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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-17
MANY SNAGS BESET
ANGLO-FRENCH PACT
Talk of Replacing Entente
Gets Little Backing in Any
Circles in London.

Special Gable to TIE NEW York HERALD.
COPYRIGHT, 1890, by THE NEW YORK HERALr.
New York Herald Bureau,
London. Dec. 10.
A high diplomatic authority assured
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
that there was no reality. in so far as
the British were concerned, In the talk
of an organic Anglo-French treaty re-
placing the Entente. Lord Derby's ex-
pressions recently were welcomed as
showing the real spirit between the two
nations, but it is reported that the For
eign Office as well as the popular view
here is that there remain too many d.
vergent viewpoints, too many clashes of
interests between the two nations to
permit the tying up of their relations
in formal document at this moment.
1t is confidently predicted, however,
that all these will eventually be
thrashed out in a spirit of utmost
amity, but it is held that the conclusion
of formal bond would cloud rather
than tend to clear them.
This position is directly traced here
to the school of French journalist-oip-
lomatists who. despite protests to the
contrary have said many bitter anti
British things in recent months and
have earned for themselves the title OF
Anglophobe, at the same time causing
the British public, If not British Off
Gals, serious worry about the interi-
lions of their cross-Channel ally. The
opinion is freely voiced here that II
'ePertinax" and other French writers
had been more discreet such an alli-
ance would have been most agreeable
to England should the League of Ma
tions break up.
THE New YORK HERALD correspondent
was similarly assured that there was
no possibility at present of even the
most informal conferences looking 70
an Anglo-American-Ja entente
regarding naval reductions or anything
else. and talk of an AmericaN-Canadian-
Australian understanding against the
Japanese was described as the widest
idea of all. In fact. at the present dis
turbed juncture. with the League o.
Nations demonstrating It's futility ana
the incoming American administration
ais vet indicating nothing concrete re-
garding its foreign policy. British d.
plomacy is decidedly unwilling to com
nit itself to any irretraceable path.
1t was nevertheless, emphasized that
there was nothing in this situation to
Justify the Germans in any way, for in
stance. in hoping for serious split in
the Entente. The united Anglo-French
front at Brussels over points which
were once highly controversial between
them regarding German indemnity and
the methods of payment of it was re-
ferred to as an excellent proof of their
ability to work together without for
NAL bond.
An equally successful settlement has
been announced from Paris regarding
the disposition of the captured German
ships. of which France holds 100000
tons In her hands
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MYSTERIOUS QUAKE
WORST IN TWO YEARS
SeismogrGph at Georgetown
Shows Terrible Shock.

WASHINGTON, Dec 16. Somewhere,
perhaps leagues deep beneath the rolling
blue Of the Atlantic and forever hidden
from the eyes of man. the earth's crust
was torn and twisted to-day by titanic
CONFUSION.
For hours the earth's surface shud-
dered under the feet of its needless mill
lions. Force waves thousands of miles in
length swept outward from that storm
centre like ripples on a rock broken pool.
Yet only the unsleeping seismographs
noted 1t and inscribed a mute record for
watchful scientists who guard them.
First word Of the disturbance came
from Georgetown University here. When
Father Francis A. Tondorf, director of
the Seismographic Observatory. peered
at his delicate mechanism this morning
IL told him OF a shock more severe than
any recorded in the last two years.
Father Tondorf sent out word OF the
shock, thinking IL might be another
great disaster. As the day went by,
however no word came back over the
cables or telegraph wires, leaving to
conjecture the scene and exact nature Of
the disturbance
The chart indicated an east-westerty
direction. Father Tondorf estimated the
distance from Washington at $500 miles.
The earthquake was also registered on
the seismographs at Harvard University.
Swarthmore College Toronto University.
st. Louis University and Chicago Uni
versity. Observers al all of these places
reported the disturbance at about the
same point as Father Tondorf placed Il.
and the photographs made by each APP
paratus showed that the shocks were
very severe. So far as could be learned
the earthquake did not disturb the cable
lines.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-17
COERCION OF CHINA
PLANNED, SAYS DENMAN
Accuses Great Britain, France
and Japan.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16.--Secret treaties
negotiated by the Allies prior to the en-
trance Of the United States into the war
provided that China was to be coerced
into the war" and the enemy ships In
neutral Chinese waters were to be taken
by Great Britain, France and Japan,
William Denman. first chairman OF the
Shipping Board. said tonight in a state
ment Issued here.
Mr.. Denman's statement was IN am
plification OF his testimony yesterday
before a House committee Investigating
Shipping Board operations. In Il he de
clared that II he were permitted TO dis
cuss the Shantung secret treaties 80 far
as concerns the disagreements OF MEM
DRY between President Wilson and Mr..
Balfour" his version would support "the
American as distinguished from the
British side of that case"
Mr.. Denman suggested.S in his state
ment that III the public desires to know
Of British commercial activities against
us during the war; that Congress be
asked ito call the European chairman OF
the War Industries Finance and supply
Commission"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-17
Woman's VIII Recalls
Romance of Civil War

SALEM, Mass, Dec. 16. A
romance of the civil war was
recalled by two requests of $500
each to Clark How Edwards, ST.
Paul, and Jackson How, San
Francisco, contained in the will
of Miss Sarah NJ. Kelly of Haver-
hill, filed to-day. Both bene-
ficiaries are relatives of Miss
Kelly's girlhood sweetheart,
Major Henry Jackson How, who
was killed in battle at Glendale,
Va, June 80, 1862.
Miss Kelly and Major How,
for whom the local G. A. R. Post
is named, were to have been
married upon his return from
war. Upon learning of his death
she announced that she would
never marry. Her death oc-
Cured last week.
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IF POSLAM CAN
help YOUR Skin
do LET IT

II Poslam holds any comfort, any
satisfaction for you in being the means
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long There Is no risk; Poslam cannot
harm; it's work is known to be highly
successful. Soothes, stops itching, brings
quick Improvement. a little does much
because Il is highly concentrated. Clears
red. inflamed compilations overnight.
Sold everywhere. For free sample
write to Emergency Laboratories. 243
West Attn ST.. New York City.
Urge your skin to become clearer,
brighter. healthier by use of Poslam
Soap medcated with Poslam.-AdU.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-17
COMMUNISTS DECLARE WAR.
Circulars Scattered Through Mill
Districts of Lawrence, Mass.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Dec. 16.-Thou-
sands of circulars purporting to have
been drawn up by the Central Executive
Committee of the Communist Party Of
America were found scattered through
the mill and tenement districts here to-
cay. They referred to conditions of I'M
employment. wage reductions and mill
shutdowns.
The way out was said to lie in mass
action, including the general strike,
eliminating in open collision with the
capitalist state, armed insurrection and
civil war" The authorities We're unable
to find the exact source of the circulars
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Mrs. Jack Spreckels, Jr.,
in Reno for a Divorce

spec,o Despatch to THE New York
HERALD.
RENO, New, Dec. 16.-Mrs.
~ Jack Spreckels, Jr., who re-
Gently had sensational escapade
over the theft of valuable jewels
in London and who is the wife of
the head of the Spreckels inter-
ests, is in Reno to establish a
residence for divorce.
She reached Reno two weeks
ago with companion and her
own small son and has leased one
of the largest residences in the
city. She registered originally
as Mrs. Smith.
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G. w. ALDRrDGn IMPROVES.

ROCHESTER,. Dec. 16.--George w. Aid
ridge. Republican leader of Monroe
county who has been dangerously III
with pneumonia at his home here since
Monday passed comfortable day to-
day according TO his physicians, but
they said that he could not be consid-
cred out OF danger until he had made
continued and marked Improvement.
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WIDOW IDENTIFIES BODY.
Victim of Exposure Declared to he
John y. IEammiII of Otnyvn,

GALyEsToN, Tex, Dec. 16--Mrs. +.
Hammill Of ottawa. ont. late to-day
positively identified the body of man
found dead from exposure here Monday
as that Of her husband. John F. Ham
mill. wealthy Ottawa merchant.
A nationwide search for Mr.. Hammill
had been In progress since November H.
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Diplomatic Interchanses.


There was a dispute between Mr.. Mel
sen and Mr. Carlton, Mr.. Nielsen deny
ing that the State Department had made
representations to the British Minister
at the Barbados to prevent the landing
of the Western Union cable there.
Reused by this statement, Mr.. Carlton
said
I'VE are informed that such represen-
tations were made and also that Secre-
tary Colby instructed the American Min
lister in Cuba to represent to the Cuban
Government that If the Barbados cable
Is permitted to land there it will be re-
garded as an act unfriendly to the
United States"
w. NJ. Hawkins, head of a press asso-
citation, testified as to difficulties of
sending news abroad because of lack of
cable facilities.
Secretary Goldhammer of the Com
mercial Gable Company of New York,
described operations of his company,
which has one cable operating between
ton on file at the state Department to
lay q cable between Havana and Miami.
Early in the day Elihu Root. Jr., coun-
sci for the All-American Gable Company.
which is disputing the position taken by
it's rival. the Western Union, warned
the committee that the question was far
broader than the disputes of cable COM
panies and that the action of the State
Department in preventing the Miami
landing was in the interest not of any
commercial concern, but for the pro-
lection of the Government.
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Early n Catholic Convert.

81 was a convert to the Catholic
Church." Mr.. Biddle said. "The monas-
tic life appealed to me and / entered the
Trappist order. passing through the pro-
stationary stages until l was ordained a
priest.
GAS the years went on my studies in
church history convinced me that the
Protestant form of church government
was the form favored by the early Chris
tan writer's. was influenced in particu-
lar by the writings of st. Paul l also be-
came convinced that celibacy was not
obligatory on the clergy.
ABOUT two years ago l left the mon
astery and the church. Since then l
have passed my time in Washington. and
in Warrenton with occasional trips to
other cities. I entered the Catholic
Church in California. Later / went to
Gethsemane. Because Of my studies |
was led to believe that the Protestant
or Evangelical form of such government
was the primitive form. l have made
this is a life study. With me this is
conscientious belief. 1 had to make the
change.
II think the Presbyterian form of
church government Is the most demo-
cratic. may take up the ministry here.
am in some doubt. At present l am
not affiliated with any church"
Mr.. Biddle first met Miss Gaines one
year ago in the jefferson Hotel. Rich
mond, Va. She was at the hotel with
her invalid brother, c. Fairfax Gaines.
The former monk fell swiftly in love
with the cultivated Virginia woman.
Mr.. Gaines and his sister left Rich
mond soon after this meeting and went
to Atlantic City, where it was hoped
the invigorating air would aid the in
valid Mr.. .Bddle also went to the sea
shore and began his wooing. Later
when the brother and sister went to
Pinehurst. N. c., Mr.. Biddle followed.
Makes Homo I'm warrenton.
The brother died last May at Pine
hurst. His sister returned to her War
renton home Mr.. Biddle took up his
residence at Carter Hall, Warrenton,
and was a frequent visitor ut the Gaines
mansion
The Trappist monas tery at Gethsem-
ane, KY, forty-eight miles south Of
Louisville. stands on a knoll with broad
acres Of farm lapd surrounding it,
There Mr.. Biddle. as Father Alberto.
performed a certain amount of manual
labor every day, in addition to his stud
les and devotions.
Mrs. Biddle has three brothers,
Thomas Foster Gaines Of New York
city. Col Greenville Gaines and John
Smith Gaines both Of Warrenton. She
has one sister, Mrs Elizabeth Foster
Gaines Smith. widow of Col Thomas
Smith. who was the son of one of Vir-
ginia's civil war Governors.
Mrs. Biddle has been In Washington
for a month with her cousin, Mrs. Caro-
line Robertson. and her mother, Mrs.
Wyville-Gaines
Mr.. Biddle's father died here in 1875.
The late Col Caldwell Keppel Biddle
was one of his brothers. and the late
Cadwalader Biddlc. known as penolo-
glst, was his uncle.
He obtained his middle name, Cornell,
from his great-grandmother, Rebecca
Cornell Of Rhode Island. She became
the wife Of Clement Biddle of Cen.
Washingtons staff.
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landing" said Nielsen, but they had
been expressly warned not to attempt
it, If force was used 1t was only De-
cause it was necessary to prevent sur
reptitious landing"
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.BIDDLE, MONK WHO
UITCHURCH, FINDS
BRIDE IN VIRGINIA
Former Father Alberto OF
Gethsemane Monastery
Surprises Friends.
HE NOW is 50, SHE is 48
Miss Mary L. Gaines of f. +.
V. Descent Becomes For
mer Priests Wife.
LIKES PRESBYTRIANISM
Kin of Philadelphia and New
York Families Swerves in
Religious Ideas.
LES PRESBYTRIANISM

Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Love at first
sight with a charming Virginia woman
of distinguished ancestry was the
sequel to twenty years of austere,
monastic life spent by James Cornell
Biddle OF this city. a former Trappist
Monk.
Descendant of one of Philadelphia
oldest and wealthiest families, son OF
a former United States Minister to
Ecuador and Cuba, with an ancestry
Intimately linked with such names as
washington and others who played
leading roles in establishing this ma
ton, Mr.. Biddle yesterday married
Miss Mary Lena Gaines of Warrenton,
Va, daughter Of one Of the Old Domin-
ions first families. The ceremony took
place in Washington, the Rev. DR.. II.
Allen Grifiths officiating.
The couple are now at the Cairo
apartments, Washington, and plan to
go to Paradise, the brides Colonial
homestead, near Warrenton, after New
Years Day. Mr.. Biddle is 81 years
old; his bride is 4S.
In an exquisitely furnished apartment
In Washington, a striking contrast to
the bare, straw palleted cell where he
spent his sleeping hours for twenty
years, Mr.. Biddle talked freely to-day
of his marriage and of the religious life
he had left.
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Do your Christmas Shop
ping early.
Avoid the crowded trains
and trolleys.
Carry your purchases
home with you.
Shop this year by Auto
mobile.
Any of the reliable auto
renting
Companies, whose adver-
tisements
Appear in
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BRITISH CONTINUE
CABLE CENSORSHIP
Senators Learn That Ameri-
can Firms Lose Contracts
Through Leak in Messages.
WESTERN UNION FIGHTS
Denies Right of State Depart
ment to Prevent Cable
Landing at Miami, Fla.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Wash q

Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 16.
British officials in the secret service
read and censored every cable message
to the United States during the war
originating in London, and are doing so
to-day according to testimony adduced
to-day before the Senate subcommittee
Of the Interstate Commerce Committee
This was asserted by f. K. Hill, u. S.
N, retired naval attache in RIO De ia
Metro during the war, and confirmed by
President Carlton of the Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Mr.. Hill recited instances in which
cable messages sent by American con-
Germs to Brazilian firms with view to
obtaining contracts for the sale of goods,
and quoting prices, in some manner be-
came known to British competitors who
underbid the American firms and got
their contracts away from them
New features of the dispute between
the State Department and the Western
Union over the attempted cable landing
at Miami figured in the testimony, the
action of the State Department being de-
Tended by Frederick K. Nielsen, solicitor
for the department. as entirely without
the legal rights of the department
VIII Fight In Courts.
This was disputed fatty by Rush Tag
CART counsel for the Western Union, who
insisted that the department in ordering
naval forces to stop the landing had
violated the law and the rights Of the
telegraph company under the act of
1865. Mr.. Taggart opposed the kellogg
bill to give the President power to con-
troll cable affairs through authority dele
gated to the State Department.
Gables are neither diplomatic nor
political instruments" said Mr.. Taggart.
''They are instruments for the transac-
ton Of interstate and foreign commerce,
and Congress has the sole power of regu-
lating such traffic under the Constitu
ton. 1t has never delegated that power
and our rights have been violated by the
State Department. We intend to as
sert them through the courts. The pre-
cedents upC which the State Depart
ment relies al nenerly an assumption of
an authority they do not possess"
Mr. Nielsen denied the assertion of
Western Union officials that they had
not been notified by the department to
make no attempt to land their cable at
Miami.
Not only had they been given no
executive permit for the Miami cable
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THE NEW YORK HERALD

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handsome touring
Car or limousine, at rea-
sonable charge.
Consult them and solve
your shopping
Problem.
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daily or section
Two on Sunday.
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Special Gable to THE NEW York HERALD.
Copyright, 1890, BY THE New York HERALr
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CAMBRIDGE

J.. {. Palmer spent Christmas nj his
home in Ferrsburg.-A. a. Twss. of Bur
lington, spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
6. W. Labounty--,Tohn McCuin and fam
fly. of Bakersfield, visited at w. S. Payne )
last vocabulary Clark. of the navy. is
spending fow days with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill Clark.-Mrs. Il. G. Wells
is spending the week in Springfield, Mass.
with her sons. Carlyle and Charlcs.--Mrs.
Sarah Brush and son, Warner have re-
turned to Boston after spending several
months ut their home herc.-Miss; Dorothy
Gates, who has been visiting her father.
II. S. Gates. has gone to Bristol to spend
the winter.-Mrs. Hattie Otis and daugh-
ter, Annie, have been the guests of rcla-
tives in town the past week.Thc Misses
Dorothy Leavens and Edith Start returned
to Montpelier Seminary Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Smith were at the Fanny
Allen hospital Saturday to Wis
II Miss Winnie Storcy.Mr. and
Mrs. d. ]. Stevens and Mrs.
Stevens's son. Jacl; Kendrick, visited at
\. -. Cuttings Sunday. Mr.. Kendricl;
returned Christmas from overseas, where
he has been for three years.-Mrs. \. D.
Cutting and daughter. Adelne. We're Wis
itors in Burlington Monday.--Mr and Mrs.
Eugene Blanchard spent Christmas witt,
their SONS in Burlington.--Mr. and Mrs
Leon Ellsworth have returned TO Rut-
land
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THE BURLINGTON AND TINES THURSDAY JANUARY

Marjorie Spaulding, who is a teacher OF
Kindergarten work in Taunton. Mass.
is passing the holidays here with her
father. +. r. Spauiding--v. A. Grant
and Laurence Leonard were in White
river Junction, Tuesday to attend
druggists meeting. N. s. Morgan and
daughter. Olive, Of New York city came
yesterday to pass u few days at Edwin
Morgan's.-Mss Merle Allen is cashier
III Bell brothers storc.Pearl Gaylord of
Waitsfeld has been visiting his brother.
n. NJ. Gaylord, this week.-Mrs.. Leila
Dean of Montpelier passed Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. Hattie Nichols. a
daughter was born December - to Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace G. Kerry.--Miss Marion
Salisbury Of Washington, D. c., Is in
town for n short stay with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". r. Salisbury.-Burton
Averill and mother. Mrs. Clara Averill.
wero in Claremont, n. H.. Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Averll.-ATr
and Mrs. Robert Gay of IIaverhill. Mass.
who have been with Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Gay. have returned to their homc.-Miss
Dorothy Alis of Boston was with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Allis over
tho holidays.-Mrs. Fannie Blxby Of
Newark, ~ j.. visited her mother, Mrs.
]. G. Alden, at A. J. Curtis last week.
Miss Beatrice Pinny is in st. Adams
visiting relatives this week.-Mrs.. 3. G..
Sheldon went Monday to Sheffield, where
Mr.. Shcldon's mother is very ill.-Niss
Lillian Rye came Thursday from New
Haven, Conn, where she has a position
in the American Express office and visit
| c1 bcr uarcntg till SUNDAY.
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the doctors care.--Dr. and Mrs J. II.
Bean and Leland Smith have been visit
ing in Brandon.---M S. Hawley and son
visited Mt A. A. Pike in Johnson, Sun
day.-Mr and Mrs. Slayton Scott were
I'm Burlington Friday to attend the
theatre.-Thc Misses Chloe and Mildred
Powell are visiting in Montpelier
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Griswold. Clarence
Powell and daughter were in Fair
fax, Sunday.-Miss Evelyn Hill of
Johnson was a Sunday visitor of Miss
Dorothy Snith.--A. w. Edwards was n
business visitor in Burlington, Satur-
day.--Howard Burbo and Viola Houde
OF Burlington were Sunday guests at
the "Hemlocks"
Fred Mentally was visitor in Essex
Monday. Cheesman Is visiting in
Hyde Park.--The Misses Leach Of st.
Adams are visiting relatives here.-Thc
merchants are taking inventories of their
istock.--The monthly meeting of the JEFF
fersonvjle Cemetery association is to he
held with Mrs. Elsie Smith January g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis Toolcs wero in Bur-
lington Monday.-Emery Burnor has
been having the mumps.-1ce houses arc
being filed with ice of excellent quality,
which Is being harvested by Il. NJ. Knee
land &; Son.--Thc regular meeting of tho
NJ. w. "A. will be held at Starts hall Fri
| day evening, January >.