The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL 51 NO. 161.
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OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921.
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TWO CENTS
10 Majority
In Dai 1
For Treaty
.Such It Claim of Supporters of
Anglo-Irish Pact as Third
Day of Dcbatc Is
Begun.
Lloyd Georg Scored
'Dublin, Dec. 21.- (By A. P.)-The
Dail Eireann today entered the third
day of its public discussion of tlie
Jrisli peace treaty with the outcome
of the vote on the question of rati
fication still in doubt.
Claims of the opposing factions
ranged from a majority of two
against the treaty to 10 in its favor.
Premier's Ultimatum.
Arguing to the Dail today for rat
ification of the Anglo-Irish agree
ment, George Gavan Duffy, one of
the Irish plenipotentiaries, said that
Prime Minister Lloyd George had
issued an ultimatum to the Irish
plenipotentiaries requiring them to
sign the treaty under threat of im
mediate hostilities. He termed it a
'"monstrous- iniquity" that the dele
gates, who hail been invited under
the prime minister's roof for the disr
cussion of a peaceful settlement,
should have been given only three
hours to decide the question of sign
ing without tlie opportunity of con
eulting Dublin. The treaty, how
ever, should be ratified in the inter
ests of the people of Ireland, he said.
Eamon J. Duggan, the last of the
Irish plenipotentiaries to speak in
this debate, denied that he had been
'bluffed" into sibling the treaty.
f said he had signed it in calm se
clusion and "with due consideration
to the country,- the living and the
dead." lie awrmly urged ratifica
tion. Another Oath. 1 (
Eamon De Valera referred during
'the session to what was printed in
the morning newspapers as his alter
native oath.
"That oath,", he said, "was sug
gested by me verbally when I was
criticising, not the oath in the treaty,
but another oath previously sug
gested. "I said (the first oath was incon
sistent wifh our position and I ver
bally indicated what we might take
instead.
"The word constitution occurs in
both oaths, but in one of them refers
to a constitution in which there was
no British authority. The other oath
is one in which the British king must
be recognized as the head of the Irish
state." There is a great difference,
though the same words are used in
both." ... -
vlhe dail adjourned .-at 10:45 a. m.
until 3:30 o'clock.-,
Colling Jumps to Feet.
Deputy James J. Walslrread a let
ter from Mrs. Terrance MacSwiney,
widow of the late lord mayor of
Cork, who died in Brixton prison last
year, in which the writer declared
that acceptance of the treaty "would
be a great mistake and a great tri
umph for the enemy." '
Michael Collins jumped up at this
and said:
"Out of our great respect for the
(Tarn to Pare Two, Column Three.)
Alliance Union Men
Oppose Third Party
Alliance, Neb., Dec. 21 (Special.)
The new "Progressive" party, re
cently launched at Grand Island, will
not have the ' support of railroad
union men in Alliance, of which there
pre more than 1,000, according to a
vote taken at a meeting of one of
the largest of the local unions. - The
union men were at first keenly in
terested in the new party movement
and sent Rev. B. J. ilinort, pastor
-of the Bapiist church, as a delegate
to attend the Grand Island conven
tion. Upon his return "a meeting
was called and a report received of
the new party's platform. This was
followed by a vote of the majority
of those present, who also spoke for
some of the other locals, to give
their support in the next election to
the "old parties" and to discourage
support of the new party movement.
Historical Documents
Given Library of Congrts
Washington, Dec 21. President
Harding 1oday issued an executive
order transferring original copies of
a number of important historical
documents to the custody of the li
brary of congress. The department
of state, which has guardianship,
asked the change on the ground of
inadequate facilities. . .
Among the papers covered by the
order were the articles-of confedera
tion, the, journal of the convention
which framed the constitution, Jef-
- ferson's rough draft of the Declara
tion of Independence and a number
of papers of the' continental congress.
Wisconsin Farmer' Dies
Of Wounds Inflicted by Bull
Janesville. Wis.. Dec. 21. Otto
Westendorf, 23, a farmer, died today
as a result of being tossed by a bull
yesterday.
After being thrown, Westendorf
was unable to arise, and whistled for
his collie "dog. The animal found
"him and then went to the house,
pawed at the door and barked. No
one paid any attention, bat tt dinner
time Westendorfs sister started out
to find him and the dog led her to
Kenyon Bill Opposed.
Washington, Dec. 21. Unquali
fied approval of the Kenyon bill de
signed to offset future cyclical peri
ods of unemployment and depression
by. advance planning of public
works, was given today by the
Chamber of Commerce of the I".
X and the American Federation ;if
1-ihor before a senate committee
Lolding hearings oa the measure.
New Dirigible Christened
With Bottle of Liquid Air
Lighter Than Air Craft Roma Fights Way From
Langley Field to Washington, Against Near
Gale for Ceremonies Return Trip
Made in Record Time;
Hy Tht AaMK-laleal Preae.
Washington. Dec. 21. The -fo0-foot
army airship, Roma, fought its
way for five hour and a half against
a head wind from Langley field, Vir
ginia,' to Washington today, to be
christened and put in commission
officially by Miss Fonrose Wain
wright, daughter of the assistant
secretary of war, who broke a bot
tle of liquid air on the great semi
rigid airship's prow.
Secretary Weeks, Secretary Denby
and Senator Kicci, the Italian ambas
sador who participated in the ccre
uLitiics, waited for three hours in
me chilling winds for the ship. They
were to have taken a flight in it of
an hour or two over the city and to
Baltimore with other invited guests,
but the wind was rising steadily with
gale proportions threatening and
Major. General Patrick, chief of'the
army air service, ordered the Roma
back to its hangar at Langley field
as soon as it could be refueled.
Quick Trip Back.
The great craft arrived at Boiling
field at noon and left at 2:30. scur
rying home with the wind behind it
in two hours and 40 minutes.
A crowd of guests and officers
awaited the arrival of the country's
largest lighter than air ship from 9
o'clock impatiently, trying to keep
warm. Finally thr shin was rinorterl
over Alexandria, progressing slowly
against a stilt head wind with three
of its motors frozen.
Suddenly toward the southwest, it
appeared, scarcely distinguishable.
Gradually the bulk loomed up and it
headed for the field, with motors
Democrats Are
Opposed to Cut
In State Expense
Governor , "Will Call Special
Session of Legislature Feb
ruary 1 Willing to
Have Salary Cut.
Lincoln, Dec. 21. (Special).
State house circles gasped with sur
prise to learn that democratic jpoli
ticians were against Governor Mc
Kclvie's attempt to lift a $2,000,000
tax burden from the people by call
ing a special session of the legisla
ture, cutting . expenditures and im
posing a tax on gasoline consumed
by automobile owners. - ,
.However, this was proved true
today when Fred Ayres, former
deputy state auditor, who is looked
upon as a likely candidate for audi
tor on the democratic ticket, ap
peared at the state house with a
bunch of typewritten sheets of pa
per under his arm which he dis
tributed in generous quantities to
newspaper men.
Opposed to Session.
The contents of those sheets re
vealed the fact that Ayres is against
any attempt to relieve taxpayers
from the burden in 1922 but prefers
to let 'em drag along for another
year when he would like to see a
democratic legislature in the saddle
which would repeal the code law and
the budget system and go back to
the "good old ys" of commissions
galore with the state auditor re
stored to his former power of pass
ing on all expenditures.
"Repealing the code would be a
most sensible ' move," Ayres said,
"and to call a special session of the
legislature for any other purpose at
this time would be a ridiculous and
extravagant waste of money, and of
no benefit to the state or its gover
nor." Despite the chagrin of the dis
covery of democratic opposition,
Governor McKelvie announced to
day, bfeore leaving for Omaha, that
the ground plans for the special ses
sion had been outlined and the next
move would be to work out details.
Tentatively he has decided to call
the special session February 1.
"' Details Require Time.
One member of the legislature has
died, several members are occupying
offices which automatically disbar
them from serving,- there is a ques
tion of whether constitutional officers
can have their salaries cut under the
present statutes and many - other
technicalities,, appointments and
troublesome matters must ba
handled.
"Those are all details which will be
worked out," said the governor.
Governor McKelvie has offered to
do everything possible to arrange the
statutes so his salary may undergo
the 5 per cent reduction. Attorney
General Clarence A. Davis made a
similar offer and others are reported
to be in a similar frame of mind.
Bomb Suspect Held in Warsaw
May Be Returned to U.S. Soon
Warsaw. Dec. 21. (By A. P.)
It was considered quite possible to
day that the necessary procedure "to
take Wolfe Lindenfeld. alias Wil
liam Ltnde, back to America soon
would be begun. He was arrested
last week by Polish authorities at
the request of the American Depart
ment of Justice in connection with
its investigation of the Wall street
explosion in September. 1920.
Intimation that Lindenfeld would
soon be returned to the United
States was liven by Sylvester Cos
grove. Lindenfeld repeatedly begs
to be returned to America.
low an Asphyxiated.
- Independence, la., Dec. 21. Chal
mer Downs, 40, was asphyxiated by
smoke in his room here late Tues
day.' He was smokinfc his pipe n
bed and fell, asleep the bed cloth
ing catching fire from sparks
roaring. Approaching quite low, it
reached the center of tlie field, put
its nose down and slowly Milled.
A door in the "V-shaped kl
flew open and a coil of rope dropped
to the "handling" crew. All hands
took hold and slowly the grent craft
came down. The wind twttug the
(.hip back and forth as tl.c men
strained at the rope, while stay wires
with cables attached were dropped
to other men. Finally it was landed.
But it didn't stand still, swaying
hack and forth and carrying the men
clinging to the ropes witth It.
Christened With Air.
Then followed the christening by
Miss Wainwright, who stood, on a
step ladder under the great curving
Lows, as she broke the bottle of li
quid air. The old ensign was then
replaced by a new one presented by
the Italians and hoisted high on the
stern.
Speaking for Italy where the ship
was designed and built, Ambassador
Ricci expressed his pleasure that
America should have bought the
great semi-rigid ship, and Secretary
Weeks in accepting it, said the pleas
ure and opportunity were rather hU.
Maj. J. G. Thorncll and his staff of
pilots and navigators were also
thanked personally by Secretary
Weeks for their successful trip.
General Patrick then ordered the
field cleared and the ship gassed and
rebalanced for homeward flight. As
soon as it was clear of the field the
"let go" signal was given and the
cables hauled up. It slowly forged
ahead into the wind, turning to the
south and home.
Paper Makers
Ask Protection
From Germany
Free Entrance of Text and
Educational Books Urged
Higher Rales on Cal
endars Advocated.
By The Associated Vrrns.
Washington, Dec. 21. Additional
protection for America's billion dol
lar paper, making industry against
competition from Germany and the
Scandinavian countries was asked of
the senate finance committee today
by the American Paptr and Pulp
association. Spokesmen for various
branches of the industry except news
print, gave details as to conditions.
Producers of paper Wall board alone
urged that their products be put on
the free list.
Representatives of book publishers,
educational organizations, public li
braries and workmen in the book
binding and lithographing trades
also were heard. Spokesmen for the
publishers, editors, educational or
ganizations and libraries wanted
low rates on books in the English
language with foreign language
books, books in English over ' 20
years old and text books admitted
free.
It was argued knowledge should
have as free a course as possible
Representatives of the Internation
al Brotherhood of Book Binders, the
American Federation of Labor and
the United Typothe.tae of America
urged that the 20 per cent rate in the
Fordney bill be increased to 50 per
cent, based on foreign valuation.
They declared many book publishers
here sent the book plates abroad to
have the books published and bound
to get the benefit of the cheaper for
eign labor.
Spokesmen for the American
lithographers and for the Litho
grapic Employes association asked
that the committee double the rates
in the Fordney bill on lithographed
calendars, pictures, cards. labels,
flaps, cigar bands and the like. They
declared that Germany was .threat
ening the American industry.
The committee also was asked to
protect from German competition, a
new American industry that of
making stereotype matrix mats and
boards. A rate of 26 cents a pound
on this product was asked.
Banker Accused of Attempt
y To Bribe City Marshal
Terrell, Tex..' Dec. 21. A charge
of attempted bribery had been filed
here against Mont Berg, Loyaiton,
Cal., banker, arrested two weeks ago
in connection with a reported short
age in a Loyaiton bank." City Mar
shal Rousseaux, who made the arrest,
charges that Berg offered him $2,000
and an automobile if "he would turn
his back" on Berg at the time of
the arrest. .
Congress Votes Recess
Until After New Year's
Washington, Dec. 21. A congres
sional recess from tomorrow to
January 3 was voted today when
the house adopted the senate resolu
tion to that effect
Children Used for
Experimenting in
Hospital, Is Charge
Chigo. Dec' 21. Judge Philip
Sullivan today ordered an investi
gation of charges that the city
contagious disease hospital physi
cians and staff are using children
patients for experimental work in
clinics.
The order followed complaints
that children taken to the hospital
for contagious diseases were kept
as long as four years.
Dr. John Dill Robertson, city
health commissioner, attributed
the charges, which he declared
f!jc. to a medical organization
12 Dead in
Columbus
Explosion
Police Reported 40 Injured iu
Ga Blat Which Wwflh
foment,, ntf
Stftoni
Flames Hamper Rescues
lly The AaMK'lated 1're.a.
Columbus, Dec, 21. While police
reported 12 dead and 40 injured, a
check of hospitals showed only three
dead, all unidentified women, as a
result of a basement' gas explosion
late today that partially wrecked
Wright's women's furnishing store
in Main street.
Thirty-four injured arc being
cared for at hospitals.
A police sergeant who directed
the work of removing the dead and
injured, reported 12 persons were
known to be dead.
Every available ambulance was
kept busy for some time carrying
the injured to hospitals, which re
ported that several of the injured
may die. .
The explosion occurred shortly
after 5 o'clock while the store was
filled with shoppers and while the
streets were crowded. The front
ct the store building was demolished
and the sidewalk was . blown to
atoms.
Gas from a large main in the street
in front of the store caught fire and
a 10-foot 'pillar of flame consider
ably hampered rescue workers. The
exact cause of the explosion could
net be determined.
So great was the explosion that
large packing boxes filled with dry
goods were Julown from the base
ment into the street and store, and
store and street car windows for a
block were demolished. Several
automobiles standing in front of and
near the store were wrecked.
Arguments in C.S.
Petition of Trustees to Pre
vent Dismissal Taken Under
Advisement By Judge.
Bostoif, pec. 21. At tlfe conclu
sion of arguments yesterday Judge'
C,rosby of the supreme court took
under advisement the petition of Her
bert W. Eustace and Paul Harvey,
trustees of the Christian Science
Publishing society, for an injunction
to restrain directors of the Frist
Church of Christ, Scientist (Mother
church), from removing them. Sher
man I. Whipple, Counsel for the trus
tees, argued that the directors had'no
power to remove the trustees because
the latter had tendered their resigna
tions to the court and had asked the
court to appoint their successors.
Judge Crosby remarked that he as
sumed that the directors' power to
remove a trustee was indicated in the
recent decision of the supreme court
on the prolonged litigation between
the trustees and directors, which held
that the directors had acted within
their rights in removing Lamont
Rowland as a trustee. Mr. Whiple
replied that the situation had been
changed by the resignation of the
trustees.
For the directors John I. Bates
contended that the trustees were in
different to the best interests of the
church and were withholding their
resignation until tlfey could "get a
whitewash" of their acts as trus
tees. Mr. Whipple retorted by charging
malice by the directors and declared
his clients were justified in not re
signing until their official acts had
been acted upon.
Blackmailers Fail to
Come for Money
Albuquerque, N. M., Dec. 21.-A
box containing $5,000 "which has
been buried in one of the parks since
Saturday night in response to an
anonymous letter received by the
priests of San Felipe church in old
Albuquerque, remains unclaimed.
The letter 'was received by the
priests last week and gave them 48
hours to place $5,000 at a certain
spot in one of the parks. . "If you
fathers refuse, to give up this amount
of money, all you fathers will lose
your lives," the letter stated. ,
One of the priests buried a box
containing the sum stipulated at the
spot indicated in the letter and dep
uty sheriffs hid where they could see
anyone who approached. Nobody
showed up and the officers today de
cided to remove the money.
Stock Exchange Officials
Launch Reform Movement
New York. Dec. 21. Officials 6f
the New York Stock Exchange
launched a country-wide reform
movement yesterday when announce
ment was made that the stock tick
ers and other wire connections of a
number of non-member, out-of-town
houses had been withdrawn because
of alleged "irregularities."
Names of the offenders and the
specific reasons which led to thi
drastic action were not disclosed. In
gereral, however, they were charged
with having reported transactions to
customers "at prices different from
the actual prices at which such trans
actions took place, to their own profit
and to the injury of their customers.''
Alabama Man and Wife
Victims of Ax Murderer
Birmingham. Ala., Dec. 21.
Joseph Montcone, a merchant and
his wife were found dead tooay in
their home. They were mutilated
by ax blows. Robbery is believed
So have been the motive
i-1 ,
Davis Will Seek
Right to Water"
For Irrigation
Nebraska Attorney General
Will Ask U; S. Court to
Keep Colorado From
f Exhausting Supply.
, Lincoln, Dec. 21. (Special.) At
torney General Clarence A. Davis
will go to Washington in January to
represent Nebraska interests before
the United States supreme court in
a suit'jjpr irrigation rights which
involveshe fertility of hundreds of
thousands of acres of Nebraska farm
land in Phelps, Kearney, Adams,
Harlan, Franklin and Webster coun
ties. The suit was originally filed in
1914 by the state of Wyoming
against the' state of Colorado. Wy
oming claims that Colorado used up
all the water from streams running
into Wyoming for irrigation pur
poses when a part of this water,
under its contention, should be used
by Wyoming to make some of its
arid land fertile.
The same allegations are true in
the case of Nebraska, because the
South Platte, North Platte and Re
publican rivers, all running into Ne
braska from Colorado, the North
Platte via Wyoming,-fail, it is
claimed, to furnish the water Ne
braska is entitled to for big irriga
tion projects.
Colorado Uses Water.
"The rivers are practically no
pood for irrigation purposes because
Colorado uses nearly all the water
for its own irrigation prospects and
we are denied millions of, dollars of
(Turn to Patte Two, Column Two.)
Reform School Guard .
Wounded By Inmate
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. ,21. George
Fralick, 17, inmate of the state indus
trial school at Fort Grant,' Ariz.,
wounded I. G. I.aiton, a guard, prob
ably fatally, and escaped after first
inviting other boys at the institution
to follow him and then threatening
any who did follow him. He later
was captured by G. H. Whalen, an
other guard, who lassoed .the boy
as he would a steer.
Two Suspects Are Held .
In Alliance Store Robbery
Alliance, Neb., Dec. 21. (Special.)
Two youths, giving their names as
Jack and Joe Dolan, and claiming
to be brothers, are in the county jail
awaiting preliminary hearing on
charges of breaking and entering and
grand larceny. They were arrested
at Bridgeport and brought to Alli
ance as suspects in the robbery of
the Wilson Brothers furniture store
here Sunday night. All but a few
of the stolen articles were found in
their possession. .
Missouri Pacific to Close
Pie Construction Shops
St. Louis. Dec. :I. The Missouri
Pacific will dose its five construc
tion shops December 24. for an in
definite period, it was announced at
the general offices of the road here
today. Decreased business necessi
tates the action, it was stated.
Regulate ''Jitney" Routes
Des Moines. la., Dec. 21. Motor
busses were ordered from all street
car lines streets in Des Moines today
in the paage of an ordinance regu
lating "jitneys" and establishing
route over which they may operate
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The Four-Leaf Clover
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Holland Watching
Submarine Iue
Spokesman Says Limitation of
Undersea Craft Problem
For All Nations.
Br The Associated Vrett. .
Washington, Dec. 21. Although
without any intimation of a purpose
by the conference to apply limita
tions of "naval armament to other
than the five powers invited to consider-that
matter, Holland's delegates
are watching with interest, the tend
ency towards regulation of the use
ot submarines. . ;
A Dutch spokesman remarked yes
terday that the proposition for the
abolition of the submarine or even
for the limitations of its use was a
problem for the consideration of all
of the nations. Evidently,' he said,
it was not competent for the few
great powers represented here to Ky
down procedure for time of war
which should govern another nation.
Believing that the submarine' was
a fair weapon for the weaker states,
the spokesman admitted that the
Netherlands delegates were , rather
inclined to the American viewpoint.
In response to a question as to
why Holland was not invited to be
come a party to. the four-power
treaty, he said he presumed the
reason was that the treaty dealt wich
regions. in the Pacific where there
was danger of trouble and that was
not true of the Dutch islands in the
East Indies.
Democrat Attacks
U. S. Valuation Plan
Washington, Dec. 21. Replying
to Chairman" Fordney of the ways
and means committee, who today
in the house had denounced import
ers for thfir opposition to the Amer
ican valuation plan as incorporated
in the tariff bill, Representative Old
field, democrat, Arkansas, member
of the committee, declared that the
proposed import duty on hundreds
of articles under the American val
uation plan would be prohibitive.
"The American people," he said,
"do not want a prohibitive tariff,
no one does except those who' would
be especially benefited. I ' had not
thought until recently that the re
publicans would be so foolish to'
place the American valuation plan
in our tariff law." .
Mr.- Oldfield's remarks precipitat
ed a lively debate with Mr. Fordney,
Representatives Mann, republican,
Illjnois; Tincher, republican, Kansas,
and others participating.
French Army to Total
673,000 After Next xMay
Paris, Dec. 21. France's total
army strength will be 673,000 after
May, 1922. according to a statement
made yesterday by General De Cas-
telnau, former chief of the general
staff, to The Associated Press. -"Please
tell them in America." he
said, 'that with 673,00 -troops . in
cluding Atricans' and colonials,
there will be only about 500.000 men
able to carry a rifle and fight. The I
ethers are what you call the service
of supply."
Trainmen Blamed for Wreck;
Two Placed Under Arrest
Norristown. Pa.. Dec. 21. Charles
Evans. ' conductor, and Walter
Yeakel. enginecer of the northbound
train of the Philadelphia and Read
ing railway which collided with a
southbound train near Bryn Athyn.
Pa.. December 5, resulting in the
death of 26 persons, were arrested
yesterday following a verdict by a
coroner i jury fixing responsibility
for the wreck vpon tnenj.
Woman Suspect
Held for Ithaca
Bank Robbery
Fay. Rogers Taken to Lincoln
; By Deputy State Sheriff
'' . .-Other "Arrests Ex- .
pected Soon.
With' the, arrest yesterday of Fay
Rogers, 3530 Pine street, police ex
pect to make-further arrests that
will clear up the identification of the
kwo'ffurimen that held ud the Farm-
fers State bank at Ithaca," Neb., last
triday afternoon and escaped afttr
looting the vault of $4,000. X
. John H. , Jones, a . deputy' state
sheriff working out of Gus Hyers'
office in Lincoln, took the Rogers
woman to Lincoln last night for in
vestigation'. In her possession when
arrested in a well-furnished house
in the Field club district, detectives
say they found a .loaded gun and
letters that involve a South Side
commission man. ,
The car in which the bandits es
caped from Ithaca was found in an
abandoned farm six miles from the
scene of the holdup. Police have,
information that the gunmen left
Nebraska in another car. Fay Ro
gers was fashionably dressed and re
fused to answer when quizzed by
the detectives. .
Montana May Deport
Alien Bootleggers
Washington, Dec. 21. Montana's
foreign-born bootleggers and moon
shmers may. be deported as a result
of a conference of Federal Prohibi
tion Director Shelley of Montana
with. Commissioner. Haynes here
yesterday, according to a statement.
"In view of the fact that a great
percentage of the bootleggers and
moonshiners in Montana are foreign
ers," the statement said, "Mr. Shelley,
en his return,, will recommend that
such violators tte cited to appear at
the immigration office for deporta
tion. .
Several Hundred Isolated
.. By Volcanic Eruptions
" Buenos Aires, Dec. 21. Fifteen
white families and several hundred
Indians are isolated and without
food near Lake . Nahuel, Huapi, as
a result of volcanic eruptions in the
Andes, according . to a dispatch
from Bariloohem. ..Vegetation is said
to have almost,' disappeared under
the showers' of' volcanic embers.
Former. Navy Officer freed
On Charge of Wife Murder
Montross, Va.. Dec. 21. Rpger D.
Eastlake, former nay petty officer
charged with the murder of his wife,
Margaret Eastlake, at Colonial Beach,
Va.. on September' 30, was found not
guilty late yesterday by a jury. The
jury was out 47 mfnutes.
The Weather
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To Pacific
Pact Grows
Variou Rcocrvutious Already
Offered in Senate Move
On Foot to' Exr'udc Japan
From Guarantees.
Borah Would Bar Force
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
( hlraie Trlliin-Omh lire leaned Wire,
Washington, Dee. '21. Unforesecu
obstacles to prompt ratification ol
the four-power Pacific treaty ma
terialized in the senate today as 'a
result of President Harding's mii
apprcheiision of the intent of the ne
gotiators of the pact.
Althouiih the administration mini
mizes the importance of the incident,
which it regards as closed by the
president' acceptance of the Hughe'
construction making the treaty guar
antees applicable to Japan proper,
and does not contemplate formally
recording this interpretation, 'a
movement developed in the senate
for clarification of the pact, which on
its face, appeared to Mr. Harding to
exclude the principal islands ot
Japan from its purview.
Various reservations already arc
being proposed, one excluding Japan
proper from the-treaty guarantees
and another eliminating the use of
force from the commitments.
Ground for Objection.
If Japan proper should be ex
cluded from the scope of the treaty,
Tokio would be given ground to ob
ject to the inclusion of the Hawaiian
islands which Washington insists
upon exempting from the agreement
to maintain the status quo of Pa
cific fortifications on the ground
that they constitute a part of the
United States proper.
Senator Borah proposes a reserva
tion which provides r
"No action of the high contracting
parties, acting1 under article" two.
shall commit any nation, either legal
ly or morally, to use force in meet
ing an exigency." . .
Senator McNary of Oregon, ro
publican, proposes a reservation
which provides "that nothing con
tained in the pact shall be construed
as applying to the Japanese main
land." and will attempt clearly to
confine the scope of the treaty. t
islands outside of - the Japanese
"homeland." - "
Says Treaty One-Sided.
"I never dreamed," said Senator
McNary, "that, the treaty included
the homeland of Japan. I did not
think that it could be so. one-sidod.
It constitutes a contract without .a
consideration. If we protect Japan
we must protect . Great'. Britain;
France and the United States. I dc
not say that I will oppose the treaty,
but I will look with sympathy upcm
any clarifying reservations.. In my
opinion the pathway of the treaty
has been made much harder and
stonier. I do not want our soldiers
and sailors to be sent away to fight
for Japan or any other nation. That
was the chief objection to article 10.
If the construction indicated is put
up on this treaty, it places it ppon
the same footing as article 11):'
Hitchcock Surprised.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
who led the fight in the senate in
behalf of the league of nations, also
expressed surprise at the conflicting
interpretations.
He had previously declared him
self in favor of the four-power pact.
Today he was not so certain of his
position. - "
"I am in favor of applying article
10 to the whole world, but I doubt
the wisdom of confining its applica
tion to one nation and the islands of
the Pacific."
Senator Reed of Missouri, demo
cratic "irreconcilable," made a sar
castic attack upon the divergence of
opinion between President Harding
and the American delegates as tto
the meaning of the pact. He advo
cated open sessions of the confer
ence throughout, in-order, he said,
that "President Harding might leant
what was going on." He told of
President Harding's first interpreta
tion that the treaty did not apply to
the Japanese homeland, and then
read th'e subsequent statement issufd
from the White House.
Retail Food Prices
Lower for November
' Washington, Dec. - 21. Food
costs for the average family were
1 per cent lower in November than
in OctoSer, according to Labor de
partment estimates. The compila
tion of the estimates was made from
reports of price's of 43 food articles
to the department's statistical bureau
by retail dealers in 51 cities.
Since November IS, 1920, the de
partment reported, retail food prices
have decreased 22 per cent, on an
average. Since November IS, 1913,
however, food products have in
creased an average of 45 per cent
Pomerene Well Satisfied
With Conditions in Haiti
Waliinffton Yec 7 Saticfae.'
tion with conditions in Haiti and the
Dominican republic was expressed
crat, Ohio, a member of th special
&natp rnmmiftip. -whirl, vicitmt t
republic to investigate conditions and
which has returned after spending;
two weeks there. Further hearings
are to be held here.
The committee was received hospi
tably bv the- natives. . the senator
said, although the presence of agi
tators was shown in procession
where incendiary banners were car
ried. Most of the opposition, he said,
appeared to be based on the misap
prehension that American occupation
va for destroying the independence
of the tMo republics,
