Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 21, 1921, Page 1

VOL. LXIlI—NO. 307 POPULATION 29,685 o NQRWICH, CONN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1921 PEOPLE BECOMING PROVOKED ATPROCRASTINATION OF DAIL Residents of Ireland Are Fairly Sick With Uncertainty and Anxiety—At Conclusion of Yesterday’s Session of the Dail Eireann It Was Clear That a Decision on the Treaty Would Not be Reached Before Thursday—Leaders of Both Factions Are Agreed That Suspense Would be Bad For the Country—It fieveloped in Argument That Even -De Valera Has Abandoned the Idea of a Republic—Depu- ty Milroy and De Valera Engaged in Warm Debate. Dec. (By A. P)—At session of the Dail | that a decision on | the real freedom, ard shattered alien domina- tion. The issue, he contended, was not the treaty versus the republic, but was not be taken before [ between the treaty and De Valera's docu- oon a some | ment. It was an issue as between two rs were e opinion | forms of association with the British em- tmas pire. Mr. Milroy created a sensation by reading as follows the terms of the al- ternative oath proposed by Mr. De era : ead of the plenipot aidnde- D Viiota: “vhai Te 1 do swear to hear true allegiance to he tre agreed, | the constitution of Ireland and to the A “oense wenld be bad for | (Teaty of association of Ireland with the \<a mmtter of fact, judging | British commonwealth of nations and to ¢ the meople of Dublin | F°CORNize the king of Great Britain as % fairly sick with un. | head of the associated states. g When he finished reading Mr. Mikoy “tilent today that the| €xclaimed: “Now, the cat is out of the " rats no form of | Pag It is the difference between that . bere (g | 0ath and the oath “a tre treaty. That is - o e e | the issue before the Dail Eireann.” 2 hers wii desite o] Mr. De Valera rose and strongly pro- 4 0| tested that it was a shame to attempt * ppearing 1o nrevall | o nrejudice the matter by referring to a '©] document which wis secret and not rele- S riia. | ANt to the issue. He was. he said, quite < nree. | TéAQY to have ‘all the documents pub- - lished - Conight that tna| Mr. Grifith angrily declared: “The e ton have imnroved. | ITisSh peovle should know that that is the harply ecriticized the attl. | ®/Terence between us.” : e of some of the members, suggesting | M. De Valera responded;, “That is not : ot mer. SUERCSHDE | o, and ix unfair. reaty ey veally moapat 1 wagainst the | ~Answering Mr. Milroy, Mr. De Valera roved This tended to confitm the re. | faid-1t Would e an infamous manoeuvre several depities. though un- | If e attempted to induce anybody in the xpose the country to the con. | NOUSe to refect the treaty in the bellet ¥ petection. wish to maintaim | that some other document would be used Jition as troe republi. | 28 A substitute. It was on that ground that he had presented in private session o attack on them | ® 90cument which he eould not bring in as an amendment to the mof fication. The Dail Efreann ument affd knew all about it, t even De recognizing on gor rati- ad The doe- and an at- gt the community of | tMpt was being made to mislead the . . h Treland is to be asso- | PuDlic. Mr. Grifith jumped up and cried: - xeiting spoech at today's | “WhY is the document not given to-the public? We got certain instructions from the cabinet which we followed. An at- tempt is now being made to represent certain men as standing on the unckang- f Dr. Patrick MeCar- first ambassador of the United States, impartially e eate that he re.|in€ and uncompromising rock of the re- abandoned in Dublin be- | Public. ratea orosted to London He| Mr. De Valera denfed this. It was. he Y o recaing | 82/, perfectiy well known that the dele- e Ot ahd. CONIE ek | gaten went 1o Tondon (' semira: Tecons over the quits | il otween Irish-national- aspir: netuden D | tions 4% association with the community 20 e Ariesaies e v of mations known as the British common- = it fehting hem on | wealth of nations. Tt was hecause fhis s ettt e treaty Aid not reconcile them that it was i tced * tha _whote | oPPosed by, he believed, 2 majority” of A ot Doty tney sl | Mr. Grifith answered: “We got cer- Furs nonmpromising repub. | ain_instructions on Nov. 2. Wil you < R 2 | allow them to he publishea? association with There' was no real he opposing seetions e asserted ; they were all died had died nor the De blic of which De Valera renlied that every par- ticle of correspondence might be pub- lished “The sooner the better,” said Mr. Grit- fith Among those who favored the treaty was J. Dwyer, of Rathmines, Dublia, who said he had realized from the first that an isolated republic could mot be achicv- ed. He intended to vote for the treaty becanse he believed it ied in the straight- est line to the realization of the dream of Irish rdence. Sean ITayes. of West Cork, who was ro- contly released from prison, als> sup- ported the treaty, while Alder man M frequently | donagh opposed It, and 1. J. Walsh of the parlia- | Cork City. appealed o the members not northern | 0 talk of De Valera as “president* eland. insist- | Professor MacNefl read a telegram was the tex: |from Laurence Girnell, who is in Ssuth had submit- | America. seeking support for the conse of ere was no | Irish independence ing that he would Pov g against ratification. The telegram Every fime | Was sent from Benos Alres. Je Valera| The session was adjourned abou £.30 rence to a | o'clock until tomorrow morning. Mr De it each time Mr. |Valera and Mr. Griffith agreed that " . nut division might take place Thursday, ! was Mr. Collins suggesied closure ar mid-dav day Thursday for adfournment over Christmas. saw cabinet, livided army declined to acs, and an active refe foattbn, . T ¢ NO THREAT OF WAR WAS MADE BY LLOYD GEORGE Tondon, Dee. Accusations in the treaty was 20—(By The A. P.)— the Dail Elreann that signed under duress and that the prime minister threatened war in the event of refusal are met by semi- official statement issued here to the ef- fect 3 > 2 o that any duress must have been e an Ty | duress of the plenipotentiaries’ own retond that the | MiNde, not any eleventh hour declaration v gt h_”‘z'e\ih’nm Mr. Lloyd George. “But” adds the statement, “Inasmuch as the ‘well known alternative to accept- ance was war, there fs an element of truth in the statement.” The contention is also set forth that the Sinn Fein delegates were negotiating to avold war and . were simply parties to a treaty to sareguard peace. ESTABLISHMENT OF BIRTH CONTROL CLINICS n the afternoon was ¢ examining can ar the posi- case rejectad old the assembly that treaty rejected for an_agree- Mr. Griffith and ng tacties of this » In, e Dail to n selief that e obtained, without ountry of the nature e The Sinn Fein presi- rdiated this inter- roposais PLANNING New York, Dec. 20.—FEstablishment here of a birth control clinic within the next few weeks was announced today Mrs. Anne Kennedy, secretary of the American Birth Control League, in an address before the Woman's Law Club, “In this state the law makes it a erime,” she said, “to give information on birth control. But the law has bean so Interpreted, as a result of Mrs, Sanger's challenge of It, that such information can be given to women suffering from dis- ease. It is on this premise that we arec opening the cMnic.’ Mrs. Kennedy said there were 11 states where oral information on birth control could be legally given. She de- clared the league intended to open clinics in all those states his policy. of Mrs T deeply moved aghan, widow who was the other the treaty, asserted that . nvassing was being employed to em to change their minds. % women among the privileged dificulty in refraining sympathy with rejection. A woman » correspondents’ room inter- Lynch when he said that s for his county, Kerry, reaty except one, an Eng- Lynch complained to the ® woman was ejected from She was the Hon. Albinia sister of Lord cougse o'Cal nea all FOUND OWNERLESS STILL IN ATTIC IN BRIDGEPORT Middleton - of his speech Depu Bridgeport, Conn., Dec. 20.—In an attic eded to demounce the atti-yof a two-family house at 79 Anthony ¢ e Childers at the present |street last night enforcememt agents lew of the fact that in a book found a still. Both familles disclaimed any knowledge of the contrivance when in court today. The family on the ground floor had a gallon jug of Uquor and the famlly upstairs had ed a few years ago Childers did he matter of a republic seri- not become Childers to is- w excommunications against men who a two gallon jug worked for Ircland for the past |of something which the agents swore- was arter of a cs:tury whisk The ownerless gtill was confis- The treat, he declared, gave Iréland cated, CABLED PARAGRAPHS TWO MORE DEATHS FROM / INFLUENZA AT COBY Coblenz, Dec. 20, & Two more £ | from ‘nfluenza and_pneumonia & today , making five within six 4 ¢ he | fatal cases today were Sergeant®. mce Sydensticked, of South Side, W. Va: and Sergeant Harold Burgess, of Harrisburg, Teras. PORTUGUESE CABINET HAS BEEN DISSOLVED Lisbon, Dec. 20.—By The A. P.)—A decree was issued today, signed by ail the ministers of the Portuguese cabinet dissolving parliament and fixing January 8 as the date for holding a general elec- tion, The above dispatch is the first mews of new political disturbance in Po¥- tugal that hag” come direct from the Portuguese capitol. Special dispatches last night from London quoted other advices from Lisbon via Paris to the ef- fect that a new revolution had broken out in Portugal. These dispatches said that severe casualties had resulted. SHANTUNG SETTELEMENT NOW RESTS WITH TOKIO Washington, Dec. 20.—(By the A. P.) —Settlement of the Shantung controversy now rests with: Tokio. The conversations between the Japan- ese and Chines, delegates, which have been proceeding during the past three weeks outside of the Washington confer ence, under the “good offices” of Arthur J. Balfour of Great Britain and Mr. Hughes late today came to a sudden halt with both delegations far apart on the question of payment for and adminis- tration of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway. the heart of the dispute, After a session lasting more than three hours and a half. which conference cir- cles hoped would brinz about @ satisfac- tory agreement hetween (he two grouns the Japanese delogates announced they sould go no further in the conversatinns without instructions from Tok The meeting then adjourned sine die witaout agreeing on the major issue. “We got to the pont whers he coull not rroceed any futher.” said Dr. Koo, of the Chinese delgatfon, adter the mect- ine. The principal stumbllag block, which was regarded tonizht as threatening the entire Shantung nesotiations, was the «panese proposa. that Japancse experts + aipointed by (h Chinesa in the s oo f the raflway. “We have already gone beyond our in- structions and can go no further with out receiving instructions from Tok said Mr. Hanihara, the principal Japanes delegate attending the conversations. “We have made concessions after con- cessions until we can make no more. T& chiness delegates have receded on no point."* Replying to a auestion. Mr. Hanihara said that the Jadanese considered the question of appointment of a Japanese traffic manager of their railway as * sentlal to an agreement,” as a safeguard to efficient operation of the road and to assure nrotection to the Japaness fin- ancial interests invoived. The following statement was issund by the two delegations at the conclusion of thelr meeting today “At the sevente:nth meeting of the Chinese and Japanese delegates relative to the question of Shantung held at the Pan-American_union building at 3 p. m. today the two delegates discussed the question of the plan of payment in cash of China's liabilities regarding the Shan- tunz railway properties and also an al- ternative plan of the payment in Chinese treasury motes, having special referencc to the question of the appointment by China of Japanese experts, in the ser- vice of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu railway as proposed by the Japanese delezation. These questions involving points on which it was found necessary for the Javanese delegation to consult with its home government, the meeting adjourned at 6.30 p. m, pending receipt of instruc- tions by the Japanese delegation from Tokio.” COMMITTEE STUDYING SHIP SUBSIDY QUESTION Washington, Dec. 20.—The shipping board special committee which is making a study of the ship subsidy question for President Harding will meet with the joint committee of American merchant marine operators, owners and builders in Washington Thursday morning. The shipping board committee, headed by Meyer Lissner, met with Chairman Lasker today to discuss the principles in- volved in a subsidy. The ultimate aim of the board, it was sald, was to secure for American bottoms 50 per cent. of the imports and exports of the country. GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS IN MORSE CASE POSTPONED ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—Grand jury pro- ceedings in the case of Charles W. Morse of New York. whose transactions the shipping board have been the subject of federal investigation, have been defer- red unti lafter the new year, it was said today at the department of justice. Morse is at present at liberty under 000 bond after being served here last week with a warrant charging conspiracy i to defraud the United States govern- ment. PROTEST PRESENT RATES ON NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS Boston, Dec. 20.—A protest against continuation of presex: rates on New England raflroads was mailed today to the interstate commerce commission by State Commissioner of Agriculture Ar- thur W. Gfilbert, chairman of the New England Farmers’ Rate Committee. In view of the fact that agricultural produce freight rates in other parts of the country arc to be reduced ten per cent, and the complaint declares that the commission is discriminatory against the New England farmer at a time when he is struggling agalnst serious obsta- cleg to main tain his business. POSTPONE ARGUMENTS ON I R. T. RECEIVERSHIP New York, Dec. 20.—Another post- Ponement of final argument on the re- ceivership proceedings against the In terborough Rapid Transit Company was made today, Federal Judge Mayer fix- ing January 30 as the day for the “last word,” after hearing addresses by both sides. The ,guit was instituted by Charles H. Venner, head of companies hoiding In- terborough notes, who charged the trac- tlon concern was insolvent. Judge May- er warned him that a receivership would not expedite payment of the motes. OBITUARY. Benjamin F. Pease. Bridgeport, Dec. 20.—Benjamin F. Pease of Greenfield Hill, father of High Sherift Simeon Pease, died at a private hospital ‘n Devon Sunday night after a long illuess. Mr. Pease was a retired farmer and was well known in agricu! tural circles. He retired frem act work about seven years ago. ve 20,000,000 Relt Senate Late Yesterday Passed the House Bill With Two Amendments. ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—The senate late today passed the house bill appropriat- ing §20,000,00 for the relief of the starv- ing and distressed in Russia, with two amendments, one appropriating $500,000 to be used for the hospitaliration of former service men in Arizona, and the other getting aside $100,000 for the use of the government in relieving unem- ployment. / In the course of the debate Senator ‘Wadsworth, republican, New York, de- clared that he did not propose to let the senate “continue to fool the farmer.” His statement followed an explanation by Senmator Nelson, republican, Minnesota, htat the hill would not ‘only permit ah- sorption. of some of the grain now held throughout the country but would frade channels with Russia. “Such talk,” Mr. Wadsworth said, “is misleading to the farmer. - It may make him_think that the purchase of the grain will enhance prices of his products. That's not true, its falacious in every re spect, the move is not economic. It purely, charitable and I want the coun- try to know it. * Senator Smoot, republican, Utah, who led the fight for the bill, answering Sen- ator Wadsworth suggested to tha sen- ate that it could do little to ‘“rehabil tate or remake” a peovle Who “are dying like flies and where every day's delay means thousands of ddaths.” Conditions in Russia, he sald were such as to “melt a heart of stone and surely ought to ap- peal to the compassion of every lLiving ment.* 5 The question of the constitutionality of the measure was injected by Senators Dial fo South Carolina, and Watson o George, democrats who claimed that the congress was turning the government in- to “an_international almshouse™ and world Santa Claus.” ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES WITH STOCK TICKERS New York, Dec. 20.—Officials of the New York Stock Exchange launched a country-wide reform movement today en formal announcementwas made that the stock tickers and other wire connections of a number of non-mem- ber out of town hous®s had been with- drawn because of alleged ‘“irregufari- The names of the offsenders and the specific reasons which led tothis dras- tic action were not disclosed. In gen- eral, however, they were charged with having reported transactions to custom- ers “at prices different from the actual prices at which such transactions took place, to their own profit and to the injury of thefr customers.” It was added that the exchange would continue its examination into the meth- ods of non-members and in cases where discovered wires and summarily _removed, TWO WEEKS BEFORE DECISION ON TROLLEYS FOR N. H. ROAD Washington, Dec. 20—Tt will be two weeks before the government's decisicn in regard to the New England ffolley properties of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Raflriad is reached, Attorney General Daugherty said today. Mr. Daugherty said he was consid- ering the question daily as to wWhether these properties should be sold in ac- cordance with the terms of the consent decrees obtained as a result of govern- ment anti-trust presecition or whether they should be returned to their owners jbut in view of the comvlexity of the problem and the wital interest of the public in the outcome it was necessary to proceed slowly. FOOD COSTS DECLINED 1 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER Washington, T'ec. 20.—Food costs for the average family in the United States were qne per cent. lower in November than in October. according to labor de- partment estimates. The compilation ¢ the estimates was made prices of 43 food articles to the depart- ment's statistical burean by retall deal- ers in 51 citi For the vear since November 15, 1920, the department reported, retail food prices have decreased 22 per cent. on an average. Since November 15, 1913 to date, however, food products have ir creased 'an average of 45 per cent. GIRL'S MARRIAGE TO ANOTHER GIRL A “PRANK” Somerville, Kimball, w Mass.. Dec. 20.—FEthel M. ose masquerading as a man caused her arrest in Boston last week, told the district court today that her marriage to Louise Margdret Aechtler under the name of James T. Hathaway was a prank and that Miss Aechtler knew she was a woman. She pleaded guilty to a charge of falsifving the record when she made application for a marriagze li- cense. The hearing was continued until tomorrow. TO DISCUSS REHABILITATION OF FORMER SERVICE MEN Washington, Dec. 20.—Assembly of a conference of leading educators from va- rlous parts of the country to discuss new proposals for the rehabilitation of form- er service men was annoupced today by Director Forbes of the war vetsrans’ bu- reau. The edurators, he sald, will meet here December 29 for a three days' discus- sion of means of developing improved educational methods of restoring former service men to their industrial proficien- ey. PAPER MANUFACTURERS AND EMPLOYES CONFER ON WAGES New York, Dec. 20.—Representatives of eleven big paper manufacturing com- panies in the United States and Canada met spokesmen for their emvloyes at a hearing today before an arbitration boar: appointed to pass on proposed wage re- ductions. An adjournment until January 4 was taken after saveral hours of dis- cussion. The outcome of the negotiations, it was said will affect about 12,000 men, including mechanics and artisans, as well as members of the papermakers’ craft. SEIZURE OF COUNTERFEIT INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS Chicago, Dec. 20.—Counterfeit intern- 1| al revenue stamps of a face value of 52,000,000 and sixty thousand counter- Teit labels of well known brands of Whiskcy were seized today by federal agents in a raid on a South State street sliop. Emil Carlome and his wife, own- ers,of the piace, were arrested. 'Vague Testimony For Famine Russi! -By Watson Witness from reports of | George Taylor Uncertain as to Number of Executions He Witnessed in France. ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—None of the six witnesses appearing today before a sen- ate committee was able to give first hand evidence to support charges by Senator ‘Watson, democrat, - Georgia, that Ameri- can soldiers had been hanged without trial in France. George H. Taylor of Philadelphia, thin and frail, and under treatment. as he himself explained, fc sy, declared that he had scen twelve soldiers hanged, or one more than the number offici: listed by the war department as executed in accordance with courtsmartial verdicts approved by General Pershing. Taylor, confused as to the number of victims, testified at first that he had seen three, and then under dira questioning | creased his figures to four, jumping final- Iy to twelve. OIl of these, he declared. were put to death in and around Is-Sur- Tille in the period from Aprfi to June, 1919. . In mo instance could the witness say he knew whether any or all of the twelve had heen tried v court. Tes\imony by Henry L. Scott, 22 vears old, of Kenmore, O.. that he had seen two &oldiers shot down in cold blood by a “Major Opley,” commander of the Thind battalian, 116th nfantry, brought a quick and sharp denial from Major Hiram L. Opie at his home at Staunton, Va., who was in charge of that organization, | and who announced that he would be glad to go before the committee. Seott was positive In the assertion that he saw both men killed, at different times, that the first shooting of a courier was w nessed by several hundred men and that he alone saw the second. Having Major Opie in mind. as com- mander of the battalion, Colonel Bethel | pressed the witness closely as to the spelling of_the name, and later informed Chairman Brandegee nrivately that Scott evidently was referring to the Virginian, But Scott stuck to “Opley.” Although he @id not know of his own knowledge of any exccutions without trials, Robert A. Harrison of Wilming- ton, N. C., tokl the committee he “had witnessed two lynchings,” one conducted by “Hardbofled Smith. The soldier, he said, was put to death for refusing to sweep a stockade with a toothbrueh, that the k ng as he remem- bered took place on Dec. 24, 1918, at 7.3 o'clock in the evening, and that he saw the Iynching from a distance of 300 yards. The other man lynched, he said, was a Mexican, who was strung from a tree by officers and men for a crime against a woman. In an effort to clear up what he re- garded as the confusion in Taylor's tes- timony, Chairman Brandegee suggested that Colonel Bet testion the witness concerning the twelve executions he claimed to have seen with his own eyes. arly in the hearing Colonel Bethel filed ith the committee the official war. de- partment Yst of eleven executions, with places and dates, omitting only the names OUT of consideration; for the families of the dead. The department list showed that two soldiers were hanged after trial at Ts-Sur-Tille. After hearing witne committee will adjourn holidays. tomorrow, the until after the ESKIMO LOVE STORY TEEMS WITH TRAGEDY Edmonton, Alberta, Dec. 20.—A weird story of Eskimo love Snd ruthlessymur- der was brought in by messenger today from the icy region of Wager's Bay, 30 miles east of the Huddon’s Bay Trading Post—nearly five months after the quintuple tragedy occurrsd. A sixth vie- tim was reported seriously wounded. The slayings, according to the report recefved at mounted police headquar- ters, revolved the amours of trader named der. Binder, the report said, tracted by the wife of an E her husband and the husband’s father volunteered to find Binder another Es- kimo woman equally attractive. Setting out on their search, they came to a hut in which they found a woman they thought would be attractive to Bin- der. The only drawback was that this woman also was married, and her hus- band refused to part with her. The ahout Ogo a became at- kimo, and hride hunters solved the problem by shooting and seriously wounding the husband. His cousin, however, took of- fense and shot the younger of the pair. The elder then ovened fire, but also wag slain by the cousin after he had ex- hausted all his ammunition. The cousin then proceeded to slay the woman te | save v{rom inusband and father had started on their bride quest. This left a four vear old girl father- less and motherless, so she was strangled to death by one of the “head men” of the distri ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES Chicago, Dec. 20.—Charles Jasger, owner of an express company, and his wife were arrested at Gary, Ind., today, in connection with the theft of $150,000 in government certificates of indebted- ness. Mrs. Jagger had advertised finding the bonds on the Soor of a taxicab in April of lust year. The police charge the | bends were given to Miss Lilllan Flamm, cashler in a loop hotel, by Melville Reeves, known as “the cyseraper burglar” and were then obtained from Miss Flamm by the Jaggers through fraud. Jagger and his wife well be giv- en a hearing in Indianapolis on Janu- ary 20th, CONDUCTOR AND EXGINEER HELD FOR TRAIN COLLISION Norristown, Pa., Dec. 20.—Charles Evans, conductor and Walter Yeakel, engineer of the northbound train of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway which collided with a southbound train near Bryn Athyn, Pa. Deceraber 5, result- ing\in the death of 26 versons and in- jurles to a score more, were arrested today following a verdict by a coroner's jury fixing resvonsibility for the wreck upon them. Service of warrants was accepted by counsel for the accused members of the traln crew and bafl of $5,000 was entersd for each. DEMANDS FOR CHANGES IN CONSTITUTIONS OF UNIONS New York, Dec. 20.—Demands for changes in the constiiutions of unions in the building trades were forwarded to- day to the building trades council, other labor* bodies and prominent ldbor lead- ers by Samuel Untermyer counsel of the Lockwood committee investigating the building trust in New York. The chief demands concern alleged eviis, faflure to correct which Mr. Unterbyer récently an- nounced would result in prosecutiens. BRIEF TELEGRAMS Supreme Court for the third time ruled that the prohibition amendment is valid. American soldiers subsist on a daily provision ration costing 25 cents per day. ¢ 3 Natlonal Ginners’ Association estimates 7,811,000 bales of cotton were ginned from Aug. 1 to Dec. 13. - Deputy Sheriff Jones and a packer strike sympathizer aro dead as the res-it of a gun fight in Sioux City, Jowa.™ irst annual Canadian national winter carnival will be held in Ottawa Jan. 2% to Feb. 4 inclusive. Elmer Dover of Tacoma, Wash. was nominated by President Harding to pe assistant secretary of the treasury. Federnl Reserve bank of Atlanta an- nounced veduction in its rediscount rate from § 1-2 to 5 per cent.. King and Queen of Italy were ® the arrival of Gen. Diaz at New by American moving pictures. Large frame hangars at Langley Field were destroyed by fire entailing a loss of more than $200,000. Pollce Commissioner and Mrs. Enright arrived at New York on the Fort St George, of the Furness-Bermuda line, after a 23 day cruise in the Caribbean Sea. b- for lives were United States coast guard report mitted to the secretary of treasur the fiscal year shows 1,621 saved during 1921. Interstate commerce commission order- ed all rajiroads operating within the state of New York to appear before Examiner Waters in Rochester on Jan. 23, 1922, for hearing on Tates on peaches. Stockholdvrs of the Helsingfors Atkle banlt of Helsingfors, Finland, and of the Finland Industribank approved merger of these institutions. According to customs records 631,- 340 pairs of American made shoes were intorted by Mexico, from the United States, valued at $4.000,000, War departmert announced that it has authorized for the month of January 11 auction saleg of surplus war department matertal valued at $12,000,600. Oakland Mil' of American Writing Pa- per Co. at Manchester, N. H., reopened r ha closed for a year. Former employes were taken ba One person was killed and several fn- jured when the Kansas City Speefal bound west, was derailed near Anniston, Ala. John G. Longsdale president of the National Bank of Commerce in St Louis was elected a members of the executive committee of the American Acesptance Council. According to a report to the state de- partment Hooker E. Doolittie, acting Amerfean con:ul at Caleutta, India, was bitten by a mad dog: . Twelve men. stranded aboard the RBritish motor boat Priscilla, on a' reef of the Bahama Islands Were rescued by a hydroplane of the Aeromarine Alrways Co. Gold worth nearly $28.000.000 was xav- ed from the wreckage of the linor Lau- rentic, which was sunk off the north coast of Ireland by a German submarine in 1917. A private despatch sent S0 Madrid from Lisbon at 11.20 o'clock yesterday morn- ing by way of the Azores Islands, indi- cated that everything was quiet inLis- bon. A monnment to perpetante the mem- ory of messenger dogs that served on the battlefields of France and Belgum is to be erected the canine cemetery at Hartsdale, near White Plains, N. Y. A tremch which caved in at the park of the Memohis Southern league baseball club, burfed 18 negro workmen. Three had ben taken out alive up to latest re- ports. The Portuguese legation in London an- nounced last night that it had received the customary despatches from Lishon: and that in them there was no mention whatever of a revolution. e The Lake Torpedo submarina reef on December 7, was raised by a crew of the Merrill and Chapman Wreck. ing company, of New York city. Boat company’s Figures submitted by an expert on gas costs before Chairman William A. Pron- dergast of the Public Service Commis- slon showed that the Brooklyn Boroush Gas Co. could make and sell gas at 3 cents. Harry J. Boland. Sinn Fein represent- ative in the United States. booked pas: age, together with a number of his a sociates, on the steamship Pan Hend'~ State, sailing for Ireland, December 27. Major General John F. Morrison was placed on the retired list after more than forty-five years of active military duty, having reached the statutory age of re- tirement. A new shipping record was establfsh- ed in 1921 by the port of Montreal, whiagh reported (he clearance of 'S07 trans-Atlantic vessé®, having a net ton- nage of 2598(494 tons. It the Eskimos and Indians in Alaska have any laundry worries, Unele Sam may extend the helbing hand by sivinz them the privilege of using mobils army laundrives which are soon to be instgllea at posts In the territory. When a football player making an end run in a game at Miami, Fla., was tackl- ed on the side lines, three women wers knocked down, one of thrm Mrs. C. B. Cotby, of Coconut Grove, = suffering a fracture of the left leg. A draft of s decree to be submitted tmmediately to the United States district court in New York finally @isposng of the pending anti-trust suit against the American_Sugar Refining Company was approved by Attorney Genera\ Daugher- . il DERATLED CAR CAUSED A JAM ON BROOKLYN BRIDGE New York, Dec. 20.—Brooklynites were caught in a rush hour traffic jumble on Brooklyn bridge tonight when onc of the séven cars of a crowded elevated train left the tracks near the Brooklyn termi- nal and was $aved from overturning by a pile of torn up raliroad tics. The acei- dent stalled several other blocked traflic for half an hour. ‘was hurt. No one which foundered off Peneld | trains and | gestion. bles the relutives strengt hof the P(!'m:’l AMERICAN NAVAL PROPD With Reservations Concerning Light Cruisers, Torpedo Boa and Submarines—Italy Has Already Accepted 1 1 Ton Figure, Conditioned on Its Acceptance by France- 0l The Next Major Problem to be Disposed of is the Sub~ marine Issue—British Delegation Has Asked For a Plen= ary Session to Permit Pruenhlionof'l'he‘ir&u Submarines, Washington, Dec. 20. (By the A P.)—jnavy,” Acceptance by of the American proposal of 1 in capital Italy, swept the ward tonight to its next major problem, the submarine issue. Italy, it was Stated officially. already has accepted the 175,000 ton figure, conditioned only on s acceptance by France. Formal more than 6 to shortl, announcement of French ac- ceptance and details of French reserva-|Mr. Hughes added. tions apparently were reserved by .the | The French del sub- ommittee of fifteen for the full na-|!0 be in teceipt val committee of the conference, called to meet Thursday. The sub-committee dia “break silence sufficiently, how: ever, to publish the messages exchanged y Secretary Hughes and Premier Briand, which led up to the action of the French delegation. The messages were read and discussed by the sub- committee but tne official communique disclosed no more than the texts of the cablegrams sired under an a 000 tons as her ships. Mr. der that capital two new 35,000 submarine tonna; obtain, The premier's message reservations attached the 175,000 capital ship tonnage had to do with ‘light cruisers, torpedo boats and submarines” This has served to bring the conference to a standstill un- til the submarine issue ean be When the five-power capital ship agree- showed that to acceptance of | ang builaine, e the five powers United States, ain 82,000 tons nage apparent] ment be completed automatically. It!joan ,,,';g; Is assumed the full naval committce was | five called to 1 ay out a program fer the cussion of submarines and anti-sub- marine crhft as the two are interwoven in French and British opinion. This implies that the auxillary craft elements of the American plan must be shaped Into ement hefore the con- ference committees can return to ratify the canital ship agreement. A direct sten toward bringing up the submarine lssue in its first phase—the British proposal to abolish submersible war craft entirely—was taken during the day. The British delegation asked that a plenary session of the conference be called to permit presentation of their case against submarines. Probably such a session Will be held during the week, although a date had not been announced 000 as “the Hughes plan we same and Japan Der cent. ratlo. The French 1 tonndge woulq 1.67 compared t British five and sand tons more tonlzht. At such an open sesslon Lord Lee for | o oe the British gronp will set out In detall | poy Pepared With definite the technical and other reasons why the British belleve that submarines should be abandoned by the world as naval weapons. He will read his statement. it is understood. great care having been taken In.its vreparation. But there are indications that even In that statement the British will show lack of conviction that the conference will share the British on submarines. It will, it s un- derstood. set out also the secondary British proposal that If submarines are to retained, the tonnage allotments of each power be cut far below the ex- isting strength principle of the Ameri- can_proposals. There is also a suggestion, in British quarters that should nefther of these views on submarines prevail, the British would deem it necessary to seek radical increase In their allotments of anti-sub- tions, - So far as the view tivitles goes, it for the British ment to the cap! ratio, the ten-y ba ditional. derstood. to fig] volved only wit submarine craft marine craft as a measure of self-de- fense. That means more lsht. eruiers | rear, hut *an and destroyers and possibly Dutch circles tor carriers. for all of these weapoms are night Netherlands govi cerned immediat tion conference, submarine quest used against submarines. The cable corresnondence between Mr. Hughes and Premfer Briand shows tnat as conference chairman Mr. Hughes dealt very frankly with the situation created by the French proposal to build ten new canital s “I regret to say ton conférence t he sald, “that af- ter canvassing the matter thoroughly and taking the best information T can obtain, T am compelled to conclude that it would not be possible on this basis to carr_ythrough the -agreement.” Mr. Hughes added. after pointing out that the retained fleet agreement be- tween Great Britain, the United States anq -Jaran was contingent on “an ap- propriate agreement with France and y” and that “there will not be the slightest difficulty in making an agree- ment with Italy if we can reach a sufta- ble understanding with France. “You will observe the attitude of France will determine the success failure of these efforts to redu heavy burden of naval armamen The American. chairman also his view that the French premier’s stat t Indicating to the conference ‘the rticular situation of France with re- Spect to the land armament” seemed to point to ‘the very great importance of reduction in naval armament.” “At th he added, “when we are anxious to aid France in full recov- ery of her economic life, it would be disappointing to be advised that she was contemplating putting hundreds of mil- lions InfS battleships.” That portion of Premier Briand's reply which is taken as acceptance of the American 175.000 capital ship tonnage proposal and beyond the-strict letter of which, it is indicated, the French grown in the committee of fifteen did not go today. reads as follow: “With regard to the tonnage of capl- . that is to say; attacking ships, which are the most costly, I have given instructions to our delegates in the sense which you desire. I am certain that I shall be sustained by my parliament in this view. But so far as the defensive ships are concerned (light crulsers. torpedo boats and submarines) it would be impossi- ble for the French government without putting. itself in contradiction with the vote of the chambers, to accept reduc- tions corresponding to those Wwhich we accept for capit# ships under this for- mal reserve which you certainly will un- derstand.” Mr. Hughes pointed out to the pre- mier that strict application £o the French navy of the rule of reduction of tonnag: appiied In the provisional agreement between Great Britain, the United States and Japan, would bring her capital ship tonnage to 102,000 aggregate. He add- ed that there was every disposition. how- ever, to permit France to keep all her tonnage In dreadnaught ships. however old, and even to make an allowance of 70,000 tons over the strict application of the rule of existing strength was done in the Amerioan 175,000 ton sug- MOB STONED the Rev. street. Eve shattered while fearing for the: 2id. Night stic the Police in a mob. The dist !incensed at the placed Fathr parish. the ed lowed a meetin; nearby hall. FORTY YEAR Syracuse, N. Bailey, 24, convi: was_sentenced t. court here toda: er of a gang of last fall staged Auburn prison § within one hour SH Belfast, Dec. shooking in the es were carried wounded during CANDLES IN ‘Washington, pleted this week tures necessary. PRESIDENT president of the “The proposed agreement really dou- his message added, pointing out France with reservations|that if present American 75,000 tons| building programs, proposed to be aban< ships each for France and|doned, were carried out, arms conference for-|would have a naval preponderance of+ “And France would not be in a posie tion 1o better herself, much less by any possible endeavor, to obtain such & rel- | ative strength as has been suggested,” structions as to the amount of auxilfars naval tonnage, including submarines, de= Hughes™ that it would be possible for F¥ance, un< ships if she £0 desired. There has beew no definite indication, however, of what Roughly, the submarine tonnage, bullf Japan 32,000 tons: The maximum of ¥ was taken In the Amer< nal three-power proposal, with thousand tons of submarines au thorized to be zban American allotment, ths ould give Great Britaim that ratio were applied to sul France would have now nearly ten Japan more than twen From- what direction 1t is planned attack the submarine tonnage probl should the conference fail to agree, as ig expected™~to abolishment of sub; - is not known. There are ingjcations, however, that the American group wil both as to submarines and each ‘othet auxiliary craft element of the redn plan when an appropriate moment presentatfon comes. the other four powers on these points understood to be in process of develop< ment informally by the American dele< gation for the purpose of such sugges~ or at least closely curb submarine ae. the retained tonnage elements of tha Amercian program was in The British Intend, it is un< out on its merits and to regard it as in< The lines of the contest are mot as yef any attempt on the part of the Washin; submarine abolishment. — HOUSE IN NEW YORR New York, Dec. 20.—Regponding ¢o & rigt call police reserves tonight dispers< a mob of hundreds of persons who stoned the parish hous® ol the Church' of Our Lady of Pity in East 151st sireet for the announced purpose of throwins Father pane of glass in the house was The attack on the parish house fol- FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERY] by Judge Wiiliam D. Barnum in count this city and vichity. RAIDS ARE SUPPLANTING serieg of raids upon small business plac-' held up the occupants of stores with ra-! | volvers while the cash rified. One shop keeper was dangerous! WINDOWS CHRISTMAS EVE Dec. 20—Windows of the White Houhe on Christmas even be adorned with lighted csadles. . Harding has decided to renew an New England custom which calis for the | display and arrdngements wers own-) . ITALIAN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY ‘Waterbury, Dec. 20.—Lugi Vi clety of this city. was arrested t on charge sof having forged 129 against the society and having in and British RRTREIR each nation 1 over France, wery - legation was understood tonight of detailed in= greement to accept 175,« proportion of capital message _ discloses s AR 1 ship limitation, to buiid« ton post-Jutland battles ge she sought or might W possessed by each of is as follows: 95.000 tons; Great Brit« : France, 42,000 tons; Italy 22,000 tons. . | the American ton-' | doned. Taking 3.2 54,000 tons, or & sixts 75,000 ton capital mean a ratio of 0 the American 3 the Japanese three. 1 than her proportion ty thousand toms, | | | suzgestion; | o Views of elchz | i British desire to abolish has been said offiefal delegation that agree-! tal ship “five-five-three® ear naval holiday and no sense eond ht the submarine issus h the question of anti< tonnage. intimation came from that while Thd ernment was not eond ely in the naval Nmita< it was interested in th( fon and would opposg o set a world policy PARISH Mehrigi to tha several priests = inside, ‘r lives, telephoned for ks were used freely by half hour fizht with the rbers, it was said, wera new priest, who had re.. Oppicl, founder of tha | ] g of parishioners at a " i SENTENCE { I Y. Dec. 20—Fred D, oted of highway robberr, o forty vears In prison, Ealicy was the lead ) automohile bandits who a series of holdups in, He was taken to to begin his sentenca of its imposition. 0OTING IN BELFAST 20.—There was Mttle| city this evening but a out by armed men who| drawers i 2 hold up. WHITE HOUSE 3 for the candles and HELD FOR FORGE] Italian Co-operative_ fraudulently.