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Separate Pact
Affecting China
Hope of Leaders
Appropriate Agreement by All
; Power at Conference on
Far Eastern Question
Mentioned by Hughes.
By PHILIP KINSLEY.
(titrate Trthuae-Oinaha Bt lr4 Wlr,
Washington, Dec. 1 1.- China's
great day it stilt to come, still a
subject of hope and discussion.
An agreement directly affecting
China, to be signed by all the pow
ers interested In the Pacific and far
eut, is the new hope of the con
ference leaders, as expressed by
Secretary Hughes at the plenary
session.
While pointing to "s.irfcfactory
progress" in the solution of Chinese
jrobletns and referring to three res
olutions adopted by the full confer
ence today as "China's charter of
protection" against acts affecting its
territorial integrity and binding the
powers to be careful to observe the
principles of the open-door, Mr.
Hughes said:
"The discussion of the Chinese
(lucstion vj still in progress. It is
hoped that these resolutions adopted,
the other matters to be brought
before you, tnay lead to an appro
priate agreement of all the powers
represented here and others that
ti.ay care to join, dealing generally
with far eastern questions and the
Chinese question, also with the ter
ritorial status of the countries con
cerned. It is my. hope, at least,
that something of that sort will re
sult from the deliberations.
Hope of Chinese.
This is also China's hops, as ex
pressed by the Chinese minister, Dr.
Sze, at the conclusion of the con
fcrence action today on the four
power agreement.
"I rise just to add a few words to
express our great satisfaction at the
work the conference has already ac
complished." said Mr. Sie. "The
Chinese delegation notes with gratifi
cation, the intention of the powers
agreeing to the draft treaty report
ed this morning to preserve genuine
peace and to adjust by peaceful means
all matters of controversy that may
arise between them with reference to
their rights in relation to their in
sular posessions and insular domin
ions in the region of the Pacific.
"The" Chinese' delegation antici
pates, as indicated by our distin
guished chairman, that this agree
ment wilt be- supplemented by a
further convention to which all the
powers, including China, will be par
ties, which will adjust conditions in
the far east upon a basis satisfactory
to all the powers, and which it is
hoped will provide for the amicable
settlement of any future contro
versies. The Chinese delegation, Mr.
Chairman and gentlemen, has been
greatly impressed by the friendliness
by which the discussion in the con
ference of the proposals by us, as
on other matters, has been carried
on and it is convinced that a satis
factory solution can be found for the
remaining questions which represent
Chinese sovereignty and her aspira
tions. .
"China upon her part will do what
she can to bring this about, and will
at all times give her - wholehearted
help in the maintenance of the most
friendly relations between herself
and the other powers and thus add
to the effort for the preservation of
peace in the Pacific and the far east.
One point in Senator Lodge's
speech on the treaty' is being close
ly scanned by the Chinese. It is where
he said:
"It should also be observed that
the controversies to which the pro
posed treaty refers .do not embrace
questions which, according to the
principles of international law, lie
exclusively within ' the domestic
jurisdiction of the respective powers."
Arbuckle'a Accuser Pleads
Guilty' to Bigamy Charge
Madera.. Cal., Dec. 11. Mrs.
Bambina Maude . Delmont, who
swore to the San Francisco police
court complaint accusing Koscoe L,
(Fatty) Arbuckle of. murdering Vir
ginia Rappe, pleaded guilty to a big-
--V amy charges in the superior court
here today and asked probation. A
'. decision on her request will be made
later. .
The complaint Mrs. Delmont
swore out was reduced to one of
manslaughter by the police court
(and the jury which tried Arbuckle
on it failed to agree.
High Noon Prowler
Continues Operations
The "high noon" prowler who has
been operating at nurses' homes at
noon during the last three days con
tinued his work Saturday.
J. N. Osterholm, superintendent of
the Swedish Mission hospital, report
ed that at noon someone entered the
hospital's nurses' home and stole
several hundred dollars' worth of
clothing and valuables.
Finger Prints to Identify
Postal Savings Depositors
Washington, Dec. 11. Beginning
December 15, a system of finger
prints will be used for identification
of postal saving depositors. Instruc
tions for inauguration of the system
already have been sent to postmast
ers in most of the principal cities, it
was stated at the Fostofhce depart
ment. ' - '
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By RUBY AYRES.
CaUaod from rUfdaj.)
The following days were wretched
ones for everybody at Cherry
Lodge, for, though no open dis
agreement took place between Anne
and the Fortune Hunter, there was
something electrical in the air.
The Fortune Hunter had Wsen
right in bis judgment of Anne'
character when he thought that
pride would come to her aid, and
the more indifferent he grew
towards her, the more cleverly she
played her part, laughing and nuk
ing conversation, and singing little
snatches of song about the house,
while her heart was breaking.
No mention had been made be
tween them again of Geoffry Fos
ter, though he still came to the
house and brought Anne flowers
and sweets openly,
Mr, Harding looked on in si
lence, and Tommy with a covert
grin. In his own twisted mind
he thought he knew how the game
would cud, and that it would be
hut matter of weeks before the
Fortune Hunter left the house once
and forever.
He would not have believed it
had he been told that both Anne
and the man she loved were
breaking their hearts. He was posi
tive that Anne had realized that,
after all, 10 years of separation had
made too great a difference to her
affections.
"I'm going up to town this morn
ing, dear," Mr. Harding said one
morning at breakfast time. "Just a
little matter of business I shall be
back to dinner."
"Can't I come with you? she
asked swiftly. I haven't been to
London for ever so long. Let me
come with you. Uncle Clem."
But Mr. Harding shook his head.
"Not today, my dear some other
time; perhaps you and John will
walk part of the way to the station
with me. If s a lovely morning."
"I shall . be delighted," the For
tune Hunter said, perfunctorily. He
was quite prepared for Anne to re
fuse, but, to his amazement, she
went at once to get her hat.
She looked very fair and sweet,
he thought, when she joined them
at the gate. She wore a creamy
frock of some soft material, cut
into'a V-shape at the throat, and a
shady hat with a wreath of tiny
flowers around the brim.
' But when she looked at him her
eyes were cold and hard, and he
winced as he turned away; it seemed
a lifetime since she had looked at
him with love a lifetime since he
had held her in his arms.
But it was the only way he knew,
seeing that he was too great a cow
ard to tell her the whole truth, and
trust to her love to stand by him
and forgive him. For the moment,
at all events, he believed it would
be easier for them both if she
thought he no longer cared for her,
than if she knew him to be a liar
and a cheat.
fco they walked through the vil
lage in the fresh morning sunshine
and Anne talked to Mr. Harding
the whole way; the Fortune Hunter
might not have been present for all
the notice she took of him. But Mr.
Harding stopped before they quite
reached the station.
"You don't v,ant to come any fur
ther. I'm a little late as it is, and
I shall have to hurry if I want to
catch my train. Why don't you go
back round by the river?"
"There's 10 minutei before your
train goes yet," Anne protested. "I
should like to see you safely off,
dear."
But Mr. Harding would not allow
it; he kissed her and hurried away
down the road almost guiltily. Anne
stood looking after him, a little frown
between her eyes.
"Shall we go hack by the river?"
the Fortune Hunter asked.
She looked up at him then, and.
for a moment, the coldness relaxed
a little' in her eyes.
"John didn't it strike you that
there was something . . . queer
about uncle?"
"Queer? What do you mean?"
"Only ... I wonder why he
is going to London." Her voice
sounded troubled, and she kept look
ing back over her shoulder in the
direction of the station.
"Mr. Harding said he was going
on business," the Fortune Hunter
said impartially. He stopped for a
moment to light a cigaret and Anne
stopped, too, still looking back
along the road with apprehensive
eyes. y
"It was Fcrnie, uncle was waiting
fori I saw him he just joined
uncle, and they've gone into the sta
tion." The Fortune Hunter followed the
directions of her gaze.
"Well, what does it matter?" he
asked. "They've probably met quite
by accident." He dooked down at
her, and his face changed a little.
"Why, Anae, what is it?" he asked
swiftly.
Her lips were quivering and there
were tears in her eyes; she seemed
to have forgotten the constraint be
tween them as she looked up into
the Fortune Hunter's face.
"I had such a dream last night
John ... I don't believe in
dreams, really, but this one was so
real . . . and, oh, I hate him I
I hate him!"
The Fortune Hunter flushed
"Dreams are all rubbish," he said
bluntly.
He kept his hands rammed into
his coat pockets to prevent himself
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from touching her; lie bad only to
say one woid, push aside hit nisiVi
for one moment, and all the work
of the last few days would be wated
and undone. He loved her mote
deeply than ever, and she? If she
were beginning to care less for him.
would the be so distressed because
of a foolish dream?
"What was the dream?" lie asked
lightly.
She did not answer at once, then
the said in a voice of quirt despair:
"I thought I was in a room with
you and 1 was crying and trying to
get to you, but Fcrnie stood be
tween us, and every time every
time I tried to go to you he stopped
me and then then you were
gone, and I knew you would nevei
come back any more."
The Fortune Hunter felt as il
something had caught hint by the
throat, but he managed to laugh.
. "Dreams go by contraries, don't
they? If so, it means that I shall
always be with you, even after
you're sick of the sight of me after
" He broke off, not daring to
trust his voice.
Her dream had been so like his
the dream in which he had sought
her unavailingly in a dark wood.
That was how it would be for them
both some day.
They walked on a little way in
silence, Ann just a step behind the
Fortune Hunter, as if she were
tired and her face was flushed with
wounded pride.
Did he care nothing for her
nothing at all that he could make
tun even of her love and fear for
him?
She looked up at him with burn
ing eyes, and to her he merely
looked grave and indifferent. She
could not see the set fold of his
eyes, as she broke out passionately:
"Sometimes I wonder why you
ever came home."
The Fortune Hunter made no an
swer.
"I sunnose I've been the fool all
tnese years to oeueve in you, ana
and imagine that -when we met
again everything you used to prom-.cd to take no independent steps in
it. ,'n ,m. 1j.tti.ra untilrt -nmi tmolltlio rpnaration situation, as 1 result
PerhaDS Uncle Clem was riant when
he used to tell me that, if you evet
came back, it would be only because
you knew I wanted you, and not
because you cared for me any more.
I wouldn't listen to him then, or be
lieve him, but now ... I would ra
ther you had died than have come
home like this."
He swung around, his face bleak
with furious pain.
"Perhaps I, too, would rather have
died." he said hoarsely.
And before she could move. 0'
answer him he had turned and!
rushed awav from her down the
winding road that led to the woods
where he had made his tragic dis-.
covery that autumn atternoon. i
blind with, the streneth 1
of his own emoitnos, sick to the
soul with the tragedy of it all, so 1
Telephone Company
I (tut be never noticed a big limou
line car that was drawn up at tte
roadside, or 4cut, overdresses
nun who was standing at Its open
door, looking up and down the road
uncertainly, until he called out to
him in a friendly, cheery voice.
"Can you tell me the way to?"
them he broke off with a schoolboy
Ish yell of delight as the Fortune
Hunter looked around. "By Gadl
if it isn't Jrrninghaml How in
the name of all that's blue did you
get here?"
He strode across the road, his fact
wheathed in smiles of sheer delight,
his hand in a very tight, new glove
extended in hearty welcome,
(("atlu4 la Tka Kala( fWa Mada.)
Germany Fails
To Make Payment
Decrease in Value of Paper
Marks Given as Reason for
Default ou Reparations.
' By Th AaaorlaUd Trass.
Taris, Dec. 11. Germany has
failed to ry 190,000,000 gold marks
due during the firsfWo weeks of
December, under the schedule of
payments, calling for 26 per cent of
its exports and certain portions of
its customs duties.
Germany has informed the rep
arations commisson that the tre
mendous decrease in the value of the
mark makes impossible the conver
sion into gold marks of the fund of
paper marks accumulated to meet
these payments.
The reparations commission has
not yet taken any position on Ger
many s failure to meet the bills. Ub
servers here say there is nothing to
I be done, in view of the exchange
.crisis m uermany.
England and France have dead'
i of the visit of Minister of Devastated
i Regions Loucheur to London,
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films Valued at $1,UUU,UUU
Destroyed by Dallas Fire
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 11. Motion pic
ture films estimated to be worth
more than $1,000,000 were destroyed
by a fire which wrecked the ware-
rooms of the Consolidated Film
and Supply company here. The
Automotive Supply company was
damaged by the flames, which leaped
across the street when the films
caught fire. Several . other smaller
film agencies suffered from fire and
water.
The fire destroyed many new re
leases as well as films being held for
release.
"Little Theater"
Plays Presented
Mi EJuiiston Stars in Third
Number of Series Pre
tented by School.
Ultra modern and civil war periods
were depicted with remarkable vivid
ness in three one-act plays presented
by the Misner School of the Spoken
Word in the Patterson block Satur
day night. Critics and the audience,
in which the drama league was well
represented, pronounced the pro
gram by far the best given so far
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