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PAN-AMERICAN
NATIONS TO JOIN
IN A PEACE PACT
ArWtrntfnn to End Boundary
pfupntc No Munition
for Rrvolntlonhti.
TO SHOW TNITEP STAND
FOR MONROE DOCTRINE
WiHiviToi. Dec. 19. Confidential
negotiations are In progress between
lerretary of State Lansing and the
Uploinatlc representatives of all Central
and South American republic looking
to the establishment of a new Pan
Amrrlcan alliance, unter which all
boundary (Deputes will be settled by ar
bitration and a gener.il agreement
adopted to bar munitions of war from
hlpment to revolutionists In any of
these countries.
The negotiations which developed In
connection with the Pan-American Sci
entific Congress now In session here
hare the full support of President Wil
ton, who In said to have been In com
munication with Secretary Lansing from
Hot Springs. Vs.
One of the principal Vaturea of the
discussions at this congress has been
an effort to create among the delegates
from Latin America a widespread ap
proval of closer union and friendship.
Secretary Lansing himself at the open
lag of the congress urged closer co
operation among the Pan-American re
public and sounded the slogan :
"One for all and all for one."
oafers With Diplomats.
Since delivering Oils address the Sec
retary has been having conferences with
the Latin American diplomats In pales
and has outlined to them hie policy, teeth always, but the email counlrlee
Following these conferences the dlplo- what are they to do? There Is no pro
mats have communicated the details of tectlon for theim but the protection of
the plan to their respective Governments law. and there Is no protection In law
and are awaiting Instructions. For their unless the law las made clear and defl
convenlence it Is underetood that 8 ere- mte and certain so that a great bully
tary Lansing furnished each Ambassador cannot escape It without running into
and Minister with a written raemoran-. the conden nation of that law.
dum of his proposals. "So 1 say that every dictate of hu
Mr Lansing has assured the diplomats manltv should lead ua to urn forward
that the chief aim of the I'nlted Statee
was to preserve pence In the Western
Hemisphere and that realising that the
greatest difficulties In the paat have
arisen from boundary disputes and icvo-
luUons It Is desired now to propose a
means of settling the one by amicable
arbitration and preventing revolutions
by cutting off the supplies of war muni-
tiuna
While there Is nothing to show that
ths proposals have gone beyond this
stage, officials of the State Department
declare that If the United States con
luoceed In bringing about a closer union
between the American republics one of
the Important results will be notice to
the rest of the world that these republics
stand united atralnst foreign aggr
and ror the Monroe Doctrine.
Peace Would Be Assured.
It Is pointed out that If all the Pan
American countries, Including the United
States of course, would consent to resort
only to arbitration as a means of set-
themselves not to sliic arms to rtvolu
tionlsts In helghborlnt; count ilea peace
amotig these countries would be lo a
large extent Insured and the nations left
free to work out their destinies.
From the rapid decline of the Villa
revolution In Mexico following the shut
ting off of arms and ammunition from
his forces, the United Stales has been
given practical opportunity to test out
the effectiveness of such a method of
discouraging Internal troubles ln a
neighboring country.
The slgnlncsnce of the negotiations In
their possible bearing on the future of!
th. Monroe Doctrine is warranted, of- I
flnlala ,i...'h.r.. hv I ha f..r,,- riiU
Secretary Lansing made to this doc
trine In his speech last Monday before
the Scientific Congress. In this connec
tion he said :
"Within recent years the United States
has found no occasion with the excep
tion of the Venezuelan boundary Inci
dent to remind Europe that the Monroe
Doctrine continues unaltered
a na-
tlonal policy ln this republic. The re
publics of America are no longer chil
dren ln the great family of nations.
They have attained maturity."
rss-Aajerless Qaalltlee,
At another point Mr. Lansing aald :
"When we attempt to analyse Pan
Americanism w. find the essential
qualities are those of the family sym
pathy, helpfulness and sincere desire to
see another growth In prosperity, ab
sence of oovetousness of another's pos
sessions, absence of jealousy of another's
prominence and, above all, absence of
that spirit of Intrigue which menaces
the demo ratlc peace of a nelghtMirhood.
"With all earnestness, therefore, I
gommend to you the thought of th.
American republics, twenty-one sovereign
and Independent nations hound together
by faith and Justice and firmly cemented
by a sympathy which knows no superior
and no inferior but which recognizes
nly all equality and fraternity."
Houndry disputes have been the cause
of much trouble and many uprisings In
die South and central Amertoan States
and an agreement to arbitrate these
differences would be a long step toward
as iriiiK peace.
60 CALIFORNIA SNOWBOUND.
Morn Damage ta Fralt ladaatry
Is Reported.
IOs ANVnci.is, Dec. 30. One of the
beavlssl xnowstorrm In the history of
this section of the country Is to-4ay
sweeping southern California from moun
tain to sea and from the Tehachapls to
far below the Mexican border.
In some parts the snow reached a
depth of twelve Inches Snowballing be
came u general sport for the first time In
history
Nearly three Inches of snow covers
Pasadena, where on New Year's Day
there will be held a tournament of roses.
Telephone hi -1 telegraph wires In soms I
TmZJSSSSZU
car service bOlwoaaj Los Angeles and
Hsarby towns in th valleys I at a
Standstill,
Much damage Is believed to have been
dan. V. . i,l 1 JL. , ..". .i". .I"
lr..y we, and he vy'.now breaking
irM , branches and to the tempera-
lure 1
ing below the fmezln, point in
ome lot alltles.
BIG RUSSIAN LOAN DENIED.
"anker. Here In. hie to
Reach
)' frograd by ( able.
Report:, that a large loan had been
en ured In this country by Ru-slan banks
Jer. denied yestiarduy by the banker
here who have been conducting the negn
tUUIons for the placing of u loan of $60,-
O'N, IH, I)
Tb Guaranty Trust Company Is at th
a-r . ' 1 eaMf ' - " 1 me
" or syndicate which has churge
Of ihe arrangements for tins loan, offl-
el.! ,,f lhM tru,t aomptuiv .al,! yester- 1 French. Century Standard and Samper's urg th passage by ( ongresa of the
Jay thai owing to cable difficulties they code. Message must bear th nam it organic act. giving American cltlzer.
hxl b.-en unable to get in touch with th cod used In check. Plain Spanish 1 ship and greater degree 01 horn nil ,
rstrognM lor several ilayi
SMALL NATIONS' HOPE
LIES IN NEW LAW-R001
He Urges That a Moral Code Be Formulated by Private
Societies of Experts for Adoption
by the World.
eVllUIWrMMw fl.. A an s
sen see ins pro-
tectlon of the weak nation against the
strong the adoption of International rulsa
of right conduct ,a urged , Kl.hu
Root lo-day In an address to the Inter-
national law ee. .Ion of ths ran -Amerl-
can Scientific Congreas. the American
society of International Law and the
American InstUut. of lr.i.rnatlona. Law.
Such a code, aald Mr. Root, la the only
defence of the email nation against the
huiiv I
' " . ,
How such a cods of International law 1
may be beat formulated was the question '
under discussion. I
under discussion. I
Simeon L. Baldwin, si-lovernor of
Connecticut, proposed that the work be ,
entrueted to the committee of a scientific j
academy rather than to a commission,
which would probably be composed of
statesmen or politicians Instead of
scholars, and then submitted to ail the
peoplee of the world for approval.
Arthur N. Kuhn of New fork sug
gested that progisss toward an Interna
tional regime of law must II ln the di
rection of emphasising Its obligatory
character and that the law should be
codified with .that end In view.
Mr. Jloot'e Speech.
Mr. Root said In part:
"Are the email natlona of the earth to
continue? is It to be any longer possible
lot IM little people to maintain their in
dependence? That Is a serious question
with many of us In th:. joint meeting of
t li sub-section of the Society of the Pan
American Congress and ths American
Society.
"The large nations oan take oare of
themselves by the exercise of power If
tin n are wtlllna to be armed to the
that process by which. In Its better Vi considered as a conclusion, there
moments, mankind may be led to agree cn no codification but considered as
to the setting up of clear and definite:' process: there must be codification
and distinct rules of right conduct fur i codification pressed forwsrd and urn. .1
the control of the great nations in their
dealings with the small,
"The presence here of Dr. Mathura,
whom It Is a great pleasure for me to
na.ii as a cuiieugue in me lacuuy oi
political and administrative science ol
ha.ll as a colleague in the faculty of
the University of San Marcos at Lima.
and or the distinguished Ambassador
frorr. Brazil, my old friend from Rio d.
Janeiro, leads me to say something
which follows naturally from my reflec-
turns regarding the Interests of the
smaller nations.
HraMrsas Hla Old Message.
"It Is now nearly ten years when
your people, gentlemen, and the other
peoples of South America were good
enough to give serious and respectful
consideration to a mesaage that it was
my fortune to take from this great and
say to you. gentle i en, and to all my
Latin American friends here ln this con
gress that rveryihiiiK that 1 said tn
behalf of the Government of the United
States at Kiu de Janeiro In ltfut la true
now as It was true then.
"There has been tie departure from
the standard of feellrg snd of policy
which was declared then In behalf of the
American people. On the contrary, there
Is throughout the people of this coun
try a fuller realisation of Ihe duty and
the morality and the high policy of that
u , country there are
.-ag?g-i V7 yg?1? Vi-
" , ..v.... ,,.
eral opinion and general conviction, both
In their views and In their conduct: but
the great, the overwhelming body of the
American people, love liberty not In the
restricted aenee of desiring It for them
selves alone but in the broader aense of
desiring It for all mankind.
"The great body of the people of these
United States love lustier, not merely aa
they demand It for themselves, but In
being willing to render it to others. We
believe In the independence and the dig
nlty of nations, and while we are great;
BREAK WITH TEUTONS
IS URGED AT VASSAR
Faculty Members Send Peti
tion to Wilson Asking
Diplomatic' Severance.
Pot.'OH Kitr.pstg, N. T., Dec. Sfl. A
petition signed by between twenty-flv. , excuse, from the standpoint of produc
and thirty members of the faculty of I Hon, for the rapidly Increasing gasolene
Vasaar College, urging an Immediate
break In diplomatic relation between
this country and lioth Germany and Aus
tria, has been forwarded to President
Wilson.
The petition reviews brlefty tne events
since the opening of the European war.
patting special attention to the sinking of
the Lusitanla and the Ancona. Th. final I
i.nniiriinifui are as follows;
"I?7h Tname of humanity, to the de-
mm nt which you have pledged the 1
n.non- ln the name of our country,
ipa. Amen im reei sesnvs w
redeem tne ngnis 01 iiumaiiuy which
every government honors Itself In re-
meeting, and which no government Is
TEHSr in realsnln on behalf of those
T.a.r 11. care and authority.
'malntarn dl'pomatlc r-e.at.on.
. c .nh,n tlllt mr. Snnil O
with the Government wnion sun rerrains
from disavowing the destruction of th
Lusitanla and with It allied Govern-
...hil.h ha. don nothing to dlacon-
.T: mlrTlevou. Interference of It.
aocred. ed r.prea.ntat.ves , w.th our .n-
terna. inuus.r..., am. ;.---
lowed the exampic o. - , -saw
I mi ttttV niUt mrillliri nin vim nnu esasja--
rlflclng the live, of American non-com-
batants"
Dr Henry Noble MacCracken, prosl-
dent of the college, dlld not sign the ps-
tltion He aald It In no way reflected
tbe sentiments of Viar College aa an
Institution, but merely mowed tn attl-,
tude of the individual signera
Cad Meseages re Hoadarsve.
irhe Postal Telegraph Cabl Company
announce that messages for Hon-
. ., n,,w Km aiw-ented In A. H f '
nuras saaay . ---
fifth edition, l.ieoer . w.iern union
Kentlav's. Bcott's Tenth Edition, As.
jor Knglish language also allowed."
,.o.i,,, vim have so simnrn uoneia nm 1 ... . . . .. irr nu
en tied to tbe flrt place Tin our thought. ' montna or tn. year nas reaay sumu- beloriKtiig to the senorlta has
!n actions we appeal o you to tak "ted nrllllna; actlvltle. which may con-,mate, as hWl u tlO.00O.0flO.
iSLSSU ms T necessary to fe- ' "SP Production." are thoee who believe II 00.
W" - - .a TO-day bulletin doe. not give the lh. unrenet amonnl She vi
gut
we estimate our greatness sa ons of the
' of oir noseeislons and ws hold the
EfL5jJ UDon Island of
mfcSStt'SZS'X
rlty In the right to respect and In the
r,e"hl to treatment of an equal,
Tkaa biatrial Wealth
. wealth.
hJX'X "for" 'icriflcf are
nobler than material wealth. We know
" can be found In the little
8lat M we" ln the big one. In our
respect for you while you are small ana
for you when greater there can be no
clement of condescension or patronage.
r ,n' woul' do violence to our own
, of lhe d , m
sovereignty."
Mr. Hoot then discussed the question
?J1 J no International law should
be odlfted.
"If that means should we undertake
to put the law of nations into a single
body, which shall be the nils and guide
lor miemation.il relations, I think."
said he, "we must answer no; that It, Americans are practically excluded from
Is Impossible at the present time. On I German territory. Officials of the De
the other hand, codification considered I pertment Infer that with the develop
not as a result but aa a process. It seem : ment of the Ancona rrtsle American
to me pl.unly should be attempted and
pressed forward and urged with all
possible force.
"Recent events, or rather the realisa
tion of the truth which comes from a
great war ln Europe, compels us to
consider the great shortcomings of whst
we think of aa International law, to
consider how narrow the field which it
covers, how vague and uncertain it Is
within Its own field and how difficult
Is to compel In any way a recognition
of Its gules of right conduct.
"There Is but one way In which that
weakness of International law can be
cured, and that Is by the process of
codification, a process which must be
extended through long periods, which
has been going on very gradually for
many years. The Declaration of Paris
was a little bit of codification. The
three rules of the treaty of Washington
constituted a little Mt of codification as
between the I'nlted States and Great
Britain and they have been In substance
accepted and adopted by the nations of
Europe and The Hague.
"The Oeneva convention covered a cer
tain field by codification and the Hague
conventions a much wider field. So 1
on by all possible means
"I cen go a step further than that
The changes ln the conditions of earth.
the changes In Internstlonal relations
which have been so rspld In recent
, " - . -
hv, outstripped the growfh of
International law.
Law Dorsal Keep) Pare.
"I think It quite right to say that the
law of nations does not come so ner to
covering the field of national conduct to
day aa It did fifty years ago The de
velpment of International relations In all
their variety In the multitude of ques
tions that arise goes on more rapidly
than the development of International
law. and If you wait for custom without
snv effort to translate the custom Into
definite statements fr 'm year to year
you will never get any law settled ex
cept by bitter controversy
"The pressing forward of codification
of International law Is made necessary
by the swift moving of events among
atlon. We cannot wait for custom to
lag behind the action to which the law
should be applied.
"I want to express entire harmony
with what Gov. Baldwin said a few mo
menta ago upon the other branch of this
question as to whether It should be
by government or by private societies
It Is not practicable that governments
hould do the threshing out of questloes
necessary to reach a definite statement
of a conclusion. That has to he done
with freedom from iHine'.raint by the
private Individual doing his work In a
learned society or In private Intercourse.
"I think It Is not generally understood
that the first conference at The Hague
would have been a complete failure If It
had not been for the accomplished work
of the Instltut des Kiats Internationale.
"So I think It Is quite clear that the
process of codification, step by step,
subject by subject, point by point the
process of codification must begin with
the Intellectual labor of private Indiv
iduals, and It must he completed by the
ecceptance of Governments.'
PLENTY OF GASOLENE
THOUGH PRICES JUMP
50,000,000 Barrels More In
Reserve Than a Tear Apro,
Says Geological Survey.
Washington, Dec. SO. There Is no
jprlcea, according to an official statement
Issued to-dav bv the I'nlted State. Go-
issued to-day by the united States Geo-
logical Survey.
In a bulletin Indicating a heavy In-
..... i i,.ii v.r 1... ...
jTT . . .
says :
"Th. Increase ln stocks is In Itself a 1
f lr, ,,.,,,,, r,buttai of any price 1
' ,
booatln Plea of a present shortage. 1
Furthermore trie better market for crude
n whscih characterised th. clo.in
nroductlon flaures for this year, but does
. . - .
te the reserve crude oil condition. It
says : .... I
"The, statistic are of special Interest !
to th. gaaol.n. consuming public In that
lliev llluumr nil.,,, . ,,e, inn
output ol : crude ol. of which .tgolf
w- -
Continuing, th bulletin says:
"The present year began with a ur-
P.u of petroleum In field storage so
that production of crude oil was not
JZ
IV.T .,";;::, .,,h,,h .;7.h
- '" . TSSS oTSZ
. .-
yield of the well th paat year about
8 Pr cent' "main ln field storags and
added to this are th toek held In
storags by th. pipe line rompanle. a
reserve estimated by ths Geological 8ur-
vey at 50,000,000 barrel greater than
a year ago.
Ths supply I not unlimited In th.
United States, but th. decline In th
country' output of crud oil ha not
yet set In."
(lor. Yager tall for Home.
San Juan, P. R., Deo. 10. Gov, Yager
sailed for lh United Stat. to-day to
to Port)
THF ATTN VWtbAY
'GERMANY EXCLUDES
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Won't Honor PaMport With
out Birth rprtlftrstf
Many Held in Antrla.
Waskikotok, Dei.. SO - On the heels
of the Information this afternoon that
the Austrian reply to the second Ameri
can Ancona note had been delivered to
Ambnsssdor I'enfleld announcement was
made to-night at the State Department
that Qermatiy Is refusing to honor pass
porta held by American cttlsena In Aus
tria who desire to pass through Qer
msn territory to Holland for the purpose
of returning to the United Btatee.
According to a report received from
Ambassador Pen Meld, who has communi
cated the Information to Ambassador
Gerard at Berlh. with a request that the
matter be taken up with the Herman For
sign Office, the Oerman consulate at
Vienna la re.'uslng to vise the American
passports unless these holders are able
to produce birth .jertlflcate or certifi
cates of American naturalisation.
In consequence of this the Anrbsssa
dor Indicated In his report to the De
partment both native and naturalized
cltliens In Austria, doubtful as to the
outcome of the controversy, are
deavrTina to leave the countrv and are
anxious to use what Is practically the
only exit, namely, the route tnrougn
Germany to neutral Holland
At the German Bmbney to-nlgnt It
was denied that sny In rmstlnn had
been received here to confirm the report
or Amoaasanor t-enneiu or 10 iii OVer which the human race has no con-
the purpose of the new regulations. tr0) jt naa been always with us, he
As the practice of obtaining birth eer. and always will be so long as the
tlflrates tins never before been required. worjd on developing aa It has de
and as American citizens are not In the Vt loped. He traced the red path of con
hsblt of getting suoh certificates, off!- niof ,n the wake of expanding trade and
dels her. regard the requirements Im- attributed It to the scramble for con
posed by the Consulate et Vienna aa tro Df communication lines between
prohibitive. Kor this reason It is
thought probahle that Amnassaaor
Gerard will be Instructed to mske vlg-
orous protest If Instructions to thla end
have not already been sent.
The report from Ambassador Penleld
to the Department follows:
German Consulate at Vienna re-
fue to vise American passports for
travel In German Kmplre unless bear
ers present certificate of birth or nat
uralization. Americans here not pos
sessing these documents, consequently
being detained Have presented matter
to German Embassy with request for
mollification of present regulations to
enable American citizens to return to
their homes an. I informed Rmbaesy
Merlin requesting their good offices in
presenting matter to German authori
ties. The above regulations practically
exclude from Germany bona fide
American born and naturalized Ameri
can eltlzet s, hearers of American pass
ports, hut not the required additional
documents, snd will tend to work
hardships and delay, making It prac
tically impossible for such persons to
embark from Holland.
FOUR INDICTED FOR FIRE.
Manslaughter Charges Follow
Death, of 12 la Factory.
The Kings county Qtmnd Jury yester
dny returned four Indlrtmer.ts charging
manslaughter In the first and recond de
grees against four persons in connection
With the Diamond Ogndy factory tire at
2V1 ' North Sixth street. Brooklyn, on
November last. In wbJon twelve em
ployee died.
The Indictments are against Cells Dia
mond as owner and her husband, Kdwnrd
L. Iitamond, as inurmgi r of the factory
and Samuel Hat kin and Samuel Simon
as agents in charge of thf Kssex Waist
Company on the third floor of the bulld-
Inir
It Is specifically
barged that the de-
fendants allowed the trap door hi the
neau or the stairs between IM third and
fourth floors to la? locked while the em-
ployees were In the building. The four
defendants were arraigned before Judge
I-ewis in the County Court, pleaded not
guilty and the
IMi.uuu osm ussy hit
nishea tn tne 1 oroner I Court was con
tlnued.
No date has been fixed f"r the trial.
YOUTHFUL HEIRESS
WILL GET HER CASH
Don Teixeira Promises
Speedy Apcoiinting to
His Daughter.
Post JgrrrssoN, L. I., Dec. SO Sen-
orita Georglana Teixeira, who says she
V,nH Im Sam tn . Vint el at Pnrl t .ft,
j U l.i tn m the home of her father, known
as I on Kuitenlo de Teixeira, Marquis of
Agulla Branca, at Setauket. L. I., be
cause he would not let her handle a for
tune Inherited from her mother or re
ceive letters or visits fllim irirl friand
had a long conference with her father !
here to-day
Justice or the Peace Jaiwb S. Dreyer, 1
tn whom Scnorltii Teixeira firm t.aik l. i
story of la-ing "held practically a prls-,
"'r ' u"' ,,,"n' or f nher and
)m)ther u Bort f unofficial
referee. Kx-Distrlct Attorney George H.
Furman of I'alchogue, Miss Teixeira'. ;
counsel was present with her. The Mar-
quia had as Ills lawyer T J. Rich of
I'ort Jeff. rson. In whose office the con
ference wus held. The Senorltas Caro-
Una
Kugenia Teixeira. sisters of
0,r,B"n' " ,,",r fihT'
The Marquis, who was soft spoken
tr()Ughoiit the meeting, said he would
estimate the total of stocks, bonds, mort-
"Kes and cash lielonulng to his daugh-1
luui i, ",.-1 in nci. ue .-inn
been estl
but there
000 about
na u a . , 1 rlt
k k i ,.,.. uv,. nn, k. .a
J , - .....
to return to her father's home.
.
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Saxon
DF-TRMRRR HI. 191S.
U. S. TO TRADE OR NOT TO
TRADE, SCIENTISTS ASK
War Follows Commerce, Others Say It Doesn't, at Wash
ington Conference Willard D. Straight Talks
on Pan-American Credit.
Washington, Dec. t. The promotion
of trad and prevention of war divided
the hundreds of scientists who havs con
gregated In the capital for the purpose
of an American congress Into two hos
tile camps to-day.
While the economists, flnanc.ers and
transportation experts were discussing
ways and means tor advancing Interna
Uonal trade, particularly between the
oiunlries of ths Western Hemisphere, the
sociologists) were asserting that war is
ths retniH of trade expansion and r.vuiry
between nations for the control of trade
route and foreign markets
Where the sclsntlsts met on ths as me
ground there were clashes over mili
tarism and national defence. Some
b."undlshsd their olive branches threat
eningly against advocates of the national
armament Idea. Others ma.ntalned that
the United States Is blundering a ong
blindly without any conception of the
dangers that beset It.
( heck ana te Ssffraalat s.
Even In the woman's auxiliary of the
Pan-Ameiloan Congress there were hints
of discord. Some of the more, ardent
,UrTragists were preparing to force that
ssue on the delegates, but were check-
nated by the sxloptlon of a resolution
reaulrn .bmlsslon of all proposed
paolutlong to the executive board for
scrutiny before being offered.
Brooks Adams plumped the war quea-
t(Qn (nto tn aMt4jg of ,n aor(,logtsts
bv MMrtnB that war ts a phenomenon
continents and hem. spheres.
He laid the fall of Babylon, ferala,
Carthage. Rome and other nations of
0;d to this cause, and sold that the
same struggle for commercial suprfsmacy
, a at the bottom of the present Kuropcan
j conflict. London's position as the centre
. of world trade is Its greatest danger.
he said.
At the same time sir Aaams nil noi
overlook the Un ted States. He eharac-
terned the attitude of many Americans
na iinnerin. nn ammo ur. ic swin.
would confront the United States as In- I Tn question of trade development be
evltablv as It has confronted other na- 'w-een the United States and Latln-
evltahly
Hons controlling trade routes. The p-es-enl
European conflict, he added. Is but
the beginning of s long struggle.
His Views Challenged.
These observations did nil please other
sociologists Prof. A. B. Wolfe of the
University of Texss said thai Mr Adami
was sll wrong: that talk of commercial 1 em Railway ; Willard Straight. E. N
expansion originated with greedy man- Hurley of the Federal Trade Commls
ufacturers who wished to swe l their j sion. John H Fahey. president of the
profits at the expense ol the people He National Chamber of Commerce.
TWO WOMEN HELD FOR
A SHOPPING SWINDLE
Arraigned In Court in Finery
for Which They I setl
Others' Nninos,
A young woman n-ho said she was 1
Mrs. Theresa Wateoi. :3 yeers old. of
Baltimore, and a friend, who said she ,
was Miss Anna Segulne, were arraigned
In court yesterday and pleaded guilty to
charge of fraudulently obtaining angtly
,,,, ,,,, of .. they wore in
court, from various department stores
by writing lo the stores to send gowns
.tui,,.. .,a the nrticies 10 he r
hotels and signing the names of out of
lown women with charge accounts at
the stores.
Detectives Martin and Daly, accom
panied by the complainant, a store de
tective named John K. l.irkln. arrested
Mrs. Watson late on Wednesday In her
room In the Grund Hotel after a decoy
package had been sent, as ordered, to
"Mrs James Sprunt Of Wilmington.
N. C," a Southern woman with a
charge account in a number of stores
here and received by Mrs Wntson, who,
the detectives say, signed Mrs. Sprunt's
name to the messenger's book.
Mrs. Watson said tearfully when ar
rested, according to the police, that Miss
Segulne had "taught her how easy It
was to get things from stores" and that
until two weeks ago she never had done
such a thing. Yesterday afternoon the
detectives, now accompanied by various
lor ""Ployees arrested Miss Segulne
In the Hotel Moncey in Weet Thirty-
fourth street.
She was arraigned before Magisfnte
Hlmms In Jefferson Market court, and
like Mrs Watson In the women! night
c"urt leaded guilty. While In court
szlel Segulne wan handed over to a
"nitron and OOmpelled to lake off an j
expensive tailored gown trimmed with
fur and put on an old gown of her own ,
To"". , M',r"r """"'g irauuu-
lently I50 worth of good, was ad-!
ml t ted by Mrs. Watson ind a similar
charge of getting Its w ,rth of goods:
' admitted by Miss Segulne Hoth !
young women, despite their pleadings.
were held for Special Sessions, Mrs
Watson ln laOO ball and Mlsa Segulne
In 11,000 ball. lioth are now In the
Tombs.
FIRE TRAPS ORDERED VACATED
loan fiaicua
I p Adamson
When
Notice Are Ignored.
Fire Commissioner Robert Adnmson
hu. dei-Meil to fnrep nan.ru nnH .w.
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fire prevention laws or be will seek
EH
found
owners
ad nit led that the scramble for trade
nad caused wsrs In ths paat, but sain
there was hope that this would give wa
lo an amlsbie impulse on the pert o.
nations to apply the (Intden Rule.
A similar dispute arose earlier In th.
day at the PaB American Society ttf
Judicial Settlement of Internationa!
Disputes.
Dr. Talcott .Williams, head of th.
school of journalism, Columbia Unlvei
stt, proposed thst the United Ststee
Join other nations to enforce peace b
arms If necessary
"Peace can only be secured by force.'
he said. "If the United States contin
ues to sit In world council unarmed It
cannot sit there without fear."
This utterance evoked many protects.
Willard D. Straight, speaking on "Th
Relation of Public Finance to Private
Credit" said ih.t th. ... h. .,
- :- t - - - -- -
are closer lhan ever before and thai
there must be much more Intimate com-
merclal and financial cooperation.
Any nation would do well, said Mr.
nuanni. lo ooserv rluse,v the manner
. . . . . ..
In which ths nstli I s at war have dealt
with their problems Cooperation on the
wnlen h pennltted f3ngland and
francs to conserve their resources would
e Impoeelble In ths United States with-
out special legislation, he believes
I "Yet we too," he went on. "have
widened our financial outlook and e-
gaged In operations whloti two years
I ago we would have considered fantastic
I In making a public offering of the
Anglo-French loan In this country the
American bankers were performing a
function analogous to that of the Gov
ernments In Europe.
Mohlllslngr Capital.
"By mobilizing our private capital
they were endeavoring to create a public
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I . , VI, II I I I- D, III I It 1 IT III, I I I -
been derived This transaction was al
most aa ImtKirtant to this country as a
whole as It was to the Powers now at
ar Every Individual who has In
vested In the European credits negotiated
here has stimulated American Industry
by facilitating the export of American
goods, and by a.-qulr ng a private In
j vestment, has performed a public ser-
American countries will be discussed
further at the full congress of the I'an
Amerlcan Union to-morrow John Bar
rett Is to present the resolutions of
foreign delegations on this question
Others who have been Invited to speak
are Frank Vanderllp. president of the
National City Hank of New York. Fair
fax Harrison, president of the South-
through the courts to have the buildings
which they occupy condemned.
He began his crusade yesterday. Two
buildings were ordered closed for busi
ness purposes by an order from Supreme
COUM Justice 1'latzek. They are st ,
and fil Elizabeth street and 273 Canal
street. Violations of the Are prevention
laws were found In both these build
ings. The occupants were notified but
Ignored the notice.
Than 1 'omnilssioner Adamson sent
word to the various Arms In the bplld
logs that they would have to vacate Ihe
buildings This order was also Ignored.
Then he asked for the court order
I
Pierce-Arrow Cars
Among the new models that distinguish Series IV is the
Convertible Car. The folding top, when uprights and
glass concealed in the body arc pulled up into place,
becomes an enclosed car.
This feature of utility has been most cleverly assimilated
so that effect in either form is one of harmony and beauty.
This car will be shown at the Palace Auto Show, with
other new models of Series IV.
HARROLDS MOTOR CAR CO.
233-239 West 54th Street
New York, N. V.
FOUR STATES GOING
PREMATURELY DRY!
W-Mhlncrton, Ornron. Idaho
and Colorado Harp Rijr Snips,
to Prepare for Prohibition.
ftgATTt.r. Dee. In With Honor of all
kinds except beer at a premium and
wirh whiskey at a gallon where It
formerly sold for t2 and 13 three States
are on the verge of going "dry" within
a few hours.
At midnight to-morrow Washington.
Oregon and Idaho will no longer be
classed among the wets, snd the last
named State has the dryest of all the
threa dry lawa The "boos, party"
started to-night. Grill tables are over
crowded. "asningron me brewers have hope
yet. their attorneya believing that new " lhal permits bringing up the quea
polnts In the problhlHon law will be tSU, ot Pph'sMtlrafj ugor t raffle ahso
brought out m th. Federal court a- th. jlJ-? PS
.
1 i an application ror s restrain-
Malting Company against
Attorney-General Tanner.
In its complaint the brewing company.
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, 8-muel Pile
nd James it. Howe, al-
leges that Attorney-General Tanner has
j threatened that after Jan
uary 1 he will
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pr!,u,e mnufacturers of liquor
" sswsg ail gooas made by the blew-
as lujotauiy prior to the first or the ' ""' e ' omnilssioner to do It.
HSf; I "' BOl willing," says the Mavor.
The company declares that It has lake any action which would bring;
1500, 1100 worth of beer in storage, which ,,M,'k UW corrupt days of police de
own, g to the limited time allowed, can- b:U''hery through a hypocritical and In
not be shipped out of the State. The sincere attitude toward the excise quae
company asks that the restraining order "-"
be made effective until January 1ft. when "l0 FOB realize." asks the Mayor.
It will be able to get rid of Its stock. "what has been the action of Juries In
In all three States the shelves of the N w Vork city ror the last few years
liquor houses look as though a cyclone OM I"1 question of violation of the liquor
had struck them. The r. serve stocks x law" Inning the years 1904 to
are gone and the only liquor In any of ,!l13- SOUl Inclusive, ,0 cases of vlo
the p. aces is what Is seen on the shelves, 'allon of the liquor tax law were pre
In the saloons case goods have practl- sented to the Grand Jury, (if these
cally disappeared. cases the Grand Jury dismissed 1,1 ft,
There Is a little Sco'ch tn be had for "r ""' W 1'ldlrtments eight-eight were
a highball, but that Is about all. Bar ,r,p'1 and of those eighty-five were ac
whlskcy Is likely to be almost anything quitted. Out of the whole 1 306 case,
and the proprietors are thankful If they ri fining over a period of ten years, only
can get anything that looks like whiskey , H'ree convictions were obtained after
to keep their places open until midnight ' trlal "
of Friday. 1 "If It Is felt." concludes the Mayor.
Beer is abundant and the dealers are "Hint the- existing llqtJOT laws are pro
not cutting rates. Much champagne and ductlvc of an Intolerable condition, lha
whiskey have been Imported in the last retn.-dy lies wholly m the hands of th
few days. , Leg.slature. and such cit'zens as are ile-
Kenvicr. Dec. 30 Colorado beg an to s. rous of a change idioutd seek relief at
go dry to-day. although statewide pro-
hlbition does not go Into effect
until
January I, Many saloons throughout llon for f'l;"re to accomplish the Impos
the State closed to-night arter disposing M" IBOgg who desire a Changs should
ni meir noon or liquor.
Dealers estimated that December re
ceipts fiom the sale or Intoxicants would
he more than fj umi.ooo.
"even fttatea Will Da Ury on .Ian. I.
Seven States will go dry on January
1 by the otKratlon of laws already
acted. These Statee are Colorado,
Washington, Oregon, Aikansas, Iowa,
Idaho and South Carolina.
The States In which prohibition laws
will he in operation on that date will
lie Maine. Kansas. Georgia. Mlasssippi,
North Oarollna, North Dakota. Okla
homa, Tennessee. West Virginia. Colo
rado, Arizona, Washington, Alabama,
Arkansas. Iowa. Idaho. South Carolina
and Oregon eighteen.
In addition the State of Virginia has
voted in favor of prohibition and laws
will be passed by the present favorable
Legislature 10 become effect. ve Novem
ber 1, I'.'lfi
On September 1. 1914, there were nine
prohibition States.
CONVERTIBLE (mt a ,pn tmr)
CONVERTIBLE (mi m rW car)
fa? ri
CANT SHUT SALOONS
SUNDAY MITCHEL
Sfntf Law Prprrnt". Hp Tell.
Prohlhiffon Asrltator. and
Shows Why.
THRU OF 1.S06 CONVICTED
William H Anderson. State Super
intendent of the Antl-Salonn League,
having appealed to Mayor Mltchel for
aid In "helping to secure for the people
legislation under which they can protect
themselves against liquor lawlessness."
the Mayor sent him a letter yesterday
setting forth the position In which this
city finds Itself.
in the first place, the Mayor finds his
hands lied
t'W (irk Sin 1 1 liaa tin
-.V. " """,. wuni u voie on mar.
uojeci. me ocal authorities have no
! e3tWf-W
po ver to revoke permanently the license
of 00n keeper who "violates the
Sunday i loalna- i ,
-
All Of th.'MI- fl,l., ..klnl, . I
possib'e her.-, are nAaaJMa I. ekhaai
whence halls Mr. Anderson The Mnv,,e
i nil, tiesuitc I lie on nlon ir anma
f"" people to the contrary, every saloon
In New York would not be closed on
good people to the contrary, every saloon
nuwiay even if the Mayor told
the
Albany. I feel strongly, therefore, that
Instead of blaming the city adminlstra-
secure from the State Legislature such
necessary legislation as will provide
means ror registering In a practical and
unmistakable way ihe public sentiment
of the city on the saloon question."
The Mayor will Issue to-dav the list
of places to which licenses have been
granted to keep open and to sell liquor
until J o ciock to-morrow morning: It
ts Understood that only three or four
of the applications filed have been re
jected. Dnlnth Woman Dies at lO.t.
DriA'TH, Minn., Dec. 30 Mrs. J B.
I Stock, who was born In County Kerry,
Ireland, ln lilt, die I al her son's home
here to-day. She was ln possession of
all her faculties until shortly before
I death. Mrs. Stock came to Ameilca la
IMS, living at Oxford. Ohio, until 1911,
when she cam here Her husband also
I lived to a great age. Four children,
twenty grandchildren, twenty gre.it-
J grandchildren ami several great -great.
: grandchildren survive her.
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ELLIS MOTOR CAR CO.
416 Centtal Avenue
Newark, N. J.