St. John's Daily Star, 1920-12-23

              The St. John's Daily Star I Our Average Daily Circulation, September 9181 'Xf f It Jk THE WE A THER Probs-hst Gales; Snow or Rain. VOL. VI. No. 291 (PRICE: One dent.) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1920 0 ($3.00 per Annum.) ALL IRELAND UNDER MARTIAL LAW In an early morning blaze today the Star of the Sea Hall was totally destroyed and William Harvey, reserve fireman, lost his life when the building ■ collapsed, burvinsr him and three others, who escanpd with ininries. ** *£ ■ I Jl. II I I I J " ' ' — ■ -L -i ■' I" ■ ■ iL" MONTREAL, Dec 22—The Montreal Star tonight publishes the following ■ under date of London : Great Britains considering instituting martial la^ ■ all &ver Ireland, Sir Hamar Greenwood told the House of Commons todaj FIRE DESTROYS LIFE AND PROPERTY ALL MUST TAKE PART League of Nations Can Become Effective Only When All Nations Are Represented. BAiiFOUR TELLS OF LEAGUE WORK fONDON, Dec. 22—David Lloyd George, presiding at a luncheon given in the House of Commons to British and Dominion delegates to the Assembly of the League of Nations, declared the league would never make real progress till all nations were represented. He was hopeful of the United States coming into the league and sanguine about the admission of Germany. Ihere could be no real peace until competition in armaments ceased and that was only possible when i*ll nations were in the le-gue, he said. In the House of Commons today A. J. Balfour, head of the British delegation at Geneva, detailed the! work of the league assembly at that place. He referred to the ter-j muelcn scheme for commercial! credits and announced that the British Government was seriously con-j sidering whether such a scheme under the auspices of the league might not be supplemented by some form of insurance which would make currency and utility of bonds issued under the scheme far more certain, and thus insure at least model ate success for that, rather the bond scheme. Balfour stated that it had been decided to hold the next conference of the league at. Barcelona when questions of transit wpujd,.be- under ,j discussion. He concluded that in the setting up of the league an ex-j perirnent had been begun which the' world could* not afford to relinquish.1 'FOUR KILLED I IN EXPLOSION j Fatalities Occur at the Dupont Powder Mills Scranton, Pa., Dec. 22—Four men were killed and two injured in an explosion i today in the pressing and packing mill of the Dupont Powder Company near Messic. Property damage amounted to ten thousand dollars. TO START SERVICE Canadian Government To Put Three Steamers On Winter Run, St. John to St. John's, Nfld. DECIDE SERVICE t WILL BE FIXTURE I  j CT. JOHN, N. 8., Dec. 22—A new; j steamer service from this port will be opened by the Canada Steamship Lines, Limited, to St. John's, Nfld. The company expects to put three steamers on this service during the winter season and i will make the service a permanent fixture, putting on as many sailings ;as are required to take care of the : traffic available, if business proves ;so 4arge as they anticipate. Prior to the inauguration of this I service, the port of St. John has had i. no direct communication with Nfld., i the only connection being via Hali: fax. The first sailing will be steamer Mancla on January 15 and fortnighti !y sailings will follow. 1 m» »  Watchful left Valleyfield at  *pTm: yesterday; outward. 'I - '  Sagona left Cow Head 5 p. m. 1 yesterday, coming to Humbermouth HUNDREDS ARE KILLED IN RUSSIAN ACCIDENTS Many Lose Lives fn Railw ay Tragedy Near Petrograd Due to Overcrowding of Trains, is Finnish Report j SERIOUS RIOTS OCCUR IN PETROGRAD AND MANY ARE KILLED AND INJURED! 1_ [ONDON, Dec. 22—A.Central News despatch from Finland says sev- | eral hundred persons were killed or injured in a railway accident due to I overcrowding of trains near Petro-! grad, ■ Many Lives Lost London, Dec. 22—There was a serious riot in Petjrograd recently,! [according to a Helsingfors despatch, | in which many persons were killed j i and injured. The riot was crushed ! I and one .hundred and fifty laborers! jwho were asking for more food and [shortening of sixteen hour working day were executed. HIGH BAIL WAS FIXED Thos. Farrow, One of Biggest Bankers in United Kingdom, Faces Court Charged With Fraud. WAS ONCE HAILED AS A BENEFACTOR lONDON, Dec. 22—Thomas Far?ow head of one of the biggest banks in the United Kingdom for people of small means, to-day was brought into the police court on charge connect ed with failure of his institution, Monday, which spelt ruin to thousands of people just before Christmas. A man, who at one time was hailed as a national benefactor for his notable crusade against usurpers, was charged with having been concerned witri William Walter Critch, Ha*k aecMttt ant, in issuing a fake report and balance sheet last June with intent to induce people to advance money to Farrow's bank. He was remanded for three weeks. Bail was fixed at one hundred and fifty thousand pounds. 1 m . \ NOT ACCEPTABLE, NORTH OR SOUTH i Home Rule Bill Not Favored By Anybody Dublin, Dec. 22—The passage of the Irish home rule bill by the British parliament is jiot viewed as  specially important by thenawspa- ( pers here. It is recognized the bill  will probably not be accepted by . either Ulster or the rest of Ireland and the government may never de- ( cide to put the provisions into opera- ] tion. . 1 a  STRONGLY ASSAIL THE GOVERNMENT French Cabinet Narrowly Escapes Downfall Paris, Dec. 22—The-chamber-of deputies this afternoon after an agitated debate, during which the cabinet was sharply assailed, ap-j proved the first part of a resolution I accepted by the- cabinet but failed j to approve the second clause by an | ] unprecedented tie vote of two seven nine voting each way. This ordinarily means the fall of the cabinet. Some of the deputies > held that the cabinet hacj been Beat- j eh while others said they were ready j to accept the clause in amended! form i Premier Leygues finally accepted I the modified form, whereupon the * chamber voted confidence in the rain- , istry by 472 to 66. ■i ~ ■■— i...—t»— ■ ■ ■ Sign Up Agreement For Germany's Coal' Paris, Dec. 22—A new coal agreement . between Germany and the allies, to follow the Spa agreement which terminates at the end of January has virtually been finalized by the Reparations Commissidn and already has received approval of most of the countries concerned. Under the new egreement Germany must provide a minimum of two million tons monthly without any special compensation as is the case with the Spa agreement. A three-masted schooner evidently one of those now due from across passed Cape Race this morning. UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS IS ACUTE Situation in Old Country is Now Very Grave London, Dec. 22—Extreme anxiety is felt by the British people over conditions of unemployment and in some quarters opinion is held that the crisis is more serious than any o* its predecessors. Premier Lloyd George outlined his plan for reliev ing unempoyment in the House of Gammons yesterday and the papers give him credit for doing whatever is possible by reso-Mng to makeshifts.-.—■ • American Emergency Tariff Bill is Adopted Washington, Dec. 2Z—Over  tests of defiant minor:ty, the house to-night adopted the. Fordney Emergency Tariff Bill by a vote of 196 to 86. The vote was taken after eight hours of debate, f Sydney, Dec. 23—Announcement was made here yesterday that the Canadian National Railway Brotherhood men will refuse to handle freight for the Dominion Stee! Corporation and the Scotia Steel and Coal Company beginning December 28, until the corporation agree to refer the dispute between them and the striking yardmen to the board of Arbitration. D'Annunzio's Soldiers In Active Operations Rome, Dec. 23—It was stated yesterday that one hundred and twenty :>f D.Annunzio's legionaries landed at Castei Venier. This is a portion of the Montana Canal, already partially commanded by D'Annunzio. It is said Castei Venier could not resist a serious attack by land. Hasty Alterations To Treaty Opposed London, Dec. 23—Lloyd George in the house of commons last night opposed hasty alteration for altering the treaty of Sevres in favor of the Turks against the Greeks. He advocated going warily with the Greeks as there might be some explanation of their recent action. — ■ ■ — Bantam Championship Is Won by Joe Lynch Madison Square Garden, New York, Dec. 22—Joe Lynch, the little fighter from the west side of  hatttan Island who jumped into' prominence about three years ago as' likely boxer won the bantam: weiglrt championship of the woild from Pete Herman,'-of New Orleans, in a fifteen-round battle at Madison Square Gardens tonight. Strike Has Tied Up Shipping at Genoa Genoa, Italy, Dec. 22—Owing to; a strike, thirty-two steamers have been unable to load their cargoes or depart from Genoa. Work in the harbor is at a staMstill. WEATHER PROBS f- .-i i— — ~n r~ —i iir i r ■*. ~ii -i -■ j *■ Toronto (noon)—-Fair today, then winds increasing to gales from eastward at first with snow, turning to rain tonight and on Friday. AIR CAPTAIN HELD WESTVILLE. Okla -Kelib Collins, of Council Bluffs. Neb., former captain in the U S air service, has been arrested Iwre. charged with participation in the robbery of the Burlington fast mail train at Council Bluffs recently Bonds and currency estimated at $3,500,000 were stolen Five others have been arrested. It ie, said Collins has confessed, claiming he burned his share of, the loot, fearing detection - CAPT.KCOLUm CITY HALL OCCUPIED Military Forces Take Possession of Dublin Public Buildings, Tho Council Protested. AN IRISH PEACE JJUBLIN, Dec. 23—Military forces to-day occupied the City Hall and municipal buildings in accordance with the demand on Monday af General Boyd, commander of the Dublin district, who sent a notice to ihe Dublin corporation requiring the >ossesssion of the buildings by today. A large portion of the public services - will be disorganized as no Jthr.r office has been selected. Sen-' ries were posted and the preparation )f defense carried out. When the city officials arrived only he town clerk, his assistant and two iihployees in his department were dlowed to enter. There is no truth in the rumour hat peace negotiations have been jroken off, the Associated Press is uithoritively informed. There has >een only a hitch in the peace discissions and belief is expressed that he negotiations will soon be resumed ■vith good prospects of success. It s reported that Archbishop Clune las returned to London for further ;onsukations with the British Prime Minister. • . » a  Rebel Forces Shelled By Italian Warship Rome, Dec. 23—The Italian torpedo boat destroyer Zefiro shelled D'Annunzios forces at Veglia, says fhe Stefano agency. The legionaires who landed at Castei Venier marched to Zara1 but on the way left the commanding officer, six men and two machine guns in the bands of the reg ulars. a I  No' Trade Agreement With Russians Yet London, Dec. 22—It has been found impossible to conclude a trade agreement with Russia before xhe rising -of parliament, Sir Robert S. Home, President of the Board of Trade, made this announcement in the House of Commons and expressed regret at the delay. ■ a» ■  Active Operations. Against Fiume Soon Udine, Italy, Dec. 22—General Caviglia commander of the regular troops, has given D'Annunzio's legionaries and residents of the city of Fiume forty-eight hours in which to get out of the town. Fiume will be completely shut off at six o'clock! Thursday evening by an iron ring jf carabineers and Alpinis. There is still no word (of the Dan-! ish schr. Rosenjhem, which left here! >ver 4 weeks ago for Change Islands. STAR HALL DESTROYED AND FIREMAN IS KILLED Spectacular Early Morning Blaze Results in Deajl of William Harvey, a Reservist and Total Dj struction of Building—Reflection of Flam«| Visible in Sky For Many Miles. STAR OF SEA SOCIETY AND STAR MOVIE INCUR VERY HEAVY FINANCIAL Lo# CT. JOHN'S is quickly earning the name for itself as the "city of spectacular fires," and regretfully we say that many of late has brought death in its wake. This morn ing's fire resulted in the death of one firemeci, Wm. Harvey and serious in juries to three others. This morning's brilliant conflagration demonstrated in mo small degree the dangers our brave firemen face in the discharge of duty while the average citizen comfortably sleeps .The heroic member of our fire department often battle with the most dreadful of all the opponents of dark Jiess-fire. The debt of gratitude we owe | ihem is tco often overlooked and j these valiant men are not infrequent j ly treated with scant courtesy. The call this morning was one that j would strike terror into the hearts j of the inexperienced and the splen- j did efforts of the workers in a 'battle which they knew thty would lose , were inspiring in the extreme. The Star man was one of the first on the scene, saw the tremendous odds against the firemen and cannot do otherwise thr.n pay them the high tribute they deerve. The loss is gigantic. The good old Star of the Sea Society which has work for inanjr which is a serious loss indeed in these days of stress. It is felt however, that the mem I bers cne and all will rally to the f! sistance of the executive officers and 1 help them to rebuild in a manur j that will be both monumental and | useful. The Star movie people will hase the sincere sympathy of the pubfic for their loss just at the begm•ning of their busy season is a heajly | one. Totally Detroyed. The building is totally destroyed ; ?nd only part insurance is carri|ti :by the society. A good stream 'jjjf I water was quickly applied to «c i building but was of little avail as%i i a very few minutes the blaze vms ! well underway in the western sectim j where a quantity of very inflamaHp j matter was kept including motipi picture films. The origin of the fire is a mystqjy as the Star was informed this mojft; ing by Mr. J. Maher, the caretals|r that when he left the building It ! 12.10 a.m everything was intact add I he is £t a loss as to how the fire orig mated. The boiler room is situated in the I basement of the building adjoining \ which is a stock room which is occu j pied by a wholesale firm; The three brigades were on the 'scene and worked splendidly under the direction, .of their chiefs and Inspector General Hutchings and by their efforts \they confined the file to the building and saved Boggan's AMICABLE PROGRESS I Second Financial Congress Between Allies and Germans Satisfactorily Con ducted. GOOD PROSPECTS OF AN AGREEMENT DRUSSELS, Dec. 22—The second j financial conference here be; tween representatives of the allies I and Germany to discuss German j reparations adjourned at noon today until January 10th. . Before adjournment allied experts told the German delegates there was good of reaching an agreement on concessions asked by Germany and indicated that with continued good will on both sides during the January sessions a solution, of the reparations problem would be jin sight. The German delegates said they could not make public statements, but it was learned from other quar: ters that Carl Bergmann, head of the German delegation, at the concluding of the session, expressed to .the conference the appreciation of the Germans for the business-like methods followed which had resulted in excellent progress. 1 « i a  AVIATOR ISSUED BOGUS CHEQUES Juso Hole Airplane and Got Away With It Winnipeg/ Dec. 22—Following his j arrival here yesterday by airplane \ from Minneapolis, Joseph Gadbury, j wanted at Britt, Icwa, oh charges of having passed worthless cheques ' amounting to thirteen hundred dolj lars, was today arrested by the city j police. The man had been sought for by American police officers for time. The airplane has been parked under police auspices pending disposition of the case, it being understood that the •prisoner is going to fight extradition. ■ *s» ■ — United States Steamer Towed Toward Falmouth London, Dec. 22—Lloyds reports that the United States steamer West Imboden passed the Lizard in tow of a tug bound for Falmouth. The West Imboden which sailed from Galveston November 30th, for Havre and Rotlerdam was reported broken down December 20th off the Scilly Islands. . — «  SEEK AUTHORS OF N. Y. MURDERS j Over Two Hundred Personsj Are Under Arrest New York, Dec. 22—More than j two • hundred men and five women i arrested in raids on all night enter- j tainment resorts today were lined j up at various police stations this morning to be questioned by detectives who are endeavoring to solve the mysteries of many hold-ups and j murders within the last few days. ■ »  MENNONITES TO LEAVE CANADA 40,000 Win Migrate To United States Soon Winnipeg, Dec. 22—A local paper publishes the following today, the* Mennonites of Canada, numbering over forty thousand are making plans for migration from Canada to South Eastern Mississippi. The coming spring will see the vanguard of the movement leave this country. -—< ■ m *  Won't Try to Arrest "President" DeValera London, Pec. 23—The Central News in a Dublin despatch slates that should Eamonn DeValera arrive in Ireland no attempt would be made to arrest him, attributing the statement to officials in Dublin. 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FRIDAY — "THE ADVENTURES OF I RUTH," and LARRY SEMON and other I pictures in an immense holiday pro- I gramme. I XMAS DAY—3 sessions—3. Morning 1 at 10; Matinee at 2; Night at 7. ■ Don't Fail Jo Take the I Crescent in Christmas Day I