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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-01
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ton. so that they may be taxed &C
cording to their ability to pay.
How can that be brought about?
constitution. Better still, would be
the calling of canyention by tbs
next Legislature to write an entire
new constitution for the state in
place Of the out grown patchwork
that now stands.-Tampa Times.
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Where's that fellow who said It
wasn't possible to get the town clean
ed up? He's been mighty quiet this
week
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
ALLIANCE NECESSARY FOR
 SALVATION OF FRANCE

Brussels. April 2-French Wire less Service)-The salvation of France lies in maintaining her alli- ance with the Anglo-Saxon peoples Great Britain and the United StaLes- Andre Tardieu. former Trench com- missioner to the United States. declr- ed in 3 lecture here today on .Francs and Fer Allies" Mir. Tardieu added that France nd Belgium had common interests which rendered a union be- tween the two countries virtually nec- essary.
 After dealing with the crisis cons fronting France and her allies as a re- suit of the extraordinary drain upon their resources caused by a war of five years. NJ. Tardieu pointed out that France had retrieved much of her loss es by hard work He gave figures to show that Germany having resumed work, was in a position to pay the in- demnities demanded.
 "An our efforts must ten toward ex x- ecution of the peace treaty" M. Tar dieu continued. Let us not forget that peace will be what we make 1t and that the bonds between the allies must be strengthened continually. It must not be supposed that the under standing will be maintaiacd aut9uiaf- = ically. Our utmost endeavors must be exerted 10 assure the stability of this uniou" ~r
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
SAYS MONROE DOCTRINE
 CONSTITUTES REAL DANCER

Buenos Aires, April 2.-Aaron Saenz, Mexican minister to Brazil, de- clared today in an interview that the Monroe Doctrine constituted a real danger to the nations of the Amer ican continent because it's application by the United States has been made according to the point of view of each one of the administrators who have ruled the destinies of that coun- try. according to despatch to La Prensa from Rio Janeiro.
 For Elihu Root the doctrine is the right the United States has of protecting itself as a sovereign inde- pendent nation" Senor Saenz as- serted. President Wilson, on his part, declared two years ago that the doctrine did not exist, while Senator Lodge thinks it ought not to remain the exclusive charge of the United States"
 After referring to the recent re- quest of the government of Salvador for an interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine because of this disparity of judgment" Senor s5aenz contin- ued
 Mexico, which does not accept anJ doctrine contrary to its sovereignty never needed other protection or aic than its own forces"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
1oo MEMBERS OF HOUSE
 TO VISIT THE ORIENT

Washington, April 2.-More than a hundred members Of the house plan to leave San Francisco July 5 aboard the transport Mount Vernon for a two months trip to the Orient The itine- rary will include Hawaii. the Philip pines, China and Japan.
 The growing importance of legisla- tive questions involving the Pacific, those contemplating the trip said to- day necessitates the obtaining first hand information. The matters to be studied include the request of Hawaii for statehood, the movement in the Philippines fer independence, and Chinese and Japanese immigra ton. The party will go overland to San Francisco and returning will visit Los Angeles and other southern California
 cities and the Yosemite National Park
 The first stop will be in Hawaii where the party, plans to spend four or five days, going from there to the Philippines for ten day visit Four I days each will be spent in China and
 Japan. Smaller transports will be available for thorough inspection pur- poses in the Hawaiian and Philippine speetionIslands members said. Democratic house members an nounced today that they planned g trip from New York to San Francisco l by way of the Panama Canal They
 plan to study conditions in the cana
 zone and arrive in San Francisco 1T
 time for the democratic national con, vention.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03

Washington. April 2.-By decisive vote. the house ways and means com nittee today decided to recommend passage Of soldier relief legislation with portable provision for cash bonus. Details of the plan will be re- ferred to sub committees.
 The committee programme de- ciares against any bond issue, saying the funds to carry out the relief plans should be raised by a sales or luxury taxes.
 Soldier relief legislation, with prob able provision for a cash bonus. funds for which would be raised by sales or luxuries taxes was approved today by the house ways and means com- mittee hy a vote of l5 to 6. Details be worked out by sub committees to be appointed Monday.
 Members of the committee hope to obtain final action by the house be- fore the contemplated recess for the aatinn political conventions, but they express doubt when action by the senate could be had at this session.
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican leader. after a confer ence today with other senate republi- rans as 10 future legislation in the senate. said he thought this would in riude a bill to give money bonus to former service men, with provisions tor special tax to raise the neces- sary funds. The programme approved by the house committee declares
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
PROMPT ACTION EXPECTED
 ON RESOLUTION TO END WAR

Washington. April 9. Prompt adoption by the senate of the house resolution declaring the state of war with Germany at an end is expected by republican leaders. They had a conference today to discuss future legislation at this section and Sena- tor Lodge of Massachusetts said lat CT that he did not anticipate any great delay in the senate.
 Mir. Lodge. who returned today from a brief vacation. said the whole con lroversy had been "thrashed out pret- ~ thoroughly and that he believed the house resolution would be adopted probably with the united support and general opposition by the democrats.
 The leaders decided at the confer ence that army reorganization legis- iation would be the next measure to bc taken up by the senate. They ex- poet to dispose of it by the time the house has acted on the peace resolu- tion. it win be followed by the house bill Co increase dyestuff tariffs
 Mir. Lodge said early action on the Anglo American French treaty was not expected and that until the treaty of Versailles had been disposed ol its consideration was improbable.
 A recess of congress over the con vention period, Mir. Lodge said. wa: probable. Congress hardly ran com plrte it's work by June ]. he added and would have considerable work tt do after the conventions.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
Big Reduction in
 the National Debt
Lowered $7O5, ,66O, ,OOO Dur ing March - More Than Double Any Previous Month.

Washington, April "A reduction or $f0o, ,660.000 in the national debt more than double the amount by which tn edebt was lowered during any4pre- vlous month-was accomplished dur ing March, the treasury reported to- night. The national debt now stands at 24,69S 100000.
 Officials said this record co1Id not be used as a basis for forecasting further monthly reductions. They re- garded it, however, as sound evil dence of the success of the treasury program for financing the postwar period when government expenditures still continue to run high.
 March payments on the public debt were confined almost wholly to retire ment of certificates of indebtedness issued in anticipation of income and profit taxes.
 Reductions by months since August, when the retirements began. were: October $15.533, 900. November $94,47S.- O00, December $27S,9I3, 900, January S16s,6S9,Op0 and February $264.O57 ,OO0.
 Heavy payments on the debt in De- cember and February both were traceable to the retirement of certifi- cates of indebtedness, but the amount ot obligations retired each month, al- though fuctuating, has been bn the increase.
 k Future monthly reductions will hlnge largely on new appropriations and tax legislation, officials said. They expected. however, that operation oi the sinking fund would reflect more and more on the gross national debt 1 each month hereafter. None would venture prediction as to the net re- duction for the calendar year.
 l As the public debt now stands, 1t ii
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
Strike Breakers Run
 Tugs and Ferries
Railroads Are Prepared For a Finish Fight Against New York Marine Work CTS,

New York, April 2.-Railroad own ed ferryboats, upon which New York city depends for the transportation of its food supplies, are operating ''prac- tically normally despite the marine workers strike, J. J. Mantell, rail- road managers representative, an nounced here tonight. The tugboat situation looks very good" and nor nal conditions are expected to pre- vail by Monday, he added.
 Officials of the marine workers af : fliation claimed that 5000 employees on lighters, tugs and ferries had struck and that the vessels now run ming were being operated by strike breakers. Unless the strikers demand for an eight hour day is granted, union officials threatened to spread the walkout to the longshoremen's $ and other harbor workers organiza- : tions and completely tie up the port.''
 Mr., Mantell admitted tonight that 2,000- of the 5000 men engaged on ferryboats had answered the strike call. Thirteen hundred men employ ed on barges, he said, had been auto maticaliy thrown out of work by the
 walkout The railroads are prepared to fight the union "to finish," Mir. Mantel
 asserted, adding that the marine workers will find out they are moi
 dealing with the railroad administra- ton now" Efforts are being concen. | trated, he added, on the running ot ferryboats in order to care for the travelling public and the necessary food supplies for New York.
 1 Other than causing few hours de-
 lay in the receipt of today's deliver.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03

against any bond issue. It is under stood to have been submitted by Rep- resentative Longworth republican, Ohio. and was discussed at great length in executive session.
 While the exact form of the legisla- ton was not decided upon, committee discussion was said to have indicated approval of a plan of extending voca- tionaI education as an alternative to the cash bonus. These two plans are a part of the American Legion's pro- gramme. Its other selected plan of government aid to soldiers and sailors for building homes or obtaining own ership of farms were said by some members of the committee to involve too many difficulties to be worked out by legislation before the recess.
 Spokesmen for the committee said it was planned to have the final draft of the legislation ready for submis- sion to the house within a fortnight As no decision was made as to the amount of the bonus or the cost of other plans that might be adopted, i! was said that no estimate of the funds needed could be made at this time. It also said that there had been no decision as to whether the bonus would be paid in lump sun or be graduated according to the length of service of each individual
 The programme is understood tC have the approval of the republican leaders of the house, assuring early consideration for it.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
MExIcANs CONTINUE
 ASSAULTS ON AMERICANS

Washington, April 1.-Two new in- cidents involving American citizens in Mexico were reported today to the state department.
 One of the attacks resulting in the killing of H. A. Jafredson, an Amer ican, and the wounding, probably fla tally of Alexander Oberg, whose na- tionality was not stated, at the Amat- Ian camp of the International Petrol cum Company, by whom both were employed. The attack, which occur red March 30. is stated in the des- patch to have been made by Mexican fellow employees. The department in- structed the embassy at Mexico City and the consulate at Tampico to urge the Mexican government to institute measures to apprehend and punish the Mexieans involved. The second Incident was an attack on a train on which Major. Edgar W. Burr military attache of the Amer ican embassy at Mexico City, Mrs. Burr. and two other Americans, Dr. Florence Halle and a Mir. Hurd, were | travelling. All escaped without in- | jury. The attack took place March l 28 near Tres Marias on the Mexico 1 City, -Cuerrnayaca line.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
SOFT COAL OPERATORS
 NOT. TO GOUGE PUBLIC

New York, April 2.-ResponsibIe bi- luminous coal operators will "con- demn any unwarrantable price and any protfieering policies" Thomas T Brewster, chairman of the scale com mittee of the Bitun1inous Coal Oper- ators, declared in a statement issued here tonight.
 '1nsinuations that the coal opera
 tors are going to gouge the public
 because of the recent 27 per cent. ad-
 vance in wages, as put out by the
 united Mine Workers spokesmen in
 the guise of protest in the public in terest. are sheer .nonsense," said MT Brewster.
 During the coal miners entirely unwarranted and unlawful cessation from work, all stocks of coal were depleted and shortage exists Throughout the country. The replen- lsnlng of stocks has been retarded by a serious coal shortage. Conse- quently, large consumers of soft coa
 are competing for the available sup. ply, which has resulted in the offer
 Tor higher prices than the operator are willing to accept.
 All responsible operators will con. oemn any unwarrantable price ol any profteering policies.
 The bituminous coal commission having awarded the miners a wae, scale giving them very high earnins 1 power. the public now has the righi
 10 demand more work, with advanced coal production and less talk
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
CONTROL BY THE WoRKMEN
 AT RUHR HAS CEASED
Duesseldorf April 2 (Bv The A Po

Dusseldorf. April ? (By The A. P.) Control by the worknen ceased theoretically at noon today through out the Ruhr district under the peace terms ratified last night at Essen. Today being Good Friday, religious ceremonies were strictly observed The turning over Of. their duties to the police in the various cities is ex- pected to be a gradual process.
 The general strike was calleda off this morning and resumption of work will take place tomorrow. Street cars, however, were operating in most places today.
 The workmen's leaders are satisfied that there will be no great difficulty in executing the terms of agreement, virtually all arms in Dusseldorf be- ing already deposited in the barra cks and other buildings. Some of the 1 Red Guards are marching, in a happy frame of mind. to their quarters to get orders for their service pay. This money will be taken from a joint fund contributed by the workmen, the local authorities and the government. The Central committee apparently believes the reports which have been current that Reichswehr troops are | advancing into the district, as it is
 announced workmen are again stand
 ing ready to damage the mines and
 the Krupp and other plants. as they have threatened to do. The moder- ates are confident that cooler counse | will prevail, expressing the belief that l the stories are based on some error
 brought about by misunderstandine
 which the alarnlists are construing a! an invasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
NO INDICATION OF AN q
 EASTER RISING IN DUBLIN

Dublin. April 2.-(By The A. P.)-s The situation in Dublin today was normal. There was not the slightest sign of any Easter rising, rumors con- cerning the possibility of which re- gently became so general as to pro- yoke questions on the subject in par liament. q, The resignation of James Ian Mac pherson as chief secretary for Ireland did not cause a ripple of excitementl here Irishmen regard Field Marshall: Viscount French, the civeroy. asI solely responsible for the direction Of. affairs, and seem not to be interested in MT. Macpherson's successor.
 Some fears are entertained that there may be trouble in Cork when, the result of the inquest into the death of Lord Mayor MacCurtain, who was murdered last week, is announce ed- The inquest is still proceeding.
 The new field marshal. Sir William Robertson. who, it has been rumored, is likely to succeed General Sir Fred erick Shaw as commander of the troops in Ireland. is on a visit to Bel fast with Lord Davenport. They are staying with Lord Pirrie.
 The lord mayor of Dublin has re- ctived a letter from Premier Lloyd George dated March 31, alluding to the impossibility of securing evidence in the ordinary way calculated to lead
 to the arrest and conviction of mur- derers in the formidable campaign of terrorism now menacing Ireland. The letter says this fact places the execu- tives under great difficulty, because they do not desire to arrest the gdiltless. On the other hand. 1t adds. ,, the first duty of the executives Is to
 leave no stone unturned to lay hands
 on those terrorizing society and it may therefore be necessary to dislo-
 cate in some degree the normal life of the community.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
FLETCHER BLAMED FOR
 INADEQUATE CoNVoYs

Washington. April 2.-Reports from Vice Admiral Sims to the navy de- partment declaring that the convoy forces under command of Rear Ad- miral Fletcher at Brest were wholly inadequate" to the service required were introduced by counsel for Ad- rniral Fletcher today before the ma val board Investigating that officer s removal from the Brest command by Admiral Sims. They were presented during cross examination of Captain Byron T. Long. aide for operations on Sims staff at London, to support the contention that Fletcher's forces were not adapted to operate under com prehensive doctrine" as to formation. Captain Long had testified that in failing to promulgate such a doctrine, Fletcher disregarded instructions from Sims.
 The witness insisted that Fletcher had ample force to do the specific things required of him" It was a question of how he did these things Long declared. rather tha what he might have been able to do with an improved force.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
STRIKING SWiTcHMEN BROKE
 UP MEETING OF "LoYALISTs'

Chicago, April "A meeting of "loyaP members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trafnmen called today by A. F. Whitney, vice president of the organization, was broken up by strik- ing switchmen, whose walkout last night crippled freight service on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad. H. P. Gallagher, ,chairman of the brotherhood, was elected.
 MT Whitney said the strike was un-
 authorized and urged the men to re-
 turn to work. Demands for s1 an hour for foremen, 95 cents for switch men, time and one-half for overtime and double time after eight hours overtime were made by, the $50 strik- ing switchmen.
 The strikers, who asserted they re- signed individually, also asked the reinstatement of Charles Granau
 president of the Chicago yardma sters union.
 Granau was forced to resign iron the brotherhood during the war. off. cers said.
 1 The stabbing of Ralph O'Neil. 2 1 switchman, today, was believed b, l the police to have been due to a strik, l clash. 0'Neil was in a serious con. 1 dition tonight with three knife wounds.
 l The strike has not affected passen. l ger service, railroad officials said.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03

ies, the strike failed to affect the city's milk supply. Officials of the two large distributing companies an nounced that there was no danger of an immediate milk famine because of the Walkout.
 Freight handlers on two Lackawan- na Railroad piers in Jersey City went out this afternoon in sympathy with the harbor men. These are the first workmen of this company to quit.
 The New York Railway Company were not at work This was not due to the strike it was stated, but to the fact that there was not enough work for the men.
 Heavy details of police were on duty along the water front and at ferry terminals throughout the day to prevent disorder. No outbreaks occurred.
 There was heavy congestion at the Manhattan and New Jersey terminals o fthe Hudson Tubes. which necessi- tated the sending of police reserves to assist in handling the crowds dur | ing the rush hours
 Marine workers held meeting to- l night to which only men with union | cards were admitted. At the close of the meeting Thomas B. Healey. head of the marine engineers, who presided
 said: The men were informed of
 what had been done, and there was
 no sign of weakening anywhere'' i William A. Maher, business agent 1 of the mates and pilots organization said there were about 6,000 men on 1 strike and "it will be unnecessary tc
 call out any other workers | MT. Healey said the men had been
 informed that some of the managers
 had offered strike breakers $10 a
 month more than union men had re-
 ceived and were willing to guarantee
 them work for year at eight hours | a day.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03

Washington, April "A conference of coastwise shipping interests and longshoremen which convened at the department of labor today to attempt a settlement of the strikes at Atlantic and gulf ports dissolved late today without having reached an agreement Assistant Secretary Post of the labor department said he saw no hope of bringing the two sides together and could "see no other conclusion than to declare the conference dissolved
 Representatives of dozen coast wise shipping companies and of or ganizations representing the 10000 men who are out on strike attended the conference. Neither side had any announcement to make at its conclu- sion, beyond a recitation of their in- tention to stand firm.
 Reports that employees of railways serving the docks affected by the strike have threatened to refuse to handle freight consigned to these
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
IMPORTS ARE ASSUMING
 THEIR PRE-WAR STATUS

New York, April 2.-Customs re- ceipts for the port Of New York es- abolished a new monthly record during March. according to the report of Col lector Byron R. Newton today. A total of $22.2S1 SIS was collected. Most of the dutiable goods he classified as luxuries.
 The previous record for a month was established in March, 1910. when rceipts aggregated $2l, ,ssS.s2I, MT. Newton said.
 European countries hit by the war have managed to rehabIlitate them selves. Mir. Newton said, and imports from rance and Germany. especially the latter, are gradually resuming their pre-war status. Urge imports of cutlery have been received from Ger many.
 Conditions in the New York branch of the customs service were branded as "deplorable and inefficient by Mir. trained men in tAe service" to other job.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
ROCK ISLAND EMPLoYES
 TAKING REFERENDUM

Chicago, April "A referendum on working agreements taken by mem ibers of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen employed on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad would be counted tomorrow, A. F. Whitney, vice president of the broth erhood said tonight.
 Wage increases are not involved in the vote, according to MT. Whitney. Should the srotherhood members vote to reject the present working rules, the matter would be turned over to the general grievance committee for action, he said
 Mir Whitney denied reports that a secret order had been sent out for a strike of trainmen on the Rock Island system.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-03
STRIKE. IN SYMPATHY
 RAILWAY CLERKS

Columbus. Ohio. April. 2.-Almost 5000 shopment employed by the Nor folk and Western Railway at the To- cal terminal ad at Portsmouth struck today in sympathy with the Brother hood Of Railway Clerks. whose mem bers went out March 22.
 Union officials predict a complete tieup of the system within few days. Passenger trains siiil were running. but freight .ransportaticn was badly crippled. No cars for connections are being accepted by the company. r. The number of men reported 70 be out al Portsmouth Is 1.Soo. while the union officials here say that more than 1000 are out at the local terminal.