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LATE NEWS EDITION
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THIRTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 176
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. THURSDAY. JANUARY 4, 1923
16 PAGES.
TWO CENTS.
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PREMIERS' PARLEY ENDS IN DISAGREEMENT;
TURKS MAKE WAR MOVE; 80 PERSONS DROWN
LEGISLATURE
SILLS SLEADr
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Only One Measure Prc
sented; John B. Hutton
i*..„ ui
House Attorney
M C till I FQ HRr.l?«
à. till.I>t-O UlUlEiU
WOMEN'S LEGISLATION
F'taff Corresno»>1em.
STATE HOUSE. HOVER. Del
Jan. 4.— Now »Hat both house* of th*
legislature are organized there 1»
fitly no bmdnexH in the shape
ready for «-on-ideration by
~"T=§i
■.Til
and while the Senate
convened at 10.30 oVlot-k practically
no business «as transacted before
moon. Many members did not come
Dover until the noon train, and
many of those who did come earlier
spent pan of th<* morning at the
ÎSMte Corn Show in the Armory
The House did not convene to
.... due to S, fa ft that alMhoNviN
pi ngton members and several from
o :>pa
of bills
those bavins; proposed
e-e show In predentin« it.
state of affairs has retarded
early days
The 1
'ii'uin todav
t*»
•day
until 12.Ô
other section** In the upper pan of
»he State we
(Continued
n the train due here
Page Fourteen)
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MO BREAKS
BRIDGE WALE
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[Lawyers Car, Skidding
After Smash. Hangs
Over Brandvwinc
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SPEEDING CHARGE
IS PREFERRED
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About ten feet of ihe stone balus
1; «de of the new Washington Street
{Memorial Hndg< was torn away
•when a Hudson car, driven by Vlc
1«»r Barsky, a local attorney, SO
*M>et s reel, crashed into it in a col
T-.on with mi automobile of Michael
Dlendler.
labour r, o'cl
When the
It«* a stop, one of the
dangling over fhe edge of
|l*ridg* in the gap made In the
jng. H id the mach ne cope a few
1*e » farther. It. with Mr. Barsky,
would likely have fallen about
'feet to the railroad fra* ks below.
Barsky
cycle Offlcsr Blacklaton on a charge
ol exceeding the speed limit. He
f illed to -appear Jn Municipal Court
(Continued on Page Two.)
Van
Buren
st reet.
k la-t evening.
Barsky machine^ came
was
• he
I-,
Mot.
was arrested by
HOUSE MAID TAKEN
AS MONEY THIEF
;.4JA. Dflb o. IT. of Millvilli N»
V
iholhe of J. 1/>on Murphey. 841 ('lay
iell street, wa« arrested this morn
ing by Detective« Kempski and Sut
ton, and turned over to the Juvenil*
to uthorities.
the larceny «*f 832 from Mr. Mur
Marx* is charged with
i« of 510, $10
nd $20 the
y»hey in
latter amount alleged to have been
taken this morning from a roll of
hills amounting to $122.
The girl is said to have taken the
• ffuoney from a pocketbook In Mr.
Murphey's coat, which he left hang
ing
a chair.
\fter questioning the girl the De
tectives persuaded her to return the
amount stolen, w
h ive hidden in a dresser drawer.
hlch she is said to
hr. K. C. Keboch. field secretary
hi' Sun«lav school work In the (V
TO PRFUTI AT ST. PAFI/S.
•ftoal Pennsylvania Conference will
$>r* ach nt »^f. Paul's M. K. Church
lonlght,
12.01 P. M..S9
1.00 P. M..38
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...7.23 A. M
....4.48 P. M !
7.21 P. M
9.40 P. M
TODAY'S TEMPER \TFRE
At The Evening Journal Office,
8 00 A. M • • 30
3"00 A. M..39
Sl N AND TIDE.
pun rises . . . .
Bun sets.
Head of Christ tana.
High water..6.47 A. M.
Low water . .9.00 A. M.
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L*»ST—Black umbrella on Wednesday.
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iCont.nvidd on Page Fifteen )
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IX)ST
bl«. f>fflee.
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Turkov Calls
Mon In Colors
As War Move
Constantinople, Jan.
(United Press)—Turkey to
day called to the colors all
able-bodied men in the so
called liberated territories of
the Near East.
The Angora government
i,» U ed the mobilization de
f re «- A " er waiting two day*
for word from Lausanne as
lo the Allied intention., the
Kemalists answered Greek
mobilization and British fleet
movement with a warlike
of
With everything depend
ent upon Lausanne, the con
ference there remained in
active awaiting outcome of
the Paris Premiers' Parley on
reparations.
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BENÏ FREEDOM
MRS. POWELL
STUBBS PAROLED
FOR ONE MONTH
Board Refuses Pardon fori
Her and Two Others
Todav
Special to The Evening Journal.
DOVER Del.. Jan. 4—The State
Hoard of Pardons in session today*
refused the application for par—
«Ion of Mrs. Mary A. Powell, «erring
\ life term for th» murder of Estelle
Albin in February. U»ft4. near Bow.
i«e has .»ee n he.
er« Bea«-h.
This
fore the hoard five times. Probation
Officer J. A. Oliver presented
well's peijrion. He produ
letter fr«*m Atterney-fjeneral H. T-T. 1
row*ll
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Mrs.
Ward who prosecuted Mrs.
-bowing no opposition to the pardon 1
f recommended. Mr. Oliver also!*
produced other letters recommend
.ng the pardon on the ground of !
suffi« irnt punishment having been
meted out to Mrs. Powell for the
«•rime she committed. She killed the
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pU|€ MUr I (Jill I U
MAIL DELIVERY
Free Carrier Service for
That Section to Start
January 16
SEIDLE'S STORE
Resident»
SUB-STATION IN
Special to The Evening Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4
of Richardson Park. Wilmington,
have complied with the require
rnent« of the Post Office Department
in establishing improved postal fa
< illtie« for fhit vicinity. was an
rnent today. The new delivery ser
vice will be established on January
16. Fourth Assistant
announced.
Mr. Riliany s.ii«l the Richardson
Park station would be located in
Willard Seldle's drugstore and would
Postmaster
General Blllany
(Continued on Page Two.)
CHILDREN MARRY,
BUT HAVE CONSENT
Miss Mary Ellon Coombs, 18. of
the Sedgîey Farm*, and Robert H.
Cathcart. 19, of 1917 West Tenth
rere married nt Elkton on
street.
Saturday night by the Rev. John Me
Elmoyle. Mr. Cathcart and his bride
ith two
went to Elkton in company
friends, hut gave no hint to relative«
rf 4helr intentions of marriage. Fol
lowing the wedding the parly re
turned to this city, keeping their
marriage a secret.
On Sunday, the young couple
went to the home of Mr. Cathcart'*
sister, Mrs. Letitia Porter. 617 Bay
ard avenue, and told of their elope
ment. The young man had been
living with his mother. Mrs. Emily
Cathcart. while hi* young bride had j
been living with her parents on the ;
jScdgley farms. Both had parental
'consent, as they were planning to
The young couple will make their j
home with Mrs. Porter at the Bay
tre j avenu* address
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Nobis Cafeteria. 9th St. Entrance
j[Wll. Sayings Fund Bldg;— Adv. i
he married at a later date.
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Eyes of Whole \otion ISoir Glued On '/his *'Main Street
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Thie forlorn-looking "Main Street'' of Mer Rogue. hitherto unknown Louisiana country town, ie the center of Infereet of the who'« United States
following a State Investigation. prosecuted by militia armed with machine gune. which uncovered two «lay. na« and other outrage« committed In
a war of masked terrorist*.
VOUTHFUL BRIDE
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Will Fight Father-in-Law's
Effort to Annul Their
. Marriage
SAY DUROSS TOLD
AGE AS 21 YEARS
r *** which took place at Elkton on
Monday night, Edward DuRoss, 1017
After Investigating his son's mar
" ost Fifth street, found that the boy
bad given his age as 21. instead of
1 •. The son. Edward J. Du Roes, was
Mr. I»uRo««. senior, is makina efforts
,tc have the marriage annulled.
Mr. DuRoss intimated hrs son was
married to Miss Agnes A.
daughter of Mr and Mrs. « hares J.
Kaiser. ?ll West Seventh street, and
Kaiser.
10 * >n pos«ession of all h.« faculties
*vhen he trim married. Miss Eliza
beth M, Kaiser. ftn«I George 1^. Willis,
were married at the same time, the
affair being a double elopement,
Mr. DuRon censures the
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clerk I
hi* son. The clerk stated he was
not to blame as the young
given his age as 21, and offered to
prosecute young DuRoss for per
I jury if he was brought within the
I jurisdiction of the Maryland courts
Proceedings to have the marriage
annl,IM Win hp bfï,,n throuch Mrs.
n had
(Continue] on Psg* Fourteen.)
TO TEEL OF CHAOS
IN RUSSIA, POLAND
. Irma May cantor, on® of the
Relief
Mi
recently returned Jewish
workers will be the guest of fhe
Sisterhood of the Temple Beth
Km-th lomorron- evening, at the
flr»t "at home" reception of the
Sisterhood following services in the
Synagogue. Mrs. Cantor ha» devot -
ed conaderable time to ohild-wel
fare work among the stricken Jews
of Russia and Poland, and Just
returned to this country three week*
ago.
Next week she will begin a trans
latai tour under the auspices
o^th* American Jewish Relief Com
mit:
•ar.
starting in New Haven. Conn., with
San Francisco as her destination.
for sufferers from the
Sho yTl «Iv» to Wllmln«tonl*n»
a de*«Tlptlon of the conditions thot
actually prevail in Poland. Czecho
i Slovakia. Roumanls. Con«rantinople.
S myrna and Bulgaria, which she
t our°d Iasi summer end fall. No
efforts will he made to secure suh
scrlptions nor will any collection be
taken, and the public Is cordially in
vited to attend the reception.
WEfiTOMK ('(U NTIL INSTALLS
Welcome Council. No. 7. Jr. O. U.
A. M., entertained members and
friends In Jr. O. U. A. M
night, after the installation of offi
rers. The officers installed fol'ow
Hall last
Councilor. Charle« Woolridge; rlce
councilor. John Wilkinson; assistant
recording secretary, Edwnrd Sadler:
recording secretary. W. G. Dill:
treasurer, E. A. Pierson: financial
secretary. Charles Sharp: chaplain.
Joel Sharpless: past councilor. Wil
liam Simmons: Inside sentinel,
George Clifton: outside sentinel,
William Nickerson.
FONTANA NOW IN JAIL
Steve Fontana, arrested on a
liquor charge. February 26. 1921.
was sentenced in United States Dis
trict Court yesterday afternoon by
(Judge Morris to five years Impris
onment. Fontana failed to appear
for trial la«t year and his bail was
forfeited. He reappeared in Wil
ruineton ,»».»rday and w«, a PP r» i
bended by his bondsman. Frank
F'isjraro. who took him lo the Fed
f>ra * build ng.
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HO DE {/) AFTER HR!DDE
COLL IPSE; !.<) WED I UTOS
DROP INTO WAS!IN. RIVER
den. H onion. Children Droit nod in Cowlitz
River After Kelso Structure Buckles and
Falls. Horror Stricken W itnesses On Stream
Bank Powerless. Ship Crews Save Many.
KETBO, Wash., Jan. 4.
Press. )—Eight}
been lost when the Ke!
(United
ll ves may have
bf
eollapmd late yesterday, authorities
estimated today.
It will he impossih'e to determine
the exact casualties a« the**» was
way of telling how many persons
were nn the bridge when »he »able*
jrs human fre;gh» lurched
river
«napped and the great structure \v:fh
F'owlit*
into the
turbulent water«, of
the
Witnes«e* agreed that the number
on the bridge was approximately 150
although some thought higher.
Forty are known to have been
rescued. An additional number
rushed to safety from the bridge
came that the bridge was tottering.
Eleven name« are listed as *k
to be missing"
One man died In a hospital to
iwn
day.
On a hssis of 130 persons having
LITTLE HOPE FOR
INCREASED PENSIONS
WASHINGTON. Ten 4.—(United
prce«t.—Effort« to pai
:er Preei
dent Harding'* veto the Bursum hill
increasing the pensions of Mexican,
'
Civil. Spanish and Indian War vet
ran.« and fheir widow'«
will fall.
Some supporters of the bill are
probably
pected -to a*k today
that th» Senate disregard Mr. Hard
urging its amendment to meet the
President's
bjectlons.
Senator Bursum New Mexico, ex
tomorrow
j ing'.« objections and make the bill
I a law. This reqm
a two-third«
The bill was passed hurned
vote.
nf l
ly Just before Christmas, without a
quorum of the Soi nt ai
leader« «aid it probably would not
mnnd ih< xupport of e»«n ■ ma
Jority of .h» R»n«t».
OTA TU IWl/CCTir 1 A TCC
OlAIIj 111 T L4JI lUA I uj
4 I TT A I? 4 T 4 I Tffll/
AU IU F A I Alii I V
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ST \TF MOSPIT \ I IMPORT
n.."ivr".n. "Tun;,.
r» Stat» Moan : ta I nt v a r„h„ r .r
for December Was announced to
day a» follows: Population of thi
institution, beginning the month of
December, males. 290. and females
••S3, making a total of 543; patient»
admitt-d. male., 3, and female». 2; !
discharged, male» 6 and female»
One male patient died In the
!
Hearing of William F. Mink, of
Bellevue, on a charge of man
slaughter. which was to have been
heard before Magistrate Gluckman
yesterday afternoon, was continued
as the attorney-general is investigat
,* n g jfip aroident at Richardson Park
on December 11, which resulted in
the death of Frank A. Weatherhy.
Mr. Mink is alleged ro have
down Mr. Weatherhy.
The
month.
Beginning Monday. January 1. |
the population of the hospital was, |
nwles. 286. and females. 252. mak- i
tog a total of 53«. The amount ro
celved for the hoard of paid pa
.l#nt» In D#r#mh»r «•»»
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For Cover Dairy Saf«* Mlk phone
1540-1541.—Adv.
been on th» bridge, authorities ba
lleved that the««» figures accounted
for # all hut approximately eighty.
Eye witnesses and
W |l 0
saved themselves from the water or
the banks at the
first omJnfons «Tacking of th«
«nlln»eritig
th«»se
w ho de«| bsck t »
several
and children dutch
men,
Ing at flo.i' ng debris j]
vain effort«
,ft themselves a« the rush ; ng
them
veliAw flood earned
down
stream
Unintelligible «-ream« for help
reached the horror-stricken wit
nesses on the river banks, who.
powerless to aid, shouted directions
to th. or.«-« Of thi> «i«mpri Pnmon i
and Cowlitz wh rh ploughing
reach
the;
weeks the bridge has
the pressure of a|
against the current l
struggling scores. They saved many
persons.
For two
b<
n subjected t
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WIFE WINS MORE
SUPPORT MONEY
When John Schechenberger was
arraigned in Municipal Court this
morning on a charge of non-support
of his wife and three children, his
. wife testified that he left her last
: j u |y after she had twice caught h!
with another
he has been giving her 110 a week,
but that out of that amount she I«
She said that
vornan.
required to pay on a mortgage, taxes
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and other bills.
Schechcnberger, a morocco ern
denied improper relation*:
fith "the other w oman.'* He raid j
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ploye,
that he left home because his wife j
' was acting strange" and a ways had
a crowd of youths about the house.
Judge Hasting« ordered the de
( f , ndant ;o pll ,. a for ,h* I
! ,u PP or. of hi» family,
INQUEST FRIDAY IN
NEW YEAR FATALITY
Coroner Taylor will hold an In
quest Friday night in th« case of
Joseph Kowalaky of 10 Stroud St.
who died In Homeopathic Hospital.
Mondax night, after being struck
■y ,» bullet sat«! to have h« en fired
by Stanley Przybyle, in celebrating
,!,» nrr:v»l of th» N»w V».»r. j
Inquests may also be held on th* f
rt»«ih, of Riohsnl And»r»on. who»#
.!»«.! bortv W«# found nn P»li»-«ro
«'»>,"» I«»t nigh, andI S.» P "»n ron
Fu, d * i? . H
pftal thi» morning.
..■■.»nil»- r nn uTTT „u-iii
»WOBOE fX»* MRS. t».%VII
TUhel M. Davis was granted a di- f
' orce tbis mornJng in 8u
k ^° U " fro '; , ™°™" '
1 h , c w,f T Ni?,' !7 > L,',
I,ate !n ,B:I Davls lPft h * wif< '
aml Mnre ,hat tlme ha! * wUh
another woman, witnesses stated.
,
ing
KU I! EIRE CALLS FIREMEN.
Engine Company No. 7 was call
ed to 714 Walnut street, this morn
to extinguish a fire due to
defective flue The building which
is occupied by E. Gordy* and four
other families, was only slight. y
damaged.
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Morehouse Parish Divided
in Opinion on Eve of
Trials
MARTIAL LAW
ORDER AWAITED
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MER ROfU'E. Da.. Jan 4 (United
Adam special
prosecutor in the rise against mask.
Pram)— S»
ed terrorists who slew Watt Daniel«
and Thomas Richards, resigned to.
ri*y nn the ev« of fhe trfâl.
Adam« anmumced disagreement
with Attorney. «îenera I C
«ponsihle for his retirement
Mer Rogue expected p
of martial law at nn\ moment, Jt he- .
ing rumored that orders signed hr
Governor Parker already had reich
ed commanding officers o
units in the disturbed urea.
was re.
clama: kon
f military i
BASTROP. La Jan 4 (United
Prmw)— Moréhon*ê parteh wn, divld
as of
th#» law were marshaled for
lawlessness.
Mixed emotions of
! credulity and suspicion
by citizens of the community on the!
eve of the hearing vu
termine fhe murderer*
Daniels and J. R.
«Taught o
an on
suspense, in
*ere evinced
hlch will de
Watt
Harkins many
of
months ago.
One f««*fion. alleged by fftafe au
'horitie« to he sympathizers of fhe
Ku Klux Klan
WOULD CALI. L. S.
TROOPS FROM RHINE
pled German terri-:
he Senate
utspnke
nth
prediction« the h
flat for lack of evidence. Scores of
admittedly hostile to the
I invieihle" empire, sided with them
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ring
uld fall
citizen«.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 4 (United
Frees)—A resolution demanding Irn
mediate withdrawal
• f American
troops from
tory will be Introduced :
either by Senator Reed, Missouri,
Senator Hiram John-j
for an eron mile
commission but It was not voted on
as Borah withdrew his meuuM
Kerd and Johnson, however, want
the Senate to go on record on the *
question and if they cannot auqcaed *
in getting a vote on the* question ««
a separate proposition one of them
will offer it as an amendment lo the
Democrat
son. California. Republican.
•I offered a similar resolution
as an amendment to Senator B>rah>
r.
''■■•»n' propoMl
armv appropriation bill.
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TOMORROW I A ST I)4V
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Tnmnrro „. Ia „ d , v „„
|j)* , ° Ucense tacs ci he
on R „ lomnh , lPH in n»2»-«r». I
(h nv( .. (| , )( , „ r-1rf ,|;„«»d 1
„ hr h -o c». IJ2J .««»
wUI #xp -«
Marktrate» In Wllmln«lon »#r» 1
busy today iaauin« licenses to au
oR to tbs last
minute the obtaining of new tags
on d n«w operarora' licenses.
RFPORT MANY XKW SICK
There were 223 oases of conta
glous disease In Wilmington at noon
today, nearly half of them being
measles. 16 new cases belnsr report
«*d thi* morning to the Board of
Health,
Measles.
The ca«es are as follows;
109; Influenza. 41: s«arlet fever. 34;
chickenpox. 23: whooping cough. 14;
diphtheria. 2
Mumly Fro*. Sel: Fur nit nr«.--Adv. j
GERMANY WILL
NOT SUBMIT TO
FRENCH FLAN TO
SEIZE RHINE LAND
OUÏES; NE«'
BRITISH MAKE EAST
MINUTE APPEAE
France Likely to Sei/e
Rhineland Strip at Once
and Collect M ar
Debt
FAKIR, -Ian. 4.— (Unite«! Pres»).
—The British delegation nnnonnml
Hits afternoon that the reparations
cooferrnoo will end In a disagree
ment Suh»e4|iiently the conference
.
Tills announcement rame after the
ended.
c*«mferre« had taken an adjounflMMl
, .
f«»r «me hour, during wlil«*h the dele
gate» were to evamlne a new note
Jnsl Mibmltlrd by the British.
<'o|iip«e <.f j he conference has
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beep threatened since its «tart'due
that th»
to fhe fa
British
a nd
French p ans for rollectlrfg repara
tions from Germa m
dlver
were
gent.
A break up will
be followed. It ,
Is believed by Independent French,
action to collect and guarantee Ger-j
man payment*.
Premier Poincare of Frnc# stated
(Continued on Page Six.)
THE HEV. H. H. PHELPS
DIES IN WASHINGTON
The Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps,
rector of St. Thomas' Episcopal
Church, Newark. Del., from lf04 to!
J
Phelps. He was ordained to the
inistry in New York city, ln 1K9R,
The funeral servmes took place in
! the Holy Comforter
o'clock this morning
The last tin»« Mr. Phelps officiat
ed in this vicinity was et fhe mat
riage of Knowle* R. Bowen,
Newark, «nd Miss Margaret G
of Marshallion. in St. James P. K
Chapel at 8
•f
« hiirch. Mar «hallt on. the lfi»îer part
of 1821. The R«v. Mr. Phelps
assisted at that marriage cer»niony
by the Rev. .f. R. parks.
«•rased. Mrs. Phelps kept up her
acquaintanceship in Newark h y fre
quent visits,
vas
IOW de
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IRISH REBELS MAY
BE READY FOR PEACE
DUBLIN, Jan. 4 (United Press).—
Insurgent leaders gathered in Dublin
today for what Is believed to be a
P<**ve move.
Presence of furtive rebel figure*
"«ported here and there In side
streets and backrooms of the city, re
vlved peace talk ami were rolnci- 1
rt»nt.I with r.port, Ihne th» R»p..b
^* rÄn • , bad asked an "honorable» set
'" Th '' fHr ' ,h *' ,h, ' Fr ' , ''
W«** 1 officia » apparonlly p»rmitt»d a
m»»tln« of th» r»b#l D«il y»«t»rd»y
I*nt weight to th# p#«c# rtimoM.
Eamonn D» \ al#ra. fuyitiv# pre*l
d« n «. w «« to have presided oyer
the > n « which wa* held In
«-dingy waterfront building.
tvorthle»» checks and six charging
unlawful use of milk bottle» were
returned by the Grand Jury yestet
Jay afternoon. They were:
Alleged offering of worthless
check*—Peter N. Satlreikos an«1
Alleged unlawful use of milk hot
Benjamin
tv. Sheppard. Frank Smith. Thom««
E. McCall. Clarence Hollingsworth
RETURN MORF
;ing uttering
Clayton D. Appleby.
tie*—Barnet Rubenstein.
and Harry M. Hmkson.
Borlin Decides lo Lot
Economic Crash Como
Ralhor Than FavRep
arations f tutor Guns.
7 h ere by Th roa ton ing
Poaco of Europe.
t \TERVE\TIO\ BY
U. S. TALKED OF
W'\sm\«TO\. dan. «.— (Unite«'.
IT(W)—With the Parla cenn*reiMV
of Promter« on the verge of failure,
Germany today took Hie nitliude
that «he would never submit to the
French progmm to colic**! repo ra
tions.
hw fr " m
unquestionable sources Mates that
BlTlln l«K«mnifnl Im.» ilorMfil
I»» let a final crash In Europe coma
Iwfore «h bin itHng to the plan of
rrem 1er Potncnr* for the
productive guarantees In the Rhine
►•called
land and the Ruhr, with military
action threatened to ctarry th«
French program Info effect.
Th« significance of this attitude of
Hermans Is that If th» Prent
e«d t
take Independent action
gain* vhen h« Pacii
-_ _ .
« «inference e«>llapses. a cruns of the
f rst ord«r will b« created, ihreaten
mg the peso« of nil Europe
pt Intervent i
Fnhsd Ptaf
by the
the sittiatlbh
may sa
H appeared here tday.
While Germany realine« thaï sh«
may not be in a position to make war
against France, the fcer'in govern
ment is said , to be determined to
rope: in every way such independent
action by France and. If no material
resistance is possible to let every
thing "go to smash'' before agreeing
to the French program.
It is believed thnt information
concerning this attitude of Ger
many soon w«»uld be ip possession of
r 1 1 he American government. Also this
situation and other development*
ire ail tending to hurry action by the
United Stales lo prevent a collapse
1 (Continued on Page Fourteen.)
HOPE ED AGREE
ON COURT HEAD
•
Republicans Try for Settle
tlement During Recess
Before Later Meeting
TAKE 7 MORE
FRUITLESS BALLOT§
that body,
After faking .«even
corning In an effort
ballot« _
<• break the
thL
•leadlock exlug in the Levy Court
over the election of
firesident n'
the Commissioners took
a recess until 2:,in o'clock this uf
fernoon. In ihe in'rrv.il effort was
made to settle the controversy In
an amicable mann a r by the election
of a Republican member of the
court as presiding officer.
Today's sess;
third held so far this week, was
attended by œvena I hundred men
Interest jn the deadlock has caus
ed the attendance to ln«'rease dally
of the court, the
nnn-»n P port cl»rk on th» ni»i!7,»nin«
door, on th» EI»v»nth »tr»»t »nd of
-h» Puhlio Bulldn , ,om».im»».rly
Monday m orpin«
t»r»d th» P lat# ala«». P a»<»d throu«h
a Christmas tr#» on th# d»»k of Mlp*
Emma Forrest .nd- «■■•.i-.ne th»
wall, fell to the floor wh»*r« It was
found.
tended to six persons today through
our Classified Advert'aing Depart
ment. Look through the classified
advs. and If your Dime 1§ there come
to »he Journal office and receive fra«
tickets for two (war lax p«l<|) *•
see the special production. Tbbmas
Meighan. in
Tomorrow," at th» Queen, and The
Prisoner of Zen«!«.'* of the Arc«*)«.
Friday night. See page 14 tons/.
(Continued on Page Fourteen)
BULLET INTO CITY OFFICE
New Tear's «hooters .«»nr a *te*4
a 3* # -
bullet, evidently fired froi
calibre automatic pistol, through one
of the windows of the nffin* of the
The bullet shat
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