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1 1 WEATHER INAL EDITION Snow NEWSPAPER MICHIGAN'S GREATEST PRICE NEW CHEAP HAS UEL OR AUTOMOBILES PROMISED IN DETROIT UCTIOH IS SWEEPS EAST 1 to Agree S' NEW ERIN STATE NEW YORK NOWUNDER WAY BY AUTO SHOW 1 V'i VVVI Interest Keen In Mmlels5 In LONE THUG ROBS 5 The IN SALOON HOLDUP LATEST WIRE LASHES to Columbus officials had AGENTS SEIZE HUGE STILL MASH HOC I the fuel can cost of two EDUCATOR NAMED AS HEAD LINT SCHOOL OR DEA Special to The ree Pres Jan The freight steamer Western Ocean la in dis trepR in a 75 mlle gale oft Cape Lookout according to a report to the shipping board Wednesday trolley rollcy city 0 PRESIDENT WARNS NOT TO CUT TARIS BLIZZARD GRIPS EIGHT STATES DAMAGE HEAVY MARGIN NOW BUT ONE BALLOT SEEN ON RIDAY is a grad Edln and according trade this is the war that had a fair new idelis and Another CAN BE MADE AT COST 2 CENTS GAL CLAIM tonight at The Pier Ballroom un and favors for Adv THREE CENTS 1922 TWENTY TWO PAGES tho their for Dlust Reply Thursday directors of the it wilt with Mayor Gouzens Thuis VOL 8 7 NO 10 7 DANIEL WILLARD (See Story on Pngo J2 Column 1) 2 DIE SCORES HURT AS GAL her father paid her And so she nrn away from home Head What We enmes of Our Missing Gtrl7" jn Sunday ree Press UacMloo Scc tivn ROCKEELLER PAI a TAX New York Jan 11 John Rockefeller Sr became $391 697 38 poorer today and Uncle Sam just that much bettor oft when he sent a check for that amount to cover the govern ment's claim of balance due on Rockefeller's 1915 Income tax 0BEGINJULY1 IT IS REPORTED 0 APPROPRIATION MEASURE IS ACCEPTED armer Expected to Join Minority in Opposition to Guard" The Italian government was in tensely Interested In the discovery because of the prohibitive prices of gasobao In that country The rumor Is that the syndicate represented by Count t'lppcclo paid 1250000 for the Italian rights and that lhe Detroit syndicate was allowed to retain on pr cent Interwt Dr Ramages' untiring efforts to perfect the fuel were rewarded It Is said after eight years of Inten sive research work The chemist Is 55 years old made vehicular passage difficult erry Service Crippled The street cleaning forces emergency strength could make lit tle headway At New York's most picturesque downtown corner where the Wool worth building towers over Broad way policemen stretched ropes from lamp posts to the building entrances to give pedestrians some thing to cling to as they fought their way along through the storm In the harbor ferries encountered treat din cu tv in rnaKing slips but ocean liners cleared Europe as usual CARSAGAIHRUli TO 8 MIE10AD ord Callard who succeeded Ilos Schram as secretary to Mayor Couzens will receive a salary of $3690 a year Instead of the $1500 which his predecessor drew It be came known Wednesday Mr Cal lard came to the office from the police department Mr Schrnm went to the street railway depart ment as secretary and assistant general manager at a salary of $6 000 a year Local Men Back Chemist in Making Experiments Be lieved Successful Increasing In Violence Springfield Mass Jan 11 With six Inches of snow on the ground and the storm apparently increas ing In violence trains Wednesday wore half an hour or more late an trolley schedules demoralized Two lines were blocked in tuls Evacuation of Dublin Castle Begun Southern Parlia ment Summoned I GILBERT Lansing Mich Jan 11 1 Gil bert principal of the Grand Rapids Union high school and former su perintendent of schools in Traverse City was Wednesday appointed su perintendent of the School for Deaf at lint by Governor Groesbeck He succeeds Luther Wright who died Tuesday At Odds on Sale Price Officials ail LINES TIGHTEN AS TOTE REARS ON NEWBERRY VERMONT IHEP 111 Montpelier Vt Jan 11 Gov rnor James Hartness who was taken suddenly 111 Inst night was resting morn com fortably tonight Dr Steele who was called to at tend him diagnosed his Illness as pneumonia but said his tem perature had dropped materi ally rying Onions Thus Susy found him and then her romance went smash The re view of "Trotiblc tbe by I ella Bracy In next Sunday's ree Press will whisk you back to childhood Don't miss ity' 3 I Michael Mahoney 70 of Tomp kinsville I fell at a street In tersection ighting his way against the wind his heart failed him Ushered in In the early morning with a fall of snow the storm de veloped into the most violent in this section in eight years Sleet hall and rain succeeded the snow after a fall of four or five inches and turned the streets Into slush filled canals Early in the afternoon the gale reached its bight lashing rain and sleet through the streets As night fell the rain turned again to sleet and surface and elevated transit lines and the telephone and tele graph companies prepared for a night of tribulation Telephone Service Hit Telegraph and telephone lines beyond the city limits suffered early in the day when overweight ed poles fell by scores In the city copings were from roofs of high buildings and hurled into the streets and in several in stances pendant signs blow down upon pedestrians As freezing temperature return ed the city was ankle deep in slush Streets and sidewalks were covered by a mixture of rain sleet and snow that refused to melt freeze or drain oft through the sew practlcal manner As the question of the legality of the tax col lection Is involved Mr Steffens be lieves that some city official should commence a test case in circuit court before' the amendment is car ried into effect which might result in serious legal cutnolications Mr Ingalls is not worrying about being unable to carry the amend ment into force' and is already at work upon a plan for changing from lhe system of one tax collection to that of collection by the installment plan Ho has devised a plan which eliminates all the red tape which taxpayers encounter in other cities where taxes are colletced in two in stallmnts livery taxpayer will receive notice of the date the In stallments are due the same as Mr Ingalls's office has given notice on previous occasions The tax amendment was sub mitted to the voters by the Board of Commerce by Initiative petition Prior to the election the corporation counsel ruled that it was illegal and Impractical The council then asked the sponsor of the amendment to change it but Halley coun sel for the board declined to alter It In any way Consequently It was submitted to the voters In a manner which had been termed Illegal and obtained a largo affirmative vote Telegraph and Telephone Lines Down Storm Ties Up Shipping Special to Tho ree Press and Chicago Tribune New York Jan Two persons are dead scores injured and prop erty damaged ns the result ot an SO mile gale hich swept the Metro politan district Wednesday bear ing with it snow sleet hail and rain in great quantities Anna Lahart 11 ot tho Bronx was killed by a limb ripped from a tree at 239th street and Spuyten Duyvil parkway Charleston Ya Jan Blizzard conditions worked haves with telephone and telegraph com munications In the eastern and southern section or tne state wen of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company reported until she lurched into the break water Just after the crash and as the lighter was turning the men jumped to the wall landing safe ly They made their way along the wall to the lighthouse where they were made comfortable by Edward Pfister the light keeper' During the day provisions were landed and the mon will remain there until the sea moderates suf ficiently to enable a tug to tako them off The lighthouse is one of the largest on the lakes spacious ami comfortable so the men are not un dergoing any privations The tugs Virginia and Harvard and the lighter Rescue made port all right Lighter to he loated According to report received In Cleveland by efflelals of the Great Lakes Towing company the New man's derrick was dumped Into the lake when she rolled over Gilpin president and Captain Tom Johnson vice president of the com Winy left for Conneaut at noon Captain Alex Cunning of ort Hur on wrecking master for lhe com pany was ordered to Conneaut and will have charge of floating tho lighter The tugs Oregon and Vir ginia will come here Thursday it the weather will permit and tow the pontoon to Conneaut to be used in the wrecking work Delaware eel Gale Wilmington Del Jan 11 Dela ware was swept by a strong eastern gale Wednesday which lifted the roofs from several houses smashed windows felled trees tore a vessel hrc loose from its moorings and drove the craft against a' bridge spanning Christiania river The storm began with rain but soon turned to snow which was driven by a high wind Several pedestrians were blown over Trolley telephone and telegraph services were badly Impaired Slurtu Sweeps Baltimore St wial to The ree Press Baltimore Md Jan 11 worst gale ot the winter accom panied by snow rain and sleet struck Baltimore Wednesday A school boy blinded by the snow and sitet was struck by a street car wniie attempting to cross the tracks an I Is expected to die from his injuries a motor truck driver had a narrow escape when a largo tree burdened by the weight of snow and sleet toppled over and crusneu the front of the passing vehicle The driver escaped by jumping Two crowded street cars collided but no one was injured The motormen's vision had beenob scured by the storm Speaking of Knickers as the future street costume for women: you think any way to stop asked Casey the Cop want to stop replied Hickey the Cabman afraid if we stopped they'd go back toibustlesand hoop skirts Better let go on If you need a good laugh treat yourself to a few inin ytes with Hickey next Sun day in the Magazine Section Detroit ree Press And the illustrations by Russell II Legge arc just as good as the story 31IIS PATTESON DIES Cleveland Ohio Jan 11 Mrs Suzanne Louise well known Cleveland author ess of books on animals and birds died at the home of her son in Gary Indiana today ac cording1 to advices reaching hero tonight New York Traffic Crippled When Wind Attain 80 Mile an Hour Velocity The meet day when they must submit a prlcff satisfactory to the chief executive or face the tearlug up of tho ort street and Woodward avenue lines a required by the ouster ordinance Wednesday night there appeared to be little probability of the com pany submitting a price which would be aatisfactory to the city a there is a difference of several mil Hons between the price which the company believes its city system Is worth and the amount that the mayor Is Willing to pay Possibility that the may submit a proposal to the city to buy only certain Hues and that the price for these lines might meet with approval ot the mayor wa the only hope tn which those fa miliar with the street railway sltua tion clung Wednesday night Mayor Couzen is not set upon purchase ot the entire system of tho com pany a this time and it is be i Ileved that he would entertain a nronrudt inn tn kiv Whlle 'wome "directors of tha" it appear to willing to auo mlt a price which they believe the city would bo willing to pay others are opposed to taking a loss and getting rid of the city system al though they have maintained it is not earning any money at ths pres ent time In financial circles doubts are expressed as to whether the present directors or the company will continue in office following the annual meeting ol stockholders In ebruary due to the opposing faction within the company Conference Unsatisfactory Allan Edwards vice president of the after conferring with his directors during tho morn ing met Mayor Couzena In confer ence in the afternoon Thi confer ence was a long one and at Its termination Mr Edwards declined to make a statement Hl face clear ly showed howevfy that be was dissatisfied with the outcome of tho meeting with the mayor He will 1 again confer with directors Thurs day morning following which the I entire tioaru or the company will go into conference wltn Mayor Couzena and the street railway commission Mayor Couzena is still of the opin ion that the company should leave Its system to the city under a day to day agreement but any such ar rangement as this Is almost Im possible from the point of view of the because of the com plicated financial arrangements un der wbleh the company la now do C'ontlnoed on I'az Three Coluinu Three EWD CITY BREAK IMPENDS MA HAL LINES Waves Sweep Village Long Branch New Jersey Jan It Tho New Jersey coast was swept Wednesday morning by a gale that reached velocity of 60 to 70 miles an hour according to the local weather bureau The village ot Scabright which has no sea wall resigned Itself lashing by huge waves which began to roll In shortly before noon TRACE BOOZE DEATH Hoboken Jan Tho source of the poisonous liquor which has caused a total of' eight deaths In Hoboken and Jersey City within a few days Including two reported today was traced to the stearnshiff Karcoxle Chief of Police Hayes announced tonight The ves el sailed from Hoboken last Saturday for South American ports with several drum of wood alcohol one of which an Investigation disclosed had bet broken Into by longshore mtn ami a quantity stolen LAWYER GETS 20 YEARS IN PRISON Plunge to Safety When Line Snaps Leaving Lighter to Rolling Sea Cleveland Jan 11 Six men all Port Huron Mich aboard the Great Lakes Towing compajjy's lighter Newman which foun dered oft Conneaut harbor Wed nesday owe their lives to the fact that the craft lodged against the west breakwater before she rolled on her side and sank in 30 feet of water The men who saved their lives by jumping to the sea wall are: Cap tain Wilbur Nagle Steward Ernest Nagle Thomas Hanna James Hayes rank rye and Ernest Davis rom Buffalo to Cleveland The Newman was being towed' by the tug Oregon to Cleveland from Buffalo whore she had been used In taking grain from stranded ves sels Because ot the heavy sea rolling Captain Grisdal of the Oregon decided to put into Con neaut harbor at 12:30 Wednesday Just outside the harbor the tow line parted and tho helpless lighter was buffeted about by the big sea orces Customers to ace Wall Rifles Pockets Safe of $35 A lone thug described as "hardly more than a boy" held up the pro prietor and four customers in tho near beer saloon of John ura 1456 East Canfield avenue at 9:30 Wednesday Hu got $3575 Entering tho saloon with bls re volver leveled the youth ordered the crowd to "stlek up" ura said Motioning for ura to ccme from behind the bar tlio thug al ways keeping tho men carefully went back of tho counter io the cash register where lie gut $30 Then forclg the cujtoincm to stand with their Mees to the wall the robber rifted thoir pockets of small amounts Those robbed were: Joe Mlghllski 4426 Rlopello street $150: Barney Dumlck 4651 Dubois Street 35 cents Majeskl ISia Beaubien stredt $190 John rilankc 1 179 East Willis avenue Jacob Gellman proprietor of a grocery at 8211 Beaubien street Hustrated the attempt of two thuga loot his store Wednesday night 1'1 shouting lustily tor aid Gell mnn told police the men entered his store with drawn revolvers and erdered him to put up hl hands Instead of complying he blocked thoir path to the cash register and 1 'illed for help rightened hy his outcry the meir made their escape rnpty handed In an auto The near beer saloon of Norbert 1915 East orest avenue "ns held up shortly after 10 Iwi thugs armed '1'xy $30 fro'' tlm caih register $15 from Kaymoiu Dembroski 7724 Harper avenue nml gold watch li'm Stove 1815 East "rest avenue "ditonii rs Piece Cleveland Man Is Indicted Sentenced in Day Jan Several hour after he voluntarily appeared be fore county officials and made state ment which fed to hl Indictment on charge of embezzlement Wil liam Patterson prominent Cleve land attorney and former presi dent and treasurer of the orest City Woolen Mills company pleaded guilty and was sentenced to from two to in the Ohio peni tentiary last request was that ne bo sent tomorrow Tha first Inllmatlnn of the case was last night when two attorneys friend of Patterson re quested an apoplntment with Coun ty Prosecutor Edward Stanton today The friends after confer ring with Stanton summoned terson who made a statement in volving the embezzlement o' mote than $75000 In the last three year "I wa driven to It as a last resort to save lhe company" Patterson told Stanton "Th concelietlon ot government contracts mbiT fail ure unless I could raise money Un til a short time ago 1 was confi dent I could pav back every He said he raised money on or est City company bonds without au thorlty and converted tha fund to hl own use Besides being interested in the orest City Woolen Mills companv ot lekden Ohio Patterson held the controlling stock of the Dres den Woolen Mills of Dresden and the Eastern Woolen Mill Butler Ta Plies Cured In tn 14 Days Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure Itching Blind Bleeding or Protruding Piles instantly rt uevea ucning puss Adv The new models In the show are tho great attraction to veterans of the tho llrst time since the factories have chance to work out nut them Into nracttce reason tor the show activity Is the price reductions which have brought ears down to the pre war level These price cuts have placed au tomobiles within reach ot a tre mendous number of people who feel that they can now afford to have a car of their own At the same time quality of the car has been kept up to the high pre war stand ards while many improvements betterments and refinements have been added The result according to the automobile manufacturers is the best value for the cheapest price in the history of the Indus try Another development which has brightened the outlook for tho in dustry generally Is a plan tor an export combine Involving 30 auto motive companies which together do a domestic business in excess of $1000000900 annually It was offered by Bauer secretary of the National Autoniffbile Cham of foreign trade committee to the annual meeting of that body Mr Bauer said such an organization would enlarge credit resources and lower the overhead cost of foreign trade in cars and trucks The plan has the active support of the automotive division of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce established by Secretary Hoover and headed by Gordon Leo Gather lintn for Un I led States An important object of this "di vision according to Mr Lee Is to gather from representatives of tho department consular agents and other sources In foreign countries all possible Information which man ufacturers cai use in connection with supplying the world demand Intelligently The Importance of such close co operation on the part of the gov ernment cannot be over appreciat ed "Time was when it was almost the universal opinion of manufac turers that you expect to get much accomplished In Washing ton" Mr Lee says much red tape down there that they never get to your business until It Is too late But thanks to Secretary Hoover that attitude is rapidly changing Is personal ly on the job all ot tho time and one of the most accessible men In Washington He Is giving his great energy and ability freely to the country In this critical time when bls genius In this direction Is so much needed" Tour Pen Track" your pharaetcr Have De Itt Lucas analyze your hand i willing or further Information Page 2 Magazine Section Sun I day a ree Press New Models at Pre War Prices Attract Public Export Combine Planned BY WATSON New York Jan 11 The National Automobile Show according to officials at the Grand Central Pal ace has taken New York by storm Tlie attendance not only is increas ing each day but it is bettering the records of farmer years livery newspaper in New York Is devoting at least three pages to the show and some are giving four and five pags to news about the automobile men and the new model they are exhibiting The theaters too have caught the fever and near ly all the comedies and musical at tractions have incorporated lines and even whole scenes with a view of pleasing the horde of visitors with which the New York hotels are filled 4 veAsV So did the unhappy wife In Wil liam "How to He Happy Though Married ree 1'rcss Magarlno Section Italian Right Sold It It Said Syndicate May Produce in Michigan Production ot a new fuel oil to operate automobiles and all motor driven vehicles which It la said will be sold at a price considerably less than gasoline 1 to be under taken by a national company for a syndicate of prominent Detroit and Chicago men it became known Wednesday Dr A Ramages chemist 3017 East Grand boulevard is the dis coverer of tho fuel Detroiters inanced Tests Tho publication of the patent whih was granted to the syndicate during the preliminary experiments Is anticipated within a few das rank Bell Vice president of the Gray Motor corporation and former production head of the Packard Mo tor company Benjamin Briscoe for mer president of the Briscoe Manu facturing company Rodolphe Stahl official of the Briscoe Stahl Co Harold Emmons attorney and Weaver vice president of the Pullman company of Chicago form the syndicate which financed Dr Ramage in his experimental tests and which will undertake the pro duction ot tho new fuel with him It is understood that rank Klingensmith president of the Gray Motors corporation and former gen eral manager ot the ord Motor company is interested in the syn dicate Mr Klingensmith could not reached Wednesday to affirm or deny the report Standard Oil Reported Interested The rights for the Unite States with thfc exception of the state ot Michigan1 have been disposed of It is said to the Barnsdall corpora tion a coLely allied interest: of th Tbo syndi cate retained tne pn duntion rlghts tor Michigan but no announcement has been made as yet of any produc tion In this state 5 Tho Barnsdall corporation and the syndicate have entered into a con tract whereby the concern begins production ot 1900 barrels of the fuel per day July 1 of this year it is said The profit to the syndi cate could not be learned but it Is understood It will net 1 per cent per gallon Dr Ramages Is now In Great Heart Okla at the production plant of the Barnsdall corporation with Sir John Cadman represen tative ot the Anglo Persian Oil company This concern it is said la backed by the British govern ment and Is deeply impressed by the accomplishments of the new fuel Sir John Cadman will dose for tho British rights before leav ing America according to reports Production Cost Is Cheap Accompanying the British repre sentative and Dr Ramages to Ok lahoma was Count Cippeclo a nephew of the Italian premier who is credited with having taken the Italian rights to the product Tho now fuel it said can be produced from tho waste of crude oil after the gasoline and kernsGane have been drawn off or direct from tne crude on It Is announced that be manufactured at a cent per gallon Dr Ramages who uate of the University ot burgh approached one of the syn dicate of Detroit men two years ago and told them that ho pro posed to bring out a now fuel which would revolutionize the gas market The men were Inclined to discredit Dr theory at the outset but nevertheless formed a syndicate to finance him during the experimental days Established Detroit Iuburatory The chemist established a lab oratory In Detroit Eight months ago he advised the Detroit syndi cate that he had perfected the new fuel and that the time to prepare for mnrketinir it had arrived A representative of the Detroit and Chicago syndicate Immediately put the proposition before the Barnsdall people They were im pressed but desired a demonstra tion ot the commercial value Arrangements were made whereby the Barnsdall people undertook the manufactuio of the fuel at their Great Heart Okla field The Barns dall corporation It is snld put $150000 into the construction and equipping ot the commercial test plant A tentative contract has been drawn between that concern and the syndicate which calls for tho oil company to begin production of 1000 barels of the fuel per day July 1 of this year To Make Barret" Bally Thl production will be increas ed annually and tho contract calls for the manufacture ot 25000 bar rels per day beginning with the fifth year of production according to reports Precautions were taken Jn ob taining the patent The syndicate1 It 1 said obtained the services of five of th" best patent attorneys in the country who collectively pre pared a brief filed with tho appli cation for patent touching on 11 other processes and producyi of this nature It Is estimated that when opera tion begin In Michigan 3000 bar rels of tho fuel will be produced Arrest Woman Who Denie Guilt in ederal Court ederal officers under the lead of George A Zang swooped down on the garage at tho rear of 1936 East Congress street late Tuesday night and seized one of tho most complete "home distilleries" yet con fiscated by prohibition enforcement officers Mrs John Grana of that add res wa arrested Moro than 250 yallons of wine 650 gallons of mash 25 gallons of moonshine and one 40 Kallon still were seized cdorat officials say tho building was equipped with all modern conveniences for the manu facture of moonshine whisky Before States Commissioner Stanley Hurd Wednesday Mrs Grana pleaded not guilty wa fixed at $2000 TIIOV Opern Detroit Operatic Society for Seldon Masonic Memorial Ticket at Grin Adv COMPANY MUST ACT'THURSDAY It Is believed that all public con siderations of technical legality will bn set iislrto In the transference to the provisional government with a view to expediting affairs and nec essary proceedings will later be validated bv an act of Indemnity The public Is deeply Interested In the hurried removal of papers from Dublin castle It is generally sur mised that onereaon for this Is tho undesirability that the new gov ernment should hnv opportunity to Inspect tlm contents of document" having to do with searches and raids and other innnmtrc of coer cion and that therefore all will bo carted away before the provisional government begins to function Washington Jan With pro Elons for the air mall zcrvlceI Ifn I naled the annual postoffice ap i'''oplatli bill carry approximate $554000000 was favorably re t' rted Wednesday by the bouse ai l'lll'rlations committee As drafted by a sub committee 'lie measui provided $l935ooo forhe air mall service during the fis cal year beginning next July 1 lhe full committee however in ap proving the bill struck out this section The total curried in tho measure $21707976 less than the appro priations for tho current fiscal yearnd $21735691 less than the amount''luestcd by tho budget bureau PALAIK IMAGE 'nry Tuns Thiirs Adm Mon 50c lAdle 35c No charge for dancing Adv II TAT HOVOItED New York Jan 11 Henry Taft was elected president of the Japan Society Inc at the organization's annual meeting here Wednesday Baron Shldehara Japanese ambassa dor to the United States was named honorary president and Roland Morris former am bassador to Toklo vice presi dent Alarm Closes Mines Philadelphia Pa Jan 11 (By Associated 1'ress) Many place in Pennsylvania cast ot the Allegheny mountain Wednesday reported lhe heaviest snow fall of the season the depth ranging from eight Inch es In the northern part of the state to two Inches In Philadelphia Rain followed the snow In tnfs city but the weather bureau expects tho precipitation to turn to snow by evening Transportation lines In the i nithern part of the state were Interrupted and a number of an thracite mines were closed City Will ight Double Collec tions Authorized at No vember Election When Guy Ingalls city treas urer attempts to put Into effect the double collection of taxes as auth orized by the elector by charter amendment last November Henry Steffens city controller or some other official will go into court for the purpose of enjoining him from carrying out the mandate of lhe people This action will be taken on the grounds that the amendment as submitted to the voters was il legal When questioned Wednesday as to the probability of his attempting to enjoin Mr Ingalls the controller said he had not definitely made up his mind as to what action will be taken Mr Steffens believes how eyer that the amendment as sub nitted and approved is not feasible a a a aa A London Jan 11 It is un officially reported that the British scheme for the evacua i tion of Ireland which was postponed before Christmas i has been ordered carried out immediately There are busy I scenes of preparation at many i of the southern military sta tions and in some districts it 1 is said the troops are actually I under orders for departure 1 The auxiliary police are being 1 withdrawn from Cork and the southern stations some have 1 already departed 1 Dublin Jan 11 (By the Asso elated The summoning ot the southern parliament to meet Saturday by Arthur Griffith presi dent of tha Dall Elieann and his cabinet has started the machinery for putting the treaty into opera tion Halt a dozen huge vans backed in front of the chief secre tary's offices in Dublin castle Wed nesday afternoon and removed sticks ot official documents and effects of the secretarial and police departments thus beginning the evacuation of the castle the sym bol to Irishmen for centuries ot British control Demon De Valera informed the correspond! nt that he believed hl party would ignore the Saturday meeting oi the parliament In re sponse to an Inquiry regarding bis plan he sstd he Intended to con tinue the light for independence he supposed elections would bo held within tx or nine months Calls Election utile Such elections added Mr De Va lera like tie signing of the treaty in Ixmdon would be held under British threat ot renewal ot war fare and therefore he would not accept the verdict as the uncoerced will ot the people "There Is a big line nf said Mr De Valera "between those standing for dependence and those for Independence" Never would he under any condi tions take the oath of allegiance contained In the treaty' Alluding to the Irish republican bonds he declared they would be redeemed by whatever government was event ually established and added that a meeting ot vie leaders ot the Sinn ein party would be held Thursday to consider the general position An important development Wed nesday was the Issuance of a manl feato by the Irish labor party stat ing that labor wuld participate in the election to secure representa tion in the new free state govern inent The method adopted In sum moning those who are to ratify the treaty is held to Indicate that the British desire to avoid friction In the transference of the authority in Ireland Instead ot acting di rectly the British government act ed through the Dall cabinet leav Ing tho Dnil to Initiate execution of the treaty Dublin Castle Co opcrntc" 1 The Associated Breas is officially Informed that the heads of Dublin castle will do their utmost to faclll 1 tato and expedite the provisional 1 government's taking over full au 1 thorlty Arrangement have already 1 been made for the speedy evacua tion of the auxiliaries and as soon as the treaty is ratified by the southern parliament evacuation of the army will begin Any of the existing Irish official whom the free state dismisses must be com I pensated from the Irish funds ex i ceptlng the auxiliaries and blacr and tans who will be compensated by the British government The ntnlllarlen probably In many cases will be employed In the Brit ish crown colonies but the black and tans are technically regular re rrults of the Royal Irish constabul ary The date ot ineir recruiimeni will furnish evidence of the pur pose for which they were employed anl whatever happens to the rest of tho police force they will nil bo dismissed Service on Wood ward ort Likely to Be Stopped Director of tho IL and the street railway commission after several hoars' dcHberatlon Wednes day had failed to reach anything that looked like a satisfactory solu tion of the street railway problems facing Detroit While both Bides declined to make a statement ft was apparent that tho opposing fac tions were dissatisfied with the de velopments of the day and that an open break with possibly the dis continuance ot service on some lines of the company was immi nent At many corner throughout the city where storm sewers1 were i iUKKVil aiHl nu uinci uunvt iiiLuicu knd cannot bo made to work in a the formed ln8e deep lakes noin barred pedestrian traffic and Six Port Huron Men Escape as Boat Sinks to Give 10 Minute Service Starting Thursday to Stop Commencing Thursday morning street car service between the Six and Elght Mlle oads discontinued when the city and the It In stituted alternate operation ot cars on the Woodward avenue Jlne wljl bo' resumed according to announce ment made by Ross Schram secre tary of the street railway depart ment Wednesday A 10 mlnute service will he maintained All the cars will be ot the interurban typo Mr statement follows: operating depart ment notified Mr Goodwin Wednes day morning that beginning Thurs day morning they would Institute a service on Woodward avenue from the Catalpa at Royal Oak down town which would give the people between the ix and Seven Mile roads the service they had before and that these cars while they arc suburban cars from the Scven Mlle road as heretofore will accept the five cent fare for the ride downtown "Now In addition to that they will have an extra service of the same typo ot cars to take care of the ord employes morning and night who go to and from this dis trict to the ord plant "The Detroit United assurance to is that the people will be taken care of equally a well or better than they were be ture January 2 "Therefore the will discon tinue the free bus operation which It Irs had In service north of tho Six Mlle road since January 3 "The board ot street railway com missioners Is anxious to extend a city service to the fair ground loop but the Detroit United Hallway au thorities are unwilling to permit this extension at gardnerapp6Tnted TO HEAD SCHOOL Underwood Definitely Pledge Democratic Party to Unseat Michigan Man Detroit ree Prrss Burctu 404 Metropolitan Bldp WaRhlngtnn Washington Jan Hopes of a final vote Thursday on the ord Newberry' contest in tho senate went glimmering Wednesday when Senators Heflin of Alabama and King of Utah both Democrats ob jected to an agreement proposed by Senattr Spencer Republican chair man of the Newberry investigating'' committee that all ttebate cease at four Thursday afternoon It Is ndw expected a delay run ning over to riday or Saturday will be made by a Democratic filibuster The farmers' "bloc" group reported to be organizing to capture the Re publican national convention In 1924 or if this appears impossible to form an Independent party Is giving the Newberry case particu lar consideration CnpH or President It is authoritatively known that one of their arguments against the will be Senator Capper of Kansas is re ported ns being ambitious to wear the presidential plume for the farm "bloc" or this reason it is said he will probably vote against Newberry Another ambitious senator seeing the presidency on the horizon at the hands ot the farmers' is Senator Kenyon lie having made a strong attack on Newberry is definitely committed againn tho Republican leadership Best available polls of the sen ate membership tonight indicate that Newberry will be seated by one vote to spare Republican leaders say his majority will be larger Last night a prominent antf New Iwrry man conceded that Newberry would be seated but the breaking away Wednesday from the admin istration forces by Senator Jones Republican of Washington gave the Democrat new strength llamentary substitutes and amend ments were proposed Wednesday by Democrats seeking to jockey the senate into unseating New berry: Text Is Altereil A substitute resolution first pro posed by Senator Owen Democrat Oklahoma and later accepted by Senator Walsh author nf tho Walsh 1 solution which declares the Mich igan election void was the opening "ulge Intended to induce the Republican senators Into voting to unseat Newberry This new substitute abandons the claim that there was corruption tn the Michigan election and merely de ciares Newberry Is not entitled lls seat because It la "against sound Coutlnued on 1'age Three Column One Lansing Mich Jan Major John Gardner world war vet eran Wednesday was appointed su perintendent of the State Industrial School for Boys al Lansing by Gov ernor Groesbeck He has been acting as assistant superintendent under Major Ralph Duff secretary to the governor since former Superintendent Joseph rost resigned at the request of the governor His appointment was recommended hy the state correc tional commission Major Gardner prior to' bls serv ice In the army was a school teacher and principal SECRETAJRYTOMAYOR WILL GET $3600 YEAR DETROIT MICHIGAN THURSDAY JANUARY 12 1 Bp I I I I uL i A a 6: I.

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