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If Gennany Does Not
Put Finances in Order
Penalties Will be Enacted
Reparations Commission Informs Her of Action
Taken March 21st, as Regards Payments to“
Be Made Until May 31 -
PARIS. ‘ April 13. tBy Associated
PNSSLm-T'he reparations commission
tczlight adopted the text of a note to
C ermnny informing her that the com.
mission‘e decision. of March 21. not-
ably as regards payments to be made
until IMay 31. are maintained. and
that if Germany does not take neces-
tmry measures to put her finances in
order. the commission will be obliged
on May st to exact penalties.
The note is in reply to the lath-it
memorandum from (‘Ilallccllor “'irtb.
It reiterates the commission 5 views on
the insufficiency of ('lcrmany's finan-
cial efforts and insists upon the ilt'(‘—
cssity of establishing tinallcial cou-
trol without. however. .‘ill_\' dcsil'i- to
interfere with the interior administra-
tion of the German Nation.
‘The reply. \vh‘ich comprises nearly
one thousand words, begins: "The
commission notes with surprise and
regret that the principal condition:
under which the commission granted
a moraUrium to Germany are cate-
gorically rejected."
It suggests that the German Gov-
ernment make "a hcttcr demonstrad
lion of fiscal courage. for example.
with regard to taxation on current
industrial and commercial profits."
it reco nmends an immediate and
sllantic increase of taxation.'saying
that the hope of a considerable Ger-
man foreign loan is chimerical un-
til a serious effort is made to restore
the internal budget cquiibrlum.
Russian Population in Amur
Region Fleeing in Terror
J ap'anese Troops C o m p e i
the Chita Government
Troops to Withdraw from
Several Villages
I\I(lSt"l'l\V. April 13‘». (ii) .\:~3-'ln-i:l‘ll-<I
I’Dess).«-A dispatch from ('hiizl. Si-
beria. dated April 5. says 1““ .I:lp.lll~
ese have rcsumed lin-ir offensive.
forcing the Child Government troops
to cvllcvlate several villages ill the
Amur region and to withdraw un‘lcr
tire. The dispatch said reports rc-
celvcll there from the front declared
the Russian population was fleeing; in
terror. .
In the direction of Khabarovsk. to
the north of Vladivostok, tllc VlavliVos~
10kllllti-iloisllcvist troops were re-
ported to be retiring tonard Nikolaki
under pressure from the, Cllita forces.
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SlBiEY lNJllllEll
lNAUTll lllsnl
Is Arrested on Charges of
Reckless Driving Follow-
ing Accident in Stamiord
. STAMFORD, April 13.—-Herbert
A. Sibley of 257 South Main street.
New Canaan. was arrested on charges
of reckless driving, following all acci-
dent at Main and Cove streets. near
St. John's Park. at. noon today. when
he drove his automobile into an auto-
mobile truck. driven by Joseph ()‘llara
of 351 East. 186th street. New York
city. and owned by the Service Con—
tracting Co. of New York.
Sibley sustained cuts on ills face as
the result. of the accident. He was
taken in custody by Detective Scr—
geant George McCarthy. A w0man
whose name was not ascertained. who
(Continued on Page Two)
IIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIAL
APFRIIPIIIATIIIN
\VASHINGTON. April 13.——Anoth—
er of the annual supply bills. the ag-
ricultural ’appropriaiton. was passed
by the 39111.1(! late today after it had
reversed itself and restored the free
seeds item for another year. The bill
carries approximately $37,250,000, or
about a million and a halt” more than
was passed by the. House.
The item of $360,060 for the free
distribution of seeds was included ill
the measure as it passed the House,
and therefore will not be subject to
discussion when the. bill is taken up
for adjustment of differences bethcn
the two houses. The vote by which
the wppropriatmn was stricken out
was 20 to 24, but on reconsideration
was restored by a 31 to 30 vote. The
frcl‘ semi :lmc'ldment of the appro—
priations committee was the only one
(Continued on Page Tufo)
' date.
SIXTEEN lawns"
WERE REI’ltESENlEll
Fairfield County Republican
Women’s Association
Meets at the Royal James
Hotel
Sixteen town: were rclll:t-s»~lll¢-ll at
a. luncheon ol‘ the directors of the
Fairfuld County Republican \\'olncn's
Association hcld at the Royal James
Hotel ycstcrdny afternoon. Si."-
cral mature of much im—
portance came up before the business
melting. whiz-h followed the luncheon.
'l‘llc bylaws which were printed
were girl-n to the section leaders for
distribution. It was voted to print a
booklet entitled. "Do You Know?"
and containing 1730 questions concern-
ing the governing of Pairticld County
and of politics in the county. the book-
!gt to be colllpletcd in one month from
The next meeting of the li‘airiirltl
County Republican \l'omr-n's Associa-
tion will be held ill Putnam l’ark.
Refilling during the last, week in June.
The Speaker's bureau reported that
a. speaker from \l'asllington. I). 0.
had been secured for the occasion. It
was reported also that a platform for
speakers would be crcctcd at the park
and that seats for several thousand
would be provided for by the Park
commissioner. in addition. there will
be a tcnt \vhcrc rcfrcshmcnts may he
obtained. The nodding Women's Re-
publican club will make local ar-
rangcmcnts.
WESTEIIIIT FIXES
BATH HIIIISE I’IIIEES
At a town meeting in VVestport lasl
night. it was voted to rent the. bath-
houses at Compo beach to residents of
\Vestport at a yearly cost of $7 and to
ask an increase of 50 per cent over
this price for houses rented to those
not living within the town. The
sclectnlen were given full-charge of
the bathhouse. A motion to appoint a
committee of fifteen residents of VVcst-
port. not connected with the town
government ill any capacity. to have
charge of the bathing. was ruled out
of order by Judged. M. Salmon.
chairman of the meeting. An appeal'
was taken from the ruling of the
chair. but the appeal was not sus—
tained by an open vote.
Tile selectmen were also directed to
communicate with the Public Utili-
ties commission regarding the possi-
bility of securing cheaper electrical
rates for “'estport. The town. it was
Said. was paying more for electricity;
than surrounding towns and cities
such as \Vestport.. Stamford and Nor-
walk. The motion above .was made by
Attorney Harry R. Sherwood.
lENllli .lllHN M’CllllMAllli SERlillJSiY .'
liLATNEW lull Bill lllllllz
llowed by Mind Rappe's death.
lllllll ioIlWAlll
cats can up
‘ roll 1 ARGlllllitll
Three Nor-walk cases came up for
argument in the Supreme Court of
Errors. for the, Third Judical District.
yesterday. ill two the arguments being
finished. and in one there being a. con-
tinuance until next Tuesday to finish
arguments. 7
The, case of the R & W Hat com-
pany against the Hatter‘s l'nion Was
1rgued. Waiter Gordon Merritt and
Thomas Hewes appearing for the ap-
pellant and Arthur O‘Keefe' of New
Haven for the l'nion.
The appeal case of Harry Tarlov of
this city against S. G. Adams also
cameup arguments being advanced.
Keogh 8: Candce represent Tllrlov and
Light & Light. represent Adams. At-
torney John ’I‘. Dwycr argued the case
for Keogh & Candee. p '-
An echo of the old Chester Selleck
embezzlement case. came up in the
appeal of the First Taxing District. rev-
presentcd by Dunbar $.- Quinlan.
agalnst Giles Gregory. et al. repre-
sclltnd by Light & Light. ‘
It will be‘recl-lllcd that Scllcck was
administrator of the 5‘5me of Henry
Green and took some money from it.
in order to replnce whfhl he ("nilcz-
zlcd funds from the First Taxing dis-
trict of which he was trcllsurcr.
amounting to some 815.000;
The district is sue-int: the Bonding
company and also Gregory one of the
brl‘let‘lciarios under the terms of thr-
will.
'I‘ilo‘ arguments in this vast-
continued until next Tuesday.
\Vi‘ I“?
INDUSTRIAL BALL
lEAfillElilllllMEll
Representatives of Fac-
tories Held Meeting at
Royal James and Made
Plans for League—Six or
Eight Teams to Partici-
pate in the Schedule
Normlik ‘is to have an Industrial
Baseball League. _-l'luns for the
league were formed last night at a
meeting of representatives of four
factories held at the Royal James
Hotel.
The following were present at the
session: “'illiam Mason and 0. l..
Aillundson. representing the Ameri-
can Hat Comp.1ny; John Smith and
Michael Dowd, representing the it.
&- ('l. Corset factory; George Glitter-
idgc and [.00 Mathias. representing
thc Norwalk Iron \V’orks. and A.
Rosenberg. rcprcsenting’thc H. Jacob
& Sons Shoe Company.
John Smith was elected temporary
chairman of the lcaguc and Mr.
Mathias was selected as temporary
secretary. '2.
The most important feature of the
st ssion was the adoption of the Reach
ball for the league games. A. i).
Aaronson. representing the Bridge-
port Cycle Company. explained the
advantages of the Beach baseball
supplies. He also told of the man-
ner in which the league should be
(Continued ’on Page Two)
inf-ulna
AfiAlNSlAIiBUBIiiE
l_s_l_ll_8lll33ln
SAN FRANCISCO. April 13.—-The
remaining manslaughter charge
against Roscoe ‘Arbuckle. who was ac-
quitted last night by a. jury attai- six
minutes of deliberation. was dismin‘oed
today by the district attorney '
John T. \Villimns. United States
District Attorney. said today after a
conference with Gavin McNab. Ar-
buckle's chief counsel. that he under-
stood Arbuckle would plead guilty to
the Federal charge oi? unlawful pos-
session of liquor growing out of the
Hotel St Francis party that was fol-
The
penalty for such an offense is a fine.
the maximum being $500. .
liltiNll lilll wills
HERE NEXT. WEEK
Practically everything is immatu-
an vollK. April 13.——~John Mc-
(‘ormacic world famous tenor. and
resident of Dariem Conn., tonight was
reported by his physicians to be bat-
tling for his life. in his Park avenue
home. where he is suffering from a.
severe affliction of the throat.
His physician! announced .that.
while they believed the.“ crisis was
passed last night. the singer was not
out of danger. '
“He is very ilLbut the crislq pood-
bly was panes; ' blight? laid Drr
' * .o o‘ ottoman-ac at.-
5 L. . be
. r
tion exists in Mr. McCormack's
throat.” "
On Monday. according to the. phy-“
sicians the singer‘s throat had so
swollen that he was threatened with
death by choking. He suifered a. sim-
ilar attack on Tuesday night. the phy-
sicians said. and was seriously in all
day yesterday. his‘eondition coming
to a crisis last night.
Members of Mr. McCormack’s fam.
ily are at the bedside. The tangerine:
considerable difficulty in talking and
nose for the Grand Encampment of
the G. A. R. to be held it Norwalk on
'Tuesday and Wednesday. April 18th
and 19th. this being the first time in
"eleven years that Nomi: has had
an Opportunity to* play host. to- the
ve‘terons of the Gmnd=Army_'.ot, the
Republic. and probably the last time
in their b'Hef remaining. span ofryears
that they wiil'ateend such _a.n En-
campment in this city. ,
Less than 200 veterans are expected
to“‘.be able to attend and participate.
due to the-Comrades having: answered
his phydchmihnver tom him ».
mum-a _ will! urn. Halo
the lustroilvcall‘pnd alga to old axe.
Because of the. fact, that the mem..
bers of the common é‘ouncii were not.
quite certain as to what attitude they
wished to adopt on the matter of the
report of the board of freeholders on
the Vl’all street widening proposition,
the members of the Board of Free-
holders met with members of the
council at the office of Mayor Calvin
L. Barton in the City Hall. last night.
where a. general discussion of the pro-
ject was had.
While nothing definite was done. the
meeting being an informal one. there
seems to be little doubt but what the
plan will in all probability be adopted
as it stands. when the‘ council meets
at a special meeting on Mpndny even-‘
illg. April 24th. the hearing on the
report of the Board of Freeholders.
composed of John F. McMahon. Fred
L. Lamson and Edward M. ”Welles.
having been closed at the regular
meeting of the council held on Tues-
day night last.
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lillllfllNllll till-E llN
marijuana
Chief Executive Gives ii-
luminating Statistics in
mom—Terms Benefactions
Address Befpre Church'-
Hcart Expenditures -
Ni-ZW' BRITAIN. April 13.~—A rcc-
ord attendance of inllis men of the
Evcrynun's lliblc Class greetcd Gov—
ernor Lake at Trinity Methodist
Church, in New Britain. the other
day. when he Spokt‘ on “Institllioual
y
Bencvolcnccs of the State" or "The
iii: Heart of (‘onncctimd.""
Govt-rnor Lake said he v.2 a proud
of the'achicvcmenls of Connecticut,
(splcially its record of service in the
‘-lllliiis wars, but he was also prom.
hr said. of the manner in which the
State "was keeping. up to the do-
mallris of the hcart"-——tlle “tutor in
which it was caring for its [invite in
its benevolent institutions. ’
State ‘ 1.1m;- Funds
l'clore glul :: figures or. the binary
l'f-ilzg spent for these various institu-
tions. the Governor said that nearly
mic—half of the entire revenue of the
State was going into roaddlmldlng
and maintenance of rorldd. iic said
the people desired it. one oat of cv—
cry live onning an automobile.
Expenditures which he term-“d
were “for matters on the l)()ril~‘l‘l:‘.l‘.-l
0" head and heart." he citcd as lcl—V
lows: State department. of health.
5140_0ml yearly; State parks. 815,-
mm; 3234)th for keeping m‘lk clean:
313.000 for pure food and drugs.
Further. he pointed out that $850.-
000 had been appropriated for the
State Hospital at Middleton-n. and
5500.000 for the State ”capital at
Norwich. Unfortunately. he added.
the population at these institutions
was increasing. and £300,000 of the
npproprhtion for Middletown was
for new buildings. and 3200.000 for
the same purpose at Norwich.
Praises “’ldows' Aid
"one of the best things Connecti-
cut does." was The way the Governor
desribed th Widows‘ Aid. “for which
8360.000 ad been appropriated. This
was the first item in his listing‘ of
"expenditures of the heart."
‘
ontinued on Second Page
Till! lllllslls STILL
on or BANKS
BOSTON. April l3.-—-The two prin.
cipal rivers of New England-mine
Connecticut and the Merrimack——
were still out of their banks tonight
at many points with consequeot dam-
age as waters swollen by melting
snows and recent rains rushed towards
the sea. _
The Merrimack. at Manchester. N.
EL. higher than it has been in a quar-
ter century. was flooding mill cellars.
menacing river bank camps and forc-
ing evacuation of both. Further north.
at Concord. it was still rising. with
lowlands last becoming lakes. road—
ways under five feet of water and the
Daniel Vi'ebster highway partly sub-
merged. ~ l_ l
The Connecticut had apparently
passed the crest of the present'freshet
and was receding. In the wake of the
waters. however. near Bellows Falls.
VL. were left: washed out lower floors
of homes and factories. roadways that
will not be pamble for days and rail-
roads roadbeds impassable in places
now and developing new soft: spots
constantly. Hencoops -that were ,in
7ermont yesterday passed throagh
Connecticut.
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(Continued on Pate Two)
M
MODERATE .mmqum ,
' snoox nudism
April Isl—aka
rate inbenhity “was
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earthquake of. mailer '
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Gilliull
SAN JUAN. April 13.--The Grand
Jury which recently pad-3 a present-
ment against Governor Reiiy and
other Porto Rican omclnls was dis-
missed today by Judg: Foote of the‘
San Juan District Court. The Grand
Jury afterwards met in quarters out-
side th:-c_ourthouse and appealed to
the att-lrney-gcneral fu- a legal rul»
ing relative to its dismissal, express-
ing belie" that it was not in accord-
ance with the law..
The Grand Jury. it is stated. had
reported to the judge ' that it had
business still pending before it.
When the jury came into court to—
day. Judge ll‘oote refused for the
second time to accept the Grand
Jury‘s report. making the allegations
against. the governor and other in-
sular adminitsration officials. The re-
port was returned to ten district. at-
torney‘s office. In his order refusing
to permit the report to be riled. Judge
Foote said;
“The Court forbids any new
quest that such report ,bn filed."
The Grand Jury ,thereupon was
dismissed; afterward holding its meet-
ing outside the courthouse and ap~
reading to tile attorney-general.
When the Grand Jury handed in
its presentment last week. the Court
refused to receive it. and when the
'ury insmted upon delivering the re-
p . Judge Foote again declined to
accept it as a public ‘locumcnt. but
put it aside in a sealed envelope.
» rc-
. [IN TARIFF Bill
“‘ASHING'I‘ON. April 18 (By The
Associated Press).—«The. .Dcmocratic
attack on the Administration tariff.
bill was opened today by Senator Sim-
mons of North Carolina. milking
member of the Senate Finance com-
mittee. who. in a. statement. charac-
Uver 100 Dwelling-s.
Destroyed by F ire in
Berkely, VirginiagiToday
:' FiamesSpread Over An Area a Milc‘m Length
and Two to Four
Families Homeless
$1,000,000 '
NORFOLK. Va.. April 13— berk—
ely a. suburb of Norfolk was swept by
fire late today. whtch d-sstroved more
than‘loo haus'es covering an area one
mile in length and average from too
to fcur blocks in width. I-‘hc hulk
cred families are estlmx.~-f :n have
been made homeless and the damage
will rjll to nearly a mien dollans.
The blaze originated .in the Tunis
Lumber Mills on the southern branch
of the Elizabeth River and three
steamers in the river .Were burned,
catching from Sparks.
The tire quickly spread to the
north. the sparks being carried one
hundred yards or more.
Most of the houses in the path
Blocks in Width—500
and Damage of About
,._
were negro hmmd were of wood-
on constructioij; Mione time there
were nine differentjires in progress.
Although the :fire departments.
toth civilian andftfivy mum all the
cities and townlj‘ii the. vicinity of
Berk-dc)! were. all“! Into service.
they were help“ against the
spreading flames. which soon reached
Liberty street. one of the oldest busi-
ness streets of the town. One block
there was completely wiped out. A
negro Baptist church also Wanda-
troyed.
For a time; it appeared that a.
large gas tank owned by the munieia
val gas plant was doomed. but the
gas was turned off by means of safe—
ty valves.
G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT
.. FUND
'i‘olllorrow is the last day that
Norwalk Tesidents will have to con—
tribute to the G. .»\. ll. Grand En-
campment Entcrtainr‘xlcnt Fund.
and it is desired to have a number
of contributions reach either the
offiCo of the Evening Sentinel or
Alfred Goldschmidt. treasurer of
the fund. so that a substantial
amount may be turned over when
the Encampment is held here next
Tuesday and Wednesday. All con-
tributions. no matter how small.
nor how large. will be acknow-
ing Sentinel.
ierized it as "the most tin-American
bill ever framed." He predicted that
its operation would "penalize our ex-
port business. which will mean in the
end curtailment of production and in-
creased unemployment Oll‘lktgle farms,
in the mine and in the fh‘mfi‘éé’.“
At the same 'tlme...8enators of the
Republican-Agricuitural-Taritt bloc.
held the first of a series of meetings
for the consideration of rates in the
measure which were fixed by the.
finance committee majority at figures
below those suggested by the bloc.
Senator Gooding of Ohio, chairman of
the, bloc. said also that it was the pur-
pose to take up American valuation. at
the meetings. .
"There is a strong sentiment in the
Senate for American valuation.” he
said. “I do not want to put. all our
members on record as favoring it. but
many of them are strongly impressed
with the principle!"
Pending a decision on the question
by the bloc. Senator Gooding would
not say whether a tight for American
valuation would be made on the floor.
He said. however. that it might be dif-
ficult to have the valuation basis
changed in the Senate. because of the
great task that-would be involved in
rewriting practically all of the ad
vaiorcm rates in the bill.
In_ his statement attacking the tax-int
bill which was preliminary to the
minority report on the measure. Sen-
ator Simmons said that even a. cursory
examination indicated that it. wasthe
highest tariff bill ever written. He ad-
ded” that a tari'flmmore' unsuited to
present conditions. it we are to par-
ticipate in world trade. could not well
have been framed.”
TEN culls BANISHEII
, llnlllilllllll
CINCINNATI. 0.. April 13.—One of
the greatest hegiras from a ball field
during a game took place here this
afternoon. when ten Cubs were ban-
ished from the field for protecting a
decision in the first inning of the
game between the Chicago and Cin-
cinnati Nationals.
FINDING EXPECTED
IN TWO WEEKS
It will be ten days or two weeks be-
fore the Public Utilities commission
will return any finding in the matter
of the petition for a five cent fare as a
permanent thing for Norwalk, it was
learned today. .
Hearings have been held in Nor-
walk. Bridgeport. New Haven and
New Britain. and there is to be a fur-
ther hearing in Hartford on Tuesday.
April 18.
. Th hearing will complete all the
heal-in s in the state and the P. U. C.
‘after consideration will lssué its re-
ports. , . »
“customs dunno (:er
or Wuuogm
, . ,
NEW YORK. April 13.——Pete[ A.
Tar-rant. formerly. a. United Stem Cus-
toms guard. was foundrgullty 0275mm-
slaughter in thclrrv that am
charm mice
m.
‘ of his cell bars
EASTERN BARRIERS
all Willi Elli
CHICAGO, April 13.-A flat wage
reduction of seven cents an hour
was asked bv eastern carriers today
before the railroad labor board today.
and general cuts on a territorial basis
were. urged by western roads.
The railroads opened the attack on
existing clerks" wages after complc-
tion of the hearing on the wages of
the section laborers. .
A number of exhibits were‘ intro-
duced by John G. Walber for eastern
carriers. showing requests for a. re-
duced wage averaging 34.4 cents an
hour for all clerks and station forces.
Rates proposed by the employcs aver-
age. 55.21 cents an hour. Mr. Walher
read comparisons for past and present
wages, declaring that clerical pay had
gone up more than 100 per cent.._ and
asking establishment of the follow-
ing ratesfor most, of the eastern lines:
Storekeepers. chief clerks. foremen.
clerks—-a reduction of seven cents. or
an average of 54’cents an hour.
Train crew callers. annougccrs.
{bagg' emen. etc.—a reduction 0 sev—
en ceangts. or an average of 34 cents an
hour. ,
Freight handlers or truckers———28%
to 38 cents an hour. with four roads
allowing, 40 cents at New York Hal;-
‘ bor stations This constitutes an aver-
age reduction of 10 cents an hour.
Continued on Second Page
THREE WIIIlliilEN ~
CHARLESTON. S. C.. .. April 13.—
Three workmen were reported killed
and several others injured “in an ex-
plo‘sion of 200,000 pounds of powder
this afternoon. in a building near the
Charleston General Ordnace Depot. ten
miles from here. Thirty or more
workmen were" near the scene of the
explosion.
JAIL 153mm! ATTEMPT
- moves n mu. m
BOSTON. April lily-An attempt at
jail delivery by John Russell. of
Cleveland, whose criminal records
contains escapes from jails in Chica-
go and New York. was frustrated at
the Charles Street Jail. it became
known today. the discovery that one
A’ had been misled
through. The; bar was held together
by ‘che'wing 'g'um. Three hackmw
blades. which had been smuggled in
to him, wet-enround in his cell or on
lodged ill tll‘columns of the Even- l
' IIEPIIIIIEII IIIIIFII
Middleton Barracks,County Cork,
Are Attacked From Two Sides
Occupants Replied to
Charge and (101116 Not Be
Dislodged, Although No
Casualties Are: Reported
come .A‘.p:il-13—At§18d mm at-
tacked ill.n Middieton b53112 talks. Coun-
ty Cork. e’arly today. fromftwo sides
The occupants of the bargfigks replied
from within. and the atfixfl‘t'ifg's failed.
to dislodge them. No casuafl' (Vies were
reported. '1 .
BELFAST. April 13. ('gyrAssociated
Pres).-A freight train. : of thirty
cars was stripped of its contents by
armed men at Siullm’i . last. night.
Bales of cloth and large quantities
of foodstuffs. linen and a number oE
bicycles were transferred to com-
mandeered lorries and Vicar-rind away.
The transfer to the lorries occupied
four hours. Ammunition from Cavan.
Lolonglng to the disbanded police, was
removed in sacks.
This was the sixth similamid with‘
in a fortnight.
DI'RLIN. April 13.——The conference
called by Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin
in an endeavor to bring about tran-
quility between the adherents of the
Free State and the followers of Ezunon
de \"a‘lera. met today at Mansion
House. where Michael Collins, Arthur
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FIVE IIAY IIEEESS ' .
IN EllAl MINE STRIKE
NEW YORK, April 13.—The. an-
thracite miners' and operators sub.
committee on wage contract negotia-
itons, which has been ip session here
since last March 15.211033. five day
recess tonight without having begun
iormuiation of an smut which
would settle the present strike.
Two new demands of the nineteen
submitted by the miners prior to the
strike. were touched upon by the op.-
erators today in rebuttal of argu—
ments already presented by the stnk-
€r8~ ’ ~2 :-;
Demand No. 9. which calls {or set-
tlement of future grievances upon an
basis of equity. without using comb-
tions of 1920 as a. precedent. was dis—
cussed. without any agreement being
reached as to its position in the new
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General Gregorio Semenoff .
Now in Ludlow Street J all
Several, Lawyers Failed to
Find Anyone “1 ho Would
Him, After His origami,
Bondsman Refused to
Continue as Surety
NEVV YORK. April 13.—General
Gregorio Semenoz. ataman of the
Cossacks. was locked up‘ln Ludiow
Street Jail tonight after. a. day of
frantic effort by several lawyers to
get a bondsman who would give 325,--
4,00 bail for him. Semi! was ar-
rested last week on a. civil warrant
and freed in bail,_ but his original
t-ondsman refused to continue as
surety. . -
The general gave - _‘ it up to
Sheriff Nagle in'the ,s omce at
2:30 in the afternoon, and. from then
until 4 o‘clock sat watching with eu—v
gel- eyes every pemon who entered
ithe door. But as each new person
=tumed' out to he. anythig but a.
prospective 170 the Coach's.
:countenance fell. Em the .milirary'
mustache: which adorn. his face
i
[seemed to droop as the time drew.‘_
none for ‘him, to enter the sherift
automobile for his trip to jail. '
1 Madame. Semenott. his young wiret
‘3 coma ranting the IM-.
' ' m in: as said.
Put Up $25,000 Bail for
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