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BINGHAMTON 10 AMERICANS HELD IN WALLED CITY BY TIBETAN BANDITS Bok Peace Award Is to Be Submitted to National Referendum Plan 1469 Contemplates Immediate Entry Into World Court and Future Cooperation, Under Reservations, with the League of Nations IDENTITY OF PLAN'S AUTHOR CONCEALED New York, Jan. 7-(United Press) people will have their first opportunity whether the United States should through the agencies of the existing Throughout the nation a poll will the winner of the Edward W. Bok to maintain international peace. The winning plan was selected eminent jury headed by Elihu Root. Name of the author will not be which starts throughout the nation already has received $50,000 and will plan receives public approval in the The plan proposes immediate en- try of the United States into the Permanent International Court of Justice and full cooperation of this country with the League of Nations under certain conditions.

In a statement making known the winning plan the jury of award, headed by Elihu Root, said: jury of award realizes there is no one way approach to world peace, and that it is necessary to recognize not merely political, but The and" factors. only possible pathway to international agreement with reference to these complicated and difficult factors is through mutual counsel and cooperation which the plan selected contemplates." The statement says it is the "unaminous hope of the jury that the first of the mutual counsel and cooperation among the nations which will result from the adoption of the plan selected will be a general prohibition of the manufacture and sale of all materials of war." The Question to Be Voted Upon. The substantial provisions which constitute the plan selected by the jury of award, and upon which the vote of the American people is asked, are hereby submitted by the Policy Committee as follows: 1. Enter the Permanent Court. That the United States adhere to the Permanent Court of International Justice for the reasons and under the conditions stated by Secretary Hughes and President Harding in That without becoming a member of the League of Nations as at present constituted, the United States Government should extend its present cooperation with the eLague and propose participation in the work of its Assembly and Council under the following conditions and tions: Safeguarding of Monroe Doctrine.

The United States accepts the League of Nations as an instrument of mutual counsel, but it will assume no obligation to interfere with political questions of policy or internal administration of any foreign state. In uniting its efforts of other states for the preservation of peace and the promotion of the common welfare, the United States insists upon the safeguarding of the Monroe Doctrine and does not abandon its traditional attitude concerning American independence of the Old World and does not consent to February, 1923. 2. Cooperate with the League of Nations, without Full Member. ship at Present.

AND LEADER MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1924. SMITH PROGRAM REPRESENTED MASS OF BILLS Initial Session of First Working Week of Legislature to See Introduction of Governor's Legislative Plans TO NAME CHAIRMEN Albany, N. Jan. (Associated Press) Face to face with the problems which will confront the 1924 York Legislature, senators assemblymen today turned and" their attention to pre-session discussion of action to be taken this week on suggestions and recommendations embodied. in Governor Smith's annual message of five days ago.

Tonight's session, the initial one of the first working week of legislative activity, will see the introduction in both houses of a bills covering all phases of the governor's recommendations. Foremost among the business to be considered tonight by the Agsembly will be announcement of committee. chairman. The only really active fight which has developed for committee chairmanship involves committee, of which last year's chairman, Assemblyman George N. Jesse of New York, went down to defeat in the fall elections.

Assembiyman Vineent B. Murphy of Rochester is said to have won the struggle for this position, although this chairmanship, like ail of the others, is not being definitely made public until tonight. Of the old chairmen, McGinnies of Chautauqua probably will again head the ways and means; Jenks of Erie, Judiciary; Cheney banks; Witter of Tioga, agriculture; Van Wagenen of Ulster, fairs; Yale of Putnam, public service: Hutchinson of Fulton, insurance: Herkimer, education; Lattin of Orleans, public health; Miller of Genesee, labor; of Niagara, social welfare, withonly a few minor chairmanships remaining to be disposed of. Selection of a head for the new and important motor vehicle committee lays between Bert of Chenango, chief of the automobile bureau during the Miller administration. and Lewis G.

Stapely of Livingston, an automobile dealer. Here a strange situation has arisen. however, due to the fact that although rural members have always been favored for either the agrigulture or internal affairs committees, better knowledge of large city vehicle rather has indicated that such needs shold go to a city member. a post However, there seems to be contestants in the field for motor vehicle head than Lord and Stapely. Within the next two days at least two messages dealing with features governor's message will be of the presented to the Legislature.

One of them, the governor's special discussion of motor vehicle legislation, bile operators throughout advocating the licensing of automate, as done in New York city, should be ready by tonight. The other, a special report of the state housing commission, carrying out suggestions made by the governor on this subject, has been prepared for submission to the lawmakers by tomorrow. Housing congestion in practically every city in the state, especially the larger centers, will be referred to articularly in the report, as the results of a careful survey recently completed by the commission, and it is probably that a general rent law will be recommended. Because of the fact that the home rule amendment, the state constitution prohibits the Legislature from passing special city bills, it is generally believed that a statewide rent law. of fairly wide interpretation, will be necessary to meet the problem.

Legislator leaders believe the easiest way for solution of the difficulty would be the adoption of a general rent law. antiallowing cities to make the law ap. plicable to themselves or not, as they desired. The housing question, together with the home rule enabling act, probably will take up a good deal of time during the early days of the session. The matter of tax reduction will draw 110 little attention the first, in view of the announcement Governor Smith last week that he was willing to see even a greater reduction in income taxes than the proposed 25 per cent.

and that he would be willing to support the legislators, of whatever political complexion, in any steps which direction. ther take in this popular night proposed radical tax reductions are made possible by the fact, that the state's actual income for the current fiscal year exceeded the estimated income when the last budget was made up approximately $13,000,000. of this unexpected revenue about $9,000.000 was from the so-called indirect revenue of the state. PRESS Overnight Features in News of World Winning plan for Edward W. Bok peace prize proposes the immediate entrance of the United States into the permanent court of international justice and cooperation with the League of Nations under specific conditions.

Battleship Louisiana with seven men aboard, on the way from Philadelphia to Baltimore to be scrapped is abandoned by two tugs in gale off the Atlantic coast and is adrift or lost. Premier Poincare reelected in French Senatorial contests and interprets the result as vote of 7 confidence in' his government. Intensity of cold wave seems to have been broken temporarily but the weather bureau late last night promised only partial relief at least in the Eastern section of the country. Four deaths are attributed to severe cold in Pittsburgh a and three persons are burned to death in Philadelphia in fires apparently started from overheated stoves. Administration discourages shipment of arms from the United States to the de la Huerta revolutionary group in Mexico as against the policy of the Washington government.

Governor General Leonard Wood declares he will welcome a congressional inquiry into his administration of the Philippines. Comparison of the tax on married persons without dependents under the Mellon proposal and the Democratic plan made public last night by Representative Garner shows that the person with an income of $5,000 a year will pay $75 under the Mellon plan and $40, according to the Democratic proposal, Mr. Garner gays. Fire in St. Louis business district causes an estimated loss of about $1,500,000.

Bishop Freeman of Washington, P. in Chicago, declares that quibbling by churchmen about belief and creed is out of place in a world that calls for practical, every day religion. Marketing organizations of farmers did more than 000.000 worth of. business last year, reports to the Department of Agriculture show. National Commander Quinn of the American Legion, in letter to representatives in Congress, accuses employers of compelling former service men employes to write letters opposing the soldiers' bonus bill.

Hiram Johnson, in Chicago, says that the administration policy toward Mexico is "intolerable from the moral standpoint." Alexander Melklejohn, in Baltimore, declares that the American "college of tomorrow" will abandon the lecture system. Governor Pinchot of Pennsylvania leads a band of pilgrims to the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay on the fifth anniversary of his death. Condition of Venizelos, who was stricken with heart attack, shows some improvement, Athens dispatch say. RUSSIAN VILLAGERS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS ON CUSTOMARY DATE Moscow, Jan. 7-(United Press) Many of the older bourgeoiste and a majority of Russia's millions of villagers celebrated Christmas today.

What with Christmas trees, presents. tolling of bells, and closing shops, the scene was much more like the conventional celebration of Christ's birthday than was that a fortnight ago. On that occasion, the new calendar put into effect by the Soviet government, called for Christmas on Dec. 26, A9 in other countries. Many employes of Moscow Arms took advantage of the opportunity to celebrate today.

DIES OF APOPLEXY Lockport, N. Jan. -(Associated Press)-Joshua W. Butler, 69 years old, (half brother of Congressman S. Wallace Dempsey, is dead of apoplexy at bis home here, THE WEATHER sky er Fair; clear to partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday; coldtonight.

CITY EDITION Congress Today (By United Press.) SENATE Senator Lodge to state, administration's position on Russia. Senator Borah to reply to him. HOUSE Speeches on taxes, etc. Ways and means committee continues work on tax bill. Sophomore Class Quits School to Voice Protest Students in Virginia Military Institute 'Walk Out' at 1.30 A.M.

Lexington, Jan. -The entire sophomore class of the Virginia Military Institute is in Lexington, determined, according to its spokesmen, not to return to the campus while the school's present vigilance committee remains in power. The class, numbering 133 men, and including three members of the varsity football team, walked out about 1:30 o'clock this morning as a protest against a punishment imupon Thomas Texas, one posed by the vigilance, committee of its members. on charges of hazing. The walkout was described as the culminating incident of long standing differences between sophomore and senior classmen over the hazing of freshmen.

Crowder's alleged offense was declared by his classmates to be insufficient reason for the punishment fixed for him recently by the committee and they served notice that if the penalty was exacted they would leave the campus in a body. VENIZELOS FORCED BY ILL HEALTH TO QUIT AFFAIRS AT ATHENS Athens, Jan. Press)Ill-health has forced Eleutherios Venizelos to resign the leadership of Greek affairs. Returning in triumph, hailed as the strong man of his country, Venizelos, was no sooner elected president of the National Assembly than a troublesome heart forced him to retire. The former premier wrote to his followers that they must elect another leader "from the ranks of distinguished statesmen of the Liberal party," and that if one could be found ready to undertake formation of a cabinet, Venizelos was determined to resign.

Two hundred and fifty moderate! and deliberated on the choice Democrats and Venizelists met leader. All were agreed, however, Chat Venizelos must at all odds be persuaded to retain the leadership: otherwise, it was proposed, the party should dissolve and await his cenvalescence. But the ex-premier insisted he would prefer that another take his place, while he went abroad in self exile. FIVE RACE RIOTS IN '23. COLORED PEOPLE TOLD New York, Jan.

7-(Associated Press) -Five race riots occurred during 1923, according to a report made to the annual meeting today of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The most serious clash took place at Rosewood. where rioting lasted four days seven personsfive negroes and two whites- -were killed, and the negro section of the town was destroyed by fire. it WAS stated. Other riots occurred at Los Angeles, Blanford.

Braddock end Philadelphia, Pa. STEAMER GROUNDED OFF ST. AUGUSTINE St. Augustine, Jan. 1-(Associated Press) SOS messages from the steamship Georgia reporting that vessel aground in a rough sea on Mantilla Reef, opposite St.

Augustine inlet, were picked up by the government wireless station here about 8:30 o'clock this morning. The message said that two of her water tanks were full but that bottom bolts were holding and that the rudder and rudder posts were gone. The vessel reported a rough sea, but said she lying easy, TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE THREE CENTS MADDO FOES RALLY VOTES AGAINST HIM Swing by Democrats to Senator Underwood May Be Crystallized in Meeting Chiefs in Capital, Says Mark Sullivan MEETINGS CALLED for Underwood. MeAdoo Has Nearly Majority. By MARK SULLIVAN.

(Coperight, 1934. by The New York Tribune, Inc.) Washington, Jan. 7-During the coming two weeks there will be a series of important political meetings. The first, on Tuesday night of this week, will be a number of Jackson Day meetings held simultaneously throughout the country. There will be one at Annapolis, under the patronage of Governor Ritchie, at which Senator Oscar Underwood and several other Democrats of national prominence will be present.

At Columbus, Ohio, ex-Governor James M. Cox will speak. Thereafter, one week later, there will be held in Washington the biennial meeting of the Democratic National committee, composed of the one hundred and two men and women who form the official leadership of the party in the various states and territories. Democratic Factions Active. All these meetings have purposes other than the selection of the candidate for president.

Nevertheless, it is certain the present occasion two groups will emergedetermined to put MeAdoo over," ante other determined to hold la Adoo where he now is. For the moment latter group has rather the energy and activity, for it represents a. very recent meeting of minds on the part of those who don't want to see McAdoo get the nomination. Until December the opposition to McAdoo was lukewarm in spirit and diffused among several possible candidates. Today the determination to hold MeAdoo at his present strength is strong.

As to the candidate whom the opposition wants to substitute for MeAdoo there is not yet complete agreement; but a situation nearly makes every it element of the probable that during the coming ten days the opposition to MeAdoo will unite more or less openly on Senator Underwood as their choice. There will be other favorite son candidates, but the real intention of the opponents of MeAdoo will be make the to big fight in the convention The determination Ndoo where he is to hold McAT cAdoo now is" iS is. And "where now tween somewhere be120 and 450 out of total of 1,094 delegates. That is so close to a majority that if Democratic conventions had the he majority rule could not be beaten. For this reason some of MeAdoo's friends would like to have the majority rule adopted.

Their success is able, for improbeven among MeAdoo's advocates there own are some who will cling to the is the two thirds rule, which Su-year-old tradition of the party. For the recent increase of determination on the part of McAdoo's opponents there are more reasons than could be this. stated with all their One of them was MeAdoo's qualifications in so grief A space 88 statement in behalf Probably of the bonus. more than half the cratic leaders Demoare against bonus on principle. of the are against it.

Some strongest friends Some a of MeAdoo's Democrats in willing to vote for the bonus Congress, are as licans, but of embarrasing the Repubit prefer not to see win, and stop most decidedly would short of Democratic adopting it as an of. principle. Bonus Advocacy Embarrassing. In the same way, some of the Democrats in the bonus because Congress of will putting it in the oppose making party platform or their districts, but local a would conditions it. campaign on a presidential Aside from ter of disagreeing as a matrution in principle favor with MeAdoo's declacite it of the bonus, as evidence of they sider MeAdoo's what they conpolitical mistakes through to make proneness dashing that same mite edly is one of which ad.

impulsiveness makes him attractive the reasons that They say McAdoo to the public. say anything about did not need to his declaration the bonus, that barrassed himself, has his needlessly cmthe party, and that there is friends danger and course of a paign takes might long political camagainst an opponent, similar misif his op(Continued on Page Two) FOREIGNERS TRAPPED IN ISOLATED DISTRICT FACE STARVATION OR CAPTURE -Beginning today the American to vote directly on the question of cooperate in effecting world peace League of Nations and World Court. begin on Plan 1469, announced as $100,000 prize for the best possible plan from 22,165 plans submitted to an made public until after a referendum today and ends early next month. He be given an additional $50,000 if the referendum. submit its long established policy concerning questions regarded by it as purely American to the recommendation or decision of other powers.

No Military or Economic Force. The only kind of compulsion which nations can freely engage to apply to each other in th ename of peace is that which arises from conference, from moral judgment, from full publicity, and from the power of public opinion. The United States will assume no obligations under Artiele X- in its present form, or under Article XVI in its present form in the covenant, or in its amended form as now proposed, unless in any particular case Congress has authorized such action. The United States proposes that Article and XVI be either dropped altogether or so amended and changed as to eliminate any suggestion of a general agreement to use coercion for obtaining conformity to the pledges of the cove- nant. No Obligations Under Versailles Treaty.

The United States will accept no responsibilities under the Treaty of Versailles unless in any particular caso Congress has authorized such action. League Open to All Nations. The United States the Assembly, Development of International Law. proposes that Article 1 of the covenant be construed and applied, or, if necessary, redrafted, so that admission to the League shall be assured to any self-governing state that wishes to join and that receives the favorable vote of two-thirds of As a condition of its participation in the work and counsels of the Lcague, the United States asks that the Assembly and Council consentor obtain authority- -to begin collaberation for revision and development of international law, employing for this purpose the aid of a. commission of jurists.

This commission would be directed to formulate anew existing rules of the law of nations, to reconcile divergent opinions, to consider points hitherto inadequately provided for but vital to the maintenance of international justice, and in general to define the social rights and duties of states. The recommendations of the commission would be presented from to time, in proper form for consideration, to the Assembly as to a recommending if not a law-making body. (The full text of Plan 1469 appears on Page 18.) Ballot to Be Used in Voting in Bok Peace Plan Referendum Payment of the second half approval by the American people. being conducted by the American magazines and many other public prints the referendum ballot herewith. published in full by The Press today, THE PLAN IN BRIEF PROPOSES I.

That the United States shall Immediately enter the Permanent Court of International Justice, under the conditions stated by Secretary Hughes and President Harding in February. 1023, 11. That without becoming member of thin League of Nations as at present constituted, the United States shall offer to extend its present cooperation with the league and participate in the work of the league A body of mutual counsel under conditions which 1. Subsitute moral force and public opinion for the military and economic force originally Implied In Article and XVI. 2.

Safeguard the Monroe Doctrine. 3. Accept the act that the United States will sume no obligations under the Treaty of Versailles except by act of Congress. Propose that membership in the league should be opened to all nations. 5.

Provide for the continuing development of Joternational law. Fanatical Savages Pour Over Border, and Surround City of Batang, While Chinese Garrisons and Civil Authorities Flee, Leaving Residents at Mercy of Invading Hordes; Assistance Declared Impossible for Weeks BELEAGUERED TOWN IS IN WESTERN CHINA, 1,500 MILES FROM PEKIN Pekin, Jan. 7-(United rounded by Tibetan bandit hordes in ern Sze Chuan, and are in imminent to reports to the American legation Other foreigners are likewise The savage Tibetans poured over the report stated, and surrounded the walled ing all surrounding towns. Chinese garrisons of the district fled, fore the appearance of the savages, and sible for weeks. Civil officials of Batang LOOK TO GEORGIA, UPSHAW IS TOLD Advocate of Congressional Sobriety Taken to Task on Wetness at Home Washington, Jan.

7-(Associated -Representative Hill, Republican, Maryland, replying today to the plea for dry enforcement made last week by Representative Upshaw, Democrat, of Georgia, charged that violations of the Volstead act in the latter's state were flagrant and continuous. "Mr. Upshaw and his fellow AntiSaloon Leaguers," Representative Hill declared. "cannot enlist public sentiment Georgia to enforce the Volstead Mr. Hill asserted that the Georgia representative was not qualified to speak for the "majesty of the law" because "he sits in the House in direct violation of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution." "In making this charge," Mr.

Hill said. "I am not. making an attack against the suffrage of the South, which are acquiesced in by a majority of the nation, but 1 am charging that those who sit as a result of acquiesced-in nullification should not properly charge law violation to those who by entirely legal means seek to remedy the intolerable condition of Volsteadism." Mr. Hill said he was elected to the House with one of every five persons in his district voting, while the ratio in Mr. Upshaw's district was of every 44, or "2.5 per cent." TUT EXPLORATION RESUMED BY CARTER Egypt, Jan.

Press.) Carter, charge In of the Tut-Ankh-Amen exploration work, who became indisposed last week after the discovery of the sarcophagus of the Pharoah in the tomb, work being suspended in consequence, reappeared in the Valley of the Kings today and the tomb again was opened. The small number of privileged visitors were admitted, but the doors of the shrine now are closed and the sarcophagus is not visible. In the course of the morning the component parts of the great frame work which suported the pall between the first and second shrines were swathed in protective surgical bandages and removed to the laboratory nearby. HEAVY SNOW AT SARANAC Saranac Lake, N. Jan.

-A snowstorm which gave evidence of being the heaviest of the season thus far began here early today. The I snow WAS light drifted somewhat, but up to poon not interfered with hand traffic, -Ten 'Americans are surthe City of Batang, in westperil of starvation, according here. trapped. border into China recently, the City of Batang, burning and loot- or had disappeared shortly beassistance is declared to be Imposfled. 8 The Americans who are left behind, facing death from starvation, or captured by the Tibetan hordes are, Mr.

and Mrs. M. H. Duncan and son; Mr. and Mrs.

M. H. Hardy and three sons, all of the Foreign Christian Mission society; and Mr. and Mrs. J.

R. Morse of the United Christian Mission. Batang, where American missionaries are reported surrounded by Tibetan bandits, is in the extreme western part of China, a few miles from the mountainous frontier of Tibet. It lies some 1,500 miles west -southwest of Pekin, in an isolated part of the Sze Chuan province. If the Chinese garrisons along the Tibetan border at this point have fled, as reported, the missionaries have been left in dire peril, for the ferocious litie flat-faced brown men from the hills are among the most feared of the East bandits.

Defending their own country and denying entry to all foreigners with an unparalleled religious ferocity, the Tibetan hordes are 'almost savages when they resort to sorties into neighboring China. Short in stature, seldom reaching height of more than five feet six inches, the Tibetan tribesmen are wiry and strong. fierce fighters, both afoot and on the tough litle mountain ponies on which they make their raids. They are merciless to captives and notoriously without regard for women and children. ONE OF FIVE ESCAPING FROM GIRLS' HOME DIES OF EXPOSURE of the Bok prize depends on its A referendum for this purpose is Peace Award through newspapers, agencies.

The Binghamton Press If you wish to vote on the plan, fill out this ballot: BALLOT FROM THE BINGHAMTON PRESS. Do you approve the win- ning plan in substance? Put an on dotted line.) Name Please print Address City State Are you a voter? Mail promptly to THE AMERICAN PEACE AWARD 342 Madison New York City If you wish to express a fuller opinion also. please write to the American Peace Award. Philadelphia, Jan. 1 (United Press) -Escaping with five other girls, from the State Industrial Home nt Muncy, Lycoming county, Agnes Swanson, 19, died of exposure while trying to make her way over the mountains to her home here, police were informed today.

The girls escaped Thursday, and parated at once, each making for their homes. Four of them were recaptured, but the Swanson girl and Goldie Broadhil, struck over the mountains and evaded ers. A train crew found the girl lying by the roadside and took her to home at Sylvan Dell. an isolated mountain settlement, where she died yesterday. The other girl has not been found.

HAYES HAS HOLLYWOOD STAGE OVER SHOOTING Los Angeles, Jan. 7-(Associated Press)-Hollywood's motion picture colony awaited today the first move of Will IT. Hays, "ezar of the films." in the situation growing out of the shooting here New Year's night of Courtland S. Dines by the chauffeur of Mabel Normand. Reports from the Good Samaritan hospital, where both Dines and Miss Normand are patients, indicated today that both would be able to attend the preliminary hearing next Friday of H.

A. Greer, chauffeur charged with the shooting,.