The evening world. Newspaper, February 3, 1922, Page 4

IRISH FREE STATE, "SAYSCRAIG SEEKS. | BIR USTER SLICE Collins Has 4s Committed Him- self to That Policy, He Declares. (Associated the Ulster LONDON, Feb. Press.)—Sir James Craig, Premier, declared in a issued this morning that he told by Michael Collins, head of the Southern Ireland Provisional Govern- ment, at the ‘onference in Dublin that Collins had made a bringing into the Irish Free State almost half of North Ire- land, including Fermanagh. Tyrone, large parts of Arm: d Down, an! Londonderry City, Newry. Sir James said he had suggested to Mr, Collins a week's adjournment for consideration of the situation, but that Collins had replied the differences sep- arating them were so wide that post- Ponement would be uscless The Ulster Premier's statement was made to the press after he had con ferred with Winston Churchill, the Colonial Steretary, at the Colonial Office, following Sir James's arrival from Dublin, In it Sir James empha- sized the gravity which he attached to the hitch in the negotiations with the Provisional Government. “T went to Dublin yesterday,” he said, ‘to discuss with Michael Collins certain outstanding questions, hoping to promote peace in Ireland. It was only when I started from Belfast, however, and read the morning papers that I suspected any change of atti- tude on the part of Collins. “I noticed that he had received deputations of Sinn Feiners from dif- ferent parts of Ulster the prev day demanding that their areas » be taken into the Free State replied to the deputations that they were only trying to force open the door and using unnecessary energy in| doing so. “I decided,’ continued the Ulster Premier, “to have the matter cleared up immediately so as to obviate a shadow of further misunderstan’ and I have to admit that in the versations with Mr. Collins ye: the difficulties regarding the Ulster boundaries have been revived in in- tensified form The Ulster Premier said the British Ministers had assured him privately and that Prime Minister Lloyd George had stated in the House of Commons that the boundary commis- sion proviso meant a mere readjust- ment of the boundary. am offering to lay my views be- statement | , had been | d nniskillen and} Collins | |tore the whole British Cabinet,” added Sir James, Sand In the Imperial Par- regarding the steps to be taken in consequence of the serious jament sithation—one whieh is not of my making, but which I earnestly tried © avoid! At a lommenting on ie RSS) man's Jour- Hat way it aoa have been a mir- acle |f an adjustment were reached in a single afternoon. “Yet some- body expected a miracle,” the news- paper adds, “There {s no reason why the trace status should not be main- tained, even if the Free State has to fall back on the treaty for the settle- |ment of boundaries.” Says the Irish Times: Further |discussions ought to be arranged. The solution may be‘siow, but we refuse |to doubt that statesmanship, working in an atmosphere of good will, can |find it. War with Ulster will mean Ja rigid fixation of the present boun- psi peace with Ulster will read- just them.’ BHLFAST, Feb. 3 (Associated |Press).—The Irish railway manage- | ments and employees have failed to reach an agreement, and the Ulster Minister of Labor, J. M. Andrews, has been urgently summoned to re- turn to Dublin to renew the efforts for a settlement with Joseph Mc- Grath, Minister of Labor in the Dail Cabinet. If the negotiations defi- nitely collapse, a general strike throughout Ireland will go Into effect on Feb. 15. Capt. Charles Curtis Craig, Unionist South Antrim, addressing a political meeting to-day, said he was con- South Ireland would have a republic. He declared that if any attempt was to take away large pieces of the six counties from Northern Ireland no other result could come about than civil war. If ‘hey wanted peace and the Irish question settled without more bloodshed and more trouble, he said, they would provisions of the Anglo-Irish Treaty regarding the boundary question. ——»—__—_ B. T. C. LODER HEADS Former Member of Dutch Supreme Court Is Elected First President. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Feb. 3 (Associated Press),—The Interna- \tional Court of Justice, meeting in private session here this forenoon, elected as President of the court Dr, -|B. T. C. Loder, a former member of | to abolish profit-taking insurance uniler the Dutch Supreme Court. ‘The election of Dr. Loder was vir- tually unanimous. He will hold the | office of President for three years. Dr, Loder is an eminent autho ity on maritime law, He was a member of the Dutch delegation which visited Paris during the Peace Conference in 1919 while the Treaty of Versailles was being drafted. ‘The formal public Court is scheduled for ening of the Member of the House of Commons for! RLIISST[AN CAR FARE vinced that within two or three years mude by the people in South Ireland | to alter the|jonger legal tender in Moscow. NEW WORLD COURT THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1922, |BRIGHTER LONDON NOW IS PLANNED | at | ition Formed to Attract Tour- | — ists With Money, Especially | Rich Americans. LONDON, Feb. 8.—The “Brighter London Society,"' which has just been formed, has undertaken to make the city less dull and thereby attract to i\ tourists with money, espectaliy rich Americans. It is planned to make Oxford Street a Great White Way As compared with New York—evea New York under Prohibition—Lon- don's aspect is deeldedly ‘drab,’ and its night lift ‘dull,’ it has been gen- Mt ke London the most worthy itiful city in the world; dispel ness, abolish its smoke evil perse its too frequent fogs; the river approaches and lengthen the Thames Embankment; object to the erection of ugly build ings, but assist in every way the overcoming of unnecessary restric- tions: help the theatres, hotels and restaurants and shops of the mo tropolis, and thus attract the mer- chants and tourists of the world.” ices esshainaass NOW 1,000 RUBLES, HALF A U. S. CENT 500-Ruble Note Ceases to Bej Legal Tender Under | Soviet Decree. MOSCOW, Feb. 3. Five hundred-ruble notes are no A re- cent decree of the Moscow Soviet an- nounces that hereafter street rallways and other Government institutions will accept nothing less than thou- sand-ruble notes. A thousand-ruble note is worth half an American cent at the present legal rate of exchange. —_>—___ WORKERS’ INSURANCE HEARING SET FOR FEB. 21) Ohlo OMeial W Abo! » Feb, 3—A joint hearing on the Downing-Campbell bill, designed pe Workmen's Compeensation Law, will e held in the Senate Chamber b. [eouelacnters! to-day. The is being urged by the 2 Federation of Labor. Provisions of the bill would confine {compensation insurance to the state |fund or to employers who are finan- |clally capable of acting as self-Inaurers, Thomas F. Duffy, State Industrial Commissioner of Ohio, will explain the operation of a similar plan which has been enacted into taw in Ohio. ENTIRE Also a Dresses, 4 to O ve Sizes 14 to voile and organdy. Limited slightly soiled, and greatly reduced. TOY STOCK REDUCED TO 's PRICE OR LESS Best & Co. Fifth Avenue at 35th Street Established 1879 ‘TODAY AND SATURDAY Girls’ Coats & Dresses Are Greatly Reduced GIRLS’ TUB DRESSES Slightly Soiled 3.95 Heretofore 7.50 to 13.95 ' Smart gingham frocks, dainty models in 1 Sizes 4 to Niimber of French ars. Girls’ All Wool Coats 16 years. Originally 15.00 to 29.50 Junior Misses’ Fur Trimmed Coats Fine all wool materials with genuine squirrel or beaver collars. Siz es 13 to 17 years. Originally 89.00 to 95.00 SECOND FLOOR 16 years. Handmade Sizes TRAIN RATES CAUSE 20 P.C. TRAFFIC FALL Only Way to Revive Travel, Says Kansas Utilities Expert, Is to undergraduate in college nowadays te a better young man than was the student of 1891, in the opinion of Dean | Otis B. Randall of Brown University, He said to-day, thirty years of ex- perience gave him reason to declare the modern undergraduate had the fol- ities as compared with his more amenable to discipline, larger capacity for work. mer interest in education, Has a higher sense of integrity. Dean Randall said he had met only two students who were liars. ReoConnection With Any Othor Establichment in the Workd Lower Qharge. WASHINGTON, Feb, 3.—Passen- ger fares charged by the railroads at present are economically too high to be sustained, Clyde M, Reed, Chair- man of the Kansas Utilities Commis- sion, testified to-day in the Interstate Commerc# Commission investigation of transportation charges, Answering questions, Mr. (Reed said the railroads should fix their general passenger rates at 3 cents per mile in- stead of 3.6 cents, abolishing the Pullman fare surcharge, byt \leaving Pullman transportation aff 3.6 cents per mile Passenger travel on a per car mile had decreased 20 per cent. under the new rates and the increases given in 1920, he said. Forces of travelling salesmen had been reduced, automo- bile competition had been enhanced and tourist travel restricted in every , he said, with the process still eon. ° Railroads, however, were unable to reduce their expenses proportionately because they were obligated to main- tain train service on the basis as be- fore and he argued that the only way out of the situation was to stimulate passenger travel by decreasing rates. ee COLLEGE BOY BETTER THAN IN 1891, DEAN SAYS PROVIDENCE, R. L, Feb. MID- WINTER SALE INCLUDING ORIENTAL RUGS AT REDUCTIONS OF 10% to 50% Bringing price levels so low as to probably mark the limit for a long period, replacement costs having shown decided advances during recent weeks. An instance of the values offered: Gils - 4.POST BED, Cetin Top Bes Sie teen $19.50 Pure South American ‘Hair Mat. Si ee 22180 Flinte HornerG ire 20-26 wet 36" st “Conveniently near Fifth Avenwe” Bi 3.—The OPPENHEIM. GLLINS & © 34th Street—New York For Saturday Only Misses’ Tweed Suits Also Suitable for Women to 36 Bust. A Smart Essential in Every Wardrobe Remarkably Low Priced 25.00 Swagger Sport models — faultlessly tailored on youthful, straight lines. Of extra quality Tweed. Shown in tan, rose, French blue and orchid. Final Clearance Misses’ Fur-Trimmed Coats Also Suitable for Small Women to 36 Bust. Formerly 55.00 to 78.00 Reduced to 38.00 Coats and Capes of Bolivia, Elvora, Panvelaine and Normandie. Fur-trimmed with Mole, Fox. Nutria, Australian Opossum and Caracul, Misses’ Higher-Cost Wrap Coats Exclusive models in the choicest fabrics. Fur-trimmed with Squirrel, Beaver, Mole, Caracul and Wolf. Formerly 98.00 to 150.00 58.00 65.00 aa 98.00 Misses’ Silk and Cloth Dresses Values to 35.00 13.75 | Values to 59.75 25.00 The Entire Remaining Stock of Girls’ and Juniors’ Coatseq=sizes 6 to 16 At Extraordinarily Reduced Prices W ORTH ‘THIRTY-FOURTH STREET We cannot be too emphatic in oyr description of these clearance values Fur Trimmed Coats Reduced Below Cost Goodness knows these coats were unusual enough values at,their regular prices. The huge fur collars or smart fur collars and cuffs are worth, in many cases, the sale price of the coat. Reduced to Ramola, Bolivia and Veldyne Coats; trim- mings of Squirrel, Beaver, Moleskin, Nutria, Australian Opossum. Reduced to 55” Panvelaine, Corde- laine, Veldyne, or Bolivia Coats; trim- mings of Beaver, Squirrel, Moleskin, AustralianOpossum. Reduced to Alonzo, Readenna, Moyelaine, Panve- laine or Veldyne coats with Squirrel, Beaver, Caracul, Fox, Wolf, Fitch or Australian Opossum Reduced to Welugne) Panvelaine, Cordelaine or Bolivia Coats richly trimmed with Beaver, Squirrel, Wolf, Fitch, Australian Opossum or Caracul. Misses’ Coat. —Second Floor Women's Coats —Third Floor ReConnection With Any Other Cstablichment in the World WwW 62TH THIRTY-FOURTH STREET Spring Again! Sending in Advance New Frocks of Soft Crepe Silks Grepe de Chine and Canton Crepe that look so well and wear so well that Fashion has réwarded_ them with bright new colors. Frocks as simple.as the one on the left, with its rows of chain embroidery and brace- let sleeve; or as original as the right-hand frock, with its sleeve of slashings caught tight at the wrist. Extraordinary Value at 25”