South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 338, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 3 December 1920 — Page 1

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NEW DECLINES CABINET POST AFTER CONFAI

Indiana Senator and Lodtre Hold Conference With Harding's Advisor. TO REMAIN IN SENATE i Daupherty Hold s Series Meetings With Cabinet Possibilities. of WASH I. NT.TO:', Dec. 2. KÜTu.l aTiou of S r.atcr.s Idije of Mass., anil .V''w of Indiana, art prospective oihirt of lYec-Ident-elect Uardin'.s t h 1 i ji L were reported to be .l d :inite development of the t her'' Thursday of Harry M. Dauherty of Ohio, friond a.r:d adviser of the pre-.-ident-ek-ct. Mr. Daucrhorty conferred with a number of promir.'T.t republicans, including Senators Id.j and New. There va.s no announceri.ent of tlie subject or refult.s of the conferences, but close friends of the senators said that both advi.- d Mr. T.iUhcrty that they df -.sired no cabinet, preferment, believing' that they could petorm better service for President Harding and their party by remaining in the Ken ate. Th MasHiiChusette; .senator n'.aii" pu':l! a t.tatement urging th;ar eoursei rn Sen. New. l'riends of Sen. Lodge yUl tlr.it they beü.yed ;h it his position regarding Her,. NVw applied with equal force to himself. Divus! legislation. Many matters of legislation wer? said to have been dicussed by Mr. iMnhtery with hS repulicai cou:'rte.. Tlu included iVn. "Watson, of Tndiana, who will go to ?'hiladeiphla. tomorrow o confer with Sen. I'enrovo of Pennsylvania, i hiinnan of the s nato finance cornolltee. Tho question tvliether partial tariff revisions to meet conditions re;,'atded u s urgent should be attcmptd during the coming jv-ason of Cc:nri prrlirulnary to general tariff revl.siin planned after Prtst. ll.inltc.g's inauguration, va.i among subject lid to have been taken up sPh Mr. Iaughcrty. Iteu'jrding cabinet appointments, repu'.dh'.in leaders wlu tallied with Mr. Taughcrty fald thero was r,o iifsp stirn cn the part, of Mr. iMuirhejty or any other republican aib r to "frame ;i .slate" of cabinet liiribics for Pr"st. JIardir.g. Mr. I I'lihertv 's nfrrt rices to. lay were . to have dea't vith innumeia-ob-.j'j. :io:is 0; Jecisi ition and party !"'. ii-:'-. with ea'dnct ulivusslui.s a i. irjibile factor. Mr. iv.uch. -rty talked briefly with Sen. Kr'- of P. nn.-yiiani.i. who luis er tnejitioned for Svo. of Stab1, .'it'll I'luif-I ,i conference u:h Sen. Kn.,.v J'rid-iv b for- ln.ivir.s; f r Nurii;'v tu inert Sen. Harding. CITY MANAGER 1 F. J. Grreii Named u Cominiltee to Sponsor Pro-po-ed Legislation. With the r'. ipt of di.p cteh- .- ; J'.-om Indiatni'o'.;.- t. ti- :':. that 1 he he-r:ari s of th el; :uber of . commerce as'.ic! 1 1 i . s of the prin-: . .; ..! e!ti of ;he state plan to c! i.et ivo!y b hind a rail at tho tu t , s-ion of the b pi-CiMi;.' '.. :.'. ik'.it'g , the adoption ef tho i on.mf.i.ot or conu:;.-!ion ma naT form of ro - rr.ric v.t for Ira'.-.a:-! i c itic s c"m s ' tc .ir-.nouncen-o r.t that South. lien?' w;;i be re p !- nt .'. "ror cly in th . irovnn'nt f'T ti." ch.t ':.. (. -.ly-err. meat. Prar.k J. nri"e:i --Tn '.a rv of h- ! i'hip.ii- r .'t romnp. rce r.so- ; i.it.on has lo n appointed n Trem,le r of the le;; tive com:. i'.te " v.-hb-h va 1 II sufo-v. i- the ciiv r.Mt.at; r bi'.'. .T.,1 other l--ri.s'.Ttlorj de'mil of bene;- to the vir;":, jnur.eup tlitie-. Mr. (.rem s-i 1 th-.t ho had ra t y t : en r. 'ti'a ! f h. 1 - :. :r.i::er.t ar.d ; :.at all p...r..-' n er:.'.r.r th. i-.oo.e-! 1 e r.t were tentative 'Jo s. 1 , that h-- laca! orgarv.zat'.an intended J l,.ickirr ':.!':.! b-uivlatiori an?( taa- !io t:nd. r-'.riv.', that the ropc.--; bill steed a go-d ch.r.e of pn?- I . r ir. Pa. il the IfoUvu,. Th r !;1 t:.ak ;r. the o.e. .;;:.! .:: ! or ".. :v. ! i n - v.w' . -t brm ! ir .'eve r.:ni;t o i 1 wr.lt Indian i ' i:ir r a- pr s-:.ti-.i at tlo- '.i: r -- . :air vs'i'P. '. the ; !a t"; T . It j. ho :--. 1 it f.. '. 1 to i.e ! i ,rt ".1 eut t 'he i i':a:i.::t in tlosT.at . T:;e ; -.c ; est r.t ! .1 1 V'e : a t to -,; a eo?' ?.tra ' - I . ,-oo I a . I i ie. ef ; . - j 1 ive prcib'e:.". v, (.- '.'- i at !:-.f et.r-r of the I , v'i-ni: rn ! ' ?-- er ' a r s a :.t a-a'. If dial. a p- i " ! ' l t"' J '!''. hotll ! th-4 r x i "::! ::! I .a! i.i r. r a ia a i r.a'nueh t h- y e..f h i a . r u : f t f f er:.t:: i.t I'.

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Says Snow Would

Put "Kick" Into Railroad Game :', ;.il Th" Xcus-Tiirrs: KI.K'HAIiTNIr;!.. Dec. 2. Loci Xe w York Central railroad othe. :al;:r "praying for Know," they say. in tii- ) lief that a hard snow Storni would b- a. great boon to business m gene ial and the railroad business in particular. Th-y .-ay that a heavy fall of snow would put a sce.ro of more "dead" f'I?'in'3, noT storr1 au,ay h"rv- :-:. for the shop.-. In addition, more seasonable- win-te-r wath r would have the effect of creating a greater demand for many products from tthe Pit; central market"., thereby Increasing freight traffic. "Snow now would put the kick back into the railroad v;anie," is tile way one local oflicial expressed it. INTEREST GROWS AS WRIGHT JURY IS BEING DRAWN Alleged Murderer Watches Men With Whom His Fate May Rest. LAi'orrn:, Ind.. Dec . with four peremptory challenges remaining for the defense in the selection of ;t jury for the. trial of Jack Wright, alleged murderer of Ib-nry Muessel, it was said by attorneys in the case that the jury will be seketed Friday afternoon. The defense has exercised IK peremptory challenges and lias examined 4S men. The state has challenged several men for cause, but have not found it necessary to us-. any of the peremptory ehallen-: s Pros. Samuel Schwartz, who is conducting the examination of the Veniremen for the state, is insisting tin; the jury' be made up of men who will inl'uct the death penalty if tile fact-, show that Wright is an accvory to the crime in which two Seuth P.end men were killed by one of three bandits. Only one of the original panel of Jurors has survived the quizzing of both the hfate and defense. Pack Court P.ooni. Of the second venire of ZZ men there were eight in the Jury room when court adjourned Thursday ni-'l.i. According to court officials a m o ! supply of veniremen have been o.a 1 and during the hearir.cr and it is no. eoee(( d that a third venire wiU he iu (. -,.. a ry. Much int r m in the riM has been arousvd in o til Ii'ofte arid South I t. t i . 1 as evidenced by tlo l.ni,"f w-t in the c ourt room during the In :t 1e.-tir.r tlie ballots f.-r the venire the court bailiff and sheriff b.!ve sivured Hp n from all parts of tbe roii!i!y. T!o- lefense ;i 1 1 o riows. lewtver. are seeking to get a jury bvnie up of men frcm Michigan City and part-- of the eminty w lo re tlie '. ok murder has failed to prejudice the mlvi'.s of tlie people nra!n"t iKeire,! murders. Wiirlit dhes Opinion. Willi IM ?durv;e;. one of the Mae-i-s--el Hiviui'i: "o. !!rni. who w.. in'wk bv ;t shut from bl.e ill tho it the time of the robbery .mil t IUI fit er. a constant .attendant ii, ii.e co'iri room, wrmiu na oeen . ... "!-, .'. 1 . 1 ideiri .ed by him as one of the trio ef robbers. Wrh'ht. during the monotony of the amin t ion. sits in an easy eVur 1 "li.ml his attorneys, -x.. mines the prospeetivo jurors with the scrutiny of a professional psychologist, and leans forward to t:ive his opinio:: of the prospective jurors to 0, a 1 1 .reev S. T.he d.-f r.se js T.iahing ffeq-n -it obieet iiU's to the (piestions of pros. .-:eh. art.', lilt th.ev 1) ! V e b en for t he i "lost p art ovt r-rule l by Judge da ..a s'a.vi . I !U si; STOCK. I..MM .Ti:. Ind.. Pee -. Sfock-hobb-rs f,f Jl" h.itiin-Mor!'4v H"il- r com o u.y, btavifa.cturois. !orre t"dnv Ot.'d to iierease sto.'k of the i'ill' . - .-. r . . t A A . . cem ironi ja.-e.i eu so -ov."v".

Italian Leaders Meet to Avert D'Annunzio Clash --- j poM!" Pee -t.,,r ::ouv thanj-'l.'-. the Giornale D'ltalia cr;,rc:cs j an hoV'x-sdiiday M:msot of War lh;U may y-.W? j ... .. its-If :nto a traueuy. I. po:nts out, lb'uonii conferred with K:r.-r it tor J t ,ri . p,jjnun7lo p rs!st in or pos- , lh.ira.mu. 1 ev r th,- lr.::r.e situa- i i-.o tpc treaty of Ilap ilh . Vellevin.v: : ta-n. 'he wir mini -tar at;, rwatals that the pact made too n.artv s erri-I I ro.. ed:;:g toutther with Minister ia s of Italian i !? est s in tho Adri-' ! ,ta' iia- so . )ii to . , pi en.'er i :t :c t!"at he is determii.ed to 'p.'jtti Tl'. v.- cos lit itio. ls ) i j- v . : t t?i- treaty b imr applied, v. a-. 1 . --1 : . ..-.nor Ib bo. i v.ho !',o.:-;c th it Serbia's v ltional ;.-! v o- du.' to h ave tor tb ra va a j ve.nbly will ra t ratify it. in which ! t a 1 '. . i h d-lej-n. to tb- bat.' i e u( ,:,., P'Aui.uiui'i thinks Italy would .'V-a - has 'p. pop. hi- 'b part-are j at: i m adjuire complete- Iii erty of ! n: v.-n of th-'' ef.tv.tv of tlb- Mtua- . r.ctiop. : ti- n re it'-d bv 'he .ondut .:th; 1 lie Italian .ve: raacnt, however,: j , ;;;;! . The w ar t lit Lt-T i ', the raw ;. ; r p'ditis out. i o? :-iders '. j. '. r th.ir : i '-sibb t av ;d, tre atv of !!.r illo as already '; ..e. eiia t t'T b' tw- n the regular !t Inz b. . n rati;--d. by S'lbiai i',,a,o pa ..p-- ot i;. r. Cav.;iii an I tb'o.i.h tlo appraval of the prince-1 ! A:-.e"i.,:o s s-,1 lb :s. and s'ili hoj. e j ,-; et .um! that it is only ailing t.r-.-.t, a b'.ec'ade is da tin-.: V'ium ' :ie i atir -ation of tlie Jta d:.n senate j af.ii ore . iv. :w- i ; e dit iors bv ) b. f.n Ik inv; pot into fi ree. TiiereP A n u : .' los v '.',:nte-i s i;iv ebi-j fere, C, u. a vie. Ha has be "n or el -red j

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EATING PLACES ANNOUNCE FALL IN MENU PRICES

Deel inc in Meat Quotations and Foodstuffs is Responsible. PREDICT FURTHER DROP Kable Restaurants Announce Full Meal at Former Price of Steak. Prices of food took the t'rs-t big drop of the a . i n S vuth Petul eatltr.; houses Thursday. Pi-oprietors cd tlie various restaurants of the eity predict further dvoj s its the v. hole.vale prices flunctate. (. A. Chirk, manager of the Kable restaurants, said Coat by .Tauuary 1 price of all meats would be lowered. The. drop Thursday in the Kable stabllshmc: nt will enable the consumer to )ui clvso a steak, bread, butter, coffee and potatoes ai the -ame prive that steaks Were quoted for before tho drop. Tlu Oliver hotol man.mement announced that their prices were being lowered consistently with the wholesale m.akets. Potatoes dropped to n cents a serving. Prices ot" rk and veal have also been lowered. The management of the Jotfersem also iuotd lower prices. At the Washington prices of veal. Pork, vegetables and deserts were 1 iwrred. lte.tautant men are of the opinion that radb-al cuts "vculd be out of the question ;.t th- present time dte; to the v n steadiness? of the v hole sale n . irkets. They all agree aowevt r, that the clay of the h. c. I. U nearly over so far as "catt;" are concerned In cutting the prices of meats the restaurant men announced that the lirt droM would ho from live tc to cents per cut. The drop in tho prices of choice cuts of pork is the most notable. Komo of the places an order is 1 cents cheaper. Due to the larze crop of potatoes and tho comparatively low prices quoted by wholesalers the restaurant men are able to svll the vegetable at lower prices, they s-ay. Ir. many places they will be included with tho meat orders without charge. JAIL TERM 'DROP' 111 LOCAL CITY COURT Three -1); Sentence Metel av Out in Liquor Law Violator Case. The three-day Jail sentence came in orno iti South Hend Thursday afternoon ,1 drop of 7 days from the customary minimum packatre handed cut to persons convicted for violation of the prohibition law. ( 'onv ie tions in city court for the same of tense have lesulted ill Ceraiin ir.sUha t c)ninement at th.e statt penal farm for u jieriotl of Mouth-., it is whispered iti certain l irt'lt S that "AHy got off easy." Alliv ilm'.-n't think s-o. It is saiil. and may appeal from the city Court lecisiori of special Judge lldward loraii. .Michael Alby, proprietor of the soft drink bar in .Mngyar at ! S. Chapin st. was found guilty of the unlawful possession f liqu(r for .-ale and sentenced to serve three days in th teeunty jail and fined l-'0 and costs by special Jude' Porart in the city court Thursday aittr:iO(?i. Alby was arrested two weeks ago by assistant chief vi police issidy and a, tietail, of efflcers who entered his place of business and i-eeured a quintity of liouor. It is understooel the case will be appealed. The cases of John Hitsell. Joseph p.. sowski anl Anna Cruolczyk, charged with failure to Mnd tluir tluldrtn to si hool will be tried in the ntv court Thursday r.iitht at jt e.eupy th.e i.-.ar.els of en.i atbi ! Arl, whieh the treaty -si"iad to Juo-alvia.

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ltobert Peech, three years and four month?, second prize winner, ami Jayne Wheeler, just three, winner of the tirst prize in Chicago's recent health contest. Twelve thousand and forty-five youngsters under tlie age of live years were examined. Jayne'a prize is $1,000. Ilobeit was awarded $500 in clothing.

CONSIDER CHANGE IN LEAGUE PACT Artiele X Not Mentioned in Debate at Geneva Session. fi2NEVA, Dec. 2. (IW Tl o Affwcinted Trefr-J. ) Amendments for revision held the floor of tho assembly of the League of Nations Thursday, the debate bringing out clearly that amendment of the covenant was in the minds of nearly all the delegates, some of whom wero nicro pressfing In their desire for a perfect instrument than others, but all thinking of a revision that would remove obstacles to the entry of the United States. Article X wa not momtioned In the. debate, but has Ix-eu frequently discussed in Mnall circ!ea and X. W. Howell of Canada, when he insisted that adoption of :i relution by a commiPee should net he understood a closing the door to the presentation before the assembly of other emt ndments than thoes propovM by the Seanelinavians. i aid to have in miml the article that has been subjected to much contention. lrojMN;il Compromise.!. The' delegations of tlie P.rittsh dominions have been snudyintf how to approach the assembly on thi question. The eventual proposal to eliminate article X U somcwhnt compromised by the perioral undcr-stantlin-r that consiiU-ration of ail proposed changes should Le postponded until studied by si special committee. Thi.-i underst andin r. howevc. can;o largely from the anxietv af the delegates not to precipitate revisions until the attitude of the United States under the new government Is known. Leon Kourgeois. of the Trench delegation, is preoccupied lest the investigations of the committee should lead it to consider alterations involving a revision of the treatv of Versailles, and he demanded, Thursday that it he understood that the committee should declare itself in com per ten. to consider any amendment to the covenant that invol.ed modification of the treaty. Deputy Sliot IVhcn Crowd Attempts to Lynch Fivc C.cibpsiu Ute N. C, Dec. 2. One ma;i. If. Putrell, former deputy htrilf of Wayne county, was shot luring an it tack on a special guard of 2 citizens barricided iu the Wavne county court house when a mob of citien tired upon the jail in th? attempt to sedze and lynch negroes, "n-dd for trial charged with the r.-urelcr of ; white man. The lirir.cr lasted only a few minut s J'arricaded behind flt mat-tre--'"S, tlu- small force in the court house re turned the hre one! 1'utrell was killed. The nob scattered, hut further trouble was expected and a company of state troops is er.ro ute hero from Durham. House Committee Favors Suspending I mm igration WAS 1 1 LV ;TGN. 1 oc. ,---Te nta -tive approval wa i,'iven Thuisdiv by numbers of the house ;p migration committee' th- hill framed by Fep. John -on of V,.uh:ncto: chairman of th- committee, which r -tirally would suspend hnmigratior. for a t'a car lerlod. Mr. .Ichrsm j.iid he would introduce themcasipa Monday when con:-,n..--: cctive ne r. Committee members faid thy wer-- hopeful that bo'.h the house ard p.-r.ate wubl disp'e-c e i inimi--'r;ition leuisliticn early in tlie session.

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- - V - . : a X- ... -5 '"x CHANDLER URGES NORMAL BUSINESS Says Duty of Merchants to Get Buying on Normal Basis. Underproduction, extravagance and tho efforts of certain claques of business men to keep up prio were blamed by WI. Chandler, presidcent of the s"Mtional Association of Purchasing Agenbs, and a-ssisdant secretary-treasurer of the Dodge Mfg. Co., for the business depression industry is now going through. The? statement w;a made in an address at the Kiwanis club luncheon at the Oliver hotel Thuisday noon. "It is likely that "this period of depression will be short," raid Mr. Chandler. "People are already getting rid of the uncertainty that has characterized the buying public, und are coming back to the normal Condition where they buy what they neeti for the time, yet are not stocking up to any irrt.it cxtebt." A. Warning and -ome advice to the merchants of the Kiwanis jroup as gmn by the speaker, -.v'-un h-' declared that they miht as wall take any lo.. that are coming to them, .smile as if nothing; was the matter, ami convince the pec pie that the time to buy their neccssita. s, is the present. Says Jiity of Mcrcliniit s. Pe-ciat tat that the cam.p lign of ai'v.TtMng which mnnv stties are mal. in jr. in which tlie re.-il truth .- .ivtu about market Cnd Jtioii. and the pjuds that they are selling, is ha v in. its t fleet on t!ie r-m-ral public. "Industry is always ba-fd on thecondition of tho buyer," declared Mr. Chamlkr. "Kv ery busitusi man owes it to himself and the rest of the business world to vret the people b.ick on a buying bas'i that the production which is so vitally needed may be bro.'ght back to normal. James Dillon of Chicago, a representative of the Masscy-Pf undstein corporation, entertained the diners with some dialect stories, and eoktd rounds of arqilause. Warr.'ii II. Miller, manager of the Olsen & Chan jewelry .store, whieh lias recently move-d to Its new location in the Plackstone theater .milling, gave ns hin oral boost o the day a short review of the history of his company. Seoul Instructors Hear Talk by Logansport Man At Chamber of Commerce Raymond Loftu?, scout executive of Ivocransport. formerly of Toledo, )., was the principal .speaker at th meeting of the scout instructors held in the ChamT,er of Commerce hall Thursday night. The speaker told of the eliffercnt me-thocLs of teaching various phasts of the pcout program. Ther. were ."0 fout othcials who took part in the discussion following the lecture. This number represents 20 South F.e-nd troo. F. VV. Maaloe department commissioner of Seuth Fend tave a talk en first aid. Following the program of ia'.ka a luncheon was served. Bullock to Speak at Annual Church Banquet Col. C. S. P.ulloek will be the principal speaker at the father and .-eon banuuet h'M this evening at the SuarvsiJe. Presbyterian church. Indications point to a large attendtr.ee at the annual affair. Dr. M. M. Rogers, pastor of the church, was in Va'piraiso Thürs lay, where he delivered two addresses at a church convention.

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MASONS ENTER PROBE OF NEW YORK "TRUST"

Grand Jury to Bring New List of Indictments Against Builders. MILLIONAIRE ON TRIAL Witnesses Say Masons Organized to Boost Price of Stone Work. XLW YOU K, IV?. 2. While the joint legislative committer Investigating the "building trus:," continued its inquie-v Thursday into tlie activities of building materials or-sanitation-:, the November grand jury was frinding o a number of rdwtme.il !.t i: . o - ina. prisec.'.on of ".cson-J exposed :nvcstigati n. by the Iiobe-t 1'. r.rindell. ltr'.sident of th. lPaildmg Trade-; council, thiee times i)reK.u.-ly indieted for extortion and a't i.i.'.oi extortion, aram was on the 'i--t Jrinde 1 i.p to Jnhe Mub'pueen i i g. nea! sessions Thursday. This was leirned when he appeared before Judge Mubiueen ; Thursday nijht, ac companieel by his attorney, and pleaded not guilty. Tho nature of the charge was not disclosed, three ethers said to have ben named in the same indictment had not, yet been served with bench warrants. Pirindell's bail of $100000 on the other indictments was continued. Investigate Masons. Lesiebu continuing its inquiry into tho activities of the Puilders' Supply bureau, the Association of Dealers' and Masons' rratcs and the Mason Supply bureau the committee t day heard testimony alleging that the rtono mason contractors of the city had organised for the purpose ol boosting tho price of masonry This organization the Stone Mason Contractors' assoc'ation it was r-JIc-ged by Anthony Presch, .mason contractor, made a bullion dollar levy on its members annually and forced contractors into mrmber(CüNTLN'UED OX PAG 12 FUUK. MEAT PRICES DROP TO PRE-WAR LEYEL IIu.s as Cheap as in 1913 on Chicago Market Beef Prices Dropping. CHICAGO, HXc. :.(ny the As - ROCiated Press.) Hogs on the hKf have returne.i to what is practically their 131 pre-war price, judgllb-T; from price? paid Thursday by tl:-. ; five. packers." I'ork anl pori; produchs .it w lioloale of th; insti - tUte of American Meat Parken in-elicate-.s and have r.-aeheU the price! provaüir.-T in .H when the United, States entere-d the war. j Iecf ii also on the downward; b-ith. Tho Wholesale- price of beef I

lois dropped seventeen per cent since-j ii'e-ntitie d the- lodia-. Sept. 1, accorcing to the institutes') Mr--. Rdd was reported to la- the ligures. I forme-r wife of an Fn-.-iish nobh--The biggest lrep reported, how-jman. Iord Favid Howard. ihr e ve r is in live hors. The packing ! el iv-thte Helen Hv ai d, said h-r

house' figures show pork on the hof brought eight cent.s a pound in 10 v. 1913. In July 191. the price reachd I'o Cents a pound. Today hogs ar hark around 10'i cents. Letail priC' however have not

kept pace with the failing whob-sab j dumh "Tf"ni)' r.; fer 1". : ..-ar.--. market, the packlncr hnu. otTieiaisj Previously ha trained tii" h'r.-es fo;said but he dtclir.ed to be quoted j the nie soe-n- in ,,F;;n Hur," anl directlv on the grounds that retail-I appe.-, red liefere the pre.r.T Kilvers mitrht boycott his company, j ii .-org' of Fa '--Land, wh-n that s;eeQuotatior.s from retail dab rs, one tacl- was staged iu London. S'tore classed a:; a hitrh priced e- I Ho ov.t,1 a stahl" of race bors s taMishment and other as a cut rate! and e;r.!y V.'ed n s !a night r.-turi.ed market, show a wid" divergence in from Fowp. Ml., -..h.-re s-ip-r-priee3. partly due. however. both i vised th.e shipping of --me e,f his v.ilrl to st riifferenre in the-' cr.ide off ccdor Lear i s to N'r-v f rl-ans for th.e

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Treadway Changes Story; Says "Smith" is Slayer

PHILADELPHIA. Fee. 2. - - Ar - . - other version of the killing of He nry T. Peirre in his apartment here on the night of ov. 20 was triven cn Thür. lay by Peter D. Treadway, under arrest in connection with the case, according to police. Tread way in an alleged written confession claims he was only an eye--wi:r,e--s to the killing and that "Al Smith." now missing and .-aid by the police i to he- Marion A. t-Kiott, aia me ac tual slaying. List rF'ht the police announced that after he was confronted bv J. A. Moss and Marie "Foots" Phillip", also held in connection with the case. Treadway dramatically ec aimed. '"I killed Pelrce. Fe: thes" others go. I did He is il-!er-d to have said that after "A: Sr.d'.h had beaten Peirre to the tloor, Treadway smotlicred him with a towel. Treadwr y, in his latest version of the police th- tra redy given out by says it was intended to only rob Pelrce, who had but fit in

Pastor and Sons Held for Liquor Law Violations

XASHVILLl-:. Ind.. Du. J Th.e Ibv. Archip S.rbu. pastor of th' , I-umanian orthodox church at Ir-, dianapo, and two nephews vv hoe-( name s have not bee n learned. w r.- : arrest ,i here Thurselay by fe-bral: aire tits, e barged with violating th" federal prohibition '.aw. ' The arrest of the men foIbwe,l a r;iid on Sirbu farm ho:ne, s;v niil--east of lo re, where' he and the- no a are alleireel to have 1 n -nra .,' d in installing two üö-alion s:i:i when J tho oilice-rs arrived. Three hur.-j dreel gallons of raisin mash were . found In the- home. Sirbu was r--leasee! unde-r bond, the olhe-r two men were lodired in the Franklin Jail. The Lev. irbu purcha- il thfarm, which is s.tuated mar here. Nov. L and a few days ago had a load of furniture- brought to the place. VICTIMS OF NEW -YORK APARTMENT FIRE IDENTIFIED Start Prohe of Fire That Cot ! Lives of Five Theatrical Persons. I " j Dec. ZÜ. Identi.'i- i of the tive victims ! NEW YOUK, cation of tlie 1 is who perisheu early Thursday amid flames that swept a !ivv ste,ry apartment hrue in W. ."7th st., as Letiy Jont-s, the wife of Fobby Jones, a dancer in a supper cb'b m London, was mide tonight. The other victims were; l.r. V. M. lotter, vc-terirary of tlie New York hippodrome, trainer of ani-

mals for theatricals and motion v j,n..ss passme id s.utabie : e-la-pictures and on owner of race ! tion. horses. i ila'lr than usp. n.I the rub . th"

.miss r.ve .'uscomt)e. j-.ngn l prwif' micr dansiuse and actn , tl of Victor Lu-eom.be. an e intdoee of

Llevibs, L.n.lon. ! tim.-- avoi,l committing a I Mrs. Hand 1 i'.rovv ;i K.-id, e,(...i j improprF-y. scudent of G,aie;ich. Ontario. i Tho a. tion was ta,-n nn ihM-e'. . Mrs. Jessie J-nkms of Ca Iifr uiu. ommendallon of a roIlirn , e of Ux-c-ittvr cf airs. Jteid. gov-rnor appointed yeerd.iy who j pre '- r.ted the fidlowintr report: Start Illesti:i.tioii. i Th.. 'naeial ituation In thrt i ' . .

Th..' police starti d an inve. tiga- ! i. ... r. f e . . . 4 1 .. - t lea a eue n.im j aiier ieci'..:.-. r. pirts that Htairways w.-re- niis-ipc; hetvvee ii ce rtain lloer.s o( tlp building and that there war.' no !';: i a:e-s. Tli.'.v also re "rted le-amiii tiiat an automatic ek.utor v.u. 5 in Use belw.en lloors not s rv d by th .-.ta.ir.vays anrt tliat th- l'-vator ha-i 1-e-n run down to the third iioor and stopped. r. lv.:sceinil.'s a a i rt-il ! i ! : i 11 wer- found in a c.orrkI(,r. or." h'i'hr j below her apartment and hist" a i'. w i feet fr.m a Pas.- a-ew ay ie-ioiinr to j t he adjacent buildin-. A pp.' : e nt 1 v .'he had i,(en trapped by fame-.-.' v lo-n in-.-iriiin e scape-. i Mrs:. LUSOOWbe e;Ufl' to . TT r I'b 1 l frCni l.on.don about thre-.- we-ek.-. anU Pietty Joins arrive.! ii X. v York soot", ;I 'IcrWaTuS fl'opl Hi.j.vloJ t live with Mrs. Fu .-(., m n. i.t ni-!H the-y alH ml.-.l in th" h'Xt dOOF l.O'iy Mrs. Frio i:roc-ud..rff. jiarty v.'iv-n according to i friend, who mother h'.ter married a manu facto r-r, I Jo. -well Fa nadian Heid, of od rich, Ont. ("irons and theatric! f..k ef two continents knew r. I'ot'.-r. who had cared for tip- hippo. In :ile".s wir.ti r track m asr n. 1 hi pockets v. ;p n h was F. r u c : J down. j It also wa-- rv. aled Thursday that shortly after Treadway ard th" cirl were brought he-re from Wheel ing. W. Va.. to which oitv they had tied, and who r- thev w. re ;ii rested. sne- se nt a magazine frm lo r ai that in which Treadway was locked' up. Tiifound th pe.Iicc .-nmir.ed i and girl leid w ritte n on or.. of the- pages with h ...- r . . i 1 'ir cl'i-V . . i . ... -- th : Oilovv h all through. D'-n't change. Y"'i know what tomorrow brir.-'s (two more)." The pod. e b lb- that thr f -rer.ee To "two more" means .hn expe-eted Moss and "Al" Smith to f arres:-,p I .-trct iv workir.g n the jo .se said that the Phillip girl t"I 1 -"I. ... Tr..i. -i- it t r- . 1 m .t . ' .. Ml i o et u.i ' i ' ki'l that :er it r' a son sun a ."' SvJ pport. :.r.d fer r. i a vvnv In nil alb trrd statements un-

til last night, wh.-n she sail she had ! civil gov rr 'eft Pfirce's apartment with Mc.sj.,s u. -:(

after the first blow was struck.

EUROPE TRADE BODY SOUGHT BY GOVERNORS

Will A-k Legislation t Find Outlet For Ameritan Farm Froilml?. ASK FFDFRAL BANK AH) Country Fares Cri?i. Sav State e Heads Can. e For Grave Concern. HAKr.lSi.rilG, Fa.. Laa. fr.br the- leadership of C.ovs. W. LHarding vi Iowa and Thomas W. Hick. 'it of North Carolina, tho governora' conference in session h' rrt Thursday went on record a favoring e-reation by the federal government of a foreign trade finance ctlioration desiure-d to come to th" r...ii,. iiii.ric.', 1 f-irtners v. ho (face ruin be i nun' there i.. no mar.:' : f r thl -r hUri,:i! stocks of food.-tu;. :rain and e-th.e.- produc' A report adopted by rs without disenion , th.e govern - ncluded abth.e r'-eonijrier.dation t.,-.at tno reuera. reserve beard Use Its cood ofT:c' h obtain refunding of farmers' eb bt throuph a sys'era of ntral cr'ii;from banks throupnotit the country. Itemed ii l ion Not lire-t. On account of a rub- rrohih;ti':g th Passu-t of formal re sohlt i"n.- : the :;overnors cotiferencc, t!:e aeition taken by the executives wan no' as direct as r ontnnp. it 1 wla n u.e proposition was t'.r.-t. cxpiaiti'-d la' (lov. Karilinz to his colleagues Sat -i.ira.ay. At that tin..- i was pr.-po-- d that a committee nf !:e -o-.-. rr - honld co in person to ash:r.r. on roveri.or.s :cpiC'i to i.c'-jn. .ne ; , oo.-.-i r:iit;rin slmp.y as a r -po: i vv hieh. it was explained. w-ubl b" e.mallv c ffective and at tie -an whob. country : cau'e for the pra - e -S . e i ' line--los ' S' a-ern out not ior o'.-i-iir. . f tens; -- are- r" a 1 v ir liaW b it tlo sVift d. clit.e of p: e.f f.trt.i ( "III!: of t.r ditie-r to f ! r b Pov l:i-;in!i t re a t is .. ..-l' 1" Ti; , Tit ion !" avd f-.re-a a. n . 1 r.i e p I ... i r'. Tl e. eo" j ra . P lit fre: tat "--a pi'-ra. '.'..-''.'.in an-J ,ot h ; ! . ; b:;i : ; ca', fn. r . i r f :. r. eitlilit 11. II. I '' " . e th u a t ( r . .- - r f I ,n,vT!Xn:i j j l "fit.) IN COAL ZONE Hoii-e to Hfiu.-r Caiia.. hv Troon- Cilleet- Huno'r'! nf V eapoiP

GIYE UP ARMS

WIM.IAMS'i::. W. Va.. IP" ' -. Sev.-ral hund.r.-d gur. a::d v'4'r " ;avo l.,-'-! s urre-rid r d d-ir-darry ..irh'.r:ti' s 'if Min" r!- ::' :: " pp.di'a-d 'a.li: .ry lv.v v. : '. ir. ff .- ,-t in ! .,.:! ,-trik- r ?-. it w i tii ,,--,'. T!,;.r.'. : a.i'.i'.ary h ad-ejüart'T-4 h r ' . Th-. surr- mb-r of th- - rr. - w : .p rOT.iphane e ' - .: of ' U rn.an H-'ll, ' '-.T.'iuar.'hr.g f'-L e ral troe.p- in .;!.-- ri . that r i Pe-rson .! -r th. an th- r gu'.arly o; - stit A authoritp-s t.. iv arry or Th.- a Ta::.ih. r w - r: krowi bv the p.! 'it. rv. but She riff T. ilat.kership id b'r- w-r- '" i 4 ., -i: a r. d srv ill arm-- '.'.!'- a' - h.-ri in M-.t-w Th- - . .jd. . oul 1 t" '.., -,!! t 1 by th r. ir. and a hon Mate w..r. r. : 1 Tt.-d .larke-. W. Vi. Th- d -i: b a of the arn..- h ol r.-.t b f .'. rmin,,i ev .. --..-ri'f said. 'it it w as p. jsd la b -:". r ::"".- w ould I r.r T th' m to Wi:;a :-..-. to " e .b-po;..- i in the vault at th- '"":rt hcus-". 'tv r.oo W e.ip-on j. Ri-j.r.ra fr.n i Ma' -wan s' . ! tl hree .P-r.-jtv sh.- riffs, a rr -., ; . ; . i : . . ' ! bv a s'.h-r. h.'oJ m.-.d- a h- u- t house car.va---? t a n M-;t- a . u and P.-'. .T.-.'k: 'od.et. d : .' th-.n ' "i rh'.'s .". ! eV'-ral i-.. . . '', i ri -r: in a e h ."I-'- T " Th-- am', or arms V'he-i. i v .- s . '. Th- -urr- !' r :' th.- . r:. - ' retard- I as a h op-fu! end :. :r-a-in r s-g": by eh ry an i '.: au'lnoriti 1. rv-. iirht h' -;rs h tv- -a."-e'i !" th-- e ' w .''r. :' a -i-- u"' r ha, ing : r per; d to th- : ..'.; ..', " Hall - r. i. i'..i H..:i i or p- ! hi.- f'--r's ,'.- ., o- :'u f-;:!i--ient !?. -tv ;: -"-

- ;..: wi' h v r in tlie iiT :h hi- 'i".' e r. t f ; r c t i o n i'h th- i d r a ' i . -t T h : ; o h.a e n.u h of h!n rp r. i i in I.'te- w j fore--.