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The Washington times., 1921-04-20
U. S. 'SHFTY'
ON RED POLICY
n -HAPGOOD
Writer Says That Harding Prom.
ised to Recognize de Facto
Government.
By NORMAN HAPG0OD.

hope know when / am beaten.
had hopes that the new Adminis-
tration would have . wiser Russian
policy than the Wilson administra-
ton had.
sEEs HARDING REVERSED.
The Republican platform called for
trade with all countries with which
we are at peace" During the cam
paign Mr.. Harding wrote that 1t
would be necessary soon to give
''some form of recognition to the de
facto government" Somebody has
gotten hold Of him and swung him
sharply around.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff was alarmed when
the new Administration came in. He
had no reason to be. He dined, a.
representing Russia, at the White
House the other night, and he repre-
sents her on the new diplomatic list.
In asking the Secretary OF State
, for the actual facts" about condi-
tions in Russia, Samuel Gompers has
lent an element Of comedy to Bit
ter situation.
The state Department has been
giving out the actual facts" about
Russia for three years Not once in
that time has the course of events
been kind enough to accord with these
actual facts"
1t is not fair to say that our STATE
Department has no policy with regard
ito Russia. 1t has never tired of CIV
ling Napoleonic victories to Kolchak,
s,Denikin, Yudenich. Wrangel. the
Poles.
CITES HNAPoLEONIc vICroRIEs.r
since tho present Administration
, came into ONCE. the State Department
has staged some sweeping victories
/, for the Kranstadt rebels and treated
US to pleasant uprisings everywhere.
The present ADMINISTRATORS policy
has been formulated about as follows:
We won't allow you normal trade
facilities because we don't think you
lave much stuff We know you will
not have much stun until you adopt
Apur politics.
Besides. Mr.. Bakhmeteff can tell
us all about 1t. and he has enough
American money to spend to enable
him to carry on his propaganda not
only in Washington but through his
Especial propaganda bureau In New
York"
A batch Of Russian newspapers
,have just arrived from the border
States. and have also had some let
ters out of Russia itself. From these
sources / was planning to make lit
ale article, but Gompers has jumped
IN again and taken up my space.
Replying to Mr.. Gompers Mr..
Hughes says the facts completely re-
: fute statements that IL we recognized
the de factor government Russia
would Immediately export large
D, quantities. Perhaps nobody has made
any such statement.
TALK FOR CHILDREN.
The facts also completely refute
any imaginary statements that Aus
tria, Poland and Chekho-Slovak will
Immediately export large quantities,
or Germany. Such talk is fir only for
children.
The element in Russia represented
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
PRESIDENTS PROGRAM

10 .. m.--Scnator Underwood
OF Alabama and committee from
Birmingham to extend invita-
ton; Congressman Porter. chair
Iian House Foreign Afra.rs Conn
mittss; Senators Trammell. Me-
Kellar and Harris; Senator
1 Caraway OF Arkansas; Congress
man Dyer OF Missouri; Con-
gressman Edmonds and commits
tee from Philadelphia; Resident
Commissioner Davila Of Porto
Rico; Congressman Patterson
and and Missouri delegation; /;
Mrs. Lund Scott II. Hayes. Me-
Kipley Pritchard and George M.
Pritchard: Roscoe Mccullough:
Dan w. Sutherland. Alaska Dele
gate.
1880 q m.--Congressman
Slemp and committee.
1i:l6 Q. m.--Grey Silver and
American Farm Bureau Fedora
tion Committee.
1913 p. m.--Joseph III. De
Frees. president United States
Chamber of Commerce. and other
officers.
1890 p. m.--Congressman
Reese and Rainbow Division
committee to extend invitation:
Mr.. and Mrs. La Fayette Young.
jr.. members Of the United States
board OF mediation and conciIia-
ton: delegation of members Of
the Southern Tariff Association:
financial board Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church;
Senator Lodge and party of hf-
teen friends.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
'REVAMP TREATY" URGE
LEADERS IN MANIFESTO

LONDON, April 20.--A manifesto
signed by many Europeans includ-
ing j. X. Jerome. Leon Longuct.
Ramsay Macdonald. Prof. Michelet,
Lord Parmoor. Sir George Paish,
George Bernard Sha A., Robert Smillic.
Philip Snowden, and Israel Zangwill.
made public today. demands q .rcvis-
ion of the Versailles treaty along the
lines OF President Wilson's fourteen
points.
The manifesto charges that the
treaty was dictated by the victors
of tho world war. that It failed to
secure frank and public diplomacy.
and that IL has done nothing to pre-
vent the drift OF central Europe int
famine and revolution. It declares
that q revision should be carried out
by all nations irrespective Of the
parts they played in the war.
The document urges the abrogation
of "ruinous and unavoidable ipdem-
mites, reduction of armaments, i'm
mediate publication of all treaties,
honest application OF seif-determina-
tion, extension OF adequate credits
to the countries ruined 'by the war.
immediate admission of all appli-
cants to the league OF nations, and
adequate supervision by the league
Of inundated territories"
ROME, April 20.--In spite of ON
phatic denials that the Holy See has
been requested by Germany to act
as her intermediary In the repara-
tions controversy, the International
News Service is reliably Informed
that the Berlin government did ask
the intervention Of Pope Benedict
The Holy Father. however, refused
because he did not wish to give Of
fense to the Allies, particularly
| France. by making himself the
spokesman for Germany
The Vatican's semi-official mouth
piece. the Corriere D'Italia, again de-
MED today that any step has been
taken by the Vatican toward media
] ton in Germany's behalf.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20

Capital. Germanys contribution q
the population of Washington is
3,3s2, while Italy comes fourth with
3.764.
England ranks fifth in she number
of that country's native: here, the
report showing only 1900 Englishmen
ONLY FIVE BULGARIANs.
The Balkan States do not appear
to be well represented IN TIE Dis
trict, according to Mr.. Steusrts re
port. Bulgaria has only five natives
and Rumania eighty-six.
A comparison OF the foreisn-born
population OF the Distric. witt
Florida, Georgia and Indiana Is mad ;
in the statistics. The total 70
Florida Is 43.oos: Georgia, 1916, and
Indiana, 150.S6S.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
|RUSS|ANSLEAD
|D.C.A[|ENBORN.
Ireland Second, While Bulgaria
Has Only Five Natives Here,
Report Shows.

Washington, the Capital of the
United States, and "the most Ameri-
can city In America" has more Rus
SLAMS than any other foreign-born
residents, according to statistics
made public today by w. NJ 6teuart,
acting director of the Census Blu
rean. The foreign-born population
here totals 2S,54S.
IRELAND COMES sLCOND.
There arc b,1si persons of Russias
birth in this city. the report states.
Ireland ranks second. with 4.320
natives from Erin In the Sation's
The Washington times., 1921-04-20

TORENTDOARD
Supreme Court Ruling Makes
Business Hum Some Cases
Merit Immediate Relief.

Some tenants think this is the
Sopen season" on landlords and with
very little reason. save that they do
not like the. owner of the home they
occupy, are swamping the Rent Com
mission with complaints.
FLOCK TO BOARD.
Yesterday and today the Offices Of
the commission hummcd with busi-
ness. This is the result OF the Bit
ter fght that has ben waged be-
tween some landlords and their ten
ants. Many have come into the Of
flce with the flimsiest of complaints,
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
JAPANESE DISCUSSING
EVACUATION OF SIBERIA

TOKYO. April 20.--Japanese army
circles are discussing the question
Of evacusting Siberia on the basis
OF converting VJadivostok into an
international free port.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
SEVERAL HURT IN
TRAFFIC M|SHAPS
Auto Collisions and Street Car
Accidents Cause Injury
and Damage.

Several persons were Injured IN
series OF traffic accidents yesterday
afternoon and this morning.
Five-year-old Robert V. Williams,
3629 Prospect avenue northwest,
narrowly escaped death when he
was struck by street car on Pros
pect avenue between Thirty sixth
and Thirty-seventh streets north
west. He was playing in the street,
police say, and ran against the car.
Treatment was administered at
Georgetown University Hospital,
after which he was taken home.
FALLS FROM CAR
While attempting to board street
car this morning at Wisconsin svenuo
and o streets northwest, Miss Annie
Jones, fifty-five years old, 3215 y
street northwest, slipped and feu,
striking her head. one was treated
for bruises at a nearby drugstore.
Elmer S. Palmer. 222 Third street
northwest, suffered a fracture of the
jaw and bruises about the head when
he was thrown from the motorcycle
he was riding following collision
at Second and c streets northwest
last night. His machine skidded and
crashed into a tree. He is being
treated at Emergency Hospital
DRIVER ARRESTED.
An automobile that was seen TO
move in a zig-zag manner on First
street turned over when in front OF
1919 First street yesterday evening
Following an investigation police OF
the Eighth precinct arrested Il. j.
Sullivan, 1882 Nineteenth street north
west. and charged him with being
drunk while operating the car.
THREE AUTOS SMASHED.
Three cars figured In smash-up
at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street yesterday evening, but no one
was hurt.
AS result Claude Newsome.
colored. nineteen years old, 403 Four
and-a-balf street, was arrested by
police of the Sixth precinct and was
charged with fast driving and two
cases of collision. The right rear
wheel. running board and mud guard
were torn from one OF the machines
while the running board, both Tenders
and the wheels on the left side of the
other car were badly damaged. New
some's machine was also badly
damaged.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20

tDRESmENT HARDING reading his speech at the nm
yelling Of the Bolivar statue in New York. The
lower picture shows the scene in Central Park Just as
Venezuelan Hberator.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20

Prices realized on swift 4 Go. sales of
carcass beef In Washington for week end
ing Saturday. April 1s 1921. on shipments
scid out, ranged from 10 cents per pound
&c is cents per pound.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1921-04-20
Baby Born With Tooth.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. April 20.-Ready
for things as they might happen to
come and with better equipment
than silver spoon, Miss Virginia
Christine Nelson was born o nSun-
day with an asset of one tooth. Miss
Virginia Christine is the daughter OF
Ensign and Mrs. II. s. Nelson. Her
father. a member OF the Naval Acad-
emy class of 1919, is with the Atlantic
fleet at Guantanamo, Cuba.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The customary Monday morning up- per class assembly was held this morn ing during the special period. Harold Aisenburg spoke upon the value of the debating club. He urged the school at large to support the club in its tri- angular league debates between this club and the clubs of Hartford and New Haven. He issued an invitation to members of the school, asking those who are interested to give their names to either him or MT. Hancock. There was also a talk on the value of the Young Women's Literary so- ciety.
 A call has been sent out by the Am phion club for candidates for mem bership- All those who are juniors or seniors in good standing are ehgi- ble for membership. Any who desire to try out for this club have been asked to give their names to Mrs. Amy Guilford in Room 2. A regular meet ing of the club will be held tomorrow afternoon after the fourth period in Room 2.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
NOT SURE SUICIDE
 IS MISSING BANKER
Miami Authorities Have Not Identified Him as Spurgin

Miami, Fla, Oct. 24.-Definite iden- tifcation of the body of a man who committed suicide in a Miami hotel last Friday and who is believed by some to be Warren c. Spurgin missing Chi cago bank president still was unob- tainable today
 w. J. Bennett, Miami businessman and former Chicago broker and friend of Spurgin declared he was sure that the man previously identified as "C. H. Hayden of New York was the missing president of the Miiligan Trust Co.,. He said, however, that he had not seen Spurgin for more than five years.
 J. Haley of Carbondale, Ill.,, who said he often had transacted business in Spurgin's bank, said today, however, that the dead man in no way resembled Spurgin.
 A telegram from the Chicago Nuthor- ites described the missing bank presi- dent as weighing 260 pounds, six feet, three inches in height and having black hair streaked with gray.
 The body here is that of a man five feet ten inches in height, weighing 16O pounds and having red hair streaked with gray.
 Spurgin, who disappeared f'tm Chi cago last July 20, day before his bank was closed by state examiners, has been the subject of search in many states and in Canada, Cuba and Mexico by Illinois and federal authorities arme5 with warrants charging embezzlenlent and violation of prohibition laws.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
CITY ITEMS

There will be regular meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America this evening in the old K. of c. Hall on Main street. A Hallowe' en party and social will be held after the busi- ness is transacted.
 The MurieI McSwiney Irish Relief association will meet at St. Joseph's S parish hall tonight at o'clock
 Physical Director J. G. Hergstrom was a business visitor to Hartford to- day.
 Mabel Klingberg is attending a months bible school session at Worcester, Mass.
 Helen Martindell was among those who saw the Yale West Point game Saturday.
 The Mems class and the Fellowship club of the First church held an en- Joyable outing Saturday at Bill War | ren's Den. Senator John Trumbul1 gave them the usa of his summer
 house on the mountain and this added
 to the enjoyment O. all.
 The Stanley Women's Relief corps
 will hold a regular meeting at the G.
 A. R. hall on Wednesday afternoon at
 2::3O o'clock At this time Mrs. Laura ID. Freeman of Meriden will inspect Inn work Ot tho camp. Phoenix Temple, No. Is, Temple of Honor, will work the degree of Fidel- lty on a class of candidates from var ious Temples of the state at a meet ing this evening. Supper will be serv- ed by the ladies of Doris Social tenn pie.
 | Professor S. w. Dudley of Yale uri- versity, formerly chief ergineer of the Westinghouse Air Brake company, will | address the local branch of the Ameri- | can Society of Mechanical Engineers at meeting at the New Britain club tomorrow evening. A dinner will be
 served previous to the eeting. William Warnock, who lives at the corner of. Elton and Essex streets reported to the police that his letter box at the corner of Jerome and C1in- ton streets is being tempered with. He was referred to the postmaster. Hugh Mahan, a driver of one of the Russell and Erwin Mfg. company l trucks, reported to the police today that the truck had broken bicycle
 belonging to a boy who was "hitching Gn' behind
 A meeting of the Catholic Benevolent
 Legion will be held Wednesday night
 in St. Mays school hall. The harvest supper, planned for that day, has been postponed until a later date.
 A lecture. and dance will be, given
 under the auspices of the oommo-
 dore J. Barry council at Judd's hall
 oh Thursday evening, November 8.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
Y. P. s. CONCERT PLANNED
St. Johns German Lutheran Church Society to Present Program Tomor- row Evening for Fund Benefit.

The Young Peoples Society of the St, Johns Evangelical German Luther an church on Arch street, will present a concert tomorrow night at the par lors for the benefit of the church house fund. An appropriate program has been arranged for President Henry Groth of the society and is as fol lows: .-
 Piano trio: The Misses Helen Call Clara Doerr and Louise Vessels; re- citation by Evelyn Haigis; solo, Au- guSta Bucholtz: English dialogue un- der supervision of Miss Della Bruem- mer, with the following taking part Louise Firnhaber, Susan Roth, Angus ta Buoholtz, Evelyn Haigis, 7" Marie kaminsky, Marie Rachkowsky, Gladys Haigis, Rose Kahms, Christian Hepr aHfd Henry Groth; recitation by Gladys Ha1gis; solo by Emil Vogel, musical sketch Augusta Bucholtz, Lena Rosenberger, Helen Doerr, Rose Kahms, Hilda Whietlieb, Anna Kob and Erna Kaminsky, under direction of Michael Heatdinger with Miss Marie kaminsky acting as pianist; German dialogue, supervised by Robert Nuss Herman Schlotterbeck, Henry Sake Bernard Hess, Frank G1aser, Martil
 Gaudian, Otto Gaudian, Emil Went land, Louise Vessels and Emm; Ramm.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
WALSH BLAMES GARY FOR MINE TROUBLES
Declares Steel Magnate En. 8ineered Whole Program

Washington, Oct. 24.-F'rank F.
 Walsh, counsel for the United Mine
 Workers appearing as the first wit
 ness for the miners in the West Vir-
 ginia mine , trouble probe today
 charged the United States Steel Corp.
 and it's financial associates with re-
 sponsibility for what he described as "the campaign of conspiracy and
 murder in the West Virginia fields"
 Much of the trouble in the fields,
 MT. Walsh declared resulted from a
 program which he asserted was planned by Judge Gary chairman of the properties of the steel corpora backed by J. P. Morgan and Co. and aimed to check union labor from
 making further progress The re- cent troubles he added were not on
 the proprieties of the steel corpora ton but on their frontier and rep
 resents their method of attempting to destroy all kinds of labor unions. The bases of the settlement plan as outlined by Vice-President Murray 1 included: Guarantee of freedom of speech, 1 assembly and movement. Protection of miners against dis crimination because of union mem- bership.
 Protection of unorganized workers against intimidation or coercion by members of the United Mine Workers | or other labor unions.
 Assurance that democratic institu- tions would not be subordinated to l industrial control by the practice of ! coal operators in paying and con-
 trolling depunty sheriffs and other law l officers"
 | Restoration of mine workers orig | inally barred because of union mem bership to their former positions or places equally as good.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24

rivers are navigable for shipments from inland to the seaports. How ever, except for the country lmmedl- ately surrounding the seacoast, the ,arger part of the inland is not de- vel6ped, a nd much of it has never been explored by white people. The weath- CT there is just Opposite to that here. For eight months it is very warm, and the remaining four months are mild. Vixen it is beginning to get cold here, it is just beginning to get warm there. Their so-called winter, though minus snow and the exceedingly cold spells, oegins in July.
 Are Courteous People.
 The Brazilians are for the most part very courteous and thYy expect the same from those whom they meet. Tie chief sport there is soccer foot ball, and they develop teams there which compare favorably with those of Scotland or Ireland. Each year they hold an international meet be- tween Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and Brazil generally wins out.
 People Born Gamblers.
 The peop1e are born gamblers and that probably is the treason why they have made so little progress. They are all imbued with the get-rich- quick spirit, and as soon as a native gathers together a few pelhnies,. he runs to in vest in in lottery ticket. These lot teries are conducted by the govern | ment in Rio de Janierp, San Paulo and Rio Grande do SolL A daily prize is offered, ranging from s5,o00 to $5O,oo0 and at Christmas time, this is raised to $1o0,OO0 The plrice of the tickets range anywhere from 25 cents to $5. One redeeming feature of these lot | teries however, is the! fact that ten per cent. of all winnings \are collected for | charity such as h6spitals, orphan asylums, etc.
 \ Works With Jofn Heron. Working with, Mr. <(Eurtin in Brazil 1 is John Heron, who alt enc time was connected with the Lar}ders, Frary apd Clark CO.,, here in NeW Britain and 8s | now with the Brazil Rranch of Leor | Israel and Co.,, importers of New York city. While there he hald the pleasure of meeting Cyril GaffneH, son of Judge | B. F. Gaffney of this city who was or a sightseeing trip which, he had wor as scholarship at Motive Dame uni versity.
 | MT. Curtin cannot say enough abou 1 the greatness, of the Unitad States anc incidentally. New Britain, and is yer! positive in his declaration that ther, is no country like this on4 here. H ] is undecided whether he will return t
 Brazil or not, but as he is lon a thre months leave of absence, he will re serve his decision unti, late4.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
CHILDREN'S WEEK
Lfor.r, osseaa7s Enthusiastic About Third Annno1 Children's Book Week A Help to Parents

New books have been ordered and Dthers are bsing reserved and saved emt at the c1h11dren's department of the library of the New Britain InstfL ! ta3s tn preparation for national chilly Sfen,s book week. which will be ob4 served here the week of November 13y Extensive plans are on foot to make saas the most Interesting week of i4A afnd the Local institution has ever' seem. Miss Elizabeth Wainwright. who is acting head of that depart mSst, succeeding Mrs. Howell Rich smsss former Miss Florence Ladd, re- e@satiy resigned, is spaFfng no efforts t@ make it & success. The object of the week is to demonstrate to parents ssad friends the proper kinds of books t@ select for Christmas gifts for chil- dFea and to assist in the selection.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
Miss Catherine Campbell.

Miss Catherine Campbell, for the past eight years principal of the open air school, died yesterday after an ill- ness of several months. Besides her parents, MT and Mrs. Thomas Camp bell of 621 East Main street, she leaves four sisters and two brothers, Miss Mary Campbell, principal of the Ma than Hale school, Miss Margaret, Miss Marion and Miss Alice Campbell Francis and Charles Campbell.
 The funeral will be held, from the church of St. John the Evangelist to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock and in terment will be in St. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
England Takes Action,

London, Oct. "A, (By Associated Press .)-The British government has notified the Hungarian government that the latter must take all possible steps for the expulsion of former Elm peror Charles from Hungary it was learned this afternoon.
 Instructions have been sent by the government here to Baron Hardinge the British ambassador in Paris to arrange meeting of the council of ambassadors in the French capital to- day. i-e
 It is stated in we'll informed quar- ters that Great Britain reserves the right to support the little Entente -Jugo Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia and Rumania-in any action 1t may take for the expulsion of the ex-ruler from Hungarian territory.
 Troops Being Mobilized
 Belgrade, Oct. 24.-Jugo-S1av forces are being concentrated on the frontier of Hungary and the cabinet has decided Upon the mobilization o1 three classes of recruits.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
Financial
WALL STREET STOCK
 EXCHANGE REPORTS

Noon-On receipt of word that the railroad labor board was hopeful of averting a strike rails strengthened Active oils continued to f1uctuate ir- regularly and steels and equipments were under pressure, tobaccos and util- ities also easing.
 A, few exceptionally strong issues in- cluded Baldwin, Virginia Iron, Endi- Johnson and Cuba Cane pfd l., these gaining one to two points, Call money opened at 5 per cent, the firrner rate probably resulting from last Saturdays deficit in clearing house reserves.
New Britain herald., 1921-10-24
K. OF c. BASKETBALL.
Lawyer Dunn Represents Local Coun- cil at Meeting of State Committee.

Lawyer David L. Dunn represented the local council K. of C. basketball committee at a meeting of the state board of K. of c. Athletics held in New Haven yesterday afternoon. Thfr- ty representatives of different coun- cfls at aut the state were present and great enthusiasm was shown in the discussion of the league. Lawyer Dunn threw down the gauntlet when he told the assembly that New Britain is ready whenever the league fs to be- gin. Plans were made to start the league in about two weeks and prep aTations for 8 schedule are being completed, There will be a central board of referees this year. and the men picked to call the fouls will be the best available. Practice for the local candidates will be called in the near future, and a large turnout is expected.