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Revises "Luxury" Taxes
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
i'hloi Tribune-Omaha llr w lr.
Washington, Sept. 16 Revision
pi inn nouse ux bill, preparatory
to reporting; it to the senate Wednc.
. ilsy, was virtually completed late this
aitornoon. '
Important among the changes
ii'adr today was the adoption of an
amendment revising the surtax rate,
by whicn those below the maximum
o .32 per cent fixed in hoth house
and senate hills were changed, ionie
rs'ied and some lowered.
Under the amendment adopted the
surtax will begin with I per cent on
income from $6.0(10 to $8.0(10 in
stead of frani $5,000 to ?o0U0 as
tinder present law. On incomes up
to $.'0,000 the rate in each bracket
is reduced 1 per cent. On incomes
from $.'0,800.10 $34,000 the rate in
V r-jjii bracket is increased 1 per cent
i nen the rates are left as under pres-
flit law ui : to incomes exceeding
S()6,000 where the maximum uniform
tate of 32 per cent will apply.
vV Lose $18,COO,0CO a Year. '
The changes will lose the federal
treasury $18,000,000 annually, it is
estimated.
" iThe committee also revised the so
called luxury, tax. The amendment
levies a tax of 5 per cent on the
following articles in excess of the
price given: .., '
, Carpets. $4 per square yard.'
, Rues. $6 p er square yard. .
' Valises, traveling bags, suit cases,
hat boxes and fitted" boxes, $20 cachNl
. -; Trunks. $35 each.
purses, pocket books, shop and
.hand bags, $5 each.
Umbrellas, $5 each. "'.."
I Fans, $1 each. , ' v " '
; ' Office Furniture Taxed. ).
.The committee approved, a tax of
5 per cent on office furniture made
from imported woods.
Its previous action , levying a 2
per cent tax on proprietary med
icines was rcscinaea ana meaicines
left free. .- . -v- ' ; -
- It reduced from 10 to 7 1-2 cents
per gallon the tax "on fountain drink
Strops. " v,. ;i ..-.,-.,. . .
, 3The house fictions relating to cap
ital gains, and losses were -apjMwrd
except that it was amended to make
the rate, on capital gains 16 per cent
and to allow in case of net losses,
deductions for the whole loss ' The
'rPSHt bill taxes capital gains 12 1-2
per cent but allows only a i l-S
per cent deduction for a net loss.
Insurance Sections Amended.
The ; insurance sections of , the
house bill were amended to -make
the corporation normal tax apply to
investment incomes of life insurance
companies only. ; : As to other in
surance companies the present plan
will continue. ' ' ' ? -
The house amendment, providing
tor the creation of a commission to
,',. simplify tax returns wasn adopted.
i uncier tne amenameiu tne president
will name three representatives of
the house and the secretary of the
treasury three representatives of the
government. ' '
Another meeting of the committee
"will be-held tomorrow,': at' which
Senator ' Smoot will offer a substi
tute to-' the bill he recently 'intro
duced, which would levy a rnanu
, facttirers tax of 3 p?r cent. At the
, same time Senator Calder plans to
offer his amendment levying a tax
of $5 a barrel on beer with a, con
tent of 275 per cent alcohol. :-
Cattle Shortage Is
: Reported From West
1 A cattle shortage -. is gcnjsral
- throughout the west from Colorado
and Wyoming north to the Canadian
line, according to C. R. Watkins of
Billings. Mont.,- who was a visitor at
;-the stock yards "looking over condi-
a5. . He said he had lived out in
the range country for 40 years and
in all that time he never had seen
such a shortage Of cattle." He said
this condition of affairs was due to
a severe drouth and expensive win
ter feeding. He said dr farmers
had settled ; in plains districts and
fenced off most of the grazing land.
He also complained of -dry farmers
voting road and school bonds in
many unsettled sections and put the
burden of paying for the bonds on
many of the large land-owners.
Chietf of Air Service
' Asks-to Be Released
Washington, Scpt5 16. After near
Iv three vears of service, Maj. Gen.
-t Charles T. Menoher has requested to
Le relieved as chief of the a.r service,
i This became known today, Secre
tary Weeks, in response to inquiries,
announcing tnat uenerai wenoncr
had asked formally to be released as
air service head and to be transferred
to command of troops in the field.
The secretary added that no action
had been taken on the request, but it
was indicated that the, general's de
sires would be granted.
Germans Display Good Will
t Reparations Conference j
LffiiX' Sept IX Financial and!
indvnr' Germany showed much)
good vri"! at the meeting Wednes-I
'L v.ith Chancellor Wirth to de-j
f'vise vrtftliotis of raising row anaj
currency to meet German reparation!
cb!gj;ioos. .Tf.e industrial - world'
fceuctvs the basis of government wiU
te wi.lrned lo permit adequate, rep
t:r starve of coaotr.;c interests. ,
The iadtria lists 'caloilafte theyj
wii? able to produce between
UMUOQXCO and 1.500.000.000 marks.
Churchman Condemns
Conspiracy of Silence
On Sex Relationship
Lor.don. Sot 16,--Viciir Munay
of the Primitive Methodist church,
in addressing the world's Methodist
conference here today, said . "the
conspiracy of silence regarding sex
ha created untold suffering."
"Men and women were created for
companionship," he declared, "and it
is useless trying to hide from them
the deepest things of life. If they
do not learn from the church the
things of most concern to their lives,
they will pick them up trom the
gutter."
German Paper .
Charges Secret
Anglo-Jap Pact
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Great Britain to right United
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States iu Lase of Japanese
War, Deutsche Zeitung
Declares.
By DONALD STONE.
-hlraia Trlhuna Cable. Copyright. 15I
Berlin, Sept. 16. The announce,
ment of an alleged secret agreement
between England and Japn, in
which the former country in pledged
to support Japan in the fvtnl of a
war with America, was-made here
today by the Deutsche Zsrtung,
which claims to have received the
facts from a well-informed Ameri
can source. 1
The German paper, . after telling
how the firm opposition of Australia
and Canada compelled the English
government to amend the terns of
the alliance, pledging neutra". ty in
the event of a Japanese-American
war, then claims that the Japanese
dissatisfaction resulted in a secret
agreement, which while it dots not
obligate England to join the war,
pledges the Britiii to render aid
under cover in two ways.
The first step calls for the destruc
tion of the Panama canal, making it
impassable for the American fleet,
and the instigation of disorders m
Mexico, Panama and Colombia di
rected against the United States. The
second form of assistance is the crea
tion of revolutionary propaganda as
an obstacle to efficient war prepara
tions in the United States.
- At the same time, under the al
leged treaty, England's financial pow
er is to be organized to co-operate
witfc German industry to secure con
trol of the markets of South America
and China and -to shut out America
from Russia. ; ,',' ?. : ';
Antelope County s Fair -v -
Extended for Day,
Due to Bad Weather
Neilgh, Neb.,, Sept, J6. (Specia,I
TeleeranO The skies cleared dur
ing the early part of the forenoon
and ushered in the third day ot the
Antelope " county fair, which drew
an immense crowd from all sections
of this Dart of the state. The pro
gram is being extended over until
Saturday, when another good crowd
is expected. Up to the closing night
show and various attractions the
attendance this year eclipses all rec
ords for the Antelope county fair.
The summary of the races was as
follows:
One-half mile, free-for-all: Piano,
first; Black Bess, second, and Sadio,
third. Time: 53 1-2.
One-quarter-mile - pony race:
Piano, first; Shady, second, and. Rex,
third. Time: :26.
Three-eighths-mile: Tiana, first;
Black Bess, secondhand Sadio, third.
Time: :42 -2. ' -
Three-eigliths-mile, farmers' race:
Shady, first; Rex, second, and Piano,
third. Time: :42.
The ball game between - Neligh
and Plainview was the best exhibi
tion seen on the local grounds fpr
several years. Plainview won by a
score of 1 to 0, the only run being"
made in the first Inning. Batteries
for Plain vie w? Lodell nd Booth J
Nclight, Fentress and Cole. 'Hits:
Plainview. 5; Neligh, 4. Struck out:
By Lodell, 8; by Fentress, 7. Um
pire: Roy Ashburn of Tilden.
Eastern Bankers Meet for
Trip to National Confab
New York. J Sept. - 16. Bankers
from every Atlantic coast state, with
many from the gulf states assembled
here today to start in a body late
in. the afternoon for Los Angeles
where they will attend the annual
convention of the American bankers
association, October 3-7. S '
The bankers, about 400 strong,
will travel in -three special trains,
stopping off at points of interest. Gft
ing out the party will pass through
the Canadian- Rockies, while the re
turn trip will be made by way of the
Urand Canyon. .... .
Nebraska County
Fair Photographs
A FULL ' pag of photo
graphs depicting scones
at Nebraska county fair will
" bo one of the attractive f ea
turea of The Bee Rotogravure
section tomorrow. ,!t'";"-r -",-
Race track - snapshots anal '
photos of the "baby show",
grandstand ' and "midway'
crowd and of prize live stock
en parade are among the pic
tures presented, v-
, The " page includes scones
from the Saunders, Pierce,
Thayer, Holt, Boone, Wash
ington and ' Buffalo county
fairs. With the pictures is a
directory showing dates of all
Nebraska county fairs yet to
be held this year.
Stage Is Set
For Trial
Of "Fatty"
. "
Film Comedian, to Be Given
Preliminary Hearing on
Murder Charge Next
Thursday in Court.
Must Make Plea ,Then
San Francisco. Sept. 16. The way
was cleared today for the trial of
Rak-a (Kaitv Arluii'Llr. motion nii
liir rmnrrliiii, nn a rharce of murder
resulting from the death ot Miss
J Virginia Rappe. motion picture ac-
''CSS,' in a sanitarium i
'September 9. after she is alleged to
have been attacked at a party given
, Arbucke at nig roomj j the
St. Francis hotel, Monday, Septem
ber S. ...
The returning of four charges
against Arbucklc, two for murder,
and two for manslaughter, neces
sitated conferences during the week
between District Attorney Brady
and police officials as to the exact
charge on which he shall be tried.
It was decided today that the charge
should be murder, and the police
court in which Arbuckle's case is
pending, was so advised.
The undertaking establishment
having the body of Miss Rappe. an
nounced that it would be sent to
Los Angeles tonight for interment
in the Hollywood cemetery. , .
House Physician Sought .
A new ' development today was
the announcement that Dr. Arthur
Bcardslee, house physician at the
St. Francis, and the physician who
first attended Miss Rappe, is being
sought by the authorities. Milton
T. U'Ren, assistant ' district 'attor
ney, announced late today that po
lice detectives had been unable to
locate him, and asked the news
papers to assist in the search. Dr.
Beardslee is wanted for the purpose
of giving testimony before the grand
jury regarding certain phases of the
medical attention given Miss Rappe,
U'Ren said. : .
v Bigger crowds than usual greeted
Arbuckle's public appearances today.
A few moments before his case1, was
called in Police Judge Sylvain J.
Lazarus court for a preliminary
hearing: on one of : the murder
charges, the crowd, mostly men, at
tempted to rush throueh the doors
They were held : back ' bv police.
Members of -the women's vigilance
committee were present at the court
nearing. , v r ' ' ..
- " Asks Special Fund."-,
"ToirdMfri'nK the'tbuff session4. Bis-'
tnct Attorney Brady gave out. 'a
statement in which he explained the
reasons for his determination tit press
the'murder charge. Later in the
day ha appeared before the ' finance
committee of the county v board of
supervisors and asked that a special
tund be provided for him with which
to prosecute the Arbuckle case.
"This defendant: is reputed to be
wealthy," he said. "He has influen
tial friends.. We must spend money
ii we want to prosecute this case
successfully, Otherwise we may meet
with disaster, 5 ,
"We may have to go to all parts
of the United States for evidence."
... Board Votes $1,000.
The committee voted him an im
mediate $1,000 for this fund .nd told
him that more would be forthcoming
when it is needed. '
: Arbuckle must appear in the court
of Supreme Judge Harold Louder
back tomorrow to be arraigned on
one of the two manslaughter charges
against him. The charge is that
voted by Jhe garnd jury Wedncs-.
day.
The arraignment's is merely a for
mal proceeding,' however, but Ar
buckle, if he desires, may plead
on the charge, or the district attor
ney may make a motion to have it
held in abeyance until the murder
charge is disposed of.
V Arbuckle's next appearance on the
murder charge has been set for next
Thursday at 1, in. Judge Lazarus'
court,, at, which time it is cxpedted
he will be given his preliminary ex
amination. ,'
Subpoenas Out for Guests
At "Fatty" Arbuckle's Party
Los Angeles, Cal., Sent. 16. Sub
poenas were issued today summon
ing Lowell Sherman and Fred 'Fish
back, declared to have been guests
at the JLabor day party in the rooms
of Roscoe C. - (Fatty) Arbuckle in
a San Francisco hotel, which -was
followed by the death of Miss Vir
giania Rappe, to appear before the
United .States grand jury here. The
subpoenas were signed by United
State . District Attorney J. Robert
O'Connor. . 1
, Sherman and Fishback were ques"
tioned yesterday ; concerning liquor
alleged to have -been cirosumcd- at
the Arbuckle party. - According to
Robert - Camarillo. assistant United
j States district - attorney, Fishback
I said more than 40 quarts of liuqor
I were consumed in three days at the
! Arbuckle apartments.
Eastern Coast Bankers , i
Leave for Convention
New York, Sept. 16. -More than
400 bankers from the Atlantic coast j
states started for Los Angeles today j
in special trains to attend the con
vention of . the American -Rankers
association, October 3-7. The trip
will be made leisurely and stops will
; be made at points of interest along
: the route. -... "
Record Crowd Attends
Last Day of McCook Fair
McCookNeb., Sept. 16.f(Special
Telegram. Red .Willow county
closed a record-breaking fair this
afternoon with a record-breaking at
tendance; A bijr step is .accom
plished this ' year in the purpose to
make this the premier district fair i
' of southwestern Nebraska. . '
Missouri Mule Takes a
Nip at Man's Legs As
He Attempts to Aid It
Hannibal, Mo., Sept, 16. Scott
VcOUksnn is m a hospital here suf
ft-ring with a liroken hone in his lclt
I . I L.' . I Jl - L i. It.. I ..
leg ana wnn uir iicmi uauiy lavrr-
ated, the result of a bite by a regular
.i'souri mine.
Hie mule fell down while Jfc
Classon was driving it. When he
kttempted lo help the animal to its
tt-ct the mule snapped at him, sink
iv.a its teeth into his leg.
"Afir this I'll he mors careful
with these Misouri mules," Mo
Glasson declared at the hospital.
Stillman Found
With Flo Leeds
Defense Avers
Evidence to Show That Show
Girl and Ex-Banker Are Still
Intimate to Be Introduced
When Trial Reopens.
Chiracs Tribune-Omaha Biw ImumI Wire.
New York, Sept. 16, Sensational
developments at the reopening of the
famous James A. Stillman divorce
case were promised by disclosures
made here today. Prominent in the
new testimony that will be offered
will he evidence that the ' former
president of the National City bank
is still much in the company of Flo
Leeds, former show girl named by
Mrs. "Fifi" Potter Stillman in her
counter charges.
. The disposition of baby Jay. Leeds,
son of the one-time Century Roof
favorite, whose father, the defense
charges, is the cx-banker will also
play a part.
Testimony will be offered that
Stillman has been frequently with
the Leeds woman since the last hear
ings. These meetings of the banker
and the former show girl were less
frequent for a time when Mrs. Leeds
was remaining out of New York
state for fear, it is said, of subpoena
servers of counsel for Mrs. Stillman
But after the adjournment of .the
hearings last July, Mrs. Leeds re
turned to the state.
Asked to Move.
She was living quietly in a cottage
at ureenwich, Conn., until, it is said
the owner of the cottage learned her
identity and asked her to leave. Mrs
Leeds then came back to Westches
ter county. New - York, and . was in
almost daily communication with
Stillman,', it is stated.-1 Testimony
will be introduced at the forthcom
ing hearings that Stillman has' had
frequent meetings with Mrs. Leeds
in Port Charter, close, to the Con-
uiccttcut line.-.. ":: i: -s'
.to me roaanousc, on August . it
was observed that she walked from
her automobile with a limp,, and it
was said that she had been injured
in an automobile' collision,-' It is rc
ported her parents, who still reside
in an . Amsterdam avenue -tenement
house, have cast Iter off.
; ' Plans to Quit U. S.
From the offices of the estate of
James A. Stillman, his father, a few
doors from the National Gtv bank
Stillman manages the disposition of
his various real estate holdings and
is putting his affairs in such shape, it
is declared, tnat he win De able to
quit the United States forever when
his divorce case is concluded. It was
during' the hearings last June that he
plamied to make his future home in
Paris and that Mrs. Leeds and her
son, Jay, would also go to the French
capital to make their home. Ostra
cism at his clubs.; and public curi
osity is said to flve made life in
his former haunts unbearable. 1 ' -
Chicago Cops Asked to Keep
Eye Out for Alleged Elopers
Chicago, Sept. 16. Chicago police
were asked today to look for Archie
Blake of Corona; Cal., who is thought
to have eloped with Margaret Ja
cobs, 17, of the sarnie city. The cou
ple disappeared September-12 and is
thought ,to have come to Chicago.
The police were, informed that Blake
is married and has a 7-year-old child.
The Bee
Sunday Magazine
THE BEE'S MAGAZINE SECTION for next Sun
day offers a combination of local, fiction and art
features which cannot fail to provide interesting1
and entertaining Sunday reading for every member
of the family. , Among "them are the following:
The Sporting Chance '
By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEOn! ' -
A Blue Ribbon short story .
with pep, punch and humor.
In which it is explanied why
things were bound to change .
for the better for Mr. Crumley
' because they couldn't get any
. worse. . - .
The Yellow Streak .
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Serial story of adventure, ro- v
mance and mystery, by Valen
tine Williams. V
Happryland
A children's page of the sort s
every parent will approve and
every child will like. It means '
an hour's pleasure for . the
kiddies. - -
The Magazine Section also includes "Science Tells Us -in--teresting
facts of new discoveries and inventions, by Rene B :he;
"Going to the Photo Studio," by James J. Montague;-' "The iJar
ricd Life of Helen and Warren." by Mabel Herbert Urner, and
another of the series "The World's Greatest Detective Cases," by
Xazarienne Daan Kannibelle. Sterling Heilig in a feature story
front Paris tells how we escaped being known to the world as
"Albertutians.". . . ..
Can They
'-Iff flr '
3 Burglars Bind
Watchman, Steal
400,000 Cigarets
Surprise Guardian of Bluffs
, Wholesale Grocery While'
j Making Rounds at
" - Midnight. 4-
F. S. Bort. 1811 Fifth avenisf.
watchman for Groneweg. & .Sch as the Los Angeles Limited, was de
enteen. wholesale grocers. Council ,--ii-H In a uracrHMit 9 milp anrl a Half
Bluffs, was checking a basement
door on' his rounds' at midnight
Thursday when three small men who
had broken in covered him with rev
volvers and then bound him with
ropes. v. " ' i"':'.
Bortf- after a three-hour struggle.
succeeded in working a pocketknifc
from a rear pocket and with it cut
the ropes. Freed, he reported the
affair to the police. ,
It was found that the robbers had
taken 400,000 cigarets, but nothing
else.
William Bradley was held up and
robbed by a lone bandit on Eleventh
street between Avenues B.and C at
10 p., ro. ::: - .!..: ... '
Tack Lewis, 251156 NorHi Twenty-
sixth street, Omaha, was held up by
two men ' at lhirteenth street and
Third avenue at'2:lva. m. vestcr
day. He was . robbed of $8, - his
watch and knife. J
Attempts of police to locate a man
reported slugged and left lying on
the Northwestern railroad tracks
failed. William Turner, negro, driv
er for the Gilinsky Fruit company,
found the man and dragged him
from the path of a switch engine.
A wound in his head was bleeding,
but he recovered sufficiently to dis
appear before police arrived.
Fire ! Fire I . Fire I
-. . By EDWARD .; BLAK..
f A tale of disastrous blazes
in Omaha history and narrow
escapes of tb.e fire fighters in
life and death battles with ..
, flames. Written from ancc- -dotes
related by city's veteran
. firemen.- v
Follies cf Passing Shaw
Sketches ftom life by Car
toonist Hanlon. "Clothes and
the Woman," is his title for
next Sunday. .
-The Canary Kid .
v By m. a.. hark:3.
. -The Kid discourses fluently
on the A-ays and wiles. of the.
"gimme guys.'. ) --,
Raise the Wet Blanket?-
Engine Crew Die
A's Train Wrecked
Locomotive .' of Northwestern
r Limited Derailed Near
. Clinton, la.
. " . "-r
Clinton, la , Sept. . 16. E igineer
1 homas i. Lea - and F.irema Jhn
Jojinson,' both of Clintoh -were kr(!ed
v,hen the engine of the Chicago &
Northwestern railways fast west
bound passenger tram No. 7, known
west 0f Bclleplainc, early this morn-
ing.
No -naaseHMM were killed and al-
though .many were shaken from their j
berths, ... none was - reported injured.
A terrific rainstorm sent water
rushing down a hill and wa:hed out
& culvert over a small creek and the
engine ; and -two follow.!., cars
plunged into the ditch. ;,
' .-The eastbound Overland Limited
passed over trje culvert i:ircely a
minute before the derailment... - ,i
Zionist Resolution Asks
Open Door in Palestine
Carlsbad, Czecho-Slovalcia, Sept. 16.
The world's -Zioiv'st congress; be
fore -cloning its -sessions. Wednesday
night; adopted a resolution calling for
an "open door'i in Palestine. Anoth
er resolution adopted requested early
confirmation by . the league of na
tions of Great Britain's mandate over
Palestine." '. fe-.. .-. -'Hi ..". r
The Jewish national assembly in
Palestine.. ; and .' its executive body
were recognized by the congress as
the official institutions representing
Palestine jewy.
Only one American was chosen for
the executive body, '.Bernard Rosen
blatt a former New York magis
trate. ,
Textile Workers Plan Drive ,
To Establish 48-Hour Week
New York, Sept. 16. Organizers
of -unions in the American Federa
tion of Labor 'will meet 'representa
tives of the United Textile Workers
of America in .. . Washington . next
Tuesday to make plans for a cam
paign to establish the 48-hour- work
week and increase-wages -of textile
workers in southern mills.
, This announcement was made' to
day by- Thomas Fv McMahon after
his election as; president ot the tex
tile workers at the convention here.
"We 'will also work for the aboli
tion of child -labor -in the cotton
mills," Mr. ' McMahon ' said, "and
will demand sanitary working- con
ditions for thousands of men, wom
en ' and children who - now do not
have them." . t ;:,' ' . -,,
New Farm Loan Bond Issue.
To Be Floated at 5 Per Cent
Washington. Scot. 16. A
, uiji ui icucrai larm loan Donas oeax
ing S per cent interest will he made
about October I, Secretary Mellon
said- today.-.:--," ,-. - ;
The issue, exoectefl fa h at U-,
$40 000.000, will be in accordance
witn tne general plan of financing
tne tedcral land banks, the 'secretary
said. ". --- :, .
No Official Declination V V
. Of Jap Proposals Rt-ceived
Tofcio. Sept IS. By The Asso
ciated Press.) The foreign office
announced today that it had received
no official in lor mat ion that China
had decided to decline the Taiwanese
proposal for the ; turning s'ovcr of
Shantung to China.' The govern
ment is makinjr public today the cor
respondence with China refading
the Japanese proposal '- :
It
Japan to Seek
"Open Door" At ",'
Armament Meet
Nation's Intellectual Leaders
Prepare Manifesto Shaping
Country's Policy at Wash-
v ington Conference.
Chleaga Tribune CrMr, CnpjTlnlit. 1021.
Tokio, Sept. 16. One of Japan's
most influential organizations a
j body of seven professors whse pro-
"ouncements on important ubi.oiid.
issues have becu a power in shaping
Japanese public opinion during the
last 20 years has prepared a mani
festo relative to Japan's position at
the Washington conference. : 1
'. The document,; after welcoming
President Harding's action in calling
a conference as being in accordance
I with the Japanese traditional policy
iof peace, urges an agreement for an
! open door in China and the re-esiab-i
lishment of order in Siberia, !ut de
i clares that the open door is applic
able to all- lauds. It hopes tri a
hcalthv development of the league
of nations. - . -
: i-.i Enumerates Des're3.
" The paper then enumerates Japan's
desires, which follow: , l.
1. World-wide reduction of arma
ments to a purely defensive status. -
2..: Restoration to China of all ter
ritorial customs and rights, with the
open , door principle, insured. ; ,
3. '...The recognition of the integ
rity of Siberia, with help .n i the
restoration of order, i, '. ;
' r '. Withdraw Defenses.
4. The withdrawal ' of defenses
from all the Pacific islands and the
application of-the open dnoi prin
ciple to them. , -
5. Liberal trade Co-operation on
the Pacific with coastwise trade re
strictions abolished. I . ' v-
6. Neutralization of the Panama
canal. ' - - .
7. Race equality and other ques
tions to-be solved on a basis of
human , co-existence and a spirit of
justice and humanity. :
Texas Court Holds Secret
Sessions on Oil Land Case
" Mexico City, Sept. 16. The Mexi
can supreme court has not vet pub
lished the text of its decision in the
Amparo suit of the Texas crmpany
by which officials of the Mexican de
partment of commerce and industry
were enjoined from denouncing
rights to oil lands held by the Texas
company ipnor to May 1, 1917. The
court has held secret sessions for
more. than a week. ;.- ,
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f Ja I -tne -contents ot tne :ter made public by Dr. E. N. Calisch, '
fife 1 aSSCrt ,hai '"..V- president of the Central conference
:,"nzm-tb-niaP'--mnKin rabbis, to arrange a
T-r Perta'" t0, a" CI fecial service on or about Novem-
IlL mParVasss- the deepe n ap- U.r armistiCe day. at which the
plies to the Texas company r.lone. 'attention of American iewrv shall
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England to
Make Next
Peace Move
Lloyd (Jeorpe Contemplates
Karly Kclurn to London to
Confer With Colleague!
On Chaotic Situation.
Nation Backs Premier
r.y Ta .flairi I'ma.
Loudon. Sept. . Kt, Prime IVn
iter I.loyd lieorge. irom whom the
next nive in the irivh negotiations
u looked for, was xlill ailing at his
vat-atioii-tiine home at Gairloch tHs
uiorning. ' lie was reported to bt
better, however, and as contemplat
ing a return to London earlier than
he had anticipated o consult hi
colleagues on the situation arising
from his cancellation of the arrange
ment for the proposed conference
wilh Irish delegates, at Inverness.
Public opinion in England, so far
as it ha found expression, is vir
tually solid in support of the pre
m'cr in his contention that all the
advances possible toward peace have
hern made by Great Britain and
thiit the government cannot go
further to meet the Irish republi
can aspirations.
Opening Not Closed.
It is pointed out that Mr. Lloyd
Georue's reply to Eamonn De Val
cra Irish republican leader, left an
opening for the continuation of the
discussions after the cabinet had de
cided what should be done, but the
preponderance of opinion here is
that there can he no further con- ,
cessions by England. The govern
ment, it is thought, may therefore
decide upon a general election to ob
tain an endorsement of its policy
from the public.
Relations today stood as they din
before Eanionn de Valcra came to
London on July 14 to discuss with
Prime Minister Lloyd George a pos-
! fl.U K-a eB fits aM ft 1 1 1 fT til A 1 IMsltl PHn.
troversy. The Sinn Fein leader
yesterday made public his note tc
the prime min:ster affirming hi! "
stand that Irish republican plenipo
tentiaries could enter a conference
only as delegates of an independent
power, and Mr. Lloyd George quick
ly announced the cancellation of his
invitation to Irish leaders to a par-.
Icy at Inverness, r ' . :
Can't Recognize Claims.
It was made plain by the. prime
minister that he could not meet the
Sinn Feip delegates if the claim of
Irish independence: and sovereignty ,
was insisted on. hut he did not close-,
the door to further, exchanges: witi
the republicans. ; " ' ( .: "
There was no indication here to
day that either the British govern
ment or the Sinn Fein would de
nounce the truce . arranged . two .
months ago and resume the guerrilla
warfare that cost scores of lives and
destroved property: valued high in .
the millions. i
Just what the Sinn Fein would do
was seemingly a ditticult question
today. . ;- . . - - - j
May Hold Plebiscite. - .
It was .suggested that the pail
Eireann might intend to go to the
Irish people with .the question and
seek . to determine by a plebiscite .
what the desires of the people are.
The Belfast correspondent of the.
Press association says the Irish News
of that city prints a message from
a well informed Dublin source to
the effect that the. government con
templates an early reassembly of the ' ..
British Parliament This step would '
be taken,; it is said, to declare a Ken-
eral electron so that a new governr .
mcnt rnight. be formed which would -be
invested with the right ,to formu
late , domestic policies and appoint
delegates to the . conference on limi- .
tation of armaments to be h.eld in .
Washington. .
"In this event," the correspondent
adds, "thr-masses of the Irish peo-1
pin may i;ct an opportunity of giv
ing a considered verdict on - issues
most vitally ; affecting their own
country."
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Opposing Factions in
Ulster Reported in Clash
Belfast, Sept, 16. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Encounters between .
opposing factions in interior Ulster
were reported here this afternoon.
Two unarmed constables, on cycle .
patrol near Cookstown in East
Tyrone were shot at by scouts alleged-
to be - covering republicans---"'
at drill. ; A patrol was sent out and :. ;.
intercepted three cyclists, one of
whom had a loaded revolver and
other weapons. : ,- -
Unionist farmers in the district,
arming themselves and setting out.
surprised a party of republicans and ...
shots were exchanged. A youth
who had been shot, in the lejr was
taken as a prisoner to a Belfast hos-
pital. , , . '..:
Special Armament Service
Urged on American Rabbis
Richmond, Va., Sept. 16. Amcr-
:. ---ui.: . ! t . i , .
,n.au iauui fic cancu upon in a jei-
.be directed to the armament confet-
. enoc. "- . .
! Rabbis also, are requested to
preach on the subject of limitation
of . armament ' on one of the- holy
days, preferably Atonement day.
Mounting of Postal Savings
Called Sign of Easier Money
ashtngtoii. Sept. 16. Postal sav . "
ings deposits increased at iin'ustrial
centers and a decrease in wUhdraw
als was taken as an indication of eas
ing financial stringency, according to'
the Postoffice department, which an
nounced today that total deposits on
August 31 aggregated $152,400,000.
The decrease for the month, S100.000
the smallest decrease shown i
several months, it was said.
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