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W 'ET TWraP'W
Charlie Chaplin's Own .Story of His Trip Abroad
AS FULL OF FUN AS HIS' PICTURES
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Town Hull. Ef.mon Do Volcra bluntly
announced .Dint the Blnn 1'oln had
reached tho end or the road In the
Irlah negotiation. Ho declared that
If ettorU for penco fulled It would not
be because "there Is not tho will on
the part of Ireland, hut because those
opposed to us In Ireland do not want
to make peaco with us."
"I may tell you." Mr. Os VsUra
continued. that w'e etand to-day, no
matter what other peoples say, ex' (
aetly where we steed, and fer the
we can go. eonelstent with these
principle, for peaea. We cannot and
will net 0e any further ,
. "If we go further It would be for i
ua to betray those prlneiples whlcH
' have been fought for -by generations
ef Irishmsn for the past 600 or 700
years."
Mr. Oe VaJera bad an cnthusiastls
' reception. He spoko with great Arm
aess when he declared that "all the
power at the1 empire cannot break tho
spirit of one true nation."
"We counted the cost four or five
years ago." he continued, "and you
wfeo hare had the experience of those
year assuredly will not suggest that
anybody haying charge of the direc
tion of affairs, or who bold the stand
ard you Intrusted to them, should for
a moment give away our principle.
We stand on the rock of truth and
principle and will face the future with
the same confidence and knowledge a
we faced our work four years ago."
CONSTABULARY
REFUSE TO SERVE
AS ULSTER FORCE
t
Royal Irish Meet and Announce
They Will Only Obey British
Authority.
DUBLIN, Dec. 1. Representatives
of tho Royal Jxiah Constabulary mot
here to-day and announced they
would refuse to transfer their services
to tie Jurisdiction of the Ulster Par
liament. "We will not serve except under tho
Britlsb authority." they said.
BELFAST. Dec 1. A bomb was
esp'odod In the streot hero to-day. No
eee was Injured and little damage
WSJ caused.
E
35,000 Workers Refused De
mands of Employers to
Accept Reduction.
Jacob, Halprtn, general manager of
Mm Joint Board of Waist and Dress
Valcera, which comprises seven unions
asd 15,000 workers, to-day notified
Louts Rabin, executive, director of
the Association of Dress Manufac
turers, that the unions absolutely re
fused the demands made by the
manufacturers to reorganize their
aisops at the end of the season and
cut wages tmrty-nve per cent.
The aoason In tho trade In question
befins In about tws weeks, sad both
aides to ihe controversy are eager to
vert a strike, though neither Is very
sanguine about accomplishing tt
In the agreement as to work and
Conditions, which lo ln force to Jan.
K, 1923. 'there Is a provision allowing
sillier the workers or the manufac
turers to make overtures for desired
changes- One conference has already
been held and the second will occur
aext Tusoday. It will be attended by
five representatives each of the work
ers and the employers.
There are 06 shops In the manu
facturers' association and 800 mors
which are Independent The manu
facturers are at present engaged In
a membership campaign seeking- to
enna; tne boo into me organization.
GARMENT WORKERS
STRIKE IN CHICAGO
3,000 Walk Out in Protest. Against
New Piece-work
System.
CHICAGO, Dec 1. Five thousand
Keedle trades workers employed by
fbe Chicago Cloak and Suit Manufac
turers' Association, walked out to-
4ay because of a new system of piece
wotV pay.
OHcers of the association said no
Attempt would be node to reopen the
sfeops at present.
. flUf OltBRI TAKES TO HOCTITA.
'When the earns of Guy Tappln,
erpenter ot No. 14 Ifth Street New;
art News. Vs.. was called in Harlem
Court to-day to answer a. charge of
1 ielatins the Sullivan law. It was learn-
4 the prisoner was in Hsrle mHospltaJ
iwsWsring from a fracture of the right
rat sad pcsslMe fracture ot thhe
sfcuC He had attempted to snoot mm'
t ettaer slipped or jumped headlong
t fcto bottom of fllrst or sUJro,
DRESSMAKERS NOW
THREATEN STRIKE
OVER WAG
COTS
LENIN ADMITS
HIS PROGRAM HAS
SUNKTO
BOTTOM
p,a" cone witn a, so
fe Appeals for Food lo
r r
U. rarmerS.
. ; ;
TRESSES JPQR EXCHANGE..,
Prophesies yar With One
Breath and Criesjor Wheat
With Another.
By Parley P. ChrMensen.
Farmer-Labor Party Candidate for
President.
(OwrrUht. 1931, to- ttx United Pratt.)
RIGA, Nov. 30. "Feed our famine
victims and your wives will wear
furs."
r
This Is the message of 'Premier
Lenin of Russia to the American
farmers. It was given to me In a
two-day interview In which Lenin
predicted:
1. A war between the United States
and Japan.
2. Admitted his Soviet communistic
programmo hod ''gono right to the
bottom."
I went to Moscow Oct. 21,' as Chair
a-mmt..fnn T t.ldlivl conditions .
and visited many factories, ware-1
houses, courts, schools and hospitals.
No particular attention was paid to
my presenco -until Saturday when 1
received a message from one of the
people's commissaries, who I found
upon Investlgatlbn to be Lenin, say
ing ho wanted to see me.
'Glad to see you, Chrlstensen," said
Lenin as ho received roe courteously
at tho Kremlin. He epoko excellent
English. We bad a two-hour conver
sation. Lenin's first question was
"VThat about the war between
'
.Tnn America 7" I
I do not think a war is likely," I
replied,
."Th.V.-. vm.nA n n ennitaiiBtlo
w.r " Insisted the Premier.
r h.VA .in hn to Jin. I said,
,1ut Iltnow. that Japan'and America
are friends. Not only their Govern-
' . ...... I
ments, but their people aro rnenaiy."
'fti.t " rcnlled Lenin, "you know
war Is the very best industry of the
capitalists and that Is the kind of
government you have."
...
"I do not bellevo a war with Japan
is possible," I eald. "The world has
v.n a .nniiti nr r"
ffnln'ii resnonso was emphatic. He
oald: "Oh. no. It .hasn't One Is bound
to come. It's brewing now."
We then turned to the Tisarmament
Conference and Lenin said: "I do not
know, but I fear that there will not
be much of a result perhaps some
alliances. Don't you think an Anglo-
'American-Japanese alliance Is the
most jrorjame7
"I hope there will toe no alliances
leading to misunderstandings and
troubles," I said. When I mentioned
the ttussian ramine, ienimaa.
The work is progressing quite m
we expecicQ. oui we neea iur.
Winter Is coming and the situation
will toe worse. Why don't American
farmers send us wheat and receive
our raw materialsT"
"What have your1 i oskco.
"Feed our famine victims and wear
furs," replied Lenin quicKiy
"We
can put furs on your wives. We have
Inexhaustible supplies of
forests to make pulp for years.
bristles, caviar, &C wny ooot you
do business with us? It's your fault,
otherwise you would have all the
champagne you needed."
"What happened to your pro-
Wl ua-vviw
gramme T"
It's all one rttTht to the bottom,
the Soviet programme as well as
mine," be said.
I received an excellent impression
of Lenin and returned more enthu
elastic than wnen I went to Russia,
absolutely convinced that there are
Immediate large business possibilities
with that country.
SIX DEAD, 22 HURT
IN OREGON WRECK
Limited Trains Crash Head-On
Among Victims Is Marine Guard
of U, S. Mail.
PORTLAND, Ore- Dec. 1. Six
persons wete killed In a head-on col
lision early to-day between the east
bound Portland-Spokane Limited und
westbound Oregon-Washington Lim
tted trains ot the Oregon-Washing
ton Railroad Company, two miles east
of Celilo. Celllo is eighty miles from
fortiana.
Twenty-two persons were injured.
Amonr the dead was A. II.
MeBrlde. a marine who was guarding
others killed Included two trainmen
and three Oregon passengers.
FRENCH BLUEBEARD
WHOSE HEAD WILL
FALL IN GUILLOTINE.
i
1
HENRI WNDRU
WANTS NO MERCY
(Continued From First Page.)
Buu wl uwimhuum ui pciBima ... utwe.
countries. "It has been a great
ehow," he said. "I hope the public "" kiu .ur
bershlp In the League or Nations for
Is satisfied. I give you a rendezvous two rcason he aa,d The 0mt )g
for the end of February or the be- because France has said Oermany Is
ginning of March, to show you how unworthy of membership, and, sec
an Innocent man dies." only, because ehe has said Ger-
The last hours of tho trial saw one
of the greatest crowds at and around '
tho court room ever seen In Versailles
Plckpockets began operations In tbo
press of the gathering while the Jury!
w ol" BUU lnr ,ne" compmineo
. . . , . .
nal lne,r w-uiicja occn raKcn
"If the. trial lasted another day I
would be unable to rind a seat mysel.V
Lftndru told tho gendarmes as he Bur
preyea mrungs BiruKBmiK to enter
laiier mu ivco.
Lanoru wooea nis women vionms
through promises of marriage. After
1. tham a Vi I vlltn at n.mkat.
" -
tne prosecunon cnurBoa vuai no KUiea
them and disposed of tho bodlea by
burning them In a small atovp. after
f?t cutting them Into email pieces
f Lull fTKn
sua cruou.us u nu.,o.
was one or me principal exnious ai
the tnai
The mouve ascrjDoa 10 iuiaru was
that of robbory, various entries In a
notebook being cited to prove that he
kept account of the amounts derived
from each crime. The victims wera
mostly married women with small
properties who had been separated
from their husbands. The evidence
waa principally circumstantial, the
only direct evidence oetpg about a
,nd half of bones, somo of
femonts of which wero so small
that they to yiea undtJr
microscopes.
1rvn niSARI VT VF.TP.RANS
i '
LEAVE HERE FOR SCHOOL
To Secaro Vocational Training;
Clillltcothe, O
One hundred disabled war veterans
heave to-day for ChllllcoUio, O.. where
..., ara to enter tho now United States
yocatlonsl Training School, the first to
L eltaWUhed und4r th8 consolidation
of th() War nui Bureau, the Federal
public Health Department and the Fed-
era! Hoard for Vocational Training.
MaJ. Henry Opdyke. manager of the
aov.uu ......
VirU. V.or .lorinv unit tTonnnrtleut. !d
I other in-ouoi will to later and
h,. OInortunlty is ooen to all who
Can qualify by showing disabilities re
suiting from military service.
PARIS ACTORS
START CAMPAIGN
AGAINST COUGHING
Seventy-five 'Per Cent, of Coughs
Unnecessary, Say Specialists
for Thespians.
PARIS. Dec. 1.
Paris actors are organizing a
campaign against the "theatre
cough." Coughs, they say, have
a habit of occurring at dramatic
moments and spotting effects In
tended by playwrights.
There is little excuse for 75
per cent, of the "theatre coughs,"
according to French specialists,
who say a moment's concentra
tion when the cough Is coming
on usually will prevent It. Thore
have been Instances of actors
threatening to stop performances
marred by coughing.
BERLIN IN ACCORD
WITH HARDING S
ASSOCIATION PLAN
.DivVon Simons Lauds Presi-
France and League.
BBUMN, Dec. I. Germany Ih en
tirely In sympathy with the Harding
association of nations plan, Dr. Wal
ter von Simons, former Foreign Mini
ster, declared In an Interview here
to-day.
"The now sloganof the majority of
! German ipeopln In 't shall not bo
ngaln,'" Von Simons said. "For this
teason. Germany could not mobilize
her forces for another war even If she
wished."
Dr. von Simons said he cowld not
'conceive any German Government
which would not gladly accept Amer
ica's Invitation to discuss the asso
ciation plan.
"As a Jurist, I naturally favor ar
bitration of the courts," he declared.
"J consider this the only means of
remov(ng our danger, and conse
quently consider Germany's former
attitude at The Hague (Peace Con
ference as a crime.
"Rut 1 am opposed to a 'Franco
which wants to make the Leaguo of
Nations an administrative tool. I
rather favor President Harding' and
Secretary Hughes, who seem to plan
a gradual development of the original
Hague court."
many la not disarmed and has not
mff Inlnnilv nmv.il Itn Rlnpftrltv tar
fumllnJent of the nparaUon de.
mands. The world knows what tre-
mendous amounts we already have
delivered In behalf of reparations.
"The Welsbadon agreement Is th?
newest proof of our readiness, and t
we have not commearod to fulfill
It It Is because of the French attitude-
The French allegation that we
arp not disarmed is false. Premier
BrJand says we aru able to mobilize
seven million men. but ho forgets
that Germany would not obey any
mobilization order.
The majority of Germans are
against the League of Nations, be
cause, as your llresident Harding
has said: 'It Is not a league of na
tions but n league of victors.' "
SHANTUNG BASIS
TAKEN UP TO-DAY
Hughes and Balfour Meet Japanese I
"and Chinese for Set
tlement. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Tho first
meeting of representatives of. China
and Jupan with Secretary and Arthur
J. Balfour, to lay a basis for negotia
tions looking to a settlement of the
celebrated Shantaung controversy.
took place to-day.
The Chinese delegates announced
after accepting tho American and
British otfor of "gdod offices" In tho
controversy that they were entering
the discussions prepared to accept
nothing leas than unconditional with
drawal of Japanese claims in Shan
tung. In 'the absence of any definite In-,
dlcatlon of attitude. It was assumed
that tho Japanese spokesmen would
contend lor the reservations Insisted
on In tho recent diplomatic exchange
between Toklo and Peking.
JAPAN DEMANDS
HER NAVAL RATIO
BE 70 PER CENT.
Sudden Turn Given to Situation
at Conefrence by New
Stand.
WASHINGTON, Doc. 1. With a
suddenness that nas surprisea tne
delegates to tho Conference pn the
Limitation of Armaments, Japan has
made a formal demand for a 10-10-7
naval ratio to supplant tho 60 per
cent, allotment proposed for her In the
Hughes programme. It is still be
lieved that tho Japanese will yield.
but more delay Is feared.
The demand from the representa
tives of the Toklo Government was
made by Admiral Baron Kato In a
personal communication to Secretary
Hughes and Arthur J. uauour.
was said to have the entire approval
of the Toklo Cabinet
American and British naval ex
perts. standing together on Secretary
Mm-hM'a "B.5.S" Dlan as the only
Hugheas P'"
one fair to all powers, regarded tne
Japanese proposal as wholly unao-
ceptable. In the opinion of some of
the American delegate, the situation
is delicate but not without hope that
the Japanese will ultimately accept
the original plan.
MRS. R. TOWER,
NEE WHITNEY,
AWAITS STORK
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Mother, Mrs. Harry Payne Whit-1"1
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ney, Now With Her in
LOS Angeles.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 1 Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney of New York is
here visiting her son-in-law and daugh
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Roderick Tower of
Fourth Avenue. She came to be with
her daughter, who Is awaiting a visit
from the stork this month.
Mrs. Tower before her marriage over
a year ago was Miss Flora Payne Whit
ney. Mr. Tower Is the son of Charle-
masne Tower, former American Am- I
bistador to Germany.
HITCH WITH JAPAN
IS OVER U. SJORTS
IN THE PACIFIC
(Continued From First Page.)
will hardly wish to explore that con
troversial field until a definite under
standing has been reached on tho
'basis of the original Hughes pro
gramme concerning limitation and
reduction of vessels afloat as well as
under construction. y
When fortifications are considered,
the view of the American delegation
will be found to be most generous.
The Japanese cannot contend that the
bases of the United States In the
Paclflu are of any value, American
naval experts say, If tho Hughes pro
grammo of reduced strength goes Into
effect What tho Japanese really
want Is a promise that the United
States will not build up her present
fortifications or add new bases. Thlsj
pledge probably would be forthcom-.
ing If reciprocated by the Japanese.
Naval bases bear a distinct rela
tionship to naval strength if they are
sufficiently near the scene of possi
ble naval operations. It tho United
States were to conduct an offensive
war ugalnst Japan tho naval base at
Cavlte, in the Philippines, would
have to be much more effective. It lo
contended by tho American experts,
than It N at present, and the very
fact that n has not been re-enforced,
tho Americans contend, Is proof ot
this paclflo Intentions of the United
Status. The fortification of Guam,
however, Is considered by America
us more of a defense of Hawaii than
an outpost for offense, though, lo be
sure, tho American view Is that the
Japanese themselves know how little
value ure the present facilities at
Guum.
The trouble Is the Japanese havo
not yet mode clear what tt la they
do want if they argree as seems In
evitable to the 5-5-3 ratio. The
American delegates 'have explained
that the Japanese are not eager to
take into uccount vessels under con
struction. Ot course if these are elim
inated tho 5-5-3 ratio would be dis
turbed, but the American contention
ii that a vessel on which money 'has
been spent is to that extent a ixirt of
a country's "existing naval strength."
First too Japanese oonienaea mat
pro-dreadnoughts need not bo ex
cluded even though moro than twenty
years old.
America's experts included them
and still came to a 5-5-3 result. The
representatives of tho United 'States
went still further nnd Included the
CMutBU In tlio Japanese estimate or"
hor own strength as a partly com
pleted vessel, and still reached a 5-5-3
conclusion, Tne Japanese tor senti
mental reasons want to keep tho
Mutsu, as she Is 91 per cent, com
plete, but the united States 'has a
battleship of similar strength also
nearly completed, and tne original
proposal to scrap everything under
construction still stands, Secretary
Hughes arguing that If once the
- 1 .ur0 tne American proposals' Is
principle Is violated, the wnoie struc-
'broken down.
The big Issue Is elowly emerging.
however. It Is not the quarrel over
rjUlog Qf exstInff strength but forti-
fcatlons nnd collateral matters on
which the Japanese aro not eager to
ajjrej at once. Jho attitude of the
Kt n,u,n., ,v,, ., mum.
ncP8 which huve appeared will soon
be solved.
DIRECTORS 0FI.R.T.
(Continued From First Page.)
De C. Sullivan, who had not -bean
served with subpoenas, appeared vol
untarily and accepted sorvlec from
James JJIatnc Walker, Secretary of
the commission.
Mr. Belmont In the course of a
lengthy dofensr of his acts as a di
rector of tho tnterborough, declared
"It -It hadn't been for my Individual
efforts New York would not nave any
subways."
Mr. Belmont reviewed the history
of the subway and said that In the
beginning a plan had been devised
which would have tended to take care
of the distressing conditions to-day,
but because those who had construct
ed the subway were believed to have
had too groat an advantage and,
through the mistaken policy la the
press and the abuse whioh began very
early, the Elsberg 'Bill was pasncd
which prevented the city from ledlug
adequate credit."
Turning to the vraaa table. Mr.
! Belmont said: "The consequence of
was that w,lt,h th0 abuse af,alnst
i the management Investors would not
: put thelr ra0Bey lnt0 lt..
j Ho said that it had been impossible
1 to ePand transportation facilities of
this city for five yean, utid blamed
the public and lh press und the
commission "under the fear or that
lash."
He tool: excepton to .Mr. .Sliearn's
former description of speculation as
"thimble-rigging." He said theru had
never been any thing but h very
narrow opporunlty for speculation
and that nad been taken advantage
of largely by those who wished to
liquidate and get out of their securl-
tic?.
;. On the questioning of Chairman
(McAneny. Mr. Belmont asserted that
I it had never been a fair statoment
I that the directors had declined to
I come to tho hearing. Jle ald thoy
had dtc!incd to come and waive 1m
jmunity and also felt that thoy were
entitled to time to confer with their
counsel because they represented not
oniy inemseives -uut tne corporation
and its stockholders. i
Ho lamented the fact that "In nil
these public bodies pardon me for
savlnir it we are ilwavn regarded
saying., ji, we re always regaraea
as wrong until wo prove ourselves
right. j
Not since the transit hearings were j
commenced did any. one of the ses
sions' attract the crowd that pressed
its way into the hearing long (before
any of the Interborough directors ap
peared. It vas 11 o'clock beforo the
Transit Commissioner! ascended the
rostrum.
SIX OF THE SUBPOENAED DI
RECTORS ON HAND.
Then followed the Interborough di
rectors and their array of counsel led
by De "Lancey Nlcoll. The dlreptors
present In addition to Mr. Belmont
were Cornellus yanderbllt. Edward
, Uer.vnd. v. (Juursfiv oiiVn.
Daniel G. Held and Morgu" J.
O'Brien. The legal fraternity in ad
dition to Mr. Nlcoll was made up ot
John G. Mllburn, Albert Boardman
und Morgan J. O'Brien.
Chairman McAneny stated the com
mission "will be glad to noto the at
tendance of certain directors of the
interborough Kapid Transit Company
who were subpoenaed to be here this
morning." ,
Mr. Belmont was called to the stand
and sworn. Judge Shearn then asked
him this question:
"Mr. Belmont, tho commission de
sires to question you concerning cer
tain matters that occurred during
your trusteeship of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company and the In
terborough Consolidated Corporation
and the Interborough-Metropolltan
Company, matters relating especially
to the declaration ot dividends by
those companies at a period when, us
It appears to tho commission, a very
serious question arises as to whether
tbo dividends were not declared out of
capital. iNow, Inasmuch as tho declar
ation of those dividends. If there was
an Impairment of capital at the time,
would carry with It a responsibility
not only civil but criminal. It seems
to the commission and to Its counsel
that It Is necessary to ask you before
putting any questions to you whether
you waive any immunity by reason of
having been compelled to come here
under subpoena and being compelled
toirespond to thes questions.
"I wish to make clear that In ask
lnr this waiver from you there Is no
Implication from the oomralnton nor
from counsel that any such liability
ns I have suggested just exist; but
It Is perfectly clear that If at the
time of tneso transactions tne capt
tal of tho companies was. in fact, lm
paired, that such a question may
arise; and It does not seem to mo
that the commission or counsel can
or should be put in a position where
it can bo contended by any one inai,
by reason of Section No. 20 of the
Public Service Commission Law, we
have, with our eyes w de open, grant'
i'A Immunity from possible nroeecu-
tlon; for that section provides that
no person shall be prosecuted for or
nn account of any act. transaction.
matter or thing concerning which he
shall, under oath, have testified or
produced documentary evidence. Bo
FIRM;
REFUSE TO WAIVE IMMUNITY
I. R. T. DIVIDENDS
AND THE AMOUNTS
BORROWED TO PAY
In One Instance Company Got
$2,000,000 Loan to Meet Dis
bursement of t l,75o,ooo.
Horace M. Fisher. Secretary of
the Interborough, testified Mon
day that bcglumng September.
1H7. the directors began decln'rlnK
S per cent, dividends) by vote at
Messrs. Belmnnt. Shouts. Bor-
wlnd, Hemphill, JullUrd, Ludlow.
Peppcrman. Rcld. Stn'rhartl. Sulli
van Tripp nnd Mr. Fisher himself.
Mr. Fisher said that six days'
before Oct. 10 1917, when the di
vidend of $1,730,000 was payable,
the Executive Committee of the
Board of Dlrectu.-s of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company
borrowed $2,000,000 'or the com
pany. A second quarterly dividend of
$1,750,000 was declared in Novem
ber, 1917, and seven days before it
was payable I lie Intarborougti
Rapid Transit Company borrowed
.$1,000,0110 from the Interborough
Consolidated Corporation.
In April. 191S. a.divldend of the
same amount was declared, and
twelve days before It wus payable
the company borrowed $2,500,000.
In July, 1918. a dividend of 2 1- .'
per cent., calling for $875,000, wus
declared, and the company re
newed $1,000,000 In loans..
In the last days of 1918 anothei
21-3 per cent, dividend was de
clared, amounting to $875,000,
though there was a deficit of $1,
179,000 during the period covered
by the dividend.
. On MaTch 20, 1919, the day be
fore a receiver was appointed for
the Interborough - Consolidated,
the directors for tho Intermor
ough Rapid Transit the boards
of tbu two companies being Iden
tical borrowed $800,000 from the
Interborough - Consolidated and
lent It to the Interborough (Rapid
Transit .
. ... . ,.
ll,.at' w,th 'uU understanding of tho
stuation, I would ask you whether
you will waive Immunity?"
DIRECTORS READY TO ANSWER
RELEVANT QUESTIONS.
De Lancey Nlcoll said the directors
were ready and willing to answer
relevant questions, but would decline
to walvo immunity because the prac
tice of asking witnesses to waive
Immunity liT'an illegal, oppressive
and vicious a practlco that has
grown up in recent years not sanc
tioned by any statute or rule of any
court."
'Mr. Nicoll then declared that the
directors, instead of realizing large
profits and financial advantages, have
suffered gTeat losses by reason of the
depreciation or the company's securi
ties In recent years.
Judge Shearn replied that he would
rather hear that from the directors
themselves.
Turning to Mr. Betmont, Judge
unearn oskco mm ir tne statement
made by Mr. Nlcoll was In substance
his answer to the question. Mr Bel
mont said It was, and then admon
ished In a cool but dramatic manner
the assertions made by Judge Shearn
In the past.
Mr, nelmont said: I desire to
say that notwithstanding that, I havo
presented myself here and prepare to
answer any and overy question you
desire, and not only that, but about
my personal Investment and wbat
represents the very '.arse loss wnlch
I have to etand. lour sweeping as
sertion of the directors being Inter
ested In gambling In connection with
the property. I think, was uncalled
for and should 'nave u watted tnls ex-
amlti'ttTlnn Ynn tiav. tnrwlA thftfuto.
ment and I wish to i epudlate it, o
far us l am concerned, i nave no
right to speak tor my associates, but
my transactions and my connection
with this company are an open book
to you, sir, and open to the public.
To tnis juage nncarn retortea::
They are open except we cannot ask
WITH TEA
"For twenty years," said Dr.
Samuel Johnso.n, "I with tea
amused the evening,
"With tea solaced the mid
night, and with tea welcomed
the morning."
And, being an Englishman,
the good Doctor no doubt
enjoyed a sip at five o'clock,
too,
Just as thousands of lovers
of the refreshing beverage
are doing today at CHILDS.
jrjMj4am& iinij la
INQUIRY IS OPENED
INTO
50.000 SCOW
PURCHASE BY LEO
Not Worth So Mudi. Says
Witness, Explaining; They
Needed Caulking.
5 -
Commissioner of Accounts HirsN
llcld to-day brgau an Investigation
into tho purcliasu by John P. Lew.
wliilo ho was Commissioner ot Street
Cleaning, of two' Eastman side dump
ing scows, for which the department
paid $23,000 each.
The flret wltncs.'' was Thomas A.
Brndy. nn investigator ot the Depart
ment of Accounts. -Mr. Brady testi
fied Hint when he wanted to look Kt
the tiles ho was denied access to them
by employees nctlng under Instruc
tions of former Commissioner Leo, "
Coiiruissloner I.eo told him later. Ii
said, that lie would have to Know
what the purpoce of the Investigation'
wus before he would allow him to get
the information wanted.
John II. Thode, a master mechanic
of tho Street Cleaning Department,
denied thn' he had testified that the
scowh wen worth only $10,000 apiece.
He said that when vix-vtously exam
ined by Deputy Commissioner Lou
don lie vu. asked whether the scows
were woitli $500 ouch nnd, because of
tile ridiculously small valuo plareil
on them b tho Commissioner, ho
facetiously answered that they were
worth (it least $5,000-or $10,000 each.
He trstlfleu that he did not know
the value of the scows but that In
his opinion they wero not worth $2.1,
000 ench.
Mr. Thode testified that he had ex
amined them about two weeks nflor
their purchase and found that both
scows needed caulking and that tho
timber of one was spongy nnd would
not hold the caulk. Whtlo In his
opinion ono of the scows needed a new
bottom, he nald he was not prepared
to say that they were obsolete or un
seaworthy or worthless.
U. S. ADVISER WILL
SIT AT PARLEY ON
WORLD FINANCES
Reserve Board Announces Partici
pation in Stabilization of Ex
change Conference.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1 (Associated
Press). Decision has been reached by
the Federal Itcserve Board to send
un adviser to the forthcoming con
ference of foreign bankers called by
the Reparations Commission to dis
cuss oxchange stabilization, it was
said officially to-day at the Treasury.
you about them without granting It
munuy.
"No, that is only your view of it"
Mr. Belmont roplled "and If you do
not ask me questions because you do
not wish to give me Immunity that (s
your fault."
"It the public does not get the re
quired Information, that Is also your
rault, .Mr. iioimont continued, "wav
ing Immunity means nothing. I have
nothing to Jeopardize In my own in
dividual case. If Ifhad not been for
my own risk and act in the beginning
Now York would not have had a sub
way for many years, lour Imputa
tions Is not muoh of n reward for the
sar.rjflces I made."
Trad Mark.
Advt. on page 16
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