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The Washington times., 1921-12-03
MORSE DENIED
PERM|SS|ONT0
DELAY RETURN
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of Justice and Shipping Board Off.
cials.
The text Of Attorney General Daugh-
crty's cablegram In reply to Morse's
cabled request was as follows:
Morse. care of American Consul.
Havre, France:
You are directed and required to
return on Paris sailing December S.
= (Stgned) "DAUGHERTY.
l-s Attorney General"
Daugherty.s cablegram to the Amer.
lean ambassador In France said: -
American Embassy, Paris:
please direct and require Morse 70
return on Paris, sailing December S. :
- (Signed) "DAUGHERTY.
Attorney General"
Lambert In Statement.
After a long consultation with
Morse's two sons today. Wilton j.
Lambert, attorney for the MOrses,
gave out the following statement:
Mr.. Morses Intentions fortunately,
are now confirmed by an authentic
cablegram from him to the Attorney
General OF the United States. Upon
landing at Havre. he wired In response
to cablegram from his son, H. r.
Morse. advising him of the newspaper
publications In this country: II will
Immediately return to the United
States upon your. request"
This cablegram disproves every pub.
LEGATION relating to Mr.. Morse's trip
across the ocean. his purpose for go.
ing. and the propaganda which has
been conducted against him while he
was oil the ocean. I am advised the
State Department has made no request
for the apprehension of Mr.. Morse; no
one made any effort to apprehend or
detatn him. and upon his arrival on the
other side. he immeditely cables. az
above stated. The only information
he had of what was going on here in
the public press was that conveyed to
him by a cablegram from his son.
Mr.. Morse, upon arrival on the other
side, In addition to cabling the Attor.
ney General of the United States. gave
out z statement. an exact copy Of
which I have not seen. but IN ex-
tracts published In Obscure pa. in
the public press, the following appears:
Is Suing United States.
This is merely a civil case, and
they are trying to make a criminal
case OK 1t. I was astonished when ]
heard about 500 miles at sea that the
charges brought after I had undergone
a two months investigation. 1 have
been II Washington twice during that
period end was never molested.
II would seem from this state of
facts that deliberate effort has been
made to prosecute and defame Mr..
Morse.
Mr.. Morse 10 suing the United States
Government to recover many millions
of doi'ars claiming to be owing him
upon contracts
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JAP ANESEF|GHT
INTERPRETATION
|. Of HUGHES PLAN
Acceptance I'm Princis'e." They
Contend, Does Not Cover
Details on Ratio.

Japan made grave mistake when
her spokesman accepted the Hughes
proposals lin principle" a high Jap.
anese official declared here today
The present disagreement Of naval
experts over ratio allotments has
been brought about. he said, by the
striking difference in the interpreted
meanings OF words from the English
language to the Japanese.
The haste with which the Japanese
accepted the Hughes proposals "in
principle" has caused belated regrets
among the japanese delegates. the
official said.
The japanese declare they under.
stood the words principle and de
tails" to he disconnected in their mean
ings as applied to the Hughes propo.
sails. Though Directing to the so per
cent ratio clause from the first, the
Japanese did not understand, the Of
fetal said, that acceptance OF the pro-
posals 'in principle" meant the de.
tails were accepted also. Thu Japanese
maintain the 60 per cent allotment Is
a detail" and not part Of the "prin-
ciple." and should be worked out in
dependently.
The Japanese delegates are being
criticised by their countrymen In the
Japanese press of this country for not
having queried boldly from the con-
ference floor as to the meanings of the
diplomatic phrase, acceptance In
principle"
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HONEY BEE HAS RIGHT TO .
ROAM At WILL, SAYS JUDGE

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Dec. "A bee
has a right to roam at will. Judge
Nelson 4. johnson ruled yesterday
In the circuit court here.
Judge johnson was hearing an
appeal in the case OF Lee Cooley,
fined $50 in police court some time
ago on the ground that he "har-
bored vicious bees"
The complaining witness asserted
that one of Cooley's bees had stung
child five times, and Judge John.
son, after listening to the testimony
OF bee experts, announced he was
convinced that a bee could sting but
once. He held a city ordinance re-
stricting the wanderings of bees was
unconstitutional and ordered Cooley's
fine remitted.
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DE[AYL|KELY|N
REPLY To IRISH
T0PEACE PLAN
British Officials Fear Ulster Re-
lection Rather Than Adverse
Sim Fein Decision.
ny International News Service.

LONDON. Dec. 3.-Peace confer
ences continued throughout the day
with Eamonn de Valera and members
of the Sim Fein cabinet on the pro-
posals which Premier Lloyd George
has submitted as the basis for a con-
tinuation OF the parley In London.
Some members of the Dali Eireapn
suggested that the proposals be put
UP to the Irish people and that the
Sim Fem cabinet sidestep response
bility Of a final decision.
Great headquarters' Of the Irish
republican army announced that II any
tempted Jail delivery at Derry yester-
for violating the armistice. Army Off
cials referred to the Derry disorders
as an outrage.
Some days probably win elapse be-
fore our decision is In form for Pre-
mier Lloyd George" said Michael
Collins.
Officials close to Downing Street
professed greater fears that Ulster
would reject the British cabinets
new peace formula than that the
Sim Fem would turn them down.
Premier Lloyd George and his col
leagues are hopeful that Arthur Grit
fifth and Michael Collins will take
a conciliatory attitude in the con-
ferences at Dublin, despite the pre-
dictions made here at the time of the
departure of the Sim Fein delegates
that the peace proposals probably
would be rejected by South Ireland.
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ZiTA MAY VISIT SON,
ILL IN SWITZERLAND

BERNIE, Dec. 3.-The Swiss gov
eminent is awaiting a formal request
for permission for former Empress
Zita, of Austria Hungary, to return
TO Switzerland to visit her son,
Archduke Robert, who is Ill with
appendicitis, before deciding whether
to allow her to re-enter the country.
1t liz assumed that the report re-
ceived from Funchal, Madeira, where
former Emperor Charles and Zita
have been informed by the allied
authorities, means that the council
of ambassadors has granted Zita
suthority to leave Madeira for the
time being in order that she may
be with her son. .r-
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LIVESTOCK MEN FIGHT
WAR TRADING RULES

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-Contending that
the business Of traders on the Chi.
cago livestock exchange was purely
intrastate business and, therefore, not
subject to Federal legislation. Levey
Mayer, counsel for group of
traders. presented his arguments for
an injunction against enforcement
OF the stockyards act Of 1921, in dis
trict court.
Wartime acts cannot apply to
peace-time business" Mr.. Mayer de-
clared. During the war Congress
was not interfered with In passing
laws, because of the patriotism of
the people. But since the war Con-
gress has gone wild in passing legis-
lation"
Judges X. NJ. Lands, Evans, and
Fitzhenry heard the arguments. The
suit was brought, to test the consti-
nationality of the act and to restrain
the district attorney from enforcing
penalties which became effective No.
vember 80.
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JUSTICE melted
OUT To SEVEN
|Np. c. COURT
Chief Justice Mccoy Sends
. Wade r. Sewers to Penitsp-
tiary for Three Years.

Wade II. Sewers. a young white
man, was sentenced to three years
in the penitentiary by Chief Justice
Mccoy. presiding In Criminal Court
No: ]. today. for stealing an auto
Henry Davis. white, received
three-year penitentiary sentence for
stealing a watch. August 4. the prop
erty Of Cecil ]. Cottrell. The sentence
was suspended and Davis was placed
on probation.
Ernest Rich. colored, win serve
three years in the penitentiary for
entering the store Of Robert Peters
on August is. and stealing cigarettes
and other articles. Clauson Strickland.
oolored. received three years In the
penitentiary for stealing the auto
mobile of William A. Colston on Sep
TENDER 20.
Herman Brown. colored will spend
one year in Jail for housebreaking,
and larceny In connection. with enter
ing the apartment Of Josephine Hicks,
July 8. and stealing clothes. William
johnson, colored, will also serve one
year in jail for housebreaking and
larceny in connection with entering
the room of Mike Lamprides, July rs.
last and stealing $40.
John Smith was sentenced to one
year in Jail for forgery.
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statement. However, Miss Hall .ad
United that she wanted 10 kill her.
self" Il
Since Miss Hall has been in the
hospital the little French actress aas
been mt her bedside constantly. the
crisis having renewed their friend.
ship. The brief row has consider
ably changed the temperament OF
Miss Rennard. 1t is reported that
all during the rehearsal yesterday
and the show last night the French
sctess never once smiled, excepf
where absolutely necessary while on
the stage. -
The women members of the show
today continued to deny the state
ment that Miss Hall attempted
suicide. One Of them tells this story:
salt. WAS In the room with her
when she was taken sick. Her NJ
ness resulted from drinking this
f, rotten tWashington liquor.
Blame Bootleg Rum.
"wednssday night she Was ON !.
party. She had . gin cocktail and
, That's what made her sick.' :
has been Miss Hatl's compinion since
she joined the show, today II mourn
Ing for his mistress. The dog, which
n now kept In Miss Halls dressing
room, IL constantly whining.
I. In the part which Mas Hall takes
In the show she appears almost nude.
Small clusters of, pearls cover parts
Of her body. These pearls. 1t is said.
cost about $500. y ~
Miss RenHard takes the part of one
Of the ladies of the ensemble"
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CREDITS
GIVEN VETERANS
|NPOSTAL EXAM
New Preference Plan Made
Public in Answer to Fletcher
Charges.
ny Internatsonal News Service.

First Assistant Postmaster General
Work. today. in referring to claim
by Senator Fletcher Dem) Of F1orida,
that the department had not been
giving q square deal to former
soldiers taking postal civil service
examinations, revealed that for more
than six weeks the department had
been adding an extra five points to
all veterans taking such examina-
tons. rs4
Work refused to make a detailed
reply to the charges. which had been
made in the Senate Just previous to
adjournment last week. but indicated
he considered the policy Of the de-
partment a sufficient answer.
It is understood this policy was
approved by the executive committee
of the American Legion before 1t
was adopted. A resolution passed
by the legion convention in Kansas
City in October, commended Post
master General Hays for his stand
in aiding former service men In the
Postoffice Department, 1t was re-
vealed for the first time today. At
the request Of the Postmaster Cen
eral this resolution was not made
public at the time it was passed,
IL was learned.
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Of GUILTY
MADE IN BANK
ROBBERY CASE
Prisoner, However, Denies Hold
ing Up Sporting Goods
. Store.

Being charged with robbery in con-
nection with the hold-up on July Is,
last, of Ernest L. Brown, cashier OF
the Georgia avenue branch of the Peo-
pies Commercial and Savings Bank.
and the theft of 1870 in bills. Philip
Rudolph Greenfield. twenty years old,
Of Savannah, Ga, today pleaded
guilty before Chief Justice Mccoy,
presiding in Criminal Court No. /. At
the request of Attorney Bertrand EN-
erson, jr.. counsel for the accused, the
court referred the case to Probation
Officer Steele for investigation.
Greenfield pleaded not guilty to an
other indictment charging that he en-
tered the sporting goods store of
Kavanaugh & Kendrick, July z. last,
and held up H. Winter Kendrick and
stole a loaded revolver.
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FARLEY HERE IS BITTER
POLITICAL ISSUE IN ITALY

ROME, Dec. 3.-The Washington
conference is becoming a political
issue in Italy. The popular party
today adopted a resolution approving
reduction Of land and naval forces
at Washington as means of de-
creasing the danger of future war.
The Democrats are carving on an
active campaign against the Bonoini
cabinet and the prediction was made
by political opponents of Premier
Ponomi that the cabinet would fall
before the Italian delegates get back
from Washington.
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HERE'S SOMETHING NEW IN
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW YORK. Dec. 3.-Society re.
porters striving to depart from the
stereotyped form of marriage an.
nouncements, might take lesson
from the editor Of the Daily Police
Bulletin. Recently Mrs. Isabella
Goodwin. the only woman member
on the force to hold the rank Of detec-
tive, first grade. married Oscar A.
Seaholm. The bulletin records the
event as follows:
Change in name:
Acting detective sergeant. first
grade.
Isabelle Goodwin, shield No. 27s.
detective division. has chan her
social condition. and is now known
as Isabelle Seaholm, to take effect
October 81. 1921. The records Of the
police department of the city Of New
York will be changed accordingly"
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NAME Of AP|G!
NJ. CAZENAVE'S
W|NE|SST0LEN
Gay Young Aides Suspected OF
Taking French Experts Pol
Roger to Parties. e

, Disappearance Of case of cham
payne, twenty-four bottles of Pol
Roger. 1904. has disrupted the French
delegation to the disarmament con
ference.
The wine was in the hotel room
occupied by NJ. Maurice Cazenave,
financial expert and French fiscal
agent in New York during the war.
French detectives accompanying
the delegation assert the case of
grape was stolen from the room on
the seventh floor and spirited out OF
the hCtal.
American secret service operatives
attached to the delegation to protect
the members from attack or annoy.
ance. declare the wine could not
have been removed from the seventh
floor without their knowing 1t. They
term the affair IAN inside job" and
hint darkly that certain lesser lights
of the delegation have been ENTER
tanning women friends, carrying
champagne to dancing places under
their coats. and sureptitiously pour
ing It into glasses meant to serve
only ginger ale.
"rhe champagne bottles are opened
in the hotel and the cork them pun
in, SO it won't pop when the vino
ia poured in a restaurant" vouch
safed one, operative.
NJ. Cazenave Ia inconsolable over
the loss Of the champagne. which Is
worth 100 francs a bottle in France
and about $50 quart here, according
to the latest bootieRgers' quotations.
The rest of the French delegation
Is now looking up its wet goods in
their trunks.
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It'll CHORUS GIRL LED GODDESS OF LOVE TO TRY SUIClDl
LOP-SLDED DISARMAMENT is
. NOTHING BUT TRAP FOR u. S.

patriotic of China's Presidents DE-
clared that renewal Of the Anglo
Japanese alliance meant the par
ton Of China between England and
Japan--England taking the south
and Japan the north.
The Angio-Japanese alliance was
renewed and still exists. and the
partition Of China between the two
International robbers has only one
possible obstacle to fear. That u
the strength Of the United States
navy. so
II that strength can be reduced BY
diplomacy Of England and the over
WIDENING military force Of Japan
can make huge melon Of China, to
be cut in haif first and then de-
vouced, slice by slice.
It ought TO be plain to our states
mep-or, rather, our limitations Of
statssmen--that naval Disarmament
and a prolonged naval holiday.
without any military disarmament
or any military holiday. win put
the control OF China and the DOM
-ination OF the Pacific sen in the
hands of England and japan with
just 81 much mathematical GER
tainty az would the sinking of cur
whole fleet in battle by the fleets
Of those allied powers.
Unscruplous Diplomacy.
With all the skill and cunning Of
a most accomplished and utterly
INSCRIPTIONS diplomacy; with all
the arts and persuasions and false
hoods OF persistent. costly. and
highly organized propaganda: with
every device and every method
that combined skill and greed and
cunning can invent, these foreign
agents are working here to blind
our peoples eyes. to 'outwit our
feeble official mind and to take
from us our strength. our safety,
and our rtghtful share In the
future commerce and trade Of the
Pacific sea and the Asiatic con.
tinent. 80 f
It does seem that even q child's
mind ought to be able to see
through the disguise Of fine words
behind which turks this purpose
to weaken the only arm with
which America can defend herself
and enforce her rights and the
claims Of honor and Justice.
II this conference should attempt
to bind our country to an agree
uPOsi h0voA
ment without any corresponding
Limitation OF military araments.
then the good sense Of the people
and the patriotism Of the Congress
must come to the rescue and de-
stroy that one-sided agreement, or
our America is viciously betrayed.
I4op-Sided Scheme.
II we have nothing to do with
this lop-sided scheme Of partial
naval disarmament and no mill
tary disarmament we can still
maintain our rights and interests
without war by the mere force OF
our naval preparedness.
But II we do fall with this snare,
we will have to remain in 1t, help
less and humiiiated, or else break
out of 1t by q gigantic, exertion
of our vast strength, with no
proper preparedness and at an
enormous cost in money and blood
which reasonable preparedness and
reason able foresight would surely
have averted.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
HOUSE PROGRAM
To BE GIVEN BY
MONDEL[ TODAY
Money Bills and Anti-Lynching
Measure Scheduled for Early
Consideration. @
ny international News Service.

House Republican Leader Mondell
will announce today the Legislative
program for the House during the
coming week, the start of the legis-
lative grind of it's first regular SEES
sion.
Ahead Of Congress are all the
money supply bills for the Govern
mept for the fiscal year beginning
July l next. In addition, there will
be brought out the general legisla-
ton and the great multiplicity of pri-
vate bills usual at regular session.
The present House was organized
last April for the extraordinary ses-
sion called by President Harding to
revise the tax and tariff laws and 20
pass readjustment legislation. The
tax law was revised, but the tariff
law is still in course of change in
the Senate.
Anti-Lynching Bill Scheduled.
Much unfinished legislation is ready
for consideration by the House. One
important measure that Is to be
pressed is the anti-lynching bill. rec
commended by the President. The
pending bill brings the crime under
the Federal Jurisdiction. and pro-
vides Imprisonment for State or local
officials who fail to guard prisoners
sought by lynching mobs and fines
for counties in which the crimes take
place. ., 3d.
Attorney General Daugherty has
given approval to- the legislation as
framed, and IL is to he passed through
the House, although admittedly full
of political dynamite. Many of the
Republican leaders have urged that
II he dropped. Hy..
There il a bill to create twenty.
three additional Federal district
judges to bring about a cleanup Of
the crowded dockets In the Federal
courts. II ~s'J SO 49, 80
Redistribution on Docket.
A. Government employe reclassifi-
cation hill Is pending before the
House, having been under considera-
ton and subjected to much sharp
criticism! Where are ready also. u
number Of bills modifying the exist.
Ing Federal reserve law and the pos
~. lava Among the latter Ii one
increasing from 3 to'3 per cent the
interest rate on postal savings de-
posits which Il desired by Postmss-
ter General Hays to popularize the
postal savings system. Bankers are
opposing the bill on the ground that
II will make ~ the postal savings a
more active competitor Of the bank
ing business
The House appropriations commit
tee will have ready before Christ
mas some of the main appropriation
bills and other committees will begin
turning out legislation that has been
held up for the coming session.
Among these measures are the Pan
anna Canal tolls act, which would per-
NIT free use of the canal by Ameri-
can coastwise vessels. Another i'm
portant measure is the securities blue
sky bill which would provide super
vision over the issuance Of new Sc
curities.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
Electric Storm at Boston.

BOSTON. Dec. 3.-Boston was
given sample OF weather last night
In marked contrast to the ice storm
early In the week. Vivid lightning
flashes and loud thunder were accom-.
panied by a downpour of rain that
turned cutters into brooks.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03

tured by the Rev
olutionary forces
in Southern Rus
STA In the'autumn
Of 1920. Young
Kratz was serv-
ing on the Men
MONTE r e lief
Commission sent
to that country
by the Mennon-
ties of N ort h
America to aid
( h cir stricken
bret hr en- and
others. All efforts
to locate kratz
by the State de-
partment a n d
M h err 0anets 4
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
Zionist Head Coming to U. S.

LONDON, Dec. at was officially
announced that DIR. Chain Weizman.
president of the World Zionist organi.
zation, will sail for New York, Deem.
Der s. He is going to America to aid
the delegation headed by NJ. Nahum
Sokolow in furtherance of the Keren
Hayesod. or Palestine Foundation
Fund
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
BAG OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES
FOUND IN BOSTON COMMON

BOSTON, Dec. "a black canvas
bag containing a quantity OF ex.
plosives was found today on the
steps of the Parkman bandstand in
Boston Common. According to the
police. the bag contained a variety
Of explosives, sufficient to blow up
several buildings.
The bag and its contents were sent
20 State Chemist Wedger.
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
U. s. IN FOUR coRNEREp
ALLIANCE, LONDON HEARS

LONDON, Dec. "a dispatch 4 /.
the London Times from Tokyo quotes
the Washington correspondent OF the
jill Shimpo a. saying that Japan,
q B-i'ain, the United States and
France are negotiating a treaty, tho
memorandum OF which 10 to be aligned
within a week. -. =.
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By PHILIP FRANCIS.

A.. A.. 49,
go "~ onv e nstiv
refused to let naval Armament be
discussed. ~.
In return France has fatty re-
fused to let land armament be dis
cussed at this washington confer
ence.
= Yet. an Ferrero. the Italian his
torian and statesman. saws and a.
everybody iu his senses ought to
know. the Two subtects are 10 in.
terwoven that an international
agreement upon one without an
international agreement upon the
other IL an agreement that cat,riot
be fulfilled. 49,
Mr.. Wilson aha ndoned discus
rton of the vital American doctrine
of the freedom OF the seas---in
which the matter of naval arma-
rnsnt was, OF course, involved
three hours after his first NIGHTS
sleep in one Of King Georges beds.
Mr.. Hardins's Representatives
aDanaone1 aiscussion 2! the cqus
tan minutes after Premier BRAND
had declared Frances peremptory
refusal 10 consider reduction OF
esaoen
'oiS "
o,n.a ~, ~ ta.srts, fvtnre
cause of the COLLAPSE of anythinl
and everything that comes out OF
this Washington conference.
Take the problem which il really
the crux of the whole conference
the ambitions of England and ia
pan to control. monopolixe snd ex-
plot China, and the obligation and
self-interest of the United States to
protecS the integrity of China. That
is a matter inextricably involved
with the maintenance or the reduc-
ton of both land and naval arna-
ments.
II we agree to a concerted re-
duction of naval ornaments with
out any corresponding reduction Of
land armaments, we simply turn
China over to conquest and ex-
ploitation by Japan's huge army.
IN. IN. p..~. NJ Gcd
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
Wales at Bikaner.

BIKANER, British India. Dec. 8.
The Prince OF Wales arrived here
yesterday. He was received at the
station by the Maharajah. Sir
Gaptha Singh. The populace was
most enthusiastic In it's reception OF
the prince during the drive to the
Lallgarh Palace. =. q .. 80. = --'''1
The Washington times., 1921-12-03
INMATES OF AIMS HOUSE
ARE. FED ON OSTRICH STEW

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 3.-Inmatss
OF the Touro shakespeare almsholse
were today served with ostrich stew.
Sol Drapekin, of local storage
company. gave the dressed ostrich 20
the poorhouse.