The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 342, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 26, 1920 Page: 2 of 32
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2-A
H SYSTEM OF
immiNG 15
iPUN Of TEXAN
Sumners Drafting Bill to
Eliminate Waste in
Methods.
MIDDLEMAN IS NEEDED
* Would Have Government
Gassify AU Farm
* Produce.
WMMnrtnn. D C_ Dee 25.—Crea-
tion of a nation-wide system of market-
ing. under governmental supervision
designed to eliminate much of the loss
nd wart* in rettinf commoditir* from
the pruuiwer to th* ronmunor in con-
t*rn plated under a bill bow being draft-
ed by Representative Hatton W. Sum-
Men of Texas. Thia it a matter on
which Mr. Sumners has devoted ex-
banstive study and on which he is in
ever way competent to qualify as an
ex pen.
As a resalt of bis own experiences as
a practical farmer and producer as
well as investigations he has made. Mr.
Bonners it convinced that civilization
lias outgrown its system of marketing
which be terms a reßc of the Dark
Ages the days of barter and trade. It
io not io his plan to abolish the so-called
middleman in favor of eo-operatire buy-
ing and selling exclusively for the Tex-
as congressman feels that the middleman
performs a very essential service al-
though not one that is absolutely in-
dispensable.
Waste in Present Methods.
"Present day marketing methods."
said Mr. .Sumners "are all out of time
with modern progress and if civiliza-
tion ia to survive it must find some
means by which the products of the
farm and factory can move readily with-
' out loss friction or waste. The pro-
ducers have loot contact with the con-
sumer and this must be restored
"As I see it we are about in the
condition as though the producer was
on one bank of the stream and the
consumer on the other. The wholesaler
commission man and jobber owns the
ferry boat and. under those circum-
stances. be er they are in a po»iti< u to
charge not in proportion to the service
rendered but. adopting the policy of the
railroad baron of early days charge
all the traffic would bear. My plan
would be to provide a bridge over which
produce could move without the pay-
meat of excessive tolls whether it is
to go forward by truck load or wagon
load and thus afford an equal service
for all.”
Farm Products First.
As It is contemplated this plan would
first be pnt into operation or applied
to products of the farm. The bill will
provide that the department of agri-
culture will establish standard classifi-
cations for all farm produce in much
the same way as cotton and wheal are
now graded. In doing this. Mr. Sum-
ners believes there should not be any
more grades Uian are absolutely news-
nary to distinguish between best me-
dium and fair so as to minimize the
possibility of error and friction. He is
convinced that such standardization of
farm products can be done readily
enough.
In what are now centers of trade
such as Dallas. Nashville. Little Rock.
Montgom-ri or Milwaukee. Mr. Sum-
ners would have the government estab-
lish what would constitute a trade clear- I
ing bouse. Under its jurisdiction scat-
tered throughout the state or trade
territory would be trade units com-
posed of the producers of each locality.
Tiers would be a common responsibility
of all members of such trade unit and
^gy would select one of their numtier
nerve as secretary. With enth setn •
dfry each producer nuuld list the «ur- j
plu* product* he bad for sal* giving its
grade or staadard. The ae
tura wotfid notify the secretary of
the trade cleaner house that in such
and sorb a trade unit there were avail-
able for immediate sale so many bu*h*h
of potatoes of a given grade or no many
bushels of wheat bale* of cotton and
so on.
Tins iaformatfon. collected by all the
trade clearing bouses would be avail-
able for buyers the world over. Such
barer- would be saved th* expet
eoDecting tbi* information and also the
expense of huge storage depot*. Such
goods or product* might !*■ contracted
for deliver* on a future date and re-
■Mtn with tbe prud ic*- day of (
shipm**nt. It would eliminate rineaaive I
rehandiiog. whwb in itself ia conducive
to wa«te and further expense.
Would Aid Retailer*
But the plan of the Teias congresa-
man does not atop at aiding the pro- (
du*4r alone The whew* of having
unit* of production tia he extended in
tbe other direction by th* organisation
of amts of consumption a- well. Re
tail store* of a given mtrnnuDit*. art
iog in roujuo'-tion. could either select
one of tbeir owa huml*r «.r an estab-
!i«M wholesle house to buy for them
tbe quantities their trade demanded.
For such atmer the member or whole-
sale bouse would receive what would be
agreed uj»oo as a fair roamuseiun There
would be no danger that thin comtniM>ion
would ever prove exceaaive for. in >uch
event tbe coasumiag um mber* could and
would diaMaat with tbe servict f the
buyer and buy direct.
<Jbe advantage clam»ed for this sys
tew b» Mr Mumner* i* that it would
n>uit in dins t sbiiuneut*. thereto lend
mg to relieve <-ooge<4i<»n on tbr rail-
rwad* A* au illustration be |KMDt* to
tbe fart that a carload of i»>»<atue». for
lustao*-* kinder lb* pr**eut »yMt*w will
ba pasrsnbh". b» th* local agent of *
■ **UUlmm> bouse and sent first miv to
liaMa* . it I* transhipped to Kt U»ui*
tbtdrl to <'bicag«>. i* finally ordered b*
*a fit tie Koch ftm and delivered tn
consumerM imug near tbe Teaae-Arkan
I «a»'border Hu«h a shipment be « «*a
te-ud* might bare traveled M»o*e ^AJU
* mil* ahhuugn tbe point of origin and
naibl «f masumptM^ are l<*» than
aae-tenth of that distance apart
Krirr* More Mablr
•"At arrangctseat such a* I Law out
laarf at id Bopmrutanve Kumm I
' -ww«W rvmlrr mpossibW »u< b •
' diuM» as that now roafrow<>ng tbe pro-
4iwm «< the eountrs Then «..old I*
nartiMUmav •• frtrw batwwa tbe time-
of y-entv ami time- of wwrv.o tmt tlwre
he no brvakiug of tbe market ovo
*>rlW Rwhwtwe. wooU come «boo«
gradu«Uy ao«t tbe anme «<•«« be true
l"be fanuct would not tw
SUNDAY.
Celslrate Golden Wedding
Dr. and Mrv. Jame Milton Carroll
ceMtratad tbe fiftieth anniversary ot
tbeir wedding Wednesday evening at
their home. 2lllt Ktratford <ourt. Dr. and
Mr«. Carroll were married tn I*7o near
Caldwell. Tex. and moved to San An-
tonio four yean ago. Dr. Carroll is
engaged in writing a history of tbe
Baptist denomination in Texas. He
nt tbe mercy of zome unscrupulous
buyer for he would still have bis prod-
ucts in hand when be made the sale.
It would not be neceaaary to ship them
to a market already glutted and be
forced to take the best offer little
though it might be.
••Moreover. I am convinced it would
tend to stabilize farm credits. There
would be a community of interest be-
tween the members of the producing
units. Each man would be a commit-
tee of one to see that the other mem-
bers did not over-grade tbeir stocks for
the entire community could be penalized
in cases of false classification and. in
rase of doubt government agents would
make tbe rating from who— decision
there need be bo appeal. Banks could
make loans with greater safety and
large consumers could well afford to
make advances on products bought but
held for future delivery.
Plan Not Perfect.
"Now. while 1 have been studying
this problem for a number of years and
have worknl out this plan with con-
siderable detail I am not prepared to
say it is perfect as it stands. Some
mollification doubtless would result
from practical application. But this I
do know if some system i«n t denied
which will give the farmer a fair chance
and a fair profit ou tbe stuff lie pro-
dure.. less and less will be produced
The movement to the cities isn t at all
stringy to unr who studied tbe nt*
union. I nder tbe tyrtern of market-
ing that obums iu this country today
and. - far as I know m tbe re«t of
the world as well tbe tanner umt
hasn't and won t get a square deal.
Tbe surprise to me i« that he has re-
main-d on the farm a- l^ng as he has.
CHICAGO MAY NOT
HAVE GRAND OPERA
AFTER THIS SEASON
Guarantors Have Had to
Pay Large Deficits Last
Two Years.
Chicago L>w. 23. —Graad opera h
likely to be a thing of th* p«»t In Chi-
cago after th* clo»e of th* prevent tea-
m^o. unl»-M new guarantee* come to tbe
front with f«t j*x*kctb*»ok« and a will-
ingne** to dig d*rp int<* tb*m. for it
Uk*> money to run grand opera jwit a*
it do** anything el** only a bit more
tLan for iu<»«t other thing*.
The annual co»t »'f a'sembiiDg the
Rong bird* and doing other nerriaary
thing 4 to atart grand op<ra for tbe aet-
m»u ia r«tim«ted to be r|o»* to Ml.t*i»-
Otii. Tint i* pretty h*ivy for 27 weeki
of enjoyment but it would b* ill right
were tbe box office receipts inytbing
like what they ■bould b^. However
they ire oot. and for the ia*t two -ea-
m»u* the guarantors have bad to make
up a deficit of apj roximately 8330.0U0
Harold F MrCorwirk. wiw> bs« been
th* principal patron of th« opera ha* in
। ten year* put upward* of S2.UUO.UUU a*
I hi* ‘bar* <»f to* ambition to ghe Chi-
Oigo r*al grand opera. That ba* b*-
cotne rather n.onotonou* and extremely
ex|»eDMve a* well and even for a man
of Mr. McCormick* wealth it bad to
lead home tinn That some time h rw.
[ it ia aaid. in ni« opinion and mo*t < bi
( ■ agoan* after glancing at the figure*
I will n<-t blame him
It it r*timate<l three-quarter* of •
million people *** grand opera in Chi-
•ago every *«*a*’n. hot there ha* al-
way* b*en a big deficit. The ainger*
a\» alwbt* hern tue beat th* world
I afford- and they ro»t big money. |>ur-
a .33 o«wra» are givey
J u* tally <d th* bigbr-t order.
Then there j- tbe big cut of travel
। ing. Wb« h the company i* aent out
f to carry joy t<. thow citie* not eo for-
H unate a* ‘ nwag • fifty '•»» ■ *
। t>er«-»Mary to g'^-ouiiuodate the <ompan>.
nod tb« M-enery and aecraaary b*ggag»-
I Th* pment ••omfiiny will •'•on tin-
I iab th* first P n week* of th* -*aw»n
here Tb*n they will ring in N**
York for max w*<-k*. After that they
l will to th* eoaat for a abort time
land return tu Chicago to finish th* *ea-
son After thot. nobody U-«‘. but
it i* hinted that a way may !•* found
tn reorganise the guar*nto. - nnd led
make it iie*e»«<ry to final.? ring down
tbe curtain
TO REWARD POLICE
(htrago Mdrrm^u WowM !’n»mde Of-
fir-r* Who Kill Criminal*
Chkaga. Her 25. — A p’omotp.n to
l^erv <'hi<ago |e»h<-einan who kill* a
Inaudit in th' n't of <mnmitting a mme
|wa» the wdutioa to end tbe rrim« wate
I preaeiifed today to Puls* e Cbkf Fitx-
■H*rri» by Atderuwu J. <» Kuetnet
-If esery ..Meer kurw hr would get
extra stripe* for ea« h t»utrb on bi* gun.
fbert would br leaa < rim*. ’ the alder
founded and was first president ot the
San Marcos Baptist Academy has
served as pastor of Baptist churches in
various parts of the state and has been
president and professor in several edu-
cational institutions. More than 200
friends were entertained at the golden
wedding jubilee Wednesday.
GERMAN PROFESSOR
PLEADS FOR KAISER
(Continued From Pag* One.)
England wis determined to take ber
part in it if not in 1910 then iu
1914.
Why England Came In.
I -Tbcu. too. tbe year 1914 was favor-
able a* a result of the Irish trouble
which kept England in fear of civil
war if D«»t of revuluth n. In tbe case
of a war in which England took a
part it was rxpacteil that the Irish ques-
tion would be pushed into tbe back-
ground. which actually happened. Any-
hotly who read* the report! written by
the leading English and American
diplomatic military and naval leaders
including Admiral Sim* who were in
partnership—reports which were pub-
lished in the newspapers—ia no huger
left in doubt about England’* plana
fiating back at least to IUUG to atart
this war her oniy motive being. Dot
th* rise of Ger many’s navy—that was
merely to jolly the public along—but
Germany* dangerous commercial rival-
ry. (One only has to read Admiral
Ixird Fisher’* memoir*.l In this light
Kar! Kautaky’s statement must appear
to b* pure fiction.”
Professor Sebicinann’s concluding par-
agraphs deal with tbe kaiser’s innocence
in cvUDection with tbe war and with
what the anti r call* -tbe only point
in which Germany was to blame.”
Where Germany Erred.
-We admit” writes the profeaeor
•that Germany was rt*pon*ible for the
war in one point—that is our declara-
tion of war on Russia and France were
sujterfluous and only re-uited in arous-
ing au impression of action on our part
which really was nothing but an ac-
knowledgment of a fact forced upon us.
iu contract with Kautsky’* hate-ia-
spired statements however we unquali-
fiedly deny any responsibility on the
part of th* kaiser. Fmm tbe beginning
lof his re.gD he was a peace lord so
■och eo that be La I *< h® 1
for having fail*<l to avail himself of
many opport unities to mak* use of his
supremacy; to puni*h Franc* for in-
• stance for ber stubborn hatred or to
I*• • ept the offer of the Russians and
Fr*n<h duriug the Roer war to join
I them in *n attack on England or final-
i ly to mske an alliance with England
against Russia in I<W when England.
J seeing that ■ war between Russia ^ud
Japan was inevitable wanted to take
l advantage of the chan« e tn destroy Rus-
*ia and h*r growing navy.
-H* has never drawn th* sword tn
• •>nqucr for Germany one handful of
land from her neighbors. Ncverth*-
!*•• slanderous n*w*i»*r* writer* who in
IUI4 joined iu th* <onepir*'y iu tier-
many. have depicted Liin to th* world a*
n n*w Atila whose ambition it was to
r* uqu*r th* world. Every proud or iu-
'•utiou* word t* uttered wa* exagger-
ated into an attempt to destroy the
* of th* world. Kaiser Wilhelm
: wis indeed a pea*-* lord and when in
1913 he c*l*brate<! the twenty-fifth an-
niverairy < f Li* reign th* whole world
1 *<• laiimM him a* *u*h. Only Late iu-
-pir*d blindn*-* w ill to re<ogniic
the *norm*Mv« pr» gr»’* Germany made in
al! field* « f economic and mental lif*
ib*t -.ern I*** nnd 1914 Thi* progress
’ na* no «mali n;* a -ur* due to th*
kai*er‘« work.
Germany Xol Defeated.
Some of the«e achievement* wejr:
S«mi«l legislation that amused th* <n?y
••f the ” Loi* x «»rld am! waa ungratefully
'i a merchant marine that *urpri**d ail our
I rival*; enormous progre*s in all
1 *• untifi* and technics! field* a* tb*
I re-ult of the intensive work uf ou;
' univer*itiew *d<l cuilege* which wtr*
*u«ouraE'd by him. The?* u«* Dot a
• ugi« field of our civilited life which
L* did not help. But abov* all it wa*
dm to him that our navy «*• created
and grew *u rapidly that iu * few
? । ar* Enxmn l thought it the only op-
p>D*lit w h»« U *b* luight have to
f» *r.
-Th* ;• ng • rain of giori •
which our a> my won aga u t th*
enemies who had gathered from *1! th*
’ five continent* to fight against u».
-how* what the *>uldier« under th*
k*i«er cntild do. Our enen.i<« did not
defeat fien any Germany • »llap*ed
m R<n the }*<•. i*l ftemorralM- parly a>
1 the r**ult of some sort uf m*Dtal di»-
.a- . to four yeara f systematic
-tarnation. cawM*! by England * block
»d*. attacked tl.e army from tb* rear
and killed Germany and her kaiser.”
’! Rea itifal Roarlawn cemetery not •
| gravcyanl. a *air ful. w*ll-k»pt buria.
park <rm l« t KHR. t Adv i
।
i Get * chicken iina* r aid hegr thr
J \rw I olean. «r» Le»fe at lion Palace
I Inn fottight A ui*’ place to <hne and
( iai*« ’ -«Ad\ i
IB* a R^rlawn Omcler-. not *
graveyard s bet utiKtl. weH-kept buria
fark Crre kett 10%. । Ad' »
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
JIBPLME USED
TO RUN SAVAGE
FROM HIS LI
British Forces Adopt Mod-
ern Tactics to Maintain
Order.
FEAR AERIAL ATTACKS
Noted Mohammedan Chief
Subdued After Years
of Rebellion.
By OEOROA CARLIN.
I»n<l<m. D«. 23.—When Kuroi* took
up the "white man' harden" and Wart-
ed to -catter bullet and civilization
amonc the heathen the peoples who In-
sisted upon "their inherent rtxnt to
tnisirovern themselves” mode the fighting
fairly oven as soon as they had stolen
or purehased from Germany a sufficient
(|iiantity of firearm*. The seouts en-
zaged in a constant war of wits with
the natives penetrating jungles cross-
ing deserts and finding their way
through mountain passes had enough
exciting adventure to satisfy the wild-
est daredevil. From the Philippines to
tbe Congo wsr to subdue tbe natives
beiame almost a fair fight.
But tbe airplane has changed all that.
Scouting in savage lands Is now done for
the most part from the elouds and.
whereas native forces used to have the
advantage of taking cover in an exas-
pcratingly mysterious manner they now
cannot hide in forest shade or behind
hill or mountain. Whenever they en-
deavor to conceal themselves they stsnd
revealed iu all their yellow black or
brown nakedness to the new eye of the
army—the airplane.
The lack of landing places has re-
stricted the use of aircraft in Persia.
India and Mesopotamia but the British
hare made a clean sweep In an air
show with attacks on tbe tribes of So-
maliland. It was tbe first air show in
which the airplanes operate^ on their
own. not only as scout* but as fighting
forces. Au official report on these
operations which scattereu the rebel-
lious tribes aud put an -nd to the latest
uprising of the Mad Mullah has just
been i-sued.
A Power Twenty-one Years.
The Mad Mullah is Mohammed bin
Abdullah Hassan who has been for 21
years an ascetic religious reformer and
military power in the blazing deserts ot
Somaliland. He is a gigantic Somali
nearly seven feet high with a long
black beard. Hl* "madness" Is ot a
brand similar to that of Savonarola or
tl»c Hermit. He believes in his
religion with frightful intensity.
In TWIG be made a pilgrimage to
Mecca and came back full of zeal lor
Islam. In ISHII he founded a sect which
demanded a stricter adherence to the
tenets of the Koran and began to preach
that the British and Italians must be
expelled from Somaliland. He ravaged
the country committing terrible atro i-
ties on tribes found aiding the British.
So long ago a. 1904 began the series
of official rep.rts that his power "was
broken" but lie always has turned up
again and full of fight.
Somaliland along the eastern cosst
of Africa is inhabited by about half a
miluon people whose pastoral lives re-
iwnible tbo*« of the patriarchs ns de-
scribed in the Old Testament: they find
warlike inspiration in Allah as the
ancient Hebrews did in Jehorah.
It is a country where tbe dervishes
who rc-emble tbe monks of medieval
time in the fervor of their lives have
held a commanding power. The der-
vishes recognize the Mad Mullah as mo«i
learned in the law and the teachings
of Islam.
Allah on Wings.
But now the Mad Mullah is In flight
—probably in Abyssinia—and the d-r-
-vishes nre scattered. The British armv
bn. taken the place of Allah In pre-
serving law and order.
Sir G. F. Archer governor and com-
ma nderdn-chief in Homaliland in his
report says that d-rvisbism as a cause
was definitely broken up by the use
of airplanes during his esmpaign in
r ebruary.
.Man to man. the Somali would prob-
ably have given the "Tommiss” another
memoralde fight hut the ulr attack
bft t h—tti demoralized. fearful of the
wl"t» man s devils pouring fire from
the sky.
S'X planes were us«j in the scouting
pnrf. 1 bey flew over an unmapped
■ouriiry and or.* «f them succeeded in
locating the Mullah's headquarters n
' e 111. t'aptured dervishes reporti-d
that the Mullah when h* saw the firs* j
airplane thought it was a divine mum'-
O-tatioa ~f favor. When it retunusl
da. s lii-er vtl th. other plan. |
and he white canopy he used on stale
i-va-ioas erected and prepared na
elam.rate celebration of welcome.
When the manifestation o favor was
a<c..ni|u t iiio<| by bombing and machine
v inn. ri from xm feet above the can
op>. the Mullah had to admit his error
ri-i '7 " 7 h ‘‘ “ n *''* ' l ’- ‘k*
it ‘m llrM “' l< -atterc.l and I
Ids buildings were set on fire with in
eendiary bombs.
K"si»ta»we Not Serious.
1 he r»-ult was voinmiinit-ated „tei-
le»s to the troop of the British pro- I
tee lorate j he ennu I corps sdvaa.d |
at om.- and the native fort. which |«|'
held out foi v r.. fell nlmoM without
ie«i-tiiu«-e After the disruption of the I
Sr-malt fore. S naval contingent from
hi. mayestvs shifts «>|in and Clio laud
ed at t.albanbur. The governor re-1
H»rl menti... that -‘the -urvirors rd the
gain-on who refund to siirreiiaer. were
killed illu-'ratiug the lengths that
-V»t. uncivilized |H.ple- «i|| r „ to in
Lu * h * *’ ln*ir umivr |*n<l. in «»« I
tt* b'-r^vukut iuteDtion* tbeir pru- 1
TL* Mad Mullab w** punned throurh ■
information from * d-mtu f. l imt bF
hid iD u ««vf r*iuid*d by two mark.
Cun*; tlo-D irtired to Tale n Mnniflv 1
furtifi**! f*r»it vih wi»d re Hi* airplan**
I .ediMovired him ll* fled and the
BnH*b t«*»k Hi«- fort aloof with much
I Isout) and Lundr*d* of women and ehib
Th'.* uffwia! r*|^»rt add*
‘ The eamel «*srpw pur»u«d until then
ua* n«>fhinff further to pursue - - fr«>m
*e® to the Miutbern border* of tbe pm
tert'.rat«- |«- M « than «>• of tl.e
Uuilab * M tmnal folb.n Pl< had hern
killed in*l idthx *e?en of hi* nhi» and
। even «l«*»e relative*; a'wj four «»f
I immediate u«ki-w<r> and leader* Kn of
hi* •on- hi* five wivev four daughter*
and two sisters had been captured and
only bis eldest son. Maluli a brother
and three or four well-known dervishes
had escaped with the Mullah himself.'
(Copyright 1920.)
CHICAGO CRIME WAVE
BREAKS OUT ANEW AND
ARRESTS SEEM FUTILE
Efforts to Be Made to Get
Parole Law Sus-
pended.
Chicago 111. Dee. 23.—A new crime
wave has been sweeping the city all
week and though the violations of laiy
haw not been as serious as for the
month preceding they were sufficient
to show that criminals have in some
way been encouraged to come back. Un-
der the vigoroua attacks of the new-
chief of police the vice element wore
put on the run aud many of the un-
desirables driven from the city.
The police department has done good
work tin* put mouth and people were
rejoicing over the belief that at last the
mau at the head was a live wire. So
be is but as is said in some quarters
"What's the use?"
The courts through legal technicali-
ties and tbe most far-fetched ruling are
not supporting the police department.
A short time ago a man hired au out-
cast to kill his wife during a pretended
attempt to rob her. The husband then
traitorously shot and killed bis dupe
while pretending to denund his wife
against attack. The wife was soon to
become a mother. Thus three lives
were sacrificed by this mau.
He was arrested- aud convicted after
a long and sensational trial wherein it
was shown lie had not even an excuse
for the triple tragedy and he failed iu
bis attempt to repudiate his confession
of the crime. The jury that convicted
him fixed his punishment at fourteen
years imprisonment. Even his own at-
torneys were astounded and tbe judge
delivered a rebuke from the bench.
This week the state supfeme court
turned back the wheels of Cook county
justice in five murder cases setting
aside verdicts of guilty and ordering
new trials. Iu only one capital punish-
ment case that of Edward Brisbane
who killed the manager of a motion
picture theater duriug an attempted
robbery of the box office was the jury *
verdict affirmed and he will be hauged
next February.
(Ine of tbe local judges got it into
his bead that tbe police had no au-
thority to arrest any one on suspicion
when looking for criminals. He held
the police were obliged to get a warrant
before making each arrest but it never
entered bis bead that tbe suspect was
m>t at all likely to wait on the corner
for tbe iHilicemaa tv come back with the
necessary warrant. This judge freed
several alleged pickpockets without giv-
ing tbe police tbe slightest opportunity
to present their reason for making the
arrest. Preliminary steps have already
been taken to bring this judge beforu
the coming session of tbe legislature for
impeachment.
This is why the police say “What's
the use?" However they bare not
ceased their war ou crime and under
tbe periodical direction of Chief Fitz-
morris are busy night and day sweep-
ink the city in the effort to rid it of
undesirables. Oue of Jb- latest move
is the preparation of an appeal to be
presented to the incoming governor early
nezt mouth for the suspension of tbe
parole law for at least 'a year.
It will be shown from tbe records
yiat nearly every murder robbery as-
sault and other crime has been com-
mitted by paroled convicts. It is be-
lieved this will be done and that tbe
legislature will pul restriction on the
board of pardons as will make it almost
impossible to shorten a convict's term
of imprisonment.
COMPTROLLER-ELECT
ANNOUNCES PERSONNEL
FOR HIS DEPARTMENT
Assistants for New Admin-
istration Are Named
by Lon Smith.
AuMin. Tex^ Due. 25.—Ix>n A. Smith. |
*otnptro!l*r-*iect. before ksving fnr bi* i
old home at Ru*k to iq»end the holiday*.
•ddouih *d the jierxonnel of tb* «
troller’* (l*p*rtm*Dt *« appoistH by him .
when he Mwumea rharfe of th* d*part-
m*nt on January 15.
W. T. Garton of lf*Dd*r*nn *■* ap-
point*d *hief ci*rk of th* d*partm*nt.
.Mr. <>a*ton waa r*-*le*t*d county tax
collector of Ru*k county without oppo-
sition. but reaifned hi* office to accent
thia im|M>rtant port in the aerrice of the
stat*.
Jud<* J. H T.ont. county judge of
i pßimla county was appointed a* h*ad
lof th* pension department. ll* i« maid
Ito b* an excellent lawyer. H* resigned
hi* purttion a* county judge to accept
thi* port.
Stat* Senator S'. R. Buchanan <»f|
Scurry county who *erred four year* I
in the upper branch of the legislature ’
wa* named licpior permit clerk. He will 1
haxe c harge of the enforcement of tbe ;
prohibition enforcement net.
The other appointment* made by!
। Comptroller-elect Smith are a* follows:
i <’ Lindsey. Palo Pint<» conn !
hv ; .1 C. Alvin Wood county; Mi«*:
Vivian Whited Delta county; R C.
Ixunax. Tra'ia county; Mm. Leon Cui-
i Iwr-on. Hill county: P. J. Florence. I
halloa county: William Memke. Fay I
I ette county; T. McDaniel WilM»n
• o.mty ; Mine Lettie Baker. Cherokee I
t *ounty; Charle W Boner Clny •
Ity ; II E Ga*ton. Milaca county; Mi**’
/ Pool HaakaU county : Mr- Joi
’’loud. Kerr county : Paul Vine*. John
son enmity: J. T. Prather Milla coun-
ty : It. E King Hbelby county ; John D
Mann. Cnleman county; 11. 11. Conner. ।
Rol>ert*nn county: Mi** Jewel Roger*.
। Williamxon county; A. P. Bagby. I«a i
’ vae« c ounty : Walter Gerron. Ellia <*ouu
ty ; X A En*or. Bell rnunty ; Claude i
Butler. DeWitt county; J. W. Stewart ।
|Cray*on county ; Joe E. Edwondaen. An ;
<ler*«>D county L. E. Weeden Hunt [
! munty Mis* Thelma Chauc-rllor. Jone* |
| «-nunty . J It Ball. Fannin county ; F.
* B Hard*rnan Xacogdoebe* county; '
; Miw Vivian Franklin. Washington]
eouotv; John W Harkin* Trixity coun
ty . Mia* Carrie Allen Aran*a« county;
F H Pi*tann. Hunt county: J. E. |
Phillip*. Panola county; Mim Eugenia
Pierce. Braioria county; H. T. Arter .
berry. Gra\»no county.
There are now 51 |i*r*nn« on the pay |
। toll of th* c-ouipfroller’■ department arid I
Senator Smith naid before leaving Au*- 1
i i tin that in conffonaity with hie *legan I
! “efficiency and economy” he pre »|*«*• ।
I Io ofzerat* the department with fenerl
• । rwployr* ।
TWO ARE DROWNED
ChristnuM Crkbrallon Halt.d When
Car Falla In Canal.
Buffalo N. Y Drc 23.—Death in-
fruded into a Chriatmau celebration
when two members of a party of six
on their way to a family dinner at
Niagara Falla were drowned when
One sale you must attend
you owe it to yourself to buy
good clothes at these low prices
The opportunity beckons you—the clothes are
here for you at the low prices you’ve been waiting for
the last two years. You couldn’t ask for a more inter-
esting money-saving offering—you couldn’t get more
value out of your money no matter where you try.
FRANK BROS. SUITS
Formerly Priced Formerly Priced Formerly Priced
$40.00 now $50.00 now $60.00 now
$2O $25 $3O
Formerly Priced Formerly Priced Formerly Priced
$70.00 now $BO.OO now $90.00 now
$35 $4O $45
"ihtato^£^>ryoa‘'
At The St. Anthony
THE NEW YEAR WILL BE WELCOMED
—WITH—
A CARNIVAL OF HAPPINESS
A wonderfully beautiful and delicious “NEW YEAR'S EVE SUPPER”
will be served from 9 p. m. December 31 1920 until 1 a. m. January 1
1921. Two complete orchestras with entertainers galore.
“DANCE IN” 1921 AT THE ST. ANTHONY
DANCING UNTIL DAWN
THE GRAND BALLROOM THE SPLENDID TAPESTRY
ROOM THE GREAT FOYER AND PEACOCK ALLEY
All are reserved for this occasion.
THE ST. ANTHONY BIDS YOU WELCOME
—to— : <r
The happiest gladdest ceremony that ever ushered in a New
Year in old San Antonio
Tables reserved on request. Telephone Crockett 7700.
THE ST. ANTHONY
tbeir automobile plunged into tbe Erie
canal at Martinsville.
The dead are: George F. Ingram 7.1.
Buffalo anil hh grandson Harold
Kolbe aged nine.
Four others miraculously escaped
death by ripping open the curtains of
tbe automobile and climbing out.
Th car turning out to pass another
automobile skidded ou the icy pavement
■nd plunged into tbe canal.
DECEMBER 26 1920
Fire in Atlanta
Atlanta Ga.. Dee. 23.—F^ originat-
ing iu tbe basement of the Dahl Floral
Company’! building in the downtown
business section here this afternoon
practically destroyed the structure aud
spread to two adjoining buildings
causing damage estimated at more than
6100000.
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