Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 1

WW WJit gm WW INAL WEATHER EDITION air GREATEST i 1 1 11 0 vo DOCTOR TO SEEK OH BONUS BILL 2 TO BURY POPE SECRETARY 01 WAR WEEKS dealers deciare tnat zero wmiuei vuicuuo oi uics iruuaury saiu rather than working against sales however that the department would 1' CUT IN OVERTIME STIRS CLERKS SENTENCES UPHELD LATEST WIRE LASHES I steamship clocked here Monday flier stenographer The diary was The Hie boats were prepared for ths same In rhlch Rosier a few ma Im i a rxw a A(a4 el 1 1 1 MW by them presenta The nntl cvohition bill provides thnt any professor or teacher 7 Prisoners Confess Making Counterfeit Stamps Tell 'of Robbery of Labels ed nubjrctu khall be aubject fa a line of to $300 or from 10 Secretary document itninedl 1 6 0 LEADERS ORDER CAUCUS asts for 51 Days Husband Arrested The mroaure forbid teaching of DorwlnlMm ntheltfm mrnoMi Diary Reveals Love Of Pair Slain By Wife 15000 Cases of ake RumHereUSIsTold MANDAMUS WRIT TOORCE ACTION CANADA DELAYS ACTION Ottawa Jan The Cana dian cabinet council met and adjourned Monday without tak ing action on Invitation for the Dominion to send a rep resentative to the Genoa con ference WEEARE uND MMAY GAUSE IGHT IN LEGION 35 TRACK MILES ADDED TO Wayne County Council Ob jects to Order to Turn Relief Money Over to State Desire Defrere and Jose The ballet was headed by I'avley and Serge Oukraln EAR ALLIED BOND PLAN IMPRACTICAL launching but the blaze was ex tinguished by chemicals and stream of water tu int Service Its Are Not of of as co operative by the state ex ecutive committee of the legion tm'l a subsequent resolution order ing that all funds subscribed to legion welfare work be turned over to the state department may pre cipitate a clash between state of ficers and the Wayne county council Heated discussion of the recent action of the state committee marked rhe Wayne County meet ing Monday evening held in its welfare offices tit 113 State street The committees resolutions as read a the meeting follow: QllltE'iON DEMES ILLNESS Mexico City Jan Denial that his of health was such as to necessitate a visit to the United States for consulta tion with American surgeons was made Monday night by President Obregon Referring to reports of his ill health the president Aaldt "1 am Ignorant of tho origin nt such as my health was never better titan it is at present1' RUN OS BANK Dunkirk' Jan 23 A run was made Monday on tins National bank due to unfounded riimors that gained credence throughout tho city Virtually all the accounts with drawn were those of foreigners the smaller depositors of the i bank Every depositor who ask ed for his money was paid all Crowds Break 1921 Total De spite rigidity Prices Most In Demand Dealers Say By WATSON In spite of frigid weather the automobile show crowds continued to swell the total of record break ing attendapce Monday At a late hour in the evening the 9000 mark of last year had been exceeded Reports from show headquarters are to the effect that the better makes represented on 'the floor have generated decided impetus in sales and that hundreds of pros pects are being booked A pronounced feature nt the sales already made according to Inquiry among exhibitors is the Increase in demand for closed Theiftlor declare that zero weather Washington Jan 23 A bill au thorizing tho concentrating Into 25 government warehouses all liquor now stored thiough the country was favorably reported Monday by tho house ways and means committee The treasury department would have authority under the bill to designate the warehouses to be utilized Ct Illinois Court Approves ines Jail Terms of Ten Chicago Jan Ten board of education ofllcials and members In cluding three women must pay heavy fines and some of them will be forced to spend a day or ao In jail if a decision by the ap pellate court rendered Monday la upheld by the supreme court to which it will be carried This is the latest step In the celebrated case of Dr Charles Chadsey wno was brought hero from Detroit aa superintendent of Chicago schools The incoming school board promptly annulled hlfl contract and elected Peter A Mor tensen superintendent Dr Chad sey then resigned and accepted a professorship at the University of Illinois The case was carried Into the circuit court here and Judge Kickham Scanlan held 10 of the members and officials guilty of con tempt as lie had previously ordered that Chadsey should not be dis turbed Originally 17 members and offi cials were named but only 10 were found guilty Superintendent Mor tensen was named in tho original 17 but there was no evidence upon which to hold him Thcjiidge how ev excoriated him bitterly Jn the finding The penalties range from fines of 1300 to $000 and one day In jail WAR CHIE WHO WANTS ORCES KEPT IT the orlfiln of man notild be for hldtlrn In pny iichnal county urailr city high urbool college or unlverulty htch rrrelvr sup port wholly dr In purl from thetate under a bill Introduced In KEEP ARM WEEKS URGES New York Jan 23 With Inter est hightened by Director General Mary Garden's announcement that this' was positively Its last appear ance in the east the Chicago Opera company opened its New York sea son Monday night before a house that had been sold out long in ad vance 1 Camille St nnd Delilah" was the initial offering with Marguerite D'Alvarcz the Pe ruvian mezzo soprano as Delilah Lucien Muratorj the rench tenor who recently broke with Miss Garden and announced he Would never sing under her direction after this season sung the role of Sam son Both were enthusiastically re ceived In keeping with her plan to In troduce one singer new to New York audiences at each performance during the first week the en gagement Miss Garden presented Paul a rench basso for merly with the Paris opera as Abltnelech The cast also Included Hector Du franne Mojlce Andreas sky District and County Offices Are Called Only and Dotinition ot welfare powers Michigan district and county flees of tho American only that of advisory and Outlines Policies in a Letter to the House Military Committee San Pedro Cal Jan 23 A fire nf considerable proportions aboard the Matson liner Buckeye Stirtc as It was nearing Los Angeles harbor from New York placed the lives of 150 passengers In peril causing a near panic and damaged several large state rooms before It was ex tinguished by chemicals and streams officers and passengers when the Susan Smart was given a de cree from Alexander Smart when she told Judge Dingeman that was the most Alexander had ever given her though elte gave him $30'1 nt one time She was given the property In Redford which she said was purchased with her money Margaret Cudabba was giva a decree on a cross bill when she told the court that her husband' Richard Cudabba Is now serv ing a lu year sentence at Marquette ror orcaKing ana entering There are 15000 cases of counter feit Canadian whisky In the De troit market Secret Service Agent Joseph A Palma was told Mon hv Aflnm Tkf1ortnfn nml Tnlin SAYS ACTION WILL COST hutsky whom he had arrested on nurrv citmtmc rir i charge of counterfeiting Cana COMMUNITY UND GIT Jan revenue stamps rney said they had made 15oov seis of Canadian revenue stamps labels warning certificates and stamped corks In the last three months Each set contains chough of these articles for a case ot Bill Would Ban i 'Origin of Mari as School Study rankfort Ky Jan Trni 8 7 NO 119 Typist Penned Language of Hearts and Kisses Entries Show Widow Is Held Tan (By the ARsnclltrd Press 1 In i nriminlnrl page in me aiary oi uscar nosier i advertising man whose widow Mon day was held for a coroner's In quest on a charge of having slain Rosier and fils stenographer Sat urday In his private office were severallines addressed Jerry from The lines wore: The kiss complete Tlio union ol Heart to heart Hand in hand What does language matter? sympathetic according to police who examined effects including the diary was the nickname for Miss Mildred Geraldine Reckitt Ro I a A rv 1 rfl Vv ft a nif'l tv i i'rs i 41 nx i iiv laitxiy wun minutes before he died signed a will disinheriting his wife Mrs Cather ine Hosier and hei infant of a few North Sydney Jan 23 Eight members of the crew ot the Norwegian freighter Mod nti lost when the vessel sank 1000 miles oft tho Nova frotlan coast ore safo eboHrd the steamship George Wash'ngton according to a wireless message received here Monday Tho Mod was nearly 1000 miles nt pen when she went down after Imr propeller was wrecked and her boats swept away by storm The British freighter Melmore Head reported she had taken oft other members of the crew Captain Olaf Wanrll Is believed tn have been among those tost as the Melmore Uond made no mention of his res cue Ship Passengers Periled by Blaze City Buys Epworth Highfield Lines for Link Mandamus proceedings to mmni Mayor Couzena to enforce preu visions of the ouster ordinance force the from ort street and Woodward avenue will btj started Immediately according to announcement Monday night Cass Jankowski attorney repre sentlng Dr Charles LazowskC 4447 Russell street Hq said ha would notify the tv council TuesJ day and if that bodv failed tn en force the ordinance by riday hd would begin mandamus proceeding? in circuit court When asked what purpose he sought to gain by such proceedings Mr Jankowski said Dr Lazowskt did not Ilka the "way Mayor Cbuzeris handles things? He explained the doctor Is dissatisfied with results of and city operation of cars over both lines The he said believe the people's will Is being denied by failure to'en force an ordinance which received an overwhelming affirmative vote 1 He explained Dr Lazowskl is some what nervous and for that reused uses the street cars Instead ot an automobile Washington Jan 23 restrictions for Americans entering Mexico and Mexicans entering this country from Mexico will be abol ished ebruary 1 under cxccuHvc orders Signed by Preside nt Harding ftnd by President Obregon it was learned Monday nt the state de partment The department It was an nounced was advised Monday by Its charge d'alfalres at Mexico that the executive order had been signed In Mexico City January 18 to permit Americans on and after ebruary to enter without pass ports permits Identity cards or similar documenta President Harding It was added had signed a similar executive or der here extending tho same privi leges to who enter the United States from Mexico in the show 'is the strqngest argu ment to be presented in favor of a sedan or coupe with tho man who has the money In the bank ready to invest in a car riers Are Cut Twice Closed cars this year have really undergone a double reduction in price because the manufacturers not only Have taken off big per centages because of lessened labor and material costs but they have cut down the differential between the cost ot the open and closed cai This Is possible because of tho increased production necessitated by unusual closed car demand and also' through the fact that the mak ers have found ways of economiz ing which brings the closed car to tho owner at less than It used to eoat A good closed car jn tlie medium price class this year does not aver jurn mnr than S300 or so more than the open model Last year Hie same sedans and coupes wore listed at from $400 to $500 more Price Question Puzzles The price question it is appa rent on all sides in the show is puz zling a groat many people Monday afternoon a bald headed bespecta cled individual was observed to bo traveling industriously from exhi bit to exliibl querying salesmen and jotting down prices in a fat leather bound note book He apparently had no time to list en to argument about the merits of any particular car from anybody Several tried to inveigle him Into looking at cars but he was deaf to everything but the prices he In sisted on getting Price changes since January 1 have been so many and so varied that all the old standards have dis appeared and those who once prid ed themselves on knowing the list prices on every make are much surprised when they find a better car than they used to see listed at much less than one year ago Attacks Administration in Talk I Delivered at Agricultural Detroit £ree Pres Bureau i 404 Metropolitan Bblg Washinrfon I Washington Jan Control of the political phases of the national 1 agricultural conferences slipped I from the grasp of the administra tion Monday afternoon when Wil liam Jennings Bryan not a dele gate but permitted to speak by courtesy crystallized support of the farm bloc in congress out of senti ments which had been welling up throughout'the day With his speech the as represented by the 300 delegates to the conference has asserted the newer attributed to him academical ly Mr Bryan before he had finish ed made an indirect attack on the administration for opposing the 'saying that' opposition was athuslng Tho very thing that President Harding: it) his opening speecht sought to impress upon the meeting was that congress would takp care of the farmers without Hie ata or tne uioc Lenders Show Anxiety Aittlety" on of adminis tration leaders who had hoped for the best results politically was manifest Monday night They arc blaming Representative Sydney" An derson Minnesota as chair man invited the "Peerless One" to tho platform in a spirit ot courte ous recognition Mr Jlryan had been an onlooker during the ses sion This was'the climax to a session that had brought all ot the Ills of the farm to the conference table with myriad projects for eliminat ing those Ills President Harding struck a key note at tho onening of the confer ence by urging the development of co operative marketing also prom ising proper government support tor solving the problem of farm finance Other speakers took up the subject and co operative marketing assumed Monday night the leading place in the deliberations Matters which received the in dorsement of the afternoon speak ers representing the five great agri cultural districts of the country and the chief industries to the in eluded the following: Immediate acceptance by the gov of tho ord' hid for Musch Shoals in order to assure cheaper fertilizer plans for organizing co operative marketing along national lines repeal of the Adamson act proportionate protection for the farmer in either high or low tariff program: lower freight rates and development of water transporta tion and market highways exten sion of government credit facilities to meet the peculiar financial needsf the farm and extension of the farm land bank system to enable short loans and loans direct to co operative associations elimination of the large profit ot the middleman full support of the farm bloc this Continued on aje Three Column Two Gotham Applauds Chicago Opera Co "Resolved that in accordance with our constitution and by laws this department recognizes county or district committees or councils with advisory co operative powers only "These county or district commit tees or councils shall have no ad ministrative or executive powers Resolved that in accordance with the constitution and by laws all relief funds raised in the name of the American Legion or donated by any person group or organiza tion or secured by popular sub scription for the relief of all war veterans shall be accounted for and administered directly by the depart inent of Michigan in order to avoid duplications of effort time and ex penditure "This does not apply tn any funds7 which may be in the hands of tiny: post alone" See Welfare L'llices Qnl if the orders of the state commit tee are carried out it was argued welfare offices of the AVayne county council willijm abolished and tho appropriation front the Dotrolt com munity fund to that organization ot soldier relief for tlie present year will be forfeited It is understood thccommiinlty fund has nq oitlvlal connection with any branch of tho legion? other tlmn tlie count wel fare office During preceding ears lite com nninity fund hx appropriated $21000 annually tn the county wel fare office of the legion This to gether with Hie appropria tion to the Detroit chapter of the American Red Gross aggrgates a total appropriation to relief among C'untluucd on Pugc 7 Column 3 House Republicans Determined to Enact Ex service Men i Aid in Short Order Madison Ind Jan William Roche 51 years old farmer of near here was arrested Monday charged with neglect and failure to provide food for his wife who under his direction is said by officials to have fasted 51 days in ap attempt to cure rheumatism and stomach troublo Thn woman wh found was In a serious condition and partially blind Her only sustenance during the fast officials said was water and lemon juice Her loss of weight was 28 pounds Roche who Is said in Im a stu dent ot physical culture nnd fast ing when arrested said ho made the mistake at first ot giving his wife orange juice 8 of Mod's Crew Reported Saved IX'trolt ree Bureau 104 Melrnnulltnn llhlrr 1 Waahlnirlon Washington Jan 23 Although the term of Postmaster Nngei at Detroit expired Monday tho post office department has not made a new appointment Delay Is occa sioned because lie Inspectors nf the various candidates for the office do not export tn reach Detroit until this week Investigation probably will take two weeks The candi date who have a strong political backing are State Senator John Smith id Dever Smith ap pears to have the most powerful backing Young Bride Get Divorce in Record Time In tlia matter of exceeding speej records Mildred Bentley wop honors Monday afternoon 'In Pre siding Judge Harry court when she was awarded di vorce from John A Bentley Ac cording to the testimony Mildred and John were married September 22 1921 when she was 18 years old They lived together 16 flays The last day she said John came hornet and kicked and pinched her cn October 13 she filed her bill for di vorce fire hazes elevator Oswego 23 The Northwestern elevator owned ly Robert Doherty Co was destroyed by fire Monday night with a loss estimated at $300 000 Tho elevator was built In 1864 nnd was the largest on Lake Ontario It had a ca ptclty of 150000 bushels NAMING DETROIT POSTMASTER DELAYED Cardinals Reach Tentative I Agreement on Last Rites Body Still Lies in State Rome Jan the Asso ciated The interment of Benedict XV has been tentatively fixed for Wednesday afternoon The body will lie in state in the basi lica of St only a day and a half more according to the pres ent plans Benedict's wish not to be embalmed necessitates departure from the custom 'that the body lie in state for three days inal decision will be taken on this question Wednesday morning lut the present view of the Vatican is that it will bo Impossible to keep thebqdy exposed beyond Wed nesday afternoon The statement also was made Monday night but not officially that the coffin would be closed within a few hours and that thus the usual ceremony of worshippers filing past kissing the uncovered foot of the dead pope would be eliminated Moied from Throne Room The removal of the body from tlie throne room to Hid basilica Monday morning was the occasion of an imposing ceremony Tlie bier was neid shoulder high by ushers clad (oatumes ot scarlet flanked by noble guards The sacred pullege followed1 headed by thedean Gar dinal each taking his position according to his rank Car dinal Gaspari i walked a consider able distance behind dean al though occupying the post ot cam erllngo head of Roman church during the interregnum in infering the main door of St the funeral party was re oeived by the clergy bt the great basilica who esported tho cortege down the main central aisle to a position in the center of the church just opposite the statue of St Peter There absolution took place The bier was then raised aloft and was passed into the chanel of the holy sacrament where the public can view the body through the immense iron gates Cardinals Meet eb 2 Participation of the American cardinals in the' conclave 'Hie date for the opening of which has been definitely fixed for ebruary 2 is 1 still possible but is regarded as I doubtful by the secretariate of state A cable message has been received from Cardinal (jconneii oi uwiun announcing that he was tailing passage for Home Tuesday while Cardinal Dougherty lias cabled that he will not reach Philadelphia be fore riday Monsignor Pizzardo who is acting secretary of state said Monday that Cardinal had a possible rvinr nf renrhlnir Romo in time providing the conclave does not choose a new pope on the first bal lot but he thought thut Cardinal chances were very slim unless the session of the con I hiuuuud whisky and the market price ac cording to them Is $4 a set Their headquarters was In Windsor They sent a man to Detroit to make a sale but while he was seeking for customers his room here was en tered and Hie Whole consignment stolen presumably by bootleggers to disguise their moonshine whisky Not deterred by this they said they printed 20000 more seta and brought them over themselves but officers were waiting for them on tho Detroit wharf and they were arrested They gave their address as 58 East Warren avenue Their Information led to the arrest Mon day of Max Leftovitz 1026 Marston court Llederinan and Shutsky pleaded guilty before United States Com missioner Stanley Hurd Monday afternoon were held to the grand jury in $5000 each WIE DENIES INTENT TO KILL MASQUERADE B4U TOMflBT Geortfbous party for refined paopli tMa 11a 1 1 the Scarabs Liberal prizes $00 coa tumes free Boxes and balcony fur 1 spectators Admission Adv 1 9 2 2' I TW 0 PAGES Mayor Couzens said in comment Ing on the proposed mandamus ac "Let them go ahead with the He further declared the ouster ordinance was proposed by him and that he desired author ity to oust the company for tha reason thau by having such author ity he could deal with the In a more satisfactory manner andwith greater advantage to the city He said as negotiations now art pending between the company and city ho had not enforced the re quirements of the ordinance Ija explained prior to the election thattthe passage of the ordinance would give him "a club over the R'' The franchises on th ort street and Woodward avenue lines of th expired several ago and a United States supreme court decision held that the city had right to order the company out at any time Conzcns Ak Ordinance When the company refused the offer of $388000 for the lines Mayor Couzens asked the council1 to pass an ordinance ordering thd Continued on Page Three Column Six CANAL TO PAY LOAN SAYS COL MORROW 4 If MIO SHOW KOT WEDNESDAY HURT BY COLO special to The ree ss Washington Jan Alfred Knowles wounded war veteran of redonia Kansas who has been on a hunger strike in jail here fifteen davs as a protest against his con viction and sentence tn six years for alleged automobile thefts Monday was removed from his cell to the hospital ward suffering intensely from pains in his stomach andEntering upon the sixteenth day of his self imposed fast Knowles Ih described as a physics! wreck So shrunken and emaciated has his hody become because uf nis per slsient refusals to eat food that bones protrude perceptibly He is too weak to sit up in bod although he talks rationally orcible feed ing may be resorted to Congressman Philip Campbell of Kansas who was appealed to by Knowles Is Investigating the con viction Mexico Lift Passport Bars Stifle Her Screams as House Is Searched Grocer Robbed Police bgnn Investigation Mon fliy night of tho report of Mrs 14110 Corelz J5531 Twelfth street Hint two' men entered her homo on Munday afteinoon bound and gag her and after ransacking tho liouae escaped with $300 and a $50 IJbsrty honl Mrs Corelz said slie was bound with topcb and left lying on the floor Slid said one of the men I'mothci el her screams wlillo the searched for the money The money she raid was dlScoV 'ImI by robbers In two separate hiding being taken from muttresM one ripped open and 1210 and tho Liberty bond from a Pi'kage in lace in a trunk Ac 'oi'llng to pollen $100 glvon Mrs to deposit for relative was in the amount stolon Two men dnsirlbed ns Negroes "no nrrncil with a revolver entered the Wilght Parker grocery 5555 street Monday evening ''ml after forcing rank Heckert i' Hi otgtftu avenue tho intMiagi a back room escaped with $120 taken from the cash register tomorrow night arcadia SPECIAL DANCE ATTRACTION Molly night igc Adv Mrs Smith Declares She Would Rather Have Shot Self Than Husband "I had no more intention of shoot ing him than of killing myself" Lcdora Smith testified before Judge Clyde I Webster in circuit court Monday She is on trial charged with manslaughter in the death of her husband Daniel Smith "I would rather have killed my self than him for I loved him" she continued" If It were not my adopted daughter I would have nothing to live i llont Bide Started Trouble Mrs Smith laid the beginning of the trouble In River Rouge on Oc tober 9 to a boat ride In which she charged her husband with throw ing her out of the boat after a quarrel She admitted op the jstand that they had both been drinking 'a little but laid that to the advent ot prohibition Prior to that time she said tier husband rarely took a driifk After Hie state went dry however he drank anything he could get hold of Including Jamaica ginger 'I 'found myself in the water 1 told him that still loved him and he then jumped Into thv water and 'got me back Into the boat 1 don't know how it 11 hap pened but I remember that some men rowed up and took mo with them and that when we reached the boat house we got a taxi and went home thought' everything was settled then and we could start all over But he kept on quarreling with me He was always telling ne that ho was going to put mo where the dugs bite me but only onto before did ho ever strike Vusue About Shooting Just when her husband got the gun from the bedroom was ntso vague in her mind she said Sho recalled thnt a shot was fired which lodged in the celling and said she thought he flrud that shot bimsclf Then she remembered that she was down on the floor with (one nano raised to shield herself and the gun In her other hand She heard a shot and saw her husband lying on the Door with a bullet wound in his head The revolver seemed glued to her hand so that she could not get rid of It she said and uhe ran to the next door neighbors still grasping it Jtrs Smith broke down juncture and the jury was excused until she regained her composure She repeatedly disclaimed any In tent to shout and when asked: "Mrs Smith did you Intend to shout your husband?" she answered: "1 had no more Intention of shoot ing him than I had of shooting my Mrs brother Erneat Briggs 67 West Columbia street is with his sister in the court room Briggs was gassed while instruct ing others in tho use of gas masks at Waco Texas during Jho Into war and is totally disabled COMMITTEE AVORS CONCENTBATING LIQUOR iMAMDS C88ZBB OUST il ROM WOODWARD AND ORT DET 0 1 MICHIGAN A Document to Be Sent to Con gress Upon Approval Washington Jan 23 Legal offi cers 6t the war department com pleted Monday tho final draft of tho contract which Secretary Weeks will send to congress with attached covering the pro posal of Henry ord for purchase and lease of the government prop erties at Muscle Shoals Alabama inal touches were given tho document after ft had been care fully studied by Mr repre sentatives here ana saia to be a very satisfactory tion of the offer It Is expected that Weeks may receive tho Tuesday and forward It atciy to Detroit for Mr ord's ap proval anil signature The contract was described as containing an accurate description of tho property Involved and mak ing the pfoposal sufficiently clear definite and complete in its terms as to become a binding agreement upon approval by congress Its purpose it was explained was to express the intention of Mr ord and not to Incorporate the views of tho war department which will be given to congress by Mr Weeks 'In another report at tlie same time tlie contract is submitted months and left ali bis property to his eight year old son by a former marriage and to brother Arthur? Attorneys for Mrs Rosier said Monday they would contest the filing of tho will for probate Mrs Rosier's chief concern Mon day app ared to bo her baby Rich ard Afti rho was held without ball for tlio Inquest hc asked Magistrate itensnaw to uc permitted to take the baby with her tn ner celt me magistrate was in clined to grant her wish but detec tlves connected with the case pro tested declaring that Richard was a'bottle baby" and that rules of the prison prohibited such practices A request that sho bo permitted to see her body also was denied It developed at the hearing that when Mrs Hosier went to her hus band's office Saturday afternoon shii carried a small vial of poison "Thia would Indicate" said John Scott htr attorney Mrs Rosier Intended to kill herself and that 4t was only under the emo tlonal derangement of the moment that sho shot and killed her hus i band and hl Mrs Rosier's counsel Indicated I they would seek her release on a writ of habeas corpus if she Is held for trial by the coroncz Askca concerning mu puoaiuoj of postponing the conclave to per mit the American cardinals to at tend the secretary replied that the constitution would have to be amended for that purpose as the conclave must be called within 10 days after the death of the pope There seems to be a genuine de sire in Vatican circles that the Uni ted States he represented It is ad t'ontinueil dh Three Column One asting Veteran Sent to Hospital New Methodi of Warfare to Be Applied in Training Say Secretary Washington Jan Policies and activities of the war depart inent with reference to the land forces ot the country are reviewed in a letter to the chairman of the senate and house military commit tees made public Monday by Sec retary Weeks The letter which I accepted by some officials as revealing for tlie first tlAe since the armament con ference met the aainlnLtration's policy for future treatment of th army isregardsd 'as showing that while the secretary recognizes th demand tor economy and has al ready effected savt igs aggregating millions of dollars he opposes any effort to destroy either the efficiency of the army or its organization 1 along exfating lines! To Apply New Methods ollowing action of the arma ment conference with regard to gas aviation and other scientific devvl opinents of warfare the letter shows that steps already have been taken to apply new methods to anny'tralning i The department has initiated a careful the letter says "of the influence that modern scientific developments will have upon the technique of warfare especially with regard to aviation gas and tanks Widely divergent views ap pear now to exist even among pro fessional soldiers us to the real powers and limitations of tho new weapons and the possible effect of their use upon practical formations In another great war "By a methodical study of these divergent views It is hoped to de duct a reasonable doctrine to' gov ern methods of training and to as sist both military men and the gen eral public to a proper Questionnaire to He Sent Although the letter omjta refer ence as to details of the study It Is understood that questionnaires dealing with' every phase pf scien tific warfafo have been prepared by the general staff and broadcastedthroughout thb army Commanding officers of' trftops stationed where In the United State are re quired to submit answers to the questions giving not only tha thoughts of their troops on gas Aviation and other weapons but to reflect the prevailing' civilian wiu hms as well Thaw answers win be studied by the staff and from them it Is expected that a policy will bi shaped In accordance with predomi nating beliefs of the nation The letter refers at length to de velopment of the army' of tha United States in Its three compon ents the regular foreAs the na tional guard and tho organized re serves Perplexing problems Involved In the reduction of the regular strength to 1'0000 enlisted men Continued on Two Column One Treasury Will Present Datd on Ways Means of Meeting Huge Outlay Washington Jan Call for a caucus Thursday night of Republi can members of the house on the soldier bonus question was issued Monday Immediate action on an adjusted compensation bill has been demanded by a group of mem bers who were in the military serv ice during the war i At the Thursday night confer ence they plan to offer resolution instructing the ways and means committee to proceed St onco to the drafting of a bonus measure The resolution also will provide that when reported to the house tlie measure is to be the continuing business until passed Won't Dictate Method House leaders said no effort would bo made at the caucus to in struct the ways and means commit tee as to how it should provide for the raising of necessary revenue That question will be determined It was said by the committee with the probability that the Republican membership later at a caucus will take a stand on the plan proposed Data upon possible new methods of taxation with which to raise funds for a bonus has been pre pared by the treasury department it was said for the Information of congress! Officials of treasury said i await requests for such informa tion before transmitting it to con gress At the same time it was said that the position with regard to the advisability of a bonus fur veterans of the world war was unchanged the enactment of compensation legislation under ex isting conditions being viewed with disfavor I Believe Deljt Plan' Impractical In the cvpnt a bonus bill is en acted treasury officials said some tax wouio nave to bo provided to take care of Uso of the allied debt as a basis for bonus financing was said to be regarded as imprac tical In opinion of the treasury high officials said it would cost more to raise the money for a sol dier bonus from the sale of bonds based' bn the debts of the allied nations than It would to float the own obligations or in stance It was explained should bonds representing Great Britain of approximately $5600000 be issued as a part of a bonus payment plan they would have to bo sold at a discount by this government be Conllnued un Two Column Two shoaWtuct READWORSIGSIKG BRYAKDEEKDS ARMERS' BLOC Panama Zone Governor Wants $4000000 Appropriation New York Jan Within ri few years the Panama canal will making money for tho United States Colonel Morrow govu ernor ot the Canal zone said Mon day on arrival of the steamship Santa Ana Governor Morrow 1 here to appear before tho appropria Hons committee In congress from whom he wilt ask an appropriation of $4000000 for the coming year "Tolls In December totalled mor than $1000000" Governor Morrow raid "This approaches the record month of March last year when $1100000 was paid In tolls It wilt be only a few years now before the canal will be a paying proposition for the United States "We are not'uslng'so many men now slides are less frequent and with the tolls steadily Increasing the canal wilt more than pay for itself with the contemplated ap propriation Our appropriation of $9000000 last year will be cut' to $4000000 this year This will cause a big operating expense reduction as well as a cut' In our working" The governor refused to disciisa charges made recency by canal zone employee that he 1st "domineering" and contemplated big salary cuts threatening to replace those who resigned with Negroes 16 DAYS MARRIED TOO MUCH REED Virtually Creates 9 Hour Days Says Union Chief Chicago Jan II itzger ald president of the Railway Clerks union in a statement Monday night declared that tho recent action of the railroad labor board In abolish ing time and a half pay for the ninth hntir nf work hail ar I I 1 1 1 1 it vin i i a oiunr $1 a Inn i nnd ciuuLca a Jiiiieiiuui uuy lvuhuij the intent of the transportation act and to common practice in an in dustries Mr itzgerald said he and the members of his organization were greatly disappointed over tho de cision terming It hard blow especially In view ot the proposed further wage reductions to "We are also opposed to that part of the decision covering interniit tint service because it provides split tricks whereby employes are i (lulled to be available for duty 12 hours in order to gain pay for eight" said Mr itzgerald McMenlmen labor member of tho labor board in a statement Monday night said the de cision removing punitive overtime ray and other punitive rules for liopmcn maintenance of way em i'loj'es and clerks reduced the an nual pay rolls of the roads by $416 I'dOOOO according tto data he had gathered thievesmWgag WOMAN GET $380 1 MfN I ill It ib ii I 1 A 4' 5' il i I p5 i I Savs Jo Bl i I Satisfactory: sfi i ffi Os 5 7 I I If 1 14 i jl I 1: 31 1 T4r i II I JSL 4 4 sag' wai ii I I II lit 4 il a 1.