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POPULATION 29,685 PRICE TWO CENTS. FRENBH H OFFICIALS AMAZED BY GERMAN PROPOSAL OF §7.500.000,000- INDENITY Evuythn.anForFunlewtoMumlmo Germian Territory at a Few Hours’ Notice Should the Occasion Arise—Belgian Troops Along the Rhine Have | B:en Reinforced, Ready to Follow the Lead of France— Lloyd-George Informed the German Delegates That There Can Be No Reduction in Payment Decided Upon by the British, French, Italian and Japanese Govern- ments—Allies Are to Deliver Their Final Reply to the Germans Today at 11 a m. Paris, March 1 —Everything s injwere Louis Loucheur, minister of liberat- readiness along that part of the Rhine eid by the French for 4 jump forward a few hours’ notice should the oc- tx jon arise. The Assoclated Press was al circles this evenng ve been gong on for some | sation ‘of any action which movement neces- sary, and, in the words of a high official of the war office. “Marshal Foch has N in offic might make . forw: bat to say the word. The German counter-proposals created noching short of amazement in Frorch official and diplomatic_circles, as well as among the members of pariiament. Ad- vance information regarding the proposi- ticns ts be submitted by Dr. Simens. the rman forelgn minister as received in was o the effect that that oro- more reasonable and might form the basis of discussion. The con- mensus of opinian this evening, however, Par posals wer was that no discussicn was possible. French officials. however: cannot hide fhe feelinz of satistaction that the Ger- man attitude should “show that the French yiewpoint had been eorrect from the first.” tBat Germany was unwilling 1= face the responsibilities, and also prove 1> Great Britain and the rest of the al- lied and meatral worid, fhat “Germsny will undersiapd mothing but the applia- and that it is useless to éeal with Germany in a- spirit of justice and tarness. hd, ana tion of forc Popular feeling is greatly arou the opinion everywhere s expressed that Franc: has waited long enough, and. that the movement of troops into the interior Germany. would meet . with . smalier orposition from the oppoments of the xment now tham.at any other-time, swing to the fact that the government Fove: has the e>mmonist situation well in hard. ihe leaders either having been sent to jail or silenced. A Geputy who voted asainst Prenies Friand on the Paris conferorce decision Informed the Asseciated Press today that siould M. Briand return to Paris t Torrow and ask the chamber (o rtify the penalties decideq wpom he wouid ré- Seive a vote of over A8 jonly ti sosial- leis and communists Yoting against him. Satisfaction i3 also expressed at “the’ #-itish prime minister's atttnde, which s mentoned in official deapatches as owing deep resentment” toward the Germans over’ their uncompromifing unter-proposals. If forcinle coere'on ials here foel that have the moral support of all the ed countries, as well as the United becomes necessary offi it w » Bates. © Thursday morning at éaybreak. The Assoclated .Press| was ipformed trim Beigian. sources today that . Bel- fium s ready g0 follow Francs's load. | lenecal Maglinse. chiaf of the Delgian genera! staff. was called aur- riedly to Lendon and left Brussels this afternosn 16 confer with Marshal, Foch and_Fieid Marshal Wilson is interpretad in Beiglan circles s meaning that the | . decided upon, contemplates collabor- ation of Belgiar troopr in the Essen-Dus- The fact that meidort district. During the past three , days 13.000 Beizian tyoops on the Rhine have been reinforced by two divisions,. while the French have. 150,000 men in thy occupa- tian zome. with 200,000 heid in' reserve, less than twenty-four hours away. GERMANY' MAKES REFARATIONS OFFER OF 30,000,000,000 GOLD MARKS London. March l.—Germany through her deiegates to the conference with the aliies here today made remaration offers 1t was understood outside the confer- ence that after Dr. Simons, the German foreign minister. had ,(finished his state ment on reparations to & © conferees, Mr. prime minister, replied in substance that unless the Ger- wmans had something more, to offer than appeared in Dr. Simons' statement there was no need of continuing the conference. In order to make the German obliga. tions avallable, Dr. Simohs suggested an International loan, of which the interést aud sinking fund would be paid by the Germans, the loan 1o total not more than 30.000,000.000 gold marks However, as orld market would mot at present suppert so large a figure, he said & be- ginning would be made by a loan of sight billion gold marks. This loan, the for- »ign minister declared, should have cer- tain privileges, namely, exemmption from Lioyd George, the Briti.. th taxation in all countries, The German financial proposal tions: First—That the plebiscite in upper Sile- Wis should resuit in favor of Germany. Second—That Germany should have vestored to her free commerciel privileges throughout the world. Mr. Lioyd George told the German for- vign minister: “If the written proposals are of the explana- or us pame general character as th tion of them, it isn't to read them. ®f your own positior you tomerrow at 11 o'clock.” When the Germans left the cenference they appeared to be greatly depressed. Premiers Lioyd George and Briand were wmiling as they came from. the confer- wes chamber. Four German delegates, Dr. Walter Bimons, foreign minister; Carl Bergmann, an expert on financhl affaire; Herr von imson, secretary of the Germsy foreign Miice. and Dr. Goeppert, head of the juridicial section of the foreigm office; sonferred with ailied delegates on the teparations question- today. The French government was repre- pented by thres members of, the cabinet % addition to Premier Briand. They held. regions ; ‘M. Philippe Berthelot, ‘general secretary of the French foreign office, also attended. Before entering tae_conference, M. Lou- “We are ready to receive and courte- ously examine any proposal the Germans make regarding the terms and conditions for the payment of reparation: impossible that they have something bet-} . ter. to suggest than the allied terms, in | {1o0S and a decent regard for the obl which case; if it were equivalent to the | 1 global reparations agreement, the allies will no doubt aces them. - But net one sou below the amount determined in Paris will be acceptable. The British, Ttalian a trnments, as well as thi ment, ‘bave decided formed the minimum amount German: must pay, and there can be no reduction said Germany would pay fifty billion marks, subject to the various discounts and reductions and the sums already paid. nation by the French delegation of the written proposals of the Germans indi- cated that after the reductions Germany would pay about thirty billion marks, and said that the’ proposals aey 1mo\mted to an of- Paris | Japanese gov- French govern- A hasty. exami- Premier Brian were so drawn fer that it the allies Germany money on favorable terms, then | Germany would pay them. advance g ! BELIEF PREVAILS THAT NEGOTIATIONS HAVE ENDED Londen, March 1—(By _The When the German delegatcs faced the al-| lies around the table in Laneaster House today with the gbject of coming to a fi-; nal settiement of the German indemnity, 2 gulf was revealed even wider than any|senzte finarce committee “shrank from Germany's | the responsibility.” counter-proposals fell w0 far,short of ine Il}kd programme drawn up -at Paris that | PROTESTS A tie British prime minister déclares Germ:n government appears.to have a tandisigly of- the ireal- ion,” and tersely adjourn- atter. Dr.. Simons, ‘the had presented | the document and tried $o- advocate its reasonableness. “The bel'sf prevails in the allled cambs tonight that the negotiations have ended and that lhvy are on ‘the eve of aciion. is expected to be an complets fnisu ed. the confers German foreiz The zllied reply ultimatum, clear and impera The following bulletin was issued after a brief meeting of the heads of the-:al- lied delegations this afterndon: “It was decided to consult the judicial | {and military advt jview o informing the German dclegation | on Thursday as to the measures the al- lies proppse te take.” The word ‘“measures” and mention of only the judicial and military advisers are considered' significant. Dr. Simons offered what experts esti- in the absence of Premier Priand | and War Minister Barthou, it is not %ex- pected t-at sn onder to £o forward would e before tomorrow night at the earii- as it is presumed the Germans will'! te given a final opportunily to recede f-om the positizn taken today. If march- inc order comes tomorsow night, the | trosps would be ready to go forward rs tomorrotw, pounds sterling, of which Germany claims 1,660,006.000 pouris sterling has already been paid il money anl supplies. is counled With the conditions that Upper | Silesia_remains German and_that commercial priviier,s shall be' restored to ermany. throughout the world, * Comparéd with this profier, the allies| STIL consumers. who are diseriminated térms required the' payment of 900,000 sterling, and the lowest Gorrany | w. 4 m':‘;"::::“., :):ol::wlo ég’flwi‘;gflx‘z’ e ! and then the representatives of companies sterling | This | raised by a German foreign which she professes to believe America would co-operate, The German delegates still are of the opinion that their proposals and the stat ment of - Germany's_economic_conditions may be taken as a basis for discussion. An advance into Germany by the allies’ | armies is in no wize assured, even if the allies feel obliged to give an ultimatum.| Economic pressure may be attempted in- No support for the fusther use of sol- diers has developed in England, and if an GERMANS HAVE NO POWER TO VARY THEIR PROPOSALS London, March 1.—(By The A. P.) “We have no power to vary our proposals, but it the other side makes suggestions con- | cerning them we can“communicate with | Berlin, which will make passible a dis- jon,” said Herr Schroeder, of the German finance department, speak- {ing for the German delegation tonight. “If the conference is broken up because | our offer does not satisfy the allles, it} cannot be helpedy” shall have.to go back to the treaty and| wait for the allies to submit reparation figures as provided for in the treaty. “It Wwould do France no good to further m““; e o Be! moth- | he contemplates being away for about secretary it was tearned, were made subject to two condi- he continued. allies apparently misunderstood the Ger- | ou have a-complete lack of compre- hension of the position of the allies and We will_discuss meng ourselves our reply &nd give it to and the delerates could not digest it so The allles apparently forget all about what they have already | received from Germany fn kind, ing estates in Poland which the Poles and Danes could nbt pay This was a matter for negotiations. quickly, he said. includ- | Schleswig, STATUS OF U, S. TROOPS AT COBLENZ UNCHANGED | tion. Coblenz, Mareh 1—Th. America army-of occupation in case the | invading Germany will be thie same ga that maintained during the otcupatien of Frapkfort, The Asso- oiated Press learned’ toda it was asserted, would be (akon he\'flnd the ‘occupation ef the actual lin allies decide on sgmow SENATOR THOMAS ATTACKS THE SOLDIERS’ BONUS BILL Washington, March: 1.—The soldier | tor Thomas, democrat, Colorado, as “sor- did, mercenary, humiliating, outrageous and illegal. senate as a member of the finance com- | mittee, Senator Thomas said the opera- tion of the bill would entail a cost of three and a half billion dollars and re- other securiiies and a great burden to the taxpayers. “The country is in no condition to sub- mit to the stupendous burden which this bill imposes,” he declared s outrage- ous. Justice should, of ilself defeat the il There may: be such thing in this country as a taxpayers' strike. The soon- er it comes the beiter. “This bill subordinates duty to the sor- did_and degrading influence of pelf and profit, makes the army an agency for the extortion of money from the citizen and piaces the republican soldier upon a level with the mercenary soidier of fortune or adventure.” Senator Thomas praised the “splendid, segment b the late American army which disiains to ask for bonuses or compen- ot | sation.” | “Patriotism, devotion to free institue on of free citizenship,” the senator said, e degraded and disgraced Wwhenever {the soidier citizen becomes a mercenars government shonid measure his servi terms of msi “If the Au fon has been pre- served from German aggression enly to {loose the fiood gates of its treasury upon its returning sol e in safeguard the country from only to be piuncered by its {would take the cash Lonus {were “comparatively unimportant.” homesteads, he charged would result in inumerous land schemes and “promotions.” | “They will have ample pelitical baek? amps or posts of the American Leglon will be in evidence behind many of them Tow in’ their traij lzens to be transferred to th: another,” said Senator Thomas, adding 1hat in striking out the tax provisions the AINST METER CHARGE BY GiS COMPANIES “Ha g 1, Maerch 1--More protests -a¢ imposition of 4 meteer charge oy gas und- electric light companies was voiced a: the continued hearing before the judiciary commitiee this afternton on bills to_end tu’s practice. The proiests and argumerits were from J. S. Blinn of New Haven, who ‘offred a_petition -with four thousand signers, and representa- tives of the Connecticut Federation of from Stamford ,Naugatuc! and- other places. - From Mi <. Middletown dlctown came ved the meter, or so- c was fundamentally wrong. He also s tric light tompanices, whn they tear up streets, do not relay them as well as they were before. Senator Deluney interposed to s do in Bridgeport.” “Well, Briggeport is a model town in d Mr. Ryan. Mr. Blnn claimed that the New Haven Gas Company has not only. greatiy_ in- sed iis bus and is able to pay dends, but the service charge it is | making will be to it a guaranteed divi- {dend of -eight per-cent. for 1921. Mr. Blinn said he was speaking for 43,000 against in fayor of the bix consumer. The advocates of the bill which seeks jto stop the meter charge had a half hour made their arguments. TO SUBMIT DOCUMENTS OF GOVT’'S FOREIGN LOANS duce all loan correspondence. i ments, uments would be submitted. { the committee for the SHACKELTON TO START ON two years. | "THe Norwegian whaling boat Foca I e o ot rerT Schroeder the |, s been purchased in this .oity for the expedition and in all probability she wi It was preseniad; i German, | SRMOLTE N idsante b, whera 150 dogs will be taken on board. Thence the expedition will proceed by way of Baf- Ane’ bay, which will be reached, it is | hoped, by the end of July, provided the ice conditions are favorable, through Lancaster sound, to Axel Heiberg's iand. From there Sir Ernest infends to explore !(he islands eastward to Parry Island, | this being the main object of the expedi- status of the%WAl TIME REPEALS BILL READY FOR SIGNATURE laws, the house voting to concur in sen- ate amendments. The measure now goes to!the president. bonus il was attacked today by Sena-| “In a minority report-presented to the: sult in depreciation of Liberty bonds-and | and either expects or demands that his| ry, it is a serious question whether it was worth while to Declaring that most of the veterans| Senator | Thomas said the other options of the bill The plan for reclaiming land for soldier the senator added. "I know of ko ipork barrel scheme more alluring-and fraught with more extravagance and | reckless expenditure than this. The local jand a carnival of appropriations will fol- The tax plan provides for “taking mon- ey from the pockets of one class of citi- pockets of Labor,, 2 numper, ¢ local labor unions poration coursel, to say | that zas and elec- Washington, March 1—Treasury offi- clals were preparing tomgk‘\ to turn over to the senate judiciary committee several tons of documents reluting to the gov- ernrent’s foreign loans. The documents will be submiited in accordance with a resolution adepted by the committee to- day, directing Setretary Housion to pro- The resolution was adopted by the ju- dvance movement is undertaken it wm[dichry ChimEta s it ed fes e a French and Belgian measure, in| | which Great Britain will cooperate only | from Tovalty ‘to the aliies. | generally fee! that they have only a sec-! {ondary interest in the indemnity ques.: tions because they hava gradually become ! reconciled to the belief that they will gat jlittle out of Germany at the best. n at {which Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, its author ,declared that Secretary Hous- The Englisy | ton should be “cited for contempt” for {failure to produce the requeSted docu- Treaswy officfals, on heing informed of the adoption of the resoluzion first de- clined to say what steps would be taken, but after the regular weekly cabinet | meeting, it was announced that the doc- Request had previously been made by documents, but Secretary Houston had i{nformed Chair- man Neison that a portion of ti# corres- pondence had been referred to Secretary i Colby of the state department for deter- mination as whether it could be submit- ted without affecting the public intergst. | “ywe| Christianta. March = 1—8ir Ernest | 1 : Shackelton, the Antarctic explorer, will eave In May or June on a new polar | the chest. ! expedition to the Arctic. He will taken a dozen men, chiefly those who accom- panied him on former expeditions, and | . Washington, Mareh 1.—Congressional action was completed tonight on the res- olution to repeal virtually all of the war priation Bill. ‘Washington, March 1 (By the A. P.).— The senate franlgy 'discussed reiations Vetween the Unitee States and Japan for two hours late today. behind closed doors, but the situation as presented by repui- lican leaders failed to shuke opposition te the naval appropriation bi.l After the doors were opened, Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, and other lead- ers in the fight againet the bill' déclared emphatically that the measuré. -in _its present form could net be paesed. befors congress adjourned Frid: The sena then swung into'a long night séssion with a promise by Senator: Poindexter, repub- fican, Washington, In charge of :the that it would be heid in continuous ses: or another. ‘The motiof for,the seccet’ Mation was made by Senator Lodze of Massachusetts, the republican leader and chairman of the foreign relations committee, ‘He suds denly interrupted a long open. debate on the bill by expressing the. hope. that the measure would be- passed’ by’ this con- gress and adding that there were some “angles of the question whjch should not be_discussed in' public. ‘When the galleries had. been. cleared Senator Lodge was understood {o have presented new information regarding controveries between .the United States and Japan other than that over the. Cali~ fornia alien-land Jaw. ' One of the mat- ters said (0"have been discussed was-the Pacific island ‘of Yap, over which Japan holds a mundate. The United States has vigorously protestédagifist this mhandate to the councll of the leazue of:nations and also has taken the subject up direct senatars were reported to have, expressed to the island was cectain to become a future. Senator Lodge was said to have- told tion-of the United States in world affairs, ‘building prozram. e aiso was reports advising Janan that the United Statés protect ils interests in the Pacific. cating an adequate navy. by MNr.'Lodge. He was said 'to ‘hav ing of the senaie doors and character- He and otnel | doors. Relations with Japan were hrought into | ed. the late ‘to_pratectseAmerican begin’ to assert our rights” and added that “the Unitéd States is = eonfrorfed with a very critical situation in our cign relations. that he would try ta hold the.senate in republican, Cc.necticut, asked Senator Borah if it would be possible to pass the Dill. The 1daho senator replied with an em- vhatic negative. and declared 'he - was ctly willing to take the responsi- d to let it pass in its present._condition,” he said, adding that several other senators sppported him n his onpesition and tnat from talks he had had with members ‘of the hodse he Was convinced that the house never would accert the increas~s made by the senate committee. ‘There were suggestions during the day angd night that France and Italy be add- ed\to’ the nations With' WHi¢h the presi dert would be asked undér the Borah resotution te confef in an’effort to' reach an agreemeyt to limit future naval con- struction. The Tdaho .senator. opposed two counties ‘mereiy would kill proposals for disarmament” "and “brand. the entire,, proposition from {he Unifed States. with’ utter insineerity.” 1 Other proposals as .to “dikarmamient were advanced and" querum’ -calis : nad varliamentary inquiries routine of the senate as they were put Borah went out to. dinfier,'and. Senator. bill, Meantime Senator : Poindexter had de- clared privately that a flhbxuber was on in full force. - HERBERT T. ZEIGLER SHOT. @ DEAD IN WOMAN'S APARTMENT Chicago, March 1.—Herbert P, Zeigler, manager of a tire company branch.office Orthwein, formerly the wife.6f a weal- thy St. Louis oil man, in her apartment quarter, They are said to . have been divores six years ago. the two met at an amusement garden, she said, and he forced open the door. ARCTIC EXPEDITION IN JUNE | When his actions became threatening, | i she said, she ran to her bedroom, obtain- ed’a revolver Zeigler had given her for protection and shot him- twice through | tion. penging investigation. REPLY TO NOTE ABOUT allocation ef the island:of Yap.te,Japan should take up with the supreme council. American note on mandates. the collaboration of the United States in cretariat of the league informed The As. Sociated Press there was only one refer. supreme council entirely. Greece Holds Out for Treaty of Sewres | -z o s . g Re - Admiral Hq T. M National Assembly Informs | ume .c'umm:nld:r 10 Shter o the Krinacle . . . fleet, retired from active seri frer 49 Delegation That Revision|yeirs. At Cannot Be Accepted. Athens, Feb. cept revision of the treaty of which she considers represents the min- imum compensation for her sacrifices in the war and efforts to establish peace in the Near East., This was the substance of a resolu- tionZunanimously. adopted- by the nation- al assembiy tonight, which will be teie- graphed the Greek delegation don_for ‘presentation to the allies. The resolution expresses the nation's grau- tude to the allies for their ~traditi its )ntaresis mnd Wiih the hope that the powers’ insist on alteration of the treaty. HAYS TO RESIGN 'OF REP, NATION. protection of sion uatil uction had been taken one way | As cHAIRMAN | |F L COMMITTEE | . Anmouncement . was made fn Philadel- to. attend the inauguration. eénce- with newspapermen, . announcement national committeeman with the Japanese -government. - Severll former chairman of tife committee. Sen: tor, New's name was mentioned bul he|arel /¢ understcod - to - have informed Mr. Harding that he believed he could serve the party better without being burdened with the duties of party? chairman. Mr. Hags said the immediate purpose of Ris visit to Wasbington was to. prepare for the: meeting. tomorrow of & sub-com- mittee of the national body which Will |' Mes. Clars Smith Ha take up the question of . readjustment of southern reprézentation in national con- ventions of the party. will be a_meeting of the commitico ‘together with the executivei committee which, besides hearing. views on the question of southern representa- loose ends of the | return campaign, Mr. Hays said. There will be other meetings of the |national_committee and the sub-commit- tee, the latter being required under a res- olution of the last national convention, to work out some sort of a mew scheme of nese Telations’ agzument as | representatian before the middle of June. Asked as to the deficit of his party ported to have yromised to repeat in open |ovganization, Mr. Hays replied that it was session the discuseions behind closed | reing met satisfactorily. o o et il s e a15¢ 33 | datained, by the police, pending inveei- ussion some time bLefore the se-|and’ one-half .million and.a surplus in “"’h““’ LA e ‘.;:“::u":’,‘; en gnd & halt. millien, We |87 G‘E‘r e, 9F B The ten-cent paymentsProther, Clare. the view that the controversy with regard |- | erious and Aelicats problem. in, the-gear the senate that in view of the present controversies with Japan’ and the posi- this country should continue ifs naval ed to have emphasised the desirability of: Thursday there national was ready to soend millions of dollars to Gow President-elect -Harding . also was un- derstood to have been uoted as advo- Senator Williams, democrat, Mississip- pi. sharply challenged the position taken used bittef sarcasm in criticising the cios- e Te- cret session. Senator Poindexter, ip urige | votes” of : ing pasgage of ihe bill, said with regard-|are not wol to-theielend-of-Yap that-“after' it 48 oo |are coming in rapidly.* © * terests, we [ THOROTUGIH INVESTIGATION OF Immediateiy the executive session was over. Senalor Poindexter gave -notige continuous s ) on. Senator Brandeges, Although the sub-committee members|of New Yorl declined to indicate the naturé of the re- | York quacantine station. it is known to be outspoken in op- position 8 the action of Judge Landis in accenting a salary from organized b $42,500 a year|resident director of Australia’ ball to act as its su-|tion court. has scttied: a strike which preme arbiter While serving on the bench. | seriously affected shipping in that coun- The report will be presented to the fuil{iry fo rmore then two montus. Men bars: said it i probabiy would be gdopted wiihout muclr| The Comnecticnt supreme eonrt ad- committee tomorrow: these, declaring that-the addition of those i PROPOSAL OF CREATION'OF A DEP'T OF NATIONAL DEFE eld, “back . the forward. Iarly in the _night!. Sénator. béen recommended King again took up the fight against. ‘the. !'Hapaing by Senator New, here, was shot and almost instantiy km—l ed early today by Mrs. Isabelle Cora Qating the army. and navy with in an exclusive North Shore residentia) | friends since Mrs. Orthwein obtained a Police s2id Mrs. Orthwein told them | BILL FOR CALLING CONFERENCE that a quarrel started last night when | each in the company:of others. Several houlr later, she told pelice, Zeigler ap- peared at her apartment and demanded | admission. She refused tolet. him in, ‘Washington, March 1. 58 senators answ The proposition, consent ZET publican, New Jersey, taken upon his amendment. e an Billings and Spencer c>mpany. Ltd. T e e e emootr® | was handed down in exchequer eoute n session “at ‘which- foreign affairs particu- | Ottawa by Justice Audette. lariy in reference to Japan were discuss- THE ISLAND OF YAP [of debate whici. i Paris, March 1.—(By The ;,A. P.) The | was made by the allied and associated {powers, and any question concerning. the disposition thereof the United States TANKS OF OXYGEN TAKEN ToO . APAETMENT OF CARUSO This is the substance of the reply. of the New York, Mareh 1.—Three lanks of council of the league of nationg to. the oxygen were taken tomight to the apa ‘ment of ‘Enrico "Caruso, tenor, ill with pleurisy, who had been op- érated on earlier in the day to relieve him of 2 collection of pus on one side 3f the pleural cavity. |- The siehificance of the further delivery the first renewal tenor suffered his first-relapse and was troubled, with a weakening of heart. ac- ence to Yap in the document, in. which | tion, wa3 not explained. the council declares it doeg not desire t¢ |with the Caruso apartment was denied 20,000 cubic. .foet of water | w o appropris i assume responsibiiite for- the allacation | neswpapermen. although the last official ‘M—mmiu“y artreaty with Fo e/l ...?fi,:m"d o th SrTRlong of Yap (o Japan, as that concerned the | word from hin doctors this afternoon said | pe he wax_reting comtortably. world * famols The reply is written in a conciliatory tone, expressing the council's desire for meeting difficult questions. It was for- warded to Washington today by the American embassy. A member of the se-|of oxvgen, since the Brief Telegrams A siiver Joving cup was presented by the senate to Vice Presigent Thomas K. tending, provisions of the fs loan aet_te . Perio Rico. war €aptala’ T. T. Craven, was relieved of duty as director. of naval aviation an 28.—Greecs cannot ‘ac- | crdered to command the battleship Souta Sevres, | Carolina. . - The valldity of the transportation met ‘was attacked in.the supreme court by 42 states ang dcfended by counsel - for tue lnllro_\ldl.l New England railroads asked the in- in 1o0-|4erstate commerce ¢ommission 1o fix “rea- sonable and adequate” rates for trans- porting mail. i Merehnnt veisels which are the prop- erty of -a friendly state or in its own service can be libeled in American courts the supreme couct ruled. phia,of the death at Palm Beach, Fla., ‘Washingfon, March.1—Will H. ‘Hays|ot Daniel. Baugh, 65 widely known in the Will resign as chairman of the republica; . national committee soon aftér he eni e "Harding ‘cabinet as pustmasier gen chemical fertilizer incustry. More. than .25.080 Immigrant aliens came into Connecticut in 1920, according | Mr. Hays came to Washington toda¥'|to a.report issued by Robert C. Deming, In @ confel-| state Americanization, director, held prior. to by Presidentelect| ‘Major ‘Emersen G. Tayl Hirding of his'sclection of Mr. Hays 85ihas {endered’ his resiznation and has postrmaster ‘zeneral, (e republican chair-|peen given an honordble man réferred to reports of his appoint ment. to head. the post office. department - and said that if that ‘evemtually” came aboul he would quit the national commit- tee a3 quickly as possible. Discussion as o the probable successor | i-jbuting . cotparits " announced. of Mr. Hays'as national committee chair- £ man, centered today arouud A. T. Hert,|.' A'cottage ai Tyler Pond, Goshen. own- from Kentucky,|ed by .Fred Griswoid was destroyed by and Charles D. Hilles, of New York, |fire, with all its contents: -An overheated stove- was Delieved ‘to_have caused the | s L 5 Gy ischarge from the military- service «of the siafe. The' price of all' grades of mlk will drop ene ‘cent<a ‘quart - for -'New York consumers, one of the leading milk dis- The winter auction of the Interna- tional Fur Exchange entored its second and lest week in St. Louis with more than 2,130,000 ‘pelts gcheduied to go ou sale, m, charged with murder in connection with the deata of Jake L. Hamon, pjeaded not guilty when arraigned in. district court at Ardmore, President - Wilson signed the joint rese- lution directing the war department to New York harge canal, taken over during the war to coatrsl of the state. Greece has refused to accept the pre- posal’ that an investigation of condition be made in Thrace and Smyrna prepar- atory to making elierations in the Sevres treaty. < Autherity of the board of public werks ©f San Franeisco to pravent maihten- JUDGE LANDIS DEMANDED |RRCE 0f woogen structures within the eity fare. limits was sustaineq by the ‘Washingion, March 1—Demanc for a|SuPreme: curt. thorough investigation by the nect con- gress of impeachment Federal Judgé Sibley signed an_order Against Federal Jidge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, | AUthbrizing @ ‘rediiction effective March was made t0dey by five members of the| 10f Wages of emplo: Rouse judiciary” committee who had been | Bifmingham and Atlany directed by the full commitire to submit | 1 & receivership. a preliminary report for immediate con- of tae Atlanta, raflroad, now Rear Admiral Cary T. iyson, presi- Within two hours after it had been as-[dent Wilson's personal rphysician, = was signed the task, the subcommiittee of five, | 97derad by the ravy department to duty three republicans and two democrats, and | 28 officer. in. charge of the naval dis- s, drafted a brief report .recom. ) PENSary in Washingten. mending. that charges by Representative - 5 ‘Welty, democrat, Ohio, be taken up by|. A check for $1,395275, signed by Sec- the judiciary committee early in the spe- | retary of toe Treasury Houston, was turned over to representative cf the state in-pavmen: for the New A colpulsery conterence called by the arbitra- journed ita Marcii term until Friday. at 10 a. m.; out of Tespéct to the memory of Justice William S. Case. one of its mem- SE | bers, who died Monday’afternoon. Washington, March 1-Creation of aj. Reperts. In Madrid that Liberia has fedoral “department of mational defense,” in which the army and navy 'and a third{United Sfates in-consideratian of further division having to do with aviation wolid | loans to ‘that country found ne confirma- 'be combined-under.one cabinet officer, has,| tion af, the navy department. President-elect| -, . = of Indiana,] Mrs. Catherine Semeck. 16 years old. generally regarded as one of the presi-| was, found choked to deaih shortly afier dent-clect’s most trusted: advisers. h ‘Whether the suggestion would be adopt. | in Cliicago., Her legs, were tied, her ed by the incoming administration,’ Sen- | neck bound and moth bandaged. ator. New. said ‘today he wa not inform- A The. plan, he said, was outlined to| Kemtacky Taws letying s wpecial tax |Mr. Hardifg several:weeks ago. , Who is a member of the sen-{ houses were Held invalid by the susreme ate military committee, said he believed | court. ~Severdl, milliohs of dollars in tax- the proposed.consolidation would be more|es already collectéd by. the stafe were in- effective as_well as economical. Chairman Wadsworth military committee said that proposed 16 .cede a naval hase site to the two men hag been seen to enter her home on liquprs, withdrawn from b:nded ware- volved. the senate 2 —— he had| Jehn E. Johnsten, ene of those charged never diScussed the question of consoli-| With the murder of Georme Bl Nott. was either | aliowed to leave the ‘Fairfield county jail ‘Mr. Harding or former Senator Weeks of | under guard to view ‘the body of his Massachusetts, who is to be secretary of | mother, Mrs. William H. Johnston, wHo died Saturday. Three laber lenders were released from 0N NAVAL DISARMAMENT | Jail in Winnipeg to_take their seats in the provisional legisfiture after being in ‘By unanimous | Prison nearly a vear for leadersaip in ring the roil, the|ihe Winnipeg zeneral senate tonight attached as an amendment | Summer of 1819, Calling umon the president 1o Call & sont| The federal pe ferénce of the United States, Japan and|Proved an application by Henry Ford for Great Britain to consider naval disarma- rike during the wr eommission ap- a power development project at Troy on the Hudson river to'cost $2.500,000 o8 originally presented | the DOwer source for a factory project by Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, was | involving $7,500,000. Mrs. Orthwein was held it a police sta- | put _before. the senate under unanimous eément by Senator Edge, re-| Jadgment in fav e e . and the vote was | Spencer company of Hartfore ‘onp., in of the Billings ana their frade mark suit against the Canadi- Orders from the office of Adjutant Gen- leral George M. Cole announp the ap- pointment of Capt. A. Frederic.. Oberlin. ‘omeerd Teserve corns, to be major and place him in gommand of the stale’s bat- talion of infantry, C. N..G. John: and. Charles Krebs and Martin Shannon. who after their eapture Saturday confessed ‘to more than 15 holdups and rohBeries ‘in Union County, ¥. X, sinca last December, were sentenced to 56 to 75 years each at hard labor 1 state pri- »on. The Niagars Falls Fewer company was n»w ‘_ clusive Rights to Naticn Lugue of Nations—Troublz is Forecast Should Ib Council Accept Mandates as Submitted by Great Britain, Francs and Belgium—The “Open Door” Restrictions An Considered as Having a Direct Béaring Upon the United States as a Non-Member of the League. ~—Nations which are members of the learue of nations are given the exclusive territories of the Cameroons, under tie terms of the mandates for these terrifories now under | conaideration by the supreme council of the league in Paris. Texts of the mandates, which are to be taken by Great Britain, France and Bel- were received here today nations news features whic a serious controversy meets azain, provided-the co these mandates as submitted. The texts reveal that the French man- date in the French port of Togoland and | troops may be raised at any time for use In Kueone -or elsewhere. denied the Britsh and Bel MAY DENY UNITED STATES - THE “OPEN DOOR” PRIVILEGES Terms of Mandates of Form:zr German Territorizs Give Ex- Which Are Members of the territories which they will control. The “onen door” restrictions are eom- sidered by the news burcau as having & direct bearing udon the United States as a non-member of the league. The article regarding the oven door says: “The mandatory will ensure to all gia- tonals of ‘¢tiftes memmbers of {issl MM of nations, on the same footing as his own nals, freedom of transit and navigation, and comnlete economie, eom- mercial and industrial equality; provided that the mandatory shall e’ free to of- zenize essential public works and ser- Viees on such terms and conditions as he ks, just. 2 “oncessions for the development of the natural resources ov the tefritory shall be granted Ly the mandatory with- out distinetion on crounds of nationality between the nationals of all states mem- bers of the league of nations, but on such conditions as will maintain intact the auel thority of the local government.” DEATH OF KING NICHOLAS OF MONTE RO IN FRANCE . France, March 1.—King Nich- | olus of Montenesro died here today dzughtef of Nicholas, been advised of the death of her father and she and King Vicior. Emmanuel ars | expecied to come here for the funeral | The date of not yet been fixed. queen of 1tal 3 | Republican state committee. Nicholas L of Montenegro was born in | October, 1841, and assumied the title of kin under a resolution pa Iy by the national sk During the late ticipated ‘on 1318 the national asse in favor of the depo: the reigning dynasty. y the assembly voted for the un tenegro with the- sy kingdom of the S «d upanimous- rtina in 1910, Montenegro par- ly declared itself | tiram W Johnson . | Herbert Hoover . Cioats and Slo- and his cabinet si in France and final that time have been decision as to the status of Montencgro lies with the peace conference. ENGINEER T0 BLAME FOR MICHIGAN CENTRAL WEECK Chicago, March gengral mianager of the M lines tonigit @ investigation neer and fireman of the Michigan Ceniral train were to biame for the wreck at Por- te), Indiana, Sunday night in which 37 persons were killed. Mr. Schearer's stat fter careful inves h all interested employes and confer. ence with officials just-completed, it h: gan Central azion of the fac's Long and Fireman George F. in No. 20, violated rules and regula- failing to observe and properly y sginal indications and will be forth- with dismissed from the serv WEEKS WILL SEC'Y BAKER SATURDAY ‘Washington. March tor Weeks of elect Hurding's selection for secretary of y Daker at 10 o'clock Satuday mornins. nounced today. 1.—Former Sena- Mr. Baker at that time Dpresent his successor to the army officers on duty in Washington and the civilian employes of the war depart Baker will leave Saturday night | for his home in Cleveland to resume the practice of law. MIDDLETOWN BENEFICIARIES IN WILL OF WILLIAM S. STEARNS | New Yok, March 1. is bequeathed wardens of Holy Trinity town, Conn., & The sum of $5.000 1o the rector and church ilar amount to the Mid. nd $1.000 to St. both of that city. William S. Stearns fiied for probate here | Stearns died Feb. \'alue of the net estate is “over 51'\ 00 Samuel Stearns of Middletown, a cousin, The esidue of the estate is benueathed o a nicce, Ada M. Stearns of Hartford. in the will of was left $5.000. DONATIONS ANNOUNCED BY ' GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD New York, March 1.—Donations to onl- agarezating $60,000 @ re announced the general - ducat tributions are condit! tutions faising supplemental sum: would bring the total to $8,600. The College for. . Teecives $150.000 and sity of Vermont $250,000. stitubions rece:: med upon the inst _Women, New London, the Univer- | The other in- ng donations are located principally in middle west states. GOV'T MAIL M HELD UP BY FOUR ARMED M Mo. March 1.—Four | up a zovernment mail road station and | Jefferson City. armed men hei messenger betwcen SUMMARY OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURES The. largef ‘Washington, March 1. ‘items which made up the expenses of 510,338,509 iicurred by the republiexs and democratic parties and various ean= didates in the presidential contest wer® apportioned as follows: Republican Nations! Commit- Leonard Wood . ceeeeeenes 1,713,308 Democratic national commit- T 1,318,274 FrankgO. Lowden ............ . 414,000 Repubfican congressional co mittee .. 375,696 Republican senatorial commite . tee . vesans 32 Warren G. Harding NOTT MURDER TRIAL I8 INDEFINITELY POSTPONED of Mrs. Ethel Huichins Nott, with the murder of her husband, 1. Nott. has -been. ind on the recommendation of State's Attor- ney Homer S, Cummings. The trial wis on the calendar for the February term éf the sunerfor court here. Elwood B, Wade is in the slate prison sentenced t§ be hanged for the riurder of Nott. Mrs. Bridzeport, Conn., March 1.—The m ai { Ngtt and John F. Johnston were indiet« ed jointly w'th Wade for the murder: CAUSTIC REFERENCE T0 - THE LONDON CONFERENCE Berlin, March 1.—The Z informed thet ihe London conference was to be opened with relizous services con- ducte? by the Arcibishop of Canterbury. The text of the archbishop's sermon, |newspaper agded. would be found in gospel of St. Matthew, Aifth chapter, 36th verse, e ¥ The verse in St Matthew referred te reads as follows: “Verly I say unto thee, thou shait by no means come out thence. till you hast paid the uttermost farthing. 11 PERSONS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN DISORDERS AT FRORENCE Florence, March 1.—Eleven persons have been killed, more than 100 wounded and 300 arrested in connection with: dis- orders here, which seem to have been the outcome of a revolutionary plot having ramifications throuzhout Tuscany. The conspiracy has proved avortive, the au- thorities belicver owinz to the prompt measures taken to suonress it, and the firm attitude of the soldiers. Documents seized by the authorities indicate that the movement had as its kbone thé railwaymen. who have beed paralyzing communications in order 8 prevent the movement of troops. LIQUOR IN A STAIRCAST WITH SELCRET PANBLS Hartford, Conn., March 1.—Closetg with false bottoms and a staircase with recret panels were ' found by féderal agentg and police tonight when they raids ed a store conducted. by Mrs. 1da Cohen. Fifteen galions of liquor and a basket of empty bottles were seized. Mrs. Cohehl arrested and held for the United States comm = CHAMP CLARK HAS KALLIED AND TAKEN NOURISHMENT Washington, March 1.—The sendition 6f Represenlative Champ Clark, demo- cratic leader of the house, continués “ex- tremely grave,” his physi Shoup, anneunced tonight. Mr. Clark had a slight rally late in thé afternoon and took some liquid nourishd ment, Dr. Shoup said, and is conscious. CONFEREES DEADLOCKED ON SIZE OF THE RFECULAR ARMY Washington, March 1.—Another dead= !ack on appropriation bills was reached ionight, senate and house conferees ofi the postoffica here ear’p 19ay, mail truck, and e registered and three , after spiriting thirteen mi.es xort and tyimg him to a tree. After cuttin~ hi senger sent word of t! Ded with ome fac < of first ciass | messenzer 10 | _|said tre_ bill probably wout Tobbery herc and WILSON SHOWS EXPENDITURES OF $150,000,000 Washington, Ma —President W %o transmitted 1o the hou a 300, page statem expenditures 160,000 war lly dmousts spent by the American peace mission The report. called for by granted a fifty year’licenge by the faderal | the house. adopied ast week after tur- Communication'| power commission to use 19,500 cubic fent from the xhnn Tiver \would be printed overiight and. given out the army bill failing to agree on the size lof the regular army. fixed by the senate at 175,000 men and by the house at 150.4 000. 1t was decided to have the house vote agaln, but some of the conferces be. saved from failure by zome sort of a final com- sromise. WOMEN HELD FOR TRAIN EOBBERY IN ST. PAUL, MINN. St. Paul. Minn., March 1—Three wo- men charzed with havinz been con: Wit hthe robbery of the North Coast lim= ited on the Nortliern+Pacifie railroad om Feh. 18 were held in jail today in des fault of $10.070 bends. following their of not guilt in currency has been' + ana nostal inspectors; who are still searching for Delbert Smith. 1 The women are held as his necomplicess, The greatnces of an m s in q) é ng Am Mit-~ jtag in its editions today said it has been