The Connecticut labor press., 1920-12-18

Hardlng's cabinet meetings after they
take hold next March.
-Four Americans ard seven natives
were killed in riots in Manila Thursday
between Filipino constabulary and
Manila police, when the constabulary
attempted to avenge the shooting of one
OF their number by the police.
| Three persons were shot and killed
IN ra' " rot at independence, Kans
Thursday mig hit. following the killing of
a White man by d negro.
Fire swept the docks along the river
| front at New Orleans, Thursday night,
doing damage estimated at $3,75O,OOO.
| An electric wire falling into a small
| pool OF water caused the blaze.
Masked robbers shot and killed a
| Fifth avenue, New York, jeweler dur
ing the shopping hours Thursday aft
| ernoon and escaped with more than
100000 in loot,
The tariff committees of Congress
are holding conference today to place
an import duty on wheat and an en-
barge to help the farmers.
| Bulgaria., Luxembourg, Finland and
| Costa Rica, have been admitted to the
League of Nations, bringing the men,
| bership OPP to 10 countries.
The League of Nations assembly
voted to limit ornaments by the pow
| ers for a period of two years until the
| League can be Strengthened out.
| More than a billion dollars is yet out
standing in uncollected excess profit and
| income taxes, according to reports to
| Congress. Inability to audit accounts is
given as the reason.
The English House of Lords has
passed on third reading, the bill pro-
viding for Irish Home Rule. On the
same day Ireland asked the y. S. to
| intervene in Ireland charging English
| troops set fire to Cork.
| A Senate committee presented a re-
port denouncing the department of JUS
tice for failure to stop prohteering in
COAL The inaction was branded as "a
| disgrace"
December u was set as the date when
| all Irish must give up arms under the
| lIllllldIy law SSldDllS1lSu Ill Ii CLdIlN
| Senator Borah has introduced a bill
requesting the President to seek an
agreement with Great Britain and jap
an to restrict navy building for five
years.
| The business section of Cork, Ire,
was destroyed by fire and damage of
| $15,O00,00O done Sunday in reprisal for
the killing from ambush of four cadets
in a military party, the day before,
The anti-Japanese law of California
was denounced and protests demanding
that the American people reflect on
| their course" at mass meetings IN
! Tokyo early in the week.
| Breaks in the Italian army to
| D'Annunzio at Fiume, occurred early
| in the week. D'Annunzio's position IS
| considered irremovable and more seri-
Gus outbreaks are expected.
Representative Charles J. Mcleod of
| Michigan, elected last month, is the
youngest man ever to sit in Congress.
He had just passed his 18th birthday
the age limit.
| lnG SCUM Uldy lOS0 Noo-
men if a bill to be introduced goes
| through this session. 1t is charged the
southern states disfranchized so many
voters that their proportion is cut
| down.
Secretary Daniels annual report fav-
ored a three-year Navy building pro-
gram involving the construction of SO
vessels, if the United States does not
enter the League of Nations or SINH
lar league.
The United States now has a tonnage
of 16o18212 in I. S. Merchant Marine
service and by the end of 1922 will have
more tonnage than all other countries,
except Great Britain, combined, accord
ing to the report of Chairman Benson
of the shipping board.
There is a deficit of $17,27O, 462 in the
postoffice department for the past fiscal
year, according to the report of Post
master General Bur1eson. The war
bonus to employees, is responsible, he
| asserts.
Mrs. Ellen O'Grady, deputy police
commissioner of New York, resigned
this week, declaring the department is
|
| dered in her work and treated like a
| dog.
| Overseas trade of $11, 1875, $4,000, the
| greatest on record, and nearly half of
which was carried in American ships,
was done during the past year accord
ing to the report of the department of
| commerce.
| President Wilson this week issued an
appeal to the American people to aid the
| three and a half million starving chill
dren of Central Europe. Ten dollars
will save life, the appeal stated.
H. WALES LINES co.
GET STATE CONTRACT
Following the presentation of the en-
crossed bill passed by the special SEES
sion of the Legislature last September
granting an appropriation of $685.. 900
for girls dormitory at the Connecticut
| Agricultural College the state board of
control meeting with the trustees and
President Charles L. Beach of the col
| 1aCa ,DDrovad tho MANS