St. John's Daily Star, 1920-03-23

              VOL. VI The St. John's Daily Star Our Average Daily Circulation, December S9Q3S foUtt(sl&n<s THE WEATHER Frobs Today; Snow and Sleet Tonight (PRICE: One Cent.)i , TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1920. (53,00 per Annum.), No. 67 SUPREME COURT DECIDES IN FAVOR OF SOPER IN APPEAL CASE MURDER IS A PUZZLE Ireland Deeply Stirred By Murder of Lord Mayor of Cork-No Clue Yet JONDON. March 22—Despatches from Ireland during the week end show the murder of Thomas Maccartan, lord mayor of Cork, to have produced an intense if subdued sensation throughout Ireland. London has been deeply stirred by the incident and newspapers which while unreservedly condemning the i crime maintain it does not differ from those which have long terrorized Irealnd. It is declared Ireland for the moment is largely under domination of secret murder societies, members of which are sworn to kill those whom they believe to stand in , their way, but who the conspirators are puzzles the police as much as the public. It is remarked as a phenomenon that where murder societies exist members after a while begin to be iuspected of murdering each other. —  Insult to Peru. Oruro, Bolivia, March 22—Grear demonstrations against Peru have occurred here. The -escutcheon of the Peruvian Consulate was dragged through the streets. Mobs assembled before the homes of Peruvians and before the office of La Patria, a pro- Peruvian newspaper. I Big Fire in Dresden. Chabamont, March 22—Fire of un lcnown origin completely destroyed the Union Block, Dresden, early on Sunday. The block comprised several frame structures on the main street. The loss is estimated at several hundreds of thousands of dollars.Clyde to have left bt. John s this morning. Glencoe arrived at St. ojhn's 9.15 p. m. yesterday. VETERANS OF WAR SPECIAL MEETING Some Important Matters " Are Discussed—Governor Delivers an Address A GENERAL meeting of the Great War-Veterans* Association was held in the C. C. C. Hall last night and was largely attended by its members. Promptly at 8.13 his excellency the governor, who has expressed his willingness to become a patron of the association, arrived and was received by the president. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and adopted, the president, Lt.-Col. Bernard, read the annual report ending Feb. 29th, and announced that later in the meeting this would be open for discussion and consideration of the members. As his excelency arose he was greeted with thunderous applause, which lasted for several minutes and which was indeed symbolic of the respect and admiration in which the soldiers and sailors held him. The report of the executive committee was then dealt with and discussed in full by the members. It was announced that the government would favorably consider the granting of a 20 per cent, increase in the case of totally disabled men, and that the advance- for orphans and ■children of deceased men would be dealt "with later. A resolution to stop the playing of various games at the clubrooms for high stakes was unanimously passed. The meeting I approved of acting being taken by the executive of the association in connection with the" publishing of conduct sheets. A committee, consisting of P. Daniels. H. A. Ander- I son*, L. C. Murphy, H. H. Ross, H. I Pitcher and another member was ! pinpointed to act with the' executive in consulting the government as to increases. I A vote of thanks was heartily accorded his excellency the governor, who remained till 11 o'clock, and the meeting closed with the national anthem. Arguments in the Bay de Verde I election case will be continued in the supreme court on Thursday. INGRAHAM MAKES PORT WITH CAPTAIN, CREW OF WRECKED TEWKESBURY Crew Have Trying Experience in Making Safe Landing at St. Shotts ( —Boats Swamped as They Near the Shore. THE D. P. Ingraham, Capt. M. Rose, arrived at 4 o'clock yesterday from St. Vincent's (Holyrood), St Mary's Bay, having on board Captain J. Prideaux ,two lady passengers, and the crew, forty in number, of the wrecked steamer Tewkesbury . . From Captain Prideaux The Star learns the ship struck the rocks near Gull Island between two and three o'clock on the' morning of the 17th inst. The coast along here Ts a particuj larly dangerous one, there being no [ harbor' and no beach from St. Shott's to Peter's River, nothing but frowning cliffs for the whole distance of ten miles. When the ship struck the captain was below and was called by the second mate. The weather at the time was showery and at times it was very thick. Captain Prideaux quickly saw that his ship was in an extremely dangerous position, and with the heavy sea running all that could be done was to devote every effort to saving ihe lives of those on board. The forward part of the ship we* ashore and water was to > pour into the forward holds where ihe rocks had pierced her plates. Immediate abandonment was there fore necessary, and the two larger iifeboats were provisioned and made ready. . . j.^ Boats Get Away. With the first approach of daylight ( the boats got safely away with all safely on board. Tsbout the houses at Peter's River were seen through a rift in the fog, and the boats approached the beach. A heavy sea was running and landing looked to be a dangerous undertaking. Men from the village now began to appear on the beach, and in a short whife the whole male population of Peter's \ River and Middle Gut were on the scene. ' By shouting and gesticulating the boats were directed to the most likely part of the beach and a landing was attempted. Both boats were tossed with force on the beach and broken by the heavy combers and the occupants thrown in the water, but the plucky fishermen from the shore rushed to the rescue through the boiling surf and safely got on shore every one of the shipwrecked people. They were then brought to the homes of the residents and given every kind of treatment possible. Captain Prideaux and crew speak in the highest terms of the bravery of the Newfoundland fishermen who rescued them and of the hospitality shown them afterwards in their homes. The Ingraham arrived on Friday, bui owing to the heavy sea running embarkation could not be made until 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, when it was effected at low tide in dories. The Ingraham left shortly after 3 o'clock and visited the scene of the wreck coming along. Tewkesbury was in the same position and the hull had broken off abaft the bridge deck. The cargo of nitrates is rendered worthless by the water and the only things of value that may br salved if the sea abates 'are the ship's fittings. The Ingraham left, the wreck at 5.30 p.m. and harbored at Trepassey Saturday night, and owing to the storm had to remain there until daylight yesterday morning, reaching port as stated at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Captain Prideaux and officers are housed at the Crosbie and the crew at the Seaman's Institute. Died of Sleeping Sickness. Moosejaw, Sask., March 22—The first death from sleeping sickness to occur in this city was on Saturday, when HarryLechnisky, 12 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lechnisky, of Truax, passed away. He was admitted to hospital on February 12th. After his admission to hospital he never regained consciousness. A girl of ; twenty-six residing on .King's Bridge Road was sent to the fever hospital'today to be treated Tor , diphtheria. ..Very few cases of this disease are being reported now and it appars to be on the decrease. DISORDER PREVAILS Situation Critical in S.W. Germany—Booo Killed to Date— 850 in Berlin DARIS, March 22—Negotiations be*' tween members of the Ebert government and party leaders of the German national assembly and dele-1 gates of workers which have been going on at Berlin are declared, in official British report to have been interrupted because of increase in demands of the workers. Spartican forces still control Dusoeldorf, Elberfeld and Essen where great disorder prevails. The situation is critical and south west Germany is quiet but some agitation is reported in agricultural sections of Pomerania and Meckleburg. Eight thousand persons have been killed since German revolution broke out on March 14, of this number 850 were killed in Berlin alone. THRILLING BATTLE WITH ICE AND SEA Crew of Schooner Terra ,Nova Had Terrjble Experience 80 DAYS VOYAGE Rescued Off Nova Scotia in Exhausted Condition(JALIFAX, NJS.> March 6—Eight? days out from Spain to St. John's Newfoundland, during which time she fought a with ice, wind and sea, her crew scantily clad and in an exhausted condition, the schooner Terra Nova, was picked up off the Nova Scotian coast and towed into Barrington Passage yesterday. The story of the trip is one of the most thriling ever heard along the shore. On December the 15th, 1919, the three-masted schooner Terra Nova, 135 tons register, commanded by Captain Jose Rodigues, with a crew of ten men, cleared from the port of Seville, Spain, for St. John's, Newfoundland. She carried a cargo of 120 tons of salt. A short journey was expected and so a limited supply of provisions were placed on board. The trip was without incident until January 25th, when in latitude 46 north and longitude 54 west, heavy ice and seas were encountered. It became evident to the captain and crew that they would be unable to make the port of St. John's unless conditions improved greatly. a warm climate the ciew were scantily clad and suffered greatly from exposure, the weather being exceptionally cold, and mountainous seas made it compulsory that they stand by their .posts until forced by exhaustion/to seek shelter below. Everything that could be burnt was made away with in an effort to provide heat. The captain made an attempt to reach St. Pierre, but the] islands were surrounded by farge ice floes and every attempt proved a failure. He headed his vessel westward intending to come around and make an effort to reach St. John's, but was caught in a large floe of ice and carried south. On February sth the crew were put on rations, each man to have a cup of water per day and a small proportion of tinned meat biscuits. The intense cold made it extra necessary to navigate the vesel in face of the severe weather, began to tell on the men, as the rations were reduced. The vessel was carried in the ice until Sable Island bore directly ahead, and everyone expected the ship would be lost. By nothing short cf a miracle, the ice parted in the teeth of a howling blizzard and half frozen they fought their way around the corner of the island. Just when heat was urgently needed they ran out of matches and the men were forced to remain below deck to keep from freezing outright. They were without warm clothing, very few could boast of woollens. Without Food Or Water They made the Nova Scotian coast where continual adverse weather conditions were met. On the LATEST PHOTO OF OIL KING L ORMOND BEACH, Pla.—John D. Rockefeller, famous oil magnate, is wintering tft Ormond. wnere he has a home. The above picture, probably the best of the very few taken of him in recent years, was snapped just before he set out for! a golf game. He appears to be carrying his age remarkably well. Just before this picture was Aken John D. had been chatting with the colored caddies.  Sealing News Still Shows Bad Prospects (March 22, 1920) VIKING—44O miles S. E. by E. Funks; ship jammed; all well.— BARTLETT. RANGER—7O miles ,E.S. E. "Funks; heavy swell today; ice broken up; making good headway towards north; all weII.—WINSOR. EAGLE-r-7 p. m,. tied fast to Funks all forenoon; now open; making good headway; 20 miles E.N. E. Funks; nothing new to report; all weII—BISHOP. TERRA NOVA—Not very heavy; progressing favorably; following ships in sight—Eagle, Diana, Thetis, Seal, Neptune; hope better news tomorrow.—KEAN.SABLE I. reports position 50 miles S. E. Funks; making slow progress ; prospects fair. The Thetis and Neptune are reported in their same position, making little progress. Proposes Separate ePace. Washington. March 22—A bill proposing separate peace' between the United States and Austria for purpose of "peaceful commerce" was introduced today by Representative Brittain, Republican, Illinois. The creation of an European trade council to promote trade with Europe generally also was proposed. It would be headed by President Wilson, and its members would be secretaries of estimate, commerce, treasury and labor. Petrel at S\ John's. night of March 4th, they picked up a light. By this time they had not one morsel of food on board or a drop of fresh water, this together with ml means ofl providing heat made it necessary that they risk going ashore in an ■ attempt to make port. They had no idea of where they were arid dropped anchor. At daylight they attempted a landing, but the anchor was lost and they had no meaps to" prevent them from running ashore. .Yesterday morning the steamer Percy Cann picked them up and took them in tow. They were drifting shorewards. The vessel was towed into Barrington Passage where food and water was supplied them. The men suffered greatly from their hardship, and one of the crew had his arm and foot badly.frost bitten. While the captain and mate belonged to Newfoundland the crew are Spanish and could not speak much English. As soon as possible they will make another attempt to reacf-,' their destination, St. Johns'. SUPREME COURT GIVES JUDGEMENT FAVOR OF SOPER IN APPEAL CASE Mr. Albert Soper Wins Appeal from Decision of Lower Court—Three Judges in Agreement On all Points. Present, The Chief Justice, Judge Johnson and Judge Kent. The Grand Jury was present and through their foreman, Mr. Roland C. Moris, made their presentment. The .chief justice, Sir William Horwood thanked- the jurors for service* during the term : and) for their-interest in public matters as as evidenced in their report. The reforms suggested in regard to V-egtablic institutions we(re matters for the executive, government. The jurors where then relieved from further attendance. Judgement in the Soper appeal case where Albert Soper was find for the sale of vanilla essence by Judge Morris, of the lower court appealed to the supreme to have the finding of the lower court set aside. The Ghief justice then read his judgement which was for the appellant • (Mr. Soper), with costs. In other words the judgement of Judge Morris was set aside. Judge John»on and Judge Kent also read their judgements which agreed with that of the chief justice. Election Petitions The case of the election petition against Dr. Jones, member for Hr. Main District, was then taken up before Judges Johnson and Kent. Mr. Gibbs, K.C., for petitioner intimated that petitioner had no desire to proceed with the case. Judge Kent, before whom with the chief justice, the case of the petition against Mr. Woodford came up last complied with before a withdrawal was made, read a memorandum which the court had prepared in connection with that motive as the same answer applied to the present court. This document is based on the procedure in England and specified certain conditions that should be complied with betrfte a. withdrawl could begrartted by the court., The case, was then postponed until March 31 st. ■ mm • Schr. Amy B. Silver, which loaded codfish from T. Wakely & Son at Hr. Buffett for Lisbon, is now undergoing repairs here before continuing the run. Argyle not report sine*, leaving Presque yesterday coming to Placen- Kyle arrive** at North Sydney 930 p. m. yesterday. i^ MUCH DISORDER STILL IN PARTS OF GERMANY German Government and Communists Fail to Reach Agreement—Anarchy at Essen—Fighting at Leipsic—Exchange Situation Improves- Aid For Centra! Europe —British Premier and the Turks £ONDON, March 22—(Via the Pos-, tal Telegraphs). — Negotiations were proceeding between the German Government and the Communists a» late as Saturday night and were at that time making satisfactory progress. Later on, however, news came that they had failed, probably owing to the fact tha tthe Independent Socialists had increased their demands on hearing of the situation in the west where the Communists were gaining ihe upper hand. British news from Essen, Dusseldorf and Elberfield indicates, says Reuter, that these three centres are in the hands of the Spartacists. There is something like anarchy at Essen, and there is no doubt that a considerable number of troops wil be necessary to restore order in Western Germany. At Leipsig fighting is still in progress between workmgmen and the military. As regards the attitude of the Alies it is understood that the establishment of order and the necessary measures for effecting this are under serious consideration of the Entente Governmens. Lord Kilmarnock has already intimated that the Allies' attitude towards the Ebert Government remains unchanged, and that the Allies are quie prepared to continue such assistance as they are giving so long as there is in Germany a stable Government that can  pcsfHon. Exchange Situation. The Times expresses British satisfaction at the improvement of exchange, and the new estimation of the British position by the Americans. "fn a little more than a month 'the value of the pound in terms of the United States dollar has risen from $3.20 to $3.80 This advance amount ing to nearly twenty per cent., has taken most people by surprise. Previously there had been a dispcsition in the United States to ascertain the condition of Briish finance with that of the rest of Europe. It was only the more thoughtful students in America who realized that Britain had paid a large proportion of her war costs out of taxation, hac* ceased borrowing, that her floating debt, though laTge, was less formidable than it was on the Continent, that Britain had set a limit to the issue of paper currency, and that progress in reconstruction was, in spite of many difficulties, already considerable.British finance is being disassociatedin the minds of the American business men from the finance of the rest of Europe.,, Help For Central Europe. Important negotations are now, and have been for some time past, in progress between Allied representatives and the neutral governments of Switzerland and Holland and the Scandinavian countries with a view to the participation of these states in a scheme of credits now under discussion, the effect of wtiich to secure financial and econimic rehabilitation of Austria and other Central European states. The serious financial, economic and social condiion of these countries has been recognized, and the neutral governments are keenly alive to the facl j that the collapse of these countries! would necessarily have effects which could not posibly be confined to their own frontiers or their own finances. Meetings of a satisfactory nature have already taken place in Paris, and Sir William Goode, British Direc-i tor of Relief, leaves next week for th Hague and Copenhagen to confer with the governments of the NetherlantUs and Scandinavian countries regarding the details of proposed scheme. It is understood that a representative of the United States government wilf participate in these conferences. The Times welcomes the suggestion made by a well known Dutch banker, Westerman, president of the Rotterdamsche bank, Vereeniging, now visiting London, that a conference of in ternational bankers should be entrusted with the task of drawing up a scheme for the economic rehabilitation of Europe and thinks "practical men lire much more likely to envolve a workable scheme than a conference j, of politicians and diplomats; and the Council of the League of Nations I would be well advised to adopt the course suggested." -fl Cairo to Cape Flight. The Cairo to Capetown flight has been accomplished for the first time. Colonel Van Rynevenld and Major Brand, representing South Africa, in a Voor Frekker machine, supplied by jj the Union Government to take the I place of Silver Queen the Seconc? | which was wrecked at Bulawayo, left Bloemfontein on Saturday, reaching Capetown the same day. The total distance from the aerodrome at Helio- I polis, five miles from Cairo, where the j flight started, to Capetown, is 5,206 \ •i l> miles. l< Lloyd George And Turks. An official report is issued of Prem- ; ier Lloyd George's reception of the Indian Khalifat delegation. He assured the delegates that the Mussulman's case in respect of Turkey had been listened to with conscientious care by the Allies. The decision was J only arrived after weighing very carefully all arguments, all facts, aft* I considerations and'all appeals which came from Mohammendans in every ; part of the world. It was very large | ly affected by the opinion of India, and especially- the Mussulmen in In""Lerifor; Mohammedan imagine that we entered into this war against Turkey as a crusade, against • Islam. Turkey suddenly slammed the door in the face of her old ally and thus prevented our getting through to j help Roumania and Russia. By that means the war was prolonged two years. The Allies were giving justice alike to Christains and to Moham- ' medans. Austria got justice. They did not propose to deprive the Turk , of his lands, but neither did they pro pose that he retain power over lands which were not Turkish. Of the Armenian massacres, the prime minister said it is quite clear I that the Turkish government is incapable as at present constituted of protecting its own subjects. Turmoil Continues Thruout Germany London, March 22—A1l was quiet in Frankfort Sunday afternoon, says j a despatch to The London Times . from Brussels, but there was contin- 1 ued turmoil with loss of life reported it in various parts ot the country. IN THE POLICE COURT f A tinsmith, aged 62, who has been j separated from his wife for the past I four years, was charged with non- !j support. He was paying her $5.00 :j per week, but she claimed that this J was not sufficient. The court decided that another ,j dollar be added to her allowance. S. S. Rosalind arrived at Halifax X from New York 2 p. m. yesterday. i| She will leave for this port tonight j "Horse flu" was very prevalent at, J Bay Roberts and vicinity last week i] and the week previous several val-> ii uable animals died with the disease. M Almost every horse iri the place was | affecled but the percentage of deaths j was not any more than one out of , every ten or twelve.' Mr. Jamei L. Burke, of the West- >'F~ crn Union Cable staff, Bay Roberts* j arrived in town yesterday to spend t a few days' vacation. NOTE OF THANKS -~ j'jj* Mr. Michael Hickey and family de sires to thank Mrs. Capt. R. Benson, j the Misses A. Power, J. Barron, H. I Coombs and Mr. William Hickey, j (Monroe Export C 0.,) for wreath* \ to adorn the casket of his daughter, t Helen; also those who sent telegrams ! letters of sympathy and all kind • friends who helped in any way dur-; ing her illness. Home at St. John's. 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