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Weather 8 Pages OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE, SINN FEIN LEADERS PREPARING TO AVOID WRECKING OF TREATY i-- - r" -e.r. Progress Is Being Made Despite Fact No Compromise .1 Is Reached.7 ;,v APPROVE DE VALERA'S RATIFICATION ; VIEWS Now Believe Dail Has No Power to Ratify . . Peace Pact. " Many IUDUX. Dec 29.' (fey i Associated press.) Although no compromise be tween the opponents and'advocatesof the Anglo-Irish treaty in, , the ?' Dall Eireaim has yet been attained, future plans designed to avokl wrecking -the agreement are being; considered.'" lt is generally recognized now" that l amon de Valera was right irt; stating that the Dail has no" power to. ratify the treaty. The treaty Itself pre scribes the mode of ratification to be used by the members elected to sit in the house of commons of f southern Ireland, which was constituted : under the home rule act of 1920, : but, which actually never met and which, except for the purpose of testifying the. treaty, probably never will meet,,-.Its, mem-r bt rship is nearly. , but ypt; qttitei:the same as that of the Dail.! " : - The Dail includes, some ' members from northern Ireland and excludes four elected to the southern - parlia- ment from Trinity college- The idea is that after the Dail approves. of , the treaty, which it. ia expected to do by a comparatively, small majority, tho ratifying body named in the treaty shall be summoned. ; The"' Dail ; mem !ers who are dissatisfied; with ; the treaty need not attend this ; gather In?, it is pointedout and thus; tBeir colleagues, plus the' Trinity memberi, might ratify the document' unanimous y. The Dail would stilL function 5"as Ireland's only recognized-elected ; par liamentary assembly.; -'v".. : A provisional government would be formed under the treaty, and' the pail Eireann could act as a check on - its functions It will take many, months for the new Irish, constitution . to be rut into - working ordier; in the mean time It is hoped-the differences" be tween the Sinn Fein leaders might be adjusted-Teh-re", isj however, a - possibility-that -v-Msv-'.-TJe Yalera, Austin tack; Charles Burgess. .And v Erskine i hilders may,-; as de' Valera has' said, regard?. .the new provisional ' govern? ment a nv rpation-and r Camlet tsa a gainst rt; - t . - - .- Some of M d- Val'era's. most in-.' fluential and valued friends outside the Dail have seen..him and urged theVde sirability of accepting the treaty. They are said -to"vJttayevcom away convinced that on the ground of- principle he is entirely- uncompromising ."and i will fight the matter out, ; whatever, the consequences. - - FAIL TO ROB BANK BUT MURDER TWO MEN Third Wounded When Robbers Swoop Down on Town. PEARL RIVER, N. Y. Dec, 29. (By Associated Press). Fpur armed bandits today swooped down on Pearl River, failed in an attempt to rob the First National bank and fled in their auto mobile after slaying two men and prob ably mortally wounding another. One robber, wounded by . one. of the victims, left a slight trail, of ; blood in the snow, but this .was lost when he entered the machine. , Tonight the town fire department in their, truclcs, citizens in private machines,' and the '.police v. ere scouring the countryside. Just what occurred was told the dis trict attorney by Otto Miller., a railroad flagman who was conferring Jn an in ner office with James. P.v Moore assist ant cashier, wl en the robbers appeared, and who tonight lay critically wounded in a hospital. Only one ; other person was in the bank at the time Selgfried Butz, a clerk, who, with Moore, -was slain. c r- Attracted to the bank by. the pros pect of obtaining a J7.000 payroll -for tho Dexter Folder company plant across the street the robbers, without "any preliminaries, began shooting. '.- Butz was the. first to" fall. ' When Moore and Miller appeared from the inner office, the rain of , bullets con tinued, with Moore returning4 the fire and wounding one of the bandits. . The shooting was heard : by ;girls In ffices over the bank and it was he Heved that the scuffling of their feet caused the bandits to ee through -the window. . . . " Investigation showedi the robbers had Stained nothing. The payroll had been taken to the factory before, their, ar rival and the inner, doora to rthe; vaxlts were locked. " A ROME IS STIRRED BY : ; CLOSING OP BIG BANK home, Dec. 29. (By Associated Press). The closing of -the doors of the Banca Italiana Dl Scon to-' today created considerable of a stlrln Italian financial circles. The suspension?, of Payments followed an 'issuance tt)Xh? povernment of a modified moratorium. Permitting the. withholding Of p payi merit by certain corporationgjvy V V Tiie bank is one of the - largest in l!a!y. it includes in ' its:- holdings shares in the An sal do and Jlva, groups, which are among the great "ilt&Jlan in dustrial concerns. The- suspension-f Payments did not cause any,.runs on -.. '"iiis aia not cause lanyuns :u r institutions, the depositors 'hioh remained calm ? ' ' - The nfd,yanatl?th "alian government has taken teps to suarantee the creditors i of ith hank gainst losses and eventually to place the bank in a more favorable.' position. There were no efforts made until the venth hour to savethe institution from closing its doors by. a consortium of other banks. The sum required 'was FUNERAL OF EX-GOVERNOR BICKETT IS ATTENDED BY THOUSANDS; BODY " . :IS VIEWED BY THRONGS AT CAPITOL. By BROCK BARKLEY HnALEPH- Dec"29'1No'th Care-. Una paid sorrowful -tribute today- to thw mortal remains .of former Governor Bickett and tonight his body rests in the -family burying plot lit the town -or Loulsburg. - . ... For two hours' this morning his body jay in state in ' the rotunda of the cap-ir itoL and-a-continuous stream of people nied pafetthe flower-hanked hier. Brief and eimple funeral services were -conducted in Christ church at 11:30 b'cloofc and at noon the funeral party left for lxuisburg and the' burial took place two hours later. "ThV flags on the pub UO buildings remained at half mast through the -day .and state olfices ere not opened. ; People spoke , In hushed tones of the 4eathof ,th man, and a silent, crqwd- hnng about the c&pitol until long after noon v - Men and women in airstatl6ns of life filled , the main auditorium and the "gal leries of Christ church for the funeral : A. .gallery, . reserved for.; negroes by re quest, of Mrs, Bickett, Wa - crowded,: Many were unable to'enter and thrpngs stood.about the building as the services went on withfn. ' - " A t- - - Hundredsr.went from, here to Idouis- burg- for the. burial, there to join old friends and neighborsV of Governor Bickett, - who with ; tear dimmed eyes took part ' in t the service at the grave. A mass, of flowers, jnost of them sent to LoUisburg ahead of the funeral pro cession, completely hid the j)lace Into Which the ; body was lowered. The - gasket was -removed from- the home In -Hayes Barton to the capitol this. morning at $ o'clock and placed in the center, of the draped rotunda. From then until 11 o'clock. When it was taken to ChrJLst churchy an pndless stream if. people passedihrough from the , east to the. west, doors for. a last look into the face of a man; loved, by the peoplei i There was a white rose , and a little hunch of violets , in the , lapel 1 of his coat. " The ' violets came from Mrs. Bicketfs, flower garden. By. his Bide, PLEAS FOR AND AGAINST TARIFF ON CRUDE OIL MADE; CONTRACT GIVING GERMANY POTASH TRADE REVIEWED American Producers in Mexico - Oppose Making: Levy on Oils. WASHINGTON,''. Dec. " 29.-rVarying duties on.;crude. oil: were, proposed' he- fore the senate finance-committee today ducers and all duties, were opposed by American ptoducers operating in Mexico.- and. .representatives of ..various classes of oiconsumers in this coun- - Renewing .the fight for a tariff levy which was lost in .the house by an overwhelming v vote,.; Senator Harreld Republican, Oklahoma, said he was sat isfied with the original rates proposed by the ; ways -and means -committee, 35 cents a barrel on crude and 25 cents a barrel -onfuel.- Senator Curtis, of Kansas, a Republican member of the finance committee, has introduced a.n amendment'to the tariff bill proposing these duties. - A duty'of Jl a barrel'was urged by Harry H., Smith, of Tulsa ' Okla.. secre- wary of the -Mid-Continent Oil and Gas association, who said this would equal ize the difference in the cost of pro duction in Mexico and in the mid-continent field. W. H. Gray, of Tulsa, rep resenting : the National Association of Independent Oil Producers, suggested no sjpeciflc rates, but. urged that the President be . empowered, to assess, a duty equivalent to the combined im port . and export levies imposed by Mexico. Colombia and Venezuela, from which the chief American Imports come. .- Spokesmen for the domestic- pro ducers said and some members of the committee ."agreed, . that the mid-continent industry was in bad condition-at this -time. . Mr. Smith said that" 200,000 small wells couldrnot continue in oper ation' at present prices and that a tariff otlght to be enacted both as a . protec tion and a conservation - measure. , Opponents of a duty on oil .said a tariff protection was not necessary and would serve only to increase the price to all consumers.' They laid particular stress ,upon what they said would be the effect oi,the farmers,' the merchant marine, the . navy, the consumers of manufactured gas. railroads and indus tries usin; oil for fuel and upon the users ' of automobiles, . trucks and tractors.' . . v ' " ' : .; It also was argued by. the opjponents that higher priced oil would increase the cost of and retardvroad. building and building: operations over the ' country StSSSS in onstructingithe roads it would have by, the nayy.; READY TO COLLECT , ' V- ..; - 1- WIWE FROMA HAYWOOD - - ... ; , . i - CHICAGODec2Plahs'tov collect the 410,000 fine -imposed on William D. (Big Bill) . Haywood, convicted with seyeral score' of others , of violation of the; espionage act- auring me -wunu war, -'have been compietea ana aciwn will' be begun; : at .once, according " to announcement of , Xis trict ; Attorney, - o a -with the others " allowed his free dom upon a - promise ;w appear vo Fort JJeaven worthy penitentiary. - Hay wood failed to appear- and it .was later discovered thaUhe had gone to, Russia. Collection of the fine "will be attempt ed from the bequest of Haywood's wif e,' ,, iAt recently, which left him. her t - cn nnn f-TnAtih Untiro '?t fitX9'tt?2r Merensky assistant district attorney. will KOLtoSaIkcnyi.lmmed the district attorney : said,4 to : start action. . ; TO.RE8TORE BANKi . r ' LONDON. Dec- 29.- A dispatch ; from dicate ' of banks : there has collected 180,000,000 y lire fc to: restore!; the Banca TtaHana Dl Sconto. xne oispawn uua In the casket, was a mass ot red roses. Two nationatlsruardsmen'' stood mo tionless at the- head 'and ' f 0oC of the casket.- - Four Immense floral ; designs flanked 'it.. . Other .designs - were placed about the, rotunda. - - ' 1 -The : funeral .'-service - of - the lEpiaco pallan church -waa conducted by Rev. Milton, A.; Barber, re.ctor ' cf . Christ church and Rey. -M.Jjackey, assist ant rectoriwith" 'Bishop. Joseph "Brount Cheshire . assistins. The vested 'choir sang the hymns. "Ten: Thousand Times TenV.Thousand' . Jesu-; Uvea" - and "There is a Blessed Home. Beyond This World of .Woe." 1 t- , . Members of the council 'of state who were . In 'the city ,- the Justices of the supreme ' court and,: former --If aval " Secretary-Josephus Daniels-acted as hon orary pallbearers. The active , pallbearers- were W. B-": Drake, Jr., K. P. Hill,-William .Bailey; Ben Dixon Mac Neill, John Davis, Murray? Allen, - Dr. W. S. Rankin and B. H. Griffin. In iLouisburg the ."active pallbearers jfor the. burial service-wore -X)F..McKlnne, E. H. Malone R. -B. White, W. H. Tar borough, P. A. Beavls, Joe'. Muroford, M. S. Clifton and J. R. Collie. ; -N - - Prominent JTorth " Carolinians' from the east and- west were- here for the funeral ' and -many people came from other, states. Governor.. R. A." Cooper, of South Carolina; was among, the dls tinguished persons -. to comer. - President Chase came from Chapel Hill and join ed the line that ' filed past the bier. Governor Morrison and State Treasurer Iacy, both of whom were ta New. York on. pressing- business of "'state, were un able to return, to the city. They were the only officials of the iState who were not present at the services. S. -.'C Messages of ; condolence - continued through the day,; friendof the former governor extending their sympathy by telegrams and , telephone. Visitors crowded the Bickett home during the morning hours and automobiles on ap proaching the house slackened speed and passed Quietly. . , . "Contract Provides for Buying : Greater 'Part of Potash -in Germany. WASHINGTONi -Dec. ?9.--A copy, ,of a" contract entered into by 34 American mattjoacture MrtUnjthe the .former bind themselves tojpurchSse 75 .per -cent of their potash, require ments from the latter; was read' In the record ' of .. the . tariff hearings of the senate finance committee. The contract was produced hy S. D. Crenshaw? vice-president of. the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company, of Richmond; Va., and in - ordering it placed in the record, -.Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, said he":wanted to show to senators that it , not' only evaded all anti-dumping laws passed by congress but also all American anti trust laws. , "If that contract can stand," Senator Smoot declared, "Germany will see that the potash industry in the United States will never be developed:" t Mr. Crenshaw, whose company Is one of those a party to the contract, said the instrument was so drawn that the American manufacturers could buy 25 er cent of their supry from French" or domestic sources, lc developed, how ever, that the American-firms would hget a lower rate per ton if they bought their entire, supply from the German syndicate than if they bought only 75 per cent from that source. 'Arguments against a. tariff on" potash were presented also by Representative Benham. Republican; . Indiana, spokes man for New Jersey farmers, and H. A. Huston ,of New York city, representing the German potash, syndicate. Repre sentatives of the industry will be heard tomorrow. . -r,Mr. Benham, who said that before he, was elected to congress his princi pal vocation was "the doctoring of sick farms," told the committee that he was a .'high.phqtectionist for-any promis ing American industry, but that he had been unable to find any official or other (Continued on Page Four) At Last-The Whole Truth! 1 7 -. " ' I . . Ever since the days of thepeace conference in Paris, Amenca tfcaq Wanted to know'just what happened at-the secret sessions ot who 'couia teu -wnac xook piace, u ;ucuuicu ,w vr. r has appointed Ray Stannard Baker, writer, of n?te, o Jell the story Whim; Mr.- Baker has been given access, to Mr. Wilson s n,rafaf00i ihnYPs- and trunks Holdiriff theformer president s : " . o4- ai i Knvoo- nnri Trunks notes and papers dealing with the conference, and; has .writteir a series of articles divulging the truth of the Pans conference th part Woodrow Wilson played. Tissenes Wll bevpubllshed .ln the Wilmington Morning Star weekly, beginning Sunday morning; , In speaking of Jiis series of articles, Mr. Baker says: - At the present Wasnmgton and heriosition.is inexorablydictated by her interests. So it is with Great Britain, and. Japan, andtltaly.r So if: is with America iBut at AVashmgton;tnus iar;we naye oeeniger ting an oratorical expression of ; national points' of view, while at Paris, now. that we can looKintb th,e secret chambers and read the secret minutes, we have the real heart-tc-heart purpoaes disclosed. We have the old secret treaties frankly discussed and two of my articles set fqrth for the first time jexactlyndompletelywhat these masterpieces of the old diplomacy artually were--we know lifprallv. in terms: what France demanded, what Italy ;and.: Japan demanded. - Weknow, in their own language what Wilson loyd Lreori?e. iiemenceau. oonntrxo, wMt'-wr.ry.-r.T,r:i-i : nil . .-. . I rr w . la . 11 l ii a ua.a --- aeAA tn .visualize . f ullv. the iriost discussed, 'most; hated, most praised " ' : . . ; . . : . . . NEW-BERN rTMEIltBY SHRIWHROpGSiN ANNUALiGEREL'ONIAL John' H. , Anderson? -pf , ykf ette ville is Elevateiio Office V , . . of Potentte t ; f WILMINGTON MEMBERS' : ; ARE GIYE&i OFFICE (Special to ThSta,s:, - NI3WBERf; Dec." 297--ThIs city has today .been, in the hands of-afteenjhu area ssnnners. coming from- every-.sec- tion .of Sudan :-urisdictioMVlror .he obi servance of Sudan temple's -annual' win ter ceremonial ' and busliiessSmeetlng. i All yesterday af ternobhand Jnight and this morning wearers7 offee- Fox' were pouring :. into New- Bern V";rail and motors and i all, tbrougtf tJ da.ythe streets have been dotteditls'rasns of color of the uniformed nobesi t The business sesslottM.whkh opened at . 10:30 inthe -MasonicjtMatre, was marked especially by vthesplri ted elec tion of. officers.' ' John ,312 Anderson, of Fayetteville, . was -elevated 4he .Iilgh f office of potenta,ter succeeding'-William LR. -Smith, of Raleigh. The other elect ed officers, of the Divan iwete. Raymond C. Duniv'of Enfield,-chief rabbaiiiJ,T. Lasslter, of -Rocky Mounts assistant rabban ; F. NrBridgersrotvWiliBon,..high priest and prophet ; , C.. IX r Brodhajtt; of New. Bern;tortental.geWU lf fin. of New Bern. ' treasurer!' ind JUF .Rhem, of" New v Bernirecorder to suc ceed himself.' agrJnr: ;-; i-jfer - Sudan will be represent? it? sthe im perial council durtng'theireaby'Vf v A. French,. Wilmlnston ; A." B. Ahdrews,. o f Raleigh; J. C. Braswell, Whitakera, and J.' F. Rhem, of New Befn. Appointed officers for : the" year 'were V announced tonight by Potentate Aneraotiias fol lows: Ft D. Dean, orator j 1" C Itobert son, Jr., of Wilmington, 'first crm6n lal roaster; Jp. ;W- Ayers of Washing ton, second ceremonlal.-trtastet; F.B. Crawson, of Goldsboro. .marshal; ..H-S. Storr, of Raleigh, captainf of guar3,.nd J." B. Griges, of 'Elizabeth; .CitvK-'--In' the business session :fn , which-'the matter of candidates' fee;andi';, the Widows' fund and, other, matters ofimT nortance wery- disposed; of.t the--temple voted to acceptVthe Kinston . Shrike club's invitation . to - hold , the' spring ceremonial; in that city. i Washlntn made a strona: bia xorjtnis .eyent-i ; - ". Have;Blsfehi At 1 o'clock the me'eUng adjourned -to-theI;arehoui8efoJu9c oyster roast .and- barbecue apas i serye , the ISasteznTtalrecteTrby Matron Mrs.-. C. Whit tiaskina. The big - warehouse was: filled, almost to ' capacity. .' -"--i-. .- In the afternoon xtho heavy work of the day was taken- up;: Seventy-five candidates .. furnished - a . generous amount of material-for.. the ceremonial, which was put oh. 4n the bajmer tobacco warehoirse. ..Members.. of . the patrol stated tonight ithatfthe work was car ried out in the "best form of any cere monial yet .held here. i J At o'clock'ithel annual.banauat was served In Sudan's beautifully appointed home on the water front. . The' Eastern Star chapter was: again; Jn charge aivl'a well arranged supper of turkey and accessories was- served to 1 more',, than a thousand Shrinerst. : i " The recently-',.renoyated home was prettily decorated for the occasion, the entire first floor -had been thrown to gether' to accommodate tft6 throng. Bamboo, moss and -other evergreon. Narcissus, American Beauty roses, car nations and, othefl cut flowers were used profusely to give the handsome parlors their prettiest appearance. A distinct feature of the banquet was the . pro gram rendered by the music department 'of the .Woman's club. -Solos, and en semble numbers under-the direction of Mrs. Harry Barlow, chairman of the department, were thoroughly-; enpoyed At 9, o'clock' tonight the Arab -patrol gave its recuiar.ejrtilbitlon; drill at. the banner -warehouse and this was follow ed by 'the bier social event of the day, the annual Shrine ball... The Banner warehouse -was- transformed by elabo rate decorations.: Music for this, affair was furnished by the O'Henry orches tra, of Greehsboro&and was 'attended "by over 400 couples? 1 1 was 4 the : m Ost elaborate ball' Shrlners have yat held nerei - . . -,-.v . . .. .. .. holding the.?iormer presiaent s conierence, p ranee iv tauumg ,xux aciuaixv toxin, ftuuwjiau. nicy tvuu. -w v . -tm - -r v . m w . .- i - . . - - - . : , i -. i ; . i i - - - - j--,- ' .'x - i EXPECT: RAILROADS -OF COUNTRY VIIX HINSURE LIVES OF EMPLOYES Number Likely,. to Follow Suit When -Delaware and Hudson Acts. COMPANY .WILL PAY : INSURANCE CHARGES - "NEW YORK, peC, 29. (By Asso ciated Press.) Many railroads of the country soon may insurer their em ployes, It, was indicated tonight after the Delaware' and Hudson company an nounced it had. taken . out . group life and permanent disability insurance for everyone who has been' on Its payrolls six months or more. t Large insurance .-, underwriters said that other railroads " wef e "negotiating for similar t protection 7 for their" em ployes. Vf ; " - Each Delaware and Hudson empolye of two years' -standing was insured for-? 5 00- and those in the service six months but less than twoj years for $250, the company to pay ' the' entire cost, and. the men to select their own -beneficiaries. , . " At death the. insurance will be paid ih ..a lump sum, ana to permanently or Jtbialiy aisabled workevs, in .monthly installments. A ; plan by which, tne workers' bandea in class , groups .coujd Increase v-the . amount to ,"a maximum of i,600a each, the company to-rpay' paJ of the- additional nremium and the menfl me - remiunaer, was. ibo:,iiouim;bu..i t. '..Uiiw. Tia a in it h a a tne remainder, was. aiso 'announced. arranged for the workers v to., take out "at exceedingly low rata"..; insurance against accidents, not covered .by the workmen's. compensation" laws, loss of work through sickness, andlso - un employment. '-. ';.",'' : " .. :.. ,-;No medical . examination is to be re quired. Employes ieaving- the service for any reason can. exchange , their cer tificates . without medical examination for. policies of the same amounts, pay ing: the -regular . rates (or their ages at the : time of substitution. ... -"-."i-tMrch ilAst: Day ? -' : Groups of employes; consisting bfT"not less than three' fourths of those -in any one; class,' who desire Insurance above JoOQ.'must apply for it before March 81 - next. For eacha dddtional $t,000 the Insured - employe . must' pay sixty cents a., month, ' thev company the 'pre mium . in. excess of rthis amount. Sickness insurance .and 7 accldent.Vin surance are to : be borne -entirely by th.6 sjolhjadeir$ insurance - to" rbe:' paid; beneficiaries for six.: months- at- $15 -a week, the sick ness premium, being- $1.26 a . month and atccident insurance at 24 cents r a month.- ' - .- - -'-" ' ' ' ' ; ."The company," said'- the '..announce ment, "wili undertake directly to in sure employeTsagainst unemployment resnlting:Lr't-n providlite payments:'f "$15 "a week for six- weeks,; or , for so -much of that time as 'a discharged employe njay be u nab le to fin d r employment, ' conditioned upon' each .employe . having"; subscribed for and; contributed toward the cost of .at -least two -or ; three 'forms of. insur ahce provided under the group plan. -.f'iThls' prdvisioh "for v unemployment insurance is - prompted by the,: desire of -the. company; to. provide coh'tihued employment "nAd'er- conditions as Tav orabl as possible to promote greater ease in conditions of employment by freeing the '.employe from' anxiety; and to "Secure -and -""main tain '-the most high ly successful operation of the property-, whlch'tis: obtainable only through Interested co-operation." ; . . , . predicting campaigns Against three officers Political Talk Already Begun In State; Capital. i' -'--'" By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIQH, . Dec 29 Campaign against three veteran state 'officers of North Carolina in ; the next regular election is forecast here as the result of information coming Out during the gathering Of political leaders . for the State Democratic executive , "committee meeting that Alfred McLean, private secretary to Senator Overman, will be a-candidate '-to succeed v Secretary - of State, J. Bryan Grimes three years hence. - , . Those forecasting the campaign put MP.i' McLean -down as - the- candidate against Mr. Grimes; State Senator J. D. Brown.rOf Burgaw as a candidate op posing ' Commissioner of Agriculture f W. A. Graham, and-G. P. Woods, Eliza beth City, .banker,: as the opponent of State Treasurer B. R. Lacy.. It is ) resrarded as certain . that Mr. McLean - will ; enter the race", against Col; Grimes.. He has ;been in the city for the executive-; committee "meeting andt to attend the funeral of- Governor Bickett; f While -not formally announc ing his candidacy, Mr. McLean has ad mitted to friends; that unless unfore seen developments occur 'hey will , come out at the proper-time.:- UfK A State Senator. Brown was: pledged. the support (of numerous'-members, of-, the House ; and Senate ' during ' the special session iof -the legislature. .. He is a practical 'dirt i farmer" The.'extent of. MrV-WOoSd's consideration of coming out agaLinsti'Mr LacyS Is "not kno wnhere. "' ': '""'", ' .'.,'". '"' TOOK ? OWN' XiFE'lWITH t. ' - - - t -"- BIJILErriraRTJH:MOtITR. . JTIAML-Fla-i Dec29.--An;autopsyon the body; of ; Adam W. Oberlln, ' deputy United States marshal, .who disappeared JlH uV tS III I t7A - A F .--"-'fcaXX ' VT r . t found in the -Everglades,; 20 miles .rrom hero . yesterday, - developed the fact tor day? - that: ' Qberlln Uaad ?shot .himself (thfouithe TOOuthSTh tufed the skull and' lodged inside, The fractured!' skull and the allure ""tbiflnd a hullt; hole-; that . wuld ; indicate 1 he had? taken -Jus pwn lire-gave: rise ton first examination to . the ;belief ; that;he imirht have . oeen . muraerea.' - . . ody atrthe spot where ; it i-was found. i irrn m nntir Hfttiirdav aiternoon. - NEWBREA WARFAIf Japan Wants U. STnd England to Mediate in : Shantung Gontroversy See No Other Way Out of Dis , pute ; Japs Say They " Have Reached Limit. ..WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. (Bv Asso ciated Press). Mediation by. Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Balfour was sug gested' today as the only feasible way of settling the Shantung question, which has entered the stage1 of dead lock through the intimation of Japa nese representatives that Japan has gone as far. as she can in the way of concessions. The direct conversations between the Chijiese and Japanese delegates were broken off because all efforts to agree on the major point the manner of restoration of the Shantung railways had proved futile. Apparently neither party sees its way clear to ask for a resumption of the suspended conversa tions, while both are putting forth the strength of public opinion in their homelands "as legitimate justification forthe impossibility of further com promise. ; r r Under: these circumstances it was suggested today by persons connected with : the negotiations that the only hope of a. speedy solution of the Shan- 'tuner 'nrotilem lav in the friendlv offices - - - ------- " ' - ot neutral states whereby a modus Vivendi , of a nature to safeguard the prestige of;both China and Japan covild be Worked out. ' AUTHORITIES GUARDING V SUSPECTED RUM SHIP Investigate Activities of British Schooner. BOSTON;,: Dec. 29.- Customs officers tonight were standing over the British two masted schooner Golden West, al- Wegedrum runner, seized by the coast guardcutter "Acushnet, in Massachu setts: bay and : towed ; into harbor here early' today. Officers were investigat ing thejrecent activities "of the. vessejjr claimed iby her skipper, , Denh is Amero f or' Tusket .Wedge, N. S-, to be a legiti inate; traderil JEhe .: rseaultv; thislnves-- tfgation twill be ; presented ' tomorrow to .the .United, tates , district . attorney who then .will" decide . whether the schooner- is"t.-h"Iteld;r;feleased.'-: Captain Aihef Ovas retained counsel. Explaining. ;l hisj; presence . close to shore and , at 'anchor, when fouryft -by the Acush.net,, he declared he haerbeen having trouble with - his sails. ' The manifest . said -.. the -yfejjsef-v was bound from St. Pierre,, Miqueion; to Nassau, b. w. i; ,; ;. -js;: . Inspection of the hold, of " the Golden West revealed a-numbep of steel drums, believed by the' customs men to con tain alcohol. -Federal authorities had been informed that the-' schooner left St. PieWe with 15,000 gallons of alco hol. The present cargo is estimated at 8,000 gallons. .", ' According to Wilfred - FJ Luxkin, col' lector, of the port. . the Golden West, formerly a Nova-Scotia fishing schoon er, was purchased in Halifax recently by a former Boston bar tender. The owner of the. Golden . West, customs men say, has other schooners engaged in traffic out. of St, Pierre and move ments . of these vessels are being watched closely. . - . i SOVIET ARMY AND NAVY WILL PREPARE FOR WAR Trotzky Sees 'Attack ort Russia Next Spring. MOSCOW, Dec. 19. (By the Asso ciated PressO The soviet army' arid navy, now totalling. 1,595,000 men, must not be reduced -'but oiithe con trary must increase training . and be prepared for war next spring and sum mer in the event that outside, foes car ry out their plans' to attack soviet Russia, declared ' ovlet Minister of War Trotzky in. a fierfy :speech ;before the ninth all-Russiah " congress oday. - EhthusiastiO applause, greeted(Trotz ky when he -said - the 'Japanese? were aiding the white guard, aggression in the far .east and added r ( "The impudent r imperialistic : beasts of rprey must, know that besides the four powers which have" just conclud ed v an agreement among f themselves there is still a fifth soviet" Russia and the Red army." ;V : -. Trotzky announced to the' congress the capture of .Kharbarovak, 'In Siber-. fa,, by the white guards Vin the presence- of " Japanese : bayonets." ; "Now can we remove our troops from the far east ?r he demanded, . rhetorically. ,j"No, we can only , regret. . there were not enough of . them. But we are certain that ;in". the' future enoughs Red bayo nets , will be there- to hold; back ;t the pressure."";- '" .: ': ..-; ". ; "The Red navy is unsufflcient"' 'he continued.. At - the . hands of the Russian-; white guards and foreign Imper ialists the . navy suffered a. number of merciless . shocks, but , those who be lieve the ? red; navy can 7 be forgotten are Mistaken. , We don't- know how future world. history will turn out, but we. know we must preserve the human and - technical! kernel" of , our Red navy ' - - -. : UNfTED CIGAR' STORES TO X " 3;j;-CALL; OFF INTENDED ISStJE ; NEW TORK, ; Dec 29.-The United Cigar stores company .today announced n i nao ; aDanaonea lor : the present its stock . ; Issue,' - which, "was ..objected-to by,'minority stockholders in. Injunction : : ;The. Guarantee. Trust company, head of theVsyndicate ..which ,had: arranged tolijiderwrltei the; issue . declared:: the management of ;:the , company.: had ad vised ; It -that, it would -be "Jmpractic- v ; wmuuucuor; i,ne: present , us very long. ' xsettner senator Borah nor intention: to-fldat af$5,000;o t0 prefrreifMr.; Tumulty ; would sa whetherX th it rKi i Ti BOAT limitations LAMENT TALIS ' - - DELEGATES DIFFER: ON WORDING RESOLUTION ,7 RESTRICTING SEA WAR i ..7; Session Adjourns and Subject is Laid Aside For Later y Talk. r. AIRCRAFT cbMMITTEE ABANDONS EFFORTS ; Japs Want U. S. and Great Brit-; ain to Mediate in Shan- v tung Row. " -' WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (Bv the Au'A' soclated Press.) The arms conference .'. naval committee spent ' all of today? , debating proposals to restrict", submar. ine wanare against mercnani a - , but got no further than a general uh; ': derstanding -to rearnrm existing princi ples of international law, and declari strict application of these, pririci pies In future to submarine nnerations. 1 ' A dispute over -phraseology hloclf ed formal adoution'of .an kffirmatorvreso- - . ' lution, and the subject was laidi aside for consideration by a special rsUbstt tute commfttee on drafting, v The naval committee itself then begari what promises to be a prolonged debate oVer the American proposal-to prohibit , usa of submarines against ' merchant ves- , seis altogether: ' - --:- -; , . - Meantime, the substitute committee -on aircraft 'decided to- abandon any " effort to limit the airplane strength of . the powers and to recommend instead v that an attempt be made to agree on restrictions thf--'wiiilrt moVo- gi,.moi-. fare conform with considerations; of ' humanity. Even such" regulations, however, were said to be considered by substitute committee members as difficult of formulation. ' - - , . . . All the other naval and far.' eastern -discussions before' the conference re mained at a standstill; during the r day except for an intimation from th anese that, only . mediation by the United: States - and GreatiBrttain could save- the Shantung, negotiations from final deadlock. It was declared both, fdr the Japanese -and Chinese that f .thU-- gr'(vermeritS&dgori possible toward a compromise- nd -hbpe of a settlement was Seen only. In .'' the possibility that some new element 1 " "ij..cu xiitu me conversa- tions. - - , There were ". indications that the ' naval experts of the various power were far. from an agreement on the " ' proposal that airplane carriers be 11m- 1 f AH OVti4 nil J. ' J . an VIie ipreign: delegations were waiting on further In struct f on ?i u , 6 AmerIcan proposal to estab f!fj K ' tons, as the maximum size - -j Tmioiiiu. ., i ntm n i ii fc- . Practically Settled. So far as the capital ship .question, is to f U ''th deleaons appear tho,T d it as gooi aa; settled, all d?Z eVeTal deta"s remain to ; be- . discussed and no draft of a treaty em! bodvine- th o : "iy em Yemeni , nas been -ore - parea. Frane iia . . . . ahL X, Y explaIned,' so hat consider even tl??88i? may! take Place" befS. ttr.the Jiew four Pacific treatv the meaning of iW0 tL sittin& forth ' Pute, TSVe SatrfeyonJ'3- main JapaLS jiouDf i re. that' tho includedP &'Z&gim;S?- be-not- ' other-hand the Rrtt tZlf:yk but o jthe tralia andNew 8?6 that Au- ecesofeiepW cation of Prratifl- . called the "monumui Allures" or ffl Washington negotiation- !8-?f-he tion fight also wTn:t"f,rai,n?a- WSJa, S on remainingr details of the . capital ship agreementitself, a pro- -posed meeting, of experts to work out ' unti? tf mtnt Chart " beln" Postponed ' until later in th nv publican. Idaho! a leader' ot the ' AntlZ- ' treaty forces, ., and Joseph 4. TumuUv' former secretary of v Woodrow Wilson' -iTtnf Crence whJch attracted 1 wide' " attention and; gave Impetus . to- specu- -lation as to what' attitude may' be . taken bjr-the former president - - Wllo', View UMkneWn f. Thus far no ' intimation , of Afr wit- 1 ' ' son's opinion of the treaty or other con- ; " i w jooues ,nas ngured,ln conference circles. It, is i'Jcnown, ho wever that he - N has taken a keen Interest, J n all that I x has transpired, and some of hi frUn - are said to believe that he jnay In some, way make his position; kMown before " very long. - Neither Senator. Borah nor former . president's purposes were dls. cussed in their.talk -today. . - . i ine debate over submarine ? regula- tion today centered about . the -resolu- - , tions ; presented yesterday by Elihij Root, ot .the American deleg.tiom Gen 4 era! approval of the first of these TesoS lutions, : expressing, adherence 'toi thd
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