Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 1

$1)je fUtait K'vk GREATEST NEWSPAPER INAL WEATHER EDITION 11 TH BEE CENTS PRICE NO 10 5 VOI BRITAIN PLEDGES MILITARY AID TO UKE I MEHAOEB BERRY WINS 60 TO 58 VOTE to WAR ON ILLICIT BOOZE DECREED VJ" 8t de aceept LATEST WIRE LASHES another pleaded 1' i DELEGATES put aside AIRCRAT LIMITATION IREPERILS150 ON ERRYBOAT I 1 MOVE TO NAME NEW MINISTRY RULED DOWN cclebra Willlam SEES PRODUCTION 1500000 AUTOS IN PRESENT YEAR OTES DEYING OES IN SENA TE coast over in out has a a new NEW SCHOOLS COST MILLIONS He and Cabinet Divested of All Powers Erin Temporarily Without Rule of Own MINERS TO RESIST COT IN PAY SCALES COURT ItEI 'SAI Rome Jan Anarchists so cialists and Vmmunists united Monday In a inceiing of proteat aganlst the refusal of the court In Massachusetts to grant a nw trial to Nicola Saren and Barto lomeo Vanzetti under conviction for murder During the meet Ing there were fiery speeches attacking American court proce dure and capitalism INSPTTOIl III ItT IN IIGIIT Weehawken Jan 9 Michael Kennedy a customs Inspector was desperately wounded Monday night in a pl el battle with two Negroes surprised attempting to steal a quantity of alcohol from a West Shor railroad pier The rob hers ona of whom was thought tn hsva been wounded escaped A 1 1 i ude Splits Ranks of Opponents Holds His Own Under Bitter Attack by Walsh Lloyd George Submits Docu ment to London Cabinet for Approval Wayne to Lay 50 Miles of Highway Work' Seen as Aid for Jobless The largest road improvement program In Wayne history is to bo launched in tlie spring by the board ot county road commis sioners Concrete surface is to be laid on 50 miles of highway at a cost of $2000000 Replacement ot dilapidated bridges will cost an ad ditional $1000000 Among the major operations will be the extension of the two way trafhc road out Michigan ave to Dearborn township the ot the nlne nille long Town Line road between Greenfield and Redford townships and Springwells and Dcarnborn townships connect ing the Sevcn mile road with Michi gan avenue and the starting of a so called middle belt route which ultimately will run north and south and bisect the entire county ive crews are to begin work as soon as the frost Is out of the ground Virtually the whole sched ule will be llnished this year Edward Hines chairman of the board said Monday that the work would be pushed with all speed pos sible Of pertinent Interest to automo bile owners is the intention of the Commissioner Jbhn 8 Drown told the Highland Park Monday night he was watching the progress of the bonus at Washing ton and that while he heartily was In favor ot the bonus he thought If the attempt were made to "put over the beer and wine amendment hid den behind the bonus" he would ask the council to pass a resolution ad vising the Michigan senators and Representative Patrick Kelley that Highland Park opposed the plan WARNS RAPID TREE DEVASTATION IN fl county road commission to widen several thoroughfares on which there is heavy travel and whose narrowness at present Is a constant menace even to the most careful driver Such roads as thah Seven mile road east which carries the week end motoring crowds cutting over from Woodward to the lake shore road and vice versa Gratiot road to Mt Clemens and Eureka road the leading highway out of Wyandotte are to gain footage which will give them a width of at least 20 feet and In some cases 24 feet The program of 1921 was broad for a two fold reason The board helped to relieve the unemployment situation by setting In motion as much construction as it reasonably could and It laid the ground woik In the way of bridges grade sep aration retaining walls and tree planting tor its 1922 program The county in consequence has 24 1 2 miles of graded road Its sid ings and yards established and stock piles with sufficient materials to build 15 miles of road our unsafe and Inadequate bridges on the Plymouth Northville road are to come down and heavy relnfqrced concrete spans erected in their place new bridge near est Northville already is in' place and all the other three are prom ised by mid summer Meantime the county has boarded the roads with detour signs Automobilists will Continued on rage Three Column Three Ryl IAII i 0 Crowds at the Grand Central pal ace Monday continued to flock arotfnd the exhibits which featured new ears Among these are Cap tain Eddie car which has a number of unusual features among them an engine with two flywheels The car resembles the rench De age it has a road speed of over 65 miles per hour chandler has a new six with many chassis changes and a different design of body which will have an Instant appeal There1 is a new Stutz and it has left hand drive Many changes are to be noted In this car The Lcach Biltwell made on the raciuc is a brand new six with an head camshaft engine Velie with a new car Lexington new model Buick is out with roadster and the Premier has Its aluminum engine changed some what especially In the intake pas sages and the pistons A brand new design of the lat ter is used and like many this year is cut oval Instead ot round Nash is showing a new six and a new four which are fundamental ly like the former designs but show vast Improvement In chassis detail and bodies Mitchell has a six with a new engine which shows a new dcslga of cylinder block new pistons and is manufactured so that an oil film will constantly be maintained around moving parts Case has a new chassis a complete line ot new bodies and Auburn Is showing new sport car designs AHMEB BAND AT ARCADIA DANCING TOMORROW NIGHT Return engagement of "Rube" Hicks armer Hoys Spectators Adv OICERS RE KLECTED New York Jan 9 All of last offieers of the New York club were re elected Mon day only one vote being cast against Edward Percy Howard president gq Metropolitan lUdg Washington Jan Mlchigani junior senator Truman II New berry on the floor of the senate Monday afternoon replied to at tacks against his right to sit for Michigan It was bls first speech since his induction into office The speech was brief but gave a complete recital of tha facta of hlu questioned election so far as ho possesses knowledge and the ex pression of his belief that he is the duly elected senator from Dentes Unlawful Acts "As God Is mv witness con cluded Senator Newberry am not to this day and hour lonsclous ot having done In connection with either the primary campaign or general election of 1918 In the state ot Michigan a single act that was or Is In any way unlawful dishon orable or corrupt and I say this to the senate of the United States without reservation or qualification Upon these facts as I then believed them to lx and as I now know Ahem to be I abide with a cliar conscience" At the beginning of his addressread from a manuscript Senator Lewis Denies Reduction Will Mean More Jebs 'harlrutun Vm Jan 'J A w'tge reduction would not bring ad employment to miners John president of the United Mine of America declared Monday DEALERS LOOD NYAUTOSHOW entered for Mlch lman Zach that Mlchelman employed him at a week to make the whisky TELLS HECKLERS SHOOT I ard Every Blind Pig or Inches Orders Inspectors "Blind nigs must go This ultimatum was Issued Mon day to officials in police precincts by Dr James Inches police commissioner "If any patrolman or official of this department has knowledge of an illegal liquor traffic and doesn't stop it he will be brought on the carpet to explain" Dr 1 nenes clared recks toCvn Messina SI' Uy Jan A trc mondous landslide Monday de stroyed the cathedral the post office and many dwellings In the town of San ratello The en tire population ll to the coun try The slides are continuing 1 and much damage Is being done to the remaining buildings No deaths have been reported (Copyright by Harris Kwlng Wan Inetnn C) SENATOR TRUMAN NWBERRY One Victim Seriously Injured Other Is Taken Home Two motorists fled without halt ing Monday night after running down and injuring a 14 ycar old girl and an aged man Nancy Bcnzenuti 3666 Russ Il street the girl was thrown to the si reel and slightly Injured near her home She was taken to Re ceiving hospital but later sent home William Gampbell 1213 Howard street the other victim was run down at Michigan nvenue and irth street Police picked him up un conscious with deep lacerations on his scalp and probable internal in juries He recovered consciousness two hours after admitted in Re ceiving hospital I John Moore was slightly Injured In an accident near his home at 662 Catherine street NAMED OR PENROSE POST "The foot passengers all were up stairs in the cabin and the first any of them wc were afire was when the engineer in response to a signal from the pilot house turned on the automatic sprinklers and water Bfgan to rain down all over the A high wind was blowing straight up the river at the time and as the canxas ignited it carried the flameso the ropes holding the hundreds of cork life preservers against the roof Qf the upper deck These gaye way and for a few minutes there was a hall of life preservers upon the heads of the passengers as they came rushing to the main deck When the boat docked at the foot of Woodward aven'r the entire downtown section of the Dre de partment including the fire boat awaited it iremen with hose ana chemical extinguishers leaped aboard and had the flames under control within two minutes Women fooler Thnn Men There were three other automo biles on the ferry at the time but none of these was damaged (he deck hands pushed them to the forward cud 'as the flames Japped the stern There was panic among the passengers and according to ferry company employes the women were cooler even than the men After the fire was extinguished Captain took his craft hack to Its moorings at Windsor where repairs will be made The flames burned through into the cabin In one place but apart from this th" damage to the ferry will be com paratively light fourth floor peeper GETS AWAY ROM CROWD Dupe in $28000 Bay State Theft Gets 5 Year Term Boston Jan 9 Three men who with two others held up the bank rrf j'sengers In Chelsea last Novem ber and escaped with the $28000 pny mil of the Walton Shoe com pany were sentenced to long terms in jail Monday Two were sentenced to Jo 2u yearn each in state prison bhn Pntkewiex of Detroit 18 was nen inced to five yenrx and one month ir Concord reformatory The have not been apprehended Virtually all the money wax re envrred Thu three pleaded guilty was a dupe of the Mlier men a police inspector textl hd His mother came from Do i and told the court In Ron wax a choir boy A clergyman from that city also said a good word for hiin VALERA LOSES RE ELECTION BY North Dakota Sepator Heads inance Committee Washington Tan 9 Senator McCumber of North Dakota was selected Monday tv the committee on committees as chairman of the senate flnnnrc commit tee to suc ceed the lnte Holes Penrose Senator rellnghuysen Repub lican New Jersey was selected to fill the vacancy nn the finance com mittee Elevation of Senator McCumber to the chairmanship of the finance committee itHll leave vacant the chalrmansltfl of the pensions com mit tee but the committee on com deferred aelection of chairman of that committee KRIOIR PLAYS TONIGHT HI Arcadia Tickets at Adv Russia Accepts Invitation Send Representatives to Genoa Meeting Cannes Jan (By the Associ ated Press) Great writ ten pledge to rance to come to her Immediate assistance to the tutlcst extent of her military and naval resources in the event of un provoked aggression on the part ot Germany has been embodied in a document by David Lloyd George the British premier and submitted by telegraph to every member ot the British cabinet for approval In Brftih circles here Munday night the expectation was (t hit re plies endorsing the compact would be received by Tuesday evening when the document will be given to Aristide Hrland the rench premier It was said that the text probably would be published Wednesday morning reaeh Delegates ubUant Th proposed agreement is under stood to be simple in form and to give rance what that country Is seeking namely a guarantee of se curity and the immediate aid of Great Britain should Germany at tempt another war of aggression The agreement was the outstanding development of the day's happen ings here The general optimism that it will be put into force lias greatly heightened the spirit of the rench delegation Official announcement was made that soviet Russia would be repre sented at the forthcoming economic conference to be held at Genoa This Information was contained in a wireless dispatch received by the supreme council before a formal in vitation to the soviet government had actually been drawn up and the speed with which the Russians have replied to the announcement that they were to be invited was con strued to mean that they are keen ly desirous of joining with the na tions on almost any terms kl olllns Simultaneously with the making while of Russia's intention to have 1 representation at Genoa it became known that the German delegation headed by Dr' Walter Rathenau will arrive In Cannes edfiesday to discuss reparations wiio iue su preme cquncll Outline RsporetlonProjtrnm The exports and the nommitlAa rtpMHnC with DfO posed International financial cor poration Monday outlined their pro gram which comprises a vast ef fort for European construction The reparations experts decided that Germany should be asked to pay 720000000 gold marks In 1922 and at least an equal sum annually afterwards Such payments it Is considered will be sufficient to meet the Interest On a series of German bonds of 20000000000 gold marks which thus will become ne gotiable The economic committee decided upon an international corporation with a capital of 2000000 pounds with its tieat In Izmdon and with a board of directors nominated by affiliated companies In each inter ested country These countries In cluding the United States will or ganize corporations for promotion only with a combined capital equiv alent to 20000000 pounds These corporations will serve as mediums for credit transactions and facili tating the activities ot private en terprises In all countries where the business Held now is obstructed by lack of credits and disorganized finances This plan presupposes the organization of affiliated companies in Germany as well os in the United States' "The average patrolman dislikes anything on his beat which reflects on his attendance to duty He re sents visits by a special squad from headquarters or another part ot the city because it reflects on his ability Ho is tempted to warn proprietors ut gamming joints and blind of Impending raids When the raiders arrive they And his beet peaceful "Hereafter preclhct Inspectors must explain whenever the cleanutt squad makes a raid in an outlying precinct I realize that men who violate the laws in these sections become friendly with the police This results in laxity in the en forcement of the laws We will not tolerate thaL "The work of the new cleanup squad docs not relieve responsi bility of the precinct organizations They must keep their territory ch an' Bringing a force of new men into a precinct where they are strangers we hope will be an ef fective law enforcement "I do not charge that policemen and officers have neglected wilfully to enforce the laws 1 do believe however these friendships have hampered the work" Man Who Resisted Raiders Is Acquitted What is xald by members of the prosecutor's start to be the first caxe tn come Intn court in which armed resistance to officers a liquor raid formed part of th testimony nded In an acquittal Mon day when John Danealow' 2958 Clark avenue was found not guilty on a chvrgft ot assault with Intent to kill DanraJow broke a jug nf whlskj giving day after he fired a xhot into the coat of Patrolman AntonSorenson who with three other po lice officers entered the Danealow home In quest of liquor According in Mis ibdihntiriv the nrtirerx Damalow broke a jug of wlhsky when the police entered and then flred a shot at the policeman Sorenson was not seriously In jured as the force of the bullet was apent penetrating his clothing Tuttle Woqld Stop Needless Liquor Trials Judge Arthur Tuttle announced In federal court Monday morning that violators of the prohibition law who demanded a trial and were con victed hy a jury would ho given a Jail sentence This the judge ex plained was not Intended to Inti midate any innocent man Into pleading guilty but to stop need es trials What led to this announcement wax Samuel Zach's plea of guilty of manufacturing whisky He Im plicated Louis Mihelrnan who stood mute A plea of not guilty was entered for Mlchelman Znch said f60 lai kiion Kv Jan Hargis No the third member of the band attacked the Breathitt county "II here Dei HI kilting two sons Monday pleaded guilty to murder of Miss Maggie Allen 'vas'gtvon a life sentence Wil Watts atid Tom Porter wore imd convicted In connection 1 tho same cane last week L' Hts being sentenced to death and 1 to life imprisonment I 1 1 VI ER Hl II IHOIICunight at Adv Old Day Signalized by Greatest Influx in 22 Years BY WATSON New York Jan Monday was jlu day at the national au tomobile show and was signalized by an influx of dealers from all parts of the country said to be greater in number than on any previous day in the 22 years the shows have been held Recapitulation ot Saturday's at tendance figures by show officials indicate that the opening day was the largest in point of receipts that the show has ever known Kpeculatlag Over Demand With the show registering emphatic public approval officials of the companies attending the show are indulging in heavy speculation as to the course ot motor car de mand la 1922 'i A It Erskine preaident ot the Studebakets corporation which en joys a solid petition a a result ot last business is out with au interview In which states that a minimum of 1500000 automobiles will be producea and sold by the industry this year "Manufacturers generally" Mr Erskine says "have devoted much attention to the development and improvement of their products and to the reduction of costs with the result that present day cars at prevailing prices offer greater in trinsic values than have hitherto been possible in the industry It is impossible to compare these cars with those of pre war days be cause of the marked improvements in design and quality that have been made Better Cars Produced "With a few exceptions no manu facturers are producing the same cars they produced before the war and hence price comparisons cannot justly be made speaking general ly present prices are pretty close to pre war prices and intrinsic values as stated as greater than ever before "The lmpetus which business has received from the results of the wrk sccomnllshed bv the states men at Washington is already felt in the automobile industry It is not too much to say that a new era of international friendship trade relations and confidence Is spread out before us Statesmen of far vision have quieted International suspicions have removed all possi bilities of international conflicts and have made tax reductions pos sible for the benefit ot business and the people generally "In the automobile industry com panies with ample facilities tor eco nomical production which offer best values in motor cars will have nothing to complain of In their vol ume of business The Imperative confronts all producers to eliminate excesses reduce costs ifnd increase efficiency all along the line because inefficient producers will have difficulty In marketing their products "The automobile Industry Is a standardized established business which suffere no greater curtail ment last year than other Indus tries but In fact showed less de cline than several supposedly more stable Renown Apartment Residents Jump rom Windows One Burned Trapped by smoke and flames rapidly through the Ree nown apartments 4330 anA433! Ltn cnln avenue a janitor was severely burned shortly before midnight Monday and two others were saved from death only hy leaping rem a second Story window into a net held hy firemen David Robinson an tn valid living on the first floor was rescued by his sister Miss Birdie Robinson who dragged him through smoke filled hallway to a rear porch The Janitor Robert Stark was hurnejl while fighting the flames in the basement In a futile effort to prevent them from spreading He was taken to Receiving hospital With severe burns on his neck Shoulders and hands Those' who leaped from the swond story win dow were: Mr and Mrs A Drys dale Escape through oailawys was cut off by dense clouds ot smok Damage to the building was esti mated at 15000 About nlnu per sons escaped to the street In their night clothes before all exits were impassible BAN ONRACB NEWS OPPOSED BY HAYS Robber Gets Only $15 Loot rom Grand Rapids Home Special to The S'riw Press Grand Rapids Mich Jan 9 An armed robber late Monday aft ernoon overpowered Mrs Swift Wine gar 35 In her home bound her to a chair and gagged her and then deliberately searched the house for money Ignoring a considerable amount of jewelry the robber found only 510 in small change in a child'a hank and In Mrs wlnegar's pock etbook Ho surprised jher as she returned from the homo of a neigh bor At the point of a revolver he compelled her to sit in a chair whore he lied her The woman was found by her husband about 30 minutes after the robber had left the house The robbery is similar to that ot last riday night when Mrs N'amura Snloup 25 was overpowered as she returned to her home Vo a neighbor's and was bound and gagged In that case however the bandit took a large amount of jew elry BROWN TO IGHT BONUS BILL WITH BEER RIDER Prepare to Press Discussions on ar Eastern Problem to Successful End Wasliington Jan 9 (By the As sociated Only details ot technical phraseology remain to ba worked out before the treaty for limitation of armaments is ready (or signature by the plenipoten tiaries of the five great powers Passing Monday on its last ques tion of policy the arinamunt com mittee of the Washington confer ence decided against present atr tempt to limit or regulate aerial earfare and voted to refer the Iroblem to a continuing commission (or future study Delegations Meet eparuiHy Then each of the five delegations meeting separately began an ex amination of the tentative treaty draft prepared by the sub commlt tic ot experts The delegation heads are to come together late Tuesday la compare opinions and it is ex peeted that the complete text will bo ready for publication to the world at a plenary session of the conference on Thursday or riday Questions of definition particu larly with reference to the status of merchant vessels in war time are understood to be the chief concern of the delegates in their efforts to agree on a wording acceptable to every one Sonic features of the merchant ship problem already have been cleared away however and there is no Indication that a pro longed discussion will result With the: armament end of the conference approaching final dispo sition the delegates are preparing tn press the ar Eastern discussions also to an early conclusion The Shan tung question still is in dead lock but fresh hope yf a settle ment was aroused Monday night when it became apparent that the negotiations on that subject were turning into new channels The other remaining elements of dis cord in the ar East are not gen erally considered of a character to lead to extended lebatc Predict Another Scanlon Some delegates took So optimis tic a viewcof tha outlook that they predicted a plenary session for Sat urday or Monday to announce com pletion of the far' eastern treaty Arthur Balfour head IHc Urit fah made definite plans to sail for home on'Tdesday ot next 'week' and' bls colleagues on the delegation de clared it was entirely likely that he would sign the far eastern agree nt before his departure On the other hand it lu came ap parent Monday might that the study of the naval treaty text by indi vidual delegations was promising to consume more time than originally had been allotted for it The first Continued on I'afin Three Column Two DETROlTCHOIR BOY CONVICTED AS THUG Attack'd by a ri who she sur pris'd crouching beneath a window nn the back porch of her apart ment Mrs Murrell 229 East Balmer avenue fought off her as sailant Saturday night and escaped with minor bruises Mrs Palmer was giving a birth day party for her 15 year uld daugh ter and went the buck porch to dispose nf some waste water The man hiding In the shadows beneath IMTH'HIIIV HIU UOUll watching the gui sts Mrs Murrell's screams attracted tin attention ot the guests in the house and they came to her help The man ran down three flights of steps to 11'0 ground and escaped A patrolman uttwted by the sound nf two xholx filed by one of thn visi tors mrclvl the neighborhood bul the nmn hud vanished GENERAL HAAN RETIRES DUE TO AGE I let ml I Bureau 4iM MotropoilUn BMjf Wethington Washington Jan William Hann commanding general of the Thirty second division during the World war which consisted of the Michigan and Wisconsin National Guardi Monday was officially retir ed on his own application on ac count of age or Colds Grip or Influenza and as a Preventive tnlre Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets The gen uine bears the signature nf tlrnvc Be sure you get BROMO) 30c IttMH THU OLD DANTEfl Tonight ni the beautiful and refin ed J'icr Ballroom I'agr liaccl Adv 0 1 I II I A 1) A A GARY 1 0 1 92 2 TWENTY TWO PAGES Education Board Approves $6236371 Building Plan i in 90 Minutes Jn 90 minutes the board ot edu cation Monday afternoon disposed of of the money for new schools and additions Not a single item was cut The only voice for economy was that ot Dr John Hail who produced figures to show that with the new schools and additions approaching comple tion there would be increased seat ing capacity for several thousand children rank Alfred chairman of the committee of the whole replied that a surplus of seats in one district would hot take care of a shortage in another far removed from IL but Mr Hall Insisted that by a little rearrangement In the differ ent schools plenty? of room could he found for all the children There were only thred districts in which he admitted there was a call for new schools the Solvay the Davison and the Windmill Point districts "We have spent on building dur ing the past year a total JS189 000" ho said "and wo have car ried over to this year approxi mately $8000000 more Surely that should content us for this year We are asking about $5000000 more this year than last although this is a difficult year for raising money We could cut out that amount from this year's budget without harm' "Th" new schools are needed Inspector Samuel' Mumford said "and our building program of last year was a godsend to the men in the building The items were taken up one by one and passed by a vote ot five to one Dr Hall voting in the minority in all cases but those of I he three schools he mentioned The building budget finally was adopted just as it stood The board also adopted the main tenance budget which had been discussed at a previous meeting It calls for $14855584 leas credits ot $2707116 leaving $12148468 tn be obtained from the city Qn motion of Inspector Mumford the $270000 Tor the condemnation of land was ciit out as he explain ed the city would have to pay the money anyway as soon as the award was made It would make the budget look better he said al though that was not his object AUTOISTS HIT GIRL MAN AIL TO HALT TO LAY TREATY BEORE WORL Only Details of Phraseology Remain Before Pact Is Ready for Publication ANOTHER ST1UKI1 VOTE hERV Chicago Jan 9 Another strike vote is likely to follow recommendations io the six railway shop crafts committee of 100 wbkh convened In Chi cago Monday That Is the fore cast of union leaders who be lieve the shop rules recently promulgated by the United Stat'ii railroad labor board and now being considered hy the committee will not be approved AHt WIDOW NAMED New York Jan 9 Mrs Dorothy Park Benjamin Caruso widow ot Enrico Csruso who died In Naples on August 2 last was Monday appointed ad ministratrix of the i tenor's estate by Surrogate Colialan Opera Detroit Operatic Society for Seldon Masonln Memorial TickcUl at Grin Adv Washington Jan Timber In the l'nitcil States is being consumed four times as rapidly as It is being grown Greeley chief of the forest service told the house agri cultural committee Monday in urg ing federal legislation designed to conserve the country's forests Mr Greeley emphasized that 01 per cent of the timber loft In tho United States Is west of the Rrx ky moun tains at some distance he said from markets and the bulk of the country's population POSTMASTERS NAMED OR ALBA? MECOSTA IMrolt ree tpar W4 Metropolitan Bldff Waahlnittnn Washington Jan 9 Sylvia Rain was Monday named postmaster of Alba Mich and red McQuim was nominated for the Mecosta office' according to an announce ment made by the postoffice depart ment Says Bill Would urther Cripple reedom of Press Washington Jan Ponxtrt General Hays In a letter to Chair man Nelson ot the senate judiciary committee Monday expressed oppo sition to making it an offense for newspapers to publish racing news Ho I urged that a section to this effect be stricken from the bill re eently passed by the house and sent to the senate which would prevent among other things the transporta tion ot lottery and cheating devices through the iMtla The senate judi i clary la about to begin conslderatl of the bill In his lett' Monday Postmaster General Hays declared that a ban on lottery and cheating device "was desirable" and that he favored the bill as a whole His objection hs emphasized was to the section on pubtlshlna racing "1 was not consulted about IL" he said "and I hope this section docs not pass Th whole bill had bet ter he defeafed tn mv opinion than to add this additional curtailment nf the freedom 'ot the press Ttkero has been a very strong tendency of late in that direction and I am sure i It Is essential that such tendency be checked" i Cool headed Captain Crew Quiet rightened Passengers Prevent Panic Cool headcdness and quick action on the part of the captain and crew of the ferryboat Pleasure are cred ited with averting a serious panic imperiling the lives of 150 passeu gers when fire broke out aboard the craft on its 6:30 trip from Windsor i The boat was nearing the Wood ward avenue Belle' Isle landing dock when fire was discovered in a touring car owned hy Pence 6381 Lambert street Immediately a panic threatened and a number of the passengers crowded from the upper decks below I revv Quicis Phsscngers Galling upon the frightened pas sengers to be quiet that there was no danger the crew fought the fire and moved other machines to safety points When the blaze was discovered the Pleasure under command of Captain Janies Pocock was about 75 to 100 yards out in the river Snyder 6880 Lambert street sit ting with Pence in his automobile was first to see it "1 saw a flicker of light behind us and looked around Just then the flames leaped from our car and caught the heavy canvas which shelters the lower deck of the boat" Lambert 'aid A ERSKINE President ot the Studebaker Corp "If one is guilty the other said Judge Tuttle a man Is guilty and demands a trial In the hope of acquittal will sentence him tn jail on conviction It Is al most certain that his testimony has been false" rank A Skelnlk who was a can didate for mayor in the primaries last year pleaded iilty on two counts of an Indictment for violat ing the prohibition law He was fined ILfiufl on euc and $5fl0 on the other Other fines aggregated $6000 Two Ju Costa 200 A jug of whisky which rank Naggy of Philadelphia was carry ing "from the home of bis friend John Jones G10 Solvay avenue the home Ills sweetheart for the purpose of nn engagement tion cost him $126 in Judge court Monday Jones who was carrying jug was fined $75 Three ttu ail of whim guilty to violation of tile prohibi tion law were fined $100 each They were rank Ryan 962 Cherry street William Wheeler 1025 Plummer street and Samuel Swartz 542 Brewster avenue Liquor violation fines In municipal court Monday totaled $1675 HARDINgVaMES THIEL ASSISTANT TREASURER iWashlnetnn Jan Prank Thiel of ort Wayne Ind was nominated Monday by President Harding to be assistant treasurer of the United States A Retired President Pledges Sup port to ree State If It Preserves Its Aims I Dubin Jan (By the Associ ated lieland Monday night is without a government of its own Eanion de Valera resigned from the presidency and the proposal for his re election to that offiep which includes the office of premier was defeated in the dail eireann by a vote of 60 to 58 Mr de Valera made it clear that all the members ot ministry whether they voted for or against the treaty went out of office with him 5 Stops All Cabinet Work Lest there should be any doubt William Cosgrove minister of local government who daily he said was sending out letters from his headquarters to Irish public bodies asked if all that was to stop De Valera replied that It must stop until the successors of the former ministers were appointed The vote on re elec tion was doubtful until the figures were announced rne London dele gates who signed the treaty were divided four of them voting against de Valera and one Robert Bar ton in his favor Mr def Valera himself refrained from voting while 'Liam Roisite member for Cork city when his name was railed said he would not take the responsibility for plung ing Ireland iijto fratricidal strife 'Y? Tribute to de Valera i Cheering followed the announce ment of the figures Both Griffith and Collins were quick to pay tribute ot admiration to Mr de Val era while the whole assembly arose and applauded him A noteworthy feature of Mr Valera's later statement was that talk of fratricidal strife Was all nonsense the Irish people would know how to conduct themselves The course to which the tanner premier after his defeat urged his opponents was to appoint a presi dent in his place and let that presi dent appoint his own ministers He accepted defeat in good spirit and pledged hist supporfeto the new gov ernment so long as it was march ing' along the road to rishtinde pendence Explains Ills Tnctlea He explained that his reasons for assenting to a motion for his re election were the same as for de clining to go to London on the delegation his idea being to keep a reserve power in the interests of the Irish republic behind the men in contact with the British ministers It soon became evident that the supporters of the treaty were not anxious to submit any name for Continued on nge Three Column our woiaisbound ROBBED BY THUG nrAtnrif fire 1 answers drew applause from the galleries Senator Ncwbnrry entered the senate chamber five minutes before noon Ho went to bis desk placed some papers on it and retired to the cloakroom for consultation with his colleagues After Senator Park Trammel of lorida had concluded a bitter at tack against him Senator Newberry addressed the 'chair as recognized and proceeded to address the sen ate He was attired tn a conventional blue suit and his attitude was that of self confidence He spoke and distinctly eelingly ho denied the allegations Continued on I Colnmn trapped LEAP TO SAETY du Igo his Inexperience as a public speaker but after he had concluded and bed answered all questions naked by the opposition he was congratulated His speech was de clared to havs been a splendid ef fort It was eloquent because It was simple and because he delivered it with perfect poise and self confl dehex His willingness to permit Interruptions had a noticeable ef fect on the senate? Cheered bv Galleries Threr times during ths" tirade of 4 against newoarry ms applause from the WKENATIOW SECURE IS AIN bt'ln a statement tho bnck job live that Hirn 'vrtuhj no modification of the Ailing wage 3valc In districl 17 of that organization do not buy coal merely because it la cheap he Bald and towering wages would mean only the earning capacity of miner announced that theJdted Mine Worker would roHetny attempt hero or frtsewhore by to abrogate wage pro Hfllons in existing contracts and described a fallacious claims operators that a reduction was 1 cesaary to unable them to cotn with other fields THIRD BREATHITT BAND GETS LIE TERM ENVOYS READY 000 000 ToBeSpent "or Roads By County I wO A If 'i 'O ir i 4 J' I 't M' 1 4 Burma i 'd fl 11 A jl.