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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
White Dove
Is Absent
STORMY SESSIONS AT
GENOA CONFERENCE
Lloyd George and the Italian
Premier Play Role Of
Conclliators.

Genoa. April lit CRy the AsSoclat-
ed rress After two rather stormy
days without serious mishap, IT begins
10 look AS if Premier Lloyd George and
Premier FaCta, presiding officer or the
conference, arc equal 10 a squaiI
stirred up by the Russo-FTench c4'
chances over land disarmament and
other matters. and may be able to
steer the conference ship into a peace
full haven. or one that will pass as
peaceful in this stormy European sea.
The organization Of subcommittee
effected today threatened for a time
to raise another storm, but was put
through with far less clamor from the
lesser powers than they raised at Yer
sailles.
Most of the powers have shown a
disposition 10 abandon war hatreds.
The Russians and Germans were per-
mtted TO speak at the opening session
as an evidence Of forgiveness. al
though France objected To this cour'
tesy. The conditions Of the Cannes
resolutions and the agenda wero &C
cepted BY all the nations, although NJ,
Chitcherin insisted on speaking for
disarmament. and threatens to do so
repeatedly later. However, he has said
that he would not insist on considera'
ton Of disarmament as part OF the
agenda.
Russia is growing about japan and
Rumania occupying part OF her terri
tory, and France bristles when Ger
many and Russia are shown any con-
sideration. Rut there is r sort OF
armed neutrality and indications that
the irrcconcilableS will become more
tractabla and will actually consider
the Cannes aCcnda. leaving land dtSar'
mampnt untouched except for occa
sional bursts Of oratory.
II is expected that tho conference
will take a vacation on Good Friday
and Easter Sunday and Monday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
DEATHS TOTAL
4 IN DISASTER

San Antonio. Tex, April ll.--Death
today Of another soldier increased 70
four the toll from the explosion of pyro-
technics set of by the backfre Of
faulty rocket in a target pit at lamp
Rliss last night. Nine others ot the
nrtv soldiers who were assisting IN
STAGING night demonstration wcr"
severely burned. Five Of the injured
may die.
The tragedy occurred in the last
minute ~ night maneuvcr which was
conducted by the I7th Infantry Of Fort
Sam Houston. on the rife range at the
camp. % miles northwest OF San An
tonic.
The dead are; Private John 4. Benner'
baltimore. Md; Private Joseph II.
Miller. Reading. Ia: Private AdoIph
Anlis. San Antonio; Private Felix Catch
lngs San Antonio.
Many officers OF the regular army and
more than fifty officers Of the organ
lied reserves attending ton day con-
ference at Fort Sam Houston. stood on
4 lookout hill l.cnn yards from the hiaz-
Ing trench at the time OF the explosion
The woodwork OF the trench. saturated
with oil. quickly caught fire and burned
for a half hour before f1t'nGuished by
soldiers who fought the flames With DIRT,
water no, being available.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
SAYS WOMAN WITNESS
TRIED TO SELL HER
STORY TO ARBUCkLE

SAN F-anrisrn, Arri; ii.--r;avin Nc
Nab chief defense counsel for Roscoe
4. A-hrrl>l". taking uH tho argument
today. aisarkFd tno testimony Of MIS-.
virginia E7nic private S"Crcc7rN ~ the
Sonitar;u,r where Miss NirS ria III NO
d:~d. Hcr testimony in IN" third tr'a!
~ tho film comedian was Offered ~ m"
prosecution n support or ito contention
that an attack b" hrbucNlc resulted N
Miss Rarre's death.
Mrs. Ereic testified thar Miss EaTpc
said that ArhrrSir attacked her and was
resrnr SIh,e for her being in the hospital.
The prosecution Question, US as 10
vhv NO did not attempt - r,:iS on. the
testimony oe Mr.. Er"je" McNab said
The imprachirS testimony "Ge-"'l hy
my secretary. M~s Dunn. was ruled out
on motion nS ihc prosecution.
Miss Rarne rnGid no. t",i 0r. Rum
well hc- rhySir:an. Hhat the matter
was as shc told HIM she wa jr'oNi.
Gated and did no: remember. Therefore
how could she toll Mrs. Ere;=. this bill
collector At the hospital. whet had hap
?enedH
: MFR. Erej- wa7 wiling n soil her
'eStirrnry ~ NC for thc n-rrc 81 Miss
raarc's bill. and tod her that the
hNSt market C"r such testimony IS ~"
district attorney, usfi'c.'
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
Senate Confirms SmOOt
and Burton on Debt
Refunding Commission

Washington. April i1.---The allied
debt refundrnE commission created by
congress and entrusted with conversion
Into long time securities, tho debts Of
the allied nations - the United states.
was formally completed to-day through
confirmation hy :hc senate Of ~" nomi.
nations Of Senator SmOot "f Utah. and
Representative Burton. Of ohio. Rcpub-
Leans as members Of tho commission.
Confirmation followed more than five
hours Of ii iSruSSiou IN executive session
The principal argument against confirm :
atom was said tn have been made hT
Senator Walsh. democrat Montana. who
originally raised tho inelig'hilit% roint.
while the principal snccch in support of
Senator Smoot and Rurton was report
I'd to have hcnn made by Senator { u".
Minis. Republican,. Iowa. chairman nt
the Judiciary subcommittee which con-
sidered tho nomination.
The vote on confirmation was ~ 10
IS Two Democrats. Senator Broussard.
Iowa. and senator kcndri"E. Wyoming.
voted for confirmation. while three Re
puhlirans. Senator'S Ecrah. Idaho; La
Toilette. Wisconsin, and Norris. Nehras-
ka, voted against The roll cali was
made public by order of the senate.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
MUCH COAL IS
BEING MINED
Lower West Virginia Non
Union Fields Operated at
Increased Capacity.

charleston. W. Va. April ll-Fcderal
inJunctinna issued here Saturday and
yesterday did not appear TO have bern
followed - important changes in IN"
noal StrI." region. President G. Fraah
hc"ncy. mo had boon away from United
M'nc Workers. headquarters. said on his
return today hi1 reports showed daily
Improve mcn' from y union viewpoint.
Tho kandwhd Coal Operators ASso-
citation reported twenty mines at work.
while tho New River Association said
IS mines were operating IN that region.
Some rr tho mine. said Secretary 7. L.
Lewis. wcr" not working because there
was no marks, for coal. This statement
vas reinforced hy statistics from the
theaSa prakc & rhin Railroad and the
Norfrik & Western railroad which
showed | %nn union Sirnod loaded cars
IN tho tracks of tho former and 400 on
tho tracks ct the latter.
That tho non union hr1dS of southern
and central West Virginia are producing
Goa WAS shown by l"adnEs on these
Important ratlrnads Yesterday. the total
hcinG 29S5 cars. Nf which l4t@ wNrc
from ,hs porahontas field and 1858 from
tho Logan fold.
Tho only incident during the day was
rerorted by the state police. who de-
rlarad IN" detachurcnt at Brush Creek
had found a homh placed against the
cabin nf a non union miner at Costa on
tho Rcone Kama wh1 border. Th" mine
which is owned by tho American Roller
Mills COMPANY has heen operating on
non union basis although surrounded by
union mines,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
Making Drive in the
Coking Coal Region

Tittzrurcn Arr! - Reinforced hy
three experienced organizers from inter
national he2dnua-terS in Indiana polls.
United Niro Wo-NcrS leaders, tonight
rrsaarcd for a dive against the strong
hn'd ~ the II. {. Fr'ck ooh" C"mran",
t~tvcnn Cninntown AMI 'orn"0S"iilr.
II was oaid that II they were able to.
morrow - Cripp,A ~ close tho non
union onse and coal plants IN that Soc
lion the. eNrcctad tive rest of IN" region
10 join the coal strike. and if ih"r f7ilcd
there was danger tina many of tho n"n
alr~ad" ort IN the Mononrahcla river
district would return I" work.
Details Of tho organizers drive nro-
vided for - miners meetings between
I-niontown and Cnnnellsviile during the
dav. with sreria! efforts directed aEains
me three IeisenrinE riants OF tn" Frirk
COMPANY. The mines arc among IN"
most important in Ihn district. and are
now going ru'l time Organizers. u was
r~7or,ed. has hoor At work ~ these
villages ror scvera' days. nut c. fa-
without sufficient SUCCESS ~ r-lp2Ic
them.
While il was admitted thai the union
has made ncrdwey jr Fayot's county.
and many mines never before GnI0nlzHd
ere closed Nv the strine. opera tors
pointed 20 coal and coke shipment. "a
proof that mo ConncllsNIli" region Is
etll, fa- from closed. Goa, shipments
on Mnnda;. over the Snu'h*cs: branch
y, the PENNSYLVANIA railroad wcre II I
ears or coal and o76 Of cohe. compared
with Saturdays shipments OF %St cars
II coal and H65 of cnI"
Reports from Wcstmnreland county.
northeast or ;hn tcnHcllSviiie fed. until
now large! non.union, showed union
gains n . number of sections. whit
from tho SomerSr, 70 thn south came
additiona! claims from union leaders.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
Strike Is.
Spreading
NON-UNION FIELDS
BEING INVADED
Gains for the Strikers in West
crn Pennsylvania Now
Admitted.

%ew York. April 'lI.--A rarid spread
Of the coal strike int" NON union
strongholds was admitted today AZ
headquarters OF the bitum.nous opera %
tors association.
The enemy Is gaining ground mnHh
faster than we antjcipat ted, s~id thH
president OF a Pennsylvania company
He quoted a telegram from GrccnShurI'
Pa, In the heart Of the III Eputcd NON
union territory. which said:
practically all OF the southern r1r'
n, Fayette county now Is affected by
tho strike. Also. another min" in m"
rireensburg field. ono in I'Ennier and
three in Westmorcland field
According to the hitumirous or"ra-
tors. organizers for tho United Mine
Workers OF America have practically
cite county Ae,ds since the strike was
called. ten days aSo. Philip MurTaF'
vice presiden, Of the mine workers In
tcrna tional. corrohoratcd the opera tors
reports Of rapid unionization of me
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and East
ern kentucky districts.
AT tho close ct last week Sn prr c"n'
NJ The non union mon had Joined IN tire
strike" he said. To-day. according n
measre reports from our representa- lives
in the held. We are fast approaching the
IS nor cent marx.
Mr.. Murray asserted that the ranks
of tho strikers in both b'tuminous and
: anthracite He'ds had been suclled by
nearly lnh, 600 since the waik0u'. and
the rroduction ~ nnr-union mines cut
by several million tons weekly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PERMIT ACTS
WHICH BROUGHT ON COAL INDICTMENTS

incton ha derla red he wa perfectly
satisfied" and announced he planned
further conferences bearing on the
coal situation. He expected IN spend
tomorrow at his home in Columbus BE-.
fore proceeding 10 Washington.
Although tho headquarters of the
United Mine Workers Of America Ia in
This city. Mr.. nauCherty did not have
any meetings with tho miners Of
icials. but confined his conferences Il
Federal Judge A. &. Anderson and
other federal officers.
All conferences were said To relate
to relate to the pending Sherman anti
trust cases. which some operators
have declared barred tho possibility oil
any now wage conference with the
miners. No new action in these cases
was promised as a result % the attor
ney generals conferences. and in {
formal statement Mr.. DauEherty add
cd that "rCrhapS no LEGAL action by
The government will be necessary il
the coal strike dispute"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
.ALLEGE OFFER
Of THOUSANDS
FOR ST|L[MAN
Two French-CanadianS Assert
They Were Offered 900
and $1,000 to Testify TO
Misconduct By Millionaire S
Wife.
fcontinusd on Page Tourtssn)

Montreal. April H.. Armand Fac".
French. Canadian. today testified IN the
trial OF the Sfillman divorce case that
he was offered s.. 600 ~ testify that n"
witnessed misconduct between Mrs.
Anne L. Sullman and trod B"aENaiS.
One ot his ne'chhorS. Shef $,mard.
testified that he overheard ap oF"" -
X mn for srch testimony nv ~" mon
Who later testified IN behalf "f Nr
Stillman.
PAGE declared that he @purred re
pSer. and his wife. Narv rage. ~hn
r,id she overheard A conversation he.
tween her husband and J. AlhHr' la.
Hontaine, station agent ~ La TuGu~,
Onebec. either in June or July. l2In,
,orroborated tho feStImo0T Tn" do
I.,se charged that I.afnnta;nc acted
=. agent for Mr.. Stillman
Reauyais' father fnil FLOODED IN
atan. and his mother. who was born IN
E.ntnrlrv Of an Irish fathcr AMI an
Cr,,ieb mother. testified IN an effort
A controvert the statements of iiooCcr
Adams and Ferdinand Page. who pr"
<iouslv had said that they looked
,hrorrh windows 1T tho Stllman lodge
near Grande Anse and saw Mrs. Still
man and Beaurais III compromising
positions.
These two witnesses previously de
elared thev saw such msCOndGC'
every morning for fifteen days in 1919
Fodav's witnesses said Mrs. Stiltmar
o., at the lodge Only three DAYS dur
o. that period They also t"sflhc'
that there wee ~ CURTAINS on the
windows and m scafndnS at th'
tront Of the house
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
Doubt Guilt Of the
Be||aiTe Suspect in
Grafton Bank Hold-up

-r,oi,I pi.natrh 20 Tho InteliE"n0er -
rit;ahnrEh. Arrli ll"-toun' oH'er
,I,.,e j, IL said tonight. doubt the rarl-
'in,IIon or charles Judi. alias Charles
Raker. In tho killing ~ Haro'h J. m"Se
,r-ie,ant raehicr of tho tNrSt Na'l0'H
h,nL ~ Grafton. who WIS slain Jano
,rx - when tho hank aaS h''h uP ANU
,chhe,i hv fve bandits sft"- me shSP"''
u,s view hv hanh clerks and "'h'tS'
w 7, King. ianl'or "a the hanK.
,,,,ed ,ha, Judd l"o,"d tx" one nt 'nre"
susni,,,nue characters N" Haw walking M
rror, or tho bank half hour h"'orH th'
Institution va, hold NJ Nn"n 'ne
.hoo,,nr occurred King WA On me 'n'rl
49, ,r ,ho hank building. and accord
,,- to bi<; trc.irror" ~ the coroner
,,oue.,. did no, know anything "f lne
hold M until some timo later. atter the
bandits had ESCAPED
n,hcr witnesses of tho shooting. IN
Guiding tho bank clerks and two won
q, customcrs who were In the hank ri
Tho tjmr Of the robbery stated that Jun0
r,a NO, a member Of the gang.
Iudd was arrested at Feliaire. ONO
o,,o- a woman resident of Marietta In
formed the local authorities that inc
SUSPECT had confldcd to her that ne par
, Icipatrd IN the murder JUDI oenies
tho: he told the woman thai he was I'M
n,y>s,a In III, Moss Murder. but did to-
ho- that he nd participated N oth"i
r.hhn-ice f'r The purpose nc lnTreSt
+ Ing on the rnman that he was harr
! Euy.-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
CHARGFS 0F MANY FRAUDULENT
TRANSACTIONS IN THE WAR DEPT.
Sale Of Government Stocks Of
Merchandise at Ridiculously
Low Prices Alleged in
Speech Of Representative
Johnson.

Nashington. April 1.-Cha rges that
the war department has sold property
and is today selling property Al ridlcu-
lousy and crmlnaliy low prlreS To "a.
vored customers. ConCca'lnc from con-
Eress and delihorat"lv ml$rcpresH ntlnE
the facts" were made in the house to-
day by Representative Johnson. Re-
publican. South Dakota.
As proof Of tho fact thlt tho war
department Ia misrcpro -entlnC the
facts IN congress" Mr. Johnson
charged that 4 report hv Secretary
Weeks relative n sale Of property.
transmitted To tho hous" last DTcem
her. was the most fraudulent. mis-
leading and rriminally doCotful do'u
ment that was ever submitted 10 th"
American congress-
Mr.. Johnson declared tho evidence
he had obtained showed that III" Wal
department is trying to control the
department OF justice hy putting mon
who ought To he In m" ncnitontiary on
the department Of justice payroll. and
asking congress to appropriate for it.
Says Weeks Docs Not Know.
a rcvinw Of Secretary WCcks' re
mort shows how little he actually
knows OF tho true facts" continued
Mr.. johnson. "Only few OF tho thou
sands of false entries indicating fraud
ulcnr trans actions wl'N NAV" Favored
(Couttnued on Tase Fo2-to~>I
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
Average Rates Higher Than
Payne-Aldrich Bill-Esti-
mated to Raise Revenue Of
$330,O00,000 President
Authorized to Modify Rates.

Washington, April 11.-(By the AS
sociatcd Press)--The> long awaited
administration tariff bill vas present
cd today in the senate. Senator NC
Cumber, Republican, North Dakota,
in speaking of the measure announced
that to give senators time to study 1t
he would not call it up before April 20.
Some Republican leaders thought 1t
would be passed after about sixty days
Of debate. but other estimates ranged
as high as three months.
Experts who assisted the senate
finance committee majority to prepare
the bill estimate that the average OF
It's rate is slightly higher than The
average OF the Payne-Aldrich law. The
Payne-Aldrich level was approximate
ly II percent on all dutiable imports,
and 81 percent on imports free and
dutiable. The average OF the Demo
cratic Underwood tariff. which the
new bill would replace, was $3.50 and
1883, respectively, in 1914. the first
year OF its operation, and the only year
when it was not seriously affected by
the world war.
The Rates Compared.
Comparing this bill with the Ford.
ney measure, whicht the house passed
July 81, and OF which this is re-write.
the experts estimate that the average
OF all rates Is lower. though the spe'
cific rates, and more particularly those
on foodstuffs, are somewhat higher.
Exact comparisons Of the ad valorem
duties in the two bills are somewhat
different, because the senate commit.
tee threw overheard the house Ameri-
can valuation plan, returning to the
| foreign valuation principle.
! While they have not completed all
calculations, treasury experts FAY
! that the senate measure probably
/ would raise between $3.50. 100000 and
$3.50, ,000,0 in revenue. as compared
with the estimate OF $500, 0,ooo. .00O FOR
the Fordncy bill and the $30S.000, 900
nf revenue returned in 1921 from the
ioint operation OF the Underwood law
and the emergency tariff act.
Flexible Tariff.
In returning 10 the foreign valua.
ton principle. the senate committee
carried out the suggestion OF Presi.
dent Harding for a flexible tariff. I'm.
der special provisions, the president,
in the language Of the majority report
which accompanied the bill, would be
authorized:
ITO modify tariff rates either up
ward or downward. within pre-:
scribcd limits f50 percenD. and In
accordance with rules laid down by
congress. so that rates may conform
to existing conditions.
ITO change the basis for the as.
scssment OF ad valorem duties on Sc
| lected items from the foreign value
TO the value of the domestic article
! in the American market, when the
foreign value is not a certain basis
for the assessment OF duties on such
items.
"To impose penalty duties to pro-
hibit importation Of particular goods
for the purpose OF preventing unfair
, methods Of competition in the i'm
| pOrtation OF goods.
ITO impose additional duties on
| (continued on Page Fourtesn)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
SENATE ADMINISTRATION TARIFF BILL
PROVIDES Rates ADEQUATE FOR AMERICAN
STANDARD OF LIVING; SIXTY DAYS DEBATE
OuakorS TO Take Over
Work Of Mine Relief

Charleston. W. Va. April 11.-"ord
was received today by Frank Snyder. IN
charge Of relief work among the mining
fields in this vicinity that the ala OF
the Society OF Friends was practically
assured in caring for mothers and chill
dren in FIVE mining towns near here. IN
vestigation OF condition in Crown Hill.
DRY Branch, Sharon. and Ronda on
Cabin Creek. and at Erenshaw. also
near Charleston, convinced a committee
Of that society, Mr.. Snyder said. that
the mothers and children were In need
of milk and cereals which were not pro-
vided in tho relief supplies betnS Is
sued.
A proposaI vas made that the Friends
take over this work In the FIVE towns
und tho matter has been presented 10
the executive board at Philadelphia. ac-
cordng to the word today.'with virtual
assurance that the plan will be adopted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
HUGHES LETTER .
B0MbSHELL IN
NAVAL DEBATE
DECLARES $1,000 NAVY
WILL BE INJURIOUS
Democratic Leader Garret As
serts Congress Can Dis
regard 5-5-3 Pact.

Washington, April 1l.--Leaders OF
the movement seeking to defeat IN tne
house the naval bill proposal cutting
the enlisted personnel to $1,000 pre-
sented today letter from Secretary
Hughes setting forth the view that IL
would reduce the American navy be-
low the 5-5.S ratio and prove most IN.
furious" to the nations interests.
REPRESENTATIVE Garrett OF .Ternss-
see, Democratic leader, challenged the
doctrine as laid down in the first Of
6oiai utterance before US that COD
gress was bound 10 keep the naTf ~
10 the mark stipulated by treaty"
In letter TO Representative Rogers,
Republican, Massachusetts. MI.
Hughes said he had been advised by
tho naval experts that the enlisted
strength provided in the bill was far
below the number required 10 main
tain the navy on the basis contemplate
ed by the treaty.
Opposed by Garrett
Mr.. Garrett declared he did not f::t
lieve congress was bound to keep t-3
navy up to the conference agreem-t3
THE question of size may be c:-F
10 argument he said, but. all thaf -
binding under the treaty is that We
shall not so above the 5-5-3 rate. We
are not bound legally or morally to
keep TO that point if in our discretion
We deem II best to come below.
While the debate continued all day.
opponents Of the $1,000 enlisted provi.
sion were at work rounding up prom.
ises to support an amendment making
tho total S0,ooN, the number claimed to
have been urged BY the president.
Frequent Clashes.
Chairman Kelly. ~ charge OF the
bill. stuck to his post throughout the
day. clashing often with members op-
posing him, and particularly with Rep
resentative Britten. Illinois. ranking
Republican committeeman.
Representative Gallivan. Democrat,
Massachusetts, one of the active lead
crs for an increase. put f-:22ds and
foes In GOOD humor by attacking what
he described as an effort 10 scrap the
real navy 10 make room for prohiti.
ton navy. There was a roar from
members when Mr.. Gallivan pictured
the rum running outfit with the pro-
hibiuon commissioner as "AdDiral
HAYNES, lashed to the mast and giving
the command 10 20 ahead and damn
.he rum runners and their explosive
beverages"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-12
SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE THIRD VIOLENT
DEATH IN THE Ill FATED DURYEA FAMILY

with the suicide today Of Major Frank
". Duryea.
The first was General Hiram Dur
yea. who led the Zouaves in The Civil
war, and who on May 5, 1914. at tho
age Of 81. was killed by his son. Chez
ter. Chester Duryea. who was alleged
TO have fired after his father had re-
fused a demand for money. now Is in
the Matewan insane asylum.
The next Duryea to fall was killed
hv his own hand He was Harry II.
Duryea, and was found shot to death
July q, 1921. His attorney declared
Mr. Duryea, inheriting large fortune
from his father. who had been presi-
dent and founder Of the National
Starch company, had no financial wor'
ries, although his sister. Mrs. L. O. An
derson. had filed objections TO his ac-
counting Of his fathers estate. His
, LAWYER. however. declared that these
/ proceedings were friendly.