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Evening sentinel, Wednesday, December 21, 1921 · page 1

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ESTABLISHED

1870

Entered“ theSouth Not-walla; nos:
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Gator-ally fair and much colder:

 

 

 

 

Proceedings

Against ' ‘

Secretary Sherer Are
Ordered Dropped

Board of Councilmen Also Votes to Approve AC- A

 

tion of Board of Estimate in Paying Bills of
School Board—4k. Harry E. Bates Named as

f Milk Inspector.

iv". H. H.
“'85
night
Cuuunnn Council
I l

:I’. a special

lgllI‘s

 
 
 

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In: :srntnluling
in!" if m.
of
council

the Words

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school teac
. - council
7- printions

innate and

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':\Zlil;tl|li‘

.',[V'l‘;

Bates.
appointed milk it

held
has held this office (luring

:ution and‘ his manI

‘ ;. "Merry Christmas"

I Utt'l’l [O

 

mm] veterinary.
Ispector
meeting of

at city

last
the
hut l.

tions and has giv—
friCnds
him upon his ap—

;\l:1_vor l'ulvin L.
meeting might be
for some
hers. inasmuch as
approve the up-
lllz' Board of
at the recent

l‘Iy
lion

This makes the mon—

i‘or immediate use.

Some of the appropriations Inade, ln~
eluded ‘back salaries for“ the.school
teachers which had not been paid be-
cause of a deficit in the school appro-
priations made by the Board of Esti-
mate- and Taxation at the recent spe‘
cial session. 'lhis makes the montv
voted available Poi immediate use.
Some of the appropriations made in-
cluded back Salaries for 'the school
teachers which had not been paid lir-
cause or a deficit in the school appro-
priations. \\'ith the exception of. a
few. most of the teachers had been
given personal checks by l-Zx~i\ln_\’or
Jeremiah Donovan :IIIIl lthIl'm‘e. the
money they I‘ve-(rive \Iill’ lw lllllltll

(Continued .on rate Eight)

 

 

a

Republic of Chita Has Declared

War on Republic of Vladivostok

 

Soviet Government of Mos-
baid to Be Sending
Troops and War Material

CO‘W

to Chita

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t; . :1: of Moscow is said to hr
I _- ‘zmiys 1111.! war IuntI-I‘iul l0

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.VV- H. Burr Vl’ould Interest
Organizations

 

liven asked to lea-i their
«1 Iio.their part toward s.-—
Ilr-te—lw‘)plll“ nt.

Em $7.4».

éHI rposes.
\\ ho

to 1‘

«War piece of Ililltl about
l‘ “2‘ trill-zen! is incurs-Ii on
.I ;:S Burial Hill near
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l HllfllflllfiYfllE
FUR PllllllliMAN

wk the Norwnlk Police
.2? how in its possezwion
‘ 'l‘I'}'L‘lr-.
l by
st being appropriated
..5 Estimate and Taxa-
: .uum‘enlent

decided to purcn..se a

u *"it ht‘r continues. the

probable that Patrol-

:' ‘»l‘;""21y will be called
' his former calling.
‘ g.» patrolman.

 

Trent; ‘I'cl‘ Whitehead

 

.choufirmc-d reports.
“head is to retire as
Central Trust Com-
‘. :if

ms been suffering

rion of the officials

> trnorted .
not intend to again _

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:v pull

 

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.. inn -2 w. r

in
t of the Shore

Tract —- O n l 3' Available
Place lVest of New Haven
Interrupted Com-
mission’s Plans with Re-
:21 rd to Property

I he several 1:11:11) -

1-5 tlir shou-
ol' \\’e»stpm't.
its 2: park
\\‘. H. linrr.
for runny
pct-position
tionul purl-(s. ”“127
[in pteo‘plt- is law

He says titr- pro-
he priIIlr-gr- of en-
;Is the people paid

‘ -..
7-01' t'I-~
of
_\ (”Si 7‘5

in thy

Page Sixteen)

money for which
private subscrip-

was mad»
lice Commissioner

this type having

e mOst serviceahlr-
. .

e machine wtll he

Lockwood N‘- Par-

placed in use at

Retire Jan. I

ter the first of the
health. ,

ome time and has
vacation. He. was
for more than a

lace early in Jan-
that Mr.

 

MAIL BANflll
EAUfilll Willll
’FEEIlNG HENS

Escaped Prisoner Re-
captured on Farm Near
Chicago

policemen. W‘ith $5.500 reward on
his head. police and Federal oflicers
had been warned that Rogers was one
of thc‘ most desperate men in the (Ill—
uals or mail rolIlII-ry and extra pre-
cautions should be taken in appre-
hending Lini.

Yet. Rogers was taken while pur-
suing the peaceful occupation of scat
tering breakfast to‘a lot of hungry
hens on the chicken farm of James
lie Novo in Palos Park. near here
where he had been hiding to; several
months in the guise of a farmhand.

He was caught unprepared by the
detectives who hz‘id lurked in the
shadows of the farmhouse in an all
night. vigil. He was IItIzIr’IIIt-d. but
boasted after being manacled that he
had "lots of the ’l‘olerlo swag burial"
and neverjvould have been taken had
he 1102 been caught without a pistol.

HAI’TlRiSlleNCEfl
BUT 3m GRANTED

Union Men Will Not Spend
Holidays in Jail

 

Justice Arthur S. Tompkins of the
Supreme Court in \Vhite Plains ves~
terduy sentenced seven oflicers ‘and
eighteen members of the l‘cekskill
local of the Hatters’ l‘nion to thirty
«lays in jail each :Il’tr-r they had been
declared in contempt of court. but or-
dered a stay of the. warrant on the
promise of the union men that they
wouldn‘t repeat the ofi‘ence. He tool;
similar action in the case of Mizlta l
Green. president of the l’nited Hat-
ters of North America. who was also
sentenced to thirty days. "

The men sentenced are striking cm-
ployees of the Peekskill Hat Company
and were accused of having violated
an injunction which prohibited them
from interfering: with the operation
of the plant. It was charged that
they had attacked others employed on
they way to work.

Don’t Plan to “Mug”
Train Commuters Here

 

 

That the New Haven road does not
anticipate demanding that commuts-
lion tickets hear photographs of the
holders Was stated by an official to a
reporter when questioned whether the
New Haven", ’Ra‘ilroad- contemplated
following 91.8 lead of the New York
Centrawl _
The Public Sen Ice Commission re-
centlv upheld the N. 'Y C in- its order
that each owner of a multiple trip
ticket have his likeness thereon. The
New Haven road had a. class checking
system on the. commutation tickets
during the war and several who mis—
used the. privileges were. indicted.
Some were sentenced to jail terms.

Commuters of this city and nearby"
towns are not so many as to confuse
the veteran conductors.
portion of the. steady commuters here

known if not personally at least,

 

he now holds. ' '

gnum‘ in countyc
VPMQY was the leader of a gang of an— >

The major ~

abouts according to the "counter." are; '

.J .19

(Associated.

.PEKING. Dec. 20
Press).-—Liang . Shih-Yi Thus been

named premier of the Chinese Cabin;
et. to succeed Chin Yun'Peng, who.
IIitlI all his ministers resigned on:
Sunday. The fall of the Cabinet fol—
lowed the arrival hole of General
Chang Tsao-Lin. governor of Man-
churia. wlho is’now engaged in form-
ing a coalition government in which
all the reactionary powers are palr~
ticipating. It' is charged that Chin
Yun-Pcug I'as guilty at? speculations
and the sale of offices.

The new premier is credit (1 with
having inspired the attempt y Yuan
Shi-Kai to create himself emperor in
1915. :mil under his auspices many of
the officials of the government over-
thrown last summer are now particl—
pating in the councils of state.

llfiHlllllUSEllEN’

l\tt|“l it who I Romney and As-
sistant Kceplrs George H. Barber and
George. H. Clark. of PcI-k's Ledge
Light. lmvc I'cr'eivvtl’ letters «If coni—
mend: Itinn from Secretary Hoover
I'm the good Iva done in savingihe
(‘l't' \\ ol the stI-nnII-r Austin reclinllv.
A copy of the lI-tlcr to each man fol<
lows:
Department of Commerce.

(Hllm- (If the Sccrelnry.
\Ynshington. I'lcc. 2.1. 1921.

Sir:
llll‘m‘l'ing' to report
rendered by you on December 5, L921.
to the crew of the Sll‘:illl"l‘ J. (7. Ans»
tin; which had sunk. the department
takes pleasure in commending you

{If assistance

 

 
 

"or your meritorious Sl‘l‘Vlt‘C‘ in this in-

(‘lll’1".\(;:‘). hog. :1_._(..mg.1;0g_ stance. which constitutes another ox—
.-rs. :Ilius (II-orgy. Lents. alias George» ample of valuable service being ren-
lmvis “Spam.“ murder and convicted tiered by the lighthouse service, in
l‘or participation in the 3.1.“,01500 time of need. This commendation
hm“ robbery at 'l‘olcd'o. who broke \Illl be noted on on the records. as
jail there with two risoners. con; P3” 0g £91" 9.51““ 11‘5“?"-
I'icted with him. was cu lured yester- , Respectfully
day by Federal agents and ya. mund of s -- ffl‘gBEB' HOOVER'

' .Seorcta . of Commerce.

Challes .1. lx’ennev. keeper; George H.

1331er and George H. Clark. Peck};
Ledge Light Station. (701111..
(Through Commissioner of Light-
houses) .

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11001111110111:

Kiddies
Children.

 

 

'l‘cmpornry Home for
in \Vcstport aII-nuc, are to
sit down to :1 regular turkey dinner.
Christmas Day. authorities at the
Home announced this morning. The

at l.ll('

meal will he full course, rwilh all the
I’vzmnr fiving's.

Al 2:30 o‘clock tomorrow after-
nuon the children of the Home. to«

gethcr with those of the Day Nursery.

and others. will he the guests or the

.\'orIv:Ilk Lodge. No. Wm. 11, P. () 1-3..
:It the lilks' Home. in South Main
SlrI’Pl. There will he a huge (‘hrist—

Inns true and gifts for all the kid liL-;.
‘.-\. fine entertainment has been or»
runéed for the occ: Ision. 'lhis “ill
Inns-is! m' a Punch :Ind Judy show. to-

‘ gather with "loving pictures.

After the entertainment. Secretary
John \‘l’. Sculley will act as Santa
Claus and will distribute the gifts.
’lhe 1 ‘nristmas tree. at the Chil—
Ilren' 5 Home. \I ill be arinnged for De-
cember ‘39. instead of Christmas Day,
because the children will have been
ulltrl'tuinml and feted so much pre-
vious to Christmas that it. would not
he a treat at. that time. The enter-
lninment IIill he on the Monday fol—
lowing: New Year's Day.

 

Daugherty to Take
Two Weeks More for
Trolley Decision

 

\\-’.\SH1NG'J‘ON. Dec. 21.——It will be
two weeks before the government‘s de-
cision in regard to the New England
trolley properties-of the New York.
New Hanan & Hartfm d railroad is
leached. AttorneI General Daugher-
H said todzu

Mr. Daugherty said he “as consid—
e rin‘r the question daily as to whether
tl‘. cse properties should be sold in ac-
01 dance- Isitli; the terms of the 90!!-
sent decree EDhlned as a result of
.gmernment anti-(trust prosecution or
whether t‘Iev should be returned to
their owners but in View of the com-
olexity of the problem and the vital

it II as ne cessary to proceed SlO‘VIV.

40-Year Sentence
Given Auto Bandit

Si'aAcisfl'js Y.. Dec. fi—nrea
I). Bailey. . .’ ’Eonvicted of highway
robberv. Iva nuanced tor arty years
in prison by Judge William D Bar—
court here yesterday.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 
 

 

ARE‘EUMMENIJEH

interest of tlie public in the outcome .

 
 
 

c The question as to whether the, local
court had jmlsdictlon over his than:
F: Ink Setti. or New Canaan was rais—
ed by Séttis attorney. Sahatore P.
Genuario, in the downtown court be-
fore Judge George. H. Vosbuigh this
morning. “lull. Setti was arraigned
charged with possession of goods stoi-
en l‘Iom the store 01’ M losem & Sons
on Octobel 28th. and also \Vlllle theft
and buxglan ol the. gods. “

Finally under agreement of Counsel
the case .Icilinst SElti has continued
and :1 Warrant is to be procured for
his arrest liy the. New Canaan author—
ities, when l‘n‘ will be arraigned in the
New Canaan I’om't.

Sergeant m State l'DllCI- l-‘mnk Vir-
pm was Ihp first witness or the. State
this mornin: and told of :1 visit. to
Selli's homr on Friday earning. Tle-s—
c‘mher litth. Ixhcn’a quantity of clotti-
his and chmw _ie\i\‘('*ll‘.\.‘. which was
iIlcntille by William .lnsem. as being
part ol’lhc cmuls "stolen from the
store. \‘.':1.:< lmenrl in the attic. Setti
claimed llml his Wife had purcllused

(Continued On Page Six)

THIAIRIssllII—w : g
nil/u 31111 Imam

NEW l—[Al'l-ZX. Dec. L‘l."‘--x0 relieL‘
lo the lhcrItII 2:1s1nas‘eIIIe-nls here was

 

 

 

given by tin-'lirlIII-d of Aldermen, last
night. (it! llit- pvlilions for issuance of

1 licenses. under which
morale. 'l‘lsc :Ildermen
:6me the question as

new permits :qu
the llOllS'.‘ nnI-.

themselves ll""‘

 

 

to whether ll-I constitute a body
which could : 2 :Is “11- theater man-
:Ig'eincnls Il- ‘Zl‘Wl. Petitions. before
them for relic-1' were tabled pending

given l-y the corpor. —
‘4) whether the Board
the llonrd of Police

{1-1 opinion tn In
lion counsel
of. Aldmmcu

31>

(Il‘

Cullll‘jSSlOlH'l‘N és the proper. tribunal
to receive and .“t upon the petition
for rtllE‘V‘f'll M7 t‘ lenses.

for tinned on Page Six)

were not disguised were strangers to

'ed- in. yesterday’s debate in the Dali

 

BELFAST. Dec. 21. (By Asociatml
PresS).-~Arnied gangs operating in the
LimaIady district of Londonderrv
took fifieen men from their homes
yesterday removing them to an un-
known destination. The raiders. who

the neighborhood.
LONDON. Dec. 2!. (ByrrAssociated
PI'ess)T——‘——Eamon dc. Valera was worst-

FIiI-eaim :Is the result ~o: John Mllroy’s
disclosure of the substitute oath of al-
legiance said to have been prepared
by Mr. de Valera. In the Opinion of
English newspaper. correspondents at
Dublin. They did not look upon de-
\(lepllu his as hcipg t‘anrable to ratl~
fication of the treat\. h0\V'.(“\P!‘ .Is 1‘01
the first time they omitted. all pre-

M’lllN' .EY’ BAMP
l llllElSUPl’Ell

,.
McKinley Camp and Auxiliary. U.
S. tV. \5'.. held their first turkey supper
last. night. :It Foresters? Hall. at 7:30
o'clock. one hundred helm: sewed.
The menu consisted of roast turkey.
mashed potatoes and turnips. green
peas, cranberry sauce. celery. mince
and pumpkin p'lc. clIr-eseahd coffee.
Arprogram oi‘ entertainlment follow:
ed. the program consistingr of. remaiks
hI Dep a: ‘tmeut (.‘c'mnumdei Quinn.
Stamford. a recitation by Commandfi’l
Louis chlm. piano selection by Miss
Murphy. song by Alfred Kramer. re-
marks by Fast. Commander Hans-
child. recitation by Howard M. God~
frey. fairy tales for the children by
Mrs. Leonard Brown. recitation by
James Deycr. song by Muster Norman
Kramer, recitation by Louis Zellar.
There was also dancing. the music for
which was furnished by Miss Murphy.
John I). \lilne. was master of cere<
moulcs. One of the features of the

...q—m

Contintied Di: Page fix}.

 

 

 

Probe of Norwalk’s f
Gang ‘ Activities Is
Directed by Cummings

 

Until December 28th.

Mums fllUB
NflMlNAllflNS

. . of officers of the
... been re—nominated
for the $1111" or' "#5 they hold by the.
nominating- committee. it was learned
this mornih by “*e Evening Sentinel.
Hun? is 11. list a: e officers: - .
President—err *ick L. Lamson.
Vice-Presiale'l James Donnelly.
Tm‘TSlll‘err-z ? uory Stevens.
Sfii't‘fitut‘y—rS'filiilél J. Keeler.

1*I§e~.,-g~201's il‘z'cd J. Moran. C. Otis
Robert M.

 

 

'l‘l... . rniire
Kiuanis club 2

 

 

r
a

 

 
 
 
 

 

Flori. Edward J. Quinlan. .
Tcnny. C. .1. Mintz. Rev. Ernest. F.
A. Lees. ’

Mcth-egor and John

The officers were
committee consisting of Vt".
C. VJwPost and Judge John Keogh.
Election will be held two weeks from

tomorrow.

nominated by a

Hotel Mahackemo will be held- at 12
o'clock instead of 12:15. This is be-

cause the manager pf the hotel in.—
tends to serve a. .real. old-fashioned
-Christmas dinner to the club oith all
the fixin's that go ti 1th it and more
"time fixed usiual is needed. It is also
rumored that “Doc.""Moore has some-
thing in? store for his fellow mm».
ions. “

...;

New Haven Vice Squad
Active, Despite Critics

NEW: HAVEN.- Dec. 21.:.—-The local
police enforcement squad. . appointed
by Chief of PpliceSmitlI. are contin-
iiin'g their activitiesdespite the criti—
oism inrrt‘ne police court yesterday of
Assistant Prosecutor
which Chief Smith declares is

“grand stand play?’ tendmgt discou'

 

 

 

States Attorney Is Planning to Push the Round-
up of the State Police—— ighly Satisfied With
Work Already Done——
Today —— Virelli ‘ D e n i e s Receiving Death-
Threats—Bertino and Smith Cases Continued

F. Raye. .

The. regular luncheon of the. Kiwani
is" club scheduled for tomorrow atrthe.

Eugene Farley; ‘

ore Arrests Imminent

 

, State Policeman l-‘rank V'irelll. in a
talk with a reporter for the EVFning‘
Sentinel. this morning. denied abso-fi
lutely that he had received any threats
Iv hutsoeui I‘Iom am of the members
of the gang of auto “119 es of which
Alike Serino is alleged to he the lea<l~
e:. or of any thrcats 01 death for him
if he continued his activities into
clearing up the variOus ramifications
of the gang and that» gang's activities
in connection with the murder of Luigi
Apicella.

"That talk is all bunk." he declar-
ed. s‘therfirst I'Ie ever heard or
any suIch threats.”

A published report in another paper
that Superintendent of State. ice
Robert G. Hurlev had confirmed the

report that Sergeant \ irelli had re—
ceived threats. was branded as ("a
down right lie' by Mr. Hurley in' :1
statement ton Sentinel reporter thrs
noon. ' * .

State's Attorney Home? S. Cum-

mings ot‘ Stamford. Who directed the
present imestigation into the begin»
ning of the “clean up" of Nonvalx.
has expressed himSelt as being Well
satisfied with the results thus far oh-
talned by tthState police.

In talking to a reporter he snid:———

“The situation has been on my mine
for some time and for more than a.
month back! have been in ‘close touch
withUthe state police and have been
follov‘cing the progress of their investi-
gation. The arrests now being made
are in the nature of a 'follow-up‘ for
the campaign so far as it. has pmgress~
913.1 am well pleased with the results
thus, far obtained .by the state police,

situation has bebn cleaned up."\
, There have been infinfitions nudes;

 

(Continued on ' _m 33)

 
 

and they will continue their work no» -
til every possible thread in the whole ‘

 

4

PreSIdent Harding and < .

 

New Four-Power Treaty

Pact, "on Pacific, Causes

DisSenSion~Break on the Chinese-Japanese
Negotiations 0n Shantung—Harding’ s Inter-
pretation of the Agreement. Likely to Be Chaf-
lenged by Several Powers. . .

 

\VASHING’I‘ON. Dec 21 (By The
Associated Press) —DIvelopments of

ident Harding and the American arms
delegates as to the application of the}
new four-power Pacific treaty and a
break in the Chinese- Japanese nego-

Itiatlons on Shantung had tlIrOIIn the

side of the arms conference
program ”today somewhat into‘ the
background. Acceptance by France
or the American proposal of 175.0010
tons in capital ships had placed the
naval negotiations on a comparatively
smooth road again. although the
French resrrvations for a higher ra-
tio in small defensive (rait still rc~
mained to be treated. Announcing
that he had “no objection to the
construction of the Pacific treaty
agreed to hy the American delegates
that it shall apply to the principal
islandsof the Japanese Empire. Pres-
ldent Harding. declared in a, formal

naval

ISeIIators Lodge and
ythe American delegation.

issued after he had .33:-
in an interview

statement
prc ssed t he opinion

the difi‘erence in View between Press with newspaper men vesterday tlht it .

did not apply to those islands. that
“the difference in view in no wise will.
be permitted to embarrass the confr r»

ience or the ratification of the agree-

me nt " 1’
The president's statement. {med
after a two-hour conference with

l'nderwood of»
was the first.

official confirmation that an under-
standing cxisted among the delegates;
as to application of the treaty.

The president’s cxpression of
opinion on “Minimum: although said
by officials close to him to have been
made without consultation with his
state, department advisers and With—
out :my intention ol‘ announcing the
administration's attitude created at

(Continued on Page Eight)

 

».~.~‘_.

Pllll MAY SECURE
llllYAL JAMES llllTEl

Is the Royal James Hotel properly
to he. sold to S. 7.. Poli. the theatre
magnate? ’l‘his.is the unconfirmed
rumor that is being; circulated around
Not-walk this morning.

According to reports. it is said that
Mr. Poll has made an offer to the
Vorwalk Realty and Improvement.
C‘ompanv for the. hotel. and that the
offer is undei consideration. It is re-
ported that Mr. Poll. intends to remod-
el the hotel_ making the structure over
into a large. theatre and stores.-
Notwithstanding this report. it is
also stated that local parties arc also
in the field for the hotel and the prop-
erty. A prominent Second district
man's name has been mentioned in
connection with the sale of the prop-
ertI.

That th e hotel and the prOprIty is.
on the market and that offers for it
have been ,receiIeIl by the Norwalk
Realty and'lmprovement Company is
well-known Officials of the company.
however. are reticent about talking
of the. proposed deal.

15,000 111103111
le 11351311111111

Blore than 15.000 automobiles had
been registered for 1923:: up to the
close of business yesterday at the mo—
tor vehicle department. it was an-
nounced by Deputy Commimioner
MacDonald. Based on an estimated
total registration of 160.006 ”motor
vehicles of all kinds for the new year.
more than ten times that number re-
main’to be. registered. Many of these.
of courSe. will come in at various
times ,of‘ thew year.

To avoid congestion the last few
days of the 'month.‘the motor vehicle
department is encourag'ng early reg—
istrations and announc d yesterday
that if motor vehicle owners would
avail themselves of the augmented
force or‘ registration clerks on duty
this Week. there would be no reason
for delay at the. rnd of the year.

 

 

 

 

(Continued on Page Six)

Accept Treaty at Once or ,
England Will Declare Wary

 

Lloyd George Quoted by
George Gavin, One of the.
Irish Plenipotentiaries, as
Having Made This Threat
~Refused to Allow Irish
Delegates with the Bail.
Eireann

lll‘l‘llN. lice. 2}. (1‘)
l‘ relss).~~The hail Stream: today cit-—
tcred the third dav'of its public dis—
cussion o fthe‘ Irish peace treatv. with
~tlie outcome of the Iote on the. ques-
tion of ratification still in doubt;

claims ofi the opposin: factions.
ranged from‘ a majority or two agatnz
the treaty to ten in its. favor.

George Gavan Duffy. one of the
Irish plcuipotentiaries. was the first
speaker. He explained his reasons
for signing.“ the document. and added;—

“I will recommcnd the treaty. sin-
ccrcly. since I see no alternative.”

Duffy's speech indicated that he as.
sumed the treaty would be ratified. Ha
said it would he the duty of the fa:«
met-s of the Irish Constitution tor
“place the foreign king at :1 consider—
able distance from the Irish people."
adding: "The king symbolizes in him-
self the just anger of the Irish people.
for 7:30 years."

Members of the Dal]
congIeguting' in the lobbies before the
meeting. this morninc’. when prompt—
the sergeant—arms for the only four—
af‘tr-r the hour set.

Duffy said the Nail must be given a.
:ational alternatim to the treaty he—
tore rejecting it

“My heart is with those opposing it...

cliamed.

The treaty. he declared. must be,
tified in the. interests of the'pchpiez'cfi
Ireland.

(Continued on Pm 611:)

23 Drowned When
Steamer Is Rammed

HELSINGSFORS. Dec. _
Twenty-three persons were drowned
yesterday when :1 Russian ice-breaker
ramnied and sunk the steamship Si-
aremaa. -

 

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marine register by the name of Saare~

 

 

 

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" LONDON Dec. 21. “The Duke .of
Afholl. newly appointed Lora Cham-
. is the (ml person entitled to
in a. private armv in the British

 

 

 

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11133.

Layos Nagy Held For Murder
of Wife in Coroner’ 3 Finding

 

PrisOner, Who as Lost the
Sight of Hi Left Eye, as
Result of Self lnflicted
Wound, Taken to Bridge—
port Jail

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Coroner John J. Phelan, in his find—
ing into the death of Theresa Nagy.
of 90 Bouton street. which was re—
turned this morning. found that the
Woman met her death as the remit of
a. criminal
husbandfiitayos Nagy.

 
 

 

 

 

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ly in the council room at. the lit-hex of. .

proceedings start”! only four minutes '

but my reason is against thr-m." he es.

act at the hands of her 7

 

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