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VOL. XXXiX. NO. 49
SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1922
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U. S. ENGINEER
ATTACKS OFFER
MADE BY FORD
Much I,. Cooper Makes Re
port to Conans; on Miim-Ic
Slwals Project.
OPPOSES LO; LEASE1
Declare- Plan I- Impractical
Emm Rninrss Standpoint
i Eijriiri'.
V A .-'III ..' Y ' . I". ' 7 . - - A ' i ' ' p '. -
i ; ' by i:-. -- of i i offer of
IfT.ry l-'md the purchase and
;n tf tii i'ovnünoLt prop.itiof
. Mu i-'h'.'iU would handicap
the w; t
.w r d e vf'rv! rii -n t of the
in thin i cp t would 1
'ufh ami
i;!.e removing the vort " T r . from
;i man ";.ou Tpooj.d in g t ahn','."
Hugh I. Coop. r. consulting engineer
o th vTniM'" lit on the Mu"le
Shoals lUvlcipnT1!.!, declared Fri
'l.i'." l)'foin thi hou.e military com
mitter u js ( iiniil' ! ing the
t :r.
Mr. '--. p, .i'ta'!-.rul ;! offer
t"ji;n practically . v-iy angle and at
one point 4 1 I f i o 1 if Woll'.d 1" a
nlamity to rn ie th mi pr-w.i tr
i-ov-r pr'i ' ts !' ihr south friu
thr tir-J.I nf piihl..- lltiht.V tr 1"')
;n!.c II; alM jtrr-vi.tcl stiinat'
mi army rp,i;iiir r l.ifa !iov
ir thn it wmiM tlic is'nrrn
jnT!t $ 1 o o . o "ilurinj; the
jr.t 10 v;its in nrdfM- tlmt A'r
B
I'ord mav t . tirr !. unr-ulat
t'OK.'sii;Ti f th crr.'i t st ua
povrf th.r 8outh ha."
Would Cut I'a".
Th" lainirnum tirno for !mso of
Kovrrnnitit l tnd cont.i ijiin watrr
pnwer poihilitic-. h- said, siiould
b .".it rars and ony that Ion, im
tho lletTsf was math1 suhjoct to
th rriulatioTi of tlir ft(lral water
powr a-t. Mr- fipp(l the 100
yats prrin.l on tho ground that it
was im nm ct ir.al from a l)U?itK-c'
standpoint and no contra't iirotiit-j
rd at tlii.s tiino could hf ma do ap-j
lIicablo to conditions h hIievrd
wo'.ild pro vail in 2022.
Another fr-aturo of the Kord offr
which was rnontionfd hy th wittirss
r,n that hsrrooinjr to pay four per
ioni int-"rt st on the mmicy which
would bo nrc.v'ary to cortlplotf th4
! wo dams at Muvclo Sho.ls. !Io aid
ih.A totl amount rxpt-nded and ro
r;uir(i to ho ppiit upon 1 1 m pro-icc-ts,
fstimafr'd at J 1 7 . t 7 f.,
should ho made Int --i c.t-l'( arinp and
pointed out that th i;o ornmr-nt
was pay'nkC four percent and f 1 1 r
for tho nimicv It l:ad l-orrowcd.
I e elo pmrn t of power at Muscle
Sonli under tho Ford offer. Mr. i
I 'nojiir a."sert r-u . wouiu oe approxi
mately at half th-' sn:o cos's
fj nt Niagara 1'alls and the Kofikuk
o'am aMO th Mlst.-st ppl and ut
1!M than one half th- rate .st for
the üMiio rl.iw of enfTijy developed
in tii conirnerci 1 1 power territory
ithin reacli of Müsch shoals.
Vrnnal lxin'rit-inf.
Whi'o th witne.m said that he
!i-ali7id that the people of the otith
were "cry i t for the consummation j
of tho Foia oner." h Tirmly lo;iv-
nl thev would he crying for i'sj
.hrogjtion iefor th leas,- pet i d t
xpir'd. Ho tle lared that bo ief
wa predi -atctl on personal expt ri
i :;ce in h.m power (huolopment in
I lie pyt :'.) y ears, incladini; that at
X'.airaru I'.ill.". Th" power had been
s i for li in.i .il purpo-s th-ue, h-J
aid. not unliVvo tlo plan- hard un
derstood Mr. Ford hid for Muscle
ha'..- and t HutTalo, about 2
mile away had been oom.pelled toj
i.ulhi a sttam power p'ant to serj
: need I
M r.
t. ,ui
fter
tVoper was cal.ed b 4'hair-'
Kalin to the witness stand
Theodore Swarm, pnsident of
the federal phosphorous ccrupany at
1 : i mil n irl. a m .
had explained
i h.e p'--ibil;t for extens:e t hem -;
al opera: iop.s. including the manu - i
fac:uie f t he.ip fertihzzer at Musclj
Siioa'.s. l'e said hi? company had
ie:ir.it-l aured tlo
t;i cces
c f 1
Muscle. Shii.cs opej-;t ; ions
by apply
now p!-o-
;ng Kitita tonly c rta.n
, etsv in tiie lormir.gh.im plant
which could be duplicated on a
greater scale at Mu b Slioals.
SupjHrtA Offer.
J. V. Wort hi n g: on. repre.o.t :r.g
the Tv:m?5seo R-.vep Improvement
a ssocJat ion.
:n support
I'onclud'tl hi.s statement
cf the Ford offer In th
irnrnlrg He urjo-t acceptance cf !
He
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t. ?ord p. an and s:d tr th I' --i
t-oit manufacturer was given thi
oppcrtunit at tb.o ehoa'.s nv. ete:.s
ive development cf water power In
he upper Tennessee river. where
'"ml ! r.ued on page two.)
Scuth Pend News-Times.
W. R. Armstrong. Adv. M:r.
Tenr Sir:
It is with gif it pleasure that
I have jr.st cuhed the check I
received in the rf ipe cor.tt
Int week.
Tour paper i unuua'.ly tine
in many repfcts. but the meth
od of advertising in mall para
graphs Is gret. It appeals to
me to suh an eitent that I
hv nt marked copies to my
home tow n in Iowa.
Th a n k ; n z you f c r the heck
and eurirg ru of th grHt
p?-'.;:e r,: v oib--rtptlc-n affo!
1 urn,
Yours truly.
mi "is. r:. w. ponson
Iii: R. Cedar st.
ay fr ?s
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Am;nin V.'acastT.
rhated with murder
1 S.
at
lias been
Salt I,ak
may face
City.
If ffjnvicted. Pho
death at tho hands of a firincr squad,
a that 1 the usual form of punish
ment for murder in I'tah. Miss "Wa-
a.ster. pdi' allege, induced her
CMPotlirnrt ftllhnrt RnVhton f. to
, ,, , .-,'1 v
hold up her employer, Charles A. !
1'au". I'ans was killed in the hold
lip. f'.riichton says the death shot
was ?;id an aroomplico who es-
a "-d.
HOUSE TO CAUCUS
ON BONUS MEASURE
SOON, LEADER SAYS
Ch;
I'ordnev Predicts
of Law l)y He-
urnian
Passage
puldirau Members.
W'ASIII.V(;T(X. 1
. 17. 1
e:ft Friday
The
outstanding develüime
ay in
tlie bonus legislation situation was j
an unexpected announcement in the;
liou.se by Chairman Fordney of the
ways and means committee that the
bonus bill would lie ready for pres
entation to a caucus of house re
publicans within the next 10 days.
A moment after thi.s statement
was made there was a shout from
the republican .side of the chamber
w hen the chairman, lifting his voice i
to its highest pitch, declared the
soldier measut'o would be passed by
a republican hou.-e.
Freaking into the thick of a row;
over charges by Hop. (Earner of
Texas, ranking democratic member
on the committee that the bill was
being framed secretly with the aid
of representatives of the American
Tejon. Mr. Fordney shouted to the
democratic .de that the republican
did not derm it proper to seek ad
vice on the bonus from thoe un
alterably opposed to it.
Much Discussion.
While there was no other refer
ence to the bonus on the floor, honu
talk swirled through the corridors
and for the time being discussion
of plans for cutting the army and
navy appropriation bills wa.s for
gotten, republican members of the
ways and means committee, meeting
morning and afternoon, went over j
details of the proposed bill, without i
giving any intimation as to the ex-i
act form of the measure to be re
ported.
The calling In of John T. Taylor,
(('ontlnuod rn page two)
DISCUSS PLAN TO
LOWER COAL RATE
Lahmet
Officers C o n 5 i d e r
Problems of Cheaper Fuel
Transportation.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. The
J cabinet meeting r Fi day. It was said
a
a
the white
discission
io.ue. u"uui l"
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of the oal situation
with
reference to the question of
ch aper transportation and al;o the
lta; i on
f.ir lower fre.ght rate.
were re ich el
was not announced.
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i o: f-irui ri u e p l : 1 :n' o : o
with the problems presented by a
possible break between th.e coal min
operatora and the miners April 1,
and with th
comrnlf sion
inter.a:e commerce
investigatrm
cf
freight rates.
Secretary Hooer
fore the commission lü days Kgo,
urged tha; the tlrst possible "reduc
tion b made on coal rates.
The relationship between the coal
(situation and the trs nsportstlon end
j has ben further emphasized by the
j attempts of the mine w orkers" unlc
j to trir. r about association with the
railway unions to retst what they
nae termed attempts to re.-iuoe
ages in both industries. legisla
tive attention ao has been drawn
to the situation, resnltirg In propo
fal for the setting up of a govern
ment arbitration board to medlatt
the rlireatepei dirojte in the coal
I lrdit:ry. Pres't Harding some
j we des atr a utlior:7d S 'v Hoover
i to r'.v.g about a !i;'f 'ir? between
the head of the railroad virions
end the railron-1 ererutives and
Ister apprA' h with a similar object
the coal operators and the coal min
ers' union
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UNION LEADERS
REJECT APPEAL
iF KANSAS MAN
Frank Farrinpton (Concedes
Defeat Before Offieial Re
turn Are Known.
APPKOYK LEWIS" ACTS
PrepiIont of Association Is
uc? Statement Following
Vote of Delegates.
I.VDIAXAn iMS, h.d.. Feh. IT.
P.y a margin of less than 100 of its
3.82. otrs. the dolepate convention
of the United Mine Worker ot
America here refused to consider the
appeal of Alexander Ifowat for the
union relnstateme-nt of himwolf and
other expelled Kans.w miners.
While the defeat was shown only
by unofficial tabulations of the vote,
Mr. llowat Friday niht conceded he
had been beaten, a aJo did his
princtp-al supporter. Franlc Farrinst
ton, the leader of the Illinois
miner?. The, official vote will not be
completed until Saturday when th
roll of absentee delegate. will be
called. but Mr. llowat said he
doubted that anv material change
would rorilt from tho additional bal
I
loting
In effect, the vote approved the!
expulsion of llowat and his follow-
ers by PrcVt John L. Lewis, who j
said he aeted "because of the refusal
i of the deposed Kansas- leader to di
' reet strikers to return to work as
'was ordered by the minora' conven
tion last fall. Howat, however, has
yr the right to appeal the expul
sion order to the union" executive
board, and in event of its refusal
can bring the question before the j
union's convention which will be!
held in 1321. :
shous Strength
.Surprising strength wa.s hown by
llowat during the day's roll call, and
the result wa not determined ottl
cially until 150 of tho last 200 vote
wore cast against him. The final
vote was 1,953 to 1.886, and effort
were beinp made Friday night by
his upportera to muster a utrength
to Overcome this despite their lead
er's concession of defeat.
"We pave them a srood fight." faid j
llowat, and then he added:
"I suppose Saturday I will have
'to get out of the Lnited btates and
go to Russia."
Mr. Lewis said ho was confident
that the unofficial vote was con
servative. r..id he interpreted the re-
jsult "as best for the welfare of tho
I union." Mr. Farrington said ho re
garded the vote as breaking Mr.
Lewis s-trenglh within the union, for
ho declared the result "means that
Lewis is a dead bird now." Howat's
unexpected strength discouraged the
administration forces early in the
day. a lead of only 500 being piled up
beore the Illinois delegation, having
(Continued on page two.)
FORECASTS REYOLT
IN JUAKEZ REGION
Go eminent Autborities Re
ceive Additional Informa
tion From Rorder.
WASHINGTON,
tlonal government
Friday from the
Feb. 17. Add i
advicei? received
Mexican border
and points beyond the line indicated
jthat the Ohregon government re
j girded with somp apprehension
signs of incipient revolutionary
! movements particularlv near the
i
(border. Just what Information the
Mexican authorities posseted as
I toe
Loe i in iii i i im-
unrest
wafl
state
unknown to
otricia'.s
the
and war departments, but
known that this nttitufle among
no me O'oregon leaders has been
noted by American observer., even
in Mexico City.
j The reports reaching Washington
from the Ml Paso region, while un
! official. how clearly that the Juarez
(situation is full of uncertainty
Mexican ofnee are ?aid to hae
disclosed their feeling that
rising against tlie Mexican
an up-govern-
i me nt is Impending.
American Reports
American advices. . far .is
known, contain nothing to confirm
belief gained from any inde
pendent source, although it was
pointed out Friday that the precau
tionary measures taken by Rrig.
Gen. Howze in holding hif two cav-
Jalry regiment on the post at Fort
Ri's-s. night before last, in readiness
to prevent tiring into American terri-
jtorv. indicated American officer
shared the expectation of the Mex
ican federal commanders that an
outbreak wa.s coming.
There was nothing in Friday' ad
vices. It was said, to warrant any
te; at this tim toward augmenting
' Gen. Ile.wzo'.s forces or otherwise
j strengthening the border troops,
t Government's Attitude
While the American government is
desirous of a happy restoration ot
relationship with Mexico, it was Ali
at th white house today there has
beer; no change in the situation fre
vailing for the pant II months.
Prcpos-al.s by certain interests to
the täte department for recognition
of th (tireg-on. government, it was
sai l, had been found to lack official
authority and the belief of the ad
ministration pome four weeks ago
that a way had "Seen found for rrs-
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MISS RTTH COVET 'MERRITT.
Miss Ruth Covey Merritt. daring society girl, is back in California
from the Philippines, where she was the lirst white woman honored
with a formal reception by the king of the primitive Zambales Negritos
in a secluded corner of the islands.
ENDORSEMENT PLAN
NOT CONSIDERED BY
BAR ASSOCIATION
Members Adjourn After Judge jMaj. Gen. Harbord Appears
Muntgomer Opposes Move ! Refore Committee Consid
to Abolish Election?. ering Expenditure.
Due to the desire of Judge Ches-
ter R. Montgomery, the St. Joseph
County Far association met yester
day afternoon in circuit court with
out even considering tho question
that was to have ben discussed by
memhers. namelv. whether tlie imri
would' favor the endorsement of the'lar' efficiency within thai cxpeiMit-
. , . i lire was laid l'iiday" betöre the hou.su
present superior court judges and
i-i-iih i mil T in. .t -Iii.- ,lir-..t.-.j
oppose (lection contests for them.
Adjournment wa.s taken immedi
ately after Judge Montgomery ad
dressed the lawyers. He declared he
personally was opposed to any such
movement at thi.s time, unless it
was unanimous.
That any such project would meet
with spirited opposition was mani
fest Friday morning. A. L. Giliiom,
j one or the younger attorneys at tne
bar. announced emphatically that
anv endorsement by tho bar ns"0
denv the 40,000 voters in the county
the right to choice in selecting their
own men. He declared, however,
that he had no personal feeling
against any of tho judges.
The plan to have been considered
Friday afternoon was tho endorse
ment of .Indiro Mont uomorv and
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perior court benches and by that ac
tion block any election contests in
tho primary this spring and in tho
fall. If was evident from the at
tendance at the meeting that y spir
ited debate would take place.
Addresses Icnilors.
After George A. Crane. president
cf the association, had called the
I'! meeting to order. Judt;o Montgom-
ery spoke. He said, in part:
"My attention has been directed
to the purposes of this meeting. It
came to my notice several days ago.
but between that time and this it
has been Impossible for me to speak
to the various members of the bar
individually.
"This meeting was called, as I un
derstand it. to consider the non
partisan election of Judges. While I
personally may favor such means. I
doubt the propriety of attempting
anything of the kind in this de
tached sort of way. and at this time.
"I have heard considerable dis
cussion of the matter, and I was
under the impression from the pro
ponents of the movement that it
would moot without opposition.
When I learned ery recently that
there was feeling In opposition to it.
and that it would not be unanimous,
it occurred to me to discourage any
su h purpose at thi meeting.
' 1 oe ire to thank the members
of the bar for the many expressions
of good will andt confidence the
have given me." I
The judge snid that he harbored
no ill feeling towards any member
who had opposed the non-partisan
effort for the selection of the two
superior omrt judges, and that he
was not present at the rr.epting for
the xirrF' of' discussing that fac
tor. The judge declared he felt very
friend'y to all members of the bar
The members applauded his remarks
a; he left the murt room.
TlIK r.ATIIKK.
In.liün Cloudy Saturday, warmer;
Sunday fair
Irr llrhlcn Cloudy Saturday,
warmer in east portien; Sunday fair
and nernc'what colder.
IFAYOR LUMP SUM
! APPROPRIATIONS
FOR 1923 BUDGET
WAW11M.T(J., 1 ob. 1.. A sug-i
gestion that congress hx up on a
lump --um appiopr.atiun it is pre
pared to vote lor maintenance of
tiie rcgualr army ter the next liscal
j year and then ask the war depari
I lncnt to work out an army plan that
i.j .i.
would yield tlie maximum
vtuiiiu iciLi nie ni(i.iiuuiii ui ;iiiii-
I tions at its initial consideration of
ihe ltt-j army budget.
Maj. Gen. Harbord, deputy chief
of staff, was tlie only ullicer heard,
us .Hey Weeks was still at his honi';
indispited, and his appearance witn
Gen. Pershing ha.s Lotn deferred
until next week.
Cummitteo members joiid Gen.
Harbord had advanced the lump
sum appropriation in view nf the
evident desire of the commiiito to
obtain an idea ot what would be
! dune with the army in the event of
itUuction ti' ihe auitroizcd cniisU.U
.strength below the present liU.'JUO
j ngure. It was indicated that the ,
oiiiter had pointed out tho dirticu.
tits uf shaping a wcll-iouuded nuli
lary program on the basi of author
ized stren-j'ih alone and uiged that
it would be mole Sound procedure
to ttate the öuiii that would Le
available tnd thin i ut the army
cloth to lit that materia;.
1 iii'incial Policy.
Rack of the
.
in military vir
es it. a i congress wio,
work out a continuing nnauciai
policy for tlie at my covern-i; a
period of yiars. it is argued that
it the army could know just, w hat
funds would be aviulubie each lor
the next tlnee oi four jears, it
would be post..ble i ) tramu a ccn
sfructive program and to Ussen the
appt eheti-ion anion
L'llIlllliiö.-IOIlUil
and enlisted personnel
as to their
Future in the service.
So far a.s is known tho
war de-
paitment l.a. k.M. given no hint
tu what curtaiimint el
ami luaUi-J
the appropriations lomniittee has in
mind this year. It h.s been rumored
however, thai Chairman Anthony of
tiie j u b -c 1 1 in m l ; t e e , lias neen l.gur
mg i'ti reducing the enlisted person
nel to Iii. "..'"oi men whilo ths other
two membvis, ut hi.s comnjttee fav-or-J
reduction to Hm.'joO. The de
partment is known to have been
asked informally at least, for re
ports as to the distribution of forced
it would make m ci-.se- of cither of
Uuso reductions of or a dc-termina-.
tion to cut th.e army in half
and
provide lor un.y ..uuo aera
year.
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HAHÜI?S(r WITHHOLDS
viuc nj- wl TLinU
i.Alj Ul" 23L L.L.n55Ull
to postmaster ii AYS
WAMlhNüftN, leb. 1 . . ITejt
Harding has decide whom he wiU'proMb that the Chines and Ru-
n ame
es succe.or to Post master
Cieneral Hay.-, i; was said Friday at
the white house, hut r.ot vet rcAd?
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official resignation of Will II.
i ch pov.niatr, it was expIainM. ha-e
not yet reamed the president, and!
it ivw Intimated no announcement
of hi uo-oiwor would be made un -
til it is received. Mr. Hays will re -
ign March 4. it has been previously
announced, and the one most promi
nently mentioned a-s hLs sucoepor
Dr. Hubert Work.
potma.ser general.
f.rt p-fifltant
to make the selection public. Thetf0r-i frlecdahiD for them bv enter.
TO SPEED W0RKPrar' Äptier
OFRATIFYINGIÄIÄ
ARMS TREATIES
Administration Leaders Brine
. . .
to erviee I'riTieipai Issues
in Senate.
iTAKE OPINION SURVKY
President Ilardinc Canvases'
Views of U. S. Delegates
Regarding Request.
WASHINTiTOX, Feb. 17. -The
Administration moved to histen rnt -
location of the arms conference j
treatieR by bringing quickly to the!
surfa" Friday all the principal is-;
ue Involved in their consideration J
bj the ??enate. j
In the foreign relations committee J
rpuMican leaders completed a pre-'
llmlniry survey of opinion on every
one of the eight conference agree- !
mentM laid before the .senate, with
the result that It became apparent i . Tr,. .
against what particular points the j atent Agreement With Uer-
opposition was preparing to direct manv Whieli Lapsed During
its heaviest nr. , - ' .
At the same time Rres't Uardir-T i W ar .May le ivevived.
TeM? )rVinlT- In.lhe Am;rlCani WASIIINOTOX. IV-b. IT.-Preft
delegation regarding the senate re
quest for full information on tho ' Harding, in a formal me?sago to the
four-power treaty negotiations, and. senate Friday asked its advice, op
lot it bo known that his reply to the 'the question of reviving by exec-
resolution of request would be sent'utive request the patents treaty with
to the capitol not later than Mon
day. He is expected to tell the sen
ate in a brief message that no stono-
graphic record of the negotiation?
was l ept. or was practicable.
Complete Ilxainlnation.
Wrh the formal reading of the
general far eastern and Chinese tar
iff treaties Friday, the committee
completed its formal preliminary
exam. nation of all the arms eonfer-
'ence pacts except that relating to
Yap. The Tap treaty also has heen
discussed in a general wav. without
formal readintr .nnd Is r.vnct.,1 to
come up again when the committee
. . -e i . i -
int--i.- .u'jimiy. a; ine same meet-)
inp, the preflidenfi reply on thl!
four-power treaty i evpected to
make It possible to resume consid
eration of that instrument.
Son. Johnson, republican, Califor
nia, led in tho questioning at Fri-j
day's meeting in regard to tho for-j
tifications article of the naval limi
tation treaty. He suggested that tho j
committee should have the benefit
or advice from American naval of
ficers hefore it acted on the artiel
and indicated he would formally ask
later that naval experts be called toi
testify before the committee. Hen
Rorah, republican. Idaho, indicated!
some doubts about the protection of
Chinese sovereignty under the far
eas-tern treaties.
So far as revealed by tke commit-
tee discussions the sentiment among
, A. " ' ir"1
demo ratio members does not favor
a geieral policy of opposition to1
any of the treaties.
YOICES CRITICISM
OF ARMS SESSION
iNüriliail U. UaviS, rormer Of-
fieial, Raps Provisions of
Four-Power Treaty.
SKW YORK. Feb. 17. Criticism
of the Washington conference on Jthat the working of a patent, de
armaments ana far eastern ques-! J5iffn?d or TT0,lellf',1 j thf territory
tions was voiced in an addres Fri-1
'day right by Norman H. Davis.1
! former under ecrt:i r-e of u'ifo n-v-,-.
.i said :t had
been "anything but a
.
an diplomatic victory." Mr.
DavLs. speaking bfore the council
on foreign relations, centered
ntta.elf unnr tho fnur.nntn.r rt
w hich he declared, left the Pritih I
and Je panes? fleets in control of the j
far oast, it also would e6m. he 1 pcrs0nnel Mav Include Secre
argued, that instead of getting rid j . sr n ' Tr i 1
of the Angio-japanecp alliance thai tane? Mellon. 1 iiifilies anl
Unite! States "had entered it, en-1
large-1 it and changed the territory!
covered by it."
Thronr-h tho trr ntv ',-1 a ni1 Tnnn .
ioMaind from thc United vtat01, a
rt-j. r.f nn,! hohavinr ir, ih,,
clfic without giving a reciprocal
surance. America's entry into the
.pact, ne aaaed, might lead th: coun
try into the Fluropean system of
alliance.s. Kuch as hae made, warn
general instead of localized, rather
than tward the league of Nations,! of five members, of which Sen'?
or "any other genuine association ofjMelion will . chalrn.an. and it was i
.... I i
nation. '
Agrcol to Noüiinff
In s gnir.g the treaty. Kr.gland,
, Franc and Japan agreed to nothing1
whatever, except that for which they
i were already hound as member. of
o iicxi,tvj0 Lxagu? of Nations, Mr. Iavis
.
laHer.ei, unlep it be that it it an
allianeo meaning more than its al -
:vcat contend, and that article U
'nf Xh four-PWPr treaty Is mon'UnitM Ftat8 in rf(!r to bBln rfgo.lrf,n' 10 a-tr.Uoa o
1 bindlnr unon them than article X of t'..r-o ... .,v, -t He stii that when h
c.?vn'ant of thP of -
tlonC
Mr. Davis asked if it was r.ot very!
; Sian peoples might conclude tnat the:
j Unlted states had "abandoned our
1..,. .i,n .
iiiwukr4iv'-'.iv vi via cm 1 C4 li j a
Haj-Vjg irto a pact with their oporee
mori""
It wan dimcjlt to see. ny objection
to inviting all of the nation instead !
. nf only four of them, to Join the
jprt, Mr. DaMs said. ' The answer.
i he a.wrt1. mlcht be that throuch
the Lef.gue of Nation, they already
had agreed to corr, nrt only on
Tarife questions, but on tho- in any
other rertion cf the world.
; l r HaviQ a.Ui if It um, rnt v..!,, tt.,,v I,..'
1 .N'LW YORK.
Pa sas,-lioff Fr.day
a a s
if!tr"(1';cf
r to
the court of
c o n e r 1 1
s"i'r.H a
a literary rohbr aimed with .i SoKk
' nft,r',;,r!' for u7',y'
Fefore he was pe;tenc,l to the
.penitentiary for six months to thrt-
:yp.irfi for the theft of several orr-
'"o.jts. probntion officers read thef
( excerpts from a notebook found In
h i.s juisest'ion :
1 "Ifide behind a door when thrt
: freignt elevator man cmics down
I with the elevator. When ho goei
13r. run up the stairway and hide be.
I hind tlie stairs.
"Apply f"T a Job.
ah what vcoj can as
If refused,
y o u go nut.
) Ii ( Uli ßsT I l.iT jwtf llrt.ll nil'lii'il toi
r.ckei-s and wh"ii you rpt an nvr
j oat leave with :t and don: r'f.;rn "
PRESIDENT SEEKS
SENATE ÄDYICE ON
RENEWING TREATY
Germany which was negotiated on
1009. but which auto -
i eoruarv
matically lapsed with the declaration
t the existence of the state of war
in 1917.
His action in this respect was con
sidered as somewhat unusual, inas
much as the nresidtc.t. by a mere
formal request can revive treaties!
which w-'re in existence when warj
was declared, provided he makes j
such request within six months of j
the ratifications of the treaties ofi
peace terminating the state of war.
At the wnite, nou nowever, u j
I was explained that the president hid
two courses ntien. for he could eltLr
- ri-ti
revive the patents treaty by the V,
ecutive request or could negotiate an
entirely new treaty covering tho nub-
J ject . For this reason, it was added,
he desired to give the senate the
same opportunity of advising that it
would have if an entirely new treaty
were to be negotiated, although the
longer step of negotiating a new
treaty on patents was not evpected
to be taken up in this instance.
Ilciernil to Com in it to-.
J The message was receive! at the'
!snatA late Fridav and immediately
; committee without its text being
made public. It was said to bo. how
ever, a brief formal lett r outlining
the situation and setting forth the
purpose of the president in asking
I t li n unvlrp Thn rntrinilttpfc is r-T-
. . i . . . .
j ected to take it up witnout delay.
The treaty, it was explained, cov
ers reciprocity in the matt r of pro
jection of patents between the United
States and Germany and Its revival.
it is understood, will nutomAtlaJly
'restore the status existing prior to
! the declaration of a state of war. It
Is
rrjvides among other things that !
the Law regarding the non-working
patent law with invalidation or I
-ome other restriction of rieht, hall
enly be applied to the citizens of the
other contracting party within the
limit of tlie restrictions imposed by
th said contractlr
pa:
v. p o ; i ; s
own citizens.
I"urtlior Provision.
It is further provided In the treaty
(Continued on page two)
i WILL NAME MEMBERS
r-1
i
;90F DEBT COMMITTEE
Herbert Hoover.
WASHINGTON,
nounceinent of the
Feb.
17. An-
menir.ershlp of
the allied debt commission,
created
1 u.. . A.,r .1
a -
tions for thj refunding of the 11 Ml-
lion dollars owed this
foreign r.atior-M. will b
day cr Tuesday, it wa-
country r.v 1
made Mon- '.
sr .id Fridav !
at the white house.
The onimis-ion is to b enmpr sel j
j indicated tint it.- personnel woul I
be a meimber of the ho-i" and sr-
ate. while officials are understood
to believe that Secretaries Hughe
and Hoover will complete the mrra-
bershin
Fpon the organization of the com-
I mission
t was sala. wrd v::.i go
'btor natton through tiie
to the d
l U3ual diplomatic
channels that
.ned'that auai' i-Vard -
Ifundint? srrarcemT.'i wl'.l await the
return of Sec y
rnuda about March 1. In the xs
of the trejury. negotiations -will
taken up with the different foreign
.w , , ,w.i
r 1 m T : c 1 r l ji in or :r
d
lebt, beginning with LngLand. whose
c-tal approximate, five billion dol-
-
total
Jars and ending with the unaHer na
tiors fron: whom the ums due are
comparatively slight.
STCDCNT DROWNS.
lAJ-'AYKTiK, Ind.. Fete 17.
liirl W. ?herw-ood, 2 ye-ar old.
IMjrdue e-tudent. wa drowned whi
nwirnmirg in the unlvrity poo)
J'riday.
HUNTED BUTLER
ASKS IMMUMTY
! FROM WOOLWIN
Li
Offer to Clear Movie Mystery
in Letter if Freed of Km
hezzlement Count.
WILL ACCEDE TO PLAN
i
Distriet Attorn ev Send Letter
Through Pre ATeein
to RutlerV Rrque.-t.
I.-H ANGIITIS, Cittf.. Feb. 17,
Immunity for i'dnrd F. SH.rd frTi
i prosecution on a criHro of enares
; 7.mcnt preferred agJr. him lir
i August bv Wtllfam Deem end THrlcr,
! murdered film director, a.s prom
! lsod Friday night by TT;or.8s 1-
Wool wine, district atTrey. rrodde..l
Sands proves trnocenc of rhs
slaying of Taylor and cen "utn-t-ple
this murder myst-r .""
Mr. Wc I a
s prn'
missing toTWO r I 'III'-;-"
Taylor, wa.s made in a le'ter )
dn-ssed to "Edward F. Sj. ; .
i through the publishers" In ar.awer to
a letter he received and which t nr
ported to h.io been written by
Hands.
Tlie letu-r. which wfus pigned "F..
F. Sands." wa-s dated Ih. 14. Tl:i
writer declared he was living in Los
Angeles and inquired wLfthAr if h
!surremlrM luA SÜJ'üih hJ. So
nocnc of the murder ot layior
he would bo freed of th embojrl-
ment charge.
Copy of Ictt-r.
A verbatim copy of the tter pur.
porting to have b-eri wrirto-r.
Sands, a made public by Mr. Wool.
wine, follows:
"Los Angeles. Feb. 14. If-rC.
"Mr. Woclwlne.
"Los Angele, Calif.
"PRr Sir:
"This letter will probe b!y sur
prise you when yru read lt. I
am taking th: liberty to write
you to maVe- matters more. a.y
for you. In the flrt pba.ee. I urn
Mr. Sande, although k frtejvl of
mine 1 writing this letter urdr
my dictation. Mr. Wool wine, you
ned not look, nil ov-r t e world
for me, for I am living right lure
in Los Angeles .and am leading:
the papers every day. Con- fin
ing the T..)'ior murder, I v. -11 h
frank, with y'U. Mr. Woolwlr.e. I
haven't had iir.y peace of mm 1
tlr.ee th murder and I Lav cm,
to tho conclusion that the quU ke5
tills thing IS M'Ulfd the be'Lej
s e wlil all Le. Now , Mr. W l
wim in tlie first pla I did i.c
ic.urder Taj lor. but I know vho
ild it, but what assurance Iuivh I
from you to know that ycij v ill
accept my story. 'None.'
"Therefi .f.-, want a puaranta
from you that if I surrender my
self into your hands and if I es
tablish my innocence of th rime
ou will set me fre
"If you will do this. Mr. Wool
wlne, I tan untangle thi murder
nnstery for ye;. y,o. rr.ßy ar-fl-ver
mc in any of h Io
Angeles papers.
"Th.-nk you.
"I., r. sanps.-
rtoplj- to Message.
Mr. Woolwine's reply follows
"To IM ward F. Fax. !. through th i
public pr-s:
"I .';m in r- eirt of r. let'er dax.1
Feb. It, l'22, postmarked J,cS
Angeles, wiii- h, by it ianjruage.,
iurports to l:ae beer: dictated by
y o u .
"I have r:o pre-- r.t rrr in of
kno-wlrtr whether r.-r not the :
1 g:nulne, f,s I recrdve a.ct num
bers of bogus commurilcatk-r-s, b'jt
I intend To treat as grj'jire or
j the purpos
thi-
irnii1
a -
i '
n .
"Th letter
'I did no.
s a r f :
murder T.'ijrir, ht.t
I know who did it.' end Inquire
in subsance that If you ome for
ward and surrender yourel ar.1
stahiifih your innc. r.e of thi
crlm whether or net I !ll
you free.
"Th.) letter further iaUi:
"If cu will do tß-. Mr. Wool
wir.e. I can untrnele this mur-ier
mstry for vci. Yrj may answer
in anr of th, I,os Artrels tapirs
In ar.swr to tis comrnirdra.lcn
I wish to state
tha
Lid word F.
hlrrie'.f to
Sand will
f ui rer.Ier
any c: tr.e p...::e authorities cr
to me ax: i e.-ib!ih to my sa,!"
f icion his innocence rnd give rr.
information as to who ronmitt"'i
this crime and untaplo th! mur
der mystery to my satisfaction ic-
district 6ttorny of JV- Ar.geU
countj-, I v.111 move r. dlsmls.l cf
the rj of embe,r:ertient T.rrr
ponding rs reinst him ar.3 f-rt him
free.
'THOMAS LLTi; WOOLWINB,
"Ilstrb: Attorney. L03 Ar.rel (.
Hiplalns Iedy.
Mr. Wcclwine statf 1 : :a.t the t
tr purporting to hare come trcrn
Sands was postmark i i b. II, ut
. r .
: i;?:.;r;fiup:r.0:':;
Ir". ra'-' a r-cl,r-r - P0"
detective-, and hi wn "perlal lr -
iit'orH
the .0, an 1
that their unicilri-.cua OT.rlu.ci w -f
" wouI,i ft Y'tr' ar'r
tter. cr the chance it w a-s gcnu:n
and might r-ult In the oU-lr:
; th6 y,
MfT voolu-tne sii thv.
rpga.ri-
leii of v-hether Sa.n'fs w,. gLI to
throw any dtrt- t i:sht on the Tay!c;
CiUrdtr, he probat ly c-uld -py
I inrormath n r.. o,-(,ry f a crr.:x.e
i lnvestlration.
Addltitir.nl InfcrniKtion ccr,cn,.,7
Sands w a" ai d to ha.ve bn given
the dlftri 't attorney o rrii
by Karl Tifeny. who w a chtcf
feur for Taylor.
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