Evening Star Newspaper, January 5, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. ir and colder tonight row; lowest about 28 degrees. Temperature for twanty Hi . today. lowest, ended at 2 p 2 p.m. today iz temperature and tomor- tonight -four hours ighest, 62, at at 9 p.m. yes- Full report on page 7. Closing New York Stocks, Page 24. No. 28,375. post Entered as second-class matter office Washington, Dijic) he WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION bening Stas. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1922. —THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. PLAN FOR WITHDRAWING TROOPS FROM CHINESE SOIL ADOPTED: LIMIT ON AUXILIARIES ACCEPTED Proposal to Raise Tariff Rate to 5 Per Cent Wins. PEKING DELEGATION AGREES TO ACTION Duty Increase to Aid| Revenues of Nation $46,000,000 Yearly. ! B. the Associated Press | The agreement for an increase of | Chinese tariff rates to an effective 5| per cent was_adopted today by the nine conference powers sitting as a committee on far eastern question The far eastern committee al adopted resolutions providing for eventual withdrawal of foreign troops from China. Upon the request of| China, the resolutions provide, thel ministers at Peking of the eight] powers will meet with a committee of three Chinese to discuss the troop | withdrawal question. | { i ! i Approved by AllL All of the eight powers approved: the program for increasing Chinese; revenues and the Chinese delegation} accepted the report, submitted by' Senator Underwood, chairman of the! subcommittee. i Included in the report of the tarift] subcommittee was a suggestion that| reduction of the armed forces of China be undertaken by China as an aid in increasing the Chinese reve- nues. The report, which o hei incorporated in a proposed mnine-! power treaty dealing with Chinese questions, also would establish commission to fix upon a date, soon as possible, for increasing Chi- nese tariffs to 71 per cent. is a ‘Will Increase Revenues. | The tariff increase, it was said, would increase the Chinese revenues about $46,000,000 annually. The tariff commission is to meet next year in China to consider a further increase. The resolutions for withdrawal of foreign troops met a situation of a dispute between China and Japan as to-the facts relating to the number and activities of the foreign troops.; On behalf of Japan it was con- tended that some foreign.troops wére needed to maintain order in cer- tain areas of China. This, it was said, was denied by Chinese spokes- men. The committee adopted the plan of authorizing a commission to | determine the facts and recommend action. Willing to Withdraw. In principle, it was said, all the powers were willlng to ‘withdraw | foreign troops from Chinese soil should their presence not be needed for the maintenance of order and the, protection of lives and property. The commission of the eight powers’ ministers at Peking will meet upon the request of the Chinese govern- ment when China decides to press its demands for the withdrawal of the foreign forces. WHIPPING EUROPE'S PROBLEMS IN SHAPE Allied Representatives Pre- pare Issues for Considera- tion at Cannes. ! By the Associ: CANNES, January 5.—Representa- tives from. France, Great Britain, Jtaly and Belgium had two sessions here today with the intention of put- ting the reparations and other prob- lems into shape for consideration at the opening session of the allied su- preme council tomorrow. With the arrival of Viscount Ishii at the head of the Japanese delega- tion and of Premier Jasper Theunys of Belgium. this forenoon, every- thing was ready for what is increas- ingly emphasized as the most . mo- mentous assembly of the past two years’ struggle to set Europe to rights and to get Germany started on her reparatibns payments. Await Lloyd George Plan. Great importance is attached to the conversations between Premier Briand and Prime Minister Lloyd George. These conversations are now being enlarged by visits of other delegates to the British premier, but there is little indication as to what direction their talks are swinging the much discussed solutions. Today there was an unusual at- mosphere of tenseness In expectation that Mr. Lloyd George, at the opening session tomorrow, might produce the long heralded but still indefinitely known program for relieving Ger- many and lifting industrial and finan. cial Europe out of the slough of des- pondency. Are “Walkisg on Eggn.” M. Loucheur, French minister of liberated regions, today was credited with the remark: “We are walking on eggs,” as an indication that there are many difficulties ahead. Premier Briand, in an interview with the cor- respondent of the Brussels Etolle Belge, was quoted as saying: “1f Belgium is with us in the ques- tion of a moratorium Germany will not get it.” He was said to have added, as a reminder to the Belgian people, that France would not sacri- fice Belgium's priority claims for rep- arations payments. All these public declarations, how- ever, are generally accepted as start- ing points in the negotiations, rather than as indicating determined posi- tions. ted Press. ! | l (e S B e ) QUESTION OF ADHERING TO LIMIT ON -ARMS IF ATTACKED, COMES UP By the Associated Press. / The question of whether the limitation imposed by the five- Power naval treaty, now in proc- ess of formulation by the naval experts of the armament con- ference delegation, should be im- posed on a signatory if that nation is attacked.by a formidable non- signatory power, took a prominent place today in informal discussions of the treaty. g Some plenipotentiaries are sug- gesting, still informally, the in- clusion of a clause which would automatically pelease the sig tory in such cases, from the 1 tations of the treaty. Another important suggestion, recognized today as in the em- byronic stage, was that in case of aggression by an outside power, the five signatories would come to- gether to consider the best means of securi a settlement. Such a “consultation” provision would be similar to article 2 of the four-power Pacific treaty, and any formal proposal for its in- clusion probably would lead to considerable debate. It was considered possible that the drafting committee would find it necessary to seek further directions from the full naval committee before writing into the treaty a section of this nature. — CHARGE SEMIONOFF WAS JAPAN'SAGENT Americans Say Russian Kept Alive Pretext for Troops in Siberia. BY JUN S B. WOOD. Americans who have been in Sibe- ria since the time of the allied inter- vention, especially Army officers who were attached to the American forces, have taken vigorous exception to the statement of the Japanese delegation and its publicity agents that Semio- noff was not a paid agent of Japan. The Americans also flatly deny the Japanese assertion that its troops are there to safeguarg life and property, declaring that during last year the onl¥ disorders in Siberia were in the area of Japanese occupation. The re- ports of revolutions and uprisings in other parts of Siberia, they say, were without foundation, and were circu- lated through the Japanese aided newspapers and press agencies by the Japanese " publicity bureau, a branch of the Japanese army in Vladivostok, for the purpose of convincing Japan and the world that the expedition should remain. Admitted by Comm: “The Japanese command in Vladi- vostok repeatedly admitted and never denied that Semionoff was their agent,” said an American officer who was at- tached to our headquarters. “There were numerous conversations on the subject between Maj. Gen. Graves, who was commanding the American forces and now is at Camp Dix, N. J., and Gen. Oi, commanding the Japanese troops, and Maj. Gen. Inagaki, his chief of staff 2nd now in Geneva with the league of nations. The Japanese were support- ing both Semionoff and Kalmikov, two Cossack atamans, who refused to obey the orders of Admiral Kolchak and were doing everything possible to defeat the purposes of the allied intervention. “On one occasion, when Col. Henry D. Styer of Detroit, commanding_the 27th Infantry and then stationed at Khabarofsk, disarmed a_number of Kalmikof’s murderers, the Japanese command requested that the arms be turned over to them, as they were the property of the Japanese government. Gen. Inagaki finally gave Gen. Graves a written statement that the rifles had been furnished to the Kalmikoff men by Japan and the American com- mand delivered them to the Japanese command. The Kalmikoff men, sup- ported by the Japanese, arrested and flogged American soldiers, while the Semionoff troops were even more hos- tile. Their crowning act was when a Semienoff armored train fired on a sleeping American camp, killing and wounding several soldiers. Repadiated by Other Allies. “Semionoff was repudiated by all the allies, except Japan. He refused to move his troops to the front and fight, but contented himself with tor- turing and pillaging the Zaibaikal district. His troops held the rail- road at Chita, stopping the badly needed ammunition and other sup- plies which the allies were sending to Kolchak. Great Britain, France and the United States protested against him. Japan supported him from the start and continued to protect him with Japanese troops after Kolchak had denounced him as a traitor. “After Kolchak was killed Semio- noff declared himself the supreme commander. The Japanese protected him until the winter of 1920, until Tokio was able to force the army to concentrate in the Vladivostok. Semionoff fled in an airplane from Chita to Tsingtao, where he was again under Japanese protection. “The remnants of his troops were brought into the Vladivostok area by. the Japanese, and the’ Chita govern- ment was unable to remove them. They were given arms by the Japanese to expell the Chita officials from Viadi- vostok, and Semionoff was brought on a Japanese ship from Tsingtao. The Vladivostok consular body, represent- ing twenty-two nations, of which Y. Kikuchi, Japanese consul general, was the chairman, protested against his landing, and Mr. Kikuchi presented the protest to Gen. Tachibana, com- manding the expedition.' However, Semionoff landed and was taken to Grodekovo under an escort of Japanese soldiers, another demonstration of the supremacy of the Japanese military over its cabinet or foreign office. Expedition Need Upheld. “The demands of the Japanese pub- lic taat the Siberian expeditions should be withdrawn can be met in that coun- try, where the army has an immense publicity fund to secure what it wants and a censorship to prevent what it does not want, by protestations that " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.y Barring of Attacks on Merchantmen Given Approval. {JAPANESE PREPARED TO ACCEPT PRINCIPLE iWay Is Cleared for New Meeting of Committee | On Limitation. I BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Wa ngton conference, both ll\‘l!h regard to limitation of naval armament and to questions of the !far east, moved forward today. | The French delegation is now in a position, it was indicated today, to approve the proposal that cruisers and other auxiliary ships except aircraft carriers be limited in size to 10,000 ! tons, and shail carry no guns larger than eight-inch. The other four pow- ers.already had agreed to this pro- posal, and it was understood that the French delegates would do the same | as soon as they received authority to do so. ! Accept In Principle. The Italian delegation has received !instructions from Rome, it was an- nounced today, with regard to the i Root proposal that submarines shall be debarred from attacking merchant vessels. They accept the proposal in principle, just as the French have done, but will follow the position of the French in regard to reservations. As the Japanese are also prepared to accept the Root submarine proposal in principle, the way has been cleared for another meeting of the full com- mittee on limitation of armament this afternoon. The committee on the far east, com- posed of the delegates of the nine powers gathered here, met today after a long interval, during which the conference has dealt with naval lim- itation. It had before it the report of the Underwood subcommittee on Chi- nese tariffs, which it was expected to approve. Negotiations to Be Resumed. The conversations between the Japanese and Chinese delegations over the Shantung problem are to be 'resumed this afternoon, the hour de- pending, however, upon the time con- sumed- by the -meeting - of -the full, committee on limitation of arma- m>nt. Before the far east committee ]lssembled this morning Mr. Hanl- hara, who has been conducting the negotiations for Japan, in larke part, i that the situation regarding Shantung had not changed, but he added that he saw no particular rea- son to be pessimistic. Japanese and Chinese delegaies continue to insist that the negotia- tions regarding Shantung will be cor- ried to a conclusion here, nctwith- standing the reports that the Japa- nese have succeeded ‘n prevailing upon the Peking government to ac- lcept their terms, acting directly in Peking. Japanese Make Overtures. The negotiations over Shantung were resumed last evening after two weeks’ waiting, at the instance of the Japanese, .it was sald, who believed that the time was “ripe” for continu- ing the conversations. After a two- hour meeting, however, an adjourn- ment was taken until -today, with both sides insisting they still stood frm regarding the Shantung railroad, which is the principal bone of con- tention in the whole Shantung matter. The “admirals’ committee,” as the committee of naval experts is known, met again today to continue its work on technical details of the coming treaty on limitation of naval arma- ment. The committee will lay its re- port before the full committee on lim- jtation of armaments as soon as possible. \ Course in Case of War Up. One matter which must be decided, it whs said today, is what shall be the course of the other powers agree- ing to the naval limitation in the event that one of the five should become engaged in a war with an outside power and begin building war- ships, and also what shall. be the course of the other three in case two of the powers in the agreement should engage in a war with each other, and begin building beyond the limits set. The discussion of the Root sub- marine proposal debarring submarines from use against merchant vessels, it was expected today, would lead to considerable discussion, notwithstand- ing the willingness of the French, Italians and Japanese to accept the proposal in principle. The Italians were smong the first to call attention to the fact that therc should be e definition of what a merchant vessel 'u. if the Root proposal is to be i adopted. 3 It was pointed out that merchant vessels might be armed with heavy guns, quite capable of sinking a sub- marine, and that if the submarine was to be debarred from attacking a merchant vessel, then it should not be put in jeopardy of being sunk by a merchant vessel. British to Continue Preparations. -The British’ so far have taken the position that while submarines con- tinue to be in existence, they must take whatever precautions they see fit agains them, even to the arming of merchant vessels against them. They refer to the lesson they learned when Germany violated international law, and sank merchant vessels and their crews by submarine attack. - If the conference has found it possible to limit the size of guns on cruisers and battleships, it was suggegted today, then it should also find it possible to limit the size of guns which a merchant ves- sel may carry. Another. suggestion was that, if the Root resolution is adopted debaring sub- | be ‘merchant- ml-\'lma’I from attacking the man, en an ually stringent rule should be adopted - debarring. merchant vessels from firing upon submarines. The qg:mon as to whether submarines are to be used in a blockade of a port “also will be bropght up, 4t is' understood: HARVEY T0 REVEAL (ATTITUDEOF U.5.70 POWERS AT CANNES! America to Express Willing- ness to Listen, But Feels Europe Should Lead. FEELS CHANCE' WAS GIVEN TO BEGIN BY ARMS CUTS Administration Takes Stand That Europe Must Show Disposition to Correct Faults BY DAVID LAWRENCE. America’s attitude toward the eco- nomic relief of Burope has been given to Ambassador Harvey for presenta- tion to the supreme allied council. It consists, in brief, of an expression of willingness to listen sympathetically to any proposal that the European nations may offer, but reserves the right to approve or disapprove, par- ticipate in or, stand aloof from the plans that may be suggested. Talks which this correspondent has had with members of the cabinet since the session on Tuesday, when the greater part of the discussion was about the European economic situa- tion, lead to the conclusion that the Harding administration is not going to tell Europe what to do, but is go- ing to wait and sce if Europe can recognize its own shortcomings and show the world that it is ready to overcome them. Arms Burden at Reet. The viewpoint of the American gov- ernment is simply this: The arms conference was called at Washington in the hope that a reduction of ar- mament both on land and sea would bring rellef to America's overbur- dened Treasury and would at the same time start Europe toward & balancing of budgets. The United States felt that armament was the root of the whole business and that exchange couldn’t be stabilized until Europe recognized that Germany was up against it and couldn’t pay all the reparations France was demandine of her and that Europe herself couldn’t begin to balance budgets until the immense expenditures 1or military and naval armament were stopped. The United States government feels_ that something was accom- plishéd along naval lines in the con- ference here, but is amazed to find some of the nations so far from se: ing a solution of the economic situa- tion as to be actually proposing an increase in navies. On top of this ecame France to argue that the lail armament question couldn’t even be taken up. America Has Dome Her Part. Surveying the situation at the cabi- net meeting, members of the admin- istration came to the conclusion that America had done her part in taking the initiative, had shown the world a willingness to cut her Navy to the very lowest possible basis, and now was being forced against her will to build ships for the next two years so as to match the desires of the other nations. Instead of an immediate re- duction, there is in fact only a future limitation. But aside from that, the disappointment is most keen over the European ideas on land armament As cabinet members here see it, Eu- Tope has about three and a half mil- lion men under arms for a total pop- ulation of 160,000,000 people. FPoland alone has 400,000 men in her army and hasp’t begun taxing her pcas- ants. Her receipts are only 20 per cent of her expenditures. If the ra- tio of men under arms to total! popu- lation were maintained in the T States as in Europe, the cquivalent would be about two million men in the American Army, according to es- timates made by American oficials. Question Revolving Onme. So the whole question is a revolv- ing one. There can be no stabilized exchange until there is credit. There can be no credit system if there is no balancing of budgets. There can be no balancing of budgets until rigid taxation is applied and until military and naval expenditures cease. There will be neither of these things until Europe recognizes the unfortunate truth, that she cannot be expected to recoup her war losses out of bankrupt Germany, and that the war lasted too long and too much was destroyed to expect Germany to pay for the war in the sense that French statesmen are leading their people to_ believe. The Uhited States government, furthermore, disclaims responsibility for the present economic situation in Europe. No pressure has been ex- erted for the payment of the war debt. No request has even been made (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) GUARDS AID. By the Associated Press. . PHILADELPHIA, Pa, January 5.— The funeral of Senator Boies Penrose was held this morning. The same great secrecy tnat surrounded the making of arrangements for the funeral was main- tained until the body of the political leader wae lowered into the brick-lined grave in South Laurel Hill cemetery. No information was forthcoming whether there were any religious services at the house or at the cemetery. 'Nmper reporters were not admitted to the burial ground. The fact that the body of the senator. would be buried today became known late yesterday, when the bureau of vital statistics issued a permit for interment for January 5 or thereafter. The im- mediate family of Senator Penrose, who was a bachelor, consists of three brothers. No infonnation was given out regarding the funeral beyond the brief obituary notice that the funeral would “strictly private.” Newspapers that regarded the burial of a-United ‘States senator who had figared 5o largely in-the political history of the country as af important piece of ey /, - 7, The Associated ecredited to it paper and also ! Member of the Associated Press the use for republication of all news dispatches All rigats of publication of special dispatches Press is exclusively entitled to or not otherwise credited in this the local news published herein. | 4 berein are aiso reserved. Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 90,985 SENATORIAL Vacancy A 2 i, SCVERNOR S — - KING SEEKS PROBE CAREER ESPECIALLY QUALIFIES OF BULDIG 1SS Senator Believes Combina- tion Exists to Keep Up Prices in D. C. Investigation of the coustruction and building material industry in Washington is to be suggested to the United States attorney for the District of Columbia by Senator King of Utah, a member of the Senate district com- mittee, and prominent in the school investigations here. Senator King said today that he wanted the district attorney to make a thorough investigation of the prices of bullding materlals, to determine whether they were reasonable and also as to whether there was any combination to keep up the prices. If the investigation showed that there was .any combination here or else- Where, he wante 1o have the facts, 80 dhe public know them and Comgress could fake appropriate action to correct them. Believes Combine Exists. e risge. ‘m( 1 | | | MRS. SWORMSTEDT AS JUDGE| |Serves on Board for The Star’s $1.000 Prize School Essay Contest—Has i Worked for Better Education. Another member of the board of judges for The Star's $1,000 prize hool essay on the subject. “The Arms Conference and Its Signifi- cance.” who has demonstrated prac- tical interest in the education of the youth of Washington, is Mrs. Lyman Beecher Swormstedt, president of the Women's City Club. AS head of several women's organi- zations in Washington, Mrs. Sworm- stedt has worked untiringly to im- prove the education of school chil- dren. She has also had a share in the education of the children, having taught three years in the Business High School. ‘It was in the fall of 1890 that Mrs. Swormstedt began her teaching career in the Business High School, S v Graduate of Wellesley. Born at Milford, Mass,, Mrs. Sworm- stedt was educated in the Milford High School and Wellesley College. It is the belief of Senator King that|She is a member of the Twentieth there does exist a combination which | Century Club, the College Women's is keeping up the price of building ma- terials, and he points particularly to the prevailing high costs for the ma- terials needed in the construction of school buildings. He pointed out that great work had been done by the Lockwood investigating committee in New York, and he thought that an in- vestigation made by the district at- topmey here might bring out some fécts which would explain the pre- vailing high prices of building ma- terials in this city. The district attorney will be ask- ed to determine in a course of his findings as a result of his investi- gation whether laws now on the sta- d | tute books are sufficient to cover any conditions he may find which result in maintaining prices at levels from 100 and 150 per cent higher than they were before the war. Senator King said further that if the United States Attorney reported to him that the laws at present on the books did not cover any unwarrantable situation he might find, he would make every ef- fort to press the necessary legislation before Congress. Bread Price Probe, Alse. Senator King said that he had noticed the reports of the increases in the price of bread by local bakers and he sug- gested that they were unwarranted apd indicated a combination for the fixing of prices. However, he wants to have the facts before he takes any action, and on this point he already has written a letter to Dijstrict Attorney Gordon ask- ing him to make an investigation of this latest rise in the price of food. ‘When he hears from the district at- torney on this point, he said, he will make an effort to have Congress pass the necessary measures which would preclude any combination in the fu- ture to increase the cost of the neces- sities of life. SECRECY OF PENROSE BURIAL news set a watch on practically the same plan as déath watcaes are set on prominent persons who are believed to be dying. A report that Senator Pen- rose's father was buried years ago at midnight in order to avoid undue public- ity made the vigil of reporters almost an all-night affair. About 7:30 am. today the three brothers, Charles B: Richard -and Spencer, arrivell at the Spruce street home, where the eenator’s body lay and where he was born. Four auto- moblles parked a short distance from the house about the same time. little later Charles Penrose, who is a physician and had attended his broth- er, came out on the front ‘waved his arm, and eeemingly from nowhere a .hearse approached the house. & A few minutes later the body of the senator was brought out by an undertaker's _assistan and e hearse, followed by the“four automo- biles, su y containing the fam- ilies of the three brothers, started for the cemetery. Reporters who were on watch at the cemetery y-ung{y were: not itted today, and- tie newspaper ‘who !o!):vofl’ tl:n fu- neral party through & si oadi rain to dmo sen- entered Club, the American Association of University Women and the Washing- ton Wellesley Club, of which she is a former president. She also is a member of the board of trustees of the public library and has the dis- tinction of being the first woman on the board. Bearing in mind the many qualifi- W &.E PROPOSES " TORUNBUS LN !Authority Asked %o Operate Between Mt. Pleasant and Georgia Avenue. For the first time in the history of the District a railway company has decided to install motor bus service to supplement existing street car facili- ties. . The experiment is to be made by the Washington Railway and Electric Company, which today applied to the Public Utilities Commission for au- thority to operate a motor bus route on Park road from Mount Pleasant street to Georgia avenue. Tokens Could Be Used. The proposed line would furnish a much needed_cross-town service, and would connect up with three of the north and south lines of the Washing- ton Railway and Electric Company. Tokens now used on the street cars at five for 35 cents would be good on the busses, but the company asks au- |thorny to charge 2 cents for trans- fers at Mount Pleasant street, 11th street and Georgia avenue. The company, however, would is- i l [ line of the W. R. E. upon receipt of passenger going from the bus to the Mt. Pleasant car at Park road on a two-cent transfer could obtain another free transfer at Dupont Circle to a Georgetown: car. Text of Application. The application filed by William F. Ham, president, follows: “The Washington Railway and Electric Company hereby respect- fully makes application for permis- sion to operate one or more motor busses from the intersection of Park A | road and Mt. Pleasant street, through Park road to the intersection’ of Park road and Georgia avenue. 2 “It .will be noted that this route ‘connects three of our important lines, namely, Mt. Pleasant line, 11th streét line and Brightwood line. motor bus line will ‘prove of great conyepience to patrons of the com- who would otherwise have no, means of getting across town except b{ a !o;‘ rtlda rllto the heart of the city mnd out again. < -’n.u proposed to chatge the reg- ular street car fare on the motor bus, a e of 2 cents to be made for transfer between the motor bus and lumn 5.) which ended with her mar-{ cations of Mrs. Swormstedt, The Star requested her to act as one of the five judges who will make the final awards of the prizes offered to the winners of the essay contest. She willingly acceded. The simple rules for the contest will be announced soon by The Star. Until that time contestants should not write their essays. Should Watch Developments. Meantime, the essayists are urged to keep in close touch with the de- velopments at the conference as re- ported in the daily press in order to become more conversant with the ever changing problems before it. As_previously announced, eighty- eight cash prizes amounting to $1,000 will be awarded winners of the con- test. The prizes will be distributed ‘Wwidely over the two separate classes into which the contest probably will prizes, amounting in all to $500, for each of the two probable classes. Teachers in the public, private and parochial schools whose pupils are eligible to enter the contest, are drill- ing them intensively this week on the proceedings of the confeernce, preparing them to write essays on the subject chosen by The Star. In virtually all the senior and junior high schools and the upper grades of the elementary schools, the his- tory, civics and current topics classes are ‘devoting their entire time to a study of the conference develop- ments. BANK HEAD KILLED; EIVE STEAL 12100 Chief of Police and Mes- i senger Wounded in Bold Hold-Up. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO January 5.—John Sof- fel, president of the Maywood State Bank, was shot and killed, and Louis S. Sweeney, chief of police of the suburb and Arthur Benson, a bank messenger, were wounded today when five bandits robbed them of a $12,000 pay roll for the'Maywood plant of the American Can Company. The bandits did not give the banker and his two guards a chance to hold up their hands. They ordered the pay roll car to stop,.and as it came to a halt opened fire, killing Soffel almost instantly. Chief Sweeney was shot under the right arm and Benson in the side. the latter's injuries are serious. The entire robbery occupied less than three minutes. away with the money, heading to- ward Chicago. hold-up was only two blocks from the bank. the second to fall. ‘when he was shot dead. Sweeney, despite his wound, ran to a two-cent transfer. For example, a ithe bank, two blocks away, and turned Chicago police dis- patched three rifle squads and placed in the alarm. guards on all roads from Maywood. The suburb is eleven miles west of the locop. ‘Witnesses of the hold-up obtained the license Yiumber of the bandit's au- tag was issued to the owner of a different make tomobile, but police say the of car who lives near Rutland, Iil. EGG PRICE CUT 15 CENTS AS SUPPLY INCREASES Warm Weather Brings Decline in Fresh Grades to Range From 55 Cents to 70 Cents. An increase in the egg supply here, For that|due to the warm and moderate weath- reason it is believed that such 'a|er, brought the retall prices for fresh, strictly fresh and selected large eggs down an average of 15 cents per dozen from pre-holiday on: each grade prices. The prices today for fresh e ranged from 55 to 60 cents, for st 1y fresh eggs the price was from 60 to 65, and large, selected eggs bmu:t from 65 to 70. (3 cents, 65 to 70 cents and $5 to 90 -for classes. the three respective be divided. There will be forty-four The robbers drove The scene of the Chief Sweeney said he was shot as the bank messenger guided the auto- mobile to a stop, and that ,Benson was Mr. Soffel stood sue a free transfer to some other |UP and attempted to draw his revolver, ct- TWO CENTS. DAL WILL REJECT | TREATY BY 2VOTES, | MEMBERASSERTS i ;;Walsh, Who Favors London Agreement, Warns of Pending Defeat. DE VALERA’S PROPOSALS CAUSE INTENSE FEELING Morning Session Adjourns to Per- mit Outside Discussions—Vote Possible Late Tonight. | By the Associated Press. | LONDON, January 5—J. J. Walsh, member of the dail eireann, is quoted, |in a Central News dispatch from Dub- |lin today as saying in a statement: | “I can definitely state that, as the | position stands, the treaty will be defeated by at least two votes.” “I take full responsibility for mak- |ing that statement,” continued Walsh. “The decision will likely be taken late tonight, and I feel that it is of the greatest importance and of vital {interest for every constituency (0 realize the exact position.” 1 Claim Not Conmtradicted. The Central News correspondent says other deputies who were queried in regard to Walsh’s statement said they would not attempt to contradict it, and that their manner of saying so confirmed the serious fears generally entertainea. Walsh, who favors the treaty, has been one of the Sinn Fein's most miliy tant supporters. He has become noteq |worthy for having escaped from | Mountjoy prison in 1919, having served nearly three vears of .a ten- vear sentence for his activities in | connection with the Easter rebellion iin 1916 and for having eluded the | erown forces who sought him in va- rous parts of Ireland. DAIL WALEKOUT HINTED. | i | i | \ | E1)9 Valera Said to Be Bound to Present Proposals. | By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, January 5.—The dail eire- an met this morning and immediate- |1y adjourned until 3 o'clock this aft- ernoon. The adjournment was to give the members an opportunity of discuss- ing the situation created by the pres- entation of Eamon De Valera's al- ternative proposals. Tt was rdgarded by many observers of the oceed- ings as a hopeful sign that some form of agreement might be reached. One member of the dail said, short- 1y after the adjournment, that an effort would be made to an agreement on the plan proposed the other day by Michael Collins—that the opponents of the treaty should abstain from voting and permit the treaty to nass. It was argued by proponents of this plan that harmony could thus be secured and that the opponents of the treaty, if they liked, could ap- peal to the electorate by means of a plebiscite. De Valera's attitude, it was said, would determine whether an agreement could be reached be- tween the oppesing factions. Will Insist Upon Hearing. In the lobby rumors were fiying, one to the effect that the De Valera and the other opponents of the treaty planned to walk out if the alterna- tive proposals could not be placed be- fore the dail. The morning newspapers took a gloomy view of the prospect of rati- fying the treaty, but it was whis- pered that this attitude was assumed for the purpose of rallying dpubtful members of the dail to the Support of the pact. When- the dail met William Cos- grave rose to protest against a letter he said had been sent on behalf of the Sinn Fein to a Dublin business house, asking for the loan of the largest available union jack to float beside the green flag over the uni- wversity buildings, which the dail is | now using, when the treaty was rati- i filed. The dail was in the university building by courtesy of the uni- versity, of which Mr. De Valera was chancellor, Mr. Cosgrave pointed out. The letter, which was pointed to ag a plece of sarcasm by some unidenti- fiedpersons, was generally repudi- atéd. Seek Time to Talk Outside. John T. O'Kelly, Sinn Fein repre- sentative in Paris, then moved ad- journment until 3 p.m. He said the members individually were still dis- cussing with one another points on which they had not reached a de- cision. De Valera said he did not object. Michael Collins likewise agreed, and the adjournment was ordered. ‘Significance was attached by many, in view of the adjournment of the dail to enable the members to discuss matters privately, to a statement made today by Harry Boland, long in the Unitgd States as representative of Eamon De Valera. He said that the prevailing opinion in the mihds of Irishmen in the United States was that the splendid unity which existed throughout the fight for freedom in Ireland must be maintalned. Personally, added Boland, he op- posed the treaty. : NEWSPAPER MAN KIDNAPED. London Times Writer in Dublin Carried Off by Three Armed Men. By the Assoclated Press. DUBLIN, January G.—A. B. Kay, correspondent for the London Times, was kidnaped last night by three armed men while with other news-. papermen .in a grocery shop. Thers, has been no word of him since his disappearance, and no exp'anation his seizure. 3 : The correspondents attending this morning’s session of the dail eirean: demanded his immediate release ai the punishment of his kidnapers. Kay's friends pointed to an artl he wrote recently from Cork, sayi that some of the leading fighting me of that city favored ratification of Irish treaty, as a possible reason fi his abduction. They said he was warn= ed at that time to leave Cork threat that he be “put in & vault col and a candle.” ;::. night and the greater part f " {Continued ob Page 2, Cowam 83 | on-the '