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Evening star., 1922-03-16
PACT OPPONENTS
T0KEEP UP FIGHT
Senator Reed Says Confer
ence Misrepresented to
the Public.

Despite their acquiescence in the
Senate agreement to vote finally on
the four-power treaty on March "a,
tie irreconcilables opposing ratifi-
cation gave evidence today that they
had no intention of abandoning their
war against the arms conference
agreements.
Administration leaders persisted in
their declaration that the agreement
hopes for defeat of any of the confer
ence treaties. but Senator Reed, DEM
ocrat, Missouri. went ahead on the
Senate floor with the irreconcilable
onslaught, in speech charging tina
the whole conference program had
been "misrepresented to the public
He presented naval figures which he
said would prove that the naval and
four-power treaties taken together
would place the United States in such
relative position as to involve the
gravest dangers to national security.
Challenges Delegation.
Declaring that once the four-power
treaty was ratified it would be too
late to block the new world scheme
worked out by the conference. Sena-
tor Reed said he challenged" the
American delegation to produce the
confidential reports made to them re-
garding the relative strength Of the
navies of Great Britain, Japan and
the United States when these treaties
are ratified" BY the naval treaty. he
argued, the United States would give
up bases in the Pacific of such i'm
portance as to make defense of the
Philippines impossible, and in return
would become a member of "a four
power treaty which its friends say
binds neither Japan, nor Great Brit
ain, nor any one else to do anything.
Quotes vivinnL
Foreign statesmen. however, were
declared by the Missouri senator to
put a different Interpretation .on the
four-power pact. He quoted NJ.
ference that in case Of aggression by
an outside power measures will be
taken to meet the situation" and con-
tinued:
What kind of measures do you
think he meant: just meeting to-
gether, drinking pink tea and twid-
ding our thumbs when a hostile navy
is bearing down on US? No, he meant
force, and it is sickening. -pusillani-
nous dishonesty to contend that the
treaty means anything else"
It was believed today that the op-
position now would center its efforts
largely on an attempt to secure by
reservation to the treaty what it has
failed three times to secure by
mendment-provision that outside
powers shall be called into consulta-
tion when any Pacific controversy
touches their interests. Although,
prior to reaching the voting agree
ment, the Senate yesterday again re-
fused to amend the treaty to this
erect. proponents of the, proposal
still believe that reservation OF tee
ripht kind might command the sup
port Of many who opposed amend
ment because it would involve re-
opening the treaty negotiations.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
TWO OFFICERS SHOT DEAD.
Another Man Slain in Workhouse
Hospital at Galway.
By the, Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GALWAY, Ireland, March 16.-Four
men in disguise entered the St.
Brides Home last nlgnt and shot and
killed Sergts. Gibbons and Gilinartin
and seriously wounded a constable.
Just previously three masked men en-
tered the workhouse hospital and
killed Patrick Cassidy of Mayo.
The two sergeants killed were MEM
bers of the royal Irish constabulary.
They were patients In the st. Brides
Home. The attackers catered while
the nurses were at supper and riddled
the sergeants with bullets as they lay
in bed.
Cassidy. an official of a district
board. was undergoing treatment for
q wound which he sustained recently
during an attack on his home. He
was shot in the throat
The Irish republican army imme-
diately sent out patrols. but they had
not discovered the attackers late this
afternoon.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
FAVORS FORCING
TROLLEY MERGER
Failing, Senator Jones Would
Have Government Take
Companies Over.

Unless the street railway companies
OF the District merge under the pro-
VISIONS of the new merger bill ordered
reported to the Senate by the District
committee yesterday afternoon. the
government probably will have to
take the street railways over, Senator
Jones of Washington, a member of
the District committee. said today.
"A merger of the two street railway
companies seems to me the only solu-
ton OF the street railway situation in
the District" said Senator Jones. II
nave been in favor Of seeking to COM
pei these companies to get together
through the levying of an excess prof
Its tax similar to the plan proposed In
the bill ordered reported yesterday.
In fact. last year 1 introduced a bill
for that purpose
1T seems that the companies them
selves decline to take the necessary
steps to merge. If under the legis-
latlon now proposed they still fail
to take action looking to a merger,
then. in my opinion. the only thing
is for the government to step in. take
the street car lines over and If neces-
sary operate them"
Senator Ball. chairman of the Dis
trict committee, will introduce and
report favorably the new street car
merger bill either today or tomor-
row. He is merely waiting for the
completion of the draft of the meas
Ire. 1t is his purpose, he said today.
to get the bill before the Senate for
consideration as soon as possible. He
will seek to have 1t taken up as soon
oc h ho ot NF
the District has been considered and
disposed of.
In view of the fact that the Senate
is now occupied with the treaties
emanatinK from the Washington CON
ference and legislation of national
Importance is waiting action also. it
may be some weeks before an oppor-
tunity is found to call up the street
car merger bill.
Would Tax Excess Income.
The new bill which Senator Ball
will report to the Senate contains
the provisions of the bill now on the
Senate calendar authorizing a mer-
Company and the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the
merger of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Cap
ital Traction Company. ..
1t will contain also provision, for
repeating the existing methods of
taxing the street railway companies
and will provide that hereafter the
companies shall pay a tax of SO per
cent on net income in excess of 6 per
cent on their fair valuation and not
in excess OF per cent, and a tax of
IS per cent on net income in excess
of Z per cent.
The result of this new method of
taxation will be to bring the earn
ing power for the purpose of paying
together. 1t is believed that when
this has been accomplished much of
the reluctance of the companies to
merge will vanish.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
Today's News In Brief

Italian steamer seized and searched
by Greek warship. Page 1
Daylight bomb-throwing in Belfast
injures twelve persons. Page 1
Root1exxers and bookmakers on races
safe in paying income taxes. Page 1
Engineers and contractors file similar
reports on theater crash. Page 2
Rent legislation keeps rates up. with
fewer houses to be had, says realty
man. rage
Treasury omcials see no hardship
from coal strike. Page 2
House stands against use of certain
Ship Board funds. Page 8
Lloyd George Will surely attend
Genoa conference. Page 4
South Africa mine strike called off by
labor federation. Page s
Rome parliament opens amid peace. =
Page 1S
Moving Of internal revenue bureau
proposed. Page 36
Evening star., 1922-03-16
OTHER SHIP SEARCHED.
Stopping of Two Vessels Causes
Rome Excitement.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, March 16.-Considerable ex-
citement has been caused here by the
news that Greek warships had stopped
and searched the Italian steamships
Umbria and .Abbazia, OBTAINING the lat
ter.
The Messaggero observes that Italy,
Notwithstanding the Greco-Turklsh
war. has never recognized the right OF
Greece to institute, blockade or to
search ships, nor did France. who ex-
perienced a similar incident In the
seizure of the steamship Espoir.
The French steamship Espoir recent
ly was released by Greece after sharp
Rrotest from France. The Greeks,
however, retained the cargo, which they
maintained was contraband of war des-
tined for use of the Turkish nationalist
army, with which Greece Is at war.
The newspaper declares the present
case is more serious than that Of the
Espoir, which was stopped in Greek
territorial waters. as the Italian steam
ships were boarded, it is alleged, on the
open sea.
The press is urging the government
to demand prompt satisfaction.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
REPLY TO U. S. DEMAND
FOR ARMY COST ISSUED
Finance Ministers Say Question
Should Be Taken Up Through
Regular Diplomatic Channels,

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 16.-The text Of the
collective reply made by the finance
ministers Of France, Great Britain,
Belgium and Italy to the demand
made by Roland w. Boyden on behalf
Of the Washington government for
consideration Of the cost Of the Amer
lean occupation troops on the Rhine
was made public today. The essen
tial part Of the document reads:
while thus reserving the rights of
the United States, in whatver manner
they shall be defined later, we consid-
er that our decisions being taken
under the treaty Of Versailles. to
which the government Of the United
States is not a party, the question
which you have addressed to US con-
Germs our respective governments and
ought to be subject of communica-
tions addressed directly through dip
lomatic channels to the. allied gov
ernments by the United States"
Evening star., 1922-03-16
GEDDEs STUDYING WEST.
British Envoy Seeking knowledge
of Whole Country, He Says.

LOS ANGELES, Calf, March Is
Contact with newspapers Of the west
in the BELIEF that they are indicative Of
the public sentiment Of their section was
one of the detectives of Sir Auckland
Geddes. British ambassador to the
United States. in his visit to the coast
states. he said last night, shortly after
his arrival from the east.
II have never been here before, and
I did not feel that could properly know
America or competeptly represent nv
country in America until had seen the
tTreat west" he said, 81 am beginning
TO realize how vital that knowledge rs.
for We can no longer think Of America
81 New York and Washington"
Evening star., 1922-03-16
ON WAY TO WASHINGTON.
Prof. smiddy to Replace Boland as
Dali Eireann's Envoy.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, March 15.-Prof. T. Smid-
dy. professor of economics at Uni
versity College. Cork, who will sue
ceed Harry c. Boland as the dali
eireann's new representative in Wash
ington, left for the United States yes
terday.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
SULTAN DECLARES HIMSELF KING
AND EGYPT AZ SOVEREIGN STATE

Times last week said the sultan was
expected to assume the title Of king
upon ratification BY the British par
lament Of the decision to terminate
the protectorate over Egypt. The
new constitution with which Egypt
will be provided, however, calls for
renunciation by the sultan Of some
of his prerogatives. The British
parliament has not yet passed an act
lifting the protectorate. :
Evening star., 1922-03-16
Wearing Of 'Knickers'
Unrestricted FrO,uned
On BY Worna', Students

By the AsEociat ted Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn.,. March
16.-Promiscuous wearing OF
.knickerx" at Connecticut Col
lege for Women IL frOwned
upon ny the student body which
Determines the underB Braduatc
customs In the Institution. \
rule just promulgated snys
knlckcrbOckcrH may not he
worn In town. In the classroom.
In the dining room or while
lounginE about the campus.
There In NO objection To the
garb for hiking. skating. rid
Ing. golf or other recrcatfSe
SpOrts.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
Four Near Death After First
Outbreaks at Daylight in
Ulster Stronghold.
TROOPS BARELY ESCAPE
GRENADE IN CHURcHYARD
Bandits Rob Mail Train-Three
Men Shot Dead in Hospitals
in Galway.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Assoriat ted Press.
BELFAST, March 16.-Belfast had
the unusual experience today of day
light bomb-throwing. which resulted
in the injury of twelve persons, four
of whom were seriously hurt. No
deaths had been recorded up to an
early hour this afternoon.
A grenade was thrown during the
noon hour into a cburchyard in the
Ballymacarrett district. where SOL
diers are stationed. There were no
casualties. Two other grenades -ere
thrown in the Seaford street area and
It was here that all the casualties oc-
Cured.
Mail Train Robbed.
A train proceeding from Belfast to
Dublin was held up at Altnaveigh.
rear Newry. today by an armed gang
who carried off the mail. The men
stopped the train by waving a red
lamp. Some boarded the locomotive
and guarded the engineman and hTe-
man, while the others held up the
postal staff.
A similar hold-up occurred yesteT-
day on the southern siGe of the
border.
Seven Youths Arrested.
Ulster special censtables today re-
moved from Crossley Tender. near
Londonderry, seven youths. who said
they had come from Donegal, which
is Free State territory. The prison.
ers, who are understood to be repub-
lican police, were lodged in Victoria
barracks, in Londonderry, charged
with having arms in their possession
and with unlawful assembly.
Four men taken prisoner after an
encounter with special constables in
the Tyrone mountains were sentenced
today to five years penal servitude.
The prisoners were members OF 4
band which kidnapped fifteen civilians
at F'eeny. County Down., tooksthsm
over the mountains and imprisoned
them 3n sHfbefnfan Hall. at CranaEh.
County Tyrone. which, when captured,
proved to be a regular bomb factory,
the constables reported.
TWO OFFICERS SHOT DEAD.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
QUITS "JlM CROW" CAR.
Negro Actor and His Troupe De
bark When Rule Laid Down.

|. WINCHESTER, Va, March 49,
Rather than ride in the "Jim Crow
compartment Of a Pennsylvania rail-
road train from the state line to this
city, Charles S. Gilpin. negro actor,
and his troupe quit the train at Clear
brook, Va, and made the rest of the
trip to Winchester by automobile.
When the train conductor told Gilpin
the Virginia state requirements in re-
gard to negro passengers, q heated
argument is said to have followed.
The conductor refused to be persuaded
by the arguments.
lowed.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
ITALIAN SHIP SEIZED
BY GREEK WARSH|P
Turkish Passengers, lncIud-
ing Sanitary Corps, Are
Made Prisoners.
Rv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
coNSTANTINOPLE, March 16.-
The Greek torpedo boat Naxoas, while
patrolling the Black sea with other
units of the Greek fleet, seized the
steamship Africa, flying the Italian
flag, off Ineboli. The Africa was taken
to Mudania, where. after three hours
search of the vessel. the Turkish pas
sengers, including the personnel OF a
Turkish sanitary corps, were declared
prisoners of war.
OTHER SHIP SEARCHED.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
SPANISH REFoRM1sT SHOT.

By the Associated Press.
MURCIA, Spain, March, 16. Julian
Perez Lazonc. leader of the Spanish
provincial reformist party, was as
sassinated yesterday when surrounded
BY group of his political adherents
Seven bullets pierced his body. One
Of his assailants, Francisco Cascades,
was arrested, but the other escaped.
Evening star., 1922-03-16
Interlocking Omcers.
Satisfaction Expressed Here.


Announcement of the decision of the
Railroad Labor Board to test the le-
gality Of contracts entered into by the
Erie and other railroads to have
maintenance and repair work per-
formed by outside concerns instead
Of in shops under their control and
subject Co wage and iaDor regulations
applying to general railroad service,
occasioned general satisfaction today
among railroad unions officials here.
I'VE are glad but somewhat sur
prised that the board has taken this
STEP" J. s. Anderson, vice president
Of the international Association Of
Machinists, the largest union OF the
shop crafts directly interested, de-
clared today. Our complaints
against the policy, which has re-
suited in the performance of extern
sive repair and maintenance opera
tion without regard to railroad stand
ards for the. employment of labor
have been before the. board for some
time, and hearings have been given
us upon them, but no actions have
resulted until. this one.' We are In
terested in knowing how the boards
irtend to proceed. and who win make
the investigation. y, T.,s,S.,-s .-s,4
Evening star., 1922-03-16
Opponents of Treaty
Aqree With Supporters
for Vote March "a

opponents of the four-power Pacific
treaty in the Senate yesterday afternoon
accepted a unanimous consent agree
Anal vote on Friday, March "a.
The agreement, which was hailed
-1Confinueii On Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1922-03-16
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, March 16.-A rescript
ISSUED by the Sultan Ahmed. Fuad
Pasba last night announced that
Egypt had become an independent
and sovereign state and that the
sultan will assume the title King Of
Egypt
! A Cairo dispatch to--t the London
Evening star., 1922-03-16
US. W|LLPR0BE
RAIL CONTRACTS
Rail Labor Board Orders In.
vestigation of Leasing Erie
Company's Shops.
By tile Associated Press.

By tile Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 16.-Federal in
vestigation of the Erie railroads ac-
tion in leasing its shops and con-
tracing shop work to the Mead
vile Machinery Company OF Mead
willie, Pa. was ordered by the United
States Railroad Labor Board today
The board authorized a member OF
its personnel to invoke "the aid and
counsel" Of the Department of Justice
and to go over the property Of the
road in obtaining evidence first hand
The Erie contract system came to
the boards notice several months ago
when shop employees brought action
against the road in an endeavor to
have the practice Of subletting shop
work declared illegal. No decision
has yet been rendered by the board.
and meanwhile the Erie contracting has
proceeded until, according to the board s
information. all shops on the road have
been contracted to the Meadville COM
pany.
Interlocking Omcers.
The officers of the contract com.
pany are said in the boards announce.
ment to be recent officers of the Erie
railroad.
The former case will be reopeue6
here and testimony taken. A member
|of the board of the public grouI
will go over the road taking deposi.
tions under oath and making 8
thorough investigation of existing
conditions. Ben w. Hooper, vice chair.
man, is mentioned as the probable In.
vestigating member.
Evening star., 1922-03-16

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WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: not much
change In temperature; lowest tonight
near fueeZing.
Temperature for twentv-four hours
ended at pm. today: Highest. SO. at
p.Mi. today; lowest, 50, at am. today
Evening star., 1922-03-16

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO
The for republication OF all news dispatches
credited to it not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news published herein.
All rights Of publication Of special
dispatches herein also reserved
Evening star., 1922-03-16

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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-22
GRAIN MOVING
ACROSS RIVER
N0RTH0F HERE
Farmers in Eastern Mckenzie
County Load Grain at
Sanish on 500 Line

Y Cold weather and the closing Of
the Missouri river at Sanish has
stimulated the movement Of grain
out Of eastern Mckenzie county, ac-
cording to reports received here.
While some grain was moved across
on the ferry to Sanish and there
loaded on 500 line cars, the closing
Of the river has made it possible for
farmers to haul the grain over the
ice much faster. A steady movement
of grain now is expected.
Reports on the Missouri river
division Of the 500 line show that
100000 bushels Of grain have been
shipped out thus far out Of an esti-
mated crop Of 21,0O0,0OO bushels,
m ore than half the crop still being
in storage on the farms or else
where. A steady movement Of
wheat during the winter is forecast.
Reports to the railroad Offices here
state that the 500 line is in good
shape in having cars available for
NJ ovement Of grain.
More grain was handled on the
Missouri river this year than for the
last five years. Railroad reports
show quarter of million bushels
was loaded at Washbu'rn from boats
which brought the grain from river
points. sj5-.
= It also is estimated that a score
Of cars of live and dressed poultry,
including the poultry handled in
baggage, cars has been shipped since
November Is. a&h s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-22
PAYS PENALTY
FOR MURDER
!: !. OF PARTNER
South Carolina Man Executed
In the State Peni- II
81 tentiary

Columbia, S. c., Dec. 22.-Frank M.
Jeffords was electrocuted at the state
prison here this morning for the
killing last May of J. c. Annette, his
business partner.
Jeffords plotted the murder Of
Annette to gain control of the gaso-
line filling station they operated as
partners and to realize on joint
life insurance policy, according to
testimony of Ira Harrison and Glenn
Treece who were tried and convicted
at the same time as Jeffords of par
ticipation in the crime.
The governor late yesterday on
the eve Of the date originally set for
the death of both Harrison and JEFF
fords granted Harrison reprieve
until February 116, in order that the
supreme court might have time to
pass on questions brought before it
by Harrisons attorneys and still not
have to send him back to- the cir
cult court here for re-sentencing
Harrison has proved one Of the most
interesting prisoers., in many years
in outh Carolina. hen the supreme
court affirmed his conviction and
sentence by the Richland circuit
court he lapsed into an apparent
state of semi Inconsistencies. Then
his attorneys appealed again on lues-
tions of law and he recovered.
When this appeal was dismissed
and he was told he would be taken
into court to be re-sentenced, Har.
rison lapsed into a state Of apparent
stupor. In this condition he was
taken into the Richland circuit court
on a stretcher and after three doc
tors had testified that they believed
he was shamming, Judge Maudlin
sentenced him to die in the electric
chair on December %. He has been
in the same condition in the prison
hospital ever since.
Harrison's attorneys claim he is
insane and that he should be com.
mitted to hospital instead Of being
electpocuted. .
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-12-22
SPUD GROWERS
LOSE HEAVILY
ON YEARSCR0P
Estimated II Million Bushels
Not Even Dug in Red
River Valley
STORAGE A NECESSITY
M;not Talking Starch Factory
To Care for Surplus
Yield

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Decreased acre
age, better marketing plans, increas-
ed storage facilities and new mark
cts are being considered by middle
western farmers who lost money
raising potatoes this year, accord ng
to summary of the situation in
five potatoe raising states.
The five states, Michigan, Kansas,
Nebraska, North Dakota, and Mime
sofa raised approx 'pnately 100000
600 bushels of potatoes this year,
but reports from most sections in
dicate the growers lost money.
The reason is variously ascribed
to over-production, car shortage and
lack Of storage facilities.
Twelve million bushels Of pota-
toes remained undug in the Red
River Valley of Minnesota, accord
ing to o. P. B. jacobson, chairman
of the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse Commission. He blames
the carl shortage and says the crop
will freeze or rot in the ground un-
less transportation is speedily pro-
vided. The enormous potent'a al loss
here does not include losses being
sustained in other parts Of the
state.
North Dakota farmers raised TO-
100000 bushels this year, an in
crease of 100000 since 1921. Sever.
al towns have erected large storage
warehouses to handle the surplus,
and at Minot starch factory was
planned to turn part of the crop in
to its principal by-product.
Michigan. which led the country
as a potato producing state, accord
ing to the 1920 census, produced 81
$4,000 bushels this year, an IN
crease Of 10,600,0O0 bushels. But the
price dropped from an average Of
95 cents bushel in 1921 to So cents
this year.