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^ TODAYS NEWS TODAY. TU F AvTT?T> F 7 TTCT7D TnTTT) XT A T PERSISTENCE TELLS. In tbe Evening Paper ,the News is Complete,Up to 4 P. M. 1 xl h , AU V L K 1 1ijLK-J U U KlNAL COMPLETE B A Y REPORT OF T I I E ASSOCIATED PRESS It is the Persistent Advertiser Who Reaps Rewards. 4DVBRTISKB to (W4ad ll«4 muMCAL foaad— UM AUBURN, N. Y., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1920 PRICE THREE CENTS — » / i f , ny.’j \ S \ '• a 16 ARE ARRESTED “BUILDING TRUST” PROBE R A ifnst N o v 30.— T h e city h a l l a t Cork was se t on Are th is m o r n in g a n d - J r t ? to!X . t t o t c i t y s t a t e th e Thom as Ashe S i n n F e i n Club a n d th e C h a r - i X a u a T a r e a b l a / e . M u c h dam a g e has been done, it is stated . numerousMssible destriiction of propertv and assassinations by elements which th e a^horities characterize as SimFtin. The officials are doing much aUd A 'JSrt'isbcinff circulated generally about London that the government f»ws t 3 l f not only from thc Sinn Fein, but also from tho thousands of un- rmnloved who recently evidenced an ugly temper in the DoNynmg Street not, however, is answered in police circlcs by cmphatio assertion that the sole reason for the precautions is because of thc danger of Sinn Fern a ttaints against lives and property. B e s ides tlie so m e w h a t sensational m e a s u res a lr e a d y tak e n to p r o t e c t the lives of officials an d th e governm e n t buildings, tlie special civ ilian consta bulary of L o n d o n h a s been notiiiecl to hold itse l f in re a d in e s s to a s s i s t the regular police should th e necessity arise. T h e L b n d o n C o u n ty Council F i r e ’ B r ig a d e is ta k i n g th c most strin g e n t p r e c a u tio n s to p r o t e c t its 00 odd fire sta ti o n s an d be p r e p a r e d for all em e rgencies. T h e r e is n o th in g to connect the Siun F e in w i t h tho explosion of a bomb in a w a r e h o u s e in O ld Swan Lane, th is city e a r l y th i s m o rning, but thc people of th e c ity a s c r ib e d 1 i t to th a t org a n izatio n . T h e bomb, which ap p a r e n tly w a s c a r r ied into th e w a re house in a trav e llin g b a g a n d left there to explode by m e a n s of a time fuse, w a s h e a r d over a w ide a r e a of the city an d blew o u t th c w indow s of buildings nearb y . I t s t a r t e d a fire, b u t th e police an d firem e n , w h o were on th e scene a lm o s t im m e d iately, suc ceeded in ex tin g u ish in g th e flames before they gain e d h e a d w a y . The stre e t w h e re th e w a r e h o u s e is situated h a s been closed b y th e police. I t is a Borrow th o r o u g h f a r e n e a r London B ridge and c o n ta in s no dw e lling house's. E x p e r ts E x a m in e B u ilding. E x p e r ts fro m S c o tlan d Y a r d ex am ined the bu ild in g today, nobody be ing perm itted to e n te r th e offices on th e upper floor. S e v e r a l firm s , ship p ing agents an d m a n u f a c t u r e r s , used the building. Several m en suspected of setting fire to w a r e h o u s e s in L iverpool on Sat u rday n i g h t a r e u n d e r a r r e s t . I t is claimed by th e police th a t A m e rican “gunm en” a r e in th a t city, a n d asser tion is m a d o th a t m e n w a n ted In Ire- 'land fo r shooting policem e n a n d sol diers h a v e crossed th e Iris h Sea to Liverpool. T h e 'fin a n c ial loss occa sioned by S a t u r d a y n i g h t's fires in Liverpool is estim a ted a t a million pounds sterling. T h e killing o f 15 police re c r u i ts at M acroom,, Irela n d , yesterd a y , h a s nl- roady been follow e d by re p r isals by the “B lack a n d T a n s ” and i t is re ported th e r e is an exodus o f frig h t ened people fro m tow n s n e a r where the re c r u i ts w e r e atta c k e d . y . M a sked m e n e n te r e d an d se t Are N e w Y o rk, Xov. 29.— S ixteen of th e 20 m e m b e rs of the em p loying m e tallic fu r r i n g and la t h i n g association, w e re a r r e s t e d today on a ch a r g e of destroy ing evidence needed by th e L e g islative C o m m ittee in v e s tig a tin g th e \building tru s t . ” T h e y pleaded no t g u ilty when a r raig n e d in th e C o u r t of G e n eral Ses sions and w e ro held iu $1,000 bail each. W h ile the a r r a i g n m e n t w a s taking place, the L e g islativ e Com'mittec, a t its h e a r in g in C ity I-Iall, six tim e s w a s ad ju d g in g in contem p t a w itness, Jo h n Penny, ch a ir m a n o f tiie B u ild ers-’ Supply B u r e a u , fo r declining to an s w e r quest ions. W h e n 'la t e r th e com m ittee continued, to adjudge him in contem p t, until th e co u n t had reached nine, Sam u el U n ter- , m y e r, com m ittee counsel, asked him if to tho b u ild in g housing th e D u b l i n knew the probable punishm e n t fo r T.nruinn N o v 30.— ( B y th e Associated P ress).— T h e police o f L o n d o n a n d o th e r E n g li s h cities continued today to establish e la b o r a t e sa f e - Freemnn’s J o u r n a l last' n ig h t. C o n s id erable d a m n g c w a s done th c b u i ld i n g . Scores of n e w a r r e s t s h a v e been m a d e in various d i s t r ic t s \of Ire l a n d , am o n g tho places raid e d by m ilita r y fo r c e s being a l u n a t i c asylum n e a r E n n is. S in n F e i n e r s E v e r y w h e r e . Glasgow n n d th e C lyde sh i p b u i ld i n g district h a v e been placed u n d e r clo s e guard, an d it is declared by th e a u thorities t h a t m a n y S inn F e i n e r s a r e known to be in Scotland. Thc m e m b e rs of the s p e c ial co n stabulary com p o sed of t h o u s a n d s o f civilians a tt a c h e d to th e L o n d o n m etropolitan policc have beeu w a r n e d to hold them s e lves iu re a d i n e s s f o r service should, the co n tin u a n c e of trouble in E n g lan d charged to th e a c count of th e Siun F e in n e c e s s i t a t e their being called out. Thc police th is aftern o o n issu e d a statem ent w i t h reg a r d to th e e a r l y morning bom b explosion h e r e iu th o course of w h ich it w a s s a i d : “As fa r a s the police a u t h o r i t i e s can judge th e evidence d,oes n o t p o i n t to Iho occasion being due to a n y o r ganized a t t e m p t of g e n e r a l d a m a g e to property.” In q u i r y F a v o r e d . Rome, N o v . 30.— I n q u i r y in t o th e Irish s i t u a t i o n is fav o r e d by m a n y Catholic m e m b e rs of t h c I t a l i a n P a r l i a ment, w h o d e c lare th e r e is a b a s i s fo r . demanding su c h an in q u ir y . A s s e r tions 'a r e m a d e th a t th e s i t u a t i o n in Ireland is q u i t e sim ilar to th o s e in th e Congo re g io n of A frica, th c P u t u m a y o District o f S o u th A m e rica, B u l g a r i a and A rm e n ia, w h ich, in th e p a s t , w e r e investigated. I t is reca lled th a t S i r Roger ' C a s e m e n t, w h o w a s ' e x e c u te d for high treaso n , in L o n d o n , d u r i n g the w a r, cond,uctcd on b e h a lf o f E n g land th e in q u iry into th e c o n d it i o n s prevailing in tho P u tu m a y o R e g io n . PONZI GETS FIVE YEAR E L a b o r T a k e s H a n d . London, Nov. 30.— T h e L a b o r C o m mission o f In q u ir y in to th e re p r i s a l s in Ireland le f t for D u b lin th i s m o r n ing. T h e p a r t y com p rises r e p r e s e n t a tives of th e L a b o r P a r l i a m e n t a r y Party a n d th e L a b o r E x e c u tiv e B o d y . It expects to spend a fo r t n i g h t o n its mission. , P L E A FOR BETTER DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL W A R F A R E SEPVICE ... D W - W a shington, Nov. 3 0 — D e c laring •that the w o rld w a r d e m o n s tr a ted that “an enem y b e n t on aggression cannot be tru s ted to liv e u p to any se t rules of w a r .” B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l Am o s A. •Fries, chief of th e chem ical w a r f a r e service of th e arm y , in liis a n n u a l re p o r t to S e c r e tary B a k e r today, asserts th a t th e developm e n t of th is branch of tho U n ited S t a te s arm.y to a point “w h e re it is im p o s s ible fo r an y nation to go fu r t h e r ” w ill do m u c h to w a r d de terrin g o th e r n a ti o n s fro m fo r c in g hos tilities a g a i n s t th e U n ited S tates. T h is c o u n tr y is in a p o s itio n to man u f a c t u r e and d e liv e r on th e field of bat tle m o re chem icals th a n any o th e r na tion o r group of n a tio n s , say s General F r ie s ad d in g th a t “ th e U n ited States h a s w isely decided to co n tin u e the chem ical w a r f a r e service with sufficient pow e rs and funds to develop its possibilities, not for aggression, b u t to in s u r e th a t if Am erican boys m u s t ev e r ag a in should e r arm s in d e f e n s e of the lib e r ty of th e ir country they w ill do so on equal footing w ith a n y o th e r n a tio n so fa r as chem ical w a r f a r e is concerned.” D u ring tho p a s t y e a r th e service has conducted ex p e r im e n ts of g r e a t value in the production of new gas an d chem ical in s tr u m e n ts of w a r . thc re p o r t says, and has affected a close liaiso n with DAY’S WEATHER F O R E C A S T . AVashington, Nov: 30.— W e s t e r n New Y o r k ; u n s e t tl e d w e a th e r to n ig h t an d 1 W e d n e s d a y ; probably r a i n ; little change in te m p e r a t u r e ; m o d e r a te so u th to so u th e a s t w inds. T E M P E R A T U R E S : (W a ter D e p t. T h e r m o m e ter.) 1920..1919 Maximum ............. 41 53 Minimum ................. 29 28 Sim rises today 7:0-1; sets 4:34 sun rises tomorrow 7:05 chemists a n d chem ical societies in c iv i l life. All f o r m a l w a r co n tr a c ts o f t h e s e r v ice have been settled a n d in f o r m a l contracts a r e m o re t h a n 98 p e r c e n t l i q uidated, th e rep o rt asserts. contem p t. “ Yes I do, b u t I w ill take m y chances,” replied th c w itness. T h e w itness m e t v ir tu a lly every question w ith' tlie re p l y : “ I decline to an s w e r . I claim m y co n s titu tio n a l rig h ts on thc ground, th a t it m ight tend to degrade or in c r im in a te 1110 .\’ T h e w itness said th a t he had “no id e a ” w h e th e r his an s w e r would \ten d to d.cgrade o r in c r im in a te ” him, b u t lie w a s n o t “ tak in g an y chances,” H e ad d e d he w a s actin g on advice of counsel. W h e n th e hooks an d records of th e B u ild,ers Supply B u r e a u were pro duced before th e com m ittee, the w i t ness refused to lis t o r identify them . H o declined to d iscu s s tlie activ ities of th c B u r e a u or to sta to w h e ther i t h a d attem p ted, to fix o r enforce uni- f o rm y p rices. T r i a l of G e o rge S. B a c k e r, w e a lthy b u ild e r an d real e s t a t e m an, charged w i t h p e r ju r y d u r in g Ills testim o n y ber fo r e the “b u ilding tr u s t ” inquiry in connection w i t h alleged paym e n t- of $25,000 to la b o r d e legates to stop a strik e , began toO/iy in G e n e ral Sessions C o u rt. I t w a s tho flrst crim inal case to go to tr i a l a s a re s u l t of the c u r re n t investigation. A llegations th a t b lack m a il had been clam p e d on b u ilders, “p ractically su c k ing th e i r blood u n less they cam e across,\ w e r e m a d e by one of th e pro s e c u tin g a tto r n e y s , E m o ry R. B u c k ner, in ’ p r e s e n tin g th e ' case a g a i n s t B a c k e r . T h e s e lev ies n ltim a tely w e r e la i d a g a i n s t th e t e n a n t s , ' h e ' s a i d , ' ' H e then told tho i;o u r t t h a t E p h r iam Levy, a b u ild e r .erectin g a $2,000,000 stru c tu r e re ta in e d B a c k e r in \u m o re o r less ad v iso r y c a p a c ity ” for a fee of $35,000, an d th n t w h e n a strike w a s called on th c job, B a c k e r, a f te r co n fe r r i n g w ith R o b e r t P . B rindell, p r e s i d e n t of th e B u ild in g T r a d e s C o u n cil, re tu r n e d nn d told L e v y he would h a v e to pay $60,000 to h a v e the strik e called oft. T h is , th e p r o s e c u tio n said, Levy re fused to do, a n d B a c k e r , after an o th e r trip to B r in d e ll, rep o r ted the la b o r lea d e r w o u ld “accep t $25,00 as a com prom ise.” WRANGEL READY TO RESUME FIGHT AGAINST SOVIETS B o ston, Nov. 30.— C h a r l e s Ponzi, p r o m o te r of th c q u ick - r ich schem e lu w h ich th o u s a n d s of p e r s o n s invested m illio n s of dollars, b e f o re it collapsed la s t A u g u s t, pleaded g u i l t y to using th e m a ils in a schem e to d e f r a u d , in th e F e d e r a l D i s t r i c t C o u r t today. S a n tcnce of live y e a r s in thc Pljv m o u th C o u n tq J a i l w a s im p o s e d by Ju d g e I-Iale. T h e c o u r t to o k into con sid e r a t i o n only th e flrst c o u n t of one in d ic t m e n t of -13 counts, in w h ich it w n s ch a r g e d th a t Ponzi h a d repre sen ted fa lsely th a t he w a s a b l e to pay in tc r u s t a t th e ra t e of 50 p e r ccnt iu 45 d a y s fro m profits m a d e in* interna tio n a l p o s tal reply coupons. ln a r g u in g on tho q u e s t io n of sen tence, D a n iel 1-1. C o a k ley, se n i o r coun sel fo r l ’otizi, told the c o u r t th a t It w a s only u f t e r stre n u o u s a d v ic e from counsel a n d m e m b e rs o f th e dis cred ited fin a n c ier’s fa m i l y th a t lie' ag r e e d h is p lea of n o t g u i l t y a n d plead g u i lt y in s tea d \M r. P o n z i insisted, a n d s t i l l insists, th a t th e r e w a s in h i s m in d no intent to d e f r a u d an y one,” h i s counsel de clared. T h o little Ita l i a n , w h o , w i t h prison sentences in Camada a n d th i s country b e h ind h im , developed h i s financial schem e , h a d an a i r of sw a g g e r when he faced tlie court. H e w a s th e same d a p p e r m a n - a b o u t- tow n w h e n he stepped fro m th e C a m b r id g e J a i l this m o r n in g n s im th e d a y s w h e n he was th e idol of th e s t r e e t c r o w d s . A s he faced a n o th e r lo n g prison sen ten c e w h ile liis y o u t h f u l wife1 sobbed on h i s shoulder, h e penciled on a m e m o r a n d u m block h i s parting w o r d s to th e public, “ S ic tr a n s i t gloria m umdl” (th u s p a s s e s th e g lo r y of the w o r ld) a n d h a n d e d it to th e press. T h e a r g u m e n t o f M r. Coakley in P o n z i’s b e h a l f w a s b a s e d on a claim th a t th e p r is o n e r could havo fled w i t h m illio n s had lie w i s h e d to de fra u d a n d th a t ho th o u g h h e was on th e w a y to m a k e m illio n s fo r his in v e s to r s a n d him s e lf. , , JUDGE MILLER STARTS DOWII EXPENSES N e w York, Xov. 30— W ith th e d e te r m ination to keep th e 1921 b u d g e t o f th e S ta te of Xew Y o rk below th a t o f th is y e a r , if th a t is h u m a n ly possible, G o v e rnor-elect N a t h a n L. M ille r s p e n t som e tim e y e s terd a y a n a l y s i n g th e re quests of the v a r io u s d e p a r t m e n t s fo r n e x t year, w h ich a g g r e g a te $220,000,- 000, Ju d g e Millet; h a s tack led h is u n p leasan t task w ith tlie Idea of chop ping m illions ou t of th e s e figures, b u t acknow ledges th is m n y n o t be possible. T h e budget for th i s y e a r a m o u n t s \to ab o u t $-10,000,000. I f th e 1921 ex p e n d itu r e s can bo k e p t dow n to th is figure, it will bo a n ach iev e m e n t, m a n y of the R e p u b lican len d e r s feel. N o t only is tho g o v e r n o r - e lect con vinced tlm t a g r o a t p a r t o f th e new offices aud positio n s p r o v id e d fo r in tho requests of d e p a r t m e n t liearV can be dispensed w ith, b u t also th a t th e r e can bo a c u r ta ilin g nnd con s o lid a tio n in thc d e p a r tm e n ts a s th e y now exist. M iller M e a n s B u s in e s s . “T h o se p a tr i o t s w h o a r c c o u n tin g on m o re jobs and in c r e a s e s in sa l a r i e s a r e due to a ru d e w a k e n in g ,” sa id a frien d of Judge M iller la s t n ig h t. “ l i e h a s se t out to give a re a l b u s in e s s ad,- ln in istratio n , oue w i t h econom y spelled w ith a big ‘E .’ I know th a t th is h a s been said so o f ten in th c p a s t som e m a y be inclined to scotT. B u t I h o se w h o do so will liv e to re p e n t. T h e y do not. know th e ju d g e T h e r e w ill be no sinecures, no u s e less b u r e a u s or divisions w h en h e g e ts th r o u g h \ T o nsslst him in h is w o r k o f carv in g dow n tho inflated b u d g e t requests, Ju d g e M iller is sen d in g a le t t e r to each of tb e fiscal officers in th e sta t e gov ernm e n t, asking th e m to e x p lain c e r tain things a n d su g g e s tin g o th e r things, which scein to him can be cu t o n t of the budget. T h e y w ill have a chance to cure them s e lves, b u t if they do n o t do it, Ju d g e M iller w ill lak e it up w ith the leg islativ e le a d e r s w h o are p r e p a r in g the a p p r o p r i a ti o n bill. If th e la t t e r do no t liced h is w ishes, then he w ill use liis p o w e r of veto w h e u tin. bill comes to him . CHARGE DENIED OF GRAFT BY SHIPPING BOARD TREASURER X ew Y o rk, X o v 30.— R W B o l l i n g , ' agreed to this settlem e n t nnd gave me Binghamton Cop Shot Four Times by Highway Man B ingham ton, X. Y., Xov. 30.— P a t r o l man W illiam M c D o n a ld w a s s h o t fo u r times a n d possibly fa t a l l y in j u r e d by a suspected highw a y m a n in th o cen ter of B in g h a m to n ’s b u s in e s s d i s t r i c t shortly a f t e r 1 o’clock th i s m o r n in g . The police had bean n o tifie d o f a highway robbery in a n o th e r p a r t o f the city a n d patrolm e n w e r e w a r n e d to w a tch fo r the suspect. M c D o n a ld halted tw o m en in th e b u s in e s s c e n t e r as suspicious c h a r a c te r s a n d o n e im m ediately began firimg, M c D o n a ld dropping, b u t the police p a t r o l r e t u r n ing to h e a d q u a r te r s h e a r d th c s h o t s und saw th e fleeing m a n . T h e p a t r o l , wagon, loaded w ith officers, gave.\ chase, m a n y shots being ex c h a n g e d , but th e m a n escaped. M c D o n a ld has a cham ce to recover. W illiam F . M cDonald, th e p a t r o l man w h o w a s shot fo u r tim e s w h i l e attem p tin g to a r r e s t a h i g h w a y m a n early th i s m o rning, died a t th e C ity H o spital today. The m u r d e r e r is s t i l l at large. P a r is, Nov. 30.— G e n e ral B a r o n W rangel, h e a d of th e anti-B o lshevik governm e n t of S o u th R u s s ia, has n o t i fied thd F r e n c h governm e n t he is r e a d y to come to P a r i s to discuss using h ia arm y once m o re a g a i n s t the forces of Soviet R u s s ia, say s th e M atin. T h is arm y , w h ich has been recogftized since its d i s a s t r o u s d e f e a t on the C rim e a n P e n in s u la, is said to num b e r about 70,- 000 men. DANIELS MAKES Big Cain of 1283 Per Cent in Gary’s Negro Population W a s h ington, Nov. 30.— T h o negro population of G a ry. In d ., w a s a n nounced to d a y by tho C e n s u s B u r e a u as 5,299 a n increase of 4,910 o r 12S3.G iper cen t. Tho w h ite p o p u latio n \ w a s given a t 50.04S an Increase o f 33,645 o r 205.1 p e r cent. C h inese. J a p n n s e s and In d ian s num b e red 31. CONSTANTINE ALL SET FOR THRONE A thens, Nov. 29.— F o r m e r K ing C o n sta n ti n e ’s v a lets h a v e arrived h e r e w ith his boxes an d trunks. T o d a y they w e r e engaged in caring fo r th e un if o r m s C o n s tan tin e intends to w e a r w h e n he re tu r n s . T h e F r e n c h leg a tio n staff w a s p a c k ing up th is aftern o o n in an ticip a tio n of o r d e rs to leave A thens. CUE LAYING W a s h in g to n , Nov. 30.— I t hns always been th e policy of th e A m e r ican gov e r n m e n t “ to p r e v e n t th e la y i n g of i\uy cable on tho sh o r e s o f th e United S t a t e s w h ich connected w i t h a foreign c o u n try in w h ich th e c a b l e company h a d a m o n o p o ly of c a b l e connections S e c r e t a r y D a n iels sa y s iu a statem ent filed todjiy iu tb e D i s t r i c t o f Columbia S u p r e m e C o u rt. T lie s t a t e m e n t is a supplem e n tal a n s w e r to th e s u i t of th e Western U n ion T e leg r a p h C o m p a n y , which seeks to enjoin th e n a v a l secretary fro m in t e r f e r i n g w i t h th e laying of c c r t a i u s h o r t cables o v e r B iscaynoB a y , n e a r M iam i, F lo r id a . M r. D a n iels say s th a t th e proposed cable fro m M iam i .to B a r b a d o e s is to b e laid fo r th e p u r p o s e o f connecting w i t h t h e »system of th e \W estern Tele g r a p h C o m p a n y , a B r i t i s h corporation w h ich h a s a m o n o p o ly f o r inter-port cables in B r a z il, to th e exclusion of A m e r ic a n com p a n ies. T h e n a v a l se c r e t a r y ’s supplem e n tal a n s w e r w a s a c c o m p a n ied by nn affi d a v i t by S e c r e tary C o lby o f tho State D e p a r t m e n t , w h ich s e t f o r t h that ap p lic a tio n fo r a, p e r m it to la n d the cable w a s p e n d in g b e fore th e S t a t e D e p a rt m e n t, b u t th a t th e D e p a r t m e n t being u n w i l li n g to recom m e n d to the presi d e n t th e g r a n ti n g o f s u c h a permit, h a d req u e s ted S e c r e t a r y D a n iels to co o p e r a t e w ith th e W a r D e p a rtm e n t to p r e v e n t connection o f th e cable. A r g u m e n ts in th e c a s e w ere heard, to d a y by th c court. T h e D i s t r i c t of C o lu m b ia Supreme C o u rt, a f t e r h e a r in g arg u m e n ts, took u n d e r adv lsem e u t to d n y H ip applica tio n o f th e W e s tern U n i o n Telegraph C o m p a n y fo r an in j u n c t i o n restrainin; S e c r e t a r y D a n iels fro m interfering w i t h th e lay in g of c e r t a i n sh o r t cables a c r o s s B iscayne B a y a t M iam i, Fla. Guatemala May Have Revolution JEWELS STOLEN HERE; SMUGGLED NTO GERMANY treasu r e r of th e U n ited S tates S h i p ping B o a rd, n n d n brother-in-law o f P r e s id e n t W ilso n , w n s tho chief w i t ness called to te s l i f y today before tlio W alsh C o n g r e s s io n a l Committee w h ich is in v e s tig a tin g alleg e d corrupt p r a c tices in th c S h i p p i n g B o a rd Tho co m m ittee planned to q u e s tio n him reg a r d in g testim o n y recently g i v en before tho c o m m itte e by T u c k e r K . Sands, a fo r m e r W a s h ington. D . C , bnnk official to t li e effect t h a t Mr. B o l l ing s h a red in $-10,000 said to have b e e n paid by the D o w n e y Shipbuilding C o r poration to th o S h ip p in g B o a rd to se cure a c o n tr a c t . M r. Bolling a l r e a d y has issued a p u b lic denial o f th c charge. Lester S isler, fo r m e r sccro tary o f the Shipping B o a r d , who w a s alle g e d hy Mr. S a n d s to h a v e shared in th e t alleged bribe, a l s o asked to be p r e s e n t j*to testify todny, a s w a s Alonzo T w e e - ' dale, fo rm e r c o m p tr o lle r of tiie S h i p ping B o a rd, w h o is said to h a v e in vestigated M r. B o llin g ’s alleged p a r ticipation In th o div isio n of tho m o n e y . R e p r e s e n tativ e Jo s e p h W a lsh, M a s sachusetts, c h a i r m a n of tho c o m m i t tee, said th e s e w itn e s s e s had n o t b e e n asked to w a iv e im m u n ity. Mr. B o lling to o k tho stand n t 10 :15 a. m. M,\ S isler n n d M r. I ’w e cdalc a p peared. re a d y to testify w ith him . Built Houso for Sands. Mr. B o lling te s tifie d th a t b e f o r e e n tering th e em p lo y of the S h ip p in g B o a rd in A u g u s t, 1917, he had b e e n in the building b u s i n e s s w ith a p a r t n e r named T o d d . W h il e in th is b u s i n e s s he built a h o u s e fo r Sands n e x t d o o r to his own, nnd n controversy a r o s e b e tween him s e lf, M r . Sands an d M rs. Sands over so m e “e x tr a s .” In o r d e r to a v e r t n c o n tr o v e r s y “with a n e x t d o o r neighbor” M r. B o l l ing declared h e a g r e e d to a se t tl e m e n t by w h ich ho lo s t his sh a r e o f th c extras. \I v o lu n te e r e d to cancel m y s h a r e of th is c h a r g e , w h ich figure ($600) represented m o s t 'o f tlie profit I h a d expected to m a k e on tho e n tire t r a n s action b e c a u s e o f th e ir u n p leasan t a t titude,\ M r. B o l li n g said. “M r. S a n d s W a r s h ip s on G u a rd. P a r is. Xov. 30.— (B y the A s s o c iated P r e s s ) — T h e fo r e ig n office ex p lain e d today th a t th e F r e n c h and B r i t i s h w a r s h ip s being se n t to P iraeus, th e p o r t of A thens, w e re to protect F r e n c h and B r i ti s h n a ti o n a ls in the ev e n t of diso r d e r s d u r in g th e plebiscite of D e cem b er 4 and a f t e r it. E le c tr icia n s S trike Rome, Xov. 30.— A s a result of th e strik e of electrician s in the m u n icipal pow e r sta tio n s a t T e r n i, about 35 m iles n o r th of Rome, seriously affecting the lighting o f th e city and nearly alii the larg e cities of T u s c a n y , tho a u th o r i t ie s nt m idnight la s t n ig h t occupied the statio n s and took over the control of tlie sw itchboards. W a s h in g to n , Xov. 30.— Reports of a th r e a te n e d re v o lu tio n in Guatem ala h a v e been reecived in official circles h e r e , it w a s lea r n e d to d a y . The H e r re r a g o v e r n m e n t h a s b e e n unable to collect th e a r m s a n d am m u n ition se c r e tly d istrib u te d p r i o r to thc revo lu tio n w h ich o v e r th r e w E s tr a d a Cab re r a an d m o re m u n i t i o n s are said to h a v e been sm u g g led in t o lh e country recen tly C h ief opposition to th e government: a c c o r d in g to th e re p o r t is in the \high c o u n tr y ,\ th e m o u n ta i n o u s regions, w h e r e fo r m o n ths th e r e lias been talk o f secession. T lie opposition is re p o r ted to be d ir e c ted cliletly against E m e lio E s c a m illa, m i n i s t e r of w a r, said to be th e s t r o n g e s t m an in the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . E s c a m i l l a was educat ed in G e rm a n y and s e r v e d in the G e r m a n arm y , au d is s a i d to be au to cratic. h is n o te fo r $0,000 w h ich I indorsed and discounted.” Oilers Pass Book. A t th i s juncture Mr. B o lling offered in evidence his personal banking pass book, show ing ho b a d deposited tlie proceeds of tlio note Novem b er 13, 1010 In reaching a settlem e n t w ith Ills neighbor Mr. Bolling testified th a t Mr. Sands told him ho d i d n 't intend th a t B o lling should lose an y th in g ou thc deni. L a ter, lie testified th a t he was a p a r tn e r in a brokerage firm with F. A. Connolly and II. W . R o b e rts and that, they mado An agreem e n t w ith Sands to pay him a commission to p r o c u r e a $40,000 loan fo r the firm. T h e o th e r two p a r tn e r s m a d e the a r rangem e n ts , Mr. Bolling said, adding th a t ho “knew of it.\ H o personally put $10,000 into the business but retired in December, 2017, follow ing tho L a w s o n \leak” in vestigation, he said. A f t e r th a t Mr. B o lling declared he cam e to New York an d entered thc b a n k exam iner’s office. Borrowed of Sands. M r. Bolling testified th a t in Ja n u ary , 1917, ho borrow ed $7,500 from S a n d s an d later paid th is am o u n t by m o r tg a g in g his home. H e constantly re f e r r e d to his note book before an sw e ring-questions. A lonzo Twcedale, com p troller of tho B o a r d , s a t beside Mr. B o lling and fre q u e n tly conferred w ith him while he w n s testifying. I n h i s general denial M r. Bolling sa id th n t ho had n o thing to do w ith a w a r d i n g contracts o r m aking pay m e n ts in tho Shipping B o a rd. H o said his position w i t h tho Ship ping B o a r d was \ a s s is ta n t treasu r e r of th e division of operations.\ H o gave h i s ago as 41. M r. Bollin§, in an s w e r to questions, said th a t ho did no t see Sands a t any tlm o d u r ing tho “bending rolls inci dent.\ H e said that th e Shipping B o a rd “g r a d u a lly reduced its funds\ in S a n d s ’s bank in th e re g u la r course of business. ' % JAPAN WILL BIDE HER TIME FOR RACIAL EQUALITY, ASSEMBLY TOLD Xew York, Xov. '30.— P u b lica tio n of a copyrighted d i s p a tc h to th e Chicago T r ib u n e from B e r lin , s t a t i n g thaL m a n y thousand d o l la r s ’ w o r th of gem s stolen in A m e r ica w e r e beiuig sm u g g led to G e r m a n y a n d disposed of th e r e today b r o u g h t con f ir m a tio n from C h a r les M. S c h w a b , h e a d of the B e thlehem S teel C o m p a n y , th a t a gold’ jew e l Case p r e s e n ted to h im in 1910 by th e City of B a ltim o r e hn d been stolen. O v er the long d i s t a n c e telephone from his hom e in S o u th B e thlehem , P a ., Mr. Schw a b sn h l : “W hen I h e a r d of th e B e r lin rep o rt investigated an d disco v e r e d Unit thc box w as m issing. I h a v e no solution to offer ns to how o r w h e n it d isap peared.\ I t w a s rep o rted in th e d isp a tc h th a t a gold box, b e a r in g th e in i t i a l s “C. M. S.” had been sold in th e G e r m a n capi ta l by a sailor. Closer w a tch to d a y w a s placed on out-going vessels to p r e v e n t th c stolen jew e ls leaving th i s co u n tr y . Defense Wins First Round In Arnstein Case W a s h ington, Xov. 30.— T h e defense w o n tho first sk i r m ish in tlie tria l of Ju l e s AV. (X icky) A r n s te in an d three o th e r d e f e n d a n ts today w h e n Ju s tice G o u ld in the D i s t r i c t of C o lum b ia Su prem e C o u rt ru led th a t th e papers tak e n from th e office of av id W . Sul livan, one of tho d e f e n d a n ts, w o u ld not be given to th e d istric t a t t o r n e y for in spection. T h e c o u r t reserv e d its de cision as to w h e t h e r th e p a p e r s were adm issible as evidence. A rnstein, S u lliv a n . W . W E n s terd a y and N o rm a n S. B o w les a r e accused of having brought stolen se c u r i t i e s from New York t<> th e D i s t r i c t of Colum b ia. T h e trial then proceeded w ith form e r em p loyes of K u llh nil's brokagc firm here on the stan d . considered tho ad v isability of giving the com m ittcc thc ex p r e s s authority to e n te r in to negotiations w ith W ashing ton a t a favorable m o m e n t M n j. M arlborough C h u rchill, of th e U n ited States A rm y intelligence serv ice, w h o nrrived in G e n eva lato la s t w e ek, w a s a spectator in tho press g a l lery a t the meeting o f tho League of N a tio n s Assembly th is morning. FORMER EMPRESS Genova, N o v . 30.— (By tho A s s o c i ated P r e s s ) — T h c Japanese d e leg a tio n will no t m a k e a n y proposal fo r ra c i a l equality n t th i s session of th e A s s e m bly of the L e a g u e of N a tions, i t w a s announced by V iscount Ish il a t th is m o rning's se s s io n of the A ssem b ly. \Jn p a u w ill p a ti e n tl y bide h e r tim e ,1’ said V iscount Ish i i , “until an o p p o r tune m o m e n t s h a l l present its e l f . ” Tlio Ja p a n e s e delegation, lie ad d e d , nlso h a d d e c id e d to w ithdraw its p r o test a g a i n s t a n n u a l m eetings o f the Assembly, a l t h o u g h it re q u ir e s five m o n ths’ tim e fo r a delegation fro m Jap a n to m a k e tho long jo u r n e y and return. H e recom m e n d e d th a t m e e t ings be h e ld once in two y e a r s , w i t h special m e e tin g s hi em ergencies. T h e Ja p a n e s e delegate m a d e th e s e d e c laratio n s in speakiug on th o re p o r t of the C o m m ittee on Rules, w h ich w a s read to th o fu l l Assembly a t the opening o f th e session by D e leg a te M c r r a r is of Ita l y . T h e co m m ittcc based its re p o r t on the prin c ip le th a t the A s sem b ly is the sovereign o r g a n ism of th e L e a g u e but in t e r m i t t e n t , and th a t th e E x e c u tiv e Council is th e p e r m a n e n t p o w e r , w ith the s e c r e t a r i a t as tho c o n ti n u o u s m edium fo r th e ex ecution of th e decisions of b o t h th c A ssem b ly a n d th e Council. Some com p lex question re g a r d i n g the re la ti o n s betw e e n tho A s s e m b ly and th e C o u n c il w e ro reserved b y tbe com m ittee fo r fu r t h e r co n s id e r a tio n . M any d e le g a t e s to thc m e e tin g of the A s sem b ly o f the League o f N a tions, w h ich to d a y resum ed sessions, G u a tem ala City, G u a tem a la, Nov. regard th e co m in g week as th e m o st 30.— F rancisco C a rdenas, form er gcn- crltical p e r io d in tlio history o f the o r a l in the Mexican A rm y and accused organization. Q u e stions w h ich have of the assassination of P r e s id e n t been se t tl e d in com m it ices by n m a jo r - F rancisco Mndcro in February, 1913, ity vote, a f t e r stubborn c o n te s t s in inflicted fatal in ju r i e s upon him s e lf some cases m u s t be decided in th e As- n e a r here todny. sem b ly by n unanim o u s v » t c Tli'* C a rdenas, who som e tim e ago w a s only ex c e p tio n I m in lhe c i n ' <>f th \ ] a r r e s t e d on a charge of being an ac- election of n e w members aud a m e n d - 1 c e s sory to the m u r d e r of a m an an d m ents. I w o m a n with whom he was living, If th e A s s e m b ly proves c a p a b le o f jesca p e d from jail. H e was su r - agreeing w i t h o u t n dissenting v o te on j rounded at M a d rugado by soldiers or- the difficult problem s to be p laced t>e -1 to capture him . W hen he found, next few d a y s it ( liisa escape wns cu t off, he opened fire D o o m , Holland, Nov. 30.— (By tho A s sociated T rass)—F o r m e r E m u r e s 'i 1 A u g u s ta Victoria of G e rm any, who is critica lly ill as a re s u l t of a h e a r t a t tack, w a s reported a t noon today to bo in a sinking condition. At th a t tim e she was unconscious. Cardenas , Former Mexican General, Takes Own Life PU B L IC H E A L T H D E P A R T M E N T S C O N F E R ON IIO L S E SH O R T A G E . D e troit, M ich , Xov. '10 — R e p resen tativ e s of public h e a l t h d e p a r tm e n ts in nil the la r g e r cities of th e country opened a tw o -day conference h e r to day on the re la tio n of congested hous ing conditions to th e p u b lic health . A rep o rt of th e conference, containing statistics g a th e r e d in su r v e y s of the cities represented, w ill be subm itted to Senator W illiam M C o lder of Xew York for his g u id a n c e in fram i n g pro posed legislation fo r tho reg u latio n of housing T h e conference w a s called by D r Royal S C o p e land, h e a l t h com m is sioner of Xew Y o rk. Extends Moratorium. H a v a n a . Xov. 30.-—.P r e s i d e n t Meno- cal yesterday signed a decree extend- fore it d u r i n g th e n( will, in th e estim a tio n of som e o f tin leading m e m b e rs, have passed a m o st dangerous p o i n t D iscu s s in g Economic B lockade. It seem s p r o b a b le that defin ite solu tion of tb e question r e l a t h e to the economic b lo c k a d e will not be reach e d nt fhis sessio n of the A s s e m b ly A resolution p a s s e d by tbe S u b -eom m it- tce on B o e k a d e s yesterday • p r o p o s e d th a t an in te r n a t i o n a l com m ission on blockades be nppointed by th e C o u n cil. T h is body would re p o r t to the assem b ly tb e m e a s u res it w o u ld put on the'troops, w o u n d ing 0110 man. 1-Ie th e n turned his p i s t o l upon him self, firing tw o bullets th r o u g h his head. W h ile Cardenas w n s in jail, tho M e x ican government asked for his de ten tio n 011 thc ch a r g e of m u rdering P r e s i d e n t Miulero. Cardenas con fessed iu 1015 of having assassinated M a d e ro ami, nlso Pino Suarez, vice p r e s id e n t nf Mexico during the Ma- d e r o adm inistration Re:ord In Passes. M a rietta dhm Nov 30.— Wliat is be- ilito effect a g a i n s t an a g r e s s o r n a ti o n ] lievcd to be n w o rld's record for con- T h e re p o r t o f thc co m m ittee on s c c u t.\e forward, passes is believed to am e n d m e n ts to th e covenant w a s e x - 'h a v e been established by Don W h it- pected lo c o n t a i n a reco m m e n d a tio n ' in s sta r nf the M a r ietta College foot- th a t a com m issio n be a p p o in t e d to lmll team in tiie cam e with B o ston w h ich a ll am e n d m e n ts proposed College November 2(1. Coach \Orpnsey” should bo re f e r r e d for stu d y a n d rc-'N e -ile. of M arietta m ade the an- ported u p o n to the next A s s e m b ly ,, nouuccmcnt today a f t e r nn investiga- w h ich it is no w considered w ill c e r - 'i in n \\liltimr com p leted seven eonse- tainly be h e ld (luring the su m m e r o r jetitiv e forwmd passes for seven early fa ll , su c h a com m ittee would straig h t first downs Tbe eighth a t- liave su f f icien t latitu d e to c o n s id e r any tempt was Incomplete He holds s e r iate MMi-ins records in ing m o r a torium w h ich w o u ld expire p r o p o s itio n s em a n a ting from tb e l u i - . i r n l inter-iolli' tom o rrow , u n t i l D e c e m b e r 31. 1 ted S ta te s . S o m e of the deleg a tes h a v e ,basketball.
