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W$t SWlene 3Bafl Reporter
VOLUME XXII
ABILENE TEXAS WEDNESDAY- DEC. 3 1919
NUMBER m
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JENKINS DOUDB
HIS IIP RISD1MT
Will Gabriel Blow His Trumpet?
By Morris
GERMANS 10 SIB
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NASln iiMi. T'jnti.. Dec 3 "i am
henrlM prison bteause I refuse to rIvo
Utjn for ono conl n I will not even
SWrfflfoititaft with thorn under nny clr-
cpislnnOes" wlllinn o. .tonkins tie-
rttrott In ft loiter reeofvod today by
John 1 ttttggrtOn of Lebanon Tonn
who watf bfentnln of the Vnnrierbllt
rontWW tonm when Jonklns plnyett
Wtefclo.
tyVtlng th the Piiobln penitentiary
muKins sum:
"I regret vory much tlio notoriety
mat ubs boon given my hnrd luck In
fcOtfltf carried uwny Ijy some bandits
f.'Bd live now here but It would have
he in unnVoidnblo. nlthough the 'inci
pient would navo been forgotten if tlio
Authorities lint! not tried to cover up
iltolr rr mlnnl responsibility In allow.
Itit; thto city to bo unguarded by charg-
ing mo with my own nbductlon. So
fliay have used every moans possible
to got oorlajn ovldclico to cover up
tholr absurd prctenslono
"I have never In nil my life 'seen
auch a farce as thdy uro carrying out
hero for I've not beon allowed to pro-
sont a single witness In my behalf
though I hnd them rondy and even pre
sonted them tn tho court but was told
I hoy wore not roady to hoar then At
the prosonl moment. November 21 the
socrotary of the" embassy In Mexico
City Is here taking this testimony tlutt
jt may bo presented to tho stnto de
portment inasmuch ns the courts re-
fuso to nccopt It.
"I've plenty of testimony to offset
nny false evlddnco they can possibly
produce but as I say Mexican Justice
Ib of n cortnin brand nt thejircsent
time and It can't be changed."
COUNT KAROLY1 IS
(IIYEN Till: 3riTTl
J
miltXPRST Doc. "3. CounrMlolinel
KaroJ.vi former Hungarian premier
has hadtt debarred from tho uatlouul
cfflsjno on a rhargo of liavlng com-
mitted "trooonublo offenses."
WELL TIIEV ARE (JOOIl
AT THAT SORT OF TRIM.'
MI3XICO CItV Dec. 3. Ily an over
whelming vote the Mexican chamber
of duputles passed s bill restoring Dull
fights.
i i i i
Coat of Ice Causes
IJ. ."Inrps In l.rllrr In a
Ft lend Ttmt Jlovlrnn
Itofttsp lo Iloiir'llls
nrssns 'IVsMfj
Many a Hard Fall!"0 c? oU rkot only aa iaur
" Inmv Inlto nvnr cniHi(Inrnl)in ncrcaca
.i ! T . .. .i lr development. This development
Ono of tho s llpporlcst. slldlngest. 1ey wIU cad t0 r urlhcr advaijce-
ftllukont days Abllone ovor saw was me nt n tho prce of lho uurkburntt
Voilnosday. when the residents uwnktrude whlcn ' extfCted lo Increase to
onen io nnu a una coauag m ico over
ovoryiniiiK. 1 ne wuainur liiuueruieu
lfBbtly during Tuesday night ami a
mull sliowor or ram did the rest
The streets were thoroughly coated
with Ice and n secure footing was Im-
IoBivle for man or boast. Automobiles
vitb inudchalna fcred vory well but
tliose withoui woro hurd to manage. jthoritative source ihjt Uirt has
Ily noon tho teninpraturo was ris- mailo no' offer either "ii behalf ef H-
Uig and tho iuo began to disappoar t. or in cnueUou v.tli he A C
The mercury was du.n to 22 degrees powers to mudialo In the liiricully
plus during the morning. lotween the I'nitPd and Mfk
JUST FOLKS
1VIIEX PA flETS MAI)
I ain't afraid of mother eoz shea al
ways mighty niee;
Iuatead or glvln bpanklngs all su
gjvos us Is. advice.
A? I ain't ufrald ef slater when I'm
' teas! n her coz &a
Ut Jeen told wlmlever happens sh;
tiiiu .-nin hnr liatlits off IUO.
Au f ain't afraid of grandpa when I uU
ilpjn' waiKOJUing t
Uujt you bet i stop my nonsense when
niy pa gits mad.
My mother jug' look solemn an' gU'A. J. Cooper and T W. Hedrlck of Abl-
w ';": ."J" A ". nun unit Hnbil I. Mrlmas of Merkel
Whi I'm kickia'-uu a rUfliima lVwet l'joposeil for membership and
upsQttln' all the plaee. gpproved.
Ai? Sis says. QIo. I tell jon that Dr. Armstrong wm elected delegate
ohlld Irtlonged ti me to the Staie Medical Association con-
m havo hiin riglu this minute lyii fvantlop with Dr. J. M. Estes as alter
flat ncsro&s Jliy lit c' jnntC
An" crandta sits an' ehuebles w-ti The society deolda-l to use the money
fhnrn'H Aobodv that's glad fof the organization in entertaining th
Or tUnk. It vw ftnny when my Vi Big Sprlng-El Pas District Medical
lit mad iSodloty. which will meet In Abilene
mis jiwu January 30. 1920 A committee com-
-raint often that io scolds mo but .posed of Drs Cash. T B. Bass and C
whs he doe. G whtf ' ! L" was Damid tQ ltend toihe
You tot get awful trwnbly with thtitoUUii of reorgar.iatlon of the dia-liTioL-nfbis.
I tr solely whtei has not hold a
2;o"rf -
But" nltS ? ever tappw-that in
HUt nojfllH evr u-viOM
..Ai-.. nrt
rnt f kMw I'm awfl wrry whe P
gfU mad.
Oowvrlgtot lSlfby Edgar X. UueJ
.ft3
Whiin Ma she "sJHShee" at hipi ec tos A J. Poje HeUfiCk an otners was
WWJe ia sne t"B 4 " - . that riiltabl entertalr-
Wnslilugfoii Marks T.'me I'piidtnp; Re.
re.'pi of Word tliat Lnlrvt
Jrtitdit Nofp lint Itcen
IlellTorpil
t tBy Associated Pre-9j
MEXICO CITV Tuesday Dec. .1-
SoltitlMt of the difficulties arising out
of the international atfnlrs with the
United States Wore entrusted to Presi
dent Cnrcenztt without Icgislntho In-
trusion by the senate at h secret ses-
s'on here today.
The relations with the United States
wero declared during the session to
be ."very delicate."
WASHINGTON Dec. 3 The state de
partment officials were marking time
awaiting word from Mexico City of
the officials delivery of the latest note
and tho subsequent action inspired by
it
(Dy The Associated Presi)
LIMA Peru. Dec. 3. The newspa-
pers bore published a half-column let-
ter from the Mexican legation giving
tho Mexican view of tho controversy
over W. O. Jenkins.
After declaring tku American govern
mem "must await definite sentenco by
tho Pucbla court as ths Mexican
authorities dcslro to prooocd with
justice" the legation's letter saya
"this cablegram shows that tho Mex-
ican government In tliW as in all
other cases Is procoOiMng with strict
observance of legal precepts."
PRAIRIE COMPANY
fflLL BUI CRUDE
i:xti:ks m'kkhi'kktt fillu
am) takks ovimi hya.n imxc'ii
l'll'JE LINK.
KOKT- WORTH Dec. S. The mot
important development In the IluiJ;-.
burnoti oil fields in many weeks cam"
today la tli') foim of.au nnnouncenient
that tho Prairie Oil and Qas Co. luH
cntored that field ns a buyer of oil
It huts purchased tho six Inch pipe li'V
of the Ryan Petroleum Corporatioli
running from (he Waggoner district
to Tqmple Oklahoma and soon will be
active in the UurKburneU. market Jt
Is further i nnounot! that the Prairi"
will extend Its regular pipe tine into
tho nurkburnelt fields by a branch
line from Aldiugtoi. Oklahoma a die-
tar.ee of -iy miles.
J Hit at this time the Pruirfa enters
a javel of ai0ljt 53 ft twrrel
Hit A VIM. .NOT TO ACT
MKMTATOK RKI'OUT
RIO JAXI3RO. Dec. 2. The A3jj
(elated Preas Is iuformod front an au-
L
SOCIETY MEETING
OFFICERS NAMED AXD ARltAXUL'.
MIIXTS JIADK TO EXTIiHTAlX
DISTRICT MEET.
The Taylor count? medical society In
a speoial session at City Hall in AlU-
leue Tuesday eleoted Dr. Armstrong
of Mortal as president. Dr. Stewart
Cooper of Abilene lce president and
Dr L W. HolHs Jr. of Abilene secre-
taryireasurer Dr. W. A. V. Cash oi
Aliflnna wns plpftpt1 pnnsnr.
Tlio nnmas nf lira. Stewart Cooner.
want U furnished thTscore of phys
ltn-- -h m-III .IImi! ih. rttstWel COI
clans wno win sweaa me qistnct -
veotlqit here In January.
the rou.Bjty spclety meetinj and much
Intereat luantrestea.
T
MED GA
. -i ..tn Iniirl maAiinfl' It la'n vA.rf Ait nforrin
DrDCimi Din td ic ennnm emnv nr
t l. i I ll I n IV U L L. II I Ll I u ll 1 1 W I W iI I w w
NOT LIKE OLD ONE
fcHAH ' )ril(l T1NITKD LOXD.OX
MAXY
f VKAKS MiO 0MET1I1X(1
0'
A WILD HOXIIItK.
. LONDON. Nov. 10. Tho Shah of
rcrfija' wIo ' visiting England bears
little re'semb'Jance' physically or oth-
erwise to that oUer Shah Nasruddln
Vrho camo hero in 1873 and ng'aln In
1879 artd on both occasions left be-
hind him bomu not particularly say.
ory memories. Thera was Httlo of
tho s.alnt about him but he was pic-
turesque and could not be restricted
to the bounds of Knullsh conventional
respectability. Thereforo the public
0' a generation ago took a much kcon-
e; interest in him than Londoners nro
doing In the reigning Shah.
The latter Is tat and plucid does
cvorythlng that he lo told to do never
upsets the programme that are prepar-
ft for him and shocks no ono.
In making a comparison between
the two the Star recalls some of the
escapades of Xasruddln when he visit-
ed theso shores.
During his '73 visit it says he de-
manded to sec u prize fight. So af-
ter a consultation with Lord Queens-
berry a glove fight-was arranged for
his delectation In Ducklngham Palaco
so he venuOn ??JX ? BaSM'aw clmate tl(lt r evenness and
spot in the corner of the palace sar-f . . . nmimhiv i. ur-
On his way the Shah dashed through!
u room where a deputations of bishops'
was waiting to see him to beseecn nw
august protection for the Christians In
Persia They followed him Into the
gardens and presently found them-
selves In a ring around two prizefight-'
crs. Tho fight wis stopped; the Shahi
waxed angry and the good Lordj
Shaftsburv of nious memory who led
I he deputation denouueed the hold'ng
of 'a prize fight in the Queen's Pal-
ace" But things were ultimately smoothed
over though what tho Shah said about
lho Christians In Persia required a
strong gloss In the Interpretations.
STEAL DYNAMITE
FROM CDAL MINE
HOYERXMEXT AGEXTS EXJ'EC'T TO
MAKE AKRESTS Dl'RIXO
WEDXESDAY
CBy Tha Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH Dec 3 -Arrests In
connection with the theft pf a quantity
nt dynamite from a magazine at a
mine at Franklin are expected to be
made today it was said by govern"
mcut agents.
Discovery of tb theft was made last
night Sjuad of htate troops were
immediately sent into the territory
1b thieves scoured seven tabes of
dynamite and 24Q caps. Only the reg-
ular mine watchman was on the job.
ft LIFE FOR GAIN
15USHIAN STARVED HIMSELF TO
DEATH IX EFFORT TO SAVE
IT 3IOXEY.
OJy Tha AssooUtcd Prenii)
N'KWARIC. N J. line. !!.--r)efltli hv
starvation although ho hod more tlini I
$2000. bus ovortakon Frank Zabfelskl
who Ocnlud himself the baro necessi-
tfea of lire In order that ho might some
day return In opulence to bis wife and
threo children in Russia.
Hollow-cheeked and pallid the Run-
Man died Sunday of a "malady" which
puzzled tho physicians until the coun-
ty physician reported the death ws
due to starvation.
paramaTeIs
said to be ideal
PARA. DHA5JIL. Nov. i -Although
only 80 miles from tho equator the
city of Para enjoys a perennial climate
tf what might be celled mild summer
There is a shower of rain nearly overy
fteruoon throughout the year which
.ogcther with tho welcome trade v.'lnds
blowing iu from tho Atlantic temper
cannot probably be Hur-
r'asseo'
ON GREAT PROJECT
STAKES DIUYEX FOR IMMEXSK
ELECTRIC fiEXEHATIXH
PJ.AXT I.V ARILEXE
Mr. Sanderson of
. . . '
a cnlcaKQ onul-t
neering firm assisted
of the looal force of
& Electric Company
stakos for tho n3w
hi xwnpany to IW
Abilene.
new plant.
is the first step m the big Job ibich
win not oe conipietcu until me great-
est electric generating plant In West
Texas Js Iu operation
The nlant with the hteh linos to
Cisco. Auson and other places which 1
It wU supply with current will entail
an expenditure of approximately $1.'
110.000 quite the largest of its kind
ij. West Tex8. aud one of the largest
in the btate. ' The construction will be
fireproof throughout and thoroughly
modern. The high line between Abl-
taue and Anson Js now In course of;
construction and will link this city
with Anson. Stamford and Hamlin.
FIRST WORSE N
Mr Sauderbou who was a colloga'Uepartmeni. ?-' "7 TrhniVi u w -
mate of ifanacer I W n-iwlev of thel part.uent. $2.093.S'.i'- Department of held.
SSl nmmuyUJS!chU"e' $12.778 '47; Department of Tho tree: r puuwrtj $ ww
Him oTSnSnae IZ lrehJteS. wto!Jtoe' 704Ji4n- cptl Department of by Georse U Ptop and W-
ill m or ontmoers. ant arcnuects wno i 700.430. lSwenaon who biURht t In t public
wm nae cuerge ur tne erectton ot tne rr"' Z ' ... ' i unnnnftnn m tai viut.-t .E ..1. ..u.i..r .. rfiv
1 i3 utavtiiK ua. a oianca
TREASURY NEEDING
HEME BUS SIS
SECItFTAHY U bS OFTlilXES
XEEDS OF HIS DKFART.WEXT
FOR FISCAL YKAIt.
i 1
WASHINGTON. Puc. 3. No npprc-
c'lll rnduotloii In taxes for Ihoict
fiscal year Is to bn thought or Secre-
tary Glass declared In his annual re-
port Bent today to Congross. Govern-
ment receipts inus bo kept at tholr
present figure he said in order lo
bring government borrowing lo an end.
$ii.C.2:MSG.3."iD for the year ending June
3P 1020 and $1173090358 for lh(! year
oniling Juue 30 1921. the government
must enforce rigid economy Mr. Gluss
.declared. He placed tho deficit for the
uurrent year at $3i)03.00o.0oo and for
Itho year ending June 30 1U2J. at ap-
proximately 52005 00000.
On this lasts. Mr Glass urccd Con-
gross to dcny'ovorv appropriation for
expenditure In new fields.' Ho saldimei prouiuiion ;s.u i.arreis uuuy eaeu.
tho same policy should obtain until thelThis j-Uos tlo field 1 total of now pro-
Koverninent had Its sinking fund welljductlon nf 3S.00u bnrre's dally durpg
under way and repayment of the war
Heht nnllHrnelnrllv herlltl "
debt "satisfactorily begun.
Returning to tho estimated govern
mont expenditures for the fiscal year
n.lh.n I. in.. Vfl 1091 f C'.lucu u;iill
the military establ.bhment would nsk.
npproiiriatloua aggregating $089578.-'
057. Of this sum $897392020 would be1
required ho said for maintenance of!
tho nrmy proper while ?S5-I08 0n'j
would bo apportioned to the national
jo apportioned to the national
The Military Academy would
$0778637.
he navy tho appropriation of
guard
receive
For the
FlnA'Kcni l..1. ..ll.. ticcolcnnn tnr'
flll.VOl.O'Jl IIL'llll-lf 4igu.iOiWV "
a building program la to be asked.
An aggregate of $191.578.0UO will bo
sought for public works. In this is in service corporation owners of jne
Included funds for livers' and harbors'! Abilene Oa & Eli-'trlc Compauy and
lnjprovement totaling $33(39265 Abilene Ice thimpiii.y. met a number
Fortifications arsenals and intlitaryiOi citizens of Abilafe In a hhort eo-
nnaiK will renulru about J129 OOO.OflO.'fereneo Tuvfcday afternoon whoa the
The ludlciary will ask for $1081. 0
For rnreieu interenurse. annronria-.Slreot
tlons lotallinir Stt.213.280 will be!
sought Annronriitlons for tho De-.but
a tf .. AV..f. (. r9 !.
par iiiieni 01 ti- c;iuiiim m ......
; partment proper $S.09787O
Aonro
bv Earl HonnetfiidH for use In foreign work will ve fctreot oar being roIlbIIltalwl durtsg
the Abilene Oas' $l.u71 M ami tor ine qtner osecuuc wc biuihb ur mid wmki. imy
ban nlneeH rhH1 OOParimoniS. apiirprianailS IO obihiii i.BU uu a 1 uiiuutico . l)0
S789 000 nlant of sougnt win no as iouww. r hu- nHre uj i mic- ..... w.
''... '... i..iirtmwii nronpr. nBl&24V- N'avv Da- Cfluinierce to look after Ike matter
" ' ww- si ... 1..11 . Yir.. 111. ftitk.l 1... ihn tliiliitia fbumhaif nf
Koueiu bv tne various exGcuiive.orauip tor tne iwueiu ot iw ouu
branches also to be used in puV'-te
work. This latter ncludps $11 JJQOJWO
to be jsked by tlu NaYy Departmeat
for work in navy yArds. docks etc . and
S2km.i0O for thi Interior Depart
ment e reclamation service.
The Shipping Bord has estimated its.ate It A nelce el thirty jslauiea
needa Jt $M7.73S.0C1 o bo ufeed in op-oacb wy U proposed
pnttion of the mechant marine and Whether or boi Abilsue will have a
oontoUUng It? butld ng program. street ear system will soon be pt
Tb admlnistrdtior. program JJor rc-quarclrp tp the people fr aettan as
kuhmtmine Kold'ert and sailors walla U will ha neetwatrY to taUe by sub-
for an appropriation ot $SS.9.0flo.
Thin figure however is susjeyt to
change because statistics as to certain
projected activities were IncoHiplete
Sfirclnl Trrttu Cnrtlr VHllius Into
l'niilnrr Cllj $ Split Kail Said In
Unit Cnnsrd (lip
Drlallit.pnf.
(Ily Asgocinted Prsfts.)
ritini.VNM) TWr Doc. 8. Flftv
sls persons worn Injured two or threo
probably mortally when xi nart of the
third section of Southbound Fort
Worth and Denver nasieiiKer train No
$ loft lho rails ni eight it. tu. today.
Twelve were xorlously hurt. Two
PuilmnnH. two dJ coarhos and one
bnggnge car were derailed and turned
ovor. A Hpllt rail -miseri tho wrert
tV relief train fror.i l'ort Worth r
turned to lliitl cl. Immediately with
he lujuerd.
fnv rnolitet1 I'rwA
FORT WORTH Doe' .1. A Fort
Worth & Denver passenger train was
wrecked early loiKy nlMty-rour tnllp?
north ot Tort Worth. Twenty-five
were hurt ninny sei'loiisly. Physlclnus.
medical suptilies .rid liurxes were sc'H
from here
COAL SHORTAGE IS
JIAXV I.MirSTKIES Nlll'TTIXO
DOWN AXD IJVII. TRAFFIC
HKIM! Cl UTAII.ED.
(My A!oeltel IVcJ
CHICAGO. Dec. H -Further disrup
tion of jiatlonnl lin'ustrlcH because of
the fuol shortage LtMtight about by the
strtk cof bituminous coal miners wns
In prospect today.
Regional directors of railroads had
authority to annual passenger trains
wherir tho public would be lcitt Incoji-
..... .v ...r...- ......... ..
venlonccd and many add
Inn-Miring plants (need b!
lltlonal luauu-
shutdowns.
WAJJIJINnbXrIec J.MIiioopenJ
(urn 1111111 mi mri ih inu i-uuiiiii
catheicd tn work nut tho details o(
tho 1 1 percent wnsQ Inereusa sugges-
iel hv tho govprnme.u for bltumlnou
.r.. ;
iiiiiiv.o
K WIDE.MXC CIVEX
DESDE.M0NA TEIHUTOllV
FORT WORTH. To.. Dee. 3.A
groat widening of ho new western ex-
tension territory if tho DoMlcmonu
oil field is reporto.J todny Tho new
Hawkins nuuibor twr of tho MngnoRn
Pet. Co. one injle xouth of thu new
Car ruth woll at the Magnolia hns lieon
drilled lit and U making 2."oo barrelH
dally. Tho Carruth well at ono time
made as high as 5"iii barrolH dallv.
Tho ontry of now pipe linos nt Ilurk-
buruett has ho rlojnd up the conges-
tion there at leust one hundred now
wUs whicli had be"n shut down on the
sand havo been drilled iu within the
or m few days those wells havo an In-
"o P' two wceitw.
x L '
ABILENE STREET
CARS DISCUSSED
. .
A.HAIUHHIAVi: MEETS (OMJIITTEI.
AD I'OVSIDEIlS REUriLllIXG
OF THE SYSTEM.
Hardzravc. ice-Proaldi tit and
General Manager of tin American Pub-
iv-
subject of rebuilding the AbHeneJ
cur cystem wab discussed.
No definite agreement was reached!
It is l.nuwii that nusutiutlmrs w;ll
Ill.tlv fnllftUT UlllMl ItlflV lfMalll ill ft.ft
..v.. fUIu ...... .. ..f .
GROWING SERIOUS
Inlerlorfend it wa at the iu4anwi Qitbat CouTiyr4r 2s.38 iucUea.
owuets who hold 5tJiW.0i wsrth fi
bonus. It is proposed to y e pri
bcrt at the tusk priee fcud gtv it to
the AbJteuo (a & llaetrlr Cannanye Q
they ill hicnd thirty lo fury thous-i
and dtlUr robujIdiHg iwi aad opew
Hriptiao aout $1W 10 pay friBry t
the property bow ewuea sy me a
bolder before the road eaa be tuned
.over to the Electric Light Cewpany.
Fpllurp of rnltpil Slalr
n : KMHr
l'wrr Hrti lroiiiil A limit VrfH
pii t nnngp.ui Wip ncrninif '
Vlottjiolifl.
iHl The AK6rlAlot PrM
PAIUS. Jce. .- -'.irmany liairdpclrf-
edto sljjn tho prot'ol prononted Jut
by Hip alllf-H as a epnditlon.for mltllntf
tho Peace trenty Into effect tfce.liedco
nrnferewe ban betsn nellflpd by Damn
Kurt von I.prnnpr.licailnr the Oorman-
dolpgnllon hero.
-T!i!i supreme council ndilrtssed a
nntp to (Jetninn'y profestlnic axalfit
the liirrease of O-rmmtyM ntmawent
as conlran' tin provisions- of the
ponco troaty. Tho German delegation's
attitude wns taken ns confirmini: re-
ports of vDnrp ronrtlon In Germany
within the last fortnight.
Trained uuserveM of Genluin ulevel-
opmetitH hiivo pxprprsed .( member
of tho jienep eonfereneo tbp vcwthnt
thoro has feu a complete irunsfofmo-
tlou In (he sltiiflUon In (Icrmuny and
that K (.1 due to tho I'nltcd Staled fa.'I-
re to ratlfv tho peico truaty
iTIIEflYWEIITK
OTTOMAN EMPIRE KAX.TMK.W.YR
OX AX APPEKAXT MSKOE-
STHIXir BASKS
CONSTANTINOPLE. Nov. 10. 01y
'lho Associated Press.) Tho war-del?!
of the Ottoman Kmplro Is ua'd by ex-
perts to have Increased less than that
of any other nation. Her bonded In-
debtedness wns Increased by only one
j'ew loan of about $S0.00O.0M and fcd1-
ling tb this other Increases TnoWl
gntlouJt such as. homo nilUtaryie(W-j
HonB and advances Trom AunlrlHTiiiM
Ucrntany. licr war expenses raHAs'c-H..
.'S.'CPilpO.Mp - ConaenMcntly. algy.rf
ing tor vunous oiihcis rrei piwi'wtr
Indebtedness amounts (o about $.1090'-
300.QOO. " w"" " "'"J ' l " i'W
ikei "run tho war on a nhoa strlHR.
Tills would make It appear (hat Tur-
ri ........inii.. H ....nAi i.. ".. Bl.
iiiiiiiiviuiijt tin uiiih v iu uvimiM'
tain with her 10.0fj0.00000'0 waV.debt
or Franco with $30000000000. ancfthft
Cnlted States with $2.".O0OOOOOXK) and"
Italy with poHflIbly$!.0Q0000.00. ' It.
will ho recalled that; on paper Ike. Ot
toman Empire mobilized nearly prflO-
000 men. yet Hhe escapes with soHe
thtng like the wur expenses. of a. cpun
try like Utile. Rumania or Hulgar.lu.
Tho record of the Turlilsh oar. In-
debtedness Is unique. The Empire 'met
war casts by requisitions niul by pruit
ng In Germany 15ri000.00('TrWsli
paper pounds or normally nbou(.'$6SfU
0001)00 but this according lo'tKe'ex
ports cannot be considered a RbVern-
mcilt liability. '
It Is not a financial burden as. .lt
bears no iiitcrest and also the jfrowr
odminlslratUe body of tho Peace Cou-
lrence can at will have It cancelled'
Turkey's papqf money. It U.clatmeii.
baa not depredated as much a$ that
of her Allies.. Counterfeiters do not
seem to have opefated her.B..exteH.slv'-
ly due. to the lack of Bolshevist asd
good printing presses. In Mesopo-
tamia Turkish pajcr money Is.refws
ed since the British occupation -which
the Turkh do not consider fair since
the paper money wns Issued or tha
whole of the Ottoman Empire which
aailo war as a whole
WEATHER
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aud Thursday cloudy and warnwr pro-
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For Iist Texas tonight a4Tur-
Uuy cloudy probably rain warnwe m
inierliir tonight warmer Thur4.
Fpr West Texas tonl&at an Turs
partly cloudy q ctouuy warmer
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