The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 26, 1921, Page 4

DISPUTE TO __BE SETTLED is Conference Looks For- _ ward to Satisfactory Ad- , justment of Question BY CARL D. GROAT IASHINGTON,) Deo. Deapite | ee's enigmatic position and! *s destre for a large submarine | arms conference delegates looked forward to a satisfac | adjustment of tne troublesome | question. some Lime would be consum: | @ebate and that difficulties | be encountered on the way/ fertain. Yet the conferces re-| that an even more knotty prob. | capital ship ratio—had been ou without serious altera: | im the Hughes program; Were confident that this would} Outcome of the submarine ra The French attitude was causing Most concern. How deeply |t the conference was evidenced F Arthur J. Balfour's intimations France wanted « large U-boat) to use aguinst Britain. Tho| | ut cloaked his answer in the | terms and denied such in-| n the British are perturbed. | the more so because of M. Sur t's statement casting dawdt on the | of the conference to reach aj agreement. In fact, he Ate submarine topics left open to| h nation's judgment. #0 unfortunate an outcome ‘the British shall build enor antisubmarine craft. it is doubted that such a result e@ventuate. American public} is beginning to be stirred by | aspirations, according to re- reaching here. ce, it ts that France wi!l maintain F stand to the point of upsetting rent calculations. has in a velled manner France could use her better than for warlike pur ‘The imputation was clear st America might ask France to Interest on her debts to this FY if she insists on being lavish expenditures. request is one France not want made openty, it ts) here, nor could France af. fp the opinion of high quarters to ruin the traditional friend with America by actions which bring upon her head the charge the is “getting ax militaristic as ® old Prussian regime.” cast an extreme doubt Sat- on France's motives. He ac ged Briand of shunting aside land . t discussion thru his about France's ney. But also ited very clearty that aid view with Briand’s con- the alleged dangers confronting Japanese stand for $4,000 tons ines also offers a trouble- factor. An insistence thereon Block the new Hughes ratio compel the conference to the original plan, under Japan would have had 54.000) ‘That would still leave France! ciled. Hence the two adjust. | Fequire tactful diplomacy. .. Need Not Apply Nippon, Says Japs, BY CLARENCE DUBOSE ) TOKYO, Dec. 25.—The diplomatic % council! of Japan, at a meet- today decided that the quadruple | t for peace on the Pacific | Mot be construed as obligating | ‘of the powers involved to protect territorial integrity of Japan oe “provisions of the treaty, the| eit decided, need be applied only | Japan's insular possessions in the _ HERE’S MORE ABOUT DEBS STARTS ON PAGE ONE ington and plans for a recep-| Terre Haute accordingly were | aside. “I was courteously received by the | gal general and expressed to} my interest and devotion to my | fellow prisoners who were no more| gg than I and who still remain Prison. (Debs here explained that} | he meant particularly political prix DY Qhers, but aiso prisoners in general). | 9 TALLY RECEIVED i PRESIDENT | “I then went to the White House and was very cordially received by President Harding. with whom I ex | \ ghanged opinions "and points of view,| | fe that he micht perfectly under- stand my attitude in reference to my future activtiies. “During the visit 1 took occasion to express my appreciation of the @onsideration shown, At both offices! ID was asured my release was uncon ditional, and that, of course, 1 would Not be expected to depart from my Principles, convictions and ideals.” Debs later attacked the govern. Ment’s action in keeping “liberal Magazines and papers” from him in the Atianta prison until three weeks | before his release. He said other pris. | ‘oners often surreptitiously “slipped” Tiim parts of these magazines trom the censor's waste basket Debs said he planned to study the ghange which has come in the social ist movement while he has been in Prison before announcing his future Program for the socialist party. Debs siept in a regular Pullman berth last nicht, despite his previous @etermination to make the trip from Atlanta in a day coach, after con tributing his Pullman fare to the | Russian reliet fund and his $5 gov- | ernment traveling ailowanes given | ali released prisoners to the Sacco- Vanzetti tund. Friends who were accompanying him took up a collection and paid for the berth, against Debs’ wishes. He slept well and was much re freshed this morning. | jon of the prison sys tom ag a punishment for crime came in the establishment of workhouses 7 jder st. \ a. ~~. The Great A m Arbuckle Planning to Return to Movies| INS.F. STORM BY LINTON WELLS . 26.—Roscoe That ta, finan Arbuckle ts broke. laity, But that doesn't worry Roscoe or bin friends as bis second trial on the charge of manslaughter in cognec tien with w death of Virginia Rappe approaches. Those friends are few; but they have confidence in Roscoe Ar buckle’s innocence, integrity and ability to “come back.” Such ts the gist of statements made by Arbuckle and by Joseph MAN SLUGGED BY FOOTPADS Robbers Hold Night of High Revelry As te windup of a night of banditry in which @ dozen holdups and robberies werg reported to po- lice, two thugs early Monday stugged Harry Seabloom, 2271 Sev- enth ave. as he was returning home, at Rainier ave, and Lander st. Sea bloom was found lying unconscious in the street by pedestrians who frightened away his two assallants as they were attempting to rob him. They escaped after hot foot race. Seabloom waa taken to city hospital, where he was found to have @ severe scalp wound. Two burgtars entered the home of J. H. Allen, 116 12th ave. by opening a side window, In a bed. room they were surprised by Allen, who attacked them. ‘The fired at him twice, but after a des- erate straggie escaped by leaping thru a window. They seized $50 cash, @ ladies’ gold watch, two gold! rings and a revolver, but dropped a Suitcase full of loot as they fled. As W. Jobnson of Interland sta tion was returning home Sunday bandits at 4ist ave. S. W. They $11.50 and fed, ROBBERS FLER WHEN DAKED TO SHOOT H. Beller, 633 11th ava N. re. ported to the police Monday that he had been held up at John st. and 1ith ave. N. by two men who fled when he dared them to shoot. Two masked men entered a gro cery store at 35th ave, 8, W. and Webster st. and commanded the own: A. Hull, to open hin cash regis ter. The two men became frightened when passersby stopped to watch them, They fled. M. Johnson, 514 Eastlake ave., was held up by two masked bandits at his home. The two men fled when Johnson refused to give them any: thing, - When A. Beck, who lives at Jack- son st. and 30th ave. §., opened his front door Sunday night he saw @ burglar standing inside. He called the police and Motorcycle Patrolmen George Reynolds and Ft. L. Moulton located the man on the stairway and pursued him, The fellow thru a kitchen window and fled down a side #treet, excaping in the dark ness. The police raid that he car- ried a black revolver. GIRL’S SCREAMS ROUT TWO ME Miss Josephine Squires, 706 Stew- are st, told police two men entered her rooming house and attempted to hold her up. She screamed and the men ran. Police were unable to lo cate them. Two bandits, one of them wearing 4 mask, robbed the Carolina grocery, 516 Bastlake ave. Sunday night They entered the store and held the proprietor while one of the bandits looted the carh register. Burglars entered the home of 8. Gondo, 209 Bighth ave. S., and stole a diamond ring, a quantity of silk g00ds and other loot valued at $400. Negro Cut Third Time With Razor For the third time in stx montha, R. B. Jackson, Paliman car porter attacked Sunday night and his head #lashed with a razor, The as satlant was a negro, who asked for money, Rhodes was released from the city hospital after bis wounds were dressed, and Lan. robbed Jolinson of bandits | M. Schenck, motion picture pro [ducer and Arbuckie’s beat friend. “The fact that I have hardiy @ dollar in the world,” Arbuckle told me, “doesn't worry me, for in losing about a hundred thousand dollare I have gained the tifelong friendship ot & few men and women I am | proud to know, whe came to my ald | unrelicited.* It haw been reported that Ar buckle’s trial cost an enormous sum, but actually it cost leas than $35,000. However, his total finao cla! lose amountea to more than $100,000, ‘The comedian bas not drawn penny from the Famous Players Lasky company since September 16. “I wouldnt bave taken it had they offered tt to ma” Arbuckle sald, “because they’re not getting anything from me. But I hope to be back on the payroll by Febru: ary i" Arbuckle befleves that he wil be not only soquitted at his second trial next month but wholly vinds eated of causing the death of Vir ginia Rapp. Arbuckle says he hasan’ been able to understand yet why he wae picked to be the “goat,” when he had no more to do with the death of Virginia Rappe thaa any other member of the party, and that was “nothing at all.” Arbuckle maintains he wih re Jenter pictures, | Regarding the future distribution | of Arbuckle,pictures now being held by the Famous Players-lasky Com- pany, no official of the concern hore will discuss the subject, Arbuckle told me, however, that | Jesse 1. Lasky, vice president of the company, had informed him a week before his trial was completed that hie pictures hid been “re. |acheduled™ and would be released after his complete vindication. Have Arbuckle and his wife | Patched up their differences? is the | question uppermost in many minds. “Absolutely,” is Arbuckig’s reply the question. “My wife has | | to |night he was stopped by two masked | Proven that she is the one woman in the world for me, and I intead |to keep her—if shel) let me; and I think «he will.” Arbuckle told me that he haa not taken a drink sines his original com: }mitment in the San Francisco jail, and added, “I never will, OFFIGIAL'S SON SHOT TO DEATH Home of Oregon Commis- | sioner Scene of Tragedy EUGENE, Ore, Dec. 26.—WMoyd Booth, son of 8. A. Booth, chairman of the Oregon state highway com- mission, was found dead in his home, shot thru the back of the neck, last night at 11:30 o'clock. All indications, say thome who are acquainted with | the details of the affair, point to sul cide. ‘There were no powder marks jumped |on the back of the neck, according | to the undertaker who has charge of |the body, It Is supposed he had died about 6 o'clock, Mr, and Mrs, Booth had given a Christmns eve party in the basement of their home at 15th and Mill «t that part of the house being fitt up with trees and greens to make it a veritable forest, and the body was {found there Christmas night. Clone neighbors heard no shota, they say, gnd are puzzled an to why young Hoéth should have, if such is the case, suicided, The coroner had made no investigation this morning. ‘The dead man is survived by a wife and four children SANT A GIVES | UP REINDEER CHICAGO, Dee, 264A. Chicago fellow, making his Christmas | eve rounds Ina flivver, found a fam: jlly of eight in need of Christmas cheer. Ho had gifts for only seven He turned bie fivver over to Eliza. beth, the eighth and oldest daughter of the family, for a Christmas pres ent. | | World's highest and fastest passen [fer elevators are in the Woolworth building, New York, waveling 754 feet in one minute, erican Home FERRY ASHORE 3 Killed and Several Hurt by Heavy Wind | BAN FRANCISCO, Deo. 2¢-—Three men were killed, several persons in.’ jured, a bay ferry steamer blown ashore and many thousands of dol {lars in miscellaneous damage wan! done in the San Francisco bay re gion Christmas day in the heaviest windstorm recorded in & score ©! | yeare. |. Louis and Elgin SOverman were killed at Hayward, near Oakland, when a house collapsed and they Were caught in the wreekaga Raymond McConnell, 45, waa drowned when waves ewamped duck blind from which he was Ing for a Christmas dinner he | his wife were for children o: their neighborhood. ‘The ferry steamer Garden @n route with 100 Francisco to le ‘3 ing walk two miles to Oakland. Numerous barges were blown | from thelr moorings, tugs struggled | bto keep shipping from going adrift, | launches and small craft by the! doxen were blown ashore or dam- aged. | The lownet barometer on record | was reported by the weather bureau, | 2 DETECTIVES "FOUND DEAD New Orleans Police Probe Killing Mystery NEW ORLEANS, Deo, 26.—Potice today are investigating the death of | two private detectives, BE. Monahan, 45, of the Boylan De- tective agency, was found yesterday with his skull crushed. | Ten minutes later officers rushed to a call on First st, near the river, to find Thomas Clark, 47, of another local agency, dead. There were no} marks on the body of Clark to indi cate violence Monahan waa employed as a night | watchman. When he failed to report on his first round an Investigation | was started, He was found lying in| an alley, unconscious, and was rush- led to a hospital, but died shortly aft. erward. > A panserby discovered the body of Clark. He had been dead several | hours. Physicians who examined the | body stated the detective might have died from heart failure. | | 1921 Record of "-Jnetrians Hit hy Automobiles 17755776 srr encmncrn | the street at Second ave. and Yenter | |way Sunday were etruck and | |knocked down by an auto driven by John Terlicher, of R. F. D. No, 1, box The boys refused to give |their names, Terlicher said, and were |apparently unhurt. 284. \? | ‘OM AND JERRY mate a J FUSS PARISIANS | PARIS, Dec, 26.—Ivery American | |bar in Paris today featured the his: | {toric Tom and Jerry. They were a! [dig hit with the Americans, but the! Parisians couldn't stand them, Two, cups are enough to put the average Parisian in the lee scuppers, Title of Duke Is Conferred on Diaz! ROME, Dee 26.—-Gen. Armando Diaz, commander of Italy's victorious armies, today wag created duke of Dela Vittoria, In creating thie new title, Victor Eramanuel provided that it shall be permanent and hereditary, | <SECOND AVENUE AND UNIVERSITY STREET emi-A\noual A\pparel Clearance EGINNING TUESD4Y, DECEMBER 27th | 1,400 Garments at Clearance Reductions 488 Coats in Clearance 200 COATS REDUCED TO $22.50 145 COATS REDUCED TO $45 75 COATS REDUCED TO $59 56 COATS REDUCED TO $75 12 COATS REDUCED TO $89.50 75 Hats in Clearance WINTER HATS FROM $7.50 TO $35 ALL REDUCED TO HALF PRICE 338 Dresses im Clearance 73 DRESSES REDUCED TO $18 78 DRESSES REDUCED TO $25 42 DRESSES REDUCED TO $35 58 DRESSES REDUCED TO $45 87 DRESSES REDUCED TO $55 87 Evening Gowns in Clearance 14 EVENING FROCKS REDUCED TO $29.50 55 EVENING FROCKS REDUCED TO $39 11 EVENING GOWNS REDUCED TO $59.50 2 EVENING GOWNS REDUCED TO $75 5 EVENING GOWNS REDUCED TO $95 70 Suits in Clearance 20 SUITS REDUCED TO $25 36 SUITS REDUCED TO $37.50 12 SUITS REDUCED TO $46.50 2 SUITS REDUCED TO $90 In the Special Price Basement 151 Coats im Clearance F REDUCED IN 3 GROUPS—$10, $17 AND $21 141 lhlats im Clearance EVERY TRIMMED HAT IN STOCK—$2.95 | { 97 Dresses im Clearance REDUCED IN 2 GROUPS—$13.50 AND $17 24 Suits in Clearance | EVERY SUIT IN STOCK CUT TO $17 9