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HOME EDITION
TODAY'S PRICES.
Pesos Aiyc; Mexican gold S50; nadonaku $25.50;
bat silver domestic 9954c foreign 5954c; copper 14Mc;
gram higher; fivastack lower; stock lower.
WEATHER FORECAST.
El Paso fair warmer; west Texas fair warmer;
Hew Mexico fair wanner; Annas fair cooL
20 PAGES. 2 SECTIONS. TODAY.
-ATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
BY MAIL il A MONTH IN TEX. N. H.
. ARIZ.. AND MEX-; ESUBWHEB& J1.M-
EL PASO. TEXAS. FRIDAY EVENING DECEMBER 10. 1920.
CARRIER DB1JVBRT. A MOXTK.
SINGLE COPT i CKHT8.
EL PASO HERALD
OB HANGS SLAYERS OF COAST POLIC
PRETTY LITTLE
PARKSFORTHE
SCENIC DRIVE
Mayor And City Council
Plan More Attractions
For EI Pasoans.
TO GET PEOPLE
OUT FOR AIR
Every City Has Its Country
Park And The People
Appreciate Them All.
Br G. A. xarxix
TfHK Scenic Drive over the point
1 of Mount Franklin is but the be
ginning of a recreation spot that
v ill make every El Pisou proud.
Nobody who has walked ridden or
driven over the Drive regrets the
inony Invested in its betiding" on the
contrary every dog x waxes eninusi-
astic over it.
Myr ravi has farther plans
for maktna tt mere attractive.
The drive is tmt the hegiajatng.
Ir pot a the people the bobi
tala." Sew. the next plan In to
ghe tfcea something the
inonRtala" te make tt worth their
Twhile to go there
The plans the mayor has are in
keeping with the advanced plana and
work of other cities whose officials
nave had an eye to the future and
a desire for the comfort and welfare
of their people.
1 Paso's Scenic Drive only follows
'he completion of ""t drives in
Jvos Angeles. Denver Salt Lake City.
Xansas City. Seattle and other cities
i hat are progressive and to date.
Bat the Begtajxiag.
Th building of their Drives was
but the basis for the other things
t hat followed parks and pleasure
-pots aiong tne arives where the peo-
i .e can rest and DlcniC and soend
" idle hour in the open filling their
ings with pare air resting their
t':- e& upon the natural scenery of the
- jrrounding country; enjoying the.
iJiSS-given out of doors and building
up health and soul.
Denver pioneer in these things had
the hardest time getting them. Mayor-j
.--peer was cursea as extravagant.
- a'cpayers called him a spendthrift
a 'd a visionary. But go to Denver'
touay ana se wnti tney say. Jaaybe
m& oi the heavy taxpayers will
F.iil te!I yon that "SpoeV was a'
Tendthn ' ' But the mother with
children will not tell you so. MeitherJ
-w ai tne iatner wao works ail wees
and wants some a
' ma and the children" of an evening
r on bunoay. Ana tney
ejected a monumast to Spear
"common people have.
PeosJe Want Parka.
Nobody in Denver today would dare
o;vose & movement to spend nfoney
ou parka The people want them.
1 he man who pays heavy taxes has
to how to the will of the people.
11 there has been any criticism in
Fl Paso over the expenditure on the
instruction of the Scenic Drive it
will disappear soon If there has been
ny. No person has made a trip over
1 1. e Drive and come back and said
hf- was sorry it had been built. If
i OU have not made a trip over it do
bo and Fee what YOUR verdict is.
Looking out over the city from El
Peso's Scenic Drive on a dark night
tr.e glitter and sparkle of the lights
makes a picture such as only a fairy
ttory could detail. Looking oat on
a moonlight night upon the soft
shadows covering the city like a fine
ii. -n. the view is just as beautiful
perhaps more entrancing. In the day-
time the eye stretches for wen it
is impossible to say how far yen can
?-e in this wonderfully clear atmos-
pnere of ours but the view is un-
equaied anywhere.
To Make It a Play Place.
So much for the view. What of
the time when all the little arroyos
i hiding up into the mountain from
1- 1 Paso are full of blossoming plants
r ady trees velvety green grass?
Tf.ep? ere coming. That is what has
t n done alone the Knn Citv drive.
aiong the Mount Holly drive in Los
A-igeles. along the Lookout Moun-
tain drive at Denver. That is what
mayor Davis and his oouncilmen have
in mind in EH Paso.
There are many spots along the
drive where a little blasting and
filling will give room for the parx-
ii S of cars. Close by on the rugged
F.aea of the old mountain are canyons
where the construction of small dams
tve dumping of a few loads of dirt
i- nd the labor of a gardner for a
few months will work wonders.
fjf ccurse lack of water is a han-
' .cap now. but that will be over-
come. Water can' be pumped up there
(Coatl-wed ob page T eotnaan X.)
Earthquakes Rock
Honduras; Details
Reported Lacking
SAX SALVADOR. Republic of
Salvador. Dtc 10. Terrific
earthquakes have occurred 1n
Cholmeca southern Honduras ac-
cording to reports received here
today bat details are lacking.
Violent shocks also were felt
Wednesday in rhjanmnega and
Corlnto. western Nicaragua twenty-five
earth tremors shaking;
Corlnto.
LEAGUE Ml"
FOR BLOCKADE
AREDISCUSSED
Propose Plan Intended As
Weapon Against Of
fending State.
COMMITTEE OF 8
ARE APPLICANTS
Assembly Bound To Take
Measures To Carry Out
Orders Of Body.
"ENBTA Switzerland Dec 10. (By
VJ the Associated Press)- Machinery
for putting the economic block
ade into effect when occasion should
call for such action was discussed by
the assembly of the league of nations
at this morning's session.
The proposed machinery; intended
as a weapon against an offending
state consists of an international
blockade committee of eight members
appointed by the cqnncil of the league
to study the subject of application of
the blockade and report to the sec-
retary general of the council whom
the league has charged with the duty
of -taforming the council of facts
which appear to show the covenant
has been broken.
On receipt of such Information ac- I
cording to the proposed plan the
council must meet to consider the
situation and Inform all the members
of the league.
These members said the committee
report embodying the plan shall be
tn duty bound to take measures to
carry ost the provisions in article
ka.au VMkjAVi ox tne covenant comprising the
JAPANREADYTO
GIVE SHANTUNG
BACK TO CHINA
Only Condition Imposed Is
Kiao Chou Shall Be
Open Port.
LEAGUEWORK
PLEASES ENVOY
Nipponese Envoy Predicts
Lively Session Over
Disarmament.
r ENEVA. Switzerland. Dec 10. (By
Vl the Associated Press). Baron
HavaahL Japanese ambassador to
Great Britain and head of the Japa
nese delegation to the league of na
tions assemDiy. lnionnea tne corre-
spondent that Japan was getting
ready t6 hand back the province of
Shantung to China but was unable to
get China to open negotiations. He
added the only condition Japan makes
Is that Kiao Chan shall remain open
to foreign trade. .
"But how can It be arranged If
China will not talk?" he was asked.
Baron Hayashi thought that China's
refusal to negotiate was due to the
fact that public opinion had been
falsified by the military party. He
declared himself as well Impressed by
the work of the leans assembly. He
had confidence m the league but
pointed out the moat Interesting ques-
tions had not besm taken and would
not come up until the United States
and Germany were members.
Disarmament he believed will pro-
vide a lively session of the assembly
if the question Is brought up. Dis-
armament is a genera thought he
said but some powers including his
own. are Increasing their naval
forces of course not with a view to
aggression but rather to promote
peace.
Baron Hayashi remarked that the
Japanese delegation bad refrained
from bringing up any questions of a
sensational nature at the assembly.
BRITISH TO SEIZE
ARMS IN IRELAND
- BY MARTIAL LAW
huassifcarian Baroosas. Where
jee-vestanc breaker has a seaboard
eonacu sboum reranstta consider
says the report whioa members con-
veniently can be charged with the
duty of -carrying "out a marine blockade.
tioas jenespt such aa exist for purely
iwaaaucanaii
Juarez Will Have
Big Brewery Built
Byexican Capital
JUAREZ Is to have a big brewery.
J re was hesrsisa mtOMf. K wme
be built by a Mexican concern.
Equipment win be furnished by
American frrms inclnaims an El
Paso cwussmy. No detsibt were
available Friday although the in-
formation; had been received by
the El Paso chamber of commerce.
DCBLI.V. .Ireland Dee. 18. (By
the Associated Press.) Mar-
tial law was proclaimed from
Dublin castle today In the eltr
and eeuaty of Cork the eity and
canty of Limerick and In the
counties of TOpperary and Kerry.
T ONDON England. Dec. 18. (By the
I . Associated Press.) Martial law
Is to be applied iri certain areas
of Ireland premier uoya ueorge an-
nounced In the house of commons to
day In speaking on the Irish situa-
tion The government has decided to give
safe conducts to Sinn Fein members
of the house of commons so they
may meet with the government to
discuss the Irish situation the pre-
mier said. .
Under martial law. said the pre
mier a proclamation would be Issued
demanding that all arms and uni-
forms be surrendered within the pre-
scribed areas by a certain date. After
that date unauthorised persons found
possessing arms would be treated as
re DC 13 ana o. iiaoie to tne aeain pen-
alty on conviction by a military
court.
Applies to Uniforms
The same Density added Mr. ZJoyd
George would be aoollcable to un
authorized persons wearing uniforms.
A reasonable time would be allowed
for the surrender of arms before
these provisions came Into force.
Safe conducts would not be granted
the premier said to those members
who had been Involved in the com-
mission of eerious crimes.
Mr. Lloyd George emphasised tne
Importance of the resolution of the
Galway county council recently
which suggested that the ban on
meetings of the Irish republican par-
liament should be withdrawn In order
that delegates might be appointed to
discuss 'the situation with the gov-
ernment. Aimed at Terrorists.
In maklne: announcement regard
ing martial law the premier said
the government had been driven to
the conclusion in view of recent in-
cidents that It must take stronger
action in certain aisturoea areas.
Side by side with the encourage-
ment the government was anxious to
give all those who desired peae
and they were growing in numbers
ana maepenaence snowing that in
timidation was decreasing the gov-
ernment was determined declared the
premier to do all In Its power to
break up the terrorists.
Ilald Story Told.
Washington. D. C Dec. IS. Miss
MacSwlney. sister of the late lord
mayor of Cork and P. J. Ouilfoil or
Pittsburg. Pa- were beard today by
the commission of the committee of
Its Investigating the Irish question.
JUas -MieKwlnev told of Incidents
surrounding the killing of lord mayor
MaeCurtin. of Cork while Mr. Guil-
foll gave an eye witness account of a
military raid on a small town In
County Clare where he was visiting
last summer. He said that after two
police officers had been killed half
a hundred of the military descended
upon the tews and burned and pil-
laged It.
T stood in front of the house of
my 8isterinl&ww be continued "and
saw two officers and six soldiers at-
tempt to force a priest to confess to
the murder of the two police. Thev
beat him with gun butts and then
kicked him brutally."
The military officers also visited
him. the witness said end threatened
violence until he displayed his Ameri-
can passport.
SEPARATE PEACE WITH GERMANY
MEW YORK Dec. 10. One ef the first ids of tie new adminirtratioa will fce
IN t make peace with Germany and repeal Use war time powers of the presi-
dent testator I. enroot of Wisconsin declared here today in an address before
the annual convention of the mtersatieeal garment manufacturers.
o
REPUBLICANS PLAN REPEAL
OF WAR TIME LAWS
Washington. D. C Dec. 1. Repeal
of war time laws will be considered
by the house as soon as disposition Is
made of the Immigration bill. Repub-
lican leaders agreed today. It is
planned to begin debate oa the repeal
proposal the first of next week.
VIEWSHARDING
AS RESENTING
WILSON'S SNUB
Political Writer Explains
Why Senator Kept From
. White House.
SPOILS CHANCE
OF CONFERENCE
President - Elect Desired
Formal Invitation Say
His Friends.
CLARA SMITH BELIEVED TO BE
GN HER WAY TO FORT WORTH;
PROBABLY ELUDED OFFICERS
H
AS Clara Smith Himoo left El Paso
headed for Ardmore by war of
Fort Worth?
Is her surrender to officers at Fort
Worth a matter of only hoars?
Has she been under virtual arrest
in E3 Paso probably for days?
These are questions perhaps an-
swered correctly with "Yes."
Opinion In some quarters In XI
Paso Is that Miss witvi wanted - in
connection with the fatal shooting' of
Jake H&mon oil operator and Re-
publican naional committeeman from
Oklahoma has left EI Paso and Jua-
rez bound for Port Worth to see
her attorneys and friends and that
she has lert nere siippmg' throuen
the hands of EI Paso officers or with
but little effort on their part to ar
rest her. It is known that there has
been little concerted action on the
part of officers' here to arrest her.
! Best to Surrender.
As one man folio wins; the case
said Friday: "Nobody wants Clara
Smith arrested except the prosecnt-
ine attorney at Ardmore.
Although sheriff Seth B. Orndorff
HERALD TKL.EPI1 ONE
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week days. No telephone
3 service outside those bohis
or on Sundays.
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Campaign Order Blank
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April 1 1121 for which 1 agree to pay wbea delivered the special reduced
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Address
wired Oklahoma that he knew where
the woman was and could arrest her.
bnt that It would take money to g-et
her Into the United States when
urged by Ardmore officers to arrest
her failed to do so.
Officers who believed Thursday
that Clara Smith was In El Paso or
near here besan to accept the the-
ory Friday that she bad left here
and was trying- to reach Fort Worth
and that one will surrender there.
Her parents her brother and
friends are anxious for her to sur-
render believing; that she can estab-
lish her innocence or at least be
vindicated for the alleged crime. Of-
ficers also said Friday that her sur-
render would be best for her.
Family Btodes Officers.
If she departed for Fort Worth to
surrender officers believe she was
accompanied by some trusted agent.
The police theory Is that Clara
Smith bas not been In 1 Paso for
several days.
semDftn or tne smith family
eluded officers who watched them
Thursday night believing they would
lead the officers to their daughter.
The officers parked their car near
the Smith home. Ills Bast San An-
tonio street to follow anyone who
might leave. Presently the big car
driven by J. B. Smith the brother
left the house crossed a vacant lot
and drove to Olive street taking a
course which the car of the authori-
ties could not follow. When the of-
ficers reached Olive street there was
not a trace of the other car. It Is
certain they said that the family
went to visit their daughter at the
time.
Further Information given out by
the authorities was that on Wednes
day night Clara Smith her brother
ana Mrs. janle ijowe. a man trie ml
(Continued on page 2 column 5.)
WILSON MADE
FORMAL AWARD
OF PEACE PRIZE
Third Time AnKncaji Has
Achieved World's Great
Detraction.
Christ lan ia Norway rec 10. Pres-
entation of the Nobel peace prises
for 1919 and 19Z0 which nave oeen
awarded respectively to Leon Bour
geois of France and woodrow Wil
son president of the United States.
took Dlace here today. Formal an
n ounce m en t of the awards was made
yesterday.
A message from president Wilson to
be read upon the presentation oi the
1930 nrize had been received by Albert
C Schmedeman American minister to
Norway and was read by him d urine:
the ceremo.iy.
The exercises took place In the
presence of members of the cabinet In
the house of parliament many foreign
diplomats being in attendance. J. G.
Loe viand former premier spoke in
handing; the prises to the French and
American ministers who were intro
duced by the speaker of the chamber.
Ana era jonnsen isnen.
xne last time tne rtforwesrian nar-vi
liament In session awarded the Nobel
prise was in 190C when the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt received the honor.
Value of Prise.
New York. Dec 10. Award of the
Nobel peace crix today to president
Wilson "as the person who has pro-
moted most or best the frsternltv of
tne league or nations or the abOHtion
or diminution of standing: armies and
tne formation and increase of peace
congresses' marks tne sixteenth oe-
stowal of the gift of the Swedish in
ventor of dynamite Alfred B. Nobel
wnose name it bears resident Wil
son is the third American to receive
the peace prtse. the others being:
Theodore Roosevelt In 190S and Slihu
JtOOl in 1512.
The Drlie. one fifth of the annual
interest on about J9.000 000 left for
tne purpose by Mr-. robeL normally
amounts to about 140.000. bat is oav-
able in Swedish kroner which at the
present rate of exchange represents
about $29100 in American gold. A
kroner in the United States at present
has a value of only 19 Scents as com
pared to its normal value of nearly
zi cents. recipients in countries
where the kroner is above par how
ever will receive much more than
tne amount stipulated. Knut Hamsun.
of Norway winner of the Nobel prize
(Continued en page 4. eolamn &)
RESIGNATION OF 606 NAVAL
OFFICERS IN YEAR CRIPPLES
FLEET SAYS REAR ADMIRAL
TTTASHTNGTON D. C Dec 10. De-
YY clarins that the officer per-
sonnel of the navy should be
augmented to full strength and placed
on a pennenent oasts witn tne least
possible delay" rear admiral Thomas
Washington chief of the bureau of
naviration. In his annual report to
secretary Daniels today describes the
personnel situation as the most seri-
ous problem before the navy.
Even thotuch 1200 reserve 'and temp
orary officers are taken into the regu
lar cstaoMSpment as permit tea oy taw
during- the coming year the shortage
of officers May 1. 1921 will be equal
to seven years output of the naval
acaaemy aomirax wasmngxon ao-
clarec From present Indications and un-
less reanedical legislation Is obtained
the temporary appointments of seven
rear admirals ST captains 1S4 com-
manders and ISO lieutenant command-
era will have to be revoked July 1
1921 due to shortage of officers in the
lower grades the report says.
More attention must be paid to the
personnel side of the conduct of the
navy admiral Washington says asserting-
that "this point of view does
not now prevail. "
"The attention of the navy and of
all those who in any way enter into
the activities of the navy must be
concentrated equally on .the ships and
the men who man them" the report
says. "The long period of material
reconstruction covering new building
programs has diverted too large a
share of service attention from ques-
tions of personnel."
At the rate new men are now enter-
ins the service the authorised strength
win oe reacnea oy juiy l next. iue
to the loss of a large percentage of
the navy's older enlisted men how-
ever the enlisted force has not gained
normal efficiency.
Resignations during the fiscal year
from the officer force have been seri-
ous. At the end of the year there
were more than 460 fewer line offi-
cers in the service than on November
1. A total of 606 officers resigned
from the regular na y during the year
of which 94 were lin officers leaving
a shortage of about 5400 officers in
the permanent establishment.
An annual appropriation of at least
$500000 for the administration of the
naval reserve is recommended.
The naval reserve force now con-
sists of 28.000 officers and 225.000
enrolled men. More than 8000 officers
and 106.000 men are Qualified for
duties of their rank on combatant
ships of the navy in time of war.
MOTHER HEARS
SON SING ON
WAY TO HANG
SoQg Bird of Chicago Jail Dies
on Gallows on Nine-
teenth Birthday.
Chicago. 11L. Dec 19. Nicholas
Viana former choir boy. eras hanged
!n the county Jail today his nine-
teenth birthday. He was the second
member of the "Cardlnella ransr" of
robbers to die on the gallows in the (
county jau. &untrei cardineiia. the
leader also is under sentence of
death. Viana was 'sentenced for the
murder ef a saloon keeper.
Viana who was known as the Msong
bird" 6f the Jail because be sang- dally
for the prisoners gave his last con-
cert last night wnenhls mother fath-
er brother four staters and about (9
other relatives called to say goodbye
At his mother's request he sang
"Mother OHine."
5 Electrocuted One Is
Father Of 3 Children
Oeslnlug. N. T-. Dec 18. Five con-
victed mnrderers the youngest a boy
of 20 years and father of three chil-
dren were nut to death In the electric
chair in Sing Sing prison here last
night after an 11th hour attempt to
obtain a reprieve from Gov. Smith had
failed.
Four of the men were convicted of
Slaying Otto Fiala an elderly Bronx
subway ticket agent two years ago.
The fifth. Howard Backer. Da id the
penalty for the mnrder of William
oagreir near Kocnester. K. I. in Sep-
tember 11.
CONFESSED MEMBER OF
TERROR SQUAD ARRESTED
Bologna Italy Dec. 10. Police of-
ficials at Potenza have arrested s
man who boasts be is a member of a
-terror sauad which Is comnosed of
Zi men who have plotted the assassi
nation or puoue authorities.
GERMAN COUP
FEARED STOP
RAIL TRAFFIC
Brussels. Belgium. Dec IB. The
newspaper be Peupie announces that
railway iraiiK nas been suspended tn
both directions between Rals-inm and
Germany since yesterday afternoon
and there is talk of a German coup
d'etat. The Belgian ministry of for-
eign affairs however states that it
nas no confirmation of tnts. rumor.
The Beleian rumors of a Rjraun
GOOD CI eta t are Baralmarttf br ad
vices from any other quarter and
lacking these and in view of the Bel
gian foreign ministry's denial of
Knowieage of any such occurrence
the reports are received with reserve.
Recent reoorts have not meaM
any exceptionally disturbed Industrial
B1UWUOO.
Headliners In
Today's Theater.
BIJOC
"The White Moll" Pearl White.
BLLAXAV
"The Vice of Pools" Alice Joyce.
CRBC1AX '
"Barthbosnd."
PALACE
"The Jail Bird." Douglas Kac-
Lean and Doris May.
RIALTO
"Love Madness" Ionise Glaum.
"The House of 'Whispers" J.
Warren Kerrigan.
TVIGIVAM
Varied program.
(Read amusement ads on page !)
By DAVID LAWHKXCK.
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec 10. War-
ren Harding has come and gone
and the expected conference be-
tween Woodrow Wilson and the president-elect
failed to materialize The
people may Justly ask why. The truth
of the matter may be an unfortunate
hesltency on the part of both to take
the Initiative and a disposition on the
part of each te stick to his own cor-
ceptlon of the proprieties but tte
facts are these:
White house officials let it be
known to newsnaner nen several dave
ago that the president would be glad
to see senator Harding. The hint was
promptly taken and published broadcast-
It reached the president-elect.
Senator Harding considered whether
he ought to accept or Ignore the In-
formal roundabout ort of an invi-
tation. He finally told friends he
would merely leave his card and pay
his respects unless he received a for
mal Invitation or direct request to
come to the executive mansion for a
conference.
The nrenfdnt-liwt vabM hat.
gladly accepted an invitation if hef
had been given one. He hesitated be
cause he really did not know whether
tne president wanted to see him. He
remembered. Incidentally that of all
the messages of congratulations re
ceived after the election returns came
in. including a messige from Gov.
Cox. not a word came from the white
house.
Harding Appears Piqued
Senator Harding has told friends
he is at a loss to understand It. In-
deed it may be said tnat bock of Mr.
Harding's declination of the battle-
ship tendered htm by president Wil-
son for the cruise to Panama was a
trace of concern over the failure of
Mr. Wilson to send say congratula-
tory message. Of course when the
Mayflower was offered for the trip to
Washington from KaaspMst Roads the
stop at Bedford. Vs mado rail Jour-
ney unavoidable and ta KsaiMower
simply cos la not have been as con-
venient. The batUesM) might how-
ever hare been accepted bnt for the
wonder In the mind of Mr. Harding
as to the absence of any eongratula-
tary message from Mr. Wilson. The
public may have lost sight of the fact
but senator Harding d'dn't.
It will be recalled that Charles
Vvans Hughes didn't send a congratu-
latory message to Mr. Wilson after
election day tn m. bat that was be-
cause there was some doubt abont th9
results but finally Mr. Hughes did
send a telegram. However this time
there eras no doubt about the returns.
Defend WHson.
In defence of president Wilson's at-
titude In the matter some of his
friends offer the nggestion that he
did not feel that he could extend con-
gratulations with any degree of sin-
cerity and that be didn't want to
seem hypocritical abont It.
To say "I congratulate you on your
victory over us" would have been In-
consistent with an honest mind. It is
asserted but then other friends won-
der wby the president didn't simply
confine his message to the expression
of hope that America rould profit bv
the Harding administration ana ma;
Mr. Hardlne would be successful.
The incident is important in that It
prevented a frank and full discussion
by the outgoing president and the in-
coming president of some of the mojt
perplexing problems in the nation's
history.
There will have to be many a con-
ference between department heads of
the incoming and outgoing adminis-
trations in the interest of the gov-
ernment and the hope was that the
two chiefs would set an example for
their associates.
It may yet come to pass but this
much is true senator Harding will
not seek a conference with president
Wilson but will attend one if he is
personally Invited. Copyright lSti)
by David Lawrence.
THUGS CAN'T FIND
REFUGE IN ELPASO
WHEN DRIVEN OUT
California Coast Overrun Wkh Crime Chases Its Criminals to
Otker Cities Mayor Davis and Chief Edwards Put Fifty
Plain Clothes Men on Duty to Protect EI Paso
Santa Rosa Mob Does Orderly WorL
CANT A ROSA CiUMU Dec lit (By
O the Associated Press.) Old testa
ment Tenceance. a life for a life'
was exacted of George Boyd. Terence
Pitts and Charles Valento by a mob
here today. The mob. SO to 100 men.
all armed and masked In black en
tered the Sonoma county Jail at 12.M
a. m. oTeryowered sheriff John Boyes
and bis deputies took the three men
to a cemetery and hanged them from
the same limb of an oak tree.
Had the three lived they would have
faced the courts before noon today on
the charge of m ordering sheriff John
a Petray of Sonoma county and de-
tectives Miles 3L Jackson and Lester
H.Dorman of the San Francisco police
force. The officers were shot down
by Boyd be confessed when they at-
tempted to arrest the three here last
Sunday as members of a San Pran-
cisco gang which recently has at
tacked a score or more of young
women.
There was no confusion no hurry
and no opposition to the mob. All
had been prearranged even to acety
lene torches to burn the locks off the
cell doors if need be.
Pit teen or more automobiles their
license plates removed advanced on
the county jail shortly after midnight.
The occupants alighted after lining
up the machines in column two
abreast.
A cordon of guards was thrown
about the jaiL Persons a very few.
who came near were warned away.
A dozen masked men went up the
jail stepa Half a dosen entered. In
the sherif rs office sheriff Boyes.
four deputies and two visitors were
covered -with pistols. Keys to the
cells were taken from the sheriff and.
while the sheriff and his aids were
(Continued oa psge 2 col men 4.)
EIGHTT-OKB members of the citv
chain gang breakfasted with tb
city on Friday morning.
Tonight 50 men in plain clothes will
be partollng the residential section e?
El Paso and mayor Davis and police
chief Edwards expect to have more
guests tomorrow morning.
"Bl Paso Is geias; to be made
safe for the etrizeaa of EI Paso.
said 'mayor Davie at noon Fri-
day H we have to tarn the dr-
npeide down and shake lt-
Lo3 Angeles San Francisco acd
other western cities are overran ih
criminals and crooka" said the mayor
"and the officials are running them
out as fast as they can.
"If they drift this way. we are pre-
pared to give them & cordial recep-
tion and a warm time while they ar
here.
"Chief Edward has had Us sa-
tire force working sight and day
for the last week la aa effort te
eaten these thefega hsrglars and
tielcnp men and new rrs have
added extra ran to the force.
"Several women have telephoned me
to aay that they are frightened ar.4
I hear that In some neighborhood
the property owners have hired spe
cial officers to guard their homes r
do not think It Is necessary to ge:
excited.
The people are paying taxes fo-
police protection and they are got-.7
to get It.
"We are coins to make It lmnoilb')
for a thief or a erook to stay here o-
herea boats
RANGERS WITHOUT WARRANT
SEARCH HOMES; JUDGE ASKS
THEIR REMOVAL FROM RANGER
ArSTIN. Texas. Dec Is. Sentiment
is against the conduct e ranger
la EasUand county. C B. Starae.
conntv judge of taat county claims
In a telegram to tne adjutant
oral's department.
In the absence of adjutant general
Cope. jfa. T. J. Powers the acting
adjutant ajeneral. wired tne county
jadge that "the department believes
It Is folly acquainted with conditions
la the oil fields and has acted in
every case for the beat interest of
the state."
The county jndge stated in ths tele-
gram that he had reliable information
that rangers were arresting men
without warrants and searching
houses without writs. The telegram
advised the acting adjutant general
to come to the oil field in person. It
stated that the rangers had failed to
call noon the sheriff upon their ar-
rival in the county and had not given
opportunity for cooperation
The following Is the telegram
-the acting adjutant general:
"Tour telegram apprc-.a;sa a-
wfll receive dne consideration
department has no corrobora:ive
dears that state rangers have .-
any law In mr.lng arrests or
ejajng their authority and wi:
tolerate violation by them. V
snch evidence Is produced It w!
oar nn varying polloy to stand -a
ly behind the ranger f crc i
limit of our power in the lrcrar' -enforcement
of the law.
Tn. department believes It Is '
ly acquainted with conditions .r -oil
fields and has acted In every
for the nest Interest ef the .a
Shortage of office force makes I. -possible
for the acting adjutant
eral to visit your county at this
However. I take the position that .
department has able represents!
in the field and Is also In closs tou' n
with conditions through represe-r i-
tives of the attorney general's
partmant."
MILLION GERMANS ARE IDLE
PRICES FOR FOOD SOARING;
MANY FACING STARVATION
CARRIERS DAY.
As tomorrow is the second Saturday
in this month your carrier will call
and collect SO cents for the first half
of December. Please remember that
these boys attend school and It will
be appreciated- if Herald subscribers
are prepared to settle with them.
RERUN'. Germany Dec 9. Gradual-
ly mcreasinc prices for food 'n
Berlin have caused a correspond-
ing increase in the demands of work-
men for higher wages and strikes
or threats of strikes hang oxsc vir-
tually every business in the city.
Approximately l.OOft.O) ersons are
reported unemployed in Germany the
majority of them in reduced circum-
stances and some facing starvation.
Four months ago JS4.Hl women were
seeking employment according to the
labor ministry's estimate and it was
announced 200.000 persons would soon
be out of work or on short timt. the
latter being unable to earn enough
to support themselves.
Nearly every muncipality in Ger-
many Is occupied with the problem
of providing work for unemployed
and adjusting wage difficulties in an
effort to forestall the spread of
strives ana runner a iscon tent-
Meat Shops Slocked.
The meat shops of Berlin are well
stocked with choice cuts and have
large supplies of Imported cheese
oils pier lee and other viands vrt as
winter advances price continue to go
up. and sales fall off. With nothing
saved from summer wages workmen
VILNA TURBULENT CITY OF
HISTORY IS OBJECTIVE FOR
CAMPAIGN 0
TAXZIG Polish Corridor Dec. 10.
J Vllna. which the former Russian
gcnerib reijgonsKi. recently oc-
cupied with trooos of the Polish army
has figured in the aspirations of
Polish expansionists for nearly 700
years. The free state of r-i.lg is
interested in the outcome of the cam-
paign for possession of the dry be-
cause It Is felt here that Vllna mast
be the stratesrlc point noon which will
always hang the Issue of peace or
war. (The league of nations decided
at us iirsi assemDiy in ueaeva to sena
an iaternationaJ force to Geneva to
enable the people of that city to de-
cide what their nationality shall be.)
What its dos cession means to the
Poles Is indicated by recounting some
ox iu urrDUjefli niatory.
Vllna was founded by prince Godl-
mln of Lithuania who reigned from
1I1S to 1140. and. with Kiev. It formed
an Important part of southern Rus-
sia. Godimln and king Wad is law of
Poland united in a war against the
order of German knights but tt was
not until nearly 100 years later that
the two countries established a com-
mon relcbstag. This was at Horodlo
on the Bug river and here the rulers
of the two lands cooperated in decid
ing an important issues.
mere was a complete union or 20-
POLISH FORCES
land and Lithuania In 15C9 as far as
all state affairs were concerned and
this continued until the end of the
eighteenth century. Although Lithu-
ania was divided Into six govern-
mental subdivisions in 1755 and was
under the rule of Russia a writer in
the Dansig Zeitung says. V Una's sym-
pathies remained with Poland.
Vilna was occupied by Rasa la a
"red" trooS In the summer of last
year and twice changed hands during
the Polish-Russian campaign tbit
year. It has been called the capital of
Lithuania bat the writer in the Dan-
sig Zeitung says the number of Poles
in and around Vllna probably would 1
oeciae tne issue tn Poiands favor.
In conclusion he believes thre is
no question but Poland will seek to
re-establish the boundaries existing
before Poland's first division in 1773.
The state of Dansig la interested in
an early stabilisation of Poland's
eastern boundary turmoil to give
Dansig an ODDortunitv to hri
working out its economic problems.
are facing the problem of exp.n' -tures
for fuel and warm clot1 as
addition to food and the fat tv ir
the pay of many falls short f ic--'
ing these expenses has caused 2.
spread of unrest.
Sporadic strikes already have c -curred
not only In berlln. but iso
the provinces and while there 1 '
been no evidence that a general str
is probable the situation is can 5 rc
state and municipal govern m - a
much concern.
Proprietors of food sbeps nav
prices are higher than thev e-
year ago when nothing was beiChT .1 -ported
because a vigilant vra.rcu
kept on smuggling and import oti- -
now being paid are necessarily a - .
to th retail price. of cornmcxi1- i-
As a result they say only the -well
to do and foreigners are able t
buy Imported stuffs.
r swx rrrcci nn.
I Meat at 36 marks a pound sausage'
at 30 to 5$ and cheese 38 is still le-
vond the means of the average
raan. Meat merchants say the .-
erage German can afford meat
oftener than once a week and he r"-z
buy cuts of poorest qualitv.
With wages for skilled wcrk-i"
ranging from 3d to 40 marks a :i
and for common labor at 2 1 mj-
the food experts estimate the rr.-
mum cost of existence In Berl'n fo- a
single man at 145 marks a we?k
a man and wife. CIS marks a Tf-K
for many and wife and two ch Mr---
between 7 and 14 years 296 na-
These prices bare shown a ?ra i a
increase since February and it .s ex-
pected w:ll continue to rise u jr. -
the winter.
While oread Is still rationed. n-rM
cards are no longer Issued. It is 5 1 i
they are unnecessary because rK
people generally cannot buj r -a i'
prevailing prices unless wages .
irreatry advanced. ra snite 1
well stocked shops the mvzt s v
is reported only half the amount - -
hand during the same months tx-ro-
the war.
OPEN WAR OX CATTLE THE IVES.
Gen. Alfredo Quliano. has been or
dered to clean out the cattle thelvea
m ine 01 strict or Guerrero. Mexico.
according to news received In Juarez.
A TREE must be properly car I
for after planting if it .a to
grow rapidly It must have
plenty of water but not too tvjc!i.
generally one gocd watering: 1 - t
a sprinkling) once a week a-1
preferably in the evening is Ef-
ficient during the prowing seas
but very little watr-r Is needed du--ing
the dormant season. PrL.n -e
is seldom necesaary after the tr p
Is properly start-Hi It is test to
cut off all dead tvwgs and branch s
as soon as noticed If the -oil t
not exceedingly rich it w H v?
necessary to fertilise. preferav -with
barnyard manure at -once
a year until the trre is
eral years of age.
The Moros Of Jhe Philippines Have Evidently Contracted The Self-Determination Hah
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