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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
FAVOR ADMISSION
Of HUN To LEAGUE
LABOR LEADER PLEADS CAUSE
or GERMAN PEOPLE BEFORE
ASSEMBLY AT GENEVA.
Five Nations Said to Be in Favor Of
Admission Of Former Enemy, But
No One Of Delegations Willing
to Make Proposal.

| Geneva. Mandates, open diplomacy
and admission of former enemy states
to the league of nations furnished ma.
terial for discussion on Friday in the
assembly Of the league of nations. For
the first time the word revision" was
pronounced-in connection with article
XVIII of the covenant of the league,
which provides for the registration of
treaties or international engagements.
For the first time, also, the viewpoint
of labor as regards the league was
presented.
The views of labor were presented
by George Nicoll Barnes of the British
delegation, who gained applause when
he declared that "a general peace is
impossible until we have industrial
peace, and Industrial peace is impos-
sible until labor gets its full share of
the product of its own effort"
Twice again the admission of for
mer enemy states into the league was
advocated. Labor was quoted by Mr..
Barnes as in large majority demand
Ing 1t. There now have been rep
resented in the demands for the adj
mission of the former enemy states
South Africa, Great Britain, Switzer-
land, Argentina and Scandinavia. It
still appears, however, that no one of
the delegations is ready to take the
initiative of proposing the election of
Germany to membership.
orb ID nho,,A n~ukt
delegation has said that he will not do
80, and HOnorio Pueyrredon, head of
the Argentine delegation, who has
spoken strongly In favor of Germany
coming In, declares that he win not
nominate her. Neither will the Dutch
and Swedish delegations, which are
supposed to be Germanys' strongest
supporters, propose her admission to
the league, Notwithstanding the fact
that sentiment favorable to her men,
bership crops out in every debate.
A protest by Germany against the
manner Of the distribution of man
dates for her colonies created
marked impression In the assembly,
particularly, on account of the fact
that 1t was addressed to the assembly,
instead of the council of the league of
nations. Germany consistently has
maintained the attitude that the coun-
ell OF the league does not possess suf-
hcient authority to deal with such
questions, since a majority of it's rep
resentatives form group of former
beiligerents and that the assembly
alone Is representative of the entire
league, and, therefore, competent to
deal with the question.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
ENGLAND DECLINES
PART IN HEARING
BRITISH EMBASSY REFUSES TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE IRISH
INQUIRY AT WASHINGTON.
Declares the Only Outcome of the In
quiry Would Be the Spread Of
Propaganda and Evidence
Would Be of No Value.

Washington.-Th British embassy
has notified the committee of one hun
dred investigating conditions in ire
land that 1t did not approve of the
purposes to be served or the methods
to be followed in the committees hear
ings to be held here, and therefore it
could not accept the committees in
vitation to be represented.
The embassy's reply, addressed to
Oswald Garrison Willard, editor of The
Nation, who appointed the committee,
declared the only outcome of the in
quiry would be the spread of propa-
ganda and that there was nothing in
the composition of the committee it.
self to remove from it the idea that
1t was not impartial or prejudiced in
advance. ..-
The embassy also Informed the COM
mittee through Mr.. Willard that while
the British government would not with
hold passports from any person wish.
Ing to appear before the committee, it
must be understood that the British
government could not undertake to
guarantee the safety of witnesses from
personal attacks and violence at the
hands of Sim Feiners or Loyalists
upon their return to England and Ire.
land.
The embassy added it's conviction
that it would be impossible for the
committee to gather any evidence of
value that could not be more readily
obtained through the ordinary agen-
cies of publicity, which operate I'M
DISTRACTED in England and Ireland"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Contest Waved for Coal and.

"aShington.-Can the United States
government, twenty years after patent
hg coal lands to fraudulent entrymen,
90 into court and secure the cancella.
ION OIL those patents on the plea that
Il mas only recently discovered the
raudF That interesting question is
low before the supreme court in the
case of the United States of America
'erSuS the Diamond Coal & Coke com
2any, and involves title to eighteen
soal iand entries near Cheyenne. Wyo,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
WESTERN PACIFIC
BUYS RIO GRANDE
NEW OWNERS PAY $4,000, 600
CASH AND ASSUME obi.
CATIONS OF $f41, I've, 900.
Road Is Sold on Fifteenth Anniver,
sary to Satisfy Judgment OF $780,
100000, the Sale Completely WHIP
ing Out Stock Of the D. g. r. G.

beaverton the fifteenth anniver.
sary of the organization of the Denver
& Rio Grande Railroad company, No
yember 20, all the property and hold.
ings of the organization were sold to
three men representing the Western
Pacific Railroad corporation for $5,.
100000. The purchasers also assumed
obligations of the Denver & Rio
Grande, amounting to $141, 175,000.
The sale completely wipes out the
stock of the Denver & Rio Grande,
amounting to S87, I'VE, $40, according to
John Il. Bowie of New York, general
counsel for the Western Pacific and
one of the three purchasers. The 9TH
ers associated with him were John b.
Marsh and Ralph M. Arkush, both of
New York.
The road was sold to satisfy judg-
ment of $36, 100000 obtained by the
Equitable Trust company of New York
as trustee for holders of bonds issued
by the Western Pacific Railroad com
pany and guaranteed by the Denver &
Rio Grande. The sale is subject to
confirmation by the United States dis
trict court.
Following the SALE Mr.. Bowie an
nounced that although the Western
Pacific Railroad company corporation
now owns both the Western Pacific
and Denver & Rio Grande railroads,
the lines would be operated separately.
"Of course" said Mr.. Bowie in a
statement, "there viii naturally be a
tendency to favor the Western Pacific
on through business to and from the
Pacific coast"
The Rio Grande Western Railroad
company, recently Incorporated in
Delaware with a capital of S15O,0Oo.-
600, will be the holding company for.
the road sold, Mr.. Bowie said, and an
operating company, with a name SINH
lar to that held by the old company,
Will be organized soon.
Books of both the operating and
holding companies will be opened in
New York January 1, at which time
officers of both companies will be
announced, Mr.. Bowie said. He de-
clared it would be the policy of the
new owners to continue the services
OF the present officials and EMPLOYEES.
Inc headquarters of the road will re-
main in Denver, he said
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
RELIEF URGED FOR TAXPAYERS
Drive to Be Made for Passage of
Emergency Bill

Washington.--As soon as congress
reconyenes in December drive Is to be
made for the passage of an emergency
Dill, so-called, to permit taxpayers who
nave been hard hit this year to post
pone payment of the December Is in.
stallment Of income and profits taxes,
and to extend to the current year the
soealled met loss" provisions of the
revenue act. The subject Is already
being agitated In congressional circles
at Washington, and the proposal is
finding many friends and supporters.
The fact is well recognized that
many producers, like the wool and
cotton growers, as well as countless
commercial and manufacturing firms,
have suffered heavy inventory losses
this year as result of falling prices
diminishing markets, and In some cases
absolute inability to sell. Many Of
these individuals, firms and corpora
lions undertook the payment of their
taxes on the quarterly plan permitted
by the income tax law, and with an
other payment coming due find them
selves financially embarrassed,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
REIGN OF TERROR
BEGUN IN DUBLIN
CIVILIANS AND SOLDIERS SHOT
DOWN nv CLASH BETWEEN
WARNING FACTIONS.
Small Bodies Of Men Enter Homes and
Murder Victims In Bed or While
at Brcakfast--Ten Killed
at Football Game.

Dublin, This city became the seen,
Sunday Of far-spread murder and re
prisal. Not since the first outbreaI
of the vicious civil warfare that hal
been shedding blood In ireland have
the assassinations been so concerted
or the retaliation so swift and pro
nounced.
Not less than fourteen men are
known dead a the attacks arranged
simultaneously all over the city Sun
day morning. The method was the
same In each case, and all the men
assassinated were officers or former
officers, or otherwise In the service
of the government.
Shooting began again In the streets
just before midnight and number OF
persons are reported killed.
The casualties In Croke park, where
a football game was in progress, are
officially given as ten killed and sixty.
five injured, eleven seriously.
Small bodies OF men, numbering
generally from six to eight, presented
themselves at various houses, called
their victims out or entered and shot
them In bed, while dressing or al
breakfast. The districts In which the
murders were committed are In some
instances close together; others are
separated by miles; but all the as.
sassinatlons took place about the
same hour, 0 o'clock In the morning.
In the afternoon at Croke park six.
teen lorries filled with auxiliary DO.
lice moved swiftly up and surrounded
the place.
Accounts differ as to what happened
when, after mounting machine guns
on heights above, the police broke
through the gates. The auxilIaries
We're hooted and, according to eye.
witnesses, first fired into the air ana
then into the crowd. It Is declared
from another source that the SIM
Fein pickets first fired on rne govern
ment forces when they were seen ..p-
proaching and that the fire was re.
turned.
Within the park the great assembly
OF 10000 became panlc-stricken. Sew
eral are reported to have been
trampled to death.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
WILSON'S MESSAGE TO LEAGUE
President Expresses Belief That
Labors Will Bear Fruit.

Observation-Disclosures Wilson, in q
message sent November IL to Paul
Hymans, president of the league OF
nations assembly at Geneva, Switzer,
land, extended his personal greetings
to the assembly and expressed the
"hope and belief that their labors will
be of immense value to the whole
civilized world"
The message was an acknowledge
ment of one from President Hymans
conveying an expression of sympathy
voted President Wilson unanimously
upon the opening of the assembly of
the league.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Presidents Health IMPROVING

Observation-Disclosures Wilson ia
again walking considerable, and the
fact has raised the possibility of his
appearing before congress next month
and reading his message. 1t was
stated positively, however, that such a
dramatic spectacle as his appearance
IN wheel chair will not come to
pass.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
YELLED THREAT AGAINST CABLES
Government Statement Contains Hint
Of Revocation of Permit.

Observation-Disclosures between the
Western Union Telegraph company
and the state department, already
strained TO the point of open rupture,
has reached a stage where the gov
eminent is understood to be consid-
ering seriously revocation of landing
permits under which the company's
existing cables are operated.
The power of the executive branch
of the government to take such a
drastic step has never been estab-
hshed in the courts, but a yelled init
nation of the purpose to bring 1t TO
an issue was contained in a formal
statement on the controversy given out
by the state department.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
PoLIsH-RUss FARLEY ENDS.
Russia Charges That Poland Has
Failed to Keep Pact.

Riga.-Peace negotiations between
soviet Russia and Poland were inter
rupted Sunday.
Adolph Joffe, head of the bolshevik
delegation, told NJ. Dombski, chief of
the Polish representatives, that the
work of arranging for a permanent
peace could not proceed until Poland
loyalty fulfilled her promise to with
araW troops to her borders. He added
this declaration was a result of action
OF Colonel Ribak, head of the Polish
section of the joint military commits
sion at Minsk. ,. d
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
BOILING Named In Rrlbs chnrns..

New Charges that r. w.
Boiling, brother-ln.law OF President
Wilson, and treasurer of the shipping
board, participated in the distribution
of $4,000 bribe money alleged to have
been given by shipbuilding company
for assistance in obtaining a ship
building contract, were contained In
testimony Saturday before the Walsh
investigating committee.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Crows Threaten Hunters Life,

Sioux City, Iowa.--Attacked by
thousands of crows while duck hunt.
Ing ON the Missouri river, near here,
M. l.. Murray of Salix killed and
wounded more than 600 of the angry
birds In three hours OF constant fight
Ing, using about 200 shotgun shells.
The coming darkness gave him an op-
portunity to escape. The fight started
when Mr., Murray shot at lone crow
and wounded 1t.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
BANKER KILLED AT CROSSING
Engine Went Dead and Auto Is Struck
by Train.

Price, Utah.-James Montgomery
Whitmore, president of the First Ma
ional bank of this city, was fatally
injured Sunday when an eastbound
Denver & Rio Grande passenger train
struck his automobile at crossing
Just outside of the city. Mr.. Whit
more was coming from his farm to
obtain supplies for the men working
here when the accident occurred. He
vas alone in the car.
As the automobile drove upon the
'allroad track the engine apparently
vent dead and before the trouble could
De corrected the collision took place,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
SeandaIous.

A Virginia editor threateneu u Laon
lish the name of certain youns a
who was seen hugging and kissln t5on
girl in the park unless his suoSei .p L,oor
to the paper was paid up IN j WI" notd
Fifty-nine young men called ana pa a
up the next day, while TWO even ,lto
a year In adyanee.-Fourth hS'"'e'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Central Americans End nisn,,t.

Washington.--The United States was
represented unofficially at the meet.
ing OF the presidents of Honduras and
Nicaragua and the foreign minister
OF Costa Rica, at Amapala, Guatemala.
Friday, when an agreement was signed
looking toward a settlement of some
Central American problems.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Burns Fatal to Two

Hayfeld, Iowa.-Mrs. ]. F. Handy
and her four-year-old son, Tommy, are
dead as the result of burns received
when the former used gasoline. bv
mistake, to start a fire. A daughter
was seriously burned.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Hanson Fears ImmIoration

New 1ork.-Ole Hanson, former
mayor OF Seattle, returning after o
!Wo months tour of England. France
sweden, Poland, Germany and Den.
marx sounded a warning Of the inn
Mediate perils of immigration.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
plans 70 Hold post untII Is

Chieago.-Judge K. NJ. Lands took
the JOY ont of life for lot of boot
leggers Saturday when he announced
that he was not going to retire from
the federal bench until he is S. years
old. That will be thfrty-one wears
from now.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Panama Canal Revenues cro,v

"ashIngton.-The Panama canal
las closed the best year financially In
Is SIN years Of operation with an ex-
;ess OF S2,5ST,59 in revenue over the
expense of operation and maintenance
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Renartee.

Jennie-Dick didn't blow me- come
out when you rejected him. az
around and proposed TO me, .otteu
Jeanette-W Well, he must ila's ,Sen.--
rid Of them some other way
Stanford Chaporrai.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Bread Prices Reduced

Chicago.-several Chicago bakeries
ons Saturday reduced their price of
one-pound loaves of bread to 10 cents
aud their tgenty-foUr ounce loaf to Is
cents and IA cents, a reduction of .
TO 8 cents.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Slight Drop in Livfng Coz.

Mashlngton.-A decrease of three
per cent in retail food prices in De-
tooer throughout the United STATES
was noted in statistics on the COST
OF twenty-five articles of food made
puDae by the department of labor
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Park Guard Shot to Death

81 Louis.--Charles J. Backer a
guard in one of the city parks. was
Snot to death by Mrs. Marie Scott
"heh backer and another guard halt
Cd an automobile occupied by Mrs
Scott and her husband.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Germany plans prn+s..

Geneya.-Germany is understood to
be planning protest to the assembly
of the league Of nations against the
ALLEGATION of the Eupen and Malmedv
districts to Belgium by the council
OF the league.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Mexican MOB Threatens M.vor

Nogaies, Aria mob of about 1000,
said to be mostly laborers, attacked
the city Jail in Nogales, Sonora, Fri
day night hurled stones, cursed Mayor
A. C. Villasenor, who was a prisoner
in the Jail, threatening to hang him.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
saroasm from the LeeIt.

"All that the motion picture aeb !,
is the mere matter OF human sp ton
well" replied Mr.. Stornl.n STORM. The
Barnes, who never will tof7 and
paImy days, "that's all ae"l
dumb asylum lacks"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Fiaht Duel With Hose

Two members of the French vOlun-
teer fire brigade fought duel with
fire hose recently at Shanghai. They
used the high pressure hose at Il dis
lance of 20 feet.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Constantine Is AwaltIno Vo+e

Athens. The Greek people viii vote
November % on the question of the
return Of ex-King Constantine to the
throne The cabinet has decided for
a plebiseite on this question on the
date named
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
countess Tires on Medded ~.

Los Angeles.-The Countess Kate I.
d'Aleria, widow Of the late Senator
Nixon of Nevada and wife of Count
Armand d'Aleria of the Spanish no
bility, has for the second time filed
suit for divorce.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26
Married Men Continue stual..

o, mashington.-Nowhere else In tha
49,, ountty are the schools and universi-
sLes so filled with married men nnrsI,
ing their courses of study in law ana
Washington. e as IN
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26

Or. "oIfsans Knapp, who mad. him,
I p.sSloent OF Germany for four days
last march, is planning to visit the
united States in the spring to lecture
Or' kapp is now living In Sweden
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-11-26


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The Washington times., 1920-09-29
GREY URGES DOMINION
PRIVILEGES FOR IRISH

LONDON. Sept zs--Dominion po-
liticsl rights for Ireland. but no ssps-
rate Irish army nor foreign policy.
were advocated today In a letter TO
the Westminster Gazette from vis-
count Grey. OF Failondon. former spe-
ciAi ambassador from Great Britain
to the United States. viscount Grsy's
suggestions for the solution OF the
Irish problem were grouped as fol-
lows:
First--Dennite announcement that
Great Britain and Ireland can have
one foreign policy. one army and one
navy, and cannot stand actual sepAra-
tion any more than the Northern and
Southern States OF America.
Second-Irishmen must be as free
AZ the British overseas dominions to
settle how the country should be gov
erned.
Third--The British shall continue
to perform as best they can the func-
tions of administration for q period
not to exceed two years. At the end
of that time. or sooner. II Ireland Is
ready. the British administration
shall withdraw and the responsibility
for an Irish government shall be
placed upon Irishmen themselves.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
BRITISH DENY UNFOLDING
BLACK AND TAN HORRORS
Chief Secretary for ireland Declares
Police Reprisals Are Condemned
By Government.

LONDON, Sept 2s.-The English
government is not giving aid to the
black and tan" forces in Ireland. In
their retrissls on Sim Fein and ven
geance on Irish. towns. Sir HAmar
Greenwood. chief secretary for Ire
land In the British cabinet announces
In a statement telegraphed here last
night from Dublin. The statement
follows:
There Is no truth in the allega-
tions that the government connives or
supports the reprisals. The govern
ment condemns these reprisals. has
issued orders condemning them and
has taken steps to prevent them.
Nearly one hundred policemen n
have been brutally murdered. nve
recently in Glare in one day by ex-
panding bullets. resulting in horrible
mutilation.
I'm spite OF intolerable provocation,
the police forces maintain their disci-
pline and are Increasing in number
and efficiency to command the sup
port OF every law abiding citizen.
THE number OF alleged reprisals
are few and the damage done exag-
gersted."
The Washington times., 1920-09-29

tins away with heavy psyrolls almost
every osF in ths ~.sk TtAs sss g.
e,ooa upon at a conference OF bank
executives
The neet OF srmorcd cars that viii
convey the p&yroils from the banks 70
various factories will consist OF nve
units. each consisting OF an armorod
truck and q high powered automobile.
Two guards ana q chauffeur will hold
forth on the truck. with three guards
and a chauffeur on the automobile. A
loud EopE and secret cuton VIII be
part OF the equipment OF the trucks.
N the event the chauffeur 10 shot
down by the bandits. the guards viii
operate the cutoff. stopping the truck
automatically and starting the furious
gong.
The crews OF the tanks" will be
pick cd men. especially trained In the
use OF firearms. probably men who
saw overseas service The Meet OF
tanks. and armored cars Will cost
81 900 900 and will be ready within a
few weeks. The Federal Reserve
Bank slreAdy uses an immense armor-
ed car to carry Its cash through the
streets.
The Washington times., 1920-09-29
ElKS ARE GUESTS
AT K. c. CARNIVAL
Five Hundred Members and
Families Are Entertained
at Fort Berry, Va.

Eiks to the number of nve hundred,
with their families and frien3p. were
guests at the Columbus Country Club
carnival. At Fort Berry. Va. last
night.
Past Exalted Ruler Robert M. Mo
Qusde headed the reception commit :
tee. delivered an address and served
~ master of ceremonies.
Judge Robert E. Msttingiy. q for
mer past exalted ruler OF the Elks.
spoke of the splendid work performed
by the Elks and Knights Of Columbus
during the war. and OF the great bone-
nts derived from the association OF
the two organizations. An address on
National Catholic Welfare Work was
delivered by the Rev. Father Louis
O'Hern.
A vaudeville entertainment was
given with Miss Estelle Murray, lead
ing soprano OF the Warrington Opera
Company. rs the feature.
This evening the Knights OF
Columbus and their families and
friends will be the guests OF the
club. Speeches viii be made by the
Rt. Rev. MonsiGnor Thomas. rector
of st. Patrick's Church. and former
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis. Thomas
Cantwell will be the star of q num-
ber Of vaudeville attractions.