Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 10, 1921, Page 1

e s Ltk LIRS T I A VOL. LXIli—NO. 299 POPULATION 29,685 14 PAGES--110 COLS. CHAIRMAN BRANDEGEE REBUKES SENATOR PLAY OF ANGER WATSON FOR PUGILISTIC DS When the Georgia Senator Became Belligerent, Brandegee Ordsred Him to Sit Down or Retire From the Room— Command Followed a Wrathful Declaration by Watson to Major George D. Cochue: “For Two Pennies, I'd Slap Your Jaws”—Watson Explained His Unseemly Dis- play of Temper by Saying That the. Officers Gazing at Him “in an Insolent Manner” Had Aroused “His South- ern Blood”. ting of tigating be iea Watson had a firey exchange as to just what had beer promised in keeping offic- ers out of the room while any of the lat- ter's witnesses were testifyine. Ges offs that he Smiles came ace as he explained th thera and zazing at had aroused his “southern smmittee later decided to hear come army officers tomorrow and then adjourn the open sessions for a week, so as'to examine the mass of documents “resented by Senator Watson. The sena- r annourced that e had no witnesse i 1o, ut the committes agread to summon any body he fel: would give o the illegal hangings. Watson over the action of the ea confining the Inquiry to hangin, The senator insistea s charges covered broader grovnd and that the committee was attempting t arrow the scope of the inquiry.” Members t e senator IAILROAD LABOR MADE 0ARD A DE A. P.)—Bu eftant - n of shop rules AMATET R TRANS-ATLANTIC RADIO TESTS A SUCCESS sters of the Amer- B Sroca: Pxet God- - . ; & toll- r wircless stations. Mr d o message sent Carnarvon ked up severa] of ames sent 1 nres in add informa Mr. Godley it will determine which sta- . S 4 v was the fizst to send am.teur wireless tests, upnder the spices of the Amezican Radip Rel #ue. started on Wednesday fight and to continie eight nights longer. Bo- ween 15000 and 20,080 amateur ra- stations in the United States are tak- € part in th: tests, and also several in sada. = iodley took with him two % wets of the latest American type < siiuated near Glasgo, Scotland, orinz ta pick up the test messages o i ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES ON YALE GYMNASIUM New Haven, Dec. 8. —To enmure safoty FENDANT | du out. ymcerce, West Virgi deciared o to get sox bounds. Chairman Brandegee Einal Srgia senator, asl cers sent away and on b the; things settled back fo Senato chairman After the pardon of the comr d acted in an unseemly ed, however, that the off Him 10 go hack senate Itself Watson assert ar. oborates my_ stateraent that a soldier wag she an officer,” but this N Mineit wak Tor deni ight by Assistant Seeretary Rooscvelt in a let- ter to Chairman Brandegee in which he ftered to appear as a witness before the mmittee. son, under date of ‘November referr he lexecution of a so 26th Infantry in the autumn of 1917 rame and murder. This is the cnly fince of an exes cution_which came under tion,” Mr 1t vou with fwil det you request th SUIT TO RESTRAIN W. VA, STATUTE ON NATURAL GAS REGULATION Washington, Dec. 9.—Oral arguments | were closed today in the supreme court | in the cases brought by the states of | Ohio and Pennsyivania to restrain the enforcement of at ¥ ch West Virginia proposes lo empower its utility commiseien 1o regulzte the exportation | ) gas from that state, for Ohio and Pennsylvania | trat ft wes the se of | rii to shui off ti of as yeqared: for the weifare and comfort | six million people in 630 citics and | owns in the'T states and Kentucky, In- ! diana an? Maryland. Tney “chalienged ! the constitutionai power of the state to interfere with public corporations whose ties were as great side West Virginia, those within that state. h the shipment gas would be th contended, ia counsel business w apprehensive wou! that are he proceedings within mand that the senat:r sit down or shouted to ing if he wanted ths vere told to get out in an insolent to their consumers r repeating and Senator the ing informed down_a bit or Watson's e wanted to mittee, if he manner. He icers, sitting asscried, as Interference outside the restraint upon interstate n the argument | nich the two id be inter- fered with was not interstate until after | T regulation encouraged to be produced for its own 1f West Virginia could lawfully place embargo upon her natural gas and | prohibit its exportation, could place an embargo upon articles it produces and which are needed in West for Ohlo asserted. Virginia, The states ha amity and peace in the regulation of the relations to each other, he sald, but con- be appealed to, If necessary, to perpetuate the harmonio gress w pre NARROW MARGIN TO CONTROL NEXT CANADIAN HOUSE Ottawa, Ont, Dec. §.—Liberals today found themselves with such scant con- trol over the next house that they will have to be constantly on the lookout for any parliamentary trick which might re- sult in a vote expressing lack .of confi- crossed the state line, e subject’ while Wwithin by the state; panies engaged re formed by the ipanies organized consumers, in export e gas which W the grant .of eming the o counse! ve been\ pr r ent reprisals and discrim! dence In the ministry. Revised returns from Canada’s general election last ‘fuesday have whittled down the party's peats from 120 to 118, with comhined opposition of 117. Iberal selacted for the next speaker, the to 117, event of the house dividing equally, the speaker would cast the declding vote under circamseribed sta nding would be 117 tione. The concern of W. L. MacKenzle Kin premier-elect, might be greater If there were only two parties in the house, for then a snap call for & vote of confidence might be mors Ikely to achleve its pur- pose. 0l4 parllamentary hands, while admit- ting that the party in power is unlike- I¥ to find the entire opposition of 117 ar- ray contend andiences at gather in the Yale eymnasium for athletic events, additional to 1o placed on the bufld- istmas recess, there will ba no ldings. ath- ed agaiist it an once, the coming session purchase to furnish gas for | and that the purpose of the purchase was to divert to the adjoin- | ng states rules and reguls nd was there- he state to! fife seven ng the gas | of local est Virginia ent domain, ! tate of Ohio | oceeding n elations and tnations, With a In the nevertheless ig fraught with entertaining possibilities. Fortunataly for the liberals, the oppo- sition forces are pretty sharply divided. For instance, 'n the economic field, there Until fs & wider diviston hetween conserva- tives than between Ifberals and prosres- v es. i nothing was | finding was RATLROAD OFFICIALS MEET TODAY TO CONSIDER WAGE CUTS New York, Dec. 9.—Chief operating officials of eastern railroads, meeting to- day to consider wage cuts for train ser- vice, shop and maintenance of way em- ployes, agreed upon schedules calling for reductions of from 10 to 30 per cent. The proposals must be submitted to ihe railroad labor board for rejection or ap proval. “The railroads propose to request the employes to agree to a reduction in the wage scale so0 as to establish them pra tically upon the basis in effect prior the increases which were granted by the U. S. Railroad Labor Board, effective May 1, 1920, said a statement issued tonight by the executives. “The railroads feely” it said, “that they are justified in ascking the em- ployes to agree to rates of approximate- Iy 42 cents per hour for skilled workers in the shop craits, including boiler mak- rs, blacksmiths, electrictans, sheet met- al ‘workers, and the higher grades coach carpenters: for the semi-skilled workmen, such as freight car repairers and_inspectors cents per hour; for leading signal men or gang foremen, 67 cents; signal men, 82 cents; helpers, 42 cents: for telegraphers and cler practically the remaining portion of the increases granted by decision Numher 2. with some adfustments to eliminate In equalities fn the prescnt scales of pay. “Mechanics in the maintenance of way department who d'd not recelve as great increases as in the shop crafts, reduc- tions of five cents per hour; 1a- bor base rate on main lines. 72 cents branch lines, 30 cents, wit maximum rate of 35 cents for exce; 1 condi- tions. Shops and round-house lahor. threa cents above ihe track labor rate fn the immediate vicin ight handlers, three cents above the track labor rate.” “Insofar as the occunations in outside Industries are comparable with those in the railroad serviee. the rates in suek {ndustrials have heen taken Into accoun upon the rates which the railroads will request,” the statement said. The nroposed wage reductions, cepted by representatives of ers at conferences to be held this month {and approved by the railroad labor hoard, will affact more than 750,000 em- vloyes of 52 ruads horth of the Ohlo and east of the Mississippi rivers. FEXTENSIVE PROHIBITION RAIDS MADE IN KENTUCKY | Loulsville, Deé. 9—Prohibition agents in Kentucky have just the most extensive raids of prohibition enforcement th Whiskey bandits likewise have completed one of ithe most smecessiul distillery raids ever made in Kentuck Instead of a breathing spell t ter a busy week In three counties, federal agents are off In sear for the upward of a score of whiske bandits who last night got away with 194 cases of bottled in hond. and ‘en barrels of whiskey from the T. B. Rip- pey Distillery at Ty Farly in the w agents invaded Nelson, Washington and Marion. countics. When the agents ¢ out late yesterday the rald had seven prisoners, ten stills, 38 founda- tions were broken up, and 30,000 allons of beer and 62 gallons of moonshine de- stroyed. Warrants for a number of r alleged law violators have been issued. Several raids in Louisvills hav netted small quantities of wet goods. The bandits, in ralding the Rippey | Distillery, captured four guards and three passers-by and after handeuff them, put them in a vault in t lery office while they loaded the whis- key into motor trucks and automobiles and drove off. CHARGED WITH MURDER OT ALLEGED WHISKEY Hartford, Dec. 9.-—Joseph Chamflone, was arrested tonight in West N . J., and cnarged with the mur- der of Enio Renaldino, alleged New Britain whiskey runner, according to word received by the Connecticut state police. Kenaldiny was found dead ac the steering wheel of automobile oa a lonely road in Farmington in October, 1920, The state Ruggerio is county j: complice Rugger.o A RUNN SR police revealed that Michael locked up in the Hartford charged with being an ac- the killing of Renaldino, vas arrested Monday, given out on the arrest un- i til_tonight, 7 The body of Renaldino was found in his automobile by Andrew J. Richard- son, the New Britain police, but now under arrest_on charges of accepting bribes. The official finding In the case was that Renaldino committed suicide. Reports of alleged liquor traffic involving the man were published, but the New Brit- ain police .inquiry resulted in no di ures, Later Mayor Curtls of New Britain expressed the opinion that the suicide incorrect and he charged the New Britain police with indifference In the investization. Mrs. Renaldino widow of the dead man, also deciar s she never believed her husband con mitted suicide. These statements came in connection with the investigation of the death of Louls Winkle in New Brit- ain and the subsequent wholesale arrests last September on charges of bribery, bootlegging and automobile thefts. Chamflone was arrested by Arthur Tomanio of the Connecticut state police, it was announced. He Is locked up in New Jersey. State's Attorney Alcorn will ask a grand jury indictment charging him with murder, it was sald, and steps will be take nfor his extradition to Con- necticut. An indictment for murder against Ruggerio also will be sought. The state police allege that Chamfione anfl Ruggerio lured Renaldigo to Farm- ington in October, 1820, on the pretense of completing a liquor transaction. Rug- gerio is alleged to have held the New Britaln man while Chamflone shot him.’ and then they took $900 from the dead man's clothing, it is charged. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY TO FORGE CHECKS New Haven, Dec. 9.—Wolf Yuker, own- er of a cafe at § Essex street, New York, was”arrested here tonight on charges of conspiracy to forge checks and conspiracy to compound a felony. Fi§ arrest follow- ed statements made by Esther Anderson, 22, of this city, who was taken into cus- tody today after she tried to cash several alleged forged checks at a local bank, The young woman claimed that Yuker planned the alleged check forgeries and also that he attempted to extort §1500 from her. Yuker's bail was set at $10.- 000 and Miss Andersons at $2500. Both were locked up In default of bonds, the work-| but | at that time detective sergeant of | Jone 1ton iSan Tom Slaughter, Considered One of the Most Desperate Characters in Southwest. Little Rock, Ark, Dec. 9.—Tom Slaughter, considered among the most daring of desperadoes in the history of the southwest, is at liberty lonight ai- ter dirccting a spectaculay escape in the early morning hours from the Arkansas stats prison. Slaughter summoned a guard, feigning illness, and when offered an extra blan- ket to warm him in mis death celi he covered the guard with a gun, disarmed him, then canvassed the prison, disarme ing*and jailing the guards as he met them. Before leaving the prison Slaugh- ter went to the adjacent home of the warden and aroused him from his bed and forced the warden and his family 10 return to the prison where they were also locked in the cells. It was believed Slaughter and ' the white pnan and four of the five negroes Wilo escaped under his leadership are in the wild hills of Saline county, thirty miles west of here. The fifth negro believed to be dead, killed, officars say, by Slaughter or one of the men wi him, after being wounded in a gun bat- tle staged in the main street of Benton, dEscapes Saline county seat, early today. In pursuit of the desperadoes are many posses, including two from Hot Springs, one from Malvern and another | from Benton, while sheriffs and other | oflicers within a- wide radius are on the waich and in communication. The oflicers believed one negro was led because the car in which the flight from Little Rock was staged contained a blood soaked sweater worn by Charles negro, received at the prison only 3 Inside r were found a loaded revolver with the grip shattered, prob ably by a bullet, and part of the gri ot ther revolver. The car was found thirteen miles north of Benton where the bandits aban- doned it when stopped by an open ditch on the highway into whih they were d by nton, rmer in Saline late today told of- rs of seeing a larze white man, an- white man and four negroes in woods. It s believed they were the Thus far. however, there 1as been no further exchange of shots. the men who fired upon them the hunted men. SHOT FROM BEHIND BY MAN WHOM HE LIBERATED Little Rock, Ark. Dee, 9.—Tom Slaughter, desperado, came te the end Plenary Sessionof | Conference Today A Formal Declaration of Ac- ceptance of Four Power Proposal is Expected. Washington, Dec. 9.—(By The A. P.)— The four powsr agreement to govern con- ditions in ‘he Pacific as a substitute for the Anglo-Jananese alliance will be an- nounced at a plenary session of the Washington ccnference at 11 o'clock to- morrow. The question of naval ratlos, it was said tonignt, by Some foreizn delega- tlon spokssmen, will not be taken up at the meetinz, at ieast directly, although it is understood tkat its relation to the pro- Posed agreement 15 held to be vital Decesion to hold the sesslon was reach- ed suddenly fonight at a meeting of delegation with ~ Secretary Hughes after rench acceptance of the proposal been received from Parisfl Pr it been the plan spokesmen the hiad i to hold a meeting of the committee on Far Eastern questions at that hour. At the same time reports will be re- ceived from several sub-committees which have heen at work on questions affecting the Far Bast. The four has now been accepted in pinciple by the four concerned, Great Britain, Jap and the Unit2q States. T their respective delezations, It is under stood, will forrialli declare thelr adher- ance to it at tomorrow's meetiny The negotiat tonight w pated t jtir several weeks by faron Shidchara, the Japanese ambassador, who has . He wa =ufficiently recovered, however, as leave the smbassy tonizht and confer with Secrotary Hughes. The official stat ¢ the confer- ence sal irth plenary session of the limitation of armament ia S It delegates that the plenary session also ill face ia Fanbilos. Aninguncad asteemi between o tes, Great Britain and Japan on the n: val ratio. Japan has not vet assented to it. but her ¢ Ie site n Tokin with an apparent prospect orable actlon. SHANTUNG CONVERSATIONS REACH CRITICAL STAGE Washircio 9.—(By The A. P) —The critizal stage of the Shantung con- e ez o e ey It Works Throughout the Year. Today we are at the season of the ge attention is given to advertising. realization that people are going to get the benefit of the trade. Buying may increase at this se year a normal demand for goods which the me anxious to get as that during the ho degree to attract the holiday trade. and efficient in serving the interests of the tr: chaser during the other months of the year as it during December, and all that is needed to show it is a ju Get The Bulletin to carry your readers in Norwich and vicinity a: needed of the effectiveness of its circulation, During the past week the following matter has appeared in the news columns of The Bulletin for tw liday period. Advertising is the silent salesman that ar when more than the aver- It is a time when there is a buy and when th a desire to ason, but there is throughout the it should be as s relied upon to a large It is just as ready far reaching esman and the pur- dicious use of message to i printer’s ink. thousands of many nd there will be no better proof 0 cents a day : Bulletin Telegraph Lozal General Total Saturday, Dec. 9% 101 240 537 Monday, Deec. 80 9 273 443 Tuesday, Dec. 72 135 216 422 Wednesday, Dec. 76 95 260 431 H Thursday, Dec. 101 105 230 436 Friday, Dec. 94 96 230 420 Totals. ov. 1519 622 1348 2689 i of the s long career of crime tonight in fastness of the Saline county hills. He was shot from behind by one of the white men whom he led to liverty from the state prison here this morning. The repoft of Slaughter's death was confirmed late tonight by Sheriff J. J. Crow, of Saline county, leader of one of the po er's trail. Not only is Slaughter dead, but on of the negroes who fled the prison wi him the spectacular escape thiy is dving in the hills beside the bandit's body, while the white com- panion who shot him down from behind and the three other negroes are in cus- tody. The man who killed Slaughter fs J, €. Howard, who was serving a three term for forgery. The sceme of the shooting !s 14 mfles northwest of Ben- in the deep woods. Howard, ac- cording to a statement he made at the Benton fail late tonight, had been wail- i to turn up on Slaughter. "I left with him with the Intention of kiling | him the first chance T got,” he i quoted | as saving, FORD PLANS AUTOMOBILE FACTORY IN GERMANY Detroit, Dec. A factory in Germany for mannfasture of automobiles for the German, Russian and other European ficlds is being planned by the Ford Mo- tor Company, it became known today. Charles E. Sorensen, a member of the Ford organization left for Germany a fortnight ago. At present he is in Lon- don, following a visit to the Ford blant at Qork, Ireland. He will leave for Germany within a few days, according to informatlon here. The preseat plan provides for the pur- chase of a ‘arge plant in Gernfany and conversion of it into a Ford factory. An- nouncement s to the size of the plant, output and number of employes s with held at this time. TO RELEASE WALL STREET EXPLOSION SUSPECT Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9.—Charles Van Deusen, head of the detective burean of the Omaha police department, late today indcated that Mike Stine, a wrestler, arrested last night as a guspect in the Wall street explosion of Sent, 16, 1920, would be released, probably tomorrow. Chief Van Deusen said ke recognized Stine as a wrestler who was here worke ing for a carnival company shortly after versations between the Chinese and Jap- anese dele was reached te to- day when it was agreed to take up to- morrow the question of the Kiachow- | Tzinanfu Railway, now under Japanese control. On the question of whether Japan will | agres to complete, un- | divided authority over the railroad, de- | Dends the success or failure of the Wash- ington conference so far as China is concerned, ncccrding to the Chinese del- egation. After the entire day spent by the two delegations tn dlsposing of the question of public properties in the former Ger. man leasehold, which ended in a promiss by Japan of their return, subject t con- firmation by Toklo of one phase of the negotiations, Dr. Koo, of the Chinese delegation, caid that other questlons In- olved in the Shagtaar controversy had been temporarily put aside o that the all fmportant questions of the raflroad could come wn tomorrow. 074 question was not settled to the Chinese, Dr. Koo agreements thus far reached during the conversatlons would col#pse, and further discussion of other points still In dispate would be of mo ava Under the azresment tonient concerning +he disnosttion of nublic prop- ertles, China would all public pronertics In the leaschold with the ex- ception of certain schools, shrines, cem- eterles and other institutlons strlotly Japanese n ckaracter. China woAld, an her part agres to re- fund to Janan all monies sent by Japan on publie properties during Japaness oe- cupation. Subject t0 apnroval of the To- klo goverament, the Japanese deleza- tlon agresd that China should not com- pensate Janan for the nropertles develop- ed under the Gerraan resime. [ reached FRANCE FAYORS PACIFIC FOUR POWER PROPOSAL * Washinzton, Dec. 9—(By The A. P.) —A favorable reply was recelved to- night from Paris by the French delega- tion to the Washington conference on the four power mreposal forthe Pacific. Tt was said hat France stood ready to en- ter with Great Britain, Javan and_th Unitea States Into such an agreament. " Slaughter was shot twice through the head and once through the body. The megro who is dylng beside the It N, | versity .and Providence coliege. BRIEF TELEGRAMS ples as “apple cider vinegar” is a viola- tion of the pure food act. | German military aireraft is prohibited from fiying over Swiss territory in a no- tice just issued by the federal aerial office. Four bags of mail were destrozed by fje in the mail car of a White Plains express. Defective insulation caused the fire. Practically one-third of section of Tia Juana, Mex stroyed by a fire of alleged origin. the ico, business was de- incendiary President Hsu Shihichang of China has offered to resign if North and South China cannot unite under: his adminis- tration. According to dlspatch from Kansas City the “no picketing order” of ti Kansas Industriak court has been obeyed by packing house strikers. Tomas Breton, Spanish composer, who was reported penniless in Villanov granted an annual pension of setas by Spain. The evacnation of Cilicla by the F: troops is virtually ecomplete. T drawal has been w out inciden ( = William Rockefeller asked the Inter- state Commerce Commission to permit | im to Tetain places as director ficer of eigh railroad cor; ration Brigadier General Ames A. Frie of the chemical warfare ser that efforts to abolish this branc vice must be thwarted Virtually _the entire native po of Shanghal joined In a tre onstration against direct ne tween Chira and Japan over § Election of J. I Beal of Pi chairman of the tax simplifi created by the mew revenu nounced. Harold S, Martin, former treasnrer of | ! the Mission of Christ chu at Hamilton, Mass, was larceny of $4,500 of its fun Former Emperor Wi ed a book entitled torical Tables from of War in 1914. 187 to the Ontbr Const gnard evtters and statlons gaved the lives of or reseyed from peril persons during the twelve mont last June 30. A permanent ex-soldier hospital to cost $1.400,000 was arproved by Secreta f the Treasury Mellon. Jt will © at Palo Alto, Calif., and will ous and mental cases. The suit of Farl H. Fitzhngh acain<t the Central Vermont and Grand railways and officers of those corpora- ons came to an abrupt end at Concord H., when settlement was announ Two hundred and twenty-two American merchant craft of $12 through founderlings, Ystons or others cau months ended last June 30. Extensive damage to doors, desks and other property and the theft of $300 from a safe in Fitchburg (M High school were discovered by jan to Approximately $3,150,000 will go in the pockets of savings depositors of the Tremont Trust compa.g Boston, before | Christmas if Bank Coumissioner Joseph C. Allen’s plans for a 33 dividend go through 1-3. per cent. | General Armando Diaz, Italian war | hero, spent five busy hours in Providence yesterday, during which he received hon- orary degrees of LL. D. from Brown uni- } By means of the finger print system Cincinnati police say they have been sble to identify a man shot death hotel in Orlando, Fla., ag Fran! alias Rocco Casolleto, of Boston. Prgesident Obregon refused request of officers of old army who petitioned they begiven active commane: grade. He says there are a many generals and colonels in can army: Flatico, Marshal Foch will make his Iast ap- earance in this country on next Tues: day at a dinner given in his honor by th Governor's committee at the Hotel Com- modore, New Y He will leave Wed- nesday for France. French customs administration report trade between France and German ing the first elght months cf 1921 al- most doubled amount for same period last year, The recievers of Hollister, Whit. & Co., Inc., an Investment securities firm in Boston, brought suit against ¥ R Switzer, its -president. for an - ing of $165.000 which he is charged having converted to his own pum State department warned Guatemalan insurrectionists hat there must be no mi: treatment of American citizens or proper- ty during the present trouble in Cuat- emala. Dispatch received in Washington says former President Cabrera was re- leased from prison. | | The feat of Licutenant Leigh Wade. a test pllot at McCook awatin fie reaching an altitude of 26,500 feat U. S. army Martin bombing plane at Ohio, was acclaimed by officers as demonstrating the pra abllity of daylight bombing. A_codpromise settlemeént was reached | in Cleveland in the milk wagon drivers | strike when a proposition drawn up by a | city council committee was accepted by | the Telling-Belle Vernon company and representatives of the union. Harold S. Nofce, who left Seattle at the age of 16 In 1915 to join the Stefansson Arctic expedition, remaining in the north | with the Esquimaux, returned to his | home yesterday aboard the coast guard | cutter Unalga. MEETINGS OF SAVINGS BANKS ASSOCIATION OF CONNECTICUT New Haven, Dec. 9.—The Savings | Banks Association of Connecticut held its nineteenth annual meeting here to- day. ' The speakers included Raymond R. Frazler. of Seattle, Washington George E. Brock, of Boston, and E erett J. Sturges, bank commissioner of Connecticut. Officers wera elected as follows: Pros- ident, P. Leroy Harwood, New London: vice presidents, George E. Judge, Wa- the New York explosion occurred. bandit received his wound early this|terbury, Edward N. Stanley, New Brit- Stine himself said that he was never | morning at- Benton. an hour after the|ain, ana Arthur P.-Nettleton, New lla- in New York b one: Wl that was in | fiight from Little Rock, during the battle |ven: secretary. Willlam J. Lum, Wal- 1992, when be arrived from his native | hetween four officers and the fleeing ban- | iingford; treasurer, land, Bulgar its, Deep River, SIN Opinion in London and Dublin is That Arthur Griffith Will. Obtain an Effective Majority in the Sinn Fein Parlia« ment—Resignation of De Valera is Expected in Case of His Defeat in Fight Against Ratification—Belief Pre< i ) vails That a Plebescite of the Irish People Would Result in a Great Majority in Favor of London, Dec. 3 (By the A. P.).—Aft the first surprise occasioned by Eamonn De Valera's repudiation of the proposi- tion for creating the Irish Free offic in bo'h London and Dub tification of «n it_comes he Dail Eireann before next W lance of AMBAS! George ¥ , in a him eed a such as thrown maliciously, London, Dee. 9.—(By The the Treaty. hurt by splinters. ADOR HARVEY {am le udon the world has seldom, I er 1tion here this evening several bombs wers exploded, injuring thres of the released men, one of them geriously. Some pers sons in the crowd around the platform were sligh One report has it that the bombs werd while in #ther quarts it is declared they were intended as a greeting, but were clumsily handied CONGRATULATES LLOYD GEORGE A P)— , the American ambassa- T ter to Prime Minister Lioyd George made public tonight congratuiat- § the Anglo-Irish agrees hearty conzratulations. Yours fs umph of genius and patience ever, e the beheld. How much it may mean to both ¥ in favor of treaty. | our countries and to all mankind™ request of Lord Curzon, Lioyd George said in repl reply to King Georze's “Your letter of congratulations has of lords next Wed- v much, and I thank you de by Vistoun: T trust that this settlo- e of the and_staun will remove forever an old misun- 1 home rule. He tanding which has hampered all the t great humin causes which your peop! and ours have o closely at heart™ dvocated a applied to Irelan omin- and Pre- officials while mi hing was regarding the r 1,000, r even wheth w r meeting or not. It w however, that the confer- enox do largely with ma: a ation in th epremier in Downing elieved continue to- | glo-Irish been on the matter of elucidation of t caty and not concerning the granting | of any concessions to Ulster beyond what | plunder. wre contained in the treaty. A rigid term of the bargain with the Sinn Fein is un- to have been that Ulster shall no other terms whatever than in the treaty, and an ters tions. hereafter will will Ulster, if she stays fiscal and other powers that ven the south. It it stated that the Feiners would not have agreed but e promises they got in this respe Sinn Feiners is decla that the only cifunce was to squeeze her in ducements. yielding It expre: lea of th bheen erned st jon is being paid it Ulster than previo ¥y, in view - weightier question of the ef- | alones § n De Valera's decision against Arthur Grifiith in | glorious determining to stand by the agreement e most influential men in his party. Michael Collins is expected to carry Feine Cosgrave fith, or of also supports Mr. Grif nis position as minister for tus overnment, is In elose tou in Ireland, with which he has t influe various influences are expected ided nig] ¢ | _London, The Britl: | tically unanimous in weicoming the Ane s GRIFFITH MAY DOMIN 4 Dublin, Dec. 9 There TWO BANK OFFICIALS HELP UP IN BELFAST of tha dtoring Be BRITISH REVIEWS WELCOME Belfast, Dec. 9 —(By The A. P.)—Twa st Hibernian bank, Conty Cavan, today, were hcid up by six armed men and robber of more than pounds sterling THE ANGLO-IRISH TREATY Dec. 9. weekly reviews are treaty. (By The A. P)— prace The Nation calls it “the first great re- pudiation of force since the warfi” The Saturday Review considers that neither Sinn Feln nor Ulster emerges from the articles of the agreement with much Most of the editorials enlarge upon the Importance of the agreement in the Nght s effact upon Anglo-American rela- The Spectator, which throughout to Sinn Fe! sses fear, however, that S ates in the world. At the ‘We who have reco 1solationf1” T the deliberations has been oppoeed 1o the government's policy of what it calls , says it is now the duty of all goud citizens to givs the pro- posed settlement every chance of success. outh- ern Ireland will be one of the worst gov- sama time, the periodical finds consolation fn remarking: from the Joss of America shall not perfsh from the 1oss of Southern Irelend and of a populazion whose motto is ‘cursslves nersons had bette} recelve the heaven for which they long—an in. vered SINN FEIN PARLIAMENT on of the Anglo-Irish t 10 a more calm at (By tie A. P.)—The sensation following the revelation of 3 in the Dail Eireann cabinet over ratificati reaty tude here to- ems to be ground for the belief that Arthur Griffith, who headed Fein he delegat i ) to overrids. the. exiremir secton repre | (e, eleERtion which signed the agrecs sented, for instance, Wy Lord MaYOr | foiiowing at the meeting of the 5 4 = 2 liament next We 0 ) first mentioned parliament next Wednesday to insure ratification of the agreement by a sub- the it T o | Stantial majority. i ‘oln" of ;f_rgrumm_ nt S The headquarters staff of the Trish res T8 and ARm. OGS JMEMDEELOD o Noun v supposed to be behind ment from Cork city, both are sid- | {81 “Zmy ' sipposed to be b with Mr, Griffith. agreem 5 'Which case Sority Altogether in official circles in London | fopeerment: 1 Wwhich case a majority f-y ratificas hopes are rui ng high that the treaty is | the arm EXPLANATORY STATEMENT BY EAMONN DE VALERA (By the A. P.).—|thought aside. of the s! “the Dail Eireann ratification, issued the and let A probab! that he wi ituation. BRIDGEPORT ALDERMAN since 2 large proportion of the Dail members are men who at some time have belonged ta Should a considerable majority sup- port the motiori for ratification, and thus vote against Eamonn De Valera, it ‘stand Griffith make the best ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY statement. prevent misunderstanding, the| Briageport, Conn., Dec. $.—Alderman public should = realize, St that the|Edward T. Hamilton was this afteraton treat ed by our plen ntiaries | arrested sper: z must be ratifid by the Dall Eireann, 10 | Fanagan, on 2 e sy ke 1 than the Dri h par ent. inlery in connection with an tempt to order to take effect, and, sécond, that!}ajaep David W. Price, president of tha the usual course would be for the cabinet | common council at the council mestig to introduce the treaty agreement us |jugt Monday evening. cabinet measure. In the present case, OWing to the fact that in the later stages of the negotia- tions the views of the plenipotentiarics differed from those of certain members of. the cabinet, this course cannot be taken. The motion for ratification will now be i uced by Arthur Grifith as cha: man of the delegates” Mr. De Valera added that he hoped it would not be necessary for, bim ta make any further public statement until he | ident of lowed the charge made by Town Chairman John Connell at Mon- day’s meeting of tempt had-been made to bribe & demo- cratic member of that body to vote for the city council he council that a: The warrant was served at the ingtancs of Prosecuting Attorney Earls Bonds of §5,000 were fixed for his release pending his appearance in the superior court, but have not yet been posted. Alderman Hamikton was formerly pres- The arrest fol- Demzcratic Gerilok. o at- e orany, e coming cession of the |y repunlican candidats for president cf e the board. Cornell claimed that he ceuid . ack up his chargs. BELIEVES IRISH PEOPLE produce evidence ‘o up FAVOR TERMS OF TREATY Cork, Ireland, Dec. 9.—Liam Roisite (Willlam Roche), Sinn Fein member of the British’ parliament for Cork City, said in the course of an interview today that the terms of the treaty between Ire- land and Great Britain would satisfy an overwhelming mass of the people. “The confidence we had in our delegates las been amply justified,” he declared. He described the withdrawal of the British armed forces as lendid,” as it would lead to reconciliation and amity | gave: of the peoples, “Wisdom dictates that Ulster should enter the free state, where she would be treated not alone generosity,” Mr. Roisite added. “But it is essential to give the settlcment ef- feet without - delay.” n Y RELEASED INTERNEES WERE INJURED BY BOMDS Ireland, Dec, night. Thurle: 9.—(By the A.]on bail Harvey J. Brooks, 'P.)—As & train load of pelease! Internces policemen of the Ballykinlar camp entered the sta- 1o testify in the Long brothers’ case. State’s_Attorney Montreal, demeq by Aominion authorities one of the greatest deterrents to crime, today was ordered appiicd to Patrick O'Hica and Albert Siade of Hamilton, Ontario, con- victed of a $2,500 bank robbery August 12, Sentenced to the penitentiary for the convicts were ordersd lashed “seven times on beginning their terms and reven times upon completien. with justice but with | \ORE THAN 100 SUBPO! TO WHIP BANK ROBBEERS BEFORE IMPRISONMENT Dec. Qu 8 —The ears, ENAS of the state liquor laws and are at 1 It was said that thirty are among those Homer S. Cummings asked Prosecutor Garlick to oomdmct an investigation. laeh, X HARTFORD HOTEL CASH Hartford, Dec. 9. —More than 100 sub= poenas have been issued in the case of Timothy J. and Jobn C. Long. hotel pro= prietors of th's city, It was learned toe They are charged with viol:tiom