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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Hope For Decision Today.

London, Dec. 16.--Members of the
imperial parliament and Of the Dali
Eireann at Dublin gathered again to-
day for continued discussion Of the
Irish peace treaty. There was slight
hope that a decision would be reached
today by the Dali, which again met In
secret and it was thought that the
public session at which the vote would
be taken would not be held until to-
morrow and possibly might be defer
red until next week:
Ratification Expected. -
A vote Of ratification was expected
todayini both houses of the imperial
parliament, but that body, the gov
ernment had announced would not be
prorogued until the Dail's decision
was received:
& Some of the Irish correspondents
Of the morning newspapers I: were
hopeful others did not conceal their
doubts while, one or two were In
cltned to pessimism. 2.ssss
gi Seri0ua; anxiety was expressed in
thesgnpFning 4 newspapers c0nserning
the delay 1n the 5DaH some sMpSA1z-
s'ii51s ssNfe longer tf1e deriGiSM !s@ u
. deferEea. Tho greater became the risk
ofertoys Breaches Of sthe truce. They
pointed to sthe shooting Of two con-
: stables inA ireland recently. asa dan
gerous symptom. u -i,-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
LANG ACCEPTABLE,
STATE DEPARTMENT
OFFICIALS SAY

Washington, Dec. 16.-State depart
ment officials said today that the
American government had indicated
to Berlin the acceptabiity of Carl
arg. named yesterday to be charge
d. d'affaires at Washington.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
No Formal Statement Is
sued During Long Secret
Session Today.
CRAIG IN LONDON &.
ON BOUNDARY ISSUE
Sim Fein Seeks Approval
Il, Without Defeat of De
Y: Valera.

) i(By5! The Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 16.-Both houses
of the British parliament ratified
Z tho treaty creating the Irish. free
state by overwhelming majoritics
this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
M'CLINTOCK NO
LONGER EDITOR
OF COURIER-NEWS

Fargo. N. D., Dec. 1e.-The
name of r.. NJ. McClintock was
today removed, from the mast-
head OF tho Fargo Courier-New
rs editor.
charge. #
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
BRITISH OPPOSE
FRENCH PLAN To
INCREASE NAVY
Whole, 5-5-3 Ratio System
Would be Upset, De
clare Delegates.
FRENCH WOULD
BUILD TEN SHIPS
Italy Disapproves Of Plan
But Would Make Same In
crease in. Her Navy.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(By the AS
sociated Press.)-The French delega-
tion has presented a proposal for so
great an increase in the strength of
the French navy that the British de-
clare such program, If carried out.
would upset the whole plan for q
5-5-3 naval reduction.
Plan Ten Big ships:
Although not! yet entirely revealed
the British understand that the
French plan provides for the con-
struction of ten $4,000 ton super
dreadnaughts in the ten years subse-
Quent to 1925. These vessels of type
similar to the American battleshir
Maryland, would give France q capi-
tai ship tonnage of 100000 as against
1880 for japan and a preponder-
ance of new "post-Jutland" type craft
over all nations.
Italy although indicating disapprov-
al of such a building program, is saiu
to have told the arms conference that
If France constructs ten such ships
she must carry out similar building
program.
The combined French and Italian
fleets thus would be some 200, 900 tons
stronger than the British or the Amer
lean allotments under the revised fig
ures agreed on yesterday by the big
three. .,.
The question of French and Italian
naval ratios as compared with the
.b-5-3 standings assigned to the United
States, Great Britain and Japan under
yesterdays agreement was taken up
by the subcommittee of fifteen meet
ling today. ~, a,.t -
! .t, z,sNo Nh1C3aIr VVor7 Ss ,,9
No Official word has come from the
conf iersike, however. as to what ton.
fsseEe F nce has. - =. y -
\ Should it ultimately be determined
that the principles of the American
proposal are. to- govern the Wrench
and Italian ratios as we'll as those OF
| Great Britain. the United States an6
Japan, there&would> be no substantial.
increase in the present modern capi.
tai ship tonnage of the two European
4 powers.
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Dali IN SESSION.

4 (By> The Associated Press.)
Dublin, Dec. 16.-The Dali
Eircann was stin engaged in pri-
v1te consideration of tho Anglo
Irish treaty at . late hour today,
having remained in secret session
throughout the afternoon with
out the, issuance OF any statement
as to whom public meeting
would be possible.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
OF
S. A. BANK ON
STAND TODAY
Identifies Diamond Ring
Declared Turned Over
With Bank Assets.

Fargo, N. D.. Dec. 16.-L. G. Reep,
receiver of the -Ameri--
can bank of Fargo. took the witness
stand today on resumption of the trial
Of Frank c. Heaton, former teller of
the bank. who is charged with embez-
Zling $4,000 of the institutions funds.
The receiver identified a diamond
ring which he said was turned over
to him as part of the assets Of the
ceiver Reep yesterday produced
records of the bank, SO exhibits being
entered.
n. j. Brevig. assistant cashier of
the bank, followed Reep. He identi-
fled exhibits particularly as to en-
tries made by HeaAon, who Brevig
testified, was in charge Of the savings
accounts over a period of several
years. aYy 1--a. sr..s.
Ine state contends that Heaton en-
bezzled; more than S43,000Eof the saw
into other deposits to the extent of
more than $4,000.
/ Jury Completed Thursday.
5~.. Fargo, n. D., Dec Is. = (Herald
Special Service) The jury which
will try F. c.. Heatun, former teller Of
the Scandinavian-Amer Bank of
tarGO on a charge OIL emDezZlement
was completed late this afternoon, and
the examination of witnesses began.
L. c. Reep. former receiver of the
bank identified a number of the bank
records which will figure in the case.
At the morning session Of the court.
Heaton entered d plea of mot guilty"
after a demurrer to the information
against him made by his counsel,
Francis J. Murphy, had been over
ruled by Judge c. NJ. Cooley who was
presiding at the trial.
Heaton, according to the informa-
ton and the outline Of the case as
made by the states attorney, William
G. Green, to the first group of pros
pective jurors, was teller of the
Fargo bank, now in the hands of
receiver. from about Jan. 1919, to
Jan. Is, 1921. 1t was while acting in
that capacity, the state charges, that
he converted to his own use a large
sum of money that came into his
hands. The state has listed large
number of prospective witnesses. but
the prosecuting attorney said today
that it would not require more than
day or two to complete the pres
entation Of the states evidence
The most important phase of this
evidence, it is understood. will be the
signed statement by Heaton ad-
hitting the evidence of the shortage
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16

Washington, Dec. 15.-While the
principles of the original American
proposal were not impaired by the
triangular agreement, the settlement
contemplates the following changes in
fleets to be retained.
Great Britain, 20 ships instead
OF %, with an aggregate of $685.
$50 tons instead of 6O4, ,45O tons.
United States, IS ships as orig
tna:ly proposed, but With an ag-
srcSate of 500, 600 tons instead OF
50O,6 $50 tons.
Japan. 10 ships as originally
proposed, but with an aggregate.
OF $4,000 tons instead of $780,,
700 tons. Isl,
At the end of the ten year
building holiday, the fleets will
stand under the revised detailed
plan as follows:
Great Britain $4,000 tons;
United States $4,000 tons and
Japan $4,000 tons.
Official Explanation Given.
In announcing the three powers
agreement to the committee of Is,
the following official explanation was
made: al
This arrangement between the
United States, Great Britain and jap
an is SO far as the number of ships
to be retained and scrapped is con-
cerned, dependent upon a suitable
agreement with France and Italy as
to their capital ships
Strict silence was maintained by all
members of the committee of 1t as
to what transpired after the an
nouncemeht had been received, an
official statement saying merely that
negotiations for the five power agree
,ment and treaty were proceed 'ng. The
French group Is understood however,
to have begun presentation Of
Frances desire for capital ship tom
mage equal to that Of Japan in the
revised figures. This presentation
was not concluded and will commune
when the committee reassembles to-
morrow. ST
In.refusing comment as to the COM
mittee proceedings, spokesman for
one group said that disc pline Of the
state department." must be observed.
There were intimations in both
French and Italian circles that long
discussion may be necessary before a
complete five power understanding
could emerge fok action by the con-
ference itself.
4 While events as to the naval ratio
agreement were moving swiftly, ne-:
gotiatlons for Far Eastern settle-
ments were atS q standatill except for
the separate Chtnese-J Japanese discus
sion of Shantung. A settlement be-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
LANDLAoARDs AlsE = SWARxEp. IS; !, !:

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lords arre s.asned ystsisy II gfs efss
T.. M. smith il yhe Cassxc II s,ss{ u
board atlt t9 rulse stsA ri Ss
,sssa.1 spfinG. Theg i spia Ssts III
* tipss ia 30. thsS ss,sa
rent gxilg bss eons
appointed ss4ess
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Subcommittee Adjourns.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(By the As
sociated ress.)-The subcommittee
on naval limitation adjourned after a
three-hour discussion today until to-
morrow without announcing any con-
clusion.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Craig in London.

London, Dec. 16.-Sir" James Craig
the Ulster premier and Colonel SPEND
er, secretary to the Ulster cabinet. ar
rived in London today for consulta-
tions regarding listers position un-
der the pending Irish settlement. Sir
James told newspapermen he had
come in connection with the important
question of Ulster's boundaries which
the treaty stipulates are to be fixed
by a commission. He hoped, he said,
to have an early opportunity Of see
ing Austen Cham berlain, the govern
ment leadertin the house Of commons
and possibly Prime Minister Lloyd
THE present position appears to
throw us back to where we were in
1914" he said.
He added that the boundaries issue
seemed to him to be a very serious
matter indeed.
without that think I might have
been able to secure approval Of the
treaty" he declared. but the boun-
Diary proposals entirely alter the OUT
look" ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Asked Rcllcarfn9.

The commissions original order for
the reduction was issued October 20
and was based on the petition of Is
western states and number of agri-
cultural organizations.
Railroads opposing the reduction
asked for rehearing and voluntarily
offered reduction general through
out the United States except in New
EnEland territory of ten per cent on
all agricultural products which they
said should be considered a substi-
tute for the grain reductions.
: The rehearing was completed We'd
nesday and the commissions final de-
cision was announced today. Further
suspension of the rates, it was said,
can now be obtained only by court
order in the case Of an appeal from
the commission action is taken by the
railroads.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
Want Submarines Abandoned.

Washington, Dec. 16.-(By the AS
sociated Press.)-Arthur ]. Balfour,
head of the British delegation, gave
notice today that Great Britain would
PROPOSE to the arms conference the to-
tai abolition Of submarines.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
! - -. ..t - 1Elt
Labor Approves Treaty..
Dr. suNS@ - .---s~ AAa n-AIAN

London, Dec. 16.-Att resumption
of debate on the treaty with ireland
in the house of commons this after
noon, Arthur Henderson, labor lead
er, stated the labor party welcomed
the treaty and hoped it would be rat
ifed. Whether the house would come
to a vote on the question of ratifica-
ton during the afternoon was mat
ter of conjecture. Z: I: IL
- Major Robert O'Neill, speaker Of
the northern parliament at Belfast,
attacked the treaty, particularly on
the grounds that it proposed revi-
sion of boundaries between north and
south Ireland without the consent of
Ulster. "E ss
Denies Remarks. IT.
Prime Minister Lloyd George inter-
vened and said he understood the
suggestion had been made that he had
said ii the Sim Fein had majority
in ths two counties of Tyrone and
Ferpaanagh, South Ireland would get
the whole. Of these two counties He
declared he certainly had never said
anything of the kind. On the contrary,
he declared, all he ever had suggested
was that the character Of the popula-
tion would be taken into account as
well as the economic and geographic
al conditions.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
INABILITY or
GERMANY TOPAY
EBpC PROBLEM
Reparations Committee May
Take Definite Action
On Question.
Three Methods Possible But
Each Would Be Harm
full to Allies.

Paris, Dec. 16.-(By the Asso-
aated Press. Tho reply of the
Allied reparations commission to
the note Of the German govern ]
ment announcing its inability to
pay the jnetx two reparaiOns In
stallmcnts will be forwarded to
Berlin tonight by special courier.
Tho reply was simple ac-
acknowledgements of Germany's
notification of her. inability to
meet the payments, the commits
sion reserving final decision ON
Gcrmany's request for an ex-
tension Of the time limit.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16
REDUCED GRAIN
AND HAY RATES
ARE SUSTAINED
Attempt of Carriers to Get
Six Months Suspension
Fails.
Cut is About 1612 Per Cent
With Greater Decrease
For Coarse Grain.

Washington, Dec. 16-Rcduccd
rates on grain, grain products and
hay in trans Mississippi territory
which the carriers recently sought
to have suspended for six months,
were sustained by the interstate
commerce commission and will
90 into effect December a..
The reductions average about
1871 per cent of the 1920 grain
rates and are further decreased
by the commissions order today
which requires that corn and 9th
eE coarse grains be carried for
10 per cent less than wheat and
Other brcadStuff yrains
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-16

Washington, Dec. 15.-While the
principles of the original American
proposal were not impaired by the
triangular agreement, the settlement
contemplates the following changes in
fleets to be retained.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
INTANGIBLES

just money. Give him that-not a
picayune little salary, but real kill
ing that would allow him to stuff his
pockets full-and the world was his.
There was nothing to it after that.
These rows upon rows of houses
that now bordered the streets like
barrier walls when he went out upon
them at the close of the days work
would then swing open their hos
pitable doors. Cafes, stores. theaters,
homes. which now had posted at their
entrances fiunkeys to warn him
away. would pass the word along to
these same flunkeys to greet him
with smile. Gay colors, music,
pretty faces. silks and choice foods,
entertainers to make him laugh and
weep and sigh and keep him on the
sharp edge of life, stood waiting
upon his success.
Hurry" they seemed to saw. I'VE
are ready. The only passport You
need is a bit of gold. Get it quickly
and join u.s.
And with a bit of luck this bit of
gold was so easily gotten. He saw
IT done every day upon the street.
He had seen Knight & Son do it a
dozen times and helped them do it.
The firm was alleged to have made
half a million in Golden Flow, and
before this had made again and again
half millions. 1t was as easy as
making half-dollars If only a man
did it on a big enough scale He
could do it himself once he got a
start. He might be doing it within
six months if the gusher went well.
Iomorrow-that is what kept Billy
Evening star., 1921-02-20
AStory of Business Life by Frederick Orin Bartlett

keen house for Grandpa Eaton, and I
have a great deal to do"
That's kind of tough after WORK
ing all day." he sympathized.
Not bit of it."
"You mean you enjoy it?'
Certainly"
"And you don't ever banker to
break the monotony?"
"I don't have time
well. honest don't see what you
get out of that"
I'm living" she answered earnest. !.
w. And it's fun just to live. isn't it %
That doesn't look to me like living.
Why don't you give yourself a
chance? Come along with me some
evening and let me. show you all
you're missing"
She shook her head. ."I haven't
time to find out what I'm missing.
* y x y
THEY had reached the dairy lunch
she patronized every day. She
paused. expecting him to go on. But
he did not wish to go on. He much
preferred to remain with her. and
yet if there was one thing he con-
graduated himself on having perma-
nently abolished from his life, it was
the dairy lunch. He had looked at
dead-white tiling until he shuddered
at thought of it And the thick heavy
mugs. And the battered silver. And
the food as souIless as photographs
of food
Evening star., 1921-02-20

why, also. his career seemed to the
press SO undramatic.
LIE did not paint the town red. be-
cause his tastes did not run that
way. Even though champagne cork
were popping in those days, he did
not pop any because he did not care
to draw upon resources of the next
day to heighten the excitement Of
a single evening. He preferred to
have his fun more evenly distributed
This was, in a way. handicap 1t
took out of Broadway 90 per cent
of it's possibilities. 1t cut him down
at once to those things which are
open to a normal. healthy bodied
young man who stays sober His
case is not as unique today as it
was then. But everything else was
at his command-all those things
which he had missed as a fifty-dol-
lar-a-week man tied down to work
for the best part of every day. All
the tangible things of life awaited
his choosing. Every morning when
he awoke he had only to plan what
he should do during the day and
evening. and at night it was his
privilege to review them again at
his leisure. knowing that he could
sleep rs long as he wished
His program as rule was to break
fast at 10, enjoy a stroll down the
avenue and back for bite of lunch
at /; then movie in the afternoon.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

about his nerve and his GOODNESS,
which was right; but when it was all
over he was as lifeleSS as a dead bat
terry. He needed recharging. He
went uptown. engaged a room at one
of the big hotels, crawled in between
the clean linen and slept for twenty
four hours.
Which Talbot finally did awake. it
was to some of the most satisfactory
dreams of his young life. He had. as
they say, the world by the tail. Moth
ing now remained but for him to
make the most of this commanding
position-to make the world give up
to him all that SO far it had with
held. He had been existing; and
from now on he meant to live.
No one ever started with more con-
fidence or enthusiasm. He knew eX-
actly what he wanted. In brief. 1t
consisted of pretty nearly everything
Of which for the last three years he
had been deprived for lack of means.
There were certain obligations to
relatives and acquaintances that he
meant to pay off as debts. but the
rest was his. 1t was peculiarly his
because he had no immediate family
and no close friends. He had gone
out on his own and played the game
alone and won alone. Now his win
nings were for him to enjoy alone.
X X \ x
EOR an hour Talbot gave himself up
to one dizzy plan after another.
He had not yet had time to read the
papers, and SO he did not know how
Evening star., 1921-02-20
Interesting War Relics for :
New National Museum.

great Ncooking.kettles and the cans
as big as garbage cans-and the big
cases for food. These cans and oAses of
food are carried by men. and the food
served to those wanting 1t. The
legend says: Liberty kitchen" used
for bringing hot food to Soldlers IN
the front line"
The portable disinfector." used by
the medical department, comes in for
a large measure of notice from visit
ors. 1t is as big as the engine OF
large threshing machine.
Groups of strangers may nearly al
ways be found around the light gas
locomotive" and9t the section of mar
row-gauge railway on which IL stands.
1t is, of course, an automobile. but
then. SO, too. is a locomotive. They
are "auto-mobile." But this machine
looks like queer railroad locomotive,
and il Is. run by gasoline. on auto
mobile principles. 1t has a cab at the
back for the engineer" the hood
over the engine takes the place OF, the
on each side, connected up with driv-
ing rods. =
. Attached to this exhibit is a card,
which tells this:
Light gas railway locomotive = During the
world war a vital necessity arese. for . means
of Transportation for relieving the immense
burden of traffic on the highways, and today 4
vast network of narrow gauge railw1ys exists
along the entire western front. -.
The primary function Of light railways Is
TO deliver ammunition. troops, ratfons and snp.
plies promptly in the OF the immediate
front line and they reach their greatest ef-
fciency in a war of position such as developed
on the western front.
Among the exhibits are various opti-
cal Instruments, among these being a
French monocular for high-burst
ranging: a French viseur periscope
enabling troops in trenches to observe
the terrain in their front, and peri
scope and stethoscope used by Amer
ican troops in the front-line trenches"
The reffectors of three siXty-inch
.searchlights are exhibited in the hall;
dental field equipment. ambulance,
field stretcher: engineer tools. survey
ing instruments and various other
things of war ..-
Evening star., 1921-02-20
The Wrong Standard.

"CoME of u.s." said Bishop Mitchell . !.
~ at St. Paul missionary meeting. !.
'tare prone to judge everything by ;.
the money standard. A book is no.!
good unless it's best-seller. An ar
tist is no. good unless he's getting,
rich. ,.-4.-.= 49, =
when We judge things that-way
we're as bad as little Samuel. 3 mi
Little Samuel went out one day too
buy his brother a birthday, present, :,
He bought a jar Of goldfish.
"Goldfishi Don't it sound rich he
said to his father on his return.
And he carried the goldfish gaylyh
upstairs to his room. But half houfs
later he rushed down to his fatheru'
again. =,1i
".Father,. he groaned. we've been I.
done. Them amt gold. They wouldntr,
stand the acid" - x
Evening star., 1921-02-20

street level halls of the New
National Museum building have
taken on the aspect of a war
museum. They have been CIV
Evening star., 1921-02-20
The Heavyweight.
A GOVERNMENT Official was-talk.
[ ing at &1uncheon about campaign

A GOVERNMENT official waStalk-
"a ing at \ k1uncheon about campaign.
adventures. 80, ''-,. =. ~
''In a country town one night, - he's
said. they put me up at the ban1er'Ss e
house. The bankers house was very :.
imposing. but it was jerry-built. AS +:
l walked about my room while un5N,
dressing, there were such creaks andS
groans from the floor and furniturfY..
that L couldn't hear myself think
But worse was yet to come had "a
no sooner got into bed than the stats
gave way and down ] went to the =
fioor. "@fS =. -
The banker tore upstairs. -ar
WHATS the matter he shouted .
What's the: matter? Anything l can >.
do for your f-F Sss -,
"Oh. TIM all right I guess.' Issaid.
bot e yun don'e md me hersula1kAk