Interstate commerce commission. Should the decislon be to continue thfs board in existencs, however, he suggest- M that tha partisan membershiy be Wolished to the end ‘that' the tribunal be impartial and the headquarters ®oved from Chicago fo Washingtan se there might" be diréct contact with the sommission. Specifie Recohmendation. ‘The only specific recommendation of the executive for enactment of legisla- Hem at this, the short session of con- oss, related to the permanent estab- hment of Widened farm credits. He urged both ample farm production cred-! #s and enlarged Jand credits through enlagement, of the powers of the farm loan board and reminded congress that wectal provislon must be made for llve steok production credits. Other recom- mendations included: 4 Other Recommendations. Registration of allens. More rigld examinations of emigrants tt embarkation ports. Federal ‘assist- ines in the education of allens. A constitutional amendment giving tongress authority over child labor. A constitutional amendment restrict- ing the issue of tax exempt securities by the federal government, the state: municipalities and countles, ‘A study Dy congrems of the wide- tpread between production costs and Jrices to consumers. The zurvey of a plan to draft-ai the fesourcen of the nation, juman and ma- trfal, for national detense, ‘A fostering interest by the natlonal fovernment in construgtive measures slculated to promote the unification of _piegm. water and efectric powers in the pagtern industrial reglon. Tavorable consideration of reclema- tion—and Irrigation projects’ where waste ind may be made avallable for settle- will be l‘u)al.lt.d and that the nation should adapt ifs course ascordingly. | uPFezident Harding talls congress that it the statutory provisions’ for profibition ! enforcement * ave - contrary to dellberate public opinion, whioh he:does not believe. the rigorous and literal enforcement will concentrate- public attention upon any requisite ‘mosificat] ¥ ~Such & course”-_ie7adds. “donforms with the law and saves the humiliation of the government and the humiliation of our people befSre the world and chal- |lenges the destructive: forces engaged in widespread viojatlon, cficial cérruption, onl individual demoralization.”” With regard to the transportation prob- lem Mr. Harding proposes that the rail- road lsbor board be abolished, with the | substitution of a.labor division in the in- power to require its rulings to be accepted by both parties to a dleputed question. The executive also proposes that the law require the cairiers and thelr employes to institute means ard methods to nefo- tiate between themselves their constantly {arising difterences, limiting appeals to the government body to disputes’ of such chracter as are likely, to-affect the pub- lic welfare. | Co-ordination of Transportation. | Co-ordination of all transportation 'fa- would include not only_inland wateeways but motor truck transportation as well. Me invelghs against the system of com- peting against the railroads with truck roads, thus drawing frelght from the steam lines instead of. making the motor truck a’feeder for them. As for the car- rlers themselves, Mr. Harding suggests as ways of increased economy and efficiency that there be a merger of raflways liney into systems, interchafige of freight cars, the -consolidation of facilities and the economic use of terminals. He declares that the managers of -the lines ‘are without' that Inter-carrier co- operative relationship “so. highly essen- tial to the best and most economical op- eration,” adding that they could - mot function in raiiway transportation. More extended credit for the farmers s strongly urged by the executive, who de- { terstate commerce commiseion with #.miple | cflitles 1s urged by the president. TheseT. xr‘:mm‘y when the recent { strike threat the paralysis of all Miss Birkhead at a dance mear Dover, and during her brief residence in Pear-! |sall; of threats one witness declared {’she made in Jackson in 920, ‘that she {was “going to Vickaburg to kil a man I%ho had ruined her reputation and coming back to kill the governor.” and; of a visit to a roadhouse in New Or. I¢ans, X 3 | The morning scssion was devoted principally to conclusion of the | croms examination - ot Goverror Russell.( ~ His testimony was chiefly a . repetition of denfals he made previously in detatl to all the allegations made by Miss Birk- head which Included” a charge cf seduc- tion and ap alleged promise ~that he would obtain a divorce d marry her. “I never thought of such a thing as divorce,” the governor said, “I wouldn't give my ‘wite up for all the women In the world.! FRIENDS OF PEOHIBITION P COMPLETELY CONTROL HOUSE Washington, Dec. 8.—Friends of prohi- bition_ in complete control in ti% house, made a clean sweep today in koncking out'amendments to the prohibition section ! of the treasury supply bill which they ! claimed weer designed to weaken enforce- | ment of the Volstead law. < Standing alone at times, Representative ill, republican, Maryland, sought to imit the money spending activities of the prohidition uait, but his proposals were | thrown out bodily after thirty minutes of bitter debate in Which the manner of the law's enforcement was commended and ' condemned. Numerous references were made to the annual’ address to congress, {delivered earlier in the day by Presidt |Harding, and there was vigorous ap plause When members recalled that the | president had said the eighteenth amend- ment -was here to stay. The bill stood like a stone wall against attacks by Mr. Hill's geoup, which often included only himself. "It had not reach- ed the point of passage tonight, because ' (of an agreement to efer until tomorrow | action on a provision for substituting fast | Dower. presses for hand presses on which the government's money long has been printed at the buerau of engraving. The biggest vote against the prohibition | Saturday, ‘Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Dec. 2. . ~ Dec. 4. Dec. 5. % 191 12 143 108 124 108 118 13 108 114 . 822 2 358 328 331 274 617 602 508 615 539 556 i Totals. m 2005 mind so far as the reparations subject concerned. but there are many who ho' strong belief that if the chance offers he will demand for Italy a full share of any. German payments decided upon. He came o London on & late train and was ‘Wel- comed voclferously by a gathering of his ‘compatriots. Great Britain's attitude in the confer- nce will be a receptive one. So far as imown the government has framed no program, but Premier Poincare will bring full plans for a settlement with Germany, whose unfolding is awaited With deepest Interest and anxiety, while it is expected that Germany, Who long has been accused of failure to make constructive proposals, will send from its new chancellor, Herr «Cuno, an outline of what he professes to think Gérmany can do. America, s wholly outside the meeting, but the words United States cannot be dissociated from it. Some optimistic ob- servers still cliig to the belief that Great Britain and the United States might co- operate in a big loan'to Germany in-case #uch 4 loan is proposed, coupling the idea ‘with the suggestion that Germany use at least half the proceeds of the loan to pay France, which wou'd mean that for a léng period part of the payment of Germany's indemnity to France would be shifted to the shoulders of those two solvent na- tions. Another problem which . is' puzzling commentators deeply !5 the presence in London of the American ambassadors, Fletcher and Houghton: = The ‘American diplomats have been waiting for two days- to meet Ambassador-Harvey, Who is de- tained at Warwick castle by the iliness of his wife. The newspapers will have it that the Tnited States nroposes to take some sen- mittee, and that they might end in their being no need for such election. He moved suspension of the standing orders President Cosgrave objected, a division |was taken, and the labor motion was re- Jected by 2 vote of 34 to 14. Mr. Johnson then gave formal notice that he would raise the question later, declaring it needed urgent attention, and the-laborites withdrew their nominations for the committee to appoint ministers 50 that it would not be representive of all partles, as prescribed by the consts tution. To this move President Cosgrave replied that the election would proceed as echeduled, and that if any of the members neglected their duty it was thelr own affair. Mr. Johnson found opportunity to make the labor position clear at adjournment. He strongly denounced the government for indulging In reprisal executions and pointed out that the men cxecuted had never been given trial, being confined in prison for an offense dating back to last July. The fact that they had been in- carcerated since that time showed that they could not have been engaged in any conspiracy as alleged by the govern- ment; in fact any other four prisoners might as well have been taken out and shot. £ Had_the government no regard, he asked, for the good name of the Irish State or for. the honor. of Irsland that they should make thelr first act one to {destroy in the public mind the assocl tion of government with the idea of law? Imodt forced to say that the! government had killed the new state at its_birth. George. Gavan Dufty seconded Mr. Johnson's protest, asking: “When is this Corsican vendetta to end?” He declared Seven registered letter cach. containing ' sent to the Havana branch of {the National City Bank of New York, i were rified aboard the steamer Pastores 1 during a trip between New York city and $1,001 Havang. that Russic be admitted to ail informal discussions which may take place between the military and naval experts of the Tucks and the entente on the straits question. Lord Curzon held this would be impossible, 38 these discussions would be informal and wholly unoficlal. He said that Russia had no right to demand representation when other powers inter. the Sea of Marmora within certain Im- its, and this question doubtiess could be worked out by the expert Replying to Ismet Pasha's contention that the demllitarized zone was too large, Lord -Curzon sald it might be possible te make changes in it In the vicinity of Con- stantinople. The allles, he added, would grant the request,of the Turks that Seven’young men who were arrested |ested in the stralty wers making no much ! Turkish troops be permitted to cross from in Bridgeport for robbery of pre-pay-|request. In the cise the problem of the|one side of the demflitarized zome to an- ment gas meters all over the city, which | straits was netted them considerable cash, were sent {or by to jail each for a year. An involuntary petition in bankruptey was filed in the federal district cow: to allow the matter to be debated, butiin New York, agalnst George W. Morse, doing business as George W. Morse and company, stock brokers. Political cireles were ~surprised Philadelphia by the announcement that all contributors of $100 or more to the campaign fund of Senator George Whar- ton Pepper would receive a refund of ten per cent. George Moshier and George Stevens, of the Devon section of Milford, accused of dssault upon two 17-year old girls, secu: ed Dail in $3,000 each and are now await- Ing actlon of the superior court. A special stockholders meeting’ will held in New York December 22 to con- sider increasing the capital stock of El- adding machine manufacturers to $6,500,000 by issuance of 30,000 shares common stock at $108 liott Fisher company, par value, it was announced. The met cost o f the foreigm servies of the United States for the coming fi cal year was placed at “substantially ~by Secretary Hughes in explaining the state depart- ment’s estimates to the house sub-com- less than $4,000,000” mittee on appropriations. Freight movement, which has been ab- normally heavy for several ~weeks, still_setting new seasonal records, ac- cording to reports made public by the of the American car service division Rafiway Assoclation. ~ Representative = Johnson, republican, in full gonference, ons, Lord Curson ex- plained that the Rupsian experts would be welcome. In opening the session Lard Curzon Tt | 5ald he was glad the Turks had.accepted the principle of demilitarized zones on the stralts provided they were assured other, i they were in tramsit. AS 19 Ismet Pasha's suggestion that Turkey must have arsenals in the demilitarized zones, Lord Curzon declared this ques- tion would not be difficult to settle but that it.could maturauy oetter be consié- ered when the military and naval clansel of the treaty were reached. in | CLEMENCEAU SEES HOPE IN PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Washington, Déc. 8. (By the A. P)— Georges Clemenceau, closing hils visit to Washington this afternoon with a “for ‘mal address, expressed the hope thai diplomacy would find the way to srmg { America back into European ‘affalrs through what he interpreted as an ‘overture” by President Harding in the annual message, which thé executivg had read to congress a few hours eafr- ler, 4 A “1 was greatly comforted,” sald the war-time premier of France, “when I read in the message of your president the following lines, They are not ve t{long, but they are very suggestive ““The four -power- pact, which abol- ishes every probadility of war op . tne . | Pacific, has brought a new confidence in maintained peace, and I cin well be- lieve it might be,made & model for like assurances wherever in the world any common interests are comcerned.’ ", “So you see” comtinued the Tiger, “that even® those who are supposed to disagree, really agree at. ihe very bot- r- 1s} i § ESTIMATED FIRE LOSS OF $15,000,000 IN ASTORIA, ORE — Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 8.—(By the A P.)—The business district of Astoria the oldest city in Oregon, is in ruin hundreds of persoms are homeless and property loss estimated at $15,000,004 was caused by a fire here today. Fer ten hours the fire heid sway, eating &m ever«widening path through oty untii shortly after noon when dynamite stopped the flames. ‘Banks, newspaper, plants, hotels stores, theatres, and numerous bulldings housing a variety of business places Were . destroyed. According to Fizes Chilef Foster, the fire got out of cofi- trol. because it reached the piling neath the building. wpon which the' iness section of the city was buflt. HE attr®uted the disaster to faiiure to 8 In_the space beneath the piling. k -. Thirty blocks were wiped out by th flames. Many homes in the oider ret: dence district were destroyed and 50 families living in an Tonse were made homeless by struction of that bullding. had committee of citizens met &t of Mayor James Bremmer ed jmmediate relief measures. By except the clothing om i, g% RS South Dakota, has introduced a bill giv- clares that the very proof of helpfulfiess ing the president anthority -in war time | already giyen is-the-st 3t argument for the permafient establishment of wid- ened credits. He says the farm loan bu- reau may well have its powers enlarged to provide ample farm produectlon credits a8 well as-enlarged land credits, Two_ constitutional = amendments are propesed’ Omé would give congress au- thority over child labor and the other ment and productivity. Co-opetation between the federal gov- ertment, the various states and’ the owners of forest lands to the. end that protection from fire should be made more effective and replanting encour- ‘With this session }imited to less than three months, thers wav a\ genersl re- alization that congress could deal -be- group was seven, that number ! sational part in the present negotiations|the ministers seemed to forget that they | Supporting an amendment by Represioe, (DUl from other quarters Which should be |were & government and that all forms tive Tinkham, republieans Massaghusetig, | Dest Informed comes a statement that the [ of. vengeance should cease. providing that men employed in enforce. | PEeSence of tho Americans has no-greater | Minister of Defense Mulcahy, replying, ment work should be sppotnted feom g ; Significance than that the American diplo- | said the men had mot been executed be- oivil segvice, agamst bb In opposition: | MALs are beginning the practice of meet- |cause of the assassination of a man S {ir together for discussion of affaics of | whom . the government honored (Seen EDGE—SEWALL MABRIAGE :e;_hnnl interesy x:‘ gdr n;um-n o Hales) but because they were forces AT e presence irope of Senator Mo- | working around them more viclous and "t NOON TODAY IN BATH, ME. | Gormick has started another rumof'in the | Ineldious than Grest Britain had ever restaurant apd hotel . in _the, ciy deptroyed as well as stocks in the stores and there is of imaediate want. Portland sent loads of bread and word that the hotel there was cpm recelye those without shelter. A - large number of summer Ccottages . the beach resorts also were offered- the’ homeless and homes in the. Tesl- president’s message: was attention of the White 9 #ald that there was no comment of elaborating on ‘the -president’s. state- ment to congress. mddress, delfvered Dbe- exemption of men from 21 to 30 on ac- count of industrial occupation.. g8 7iE i & g Edna Purviance, leading woman for Charlie Chaplin, is il with pleurisy, in Los Angeles, aceording, to_an amnounee- ment from her home. Her physician twoen now and March fourth with only one or two of even the mest important af the problems presented by the preste fent. To-what extent this situation Would bear on the ultimate decision of Mr, Harding s to an-extra session of the new congress was a matter of some conjecture at tha capitel. Asvicalturst) Growp Detormined. ' Leaders of the agricultural n the house and senats are determined that one recommendation of the execu- tive—that dealing -with farm credita— shall be translated into law at thia sea- son. They also are perticularly anxious, #hat there should be Eome olution of raitroad problem that would bring lowered freight rates, but Chalr- ‘would restrict -the imsues of tax exempt securitios which are declared to bs “dry- ing up the sources of federal taxation and encotraging unproductive and extrava- gant expenditures by states and munlel- Dalities)” of loglslation providing for registration of aliens and for more thor: sugh examiination of immigrants at the ‘ports of embarkation is urged. The pres- ident says thers is & “recrudescence of hyphenated ~Americanism - which we though 10 have been stamped out when we committed the nation. life and soul. to. the war. and adds. that advocates of revolution “are abusing the hospltality of American ‘shores, finding their ‘deluded followers among those who take on the liments of an American without ng an American soul” Reglitration _of allens ths prestdent adds, will enable the nation to guard againet abuses In Iminlgration, cheeking the gndesirable whose irregular coming is hig first violation of the law and at the same time will o fciltate 'the necded Amerlcanizing of thoss who o roll ‘ds citisens.” el Dealing with forelgn affairs, Mr. Hard- ing itells congress that American rela- tions are not only free.from every threat. m‘ B-z'-’u‘m bat ;‘;n country has contrib- arger influence” toward “mak- Ing armed confilct less likely. *1t has been our fortune both to preach and promote - international. understand- ing” he anid. - We are commizant of the ‘world's struggles for full r justment and_rehabilitation, and . ler-our- ,Bath, Me., Dec. 8—Senator Walter E. | | Edge, of New Jersey arrived here late {todx, for his wedding at noon tomorrow ; governmen {0 Miss Camilla Sewsll, duuentee o nr | adviser and suggest. 2s they did when he | about ninety men and was most vulnera- {2pd Mrs. Harold M. Sewall, of this city. | -v:cm i Vi ! ain were Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge, Senator Joseph S. mdm.-l huysen, of New Jersey and Mrs. Fre- linghuysen, Senator Richard Ernst of | Kentucky, Senator Frederick Hale of | Maine; Who is to be best man, and Rep- | resentative - Nichlas Lomgworth, of | Ohio, and Mrs. Longworth. Senator Al- ’benuBawmmmuh of Iowa, was - pre- ven! ess from attending wedding. b The wedding gift of the president and | Mrs, Harding was announced tonight. It “is an ofl painting entitled “Cabors*, by Austln Kognt -~ |EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN CAUSED MANY DEATHS Londofl, Dec.. 5—A_severs . at Kiushlu, the - southernmost of the. three-principal islands of Japan, is re- ported in a Tokio despatch to the Cen- tral News. Many persons aré sald 10 Have been Kllled or injured, and i dreds’ of houses were destroyed. |_Nagasaki “is the pringipal _city. of Kiushiu, being situated - on the west coast of the.jsland. The surface of the island is of a mountainous nature, There are a number of active voleanoes, - the greatest of which is -Aso San, . whoss crater is 12 miles in circumference. His good’ health, says-e: vogetatiur, the result of eating no mest and -cmu- ingoit well. 3 newspapers of alleged mysterious Ameri. can activity. They desoribe Mr. McCor- mick as President Harding’s friend and made a previous tour, that he is acting Edge on his 1% t.hg president as 4 “second Colonel tent simply upon the assassination’ of House. Whils there is no arrangement a5 yet for any Americans to play & part in the ‘London discussions, some English papers think that the United States may have an | observer at the Brussels conferenge. CENTENARY OF UNIVERSALIST CHURCH IN DANBUERY Danbury, Dec. 8—The ordination of the Rev. G. H. Lelning as a minister of the Universalist. church fmarked the opening of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Universalist church here tonight. The celebration will last three day: by the Rev. T. A, Fischer of New Ha- ven, while the chargs was daliversd by the' Rev. F. C. Leining, of Providence, R 1, brother of the new minister, _ \ WOULD WITHHOLD LODGE'S A. Nicholls, defeated prohibition date for United States senator, Ci W. Crooker today called upon- Govi or Cox mot'to issue to Senator: Cabot Lodge, republican, the usual tificate election, 3 employed against a representative gov- ernment in Ireland. The t was conducted by ble if it tolerated an armed band in- every. pember of parliament. The army council_therefore had recommended the drastic action which was carrled out as a punishment or as vengeaucs, | but as a deterrent. They had not executed men unre- sponsible for the policy which faced them; the speaker of the Dall had been threatened by the leader of the de- struction forces, and the assassination of “thelr members had already begun. General Mulcahy's speech was loudly applauded. ,Cathal O’Shannon followed with a. se- vére indictment of the government. Jle | stated, however, her to draft the unorganized militia, wuhw:\ was not dangerous. While rummaging in & closet in her unoccupled former home in Springfield, Mrs. Edith Breck of Boston came upon a young woman, about 26 years old, near- ly unconscious from exhaustion and ex- posure lying under a Ladies of the Ku Klux Klsm of the state of Indiana presented articles of Ancorporation. Sanction of *the incorp- oration was held up, howevef, beciuse & check for only $2 accompanied the 'iu- corporatiaon papers. deciared the executions would shock the consclence of the world; they were He notified the governor' and. the sec- |4 retary of state that he had asked . town and city {o retain the bal- 1018, “because, "of ‘Mr." Nicholls intentfo| to” contest the election. present condition 'S fore an audience which included many dence dlstrict were thrown open to g - i i i i H i §