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Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
PALMER CONFERS WITH OFFICIALS Attorneys Prepare Briefs For Legal Action on
 Strike.

Washington, April 12-Attorney General Palmer returned to Washing ton today and immediately conferred with officers of the Department of Justice who have been keeping in close touch with the railroad strike situation.
 There was no indication what rec concentrations they laid before the attorney general but they said the situation was serious.
 MT. Palmer's aides had received today a new sheaf of telegraphic re- ports on conditions at points of dis turbance but they refused to disclose their contents.
 It was understood that staff attor- neys had begun preparation of gov ernmenta1 briefs for legal action in event MT. Palmer decides to take a hand in the settlement of the trou- b1e.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
TRAINS
 ARE CANCELLED

Announcement of the cancellation of the following trains by the New Haven Road this morning was as follows:
 No. 297, leaving Bridgeport for New York at 12:50 a. m.
 No. 275, leaving Bridgeport for New York at S:38 a. m.
 No. 45, leaving Bridgeport for New York at 1:12 D. m.
 No. 267, leaving Bridgeport for New York at 2:50 p. m.
 No. 19, leaving Bridgeport for New York at 5:43 p. n-
 No. 46, leaving New York for Bridgeport at 7:51 a. m.
 No. 26S, leaving New York for Bridgeport at 9:45 a. nl-
 No. 1S0, leaving New York Penn station) for New Haven at 10:45 a. m.
 No. PIP, leaving New York for New Haven at 2:55 D. m.
 No. 288, leaving New York for Bridgeport at 5:S0 p. m. No. .292, leaving New York for New Haven at 10 D. m.
 No. 30, leaving New York for Boston at Il D. m. Up to midnight last night the Bridgeport and New Haven yards o1 the New Haven road had not been affected by the strike.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
Developments West of Pittsburgh Are
 Encouraging. STRIKERS OFFER
 CONCESSIONS

Chicago, April 12-DeveIop-
 ments west of Pittsburgh in the
 s W c h m e n's unauthorized
 strike today were regarded by
 railroad brotherhood officials
 as pointing toward a gradual
 dissolution of the insurgent
 forces but in the east, where
 the walkout was joined in sev-
 eral districts by trainmen the situation assumed a more seri-
 OuS aspect.
 In the central and far west numer-
 ous reports of defections from the strikers ranks followed the report of the first important break at Colum- bus, Ohio, where 500 switchmen voted to return to work.
 At Chicago, admitted keystone of the walkout, railroad officials were presented terms for settlement of l the strike" which include recognition of the new union formed by dissent Trainmen and the Switchmen's union i of North America.
 In the settlement offer, proffered by John C:runau, president of the i Chicago Yardsmen's ksso citation, whC | called the strike, at least one radical l concession was -abrogation ot 1 the claims for back pay demanded by 1 the older organizations in their con- i tracts with the government. Thai i possibly would mean a saving of hun- ] dreds of thousands of dollars to the l railroads, it was said.
 1 Other clauses in the proposed set l clement agreement demanding grant
 ing of the original wage increase ! called for in the strike announce
 ment, to be effective upon the return 1 of the men to work; eight hour basis 1 day, and time and a half for ever. 1 time, Sundays and holidays.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
CYCLISTS NOT
 TRAVELLING FAST
Witness Gauges Speed About 20 Miles An
 Hour.

The motorcycle was on which Joseph Melto and Angelo Mazzone were riding yesterday when they crashed into a fence at West avenue and West Liberty street was going at a speed of about 20 miles an hour, according to the testimony of Fred A. Marsh of Easton who appeared at an imminent death hearing held by Cor oner Phelan today. Marsh was the driver of the motor which the cyclists were trying to avoid when they were injured. Melto lives at 43 Hallett street and Mazzone at 61 Goodwin street. Both have fractured skulls and are in critical condition at St Vincent's hospital.
 Joseph D. Cahill, 165 West Liberty street, saw the accident from the window of his home. He said the motorcycle was on West avenue when the truck turned into that thorough fare from West Liberty street. Both vehicles swerved to avoid a crash The result was that the truck hit g tree and the motorcyclists were hurl-
 ed against a fence. Marsh was not hurt.
 The coroner will await further re- ports from the hospital before hear ing any more testimony. It was reported at St. Vincent's hospital this noon, tfat the condition of Mazzone and Melto remains about the same.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
HOW STRIKE
 AFFECTS ROADS

New York, April 11-From inform alton obtainable tonight the situation on the railroads affected by the switchmen's strike in and around New York appeared to be as fol- lows:
 New York Central-Through and suburban passenger service about normal; moving some freight.
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Irregular freight sad passenger service.
 Erie Passenger and freight service completely tied up.
 Hudson and Manhattan Tubes Closed.
 Lackawanna-Two through pass enger trains ran Sunday, other freight and passenger service conn p1etely tied up.
 Baltimore & Ohio-De1ayed pass enger service; moving some freight
 Lehigh Valley - Few through trains, suburban passenger servics tied up; little freight moving.
 Jersey CentraI-F'ew trains run subject to delay"
 Long Island - Normal service, yardmen threatening to strike.
 Ontario & Western-IrreguIar service. Pennsylvania-Sou and west ern trains being run 50 per cent. of normal, other passenger service cur tailed; freight service at a stand still.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
CREENI DESERTS
 ERIE EXPRESS

New York, April 12.---A story of being strike bound'' in the foothills of the Catskills on the Chicago ex- press while abandoned by it's crew at Pork Jervis. N Y, was told by pas sengers on arrival here this morning ten hours late A fireman sent out from Jersey City on an outbound train aided the engineer in finally bringing in the stalled train, accord ing to arrivals on it. A mob of rail- road men, met the express when it reached Port Jervis, according to Mrs. D. G. Starch of Lynbrook, and Mrs. A B. Cobb of Corning, N. Y They swarmed about the engine and dragged the fireman to the ground, they said.
 | The conductor and the rest of the crew endeavored to persuade the strikers to let the fireman resume his i post and allow the tarin to proceed tG Jersey City. This was refused and Mrs. Starch said the strikers shouted i that the only way the fireman could 1 go to Jersey City on the train would
 be ''in a wooden box
 [ The passengers after a considerable
 time searched for lodgings. Some o1 them managed to hire rooms for 2 : few hours at S5 each, Mrs. Starch
 said. It was after o'clock this morn
 ing when the new fireman arrived | she added. and considerably later
 when the train finally pulled out fol
 Jersey City.
 The Chicago express carried passen-
 gers coming from as far west as the
 Pacific
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
All Train
 Service !
 Hard Hit
Schedules tire l y
 Ignored For a @ Time.

The passenger and freight service between this city and New York has been hit very hard by the strike of the switchmen and freight clerks in New York city.
 The company officials announced last night the withdrawal of fifteen passenger trains and it was stated at the local station this noon that no more had been withdrawn
 On the blackboard, at the station, on which the arrival and departure of trains is posted, there were two notices at noon, one of which inform ed the travelling public that on ac- count of labor troubles they should disregard the schedules printed in the railroad time tables and that trains would be withdrawn without mo- tice.
 Passengers arriving in this city to- day from New York told of the vast crowds who filled the large waiting rooms of the Grand Central Station in New York city waiting to board trains which left he station once in while, only.
 Freight movement to New York and points south and west is at a stand still. Neither the railroad, steamboat or express company will Tece1Ve any 1felSnL LudL IS lO SO 10 OA through New York to its destination.
 At the freight house today numer- ous trucks and express wagons loaded with freight were turned away. Most of these tried the boat line and the express office where the cargoes were also refused.
 It is said that some of the larger shippers have been allowed to get freight on the boats but this is only when orders are received from New York to accept freight from these shippers on an agreement that the shipper unload the freight from tine boat on its arrival in New York and in1m ediately cart it away from the terminals.
 No coal arrived today and it is thought that none will be received here until tha strike of the tug boat men in New York harbor has been settled.
 The captains and crews of the Sound tugs are members of the same union as the New York men and while they are allowed to take barges from Newton Creek, Whitestone or any place to the east of New York they are not allowed to cross New York har.bor to bring the barges into Elast river or the Sound.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
AUTO BANDITS
 ROB GAR BARN

Wheeling, w. Va, April 12-Ftve automobile bandits armed with re- volvers entered the Wheeling Trac- tion company car barns at FoIlansbee, W. Va, 20 miles north of here early today, bound and gagged three barn men and a motorman and conductor blew open two safes and escaped with the Saturday and Sunday receipts o1 the division.
 According to information received here the bandits secured about S5,- 900.
 At first it was believed that the rob- bers, travelling in a large touring car were enroUte to Wheeling and the police here placed special guards on roads from the north. FoIlansbee au. thorities however believe in view o1 the bad conditions of the roads be- tween that city and Wheeling the bandits would turn northwest and en- ter Washington county, Penna.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
ELEVATED GAR
 DROPS TO STREET
About 8 Dozen Sent to Hos pitals- One Badly
 Hurt.

New York, April 12-Passengers on an elevated train had remarkable es. capes from death today when they were catapulted to the street, a dis tance of 25 feet, in the midst of ae- bris of the car in which they had been bound to work.
 The front car of train was knocked off the elevated structure on the Ninth avenue line near Trinity church by a collision with another train and demolished. The wreckaga was wedged in between the elevated structure and the side of a brick building a dozen feet away
 The fifteen people in the demolish ed car sifted through debris to the street and about a dozen of them were removed to hospitals, the only woman passenger in the car being seriously hurt. The motOrman was missing after the accident and search of the debris failed to reveal trace ol him. Nearby shopkeepers said they saw a man in uniform running away after the car fell.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
MUST NOT INTERFERE
 WITH MAILS
P. o. Announces VigOr- Ous Action If There Is
 Delay.

Washington, April 12 - Vigorous action will be taken if there is any interference with the transportation of the mails as a result of the rail road strikes. it was announced today at the postofice department Otto Praeger, second assistant postmaster
 general, has sent the following tele- gram of instruction to all superin- tendents of the railway mail service:
 Instruct all chief clerks, transfer clerks and others to report any ob- structions directly or indirectly, by conspiracy or otherwise with passage of mails as result of strikes, telegraph the name or names of persons respon- sfbee. Call immediate attention of local postoffice inspectors, inspector in charge and district attorney that of ! lenders, be vigorously prosecuted if facts warrant. See Sections 1890. 1712, 1714 and 171S Postal Laws.'' Reports to the postoffice depart ment today were encouraging. Chica- go reported that local conditions were ''very good'' and that the railway companies are handling all mails promptly"
 l report from New York said con- 1 ditions had improved and a similar 4CPO4l II O4Il ol I1O dS4dy i in mails was received from a number l of points where the men are on strike i but officials said that thus far there l had been no serious obstruction ol l the mail.
 There will be no investigation o1 1 the strike for the present by the sen i ate interstate commerce committee 1 Chairman Cummins announced today | after receiving assurance at the White l House that the railroad labor board i would be appointed within 24 hours The inquiry wasr ordered by the
 Senate last week and was to have be-
 gun tomorrow with John Grunau
 president of the Chicago Yardmen's Association as the first witness. Sen ator Cumnlins said he desired to giv,
 the board an opportunity to see wha
 it could accomplish toward settling
 the strike.
 l In order that the board can begin work imm mediately, Senator Cummin! indicated that an amendment to thu transportation act would be recon
 mended assigning the board to sit il Washington for the present instead of Chicago. Senator Cummins saiC considerable delay would result if thu iboard had to establish offices in Chi lcago.
 The senator declared that if tn
 board were appointed now with tn
 understanding that the grievances o
 the men would be heard the strik
 would be ended. The disturbance, h.
 said, was nothing more than a, pro
 test by the railroad employees becaus
 the wage demands presented by then Hast summer have not been acted up on.
 l Senator Cummins was accompanie,
 to the White House by D. N. Doak vice president of the Brotherhood o
 Trainmen.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
TO ASK ALLIES
 TO CHOOSE PLACE
Soviet Definitely Rejects Bousor As Meeting
 Site.

Warsaw, April 11-(By The A. P.) The Russian Soviet government has definitely rejected Borisov, on the Beresina, river between Minsk and Smolensk, as the meeting place for the Polish and Soviet peace delegates.
 A Soviet note has been made public here announcing that the Moscow government would address a note to America, England and France, as an alternative if the Poles and Soviets should fail to agree on where the conference would be held. A wire less dispatch from Moscow says that this note has already been sent.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
FRENCHTO WITHDRAW AS GERMAN TROOPS
 LEAVE RUHR REGION
Solidarity of Entente Emphasized In Note to Great Britain Be lief is England Has Sought To Discipline France.

London, April 12 - The lat est French note on the subject of the French occupation move, received here this morning, says that the Frencsl troops in Frankfort and other occupied cities will be withdrawn iin- mediateiy upon withdrawal Of the German troops from the Rufr region. 1t promises, ii is stated, that no further indepen- dent action will be taken by France.
 The text of the note which was handed to the Earl of Derby, Brit ish ambassador at Paris. yesterday evening for transmission here, has not yet been made public in London It is said, however, that the com munfcation is couched in concilliatory terms and should tend largely to al- leviate the gravity of the situation.
 The solidarity of the entente is em phasized in the French communica. ton. In their official circles the opinion was expressed today that all the dangers of the situation had def1n. itely been dispeIled-
 Up to noon Sunday there had been undisguised nervousness here over last weeks cross channel exchanges. The second British note which was handed to this French premier early Sunday instantly reiterated the Brit, ish attitude as expressed in the first objection to the French move in the Ruhr.
 Premier Millerand immediately sent a communication to the Earl of Derby, stating the tenor of the French reply, then being prepared The sub. stance of this was forwarded to Lon don at once.
 By Sunday night it seemed that the crisis had passed the most serious stage and that there was every pros pect of clearing the embarrassing po- sttion of the two governments.
 The formal French reply was re- ceived at the foreign office here at 1 o'clock this morning. It was discussed at a cabinet meting in Downing street, at which Andrew Bonar Law, the z government leader and representative of Premier Lloyd George during the latters absence from London, pre- sided.
 Paris, April 12---The Earl of Derby, British ambassador to France, deliv- cred to Premier Minerand at 1 o'clock this afternoon the British reply to the French prenier's note of last evening. M. MiIferand refused to dis euss the contents of the note with the newspaper correspondents.
 Immediately after receipt of the note M. MiHerand left to call upon President Deschanel, who had arrived at the Lyons station from a short hol- iday on the Riviera at 12:50 o'clock and was just then reaching the Elysee Palace The premier was received before the president had discarded his travelling clothes
 M. Minerand held a few minutes oIverSation with the various chiefs of the foreign office before leaving fol the palace and it is probable that the contents of the note were immedi- ately made the subject of discussion by the foreign affairs personnel. I was stated, however, that nothins would be given out for publication before the premier's return from hi: visit to the president
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
MINISTERIAL APPOINTMENTS.

Plymouth, Mass, April 12-The New England Southern Methodist conference which was in session here most of last week, closed today.
 Ministerial appointments in the Norwich, Conn.,, district, included the following changes:
 Attawaugan, supplied by s. T. o. nun; Gales Ferry, supplied by G. H. Wright; Gurleyville, supplied by Leonard Smith, Hazardville, T. B. Winnick; Manchester; H. A. Ridg- way; Moodus, supplied by H. D, Bur- ney; Mantle and Lyme, w. D. Wood- ward; Town church, Norwich, sup 1oliad hv w T. Crawford
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
' KILLED AS
 DUMP ExPL0DES

London, April 1.-Two hundred persons who were injured in the ex- plosion of a munition dump at Ro- tenstein near Koenigsberg, east Prus- sia, yesterday, have been rescued, ac- cording to a Berlin despatch to the Daily Mail. Explosions are contin- uing and rescuers are able to ap- proach the scene only in armored cars. The number killed in the dis aster is still unknown but severa. deaths are reported in suburbs of Koenigsberg.
 While fuse were being removed from big calibre shells at the dump one was ignited in some way and 30 tremendous explosions followed wrecking dwellings over a wide area and shattering thousands of windows in the city.
 Berlin, April 11-Seven persons were killed in yesterdays explosion al Rotenstein, according to despatches received in this city.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
GAR CAPSIzES
 BOY INJURED

Going on an errand for his father this morning Harold Schatz, of 2320 East Main street, turned the Fora de- livery he was driving suddenly to avoid an approaching car and cap sized his own machine, being thrown to the pavement.
 He was taken into a neigfRborirg house and the Emergency ambulance called Dr. B. J. Burns found that Schatz was suffering from a possible fracture of the right hip and advised the patient to go to a, hospital Schatz refused, however, and was taken home where he WAS later treated by the family physician.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
GIVE COMPANY NOTICE.

Winsted, Conn, April 12-Section men on the Central New England rail road between Canaan and this place did not refuse to work today as had been expected Yesterday in meeting they voted to give the company two weeks in which to comply with the request for an eight hour day at 50 cents an hour. The men now receive $40 for ten hour day.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
Gov'tLost $zS, ,531, ,521
 On 1O CantOnme entS

inefficiency and graft resulting from cost plus contracts which were said to be wide open No estimate of loss on the national guard camps was made by the majority.
 Dissenting from the majority find ipgs, the minority declared that the construction work was equivalent to bull ding g cities, each with STOOD to 46, ,COO population, and added:
 This tremendous task was practi- cally completed in three months and stands out as one of the great achievements of the war;
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
ANOTHER FIRM
 SEEKING RELIEF

Claiming that the tax assessment on the corporations Water street property is excessive, Saltman- Dick. Inc, have appealed to the SuEszsRF Court for relief. Papers were al9a today and are returnabIe to tha Ns1 term of court. The real estate has a frontage of 7o.1 feet on Water street.
 The corporation listed the real es- tate at s36, AIT and the Tax Commis- sioner for the city of Bridgeport rais- ed the figures to $53,61 Four auto mobiles were put in at $1,00O. which valuation the commissioner increased to S2,627. The stock valuation was raised from $12,OoO to sSS.OOo by the commissioner but the Board of Re- lief reduced this to s3o.0oo.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

New York. April 12.----E1lis Island and steamship piers were congested with immigra nts today as q result of the railroad strike. Inability of rail roads to carry immigrants to inland points after they had been admitted to the country forced the authorities to keep them on the island, and pre- vent the transfer of 300 other aliens from piers to the island for examina- ton.
 Aliens at the island today numbered 2.2O0, of whom $50 had been admitted to the country. These, with aliens awaiting examination or deportation
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
Aliens COmplicate
 Situation At Piers

proceedings. took up all the room. The steamship companies have been notified they must take care of aliens at the piers until the immigration station is prepared to handle them.
 Coast guards were called out to
 maintain order at the entrance to the Ellis Island ferry, so great. was the crush of friends seeking news of inn migrants.
 The arrival of 90 deportees from the Pacific coast including a few who have been ordered sent out of the country because of anarchistic beliefs, complicated the situation
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16

Washington, April 1.-Two opPos- ing reports on the long congressional Investigation of the construction of 9 army camps and cantonments were submitted today to the House by a war expenditures committee and de- bated for several hours. The major ity report, presented by Republican committeeman, criticized government agencies and officials in charge of the war building program, while the mi nority report of the Democrats de- tended the administration.
 The government lost $7S,5S1, 521 on the 16 national army cantonments, fl was estimated by the majority report
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
CLOCK MAKERS
 ARE STILL OUT

winsted, Conn.,, April 12-A con siderable number of employees of the William L. Gilbert Clock Co. did not go to work today. They recently de manded ten hours pay for nine hours work, and on Saturday this was re. fused. The strikers claim that 50e are out, while General Manager c. F. Williams says all departments are running and the number of absentees is not half the force, which normally is over 500.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
ISSUE GALL FOR
 GENERAL STRIKE

Dublin, April 12-The officials of the Irish trades union congress and the labor party today issued call to the workers of Ireland for a gen. eral strike throughout the country tomorrow as a protest against the treatment of political prisoners.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
NEW YORK PURE
 ASSERTS HYL-AN

New York, April 12-Mayor Hylan today wrote District Attorney Swann asserting that never in it's history has New York been so free from vice con ditions and asking immediate trial of members of the police department who have been indicted in Assistant District Attorney Smiths vice crusade.
Republican farmer., 1920-04-16
GOAL GOES UP
 IN STAMFORD

Stamford, Conn.,, April 12-Coal for domestic use went up in price today, the advance on anthracite being from. forty to eighty cents per ton. The prices are now from $11.S5 to 11-75 at the yard, and $12.65 to s13-5O carried in.