COLDER
ESTABLISHED 1868.
FIRE DAMAGE IN
CITY ISS32 0Q0
'S
Of Three Fires, Largest
at Ottari Sanitarium
Is Most Costly.
BROUGHT TO CITY
Dr. Millender's Home
Partially Destroyed
Fire in County.
, l''uur Area with aggregate dam
ago ot approximately 132,000 serv
ed to imlier In the New Year In
Aslievllle, The firemen were ready
yesterday morning to start the
year's work and the first call came
fhortly- after 9 o'clock from the
Uttarl Osteopathic sanatorium,
near Grace, when one end of the
Urge building was In a mass of
flames. The portion of the sana
torium destroyed was a wooden
faction and wjitf purchased by Dr.
W. B. Meacham in 1911. It was
Mated last night tho damage was
JMound 435.000 and was fully cov-
jod by Insurance.
' The part" destroyed housed the
dining room, kitchen, servants'
-. Quarters, pantries and other de
partment of the sanatorium and
It was said last night that the blazo
was caused by flying sparks from
the smokestack of tho boiler room.
The section used for the patients
was at the ' Qpposite end qf the
building and contained 30 rooms.
They were damaged by water and
it wilt be necessary to repair many
,ot the rooms.
Patients In the building at the
tirno of the fire were carried from
the building. and quartered at one
of the hotels in the city. The san
atorium Is located, almost on the
top of a hill and the blaze was seen
for several miles, causing many to
believe that the entire Urace sec
tion, was in, flames.
ARRANGEMENTS MADK
FOR NECESSARY WORK
- Lack of pressure handicapped
the work of the firemen, it was as
serted last night and it was around
2 o'clock before the firemen left
the scene ot the blaze. Dr. Meach
am stated last night that arrange
ments have already been made for
carpenters, plumbers and -other
necary workmen to start work
this morning to make the sanato
rium ready for occupancy.
.'The sanatorium is operated for,
treatment of all diseases and. 'lis,
with the exception of tuberculosis,
tfurgical and insane cases, it was
stated by, Dr. Meacham. When in
texvleweil'.last night be stated that
ho desired to express, his thanks
to ,the 'Ashevillfi firs deoartmnc
neighbors . 'an the vicinity of tho
Miildlng and the management of
. m. t. 1. t 11.1 .1
tie lTjva rv,TM. inn, iuwiut uuu
lattery Park hotels for their sym
pathy and help during the fire and
mediately following,
bers were slowiy dying and sent
many flying sparks in the air,
leading many in the Grace section
to. believe that the remaining uec
tlcm of the building was in dango .
On close inspection it could be
seen that the sparks were not large
enough to cause any damage. The
bitter cold winds served to work
against the firefighters and the wa
ter played on the building late yes
tui'day turned into a mass of icicles.
DR. MILLENDER'S
RESIDENCE BURNED
.The second largest Are occurred
atVbout Z o'clock, when the rn.
dentSe of Dr. M. C. Millender, 40
learsou drive, .was .partially de
sroyed with an estimated damage
of about. $6,000, The house Is a
wo-story Trame structure and the
ire was caused by sparks from a ,
n'.mney. It was discovered by u
aity passing the residence, while
r. Millender, his family and sev-
al guests were enjoying their
ew Tear's dinner.
All furniture -was carried safely
m the residence and stored 'n
home of J. B. Anderson.
ilghbors. aided in moving the
tnlture and household goods
1m the burning building and It
stated that the work of Mr.
person and. McKtnley Prltchard
p in saving large part 01 tne
hlture. The. residence was val-
at between $18,600 and $i0.
and only $2,000 Insurance was
led. ,
small root blaze at the re.'.-
Ibe of Robert Reynolds, 72
gemont road and an-awning
irnlng at the Carolina Apart-,
enta were the other two New
t V's day fires but the damage
1 Tjomlnal. , .'.
n(llt night several Persons, ob-
I i t a Tire which appeared to be
extreme estern section ot the
t was believed . by some
conflagration in Canton was
way, but information recelv-
Tho Cltusen was to the ef
at Canton had Experienced
fcsventf ul , K6w Year's day.
lone messages to Candler
tommy , tailed to , locate the
While in the .three places,
1 called attention . to a Are
li the distance., Duo to the
at severer. of the rural tel
exchances close at - 0
ck, further v infnrmatlnn re.
rding the flrA 'nnnM not V, nh.
lined Since ' trainmen eominr iln
lorn the west did not nptlce a fire.
I "w "cuevea-tne renectlons seen
Om hern. Milh v..... v- aAn.
i forest fire. i ' .
PRESIDENTS THINK
RAIN IN FAVOR OF
VICTORY FOR THEM
t,te??NA Cat. aanr.W-i
DectffJ,n inc tod.-Z.ad pro..!
th b"ering the chances of
rtaifu li I. nwo wua uni-
Mti..r. lf.?l:nla tomorrow. The
.toll h?;! hlbitea .latlon at th
NEW
1 was also reirarded as an aSv.iOOO fcmnen. , ,. ,.!
5 tntest wlll,i.re'1ther "nd'tloim the
JiteSl. id.b P'"5'ed " NdM.
THE
Body Of Senator Penrose Who
Dies In Washingtin, Now Lies
In His Philadelphia Residence
Last of the Old Guard Republicans Was, Power in
the Councils of His Party Funeral Services Will
Be Held Privately as Circumstances Permit
Asked no Committees Attend.
f V
t X
Senator Boise
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. .The
body of United States Senator
Boise Penrose,- Who died in Wash
ington in the final hour of tho old
year, was brought to his bachelor
home In Spruce street here today,
in keeping with tho oft-expressed
wish of the late political leader.
The family is planning to hold the
funeral, as, privately, as circum
stances .will perrnlte,. Tonight no
time had been fixed tor the inter
ment. Dr. Charles B. "Penrose,
one of the senator's, brothers. Is
awaiting definite word from Spen
cer Penrose,- of Colorado, another
brother, before making final ar
some members of the family de
sire the funeral held without any
previous announcement
The body -of Senator Penrose
was accompanied by Lelghton- C.
Taylor, his principal secretary, and
the two nurses who had attended
the senator at Washington. - It was
removed from the train at the
West Philadelphia station. To
night the body -of Penrose rested
In his old, fashioned house under
WILL BE USED
American Senators Pledg
ed to Support Independ
ence Campaign.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. India
has been proclaimed a republic
and the non-vlolonce policy of
Mahatma Ohandl, who was given
dictatorial powers last week by the
ail-India national congress has
been modified to pormlt violence
"for defense," according to a
cablegram received today by Sail
endra N. Ohose, director of the
American commission to promoto
self' government in India.' As a
further measure of obstruotlon
against . British government; .the
message said, the existing boycott
has been extended to individuals.
.The message to tho Amerioan
commission, as given out tonight
was as follows:
- "Republic declared. Amerlcin
message decided. Armed, defense
sanctioned. Boycott extended to
individuals. Women, children sare."
The "American message", refer
red to was said to be hat signed
bv Senator Norrls, of Nebraska
and Walsh of Massachusetts, and
a number of other, prominent ipun
Heists and Jurists, pledging Ameri
can support to . Indian campufgn
"for independence."
PUNJAB ISSCENE .'
OF SERIOUS RIOT
LAHORE, British India, Jan. 1.
(By the Associated PrefsJ-
There was serioilg rioting Friday
In Ftrozpuf and Jharkao in the
Rohtak district 'of tho' Punjab,
when non-co-opcrators attempted
to rescue persons who bad been
arrested for assaulting" members of
the loyal association. The military
from Delhi .and Alwar assslted in
restoring order., ... ,
SOCIALISTS'LOSE
IN TYROL'S DIET
Mt-Kir4 Ton 1 f RV th AM
isociated Ptw-)-A ; dwteh
celved here irom ";"'"" "'Z
the Tyrol diet Saturday, after a
nt is consecutive iours.
during which there was
.peechmaklng. broke down the so
claltrt obstruction and voted the
122 budget amount ,.,---,
WHen MLlSmemb " of
number of " 'a,ls .odal.
H1. 0 LllH. had xone to their
ivi S pit
PROCLAIMS
REPUBLIC: ARMS TAX
1st members naa gon-
Sny"eT:.vern
ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ' '
!
llHtl
& f m
Penrose.
conditions somewhat similar to the
life he led while there virtually
alone. The only occupant was a
faithful old housekeeper.. No crepe
was displayed, on the front door.
ONE OP CENTRAL FIGURES
IN UPPFJt HOUSE -
: United' States Senator Bose
Penrose of Pennsylvania,' one of
Hie most ' 'Interesting pepwSnalltie
In the upper ho'use; which "htf en
tered In 1879 as the successor to
the lata Senator J. Donald Cam
eron, was one of the weaJthiest
bachelors In the senate. An. "Old
Guard" republican, he was a mem
per of four important senate com
mittees, namely, the finance com
mittee, of which he was chairman,
banking and currency. Immigration
and naval affairs. s
Chief lieutenant of Senator Mat
thew Btanley Quay, whose represen
tative he had been In the Pennsyl
vania legislature for many- years,
Penrose did not. at first take. a
very prominent part In republican
party councils at Washington. Un-
Cmliaaecl m Pn tVnl
921 INCOME
RETURN IS
LATER
Federal Blanks 'for In
comes up to $5,000
Less Confusing.
WASHDTOTON, Janv 1. Draft
ing of the new 1821 income tax re
turn form for Incomes of $5,000 or
less has been completed by the tax
simplification board, of which J.
H. BeaJ, of Pittsburgh, la chairman,
it was said tonight at the treasury.
The new forms, which are regarded-
as much more simple and
less confusing than those in use
last year, have gone to the print
ers and probably will be ready for
aiBtnuution about January IS.
From 15 to 20 million copies of
toe 'new lorms are being printed
and it Is estimated that 35 freight
cars will be required to send them
to internal , revenue collectors
throughout the country. Efforts
to simplify form 1040. which is
the form used by the average tax
payer has resulted In reduoing the
number of pages from six to four
in eliminating the block system of
return in 1920; which was said to
be confusing to the great majority
of taxpayers who had Income
from one or two sources. The in
ternal revenue bureau estimates
70 per cent pf the persons using
the S5,ouo form have income from
only salaries and wages and pos
sibly Interest and have few deduc
tions to make from that income.
The new form will require tax
payers to list on the first page the
amounts of income received from
a number' of sources and then from
the total ot these' amounts to de
duct the amounts ,to which they
are legally entitled, the balance be-Ing-the
taxable net income.,
The second page will require cer
tain information from persons re-,
celvtng income from specified
sources, such as a business carried
on by the tax payer and the third
and fourth pages are devoted .to
Instructions. ,..s-.
' By reducing the form to four
pages the board has eliminated the
duplicate, or "work sheet" of tho
1920 form but, It was explained, if
tax payers wls'u to keep as cop
ot their returns sufficient forms
will be available for duplicates to
be obtained. ' "-
VTWKNA. Jan.'' 1. (Br the As
ited 1'rwn ttrgll xd " fa m -
bllng in the Casino in Belxburg Has
been voted by the provincial diet In
an endeavor to secure funds with
NOW FORI
t0 b,anc, th, provisional
W of Salrbur. , ,
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY
SOUTH'STAHIFF
rtlUltbllUN MtNINtW TU rft T
TO HAVE INNINGiD R AST IC PRICE
Kirby, Head of Associa
tion, Is Fighting for the
"Poor Farmer."
TARIFF CONGRESS
MEETS IN CAPITAL
Simmons, for Business
Men, Will Present the
Opposition'3 Plea.
THI AMHETl'.I.I ClTtZK.M I
( li. ts. c. sntiT
WASHINGTON, .lun. 1. South
ern protective tariff advocates are
coming strong next month. Led by
business men of every state in
Dixie, they will demand certain Im
port duties. R. P. Wharton, of
Greensboro, will Npcak for tho
North Carolina when tho protec
tionists appear on the 9th. John
It, Kirby. preHident of the South
ern Tariff association, is to be mus
ter of ceremonies. He is righting
for the "poor farmer."
"The principal southern farm
products that the tariff association
will ask protection on and on
which the Fordney measure is un
satisfactory ," Baitl an announce
ment broadcasted here today, "are
vegetable oils, poultry, livestooU,
wool, hides, sugr and rice."
A session of the Southern Tariff
congress will be held at Raleigh,
January 9 and 10. The announce
ment of the congress asserts that
representatives of "S4 southern in
dustries will appear before the
finance committee, asking for a
duty on southern products. A
committee representing southern
bankers will present the senate
committee a resolution, eignod by
more than 3,000 banks, reinforcing
the demands of the southern pro
ducer for a tariff duty."
QovernoV John M. Tarker, of
Louisiana, is one of those selected
to make a showing for the tariff
schedule. Charles DeB. Claiborne,
of New Orleans, is to appear for
"southern bankers.
Southern business men on the
other side of this question will be
heard. Senator Simmons, minority
leader on the finance committee,
will oppoao the scheme of . the
Southern Tariff association.
POSTMASTERS WILL
GO TO SCHOOL BY
ORDERS OF HAYS
Will Be Taught How to Meet Pub.
lie, and Tbeir pmcuu inncnoiM.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1. Beginning
With tha New Year, under orders is
sued, tod ly by Postmaster-Genera)
Hays.' newly appointed- postmaster
wiH be required ...te... attend -..school:
where they will be t.ugnt, among
other things how to meet- the public,
their Dlaces In the community, how
through publicity' to educate the pub-
lio in tne use or me mans, now 10
handle com plaints, guard the malls
and maintain proper relationship with
the department
Central accounting postoffices will
be designated In each state as schools
for" the Instruction of postmasters of
the second and third class, under the
direction of First Assistant Postmaster-General
Work as "superintend
ent" of schools.
Newly appointed postmasters will
be advised by letter "that his clt:
welfare to a very great extent
pends upon his willingness and ca
pacity to give It better postal serv
ice." After the Intensive oourse aim
ed to Impress upon the new officials
that "he is local manager of the big
gest business Institution In the
world." he will be required to write
the department giving a review of
what he had learned, so that It may
be determined, Mr. Hays said, wheth
er he Is qualified to serve behind a
placard reading:
"Ask your postmasters, when . you
want to know."
HARDINGS TO HOLD
RECEPjTION TODAY
tint Gala Day of This Reason at
wmto noose in Mine xears.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Beglnninr
tomorrow at 11 a. m.. President and
Mrs. Harding will conduct at the
White House a New Tear's reception
for members of the cabinet and their
Immediate families, government off I
dais and officers of the higher grades
In the army and navy, and or .the
general public.
Gala occasions In former days on
the White House social calendar, the
New Tear's receptions were abandon
ed during the Wilson administration
and the one tomorrow is the first to
be given in nine years.
' The program as arranged allots two
hours for the officials to pass through
the east room where the receiving
line will be stationed. During this
period officers of local patrlolie aiif
military societies and veteran assoca
tions will also receive. There will
be an intermission In the affair from
1 p. m., ' to 2 o'clock, and thereafter,
and until 4 p. m., the White House
will be open to all comers. A num
ber of special military aides nave
been designated to assist the presi
dential group. In former days, the
number of Individuals participating
In the public section of the reception
has run well over' 6,000.
DAIL MEMBERS ARE
ON WAY TO DUBLIN
Dall Elrcann Will Resume- Deliber
ations on Treaty This Tuesday.
DUBLIN. Jan. 1. (By The As
sociated Press.) The members of
the dall elreann who have been
spending the holidays at their
homes are beginning to return to
Dublin for the resumptions of the
sessions pf the dall on Tuesday,
During the past week Irish pub
lic opinion seemingly has consolid
ated in favor of the peace treaty
with Great Britain and the sup
porters ot the treaty in the dall to
day expressed far more confidence
of ratification of the document
than than at any time since the da
bate .opened, v
Their most conservative esti
mates are for a majority of about
12 and in' setting that figure they
declare that they leave out of con-
sideratlon the possibility of,a. - con -
s'O arable numoer of the opponents
or tne treaty abstaining irom vot
ing. Estimates of the sentiment of
the people throughout the country
on the issue vary from 7 to 95
oer eent I" " Xt treaty.
MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1922.
HERHYHJUUERS INUW Secret Understanding
Four Die Violent Deaths,
16 in Hospitals With
wounds or Cuts.
half dozen are
liquor poisoned,
One Paper Says Celebra
tion Rivals Wildest Pre-
Prohibition Era.
NEW YORK Jan. 1 Father
Knickerbocker turned his puckrti
Insiii. out today to pay the piper
for piping in the New Year amidst
a Volstead-defylng celebration that
overspread Manhattan from Har
lem to tho Battery.
There were many casualties.
Police records enumerated four
violent deaths attributable to holi
day over-indulgence, 18 men and
women in hospitals with gunshot
or knife wounds, a half dozen poi
soned by had liquor and scores of
summonses served by members of
the dry squad of 200 who attemp
ted to make it the drlcat New
Year's eve Broadway had ever Been.
lietween midnight and two
o'clock, twelve raids by prohfbl
t'on officers were reported. Includ
ing a descent yon Helsenwcber'H at
5kln street and Eight avenue, and
similar Interference with the fse
tlvltles at half dozen Ciroenwlch
village tea rooms.
Opinions differed on whether
the - prohibitionists succeeded.
The Evening Telegram'tonay de
ur-IVtnH Ihn nlvht n a "nalahrnllnn
which rivalled tho wildest pro-1
prohibition days."
William H. Anderson, head of
the state Anti-Saloon league, how
ever said "although wetter than
the Sahara Desert, New York was
fr.r dryer last night than It has
iecn on other holidays." Prohibi
tion agents, he addod. followed the
11 of least resistance and did
not Interfere with those who "car
ried their own." A more rigid en
forcement of the law. he asserted,
would have caused "too much re
action against the laws."
"Conditions," ho summed up, "in
the freest place in the country on
the freest night of the year showed
a big Improvement over any pre-
vioua ww years eve since enact
ment of the Volstead act."
Hundreds of churches held watch
services that drew immense audi
ences without seeming to detract
from the throngs that early took
possession or reserved tables in
thousands of hotels, cafes and res
taurants. . ' ; ,
WILD CELEBRATION
STAGED IN ORLEANS
persons shot and' killed, a policeman
yruuaDi? jauuiy wounaea, one man
killed when run down by an automo
bile,, on man drowned, eleven per
sons reported shot and six others In
jured in various other accidents, were
the toll of New Orleans' New Tsar's
celebration as reported by the police.
Tilrty-flve men were arrested for
discharging firearms within th city
limits.
Mounted Patrolman Elmo Kvani
fVhnSSVn'i''"''" operators within a radius
dwhn.h9 attempted to arrest two , ,ft0 mli. nf Wshlnton "llsten-
nogroes ror nnng a revolver. When
ho ordered them to surrender they
lurneu meir weapons on aim,
bam Ostrich, a saloon Droerlc'.or.
was arrested charged with' the killing
of Robert McCloskey, 17 years eld,
who was walking in front of his place.
Ostrich is said to have also killed a
negro and wounded a white boy who
ws with McCloskey.
Krnest McDonald, hefro, was shot
and killed ,by another negro follow
ing an argument.
Fred Carmonson, 65 years old, deck
hand on the towing steamer Bosbell,
was drowned in the Mississippi river
when ho attempted to walk across
a narrow plank from the wharf to
his vessel.
John Hertz, 37. was knocked down
and killed by an tuomoblle which the
police say had been stolen. T
Miss Anita Ilasoo was struck In the
eye by a bullet said to have been fired
by a negro. Her condition was re
ported serious.
Three small boys were injured and
several others had narrow ' escapes
when an improvised cannon mad
from Iron pipe exploded. Most of
those shot were hit by stray bullets.
ORLEANS MAN GETS
TO KEEP, LIQUOR
NftW ORLEANS, Jan. 1. Federal
Judge Rufus E. Foster, today Issued
an Injunction restraining prohibition
agents from removing liquor seized
late last night In the basement of
Marx uoasburgs residence, and or
dering that the guards -placed there
by Hugh Larre, federal prohibition
enforcement agent, bo withdrawn
from the premises.
No date has been set for a hearing
of argument on the restraining order
hut It was indicated It would be next
Tuesday.
Prohibition agents said that Boas
burg admitted to them that he hf
stored In his cellar $60,000 worth of
assorted liquors that he had pur
chased before prohibition went Into
effect. When the agents vislte4 l-lc
residence last night, Boasburg pro
tested against them entering, savtnir
they had no right to search It In the
absence of some Indication that lie
hsd violated the Volstead act.
Mr. Larre placed a guard over Hie
cellar.
LEONARD DEFENDS
TITLE TONIGHT
MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jon. 1. Benny
Leonard, world's lightweight cham
pion will defend his honors here to
morrow against Pinky Mitchell, u
former Milwaukee high school boy.
The contest Is scheduled to go 11
rounds, and. In accordance with th
r Wisconsin law, no decision will b
given by the referee If both men are
on their feet at the finUh. All seats
for the match have been sold and the
gate reeclpts will hit tho 41,000 mark,
It was announced.
Leonard will receive a guarantee, of
(16,000, with a privilege of a percent
age, while Mitchell who will receive a
percentage, probably will draw down
about SI 1.000.
ALGIER'S MOVIE
HOUSES SHUT UP
ALGIERS, Jan. 1. -All motion
picture theatres in province of Al-
lji;lera, - cloadiydefln4ly with the
coming of the New Year, owing to
imposigon of an additional tax,
bringing; tha total levy to 11 per
cent of the a-rona recelnta.' The
closing affects 4,000 musicians id
4.000 other -.mr'ow
r.. l
rrencn
Declared
FAR EASTERN REPUBLIC SEEKS
nr intrr at nr7cmw nvvv
ALLEGED PROTECTORATE PLAN
.'Reference to Washington
' Pivot AllAvArl lUTAoeorfA
i iiou iiivuoa-'j jcbbcu buu a alio iUi"
eign Office, Sent to Tokio.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.- (By
the Associated Press.) Copies of
what wero declared to bo commu
nications between Japaneso and
French governments covering the
proposal that the two governments
act in concert at tho Washington
conference with respect to the
establishment of a. Japaneso pro
tectorate over Siberia, wore given
put tonight by tho special delega
tion of the Far Eastern republic
which Una asked for a hearing
when tho Siberian question is tak
en up by tho conference.
Tho communications were char
acterized tonight by a member of
the French delegation as 'forger-1
ie. stupidly contrived, and us
"malicious fabrications, by "
spokesmau ot tho Japanese dele
gation. "The French government has
had no communication whatever
wl,n ,,he Japanese government re
spoctlng a protectorate over east
ern Klberla," said M. Kammerer,
director of the Russian and Far
Eastern department of the French
foreign office.
"I have been vice-foreign, minis
ter since September 8, 1019," said
M. Hanihara, One of the Japanese
delegates, "that Is to say, during
the period when theso alleged doc
ument are dated. I want to say
with till the emphasis at my com
mand that there la no shadow of
truth so far as Japan Is concerned
and' therefore they must bo a for
gery." Reference to the Washington
"IS PACIFIC TREATY BASED ON
POWER OR FORCE?" BORAH ASKS
1 ,
Puts Treaty Supporters to Acid Test of Whether
They Will Agree to Restore Pacific Territory, . '
' WASHINGTON, Jert. V (By
the Associated rFreM.)H,is words
spread broadcast ? bywljrejeas
throtigUd Jantritatee, Senator
Borah, republican, ot Idaho, speak
ing at the Presbyterian Church of
the Covenant today, submitted
what he described as a test ot
whether the four-power Pacific
treaty "was based upon Justlco and
was therefore a peace alliance, or
based UDon force and therefore a
military alliance." Several thou-
of 200 miles of Washington "listen
ed In" on Senator Borah's address.
The test "which Mr. Borah of
fered was whether supporters ot
the treaty were willing to accept
reservations by which the powers
would "agree to restore within one
year and thereafter ever to respect
tho rights. Interests, territory and
sovereignty of all nations or gov
ernments in the region or tne I'a
citle." Ho added the further pro-
vision that should the agreement
to restore and respect such inter-
est. be not observed, the obllga -
WALLACE SE
STIC WORD
TO AL
FARMERS
"Signs Indicate Coming
Year Should Be Better
One for Farmers."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. The
farmer can enter the New Year "in
a spirit of hopefulness and good
cheer," Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace stated today in a New
Year's message to farmers.
'I see nothing which Indicates
boom times for the farmers in tho
near future," he continued, 'but
there does seem to be promise of
better times both for the farmer
and for those whose business Is
largely dependent upon him."
While unwilling to make "any
hard and fast prophecies," the sec
retary said there are signs which
Indicate "that tho coming year
should be a better one for the
farmer and for those who deal
with him than was 1921."
crated by the secretary were the
." . A. " r ... .-., .u -
Improvement In credit conarions
through regular channels and by
'special agencies created to meet
the farmers needs, oringing a
lowering of Interest rates: reduc
tions already made In freight rates
on farm products: reduction In
the cost In 1922 of producing farm
crops; and a probable Increase in
the price of grain following what
seems likely to be a decrease In
acreage planted to sucn crops.
"The paralyzing effect of the
sudden drop in prices last year Is
wearing oft," the secretary de
clared, "and farmers will enter
the New Year more hopefully, be
lieving that the worst is over
"Farmers are coming to eee
more clearly that the task of put
ting farming on a sound business
basis is really up to them, and that
through organisation they can re
duce marketing costs," the state
ment continued. "In this they will
have Increasing help from the de
aaetmewl 1 el egrtwullui e air
various state agricultural colleges
which now see better than before
that they must give the farmer the
same sort of helo In the market-
Ing ' hi'
cropj thst ;hv have I
m
a j j
Ana japs vn owena
Malicious
Conference Is Made in
Tn f Tni4 IPav
conference occurs first in a com
munication headed "from the for
eign oflloc In furls. Transmlttted
by telegraph to Tokio on the sec
ond of September to be dotivered
to the minl.-ter of foreign affairs."
AIMS OF XNFKRINCE
NOT QUITE CLEAR
"The aims of tho Washington
conference are not quite clear to
the French government," this
note read, "we are therefore un
able to express our frank opinion
with regard to tho conference.
"We take into consideration the
Interests of Japan to the samo ck
tent we have done It before, cs
pectty whpn our government is
Convinced that with regard to all
tho questions which will bo dU-
cussed In Washington to the
French government will have to
rely on Japan only. Our agree
ment with Japan on the Siberian
question forces us to bo very care
ful, for our decisions are. In con
flict with tho pol'iy of America
which la now playing an Important
part in tho east, America's Inten
tion to secure for Itself a place in
eoclet Russia has been frustrated
by our policy. The Americans are
therefore pushing the eastern
question so as to gain supremacy
In the west. We must resist ef
forts by all means and the French
government hopes to have the help
of tho Japanese government, in
that."
"The Japanese plan to create a
free republic In the east under the
-CfHtiwuei m tut IW
Hons under Article 2 would
terminated automatically.
be
' The Idahe aanaias assarted that
! ZPXV" Lta"- 2: - announcement
". w ,"""i"p
the part of nations, or rather gov
ernments, whloh have now signed
an alliance to prevent aggression."
He charged that It was te mem
bers of the "alliance" and not
those nations outside of it , who
have disregarded the rights of oth
er nations ana people an tne 1'ft
clflo In recent years. .
.'The disturbances - in the far
east," Mr. Borah continued, . "and
the things which threaten war,
arise out of failure ot the nations
now proposing an alliance to re
gard the rights of other nations,
and not out of acts of those whit
are excluded from the alliance.
There would be no far eastern
questions of a disturbing nature it
the members ot this proposed al
liance bad respected the rights of
the weak or more peacefully dls
posed peoples of the far east. Let
the alliance specifically provide
that the alllan.e itself and each
' IC4 m r. .
SETTLERS BIVEN
CANADIAN FARMS
27,000 Canadian Service
Men Get Farms, and
$85,000,000 in Loans.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1. Twenty
seven thousand Canadian soldiers
have been settled on farms by the
Canadian government and f 85,000,
000 have been loaned to these men
by their government according to
tion of America, here by John Bar
nctt. chairman of the Soldiers'
Settlement Board of Canada.
"Aggregated roughly this means
that we have placed a population
ot 125,000 people on these lands,"
! ho said.
I "Our settlers have been settled
partly on free crown lands and
partly on lands purchased by this
board and re-sold to him. In no
case has a settler been required to
possess more than $500. We have
therefore, advanced practically th
full purchase price of tho land. w
inave bougnt, and In addition have
advanced up to 13,000 for per
manent Improvements, such as
buildings, fencing, etc., and stock
and equipment.
"The risk is necessarily Treat,
but has been taken largely as a
rc-cstablifihment vonturc.
"We have been In operation over
three years, and the national re
sults aro already very great. Some
t00,000 acres that were previously
raw and entirely uncultivated h.iv
been' brought under cultivation.
Last'year soldier settlers produced
field crops worth easily 110, 000. 000
to which must be added the value
of the Increase In stock and the
value of poultry and dairy pro
ducts. OVER 9fl iPER CKNT OF
PAYMENT8 MADE
"Out ot the I8S.000.000 already
expended, $10,000,000 has been re -
turned to the public treasury.
Of
due paymonts, more than (0
cent was paid.
per
.'Thus faf, the number of men
wt,
r.n.A.Ant H.ven 11 r nnnf
n,
aggregate settlement. Irt the cases
of abandonment and dcsolte the.
of abandonment and despite the
collapse In markets, we have sal
vaged and foreclosed more than
500 case representing an invest
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NDS'INY THOUSANDS
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
c-i
Falsehood
AFFAIRS OF FAR
EAST STILL HOLD
DIFFICULT TASK
Arms Conference Has
About Two Weeks Trans,
actions Ahead of It.
PLENARY SESSION
IS DUE THIS WEEK
Intricate Question of Sub
marine Is Still to Be
Dealt With.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. (Dy
the Associated Press.) The arms
conference begins the new year
with most of Ha members looking
toward a final adjournment two .
weeks hence, despite the prospewt
of having yet to clear away .sev eral
troublesome issues. .
One of the American delegates
predicted today that the five-power
naval limitation treaty would he
put Into final form during the
cwming week and that in the week
following a settlement would be ef
fected covering the far eastern
field. The same expectation was
echoed In the foreign delegations,
most of whose members already
have made definite' plans to leave
Washington about mid-January.
A tendency to press the negotia
tions to a conclusion, even If some
of the original hopes for accom
plishment have to go by the board,
Is evident now In many quarter.
The delegates are said to feel that
seven weeks ot discussion have
fully developed the national view
points of all the powers, and that
little is to be gained now by pro
longing debate on points that have
brought to light serious divisions
of opinion. , .'
In pursuance ot this policy, tha
naval experts who are Ironing out
details of the naval limitation plan
will disregard the New 'Year's hol
iday tomorrow, and spend the day
at work. . None of them expect to
find serious difficulty in the tech
nical adjustments remaining to be
formulated to cover such questions
as methods of replacement and
scrapping, and, tbere is a general
feeling that the end of the week
may see another Plenary session of
oi a (ormai nvs-power treaty oov
erlnr .the nAvnl limitation irhaitin
At the same time, .announcement
may be made of the new six-power
treaty partitioning the former Ger
man cable properties in the Pa
cine. This Instrument has not yt t
received the formal approval of all
the Interested nations, but the del
egates seem confident that unan
imous assent will not be long dc
layed. , . . - i
DIFFICULT ISSUES AHEAD
ON TUB FAIt EAST i
- The far eastern problems, which
will enter their, period of Intensive
discussion next- week, promise to
develop some difficult Issues. Tho
Shantung negotiations are dead
locked, the Chinese request for con
forence dlscunslon of the 21 de
mands is meeting with determined
rBiherian U,l7inn TiT.
.Sddnlv w mi-if J Ji
,nt np,";n, jl")uU
J"b"t'0'' nJf1' 'i eged .T
Japanese and the French concern
ing a Japanese- policy toward Si
beria, ;
An unofficial commission sent to
the conference by tho far eastern
republic of Chita, Siberia, mado
public the alleged secret agree
ments ot the French and Japanese
governments. They were promptly
denied by both the French and
Japanese plenipotentiaries, who de-.
nounced the documentary evidence
presented by the far eastern com
mission as constituting a "forgery"
and "malicious falsehood."
Whether the accusation will
come formally before the arms
conference la uncertain, since the
far eatern representatives not
only are not members ot the con
ference but are speaking tor an
unrecognized government. The Si
berian situation, however, Is on the)
agenda for the far eastern discus
sions and when it Is taken up for
consideration, tho Chinese or some
other delegation may Inject the far
j ea!1ter.n charges into the formal nc.
gotlatlons. If a plenary session is
hold this week it is not impossible
that its program may Include rati
fication of some clarifying instru
ment to define the scope of the
four power Pacific treaty with ref
erence to the principal Japanese
Islands. Negotiations for such a
clarification are nrncnArilnB th,
Americans having given assurances
that they will not oppose a Jap
anese plan to declare that the
treaty does not cover the Japanese
homeland. Tho present dlscus-
. alone are Haul to be tendina- to-
ward accomplishment of that end
through a reservation slgnod by all
the four powers
HKNATK OPPONENTS TO
TREATY ORGANIZING
Whilo this exchango Is in prog
ress tho opponents of the treaty In
th senate are busy organizing to :
prevent Its ratification and are los
ing no opportunity to carry their
lluht to tho country. Senator llo
rah, republican, Idaho, delivered
from the pulpit in Washington to
day an argument against unre
served ratification, atid hla speech
was disseminated from tbe capital
by wirelci. More, discussion ot
the subject In the senate itself is .
expected when It reconvenes this
week after the holiday recess.
On the side of the naval limits-
t'On program, the most embarrass
'1" - problem yet to be settled Is
that involved In the proposed regu
lation of submarine warfare. All
of the powers have agreed to unite
In a declaration reaffirming tho
pressnl wsll m wnJumluod leefile"
Ul llLIUiini law VUII
demning the ruthless use made ot
Oprman u -boats during the world
war. out mere nas not oeen tne
same facility ot agreement on tho
proposal to go further-and pro
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