Five Power Pact Hopes Rise at Naval Conference
Washington dispatch reports a hopeful shift as France submits a ten ship plan without Paris approval and China Japan near settlement on Shantung. Briand's reply awaited on France’s 176000 ton cap and the joint 175000–176000 ton French proposal amid Italian acceptance of the American ratio for Mediterranean defense.
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Associated Press
Washington
Paris
China
Japan
Shantung
Briand
Great Britain
United States
Italy
France
Albert Surraut
Hughes
Tsintao-Tsinanfu
Kiao
Hous
de Bon
Fondt Naval General Staff
Viviani
Schanzer
Mediterranean
Bertrand Again Heads Inter- Allied Veterans
Paris December 17 Deputy Charles W Bertrand was re elected president of the Inter allied Veterans Federation at the second annual session. Lieutenant Colonel Cavol Ward, Paris American Legion post vice commander, was re elected first vice president. Captain Dudley Taylor of Great Britain was named second vice president and Major H R Barlow of Britain was chosen treasurer.
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Associated Press
Paris
Charles W. Bertrand
Inter-allied Veterans’ Federation
Cavol Ward
American Legion
Dudley Taylor
Great Britain
H. R. Barlow
Dr James W McKay Dead at Sixty Four
Waynesburg Pa Dec 17 Dr James W McKay aged sixty four of Waynesburg died today after a nine week illness He twice led Waynesburg College first becoming president in 1918 and resigning in 1921 Interment will be here Monday.
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Waynesburg
James W. McKay
Waynesburg College
McKay
Mercer
First Woman Lawyer Joins Indian Bar In 1916
Allahabad report notes Correlia Sorabji the first woman enrolled as a barrister at the high court of India has begun practice.
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Allahabad
India
Correlia Sorabji
high_— of
Two Students Shot by Marines on Seaboard Train
Two students were reported shot by Marines on a Seaboard Air Line train near Denmark D C today. Their injuries were described as not serious and the cause of the shooting was not determined.
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Denmark
D. C
Seaboard Air Line
Man Held After Jail Visit Linked to Prison Smuggling
Spencer Goodin, charged with smuggling a monkey wrench and tools to county jail prisoners, visited a friend at the jail and was locked up. Jailers report he left tools with inmates who drilled a wall last term. a hearing is set for Monday.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Spencer Goodin
Goodin
Plots and Counterplots Behind Wall Street Bomb Arrest
Warsaw reports Wolfe Lindenfeld alias William Linde was arrested in connection with the New York Wall Street bomb explosion of 1920. He confessed naming five principals in Europe who received 30900 from Moscow through New York Communists. Lindenfeld offered to return to New York and testify.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
Europe
Secret Service
Wolfe Lindenfeld
William Linde
Wall Street
New York
Lindenfeld
J. F. Morgan
Vester Cosgrove
Paul Altendorf
Moscow Third Internationale
America
Altendorff
Allendorf
Cosgrove
Lin
Forty Cases Whiskey Floating Ashore Near Long Beach
A schooner bound from the Bahamage to Halifax cast forty cases of whiskey overboard to lighten the ship after striking a sand bar off Long Beach. The cases drifted and were watched by hundreds of thirsty spectators on the shore between Rockaway and Long Beach tonight.
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New York
Rockaway
Long Beach
Halifax
Belmont granted one year probation in bigamy case
Fresno California December 17 Mrs Barnina Maude Belmont who charged Roscoe C Arbuckle with murdering Virginia Rappe was granted one year probation in court for a bigamy sentence. She pleaded guilty last week. The complaint she swore out was reduced to manslaughter by the police court.
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Fresno
Calif
Bambina Maude Belmont
San Francisco
Roscoe C. Arbuckle
Virginia Rappe
Restive Ireland Watches Treaty Vote Delay and Possible Plebiscite
In Dublin the Dail Eireann huddles in secret to resolve internal disputes as a public vote on the Anglo Irish treaty nears. Harry Boland predicts Dail rejection and a possible plebiscite, while Limerick Mayor O Meara appeals for cabinet support amid Irish Free State concerns. Howard L. Doheny heads a national committee with delegates from thirty five states.
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Associated Press
Dublin
Dail Eireann
Ireland
Dail
Washington
Dail Bireann
Great Britain
Boland
Down
Stephen M. O'Meara
Limerick
Dail Éireann
Howard L. Doheny
Los Angeles
Chesney Wins Edison Medal for High Voltage Advances
Cummings C. Chesney general manager of Pittsfield works GE receives the 1921 Edison Medal for meritorious achievement in electrical science and engineering The Pittsfield plant has developed apparatus for service up to 220000 volts and demonstrated equipment for 1100000 volt transmission The award is from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers Edison medal committee.
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New York
Cummings C. Chesney
Pittsfield Works
General Electric Company
Hanson
Iison
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Brewers Seek To Stop Beer Law Enforcement
Piel Brothers, brewers, filed in US district court for an injunction to stop State Prohibition Director Day and other federal authorities from interfering with beer made for medicinal purposes. They seek a declaration that the anti beer bill is unconstitutional as confiscation of private property without due process. The hearing is set for December 21.
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New York
Piel Brothers
United States District Court
Day
China Anxious Over Taingtao Tsunanfu Railroad Pact
The Chinese and Japanese delegates in the Ki w leasehold talks clashed over payment terms for the Taingtao Tsunanfu railroad. China pushes for cash payment of 2,000,000 gold marks plus permanent improvements within three years, while Japan seeks longer deferral to retain financial control.
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Associated Press
Washington
Taingtao- Tsunanfu
Ki W
Shantung
China
Japan
Railroad rate hearing adjourns to January 2
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspends the inquiry into transportation rate reasonableness until January 2 after completing tonight's preliminary statistical argument. Alfred P. Thom of the Association of Railway Executives notes that R. M. Dishton of the American Railway Association will testify on efficiency and economy. Shippers and state experts gain cross examination opportunities during the recess as southern and western carriers face testimony. C. R. Capps of Seaboard Air Line cites earnings at 2.2 percent on invested capital for routes east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alfred P. Thom
Association of Railway Eweduvest
R. M. Dishton
Aimericap Railway Association
Mountain-Pacific Group
C. R. Capps
Seaboard Air Line
Mississippi
Ohio
France Sees Low Unemployment Opens Door for Foreign Labor
Paris reports 16,400 officially unemployed in France, a favorable contrast to Great Britain's 1,423,000 jobless. France plans to employ up to 1.6 million foreign workers, mainly on farms and in construction, aided by a new foreign labor importation bureau under the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Chamber
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sealed verdict in case of Mrs Kirby
A Michigan jury reached a sealed verdict in the case of Mrs Mat tie Kirby reform leader Hudson charged with murder in the death of her infant granddaughter. Judge Burton Hart ordered the verdict sealed and turned over to foreman John Alcock for reporting to the court Monday morning after a 7 30 p m agreement.
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Adrian
Mich
Mattie Kirby
Hudson
Manslavehter
Burton Hart
John Alcock
Olympic Buffeted By Storm Off Cherbourg
The White Star Line steamer Olympic arrived in Cherbourg twenty four hours late after a severe storm on its New York to Europe voyage. Winds reached 120 miles per hour and one third class passengers were killed or seriously injured when waves tossed them against a cabin.
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Associated Press
Cherbourg
France
White Star Line
Olympic
New York
Shere
Pasenger
House approves 20 million relief bill for Russia
The House passed a bill authorizing the president to spend 20 million dollars from the U S Grain Corporation to aid distressed Russians. The measure, opposed by many as a foreign relief expense, goes to the Senate after a roll call 181 to 71.
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Washington
United States Grain Corporation
Russia
House
Senate
Representative Bankhead
Alabama
Madden
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Mr. Madden
Treasury
Goodykoontz
West Virginia
United Staes
United States
Armenia
Volga
Yankees Win Street Closure for New Polo Grounds Stadium
New York December 17 The last obstacle to building a new ball park for the Yankees across the Harlem river from the Polo Grounds has been removed. The board of aldermen granted permission to close a street through the site and contracts for the stadium will be let within days.
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New York
New York Yankees
Harlem River
Board of Aldermen
Yankees
Storm Warnings Stretch From Cape Hatteras Northward
Storm warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Cape Hatteras northward. A marked intensity storm centers over southeastern Michigan and moving east-northeast.
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Atlantic Coast
Associated Press
Washington
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Michigan
Wind Storm Destroys Barns and Wrecks Cars in Fairmont
A late windstorm in Fairmont West Virginia toppled barns and overturned autos, severing phone and telegraph lines and snapping electric wires. Jayenne Power Plant worker Kyle Robinson suffered head burns and probable brain concussion while attempting to throw a switch during the storm.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Kyle Robinson
Jayenne
France affirms right to build navy over intention
M. Albert Sarraut, head of the French delegation, argues at the Washington conference that France seeks a navy to meet its needs rather than a fixed building plan. He notes no figures, mentions a possible fourth squadron, and emphasizes the right to build over completing a specific scheme.
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Associated Press
Washington
M. Sarraut
France
M. Albert Sarraut
Wshington
Port lands record Scotch whiskey shipment to Canada
The steamship Cahboua arrived in Portland Maine with 31,000 cases of Scotch whisky from Glasgow, the largest in bond shipment to date. The cargo, valued at about 4 million dollars in local quotes, will be shipped onward to Canada.
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Portland
Maine
Cahboua
Glasgow
Canada
Hatfield Case Likely Not To Go To Trial Says Sheriff
Sheriff William Hatfield releases statement to clarify the incident as widows of Sid Hatfield and Ed Chambers claim pay as state witnesses. Lively Buster Pence and William Salters were acquitted of the murder in a fifty one minute jury deliberation, ending another chapter in the Mingo county mine disturbances. The case’s future remains doubtful with defense attorney predicting no further trial, while the state seeks to bind the defendants on the Hatfield and Chambers killing charges.
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KB. Lively
Buster Pence
William Saltern
Killtrie
Chambers
Thes
Mingo County
Counts
McDowell County
Sid Hatfield
Strother
J. N. Harman, Jr
Harmon
Ed Chambers
William Hatfield
Starr
Associated Press
Welch
W. Va
C. B. lAvely
George
Buster) Pence
William Saiters
Hatfield
Lively
Pence
Chambere
Salters
Mingo
Falen
Tate
Lee
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Bertrand
James W. M’kay
Department of Justice
Burns
Jurs
Belmont
Gah
Ante
Commerce Commission
Kirby
Hovat
Grain Corporation
New Park
Lively, Pence
Naval Committee
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