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THE LAK COUNTY TIME World's News by LN.Leac8dWire VOL. XV. NO. 19S. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1922.

HAMMOND, INDIANA REVEMBGE TO ANNOUNCE CANDIDACY THIS Tawing caolAiaass wit probably now Tuesday and in extreme outlj, portion tonight, riming ywratnr. "TP Carrfr aajot "I w. gniTBoaa 50o par moU en trt and aws stands, 3o par iopt. THURSDAY TO SEE HAT IN THE RING DADS! THE BOYS ARE FAMOUS LINCOLN SPEECH AT GETTYSBURG RECALLED CALLING M. C.

TRAIN SLEEPERS LEAVE RAILS Thirty-two persons narrowly escaped, injury early today when two sleepers of passenger train No. 19., Michigan Central railway, westbound, due in Hammond at 7:08, were ditched near Kalamazoo, and a passenger coach was partly derailed. A broken rail caused the wreck, the tracks being ripped up for a distance of 800 feet. A relief train pikked up the passengers and brought them here; Ko one was injured WILL RATIFY 20 PER CENT WAGE DEMAND Operators Prepare to Enforce Wage Cuts Regardless of Convention's Acts DR. FRANCIS KEEFER D1ESJ.AST NIGHT Former Hammond Physician Had Reached the Advanced Age of 88.

Dr. Francis. R. Kecfer, one of Hammond's pioneer rhs-siciansS and former drug store proprietor, died last evening at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. K.

C. Minas, 32 Rimbach of pneumonia, having reached the splendid old age of 88 years. Dr. Keefer had not practiced medicine for a number of yearn and retired from business many years ago, but his establishment is well remembered by the old timers. Six children survive him and they are: O.

Keefer, Attica, Ind. E. J. Keefer, Los Angeles, Cal. Lillic Armstrong, L03 Angeles, CaL H.

Andrews, Ind. Walter I Keefer, Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. E. C.

Minas, Hammond. dedicate we can riot consecrcate we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead who struggled here, have consecrated it tar above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say-here, but it can never forget what they did. here.

It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought her thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth." NAUGHTY Senator New Perfects Organization on Three Weeks' State Tour TTIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPITAL IXniANAPOLIts, Feb. 13. New Thursday will a day of days it: Hoosier politics 1922. On that day Albert J.

Eeveridge wilt toss aside the mantle of aloofness ar.d in the midst of his admirers who an. to come to Indianapolis from all parts of the state. Termit his political h.t to fall in the senatorial ring. At the same time the democrats will be session to decide finally upon their senatorial candidate for the primiry nomlnation. It is well known fn democratic circles that the nomination of that party will go to the chosen by the machine.

Of course, there is pome slight opposition to the machine dictation, but the party is not buojant enough for the opposing factions to make much headway In their scraps. The democratic shouting for Thomu Taggart as the senatorial nominee recognized by miy as merely an organization fanfar produced for the purpose of complementing the Lick veteran, llui when it comes to the actual picking tha nominee there is now little dout that he will be Samuel M. Halstori, ex-governor. Tlit Taggart faction i. strong enough to fc-ive the party leader the nomination and it is possible he would accept it were itnot for the fact that his health is very poor.

At the meeting of tbo democratic' state committee Thursday it is expected that there will be a "demand" for Mr. Taggart and word will eonu-that he can not possibly run. If thinsrs go as expected the committee will th-r-turn to Mr. Italston and he will accept the nomination tqr the indorsement of the committee will be virtually equivalent to a nomination. It is expected that the eleventh district will hold out for its favorite son, Bernard B.

Shively at the democratic parleys. He has endorsed for the senatorial nomination by the party or- ganization of that 3tstrict. But in the event he does not receive the indorsement of the machine, and no leaders expect him to, he will make a primary fight for the nomination. The fourth. ninth4 twelfth and tenth districts each have democratic sena-, aspirants Ik event something should hapren to prevent Mr.

Ralston or Mr. Taggart from being the nominee. In the fourth district Lincoln rixon, for many jjpars a member of congress, is being groomed. The ninth district is busy in Kg efforts to promote the candidacy of John C. Snyder of Crawfordsville.

supreme scribe of the Tribe of Ben Hur. From the twelfth district the word comes that Claude. Bowers, Fort Wayre editor, is timber and in the tenth district William Darroch, an attorney of t. i' lj iiivvu; Women's club is again bobbing up much to the consternation of the ri-l line party men look upon thr-club with contempt and are. greatly; put out over its lastlmove.

At a meeting recently the cltjo took a vote whether it' would indorse the candidacy of Taggart Ralston for fpit-ntor. Tggart was voted on first nn! he was given unanin.ous support. The old line fellows are not at all ed with the indorsement of Taggart. hut they do not like this kind of publicity. It gums up their works.

Senator Harry S. New has completed three weeks of thorough organ ization building in Indiana and has returm-d to Washington to participate in the senate debates on the treaties signed as a result of the arms onfircc There wos nothing spectacular ahoj't Senator New's stay ii Hoosic-rdom. fs that he before the republican editors and made speeches in Indianapolis, Muncie, South Bend ard Noblesville, but theso talks were not of any particular benefit in advancing his candidacy. The personal work done by the senator at hi? headquarters in the Hotel Severin was of vast importance. This was recognized by the Beveridge leaders.

The senator has seen hundreds of Republicans from every part of tho state; he has ba) personal chats with score of Indian editors and has mixci generally with his constituency. There is no doubt that Senator organization is more; nearly perfected than Bcvoridge's. Very generally the regular Republican organization is for Mr. New. TMsvery ffect gave him the advantage over BeverJdge.

Three weeks ago i was felt in the capital that Beveridgp was sixty days ahead of New in thematter of created in his bhalf. Keen load, ers on bothVsidcs felt'jjthis and admitted it. But ths situation Hot-? not seem to exist tody. With the arrival of Senator Nct- in Indiana his band wagon began to slide along au.i the old wheels have been better lubricated each day since. There is a reason for this.

Beveridg reached the height of his popularity sometime in January. This marked th end of more than a year of speech making by Mr. Beveridgre on non-political subjects. In many section of th state the small politicians, whfch must be reckoned with in an organization had been busy gauging the situation with the selfish view of picking the most likely winner. In other cases the underlings of leaders were feeling alright until the latter part of January when they began to; doubt whether Beveridge was really fe'oing to run.

It is fatal to these little politicians to call out for a candidate who does not materialize. The situation was Rimmed up concisely by a colored pif.cinet leader one of the 'larger cities. His master had declared for Bewridge. Late in January this colored precinct man came around to his bops. He rolled his eyes in a signifpeanr manner and ventured: ain't got tContinuied oa Tkge Flv The birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator, was fittingly commemorated yesterday and today recalling the famous Gettysburg speech made by him at the dedication of the cemetery, when he said: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this con-: inent a new nation, conceived of lib-' erty and dedicated to the that all men are created equal.

"Now we are engaged a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated," can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place lor those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. "But in a larger sense we can not LATEST (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON, Feb.

13. "Uncle Joe" Cannon of Illinois, veteran of twenty-three congresses and former speaker of the House of Representatives. announced today that he would not be a candidate for re-election. (BULLETIN) WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 American exports in January, aggregating $279,000,000, were the since last July, according to figures made public today by Secretary of Commerce Hoover.

Merchandise imports during January amounted to $216,000,000. (BULLETIN) WACO. Feb. 13. Authorities today were investigating a double murder and the wound ing of a third person, probably fatally at Concord, seven miles from here.

Seven Negroes and nine Mexicans are being held on suspicion. (BULLETIN) INTER NATIONAL NEWS StRVICEl BALTIMORE, Feb. 13. The Danish steamship Texas, bound here from Boston by way of Philadelphia, is aground in Vineyard Sound, according to word received here today by local agents for the vessel. She is not believed to be in immediate danger.

(BULLETIN) PARIS. Feb. 13. It was reported this afternoon that the international economic conference scheduled to open March 8 at Genoa will be postponed until April 15 and that it will be in Rome or some other city rather than Genoa. SHE ADMITS GETTING MONEY FROM -TAYLOR But Neva Gerber Says It Was Only to 'Pay for An Automobile.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! LOS lNGKLES, Feb. 13. Pretty Neva Gerber, film actress, wlio two years ago, was engaged to William Desmond Taylor, slain motion picture director, today explained the fact that several checks were made out in her name by the late director, including one for $500, about three weeks ago. "The checks which Mr. Taylor gave mc from time to time can be easily explained," Miss Gerber fald.

"Although our engagement was terminated two years ago, we remained the best of friends. lJuring our engagement Mr. Taylor gave men an automobile as a holiday present that is, it was understood between Mr. Taylor and myself as a holiday present. "The machine was not all paid for at one time and in order to prevent gossip from misconstruing the spirit In which the gift was made, Mr.

Taylor stmply made out checks to me so I could pay for the car In my own name. 'Numerous other checks were for distribution to the poor. As to that last check given me before his death, that can be accounted for'Very pimply. Mr. Taylor was always looking after my career or doing all he could to help me in the film world.

He knew that I. was in temporary financial straits at that time and voluntarily sent me $000." THE Gary building trades tie up. resulting from the order issued by the Sub Contractors association issuing an order that a SI. 00 an hour wage scale would become effective Feb. 1, is near-ing a solution.

At a meeting af the plumbers they decided to accept the scale and return to work tomorrow morning ATTKSTIOST, DADS! AH men of Hammond who intend to take Scouts to the Father and Son banquet Wednesday evening should immediately inform It. C. Fierce, president, at the Hammond council. His office phone is 3100 and his home phone 8796. This is important.

Boy Scouts hold the center of -Hammond's stage today and will continue to monopolize nritil Wednesday evening when the Anniversary Week celebration closes with the annual Father and Son banquet at the Masonic Temple. Yesterday scouting provided topic for sermons in practically all of the churches of the city. This evening the Drum and Bugle Corps holds its big parade and in the windows of several stores the scouts will continue their demonstrations- of knot tying, first aid, tire building and other accomplishments of scouting Windows of the Lion store, Minas'store and gas office have had large, crowds in front of them each day since trjjp exhibits and demonstrations started. Saturday thirty-two boys representing ten troops went on the hike to the Little Calumet river. Many boys passed their tests in different lines of scoutcraft.

There was a treasure hunt, some trailing, fire building contests and game's. How wide awake the boys are was shown by a contest staged on the way out. Certain objects were named and the boys were told to watch for as many as possible for them. The first scout to "spot" one of these was given a bean. One lad had 65 beans when they reached the river.

On returning to the city at 5. SO o'clock Scout Executive Scott found four boys busily engaged in brightening up headquarters. They had washed the the floor and were varnishing the linoleum. Thus did three scouts from Troop 6 and from Troop. 4 forego the hike in order to do a good turn.

Tomorrow is good turn day in the schools and scouts will vie with each other in doing good turns fr the teachers. It will be interesting. EXPERTS VISIT CITY Hammond, Whiting. East Chicago and Indiana Harbor come Jn for slams at the hands of the investigators of the state housing commission. have spent' some time in the Calumet region.

Only a short time ago Clary was sharply criticized for conditions in its tenement district. In Hammond the investigators visited the home on Towle street, which was recently reported in The Times. Thfs barn-residence of three rooms had three cows and a horsa in one room and the family of three occupied the other two rooms. The investigators left orders for the renovation of the place. Another bad Vase was found on Webster avenue, in Hammond.

Housing conditions of foreigners in Whiting were said to be bad in the report made by the in vestigaors. In East Chicago and Indiana Harbor it Is said the efforts of the Red Cross and Social Welfare society have resulted in better housing conditions ajnong the foreigners. SPROAT NEWEST SENATORIAL CANDIDATE Attorney E. G. Sproat of Hammond is the first man to set his cap for the new state senatorship which the last session of the legisfature gave Lake Mr.

Sproat this morning said Tie intended to be a candidate for the office. The last legislature re-apportioned the state on the basis of the 1920 census and gave Lake county three senators. Heretofore the county has had two senators and a joint senator with Porter county. The joint senatorship has been abolished. Senators Nejdl and Holmes tcld over until the next session, while it will be necessary to elect the third man next fall.

BIG OIL WELL CATCHES FIRE INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE xLO.S Feb. IS. Shooting a nijeet of fUme 5.000 'feet into, the air aid illuminrvting the country within a radius of 15 miles, Bell well No. 2 at Santa Fo Springs, which came in as gusher at noon Saturday-caught fire early today. Guards' were posted to keep sightseers from venturing too close to the flame and efforts were made to prevent the fire from spreading to P.ell well Xo, 1.

producingoil at the rate of 4.40 barrels a d. Representatives of -the drilling compact sutd the wfll might Itself in a weok. E. WALTON of Anderson, who has been appointed deputy revenue collector of this district, is expected in Gary early this week where he will make his headquarters. HOUSING INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS.

Feb. 13. Bent a "holding what holding they have ot" in their present wagt contract ana ctcrraina 10 aemanu oo tial pay increase at the expiration of existing agreement some six -weeks hence, the 2.300 delegates to the international convention of the United Mine orkers began arriving-today for the sessions which will open tomorrow. The wage question' will come sharply to the front early in the convention, for the sealed recommendations of the e' ale coirimittee are to be opened shortly after ihe session begins and placed terore the representatives of the miners of the bituminous coal fields for their approval. The proposed defensive alliance of the miners and members of the sixteen major railroad unions likely will be discussed freely by the delegates, and it may incidentally neceive the conventions o.

but success of the planned coalition does not hinge upon approval by the convention. It already has had ofiicial sanction and awaits only acceptance by the railroaders. It is a foregone conclusion that the convention will ratify the twenty Per cent wage increase demand already formulated by the anthracite miners in their recent tri-state meeting. Then a call will go forth for joint conferences between the miners and the operators who have given every indication that they will insist upon a decrease In wages in the hard coal In the bituminous fields, however, even the preliminary steps of attempting to arrive at an agreement do not promise such clear sailing. because powerful operating groups have flatly refused to enter into joint negotiations and have prepared to enforce pay cuts regardless of the action taken in tomorrow's convention.

Both fields will witness a cessation of opera! after April 1 as a result of the Uoek now forecast, it is generally cted'. Union t.Jcial were frank to admit that public opinion does not appear to fee with the miners in their demands. CHURCH KEPT ALIVE BE HANGED INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE! CHICAGO, Feb. 13. So that he may banged in the county jail next Friday.

Harvey Church, -show off jourdered, is being forcibly kept aJtne by the state. The state has decree that Church, who ha locked his jaws in a hunger strike, must literally "like to die." Today the condemned mn was forcibly fed with saline solutions by the jaii physician. Church, termed the "hermit of the jail," because bo has prown a heavy beard and shaggy whiskers, has been on a hunger strike for thirty days. His' eyes are glassy and sunken, his cheeks a greenish yellow. He acts like a wild animal when attempts are made to feed Mm.

The jail authorities are making arrangements to carry him to the gul-iows. if necessary. Church was convicted of killing, hacking and burying Bernard J. raugherty and Carl lAsrau, automobile salesmen, to gain possession of an automobile. SMOKE SCREEN EXISTS IN TAYLOR MYSTERY New Witnesses Sought In Hollywood Crime By-District Attorney.

BY CITARLF.S E. HVGI1KS STAF CORRESPONDENT I. N. SERVICE! LOS ANGELES, Feb. In the belief that persons in the Hollywood motion picture colony, who have not, been hitherto questioned, are in possession of information of importance in connection with the probe of the William D.

Taylor murder mystery, District Attorney Thomas Lee Wool-wine, and other officials have started an investigation that is expected to reach every nook of the great studio center. The district'attorney and two of his chief Investigators were engaged today on a secret mission that started last right. It was generally admitted that one phase of the investigation oon-, frne(i a theory lint a fne ring" tnay have been involved in so-ne way. A woman and two men, whose identity is being kept a secret, were in attendance at the district attorney's conference. JVn official court reporter was another member of the secret investigation expedidtion.

BOYS STEAL TEACHER'S PUFFS With a quick, half-hopeful glance the teacher in Room 16 glanced at the cute nose of the teacher in Room 14 when the two met in the hail at Columbia school this morn'ng. The appraising eye of the latter returned a similar glance at the features of the former. They both smiled. Each viewed the delicately powdered nose of the other and wondered again about which two teachers in the building- were the unfortunate owners of unpowdered noses. This because two vanity cases stolen from teachers' desks when two beys ransacked the school Friday night today lie on the desk of Miss Katherino Hamilton, principal, dseired but unclaimed.

The boys were caught by Hammond police. The they secured was returned to the teachers. That is all of it but the two vanity cases containing the powder puffs. None of the will admit ownership. Meanwhile Miss Hamilton Is think ing about counting noses of her teach- ing stan.

Somewhere in the building are two unpowdered noses. Miss Alys Hess and Miss Lucille Millette identified the loot at police headquarters this morning. The boys are now charged with breaking also into Haywood school where they secured a number of pitch pipes. There were no powder puffs at May wood. LOST MASK AIDS Whiting Police Arrest Sus pect In Matusick Place Holdup.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES! WHITING, Feb. 13. The Whiting police have-located one of the men who on December 5, 1921, held up the soft drink parlor of John Matusick, street and Schras-e eavnue. On this occasion three masked men entered the Matusick rlace, which was the former location of Bob Gordon, and compelled Matusick to turn over the contents of the cash register the amonnt of which was J600JJO. In the scuffle which ensued, this 'dip" lost his mask, by which means it was easier to identify him.

The police have been working on the case for several weeks and Friday Chief Collins, Sergeant Tienak and Motor Cop Wjisrner, went to Chicago and came back with their man who proved to be Leo Becker, 22 years of age, 47th and Laplin street, Chicago. The police also have a line on other members of the party. An effort Vill be made to also connect them with the holding up of a Tark grocery, which like the present affair was pulled oft on pay day night by masked men who also made their getaway a Ford. Becker is being held at Whiting awaiting further developments in the case. STORM OFFICES OF Zl (INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE CHICAGO, Feb.

13. Crying "Our money! Our money!" an ecxited. mob of people today stormed the offices of Kaymond .7. Bischoff, the young l'onzi." In the mob were many of the S.uOO creditors of whose frenaied finance is said to have lost them nearly $5,000,000. The crowd became fo menacing that a hurry call was sent for police reinforcements.

At the same time Federal Judge Kenesaw M. Landis opened an irtqulry into BischoiTs operations. Bischoff is tinder arrest charged with defrauding hundred of creditors whoso money he had invested. Members of the Bischoff family were subpoenaed before Judge Ia'ndis 'for questioning concerning Bischoff 's assets. HOTELS AT INDIANAPOLIS FIGHT BILL INDIANAPOLIS, Feb.

11. Congress is lng deluged with resolutions and telegrams from prohibition sources and from'the hotels and merchants of this city to "kill tiu Ulckey bill creating another federal court district. It i3 declared the hotels of Indianapolis are eplisting the aid of dry associations Of the state in the fight on th new court. BANDIT AR YOUNG CHICAGO PON Sinle'the death of Dr. Keefer's wife five years ago, he had been making his home with his children.

Thirteen grand children and four great grand children are also left to mourn. The funeral will take place at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. C.

Minas, and interment will be at Oak Hill. MRS. O'BRIEN BY NO MEANS NEEOV It was not because the pantry was bare but because the parlor was crowded that forced Mrs. O'Brien, mother of tbe late adventurous Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, to sell the tiger rug for $530 which her son is said to have shot during one of his far eastern Jungle bunts. Mrs.

O'Brien had neither use nor room for the rug. This in correction of a statement appearing in a recent Times' story telling of the sale of the rug which seems to have left the impression that Mr. O'Brien was needy. "She is well provided for and has five sons and two daughters who would not let her suffer any privations of any kind. The money received from the sale of the rug is to be used, toward erection of a monument for my brother.

Fat O'Brien's grave." Quoting from a letter frortt Clarence O'Brien. 698 Oakley avenue. The Times is glad to present the true situation. MANY ATTEND Crowds reminiscent of the Orak circus days of happy memory Saturday night jammed Orak temple to participate in the dedicatory exercises of the huge building that stands as a tribute to the enterprise and iniative of local Shriners'and a credit to the city of Hammond. Following the ritualistic ceremonies of formal dedication open only to Shriners the more public program of musical entertainment and dancing drew hunderds of people that crowded the huge auditorium to hear the Engle-wood Commandery Band and later to waltz to the Irresistible strains exuded by that organization.

BOND ISSUE FAVORED FOR SOLDIERS' BONUS The best way to raise money for a soldiers' bonus is by a bond isue, and not by Increased taxes, John J. Mitchell, president of the Illinois Trust Savings bank, said yesterday on the eve of his departure for a three-months vacation in California. Taxes already are too high, he satd. and if the already over-burdened sorporations are to be stilt further harrassed by new levies the effect may be a serious hindrance to the return of prosperity. "If Congress is determined to pass the bonus legislation." he said, "it seems to me the most wise and Just way to provide the money would be through an Issue of bond.4.

The payments should be regarded as a proper part of the war debt and combined with the otther obligations of that character, to be spread over a long term of years. "ItwouId be better to equalize the load in that way than to inflict all upon special classes through the imposition of increased taxes. The railroads, for Instance, are in no position to stand such an increase in the cor poration income taxes as has been pro- posed. The effect on them wond he crushing and would aggravate their already serious financial problems. "I have no doubt the government could float a bond issue of the necessary amount on satrsfaetory terms.

At any rate, there are extensive funding operations to be undertaken in connection with the floating debt of the government and there should be no difficulty in providing for the bonus requirements at the same time and in the same way." LINCOLN'S Birthday today was observed in Gary by the Banks, the schools with special services, the city hall was closed with the exception of the police and fire departments and alt other public offices. Although Lincoln's birthdny on Sunday this year it is i being observed today. FLTJ has hit Gary at least, but so far in a milder form than i other years, according 'to City Health OfScer Dr. White today. Severe sore throats and colds are prevalent over the city.

DEDCATON (BULLETIN) ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13. Detectives today were seeking the pyromaniacs responsible for half a dozen fires since the first of the year, with losses almost three-quarter of a million dollars. Detective Sergeant Murphy today declared that arrests were imminent.

All the fires have occurred in lumber yards and wood-working plants. (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 Reductions in the personnel and the equipment of the navy to effect a saving of $70,000,000 in the budget for 1922-23 were recommended to the House naval affairs committee today by Secretary of the Navy Denby. i (BULLETIN) INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE1 WASHINGTON.

Feb. 13. Secretary of Commerce Hoover today announced the names of eight men who have been invited to attend a conference here on February 27 with a view to establishing regulations for the use of wireless telegraphy in the United States. (BULLETIN) LOS ANGELES. Feb.

1 3. The Taylor case will be solved. This is the opinion of William A. Pinkerton, veteran head of a national detective agency, here on a visit. "Somewhere there is a leak; perhaps in some infinitesimal detail not yet discovered the slayer has slipped up on and he will be found," declared Pinker-ton.

5,000 STRIKERS' INPICKET LINE 18,000 Cotton Opratives On Strike In New Hampshire Mills. INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE MANCHESTER. X. Feb. 13 Five thousand striking employes formed a picket line about the Stark and Amos-keag Cotton Mills today.

Less than 4,000 workers reported at the mills and they were forced to operation. About, 18.000 workers are striking here. It is estimated that more than textile workers are unemployed throughout New Knglaird today because of disputes over wages and working hours. Announcement of 0 per cent wage reductions by 'mill owners has been followed by strikes in nearly every mill where the cuts became effective. PONTIFF CONCERNED OVER PAPAL ELECTIONS solemnly promised that- a pope never again shall be elected without participation of American cardinals in the conclave, it was revealed today by Cardinal O'Cbnnell, of Boston.

The Boston prelate told' The International News Service that he had an -audience with Pope Plus XI after the coronation ceremonies. "The pontiff repeated to me the conversation he had with Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia on Saturday, that he will take immediate steps to amend conclave regulations," said Cardinal O'Conncll. "The pope dvsires thut the regulations bis changed to' allow sufficient time for cardinals in the United States. Canada and Australia to arrive here for the i.