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HUGHES UR«XS BODY TO SCAN DEALS Wim CHINA FARM BURE A US TO OFFER RELIEF IDEA Sg S.

CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING LAW WILL BE

TO Fi E Window Panes Broken, and Plaster Cracked; People Flee to Street.

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALIZATION CALLS FOR 172 EMPLOYES TO EVERY 200 OF 32,000 PATIENTS

Shocks First Attributed to .Fleet Gun Practice, Not Felt Nearer.

Los Angeles, Jan. 17.—Earthquakes felt in southern California, with Los Augeles as the center, over a territory 00 miles north and south and 60 miles inland, broke window panes, cracked plaster and startled inhabitants be­tween

Federation Also Will Suggest Financial Aid in Form of Long Credits, Commodity Collateral,

Insured Loans and Lower Freight Rates«

Washington. Jan. 17.—7he program which the American farm bureau will submit to the national agricultural conference when it convenes next week, will call for early enactment by congress of laws "clearly defining rights of the farmers to market their prod­ucts co-operatively." In ir.aking this announcement, the bureau said, its economic and legislative proposals would be based on the plan adopted at the convention at Atlanta.

The farm bureau federation said it would urge the conference indorse a recommendation that all appointments on federal boards and committed "be made so that the interests of agriculture shall be protected and conserved."

Washington, Jan. 17.—Federal hospital capacity for a minimum of 32,000 patients with provision for 172 employes for each 200 patients Is planned by the government in its hospitalization program for former service men. Brigadier General Sawyer, president of the hospitalization board, declared before the con­ference of officers in charge of the government hos­pitals serving veterans of the world war.

The conference was called by General Sawyer to discuss plans for the operation of the federal medical institutions to provide for the care of patients.

"Toiiay," he said, "there are being hospitalized under government control in federal hospitals, 22,440 world war veterans who are distributed among the departments as follows: Public health service. 16,373; army hospitals, 1,681; navy hospitals, 1,059; soldiers' home hosoitals. 2,500; and interior depart­ment hospitals, 827."

These figures, he added, did not taiee into account 9,066 patients in contract hospitals. There are now under construction, he said, 7,592 new beds and 2,500 more are contemplated under the new Langley hos­pitalization bill, while there are 107 federal hospitals engaged in the service of the war veterans.

It has been decided that there should be one doctor for every 20 patients, ope nurse for every 10 patients, one theurapist for every 50, one social worker for every 50, 14 vocational trainers and assistants for every hospital of 200 patients and 130 additional employes for each suoli hospital, General Sawyer declared.

General Sawyer called on the medical officers to give the veteran patients the best tbat was in them and carry out the highest ideals of loyalty to the country and their service.

Conference Sits Breathless After Reading of Proposal of State Secretary; British and Ital­ians Accept International Commission in Prin­ciple, French Withhold Assent on Parts and Japanese Reserve Judgment Till Tokio Speaks

« HD SHI FliBfiED HNEI 7:30 and 8 o'clock Tuesday I £he financial» ait-hp most, severe effects were in i \ . , will be urged through a plan, night. The most severe effects were in

Los Angeles. which it will be suggested that con-Many agitated residents attributed j *or • 'on? credits,

the shocks to big gun practice of four . f!nancinK b»swl <\n

dreadnoughts of the fleet. £ P ' Per8.onal r«ral credits -- - — - - - - I assured by proper insurance features

and the creation of machinery that will I Navy officers at San Pedro said fhe

battleships were too far from shore for any concussion due to their guns to be felt. At Venice and Long Beach, more than 20 miles closer to the dreadnaugbts than this city, no shocks were felt.

The shocks were of such extent in residential sections here that from sev­eral places it was reported that resi

bill." provided that the war finance cor­poration be empowered to make ad­vances to foreign purchasers of Amer­ica's surplus agricultural products.

Other Proposals Favored Among other things which the fed­

eration will urge will be the condem-1 allow co-operative systems'to obtain I n:, t, ion of the Pittsburgh plus prin-money directlv ciple, which adds a fictitious freight ... . .... „ „ .Irate to the price of steel; the neces-Want National R. R. Policy Cancelled ! s;ty for the truth in fabric legisla-

The transportation policy to be pre- j lion: the need for a law preventing sented will suggest imi.T'diate reduc-jthe sale of filled milk; adoption of imi­tions until the increase of August, form and standard grades of agricul-1920 is wiped out and repeal or amend- j rural products and similar proposals inent of the Adamsun law, "so as to

dents left their houses and congregated j nullify the national agreements." The the streets. Cracks in plastering

were reported from some residences. At Santa Barbara about 100 mile«

north of here, tremors variously attrib­uted to firing of big guns of the Pa­cific fleet and to earthquakes were felt fom 7:00 to 8 o'clock at night.

Shaking of windows at San Diego, 130 miles south of here, was attributed there to the firing the flashes of the guns being visible from lia Jolla, 14 miles north of San Diego. Windows were shaken at San Diego about the same time Monday night, apparently from the same cause, it was said.

MOVEMENTS NOT LIKE QUAKE San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 17.—

Strange rattlings of doors and win­dows. but none 'of the usual earth movements of an earthquake, were noted Tuesday night by persons resid

conference also will be asked to de­clare for the repeal or amendment of the Escli-Cuinmins law "so as to ab­rogate the guarantee clause, restore jurisdiction in intrastate rates to the states, vitalize the railroad labor board and co-ordinate wage making powers with the rate-making power of the intra-state commerce commission." Favor Nitrate Water Power Project

The program, it was said, probably would urge development of the Muscle Shoals nitrate water power project "as an essential measure in securing the preservation of our soil resources as well as essential to the full devel­opment of the industrial and transpor­tation facilities,"

The conference further will be asked to indorse a resolution adopted at the Atlanta convention which urged con-

ing.along the San Andreas fault, north jf^8 o 'f° thpa^«nPSx^rr«Ji!1

in JjH' t of here, where many earthquakes have been experienced.

At the state hospital at Patton, j doors and windows were rnttled at in­tervals for half an hour, commencing at 7 o'clock. The same experience was noted at the same hour last night at the hospital.

RIVERSIDE FEELS TREMORS. Riverside, < 'a!.. Jan. 17.—Several

light earth vibrations were felt here at 7:30 o'clock Tues',Vy night, the shocks rattling dishes and continuing to 8 o'clock.

Second Arbuckle Case Gets Under Way With Testimony of Doctor!Views

aimed at the immediate relief of American agriculture."

James It. Howard, president; O. E. Bradfute, vice president, and member of the executive committee, it was announced, would represent the fed­eration.

Six Women Made Delegates. Six women were in an additional list,

of 23 names of delegates made public Tuesday by Secretary Wallace. They include Mrs. Nellie E. Blakeman. Oronoque, Conn., chairman of the home economics committee of the Na­tional Grange.

The other additional delegates in­clude L. F. Miller, Toledo, Ohio, pres­ident o fthe Vegetable Growers Asso­ciation of America, and S. S. Pennock, Philadelphia, secretary of the Ameri­can Florists and Ornamental Horticul­turists.

The secretary announced that this completed the list of delegates to the

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Kil l s S is ter but Letter to Husband

TE Saves Two Others

j Washington, Jan. 17.—(By The Associated Press.)—An j American proposal to redefine the open door policy in China and create an international board to examine both existing

jand future concessions which appear to conflict with it, was j debated without decision Tuesday by the Far Eastern com­mittee of the Washington conference.

The British and Italians accepted the plan in principle, but the French withheld assent to some of its provisions and the Japanese reserved judgment, pending communication with Tokio. The subject will be taken up again Wednesday, with all signs pointing to a long and interesting discussion.

Under the Hughes plan, the international commission would consider disputes over foreign concessions and report to the home governments with a view to adjusting con­cessionaires disputes.

Would Block Exploitation

Compromise Measurej Increases Membership From Five to Six.

Bitter Attack on Body and Defense of It En­liven Legislation.

of the so-called "farmers relief conference, making 272 persons.

With Horror j Interment of Hanged j Men With Heroic Dead !

San Francisco, Jan. 17.—Taking of testimony in the second manslaughter trial of Iloscoe Arbuckle got well un­der way here Tuesday. Three wit­nesses were examined at the single session of court held.

The outstanding feature of the day's proceeding was the submission to the court of a report prepared by Doctors William < >pliuls, G. Y. Rusk, and I). M. Erwin. This report was used at the first trial of Arbuckle, which resulted in a jury disagreement. The doctors examined organs of Miss Ilappe to „ i,. , determine if there was any evidence Washington, Jan. 17. "8r depart-of weakness in them. The report said rnel ,t records submitted to the senate there was none committee investigating charges that

Dr. Opliuls 'said there were manv American soldiers had been hanged inflamations in one of the organs, but! without trial in r ranee, showed^ that asserted they were common among un the bodies of two men dug up in the women I cemetery of Bazoilles ropes and black

! caps in which they were put to death liad not been removed.

War Records Show Exe­cuted Were Laid Away in Noose and Cap.

Mob Lynches Negro Who Killed Mail Man

Mayo, Fla., Jan. 17.—A mob over­powered officials here Tuesday, seized a negro who was alleged to have kill­ed W. Ii. Taylor Saturday night, and lynched him on the outskirts of the town.

The negro had been sought for three days and was captured several miles from here. Officers returning with him her were met by the mob who hanged the negro and riddled his body with bullets.

It was alleged that the negro shot Taylor, a rural mail carrier, when the later entered his home Saturday night to investigate a quarrel.

Clergyman Is Called in Inquest; Brother

Found Shot Dead Montreal, Jan. 17.—Coroner Me-

Mahon has called the Rev. Adelard Delorme ns a witness at the adjourned inquest into the death of his half brother, Kaoul Delorme, an Ottawa student, who was found shot to death Jan. 6.

The priest was questioned concern­ing his purchase of a revolver and as to the manner in which his wrist bad been injured. lie explained he had falleà to the sidewalk on the day the body had been found.

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Edwin E. Lamb, of Hartford, a col­onel overseas, testified that in the

lease of one or the men, the body was placed quickly in a coffin and that, so far as he recalled, the rope and cap were not removed. But in both cases, other witnesses declared, they were removed before the bodies were pre­pared for shipment home.

Senator Watson, democrat, of Geor­gia, whose charges concerning illegal executions led to the investigation, at­tacked the burial of men hanged for "unmentionable crimes" alonside of soldiers who fell in buttle. Asking a witness if white men and negroes were buried in the same part of the ceme­tery, he was told that they were—that all were soldiers.

Taking up the charges of former service men that bodies shipped here from France, were handled in helter-skelter fashion, officers and men at­taches to the graves registration ser­vice declared there was no foundation for such assertions, and insisted .that not one body was brought home until identity had been positively establish­ed.

John Sebastian, a sailor, of Jack­sonville, Fla., told how, when in a prison at Gievres, be saw the bodies of two negroes lying face down on the ground and was informed by the guard that two negroes had been lynched. He was unable, however, to say wheth­er the bodies were those of the men put to death by a soldier mob.

George A. Bamford, of Washington, and John R. Flynn, of Cambridge,

Prize Ring Grad Brakebeams It to

Harvard in Vain

Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 17.— Frederick R. Wedge, graduate of the prize ring and of the Uni­versity of Arizona, seeking « legal post graduate degree from Harvard university in his fortieth year, may have made a trip half way across the continent in freight car and caboose for nothing.

"Kid" Wedge, as he was known in Wisconsin lumber camps and in boxing circles two decades, dropped off a train Sunday, after a 2.000-mile journey from Arizona to enter the Harvard Grad school.

Monday it was learned that Har­vard authorities had been trying to reach him for some time by mail and telegraph with word that his qualifications were not considered sufficient for admission at this time.

Mass., both testified they had heard of nothing to substantiate charges of burial of executed men without re­moving the noose and black cap. Flynn declared the Itufus II. Hubbard, of New York, who had testified that he saw bodies with rope and cap in­tact, was a "troublemaker," who had to be transferred on that account.

Disagreeing with witnesses who pre­ceded him, Richard C. Sullivan, of Somerville. Mass., an assistant em-, balmer with the graves registration ! service, declared lie saw two bodies ' taken up with rope and black cap intact.

"Was there any evidence that the heai't and brain were removed from tlie bodies of the men hanged?" asked Senator Watson.

"I did not notice." Edwin E. Lamb, of Hartford. Conn.,

a lieutenant colonel with the expedi­tionary forces, was called.

"Did you witness any executions in France?"

"Yes. Two at Versailles. Both men were court-martialed," he said.

The condemned men were given opiates before the hanging, to com­pose their nerves, the witness de­clared.

"In the case of the second man hanged, I think the body was placed quickly in a coffin with the rope and cap still on it," Lamb added.

The first woman to appear before the committee, Mrs. Griffiths, of Washington, whose husband, Colonel John J. Griffiths, was killed in France, told of going to France in an effort to locate and identify hi» body.

"It was a headless body," she de­clared, "and there was no tag on it."

"Are you sure the body was, or was not, that of your husband;" Senator Overman asked.

"I^was quite impossible to tell."

Washington. Jan. 17.—The first step to bring about farmer representation on the federal reserve board was taken late Tuesday by the senate in the pass­age of the Kellogg-Smith compromise bill increasing the board's appointive

! membership from five to six and pro-| viding that the agricultural interests

j shall have a spokesman among them, j The vote was 63 to 0. Seven of i those who opposed the proposition ' were republicans and two democrats. I They were:

Pomerene, Ohio, and Williams, of i Mississippi, democrats; Brandegee and I McLean, both of Connecticut: Cahier ! and Wadsworth, New York: Edge. New I Jersey; Keyes and Moses, New Hamp-i shire, republicans.

Needs Action of House By the bill, which constitutes an

! amendment to the federal reserve act, j the limited designation of the law is 1 wiped out and instead of the specific

provision for the naming of two bank­ers to the board, the statute if agreed to by the house, will direct the presi­dent in making appointments, to have "due regard to a fair representation of the financial, agricultural, indus­trial and commercial interests and geo­graphical divisions of the country."

The measure also provides that here­after no federal reserve bank may en­ter into a contract for banking homes if their cost is to exceed $250,(XX) un­less the consent of congress is first given.

Bloc Agreed to It There were many attempts to change

the compromise, but, all save the amendment restricting construction by Senator Harris, democrat, of Georgia, were killed. The agree­ment on the compromise, which bore the approval not only of all the agricultural bloc leaders in the senate but that of President Harding, held throughout.

Senator Smith, democrat, of South Carolina, who first offered t lie provi­sion as to farmer representation with­drew his amendment and called upon Iiis democratic colleagues to support the substitute, which he declared to b<

Long Branch, N. J., Jan. 17.—Mrs. Hermione Rentzman. 30, arrested Tuesday night in her home, confessed to the police that she had shot and killed her sister. Gernine Wessels. 27, as she lay sleeping Sunday because, she said, she feared the younger woman was stealing the love of her husband.

Monday night she wrote to her husband, who was in New York, telling him of the tragedy, and adding that she was about to kill their 14-year-old child and herself.

Rentzman notified the police, who accompanied him to the house. They found Mrs. Rentzman in the kitchen, busied with the evening meal. She led the way to the bedroom where hor sister's body was on the bed.

Rentzman explained that Miss Wessels came from Germany two months ago to make her home with them and he soon noticed his wife seemed extremely jealous of her.

Mrs. Rentzman was locked up and her husband was held in $1,000 bail as a material witness.

Two Negro Slayers Electrocuted; Child and Women Victims

Trenton, N. J., Jan. 17.—Louis Lively, negro slayer of Matilda Russo, 7 years old, at East Moorestown, last June, and George Wash­ington Knight, also a negro, who killed Mrs. Edith M. Wilson, a church organist, at Perth Amboy, last March, were put to death in the electric chair at the state prison here Tuesday.

Mrs. Wilson was on her way home the night of March 12 when she was waylaid and attacked by Kniflht, who had been drinking heavily. He afterward confessed he had assaulted her. Medical authorities declared the woman had died of fright. Knight said "fiery gin" had brought about his downfall.

After Matilda Russo, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Russo, of East Moorestown, was murdered last June, her mutilated body was buried in the cellar of Lively's home. The girl had gone to the negro's house to look for his little son.

Lively said she annoyed him and that he struck her with a c!ub. He then slashed her throat with a razor, dragged her into the cellar and buried the body.

The American plain, it was said, would provide a system to prevent further exploitation of China by for­eign interests. Action by the commit­tee was deferred to await further dis­cussion Wednesday.

French objection to the proposed in­ternational tribunal was said to be

{based on doubt as to its functioning j promptly and effectively, especially in its relation to concessions of French

j investors. Development of Root Policy

The Hughes plan was said to be a • development of the Root resolutions j for maintenance of the open door in China. Through the proposed inter­national commission, the concessions in China would nor be a general en­terprise nor would they be wrung from China, according to the view of Ameri­can delegates. The international com-

British have government as well as private railroad interests there. It was recalled that t!& French have private commercial interests and the Yunnan railroad. This road is among those the

j Chinese have asked to be returned to them.

Needs Precise Definition of China In reply to a question whether the

resolution would apply to Manchuria, a British spokesman said there was no exclusion of any part of China and no attempt to define China precisely.

In regard to the question of fortifi­cations, now holding up the naval treaty, the British said that the zone within which fortifications are to be restricted not only did not include Sing­apore, but that they knew of no prop­osition within the conference to inelude that British port, or Australia and New Zealand. There had not even

. . . . . .been any discussion on tbat point, it mission, it was said m American quar- ! saj t |-

In"'also" to "iroSf the IWWÏÎJSrora j , °* ^thtr nations. coc Tuesday night by Japanese spokesmen.

Except for another in cnclusne si ..- j but certain phases of the advices re-sion of the »hantung negotiations and > qUjre(j elucidation and, therefore fur-

! '"formal exchanges among the big > tj i e r communication was under wav. , five regarding the Pacific fortiuca-i tions agreement, the meeting of the I far eastern committee constituted the ' total of conference activities. At the j Shantung conversations the question ; of mines was discussed with no ap-i parent progress and the fortifications i problem remained unsolved Tuesday j night, despite receipt by the Japanese

of partial instructions from Tokio. Fear To Open Up On Manchuria It was around the proposal for an

inquiry into concessions now estab­lished in China, as well as those pro­posed in the future, that most of the debate in the far eastern committee centered. By some delegates it was mderstood sueli an inquiry might open

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While the senate was moving slowly toward a vote, word was received that Mr. Harding would observe the intent of the legislation ami would name the farmer member. He previously had indicated disapproval of the original proposal and the compromise measure resulted.

Prior to the vote there were several hours' of heated debate.

Charges that, there was graft in con­nection with the ordering of the con­struction of the new district federal reserve hank building in New York were made in the senate by Senator Ileflin, democrat, Alabama, in the course of an attack on Governor Hard­ing and other members of the federal reserve board.

Glass Denounces Board's Foes Denouncing "those who would de­

stroy the great reserve banking system for the sake of politics," Senator Glass democrat, Virginia, declared that much more good would be accomplished for the country "if some senators and others would talk sense t(^ the hank­ers instead of nonsense to the farm­ers."

"Why not tell the farmers the truth once?" querried the speaker. "Why insist on drawing the picture of defla­tion and credits as the monster which brought reduced prices. Why not show that a lot of banks did not take advantage of the resources of the re-

(Contlnurd on fafe Two.) '

Member of House Is Graduate of Two German Universities

and Acceptable. *

Washington, Jan. 17.—The German government has notified the American government that Alauson B. Houghton, now member of the house from New-York, will be acceptable as ambassador and the name of Mr. Houghton will be sent to the senate this week.

This information was giveu out at the White House. The name of Rep­resentative Houghton, who is a manu­facturer of Corning. N. Y., has been associated with the appointment to the Berlin post now occupied by a charge d'affaires for some time.

The prospective new ambassador is 00 years of age and before the war was a frequent visitor to Germany, having been graduated from the Uni­versities of Berlin and Gottingen.

Berlin, Jan 17.—(By The Associ­ated Kress.)—The German government has decided to inform the United States that the appointment of Alan-son B. Houghton, as American am­bassador to Berlin, will be acceptable to the German government. It was rumored after thé session that the ap­pointment of Dr. Andrew Hermes, now minister of food, as German am­bassador to the U. S., was discussed with favor by the ministers.

OREGON SELLS BONUS BONDS. New York, Jan. 17.—The state of

Oregon's $10,000,000 iAsue of 4 Vi per cent soldiers' bonus bonds was brought . , Tuesday by a syndicate headed by | ing carred on by the Washington con Stacy unOp Braun, on a bid of $100,170. 'ference.

Lassoes Steer Amuck in New York; Arrested

for Cruelty by Society New York, Jan. 17.—A horn­

less steer gave crowds in the shop­ping district a new thrill when he escaped from a West Side slaugh­ter house and ran almost to the East river, crossing Broadway and Fifth avenue before being lassoed.

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals provided an ambulance to take the big fellow back to the slaughter house and preferred charges of cruelty against Rudolph Miller, who chas­ed the runaway in a taxi and las­soed him.

Ma(Hstrate McQuade released Miller, saying he had shown com­mendable resourcefulness and had protected the public.

holdings — quarters it. was suggested that the resolution might, by indirection, lead to a review by the board of the famous "21 demands" controversy.

In that connection, it was pointed out that, whereas the board's duties in

, connection with future concessions i would be confined, under the resolu­tion. to "investigate and report," it would be authorized to inquire into existing concessions "for the purpose of endeavoring to arrive at a satis­factory adjustment on equitable terms." Many questions regarding the meaning of the resolution were asked of Secretary Hughes and answered by him but there still was apparent among the delegates a divergence of views as to the exact powers which might be assumed by the new board.

Chinese Hail Hughes Plan In the Chinese delegation, tlie Amer­

ican plan was hailed as a long step toward restored Chinese integrity. Bj American spokesman a similar view-was expressed, but most of the other delegations withheld comment. The proposal had taken them by surprise and when they realized its possible ex­tent. they all indicated that a minute study of details would be necessary be­fore action could be taken.

So completely unexpected was the proposal, in fact, that when Secretary Hughes had completed its reading at the committee meeting, there was an interim of sile.nce. which delegates said became embarrassing before it was broken. After the several delegations had waited for some time without any-

. , , „ one volunteering to open discussion, the robbery of a mail truck. October 7, ; Senator Schanzer, head of the Italians, pleaded guilty and Met Jean was thejns,^ t»,j a question about the meaning of principal witness for the government j somo nf ,he provisions. Secretary

upon the whole question of Japanese A Kvceiriiar» PncrlicV» I f*-holdings in Manchuria, while in other j iVDySSHliail CJlgllSil L-iC"

gation Accused of En-

Admit $25,000 Mail Robbery and Turn on

Alleged Accomplices Detroit, Jan. 17.—Alex McClean and

James Logan, who with two others were placed on trial in federal court, Tuesday, charged with complicity in

slaving Blacks.

at the opening session. The two men facing the charge,

Richard Lambrecht and Gaspar Man-garicin, were declared by McClean to have participated in the robbery, in which registered packages valued at $25.000 were taken.

McClean named as accomplices, Toto Russo and "Toddy" Martin, for whom federal officers are searching.

POINCARE PLEDGES HELP TO ARMS PARLEY

Paris, Jan, 17.—-Premier Poincare I subscribed to by the British, although Tuesday sent a cable to Secretary they are understood to have accepted

Hughes' reply opened up a general dis­cussion. which continued with some animation for three hours.

Fear for Government Concessions One of the important questions in­

volved in the general discussions was said to have been whether the princi­ples set forth would apply to public enterprises and private enterprises alike, or only the former. It was sug­gested in some quarters that this fea­ture would have to be definitely deter­mined before the agreement could be

Hughes expressing his "sincere desire to co-operate in the work of peace be-

the scheme in principle. Japanese interest in China were said

to be inostty public enterprises and these weald be directly affected. The

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London. .Tan. 17.—(By The Asso­ciated Press.)—That Abyssinia is the last home of open slavery; that in its capital. Addie Adeba. there are more slaves than free men, and that the British legation there is full of slaves owned by legation servants are asser­tions made by two correspondents of the Westminister Gazette, who late­ly have been in Abyssinia. The news­paper publishes the first article by the correspondents, detailing conditions iu Abyssinia.

Enslave Own Subjects The correspondents assert that of

the slaves alleged to be in the British legation, many are British subjects, having been captured by slave raiders in British territory. They declare that not only are the slaves who enter the legation compound not instantly set free, but that if they have escaped from their owners the latter can en­ter the compound to recapture them.

The article declares France, Great Britain and Italy, having bound them­selves under the arms convention of 1010 not to supply munitions to the Abyssinians, it now is only America which is importing, or seeking to im port arms into Abyssinia—arms des tined to assist the slave raiders.

Anarchy Fills Land At present, the article continues,

there is a large consignment of ammu­nition cartridges and automatic rifles at Jibuti (a French port on the Gulf of Aden), awaiting the consent of the French authorities for its transport in­to the interior and it is believed that the French, not being much in love with the convention of 1019 and fear­ing an "incident" with the Americau government, which probably knows nothing about the affair, may shortly give their consent.

The corespondents describe condi­tions in Abyssinia as anarchic. The country has fallen into corruption and, decay. Brigands abound. There is no sanitation. Traveling in the interior is dangerous,-but any trader who dares/ -tell of conditions would be blacklist and probaWy expelled.