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HARDING TAKES UP PANAMA SOU A RUTH-
REPUBLIC ATTACKS HUGHES ON NOTE
ADVISED
TO QUIT
PROVINCE
Coto Withdrawal Request
.Produces "Painful Im
pression," Says Pres
ident Porras
("By Associated Press.)
Tanama Receipt of the, notes sent
to Costa Rica and Panama by Charles
5-:. Hughes, American Secretary of
ttate. asking that hostilities between
the two countries cease, producer! "a
painful impression," said President
J'arros of the Republic of Panama
last evening".
"This impression was caused," con
tinued the president, "because he ad
vises us to withdraw from Coto,
which we have recovered from the
Costa Ricans."
The president reiterated hfs recent
statement that the arbitration award
handed down in 1914 by Chief .Tusice
"White was "completely unacceptable"
to ranama, adding that there was no
reason for compelling Panama to ac
cept it but we will be pleased to se
cure another opportunity to discuss
our reports. It is understood the
Fnited States cruiser Sacramento
with an Eagel boat, has arrived at
the scene, but this cannot be con-firmed.
Limerick's
Mayor Is
Murdered
Clancy Killed In Bed, and
former Executive Also
Assassinated
CBy Associated Press.)
Dublin. George Olancy, Mayor of
Limerick, was shot and killed at his
home etarly this modning, and his
wife was seriously wounded. At
aooux me same time Michael O Calla
ghan, former Mayor of the city, was
also killed at his residence.
Meagre reports received lioro state
that Mayor Clancy and his wife were
shot at about -:30 o'clock but. owing
to curfew restrictions members of the
house-hold were afraid to venture on
the streets to secure aid, and friends
with whom they communicate by
telephone could not go to the house
for the same reason. About two
hours later a doctor arrived from a
hospital and found Mayor Clancy dead
and Mrs. Clancy In a critical condi
tion. Former Mayor O'Callaghan was
dying when doctors summofted by the
pouce arrived at tne house.
BANKERS FA VOR
BLUE SKY LAW
ON FAKE STOCK
Bridgeport bankers
mucn or a, mind that rr.nnont
ought to have- the Blue aw
.-.u.i. cm. tsnugeport security dealers
opposed to it. The bankers,
speaking through such men as Ed
mund C. Wolfe, president of First
National bank and Charles E. Hough
vice president of the City National
bank, are convinced that the hawk
ing of worthless securities shnuM k
stopped by law. The contrary ooin-
is voiced by William TV Wini,.
Ion
HARDING IN COIVFERENCE.
"Washington. Secretary Hughes of
the State Department went into con
ference early today with President
Harding at the White House. It
was understood that hostilities be
tween Panama and Costa Rica was
the principal subject discussed.
Both the president and Secretary
3Iighes were at their desks unusual
ly early this morning and it was only
it little after 9 o'clock when the sec
retary visited the White House ex
ecutive offices. He went in at a side
entrance and was closeted with the
executive for some time.
TO REFECT PLAN.
Balboa. Panama Canal Zone
President Porras of Panama, an
nounced that he would refer Secretary
of State Hughes' warning note to the
Panaman National Assembly this af
ternoon. The president said that he
would abide by any decision reached
by the Natonal Assembly.
It was understood that the Natonal
-ssembly would reject the American
otter of mediation on the ground
that the constitution of the republic
recognized only tie Loubet award
and not the award of Chief Justice
White.
Quantities of arms and ammuni
tion are being received in Panama
and the government will soon have
about 50 0 well equipped solders at
the Sixaola river, the scene of the
disputed territory. There was no
further word of hostilities but there
wore indications that the Pann nn r.
might attack when their forces were
strengthened.
Idmcrick on Edge.
Belfast. Bands of men shot George
uiancy, .mayor or limerick and Mi
chael O'Callaghan, a former mayor
of that city, in cold blood, while they
were lying in their beds. Mrs. Clan
cy, while endeavoring to protect her
nusband. was shot in one of her arms.
Limerick is intensely excited over
the shootings, which are popularly
interpreted as reprisals for the ass as
sination of Brig. General Gumming
who was killed at Clonbanin on Sat
urday.
UAIIiKOAD BUYS LAND
Warranty deeds for the sale of a
tract of land near the Bridgeport
Stratford line to the New York. New
Haven and Harftord railroad were
filed today in the Town Clerk's office.
The land is located on Florence St.
near the city line, and is but a short
distance from the local fregiht yards.
The property was purchased from
Louis Weidlich, president and treas
urer of the Weidlich Brothers Manu
facturing company.
HIT BY Al TOMOBIIiE
As he stepped from the sidewalk at
the corner of Main and Fairfield ave
nue about S o'clock this morning,
John M. Coughlin of 7S State street
was struck and knocked down by an
automobile driven by Martin Heanue,
of 1006 Norman street. Coughlin was
treated at the Emergency hospital,
and later taken to St. Vincent's hos
pital. He was not seriously injured,
and Heanue was not held by the police.
WEATHER.
Forecast for New Haven and vi
cinity Unsettled weather. Probably
ocoasional rains tofli
slightly colder tonight.
PIXOnihK TO I'RXAMEXT.
Fifth District Republicans will en
.ertain their Ninth District brothers
n tne tn-st sitting of a pinochle tour
nament tonight in their quarters at
Wood , avenue and Norman street. El
mer Haven's famous venison will be
he objective of a-culinary attack fol
lowing the presentation of an enter
tainment nriMrrnTii Mint will ha anc--
ht and Tuesday; i merited by the appearance of a num
ber of current Poli stars.
" '"" "wear against House Bill 4
X n "i S giving control of se
tS-. t,r , ank commissioners
The hearing is in Hartford this after
noon. Bridgeport has suffered sreatly by
the operations of dealers in worthless
EKFiSS!: J?"" aerations' of tnls
J, exposed by The Times.
7if , y lne operators have folded
have st.Vh6 )ight ttoe- herl
rJ?.?. UFsIed against the light of
bsVne fr a Ume dS
tr? steps to re
ZZZ rJTlS" or questionable stocks
promotion T and Preve"t unsound
S "".S:he?ne3 or in other words
hevVr"r. 'n ln attes where
wiey have hem as a bku w
A Times man hn I:
EJLJ V?-5' P- w a- fa-
-- v.t4 nanciai matters and
are given below! . lnquJria
C WniSf51 ma2 asked was Edmun
ona,'ReEreSldt ZZ.iV First
emphatic in t,,' ,,Ie was very
"I am in -r--.- A.. .
think Z ne said. "I
StOCka nnrl e,rs , BBU5 Of
BridgerthuTruthroTgh
S?W of these are fakes wTtb
rnterelTed i,PeLe.who only
There is no wav of Vim' "J!lon:
?f oney Is which Tils
S? it iS an ,e schemes
state. There ,: "",."i..l"e ,c"y and
large and there sh
' most certainly in favor
Of a law to prevent it. a,or
T. he newspaners n D n
responsible for the Bnnf ? .i-"
legisiauon believing it to be against
unuiuneniai aemocrauc principles.
"Blue Sky Legislation so-called.
i--s 1 A ti; 1 . .
. JiiuiKa, nas oeen enacted in
d-oouc a aozen states .and there is i
strong probability .of its being enact
m aiassacnusetts this vear and
probably New Tork. In most of the
"ftra legislation talces the form
of requiring a dealer in securities to
submit full data regarding the securi
ties he proposes to sell to some state
uniciai usually the Bank Commis
sioner, out sometimes the treasurer
and sometimes the secretary of state
with the request that authority be
Kiduiiea oy that, official to sen that
Vai uuuiar. security m the at a to i
question. It is made illegal to sell
any security for which permission has
ci r l""11 or Ior which permis
sion has been refused.
"?r;onaI1y I have always been op-
SSJST ?lue L-cgislation.
My attitude is based more on a set
Wed principles than on any incon
lenxonce or interference that may be
caused to my business. I greatly dis-
u uie iaea ot the state reaching
out and assuming the regulation of
uuHiiress aixer another. I recog
nize the necessity, of course, for the
state to regulate the traffic in drugs
and to regulate the handing of ex
plosives. I have no sympathy, how
ever with legislation which is now
pending for tihe creation of a real es
tate board in Connecticut under
which legislation
trade in real estate unless he hn a
license as a real estate. hri,.
tCt J??, some real estate men have
cheated in the oast ilnoi r.t t.-nr.
the state in taking control of the real
estate business and saying to one man
that he may have a license as a real
estate broker and den vino- if t
other. This constant extension nf the
state's regulatory power over business
is bound to bring trouble, I think.
mere are several Blue Skv meas
ures pending before the Connecticut
uesisiature. As nrps Monf
Connecticut Securities Dealers
ciation, 1 have been
them.
Harding
To Call
Leaders
Also Summons Cabinet for
Conference On Costa
Rican Tangle
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Putting into practice
his policy of personal consultation
with leaders in congress. President
Harding will talk over numerous
policies of the administration at a
White House dinner tonight at which
the ranking republicans of the Sen
ate' and House will be present.
The first cabinet meeting of ' the
administration was called tndav ftr
elecen o'clock tomorrow. Vice Pres
ident Coolidge was asked to attend.
j.c was said tne cabinet session
would be of a general character and
that the President would ake un in
paricular the question of relations
witn tJosta Ricai and Panama and the
program tor the special session of
congress. Information and advice re
ceived at tne dinner tonight is expect
ea to De laid before the cabinet by
iiMuuig ana a oennite decision
on a aae ior calling coneress inn sen
sion may follow. -
luesiun ot ne sneoial Rpccrinn
of congress was discussed '. bv the
rresiueni today with Senator TTnrlei-
wood of Alabama. the i1iin-,tin
'cau "i- me senate, who Is under
stood to have urged that a date some
unie in me iirst Dart of i nrii
selected.
After his talk with m.
the Alabama senator indicated that a
ut.Lo prooaDiy would be announced
tomorrow.
Teuton Offer
Rejected In
Short Order
(By Associated Press)
London. The conference between the heads of the alliedJ
BraraBUB ana representatives of the German g-overnmentl
P ""V11 "Jy i or aiscussion of the reparations J
ijuiv an ctujuuiiuiieiii, at i:ju o clock until 4:0 P. M.
me scssiuu apparently naa not Jjeen a safisfactorv one ard
icpuus uciure me aajournment ifiat an agreement
, u u"- 1 iU uennaus wouia no mtormed that the
o.mareu pcuaiuBs wuuia ne applied.
Dougherty And Five
Others Get Red Hat
At Secret Consistory
(By Associated Press.)
Rome. Cardinals of the Catholic
church gathered at the Vatican this
morning for the secret consistory at
which Pope Benedict announced the
names of six new members of the
sacred college. The names submit
ted were those of Monsignor Dennis
J. Dougherty, Archbishop of Plula
delphia: Juan Beniloch y Vivo, arch
bishop of Brugos; Francisco Vidal v
nmiquvr, .Ai enoisnop oi Tarragona ;
Francisco Ragonesi. Papal Nuncio in
.Madrid; Josef Schulte, Archbishop of
Cologne: and Michael Von Faulhaber,
archbishop of Munich.
Long before 9 o'clock, the hour
fixed for the assembly of the car
dinals, the piazza of St. Peters was
rrowded by citizens of Rome and vis
itors to the city who struggled to
obtain vantage points from which
they might witness the brilliant pro
cession of the princes of the church
to the throne room of the Vatican
Slow and stately progress was -made
by the prelates and their attendants
to the court of Domaso, where they
waiter! the appearance of the pontiff.
In a few minutes the doors swung
open and the Pope appeared. He
led the cardinals into the throne room
and there ail but members of the
sacred college withdrew to allow the
cardinals to carry out the historic
procedure of naming the men who
would receive the "red hat. symbolic
of the wearers elevation to the su
preme governing body of the church.
Formal presentation of the insignia
of office to the new cardinals will
take place on Thursday in the hall of
Beautitieation of the Vatican That
ceremony will lie mucn more elabor
ate than that which occurred today.
Chief interest in today's ceremonies
centered in Arclibiship Dougherty,
who after 31 years as priest, bishop
and archbishop, attained a place in
the sacred college at an age much be
iow the average for members of that
august assembly. Hardly secondary
in interest was the appearance of two
German archbishops, Schulte and
Von Fauihaber: '
scheme oc
, ""-v i"rsra ior they admit
dorse them, trere are "neveTX. Si
many people who nnmnwin.i.. r
son that if a thing appears fa the
newspaper it must . " ,?
and are in this way led to invest
such papers as the New York Times
and the Tribune can f t 1',?
any such mirtin,.t rT
have assured themselves r ,i, . ,y
e ., '-' I. ftl ICl-
OI the concern ant i-, . .
the securities offered t
art,,. r,; rr' "" ee
t-hL E , "'TlaPers can not do
... .xiD -s. it would help much
to stanmp out the evil "
Seward Price, o fthe Chamber of
Commerce, said: -The need of such
a. law is great but such legislation is
tK.uSi.!. nun uanger. Unless the
is made very clear and direct !
wivu lawyers can so
-vnumuia un to maKe the very in
strumnet which was intended to
uau, iiu-i. umy narmiess, but an
tuai aid to tne dealer
- nrn tins nappen in
one state."
Charles E- Hough. Vice President
of the City National Bank, was of the
i-iiiiivu mat it -snouid te encour
aged." That "every fair minded man
should be in favor of it."
William T. Hincks, of Hineks
Brothers, seen in his offices on Main
street, declared himself against such
tever
evade its
ac-
worthless
the
Asso-
interested in
None of these measures were
presented by Connecticut Securities
Dealers' Association, nor. as far as 7
can learn, were any of them present
ed oy any dealers in securities in this
state acting in their private capacity.
It is said there is a verv considerable
call for the Sky Legislation to be en
acted in this state. Personally I
have always thought the operations
of the financial fakers were magni
fied in common report and newspa
per stories. I do not think the harm
which is done by selling bogus se
curities is comparable with the injury
which will result in the business life
of community by the state broad
ening its powers to regulate the busi
ness of security selling. There has
been some discussion in legislative
circles of passing a law which shall
license securities dealers and sales
men and shall not attempt to pass
upon the merits of different securi
ties begore they may be sold. If it
is a choice hetween the two forms
of Blue Sky Legislation in this state,
I do not know what form legislation
on this subject will take. Perhaps
no legislation will be enacted. I
greatly hope such will be the case.
As far as I can learn no Blue Sky
Legislation that has been enacted
in any other state has succeeded in
shutting off the activities of unrelia
ble people, but it has very severely
handicapped and limited the proper
operations of reputable dealers." -
How a ousiness man w-ould view
blue sky legislation is indicated by
the statement of J. W. Connors of the
J. W. Connors Clotnmg Company
whose reply to the question was: "I
(Continued on Page Three.)
HEALD ARRAIGNED
TODAY AND IS HELD
IN $10,000 BONDS
may
con-were
Adolph Manne, alias "J. Frank
Heald' of 144 North Main street,
Vatenbury, alleged convict and swin
dler who was arrested in Chicago at
icmueL oi tne .Bridgeport police
was arraigned- m the City court this
morning, charged with obtaining
uaiue.r laise pretenses. He re
quested a continuance of his case un
til tomorrow in order that he
confer with an attorney. The
tinuance was granted. Bonds
nxed at $10,000.
"Heald" is said to be wanted in
Nevada for Volatins his prison parole
and is also wanted bv the. nolice in
some of the larger cities of the
country. Dp to the present time,
however, the local officials have re
ceived no request from any city or
state for "Heald" to be held for
further, prosecution. It is allesred
that the prisoner secured $2,500 from
Benjamin Plotkirt, of this city, and
also Mr. Plotkin a worthless check
for 57,000.
Inn Raid
Prisoners
Jump Bai
Stratford Hostelry Object of
Early Morning
Descent
The Stratford police with the assist
ance of several deputy sheriffs and
constables, descended upon the Strat
ford Inn at 12:10 Sunday morning
and made a thorough clean-up. Mrs
Dudley Stafford was taken, charged
with keeping a disorderly house while
G-us Gerzente was also arrested.
At the police station he was
charged with illegally selling liquor
while an additionaol charge was
placed against Mrs. Stafford, of hav
ing liquor in her nossessinn with in
tent to sell. The raid was conduct
ed by Chief Nichols. Sergeant Smith
Officers Flanagan and Dinan; Sheriffs
Milt Comlinson and ftmstahioo tv,v.
Woods and Edward Manchester.
jars. &tarrord was placed under a
$250 bond while S50
from Gerzente for his appearance in
Stratford court hi mArn;n Tn
the cases were called both failed to
put :n an appearance and their bonds
were forfeited. The police are $300
a.c w quaiuj uetter Oir thin mrnir,o-
and rumors have proved well found
ed that the famous Stratford Inn was
operating boldly the past few weeks.
CRANE COMPANY
HAS LAID OFF
100 EMPLOYES
: After the recess had been taken.
, m' tlle Fl"ench Ambassador
cc. xjeiriin. wno was. present at the sit
;Jn?' ,occIal"ed there was little doubt
" mere would De a rupture of the
.'t-suttauons at tnovlate afternoon sit
ting of the conference.
At this sitting, it was announced.
Mr. Lloyd George, the British nrim.
minister would reply to Dr. Simons,
creuiun xoreign minister, who
presented new German proposals aV
the first session today. These pro-
were declared m French
quarters to be unacceptable to the
' ol a provisional nature.
eZZTtS v.iiieni oi iixed annuities
"tsi live years. The, Ger-
w v - xney would have to con-
oUlt juuir government and to ask a
weeks adjournment for the purpose
if they were required to make pro
posals covering the total reparations
Premier Briand of France, on leav
ing the conference indicated that the
reply of Mr. Lloyd George would be
very Hrm and positive in tone.
"The Allies are perfectly agreed as
to what should be said," he added
M. Briand and Mr. Lloyd George took
lunch together during the recess
Dr. Walter Simons, head of the
exempli uetesaiion, .told the allies the
Germans rejected the proposals for
mulated at Paris and had decided to
revert the idea . of provisional ar
rangement ,1'hat they had prepared.
This would call for the payment of
fixed annuities for the first five years
and would .give the equivalent of the
twelve per cent, tax on German ex
ports. It was unofficially reported here at
12:45 o'clock that the allies had de
cided to enforce on the Germans the
penalties outlined to the Germans bj'
Premier Lloyd George last Thursdav.
The German proposition was made
conditional upon the plebiscite to be
held in upper Silesia beginning de
cided in favor of Germany and upon
the removal of all commercial re
strictions.
"If we. have to make proposals cov
ering the total reparations we will
have to ask for a week's adjournment)
to consult .Berlin," said- Dr. Simonsi
in making nis proposal.
LOCAL FIRMS ARE
HEAVY CREDITORS
SHELTON WRECK
PROBE FINDING
OUT TOMORROW
Coroner John J. Phelan today is
nard at work, gattienng together the
many ends of the investigation that
has occupied his office since the dis
astrous wreck on the Bridgerport-She".-ton
trolley line on Washigton's
Birthday, and it is probable that his
investigation will be completed fa
time for his findings to be made pub
lic some time tomorrow.
The crew of the car from the
Bridgeport barns 1B already been
exonerated and the men are back on
their run, but it was impossible to
complete the case and gather all the
evidence until a second electrical test
could be made or the signal equip
ment that governs the stretch of sin
gle track upon which the accident
occurred that cost 10 lives and many
injuries. The coroner expects by to
morrow to be able to reach a de
cision as to whether the signal system
or the south bound crew were to
blame for the catastrophe.
Sam Deckman, who operated a
srocery ano coniectionery store at
11SS Main street, through his attor
ney, Joseph Solomon, has filed a peti
tion in bankruptcy, offering a com
position of 10 per cent, in cash and
10 per cent, in four months. March
ISth has been set by Referee John
Keogh as the date for the first hear
ing for the creditors. f
Mr Deckman states liabilities of
$3,326 of which $1G3 represents un
paid salaries, $700 secured claims
and $2,463 unsecured claims. His
assets are $200 in real estate, $600 in
stock and $100 in machinery and
tools.
Local firms who are lsted as credit
ors, are Austin Nichols & Co., Bridge
port Paper Co., Bernstein & Krus-
man, l-ienry Bresky & Sons, Cohen &
Abhrams, Corbett Candy Co., Cudaby
Packing Co., Comstock & Willetts,
Herman Kempmisk, Miner, Read &
Tullock, Merchants Fruit & Produce,
National Grain Co., Saltman & Dick,'
Nathan Schwartz, and Herman Slavin!
In compliance with orders from ,tb
company's offices in Chicago, 100 em
ployes Of the local hraurt c K.
Crane Valve company have been laid
oir. Durine the nasf fpn, m..i,
business depression, the Crane com
pany has kept its entire staff wnrt-.
ing and the layoff therefor oomes as
a surprisce. No special reason has
been given for the release.
PAI'L POTTER DIES.
New Tork Paul M. Potter, dra
matic critic who was the author nr
many popular plays, was found dead i
tooay or natural causes in the Murray
Hill baths.
EX-KAISER WATCIini;.
IJoorn, Holland Former Emperor
ww iniaiii, wuo daily reads the Ger
man, Dutch and English newspapers,
is closely following the progress of
the London conference on German
reparations.
Professor Van Denberg, the spec
ialist in heart diseases who some time
ago attended the former German em
press, has again been summoned to
Doom.
SIRS. DREW BETTER.
Friends of Mrs. Frank
Warren street will be pleased to learn '
susauy lmnroved th-
moming, after several weeks confine
ment at St. Vincent's hospital. Mrs
Drew is the wife of one of the weli
known attaches of the
club.
TODAY'S PROITLE.
Today's profile and identification
will be found on Page Six.
SOVIET HEADS NOW
READY FOR FLIGHT
PICKETS ARRESTED .
-Boston. 2 7 pickets patrolling the
sidewalks in front of down town gar
ment making shops, were arrested to
day charged with violating traffic
rules. Seven of them were women
who protested vigorously against their
arrest. Thousands of pedestrians
watched the arrest of the pickets
(By Associated Press.)
Paris Russian Bolshevik forces
have, been driven out of Oranien
baum, a town on the southern shr.
of the Gulf of Finland, 19 miles west
or Petrograd. bv naval units fr-n
Kronstadt, says a despatch from Vi
bork. Warships hav srone nn the
iseva river and landed contintrents of
sailors in Petrograd where? part of a
garrison has joined the revolutionary.
Soviet leaders are .terrified and
Nikolai and Lenine and Leon Trotzkv
are preparing for flight, says a Reval
despatch to the Matin.
Twenty-five Societ Russian com
missaries who had been abandoned
by their troops have taken refuge in
Esthonia, according to a wireless
message picked up by the Eiffel tower
station.
The garrison of Krasnoya G-orko,
near Petrograd, has rallied to the
anti-Bolshevik cause, says a wireless
message given out today by the
French foreign office.
Commissaries Zinovieff and Kali
nin, and several of the other Bol- I
shevik commissaries at Petrograd are
reported to have taken to flight, and I
to have been arrested at Isborn, ac-
cording to the wireless advices.
Maxim Licvinoff, chief of Soviet je- I
gaticns abroad, is said by the same I
advices to have embarked in a Bol-
shevik ship off Reval after drawing 3
an important sum from the banlt 1
there.
Helsingfors. All classes of citizens .JS
at Kronstadt, the great Russian "A
naval .base near Petrograd have unit-
ed in the uprising against tile Soviet 3
government, says a despatch to th M
Russian Union Agency here. Organ-'l
ization of a Revolutionary committee i
fwhich iater became the provisional 1
government, was carried out without,
participation of political parties, and
its members were chosen almost ex
clusively from seamen and workmen
having no political affiliation.
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