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SAIL VOTES FOR '* RATIFICATION * - -.* But Whether Pact Is Accepted Or Not He Will Be Compared With Patrick Henry, De clares Correspondent. BY HAYDEN TALBOT, iff Dublin, Dec. 20.—Whether the Dail Eireann ratifies the treaty or not— and it looks as if decision will be de layed at least two days more—the outstanding featurs of the first day's' public session of the Irish parliament has been the discovery by the world <represented by 100 foreign oorrespon dents jammed in one end of a low ■cellinged room) of an orator who is inevitably destined to be compared with Patrick Henry—"Mike” Collins, one time telegraph operator and for the last three years with a price on his head of $25,000, dead or alive. Not only what he had to say in ah hour’s speech but the way he said it electrified the men and women mem bers of the Dail hardly more than the hardened reporters of a dozen nation -alities. Preceding Collins six members of the Dail had the floor—three proponents of the treaty. Each of them received substantial applause and cheers until an adjournment for luncheon, the wisest judges shook their heads and frankly admitted that the 118 members of the Dail seemed equally divided, and as I predicted it seemed a toss up whether Griffith or De Va lera will win. But Wait—Here Comes Collins. But that was before- Collins spoke. Courage and sincerity radiate from him with all the magnetic appeal of his superb physique—less than 30 years old—above all he proved now and agjin his magnificent self com mand when interrupted by De Va lera. He raised his twinkling eyes from the notes he was studying, thanked De Valera for interrupting and then raised a veritable gale of laughter by explaining he had lost his place and welcomed an opportunity to find it again. One of the biggest points he scored was a reference to De Valera’s “re quest" that the document which had been discussed in the secret session be held confidential. The members all appreciated Griffith’s earlier heat ed denunciation of this attempt, for the treaty proponents know this is their strongest argument for public sessions because it is known the doc ument is De Valera’s counter proposal for the treaty—which the plenipo tentiaries declare is no better if as good as the signed treaty. Collins, however, was too shrewd to lose a chance to take advantage of the situation. With utmost deference ho’bowed to De Valera and declared he was the last person in the assem bly who would wish to be put in the light; of taking a mean advantage of anyone, wherefore he would respect Lthe president’s request not for the time being, anyhow, to discuss the ■p^ tiuuuwieiu. Df Valera Himself Leads Applause. - Do Valera himself led the applause which greeted this. “That's the stuff lo give them. Mike.” These words and dozens of oth ers were screamed in encouragement following Collins' statement that it "had remained for Britain to give Ire land a greater degree of recognition than any other nation in the world. “America didn't recognize the Irish republic," he declared. Ills eyes fixed steadily at De Valera across the nar row room. A moment later he struck home at the president with the state ment; ‘It wasn't our signing of the London treaty that the Irish people can blame us for, but this Dali which by sending us and accepting Britain’s Invitation after Britain had expliclty refused to accept us as representatives of a re public, now chooses to change Its front and Insist on a republic or noth ing." What Americans Cabled Collint. Toward the end of his speech Col lins addressed directly a section of correspondents, representatives of American newspapers, explaining that what he was about to tell the world would probably make him the most unpopular man in the United States. Then he explained that while he was In London on the last day of the negotiations he received two cable grams, one from San Francisco read • mg “stand fast, we’ll send you a mil lion dollars a month.” Collins replied "send half a million and a thousand fully equipped men." The other message was from New York urging "don't weaken, stand by De Valera." This was signed Amer ican Association for the Freedom of Ireland. His reply was “come over here and stand by us both." .fust before he took his seat he turned his back to the speaker of the Dail and spoke to the extremist mem bers. He gave a preliminary prom ise that he was about to use "more plain words” and then declared slow ly and solemnly that certain deputies had told him they knew their con stituents favored ratification—leaving unspoken the plain Inference they are intending to vote in defiance of their constituents' wishes. With the assistance of tils friend, Al derman “Bath House John," William H. Hearst has been honored by having a i 'hicago square named for him. It Is on Market street opposite the Hearst building. TWO MEN LOSE LIVES ON LEAKING JAP SHIP Astoria, Ore., Dec. 20.—The Jap anese steamer Texas Marti, sailing from the Columbia river December 16 with a cargo of wheat and lumber for Kobe, is reported to be leaking badly, radio advices state. Two men have lost their lives, the reports add, The steamer is to latitude t3.20 north, longitude 133 20 west. t m | TREICH DGREE | Abate Request for Capital Ships but Persist in Claim ing Strong Light Cruiser Squadrons and Submarines. BY ROBERT J. PREW, Washington. Dec. 20.—The French delegates Monday laid lief ore Secre tary Hughes a tondltiona! modifica tion of their demand for 370,000 tons of capital ships. It was reported Monday that Arthur Balfour and Senator Root have be gun to draft a treaty' on China, but that the naval treaty Is held in abey ance pending a settlement with the French. Monday morning's scheduled meet ing of the sub-committee on navUl ar maments was cancelled because Al bert Sarraut was not prepared to sub mit bis modified plan. During the night he had received a long coded cablegram from London where Brland Is now discussing International prob lems with Lloyd George. Sarraut Presents Plan Today. At 4:17 Monday afternoon, however, Sarraut accompanied by Ambassador Jusseraiul, Admiral De Bon and an Interpreter, arrived at the state de partment and laid before the secre tary of stato the substance of the message he had received from Briand. It was discussed for two hours when the meeting broke up, with the an nouncement that Sarraut would pre sent his revised plan to the naval committee Tuesday morning. Neither Secretary Hughes nor the French delegates would discuss the London reports that Briand had or dered Sarraut to accept the proposal of the American and British delega- . tlon that France limit her capital ship fleet to 176,000 tons. It can positively be stated, how ever, that the naval crisis is by no means ended. France had certainly abated her demand for capital ships, - but she persists in claiming strong light cruiser squadrons, with ample destroyers and submarines for the protection of her coasts and the lines of communication to her colonies. Harvey 8ends Assurances. Before meeting the French dele gates Secretary Hughes had received from Ambassador Harvey assurances that Briand had ordered the B'rench delegation not to hold up the naval limitation plan any longer. Far Eastern Agreement Today? Expectations that the Chinese and Japanese would reach an agreement Monday regarding the Klao Chow railroad were disappointed. The Shantung conference sat for three hours and Dr. Alfred Sze, for China, said afterwards: ‘‘Very considerable progress was made, and we made an earn est effort to get to a final set tlement. We hope to do so Tues day." „ J 4- EGG “CORNER” BROKEN? ♦ ♦ - ♦ 4- Chicago, Dec. 20.—The "cor- -4 -f ner” on eggs which caused the ♦ ♦ prices to advance steadily for ♦ ♦ several weeks has been brok- ♦ •4 en, officials believed today, by 4’ -4 the Injunction w’hlch prohibit- -4 cd speculation on the Chicago 4 4- butter and egg board. Prices ♦ 4- have fallen to 10 to 12 cents -4 4- a dozen since the injunction -4 ♦ was issued* now selling for -4 •4 around 47 cents. -4 4- -4 ♦ ♦ 4- 4- ♦ ♦ 4 4 4 4 4 4 4-4- +44 + Old Fashioned Sundays. Prom the Christian Science Monitor. There is a touch of pathos in the lament of a Kentucky man, In the Washington Post, over the departed charm of the old fashioned Sunday. To his mind, the phrase "all dressed up In their Sunday best’’ was something more than a mere matwr of clothes. It was reaky symbolic of the different attitude of the people of some years ago to the Sundays of their era. Ac cording to the Kentucky man, the old fashioned distinctiveness about Sun day has largely faded away because people are ■'dressed up" all the time nowadays, Just as places that are open on weekdays are likewise open on Sun days. Without advocating blue laws or anything of that kind, this commenta tor thinks It would bo better if Sunday were "really an event, a sweet whole some occasion,” the way It used to be. The Kentucky man has certainly known Sundays In which, as he says, every body forgot the cares of the workaday world and entered into the spirit of worship and good fellowship. But the change from such days Is due to some thing else besides the tendency of peo ple to be better dressed, or to keep their shops open seven days a week. There are different racial elements involved In the matter than were common to the Sundays in old Kentucky. STEPMOTHER* AND BOY DROWN, REPORT Waukesha, Wia„ Dee. 20.—Mrs. Frieda Zimmerman was held Satur day In connection with police Inves tigation into drowning of her two stepchildren in a cistern In the rear of her home In Ocomonowoc. Bodies of Ruth, 12, and Elmer, 14, were found In the cistern. » Mrs. Zimmerman, according to po lice, declared the children were driv ing ducks when one of the fowls fell into the cistern. While trying to res cue the duck, she said, the children were drowned. She admitted, accord ing to police, she made no effort to aid the children and told no one of the tragedy until her husband re turned home, late at nlglit. CROKER SERIOUSLY ILL. Muskotree. O Dec. 12.—Richard Croker. former Tammany hall chief in New York. Is reported critically ill i.o.iie, tf i. -tin castle, near - — nrdi,;,' a telegram re ceived today by the Muskogee Times - , lo.utrai. The message was from Mrs. (,'jcoker. a former Muskogee woman. SEEKS CAVEMAN AS THIRD MATE. J L, ' ~The difference between abstract and concrete labor has no significance to a bride. Neither does a 'Uvink book’ who catechises her on political economy all night satisfy the yearn ings of her heart. "What a woman really wants is a vital, physical husband, who will hold her in his two strong arms and smother her with bites and kisses.’* This is the philosophy—backed by personal experience — of Nina Lane McBride, well known authoress and illustrator. Divorced from her first husband, whom she describes as an "Imitation :aveman,” Mrs. McBride has given her second husband, Isaac McBride, inly a "mental mate,” to Lena Braunels, known in the Connecticut - hills as "Rena the Goddess.” Now Mrs. McBride announces she Is In vigorous search of the third husband, “a real cave man, a tall hlond man with a cleft in his chin,” who will drag her Into his lair by the hair of her head. Mrs. McBride's home is in ltedding Ridge, Conn. j Harding Peace Dollars Washington, Dec. 20. — President Harding at 1 o'clock Monday after noon placed Ills signature to a paper authorizing the coining and issuance of 160,000,000 Harding peace dollar*. The government is to release these shining new peace dollars so that at least one will he in -the possession of every person in the Ignited States by January, 1922, or very shortly thereafter. More than 600,000 of them have al ready been coined and are now stored in the Philadelphia mint, while the various mints throughout the coun try are busily stamping out these coins by the thousands every day. A Dimpleless Liberty. Might ot the foremost sculptors in bas-relief in the United States were commissioned to submit drawings and suggestions for the new dollar. The one prepared by Anthony de Fran sisci. of New York, was accepted. Ail the designs submitted were carefully gone over by President Harding him self. The president was about to ap prove the Fyanslsci design when he noticed an extra dimple in the chin of Liberty. “It is not exactly a dimple," the sculptor is said to have explained to the president, "but only an extra ar tistic touch which seems to indicate the presence of one.” The president maintained that he preferred a "dimpleless” Liberty, be cause the dimpled variety do nofex actly express peace, so the artist re submitted the design Monday morning minus the dimple. The new Harding coin,' which will be the standard silver dollar, will be symbolical of peace, liberty and the disarmament conference all coming under the epochal year of 1921. Harding Suggested Copper. The president himself suggested a copper peace half cent but chiefly for economic reasons the silver dollar waa substituted because of Its permanent lntrlstic value. The Harding peace dollar, unlike ■>ther American dollars, will contain exactly one dolur’s worth of slver. Its advent marks such an histori cal occasion that government offi cials prophecy that hundreds of thou sands of these new peace coins will find their way into other countries, thus testifying to America's crowning achievement in atteraplng to bring lasting peace to a suffering world. Chicago Society Leaders Fined $5 to $1,000 After Booze Raids on Clubs Chicago, Dec. 20.—Exclusive clubs I were not spared Monday in Chicago’s greatest drive to enforce the prohibi ^ tion law. Prominent clubmen rubbes elbows with habitues of the under world wlten the courts began to grind out Justice in scores of cases docket ed Saturday night and Sunday. Fines ranged from $5 to $1,000. Most of the defendants took advantage of technicalities to delay their cases. Day Manson, an actor arrested in a raid on the Actors’ Equity ball at tlie Congress hotel early Sunday morning, secured a continuance. Ho was caught with a quart of liquor in his pocket, the police said. James Baker. Jr., society leader and clubman, son of a millionaire coal op erator. had his case continued. He was arrested and charged with having liquor in his possession when a raid was made early Sunday morning at the exclusive Casino club. Young Ba ker spent several hours in jail before bond of $2,0U0 was secured. Society Folk* Dump Wines in Lake. Society was shocked by the drive. Reports coming to the detective bu reau indicated rare old wines and liq uor were being hurried from private callars and dumped in the lake. The South Shore Country club's i C0NSUEL0 VANDERBILT BECOMES GRANDMOTHER ___ i Special Oajtde Dispatch. lamdon, Dec. 20.—Constielo Vande) - bilt. formerly the duchess of Marl-. borough, became a grandmother Sun day. Her daughterlnlaw, the Marchioness of Blandford gave birth to a daughter In har London home. "breakfast dance” was under fire. Mayor William Hale Thompson and Chief of Police Fltzmorris are mem bers of the club. Its roster contains the names of scores of Chicago’s most prominent people. The "breakfast dance," it devel oped, was usually given between 1:30 a. m. and 3 a. m. The dub came under scrutiny of the police when it was reported liquor had been served there. “I believe that these ‘breakfast dances' need to be investigated very carefully,” said Arthur B. Farwell, head of the Law and Order league which is behind the authorities in the present drive against liquor. “If there is any evidence that the law is violated we desire that the place be raided just as any other resort that violates the law." A Dry New Year’s Eve? "In my opinion it will be a ’dry’ New Year's eve for Chicago,” United States District Attorney Clyne said Monday night. He said the govern ment forces were co-operating with the police in clamping down the lid. Federal Judge Landis closed nine saloons by Injunction for violating the Volstead act. Other injunctions are being prepared. BORAH SAYS PEOPLE AGAINST ALLIANCE Washington. Dec. 20.—The opposi tion of the country to the four-power .treaty pledging the United States to go to the assistance of Japan is more pronounced now than was the feeling against the League of Nations after the I.eague fight had been on for six months, Senator Borah believed Mon day. «r ♦ JAZZ MUSIC WHY ♦ GIRLS GO WRONG * l DECLARES PASTOR ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ Chicago, Dec. 20. — Jazz 4 ♦ music; is why girls go wrong. 4 ♦ the Rev. Philip Yarrow, head 4 4 of the Illinois Vigilance asso- 4 4 Nation declared in Chicago, 4 4 Monday. ♦ v "From the dance palaces of 4 4 Chicago," said Rev. Mr. Yar- 4 4 row, “from the dance rooms in 4 ♦ country towns come girls 4 4 whose entrance Into the life of 4 4 mural subnormality was ac- 4 4 companled by the sex exciting 4 4 music of the Jazz orchestra." 4 4 The minister said his as- 4 4 sedation in the last year had 4 4 traced the downfall of 1,000 4 4 girls to Jazz music. 4 4 4 4444444444444444444 MELLON FOB SOILS TJX TO GEIBONUS Treasury Finally Agrees to Approve Congressional Ac tion and Will Consider Beer and Wine Tax, Washington, Dec, 20,—-The treasury will approve congressional action for a sales tax to pay for a soldier bonus, It was officially statsd Monday. It was also said treasury experts have computed for Secretary Mellon the income that would aecruo from an amendment to the Voatead act legal izing under high tax light wines and beer. The suggestion made In Secretary Mellon's annual report to congress might well be extendod to a general sales tax, a high official said. While officials denied that any In timation of the immediate passage of a bonus act had been conveyed to the treasury, it was nevertheless admit ted that estimates of the revenues which might bo derived from the two taxes mentioned had been compiled by the treasury. 4 4 4 4 4 4 44 4*14444 4 4 4 4 ♦ HELPS IRELAND * 444444444444444444 Lord Morley, the last great surviv or of the Gladstonlan tradition for peace with Ireland, crowned hla long career In the House of Lords the other day when ho camo'out of retirement to speak for the Irish treaty. Lord Morley, who will be 83 Christmas eve, retired from public life at the start of the war. ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦ ♦ ♦♦ ♦ + + + ♦ UNITED STATES ♦ t IS NOW AT PEACE ♦ WITH ALL WORLD ; 4 Washington, Dec. 20. — The 4 4 United States Is now at peace 4 4 with all the world, the third 4 4 and final peace treaty having 4 4 been concluded Monday, be- 4 4 tween this country and Hun- 4 4 gary, according to Information 4 4 from Hugo Grantsmith, Amer- 4 4 lean charge In Budapest. He 4 4 cabled ratifications have been 4 4 exchanged. 4 4 4 ♦444444444444444444 IRISH. SIGN OR FACE~WAR WAS PREMIER’S WARNING Dublin, Dec. 20. — Premier Lloyd George demanded that the Irish dele gates sign the Anglo-Irish peace trea ty or fuce the alternative of immedi ate war, Bobert Barton, one of the delegates charged during debate on the pact In the Dail ICireann Monday. "I broke my oath to the republic as a lesser outrage than the viola tion of my country,” Barton said. Lloyd George refused to permit the peace terms to be referred to Dublin, Barton charged. His statements created a sensation. SIDETRACKS JOHNSON'S -BILL. Washington, Dec. 20.—A resolution to forestall the deportation of the 1,500 immigrants now at American ports of entry in excess of the quotas allowed under the 3 per cent, law was Introduced Monday by Chairman Johnson, of the IlouSC Immigration 1 committee. The House was '.bout to vote on the measure when It was side tracked at the request of republican leaders to make way for consideration of the Dyer Anti-lynching bill. BUKO IS SET ' Arrives in London Determined Germany Must Pay When Payments Due—Rathe nau for Milder Terms. BY FORBES W. FAIRBAIRN, Special Cable Dispatch. London, Dec. 20.—France and Ureal Britain squared away Monday for the most serious European dlplomatlo conclave since the Versailles peace conference. The preliminary ground . work was laid Monday morning. whflfi • Premier Briand with Ministers Lou cheur and Berthelot sparred across the table with Premier Lloyd Georg* Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Rob ert Horne, and Austen Chamberlain, Itader of the house of commons. The meeting outlined a program which t« expected to result in e> gen eral reorganization of the economic situation in Europe, with the active participation of Germany and Russia. They also discussed means for at least a partial stabilisation o'f Euro pean exchanges, an achievement to be arrived at either by a short loan to Germany to help her pay repara tions or a partial cancellation of debts. Rathenau Present—Briand Surprised. A so far silent member of the dip lomatic brigade is Dr. Walter Rathe nau. former minister of reconstruc tion In Germany, who landed In I.on don late Sunday at the express Invi tation of Lloyd George, but un known to Premier Briand. The French premier did not take any pains to conceal h.is surprise when he learned of Dr, Rathenau's presence. Briand knows what he wants and he means to get It if It is humanly possible — money from Germany when due. The French experts are currying portfolios crammed full of elaborate documents which are to be used as arguments and proofs that Berlin la able to easily meet her obli gations. These proofs, however, are not likely to greatly Impress Lloyd George or Sir Robert Horne. They desire a general Eropean stability and will hardly be hampered by the single cry of France who might be willing to see Europe sink into a financial morass rather than to co-operate to re-establish universal credit. Rstenau Will Fight. Dr, Rathenau has In his possession the ultimate answer as to what the Germans are able to meet, but It Is certain that he Is going to spar for the lowest possiblo terms. Lloyd George Is sympathetic toward the German position and has suggested to Briand that the supreme council meet as soon as possible to take up the agenda which will result from the London conversation. rAdiun mmu iu nuan WOMAN ACCUSING BURCH? Los Angeles, Dec. 20.—The defense began Its day In court at the trial of Arthur C. Burch, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy on Aug ust 5, tast, and when the court ad journed Monday night the testimony given for the prosecution by Mrs. Elizabeth Besenty wbh In hot dispute.' Two Beverly Hills police officers testified they had questioned Mrs. Re aenty on the night of the slaying. They declared she gave them a different version of the murder than she did on the witness stand. Mrs. Besenty was called to the stand and created a sensation by charging Rev. D. J. Hartzell, a former Los An geles Methodist pastor, had endeavor ed to arouse her for the Burch family. She said Rev. Mr. Hartzell told her he knew Rev. W. A. Burch, of Evans ton, III., father of the accused man. "Don't talk any more than you have to about this case," the woman quoted Rev. Mr. Hartzell as saying to her. "You know Burch is the only boy In hls family. The less you talk the bet ter off you are.” Mrs. Besenty said she replied: "Kennedy was the only boy, too. In his family. I’m going to tell the truth.” PLOT IS FRUSTRATED AS LINDE CONFESSES New York. Dec. 20.—A second com munist bomb plot, aimed primarily at the Wall street dnanolal district but believed nation-wide in scope, was frustrated by the premature arrest and confession of Wolfe Linde In Warsaw. Federal authorities reached this opinion Monday night after unofficial reports had been received Monday from Warsaw and Berlin Indicating Linde had suddenl been taken in cus tody to thwart an international an archist plot being hatched by com munist leaders In Brefnen. This Information coincides perfect ly with that already In the hands of New York police and federal athorl tles. The climax of the new plot was set for Monday with the explosion of a second bomb in the Wall street dis trict here, and possible activities in other cities, members of New York's bomb squad admitted. A cordon of extra men was added to the special uniformed guard in Wall street to thwart possible an archist activities Nothing occurred. The recording secretary of the plaster ers’ union In New York admits that six Italians and three Jews were fined from |17 to $19 each by that organization for working on St. Patrick's day, although there was nothing In the by-laws of the organization to authorize it. FOUR ENTOMBED; 1 DEAD. Memphis. Tenn., Dec. 20.—One negro workman was killed, another Is near death, and two others aro buried under tons of earth as a re sult of a trench caving in at the Southern league baseball park Mon day afternoon. At t p. m. all but two had been re covered from the cave In. American "chop suey” has been intro duced to Rhinelanders and they like It. The chop suey Idea was conceived by an American soldier, who opened * shop when hls enlistment expired.