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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.