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HARD FREEZE PREDICTED AGAIN TONIGHT
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North Texas Town
CONVICTS FREE
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BOY NEAR DEATH
Five Others Capturd.
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company, F. M. Hammond a Co.
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Grocery company. Check of
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Three other men received
cute
and bruises.
All the Injured who
Watchman Disarmed.
Yates said that he was held up
League Considers Waco Protest
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DISARMAMENT
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FRENCH STORM TAKES NINE.
Theater Party For Cinderella Winner
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34,876
Wednesday total .....
Total to date ......
AUSTIN COLDEST
PLACE IN TEXAS
DURING NIGHT
Christmas Cheer Fund
Past $1,000 Mark,
But Metre Needed.
1900 ,
1910 .
1920.
Threatens To “Shoot
Back” At Kendrick
In Political Row.
Extravagance In Pro
Enforcement Not
Tolerated.
Bottoms For Rest
Of 22 Criminals.
Million Dollar Blaze
Takes Heavy Toll.
Newspaper Plant
Offered For $1
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Buck Simpson .
Cash...........
Cash...........
Cash..........;
H. A. McCook..
Cash . ..........
Cash...........
A. W. Brill _____
Cash...........
Kings Daughters
Joe Ramsey ....
J. B. Rector ....
E. H. Perry ....
II
Coolidge Asks Funds
For Conference.
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losses at the latter concerns has not
been made.
I
25 Offer to Give Blood
For Youth.
Growth!
1860.8,401
1870 ...4,428
1880.____11.018
1890 ....14,575
Motorina Caught Napping.
Motorista tailed to listein to th.
Trail Of Frozen Auto
Radiators Left By
Cold Wave.
warnings of "old-timers" given lat.
Tuenday and many of them talle
to drain their automoblle radiator..
Th. result was that Austin garages
The anti-trunt suite were brought
by former Attorney General w A.
Keellng.
was due to E, D. Whitley, living
near Aldine, at whose home the
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Little or no wind accompanied the
blizzard which covered the towa
with a coating of ice. The cold. for
that reason, was not felt as badly
as it would otherwise have been,
and many people expressed surprise
Cash . ..............
Cash...............
Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Parke?...........
University Methodist
Missionary Society
Wendlandt & Son...
Cash...............
average temperature in Austin from
lam. Tuenday to 7 a. m. Wedns-
day waa 32 degtees, or the freezine
point.
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with the mark at 24; Wichita Falla
reported 31, Taylor 24 and Ban An-
tonio 28.
Temperatures at other pointe re-
ported were: Abilene, 22; Browns-
vllle, M; Corpus Christi, 36: Del
Rio, 28; Houston, 36; Palestine, M;
San Antonio, U; Taylor, 24; dal-
veston, 22.
Another hard freeze was predicted
for Wednesday night, with probably
slowly riniug temperatures Thurs-
day.
!
i Aven, by
Austin tem-
peratures (from
7 s. m. Tuetday
to 7 a. m. Wed-
nesdsy):
Maximum, 46.
Minimum, 19.
Average, 32.
Precipitations
Nono.
will have no difficulty in getting
his reindeers over the streets here.”
were captured by Hounton police
of the elay
“opurtareverne
" Ao,.
PRINCE CHARMING ef Cinderella fame
would find many Austin women. from
flappers to matrons, capable of wearing
LAssociated Prema Dimpateh to Statesman.
LANCASTER, Texas, Dec.
23.—A band of safe robbers
swooped down on this town at
midnight last night, captured
Frank Yates, city night
watchman, and then leisurely
looted a half dozen safes, in-
cluding the postoffice safe,
and escaped with more than
$400. A complete check of
the losses has not been made
EAnsociated Prem Dimpateh i. Statesman.]
FOUNTAIN INN, 8. C, Dec. 32.
I Robert Quillan, humorist and
publisher, who recently erected a
monument to Eve .wants to sell
his weekly newspaper, the Foun-
lain Inn Tribune, for 11,
The current isaue of the paper
hears this announcement across
the front page:
"The Tribune la for sale. lock,
stock and barrel, submcription Het,
print shop, equipment, paper Mock
and good will. The price is 31.
no mors, no le-s.
“This la no joke, but it la a
bargain.
"The first responsible man who
planks down 31 gets it. The
business will be turned over to
him Jan. 1."
Modern Christmas
In Crime’s Capital
LAssociated Press Dispateh to Stateaman.)
CHICAGO. Dec. 23.—Four mur-
ders and a suicide in a pre-Christ-
mas outburst of gang feuds, pistol
fights and robberies were under
police investigation today.
War between liquor factions was
held responsible for the deaths of
Joseph Brooks, soft drink parlor
owner and alleged dynamiter, and
Edward Harmening, county high-
way policeman.
Two retired policemen, friends for
years, quarreled in the lobby of the
Central Trust company. One shot
and killed the other: then, as his
old crony fell, he was strieken with
remorse, turned his pistol against
his head and killed himself.
Caught in a cross fire between
two robbers and the owner of a
drug store, Leo Real, 23, a clerk
working his first day in the store,
was shot to death.
lone man who rapped on the door
of his headquarters asking tor the
night watchman. When Yates re-
plied he was the night watchman
tne man dinarmed him, marched
him to a big automobile where he
was bound and the sack placed
over his head. After accompany-
ing them to each place robbed he
was released at about 5:80 a. m.
The safes blown were consider-
ably damaged and the interiors of
the stores were also badly dam-
aged. Lancaster citizens did not
hear the explosions. One negro,
however, reported he heard what
Banderford, secretary. and Mrs.
Lean West Guinn, Mrs. Clippie
bondi _* . L 1 ■ ' 1003 Dooley Wallace and R. E. Frank-
bandits at each place robbed low, assistant secretaries.
apparently was shooting In the
vicinity of an oil mill where he
was working.
Dallas officers were making ef.
forts today to Identify the bandits
through fingerprints left on the
safes.
has now assumed the title of
"daddy" to a 7 * -pound baby girl.
The little tot was born Tuesday
| afternoon at 3 o'clock at Seton
; Infirmary, but Dick haa been so
excited that he hadn’t even sug-
gested a name for his daughter
up until 2 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon.
chartered which will begin work
early Christmas Eve morning. Last
year private cars were used but
many of the drivers were late and
some gifts were not delivered until
late Christmas night, Mueller said.
A surprising large number had very small feet, per-
fectly or almost perfectly formed, shoe clerks who
WAYNESBURG, Pa., Dec. 23,
Four volunteer firemen were killed
and five others injured, two ser-
iously, during a fire which swept
the business district of Waynesburg
early today. Several buildings were
destroyed and a number of others
damaged, the total loss being esti-
mated at 81,000,000. The firemen
were crushed under a falling wall.
The firemen who met death were
Harvey Call, William Finch. Job.
RItenberg and Thurman Long. Vic-
tor H. Sliveus suffered fractures of
the skull and Jawbones and Luther
Renner sustained an injury to his
back.
CEN. SMEDLEY D. BUTLER,
V U. S. marines officer, fired as
chief of police of Philadelphia,
who threatens to "shoot back" at
Mayor Kendrick, who dismissed
him.
NEGRO OIL MAONATI
WEARS COON COAT
The most comfortable person
in Austin Wednesday as the
tormometer hovered below the
freszing point was a negro.
L. C. Crenshaw, owner of land
at Luling and Lytton Springs on
which four produoIng oil wells
are located, came to Auutin
Wednesday to hobnob with San-
ta Claus, and was wrapped in a
huge block fur coat a la polar
boor fashion.
The cost, mode from raccoon
polio, came from New York,
Crenshaw told, declaring It one
of hie meet prised possssiona.
A blood transfusion will be made
Wednesday afternoon In an effort
to save the life of Sproll Fixer, 18,
who was shot in the shoutder and
right lung Monday by an accidental
discharge of a shotgun, Dr. Z. T.
Scott of the Emergency hospital
said Wednesday morning. The per-
son who will give the blood has not
yet been selected, although nearly
35 persons volunteered and waited
at the hospital for the decision.
The boy was shot Monday after-
noon. when a double-barreled shot-
gun carried by Tharon Park, 18, a
hunting companion, was accident-
ally discharged when Park attempt-
ed to breach it. Young Fixer was
accompanied by three companions
at the time of the accident.
Dr. D. D. Gregg of Round Rock
was first called to the boy's aid.
but he was later brought to Austin
to the Emergency haspital. Fixer's
home is near the Pund Springs
community.
Dallas, and give the alarm.
' 8 safe Put Over Hoad. V
A sack was placed over the night
watchman’s head and he said he
only saw the single man who ac-
costed him and pointed a pistol At
him. Yates said there were at least
three In the gang.
About 8370 was taken from the
postoffice safe, le-s than 8100 from
the Lancaster Hardware company.
Other places where sates were
blown include the Lancaster Dry
Goods company. Connor Hardware
Susie Tiller, 32. of Lufkin, Texas,
and her 9-year-old son, Coleman
I Tiller, were perhaps tatally injured
and her husband. D. C. Tiller,
planter, was badly hurt about the
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MNo Plane Walking
For Me," Says Chili
cHIL GRANGER is not going
V to take a walk on the wing of
Jerry Marshall's airptane. No, Birt
Mr. Granger made this an-
nouncement to The "'-'' ■BA
Wednesday. following the pubi-
Mr Quillan began publishing
the Tribune on Jan. 1. 191L sold
it in 1823 and reassumed editor-
ship March 1, 1925. He said the
that he was Eivme Atuprat order I toot. The Statesman will award a prize of the qholc.
to devote more me to, writing. o •0 Pair of shoes in the entire DiHlincham stock.
hack when the automobile in which
they, were driving to Pino r--:,
Ark., to spend Chrirtmas with Mrs.
Tiller's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George F. Cook, was forced into s
ditch near Keith Ville, ten miles
from here, today.
BRIDGE DYNAMITED.
IAmoelated Prem Dimpateh to Statenman.1
LARKSBURG, W. Va, Dec. 23.—
An explosion damaged the Western
Maryland bridge at BingamonJune-
Hon early today. The blast, set off
near the middle of the span, which
crosses West Fork river. caused
damage estimated at several thou-
sand dollars. Railroad officials ex-
pressed the belief that nitrogiycerin
had been used. An Investigation is
being made by county, state and
railroad officials.
$
(1
Trucks Called in.
Plans for the distribution of the
Christmas gifts have been laid and
officials blieve more efficient sys-
tem will result in every present
being delivered on time “in Santa
Claus fashion.” Trucks have been
ValMM and Tuesday to enter
The Statesman’s Cin-
derail aeon test to find the owner of th. smallest and
most perfect foot in Austin. Of the many entrants.
two men applied for food and a
place to sleep. Mr. Whitley recog-
nised them as convicts by their
underclothes, he said. Local police —•---- ---vs--
war. notified and tha man. afrest- sarl.Wednesdaz. morning At the
ed and being brought the pon e rendine e6 *he *hau-a-at-- h- -
station, they readily admitted their
identity. •
[Asoeiated Prens Dimpateh to Statesman.) company. F. M. Hammond A Co.,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. —Con- seneral merchandise, and the Moore
sress began a 12-day vacation to- " - m--
day. .closing a busy two weeks in
which it laid much of the ground-
work for a long and spirited session.
Resuming deliberations on Jan. 4.
both houses will have a number of . ----.------------,
major issues with which to grapple at about 12:80 this morning by a
including taxes, the world courts on ma" -* ---- “ --
disarmament, the rubber and coffee
price situations, debt settlements
and the various appropriation bills.
Coach Paul Tyson headed
Waco delegation.
way back to
and was then brought nearly
to Dallas and released on the
highway.
News of the wholesale robbery
was reported t Dallas police as
soon as Yatea could free hlms.lt
of ropes that were bound about
reading of the thermometer by The
Etatesman’s weather otfietal. Bun.
shining brightly Wednesday morn-
ing. seemed to have little effect on
the mercury.
With 18 degrees as ths minimum
temperature recorded and 46 de-
grees the maximum reached, the
though it is expected before three
o’clock.
Represenlatlves of Beaumont and
Waco high schools argued Balllew’s
eligibility before ths committee. BAI-
Hew. himself, was a member of the
Beaumont delegation, which also
included E. C. McDonald, principal,
and Ul Dimmitt, who in 1824 coach-
ed Ballew.
Five others of the Ramsey farm
convicts had already been captured
by the guards within a few miles
of the farm. The five are: John
2ohaFa ""5 15600: vorealinibellevinsthnt :santaciun
Jay Smith and Ray Morrison 111 h ae"mt" " --
were the two convicts who escaped
from the Harlem farm Tuesday.
The capture of Kelly and Crow
POTATO MATINEE
WILL BENEFIT POOR.
There isn't a child in Austin*
who will go hungry on Christmas
day.
A special “potato matinee”
will be held at 9 o’clock Thurs-
day morning at the Majestic
theater Dec. 24, and admission
can be secured by any person
who leaves any article of food
at the door. Flour, sugar, canned
goods, meat—anything—will be
accepted, Wilson Erwin, manager,
said. “Even one potato, if the
giver has nothing more, will do.”
“Paths to Paradise," a Para-
mount picture, will be shown. *
HOUSTON, Dec. 23.— Posses were
beating the Brazos river bottoms in
the vicinity of the Ramsey and the
Harlem state farms today, hopeful
of apprehending two groups of
escaped convicts during the day.
Seven of the 13 who escaped from
the Ramsey farm late Sunday night,
•had been recaptured while two, who
broke from their guards at the Har-
lem farm early Tuesday are still
at liberty.
Travis Judge
Upheld By Court
Deccision of TrJvls county district
court in favor of the Texas com-
pany, Gulf Refining company and
Producers Refining company, hold-
ing their lease or loan of filling
station equipment, with the conaf.
lean at this time of the year. more
than at other timea, they say. - _____________-
Thelmer Kelley. and C. C, Crow, reported cars trozen all over
two of the Ramney farm convict., ------------*
At 8 o’clock Wedneeday afternoon protest of Waco high school
Against eligibility of Captain Sam Balllew, Beaumont high achool foot-
ball star, waa .till being considered by the executive committee of the
lnter.chola.tlo league, which has been in sesston mince 10 o'clock. indi-
cation. are the committee will stay in session until it reaches a decinton,
which may be late in the afternoon , — - ■ -------------
Pleas for more help from Aus-
tin people were made by Leo Muel-
ler, chairman of the Christmas
Cheer fund, Wednesday morning.
Dozens of requests for aid are com-
ing in daily, he said, and the fund
must grow much larger to accom-
modate them. A total of $60.25 was
received for the day up until noon
Wednesday.
were busy taking measurements saia.
To the owner of the smallest and most perfect
Forecast for Austin and central
Texas: Tonight and Thursday, gen-
, erally fair, rising
~ temperature.
ton Whin"t"EiFjo"amz
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Something May Be Doing.
The general said he would remain
here for a few days, and added
“there may be something doing in
that time.”
The formal dismissal came as a
result of the director's refusal to
resign as requested by the mayor
yesterday. The general earlier an-
nounced he would leave his office
today as “under suspension” and
that the mayor would have to “fire”
him before he would quit.
the fabled golden (or
was it silver t) shoo, if
he stopped here in his
search for a princess.
Scores of Austin
women dropped into
DIlIngham’s Monday
Santa Puts Pearls in Posses Search River
Ma 8 Stocking
Christmas Bonuses
Order In Austin
SANTA CLAUS will be tha caus.
• of many plensant surprimes
within the next two day.. aa
checks reprenenting the yearly
bonus of Austin firms to th.tr
employes are found in the pro-
verbial Christmas stocking. Al-
most every bank and bustness
tnstitution In the city announced
Wedneeday that gift, in either
money or merchandise would be
given workers.
Following the custom of the
late E. M. Scarbrough, the two
"on.. Will and Lem Scarbrough,
presented members of th. firm of
K. M. Scarbrough A Bona with
check. Wednenday morning. Total
gifts amounted to severai thou-
mand dollars, being atetributea
upon a psrcentage basis of walar.
Several buminess firms Wednes:
day were issuing Christmas
checks, while bank ottietais add
that the usual Christmas bonne
would be given employes Thur-
day.
WASTEFUL DRY Robber Band Loots TWO MORE TEX AS
AGENTS WARNED '
to drop into DIllingham’a, 610
mehts in the Cinderela con-
teat A "peclal arrangement ba. been made whreby
the oboe firm', most capable clerks will take meanure-
manta and Hie them for consideratlon in the con-
text.
Sam Sparkn, F. W sternenborg and Walter Mur-
ray, all prominent Auntin buninesa men, will act as
judges in the contest.
Public Aids Posties
Get Holiday
tAesoclated Press Diepateh to statesman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 —The
VY public's response to the post-
office department's "mail early"
campaign has resulted. In the
prompt handling of the largest
volume of Christmas mall on
record, giving assurance to omfi-
clala that the flrat full Christman
holiday for postal employes will
be a success.
The postai machine, with the
aid of additional help everywhere
was described as functioning per-
fectly today, with proepect of
delivering Santa Claus' budgets
before the trimming of the tree
on Christmas eve.
Magnolia Expands
Its Capital Stock
Permit was granted Wedneeday
by the secretary of alate for in-
creasing capital stock of the Mag-
nolia Petroleum company of Dallas
from 8100,000 to 8185,000,000 and for
increasing capital stock of the Mag-
nolia Pipe Line company, Dallas,
from 880,000 to 834,000,000. These
companies paid In filing fees and
franchise taxes more than 817,000.
forced to
One garage man had repaired oev>
oral, he aaM, an M "scen cone
"seves or right morel a trallot
frozen water plpee alsd followed la
the wake of th. cutting cold.
''Christmas weather,” promised by
weather reports, did not fall to de-
scend on Austin, judging from the
comments made by several Austin
residents. They were almost uni-
Opera Singer Must
Pay Big Alimony
tAssoclated Pres Diepateh t. statesman.,
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Ralph Er-
rolle Smith. Metropolitan opera
tenor known professionalty as
Ralph Errolle, was ordered yes-
terday by Supreme Court Justice
Mahonez..to pay his second wife,
Stella Wilson Smith, also a singer.
875 a week alimony and 8800 coun-
net fees pending the outcome of
her suit for divorce. Mr. Smith is
paying 3125 a month allmony to
his first wife. Mrs. Smith alleges
she found her husband In an up-
town, apartment with Mabel Woody
a chorus girl.
Texans Badly Hurt
On Christmas Trip
SHREVEPORT, Dec. M. — Mrs.
[Amociated Pres Diwpateh to Statesman.
PARIS. Dec. 28 —The tempest
“Can Shoot Back” Now.
“Well, I’m out,” he exclaimed.
“The mayor has fired me. Now we
can shoot at him," and the mayor’s
secretary looked at him in sur-
prise. “There’s nothing to stop
me now; I'm a free man," the gen-
ral said.
Asked his plans the brigadier gen-
eral who has seen fighting service
all over the world, said:
“I’m going to my home in Over-
brook and I’m going to drive there
in a car of the United States
marine corps. The marines can
take care of me, and I’d rather be
in the marine corps than in fifteen
million cities like Philadelphia.”
E. F. Stovall, county comm tarion-
ar of Etna county, muat merve a
seyen-yenr prison mentence aa a re-
mult of hla conviction e having ac-
cepted a $7000 bribe in connctton
with highway contractn, eriminai
3KX-TS
dictment -*---- • —
continues to howl in France, leav-
ing death and destruction. Nine
passengers were drowned in the
Seine last night above Rouen when
a ferryboat capsized. All the vic-
tims were working men.
tion that only their products shall
be marketed through the cquip-
ment, does not violate the state
anti-trust laws, was affirmed by
' ri’” the third court of civil appeals
Wednesday.
Austin won tha coldest spot in
Texas Wednesday morning, whan
the thermometer plunged downward
to 18 de -ees above aero, setting a
new low recor for the year and
also hanging up a low mark for thia
time of year.
The previous low mark of the
season had been 37, Tuesday morn-
ing.
A freakish fact in connection
with the freeze wee that points
both north and south of Austin re-
ported higher temperatures. Ama-
rillo reported rising temperature.
LAwsociated Pm. Diapateh l. Statesman.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— Proht-
hition agent were warned today
thet "reckless, unjustitiable ex-
penditures" during their work In
the. future would cause their dis-
missal from the enforcement serv-
ice.
In a letter to prohibition admin-
istrators, prompted by the recent
Mayflower hotel caee, in which two
agents expended nearly 31000. As-
sietant Secretary Andrews of the
treasury, declared money for tree-
ing down bootleggers must be used
intelligently and economically and
"never used without complete jus-
tification.”
Mr. Andrews said that the May-
Rower incident, which for several
days has furnished the subject of
house debate, occurred in the early
days of his occupancy of the as-
elatant secretary's otTice and before
he had taken any stepe toward 2,
organisation.* ’
"I do not feel, therefore,” his let-
ter eald, "that it affords any oc-
casion for severe discipline of those
engaged under the cireumstances.
I do not feel that it affords a tell-
ing object lesson to the whole or-
xanization, however, and therefore I
am bringing it to' your attention."
Speedy Congress
Takes Vacation
Second prize will be 810 in cash, and third prize a
three months' pass to ths Majestie thentre.
Winners of the contest for the mmallest and moat
perfect foot wir be announced at the Majentic
theatre Monday night when Betty Bronson plays
hers in "A Kiss Fer Cinderella." It might be men-
tioned that Mins Bronmon, who will be remembered
for her work b "Peter Pan," boasts the emallent
foot in the movie colony. She etnims a 8-B, but it
seems thet at least one or perhaps more Austin
women have fbet equally as email as the famous film
star.
The Statesman invites every Austin woman or girl.
I bem
AUSTIN, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1925.
Mr. Leo Mueller,
Chairman Christmas Cheer Club,
610 Congress Avenue
children nf' mketoshefpyou lay Santa Claus to the poor ana need,
children of Austin. Put ms down as a member of the Chrtstmas
Cheer club 1 encibse $.............. /
My Name is ..........................................
My Address is ................................. ...
■ .
[Associsted Press Diapateh to Statesman.]
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23—May-
or Kendrick today formally dis-
missed General Butler as director
of public safety, effectiva at noon.
The general received the letter
of dismissal shortly after the mayor
reached his office. It was de-
livered by the mayor’s secretary. A
group of friends were in the direc-
tor’s office as he read it quickly.
A STRING of pearls with a
-1 cameo pendant Wednesday
was given Gov. Miriam A. Fergu-
son by the four secretaries of her
office. Former Gov. James E.
Ferguson and each of the four
secretaries also received presents
from ths Christmas tree placed in
the governor's private office.
Those participating in the gift
giving ceremony were the gov-
ernor and her busband, Ghent
were members of the Waynesburg
fire company were Uken to a hos-
pital. where it was said the condi-
tion of Sliveus and Renner was
serious.
a.-
Butler Fired As Police Chief
----•---- ♦ ' — ... _ - _____________________
New York State Has
11,162,151 People
tAanociated Pm. Diepateh to Statemman.1
ALBANY, N. Y.. Dec. 23.—The
population of New York state is
11,182 161. according to totals of
the 1926 state census, announced
here today. This represents a gain
of 776,924 since 1920, and la the
largest growth made by any of the
states in any five year period since
1910.
Anxious For Christmas.
Prison officials credit the at-
tempted breaks to the nearnens of
Chrintmas, Convicts become rest-
EAumoelated Prem Dispateh to Stateman.]
WASHINGTON, Dee. 33.—Presi-
dent Coolidge has progressed aa tar
in hie effort to find a way to accept
the league of nations invitation to
a preliminary disarmament discus-
sion that he hoe asked congres-
slonal leaders whether an appropri-
ation would be necenaary.
Both Secretary Kellogg and
Chairman Borah of the senate for-
eign relatione committee conferred
with President Coolidge and there
were indicatfons that a decision
virtually had been reached, al-
though the American reply to the
league invitation would not be for-
warded until after the holldays.
Senator Borah said as he left the
white house that he trey in com-
plete accord with the president’s
views, but he did not Indicate defi-
nitely what those views were. In
other quarters it was suggented that
congress probably would be asked
to express ite opinion on the sub-
ject, at least to the extent of mak-
Ing an appropriation to defray the
expenmes of an American delegation.
cation of a story in the campus 1
newspaper to the effect that he I
flight.
"Ike Sewell started the story as
a joke," Granger explained.
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“ Dipk” Whitworth
Proud Papa
-DICK WHITWORTH, premier
— hurler for the Austin Ranger
baseball club, has almost forgot-
ten all that he ever knew about
baseball. The reason? Whitworth
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Wilbur Vishes Men
NASHTNGTON, Dec. 23 —Christ-
nms greetings were extended today
to the officers and men of the navy
and marine corps by Secretary
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tended "deep sympathy to those
who have lost relatives and
friends."
"To the officers and men of the
navy and marine corps and their
famlles and to all civilians con-
nected with the service," he eald,
"I wish to extend Chrintmas greet-
I Ings and hearty good wishes for the
New Year."
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