The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 149, Ed. 2 Thursday, December 24, 1931 Page: 2 of 10
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Bankers See Reparations Report as Beginning of End for Young Plan
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PROBLEM IS
SHIFTED TO
CONFERENCE
BASEL. Switzerland. Dec. 24 —
he Young plan advisory com-
mittee report upnolding Germany *
contention that she can not pay
conditional reparations at the ex-
piration of the Hoover moratorium
Is regarded by bankers here as the
beginumg of the end of the Young
plan.
Those who have studied the docu-
ment regard it as a carefully bal-
anced statement of the German
situation in the light of the world
depression and as remaining with-
in the framework of the Young
plan as France demanded but at
the same time they believe it
sounds the deathknell of the plan
itself.
French Victorious
The French victory if such It
was. came in omissions—in the
shifting of the whole reparations
problem to the international con-
ference tentatively scheduled for
next month—and In the achieve-
ment of the French delegation in
forcing their colleagues on the
committee to confine themselves
strictly to the letter of the Young
plan.
The Germans however received
complete vindication in their con-
tention they no longer can make
conditional payments. It is agrerd.
The full text of the report sign-
ed late yesterday after two and a
half weeks of hard work. I* to be
published today In four languages.
The English text has been com-
pleted but will have to wait until
the others are finished. Summaries
were issued by several delegations
yesterday and they compared well
with the text but today It appear-
ed there were some differences In
Interpretation* of the meaning of
the report.
France Airs ro»u
The French resume devoted to
the first two chapters of the docu-
ment emnhasized the enormous In-
crease of expenditures by the Ger-
man state and national govern-
ments but gave little space to the
committee’s conclusions. The Anglo-
American and German resumes
were almost identical. The German
summary contained the statement
that the experts had found that of
the eighteen billion marks Ger-
many borrowed In the past two
years ten billion three hundred
million marks were nald for repara-
tions Both the Anglo-American
and French extracts omitted this
point.
Signed and sealed with d’t» for-
. malitv. the report was hanled to
the World bank today and ropi»5
were transmitted to Go-mary's
creditors
WOMAN NAMED
U. S. DELEGATE
WASHINGTON. Dee. 24 — (JFi—
The success of American feminism
stood at new heights today througn
the selection of Mary Emma Wool-
ley. president of Mt. Holyoke col-
lege. to represent the United States
in the Genoa disarmament con-
ference.
Never before has any woman
served as a delegate to a parley
between nations of such tremen-
dous significance Never before has
an American woman held a govern-
mental position In any way com-
parable.
f\r selection announced by
Pres. Hoover yesterday was hailed
^Immediately by organized woman-
hood of the country. Women more-
over. do not expect her to be any-
thing like a “rubber stamp” In the
United States delegation for the
Massachusetts educator Is a vigor-
ous advocate of peace member of
many active organizations which
have striven for vears to prevent
future world conflict.
Miss Woolley is the third delegate
chosen by the president Ambas-
sador Dawes will be chief of the
group and Sen. Swanson of Vir-
ginia has been named to serve.
Others are to be chosen.
The woman delegate Is fig but
does not look it. Her hair Is brown
her step firm quick. For 30 years
she has been directing the re-
nowned girls’ school at South Had-
ley. Masv. even while carrying on
her aggressive work on national
and international affairs.
^ During 1931 It was our
good fortune to make ®2
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5 know of any of the highly "J •
Jr prized old friends that we fa:
have lost. We hope we .•!
have lost none. We ap-
JSf preciate each of vou. OLD
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1931 Ushers in New
Yule Celebrations
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 24. (A*)—
Flying Christmas trees orchids that
travel across the comment to bright-
en Bcpadway for a few hours syn-
thetic holly and imitation Yule trees
in Santa Claus' back yard and "alo-
has" from Hawaii by wireless tele-
phone—these are sonic of the things
; which make Christmas 1931 differ-
ent.
St. Nick will find a curious assort-
ment of trees on which to hang his
presents this year. In the Pribilof
islands not far from his own stamp-
ing ground there arc neither Christ-
mas trees nor holly. There he will
find the synthetic creations decked
with last year s tinsel.
Some of the larger planes of the
United Air lines will carry small
lighted trees In Southern California
Santa will find a big desert cactus
scintillating with lights and tinsel.
The “daddy of all Christmas trees"
a giant sequoia. 271 feet high will
be the scene of a Christmas cele-
bration tomorrow more than 6.000
feet above sea level. This Is the Gen-
eral Orant tree In the National park
of that name. Foresters have esti-
mated it was 2.000 years old when
Christ was bom.
There will be Christmas trees a-
float and Christmas ;»-ees on wheels.
Santa will find them in the club
cars of railroad trains in the salons
of passenger liners and even in
some Jerry boats.
The traveling orchids are the re-
sult of an arrangement between San
Francisco growers and New York
florists for airplane service whercb)
the rare blooms may be picked held
one day an dworn in New York the
next evening.
Well-Known Texas
Woman Dies In Crash
WAXAHACHIE Dec. 23. —</P>—
While on her way to Dallas to
celebrate Christmas. Mrs. J. R.
Ransone. well-known in the ~tate.
was killed in an automobile col-
lision near Milford.
She died almost instantly after
her automobile m which she and
a son W. R. Ransone. 23. and a
cousin. L. D. James. 22 wr e rid-
; ing. co’llded yesterday with one
bearing Lt. and Mrs. Frederick T
Berg of San Antonio.
The common name of the cica-
das is “locust."
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WISHES :
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Wo hope so. We’ve tried each ^
day of 10.‘51 to make folks happy
and we’ll keep on trying during jj
10:t2. We hope this Christmas
finds all our patrons happy con-
tented and with a bright prom is- *1
ing outlook for the year ahead.
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SEASON’S GREETINGS
And All Good Wishes
TOGETHER WITH HEARTY
THANKS
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QUAKE CAUSES
LAVA TO FLOW
INTO CRATER
HILO Hawaii Dec. 24.—(4*i—A
huge volume of lava flowing into
Halemaumau crater Kilauea. In a
new eruption stated late yesterday
by an earthquake had covered the 48
acres of the floor of the gigantic
pit today.
Approximately fifty laval foun-
tains sent up a glow visible from
half the Mand of Hawaii.
Fames Defy Spectators
Sulphur fumes kept hundreds of
would-be spectators away from the
rim of the crater the usual van-
tage point for the thousands of
tourists who visit the volcano an-
nually.
The trail across the lava desert
stretching the three miles from the
volcano house to Halemaumau was
aafe however and hundreds of
‘persons made a pilerimaze to a
point as close to ' tier as
i possible. It was asserted here that
I every automobile In the Island was
Christmas
Again
Wouldn’t it bp won-
derful if every one
zould feel every day as
the most of us feel when
Christmas comes around
—with hearts full of
gladness and peaceful-
ness and tranquility!
We believe we know
how you feel at Christ-
mas time because that’s
the way we feel too.
Peace and happiness to
you—on Christmas <»ay
and every day.
EAGLE
Pharmacy
Brownsville
either at the volcano or headed that
way.
Halemaumau crater when Iasi
measured was 3.500 feet long. 3000
feet wide and 1.050 feet deep. Its
last previous eruption started Nov.
19 1930 and continued until Dec
7 of that year.
Severe Tremor
The tremor which shook the
island yesterday was the most
severe in many years and the erup-
tion was described by observers as
the most violent since 1924.
Braving possible asphyxiation.
J. N. Gandy manager of the vol-
cano house struggled through the
surface wind to gaze into the pit ot
fire more than a thousand feet
deep.
Gandy reported four of the many
fountains were 150 feet high and
others rose as high as thirty feet
from the rcething floor of the fire
pit.
Train Kills Texan
LUBBOCK. Dec. 23.—(flh—A grade
crossing accident near here cost the
life of J. C. Reeves 45. a farmer.
He was killed yesterday when his
truck was struck by a passenger
train. His son. Lloyd 18. ns se-
riously injured. They were en route
to their home.
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POPE SENDS |
YULE MESSAGE
VATICAN CITY Dec. 24. —
Pope Pius received a score of cardi-
nals at uoon today and through
them sent a Christmas message to j
the Catholic world.
He refused to discuss or advise on
disarmament and peace because he
said he and other popes “had never
been heeded” in the past on that
I subject and often their words had
“become a cause of discord.”
While he had been asked to speak
on disarmament and peace he said
he had refused because “very often
it < advice) has been given by us and
by our predecessors but it has never
been heeded. As a matter of fact it
has very often been transformed so
as to become a cause of discord.
Therefore it is much better to speak
to Ood and to ask from him truce
peace among men.”
He announced he would Issue soon
an encyclical on the 15th centenary
council of Ephesus and told of hts
sorrows and joys in reviewing the
! work of the church for the past year.
He spoke particularly of the partial
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Tuesday and asked the cardinals to I masses tomorrow.__
DO YOU remember the story of Tiny .
Tim in Dickens' “Christmas Carols"...
a happy little cripple hobbling about
on crutches always with a blessing for
everyone?
HIS FATHER worked for a man named
Scrooge receiving but a meager salary
for his work «f copying letters. Scrooge
was a grouchy old man who didn’t
have a pleasant word for anyone. He
even grumbled when anyone wished
him a Merry Christmas.
ONE CHRISTMAS EVE the Spirit of
Christmas came upon old Scrooge
asleep and carried him away in his
dreams to the humble home of Tiny
Tim. There he saw' the family poor
and with barely enough to eat yet all
were happy grateful for the little they
had.
HIS HEART softened at what he saw *
and a great change came over him. He 7
decided to keep Christmas as he should
...by bringing happiness to others.
HAPPINESS to others. . .that's exactly
what Christmas means.
HAPPINESS to others.. .that’s just
what our Service means and with it at
this glad Season of the year goes a
sincere wish for
A Merry Christmas to All
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there perpetually to transmute for you ^
the dull and toilsome routine of every- *<]
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