Lodge to Submit Four Power Agreement at Plenary
The four power treaty among Great Britain France Japan and the United States is ready for open plenary showing. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will present the text as Secretary Hughes announced the session at 11 this morning. The conference also to discuss Far Eastern questions and the 5 1 3 naval ratio with final agreement pending Tokyo’s word.
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Washington Post Co
Great Britain
France
Japan
United States
Pacific
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hughes
Baron Kato
Tokyo
Todge
Senate
No Increase Policy May Be Pacific Fort Solution
The article outlines American and Japanese debates over Pacific fortifications and naval bases ahead of a Washington conference. It notes a likely status quo on fortifications, possible non-expansion agreements, and the USA stance on Manila Corregidor defenses, Pearl Harbor, and Hawaii.
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Pacific Fort
Associated Press
Washington
Pacific
United States
Guam
Manila
Japan
Philippines
Philppine
Corregidor island
Congress
Philippine
Yap
Hawaii
Pacific coast
Pearl harbor
Hawaiian
Desperate prison break in Arkansas leads to manhunt
Tom Slaughter, once called a Southwest desperado, led a spectacular dawn escape from the Arkansas State prison. He and six convicts fled in a car, disarming guards, seizing the warden and family, and triggering a wide pursuit across Saline County. Authorities say one of the black convicts may be dead after a Benton street gun battle.
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Little Rock
Ark
Associated Press
Tom Slaughter
Southwest
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Arkansas State prison
Uke
Slaughter
Saline county
here
Benton
Hot Springs
Malvern
Tittle Rock
Charles Jones
Tucker
Row Grown
Elaine
Dempsey
Oppose Rule Change Mondell to Quit Post
Representative Mondell plans to retire and seek no reelection, with a possible Senate rise. Campbell is floated as Speaker candidate as leadership reshapes in the House, amid Weeks criticism of central control and Harding era power shifts at Washington.
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GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN
Washington Post Co
House of Representatives
Representative Mendell
Senate
Wyoming
New York
Weeks
House
Campbell
Kansas
committee on rules
Mondell
Gillett
New England
Secretary Weeks
Congress
Cannon
White House
Harding
Agnes McPhail to be first woman MP in Canada
Ceylon Ontario December 9 Miss Agnes McPhail of Ceylon will be seated as the first woman member of the Canadian parliament. She plans to sit without a hat, reversing etiquette requiring gentlemen to remove theirs in ladies presence. She quipped about avoiding baldness like male statesmen.
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Associated Press
Ceylon
Ontario
Agnes McPhail
Germany called Potash Dictator
New York December 9 The Associated Press reports Germany has seized control of the American potash market in a key clash of the new commercial war Dr John W Teeple of the American Chemical Society warns 84 American distributors signed secret contracts with the Deutsche Calysindikat Berlin to block competition The plan fixes quantities and prices and allows German firms to meet lower offers while US duties get covered by the German side American potash mixers and distributors would buy at least 75 percent from the German monopoly French potash would receive the remaining 25 percent leaving no room for American producers The result is a German victory if sustained a year may end American involvement in the business.
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New York
Associated Press
Germany
John W. Teeple
American Chemical Society
Chemists’ club
America
Dr. Teeple
Deutche Calysindikat
Berlin
United States
Liberals Face Tight House After Canadian Vote
Ottawa reports revised returns narrow Liberal seats to 118 with 117 opposition seats, risking a tie where the speaker would break. Premier elect W L MacKenzie King faces fragile control amid a divided opposition and potential confidence motions. Henry G MacDonald of the Knights of Columbus dies in New Haven. Seaboard Air Line changes schedules in December with new Mid-South Special train.
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Associated Press
Canada
W. L. MacKenzgle King
Mr. King
Drury
Ontario
Norris
Manitoba
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Carolinas
Florida
Savannah
Jacksonville
Mid-South
Southern Pines
Pinehurst
Camden
Columbia
st. ow
Federal suit seeks to curb railroad labor board authority
Chicago December 9 United States railroad labor board faces Federal court action brought by Pennsylvania Railroad seeking to limit board jurisdiction over shopmen and employee representation rules. Judge Landis to hear permanent order arguments tomorrow as transport act tensions persist between railroads and workers.
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Associated Press
Chicago
United States railroad labor board
Pennsylvania railroad
K. M. Landis
Landis
Pennsylvania
labor Board
O. B. Hetstraad
ener gounsel
HE. H. Senneff
Board speeds drafting rules amid wage dispute protests
The board pressed rapid rule completion replacing national maintenance rules. most disputes involved six or fewer rules. Rules will apply on roads where carriers and workers agreed. Finishing maintenance of way rules frees the board to tackle wage adjustments. Hearings covered express wages and conditions for Southeastern Express Company on Southern railway lines. The first dispute claimed the company set pay lower than prior Southern railway levels after handling express work by American Railway Express Company.
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labor board
Pennsylvania
Southeastern Express Company
Southern railway
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
American Railway Express Company
Urge Arbitration of Packer Strike
News brief on federal and state mediation in the meat packing strike with protests in Chicago Kansas City and Omaha. Open shop wage cuts announced by East St. Louis companies while unions plan potential general strike. arbitration calls resurface from New York.
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Kansas City
Bt. Louis
Withall
Chicago
Omaha
independent packing companies
East St. Louis
Griffith Leads Fight for Irish Treaty in Dublin and London
London and Dublin officials weigh ratification of the Anglo Irish treaty as Arthur Griffiths faction is seen likely to secure an effective majority while Eamon de Valera commands a strong Sinn Fein following. Morley to move ratification. Dunraven to second. Lloyd George and Craig confer on finance and Ulster terms. Sinn Fein seeks assurances beyond the treaty.
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London
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
dail eireann
Arthur Griffith
de Valera
Birkenhead
Austen Chamberlain
Winston Spencer Churchill
Lloyd
George
Sir James
Downing street
Ulster
Jt 19
Michael Collings
Ireland
seartion
Obregon Refuses Tax Cut for U S Oil Firms
Mexico City reports President Obregon rejects appeals from American oil interests to reduce taxes. He notes Mexico claims more than 22 million pesos in back pack taxes from July to November, with July and November portions totaling over 6 million and 2.5 million pesos respectively. The treasury decision with de la Huerta is described as tentative and set to expire December 25.
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Mexico
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Treasury
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epil
Senor de la Huerta
New York
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New Haven
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national organization of the Knights of Columbus
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Union Official for Arbitration
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Labor Bureau, Inc
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