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THE KOKOMO TRIBUNE I A VOL. XLVIII--NO. 69 CITY EDITION KOKOMO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1935 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE--THREE CENTS PEACE PLAN BLOCKS OIL EMBARGO COURTHOUSETO ViSITS BRUNO IN JAIL Such Will Be Progress If County Board's Plans Are Not Obstructed. FIRST BOND ISSUE NOTICE If No Remonstrance Is Filed, Bids May Be Opened On February 28. Indications point to a period early in March as the time the county commissioners will let a contract for the construction of a new courthouse.

Carried in the legal advertising columns of this issue of the Tribune, is the first notice to the taxpayers of Howard county of the determination of the commissioners to float a bond issue for the purpose of providing a new courthouse. This notice states that the amount of the proposed bond issue-Is 5353,000. and that the interest rate proposed to be paid is 4 per cent. The net taxable value of all property in Howard county, in the year 1935, the notice explains, was $45,806,760. Remonstrance Bights.

If there are ten or more taxpayers in the county -who feel themselves aggrieved by the determination of the commissioners in this matter, they may, when fourteen days have elapsed after the first appearance of the lefcal -notice, appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for a hearing. They will have until January 10 to file their remonstrance. In the event no remonstrance is filed by January 10, the way will be open for the commissioners to issue bonds in whatever amo.mt may be needed, within the 5353,000 limit fixed by the notice, and to let a contract for the construction of the building. A contract cannot be let, however, until sixty days after January 10. This, as County Auditor Gilbert counts the time, would make February 28 the earliest date on which Mcls could be opened.

Early March Bate Likely. Should bids be opened oh that date, it is highly improbable that a contract would be let forthwith. A few days doubtless would be re- quired to examine the bids and inquire into the sufficiency of the bonds accompanying them. It would seem, therefore, that the actual letting of a contract would not take place until in March- probably sometime within the first five or ten days of that month. I Letting a contract at that time, work on the superstructure of the courthouse should be gotten under way practically immediately there- after.

Spring 1 would be opening and. except for occasional rains, there probably would be no interference with the building operations. By that time, it is thought, the excavation for the basement story and the installation of the foundation walls have been completed. This part of the job is now being carried on as a Works Progress Administration project. This Time Next Year.

Should above-ground work on the structure be started in the first half of March, and should the spring, summer and autumn of 1936 prove favorable for carrying on building, the walls of the new courthouse should be up and tho roof should be on by this time next year. As far as the Tribune has been able to ascertain, there is no disposition on the part of taxpayers to remonstrate against the proposed bond issue. The general belief is that there will be no interference of that kind. It cannot be definitely known, of course, whether there" will be a remonstrance until January 10. when the period ni which such an instrument can be filed will have elapsed, has come and gone.

A remonstrance would have to bear the signatures of tsn or more taxpayers, other than those who pay poll tax only. All things considered, it is reasonable to predict that Christmas. 1936, will see the new Howard county courthouse sufficiently far along to enable the public to gain a comprehensive-idea of what the structure is going to look like when completed. Work on Excavation. In case thexweather is favorable, the WPA force excavating for the basement should complete its work in sixty days and pourine of con- cr -te could start soon after that.

Reefl Pierce, foreman of the said Thursday. Pierce said the men under his direction will have removed 7.000 cubic yards of dirt by the time they are through with their job. Work of digging the basement will be suspended Thursday evening, in line with a shut down of all WPA projects until Doc. 19. The county commissioners have advertised for bids, receivable up i to Monday, Dec.

on sand, gravel, cement, steel reinforcing, lumber' and other supplies to be used in the construction of the basement and foundation walls. I Mrs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann said the next move in an attempt to save the convicted kidnaper of the Lindbergh baby from the electric chair remained in doubt after visiting her husband in his death house cell at Trenton, N. J. (Associated Press Photo).

SET FOR JANUARY18-11 Plan Contests and quet in Connection With Event Here. a a 10 and 11 were announced Thursday as the dates for the 1935 Howard County corn show. The a a show usually is held late in December, but agricultural activities have crowded the calendar this month so that the committee in cttargo of the show decided to hold it next month. The corn will be displayed and judged Jan. 10.

It is planned to hold a 4-H club judging contest and a 4-H demonstration team contest to select Howard county teams for competition in the annual roundup at Purdue university next spring. These contests and a banquet probably will be held Jan. 11. A meeting of the committee will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the county agent's office to complete arrangements for the show. The state corn show will be held shortly after the local event, from Jan.

13 to 17, at Lafayette, i the annual agricultural conference. Members of the show committee are Frank Swinney. Taylor township; Glen Lee, "Union township; Guy Wilson, Ervin township; Howard Long. Harrison township; Guy Johnson, Jackson township; and Ira Kurtz and L. O.

Teter, Howard township. NAVAL POWERS REJECT JAPS' SEA PROPOSAL Flat Rejection of Japan's Plea for "Equality" Made at London OUTLOOK BELIEVED BRIGHT Procrastination Slows Down Qood Fellows Christmas Fund DEATH AT WINDFALL. Catherine toidllng. School Girl, Dies After Long Illness. Windfall, pec.

Special)--Catherine Kindling, sixteen year old daughter of. Rome and Minnie Findling, died at the family home here about 9 o'clock Wednesday night following: a six months' illness. She would have been a. sophomore in the Windfall Higa school had she been able to attend and had continued her studies at home, hoping to enter after the holidays. She was born at Aroma and had spent most of her life in Tipton county, the family coming to Windf: II two years after a period of residence in Ohio.

Surviving with tho parents are a sister and two brothers, Jean and Billy at home and Garnet of Indianapolis. She was a member of the M. E. church here and had been active in all departments. Funeral arrangements have not been made.

French Delegation Regard poriunity for Armament Accord Improved, (Copyright, 1935, Associated Press) London, Dec. 12--Japan's demand for equality in naval strength was rejected at the international naval conference today by the four other great naval powers and the British Dominions. American, British and Italian delegates flatly rejected the Japanese proposal, and had the support of the British Dominions, while France expressed opposition chiefly on grounds of procedure. British Take It was understood the British took the lead in opposing the Japanese demands. The.

meeting broke up at noon, with the Japanese leaving hastily. Their hurried exit created the impression at the moment that they were walking out of the conference. Well informed sources said, however, the Japanese merely wished to siibmit certain questions to Tokyo. A spokesman for the French delegation said the outlook was not regarded as black. French and Italian opposition to Japanese equality was understood to have resulted from the Japanese statement that they consider a common upper limit of naval tonnage should be confined to fh? United States, Britain and Japan because there were no varying interests among those three.

Objection of French The French objected to the idea of limiting a tonnage agreement to the three powers, insisting on their full rights. A spokesman lor the American delegation asserted the speech of Norman H. Davis, chairman of the United States delegation, in opposition to Japan's proposals, revolved around three main points: 1. Adaption of the plan would cause an enormous increase in construction, rather than a decrease; 2. The proposal did not take into the different naval needs of the powers; 3.

It would upset the equilibrium established by the Washington and London naval treaties, and the United States felt no change had occurred in the international situation which was sufficient to warrant a naval change. I To Resume Discussion Informed persons said the conference would resume sessions tomorrow. Authoritative sources denied an early rumor that a gentleman's agreement had been discussed whereby Japan would be granted nominal naval equity--instead of having the minor position in the present 5-5-3 ratio--but would pledge not to build its navy to full strength. One week from today the purchase of Good Fellow gifts for Kokomo's underprivileged children will have been completed. And Christmas is now less than two weeks away.

The scope of the Good Fellow program for this year depends entirely upon what Tribune readers contribute in the next few days. Giving days, like shopping days, have a way of galloping past at a furious rate during the holiday season. Everyone intends to get certain things done, but somehow or other we usually find ourselves slap- dab up against Christmas eve without having bought that tie for Bob or that wrist-watch for Sis or the inevitable slippers for Dad--or niad that Good Fellow contribution! The last-minute acceleration of the Santa Claus fund is on its way and the consistent, year-after-year givers to the fund are doing their stuff. Despite the generous outpouring of contributions to factory funds. Red Cross, Community Cheat and Tuberculosis Association--all most worthy causes--the Good Fellows' fund is steadily growing to meet the peculiar needs of poor- children at Christmas time.

Somehow or other it always goes over! But your delay, reader, may drag the motor just a trifle. Why not make up your mind new as to just what you want to do, and leave it at the Tribune oflice this afternoon? And remember, no overhead, no salaries, no fees--every penny given goes directly to the need of some i tot who will appreciate it. FOR DILLINGER GANG ARRESTED Meyer Bogue Held in 535,000 Gem Theft--Once Given Job by McNuit. Aged Union Township Man Dies Thursday John Tennell, 75, died suddenly at the home of Mrs. Frank Hickman, a foster sister, near Phlox, at 5 o'clock Thursday morning of a heart disease.

He had been in failing health for some time, but death came unexpectedly. His wife, Anna, and an only daughter preceded, him in death. He was the son of Ervin and Mary Tennell, pioneer residents of Union township. After the death of his family he lived alone on a farm near his Surviving are a brother, Miilard F. Tennell of Kokomo, and a sister, Mrs.

J. w. Ware of Union town- I ship. Funeral arrangements will be 1 announced later. Chicago, Dec.

formfcr convict named by Police Captain Daniel Gilbert as a Dillinger gang money changer and six other men were held today, suspected of kid- i naping Milton Jackson, New York jewelry firm official, and robbing i him of 535,000 in gems Sunday. I Captain Gilbert said Meyer I Bogue, 50. released Dec. 11, '1933, from the Indiana state prison, was the former Dillinger gangster. The others arrested were James Brezak, 39, once an Indiana prison inmate; Harry Malin, 32, of suburban Cicero; Patrick J.

Sullivan, 40, Chicago bartender; Meyer Gordon, former Chicago jeweler and pawnbroker; Irving Hornstein, 47, former Chicago jeweler, and Frank Pishaw, 46, Chicago clerk, Jackson pointed out Bretzak and Malin as the two gtimen who stopped his car while he was touring the jewelry trade with samples. Jackson was accompanied by Joseph Raymond, 50, Chicago sample carrier. Gilbert said Bogue has a prison record dating back to 1907. The first public mention of his connection with John Dillinger came February 19, 1934, when Dillinger's attorney, Louis Liquett, appeared at tl. Crown Point (Ind.) jaii with Bogue.

Bogue was to be an alibi witness Dillinger against the charge of murdering Policeman William P. O'Malley of East Chicago, Ind. Bogue would testify, Piquett said, that Dililnger was with him in Florida. Dillinger's last visitor in the Crown Point jail was Bogue. Then Dillinger escaped.

Last fall Bogue obtained a job on the state of Indiana payroll on the promise to disclose the "inside story" of the sensational Dillinger escape professing to know it was done by bi-ibery. Bogue was fired when his information fell through. Police reports indicated more arrests are expected in the jewel rob- rery. SELECTS HIS DEPUTY SELLERS NAMES VAUGHN THOMAS TO BE AIDE IN RECORDER'S OKFICE. LOOM STORES WILL KEEP OPEN 1ME NIGHTS, BOT CLOSE ON CHRISTMAS EVE At a recent meeting of the merchants' division of the Kokomo Chamber of Commerce, it WD.S agreed that a new closing schedule should be put in effect' for the trade days immediatciv preceding Christmas.

A WORTHY CAUSE ity Tuberculosis The toward County Association is cle-a voted to a worthy! cause. Their nu-j trition camp con-3 tributes substan-J tially to the hap-3 piness and health of many county children, They are worthy of the substantial support of all Kokomo people. B. D. The schedule provides for keeping all stores in the division open on Friday and Saturday evenings, Dec.

20 and 21, and on Monday evening, Dec. 23, but not on Tuesday evening, Dec. 24, which will be Christmas eve. Adoption of this schedule was out of consideration for the sales staffs, which will have grown weary under the extra hours of service of Friday, Saturday and Monday. The merchants feel their clerks are entitled to have Christmas eve off duty, like other folk.

It is hoped the public will note the arrangement and complete its shopping in advance of Christmas eve. Abundant opportunity to do this will be offered by the hours of extra service the stores will pro! vide on Friday, Saturday and Moni day evenings. All stores that are signatories of the agreement will close at the usual time Tuesday afternoon. Dec. 24, and not reopen until Thursday morning, Dec.

26. Thomas N. Sellers, who will become county recorder Jan. 1, announced Thursday his selection of Vaughn Thomas, West Sycamore street, as his deputy. Thomas recently was taken into the office by George M.

Phillips, present recorder, when Miss Alice Cooper resigned as deputy to take another position. The new deputy has had experience with the Johnson Abstract company, the Citizens Abstract company, and on the of the circuit court clerk Elmerson Martin. He is a graduate of Kokomo high school. Recorder Phillips this month invited Sellers into the offlc; study its duties so that he could familiarize himself with the work he will soon take over. Sellers is the only new official who will take office the first of the year.

Emerson Martin will succeed himself as county clerk for another term, but there will be "no changes in any of the other offices. Arrest Stepin Fetchit. New York, Dec. Fetchit, slow moving negro actor, was held on a charge of felonious assault today as the result of an alleged attack on a process server. The process server, Philip Krauk- ers, said the actor hit him over the head with a club when Krauk- ers handed him some legal papers last night at a West 125th street theater where Fetchit has been appearing.

Fetchit spent the night in a police station. His attorney denied the charge, saying a stagehand must have done it EIGHT MILLION CHURCHMEN TO UNITEFORCES Plans Disclosed for Union of Methodists, Separated 100 Years. Washington, Dec. 1 )--A plan to- bring 8,000,000 Methodists together into a United Church after more than 100 years of separation was disclosed in detail for the first time today. A judicial council with power to rule on the constitutionality of church conference actions is an important part of the plan.

The council's functions would be somewhat similar to those of the supreme court. The council idea is incorporated in a "plan of union" to consolidate the three main denominational groups of methodists in this country under a new name--the Ketho- dist church. The plan recently was ratified at Cincinnati by representatives of the Methodist Episcopal church, the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and the Methodist Protestant church. Details were announced today by Dr. Harry E.

Woolever, secretary of the joint commission on Methodist union. The plan must be approved by the genera! conferences of the three denominations. Two of these meet next May and the southern church two years later. Then the local churches must ratify through annual conferences. Church, leaders are certain of ultimate approval.

The plan calls for unity among more than 8,000,000 communicants throughout the world, a Sunday school enrollment of nearly 6,000,000, and a Methodist "constituency" of over 30,000,000. It embraces one-half the communicant Methodists ol' the world. It provides for the administration of the merged church through a general conference meeting every four years, and jurisdictional conferences which divide the membership in the i United States into six areas and the -work outside the United States into a series of central conferences. While the new name drops the word "Episcopal," Dr. Woolever said it had been agreed that the church "shall be episcopal in government and administration." The plan declares "the articles of religion shall be those historically held in common by the three uniting churches." The jurisdictional conferences will exercise considerable local autonomy, including the election of bishops, who will be the principal presiding and administrative officers.

Kills Self at Breakfast Indianapolis, Dec. 1 2 -While his wife was preparing breakfast for him this morning, Albert Pieper, 52, fired a bullet into his temple. He died at City hospital. Mrs. Pieper said he had been despondent.

A 16-year-old son also survives. WEATHER FORECAST CLOUDY TONIGHT; UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND WARMER FRIDAY. Temperature readings: Maximum "Wednesday, 35; minimum Wednesday night, 21; noon Thursda. 30. Readings Dec.

12, 1934: High, 33; low, 21. UTILITIES FOR BLOCp ACT Attorney General in Plea Asks Stay of Seven Suits Awaiting Trial. SEEKS HIGH COURT TEST Power Counsel Counter ges Government Failed To Cooperate. Washington, Dec. General Homer S.

Cummings in an unprecedented plea in district supreme court today charged public utilities with joining in a concerted attack upon the public utility holding company act with the direct purpose of harassing the government. Cummings 1 charge was in a personal plea before District Supreme Court Judge' Jennings Bailey that seven suits instituted against the act here be stayed pending a U. S. supreme court test of the act based on an action begun by the government in New York. Higglns Makes Charges John C.

Higgins, representing the seven utility companies, charged that the government itself had failed to cooperate and that it had "handpicked one case out of 50" to prosecute. "It intends to prosecute one case against one company in a court of its own choosing," he said. He accused the department of justice of rejecting all overtures of cooperation and said the utilities industry was willing to go to trial with three or four representative cases, two here, one In an outlying district and perhaps one in southern New York. And even these new cases could be consolidated in one court." Willing lor Test Speaking in a quiet, conversational tone, Cummings said he was willing that the companies challenging the act here be granted a temporary injunction protecting their rights until the U. S.

supreme court ruling could be obtained. But he castigated the utilities bitterly for the multitude of suits which they have filed throughout the country against the government. "The result is Weil calculated to prostrate the activities of the department of justice," he said. Second Court Appearance The attorney general making the second court appearance of his career in the cabinet, said that if upon pushing their actions the government intends to let all their cases go by default "while we go ahead with the electric bond and share case." "Therefore, what availeth all this sound and fury?" he asked. "Why this multitude of suits?" "I do not need to dilate upon the predicament in which the government finds itself.

"Any one of these cases is a time destroyer, holding up other important litigation. "I speak because of a great public interest in the in behalf of the proper functioning of the department of justice of which I am responsible, in the name of the courts, which ought not to be forced to hear this litigation. "I confess I cannot see any reasonable objection to our program." FOUR SERIOUSLY HURT CROWDED SEDAN BUNS OFF KOAD; FOUR OF OCCUPANTS ARE NOW IN HOSPITAL Six people claiming as their residence were injured, four of them seriously, when the seditn in which they were riding left the road near Converse, twenty miles northeast of Kokomo, about 2 o'clock Thursday morning. The four most seriously injured, a.ll of whom are suffering from bone fractures, are: Mrs. Velma Sullivan, 25, of 711 South Webster street, condition critical; Miss Mildred Baker, 27, of 913 West Virginia street, fractures, cuts and bruises; Mrs.

Kate Hollingsworth, 26, of North Buckeye street, fracture and lacerations; and Willard Moore, 24, of 1821 North Market street, fractures and bruises. Vern Shockley and Mable Burton, listing their address as West Poster street, escaped with only minor injuries. The entire party was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital and the four most seriously injured are under treatment there. Conditions surrounding the accident are being investigated by the police and it is stated that charges may be placed against some or all members of the party. Hospital authorities called for the police upon the arrival of the Injured ones at the institution, in view of the unusual conditions under which the accident occurred.

Hearing Date Set. Recent additional appropriations passed by the Monroe township advisory ard will be heard by a representative of the state tax board Dec. 18 at 2 p. m. The hearing will be held in the county auditor's oflice.

CALLED BY DEATH MANTIS J. VAN SWERINGEN JOINT OWNER OF RAILROAD EMPJRE DIES M. J. Van Sweringen Who Rose From Newsboy To Rail King, Succumbs. Cleveland, Dec.

J. Van Sweringen, who with his brother O. P. rose from obscure poverty to build a great rail empire, died in a hospital today aftei several months illness. The first intimation that Mr Van Sweringen was ill came during a hearing several weeks ago over reorganization of the Missour: Pacific, controlled by the Van Sweringen brothers.

Van Sweringen failed to appear His brother made a brief statemenl that he was ill in a. hospital with influenza. O. P. Van Sweringen declined to elaborate.

The hospital refused any statements. John J. Bernet, executive president of the Van Sweringen railroads, who aided the brothers in building up their railroad empire, died only a few months ago The brothers, always inseparable started life near Wooster, Ohio, as newsboys, coming to Cleveland when in their 'teens. Their first venture in real estate failed. Undaunted they learned 2,000 acres of land was on the market near Cleveland.

Borrowing money, they purchased options and built one of the most exclusive suburbs, Shaker Heights. To provide transportation to their development they purchased a rapid transit line. In 1916 they learned the New York, Chicago and St. Louis rail- was for sale. They borrowed $2,000,000 from Cleveland banks and purchased it.

They turned it into a paying proposition with Bernet as the operating head. They purchased the Toledo St. Louis Western, the Lake Erie Western and the Detroit, Toledo Shore Line, The Chesapeake Ohio, the Pere Marquette, the Hocking Valley, Erie and Wheeling Lake Erie, which they consolidated into one great system. Later the Missouri Pacific and its subsidiaries was added to their railroad kingdom. Through holding companies they controlled more than 21.000 miles o'f railroads with a total value of nearly three billion dollars.

They erected on Cleveland's public square a 52-story railroad terminal costing $200,000,000. The brothers lived a secluded life at their Daisy Hill farm near Cleveland. Neither ever married. Physicians said cause of death was "general exhaustion brought on by mental and emotional strain. He was 54 years old.

Van Sweringen is survived by his brother, O. and two sisters Edith and Carrie. FIELD FORCES REST ON ARMS DURINOPARLEY Interest Turns From Ethiopian Battlefield To Geneva Diplomatic Table. LITTLE NATIONS WORRIED Ethiopia Rejects Accord-British Grant Concessions To Egyptians. GALVESTON POULTRY CUNIC A free poultry clinic will he held at the.Galveston Electric Hatchery on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock.

A competent representative from the Dr. Salsbury Laboratories will give free advice regarding poultry troubles, and will also deliver an illustrated lecture about Dollars and Poultry Sense (Cents). All flock owners are urged to attend this meeting, and anyone who has sick birds, is requested to bring them in for posting. SANTA CLAUS FUND No one wishes to see a. child miss the thrill and pleasure they get in opening their Christmas packages.

The poor child gets just as much pleasure in opening a Christmas package as a child of means. This is for. furnishing a Christmas package to the needy child who wii. otherwise be neglected. Previously reported $86.25 A Friend 1.00 Delta Theta Omega 1.00 Grant Garrett 3.50 A Friend 3.00 Total 594.75 (By The Associated Tress.) A plan devised by Great Britain and France to solve.

the Italo-Ethiopian controversy blocked League of Nations efforts today to impose an embargo on oil shipments to Italy. The committee of 18, charged with taking action on the proposed oil embargo, met at Geneva but decided the League Council would have to take up the matter of peace plans before anv action would be possible. Consequently, the committee of 18 did nothing on the oil sanctions and the. Council will meet next Wednesday. As far as the combat nations themselves were concerned, little was happening.

The Italian government reported no military activity. Plan Biff Drive. From southern Ethiopia came the report that the southern Italian army was planning a big drive toward the north in the near future. An Italian government spokesman said the world should be warned against "excessive optimism" over peace proposals and that the Franco-British plan was only "a basis for negotiations." The spokesman said too much. enthusiasm could only "render a complicated situation more difficult." A tide of rebellion surged against the Franco-British proposals for peace between Italy and Ethiopia in East Africa today as British diplomacy sought to aJlay another crisis tangent to the 'war.

With London's consent King Fuad of Egypt signed a royal decree restoring constitutional government to his nation. Egyptian Question. The relation between efforts to the war as quickly as possible and pour oil on the troubled waters of Egyptian politics was pictured in League of Nations circles as due to Britain's worry over anti- British demonstrations in Egypt which complicated the Mediterranean imbroglio. Then, too, those circles said. Downing street is anxious to reestablish quickly the damaged "united front" erected by Italy, France and Great Britain at the Stresa conference.

Frence sources even raised the possibility that sanctions a.gainst Italy might be abandoned if Emperor Hailc Selassie rejects the Franco-British peace plan. Officials indicated France and Great Britain would seek to persuade the monarch to accept negotiations on the lines presented. tittle Nations Object. The two nations, however, were represented ii diplomatic circles as being wary a premature abandonment of sanctions against Italy on the ground such a move might alarm the small nations who ar- members of the league and count on such penalties to aid them in case of European trouble. But British diplomacy apparent- ly was headed for stormy weather 1 at Geneva.

Many states represented on the league's sanctions committee of 18, called to consider additional penalties against Italy for having been the "aggressor" in the African war, took a. firm stand against major concessions to Italy at the price of any impairment of Ethiopia's sovereignty or weakening of the league covenant. The committee of IS, in a short, session, heard a description in vague terms of the Franco-British plan and decided to meet again tomorrow. In Council's Hands. The whole subject then was thrown into the hands of the league council, for Poland and Turkey were represented as believing only the council ha'l the right to take action at this juncture.

Ethiopia itself formally rejected the proposals today when Emperor Haile Selassie decl'ared at his field headquarters in a Havas News Agency dispatch: "We cannot submit to force which we never provoked, beca.use that would be rewarding violence." Strong reports circulated in London that King George intervened personally with the government to forca through the peace plan. They were not confirmed. The peace teims were understood to embody cession of a large amount of land to Italy by the Ethiopian empire in return for a seaport in Eritrea, Italian colony, (Continued on Page Two).