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New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Benedict's will Read. Leaves
Few Possessions to His Nephew
Document Drafted After Testator Became Pontiff
Discloses That He Gave Away Practically All His
Property Before Elevation to Peters Chair

ROME, March 3 (By The Associated
preas).-The late Pope Benedict when
he died was possessed Of no property
except those few belongings which be-
fore my assumption Of tho Roman
pontihcats were already publicly reg
istered in MY name and located in the
comnunes OF Pesli. near Genoa. and
Bologna" These belongings were left
by him to his nephew. the son Of his
brother, Giovanni Antonio Della Chiesa.
The PontifF disposed OF ell Of his per-
sonal estate after his elevation.
These facts became known to-day
when the will Of Benedict was opened.
It was dated February 90, 1915, and its
contents indicated that 1t was drawn
while the Pope reflected on the terrors
OF The war. The opening of the docu
ment took place in the Offices Of Carlo
Patriarca, coneulting administrator of
the property Of the Holy See, before a
notary and the necessary witnesses. In
part the Will says:
hands, and that from one moment to
another ,ntenr be taken away, cosn-
sells me 70 make my last will and tesla =
ment, principally to declare the nature
Of the belongings OF which | now am
in possession.
Having invoked tho Divine aid, and
putting my trust in the intcreessions
OF the Most Holy Virgin and Of Saints
Joseph, Peter, Paul, James and Bene~
diet, | sccept, even to the hour Of my
denth that moment ordained by God
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Berlin Leaders Hope for
Lloyd George Victory
Loebe Praises Him for His
attitude Toscurd the Revis.
ion Of Repnrafions Problem
b. wireless TO The Tribune

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BERLIN, March 3.--Both radical and
conservative leaders in Germany are
hoping that Premier Lloyd George Of
',reat Britain will weather the political
srisis which. has developed in London
and Will be able to maintain his gov
frrment in power The feeling here is
nat his overthrow would com plicate
Europe's situation by virtually nullify-
rg all progress that has been made
toward sn international understa nding
Paul Loobe, president OF the Reichs-
'ag. addressing & Socialist meeting in
Berlin to-day. expressed the view Of
his party. saying:
"The retirement Of Lloyd George
would give ne cause for extreme re-
gret- The plans for an international
economic understanding at Genoa al
ready have been Interrupted by the
Cabinet crises in France ard italy
Lloyd George has been the strongest
motive power among the Allied states
non, who have realized the impos-
sibility Of European reconstruction
without revision Of the whole repara-
lions problem. He has been the rlost
energetic Of all the statesmen in urg
ing international economic co-opars
tion. hope that he wil succeed in
holding the confidence Of the British
people in him in order that he may
carry his work to successful conclu
sion.'
Similar sentiments are expressed ed-
torialiy b. Der Tag" and other con
scrvative newspapers. With the ex-
ception Of the Socialist papers, which
cypress hope for a Labor Cabinet in
England, The entire German press
hopcs the English crisis will blow over
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
~ eeks Says Ctt Would
Close Third OF Camps
Holds 100000 Men Could Not
Properly Man 29O Posts
in Country and Terrisories

MIAMI, Fla, March o.-Eoduction Of
from s5o,000,o00 to SEQ 100000 from the
War Departments budget for the new
fiscal year, reported TO be the plan of
the House Appropriations uh-comnit-
tee. will mean g decrease Of at least
one-third Ii! the number Of army forts,
posts, flying fields and training camps
Of this country. Secretary OF War
Weeks ssid to-day. 1t would be i'm
possible with q force OF only 100 1000
men. to properly man these forts.
camps and fields, even with a sgffi
clent number Of men "to drill & squad :"
Mr.. Weeks asserted
The Secretary said there were $50
forts, posts, flying fields and camps
in the country proper ana FORTY outside
Of the country. Flying fields which
are nearest to large posts and forts
will be retained, he said
Mr.. Weeka declared he would rot Az
pear again before the Appropriations
sub committee unless requested SO
to do. 80
1T ir not my army; it belongs to the
people, and if they want to make the
cut they have the right to do 20" VA
MS concluding comment
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Harding Holds Phone;
Reporters HoldFIetcher

from FRA rysonns's Washfstses Bureau
WASHINGTON, March g.
President Harding to-day called
the State Department by tele-
phone, and asked to speak with
acting Secretary Of State Fletch-
Or, Word came back that the
acting Secretary WAS in s. con-
ference with the newspaper men,
but that he would be summoned
at once.
Right Of quick the President
said "No!" He knew newspaper
work we'll enough to know what
would happen to the conference II
the Secretary was called abruptly
away. So he held the phone for
five minutes until the correspond
e1lts had finished with Mr..
Fletcher. Then Mr.. Fletcher went
to Gall the President, only to find
that the Executive wss waiting
for him on the line.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

for the end OF my existence and for
that hour declAre that do not
possess title to any property, except
those few belongings which, before my
assumption to the Roman pontihcAts,
already were publicly registered IN my
name located in the communAs OF
pegli, near Genoa, and Bologna
"On my elevation to the ponttficate
voluntarily deprived myself Of possAs-
sion Of all pArsonsl goods owned.
Regarding the above named goods
registered in the public registry. un-
less otherwise disposed Of before. my
death. name as my hair my nephew,
Giuseppe Della Chiesa, son OF my
brother, Giovanni Antonio"
"Of other goods which I now possess
or can sssign at the moment Of my
death, declare that they cannot be
by me possessed except under thA title
Of the Holy Sac, for which belongings
there is for me no other usea so that
Am not IN position to designate
which moment they must bA recognized
by all the exclusive property Of the
Holy See, to which they always have
belonged. Mono Of my relatives can
claim any title to thcr.
II choose the Vatican BAsilicA as my
burial place. and order that there shall
be no embalnihg Of my body, declaring
in 30 doing that the ancient custom Of
buryin9 the pr@cordA of defunct
Pope in place distinct from the burial
Of the body is for me absolutely abol-
ishcd. I rely upon tho sup 1)rt Of those
persons who wcro attached to me by
bonds OF charity and trust that some
day we al will be>reioned in God"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Banton Spikes Theft Rumor
aepor. Of 500. 900 Robbery in
His Office q Bad Guess

A rumor started in the Criminal
Courts Building yesterday afternoon
+hat from $4,000 to 500, 900 worth Of
valuables had been lost in the District
Attorneys ofaee. The story was threat
ihg to approach something Of sensa-
ion, with the details that the seeuri-
ties had been found in q rubbish heap.
when some one thought to ask District
attorney Banton about It,
Ee SAID the securities had never been
osr and. instead Of having been re
Gently retrieved from rubbish htap,
lad only been taken from safe in
he Office Of former Assistant District
Attorney Dooling. The bonds are being
ne.d as evidence in various cases now
On the calendars Of the General SeS-
lions courts. Mr. Bahton explained
1har NJ tabulation Of the records had
been made since ne Mad taken ONCE
and that they had been removed from
The safe for this purpose.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

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should not be charged to Subscribers.
"The dividend history Of this COM
pAny-aa average annual return Of
S17 per cent, during the last twenty
five ycars-and the accumulation OF
surplus undivided profts), Of 1885,
579,4as during the same period make
il apparent that the company has been
generously treated in the matter Of
rates
eve believe that the entire schedule
Of expenses Of the New York Telephone
Company can undergo reasonable re-
vision. If this is done it will not in.
terfere with the company's securing &
reasonable return upon it's investment
The company has shown An unwilling
ness to abandon any Of its costly meth
DDS OF doing business no matter how
burdensome to subscribers, who furnish
the necessary to cover all expenditures
The situation which this and every
other pnblic utility must face IS that
in period Of increased costs it is its
these costs rather than 20 expect to
exact from the public the full measure
Of such costs by means Of increased
rates. In order to meat the economic
conditions which were the outgrowth O..
the wsr the company was permitted to
increase its rates everywhere through.
out the state. With the exception Of
the reductions made by this commits
sion in the rates in New York City
and in Buffalo there has been no change
from the rates set up in accordance
with these advances. We are now in q
period Of economic readjustment,
which is entailing hsrdships upon the
public as whole. 1t is not reasona-
BILE chat 8 public utility such as the
New York Telephone Company should
during this period Of readjustment
continue to enjoy practically the full
measure Of the advances that were al
lowed to it as result Of war condi-
tions. The reductions ordered are, in
the judgment Of this commission. de-
manded in the nukltt interest,"" "
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Allies Agreed
On Program to
Assist Russia
France and Britain De-
eide Genoa Farley First
Should Seek to Rchabili-
tate Co,1ntry's Industries
Trade Resumption Later
Production Machinery IL
Held Greatest Need Of the
Present; Experts Confer
By Wilbur Forrest
speciay co,1. "a +he r-rtb,.,t,


Copyright. 1922, New Folk TribunA fho
PARIS, March S.-Frxncs and GreAt
Britain are agreed that the GenoA eto-
nomic conference in tacktinE the Rus
stan problem should seek to rshabili-
tate the Muscovitc industries Before
any steps can be taken toward re-.
sumption OF trade. By restricting the
initial efforts to revivifyisrg industry
and agriculture In some localized area,
and then extending the scope Of these
operations az they sucrcnd, shs French
and British believe that Russi& ear be
re-established little by little and put
This general outline Of the policy
which tho Allies probably will pursue
at Ghnoa was embodied in the insttuc.
tions given the twenty-onn French
technical experts who assembled here
to-day to draft the program to Be Ad-
inter.Allied meeting in London next
week. That gathering, which will be
attended by representatives of italy,
Japan, Belgium, Poland and the Little
Entente countries, will pass fnallv on
tho Genoa agenda, but it is thought
here that tre fundamentals which
France and Great Britain have agreed
on will form the nucleus Of any plans
framed In London.
Russia Must First Produce
ThA French experts include delegates
from the Foreign Office, the Ministries
OF Commerce, Finance and Public
Works, the League Of NAtions and
various in sttial and banking groups
They weiv Instructed by Premier
PoincArc not to devote time to study
ing out methods for revivine Russian
trade, because the official conviction is
that Russie's stock IN trade has been
exhausted and that she will not be in
q position to deal commercially with
Europe until She begins to produce
again. Therefore, what is needed IL
a plan for the rehabilitation of produc-
tion machinery. The time that must
elapse before Russia can trade with
the world again on any considerable
scale, the experts were told, depended
entirely upon the eficaciousness Of the
schemes they themselves devised Tor
bringing dead industry to life.
No Scheme Of Exploitation
It is not believed here that the Mos
COW government will withhold it's as
sent to this proposed Allied plan. AS
the success of the Allied efforts would
depend upon the full cooperation Of
Russia, tho French doubt that the Boil
sheviki would want to play Moscow
politics at the expense OF the region
under development
The whole Allied program will be
framed with metculous care 70 avoid
all semblance OF exploitation and will
be offered in the spirit Of help to =
nation in distress.
The other features Of the French
program on which the experts are at
exchange rates and the e-establish-
ment Of credits for those central Eu-
ropean countries which need and do
serve assistance but are unable to get
on their feet because Of credit diff
ficulties.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Held in Extortion Plot
Negro Captured i'll Threats
Against Captor of Boddv
Dispctca r.. IN. r

- DSoPNeS't W IRE 1rtpEE&
PHILADELPHIA. Marrh aAs
consequence OF series Of letters
threatening the life Of the Rev. Cha r)cs
a. Ilnd!ey, negro minister, who helped
70 capture Luther Boldly, New York
slayer, en- January 8, trap wa. laid
last night, which resulted in the car
IRE n. early this morning Of Joseph
Brown was seized by three detectives
When ne appeared at the Carpenter
Street freight station Of the pennsyl.
varia Railroad to pick up paper bsp
containing $500, the sum demanded AZ
the price Of sparing the ministers life
Magistrate Scott, WHO also aided in
the capture Of Boldly held Brown With.
out bail for the grand Jury. we
Since the CAPTURE Of Boddy IN this
city Mr.. Tindley has received more
than thirty threatening letters. These
letters, for the most part, threatened
his life for his part in the Capture
and at other times demanded money,
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Spencer and Reed Clash
Over Kenyon Address
Ex-senator Denies the Report
He Compared Newberry
With Iudas Iscariot

Sron, The Tytbumt's Washington B,reoY
WASHINGTON, March 3.-Another
clash occurred in the Senate to-day
over the Newberry case, Senator spen-
GER, of Missouri, chairman of the sub.
committee that reported In favor Of
seating Na#herry, and Senator Reed
who recently made severe attack on
the Michigan Senator, were the prin-
cipAls.
The clash occurred because Of a
statement Senator Spencer issued scor
ing former Senator Kenyon, now a
Federal judge, for a speech which
Judge Kenyon made before the stu
dents Of the University Of Missouri
In this, according to reports, he COM
pared Senator Newberry with Judas
1scAriot. Mr.. Spencer's statement said
Judge Kenyon "insuted the Senate"
and "disgraced the bench"
Senator Reed read the statement
Of Senator Spencer, defended Kenyon
and said he had not become a judge
when he made it. He then read a
telegram from Judge Kenyon saying
he did not make the statement attri.
buted to him by Senator Spencer and
that he WAS not judge when he spoke
to the students Of the University of
Missouri
Mr.. Spencer said ho vas glad to
know Judge konyon had rot made the
statements alleged to have been made.
He then read newspaper accounts ct
what Kenyon was alleged 70 have said,
likening4 Senator Nawberry to Judas
Iscariot.
II said when l read that what
now repeat" said Mr.. Spencer, that
any man who made such statements
dtshonored himself and disgraced the
position which he held"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
u. S. Using More Sugar
97.8 Lbs. Consumed for Each
Person in Country in 1927

An increase OF 8.4 par cent in the
amount Of sugar consumed in the
United States during 1921 over 1920 is
reported by the Department Of Com
meree, which has finished its survey
Of the last year. The quantity was
10,54S ,451,000 pounds, which was 2e.4
per cent of the worlds supply. The
per capita consumption set a new high
record Of 97.8 pounds.
Continental United States yielded
2,532.246,1 100 pounds of sugar last wear.
a gain Of more than 30 per cent. and
the territories Of Hawaii, Porto Rico
and the Philippines supplied 2,132.92e,
73o pounds. Foreign imports, repre-
sented 6,673,041,s6 pounds. Exports
we're 7Se ,263,7o7 pounds.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Harding Suggests Burying
Of Hatchet to Colombia

WASHINGTON, March 3,-PfAsident
Harding, it was announced Moonlight,
has sent b telegram to the acting Pres
ident OF the Republic Of Colombia ex-
pressing the hope that as a result Of
the exchange Of ratifcations Of the
treaty with Colombia "all misunder.
standings which have existed may van.
ish and all obstacles which could pre-.
vent resumption OF the historical
friendship between the people Of the
United States and the people Of Co.
lorhbA may be swept away, And that
from this timA on each year that passes
will make closer and more cordial the
relations between the two republics. Z"
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Prince of Wales Safe:
Attempt on Life Denied
Report of Assassination Plot
Alarms London; Plague Bars
Party From .Iammu

From 7ae Triones Earopscm BAreos
Copyright. 1922. New York Tribune INC.
LONDON, March 3.-A runor thAt an
attempt had been made on the life OF
she Prince OF Wales, who is travelling
IN India was so persistent in London
today that oiicis: denials were issued
This evening al the India Office and at
Buckingham Palace.
The latest official dispatch from India
sid that the Prince had left Lahore
Wednesday evening and encamped near
Jammu. That city was not entered be-
cause the plague has broken out there
An Official cable message was received
direct from the Princes camp tonight,
saying that the royal party was leaving
FOR Peshawar.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Frady Held on Murder Charge
After Wife Dies of Wounds

MIAMI. Fla., March -3.-Edgar c.
Frady. Chicago sutomobie man, was
ordered held for trial by g coroner's
jury to-day for the death Of his wife.
whom he is alleged to have shot three
times in q local hotel last Sunday.
Mrs. Frady died yesterday.
Frady is now prisoner IN the hos
pital, with a charge OF first degree
murder preferred against him by Sher-
If Louis Allen, recovering from wounds
received when it is said he attempted
to take his life following the shooting
Of his wife.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
French Rural Population
100000 Less Than in 1896

PARIS. March 3-France's rural
population, as shown by the 1921
census. is 15,ooo.oo0 ort Of the approx
mate total population of $1,000, 900, or
about 40 per cent, NJ. ChAron, Minister
Of Agriculture, called this to the IT.
tention Of the Chamber to-day during
discussion Of measures to be taken to
encourage the "hAck 70 the land move
ment." In 1895, the Minister declared
the rural population was $4,000 900 out
OF total population Of $4,000, 600.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
Further Farley Delay Likely
spacia; Cable 10 The rrtbu,.e

bDdc!ds CdUIe 20 TIE IrtbITc
Copyright, 1922. New York Tribune 1nc.
ROME, March 3.--The Tribune corre-
spondent learned to-day that Premier
Facta has assured the Paris govern
n1ent that the italian Cabinet indorses
the French view ths. neither the Ger
man reparations question nor pro-
posals for revision of the Treaty Of
Versailles should come up for con-
sideration at the Genoa economic con-
ference.
There is possibility OF further post
ponerent Of that gathering beyond
April 10. That date follows Easter Sc
closely that official italy will hardly
have returned from its holiday when
the sessions begin. Foreign Minister
SchAnzer is taking this matter up with
the London and Paris ministries.
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04
ArnbushBritish1
Capture Stores.
In Irish Forav
Max Green, Son-in-Law ~.
John Redmond, Is Killed
in a Running Fight IN
Dublin in Robber Cha.e
Free State Bill Attacked
Churchill Tells Common.
Treaty Cannot Be Altered.
Ulster Seeks Safegnards
From The Tr.ovnes ru-8p.an s.,y...

froHS The 7rfovne's Fr-5psnm s,4y.1.
Copysikh', 1872, New York TritunA IA.
LONDON, March "A runrinv s.v.u
fight IN Dublin be.v.An 1obbsrs AVA
police today ard ambush attack. =
waterford and Tipperarv on arIusl
constabulary units And the se.zu,. ~
ammunition storos they carried cau..s
considerable anxiety hare. Max GrsAn
Chairman os tha Irish Prisons ao.,1
and son in-isw Of yohn Redmond. r.s
shot dead at Stephens Green. in IN.
center ~ Dublin, when struck bv
stray bullet in tho street f9hs. A park-
keepar also was killed
Crasn had Joined in .he rursu;. ~
the thieves when q hue ard crv us.
raiked in the street Thrse armed nsn
held up two officials of he Ministr~ A.
Pensions as they were returning trdr3
the bank with satchel tontafriry ur
ward Of $4,000 The robbers got .bs
bag and started On thc run bSt IN =
minute the police ard -nsmbers Of n
1rish republican ARM rad .aken IN
the chase. Two Of the Nen uere cau1h.
after Green and tins PARK keeper Eat
been shot By one of them. ou. .hs
third escaped.
A body Of British troops leaving Tin
pArary IN automobiles wa hcla IN Sv
rnemh hers OF the Republican srry n
an exchange Of shots ore Briton IA,
killed, two others vera severe,?
wounded, another wss burned e'hen tl.
clothes took fire from a gasoline tans
that had been punctured by bul,a. and
the rost we're taken prisoners.
Another eonstab1lary forte vas Am
bushed on leaving Waterford for Dun.
In The Britons, non,bering NOR.
than 200, were trapped in narrow DE-
file and after ar exchange of tev
shots, they surrendered They werA
released after their automobiles had
been seized by tho attackers
The Irish Froe State sill was und..
fire again to-day in the House 0! Com.
mons in London. winston Churchill
chairman Of the British Cabinets Irish
Affairs Committee, resisted a series 0.
amendments offered from TIE opposi.
tion bench aimed at increasing the
safeguards about Ulster Churchill
argued that the treaty could not be Al.
tered except by agreement between
Sim Fein and the British Cabinet, and
that the government would have te
adhere vigorously to the agreement al
it was signed. All the proposed amend.
nents were beaten by large majoritss
Recalling that the peace pact signed
BY Sir James Craig for Ulster and
Michael Collins for The Free State had
proposed common council TO deal with
interests affecting both North and
South, Churchill said that Sir janet
was pressing for the esta blishment ..
such body. The Colonial Secretary
added that the matter had been taken
up with Collins.
The debate vas adjourned until Mon.
day.
BELFAST, March BY The Asso-
ciated Press A bomb was thrown this
evening into the home of the Burnet
family in Cu7ar Street, in Belfast. Two
daAghters were injured and taken to a
hWpital
New-York tribune., 1922-03-04

(ccntIhued from paet ons)
does not feel that the world has yet
reached stage where this country
would bs perfectly tecure without an
army or navy
In commenting uron the marine
phase Of national defense the Presi-
dent sold members OF the House sub
committee that while he did not stress
the merchant marine as line CT de-
fensc in discussing it before Congress
Tuesday, he believes that a Reasonable
number Of fast capital ships from the
merchant marine, in addition to the
regular navy, would prove an excellent
saferuard.
With reference to reduction OF the
navy personnel the President believes
without inpairing its efficiency.
It was pointed out at the White
House THAT the recent fuel shortage
complained Of by the navy is the re-
suit. more than anything else, OF fric-
tion between the navy and Congress
in regard to appropriations. The Presi-
dent is emphatic in his stand that the
navy shall not be crippled by too great
reduction in personnel and that the
United States shall not have Q skeleton
navy. 1t is felt by navy officials here
as we'll as by the President that the
commissioned personnel Of the navy is
topheavy as result Of the war and
that a reduction of commissioned Of
ficers Is bound to come.
1t was said at the White House that
the President feels that the fate OF the
graduating class at Annapolis as to
whether they shsll receive commissions
Is entirely up to Congress-
The Presidents stand III regard to
navy personnel, as made public some
time ago, is for an enlisted personnel
Of $4,000 men.
pcrshing Fears Service impairment
WASHINGTON, March 3 by The
Associated Press).---As active head of
the army, General Pcrshing is known
to feel that not alone che efficiency Of
the new military system worked out
under the national defense act Of 1920
is Threatened, but that even the post
war scheme to combine the regulars,
National Guard and organized reserve
into one army would be impaired if the
regular service were further reduced
before the new system had been per-
fected ana was in operation.
At the War Department Acting Sec
retary Wainwright said to-day that the
military policy Of 1920 was adopted as
an abiding policy, and was not a plan
subject to the whi!i1 or caprice Of
every SHIFT in the economic eituation."
of that policy was needed in 1920 it
also is needed in 1922" he said