WW jag; ' l ‘ thus. as well as his own view of the ' “lion. Following this. he submit- lmters were almost unanimous in [line was also taken. mums Mignon PEOPLE Continued from First Peki- The Prime Minister presided over a mating of the Cabinet Council last *ht. and gave his ministers a de- UM history of recent Irish negotia~ hr! the proposals which will be given h .Ilr de Valera today. and. accord- ht to this morning's newspapers. the rt of the Premier. While it is not known definitely lust Ion the Cabinet stood. it is certain In! the majority in favor of the Gov- «their! program was large. ngt‘with- hndin recent rumors of a verg- .mce in‘the ministry. This reported .mlmity increased considerably the anxiety of some of the more extreme conservative Unionists who are par- ucuiarly desirous of insuring the posi- ’ that her husband halibut:— it tended attending to hi 'ness. His last words at the “an“, pier Harold. Irwin said. were instruc- tions to tell his mother to come 3 New York from Hartford. Conn. Ink meet him Sunday in the New Yor a artment. .. -- p"He gave me his watch, thamn said. “Father knew he could only live for a day or two. so before he_ left divided emrything he ownsdabsnee: my mothe. and me. and be , ith him on theboa . _ 835 w Pt. last filth! ' 14". o hnlered Glut “He ab ayss Mrs.Irw1u said. have had an “talk and the ship while out of III . ain.’ ‘ .. p Adlspatch from Boston‘iildflhat the theo: _. held by ‘llis m that Irwin feared exposure his dou- ble life ant killed himself avoid disgrace. Some of them bella‘gll'how- ever. that he was carrying a large sum of money and might have been robbed and thrown overbparqig'rhis explanation is nOt borne out "by the statement of hlsgon. non of Ulster. fully mfeguarded in whatever arrangements are made. Austen Chamberlain. Government Iuder in the House of Commons, will receive a deputation of these Union'- fls today. at thersame hour Premier Lloyd George is in confultationwith ..lr de Valera. and it is smd that Mr futite attitude will de (1 upon wimt they are told at this time. the Oovemmeht suggestion being that if this deputation ls dissatisfied. who many secessions from the.Co- A The Unionist members of the House of CommOns. lonel Martin Archer- ‘lsee 'a'nd Colo el John Greton. al- there ' It was said that the post”? wife virtually had been deserted 0.an has been obliged to live with heigm daughters. Irwin. had two th One is John Irwin. mannir of ab: Ve mouth Hotel. at a as e Siren eiun and the other’ gibbon! Irwin. is connected with I‘Wange firm in New York. They are-said to be the Only two persons besides Irwin himself who had any knowledge of his tifiiglod domestic relations." Did Not Sell mm A report from Boston a that before his death the voter Md sendy have. tosmuuy withdrawn their support from the Coalition. as they. approved the Go'vernment' a posi- l uni towards de Valera and the Irish nepmilican's. e' LONDON. July 21. ~—Eamonn ohm arrived at 10 Downing street. e1 official residence of Premier Lloyd George. at ll: 30_ this morning. A, haze crowd of Sinn Feln sympathize". was on hand to cheer their leader. While a large number recited the ros- on: others sinned Sinn Fein flags and sing Irish songs. ' It was expected that Premier Lloyd George would. at this conference with the 'Republican leader. present the Government's proposals forxa settle- meat of the Irish question. The proposals. it was unfilcially stated. are of such ii nature as to per- nit of nil-alternative offer. The whole United Kingdom was watching the outcome of todvy' s con- ference with the tensest interest. as it Is considered the crucial point of the ‘ negotiations has been reached. Mr. de Valera remained with the Premier until 12.25 o'clock. The Re- pnblican leader w ' chatting and smiling as he came out. and it seemed to the crowd awaiting his appearance that he was pleased with his inter- View. LONDON. July 21. (By the Asso- ciated ”NJ—The for‘a con- ference to attempt a settlement of the lrhh question has not Mn; found. It was announced in t e official com- munique issued after a meeting )oday. betWeen Eamon de Valera and Pre- mier Lloyd George. who have been conferring with the object of finding such a basis. Kr. de Valera and hi! col adds the communique. will re urn to Dublin tomorrow andqafter further discussions with their followers will communicate. with Premier Lloyd George. After a conference with the prime ministpr'de Valera and Robert .C. lbrton. and Art. O'Brien. who accom- panied him to Downing Street. drove In a motor car to th lr; hotel. Mr. Barton. however. accomanied by Sec- rotary Chllders of the Irish delega- tion. immediately returned to Down- in‘ street. where it required an hour's further discussion before an‘ agree- meat was reached on the text of the communique issued to the press. The Irish delegation submitted the I'm diaft of the communique to which Lloyd George withheld his as- Ielt. I-Iis substitute failed to meet with the apprmnl or the Irish repre- lent a" ves and a lengthy (xchange. en- ticed bci‘cjc a draft mutuallv satisfac- m was drawn. sue. NEW BRITAIN. July 21.—The summon council at its meetings last might. voted to cable 'resolutions to hemler Lloyd George of England ex- )vuing sincere hope that there will De. an early. satisfactory and lasting “lenient of the Irish question. The council also petitioned the Public Utilities Commission for a reduction In the trolley fares and requested the mayor to take action toward obtain- lng lower rates for gas and electricity. Action to ascertain if it is possible to obtain forfeiture of the‘ Connecticut Caapasy's franchise as a penalty for V'iusdrawing cars from the Arch street . . TWO “WIDOWS” SHOCKED ' Otistinuod from Fir-1 Page. ‘ Neither wife. one in this city. with him he had lived for almost thirty years. and the other in Boston. to Whom -he was married thirty-eight years ago. knew of the others exist- case until today The likw York widow. lives at No. ”5 West 192ml street. She has a gun. F. Harold Irwin. 24 years old. god married. who lives at No. 511 post 186th street. Th3 Boston “widow" has a son. two :‘hterl and -nine grandchildren. also said that Irwin was a model ,Iuband. ten days' ago Irwin's physician told In. the disease from .which he‘ was blaring was incurable—that he had a few weeks to live. He told New York wife he was obliged to to Boston on busiao‘u and "to "goodbye to his friends.” He was : seen alive when he retired in his maroon: on the steamer Calvin hum. of the Metropolitan line. last Friday night. lfrs. Irwin, of New York. and her son first heard of the ”on family from a reporter. I (h‘t Believe It. ..ln .‘ 'I cannot mlwmr,“e ‘ld; $1., magnum “curs . for $2. 000 his share inn paten foot- ball scoreboard which he .-l nted. Harold Irwin said last nlglfl ‘t his father had not sold the: score board! 'rights. but had deeded ihem to his mother the night before he left for Boston. , He said that at his father' s request .he had sent $500 to Irwin' s partner in Boston. Julian P. Hart ——_‘!‘11 TARIFF FIGHT 4 ' ~‘I bill. Whether hides and: cotton shall carry a tax shall be free as previ committee of the whole. whether the government shall em h three~ year embargo against dyafi Inporta- tlans. were questions to193‘0ted on '3': finnlly. The House late yesterday, illed a other proposed tariff on shoes to leather goods which would e offset the lm lease- in the price w pro- ducts occasioned by the d hides. staple roleum oted in No further action can be ton on that under the special rule. ‘he free hide advbcatesmxpect t rse thy action which put a sari des. Adoption sf” the proposed. duties on products' 4 ton. to be acted on t as by no mrsns'ci ., Heat of the coin ' leather products. . fifteen per cent. lon3g «we (roll prepared to wage a fig moull in event the compen on products was defeated.- A fight over the oil andadge para- praghs was echtcd by, Indore on both ‘sides. The Ways and Means com- mittee provision on dye control wns previously sustained by the House by only a narrow margin and Represen- tative Frear. of Wisconsin. 11 Repub- lican member of the committee. who was'prepal'ed to wage a new fight against it. said he had hopes of suc- cess on a record vote. Defeat of the oil tax by. the’Houss. sitting as a committee of the whole. was regarded as somewhat-decisive and to restore it to its place on the dutiable list would require the chang- ing of a considerable number of votes. Representative Chandler. Republican. of Oklahoma. who sponsored the oil tax. was confident. however. that the rates of thirty-live cents a barrel on crude and” twenty-five cents a herrel on fuel oil could be placed in the bill. as certain that the oil tax was‘ dead. a scertaln that the oil tax was dead. CAR OVERTURNS . . ; AFTER COLLisiON Continued from m ‘M Sinmons was driving (Jwafls the railroad station on Franklin .ntreet. while Valanik was driving hi1 car west on Washington The front of Simons' car struck e front of Valanik's car. swerving it,” one side. Slmons' car being the lighter. was swung to one side. , i I. No arrests were made. but dent is being inyestigated'bs'" e po- lice. as it is believed that the emer- gency brakes on Simons‘ car were not in working order. acci- Miss Florence Sammis. of ark street. New Canaan. drivki e t on Vi'ashington street. attempt pass between a trolley car coming’ and a car parked in front of the E0; Cycle & Hardware company showy )before 11"oclock this morning. but failed to do so. ripping the right frdfit tbeoff her car; andsplfilng the left front hub‘ cap and bending the left front mud- guard of the other car. Th‘é’bfh'er car was driven by’ Charles‘fibflem and is owned by S. J. Mllier.‘of ‘ “lion. The matter is one that will be settled civilly. .0 _2 )5 Readydo Amwer I Mrs. Bergdoll’s Charge WABHINGTON. July 21,—-Brucs 3.4 Campbell. an army odidr now sta- tioned at Camp Pike. Afkn accused by Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll of demanding and accepting five thousand dolhrs to aid her slacker son. Groves Bergdoll, was here today 10* finals? before a 34313.:an To oasis- of lions. 7 say he is smara' declared tho music clan. “Is he going to‘10llow in his WP Mumps?" ' “No. [learned toplay thstxombono and I‘ve got to march about eight miles time theres a parade. Beanie rulng the harp. so they will have to let him sit down.“ ____...——-———-—‘- The Wages of sin. “Brethren" exclaimed the preacher uhecsmesamsaportionofhls flock engaged in pursuing the goddess of chance. "Dos yo' all know it's mug to shoot craps?" “Yas, pabsou." admitted one parish- ioner sadly. “an b'iievs me. Ah' I payin' fo' mah sina”-—-'rbe American Denna Weekly. ’ Evening Well Spout. 'Did you and the lecture inform- lag?” “Yes." said Mr. Cripplns. “I du't know yet what the lecturer was driv- ln.t. but be cleared up one impair taut point for me.” “What was that?" '“I learned how to pronounce Csscbo-r siov " ? ‘ —————.——————————— A Lona-Distance Warrior. dtissn‘l" ‘11 don't know about that.” said If. Gadspur. “He can overlook mas evilsherssthomoandexpressm indignation in a ‘letter to tho Odin? about conditions in central Bums. ChinaYspandtbeSouthseasfiab any other man I ever know.” Journalism. "The editor of the W Clarion wrote a column editorial on 'Whlther Are We Drifting?” “And wbatdowslearnfnimtha editor's profound motion!" "that he doesn‘t know the answer to that question. and probably never will." ~—_f-_ Baffled at Last. retlrod from business. a victim of tbs housing mood." - . “Hal did that me about?" - “Host of her clients wanted to know where they‘d be living next year and all the usual methods for prying into the future failed.” ”IAN Boltsful old call 8h. W it around that i malts up my two. Never mind. dear: nobody ”0““. it. They know if you “you'll m a better lob of it. Father Gander Rhymes. Jack and Jill ran up a bill At father's corner garage. But pa got sore and said. "No more] You'll have winks a W” soft Melodies. “Why are angels always rsprssmtsd as playing on harps?" “Probably.” replied Him Wound. from thoughts of the customary music provided by a phonograph in iaoent flat.” Osmotic muss.- . fects. In Unison. “Ifyou've gotalot time toklll toe." A blacker; labor troubles. doe-ft he work? \r Kitchen Sal-vies. isgbomsbrsw'r' “Hrs. .beles W that nkbtdrytbsdlshes‘wbllo M” ”‘1‘?" t -r;- —— I '- l”, ‘ 5 ..4 : , ' its; “1%“: $3": . 1‘ " " ‘i ' wars At a former ,lliior Campbell ass is?“ turned that he was not sis donor in connection with his services Berg- doli's military counsel in 'tliual mailings. and from amp .Pihe. end-3!. q page; w afisnial of cm liraBergdoll. it dove! "I \1' IA r... t 'Y .” “we. noes. soon“ mwlnboabls‘Iflsg i am 1:80 p. in Mm i 'lfyboynennleislnr.butlmslt~ “Is Mr. Gswping a publlcvsplfitsd “Madam Cleo. the soothsayer. ham “tokeepourmindsasfaraspossiblsi ’ aaad- Hnb—(durlng warren—You don’t have to tell rse; I know all my short- _ comings. and my weaknesses and do- - ‘ “'ife—Then you know a great deal. . “What‘s a congressional committee fort” it's pleasanter to do t on a commit-f Mrs. Hoyle—If all men were like my husband there wouldn’t' be my. Hrs. Doyle—What‘s pile Melt-e. ‘Whateaused manna-o. “Wit” unambkfilflml 2.? Sr-i.’ .5 .... :V ‘M' J. i . -, E; I . the allied high count-toners at Op— pellinwikh nil-urges than-unis; dials reinforcements be not. While most newspapers limos that incident brings Anglo-French rel .mims to another dellcafis paint. De Jones-l says. the problem b not insol- able and in its final analyst not of a' Of allied relations. it was decl in blast-i circles, this morning, will»- ment movement suggoied by Fm The French move wifl‘ be made. it was declared .to insure'tbs protection of the ten thousand French soldiers already on the ground there. Premier Briand sent a note yester- day in reply to the British note on tho Bilesian issue. expressing lack of -con- viction that the Supreme Council could serve any useful purpose by con- vening before measures are taken to assure ordel- and provide for the se- curity of the allied troops now in Up. per Bile-la. bccording to the interpre- tation official circles place upon.the French communication. News received here today from Op- peln was far from res-tiring. The attitude of the German.press. as‘ in- wa sincreasingly provocative. France. it is ‘declared. recognises that danger threatens from the side of the Poles, as well as from the Ger- man side. making it doubly neceury. in the French view, to reinforce the allied troops. Precautions first. decisions after- ward. probably will remain the French view. it is indicated. unless there are unforeseen developments. \ Today in Wsll‘Strelst --—O—- WALL S'I'REET. 10:80 I. m.-——The Stock Market made only casual re- sponse at the opening of‘ today's trading to easier credit conditions. Lower discount rates‘snuouacod res- terday by'the Federal Reserve» banks and today's usual the Bank of England was polling force for sho vering. Ilexiean Petrol- eum lost 15‘ points of the outset and well as independent .steels and food luues. Firmne- marked the trading in Reading. U. 8. Rubber and Ameri. can Tobacco. F'G'eIgn Exchange was more unsettled with British demand bills at 837%. WALL MEET. Noon—Tradinlz lapsed into extreme dullness during the morning. The first hour's sales fell conside bly below 100.000 shares. Foreign 0! s sustained further losses. Mexican and Pan-American Petrol- euma. Guneral Asphalt and Royal tcli dullning 1 to 2 into. Steels and motor' fecessorles. inc uding ruin. her shares. outlined to use. Changes among rails were irregularly divided ‘tween fractional gains and‘ losses. all money reflected the lower dis- count rates at an opening quotation of 5% as against the recent six per cent. rate. LADY M’LSCHLAN IDDGE ANNI- \‘ERSARY. Plans for the celebration of third / anniversary of the institution of the ' lodge were made last night at a meet- ing of Lady McLachlan Lodge. No. 8:. Daughters of Scotia. will be held on August 17 and willebo very elaborate. A Scotch orchestra has been engag- ed to furnish part of the entertain- ment. Much local talent will participate in the program. A local orchestra will furnish music for danc- ins- About 260 guests ffiom Stamford and 50 from Bridgeport are expected to attend the anniversary celebration. Grand Chief Daughter Spence. of Newark. N. 1.. and Grand Deputy Mrs. Mary \Vilkes. of VVater- 9 affair. nature seriously to trouble the eomlty a reim- 1’ .fo‘rcsments to Upper Silesia. whether rest Britain Joins or not in the ns‘isi— “be terpreted by the French dispatches. heaviness was shown by other oils. as The program. also. Mrs. Mary bury. have been invited to attend the lectOrs Robb should bear in mind that the gavel-lb! meat prohibit deputies feom aoog cepting cash. The money asked - them must be paid by check or moo 0 er. andogoouf-seltis ’galwith t dealers ia'o‘refus'e in: the is! wilful violation of the law. A pro commission of a dam col should bear the autographs?“ Com missioher of Inform Revenue David K. Blair and Collector Eaton. and it should also begr- a small corner and the seal .of—tbo United Data. The fol- lowing is the statement tuned by Col- lector Eaton! - Stan-mart By m "With reference to the sales tax drive. as authorized by t‘ commis. sloner under date of June 0.1921. you are advised that’this is the third week that said drive has besoin pro- gress. the work on the drive having been started on the moraing‘of Julyi 0th. "Ail sone deputies (with the excep- tion of four who have been aligned to the sales tax drive in Boston. Kasii- ohinetts) are now working.” the sales tax drive in Connecticut under the di- rection of the respective division chiefs. and a thorough canvas is being made. The largest city in each divi- sion is being taken care of first. and when said cities have been properly covered. the sons deputies will move into the next“ urged City in their re. spective divides. and so one. until the state has' been thoroughly canvassed. lows:—-Manufacturers‘ excise fix. manufacturers' verage tax. trans- portation tax. insurance tax. telephone. . telegraph. cable etc.. tax. motion pic taxes. luxury excbe taxes. admiuioos and dues taxes. works of art and Jew— elry taxes. soft drinks at fountain tax- es. documentary stamp tax proprie- tary stamp tax. f‘With reference to the last named tax on the above list. you are ad- vised that a great many dealers in ’toilet and medicinal articles' are failing to affix the neceuary proprie- tary stamps to the articles in onu- tion. as required by Bspilomsll'l 62 the Revenue ‘Act or is". ‘tbe in: themselves liable to present“. l under Section 1808 of the Revenue Act 'of 1918. “In lieu of prosecution under the last named section. deputy collector's working on this particular class of tax. are accepting offers in compromise from dealers. whom they find liable under Section 907 of the Revenue Act of 191831 Greeks Are Pursuing Turkish Nationalists .Inh'pox. 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