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While On Your Vacations Keep in Touch With Doings at Home By READING THE TIMES HAVE IT MAILED TO TOU WEATHER Tew Haven, Aug. 23 Forecast for New Haven and vicinity: Fair to night; Wednesday partly cloudy. Conditions favor for this vicinity: Fair and continued cool temperature, followed by increasing cloudiness and slowly rising temperature. AND EVENING FARMER. VOL. 57 NO. 200 EST. 1790. Entered as second class matter at the post offic at Bridgeport. Conn., under the act of 1S79 BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1921. Subscription rates by mail: Daily $6.00 per year. Ono month. Dally 60 cents. 179 Fairfield Ave.. Bridgeport PRICE TWO CENTS RIOTING BREAKS OUT AGAIN IN BELFAST Upholding Of Piatt's Premise May Kill Buses Prosecutor Contends "Any Passenger Carrying Vehicle Operating Between Given Points" Is a Jitney In Eyes of Law Connecticut Co. Men Ride in Jitneys As "Spotters" on Club Plan. Should the contention of Prosecutor Omar Piatt of the Mil ford town court that "any passenger carrying vehicle operating between aiven points" is'a jitney in the eyes of the law be up held in the courts of the state the end of jitneys and the "club plan" of operation is plainly seen. Prosecutor Piatt made this ruling this morning when the cases of eight Brigeport bus men arrested for operating between here and Walnut Beach were heard. He was upheld in his decision by Judge Munger of An sonia, who found each of the accused guilty of violating the state jitney law, and imposed fines of $25 and costs in the case of Walter Kelly. A spiirted fight was put up in may behalf by Attorney Artnur .tsjein ui Now Haven, counsel for the State as sociation . The State organization is endeavoring to do all it can by all jitneurs, although the Bridgeport Bus association has separate counsel. It was well that. Klein of New Haven was there this morning, for W. F. D. Kilpatrick, attorney, and head of the Bridgeport Bus association, did not arrive until the hearing was half over. Piatt contends that the wording of the law makes a jitney of any motor vehicle "operating- between given points, to oaxry passengers." The c!ub plan" or the sort of license used matters not. Efforts to make the case of Walter Kelly, the first jitneur arraigned, a test case under the cluib olan" failed when it was dis covered that a small army of men in the employ of the Connecticut Com pnay had been riding the buses, without membership cards, and un der some pretense or other leaving money with the opeartor, contrary to She wording of the. rules of the club plan. An appeal was taken under bonds of $100 to the New Haven county Common Pleas court. Even though the "club plan," technically might be found legal. It is certain that agents of the Con necticut company will be constantly riding the buses. seeking evidence Bgainst opeaxtors who make th-exn-se!"es liable to arrest by sometimes Sailing to live up to the necessary "red tape" of the system. Nathaniel Allen, Thomas Mahan, Faniuel Labetti, Philip Oeremla, Jos. pr-iana, Clermont Lewis, and Samuel kAmenrti, were next arraigned. Their -cases being similar, after a conference fbetween Judge Munger, tha prose fcutor and counsel for the jitneurs, it was agreed to have a plea of not Ipuilty accepted .and in each case a Efine of $5 and costs was assessed and lan appeal allowed under bonds of The Walnut Beach men came to Igrief following an instance on Aug. (12. when a number of conductors and pli . -tor men were sent from the New Haven barns of the Connecticut com Epany, to look over ridgeports Plaza, Eand there board buses marked for rWalmHt Beach. Kelly allowed two lot them. George B. Desein, 300 Ferry (street, and William F. Landley, 135 pHenry street, both New Haven, to jb-nard h-is bus. They were placed on the stand this Bnorning, told of riding in the bus, Wold of some passengers having tick ets, and others putting the fare in a cigar box, taking any change that -was due under the old rates and alighting. The two spotters did the eame thing.alighting at Walnut Beach nfter Landley had extracted 20 cents sfrom the contribution box In ex change for a half dollar A number of other similar witnesses were on (Continued on Page Six.) Sarah Shakes Wicked Razor Sarah Reed, a negress. shakes a wicked razor. She carved Egyptian hieroglypics on the carcass of hec husband. Randolph, last night. Thirty-two stitches were needed to make Randolph whole again. Sarah was arrested for assault with intent to kill. She claimed Randolph had continually abused her. His favorite indoor sport, she said, was to beat her up. She told the police she wasn't a bit sorry. Eriend husband needed it. Sarah was placed under $500 bonds in city cowct this morning. Her case was continued until August SI. Ran ooipn was uname to appear against I her. He is in St. Vincent s hospital. State Has Withdrawn Its Approval Of Ten Special Styles Of Headlights Withdrawal of ten headlight de vices from the Connecticut approved list, under authority granted by the recent session of the legislature, was announced yesterday by the motor vehicle department. The following are the devices withdrawn, effective January 1, 1922: Ford Green Visor, Nevablind, Mac Ne Glare Blub, Rav dex (type B), Onlee, Full Ray, De flector. Safete. Roadlight Dimmre, Homemade Device. The Warner Pathfinder. Dillon (old type) McrjMight. Clamert (old type) with frosted glass front and plain glass fronts with frosited bulbs are listed as illegal devices "which are not approved and cannot be used in this state." The announcement is embodied in a comprehensive booklet on "Regula tions Governing the Use of Headlights on Motor Vehicles" which has been prepared for distribution, advance copies of which were delivered by the printers yesterday. With qualifica tions in some cases as to required tilting and focal adjustment, the fol lowing appear in the list of approved Lonergan Removed As Receiver New Haven, Aug. 23 Augustine Lonergan of Hartford, appointed re ceiver of the Kelly Tire and Rubber Company, three weeks ago is removed by an order filed in the United States District Court by Judge Edwin S. Thomas, today. The bankruptcy af fairs are left as they were in the hands of Albert H. Barclay of this city and the City National Bank of Bridgeport, who were appointed by the Superior court of New Haven county. The appointment of Mr. Lonergan as receiver, it is stated, was made without notice to the corporation or the state receivers .and the latter ap peared before Judge Thomas at Nor walk yesterday and through counsel moved to vacate the appointment on the ground that there was no legal reason for Mr. Lonergan's appoint ment. The state receivers, through coun sel, set up that the appraised value of the eompanv is over $540,000 and the indebtedness less than $200,000. They also alleged that the parties who brought the involuntary petition in bankruptcy are not creditors but four stockholders with smaJl holdings, that the company is not insolvent and a receiver in bankruptcy would inter fere with the adjustments of the cor poration's affairs. , broke: parking laws. John H. Wolfe of 6 4 Cannon street; Belle H. Hutchinson of 2591 Main street; and William J. Regenary of 000 Hanock avenue, were arrested vesterday as violators of the parking 1 ordinance. All three paid fines of $ 1 in the City court this morning. I Political Interests Inimical To Influence Of United States In Panama Seek To Start Uprising U. S. Has Sent Panama Note Washington. Aug. 23 The United States had dispatched a note to Panama announcing that his govern ment will look with disfavor upon any resumption of hostilities between Panama and Costa Rica, over disput ed territory and calling upon Panama to cede to Costa Rica the territory which was awarded that country un der the White award, it was an nounced at the State Department to day. SIX PEOPLE KIDDED. Copenhagen, Aug. 23 Six persons have been killed in political and la bor disorders in the District of Po sen. (formerly West Prussia, but now part of Poland) said advices from Danm? todav. The disturhanrPK n.re increasing. The railway men are striking. headlight devices: Patterson, Bausch Lonib, Shaler. Wills-St. Claire, Legal ite (new and old), Alfeco. Fracto Lite. Holophane. Primolite, (type B), Two-Way Light Distributors, Holo phane (no tilt). Lee-Knight, Benzer (types A and L), McKee (D, M. and L types). Liberty (types D and L), Macbeth (types D and L). Brown Re flector, Saferlite. Deflecting Lens. Na tional, Universal. Violet Ray. Cona phore Clear (type F), Bi-Optic (tvpe F), Sun Ray (standard tvpe). Clam ert. (type A), Dillon (tvpe E), and the L types of the following: Con trolite. Osgood, Superior LensT Super feet, Parab-O-Lite, Conaphore Clear Old, Conaphore Xoviol-oid, Cona phore Noviol, Legalite Old. North Star Glare Shield. Raydcx, Fractor. According to the department pamphlet these headlight devices have met prescribed tests of the Electrical Testin j Laboratories. It is announced that tPe "National. Universal. Violet Ray. Conaphore Clear (type F). and' Bi-Optic devices. when tilted six inches in 25 feet, will be legal in Mas sachusetts as well as Connecticut . Giant Z R2 Starts Her HP 1 HP Trip i nai Makes Swift Progress Carried 50 Persons In cluding Crew of 21 American Air Sailors. London, Aug. 23 The Giant diriglT ble ZR-2, which has been purchased from England by the United States Navy department and which is sched uled to leave for the United States on Thursday began a long trial flight to day with an English crew on board. She left her hangar at Howden at 7:10 o'clock. The ZR-2 carried 50 persons, in ad dition to the English crew were 21 American air sailors, who will take the big dirigible home. After rising to a height of 2,000 feet, the ZR-2 was caught by a strong wind and carried rapidly towards the southeast. It was intended to make a long flight out to sea, landing in Pulham. It is possible that the flight may be extended and that the dirigible will not land at Pulham until tomorrow. At 9 o'clock, the ZR-2 was sighted over Skegness, 65 miles southeast of Howden, on the north sea coast of Lincolnshire. Two hours later, she was sighted near Pulham. She was making swift progress and showed no signs of making a landing so long as the weather conditions held good. The American air sailors are mov ing their headquarters from Howden to Pulham. (Continued on Page Six.) House Ready For Recess Washington, Aug. 23 The House is ready to recess tomorrow. Chair man Fordney of the Ways and Means committee, informed the President today. Fordney conferred with the President regarding the Penrose for eign debt funding bill and it was agreed that there would be no action on the bill until after the recess, when Secretary Mellon will appear before the Ways and Means commit tee. The President also advised Fordney that an increased appropria tion would be asked shortly for the work of the United States commis sion when the pending bill becomes effective. CONTRACT AWARDED P. Stuart and Sons, of Newton, Mass., the firm which is building the new Washington bridge over th Housatonic river, today received and signed the contract for the completion of the repairs to the Congress street bridge. The Massachusetts firm were low bidders with-an offer of $38,000 when Director of Public Works J. A. Courtade received bids a week ago at the city hall. FUNDS FOR RUSSIA. Philadelphia, Aug. 23 An extra ordinary emergency campaign for $5,000,000 for the relief of millions of Infants in the vast famine swept dis trict of Russia, will be launched at once throughout the United States by the American Friends Service commit tee, it was announced today. This is the first organization to under take the collection o funds for the starving Russians. New York, Aug. 23 Strong politi cal interests in Panama hostile to President Porras and inimical to the influence of the United States over the Panama government, are attempt ing to utilize the present territorial dispute between Panama and Costa Kica 'to precipitate an uprising, it was learned here today, from authorita tive sources. The United States government which has ordered Panama to cede to Costa Rica, the fronltier district in question, is fully aware of the tense situation in the Central American Republic. Relief was expressed in some circles that the delicaite po litical situation in Panama was one of the reasons that a battalion of American marines were sent tto Pan ama. In the event of an insurrection, it is accepted as a fact that the United States will give armed support to the Porras administration. The attitude of the United States government to wards President Porras was evidenc ed last spring when marines were sent from the Canal Zone to protect the executive against hostile mobs. (Continued on Page Ten.) Vargo's Bond Put at $1,000 Bonds of $1,000 were fixed this morning by Judge Arthur M. Comley in the city court in the case of John Vargo of 5 Wordin court. Vargo was bound over to the September term of the Criminal Superior court on the charge of assault with intent to kill. He was arres'ed August 8 for stab bing Louis Mazark, also of 5 Wordin court, in the back with a penknife. The men had an argument early in the morning of August 8. and Vargo returned later and informed Mazark that your time has come, and you must die." ORDERED OUT OF TOWN. "You have ten minutes to get out of town. If you are here after that time you go to jail." This ultimatum was delivered in the citv court this morning to John B. McCarthy of Westport. McOfirtfii,- was found nan- handling on the streets yesterday, and arresieu lor vagrancy. Women Must Be Licensed To Bob Hair In State Hartford, Conn., Aug. 23 Wo men who bob hair will be requir ed to take out a barber's license, under a ruling made public yes terday by the State Barbers' Commission. Attorney General Healy has given a formal opinion to the commission that "bobbing of hair'' comes, within the defini tion of hair cutting and those who engage in it are to be class ed as barbers. Bobbers of hair, being barbers, will be required to show their qualification to cut hair under the rules of the commission, and, if passed, will have to pay a $5 yearly license and furnish their own subjects for bobbing during the examinations. The com mission makes the concession to women applicants that they may demonstrate their fitness to bob hair in their own hair bobbing or beauty parlors. To Appeal On Penalty l ax Clause The United States Supreme Court will be appealed to by Bridgeport lawyers to invalidate sections of the state inheritance tax law. Executors of the estate of the late Mrs. John J. McMullen of Norwalk. through At torneys Pullman and Comley, of (this city, will question the constitutional ity of the penalty tax clause on es tates before the highest tribunal in the country. The fate of more than $1,000,000 in penalty taxes will rest upon the decision of the Supreme court. The specific action taken by the Bridgeport attorneys, acting for the Bankers Trust Co., of New York, and John J. McMullen of Norwalk, execu tors of the estate, will be an appeal from the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors. The state tribdhal re cently upheld the constitutionality of (the Connecticut law. Notice, of the appeal, that involves $10,286.39 of the McMullen estate, was served upon State Tax Commissioner lodgett in Hartford, yesterday. The appeal is based upon the grounds that the state cannot enact an "ex post facto" law founded upon Section 10 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution, and that the state deprives the plaintiffs of property without due process of law. The law covering penalty tfflBswas enacted by the 1915 Legislature, and provided a penalty of two per cent, for failure to pay taxes upon prop continued on Page Six.) Thought He Had Worth Of His Fine When the case of Henry W. Quail man, inspector for the Town of Mil ford on road work, and arrested for an assault on the person of Stanley H. Clark, police commissioner, was called in Milford town court this morning before Judge Munger, the prosecutor, Omar Piatt. siiggested that ladies present, awaiting the jit ney cases, step outside for a few min utes and admire the green. It was well the invitation was extended and accepted, for the testimony, while brief and quick, was of the nature used by periodicals barred from the mails. Clark, town clerk; William Rose and Special Officer James Hedwick, together with the accused, Quailman, were called to the stand. The wit nesses told of the assault, which oc curred on Aug. 9. when Clark and Quailman had some words. Follow ing the argument Clark is said to have passed a slurring remark about Quailman to another man of the road construction gang. The information was rapidly relay ed to Quailman, who remonstrated with Clark. Quailman then stepped up to the "plate," which was the top of Clark's head, and in three times made as many hits, each time knock ing Clark's hat to the ground. Evi dence did not show just what stop ped the trouble, but Judge Munger said $7 and costs. Quailman stayed around until court adjourned and paid the assessment. From the pleas ant expression on his face during the morning.spectators at the trial gained the impression that he believed he had had his money s worth Seek To Raise Membership To 5 Million Washington, Aug. 2 3 Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, will deliver the keynote for a campaign to incerase the membership of the Federation to 5,000,000, in an address to be deliv ered at Baltimore on Labor Day, it was stated today at lalbor headquar ters. Other plans in the official La bor Day program of the Federation will include a speech by Secretary Frank Morrison at Louisville, Ky. At Boston, the Central Labor Union plans a parade in which the Building Trades and Metal Council will join, it was announced. Cleveland unions have arranged for a mass meeting at which D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated As sociation of Street Railway Em ployes, will speak. In Philadelphia there will be an athletic meet under the auspices of the Central Labor Union and a parade. Chicago has ar ranged for a three day celebration at which William Jennings Bryan, Rabbi Judah Magnes, Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland, are expected to be among the speakers. MINER ESCAPES FROM BANDITS. Mexico Citv. Aug. 23 Henry Clark, an American miner, who was kidnap ped by Mexican bandits in Chihua hua, but escaped, has reached Jim inez, said a disrlatch from that place today. Boehling Pitches Last Game McCann Suspends and Fines Pitcher Base ball Men to Take Ac tion on State Tax. Joe Boehling has pitched his last game for the Bridgeport Brown Deribies. After yesterdayV. game with Pitts field, which was pitched by Boehling, McCann plastered a $2:5 fine on the player and told him he was suspend ed for the season. Boehling was one of the most pop ular members of the Brown Derby outfit and the fans will regret his de parture. He started off like a whirl wind and was declared to be the classiest pitcher in the league. He came here from Toronto, and was previously a member of the Wash ington Americans for five seasons. An old injury to his arm incapacitated him for major league service. Boehl ing made his debut in the profes sional ranks on the Worcester club, then a member of the defunct New England League. Today Boehling stated the action of McCann was the shabbiest piece of treatment he was accorded while in baseball. He waxed caustic in his re marks concerning the Bridgeport pilot. A meeting of the Connecticut Clubs in the Eastern Baseball League -will (Continued on Page 6.) Cars Injure Two Children Two children were injured by auto mobiles yesterday afternoon. Joseph Lasky, 5, of 28 7 Willett street, was knocked down by a car driven by William C. Owen, 18, of 273 Central avenue. The accident happened at Park and Waldemere avenues. Owen claims the boy ran in front of his ma chine. Young Lasky was taken to the office of Dr. E. S. Budsky at 829 Park avenue. Joseph Damora, 10, of 48 Elias St., fell from a delivery auto driven by Ercole Gennamore, 25, of 110 Lexing ton avenue. Gennamore was deliver !ng bread on Elias street. He found Damora and another lad hanging on to the side of his car. He told them to get off, and Damora fell. He was treated by Dr. B. J. Coyle at the Emergency hospital. NO TRACES OF (ill!!. Cincinnati, Aug. 23. Despite the efforts of neighbors and the police to locate her, no trace has been found of Freda Hornberger, nine year-old daughter of John Hornberger, city employe, who disappeared from her home here last Sunday. 150 OrnES REPRESENTED. Detroit, Aug. 2 3 Approximately 150 cities were represented at the opening today of the convention of the American Association Park Super intendents. Tours of the Detroit parks systems, lake trips and business sections at which city planningv will be the chief subject discussed, make up the two day program. Federal Officials Probing Deep Into "Three Million Dollar Swindle" Attributed to "Robber Trust" Chicago, Aug. 23 With six men under arrest and warrants issued for ten others. Federal officials today were probing deeper into the "three million dollar" swindle attributed to the "Robbers' Trust." of which John W. Worthington is declared to be the head. Evidence already uncovered, Federal agents assert, reveals one of the most gigantic conspiracies ever attempted. The conspiracy, it was revealed to day, already has brought an Ohio millionaire to the verge of suicide. S. W. Davis, a director of the Winton Motor Co., and other large business concerns in Ohio, is shown by cor respondence seized bar Federal agents to have made a written threat to "blow his brains out' ' Davis, who Is under indictment, is said to be bankrupt. "I am a pauper, disgraced and ruined," Davis wrote to Charles W. French, who is said to have been head of the band that fleeced him. "My wife and fmaily are reduced to beggary. And so help me, French, unless you return to me the $2,500, 000 that you and your swindling band stole from "me, I shall blow out my brains." French and five alleged as sociates were arrested in an elabor ately furnished suite in a local hotel. (Continued on Page 6.) Queer Effects Of 'Moonshine' 1 : m , i " . . , effects upon imbibers. &teve Donan of 125 Orchard street was so affected last night that he burned all the fur niture in his home. Practically every movable article he carted to the back yard, and set fine to. On complaint of his wife who char acterized him as "a real bad man when he had drink in him," he was arrested. He was charged with drunkeness and breach of peace. In city court this morning, he was sent to jail for five days. SPECIAL MEETING. Both men and women are urged to attend the meeting of the Second District Democratic club which will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in the club rooms, 445 South avenue. Several speakers of note will be present and a finance committee will be elected. Several other important business matters will be taken up. Unionist Mob Makes Attack On Sinn Feiners Members of Irish Parliament Gather to Frame Reply to Offer of Dominion Status Specu lation Rife on Message to DeValera From "Highest Authority." Belfast, Aug. 23. A tense situation prevails at Belfast this afternoon, following two outbreaks of fighting between Union ists and Sinn Feiners. Following an early morning burst of rioting disorders again broke out when a Unionist mob. armed with rifles and revolvers, made an organized attack against a parry 01 &mn Jf emers, who were on their way home. The plan for the assault was carefully laid, the attackers leing summon- ed by the blowing of whistles. Must Women Pay Alimony? Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 23 The question whether gaining the votes makes a woman liable to pay alimony, was under consid eration today by Judge Jelley, of the Hennepin County district court in connection with a suit brought by Benjamin Liss against his wife, Minnie Liss, for support and alimony. This is the first time the issue has been raised, the judge said, at least in Minne sota. Check Big Lists For Primaries The fargest primiary lists in the his tory of the office of the registrars of voters was being checked up in the city hall today. Even not counting the women voters, whose enrollment did not approach as large a total as was expected at first, the men alone enrolled much more heavily than ever before. The great bulk of names was within the Republican party. In certain districts, such as the Fifth, Sixth and Twelfth, the men's P.epub lican primary lists were larger than the men's voting lists in the First, Tenth and Eleventh districts. There has been no evident difficul ty in printing the lists due to strike troubles. Almost all the sheets are now in the office of the registrars and the rest of (them are expected before midnight tonight. The Jaw requires that all lists must be printed within ten days after the end of the primary enrollment, which was on Aug. 13, so tonight is the time limit, and it was said at the office that the printers (Continued on Page 6.) Local Hearse Driver Fined Meriden, Aug. 23. Herbert Eisen man, driver of a motor hearse, owned by Julius R. Stietler, of Bridgeport, was fined $25 and costs in the local court this morning, on a charge of reckless driving. According to his story. Eisenman on August 12. had been to New Bri tain on a call, where be found that the supposed corpse was alive. He was returning from New Britain when his auto hearse collided with a car owned by Walter Johnson, of Meri den. BX-POHCESMlf A HOLD UP. New Tork. Aug. 23 Patrick J. Kane, a former Boston policeman, who is said to have lost his job when he joined the striking policemen in that city, today faced a charge of holding up and robbing Cornelius J. Callahan. He extracted $3-8 in cash and a watch and chain valued art $200 from Callahan's pockets, it is charged. Treaty Of Peace Between United States And Germany Now Awaits Signature Berlin, Aug. 23. Final instructions relative to the treaty of peace be tween the United States and Germany have been reecived from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes by Ellis Lo ring Dresel, United States commis sioner here, and the treaty now awaits signature by the German gov ernment. It is expected the docu ment will be signed in the next few davs at a special meting of the cab inet which will be attended by Presi dent Ebert. The document will bear the president's signature and will be countersigned either by Dr. Joseph S. Wirth, the Chancellor, or Dr. Fried -rich Rosen, the Foreign Minister. For the first time since the peace negotiations have been in progress, the newspaper of Berlin are giving th-s subject extended consideration, apparently muoh to the embarrass ment of the government, which hith erto has succeeded in keeping all dis cussion out of the public prints. Ed itorial comments have been wholly The homes or me Sinn Feiners were attacked and damaged. The Sinn Feiners rallied and the fighting spread through the streets. Policemen were rushed to the scene, but were unable to do anv thmg with their riot clbs. The mobs were not dispersed until the police fired a fusilade from their service pistols. Dublin, Aug.23. Members of the Irish Republican Parliament, gather ed here to frame the reply of that body to the British government's of fer of dominion status for Ireland divided their activities today between the secret sessions of the Parliament and a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Sinn Fein. The meet ings of the two bodies were held in the Mansion House, and it is believed both would concern themselves with the attitude taken by the Irish Re publicans toward the terms laid down by Prime Minister Llovd George as the basis of a settlement of the Irish controversy. Meetings of the Sinn Fein executive committee were placed under the ban long ago by the British government, and, so far as known, the proscription was never lifted. When it was an nounced the committee would meet there was some apprehension lest crown forces would interfere in the British authorities in Ireland frowned gathering, but up until this morning no intimation had been given that on the proposed assemblv. Considerable speculation was caus ed here last night by the delivery of a message to Mr. DeValera by Mon signor Edward Mulhern, Bishop of Dromire. It was asserted the message had not come from Cardinal Logue, (Continued on Page 6.) SURRENDER TEMPORARY Berlin, Aug. 23 The Russian Soviet's surrender to capitalism is only temporary, although it may last from ten to twenty years, according to a pamphlet by Nicolai Lenine. en titled the "Organization of Industry." a copy of which was received from Moscow today. The pamphlet savs that capitalistic principles must pre cede socialism for the present and communism must be left out of ac count enUrely. EXPECT DECISION ON AWARD. Cleveland, Aug. 23. A decision is expected to be reached today by the executives of the "Big Four" Rail road Brotherhoods as to the attitude of the unions upon wage reductions ordered by Che Railway Labor Board. Chiefs of the four organizations are in conference today at the offices of Warren Stone, grand chief of the en gineers, and a definite announcement is exp-eeted before night. GIXSBCRG BROKE. New Haven, Aug. 23 Robert Gins burg, a druggist of New Haven, to day hied a voluntary petition in bank ruptcy In the United States court nere. mis liabilities are given as ?3,4S9.48 and assets about $3,000 COD. MATUS KILLED Mexico City, Aug. 23. Col. Fiiibe to matus. ot tne f ederal armv been killed in battle with the Cas lo's rebel band in the state of Oax. said a dispatch to the War dep men-t today. prisoner sricroKs. Passaic, X. J.. Aug. 23 When I rn attendant at police headquarters took1 breakfast this morning to Adam Jorowelsky, 42, arrested for wife beating, he found the prisoner's life less form dangling from the cell doors. He had made a noose of his belt and a rope of his shirt. NEGRO DIES New York, Aug. 23 Sylvester Crockett, a negro, who set fire to his clothing in Tombs prison yesterday after saturating it with kerosene, died today. He had been sentenced to Sing Sing for five years for assaulting a policeman. non-committal, but they have con curred in expressing satisfaction over the prospects of early resumption of friendly relations with the last of the nations which were either active bel ligerents, or with which diplomatic intercourse was interrupted. The Freihoit, independent Socialist organ, welcomes the impending -peace in the interest of the working classes and express belief that the Reich stag will not oppose ratification of the treatv v.-ith the Tj noted States. The Tajreblatt declares it has learned that the treaty would pro vide ample reservations respecting the safeguarding of German private property i.-i tlie United States-, Che Washington government merely claiming- the right of "retention" un til claims against Germany have boon satisfied. Confidence is ex pressed by the newspaper tbat tbsew claims will be met by tlie Gorman government without tlie necessity of converting the private property "!' German subjects into cash. rt A