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NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1920. - TEN PAGES
PRICE THREE
FORMER SEC. WILSON
' DIES IN IOWA HOME
i. Head o! Department ol Agricul
V tore-Held Record lor Service
117 IP riniffirn iinmnnifim
"fid rAnminu Auimmni
Ieconed Introduced Xew Crop tu
the C tilted States and Served tndcr
Threw lrcldciit m iwr 0
Year Old.
Traer. I., Aug. Z JtmM Wilson.
former secretary of agriculture, died
t hla homo hre today.
Jam Wilson was head of the Pe.
partment of Agriculture for fifteen
. . year, during which ho contributed
largely to the phenomenal agrtcul-
tural development of the I'ntfed
Htstes. Jf hng service In tht rab-
Inet constituted a record, Albert Oal
latlnonre secretary of the treasury,
had previously held the record with
ervlce of nearly thirteen yearn.
Mr. Wilnon'a service, however, wu
Ttotahle for the constructive work
"hleh It Included, rather than for
the remarkably long- time which he
held the portfolio, with complete ac
ceptability under three presidents of
diverse temperament . McKlnley,
Roosevelt and Tart.
eoUh Pa rent aire.
Mr. WllHon waa an Iowa farmer.
I Rorn August 1. 135. he waa the
; "n of a Scotchman, who left A r
j ahlre. Scotland In 1SSJ to nettle hia
family In the United Htatea. Near
, the present town of Trner, la., the
-( family founded the new home, and In
that neighborhood the aon James be.
.aran farm Ina on hi own . account a
rUrly aa Itll. and at the aame time
began hla political career with elec
",' I to the Iowa atate legislature.
In Con crew.
In 1171 he was aent to congress
and acrved In all three term. He waa
regent of the Iowa Ptate university
from 1170 to U74. and for six yeara
prior to becoming secretary of agrl
f culture, h was director of the Plate
F'.xperlment station and profeaaor of
agriculture at th Iowa Plate Agrl-
'cultural college. Ilia application of
Vcnce ' to agricultural practice
brought him to auch national prom
inence that President McKlnley made
hla aerretary of agriculture March 4.
1197.
When Mr. . Wilson took office the
agricultural development of the coun
try waa alveady remarkable, hut In
'the, yearn durln which "he waa at the
, .helnt of Ita Interests so far aa the fed
eral government waa concerned this
development waa Increased far be
yond the boundaries of natural prom
le which mere land end work af
forded. Introduced New Crops.
- Secretary Wilson Introduced. Into
tha United States a great' number of J
.,, valuable vropa which hitherto had 1
1 leen successful only In foreign coun-
tries. Among these was Iuruin wheat.
-;' which came to yield nearly $60,000.
000 a year to the farmera of tha
Northwest. He thus extended tho
a posIUIItlea of wheat jrroW.ng fai
I beyond the former climatic llmlti
1 Vnder hla administration' the bee
ui miii irm ai moral jrrow.na; mr
1 1 j iti i - m . v. . - ..
S.
beet i
eugir Industry was also foatered, a
; serum for htg-rholerit was discovered,
the whole country waa aroused on the
.subject of tuberculosla in cattle, and
the care and handling of milk waa
ystematlscd and Improved. Sample
sections of good roads were- built In
almost every state, and communities
were Instructed how to build god
roads with their local material.
Our Octogenarian.
As an octogenarian Mr. Wllaon waa
still erect and vigorous, a man six
still erect and vigorous, u m
feet tall, allwone nnd tnus
Iowa hi old Xrlenda and n
scle. In
ssorlatea
knew htm affect Innately ns "Tama
Jim." f thr Presbyterian faith, he
was, a a boy, made familiar with the
old metrical version of the realm
from which he frcqently quoted In a
nualnt war with remarkable effect.
N'o forma fit lea ever hedged about
him; the plainest farmer who visited
Ms office in Washington received tho
same grasp of the hand and courte.
oua attention that waa given to lead,
era In official life.
FORD UNIVERSITY HOW
Henry Ford I1an to Open Technical
Institute This Kali and Cilv Oe
grre for Course.
Detroit. Aug. 2. Rstahllxhment by
the 'oi-d Motor Co. of an educational
. department t be known aa the Ford
Technical Institute with university
rank, which will grant degrees In me
chanical, electrical and chemical en
glneering wa announced today.
' Complete coie?ir will be made
available to tho moro thnn TQ.Oon em.
tploye of the Koitl company without
Vharge. An academic department will
be estal'lished and complete labora
tories will be provided.
Tho courses will cover every phase
of engineering. The Institute will be
opened this fall.
UXI AMM.U AXTIIIIA.X.
Officials of the health department
have been notified by Ir. Osborne;
- epldermelogist for the state health
hoard j that animal anthrax ha been
f, found In the locality where John
O'Brien of this city contracted the
Viea. Th finding of the state
-e bear out the diagnosis of Doc
"kner xtd M. J. Klein.
i FOREIGN SITUATION
HEARD BY HARDING
I Yrmcr Ambtiradnr to France . V"
aurefl Candidate Republican
Poliolca VtidcrMood.
Marion, O.. Aug. St, The views of
loading Kuropean statesmen regard
ing the present status of the lru
of nations were conveyed to Senator
Harding today by Myron T. Herrlck.
former American ambassador to
France who hus Just returned from a
trip abroad.
Mr. Merrick said the position of the
republican party was fully under
stood abroad, and that there was no
apprehension aa to the results of an
American foreign policy under direc
tion of a republican administration.
The senator would not comment on
Governor Cox'e charges of an exces
sive republican campaign fund.
"So far." he said, "there la nothing
on which to comment. I will await
the detail of the Indictment."
BROOKLYN CO. SEEKS
INVENTION PURCHASE
George Walker's New Pro
duct Considered Gold
Mine By Capitalists.
New Hrltalu lost one of Its fore
most mechanics and Inventors today
when George Walker of H Dwlht
street left this city for Brooklyn. X.
. PL h h ,", om' connected
with Jacoba Hrothers' Manufacturing
company. Mrs. Walker and aon Har
old accompanied Mr. Walker to
Brooklyn where they will mke their
noma at 141 Heyward atreet.
A frra Invi-ntor.
The Inventive mind of Mr. Walker
baa placed him on a par with many
inventors in thia section of the coun
try. He la known among manufac
turers aa a man of great ability as a
mechanic and one who worked always
with new Ideas and plana In mind.
He ha made hla home In Xew Brit
ain for the past quarter of a cen
tury. !-r so years he worked for
lenders. Frnry A Clark. Many of
the product Qf thm concern todav
can bo traced to hla invention. He In
an expert ntnn on scales, and lm
proved ma'jy of the productions of
the local factory. Many of hla pro
duct were never patented by him.
bul mpst of them ara now patented
In the name of render. Krary
Clark. Among V things he designed
originally are sitters, nail. pullers and
percolators, together with many and
varied klids of sen lea.
lnonrloi n Myet4r.
Although nothing definite a to
what he has Invented could be learned
today. It la known that Mr. Walker
has recently struck KOld In an Inven
tion which several kirge concern are
trying to buy. i
He became connected with th
Jacoba company several months ago
and It w rumored that they would
buy the new Invention. It is known
that ho has applied for and received
patent on an article which will be
of use In every household In the
country. The report this mornlnjr
stated It wo something in the line of
a scale which every person could bo
able to purchase at the lowest pos
sible price. Several manufacturers,
hearing of his Invention, have sought
him to try to obtain the righta of
production. As yet he has not sold.
KnllM-r and Son Work Together.
Mr. Walker and hla so-i Harold are
now working on completion of an
other Invention of the father's genius.
The son's ability was Inherited from
hi father and the two are closely al
lied with each other. It was learned
from good authority totlay that father
and son have been offered k price
which looked promising if they would
sell thelt latest product.
Mr. Walker haa sold bla property
located ! !wlght and Jubilee street
In thl city to Nichols Odor of
Dwlgh: streef.
bodyTdentified
Woman Found Slain Near Palisade
Identity ll OTCred at llackcnsack
Morgue by Scliultx. Her Hunhnnd.
tl rant wood. X. J.. Aug. 21. -Th
body of a young woman, found slain
In the Orantwood woods on the Pal
tsndrs yefnlay. today was Identified
as that of Mrs. Klnnche Schulr., Kast
135th street, Manhattan. The Iden
tification was made by her husband.
Frank Hchult, at a Hackensack
morgue.
Hchuls is an employe of the I. R. T.
company.
Mrs. Hchuls had been employed In
a Manhattan department store hut
liad been missing from home since
last Haturday night when she left
to visit a sister at Keyport. Her hus
band said she hud $50. five diamond
rings nnd u wedding ring. These
were missing when the body wu
found.
An autopsy showed that tho
woman's throat had been cut from ear
to ear and that she had been hit on
the left temple. Heveral teeth were
Knocked out and one was found In tho
windpipe.
to iiiixit (iovni.von cnx
Patrick J. Murray, Thomo J.
Rmlth arid'AhrahaJn Gorbiu k will be
amona the leading democrats of thl
city who will hear Governor Jamea M.
Cog, of Ohio, the democratic presi
dential candidate speak at Swln
Rock, New Haven, tomorrow.
COLBY SIGNS SUFF
RATIFICATION TODAY
Amendment to U. S. Constitution
i Legalized With State Dept. 0. K.
ANTIS WANT COURT DECISION
3 lay Attempt to nave Supreme Court
Act on IiCgality of Tennessee's Rati
fl cation Women Planning- Jollifica
tion Meeting Tonight.
Washington, Aug. 26. The procla
mation announcing officially that tho
suffrage amendment to the constitu
tion has1 been ratified was signed
today by Secretary of State Colby..
Signed at 8 o'clock.
The document was signed at S
o'clock this morning at Mr. Colby's
home when the certificate from Gover
nor Roberts that the Tennessee legis
lature had ratified the amendment
was received. Secretary Colby an
nounced hia action on his arrival at
his office later.
Worker Disappointed.
The announcement disappointed a
group of suffrage workers who had
gathered at the state department
hoping to be present when Mr. Colby
signed. Miss Alice Paul, chairman
of the National Woman's party, was
among them.
"We are confident that the signa
ture of Secretary Colby completes
the suffrage struggle in this country."
she said. "The Woman's Party will
not relax its vigilance, however, until
It Is satisfied that no further at
tempts will be made to wrest from
the women of the United States the
political equality which they . have
won."
AiitJ Active.
Antl-suffragist A who yesterday
failed in their attempt to have the
District of Columbt. supreme 'court
issue an order to restrain Secretary
Colby from proclaiming the amend
ment, said that efforts would be
made to have the United States su
preme court 'paa on the legality of
Tennessee on the suflfrAae amendment
jollification will be held tonight in a
theater.' ;'.
" Colby' Irepare Statement.
Secretary Colby had prepared a
statement regarding 'ratification of the
suffrage amendment which he planned
to read to-the officials of the National
Women's party had they accepted the
Invitation. The ! officials and mem
bers of the National American Woman
Suffrage association listened to It.
Secretary Colby's statement fol
lows: 1
"The certified record of th action
of the legislature of the state of
Tennessee on the suffrage mendment
was received by mall this morning.
Immediately on Its receipt the record
was brought to my house. This was
In compliance with my directions and
in accordance with numerous requests
for prompt action. I thereupon
signed tho certificate required of tho
secretary of state this moraing at 8
o'clock In the presence of Mr. F. K.
NlelHon. the solicitor f the state de
partment and Mr. Charles I Cook,
also of the utate department. . Tho
seal of the- United States haa been duly
affixed to the certificate and the
suffrage amendment is now the 19th
amendment of the constitution. It
was decided not to accompany the
simple ministerial action on my part
with any. ceremony or setting. Thi
secondary aspect of the subject has.
regretfully, been the source of con
siderable contention as to who shall
participate in it and who shall not.
In as much us I am not Interested in
the aftermath of any of the frictions
or collisions which may have been
developed in the long MruKtcle f-r
the ratltleation of the amendment, t
contented myself with the perform
ance In the simplest manner of the
duties devolved upn me under tho
law.
ngratiiltc?t Women.
"I congratulate the women of the
country upon the successful culmina
tion of their effort which have been
Mistalned in the face of many dis
couragements and which have now-
conducted them to the achievement
of thai great object.
"The day marks the day of the
opening of a great and new era in tho
political life of the nation. I confi
dently believe that every salutary,
forward and upward force in our
public life will receive fresh vigor and
reinforcement from the enfranchise
ment of the women of the country.
"To the leaders of this great move
ment. I tender my sincere congratula
tions To every one, from the presi
dent, who uttered the call to duty,
whenever the cause semed to falter
to the humblest worker in this great
reform, the praise not only of this
generation, but of posterity will be
lively given."
The proclamation ret ountx the pro
cess by which the new article 1 H f
the totiHlitution was presented and
ratified, naming the ratifying states,
and continues:
SJjois lUtlllratioii.
"Now therefore b It known. tlrt 1,
Itainbride Colby, secretary of state
of the United States by virtue and lit
pursuance of Section 20a of the re
ld statutes of tb United States .do
hereby certify that the amendment,
aforesaid has become alid to all
intenta and purposes a a part of tho
eotiftltutlen ef the Unned state."
T COX TO SPEAK AT
PITTSBURGH TONIGHT
At That Time Jle Will Tell of $15,
O0O.0OO "Corruption" Fund Is
Making Addrcs.-:i h Route.
Kn Route With flovernor Cox. Auff.
6. Governor Cox today ai travel
ing toward Pittsburgh to deliver an
address there tonight in which ho
promises to disclose ample evidence
proving-his charge or a republican
"corruption fund" exceeding $15,
000,000. At Kvansville, Ind., ho mada three
addresses yesterday reiterating and
amplifying his charges and declaring
ho had "tho goods to convict every
mother's son" of tho republican lead
era. On his special car today ho planned
to prepare tonight's address from his
breast-pocket collection of papers
naid to contain convincing proof of
hi.-t charges.
After his address at Pittsburgh he
waa to leave at mtdnight for New
Haven. Conn., where ne will attend a
shore dinner tomorrow afternoon and
niaki another address.
His route today took him through
Indianapolis, I"ayton, his home, and
Columbus where additional friends
were to Join the train. To accommo
date the enlarging party, a second car
.was added to tho train
WAMELY IS HONORED
BY CROCODILE CLUB
Only Surviving Charter Mern-
j ber Elected President For
i Fifth Consecutive Term.
(Special to The Herald).
Bristol. Aug. 26. Gideon M. Wake
ly. of Shelton. onn. who is to pas
his 81st milestone In December, was
elected president of the Crocodile
club at the annual meeting and sheep
barbecue of the organization this af
ternoon at Take Compounce. It was
the fifth consecutive year that the
honor of heading the unique organiza
tion was conferred upon Mr. Wakely
and he was the recipient of congrat
ulations from the something' more
than 200 who are in attendance at
the big event. As far us is known,
the president la the only surviving
charter member of the Crocodile club.
He was a member of the state legis
lature in 1875 at the time Southlngton
was "set off" from Rrlstol. It was to
commemrnbrute that vent that the
organization wus founded.
leuis Vke PresUIent.
John P. l.ewl.i of Unionvllle was
named vice president; I. K. Pierce of
Hristol. treasurer; and George A.
Reers of Rrlstol. secretary'- Mr. Lewis
fills the office left vacant by the
death of Kdward Newell. He was a
member of the legislature In 1876.
' Mayors There.
Among the member of the Con
necticut Mayors' association who aro
in attendance are the followine:
James Cray of Bristol, Timothy Mur
phy of Norwalk, Joseph P. Dutton
of Bristol, J. P. Cameron of Rock
vine. Ir Coburn of Norwalk. F. J.
Hartnsteln of Norwalk. ' Mayor Chris
topher Schwartz of Norwalk. Wil
lard Rogers of Manchester. Wallace
Damn of Norwalk. Sheriff Thomas 1.
Reilly of New Haven county, ex
Gov. Keeler of Norwalk, J. J. Lock
cry of Norwich. s
Dinner at 1:30.
Dinner was served at ,1:30 at
Pierce's pavilion. A wholesome sheep
dinner waa the order of the day
and was partaken of by about 200
practically all of whom have been
prominent in political life in past
years.
Not A Political Club.
While the club as. an organization
has taken on active part in politics,
the presence this afternoon of Mayor
Joseph Itutton of Rrlstol who is a
congressional candidate, lent a po
litical air to today's gutherinK. Tho
mayor is an active mem bur of the
organization, and his presence at to
day's session is expected to have a
decided effect upon the candidate's
chances for election.
BLAME 'TIPPY'
Health Department Kxoncratcd Today
Ry Dr. M. J. Klein.
Thoraa.1 W. "Tippy" Kay. who In In
i chargn of tho burying of animal i
found dead on the city's streets, is
responsible for the delay in removing
r dend est from Arrh srreet. and tho
health department l entirely blame
less. Dr. M. J. Klein asserted today.
The poiiee department had been no
tilled on two eonsecutivo daya that
Dr. Klein told Mr. Kay td remove the
i Dr. Klein told Mr. Fay to eraove tho
carcass as soon as it was brought to
th department':! attention, ho said,
but his order was not carried out.
ItiniMOND S7tli CITY
Washington. Aug. 26. Richmond,
Va., with the .lurgest numerical
K'rowth f population in its history
during the lat decade, takes rank
as thirty seventh largest city of the
country, the census bureau announc
ing its pcpulail ion today us 1 7 1 ."' 7.
It is also the fourth largest city in the
SOIlt!.
WTLVTIIICK
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i Hartford. Aug. 26. Fore- J
ca.t for Xew Br'tnin an t vt- i
Hnity: Tair tonight and Fri-
I clay. '
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!M!SS ludington
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FOR SPECIAL SESSION
Pres. oi Conn. Woman Suffrage
Asso. Says Gov. Promised One
MAY MAKE FORMAL REQUEST
No Definite Plans For Celebrating
Victory Here In Connecticut, As
Yet, Rut One Will Re Arranged
For.
Hartford. Aug. 26. "We shall wait
for a few days to see what Governor
Holcomb will do." said Miss Katherine
Ludington. president of the Connecti
cut Woman Suffrage association, to
day upon hearing that Secretary of
Stute Colby had promulgated the fed
eral suffrage amendment. "He has
promised to call a special session
when ratification was completed and
there now is certainly nothing for
which to wait. He has promised a
special session and we assume he will
keep his word."
Formal Request.
It was the opinion of suffragists
that If the governor does not, within
a few days, call a special session so
that the period for enrolling women
ns voters may be lengthened, a formal
request for the calling of the general
assembly will be made to him.
No Celebration Mans.
Just how the completion of the
suffrage victory after seven years of
effort will be celebrated in this state,,
suffrage leaders Jiad not determine-
today. They were more interested fti
the question of what this state plan
ned to do to assure its women the
franchise, but it is expected that somo
form of celebration will be arranged
for the future.
"As soon as Governor Holcomb re
ceives from Secretary of State Col
by official notification that the fed
eral suffrage amendment has been
ratified by the required number of
states he will consider tho advisa
bility for, and need of, a special ses
sion." Ruckley Speaks.
This was the statement made at
the governor's office today : by Ex
ecutive Secretary John Buckley when
worA was received from Washington
that J Mr. Colby had promulgated the
amendment., .,, , ,
- Mr.' Buckley suld the governor waa
not ready at this time to promise defi
nitely that a. special session would be
'Milled and there was .to statement aa
to whether or not Governor Holcomb
would confer with Attorney Gen.
Healy upon receipt of notification
from Mr. Colby".
OFFERS BANDIT REWARD
Gov. Stephens Offers $500 for Yose
mite Park Staff. tVmeti Ftob!er
22d Annual Holdup July 22.
Sacramento. Cal., Aug. 26. An
nouncement of a. reward of $500 for
the arrest of the mn whe has fallen
in the habl; of nodding up the staare
between Cedar Urook and Miami, in
the mountains near. Yoseinito Na
tional park was post d today upon
orders of Governor Stephens.
The robbery of the stage, accord
ing to Sheriff Barnett, has occurred
annually for 22 years. The man who
originated the custom was succeeded
about 12 years asro by a bolder and
mo're elusive outlaw.
The 22d annual holdup occurred
July. 24. providing thrills for four
automobile loads of tourists hound
for Yoscmite Valley. One automobile
contained a party of Boy Scouts from
Xew York whose money the bandit
jovially declined.
AMERICANS FREE?
Reports Say Mexiean Bandit Released
All But Two Prisoners, Holding
Tliem to Assure His Own Safety.
Washington. Aug. 26. Awording
to advices received at the State de
partment from the American consul
at Guadalajara, Mexico, Pedro 35a
mora, the Mexican bandit lender, has
released all but two of the Americans
nnd British citizens taken captive Hy
him a week ago.
It is said he is holding: W. A. Gar
diner, an American, and XV. It. Jolin
on. a British subject, as a guarantee
for his own -personal safety in his
I offer to surrender to the Mexican
federal authorities.
AMERICANS NOT SCARED
Coiigresfnen Touring1 Far East Will
Continue Journey Despite Revolvers
and Oynaniile, Reports State.
Seoul, Korea. Aug. 24 (By The
Associated Press). The American
eongrossnien touring the Far Ka&t '
have(decided to inlhore lo their ori
fdnel program while in Korea, not
withstanding reports of a plot agaln-st
them.
The police assert that the Koreans
arrested recently in connect.iqn with
the. plot had revolvers .and dynamite,
but confessed their object was merely
to frighten the-party .nd thxxaJem
rarrass the government.
REDS WILLING TO WITHDi
THE PEACE TERM DEM ANl
200, 000 LABORERS OF PO.
CAR TROUBLE STIRS
BRIDGEPORT PEOPLE
Climax of "Trolleys Vs. Jit
neys Will Be Reached at
Meeting Tomorrow.
Bridgeport, Aug. 26. Unravelling
ot Bridgeport's transportation tangle
was well under way today following
the filing: of the report of Mayor
Wilson's committee on transporta
tion last night and the announce
ment by officials of the Jitneymen's
organizations that they consider the
committee's findings fair and impac- i
tial in every way. '
City Sheriff John F. Melony was
busy today servtng notice on members
of the board of aldermen that there
V'ill be a special meeting held in City
Hall Monday night to consider the- re
port. ' ' ,
To this meeting Mayor Wilson has
invited the general public, with a view
to effecting a settlement that will bo
Just and satisfactory to all Interests
involved.
The attltqde of the Connecticut
company In light of the committee's
recommendation that trolley service
be resumed here forthwith has not
developed as yet. President Lucius
Storrs maintaining silence until he
has an official copy of the transporta
tion committee's report before him.
Bus owners, according to their
spokesman, are satisfied to have their
routes confined to streets upon which
trolley cars do not run, providing.no
restriction is placed on their use of
parallel streets.
MAYOR STILL IN JAIL
MaeSweney of Cork, on, Hunger Strike
in London Prison. Seems Better To
day, Says Chaplain. ,
London Aug. 26 Terence Mae
Sweney, lord mayor of Cork, despite
two -serious r collapses last-night due
to his critical condition resulting
from his hunger strike in Brixton
prison, was brighter today When vis
ited by Father Dominic, his private
chaplain, lie was took weak to speak
more than a few words, however.
His visitors also included his two
sisters and Bishop Cohalan of Cork.
It was officially stated today that
13 policemen were Injured, none seri
ously, during last right's disturbances
outside Brixton prison when a crowd
engaged in a free fight with the po
lice. When told of King George's tele
gram replying to the appeal of Red
mond Howard, nephew of the late
John Redmond, urging clemency for
Irish hunger strikers, Father Dom
inic said;
"I am glad but I nm afraid it is too
late to hope for the lord mayor's re
chaplain. He was too weak to speak
fate."
G. 0. P. PRIMARY TODAY
lelegations Will Be Selected By Re
publican for Three Coming Con
vent Ions.
Republican prln ar!?s for the elec
tion of delegates to tht vtate, con
gressional and probata conventions
are being held this afte-noon in re
publican headquarters at 26! Main
street, and will be i.:o; tht to a close
this evening at X o'clock. In the pro
bate and congressional tickets there
will be no contest as tho number who
have filed petitions is equivalent to
the number of delegates e '.lowed the
city. In the state convention list
there are seven candidates while six
is the number allowed for 'cw Brit
ain.
I Those who will aae "t the con
gressional ticket are: Carlisle 11.
Baldwin. Herbert A. irnnn, Matthew
Papcluk. Cornelius J. 3t h.n, Kdward
Peterson and Frat'k Uosro. The fol
lowing sii-e delegate. to he probate,
convention: Juntos :v-r..ti.l. Harry
11. aiilkowitx. GeotVt P. Spear ami
Howard Timbrel!. FV- rlic state con
vention the following candidates:
F. S. Chamborlahi K W. Christ. A.
X. Rutherford. Willuu J. Quigley.
Fred Beloin. At. I. Jester and John A.
Abruhanuwn.
Sullivan Forced to
Give Up Attempt
Dover. Ktiglund. Aug 26. Henry
Sullivan of Lowell. Mass.. who start
ed at 8:30 o'clock lst night in an at
tempt to swim the Knglish channel
from Hover to Calais, was taken from
the water ten miles from the French
coast, according to a report received
here today
WINS GYMNASTIC CONTEST.
1
I tntvpri). Aiiir. 26. Italy has won
the gymnastic team competition with
Belgium second and France third.
In the .individual standing Zomposi,
Italy, was first. -Marces. France sec
ond;. Gardner, France third. FranK
J Kris, .New York was tenth. , ..
Message Says
sion Is Made
To Come Td
standing wit
igwith
fANT P
POLES WANT
MEETING IN
Gen. SolnokowsW
That Four Sovi
Were Defeated
ern
Front.
Paris, Au g. 2 6. -; I
ment Is prepared to
clause in its peace ten
concerning the formatid
militia of 200.000 wcl
Poland, says a Moscow
up by Eiffel Tower toda
The wireless says thi
made in order to meet
George's objection , to t
try to arrive at a coil
standing with Great B:
The message Insists
discussed with Poland
any outside lnterventio
Soviet Reply to
London. Aug. 26 ; it
Press) The Russian
ment replying today . t
Arthur J. Balfour ; c
soviet Deace terms to '
to withdraw its condlt
Poles provide arms foi
militia of 200.000 men
The Moscow governm
in withdrawing .this
subordinating 'everythl
paramount desire to se
lishment of peaee :
world. The Russian
London claims thkt
meets the wishes drf t
Italian governments. y
Copenhagen " rJ
Copenhagen, Aug
lingske " Tidende'a Wari
dent telegraphs toda
Polish government, 4
nothing from trie PollsK
lion ai ivunsK. uaa requ
slan soviet government
peace negotiations to
venient place, Warsaw
The soviet government
Battle Re
Warsaw, Aug. 23
elated Prss) Soviet t
centratlng In great
Beresina Hver where t
tary offensive against V
grun, and military obse.
speculating" as to the
jumiuii, . io io3 i
y .. may launch an
central VPolish frof
they
the
) Soviet reserves, are
up on the southern ,
numbers. Reserves son!
hind the Bolshevists nj
are being brought up.
Reds Expcetel to :
It is believed that
will make a stand ' If
tinue their pursuit Of
soviet armies eastwat
river on the south and,
north .
' Reports received (h
continued to tell of
closely pursuing the
various fronts. ,
Remnants of the Fq
army which were cut o
advance in the region
cut their way through
after a battle lasting t
carried out a regrou
and escaped a trap u
counts were. surroundJ
merous forces of the
army.
The Fifth Polish
rounding up detachnu,
vlki in the region west
i running from Modlin
On Central
On the central front
curried out u flanking!
the north anl have oei
15 miles northe.westt ol.
Stawiski 12 miles nort
Occupation of these 'I
eupture of Kolno com
of forninK a rtng ar
BoUhevik army. .
Other soviet ..force hj
vd at varioiib'Ptaces 1
repeated attacks tn th
Ircak the - Polish co
tacks were mode in
Kolno yesterday, but
have. . been repulsed
losses. Among the capt
niander of a Bolsheviw
.In the nianuver wH
i be occuoation of Lei
took mora than 2.001
nine cannon. ' There y
1....- in Hhllvstok for.
' ' rrt - " - j
hours before Hie T
ousted. The 651b. T
has been called fr
tempt to drive Ihe
neighborhood ' of t
7,000 prisoners
t aken by . the Pot
vCpntinued .c
... .