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TOje atrilene Batty Reporter
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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
VOLUME 34 NUMBER 297
ABILENE TEXAS SUNDAY DECEMBER 25 1921 -TWJGNTY:FOUIt PAGES TO-DAY
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PRICE FIVE CENr
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CHRISTMAS
COlOMi TREATY
COMPROMISE PLtl
FdrarravelsTW'MilesTer Can
NUMBER OF LIVES
REJECTS BY JI.P
MISSISSIPPI ARKANSAS AND
LOUISIANA HEAVY LOS-
. ERS IN BAD STORMS. '
Action of house op depu
ties in1 approving pact
.announced saturday.
AMERICAN AND BRITI8H i:
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TINT!-FH01 DEAD
Widespread Property Destruction
and Loss of Lifo Reported
From Many Sections of
Of The South.
(By tho Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS Deo 2.4-r-Twenty..
fivo'dcad. scores Injured and hugi
proporty damage Is tho toll of h. storm
which struck eastern Arkansas last
night and tore through upper Missis-
sippi and Louisiana during tho early
hours of today according to Incom-
plete Information from tho devastated
areas tonight. "Wires aro down anvl
In tin attempt at settlement was ad.
storm atea Is shut off.
Tho village of Spencer. Union Par-
ish La. about IB mile from Monroe
was. almost cntlroly leveled with a
loss it is reported pf one life.
NEW ORLEANS. La.. Dec. 24 A
storm which last rtlght and early to-
day swept both sldetf of the lower
Mississippi river took a toll of 31
liven and Injured about 70 persons
aetiording to reports reaching here
The stoim first struck Hi eastern Ark-
ansas and contlnlng southward pass-
ed through Porthwest Mississippi and
.northeast Louisiana sweeping u pum-i
beP of plantations and small farming
communities.
Reports from Monroo. Louisiana.
nnnounced tho destruction of tho vll- t
Ingo of Spencer Irt Union Parish on
tho Monroo and Little Rock highway '
with the loss of soven persons killed
apfl 25 Injured. Two plantations in
the neighboring parishes 'of Moore-
house wero struqk and Mrs. Mary
Spain a. whltq woman ahd six nog-
joes wero killed and two children In. I
Jurcd. '
Two nlantations near Greenwood !
Mississippi wero struck and .3 negroes
are reported dead and a scoro injur-
ed: William Turner white lind four
negroes wero killed when a planta-
tion near Marks Mississippi was
iwept.
A dozen fanning settlements in
GrlttcVoii county and tho town o
Clarkdale. Arkansas wero in th
storm's path resulting In tho dcati
of Paype Harrison In tho coUiwpSbt
a store building. RcportitntJtintod
that a score of per&cns were injured
in that vlelnltv
MONROE La . Dec. 24 Fourteen
persons are reported killed and a
number injured in a tornado that
swept through Moorehouse parish
and Union parish early today. Sncn -
001-. a vlllogo on tho Monroo and Lit- 9T VLIU J ara- 10I Pon; 2W!
tie Rock railroad hlxtcen 'miles Xrohi In-dlo. Erath; Karl Carrington Tar-
horo was reported wiped out. sey- rent; Dsaco Canole!; Victorfn; Sum
en persons being killed and twenty- Porry .Harris; J. E. Merrick. Tar.
flivo Injured. A special trafn carry- rant; . Harrison Hornciutf; yVillialn
ing doctors and purses was dispatch- Louis Liberty; Nicholas Linden Jcr-
ed to tho scene. '.Tho seven other ifcrson; and R. V. Tomwson Uvalde
Storm victims wero killed on planta- Tno KOvemor said that thq majority
tlons In Moorehouso parish. of tho convicts wero long-termers and
Mrs. .Mary bpain wifo or a plan- t
tatlbu manager was killed and her
two children severely Injured when
their homo on tho T'Jsdalo plantation
was completely demolished. Six
negroes wero roportod killed when tho
Tarker placer near' tho Tlsdalo plan-
tation was hit.
-
MEMPHIS. Topm Dee. 24 Nino
persons ono white man and eight I
negroes killed moro than a scoro in
Jurcd and property damage roughly
' estimated at $200000 today wns the
known result of yesterday's wind-
storm. Tho storm swept through hal( a
dozen farming settlements in Critten-
den county Arkansas across tho Mis-
sissippi rivr from this city and .ap-
parently spent its force in tho village
of Clarkdale where a brick store
.building Jl which approximately fif-1
ty negro farm hands had taken refuge '
from tho storm was Wrecked. i
"Payno Harrison clerk In the storo
nC Bapki apd Danncr. the building
demolished at Clarktllo was tho on-
ly whito person known to havo been
killed. 3Urs. B. B. Brooker whose
homo six miles northwest of Clarl;-
dalo was torn from Its foundations
wns among thoso injured brought to
this city. Her injuries aro considered
serious.
Nearly all tho killed and tho most
seriously injured were caught In the
collnpso of the Banks and Dannor
store. Only mcagro tcports had been
received thus for however frotft sev-
eral farming spttlemcnts in the path
of tho storm. t)io efforts of which wiis
Mt over mi area two miles in width
and fifteen mllca in length
The nt Marks
ILVKKSt MhS.. Deo. 24 William
V. Turner plantation owner nnd four
Hcgro farm liands wero killed In a
tornado which Wrecked buildings on
Hovcral plantations In the Mclnlty ofi
Marks oarlv today
Turner was killed when no came In
contact with an electric Wire which
had boon blown down by tho storm.
Two negroes woro killed on tho Turn-
er plantation ono oh tho Marks pit. il-
lation and other was crushed to
doath when a building on a f jrnt op-
:rntcdby Green Collier was wrecked.
Serious nt Grecimoott
GREENWOOD. Mlsi.. Doc.
24
Thrco nogroos aro reported to have aU8tral Organizations Intcrviowod
beon killed and noaijy a scoro injur-prc8uont obiegon jestorday concern-
ed In n tornado which demolished a ln tho trouble at the Mnyprazgn
a nuinbor of buildings pn tho Dawson ir..ninii in Puebla whore unortioloy-
and ttuttou plantation. six m
itlOS
southeast of this city early todo
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 24 North-
wero ordered by tho loeal Weather Unemployed woro still on thq Haclon-
hurunu in lin lltinliiv.t n 11m Ton'(ln. Wlllell tll refused . tO evacuate
ronBt from Matagorda eastward wire
this morning extended from Mntayor -
fa to Brownsville. Small craft warn -
Ings wero ordered on the Louisiana
cofiRt. High barometer 'and colder
weather moving southward will cnuso
strong northorly winds to numorato
strong northorly
galea within tno next
24 hourj.
Tmo Jlcn DroMlicd
(Uy the Assdolutrd Prs)
EMPORIA. Knns.. Dec 24. Fred
Wlllev. Jr.. 20 nnd II. U. Rrnunali. 25
wofe drowned in Cottonwood river
poor Strong City yesterday wljon thoy
broko through tho ice whilo BKnung.
A dalnymaii found the bodies last
night after his attohtion had beon at-
tracted by tho barking of a dog. which
belonged to Wllley and which ap
parently had tried to rescuo tho young
meir
BY flERTON BRALBV .
CHRISTMAS iigniu ( And our spirits grow liiviTior
Down drops each selfish conventional barrier 't f
Hearts boat nioro liglitly and footsteps grow airior '.
This is tho glorious period when
All 'round the planet whatever tho latitud ' ''.
Mortals arq glowing with lovo and with gratitude -Lifc
for tho moment is full of bcautitudc.
ChriMmas again I '
I
THIS is tho happy and this is the jolly 'day
This is the dcarost and tendbrost folly-day '
Tliis is tho magical inistlct6e-holly-duy
Which wc have with us but onec in the ycilr.
Come on we're good littlo pals all together now
Time to cut 1oo$q from your dignity's tether now
Old folks or yoUng folks we'ro birds of a feather now
Christmas is hero
ISN'T it good to Ire friends With humanity' ' ':'''. '. "
1nicticing something like true Christianity?. ' .
Must wo go back to tho greed and the vanity "'
Which have made sorrow and woe aiftong men ?
Christmastime spirit how splendid a thrill it is !
Let us preserve it with all our abilities;
Hold to it practice it live it- until it is
Christmas again 1
Copyright 1921 JsYa Service
NEFF PARDONS 18
CONVICTS US GIFTS
F
S
GOVERNOR DECLARES OUTSIDE
INFLUENCE WILL NEVER UA E
ANV WEIGHT IN THE GRANTING!
OF PARDONS 1IV IUM
(By tho Associated Press)
AUSTIN. TOx Dec. 25. Eighteen
unrisimas paraons wero granted bv
governor Neff today to convicts in
tho State penitentiary. These added
to those heretofore granted by Gov-
ernor Neff made an aggregate of
86 granted since he becamo gover-
nor. The convicts pardoned are Henry
Bowons Tom Grdcn County; George
r'C ' J tl S
i hlVi ori?ntHw AS
1 R'kcr' Picas D Blalock Lrath:
laeol"? Carrel! Crockett; Lewis Palm-
McKnlRht. Han-Is;. Burl Stone Polk;
. nn..innrA i ii ftK.ii6i.
ly talked to them oh his recent pen!1
tentlary inspection trip. William
Louis a negro among tho pardoned
convicts has served 2? years.
T.he governor also announced thnt
ho would not grant pardons because
of outside influence but would do- so
solely on the record of tho convict
while serving his term. Ho was em
phatlc in .his statement apd declared
that outstdo Influences wero worth
little iif comparison to tho actual
record of the convict in obtaining a
pardon.
STATE OF PUEBLA
IN THROES OF AN
L
(By the Associated Trevi)
MEXICO CtTV D. F.. Dec. 24.
Puebla tho most important Industrial
stato In Mexico is going through an
acuto industrial crisis.
Tho cotton mills handicapped by
thfi high cost of ravf matoiinls havo
beon unablo to withstand tho compe-
tition from foreign manufacturers
whose goods aro sold hero at- a price
cheaper than tho cp of production in
Puebla. Thoso factories havo been
obliged to dismiss two shifts of work-
ors throwing moro than 10000 per-
sons Into unemployment.
Union woi'kmon and poasants held
la demonstration in Puebla yestordav
at which they adopted resolutions out-
lining the critical conditions facing
them nnd asking tho authorities to
grant thoni lands on which they can
ralso food. They also planned to ask
tho department of agriculture for tm-
plomonts with Which to till tho soil.
Some of tho demonstrators declared
that if the government did not heed
tholr domand they would solzo tho
lands.
l TFvnrtnHi.na nt llio Pitdorntlnn of lll-
- 'Irtt-nn ffnni thn . llnetnnda fne-
tory recently eroatbd a disturbance
dlsplaylpg a rod and black flag Tho
executives told tno prosiuent inai ne
declaring thoy dosired to cultlvato tho
1 land. President Obrcgon said he
L wohld Issue ordnr to thp ciil and
.military authorities In Tuebla to 'bring
the matter to n satisfactory some
incut
Tho donaitinont of tho fnUrlor ha
issued a statamont declaring thp May-
Orazgo incident of no Jmportanoo
- i
1300 Troois KmbnrU
(liy tho Associated Prow))
N.EW YORK. N. Y..- Dec. tt. The
largest ombarkatloji.of troops in Am-
erica slpco tho wnr. 1.600 men wilt
sail from Philadelphia on January
third for servico In Hawaii nnd tht
Philippines It w&s nnpQuncQjd nt Gov-
ernor's Island todny. Among .thorn
will bo jnany re-eplistcd men from the
Rhine army of otrupation.
ROM SANTA CLAU
IDUSTRIA
1R
SOVIET TO SPENO
TEN MILLION
0
BELIEF WORK
EFFORT I1Y 1IO0VEII TO GET RFS-
MN GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST
IN RELIEF FINALLY CROWNED
WITH RELIEF.
LONDON Deo. 24 As a result
of tho negotiations hero between
fcpresentatives of tho American re-
lief administration and Leonid Kas-
stn Russian soviet trado represen-
tative. thq spvlot government has
agieed to turn ovor to the relief or-
ganization $10000000 lh gold to bo
used by tho administration for the
puichaso of foodstuffs and seed grains
In America for relief In tho Vplga
famine region
According to the agreement 'tho
soviet government will dlstrlbuto tho
food ntlrchnsed With tho cold thu-n
! provided but the relief administration
is to retain sutnrient control to in.
sUre that tho supplies actually go to
Tho $100000000 which is to be ahSl. c'ilntl9 ?f 1;
taincd rrom tho ovlct government is
estimated hero to bo all that Is left
of the gold tho poviot obtained from
tho Imperial treasury.
Tho piomlo of Russian financial
co-operation in tho relief was obtain- J
od. uccoidlng to AValter Lyman Brown
tho .European director qfAlio relief
administration rccelvodfir foy dnys
ago asking him again tf take up with
tho bovlot authoritiesMr. Hoover's
recont statement thatrricrlcan cltar
It could only bo expQtcdf) contl
only it eeiy simuitailcauv-ciiprt pos
slblo was ipado by tho TjoTTet gov-
prnment to procuro llood abroad to tho
extent of Iti resources.
Jlr. Hoover urged tho Jlusslaps to
spond the remainder of tho imperial
gold in tho famine districts parallel-
ing thb American Relief efforts lie
also laid emphasis upon tho assertion
that public opinion in America would
necessarily in tho nature of things
put restrictions upon the use of a
congressional appropriation Unless the
Holct was willing to co-operate.
LOWER RATES SET OVV
UNTIL JANUARY
ITIf
AUSTIN Tex.. Dec. .24. Tho 14
per cent reduction in lailroad rates
on wheat and thq 23 per coni; rcdirc
tlnn on corn and other coarso grain
which was to havo taken effect on
Doccmber 27 has been postponed tin-
til January 7 by order of tho Tcxaa
railroad commission. 1'ho 14 per
cent reduction in flour rates is nlso
postponed.
Thjs postponement was made nec-
essary because of inability of the ciir-
I riors t t tho tnrfffs published ln
time.
AT GIZEH RAIDED
SURVEY OFFICES!!
CAIRO Egypt. Deo. 24 Disorder
in connection with the Ugyptlau nat-
ionalists agitation broko out today In
Glzeh. a suburb of Cairo when a par-
ty of students raided tho goycrnmont
urvoy offices. British troops worp
rushed from Cairo to copo with tho
Situation. Tho students woro Ultlmnt-
ly eiqtod. The lotsos woro given in
ths early motnlng lupoyts as five
killed and twonty wqundod
Cairo Itself remained quiet "and no
disturbances from tho provinces were
reported
Th authorltfes conveyed to Su6s to-
jilay (5 followers of Said Zagloul Pasha
tho nationalist londor. roroipiy remov-
ed fropi tho city yesterday whom
Field Marshal Allenby. British high
commissioner of Egypt had order ox.
polled from Cairo.
Practically all school sin Cairo hac
been rlosod and students aro en-
doavorlpg to In ing out government
officials many of whom havo gohe
on strike. Tha military frustrated" at-
'tempts by tho students to set flro to
government property.
Mnny followers of Zaglout tolay
cnniinmnsii tho nets of destruction
whloh attended ' hl 'lomovnl from tlio'
city yosterday and thoy xportca .tne
nation to rematn qulot
nation to romaln calm.
All tho hrttlonnllBts who boVo been
arrotcd ivill romnlp nt Suoz under
military control ponding a decision as
to their ultimate destination-
EGYPTIAN
RIOTERS
United States Agreed to Pay Col.
ombia $25000000 for Pana-
ma; Two Qovcrnmenta
to Ratify in Bogota.
HIV (ho Associated Press)
NEW YORK N. 1". Biic. 24 The
troaty betweon Colombia And the
i United States nas noon rawucu uy
Ithe Colombian congress nccordlng to
.. iiinfrp.un rnnplvod today by the
American lntornntlqnnl Corpotatlon
The treaty which provides for tho
iihvmnnt rtf $25".O00.000 tO Colombia
iy tho United States was ratified by I
tlip United states sonaio n mmi -
of thl ' year and by tho Colombian
senato on October 13. Under Colom-
bian governmental proceduro It was
nccewrtiry'to obtain ratification by tho
chambor of deputies as well ns tho
senate. Ratification by that body has
been pending for soino tlmo and dur-
ing debato considerable opposition
developed against the ddcument.
Tho Colombian trcnty is an out-
growth of difficulties between tho
United States nnd Colombia hi con-
nection with tho acquisition by tho
United States of tho Panama canal
routo and recognition of tho Patia-
mnn republic by tho United States
government during the ROosoVMt ad-
ministration. WASHINGTON. D. C . Dee. 2-1
Ratification by tho Colombian con-
Kresi of tho treatv hotween that
country nnd United States brings a
stop nearer to a closo tho series of dip-
lomatic events which began in Nov-
vembef 1303 whqn tho present re-
public of Panama rovoHed from Col-
ombia. Tho noxt stop will he tho ox-
chango of ratifications- which tinder
tho trentv will Orcur nt Bogota tho
Cplomblaii capital.
When Panama revolted a small
American naval force less than fifty
men was landed to protect Amorlcnns
nnd ten days after tho revolution Bnh-
uma was recognized by-tho United
Ktataii. Colombia presented tho claim
that the -part tltjis played by tho Un-
ited States was In vlolalou of tho
treaty of 1840 between tho United
States nnd New Granada to which
Colombia succeeded.
Presented by Wilson
The. controery over this treaty
bobbed up in tho United States oft
and on for seven ycartf. having been
presented by President Wilson lh
Juno 1914. and was ratified In a con
siderably changed form last Ajirll 20
at tho recommendation of President
Harding-
Tho principal change in tho treaty
as negotiated and ratified by tho Col-
An.iQric.au
arngraph
whereby tho United States wquld have
expressed IV regret to Colombia for
tho loH of .Panama. Elimination of
thH paragraph republican' lenders
iiHscited made the treaty necoptftblo.
Republicans of tho progressiva wing
opposed it as easting reflection on
tho Into. Theodoro Roosovolt who
was president at tho tlmo of tho Pan-
ama revolt. - "
Tho United States Under the trqaty
agrees to pav Colombia $25000000
dollars in riye installments tno rirst
vo minion within six months or ex-
c-hartgo of . ratifications.
Tho state dopnrttnout today wns
without advices ns to completion of
ratification by Colombia.
HOME AT ANSON WAS
DESTROYED BY TIRE
ANSON. Tex.. Dec. 24 FIro of un-
known origin destroyed tho residence
of I. li. Foster In West Anson Friday
morning at an early hour.
Tho building and contents wero con
suined AH was covered by insur-
ance. -
REPORTER l-'ORCE TO
OBSERVE A HOLIDAY
Tho Reporter force In keep-
ing with tho usiinl Christmas
custom will -obsorvo holiday
this year and Blnco Christmas
falls on Sunday tho holiday
will bo observed on Monday
Doeember 2G. Thero will ho no
Roporter Monday afternoon
nnd no mall edition of 'the Ah I
lone Mprnlng ' Reporter on
Tuesday December 27 Tho
ReporteP fools sum its renders
will in thq spirit ot tho thhc
bear with us in this omission.
Tho entire forco hopes every-
body will havo a happy Christ-
mas and a propsorous New
Tear THE EDITOR
WMTHER
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WEATUJEil UUREAU
ABILENE. Dec. 24 For Ablleno
and vicinity Sunday fair -with ris-
ing tepiperaturo.
lor Weht Texas. Sunday fair with
rising tomporaturo.
For East Toxns. Sunday fair with
rising tomporaturo In northwest and I
iiuriu contrai pontons
WASHINGTON. D. C Dec. 24
Weather predictions for tho week be-
ginning Monday aro; '
West Gulf Statos Considerable
cloudiness occasional rains and tom-
p"niuim below normal.
Saturday.
A M. J'.M.
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St
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34
30
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31
an
Noon .r.
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sjunrifo 7:37
Sunset 5:U
7 n.nu JI nim.
. !! 38 3S
IVv tln'miopifter
Wet thermometer
- 33
ItrlalHn llumlUlty ... 71
DcsrteB.
3Wp 4J
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A mJ ' 1 .. 52
C--T 2 ...... 31
511jd 5 3 30
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Is cS?
oi.i.n miina in ihn tin ean. cninty ones. Is thd record of thls'Ford.
Ho Is Leo Ford crippled plumber
work by two goats. "lTlrio cnr." ho
automatic lubrication alr-coolcd
YOUNG GIRL HURT -
RESULT OF II (IS "
EXPLOSION HERE
NEW ARRIVAL ntOM ESTLN1
ENTERED RENTl'B HOUSE
HERE STRUCK MATCH AND AN
EXPLOSION RESULTED
A palrifOl nnd scrroits injury was
nistnlnod Inst night about 8200 o'clock"
by Bliss Lucy Cliadwlrk sixteen your
ild daughter of Roy Chadwlek wIumi
Shq lighted a match nnd started Into
tho bathroom nt 8!i0 Palm. Struct;
the room being fullbf gns and cauuhig
a terrific explosion.
Mr Chndwlcknnd his daughter and
her grandmother nnd grandfather
moved td Abilene Saturday from Last-
land nnd located nt SCO Palm Strep.
Tho grandparents arilVcd on tho af-
ternoon train Saturday while .sir.
Cliadwlrk had come through tho coun-
try in n car. The family had oaten
supper with Mr. George Lowls nt
TsWtli Snvnnitt n.uY fvnross Streets and
together with Mr. Lewis went to wia
new homo after supper. Upoh nrrlv-
nl nt tho homo tho girl started toward
tho bathroom and said "Let look in
hero. Grandmother." and struck: a
match just as shp reaqhed tho door
whloh Opened in tho pposlto direc-
tion. Jn the explosion thq door was
forced through tho Jains Into tho faco
of tho girl and two other doors two
windows ami a paitUlon worp. blown
out. Tho girl received very bad burn
about the face neck and nrms ntpl tho
grandmathor's veil "was burned from
her face.
Tho houso wns badly damagod by
the explosion though tho damage by
fire was slight tho neighbors com-
ing with buckets of Whtor and help-
ing to put It out in a few minutos. Tho
jfiro department made a run to tho
scene.
Tinth Mr. Chadwlek and Mr. Lowjs
aro employees of tho Janes Construe-
Hon company winrn J" 'sih
ditch for tho Lako Abllcno water
main.
ATTITUDE AGAINST
mv thn Associated Tress)
WASHINGTON. D C Dec. 24
Secretary Mellon formally ahnounceU
today that tho attltudo of tho treas-
ury toward a soldier bonus had not
chnngod since last July when ho wroto
a letter to Senator Fropllnghuysen of
Now Jorsoy stating that cnaetniont of
bonus legislation 'would bo serious In.
Jury and loss to tho wholo community"
and woula "virtually defeat thp ad-
ministration's program of retrench-
ment and economy."
Mr. Mellon also took occasion to
say today that "tho treasury has not
suggested and is not considering a Wx
qn light wlnos and beer as a means
of raising rcvonuo to moot a soldior
bonus."
Tho proposal to rnlso funds for pay-
ment of a bonus through such a tax
has been discussed in many official
quarters within tho last few weeks
and tho treasury while novor Indicat-
ing that it olthor favorod or suggest-
ed such a tax. estimated that a levy
of that nature would yield an nnnual
return of approximately J&OO.OOO.'OOO.
BE
SPEftKER IT MEET
ffly tho Associated Tress)
AUSTIN Dei- 24 Governor Neff
will bo one ot tho principal speakers
at the stnto convention of tho Antl-
Saloou Longtio cf Te-xas to bo hold
at Fort Worth on January 17 and 18.
Attlcus Webb superintendent of tho
organization announcod .hero toddy
nftor a oonferenco with tho governor
Dr. I. A rarkor ot Montgomery.
Ala- general superintendent of tho
National AntlSaloon League will uh.
bo nddross tho oonvoption.'
Tho purpose of the convention is to
discuss plans for law enforcement in
laxas "Mr. Webb ild. Ho denied
that tho pyrposo of tho convention
was to Select antl-satoou lenguo can-
didates for stnto and eountv offices In
Toxos.'Huch a report has been scat-
tetcd over the stato.
MELLON DECL
ARES
BONUS UNCHANGED
NOR TO
ANT
SUES
of Memphis. Tenn.. who Is pulled to
says "self-ntartcr. horns four ot m
and puncturcproof'
UN
CELEINTH
ON DEBS' RELEASE
F
HOME COMING CELHIlIt VTION AT
TERMS II UTE WILL" MARK
ARRIVAL THERE OF THE. SO
CIALIST LEADER ''
OW the Asdoclatod Prow)
TETtRE HAUTE Ind.. Doc. 24.
Preparations for pn olaborato horn
coming colobrutlofi to bo hold today
In honor f Kugeuo v. Dobs by icai
socialist welo abandoned wlion It bo-
ram o known that tho commutation
granted by Presldont Harding would
not becomo effective nntll Sunday.
Tho roceptlon had been planned In
tho liopo that tho announcement of
clomeney would moan hlsjimcdlatq
Tho romntfltoO on arrangements an-
nounced that a gpnernl celebration
would be held as noqn as possible af-
ter tho arrival ot Mf. EoUs.
Otto Ttranstotter. secrotnry of tho
nationalist socialist organization will
nrrho in Terro Hanto today and re
main to pcisonally greet Mr. Debs on
hla return to his homo.
(T$y tho Awoclated Pros) '
" WASrHNGTOW. D. C Dcr24.
Tolorulns woro sont out today by At-
torney Gnhornl 'DnugHerty formally
advising t'nn)oht ot tho various fed-
eral pe.iiitqntlHrles ot tho Christmas
roimputatiou by President Harding of
24 pontons convicted of wnr tlmo of-
foiisos inoludlpg Eugono V. Dobs so-
cialist leader pepuitmont of Justlco
otflcinls said that while all tho pris-
oners could bo released at midnight
tonight but tho hour of rolonso was
a matter' .for thq wardens tp decide.
Tho wardens It wart Bald doubtlosi
will bo guided by tho wishes of thoso
bonofithg from tho presidential cle-l
money.
Tho action Ot tho prentdont In pard-
oning five formor soldiers It wns ex-
plained today nt tho war departmont.
was for tho pucposo ot restoring to
Urn mon tholr complete rights ns cit-
izens. Tho Koldlers whp wero con-
victed by a court mnrtlal at Coblonr
Germany for tho murder of Captain
Golbqrt Lancefield of the British
nrmy. nro Carl J. Bryan McConnoll
Texas James A. O'Pcll Comanche
Oklahoma. Roy Yopngblood Omaha.
Nebraska; Ooortfo VanGlIdcr Toledo
Ohio and J. B. RlchardsOn Donton
I Texas.
Tho flvo soldiers who havo been
confined in. tho Lonvonworth Kansas.
penitentiary war department record
SHOW wero orucrcu roieaseu irum
orison transferred to disciplinary bar-
racks and returned to nctlvo doty by
Secretary Weoks last jlovomber 4.
Later tho wnr secretary ordered tho
men honorably discharged from tho
armv and this order was Immediately
carried out. By virtue of tho presi-
dent's pardon they aro restored to
lull rUirtenshlp and their capos com-
pletely cleared up war department of-
flclalu explained.
PERU INSISTS ON
CHILE II DISPUTE
(Dy tho Associated Press)
LIMA. Peru. Doc. 24 a meeting
of delegates ot Chllo hnd Peru In
Washington -'to deoldo on bases for
arbitration of tho Tacnn-Atlca disput
Under tho nusplceti o? tho United
SJntos govortlment was suggested tn
a reply wont by Poru today to tho
Chilean government's nolo asking for
a 'definition of the points upon .which
Peru desired arbitration.
Gly the Astoolatcfl Pres)
BUENOS AIRES Argontina. Dec
24 Tho Bolivian roply to Cbllor note
of Decembor 51 has been forwarded
to Santiago says a dlspatolf to La Nac-
Ion from.I P today. It Is Under-
stood adds tlie-dlHpntch that tharnoto
rolteratbs "Bolivia's dpslro to onter tho
nepotlfttloiiH now Jn progrpss between
Fora.and Chile
Sap Iomlor III
. (By the Associated Preas)
WABHINGTON. D. C. Doq. 24.
Admjral Bion ICato head of tha Jap-
apeo r.rms oonfarepeo delegation who
Is suffering from a Blight lndlsp6sl-
Unn prouably duo-to tho strain of
conferonao work has baon directed by
his phyalrbin to cancel all eooial en-
ipiroineiits and to roinalu in bod for a
WCi K.
BOi FEDERAL PEN
T T
i I T
HAD OFFEHDIi LIMITATI1
America on Saturday Proposed
BaBes for Agreement Pattern-
cd on tho Naval Ratio Al-
ready Agreed .On.
(By ths Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. An Ar
erica ii effort to compromise tho auj
morino controversy failed of Immt
Into fluccews today beforo tho or
conforenco naval commltteo When j
pan refused to depnrt from tho "flv
flvo-throo" ratio proportion of ti
BUbmorslblcn of her fleet and Frcnd
action was deferred pending ndvlcJ
rrom pans.
"When tho committee adjourned
tor four hours' debate to moot agal
next Tuesday soma members of tl
Amorlcan Broun nppearod dlscouraiw
over tho prospect of an early ngreJ
mont on submarines although n
gotiations aro to continue.
tiio American compromise pi
presented after tho British effort U
comploto suppression of submarlnl
had beon shelved proposed 60000 tc
limitation for Great Britain and til
United States Instead Of tho origin!
Amorlcan flguro of 00000 tons cacl
and virtually a status quo for t
other thrco powers.
Tho British delegation failed to oil
tain favorablo action on tho supprel
eion ot submarines accepting tho nel
Amorlcan reduction scheme. TH
Froncli group Indicated that It woul
bo unacceptable but deferred full am
swer pending Paris advices. Jans
flatly hold out for tho full 54.000 tor
In submarines tinder tho original Ar
crlcan B-B-3 ratio plan.
(liy the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec. 24.
An Amoricnn program for llmltatlr
ot nubmnrlno tonnage was nrcsento
today to tho naval armament commll
too of tho ilvo powers of tho Washing
ton conroronco. Tho Amorlcan prl
gram proposes a submarino tonnnx
of 00.000 each for Great Britain arl
tho United States and. tho existing tcl
nagq for jnpnn irranco and Italy.
tho American proposal would cJ
tho exisUng submarino tonnage of. tr
united States and Great Britain
about Ono third each and lcavo til
other thrco powers In their nreseJ
position; that is Franco approximate
iy 4-' ooo tons japan sz.ooo tona ar
Italy about 22000 tons.
Tho British proposal for tho tdtl
abolishmont of submarine was said l
havo boon placed on fllo without do I
mui notion tno committee turning
tho discussion .or the American llr
tatlon plan.
American dolcgatcs stato that tn
American submarino program wpul
givn loai'ranco ana ataiy greater M
marine tonnago than thoy would
entitled to havo under tho battleshll
raltos already agreed upon.
Offer is Generous
Tho offer on behalf of the Unit
Htates was said by American teouro
.to bo generous In viow Of the fa
that it now has approximately 8501
tons ot suumarincs and tho plan woui
invpivo scrapping moro than 33 1-
per cent.
Tho British now have about 8:
000 tons ot.submarlnon and tho At
orlcan plan thcrcforo would ontall
substantial scrapping by that nation!
TJio reception given tha America
proposals was said to have bon coi-
sldor.ato but all other powers spokeJ
men inuicatod a desire for rurthq
stuuy aim discussion of tho prograr
With thrco of the powers atandlr
vigorously against tho British abol
lion plan and tho United States tods
bringing forth a program for limltt
tlpn instead of abolishmont. the Bril
isn position In favor of abolition
Bubmarlnes was accepted in Americ
qunrtorrt as considerably weakened!
untisii uciegntcs it was (uld todw
Joined in freo discussion of the AmoJ
lean projioval but without nbundonlr
entirely tholr abolishment view.
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Dec 24.
Italian arms conforenco delecatlc
spokosmon express the belief ths
Italy ciiu not possibly accept tho An!
orloan proposal for limitation ot suli
marine tonnago ns outlined at todail
session of tho full naval commltttl
of tlio conroronco.
Tho Amorlcan proposal which cow
templates retention by Japan Fr&ml
nna Italy or existing tonnage U4
xtauans say would bo contrary to tt
Italian contention that tho naw
strength of Italy and France ahoul
bo equal.
Pointing out that under the proposj
ni iTanco would be allowed about 42
000 tons of submarines ns com Dare
with Italy's 22.000 tons tho Italian
are of the opinion that should Franc
ngrco to tho program. Italy must
accorded tho samo tonnage.
Members of tho French delegation
declined to comment on tho propo
and although they received yesten
full instructions from Paris on tl
subject ot submarines they cabled Ir
mediately to Premier Brland the ful
text of tho American proposal.
JEWSlLEBlTE
LIGHTS FESTIHI
(By ths Associated Tress)
KEW YORK. N. Y Dec 34. Ha
UUkah the Jewish festival or 1I
happens to begin at sunset Chrlstn
thri year nnd Jewish families throui
oiU tho world will celebmto with
lighting ot candles feasting and
giving ot presents. Each night (or
weolc one qandlo will be addfca tn tl
Alonorah or seven brancnaa can
stick whloh every Jewish family on
Tho lights" ot Hanukkah are aq
bollo ot tho cruse of sacred oil wl
"was found in tho temple as the h
en were Urivcn out by tho lacfck
And whloh kept burning a. mlraro i
langth of time until fresh oil cct4
bo procured.
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