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LATE DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

L Important Happenings In the Party•**ht States of the Union Occur-

at the Capital—Latest

, ctororv role to expedite tariff and other

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twelve-hour working day la betas eliminated in the Med says a Bureau of Labor sta-

• A subcommittee of B

kers of the Finance Committee was appointed to consider the question of the elimination of the land settlement

' Anthracite miners reject demands of operators for wage cut. The Senate Judiciary Committee win probably pigeonhole the anti-lyncblag MU. Kew railway terminal at Fourth avenue and Thirty-second street, New York. Itelng considered. Federal Reserve Bank of New York will discontinue on Jane 20 the collecting of coupons from British government securities. Reports current In Wall street that a final consolidation of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company, the Republic Iron and Steel Company and the Inland Steel Company had been effected were absolutely denied by counsel for the merger. A general rats redaction of 10 per cent on all freight traffic In the United States was recommended by the Inter-

« signed TL K. K." eases New Tort there tire plays; s pledge *85,000 to finance plan. A wind and rain storm swept the central section of the Baynesrllle oil field at Shreveport. La, destroying more than 100 derricks. Loss Is eadmated at *200.000. ' Tammany seriously considering Rytan as nominee for governor of New York.

James Corderry Is removed as bead coach at the Yale crews and Is placed In charge of the freshmen oarsmen. Owe observers of big league games mnst realise by this time that many of the veterans are fading slowly out of the picture, while the youngsters are steadily Improving. Bat Mu ran makes no changes in hatting order whether a right handed or south paw pitcher opposes his ta Fans ta an of the major cities are

BY LLOYD GEOBBE Gives Him Equivalent of Expression of Confidence, by Vote of 235 to 26. DEFENDS COURSE AT GENOA Premisr Maintains That Soma Way Must Bo Four* to Gtvs Aid to Ra sis ate — Danger to Europe if Germans Re-arm Boisoevikt.

ft.suits of the Genoa Conference. Braader Lieyd George received a vtr vote of confidence In the Rouse of

report was rejected, only twenty-six members voting In Its favor. The debtte which followed the prime

l Ocmn refuses to modify New England rate order cot application »f 04 wads. t Brit- ■ to the United States •hat he deal res to negotiate with Canada a treaty loo' log to the campietlo* * of the proposed Great Lakea-St. Lawrence waterway. Mid .vast congress men were gratified and are confident Canada will respond and that leglalsMve enactments will follow. A dividend amounting to 2 per cent was declared by the directors of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and StJ*au! railroad. This Is the first dividend tn twelve year*. Drastic action to prevent profiteering In coal during the present strike will he taken by tbe National Coal tar adxiion. American Woolen Company haa wlthdhawa all Its lines froas tbe market. Brice cf refined sugar la New York aanges from bJU to tUU cents a pound. President Harding hopeful rail rmtos way he reduced by voluntary action. Union Bacific. Cm Mg read to report April enrolnc*. show*

Woodruff re*olutl-n to lureMlgatc war «ontract» and the alien property eoaftw AUn's office was eaprenaed by A.

Baseball needs an Infusion of young blood to fill the places of overpaid and Maranvllle. Carey, Traynor and Bigbee are the daaa of the Pirates these days la all departments < * the game. Jim Bagby Is on his last legs with the Indiana If he doesstf show something soon be will be released by Tils Speaker. Jake Dauben Is the only reliable

Johnny Gooch, Pirate catcher. Is making Bltsburgh fans forget Walter Schmidt by Ids splendid work behind tbe bat. Western universities believe In going Into football on al. elaborate scale. The University of Oregon has Jnst appropriated *24.000 for next fall, a figure which Is salu to be small compared to what Leland Stanford and California are putting Into tbe pigxkln pastime. Oregonian* expect to realise at least 100 per cent profit on their gridComalilaos attribute the high moral? evident among their oarsman to the

Yale and Princeton last week by takirg dinner at their training tsMa. Frisch was one player who main, tslued a good average when the other New York Giants suffered a slump m St Lota, and (Meats. Al the rod of their li-round contest at Madison Square Garden. New York. Hs-ry Greb at Pittsburgh was awarded the dsrlaien o*or Eugene Ttmney. giving the Pittsburgher the Ught-tesvy-

Wayne B. Wheeler of Anti-Ssloun League advocates portsuon of alien Violator* of dry laws. Treasury ■ fficial* suggas: rail roads he allowed to As cwn rates for nve years. Ouse friends and associates of fcecWt*r> 1 Agriculture Wallace decUred f he will resign frsm the cabinet if the Brestdro; ucesyts and send* tv Conr i-roj^wal of a government r»- '* rd a commlasii'u to Uftmrj and market botssna to tfco interior and o-n.inert* ue

lauds weik of Washington natferenev. WUbur Btmhell. PhlUdrij.:... s». tftnal League pitcher, aen-u*:, hurt when kll on bead by baited had The bombardment of Attorney tivnnrul Daugherty continued la C-mgrcM from many angle*. The attorn*} general announced he whl direct the war fraud pronecuti* only asaudaut c flU.WIU each. Rej>r«seeiative Kenvia. Nehrusl.a, *111 resign from Congress to

hid him.

Walter S Ward, self-confess siay- • of Clarence Peters, and renter of i one of the mos: puaiJing of recent kill- | mg master**, was rrarrested at White Plain*. X. V. Arrest was on order of ; Bapre-iiie Court Justice Kieger. The National Automobile CCamber | •J Cocnn-erce sent a letter to Mayor Dylan of New York protesting ‘ U>e measure passed by the Board of i aonld require the "mug- |

(teas to the reludoas between England rod France, which are exciting grestsr toDtentious feeling* between the difforret section* of the bonne than evoi the jollcy toward* Rusala. Lloyd George 11 splayed great Impatience with those' aide* who advocated golac along withant France aa be exclaimed: “You cannot settle the re-naratiom* juestlon unless you carry the Judgment 5f France along with you, and you not do that by flouting tbe Versailles treaty and trying to ignore France.’ Mr. Asquith, wbo spoke alter tbe premier'* recital of tbe Gttioa events, thought Lloyd George bad provided the Bolshevik I with high authority for the principle that a bads for conservadvn society in Russia might be found tn the policy of confiscation. Be

nad resulted In nothing of importance except the trace pact, but tbe real fact was that a more solemn and enduring pact had already been entered intc by GI those nations except Germany and Russia tn tbe covenant of tbe League at Nations. Asquith made a great play with the premier's picture of the nations of Europe preparing to man

: of the i that tbe gort knew nothing About t, rod he J know where Lloyd George

Tbe prime said be got It from the premiers of Poland and Rumania. Asquith asked why had the knowledge of this been kept from tbe home, and pointed out '(hat Russia and Poland had entered

Lord Robert Cectl's crtucissa ware mostly concerned with tbe United State* and France, and also with the

■d that If there was any possible way to comply with the coodidottv laid down by tbe raised State*

gicg" of dri»<

* of ttavtcr cars, both

i the city of Xi

York ** ouatnuy to the Amen cwn apir- j It and asking toe mayor tv rmto the (

iMcmaiireuJ opened at Paris. aUended by financier* reproM-situg apt*® nation*, lari tiding J. P. Morgan tor the United Stale* Charles It. Crane r<f Chicago found guilty of fomenting Syrian disorder* and sentenced during ahsehce to 2U years* Imprisonment by French military court in Damascea. France again approaches United Mates In eff it to -Orinniate program fur American panieipatiun at The liaroe re-aft-renca. According tv a dispatch from Genoa, Soviet Busata and Italy have signed a ' •muuemai treaty.

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to overwhelming vote after viA >rousiy defending policies at <iea-w; warns of dangers of UnsaoGennan rombinffbm. A Vamjuu jewel roobery was report- j *d to the police of Ion don by Mrs. V. j Angbt^cto*. the wife at a wealth) j Gredk residing la London. Mine. An- : , .clatoa aaid that tat arriving at the V :-toiia atatom by the cujtiaentoi txuit tram the noticed that on --ciering hemotor car hcvfinwsing cas- cuataUung jewelry valued at mure than ttei OIOIMUU Will uLaaBtg Xrom her iuggage >n order for nine lututcudvat has bees placed wfsh the Ilaidwm Lore mo tlv* Works by an Argentine railway, bit own Genoa poUcy againti criticism. Six syndicate* four Americas ana two English, are tddding fur the *7, VUUJJIM MuaievAeo loan which will bear 7% per remit Is nerwirry for the powers to make oumr arrangemem with Ruasia to save the pern.* of lb; world. Pro tuier Lloyd Grorgc told Ihe hooae Of commons in openoig debate upon the BrPksb polio

MRS. W. D. ROBBINS

wfll now ntaks her home fat Berlin, tar her husband has bean appointed of the American embassy

WAR UPON SIKN FBN IS OPENED IN ULSTER

Raid Coming S«4bunty Area! in Whi* 300 RepuMcan Officen and Men Taken Captves. Belfisut—Three hundred or more Priw jera were taken by Medal conacihlea la tbe various counties of Ulater. Tb£ prisoners comprised for the t part officers and men of the Irish Republican army, as well as members of tbe Sinn Fein and other organizations opposed to the ccoatltuted autborlUes here. Although tbe northern government had contemplated drastic action against the Sinn Fein. It sms the t—mtn.Uoc of W. 3. TwaddeU, a member at tbe northern parliament, that really decided the government to act promptly. But at the name Ome U reduced the number of captives in the round-up, as many of the .ending Republicans left Belfast, dreading reprisal* and thus escaped the police set The prisoner* wtM he Interned, but Jhe place of their Internment has not yet been determined. Ballyklnlar camp Is not aval) able, as military occupy it at tbe present time. Premier Craig In parliament declared that the recent

U was Impossible to allow such individual* in Ulster to carry os a conspiracy agnlnst authority. Tbe gov-

iffised that this panic, bui had is mind for some «eeks. Ha evily anticipated reprisal* for be teded to speak of the military which would be required If there was Inst Ulster

WORLD'S NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM

NIHON'S FREIBHT BILLISBEDUCEO Interstate Commerce Commission Decided Cut Averaging 10 Per Cent Be Made. TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY 1 Hold They Are Enftled Only to S.7* Per Con* Instead at t Fixed by Law—Nslthsr Are Farm Products Affected. Having Had R*H*». Washington.—Railroad freight rates will be reduced on July 1 by imourta equal to 10 per cent of their present levels under a decision of the Intat^ state Commerce Commission. Practically all classes and commodities of traffic affected by the derision which marked the eondumoa of the Investigation began last autumn by the com mission, on Its own Initiative, into the reasonableness of existing freight level* Agricultural product* in all sections of tbe country outside of New Erglend. livestock and western grain and grain product* are tbe chief commodities excluded from tbe reduction, these comprising tbe freight olasriflastioc upon which reduction* have been recently put Into effect. Passenger charges and Pullman fares also are left unchanged by tbe derislm. With lit decide® on rates, tbe commission announced also In determination of 5.75 per rear ls tbe reasonable annual return which carrier* in the future will be entitled to earn oj tbd* actual capital Investment. This romps re* with 6 per cent, the ressnaalde return level fixed under ibe transportation act for the'period explrtar March

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Railroads were required to signify to the commission before May SI whether they -roald voinstsrlly make new schedules complying with tbe derision or require the commission to Issue Us formal and detailed order for the alteration. Though divergency Is view within the rommtssian was Indicated by several supplemental concurring or dissenting pinion* Ih full weight of Ibe commission appeared to be thrown behind tbe statement made In tbe majority and cor.trnlllrg opinion that "general reduction In the rata level j* substantial as the eoadltioa of the carriers will permit will tend to stabilize the conditions under which commerce and liAjstry art carried on, with censeqaeut fuller assurance to carrier* at realizing a fair return." A* stated In technic*: Isuguagc to tbe railroad* the < tbat % after Jnly L U reasonable rates “Inriadlag the following periMtapr* of lucres** over tbe late* la effect Imtzedl tely prior to August 2d. nco." bbc set ap the territorial schedule* as tMl-ws: In the Earteru group. a!v> between prints In inicris territory and bet ween nilncus territory and the Easrern group 28 per cent. Instead of tbe 40 per cent authorized la tbe derislo-'A la*t dl*' (Increased rates of 1*20). “In the Western group and between the Western group and Illinois igrrltory. 21.5 per cent. Instead of the S3 per cent so authorized. “In the soutbe-B and mounti'n Pacific group* ltfl per cent. Instead of the 25 per cent s» authorize** “On Iniernatlonal traffic, except as otherwise pr-vlded herein. 20 per -ent. Instead of the SS1-3 per cent so authorzed.' Commissioner Potter. In t concurring

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STIRS ARMY ROW IT INCREASE T0133100 Senate Adde IkOQO to Unitor Fued by Route an* Iffropmtion Boost. WR* Size < Washington.—Prsrislna foe t regalar an. ▼ of 133.000 mm and 12M ufficers was mtJe by the Senai- UQS tary Committee in virtually completing revision of tho annual Ainty Approbation bill.

by the Senate coesaUttea aboot HfiOOO.fitia A contest with tbe Boose wa* predicted, la view of the Bomb Unitsdon of the army to 115j0Q0 men acd 11.000 efficetu. CVsnmlsaloQs for aH at the appn-d-matety 400 mldshlpasea In this jr«r'* graduating daaa at the Nauul Academy virtu, IV were assured mfora the Seaate Naval

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at once to the Scuate and seek as *rtor early ronaidevatlon None of the Deattmsudc committm members vo*ed agrtest reporting it* bill, but there was a reservation of a right to • ffer a me era tic Senators . aa believing the perennaoi sat bo nation excessive and said they were considering offer!,- amendments "■ doc* the 153000 figure. Some Republicans als./ were reported to be Bteg a resolution fight. Although the committee provided appropriation* for ISlOno men tbe ’ would amLirize a maxim am persoi of 140JXI0. Tht* It woe aald, wm » give the War Department some latitude In recruiting to KTl gaps esuari

attacks by Lord Behest Oeril and other* on his policy toward Franc*. Lord ~ ‘ sted it might be possible lied States into the con If K ware necessary to jettison The Hague meeting and artbe United States might be willing to

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Amid considerable uproar. Commander Kenworthy shorted: “What Is your policy 7“ “I desire to work with the democracy of France.' tbe premier replied o. cislvely.

the mu af tha to ternsttoual bankers' roeferet ad by J. P. Morgan, teifo^s a ikarp 'wraaan Wlrth

VIELC TO HOME BREWERS Whsotor Toils Dry* Existing Rsstrictions Go m Far m Wisdom Pormit* Milwaukee — Existing prohibition legislation “gues as for tn restricting b-ane bre« as U thought arte* at this time" TTeyne B. Wh dev, general rouasel. told the Anti-Saloon League

Ui.trjr* ennforeme here.

He gave an outline at pending federal lrtri<iatl-'8. wiilrh included a plank for (ieportatten «f slims convicted for the viuiadan of (he liquor acd narcotic

bon to Madrid have successfully made the return flight- Tbe third crashed and took fire, the pilz* bring as red. LONDON. — Sir Jamas Or* g. pr*. j mler of Ulster. teUgrnphtd to th« British govenrr.ent Umt the sitaation in Belfast is cunsMered os “extremely

grave.'

LONDON.—The Earl at Saif our. batter known os Arthur J. Balfour, ex Premier and head of Britain's driegm- i ticn to the Washington a cnee, teak Mo asst ta th Lord* He was raised to for &!s services at the conference. CINCINNATI. —Federal ProhitMt.on DiroctUr Bert Morgan smore In Federal court hsre the “rather Large sum" offered by George Itcmn* known os the •Ung of the Middle Smt. d to SSU0JUU. in return, tho ni testified, be was to iamie for liquor to he takes frets

-y - — — icat areas -1 the ( santry, declared teat as ratej hod been puehed op by boriaontal perc«tag- tacrenaa “a otmlisr y—•hoald be followed" ta bringing them down To meet lowered expense* of opere Horn" This coincided with (he cro romenu wLIrh Presideot Hsrdtag sd anced before rnliroad ez.cutlve, « a dinner confereuce Ust week. In f.vor of ret* rednctkms affectinj sharply basic csimoditl** but le J* tombed existing retes on high-priced finished comm riiUes which g-sereliy

OS VALERA OAO OF TWINS On* of Hie Former Cabinet Minister* Also Prooq Fsthor. Dublin-—Mz* Eemao de Talent, ertfe of tbe UepobUeafi party leader gave tunb to twin boy* and Mr* Charles Burges* wife of the former minister if d. fense In de Valera's cabinet and c >roi< iseut oppouent at the treaty, gave hirt'j to a deugbter. Both fathers were congralulated by their fwiiticol adb« Ttnis, srho pointed out that this coiDcideooe came sowa

after tbs

•T. LOUIE, Ms,—The resolimon pro. ■mood to Ihe house of delegates id the American Medical Assort,u.® spCongrem lor relief from the

2MELVE ANTi-LYNCH BILL

Capote Commutes ihsslpo iee Action Ponding Comgrnmios Wrth Mcmos WnAtegten -Unable ^ clri.n m foe hoove entl-lynchlng bliL the Senate Jndldxry Conimltte> dertded to posifK«e action, to give time for ■ <«vLUatiuu «tth house landers The saggestirn far s subsUtute bill to toe« (he uucoMtituU.ual objncUo-w said to be prominent in the coma cvrmlderatk*. and Republican l

predicted that some c .mprt. are would be worked • ul

The department of state has ne «>* fimotion of tho Frenoh aonvict and sentence to 20 years •nent of Charles R. Crons, Chicago on a charge of Inciting uprislnsi *

•yria.

The French government mW bo not ** « few days when the AmsnM*

learned at the treasury. Wrth oat , cur rad j

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to the dcstilbudoa of whisky, ass after dlocusaitn odtgKed by an over-

NEW YORK. — District Attorney Juab H. Uautsi cuafid«.ijy oMmred more than Mu of ihe Oil Trade Aaeoatioc of New York, which held u ianefaeau xt tbe BanketW Club, that before the end of the y ear the New York Exchange would be under leg ►-

MOLD-UF KAN tfi KILLED Fallow Bandit* Captured and |1? nre Recovered at Bridgeport. Bridge,^. Coua—One bandit MBsfl. another injured and the fUUkiU pay roll of Uw C-mnertlcul < was recovered after , hold up bTfour u*u and u idrtoi egi,t f,.. II. ou.., toa,,. “ Im Ice car captured the hondir, . Ktretford and « luwtd |„ llfe ^ two y, .. .—. .

members at th* FoC'ernl ***'* Board with a view tn prsvldma repreeematien of agriculture. President Harding, it to new k*<«' (4 ' 6am not expect voluntary redari ® - from tho carrier* » Cdq* assail* Boren's reoetvGen s*"* recognition of Rwseia. Dismissal sf two “fwjr" reon ta Tr«R* ur X DopartmoM ends Elmer Dcvc''* pstronsg, pi**. ■'* ” cams under » . wh*e w.r. OS,: - ct

cHsrgod for mod zone* An op.mufi that tho antMynch'''S £ psatod recently by tho house •» - constitutional and should net tr 1 acted by Congress was auhnutu:

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