Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 2

2 THE DETROIT REE PRESS' SATURDAY JANUARY 1 1921 BONUS TARI above the CARMEN be MAY ARBITRATE Continued rom ftgei One I Wi Always in Stock Quick Sennet i GREGORY'S to thewhich JEWISH LAG WILL LY ON SHIP OR HOLY LAND JUGOSLAVS OPEN WAR ON RED ORGANIZATIONS and af lon no tariff will bo enacted by hat their Soeclnl to Th ree Preset New York Dec 31 The first ship to fly the Jewish flag on the high seas will leave Now York harbor January 25 for Palestine The ui sol is the Kodimnh operated by the Palestine Commerce and Navigation company carrying foodstuffs and supplies to aid in the reconstruction of the Holy Land Belgrade Doc 31: The Jugo Slav cabinet today ordered suspension of communist organisations suppres sion of their newspapers and seiz ure of all publications advocating dictatorship of the proletariat or calling for a general strike De cision was taken by the ministers last night to adopt extraordinary measures to suppress any commu nist outbreaks Ing upon the respective partea here to until such time as it may be changed by mutual consent of both part lea "We regret however that you have failed tn recognise the Just ness of our position and continue to Insist upon the opening of th agreement notwithstanding we re peat the clearness of the language Ao sei loriu in occiion quoted "Wo note also the position company upon arbitration forth In the provisona of our our membership bo again quainteu witn of express you that mass called of nnr rp which will give member an encor ing a full report of latter and of express Ives upon the same and of the as set agree ment for the adjustment of disputes that cannot be amicably adjusted between us and you desire In case it he necessary In this dis pute that the arbitration provisions of the agreement between us apply Prattlea Is Outlined "In answer to that portion of your communication wo call your attention to the languageAf our communcatlon addressed to you on December 29 which Is the position of the association Insofar as arbi tration being applicable to this dis pute between us The paragraph re ferred to we herewith quote: 'As to arbitration our agree ments provide how disputes shall bo Arbitrated The only depute that ts now on between us Is as to whether the company has the right to set aside the written con tracts that exist between us and reduce the wages of employes who are members of our respective di visions and we are perfectly will ing to submit that question to ar bitration as the agreement pro vides and let the board of arbitra tion determine whether under the Ptovlslons of the contract the com pany has the right to reduce the wages on January 1 "So that upon the question of ar bitration and in accordance with your communication of December 30 as stated in your last para graph we mutually agree upon the subject that Is to be arbitrated If necessary namely that of the com pany's right to enforce the open ing of the agreement without the mutual consent of both parties "We note however in accordance with the language of your last paragraph in your letter of Decem ber 30 that before arbitration Is resorted to upon the subjects above stated It is the company's desire tnat promptly and fully this entire matter lore (losiro to inim meetings are ti entire memneri each and eve tunity of nit pnrirB inff tflPTTL upon thjcompletlon of these meet ings yaa will be promptly notified of chairman of the board of directors of the irst National bank "There is no reason to despair at the present time" Mr organ said "The world has received a severe shock but not one from which there can be no recovery undamentally surfaco appearances to the contrary notwithstanding conditions' all over the country have shown progress and are likely to continue to do so The year 1321 promises to bo one of steady though very alow im provement" Would orget Washington Dec "This Is no time for pessimism tbut It is a time for constructive co operation with generous el les of pluck" declared Thomas Wilson president of the Institute of American in a statement Issued today review ing the industrial future of the country "industry must forge ahead and such severe set backs which have been experienced must be consid ered as being left behind for we cannot build permanently upon a structure having aif Its foundation a lack of faith In ourselves and our Predict Stable Prices Special to The ree Press Chicago Dec 31 The heads of Chicago banking Institutions today predicted general stabilization of prices and 12 months of very steady Improvement tn general conditions for the year 1921 Cessation of the unusual expan sion of credits and currency and a probable construction campaign In virtually every line of Industry were the major notes in a statement made by George Reynolds president of the Continental Commercial Na tional bank "Well posted trade authorities ex press the opinion with obvious good reason that retail prlccs wlll soon reach a level that will 'lie fairly stable and that the public once convinced that no more marked re cessions are likely to occur im mediately will buy again in a more liberal way that will help furnish the general liquidation to restore bank reserves" Mr Reynolds said Urges Credit Liquidation Liquidation of credit tor the new year so that It may be made avail able by expansion of Troductlon at homo and abroad also was urged in a statement by James organ PENROSERAPS OUNTAIN PENH05PITAI I USE NUMBERING NOW ON NEW BASIS i)' Mail Carriers Told to Old Addresses Mall carriers and other postal deliverymen havq becffeZinstructed to forget numbering system With the Routing of the new year and tcbliver nil letters and packages yi the houses bear ing the new tgimbero corresponding to those givv in i ho' addresses The city anj ounty governments will also coi tdar new numbers offi cial hehcefwward or tWA weeks signs bearing the words "new number" have been given wide circulation bv the Detroit postoliice by order of hVilham Nagel postmaster city officials fraternal organiza tions business places arid factories' have titken'Vp the cry and ly nearly every mailing list jn the city has been revised in conform ance with' the new system The quicker the old numbers disappear from the houses the less contusion will be caused it is ddcldred Mr Nagel is hopeful that the change from old to new numbers will be effected smoothly although liu expects that a certain amount of mail will be returned to the pcstoliice unclaimed as a result of improper address "Persons who notified all their correspond ents Of the change in numbers should be do Immediately it they want to save themselVes and us annoyance" he says Street and telephone directories giving the new numbers were is sued recently Plant Committee Battle to Pre vent Action on Either BUI Thia Session to The ive Preu and ChICaKu Trtinme Washington lec Senator Bols Penrose of Pennsylvania chairman of the finance committee climbed back into the legislative eaddle today with something of hisold tlmo vigor and pronounced the death sentence on emergency tariff bonus legislation so far as the present session of con gress is concerned The 'senator who Is ifter an illness of more than a year announced he would call a iineetlng of the finance committee early next week and expected to (attend the meeting At the same Itlme ho made It clear ho plansto exert his powerful Influence to (sidetrack tariff and bonus legisla tion until tho hext session de Idaredr himself opposed to hasty passage of piecemeal tariff meas tuies and thought tho bonus ques tion should be considered in coii aocticn with tho revenue revisionplanned for the next session Against Hasty Action do not' look upon this tariff (legislation favorably" he said an swering a question as to whether1m believed the senate would pass 'the temporary tariff hill recently passed by the house "I think tariff and revenue legislation should bo taken up as a whole in a careful janc dignified way aftcri consulta 'tion with the president and thonext secretary of the treasury!" Discussing the attitude of certain business men especially automobile (manufacturers and some steel man ufacturers as opposed to erection (of a tariff wall to stop fotelgn Senator Penrose said: "We eannot expect foreign na tions to pay off their indebtedness to American business men If they (do not have an opportunity to trade with us A tariff cannot be prop lerly written now Vben wo are un able to determine tho difference tn costs of production here and 'broad We' cannot form a scien tific tariff until these facts are as iceitalned" Would' Delay Bonuo Action Asked whether he thought (bonus bill would be passed in 'senate Penrose said: "I believe in doing sometl iot tne soldiers something 111 flu i Vi A vw a aw i requirements should be done for the veterans of the world war but Just what these requirements arc I cannot say as I have not had an opportunity to Investigate the mat ter Indirectly this is a matter Involved with the revenue and tax atlon laws 1 do not want to ex pires any opinion or give my views for or against any scheme until we have hud ample hearings before pie finance committee "My impression is that all revenue and taxation matters can wait un til the next congress In my opiu this Is eature of New Year's Eve Program of Symphony Sea son's High Points BY CHARLOTTE Ji TABSNEY Several factors entered Into the program of the Detroit Symphony played New eve In Orches tra hall making it to date the high point of the orchestral sea son irst it was an all Rusalan pro gram music in which Ossip Gabri iowitsch the conductor could have nothing but the broadest sympathy and understanding Several of the numbers too were heard here for the first time and for the opening composition the suite "Trios Pcln turos" by elix Borowski there was the additional Interest in having the composer himsalf at the con duetos stand Lastly the soloist Mm Nina Koshetz regarded by md Russians in this country as the first singer of real note to come from their land in a long time proved a veritable sensation It was practically the American debut of the noted soprano for though shot sang semi privutely in New York this was her first public ap pearance The orchestral numbers Ineluded besides the Borowski suite the Third Symphony of Scriabin known as "The Divine also given its first local' hearing on this oc casion and the overture to Glin "Russian and Bor "Three accord ing to the program notes do not aim to portray in sound the deslg and color the artist has put upon his canvas but rather these paint i Ings have been the inspiration to his imagination The "Portrait of a Young was sketched deli cately daintily and was scored in rather pensive mood "with just a note of playfulness and wistfulness injected "The Garden of from the canvas of Delange open ed with sombre brooding deep toned themes through which in ac celerated tempo passages of rare beauty like shafts as it were of moonlight percolated The Impres sionistic work closed however in the pervading tone of the opening measures Of the three "The es aftftr the picture tqf Kos chi lew In its gaiety brightness and absorbing spirit of revelry cap tivated the audience Mr Borowski who came here from Chicago to conduct his work was received with the greatest enthusiasm The symphony In its vigorous bold style compelled admiration The exaltation of the Russian eplrlr Is' In the music with its great massed effects It breaths the rest lessness the yearning the striving thex spiritual reaching out of this strong people Conflict emotional stress victory are all portrayed Tt is sensuous at times idylic at others but throughout it is fervid powerful The orchestra played It with intense sympathy and Insight No one who heard Nina Koshetz Interpret that odd song by the fa mous Russian Rachmaninoff en titled "Vocalise" and dedicated to this artist will ever forget' its effect It is a song without words arid has been named Cry of the Russian Soul" it Is on the program tn be given by this singer at her first New York recital Jan uary 12 but Detroiters have been favored In hearing It first It has the pngnant Hit that only the Rus sian music can display so dramati cally It ts a song that clings to the memory The arlst was happiest in this number and In tho aria from Rlm sky "The Bride" though she made the Letter Scene from opera gen a number of dramatic power Her voice is of remarkable range deep dark In timbre de lightfully flexible and admirably schooled The character of ihe music possible gave to her upper register a trifle shrill tone in the Tschaikowsky work which was not observabli at all In the closing giovp of songs She can color her tone with masterful perfection Her voice conveys shades nf mean ing with the finest delicacy and there Is a maturity and perfection in her work that calls forth the widest admiration She was receiv ed withacclaim The Russian members of the or chestra sent the artist a floral tilbute as a token of their pleasure that she has come to this country Tho program will he' repeated Saturday evening In Orchestra hall a 8:30 o'clock Ing of the agreement due very reading of section 24 wo herein quote: Section Is Quoted ''Section 24 This agreement and the provisions thereof shall con tinue In force and be binding up on the respective parties hereto iin tll such time as it may bo changed by the mutual consent of both par ties or their duly constituted rep resentatives' "Therefore we cannot compre xfiend tho position of the Company iri rpfusing to recognize our claims as proper for the very reading of the section itself is so clear ana explicit asx'x pressed in the follow ing words: S'In force and be bind Sales anJ Service Station Expert ountain Pen Repair Work GoU Miks Burrell a lack of faith In ourselves and country" said pe RUSSIAN SOPRANO IN DETROIT DEBUT Leading Bankers Predict That New Year Will One of Proiperity (CopyilgbL IMO tf International Nswa Porvlco1 New York Dec 31 Leading New York bankers whoso business extends Into fill parts of the coun try declared todty that a sound basts was being created for more stable and healthful business dur ing the year 1921 The consensus of opinion was: That deflations In loosening the speculative grip on many basic com modities had brought a sounder and more normal condition Into the na tion's business life That credit will be more flexible in 1921 That em ployers wage workers and mer chants must share alike In cuts for their commodities and services That the business crisis precipitated by retrenchments has been passed Whole World Affected "The turn of tho tide In declining prices and liquidation is very near The present readjustments have ex tended throughout tho world We should face the present with cour age and the future with confidence" said Charles Babin president of the Guaranty Trust company a con cern with resources of 8800000000 there are many readjust ments from the effects of war yet to be made there Is reasonable assur ance of a return to normal busi ness conditions stabilized prices easier money aad larger business opportunities I "The present readjustments have extended throughout the world and have affected business conditions generally In facing this period of liquidation deflation and recon struction however it should be a source of particular satisfaction to the people that American financial institutions are prepared to meet both the problems tho situation raises and the opportunities that are certain to follow llMka Were cBared "ormerly such trial changes as ware in 1320 culminated in spate financial disturbances foHowetUy prolonged business In this in stance the bspRS largely due to elasticity of credit provided by the federal reseve system an to their foresight Iff accumulating ample re serves have maintained their es rential strength and capacity for servW "TXe fifst thing to understand abbt this said Georgel Roberts vice president of the National City Bank "is that it Is not confined to the United States It is world wide and Is an effect of disruption of Industry and trade by the war We have a country of wonderful resources and are a better position to stand it than most other countries "Other people cannot buy of us until they are producing gftods they can trade to us And just as the world is interdependent in trade so are we at home interdependent In our various occupations The far mer has been hard hit by the cline of prices of bis products his loss of purchasing power fects all industries 7 ITrnjs Deflate riers Thu business year 1921 can faced with confidence according to I Kaufmann president of the Chatham and Phoenix National bank which 86000 accounts ot firms doing businbssl throughout the country because American: firms hhve had the foresight to deflate "Manufacturers wholesalers and jobbers are past the peak of liquida ho said "Their speed in get ting back to a pre war basis has been amazing But I am not sure all re tailers have been so prompt to give the buying public advantages of merchants' and wholesalers' cuts" James Alexander president of the National 15 uk Commerce believes that with credit revolving faster and ozen credits being thawed out there Is no reason to bo gloomy about 1921 The past dillicultics ha attributed to the volume of non solf liquidating government paper held by banks the national transportation breakdown the speculation in commodities and the buyers' strike NORMALTRADE SEEN OR 1921 7 IdeOT a ii hi Carl Stahl Supt Make Your Reservations Now in the Granite Mausoleum to Be Erected in Partridge Treat Manly Davis Secy Geo Wetherbee Pres1 Louis Gorton Vice Pres If a Mansion in Heaven for the soul why not a Palace on Earth for the body? Mausoleum emtqmbment is infinitely superior to earth burial because it is sanitary and a place not repulsive to visit it gets away from the horrors of earth burial there are no monuments to buy nor any further cost after a Crypt is paid The Mausoleum in Evergreen Cemetery will never bs abandoned it rt presents the most permanent construction 1 nown to structural science The marble corridors in the Evergreen Cemetery Granite Mausoleum provides ample chapel space for the pro tection of relatives and friends at the funeral service and thereafter 1 The Crypts of the Evergreen Cemetery Granite Mausoleum are uniform in artistic appearance by sanitary science harmless and unharmed rest side by side father mother brother sister husband and wife their names en graved on the marble frontals are immortalized iot coming generations Plans and specifications may be inspected and full detailed information secured at 803 Vinton Bldg or Phone Cherry 2082 Why WaW NEW YEAR EVE DRY though JOLLY (CopyHgM Ittl EJgxr A OuAt) lumpy napkin got themsolvea in th fnlllng off the chalr mood James Jordan hurrying up the ederal building steps to his office In tho afternoon was halted: with: "What are you doing tonight? Putting any deputies out in the ho tels and restaurants in honor of the 't "Oh no Oh no" ha said "Nothing at all?" "Nothing i guess the state au thorities can handle the situation" Atestnnrnntii Aid In Enforcement The restaurants so far as could ba sedn gave every assistance pos sible In the enforcement Signs were posted conspicuously asking guests not to get crocked One rather nmlled In the old rendezvous of ambrosia over the new sensitive ness of head waiters and the chaste dignity with which they pointed to placards posted over stairways to the street where they used to carry out 1 In the Statler ballroom were 600 members of tho Katavan efilb creating wild sounds with cabaret and dancing just as crescendo as the old bibulous din In the two ground tioor dining rooms were 650 guests with a waiting list of 300 ready to seize any reservation not called tor An All Star trio Saw Saxaphone and and Emmons and Colvin assisted in both the grill and the main dining room There was dancing In both rooms the reg ular entertainment beginning at 10 o'clock and concluding at 2 "Hello People Hello" a musical tabloid with about 15 people play ed to audiences that crowded botli the Chinese restaurant and the Morrle Palm garden of the Cadillac Dancing wa nele tn the hotel lobby 'Ouija Buard In Evidence Chines restaurants were jammed The Tuxedo tntcrtalned 600 guests and had a waiting list of 200 with the usual cabaret acts dancing and dimmed inluntKVft lights nolse tnak ers favors for the women and the other slandni'd gimcracks Of the big hotels the Tuller alone ab stained from some late celebration Tjiere the dining room closed at 9 n'm and stayed closed Ouija boards wore on each table at the dinner dance given by the Detroit Athletic club In a setting enriched by pine boughs and cones poinsettia and mistletoe Two or chestras Ouija boards also were given at the Hotel Cadillac Elka Enjoy Dancing At the Elks' club dinner dancing on three floors and a vaudeville show comprised the features ot the entertainment with which the mem bers and their friends welcomed the new 'yeaf' All of the 560 reservations for tables were sold long beforethe merrymaking tha direction of Chairman Louise Klarl aided by Andrew bcrimlnger exalted ruler and his entertainment com mlttee began The vaudeville show consisting of 10 numbers waa givin as a continuous performance mov Ing from one floor of the clubhouse to another Three orchestras fur qished music tor the dancers A buffet lunch began at midnight under the stage of ths Colonial theater for 'tho acta on the bill performers from other houses news paper men'and motion picture ren resentatlves The table was set In a large room off which are the dressing rqoms and those perform era working In tho midnight show ran up when their cue was Hashed to them from upstairs and went through their act and came bark to the party Many Make Jlerry'in Home They were the guests of E4J rank manager of the house and after the buffet has been dismantled and tho late show ended there was dancingon the stage with music 1 by the regular house orchestra The lunch was kosher corn beef turkey and other relishes Ona of the saddest occurrences of the day was when a dray of beer and fine liquor drew up In front ot the postoflice and the stuff seized by raiders taken to the prohibi tion offices while a few hundred gentlemen in the street watched it with tongues hanging and had to leave them out There were thousands naturally who remained In their home to make their resolutions arid kiss one another luck around the midnight 1 hearth fire Vesper services were held too In all the Polish churches But the note of the night was mer riment and for all of ordinances great number of persons accus tomed by long habit to awako New day with their clothes on probably awoke way Churchea Hold Night Watches While many were celebrating ac cording to their personal desires in hotels cabarets and homes hun dreds ot others attended watch night meetings held in many of the Detroit churches Some groups wel coined the coming ot 1921 wl'h prayer while others participated in song services The A will hold opeh house Saturday In the morning there will be hand ball arid basket ball names During the afternoon there will be entertainment a Boy Scout exhibition and swimming and diving contests by boys The even ing program includes a eoncert by the Girl's Patriotic league band a debate and athletic stunts in the gymnasium Several exhibits are on free display SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN HAS SECOND OPERATION 1 Washington Dec' 31 A second operation was performed today on Senator Chambekluin of Oregon The immediate results were said to be favorable MIDS on GAIK HARDING PLANS BEING WARMMS pp Jjf Reinforcements Join State Troopers at Bath City Special The ree Pr Mt Clemens Mich Dee De termination of th state constabu lary to continue clean up operations In Macomb county was revealed riday evening when reinforce ments joined the state troopers who this week raided a number of popu lar resorts confiscating gambling equipment and liquors Ai th result ot these raids war rants have been Issued for Jacob Margolles proprietor of Margolles Inn and Robert Alexander alleged owner of gambling apparatus a roulette Wheel Klondike set and "bird cage" seized there and for William unk and Charles Du pey of Edgewater Beach Inn wbc will be arraigned Monday betorq Justice Sawn Raiders last night visited Rose ville Inn conducted by Oscar Mar golles but found nothing illegal Park Hotel and Greentree cafe also were raided and at the latter place a quantity of cider illegcd to con tain high alcoholic content was confiscated Chief Alan Straight's city police force Is oo operatlng in the raids the constabulary having begun ope rations in Mt Clemens at the in stance ot the city officials HUNTERSfiOOTS SON ACCIDENTALLY Detroit Youth May Die at Uni versity Hospital Special to The ree Preen I Ann Arbor Mich Dec 81 rRay mond Moore ot Detroit aged 17 was brought to the University hos pital riday with little hope ot recovery as the result of a hunt ing accident at Hamburg Wednes day Moore was hunting with his father and a friend Ernest Schroe der when his father discharged one barrel ot his gun at a rabbit Just as he was In the act of firing a second barrel his son leaped in fiont of the gun and received the charge just back of and above off the right ear Though the sky! is fractured It is said that tine brain ts uninjured University hos pital authorities say the lad has a fighting chance DE ALERA1JPS HOME TO Continued rom Pdffd for British ports A number of freighters also haveKonc the only one clearing tor poblifi from New Yorb being th" steamer I ontin which was due there 'eday but had not arrived tjlx morning according to agents here Th message of farewell to Americadictated by De Valera be fore his departure from this coun try was mail public today by Bo land The message follows: of the free and home of the brave farewMll! May you ever remain as I have known you Jhe land ot the generous hearted and the kindly May you stand through time as they would have you who love chosen champion and oh! may you never know yourself the agony of axfor elgn lash Wfll Enforce It Strictly if 'People Balk He'll Seek Modification Ti Said Special to The rm rom Marion Dec The country will have an opportunity after March 4 to learn whether It really approves prohibition It was an nounced today on unquestioned au thority Senator Harding plans to enforce the Volstead act with the utmost rigidity close friends of the jiresldent elect 'declared So far these friends asserted tjie country has never had real prohibition Jf who the law la strictly en forced it becomes evident that sentiment throughout the country is against eonipletn prohibition meas ures probably will be Introduced in congress to amend the net in accord with the public demand 1'rlce Simply Raised riends of Senator Harding point ed out that up to the present time enforcement measures had not shut off the sale of liquor but simply had raised the price There were few localities they said where liquor could not be obtained by those ivh0 were able to pay the price That condition would be absolute ly changed they said But If en forcement of prohibition proved not to be what the public desired they expressed the belief that the law wobld be amended and that such amendments would not be opposed by the next president He Is thoroughly committed to strict enforcement of the law they said but quoted In support of the belief that he would be willing to' sanction a change In the luw that portion ot his speech of acceptance which says: believe in law enforcement People will differ about the wisdom of tne enactment ot a there is divided opinion re specting tha cghteenth amendment and the Iffws enacted to make I operatlvj but thebe can be no dlf ferenewmf opinion about' honest law ASK TUTORS UNITE IN PENSION PLAN of Nt Men Urge Teachers Here to Drop Own Systern Two professors from the Univer sity ofjaichlgan argued that De trolbcAhool teachers abandon tneir pension system and co operatc with other public school teachers of tills state in another pension plan now being formulated at a meet ing of the retirement buard In the board of education of fices riday afternoon navld nrlnGinal of tral high school and president of the retirement board and George Parker Its secretary were appoint ed to confer with representatives of other organizations in terested in the proposed bill The proponents ot the new stllc wlde pension scheme alm to suture passago ot a pension bill by the state legislature stipulating that teachers who have served in Michi gan 25 years shall be given a year ly grant of J600 obtained partly by taxation and partly by some yearly payment by all teachers OLD INAUGURAL Will Not "I came to you on a holy mission the mission of freedom I return to my people who sent me not indeed as I had dreamed It with tho mis sion accomplished buk withal with a message that! will cheer in the dark days that have come upon them and that will inspire the ac ceptance ot such sacrifices as must yet be made "So farewell young mighty for tunate land No wish that I can express can measure the depth of tny esteem for you or my desire for yodr welfare and your glory And farewell the many dear friends I have made and Mietens of thou sands who for the reason that I was the representative of a noble nation and a storied appealing Cause gave me' honor they denied to princes You will not need to be assured that Ireland will not forget and that Ireland will not be When news of the arrival in Ire land of De Valera became generally known through the city hundreds of adherents of th cause ot Ire land called at the headquarters of the American commission for Irish Independence to offer congratula tions At the same time a crowd of sev eral thousand persons gathered In front of city hall and cheered Mrs Muriel MacSwiiioy widow of the Aord mayor ot Cork who was offi cially granted the freedom ot the city by Mayor Dylan's order Vanished Early In Month De Valera who had been touring the country lecturing In behalf of the Sinn ein cause' dropped out ot sight early In December after he had been forced to give up his tour because of Illness After his mysterious escape from prison In England De Valera ap peared In Paris In ebruary 1919 and a month later was notified ot his election as "president of the Irish republic" He again appeared In Ireland and attended the "Sinn ein A few days later he left Erin snpposedly oh a mis sion to England De whereabouts contin ued a mystery until June 22 1919 when he suddenly appeared In this country and took a luxurious smite at the Waldorf Astoria here to be gin an appeal for funds In behalf of the "Irish republic" Ho also started a campaign to being about th recognition of the Republic by the United States 2 Slnln During Holhlnje HY ASHOCIATRD PRESS Belfast Dec 31 Twenty five persons were killed or died from wounds'ln Ireland between Decem ber 22 and December 29 covering the Christmas holidays The fatal ities Included 10 civilians among them two women five policeman and ono soldier SEL STYLED SPY GETS 5 YEARS OR DESERTION Washington Dec SL A Wlllers a former captain In tho American artny who when arrested In New York December 7 claimed that he had acted as a Gentian spy while serving with the American forces has been convicted by court martial of desertion from the army and sentenced to five years In the federal penitentiary at Iz'aven worth It was announced today nt the war department Wlllers still Is to be tried on of theft nnd emheszloinent ROADsIwCy AGAIN BUY UNDER CLAYTON TERMS Washington Dec American railroads under section 10 ot tho Clayton anti trust act which be comes effective tomorrow after ftlx year suspension will be permit ted to pnrchMO equipment and sup plies from concerns In which tho roads or their officials nro Inter ested when the bld of the selling company Is tho most favorable on 'llwtty company TRADITION ENDS Continued rom Png One Join other officers tn the ceremonies of the Inauguration but it has al ways been contended that the for mer course has been traditionary with the court" none desiring xto break away from it Join General Ceremonies This year however th two jus tices elected In November will take part in the general program and Chief Justice Joseph Steere will administer all the oaths The 1921 inauguration promises to be brief and simple At the re quest of the new governor no elaborate plans have been made and beyond a musical number or two the program will bo complete with the administration of oaths rogram fur Inaugural The program as announced by George I Lusk secretary of the public domain commission who will preside as chairman of the day Is as follows: Music Apollo orchestra invocation Rev Edwin Bishop Administering oaths by Chief Justice Steere in following order: Governor Alex Groesbeck Lieu tenant Governor Thomas Read Secretary ot State Charles De land State Treasurer rank Gorman Auditor General Oramel uller Attorney General Mer lin Wiley Apollo orchestra Oaths nf office tn Supreme Court Justices Nelson Sharpe and George Clark Song America audience It has been announced that Bat tery A Held artillery of th Mlchi gan National Guard Captain lwlg will be In attendance under the supervision of Colonel John Bersey adjutant general for Michi gan Governor Sleeper Honored At He Quits Public Life Lansing Mich Dec 31 Gover nor Albert Sleeper of Bad Axe quit the executive chair of the state of Michigan late riday after noon announcing that ho was through with public life and then there was a sigh Is my finis in public said the governor as he slraf fled off the responsibilities that have been his for tour years The governor has something however with which to remember his last day as governor for capi tal friends nnd officials who have been Identified with trim during tho past four years surprised the executive this afternoon and pre sented Sleeper with a beautiful sil ver service sot Governor Sleeper will take part In tho ceremonies tomorrow and will march Into tho house of rep resentatives for tho Inauguration lit tho side of Governor elect Groes beck He expects to leave I an slng Saturday night and will win ter In lorida EDERAL DEPARTMENT SHAKEUP BILL IS LAW WnshTriglon Dec 31 Th SmoOt Ileavla bill providing for tho ap pointment of a congressional com mission on reorganization of the government departments became a law today without the signature of President Wilson The measure was passed by congress 10 days ago and the president did not take any ac tion on It The congressional com mission plans extensive hearings and investigations an to what bu reaus can be consolidated and In what ways the work of the execu tive departments can lie co or dinated It also plans to take np first the matter of government pub lications and printing with a view to thtr fitiiMTi mdrictton What Will You Do With 1921? Will you waste It or will get ready for a higher posltloh? Others are settling this question by entering the DAY SCHOOL or the EVZimra SCHOOL of the Detroit Commercial College Already there is a "waiting list" fpr 1921 In one department Apply at once at the College office 204 Griswold Street or write your name and address below and mail this to Maclean Presi dent and you will receive the College Bulletin by return mail SHVBK BUSINESS QOUBSES offered Including one year Bus iness Administration and one year Secretarial Name Adress 1 High Grade School of Business Training1930 Graduating Class 80 1920 Commencement Attendance 1800 mu us 11 uni mil CRS WOLD rt wkswington to Your Credit to Buy on Credit DIAMOND SCAR PIN Scarf Pin 14 karfat Aolil Green Gold Platinum top $125 Wi CAMEO MLaValliere iv Win Thia La Vai No 299 OU1D1 i U' ii i a i tn en' Gold 0 trftufff liPfl' Lmjuine Coral nmrn i cari I kV drop and I I BvlK finA Diamond Cham is 10 inrhn $1 a Week 1 Loftis Bros Co JANW CLEARANCE SALE You Can Make the New Year Happy and Prosperous Buy a Diamond on Credit and WearWhilexYou Pay We are ottering extra Values in ejery Diamond Watch or other Jewelry placed on sale for clearance thi month not mi Shi opportunity to get bargains Every dollar inverted in a diamond i a dollar saved Come in and open a charge account at once' and begin to (ave money Liberty Bond Accepted LOTIS DIAMOND RING Specielly designed to display the beauty of the fine bril liant diamond 14 solid gold No 483 selling at $100 DE ADMEN TELLNOTAttS Whata Pidumz I IM SENSATION OAllellME SiaBTS WAMOX S3 a Wee I Phone Cherry 1299 atuPsalciman will calk Call or write for Catalog No 143 National Credit Jewelers 217 Grand River Ave Old No Bet Griswold St and Weikintrinn Rlvffl 1858 OPEN EVERY EVENING Loftis Diamond Ring new Platinum A bright cut settinK the White iOlu resciuiJiing 1 BUIIUUIIU 4A TL huntl evnvwAI and titrrnrtl bide A and IO1) i rsai Ti are inc nvw Wctu umiu ntr 14k SO 111 LiOIll ITOURII nil niiri mi $150 $375 a Week Other at $110 $85 and a low at $50 ilwsa' A'ti IMtlr? df sy 1 1 la VVV 1 'm jof ii juris yw iu urn A Mt UHMZ Hi WJUW isWl au vUhzz A 1 Mte rz 1 I.