St. John's Daily Star, 1920-01-03

              The St. John's Daily Star Our Average Daily Circulation November 8,811  (PRICE: One Gent), VOL. VI. WFATHFR Pmh<~ W toN. iV WbfcWiei SATURDAY, JAJTUARY 3,1*20 IhE wEATHER Ptobs "•wru vf ViMCi. ■a No. 2. V L L vtXa» t f Half A Million Dollars In Graft To Four Tories In 12 Months! UNCLE SAM BAGS 2000 RADICALS Biggest Round Up of Agitators in History of Country lakes Place in United States- Eight Hundred Warrants Is sued ifi New York Alone WASHINGTON Jan. 2—The greatest roundup of radicals in the ration's history was conducted tonight by the government acting through the department of justice's agents in thirty-three cities stretching from coast to coast. At midnight reports indicated that more than 1500 members of communist and communist labor parties, against whom raids were directed, were in custody and officials expressed the opinion that daylight would see twice that number behind prison bars. The department of justice operatives were directed to catch the radicals "with the goods" and that these directions were carried out was evidenced in reports, particularly from New York, where offices of communist newspapers were raided, md from New England where considerable literature prepared for dissemination by two parties was seized. At midnight more than 300 had been arrested in New York and sent to Ellis Island. From a dozen New England cities 300 or mofe of communists were gathered, and in Detroit the raiders found a further supply, taking about 300 into custody. Chicago and Philadelphia supplied more than 200 and Buffalo about 100. # Is Directed By Palmer New York, N.Y., Jan. 2—Th< greatest round up of radicals eve: known in this country began tonigh when an army of agents of the de partment of justice armed with 400 C warrants simultaneously raided even known "red" headquarters in th< principal cities of the country. In New York, the raids were unde: the supervision of Chief Flynn, heac of the department of justice ,secre service, and 800 warrants were issued for arrest of radicals. Attorney General Palmer personally directed the great round up from Washington which had as its definite aim the ridding of the United [States of every alien who plotted against the government. The raids were specifically directed the communist Jv[>arUy and communist labor leaders. FAVORS ESTHONIANS IN EVERY RESPECT Agreement with Bolshev'ki is Notable Success for Esthonian Gov erament. Dcrpat, Russia, Jan. I.—A  of the agreement signed by the Esthonian ar.-'i Bolshevik representatives brt night, as a p'olirrrnar/ \o the armistice, p-irtirularly .he military guarantees indicate th: l>th«i;iani Lave scored a notable suxess m most important points up-iSe' negotiations. • m «  CALL OFF STRIKE Street Car Employees Iβ Rome Get Increase Of Wages '" "ftoine, Jan. 2—A strike of street-, car employees began yesterday and | was limited to one day's duration, the ; demands of the men for increased | j pay to meet the high cost of living ! having been met by the company. j The government in turn granted j I the companies the right to raise the; ! car fares one cent. The schooner Esther Hankinson has loaded at Fogo for Gibraltar with a cargo of 8132 quintals of codfish. ADMIRAL JELLICOE IS GUEST OF SCHWAB Jellicoe VUiU New York Stock Exchange and is Welcomed by Broken. New York, N.Y., Jan.  Jellicoe, retired first lord of British admiralty, who has been making I tour of Canada and mapping out a naval policy for that country, today visited the New York stock exchange as the guest of Charles Schwab, chairman of the board of director of the Bethlehem Steel Co. The visitors were greeted with cheer* by th« I brokers and clerks. TRIBESMEN ON RAMPAGE Put Up Fierce Fight Against the British Expeditionary Force in India. JJANDAS, Nakach. India (via London),, Dec. 29—Fiercest fighting ever experienced on the tnch'an frontier has been in progress during tinla J* tl.ree days, in which tirni the British casualties have been heavier than those in the entire campaign in the Tirah district in 1897, whi'j tap hill tribesmen have suffered as neter before.The Mashuds displayed the utmost determination in opposing the opera-: tJons of the British Expeditionary Force, resisting in most stub>orn manner British attempts to advance. The British column  was compelled to remain encamped in Palesina Plain. An unnamed buglar of the i 34th Native Pioneers, showed notable heroism in the course of hand-to-hand fighting. Left with only a few com- I rades he seized a pick-axe and fought I the tribesmen till they retired when jhe returned to camp laden with trophies. / Bolsheviks Are Prepared To Talk Peace With World I Dorpat, Russia, Jan. I—Bolsheviki Russia is willing to open negotiations jwith the great powers in the interest of peace but will not hold out the c , olive branch to General Denikine, ac- I ! cording to M. K. Loirke, secretary of i j the Soviet delegation conference with 1 Esthonian delegates here. \ He added that the Bolshevik army now numbered three million men and (declared the Soviet Russian would be I glad to disband the entire force if peace with the world could be secured."Gentleman" Defined By Bishops Of London 5 i - . - ~ ... ■ - i"■ London, Eng., Jan. 2—Bishop i Welldon, dean of Durham, attributed : the following qualities to a Christian U gentleman, whose character and spirit \ were vitally needed today, particulari Iy in industrial disputes:N "Such a f man could not lie;.his life was open, : his aspect was clear. He looked all J the world in the face. He would not |, if he could, and could not if he I would, play a double part He would I not take an unfair advantage of any' 3 body. His word was his bond. His I (conscience was his religion. He was I the soul of loyalty and integrity. He i asked not what he would get, but what jhe could give. He tried to make the I world a little better and a little hap- I pier. He was always looking out foi 9 a chance to say a kind word or do a gS kind act, relieve sorrow and inspire 9.| hope, or lift a lame dog, dry the tears SI that flowed so freely, and helptfnose 9 who were sad at heart to smifc H again.,. LEAVE FOR KIEL. Commission to Investigate German Port Baterial Su< Is for Kiel. Berlin. Jan. 2.—The ftriti'h Com-1 miss'on entrusted by the Supreme [Council with the task of investigating j the port material of Gs-Tnany in connection with compensation for sink S ing German war vein's in Scapa nti Flow Uft W« to-day for Kiel NEEDS HELP  OF AMERICA IT C A *• * ~t\ a* J.S. Action m Connectioii .; With League and Treaty J lEEDS. Ea*. Jμ. 2—Lord Robert • Cecil, former asst. secty. for foreign affairs, in addressing the stu\ dents qf Leeds university today concerning suggested reservations by the I United States in the peace treaty, de' dared that he could not say that the reservations were so vital that it would be impossible to accept cooperation on terms of reservations. The urgency of the European vita 1 ation, Lord Robert said, was so i J gnat that it would be assuming tremendous responsibility to refuse America's co-operation in trying to bring order out of chao*. Crew of Freight Train Are Held Responsible For Fatal Collision Brownville Junction, Maine, Jan. 2 —Testimony to the effect that members of the crew of a freight train were responsible for the collision between freight and immigration 'trains near Onawa, Maine, December 26th, was given at the hearing conducted fey the Maine public utilities commission today. Twenty-three persons were killed and fifty injured in lite wreck. RAID IRISH POST OFFICE Bandits Get Away With Sev ! eral Hundred Pounds.— i Motor Cars Wrecked. [fIMERICK, Jan. 2—The Limerick :< ■ post office was raided about midnight last night by twenty masked and armed men, who looted several I hundred pounds in cash and money orders. The post office staff, numbering twelve persons, was held up until the pillage was completed. The employees were then warned not to attempt to follow bandits Whc escaped unmolested. Miita>y forces -are occupying the post office.. , , Smash Motor Can Dublin, Jan. 2—The smashing of seven motor cars within the last two days and serious attacks on automobile drivers is believed to be the work of striking motor drivers who, it is reported, are attempting to force the government to abandon its order requiring motorists to obtain permits to operate trteir cars^ IS BIG YEAR FOR WATERWAY j• < < Traffic Thru Panama Canal for 1919 ' Greatest in Canal's History. Panama, Colon, Jan. 2.—Traffic through the Panama Canal in 1919 exceeded that of any previous year. Two thousand three hundred and ninety six ships of 7,128,000 nclt tonnage, in addition to naval ships displacing KOOO.OOO tons* pessed thru the waterway. The cargoes of merchant ships amounted to 7.710,000 /■ — i  Nfld Steamer Seal Removes Bell Is. Folk Quebec, Jan. 3—The Newfoundland steamer Seal has rescued the marooned lighthouse keepers, their families and the wireless operators at Belle Isle and now safe on board received here last night from a lower gulf village, which reported the receipt of the following messagl: "AH hands successfully taken of i Belle Isle and now safe on board steamer Seal, bound for Newfoundland."i ■ i ill Montcahn Saik for Belle Is. North Sydney. N S.. Jan. 2.-The icebreaker Montcn'w sailed at six this 'morning in another attempt to reach he fightkeepen at Belle Ifle with j iUDDlier. BIG FOE SHIPS ARE FOR SALE U. S. to Seß Many Former Gerwa Lsers, hcbdißg the Great L^rirtbi WASHINGTON. Jan. 2-Thirty former German passenger chips seized when the United States entered the war, including the Leviathan, the largest vessel afloat, Agamennon, Geo»ge Washington and others which were die pride of the German merchant marine, were offered for tale today by the US. pipping board. Proposals for the purchase of the vessels which may be filed up to January twentieth will be received only from United States buyers and must include pledge to use ships on fines designated by shipping board. MONTREALERS FACE BIG WATER FAMINE . Employes of Chic Reeerroir System Go On Strike a»d Water Shortage Resotts. ! Montreal, Jan. \—Confronted by a fast emptying reservoir, the engineer, Bremen, coal passers and oilers of the aqueduct deoartment being on strike, the civic officials of Montreal J faced a trying situation beginning at midnight of New Year's Eve and con! tinujng until this afternoon, when the. j first pump of 12 million gallons cap- Wtfe *>**• by dint of hard work, relief ■of ¥*at threatl ened to be a water famine for % great part of Montreal. I Situation Improved. Montreal, Jan. 2—-The civic water situation showed improvement this afternoon as the result of,agreements reached between the civic authorities ", and the Montreal Water Power Company which supplies water to the municipalities surrounding the city whereby the downtown section of the city was furnished with water. Two Workmen Killed At Dupont Powder Mill Wilmington, Del., Jan. 2—One of the grinding mills of the Hagley plant of the Dupont Powder Co., i blew up this morning. Two workmen were killed and one injured. The building was of flimsy con! struction. The plant is on Brandywine Creek, three miles from here. ! Military Role Rescinded. 'Chicago, Jan. I—Military rule in force in the Gary, Indiana, steel dis] trict since incession of nationwide 1 strike of steel workers today, was J rescinded by army officers at the requfeet of Mayor Hodges. . The order was interpreted to mean the immediate withdrawal of troops stationed I in the district. TRADE EXPANSION PLANS DISCUSSED /Sir Hamar Greenwood Outlines Scheme (or Boosting the Industries of Britain London, Jan. 2.— Sir Ha-* mar Greenwood, overseas Minister of, trade, schemes in hand for pushing British Industrie*, especially by means of British Industrial fair, which is to be held next month. British manufacturers, while suffering from variety of. troubles arising through the war, are overwhelmed, with home market orders, said Sir Hamar. . The time will come, however, when, sow* pf the demands will t have been filled, and then they must. be ready, to. maintain and improve their position in the foreign markets. Whatever i may have been-the at[ titude of British diplomatic commer■ cial attachees and consuls before the w|i, their paramount duty now is the furtherance of British trade, he said; Telephone Workers Quit Copenhagen, Jan. 2.-=—A general t strike of workers in the telephone i service throughout Denmark began yesterday. TO TEST ELECTIONS Election Petitions Are Being FM Today Afumt Woodford And IAMt The Star learns that Messrs. Gibbs and BarroD nave been retained by parties in Harbor Main District to handle the election petitions against the tory candidates Mes|&. Woodford and Jones and that these petitions were presented to die court 'his forenoon. 26 DROWN IN WRECK Schooner T. W. Alan Lost I and All Personnel Are I Rpliaviw! flrAitfnAi) Dviicvcu i/iuWinnie HALIFAX, N. &, Jan. l-Wreckage from the American schooner T. W. Allan, 94 tons, of Proyidenee, Rhode island, which sailed from New Bedford, Conn., on Nov. 19, for Brava. drifted ashore; during last night at Harbor ViHe on the Bay of Funrfy shore, near Berwick. Al on board the schooner are believed Jost. Had 26 On Board New Bedford, Mass., Jan. I—the two-masted schooner T. W. Allan, wreckage from which has drifted ashore jpf Jpjfitk \.-ty v& sailed from Hlis port;- on No,v« 19 for the Cape Verde Islands with a crew of 18 and eight passengers, including two aliens who had been put aboard by an immigration officer for deportation. . . •' ..h ■- The schooner, which registered 9€ tons, was.in command of the owner, Capt. James F. Silva, of this city. Most of Hie passengers were residents of New Bedford, who were returning to their former homes in the Cape Verde Islands. ' The vessel was loaded with a gen- WILL "RAID" WHITE HOUSE Radicals To Appeal To Wilson For Release Political Prisoners New York; N.Y., Jan.  ands of radicals from all parts of the country are planning a descent on the »White House fawn <Jn February 12th, : Lincoln's birthday, to appeal to President Wilson for release of political prisoners from federal jaik?" I The s.s. Susu will not leave here I before Tuesday next; going dhrect to MORE BIG GRAFT EXPOSURES MADE Four Government Pets Get Half Million Dollars During Last > Few Months Of Tory Regime, Premier Squires As' noances at Rousing liberal Rally. • - M m imt . .. tllll t -t * ,' » rooms, Botwood Hall were crowded again last night with a gathering of eager and enthusiastic committee men-who came forward to I carry the burner of the popular Liberal Reform Government to vic\ m the St. West bye-eiectib* on January 22nd. At last nifht's meeting there were many additional recruits from amongst" those who had been hard workers for the Labor candidates in*the general election. These men- are earnest and sincere advocates of the cherished ideals of organized labor. The, manifesto of the Liberal Reform leader, Hon. R. A. Squires, being an embodiment of the labor manifesto, honest and honorable, consisting of action, causes straightforward men from the ranks of organized labor to support it, hence it is that we see local labor leaders joining hand in Haikf whffthe members of the West End Liberal Reform ' warrior committed the fight against the selfish coterie of corruptionsts who have wrung rftilKbrts of dollars from the producers of this country in order that they may be able to make fortunes for themselves and a few of their as.welt as to provide a huge corruption, fund to buy votes that they unay retain power to further enrich themselves at the expense of the people- After the meeting had been called to order by chairman Phillips, Hon. R. A. Squires addressed the committee. In dealing with the flour question and the recent rumour that there would be a big increase in the price, ihe Premier assured those present that the present prices will obtain for some .time longer, as far as he could learn stocks held at present amounted to 30 or 35 thousand barrels. Should there be any slight increase it would be such only as would cover cost of storing and other incidental expenses. No . definite information ".so far could be j obtained from Canadian millers as to whether the recent advance in the price of. wheat would mean extra • cost on the flour they are milling >' from stocks of grain no/v held by 'them. One thing he cpuld definitely assure hie hearers of, > and that Was that the present government of Newfoundland would allow no unjust profiting, (cheers). TeHs Of More Graft After dealing with the satisfactory reports that are coming in from a!J. parts of the district of St. 'John's West, all of which go to show that the people of St. John's West will support clean honest government on Jan, 22nd, the Premier read out a little list of contracts that have been handed out to certain toxy JiangeTS on during the last two years., W.J. Ellis.. ~ .. ..'..5255000* Moore & C 0... '.V 89,000 M/&E. Kennedy,.. . .. .88,000 Spratt Brothers,.. .. .. . .34.000 r '■ -  Total $466,000 Total nearly a half a million dollars, of which W. J. Ellis rtceived over a quarter of a million. These contracts were not all tendered for in the usual way but were simply "slid on" to the party followers of the tory regime. The housing question was next taken up by the speaker and the attitude of the government in assisting and co-operating with the. PoOTtfuaa .  Building Association was made cleaT. Their policy will be a lasting memorial of the Liberal Reform government and-its devotion to the wants of the people, (cheer) Hon H. J. Brownrigg in addressing the committee dealt largely with the flour situation the importations for 1919 were short of the importations for 1918, and we were . not over the public need not be scared as the government would be able to handle any situation that may arise and it may not be wise to interfere with importations while things ; were going along Fairly well. Mr. I Brownrigg next spoke of campaign I matters and showed up the desperate ! straits the tories. were driven to by sending every possible one of their east end talkers up around the west end. • With Mr. Squires he felt that . their west end committee was strong enough to win the fight by its own efforts alone. (Hear, Hear.) The Coal Situation. The coal situation was also reviewed and it was announced that a steamer with 6000 tons would, arrive within a few days. With some ! further reference to the work of the committee the speaker finished amidst great enthusiasm and applaus Mr. Squires announced that he and Mr. Brownrigg had to leaVjo!%o at-, tend a- meeting of the executive  which the flour question would be j discussed and before doing so he wished to welcome Mr. James Mc- Grath, President of the L.S.P.U. also to extend a welcome to several other labor men who were present. (Cheers applause and great enthuisiasm.) Dr. Campbell now addressed the committee. He thought some of our public men had been aping Alexander the Grea£ who . had several cities named after him. Our gran kings had lanes and paths named in their tyonor after thousands of dollars had been spent on these places preparing them for the christening. clothing them in a baptismal robes of mud. A part of Mundy - Pond Road, was called 'Cashin Avenue," white a rabbit path on the back of Broad Cove was named "Bennett Avenue," and there was a stiff big * fight on for a time as to whether the path on of Wm. Roost's should be known as "Morine Boulevard" or 'Moore Boulevard." There were 45 vdtes at Mundy Pond, Bennett got a part of one of them on a split vote. That half vote had cost the people of this country $6,130. Continuing the Doctor scored the grafters soundly in such a way as he only can do it. (Cheers and ape plause). Speak* For Labor. Mr. James McGrath, the respected *r* rintied' on Pace lA\ I: , More j New Arrivals I Cream and White Initial I '""" Silk Handkerchiefs I MAne Excelda riercerised 1 'WCII O Handkerchiefs a I Men's Linen Collars Men's Soft Collars II IVlell S Bosom SHIRTS 1 &-~SS£'t Very Neat Patterns I [ ? SPECIAL VALUE $4.00 11 Men's White Silk Scarfs I BI I 1 All Extra Good Value I El " ' "* irQl ' ' - I I i Aafl SBr** S  lwifl " 11 :1 JIH TB **^ Another 10,000 Barrels Stock in and to afljive* We are now booking orders for Deliveries as required. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS