Evening Star Newspaper, December 12, 1921, Page 1

WEATHER. Partly cloudy and colder tonight: tomorrow. cloudy, probably followed by rain tomorrow night. Tentperature for twenty-four hours ended at 2 p.m. today; highest, 52, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 41, at 7 am. today. Full report on page 5. Closing New York Stocks, Page 25. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D. No. g NEW TREATY SETTLES CONTROVERSY ON YAP AND MANDATED ISLES American and Japanese Dele- gates Agree to Pact Covering Pacific Cable Problems. NAVAL RATIO NEGOTIATIONS BY BIG THREE THIS AFTERNOON 28,351. Two British Delegates Prepare to Leave for Honie December 31—Viviani Ready to Sail Wednesday. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The controversy over the island of Yap and the mandated islands in the Pacific between the United States and Japan has been settled, it was announced by Secretary Hughes at a meeting of the far east committee of the Washington conference today. The agreement is embodied in a The separate treaty between the United States and Japan. The details of the settlement in regard to Yap will be announced this afternoon. When the new four-power treaty with regard to the Pacific islands was Jaid before the conference Saturday by Senator Lodge of the American delegation, he announced that one of the conditions of its ratification by the United States would be a settle- ment of the Island of Yap contro- versv. Negotiations between the United Siates and Japan had been on for sometime regarding Yap before the Washington conference met. The treaty settling the Yap con- troversy has been drawn up, but not jet signed. jloss to th It is said to give the,commensurate milita! ¥ TUnited States cable rights in Yap and other rights in Yap similar to those held by Japan. “Big Three” Meets Today. A meeting of _the “Big Three,” Secretary Hughes, Arthur J. Balfour ind Admiral Baron Kato, heads of the United States, British and Japanesa| y delegations to the Washington con- ference. to discuss further the ques- tion of the naval ratio of their coun- tries, will be held this afternoon, it was stated on high authority today. The prediction further was made that an agreement would be reached on this important question satisfac- tory to all three. The lnwwlnt be dealt with in a separate strong that the 5-5-3 rallo, on the| BBy between the United States ana| basis of existing naval strength, will be the final settiement of the question. Tokio Instructions Received. The instructions of the Tokio gov- ernment in regard to the question of ; naval ratio, in reply to messages sent from here by the Japanese delegates, have been-received, making it pos- sible for Baron Kato to continue the negotiations on the matter. The con- tents of these instructions, however, are withheld, for the present, from the public. It was intimated today, however, that several meetings of the conferees might be necessary before the mat- ter is adjusted. In the first place, the Japanese are particularly anxious to Lave a settlement on the question of the fortifications in the Pacific. An understanding with the United States, for instance, that fortifications are not to be augmented, but the status quo would be maintained, would be very helpful in the settle- ment of the naval ratio. The Japa- nese are extremely desirous also of reaching some kind of an agreement that would permit them to retain the Mutsu, which would be scrapped under the American plan. Officials Are Optimistic. The greatest optimism was evinced in official quarters today that not only would there be satisfactory set- tlement of the naval ratio question, but also of the other matters before the conference. As bearing out this feeling of opti- mlsm, announcement was made that Mr. Balfour and Lord Lee of Fare-| ham, two of the British delegates to the conference, planned to sall for home December 31. Also M.} Viviani, head of the French delega- tion, is planning to sail on Wednes- day of this week, in the belief that his presence here is no longer im- perative. The British Ambassador, Sir Auck- land Geddes, one of the British dele- gates, will of course, remain in Wash- | ingtorl, and Ambassador Jusserand of ¥rance also will bo here to act for ¥rarce in connection with the con- ference if necessary after the new Year. Other Ratio to Be Taken Up. ‘With the settlement of the naval ratio of the United States, Great Britain ‘and Japan, in captial ships, there will be taken the question of the naval ratio of France and Italy. The submarine Qquestion also must be dealt with, and the proposed ten- year naval building holiday in its; detalls. ] The British will advance a strong claim, it was said, that the tonnage of the submarines be cut below the 90,000 tons allowed Great Britain and I l ' nation with a long coast line, such as this country. France is anxious, too, for the submarine, and in this will have the support of Italy. Points Out Menace. One British spokesman today de- clared that if the present conference stimulates the construction of sub- arines, instead of retarding or put- ting an end to them, it will be a move in the wrong direction. He pointed out that some 25,000,000 tons of mer- :h:nt shipping had been sent to the ottom of the sea during the war wit| Germany, which was a great economiz‘: e entire world, without any 'y achievement. Japan has not declared herself l:l regard to the submarine, but it is be- {lheeve't.lel:h:‘t her‘ delegates will favor ntio: anVM we‘pol;..o the submarine as a reat Britain, it is said, will se have th» submarine tonnage re;ztm‘-: for herself and for the United States to 45,000 tons each, with a correspond- h;i.rnedllctlon in the tonnage allowed While this question will be s, i SGeien T e soevee tant in ‘the extreme by the British, it is not believed that it is a point that :‘gx‘ Jrevent final agreement on the of S e limitation of naval ith regard to the matter o - cation of naval bases in tha‘l';::‘l‘fl“e. it was suggested today that this mat- ALICE BRADY INJURED. Hurt When Auto Overturns, Ac- tress Will Fill Engagement. ALBANY, N. Y., December 12.—Alice Brady, actress, was slightly injured in an automobile accident early to- day at East Greenbush, about five miles south of this city, - nounced she would be lblyz t;h;ll.:n engagement here this afternoon. The car was overturned when the chauffeur, in attempting to avoid a :g;l;slon. swerved to the side of the THREE CAUGHT ON BORDER Charged With Rum-Running From Canada~-89 Cases Seized. ST. ALBANS, Vt, December 12.— Three alleged rum runners were brought before United States Com- missioner Watson today as a result of a night's work by customs. inspec- tors and deputy sheriffs on border roads. In two of the three cases shots were fired to bring liquor-laden automobiles to a halt, and two men were wounded. e men arraigned were Maj. A. hn":locklosl sln Johns. Quebec; ‘.‘VohAn elden of Boston and Frederi - hue. Morrisuille, Vt. - oy e liquor in the automo - taled eighty-nine, cases. Pilessto BANDITS GET $25,000. Four Rob Panama, Ill., Bank and Make Escape. GREENVILLE, IlL, December 12.— Four bandits entered Panama, near here, today, robbed the Bank of Pan- ama of between $25,000 and $30,000, held up seven men in a poolroom next to the bank, wounded an automobilist, whom the bandits apparently assu was pursuing them, and escaped. Bes ' WILL FORM NEW UNION. TORONTO, Ont., December 12.— ‘Telegraph operators connected with the Canadian National Telegraph Company decided today to form a na- tional union, to be known as the Telegraph Workers’ Union of Canada. The key men previously have been affiliated with the Commercial Tele- graphers’ Union of America. Today’s News In Brief Japan agrees to close 124 in China. - PO aee the United States, and that there be | Secretary Denby in annual report a proportionate reduction in the sub- marine tonnage allowed Japan. The British also will strongly urge that the submarines be limited in size, so as to exclude the submarine with a wide cruising radius, sufficient to make them an offensive rather than & defensive weapon. ‘Want Death for Submarine. praises work of Navy experts in pre. paring for arms conference. Page 1 Ulster party stirred up by Crai - port on London wisit, Pf;oul Splendid arms parley progress brings sessoin near. Page 2 Koreans warn arms parley a; adjourning without utt’linyg nn't‘l:v:" problem. Page 3 The British, it has been explained |Press of England forecasts ratifica- by Mr. Balfour, would be glad to see 1he submarine done away with en- tirely. push such & claim, knowing that the other nations are not so inclined. But they do proposesthat this conference, | called for.the limitation of arma- ment, shall, if_possible, result in a reduction of the tonnage of sub- marines all around, rather than to permit the building of additional ton- nage of_this kind. The United States has taken the position that the submarine is a wea- pon that may be used legitimately in paval warfaze, and that, it is & wea- ypon particularly desirable to defend a ) N tion of four-power treaty. Page § H. B. Terrell, depo: oblin, Klux Klan for §: 01{ .l",::ax‘: But they are not likely to|pistrict Commissioners were citod to show cause Friday why the; not be enjoined from er’ectln‘ :::‘::-'.l cular school at 14th and Upshur streets. Page 17 Secretary Wallace stresses need of new building. Page 17 Trial of thres men for slaying of Sia Hatfleld nad Ed Chambers o, West Virginia. e 17 Newspaper accounts of arms topics In public schools. parly Hope in France Tl“ reparations will be quickly” 4 Page 17 | ¢ | Fhenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITIOR Member of the Associtted Press The Associated Press is exclusively estitled to the use for republication of all news dlspatches eredited to it or,not otherwise credited n *his l papcr and also the local news published hereia. All rights of publication «f -peeitl dispatches herein are also reserved. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1921-THIRTY PAGES. |JAPAN TO GIVE UP CHINA POST OFFICES JANUARY 1, 1923 BY JUNIUS B. WOOD. Japan has agreed to close her 124 Post offices and branches in China on January 1, 1923, as was proposed in the conference committe two weeks ago. A cable to that effect was re- ceived by the Japanese 'delegation vesterday. This disposes of one of which were presented by the Chinese delegation at the opening of the con- the offices was suggested in the Chi- nese communication. When the question was discussed at the meeting of November 28 France, which has thirteen, Great Britain with twelve and the United States with one, agreed to wind up the af- fairs of their offices next year. As Japan maintains 83 per cent of all the jforeign post offices in China her dele- gates, though agreeing to other con- cessions, requested time to consult with their postal officials at home. Terms of Agreement. According to the terms under which the 150 foreign post offices are to be closed, China agrees to ‘maintain an efficient postal service throughout the republic and to continue its employ- iment of a foreign co-director general. | The Chinese postal administration is |modeled atter that of i'rance, and at present M. H. Picard-Destelan is the I co-director, Hsu Shih Chang being di- rector and vice minister of com- munications. The conference agree- ment also stipulates that the mari- time customs shall have authority to inspect all mail matter, except obvi- ous letters, thus putting the responsi- bility for any smuggling:of opium, morphine or other contraband upon the Chinese authoritles. (Copyright, 1921.) FOUR-POWER PACT GROWING IN FAVOR Main Value Seen as Resting on Moral Effect Rather Than Explicit Terms. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Today’s events in the realm of the arms conference comprised ‘“‘conver- sations” and renewal of negotiations concerning questions at issue be- tween China and Japan, together with other far.eastern affairs. The exigency most pressing at the mo- { ment covers announcement of the ac- quiescence of Japan in the naval limitation program, which is expect- ed at any time. Qutside the immediate’ conference circles the topic of general discussion and jcomment was the four-power d%w i placed before tne public Saturday b: Senator Lodge. It was of especial in { terest on Capitol Hill, senators hav- ing had time over Sunday to anklyze and construe it. ' Indications are that the treaty will steadily grow in favor with the American people, just as cable: dis- patches report the»approval being given it in Europe ;and Japan. As soon as the Chingse situation is cleared up by the megotiations now pending it is expectgd that additional impetus will be giyen the current of i popular approbatigh, which seems to be setting in with' the momentum of a rising tide. / See Value in Moral Effeet. Comment indicates that the treaty is being regarded as resting its main value to thé world upon the moral effect it wjill have, rather than upon its explicit terms. Indeed, the latter, tin the absence of binding clauses to carry the agreement to definite con- clusion by action in certain possible conditions are regarded as giving the treaty the aspect of a moral instru- ment rather than a specific contract containing elements of physical en- forcement. presses the spirit of the eontention of Secretary Hughes, Mr. Balfour and other leaders of the conference in their public utterances in the plenary gessions and elsewhere, that the world's welfare depends upon _the “will to peace” in the hearts of the peoples of the earth. This treaty is held to be the dec- laration of the “will to peace” by the established governments of four great powers that can maintain peace among themselves and prevent others from breaking it with the hope of success in the hostile undertaking. Greater Moral Scope Seen. While analysts may seek to point out that the treaty may seem to ap- ply specifically to the isles of the Pa- cific and the insular possessions in the far east of the nations signatory, it is admitted on all sides that its moral effect will extend infinitely be- ond that limitation.® YoI¥ 15 expected that the fact that | these four great nations have agreed to seek to prevent, through moral suasion alone, the outbreak of hostil- ities incurred by disagreement over insular questions specifically, the in- fluence of the understanding is in- finitely more far-reaching. It will extend to any question threatening peace, or else the bowqrs party to the treaty will be stultifying themselves before the eyes of the world. It might not be regarded as trite to assert that by the treaty, peaceful sottlement of controversies has been accepted “in principle.” The princi- Dle should therefore be applicable to other than the stated object. The belief is growing on Capitol hill that the treaty when submitted by the President will be ratifled by the Senate. It is thought that the more its objective is studied and the | ater the realization of its benefi- cent operation, the more speedily | will approach the approval of the constitutional ratifying agen of the government. Politics Set Aside. At this time, the possibility of the interjection of politics into the con- sideration of the treaty by the. Sen- ate is regarded as negligible and con- stantly diminishing. Aside from the merits of the proposition, there is the practical suggestion that politicians would find themselves “playing with fire” in undertaking to attack the treaty on politieal grounds and be liable to overwhelming public con- demnation. | In recorded utterance and in ex- pressions’ made outside official en- vironment, every retponsible leader in the conference has voiced the belief. last Saturday that the outlook early and eminently successfal conclusion of the conference is ex- I Pagp17 | ceedingly promising, and that noth- lestion over German |ing short of an incident which would Zettled. be rearded as & world calamity, can 'age disappoint the prevailing expectation, the most definite of the ten demands | ference. No date for the closing of | It is pointed out that the treaty ex-. ULSTER 1 AROUSED BY CRAR'S REPORT ONVITT TOLONDON Lloyd George’s Attitude Sai to Be, “There Is Treaty, and It Stands.” REFUSED TO- MAKE ANY BUT TRIFLING CHANGES Dublin Now Doubts If Dail Will Reach Decision at Wednes- | day’s Session. By the Associated Press. i BELFAST, December 12.—Sir James | {Craig, the Ulster premier, presided | over a meeting of the Ulster party | here today, informing his supporters | of his recent conversations with Premier Lloyd George in London. It s unofficially reported the proceed- ings grew stormy when Sir James informed the meeting that Mr. Lloyd George had maintained an unyielding attitude toward Ulster. 1t intimated that, except for a few the British premier had declined to make any concesslons, his attitude being “there is the treaty, and it stands.” In a statement on the general out- look Sir James described the situ- ation as grave, but recommended an attitude of courage and optimism. He sald Ulster was determined not to swerve one inch from the path she had worked out and not to alter her ideals. He accused Mr. Lloyd George of a breach of his pledge to Ulster. DUBLIN SEES DELAY. trifling changes, | Dail Eireann May Not Reach Treaty Decision Wednesday. By the Associated Press. DUEBLIN, December 12.—The possi- bility that the dail eireann may not reach a decision on the Anglo-Irish treaty at its meeting here Wednes- day was suggested in informal dis- cursions among dail members at the Mansion House today. Some of the Sinn Fein legislators thought Eamon De Valera, the Sinn Fein president, acting on the principle of self-deter- mination, might refer the question of ratification to the country at large. Among those arriving at the Man- sion House early today were Arthur| Griffith, Robert C. Barton and Erskine | Childers, ‘who acted as secrgtary -of the Sinn Fein delegation during the recent megatiations n London. They were followed soen afterward by Mi- Collius. Mr. De Valera had not arrived early this afternoon. Those! \dzm arrived, however, were busily engaged in serious informal discus- sions of the treaty. It was not known today whether Wednesday's dail meeting would open to the public. Even if repre- sentatives of the press are admitted, arrangements for their accommoda- tion were considered inadequate, in view of the fact that the meeting is to be held in the small oak room and that more than eighty correspondents from Ireland, England, America and France have applied for admissfon. Dr. Gregg. the Protestant arel bishop of Dublin, made an announc: ment last night on the situation cre- ated by the peace ageement, telling | the congregation at the Baggot-Rush Church that the Protestant church of Ireland pledged itself to support the authority of the Irish Free State. He appealed for the support of the unit- ed people of Ireland in order that the political leaders might be able to con- struct the new state under favorable auspices_and _receive assistance in (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) MINE IS STORMED BY MOB OF WOMEN Wives and Relatives of Kan- sas Strikers Prevent Re- turn of Employes. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURG, Kan., December 12.— A mob of women, estimated at 2,000, the wives and relatives of striking Kansas coal miners, adherents of Alexander Howat, stormed mine No. 17 of the Jackson-Walker company shortly pfter 5 o'clock this morning and prevented the miners employed at the mine from returning to work. The women appeared to have no leader. and principally were foreign- ers. The mob formed in Franklin, about a mile from the mine. Men, in & number estimated at 3,000, as- sembled at Franklin, but did mnot march on the mine. 4 Motor Cars Are Attacked, About 125 miners had been working | at the Jackson-Walker shaft. Many! have been going to the mine in their; motor cars. An interurban railway passes near the mine, and other work- ers have been using it. This morn- ing the women, after assembling at! Franklin, marched down the public ! highway, which parallels the inter- urban line to the station near the! mine, and refuscd to let the mine workers leave the cars. The, women ‘stopped motor cars and ripped off side.curtains. If miners were in the cars they were told they could not return to work. Other per- | sons were compelled to stop their cars and wait until the women per- mitted them to g0 on. = Sherifft Gould and two or three|lY deputies were powerless before the women. . The - sheriff, warned last night after’' a secret meeting of wom- 'en yesterday at Frankin, was at the mine this morning long before the mob arrived. After their storming of the Jackson- Walker mine the women went back to Franklin. Reports to the sheriff were that plans called for a similar demon stration tomorrow at two or thr: amines several miles from Franklin. ! ment, and a committee of-citizens has Stork Brings Eight to Woman on One Visit, Says Mexican Report By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 11. —From Tampico comes a re- port, publixked by El Universal, that Senora Enrl that place, xave birth yesterday ° to eight children, but mome of LAUDS NAVY'S AID AT ARMS PARLEY Secretary Denby, in Report, | Says Experts Diq Splendid | Preliminary Work. | Secretary Denby, in his first annualy report, made public today, calls at- tention to the arduous ané excellent work performed by naval officials and officers, in co-operation with the State Department, in the preparation of in- formation preliminary to the arms conference, and adds that he has *no recommendation to make at this time relative to the naval establishment.” At the same time he takes occasion to express his “admiration and confl- dence in the commissioned and en- listed ranks of the Navy and Marine Corps, whose unswerving fidelity to duty merits the approval of their fel- low countrymen. They think first of country, then of the service and last of self.” By the Associated Press, The naval budget for the next fiscal! CHICAGO, - December- 12 —Lucky yeaf already has been submitted to| Tommy O'Connor, gunman and killer, Congress. It is based, upon the old_,‘v‘,‘, was to have been led today to policy of “a Navy second to none” !u.e death cell in the Cook county jail ana contemplates continuation of thel to await hanging Thursday morning construction of mine battleships and | tor the killing of @ policeman, instead six battle cruisers, which would be|was leading the combined force of scrapped under the American proposal | 5,000 police and deputies a merry for the limitation of world naval| chase, after a sensational escape from forces. the county Jail. Four jail guards were he budget, $431,754,000. u 1o S ua0.0%0 Taes than the Srigina: | Overpowered by O'Connor and four I ) eutes, Mr. Denby's report dis-|other prisoners, but O'Connor's repu- Closes, the reductions having been | tation as a killer suffered when he made ‘as a result of conferences Of|s,eq 1o use a revolver which had been smuggled to him. naval officials and budget officers. D e The jail break was oharacterized by Reporting on his visit to Haiti and | Chief " of Police Fitsmorris as a Sante Domingo, Mr. Denby says that | frame-up between O'Connor and fail personally he has not the slightestiofficials,” and the chief ordered his doubt that the occupation of those | mea to bring in O'Conmor “dead or Sountries by the marines is being car- | alive.” Searching inquiries also were ried on as well as possible and that| started by State'’s Attorney Robert he “is convinced hat it is being con-| Crowe and Sheriff Peters. The sherif & . ou: :::eerlxl:neql‘lll has brought .benefit } hension of O'Connor. { 2nd rendered great service to the wo' Al Jail Rules Isnorid. republics since thelr occupation 27| san Guard Davis Straus, “Dariing Ser hdr“'ing:‘-; OO e haval aamin. Dave™ O'Connor, the gunman’s broth- i‘.:!rr‘n"jonc:endera the exec\luog of oujet :‘qd :av!lmllprl‘lodneru e to be mission more difficult, and 1 hope questioned” agaty today. Stravs ‘was \ORDERED T0 SHOOT | JCONNOR ON SIGHT IChicalgo Police Chief Scores Negligence in Escape of Murderer. | 1 were violated in handling the pris- oners, according to a member of the | vy with a|sState attorney’s office. e fustice I U isties and re-| Hundreds of reports were received Yl o hishment, and that in the [by the police of “O'Connor's hiding | ucing pun SR mmendations and | place” but no direct trace of the rne:;mcntlan- in the regulations gov- h'asl(ge or hl-‘ t"o“complnlt:'n!‘, Ed- | o this matter will be submitted |¥in Darrow, his celimate, and Sames Porte, convicted robber, had been ""’nfi:;y&fie“"'"h" the policy Thave . ined "early today. ou! o In investigating reports of plans to Would Preserve Old Frigate. - assist the escape of O'Connor, jail of- When the necessary funds can be ficials say they learned that Satur- e day :lgh:l a n;anhdr;wfi an ;utonexdohlle by a special appropriation|to the side of the jail and paced up :::’(:::"!Z" Sercetary Denby says|and down the street for three hours. that the old frigate Hartford, flagship of Admiral Farragut at Mobile bay, Rush for Liberty. The most generally uccepted theory Ala., will be transferred from her present mooring at Charlgston, 8. C., |to explain O'Connor's possession of to Washington, D. C., the vessel re: {the revolver ls that, at the last min- stored to her original condition and ute, he obtained it from some other prisoner in the bull pen, who would preserved “as a national naval h torical relic.” be leas carefully watched. The pris- oners had just been released from The Secretaty says.that the dona- tion of 6,000 English pounds, con- their individual cells to mingle in the morning _exercise period when the rush for liberty was started. tributed by the Dover patrol memorial fund committee for the erection in the United States of a replica of a monu- The series of accidents that befell drivers of automobiles commandeer- ment on. the Dover cliffs in England lnet‘;‘ one at Calais, France, is insuffi- ed by O'Connor in his flight also has | clent for the erection of a suitable helped to conceal his flight, police monument, and that action is de- ' this particular hnaicap e hear future” add anything of importance and was andicap In the TEal ites that since' held in a police cell. All jail rules Secretary assuming office he has given close said. The first car, halted in the rear ferred pending the collection of ad- of the jail, went “dead” within a block through overeagerness of the ditional funds in this country. - The British donation was made “as a driver to obtain speed. The next two crashed into the curb in rounding corners too- rapidly and-the fourth, tribute to the comradeship and service of the American naval forces in Europe during the war.” A site on containing 2 man and two women, Riverside drive, New York, has been vanished entirely. O'Connor’s _companions left him selected for the American monu- after the disaster to the second auto- mabile, faaking. their escape on foot. Punishmeat for Capture. Chiet of Potice Fitzmorris today threatened to suspend any policeman who tries to capture O'Connor alive, and promised promotion to the man | ‘who_brirgs him in dead. | “He will never surrender so long as {I\e can shoot,” the chief said, “and I don' been appointed to selicit addittonal contributions. 5 “The conduct of the midshipmeén body at Annapolis,” says Rear - miral Thomas Washington, chief of the bureau of navigation, in an ac- companying report, “is, in general, un- usually good, considering that it con- sists of nearly 3,500 American youths ‘gathered from the various walks of life and from every section of the domain of the United States. Th number of offense: 1y small that attention is immediate- y attracted to the unusuall spirit and obedlence that prevalls. 'l%ere afe, of course, occasional fla- grant offenses, but they are infre- quent, considering the large number |, of midshipmen.” - 4 Rear Admiral C. B. McVay, -chief of navhl ordnance, says the general and special work at the naval gun 'tactory, Washington navy yard. has (Con! Yt want my; men to any .chances.”. 3 Fitzmorris. was bitter in his denun- | ‘clation of conditions at the jail. He harged O'Connor was literally ‘shoved out” of the jall by some offi- ial_inside. *“Somebody in authority [at .the jail let him go free,” the chisf ‘'said. “It was a deliberate conspiracy. They gave him everything but a roag and street directory.” . day was_cleared up today by the an- [ nouncement of ‘Assistant: State's At- 'torney -Lloyd Heath, who prosecuted O’Connor, . 'that -he would appear be- fore Judge Kickham Scaglon Thurs- o_ask .that O’'Connor's sentence be prolonged. ;. Heath said this would be dend at each term of court FoLEs g 50N on Fage 2, Column 1) U5 AGENTS ONPIER AS MORSE LANDS Declares He Will Proceed Here to Answer Any De- mand Made on Him. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 12.—Charles W. Morse, shipbuilder, whose con- tracts are under investigation at Washington, returned to America to- day at the request of Attorney Gen- eral Daugherty. He was met by his two sons when the Paris docked. On the pier also were four agents of the Department of Justice, but they declined to state Whether their. presence had anything to do with his return. No effort was made to serve a warrant. Shakes Reporters’ Hands. Mr. Morse, whom fellow voyagers described as one of their most affable companions, shook hands with ship news reporters he knew, and, stand- ing on the upper deck in a chilling rain, permitted photographers to snap all the plates they carried. Emphasizing that his hurried re- turn to America was voluntary, Mr. Morse said in a statement that he would ‘“unhesitatingly appear any place and before any tribunal the gov- ernment may require.” The statement, issued aboard the steamer Paris after the shipbuilder had been met at the pler by his at- torney and after he haq declined to be interviewed, said Mr. Morse would proceed directly to Washington “to meet any demand made upon me.” Through counsel, Mr. Morse, who was held aboard the Paris at Havre, said he would leave for the capital at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Says Debt Is Honest. “I am firmly convinced that the Emergency Fleet Corporatiori owes both the Groton Iron Works and the Virginia Shipbauilding Corporation billions of dollars for ships honestly constructed and delivered to the gov-| ernment,” the statement said. “These companies have endeavored to have the amounts due them fixed by arbitration or action of the civil courts,sbut if the Shipping Board pre- fers to have an issue decided in some criminal tribunal, I am here by the first boat to protect as far as is pos- sible for me to do so the rights of creditors and 11,000 stockholders. “This material and money have passed into ships the United States now has possession of. As long as my health will endure the strain, I will unhesitatingly appear any place and before any tribunal the govern- ment may require. Told There Were No Charges. “Before leaving America for the sole purpose of remaining away long enough to obtain a few weeks' treat- ment from my physician, I made in- quiries from various departments of the government as to the existence of any charge against me, and was in- formed tnat there was none. “I left openly, without disguise or) subterfuge; in fact, I went before proper officials just before leaving in regard to my passport, and conferred with them as to whether. the papers ‘were in order. “I also know that agents or em- ployes of the United States Shipping Board had kept posted as to my move- ments for weeks prior to my departure, and they certainly must have known when I boarded the vessel. “When I was at sea I learned for the first time that the Shipping Board de- sired my presence in America. 1 made imediate preparations to return, only suggesting that they were aware of the object of my trip, and, as their investigation had continued for more than two years, objection ought not to be made to my seeing my doctor.” — ————— until O’Connor is captured, obviating the necessity for a new trial. Police Get False Tip. Police reported at 9:50 a.m. they- believed they had O'Connor surround- ed in a house on the south side. Rifle squads and tear gas bombers, equipped with bullet-proot steel shields mounted on wheels, were dis- tched to the scene. When the po- jce arrived they found the tip was false. The man whom an excited neighbor had reported as resemblin, (‘)l‘connor bore no likeness to the fugi- v e. ‘When police rushed thie house they found a surprised man appear at the door and identified- himself as Bishop Charles Anderson of the Episcopal Church. e s Net Circulation, 87,808 ° Net Circulation, 91,963 TWG CENTS. SALARY INCREASES (FORD. . ENPLOYES NOT PUT INTO BILL Appropriations Committee Is Unwilling to Write Requests in House Measure. SUBCOMMITTEE TAKES UP D. C. ESTIMATES Madden Says Action Would Be Subject to Point of Order—Only Hope Lies in Senate. General increases in salaries all along the line for District employes recommended in the estimates of the District Commissioners and in the alternative budget of Director Dawes are not going to be written into the bill to be reported to the House by the appropriations committee. If there is to be any increase in salary for District employes, they must be written into the bill by the Senate. This was made plain today at the opening of the hearings on the District appropriation bill. Chairman Madden’s View. This is also to be the policy with respect to salaries generally through- out the federal service.~ It is a gen- eral policy announced by Chairman Madden of the appropriations com- mittee, who contends that salary in- creases put into an appropriation bill are subfect to a point of order and therefore should not be reported in a House bill. . The discussion of this question of salaries was the first matter before the subcommittee on District appro- priations, headed by Chairman Davis of Minnesota. It seemed to be the general sentiment of the subcommit- tee that no salary increases shouid be considered. D. C. He: it Conference. The three District Commissioners— Rudolph, Oyster, Keller—accompa- nied by their assistants and experts, are sitting in with the District sub- committee today. The morning conference lasted from 10:30 to 12:45 and an afternoon Ses- sion is to be held from 2 until 4. This morning the first nine pages of tne bill were discussed. B WAIT VOTE BY DOG SLED. Yukon Returns Coming in Slow Owing to Storms. DAWSON CITY, Y. T., December 12 (via Egbert, Alaska, and Seattle).— Nearly every telegraph line in the Yukon has been disabled by storms for a week past, but the best infor-~ mation available on the result of the election is that sixteen out of twenty- six election disiricts in the territory give Capt. George Biack, conservatve, a majority of twenty-eight over F. T. Congdon, liberal candidate. The figures for Mayo Siiver Camps. which will decide which candidate is elected, are coming in by dog sled over the Dawson trail. = PREMIERSHIP AS PRESENT King, Canadian Liberal, Who Won, Will Get It Christmas. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, December 12.—The pre- miership of Canada will be handed as a Christmas present to W. L. Mac- kenzie King, leader of the liberal party, which triumphed at the polis ilast week over Premier Meighen and his conservative following. The defeated administration will be allowed a little time to “pack up.” Then Premier Meighen will present his resignation to the governor gen- eral, Lord Byng of Vimy, and the latter will call upon the new leader to form a government. The reins of power will be handed over a few days before Christmas. _—— SUFFRAGE HAS FLOOR. Hearing to Be Given by Senate D.C. Committee Tomorrow. Hearings will be resumed before the Senate District committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning on the Jones resolution providing for a con- stitutional amendment giving the District of Columbla representatives in the House and Senate and allow- ing it to vote for electors for Presi- dent and Vice President, and the Cap- per and Poindexter bills providing puffrage for residents of the District. Senator Ball, chairman of the com- mittee, was called out of town this afternoon, and therefore will not be able to preside at tomorrow’s slon. It is probable that Senator Jones of Washington will occupy the chairman’s seat for this hearing. The time tomorrew is available for those | who favor suffrage for the District, but as yet no formal requests have been received by the committee for an allotment of any of the period to be given to the hearings. $54,000,000 WAGE LOSS. Loss of wages to the amount of | $54,600,000 were declared but one of , the items in the national cost of social ! diseases in the report of the United tates Interdepartmental Social Hy- jene Board made public today. Large | cities may be better safeguarded than before the war, the report said, but there is a tendency noted on the part of smaller communities to return to indifference toward controlling com- mercialized vice, In one of the armed services during a single year, the report continue enough men to operate one of the “scrapped” battleships were incapaci- tated daily from preventable infec- tions contracted in civilian com- munities, while the cost of vice di eases to the Army is estimated at $15,000,000 in a single year. The rate for venereal digeases in the Army’in 1920 is'said to be the best on record. LIMITS KENTUCKY LAW. The Kentucky law requiring cor- porations to register before doing business in that state cannot apply to a corporation engaged in interstate commerce, the Supreme Court held in a decision handed down today. x 5