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New-York tribune., 1920-03-09

ANDERSON Is referred to as a "sinister
lgure IN American politics." and the
Archbishop expresses his qualification
that the attitude of the Protestant
Catholic utterances of the Anti-Sao Don
Leagues leader.
Anderson Denies Attack
Temporarily, at least, the pending in
vestigation of the league by the Legs-
!ature is overshadowed by the religious
strife aroused by the Anderson letter
Mr. Anderson, addressing a gathering of
Methodist Episcopal ministers at 15O
Fifth Avenue yesterday morning. de-
voted large part of his time to jus
titcation of his previous activities in
this connection. He denied that he or
the league had ever attacked the Cath
olic Church or Catholics, as such. Later
he said that "the time is coming, if it
is not already here, when the Catholic
Church in America will have to decide
whether it will intellectually stand
for an honest test of the prohibition
policy, or whether it will stand with
those who are trying to bring the
violation Of the law"
Mr.. Anderson said also that the
Anti-Saloon League intends wherever
it finds Catholics working, as such,
against prohibition enforcement to
call that fact to the attention Of the
public"
The meeting adopted q resolution
which heartily indorses and supports
the AntiSaloon League of New York
not alone for the work it has done but
in the struggle which is now on and
the vicious counter-attack which seeks
to discredit the league and break down
national prohibition.
Religion Phase Ignored
Nothing was said about the religious
aspects OF Mr.. Anderson's address.
further expression of opposition
olics comes from the Mems Bible
Forum of the First Congregational
Church of Plainfeld, N. j., which has
unanimously adopted resolution de-
claring such attacks wicked and un-
American and the charges unfair, un-
true and destructive of the only thing
which will keep and enforce the
Eighteenth Amendment, namely, pub
lie opinion and good will toward this
experiment in social welfare.
The statement issued last night by
Archbishop Hayes reads as follows:
"Whilc yielding to many pressing de-
mands for a statement on the SANDER
Gus attack of the leader Of the Anti
Saloon League on the Catholic Church
l feel that, in taking notice of it,
should apologize, first Of all, for not
leaving the matter to the decent senti-
ment of New York, which long since
has passed judgment on this zealot,
his tongue and his methods.
81 am gratified, indeed, to observe
the attitude of the Protestant clergy,
who, if may judge from the press, are
not in sympathy with the anti Catholic
uttcrance of Mr.. Anderson.
"My purpose in speaking is not to re-
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Mayor Announces Favor
With Proposal After
Getting Commissioners
Letter Assailing Smith
Prosecutor Insists
On Strict Secrec,
Two Woman Witnesses i'm
Cunson Case Suddenly
Acquire Funds for Bail

Moves Of the Hylan administration
to force the police-vice investigation
into open court, thus compelling i'm
mediate disclosure Of all the District
Attorneys sources of information,
were met yesterday with determined
opposition on the part Of the prose
cutor.
Both Mayor Hy1an and Police Com
missioner Enright wrote letters, in
which they asked for the opening of
John Doe proceedings before Chief City
Magistrate McAdoo, which would dis
pense with the secrecy Of the grand
jury room and compel the appearance
Of witnesses where they might be
cross examined by lawyers for the ac-
cused policemen.
Coincident with this move of the
police came evidences that witnesses
to be used in the pending case against
John j. Gunson, plain clothes man on
Inspector Dominick Henry's staff, have
been approached by outside influences.
Two women being held as material wit
nesses under $4,000 bonds suddenly
came into possession of sufficient funds
to make application for their release.
At the time Of their arrest they said
they had nobody to whom they could
go for financial aid.
Women Still Held
Neither Of the women succeeded in
getting cut of the, jurisdiction OF the
prosecuting attorney, however, Their
application for release on bonds is ex-
pected to meet with surprising disclos-
ures from that official this morning
when they appear before Judge Malone
for final arguments.
The first move that was character
lied as an attempt to force the hand
of Assistant District Attorney James z.
Smith, who is in charge Of the present
investigation, took the form of let
ter from Commissioner Enright to
Mayor Hylan. Commissioner Enright
wrote:
"From time TO time during the
last two years sensational state
ments emanating from an Assistant
District Attorney have appeared in
the press, alleging the existence of
corrupt alliance bctwesn members
OF this department and the vicious
and criminal element in this city.
Most of these statements are at
tributcd to this Assistant District
Attorney regarding whose method of
handling vice and gambling proceed
lngs there has been great deal of
complaint upon the part of number
of the police officers.
"You will remember that some time
ago the columns of the newspapers
were filled with stories cmanating
from the same source regarding an
alleged blue book in the possession
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Open
Fight to Gust
Church Papers
1900 Congregations Over
World Asked to Decide
Question of Excluding
Periodicals by Ballot

AS part Of the long-standing contro-
versy between factions of the Chris
tian Science Church supporting and
opposing the board Of directors of the
mother church in Boston, movement
has been set on foot, it became known
yesterday, to exclude all official litera-
ture Of the church, including "The
Christian Science Monitor" "The Chris
tian Science Journal" and "The Chris
tian Science Sentinel" from the
churches and reading rooms of the
faith.
AS an expression of congregational
sentiment on the proposition, which is
aimed at the board of trustees of the
Christian Science Publishing Society
and is largely result Of the litigation
of the last fifteen months in the Mas
sachusetts courts, the corporate mem
berships of 1900 churches-branches of
the mother church-throughout the
world have been asked to cast their
votes for or against the exclusion
policy.
Sentiment for Church
Numerous Christian Science congre-
cations in the United States already
have voted to exclude the periodicals
and are not permitting their distribu-
tlon in their churches and readirI.
rooms, it was admitted last night by
George M. Dawson, chairman Of the
New York State Christian Science Dele
gates, organized February in support
OF the mother church.
Mr.. Dawson said that wherever the
question Of exclusion is being voted on,
sentiment is overwhelm lmingly in favor
OF the mother church and the board Of
directors.
Four New York churches already
have decided to exclude the publica-
tons. These are the First Church, of
brooklyn, and the Second, Seventh and
Tenth, Of Manhattan. The First
Church, of Manhattan, will vote on the
question next Tuesday night.
A conference Of three Of the largest
Congregations in Chicago has been
called for this week, at which it will
be decided if the entire membership
of the faith in Illinois shall be called
in meeting to vote on the proposition.
The Oakland, Calf, and the Portland,
CnMa
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Present Values
OF Roads Upheld
Supreme Court Decides
They Must Be Basis or
Which to Fix Profits

From The Tribune'S Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, March 8.-Thc Su
preme Court ruled, in decision made
public to-day, that the Interstate Com
mercc Commission must accept the
present value Of railroad rights of
ways and terminals, instead Of tn,
original cost, in fixing the valuation of
the lines.
The decision is regarded as far
reaching victory for the railroads. AS
the valuation eventually determined on
by the commission probably will be
used as the basis of calculating the 5 n
per cent return to owners of railroad
securities guaranteed by the Esch-
Cummins law, the decision of the court
means that the earnings of the roads
shall be calculated on their book value
and not on what they cost.
The effect Of the decision may be to
increase rates, unless the earnings of
the roads this year are " per cent of
their valuation, which is S20,000C00,-
600. Opponents of calculation on the
present value assert the railroads will
earn far more money under -le de-
cision than they would if valuation
were based on>cost
The decision was in test case
brought by the Kansas City Southern,
supported by other lines, which con-
tended that the valuation of $4,000 900
put on its property by the commission
represented its cost originally and was
not a fair estimate of the present
value of the holdings in question, which
were said to be worth Sl0000,0oO The
commission had refused to accept the
latter figure, which was the valuation
put on the property by the railroad.
In its decision the Supreme Court
reversed Federal court DEGREES dis
missing mandamus proceedings brought
to- compel the commission to estimate
valuation by finding the present cost
of condemning the land belonging to
tho carrior
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Archbishop Hayes Denounces
Anderson as Bigotry Breeder
Sinister Figure in Politics, Says Prelate, Denying
Catholics Made Deal With Tammany; Anti
Saloon Leader Defiant i'm Talk to Clergv

William H. Anderson state
called brewer of bg and breeder of
IN an oca statement sent out last night Archbishop
reply 10 Andson charges that Catholics New working
with Iammany politicians prohibition
The document containing the Ahbshops
League leader brief and pointed 1t denies emphaay
alliance between the Catholic Church political and
declares that honest believes enemy
of law order '
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Saueet Demands
Curb on Rents
From a Stat correspondeut


ALBANY, March 8.-Thad-
deus c. Sweet, Speaker of the AS
sembly, wrote tonight to the
chairmen Of the Senate and AS.
sembly Judiciary committees that
the Legislature would remain in
session until legislation had been
passed to protect tenants from
profiteering landlords.
From all sides a constantly in
creasing pressure has been
brought upon the legislators for
laws to restrain the greed of land
lords. 1t was in response to this
almost universal demand, it is
thought, that Speaker Sweet
wrote the letters.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Test of President Is Note on Treaty.
WASHINGTON March SPsiden Wilson's
da fouous:

can authorize the use Of the armed
forces Of the United States on
land or on the sea. But to make
such declaration would certainly
be work of supererogation.
Reservations Held to NulIifv
I am sorry to say that the
reservations that have come under
my notice are almost without ex-
ception not interpretations of the
articles to which it is proposed to
attach them, but in effect virtual
notifications Of those articles.
Any reservation which seeks
to deprive the league Of nations Of
the force Of Article x cuts at the
very heart and life of the cove
nant itself. Any league Of ma
tions which does not guarantee as
a matter Of incontestable right
the political independence and in
tegrity of each of it's members
might be hardly more than fu-
tile scrap of paper, as ineffective
in operation as the agreement be-
tween Belgium and Germany
which the Germans violated in
1914.
Article X, as written into the
Treaty of Versailles, represents
the remuneration by Great Britain
and Japan, which before the war
had begun to find so many inter-
ests in common in the Pacific, by
France, by Italy-by all the great
fighting powers of the world of
the old pretensions of political
conquest and territorial aggran-
dizement. 1t is a new doctrine in
the worlds affairs and must be
recognized or there is no secure
basis for the peace which the
whole world so longingly desires
and so desperately needs. If
Article X is not adopted and acted
upon the governments which re-
ject it will, think, be guilty OF
bad faith to their people whom
they induced to make the infinite
sacrifices Of the war by the pledge
that they would be fighting to re-
deem the world from the old order
of force and aggression.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09

to give the subject Every serious con-
sideration."
Meantime A. ]. W. Hilly, chairman
of the Mayors Committee, on Pan.
Profiteeripg, announced that New VOL
already has a rent strike on it's hand.
Continued on paao f,v,
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Bad Faith Suggested .

They will be acting also in
bad faith to the opinion of the
world at large to which they ap-
pealed for support in a concerted
stand against the aggressions and
pretensions of Germany. If we
were to reject Article x or so to
weaken it as to take it's full force
out Of it it would mark US as de-
string to return to the old world
of jealous rivalry and misunder-
standings from which our gallant
soldiers have rescued us, and
would leave us without any vision
or new conception of justice and
peace. We would have learned no
lesson from the war, but gained
only the regret that it had in
volved us in it's maelstrom of suf-
fering. If America has awakened,
as the rest of the world has, to the
vision of new day in which the
mistakes of the past are to be cor
rected, it will welcome the oppor-
tunity to share the responsibilities
Of Article X.
1t must not be forgotten, Sena-
tor, that this article constitutes
remuneration of wrong ambition on
the part of powerful nations with
whom we were associated in the
war. 1t is by no means certain
that without this article any such
remuneration will take place. Mill
taristic ambitions and imperial
istic policies are by no means dead,
even in the counsels of the nations
whom we most trust, and with
whom we most desire to be asso-
ciated in the task of peace.
Throughout the sessions of the
Conference of Paris it was evil
dent that militaristic party, un-
der the most influential leadership,
was seeking to gain ascendency in
the counsels of France. They were
defeated then, but are in control
now. The chief arguments adj
vanced in Paris in support of the
Italian claims on the Adriatic
were strategic arguments-that
is to say, military arguments,
which had at their back the
thought of naval supremacy in
that sea. For my own part, l am
as intolerant of imperialistic de-
signs on the part Of other nations.
as l was of such designs on the
part of Germany.
Choice of Two Ideals
The choice is between two
ideals: On the one hand, the ideal
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Wilson Refuses to Compromise; No Hope for Treaty
He Says France Is Now Ruled by Militaris
Germany to Ask rs Billion Marks
Loan; Modification of Occupation

PARIS, March sA dispatch Journal from Berlin saws
that the German government will hand
dunn insisting the necessity granting Germany loan Of
45,000 900 900 marks
The memorandum will the rules governing
the Allied occupation, the dispatch adds
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
GOOD MORNING.:

GOOD MOkNING:
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Executives read The Tribune. Call the
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give her your advertisement for to-mor-
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.~csnu ~u . hhonds-$oo. s10o. $500. $1,000
esisn Mnss oought and sold instantly.
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Juggling of provinces, the old bal
ances Of power and the inevitable
wars attendant upon these things.
The reservation proposed would
perpetuate the old order.
Article X the Bulwark
Does any one really want to
see the old game played again?
Can any one really venture to take
part in reviving the old order?
The enemies of league of nations
have by every true instinct CEN
tered their efforts against Article
X, for it is undoubtedly the
foundation of the whole structure.
1t is the bulwark, and the only
bulwark, of the rising democracy
of the world against the forces
Of Imperialism and reaction.
EITHER we should enter the
league fearlessly, accepting the
responsibility and not fearing the
role of leadership which we now
enjoy, contributing our efforts
toward establishing a just and
permanent peace, or we should re-
tire as gracefully as possible from
the great concert Of powers by
which the world was saved. For my
own part, l am not willing to trust
to the counsel of diplomats the
working out Of any salvation of
the world from the things which
it has suffered.
I believe that when the full sig
nificance of this great question has
been generally apprehended, OBJ
stacles will seem insignificant be-
fore the opportunity, a great and
glorious opportunity, to contribute
our overwhelming moral and ma
terial force to the establishment
of an international regime in
which our own ideals Of justice
and right may be made to prevail
and the nations of the world be
allowed peaceful development
under conditions Of order and
safety hitherto impossible.
All Reservations Condemned
I need rot say, Senator, that
| have given a great deal Of
thought to the whole matter of
reservations proposed in connec-
tion with the ratification of the
treaty, and particularly that por-
ton of the treaty which contains
the covenant of the league of ma
tions, and l have been struck by
the fact that practically every So
called reservation was in effect a
rather sweeping notification of
the terms of the treaty itself. L
hear Of reservationists and mild
reservationists, bat I cannot un-
derstand the difference between a
nullifier and a mild nullifer.
Our responsibility as nation
in this turning point of history is
an overwhelming one, and if had
the opportunity ! would beg every:
one concerned to consider the mat
ter in the light of what it is pos
sible to accomplish for humanity
rather than in the light of special
national interests.
If | have been truly informed
concerning the desire of some of
your colleagues to know my views
in this matter, l would be very
glad if you should show this letter
to them.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON,
Hon Gilbert M. Hitchcock,
United States Senate.
m
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09

of democracy, which represents
the rights of free peoples every
where to govern themselves, and,
on the other hand, the ideal of
imperialism, which seeks to domi-
nate by force and unjust power,
an ideal which is by no means
dead and which is earnestly held
in many quarters still.
Every imperialistic influence
in Europe was hostile to the en-
bodiment Of Article x in the
covenant Of the league Of nations,
and it's defeat now would mark
the complete consun4mation Of
their efforts to nullify the treaty.
hold the doctrine of Article X
to be the essence of Americanism.
We cannot repudiate it or weaken
it without at the same time re-
pudiating our own principles.
The imperialist wants no league
Of nations, but if, in response to
the universal cry of the masses
everywhere, there is to be one, he
is interested to secure one suited
to his own purposes, one that will
permit him to continue the historic
game of pawns and peoples-the
Juggling of provinces, the old bal
ances of power and the inevitable
wars attendant upon these things.
The reservation proposed would
perpetuate the old order.
New-York tribune., 1920-03-09
Choice of Two Ideals

The choice is between two
ideals: On the one hand, the ideal
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The Little River news., 1920-12-18
THREE STILLS SEIZED
Sheriff's Raid Near Maud Results in
 Prominent Arrests.

Texarkana, Dec. 16. - Three large copper stills, 1000 gallons of mash, and many other ingredients for the making of corn whiskey were found by the Bowie county authorities late yes- 'terday afternoon when a raid was staged in the vicinity of Maud.
 Those arraigned before United States Commissioner T. N. Graham as re- suit of the raid are, o. l.. Russell of Maud, who made bond for $3,OOO for his appearance at the next term of fed eral court; Ben Brawley, who made bond for $2,500; Henry Alexander, a negro, who gave bond for $2,5OO; Bert Matthews, another member of the party, was unable to make bond. Rus sell, who is believed to be the leader of the moonshiners, is now under a $13,OOO bond pending his appearance for an appeal case in which he was charged with violating the prohibition laws.
The Little River news., 1920-12-18
LAWS DELAY VEXES JUDGE
Judge Charges Prosecutor With Cost
 of Delay in Court.

Hot Springs, Dec. 13.-Because Pros ecuting Attorney John Hoskins kept the court and members of the Petit jury waiting for more than an hour this morning, and then announced he was not ready to take up cases set on the criminal docket, Circuit Judge Scott Wood ordered w. D. Parker, the clerk, to itemize the cost of today's proceedings and charge it to the pros ecuting attorney. It is said the ex- pense will amount to nearly $100.
 Prosecutor Hosk kins attempted to ex- plain that he had been i'll and could provide physicians certificate to that effect, but the court declined to per- init the introduction of such evidence. Later Judge Wood said he had learned Mir. Hoskins had been ill and that he probably will reduce the fine to $25.
The Little River news., 1920-12-18
ANOTHER THRIFTY FARMER
Polk County Farmer Raises Much Corn
 To Help Keep Wolf Off.

Mena, Dec. 14.-Jack Connally of the Rock neighborhood is another Polk county farmer who is not worried be- cause the price of cotton isn't what was expected. Mr. Connally who is native of the county, has 10 bales oi cotton to sell when the price gets right, and in addition has fat hogs sorghum molasses, sweet potatoes cattle and 1900 bushels of corn to help keep the wolf from the door. He recently shipped sorghum to a customer in Colorado and seven hogs sold in Mena this week netted him S22O. He is one of the "old time farmers who made food and feed first and cotton a secondary crop.
The Little River news., 1920-12-18
FAVOR REDUCED ACREAGE
Conway Business Men Will Cooper
 ate With General Movement.

Conway, Dec. 15.-Three decisions were taken at the cotton acreage re- duction conference at the rooms of the Conway Commercial Club last night. The club adopted resolution pledging cooperation in the reduction movement. The club also will take leadership in selecting large delega- tion to attend the state meeting at Lit tie Rock January and 6 under in struction to vote solidly for general reduction. The final decision was to appoint Substitute Crop Committee which will recommend the kind of crops to be planted on abandoned cot ton acreage.
 The meeting was attended by many business men and planters. Several talks were made and the report of Frank Paris, vice president of the Farmers State bank, who was dele gate from the club at the meetings re- gently in Memphis, was given.
The Little River news., 1920-12-18
JOINER IS SURE
Has 6S Votes Pledged, Declares Col.
 umbia Representative.

Magnolia, Dec. 15.-Representative Joe Joiner of Columbia county, elect ed speaker of the House following the resignation of Clarence P. Newton of Pulaski county at the last General Assembly, said today that he had re- ceived pledges of the support of 6S members in his race for speaker of the 1921 house. Fifty-one votes are nec- essary for election. MT. Joiner also announced that Representative R. B. Dickson of Lafayette county, R. K. Mason of Ouachita, J. c. Brookfield of Cross, and T. c. lobe of Hampstead, who had been mentioned as candidates for the speakership, had informed him they would not seek the honor, but would support MT. Joiner.