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If 1919
PRICE TWO CENTS
VOL LXI NO. 155
POPULATION 29,919
NORWICH, J CONN.,"- TUESDAY, " j
10 PAGES 76 COLS.
REVELRY AND PATHOS PRECEDED THE.
EXIT OF ALL BACCHANALIAN BEVERAGES
Popular Restaurants of New
With Lights and Filled to
" In the Poorer Side Streets Hundreds of Liquor Addicts
Sought Supplies In the Hope of Gradually Breaking the
Shackles In Some Sections the Police Were Obliged to
Establish Waiting Lines.
Xcw Tort. June 30. Mourned by
one of the greatest crowds of "high
livers" that ever struggled its way in
to cafes, hotels and plain thirst
quenching emporiums, "hard liquor"
retired from public life in New York
at midnight.
The popular restaurants and cafes
in Broadway were aglitter with lights
nd filled to capacity with gay crowds
that rivalled those .that have attended
the city's traditional Nt.v Tear's
colorations or even the armistice
night outburst.
The passing of strong drink had its
raihetic. as well as its mock-serious
and its purely hilarious sides.
Lined before the doors of closely-
ALLEGED LAXITY IN JAIL
WHERE WILKINS SUICIDED
Mineoia, N. T., June 30. Testimony
regarding alleged laxity in conduct of
the Nassau County jail, where Dr. Wal
ter Keene Wilkins committed suicide
last night by hanging while awaiting
sentence for the murder of his wife,
tv ere drawn from witnesses examined
today in the inquiry begun by Supreme
onrt Justice David Manning into cir-
-ii mstanees surrounding the aged
physician's death.
At the hearing, held in the court
room in which Dr. Wilkins was pro
nounced guilty. William Henderson, a
keeper assigned to watch the convicted
man. and Joseph Van Lasky, a prison
er, testified it was not the custom to
lock up prisoners in the cells of the
tier where Dr. Wilkin3 was confined.
"Do you mean to say that the pri
soners were allowed to go and come
as they choose to roam about the cor
ridors?" Justice Manning asked..
- Yes." Henderson replied.
"Well, a very loose method of run
ring a jaiL I must say," said Justice
Manning. "I don't know what you are
There for, I'm sure. That's enough for
you."
Pnineas Seaman, sheriff of Nassa u
County, approached the bench to ex
plain that although prisoners' cells
were not locked, it was impossible for
them to escape from their cells because
of barred gates for the tiers.
"I do not care to hear about that."
said Justice Manning, "but if I were
the sheriff I would keep the prisoners
locked up.'
$2SC6a SUIT i'OR, INCOME-- - f
AND EXCESS PROFITS TAXES
Boston. June 3i. Suit for S2.S56.634
was instituted Vy the government to
day azalr.sl the wool firm of English
A. O Brien to cover income and excess
profits taxes. William A. English and
John H. O'Brien, members of the firm
who pleaded guilty recently to de
frauding the government by ' evading
payment of taxes, had offered to set
tle the case for. J1.500.0U0 in an ef
fort to keep out of jail, but the fed
eral court last Friday imposed fines
cf $10,000 and ordered that the men
serve 18 months each in jail.
Assistar.t United States Attorney
Goldberg said that of the amount for
which the suit is brought, $1,379,817
represents taxes which .were evaded
and a similar sum represents the 100
3er cent- fine provided by law for
evasion. From the total there is de
ducted $209,000. representing the taxes
actually paid the government. The
writ in the case is returnable in Sep
tember. NEW COUNCIL OF FOUR
ASSUMES DUTY TODAY
Paris. June 30. (By The A. P.) The
new council of four, consisting of Ste
phen Pichon. the French foreign min
ister. Robert Lansing. American sec
retary of state, Arthur J. Balfour, the
British foreign secretary, and Tomas
o Tittoni. the Italian (foreign min
ister, will meet tomorrow afternoon to
outline the method of procedure of the
peace conference, which is likely to
undergo many changes.
M. Pichon win be chairman of the
council. It is probable that a body
similar to the old council of ten will
1-e constituted but the council of four
will continue the work of direction.
The missing clauses in the Austrian
treaty probably will be delivered to
the Austrian delegation before the end
cf the week, but it seems unlikely
that the treaty can be signed before
July 31. at the earliest.
JAPAN DENIES CHARGE OF
ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY
Paris. June 30. The Japanese peace
delegation today issued a categorical
denial of a statement appearing in a
rewspaper printed in English in Paris
to the effect that Japan and Germany
had arranged a secret alliance, aimed
eventnaliy to include Russia, and that
only the overthrow of the Hohen
zollerns and the arrival of the armis
tice prevented its signature.
The delegation says that the story
was of German origin, revamped for
the moment fo the signing of peace to
discredit Japan and poison the public
mind against her.
GERMAN PEACE ENVOYS
HAVE RETURNED TO BERLIN
Berlin. June 30 (By the A. P.).
Hermann Mueller and Dr. Johannes
RelL the German peace treaty signa
tories, arrived here at 4 o'clock this
afternoon. Membra of the party said
that just before arriving at Com-
piegne occupants of the dining car
were startled by a stone or a piece
of fireworks thrown into the car
through an open window from the di
rection of a crowd celebrating the
signing of peace.
.FOUR FIREMEN KILLED
IN FIRE AT NORFOLK, VA,
Norfolk, Ta, June 30. Four fire
men were killed and tobacco worth a
million dollars was burned today in a
fire which threatened to destroy a
warehouse of the Imperial Tobacco
company. The building and contents
were valued at $4,000,000.
NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
NOW READY FOR SIGNING
"Washington, June 30. Enactment of
th $16,0fl0,0O naval appropriation bill
wa completed late today with the
adoption of the conference report on
tr.e measure by the house and senate.
York's Broadway Were Aglitter
Capacity With Gay Crowds-
.
jammed "family liquor stores" and
other saloons in the ' poorer side
streets, were hundreds of liquor ad
diets, seeking to add further to the
meagre supplies they had been able to
lay in for the lean "- season before
which they hoped gradually to "drop
the shackles." Before many saloons,
the crowds became so dense that the
police were obliged to establish wait
ing lines.
Many of the city's saloons will be
locked permanently tomorrow, and
several of the larger hotels have an
nounced their bars will ' not open
again. A majority of the "thirst par
lors." however, will be open for the
sale of 2.75 per cent beer and light
wines.
AMERICANS IN CLASH
WITH FRENCH AT, BREST
Brest, June 30. Two French civilians
were killed and five American soldiers
and sailors were injured severely and
more than 100 wounded in riots here
last night. Two of the American sol
diers are expected to die. i,
The casualties occurred as a result
of the exchange of shots between Am
erican military and naval police and
French sailors. '
The trouble - began, according to
available accounts, when an American
naval officer, who is said to have been
drinking heavily, tore down a- French
flag and tramped on it. A crowd of
Frenchmen attacked the officer and it
is said, kicked and beat him until he
was unconscious.
Americans who passed by and who
were not aware of the cause of the
fight went to the aid of the naval of
ficer. The fight then became more
general.
A mob of French civilians and sol
diers and sailors attempted to rush
the hotel Moderne, where American
officers were quartered. They burned
a sentry box and threw stones at Am
ericans in uniform wherever they found
them. The Americans, it is said, re
taliated. A company of Marines with fixed
bayonets was hurried to the scene and
the Americans soon restored order.
Admiral Henri Salau'n, the French na
val commander at Brest, ordered the
Marines to return to their barracks.
As the- Marines marched back to their
quarters, they were pursued by a mob
tiirow-Jng stones . agd. hrfKicn.-' -r v
SKEELS MURDER TRIAL
IS NEARING THE END
Lawrence, Mass.. June- 30. The de
fense rested late today in the trial of
Mrs. Bessie M. (Skeels) Lundgren for
tne murcter or Miso Florence W. Gay.
It is expected that the state will con
clude its rebuttal testimony tomor
row and that the case will go to the
jury either Wednesday, or Thursday.
Dr. Robert L. Emerson, testifying
for the defense as an expert toxicolo
gist. said that the chemical tests use.d
by Dr. William F. Whitney, who ex
amined for the state organs from
Mirs Gay's body, were inaccurate.
After the defense had rested, .re
buttal testimony for the state was
given by Mrs. Nellie Dewolf, of Wbit
neyville. Conn., first wife of Frank
Skeels. She told of their marriage in
1S86 and said they went to Paterson.
N. J., where Skeels was manager of
a sewing machine company's office.
She said she worked as a bookkeeper
there and Bessie Wilkins (the defend--ant)
was employed as a demonstrator
in the.oflice.
COMPENSATION INSURANCE
FOR INDUSTRIAL CASUALTIES
Xew York, June 30. The national
council on workmen's compensation
insurance, at a meeting here today,
authorized the formation of a commit
tee to devise a plan for the standard
ization of state compensation rates for
workmen who are killed or injured in
industrial occupations. The members
of the committee will be selected from
the different etate bureaus and state
boards of insurance.
SOME POINTS IN TREATY
SIGNED WITH POLAND
Paris, June 30. (By -The A. P.) The
treaty which the entente powers and
the United States signed with Poland
was made public today.
Under this instrument Poland
agrees to protect the minorities
against discrimination and assumes
payment of such share of the Russian
debt as shall be assigned to her by
the inter-allied commission.
PEACE TREATY TO COME
BEFORE COMMONS THURSDAY
London, June 30. Premier" Lloyd
George announced the peace treaty
signed with Germany would be brought
before the house of commons Thurs
day. He said he would introduce a
bill to enable the government to put
the provisions of the treaty into effect.
At the same time he will take the op
portunity to discuss its terms.
HOLLAND WARNED TO KEEP
FORMER KAISER INTERNED
London, June 30. The allied gov
ernments have represented to the gov
ernment of Holland the necessity of
taking steps to prevent the departure
of the former German emperor from
Holland, C. B. Harms worth, under
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
announced in the house of commons
this afternoon.
HALIFAX CELEBRATED
SIGNING OF TREATY
Halifax, N. S., June 30. The cele
bration here of the signing of the
peace treaty included a salute of 101
guns from the citadel today. Official
notification of the signing was receiv
ed by military authorities last night,
more than 35 hours after news des
patches had made the announcement.
TO LIMIT FUND FOR
AVIATION TO $15,000,000
' Washington, June 30. Without a
reccrd vote, the house late today In
structed its conferees on the army ap
propriation bill to insist -that the fund
for aviation be limited to $15,000,000.
This amount, originally provided by
the house, was increased to $55,000,000
in the senate and the conferees bad
compromised at $M0,0OO,00o. - -. . .,.
Cabled Paragraphs
Dirigible R -34 Not Ready.
East Fortune, Scotlajid, June ' 30.
(By The A. P.) The giant British di
rigible R-3 4 will not be able to start
on ; its proposed trans-Atlantic flight
for two or three days unless there is
an unexpected improvement in wea
ther conditions.
DE VALERA MAKES STATEMENT
TO MASSACHUSETTS SOLONS
Boston, June 30. The Massachusetts
legislature heard today from Earnonn
De Valera, president of the "Irish re
public," a statement of political con
ditions in the Emerald Isle. He de
clared that "if we could get a plebis
cite we could carry it 4 to 1" for the
republic. ' .
Crowds filled the galleries and
choked the floor, the whole assembly
on its feet and cheering loudly. The
tri-color of the "Irish republic" was
waved from the seats of legislators and
cheers were given for the "republic."
Mr. De Valera in his address said
the cause of the "republic" had found
general favor with the people of Ire
land. 'It is said that the Irish are divided
among themselves." he said. "This Is
not so in respect to this question. -If
we could get a plebiscite we could
carry it 4 to 1. Ulster is mentioned as
an exception, but Ulster is a very
small part of the island. In some parts
of Ulster there are very small majori
ties opposed, and in others the ma
jority sympathizes with most -of the
people of Ireland.
"Minorities have a right to look for
guarantees from- the majority, but they
have no rfeht to be unreasonable. To
day the rights of the majority in Ire
land are sacrificed to the minority of
Ulster." . ...
SON REMOVED AS TRUSTEE
OF ESTATE OF JAY GOULD
New York, June 30. George J.
Gould was removed by Supreme Court
Justice Whittaker late today as execu
tor an dtrustee of the estate of the
late Jay Gould, his father. The court
based its action upon the motion made
by Frank Jay Gould, a brother of
George.
In his decision. Justice Whittaker
reviewed all of the numerous allega
tions of wrongful acts and .wrongful
attitudes charged against the "oldest
of the sons of the late railroad mag
nate" in Frank Gould's motion, but
declaring it impossible to unravel
"his apparent legerdemain of fi
nance" with the aid only of affidavits,
he based his decision on three of the
allegations whieh' he said had been
"admitted- and indiaoutablv nroved"
George Gould's attitude in admitting"
tnese . tnree acts, was , in itself - suf
ficient grounds,; for his removal, the
- f
The charges on" which Justice Whit
taker based his decision wereti -
"The failure of the trustees to di
vide the .: estate into ' six separate
trusts. - , . . ' 1
"The acceptance of a commission on
the sale of 210,028 shares of stock.
"The, mingling of trust funds with
George J. Gould's own funds."
WHEAT IN -ALL CANADIAN
ELEVATORS. COMMANDEERED
Toronto, Ont., June 30. Wheat in all
Canadian elevators has ' been com,
mandeered by the board of grain su
pervisors in order to provide Greece
with 15,000,000 bushels within the next
twelve months, it was announced here
tonight. No shipments can be made
at present, without permits from the
board. - ,
It was explained this method is to
be -employed in order that Greece's
supply of wheat may be furnished as
rapidly as possible from the different
elevators where it is held. The first
part of the order, 3,500,000 bushels,
must be filled within two months and
a large part of this is now at Mon
treal awaiting shipment July 15. All
Canada s wheat is now m the hands of
millers, and experts assert there is
enough to meet the reauirementa of
Greece as well as the dominion until
the new crop arrives. It is expected
here that the restrictions now in force
will be lifted within a few days.
AMERICAN LABOR PARTY
i TO MEET IN CLEVELAND
New York, June 30. The question
as to whether a national ticket shall
be put into the field by the American
labor party-will be decided at a con
ference of delegates from ten states
where the party is organized to "be held
at Celveland shortly after Labor day,
according to an- announcement made
today by T. M. Daly, the party's na
tional organizer. Mr. Daly said that
the repeal of the federal prohibition
Amendment would be one of the planks
of the party platform.
Delegates from Ohio, Wisconsin,
Pennsylvania, ; Connecticut, Massachu
setts, Washington, Oregon, Montana
and New York will attend the confer
ence. CHANGE IN COMMAND OF-
FLAGSHIP PENNSYLVANIA
New York, June 30. To the boomir'
of salutes irom the big guns of the
flagship Pennsylvania lying at anchor
in the North river, command of the
Atlantic fleet changed hands today
when Admiral Henry T. Mayo, its
wartime commander, was "piped over
the side" and Admiral Henry B. Wil
son, who commanded the naval patrol
forces overseas during the war, suc
ceeded him as senior- admiral of the
fleet. '
Hundreds of naval officers of ' the
Pacific and Atlantic fleets and their
guests participated In the festivities
attendant upon the transfer of com
mand of the Atlantic fleet. - ....
RECEPTION FOR HEAD
OF THE 102D REGIMENT
New Haven. Conn,. June 30. Offi
cers of the 102d regiment at a meeting
here tonight made plans for the re
ception to-be given Colonel John H.
Parker, former commander of the regi
ment, at Woolsey hall next . Sunday.
Governor Holcomb and the mayors of
Hartford, - Waterbury, - Bridgeport,
Merlden and other' cities were invited
to be present.
LETTISH TROOPS NEAR. RIGA; '
GERMANS ARE EVACUATING
Copenhagen, June 30 (By the A. P.).
Lettish -troops are within nine miles
of Riga and the Germans are evacuat
ing the city, according to a 'despatch
received by . the Lettish press bureau
from Libau. .
Honesty between susbands and
wives im the beet insurance against
divorce. . . . , . - -v
Italy ; Experiences :
Serious Earthquake
More Than a Hundred Persons
Were Killed and Several
Thousand Injured in Three
" Provinces. flv ''' .
Florence, June 30. (By The A. P.)
The victims of the .earthquake so
far reported'number-more than a hun
dred killed and several thousand in
jured. A .million and;' a half people of
the provincesof Florence, Arezzo and
Siena, -"where the . shocks- were" es
pecially severe, 'spent the night in the
open air.- : :; ; . t --.s.r --i"'-, -' --
The Dutchess of Aosta, whose hus
band .is the cousin of ..King Victor
Emmanuel, visited part, of the strick
en "area for the- purpose of rendering
assistance. v ,-Ttie prefect-. Count 'Olgi
ati, accompanied by engineers, soldiers
andri Red Cross workers, proceeded
through the scene .witn medical and
other supplies. t
All the hospitals here are filled with
wounded, and the work of rescue is
going pn under, difficulties. - -.
The shocks began about 8 ' o'clock
Sunday morning. They were very
slight at first', but, continued: at. "intervals-
until they reached their maxi
mum intensity at 5 o'clock in the aft
ernoon. This was in the sixth degree
and the terrifying " rumbling caused
much alarm, the vibration breaking
telegraph and telephone wires, set
ting church bells ringing and in some
cases,' bringing down the domes of
churches. ' t
This earthquake is the most severe
that Tuscany has suffered in the past
fifteen "years. The full force of , the
disturbance was felt in the beautiful
valley of the Mugello, enclosed be
tween lofty mountains on the west
ern, slofe-of'the central Appennines.
Vicchio. a village of 1,200 inhabitants,
suffered most, most of the local doc
tors Jseing among the victims. :
EARTHQUAKES CAUSED ;
127 DEATHS IN TUSCANY
Rome, June 30. (By - The -A. - P.)
Earthquake shocks in Tuscany' Sun
day caused the - deaths 'of -127 , persons
and injuries to several thousand,?- ac
cording to the latest advices (from
Florence. The center-of the seis
mic movement apparently was Vic
chio, a town of 11,000 inhabitants fif
teen miles northeast' of - Florence:
Airplanes have been sent , in all di
rections along the Appennee ' Moun
tains seeking information. -It is fear
ered some regions may have "been iso
lated by destruction of all means of
communication. - -
Speedy relief in the. damaged area,
it is reported, is rendered somewhat
difficult because of the scarcity of
supplies and lack cf transport- ion fa
cilities, because of war conditions.
KILLED A GROCER WHO
. REFUSED TO" GIVE HIM MONEY
.Ve?d - MayBee:-y-TtffStfffed "1ngerier-.il -ses-
eiotifl .-court .here today that William
Walters',; , her sweetheart, who- is on
tiral -for murder in the' first degree,
had .confessed to her that he-killed a
grocer who - refused to srive him the
mone- yto take her to a dance.
"I had a date with Will on the night
of March 29," Miss Berry sebbed as
she told the story which may send
young Wralters to the electric chair.
"He--did not show up and it was the
next day before I saw him. I asked
him why he: disappointed me and he
replied by askinjr if I had heard about
the -shootinsr; of -Leo Ruben.
"I told him I had and he - replied,
"Well. I shot him.' I asked him whv
and he said Ruben had refused to give
him money which he was tryinsr to get
to take me to the dance. I told him
I didn't .believe his story, but he in
sisted that it was true."
VIRGINIUS MAYO HELD
FOR THE GRAND JURY
New York, June 30. Virginius J.
Mayo, New York engineer, arrested
here last March on -a complaint
charging bigamy filed by Mrs. Wil
helmi.nn Myers -Mayo, today was held
In $2,000 ball for the grand jury. - The
complainant charges that when Mr.
Mayo married her in 1904 he alreadv
was wea to a Florence Weeks, who
sh" says he married in Binghamton in
1890.
Ford After His Seat In
Senate
4k'--
Senator Truman II. Newberry, ef
Michigan,'; for whose seat in Con
gress Henry Ford is making a con
test. .- Senator -Newberry was Soo-'
retary of the Navy 'in the' iblnt
of President Rao.-relt, Dooembw. "
.l.' 3S05, to March 6r'1909. ! He wo
Cemnnuvter on thfc IS. S. S.,,Ye:
m!t m the Sp&DtuhruVsseoao We
fvw oae Qoymmr el KteftigWi i
ChargCeague of
Propaganda
Senator Borah Declares Mor
- gan Interests ' Purchased
New York-Post For;That
, Purpose.- . ..' ', l
: Washington, June 30. . Senator
Borah, republican, Idaho,?, charged in
the senate today that Thomas L. La
mont, representing the Morgan inter
ests, had purchased the New York
Evening Post for the purpose of using
it- in connection with propaganda in
favor of the League. of Nations.
Senator' Borah declared that- before
the debate on the League closed he
would show that big financial Interests
were in conclave to exploit the natural
resources of - Europe and have the
United States .underwrite the . invest
ment. . ,
"The mask of hypocrisy will be torn
off," he ' said, "and even the sacred
name of an- ex-president cannot be
used to "protect the men who propose
to sell- out this country."
The Idaho senator, read from a pub
lication of the - League to Enforce
Peace a statement that three fourths
ef the contributions to that organiza
tion came from business men and said
that while tahe name of Kuhn, Leob
and Company was not among the con
cerns mentioned, he had evidence that
it should be there.
. Reading a letter which he said had
been sent to agents of the league urg
ing that telegrams and representatives
be- sent to Washington to aid in in
fluencing - senatorial opinion. Senator
Borah said:
. ,'Yet these people are determined
that there shall be no popular vote
upon this proposition while they or
ganize for the purpose of having cer
tain , influential genttejnen come here
to confer with senators and create a
false impression."
LEAGUE OF NATIONS '
- DEBATED IN SENATE
. Washington, . June 30. The League
of Nations convenant and the influ
ences at work to secure its acceptance
by the United States furnished the
vehicle today; for another long debate
in the senate.
Renewing his charge that' interna
tional bankers are sponsoring the lea
gue f6r selfish purposes, Senator Borah
charged that the League to Enforce
Peace, headed by Former President
Taft, also was controlled by the bank
ers. Senators Hitchcock, democrat, of
Nebraska, defending Mr. Taft and" his
organization, replaid that not only
business men' but organized labor, the
churches, the farmers and . the people
generally were demanding ratification
of the covenant.
The league covenant was . defended
also by Senator Gerry, .democrat, of
Rhode Island, in. a speech declaring it
the only; hope of Europe ; during re
construction, and was attacked by Sen
Sioiui'!J,xubIicanC.of New,lIexiqo,
who declartftffee 'could, not. vote for its
ratification without violating his. bath
as a senator. ' '
Many others' -were 'drawn -into "the
debate, which occupied virtually" the
entire day's session. . '
CONGRESS FAILED TO CLEAR
APPROPRIATION BILLS
Washington, June - 30. Congress
failed today in its attempt to enact
the remaining appropriation -bills, be
fore adjournment and to recess until
next Monday.
Unexpected house opposition to the
conference agreement on the $.66,
000,000 army appropriation bill and
obstruction by house democrats to
other measures forced adjournment of
both the senate and house until to
morrow.
With all the appropriation measures
needed July 1 to provide funds for
many government agencies beginning
the new fiscal year, leaders hoped to
clear up Sl.ouo.ooo and providing a na
val personnel of 170,000 men, was the
only one completed today. Conference
agreements were reached on all oth
ers, including reduction of the sundry
civil bill from $775,000,000 to $605,000,
000.
Two important bills .the $26,000,000
agricultural appropriation measure,
carrying the rider repealing the day
light saving , law October .26 and that
ending government control of wires,
expected to be effective July 31 were
sent 'late today to the White House.
FORMER GERMAN CROWN '
PRINCE ESCAPED SUNDAY
Brussels, June 30. (By The A. P.)
The former German crown prince,
Frederick William escaped from the
island of Wieringen Sunday, accord
ing to an Amsterdam despatch to the
Soir. J
' The flight of the former German
crown . prince from his place of in
ternment has been expected, as it was
reported in various despatches that
preparations were under way for his
hasty departure on the signing of the
peace treaty. Several . vessels were
said to have been seen lying off the
island. . .
Once before on June 26, it was re
ported through the British intelligence
department, that Frederick William
Hohenzollern had . left the island and
proceeded into ; Germany. y -
IRISH DELEGATES SEND
NEW NOTE TO CLEM ENCEAU
' Paris, June 30. (By A. P.) Irish
American delegates, here in the inter
est of the Irish Independence move
ment, sent a new note to , Premier
Clemenceau today in which they charg
ed the British with bombarding Irish
towns from airplanes, "wantonly mur
dering women and children." They said
also the British are issuing "frequent
orders of banishment. -j.
- They asked the appointment, of a
special investigation commission.
COUPLE BURNED TO DEATH .
. , IN HOME AT GUILFORD
' Guilford,' Gonn, June 30. Wilbur B.
Bradley and his wife, Jennie,, of (New
York -city, - were burned to death in
their summer home here today. . .The
fire started "in the kitchen and it was
evident- that both, had tried to escape
from- their chamber. ... Mrs.' Bradley,
who was a Miss Spelley, leaves a
brother in . Cihcago. . Her family , had
owned the house which. ,waa built in
1750. ;
TO DISCUSS LEGAL ASPECTS
OF THE PEACE CONFERENCE
Boston, June" SO.--Secretary "of State
Lansing will discuss "some legal as
pects of he peace conference" at the
annual meeting ef the American Bar
association to be held here Sept. "3-5.
The association's sessions were. -to be
held at New London, Conn-.r--.but "be
cause of the large attendance expected
they were transferred to this cltT.- . I
Condensed Telegrams;
Former Premier Orlando, of Italy,
has left for Sicily for a long rest.
Sinn Fein headquarter .was raided
in Dublin and the building searched by
the' miltary-' ' .. '. - '
The deetroyer Moody-and Henshavw
and submarine RtIO were- launched at
Quincy, Mass. . ; t ' ' ' ' ' '- ' '
:- French Chamber of Deputies voted
an appropriation of $800,000 to defray
the expenses of the victory celebration
in Paris on July 14. - ,
Dr. Epitacio Pesso,' Preident-e4et
of 'Brazil,.-arrived in Canada. He was
given a dinner by the Duke of Devon
shire, -Governor General. ..'
Danish Government reports German
are selling public buildings and. prop
erty in Schlesswig given to Denmark
under terms of the treaty, r
- Funds for naval aviation ' for 1920
were fixed at 25.000,000 under a com
promise agreement between memfoers
of the House and Senate conferees:
Princess Paul, widew of the Grand
Duke Paul, who was murdered by the
Bolshevists in Petrograd,' has return
ed .' to Firiland with ier son ' from
Sweden.
Taxpayers who made a mistake in
their income tax reports should noti
fy the Internal Revenue Office' at
once. Every suspect will be investi
gated. "
-J. H. Skoning, of the Cleveland -
Chicago- air mail service, set a new
record when -he traveled from -Cleveland
to Chicago in 2 hours and 32
minutes.
Admiral von Reuther, who wa in
command of the German fleet which
was sunk in Scapa Flow, was recognis
ed when he called at a London bank
and assaulted.
- According to a telegram received at
London from Ukrainia, anti-Bolshevist
leaders in the Ukraine are push
ing -a successful campaign against
the Soviet forces.
Navy seaplane N -9 fell 200 feet into
the Delaware "River, near League Is
land, while giving an exhibition flight
The piiot and mechanician escaped
without - injury.
Striking ranway men in Berlin dis
trict, numbering about 20,000 shop and
yard men, decided to continue on strike
in spite of the demand of their unions
to return to work.
Fire destroyed the three-story
building of the Cropsey & Mitchel
Lumber Co. -at Cropsey avenue and
3oth street near Coney Island: Dam
age is estimated at $25,000.
American steamship Houma arrived
at New York with eight men of the
crew of the British schooner Phileen.
The schooner was shipwrecked 225
miles West of, the Azores.
- Brig. Gen. William Crozier, former
Chief of Ordnance, asked the House
committee investigating war expendi
tures to make some report on the con
duct of the Ordnance Department.
Prince of Wales, now being 25
years old, King George decided he
should -have his own residence, and
York House, St. James, the home of
his boyhood days was ' selected.
Th"ty-aix. al'ens convicted as Red
who were spreading disloyal litera
ture were deported through Ellis Is
land. There are 22 more, three of
them women, awaiting,, deportation.
-Distinguished Service Order Medal
was JfiYerj,9TCap.u Cu..A. jjUL ilJUaa
chestr -Riftes,- fdr-bravery in Northern
Russia. He attended Bolshevist meet
ings and rendered other valuable work.
An all-night . watch brought about
the arrest of 10 alleged prohibition
blockade runners coming into Con
neaut, Ohio,: from Pennsylvania. Beer
and whiskey worth $3o,000 was seiz
ed. -
House committee investigating right
of Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee Soc
ialist, to . a seat in this ' Congress,
agreed to a . further postponement of
the hearing at the request of Bearer's
lawyer. -
Prosecutor General Irola, of Milan,
was dismissed -after accusations were
filed against him of bad preparation
of the case of Alfredo Cocchi, charged
with murder of Ruth Cruger in New
York.
.Twenty-seven members of the Bal
timore Fire Department were over
come with the smoke in a fire that
started in the New Pork Boat Co.'s
pier. The loss was estimated at
$200,000.
According to an announcement at
the headquarters of the Salvation
Army at New York, Evangeline Booth,
commander, : will receive the Disting
uished Service 'Cross in Washington,
July 10.
King George summoned to Bucking
ham Palace Col. Lloyd Griscom, form
er American Ambassador to Italy and
conferred on him the honor of Knight
Commander of the Order of St. Michael
and St. George.
Five . persons, four of whom are
members of one family, were killed
when their automobile was . struck by
a Metropolitan express at Ridgeview
Park crossing of the Pennsylvania
Railroad near Derry. Pa.
Discovery of what is said to be a
widespread conspiracy to permit Aus
trians and Hungarians to leave the
country . on fraudulent passport pre
vented the sailing of 110 aliens in the
French steamship Rochambeau.
- Korea served notice on the State
Department and on Premier Clemen
ceau that - the revolutionist govern
ment of the Korean Republic will not
be bound by signatures of the Ja
panese delegates to the peace treat.
Corporation counsels of eight cities,
in session at Syracuse, N. Y., decided
to make no effort to enforce war-time
prohibition by any . officer charged
with the . regular enforcement of the
law, unless otherwise instructed by
the Government. '
Herr Scheurmann, correspondent at
Versailles of the Deutsche Tageszei
tung, declared in a report received in
Berlin, that he understands all the Ger
man correspondents who lived at head-
Will be demanded for trial by the Al-
quarters at Charleville, during the war,
lies.
CRITICIZED ARRANGEMENTS
FOR" PEACE CEREMONIES
Paris, June 30. Criticism of the ar
rangements for spectators at the peace
ceremonies Saturday was voiced in the
senate chamber, here today by Senator
Jenouvrier. He expressed regret that
Marshals Joffre and - Petain were not
present at the Versailles ceremony.
Certain of the great - leaders, he said,
were, present, including General De
Castelnau and General Maunoury, but,
he added, ."where? On the last bench
at the bottom of the hall, with all
sorts of young men and women in
front of them:" -
Senator Gardin de Villaine deplored
that places had not been found for 27
senators, veterans of the war of 1870,
although many women had places
there. President Dubost closed the dis- j
cussion. . i
MUNICH KRUPP WORKS.
SOLD TO AMERICANS
' London, June 30. The Krupp"works
at Munich have been sold "to .Ameri
cans according to despatches from
Munich quoting newspapers there. It
is' added several industrial concerns
in" the Bavarian capital also have
passed in t JAmi-ir-M hands. , -
ATTEfWPT TODAY T
SA
F 2.75 PER CENT.
CONN. TO BE BONE DRY T
Ruling Made By Department of Justice Pending Decision
By Federal District Court of New York Every Govern
mental Agency Is to Be Set to Work to Prevent the
- Manufacture and Sale of Whiskey and All Beverages As
to Whose Intoxicating , Powers There Is Doubt
' Prohibition Members of the House Are to Submit a BUI
For Enforcement of War-Time Prohibition.
"Washington, June 30. As wartime
prohibition took effect tonight the de
partment of Justice announced that its
agents throughout the country would
not attempt tomorrow to stop the sale
of 2 3-4 per cent. beer.
This eleventh hour development, a
flat reversal of an earlier ruling today
by the department, was due to the un
certainty as to how the federal district
court of Xew York might rule on a
pending claim by brewers that beer
containing that much alcohol was not
intoxicating.
But while this uncertainty existed
as to beer of lighter alcoholic percent
age than that sold generally heretofore,
full, warning wan given that with re
spect to whiskey and all beverages as
to whose intoxicating powers there
was no doubt, every governmental
agency would be set .at work in a de
termined effort to prevent their manu
facture and sale.
How long the sale of 2 3-4 per cent,
beer might continue would depend or
dinarily upon the speed of the courts,
but congress meanwhile will step to
the front in an effort to complete the
effectiveness of the wartime law.
Exactly what they have refused
heretofore to do. prohibition members
of the .house will now attempt pas
sage of a straight, clearcut bill for
enforcement of wartime prohibition.
When word spread tonight that the
attorney general, by his ruling, had
permitted beer saloons and breweries
to remain in operation, members of the
judiciary committee counted noses to
find a sufficient number ready to go to
the front to demand Reparation of the
enforcement measures so us to get
through at once a bill that-would stop
the sale of all beer containing more
than one-half of 1 per cent, alcohol.
Congressional leaders, it was said,
refused to abandon plans for a recess
beginning probably tomorrow in order
to put the bill through as an emer
gency measure. There were indications
tonight that a hard fight would be
made in behalf of an amendment to be
offered by Representative Igoe, demo
crat, of Missouri, which would permit
tiji Jresidelto set.aaiefcf thww.itre
act insofar aa it relates to light wines
and beers. .
While the attorney general's stafC
was wrestling with the question of
intoxicating and non-intoxicating beer,
the judiciary commute Bent to the
house its report in which the bold as
sertion was made that anything over
one-half of 1 per cent, alcohol was in
toxicating within the purview of the
general law and that congress, and not
the court, should fixe the alcoholic per
centage of all beverages, sale of which
is restricted by prohibition statutes.
Attorney General Palmer, in .his
statement as to the policy of the de
partment, called attention to the fact
that the authorities in every city and
state had been requested to give the
utmost co-operation in the matter of
enforcing all undisputed provisions of
the wartime law.
Saloons selling 2 3-4 per cent, beer
will take a gambler's chance and stay
open at their own risk, it was empha
sized. Th.8 bureau of internal revenue, upon
which will fall muc h of the great task
of breaking up liquor selling, today
issued regulations governing the sale
of alcohol for medicinnl purposes.
These regulations arc so strict that it
will be next to impossible, bureau
agents said, for a man to obtain whis
key for general drinking.
There is no restriction, however, on
a man's right to '"use" the liquor
stored in his home, nor are govern
ment agents authorized to obtain war
rants and seize his stock so long as
it is not offered for sale.
SALOONS IN CONNECTICUT
WILL BE "BONE DRY" TODAY
New Haven. Conn.. June 30. The
saloons in Connecticut will be "bone
dry" tomorrow. Although following
the precedent set by the general as
sembly in rejecting prohibition, the
"wet" leaders In the various cities of
the state admitted there would be few
places open tomorrow and that the
places would be "taking their own
chances."
With the announcement ot Attorney
General Palmer as to 2.7'j per cent,
beverages before them, the local liquor
dealers, among whom were Frank P.
Quinn, president of the Connecticut
Liquor Dealers' association. and
Thomas i'itzsimmons. secretary, de
cided to remain closed tomorrow. A
statement from these officers, however,
says it will be permissible to sell bev
erages containing 1 per cent, of alco
hol or less. '
The liquor dealers of Hartford and
vicinity were in session long after
midnight, and the only statement from
that gathering came from their presi
dent, John Long, who advised the deal
ers to stay opea and sell beer. It was
reported at .the Hartford meeting'that
a New Haven saloon keeper had been
selected to keep hi place open and
sell intoxicating liquors, to bring about
a test case in the Connecticut courts
on the issue.
Arnon .A. Ailing of New Haven and
William A. King of Willimantic, coun
sel for the state liquor dealers, an
nounced 'after a conference with
United States District Attorney Crosby
in Hartford today that they would ad
vise the state dealers to close tomor
row. ' -
FAMOUS OLD BARS OF
NEW ORLEANS TO CLOSE
New Orleans. June 30. Some of the
oldest and most famous bars in Amer
ica, where special recipes for mixed
drinks have been in use many years,
will close here tonight. Some will
begin closing as earjy as 6 o'clock this
evening. One large hotel announced
its bar would close and . 3 o'clock and
that thereafter only ice cream and soft
drinks would be sold.
Police estimates were that 90 per
cent, of the 960 saloons in New Or
leans, the big city in the only south
eastern state not already dry, would
go out. of business and that the re
maining 10 per cent, would "attempt
tomorrow to sell only beer of low alco-
IfTR
l" if -'
fflFf
in
holic content.
Federal officers were carefully
watching at railroad stations to pre
vent taking of supplies into dry terri
tory of the south. .
NEW YORK TO SELL 2.75 '
BEER AND LIGHT WINES
New York, June 30.- After mid
night tonight and emphasis was lail
on the hour New York will have -a. "I
evidence of "hardness" removed iromi
liquor consumed out of . their own I
homes, according to a decision rearti-j
ed this afternoon by more than ,G
hotel proprietors, restauranteura and :
saloon keepers. i
After meetings held In various
parts of the city, the "wets" an
nounced they would obey the war
time prohibition act "in ' letter and
spirit" but would keep their bars
open. Gliding across these mahogany
barriers, however, would be only 2.75
per cent, beer and light winea, they
said.
Not a seat was to be had this eve
ning in cabaret or hotel, and it was
perhaps this avowed determination. of
New York to celebrate that caused or
ders to be issued from police head
quarters that all reserves were to hold
themselves in readiness from mid
night tonight until noon tomorrow.
The police received orders tonight
to enforce the ban on '"hard" liquor
after midnight and precinct chiefs
were notified that Kaloon keepers in
the various districts were to be in
formed that "anyone offering whiskey
or spiritous liquors for sale after mid
night will be placed under summary
arrest and arraigned before United
Slates commissioners."
Independent action of the "each man
for himself" order was advocated by
organizations of liquor dealers, in
cluding hotel men and restauranteurs.
after hearing the best "expert" advkv
available here today, bearing in mind
the possibility of "one year's impris
onment or $1,000 fine or both," In t!e
event the courts decide that 2.75 per
I cent, beer is intoxicating.
1
' 800 SALONS WILL 1
I CLOSE IN PROVIDENCE
i Providence, n. I.. June 30. The
I "war time" ban which will go Into
. effect tonight will close SOO Haloons
i and deprive fiOO drug stores and 200
I clubs of the right to sell liquor. In a
last minute effort to Ktop the applica
I tion of the prohibition ordivr, the He-
tail Liquor Dealers Association of the
state announced that a motion would
be made in the federal court at New
Haven today for an injunction forbid- ;
ding the enforcement of the mcnsur
by the revenue collector. City and
federal authoritioa however went
ahead on the a.sHumptlon that no in
junction would be granted and taM
they were prepared to see that ail
bars were closed at midnight.
CONTENDS CONGRESS MUST
DEC) D E W HAT IS INTOXICANT
Washington, June 30. Contending
that no court m.iy say, as a matter of
law, what percentage of alcohol in li
quor makes it intoxicating, the judi
ciary committee, in a report today to
the house on prohibition enforcement
legislation, declared this w:rs a ques
tion of fact and not law, and uu suv'h
was clearly within the province - of
congress.
The committee held that the right of
congress to define "iivSJoxicating li
quor" as a beverage containing moio
than one-half of one per cent., alco
hol, was in full accord with ita con
stitutional powers.
BOSTON LIQUOR DEALERS
ARE TO CLOSE THEIR DCORS
Boston, June 30. T-lve hundred
members of the Boston Liquor Dealer
afociation today voted unanimously to
close their doors until the ban was
officially lifted. It was announced no
beer of any kind would be sold. The
vote preceded the arrival of the de
partment of justice announcement that
the sale of 2 3-4 per cent, beer and
light wines would be permitted.
702 LICENSE RENEWALS
FOR JERSEY CITY DEALERS
Jersey City, N. J., June 30. LIcena
renewals were effective tonight were
granted today to 702 liquor dealers by
the board of licence commissioners.
The action was taken after corpora
tion counsel Milton recommended la-'
suing the licenses "in regular form,"
as "enforcement of the wartime pro
hibition act will lie wholly with- the.
federal authorities."
CHARGED WITH DEFRAUDING
NEW HAVEN RAILROAD
Providence. H. I., June 30. Charged"
with conspiring to steal and have re
deemed stolen tickets from the New"
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road. Leo Clevson and George V. Dux,
both of Providence, were fined $50 and
$200 respectively in the United States'
court here today. Recently six otbr
defendants were heavily fined on th
same charge, it being allpged by the"
government that thousands of dollars
worth of tickets were stolen and r ;
deemed in Boston. New York and
Providence. Conductors Lyle A.
Smith of New York probably will be.
sentenced here on the tame charge
chortly.
RAILROAD STRIKE IN
GERMANY AT AN END
Copenhagen. June 30 (By the A. P.).
The railroad strike in Germany has
virtually been iided, the strikers real
izing that the food supply was being
endangered by the strike, according to
despatches from Berlin.
The government of Premier Bauer is.
taking precautions airainst any pomi
ble political revolt. TrnrM-s with ma
chine guns orovpy all t In -rre sauarer ,
and ra.lway bridges in Berlin.
The independent socialists convoked,
2fi meetiiitiit of protest tliist afti rnoon, ,
the question on the order of the day
being "The working people mid the
government."