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/\ *T««inir; Newspaper You Jtfjnd.T a d a r What Appears In jM » iii ninr Morning Papers COMPLETE DAY'KEPQBT OF THE ASSOCIATED PEESS AUBURN, N. Y., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1920 Also Means “Aubumism”—If You're Loyal to Your Country You'll Bo Loyal to Your City PRICE THREE CENTS PROGRAM IS NIPPED IN RUD KITH II 20ederal F andtate S Officials Marked for Death by Communists—Were Workingnnisonithuropean i U W E Agitators Says Department of Jus tice—Nework Y Tkes a Measureso t Forestall May Day Demonstration >-v . W m h W * ! April 30.—Federal agents havo been instructed to “go as fa r tbe iaw trill allow,” in breaking np May Day radical demonstrations. . • In making this announcement today, Assistant Attorney General Garvan uli Department of Justice officials were conccntrating 011 efforts to protect tfce HvM of offldal*,-federal and state, who have been marked forde struction, jail to { m a t violence generally. -V V - __r — , Waahington, April 30.—Warning that they had been selected by radical *m a»ts for assault 0r assassination as part of a May Day demonstration liai' b i n received -from Department of Justice agents today by more than a Mire of federal and state officials. Announcements of tho discovery of the plit by governments agents was announced last night by Attorney General Printer. The assassinations and assaults were to have been a part of tbe May D ay yngrain planned by the Communist Labor Party and other radical groups, M r. N n e r said, adding that the contemplated violence was to be incident to a t tempts to bring about strikes in all the basic American industries in behalf tl peace with Soviet Russia. Information the attorney general declared in possession of the Department indicated the radical agents have been working “in direction and in unison” with those who have been active in instigating disorders on that day in Europe.. CHARGE INHUMAN TREATMENT OF RUSSIA. “Inhuman treatment” of the soviet government of Russia by the U nited States and tbe Allied powers lias been alleged by agents of the radical move ment especially in their propaganda among foreigners in industrial centers, Mr. Palmer asserted, adding that the proposed strikes and other disturbances wife' intended to impress upon American officials the threats of radicals that relations with Russia must be resumed. .The propaganda used in the textile manufacturing districts, Mr. Palm er ■U, included the argument that strikes would reduce' tbe high cost of liv in g . New York, April 30.—William J. Flynn, chief of the investigation bu reau of the Department of Justice, conferred today with his New York district lieutenants regarding prepar ations to forestall possible May Day demonstrations here.' Flynn arrived late yesterday with •a-number o.f special agents. George Lambs, superintendent of the New York Bureau of the Department, an nounced he was “prepared for any thing.\ Every policeman will be held or' reserved from today until Monday forenoon. Prominent Officials Gharded Supreme Court Justice Weeks and Assistant District Attorney Rorke, who have been Identified with tlie trial and prosecution of virtually all radicals convicted of criminal anar chy and sentenced to prison terms here in the last six months, are being guarded day and night, it was stated. Special guards will be thrown around all public buildings and struct ures, railroad yards and terminals, and churches. Warnings have been sent to all prominent citizens to be on guard against possible attempts at assassination and postoffice and ex press officials have been asked to watch closely all matter transit ad dressed to persons in high station in public and private life. Ford and Duncan on Commission Washington, April 30.—Henry Jones Ford, professor of politics at Princeton. University, and James Duncan, of Quincy, Mass., a .former vice president ot the American Federation of Labor, wpre nominated today by President Wilson to be members of the' Inter state Commerce Commission. Mr. Ford will succeed Commissioner James S. Harlan, whose term ex pired more than a year ago and Mr. Duncan is to take one of the two new Positions on the commission created by •ts enlargement under the traiosporta- “oa act. White House officials said a nomina tion for the other vacancy might be n&de soon, thus bringing the commls- 310n to its full membership of nine. MAY DAY APPEAL GY BOSTON REDS f \ ~ ' Boston, aMsSi, April 30.—An appeal to workers to show their strength by a United strike On May 1 is contained in posters purporting to be the “May Day proclamation of 'the central exe cutive committee of the Comnroniat' Party of America” which are being circulated here. The appeal is head ed “hail to the Soviets.” German Students Clash with Jews PRINCE OF I. W.W WAS RELEASED By DEPARTMENTVERNOR Washington, April 30.—Attempts to break up completely “the most damna ble conspiracy against the government in the nation’s History.\ was frustrated by disagreements between tbe Depart ments of Labor and Justice, Chairman Johnson of the. House Immigration Committee, testified today at renewal of the investigation by the rules com mittee Into the handling of deportation warrants by Louis F. Tost, assistant secretary of labor. Arrest of 5,000 Communists was fol lowed by an “awful mix up between the two departments” resulting In the release of 'the big majority of those liekl, Johnson said. To Department ot Justice did its part, ho added, but ono obstacle appeared in Assistant 'Sec retary Post. Johnson told tho committee that George Aiidrfeytclilns, described as “a prince of the X. W. W.” was released by tho Depcirtmen't alter letters had been' exchanged by radical leaders saying “tliafc if we can keep Secretary Wilson out of making speeches” Post will re lease Audreytchlne, Later he said Audrcytchine was arrested for renewed radical activities in tho Michigan cop per district, indicated, convicted in tho federal court at Chlcoga and sent to Leavenworth penitentiary. LATEST FIGURES GIVE WOOD LEAD OF 1207 VOTES Newark, X. J., April 30.—Complete and corrected figures In the Nev» Jer sey preferential presidential primary gave Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood a lead of 1,207 votes over Senator Hiram W. Johnson. The vote stood, Wood, 52,- 60S; Johnson 51,401. POLES TAKE T CLEMUAY; 350 IN JAIL Chicago, April 30.—More than 350 persons were in city jails here today as a result of what John J Garrity, chief of police, termed a \spring clean up of criminals.\ Included in the number were alleged burglars; high waymen, minor criminals and radical suspects. Chief Garrity, warned by State’s At torney Hoyne and the Army Intelli gence Bureau here that Reds intended to stage a \carnival of assassinations” tomorrow, said ho did not look for extensive May Day depredations but had taken precautions. DATS WEATHER FORECAST. Washington, A p ril 30.—West em New York: Showers tonight ^ d Saturday; partly cloudy; ®&t much change in tempera- moderate to fresh varia ble wields. TEMPERATURES: (Water Dept. Thermometer.) 1920 1919 Maximum .................. 47 48- Minimum .................... 40 37 Sun rises today 5:01; sets 6:55 Sun rises tomorrow 4:59 > Vienna, April 27.—(By the Asso- citaed Press).—Antl-Jerwish demon strations by German students contin ued in a more serious form today and were also directed aaginst other stu dents recognized as Socialists. Cries of “down with the Jews” mingled with “down with the Reds.” Jews were attacked when they en tered lecture rooms, and were com pelled to leave. A Jewish war kitchen was raided. During the disorder there were cries of “long live the Hapsbnrgs,” and tbe old national an them was sung Police were forced to draw their swords to disperse the stu dents. . . The movement seems to be jointly anti-Jewish and political, tho latter phase being a protest against the gov ernment’s refusal 'to make any ad vances to Hungary. It is understood the American commissioner here has directed inquiries to the government concerning the damage done to the war kitchen attacked today, it being conducted partly under American au spices. New Resolution Ends War with Austria, Too Washington. April 30. The state of war with both Germany and Austria would be terminated under a resolution reported today by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as a substitute for the House resolution to end the war with Germany alone. The vote on the resolution was nine to six. with all of the Republicans sup- porting it. and all the Democrats lin ing irp solidly in opposition. .Senators McCumber (Republican) of North Da kota. and Shields (Democrat) of Ten nessee, were absent and did not vote. It is planned to call up the resolution for debate in the Senate next week and final action is expected within two or three weeks. Pershing in Panama Panama. April 30 .-General John J. Pershing, who will during the next week made an inspection of military forces in the canal zone, arrived here today. GRAVE. REPORT London, April 30.—The situation in the Ruhr District is grave and, an Anarchist government Is feared, ac cording to a Berlin dispatch to tlie Cen tral News. A large secret stock of arms has been discovered at Ruegen, nn Island in the Baltic Sea in the province of Pomerania, the dispatch says, and the leader of the land guards, who is charged with appropriating the arms lias been nrrested. The land guard has been disbandoned. Court Forbids Union Officials to Call Strike GO SAVES BRONX SLAYERS Ossining, N.-Y., Apjril 30.—Four men convicted of the murder of a Bronx subway agent, who wore sen tenced to die i'n the electric clinlr at Sing Sing Prison late last night were granted a reprieve by Governor Smith four hours before the execution was to have takeai place. HARDING WILL STAY IN RAGE Albany, Ind., April 30.—Rejtorts.that he would withdraw from the race for the Republican nomination for president follovjing the alleged poor showing he made in Ohio, his home state, in the presidential' preferential •primary, were declared without foundation' by Sena tor Warren G. Harding, who delivered an address here last night. Mr. 1-Iardlng said he d,id not at the present have any intention of with drawing. MAN HAS MANIA FOR SLAYING lios Angeles,, Calif., April 30.—At least two of the numerous women James R. Huirt is ’alleged to have married in various parts of the country wer;c murdered by him, two others met “accidental” deaths while with him, and, be “might have murdered more,” according to an alleged confession made public today by .T. Morgan Mar- maduke, his attorney, and county of ficials. Huirt said ho “could not re member” what happened to some of the women because of his still weaken ed condition resulting from two at tempts to commit suicide, the reputed, confession said. He lay on a cot at the County Hospital as he talked. Huirt has been held here several days while officers investigated re ports of numerous marriages. He married “twelve or fifteen women prob ably more,** Huirt was quoted as say ing. A desire to kill obsessed him four years ago, Huirt was alleged to havo said, and, women were his especial- vic tims, there being no direct motive for their deaths, and no desire to kill men, children or animals. The officers said Huirt told them he did not Know his right name, but ad mitted having used, many aliases. He said he knew nothing of his parents, but did know he was born somewhere in- the South. lie said he had little education. He admitted, the officers said, that he had no direct motive in killing his victims, some of the slayings following quarrels. He said, they declared, ho had killed some women who “had no money.” “Something just told me to do it,” he was quoted. Attorney Marmaduke, representing Huirt, stated that tbe alleged confes sion had been given to the district at torney “in the best interests of his client.’’ Cavalry Takes 2,000 Captives aod Many Cannon—Reds Rush Reinforcements from Caucasus Region ~ German Posen Troops Engaged in Advance Warsaw, April 30.— Polish and Ukrainian''troops, driving toward Kiev, have occupied tlio Town of Malln, on the railroad about CO miles northwest of Kiev. The advance is continuing toward, tho Dnclper River, except on the southern sector of tho front, where the Russian Bolshevik forces are mak ing a stand along .the right bank of tho Bug River and arc fighting stub bornly. Tho Bolshevikl are rushing the fifth and sixth divisions from the Caucasus region to reinforce tlie twelfth soviet army, which hns Its headquarters at Kiev. In an action which resulted in the occupation of the .Village of Kozntln, southwest of Zhitomir,' Polish cavalry captured 2,- 000 prisoners, 10 qannon, ono tank and the colors of tho 5Stli Bolshevik Divi sion. Airplanes, armored trains and automobiles are being used by the Poles, and crack cavalry divisions have been brought Into action. Posen troops, ,which fought during the great war In the .German’,army, are engaged in the advance.5 _ . Rfldta Not Beaten. A wireless communication regarding tho polish offensive hns been sent to Polish'newspaper by the Press Bureau of tlie Soviet Foroign Office. It as serts the Bolshevikl are not yet de feated, and have not changed their peace intentions. “In view of tlio fact tho Poles and tho Russian soviet government have been unable to agree regarding tho proposed meeting of the pence confer ence at Borisov,\ the note says, \the soviet government is willing to moot Polish delegates at Grodno or Bialy- stok, near Warsaw, If the Poles will agree upon a date.” ANOTHER WALKOUT IN BUFFALO YARDS I — 1 >T- :v Tl For Second Time in Two ‘Weeks R. R. Yards are Tied up by Strike-Dis satisfied With Delay in Wage Mat ters—R. R. Officials Taken by Sur prise Pittsburgh, Kan., April 30.—The new Kansas court of industrial rela tions law is constitutional, according to a decisoin announced by Judge Andrew J. Curran, in the Crawford County District Court today. Judge Curran then granted a temporary in junction. enjoining Alexander Howat and other district and local union offi cials of the Kansas district of the United Mine Workers from calling a strike. Beckett to Box Bums. Southampton, April 30—Joe Beckett, the English heavyweight, has signed articles to meet Tommy Burns, the French-Canadian fighter, who was in his prime a dozen years ago. Tlie date of the match has not yet been set tled upon. ______ National Assembly Adjourns. Berlin, April 30.—Tbe National As sembly adjourned today for three weeks. It will reassemble on May 19. INTER-CHURCH MOVEMENT RECEIVES G IFT OF 3 M ILLION New York, April 30.—An anonymous gift of $3,000,000 to the United Fi nancial Campaign of the Inter-Church World Movement was announced at campaign headquarters here today with the statement that $90,000,000 of the $ 100 , 000,000 sought had been pledged. The campaign does not close until next week and more than 100,000 churches in various states are yet to be heard from. SUGAR SHIPM E NTS FROM PORTO RICO H E L D UP BY STRIKE San .Tuan, Porto Rica, April 30. Shipping in all Porto Rican ports is paralyzed as a ’result of the strike of Longshoremen and dock clerks which commenced last Monday. Sugar Ship ments are being held up and all com munication with the United States .has been interrupted. Buffalo. N. Y„ April 30.—Todny for tho secoua time within two weeks, every railroad yard in tho city was tied up- by A walkout of freight switchmen nnd conductors who » are members of the recently organized Yardmen's Association. Dissatisfaction with delay in taking action on tliclr demands for Increased pay was the reason given by President Edward C. Holobau of tho Yardmen’s Association Local for tho recrudesence of the strike, but it was nlso said by tho. strikers that the refusnl of tho railroads to reinstate yardmasters who would not do switching duty during the first strike and wero discharged had much to do with tho present walk out The call for tlie strike came.as suddenly and mysteriously as the first call of April 17. Yesterday afternoon a few crews In the New York Central’s Uardeuvllle yards quit No notice had been served..on tho railroad officials. Early iu'tlic evening .tlio New‘York Central strikers were joined by Erie, Pennsylvania, anil Buffuld, Rochester and Piltsburght men and by midnight it was estimated that 1,500 men on all lines wero out. Tho strikers held a infecting <at their headquarters last night but It was secret and no official statement wns given out The talk of tlie men ns they left the hall was that they would seek othqy jobs rather than return to work und,cr existing, wages and conditions. Police Chief Higgins today put hlB force on a two platoon system, discon tinuing. the throe platoon hours until tha railroad ‘and waterfront ’ strikes aro settled. ^ The railroads were preparing. today to place embargo on freight hi and out of the city. Paffsenger trnfflc, it was claimed, would, not be affected by the strike. against several workers who remained at their tasks and shopkeepers who opened tholr places of business. One worker was injured aud several demon strators were arrested. Tho pollcc re established order d,urlng the afternoon. FRENCH MINERS WANT BIG STRIKE . .* i Paris, April 30,—Miners throughout Franco will' continue the May D«y demonstration Into a general strike in accordance : with the'decision of. rail road workers and the resolutlonof the General Labor \Federation • according to an; announcement 'made todays by the secretary of. tbe miners’ union.- <• 'Other unions aro still awaiting;or- ders .from the’ Federation in line with its J\declaration of solidarity of ’all’, branches of labor with the railroad > mens.general strike, which was-calied to force nationalization. of public-util- * ltles and the acceptance of other de- • mauds. ;• \This :Hioming newspapers variously interpret the Federation’s - promised V “effective support\ until definite'or ders to strike are, issued'by different ' unions. It is held there remains a 1 way out for the Federation in cue the railway strike is .begun under 'Condi tions that do not.promise success.-. Faferatton gynpalfefaea .With Mnre.. PAPER PIRATES VICTIMIZE THE ;li cost of Washington, April 30.—Blame for the high prico of print paper was placed primarily upon small manufac turers, brokers and jobbers,, although publishers themselves were held partly to blame, by witnesses before a Senate Investigating Committee. Curtailed consumption, in order to break the “spot” market, pending increased pro duction, wns generally advocated as a remedy. Seven witnesses were hoard by the committee, all of whom virtually agreed that reduced production of pa per due to lnck of understanding be tween the publishers and manufactur ers, together with tho rapid increase in advertising since tbo war, had ro suited in a situation of -which tlio brokers a'ad jobbers had taken advan tage. Tha witnesses urged that newspaper confine consumption of piper to the amount provided in their contracts mu! remain out of tbe open market i M. F. Hanson, general manager »>f Pn-Miic, X .T.. April W - i nerrtain- tho Philadelphia Record, app-arint'1IV i„ t'ir wool market and the canoel- for all the Philadelphia newspaper. |inri-nt 'if l a w order* have necessitated testified that publishers had been vic-in,,. Misin-nsiori of night work in the tims of “unconscionable profit-coring” ] n ,i,.|(.ii mills lion-, while W E. Carpenter publisher o f' f v i « . . lorn I the Lincoln (111) CJourler Herald, said I jojin worker* unless relief was provide*I uitl-oit »li*- prewiring lay, many smaller daily pulilifvitlons The plant PLAN TO FORM RIVAL UNION AND STRIKE Now York, April 30.—Officials of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Employes', wtlh which tho majority of employes of the Brook lyn Rapid Transit Company arc affi liated, a'nnounccd today 'that if tho company doc's not take prompt meas ures to squelch a movement for a rival uuion, a mass meeting of Amalgamated employes will be called, a£ which the Executivq. Committee will recommend, a strike at once. Secretary William Reilly of the Amalgamtaed Assocla- ttota sought a oonferenco with Lindley M. Garrison, Tecelver for the com pany, to discuss the situation. O’no of the* reasons back of the at tempt to form (i now union, it was said. Avas the prospect that the Amal gamated Association would ask for a closed shop, when the present contract with tile company expires in August The men hark of the now organization are said to bo veteran employes who have refused 1o join the Amalgamated Association. Advocates of the new union are planning to ope.nile a eo-operative store to help reduce tlu- b living. JV. /. Woolen Mills Quit Night Work The ..Executive Committee ? of the Federation has declared its “entire sympathy ,and ; effective support’.’;of-, the movement;' but baa-hot'aV yet,' Is-, sued orders f6r a'continuation of'jha May Day demonstration. - Its -resolu tion says: - ^ . / ’The Federation ‘ .declares 'Itself ready- to, mako ‘every effort that cir cumstances may dictate to insure sue; cess .of; tho railroad strike, , It will dei termlneC in a cord\ with tho executive committee of the ' railroad ..workers federation. and ' other responsible forces' whlch the labor: movement has at its , disposal. In these clrcum-, stances, the Executive Committee ap peals to all for, absolute observances of discipline and solidarity of workers:'. Rochester MoUen on Strike. I Rochester, N. Y., April 80.-- -Supreme Court Justice Rodenbeck today en joined tho members of Local 11, Inter national Holders' Union, from pickot- • ing or in any way interfering with em ployes of tho American Laundry Ma chinery Company, whoso moltlers are on strike . Among these enjoined is Richard H. Curran, deputy city clerk, who is business representative of .tho union. N. Y. €. Denies Eknbargo. New York, April 30.—Tho New York Central today denied that it ,)>ad plnced an embargo on freight slUp- ments from Buffalo to New York or in tended to in tho immediate future. would 1)0 compelled to suspend Mr. Carpenter declared there plenty of print- paper in storage, that it was controlled by publishing firms and small were unable to reach it. manufacturers said mills have laid off already and others are usiK-nd n ght w>rk soon liavi* been operating at full rapa«,it\ sim-e before tlie war The Amaignted Associrfilon o t Textile workers adopted a new sche dule calling for a fift.v per .-rr.t increase publishers j in wages and a 1*1 hour week but the I demands have not yet been presented was but about CO BIG THEFT OF LIBERTY BONDS Xew York. April 30.—Another large theft of Liberty bonds became known today, when it was disclosed that Arthur Weigand a cl^rk and Sam uel Marra, a chanffeur, had been nrrested last night, charged with grand larceny on the complaint ot the Title Guarantee and Trust Company, which alleged that Weigand, while In j its employ had abstracted $25,000 iu Liberty bonds from a safe deposit vault Marra, according to detect ives assisted Weigand in disposslng of $55000 of bonds and tlie balance axe said to be in the possession of a third man Detectives assert that Weigand admitted the theft, saying he found the vault open and was thus led into temptation. He said he had communicated with j to the mill owners, the Department of Justice r.-garding an alleged comer in paper, but got a reply •that was of a “discouraging charac- ter.” Warren W. Bailey, publisher of tbe Johnstown. (Pa 1 Democrat alleged that a combination existed among the paper manufacturers. Until recently, he said, manufacturers sought con tracts fn;in him hut now conditions were reversed and be was forced to sign contracts at their terms. Strikers Refuse to Resume Work Saragossa, April. 30.—The general committee which is directing the strike here has decided that work shall not be resinned so long as the labor leaders recently arrested are keep in jaH. The authorities, nevertheless, have regis tered approval of the arrests. Several of the nrrested men were released this morning, bnt were later rearrestercd. 2 U. S. Aviators Injured in Crash Lima, Peru, April 29.—Pilot Simon and W .Wheeler, mechanic, American commercial .aviators, were gravely in jured when their airplane crashed ;at - tlie military aviation field- near here-, this afternoon, shortly after, its arrival from New Orleans. The machine .wam; wreeked. ..'■i -, The accident occurred following, Disturbances developed in the day exhibition of loojoim: the loop. v- % <*•iC;
