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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DEC. 3,1922
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LIFE SENTENCE IS FATE OF PRINCE ANDREW; MOONSHINE KILLS WOMAN HERE, NOT MURDER
WRONG DEATH
THEORY
Stomach Of Dead Woman Shows Bad Liquor As in¬ direct Cause Of Tragedy
SUSPECT RELEASED
rail After Drinking Accounts For Injuries First Charged To Assassin's Attack
TO CONTINUE PROBE
Fails At Suicide; Dies In Accident
The old saying, "If at flrst you don't succeed, try, try again," final¬ ly brought results to Peter Amsby, a character well known to the Scranton police, who was la.st nl(?ht found dead In his room In the Con¬ way House In that city. On three different occasions Mr. Amsby at- teinpiod to commit suicide but each of his attempts was futile. One cf these attempts was made while he was locltod in a ct-ll in Scmnton police station. On Friday night Mr. Arnsby fell down a flight of stairs in the hotel. When his fall had ended he arose and went back to his riKim and persons who saw tho tumble did not believe he \sas hurt. When he had not been seen yesterday clerks In the hotel hist night at 6:30 investigated and found that the man had been dead for eighteen l-.ours. A physician who examined the man said that he had died of fractured skull and broken neck.
SAFE FROM DEATH IN TREASON TRIAL
Abandoning the theory of murder In the deaih of Mrs. Frank Orsewakl of Dupont, State police last night an¬ nounced the release of Charles Ilo^ka, of Main street, Dupont, who had been held as a suspect He was given his liberty under $000 ball.
The discovery of alcohol In the woman's stomach led the authorities to accept the theory that she had died following a moonshino bout. Her fractured skull was caused, neighbors claimed, by a fall at her home.
The reported solution of the Dupont womnn's death left only ono other re- i «.,„4 i,iiii«„ „«,.»f--., i„ .»,., „.^...,- ..„»'     A. strike of 10,000 miners employed cent killing mystery in the upper en^, ,^ „^^ i>itt.=ton dLstrict by the Penn-
of the county unsolved. The slayer j .syUanla Coal Company was averted of Ross Dlart of Pine street. I'ittston, i last niipht by the action of the general who was murdered Thursday nipht! grievance commiltee cf miners in de- near his home, remains at liberty. \ ciding to hold the strik',» order in Police are scirchlng for I-eo Du-| abeyance until "after the holidays." Cbaml of Jenkins Alley.  Pittston. The walk-out wa.s sche<lu!ed to take
Mrs. Orsew^^ki'3 death gave promise effect ton'.oVrow. Its ori-^inal thrcit of a deep mystery imtil a complete' indicated a closing of all I'l^nnsyl- aulopay on her body was made yea-I vania opc.-atlons between Pittston and t^rdiiy afternoon. She dlfd Friday | Dunmore. .\s a result of a chango of ftftoinoon ut home after l^ing un-1 heart ejcperionced by leaders of the conscious since 'fhurs'Kiy night.    Her  men, all miners will report for work
Athens, Dec 2.—Prince Andrew of Greece, brother of the deposed King Constantine, tonight was sentenced td life-long exile and military degreda- tion for having disobeyed orders dur¬ ing the recent war with Turkey, when he had a military command. The ver¬ dict came lute tonlgW after Pnncfe Andrew IkuI been on trial all day lie¬ fore a high military tribunal. Ia was considei-ed that he had a narrow es¬ cape from death as the court mi.eht have Imposed the extreme penalty on the strength of the evidence Intro¬ duced.
The judgment of military degreda- tlon  means  that  he   must   havo   his buttons   and   badges   cut   off   in   the j presonco of a regiment of troops. Dc- I positions  road at  tho    court    martial [agreed that Andrew had disobeyed or- ! dei-s during the    Asia    Minor    cam¬ paign   whea  the  Greeks  were  routed by    Mustapha    Kemal's   forcos.    Tho I'rince was exceedingly nervous when the lir.st questions wore  firod at him. His replies were choked with emotion as he answered the revolutionary in quisitors.
Local Operations Of Pennsyl¬ vania Coal Company Will Be Safeguarded By Union
5-HOUR BATTLE STAGED
h'l.'h^Lud was reported a« having told I>. :.,.> that while the the Orsewski llo^^^e was being stoned by unknown per.sons, his wife had walked into thej ynrd to Invest'.gUe the source of the attack. Thore she was .sjiid to have l>*>i>n  struckovcr    tho    hpoil    with    u
tomorrow imd remain at the collieries. The deci.sion of the grievance mem¬ bers to hold up the strike order was reached early this morning In a hall at Dupont where the committee had been in constant session for nearly five hours.    During the lengthy meet-
dull by  an  unknown  man.    Another ling there  was  a  mixture    of   ^stcm
Bourco of Information advi.sed the Riuhoriti.s tiuit Charles Ituska, a r.oij;hl>or had attacked her with d ciub after a quarrel.
Ko.ska wa.s trord from his ceel at held prisoner until last night. Mean¬ while ho was questioned and dcnieil .nil knowledr.!-" of the cause of the soman's death. St.ite Trooper Wool- evi r learned from neighbors that a moonshine   pirty     had    taken     place
criticism of coal operators and di.» trict union otfioiuls alike. Charges preff'rred against District President William J. Brennan had as much to do with the postponement of the strike as did the luo.spect of making peace with Pennsylvania company offlciais.
With -Mce Campbell as chairman, the meeting got under way with tho reinstatement of the Old Forge miner
Tliursday ninht. At the .same time who had been expclle<l previously l>eputy Conuior CharlCK Howell an- from the Pitt.ston miners' organiza- nounced th;it an iinalywls of the con- | tion for failure to contribute twenty- tont.i of tho victims .stomach showed, five cents a month per man to the pay alcohol of a lo\k- grade. , of Rinaldo Cappelinl    as special    or-
Theao  facls  pieced  together by the' ganlzer.    The Old  Forge  men  agreed
suthorities le<l to a further discovery that Mrs. Oi>ewskl h.ad fallen at her home Thursday n^^'.ht. She Is be¬ lieved to have struik her head, caus¬ ing a fracture at the Ixase of the skull.
Hn.ski was frod from his coll at tho W.voming Barracks and taken be¬ foro Justice of the I'oace Stnik af Pui^ont. VliP .St;ito police agreed to his release under *.'>00 Kill. The de¬ fendant fcurofl a bondsman  without
to   pay  and   were    admitted    to   the meeting:.
Drennan Accused Under the original plan for a strike, the Old Forgo miners represented the aggrieved parties. They had certain grievances concerning pay which re¬ .sulted a week ago in a demand that the l'enn.sylvania company change all of its colliery foremen. When tho delegates of other local unions began their  recitation   of  nddltlon;ii    griev
any delay.      State    i>oIico    6xplaine^j ances last night,  the trottblc    nf the
that the release of the suspect wifl rot prevent a continm-d investigation of some of the cin-umstanccs sur¬ rounding the woman's death.
[:^ DESCRIBES MURDER
OF BECKER'S WIFE
Kew York. Deo. 5.—Reuben Korkin t<4<l ly conl'es.sjHl to Icing an eye wit- n^- ¦ to the murder Jind burial of Mrs. J(J:.:i;o Beokor, acconling to a state- nn^n' m.ide to the police by Norkin. H*' Kiid he was with Charles Hooker whtr.   tho   latter killod   his  wife   and
Ctld Forge minors was ovf rshadowed and the ultimatum concerning a shift of foremen wils temporarily sidetrack¬ ed.
Mon from the Butler colliery charg¬ ed President Brennan with attempting to break up their own local union by establishing a new local there. They said th.it Brennan's name Is attach¬ ed to a petition being circulated anion.ir Butler minors urging them to Join the new organization although such an act Is m violation of union rulo.s.
The Butior mm p.lso protostod against the troatmon*. of a fellow worker who was injured after labor¬ ing tn tho mines for twenty ye.ars. The comiKiny has failed to place him
Girls Upon Hike End Fire Danger
Sarayannis. It was only after some time that he recovered his sang-froid and was able to answer tbe court calmly.
With    hla    wife.     Princess     Alice, watching,    and   amid   the   solemnity caused by the knowledge of the ter-i ril>le  fate  of the   five   cahinet   min¬ isters who had pas.sed before him, the scone    at    the    court    martial    was I dramatic in the extreme.    The Prince | wa.s questioned for a very long time' by M. Lapoulas and Colonel Sareyan-! nis and lengrthy depositions were read < condemning him.     Thc.«e   depositions' all agreed that the royal prisoner had disobeyed    the    instructions    of    the headquarters staff.
Thr«o witnesses were heard this afternoon :u".d then tho court an¬ nounced it would consider tho ver¬ dict. The facf that a death sentence was not imposed is believed due, in part at least, to the furore created by the execution of former Premier Gounarls and the other officials who were shot with him, and the fact that .\ndrew is related by marriage to the Mountbattens,  a powerful house con
vverea tne revolutionary ni-i .uounioaiieus,  a puwenui  nu M.   Lapoulas   iind    Colonel I nected  with   British  royalty.
DRY RAIDERS TAKE HEA VYBEER CARGO
Prohibition enforcement agents of this city last night were in po.ssos:iion of a large quantity of allcgsd high- powered beer, some liquor and moon¬ shine equipment after a day of nuds. Throe hauls were made hy agenta di- rccte-d by Chief Harry Williams and bosldc resulting in the confiscation of one of tho largest quantities of l)eor since problbltlon became offyctlve, the enforcement activity senl ono man to a police cell and confronted others with federal court prosecution.
A summary of tho day's work against Volstead offenders shows that:
A truckload of beer In charge of Fnink Martinelll of 70 South Foote avenue, Duryea, was seized on the -Ashley boulovard while enroute from this city to Slicnandoah.
The Red Tavern, popularly known as the H.".'' Way Houso on ^he main road in Hanover Township, was raid¬ ed, resulting in th(» bartender, John Woods, being locked up at Wilkea- Barre police headquarters for a hear¬ ing teimorrow.
A raid was made on the home of Andrew Karpinski, 614 Theodore street, .Scranton, where the owner was arrested for moonshining.
Chief William.s' men made their I biggest haul in tho arrest of Martinelll on tho Ashley boalov.'ird. A Day-El¬ der two and one-half ton truck driven by him was carrying 5 full barrels of beer, 35 half barrels and 0 case.s. j\.ll of the stuff was brought back to this city where it wa.s placed undor gov¬ emment seal, including the truck.
Will .Analyze Beer
Martinclli who was taken before Commissioner Roscoe B. Smith und held undor $1,000 bail for United States Court, explained that he was trucking the beer from a brewery in this vicinity to Shenandoali. He de¬ cided to make the trip alone. Samples of the boor will be given to a chemist tomorrow for analysis.
The raid on the Red Tavern In Han¬ over Township was made last night at 0 o'clock with the assistance of the State police. Three quarts of whiskey, some coloring matter and a guaging outfit wore confiscated. Woods, em¬ ployed as a Iwriender, admitted that he was in charge of the place in the absence of Aug"jst .\. Schneider, pro¬ prietor. Tho niiders placed Woods under arrest. Unable to arrange a hearing at once, they placed him in a cell at police headquarters for a hear¬ ing tomorrow. Schneider 1.^ expected to appear before Commissioner Smith at the samo time.
At the home of Andrew Karpinski in Scranton ,the revenue mon .seized a ten gallon still and five gallons of moonshine. The liquor and the device were seized. Karpinski was ordered to appear before Commissioner Ellis. Scranton, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
Prohibition men last night declared that while the Thanksgiving Day cele¬ bration assumed natural holiday pro¬ portions here, there were no flagrant violations of Volstead regulations re¬ ported in this city over the holiday.
Girls proved efficient as flre flghters yesterday afternoon and did good work along the lines that havo formerly been taken care of only by the Boy Scouts and the forest wardens. Discovering two of the forest fires that are always a menace to Pennsylvania's na¬ tural beauty and resources, the girls extinguished both of them and saved valuable property. The girls are Caroline Haight, Eliz- alicth Hunt, Margaret Kirchner, Gladys Flckles and Margaret Llewellyn. They are members of the Luzeme Troop of Girl Pioneers of America and yesterday were on the first hike taken since their or¬ ganization. The hike was taken to Harveys Lake and Noxen. On th* return trip the above-mentioned girls became separated from the main body, followed Toby's Creek down Its route until they came out on the Lehigh Valley tracks near Hillside. Here the girls encoun¬ tered the flrst flre. This one had not yet got far under way and wua not difficult to extinguish. The second one, which was discovered aoove Raub's Breaker, was bum- ii:g hard and the girls had quite a time getting It under control. However, after a long flght in which several of the girls were slightly burned, the flre was put out.
ALLIES FIND NEW BARRIERS TO DARDANELLES SOLUTION
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Federal Commissioner Of Ed¬ ucation Issues Warning With Appeals For Support
MILLIONS ILLITERATE
Capitulations Also Demanded And May Cause First Break With Soviet Russia
INTERESTS GUARDED
Washington, Dec. 2. — Illiteracy Is
threatening   the   progress     of     the
country,    John    J.    Tigert,    Federal
i Commissioner  of  Education,   declaree^
today in an appeal for the people of
the country to rally to the cause of | AmTrTc"'aii^"governmenr'will TalUe   the education ' -
Washington, Deo. 2.—Freedom of the Turkish Straits to both merchant vessels and warships of all countries will be supported by the United States govemment at the I>ausanne Near Eastern peace conference. The United States also will stand at Lausanne for the maintenance of the so-called Turkish capitulations,—the extra-territorial rights enjoyed by foreign powers In Turkish territory.
The foregoing was outlined tonight by a high authority as the attitude of the American govemment on these two questions. These issues along with the question of the "open door" in the Near East constitute the most important problem involving interests of the United States to be brought before  the conference.
Observers believe that tho ques¬ tion of the capitulations will mark one of the first great breaks at the conference between the Allies and the United States on one hand and na¬ tionalist Turkey and Soviet Russia on the other; the former insisting on the maintenance of the capitulations so far as possible and the latter on their discontinuance.
The real divergence In policies be¬ tween the United States and the .\l- lles Is on the problem of the "open door" and, in the fact that this coun¬ try will have a separate treaty with the Turks. On the question of the freedom of the Straits, Secretary of State Hughes has expressed general approval of this principle but has never gone Into details.
However,  it  was stated    that    the
Bryan Sees U. S. Free Of Europe
By William Jennings Bryan. Miami, Fla., Dec. 2.—Clcmen¬ ceau's visit will not draw the L'nit¬ ed States Into an alliance with France or any othor country, in my opinion. There was but little senti¬ ment in favor of the treaty provid¬ ing fbr such an alliance when for¬ mer President Wilson brought it back from the peace conference, and thero Is less today. The Im¬ perial attitude of the European na¬ tions that holii colonies will prevent any alliance between them and the United States. They have an en¬ tirely different set of Interests snd operate upon a basts which is re¬ pugnant to our ideas. We have promised Independence to the I'hlllpplues and It Is not likely that we will aid any other country in holding colonies for exploitation. But Clenienceau's visit ought to enable him to convince France that she may expect no aid from this country in the carrying out of any of her political or commercial scheme.s. This nation will contri¬ bute largely to universal disarma¬ ment as a means of securing uni¬ versal peace, but It has no thought of participating In the ravishing of so-called inferior peoplo.
T IN PEACE policy
Fears That England, With World's Greatest Navy, May Dominate Near East
SIDES WITH TURKEY
.     ,     , _ attitude that  merchant vessels of all
Today   marks   the     beginning     o^, nations   and.   also   warships,   at   least
EAM OF ALUED EiOPE
Returned Publisher Foresees Union Of 180,000,000 Blacks With Turk's Power
Defense Is Held To Five Wit¬ nesses And Hostile Court Is In Session
dra-'goil   hrr  to  tho   lK>ilc r   pit.     Tho
Confes.sion  was  made    whon    Norkin ! so that he may earn a living    wage, cr.ufrontod by a  piece of bloody ; Other miners  have been given    work
but  the  cripple  is  without  a  Job,   it was .said.
Various miners    protested    against
the company adding one dollar to the
price of coal purchased by employees.
i This increase  v.ent into effect before
tho suspension.
Jo.'seph   Yannis.   international  board
member,   launcho<l  into :in  attack  on
In   linker's    car.     Becker    drove   to j President Brennan for alleged di.scrim-
ytpe with wliiih it is said the murder was ciimnutteil. Tho confession is Rild to have been signed lu the pres¬ ence of detectives.
According to the police theory this Is what happoni-d: Mr. and Mrs. Becker were c:illing on thoir friend.s, the Lindors, and loft about 12:30 on tbo morning of .\p:il T. driving awa
Norkin's repair shop, rraching there at about 1 o'clock. Norkin was not at home, but Bcikor found him in a lunch waptin. and tho threo, Norkin and tho Beckers, went lo Norkin's •hop.
At this point Becker suggested th.-xt his wife get out and li.ston to the engine which he had pur;>o.sely beon fce»llng an over-supply of gas. .A.s the woman loaned over, the better to hear. : ho was hit a blow from l>chind with a ^iece of pipe. As she foil- her coiit was thrown over her head to prevent an outcry. Her body was then dragged to the boiler pit. It wa.s but the work of a momont in the dark, lonely lot. Norkin stood hy his chop, ready to give a warning if any one approached, while Booker carried the unconscious .and bleeding woman to her Umo filled grave.
After burjing the body, Becker went to the luncii wagon and ordered .some cigars, seeming quite calm. That Is the story that As.si.stant District At¬ tomey Cohen will present to the Jury
\WOct a veixlict of suilty.
inution againat miners at the Wood- v.ard colliery of the (Jlen Allien Coal Company where .a local union's ch.ir- ter has boen revokod. Yannis de¬ clared that Bronnan'.s authority as president has been usurped by ether men.
Rinaldo Cappelini scored the Pitts- ten police for refusing to permit the miners to hold Satunlay night meet¬ ings in Pittston. He charged thom with att'-mupting to bring imck con¬ ditions siTiilar to those experienced in the days of the contractor system.
The meeting adjuurnod well after %i!dnight followinp tho appointment of cfimmittees to Interview Penn.sylvania company oflicials and to inve-Stigate affairs ia the office of President Urennan.
l..\\VTON C.V3II* ELKCTS
Lawton Camp will elect offlcers to ser\e during the year 19:S at the headqusrtors of the United Spanish Wur   Veterans   In   Legion   Hall   next
^ Thursd.iy night.  Dec.  7.    .\ large at \r. Booker's trial and on which he will i ten.ianoo   is   especled  at  this  annual
election of oncers.
Washington, Dec. 2.—The rapid growth of Mohammedanism in Africa constitutes a menace to the peace of Europe and Asia, W. D. Eoyce, Chica¬ go publisher, declared tonight.
Once the preponderance of the 180,- 000.000 blacks of that country em¬ brace Mohammedanism. Turkey will be quick -to form an alliance Vith Africii, resulting In a "mo.st danger¬ ous state of affairs for Europe and A.sia," Boyce stated.
Bovce, who is preparing a historj' of Africa as it is today, leaves Mon¬ day for his fourth trip to that coun¬ try. On his previous trip he e.\plored all except the west and south coasts. This trip will be de%'oted to these Iwo portions.
rhristian missionaries are fighting a losing iMttlc against the missionaries of lyiohammedanlsm, Boyce declared. While the blacks can grasp the idea of a single Gixl they appear to be unable to visualLTe the spiritual Heaven of the Christiars, and prefer the m.iterial visions conjured up for them by the disciples of Mohammed.
The dispute between France and Germany ova- Moroce-o hastf-ned the world wnr. Boycc believes.
"Enghuid ran Germany out of Morocco in l&ll, hastening the world war, and at the samr time bringing the English and French together," Boyce said.
Boyce. who has hunted big game In Africa, spiked tho time-honored illus¬ ion by saying that the lion Is not en¬ titled to tha honor of "king of the jungles."
Natives often-times spear them, he said. The most dangerous beasts of the .\frican jungle are the water buf¬ falo, tiger and leopard, Boyce said. Of the three, the water buffalo Is the most dangcrotis, he declared.
NTBSES  GR.^DIATED
Six young women who completed the course of study in the nurses training school of Pittston Hospital have been a\.arded diplomas. They are Margaret J. Milne, Kellie M. Mor¬ ris. Anna C. Mciieehan. Anna M- Tieracy, Mary E. Brown and Alice R. Houser.
Athens, Dec. 2.—A man who might have been king went oil trial for his life here today before a revolutionary commission. The man is Prince An¬ drew, charged with trea.son. It is al¬ leged he disobeyed an order of Gen¬ eral Papayolous during the recent war with Turkey. If convicted he will be executed.
After Constantine abdicated, An¬ drew was suggested as king. How¬ ever Prince George was selected. Then Andrew was jailed by the revo¬ lutionaries. Mariy of his friends say that the trial will be a farce, simply to speed him to death. Severe re¬ strictions were placed on the defense. When the extraordinary war coupcil went Into session the presiding officer. General Vlachopolous, announced An¬ drew would be permitted oaly flve witnesses to deny the charge.
The court room was jammed to the doors as proceedings opened. Andrew, with haughty mein, chin held high, sat at a lable with the Judges and counsel. It was not like the trial of the French revolution, as all was for¬ mal and orderly. Many royalists were present, and they made no pretense of concealing their support of An¬ drew.    They  whispered  with  him.
American education week, and Tigerf and other leading educators plan to bring home to the country the "shocking amount of Illiteracy In the United States."
Five million adults are Illiterate, Tigert declared. They constitute one- sixth of the adult population of tho country. More than 6,000,000 chil¬ dren between the ages of five and IS years are not in school, he said.
Lack of funds and scarcity of teach¬ ers are forcing schools to close down all over the country, he said.
"The purpose of American Educa¬ tion Week is not to congnitulate our¬ selves upon what has already been accomplished in education, but rather to bring home to the public what needs to be done in order to carry forward the plans laid dovm by our forefathers for the education of all the people," Tigert declared.
"What is needed is funds and yet more funds for the education of all "Ihe people. If wr; believe In educa¬ tion we mu.st be willing to support It. Such support is a far more .stupendous task than it was in the days of Jef¬ ferson and thi failure to give such support is fraught with far more ser¬ ious consequences to the future of this countrj."
mNER'S TOES BROKEN
Joseph Soroko, 44 years old, of 127 North Empire street, was admitted to City Hospital yesterday, suffering from fractures of several toes. He was caught under a fall of coal at Balti¬ more Five colliery, Hudson Coal .Company.	
VALLEY MEN DENY
TROUBLE AT COXTON
Attorney General Daugherty Is Made The Target Of A Bitter Denunciation
NATIONAL PRIMARIES
in times of peace, should have com¬ plete fredom of access through the Strait!?. This probably would mean tho demilitarization of the zone oi the Straits, the abolition of tho Turkish fortifications,—and would be against the return of the Straits to the control of Turkey, as before the war.
In connection wtth Its attitude on the Straits question, the United States wants to be nble to rend a warship through the Dardanelles waterway to Constantinople and through the Bosphoros to the Black Sea whenever neccsary. The exten¬ sive American interests In the Near Blast make this right necessary, it is Siiid.
Turkey,    of   course,    will    demand
Washington, Dec. 2.—The one-day convention of Progirsslves here to¬ day wound up Its business session to¬ night, after taking these definite steps: Adoption of a resolution pledging progre.sslves against initiat¬ ing a third party movement. De¬ manding, In a resolution unanimously adopted, the Immediate release of ail political  and  "free  speech"  prisoners.
Adopting a resolution for nomina¬ tion of all elective official.s. Including President and Vice President, by di¬ rect primary and the enactment of a national primary law. Pledging sup¬ port to the legislative program adopted by the Progressive bloc ill Congress.
Senator Norris, Nebraska, chairman
of the  Congressional  bloc,  urgea ap-
i polntment of an advisory or steerlns
committee  for the  bloc,     headed     by
Lausanne, Dea 2.—Rus.sia opposes neutralization of the Dardanelles, Foreign Minister Tchltcherin said to¬ day upon his arrival to lead the Rus¬ sian delegation at one of the crucial moments of the Near East conference. Considered the most masterly diplomat in Europe today, Tchltcherin will lend his ear to Turkey at a time when the Allies are already retreating beforo the Turks. A break-up of the con¬ ference under the guise of a post¬ ponement is feared, despite American Amb;ussador Child's plea for a .solid front agaln.st the Turks by the Allies.
Ambassador Child did not touch up¬ on the question of the Straits, but urged England, France. Japan and Italy on behalf of the United .State.s. to stand together. He acknowledged the necessity of flnding a sqjution ac¬ ceptable to the Turks, but .said thero was no neod to sacrifice the guaran¬ ties embodied In the capitulations.
Declaring most emphatically Rus¬ sia's support of the Turks. M. Tchlt¬ cherin said the neutralization of tha Strait.^ as planned by the allies was merely making It possible for Eng¬ land or some .strong power to .step in at nn opportune moment and seizo contiT>l.
"There are only two ways to solve the Straits problem. The flrst is an International regime: the second meiuis recognizing Turkey's sovereign rights.
"We oppose the first solution beforo an intemational combination either KTsed upon the League of Nation."", or on an Intemational comml-ssion which simply mean.s that the Straits and Black Sea will be dominated by the nation with the most puworful navy. Distrusts England'
"If the Straits aro to be 'free' for warships as well as merchantmen, this is only another way of saying that tha country with tho strongest navy can at any time enter the Black Sea and establish a naval base there.
"Even if tho Straits are closed to warsi'.ip.s, but controlled Internation¬ ally, the stronge.st naval power could not lie prevented at any moment from forcing a pa.sttige.
"This will Inevitably convert the Black Sea into a lake tlomippte*' by.- the power wtth the strongest na-yy-
"It is also illogical td discu.ss a de¬ militarized Strait.s regime when suoh a solution ha.s not been suggested for
return   of   the    Straits    to    her    old  Senator Borah,  Idaho, and conslatlnj Gibraltar, Suez and Singapore, control  or the  closing of the  water-  of   Senators   Ladd   of  North   Dakota, i     ..^1^^ reported plans for t^he estab-
way to warships, and. In this de mand tho Turks will be vigorously supported by Soviet Russia, who wishes not to be hampered in an op¬ portunity to rebuild a naval establish¬ ment in the Black Sea by foreign warships lingering In the offing.
Ashhurst of Arizona, Sheppard of Texas; and Representatives Wood-j ruff, Collins. Beck and Logan.
A "complete breakdown" In lh» administration of justice In the United ' States is approaching, Samuel Unter- j meyer. New York attomey, declared i In a speech to the Progressive con- ! ' I ference here today In which he eau- i O'^vn I tlously     attacked    Attorney    General
Russian   Disamuunent
Helsingors,  Dec.  2.—Moscow's disarmament   conference   attended   by j Dangherty,
TJ      .„ ..  .-_,    untermeyer aLso ass.illed the leaders
of the Republican    party   as   "short-
As far as traflic on the Wyoming Division of Lohigh Valley Railroad Is concerned, both passenger and freight, conditions have practically retumed to normal, declared Super¬ intendant Mulligan of the local di¬ vision of the Valley when Interviewed last night- Mr. Mulligan stated that the yards at Coxton and the local yards as well have been practically cleared of all freight and the entire schednle is once more moving smoothly. He stat- : g^j that It had been necessary to send ' some of the Valley coal ovftr the Cen¬ tral tracks up until this week when that    practice was discontinued, and
states bordering on Russia, met for its opening session today, the object of the confarenco being the mutual cutting down of annies and pos.sibly the establishing of a de-mllltarizeS zone between Russia and her neigh¬ bors.
M. LItvlnoff opened the conference as President, and   said    thxit    Russia
was prepared to show her desire  f.-5r  £nj other "privileged and predatory In di.sarmament   by   the   elimination   of her  army  and  the   substitution  of  a mUiUa.
Sentries at the door gave the pro- that all mines supplied with    cars by
ceedings a grim aspect.    As the trial the Valley railroad,  on the Wyoming
got under way,  reports were received Division, are working full time or at
here of revolts and disorders.—a heri- least are not idle beciuse of any rail-
tage of the same    Turk    war   which roid difficulties.    Prospects    for    the
TAXES ON COMj
Because the triennial assessment begun some time ago has not t-een completed, Scranton City officials yes¬ terday decided to use the tax duplicate for the present year as the basis for 1923 assessments. The present as¬ sessment of $320 per foot acre on coal lands will also be continued for anoth¬ er year.
ANTI-LYNHCING BILL
LOSES TO FILIBUSTER
brought Prince Andrew hito court and sent Cons'ouQtlne out of the country.'
The disorders were started at Pa¬ lms and at Corfu, where the British flag was hoisted. Fifty persons are dead In Smyrna as the re.sult of clashes betwen Greeks aud the Kemalists.
SCOUT>L\STEBS' DI.NXER
The   annual   dinner   of   the   Troop
future are decidedly favorable accord¬ ing to Superintendant Mulligan.
Early last evening there were ru¬ mors about town to the effect that 125 "men had left work at the Coston siiops becau.se of Inferior food being served thom and also because of the fact that bunks had been taken from their bunking houses at Coxton by the company. Thia rumor waa stoutly denied by oflicials of the Val¬ ley when questioned. They stated that not a single man  left  tho employ of
'I have come to sound a note of warning," said Untermeyer, "against what I regard as the complete break¬ down tn the adtninlstratlon of Justloe. We are rapidly drifting toward the cataclysm which was predicted, when. Instead of selecting a great lawyer for Attorney Generai, a imui of the mo.st mediocre attainments was named, a man of the measure of the average that the Progre.sslve movement aa cm- tralnlng ns a lawyer, and whose life Washington, Dec. 2.—Admlnistra-j long environment and practical work tion leaders in the Senate today aban- had ben that of a legislative lobbyist doned the Dyer antl-lynchlng bill, ad- and nothing more, mittlng defeat by the combined Demo- . "If, as I Insist, the highe.st 'est of cratic and Insurgent Republican fill- . efficiency is In the administration of buster. The decision to throw the bill 1 Justice, we have today reach the low- overboard was reached at a secret! est possible depths of iHimlliation to caucus of   Republican    senators    late j which any civilized country has sunk
lishmant of naval bases in Rumanian waters. Justifies our fears that with the Straits open to warships the coun¬ try seeking oil coneestions may bark up its economic offen.sive with naval forces. An attempt might be made to establish footholds in traiw-Caucasia which forms the bridge to Persia and Central Asia.
"Ru.ssia already fee4s and resents the efTorts which havo for their final object the c-omplete enclrclins of Turkey."
Russia Not Satisfied Tho P.u.ssijiti foreign minister effect¬ ed to be shorked in these circum- stanre.s with the use of the fonoroua word, "liberty," by the Allies in their .settlement of the Straits question, as well as the way the Allies employed _        _ , psoudo-Pacific   formulas  like   de-mili-
teresta administering Its affairs." tarlzation,  when  this    only    signified
Sounds a Warnins Untermeyer's address was the prin¬ cipal one delivered at a dinner which clo.sed an all day conference of Pro¬ gressive men and women, gathered to discuss the work of the I'eople's L'^gls- lative Service, an organizjition formed two years ago by Progressives In Con¬ gress.
sighted reactionaries" and assorted that the Progressive movement as em bodied in today's conference is the "first hopeful sign" since the govern¬ ment has been "thrown into Involun¬ tary liquidation, with the trusts, cor¬ porations,, war and    peace    proflteers,
conquest by the strongest naval power. I "Such a .solution is absolutely un- I acceptable to Kassla," he affirmed. I "Ru.ssia wantj a guarantee of her I southern coa.st line so that a durable I regime of peace can be established In the Black  Soiu
"The Soviets, the fundamental prin¬ ciple of whose  policy is  to  let  every
Council members and scoutmasters of   the  company   yesterday,   locally,   and
^-_.,.—   ^T- 11— r,     ,. ^.^^^ crews were scheduled to pull cut
from Coxton, on duty, ever hour dur¬ ing the night indicating that they are well equipped with help. "The story is absolutely without any foundation," declared one of the otficiala.
Greater Wilkes-Barre Council Boy Scouts of America, will be held in Hotel Steriing on Tuesday evening beginning at 7:80 o'clock. No reser¬ vations will be received for the dinner after tmnArrow nicht.
I this aftemoon. The filibuster started last Tuesday", and put a stop to the transaction of all business in the S(2n- ate.
Whether admission of defeat by the Republicans will result in abandon¬ ment of the filibuster was not known. Senator Lodge, Republican leader, an¬ nounced he would a«k Senator Under¬ wood, Democratic leader, to permit the Senate to act on nominations .Mon day. Many nominations by President Harding have been held up, among them being that of Pierce Butier, Minnesota, to be Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Ix)dge stated that the caucus had de¬ cided to abandon the Dyer bill for this and the next session of Congress.
in recent years.
I'nterrr.eyer said the thought that Daugherty virtually has the selection of twenty-three new federal Judges "may well give us pause". He criti¬ cized selection of Judge WiTkerSon of Chicago as  the judge  before
people govern it.self, consiO<;r the only equitable and prat'tical and acceptable solution Is the complete closing of the Dardanelles to the warships of all nations and th< maintenance of the ririneiple of th* povereignty of the Turkish people on their own territory and the waters within their system.
"Czar Nicholas said that to trans¬ form Constantinople into an Interna¬ tional city was only to hand It over to the strongest naval power.
"We differ from the Czar tn other resp<'ct.s, but tho facts remain un¬ changed.
"The Turks will ri.se up again.st any policy of robbing them of their sov¬ ereign rights."
i HINKLE HOME CATCHES LONG-DISTANCE ^ADIO
Th^dore  Hinkle,   son   of Mr.   and
whoTi j Mrs.  Geo.-^o O. Hinkle of 117  South
the railroad strJie Injunction suit was f Meade street, entered the class of el-
brought.
Daugherty. Untermeyer said, had the "choice of any tribunal in the country, yet he deliberately selected a jndge whose appointment was under consideration by him at the time the papers were being prepared".
Drawing     a     formal      Indictment against       Daugherty.       X'nteroieyer charged: (Continued on Page 1, Third Section)
pert -radio operators by picking up Fort Worth. Texas. The feat waa achieved on a home-made one-step radio outfit constmcted with a How¬ ard Danner varo coupler and Murdock condenser. .\ concert givon by the Fort Worth High School Cadet Band and broadcasted by the Star-Telegraph of that city w:'S extremely clear. Be¬ side the youthful operator, a number of  otber  persons  Ikeard  the  conceit.