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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-01
Is YEARS AGO IN TOPEKA
From the columns OF
THE topeka STATE JOURNAL
November 1. 1897.


Ten wagon loads of movers passed thru
Topeka yesterday on their way to Oklahoma
from Iowa.
Iron gates have been placed on the en-
trance 20 the Bowman Memorial hall on
West Huntoon street.
L. NJ. woed of the Modocs has composed
n new song entitled THE Old Plantation
Bell
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hale, Miss Alberta
Hale and M Fred Hale of North Topeka.
Will form hunting party that will spend
the coming week looking flor game in
Geary county
Misses Grace and Laura Houghteifn en-
tertained a Halloween party Friday even
ing at their home 903 North Jackson street
Their guests were; Miss Loudelle Nc
Masters, ~Miss Matte French, Miss Bertha
Rowley, Miss Nellie Butterfly, Miss Daisy
Sherman, Miss Mabel FOUGHT. Miss Mabel
King, Miss Cora Hopkins, Miss Evelyn Hol-
man. Miss Mamie Baird; Mr. Ike Sheetz,
Mr.. Harley Hamilton, Mr. Malcolm james,
Mr.. John Sheetz, Mr.. Olin Dolman, Mr..
Paul Roehr, Mr.. Merl King, Mr.. Ed Roehr,
Mr.. James Bonham, Mr.. Guy HoughteIin,
Mr.. William Excl and afr. Clarence Hough-
telip
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THREE PRISONERS OFF EASY.
Good Behavior Brings Communication
From President Harding.

Washington, Nov 1.-Presid emit
Harding has commuted the sentence
of Walter T. Nef, Ben Fletcher and
John Walsh, political prisoners, who
were sentenced from Chicago during
the war for alleged I. w. w. activities,
it was announced at amnesty head
quarters today.
The Communication is said to be con-
ditioned on their future good be-
havior.
Fletcher and Walsh were serving
ten year terms, while Nef was SEN
fenced to serve twenty years.
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WICHITA LEADS KANSAS
More Goods Purchased, Says Babson
Report for September.

Wichita. kan, Oct. s1.-wichita
topped Kansas City, Kan, Topeka and
Hutchinson combined in retail pur-
chaseS during September, according
to the monthly report of Babsons
statistical organization received here
today. Business concerns and indi-
viduals here bought goods amounting
to $45,311,O00 during the month.
September retail purchases in the
nine largest cities of the state were:
Kansas City, $16,70s,o00; Wichita.
$45,311, 900; Topeka. SIS, 022,O 900;
Hutchinson, $13&334 ,000: Pittsburg,
$5,S15, 900; Parsons, $3,723, 900; Atchi-
son, SIS, 1925 900; Lawrence, s4,368, 1000,
and Independence. $3s186, 900.
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kISARkzIETS
additional late markets Will be
found on another page of this paper.)

Chicago, Nov. 1-WHEAT-Rainy weather
which practically dispelled apprehension of
damage to the winter crop, had bearish
influence on the wheat market today during
the early dealings. The fact that primary
arrivals were totalling larger than the
case year ago, tended further to weaken
values.
Sellers, however, were apparently dis
posed to be cautious in view Of comparative
strength shown by prices at Liverpool and
Winnipeg The opening here, which varied
from II C decline to a like advance, with
December S1.1SN to 81 155s and May S1.12
to S1.12H. was followed by moderate set
back ali around. and then something Of a
rally.
The close was unsettled. 115c to 2s4c net
higher with December Sligo to S1.165s and
MAY S1.14 to x1.141s.
CGRN-CoTf. and oats were relatively
firm. owing r. absence Of selling pressure.
After opening 80 9sd nc lower, Deem
Der 657sc to Gee. the corr market maiie
slight general gains.
The market closed firm. 15k0124c to &c
net higher with December Csc 70 GS1sc.
OAFS-oats5 started I higher, December
41kc. and later continued to gain.
OYISIONS-Provisions were inclined
to sag with the hog market
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Meteor Hits House
And Kills Chicken
Across the Street

Nuskogee, Okla. oct. 31.-A two
pound meteor. which fell at Fort Glib
son late yesterday, narrowly missed
hitting Albert Withers as he sat in
his front yard with a neighbor.
Fragments of the celestial wanderer
fell On the roof of Withers house with
a noise like exploding shrapneI and
large piece struck the bench on
which he sat breaking it.
a chicken in a yard across the street
was killed by one of the flying mis-
sileS.
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TRY TO FIND TYPEWRITER.
Address May Reveal Person Who Sent
Poisoned Cake Thru Mails.

Philadelphia, Pa, Nov. 1.-Detec-
tives and postal inspectors seeking a
solution of the mystery surrounding
the death of w w. Sterrett, of Devon,
an expert accountant, and the serious
illness of his wife from eating poisoned
cake, have set out to find the type
writer used to address the death deal
ing delicacy sent thru the mails to the
Sterrett home.
Mrs. Sterrett is out of danger and
will be able to leave the Bryn Mawr
hospital in few days, physicians say.
Mr. Sterrett died Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-01

L. NJ. Woed of the Modocs has composed
n song entitled THE Old Plantation
Bell
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IRISH ARE AGAIN FIGHTING
Hosti1ities Again in Progress After
LuII of Several Weeks.

Dublin. Nov. 1.-RepubHcan irreg-
uiars today captured the Cliffden wire
less stations, one of the biggest in Ire
land. This was the second time the
station has been held by irregular
rebels. l=r-
Free state troops are being massed
in the region of Cliffden to attempt
to retake the wireless station.
Following a lull of several weeks,
fighting is increasing in the provinces.
Heavy firing was reported from the
Dundalk and Cork areas. northeast
and southwest of Dublin.
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NEW YORK PRoDUcE MARKET.

New York. Nov. 1-BUTTER-Marke t
firm. Creamery higher than extras, oOQ
5o15c.
EGGs-Market unsettled. Fresh gather
ed firsts, 44n50c.
CHEESE-Market firm. State whole
MIX; Ilats, fresh speclals, w I-'c.
changed. Dressed poultry, steady; turkeys.
35G53c
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HEAVY Rain at CoffeyViIIe.

Coffeyville, Kan, Oct. 81. - The
heaviest rain Coffeyville has had in
more than three months is falling to-
day, breaking one of the worst autumn
drouths in years. Rain began falling
here early this morning and at noon
the precipitation was SO of an inch,
with rain still falling. The rain was
particularly needed for fall sown
wheat, much of which has not ger
minated on account of the dearth OF
moiSfurP~
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Murguia, Mexican Rebel Leader,
/ Is Captured.
Was One Who Helped to Kill
Former President.
EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Long a Bitter Foe of the Obre-
gon Government.
A Prisoner Following Defeat by
Federal Forces.

Ell Paso. Nov. General Francisco
Nurgia was executed by a firing
squad at o'clock this morning, ac-
cording OF a telegram from Mexico
City, received at the customs house in
Juarez.
The execution took place at Tepe-
haunos. Durango, where General
Nurguia. rebel leader, was captured
last night
CBy The Associated Press.)
Mexico City, Nov. 1.-Gen. Francis
co Murguia. arch enemy of President
Obregon for many years and one of
that brought death to former Presi-
dent Carranza, has fallen into the
hands of federal troops, and his ca
reers as a dangerous rebel is thought
10 have come to an end.
With the little band of followers
who are the remnant of his most re-
cent rebel army, General Murguia was
surrounded yesterday afternoon near
said late last night at the presidents
Fate Not Determined.
Whether he will be taken to Dur
ango City for trial by court martial
or be brought to the capital and pub
ncly executed, has not yet been deter
mined Recently. he was described
by President Obregon as not a soldier
but a fugitive from Justice
For Il long while General Murguia
has been credited with brewing a
revolution. Two months ago he left
his hiding place across the Rio Grande
and came back into Mexico at the
head of a rebel band said to number
500 men.
Band Is Defeated.
{ Three weeks ago his forces were
decisively defeated in a clash with
frOODS under General NEScObar at
Guarache in the state of Durango.
The rebeIlious activities of General
1durguia never aroused popular SYM
patty except in the northern regions,
where, as governor of Coahuila under
CarranZa, he cultivated many adher-
p0tS
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saIiua Firms Consolidate,

Salina. kan. Nov. 1.-TWO of the
oldest abstract firms IN Salina have
been consolidated by the purchase of
the B. o. Wilder business by c. w.
Lynn E. L. Wilder, deceased. was
formerly associated with Mr. Lynn
but in the eighties went into business
for himself B, o Wilder, a son, sue
ceeded his father
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RAIL WORKERS WILL UNITE.
AmaIgamation of United Assn of N.
A. and American Federation Seen.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Amalgamation of
the United Association of Railway
Employees of North America, and the
American Federation of Railroad
Workers, independent organizations of
railroad employees. was certain in the
opinion of officials of the two organi-
cations today.
The United Assertion has $1,000
members and the federation $4,000.
The proposal to an1alga mate with the
federation has received virtually q
unanimous vote, r. G. Greedy, gen.
eral chairman of the association, an
nounced
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HORSE AND MULE MARKET.

Kansas City, Mo, Nov, -1.-Good heavy
draft horses and medium TO good southern
types that were in good condition and
broken sold we'll at the auctions this week;
Mules that were in good condition and
smooth haired brought firm prices, but
thin, bad-haired animals sold slowly.
Receipts this week were $685.; preceding
week, LOB: year ago, $40.
The nominal range of prices prevailing
for horses and mules the past week is here
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SEARCH RUINS FOR BODIES
Several Working Girls May Have Lost
Lives in New York Fire.

New York, oct. 31.-Search for the
bodies of several working girls be-
lieved to have lost their lives IN the
fire that last night destroyed a
five-story manufacturing building IN
Brooklyn was was being made in the
ruins today by firemen.
One man who jumped from the flfth
floor of the burning structure TO the
pavement was killed, and eight others,
one of them a girl. WAS seriously in
jured. Three are believed to be dying
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eHTCAGO PRoDUCE MARIE

Nov. 1.-BUTTj5lt-Market IN
changed.
RtSGS-Market unchanged.
POUETRY-Aliye. higher; fowls 13Q19c !,
springs. 17c; boosters, 14ci turkeys, SOC !;
geese. zoe.
PoTATOES-Market steady Wisconsin
sacked round whites, S5GI95c cwt.; bulk,
T50S5e cwt ; Minnesota sacked round
whites, $4,000 cwt.; bulk, T5@S5c swt. !:
South Dakota sacked Early ohios, T0G1oo>:
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SAY MRS. ROSTER Is SANE.
Defense I'm Double Murder Case Rested
This Afternoon.

Philadelphia, Oct s1.-with the
testimony of Or. Charles K. Mills and
DIR. George Wilson. noted alienists..
TO the effect that Mrs. Catherine Ro-
sier, %, charged with the murder of
her husband, Oscar, and his stenog-
rapher, Mildred Geraldine Reckitt
last January, was insane at the time
of the double tragedy, the defense
rested its case this afternoon.
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PIaInviIIe Youth a Suicide.

Salina, Kan, Nov. 1.-Ellmer Nor
ris. 20, of Plainville. committed sui
eide yesterday by drinking carboIic
acid while respondent on account of
being out of work. After drinking
the poison ne requested Mrs. Charles
Merrill to call a doctor and also his
sweetheart, who lives at Paico. The
poison.
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FINDS HUSBAND And $4,000
Mrs. Ruth SchermerhOrn Accepts
Offer of Chicago Bank EmpIoye.

Des ~Moines, Oct S1-Mrs. Ruth
Schernerhorn, 23-year-old widow,
who recently offered to sell herself to
any man for a sum of So, 900 that she
might be able to obtain skilled medical
treatment in an effort to recover from
paralysis of nerve centers sustained
when shot by her husband, three years
ago, has accepted an offer of George
Rogers, Chicago bank employee, she
announced today.
The Chicagoan, she says, has Of
fered to give her a year in which to
regain% her strength, and former
beauty before she is to marry him.
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Kansas City. Nov. 11.-BUTTER-Mark
&c higher Creamery extras in cartons. 46
Gl45c; : packing. 2et. Butter fat. 1c higher,
EGGS-Afarzet unchanged. Firsts. 4oc:
selects. ice.
P0uLTRY-IarKet unchanged. Hens,
3eaI1sc: springs, 14Gt1de: brOilers, zoe.
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Ten wagon loads of movers passed thru
Topeka yesterday on their way to Oklahoma
from Iowa.
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LIVERPOOL 8 BUESos AIRES GRAIN
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co 2ol


NOV J. IL
LiverpooI-wheat ope1d today December
I'D up; March wheat opened I'D up; May
wheat opened q mp. p. m. December
wheat II lower: March wheat Id lower;
May wheat ii d lower
Liverpool-s:30 p m. wheat unchanged
to Nd up; December wheat closed un-
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Lambs, generally 1oc to 23c lower; gat
sheep and feeders, around steady: best
lambs sold S13. 40; no strictly choice lambs
offered; fat sheep, quality plain
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Mrs. Gerrit Smith Elen is seven
ty-siSA She cut her political eye
teeth back in "a when she C; u
paigned in the Daytol.-Fremont
ballot battle. She will campaign
actively for Gov. Nathan Miller IN
the New York gubernato-ial race.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRoVIsIoNs.

Chicago, Nov. CONTRADICTIONS: Dec
$k161a May. Silt; July, 81 -0515.
CORN-Dec.. CSC; May, 6S1kc; July, 81 c.
= OATS-Dec-, 42c; May. 4214c: July 395sc
LARD-Jan-, S95T; May, $3.50.
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ST. JOE LIVESTOCK MARKET

St. Joa- No. Nov l.--HOts--Ees'e-I, p
COCO Market slow 4 few early saiss q
shippers. \ orr steady. $3.50 paid for good
butchers, packers going slow: early bids
mostly 101- lower. packing soNs arcts
steady. mostly 500
CATTLE-iieceipts 500 Very little
done early; several trains still. baee; moth
IN. good here; four loads J, es'9 peunfi
Colorado steers. S~.15: Two loads yearlir,9
Refers $500: looks about sreadE Gamers
a few campers carly $50 it ~ few e,.f-
tiers up to 1925; early sales Bes1 COWS. most
u So 7-sSI 90; nc veal calves and no west
eru grass cattle sold e1riy-
SHEEP-Receipts 3.aOc Receipts Irac
ticalIy all in sight; only a fesv head IN
sale; all classes. fioIninaIiy steady top ma
tive lambs, S12.2J; culls $50
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NEW YORK. SUGAR. MARKET.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

New York, Nov. 1-SUGAR-Raw sugar.
unchanged; centrifugal. 5.53; refined I'M
changed; fine granulated, $50 to 100.
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changed; March wheat closed I'D lower;
May wheat closed Il lower.
Buenos Aires-Whea closed Tuesday 12e
lower: corn closed Tuesday IA @112c lower;
oats closed Tuesday unchanged, holiday to-
day.
TOPEKA CASH GRAIN MARKET.
FURNISHED by Derby Grain Co.. $50 New
England Building Topeka. Kansas
(These prices are abasis delivered Kansas
EsCity.b
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Nov. /. W.
No. dark hard. 81 .iGa 20 20: No. h.s-l :,
81 1Sl1 20Ia No. 3 hard. $1.17n120; No: ,
red $1I1EI1- 10: No. ) red, S112Q115.
CORN-NO, . white, 7112QT2c; No. 2 yell
low. 721s n esc.: No. 3 mixed, 72dT 21zc.
KAFJE-No. 2 white. S1-66@16L
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Kansas City, Noy. 1-CATTLE-Recei
14,000 head; calves, 5000 head. Market
steers, stock0rs and feeders, and butcher
grades, slow, steady; Calves 500 lower.
HOGS-ReceiptS 900 head. Market active,
strong to &c his<er. Bulk of sales, $7.60n
795; tor, $500.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000 head. Market,
lambs, steady to 25c lower; lambs top,
$13.65; sh p, generally steady.
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KANsAs CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

The following sales were made this morn.
ing at the Stock Yards Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone
direct to The State Journal by Charles
NJ. Pipkin. Kansas City Stock Yards Co..
Telephone Main 6S00)
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KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Kansas City, Nov 1-CATTLE-Iieceip
II 600: calves generally Soc lower: hest
vealers, So Goa 6. so: many heavy calves. 500
1850. good medium weights, $600GI6 80 I;
all other classes uneven but mostly steady :
quality, plain; best steers early $1,000;
Gamers 500: a few at S21561z25 and
some as low at sI.75; bulk cBeters. g. 9Jm
235: bulk medium TO fairly good sows.
50 5ee7 80: a few above 500: bologna
bulls 81 O0G $50; inferior to medium stock
ers 81 25MS so: strictly good heavy feeders
So 20: inferior to plain lots, S447506J
H0GS-Receipts 1900 Market open
steady. later most sales sc to Zoe higher;
spots up more: packer and shipper top.
pound averages mostly $7-T5Ne.C0; mixed
weights and quality, $T509T7.79: bulk Of
sales 81 Goa 500: packing sows. steady to
strong: auik of sales. SG.T5Q7J00: stock
pigs. steady: bulk of sales, S. 30H5 30.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market slow.
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GRAIN RECEIPTS
Nov. ]. 1922

FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. POI
New England Building. Topeka. Kan
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1000 q. m, Nov. 1, 1922.
English sterling, 4.4519; German marks,
2 7-l6-2A,
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LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co., 2td
New England Buildina.l
TOPEKA POULTRY AND EGGS

market quotations by Premium Poultry
Products Co, 210 North Kansas avenue,
Topeka, Kansass@-
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Headaches from Slight Colds

Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve
the Headache by curing the cold. tonic
laxative and germ destroyer. The box bears
the signature of Z. W. Grove. (Be sure you
get BROMO.) 30c-Adv.
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Topeka, Kan. Nov /
Hens lbs. and over 1Se; under lbs,
18c; fancy broiIers. lbs. and under, 1Sc /:
Leghorn and black broiiers, lie; fancy
springs over 2 lbs, lie; black and Leghorn
springs over lbs. 15c. black and Leghorn
springs over lbs. lie; old ROSTERS. SC !:
geese 1zc: ducks over 81 lbs, 14c. under
3IA lbs. IT,. young guineas. Soc each; old
EGGseit.00 case delivered, including
Levy ease.
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DAILY wEATHER REPORT.

Furnished by the weather bureau office,
Topeka, Kan, for the twenty-four hours
ending at Z a. m, Monday.
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Nearly 1000 British towns and viii
lagos have namesakes in the United
States.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1922-01-20

and kept a sharp eye on the game, as
the official referee.
And then there was Manager Cir
ards cheering squad who ii is said had
been rehearsing for three weeks Ger
tain encouraging yells, but when the
boys made "A fizzle of their first cheer,
they were uneeremoniously fired on
the spot by the rritated manager.
Manager Merriam had nothing to
say during the match. conhning his en-
eouragement 10 his team in knowing
looks and friendly pats on the back.
But when the game was over, oh boy,
friend Lucius told 'em who had won
the game and why
It is rumored that Manager Girard
has protested the match, on the
ground that Scorer Bradford and
Referee Baldwin were not acting off
cially because they had not been ap-
pointed by the clubs sporting com
mittee, George Lewis. chairman. What
will come of the protest remains to
be seen.
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MANI ASSET
VILLAGE NOTES
SNAP SHOTS

Albert Hanson has been ~ with a
cold this week.
George Boys attended banquet ct
r., Bancroft Hotel. Worcester last
Sntu day
Miss Annie Hogan spent the week
end with her grandmother ia eros
venordale.
Mrs. Stella Cooley announces the
engagement OF her daughter, Miss
Bertha, TO X. Wolfe Of Boston.
Herbert Fisher Of Apponaug Fabric
Co. was visitor at the mill last week.
Mrs james Clark Of Middle street
is seriously Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Ward and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooper and
daughter Winnifred, motored to
Providence last Sunday.
Mr.. Littlefield Of the Goodyear Tire
a. Rubber Co.. Akron, Ohio, and Mr..
Barrows. superintendent at the Good
year Cotton Mills, Inc, were visitors
at the mill this week.
A sleigh ride is being arranged. All
thoze who wish to 20 are asked 10
notify J. Ward. If there Is a sufficient
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1922-01-20
Europe


At the moment that the defensive
treaty between England and France
was under discussion at the confer
enee Of the Supreme Council at
Cannes. France. Premier BRAND went
hurriedly TO Paris to face his critics
in the Chamber Of Deputies. Follow
ing Cabinet meeting in which the
Premier and President Millerand dis
agreed, the Premier went before the
Chamber and outlined his work at
Cannes. denouneing his enemies at
Paris who were seeking TO overturn
his Government during his absence.
He then Immediately handed in his
resignation to President Millerand.
The resignation was accepted and the
President appointed Raymond Poin-
care. war president of France. to form
a new Cabinet. This work mas been
completed and Mr. Poineare in his
Cabinet retains eleven members of the
BRAND Cabinet Contrary TO expecta-
tons aud to his previous declarations.
VI. Polneare, who represents IN France
the party that is determined to make
Germany pay her war damages as de
signated in the Treaty Of Versailles.
has declared his intention Of eomplet-
ing the work begun by NJ BRAND The
French will take part IN the European
Economic Conference at Genoa in
March, while protesting against the
reception Of Russia and Germany at
this conference on an equal footing
with the other nations Of Europe. The
negotiation Of the Anglo-Frcnch de-
fensive Treaty will be continued,
though on lines of approach radically
differing from those initiated by Lloyd
George in the opening sessions of the
Cannes Conference. " Poineare on
Monday conferred with Lord Curzon.
the British Foreign Minister, in an eff
fort TO arrange policy Of action in
the Near East which will be satisfac-
tory to both England and France. NJ
Poincare and Mr.. Lloyd George have
agreed that there shall be no further
meetings of the Supreme Council but
that diplomatic actions Will return TO
the pre-war method Of handling
through the ehaneellefies of the vari-
Gus legations and embassies. the old
liac Of diplomacy. as opposed to the
postwar methods Of public confer
ence.