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Army Accused Of Exorbitant Ship Repair Pay Transport Owners Got More Thau Officers' Boards Ad? judged Fair, Lieut. Hundo Te!Is House Committee Relates Two Instances 157.000 Given on Kroou land, Against 8108.220 Awarded After Survey WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.?Payments -. the War Department to steamship ? 'or the reconditioning uf as transports during the re in at least two cases greatly ? n ex -- i ' amounts adjudged equita ?ds of officers, Lieutenant Otto ttui . jr., in charge of the lepa! army transport service at . 7 j _ testified to-day before - war expenditures investigat Rg CO! Lieutenant Kunde, the only witness at the resumption, of the com raitte? '-; inquiry, said the excessive ? ards were made by Colonel John J. . . assistant chief of the army ? .- ? n service and port commander ? who had been empowered ?? ' - Baker to disregard the officers' hoards and to nal settlements himself. Colonel be heard by the committee ? ? o rho two cases cited by Lieutenant were the transport Kroonland, . by the International .Mercantile . . and the steamship . ' owned by the Atlantic por ' '-?pan;.. When the former was turned back to its owners, he sai 1, ? ? ip: . ed a claim of - ' .g th? ? hip. A beard f r ' posed of army officers, however, ei de i payment of but ?103.2 ind a beard of review sub? sequent!*, increased thi to 5205,950. The owners, according to the witness, ' ?'%-?? less than $550, ?. bul accepted Colonel Bradley's offer ? sttlement. of the Manchuria, ac Lieut? ::?.- - Runde, the 000 for re n airs \ board ol survey eut of $160,000, sel tied t lie elaim ???:?. of $450J000, ? witness. ? ?. Iving the return of to the owi ers ha\ e bee n ". Lieutenant 1%.: ?: ? raid, n re, involving clain - 7. '?'?? ,000, are aw a ting 810,000,000 Paid Britain To Settle U.S. Armv Debts "ulk of Money Applied to Con? tract tor Artillery Ordered Hot ore Armistice ONDQN, Dec. 7. The Amer? ?:.:: has, one way or another, ?ft o .-. tanding war con? tracts ' tl Great Britain by payment % a lump surri of approximately $10, bulk of this goes to pay . y ordered shortly be armist c<. del ?very of which ? been c? mpli ted, but is hoped . ? ' md of the year. lai ge " ?1 em was that .n : ? North Russian cam ?':.-? i ':: ited States naid Great 1 a* proxin at ly $1,750,000. for articles of cquip ? .; the armistice was ?reds of men in Great Hri g oi big ?Un contracts ? - ? : ':. ted States. Ai ,the mate . . had been purchased for tracts it was considered advis? able to allow the manufacture of the big guns to proceed, thus giving em ni to a large number and com - ? ie contracts in that manner, - than trying to pay a lump sum to can:'7: them. Hu-hand Kills Son and Shoot? Wife. Then Commit? Suicide BUFFALO, N. Y., Dec. 7.?Joseph Zabrincki and his young son were dead, and Jennie, his wife, was probao-y fatally mounded when police, attracted sounds of shots, broke in the door of their home in Broadway to-day. cations aro, the police taid, that Zabrincki had shot his wife and child tted suicide. They had quar? rel .: an<j .f.parat.ed. j Bakers Cocoa | ! Robust ?1c?n j ? ??????????? ????? ? | anci all who must have a | j great deal of tissue build- j : ing material to repair the ? ? waste caused by physical ! ! and mental labor, v. It is j j delicious,pure and whole- | j ?some, and is made by a j j perfect mechanical pro- j : cess, without the use of ? j chemicals, so preserving J ! m the exquisite flavor, j I '>''; aroma and color of | j Ikm thc high Krade i j ir??s cocoa beans. j ? i? ?COK ?'~ '. ? ????- RSClPBO 2 i NT i "Hi l- | Worter Bdeer&CoU-dt ? ?.>'. .?.--, reo - ?o?cnic*Tt*.i*i***? I : ' - ?- ->??.? ''-? ".' I ha Trthtt '. V.tr,t,l<iym*n\. ,\grrn ? Tiffany & Co. ?i-: Fifth Avenue &.- 37^ Street Bronzes by St.Gaudens MacMonxies Remington and other American Sculptors Insane Man Cremated In Cabin After Battle Rai<i bv Posse Follows Shooting of Sheriff. Who Walked a Mile Mortally Wo muled BILLINGS, Mont., Dec. 7.?E. F. Lampson, fifty-five years old, a home | steader near Tuffley, was burned to j death in his cabin early to-day after j a posse had set fire to it following an j all-night rifle and revolver battle and ! numerous attempts to dynamite the house. Lampson perhaps mortally ?wounded Sheriff Jesse Garfield yester ' day afternoon. Garfield had pone to 1 the cubin to arrest Lampson for sus? pected insanity. With a gun-shot wound in his hack Sheriff Garfield drove his automobile ? toward Franklin until he ran out of | gasoline and walked the remaining ; mile. He is in a Billings hospital. A posse of twenty men, headed by \ Under-Sheriff Harry Ringwald, set out i in cars from Ryegate, taking with them Lampoon's two sons, Walter and J, V','., 1 who were used during the night in an ' effort to persuade Lampson to leave the cabin. The posse was greeted with a : burst of shots. A running lire was maintained until the cabin was riddled. Lampson, apparently unhurt, fired spo? radically until a few minutes before the fire was set. Baker's Policv Threatens Deficit of $16,000,000 Secretary ("ailed Before House Committee to Explain He? rrn.tin? 210.000 Men WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Si ? re ?. : Baker was asked to-day by the House i Military Committee to appear before it Friday to explain why the War Depar - ment has recruited an army of i than 180,.) me i hai rmati Kahl . o? t be Ti ? u ? Mili? tary AfFaii - < 'oran ittee, aid s urne ci n inittee mcnil t tl I '?<??" \\ ir D ...... I brokei tl "? it! thi committee, explaining that the army appropriation for the year w on a maximum of 180,000 n -, with i the understanding that such a forci ' would b< sufhciei t. Reports to the committee, Mr. Kahn continued, indicate that the urn approximates 210,000 men and ,; at ? were being made to ? ai h 11 280,000 maximum allowed under thi army reorganization act. If this wen done, he added,-a deficit of at lea : ? $160,000,000 would be incurred. . 21 Town? Vole on Bars Regardless of Dry Lan Massachusetts Legislature Meet to Amend Constitution to Dis? pense With Elections i BOSTON, Dec. 7.?While thi 1 lature was convening here to-day t ' amend the state constitution to dc i Hwaj with voting on licensing the sali of liquors and of licensing the sale ol .. 2.7? oeer, voters wer.t to the polls h [twenty-one cities to cast their fina ?ballots on these qu33tions, as we'll a: on amendments permitting Sundaj ? '. s and boxing. In Northampton, home of Vice President-elect C.'oolidge, the vote wai against both liquors and beer, and ii : favor of boxing and Sunday sport.-. In Chicopec and Holyoke the voti ? favored all four questions. ? Siegel Halts Anti-Alien Measure.Report in House Minority Will Not Present the Findings Until To-morrow; issue in Doubt Prom r? ? T .?? ??''< Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. - Plans of Re? publican ieauri's for rushing through the Johnsi n immigration bill, placing a ban on practically all immigration to the United 5':? e for the next two years, were temporarily halted to-day by Representative I aac Siegel, of New York, who obtained unanimous consent to postpone the minority report until Thursday. Backer! of the measure expected to obtain its adoption to-day with tin? aid of the Rules Committee, which adopted a special rule limiting debata to four hours, but it was evident that a bitter t.:':- would follow such an attempt. That course was abandoned, therefore, :,:'???!' . heated protest by Mr. Siegel, While the Johnson hill apparently has strong support at present, ihr- op : -. - tion, leaded by Repri -??.':. iv< .-::"i_f':, believes the two-day d< 'ay ::, ?t? consideration will cause its defeat. The bill will com;- up on Thursday immediately after Representativi 5 ,. ii Kahn, o." California, addresses tit i i . ? ,..,:: .- elusion o.' .1 ti'panese. Rep resentative PI ilip I'. Campbell, of Kan -a?. chi ?::.; n of ; ! ?? Ru! Commit tee paid ic would make the rej u*l lin tin debate to four hourf plu: live minuti Resolution for Repeal of Y*i ar- finie Laus Approve? Arlion Exempts War Finance Food (Control a;*<l Trading Vt i;!i l'i" Enemy WASHINGGTi >N, Dec. 7.- L'hc Vol tend n lution to repei war-ti ? on Lily rep i to-day b th House Judiciary * . : . :. tee, v il an :.:?."iidmenf i ? pting the ??' ;? fim ci corpora act 'rom repea iii addition to ? 1 ?? ? foi i conti . '. ti ol Columbia rent ar d tradi n the c .? act -, a nd : ii ise men '. ' .? - auf hoi ?:' the suance of Lil '- ? ' , - : '? , Of M'hil . v, < ;'" - . . ? ipted tl thi :'' olutio ii11 ?..'' d. . \ .'.??? . ... I ..... uId be coi ered ::, .. before the end i the wee Deb-- Polled 950,000 \ <>u Aggregate 1?- Greatest Ever Ca for Socialist President Eugene V. Del . Soc al ;. can fo ?: Pre: dent in t he last i lecf ion, , ? ? >d in the federal pei tent iary at Atla n : coi ved :. ? a : 050,0 i ' voti t .? gri atest i umb . So :ia : ? Pn di i tial n< I inee in I c .-.: : ' ' . . tor; and ? mat . . ?"'..'... I vote ii? 6 Avai labl ' I moffic a : turn ? from : ' '. bu seven states s i. that Debs polli .1 900,503, ".i. ch, adci to the Soc alist votes o : stati's unaccounted for, but estimai I on the same basis as four years agi 48,3*36 - would give him a total 948,929. Th' missing states are Ida Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, No and South Dakota and Texas. franklin ??mon & Co. 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Po? land and Lithuania had 4 been left to reach ail agreement be'tween them? selves on the boundaries of the region about Vilna in which a plebiscite should be taken to decide whether that district should go to Poland or to Lith? uania. Voting on th? question was to take piare in Geneva under the aus pices of the League *'.' Nations. It had been agreed that should the represen? tatives of the two nations fail to reach an agreement the league's international i leb scite commission should settle th' question. These powers <% delimita? tion fell. therefore'. primarily on Colonel Chardigny, whom the Lithu? anians accuse of working for the Poles. The Lithuanian charg-s against Chardigny are many. They assert that they would long ago have I rown Gi ral Zellgouski and his troop of irregulars out of Vilna if the French plebiscite commissioner liad no: pre? vented such action. Therefore, the Lithuanians have he":: very desirous of ; reventing Colono! ( hardigny from tak? ing any pan in f.rbitrating the dispute ov? i' the boundary o? the plebiscite area. Protest Against Polish Demands i. ? ' ii'rn broke when Poland sub :..:'? : to the Council a demand for e ? increa e in the si se of tin: ares in which tii" plebiscite was to ho held Tlyj Poles s 7 ???? I i ?' at as a njethoc of vi'' ng, crowds gathered togethei at different points could cast theii ba lots in a body i - I of g.Miig sing? ly to tii" pells. The Poles also in si ?ted that, instead of disbanding Zeil gou ki's army, as had been intendec when the international army tool charge of \"ilr.a. it she?.id have th? option of acting as a local militia dur ing the plebiscite. i iii s? demands I 1 oughl \ ?olent oh jections from the Lithuanians, who sa> ;'-. '?::! al " the possibility thai Colo nel Chardigny would be called upo; to arbitrate unless the Polish demand were a ?cede It' Fi oni their point o ? 'Rv, I he Lithuanians ;?' gue that tirs capita Vilna was taken awa froi them by Poli -7 roops : seconi the, ? ; ?'? pre' ente : from throwing th 7 ????? oui by fore ; : liird, tii" Lith uania ? ere maneuvered into bavin ri"' '? ...'- ? o ??:.' aboul the plebiscit : giv<;n into the hands of th I'ol ui 1er /.??' %?" : ?.i and ol a coir uled '?'. " : '.-- .? nil itary otlice ;o 7 nging to the armv of a : ation allie with tl l'oies. Summoned FJefore Council : thuai : n ..;?? 'ntat!ve wa ? : re the league < iounci ...... j..., l'y Ii rev. ki, 0 Poland, he sai ? ai the dtuation ?? Lithuania wi l-I ' 1.1 for hi: go*, en nl ' . ' '. ; ?? oh hi: "ii at Vilna I pom . lie : '1 cl that r.is go that the league shou nol end u to : ' ma - ..--. f :. - - ? 01 .'? request i charj againsi 1 0 'hardi .. 1 . hi countr I're-r lenl M. an; iv* ied to Wold ? '1 -.,,... ' . . , when . . Li. n u an i i.-legati Lurm i?n I ? .. ? ? : iecla "?? . I nal I r ncil I'-i ? 1 : ; . r : ' body, b ? ? da i-nibl* ' : : ? hand** of few : ' ' 'fui cour, tri i '/ho were igl ing for Polai I and he Mit? an wl ? '? ? hal eas 1, did not say anyth '. i ? opposition to 1 ' ' h dem ands. i ' ? ,,? i ,, ? ; . . ,-y | y .. ?,. '?r ma r reiterated hi request th the an ; ul it g to Vil [Jyi ? thai t wa ? i" (lou natum th ' "prepa r"! ? ons" I the .; : il h ' ?' an international '01 I 11 o bo stopped. No Forceful Step Taken Despite Preside I ! : yma n: ' dec?a ?? ' undei ? ' hal no furtl have actua.llv I ? .. take! to ? :.1 army Lo Lith uan ia. Delegates f that 1 here v. ill be ome di fficulty reai iiing an am ?c .'? ? ettlemenl of 1 di pu te, Thej point out thai this '. .?? occasion in that it is 1 - time that n small nal ?on has 1 ? ???.- elj a rused thi League of ? tion -r of ii '.?'?? : rn ?? - and ? '" nidinr' aggressor against a neighboring nation j whose integrity has been violated. It is understood that steps have al-i ready been taken to persuade some of j the leaders on the floor of the Assem- j bly to bring the question up for public ; discussion there, but so far no success ? has attended these efforts. The dele- ? gates do, however, feel the urgency of ' finding a way somehow tor the league to tide over this failure/to settle one of the first real disputes to come to its attention. One solution of the question which is suggested as a possibility is a confer? ence attended by representatives of Poland, Lithuania and Soviet Russia. It had been thought that the Russians had no intention of interferring in the dispute, but the documents submitted to the Council, which included a note from Moscow to the Lithuanian govern? ment, proved that such was not the case. Treaty With Russia Wo'.demar sent a communication to the Ltague Council on December 3, in which he inclosed an extract of con? versations that had been held between the Lithuanian government and Axel rod, the Bolshevik representative at Kovno. One of these quoted Axelrod as saying "categorically" that the terms of the treaty between Lithuania and .Soviet Russia must be carried out. This treaty, which was concluded July 12, 192?-?prior to tie incursion 'f Polish troops into Lithuania- provides in Article 1 that Lithuania shall per? mit on her -oil no foreign troops hos? tile to Russia. A Bolshevik note de? livered to Lithuania said: "Russia con? siders that the incursion of Allied troops which supported Yudenitch, Denikine and Wrangel comes within the provision of Article 4.'' This moans that the Bolsheviki do not intend to tolerate the presence of Polish troops in Lithuania even it' the league doos. Argentine Bolt Held Real Test of League Viviani Declares Its Solidity Was Shotcn by Failure o? Withdrawal to Disrupt t< By Ralph Courtney Special Cable to The Tribune Copyright, 1920, Xew York Tribune lac GENEVA, Dec. 7. Rene Viviani, o France, discussing to-day with th? ?Tribune correspondent, Cue solidit; which the League of Nations showei when Argentina's withdrawal failed t break up the organization., said thi test of strength had brought ou clearly that the league was a towe of strength. No longer, said th Frenchman, could people say that th ', league would break up on the rock of international disagreement. Th organization had left the realm c idealism ai : h ad become a fact. "The league is now a necessity whic conditions in the world impose on a -1 .?? ," be said. "We maj ha' . lew! at di laj d in get tin do-, n to : lal bu - ;ne -.-, by the neci sitj of arrangii g rules of pr icedui .?<?.?: .::..- indusl rial concerns ha' ? . , as long a - v, e have to reach o present status. But the league mu be : lade complete, i! mus, oval wi ::.. world problems and in order to \ ? <.. ?it in ;.-? include a! i nat ion - and I ? fi re an . oat ion en n joi n it must co ? w ? 5 ?,rt. ' - v o he es. ~ irticle a; t;? it < ach member mi ; give ":r ici :..' guaranty of its sinci intention to cari*} oui its internati obligations. It :-? ; o.vsibli to doub nation's intentions, and I here v. as questioi a to ? hethi r some intentii ... ere " rer i, but w i can L>:> cert now, thanks t ? this art ich . "'5: e oft he ,ii" 5t : nt e re ?ting poi o the league '.; procedu re is the n mi ;? rule in certain question: '' : u e ?- : st ' no ot her a; sembly , pariiament and I think we are congratulated that we have it. intend to arbitrate in world affairs : i the unanim ty rule i - one wh ich i ?a us also judge ourselves. Every < has his own particular interests, i ivl en it :: realized that no decis ?whatever is possih?>> without unai itj i' ''y one will be forced to mi cu nces ion ." \ i\ ?an: '??. oai.J not dii c as - direc the departure of the Argentii ???-. .... aying only that he ind ? the ??'. ords of Lord !'??'? ' ecil, v ; t Monday's session, .'r:r;?'i/--,i the . . i of Honorio Pueyrredon, Arg ?::? spokesman, in objecting to the ?) ! edurc which the Assembly followe. ! dealing with h i ?s proposed amendme Greeks in Riots i Against Return Of Constantine 'Continued Iron life artel t:-.e Greek superstition that Tuesday is j an unlucky day. "It is like your Friday," he remarked ! to the correspondent. "N'o ..-.atter what happens, they will not telegraph to- j cay." Discussing to-day the possibility of Greece attempting to negotiate a loan . in the United .States in the event that. the Allies discontinue their financial support of Greece, Constantine said, with twinkling eyes: "Were President Wilson there, I don't know. Perhaps the new government will be more gen- | er ou s." Anxious to Go to Front As soon as Constantine hears from the Athens government .. special train will be ordered to take him to Brindisi, which trip, he said, would require five day-. Although Constantine has not made plans to go to the front in Asia Minor, he declared, "I should like to do so as soon as possible." With regard to the Allied charges f unfriendliness, which he character? ized as "extraordinary calumnv," he said: "That I am badly disposed toward the Allie-.t.!' ever have been is ridicu? lous. 1 have never been pro-German, nor was I well disposed toward Ger? many d iring ' ire war.'' Explaining the famous telegram he sent Emperor William, saying: "You know on which side my sympathies are," ( onstantine said : "Of all the telegrams the Allies point to now, that Is the only one needing explanation. The reason I sent that ah.- because the Allies had violated Greek neutrality and I wanted to seem on good terms with the Germans as well as with the Allies. The purpose of the telegram was to let Germany know that Greece was neutra! friendly to both sides." Miller Picks Military Aide ?i i ernor-elect Nathan L. Miller, at the St. Regis Hotel last night an? no meed he had chosen Major Ranulf Compton, a bond broker of Saratoga Springs, for militar*, secretary. Major Compton wa ; commissioned a ?tiptam '. ' infantry in the State Na? tional Guard on November 26, 1912. On July 13, 1917, he departed for France with the 15th New York In? fantry, and in March the following year he was attached to the Fourth French Corps in the Champagne. in April, 1918, he joined the Tank i en er, and the next mont1; was com? missioned a captain in the United States Tank Corps, rising to the rank of Major iii the same command the fol PIGS WITH NAMES On a Polynesian farm the pigs ! are second only to members of the household. ! in fact, each little pig is given I a proper name as soon as it is born. ; In this country pigs are just 1 piers; they receive no proper names?until they have been killed. ; Then the best or them are i called ham, bacon, or sausage ?at CHLLDS. 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Italian Blockading Ship Joins DWnnunzio Force TRIESTE, Dec. 7.?The Italian de? stroyer Bronzetti, blockading Fiume, has joined the D'Ai. mulo forces. ROME, Dec. 7.?The evacuation of Dalmatia by Italian troops already ha? been begun. The garrisons whicn oc? cupied Verpoglie and Christagr.e h ive returned to Zara, while the carabineers at N'evegiie and Obrovazrto have been ordered to keep themselves in readiness to deliver their posts to Jugo-Slav gendarmes. ANC ON A, Italy, De.-. 6.?-Royal guards to the ntimber of BOO and many carabineers have been dispatched' to Zara, where the situation is grave owing to the resentment of the popi lation at what is termed the abandon* ment of Dalmatia by Italy. Offi ices AND R loors Bush Terminal Building 130 West 42m. Street CROSS & BROWN CO. 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