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WEATHER Cloudy Warmer lOBAV'H il IGA7ISK iWTIOX GREATEST NEWSPAPER 10 4 CENTS PRICE 12 NEW MODELS Principals in Irish Settlement EXHIBITED AT AUTO SHOW I BY 64 57 VOTE ARTHUR GRIITH SEACUT PLUS de and ae be Hl'Hl! IIK'KM WITH III" OERS HER UNBORN BABE TO BEST HOME BANKRUPTCY COMPANY NOW CITIZEN MURDERED NEAR MEXICAN CAPITAL MOVIE STAR WILL GO UNDER KNIE OR APPENDICITIS real advance and equipment Consequently In the palace DAIL RA TIIES PEACE TREATY POSTPONES DECISION ON HOWAT DORCHY PLEA RAIL HINTED MAYOR ORDERS CHIE TO CLEAN YOUNGSTOWN Will Concentrate To ward Legislation in Both and Canada in piugiOssAl Grinnell tor concert at Areadla Tuesday January Adv PROUSION DESIGNS DAZZLING TO VISITORS WIIIIAVI Rt'TIEIIGI I Zin Challenges Democrats to Prove Candidate Bought Seat Record Crowds Throng Grand Central Palace at Twenty Second Opening SAYS CHARGES are BASELESS Starts Plan to Accommodate ort Woodward Patrons in Event of inal Break CLOUDINESS SNOWS IN WEATHER De Valera Resigns at Verdict Breaks Down and Is Cheered Arthur Grif fith Hailed as New Leader Declares He Does Not ear Threats of ord i Kansas City Mo Jan 7 ederal Judge John 'Pollock of Kansas an nounced Saturday he would not hand down a decision on the appli cation of Alexander llowat and Au gust Dorchy deposed Kansas mine union officials for a writ of halleas corpus releasing them from jail until after the present term of fed eral court ends late this month DUBLIN APPLAUDS PEACE WITH IRES SHOUTS JOY Lloyd George Voices Gladness Irish Envoy Demands Trial for Treason If oes Doubt His Acts POLICE OICIAL SLUMBERS AS BURGLAR STEALS HIS GUN non ami tiKM i The Scout Bl pUnu bo found on the Imrfc pair PEACE PACT BRINGS VARYING OPINIONS ROM DETROITERS DETROIT MICHIGAN SUNDAY JANUARY 8 (Copyright la' Washington C) LLOYD GEORGE Oshkosh WIb Jan 7 Twenty saloons and residences in Oshkosh were raided riday night by fed eral and state prohibition officers tind In 11 places seizures were made of Aal whisky moonshine or wine and several stills found In opera tion were confiscated In each in stance samples were token and the remainder destroyed Eleven men were arrested The raids were made by a party of 13 officers who arrived bv train They wore met at the station by automobiles and in parties of three or four visited the places simul taneously a nounred dead but sciousneBR a few days later died soon afterward $250000 Adventist Tabernacle Burned be ended until full independence wai achieved This consensus of opinion wan that the energies of the Irish now would bo devoted to the upbuilding of their Industrie and business to an ex tent that they would tie on an eco plan wlth 'ther nations With the freedom to accomplish this granted them it was believed that moat If not all their troubles were over Agitation for a wholly free Ireland will be continued however it was contended Is Regretted by Gallagher It Is regrettable Pail Eireann was forced to commit "hari kari" was the comment of Bishop Michael Gallagher Cath olic bishop of the diocese of De troit and one of those most dis pleased with the treaty ratification "If the day had marked a vict uv for the Irish cause the church bells of Detroit would have pealed ferth the welcome he continued "But tho British compromise Is received as a sop tossed to the Staunch supporters of the Irish cause on this aldo of the Atlantic to quell opposition to British schemes at Washington and dues not give the Irish nation the de sired Independence While consid ered in the light of a defeat Uy Americans interested in the min of Irish freedom there are doubt less palliating circumstances known to the politicians and financiers of Ireland that marls tho decision the better part of discretion Threat ened by a ar of extermination it they refused the British conces sions and realizing the futility of pitting the 40WU0Q population of Ireland against the combined num bers of the British empire ths councillors undoubtedly have chosen the best temporary course "The treaty appears equally ac ceptable to that proposed by do Valera In which he would have hli oarllament swear allegiance to Britannic majesty atiug a siai tantamont to dominion home rule In the ratification of the pact an 1 Continued On Page 4 Column 0 VOL 8 7z NO 10 Washington Ian Weather predictions fur the week beginning Monday are: Region of the Great Lakes: Considerable cloudiness lo cal snows and normal temperature the other side for a joint commit tee to carry on wan refund We do the best we uin There win bo some form of provisional government and we will appoint small delegation to meet the Hng nwh to arrange for taking wr the administration uf Irish aftHlrs1 Mr Griffith was too tired to talk As be left the Dail was Continued Ou jKe 4 Holler Skating King of Twice dally Palace Kink Jeff Adv Bead New Era Association ad this Issue on another page Salesmen read our want column Adv Huge Battle Creek Structure Wiped Out ollowing Basement Blast to The rj rew Battle Creek Mich Jan The Seventh Day Adventist taber nacle largest church (A this de nomination in the world and the only notable building in Battle Creek that escaped fire when Mrs Ellen White's visions foretold the denomination's losses here burned Saturday night The tabernacle occupying the block on North Washington avenue between Champion and VanBuren streets caught lire about o'clock and within half an hour was doomed though It was not until 7:30 that the walls began falling ire men from every engine company In the city fought so well that sur rounding property was saved The tabernacle could not be built today for a quarter million dolalra 1 Started With Explosion During the early stages of the fire Chief Weeks and Pipe man Jack Burrows of Engine Com pany No I tell Into a pit In the basement and were severely hurt Burrows's leg was broken but Weeks stuck to his command though scarcely able to stand Saturday la tho Adventists Sab Among Detroiters who nave worked to secure freedom for Ire land the news of the ratification of the treaty with England was greet ed with varying opinions The ma jority ero gratified holding that Erin's battles were over Others held however that thia was but a truce In the fight that wbuld not Independents Say Secretary of ormer Apostle Is Under going Zion 111 Jan "Inde of Zion City compris ing the faction opposed to the Church of Zion planned Saturday to appeal to Attorney Smit ji of Lake county in their efforts to'rescue Miss Gertrude de Manuelson whom they charge is being held captive by the Zionists Miss Manuelson aoeretary to Rev De Vona a former apostle of Zion Is undergoing worst form of third in an attempt to wring from her a confession that she has violated certain lawn according to an affidavit made by Rev Thomas Nelson of the Anti Zfonlst Grace mission lie says the girl Is bordering on madness from the treatment accorded her De Vona the former apostle recent ly was ex communicated bv Wilbur Glenn Voliva head of Zion Voliva Makes Denial Voliva Saturday night made a complete denial of charges that Miss de Manuelson was under arrest and the worst kind of third A i Voliva' in a statement attacked his accuser Rev De Vona who he said to Zion after a myste rious flight frm the vestry of a church at St Clair Voliva said Miss de Manuelson had undergone no 'ill or would not undergo any lie said that when DeVona was arrested in Evanston lAst Monday night she along DeYonn Wan Episcopal Rector Dr DeVona had the distinc tion of having the only ecclesiastical Continued on Page Two Column our 1923 hut likely a hard one fur new concerns unless they have high powered personnel and products of extraordinary merit it is unlikely that the factories will makq more cars in1522 than they did In 1921 but the cars that are made will bo marketed better "Price changes are so general and so drastic at this show period that they may bo considered to be pretty well on a stabilized basis In many cases they are below costs but are made to meet competition and to insure plants working as nearly as possible on a basis that will keep tho overhead In balance" In the show itseff the highest priced car this year Is ticketed at $11000 while the lowest Is $525 The show will be closed all day Sunday the doors to be thrown open again at 10 o'clock Monday morning Events on Monday in clude a meeting of the traffic com mittee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce at head quarters meeting of the National Highway Traffic association of tho Automobile Club of America dinner of the Ilubber Association of America at the Waldorf Astoria hotel dinner of the Old club at the 'lotilla" 100 West 55th street i Couzens said Saturday representatives of the Awakes in Time to See In truder Slip Outdoor With Loot There Are No Clues Being superintendent of the Met ropolitan police department and sleeping 'with a revolver within reach 'does not guarantee one against a visitation front the claifs of burglars that are making Detroit their harvest field th Is winter When Superintendent William Rutledge retired riday night in hla 361 Hamilton avenue lie placed his revolver on a table near the Head of the bed Then he went to sleep Between 2 and 3 clock Saturday morning a burglar possibly a new comer to tho city who had not had time to learn the home address ot police bllldals pushed tho key out of tire lok' In the rear door of the Rutledge home Inserted a skeleton key and entered Making his way to tho superin tendent's sleeping room tho burg lar being a cautious person began operations by taking the revolver The superintendent slept oiii Going' to the superintendents dressing table the burglcr Selected a gold ring and a gold articles being valued at J200 Then the auperlntendent awoke 7 He awoke just in time to see a figure steeling out of the door By the time nc reached the first floor the burglnr again making use of the rear door was gone So was the supei gun There are no dues Physicians Proclaim End But Marquis Regains Senses Hours Later Honolulu It Jan 7 (By the Associated Press) A report that Marquis Okumg ts still alive tifcd that the news of hts death given out riday from Toklo was errone ous was contained In a Toklo ca blegram received here late Satur day by the Japanese language news paper Nlppu JIJI Attending phy sicians were quoted in the cable gram The marquis officially declared dead Saturday regained consctous noss Saturday and was stilt breath ing slightly when the cablegram was filed it is declared His phy slcans announced that a state of comasfnto which the marquis had fallen had been mistaken for death The news of death was not otllclally announced Toklo until several hours after he had sunk into the state of coma Posthumous honors had been be stowed on the mat quia by the re gent Prince Hirohito In the name of the emperor It was recalled that a somewhat similar case arose In connection with ield Marshal Terauehl who like the marquis was otflelally pro re gained ton no The Pier Ballroom amt con li V'urr if that Detroit lias tho Urgent and most carefully Adv ballroom In tho Chicago Jan The C' ntinl Trust comps ny ns receiver for II Wagner Hr Co was given a check for $1RO(ion today Childs Co of Now York Pulalfer representing the latt wag In Chicago to arrange for tlx settlement of accounts growing out of operations between the two houses AHTHltl VI EVANS Special to The ree Press from Chicago Tribune 'Chicago Jan 7 The St Law rence seaway project to make a water out of the Great Lakes and open Chi cago Milwaukee Duluth and other lake ports to ocean traffic has passed another milepost and is now ripe for action by congress ollowing the action of the inter national joint commission in filing with Secretary of State Hughes and with the Canadian government at Ottawa a report placing its unanimous on the project 18 mid west states inthe Great Lakes St Lawrence association prepared Saturday to concentrate upon Washington Its purpose is to get congress to step right out and through joint ac tion with Canada to start the pre liminary work thia coming session It Gardner president of the as sociation and Charles Craig exe cutive director will hold a confer ence in Chicago Sunday to map out the next details uf the campaign at Washington Harty' Start' Vrged 77 The international joint commls: slon it was learned Saturday roe onimends as early a start as possi ble on the work of construction': Kit is supposed that a year perhaps would be consumed in getting or ganized for 'tho assembling en gineering forces working out de tailed specifications blue prints finances and other necessary pre liminaries 7 Start the steam shovels the min ute the ice goes out in 1923" was the slogan hung up Saturday by Mr Gardner it Is casually estimated tlfat an appropriation1 of $1000009 each by the United States and Canada would he sufficients to take earn of the first expense The cosH of the undertaking has been estimated by the engineers at $25272S00o in cluding the cost af development of i sdvuuo norsepower ami its livery to switchboard Would Pay or itself The water cower develoned cording to the engineers would easily pay the expenses of building the seaway the improvement thus would not cost tho taxpayers any thing and enable the sale of electrical energy from the St Law rence plants at a lower figure' than Is now charged for power distri buted at Niagara alls Tho International joint commis sion which ohaz approved the St Lawrence seaway went into all phases engineering navigation trade financial Industrial of the project During their study they held some 40 public hearings In the States and Canada at points from Boston and Montreal on ths cast to Calgary Alberta and Boise Idaho on the west Its unanimous Is that the two goverhments unite In carrying out without delay the whole navigation improvement and the development ot the first or in ternational section of the incidental hydrorolectrical energy which amounts to almost one and a half million horse power as compared with the 800000 horsepower aggre gate development at Niagara alls on both the American and Canadian Sldi bath and the church has been In use all day for the usual services The Sabbath ends at sunset how ever and the building virtually was empty when the flrajbroke out in the basement Nearby residents say there was an explosion which blow out many windows followed by a burst ot flame it is understood there was considerable paint in the has menu 1 Engine companies found the base ment a mass ot flames which were shooting up through the floor of the big auditorium The fire Spread so rapidly through the various ante 1 rooms and classrooms surrounding the auditorium that In a min the entire tabernacle was ablaze Seated 3500 Pereens The famous belfry which contain ed the one official town clock of Battle Greek ihcld out to the last thouglj thc dropped to the base ment Tho Seventh Day Adventist taber nacle was built In 1 17 9 from funds raised by popular subscription from all over Michigan and whefever Ad ventists lived It is said the con tract price was only $26 000 but that the building was so large that even In those days of cheap materials tho extras brought the cost 'consid erably higher ire department ofll ontlnued on fuse Two Column One IIICKVI VN VII Mt Nl OBI tor Adv Improved Engines Changed Body Lines Gorgeous it tings eature Displays BIT WATSON xNcw York Jan With 4U() Vnodels on display representing 4J makes 13 of which are being ex hibited for the first time the twenty second annual national automobile show opened in the Grand Central palace Saturday afternoon tt The 1922 line up as disclosed on four floors of the show building represents the first merit in both design siuce 1 the war days the crowds trooped In greater droves than on opening day last year The attraction that the automobile show ha for the public has reasserted itself with redoubled forte this year New Improved Hnalnea On every hand there are new and Improved engines for the motor wise show goers to peer Into new body lines of grace and symmetry ot design for the eye to devour and new Interior and exterior fittings that appeal to those who like com lort convenience and even luxury In modern transportation With a profusion of new designs brought forward for first lnstctioii by the public of New Yuik and thousands who are here from other cities show week of 1922 Is likelv to prove a momentous one for the passenger car makers With one of the toughest years now com pleted that the factories have ever known competition is at fever heat it is certain that Sunday wilt bring out several new price announce ments which In turn will bring others from makers who have been waiting to see which way the wind is going to blow and will be forced to trim sail accordingly This condition the automobile men say ia something that the business has long needed and signi fies the return of the good old fashioned fight for business that marked the earlier years when the motor car was more or less of a novelty Itcevea Makes survey A general survey of the situation made for the Detroit ree by Alfred Keeves general manager ot the National Automobile Chamber ot Commerce Haturday afternoon puts the situ atitm thia way "Attendnace and Inti rest shown at the opening ot this year's show" Mr Reeves said demonstrat'd again that the show lias not lost its interest We have in New York today mure representatives from the factories of Dctioit and elsewhere and 'more applications for tickets from visiting dealers than we have ever known In the 22 year that the national automobile shows have been held Tho automobile show Issues of the New York papers are much larger than those of last year an additional Indica tion if keen public Interest that will develop into sales The annual dinner of the motor car manufac turers to be held at the Commodore Tuesday night will be tliu biggest on record "The industry" Mr Reeves con tinued gone through a haid year during which many of the ethics of the business have been violated to moot emergencies of re aojustment in spite ot this other conditions production in fell off only 24 per cent Predicts tear of Progress "The worst Is behind us and be a' year of progress Hiieelsl to Thcree Press Washington Jan Confirma tion of the murder several days agd of Timothy Costello a natural ized American citizen at Texoco near Mexico City was received Sat urday bv th" state department The matter has been brought to tho at' tentlon nt the Mexican authorities hv George Summerlin charge d'afTairs(Of the American embassy at Mexico City WAGNER RECEIVERSHIP GETS $880000 CHECK Mother Unable to Care for Seventh She Says Srwhl to Tho ree Press and Clilcaso Tribune Dnialia Neb Jan "1 am ad 'i lhai the old stork ia again readci niy way" said a Nebraska whoso name is withheld by teiper publishing her want ad "I am the mother Of 'x lov'ly robust youngsters and fioltniiu could buy them but I W1I i that is coming to the i S'hi'st bidder This does not mean i money but in assurances that baby will be given the best Horne and tho most advantages ni eXe'tant mother placed nn mu "1 PCPrr saying she would unborn babe to thc higti 'hler signing it "his mother thereby indicating hei ball 'nt Um newcomer will heja boy letter to tho paper expialn '5 unusual procedure she on people who hnvc'glven I looking and longing for the stork to turn your way 'KI Is R(KI1 a chance to ize your wUh VVfnder If you comprehend iny3 the matter? A heart no money tol provide I httle one thatls coming irvo prayed andXA'ept and I fflfvo decidedej'e the baby th the home tiut GROCER PUT IN ICE BOX RY THUGS WHO GET $23 thii2' 1 lrl 1iR fcfi Dox while two Joseph Ryzykrun mA al i grocery at i 'avt I VCflCUed later by riislofners Slone when the two ji riui bine of them pointed at ihe merchant while the el thn door of tlm re i hnd forced th More Th chilled mnialncL aiH whn oflrnpid in nn wpp1! driving weat in lrltdo avenue AlslCE IIKADY Kpecia! to The ree Proas Now ork Jan Alice Brady screen and wage star has been stricken with ap pendicitis and will undergo an operation within hours her father William A Brady said Saturday I he doors of the Play House where MIrs Ifrady was star ting with Robert "Warwick in 'Grp closed baturday night but will Be opened next week with an understudy tak ing Misw Brady pari Miss Uradv prob Ubly ill not be seen on the speaking stage again for two or three years Her father said she is facing two months in a ho pHal bhe has been ill since opened Youngstown Jan 7 One week ago Saturday Mayor George Oles gave the underworld just seven days to "Love up drink up pack up and leave town or reform" Police Chief James Watkins had tills message Saturday from Oles: see that the following orders are enforced "Notify all dubs that gambling and drinking will not be tolerated "Pool selling on nurses must be stopped Immoral houses abandoned and arrest men with no visible means of support Notify hotels and 'ruetaurants and bootleggers that must cease their traffic In liquor Al gambling places must closed" hv Cal Is to Tile ree ire Dublin Jan It was freely predicted Saturday' night that Arthur Griffith founder of the Sinn ein and president of': the Irish Republic" will be the first head of the new government of the Irish ree State His title probably will be president of the cabinet Cannes rance Jan 7 Premier Lloyd George of Great Brit ain was in a jubilant frame of mind Saturday night Word friat Dail Eireann at Dublin had ratified the Irish peace treaty was flashed here from London and caused general rejoicing the British statesmen attending the supreme council meeting It was evident that the news lifted a great load from Lloyd mind as the news from Dublin during the past few days made the fate of the Iiish peace pact uncertain BY JOHN STEELE By Cable to The ree Press and The Chicago Tribune Dublin Jan The Republic of Ireland is dead long live the Jrish ree State The republic died at I) :10 Satur day night when the chairman of Dail Eireann announced a vote on the treaty Sixty four voted for the treaty and 5J against it Before the vote was announced the news of how it was going had reached the many thousands assembled outside the national university and round after round of cheers disturbed the calm of the assembly which a few minutes later was thrown into as great a fevrr of excitement itself Brugha's Violence Helps The end came after the long weary debate lasting nearly a month with an interruption for the Christmas holidays and the best speech favor of ratification Was made Sattirdav afternoon byCathal Brugha the minister of defense who has been a bitter opponent of any settlement with England His speech must have won votes for the treaty by the violence and unfairness of his attacks on Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins He suet red at Mr Griffith a a man who would never have taken part in public lite except tor the republic and denied that Mr Collins had a military record saving he was only a subordinate commander and accused him of sc king publicity In defending bnkine ChiidtrsJ Mr Brugha said that Mr Cb'lder had done more than anv one man to arm the Irish people Griffith in Masterly Speech Mr Griffith summing up in favor of the treaty1 made a masterly Mieech lasting over an hour He protested in a dignified manner against attacks on his personal integrity pointed out the advantages ol Hie treaty and appealed to the Dail to accept it After the vote was taken Mr De Valcia sat for a moment with Ins head resting tn his hands and then roae saying: 1 "Whatever has happened whatever they do the republic is still the legal go ernment of Ireland I call those who voted against the treaty to a meeting with me tomorrow at Interrupted by Woman Mr Collins made a dramatic appeal for unitv declaring that it was the duty of all Irishmen to woik together to preserve public a ety He was mlerruptcd by Mrs MacSwiney who said the republic Still lived and it was the only government that she would ever "There can be no union b( tween God and Mammon" she aid Mr De Vatra tred to speak again but he sad only maud'iblc words and he brolp into tparx 'lhe speaker announced that the Dad would meet again on Mon day to consider the next steps? I had a talk with Mr Collins im mediafc lv after the vote was taken "Toll Irishmen In America and oiaewhoro from ino that our duty In to preserve unity and to work to gether to make a new he said "I am sorry that tny appear to Swrial to The ree Preus and Chleago 1 Tribune Washington Jan Re publican senate leaders said Saturday night that Senator? Truman Newberry of Michigan would w'in his fight to retain hts seat in the sen i ate by a margin of three votes basing their prediction on acarefully revised? poll The final vote it was predicted will be reached Tuesday or Wednesday The Democrats with the exception of Senator Watson of Georgia are lined up solidly against Mr New berry Approximately 10 Re publican senators will vote against Newberry according to the best available figures Detroit ree Press Bureau 04 Metropolitan Bldg WaHhington Washington Jan Consider ation by the senate Saturday af ternoon of the ord Newberry election cotjtest was as exciting as it was dramatic Senator Charles Townscj senior Michigan sen ator rose from hisseat and ad dressed the senate for three hours in defense of his colleague Sen ator Miarp ora torical thrusts he caustically ar raigned Democratic senators for attacking the honor of a fejlow member not on evidence on hearsay and for bitter political reasons" 'I aay this attack bn Newberry was born in politics" declared Sen ator Townsend "When Mr Wilson put Mr ord Into the ring and Into the campaign that was the genesis ol this case Mr Wilson had said he wanted none but Dmocrats sent tn congress and it looked as though he culd divide the Republican party In Michigan by putting Mr ord on both ticketa" Gets Threatening Letters" Mr Townsend told the senate of threats ho had received from ord that ord was willing to spend mil lions to whip any senator who voted to keep seat for him lie told of receiving several Inters and circulars containing this threat Reading from a newspaper dipping he disclosed that ord said: "Bo is ready to spend millions to bung to a successful ending the proceedings he Instituted against 4 Mr Townsend challenged tho RmocTfttR to prove that Newberry his Beat" by saying: bought It then 'somebody fold it There has not been one whit of evidence in this case that pvfd one voter sold his vote to Anwherry People Indicted" raise my voice In protest" said Mr Townsend "in behalf of the people of Michigan This I'harg that Newberry boukht his r'at is an Indictment against the people of Michigan that they sold their votes The people of Michigan are as uprlghUand honest as those ot any other state Over 400000 of Hi in registered their protest sgsmst ordism iid they did It nncaiise they believed in American in their that Pithef SenatorNvwbf'rry was a perjurer in swear niHinurd on Pnge 15 iilumn 2 Much Depends on Meeting Sale Price Agree ment Is Doubtful With the II ren drawn from any nromj al teic its city system to the city Mayor Couzens Saturday commenced work upon a plan for accommo dating people in the downtown district by bus service in the event that he is forced to carry the ouster ordinance mto effect which would result in the tearing up 01 the tracks in Tort street and Woodward avenue me maj oi said the1 company's withdrawal from the lease proposal dumfounded him He did not place much credence in the explanation that financial difficulties solely repiVlsibJ? lor the action of the LR officials Purchase Price Isniie Up it directors in ses sion Wednesday decide on a price at which they are willing to sell lheir city system to Detroit and tins Dfcure is acceptable to the major the street railway situa tion will remain as at present until I el juarj 7 At that time theatock holdeia of the company will meet in annual session and they must ratify any agreement which the dnectora might propose before Major Couzens will again enter into yiTkVld of negotiations with lhe JV Mayor that the company could just as easily have Maid a month ago that they did not have authority to negotiate a ren tal agreement with the city The committee during the negotiations preceeding the running rights agreement said that they were WlllinC' tO into reftov no for a rental agreement with the city Mayor Couzens desired to leas the lints of the company for pos sibly six months he said Saturday tn order that he might know at the end of that period just whit the citv could grain by buying them outright He said he had figured on submit ting at the fall election a proposal to buy the lines and at tliat time he would have been able to Bo to the voters with a concrete propo sition telling them how much the system had earned during the Period it had been under city opera tion 'I would rather go to bat on actual figures than on estimates" the mayor satd 'Bankruptcy Is Hinted The announcement" riday that the was in a bad financial condition led to considerable talk baturday as to the probability of conipany going into bankruptcy City officials and attorneys were Inoiliied to believe that in view of the United States supreme ruling to the effect that the city had the right to remove the lines no receiver would attempt to stop removal of the tracks As far as the city Is concerned ft would Just as soon deal with a receiver as with the officials of the those In authority Intimated Mayor Couzens admitted that he feared the directors of tho company in session Wednesday will not fix a price which the stockholders would be willing to accept for tlie lines At all events the mayor does not anticipate the directors giving a price which he would be willing to accept If however they decide on a price acceptable to the city then the mayor will wait for final ap proval by the stockholders of the company Anpther angle which tho attor noys are interested in Is whether It the company should go into bankruptcy would tlie receiver ac cept the offer of $388000 tor the ort and Woodward lines Even if the receiver was willing a vote of the people would have to be tak en approving the contract before the lines could be bought DRYS RAID RESIDENCES SALOONS IN OSHKOSH ARUAHIA TOMiiRItmv MHHT Big Novelty for l'ine rs and dic tators Apple estival Atu JJa Root Resolution Passed With ull Approbation of All Powers Washington Jan 7 (By the Associated Press) The Wash ington conference about completed its armament limitation pro gram Saturday by voting poison gas in to the discard As In the case of the new rules to govern submarines the prohibi tion agaihst use of gas in future wars was adopted by the five great powers as applicable among them selves Ith an Invitation to the rest ot the world to join In the agreement Only Ten Topics Left 7 That left on the armament wait ing list ot the conference only two topics limitation ot aircraft and general revision of the rules ot warfare and both 'seemed likely Saturday night to be passed oyer without definite action An air warfaresub committee has reported after weeks of study that limitation of aeroplanes appears Impracticable until a conference of wider scope lias been convened al though it was suggested that restrictions rm use ot lighter than alr craft might beiwdrth attempt ing T7 A world wide gopference for consideration bt the 'rules of war" also has been suggested and sentiment among the delegates seems to favor it Italy" however hopes to see the present negotia tions develop some agreement against bombarding unfortified cities 7 7 i Look orward to inish So far have tho armament dis cussions proceeded that some dele gations are looking forward to a plenary ih ssion of the conference by Wednesday or Thursday of next week to publish to the world the completed limitation treaty and to record the further steps that have been taken in regard to the far east In the far eastern discussion deliberations contributed no surface indication ot progress despite an appeal hy the Chinese to Secretary Hughes and Arthur Continued on uae Three Column Two GOPrCHIESAGREE ON BONUS MEASURE 18 STATES BACK DELEGATES BAN POISON GAS USE OR TO GIVE DB! AT OES SERVICE I 'SEN WBERR HE OUSTS DUR War Debt Interest or Sales Tax to Be Used YVashlngton Jan 7 A geneial agreement tor the enactment of a bonus bill for former service men early in the present session of con gress It "was indicated had been reached at the conclusion of a White House dinner conference Saturday night between President Harding and a number of senators represen tatives and members of the cabinet The plan comtemplatcs it was understood that the cost ot the bonus will bo defrayed if possible from receipts from the allied debts to the United States If these are not sufficient Il was said It was tentatively suggest'd hat a sales ax might be supported by the aii mlnii'i ration for the purpose OKUM A ALIVE COMA CALLED DEATH REPORT 6 DSsi xl IB i J9E9 bv Hiirr 'Kw Hk 9 1 HtMi 9 fewS gw.