Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 15, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIlI—NO. 198 POPULATION 29,685 T NORWICH. y IRELAND IS OFFERED COMPLETE AUTONONY, BUT IS DENIED THE RIGHT TO SECESSION; | ULSTER TO STICK TO THE UNITED KINGDOM Correspondence Between Lloyd George and Eamon De Valera Made Public—Deadlocked on the Question of Independ- ence For Ireland, But Negotiations Still Are Open—De, Valera Has Offered to Submit the Matter to Arbitration— | Lloyd George Has Denied Foreign Arbitration For Irish Affairs—Sir James Craig Will Decline to Meet Eamon De Valera Until the Later Recognizes Northern Ireland Will Not Submit to Any Authority Other Than the Govern-) ment of the United Kingdom. London, Aug. 14.—(By The A. P)— The correspondence between tne British Prime minister, Mr. Lloyd George, and Eamonn De Valera, the Irish repub- lican leader, made public bv the Britisn Eovernment this evening shows that, While there is a deedlock on the ques- tion of independence for Ireland the ne- gotiations still are open (freat Britain offered Irelanfl com- pieie autonomy in finance and taxation, Military forces for home defence, her f®n police and, among other things, emto) of the Irish postal service. In his reply to Mr. Lioyd George, Mr. Pe Valera argued for independence and offered to submit the Ulster question to ardbitration. He declareg that pe and esuid not, dnd Ireland would not, ac- eept the proposals of the British govern- ment, Ireland's right to choose for her- s colleagues =cif the path she shall take to real- d4ze her own destiny must be accepted as indefeasible. “We cannot propese to abrogate or émpair it” said Mr. De Valera's letter, ‘nor can Great Britain nor any other foreign state or group of states claim to interfere with its exercise in order 10 _serve their own special interssts.” The letter added that it was the deep contiction of De Valera and his leagues that true friendskhip between land and Great Pritain could be whtained most readily rough amicable absolute separation.” A dominion atus for Ireland was declared to oe usory. The letter concluded by re- rocating the desire for mutual and lasting friendship between Ireland and €ireat Britain, and ended with the state- ment that “the road to peace lies open.” In his fina] Jetter, Mr. Lioyd George denied o Jreland’s right to secession, re- d foreign arbitration for Irish ques- ns and expressed the hope that Ire- land would accent the British terms, which he declared were the hest that cowd be offered. The British proposals, which were dat- July said: The British Proposals. ed The British government are actuat- ed by an earnest desire to end the un- happy division between Great Britai and Ireland which have produced so many conflicts in the pz and which ve once more shattered the peace and well-being of Ireland. At the present time thev long with his majesty, the king, in the words of his gracious speech in Ireland last month, for a satisfactory siution of ‘those age-long Irish proo- lems which for generations embarrassed onr forefathers as they now weigh heav- upen us’ and they wish to do their tosecure that ‘every man on ish empire is based,’ They ed that the Irish people may as worthy and complete an ex- sion of thelr political and spiritual eals within the empire as any of the numerous and varied nations united in allegiance to his maiesty's throne and ey desire such consummation not only e welfare of Great Britain and Ireland and the empire as a whole, but » for the cause of peace and har- v S mony throughout the world Settle Amcient Feuds; not a part of the world where homes but the Weu ‘There Irishmen have made their suffefs the British government and trish leaders to resolvc these feuds # new understanding, honorable and sat- isfactory to all the people involved. “The free nations which compose the British empire are drawn from many races with different histories, traditions and ideale In the Dominfon of Cana- da the Br! h and French have long for- gotten the bitter eonflicts which divid- Ll eir ancestors. In South Africa, the Tra aal republic and the Orange Free State, have joined with two Brit- ish colonies to make a great, self-govern- inz union, under his majesty’s sway. Th B h people cannot believe that where the. Canada and South Africa, with equal or even greater difficulties, have £ signally sueceeded, Ireland will fail, and theyr are determined that so far as they themselves can secure it nothing shall hinder Irish statesmen from join- fne together to build up an TIrish state In free and willing co-operation with the peoples of the empire. Statos of a Dominion. “Moved by these considerations, the Pritish government Invites Ireland to take her place In the great association of Jree nations over which his majesty ¥eizns As an earnest of their desire to obliterate old guarrels and to enable Jreland to face the future with her own ptrength and hope, they propose that Jreland shall assume forthwith the status ®f a dominion, with all the powers and Privileges set forth In this document “By the adoption of dominion status it 1s understoed that Ireland shall enjoy complete an‘onomy in taxation and Fnance ; that she shall maintain her own mmilitary forces for home defense, her own constabulary and her own police; hat she shall take over the Irish postal rvices and all matters relating there- education, land, agriculture, mines, kousing, labor, transport, trade,. public o pnd minerals, forestrr, namployment, eaith, health insurance and liquor traf- , and in sum, thet ske shall exercise those powers and privileges upon ieh the autonomy of seif-governing leminions is based. subject to the con- erations set forth in the ensuing par- phs “Guarantesd in these Ilherties which o forelgn people con challenge withont ehallengine the empire as a whole, the slominions hold each and severally by ~irtue of their British fellowship, & #ainding amongs:t the nations equiva- lent not merely to th. individual strength, but to the combined power and iffluence of all the nations of the com- mmonwealth, That guarantee, that fel- Sowship, that freedom, the whole em- re looks to Ireland 'o accept.” 8ix Stipulations. Then follow six stipulations: The first says that the common con- s o cern of both countries in the defense of their interests cn land and sea shall be recognized. “Great Britain,” it adds “lives by the sea; her food and her communications depend on the freedom of tre great sea routes. Ireland lies at Britain’s side, across the sea ways, north and south, that link her with the sister nations of the empire the markets of the world and the vital sources of “er food supply, “In recognition of this fact, which na- tare has imposed and which no states- manship can change, it is essential that the roval navy alore siould control the seas around Ireland and Great Britain and that such rights and liberties should be accorded it by the Irish state as are essential for naval purposes in Irish harbors and on Irish coast The second stipulation says: “In order toat the movement toward limitation of armaments which is now making pregress in the world should not be hampered in any way the Irish ter? ritorial force shall within reasonalbe {limits conform in numbers to the milit- ary establishments in otver parts of the islands.” In the third stipulation it is declared that Great Britain shail have all the necessary facilities for the development of air defenss and communications. The fourth expresses tze hope that Ire- land will, of her own free will, contrib- ute in proportion to her wealth to the naval and mifitary forces of the em- pire | and assumes that voluntary re- cruifng will be permitted ‘particularly ‘or those famous Irish regiments whica so long and so llantly have served nis majesty in all parts of the world.’” Autonorsy in Finance and Taxation Complete autonomy in finance and sf | The sixth declares that Ireland is to assume ‘responsibility for a share of the Unite® Kingdom's oresent debt and pensions. In default of an agreement, the share would be determined “The form i nwhich the settlement is nowers and privilezes of the parliament and_government_of northern Ireland. “The British government entertains the earnest hone that the necessity of harmorfious cooparatio among Irish- men of all glasses and creeds will be recognized throughout Ireland, and will welcome the day when by these means unjty is achieved. But no such ccmmon agtion can be secured hy force.” Declaring that union in the other do- minions came consent, the document continues: “In no conditions can to any proposals which civil war in Yreland. Such a war would not touch Ireland alone, for partisans would flock to either side from Great Britain the empire and elsewhere, with consequences more devastating to the welfare botr of Irelamd and the empire than the conflict to which a ‘truce has been called this month.” The document concludes as follows: “The British government will, there- fore, leave Irishmen themselves to ae- termine by negotiations between them Whether the new powers which” the new pact defines shall be taken over by Ire- land as,a whole and administered by a single body, or taken over separately hy southern and orthern Ireland, with or without :a joint authority to harmonize their common interests. They will will- ingly assist in negotiating such a settle- ment if the Irishmen should so desire. By these proposals the British gov- ernment sincerelv lelioves they will have shattered the foundation of that anclent hatred and distrust which have disfigured our common history for cen- turnes, they consent would kindle “The futnre of Ireland within the commonwealth js for the Irish people to shape. In the foregoing proposals the British government has attempted no more than a broad outline of a settle- ment, the details of which they leave for discussion when the Irish people have signified their acceptance of the prin- ciple of this pact,” The document Liloyd George. De Valer: Letter to Lloyd George On August 10 Eamon De Valera ad- dressed the following communication to Mr. Lloyd George: “Sir: On the occasion of our last in- terview 1 gave it as my judgment that the dail Eireann could not, and the Irish people would not, accept the pro- posals of your government, set forth in draft July 20. Having consulted my colfeagues, and with them given these proposals most earnest consideration, I mow confirin that judgment. “The outline given in the self-contradictory and is signed by David draft is ‘the principle of &he pact’ not casy to determine. To ¢he extent that it implies recognition bf Ireland’sgseparate nationhood and het vight to seif-determination, we appreci- et and accept it. “ “But in the stipulations and express conditions concerning vital matters the principle is strangely set aside and a claim advanced by your government to an interference in our affairs and to @ control which we cannot admit. “Ireland’'s right to choose for herself the path she shall take to realize her own destiny must be accepted as inde- feasible. maintained through pression, at the cost of unparalleled sacrifices and untold suffering. We canmot propose ‘to- abrogate or fmpair it, mor can Great Britain or any foreign centuries of op- "t it a right that has been’ State or group of states claim to inter- fere Wwith its exercise in order to servi their own special interests. Wars and Crashing Taxation Declaring that *it is Ireland’s desire to be free of imperialistic entangle- ments which will prove destructive of Irish ideals and be fruitful of ruinous wars and crushing taxation, Mr. De Valera says: 5 “Like the small state of Europe, the Irish peaple’ are prep=ied to hazard their independence on the basis of moral right, confident that as they would threaten their independence on the bas- is of moral right. confident that as they would threaten no nation or people they would, in turn, be free from ag- gression themselves.” Asserting that this is the policy that Irishmen have declared for in plebisgite after - plebiscite, Mr. De Valera con- tinues: “As for myself and my colleagues, our deep conviction is that true friendship with England, which military coercion hag frustrated for centuries, can be ob- tained most readily now throuzh amic- able but absolute separation. The fear Which we belleve groundless, that Trish territory may be used as the basis for attacks upon England’s liberties ean be met by reasonable guarantees not in- consistent with Irish sovereignty.” Pominton Status Mlusion Mr. De Valera declares that a domin- fon status for Ireland is illusory He ®ays the freedom the British dominions enjoy is less the result of legal enact- ments or treaties than of the immense distances which separate them from Great Britain and make interference by Great Britain impracticable. “The most explicit guarantee includ- ing the dominion’s acknowledged right to secede,” Mr. De Valera continues, “would be necessary to secure for Ire- land 2n equal degree of freedom. There s no suggestion, however, in the nro- posals made of any such ruarantee.” “Ins ‘ead, the natural position is re- versed. Our geographical situation with respect to Great ritain made the bas- is of. denials and restrictions unheard of in the case of dominions. “The small- er island must give military safeguards and guarantees to the larger and suffer itself to be reduced to a position of help- less dependercy. “Obviously we are unable to urge ae- ceptance of such proposals upon our our peovle. A certain treaty of free as- sociation with the British common- wealth group, as will a partial league to 3 mnations, we would have been ready to taxation, with the asreement that toere | recommend. and. as a government, to #hall be no tariffs and other trade re-!negotiate and take responsibility for, strictions betwéen the two islands, iS{had we an assurance that the entry of grovided in. the fifth stipulation. A he-nation-as-a whole into such an as- oclation would secure for it the al- legiance of the present dissenting mi- nority. To meet those sentiment alone this step could be contemplated. arbitrator appointed from Mutual Limitation of Armements, dominion. “Treaties dealine With proposals for _The document proposes that the con- | free intertrade and mutual limitation of | fibians of scttlement remedied in | armaments we are ready at any time to ithe form of a treaty to which effect [ negotiate; Also mutual agreements con- shall be given by toe British and Irish | cerning railway and other com- muications. and generall for the smooth commercial intercourse essential to both to take effect, it adds, “will depend |nations. But all such treaties and | upog Ireland herself. Tt must allow |agreements we would require submit- | for full recognition of the existing | ted for ratification, first to the national legislature and afterwards to the irish péonle, in a manner showing that their decision was a free decision and withont any element of military compulsion. Mr.‘De Valera offers to leave the { question of Treland's share of the na- tional debt to arbitrators, one each to be avpointed by Ireland and Great Britain and the third chosen by agree- ment “or nominated. say, by the pres dent of the United States.” He de-clares that the question between the political minority and ‘the great majority of the Irish people must be left for the Irish peonle themselves to gottle. “We cannot admit the right of the Pritish gevernmert to mutilate our country, either in its own interest or at the call of any section of our popula- tion,” the detier continues. Do Not Contomplate Force “We do not contemplate the employ- ment of force. If your government stands a‘de we gan effect complete re- conilid’ We agrea with you that no common action can be secured by force. Our regret is that this wise and true vrinciple’ which your government prescribes to ps for the settlement of our Jocal problems it seems unwilling to apply consistently to the fundamental problem of ‘the relations between our island and yours. “The principle we Tely on in one case We are ready to apply in the other; but should this principle not yield to im- mediate settlement we are willing that this question, too, to external arbitration.. “Thus we are ready to meet you in all that is reasonable and just. The re- sponsibility for initiating and effecting an honorable peace rests primarily not with our government but with yours. ‘We have no conditons to mpose, no clams to advance, but the one that we be free from aggression. “Wo reciprocate with a sincerity to be measured only by the terrible suffer ings our neople have undergone the de- sire you express for a mutual and last- ing friendship. The sole cause of the ancient feuds you deplore has been as history proves, the attacks of the Eng- lish rulers upon Irish liberties. These attacks can cease forthwith if your gov- ernment has the will. “The road to peace and understana- ing les open” Lioyd George's Reply Mr. Lloyd George's reply, which wa dated August 13, was as follows “The earlier part of your letter is so much opposed to our fundamenta] position that we feel bound to. leave you in no doubt of your meaning. You state that after consdlting your col- leagues you confirm <your dealaration that our proposals are such as the Dail Eireann could not and tre Irish peoplé would not accept. You add that ‘the outline given by our draft is self-con- tradictory and that the principle of the pact offered you is not easy to deter- mine. We desire, . therefore .to make our position absolutely clear. “In our opinion nothing is to be gained by = prolonging tho theoretical discussion of the national status which you may be willing to accept as com- pared with that of the great self-gov_ erning dominions of the British com- monwealtls, bu? we must direct: your attention to one point on which you lay some emphasis, and on which no British (Continued on Page Five, ‘!_kl. Six e should be submitted | Sheria Republic >Cbita Government Has Fled Before the Anto-Bolshevik Forces—Military Stores Fir- ed. Vladivostok, Aug. 13 (By the A. P.)— The eastern Siberia republic with head- quarters at Chita has been overtirown by anti-Bolshevik forces, according to unconfirmed reports from foreign sources | received here. These reports declared the military stores of thé Chita government had been fired and that the government nad fled, & Under pressure of the anti-Bolsh who occupied Chita, the reports say, the Bolshevi troops withdrew to the west in the direction of Verkhne-Udinsk wit the intention of joining troops from Ir- kutsk.. No official confirmation however, has been received of the above reports. Advices from Manchuria say that for- eigners there claim to have received con- firmation of the overthrow of the Chita government. —_——— EVIDENCE ACCUMULATES INCRIMINATING HIGHTOWER San Francisco, Aug. 14.—While police yesterday ~cont'nued questioning William A. Hightower, itinerant baker, held in cc.nection with the death.of Rev. Patrick F. Heslin, funeral services for the murdered priest took place at St. Mary’'s cathedral with thousands in at- tendance. . Hightower, who led the police to the spot where Rev. Heslin’s body was found in the sand along the Pacific ocean. has, according to the police, made a number of contradictory statements. Doris Shirley, named by Hightower in a statement through which he endeavored to show that he was out of the city on the night the priest disappeared, denies the suspect’s story that she accompanied him from San Francisco to San Jose in an automobile on the night of Aug. 2. She, admitted, however, taking a short ride with him, but at no time letf the city, she said. The police, after checking Miss| Shirle§’s story, annou.iced they found shei had told the truth. Hightower, when con. fronted by the woman, denied ever hav- ing seen her. ~ Last night at Redwood City Miss Shir ley was married to’ Lee Vincent Putnam, café entertainer. When securing the li- cense she gave her name as Edna Car- roll Schwartz. James Murray, San Francisce express- man, brought to the police station a tent flap which he said he had found twenty- five feet from Father Heslin's grave at Salada Beach. It had been filled with straw, he said, and when rolled out re- sembled a litter. Murray also had a .45 calibre pistol bullet which he found on the grave. Hightower, according to Captain Math- eson, admits that he owned a tent which was found in his room and that he hag taken the tent to a point near thé grave and set it up there. = 1 used it for a plained. Then Hightower was confronted with a geét rifle, a holster for a .45 automatic tol and a holster belt containing two 45 calibre cartridges, all of which were found under his name in a San Franciseo pawnshop. The police sail he admitted ownership. The volice suid today that Hightower had eaten little or nothing since the ex- amination began. the ATTACK ON ADMINISTRATION TAX REVISION PROGRAM Washington, Aug. i4—The administra- tion t revision program was attacked tonight by Chairman White of the deo- cratic national committee, who declared in a formal statement that business men would not be fooled by the methods adopted by the republicans order to; make a false show of economy. “The sudden change in the republican tax bill program decided upon at the re- cent White House conference,” said Mr. White, “has only added confusion and uncertainty. “Secretary Mellon told congress that he would need $4,554,000,000 to meet government exdenditures for rhe next fis- cal year.- Ho told congress, also, in view of these expenditures, that taxes could be reduced. “This meant, of course, that the repub- lican campaign promise to reduce federal taxes would not and, in fact, could not be kept. “Chairman Fordney,» who wrote the wonderful tariff bill, of which the senate is expected to leave only the enacting clause, came to the Wolitical rescue of the admihistration and announced a plan to reduce taxes regardless of the amount of monéy needed to meet expenditures, which would create-a deficit .to be taken care of by borrowing the money, thus increasing the public debt, but, as the optimistic Mr. Fordney saw it, his plan| would make it appear that the party was | keeping its campaign pledge to ‘reduce ! taxes and was making a grand record ofg economy. “Upon his return from his vacation,! President Harding was called ‘upon to| choose between the Mellon plan of pro- viding for’enough revenue to meet ex- penditures. and the Fordney plan for jug- gling the taxes by fictitious reductions and a false show of economy. He chose the Fordney plan, seemingly sacrificing an honest financial policy to political ex- pediency, which ought to deceive no- body.” The ways and means committee draft of the tax revision bill was put in form today for presentation tomorrow to the conference of house republicans, which will decide upon procedure for house consideration, which is expected to begin on Wednesday and end with a vote late Saturday | MRES. OBENCHAIN AND BURCH TO BE ARRAIGNED TODAY Lon Angeles, Callt, Aug, 14.—~Rev, Willli'a A. Bureh and Ralph Obenchaln arrived ‘fn, Los Angoles from Chicago to- day " in Ttesponse to appeals that they mid of Arthur C, Bureh, the sand Mre, Madalyne Ob- wife of latter, who murder in - eenneetion Wwith the shootl: J, B, Kennedy, The prisoners are to ba #¥ralgned temerrew before Superior Judge Aldney N, Resves, The Reverend Mr, Burah went inte conference with his “sen's atterney im= medlately upon his arrival, dlmhllnz Interviewers with tha statement ha ha absolute confidénca ‘In the irnecenee of his son and weuld de all In his pewer ta ald im, ’ Mr, Obenehaln hurried ta the jall and enchaln, dive were indloted obtained permission {a tali with his former wife, Thelr meeting wag ' pri- vate, Later’ the Reverend Mp, BDureh safled upon his son ‘at the jail, The accused man' iniredused his fath- ONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1921 Aercic Work By Two New York Pclicemen Subdued Youth on Tower of Williamsburg Bridge 325 Feet Above the East Riv- er. New York, Aug. 14—On _the’ small flagpoie of a tower of the Williamsburg bridge, 325 feet above the Bast rive two yolicemen grappled with a youth to- day while hundreas of persons stood breathless on Tiver craft, the bridge road- way and adjacent streets. Subdued after » brief strigrle, the youth, who gave his name as Joseph Herzog, was carried down a narrowd spiral stairway on the back of one of the policemen and sent 1o Bellevue hospital for observation. Climbing unobserved to the pla{ttonn. 230 feet above the roadway, Herzog at- tracted the attenten of passersby by gesticulating wildly and cutting capers. forth in imminent danger of death. Her- zog was seen to fall to the platform with the policemen on top of him, and a few minutes later he was being’carried down the iron stairs. TH® sWicking of river craft, the blowing of auto sirens and the cheers of the crowd greeted the police- men as they stepped from the stairway and placed their charge in an ambulance. The young man’s relatives told the po- lice that he had threatened to commit suicide a few days ago. SENATE COMMITTEE TAKES UP TARIFF LAW TODAY Washington, Au 14.—The senate finance committee is scheduled to start tomorrow consideration of ‘details of the tion, that of restoring the dye embargo rejected by the house, has not been settled finally but the joint sub-com- mittee of two senators and two repre- sentatives expected today to be ready to report an agreement before Tuesday. Chairman Smoot of the sub-committee indicated that protection for the dve industry probably would take the form: of high import duties rather than of an embargo. g It was planned that the bill would be taken up schedule by schedule in their order with the first’ hearing on chemi- cals, oils and paints, in which is includ-, ed the dye question. As each is com- pleted, customs experts and treasury actuaries will begin work and, it is hop- ed, .will have _technical _information reddy ‘on--all when the committee is ready to act finally on what the bill shall conta o B R FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA CAUSED FOUR DEATHS Philadelphia, Aug. 14.—Four persons were killed, two are dyving and a score were injured as a result of a fire which broke out early today in the Point Breeze oil works of the Atlantic Refining com- pany. The fire was still burning tonight and the dawage already done was,es mated at one million dollars. Fire partment o s declared the whole plant, estimated to be worth three mil- lion dollars, was in Uanger of destruc- tion. Frank Jordan was killed when an am- de- hit. hi el her bulance hit. his motoreycle. The ot dead, William Hanifan, Hugh McClune and James Mulhearn, are believed to have been killed in the first explosion, as their bodies were found near the first that burned. ; each ha a capaicty of 20,000 barrels of oil, had been destroyed up to tonight, as well as four “agitator’ tanks of 4,000 barrel capacity each and three pump houses and a number of smaller tanks and pump lines. y Virtually every man connected With the city fire department was Qfshed to the scene after the first explosion, and whe nsmall fires broke out in other parts of the city It was necessary to trelay the alarms to Point Breeze. e L PRESIDENT MADE QUIET AUTO TRIP TO BALTIMORE Baltimore, Md., Aug., 14.—Leaving Washington quietly, only the “‘_hue House - attendants knowing his destina- tion, President Harding made a flying automobile trip to Baltimore this after- noo nto pay a visit to Mrs. Harry M. Daugherty, wife of the Attorney Genolfal of the United States, who has been in, for a month in Johns Hopki: hospital. With the president came Mrs. Hard- ing, Attorney General Daugherty and George R. Ch an, secretary of the president. They came ing White .Hnuse automobiles, arriving about 5.30 o'clock, and staying for about an hour. The presidential party slipped out of the White House about 3 o'clock, during the rain storm, ‘accomoanied only by secret service men. They got away from Washington without attracting at- tention, and weme equally successful throughout the trip in escaping public notice. While the pres'dent did not return to the White House until 8 o'clock the par- ty did not stop anywhere enrowte for dinner, and all the time except that spent in the hospital being taken up in the Sunday afternoon motor trip. [} BLOW-OUT OF REAR TIRE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENT Danbury, Conn., Aug. 14—One person was killed and three injured tonight when ths automobile in which they were riding overtumied near this city. Mrs. William Rockwell, 28, of Patterson, N. Y., was killed, her husband was slightly injured, Willlam Dorman, aso of Patter- son, was taken to the Danbury hospital with painful Injuries, and Chester A. ‘Watts of Bridgeport., driver of the aute- moblle, was slightly hurt. A blow-out of a rear tire causeG the accldent, e e e VETPRAX OF THE COIVIL ‘WAR DROFPED DEAD m—c— Vineted, Cann, April 14.—John N Eyman, veteray ef the Civil war, drep- ped dead this afterneen while on his Way tg attend exercises heid in cenmee- Viep with the {ewn's 150th anniversary, He wag 83 years oid, —_— ent on the Eappes: prohibit gambling Pesapicte Wincher - bill {q tramsactions in grain was reached by er to several of his fellsw priseners and withdrew with him tA a eermer, wWhers _ they talked at Jemgth, senata and hepse conferces wha adepted the semate substitute bill with miner New York, Aug. 14.—The reason United States Shipping Board of passenger cated to, the United States Mail S ship Company, *“was its knowl in a long statement summarizing doc: ments which he said would be filed in the federal district court tom ceedings brought by the company to re- gain possession of the ships. ‘not only endangered the sole American passenger fleet in the north Atlantic Ocean capable of peting with established Kuropean but threatened to pile up aga ships further large charges, hesic already contracted, which ping board apprehended the government in the end would be-forced to pay.” cahontas had been libelled the steamship Potomac in New Y, that like action was threatened Universit yof Calcutta for 1 | been tendered to Prof. James V of the University of Illinois. ing rapidl P. Dennis at London reported to the merce department. gress of the United States, wili e rer sented at the ihtarpariaiaenaa which opens in Stockholm temorr 500,000 pounds ol s: ly safe” war explosives to give to farm-| h crs for land clearing. passed and sent to-the senate the carrying $48,500,000 for expenses of the shipping board until next Jan. 1. the chief attraction tournament to be held at the Philadelphia Country club from Sept. bank of State Bank Examiner L. R. Lloyd be-| cause of -alleged the transmission of money to Italy. has ordered an property - throughout the department and the maval districts distributed over the|p 5 eria > EIGHT PAGES—56 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS. KNEW U. 5. MAIL STEANSHI COMPANY WAS INSOLVENT Such Knowledge Prompted the United States Shipping Board to Seize Nine Passenger Liners—Pact Disclosed in State- ment by A. D. Lasker, Chairman of the Board—Was In. terlocked With Other Companies to the Point of Bewil derment—Bainbridge Colby Talks of Comspiracy tc Wreck the U. S. Mail Co. impelling by the nine allo- am- th for the recent seizure liners chartered by or Jhe two policemen went up after him | the company ‘was insolvent n. and as he resisted their efforts to take| Lasker, chairgan of the board, declared him down, the three swayed back and| tonight. ‘The allegution was containea row in pro- uch insoivenc the statement read, the existence of com- line t those the new ship- t Pointing out that the steamship Po- in Italy and and against the George Washington on her return President Harding has selected Hoil Dy Rideour of Vincennes, Ind., to be United States marshal for the canal zone. A group of American stndents touring Italy was robbed on a train running be-| tween Milan and Venice. Announcement is made at the Koeni stahl observatory that the earth passed through the tail of a comet on the night of Monday, Aug. Edward Theodore Bell, for 27 years president of ‘the First National bank of |10 a doc Paterson, dropped dead from a stroke of | apoplexy. The Tagore professorship of I British trade in export coal is recover- Commercial Attache Alfred Sixteen parliaments, incloding the con- President Obregon still maintains his recently announced nolicy relative to se- curing recognition of the present Me. government by the United States. an Monsigner Pietro Benedetti, recently named as apostolic delegate to Cuba and Porto Rico, has arrived in New York on the steamship Paris. The department of agriculture has 12, ged “comparative- By a vote of 159 to 87, the house bill The arrest was apnounced in Calgary, Alberta, of a man alleged to be Dr. R. M. Brumfield, sought by the poiice of Rosen- burg, Ore. ‘there of Dennis Russell. in connection with the death The all-American polo team, winner of international matches, will be the at the -national polo 12 to 24. The Ross ewcastle, private foreign exchange Pa.. was closed by irregularities found in Reduction of the number of midship- men at Annapolis and cadets at West | Point In bills introduced by Cable, republican, Ohio. to a pre-war basis is proposed Representative A statewide investigation of arm chair lunch rooms with especial refererice to| prices charged and quantity and quality | of food served was announced by commission on necessaries Massachusetts. the of life in The Hendee Manufacturing company, motorcycle makers, Springfield, has filed | a protest with the senate finanes com- mittee against the propesed duty of 30| per cent. parts in the Fordney bill. on bicycles, motorcycles and Manuel Araullo, ranking associate jus. tice of the supreme court of the Philip-| pine Islands, has been selected by Presi dent Harding to be chief justice of the| court to succeed Victorino Mapa, resign- ed. L4 The Japanese government has placed an order amounting to 57,000,000 hlnc!l with a Swiss factory for Diesel moto:s to be used for submarine chasers. lhey are being built by the Sulzer works iu Win-| terthur, near Zurich. A senate resolution autherizing agree- ment between the states of New York and New Jersey for co- velopment of the port of New York wa: pussed .by the house, tion of the port of New York district, peration in de. It manctiona crea- President HWarding wos formally netl- fled that he had been eleeted to the presi. deney of the A . tien traditienaflly ocoupied by ehief exeo. | PAR¥ died at his Brist utives of the natien, and from which ex- | Festerday afiernoen, President Wilsen reeently resigned, erican Red Cress, A posi. —_— Aciing Gecvetary of the Navy Raosevelt inventory of all maval V¥'S ecol embarrassmesit edings, , which ine h produced intermit ulfimately complete stop- evitably would tency, in, ‘and made that the ng the Unit organized a eriockel ., afd with shipping red large th, ’s statement, 1 for the ng efforts n he found for his in the ve 1o say light on “When T sa Lasker and I mean Mr. 1 can- s the sanc- next ]"*‘“ “‘“(';n hfi;‘:::s‘ % lf‘i,"ifuzf here, all under charter to the company, “hamberlin, not to mention open hearings on al thia) uba s aald: not know, but all of ures JMpre (xS ';‘;"“‘;f:rx{:;“:‘f “The imyerative duty of the board re- : en sirangely silent By e e e O o quired, and requres it, to keep the flag | through weird succession - of allo€ dme: fo them f"f o ';:reg(i upou | A¥INE in the passenger service across | even tuted the board's T A e i mport duties, | (e Atlantic Ocean. It could not per- record as the basi ying impe <, the foundation of the bill passed by tue house remains unchanged, but Mr. Pen- ek a vk rose said today many changes probably would be made in the specific rates be- sy - fore the measure is ready to be re-| A shert potato crop is sending prices | A bill aimed at nrmn:r‘nfm -l.uutuygeu}.y turned to the senate. A skyward, according to the department of | o r:wm ez i The other main ‘controversial ques- | agriculture. ) d women were »oks than their thinking | hemes more shal of Longwood, mear was req ed by a bana The town m: 1 men dressed in white robes office hecause of his efforts to ¢ mohils spesd limits of the municip. hree months age Mrs. Alla Levy of seven-in ed prevent ligquor country from re adopted by A were in- permits character transporting . n. enforcement, ma- 83 ts is tem- 1. Edward nt in that we nissioner Bla direators n issu liquor. t used 1 0 be Federal prahibitio hin 3 in wes y at a made MAN UNDER GUARD MAY BE MISSING AMBROSE SMALL Iow Des Moines, 14.—Frank ousted from fef of police a man under aimed, Ambrose theatre man.: information under sur- fter the from To- has been miss- ears. Avg. has ing for mor Tt is said man_ Harty leged to hav fering from gunshot whunds have been b time aeo ane Chiet of Poli they knew NINETEENTH VICTIM OF CHICAGO POLITICAL FEUD neteenth rteenth was #hot children recovered from bul- guarding the . anotred feud | in front of his 4 heir father apparen to pull a men turned ol stuck . the ge acola turned bullet t and—another through His assallants es- caped down a GIRL DEOWNED WHEN TRAPPED BY INCOMING TIDE ew Haven, Conn., Aug. = 14.—Mre. Minnta Elchorn, of this city was drown- ed this afternoon when sheswas trapped b ythe Incoming tide at Prosoect beach. Hor sister, Mra, Florencs Maher, and the latter's ten year oid son wers res- cued by men who came out In a row boat in response to t erles for help, Mrs, Elchorn leaves her hugband and two dzughters, OBITUARY €ol, Bamusl P, Colt, Previdenee, N, 1, Aug 11.—Colonel Samuel P, (olt, chatrman of the -Bu« reau of the United States Rubler Coms ol home st 110 Ceath follow- Ing a severe paraivtio shock whith Je suffered a week azo-yesterday, John Eallan O'Lavgilin, special as- istant 1o Chairman Lasker of the-shij- board, has asked for his Telease i erder to return to jrivate bushess .