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, 1922-03-06
EFFECT ON FORMER
AGREEMENT ASKED.

WASHINGTON. March GA reso
luton asking President Harding what
effect ratification of the tour power
Pacific treaty will have on the Lans-
ing-Ishii agreement between the
United States and Japan was adopted
today by the senate.
The resolution was preseased by
Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
one OF the treaty opponents, and was
agreed to without a roll can, after a
short debate in which Senator I'm
derwood OF Alabsnsa, tho Democratic
leader and a. member OF the Amer
lean arms delegation declared that in
his opinion the agreement" would be
wiped out entirely by the series of
conference treaties.
Senator Borah offered his proposal
after h administration fight for rat
ification of the Horsepower pact had
been opened by Senator New, Repub-
lican, Indiana, in an address deciar-
ing that the treayt contained no alIi-
ance but was a long step forward in
CONTINUED on Page Four)
, 1922-03-06

The New York on company. of
which Frank G.. Curtis of Casper is
president, socks authority to lay a
gas line from the Mahoney dome to
Laramie. thence southwark to the
WyomingC Colorado line, with a branch
line from Laramie to Cheyenne.
The Wyoming Pipe Line company,
organized recently by Il. T. Williams.
E. ]. Sullivan and others, seeks au-
thority to lay an oil line from the
Salt Creek field to Casper.
The Wyoming Gas company seeks
authority to lay a a line from the
NeIber domo to Worland.
C. A. Semrad and others seek auth
GRITTY to build an electrical transmits
sion line from the reclamation ser
vices North Platte system to Yoder.
All applications are under advise
ment. with the virtual certainty that
all will be granted
, 1922-03-06
WET Plea Is
GIVEN SENATE

WASHINGTON, March 6.-Senator
Edge. Republican. New Jersey. sub
mitted to the senate today a petition
which he siaid carried the names of
ten thousand citizens of hts state. ask
ing for modification of tho voistead
act to permit the sale of light wines
and beer. The physical proportions
of the petition moved Senator Norris,
Republican. Nebraska to ask humor'
ousiy whether 1t might not DO wise for
the senate to appoint a temperance
committee to examine the package be
cause. the Nebraska senator suggested
something illegal could easily be con
cealed in it"
, 1922-03-06
H|NDU's APPEAL FOR
PROBATE CONSIDERED

CHEYENNE, wyo., March e.-The
state supreme court has taken under
advisement the appeal of Clifford Sc
wall from a decision OF the Laramie
county district court refusing to sub
init to probate an alleged will by Mar
garet Boyle Conroy in which the aged
recluse. who died on Christmas day
1919, -bequeathed t o Sewali her entire
estate of approximately $1,000. St
Mary's Catholic church and a niece of
the testator are claimants to the estate
under an earlier will.
An interesting feature of the argu-
ment in the supreme court was the as
sertion by w. z. Mullen. counsel for
the church.. that when Mrs. Conroy
signed the alleged win making Sewall
her heir. Sewall held her palsied hand
and directed the 'X-Her Mark"
which was affixed in lieu Of her sig
nature.
, 1922-03-06

in federal court at Amarillo in
june. 1921. on tho ground thai he
registered as n German subject
after taking put his first naturaiiza-
ton papers.
,lier. who was ordered to leave
!. said tho court had instructed
D , make rc~-appiication for first
p and to so through tho entire
pr tng again but that he had not
has icient time to do this
T. sked band is reported TO have
conf both Catholics and Protes-
tantst atom. A mass meeting held
at Sh e yesterday adopted resoiu-
tons d ag the attack on tho priest
n, = rected at the Catholic
church q institution but at the
priest az Individual.
Tho rel q OF the federal court
hero show 'er's final naturaliza-
tons papei- vere denied by Judge
James c. Wilson on June IL, 1871.
The record in the cas- says 'applt-
can't after taking out his declaration
OF intention, registered with a German
consul for military service in Ger
many
, 1922-03-06

crossed political observers over sat
urday and Sunday.
Experts today were diametricany OPP
posed in their opinion as to how the
crisis stood IS a result Of weekend
conferences. Some declared the out
look for a continuance of the coalition
was improved and encouraged belief
that the prime minister would not re-
sign. Others declared all signs pointed
to his retirement and that Liberal
colleagues in his ministry would go
with him. Some were content to re-
from committing themselves to
any opinion whether the result would
be a smashup or a patchup. Even il
the primo minister stays, nobody be-
lieves that the coalition can last much
longer though it may be prolonged un-
til Irish legislation and the Genoa
conference Ire out Of the way. It is
generally credited in certain quarters
that nothing win be definitely an
ncunced until the speech Of Sir Ar
thur Balfour on Tuesday. It is de-
clared that the pre-eminent interest in
Sir Arthur's ~utterances will be a pos
sible declaration as to tho prime min
ister's decision
II this expression is for resignation
OF Mr.. Lloyd George. Sir Arthur will
, 1922-03-06
FORMER HEAD OF
OMAHA BANK IS
TO PRISON
V. Mathews Draws
Sentence of One to 10
Years IN Court

OMAHA, March CIV. v.
Mathews, formerly president
of the now defunct Pioneer
State bank of Omaha, was
sentenced to serve from one to
ten years in state prison today
by District Judge Leslie before whom
he recently pleaded guilty to a charge
OF ~embezzling $500. 600 OF the banks
funds.
Mathews vas indicted on three
counts. charging enbezIement OF
$500 ,ooo. by n special grand jury that
investigated stock and other financial
transactions. When arraigned Feb
ruary 20. no pleaded guilty to ono
count alleging he embezzled $500. 900
and the state dropped tho other
charges. Ee expressed a desire to be
taken to the state penitentiary at Lin
coin at 1 O'Clock this afternoon.
The alleged offense which Mr..
and not of tho heart" resulted from
the purchase by the Guaranty Seruri-
ties company Of Omaha of bonds &C
tho Colonial Timber and Coal CORPORA
ton. which were security for oans
by h bank to the securities concern.
Mr.. Mathews maintains that land
Of the timber concern in West Virginia
which secures the bonds, is valuable
and that in time may prove OF suffi-
cient value TO redeem bonds held by
the securities company. now defunct.
and provide n means OF clearing up
tho loss occasioned by tho failure OF
the bank.
The timber onecr is Incorporated
In Delaware.
h bank WINS closed in 1871 and
according to a statement made by Mr..
Mathews counsel recently tho bonds
would havo been marketable had
times been good. but times got bad
he added. and the bank failed"
, 1922-03-06

and wero threatened with expulsion
not only from tho party. but from
the Internationale unless they main
tanned party loyalty.
Throughout tho conferences both the
Russian leaders and the newspapers
dwelt Upon the idea that tho direct
attack for a world = revolution had
failed.
seems farther away" says the yves
tia Tho bourgeoise ave held on,
and tho second internationale. which
we considered dead. is again on its
feet Tho communistc internationale
has not become a decisive force 20
change historical developments"
According to some Of the speakers
at tho conference, the internationale
should concentrate now on "revolu-
tionay minimalism' instead of max
ing the old, broad demands for a
dictatorship of the p~rotectorate.
The principal objects OF the united
front which is desired. according to
Karl Radek. r to gain recognition
OF Soviet Russia, the abandonment OF
repatriation from Germany. tho eight
hour day and the solution O. the un
employmentment problem
Trotzky declared that a united from
by labor was essential in connection
with the united bourgeoise" confer
ence at Genoa Delegate Marshall
an American. was among the support
ers of the new plan.
The conference requested the Zine
ovoff. president OF the executive com
mittec of h Third Internationale and
president of tho Petrograd provincial
Soviet. be relieved of his governmental
duties at Petrograd and sent 70 Mos
cow to devote his entire time to the
internationaIe.
, 1922-03-06

the four.power treaties gave safe
guards for peace to tho United States
and did not impair American sover-
eighty. Senator New made a detailed
comparison of the treaties with h
league of nations plan and asserted
tho treaties were Cooperative
while the league. be said, was drastic
and compulsory" and required sub
mission OF all questions to a council
Instead OF threatening. injuring or
impairing our liberties, free institu-
tons, independence IND sovereignty.
this treaty the horsepower measure)
adds to tho security of all of Them
Senator New. BE emphasized h a re
lection of the Horsepower treaty would
continue in force the Anglo-Japanese
alliance with its menace to America
Regarding tho treaty provision for
conference and determination Of pro-
cedure in case OF aggression. Senator
New said that the Root-Takahcha
agreement containd n similar clause.
1--WE have had for a decade an obi
CATION with Japn couched in practi-
caIly identical language and yet mo-
body heretofore has suggested that
this constituted anything resembling
an alliance he Hid- Certainly dur
ing the ten years of its existence, this
has led us into no trouble. no embroi'-
ment, no operations under a military
alliance"
, 1922-03-06

Chairman Fordney said tho major
ity then would pass on tho suggested
provision for adjusted service pay to
the immediate relatives of men who
have died since discharge from the SER
vice or might die before the legisla-
ton came into force
Democrats on the ways and means
committee vii be called in tomorrow
morning to vote on the BIN before Mr..
Fordny presents the report to the
house. Meantime the chairman prob
ably VIII discuss the new bonus plan
with President Harding. He said he
had al engagement with the president
for late today to take up another mat
ter and that he might present to the
executive the details of the bonus bill.
Representative Fordney said the
committee had reason to believe Presi,
lent Harding was not opposed to the
certificate loan provision written into
the bin under which national and state
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, 1922-03-06
Watch Lost Ten
Years Still In
Good Condition

VANCOUVER, 3. c.. March g.
After ten of exposure to the
weather. a gold watch recently found
by a member Of a mountain climbing
club. has been restored to its owner
who declares it to be keeping perfect
time
f. V. johnson of this city found the
watch 1t was on a jutting rock. at
a height of 1900 feet. From an in
scription on the back he located the
owner. the Rev. Benjamin f. Bacon
Of Yale university, who identified it as
his property. Tho watch was given
him by a church congregation in 1892.
He lost it ten years ago while on a
trip into the mountains near Glazier,
Is. c.
, 1922-03-06
NO BIG LOSS
IN GAME HERD
Special TO The Tribune.

CHEYENNE. Wyo-. March 6.-Thcre
has been no extraordinary loss of elk,
in Fremont county as a result of ex-
traordinarily winter conditions.
and nons is, anticipated. Major e. 81.
Goldman, representing the biological
survey. and Stae. Game Warden Bruce
Nowiin reported to Governor Carey
today. following a trip OF inspection in
connection with plans for federal and
state cooperation for the preservation
OF elk. Goldman and Nowlin now will
go into the jackson Hole region where
u,0o0 elk are wintering.
, 1922-03-06

the various internationales
which a conference Is favored
the second, or pre-war organization
the second and a half. as tho organ
formed at Vienna last year
is termed, and the Fourth Inter
Leon Trotsky and other Russian
chiefs who were instrumental in hast
ening this decision explained that the
simply was in keeping with Q
having "a their purpose a
flank attack on capitalism instead of
tho old open battle for an immediate
world revolution.
Some opponents. however. consider
that this step would mean the ultimate
destruction of the Third Information
ale, which would become only the left
wing Of a united body.
The French, Italian and Spanish
representatives voted against confer
ence with "the enemies on the final
ballot. Trotzky. zonovieff. Radek
and Lunachnrsky and other Russians
declared in favor of the meeting.
Nikolai Lenine was not present al
the seasion but his influence is under
stood to have been a movement syn
~chronizing activities of the Interna
.tionaies with recent changes in Rus
sian policies.
A group of twenty-five Russian com
munists, chagrined at the LEI eco
nomic system which they describe a
a resurrection of the b~ourgeoisie, pre-
scented to the conference a bill Of com
plant against tho Russian communis
party. They were sharply rebuket
, 1922-03-06
IRISH SHIPPING
RESUME ED TODAY

BELFAST, March Coy The As
sociated Pressa.-Belfast was quiet
today after weekend disorders in
which two persons were killed and
81 wounded A missile was thrown
today at a group of early morning
workers without injury to I'M one
Otherwise the city showed little evil
dence OF yesterdays disturbances.
The killing of Owen Hughes. who
was shot while riding in a street
, 1922-03-06

car in the York street district on
Saturday night. is described by the
authorities as premeditated- Acb
cording to witnesses. four men saw
Hughes seated with his brother and
questioned Owen about his religious
convictions They then shot him
dead and escaped without ~interter-
enc by panic stricken passengers.
A bomb was thrown this afternoon
in Gosvener street The explosion
injured a Child
, 1922-03-06
Appeal
In Rate Case
Is Dismissed

WASHINGTON. March 6.-The sI-
preme court today dismissed the casa
brought by the state of Texas chal-
longing the constitutionality of the
control OF the interstate
commission over state rates and other
features OF the transportation act OF
1920 including the legality of the rail
road labor board.
The opinion delivered by Justice
Van Deyanter declared all suits to set
aside a rate should be brought in a
United States district court making
the interstate m commission
and the United States parties to tho
action.
, 1922-03-06
NeU Freight
Tariffs Are
Seen in State

CHEYENNE, Wyo-. March g.
That raiiroadn operating in wyo-
ming within the next 80 days vol
unfairly win file a new intra-statc
tariff reducing existing rates from
25 to 40 c cent, is stated by Gov
ernor Robert D. Carey. following
conferences with representatives OF
the railroads which resulted from
the Wyoming Public Service COM
missions recent rate hearing.
, 1922-03-06
CONFESSION OF
MURDER PROBED

band and wife planned and exc
cuted the murder, the document
stated. Tho name of a Hollywood
man. connected with the motion
picture industry, was signed to the
confession" but the police stated
they were certain that the man had
no guilty knowledge of the crime.
They said. however, that despite
the TACT that a name they believed
was not the writer's was signed.
they felt inclined to believe the
-"confessor'' had some definite con
nection'' with the murder.
, 1922-03-06
GAS COMPANIES
WIN BIG SUIT

WASHINGTON. March GA statu-
tory so cents gas rate in New York
City for 1918 and 1919 was declared
-confiscatory today by the supreme
court in a decision in the New York
gas >
The Consolidated. the Kings County
Lighting. Tho New York and Queens
and Brooklyn union gas companies.
commended the statutory Sc sent rate
c~onfscatory during 1913 n 1919. and
after an inventory OF their property
and a report by special masters on
their operating expenses, the United
States district court. New York City.
declared h statutory rate void.
, 1922-03-06

Los ANGELES. March s.-Fw-
ther checking on the latest con
fession' to the murder Of William
Desmond Taylor. film director-e
1o-page document mailed from a
small Connecticut ctty-was planned
today by officers assigned to the
case
According to the confession" as
described by the police, the CON
fessor'' was a husband with whose
wife Taylor had had an affair, only
to "scorn" her later, Then the hus-
, 1922-03-06
No Settlement
In S. A. Dispute

SANTIAGO, Chile, March 6.-For-
eisn Minister Ernesto Barros Jarpa
characterizes as inaccurate dispatches
published hero quoting La Razon of
Buenos Aires to the effect that n Sc
cret understanding has been reached
by the presidents OF Peru and Chile in
the settlement of h Tacna-Arica dis
pute.
Senior Barros, told the correspondent
that he believed that Peru Chile
would reach an agreement at the con.
ference in Washington.
, 1922-03-06
history Hotel
And Church Is
NeU York Plan

NEW YORK. March GA combi-
nation Clutch and History modern
hotel is to be New York's latest nov
city in buildings- The structure pro-
viding Sunday school space in tho
basement, a church On the first
three floors and a missionary school
on tho roof. will be erected on the
site OF the Metropolitan tabernacle,
Broadway and 1o4th street
A strict censorship VIII be exer-
cised over hotel guests. and card
playing and dancing win be pro-
hibited. The estimated cost is 81
500. 900.
, 1922-03-06
FOUR DROWN IN
STREAM

WINoNA. Mimi, March 6.--Mr-
Gunder Midboe and four children
were drowned. while her husband
and George Wcsland. a neighbor.
escaped, when their sleigh drawn
by two horses overturned in ford
ing Beaver creek near Caledonia,
late yesterday.
Midboe made a vain attempt to
ave two Of the children but lost
them from his grasp in the swift
current. Wesland chung to the lines
, 1922-03-06
YOUTH GIVES UP
AS MURDERER

GATESvILLE, Texas. March c.
Jack Wolf. 10. son of j. NJ Wolf.
prominent livestock man OF Coryeil
county. surrendered late yesterday and
was charged with murder in connec-
ton with the stabbing of Willis Hop
son, 16 years old at a dance here
Saturday
Young Hopson was called to the
door of his home where the dance was
in progress and stabbed to death.
, 1922-03-06

and was drawn ashore by the
horses. The children were six. four.
two years and four months old. The
bodies of the mother and the infant
were recovered shortly after the ac-
cident, while those of the three
other children Were being sought to.
day.
The sleigh had reached the mid
die of the creek. according to Mid
boo. when it apparently struck a
stone or root.
, 1922-03-06
POSTPONE ENT.
OF SIXTY DAYS.
is REQUESTED
Presence Is Needed in
Issuance Of Highway
Contracts, Claim

Ill March
6.-Governor Small today
asked for a sixty-day posi-
ponement of his trial in
charges of conspiracy to en-
bezzle state funds.
G Fred Mortimer. states attorney
Of Sangamon county. declared the
state was ready to go to trial and
asked for a few moments time to ex-
amino h defense motion and az
hdavits.
The defense motion states Governor
Smali's presence is needed at Spring
field. h state capital. in connection
with the letting OF state road con-
tracts
wxTKEGAN. H.. March e. By
The Associated Press. Gov. Len
Smai's trial on charges of conspiracy
to embezzlo state funds was delayed
again today while Judge Claire C.
Edwards heard a divorce case, I'M
panelled a grand jury and called the
docket of the March term OF court
Fifty prospective Jurors were on
hand for examination later in tho day
and another fifty were ready to ap-
pear in court tomorrow.
When h trial got under way, the
court began hearing excuses of yenire-
men and released many of them.
Nearly a dozen dairy farmers present
Cd convincing pleas that their blooded
cows needed them moro than the gov
enor,s trial. and they went home. OF
b original SO In tho VERNE only ~
wero left Questioning VIII be re-
stunned this afternoon.
, 1922-03-06
AUTO THIEVES
GO ON trial

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March G. ].
w. F-rederickson and four other mem
hers of the so-called Frederickson
gang of alleged Colorado. Wyoming
and Nebraska automobile thieves,
went on trial in the United States
district court here today on charges
of transporting stolen automobiles in
terstate- AT noon a jury had been Sc
cured and testimony began this after
noon.
, 1922-03-06

in any event assume premiership.
according to repeated statements made
today but will be willing to take office
under Austen Chamberlain as prime
minister. Mr. Chamberlain is govern
ment leader in the house of commons)
Friends of Lloyd George assert he
Is exceedingly tired and will gladly
Continued on Page Four
, 1922-03-06
GOVERNOR SMALL TAR AND FEATHERS APE
ASKS TRIAL DELAY TO PRIEST BY MOB IN
attack Based on Policeman Accusa-
tionS, Priest Says; Mob Made Up of
Both Catholics and P~roteStantS

AMARILLO, Texas, March 6-.J. G. Keller, Catholic
priest at Slaton, who was seized by masked men at that town
Saturday night and beaten, tarred and ~feathered, authorized
the statement here today that the incident was the climax
of sentiment due to pro-German accusations against him dur
ing the world war. He said he was denied final citizenship
, 1922-03-06
BONUS BILL TO
BE REPORTED

WASHINGTON, March 6-The soldiers bonus bill will
be introduced in the house late today and formally reported
Chairman Fordney announced this noon after an
executive session of the majority. members of the ways and
means committee. A second session will be held later in the
day for final compilation of details of the measure.
, 1922-03-06
British POLITICAL
CRISIS NEAR CLIMAX
of Lloyd Georges Resignation to
Depend Upon Developments of Next
"a Hours, Is Belief

LONDON, March 6-(By The Associated Press)-With-
in twenty-four, or at most forty-eight hours the world viii
know definitely whether Prime Minister Lloyd George has
decided to resign or continue as chief of the coalition gov
eminent. This is the only substantial conviction emerging
from a tangle of contradictory rumors in the crisis which en-
, 1922-03-06
PACIFIC PACT
DEFENDED BY
OR NEW
administration Fight for Ratification of
Treaty Opened With Declaration
Denying Existence of Alliance

WASHINGTON, March 6--Thcre is no alliance" in the
four-power Pacific treaties nor any obligation to use force,
Senator New of Indiana, Republican member of the foreign
relations committee, declared today in opening in the senate
discussion of the treaties on behalf of the administration.
Replying to criticism of the treaties, Senator New declared
, 1922-03-06
OVIET SOCIALISTS
PLAN BIG COMBINE
Third InternationaIe Votes in FAVOR OF
Conference to Unite World Strength
in Fight Against Capital, Report

MOSCOW, March 6-By The Associated Press IA
conference of all Socialist internationales to discuss the for
nation of a united front on world problems affecting capital
and labor, was recommended by the executive leaders of the
Third Internationale of Moscow after a two weeks discus
sion here. The vote was AZ to 10. The resolutions passed
, 1922-03-06

Inc engiblity quesuon todAy subfnit-
ted a report that Senator Smoot and
Representative Burton were not
eligible This report was signed by
Senators Brandegee, Republican. Con-
necticut; Overman. Democrat, North
Carolina. and Walsh. Democrat. Mon
taua- It sustained the contentious OF
the fatter's resolution that Senator
, 1922-03-06
PIPELINES in
WYOMING PROJECTED

CHEYENNE Wyo, March Ga gas pipeline from the Mahoney dome to Denver, via
and Cheyenne and termedi enorthern Colorado WINS; an oil pipehnef from the
Sal Creek fedto Jasper; a gas ppeHne from 1.-THE eber dome to Worand,a d an cleo
hmal transmission line from the North Platte valley to Yodera are contemplated " appG-
cants othe Wyoming state public service conn mission for certificates of convenience and
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, 1922-03-06

Smoot and Reprcscptativo Burton
would become "oficera" of the gov
siona seats.
Senators Curnmins. Republican.
Iowa, and Sterling. Republican. South
Dakota. submitted a minority report.
holding the two members OF congress
eligible
, 1922-03-06
Son of 1776
Veteran Dies,
IO5 Years Old

CINCINNATI. March 6~ohn III.
Harouff, whose father fought IN tho
Revolutionary war against tho Brit
ish and then lived TO the of lie
years, died here yesterday at the
age OF los. Mr. Haroun operated a
flour mill in West Virginia until no
was 90. then retired and came here
TO make his home with a ion
, 1922-03-06
MAJORITY IN Subcommittee
TURNS DOWN Appointments OF
HARDING ON DEBT COMMISSION

March Ga conflict of opinion over the
eligibility of Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, and Repre-
sentative Burton, Republican, Ohio to serve on the allied debt
commission today caused the senate judiciary committee to
defer a final decision on its recommendations until Thursday
A majority of a subcommittee which has been studying