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1 OGDENCnrTUTAH FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 3, 1920." LAST EDITION 4 pTm.
Fiftieth Year No. 293 ! : . .
I PEACE IN IRELAND BY CHRISTMAS SOUGHT I
H A A A A 0
I Trunks Of Woman Fugitive Searched For Clews I
110 EST tint
IS QUERY AFTER
SHIS OVER
Mysterious Person Examines
' Trunks Claiming to Repre
sent Prosecutor
C0UNTY ATTORNEY DENIES
Ht HAD PHtRtSEN I A I IVb
Meantime Newsoapers Publish
What Is Declared to Be
Miss Smith's Diary
Mf ARDMORE Okie., Dec, 3. The
HI mall calibre revolver with which It
Wfi Is charged Clara Smith fatally sho
' j.lke L. Il.imon, Republican national
JPPi' comtaltteeman from Oklahoma, in a
quarrel In n hotel room here on the
night of November 21. and th, bu'lel
plerccd clothing worn by the mll.mn-
ffl aire oil man and politician at the
time, were ordered brought before
aH Russell B. Brown, county attorney, to-
9S1 day for examination.
Sheriff Buck Garrett, of Carter
BB conhty. to,,k porsesslo no; the weapon
and clothing after gUCStS and police
rushed Into the room and found lia-
jfH moh with a bullet wound through his
abdomen. An order was Issued for
the sheriff to produce them Imlncdl
ately. but he could not be found to-
STATUS OF MYSTERY.
I m The , tat rea lined In i sta it o
B mystery today and the prlnclp .1 1
forts were directed toward an orga-
3gB nlzed roarch throughout the southwest
SB und extondir.f. Into Mexico. Hamon.
K before his d itl remalnod lenl i m
corning Clara Smith who was known I
as his secretary, and the clrcum
BBI stances surrounding the shooting. A
9WH voung woman answering her dcsciip-j
tlon. according to a Dallas chauffeur. ,
M9 declared to him while driving to Cls
Wf" co. Tex., that she had snbl . man In .
SB b Ardmoro and that she n ver would
disclose the cause of th" shooting.
WOM IN IS TRACER
Reports that Miss Smith left a train
litfLj nt Sweetwater. Tex., after hoard. ng It ;
H apparently with the intention of going
to El Paso could not be verified to- :
day. The owner of a cafe In the town !
RR claims to know the young woman oe?
EH ported she had not been seen in the
PIB city. Sweetwater officers expressed
feS the opinion that she may have passed I
through the town in an automobile.
It was reported that a brother of,
CH Mis Smith was being heid by the po-
; , lice at Sweetwater These repor said
he w od while trying to i
his elster with an automobile.
AKDMOKK, Okla., Pec. 8 Pehd -ing
word of arrest or further lra i of
Clara Smith wanted in, connection
with the fatal shooting Of Jakf I Ha
K n:on, Republican national committee-1
HH man from Oklahoma, authorities here
1 divided interest between the .-. arch fOj
HJH the young woman and the trip of
MB Frank L. Ketch, who was HamOn'a
nBJ business manager, to Fort W orth, Tex. i
jttY County Attorney Russeii Brown, j
who before Hamon'': death filed a
HI complaint charging Ml who
QV was known as Uamon's secretary, with
HgB assault with intent kill, had traced
fJM a woman who answered the deecrip-
lion of Mrs. Smith, to Cisco, lex .
j&'jB where she bought a railroad ticket for;
M El Paso. He was considering todav!
Hfl what part the statement of F. W.
H9J Sallis, a Dallas chauffeur who drove'
raga to Cisco with ihe young woman as a
SaH passenger, might play in the case. Mie
jqjfll bad told, the chauffeur said, that she
had shot a man at Ardmoro
REGISTJ RS A l ROTl EL
janO Mr- Ketch, dispatches Bald, register-'
HfftM cd at a Port Worth hotel last night.
KijM but afterward It v ,is not ascertained
jhfiff wheiher ho hi -1 r- rnaineu in Fort
"Worth. .Mr. Ketc h had i lalntalned
3flM that Hamon shot himself accident-
Prosecutor Brown is said to havci
received reports ui y imt 6umti had
vial tod Hamon at a sanitarium wher
he traa taken after the shooting Out,
attendants declared she had not been
t'l'tv, there. J
TRUNKS ARE HELD
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. Dec. 3 Tho
StSk contents of two trunks, said by the
BkH pollco to bo the property of Clara
jjjjH Smith, sought by lh- authorities In
fljMl connection with the shooting of Jake
Hj L, Hanrion, Republican national com-
H mltteeman of Oklahoma, was being
W held at police headquarters here todai
Mom 'fc- ponding word from Ardmore, Okla-, I
U officials as lo what disposition shall:
WS ho made of them.
.'frfi The trunks which arrived here soon
fcfcfi after tho shooting of Hamon. were
mtm opened at the request; of Russell'
Brown county prosecutor al Ardihore,
3M in the hope that something might be
(mm found that would throw light on the,
BH rase. According to the pollco, how-,
HH ever, the examination revealed noth-
HH Ing, the contents being muclo up of
HI woman's wearing apparel, a photo-
HH graph of Hamon and one of Mlsr-i
B Smith, tog.thei with a selection ofj
jaiH newspaper clippings and a book of I
HW. verse. No letters or writings of a por-
HH onal nature were found, although
lAH they were Bearched for particularly, I
HH the police said. i
FINDS NO DIARY
HH Detective Boyle of the Kansas City
HH '" depfirtmenti who with a repre-
SjCT t.itlvo of the Ardmoro county at-
i'mk in-', examined the Iruiiks, said to-
thai he found no diary among the
ttlH nlth woman's effects. Boyle said he
AjHj lid not know the Identity of the Ard-:
SHI nore representative but believed he
HJ was a newspaper man.
LjW "A book of newspaper cllpjiing:.' audi
- levcral photographi were the pnlj
BHH j" things I saw removed from the trunk,"
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I ; FIRST DANCE HEUD IN .
35 YEARS THREATENS
TO DISRUPT COLLEGE
MILTON, Wis., Dor 3. A discussion oi ihe propriety of
j dancing;, preoipitated by tlx- first dance lield hern in 35 years.
thrraUns ilisrtiption of .Milton eollepc eireles. Artlmr .M Mills,
editor oi the college paper, has resigned, as a result of criticisni
Following the ball, it was learned today and the college faculty, it
j is repotted, is discussing proposals to make participatiton in a
dance an offense punishable b) expulsion
A dancing exhibition given by three girls in modified ballel
costume at a literary society meeting was denounced in chapel by
W C Daland, pr sident of th' college
Dancing, card playing and use of tobacco arc rigidly prohib
ited at the college.
PROSPERITY OP !
PORTO RICO IS
TDPIC OFREPORT
People Betic" Fed and Batter
Clothed Than Ever Before,
Governor Says
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. The peo
ple of Porto Rico, benefiliing from
a wave of prosperity, which over- !
spread the lenitory during the last
fiscal year, were bet'er fed and bet
ter clothed than during any year In
the island's history," Arthur Yager, j
territorial governor, declares in his
annual report made public today
"The genera) prosperity of the
isRmd." Governor Vager asserts, "has 1
hocn most remarkable and has in
cluded all the induslrles and every
form of business with tie possible
exoeptloil of the citrus Iruit prow j
ers. who vfrre unfortunately .crave- j
ly injured by the tleup of boats In
Octoler and November due to the
strike of sjcvcdniPS In New York
barber. The wiacspread increase in
wages enabled U-.e laboring classes J
generally to share in the prosper
lty."
EARTHQUAKE HURTS
Work of readjustment and recon
struction, tho goernor states, went
Forward slowly, but surely and was
greatly affected by an earihquake
which visited the island, by the high
cosl of materials and by fhnc laree
st rikes.
Governor Yager reviews the is
land's commerce at considerable
'engtn, pointing out in particular j
that the external trade of the Is
land for the fiscal year amounted
to $247,199,983. an Increase of 71
per cent OAer the total for the pre
vious year, which was the highest on I
record.
BALANUt Uf I KAUt
The balance of trade In favor of
the island last year was ?5i. 199.983.
which Governor Yaf.er estimates as
wlce a much as during any year
ince tho territory- began to show a i
Hade ba'ance in 1907.
The greatest part of the increase
in the value of exports is said by the
Eovernor lo have been due to the un
precedented high prices received for
suR.ar
The governor quoles insular au
thorities for the statement that crime
Is decreaslnp. In Porto Rico, especial
ly (hope forms of crime attributed
to the use of Intoxicating liquors. ,
Governor Yager's sole rcconimon- 1
datlon consists of a repetition of his .
previous suggestion that the provi
sions of the farm loan act be ex
i. ruled to Porto Rico.
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MAGELLAN CELEBRATION
IS CLOSED BY CHILEANS
SANTIAGO. Chile. Dec. 3. Foreign
delegations hero to observe the fourth
centennial anniversary of the discov
ery of the Straits of Magellan will
leave for Punta Arenas tomorrow I
whore they will conclude the program
of the celebration.
Tho festivities In this city virtually
wen mule.) toiilphl with a hall al thi-
government house, al which thoro
worn 2000 invited guests. Infante For-i
nando do yavlera, representative of I
Spain, will return to Santiago fom j
Punta Arenas at which time he will
be traveling lncignlto.
RYAN QUITS PRESIDENCY
OF STUTZ CAR COMPANY
NEW YORK, Dec 3 The Stutz
Motor Car company of America to
day announced 1 lection of Alvtn T n
termyer as n director, and at the
vainc time declared a regular 4iiarler
ly dividend of $1 26 a share. payable
January 12, on the stock on record of
December 2Q,
Mr. L'rilermyer in the son of Samuel
Untermyer who three days ago accept
ed a retainer to dlreci the fiimn. i.il
.iftiirs of Allan A. Ryan, leading
stockholder t' the Stuta company,
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ITALY MID FIUME
AT WAR; STILL
ALLJS QUIET
Citizens of Poet's City Indif
ferent As Pleasures for
Defense Proceed
TRIESTE, Doc. 3. (By the Associ
ated Press) A state of w.h letv,-n
the kingdom of Iuily and the regency
of Quarnero at Flume, began at mid
night, but up to n few minutes before
that ttm there was no visible evidence
that actual hosilities Impended. The
blockade of Plume was continuing,
and the only Indications of trouble
wore the fierce pronouncements ol
Captain Gabriel d'Annunzto against
General Cavlglla and tbo regular
Italian troops which were surrounding'
tho city.
Communication between Flume and
the Islands of Arde and VOglla was
cut by an Italian patrol In the Gulf
of Quarnero.
Emissaries of d' Annunalo are going
to and fro explaining his point of
view, but shortly before midnight
there were no evtraordlnary signs that
rh- threat of war would take more
concrete form General Cavlglla has
been able to tighten the conditions
under which d'Annunalo's forces are
held in Flume, and all ships under
the command of the poet-soldier re
main in the harbor, not venturing be
yond the breakwater of the port.
i mzi s im.ii i i kin i
Flume seemed tranquil esterdav
with the exception of unimportant
raids by submarine chasers. The log
lOnarles were rngris.o,., in the "work
Of defeAse," but tho citizens remained
indifferent.
A member Of d'Annunzlo's staff told
ih.- Associated Press that d'Anntinalo
wished rocLignltlon front parliament of
his service In occupying Flume and
that he would become conciliatory In
that event.
The cordon of carlblncers surround
ing Flume was increased yesterday.
Bl ll.MN. BARRN Mi 8
ROME, Dec. 2. All statements
made by Captain Gahrlelo d'Annunzio
at Flume seom' to be a prelude lo civil
war. in spile of the fact that the poet
soldler has declared to the people of
that city that "th.- blood of brothers
shall not be shed." He Is urging Na
tionalist noneombatants to build bar
rlcades and resist attacks by Italian
regulars, 'ut Is thus far not finding
manv followers, says the Tempo.
POOD FOR Ml ME
ANCONA, Italy. Dec. S. A stcam-r
having a full cargo of foodstuff;- sail
ed from this port for Flume today.
Thls Is considered as evidence the
blockade of Flume Is essentially a
military measure, and that the Italian
Kovernment does not Intend thai M'S
lOWn shall he reduced l starvation.
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FRENCH NATION CHEERED
BY 04JTL00K ON GREECE
PARIS, Dec. ?. French opinion Is
evidently much gratified by the note
sent to the Greek government by the
premiers of France, Groat Britain and
Italy ysterday and officials take an
optimistic view of the future.
The Figaro finds that Georges Iey
gues. the French premier, has "ob
tained an Incontestable diplomatic
success ' and even "Pertlnaz, ' politi
cal editor of the Echo ds Paris says
the declaration Is "a good beginning '
Ho adds that Rumania informed the
British cabinet she fell that the ac
cession Of Prince George, Duke of
Sparta, to the Greek throne, would be
the beet solution of the existing diffi
culty, and at the same time disclaim-1
od any desire to influence or interft tc
with the allied policy.
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POPE CALLS MEMBERS TO
HELP SUFFERING BABES
ROME. Dec. 2.-Offerlngs will be
received in the Catholic Churches
throughout Christendom on December
26 on behalf of suffering children in
all countries which are suffering be
causeof the war. This day was fixed
In ati encyclical letter Issued to the
church by Pope Benedict today.
The appeal of the pontiff this year
differs from that of li'P.t. which asked
for help for only the children of c'en-
tfal Europe.
ARGENTINA TO
i LEAVE LEAGUE;
CABLEiAITED
South American Republic
Wants All Countries Ad
mitted to Organization
ARTICLE TEN LIKELY
TO BE ELIMINATED
Does Not Guarantee Territor
ial Integrity of Members,
Committee Rules
I BUENOS AIRES. Hoc S. (By the
Associated Press.) Rejection by the
assembly of the league of nations of
Argentina proposals In favor of tho
admission of all countries to the
league may result in the withdrawal of
Argentina from tho league, it was
'learned hero last night. It was said
I that S cablegram was exported from
Konorip Pueyrredon. Argentine for-
Cign minister and chief of th- Argen
tine delegation at Geneva, notifying
the government of his decision In the
matter
Foreign Minister Pueyrredon Is un
derstood to have received Instructions
from his government before leaving
for Europe to withdraw from the
j league If it appeared the assembly
would refuse admission to all sover
eign slates, and If Argentina's pro
posal for the constituloq of the
league on a basis of equal representor
tlon of all nations, ..was not adopted.
l W ( ST AltTK LK 10.
i GENEVA. Dec 3 (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Presentation and
' adoption of a resolution eliminating
lArtlelc X from the covenant of the
league of nations before tike end of
the present session of the assembly
would occasion no surprise here, it was
'declared In some quarters when '1"
assembly began its meeting this morn-
: Ing.
1 Assort Ions wcrj made that yester
: day's decision of- the committee on
the admission of new states, which
I held, in effect, that the article does
'not guarantee the territorial integrity
rof any member of the league, repre
sented the view of a majority of the
delegates at the present meeting. This
Interpretation, ,and the postponement
of the consideration of certain changes
'in tho covenant were the principal
topics of con versat!ii here today.
M y i-lll R MI.DMI.N rS.
These ohonges, which w ere proposed
' by Scandinavian countries said in
nowise t.. prevent consideration at this
(session of any other amendments. N.
w Howell, a Canadian delegate,
i brought this out clearly by questlon
iuk A. J. Balfour, of Great Britain-
The committee to which was re
ferred the question of how to ehoose
the four elective members of the
league had not reported. The question
Is whether these members shall be
elected for four years or two and it Is
still being debated whether their
terms of office should begin from the
first entry of tho rounell Into opera
tion. Or from the present meeting of
the assembly. If the latter Idea pre
vails, tho four representatives must
be elected here.
The chance of Brazil returning to
her place on tho council Is considered
e v client, but Greece, It Is thought,
will loso her place.
VRTI LE 0 I PL 1KD.
Article 10, of the league of nations'
'covenant does not guarantee the terri
torial Integrity of any member of the
league, according to the first official
Interpretation of that article by tho
league, unanimously adopted by the
commission on tho admission of new
states. This declaration Is general!)
regarded as one of the most Important
(decisions yet. takon by tho league
members, '
The lntorpreatlon was provoked by
the proposal of Giuseppe Motta, of the
Swiss delegation, who asked that if the
present status of Austria were
changed. Vorarlberg be permitted to
join Switzerland. The text of the- In
terpretation fed lows: .
I I I ItPRl I TIOX ;i I N
"We can not' recommend the adop
tion of the proposal put forward by
M. Motta. Wo are indeed of the opin
ion that the entry of Austria into tho
! league will In no ,way prOJudlco or ef
fect the question' so raised. Wo can
j not help adding that the suggestion
: that admission to the league should
j have any such effect appears to arise
; f rom a misconstruction of article ten.
'it can not bo too emphatically stated,
that article ten does not guarantee the
territorial lntcgrlt',Mi any monihor of
the league. All It does Is to condemn
external aggression on territorial In
tegrity and tho political Independence
of any member of tho league and call
upon the council to consider what can
be done to resist such aggression."
Mr. Motta made the point that
Vornreberg at a rcceni plebiscite Indl
cated Its desire to Jo with Switzer
land. Ho contended that under article
! ten. Vorarlberg would be prohibited
from becoming part Switzerland
lahould Austria at a iTrtgr .date Join
Germany, and the purpd pi his pro
posal wuj to remove any obstacle In
the way of Vorarlberg.
SIAMESE KING RENOUNCES
HAREM: CHOOSES QUEEN
BOSTON, Pec. 3. The king of
Slam, first of his line to renounce the
I right of a harem, has chosen his iucen,
according to a cablegram received n
Sidhyakorn. a youthful member of tho
Siamese pobUity who Is, attending a
private school here. HI choice Is
Wanvlnal. sister of Sidhyakorn. the
first cousin of the king, the message
jiaid. Voung Sidhyakorn said Ws sl
Iterls -'" years old, King Rami VI ' In
his fortieth year,
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H SULLIVAN
SAYS PRESSURE
ON BOARD FAILS
Secretary Houston and Group
Refuse to Play Politics
With Demands
WILSON GIVEN PRAISE
FOR HIS ATTITUDE
Government's Refusal to Lencf
Aid Declared to Be Right
Stand
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BY M IRK St M.I N
National Political 'ori-ospondeni of
tin New York Evening Po i
WASHINGTON, D, C Dec. 3. j
There is one aspect of present condi
i tions, and especially of conditions dur-'
ing the recent change, so wholesome:
and satisfying that It ought not to be-,
come history without being definitely)
recorded and brought to the atten
tion of the largest number of people.
During the past three months, and j
especially during the month preced
ing the election, there was a large,
amount of pressure on Secretary:
i Houston of the treasury and on the I
I federal reserve board. This pressure
i came. and still comes, from a large
variety of Individuals and organlza-
' Hons. During September and cto-,
j ber It came conspicuously from dele
gallons of farmers, led by their local1
politicians. The object was to press
' the secretary of the treasury and the
i federal reserve boord into taking some!
action beneficial to those who exert1
i tho pressure.
FORM l INTIMIDATION,
i If It should bo said that on some
occasions this pressure took, and still)
i ikes, almost the form and vehemence
of ap attempt at Intimidation, that
: term would hardly be too strong. An
! tlon was pendJng. Th" party m
I power wS9 on trial, and votes could
be v on by acquiescence, or lost by
refusal.
, That the secretary of the treasury
and the federal board refused to take
! any of tho various actions demanded
i Is a matter of record. That the Dem
ocratic party In power suffered by
this refusal is also a matter of rec
onl. It was not that acquiescence by
the treasury would not have won the
election for the Democrats, but that
th ir refusal to do a thing which had
i been specifically demanded by cotton
farmers in Tennessee and wlieat and
! cotton farmers In Oklahoma was a
I largo part of tho course of those nor
! mally Democratic states going Rcpuh
' llcan. Is easily proved. The election
of n Republican senator from Okla
homa Is said to have been due directly
to resentment on tho part of the cot
ton raisers., I
w H i n IA isi: VOTES
Whether the action demanded by
i theso politicians and farmers was. or
! was not sound finance, and whether
tho refusal ly the secretary of the
treasury and tiio federal reserve board
was. or was not. Justified. Is not the
point. Tho point Is that a secretary
of the treasury who holds his office
by appointment from tho president,
and a federal reserve board, who
hold their office by appointment from
tho president. knowingly made the
choice and took the position which
everybody knew well was bound to
lose Votes for the party whoso leader
had put them In office.
This Is so wholesome a thing that
It Is good to record It at a moment
when confidence In government Is be
ing Impaired by revelations of scan
dal In another department. It Is so
wholesome a thing that cynicism pro
ceding tho event would have refused
to believe It, when the creation of
the fi deral reserve board was under
tho discussion in congress, one of the
chief objections was that the appoint
ments would always be political and
that tho board would yield In time of
stress to political pressure.
PREY OE POLITICIANS.
The episode In fact recalls a spe
cific conversation in which President
Wilson participated at the time when
the federal reserve board was being
created. This argument that the
board wAild become the prey of poli
ticians and would yield to political or
sectional or class pressure was made
to President Wilson.
Ho replied that this was not neces
' sarily to bo fenred. Ho said that
I there are always some offices which
I can bo kept sacred from political
t pressure. Ho cited within his own
i experience tho higher courts of N'ew
Jersey and pointed out that no matter
'how low the levels to which politics
j in that state sunk from time to time,
ihe higher courts were kept Immune.
' He said that It would bo possible to
: achieve the same immunity from poll-
I tics from federal reserve board, and
that one way of achieving it he could
himself attend to by making the first
appointments men of such high repu
tation that they would treato for the
Office a iligruiy abov e reproach and j
I of such high character that no one
1 could coerce them
CREDIT TO Wilson
The resistance which till federal ,
i reserve uqard and Secretary Houston
of the treasury, both appointed by
Mr. Wilson, made to a clamor from
politicians of the president's own par
ty, who In some cases made their
plea In formal delegations lod by sena-
1 iurs from Democratic states, is one
of the very largo entrlys to be set
I down Oaf the credit side of Mr Wll
! son's administration. If It is followed
las a precedent by fururo presidents
and future reserve boards. President
I Wilson. In this case, along with some
I other more obvious cases, will bo on
I titled to credit for giving one of the
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MRS. MAC SWINEY
ARRIVES TO GIVE
FACTS ON IRELAND,
NEW YORK, Dec. 3. Mrs ,
Muriel MacSwiney, widow of;
the lord mayor of Cork, who
starved himself to death in a
British prison, probably will not j
1 step on American soil until to
morrow morning
i This was announced today
by officials of the White Star
line, who said tho steamship
Celtic, bearing Mrs. MacSwiney
to the United States to testify
before the committee of one
.hundred investigating condi
tions in Ireland, would not
1 reach quarantine by noon today
as expected.
It is possible, however, that a
tug may be sent down the har
bor to bring Mrs. MacSwiney
ashore this evening for the re
ception planned by Irish sym
pathizers in her honor and that
of Miss Mary MacSwiney, her
sister-in-law, who accompanies
her.
MASKED BANDITS
STEAL HUNDRED
PIECES DF MAIL
Three Clerks Bound By Rob
bers, Who Escape in Au
tomobile -
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn-. Dec. 3.
One hundred pieces of registered mall
were taken from tho Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul passenger train No.
6 by two masked bandits shortly after
7 a. m. today, according to postal ot
I flclals. The bandits are believed to
have boarded tho train at Hopkins, a
Ishort distance out of jMlnneapolis.
When almost within the city limits
they entered the mall car. bound tho
crow and Jumped from the moving
train with the loot.
No estimate of the loss has been
made either by postal authorities or
pollco.
The three clerks iu the car E. Anko,
Minneapolis, and F. C. Tousley and A
B, Ostman, St. Paul, said they did not
know the bandits wero aboard the
train until the command to deliver the
registered mail was heard. The three
were forced to submit to being bound,
and wero lying, hog tied, on tho floor
of tho car. when tho train stopped at
tho station.
The pollco believe the bandits
escaped In an automobile after they
Jumped from the train.
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iSWAT PAIR OF FLIES
NOW AND AVERT PLAGUE
OF MILLIONS LATER ON
NEW YORK, Dec 3. One pair
of flics effectively swatted now
Will avert tho possible plague of
3J-i.ooo.ooo potential descendant
next autumn. It Is asserted on
posters circulated today by tho
Merchants' association of New
York City which launched a win
ter fly swatting campaign.
SAN SALVADOR BANS
WOMEN'S HATS. SHOES.
BEER AND MOTORCYCLES
SAN SALVADOR. Republic oT
Salvador, Doc. 2. Importation of
luxuries has boon prohibited, bo
ning January 1. 19S1, by decree
of the Salvadorean government.
Among the articles placed under
the ban are passenger nutomo
biles. bicycles, shoes, beer, mo
torcycles, furniture, hats for Wo
man and children, silks, tobacco
and wines.
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HUGE NEW AIRPLANES
WILL FIGHT ON GROUND
WASHINGTON. Doe. 3. Unless
tho government aids the airplane In- .
dustry. Major General Mcnoher, la his
annual report made public last night,
said It cannot hope to depend upon 1
the availability of suitable commercial
aircraft and facilities for their em- j
ployment nor upon the existence of I
manufacturing plants and supplies ofj
materials necessary for tho rapid pro-1
ductlon of aircraft In time of war.
A contract for purchase .of tho Ital - ;
Inn T-34. the largest seinl-rlgld strshlp
In the world, has been made, the re
port said, but efforts to obtain from
Germany a rigid airship of the latest 1
type has failed.
Among the experimental accom-1
pllshmonls of the year, the design and
BUci essl'ul test of nn armored ground-I
attack, ihree-scater trlplanc mounting
eight machine Runs ami a 81 milli
metre cannon is reported Contracts
for ten of them have bC( n let.
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PLAN IDE TO I
OBTAIN TRUCE I
PAPERSASSERT I
Premier Says He Is Eager to
Bring End to Murder
in Erin 1
SAILING NOT SMOOTH
FOR HOME RULE BILL
'Countess Placed on Trial Be
fofe Court Martial At
I Dublin
LONDON, Dec 3. Recent rumors
jof important influences working for
the conclusion of a truce in Ireland
preliminary to permanent peace In
that island ore revived by some news-i-1
1" i s here today. Suggestion Is mod
that definite measures of conciliation
are being Initiated.
A member of the house of commons
yesterday asked Premier Lloyd George
whether, in view of the approach of
Christinas, ho should not try to bring
about a truce and tho premier an
swered he was "quite as anxious as tho
questioner to see murder In Ireland
ended and would not have waited for
the approach of Christmas to make
I efforts In that direction " H
"I have repeatedly said." "Mr. Lloyd
George continued, "that 1 am pre-
I pared to take nny steps that will lead H
I to peace In Ireland." H
The proposed movement Is linked h
newspapor writers with the visit to
Ireland of the labor commission and
pressure which is said to be brought to
I bear upon the Irish hierarchy to in
tervene moiu actively In the cause of
peace. . .
The Irish home rule bill is not hav
ing the smooth- passage through rorn
mlttee in tho house- of lords that it
was expected to nave after opening
debates Wednesday.
Baron Birkenhead again today re
ferred to the difficulties Involved In
the amendments offered by Lord
Shondon yesterday and expressed the
hope that Lord Shandon would recon
sider the matter before the report
'state was reached.
There seems to be a belief in some
quarters that when tho question comes
up again in the report stage, changes
jwill not be porsisted In.
The committee resumed Its discus
sion today and a number of amend
ments to the bill consequent upon
changes made yesterday, were Inserted
In It. The changes Included the
amendment by Baron Oranmoro and
Browne asking the members of the,
senate ineligible to election to tho
parliaments and vice versa, and pro
viding that in the event of a disagree
ment between tho scnato and the par
liament, tho lord lieutenant may con
vene a joint session of tho two dis
agreeing Mouses.
Iord Shandon's amendment propos
ing a new clauso In tho bill empow-
.1. .. T-I..K . .n,tu . ir, IMr.tr. IIU-
L I i 1 1 K LliU 1IUU acuuivw w -- --a -
latlon.
An amendment by proposing to give
full fiscal autonomy to both parlia
ments, was rejected.
COUNTESS ON TRIAD.
DUBLIN, Dec. 3 At tho Royal
Barracks yesterday today the Countess
Georgians Marklovlck, member of
parliament for the St. Patrick's divi
sion of Dublin city, who was arrested
two months ago, was tried by court
martial on a charge of conspiring be
tween January, 19 IS. and September.
1920, to organize a "Flanna Elreann."
otherwise known as Sinn Fein boy
scouts.
This organization has been charged
villi conspiracy to murdor military
police, with unlawful drilling, the car
rying ol arms, furnishing recruits to
tho Irish volunteers and generally
promoting disaffection.
The countess looked extremely 111
today The military escort confiscated
the photographic plates, taken by tho
newspaper photographers. t
The newspapermen were searched
when they entered the barracks.
The countess today refused to recog
nize tho court, and the session was
Occupied with tho examination of wit
nesses for the prosecution.
The proceedings were enlivened by
the countess acting as interpreter fof
counsel, who frequently stumbled over
tho pronunciation of Irish names In
the translation of document.
CONSPIRACY CHARGED.
LONDON, Dec. 3. Premier Lloyd
George stated In tho house of commons
Thursday that documents found in the
possession of Eamon do Valera when
ho was arrested In May. 1918. would
be Included In those which tho gov
ernment Is about to make public.
These documents, the premier assert
ed Implicated the Irish republican
army In the Herman conspiracy.
DE ULtTCR REPLIES.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec- 3 When
shown a London dispatch saying that
Premier Lloyd-George had slated In
the house of commons today that doc
uments found In the possession of
Bomon de Valera when he was arrest
ed In May, 1918. would soon bo made
public, Mr dc Valera, president of the
"Irish republic.'' who is hero, tonight
Issued the following statement.
"There wers no documents found In
my possession thai Implicated mo for
any one else in any conspiracy. There
was no such conspiracy. If there were
such documents, why did not Lloyd
Qeorge bring us to trial? With his
mock tribunals he would not hav
needed very much evidence to obtain
a conviction."
EXPORT EMBARGO LIFTED
MELBOURNE, Australia. Doc. 3.
The federal government has decided
to remove the embargo with the ex
ception ol controlled good?, to former
enem) countries. Importations into
Australia from these nations, how
ever, will still bo prohibited.
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