Evening Star Newspaper, December 8, 1921, Page 1

Al & A Member of the Associated Press The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to 1hé use for republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in *his WEATHER. Snow or rain tonight and tomor- little change ih temperature; lowest tonight about freezing. Temperature for twenty-four hours 3 p.m. yesterday. Lowest, 34, at 12:30 All rights of publication uf 54 ‘. AThursday), a.m. today. Full report on Page 4. | ! ‘ row; | ended at 2 p.m. today—Highest, 48, at 1[ ) | & ct..-. New York Stocks, Page 31. FEntered-as secol post office M. 0. FLOOD DEAD, VICTIM OF DEVOTION T0 PARTY DUTIES No. 28,347. ‘Washington, D. ‘ Quaker City by P. O. nd-class matter { Little Airlie Denied Trip by Air Mail to ‘SUBMARINE SINKS: CREW OF 51 MAKES THRILLING ESCAPE Airlie wants to be early by air. Postmaster Chance today re- le. Md., asking Airlie E. Pyle, three years old, to Philadelphia via airplane parcel post. WASHINGTON, D, C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1921— ni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FORTY-TWO PAGES. L) 3;- oF ME D C. BUL LE SINTA CLAUS A FIREPROOF SO~ fi"u'mn 15 THE LATEST QNFETY DEVICE OF FIRE CHIEF WATSON 4 Papcr and also the local news published herein. l @ispatches hereln are also reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 91,410 FYESHERE TURNED | ON 4 POWER PACT | Outlook for. Understandingl Between China and Japan ® TWO CENTS. FOURPOWER PACT AGCEPTED IN TOKIO: DELAY 333 ACTION Vird'inia Member of Congress .:_&l' _:'_:-E:,"::: """‘:""..':"::I'E ! |Imprisoned for 12 Hours, | ] DEPARTMENT Is Propitious. Separate Agreement Likely Succumbs Here From lliness | | cousiar Fiest.there s "mo Men Are Saved Through ¥ to Settle Pacific Fortifica- Lasting Since Campaign. HEADED TWO COMMITTEES AS DEMOCRATIC ‘LEADER i celved a letter from Mrx. Jay H. ‘ | | i | longer any air mail service be- city and Phila Torpedo Tubes. {CLING TO N0§E OF VESSEL {SENDING DISTRESS SIGNAL ren cot ail as parcels. CONGRESS SYSTEM | | | 5 MANY POINTS SUBMITTED | Acquiescence in Naval Cut Expect- ed to Follow Far East Agreement. BY N. 0. MESSENG! tion Issue. NAVAL RATIO ACCEPTANCE BOUND CLOSE TO TREATY : | ‘ Today finds all official, 5 i Served as Chairman of Congres- Burn All Mattresses to Attract ! | sional and l"’““:"cxa“"’::;’"g:‘:",Pmblem Lokl o e Tuken Up {decply interested in the probable in Form of Six Individual sional and State Organizations. Had Heart Trouble. 1 | Help—Rescued When All ! Chances Seemed Gone. ted Press. ORT, Conn., December 8.— The Lake submarine S-48 sank off this harbor last night and was sub- |merged for twelve hours before the rew, by lightening the ballast tanks, aised one end of the craft to the surface and escaped through the tor- The pres- [Ped0 ‘tubes. A<Gonal On Test Cruise. ded be- | The submarine, according to meager HELD U.S. DANGER Division of Control Between Committees Scored by Secretary Weeks: By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8. ent system of organization gress, whereby control is divi tween numerous committees, may, “if | carried to its logical conclusion,” di- Torpedo Boat Company, was under vide the United States “into hostile |test off the Penfield reef when she | factions or groups” and leave. the |was rammed and sunk by a tug. She country “powerless to defend or main- now lies in seyenty feet of water, one tain its interests. national or inter- end resting on the bottom and the national,” John W. Weeks, Secretary |bow, from which the crew got away, of War, said today in-an address be- labove the water. fore the convention of the Association | The location is said to be four miles of Life Insurance Presidents. reast of Penfield reef. Contrasting the present situation| The S$-48 left Bridgeport at 10 with a recent administration charac- jo'clock yesterday morning for New terized by reference to “a big stick,” | London. on one of its daily trial teste, Mr. Weeks said: | which have been going on for some Government by Party. | weeks. “It was not many years ago that we | Largest of Its Type. heard stories about a ‘big stick’| The Lake Torpedo Boat Company which was supposed to be used in jofficials say that J. E. Austin, former driving Congress into a state of tract- | naval officer, now with the Lake com- information so far reaching the Lake | HOLSESOON DA ON EAD GHEG LAW | vision Probably Wili Be First {Measure Containing Pro-}* IRISH ALLEGIANCE OATH | COMPARED TO OTHERS ! IN BRITISH DOMINIONS The oath of alleglance to be taken by members of parliament of the Irish Free State is in the following form: “I do solemnly swear true faith and alleglance to the constitution of the Irish Free State as by law established, and that 1 will be faithful to his majesty King George V and his heirs and suc- cessors by law, in virtue of the of Ireland TELLSOF HANGING - OFIIAEF MEN ! !COL Bethel Testifies Convic- | tion by Court-Martial Pre- form and scope of the forthcoming agreement among the powers to con- jserve peace in the far east./ Com- mingled with this interest are emo- { tions of congratulation ever the fa- ‘r\'nrnble trend of all phases of the jarms conference, basls for which is furnished by assurances from high administration quarters that all is ! going well. { Likewise propitious appears the iou(look for an understanding being |reached between Japan and China {in the “conversatione” proceeding be- |tween the representatives of the two | nations. i Leaders Continue Exchanges. Three eminent figures in the con- | ference, Mr. Balfour, Admiral Baron | Kato and Secretary Hughes, are con- tinuing their exchanges in behalf of the whole conference, to bring the inegotiations to a point where -the | public can be apprised of the terms imeed upon. i Secrecy is being maintained on to the degree recognized as necessary {and proper during the formative | stage. Many points have to be sub- | mitted to the home governments by the foreign envoys but the intima- tions are that an agreement is rapidly approaching. Settlements. By the Associated Press. The eight powers represented the far east committee of th ‘Washington conference today adopt- agreeing mot to ed a resolutios enter into ngs among themselves that would impair the four Root reso- lutions cone: of the Chinese ten points im = modified form, according to the © The resolution as adopted by the far eastern committee, it was ex- plained, was declaratory of a prin- ciple against extension by foreign of influence or o The committee adjourned today until next Saturday, to give the Japanese and Chimese delegates further unhampered time for the separate Shantung megotiations. While the proposal for a four-pow- er Pacific arrangement is gaining in- creased support, evidences are devel- oping that other factors in the arms conference are shaping up toward the point of definite treaties or “under- standings.” leaned territory. 3 = ability and force the enactment of ipany, was operating commander in common citizenship i . REPRESENTATIVE H. D. FLOOD.|p ) S0 TVrC b cutive. The |charge and that Lieut. Smith was ob- | Taken Up Monday. it Great _Britain’ and her ad- ceded Each. | “PRo what extent the expected agree-| The latest situation to take promi- = 1 erencs ~ v v vi - N ce i i Representative Henry Delaware [truth, however. is that while the ex- [server aboard for the Navy Depart-| The measure. which has already| group e e . | Eleven members of the oA | e e et ioas g ioys scusslon s Rhimt e Flood, chalrman of the democratic|ecutive was a masterly man of domi- | ment. The Luake company has very |passed the Senate, providing a bad. ish commonweaith of nations | expeditionary force were hanged In|proposed by America in mot at this |y e te fortiications &and “nkxal This oath has been considered a | France after conviction by a military | time _disclosed, but the prevailing | P2%¢® in the Pacific. There are inti- congressional committee and demo- cratic state chairman for Virginia, died at his home, 1523 New Hamp- shire avenue, at 11:20 o'clock today Friends and colleagues said he sacri- ficed his life through devotion to his duties as party chairman. For about a month, since the Vir- smMmia campatgn. Representative Flood nating personality and characteris- little information about the accident tics, he was a party man, and those | and has sent officials of the com- legisiative branch of the gov- bany to the scene. i e e ;zu:rn;-“wf’ They be- | The S-48 was one of the latest and lieved in government by party and |largest of its type. She was launched the responsibility under uh“ (Continued on Page 28, Column 4.) government should be observed even by those who might doubt the wisdom | of the proposed action. “The result was that the leaders in | Senate and in the House consulted' bia, will probably be the first meas- {ure taken up when District legisla- | tion has the right of way in the House on Monday. i Charles J. Columbus, representing ! Association, ‘appeared Dbefore the | House District commjttee this morn- ! check law for the District of Colum- | H | the Merchants ' and nnnuncmreu'l stroke of genius and greatly in- strumental in bringing about the conciliation between Ireland and Great Britain. It is interesting to note the mod- ifications in this oath as compared with that taken by members of par- ment in other of the dominions. The Canadian oath is as follows: “I, . John Doe, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true al- court-martial, Col. Walter E. Bethel jassistant judge advocate general of the Army, testified today. before the {Senate committee investigating jcharges by Senator Watson, demo- jcrat, Georgia, that American soldiers i were hanged illegally and without {trial in France. | thought is that acquiescence by Japan in the American naval program will | follow or attend the concurrence in j\he larger undertaking- ef insuring {peace in the far east. | Drift Toward Accomplis ent. | It was pointed out today that the drift of the negotiations at this time {is in the direction of accomplishing mations that although that subjec' will not be treated in the four-power treaty, it probably will be settled by a separate treaty or some other form of intérnational agreement. Accepted in Principle. The British delegates understand that the Japanese government, lik 20d [ the executive and together they form- H s “| legianc 5 had: been, copfined, to his bed With|ylated the policies to be followed. |ing and received assurances of sup-; (EIRTSe, [0 bis majesty King |ineolBethel. who was Gen. Persh- the object of the conference. namely,| the British, has accepted the fou heast. trouble. As chairman of ‘the |Quite frequently, no doubt. the ex- { ort for #-bI designed tp curh thel ~“TReSadatratian cath is as fol- |peares Loras (Loviser overseas, ap- | composition of the far east situation |power plan in principl ty he worked extremely hard in|ecutive in some instances urged, and practices of itinerant merebants ‘who!| lows: geured before the committee after g & P v principle, but that party ctremely | o RO A AR e B S S ® s - . " e that 1 _iSenator Watson, in an opening state. |l0 & degree that will eliminate the further word is awaited from Toki that campalgn and. ade many | congressional leaders; but invariably | L o e Toave o] will'be faithful and bear true al- |fdavii hat p a number of af. necessity of maintenance of heavy|in regard to the naval ratio and for- sneeches, overtaxing himself. / these men returned to the Capitol toi * W 'put-on a big and then leave <to his . rajesty King avits and letters from former sol- naval armament. tifications before any of the several With him ‘when the end came were | Carry out the decision reached gt the : © 1 I'dunbef of Hisestisfied customern. PV his heire #mad suc |dlers to support his charg | elements of the megotiations i i e A jes Anna Portner | conference. andthe members of that | 3 {ix propased that all such pasties| Semsern according to law, %o ein | Gievrenst Coll Bethel was Sency” ¢ oL the powers can by some under. | pressed to a conclusion: ris wife, W v arty in the Senate and House, recog- | . . i 5 me levres™ Col. was asked. i J N Manassas, Va: his sister, Mrs. Re|biaing the: necessity of responsiie | Viscount Kato Suggests Only coming iato the District must Sest"®| The other dominions have sim Yes” he said, “one was erected |Problems arising in the future will | JThe actual status of the situalion E. Byrd, and Senator Claudé Swanson. | action, supported them in their en-| {2 license, ‘in order to protect the pur-{ kmfi direct oaths without modi- | ‘nfaterssf SXeCition of a °'"‘"‘°“°'ln’:g;?(;lte:ar{;.’:;og:e:fi?;'ul? T o5 | ward signs susgent hat the comver- Services on Sunday. S : & Coast Defense Vessels . |chasing puble ich were made tie| It was at Gievres. uccording to in-|ture of such an understanding is a | 53005 478 tenfing towand thes “The body will be placed in a vault| Power New Divided. i ordse of spacial business for considera« ;gm:lg;vflven Senator Watson by lesitimate object for the conmidera- | *"¢ {rLiS Gy wijen the United here temporarily and finally buried at{ “Then came a reform, or it was so Be Kept. Ltion i oie THnase o R tal‘ | Panged mithout criarnt oldiers were "2 main concern in poli eal cir. | States; Great Britain, Japan and 1} tive Flood's home in Ap-|heralded. in the conduct of the House jamenid the Masonic insurance act and t 5 icles is that the interjection of the| Lrance Will agree to a “cooling off Jtepresentative e eiaued on B e BY CHARLES E. HOGUE. | to allow removal of bodies from a negro -, Many Are Summo | Susgested uniting of the powers it | Period” of discussion beforc Soing (Contm & | 3 "I cannot vouch for anything ex-|the arms conference may not hinder | \q War over disputes arising in th pomattox. Services will be held Sun- By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally New: cemetery since the=and has been sold jcept what these men have said to | the accomplishment of the arms limi- islands of the Pacific. Hawaii is no: = hen the House met Copprigit Boz1, T | for other purposes. e B e e s il | o be in afy WAV ARSCHAL. by, th immediately when the H <10, Japan, December §—The! Ins Alse T e Senator Watson said, con- | c t neeting, 5 : g TOKIO, Jap: Marine Insurance ». | Cluded his opening. statement. o1 on: 1and at the same time it is readily ap- | "5} today announcement was made of l:enr’eaemauve Flood's death, and the Iouse promptly adjourned, after au- thorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee of eighteen as an official representation at the funeral services. Representative Flood was one of fhe most popular men in Congress, rrespective of party ties. The entire embership of the House was de- pressed today when the announcement jacceptance by the government of the | proposal to increase the Chinese cus- PACKING STRIKERS ATTACK “L” TRAIN |sternation among Japanese ‘spinners. {Japan’s exports to China last year ag- |gregated 410,000,000 yen (normally 1$205,000,000), half of the total con- isisting of cotton yarn and cotton toms to 1214 per cent has caused con- | | The proposed model marine insurance ! law for the District, which, it is intended, shall be copied by other states, thus giv- ing tae United States a marine insur- ance Business of its own instead of con- | companies, which has been awaliting its turn on the House calendar, will also be UPPEACE TERVS Long Cabinet Session Ex- pected to Bring Out De Va- |sume men would not tell me they ‘were ready and willing to come here and testify regardless of cons quences unless the facts were true. A number of those mentioned by the Georgia senator were summoned be- fore the committee, including Mr. ‘Watson. who could give names of im- {portant witnesses, and evidence of his own. preciated that, presented in certain jaspects, it may promote and secure | such effectuation. H ‘Will Supersede Alliance. As far as the public is permitted to |comprehend the suggestion of the {uniting of the powers in some kind | of an understanding. it is designed to | A treaty or understanding relative to the limitation of future fortifi tions and naval bases in the Pac From the provisions of this arrange- ment, too, Hawaii is to be omitted Treaty on 5-5-3 Ratlo. A treaty or other agreement re- lating only to the 5-3-3 naval ratio and other questions immediately con- D his death was made. . % icloth. The Japanese are planning to|igken up on Monday. lera’s Real Views on Treat: Col. Bethel informed the committee isupersede the Anglo-Japanese al-| cerned in the naval reduction pro- Representative Flood was educated Cut and Bruised in As- |c.tablish miils in China to escape the reaty. {tnat the American military authori-!y; ’ 287 o o ep! |Forty i here. are already -three at| Strong opposition among some repub- ties had exclusive Jurisdiction over |LANCe: ROW expected to be allowed to | gram. at Washington and _Lee University and at the University of Virginia. He as a Phi Beta Kappa. He received the degree of-bachelor of laws from Washington’ and Lee University in 1898. Hé was married on April 18| 1914 Representative Flood was a lawyer tariff. " H H H Sh hai with 330,000 spindles. Eight sault—Police Fire on Riot- |sianshal with 130000 spincics, Siews . |in Tsingtao and one in ‘Tientsin, with ers, Wound Nine. a'total of 440,000 new spindles. | At Fukushima yesterday dViacounl .| Kato, foreign minister, and former By the Associated Dress, er §._Fifteen |ambassador to London, said at a con- | lican leaders has developed to ‘allowing | consideration of the marme insira bill, and an effort will probably be made to talk it to death. Representative Ed- ‘monds of Pennsylvania, author of this bill, has been endeavoring to get action | upon it for some time. {tinuing to be dependent upon forei'n' By the Associated Pres DEBLIN, ireland, December §.— Announcement w: made today at the military headquarters here that if the Anglo-Irish agreement in ratified the crown forees would the American Army and the French tion in_criminal cases. The first-of the eleven executed, lie isaid, was convicted of murder and rape and the second, a negro soldier, for rape on a French woman sixty- eight vears old. {never attempted to exercise jurisdc- | H t languish. Japan's attitude toward suggesting | 'relinquishment of the alliance is un- |derstood to be based on a desire to | guard against being placed in a posi- | |tion to .disadvantage through les-| A joint declaration of principle by all the nations represented here with regard to the future of China. A treaty in which the United States and Japan will be the principals, set- tling the debated questions of th German island of Yap. An agreement between Japan and Pt b o CHICAGO, 23 i i Ve i ¢ 'wide reputation and was common- Vention of the opposition party: The next meeting of the House Dis- | be removed from Irelamd withi ; ; n : e EeD L Appomattox coun- | hundred policemen were sent to the |"“%jaban's duty 'is seriously to con- |trict committee will be next Wednes- | month. 4 - Evidence Carefully Read. {sened naval ratio and deprived of the | China relating to the provinee of e O ed 'in both branches of | stock yards early this morning, when, | sider the reduction of the army, re- | day, when the bill fathered by Repre- | Lubiiy necemp, N e " ecom. | SuPPOrt of Great Britain at the same | Shantung. the general assembly of Virginia and ardless of the action of the other |gentative Fitzgerald of Ohio for in- N. December §.—The daillmented yhe death sentence: he said, | time. |\ Jn the ‘minds of the Japanese. at ‘ se six clements seem while a member of the state senate introduced and secured the passage of the law providing for a constitu- tional convention to readjust the franchise provisions of the then ex- isting constitution of Virginia. He was & member of the succeeding con-- stitutional comventfon. - For ~eight vears'be was a r of theboard memb long before daylight, “"‘e“‘,‘ BTouDS | o wers at the Washington conference. of persons. including a few women, It is not necessary to maintain an gathered about the stock yards. Only |army of twenty-one divisions, for a few hours before 200 policemen had | Russia is totally crippled and Ger-' many's recovery is no easy task.” Viscount Kato urged the destruc- ion of all battleships, and the re- striction of the navies to coast de- fense vessels having a limited radius of action and suitable for purely do- fired into thousands of strike sympa- thizers who attacked plant employes and finally the policemen. Last night's| toll of casualties included nine, seri-| |to map out a program of work for the present { There are eight measures on the cal- {ender awaiting action. In addition to this there are 113 bills whick have ipeen introduced. Representative Focht | session of congremi { dustrial insurance to .x:l w(;rkln( peo- eireann cabinet assembled here today {Ple in the District, has been made !tq consider the treaty signe 4 the order of special.business. Pl y signed in Lon Chairman Focht. endeavored today | don by the Sinn Fein and British dele. gates, creating an Irish free state. Its action is fraught with great sig nificance, as it is expected to develop for the first time the real attitude !of'Eamonn De Valera and his counsel ors toward the treaty which the 1 read the evidence carefully to see that no mistake had been made.” The third and fourth executions. the colonel said. also were for rape. both oldiers hanged after trial. being egroes. Senator Watson presented an affi avit by Samuel Long of Paterson, N 3. alleging that he saw a private dier killed by a sergeant with a bay: Given assurance that no combina- tion of nations would be formed| ‘nxxmst her, it might be regarded as | compensation for agreeing to the | naval reduction and to giving up the | alliance, i It is thought that Japan, even with these reassurances, will ask that one | stipulation be made; that the United tes agree to forbear from erecting to be linked together, despite the fact that they are to be dealt with in the end by entirely scparate agreements. Tokio's Decision May Be Delayed. The first three. relating to the four- power arrangement. the Pacific forti- fications and the naval ratio, are of visitors of the Umiversfty of Vir-} o " Santad < bt ; y % y injured and an uncoun num- | 1.8 uses. 1 bl leader h: i T 3 3 2 1t 4 5. o1l of chairmen of spe- |republican leader has thBs far stead-! 2 = said to be regarded by several of the BN e chalrman of the commit-|ber hurt when mounted polic®charged| “It is ridiculous.’ he said, “to talk "gmegu::gfm:ume‘;’.whfieh ‘have le?s-- fastly refused to comment. His con-:!,’:;,c‘iii“fii’.‘; ::fu“s:; to ff:‘é“:“;tfl,‘f":§‘:’,fi‘,‘.°:§‘.°;‘;}x - ::nhfmggmc Sriich | governments concerned as partic- tee on territories”and author of the|into the crowd with drawn batons. |about the ratio of ships needed forijation under;consideration. tinued silence has been interpreied in|° Two other affidavits of a similar, o | ularly interdependent. As a conse- |defense if the powers have no fleets! many, quarters as indicatine nir dis-|character were presented. Dificulties Here Understood. {quence, a final decision as to Japan's resolution admittihg Arizona and New Mexlce_ to statelood. Pregeited iWar Resolutions. Dupiftg 1 the . war, Representative Flood “was chairman of: the House committee on ‘foreign affairs from Forty men were cut and bruised . gpe of attacking.” this morning when strike sympathiz-| He suggested that the Japanese ers stormed an elevated train carry- |delegation make this proposal to the ing packer employes to the yards. All|Washington conference. windows in the train were broken by ! ORI o missiles which were thrown at it. ‘SENATOR CAPPER LAUDS All saloons in the neighborhood of | i Reports on Schopls: . Representative : Walters of Penn- sylvania, as chairman of the com- mittee: of sevin’ on eehbals, reported I¢hat joint -hearings iwith a. similar | senate committee are;in progress, an- | satisfaction with the . terms lins and the other plenipotentiaries having arfived by this morning’s mail boat. They were given a cordial velcome at Kingstowns Mr. Griffith, “So, we see,” sald the Georgia sena- slz:eatbelfiaig:hr‘gu:g ;?le &abmex Ses-imr, “three instances where privates | e members | . their v { N hor Gy, Miepncnibers were killed by their superiors without | provocation and without trial.” Hung by Wrists. Robinson of Washing- Kenneth _| powerful sentiment in this country on | Domestic political conditions, under- stood by all, and the existgnce of a ! | the subject of foreign alliances, ad- monish the necessity of proceeding | with great care in the presentation attitude toward any one of the ques- tions may be delayed until she is ready to make a settlement involving all of them. It is regarded generally a8 certain she will take no final posi- tion with regard to the naval ratio. the Pacific fortifications or the four- power agreement until xhe is pre- January, 1913, to March 4. 1919, He|the yards were closed today by order | - eiatt e nll it el b TR | tom D. C.. in an afdavit, said he saw 4 a ) i il 2 the ‘of Chief of Polite Fitzmorris. The » other to be held tomorrow. eyond-saving he was glad to be back R - the form of the international|pared t: ct on all three pre itions. introduced .on , April.2, 1917, the reso- 2, ' 0iq that the trouble would be | MR. DAVIS’ SCHOOL PLAN helptul action is. expected soon. in’Ireland, made no statement. a private suspended Dy the v\'rlsts“fxr"mem_ ® e i lution declaring a state of war to ex- ist between tHé United"States-and: the imperial German governuibrit.. Op: De-| cember 5, 1917, the resolution.declar- ing war on thecimperial and’ royal d , ¢ als d the situation remained quiet until | posed by Secretary Davis of the De- cabinet members are predicted, among i - Austro-Hungarfdn government ‘ also 2™ t. - { L. Scott of Kenmore, Ohio, a major | : chen wi artment of Labor, is heartily ap- | Teport. , them Cathal Drugha (Charles Bure s ; | ptable to the Senate, should it} lazt might,, whenyworkers Sbegany to b y ap- | TR resentative Zihlman of Mary-|gesg) minister of defense. Some of | opehly shot and killed twe soldiersbe in treaty form. i was, presgated by him. i Ré;yyfv:‘:u\-e Flood was serving| in tenth Cong making . prac- vigglly twenty years' of _continuous jée in Congress. stcpped at any cost. Block Way to Car Lines. When the strike went into effect Establishment of a great centralized high school here, where students may here Monday there was little trouble obtain education in any line, as pro- deatis ‘re- prien tried to make lanes through Jeave the yards. Strikers on picket duty and strike sympathizers blocked their way to the car lines and police- | the proved by Senator Capper, chairman | of the joint congressional committee | on schools, which is investigating the local situation. While it is an ideal plan, and the | Representative. Roy Fitzgerald of ! Ohio, chairman of the subcommittee of three on workmen’s compensation. explained . why legislation had lagged | atter he had brought .in a favorable land, chairman of the subcommittee of seven, reported -on the status of the bills deslrn_m}‘ to lor‘ce t‘ ‘merger, of the' street Tailways system. . . Representative Zihlman, chairiman The-cabinet- took up at once con- 'sideration of the agreement. At mid- afternoon it was still in session. {" ThIK of & possible split in th cabinet over the ‘terms is increasing, and the resignations- of some of the the leading, members of 'the cabinet are, known to.object to the form of the gath of allegiance laid: down in the treaty. Regardless of possible and then knocked down by a colonel e dail | because he refused to work on bread|fourth equally alert, who make up and water. According to an affidavit by Henry | “without provocation” Scott was rdered subpoenaed. | " “Can you give us an instance where V'a private soldier was arbitrarily ar- rested and hanged?’ Chairman Bran. from a tree from 7:30 p.m. to 3 a.m..| | The four men. two of them senators {and the third an ex-senator, with the the American delegation, know these | conditions thoroughly. | appreciate the necessity of its being| All of them | "European delegates are said to un | derstand the circumstances surroun {ing the American delegation's posi- tion and are equally Solicitous that if | a plan for an agreement among the | VIVIANI CABLES PACT TERMS HONE his is the third sudden fi, Chairinan jiepances, however, it s believed the inent Virginia' peli-| :d.~ Hundreds suddenly swelled | National Capital should have such an | ther subcommittee’ of Séven ont ¢ e i | B Tl i : o emrenentative Watson . Of |ro vanks of the strike sympathiers | InStitution. Senator Capper said today | of i to create 8 trafic coutt. seld Axpecan L Al epproNed, in prin degee atker ect to.get 1o that as fast | havure o insure reasonable orpenas 1 Sends Specific Suggestions Peteraburg ‘died during the last Con- | #'¢ I ympathizers | %008 not answer the present prob- | (e consideration o this proposl had | SURESS Bk, s ainis e as I.can,” Senator Watson replied. | tion of its being adopted by the Eregs. Then Chairman James of the |until they overwhelmed the few hun- | lems which face the District school ipeen forced to walt until other mors lance” of indifersnce towarg the| ,The. inquiry —then _drifted into|Senate. ! on the Four-Power Agree- state democratic_committee dled and dred policemen on duty and riot calls | system. Something must be ‘done | yn,portant measures were disposed of. | J8 o ment noticeable when the@hews d‘,‘:..::(aeorg:;::]wg :};x:znl:v‘::lio =R ) % TRepresentative -was chosen as his. successor. dnd has’ now, diéd hlm-" selfe quickly to alleviate the over-crowded conditions here, he pointed out. The plan proposed by -Secretary! were sent in. When reinforcements arrived the crowd was finally scatter- Progress on Garbage Problem. Representative Lampert of. Wiscon- was_first received. Thé people seem générally satisfied, but- refrain from expressing their feelings in any out- France, not to pillage hery” said Chairman Brandegee, to which Sena- tor Watson replied human nature i Today’s News In Brief ment to Foreign Office. M. Viviani, the head of the French ed and the heavy guards were par- Davis, Senator Capper sald, would be | by . tially withdrawn. L very expensive, and it is doubtful .if | 8in, chairman of the subcommittee :: nm de"}‘;’;":;m&d“l?:mnf to :e often went wrong when a man was/watson appears to back charges|,., . ion yae cabled Premier Briand PEACE FLAG OPPOSED ver by 2 o'clock this morning |congressoinal approval could .be ob- |five on disposal of garbage, report . for 5 y to_give the|jungry. ; eainst A, E. F. officers. ~_Page 1| delegation, has ca remier Brian VLRGN . they began wandering back, and the | talnéd for it this - time, although | progress. In. the absence of Repre- (Continued ‘on ‘Page 2, Column 4.) Senator Overman, democrat, North Eyes here turned on proposal ror;"'e proposals involved ‘in the four- humber increased 8o quickly that the |the senator expressed the desire to of . Michigan. " - | Carolina, read an order by American; E¥eS TOCC tIore e Page 1, power Pacific agreement. The long Senator Stioot's Objection Wins in some day, such an institution sentative imilitary authorities in. France for strikers storm Chi- dispatch containing the specific sug- regular policemen on duty were in- |see. 8 boommittee . of | ey 2 5 i 1,500. here. Aside from the expens he | halrman of "the suboommittee . b b public hersewhipping of men guilty | D E Senate. creased to 1,500, | continued, It would take .years to!thres, no report’ was hid on meas:| .. R 3 -1of theft, designed, he said, to break e e Lifforte’ to obtain action in the Sen-. A e, Toan | |establish ‘such a_school, tonaidering |ures regulating the practice of oste-| -/ ‘T, {up that sort of crime. Represen il ey e " Pageri |of M. Viviani and mbassador 3 Thé day shift at the packing plants| the time necessary for the selection |opathy and. optometry in'the District | ' RJAEUIRS N aCA ! Hung Without Court-Martial. Siniajghens S i 8¢ 1, Cerand from their conversation of an o . | y Dail cabinet and Ulster parllament your and a half with Secretary Ate yeterday on the bill.authorizing | thg-American delegates to the inter- 2 t a site, condemnation of the neces- was to report at 6 o'clock and every | on s “land and the. construction of | precaution was taken by the chief of {the buildings proper. Representative Zihimarn, as chafrman of The - subcommittes ‘of _thrée on police and - fire retirements, ssid thut rls ~SHOP EARLY—for . your own | writing from, Devils Lake, N. D., Dr. |W. D. Jones, in a letter to Senator take up London peace agreement. Page 1 Hughes. This was the first official communication made to the French erence the 1 I 3 g o et o, dispiay oMciatly se s |police for their safety. | Senator: Cupper’ id ‘tha nstitutivs | heacing: ‘would be Held sbout'thé first | - ' convenience and comfort. ' Watson, read to the committee, de- | Senator says only lail sentences will | gelegation on the subject; B v 1 bor - ‘Secreta; [anuarys o 3 w8 3 » % 4 . % 7 s for more cot v i = Deace flag. the Stars and‘Stripse, with | Eftorts to verify a Tumor that a | oo B s of Mosschonrt: 1t | CRepresentative Joe Brown of Tén-| ‘SHOP ‘EARLY—to make - your '[clared his son. a marine, told him of s S e R I e D A i from Senator Smoot of Utah. negro | wha thtuws, in _Bubbly ‘cresk | nols., Where” young; boyk ayil sl iate’; agsdee, c"";’fl.‘,‘f-fifyfif:.::h"‘”m"“- mitéee selections: from 2 full line of |the execution of a negro soldier with- | ooiion goods makers urge prompt ac- ‘s.""fu,d_y. M. Viviani and the other of /five. on 4 Page 2 | members of the French delegation are merchandise. out court-martial. tion on tariff. Semator Smoat told the Senate that|arnd stoned until he was drowned |taken and kept until they are twenty- | y 1 / in_progress and 2 . he had received many protests from|could not be:confirmed. | one years of age. This institution has all | that hearlngs were in progress aic : e e i B i L T o D.'A. R. and other patriotic organiza-| 1, egiate action was expected m«l‘ifi.,.'.“"n'vm e ccmpmt:mm:f o] =g T : ?‘ e-TePOrt| SHOP EARLY—to - have more |tor's som, gave money to a French| leaves for New England. Page 3K approval to the Amcrican proposal. . & time to make your purchases. |girl, and on her refusal to return it tions against'the plans to decorate the Stars and Stripes in that menner. o » day on 8 petition for an injunction ' courses .the young people are sent out against pickets of Amalgamated Meat | into the world fitted to earn a living in Cutters and Butcher Workmen of|some particular line. It aas courses in More Police and Firemen N 3 The report of Representative .Zihl- SHOP EARLY—in _the day be- he took it forcibly. For this, it was alleged, the negro was hanged. Chinese. Page 3 j Latest progress on far east heartens | President predicts parley success be-l WILLIAM S. HART WEDS. P North America by twenty-two pack- | manual training, art, sciences, farming,{ man. . chairman of the ‘subcommittee fore \the sales. force is tired |y 1t developed that voung Jomes be-| ™y onq fondest hope. Page 3| S SURHE!DER__—TO SPANISH. gx et ;;:";e;,?“;,;'gti‘:,:’“:,‘;’".:;|f'°;;,°:r“ et AP thati B ve fo investigate thescondition ot out. b o6 Tongel o e . | horta abandons”trlp to New York | LOS ANGHIER Ewicthenduber & “ R s successful that - * “prese ‘sceking loan for Mexico. Page 11 |—William S. Hart, motion picture ac- MELILLA, December 7.—The “Uled | union. the National Capital should be the seat | the police and fire departments, was| <op FARLY—in th Senator ~‘Watson presented an 2 2 - t - e day to fMdavit by Pope Golden, a' former |Stamping out of disease is outlined | tor, was married here tonight to Miss Fhe' lafqer yuckecs’ may ilisy Sre Fead, This stated fhat- both: aspast-| y rvice man in Georgia, declaring he| before Rotary Club. Page 12| Winfrea Weatover, who has been in- Setut. tribe of Moors. has surrendered 1o-4he Spanish forces, according to a dispatch received.here.. Another tribe s expected to' surrender tomorrow the dispatch qdds.. of a similar institution. Davis’ will be laid working about 90 per cent of normal, s’ report before the joint committee at jts .meet- while the smaller firms have given out statements that their output is cur- tailed to 30 or 60 per cent of normal. i0:50 ¢'clock. ing to be held ‘tomorrow * morning “at f ! mepts are performing -efficient work er the circumstaneesiand that they (Continued on Page 2, Column 2 e _those in offices"a chance _in the evenings. - -- saw ‘a_ soldier killed by order of 338,000 =pecimens acquired by Na- major in the Argonne because he at-j tional Museum, according to repor (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) made today. Page 16 cluded in his supporting rempany for some time. The service was read at an Episcopa! Church in Holly wood.