The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 4, 1923, Page 1

WEATHER FORECAST. Generally fair eonight and Fri- day; colder tonight. ESTABLISHED 1873 © HARMONY STILL PREDOMINATES | AMONG SOLONS' A Differences Among Members On Some Questions Cause No Serious Rift Program of Action, Stand } Pat on Their Laws TO NAME COMMITTEES Independent leaders, viewing the overnor’s message with sat'sfaction, were planning ths afternoon upon the appointment of joint committees to confer with the Governor and to devi ways and means of puiting-imany of the recommendations in the form of bills. The first bill prepared for in- trcduct’on in the house was by q Rep. Hempel. It provided an amendment to the laws of 1913 prov ding that “no lein by con- tract or otherwise shall attach to any crop hereafter grown, except in the case of lieunts by contract to secure the purchase price or rentals of the land up- en which such crops aré grown.” Senator Rusch of Cass was to introduce the first bill in the senate, one providing for amend- ment of the incorporation laws regarding trust companies, do- “ig away with necessity of re- newing charters, Senator Tofs- \ rud of Pierce introduced the second bill, one providing for bonding of farm warehouses. Both the house and senate ad- opted resolutions asking the na- 4 {onal congress not to modify i the Volstead act. The house adopted a concur- rent resolution for investigation of the state training school at Mandan, With the job of selecting commit- tees left as the only important work of organization of the North Dakota legislature, members of the legisla- ture were today getting ready to jump shto harness for the introduc- tion and consideration of bills. Com. y mittee chairmanships were expected to be pretty well settled today or tomorrow, and the full list ready by Saturday or Monday. Rifts in the harmonious relations existing thus far have failed to pro- duce evidence of impending fights out of the ordinary in the legisla- ture, Thus far th of definite dependents an ues between the i the nonpartisans in the legislature, and on questions of appropriations and numerous other subjects of legislation there is a dif- ference of opinion not confined vo factions, The message of Governor Nestos did not jar the friendly status of the members, There was approbation ex- f pressed in some respects by both in- dependents and nonpartisans and there was difference of opinions ox- pressed on some points in both camps. The nonpartisans have served no- ig tice they will stand by their laws, especially those of the’ so-called in- dustrial program, Thera:are among the nonpartisans some who are will- ing to change them if they can be ! bettered, while others’ fear tamper- H ing may result disastrously. ‘ independents, on the other hand, de- clare. Governor Nestos’ proposals were so reasonable that there aught not to be much trouble in getting to- gether, League Talks Action After the first flush of sentiment. resulting from the governor's mes- sage had’ passed away, a number of leading: nonpartisans held an inform- al conference late at night to discuss the governor's program as outlined in the message. They found many things on which to agree, and other things on which they violently . disagreed. W. J. Church, chairman of the state ex- ecutive committee of the nonpartisan league, in a statement today said that Governor Nestos had signified his desire to see the mill and eleva- tor, rural ‘credits und industrial program, in general not only com- pleted but enlarged upon. He said the nonpartisans would oppose tam- Pering with the “program laws” but would support to the fullest extent plans for financing the enterprises, and that “they are ready to cooper- ate on all measures that will be for the benefit and improvement of the farmers, the business men and stand flat-footed for the stabilization of the price ‘of farm products. Some of the nonpaftisans criticized the lack of reference in the govern- or’s message to the stabilization of prices, but independents pointed out that Governor Nestos had already BRITISH TO MESSAGE SATISFACTORY Leaguer Leaders Discussing | ere is an absence | Many | THE BIS ‘CK TRIBUNE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1923 ‘Where Shortage Means Suffering So acute is the coal shortage in New York that the poor have been forced to buy shovelfuls from wagon peddlers and then carry it to their homes on their backs. This picture shows the poor of the East Side buying coal by the pound ° ry REP. KELLY A MARYLAND WETTEST STATE FLOUNTING OF DRY LAW " | St. Alexius hosp'tal suffering from ja slight attack of influenza compl - tically futile. Maryland has no state cated by an ear infection. Although quite ill Tuesday and unable to at- tend the organization session of the NEA Special Correspondent lenforcement law as provided in the| M°US*: he was recuperating today Baltimore, Md., Jan. 4.-Maryland, Volstead law. Police do not make| #4 probably will be at his desk ;Wettest state in the union, and proud liquor raids. cays nexogmcak :of it, begins the new year determin-| Under a ruling of the state attor- jed to fight any effort to force the ney genera,l the only part police can Volstead law down its throat. |take in a raid is to protect raiding | j,,Governor Albert (. Ritchie, whojfederal agents when their lives are jkicked over the trates at President in danger. The ruling also bare con. Harding's recent conference on pro-|stables, magistrates and other state |hibition enforcement and told the/and county officials from enforce. country how little he thought of the|ment activities, jVolstead law, believes. that legisla- Another Dry Handicap \tion as an invasion of state rights| Another difficulty hampering dry jand cannot be enforced. agents is the ruling of the United |, Can it be enforced-—in Maryland? | States commissioner for this district |Not likely, with the people feeling | that raids, even on trucks on high- jthe way they do. ways, are not legal unless made un- der a search warrant. Liquor seized without a warrant :s returned to the owner. The commissioner will not issue a warrant without actual proof that the place to be raided has liquor contrary to law. An agent's sworn statement that he drank liquor there is not enough. He must show the} liquor. ‘ The federal dry force here trying} Many N. P. League Ideas to to stem the flood consists of eight| men aided by a “flying squad” of; Be Inaugurated by New ele sent periodically from Wasting: Administration ‘on. Pubile demonstrations, «sometimes | reaching riot proportions, often mark raids. Agents have beeen mob-/ bed a dozen times. i Crime has increased. Police fig- ures for 1922, now being compiled, show approximately 60,000 arrests. With the exception of 1918 this is the highest in Baltimore’s history. Totals for preceding years are: 1921, BY LOUIS F, KEEMLE DRESS SUITS. UNDER BAN ATINAUGURAL Oklahoma Governor Plans Novel Social Function at Capital TO HOLD BARBEQUE Personal Investigation i The NEA service correspondent took a walk through downtown Bal- |timore. He has been living in this city two months. He visited four saloons and three restaurants, and found it is not Inecessary to be “known.” In all of ithem liquor was being sold as open- ly as in 1914. The same pilgrimage jcould be continued successfully days jon end without visiting the same ‘place twice. : ; Beer—4 per cent, creamy beer with ja collar and a kick—is on draught jand on sale to all comers at 20 cents ‘a large glass. Whisky, too, is sold over the bar. Many places dispense good whisky —the Maryland rye for which this distilling state was once famous—in jhighballs or by the pony glass for 150 cents. : Whisky is sold over the bar in If-pint flasks. Beer can be ordered Is for. : ioaiwe corner saloon by the case j 94,602; 1920, 41, 988; 1919, 50,027. : : Figures just compiled by the Pri-| executive mansion here, Instead {and) will be) delivered: dential Insurance company on 28 Bootlegger's Stock American cities show murder is in-|there’ll be a big barbecue on the Bootleggers? The correspondent} creasing in Baltimore faster thtn| mansion lawn and a barn. dance. found one without difficulty in a pool] any city. The yearly. rate is 11.3| And Walton doesn't want. society qmootinenssthesclyabells (ue aoe Lee pennledony is best ex-|PeoPle to attend. He wants farmers jeould supply any grade of whi: The state’s sentiment is best ex- lea pure bonded whisky at $10 8/ pressed in the attitude of the Mary-|®nd common folks. He expects more quart to “green whisky” at $2.50. |jand Society Opposed to Prohibi-| than 50,000 of them—his friends—to Purchase of a bottle dlacloned itition Amendment. The pasa bary tock | be present. be taw alcohol, rye extract, cara-|the stand that Governor Ritchie's i . eal coloring) giyerrin: and odds) aude viv cvecesinactatneeatn coueeine teases, Walle man lected as. ends. the ‘president's conference was too/ Mt ¢) {00 P pe d‘aat, only Be ‘Attempts at, enforcement are prac-|! mild, Peete antag enaried not jenly iby Labor party, the socialists and not a TOBEDONBAT| ALEX, BELL | GATECITY =——ISDBAD! qua—dress suits will be banned. All Is Chosen by Commonwealth! Washington! gent. betMessagecuoh itors will be asked to wear flannel shivts, rough trousers and high Fund for Health Ex- condolence and tributes to her carcer iments were being received from friends perim By NEA Service. Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. 4.— | Whatever else Governor-elect J. C. Walton will give Oklahoma during |his term, its certain he will give it a lively administration. He’s started out by announcing no inaugural ball will be given at the < phatically. Four hundred head of cattle and half as many hogs and sheep will be slaughtered for the barbecue. The barn dance will be one of the most elaborate ever staged and there'll be a series of minstrel shows, fiddling contests and Indian war dances and exhibitions. boots. “IT won’t wear a dress suit while I'm governor,” Walton declares em and admirers today of Mrs, Alexan- der Graham Bell, widow of the fa- mous inventor, fotlowing her death St. Paul, Jan. 4—Fargo, N. D. was / IN HOSPITAL, STAND FIRM ON REPARATIONS PLAN bg DR. M’KOIN | WAIVES RIGHTS _ FACES CHARGE | Returns Willingly to Louisi- ana to Answer Accu- sations STANDARD OIL NO MONOPOLY SAYS OFFICIAL | Asserts that Organization | Controls but Half of Coun- | } try’s: Business HUGE PROFITS SHOWN WRIT Is Average From 1 to 1% Cents On Each Callon Produced, | Says Report Washington, Jan, 4.—Profits aver- aging from 1 cont to L 1-2 cents are | realized by the Standard Oil Com- pany. of New York upon each gallon of gasoline produced in ts refineries according to test mony submitted by i the corporation today in the senate ‘ould Not Recognize Requ sition for Return of Bal- timore Physician Baltimore, Md., McKoin, who was n. 6.—Dr, B. M released from murder charge here yester der that he may return to Loui: n or- jana a free man is expected to arrive in jollinvestigation. = Stand. | Louisiana Friday. Before leaving 8 ad ae eee eaciane of the Stand: ‘tast night Dr. MeKoin said he ex- ere, oon vtinere commit, | Pected to join his wife and children, tieecy ANTES Hitch Comptroller of The physician is accompanied by ‘the corporation, who est mated net | Special Deputy Calhoun and Ch | : Detective Glynn, who arrived h ‘earnings of the company since the | ! supreme court dissolution decree at ; $253,817,550, Sunday with affidavits and a requ on for the doctor’s return. The statement as to profits on{ The governor of Maryland refused | gasoline was made by Howard A, | to recognize the requisitions for the | Wilkinson, a director of the corpor- | Doctor. ation in charge of domeste sales. ramen | He estimated the spread in gasol ne | Rae ean: between the refineries of the Stand-| Opelousa, La., Jan. 4 e : pe ard of New York and tre company's | usa infantry company of the us filling stations in the territory it |iana national guard has received covers—New York and the New Eng- | transportation and ration orders to land states—at seven cents a gallon. | be ready to move at a piemenu This spread, he said was taken up by | Notice 1t was announced today, by i Japtain Edg: drepont, company little fnore than one ang a half; Captain Edgar An tle more than four cents for market-|¢4 to be in connection with the {Morehouse kadnaping cases. If this company is moved to the Morehouse district the national guard will resign. WOULD GIVE FIREMARSHAL MORE POWER Association to Urge He Be Permitted to Name His Own Deputies ing w:th the balance representing profits to the company. The information as to salaries was brought out by Chairman La Fol- | lette, Representatives of companies appearing previously before the committee were asked to submit a jist of their higher off:cials and the salaries paid each. However, when Howard E. Cole, third vice president of the Standard of New York, took jthe stand today, Mr. La Follette asked him point blank what his s: ary was. Mr. Cole plainly was d concerted by the question, but fin ally ‘replied in a low voce that his j salary for 1922 was $47,500; for 1921 was $42,000( and for 1919 was $36,000. Mr. Wilkinson, who followed Mr. Cole, also was subjected to inquiry as to his salary and likewise in a low voice said he was paid $32,000 last year( $27,500 the year previous, and $18,000 in 1920, when he was Boston manager for the Standard of New York, Mr. Wilk'nson in replying to ques- tions as to domestic businéss of the company said the Standard of New York controlled about half of the ARE FOR H. L. READE Amendments to the present law creating the state fire marshal’s of- fice wll be sought from the present session of the legislature seeking to place certain appointive powers w:th retail business of the territory | the marshal himself. which it covered. He declared em-| This and a strong recommendation phatically that independent dealers from the officers and executive com- were given the same right in the purchase of gasoline from his com- pany as dealers having the pumps and tanks furnished by the com- pany. BIG INCREASE IN DAIRYING IS REGISTERED Cold Figures of State Depart- ment Show Oliver County Leads in Increase mittee of the North Dakota Firemen’s assoc ation for the pointment of H. L. Reade of Bis- marck to succeed R. A. M ddaugh of Mandan were the chief features discussed at a meeting of firemen association leaders held here yester- day and continued today. L. R, Nostdal, Rugby, president of the firemen’s association explained that under the present law the fire ‘| marshal and his first assistant are named by the governor, but that of- fice help, clerk and further assist- ants are named by the state insur- issioner, In the interest ‘icieney in the office, the fire- men’s association believes the law should pe amended to give the mar- shal the right to name h's own of- fice help, leaving with the governor the appointment of the two chiefs,” sa‘d Mr, Nostdal. “The firemen’s association is also very strongly in favor of the re-ap- Pointment of H. L. Reade to the po- sition of state marshal. Mr. Reade served in that capac'ty for many Cold figures to show the increase in darying in North Dakota e given out by A. G. Prager, official tester of the state dairying depart- yment. The increase shown is 30. REFUSED} chosen ag the first demonstrat'on city in child health work by the Commonwealth Fund appropriation committee, Dr, A. J. Chesley, execu- tive secretary, Minnesota state board of health, today announced. tion will finance thorough ch'ld health program in three c'ties of the United States for a period of five years to make a study, of mater- nal mortality rate. The general qualifications of the first city to be selected are that it should be from 15,000 to 25,000 in population and with an infant mor- tality of approximately 1000 per 1,- 000 live births or greater, Mr. Ches- ley said. AUTO OWNERS taken a stand fn fayor of national action to achieve this several months ago. we The address of the governor, as will appear more fully from com- ments published elsewhere in thi sue, was viewed by” independen a masterly exposition of the business ‘conditions of the state, and filled with sound doctrine for the benefit] 1922, according to the virtually com- of the people in the state. Economy Discussed From the millings of the hotel lob. bies thus far the m violent dis- agreement among legislators will arise upon’ the question of economy and laws which are held by sgme to be “luxury law: On the oné hand there are also those who point out that the purely state tax is relatively (Continued on Page Three) PAID $699,000 Receipts From Motor Vehicle Licenses For Year Great Automobile owners paid $699,000 into the motor vehicle registration department of the state in the year plete figures of E. P. Crain, registrar, given out today. The number of vehicles registered duging 1922 approached the 100,000 irk, the actual number being 99,- tho, with two or three: disputed claims left to be settled. Of this number 96,127 were passenger and 2,978 were trucks, There were 766 motorcycles registered in the state, here last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Fairchild. Mrs. Bell, 63 years old, passed away after a long The Commonwealth Fund appropria-/ breakdown suffered at the time of Dr. Bell's death last August. The funeral will take place tomgrrow afternoon at Twin Oakes,- formerly the home of Mts, Bell’s father. Mrs. Bell’s reques cremated and the ied beside the body of Dr. Bell, near Braddeck, Novia Scoti First Stolen in the state treasurer's office the | first stolen warrant ever attempted to be cashed at the office, arrived soldier’s bonus of Helmer Olson. The warrant was presented by him to Howe and Hagen, jawelers, Grand Forks, whose store was’ robbed re- up at the treasurer's office, carried the endorsements of the Houghlum Furniture Co. of Moorhead, Minn.; ‘First State Bank’ of Moorhead, Mer- chants National Bank, Cedar Rapide, Ia.; First National Bank of Bi: marck and the Bank of North kota. t TS! gram having been received from the Grand Forks jewelry firm ‘shortly before the’ ‘ | treasurer's office, No “Citified” Dances. Waltzes and other “citified” dances will not be permitted. Instead there'll be old-fashioned square dances, Virginia reels and cowboy “hoedowns,” There'll be an inaugural parade headed by Colonel Zach Mulhall, who'll ride to Oklahoma City from his ranch, 10 miles away, behind a yoke of oxen. The governor-elect will ride in the parade on horseback. Walton is devoting more time to his inagural stunt than to proposed legislation, saying the latter can wait. He’s appointed cofnmittees to sup- ply the barbecue with beeves, oppos- sums, turkeys and bears. One com-' mittee is in charge of the Indian war dance in which 1,000 Indigns will take part. For Public Ownership. Walton, who now is mayor of Ok- lahoma Cjty, was elected on a plat-| form that' opposes private control of basic utilities. ‘The_governor-elect expects to put the state in busipess running banks, mills, elevators, warehouses and ce-| ment plants for the good of farmers and laborers. His gigantic experi- ment will be watched all over the United States. Walton is'41, a native of Indiana, and is six feet tall.: He has a‘wife and two daughters. é He's a member of tlie railway con- ductors union and will be the first governor of Oklahoma to carry a union’ card. Some say Walton will run for. the United States Senate four years hence, opposing J, W. Harreld, Re- publican, ti illness beginning , with a At the body will be shes will be bur- Warrant Arrives At Statehouse What is said to be, by those nd was be'ng held today r Steen. ¢ t—for $175—was the The warrant when it showed The warrant, was not paid, a tele- arrant reached the ae able change in the dairy industry in The figures are for the months of July and August in 1921 and in 1922. They show that North Dako- tans collected $1,532,206 for butter- fat sold during that per'od in 1921; and $1,779,049, same period, 1922. Ol'ver county with an average in- crease of 173 percent for the period, over last year, leads all the coun- ties. 3 Mr. Prager's statement follow: “That the series of droughts and their resulting low yields of smajl grains have brought about a favor- North Dakota is exceptionally evi- dent in the past year, according to reports filled with the dairying de- partment by cream buying agencies. “As a basis for comparison, the months of July and August for 1921 with the same months of 1922,. “Butterfat marketed through cream stations during July 1921 amounted to 2,547,818 pounds, that of August amounted to 2,263,409, a total of 4,911,227 the equivalent jot 6,014 033 pounds of butter, ‘The: buttenfat marketed through the same channels in July, 1922 amounted to 3,586,229 while that of August amount’ to 2,761,024. This totals 6,297,263 the equivalent of 7,- 871,578 butter, an increase of 1,486,- 036 or 30.8 percent. i‘ “The amount paid to producers for the butterfat marketed in July and August 1921 was $1,552,206 while that paid patrons during the same months in 1922 amounted to $1,779,- 040, “Not one county shows a decrease either in the amount marketed or in money paid patrons. “Oliver county, with an increase of 196.7 percent. and 150 percent for July. and August respectively, leads all other’ counties,” years and certainly is not only qual- ified to hold the office but has the confidence of the fire departments of the state,” Mr. Nostdal continued. He indicated that a written rec. ommendation would be given Gov. Nestos today urging the appoint. ment of Reade to the place when the term of R, A. Middaugh exp res April 1, Officers of the firemen in attend- ance at the mecting included i dition to the association’ president, Wm. Murphy, Valley City, vice pres. ident, J. H. Kelley, Grafton, BE. A. Anderson, Steele and John Madden, Minot, trustees, a They held a dinner at the McKen- zie last night FIRE CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE O'Connor House Attic Is Gutted by Flames Fize which broke out at 1:20 o’- clock this morning caused much damage to the home of Mickey O’- Connor, Second street and Avenue A. The fire, which started in the rear of the house downstairs, caus. ed damage im the kitchen and climb- ed to the attic, It was extinguished before much damage, except from water which was done to the living rooms. Much furniture was carried to the street. The damage is estimat- ed at $1,500. Thé cause of the fire is unknown, although the theory is ad- vanced that it was caused by an overheated flue, | WONT RELEASE | DRAFT EVADER Kansas C'ty, Kan., Jan, 5—O. Ru- dolph Bergdoll, draft evader, must remain in the military prison at Leavenworth where he is serving a four-year sentence, Judge John C. Pollock of the Kansas federal court ruled today. Judge Pollock sustained the motion of the government to dismiss a petition for a writ of ha- beas corpus brought in Bergdoll’s behalf. 30 MISSING WHEN BRIDGE COLLAPSES | Suspension Structure Over j Cowlitz Breaks With | Crowd Upon It EIGHT KNOWN DEAD Accident Takes Place When Glutted Car Causes Traffic Jam Kelso, Wash. Jan, Names of | cight missing persons were known | while estimates of the number lost ran as high as 30, when rescue par- tie’ resumed today their search of | Cowlitz river into which the old sus- pension bridge hére, bearing scores | of men sind women, collapsed at 5| o'clock last night. From 50 to 100 pedestrians, one truck and at least 10 passenger au- tomobiles were on the bridge when it fell. The structure gave way in the midst of a traffic jam caused by a stalled car. Most of the persons on the bridge were thrown into the river and many were picked up by boats or swam| ashore. After darkness efforts to recover bodies were futile though} the river steamer Pomona breasted jthe current during the night to play | ja search light. over the scene, But ‘early this morning no bodies had ‘been found. Of those rescued one died of in- juries and another believed fatally finjured. Six others were taken from jthe water seriously hurt. Official Lost, The missing include Ben Barr, county commissioner-elect; Mr, and Mrs. A. G. Huntington, pioneer resi- dents of Kelso, and several employes of logging camps, The exact toll may not be known for several days, as the Cowlitz and! the Columbia river, into which it flows about two miles below the city,| may carry the bodies of the victims many miles, The bridge connected East and West Kelso. A cable support buckled and the bridge threw trucks, auto- mobils and wagons and their pas-/ sengers into the torrents swollen by recent floods. Many leaped to safe- ty as the span sank. Had the bridge collapsed a few minutes ear- lier the loss of life would have been greatly multiplied. Been Making Repairs. During the afternoon workmen had been making repairs on the draw which was partially raised at times. Five minutes before the accident, at the close of one of the periods of work, scores of cars were backed up and either approached together with many pedestrians waiting to cross. This press of traffic had dwindled to approximately the normal average load when the bridge sagged. Exploration of the wreckage was uot attempted last night owing to fear that bodies which might be caused among the timbers might be released and carried away in the darkness. It was begun at daylight and also an effort made to grapple four submerged automobiles in which bodies might be held. BILLION IS PROVIDED FOR U.S. EXPENSES Annual Supply Measures Are Passed by National House Of Representatives Washington, Jan. 5.—Annual sup- ply measures totalling nearly a bil- lion dollars were passed by the house when it reassembled after the New Year's holiday. They were the postoffice appropri- ation bill carrying $584,614,000; the agricultural bill carrying $69,068,000, and the interior bill carrying $294,- 347,000, No record votes were taken on any of the measures, chuslderst) mn of-the agricultura: bill was completed before the Chri: mas recess and the other measures were made ready for vote last week, but under an agreement be- tween the Republican and the Demo- cratic leadership the final votes were held up until members absent for the holidays had returned. Few changes were made by the. house in the measures as they came from the committees, the postoffice bill going through virtually as writ- ten, and the agricultural and interio, bills being modified. : ay ths jister Bonar Law determines to make no radical change i the British reparations pla or further modify the Britis policy in this respect, it w: stated at the headquarters « the British delegation toda; It had been suggested thz President make a last minute effort t induce the British to accey the French plan. ‘Prime Minister Bonar La this morning in what was sa to be a final effort to see if was possible to reconcile th: French and British plans ar prevent a breakdown at tl conference The meeting resulted in t] conclusion that the two ide: were so far apart as to ma! concessions i bring the divergent views t gether an impossibility. fined their effort to draw: up a detailed criticism of t French, plan to be present: by Mr. Bonar Law at this : ternoon’s meeting. sent a cable message today to A bassador Jusserland, in Washingt: asking him to see Secretary of Sto: Hughes in connection with the sti: the German foreign minister, on. tii German truce proposal which Prem i: Poincare. contends showed that. th: principal object of the non-war p2ct proposed by Germany was to att:'r the evacuation of the Rhineland wi*h- out payment of reparations. of immediate consideration for resolution Democrat, Arkansas, proposing A.) erican representation on the. repars- tions commission were given by ai- min‘stration Senator Lodge, chairman of the fo= eign relations committee, ferred with President Harding 2): Ambassador Harvey: Underwear Found ments believed to have been Kijic Tutemkahahun’s underwear w a found in the ebony box remov from the outer LAST EDITION | | PRICE FIVE CENTS BONAR LAW UNYTELDING IN POSITION French Plan Not Acceptable To England’s Reconstruc- tion Policy EK CONCILIATION Overtures Made to Date Are Fruitless—Seek More Time PUSH DECISION / Paris, Jan. 4.— At to- f day’s session of the premier conference, Pre- mier Poincare of France read what amounted to a veritable ultimatum to the British to say yes or no to the French repara- tion proposals or else dis- continue the conference, according to a British delegate. Today’s session opened at 3:35 o’clock. It was delayed by the late ar- rival of the Belgians who had been waiting for a reply to a telegram sent to Premier Mussolini of Italy. The reply in- structed the Italian dele- gation to reject the Brit- ish reparations plan. The allied reparations conference here broke up shvrtly before 7 o’clock this evening. It is inevitbale that a number of the British delegates were leaving the conference. “We are going home tomorrow morning, France goes ahead without us.” RET IBS SSSSSTETVETETEEYETETTes Paris, Jan. 5—Prime Min. Millerand migh: The British delegates le this afternoo) sufficient The British, therefore, c wraremanenses 9 SEEKS EXPLANATION Paris, Jan. 5.—Premier Poinc: PROPOSES REPRESENTATION Wash‘ngton, Jan. 5— Assuran of Senator Robins leaders today after 4 had con- In Egyptian Tomb | Luxor, Egypt, Jan. 5—Linen gor- chamber of *