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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
IRISH LIABLE TO
DEATH PENALTY
POSSESSION OF ARMS OR UNI
FORM BY SlNN FEINERS
MEANS DEATH.
MART|ALLAW DECLARED
TiPPERARY COUNTIES ARE PUT
UNDER MILITARY
CONTROL.


London, Dec. 1l.-MartiaI law has
been proclaimed by Dublin castle over
the city and county of Cork, the city
| and county of Limerick and the cOun-
Ties of Tipperary and Kerry. In an
announcement made to the House of
Commons Premier Lloyd George de-
clared it was the intention of the Brit
ish government to put down the law
lessneSS which for months has been
prevalent in Ireland.
Dublin city and the county of Dub
lin, although they have been the scenes
Of numerous affrays and of much van
dalism, were not included in the dis
trict which is placed under martial law
but Mr.. Lloyd George told the COM
mons that If conditions should warrant
it, the %intcrdicted area would be e.
tended.
Under the proclamation persons who,
without authority, possess arms or I'M
authorized uniforms must surrender
hem within Il certain period or lay
themselves liable to trial by court-mar-
tial and the death penalty.
The premier said he vas convinced
that in all sections of Ireland the ma
jority of the people We're anxious for
peace and that the government like
wise was DESTROYS of peace and fair
settlement of the questions at issue.
On the other hand, To facilitate ne
gotiations, the premier announced the
government had decided to give safe
conduct TO Sim Fein members of the
House of Commons who had not been
involved In the commission of seri-
Gus crime"
Mr.. Lloyd George said in making this
eagerly awaited statement On the Irish
situation that there had been no nego-
tiations between the government and
the Sim Fein, but that the government
during the past few weeks had been
in touch with Intermediates and this
had enabled the government to reach
certain conclusions.
Two or three very important docu-
ments had come from Ireland in the
last few days, Lloyd George continued.
The most important, he said, was that
from the Galway county council.
Another communication, Lloyd
George recalled, was that from Father
O~'Flannagan. The premier said that
while Father O'Flanagan IA acting
president of the Sim Fein, his commu
nication lin which he asked what first
step the government proposed toward
peace) had been repudiated by the
heads of the organization responsible
for murder" This must be borne in
mind. Lloyd George said, when one
sought the reasons for the govern
ment's two-fold policy.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
France Demands Forty-sis Billion.

Paris From highest sources it is
learned that the French delegates to
the financial conference at Brussels
have been instructed To inform Ger
many that the French PREPARATIONS bill
is forty-six billion dollars, as security
for which France will demand prac-
tically a first mortgage on all the larg-
est German industrial plants, and all
German government monOpolies and
customs. II Germany fails in payment
France not only will seize control of
German finances by the above means
but will invade the liuhr coal mining
district. The French policy for the
first time since the signature of the
peace treaty has taken a definite
stand.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
LEAGUE ADOPTS
WORLD COURT
ORGANIZATION LACKS OBllGA.
TORY PROviSIONS-NO PEN
Atty FIXED.
NATIONS VOTE ON PLAN
A PERMANENT INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE REFERRED
TO NATIONS FOR RATIFICATION

Weston Newspaper Union News Service.
Geneva, Dec. II. The assembly has
accomplished the first important con
structivc act in the work of the League
of Nations, in adopting Il statute for Il
permanent international court Of JUS
ticc.
The organization rs planned still
lacks The obligatory appearance of
both parties Ia Il dispute and provides
no penalty for noncompliance with the
decisions of the court.
The advocates of the project, how
ever, believe that il i the most com
plete plan that could Ia" accepted by
the different governments.
They are confident that the good
will Of The nations will remedy its de
fects. The plan will "a nov Ia the
different states for ratification.
If Twenty-Five, or Il majority of the
league, approve il before the next
will Ice elected and the court will come
into existence in September.
Adoption of the plan came after an
o~ratorlcal duel, with Iatin-.America on
one side and Europe on the other, over
the question as /" whether the iuris-
diction of the international court
ought Ia be obligatory or voluntary.
Raoul Fernandez, Brazil pr, Carlos
Urueta. Colombia IIarmadio Arias,
Panama: .AristideS Agueros, Cuba /;
Senior Blanco, Uruguay, and Senior Ar
amayo, Bolivia, insisted with great
force upon The necessity of obligatory
jurisdiction Ia make The court really
effective.
Some of the speakers made refer
ence To the small majority in the com
mittce, which had forced n large min
ority Ia bend TO its will.
II was also declared that the big
powers had used their greater influ-
enee To defeat the most important fea-
lures of the measure.
The greater number of the fifteen
speakers We're skeptical as 10 the value
of optional jurisdiction as provided for
in the p%roiect.
Leon bourgeois, France; \. J. Bal
four, England ltr. George +. Huge
ruIi, Norway, and Giuseppe Motta,
Switzerland, defended tn" plan as the
best that could he sci ~, for Il begin
ming.
No country, Mr., Iialfour said, had
been more strongly in favor of arpl-
tration than Great Britain. lie argued
that il was necessary la make Il be-
ginning. The whole project might be
rendered imperative if that beginning
were not made with due regard for Ger
tain realities.
Though the debate could not change
the viewpoint of the majority, il
served Ia relieve the feelings of the
delegates, which had reached n high
pitch in the discussion in committee.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
MISSING Preacher Returns.

passaie, y. J.-MiSsing since o IL,
the Rey. Cornelius Densel of the Meth
erlands Reformed church, has re-
turned to P~assaic. The reiterated pre-
diction of Mrs. Densel that "hc VIII
come back" was verified when the pas
tor walked into IA meeting OF the
church consistory, which was just
about to decide on n minister To re-
place him. 1t was reported Miss Trina
Hannanberg, %, who disappeared al
most ut the same time as the minister,
is also back in Passuic. Il have made
II mistake. Il terrible mistake" DenSel
was quoted as saying by Henry DroN',
secretary Of the consistory. lie handed
In his resignation.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

Norfolk, Na.-Wind and water held
the people living along the beaches be-
tween Norfolk and Beaufort, \. e.,
prisoners for thirty-six hours. AT
Ocean View, Willoughby beach, Cape
Henry, Virginia Beach, C%oracoke, Ore
gon Inlet and at Kill Devil hill, made
famous by the Wright brothers, the
water reached such alarming heights
that people left their homes and fled
into the highlands TO spend the night
with friends and relatives. At Ocean
View the tide was higher than it has
been for years and many people could
not get out of their homes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
PRISONERS ARE HANGED
JAIL STORMED AND PRISONERS
RUSHED AWAY IN AUTOS.
GUARDS ovERPoWERED AT MID.
NIGHT AND KEYS SEIZED BY
MASKED BAND.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Santa Rosa, Dec. 10.-George Boyd,
Terrence Fits and Charles Nalento,
accused of having murdered Sheriff
James A. Petra of Sonoma county
and Detectives Miles Jackson and Les
ter NJ Dorman here, were taken from
the county Jail here last night and
hanged.
At l. 80 O'Clock this morning a mob
of fifty to "a hundred men, all wearing
black masks, entered the Jail, oveipow-
cred the Officers there, took their keys
and removed the prisoners TO waiting
automobiles.
Fifteen machines carried the party.
They moved quickly down the street
to II cemetery, three blocks beyond The
city limits. Ropes We're all prepared,
the men were taken from the machines
cemetery.
Headlights of three automobiles
were used To light the tree selected Tor
the hanging.
Members of the mob We're stationed
to prevent intrusion. These guards ami
many of the mob were armed.
Not more than five minutes wero re-
Quired by the mob TO enter the jail,
overpower the Officers and remove The
prisoners. Within fifteen minutes or
less the three alleged gangsters and
m%urderers had been lynched.
For another fifteen minutes, while
the bodies dangled from the oak tre.
in the glare of the automobile head.
lights, the mob waited mt the scene 10
make certain their grim task was com-
plete. Then its members departed,
leaving the bodies swinging in the
darkness.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Harding Not to Resign Immediately.

Marion, Ohio.-No hurried action
was to be taken by Senator Harding on
the question of resigning immediately
from the Senate. Senator lIardnGE
made this announcement after sending
IL formal telegram to Governor C''y
acknowledging receipt of Cox's offer
to appoint Senator-elect Frank II. VII
lis Ia succeed the Pre~sident-elpct in the
Senate. In speaking of the offer sen
ator Harding said this course had
been dictated by the critical illness of
Mr.. Willis father and his own arrange
ments affecting his senatorial duties.
The delay, it WAS indica'ci, seemed
Justified in view of the recess'ng of
Congress for the holidays next week.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Mans Small Importance.

Following is by Samuel Johnson:
The truth Is that no man Is much re-
garded by the rest Of the world. He
that considers how little he dwells
unon the condition Of others Will learn
how little the attention of others is at
tncted BY himself. While we see
m~ultitudes passing before us of whom,
perhaps. not one appears to deserve
our notice or excite our sympathy. we
should remember that we, likewise.
are lost In the same throng; that the
eye which happens to glance upon VI
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Appeals to Churches for Aid.

Chicago.-Herbert Hoover, chairman
of the European relief council, has is
sued an appeal 10 all churches TO OBJ
serve Dec. 10 as national collection day
and 10 take part in the compaign TO
be launched to raise S33,0o0,000 as
Americas Christmas present TO Europ-
can children. The campaign will ex-
tend over the holidays, collections be-
ing made in all public places and
through civic organizations.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
McGraw Sued by Actor.

New York.-Suit for $4,000 has
been begun against John McGraw, vice
president and manager of the New
York Giants, by John e. Slavin, actor,
it was learned through Nathan Burkan,
counsel for Mr.. Slavin. Slavin received
severe injuries in a fall believed TO
have been caused by a blow in front
of the home of Mctiraw last summer.
SlaVin and another companion had ac-
companied Mciraw home from the
Lambs Club. where McGraw previous
IL had been engaged i'm a fight
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17

ConstantinOple. Reports reaching
this city declare the war minister of
Armenia has proclaimed a military
dictatorship over that country. He is
said TO have Joined Bolshevist troops
at Baku and to be advancing toward
Erivan, where a soviet government has
been proclaimed. Following the an
nouncement that a soviet government
for Armenia had been established. a
council of peoples commissaries WAS
constituted. 1t is composed Of five.
members, including two generals.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
PORTION
OF CORK ABLAzE
CIVILIANS ARE DRAGGED FROM
HOMES AND SHOT FOLLOWING
KILLING OF SOLDIERS.
CITY LEVELED BY FIRE
BLASTS PRECEDE CoNFLAGRA-
TON FOLLOWING AMBUSH OF
MILITARY AT PILLoNs CROSS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dublin, Dec. 13-The central portion
of the city of Cork has been burned Ia
the ground and other portions of the
city are ablaZe. The c~ontflagratiOn fol
lowed an ambush of the military at
Pillons Cross in which four persons
We're killed and many wounded. Three
civilians were taken from their houses
and shot dead after the ambush of the
military. Then the fires started.
There were bomb explosions and fir
ing also was heard. The populace is
panic-stricken.
An official report of the cOnflagra-
ton says that the Cork city hall. the
Carnegie library, the Corn market and
eighteen other buildings had been de
stroyed.
The municipal buildings, the Carne-
gle library and the Corn exchange,
which cover Il large area, have been
consumed by the flames, which were
so hot at places that passing tram cars
have been set on fire.
Several blocks of buildings in the
heart Of the business district of Cork
were destroyed by fire during the
night, constituting the costliest de-
struction Of property since the repris-
ais began in Ireland.
A group Of public buildings on AL
bert Quay, including the city hall, the
Carnegie library and a portion of the
Corn exchange, also were burned. as
well as private residences in various
parts of the city.
Early estimates place the damage at
between 2,00O,0O0 and 100000 pounds
sterling.
The fires extended to st. Patrick's
street, from Cook street to MAYOR
street, and swept entire rows Of build
ings on both sides of Winthrop street,
leading from st. Patrick's street to Old
Georges street.
1t is not improbable that lives have
been lost In the fires already several
persons connected with the destroyed
houses and business premises are re-
ported missing.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon people
were just beginning TO venture again
into the streets the whole city was
then in control of the military, and IL
is understood the officer in command
assured the populace that the military
would remain on duty indefinitely to
prevent further destruction.
The troops are in full fighting order,
pickets with machine guns being posi-
ed at all vantage points.
Only n large drapery establish
ment is left intact in Cork.
The destroyed city hall in Cork was
only excelled in point of size in Ireland
by Belfast's great civic building.
This was the third time it had been
set on fire, the firemen being driven
out at the point of reyolvers.
On the two previous occasions the
west wing, devoted to the public health
department, was burned. This time
the hall was set alight in many places.
The great hall. seating 5000, and
having n fine organ, shared the fate OF
the municipal premises.
The fact that no serious casualties
were caused by the bombs is explained
by the statement that preliminary
warning was given to all occupants OF
buildings TO leave prior to the attacks.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Meat Prices Drop,

Chicago, Dec. 1I.-Wholesale prices
of fresh meat cuts, both beef and
pork, reached the low levels of the pre-
war period with the close Of business
this week, Armour & Co. have an
nounced. Lower prices for live stock
which have resulted from declines In
feed stuff and from excessive receipts
of stock have had marked influence on
the wholesale selling price, resulting in
a level of prices below those that oh.
tanned April I, 1917, and also below
prices that ruled in 1914. Light pork
loins sold for Il cents, as compared
with the pre-war price of % to 23h
cents.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Clara Smith Hamon Has Vanished.

Fort Worth. Texas-Clara Smith
Hamon. alleged slayer Of Jake l.. Ha-
mon. Oklahoma. coil king" apparent
ly has vanished into the Mexican des-
erts across the international border,
according 10 authorities here. Federal
agents and sheriffs continue to watch
the boundary, but practically without
hope of capturing the elusive fugitive.
Public opinion seems content to drop
the case" Authorities here believe the
woman never will be found.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Fugitive Jailed in New York.

New YOrk.-John NJ. Hartman OF
Minneapolis, arrested here as a fugi-
tive from justice. was said by detec.
tives to have confessed TO having taken
$4,000 from the firm of Hartman &
Co. of Minneapolis, of which he was
chief bookkeeper and cashier. The
prisoner turned 81, 100 over 10 the po-
lice, they said, and added he lost about
$4,000 through speculation. Hart
mans wife also was arrested.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
BOYS Stone Playmate, Who Dies.

Belleville, Mich.-Raymond c. Klein
schmidt, -, died in University hospi-
tai, Ann Arbor, as the result Of in
juries suffered when he was stoned
by playmates after their dismissal
from school. According to scanty in
formation gathered from his play
mates, they engaged in a stone battle
soon after leaving school. Whether he
was the victim of n combined attack
cannot be ascertained from his com
panions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
coinrado Park Leads Country.

Washington.-The Rocky Mountain
National park. with 240,966, led all
other national parks of the country in
the number of visitors in the season
just closed. the annual report of Sec
rotary of the Interior John Barton
Payne shows. The total number for
national parks was 919,J04,
and for the eleven national monuments
13s,951. making a grand total of I.05S,-
i5-5. The Hot Springs reservation
stands next TO the Rocky Mountain
ark in the column with 162,SJ0 Wis
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Will Not Send Delegates &c League.

Washington.-President Wilson has
declined the invitation of the League
of Nations to send delegates TO take
part in the discussion of the disarma-
ment commission. The President in
formed the League of Nations council
that inasmuch as the United States
was not "A member of the league he
did o feel justified in appointing a
committee 40 lake even Il de facto
participation
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
MilI Workers Wages Cut.

Boston.-All of the textile mills Of
Maine and virtually all in Rhode Is
land will put into effect on Dec. 20.
the 22k per cent wage reduction an
nounced in Lawrence, Lowell and New
Bedford and in many smaller New
England mill centers. The reduction
will apply to about 100000 operatives.
The posting of notices of the reduc-
ton AT the largest cotton mills in Law
renee was duplicated in q large num-
Der Of Massachusetts. Maine and
Rhode Island cities.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Discuss Japanese Situation.

Washington.-Discussing the Japan
csc question freely and frankly in a
carefully prepared address delivered
in the House, Representative Kahn,
California, chairman of the military
committee, declared that America
hoped always TO avoid war, and that if
"the statesmen, the ~publicists and the
politicians, the a~gitators and the lem
agogues of Japan" really wanted war
with the United States they would be
the ones to bring it on and not the
Americans.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Robbers Frightened by Dancers.

Richland, Neb.-Robbers stole an un-
estimated amount of y~aluables from
private safety deposit boxes at the
State Bank of Richland, but were
frightened away by a number of
young people returning home from a
dance before they had a chance to COM
plete the robbery. The robbers blew
the door from the bank vault but
failed to get $1,000 it contained. The
managing cashier said he had no idea
what the loss WAS. Thieves es-
capped. presumably in an automobile.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
AMNESTY IS DENIED
CESSATION OF PRESENT ATTACKS
AND NO REPUBLIC
MESSAGE OF SiNN FEM REGARD
ING IRISH SITUATION UNDER
CONSIDERATION BY CABINET.
ion Sew Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Dee. 9.-The recent message
If Father oFIanagan Of ltosconafnon
10 Premier Lloyd George concerning Il
truce in the Irish situation is under
stood 10 be ander consideration by the
eabinet.
The knotty problem said 10 be con
fronting the government is whether
Father offlanagau represents the full
force of Sim Feiu moderate opinion.
II is stated on high authority that If
il is decided that Father OFlanlgan
does represent such opinion the gov
eminent will reply to his message with
"A statement cmbGdying the following
terms:
No amnesty, no republic and cessa-
tion from the present campaign of out
rage and murder"
The opinion WAS expressed today by
some students Of the Irish problem
here that receipt of Father oflana-
cans message by ii section of
tn. Sim Fein had its origin in IL de
sire for amnesty for certain SIM en-
ers who are fugitives from justice.
\ brief dispatch received from Cork
says there was a general holdup OF the
public in the streets of Cork by the
auxiliary police This evening. Firing
was heard in various parts of the city.
4 man leaving Il church was sho
dead.
The British government is consider
ing whether ii will request the United
States, in the interests of Anglo-Amer-
lean friendship, to take official notice
of the anti-British activities in Amer
lea of Prof. Eamonn de Valera, pres
ident of the Irish republic according
To a statement made by Andrew Bonar
Law in the House of Commons in re-
Spouse To questions.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Deportees Try to Kill Soviet Chiefs.

Observation-Disclosures of the party
deported nearly a year & ON he
soviet ark" Buford with Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman have at
tempted TO blow up officials of the
Russian soviet government, according
to information received at the Depart
ment of Justice. The advices said
Markus Orodowsky and Arthur Katjes
were in Jail at Moscow for attempting
TO plant bombs i'm a building occupied
by the general executive committee of
the soviet government.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Five Killed in Tram Accident.

Kansas city, Mo, Dee. l2.-FtNe per
sous are known To have been killed
and twrnty-eight injured, six or more
perhaps fatally, when u one-man oper-
ated street ear got beyond control of
the moiorman, dashed down II Of the
steepest grades in III" city,
struck Il switch ana was demolished.
According Ia officials, not Il passenger
the ear escaped injury.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Sheriff Cleared Of Blame.

Santa Rosa, Calif.-A verdict exon
Grating Sheriff Boyes and his deputies
from all blame in connection with the
l%ynching of Torrance Fits, George
Boyd and Charles Nalento, has been
returned by the coroner's jury. Three
verdicts were returned after brief ties
timony, one for the case Of each man
killed. That members of the mob told
him they wished to prevent anyone
from ever treating him as Sheriff Pet
ray had been treated was declared by
Sheriff James Boyes.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Allies Demand Germany Disarm.

Berlin. The %interallied military
commission has repeated its demand
for the Immediate diSbandment and
diSarIming of German defense organ
cations and requested immediate i'm
formation as io what measures Ger
intends Ia take with regard to
the demand.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Socialist Elected President Of Austria

gienna-Dr. Michael Hainisch was
elected president of Austria by the ma
tional assembly. DIR. Hainisch is "A
prominent Socialist, and was elected a
member Of the Austrian parliament IN
1879. lie was born AT Gloggnitz, low"I
Austria, in 1883, and was educated in
the University of Vienna, Leipsic and
Berlin
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-12-17
Disarmament Must Be Slow.

Geneva.-World disarmament must
be Il slow and gradual process, the
League of Nations assembly commits
sion, which has been celebrating on
the question for more than three
weeks, has decided. Opinions of lead
ing members are that neither the polit-
ical situation nor public opinion is yet
ready for full realization of that OBJ
ject. In fact, even beginning reduc-
ton of ornaments is not considered
possible by the commission at present.