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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
HUGHES PUTS
ARMS SUCCESS
ZIP TO FRANCE
Reveal Message to BRAND
Which Won Capital Ship
Approval.
ENGLAND ASKS HEARING
Plenary Session Sought for
Presentation of Sub
Proposal.
BY Associated Press.

ID -AHc0NAuttN 4 ANNo-
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-Accept-
ance by France. with reservations.
of the American proposal of $4,000
tons in capital ships each for France
and Italy swept the arms confer
ence forward Tuesday night TO its
next major problem-the submarine
issue. Italy. it was stated officially,
already has accepted the 10000
ton figure, conditioned only on it's
acceptance by France.
Formal announcement of French
acceptance and details of French
reservations apparently were re-
served by the subcommittee of Is
for the full naval committee of the
conference, called TO meet Thurs
day. The subcommittee did break
its silence sufficiently, however, to
publish the messages exchanged by
Sec'y Hughes and Premier BRAND
which led up to the action of the
French delegation. The messages
were read and discussed by the sub
committee. but the official commu-
nique disclosed no more than the
texts of the cablegrams. The pre-
llAAEl = A4ltSt1nEt cllON GU lAldL EStA -
vations attached TO acceptance of the
1850 capital ship tonnage had TO
do with light cruisers, torpedo
boats and submarines"
Conference at Standstill
This has served to bring the con-
ference 10 q standstill until the sub
marine issue can be solved when
the five-power capital ship agree
ment Will be completed autOmatical-
ly. Ii is assumed the full naval com
mittee was called TO lay out a pro-
gram for the discussion of subma-
rines and anti-submarine craft, as
the two are interviewer IN French
and British opinion This implies
that the auxiliary craft element Of
the American plan must be shaped
into agreement before the confer
ence committee returns TO ratify the
capital snip agreement a direct
step toward bringing up the subma-
rine issue in it's first phase - the
| British proposal TO abolish submer-
sible war craft entirely-was taken
up during the day.
British Ask Hearing.
The British delegation asked that
pIenary session of the conference
be called to permit presentation of
their case against submarines. Prob
ably such a sessinO viii be held dur
ing the week, although a date had
not been announced Tuesday night.
At such an open session Lord Lee.
for the British group, will set out in
detail the technical and other rea-
sons why the British believe that
submarines should be banned by the
world as naval weapons. He will
read his statement, il is understood.
great care having been taken in its
preparation. But there are indica-
tions that even in that statement the
British will show lack Of conviction
that the conference will share the
British view on submarines. Ii will.
it is understood. set out also the
! secondary British proposal that if
submarines are TO be retained the
tonnage anotments of each power
be cut far below the existing strength
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
SUGAR INTERESTS
SEEK HEAVY DUTY
ON CUBAN PRODUCT
Ask Protective Rate of Two
and a Half Cents a Pound
Be Imposed.

WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-Ameri-
can beet and Portorican cane sugar
interests asked the senate finance
committee Tuesday for aduty Of
two cents pound on Cuban raw
sugar. while Louisiana cane produce
ers and manufacturers urged that
the duty be made 2 cents a pound.
The rate proposed in the Fofdney
bill IS 1.6 cents a pound, an in
crease Of six tenths Of one cent over
the Underwood law duty and the
same rate 2 is now in force under
the emergency tariff act.
See Ruin OF Industry.
Spokesman for the American beet
and cane interests in concluding the
presentation of their case, declared
that their industries were threaten
ed with destruction and would be
forced TO suspend if the present duty
were not continued. This would
leave the entire America field open
to the Cuban cane sugar industry.
they said adding that events last
year when raw sugar went to 2212
cents a pound indicated what would
happen TO American consumers un-
der such a condition
No Desire TO Iniure Cuba.
The witnesses said the issue be-
for congress was whether the Amer
lean sugar industry. which now sup
piled half the nations needs, was TO
be sacrificed to aid Cuba. They
said there was no disposition TO in
jure cuba and that If production in
that country was reduced TO some
where near the pre-war total Of two
million tone, or half of the amount
annually in the United states the
Cuban industry could be put back on
it's feet
Louisiana producers charged that
the American producers in cuba
were the American refners who al
ways had fought against a duty on
Cuban sugar They said that il the
American industry closed down the
refners would be in a position 10
make big profits out of the Amer
lean public. They and the beet
sugar industry spokesman also de-
clared that the Cuban producers
had 100000 tons of sugar from
am--an 4
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
PREMIERS EXCHANGE
PREPARATIONS VIEWS
Situation Is Discussed But No
Report of Meetings Is
Given Out.

bF Associated Press
LONDON. Dec. 90 ~ Not much
progress has been made thus far IT
was learned Tuesday night. in the
conversations which are going on
between Aristide BRAND. the French
premier. and David Lloyd-George.
the British prime minister. on Ger
man PREPARATIONS and kindred cues
uons
The two premiers met again Tues
day morning at the official residence
cf Mr.. Lloyd George i'm Downing ST.,
tut did not meet this afternoon.
Instead vi. BRAND visited a theater.
Wide Field Discussed.
Talking TO the Associated Press
Tuesday evening, ~ BRAND said he
was unable 10 give any details of
the conversations. which ranged over
wide field. including reparauons
and the intentions Of France should
Germany faL 10 meet her financial
obIEat.ons due Jan. Is
The French premier emphasized
that his conversations with Mr..
iIoyd-George did not constitute a
conference which could be called
only after a accord had been reach
ID tn an exchange OF views
Defends Arms Situation.
To an observation 10 the effect
nat Tuesdays London papers spoke
az the French naval puzzle" at the
Washington conference and sug-
gested that 81. Brands recent
statement did not square with the
announcement of the French dele
FatiOn In Washington. VI. BRAND re-
piled warmly that there were no
scch EMERGENCIES as had been in
situated. ON the contrary. he st.
clared ne was in full agreement
with the French delegation, the
claims they had put forward IN
Frances behalf
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
MAI. 0PIE CALLS
WATSON WITNESS
'SKULKER'
Makes Sweeping Denial of
Charge of Shooting Soldier
Without Cause.
SIX WITNESSES TESTIFY
None Was Able to Give First
Hand Evidence to Support
Accusations.

WASHINGTON, Dec. O.-None OF
the six witnesses appearing Tuesday
before senate committee was able
20 give first-hand evidence in sup
port of charges by Sen. Watson,
democrat Georgia, that American
soldiers had been hanged without
trial in France.
George =. Taylor, Of Philadelphia.
thin and frail and under treatment,
as he himself explained, for epilep-
sy declared that he had seen y
soldiers hanged more than the num-
Der officially announced by the war
department as executed in accord
ance with court martial verdicts ap-
proved by Gen. Pershings.
Statements Contradictory.
Taylor. confused "a TO the num-
Der of victims. testified at first that
he had seen three, and then under
direct questioning increased his fig
ures to four. jumping finally 10 u.
All Of these, he declared. were put
to death in and around Is-Sur- Tile
i'm the period from April TO June.
1919
In no instance could the witness
say he knew whether any or all OF
the - men had been tried by a
military court.
Major Opie Denies Statement.
Testimony by Henry L. Sprott. %
years Old Of Kenmore. Ohio, that
he had seen two soldiers shot down
in cold blood by a Major Opley,
commander Of the Third battalion
116th infantry. brought a quick and
sharp denial from Major Hiram L.
Opie at his home. stanton, Va, who
was I'm charge Of that organization
and who announced that he would
be glad 20 go before the committee.
Scott was positive in the assertion
that he saw both men killed. at
different times. that the first shoot
ing Of a courier was witnessed by
several hundred men and that he
alone saw the second.
Calls Witness "SkuIlSer."
Having Major Opie in mind as
commander Of the battalion, Col.
Bethel pressed the witness closely
as TO the srelling of the name and
later informed Chairman Brandegee
privately that Scott evidently was
referring to the Nirginian But
Scott stuck to "Opley" In making
sweeping denial Of the charge, Mai
I Opie at Stanton declared in a state
ment that Scott writes himself down
as a skullker by his own testimony,
: that ne belonged TO another outfit
and never should have been in the
fighting line with the Third bat
I talon
No Personal knowledge
Although he did not know Of his
own knowledge OF any executions
without trials. Robert A. Harrison,
/ of Wilmington. y. g. told the COM
mittee he had Witnessed two
| lynchings." one conducted By Hard
Boiled" Smith. The soldier. he said.
was put to death FOR refusing 70
sweep a stockade with a toothbrush
/ that the killing, as he remembered,
/ took place on Dec. "a. 1918, at dis
tance OF 800 yards The other man
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
HUGE STANDARD OIL
ISSUE AUTHORIZED

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec 20
Permission 20 issue $40,000,000 in
common stock was granted TO the
Standard OIL Co. OF Indiana by the
Indiana Securities commission Tues
day. The issue was allowed without
a hearing after Maurice Menden-
hall. administrator of the commits
sion, had passed on the petition and
recommended its acceptance. Ths
issue viii be disposed of entirely
among employees Of the company, #
possible. Mr.. Mendenhall said, and
is not connected with promotion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
JAPS BLAME CHINA
FOR FAILURE OVER
SHANTUNG PROBLEM
Have Made All Concession
Possible and Must Await
Word From Toxic.
BY Associated Press


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O-Settle-
ment of the Shantung controversy
new rests with Toxic. The CONVEX
sations between the Japanese and
Chinese delegates. which have been
proceeding durtn gthe past three
weeks outside Of the Washington
conference under the good offices"
Of Arthur J. Balfour, Of Great
Britain. and Mr. Hughes. late Tues
day came to a sudden halt with
both delegates far apart on the
quetsion Of payment for and admin
istratiOn Of the TsingtaO-Tsi nonfu
the heart of the dispute
Adjourn Without Agreement
Afte- a session lasting more than
three hours and a half, which con-
ference circles hoped would bring
about a satisfactory agreement be
tween the two groups. the japanese
delegates announced they could go
no further in the conversations
without instructions from Toxic.
The meeting then adjourned "siue
die" without agreeing on the major
issues.
JapS Blame Chinese.
I've got 70 the point where we
could not proceed any further" said
DR.. Koo, Of the Chinese delegation
after the meeting. The principal
stumbling block. which was regard
ed Tuesday night az threatening the
entire Shantung negotiations, was
the japanese proposal that Japan
csc experts be appointed by the
Chinese in the service Of the rail-
way we have already gone be-
vOnd our instructions ard can go
no further without receiving in
structions from Toxic said Mr..
Hanihara. the principal japanese
delegate attending the converse
tons Eve have made concessions
after concessionsu ntil we can make
no more. The Chinese delegates
have receded on no point" Reply
ing 10 a question Mr. Hanihara said
that the Japanese considered the
question Of appointment of Jap
anese traffic manager of the rail-
road as essential 70 an agree
ment' as safeguard to efficient
operation Of the road and 20 assure
protection TO the japanese financial
interests involved.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21

BY Associated Press
MADRID. Dec Pa private de-
sparch trom Lisbon at 1920 q clock
this morning hy way OF the Azores
Islands Indicated thar everything
was quiet in Lisbon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
THE WEATHER

Indiana - Partly cloudy and
much colder Wednesday: Thurs
day fair and colder.
Lower Michigan - Cloudy and
much colder Wedn esday. prob
ably snow flurries; Thursday gen
orally fair and colder.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
FINE BILL AT LOEW'S
 RIIOII FOR WEEK END

If the reception yesterday afternooA can be taken as criterion, the bill for the latter half of the week al Loews Bijou will go over big. Five acts of first-class vaudeville are staged ih connection with a highly dramatic feature picture which kept the audi : ence highly entertained.
 Neal Barrett and company. in The Broadway Rounder,', headlfned the bill, and they did the job in neat style, leaving little to be desired. The char acters that the rounder meets on the big street, as the Irish cop" the dope iend and the "Sob-Susie." as well as the actor who has passed from the in with the comedy is little serious note that added the unusual to the act
 Jack Anthony and Louis Arnold in When Greek Meets Greek" ran close race with Blanche Franklin and Nat Vincent for second place honors. Franklin and Vincent sang some of their own song hits in an unusual manner. and made hit. When Greek Meets Creek they talk of eats" has long been familiar adage,' but it was proved wrong yesterday, for Anthony and Arnold talked of many things. and every one of them caused laugh.
 Paran1o played real music on unusual instruments, winning applause and an encore. The Stanley brothers closed the bill with some whirlwind aero battle stunts.
 Grace Darling in the feature picture, The Discarded Woman" and the usual run of news events and comedies com pleted the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Dangers From Auto Traffic

To the Editor of-The Age -Hera1d-
 The city commissioners are to be commended for their efforts to prevent automobile accidents, and it appears that the traffic officers are doing their best under the system. butsuntil there is. change in the system ac= cidents, and serious accidents, too, may be expected. The danger is in half, and complete turns and in turn- ing corners the greater danger be- ing in the latter. On at, least two oc- casions I have narrowly escapeds being run over by automobiles turning the corner. and few days ago I saw two school girls save themselves by quick fly Jumping backwards. So far as our bones are concerned, "a miss is as good ss a mile" but the sensation at the time is not at all pleasant I ob- serve the law strictly and when the sign says 'go," I go, however I am not a sprinter and therefore, reserve my constitutional CD right to walk across the street, but do so reasonably fast. Pedestrians should be urged to "observe the sign" that they may be enabled to "cross over the street" and. rest under the shade of the awning" But seriously 1t is absurd to say that there is no remedy for the danger to which I have referred.
 H. A STEWART. $315 Forty ninth Street, North Bir-
 mirgham, Ala April [. 1az1-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
ONLY 2 MORE DAYS
 TOSEE BIG SPECTACLE, MEN-WOMEN-M MARRIAGE


 Dorothy Phillips. the superb emo tionaI actress with string of successes to her credit. demonstrated her versa tility as never before in Allen Holu- bars Man W oman Marriage, ths young producer's latest super-feature, sponsored by First National which ss now showing at the Trianon theatre.
 She is seen as lovab1e young girl with ideals of true affection; as q druds- ins housewife as q society butterfly ; tken as a mature woman of national af- fairs; a6 a cave woman clad in leopard skin of the Neo11thic age; as head strong young miss of the age of knight. hood; as the Queen of the Amazons when women ruled and as Christian slave at the court of the Roman Ent- peror Constantine. She wears in turn score of different costumes and is called upon to enact bt9 emotional parts in each of the different types she portraYS
 Only finishei actress. such as Miss Phillips. could handle this wide diversity of roles with the psrfect ease with which the star of Man woman Marriage" ers- compaeses them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
.STRANSKY SCORES
 WITH ORCHESTRA
 tADLEY ACCLAIM ED

The appearance of the New York Philharmonic Symphony orchestra at3 the Jefferson theatre yesterday afteraoon and last night, under the auspicess of the Music Study club, gave Birmingham music lovers an opportunity of hearing a superb orchestra conducted by two master musicians Both concerts drew large audiences and, if one may judge from the enthusiasm shown, no musical attraction that has visited Birmingham in long time gave more genuine en- joyment
 The Jefferson theatre last night wes taxed to it's capacity, while the afternoon audience was also d large one, The Philharmonic is universally recognized as one Of the foremost symphony or chestras in existence and it fully lived up to It's reputation during the BirIning- ham engagement. The progra fnmes of fered appealed not alone 10 the culti- vated musician but to popular taste as well. This noteworthy event proved that Bfrmfngham will literally support the iaudable efforts of the Music Study club to provide this city with musical at fractions of distinction and merit.
 At the conclusion of the programme last night Conductor Stransky was given an ovation. A large part of the audience remained seated while those who were standing appiauded until he bowed his thanks repeatedly. Both Mir. stransky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
NEGRO SENTENCED
 N|NETY-N|NE YEARS
 FOR KING MURDER
Winner Harper, Who Confessed Participation in Crime, Will Be Placed on Trial at
 Athens Today

Athens, April Z.-(Special-) Fortune Allen, negro charged with complicity in the ambush murder of John King near Stewards Crossroads during the early night of December 19, 1920. was sentenced to a9 years in the penitentiary here to- day. Allen pleaded guilty to being in the party, but denied he fired at King.
 Winner Harper. white, who confessed to his participation in the killing, will be placed on trial Friday morning. It is expected that Harper will be placed on the stand and asked to recite his story to the trial jury after which the jury will be instructed to retire and return a verdict fixing the punishment.
 Adz Jones and George Porter, both white men and alleged members of the murder party, have been released Jones was tried and acquitted Wednesday by jury verdict. The county solicitor dis missed the case against Porter, explain ing to the court that the evidence against the defendant was identically similar to that adduced in the trial of Jones.
 King was murdered while sitting in his home surrounded by his family. His slayers fired through an open window. The motive it is stated was because of the activities of King in the enforce nent of the liquor laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08

and Mir Hadley, who conducted one ol his own compositions, were received with
 the ,warrilest enthusiasm.
 The programme for last night included
 a prelude, choral and fugue, by Bach
 Albert. symphony No. 5, in c minor
 Opus 67, by Beethoven; "Salome," a ton poem for orchestra, by Henry Hadley '.The Swan of Tuonela," by Jean Sibe- Illus, and Wagners prelude to Tho Mas tersingers."
 The Beethoven symphony, in fouI movements was the principal number
 on the programme, but Mir Hadie. scored d triumph with his vivid anl
 colorful "Salome which he. conducted himself MT. Hadley's "Salome' is
 based on the Oscar Wilde drama The theme is one that appeals strongly tt poets, painters, musicians and play
 wrights. The wild and wicked salonie has been immortalized in countless forms The story lends itself admirably to a
 musical interpretation. Mir. Hadley's
 'sSalome' is rich in imagination and tonai beauty.
 erhe Swan of Tuoneias was perhaps 1.-the least popular number played last might. but the tremendous power Of the Wagner number which followed stirred the audience to spontaneous applause The orchestra brought out the full sub limity of this king of composers.
 yThe> afternoon programme included se- .ieetions from Mendelssohn, Henry Had- ley. Tschaikowsky and Richard Strauss. Mr. Hadley and MT. Stransky 1fternated ih conducting both In the afternoon and
 The people Of this city owe debt of thanks to the Music Study club for bringing the Philharmonic to Birning-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
DEFENSE COUNSEL'S
 TACTICS DENOUNCED.
Will Speak Two Hours Today, After Which Express Case
 Goes to Jury
By AssocIated Preas

Macon. Ga, Aprif a-District Attorney John w. Bennett, in an address of two hours and fifteen minutes before the federal jury here this afternoon in the tr1al of 45 persons charged with eonspi- racy to rob the American Railway Fix press company of $lOeO,0e0 in property. denounced the tactics of the attorneys for the defensse in abusing the wit ness, Hughes'
 MT. Bennett had not finished his clos. lrg argument of the case when court adjourned tonight, and he will speak for two h%drs more tomorrow, after which the ease will go to the jury. A verdict durrng Friday night is expected.
 Such argument that has been made Acre; such abuse' said MT. Bennett,
 has been entirely out of place. Con- spiracy. does not have to be actually talked, it may be the concurrence of minds, proved by the concurrence of ac- ton. The defendants may have never heard of each other, but still they could be co-conspirators.
 If there were a lot of individual stealing I concede that under this in- dictn1ent you cannot convict them" the district attorney continued "The issue before you is: Was there conspl- racy?'"
 The district attorney took up a brief discussion of the origin and development of the alleged conspiracy and next the necessity of the government using the testimony of some of the co-conspirators to prove the conspiracy. He answered the charge made against him during the arguments of the defense that he had promised immunity to Hughes He de. clared that after talking numbers of timess to Hughes he told him that he would ask the court to be lenient with him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
PERMITS INCLUDE
 CHURCH STRUCTURE

Building permits .aggregating nearly 900 were issued at the city building inspectors office yesterday. The largest of these was one for $28000. The Christ English Lutheran church will erect a church costing this much at Twentieth street and Fourteenth avenue, north Ii will be of brick and tile construction. | Permission was granted the Ingallf Iron works to erect an addition costing $500 to a steel frame building at Fourth avenue, south, and Seventh street. A. J. Bailey was granted a permit tc construct frame residence costing g, ,5Oc at Fourth avenue. south, and Fifty sixth street.
 A two-story frame store building will be erected at 801 Twenty-third street, south, by J. N. Rogers 1t will cost S2,Q0o.
 W. S. Harris was given permission to build a frame residence at Seventy-third street and First avenue. north. to cos; S.,001