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gays Fletcher
Quit as Protest
On U. S. Policy
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Former Consul General
Chamberlain Asks Am?
bassador's Letter of Res?
ignation Be Made Public
Hints at Hidden Facts
Old Enmity Against Ameri?
cans Declared Stroug; Se?
cret of Carranza's Strength
Failure by the United States to
adopt a definite policy with regard to
?ha Mexican situation was declared
vesterday by George Agnew Chamber
'ain until last August American Con?
sul General in Mexico City, to be re
Boonsible tor the resignation of Henry
p. Fletcher as ambassador from this
country to the Carranza government.
Mr. Chamberlain, whose home is at
l7*West Fiftieth Street, was for more
than two years associate?! with Mr.
Fletcher in Mexico City. He said yes?
terday that what the former ambassa
?ar was compelled to say before a
Congressional committee last July in
Washington did not compare with
?hat he had reported to the State De?
partment, concerning conditions in
Mexico.
"Why did they not give out his let?
ter of resignation, with the reasons !
that irapelleil him to act?" the former!
consul general asked, "it seems to me I
that the American public is entitled i
to know why an ambassador, the dean !
in our diplomatic service, should throw ;
away his career just at the apex of
his powers without any idea of the
futur? and where he is to engage him?
self in business.
Would Give Truth to Public
"Mr. Fletcher served the government
m various positions from the bottom
'to the top of the diplomatic ladder,
i'olitical influences never were brought
to bear to disturb him in his career
slid his record at the S;ate Department
I speak advisedly?has no superior.
Vet, after a two years' struggle In
Mexico, he drops out of the service
,nd nobodv is informed why. I believe
the people should be told the whole
truth of this matter."
Carranza, Mr. Chamberlain said, is
holding his high office solely because
?f his hatred of Americans. All stories
?nat the old enmity for "gringoes" had
?^?appeared and that Mexicans had
come to love Americans were branded
as ridiculous.
"There is absolutely no truth in any
such stories." he continu?e. "The fact
:? that the old enmitT" is as bitter as
ever it was. In fact, Carranza stands
Absolutely on this ancient hatred. He
has fostered it until he has made it
the foundation of his power. Because
of this he is to-day the biggest figure
in Latin America. His whole internal
policy is 'down with Americans,' and
he has made this his pedestal. Take
away race hatred and Carranza will
fall."
P?eace Still Remote
"Then peace is still remote?" Mr.
Chamberlain was asked.
"Yes," he replied, "and it will be un?
til the .United States ?.dopts and en?
forces a definite policy with regard to
Mexico. I know Mr. Fletcher told the
government this and pleaded vainly for
some clearly defined policy. I say this,
for ? was intimately associated with
him during the two years we were in
the great war. I am convinced this
il back of his quitting his job. Both
of us quit. I rtsigned last August."
In discussing the project for a group
of Americans to visit Mexico next
spring as the guests of the American
Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, Mr.
Ch&mber'.ain said that tour would
prove nothing. He pointed out that
In order to make a good impression
Carranza would have the railroad from
Laredo, Texas, to Mexico City care?
fully guarded und nothing would hap?
pen to the Americans. American busi?
ness men will face risks to bay in
Mexico, Mr. Chamberlain said, because
even after they pay bribe3 to officials
they can ship and sell the commodities
at a substantial profit.
Must Pay Twelve Bribe? on One Car
"There is one commodity," he con?
tinued, "that I won't name, for you
would 'pinch' the company, on every
ear of which the dealer must pay twelve
bribes to as many government officials
before he can get the car to the bor?
der. Yet there is a priiit, for the un
lettled conditions in Mexico keep out
competition. Only the daring take the
chances."
As for the English in Mexico, Mr.
Chamberlain said they were in exactly
the same boat as Americana.
Mr. Fletcher was in New York
Wednesday. He left here for his home
in Pennsylvania late in the day.
As an authority on Mexican affairs,
Mr. Chamberlain is among the fore?
ra-ist in this country. He is the author
? "Not AU the King's Horses," a
story dealing exhaustively with condi?
tions in Mexico.
Three Plead Guilty to
Liberty Engine Fraud
Captain and Two Civilians Held
in $?,000 Bail for United
State?* Court
EAP.TFORD, Conn., Jan. 29.?Cap?
tain Harry S. Hegy, of Bridgeport, :
Conn., and two civilians, Charlen A. '?
Wirth, of Bridgeport, and Daniel D. j
Garner, of Detroit, were arrested to- j
day on a charge of conspiring to de
fraad the United States government by
??appropriating Liberty engines at the
Locomobile plant in Bridg?-port and
selling thern for their own profit.
The men, appearing before United
States Commissioner F. J. Corbett,
pleaded guilty, ? nd each was held in
$?5,000 bail for the February term of
the United States Court. Hegy and
W-rth were confident of furnishing
??ail, but Gardner said that as he had no
friend? hereabout? he would telegraph
his wife at Detroit for assistance.
During the war and afterward Rfgy
was a captain of ordnance. Wirth, a
civilian in government employ, was
chief inspector of ordnance at the Loco?
mobile plant and Gardner an assistant
x '??? ' tor of ordnance.
it is alles."-?! that the men conspired
to obtain half a dozen Liberty motors
*hich w?;r?- not charged to any officer'?
account The chemc starteti in July,
?ftd in Anguit the motors hud been din
I'Oijed of The engines were valui-d at
akoui $15,000 for the six. Finding the
'?'?gines ha?!, disappeared from stock,
military Intelligence agents traced
?htttl.
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L?nine Invites Friendly
Settlement With Poles
Churchill and Clemenceau Ae
cuaed of Trying to Incite
"?Senseless, Criminal War"
LONDON. Jan. 29. -A wireless dis
patch received nom Moscow says that
a declaration, signed by Premier
L?nine, Foreign Minister Tchitcherin
and Minister of War Totzky, addressed
to the Polish government on behalf of
? the Council of the People's Commis
, sanes, invites a friendly settlement of.
; all disputes and questions outstanding
? between Poland and Soviet Russia.
At the beginning the declaration says
' that it is "incumbent on the Polish gov-.
eminent to decide whether or not to
make war on Russia." It proceeds to
; accuse the agents of Winston Spencer
Churchill, tho British War Minister,
j and M. Clemenceau, the former French
j Premier, of endeavoring to incite Po
? land to n "senseless, criminal war
; against Soviet Russia."
i The declaration asserts that the
i Soviet government, from the first, rec
! ognized the ind?^pendence and eov
I ereignty of the Polish Republic, and
j that there is no territorial, economic !
or other question which cannot be ?
solved peacefully. i
! British Plan Air Pool
ForjOversea Service
Four Important Firm? in Ne?
gotiations; Sixty-Hour Trip
Is Their Aim
LONDON. Jan. 29.--Four of the
largest aviation firms in England are
negotiating a combine with the even?
tual purpose of development of a trans
Atlantic airship service.
It is said to be the purpose of th?
combine to purchase all airships which
the government docs not require for
the army and navy. Experiments have
been arranged for the early spring,
when short trips to Scandinavia and
Holland will be attempted, after which
an endeavor will be made to put into
effect a bi-weekly service to New York,
the voyage taking sifcty hours.
War Insurance May Be
Reinstated to July 1
New Ruling of RiskaBureau Es?
tablishes New Limit for
Ex-Service Men
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. ~- Former
service men may reinstate their war
risk term insurance at any time before j
July 1, under a new ruling of the Bu?
reau of War Risk Insurance announced
to-day by Director Cholmeley-Jones.
Applicants will be reinstated regard?
less of how long their policies have
lapsed or how long the former service
men have been discharged, provided
two monthly premiums accompany the
application and the applicant is in a?
good health as ho was when his policy
was issued. , i
Peer Urges "Dry" England
Saving Would Pay Debt to U. S.
in 7? Yeari, Says Leverhulme
PLYMOUTH, Eng., Jan. 29. ? Lord
Leverhu.niii, the British manufacturer,
who arrived here to-day on board the
steamship Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
from a visit of two months in the
United States, declared himself to in?
terviewers as in favor of the adoption
of prohibition in Great Britain, through
which, he said, enough could be saved
to pay the kingdom's indebtedness to
America within live years.
Lord Leverhulme said he had been
impressed by the welcome extended to
the Prince of Wales in the United
States. He declared that the prince
was Great Britain's greatest asset in
the maintenance of friendly relations
with the United States.
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Every Family Taxed $550
House Given Estimate by Critic
of Federal Reserve System
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. ? Govern?
ment taxes during 1921 will amount
to approximately $550 for every family
in the United States, Representative
Luce, Republican, of Massachusetts,
declared to-day in the House. Crit?
icizing the Federal Reserve Board for
issuing $3,000,000,000 in notes, Mr. j
Luce said there was an impending
"financial menace."
The Federal Reserve system, he said, ;
has "never stood any test."
Representative Heflin, Democrat, of
Alaniaba, replied that the reserve act
was "the best pioce of legislation de
vised to break the Wall Street mon
opoly." t
Pleads for Anti-Lynch Act
New York Man Appears in Sup?
port of Dyer Bill
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.?Arthur B.
Spingarn, of New York, representing
the National Association for the Ad?
vancement of Colored People, In a
statement to the House Judiciary Com?
mittee to-day urged that in event the
Dyer bill making lynchings a Federal
offense was held unconstitutional, the
Constitution be amended.
The committee is investigating the
question of ?lynching? throughout the
country and has before it a bill offered
by Representative Dyer,-of Missouri,1
to make lynchings a crime punishable :
by Federal laws.
Window Washers in Chicago
Strike for $48 a Week
CHICAGO, Jan. 29.?Window wash?
ers in Chicago have gone on strike, de?
manding $48 a week for experienced
washers who work on extension ladders
and $44 a week for apprentices?men
who have served less than six months
in the business.
The washers demand pay for forty
four hours a week, regardless of whether
or not work is done.
"Laxativo
Bromo
Quinina
Tablets"
Util Stritt, ecu fturtb Atmm
Special Value in
Hosiery
Women's Pure Thread Silk
Hosiery of a superior light weight
quality ? seamless foot ? seam at
back ? cotton tops and soles?-in
Black. Cordovan and Navy.
Pair 1.15
Mia and Phone Orders Promptly Filled?Until Further Notice, Store Hoar? 9:30 A. M. to 6 P. M.
J\*LnXj(d, CWto?fe C?O Co.
5tfic/buenue at 40tftj^haet
New Novelty
Handkerchiefs
An advance Spring shipment just
received ? featuring colored hand'
kerchiefs in hand blocked prints, also
fine quality all white with dainty
hand embroidered corners. Value .25
.15 Each
Extra Heavy Shaker Knit
SKATING SWEATERS
(For Men, Boys and Girls)
A Very Special Sale This Week
All pure lamb's wool and full fashioned throughout?regulation inter
college and interscholastic stitch that will always hold its shape no matter
how long they are worn.
Most Practical Styles
Double shawl collar and coat style?in Maroon, Navy, Oxford, Dark
Green and White. Regular Value 17.50 12.00
Plain V neck pull over or coat style Sweaters in Maroon, Navy, Ox?
ford, White and Dark Green. Regular Value 12.50 10.00
Boys' Sizes with double shawl collar?Navy or Maroon.
Regular Value 12.00
8.50
English Madras Shirts
Made from our own selection of these fine woven shirtings in plain
colors and neat fancy stripes.
Added to this lot are some other Shirts of various weaves, but in each
case they are equally as good value. Separate or attached collars.
Real Value 5.00 to 6.50 Special 3.95 (Tax .10)
Auto Robes
and
Steamer Rugs
Plush Robes?extra large?in green with rever?
sible side of black. Value ?6.50 Now H.75
1 5 Assorted fancy double Plush Auto Robes.
Value 27.00 Now 19.50
18 Fine Mohair Plush Robes?shepherd plaid?
black reversible back.
Value 45.00 Now 29.50
5 Fine Velour Limousine Robes?neat colorings.
Value 38.00 Now 29.50
100 Plaid Steamer Rugs?soft finish.
Value 12.00 Now g.5Q
Back Again !?One Price
Hair Nets
Quality, Durability, Value
After more than a year's search of the market
we have been able to obtain our former grade
of both Cap and Allover Neti in the wanted
shade?, and becaune we bought in huge quanti?
ties the ?ame erstwhile low price will exist.
Regular Retail Price $150 Doz.
Allover and Cap Nets
1.00 D<
FUR CLEARANCE
Not of odds and ends, but the regular high-standard Arnold, Constable
quality which means the finest pelts nature produce* and the best workman?
ship the market affords. This should be taken into consideration when mak?
ing a purchase, for one doesn't buy furs like one buys smaller items?they are
to be carefully planned and judiciously selected?therefore see the wonderful
collection here assembled at reduced prices and profit by the very substantial
savings to be had.
Formerly
SEALINE COAT?30 inches long.235.00
SEALINE COAT?42 inches long.285.00
HUDSON SEAL COATEE.335.00
GREY SQUIRREL COATEE?30 inches 515.00
MOLE CAPE?attractive model.550.00
BEAVER COAT of choice skins?36 inches 840.00
MOLE COAT?full length?choice skins. . 950.00
HUDSON SEAL SCARFS &
STOLES.33.50 to 180.00
MINK SCARFS. STOLES &
COATEES.75.00 to 695.00
Reduced to
211.50
256.50
301.50
463.50
495.00
756.00
855.00
27.50?162..50
38.25?625.50
New!
"Wool Fabrics
for the Spring season
WOOL SERGE?41 inches wide?
rn an unusually smart range of Spring col?
ors, including Navy, Midnight Blue,
Copen, Reseda, Taupe, Brown, Wine,
Plum, Grey and Black.
Special at 2.35 *A
COSTUME SERGE in Navy Blue
?ray?!>b inches wide. An exceptionally
fine grade.
Special at 2.95 **?
-Unusual Value
GREAT SALE-COTTON BLOUSES
2.00 2.95 3.50 3.95
WOOL
inches wid>
only.
TRICOTINE?56
?in Midnight Blue
A truly wonderful value.
Special at 4.95 J*
SILK
Hand Bags
Advance styles in the new novelty and
conservative shapes that will be in vogue
from now on. Handsome Moire Silks in
Black. Navy. Taupe and Brown?beau?
tiful linings and inner fittings.
Many fine Velvet Bags included.
Value 7.50
4.95
Sale of 100
Newest Silk
UmbreHas
Entirely new style handles, novelty tips
and stub ends to match handles. Excel?
lent quality of silk in black and colors?
must be seen to be appreciated.
Real Value 15.00
10.00
(Tax .60)
2.95
3.95
3.50
2.00
A fresh shipment just unpacked from the boxes and each wrapping disclosed some new idea not hereto?
fore shown. These models will be placed on sale at extraordinarily low prices as a very special feature this week.
Among the Assortment
Notable Savings on
SILKS
Black All Silk Georgette!
Crepe?40 inches wide.
In Stock 3.50
Pure Silk Voile?firm and
serviceable^?in black only.
40 inches wide.
In Stock 3.50
Striped Wash Silks?33
inches wide?Crepe finish.
In Stock 3.50
Georgette Crepe in street |
and evening shades ? 40
inches wide.
In Stock 3.50J
3.00
Yard
?are the daintiest of crisp Organdies with colored
trimmings that will add a note of distinction to the
New Sprir.g Costume?White Dimities with embroid?
ered collars?Voiles and Madrases. These usually
retail for $3.00. Introductory Price 2.00
White and Colored Dimities, with lovely hand
embroidered collars?fancy Voiles with the smart new
tailored collars?the last word in style attractiveness.
These usually retail for $4.00.
Introductory Price 2.95
Batiste Tailored Blouses with cluster tucks and
high neck?white embroidered collar and cuffs?very
effective and decidedly the "thing" for tailored suits.
These usually retail for $4.00.
Introductory Price 3.50
White Tuxedo model in Batiste with shell em?
broidery on the sheer collar and cuffs?finished with
a smart black tie. These usually retail for $4.50.
Introductory Price 3.95
NOTE?The values are truly remarkable?the models are all advance Spring
styles?therefore to effect real savings buy now before the regular prices are in force.
TOWELS
Specially Priced
An unusual offering of ALL LINEN
HUCK TOWELS at practically whole
lale quotations on the market today.
Dosen 825 to 38.50
Turkish Towels ? moderately priced
while the present stock lasts ? various
good qualities.
Do*en 3.50 *-? 30.00
One More Week of the
January Sales
Which Feature Special Values in
ORIENTAL RUGS
LINENS
SHEETS AND PILLOW
CASES
The Sale Prices cannot be duplicated
when present assortments are exhausted
Extraordinary Sale of
Children's Creepers and Rompers
Ever)) style that is practical and nerv is adequately
represented in the values available this weefy.
Poplin, Gingham and Dimity Rompers and Creepers, sizes
I to 4 years, in dainty colors of Pink, Blue. Tan and Yellow,
also all white trimmed with color?hand embroidered and
smocked. All are particularly made as to detail and finish and
are amply cut to insure plenty of freedom for active 'kiddies.
Very Specially Priced at
2.75, 2.95, 3.25, 3.50 to 4.95
Entire Remaining Stock of
Misses' and Women's /^
Apparel
to be offered at
15%
Less
Illustrated ? Plain Wool
Velour Misses' Coat ? also
comes in Silvertone.
Regularly $39.50
Less 15%
than present marked prices
A collection of choice models
in the fashionable prevailing
colors and fa-brics. Each gar?
ment plainly marked with pres?
ent price and the above dis?
count will be taken off at time
of purchase.
SLUTS.39.50 to 350.00
COATS. ...29.50 to 295.00
DRESSES... 29.50 to 235.00
NOTE?'This offering also
applies to other apparel
items not here listed.
Illustrated?Women's Coat
of Wool Velour with Sealine
Collar?Novelty lining.
Regularly $48.00
Less 15 %