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The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Labor Should Fight
Clear OF Big Strike
On Railroads Here
General Walkout Would Mark Beginning Of NewD
In This Country's Relations Between Cap
ital and Labor, Expert on the
Subject Asserts.
BY yuDsoN G. wELLrvER.

III great railroad strike should come this year. and tie up
dus would mark the beginning Of completely this
coenty's relations between capital and labor" ..
Thus declared with good deal Of emphasis who for two
decades has been leader developing the Governments policy
dealing with common carriers.
The speaker who has always been accounted rather the
friend Of labor than Of capital who times has put
an antagonist or enemy to the railroads.
Nevertheless he today firmly convinced that the railroads have
right their side in the pending wage controversy and that strike
at this time would be not only calamity the country but fearful
mistake FOR organized labor make
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Casino.

Elinor Glyn's "one Day sequel TO
Three Weeks" will be seen IN photo
play form at the Casino tomorrow and
sunday. Its action transpires in the
mythical Kingdom OF veseria. opening
with coronation Of Paul l, the infant
king, and passing through series OF
exciting scenes, the picture moves ahead
several years to an attempt made on the
young sovereign's life
The cast appearing In this play IN said
10 be exceedingly well balanced. The
attraction for Monday, Tuesday. and
W ednesday IL the "SaIamander." The
picture Is a film version OF the modern
society drama, and II said to be an ex-
traordinary production, well out OF the
usual run. Of photopiays.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
EFFORT IN NATURE OF HoLD-UP.

He expressed the strong opinion that
the effort TO exact a big increase In
wages at this time II in the nature Of
a holG-up. and insisted that the coun-
try ls prepared 30 to regard It.
There never has been a time," he
continued. when q great railroad walk
out could possibly have produced such
disastrous consequences a. now. Even
a few days Of II would 90 complicate
transportation conditions. that II would
require months 10 strsighten them out.
Running at the very limit of their ca
pacity. employing every ingenuity pos
sible. the railroads are incapable Of
taking care Of the country's business.
The thinking community realizes this.
1T II time to look this situation
squareiy In the face. A week OF trans
portation suspension would mean that
people would be starving in New YORK.
Philadelphia. Boston, ana other large
Eastern centers
Our foreign commerce was never 20
big as now, either In imports or ex-
ports; II was never SO essential q part
OF the nations business; Yet. iuwould
ttrike should be inaugursted.
For several months II has been diff
cult TO get ships with which TO move
our exports. The whole world is clam
orinx for shipping. and the supply Ia
"The beginning Of a strike would be
the signal for the withdrawal OF hum
dreds H bottoms from American trade,
and II might be many months before
they could be restored to our use. This
IL one of the most serious dangers
which we confront.
Element Of Timeliness.
'''rhe business the country h now
doing depends In a larger degree than
ever before on the element Of time
liness.
Europe is taking from US only the
absolute necessaries OF war and Of life
There Is no telling what the effects on
the European war might be II these
supplies could not be moved.
"Llkew;se. II IL impossible to gues,
how colsmitous might be the effect
upon American manufacturers ana ex'
porters who hold contracts abroad.
"One thing II certain. and that Il
that there never has been time wher
the result of such a disaster would bs
80 universally instantaneous. In m,
opinion. a very few days or such ex
perience would convince the country oi
the necessity OF measures more drastic
than have ever before been contempla'
ted: measures which organized laboI
perhaps does not yet realize. but whose
effects It would feel for many years"
Organized labor might we'll take warn
ing that II q strike should be called II
would he the signal for initiating new
measures OF regulation that woult
sweep away much of the accomplish
ncnts Of recent years.
Thus. there In talk OF measures au
| thorixing the Federal courts to issu,
injunctions against strikes and the &C
| tivities OF strikers. under conditions
/ that a few years ago would have beer
regarded as amounting to 3udiciai tyr
| amy.
The most dangerous feature Of tn,
present situation, from the standpoin
i OF labor. is that labor In 30 greatly di
vided within its own ranks.
Under ordinary circumstances q grea
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
To Tell of Photography.

Photography In Natural Colors" will
be tho subject OF an illustrated lecture
by Henry He's at tho New National
Museum at s o'clock tonight. II IL
under the auspices Of the Federal Photo
graphic Society.
The Washington times., 1916-04-21
Amusements.

National-''The Birth OF a Nation nation
pictures, s;lb and s;lb .. m.
Belasco-'Followins the F1ag in Mexico -
Polis-'Ths Yellow Ticket" Ans ana sas
D. m.
Keith's-vaudevilie. el5 and sn5 n. m.
Gayety-B Buriesque, 2i5 and 5:l5 d. m
Loew's columbia-Motion pictures. io:33 a. m.
TO II d, m. - = =
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

Pleading for mercy, 30 farmers vol appeared before the Grand Jury at Morganfield, Ky, and confessed being implicated in night rider" raids.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
PRESIDENT WILSON TO
 STAND FOR DENOMINATION
But Declares He is Unwilling to Enter
 Into Any Contest.

Washington. Feb. IA - President Wilson today consented formally for the first time to the use of his name as presidential candidate in the coming campaign. At the same time he declared he was entirely unwilling to enter into any contest for renomi- nation.
 This definition of the presidents at titude iE line with the plans of his political associates is expected to bring into the open the campaign being made in his favor throughout the country
 MT. Wilson's declaration was made in a letter to the Ohio secretary of state, who had written that candidates fore delegates from that state to the national convention must signify their choices for president by Feb. 25 and that no presidential candidates could be named in that connection without tEeir consent.
 In several other states where no such requirements are imposed MT. Wilson's name already has been placed on primary bollots and his friends gen. erally have taken it for granted that he would be a candidate if convinced there was any considerable popular demand for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
ANNUAL RIVER AND
 HARBOR APPROPRIATIONS
Dredging of Connecticut River Above
 Hartford All State Gets.

Washington, Feb. 14.-DetaiIs of the annua' river and harbor appropriation bill as completed in committee ex- cept for the administration project to deepen East River channel in New York harbor became known tonight. The measure, aggregating $40,0 900, 900, will be brought up at a committee meeting tomorrow for a report to the house, with the New York project the only pending question. It carries not only cash appropriations for every section but numerous authorizations for preliminary examinations and sur veys at other places.
 All of the actual appropriations pro- posed are for the continuance of work and maintenance of projects previous ly authorized. If the committee votes tomorrow as urged by President Will son and the war and navy department to add to the bill $700.O0O to deepen the channel between the Upper New York Bay and the Brooklyn Navy yard, 1t will be the only new project re- ported to the house. The opposition to this project contends that Coenties Reef, the main obstruction in the channel, already has been provided for.
 The bill provides for the following projects in New England:
 Massachusetts: Boston harbor S1OO,- 900; Pollock Rip channel $15O,0OO.
 Connecticut: Dredging above Hart ford unnamed sum out of previous ap- propriations.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
sRANDEIS INQUIRY TO
 BE RESUMED TODAY.
Officials of the United Shoe Machinery
 Co. Will Testify.

Washington. Feb 14.-Public inquiry into the nomination of Louis D. Bran deis to the supreme court of the United States will be resumed tomorrow by the judiciary subcommittee of the senate On the witness stand will be officials of the United Shoe Machinery company, with which MT. Brandeis formerly was associated as director and general counsel.
 s. W. Winslow, president of the United Shoe Machinery company, who was subpoenaed, notified the sub-com- mittee today that he would be present. Testimony will be sought regarding charges of unethical conduct on the part of MT. Brandeis in his relations with this company, to the effect that after serving as attorney and director of the company he withdrew and later acted as counsel for group of manu- facturers in suit against the com r1-ny as an unlawful trust. MT. Bran deis resigned as director of the com pany in December, 1906, and retired as its counsel in January, 1907. In 1910 he appeared as counsel for the Shoe Manufacturers alliance in a suit against the company.
 Later, it is said, witnesses will be called in defense of MT. Brandeis, whose testimony will be designed to prove that MT. Brandeis withdrew from the United Shoe Machinery company be- cause of the business methods it had adopted.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
POISON FOUND IN HOME
 OF WILLIAM H. ORPET
Coliesian Accused of Murder of Fornep
 Sweetheart in Chicago,

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Discovery of q quantity of poison in the basement of the home of William H. Orpet, coIleei- an accused of the murder of his formeK sU Ueetheart, Marian Frances Lambert. anc the announcement by Lake county officials that other arrests were pos slble, were developments late today in the inquiry into the death of Miss Lambert.
 The poison was found by States At torney Dady and Chief of Police Me- Guire, and according to the states at tOrney 1t was identical with that which Is believed to have ended the life of the Lake Forest High school girl
 Word came from Madison, Wis, that a drug clerk had admitted ceiling a bottle of medicine to Orpet Tuesday morning before the young man made hls secret trip to Lake Forest to meet tic. girl in the lonely woods where her body was found. Another report which was listened to by the authorities was that the young man had found an empty two ounce bottle in Madison which might have been the poison cCntainer, for which di1igent search has been made.
 The parents of the girl disclaimed tocay any desire to release Orpet from custody and urged that the law be permitted to take it's course
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
JAPANESE CRUISERS TO
 BRING CARGO GOLD
In Connection With Furnishing Muni.
 tions to Russia.

Tokio, Japan, Jan. 12 Correspond ence of The Associated Press) Huge financial international transa ctions are being carried out through the trans portatton of gold on the Japanese cruisers Kiwa and Chitose, which will soon sail for the United States on a financial mission connected with fur nishing war supplies to Russia.
 Great Britain owed a gold specie balance to Japan, and it was decided, owing to the danger of the despatch of gold by sea, to ask Russia to send the necessary specie to Japan and credit Russia with similar amount in Lon don. With infinite precaution the gold was conveyed from Petrograd to Vladivostok, where the Japanese cruis- CTS, heavily guarded, were waiting and whence they sailed with their burden to Maizuru. At the same time and by the same means Russia forwarded to Japan a great quantity of silver in- gots destined for the Japanese national mint at Osaka where, under the direc- ton of Russian experts, they will be made into Russian silver coins for cir culation in the Russian empire. The gold specie importation was estimated at 20,000,000 yen, or $10,000,000.
 According to information at Tokio, the forthcoming voyage of the Tokiwa and Chitose to the United States or ing gold specie in behalf of Russia and the embarkation in America of quantities of material for the manu facture of war supplies. The idea is to hasten the turning out of supplies by Japan so that Russia may be fully furnished with munitions by the spring or summer.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

The whole western fighting front is the scene of heavy engagements. At some points the big guns have been roaring necessarily for days; the in fantry have been engaged in hand-to- hand struggles; grenade fighting and mining operations have played a prominent part in the battles while airnen have fought each other above the lines and have been cannonaded from below by the anti-aircraft runs.
 Germans Follow Up Success, }.
 The Germans followed up their re- cent success in Champagne by the capture of an additional half mile of French trenches around Tahure, in that district and their artillery bonn pardments on the north of Massiges and NaVarin have been answered in kind by the French.
 North of Soissons around Terney and along the River Aisne the Ger mans started an infantry attack but the French put it down with their guns and rifles. South of the Somme the Germans endeavored to surround outpost trenches but desisted under heavy fire of the French.
 In upper Alsace the Germans turn ed loose their guns on trenches the French had recaptured from them but the French during the night had evacuated them and the shelling did no other damage than to Shatter the emplacement
 17 Fights in the Air.
 Seventeen fights in the air is the record of Sunday reported officially by the British along their lines in Fland- CTS. In addition there has been great activity south of La Bassee Canal, where the Germans exploded seven mines. Heavy bombardmenss and an infantry attack in the section is also reported, the Germans succeeding in entering a Britt trench. They were driven out almost immediately.
 Austrians in Central Albania.
 In Albania the Arzen river, which runs westward across Central Alba mia and empties into the Bay of Du- razzo, has been reached by the Aus tro-Hungarian vanguards, according to Vienna The Bulgarians have occu- pied Elbassan, an important town in Central Albania.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS
 AGAINST J. H. PUTNAM & co,
Subpoenaes Have Been Issued for Six. teen Persons by U. s. District Court,

New York. Feb. 14.-Subpoenaes were issued by the United States district court today for sixteen persons in con- nection with the bankruptcy proceed fngs against John H. Putnam & Co. the head of which, John Grant Lyman, Is alleged to have disappeared with many thousands of dollars obtained by an illegal use of the mails in the sale of oil stocks.
 John l.. Lyttle, receiver for Putnam & Co, in an affidavit made today, states that he believes assets of the bankrupt firms have been concealed and removed to other Jurisdictions. The subpoenaes call for the appearance here of Lyman and employees of his company
 Postofice inspectors working on the case said today that more than S15, ,000 in checks, from all parts of the United States, has come through the mails to Putnam & Co. since last Thursday, the day on which the firm collapsed and the alleged swindle was made public.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

York, Detroit, St. Louis, St. Paul and other cities were asked to cooperate in the effort to find the suspected man.
 Letters from Mrs. Sophie Bresci.
 Letters found in the possession of John Allegrini, a friend of Crones, were carefully scrutinized by the po- lice, who found in them references to Mrs. Sophie Bresci, widow of Gaetano Bresci, who in 1900 assassinated King Humbert of Italy and died in an Ital- ian prison. Mrs. Bresci, the police say, moved to St. Paul about a year ago. Detectives sent to the house where she lived in Chicago were unable to obtain anything which had a bearing on the case.
 Search for Anarchist Publication Plant
 Unsuccessful efforts were made to find the plant of an anarchist publi- cation through which the police be- Eeved they might establish that Crones was allied with a world group of an archists which had plotted violence in Europe.
 Correspondence Course in Chemistry.
 From the local manager of a corre- spondence school with which Crones took a course in chemistry the police learned that the suspected man had purchased poisonous chemicals.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
MORE CONSPIRACY INDICTMENTS l RETURNED AT SAN FRANCISCO
Blowing Up of Ammunition Factories, Railroads and Trains Charged.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-The federal grand jury returned another indict- ment each today in the bomb plot cases against Franz Bopp, consuI-gen- eral for Germany, here; Baron E. H. Won Schack, vice consul; Baron George Wilhelm Won Brincken, military at tache of the consulate; Charles c. Crowley and Mrs. Margaret Cornell, detectives employed by the consulate J. H. Van Koolbergen and Louis J. Smith.
 All are charged in eight counts with conspiring to blow up ammunition fac tories, railroads and trains in the United States and steamers carrying munitions of war from United States ports to the allies, in restraint of and interference with commerce under the Sherman antitrust act.
 Overt acts alleged were cited in similar indictments returned last De- cember against three of the principals Crowley, Mrs. Cornell and Won Brincken. All of those named in the ed last Thursday on charges of con- spring to carry out the same prac- tices in Canada.
 Van Koolbergen is said to have made an affidavit that he was hired by Bopp to go to Canada and destroy railroads. He is understood to be un- derstood to be under arrest in Can ada. Smith, now in the east, gave much of the information leading to the original indictments against Crow ley. Mrs. Cornell and Von Brincken with whom he is alleged to have been associated.
 All save Koolbergen and Smith will be arraigned before Judge Maurice T Dooling of the United States district court tomorrow. MT. Bopp and Baron Non Schack were not put under bond Ball for the others was fixed at $1O,- 900 each.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

There are now 66,44e women in the French Red Cross volunteer army. Fifteen French hospitals have been equipped with 11S,0O0 beds by the Red Cross.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
MILITARY COMMITTEES ARE
 READY TO DRAFT BILLS
Rear Admiral Grant ConJemps Pres
 ent Type of Submarines.

Washington. Feb. 14-While the house naval committee continued to- day its hearings on the navy appro- pTiation bill, the military committees Of both houses prepared to begin drafting the measures they will pro- pose to strengthen the army. The military committees probably will be- kin daily sessions before the end of the week in an effort to hasten their work as President Wilson has urged.
 Rear Admiral Grant, the submarine commander and the first sea duty of hcer to appear at the hearing, told the house committee today that he be- heved the present type of American submarine should be abandoned and only large boats of at least 500 tons surface displacement be constructed in the future It was boats of this size he said, which had doEe the most ef- f1cient work for the German navy in the present war. The admiral will be further examined tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
H. J. HACKER OF NEW ORLEANS RELEASED BY BRITISH
Had Been Taken from Ship at GibraI-
 tar and Detained Two Months.

London, Feb. II, $40 D. m-Harry J. Backer of New Orleans, who had been detained by the British authori- ties for two months after having been taken from a liner at Gibraltar, has been released as a result of urgent representations by the American state department.
 Backer's passport was regular and when the American consul at Gibral- tar communicated this fact to Wash inGton his release was demanded. The formalities had been almost complete when the American embassy here learned that he had been transferred to London on Jan. 10. The whole question was reopened.
 No reasons have been given for the detention of BaclIer and on his return to the United States he may seek the aid of the state department to obtain some compensation from the British government
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
Search for Anarchist Publication Plant
EXISTENCE OF GANG
 OF FIFTEEN ANARCHISTS.
Disclosed By Search For Crones- Opposed to Churchmen and All Creeds.

Chicago, Feb. 14.-Captain Nicholas Hunt, of the detective bureau, who is directing the search for ohm Crones, the missing assistant chef who is sus- pected of having poisoned the soup served at a banquet to Archbishop Mundelein here last Thursday, said tonight that the search has developed the existence of a gang of fifteen an- archists whose grudge lay principally against the church and churchmen. He said that he had the names of most of the members and that detectives have been instructed to search for them.
 Captain Hunt named Frank Allegri- nj, in whose rooms anarchistic let ters and literature was found, as one of the men. The names of the alleg- ed anarchists are said to have been taken from these letters.
 They were written in 1913 and are sa'd to disclose a widespread plot, extending to Rome. Italy, to destroy churches and church property of all geant Paul Riccio who aided in translating the letters, from the Italian in which tEep were written, the nead- quarters of the society was in Rome. Efforts were made, it was said, to orgacS branches of the society all over the world. In the United States pubic buildings were to receive the attention of the anarchists Tn addi ton to the churches. Most of the letters were without signatures.
 Bcmb For Religious People.
 The first of the letters unaddress- ed and unsigned goes into details of a bomb invented by the writdr This" says the letter, will be a fine thing to throw among a lot of religious peo- pie when they go out dressed in their best clothes on the boulevards to talk tie sermon oVer"
 Advised Care With Pals,
 The second letter mentioned the re- ceipt of a letter from Allegrini. q re- ceived your letter and am glad you are taking interest" it said. But I will recommend you to be careful with your pals because there may be some traitors among them wno cannot tell a lie to foo justice" The thlrd let ter said:
 Wanted to Kill "Rizzi."
 'T lave sent your trunk. Things are pretty bad here. The strike is pretty hoC but your trunk was in good hands all the time. The dirty Mar chi has made a report that you (blank sracel and they are looking for you and I beg you to be careful and let ne kr:cw if you are in a safe place. I will let you kEow when ! write again. Let me know if you are going 10 q ark spacel. Let me know sorne- thing of what is doing over there. Nfut Nicholson Is working over rere with Me Miller and yesterday they firau Miller. I don't know he re;.- sor. why. Perhaps the reason is that he wanted to kill Rizzi' This letter was signed ''Follalidini."
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15

tion will be held between May 1 and May 10.
 Max A. Durr Schmidt of Shelton was elected a committeeman from the 25th district to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William J. Beecher ot Newtown.
 Twenty-two of the 35 committeeman were present, the others being repre- sented by proxy. Not other business or importance was transacted, the meeting adjourning subject to the cal of Chairman David E. Fitzgerald Miss Emily Pierson of Cromwell a suffrage worker, requested permission to speak on suffrage before the com m1ttee, and the request was granted
Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
POLICE FIREDoN STRIKERS
 WHO THREATENED THEM
One Man Was Seriously Wounded in SrookIyn-Two Policemen Injured.

New oYrk, Feb. 14.-One man was shot and seriously wounded and sev- eral others suffered minor k, iuries late today when a squad of polf>e escort ing 200 laborers on their way to work Tt the plant of the E. W. Bliss com papy in Brooklyn fired into a crowd of several hundred strikers who af tackled them. Two patrolmen were injured Nker an automobile in which they and other reserves were being taken to the scene of the trouble was overturned on the icy pavement
 The strike in the Bliss plant where war munitions are being manufa cured began on Saturday. when 700 of 5000 unskilled 1aborerp, employed in the forging department demanded a uni form scale Of wages.