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! I MEXICAN LINE FOR Fearing Bandits, Boad Re fuses to Take Hobby and Others to Inauguration Un til $68,000 Is Put Up. Laredo, Tex., Nov. 29.—When an at •empt was made Saturday night to take the special train which was con veying Gov. W. P. Hobby, of Texas, and high officials of different states across the border for the journey to Mexico City the International & Great Northern railroad refused to permit the dining car and baggage car to en ter Mexico. The reason given was that there was danger of them falling into the hands of bandits. The rail road company finally demanded $68, 000 cash as indemnity for possible loss of the cars. It refused to accept an indemnity bond for the amount. While there were some rich men on the train none happened to have $08, 000 cash with them. After three hours delay a message was sent to M. T. Cogley, a Laredo banker, and he gave the railroad a cashier's check for $60, OOO and the train then pulled out for the Mexican capital. -• ^ «--- I CONSTANTINE ON WAY TO ATHENS, IS RUMOR Allies Won’t Oppose Return if Plebescite Favors Him, is Growing Opinion. L,ondon, Nov. 29 (United News). While unconfirmed rumors reached London from continental points to tb». effect that former King Constantine was preparing to leave soon t<f Athens and one that he already haf left, the French, British and Italian premiers were ready to take up in conference Monday the whole ques tion of Constantine in particular and the Greek situation in general. There was a growing impression in official quarters here, reflected in the pjress Sunday, that the allies will not oppose Constantine's return if the ■ Greek plebescite favors him, but be fore allied sanction is given his re sumption of power, there might be •demands for assurances from the new government that it would carry out its obligations to the allies, including « the maintenance of a field army of ^N- 100.000 men, and would continue gen erally pro-ally in attitude. WOMAN IN HAMON CASE IS STILL MISSING Ardmore, Okla., Nov. 29 (United News).—Failure of Oklahoma author ities to find any trace of Clara Smith Hamon, wanted in connection with - the mysterious death of Jake L. Hamon, national republican commit teeman and millionaire oil operator, keeps the authorities as baffled now as they were a week ago when Hamon’s death occurred. No clew as to the woman's where abouts has been found. All her stu dio pictures have disappeared and the police have had no way of sending her identification broadcast. Preparations are going forward for an impressive funeral Monday when Hamon will be buried. TO BAR BATHING GIRLS AND VAMPS FROM FILMS Los Angeles, Nov. 29.—Somebody is always taking the joy out of life and this time it is the Ethical Motion Pic ture Society of America, which has just come into existence. The society starts off by declaring war on movies picturing shapely bathing girls, es pecially those in wet one-piece gar ments. A ban is also placed on pic tures wherein reckless women elevate their feet upon a table and smoke cigarets, or who make an undue dis play of lingeries or who display allur ing curves and dimples and shapely “shanks” that should be covered with lingerie. FORMER UTAH MAYOR IS GIVEN TERM IN PRISON Salt Lako City, Utah, Nov. 29.— ^Pleading guilty to 23 charges of mis appropriation of public funds, Ed mond A. Bock, former mayor of Salt Lake City, was sentenced Friday to an indeterminate term in the state prison of not to exceed five years on each charge. Sentence was passed by Judge Harold M. Stephens in the district court. Bock will not be required to an swer 43 charges of forgery preferred against him in connection with his extraction of $12,000 from city funds during his tenure of office as city auditor. The forgery charges were ■dismissed on motion of District At torney Frank S. Richards, who stated that he construed the forgeries to be only steps in obtaining the money and to be included in the misappropria tion charge. Since the discovery of the shortage in city funds, Bock had been at liberty on $10,000 bond. The socialist party of Buenos Aires $ has resolved to take no part in pa **' triotic demonstrations. LINCOLN’S SUBURBS HAVE WALKING SUNDAY Lincoln Neb., Nov. 29 (Special).— Because of a contest over right of way between the Lincoln Traction (►- Company and the Omaha. Lincoln and Beatrice Interurban railway, all of Lincoln's suburbs, including Bethany and as far as the Unlveisdty of Ne braska state farm, were cut off from faction service Sunday because of • i.e refusal of the former to furnish ti e Julie- ijnwer lEURJSJELIEF Appears to Be More Friendly Feeling Toward Buying Side, Especially on Breaks. Chicago. Nov. 29 (United News).— The slump In grain prices is believed to be near an end For 87 days values have been on the down grade. The decline has been one of the most severe known to the history of the trade. But finally, there appears to be a more friendly feeling toward the buy ing side of grains, especially on the breaks. Traders predict a stronger market Monday, but expect free sell ing to be encountered on any sub stantial advance, as there is no great change in the economic and financial conditions which have had such a de pressing effect. Some members of the board of trade are openly criticising a banking sys tem that they say was unable to take -care of financing the farmers when they most needed help. The weekly statements of the fed eral reserve banks reflected the re fusal of agricultural districts to liqui date their commodities in the face of declining prices. Bankers complain that the process of* credit deflation is being delayed because farmers will not dispose of their products and pay off their loans to any extent commensurate with the liquidation that is going on in the industries and in merchandising. The closing of a numbei of small banks in agricultural communities is pointed to as proof of this con ten* tion. THEY DON’T MIND CHAPPED KNEES So Drury College’s Coeds Wear Golf Stockings In stead of Silk Hose. Springfield, Mo., NoV. 29 (United News).—Fair coeds of Drury college are wearing golf stockings instead of silk hose. Chapped knees have no terrors for them. One of the most popular undergrad uates started the fad. It’s the rage now. The stockings are form fitting, due to the elasticity of the weave. The girls like ’em, they say, because they are so easily “Dutehed”—rolled down, DOUGHTY NOW HELD FOR KIDNAPING SMALL Windsor, Can., Nov. 29 (United News).—John Doughty voluntarily crossed the Canadian line here Sun day and was served with a warrant for his arrest, charging him with the kidnaping of his employer, Ambrose J. Small, millionaire theatrical mag nate, nearly a year ago. Doughty was a former secretary to Small, who disappeared the day he received $1,000,000 for part of his Canadian theatrical interests. He fled from Canada on the same day Small disappeared and worked as a laborer in Oregon under an assumed name. WURTTEMBERG KING’S PICTURES ARE SOLD Stuttgar, Nov. 29.—The first day of the auction sale of the paintings in Castle Rosenstein, formerly the prop erty of the king of Wurttemberg, netted 1,300,000 marks. The two most valuable pictures, by Hendrik Van Dem Sande and Bakhuyzen, brought respectively, 41.000 and 33,000 marks. Galimard’s “Leda and the Swan,” pre sented to the king of Wurttemberg by Napoleon, was sold for 30,000 marks to a wholesale merchant of Stuttgart. Two works by Bordon, appraised at 10,000 marks each, were sold down at 55,000 and 73,000 marks, LOCK TWO lV CLOSET; GET CASH AND BOOZE Chicago, Nov. 29 (Special).— ’’Where’s your liquor?” asked three men who Saturday entered the drug store of Isaac Goodman, 4135 Vin cennes avenue. Goodman said he did not know. One of them struck him in the face. Then they locked him In a closet. A customer entered. He was placed in the closet. The men rifled the till of $60, obtained a case of whisky from the basement, loaded it into an automobile, and drove away. GERMAN EMPRESS’ CONDITION WORSE Doom, Nov. 29.—A turn for the worse In the condition of the former Empress Augusta Victoria occurred late yesterday, it was learned Sun day night. It was announced in Doom on Fri day that the immediate danger point in the illness of the former empress had temporarily been passed, al though her condition remained seri ous. She has experienced several se vere heart attacks, her life each time being despaired of. and it has been feared more than once during the present attack that the end was ap proaching. FORMER TENNIS STAR DIES. New York. Nov. 29.—Howard Tay lor, 55, well known lawyer and a for mer intercollegiate and national ten nis star, died in his home here today. He was a member of the class of 1886 at Harvard. WIFE WAS UNREASONABLE. San Francisco, Nov. 29.—Ed Bal thazar told the court his wife didn't like it because he would rather be a street car conductor in San Francisco than a movie actor in Los Angeles. | He got his divorce. Indian Chief Would Cure Wilson And Regain Land for His Race Chief Lemuel Occum Fielding, left, his daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Germaine, and his son, Everett M. Fielding. Washington, Nov. 28 (Special).—Chief Lemuel Occum Fielding, last chief of the ancient tribe of Mohicans that once ruled the entire Indian population of New England, Is visiting Washington for a double pur pose. First he wishes to present the president with an Indian tea to re store his health, and second he wishes to Becure for the remnants of his race a slice of the business district of Norwich, Conn. The land is valued at $2,000,000, which he claims was deeded to his tribe by a former governor of Connecticut in 1830. With Chief Fielding are his son and daughter. T t TAXES MUST BE LIGHTER” —WADSWORTH Would Relieve Small Income People From Payments and Declares Luxury Taxation is Wrong. New York, Nov. 29.—That there must be immediate changes in the federal tax law to bring relief to the American public is the belief of Sen ator Wadsworth. Asked what he considered would be the chief concern of the new ad ministration in domestic affairs, Sen ator Wadsworth replied: "Taxation and linance. “The so called luxury taxation is not wise or consistent, and is a hit or miss affair. "Concerning the income tax, the principal discussion seems to be to ward relieving the people having small incomes from this taxation "The disposition seems to be to make the maximum of exemption $2,000 instead of $1,000 as now for a single man, and double that for the married man. "The heavy surtaxes now imposed should be reduced in order to release money to go into productive enter prises.” BIG JAIL DELIVERY IS BARELY AVERTED Des Moines, la., Nov. J,' (Spe cial).—Billy George, recently a trusty in the county jail, is under arrest suspected as the "outside man” in an attempted wholesale jail delivery. Warned by a letter from Steve Emery and Albert Green, serving time at Fort Madison for murder, the authori ties were barely in time to prevent the release of nearly a score of the most desperate criminals Polk county has probably ever housed. The pris oners had sawed their way through the bars of their cell doors and were in the corridor when deputy sheriffs swooped down upon them. NOBLES COUNTY OFFICERS MAKE BIG BOOZE RAIDS Worthington, Minn., Nov. 29 (Spe cial).—The officers of the law of Nobles county and the city of Worth ington recently made two raids and secured large quantities of moon shine and the stills with which it was being manufactured. The biggest haul was made on the W. B. Brown farm twelve miles northwest of here. Brown was taken into custody as was also Frank Bulick on whose farm an other plant was found. Both men paid fines for keeping nuisances and were bound over to court on the charge of selling intoxicating liquors. The Return to Normalcy. From the Parker (S. D.) Press-Leader. Maybe this thing called "normalcy” means the time when a nickel can travel along without the aid of a penny or two. _ - m - WIFE WAS FORGETFUL. New York, Nov. 29.—The actual made a new discovery when he found his wife with another man. He dis covered liis own wife didn’t know him. Police stopped the fight. DEFICIT IN DEPOSITS. Chicago, Nov. 29.—Colombus Kelly, condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the week shows a deficit in actual reserves of $4,085, 600, due to a decrease In total re serves of $16,555,880. Mrs. Harding Takes Trip in Seaplane But He Stays on Ground New Orleans, La., Nov. 29 (Special'. Mrs. Harding, wife of the president elect, has long had a reputation for viewing things from all angles befoxe forming an opinion. Which may or may not account for the fact that be fore packing her trunks and leaving here for home again, she went up in a seaplane and is now the proud possessor of several birdseye views of Limon Bay as personally observed from the flying machine. The trip, taken Saturday, was "beautiful and exciting and every thing" and while prospective presi dents are forbidden the thrills of risky ventures like sky-planing, nevertheless Senator Harding carries back with him a vivid picture of the bay from the air, recounted by Mrs. Harding. \ NEWSPAPER WRITERS FORM LEGION POST Colon, Nov. 29 (United News).— An American Legion post composed of newspaper writers has been formed by former service men on the three New Orleans dailies, the Associated Press and the Pelicanaire, the weekly newspaper of the department of Lou isiana American Legion. The post will render special service to the \ American Legion in the dissemination of legion news, and as a council for publicity. In other respects it will function as do any other posts of the legion. KANSAS WHEAT ACREAGE REDUCED J3UT LITTLE Topeka, Kan., Nov. 23.—Kansas farmers this fall planted probably the third largest acreage in the history of the state, according to a canvass just completed and announced by J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture. "The board’s correspondents esti mate that the acreage sown this fall amounts in the aggregate to 9,892,441 acres,” the report says. "This is greater by 2,708,748 acres than the average annual acreage for the crops of five-year pre-war period. But is 6.1 per cent less than the 1919 crop of 11,010,445 acres and Is practically the J same as the acreage sown in the fall of 1918.” _ PREMIERS ARE AGREED ON GREEK SITUATION Paris, Nov. 29.—Decisions regarding Greece reached by Premiers Leygues and Lloyd George In London will be communicated to George Hhallis, Greek premier. In all probability the | premiers will not settle all pending I questions during their present con ! ference. | Newspapers of this city express I satisfaction with the cordiality ap parent during the conversation be tween the two premiers, and express belief that France and England are entirely agreed that Greece with Con stantine on the throne will not find support from allied nations. A fifth of the school children of New York are reported to be under fed. _^_ exchange is higher. New York, Nov. 29.—Foreign ex change was higher at tne opening to day. Demand Sterling. t3.4*-V. francs, .0609; lires, .0369; marks, .0146; Canadian dollars, $.8775. GRAFT SCANDAL8 IN TOKIO. Tokio, Nov. 29.—Viscount Tajira. mayor of Tokio, and other officials, re signed Friday in consequence of the investigation which h&a been started into graft scandals as a result of which th“™» have been III arrests. Major Churchill, Who Arrive? In Geneva to Study League Plans, May Assist in Forming Program. Geneva, Nov. 29 (United News).—A near-sensatlon which was caused by tho arrival In Geneva of Major Mar borough Churchill, of the American army, has been explained by the statement that tho League of nations permanent military commission in vited the United States to send an un - official delegate here to study plans for the reduction of armaments. General Clives, of the British dele gation, pointed out that the United States had participated in drawing up the league's international court of Justice, and also participated unoffi cially in the Brussels financial con ference. Hence, it is hoped, General Clives declared, that an unofficial representative of the United States experts on disarmament. lie de clared tho question could not be solved without the co-operation of the United States. Disarmament Debates to Be Hot. After a week given over largely to commission meetings the assembly will reconvene Tuesday, still seeking decisions on tho most difficult prob lems -confronting the nations of the world. It Is predicted disarmament, man dates and International court debates will be heated. As to the international court, the Root draft will be accepted virtually Intact, except for a reservation as to compulsory arbitration. An attempt will be made to divide the court Into two sections, one to deal exclusively with labor questions. GERMANY RECOGNIZES HUERTA GOVERNMENT Places Other Nations’ Diplo mats in Embarrasing Posi tion Over Inauguration. Mexico City, Nov. 29 (United News!.-—Germany has extended her official recognition of the I)e Ua Huerta government of Mexico, placing the diplomats of the other nations in an embarrassing position as they are awaiting word from their own gov ernments as to whether they should attend the inauguration of President Obregon. It is unlikely that the German doc uments will arrive before Obrt gon's inauguration. hut the diplomats nevertheless expect Count Von At on t - gelas, of Germany, to attend in his official capacity. The count has. been hero for several weeks witBoct !>..• Renting his credentials. n Some Will Make as Hi~h a? $25,000 a Year If 'de mands Co Ihro-J’h. Chicago, Nov. 29 (Un lid Ne v If Chicago flat janitor's .e i' . way, there will lie a brand in • of the Nouvean Itiche in this in; ad metropolis. Ten thousand of them came up for air Sunday, and one man spoke as follows: “We demand 10 per tent, of tin gross rental of all apartment build ings for our service. “We won't live in a basemen: any more, or even upstairs in the bui.d ing in which we work because every time we lose our job we have to move. This is disagreable for our wives. “We are with the tenants on i very reasonable ground they have, but vve are with our employers if they will only give us our demands. "If an agreement can't lie reached, the public must suffer a strike Id cember 31.” If the furnace moguls are success ful some Chicago janitors will make as high as $25,000 a year. “The reason a five-room iPt with stove heat rents for $29 and a , : un heated flat for $75 is the serv ice. We are the service.” YOUNG MOTHER SLAIN BY MAN FROM ASYLU , Chicago, Nov. 2!). All da \ d Esposito, 17 months old. ! and prattled in his crib. H hr. • ' )»«■». n fed since early morning, but On r v. as his mother resting on ' 1: >r. pretty soon she woo in h« a . .md feed him. When James Esposito c • m • at f> o'clock he found his vvi the floor. She was dead wi-ii a pt rible gash in her throat. > ' ,• »,i. • r Vito, recently discharged ire „ au asylum for the Insane, w is ml.- :n;■ from tho house. In Mrs. Esposito’s hand was clutched a little half complc d baby’s knitted eoat on which she had been working. She was to have become «i mother again in January Recently she told her neighnu.s that she was in mortal dread of Vt«o. who was acting queerly again. Tee police believe he cut her thi* «.t a-*d fled. The knife was found on tho floor some distance from the b ly. MEXICAN STRIKE STILL ON. Eagle Pass, Tex., Nov. 2D (United Press).—The coal strike in the Coa huila, Mexico, mining regions* has not been settled, it was learned here Friday. Mine owners in Agujita and Cloete refused to give the miners the 20 per cent increase granted by the gov ernment. Workers in the district re fused to go back unle3* the incA-°aso applied to all mitu^k - .. ■■ I ■ ■ » I n Extend Recreational Features, He Urges Congress in Report —War Cost America Thir teen Billions. Washington, Nov. 29 (United News) —A good understanding between the American public and the army which serves it is essential to the well being of both, declares Secretary of War Baker, in his annual report. Secretary Baker lays much stress on the educational and recreational features Introduced into army life during his administration of the sec retaryship. saving: v “The idea which the army "is now aiming at is to attract, to its enlisted force serious and energetic young men who. while they ,»r- giving to their country the 'protection which tho army was created for, .in turn be so trained that their entire army ex perience will be but an educatin'.-.a I episode improving their opportunity.' for civilian employment as well as their loyalty to the country and fidel ity to its advancement It removes from a peace time army the reproach of wasted time. Learn Lesson from Complaints. “We seem to hav • learned now what the soldier has been grumbling and complaining about and to have discovered that sound educational possibilities and wholesome recrea tional opportunities are the answers to his discontents." Secretary Baker urges congress to provide for the extension of the edu cational and recreational features, making army life still more attractive. "The army reorganisation act, pro viding for a regular army of approxi mately 280,000 men and 17,700 officers did not provide for universal military training nor for the application of the draft system in future emergencies. “The creation and maintenance of a reserve, without seme form of general training, is impossible." To this implied criticism of the act’s omission lie adds by way of faint praise the assertion that the a t "has afforded a definite bards for the re organisation of the army." 10,COO Bod.ec Are Returned. Already more than 10.000 bodies of overseas dead have 1»«•* n returned to the United Stair*-, h. .• .or:-, “ft is the hope of the \vn- d' p-Vrtmont.” ha goes on, "that th" rote *e' r turn can ultimately be I »u ;nt U > to about 3,000 a month. The total cr i of the !?•’ w r t * the United State* i-Wr-s • \\ \ puts at $13,730.3 ) '70.7'. ar. Ivina at this figure by a y *; anao credits of $2,JK»3 ' .a tram r net. cash outlay, up t 1 m * i 2 -. of $15,784,2 15.57b.73. v : a <-f they - < r fl its represent* the t ». >f (h * n ; a tenance of t!:-* \r* t! ‘ • ::r. :i fieimany, to ’t at .1 :■ m < ^ - many, a figure the* *.* "r -farr a m .;:*s at $2 37,005,000. FARMER SH*'C '> IN HEAD C<[;i rl .Ai-.l'E) Lynch. Neb.. Nov. * ? f ,Sr> a!). Irwin Trov.a::*.} 3; y -lrs Ohl, a farmer livi: g : ; in . -corCi of here committed side d ■ Krid.i / .1 i* r. r>n by shooiing l« true If in f ■ load wii!» a shotgun. I'hnane.al troubles :s alleged to have been the cause. Mr. Trov.nnle had gm, to the home of H> nry V’rnhy 1 neighbor, after his wife, with whom it is said he had quarrel' l ov - his f Man ual troubles and there ended his life. The shooting oceurr* d in the yard of Mr. Wade's home. Troviant: died soon aft^r. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Tro viante, of Lynch, who survive him be- * • aider the widow and one small child. — 3 BANDITS MURDER BOY TO GET HIS 60 CENTS Chicago, Nov. 2.)—William Kil burg, 17. had at ter led a motion pie j tore show and was whistling merrily i as he took a short out through a va ! rant lot to reach hi'- home a few ' blocks distant. As he walked and v.histled he jingled 6) cents in his pock»t. Three iiien armed with revolvers suddenly sprang upon him. One i ; k him, l.i. - king him down. As h '-.i»sc another fired a shot that en f'• i • • i fust below the boy’s heart. Then | th v took his 60 cents and fled, ihoro. attracted by the pistol carried the boy homo and he rushed to the nearest hospital. | ; u cts, corner loafers and gang I-i o s were arrested on suspicion, but tie* bo * is loo nnr death to identify hi: assailants. | Th tin - • bandits? got 20 cents each i ;tmurdering at offensive boy. sPISH INVESTIGATION IS GIVEN SET-BACK Washington, Nov. 23 (I'nited ' i"-,-ss).—The state department will refuse to issn: • passports to anyone :.! tin name of the American commit on conditions ,n Ireland, it was i.l at the department today. At the fame tint1 it was stated that I-, sports will be read.ly issued to ny individual American citizen whom Ue state department feels is entitled to .1 passport. NINE SKELETONS ARE UNEARTHED IN CELLAR S- raeuse, N. Y„ Nov. 23 (Special). —Discovery of the s’ydetor.s of nine men buried a few ..inches under the earth in a collar at flal.lw:nsvi”e has led to murder m tery i' Town authorities cov-C, said they beiiev rt tne ■ jns were thesa of victims o* » • which o..utre(V in 180 i.