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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Powers Want Scope
OF Arms Discussion
Set Before Meeting
Conviction Growing Tlaat a
Lirr,;s Must BE Decided On
Soon; Fixing Date Waits
Partly ON Foreign Offices

WASHINGTON, Aug. Deter
mination Of the date fer the disarma-
ment conference was understood to-day
to rest largely in the foreign offices at
London, Paris and Toxic. The diplo-
matte representative of the invited
powers have conferred at length with
Secretary of State Hughes concerning
the ACCESSIBILITY Of beginning the con-
ference November II OF some other
date, and have in turn referred the
question to their respective govern
ments. Until further instructions are
received by the ambassadors it IS ex-
pected that no definite action will be
taken.
Representatives of foreign govern
ments have made it plain. however,
that they regard determination Of the
agenda as far more important than
the fxing of the date OF meeting. They
are understood to have reported in de-
tail to their governments the desire Of
Secretary Hughes to leave to the main
body as much of that work as possible,
but there is increasing evidence that
Japan is not alone in her inslstence
that the scope of the conference be
more clearly outlined before the formal
sessions are begun. Although consid-
cIaIlOu OIL tHsiC pHtSS Vi titS pldHS iol
the conference is not expected to give
rise to further delay in issuing the
formal invitations it is believed that
the ambassadors expect to receive from
their home Offices instructions as to the
parts they shall assume in adding to
or taking from the list of subjects that
may be discussed.
While Japan has made it clear that
there are subjects which she would
discuss with unwillingness, if at all,
there appears to be a growing convic-
ton that unless some limitation is
placed upon the number of subjects to
be considered the conference may be
continued almost indefinitely. The chief
object Of Japan, it is understood, will
be to drive to the front her right to
expansion, and in that connection her
claims in Siberia, Manchuria and per
haps other regions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Clergyman Says Britain
Has ssHeart of a Devil''
Father Dooley Warns India
Only Force of Arms
VIII Prevail

The Rev. John H. Dooley, Roman
Catholic priest of this city, declared
last night, at dinner attended by ad-
vocates of independence for Ireland
and India, that England had the heart
OF devil and only strong arm methods
would prevail against her.
The dinner took place at the Cylon
restaurant, 672 Eighth Avenue, and was
in commemoration of the first ami
versary of the Gandhi movement for
non-cooperation with British rule in
India, which is said to have 10000 900
supporters in India, and to have tied
up British goods worth $1,6OO,000, 900
by means of boycott.
"Gandhi is the apostle of peaceful
resistance" said Father Dooley, "but
we must remember that he is fight
ing a nation which has the heart of a
devil. We pray God that the Gandhi
idea will prevail. but it seems that
strong-arm methods always have been
necessary in dealing with England.
america never would have won its
freedom by a policy of non-coopera-
ton, and Ireland, am sure, is in a
similar condition. 1t is the men of the
Irish republican army who have solved
the question in Ireland. With Presi-
dent de Valera we feel that Irish in
dependence hinges upon the issue in
India and that Indian independence
hinges upon the issue in Ireland"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02

absent during fifty-day session. $3.50
for 100-day session and S75 for a 200
day session. Each member would have
a drawing account of $500 a month, but
in the final settlement of salaries at
the end of the session deductions
would be made for absences.
"If l had my way, after member
missed dozen roll calls. I would fire
him out" said Mr.. kissel. "ThA at
tendance is awful. There are not on
an average $50 members here a day.
During Che consideration of major
measures many members never come
here at all, excepting at the last min
ute when the time to vote arrives.
"When legislation of lesser inn
portance is up you usually will find
here only handful of members who
have an ak to grind or who have
some personal interest in the matter
under consideration. l am here all the
time and / observe that to be the sor-
rowful truth
"If the men who are elected to Con-
gress do not want to be here on the
job for which they are chosen by the
people believe they should resign.
GAS for Investigations, l am in favor
of stopping all of them. They are I'M
necessary and as rule never get any
where. We are not aere to ! ~vestigate;
anyway, we arc sent here to legislato,
and in my opinion it is high time that
some steps be taken to keep these fell
lows on the job"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
kissel Proposes Time Clock
For congressman Who Loaf

From The Tvibmnc's Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-putting The
pay of congressman on a time-clock
basis, or having the amount of salary
depend mon attendance at the SEES
sions, WAS proposed to-day in bill
introduced in the House by Representa-
tive John Kissel, Republican, of New
York.
1.-THE loafing on the job" at Capitol
Hill is "awful,' according to the New
Yorker, who would reward the regular
attender with an increase in salary
from the present $500. to $4,000. The
member who missed one session in any
week would lose the pay for the whole
week, unless unanimous consent had
been obtained for absence, under his
plan.
Failure to answer thirty consecutive
roll calls would constitute, under the
kissel measure, an otfcnse calling for
removal from membership of a member
by the Speaker or the Vice President.
further measure is proposed to
prevent member escaping from a
session after answering to his name at
the first roll call. Part of the regular
business of both houses Of Congress
would be the calling of the roll i'm
mediateiy after the daily prayer and
again just before adjournment.
Mr.. kissel's system of payment calls
for deduction of $500 for each day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Child, 3, Found in Drug
Den, Expert at Craps
Parents of Little One, Taken
From Negroes, Are Sought
by Police

Jimmie Brown, three years old, who
was found on Sunday morning with two
negroes at 2 West 1l2th Street, was
sarraigned in the Children's Court yes
terday morning. He was remanded by
Judge Samuel d. Levy, pending an inves-
tigation Of his foster parents. Carrie and
Clarence Brown, alleged to be drug
addicts, are under detention until thew
explain satisfactorily where they got
the child. The negro woman is on
Welfare Island, while her husband is
being held temporarily at the East 1880
Street police station. They both insist
that the baby was given to them two
and half years ago by white
woman known as Mamie"
DR.. Carleton Simon, Deputy Police
Commissioner, who made the arrest, is
working on the theory that the child
was kidnapped Efforts are being
made to find out who his parents are,
There was no substantiation yes.ere.
of the story that Jimmy's mother was
a morphine addict, known as Rose
Miller and that his father was a pro-
fessional boxer.
The child proved to be an expert
crap shooter during his short stay at
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children. When questioned
Brown are his mother and father. He
was frankly curious when taken to
court.
"Let's see the judge" he demanded.
and insisted on being lifted up for that
purpose.
Later in the day he was sent to In
wood, the country home of the society.
He will again appear in court next
Monday morning after his foster
parents have been examined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Levy Blalnes Hylan
Regime for Waste
And ak Increase
Former Democratic Congress
man Says Pre- Election
Pledges We're Disregarded
and Assails Tarnmany Rule

The increased bonded Indebtedness
and tax rate of New York were yes
terday attributed by former Represent
alive Jefferson M. Levy, Democrat, to
what he described as the extravaganza
of the Hylan administration and the
Mayors failure to carry out his pre-
election promises. Mr. Levy, who
several days ago announced his oppo-
sition to Hylan, also took fling at
Tammany Hall and assaulted the pri-
mary law.
Mr.. Levy cited figures which he said
showed that from January /, 1918. to
January /, 1921, the city's bonded debt
ives swelled S223,031, 1857. He de-
clared Hylan's policy had boosted the
tax rate from $2.02 to s2.77 during the
same period and predicted that a con-
tinuance of this policy would bring the
rate to SO and more within year.
The Shandaken Tunnel and Gilboa
Dam project, Mr.. Levy said, was an ex-
ample OF the large debts incurred by the
Hylan administration.
"Mr. Hylan." he said, pledged him
self in the last campaign to veto this
proposal, but instead contracts have re-
suited amounting to more than $751;
ooU,UOU. Inc present Liabilities of the
city on these contracts amounts to up
ward of Si7.000,0O0
'Tammany Hall made a great mis-
take" Mr. Levy continued, "in select
ing an untried man like Hylan rather
than a Democrat who had been affiliat-
ed with the party. The statement that
the present executive is trying to do
his best is no argument in his favor
The fact remains that he has proved
him self incapable of administering the
municipal affairs Of the greatest city
on the continent.
"The financial budget of New York
has become SO enormous that it re-
quires man of high ability to handle
the situation Hylan is not the man.
Both the Republican and Democratic
parties should select candidate of
tried ability, irrespective of party
politics. They have the opportunity
to do so now"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
De Valera Not Planning
Early Visit to London
Thanks Labor for Support of
His Cause; O'Br;en's Trip
TO ENGLAND Personal

DUBLIN, Aug. (By The Associated
Press cannon de Valera, the Irish
republican leader, announced today
that he had no intention of visiting
London this week, and that no arrange
ments had been made for future
visit there.
Mr.. de Valera made this statement
in answer to questions by representa-
ttives of the press as to reports that
he was about to revisit the British
capital: 1t followed speech which
ne delivered at the annual congress
Of the Irish Labor party, in which he
paid tribute to labor's support of the
struggles for Irish freedom. He was
gwen warm ovation by the audience.
MIR. de Valera's speech referred to
the support given the Irish cause bv
labor IN America and elsewhere.
Desmond Fitzgerald, the Sim Fein
minister Of propaganda, announced to-
day that the visit of Art O'Bricn to
London was purely personal. without
political significance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Okun,a " ould Keep Yap
Out OF Arms Conference
Former Foreign Minister Also
Says Japan Should Regard
Shans,tng as Closed Question

TOXIC, Aug. (By The Associated
Press).-Speaking at meeting OF the
Japanese immigration N,ciety to-day,
Marquis Okuma, former Japanese For
eign Minister, insisted on the un-
desirability of bringing up settled
questions at the forthcoming Wash
ington conference on disarmament and
Far Eastern questions. and said the
discussion Of the questions on zap and
Shantung should not be tolerated.
Viscount Shibusawa urged the i'm
portance of Japanese insistence on her
rights within limits which would not
violate international morality, as
wrongs done to any country would
result in complication.
Baron Sakatani and Professor Masa-
haru Anesaki, representing the Japan
csc League Association, and Baroness
Megata, representing the Ladies' Peace
Society, sent cable message to the
League of Nations at Geneva urging
an international education conference
to promote peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
British Deny Egypt
Cotton Transport Pact
Controversy Over u. S. Car
riers Develops Diplomatic
Notes to Avoid Breach

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Controver-
sy between the Shipping Board and
British ship owners over division of
the EGYPTIAN cotton carrying business
already has figured in she diplomatic
exchanges between the two govern
ments. Communications ON the Ques-
ton were exchanged almost a year
ago. But the suggestion that punt
tive sections OF the merchat marine
act might be Invoked against British
vessels promises, it was said to-day, to
develop further diplomatic correspond
ence to avoid the breach which might
follow.
The British contention in the latest
ohcial presentation OF the case was,
IN substance, that as the arrangement
under which Egyptian cotton was car
RED exclusively in British bottoms was
purely private one between two
corporations, the British government
could not be held responsible, nor
would there be any warrant for re-
taliation against ali British shipping
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Bolt Hits Muyf0tUer;
Doesn't " orryHarding
From a STAFF Correspondent

PLYMOUTH, Mass, Aug. l.
During the thunder storm that
swept along the coast Sunday
night, bolt Of lightning struck
the wireless antenn@ of the Presi-
Dental yacht Mayhower. Presi-
dent Harding was in his study at
the time at work on the speech he
delivered here to-day.
Secretary to the President
George Christian jr., telling about
it to-day, said:
"You must hand it to the boss.
He has more poise than anybody
you ever heard about. There was
a mighty clap of thunder and
flash of flame shot up from the
wireless outfit. The President
didn't even look up from his writ
ing. No damage of any conse-
quence was DONE"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Hirsh field Assails Meyer
For His attack on Police
Says He's a Liar if He Doesn't
Prove at Once His Charge
That CIubbers Are Shielded

COMMISSIONS Hirshfield, in replying
to Senator Meyers charge that grafters
and clubbers were protected in their
jobs by the Police Department, said:
IF Senator Meyer doesn't make pub
lie his facts at once he is liar.
Senator Meyer is evidently trying
ment without revealing the name Of the
accused man." said Commissioner
Hirshheld. at is an unjust Indictment
Of 10000 honest. Woodworking police
men, which they will resent. If Sena-
tor Meyer = man let him come out
with the name of the accused and free
every other policeman from the stain
of suspicion.
~ claim that Senotor Meyer is worse
than scandal monger, for he is not
trying to scandalize one or two men,
but the entire Police Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Fyegse IT.!

If BY investing $3.50 in light
freezer you can turn out a deli
cious e qEarts) dessert in IS
minutes, using 8 cents worth Of
ice, is it not an inefficient thing
on any hcusekeeper's part not
to have one on the premises?
ANNE L. PIERCE,
Editor, Tribune institute.
Knickerbocker will say it is, es-
pecially as pure KnickerbockeF
Ice is delivered SO regularly you
can always count on having it
on the premises, too.
Knickcrbocker Ice IS made qrith the same
scyutulous care ard c'canIinssS as The
desssrf in your oevn freezer. Knicksr-
bocker Ice costs bit * Of cert pound
in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Brons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Labor. Scouts New Move
Leaders Unconcerned Over the
LOYAL Legion Plan

Leaders in conservative labor circles
expressed little concern over the new
movement launched by the Loyal Labor
Legion, headed by F. Paul A. Vaccarelli.
This is said to recognize the rights of
tho public and unorganiZed wage earn
ers in ali industrial disputes and adj
vocate the arbitration of all contro-
versies.
GAS far as we are concerned said
Hugh Frayne, state organizer for the
American Federation of Labor, at
doesn't mean thing. 1t will have alb
solutely no effect whatever upon the
legitimate labor movement here. The
whole thing is, in my opinion, merely
q statement, and exists and will con-
tinus Ito exist only in print
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Pacific Fleet to Mobilize
Will Pass Six Weeks in Tactical
Exercises at San DIEGO

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA program
covering the activities Of the newly
organized Pacific feet from September
/ to the end of the current year was
announced to-day by the Navy Depart
ment.
Mobilizing next month at San Fran
cisco, the fleet will proceed to San
Diego for tactical exercises, which
probably will consume six weeks. A
division, comprising the Oklahoma,
Nevada, Arizona and possibly the
Pennsylvania, will then proceed to
Puget Sound for docking and overhaul.
On this trip the division will hold "full
power" tests. n
Battle division No. 6, comprising the
New Mexico, Tennessee, Idaho, Missis-
sippi and possibly the Maryland, will
follow % similar program, but will not
leave San Pedro until November 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Porto Rico Unionisf Crisis
Causes Party Head to Quit

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. H.
Antonio r. Barceio. president of the
Unionist party row in power, to-day
submitted his resignation from that
place as result of crisis in the or
ganization following the inaugural adj
ment for independence of the island
an urged advocacy of statehood.
Mr. Barcelo asserted that although
tbs Unionists have an independence
plank in their platform as their ulti-
mate ideal, it was put there only after
the party believed that statehood was
impossible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
China Held Chief Issue
Bet,ueen Japan and u. S.
Baron Sakatani Fears Result
of acquisition Of Rights
From Picking by Foreigners
Fro,n The Tribune,s Washinaton Bursau


WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The con-
fiict of foreign interests in China is
the most serious of all the questions
affecting the relations of the United
States and Japan, according to Baron
Sakatani. president of the American
Japan Society and member of the
Japanese House of Peers, statement
of whose views reached here to-day.
Japan will adhere to the open door
policy in China, he says, but regards
as an inflammable subject the acquisi-
ton of rights and interests in that
country by foreigners.
Baron Sakatani believes that if the
United States pursues a peaceful pol
icy toward China and contrives for the.
improvement of her internal admins
tration and the development of her
natural resources in concert with other
countries there can be no reason whv
America should come into collision
with Japan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Spurgin's Directors Liable
Bank in Liquidation, Deposition,
May Get Their Money
Special Dispatch to The Tribun,


CHICAGO, Aug. Directors Of tho
Michigan Avenue Trust Company. the
bank wrecked by Warren G.. Spurgln.
its fugitive president, to-day fled 4
petition in bankruptcy. The Federal
Court appointed Hugh v. Keane re-
ceiver. At the same time the Central
Trust Company Of Illinois was made
receiver for the Warren Oil Company.
one Of Spurgin's concerns.
1t is believed now that the bank will
be rehabilitated and pay dollar for
dollar. The Illinois laws hold that
directors and stockholders of a bank
should keep themselves informed as q
its operations and that they ale re-
sDonsible at all times for the acts OF liz
officials. Inasmuch as the institution
accepted deposits after it was certain
it would fail TIE stockholders become
liable. 1t is estimated that s. 800 ,0e9
VIII he required TO FIJI tbs gap left by
Spurrin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Japanese Tests Poll Tax
Treaties Involved i'm Legal
Question Raised in California

OAKLAND. Calf, Aug. 1.-Interns-
tional treaties made by the United
States ere involved in a test of the alien
poll tax law of California begun to-
day with the arrest of Heikichi Terui
secretary of the Japanese Business
Mems Association, who refused to
register or pay the fee as required bv
law. Under an agreement with state
authorities, the test case will be taken
directly before the California Supreme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
Auto Plunge Kills New Yorker

sr9cial Dispatch 70 Thc Iri5unc
MfDDLETOWN, n Y, Aug. L.
Newton Marks, twenty-four years old,
of $50 West Hath Street, New York
City, was killed and seen others IN
passenger automobile were
injured TWO miles beyond Stevensville,
when Marks lost control Of the ma
chine and it plunged over an eight
foot embenkmert. The party was on
the WaY To White Lake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-02
New Treasury Certificates
Are Three Times Subscribed

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA billion
dollar subscription to the Treasary's
combined Offering of s3o0,OO0,o00 in
certificates OF indebtedness was an
rounced tonight by Secretary Mellon.
The Offering was composed Il 5l4 per
cent certificates, maturing March Is,
1922, and 51s per cent certificates,
maturing August !, 1922, both series
dated TODAY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-19
COMMITTEE IS
WITHOUT POWER
City Democratic Executive Committee
Forward Resolution to City
Commissioners.

The city democratic executive COM
mittee, which was recently petitioned
to have a resolution embodied on the
ballot to be used in the city primary to
be held April IL, 1921, say that they
were without power to act on the
proposition and suggest that the board
of city commissioners call a special
election to dispose Of the matter in
the manner prescribed by law.
1t Is not known at this time just
what action the city commissioners
will take on the matter and will prob
ably make known their decision at a
later date.
The following resolution, which is
duly signed by the city democratic
executive committee, has been for
warded to the board of city commits
sioners:
Honorable Board of Commissioners of
the City of Pensacola, Florida.
Gentlemen-Copy of your resolution
adopted on March z, 1921, requesting
the city democratic executive commit
tee to place on the ballot at the pri-
mary to be held April IL, 1921, the fol-
lowing question, Shall the city of
Pensacola abandon its organization
under the provision of law providing
commission form of government and
resume it's former aldermanic form of
government? has been duly received.
We beg to say to your honorable
board that this committee is advised
that 1t is without legal authority to
place this question on the ballot. This
committee, as you gentlemen know, is
simply part of the organization of
the democratic party, and its sole func-
ton is the holding of primaries for
the purpose of selecting nominees of
our party to be candidates at elections
held under and provided by the city
charter for such offices as are elective.
If this question were placed on the
ballot, it would make no difference
whether the commission form of gov
ernment of the aldermanic form re-
ceived the greater number of votes.
The friends of neither form would be
bound by the result. And if the SUI
preme court of the state Of Florida
decides that the election petitioned for
by citizens of this city must be held,
then either side could insist that the
matter be decided in the manner pre-
scribed by law Namely, an election
called for that purpose by the CONF
of the city of Pensacola.
In conclusion, gentlemen, this com
mittee would suggest that if your hon
orable beard is DESTROYS of settling this
question that you instruct your attor-
neys to abandon their appeal from
Judge Campbelrs decision, ordering
that the election be held. That you
call an election as prescribed by law,
and submit the matter to the people.
Thus you will have a settlement that
will be binding on all parties.
CLEMENT BLOUNT,
HENRY JEUDEVINE,
JOS. RIERA,
F. G. RENSHAW,
I. II. AIKEN.
City Democratic Executive Com