Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 13, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIlI—NO. 300 ; 5 NORWICH, coun.,.wEsfiAY 'DECEMBER 13, 1 HEARING ON THE RETURN TROLLEY TONEW HAVEN Richard T. Higgins, as Spokesman For the Public Utilities Commission; E. Kent Hubbard, President of the’ Con- necticut Manufacturers’ Association; Mr. Stevenson, For the Savings Bank Auoci;tion, and E. G. Buckland, Vice President of the New Haven Road, Made Statements in Advecacy of the Return of the Connecticut Company to its Owners, the N. Y., N. H. and H. Railroad Company— Attorney General Daugherty Invited Anyone Opposed to the Return of the Trolleys to Write Him, Adding That Any Such Must Give a Reason. ford, Dec. 12.—Return of the Con- t company (trolley) to the New w Haven and Hartford Railroad is not assessed for highway use, although it has to pay certain levies for repairs on streets and fixing pavements. He said ¥, its owner, was asked, of the | that the commission did not pass upon Zovernment as represented by | the issuance of all classes of securities, orney General Daugherty this after- | although there is supervision over cer- on when the hearing was resumed, and on the matter of a possible tain acts of trolley companies, Mr. Hi gins here explaining to Mr. Daugherty ocation of the federal decree in 1914 | that the trolley system is made up of ich placed that property in the care of | small companies under lease. Richard T. Higgins, chair- Mr. Higgins submitted a written state- man for the public utiiities | ment covering the attitude of the com- id that this request was | mission, and then summed up its posi- the proposition of returning the troiieys. Mr. Steveason, for the Savings Banks association, which %l voted in favor of a return of the trolleys, said he spoke for a body which represented 750,000 depos- itors and $400,000,000 of assets, and he asked for return of the trolleys as “de- sirable in itself and.as a necessary step in the rehabilitation of the New Haven road.” Savings banks, he said, had been permitted to invest in bonds and stock of the Connecticut company and they should be able to make good on those invest- ments. T se the last general assembly | tion by saying that in the interest of the L because all the business inter- | public, in the interest of the state and ests e wanted it, and the com- | as a benefit to transportation the oileys miss belleved it would be bene- | ought to go back into the hands of their T OWners. forenoon session had bheen givem| nr Higgins said In reply to a question . representatives of industrial, | ynat the commission as far as he knew Suhop 5 nd other interests. | pever had received any letters criticizing E. Kent bard, president of the Con- | Manufact ' association, told bat rarely had a more group of men of large af- : been brought together, it was practically the pinfon of these men that the | erties ought to be returned | Haven company. had said he had come had aiso termed his rent in meeting men nterested in this mat- listennd but he ques- speaker until his re- =48 A guestion for you, sir,’ was| I. G. Buckland, vice president of the o ated, and when answers came the | New Haven road, told Mr. Daugherty ¥ was asked .to explain, often-| that this was a'crucial time for the rail- he reason for his answer.” road company. s told Mr. Daugherty that| cut company shas about 700 1 within <he state, and 1ot an interstate one. The he said, are not competitive, ey are those of supply or auxil- nes. Then followed a rapidfire jonng from Mr, Daugherty. s sald that the federal tru t interferod with the jurisdie- ; they were very of the orders were he lines in Lis op'nion were re: what ars competitive is ! or incidental; the com- | e rates of fares; the com- | bandon lines without | slature, althongh thls | stion under the la; “Next April a loan of §27 00,000 will become due.” he said, “and to meet it Haven road have control of all the prop- erty it owns.” Mr. Daugherty said that he was still anxious to know if anyone opposed the return of the trolleys. Said he: “I want to keep my mind open on the proposition until all evidence and argumnents are in. I will be glad during the next few days o have anyone write me a¥dinst the re- turn, but such a one must Tve a reason. I did not come with an oper mind as to the benefit of a trolley line to a com- munity. All these properties are useful; probably they will be more indispensable in the future, when things get well or- dered, in snite of the inroads ‘made by a i most no conirol over| the automobile.” t under certain Mr, Daugherty said he expected to talk ciiy may say what | with the chairman of the trustees and r may not be used. with the judge who issued the decree be- 15 eaid the trolley company fore his return to Washington, £106,800,000 DEFICIENCY BILL MIST DELAYS SALVAGING OF SUNKEN SUBMARINE Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 12.—A heavy mist which hung over Long Island Sound today prevented any attempts at salvage of the sunken submarine S-48. A diver will be sent down tcmorrow to close the sea valves which lead into the rear bal- last tanks from the exterior of the hull. The sea water in the two rear com- partments which was the immediate cause of the sinking is then to be pumped out through the same torpedo tube which was the avenue of escape of the 41 mem- 12.—The first deficiency bill ation of $106,800,« y three million dol than containedsin the bill he house, The measure now erence. Warren, age of the senate in urging the bill. stated that became a law by Thursday veterans' purean would he impaired s work by the lack of funds, ission of appropriations | bers of the crew. As the water is pump- e deficiency measure demo-|ed out the craft Is expected to gradually 1 that the republican admin- come to the surface of its own accord Two barges, a lighter. two sister subs and a tug will be on the scone to ass secking to by “cover up” appropriating measures rather than In fthe i#:4:{yn. - Tha barzes iwit $e Senator ilarrison, |used to pontoon the S-43 when she c mes P - administra- [0 the surface. The salv work s t ‘juggle” expendi-| exvected to be completed by tomorrow night when she will be towed to the Lake company yards for a general overhauling and further investigation by insurance and company officfals. An unofficial e: timate placed the jnsurance on the sunf:- en boat as amounting to $3,000,000 and its value considerably above that figure 600 ARRESTS IN INDIA MADE IN FEW DAYS of the republi- ator King of Utah declared, taken “tno seriously.” aders do mot anticipate diffi- ching an agreement with the the senate to the it was said in some he desires of house lead- cut appropriation deeply might m the senate baviLy to recede on or two items. e — London, Dee. 12.—The arrests REAR ADMIRALS ORDERED throughout Indla in rccent days have FROM ACTIVE DUTY |reached a total of 600, according to puy: official advices received here. The Washington, Dec. 12.—Rear Admirals Ereatest number of persons were taken arles W. Parks and Lloyd H: Chand- s Into custody in Calcutta, where what fs ler were ordered from active duty today |termed the “Hooligan” element is be- g retirement, coming more évident in the volunteer so- miral Parks, who has been chief | Cieties In view of the coming visit of e bureau of yards and docks for | the Prince of Wales. i3 10 be retired because| The government in India has adopted it was said today. Cap- |Sterner measures for handling agitators - Elwood sGregory, command- » Boston navy yard, has been to assume that office. Chandler, who has been in of the Atlantic fleet train, it has requested to be re- thirty-seven years service. be succeeded in command of the tain Lonis R. De Steiguer, of the navy department. COMMITTED SUICIDE IN HIS STOCKROOM by enforcing two repressive acts, the Criminal Act of 1908 and the Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act of 1911, under which the membership of societies which have been declared unlawful are subject to arrest. LIQUOR CAUSED DEATH OF AGED COUPLE AT BRANFORD Branford, Dec. 12.—Mr. and Mrs. Ga- briel Gromell, both about 80 years old, /were found dead in their home here to- day. Medical Exariiner McQueen said he was of the opinion that death was caused by the drinking of liquor which the couple had made. A still was found In - the¥ house. Coroner Mix will mike an investigation tomorrow. The bodies were discovered by P. H, Dunn, a plumber, and employer of Gro- mell. He found the man’s body near the kitchen gas range and the woman's body on a_ bed in another room. South Norwalk, Dec. 12.—Louis Trister unt Vernon, N. Y., president of the 1t Hat company of this city, was #ound dead in the stockroom of the con- cern here early this morning, he having committed sulcide by taking gas, the cause of the act being unknown. Trister fwas the first organizer of tke American Hat company of this city some years ago Jut severed his connection with the con- lcern, later establishin® the Mulii-Felt «eompany, an offshoot of the firm of Cap lan & Goldman, distributors. He is sur- vived by a widow and four children. Ao- cording to Medical Examiner Samuel H Huntington, Trister had been dead about jeighteen hours when found. THREE MEN HELD ¥OR g NEW BRITAIN BURGLARY New Britain, Dec, 12—Arthur Wad- strom, Ernest Wilson and Fred Carroll, arrested Nov. 6 for burglary at Mesh- ken's fur store on Main street, were held in bonds of $10,000 each for hearing at the next term of the. superior court, at the recommendaflon of Prosecutor J. G, Woods in police court today. ~Wilson was & made prisoner during a clash with the | shot twice while atiempting' to effect a ilitary near Chervar. The British had getaway and has' been a patient at the Iy, one Sepoy wounded. hospital since the day of the burglary, 3 3 P R S AR R S R e g Bl MOPLANS KILLED IN H CLASM WITH MILITARY | ,Calicut, Dritish India, Dee. 12.—FEigh- y-one Mopivhs haye been killed and successfuliy it is essential that the New ' Sente Discussed Four-Power Treaty Attacked i;y Senaionl Borah and Reed—Poindexter Con- ducted Defense. Washington, Dec. 12—The senate got its first taste today of the fight promis- ed by several senators on the new four power Pacitic treaty. The pagt was both denounced and de- fended in “he course of two hous’ discus- sion. As at the opening of the long fight on the treaty of Versailles and its eague of Natlons -coyenant, practically all of the new quadruple treaty was read into the congressional 1¢cord in advance of form- al submission. The attack today came from:two ‘Ir- reconcilables in the Versailles covenant controversy, Senators Borah, republican, Tdaho, and Reed, democrat, Missouri. Breaking the silence he had maintained since the treaty was laid before the world, Mr. Borah spoke more than an hour devoting his attention to article two of the new treaty which he compar- ed to article fen of the Versailles cov- enant.. He deciared that the treaty com- pelled the armzment conference to make “real disarmament” an actuallty or make the treaty a‘ “straight out mlilitary alli- ance.” Mr. Borah explained his attitude to- ward the ‘reaty would be governed to an extent by progress of the conference toward ‘“real disarmament” and settle- ment of Chinese questions. The work of the Washington conference, *he said, would be “discuraging” if it adjourned without barring, by terms of the treaty, the use of sulmarines, polsonous gases and other “barborous” weapons of war- fare. Defense of the pact, conducted largely by Senator Poindexter, republican, ‘Washington, resulted in the opening of the whole question of what oblizations were entailsd upon the United States by the new agreement. Senator Poindexter told the senate that some seemed unduly alarmed about the pact and ieclared that article two could not be construed as the equivalent ot article ten. Senator Reed, breakjng into_the de- bate at this point, sald Senator Poindex- ter's statement meant that the new treaty was worth ‘ittle as a binding agreement. He added that if the Urted States was not going 1o observe its moral obliza: tlons such as Le contended were contain- ed in te treaty, the country would he- come “the laughing stock of the whole world.” Mr. Borah said he regarded the moral obligations of traticle 'two as compell- ing the use of force as strongly as ald article ten of the League of Nations and in this he was supported by Senator Robinson, leraocrat, Arkansts, who de- clared that taken together articles one and two of the treaty were “even strong- er” than «rticle ten. Mr. Robinson add- ed, however, that he was entering no ob- fection to the paet. How* woiuld they oppose an aggres- slve policy on. the part of snme na~ tlon, for-instance,” interrupted Mr. Re “in event ‘he conference of the four pow-. ers decided hey ‘should oppose it?” “By forze, of course, replied Mr. Robinson. Continuing, Mr. Borah said that whil» sponsors of the treaty declared there Were no provisions to use military force “lurking in or about the treaty,” the moral oblizatlon remained. He contend- ed that while American delegates to any conferemce provided for under the treaty could not legally bind the president or congress, ‘he oblizations to .carry out the decisi>8 of the conference still re- mained. “In_ the language Napoleon, then, “Senator Stanley, democrat, Kentucky interrupted, “thess four powers iatend to haye scace ugder the treaty even if they have to fight for it Senator Xing, democrat, Utah, inquir- ed of Mr. Borah whether the four power agreement did not contain more possi- bilitles of war than did the League of Nations covanant. “I'll discuss that and some other pro- ons of this treaty later,” Mr. Borah replled. | The work of Secretary Hughes in Dresentation cf the American naval re- duction programme was commended by Mr. Borah, who sald that by the “con. cise and Hold” methods employed by the state department head, he had won the right to be placed “among the great premiers and secretaries of state of his- tory.” The vrogramme of maval reduc. tion was described by Mr. Borah as worthy of praise but he added that the conference “sc far as the public has been informed has not dealt with the Wweapons with which the next war wil be fought.” L STATE BOARD HAS PARDONED PASQUALE CARUSO, COLCHESTER Hartford, Dec. 12.—The state of pardons, after hearing .-,ppucli‘?i;? for clemency from many inmates of the State prison today, granted pardons to tWo of the petitioners. These were Pas. quale Caruso, 29, of Colchester, and Le- gy - Buffet, 34, (colored), of Saybrook, Caruso has served six years of a sen- tence of 20 to 22 years for assault with Intent to Iill. Buffett has served three years of a term of 10 to 20 years for assault with intent to kill. Although 68 prisoners made applica- tion for pardons, a number of these pe- titions were announced as having been withdrawn and others were oliminated because of absence of counsel, There Were & number of inmates serving life Sentences amofig the apolicants, but none of them received favotable ao- tion from the board. STABBED BY FELLOW PRISONER IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY JAIL a Bridgeport, Dec. 12.—Stabbed in tne head by a fellow prisoner at the Fairfield county jail today, Louis Forte, one of the /trusties, is a patient at’St. Vincent's hospital, suffering from a deep wound in left temple. John Crato, arrested re- cently for alleged violation of the drug law, is charged with the stabbiig. The weapon has not been fsund. According to the story given out by jail officials today, Forte, who is head hallman; went to Crato’s cell this morn- ing to rouse him when he failed to get up at the usual time. Crato ordered Forte out of his cell and refused to get yp, A fight started. Two or there other prisoners came tmo Forte's assistance, and it is charged that Crato struck Forte with some sharp weapon. WILL BL NO EXECUTIVE e . ORDER TO CLOSE SALOONS Hartford, Dec. 12.—“I sée no need for an executive order closing the saloons of the state. It would seem to me that the state liguor Jaws are sufficient.” This was the statement of Governor Lake today in comment on a report given statewide circulation to the effeci that he ‘had issued such an order. e BBl shtens BRIEF TELEGRAMS ) The Prince of Wales rode in four events in the Lucknow (India) races Saturcay. He won. two firsts and two seconds. ¢ AT Morris Hill of Clarksburg, W. Va., was elected president of the National Broth- erhood, of Window Glass Workers of America. R The premiership of Uanada will be handed as a Christmas present to W, L. MacKenzie King, leader of the liberal party. > S Squads of special police were thrown into the Thristmas shopping crowds at Boston in an attempi to Stem an epi- demic of ocket picking: — Three hundred and fifty dry agents in five states are combing the highways for trucks carrying 3,300 cases of liquor seiz- ed by a daring rum ring band in a raid on a liquor warehouse at Baltimore. Representative Johnson sald some of the. European countries are restricting thir passports to the United States to “undesirable citizens they want to get ri " Chancellor Wirth appealed to the econ- Bmic council to passa bill for creation of 4 credit organization among German in- dustries. Tighteen American amateur wireless stations have succeeded in crossing, the Atlantic ocean, according to reports to the American, Radio Relay League. Premier Briand has cabled congratula- tions to Rene Viviani and Albert Sarraut, members of the French arms delegation, praising their action in signing the new four-power alliance agreement. First annual report of the federal pow- er commission says production and use ot hydro-electric power in the United States is. destimed to be the outstandng Industri- all fact of the next 25 years. Pennsylvania society conferred upon for at a dinner of the society at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York. [ The Korean commission announced it was filing with the delegates a formal brief in support of its claim of the right to present Korea's case before the confer- ence. Exploding metion picture films are said to have been the cause of the fire which destroyed both sides of Commerce street for a block in Dallas, Texas. The pwrop- erly loss is estimated at t$500,000. Thomas D. MeCarthy, former United States marshal for the southern district of New York, was elected vice president of John Eckert & Co., insurance brok- ers of New York. —_— Disélosure that the Guam-Yap cable had been sealed at sometime within the past three days by some.person unknown was made in a statement issued by the Postal Telegraph and Cable company, owners of the line. [ Officlals of the Brooklyn - navy yard have started an investigation of the souurce of bootleg liuor blamed for the death of one saflor and the serious ill- nes of many others during the past week. A family of, five gorillas, the father of which weighs 360 pounds and, in pugilistic varlance, has a reach of 7 feet, 8 inches, is on its way to the American Museum of National History, New York. Daniel S. Pratt, regarded as the plon- €er in the importation of Argentine wools in grades that made them.available for use in the mills of this country, dled at his home n Newton, Mass. M. Viviani, head of the French delega- tion, has ftelegraphed the French gov- ernment that in his opinion the armament conferenca was sufficiently acdvanced to- ward its crincipal object to permit his re- turn to Paris fment in the newspacers that the treaty A memorial monument to New Ro- chelle's war dead was unveiled in that city by Supreme Court Justice Young. Edmund T. Quinn, the sculptor, was once 1a member of New York city’s art com- mission. Major General W. J. Nicholsan, U. S. A., retired, who arrived in New ork on the White Star liner Baltic, says prosperity reigns In Czecho-Slovakia.. He was also greatly impressed with the public system of gymnastics. Thomas W, Lamont. of J. P, Morzan & Co., and party of friends escaped In- jury when a traln on which they were traveling to Pinehurs:, N. C., was ditched after it strucit a broken rail near Pine- hurst. Long range guns have robbed his- toric Fort Hamilton, at the Narrows, of its value as one of the main line forti- fications of New York harbor and hence- forth it will hold a secondary position as an Infaarry post. | It s estimated $1,000.000,000 ‘now practically idle in this country, will be invested abroad {i present progress con- tinues in the Washington conference on arms limitation and the Far Eastern question. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 50,000,000 pounds of paper were used for printing and bindlng by the government prining office. Total expenditures for the year amounted to $11,111,777, compared with $13,000,000 for the previous vear: Three alleged ~ rum-runners were brought bafsre United States Commis- | sioner C. D.-Watson at St. Albans, Vt., as 2 result of an actlve ‘night's work by a group of customs inspectors and deputy sheriffs on lorder roads. Discovery was made of the body of | Mrs. Isabel Tletcher, a widow, aged 70, floating. in the Taunton river, at Digh- jton. She Mad been missing since Satur- day, having left a note in which she stated her intentbn was to end her life. An unusual reremony was held at the state prison in Wethersfleld Sunday when the Right Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Con- nectitut, confirmed Mrs. Ethel H. Nott, serving a life sentence fcr the murder, of her husband in Bridgeport. Seven thousand gallons of fuel of! ex- ploded on board the Standard Ofl tanker Comet at Providence, R. 1., killing one man. Several of the crew escaped through a large hole blown through the [:lde of the ship. = Fire , caused about $1,500 damage. e . The sudden growth Im the number of Vancouver, B. C., clubs licensed to sell malt “liquor to members, has resulted in the . reopaning of about eighteen hotel bars ‘with ‘similar licenses as a test of the nrohibition restric in the hotel “clubs” b r | a few seconds was cut 991" T Dublin s Crowded With Politicians Bishops of Every Diocese Are to Hold a Mecting Today to Vote on Anglo-Irish Treaty. Dublin, Dec. 12—(By: The A. P.)— Dublin is like a convention city tonigat its hotels are 'crowded with politicians from all parts of Ireland. Sinn Feiners are in the inajority, but there is a feir sprinkling uf nationalists, while Cardinal Logue, the primate, and the bishops of every diocese are here for their meet- ing tomorrow, at which it is expected they will vote, possibly unanimously, for acceptance of the Anglo-Irish.agree- ment, The execitive committee of the Gaello League is also meeting, but any action of that body is not considered likely to affect the lecision of the Dail Eireann' on Wednesday. Nationalists from eounties such as Limerick, Clare and Wexford, feel con- vinced that tre members of the Dail Elreann fron their region will vote from the agreement. On the other hand there are those who believe Eamonn De Va- lera is gaining strength in his opposi- ton to the treaty. Art O'Brien, president of the Gaelic League in Loudon, who issued a state- ment recently in that city against ac- ceptance, sald’ this evening he consid- ered that the supporters of a plebiscite would win the day. LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN IRISH TREATY AFFAIRS Rt London, Dec 12.—(By the A. P.)—Con- Jecture ¢ontinues rife regarding the deci- sion the Dail Eireann will take at its mo- mentous meating on Wednesday of the Irish treaty. Sonferences continued at the Mansion House today, but little leak- eG out to indicate the trend of the dis- cussions. 3 A statement issued by Eamonn De Va- lera at Dublin tonight, in which he de- clared that any agreemnt was subject to ratification by the Dail Eireann, is con- sidered in some quarters to lend supp to these who think the Dail Eireann w make no decision, but refer the issue to the electorate, on the ground that, the members of the Dail Eireann were not authorized by the T people to accept the settlement the delegates signed. Mr. De Valera's statement ap-arently was occasioned by the persistent argu- must be ratified because the Irish signa- tories were pleripotenttaries. It is re- podrted from Dublin that Professor Mac- Nelll, speaker ¢f the Dail Eireann, and Hayes, a noted figure in the Irish repub- lican army, are in favor of ratification. Conservative and moderate elements throughout the south are pressing for rat- ification, and a powerful impatus will be given this movement if, as expected, the hiearchy which meets tomorrow, comes out with a plea for acceptance of the treaty: =00 ) s At Belfast, the Ulster party held a meeting to hear St. James Craig‘s report of hig visit to London. After a discus- sion, described as “stormy,” 1t failed to decide whether Ulster should jein with Southern Ireland or contract out of the all-Ireland parliament. Sir James in- formed the parliament that the sitvation was grave and complicated as never be- fore by the agreement reached between the British government and the Sinn Fein, He charged Mr. Lloyd George with vi- olating the pledge given to Ulster but ad- PRICE TWO CENTS' {AP TREATY AGREENENT BETWEENTHE .S, AND JAPAN Signature is Expected Within a Few Days—United States is to Secure the Cable and Wireless Privileges—Japan Will Retain Administrative Control Over the Island—Under Certain Stipulated Conditions the United States is to ' o3 y . ’ Recognize Japan’s League of Nations’ Mandate Over All Northern Pacific Islands Formerly Under. German Sov- ereignty. Washington, Dec. 12 (By the A. P.)—)Until the desires of both powers have Saen (o Aneian At e it - be o o Alte § . ssf e ta . ments have cimposed thelr differences |y voomen made it plain, however, that over the Pacific island of Yap and are|yia)y ariitude depended on what France preparing to sign a treaty by which Ja- | g2 : Pan retains administrative control over| 'mhig’ gugrested the possibility that ini- the island and the United States secures 15 e, Baroiean. vl flligle the cable and wireless priviieges thers | ment might lie fnally with the for, which she has contended since the| United States as whoily disinterested £'8 peace ‘conference. varty. It may be that Secretary Hughes nnlt‘l.lm:her::::l:z:n:n wil Ifind it_expedient in the end to sug- s e zest ratios from France and Italy to brins other northern Plclfl_c islands {"'m"'lr‘the matter into focus. In that event, the ';":‘etl; Ge;ml:lh 50{51" sdnksli: given ";-.nue appled in formulating the *5-5-3" gnition by e Unites ates on CeT-|plan, measurement of ezisting strength is fl{;lh :H‘y‘u;-;:%l 'm::;tiM::;]m e :‘znlhal ship tonnage on the basis of ships wi 8. Te-1built or new shipseupcn which substan- garded as highly important, hecause of | tia] exr\endhur:s phadm;)«fl mflcdz :flor to the island’s advantageous-position in the|XNovember 11 when the confernc convnd center of the Pacific group to the =outh|\vould appar to be the logical solution. of Japan, are accorded by the treaty to the American and Japanese gowernments and nationals alike, on terms of absolute equality. The immediate value of the arrange- ment by the United States llex in the concessions Wwith regard to cable com- munication, because they insure com- Dlete " American control of the existing | cable between Yap and Guam. Signature of the convention Iz expect- ed within a few days, erasing one of the principal causes for controversy be- tween Washington and Tokio and brinz- ing to an end negotiations which have: covered a period of several months. The agreement was announced today to the committee of the whole of the arms con- ference. and its terms later were made public by the state department, Japan's league of ¢ Yap and all the! WHOLESALE “DRY” RAID IN N. Y. TENDERLOIN DISTRICT New York, Dec. 12—Ninety ~ federal and state prohibition agents, working together, conducted a wholesale raid in New York's tenderloin district tonight, arresting 13 persons and summoning 10 restaurant and hotel proprietors for vio- lation of the prohibition laws. The agents were divided into four squads. The first place visited was the Lafayette Hotel, near Greenwich Vil- lage. No one was permitted to leave while the rald was In progress. The manager and head waiter were arrested after the agents sald they found two cases of champagne in the ice box and Final instructions to the Japanese |1l botties of wine in other parts of the delezates to accept the latest American|house. Seven men dining In privats proposal for a settlement are understood | rooms wege served with summonses to ‘have. been received from the Tokio forelgn office last night. The treaty is virtually in final form, but no date for its signature has been fixed. (“Points of the Agreement” are print- ed on page 9.) ‘;hen liquor was found in their posse: slon Healy's, at Columbus avenus and 86th street, the next place visited. also wa: surrounded and all exits guarded while the agents went through the premises. One bottle of champagne was found. the agents sald. The manager was arrest- ed and a summons left for the ownmer, Mr, Healy. One bottle of whiskey . was confiscated gt the Cafe De Parts, which was filled with after-theatre partier when the agents ° reached there., The manager, his assistant and five walters ‘Were arrested, Few patrons were in the Little Club, in 44th street when«that place was reached although the doorman and two waiters were arrested and summonses left for “two manaYcrs. In all cases, those arrested wers charged with keeping or selling ltgquor in violation®of the Volstead Act. 1 Tonight's raids, It “was repofted, are preliminafy to a general clean-up to | make New York “dry as a desert on New Year's Eve. TO HURRY ACTION ON NAVAL LIMITATION AGREEMENTS ‘Washington, Dec. 12.—(By the A. P.) —New machinery to expedite nal ac- set up today by the arm# conferencq. Av\ tion on naval limitation agreements was the suggestion of the Amrican group, th~ former committeq of exverts was “scra ped” in favor of a “committee of fiftecn including both plenary delegates and civil and naval .experts of the five powers. 'The whole subject of naval limitations in- cluding the cornerstone “five-five-thre~’ ratio was turned over to the nw com- mittee to be put in final shape for the conference. Meanwhile, it became known that the Jananese delegatién had received insiruc- vised against taking any action not con- stitutional. He concluded with « plea that Ulster's interests be left in thehands of itsleaders. 25 IRISH POLITICAL PRISONERS RELEASED Dublin, Dec. 12.—It nounced that twenty-five convicted Irish political prisoners have been released fro mthe Mount Jay and Galway pris ons. is officially an- PRINCE OF WALES WAS BOYCOTTED AT ALLAHABAD London, Dec. 12.—The visit of the Prince of Wales to Allahabad, in British India, has been completely boycotted, according to a despatch to the Central News from Allahabad. ‘The prince arrived there at 10 o'clock this morning. but the profusely decorated streets were deserted, with the exception of a few thousand persons, mostly Euro- peans and BEurasians. It is said, the despatch adds, that Intimidation and ter- rorization are responsible for the boycott SLOT MACHINE ARREST MADE IN MERIDEN Meriden, Dec. 12.—When _detectives made a liquor raid on Charles Zukowski's saloon at 666 Veteran street Sunday they saw their evidenco disappear down a sink, they say, and they would have re- turned empty handed had not Capt. J. H. Burke discovered a slot machine. He played a nickel and won a dime. There- after Damy Fortune refused to smiie on him and he lost the dime and a penny besides. He arrested the proprietor, who was fined $50 and costs this morning. The machine will be condemned and $20 in it goes to the state. —_— HELD IN BONDS OF $3,000 FOR THEFT OF AUTOMOBILE South Norwalk, Dec. 12.—Albert Vene- zia, 20, was bound over in bonds of $3,000 to the February term of the crim- inal superior ‘court charged with the theft of an automobile from Joseph Grumbly. Venezia was found ih Mont- clair, N. J., by the police there trying to sell the car, which had New York regis- tration plates on it. The car was stolen Sept. 29, Venezia being arrested Nov. 23, He made a statement implicating others whom the police believe to be a gang which have been stealing automobiles in this section for some time. RAILROAD STATION AT SOUTHBURY ROBBED Southbury, Dec. 12.—Burglars broke into the railroad station here last night, taking about $200 worth of groceries and merchandise from the freight room. No one is at the station on Sunday. The break was made by forcing the rear door of the frelght room. The goods were taken away.in a truck or heavy car, it appeared from tirc imprints leading from the rear of the station. SR RO BRIDGEPORT MAN CUT _IN TWO BY FREIGHT TRAIN Bridgeport, Dec. 12.—Kalman Madve, 36, stretched himself across the east- hound track of the New Haven raijroad near the Fairfiekl boundary today, and in : in two by a frelght train. He leaves a wife and five ti#s from Tokio regarding the “five-five- three” ratio. The nature of the com- munication was not disclosed. The “committee of fifteen” was descid- ed by a British spokesman as a me=s® to “short circuit” delays unavoidable in the previous division of labor between com- mittees of delegates and separate commit- tees of naval experts. There were Indications that the mew step was based upon an informal com- unication fro the Japanese delegation that Japan stood ready to accgpt the “five-five- three” ratio subject to certain modifica- tions in detail of the American prop-sal It appeared likely that it would become the business of the “committee of firteen” to write Into treaty form for signature by all five powers the definite agreement based on ‘the “five-five-three” proposal, but carried out in detall. The “Big Three' 'of the naval con- ference, Secretary Hugres, Arthur J. Bal- four and Admiral Baron Kato, met to- day and ‘are understood to . have consid- ered the nawal ratio problem but no an- ANOTHER STATEMENT FROMGEAMONN DE VALERA departmnet today is- sued a statement from Eamonn Ds Va< lera In which he said the honor of Ire- land was not involved in ratifying the Anglo-Irish treaty, since the Sinn Fein plenipotentiaries had been chosen with the understanding that any treaty they might negotiate would be subject to rat- ification by the Dail Eireann. Ratifica- tion of the treaty, he declared, was mot a mpty formality. have been asked.” sald the state ment, “whether the homor of Ireland is not involved in the ratification of the agreement arrievd at. The honor of Ire- land is not involved. The plenipotentiar- fes were sent on the distinct understand- ing that”any agreement they made was subject to ratification by the Dafl Elre- ann and by the country, and could be re- nouncement of what occurred at the meeting was made, Secretary Hughes will head the Ameri- can groun on the committee of fifteen; aided by Assistant Secretary Ro:sevelt as clvilian adviser, and by a naval officer. Rear Admiral Pratt of tha general hoard seemed. tonight to be the most logical choice for naval expert, Admiral Coontz being occupied with his duties as chief of naval operations. ¥ Mr. Balfcur will head the British group. alded by Lord Lee as civillan adviser and Rear Adm’';il Chatfield of the Brit- ish nav: ‘aff as rt. Baron Kato will head the Fapanese group. His selections for advisors were not announced, nor were the Itafian and French committee groups ready for an- nouricement tonight. No meeting cf the new committea has been calied as yet. It was regarded as probable that Jap- anese acceptarce of the “5-5-3" ratio now hinges to some extent upon an agree- ment as to naval bases In the Pacifi~ ‘Whether this is to be worked out in the treaty was not disclesed. There is a dimosition In American circles, how- ever, to accep a status quo understanding on Pacific bases and fortifications and in- dications are that Japan would be content with this. The British group strongly presents the case of Great Britain in urging utter abolishment of submarines. There is lit- tle doubt that an effort to bring PErit- Jected by the Dail if it would not com- mend itself to the Dall, or by the coun- try if it did not commend itself to the country “The parliament of Great Britain and the people of Great Britain will on thelr side similarly consider the agreement solely on its merits. If the Br.tish par- lament desires, it can reject it: so ean the British people. Ratification is then no jmere empty formality. “The United States refusad to ratify a treaty signed even by its president. The honor of the nation is not involved, unless and until the treaty is ratified.” HELD FOR SELLING “STILLS" TO MAKE “MOONSHINE" Boston, Dec. 12™—Retall dealers said to have offered for sale stills and ingre- dients for the manufactare of “moom- shine” felt the hand of tae law today. Sam Simons of Dorchester, charged wit hseiling a still and having for s» the materials for brewing intoxicants, pleaded not guilty before a federal com- miesioner. He was held for a hearing Thursday in $500 bonds. - In another case, Abraham Levy of Boston, also accused of the sale of a still, was held for the federal grand jury in similar bonds. Harry Levy, owner of the story in which Abraham Levy, his uncle, was clerk, was discharged for lack of evi- dence, ish arguments for such a course sharp to world attention by way of the confer- ence is to be made. Flat assertion that British a; ent to the vitar “ 3" key- stone olghg American prcposal pras not contingent _on submarine abolishment. however, seméd to preclude the possibility of any deadlock on that point. K For Italy, spokesmen declared she had come to the conference in full sympathy with its purpose to reduce naval forces and planned no request for increase in her, present naval strength. France was said by the Itallans to have at present 162,000 tons In dreadnaughts and 74,000 tons in.pre-dreadnaughts as against It- aly’s 132,000 tons in dreadnaughts and 51,000 tons in pre-dreadnaughts. —_— DEPTUTY OF MICHIGAN PRISON DIED OF WOUND Marquette, Mich, Dec. 12.—Deputy Warden Fred C. Menhennit, who was injured Sunday in a knife battle with three prisoners in Marquette prison, died of his wounds today. Attending physicians said they were hopeful for the recovery of Warden T. B. Catlin and of Arthur Menhennit, the deputy wary den’s soh, both of whom were wounded in the same battle. To what extent the Italian clalm to SEITUARY naval parity with-France, it formally pre- Charley Sobey. sented, may complicate the rati> situation | Hartford, Dec. 12.—Charles Sebey, is not apparent. . The French group have | president of the Connecticut Fair Asso- not indicated in any formal way what naval strength they would ask and recont action of the French chamber in woting heavy naval appropriations hah been ex- plained as only to carry on work previ ously authorized. . The whole question as to Franco-Ital- lan ratios is pureiy ciation and formerly widely known as a_tobacco merchant and cigar manufac- turer, died at his home here tonight at the age of §7. He was a director of the First National Bank and secretary and treasurer of the Gray Telephone Pay Station Company. He leaves & wife and meculaive as yet. two sons,