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New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i. After
maintaining his assumption Of inno-
ccncc for seven days, Peter D. Tread
way tonight broke down and assumed
all blame for the E.urdcr of Henry T.
Pcirce, prominent ledge man, who was
beaten to death in his apartment at
2009 Market Street, early on the morn
ing Of November 2l.
Despite Treadway's avcwal, District
Attorney Rotan announced tnat all four
persons in the room at the time Peircc
was killed would be charged with MUIR
der in the first degree. The prosecutor
contends that they are all accessories IS
after the fact, if not implicated in the
plot.
The final collapse of Treadway came
about in the Office OF Captain of De-
tectives Souder. Confronted with
Marie Rogers, or Phillips, and his erst-
while friend, Joseph a. Moss, whom he
formerly had accused Of committing
the crime. Trcadwny was unable to
Keep p ms air OF pTaVauO. bOtn bhe
girl ard Moss blamed Trcndway for the
murder, and nfter few feeble con
tradictions he broke down.
81 Killed Peirce," He Admits
"I killed Pcircc.' he sobbcd to Cap
tnn Souder and William Bclshaw, head
Of the murder squad. Moss and Marie
are innocent. You ought to let them
go. I'm going to tell the whole truth
now, and nm the only one to blame.
Treadway 10 still wearing dark
blue suit belonging to Pcircc that no
took from the apartment on the night
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
LeaguePuzzled
Over II ature of
Wilson's Offer
Delegates Wonder if Presi-
dent Acted Personally or
for the u. S. i'm Accepting
Armenian Mediatorship
Want Point Cleared Tn
Spain and Brazil Declare
Willingness to Aid in the
Work of Restoring Peace
By Ralph Courtney
Special cable to The yribv,,.

Special Cable to The TribKrs
Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
GENEVA, Dec. 1.-President Will
sons acceptance of the League of Ma
tlons' request to mediate between
Armenia and the Turkish Nationalist
was received by the delegates to the
Assembly with the greatest surprise
and pleasure, while at the same time
the question was raised as to whether
he was acting personally or in his
capacity as President.
Interest in Americas s action was ac-
centuated by the arrival, shortly after
the Wilson reply was received, of mes
sages from Brazil and Spain likewise
accepting the invitation Of the league to
undertake mediation.
The delegates did not expect the
sudden action Of America and they at
first refused to believe the announce
ment in the morning papers.
Rene Viviani, of France, smilingly
said to The Tribune correspondent:
Il am delighted! I always expected
America to accept the invitation, and
you see she has" Regarding the ia
vorable replies from Spain and Brazil.
he said: "They have accepted and, of
course, cannot set them aside"
After lie first surprise delegates be-
gan inquiring whether President Will
son meant to mediate personally or on
behalf Of the American poverr,ner+ II
is felt that this point should be cleared
up at once, but those delegates who
are particularly enthusiastic with re-
gard TO Americas renewed interest in
European affairs do not think this
point need be pressed.
Believe He Acted for L. S.
The statesmen who hold the more
influential positions in the Council and
..ssemb : assume that the President is
med atino in the name of the United
States. NJ. Viviani said that, although
the invitation was sent to the govern
ment and Mr. Wilson accepted person
ally he considered that Mr.. Wilson ac-
cepted as the President of the United
States.
Arthur Balfour has the same opinion
He said:
"l consider that the President will
mediate as the head Of the govern.
mcnt. That he intends IS seen by
the fact that he expressly says that he
cannot offer the military forces of the
/ United States or material aid"
Lord Robert Cecil expresses a SINH
lar opinion.
The league will assist Presiden
Continued page four)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Peirce Murder Mystery Solved;
Treadway Admits He Is Slayer

Of the Staying. At Baltimore he ev-
changed his own blood stained cloth q J
for this suit. but was incautious
enough to carry his clothing along
with him and later pawn it at Wheel
ing. This suit was recovered by detec-
tivcs at tie West Virginia city
Treadway also acknowledged that he
made sure of the death Of Peirce by
stranGlng his victim after he had been
feied to the door.
after Peirce dropped," he told the
detectives. IL kne,t beside him and
covered his face with a towel until he
was dead guess that's how I cot the
blood stains on the knee of my trou-
scrs.'
The scene when Tleadway confessed
was dramatic. 1t took slightly more
than twenty minutes to change Tread
ways adamant denial to Il complete
confession.
Greets His Former Pal
About $3.50 o'clock. after Moss had
passed three hours in writing Il state
ment about the case, Trendway was
brought downstairs and confronted with
Moss. His face twtched nervously at
the sight of his former pal, and then
he resumed his quiet, complacent all
Of bravado.
"Hello, Arch.' he said. ~ see they've
got you too"
"fcs," replied Moss, "nnd why in
ne devil are you trying to put every
thing OFF on me ?"
"Becausc you did it,"
Captain Soudcr interrupted the cx-
change with an exclamation that the
truth should be told. The rirl was
sent for. When she entered the room
she ignored Trcadway's presence en-
tirely. Her affections she says. have
been transferred back to Ross A.
Rogers. her sailnr husband
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Gigantic Trusts Absorb
Industries of Germany
New Combine Has I.2OO.OOO.-
600 Marks Capital; Nitrogen
Pool Is Projected
By William G. Dreher
SoccioI u-treless In The Tribune

BERLIN, Dec. 1.-German industry
has reached a period of gigantic CAPT
tai The Rheinelbe Union and the
SiemensS Schuckert combine, which was
organized early in November, has a
capital of 1900, 900 900 marke, includ
ing the reserves and loans of partic-
pating companies which are about to
raise new capital amounting to AGO.
600, 600 marks.
1t is further announced that the
anilne trust, which has been engaged
for several years building huge
nitrogen plants, vii sanize the lat
ter into separate eJmpany with an
initial capital of 500.0O0O00 marks
These plants, which are approaching
compile tion. are expected to cover Ger
many's entire demand for nitrogen.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
TRIESTE, Dec. (By The Associated
Press s).-DAnnunzio has sent an ulti-
matum to Italy from Fiume, declaring
a state of war from December 3.
Specicl Cable TO The Tribune

Copyright, 1920. New York Tribune Inc
zio's counter move to the efforts of the
Italian government to surround his
forces will be his invasion of Italy as
the leader of new Gariba ldian expe-
oition, according to the general opin-
ion here D'Annunzio's recent activi-
ties lend color to this belief. The over
turn of the existing government, dissn-
luton of Parliament, his assumption
of supreme armed command, a declara-
ton of war on the Socialist parties,
suppression of strikes and clean
sweep against Bolshevism are said TO
form his program.
D'AnnunZio's defiance Of the italian
and Serbian governments. his occupa-
ton of the islands in the Fiume bay
and his rebellion against the Rapalo
treaty arc cited to bear out this opin-
ion.
His transports are conveying legion
aires to Veglia and Arbe; inflammatory
CiICuldIo, Oicd IHIHS uelidHSe W tH~
Italian government, are dropped by his
aviators almost daily over Trieste; his
braves challenge the Italian sentries on
the outposts with bombs and hand
grenades; his men scour the Istrlar
coast like pirates, taking the coas
guard carabinieri by surprise, and pub
lie meetings are being held in Fiuma
where general mobilization Of ever,
male inhabitant was voted.
The Fiume commanders latest proc
Continued on paen four)
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Teachers Denied Raise,
Dutch Cabinet Quits

LONDON, Dec. 1.-The Dutch
Cabinet has resigned as a result
OF the Second Chamber of Par
lament rejecting the govern
ments proposal for higher sal
aries for teachers, says a dispatch
to the Central News from The
Hague.
The Netherlands Cabinet, head
ed by Jonkheer de Beerenbrouck.
took office September, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Ex.Secretarv Steele Tells
How Organization Was
Run by Card System
on Clearing House Plan
Committee Wins
Fight for Books
Girl Admits Destroying
Papers Wanted as Evi-
dence; Philbrick and
Coss Held in CONTEMPT

The efforts Of the Lockwood COM
mittee investigating housing to OBJ
tain information concerning the
operation Of the Builders Supply
Bureau, which were thwarted all
Tuesday, were successful yesterday.
After two members Of the bureau
had been adjudged in contempt of
court for refusing to disclose any
thing concerning its workings
George ". Steele, former secretary
and treasurer of the organization.
when questioned yesterday by Sam
uel uEtermyer, counsel for the COM
mittee. consented to talk.
While other members of the bu-
reau sat in CONSERVATION. Steele told
OF the bureaus organization "to get
higher and uniform prices" He ad-
mitted that the body operated
through card system, under which
estimates for work were put through
central clearing house. In conse
quence. ne said. bids received by con-
tractors were identical.
Books Won by Committee
This was the high light of day
which also saw the bureau officials
defeated in their efforts TO keep their
books and records out OF the hands
CT the -1mmit.ee. Justice Ho.cAkiss
ruled that the Investigators could
take possession of the papers as
evidence.
The decision also included the refusal
O. ztar to prevent the forcing Of Jo-
seTh Penny. chairman Of the bureau, to
appear before the committee fer ex-
ANIMATION. The battle for the books
sli but blocked i ne committees proceed
rigs. Martin Conboy, counsel fer the
bureau, having obtained six court or
ders 20 prevent the documents falling
int the committees hands.
Miss Elizabeth O'Dea, steuogr phe1
Of the bureau, who Steele said operated
-ne card system, admitted on the stand
before the committee that she had de-
stroyed the so-called "quotation cards"
Of the system. Miss Dea. under Sc
we're grilling By Samuel Untermyer, the
committees COUNSEL confessed that she
did this at the direction Of one Of the
members OF the bureau, but could not
recall who it was. She asserted, how
ever, that shc destroyed the cards some
months ego, after the system was dis
Continued
The quotation cards have been sought
after b. the committee, because through
shera Mr.. Untermyer hoped to prove
the existence Of an ironbound combine
q dealers in building materials.
The existence Of new building COM
oination which has 50 tight u grip on
The sand used in the city tnat those out
side It's organization cannot even give
away the material, vas indicated in the
testimony of Allen G.. Martin, an off,
ca. o. the Munson Steamship Lines.
Ar. Martin said that recently ship
o. his Company came from Rotterdam in
ballast, carrying 1890 cons III nigh
grade building sand. He said he offered
IT 10 builders n the city at d reasonable
prce. There were no offers. He testi-
led that ne Cnen offered 70 give it away
70 any one who would take it. Despite
me shortage Of building materials in
fCoetnued on n.xs caaeJ
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Planes Used to Smuggle
Rum From Canada TO US.
American Bootleggers Said To
Be Given Guarantees Against
Interference by Law

WINNIPEG, Dec. l-Airplanes are
being used by al organized band of
bootleggers for liquor smuggling
operations across the United States
border. local police reported to-day.
The officials" according to local
paper, ":how have full evidence proving
the most thorough and costly organiza-
ton on the part Of lawbreakers, even
to the extent that American smugglers
have been and are guaranteed by GER
tain liquor dealers and bootleggers
against interference by Canadian law.
so that WI n smugglers are captured
the liquor people with whom they do
business in Manitoba pay the penal
ties"
Within the last two months, the
paper declared. forty-four automobiles
have been seized by the mounted police
and customs officials while actually en-
gagged in smuggling operations.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
Ouadruplets Born in Utah

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. l.
Mrs. Vina T. knight, wife of farmer
at Plain City, Utah. gave birth to four
children. three boys and girl. last
night. Two OF the bankruptcies died q
physician thinks the other two will
live. The babies weighed four and a
half pounds each.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

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New-York tribune., 1920-12-02
W ar ON Italy
Declared by
D'Annll1lzi0
Milan Dispatch Says Poet
Has Fixed Tomorrow as
Date for Beginning Of
Hostilities Against Rome
Aims to Clean Up Reds
Dissolution of Parliament
and Seizure of Military
Dictatorship His Plan

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Gabriele DAN
nunzio, in command Of the insurgents
at Fiume. has declared war on Italy, ac-
cording to a Milan dispatch to The
London Times. The state Of war will
begin Friday.
The correspondent, discussing the
semi official announcement of the proc
lamation of the blockade of Fiume,
says the communique explains that the
blockade is oify intended to prevent
any eventual hostile movement, and not
to hinder commerce. The correspond
cnt adds:
"D'Annunzio has replied that he will
instruct the regency's representative
at Rome to ask for his passports and
will consider the regency Of Guarnero
at war with Italy from December g.
"ln private letter to the National
Society at Trieste, D'Annunzio, after
inviting the Nationalists to erect bar
ricades, calls Cavlglia traitor and
Giolitt a madman."
TRIESTE, Dec. / (By The Associatel i
Press .-D'Annunzio has sent an ulti-
matun tO Ttaly from, Eiume doc1or;D ~ a.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

FLoRIDA-s THROUGH TRAINS DAILY.
ATLANTIC coast Line Il. II. ONCE a2s6 Broad-
New-York tribune., 1920-12-02

How Gnrtiens Inn. Kew Gardens. l.. I.
Residential suburban hotel (American
pian). Sixteen minutes from Penn. Station.
--Advt.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-15
BIG MELON CROP.
Stem End Treatment Helped Hold
Up Price.

The watermelon shipments from
Florida this season have been the
heaviest in the history of the state.
Up TO the last of June about 4,OOO
car loads have rolled northward.
The entire movement for last year
was only $500 car loads. From the
nresent outlook this years total
crop will exceed 5000 car loads.
The season has been unfavorable ana
the yield far below normal, but our
acreage was at least IS per cent
greater than ever before.
The market has held up remark
ably well in spite of the slow freight
movement and embargCas on east
ern markets during the latter part OF
June. One reason for the high
prices being paid is the superior car
rying qualities of the melons due TO
the use of stem-end paste to prevent
stem-end rot in transit. The proper
use of the paste has reduced the loss
from decayed melons from ~ per
cent to 25 per cent of those shipped.
buyers nave DtCIl btty ms - I'M
to $50 per car more for treated than
for untreated melons, amounting 10
a saving for the growers of at least
$4,000 for the season. The cost
of the treatment, including the paste
and application, Is about 70 cents
per car.
Mr.. c. M. Tucker, of Florida Agrl-
cultural College, spent the past two
months among the melon growers ad-
vising them concerning spraying to
prevent anthracnose and in the use
of the stem-end treatment.
This season has been one of heavy
rains in the central part OF the state.
The rains came just before the mel
ons were rfpening and caused an
thracnose to spread rapidly. Much
of the loss in Marion, Lake and Sum
ter counties due to dead vines would
have been prevented by carful spray
ing with 1880 bordeaux mixture.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-15
IMPROVING LIVE STOCK.
Progress Made in Florida Within
Tire Years.

That live stock interests are devel-
oping in Florida cannot be question
eu. This is especially true of the
hog industry says ]. NJ. Scott, OF
the Florida Experimental Station.
The following figures supplied by
Armour and Company give a good
idea of the change in the hog indust-
ry that has taken place in their pack
ing plant in Jacksonville, Fla, dur
ing the past three years. In 1917
Armour and Company killed at their
jacksonville plant 30,069 hogs aver
aging 1876 pounds live weight. In
1918 they killed $3.50 hogs averag-
ing 1855 pounds. In 1919 they kill
ed 6S,734 hogs averaging 165 pounds
live weight.
These figures are not guess work.
They are actual facts. This shows
over 100 per cent increase in the
number of hogs and nearly 20 per
cent increase in live weights, all in
three years time.
That is not all. During the next
! five years there will be another big
| increase in the number and size Of
! the hogs. A large factor in the de-
vclopment has been the swine grow
ers association organized in January,
1918, which has been live wire so
| far as the hog interests of the state
are concerned The results OF these
efforts are seen in the big improve
ment made in the quality of the hogs
of the state since tlGt time. They
also started the idea of a National
Hog and Cattle Show to be held in
Atlanta, Ga, the third week in Oc-
tober of this year.
Mr.. q. c. Herlong, of Micanopy,
Fla. carried off grand champion
honors with one of his Poland China
sows at the international at Chicago
last December.
Mr.. Burdett LOOMS, Jr., manager
of Highlands Oaks Farms, Pierce,
Fla, made the announcement at the
recent State Swine Growers meeting
that during the past nine months he
had sold 100000 worth of pure breed
Duroc Jersey hogs from his farm.
One of the sales was so sows to one
Florida farmer.
The livestock interests of Florida
are certainly looking up. Florida
will be reckoned with in the leading
swire shows this fall.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-15
TOWN TOPTCSOF WEEK
The Important Happenings of punta GOrda and
Vicinity Briefly Told

Misses Alice and Effie Goulding
left for Jacksonville Monday after
noon.
For ornamental / use blocks see
an ornamental man.-W. 0. Silcox
adv.
Mrs. E. o. Simmons, of FIT. Myers,
passed through here on ner way to
Barlow Monday.
Miss Ethel Oliver went up to Ar
cadia Tuesday morning to take the
teachers examination.
j. D. Mayes left tuesday morning
for Louisville, KY. where he goes to
work for Fairbaal3 & Morse.
Lonson NJ. Written returned last
night from a visit tc West Point, Ga,
where he left Mrs. Written and the
children to enjoy a further visit.
Miss Elouise Beazley, OF Jackson
willie, who has been here for some
time visiting Miss Audrey Sands, left
for her home Sunday afternoon.
DR.. ]. r. Aufente, of Chipley, will
arrive in Punta Gorda Tuesday OF
next week and will spend few days
here visiting the Garrett family.
The Herald,is in receipt of letter
from Howard Meyer, of Cedar Lake
Indiana, with check for subscription
and Mr. Meyer states that he viii
spend next winter in Punta Gorda.
Cleanliness is next to Goodness.
Clean up and paint up-not you
faces, but your places-See w. o
Silcox about dressing up your house
adv.
Thomas Turner, Jr,, son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. w. Turner of Soilna
will be given his discharge from tn,
navy soon and is expected home il
two or three weeks.
Mrs. c. T. Blanchet left for Jack
sonville Tuesday morning Wher
she goes to visit her daughter ant
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John L
DlanChet.
DR.. D. N. Mcqueen and children
; returned from Asheville, N. c. Fri
day night. Mrs. Mcqueen will spen'
the remainder of the summer a
; Asheville.
; Mrs. VIM. Necqueray went up {
Nocatee Monday morning where sh
; spent the day with Mrs. P. l.. Eddy
From Nocatee she went on 20 he
home in Arcadia.
Mrs. John Skipper returned to he
home in Boca Grande Monday morn
ing after very pleasant visit her
. with her parents Mr.. and IRIS. j. \
. Skies.
. There was no meeting of the Tow
Council Tuesday night, the time fo
. regular meeting, not enough me9
bcrs being present t. make a quorum
. but it is likely meeting will be lei
next Tuesday.
. Mrs. ], s. Jackson, Jr., who le
: about two weeks ago to spend tn
summer in the north, arrived at nc
: OF home, Bath, Me, July eight
. Just in time to witness snow fur,
: the beautiful" making conslde
. abb showing on the ground.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-07-15

Mrs. D. F. Sumner left for Lake
land Monday morning.
Miss Mary Smith is spending the
week in Arcadia.
Mrs. T. c. Clayton left Monday
morning for Jacksonville.
Nd. Davis of Carlstrom field
spent the weekend in this city.
c. c. Carleton left Monday after
noon for Rocky Ford, Colo.
Miss Carrie Lewis was a visitor tc
Tampa for several days last week.
To keep cool. see w. o. Silcox and
have him build that sleeping porch
YOU need.-adv.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-19
MRS. FLoRENTINE scHwING

After an illness of long dura-
ton all that was mortal of Mrs.
Florentine Schwing passed to the
Great Beyond at her home in this
City on Friday, June 18th at one
o o'clock A. M. Deceased was aged
respectively 81 years, and was a
native of Iberville Parish. She
was well and favorably known in
this community where she reared
two sons and a daughter. namely
Mr.. John ID. Schwing, cashier of
the New Iberia National Bank
Mr.. Fred Schwing and Miss Ria
Schwing. The funeral Will be
conducted from st. Peters Cath
Ollie church this morning at nine
O clock.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-19

Baton Rouge, La, June g.
With ratification of the federal
suffrage amendment now conceded
generally to be lost cause, the
efforts of the suffragists are now
being directed toward getting fav-
orable action in the Senate on the
states right bill. Notwithstand-
ing the defeat of the federal suf-
frage amendment ratification
movement, the leaders declare
that they have chanc of putting
it through the House and then
getting it back for vote in the
Senate committee on Elections and
Registrations acted favorably
uon the Upton States Right bill,
which passed the House last week.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-19
JULIEN FEARS.

The friends in New Iberia of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Fears of
Shreveport were very much
grieved last Monday morning
upon receipt of the news that
their eldest son, Julien, had been
shot and instantly killed at their
home at Shreveport that same
morning. According to news
paper accounts Of the sad oc-
curence, young Fears who is
about twenty-five years of age
became engaged in a controversy
over the sale Of horse and dur
ing the excitement slapped his
antagonist, boy of sixteen years.
The. young man left the scene
where the scuffie took place which
was said to have been in a
Shreveport restaurant and later
returned with a pistol and fired
three bullets into the body Of Mr..
Fears. After the fatal shots were
fred, he lived only a few minutes.
On Tuesday the remains were es-
corted here by his father and
younger brother and deposited in
st. Peters Catholic cemetery.
The tragic death of Mr.. Fears cast
q gloom over the community.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-06-19
FULTON sANTTARIUM.

Some time since we announced
that DR.. e. S. Fulton had pur'
chased the Pellerin property on
Julia Street with the intention OF
remodeling the building and con.
verting into a sanitarium. Or
Thursday the doors Of his hos
pital were thrown open for the
benefit of the public. From what
we are informed it is a well
fitted institution with all of the
modern equipment so necessary
in a place Of that kind. He is in
position to care for fifteen
patients.