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Show COLORADO RIVER ill PACT IS SIGNED Ifl R'niember YttM vovr ambition 10 The cny-towo-- v,? t 60 I and mAUi iI INUW'.! L. mmm hup yvn ulf LOSS OF VAN ALEN CORPORA. AT OGDEr E8TIMATED AT MORE THAN $150,000 wen Southwestern Commonwealths Document Drawn In Three Week's Conference of Colorado River Commission Fire Which Breaks Out In Early Eve-- ' nlng Requires Service of All Firs of the Fighting Equipment City Troughout Night to Banta Fe. The Colorado river treaty,, the first document of its kind, was agreed to by reprsentatives of even Southwestern states and of the federal government. . . The pact was r'ned here following three weeks' conference between members of the Colorado river commission, end provides for the distribution for irrigation end water development projects of the waters of the river between the seven interested. Seven rtate legislatures must now ratify the pact to make It effective and it must be approved by the Congress of the United States, No opposition to the treaty is expected from Mexico as the status of the agreement between the two countries regarding the waters of the stream which empties into the Gulf of California it is aid, has not been impaired. Concisely worded and framed to a nicety as pertains to legal and definitive terms to make clear the interpretation of not only the technical terms employed but also many commonly employed in irrigation subjects that had not previously been given a definite meaning, the pact, it's authors believe, will weather any legal assaults which may be made. Briefly the agreement reached here between the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah provides that the water of the Colorado shall be measured for the purpose of allloca-tloat Lee's Ferry one mile below the mouth of tbe Parea river which is about ten miles below the Utah line, that for the purpose of dividing the flow the states shall be classified Into two districts, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah, the comprising upper division and California, Nevada and Arizona the lower division, EacTl division is' allotted 7,500,000 acre feet of water per annum with the proviso that the lower division is given the right to increase Its "beneficial consumptive use of such waters by one million acre feet per annum," n Pllotless Plane Runs Two Days Paris. A system of pllotless airplane control has passed a two-da- y test satisfactorily, according to experts whp supervised the trials with a 300. horsepower passenger carrying gov. over eminent biplane that flew Etampes aviation field on Wednesday and Thursday for several hours. The plane going aloft with no one aboard, responded to control by Hertzian waves from the ground, performed all the customary evolutions, and then landed safely. During the tests the lost from m'achlne was frequently sight in haze and clouds, but It was The system always under control. was developed by the Experts Debouche and Percheron. Farmer Committee to Invade Capitol Washington. The National Farmers' council announced that a "committee of farmers in boots" will arrive in Washington for a series of conferences with members of congress and government officials relative to legislation to The committee, acid the farmers. will be announcement, the to cording prepared "to let the government know what legislation Is necessary to save the farmers from disaster," Gallery Resent Charges Negro In Washington. A senate debate on the recent utterances of former Premier Georges Clemenceau of France took a sensational turn when a negro wearing the uniform of the United States army interrupted from the gallery a speech by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking Democrat of the foreign relations committee, regarding French alleged Atrocities by black troops In Germany. The soldier, who said he was Lucius Jones, a patient nt the Mt. Alto, Md., government hospital finally was removed from the gallery ay the police after his attempt to Join in the' debate has resulted In a sharp passage of words on the senate floor. Senator Heflin (Dem.) of Alabama the negro's reled in demanding said he Hitchcock Senator but moval, hoped the police would not interfere. Poison Candy Fatal to Mother Fon Du Lac. Mrs. Frank Schneider mother of eight children one born less than a week ago tiled after eating randy sent to her through the malls. Postal authorities believe the sweets yrere poisoned with arsenic. ' CANNING PLANT liiInCt? DOCUMENT FIRST OF, ITS KINO WILL WEATHER ANY LEGAL A88UALT AUTHORS BELIEVE AB,r FIRE DESTROYES Losses in a fir which the large canning factory and warehouse of the Can Allen Canning Ogden. corporation POLICEMEN SHOT (GREEK STATESMEN DOWN BY THUGS TO BE EXECUTED MURDEROUS ATTACK IN EARLY LIFE HEAVY IMPRISONMENT, MORNING COMES AS CLIMAX FINES AND MILITARY TO NIGHT OF HOLDUPS AMONG PENALTIES DEGRE-DATIO- N Suspects Taken In Dragnet at Salt Ousted Members of Cabinet Held ReIdentified as the Men Who sponsible for Defeat by Turks Shot and Beat Sergeant Pierce Sentenced by Court Martial; And Patrolman Watson Gounaris Condemned to Die Satl Lake City. An evening of ter ror for Salt Lake pedestrians und mo- trists reached its peak shortly after 12 o'clock Monday morning when two unmasked young men shot and possibly fatally wounded Sergeant N. P. Pierce, the "fighting sergeant" of the Salt Lake police force, and ruthlessly beat Patrolman George F. Watson over the head until he lay insensible on the ground near by. No hope is held for the recovery of Sergeant Pierce. An picture taken of the wound at the hospital convinced the physicians that an operations to remove the bullet would be hopeless. The bullet entered his left side, went through the spinal column and lodged in the lung above the liver. The lower part of his body Is paralyz ed, and he has suffered greatly from loss of blood. Robert Kelly and Herbert MIddleton, both apparently about 23 years of age, were arrested as alleged suspects in connection with the shooting of Sergeant N. P. Pierce and the beating of Patrolman George F. Watson. Patrolman Watson declared both Kelly and MIddleton closely resembled the thugs who murderously assaulted Sergeant Pierce and himself when a police guard accompanied the two suspects to Watson's home. Pierce The shooting of Sergeant terminated on evening of terror to several Salt Lake people, holdups were reported to the police and num erous residences were entered daring the evening. y Police Routed In Clash With Mob New York. Twenty persons are in jured and four under arrest as the result of rioting wherein 0000 Irish republican sympathizers routed fire men and police reserves here Sunday night. An effigy of King George was burned at the height of the fighting. which was precipitated when the po lice tried to prevent an overflow meet ing outside the Carroll theatre, neid execution of Ersklne to denounce Chllders and the "murder" of Mary for MacSwIney. The rioting raged hours. Women led the Irish "rebels. clawing faces of policemen and tear-intheir uniforms from them. The officers were finally forced to with draw and watch the disturbance die out shortly after midnight. When the 5000 outside failed to get In after the theatre was packed, part of the overflow sarted a parade. The remainder ttempted to listen to sap box speak ers, who were promptly pulled from their perches by police. When the narnde. which stormed up Broadway to Columbus Circle, returned, the police guarding the vicinity of the theatre were rushed, clubbed and Lenten. ir Deposed Chlneso Emperor to Wed Pkln. Ilsiliin Tuna. 17. deposed boy eionoror of China, will he married according to the customs of the old Manrhu dynasty, to a Chinese princess one year his Junior, upon whose face has never gazed. His only inrr.r-itloabout his future wife, gleaned from newspapers through the aid of tutors, is that she rides a bicycle, studies English and sews London. A Central News dispatch from Athens says that the court martial which has been hearing treason charges against several former cabinet ministers, has Imposed the death sentence on M. Gounnaris, M. is and M. Stratos, former premiers: M. Theotokls, former minister of war; M. Baltazzls, who commanded the Greek forces In the recent debacle In Asia Minor. The dispatch adds that General Stratlgos and Admiral Goudas were sentenced to life ImprlsonmenL Fines ranging from 200,000 to 1,. 000,000 drachmas were Imposed on die prisoners. The trail of several former Greek ministers and military officials who were charged with high treason as the result of the army's recent defeat by the Tuks, began on November 13. The court martial was instituted by a decree of the revolutionary committee after an Investigation by a special committee of Inquiry had resulted in a report charging treason. Former King Constantlne was declared exempt from the charges on the ground that he was not responsible for any acts that led to the triumph of the Turkish armies. It w as decided that his ministers must bear the full responsibility. Proto-papadak- des-troj'- on West Twenty-firs- t street Wednesday night, was estimated at $150,000 to $200,000. The fire broke out at 6 :30 o'clock Jn the evening and all the fire fighting equipment of the city was pressed Into service. At 11 o'clock the fire had eight streams of water still playing upon the structure. Gage B. Rodman, president of the Van Alen company, said that he would be unable to estimate the loss and probably would not be able to determine anywhere the loss uhtil after a He said the survey of the property. new warehouse, which also was destroyed, was packed full of canned tomatoes, peas, catsup and canned fruits of this season's pack. He added that this would be a total loss. Only a small portion of the product Is said to have been covered by insurance, A survey of that portion of IHe structure made showed that the brick office was intact and a small portion of the canning machinery near the office was partially Injured, but the canning machinery on the secosd floor, and the old and new warehouses were burned, with only the charred walls that less remaining.. It Is believed than 1000 cases of the several thou sand cases of canned goods will be 1 salavged. JLJ3IU , 4 The fire was discovered In the north. west corner of the building, when a little smoke was seen arising from the roof. Within less than ten minutes the fire had broken through the roof and the flames shot into the air a distance of about 100 feet. MEN Almost in. stantly the flames spread over the two warehouses, but were prevented from reaching the main floor of the Imcanning department, or office. mediately upon the arrival of the department, Fire Chief George A. Graves called In the day platoon men and the equipment from station No. 3, as well as using all available equipment In the Central station, the new fire hydrant which was installed at the corner of Reeves avenue and Twenty-friB- t street was pressed into service and the large pumper was used to add force to the stream. In addition to the loss of canned goods and the building, the new warehouse contained several dollars worth of furniture belonging to Thomas French Plan to Siege Part of Ruhr Keogh and mother, Alex M. Daggett, Paris. A plan for direct action by Gage Rodman and others. France as o solution of the reparatFlood Menace First Concern ions question was submitted to the full cabinet, meeting In the Blysee palSan Francisco. The primary need ace, with President Millerand presidiIn development of Colorado river prong. The plan provides for seizure of jects Is flood control to protect the the state coal mines and collection of residents and lands of the Imperial the export taxes In the Ruhr district, valley of California, Herbert Hoover, absolute control with of that together of commerce and chairman secretary section of the Rhlneland now occupied Df the Colorado river commission, deby the French military. Cnlhinet memclared In an address at a luncheon of bers refused to discuss the action takthe the San Francisco chamber of comen, but It Is generally believed merce. In the past two years, he was without, opposition approved plan as drawn up Tuesday at i mwtlig in said, the Imperial valley has . been which foremost military and civil au. saved from destruction only by a narthorltles participated, Including Presl. row margin and the menace from flood dent Millerand, Premier Polncare, Mar- waters still Is great. Describing the shal Foch and the ministers of finance Colorado river as the greatest single resource in America war liberated regions. undeveloped predicted Wednesday. Mr. Hoover Modification of Liquor Laws Opposed that the river's full development would President Harding has add 3,000,000 population to the hinWashington no thought of asking congress for terland of California and would open modification of the Volstead dry law, an agricultural area the size of the It was declared emphatically et the state of Maryland. Secretry Hoover White House. Harding Is determined reiterted that Industry must take a that the law must be enforced and place secondary to agriculture reaping its enforcement will be "an everlast- fthe benefits from the Colorado. ing concern of the administration," it was stated. Reiteration of the presiIllinois Governor Frees Radicals dent's strict adminlsliment that the Wilof Sentences Springfield law must be enforced was made in liam Bross Lloyd and six associates, nnswer to Inquiries regarding a state- serving sentences In Joliet penitentiary ment of Secretary of the Treasury amf the Cook county Jail for violation Mellon In which he declared that enof the state nntlsyndacallsm law, were forcement of the law was becoming commuted to expire at one by Governor Len Small.. The commutations very difficult. were Thanksgiving gifts to the prisoners. They were to be released upon arGold Rush Begin In Canada Ottawa. Discovery of gold hearing rival at the penitentlnry of Attorney qnartr. near Wrlgley and sixty miles W. A. Cunnea of Chicago, who wes appointed a special messenger to car. up the south NahannI river, n trllru-tnrry the official papers. The prisoners of the Mackenzie river, started a wild rush of claim stakers from began serving their sentences last Ft. 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