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Griffitli Denies
Sinn Feiners Are
Split on Plans
Leader of Organization Says
British Enter Ireland With
Methods of Warfare More
Brutal Than Germans.
Dublin, Oct. ".Reports that the
Sinn Fein organization lus become
' divided again.'-t itselt were vigorous
'y denied here today by Arthur
Griffith, leader of the organization,
during a lung interview with The
Associated l'res?. He reiterated
charges lie recently made that raids
of reprisal were a result of a "cal
culated policy of British govern
ment officials," and challenged Sir
Haniar Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland, who recently denied
these charges, to submit them to an
investigation by an impartial tribun
al to be appointed by the British
government or the United States
supreme court.
"There will be no settlement ex
cept upon the basis of Irish inde
pendence," Mr. Griffiths said. "The
British government authorities are
making a special effort to terrorize
the Irish people and force them to
abandon their claim for independ
ence b' fore the British Parliament
reassembles and the American presi
dential election is held."
British ObdurateA
Asked if the Sinn Fein would en
ter into negotiations with the British
government, he replied:
"The government has made us no
proposal and is trying to ignore
aur existence. We have a mandate
from our people to set up a republic
and until that mandate is withdrawn,
we have HO Aiithorifv tn arrnr mi v.
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thing less than complete independ
ence." ". there a state of war in Ire
land?" the correspondent asked.
"Ireland in 1918," Mr. Griffith
replied, "peacefully and constitution
ally registered iti vote for indttpend
enee, according to the principle of
rclf-determination, enunciated by
A it erica and accepted by England in
her hour of need. Since them Eng
land has been seiking to overcome
the ballot by the bullet. She is
waging against Ireland an economic
far reinforced by murder and ar
son. Compare Brutal Acts.
"England . entered Ireland with
methods of warfare far more brutal
than Germany used in Belgium."
One of the most" sensational
charges Mr. Griffith made was that
many untried political prisoners had
been "tortured in prison with medi
eval method to force them to give
false information against Irish lead
ers.' He declared he would later
make these methods public He de
scribed a system called "planking,"
which, he alleged, had been adopted
recently in night raids.
Makes Accusations.
"The British government," he as
serted, "is sending on these raids
men disguised as English officers or
Dublin policemen. They are called
'plankers.' They carry anumtni
ticn and forged documents which
they place, say, under a bed, and then
rail in soldiers to search the house
whf-re the papers have been depos
ited." Mr. Griffith declared John Lynch,
county councillor of Limerick, who
was shot to deat.i in a Dublin hotel
on September 22, was on a-list
marked fo assassination. He said
Lynch knew he was going to be
si.ot, but thought it was safe for him
to be in Dublin. 1
Deputy Sheriff Dead
, In Clash With Miners
Charleston, W. Va., Oct. ".One
deputy sheriff was killed, three
others were wounded seriously, a;id
iwo miners were shot in' a figh;
at Blair, Logan county, West Vir
ginia, on Little Coel river, acco-d
ing to information received by Fred
Atooney, secretary of District 57.
United Mine workers of America.
Mooney announced that his report
on the fight indicated that 'he
trouble started when the deputy
si eriff interrupted a meeting of
Blair local union NTo. 2887. United
Mine Workers. He added that ac
cording to infotmation received by
him, Joseph G.ree, Logan count
deputy sheriff was killed and that
one miner was wounded, probably
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Bolshevists and Chinese
Bandits Attack Town
Tokio, Oct. 7. Advices from
northern Korea say that a body of
Russian bolsheviki, Koreans and
Chinese bandits r.iade a second at
tack on Hun-Ghun, a town of Man
churia, near the Korean frontier, on
the night of October 4, and engaged
the Japanese troops dispatched from
Korea after thfc first attack on the
town on Saturday last.
The advices state that the situa
tion is serious.
." It appears that during the first at
tack, the attacking party used field
puns commanded by bolshevik of
ficers. The foreign office,- in an
official statement, says that Korean
malcontents are co-operating effec
tively with Chinese bandits and Rus
sian bolsheviki and that renewed at
tacks on frontier towns are feared.
Housekeeper of Murdered
Man Taken to Scene of Crime
Los Angeles, Oct. 7. Mrs. R. C.
Feets, former housekeeper for Jacou
C. Denton, arrived here last night
with W. C Doran, chief deputy dis
trict attorney, and was escorted by
him to the house in the basement of
which Denton's body was fou.id
buried about two weeks ago.
O. N. Hilton, attorney for Mrs
Peets, announced he probably wouH
not press a writ of habeas corpus
Issued for her release, saying he
as advised she was not under
restraint. "." '
Five Men Caught in Cavein ;
One Known to Be Killed
San Bernardino, Cal., Oct. 7.
Five miners were caught in a double
cavein at the Hansen mine near
Lanfair, 250 miles east of here, on
the desert, according to advices re
ceived here. One . of the five is
known to have been killed, two
were alive and able to signal to
the outside, and two have not yet
keen acewntea for.
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Beauties in
of the Cal liOTll lit Dahlia ty. the lit th a 1 1 Liu I
dahlia show was held recently in San Francisco. Many of the exhibits
dazzled ith beauties, particularly the one shown in the photograph, be
hind which four California misses posed for the camera man.
Fire Does Not End
Tokio Convention
Sessions Postponed Due to De
struction of Assembly Hall
to Be Resumed In Theater.
Tokio, Oct. 7. (By the Associa
ted Tress.) Sessions of the world's
Sunday school convention, which
were interrupted Tuesday afternoon
by the fire which destroyed the great
hall where1 the first meeting was held,
will be resumed tomorrow in the
'beautiful Imperial theater. The play
house was offered the. committee in
charge by its founder, Viscount
Eiichi Shihusawa, president of the
American-Japan association. Pre
mier Hara offered the committee use
of the halls of the Japanese Diet, if
necessary.
Other meetings are to be held in
Manila, Hongkong and Canton, and
the Sunday school message will be
carried from Tokio lo Jerusalem
through meetings in Japanese prov
inces, Korra, China, Sinapore, Co
lombo, India, Cairo and Palestine.)
Delegates to the convention are
unanimous in praise of Miss Caroline
Schereschcwky, an American mis
sionary, and daughter of a former
Episcopal bishop to China, for her
coolness during the fire. It is said
her heroism prevented a disastrous
stampede at' the tabernacle. She
spoke conimandingly in Japanese
and English and induced an orderly
retirement of the- crowd, Regardless
of risk to herself.
Several persons, including several
Americans, were knocked down and
walked over during the rush for the
exits, but were not badly hurt.
Supreme Court to Settle
Fight for Rich Oil Land
Washingtorf. Oct 7. (Special
Telegram.) The United States su
preme court this week will hear the
case of the state of Wyoming against
the United States in an appeal frcm
the decision of the Wyoir.ing su
preme court. The case involves the
ownership of 80 acres of land, now
valuable for oil, claimed by the state
as school land.
When the state was admitted in
1890, it acquired title to land that
in 1897 was included in the Bighorn
forest reserve by the president's
proclamation. The state relinqu'shed
its ownership ia 1912, and selected
the land in controversy. The presi
dent withdrew the land from entry
in 1914. iVo years later oil was
found on the land and the secretary
of the interior rejected the selection.
Invented in Germany, a three
wheeled automobile that is driven
by an air propeller, has wheels that
can be turned up tb lower the body
on runners to serve as a sleigh.
Citizen Cops In Danger of Gunfire
Lives in Peril Several, Times Last Night When Mo
torists Thought They Were Holdup Men.
J. Dean Ringer, police commis
sioner, admitted yesterday morning
he is confronted with two serious
problems concerning the activities of
his new volunteer traffic officers.
The first problem was presented
to Mr. Ringer in the wee hours of
yesterday morning. One of the vol
unteer cops woke the police com
missioner from his slumber and in
an anxious voicef incmired:
"What will we charge a man with
who has one arm around his girl
and is driving with one hand?"
Ringer in Doubt.
Mr, Ringer passed this weighty
question on to Traffic Sergeant
George Emery, who prorrptly re
plied: "Charge 'em with reckless driv
ing. They can't drive well with one
hand and besides if they have their
arm around a girl they haven't
either their mind or their eye on the
road."
Rut Mr. Ringer is still in doubt,
and to make matters worse numer
ous cases of "one handed driving''
were reported by the business men
volunteers last night.
The second, and more serious
problem is how to save his new
charges frorh being shot, Mr. Ringer
said. Numerous telephone calls from
motorists stopp&d by the volunteers
last night informed Mr. Ringer the
lives of his new officers were in
danger on several occasions.
HaVe Special Badges.
'' thought I was about io lie
hijacked," declared one angry mo
torist over the 'phone. "Your new
cops came out and stopped metwith-
Dahlia Show
Sinn Fein Not to
Oppose Home Rule
Although Separation Is Sought
a Broad Dominion Policy
Will Be Acceptable.
London, Oct. 7. Leaders of the
Sinn Fein hav intimated that, al
though they desire complete separa
tion of Ireland from England, they
would not oppose a broad measure
of dominion home rule if it can be
proved a majority of the Irish
people demand it, says the Daily
Mail. This intimation, the news
paper declares, was given in re
sponse to approaches made by the
lfish peace council, a body of
moderates from all parts of Ireland
which has just completed a plan
for dominion hohie rule in the island.
Prior to adjournment of Parlia
ment, members of this council in
terviewed Premier Lloyd George,
who told them that before sub
mitting any scheme, they must be
ble to assure him of sufficient sup
port in Ireland. This support, the
council claims to have obtained,
and the Mail asserts the premier
will receive a deputation from the
organization next week to take the
initial step in the scheme. The first
thing that will be clone, the news
paper says, will be the creation of
a constituent assembly for Ireland
in which Ulster will be given rep
resentation. Hymans Will Preside
Over League Council
By HENRY WALES.
New York Tlmm-Chlraco Tribune Cnhle.
Copyright, 19:20.
Paris, Oct. 7. Paul Hymans, the
former Belgian minister of foreign
affairs, will preside at the in.uigural
meeting of the council at the first
assembly of the league of nations at
Geneva, November 15. He will step
into President Wilson's shoes, as
when the league was forme 1 .in
Paris, and until America rejected the
covenant, it was understood tl at
Wilson was to preside at the first
session.
The French and British were un
able to agree to permit either to
preside, and they feared the Italians,
so they compromised on a Belgian.
Sugar Is Down.
New York, Oct. 7, A flew low
record for the year was made :n
ihe local sugar market when the
Federal Sugar Refining company re
duced the price of refined sugar
cent a pound to 11 cents
Raw sugar sold at 8 cents, duty
pfiid.
out explanation in a deserted sec
tion in the west part of rown. If I'd
had a gun I'd have shot a couple of
'em."
"I think I'll provide them with
ribbons to wear orf their hats,"
mused Mr. Ringer. "They ought to
have little miners' lights to put on
their head piece so motorists will be
sure and see the ribbon, too. If I
don't I'm afraid the casualties will
be heavy."
The volunteer officers are now
provided with special police badges.
Judge is Nabbed.
ThV newly-fledged citizen traffic
cops certainly lost no time in get
ting to work after being sworn in
last night.
District Judge Troup and his
bailiff, Joe Marrow, testified to this
today. They were "arrested" three
times last night" by citizen cops. It
happened thus:
A jury reached a verdict in Judge
Troup's court late Wednesday night
and Bailiff Marrow hopped into his
flivver and sped away to get the
judge. He hadn't gone far when he
was halted by a new plain-clothes
traffic cop who called his attention
to the fact that only one of his
headlights was burning.
Joe got away with a promise to
fix it. He took the judge on board
and was speeding back to the court
house when another of the new of
ficers .stopped him. This one was
harder to get awa3 from, but final
ly let them go. - And just before
they arrived at the court house the
honorable court and bailiff were
halted again.
Death Stalking
Through Streets
Of Russian City
Description of Conditions
In Petrograd Given in
Appeal by Finuish
Red Cross.
Ky Th A.iKxiatrd I'rtvn.
Paris, Oct. 7. A graphic eye
witness description of the fearful
.NinHltinnii cvistinir in Petrocrrad is
given by the Finnish Red Cross in
an appeal just issued to the Red
Cross societies ot the world. It is
nrrnmnaniH Uv (trwMimpntS fire-
pared by Professor Zeidler, formerly
bead ot the L'etrograd Keel cross,
but now a refntree in Finland. The
documents, which reached the Paris
bureau ot the American Ked Cross,
A thp ctnrv nf flip flennv of a dvinc
city. Petrograd's present population,
nased on me 100a carus, now is
fi-nm 5(10 (K)f to fiOO.OOfl. and the for
mer-capital of the czar is described
;,s havnur shrunk to one-tourm us
prewar size. The report says:
"llfnth stalks on rvprv side, wait
ing for winter to aid in the grim
work ot mowing down tne sueni
hungry, sick and dying thousands.
With streets and houses choked with
filth that is already spreading spot
ted and intermittent typhus, the cold
o-p-ithpr will finish the task with
pneumonia and abdominal typhus.
Ihe fuel situation was never so
bad. Wooden houses have been
tfirn flnvvn for flip 1. The material
is distributed equally among the
population, but during tne ninis
the more active citizens steal the
quota of wood from others.
Wood Yards Nationalized.
"The wood yards have been na
tionalized. One of them has been
given up entirely to the manufac
ture of 30,000 coffins monthly, but
even this number is insufficient.
People have no time to bury the
dead, and the bodies take their turn,
waiting several days.
"Attempts to repair the streets,
which are full of holes owing to
bursting watet pipes, failed because
the wood blocks used for pavement
had been stolen during the night
for fuel. Lighting is allowed only
two half hours each day and then
not until all houses are supplied
on the lines furnished by the author
ities.
Kerosene costs 430 rubles a
pound. There are no candles; most
homes are in darkness. There is
no means of transporting things by
waterway because the barges were
long since demolished for fuel. The
railways are devoted almost exclu
sively to the distribution of flour.
Only 200 persons are permitted to
leave Petrograd daily by passenger
train. Workmen receives a half
pound of bread daily and so"me
times other food is given.
"The mortality has reached a
startling rate, owing to the lack of
food and unsanitary conditions of
houses and streets. The faces of
the people have taken on a wax
like color. In order to fill their
stomachs with something, they
drink different substitutes for tea
and coffee, or great quantities of
plain water, resulting in puffiness
and dropsy, which change the ex
pression of the face so that even
old acquaintances are unrecogniz
able. Homes in Filthy State.
"Indescribable dirt and filth is -on,
every side within the houses. When
plumbing gets out of order it re
mains unrepaired. Whole houses
become filthy from top to bottom
and it becomes impossible to live in
them. These houses are then barred
and tenants move into other houses
which are neglected in the same
::ianner.
"There is no fuel, no hot water,
iio janitors, doorkeepers or servants
for cleaning yards, streets, build
ings, or for the removal of garbage.
Ihe government appointed a spe
cial sanitary commission with
sweeping authority, but the commis
sion accomplished nothing. The
commission is housed in a building
where the heating plant is. out of
order and the water system and
toilets not running.
"Petrograd is facing a dreadful
pi-antom of epidemics., Thousands
are already dying from spotted ab
dominal and intermittent typhus,
dysentery, Spanish influenza, small
pox, pulmonary diseases, hunger
ai d exhaustion.
"The hospitals are overflowing
with dropsy victims, mostly women,
elderly men and children. Hernia is
more frequent than ever as the re
sult of weakening r from climbing
Sleep steps. '
"Patients are taken to the hospitals
without a bath. If they wish o be
warm while in bed awaiting opera
tion, they must bring their own
blankets and furs with them. Both
the patients and the lower medical
personnel are engaged in stealirg
warm coverings. The medical atten
dants, who are not trained to treat
the sick, work because they are
guaranteed army rations.
"In the military hospitals where
there are surgical instruments, op
erations are performed in unheated
rooms. Almost all the operations
result in complications such as pneu
monia and ulcers. Medical supplies
are very scarce. Tliere is a sc-jrcity
of alcohol, kerosene and hot water.
There are only two thermometers
for 150 patients. Laundry and
fumigating plants work badly be
cause of leaking pipes."
Packing Company Hearing
In Des Moines Ends Abruptly
Des Moines, Oct. 7. The testi
mony of George Messenger in the
Associated Packing company hear
ing ended abruptly when Attorney
General llavner finished question
ing hiin as to his signature on some
documents and announced that the
state rested. Announcement by the
defense that it di.l not wish to cross
examine the witness makes it im
possible for Messenger to be re
turned to the stmd for iurther ques
tioning by llavner.
Mexico is now second only to the
United States among the oil-producing
countries of the vt-orld. It is
calculated that its production during
lVJi) will be t-etween UU.0tM),lJ0l and
135,000.000 barrels, one-fifth of the
oil of the world, and more than that
of all the rest of the world outside
of the United States. Moreover, it
is estimated that in 18 years the oil
deposits in the United States will
be worked out, while those of Mexi
co seem- almost inexhaustible.
Ex-German Consul at
San Fancisco Still
Held at Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Oct. 7. Eckhardt
H. Von Schack, former German
consul at San Francisco, win, with
Franz Von Uopp. vice consul, was
convicted in 1917 of violating the
neutrality of the United States in
attempting to foment a Hindu re
volt in India, today vstill was held
at the federal prison here, al
though announcement was made
several days ago that a parole had
been granted him. Bopp was re
leased Tuesday night when prison
officials received his parole order
It was announced tiiat Von
Schack would be set free when his
parole papers were received from
Washington, prison authorities
said today that Von Schack was
ill, suffering from rheumatism and
neuralgia.
Both of the German agents were
serving five-year terms.
Democratic Chairman
Appeals to Will Hays
To Boost Covenant
New York, Oct. 7. George
Wiiite, chairman of the democratic
national committee, who returned
fto'm a conference with Governor
Cox. announced that be .had written
to Will H. Hays, urging him to do
his utmost to obtain wide publicity
:or the convenant of the league ot
nations.
"In the interest of truth, which tuc
righteous certainly have no reason
to fear," Mr. vVhite requests Mr
Hays to "urge all newspapers to
;rint the text of the covenant in
full within the next few days." i
"There are si many more repuh
liran than democratic newspapers n
'.he United States that this request
vould secure the wide publicity that
is desirable." added Mr. White.
Bee want ads are best business
getters.
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Victrola
Juror Says High
Rents Make 'Reds'
So Drake Court Ouster Suit
h Postponed Until fYew
Jury Is Summoned.
The ouster suit brought by the
Drake Holding company against
Fred O. Clough, one of tjie Drake
court tenants who refused to pay
the rent increase of July 1 there, was
postponed until next Thursday when
A. H. Alpirn, president of the West
errj Smelting and Refining company,
juror, declared "high rents are the
cause of bolshevism."
The case, up for trial in Municipal
Judge George Holmes' court yester
day morning, was postponed at the
request of Sydney Smith, attorney
for the Drake Holding company, that
a new jury might be secured,
s Questioned by the judge, Mr. Al
pirn said he employed many men,
and high rents were detrimental to
their interests. Other members of
the jury also admitted they were
prejudiced against rent increases.
Edward R. Burke, attorney for
Mr. Clough, declared the tenants
had won a distinct victory when the
jury called on the case was ousted
this morning.
Bootblack Advertises Booze
So Federal Agents Nab Him
Denver, Oct. 9. Tom Brown's
original advertising scheme failed
to appeal to federal prohibition
agents and Tom was arrested oh
suspicion of violating the prohibition
law.
Brown hung a huge sign in the
window of his bootblack parlor,
reading.
"Moonshine. 10 cents."
Federal agents, seeing the sign,
searched the place and found a
.small quantity of what -they de
clared was "white mule." Brown
says it was just a little "tonfc" he
had on hand.
this famous Victor Artist!
This Caruso recital is an event of twofold interest to the
music-loving public. ,
(1) It presents the opportunity of hearing the wonderful
voice of this great tenor.
(2) It enables you to compare his actual voice with his
interpretations on Victor Records.
Hear Caruso at this recital. Then go to any Victor dealer's
and hear the Victor Records by Caruso. You will instantly
appreciate how truly the Victrola brings to ycu his personc lity
and his art.
You will understand why Caruso chose to make records fop
the Victor Company. You will realize that it is this fidelity of
reproduction which causes the world's greatest artists to make
Victor Records.
Victrolas in great variety of styles from $25 to $1500. New
Victor Records demonstrated at all dealers on the 1st of each
month.
ACQ. U. . PAT. OFF,
Victor Talking Machine
Camden, New Jersey
Efforts Made to Free
Slacker on Hunger
Strike in Hospital
Washington, Oct. 7. While Ben
iamirt O. Salmon, a conscientious ob
jector, continued his hunger strike
winch began July 15, when he was
iidwitted to St. Elizabeths military
hospital here, attorneys for Salmon
tcday sought to obtain his release
from the institution through habeas
corpus proceedings. The Civil Lib
erties league of New York is aid
ing in the effort to obtain Sal
mon's release.
Immediately uoon being brought
to St. Elizabeths from Fort Doug
las, Utah, Benjamin Salmon, whose
home is in Denver, refused to eat
and, despite partly successful at
tempts at forcible feeding, he has
niairtained his attitude for 84 days.
Sheriff Examines Rope
In Preparation for
Wholesale Hangings
Chiracs Tribune-Omaha lira IhuciI Wlrr.
Chicago, Oct. 7. Deputy Sheriff
Laubcnhcimer .icgan the examina
tion of l.(XX) feet of rope in prepara
tion for the execution of 10 criminal'.
October 14 and 15. One hunderd
feet qf rope is required for each
hanging. This is divided into thr'-e
parts. One is used for a sandb .g
test the day before the execution,
'be second for the actual hanging
?nd the third fot the emergency, in
case the noose l.ieaks when the con
demned man falls through the ttan-
Eight of the criminals will be
li.'.nged October 14, and two on the
next day. In the first batch will oe
the notorious Cardinella gang,
whose members committecd many
crimes. Including several murders.
Four of the men who were
scheduled to be hanged on October
15. have escaped temporarily through
writs of supercedas. The- notorious
"Gene" Geary, slayer of three men of
which there are records, was slated
to die October 15. Judge Saba'h
will pass upon his plea October 13.
Caraso
sings at the
City Auditorium
October 12
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Camdea, N. J.,
Girl Is Iyal to
Lover Now In Jail
Father of Britle-to-Be Wil'
Furnish Bond for Alleged
Pickpocket.
Charged with stealing $140 Viotth
tif travelers checks. Jay Lenon, who
made plans to le jnarried Wednes
day and who polctf say is a "master
pickpocket," waj bound over tt lha
district court iu central jwlice .court
yesterday morning.
After waiving preliminary exam
ination Tenon's bond was fixed at
$2,000. E. C. Boehlcr. United States
commissioner, Lencfh's attorney,
said his client would furnish bonds
tomorrow.
Alberta Parkk r, 21, Lenon s funcc,
who was in court awaiting the out
come of the charges, faid that her
father who Ikes iu Hamburg, la.,
would furnish bonds for Lenon.
"I am going to stand hy him be
cause I believr he is innocent,' said
Miss Parker. "Not until the police
prove to me that he is guilty wilt .T
desert him."
Farmers Warned Against
v Sudden Slump iu Prices
Chicago, Oct. 7. A varnb;;
r.painst a sudden slump in live stock
wind grain price.? was issued by the
tr.rmcrs gram marketing committee
of 17. appointed by the American
j-arm liuirau federation, whici
closed a tbree-day conference her.',
railed to discuss co-operative mar
keting. Farmers who, contrary to popula
opinion, failed to make money dur
i:ig the war period are tiring of
producing grain and live stock at a
Ws, the statement says, and may
tetaliate by curtailing production.
Country elevators, now filled with
rain for which it is impossible to
il. tain cars are hreatened with ex
tinction should prices be driven
lower, according to the statement.
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