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The evening world., 1921-12-20
HARDING HAS OWN
VIEWS REGARDING
4-POWER TREATY
President Said to Believe 1t
Does Not Apply to Islands
of Japan Proper.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 (Associ-
ated Press) s).-Preslden Harding. It
was said to-day at the White House,
does not regard the four-power paci-
fc treaty as covering the principal
Islands OF the japanese Empire"
This view, which Is contrarty to
that voiced repeatedly by official
spokesmen Of the American delega-
ton. was described at the White
House as the Presidents personal
opinion not based on consultation
with other members of his Admin
stration.
Mr.. Harding was said to believe
that the treaty no more applies 20
the islands constituting japan proper
than 1t does to the mainland OF the
United States. In his view. 1t was
said, the agreement only covers
island possession in the Pacific, whilc
the main japanese group occupies
the position of a party to the treaty
rather than a possession.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
TRAIN HITS AUTO
AT CROSSING; / DEAD
Two Others Hurt, One of Whom
Will Probably Die-Inter-
section Was Unguarded.

One man was killed, another is be-
Eeyed to be dying, i third seriously
injured by collision OF a locomotive
and an automobile this morning on an
unguarded grade crossing Of the Erie
Railroad at Fairview Avenue, YER
ona, N. ].
The dead man Is John Robinson OF
Orange. William Savage, also OF Or
ange, is expected to die. And Fred l..
Goechel, No. 213 Snyder Avenue, Or
ange, owner and driver Of the auto
mobile. may recover.
The three men are s'uC to have
tried to cross in front OF the locomv-
tive, which was driven by Henry
Bryant of Caldwell. The automobile
was smashed to bits and parts of IL
dragged four hundred feet. The IN
jured were taken TO MountainsidG
Hospital, Montclair.
There are 1900 patients at the over
brook Hospital for the Insane nearby
and there are many boys at the
Newark City Home, y reformatory
which is also near the c:ossing. Bo-
cause Of the proximity OF these two
institutions there has been much
agitation about the lack OF. flagman
or safety gates
The evening world., 1921-12-20
RUM SMUGGLERS,
DODGING BULLETS,
LEAP OVERHEARD
Customs Guards Arrest Only Man
Who Didn't Jump From Two
Motor launches.

Bullets from the pistols of tour
customs guards drove the crews Of
two motor boats TO jump overheard
off the Bush piers in South Brooklyn
early to-day. The one man remain
ing in charge OF the two boats proved
70 be a fireman OF the Italian steam-
ship Regina D'Italia which tied up at
PIER No. 4 there yesterday afternoon.
Hidden in the shadows of the
waterfront of the pier the guards saw
men moving OH the vessels deck and
presently eight bags were lowered
into two motor poats. The bags
taken from the vessels deck, con-
tanned boxes Of liquors.
Just as the motor boats were about
to put off with their loads a Sergeant
OF the guards called on them to halt
and fired when his command was ig-
nored. His fire was returned from
the boats, and then the three other
guards opened up and a lively fuSil-
lade followed. Under this heavy fre
the men in the boats began to jump
overheard. The one man remaining
was arrested.
He had one bag left, the seven
others having been thrown into the
water. He said the ninety-two bot
ties in the bag were his own. He de-
scribed himself as Raffaello Granar-
do, forty-three, fireman,
The evening world., 1921-12-20
COLD WAVE DUE
HERE FOR XMAS
Abnormally Cold Weather VIII
Arrive Thursday, Weather Bu-
reau Forecasts.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O-Christ-
mas throughout the eastern half of
the country win be preceded by abb
normally cold weather. the Weather
Bureau declared to-day in Its fore
cast.
Decidedly colder weather was fore
cast for Tomorrow in the Eastern
Central States. including Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. and the
statement was made by the Bureau
that much lower temperatures would
be experienced along the Atlantic
Coast by Thursday.
Temperatures below zero were re-
ported this mor9ing as far east as
Duluth, Mimi, and as far south as
Northwestern Nebraska 1t was
more than 20 degrees below zs=o in
the north portions OF North Dakota
and Montana and over much OF the
Canadian Northwest
The evening world., 1921-12-20
VALUED
AT 100000
SE|zEDON SHIP
Total of 27,5OO Gallons in
Drums Supposed to Con-
. tain Glycerine.
CAPTAIN UNDER ARREST.
Inspectors Got a Whit of
"Oil" SyphonS Were Draw
ing Into Drums.
CAPTAIN UNDER ARREST.

A seizure claimed by the customs
men to involve about a million
dollars worth OF proof alcohol
was made to-day on the tramp
steamer Javary, which tier up at
Pier No 80, East River, on Saturday
on her way from Baltimore for Con-
stantlnople.
The Javary is an oil burner and
was to have taken on q cargo OF
flour. Being an oil burner, the Gus
toms inspector standing by thought
nothing strange in the sight of a
siphon drawing oil into big drums,
until one curious inspector got too
near the hose and a deep breath drew
in the arena Of alcohol. Investiga-
ton showed that thlrty-eigh drums
had been emptied. reverse suction
having been applied to Ithe siphon.
GauRers were put on the Javary
and 1t is claimed that the drums SUP
posed to be loaded with glycerine
each contained 10 gallons of 100
proof alcohol. The customs me
seized the drums, captain and the
ship. In all there were 27,500 gallons
OF alcohol in the drums, which ex-
perts say could have been reduced In
strength until there was the founda-
ton Of more than 100000 gallons Of
booze.
Evidently II was intended for plum
pnddings, eggnogg, Tom and Jerrys
and other Christmas cheer, but in
one fell swoop a million dollars Of
joy has been snatched from the yule-
tide. Capt. Daniel Doherty, the owner
Of record OF the Javary. was ar
raigned before United States Com
Hitchcock. He waived ex-
animation and was held for the Fed
eral Grand Jury in $4,000 bail, hav-
ing been arraigned by Major John H,
Clark. First Assistant District At
torney. More Christmas cheer. The
III" in Major Clark's name stands
for Holly.
Second Officer F.. w. Assing and
Third Officer Roy Griffin were held
as material witnesses. The SEIZURE
was made by Deputy Surveyor of the
Port William E. Sanders, Acting
Deputy Surveyor j. IL. McGill and
Inspectors II. f. Barbour and NJ. j..
Sweeney.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
Lexington, Second, Seventh
and Ninth Avenue Lines
Would Be Abandoned to We
hicular Traffic Under Project.
Single Management Instead of
Independent Operation of 9
Companies Included in En-
gineer'S Proposal.
Promotion of Lines Between
BoroughS and Establishment
of Bus Lines as Feeders Also
Are Advocated.

The following plan of surface
transit revision in Manhattan was
unofficially submitted to the Transit
Commission to-day by its consulting
engineer, Daniel l.. Turner.
Removal of surface cars in Second,
Lexington, Seventh and Ninth and
Columbus Avenues and utilization OF
Second and Ninth Avenues exclusive
iy for heavy trucking.
Removal Of all surface car tracks on
The west side below 14th Street and
west of Broadway except for two
crosstown lines, 14th Street and
eighth streets. These remarks would
do away with 100 miles OF track
Reduction of existing lines from
thirty-flve to twenty five and con-
so,idation of the twenty-five lines
under one operating management.
Police prohibition of movement OF
all vehicles except street cars on car
tracks during morning and evening
rush hours.
Speeding up of street car movement
to ten miles an hour and u car every
twenty seconds in the rush hours.
, srhc use OF trolley car trailers.
Trolley car service between in
terror points in the Boroughs or
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
A single fare with transfers.
Bus lines as feeders in territory
abandoned by surface cars.
The removal of the car tracks from
Second Avenue, Lexington Avenue,
Seventh Avenue below Central Park
~and Ninth and Columbus Avenues
would open lexington Avenue TO fast
moving traffic to be routed from and
into Lafayette Street, and seventh
Avenue to fast moving traffic coming
from and going into Varick Street
and Central Park and would devote
second and Ninth and Columbus
Avenues into thoroughfares for heavy
trucking.
There . G 24S miles of single street
car track on the streets of Manhat-
IAN, of which 226 miles are in use. Mr.
turner would cut the operating rack
,oe 70 14S miles. At this time nine
separate companies operate surface
cars in Manhattan over their own
ines. Mr.. Turner would wipe out this
separate ownership and operation.
The nine operating companies rur
cars over thirty five different lines
Under tho single operation plan only
twenty-five lines would be operated
ON thirty of the most important lines
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The evening world., 1921-12-20
PRESIDENT TOO BUSY
TO TRAVEL AND SPEAK
For the next Three Months He Will
Remain At the Capital.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-President
Harding Is disposed to remain closely in
Washington for the next three months
and is cancelling all tentative engage
nyents which he has had for speeches or
trips to various parts OF the country.
The President has written a letter to
Senator Simmons Of North Carolina OK
planning his inability TO attend the cele-
bration OF the l5Oth anniversary OF St
Johns Masonic Lodge at New Berne In
that state the latter part OF January.
Secretary Christian has also been in
structed to convey the same answer to
similar Invitations,
The evening world., 1921-12-20
RICHARD CROKER
REPORTED BETTER
Able to sit UP To-Day-Ill
From a Chill Contracted
on Trip to Ireland.

DUBLIN. Dec. 20 (Associated
Press) Richard Croker, the former
Tammany chieftain. who has been
quite i'll at his home. Glencairn Cas-
tie. was reported to-day as showing
continued Improvement
lie has been suffering from a chhl,
contracted while returning to Ire
land from the United States, which
has confined him TO his bed. To-day,
1t was given out. he was sitting up in
his room.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
SENTENCED TO SPEND
ALL XMAS DAYS ALONE
Murderer Must Go Into solitary
Confinement for Yuletides.

CLEVELAND, Dec 2O.-"Jiggs"
Losteiner's Christmas days are over.
The Court decreed when It sentenced
him TO life imprisonment for the muir
der OF Pat-olman Ga+ney a year ago
he mus Is nd every Christmas the rest
OF his life in solitary confinement.
Up at six o'clock In the morning. he
won't see a soul all day. All he can do
is think about his past and about his
past and about his crime. And yet
men In the death house spending their
last Christmas Day on earth call jugs
the lucky guy"
The evening world., 1921-12-20
SIR. T. ANNOUNCES
CUTS IN SOME WAGES
Gatemen VIII Send Committee OF
Protest to Directors.

Gatemen VIII Send COmmittee OA
Protest to Directors
II r VOORHEES,, Vice President and
General Manager of the staten Island
1onid Transit Railroad Company. to-
day- served notice on the gatemen re-
cctying ss1.4O a month that they would
n. c,1t to SIS some time in January and
,hose receiving s64 would be reduced 10
$50. The men now receiving S64 were
,ut from Ss1 on July last.
Mr. voorhees, announced that there
., ouId be a meeting Of the railroad direc-
tors at the companys offices, No. 2s5
broadway, on Jan. II, and invited tho
men TO send committee to the meeting.
The men declared to-day that the cuts
arc unfair and that they will send
committee empowered TO refuse it on
account OF the high cost Of living and
that they will appeal 10 the Labor
Eoard, The men work eight hours day
snd seven days week
The evening world., 1921-12-20
TWO GIRLS GAINED.
STORM-TERROR|zED
SEA TRAVELLERS
Captain of S. S. Stavangerfiorl !
Says He Never Had Such
a Fearful Trip.

Five days over due, through storms
and seas that tried the hearts OF her
officers and men and frightened most
OF the passengers almost out of their
wits. the Norwegian American Limo
steamship Stavangerf1ord reached
her pier at the foot Of soth Street,
Brooklyn. to-day.
she bore evidence OF the storms
she had weathered in carried away
ventilators and salt crust that
streaked both Of her high tunnels to
their very top. Below decks there
were many sailors and flremen with
bandaged cuts and bruises, the re-
suit of the banging about they got
in the ships tremendous piungings.
Capt. X s. Irgens, tho vessels skip
per, SAID that in all his twenty five
years OF following the, sea he had
never had such time of 1t as On this
voyage. The wind blew a hurricane
more than q hundred miles an hour
the waves came aboard even on the
bridge, and spray hew above the
crows nest.
Soon after the Stavangerfjord left
Bergen on Dec. s, two days after sail
ing from Christiania, she ran into a
storm. 1t became 50 wild that q ma
jority of the 2S5 passengers were
afraid to go on deck, and clnng,
! frightened. to their cabins. A rumor
got about among them that Capt.
Irgens would have to put in at an
English port, but he thought the
storm would subside and laid a
! course for this country.
! But the storm increased when he
| got into the Atlantic. and the ship
was so buffeted about that she could
make only 100 miles some days.
AS the hurricane persisted and
Capt Irgcns realized that something
must he done to prevent a panic
among his passengers. he called upon
some OF the courageous ones to start
concert. singing, games, anything
that would distract the minds OF the
frightened ones. He besought them
to gather. in the lounge and cheer
! themselves up II possible.
In this, he said. he was bravely
aided by Miss Charlotte Dessner of
Lynbrook, L. l., a singer and Yascha
Schwarzmann, a Roumanian 'cellist,
who led the music and tempted a
number of the less timd from their
cabin hiding places. He also paid 4
high tribute to the bright courage of
Miss Jennie Osmo, a seventeen year
old girl of Boston, who was forever
fluttering gaily about the snip setting
an example to her fellow voyagers
She was never Ill a moment, he said
and did much to hearten every one
DIR. T. H. Choresen, the ships doc
tor, declared that he had had the
busiest voyage Of his life. becauS SO
there were few among the crew whc
did not require his ministrations al
one time or another. The men in the
hreroom. ne said. were shaken about
like pills in a bottle and received in.
| Vulnerable hurts.
In order to make this port the Stav
angerfjord had to put in at st. Johns
for coal.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
BOY OF FIVE SHOOTS
2-YEAR-OLD SISTER
Fires Shot Gun at Child and Kills
Her-CaSe Held to Be
Accident.

SACGUS, Mass, Dec. 20.-Esther
Dowyrdo, aged two, was killed yester-
day by her Ave -year-old brotner,
Walter. the police learned to-day. The
boy told them how he had fired his
fathers shotgun at his sister in a
childish prank. The medical eX-
amined found that death was dcCi-
dental
The evening world., 1921-12-20
BOMB EXPLOSION
SHAKES Up POLICE
ATHEADQUARTERS
Hundreds in Grand Street
TenementS Rush Out as
Blast Rocks Homes.
MEN IN AUTO SOUGHT.
Seen There Just Before Con-
cuSSion-Meant as BIackmai!
Warning One Theory.
MEN IN AUTO SOUGHT.

Police Headquarters was shaken at
3 A. NJ. to-day by the explosion OF a
bomb a block away in front of No. 1876
Grand Street. Officials on duty
rushed all available detectives and
uniformed men in the direction of the
terrific detonatlon.
The Telegraph Bureau made ready
to call ambulances from the nearest
hospitals, but in a few minutes 1t was
known no one had been hurt The po-
lice found 200 tenants OF a six-story
building nearby in the street In their
nightclothes, with a crowd that was
being augmented from all directions.
II was with difficulty residents OF
the neighborhood were quieted.
The bomb demolished the front OF
the Cafe Ferrars. on the ground floor
OF No. 1876. which is a three story
Building with the bakery on the sec
ond floor and the home OF the man
ager, Henry Scoppa, on the top floor.
Scoppa, his wife and five children
were Jared from their beds but not
hurt.
The bomb. believed to have been Of
the gaspipe type, blew in the front
windows. destroying $1,000 worth Of
big, fancy Christmas cakes. and frag-
ments went through door and broke
n mirror and window In the rear. but
nothing on either side OF the room
was injured.
Ono fragment OF the missile was
hurled upward through a second
story window of No. 1874. loft build
ing across the street. Other windows
were broken by the concussion. A
passing motorman said there was a
long tongue OF flame when the bomb
went off. Neither he nor Policemen
Roach and O'Connor of the Elizabeth
Street Station saw any one in the
vicinity. though they were only a
say small car had been running
around the neighbOrhood in a sus-
picious way after the cafe closed at
l.30. 1t Is believed the occupants
were waiting for an opportunity to
plant the bomb with a time fuse.
The cafe Is owned by Anthony Fer
rara, Inc, and has one OF the biggest
pastry businesses in the country.
Ferrara is well known and wealthy.
Formerly one of Big Tim" Sullivan's
captains, he Is now Democratic leader
of his district He lives at the Hotel
Brevoort. where he told detectives he
had not received any threatening let
ters. He said he could not guess the
reason for the bomb unless it was
the work OF business rivals. His
business is particularly large during
the holidays, when he makes ship
ments even to Europe.
Though the bomb was so powerful
not a fragment OF It could be found
The police believe from the time Sc
lected to set II off 1t was intended
mainly as a blackmailers warning
The evening world., 1921-12-20

Just before adjournment tor lunch
con an angry exchange occurred be-
tween canon De Valera and Arthur
Griffith over the question OF the Dali
holding a brief session at the after
noon meetings 10 hear a statement
by the Minister OF Defense. (.
Grifnth asked II the people were to
be fooled by more private proceed
ings."
II wac unworthy of Mr.. Grimth 20
suggest that the Dali desires privacy,
the Republican President responded.
Mr.. De Valera said something else
had been brought back from Down
ing Street besides the treaty.
Mr.. Grifnth demanded TO know the
meaning Of this. amid loud cries Of.
withdraw" addressed to De Valera.
Charles Burgess, the Ministero of Da
fense. explained that anybody KNOW
Ing the business end OF a gun" must
know the necessity for secrecy in
military matters. He desired to reply
privately to charges that had bean
made Saturday night.
When it became clear that the
statement of the Minister Of Defense
would deal only with military Affairs,
Mr.. Griffith withdrew his objections
to a secret session and harmony vas
restored.
The secret session. however, was
not held, and the Dali resumed ita
deliberations in public at 436 o'clock.
! Immediately, Mr.. De Valera withdrew
his remark. made in the morning
session, that the delegation had
brought back something besides the
treaty from Downing Street He said
he now felt this remark might be mis-
understood, and he apologized to Mr..
Grifith for having made it. Mr..
Griffith accepted the apology.
A private meeting OF the Dali, held
after the session late this afternoon.
was devoted to discussion of the DO
sition and resources OF the Irish Re-
publican Army in the event the treaty
was rejected. II was understood.
Five more members OF the Dali, in
cluding the first woman to be heard
Mrs. Kate O'CalIaghan. widow Of
the assassinated Lord Mayor OF LIN
erick-presented their views on the
treaty at the morning session. Two
% them spoke in favor OF the agree
ment and three against 1t.
Mr.. De Valera. addressing the Dali
: the outset held there could be no
question OF ratification OF the treaty
Oy the Dali, which. he declared. could
not ratify the agreement In the sense
OF making 1t a legal instrument. All
he Dali could do was to approve or
disapprove. he asserted.
The Republican President said he
would move later that inasmuch a.
the articles OF agreement for the
treaty between Great Britain and ne
land. signed in London, do not reO-
Oncile Irish national aspirations and
the association OF Ireland with the
community OF nations known a. thu
British Commonwealth, and eAnAc
The evening world., 1921-12-20
BRITISH TROOPS TO HOLD
POSTS IN IRELAND UNTIL
PEACE TREATY IS RATTLE
Transport Is Recalled to England
and Army Trains Are Cancelled
Day Withdrawal Was to Begin
De Valera Consents to Plebiscite.

QUEENSTOWN, Dec 20 ASSOCIATED Pres)-Removal of the
British troops from Ireland which to have been begun today has
been suspended and they will not be withdrawn unless the treaty rat
fled, it stated here.
transport which have taken board troops to-day has been
recalled to England and the special trains convey troops from various
places in southern Ireland which had been arranged for have been
celed for the present. w.
DUBLIN Dec 20 ASSOCIATED Press)-Deputy John Miroy
speaking the Dali Ereann this afternoon support of the treaty with
England demanded and received from Eamon op
ponnts of the treaty their promise submit the question ratification
to a vote of the Irish people.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
Cartridge Exploded and Set
Fire to Her. Clothing-Suf-
fered Burns.

ATLANTA, Dec. 2o.-If they had
used a goat everything would have
been all right. But, as 1t was, a
"slapperitis' was used in the initia-
tion ceremonial of the Modern Order
of Praetorians, and now Mrs. Mexia
Osborne, q pretty young matron, is
suing the lodge for damages Of
$4,000.
The damages, Mrs. Osborne AYERS,
The evening world., 1921-12-20

were received when an agent of the
order struck her with the "slapper-
tits" as she was bending over to kiss
an altar in the lodge rooms.
1t is claimed that the slapstick was
loaded with a blank cartridge and that
she was struck with the wrong side
Of the stick. the flash from the pow
der setting fire to her garments and
causing serious burns and internal
injuries.
The evening world., 1921-12-20
AUTOMOBILE THIEF GETS FIVE
YEARS.

Frank Halligan who has been in the
valued at Sl05.OOO in two
years. was sentenced to-day by Judge
Mulqueen in the Court Of General Ses-
sions to from Ave to ten years in Sing
Sing. This was for conviction Of steal
ing a car valued at ll,70O
The evening world., 1921-12-20
BANDITS IN TROLLEY
HOLD-UP GET So, ,1SO
Rob Messenger for = ST. Louis
Trust Company and Escape.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 2O.-Thrce bandits
held up Edward Edwards. messenger
for the Choteau Trust Company. on a
Market Street car to-day. and escaped
witt, satchel containing IS. 1870 of the
c1mpany's funds.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-05-16

commercial men run their own
AFFAIRS
There is a new regime at Washing
ton, one that is pledged to less gov
eminent in business and more business
in government. This does not mean
that business will be given license to
do as it pleases. just because it is to be
given reasonable liberty. In his first
address to congress President Harding
voiced a warning which will have the
hearty approval of the congress and
of the people when he said, "But gov
eminent approval of fortunate UNI
trammeled business does not mean
federation of restraint of trade or of
maintained prices by unnatural meth
DDS" Good business will have en-
couragement and opportunity-bad
business would better watch out.