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THE ARIZ
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSJVE JOURNAL
THIRTY-FIRST YEAR
VOL. XXXL, NO. 209
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1920
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American Bankers Urge
Consideration of Huge
Corporation to Prevent
Stagnation of Industry
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RetSis Terror
In Irislhi Capita!
$100,000,000 Corporation
May Be Perfected At
Meeting To Be Held In
Chicago Dec. 10 and 11
Ten Large Mills
Produce Most of
.Country's Flour
f Republican A. P. Leased Wire
NKW YORK. Nov. 20. Bankers and
business men throughout the country
are urged In a prospectus, made, public
today by the American Bankers' asso
ciation, to consider inauguration by
the first of the year of the foreign trade
r.'.irancinff corporation under the Edge
act for the protection and proper fin-
aneing of foreign trade.
Organization of the t roposed corpor
ation, which would be capitalized at
$100,000,000, is expected at a meeting in
Chicago on December 10 and 11, de
signed to be representative of the en
tiro country's finance and industry.
Establishment of the corporation, the
prospectus said, is considered vital to
safeguard industry from "an anxious
future, with attendant element of un
employment and unrest."
"Stagnation has developed in the
United States for commodities such as
wool, sugar, rubber, coffee, leather, cer
tain metals and various other staples,"
it added, "and to a lesser extent for
wheat and cotton, whereas practically
all such commodities are urgently re
quired In many other countries of the
world. The American dollar is at a
t.rernium in practically every country
in the world to such an extent that ex
ports from the United States In many
countries during a considerable period
have not yet been paid for by those
countries.
Other features emphasized are:
"Further exports from the United
States for an indefinite time can rot
be paid for In large part, except over aa
extended period.
"In the case of countries where it is
believed exchange may turn In a few
months, buying in the United States
has practically stopped, except where
arrangement- could be made for post
poning payment until exchange turns.
"Eurftan countries in. general are
being obliged to confine their purchases
here rigorously to necessities of the mo
- tnent and are unable to obtain sufficient
raw material to restore their indus
tries." American export trade, exclusive of
Europe, "3 beginning to back up" and
throw goods manufactured for export
Into competition with goods manufac
tured for domestic consumption, the
Dioicuectus sald.i
Foreign loans "have been carried
about as far as conservatism warrants,1
it stated, and further credits "must be
of longer time than banks and Indus
trial institutions can legitimately be
asked to carry."
It Is authoritatively stated that the
rendering under the plan of secla.i as
sistance to any one country has not
been considered, as the object of the
plan Is to encourage American foreign
trade as a whole and, as contemplated,
It would operate wherever such trade
extends.
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Park Guard Killed
By Woman Motorist
He Tried To Stop
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
ST. LQUIS, Nov. 21 Charles R.
Baker, 48. a guard in one of the city
parks, was shot to death early today by
Mrs. Marrle Scott, 24, when Baker and
another guard Halted an automobile oc
cupied by Mrs. Scott and her husband.
Samuel J. Scott, -after pursuing it
through the park in a truck. The
Scott's according to the plice, stated
they thought Baker and hM companion
were bandits, and Mrs. Scott is said to
havo explained she Intended only to
A"scare" them. They were released on
bond pending an Inquest.
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov.- 21. A
strong tendency toward concentra
tion of the wheat flour milling in
dustry In a number of large con
cerns was noted by the federal
trade commission in a report to
congress on its Investigation of,
the industry, made public today.
v The inquiry was made In connec
tion with the general food inves
tigation undertaken by the com
mission during the war.
The trend toward concentration
in the Industry was attributed to
the industrial development of the
country and the demand for stand
ardization Of brands of flour from
the large centers of population
Ten of the larger milling compa
nies, the report said, now have a
productive capacity of more than
half the flour consumed in this
country. ,
Basing Its figures on sales of S7
companies, the commission's report
shows that In the five years from
1913 to 1918, the average price of
flour increased from 14.15 to $10.23
per barrel, or 146.0 per cent while
retail prices increased only 118 per
cent and the farmer received an
increase of 160 per cent for his
wheat. - f
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Reds Ask Poles
To Move Troops
From Russ Land
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
RIGA, Nov. . 20. Peace negotiations
between . Soviet Russia and Poland
were Interrupted today.
Adolph Joffe, head of the bolshevist
delegation, told M. Dombski. chief of j
the Polish representatives, that the
work of arranging' for a permanent
peace would not proceed until Poland
loyally fulfilled her promise to with
draw troops to her borders. He added
this declaration was a resultof action
or Colonel Ribak, head of the Polish
section of the Joint military . commis
sion at Minsk. Ribak proposed that a
scheme be worked oat for the with
drawal of the Polish troops by the es
tablishment of a 80-mile zone between
Polish and Ukrainian troops, and fi
nally asked for the dissolution of the
commission itself.
M. Joffe asserted Colonel Ribak is
planning for the union of the armies
commanded by Simon Petlura, Ukrain
ian leader, and General Balakovitch,
commander of ''Irregular" Polish forces,
which have been operating in the
rear of the bolshevist lines southeast
of Minsk several weeks.
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Cuban President to
Put Embargo on Sugar
BODY OF FATHER
GRIFFIN- FOUND
GRAVE NEAR
GAL W A Y . IRELAND
If!
Murder and Reprisals
At Ball Park Follow
Morning Raids; 10
To 30 Killed
DUBLIN, NOV. 21 SHOOTING
BEGAN AGAIN IN THE STREETS
JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT, AND A
NUMBER OF PERSONS ARE RE
PORTED KILLED. THERE IS MUCH
MILITARY ACTIVITY.
THE CASUALTIES IN CROKE
PARK ARE St Ml -OFFICIALLY
GIVEN AS 10 KILLED AND 65 IN
JURED, 11 SERIOUSLY.
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
HAVANA, Nov. 21. President Men-
ocal has very decided to Issue a de
cree placing an embargo on the expor
tation of all sugar held over from last
year's crop, according to information
from a reliable source.
This step, it was said, was due to
the demoralized condition of the
world's sugar market and the claim
of Cuban sugar producers that they
cannot produce sugar at present prices
and would be a' temporary measure
pending action by congress to author
ize the government to contract loans
tor handling of the. 1920-31 crop.
Action by the government would
take further shape in the formation of
a national board to act as sales me
dium for the disposition of the crop.
' Republican A. P. Leased Wire
GALWAY, Ireland Nov. 21. The
body of Father Griffin, the priest who
disappeared several days ago, was
found yesterday in a shallow grave
about four miles from Galway. There
w as a bullet wound in his temple. The
body was brought to Galway this
morning.
Intense excitement prevails.
The body of Father Griffin was
found in a bos by the roadside near
Darna, four miles from Galway. Vol
unteers had been searching for the
missing man since he was kidnaped
by three unknown persons last Sun
day. A party of country lads made
the tragic discovery.
The lads observed In the bog what
anneared to have been a recent up
heaval. They began probing into the
mound with sticks and finally un
covered the skirts and overcoat of the
priest. Without proceeding further
they sent for priests in Galway and
when they arrived, working under
their direction by moonlight, un
earthed the body of the missing ewate
The bullet wound In the head of the
priest was evidence of the cause of
his death.
Cottagers in this bleak and sparsely
Inhabited part of the countryside, tell
of the mysterious arrival at midnight
last- Sunday, following the kidnaping
of Father Griffin, of a lorry load of
men. The lorry halted near the spot
where the body was found and the
lights were extinguished. In about 20
minutes, the larps were relighted and
the party drove away.
When the body of Fattier Griffin
was brought Into Galway today, it was
placed, un-coffined on the high alter
of the . parish church. Huge crotrtts
passed before the bier, while three
priests knelt r.earby reciting the
rosary. The first intimation the town
folk had of the tragedy was an an
nouncement made by the priests at
the morning masse a.
At St. Josephs church where Father
Griffin presided, pathetic scenes were
witnessed. The priests omitted the
usual sermon and confined themselves
to relating incidents of the life of
Father Griffin and paying tribute to
him. They declared that the priest
had earned a martyr's crown and
begged the congregation to pray for
the respose of his soul but not to for
get also to pray for his murderers.
Although a number of priests lately
have been ill treated or threatened.
Father Griffin is the first to forfeit
his life.
In fact, no priest has been done to
death In Ireland In many years.
Father O'Meehan, Father Griffin's
colleague and senior curate, with
whom Father Griffin lived, said in his
church today that he had received
five written threats of death since last
May and that he did not dare sleep in
his own home. He added that Father
Griffin had never received any threats.
Nearly Thousand Persons
Caught in Police Raids
of Chicago's Notorious
Gambling-Vice District
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. Nearly 1,000 persons were
under arrest tonight as a result of the biggest round
up of criminals in Chicago in many years. The drive
was started at midnight last night by Charles Fitz
morris, newly appointed chief of police, as the second
step in his announced campaign to rid Chicago of
criminals and followed a recent wholesale shakeup
of the police force in which nearly every member was
transferred to a new position.
Nearly every saloon in the city was visited and
scores of pool rooms and disorderly flats raided.
One thousand plain clothes men and 1500 uniform
ed officers conducted the raids under the personal di
rection of Chief Fitzmorris.
Scores of gambling houses, many of them in the
sections populated by Chicago's society were raided
and Chief of Detectives Hughes said tonight more
than $1,000,000 was being wagered in the places
vHted. One place taken was "Nick the Greek"
Dandos, a notorious gambler. He had nearly $350,000
tucked under his shirt, police say. Dandos is known
as the most reckless gambler in Chicago.
Harris Submits
Report on Army
Demobilization
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Final de
tails of the demobilization of America's
war time armies are given by Ad
jutant General Harris in his annual
report to Secretary Baker made public
today. The adjutant general points
out that In the year ending Nov. 15, a
total of 3,422,233 officers and men were
returned to civilian life and adds:
More than 65.000 more oficers and
men were discharged from service
during the first twelve weeks of the
recent demobilization than were dis
charged than in the Union army in
the entire civil war demobilization
period of one and one-half years. The
comparison is further accentuated
when it is considered at the greater
part of the world war emergency had
to be transported thousands of miles
across the ocean prior to its demobil
ization, which was, moreover, con
ducted throughout In a disciplined and
orderly manner, in marked contrast
with the procedure prevailing at the
close of the civil war.
The report shows that at the end
of the last fiscal year, June 30, the
strength of the army was 15,451 offi
cers and 184,848 enlisted men. At the
close of tho preceding fiscal year June
30, 1919, the army was composed of
77,906 officers and 758,879 men. The
officers' reserve corps last June 30
numbered 6S.2C2.
Tho low desertion average during
the year ending last June is commented
on by General Harris, who placed the
average at 1.37 per cent, as compared
with a pre-war average of 3.4 per cent.
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Japanese Seeking
Close Affiliation
With United States
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
TOKIO, Nov. 21 representatives of
all political parties have formed an in
ternational peace a-ssocisttion witb the
object of endeavoring to arrive at a
better understanding with the United
States. The Intention is to enlist re
ligious and cultural leaders who will
visit the United States and also issue
publications tendhig toward a better
ment of conditions between the two
countries. -
DUBLIN, Nov. 21. Dublin became
the scene today of far-spread murder
and reprlsaL Not since the first out
break of the vicious civil warfare that
has been shedding blood in Ireland
have the assassinations been so con
certed or the retaliations so swift and
nronouncedV
Not less than 14 men are cieaa in tne
attacks arranged simultaneously ail
over tho city this morning. The method
was the same in each case and all the
men assassinated were officers or for
mer officers or otherwise in the ser
vice of the government.
Small bodies of men, numbering gen
erally from six to eight, presented
themselves at various nouses, caiiea
their victims out or entered and shot
them in bed, while dressing or at
breakfast. The districts in which the
murders committed were in some in
stances close together; others were
separated by miles, but all the assassi
nations took place about the same
hour,' 9 o'clock in the morning.
In the afternoon, while a football
match was in progress at Croke park,
16 lorries filled with auxiliary police
moved swiftly up and surrounded the
place. ,
Accounts differ as to what hap
pened when, after mounting ma
chine guns on heights above, the
police broke through the gates.
The auxiliaries were hooted and
according to eye-witnesses, first
fired into the air and then into the
crowd. It is declared from another
source that the Sinn Feiner pickets
first . fired on the government
forces when they were seen ap
proaching and that the fire was re
turned.
15.000 In Ball Park
Within the nark the great assembly
of 16,000 became panic-stricken. How
many were killed not Known asjci,
Vmt th pstimates range from 10 to 30
or more. Several are reported io nave
been tranmled to death.
The streets of Dublin on bunaay are
h mornine hours. Those
ruhn bad nlanned tne murder or me oi
fi.rs and Eovernment employes moved
systematically to their tasK. iney
committed the assassinations without
disguise and all made their escape,
r.rpsham hotel was the scene per
haps of the greatest daring and the
raid was carried out Dy u men wiui
the utmost cruelness. The Gresham
ts in Rackville street and is one of the
hest known hotels in Dublin. In this
place two former officers were done
to death.
Following fast upon the murders
there was great military and police ac
tivity and houses were raided in search
of the criminals. All motor traffic was
ordered stopped and all train services
in and out of Dublin was suspended.
Tho city wad given over to terrified
apprehension as armored cars and lor
ries filled with "black and tans" raced
through the streets.
Many Officers Killed
In one case, three of the assassins
captured two "black and tans" while
they were on their way to reinforce the
troops and killed them.
The dead include two courtmartlal
officers. ;
"Early this morning Captain Fitz
gerald, a military officer, was shot
in bed in Earlsfort terrance. A
quarter of an hour later two other
MURDER ORGY
DUBLIN RIOTERS
1ST BRUTAL IN
i
HISTORY OF ISLE
League Assembly Takes
Up Question of Members
Responsibility Under
Article X of Covenant
(Continued on page 2)
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SHIPPING BOARD
MEMBERPROISE
PROSECUTI
GUILTY EMPLOYE
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. Promise
that every employe of the shipping
board of emergency fleet corporation
guiltv of co-operation would be "run
to cover" and that every person who
offers or accepts a "glittering bribe"
in connection with shipping deals
would be prosecuted to the "fullest ex
tent of the law." was made in a state
ment issued tonight by Guy GQff, gen
eral counsel for the board and recently
nominated by the president as
board member.
Mr. Goff explained that his state
ment did not apply to any particular
case but was made in view of the
general charges that had been "bandied
about" and in order to show the public
the shipping board was alive to its
obligations.
"It is and will be our one and single
purpose." he declared, "to run t;o cover
every person employed in tne smp-
Republlcan A. p. Leased Wire
LONDON, Nov. 21. Th6 Irish of
fice, in a note, says that the wholesale
killing of officers and former officers
in Dublin was the result of the recent
stringent campaign by the Irish gov
ernment against the Sinn Feiners.
Most of those killed, the statement
says, either were court martial offi
cers or were connected with the legal
administration.
The members of the attacking party
which invaded homes in various parts
of Dublin, the statement asserts, also
searched the premises of their victims
as though seeking to secure evidence
of the activity of the men slain or
wounded In the enforcement of the
law.
The government entertains grave ap
prehension about casulaties tonight,
and all precautions have been taken to
prevent reprisals by the police and
military. The police barracks in
Dublin have been picketed to prevent
the men from leaving their (Quarters.
There are large detached forces near
Dublin however, which are harder to
control. Everything has been done.
nevertheless, to forestall retaliatory
measures.
The murder raids were carried out
in broad daylight by parties about
0 In number. Except for the two
victims in the Gresham hotel. In the
heart of the citr the men were killed
in their own homes. One of the most
brutal cases was that of Captain
Newbury who was murdered in the
presence of his wife.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph from Dublin places tthe casual
ties in today's assassinations in
Dublin as 11 killed and five Wounded.
The disptach says it is believed that
there are more casualties than have
been reported. ' The police and mili
tary are reported to be ' raiding
throughout " the city, holding up
motorists and bicyclists. The citizenry
is declared to be fearful of reprisals
during tonight.
The dead reported are four captains.
five unknown officers and two civil
lans. une civilian is said 10 do m a
critical condition as a result of wounds
and four other citizens are declared to
have been injured. The officers and
former officers shot were living out
side the barracks. Two of those
killed were in the Gresham hotel, one
o fthe leading hostelries in Dublin and
in the heart of the business section
of the city.
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Boiling Demands
Hearing Before
Walsh Committee
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. Requests
for permission to appear before the
house committee investigating ship
ping board operations to make "full
and complete answer" to the charges
of bribery made against him, was sent
to Chairman Walsh of the committee
tonight by R. W. Boiling, treasurer of
the shipping board and brother-in
law of the president.
Mr. Boiling, in his telegram, re
terated that the bribery charges made
in testimony before the Walsh com
mittee yesterday by Tucker K. finds
of Washington were unqualifiedly ilse
and without the slightest foundation
in fact,"
My every transaction with Mr
Sands before his Indictment and while
he was vice-president of the Comer
cial National bank (in Washington)
whose affairs he has been charged
with unlawfully manipulating," said
Mr. Boiling's telegrams, "was open
and honorable In every way and in no
way connected with any branch of the
government of the United States. The
statements made by Mr. Sands before
your committee are the attempts of an
embittered man to destroy my reputa
tion and standing in the community
because I refused to use my personal
relationship with the president of the
United States to eave hirft from an
indictment.
'Ms every transaction with Mr,
Sands was honorable and legitimate in
every way. and only a dishonest man
would seek to twist and distort its
purpose.
"In justice to myself, -I therefore,
most respectfully ask your committee
to make full and thorough inquiry into
these charges and give me the earliest
opportunity to make full and complete
answer to these base and malicious
inuendos."
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Over 12,000,000
Tons Soft Coal
Mined in 6 Days
this declaration was a result of action
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. More
than twelve million tons of bitum
inous coal were produced in the
' United States during the week
ending November 13, the geologi
cal survey estimated today in its
weekly report. Had it not been
that many miners were idle on Ar
mistice day, a production record
for the year probably would have
been made, the survey says.
The soft coal output thus far
this year Is placed at 476,000,000
tons, which Is less than the pro
duction during the same period in
1918 by 38,00f.000 tons, but ap
proximately 6 1,000,000 tons ahead
of the total of the first 270 work
ing days of 1919.
It is significant to note, the re
port said, that 1920, Is now wlthia
6,000,000 tons of 1917, when re
quirements were large and produc
tion about equalled consumption.
Anthracite production during the
week ending November 13, the sur
vey estimated, was 1,753,000 tons,
compared with 1.415,000 tons for
the preceding week.
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F
S
Two More Arrests
In Council Bluffs
Mail Pouch Theft
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
COUNCIL. BLUFFS. Iowa ov. 21.
Two new arrests, reported early today,
and the -recovery of ait oximately
$9000, are the latest developments In
the Burlington mall car robbery of a
week ago last Saturday night, when
property to be worth 1 3,500,000 was
stolen.
Admission alleged to have been made
last night by Fred li Potfenberger, de
tained recently, led to the arrest of
Poffeu'oerger's father, Fred A, Poffen-
berger, and another son of the latter,
Clyde R. Poffenberger, and later to the
discovery of the money, federal officers
said. .
Seven thousand dollars In currency
which Clyde Poffenberger is alleged to
have declared he received from his
brother Fred was found, federal offi
cers declared. Another thousand was
found buried in a corn field near the
home of the elder Poffenberger. The
latter confessed, federal oficers Bald,
that the $1000 had been given to him
bv his son Fred last Monday.
At the time this report was maae
public at the federal building it was
admitted that a nation-wide search
was on for Keith Collins, a former
member ot tlie army aerial service.
Collins, according to postoffice lnspec
ters, is being sought on mrormation
si tvplied by Fred Poffenberger as the
driver of an automobile used in con
nection with the tneft.
The federal officers added that It had
been erroneously reported that Collins
had been an officer in the army. The
wanted man, it was declared, had been
a crivate.
Mr. Glenn said, in all, ten sacks of
property were stolen. Four of them. It
was reported, have not yet been recov
ered. Eight persons, one of them the
wife of one of the accused, have been
detained so fa..
nine hnpt-rl f,r tho rmorcencv fleet cor
poration, man or woman, clerk or of- of tho coroner's office sail death prob
firial who is euiltv of co-operation i'-l'ly was due to heart disease superin
and to urosecuto them to the Snllest ! duced by alcoholism.
ovo tvio .u wpI! n nrivate i ir:t:ated into a
Another $50,000 Missing
PORTLAND. Ore., Nov. 21. Bonds
to the amount of $50,000 .the property
of the Lumbermen's Trust company of
Portland, were in the loot taken In the
Council Bluffs train robbery of a week
ago, according to officers of the com
pany. Tho bonds were being Ehvped
east and were fully insured, it was
said.
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Hospitals Ar$ Filled
With Wounded; Few
Official Reports In
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
LONDON, Nov. 22. Very few dis
patches have reached London from
Dublin since early Sunday evening.
Brief reports of street fighting and of
fires In various parts of the city have
been received, but no details have
been given.
The full tory of the Croke Park af
fair has not yet been told. Such de
tails as have been received appear to
have come mostly from official
sources. The question how. the shot
ing began has not been established.
Some brief reports suggest that it was
in reprisal for the morning's killings
while othcts concur in the official
statement that the troops were sent
to the football game to round up per
sons suspected of participation in the
murders and were fired on by Sinn
Finners and retaliated.
Tho official statement of the casala
ties has not been challenged un to the
present, but one report received in
London says all the hospitals in Dublin
are filled with wounded.
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Des Moines Bank -Asks
$263,28738
From Packing Co,
l Republican A. P. Leased Wire
PES MOINES. lawa, Nov. 21.
"ock was being I Charging fraud in the execution of a
secret inter-fraternity contract, the Linden Bank Saturday
Chicago Police Are
Investigating Death
Of Nebraska Visitor
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
CHICAGO, Nov. 21. The police to
day began an investigation into the
death of D. Harris Cook of Portsmouth,
Neb., who dropped dead early todtty
after a fraternity initiation. Officials
Slight Amendments To
League Compact May
Await United States Pro
posal ; Armaments Are
Considered
Republican A, P. Leased Wire
GENEVA, Nov. 21 The responsi
bilities of the league of nations and the
responsibilities of Its individual mem
bers under article ten of the covenant.
Is one Question the committee on ad
mission of new members is considering'
In connection with applications of 1
states, not Including Germany. These
applications are now m the hands of
sub-committees. They are: Flnlano,
Esthonia. LetviL Ltthunia and Luxem
burg, referred to a sub-committee pre
sided over by M. Poullet; Austria, Bul
garia, Albania and Lltchensteln. pre
sided over by Lord Robert CeclL anI
Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine
and Costa Rica, sub-committee presid
ed over by Dr. Frldtjof Nanse. Norway.
Besides responsibilities under arucia
ten, the committees will consider In re
spect to each applicant the following:
question. Is Its application la order?
Is the government applying recognition,
de Jure, or de facto, and by which
states? Has the nation applicant a
stable governmeSt' and settled frontier:
what Is Its population and size; la It
self-governing? What ti-fi been its
conduct, including both acts and assur
ances with regard to its International
obligations?"
The latter question is supposed to
have been Inspired by the French mem
ber of the committee. M. VivtanL with
a view to any proposition that may be
submitted to elect Germany.
, The prescriptions of the league as to
armaments will also be considered in
connection with the milltarr power ot
each applicant.
In the opinion of delegates, the first
week's work of the assembly has been
satisfactorily accomplished, even more
so than could have been expected be
cause the conference has gone beyond
the chaotic period of organization
sooner than usual with freshly organ
ized bodies In epite of the diversified
Interests, views and languages repre
sented. -
The assembly is well np to schedule
time on the program and it Is expected
now that It will finish Its labors by
the middle of December.
Final concrete solutions are not ex
pected on all questions because most
of the important problems are com
plicated by the absence of the United
States. Russia and the Central Euro
pean powers. It is . hoped, however,
that fundamental plans will be laid to
control armaments, organize an inter
national court of Justice and put in
force the blockade against any power
breaking the covenant
Slight amendments to the covenant
may be made, though many delegates
hold that the entire question should
await propositions from the United
Staees which they expect as & result of
President-elect Harding's consulta
tions. Germany's Protest
The question of mandates, In conse
quence of Germanys protest to the as
sembly against the manner of tho se
lection of mandatories touches upon
the relations between the council of the
league and the assembly and their re
spective Jurisdictions. The Germans'
appeal to the assembly Is on a ques
tion which the council regards within
its own province.
Some of the delegates intend to make
an issue on the supremacy of the as
sembly over the council by fighting for
the election of all the members of the
council by the assembly thus taking
the control out of the hands of the big
powers, which under present conditions
name a majority. This would lnvolv
the revision of the covenant on which
it would be Impossible to reach the re
quired unanimity.
It is pointed out that the Import
ance of Germany's protest Is lessened
by the fact that it has been understood
all along that the present occupation of
colonies and territories subject to man
date is only provisional,' pending the
action of the league to sanction the
method of administration.
It is reported. n rood authority that
Premier Lloyd George Is only waiting
an Improvement in the weather at
Geneva and the assembly to arrive at
a stage where the final result can be
forecast with more or less accuracy be
fore coming here to take his place as
one of the British delegates during the
discussions of some special question.
o
Treasury States
No Postponement
of Tax Payments
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21. Recent
suggestions that payment of the De
cember 15, installment of Income and
excess profits taxes should be post
poned were strongly discouraged to
night by the treasury In a statement
which declared that "no change 6hould
be entertained which would render
uncertain the bulk of the government's
tax receipts." j
Proposals for the amendment of the
revenue act of 1918 to permit post
ponement of the December installment
and also for the extension of the "net
loss" provisions, toth e year 1920, have
come from various sources, the treas
ury' statement said, adding that "the
agitation for these changes can only
do harm."
Discussing the government's finan
cial program which it said had been
adjusted to the tax payment provided
by the act. the treasury asserted the
December Installment of incejne and
excess rrnfitn tatw nra nr imi..9
ship operator, claimant, attorney, lob- i oueges. students denied that ne had : faeKins: company m tne sum or ! to exceed SG5Q 000 "00 and 'uriLer re
bvist or solicitor, who offers the glit- len treated roughly in the initiation, j $ 263.CST.PS. The hank asked that the ! ouirements must be 'financed thro" en
tering bribe or sweetens his petition j They Raid quantities of liquor were 1 claim be accorded priority over all . issues of treasury certificates of "in
wiJi gold." ' served. other creditors and stockholders. i debtednesa
citizens, whether he he tradesman, j organization which is barred in many filed a claim ugainst the Associated