Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 132, 3 June 1922 — Page 1
RICHMQ PA ADIIJM AND Sl'N-TEI.EC.RAM VOL. XCII., No. 132 Vanadium. Kst. 1S31. Consolidated With Sun-Telegram. 1907. RICHMOND, IND., SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 3, 1922. SINGLE COPY, 3 CENTS
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GRAVE DANGER IN PROBE OF WAR FRAUDS Effort to Revive Political Mud Slinging Will Bring Glee to Camps of Radicals Destroys Our Ideals.
AFFAIR UNFORTUNATE Bt maiik m i.mvax WASHINGTON. June 3. Much could be written about this agitation for the prosecution of the war frauds much more than can possibly be caid within the space limitations of th present article. But there are a fw observations which ought to be made, and which, if the public will accept them, should provide us with issues for a political campaign thi year more wholesome and more useful' 'nan now promises to be the case I What the public should bear in ' iiiuu in rtinuuii! oi pontics invoivefl in the situation. In the inspiration ' of tne iieitation. therp is a prtiin amount of fanatic sincerity, without I doubt. ' But there is very much more of politics politics of the least ele vating kind, and on the part of bothj parties. First or a'l. thp Democrat managed ! 'he war. They wer in officp when j Hie war came and they took the re-1 sponsioilny. Thereupon, the Republi cans in the campaign of 10 JO. wen upon the theory that the war had bee.i managed badlv. The charges the Rp ,W publicans made against the Democrat- j ic management of the w ar, and which !
they reiterated over and over durinsr : dav night at the Miami Valley hospital j the campaign of 1920. had a good deal j 'n Dayton, will be held at the home,! 'o do with the magnitude of theiril?!) East Main street, at 2 o'clock
success that vear. Dawes Ended Probe At the same time, the Republicans, who had come into control of congress, started a congressional invest! cation of alleged waste, and worse in the Democratic party's manage menr of the war. That investigation
ended so far as public' interest was j a body to the home, concerned, in a single phrase of three Services will be held by the Elks at word's, uttered by one of the mostUbe home at 11 o'clock Sunday mornprominent men in the Republican i inK- Members of the lodge will leave partv, Charles G. Dawes. I the clubrooms at 10:45 o'clock and will General Dawes was in charce of th-n 'n a body to the residence.
supplies for the allies during the war, and is now lv appointment from Republican pit-.- .lent, the director of the budget. During the war, Dawes had been in a position to know as much as any one man could know about how the business part of it was managed. After the end of the fighting, and before he took office in the Harding admin istration, he had charge of the liqu!-i dation of left-over material and contracts. When the Republican congressional investigating committee was trying to dig up scandal in the Democratic management of the war, they called this orthodox Republican incumbent of a high office in the Harding administra-' tion. to testify. He came and he tes-j tified. In the language of the con-! temporary classics, he testified a-t plenty. He talked for seven and aj half hours literally. What he said is: nowhere on record completely, be cause he talked so fast that the ste nographers couldn't get it all down. Dawes Was Mad General Dawes' per diem rate of vo-' ciferation is high at all times, and j when he is mad it runs up to something like 200 words a minute. And on this occasion he was very mad, indeed. No human stenographer could get down the full sum of his anger at what he considered the effort to find material for political mud-sling ing in America's glorious part in the! war. But there was one phrase which, j by reason of the witness' frequent reiteration of it, the stenographers got down accurately. It was a cryptic j phrase, but it conveyed the speaker's righteous indignation and contempt with entire accuracy. That phrase of Dawes' ended the investigation. His seven and a half hours of figures and facts, his angry justification of the short-cuts which men of ability and
initiative took to bring an earlv Pni'cnange ner mma acorn marrjmg tne to a war that was costing America ! Swiss riding master. . .11: jn v,,,- ,i i Mrs. McCormick. in her nbiectlons
i i iiiiiiitfii ti",i.xi;s r.u iiv'i.i tinu uiwt t than a thoiinnn lives :
thousand lives a dav nil thnt!10 'mnu:,ll'raa' union, !s saici j
was in his
testimony, but the thing:Je p,,"uti I'fuuru uy uw lamei,
o,-,-,- nnn,-iMinn tn th0 nuHi-e and ended the investigation was "Hell and Maria." Talk Died Down. Thereafter, for a time, about war frauds died down, issue was too attractive for ticians to let it go. It was the talk But the the nolitoo well adapted as an alternative to minds too intellectually impoverished to Invent or discuss more worthy issues. At a lime when the whole theory of orsanized society is in the melting pot. tiie politicians could not find anythins better than mutual charges of larceny a leading issue in a campaign for ihe control of the legislative machinery of the greatest nation in th? world. The issue of waste and fraud was revived, and now the Democrats are pressing the same issue that the Republicans used in 1920. They have onlv changed it to suit their own sit-
uation bv. to speak in the terminology colored, and John Hiatt, all of Richof a popular indoor game, "putting the j raond, were on trial here Saturday bevevcrse English" on it. In 1920, the j fore Judse A. L. Bales on a charee of
Republicans charged that the Democrats had permitted or shared in fraud in the management of the war: in 1922. the Democrats are chaiging that the Republican administration, and the Republican attorney general particularly, are derelict in prosecuting those who committed the frauds charged nsrainst the Democrats. Dig Up Old Stuff. The present proposal for another congressional investigation includes a. demand for investigation of alleged frauds in connection with the army and navy contracts during the Democratic management of the war, as well ar a demand that the Republican attorney general's failure to prosecute these frauds also be investisated. At (Continued on Page Nine!
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Ambassador J Jusferand of France, n in Paris to mark le presentation. The American flag flow k' ."I iiicscuinuuii. i serva'lon - 1 nis 19 salJ to "e tne nrst Mouee FUNERAL SERVICES I FOR HENRY GENNETT SUNDAY AFTERNOON Funeral services for Henry Gennett, ; years old, president of the Starr j Piano company and the Gennett Cor poration of Richmond, who died Fri r'nnftnv nftpmnfm TVio cervices will be conducted by Rev. A. H. Backus, pastor of the Grace M. E. church. Friends may call at any time Saturday evening. All employes of the Starr Piano company will meet at the office at Tenth and Main streets at 7:45 0 clock Saturday evening and will go in The body will be taken to Cincinnati for cremation following the services Sunday. Mr. Gennett had been seriously ill for more than a month. He became ill after his return to Richmond in April from IjOs Angeles, where he had been organizing an extension of his business interests. He is survived by the widow, three -ons, Harry, Fred and Clarence Gen-i (Continued on Page Sixteen) MATHILDE'S MOTHER ENDS COURT BATTLE; AWAITS DAD'S MOVE CBv Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 3. The court figh against the Mathilde McCormick international marriage to Max Oser ended abruptly in less than two mlnI utes" proceedings in probate court. when Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, the girl's mother, withdrew her petition for a restraining order to prevent her daughter's marriage. Society awaited the next development in Mathilde's romance. Her father, who is now her legal guardian, had agreed to withhold consent to the marriage until today at least With announcement of the withdrawal of Mrs. McCormick's petition came ihe suggestion from friends of the household which divorce and Mathilde's love affair divided that the whole court action had been resorted to as a means of keeping Mathilde in America as long as possible In the hope that she might voluntarily - - Joim f. oc ner ei i e r, .uamnaes
ji.. j tainer, wno jesieraay aecimea re-eiec-I tion as president of the International Harvester company and became chair
man of the newly created executive committee oi tne ooara ot directors, was referred to by attorneys as "an indulgent father who has been accus-
tomed to give his children what theylin th(i United States as advices from
des;re." He has persistently refused to discuss Mathilde's proposed marI riage. but friends intimated that under the surface he and his former ; wife were not greatlv at discord over ! Oser. TRIAL OF RICHMOND YOUTHS CONTINUES WINCHESTER, Ind., June 3. Char les McKinnev and Charles Mitchell, burglary, it being alleged that the three together with Albert White drove from Richmond to f.ynn and robbed the Chenoweth Brothers general store on the night of April 12, 1922, when they took a Victrola, an adding machine, fruit, candy, cigars and tobacco to the value of $200. White was returned to the Ohio State penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, since the robbery, having violated his parffie on a former case. It is alleged that White was the manager of the robbery. The case will be argued today and is expected to go to the jury this evening. Hiatt made a confession Friday afternoon and Judge Bales deferred his decision in his case until the two colored men were tried. About 20 witnesses were here from Richmond.
American Flag Flown When U . S. Entered War
presenting to President Harding, in the arrival on French soil of the first President will turn the historic relic iiriurui in turn me nibiurii: i tin: occasion that a photo has been allowed Report Premier Lenine Has Suffered Stroke J ( By Associated Press" j BERLIN. June ?,. Private advices ; received in soviet circles in Berlin state that Premier I.onmr' sutlered at ! stroke on Thursday. Maxim Litvinoff. Karl Radek and other soviet leaders herp eft immediat -,- tor Moscow. . I MISSING NAVY BA IS ONLY BALLOON UNACCOUNTED FOR (T'y Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 3. Lieut. W. F. Reed of Pensacola, Fla., sole navy entry in the National balloon race which started at Milwaukee Wednesday was the only pilot unaccounted for today. Slung below the big silver gray bag which bore the marks of the Uniud States navy, Lieut. Reed and his aide Kit Mullenax, were believed to be drifting ever the Great Lakes region although their location was problematical. From the start of their uncharted flight, Lieut. Reed and his companion were virtually lost in the skies. Determination of what three pilots will represent America in the Inter national balloon races which start in Switzerland this summer awaited only reports from the navy airmen. It virtually has been assured that the American entries in the international race will include one army pilot and one civilian Major Oscar Westover of Washington, D. C. and H. E. Honeywell of St. Ixmis. Westover High Man. While enthusiasts awaited word of Lieut. Reed. Major Westover held high honors of the race, having covered a distance of approximately 900 miles
when he landed near Lake St. John in marked the coincidence that Walter S. homes last night and Freestone countv the province of Quebec. Honeywell j Ward's wife was Beryl Curtis before officials informed manv who had startwhen he descended south of Joplin, i ner marriage and that she was a Stam- ed for Kirvin that the'v should return
Mo., had floated 550 miles from the starting point at Milwaukee. Both of these balloonists covered considerable more distance than any of their competitors except the missing Reed and are virtually certain entries in the International event. One of the surprises of the race was the early descent of Lieutenant Commander J. P. Norfleet in his helium filled navy bag which engaged only in an experimental fight and was not permitted to contest because of the advantage it was supjKised to have over the 12 gas bags. Commander Norfleet had covered 425 miles when he landed near Hancock, Mo. MEXICAN REVOLUTION PLANS DISCREDITED CBy Associated Press) MEXICO CITY. June 3. Stories of, plans for a revolution in Mexico with I Gen. Felix Diaz as tin leader are discredited in official circles and by the newspapers. If Diaz is already in Mexico as implied in dispatches from New Orleans last night, his presence has not been reported to the war office and It is thought that he is still .New York are that he has been seen there in the last two days. The Obregon government has no apparent fear of an insurrection by Diaz and treats his rumored activities as mere propaganda started in the United States by enemies of the administration. There have been no reports here of undue activity in the Laredo district, although dispatches in the last few days have told of some disturbances in various sections of Tamaulipas and Coahuila. FIND CLARA CARL GUILTY OF MURDER 'By Associated Press) SHELBY VILLE. Ind., June 3 Mrs. Clara Carl, of Greenfield, chareed with poisoning her husband, Frank Carl, today was found guilty of murder of second degree. The jury recommended that she be sentenced to life imprisonment. The state charged that 27.75 grains of poison were found in the body of Carl when the body was i exhumed at Hiawatha, Kansas, where it was taken for burial. EX-SENATOR POLLOCK DIES COLUMBIA, S. C, June 3. Ex-i United States Senator W. P. Pollock ; of Cheraw died at his home here Friday.
the name of the French republic the i American troops. Many distinguished ' over to the National Museum for pre-'
over 10 me national .Museum lor pre taken in The east room of the White CUNNINGHAM STORY OF PETERS SLAYING CONVINCES OFFICIALS 'By Associated Pressl WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., June 3. Westchester county officials today began their second day's investigation of James J. Cunningham's story of the killing of Clarence Peters, which involves Walter S. Ward and his statement of an attack by blackmailers. Despite their failure to substantiate a. single pha:-e of Cunningham's storv. :
those in authority seemed convinced i of work on the Muscle Shoals. Alathat the former race track man's state- j ba federal power project. Chairment whs based upon actual facts, i man Norris of the committee told the Sheriff Werner declared he would put j senate the appropriation was in no
the man held as a material witness through a iwo-hour cross-examination again today. Cunningham, who apparently is a
well known chpraeter in the under-!ttler world, only laughs when he is told his
stories do not stand investigation. He seems embittered by his arrest and says that the authorities will get no more help from him so long as he is held in jail. When investigators went to Stamford, Conn., to follow up Cunningha.m"s story, they were unable 'to 'find any one that fitted into the case. They did see and talk to a "Rogers," but he soon proved that he had no connec tion wiin tne iJeters-u ard case Dr. Daniel A. Hanrahan, whose name I was brought into the affair by Cun-1 ningham as the physician who treat- i ed the man shot and wounded bv Vard ! when Peters was killed, but he disavowed Cunningham's statement. Dr. Hanrahan's brother denied he i took a confession by the wounded man i a sdescribed by Cunningham and said j mat no such a man had been in Stam-1 ford to his knowledge. He also r a iora gin. An attorney for Cunningham appear-' eo at tne jail nere with the prisoner's ; mother and stated that he had been i retained in his interests. He said he! would attempt to free Cnnninehnm on i a habeas corpus writ unless officials examined Cunningham quickly and gave him his freedom soon. $150,000 Damage to Car Barns at Evansvilte EVANS VILLE. Ind.. June 3 Fire damaged the car barns and equipment of the Gas and Electric company Friday. The damage was estimated at SI 50.000 by company officials. Seventeen cars were destroyed or damaged. Service was not interfered with. Weather F orecast FOR RICHMOND AND VICINITY Py W. E. Moore. Partiy cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Occasional showers and thunderstorms. Moderate temperature. iiu'uus" t" vie.tiuei win up tuir A UhA.ml. 1 . . . . . 1. ... . . in i r mi imnHis, cuiicmioiis ate ravorauie. for occasional rain, probably in the! lorm of showers or thunderstorms, j c'ue to the barometric pressure beine I below normal in south and states, as the ?ulf storm is central moving northward. Temperatures Yesterday. Maximum Minimum Today Noon 75 Weather Conditions The aulf storm is now over the middle Atlantic states and under its influence rains are falling as far west as Indiana, and as far north as New York and the New England states. Rainfall continues very heavy on Atlantic coast. The cool wave over the west has broken up, and the hot wave over the far northwest continues rather intense, being 96 at Kamloop, British Columbia, and SS-90 over Alberta. Canada. It is also hot along the north Pacific coast in the vicinity of Oregon and Washington but. is quite cool in California, excepting in the Sacramento valley. For Indiana, by the United States Weather Eureau Generally fair tonight and Sunday. Moderate temperature. Paid Circulation Yesterday, was 11,714
HOUSE, SENATE IN FIGHT OVER SIZE OF ARMY
Determined Scrap in Prospect Following Passage of Bill bv Son,. Y'iL T Oirv' enaie wiin increases uer. House Mark PARTY LINES ARE SPLIT (By Associated Tress) WASHINGTON. June 3. A determined fight between the senate and the house before agreement is reached on the size of the army to be provided for in the appropriation bill for tlTe neYt fiscal 'cmr nron in rmc roft I iciov fniir,wir,,r i ,A,. .1.1
senate with increases over the house i an; activlt' .of the board, figure in both enlisted and officer per-! 4 However, it was said there are cersonnel aln labor men who frown on the use As put through the senate late yes- ?f.the of intion on behalf of
,terday within six hours after it was I r,ken up for the flrst x ' arrying an appropriatioi 000, flxes tne size of the ime the bill ion of $341,750,e army for the next year at an average of 12,530 of ficers and 133,000 men. comparing with the house figures of 11,000 and 115,000 respectively. Conference dis cussion of the differences is not ex pected to begin before next Tuesday. I The bill was passed by the senate without a record vote after its committee amendment providing for the :nr pd,j in at ron art h. "hoc Kofln o rscrt art by a test vote of 49 to 21, all other j committee amendments having been previously approved. Nine Democrats voted with the Republican majority in upholding the increase while six Republicans opposed it. The enlisted strength provided in the amendment falls between the house figure and the 150,000 sought by the war department and is regarded as a compromise. After considerable debate the senate also accepted the amendment subj mitted by theagriculture committee api.i - cr.o n,m e Pva involved in tne question ot tne government's policy with respect to I the pcV'er project as yet undetermined ne saia- ana ,nat to delay work tur" on Danl - 2 m the Tennessee j nver "w-ould be an economic crime." SERIOUS RACE RIOTS AVERTED IN TEXAS; SITUATION IN HAND (By Associated Press) K1RVIN Tpvbs .Tune 3 Rare rtnts of a serious nature reported last night as being feared near here, had failed to materialize earlv todav. Armed men euarded the streets of Kirvln and a house occupied by negroes near Simsboro, about five miles from here, but according to the peace officers little further trouble was expected, Deputy sheriffs and policemen from Mexia. who hurried here when the renoits first, went out returned to their as ,he shoriff and his deputies had the situation under control. The reports of a riot followed attempts ot the city marshal of Kirvin. Ottis King and a deputy sheriff to arrest Leroy Gibson, a negro. Gibson is said to have tried to escape and was shot and captured. As the officers started to their automobile shots were fired at them and they returned the fire. Allie Gibson, a brother of the prisoner was killed. The prisoner is said to have grabbed one of the offi -
ceis and then was killed. Neither of;terial and two and one-half per cent the officers was injured. on all contracts. Harrison Walters, Not in House foreman of the firm, state dthat the The most prevalent report was that estimated cost of the reformatory was about 75 negroes heavily armed had! about S3,000.ooo. which amounts to
barricaded themselves in large house on a farm. Investigation failed to disclose them in the house. In the meantime hundreds of men from nearby towns started to the scene of the trouble. ! TVi nnnimnnitr ic n oo i ! n 1 T ' year-old girl was attacked and muri dered a few weeks ago. Three negroes were burned to death and one j hanged for alleged connection with i the case. It is said that Leroy Gib . . ... . V. . . . 1 . . . i 1 tuu suugiic io eijjiam frome t Dings m me cast1. Feeling has been high since the lynching? and many rumors that the negroes intended to retaliate have I been heard. One cause of the rumors ! of riots last night was said by some to be overwrought nerves.
74 j MEXIA. Tex., June 3. The situa.55 j tion in Freestone county following ! shooting of two negroes yesterday in
! a gunhght with officers and subse I Quent reports of possible ra ce riots at peace tj w"as so quiet early morning th officers from Mexia returned home. H. J. Fuller, a deputy sheriff said they were armed while men on the streets at Kirvin. but few negroes to be seen. The Freestone county authorities were reported as being confident they could control the situation and were quoted as saying they believed the danger of serious trouble was passed. Officers were on the roads leading into the district where riots were feared and were attempting to discourage men fro mother dies entering. They also were guarding the house where the shooting occurred and in which there were supposed to be a few negroes. RAIL MEN REAFFIRM GRAND LODGE STAFF (Bv Associated Press) j TORONTO, June 3 After thrte I days of balloting, the brotherhood of railroad trainmen, in convention in j this city, have reaffirmed the appoint'ment of the former staff of grand 1 lodge officers. Val Fitzpatrick, of Columbus, Ohio, and M. J. Murphy, of Cleveland, have b;en reelected vice presidents.
RAILROAD WORKERS MAY TRY TO ENJOIN U. S. LABOR BOARD
(By Associated Press) CINCINNATI, O., June 3. Possibility of the use of the writ of injunction in an effort to head up the wage reductions decreed by the railroad labor beard, will be one of the subjects discussed at the conference to be held by executives of railroad brotherhoods and organizations in Cincinnati next week' lr was reported in local railroad Iabor Cjrcies. should k be the opinion 0f ,egal advisors of the brotherhoods a proceeding of the courts it would be an alternative to a strike voe, it was said. Railroad men said that if the Pennsylvania railroad could hold up even the announcement of the decision of the board by an appeal to the courts as happened in the case involving the legality of the ballot for the election of a workers' committee to confer on rules and working conditions, then it declared the same would hold in iaDor- mp ne uie position mat """- uiKauueu lauur inis tu irqueuiiy aeciaimra against tne injunction it would weaken their postion to now seek to use it. Grand President E. Fitzgerald of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, acting for B. M. Jewell, president of the railwav department, American Federation of I-abor has engaged a convention in which to hold the conference next Tuesday. PROHIBITION AGENTS SEIZE TUG AND CREW; SHOOT AT LAUNCHES (Ry Associated Press) NEW YORK. June 3. Federal prohibition agents early today seized the ocean going tug Ripple in the harbor off Brooklyn, arrested 12 members of her crew and fired 30 pistol shots at nearly a score of launches which had gathered to take off a cargo of liquor. As the agents had no craft the launches escaped. The tug. which was used as a mine layer during the war, arrived off Ambrose light three days ago but waited until last night before attempting to slip into the harbor. Under protection of fog, the Ripple sneaked up through the narrows and the launches soon appeared, acting as a convoy. There was a leak in the plans somewhere, however, and seven agents, disguised as longshoremen, searched the waterfront, finally locating the tug near the Erie Basin. The agents said they saw cases of liquor, wrapped in burlap, transferred from the tug to a lighter. At a signal, the agents, who meanwhile had been reinforced by a detail - of police, rushed for the tug. The i lookout shouted a warning and the I fleet of motor boats scurried in all di rections while the agents emptied their pistols at them. When the agents climbed on board the tug they said they saw the crew throwing rifles into the water. There was a hand to hand struggle before the crew was arrested. CONTRACT FOR NEW REFORMATORY LET CHy Associate, Press) INDIANAPOLIS, .TJune 3. The contract for all construction work at the new state reformatory at Pendleton was awarded today by the institution's board of trustees to Latham and Walters, of Indianapolis. The contractors are to receive net fee of three ner ! cent on the cost of all labor and maI about $1,000,000 more than the state j officials had contemplated for the new j reformatory. Work should begin in 1 a few days. j i A i ii in ?-i in r- iiiKi ii r 1 1 1 . Attend Unveiling of Pocahontas Statue (Hy Associated Press) NEWPORT NEWS. Va., June 3. , ' i tribute of j i lie iriLiuie ui a hiiivii ivj umian j maiden who saved from "death, famine ! and utter confusion the first struegling colony of white men from which '. it has sprung" the William Ordway Pat ridge statue of Pocahontas drew . grateful Americans from many states j today to attend the unveiling ceremonies on the historic ground of James- : town island Conducted under the auspices of thi Focahcntas memorial association, thei ! Picturesque feature of Program was the group of little gir Is , i all tracing descent, fioni the famous! racing descent nom tne ramous Indian maiden who were selected to draw the curtain from before tlie mon - of the protector of Jamestown colonvj ailUlUJi, V!1U rtlUl uiururiviiru in welcome to the white settlers. Those officiating at the ceremony were Dr. J. A. C. Chandler, president of William and Mary college, presiding; Miss Ella Loraine Dorsey. president of the Memorial association selected to formally -present the statue to the association for the preservation of Virginia antiquities and Dr. Lyon G. Tyler, son of President Tyler to speak on behalf of that association. Others participating were Thomas Nelson Page, John A. Stewart, chairman of the board of governors of the Sulgrave institute, and numerous church dignitaries. POSTPONE WOMAN'S CONGRESS By Associated Pess) CHICAGO, June 3. The woman's progress exposition originally planned to open today for a week's run has been postponed until next fall or earlv in the .spring of 1923.
ITISH ARMY RELAND IS 1F0RCED Officers and Men of Royal Air Force Followed by 12 Fighting Planes Arrive Battery Lands. TROOP SlilPS ARRIVE iRv Associated Press) BELFAST, June 3 The British forces in Northern Ireland "were reinforced today by the arrival of 12 officers and 97 men of other ranks of the royal air force. They were followed by 12 fighting planes. A battery of howitzers was also landed. Their destination is believed to be Enniskillen near the southern border of county Fermanagh, where there is much military activity. Next week promises to be a busv one in Belfast harbor, as large arrival1; or military forces are expected daily. The flotilla leader Wallace and a destroyer arrived this morning. Several troopships bringing English and Scottish regiments also entered the harbor today. The military in Farmanagh are commandeering automobiles and boats and it is believed that the recapture of the Beelleek salient recently seized by Irish Republican forces is contemplated. Visit Profitable. Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, on his arrival from London told the newspapers that his visit had been profitable and that he was pleased with the results as far as northern Ireland was concerned. The British cabinet, he said, was now fully ad-vis-ed of the situation from Ulster's viewpoint. The 12 Bristol fighting planes were, to be flown over from England this afternoon arl' will be quartered at Aidergrove, n, miles trom this city. The crown forces are gradually replacing the Ulster special constabulary men who have been on duty along thfborder and the latter are returning to police work. LONDON, June 3. The arrival of two British destroyers at Belfast is reported in a dispatch to the Central News. GLOOM PARAMOUNT IN IRISH SITUATION; RUPTURE IS AVERTED rp.y Associated Press) LONDON, June 3. Rupture of the Irish negotiations has again been averted but there is little disposition here to take a very optimistic view of the situation. The answers of Arthur Griffith, president of the Dail Eireann, to rix questions put to him by the British cabinet, the natureof which was not given out, were declared "Satisfactory" and Mr. Griffith left last night for Dublin and Prime Minister Lloyd George for his Whitsuntide holiday at Criccieth, Wales. The gloomy feeling here was in creased by Mr. Griffith's st.vemen' before his departure that the position appeared the same as it was in December. The question of the influence of E;mon DeValera the Irish republican leader crops out in many speculations and it is assumed there will have to be some modifications in his pact with Michael Collins before fhe rival views regarding the new Irish constitution can in any way be harmonized. One extreme opinion is that Collins entirely in DeValera's hands as a rei suit of their aereement and caunot escape even if he wishes. Up to Delegates The Westminster Gazette. Those liberal views and good will toward Ireland are well known, gives conspicuous publicity to a special article which says: "It was stated after the second meeting of the cabinet that the outlook was better. This is nor the case. Improvement of the situation does not lie with anything th3 ministers can do; it depends upon the willingness of the Irish delegates to submit a new draft of the const'fui tion. Unless amendments to this ar-: i made, the treaty will not be ratified, j "It has been plainly intimated to i Griffith and Collins that the next and ! only possible move lies with them, j There is hope that they will accept the situation and produce acceptable Z tor rzi fy r. sir nl-. V. . , If V, J - i f- J fication of the treaty (by the Imperial parliament") AUudi to , .. the military nossfhilltv i . c,voti ,,', ..' , D correspondent savs the 15.000 1 Briu Dublin will parade ki s birthday, their bands playing the national anthems. BURN BANK VAULT; GET $7,600 HAUL (By Associated Press) FARWELL, Mich.. June 3. Robbers early today burned a hole in the vault of the Farwell State Savings bank herp with an acetylene torch and escaped with $7,200 in liberty bonds and $400 in money. An automobile used by the robberswas traced to a point four miles south of here, where the trail was lost. A druggist observed four men drive to the bank, unload their torch equipment, unlock the bank door with a. skeleton key and burn away the vault door. Before officers could be summoned the thieves had fled.
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