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FourPower
Pact Under
Senate Fire
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Borah Turns Guns on Pacific
Treaty, As State Depart-,
nient Prepares to Siga
Document Today.
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5-5-3 Program Assailed
By ARTHUR SEARS MENNING.
tblrafo TrllHlna-Omaba Ba Vrmi Wire.
Washington, Dec. 12.While pre
parations were gonig forward for the
' formal signing , of the four-power
Tacific treaty at the State depart
merit tomorrow, the opposition in
the senate fired its first gun, precipi
tating an oratorical engagement that
reged for several hours.
The treaty will be signed tomor
low by the plenipotentiaries of the
United States, Great Britain, France
and Japan. President Harding will
transmit the pact to the senate with
out delay, if he accepts the advice or
Secretary of State Hughes.- The ad
ministration is undeterred by the op
position which it believes is confined
to only a handful of senators;
Borah Starts, Fireworks.
Senator Borah of Idaho, "irrecon
cilable" leader, precipitated the dis
cussion, the first in which the senate
has engaged concerning the arms
conference. By a strange coincidence,
the treaty was defended chiefly by
Senator Poindexter of Washington,
one of Senator Borah's ."irreconcil-
able" comrades in arms during the
league of nations fight. Nearly a
dozen senators, of all shades of opin
ion, were drawn -into the debate and
some lively exchanges ensued.
Senator Borah assailed the treaty
because, he argued, it. was nothing
less than a military and naval alli
ance, unless the-, armament confer-
' ence. produced a disarmament agree
ment' far - beyond the , curtailment
contemplated in the 5-5-3 program.
He declared the conference so far
has done nothing towards "real dis
armament,", that . it has . merely pro
posed , to scrap vessels already
scrapped by the development of aer
ial warfare; and that it has done
' nothing to abolish the use of the
weapons with which, the next war
will be- fought, n'ajdefy, submarines
and poison gas. ''
Powerful : Alliance Seen. .
: Likening article two of the four
power pact to article 10 of the league
of nations' covenant, he insisted the
United States would be under an . ab
solutely compelling moral obliga
tion to go to the aid of Japan and
Great Britain in case of 'aggression
on their Pacific possessions by an
outside power. :
With the contractants armed with
40 dreadnaughts, large numbers of
submarines, and the greatest armies
in the world, the pacific, he insisted,
(Turn to Pare Two, Column One.)
Girl Badly Injured
When Autos Collide
Kearney, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special
Telegram.) Muriel Osborne is in
the hospital here with serious in
jiirfes, following an auto collision
on Lincoln highway, near the teach
ers' college. A machine she was
driving collided with a car driven
by Lee Havnes, the impact being
so terrific that both cars were dam
aged almost beyond repair.
Miss Osborne and lier sister. Mil
dred. were thrown through the wind
shield, both being cut and bruised
severely. Muriel also received inter
nal injuries. . Lee Haynes and Wil
ham Doudhertv and Margaret Bruce
were badly bruised and cut by flying
glass. It is alleged the Osborne car
was traveling without lights and rac
king another machine when the col
lision occurred. .
Prisoner Gets Battered
Head in Escape Attempt
Sioux Falls. S. D.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Henry C. Rathjin,
a prisoner in the county jail here in
connection with the-lydnaoinK of a
girl, is in a local hospital with a
badly battered head as the result of
a daring attempt to break jail.
' When the jailer entered that por
tion of the jail occupied by Rathjin
he found the lights were out. He in
vestigated and was struck on the
head by Rathjin, who had secured
an empty beer bottle as a weapon.
The jailer was not stunned and
swung at Rathjin's head with
heavy flashlight, badly cutting his
head and knocking him unconscious
Jefferis in Washington
Plans Talk on Freight Rates
Washington, J Dec. 12. (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Jefferis
has returned from a two-weeks' stay
in Nebraska, where he has been
studying freight transportation and
J-gricultural conditions. He will pre
sent the results of is investigation
to the house in a speech, probably be
fore the holiday recess. One of his
first acts upon returning was
recommendation for the appointment
of George W. Harding as pos:master
at Kalston.
Walter W. Head Attends
.Bank Meeting at Capital
Washington. Dec. 12. (Special
Telegram.) Walter W. Head, presi
dent of the Omaha National bank, is
here ajtending a meeting of the exe
cutive committee of the American
Bankers' association, of which he is
?e president, . . -
Hunted by 3,000 Police
' Instructed to Kill Him
1 , A f
Thomas O'Connor.'
Chicago Police
Are Ordered to
Kill O'Connor
Fugitive Murderer Eludes
3,000 Officers After His
Escape From Cook.
, County Jail'
Chicago. Dec. 12. "Lucky" Tom
my O'Connor, gunman and miller
was to have been led today to the
death cell in the Cook county jail.
There to await hanging Thursday
morning for the killing of a police
man, but instead O'Connor was lead
ing the combined force of 3,000 po
lice and deputies a merry cnase,
after a sensational escape from the
jail. Four jail guards were over
powered by O Connor and tour otner
prisoners yesterday, but O'Connor's
limitation as a killer suffered when
he failed to use a revolver which had
been smuggled to mm. '' x
- "Will Never Surrender." '
Charles Fittmorris, chief of police,
today threatened to suspei.d any po
liceman who tries to capture u Con
nor alive, and promised promotion
to the man who brings him in dead.
"He will never surrenaer so long
as he can shoot," the chief said, "and
I don't want my men to take any
chajices."
Fitzmorris was bitter in ns Re
nunciation of conditions at the jail.
He charged O'Connor was literally
"shoved out" of the jail by some
officials inside. j , '
"Everything But Road Map.",
"Thev arave him every thinor but a
road map," the chief asserted.y
Sheriff Charles Peters suspended
three jail guards and offered a re
ward of $500 for O'Connor's appre
hension. -,- .
O'Connor took with him Jta-
warrf narrow: and Tames Laporte,
also desperate criminals. Two other
prisoners, Charles MctJermott, a
widely known safeblower, and Clar
enr Sponagal, under sentence of 10
years for robbery with a gun, were
seized as they were anout lo.ieav
the jail. , -
, Question of Legal Status.
The ouestion of O'Connor's legal
status if be remains at liberty past
the hour set for his hanging Thurs
day was cleared up today by the an
nouncement ot Assistant State s At
torney Lloyd Heath, who prosecuted
O'Connor, that he would appear be
fore Judge Scanlon Thursday and
formally ask delay of execution. This
procedure would be followed, he said,
at each term of court, until O'Con
nor could be captured. .
Yeggs Loot Bluffs Safe;
Fire Destroys Grocery
Yeggs blew the safe of the Alamito
Dairy company, 1605 West Broad
way, Council Blurts. Sunday night
and sole $50. 'They entered the place
by a rear window.
At the. same hour fire burned the
grocery store of James Campbell,
1720 Avenue A, just two blocks away.
It was found that this store had been
broken open by jimmying the rear
door before the fire was started. Po
lice believe the same-gang did both
'jobs."
Gardner Pleads Guilty; Third Conviction;
Mail Robber's Sentences Now Total 75 Years
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. .12. With
drawing the plea of "Not guilty by
reason of insanity,".' Roy Gardner,
twice convicted of mail robberies,
pleaded guilty today in the United
States district court here to another
charge of having attempted to rob a
mail car here and received his third
sentence, of 25 years .in a federal
penitentiary. ; Gardner now has been
sentenced to serve a total of 75 years
in federal, prison. i ,
Gardner. was captured during his
attempt to rob the car here by Her
man F. Inderlie, clerk in charge of
the car. At first the Department of
Justice ordered that Gardner . be
taken to Leavenworth, Kas, to serve
the sentences already imposed upon
him without forther trial here. When
it was found, however, that this
would prevent the payment of a re
ward ot $3,000 to Mr. Inderlie, it
was ordered that Gardner be tried
yhere.
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Northwest,
10 Are Dead
Washington Rivers Break
Over Banks, Wash Out
Bridges and Halt Bail and
Wire Communication.
Property Damage Heavy
Seattle, Dec. 12. The worst flood
in years held sway in Washington to
night. Ten persons are known to
have been killed, a number of others
injured and heavy' property damage
has been done by railroad accidents
and land slides due to the water.
Heavy rains, starting Saturday and
continuing to the present, have sent
rivers out of their banks, washed
out bridges, torn through embank
ments and interrupted rail and wire
communication in many directions.
Further Rains Forecast.
Weather bureau officials held out
no hope of relief for tomorrow, the
forecast being for further heavy
rains. '
The precipitation at Tacoma, from
Saturday morning to noon today,
measured five inches.
At Bellingham three inches of rain
fell in 10 hours and the fall was con
tinuing. Warm weather helped the rains,
bringing down snowwater from the
hills.
At Stampede, the highest point on
the Northern Pacific line, the ther
mometer registered 70 degrees today
and train men said the most of the
snow had vanished from the west
side of the Cascades.
Inundation Feared. -
Inundation of a large area was
feared as a result of a jam of flot
sam behind wreckage of a Northern
Pacific train in the Miller river and
workmen were busy trying to re
move the wreckage before the river
was dammed up enough to crash
through the jam suddenly and send
a dangerous body of water to over
flow. nearby farm lands.
-Two lives were lost when the
train plunged through the bridge,
weakened by the floods.
In the Grays Harbor region, flood
conditions were said to be the worst
in years .....i... ..- ;-'-';
Near Aberdeen, four perso'ns were
killed " and several injured irt two
logging accidents caused by land
slides, v v
Lloyd George Clashes
With Craig on Free State
Belfast, Dec. 12. (By A. P.)
Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier,
presided over a meeting of the Ul
ster party here today, informing his
supporters of his recent conversa
tion with Premier Lloyd George in
London. It is unofficially reported
the proceedings grew stormy when
Sir James informed the meeting that
Mr. Lloyd George had maintained
an unyielding attitude toward Ul
ster. It was intimated that except for a
few trifling changes the British pre
mier had declined to make any con
cessions, his attitude being, "there
is the treaty, and it stands."
Dublin, Dec. . 12. (By A. P.)-,
The possibility that the Dail Eireann
may not reach a decision in the Anglo-Irish
treaty at its meeting here
Wednesday was suggested in infor
mal discussions among Dail mem
bers at the Mansion house today.
Some of ' the Sinn Fein legislators
thought Eamon De Valera, the Sinn
Fein president, acting on the prin
ciple of self-determination, might
refer the question of ratification to
the country at large.
Mrs. Don Annis Paralyzed
In Automobile Accident
Mrs. Don Annis,' 226 Bluff street,
Council Bluffs, is in Mercy hospital,
suffering from serious injuries, which
she received in an automobile acci
dent on the Lincoln highway, near
Missouri Valley, yesterday. .
A car driven by her husband and
carrying also her parents, Dr. and
Mrs. , F. T. Seybert, went into a
ditch, all were thrown out and Mrs.
Annis sustained an injury to the
spine which has paralyzed her be
low the waist.
An attempt to avoid a car driven
by Dr. D, W. Thompson and which
was being turned around on the road
just in front of the Annis' car, was
given as the reason for the accident.
Gardner will be taken to Leaven
worth to serve his sentences.
In sentencing Gardner, Judge Wil
liam H. Sawtelle told hiii that this
sentence did not mean that he would
have to ' spend 75 years in prison.
"How long you stay there depends
entirely upon your own conduct,"
the judge said. '
Carl A. Davis, attorney for Gard
ner, announced that Gardner had
promised not to try to escape from
his guards on the way to the prison.
Mr. Davis also said that an effort
would be made to have the prison
authorities have an operation per
formed on Gardner's skull in an ef
ort to remove the pressure from the
brain which the defense claims
caused Gardner to commit crimes.
Gardner escaped from the federal
prison at McNeil Island, Washing
ton, on September 5, durins a prison
i base call same there.
i-aWs 2,500 Feet
Mexico. City, Dec. 12. (By A. P.)
Popocatepetl, the great volcano
southeast of this city, burst into vio
lent eruption yesterday afternoon, a
column of smoke and ashes being
thrown 2,500 feet above the moun
tain summit. President Obregon was
entertaining a party of friends at
Chapultepec castle, and had strolled
with them on the balcony when he
observed the eruption. He railed for
strong field glasses, and after close
ly observing the column of smoke
rising 40 miles away, directed that
two aviators be sent to the mountain
to ascertain the seriousness of the
outbreak
The aviators reported upon their
return that they had heard heavy
rumbling in the mountain, and that
lava was flowing down the slopes be
low the crater. Warnings have been
sent to the residents of villages near
the mountain, hut reports indicate
that these small towns have been
deserted for weeks.
State Aid Asked
At Nebraska City
During Strike
Gus Hyers Calls Out Reserves
Only to Be Informed That
Their Services Will Not
Be Needed.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 12. (Special
Telegram.) State Sheriff Gus Hyefs
will keep in reserve a force of 20
deputy state sheriffs for use if called
upon, during the . packing house
strike. The Inen were summoned'
ior duty at the ' Morton-Gregson
plant in Nebraska City.
The action followed pleas for help
received at the office of Governor
McKelvie from Mayor Frank Thom
as, County Attorney George H.
Heinke and Sheriff E. H. Fisher! who
asserted that threats, intimidations,
destruction of property and personal
assaults had the town "buffaloed."
Sheriff Fisher later talked to the
strikers and was assured that they
would remain orderly if state aid was
not called. The sheriff notified 'Hyers
that his assistance will not be re
quired. The state sheriff announced
that he will keep his reserves ready,
in case they were" needed at any
point. '. ' .
' Officials Want Troops-.--
The officials demanded state mili
tia, but following a conference be
tween Hyers, Louis Home, secretary
to the governor; Lieut. Gov. P. A.
Barrows and Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis, during' which
Col. Amos Thomas of Omaha was
consulted over the telephone, it was
decided to send 20 deputies at first
and if they were unable to cope with
the situation to send militia. Adj.
Gen. H. J. Paul was out of the state,
it was reported. Half an hour after
the conference 20 army revolvers
and holsters from the National guard
armory were delivered to Hyers' of
fice and his deputies were busy call
ing men in different parts of the
state on the state sheriff's reserve
lists and ordering them to report for
duty at Nebraska City tomorrow
morning. .
A report at the governor's office
was to the. effect that Superintend
ent Williams of the packing plant
was badly hurt as he went into the
plant this morning when a rock was
hurled through a coupe he was driv
ing. According to the report a bul
let hole was found in the top of the
coupe although no one heard a shot.
Officials have been unable to find his
assailant and there were no arrests
' (Turn to Page Two. Column Seven.)
Bill Bullis Gets 23 Years
In Iowa State Penitentiary
Bill Bullis, -one of the gang ar
rested at the Lena Snyder farm,
north of Council Bluffs, October 14,
was sentenced to the Iowa peniten
tiary at Fort' Madison for 25 years
by District Judge Cullison in Coun
cil Bluffs yesterday. He was found
guilty of a charge of receiving stol
en property. . .
The heavy sentence was given
Bullis under the habitual criminal
provision of the law. Testimony
was offered to show that he had
se'rved terms in the Nebraska and
South Dakota penitentiaries. Under
the Iowa law, Bullis wilj not be
eligible for parole fon 15 years.
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Huge Crop Estimate Hits
Cotton for $5.50 Bale Drop
.New Orleans. Dec. 12. The crop
estimate of 8.340,000 bales' by the
Department of Agriculture took the
cotton market by surprise today and
there was a break of 111 to 112
points, or about $5.50 a bale, as the
result of heavy selling.
The Weather
Forecast
Nebraska Generally fair Tuesday
and probably Wednesday; continued
mild temperature.
Iowa Fair Tuesday; Wednesday
unsettled, possibly rain in northeast
portion; not much change in tem
perature. Hourly Temperatures.
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7 a. m X
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s. m 40
10 ft. m 44
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Highest Monday. ' . .
Cheyenne -" 8" Poblo 7
Drenport ....... MRaptd City 5
Denrer Sunt Fe 60
Dodre Cltr ......2'Shirtdn
Lander 4S:Valentlne (2
Shippers Bulletin.
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Packer Workers
Of "Big Five" in
New York Strike
B as tile Was Torn Down Cen
tury Ago, Police Head Ad
vises Federal Prohibi
tion Director.
New York, Dec. 12. Two thous
and employes of slaughter houses in
New York, members of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen of North America
quit work suddenly today and left
wagon loads, of perishable beef in
front of company plaats.
A report that a reduction in wages
was imminent caused the walkout,
in the opinion of Leo Joseph, vice
president of one of the meat com
panies. He asserts there was no
foundation for such a report and de
clared the employers had an agree
ment with the union that does not
expire until May 16. Officials of
the union coutd not be reached.
The strike affected only the Big
Five packers. Independent butchers
remained at work.
Mr. Joseph said he did not think
the strike had any connection with
strikes in Chicago and elsewhere.
Packer Strike Taken to
Washington by Lane
Chicago," Dec. 13.-Packing house
officials in Chicago reiterated today
that the, strike declared one week
ago by the Amalgamated Meat Cut
ters and Butcher Workmen had not
materially interefered with their nor
mal operations. And they also stood
firm in their refusal to meet arbitra
tion overtures of union leaders.
Secretary Dennis Lane has gone to
Washington to lay the strike and the
wage question before the Depart
ment of Labor and possibly will be
with the view of having President
Harding ask the packers to meet of
ficials of the union.
Ardmore Man Found Not
Guilty of Manslaugnter
Hot Springs, S. D.. Dec. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Zell L Coffin of
Ardmore, charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death on Sep
tember 3 of Ross Howard, also of
Ardmore, was found not guilty in the
circuit court here. The jury reached
a verdict after deliberating three
hours.
One of the chief witnesses for the
defense, which was based on self
defense, was Mrs. Kitty Howard, di
vorced wife of Ross Howard. It was
shown that Howard made threats to
kill Mrs. Howard and then departed
with the threat that he was goine to
kill Coffin. The slaying of Howa-'d
dfd not take place until several
hours later. ,
Postoffice Orders
Washington. Dec 12. (Special
Telegram.) The civil service com
mission announces that examination
for presidential, postmaster "will be
held on January 10 in Nebraska.
Aurorai $2,500; Gering, $2,300; Kim
ball, ?2T400,
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. Which im propaganda?
Tha propod now ontonto.
Amateur Radio Stations
Flash Words to Europe
Hartford, Conn., . Dec. 12.
Eighteen - amateur wireless stations
in the eastern part of the United
States have succeeded in - sending
messages across the Atlantic ocean,
according to the American Radio
league, here today. The report
was transmitted here from Paul
Godley, stationed hear Glasgow,
Scotland, the receiving end in the
amateur tests that began last Wed
nesday and will continue until Fri
day. ' . ' -
Thirteen of the stations heard in
Scotland were of the new "continu-.
ous wave" type, while' five of the
older "spark" stations also were
heard. Mr. Godley reported that
the messages from America were
strong and reliable.
Hiram Maxim, president of the
American Relay league," said today
that he believed the results of the
tests are epoch-making. '
"It means of the coming of the
day when Americans' can carry on
unrestricted conversations with their
cousins across the sea," he said.
March Warns Against
Drastic Cut in U. S. Army
Washington, Dec 12. Warning
against a permament reduction of
the' regular army below 200,000 en
listed men is. sounded in the last
annual report of Maj. Gen. Peyton C.
March; now retired, war-time chief
of staff "of the army. The report
covers the' 12 months' period preced
ing the general's retirement from the
post of chief of staff on last July 1,
when he was succeeded by General
Pershing, with Major General Har
bord as deputy chief of staff.
British Journalists Greet '
Pacific Pact With Enthusiasm
London; Dec. 12. Ratification of
the four power treaty relative to in
sular possessions in the Pacific is
believed to be assured when' the con
vention is submitted -to the United
States senate in the. view of newspa
pers here. Many journals greeted
the terms of the treaty with en
thusiasm and based their forecast of
ratification upon the fact that Sen
ator Lodge, presented the draft at
the Washington conference.
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Vessell Aiding in Capture of U. S. Ship
V . Said to Be. Under American Registry
San Pedro, Cal., Dec. 12. The
fishing boat Mabel of American reg
istry, which has been in Mexican de
tention for the past week, arrived
here today with all its crew from
Fnscnada after payment of a fine to
the Mexican government, paid' un
der protest, for alleged fishing with
out license in Mexican waters.
According to jCaptain Jacob Bern
sten; in command of the vessel, the
Mabel was captured by the Mexican
gunboat ; Treate and the fishing
schooner Olga D.. 20 miles off En
senada, Sunday, December 4. The
Olga D., Bernsten said, was flying
the Mexican flag when the arrest
was made, although it is said to have
been manned by an American crew
and was sailing under American reg
istry. The Olga D., and Uie Treate.
Eernsten said, approaches the Mabel
Prison Officers
Wounded During
Riot of Convicts
Warden and Two Assistants
Beaten and Cut iti Outbreak
; At Moving Picture
. Exhibition. ., .
Marquette, Mich., Dec 12. A riot
among prisoners at the branch of the
Michigan State reformatory here
during a moving picture exhibition
today, was quelled after Warden T.
B. Catlin had . received . nine knife
wounds, Deputy Warden Menhennit
had been badlv beaten and the lat-
ter's son, Arthur Menherinit, had
been stabbed in the lung. ,.
After, the chapel had. been dark
ened a number' of : the prisoners
sprang on Catlin. The officials, aided
by many loyal prisoners, fought the
insurgents with their fists, feet and
canes.
Carving knives were Brought into
play by the convicts and Catlin fell.
Arthur Menhennit went down soon
afterward, as his father was receiv
ing a beating. ,
. Sam Foard, serving a life sentence.
rushed from the chapel and sum
moned a guard from the outer wall.
With his riflo he kept the prisoners
at bay while other guards were sum
m.oned. The prisoners were herded
to their cells. -
- Leaders in the riot are in the "bull
pen" tonight.
The trouble is believed' by prison
officials, to have had its inception in
friction between Warden Catlin and
one of the prisoners. ,
Two Former Presidents , of
Guatemala Coming to U. S.
' Mexico City, Dec. 12. Private
advices from Guatemala City are that
ex-President Carlos Herrera. who is
a refugee in the Salvadorian legation
and former . President Manuel Es'
trada Cabrera, who-has been given
asylum in the American legation,
expect to leave shortly for the
United States.
from opposite sides. The Olga D.,
he declared, was armed with a ma
chine gun operated bv an American
gunner. Shots were fired across the
bows of the Mabel, Bernsten said,
and the crew was forced to board
the Treate. Captain ' Bernsten said
he was detained while his crew of
eight men were put back on the
Mabel, which was placed under a
military guara. wnne on the ireate,
Bernsten chareed. he and his men
were robbed by members of the crew
of the Mexican gunboat. t
Bernsten was taken to Ensenada.
where he was placed in jail for two
flays and nights, he said. He and
his crew were finally released upon
payment by the American consul in
Ensenada of $350 bond, paid under
protest, he declared.
The Mabel sailed from Ensenada
yesterday.
America
Gets Cables
On Island
Fortifications Prohibited U.n
der Terms of Treaty Nip
pon Obtains Right to
Maintain Order.
Mandates Are Approved
By Tba AaaortoUd ProM,
Washington, Dec. 12. The Ameri
can and Japanese governments have
composed their' differences Over the
Pacific Island of Yap, and are pre
paring to sign a treaty by which'
Japan retains administrative control
over the island and the United States
secures the cable and wireless privi
leges there for which she has con
tended since the Paris peace confer
ence. ,
Japan's leagye of nations' mandate
over Yap and all other northern Pa
cific islands, formerly under, Ger
man sovereignty, is given recogni
tion by the United States on certain
conditions. These include provision
for free admission for missionaries
and protection of American interests
in the mandated territory and re
quire that Japan shall report to the
United States as well as to the league
on details of its administration.
Free Cables Provided.
The Yap cable and wireless rights,
regarded as highly important because
of the island's advantageous position
in the Pacific, are accorded to the
American and Japanese governments
and nationals alike. , on terms of
equality. In the exercise of these
rights, American nationals are to be
free from tare, licensing; censorship
and .every form of discriminatory
supervision, and in addition are to
be aided by the Japanese govern-;
ment in securing" needed .property
and facilities. - ..
The immediate value of the ar
rangement to the United States lies
in the concessions on . cable com
munications, because they insure
complete American control of the
existing cable between Yap and
Guam. Considerable importance also
is attached by American officials to
the radio privileges, although it i;
to be agreed in the treaty that noi
American radio station will be jn- t
stalled while the present Japariest(
plant is operated without discrim
inatory exactions. r 1
Signature Expected Shortly.
Signature is expected within a few
days, erasing 'one of the principal
causes for controversy between
Washington and Tokio and ending
several months' negotiations. The
agreement was announced today to
the committee of the whole of the
arms conference.
The American request for a com
munication base in Yap first was
laid before the powers at Paris, and
the Wilson administration later pro
tested when the league awarded
mandate to Japan without recogniz
ing the American claims. Ths
league referred the question to Japan
and the United States for settle
ment. "
After a conclusive dispute as to
promises declared to have been made
informally to the American delegates ;
at Paris, the negotiations lapsed into
a long succession of proposals and
counter-proposals. At first Japan
sought to invoke a Japanese
law prohibiting the landing of for
eign cables on Japanese soil, but the
objection was withdrawn when the
United States insisted that Yap only
was under the trusteeship of Tokio.
Final instructions to: the Japanese
delegates to accept the latest Ameri
can proposal are understood to have
been received from Tokio last night.
Text of Yap treaty will be found
on page two. ".
Fairbury Man Killed
In Battery Explosion v
Fairbury, Neb. Dec. 12. (Spe.
cial.) J. B. Greekmur, 40, proprietor
of the Vesta battery station of Fair;'
bury, was found dead in his place of
business.- It is the suppositition that
he was fixing a battery with a blow
forch and that the battery exploded.
His death probably occurred Sunday.
He told his wife Sunday morning
that he was going to Lincoln. ,She
was out Sunday night caring for a
sick neighbor, returning this morning
to find her husband still absent. She
went to his place of business to as
certain whether he had returned. The
doors were locked. A forced entrance
revealed the room filled with gas and
his dead body lying on the floor.
Erin's Honor Not Involved
In British Pact, Savs Valera
Dublin, Dec. 12. (By A. P.)
The Sinn Fein publicity department
issued a satement from Eamon De
Valera in which he said the honor of
Ireland was not involved in ratifying
the Anglo-Irish treaty, since the
Sinn Fein plenipotentiaries had been
chosen on the understanding that any
treaty they -might negotiate would
be subject to ratification by the Dail
Eirrean. , ,
Ratification of the treaty, he de
clared, was not an empty formality.
Bandit Hunted by Posse.
Moose Jaw, Sask., Dec 12.-
Posses today were searching for s
bandit, who last night boarded a
Canadian Pacific railway train, dis
armed the express messenger, and
wrecked te strong box in a fruit
kss hunt for jaluaIej, " I