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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
ntRLow 10 vore ON
wArUR IMPROVEMENT

Duncan. Jan Marow stlsen.
ere voting today on 4 bond i.tne for
$4,000 for improvements 10 thc nght
water ana sewage dlsnosa plants
Tho bond issue. if carried wIil rro.
vide Tor ne~ pumps and other MA
sh.nerg and a water sfnra .e fiart
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
oiRl's aous RCsURvrp IN
ALCOHOL ~ FOUND

NlcAsturs Mites Jan is A met
Alllc easAci ia which the hnaY ~ =
oung woman uns ioand freaersed "a
tlCohnl. vas discovered ~ rail.
road tepa'r sang near Delta Point.
Ia according 90 word received here
last nleht rts caHkat had apparent
b eased into fle Mississippi river
fom nearby Uratefard tfalnmen
aaid loha ana Authorities haYe nr.
aered e. hurai 81 ghe bndY
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
ANOTHER CAR DRIVER IS
rARRTD AsD fEArnrRED

Dcnison, TEX. Jan ~ A masked
Fang yesterday forced and applied
coat ~ tar and feathers 10 Charles
eissou. service car driver near pine
land. Sabine county ten miles from
here Iie vas fel9ei . mile north Or
plnelsni and two passengers On his
automobile wsfo hli1dfoided while
the Gang carried ~ lts work
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
FARM WORK PROGRAM
OUTLINED FOR SUMMER
Delegates OF Various County
Organizations Fix Dates
For August and
September

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
OKLAHOMA SLAYER %
Aaaasrao M tfxAs

AmArilln rux Jan. a. A nhn.
belissrd % hs carla cAnepa ~ Clsss
land. y tit.sW .to snssDdy here
raesday nisht ler Investigation "a
connection ~i'h the masaer near
ooodpsll oAis. of Ansonla lpise ~
roicdo. ohln sAs taksa 10 Oaymon
Oslahoma today - lhe sheriff ~
this county
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
BRAND Quits

Paris, Jsn. President Miller
ana TO-DAY accepted the resignation o.
Premier BRAND and his entire cab
met ard indicated ne would not ssk
unyone 70 formulate . ne~ ministry
sefore tomorrow Minister of Mar Bar
thew snd former President Poincsse
~sre nersioreo Prominently info
RAJ replies ss likely osno dates for
'csmsiina q new cabinet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
Irish
Prisoners
Released


leason. gae. - s-Nsnu osesus eas
lfaasea psrsrai swnesis in rssress
- poht,csi oftensss somml,,eo ~ he
lana rr,or 70 sne operation % thr
tnsce lass luif.v 4 = a. announced g.
aay rne rsleass - PRISONERS ~ii
begin a. once.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

The Epaorlh lear1c * the Meth
oiisf Episcopal church soash made
net gain - t1.oo9 member, last yea.
and ro~ has mcmhershlr o. is3ass.
according 70 annc1nccmont hy Re-
RALPH p Sonner assoc ate secretary
n the general conference beard
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

Auxusta. Kansra piii have one ~
the finest tsesa-e shor houses H.
Kansas shea fise lrs theafsr Uh'fh
sas c,oaed sstu-f.y nighi rc-opens r.
two 8eeks Ms7aeer Jack Johnson =
enarK.aF TIE seat.nE eapasifg. %.
deccrztinR tie enfirs baiidinx. install
.lar rew maehires and REBUILDING The
lobby
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
WIRE FLASHES

Harry Sre American bora eons.n
81 Sna Ne Alfred srn. chinese minis
Ger u thp Unsied states has dissap-
reared III vontreai and The police are
working o. 3 murder theory advanced I
ly local Chinese merchants
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
Liter" Escapes
Prison For
Third Time

Anst.rse. okis lar. - -JeN
wssw,s escaped Ne eeeslss fsem
,hs state eeeltsnt,afs ~ NfAlss
tsf. ~he ~As fstapsufea ~ Fsst
Cobb January ~ a. ensusssss
tul atssmpt 81 = dayiluht bsek 80
hsfg. ss~sa hs ~af thfepah ths
cadto sosasy lsil hsfs ssrig tsasf
.nd s.eapea ~AsN t,.o etNss 80
onsrs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

TheAnnual report ~ G. X ~ Don
aid. rurr.ntendsnf ~ the sardlcinc
PARK Fish Hatchery for iqN. wh'ca
he's heer rece.red 10 Ben Watt. state
fan ard game eardcn. fhoNs q total
delivery - s.21s~eo fsh from thst
hatchefy a,one The fsA hatchery IL
Bras eosnfy also did rrfnarkat:f
well Nr wsit saYs tut iha fepoff
from thar Tlaee Tor 1921 has not yet
.breB compiled
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

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. ststsrs = rke 7 r G A cotier<
sers. = n : sossEfzi ta.1.v rkh =
sreEsz bsrk. as I. re<s.f "a .re .tiirK
z1trs r1t wst,e- Masr~- Folice
- kas<lrx Hazrsr sor tnE~at xsfio-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

john p Raekefelirg tolay scni -
thc federal hais.nr a check ior s,ai.
cDs.sS ehleh the supreme court a.
ciaed he oWed a. tasce on Income
from rire .inss ahleh had feen tran
ferrcd 70 oil companies
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

Some coal mines in Illinois that
hsfe wiihstoot al previous slumps In
husinets since the day a iher orran
Eaiior are nslnr down
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

Hanford NauNidar NAT 'onai com
mandcr a. the American Legion hae
issuea baletln 10 aA legion posts
asking their aaslsuncc lu search
for Thomas Decs vice rrefissnt of
the Great Var Vs,eans of csnada.
$40 hst heen mis'inr fer some tine
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

Fort N.orth. Ter Jsn lz-An
sEfkszg enkrzsers refarrtftts scr<
fsss nsorrinR ns1er m Cd ~aRe
srz.e an6 cunsfioas- gesdinK ne
oz*ro1e y m pfe~srs chteago con-
ssre1e
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
pRBcr MUST eE cur
CREAMERY MEN TOLD

Ch5csgo. Jan Y American
cresmery msn msst improve the
quality q fhbsr butter snd sell Il e.
User price Il they x0uid successfsiiy
corupete slsh foreign Imports. n {.
HorDenan. . large Manufacturer
tod ths American Association q
cresn.<rv Bsftsr Manufacturers
Wednesday. BE sid ioxer costs q
isbor snd prodsstion abroad and tse
rate q sxcsznze had caused heaTy
ln>orfs from Australia. Ses zeaisnf
Dsnnsrx sr1 Holland
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
.impafsAslo. -


The opera 'Imfrensrio." vas pre.
'senied % large audience At Munca
tine. Iowa. and the journal says Il
was artislicaiiy rendered. II IL one
q The fs1est Of The Mozart compost
lions aad has been transiaied into
real classic fnglish i e more llks
an Cd cam~o. beautifully essved. and
the masie : woven ~i,h the soflns >
~ piece Of Old ace"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12
PARIS POLICE UsE WIRELESS
TO CAPTURE BANDITS

Pzrts. 1zz- i1-Tbe Pzrs poll--
ers asizx wireless s-egslss<d snto-
f-z.ez n fize - rso<s - 6enozztr1 =
tl1zs
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

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rso- f-nz E--enf wzfso-. Ckrss
Bs-xs- ssss rsse4s~ frD- Katie y
S1-xs-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-12

Gas a wsS-z. 80 "a. b-r- t.
r1fs pr1<><sto-zf - IT, Cozrf-y c91
s1- su-.e =1zfss rzss hzs sn.e to y
y~-h Is1- 70 s-<s- .ces1l
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
INQUIRY IS BEGUN
INTO FAILURES OF
25 WALL ST.F|RMS
Grand Jury Gets Evidence
That Customers Have Lost
Over SlO,OOO,OOO.
RECORDS DISAPPEAR.
Account Books and Even Of
flee Fittings Are Missing in
Some Cases.

Acting in conjunction with the At
torney General Of the State, the Office
of District Attorney Banton began to-
day the presentation to the Supreme
Court Grand Jury of evidence against
some twenty-five Wall Street firms
that have failed within the last two
months and for which bankruptcy pro-
ceedings, either voluntary or involun-
tary, have been begun in the Federal
Court.
It is said the failures that are being
investigated represent losses to invest
ors in New York City and through
out the Country of more than &c.,
900, 900.
Receivers found that the account
books, ledgers and other records sup
posed to show what the companies
had done with the money In many
cases had disappeared with the office
fittings.
This, it was said, was especially
so in the case of the failure Of Eu-
gene j. Callahan & Co., member
of the Consolidated Exchange who
failed two weeks ago and whose
liabilities were announced as $3.50, 900.
Some seventy complainants up to
date have called upon the District
Attorney.
The District Attorney is also look
ing into the failure of j. ID. Sugar
man & Co. of No. 10 Beaver Street.
The District Attorney has also issued
IA subpoena for the books and paper,
of the American Cotton and Grain
Exchange, No. 81 Broad street, sail
to have been controlled by the Sugar
man crowd.
The e. ID. DER & Co. failure, which
ran into the millions. is also bein :
investigated.
Saul s. Myers. representing the
New York Stock Exchange, and .E
Lynch, Secretary of the Consolidate
Exchange, are assisting in the in
quiry.
District Attorney Banton said this
afternoon he thought it would take
at least a couple of weeks to present
the evidence already gathered for The
consideration of the Grand Jury.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
NORTHERN PACIFIC
SURVIVORS SUSPECT
SHIP |NCENDIARY
Belief Expressed Vessel Was
Tempered With at Berth
in Brooklyn.

NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. Sur
vivors of the former transport North
crn Pacific, which was burned at sea
yesterday with a loss of four lives, are
not convinced that the burning OF the
ship was wholly accidental.
While neither Capt. William Lusti.
ber of the crew would make a for
NAL statement concerning the fire,
some of the latter declared they sus-
pected foul play. Belief was expressed
among the survivors that the fire was
the result of some activity on board
the vessel before she left her berth
at Brooklyn.
An attorney for the Sun Shipbuild-
ing Company of Chester, Pa, was
here to-day for the purpose of OBJ
tanning sworn statements from the
crew. So far as could be learned, the
agent failed in every case, the ex-
PLANTATION being given that the men
had been warned to say nothing.
Capt Lusti's confidential report to
to Shipping Board was in course OF
preparation to-day. The statement is
long and detailed.
"If the Shipping BoaId makes IT
public after they receive it you will
then have the full story" the Captain
said.
A conference between Capt. Lusti,
| shipping Board officials of their dis
trct, officials of the Barbour Steam
ship Company and officials of the Ad-
miral Line will be held here to-day.
The II, G.. Wylie. oil tanker, put
into Hampton Roads last night and
landed five survivors of the Northern
| Pacific. None Of the twenty-scvcr
| persons saved saw anything of the
tour missing men after the fire
| Gturted.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09

After he had received his morning
thought wave to-day, Commissioner
of Accounts Hirshfield sent for re-
porters and said:
in all my talks with Mayor Hylan
he never said a word against Meleney
or McARdrew. Nov that the cleo
lion of those men is over I tell you
this, because if l had said it before
1t might be construed that l was
trying to influence action one way
or another.
The great stir created over the
reelection of the two School Super
!ntendents was a plot to gain control
of the schools and eventually all
public utilities"
The Rockefeller Gary educational
interests, Hrshfield said. were the
perpetrators of the telephone report,
which he likened to the famous Null
ligan letters which defeated Blaine
for the Presidency years ago and
were found to be untrue.
"A newspaper woman, under
stood. was hired to send the story
Of the telephone message from Palm
Beach" he said. "Just who the
''Dr. Ettinger and Gov. Miller made
all the noise they could in the press
about these Associate School Superin-
tendents. Why? Well, DIR. Ettinger
knows that his behavior since his
election to the office of School Super
intendent, which was influenced by
Mayor Hylan, has earned for him a
good spanking, and because he was
not taken into tho confidence of the
members OF the Board of Education,
whom he doesn't seem to play, he
most likely assumed that something
different would happen than what
actually did happen.
Therefore, In his appeal, Gov. Mil
Ter saw an opportunity to make an
onslaught on the public schools oi
New York, as he did in the traction
matter and as he is now doing in the
matter of city waterfront and docks
"Ettinger, Gov. Miller and the
Rockefeller Gary crowd anticipated
that something would happen to give
them an excuse to go to Albany tC
take over from the city the control
Of our schools When nothing hap.
pened, they resorted to the expedien.
Of sending somebody to Florida tc
in order to start something. They
could find no other excuse to go tc
Albany, so they resorted to this low
dirty method OF creating lot OF
noise"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
.|ND|CT EX-F|GHTER
AS K|DNAPPER IN
TEX RICHARD CASE
Grand Jurors Also Get Evil
dence of Girls in Which
Rickard Is Accused.

The first indictment growing out OF
the cases in which Tex Rickard,
the sport promoter, has become in
volved through the statements of
young girls, was found this after
noon by the Supreme Court Grand
Jury.
It was a bill charging kidnapping
against Nathan Podd, or Podansky.
which is his real name, former
prizefighter, in whose company at
Wappinger's Falls, N. Y, was found
thirteen year old Nellie Gasko, the
fourth girl to accuse Rickard. She
had been wanted as witness TO cor
roborate the statements male to the
agents of the Children's Society and
the District Attorney by Sarah
Schoenfeld of No. % Goerck Street,
another accuser of Rickard. but dis
appeared when search was made for
her. Podd, or Podansky, is s. friend
of the Gasko family.
When the indictment was handed
up to Justice WasservoRel by Fore
man Robert Appleton, the Court said
to the jurymen:
THE District Attorney and the At
| torney General desire that you meet
again tomorrow to consider a very
| important matter. The District At
tOrney wishes to present something to
you and the Attorney General desires
you to examine a witness for him"
Suppose we have no quorum ?"
one of the Jurors asked.
'Oh, we'll have n quorum, Your
| Honor" interjected Foreman Apple
! ton. Justice Wasservogel then said
| that the District Attorneys matter
would require not more than half an
hours consideration. and the jurors
adjourned for the day.
Assistant District Attorney Pccora
to-day presented to the Grand Jury
for the first time the evidence against
Rickard as II had been disclosed to
him and to officers of the Children $
! Society by the Schoenfeld girl. A
number Of witnesses were called after
they had been questioned by Mrs. Pc
cora, among them being Nellie Gasko,
her mother. Mary. Herman Voch. jan
ltor OF tho apartment house. No. 20
West Attn Street. where It Is alleged
the stated acts were committed. and
| Dr. George j. OLSON, OF No. 1873 Fast
saith Street, owner of the farm at
Wappinger's Falls, at which Podd and
the Gasko girl were found.
Podd had been under $4,000 bail
charged with giving bribe to a per-
son about TO be called as witness FOR
the purpose OF inducing that person
10 utter false testimony.
Agents OF the Children's Society
said to-day that the Gasko girl had
corroborated In detail the statements
Of sarah Schoenfeld,
The District Attorney has decide
not TO lay before the Grand Jury tre
case OF Alice Ruck, the first COM
plainant against RickarN
Rickard is himself under $40. OOU
bail, this amount being fixed before
the Gasko and Schoenfeld girls mado
charges against him.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
5000 ARMED MEN ON GUARD
At BOUNDARIES Of ULSTER.
BUT BANDS CONTINUE RAIDS
Armored Cars and LorrieS
Rush Specials From Bel
fast to Frontier.
ALL IRELAND is TENSE.
Dublin Begins Inquiry as Six
Seething Counties Watch
All Strangers.

BELFAST Feb. (Associatcd
Press).-Ulster's frontier was vir-
Atually line Of steel to-day, follow
ing the raids yesterday in which
many Unionists were kidnapped.
Nevertheless, there were additional
kidnappings in Fermanagh, one of the
counties in which yesterday raids
were carried out -Four class b spe-
cial constables were kidnapped in the
Rosslea district. They were taken in
the direction of Ballybay, where it is
believed other prisoners are being
kept.
Five special Ionstables and four
soldiers, fully armed. while on their
way to Enniskillen in an ambulance
to bring back the men wounded at
Newton Butler in the early morning,
we're captured while passing through
Monaghan. The car was surrounded
land seized by a party of armed men.
From Portadown, County Armagh,
to Belleek, on the Fermanagh-Do
. gal border, forces Of Specials" were
on guard, as well as heavy contin-
gents Of the regular cons stabulary.
1t was estimated that 5000 men
were engaged in policing the line.
The forces began to move toward
the border yesterday following news
4 of the raids. The roads leading
Z. ID,I IL ENrn
Sented scenes of activity, motor trucks
and armored cars bearing the So
called "a" and "B'' specials toward
the border. Accompanying them were
other trucks with stores and ammu-
milton.
A British regiment, transferred from
Free State territory, was due to reach
Enniskillen within few days, and it
was reported o-day the transfer would
be expedited.
High tension prevails at all points.
Strangers travelling through the six
counties are subject to the closest
scrutiny and in some cases are halted
and interrogated.
The wife of Ivan Carson, former
High Sheriff of Fermanagh, who was
kidnapped Wednesday, received a
letter from him today. The missive,
which bore no address, said the
writer was well and had no cause for
4 anxiety. 1t develops that he is rel.
alive of Lord Carson, the former
Ulster leader, and commanded a patrol
Of specials in the Fermanagh en-
counter with the. raiders.
Major Miles of South Donegal, one
If the prisoners taken by the raiders,
eturned to his home to-day. Others
from the same area are reported to
nave been released.
In some instances, according to
Jnionist sources, the leaders Of the
aiding parties wore Irish Republican
Army uniforms and asked the persons
hey kidnapped TO sign petitions for
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
Cheerful Despite Refusal Of
Both Sets of Parents to
Give Blessing.

One runaway bride and bridegroom
on Staten Island learned to-day tha,
there isn't a bit of truth in the Old,
proverbial formula, "Come home and
all will he forgiven" They are the
eighteen year old girl who, until yes
terday afternoon. was Amelia GeriCko
of No. 20 Cleveland Place, New
Brighton, and William Raymond
Brand. twenty-seven, a composer and
Sunday school teacher in st. John $
Episcopal Church of Clifton.
But, in spite of parental objection
on both sides, they have made nest
for themselves at Barrett Manor, A.
rochar, and are going to persist in
seeking forgiveness until they obtain
it. They say, however, that they
don't much care whether they get v
or not; they're married, and that's
quite sufficient for them.
The young couple were married yes
terday afternoon in Borough Hall, st
George, just as the office of city
Clerk Dalton was closing for the day
They had determined to be married,
and perhaps in order to expedite
flight, if that should become necessary,
Miss Gericke. who, by the way is a
pianist and has appeared in minor
parts in the movies, dressed in knick-
erbockers for the ceremony.
The license that Clerk Dalton made
out for them cost the bridegroom 81,
which he paid with generous hand
Then, as the pair wanted to be mar
ried at once and no legal obstacles
were apparent, Clerk Dalton per-
formed the ceremony, summonlng two
of the Borough employees as wit
| nesses.
But when 1t came to paying 81 for
the marriage certificate the bride
groom searched his pockets in vain
| for the money. He declared at last
that he hadn't another cent, He and
the bride and Mr.. Dalton blushed ap-
propriately and Brand said he'd see II
| there wasn't some friend in the build
ing who would lend him the necessary
amount.
When he started on the quest and
picked up his ovcrCoat, which he had
flung over a radiator, he found two
large holes burned in it, so the after,
noon started all wrong. But he dio
! Continued on Second Page)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
HOSE WHO WILL BE CLOSELY
QUESTIONED AGAIN.

The centralized investigation Wiz
be carried on as follows:
Questioning Of several wealthy AMI
influential producers, one OF WHOM
had been questioned before in tie.
case.
Questioning OF az least four motion
picture actresses, in an effort to de
Velop further information concernin-,
the theory of a woman being motiyH
for the staying.
Questioning Of two men, not con
nected with the motion picture
along lines of jealousy, as a mt
tive in the case.
Close examination OF former en-
ployeeS of the slain director in orde
to reveal intimacies of the past thu,
come under their observation.
Among those who will figure in tho
investigation are Mabel Norman, MarS
Miles Minter. Neva Gerber and Claire
Windsor. motion picture actresses, the
first three OF whom have been repor'
cd to have been parties to love at
fairs with Taylor; Henry Peavev.
Negro houseman, who found the body
Howard Follows, former chauffeur ~
Taylor: Charles Eyton, manager o.
the Famous Pldyers-I.asky Studios IN
which Taylor was employed; Mrs,
Douglas MacLean, wife or a motion
picture actor, neighbor of Taylor, who
saw stranger leaving the Taylor
doorway after hearing a shot there Oh
the night OF the murder, and most
of others concerning whom bits of in
formation have come to investigators
BRIBERY OF POLICE AND PLOT
FOR SILENCE.
Charges that police have been
bribed, witnesses silenced and cvi
dence suppressed in a gigantic plot
engineered from behind the scene
in FINLAND TO defeat the ends OF
justice in the mystery are under in
vestigation to-day
The police believe the real tTnth VI
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
THREE PRINCESSES
ANSWER ADFOR
JOB IN GERMANY
9 BaroneSSeS and 80 CountesSeS
Also Included in the 1000
Applicants.
GENEVA, Feb. 9

Three Princesses. nine Baron
essos and thirty Countesses, as
well as 1000 other women, most
Of them widows or daughters OF
former high German officials, re-
piled to an advertisement for an
educated woman secretary insert
cd recently in n municipal news
paper by the American wife of a
Geneva banker. All are in serious
financial straits as result of the
war
The bankers wife offered n sal
airy Of 800 Swiss francs monthly,
in addition to a comfortable home,
and applications came from all
parts Of Germany and Austria.
Most of the letters relate pathetic
stories, and many of the appli-
cants want no salary-only a com
Portable home.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1922-02-09
DEBT FUNDING LAW
is NOW OPERATIVE
President Signs Measure for Con-
version of Sl1,OOo,ooo,ooo
Owed by Allied Powers.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-President
Harding to-day signed the Foreign
I,ebt Rcfunding Bill within an hour
after it reached the White House.
A commission to be headed by Sec
retary Mellon will begin negotiations
with the debtor nations shortly for the
rcfunding of the $ll 900, 900, 900. a
commission to be composed of five
members is created by the bill. The
measure calls for a minimum rate of
interest of IL per cent. and pro-
Vides that the obligations shall ma
ture not later than 1947.