Sherman Daily Democrat (Sherman, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 266, Ed. 1 Monday, May 15, 1922 Page: 1 of 8
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VOLUME XLI—NO. 167.
SHERMAN. TEXAS, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1922. —EIGHT PAGES.
65c PER MONTH.
> Leave Her
For Dead In Brush * AT HOME
BODY OF PIONEER ED STEPHENS
H^HptOSES LIFE AT
: HENRYETTA
13 KILLED AND Washington Goes
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By the A HOC luted Press
HAD PROBABLY BEEN DEAD FRISCO ENGINEER FALLS FROM TRAM
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Kansas City, Mo., May 15.—The police today
are seeking eight men who kidnapped Mrs. Ah-
toniette Conley, 27 years old, and carried ther to
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an abandoned log cabin here, according to reports
to police, she was whipped, clubbed and outraged.
Found By Boy Scout.
The woman, who was the mother of a four-
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year-old son was found semi-conacious by a Boy
Scout in some underbrush, where she. had been
thrown. She is iii a hospital today, at the point
of death.
THREE WEEKS
ENGINE TENDER.
CAR AND Cin
HIT HEAD ON.
CAR
By the United Pre*#
IS OKMULGEE MYSTERY SKUEL BADLY CRUSHED MEL HOLIDAY CROWD
Chief of Police Believes Young
Man Returned Home 111
and iDied Alone.
BILLY SUNDAY HILL WANTS
GETS $60 FROM I HAYNES KICKED
iKUKLUXiAi
Okmulgee, May 15.—A post-
moriuiu examination of the body of
Rus*el« Kid red, 27 yuurs old, which
was found here yesterday by a cure-
taken In tfc«r family home, will be held
thin afternoon,
mined whether
Alto Susiainci Broken Leg and
Shoulder—Body Brought
to Sherman.
No Americans Were on Board,
But Several Germans in
the Crowd.
I'd Stephens, engineer for the Fris-
co. but filing on the passenger train
which was due In Shcrmnu from the
north at o'clock Monday morn-
ing. lost his life at H :5ft o'clock Sun-
und it will be deter- rta>' Il!^hr aftor falllug-between_the lo-
an imiueat will be
coinotive and tender of the train near
IMiryelffl. liklfl. Mr. Steplu;*.s, who
resided at , ^12 Noitli. Willow street,
died in Henryetta at that hour after lie-
ing carried there from the idaee he
fell from the hwomwtive to ,the road-
bed.
Mr. Stephens was missed from his
place in the Cflh by Duo Jours, en*
glneer, shwtiy after h • hud blown for
lfenrydta. Mr. Ntejihens a moment
befoie. however, had started back
across the tender. When lie was not
found, the engine was brought to a
stop, und a sennli made. He was
wa8j found a quarter of a mile up the track
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tered. * t
The Chief of Police said his theo-
ry is that Khiretl liecame delirious
and wandered about the house kuoclc-
**•* owr furniture, buti unable to
rum ed by twelve persons clail hi tllf-iler JLhe^reiiiij1uij, .IraiB. olfa condition,
regalia of the Kn Kluv Klan and pre- hitiou Commissioner Hayncs. or wlio- *capons or MOOa
necessary, local health authorities an.
uouueed today. *
Jn a, .statement this morning the
Chief of Police expressed the belief
that Kid nil had not met with vio-
lence. He mi id his opinion was that
Kid red was ill when he arrived here
from the Kant, where he accoinpan
led his mother to her home and rela-
tives, and that after taking refuge
in their residence, had become gradu*
ally worse.
• The room where the body ,„uuo <« ,
loiind was in disarray and confusion, jfrom where the engine stopped, and al-
.Vnch furniture had been overturnefl
lend the electric light fixtures shat-
By the Atwfatrd t*tmnr . LSK. Ht An"'>l *****
Hit liimuid. lud., May 15. Rev. Wil-I Washlngflm. Mny 15. - Secretary
liaiu Stindav. evangelist, preaching in .Mellon was asked today by Reprcxcnta-
a tabernacle here last night was Inter- flve Hill. Reon-ilicuit. Maryland, to or-
rcgulia
seated with nu envelope containing ever else in his office is responsible
$50 and u note explaining that the for a recent press bulletin which Hill
money was a "little token of apprecia- declared constituted "official ftpprov-
lion of the go«nl win k that yon ami ttl oflb' a Herat ion of lynch law to* the
vour associates are doing in perpetual- HUpprrHKion of liquor violators."
ing the leuct« of the t'hristian religion " LL" '
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stains
the ' house,
were
the
throughout the nation
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Taking Evidence Postponed.
One Injured in Wreck.
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r Wif.e. Twn% May The North-
th0 AtMyoti'j / *# * ' ■ iMiund Kaly I'lyer was wrecked this
Wanlo^an, tits., Jlgy -|5;—--flaking of morning it wa.<t wtwhw the &ty
erl<H*n«N« in the trial of tJovernor l<eiv shortly after 4 a. in. Two conches
Small was |M st|sine<l this tortvning^ hfggage cur went Into the
when the defcuse iuovisI tluit the Stiite caused by washed out tracks
tracks following a very hard rain.
found anywhere iu
Chief pointed out
The condition of the body indicat-
ed that Eldred died about three
weeks ago, health officials said. They
stated yesterday that the decomposed
while of Hi- body probably would pre-
vertt a finding MS lo *th ' e\iVi-| cause
of his death. Mrs. Eldred is expect-
though suffering from severe injuries,
was still alive, and was placed aboard
the train and taken to Henryetta. The
accident occurred n.t J0:2tt p. ni. and
deafh • occurred one hour and twenty-
five minutes later.
Mr. Stephens' injuries consisted of
a compound fracture of one limb, a
broken shoulder and a crushed skull.
ed hei-e soon. Her husbaml dimi sev I 1 , . . _
i currtd was in charge of
.crti years neo. aifd was a pioneer oil jfnrrv Stewart
man In this district.
Mr. and Mrs. SI Stephens, the for-
mer a brother to Mr. Stephens, left at
midnight Sunday for Henryetta, after
receiving news of the accident. They
brought tlje remains to Sherman Mon-
day afternoon.
. The drreused Is survived by his wif£,
Mrs. Maud Stephens, aud by one son,
Ernest. wl o lives at home. Ife was
is years of age.
The Irafn on wlrtcli the accident oc-
conductor
liy tk0 Anaoclatnl Prrtu
Mexico City. May lo.—Thirteen
jiersons were killed aftd more than
TP injuretl today when a tram-car
carrying a holiday crowd was cuta-
pulted Into a deep canyon near San-
ta Fe, a small village adjacent to
the capital, after colliding with an-
other car at the top of a hill. Most
of the victims were women and chil-
dren.
'Hie ear filled wilh pleasure-seek-
ers, on their way to jX-slreto De £/•
I .cones, a |><-pillar resort near the
capital, crashed headon into a city
nound car. The collision did little
(lamage, but the car sped backward
down the incline, the brakes falling
to hold. It left the rails at a <harp
curve, and was hurled into the gol-
ley.
There were no Americans in the
IMirty. but several Germans and other
foreigners were on board. The death
list will probably be augmented as
many of the injured are In a serious
condition
Washington, May 15.—Washington today;
began an experiment in voluntary daylight saving.
The hands of the clock remained unchanged,
but under a request issued by President Harding,
with approval of his Cabinet, a large proportion of
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the activities of the executive branch of' -the gov-
ernment got under way-an hour earlier and most
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of the commercial establishments of the city open-
ed their doors and
an hour ahead of the regular schedule.
: Congress is Hands Off.
Fire at Itanlson.
Dcnison. May IS. — J'Mre slightly
damaged the home of J. W. Adainsou.
4.'ll West (<nndy street, ^ut.day night
lit 11:30 o'chsk. The flames starteil
from an electric Iron lu the kitchen,
and were subdued l**fore reaehiug any
olher latt't of tlVe home.
ite required to elect which se<tlo ' of
the- c< uspiraey hiw they will g«. to
ttlal undef.
The prosecnl bin had calliM 1/mls Ve-
gi4, a clerk In the office of lioni. i.
Kmmelson, ttecrelarv of *tul . i <
first wIHhss when C. C. !>.\'rgee. tie-
ma tided thtit he lie heard on his mo-
tlou. Judge Clair C. Bdwards excus-
ed the Jury from the room during the
argument _ _'
lu\ it at ion Debated.
woniuu was Injured.
(Ntlaln-ma Man Surrender*.
ttjr the lTnlt d I'rts*
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By tk& Aatocintrd Fret*
Washington. May ir .-~raTticiparion
by the t'ntfid States in the adjourn-
ed session of the European Economic
rouference next month at the IliiitMo,
after an invitation has been issued,
was ii bated today iu the Senate, Setu
Aim Borah, Hepuidici n, rtah, oppos-
ing and Senator Hitchcock,, demo-
crat, Nebrask't. favoring sncli jiartlcl-
pation.
f/4is Angeles, Calif., May 15.—A man
who- said lie was Frank I>e< Ortla. .'12.
and that lie was wanted at Tulsa,
Okla. for fttnbezstllng $H.4rto from the
Central National Bank of that city,
where he hud Is'eii employed as a
lKM kkeeper nr.tU las! August, gave
himself nf, t< the jsdice here today.
Chile and Peru Confer.
By thf Akmn mU d Prnma
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One How* Demolished.
By tkt AAimriaUA Pt*** ..
Waco, Trxns, May l.ri.-'nic rain!
storm here this mornl-m d« veloj.rd int<
a lotUtulo ele*fen JttiHes south of the
city, at iHiwuc-villr. and cm^dlktrtlhla
damage Is reported, imt no fatallth'S so « Abilene.
WaHhington. May K 15.—Chile , ami
Pern, estranged for 40 years, by their
dispute over Tacna-Arlca, joined here
today in a new effort to compose
| tl eir differences, and remove the
"problems of the Pacific, as a, source
of Internntional friction in Latin.
America.
One Killed bi Wreck.
f*l/ AnHi>tiat>-tl
far. The home of M. C. Porscy was
<tenndished ntid Mrs. Horsey was hurl
ed through the air for sttftie distance
but was uninjured.
Klglif Killed Sunday.
9f the Unite I Pi***
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lie)fast * Mny 15 The body of an
elderly woman, who had tMed etf liulloi
wounds, was found in Great George
street last lirght, brlugtafr tj^e totnt
of kmmii dead In - Sunday's shooting
t<i «*ight.
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Texas, May 15,—West-
botind Texas and Pacific train No. IT,
Fort Worth to Cisco, went into tae
diU'h near Santo, lOO mlh s East of
tollowliig a very hard rain. - One wo
itia n vn ;is injured.
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So'diei lionus ltill.
By th0 A **at\alr/l Pre*s
Washington. May 15.— -The Supreme
Coutt tnda.v held that seetlou 4 of the
future trade,act was unenforceable, lc
held (hat section ,H. t otul other
lions couUl Is' enforced.
Serlion 5^ of the hkw, it was held
by the court, empowers Secretary of
agriculture on Investigating boards
of trade and require them to submit
statistical and other information ex-
cept conftdentiul trade matter, and
publish* reports to the -public, v.
Section :t provided for the contlnu-
afldti of 20c is r bushel upon" "priv
Ileilge of puts, calls, bids nnd offers,
and, other so culled"speculative trade.,
Section 4, ileclared to be unenforce-
able, pro|Nisi>d to levy virtually a pro-
hibltative tax of"20c per bushel ou
all future trade barred in the act.
IS FELT AT
there WILL be
of conference
ess on the other hand, holding in its
memory the storm stirred up in some quarters by
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its enactment of a daylight savings law several
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years ago, had refused to have anything to do with
the new plan and will meet and adjourn as usual.
The Supreme Court has met at high noon, by the
clock since its history began, and also will decline
to follow the executive departments.
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All portions of executive departments were
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not united on the plan, two of the bureaus employ-
ing the largest number of workers—the bureau, of
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.printing and engraving, and the government print-
ing office—^standing by the regular schedule which
calls for the beginning of work at 8 o'clock. This
hour is the same as which clerks of departments
operating under the new plan will report to work
and street car companies saw great difficulty in
handling all workers at one time.
By th* UnlU l Pre*s
Portland. Ore., May 15.—A sharp
earthquake shpek lasting — ten sec-
onds, was felt in all parts of Port*
land thjs morning at 0:27 o'clock.
Several high buildings in the business
section were jarred severely.
Residents reported vases and china-
ware fell from their places.
No serious da mage was done. Van
corner at ross the Columbia from
Portland, reporied two shocks, one at
0:27 and the other at 9;30.
By the Annortated Pre** ^
Genoa, May 15.—The political sttb-
cqmmlsskm of tU& Kconomle t'onfer-
ence totlay timuiiiuously approvetl the
agreement reached yesterday among
the ionvenlug jiowors to hold another^
meellng at The Hague beginning June
45 to further examine . thej Itusslau
question.
By the Associated Pteau
klan case at messenger
■■■Kills band!
in hold up,
on calendar
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Asks for Cooperation.
(Jenoa. May 15. — Pr.'me Minister
Lloyd (Jeorge asnouitctHl this after-
noon that hw had banded to Richard
Washburn Child, the American am-
bassador last evening, a copy of the
proposal for the comtnHdou to sit at
I The Hague to discuss Russian affairs.
II.- nnlfot Pie« "f f lie SSi«l I his had betii done SO that the
London. Pnglaml. May 15.—<lreat 1 "ite^r Stales would be fully advised in
Britain has asked for the cooperation <ut^ Russia accepts.
Of tile rniteo
tljr the United I'rsw
• . Washinutoti. May 15 -r: President
Harding this week will give ills final
reading tin the soldier Ih.iiUS bill pemt
ing Is'fore the Senate, it was learned
at, the White House today.
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DETROIT TAKES OVER TROLLEY
UNES AND NOW OWNER OF THE
LAYING BETS
ON RACING
IS
States, France and
Italy in investigating the recent r.tro- 1
cities by Turks on Christian miners in
Asia Minor, reported by the American
^ Relief A dm 1 ulst ration recently, ft
was announced In the House of Com-
mons today.
Rti^ia Will Accept.
By the Associated P-tss
Washington, May !5.-~-A commnnlca-
tion from American Ambassador Child,
leportlng- that the Doited States gov-
ernment had been invited Jo iiartici-
pate In the newly piaiined economic
conference at The Hague was received
ltKluy at the State 1 department but of-
ficials indlcate<l that, no Immetllute de-
termination regarding it wcuid be
reached.
SHERIFF ENTERS GENERAL DE-
MI RER IN OCSTER PROCEED-
INC.S AGAINST HIM
Or tb« United Press
FRFSTRATES EIGHT M£N WHO
ATTEMPT TO ROB C.OLDEN
STATE LIMITED
By Annocintcd Press
Tusron Adz., May
15.—With two
Beaumont, Texas'. May 15. -Tin' ous-
ior fiiw against Sheriff T. H. Ciarner, _att —
teaed on Charges that he is a member | dim ted bullets, Express Mesaeu-
Of the Ku Klnx Klan. wilt start In ger li. « ewart earl* today frustrated
the Sixtieth District Court here today.
The defense has entered •: general de- u "I" attempt by eight mask-
murer to pr<M*eetllngs which were ed bandits to rob Chicago, Rock Island
hi'ought by tie* "rltlsens' committee." i M . .... . . _T . ^
The demurer alleged that Judge A. Mc- lucltlc train Nuhtner 3. th« Cold-
Howell, because <if an exprrsslon of State Limited, bound from Chicago
opinion mi the Ku KKux Klan, Is tlis-o , t1l ,
quUfhwl for Horvtce I,. th<. aixl AnK,loK' s,fW,rt 0I
als<i alleges that McDowell, the citl- of the octette, apparently wounded a
zens' committee and a local newspaper
By the Afsncifited Pres«
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By f*«, Astnrtoted Pnns
Betrolt, Mich.. Mny 15.—At midnight
last night the city of Detroit formally
took posesslon of all trolly lines and
1H7 cars wilhln the city limits, hecom-
ijig owner of the largest muuiel|ially
ti^ned plfcyet -JCkll^ny system In the
world. /■ ' ' "...v.
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WuH HerejrnDe Russia.
By th* Associated Prtst
r "Wnahtngton; May 15.
wauld call for rerrwnlllon of the So-
v'ei Hti^xia under -a'
mo^ntloh IhlftsittW today by Senator.
Borah, Republican, Idaho.
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THE WEATHER.
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Bit thf Associated Press
Washington, May 15. — Sher-
man aud vicinity, Monday night
ami Tuesday, cloudy; local show-
era. '
nv 'he Ass<yritite>i Vretn
t'Jenoa. Iia'v. May 15.—The Russians-1
V IU • < tent the Invitation to come to' Cntll they had ap opportunity to
the Hague for the roiittuualion « f the #tu<ty the proposal hi <h t ,il, officials
dlscuMlOii of rht> RTtsslan iptesfion. would make no comment regarding n.
It was announeetl this afternoon by The general impression given by them
Rakcvsky, Soviet Premier of the" was that the question probably wotild
j I'kraine. \ l e -discussed- at tomorrow's cabinet
' meellng and that some action
Scalded to Death. follow.
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has conspired to ruin earner's good
name and cause him to lost* his office, i *..ucu.
second, and routed the
hand
empty
WORK OF GEORGE HARVEY IS
might
T*'10 Hv }^e Associated Press
Weatherford. Texas. Mav 15
New Ortenns. La.. Mav 15
1 w , L* ™ T' rr'1- -■«' V'Mirs o-.l. of WVnlhprforil, '
1 ". ' ,' "J"'""' . '1 whs sinMi'd to fioilttl. nn l KniliMr
day In a «le(ist< ii which Upheld the t ^
By lht An metal M Press
"<?e
COMMENDED DY LONDON TIMES
•SAYS RELATIONS ARE DETtER
——
u.tJi • tib'ks injured in, the back and Fireman
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vitilalhm of jhfy anti-gambling law.
Wm the Afnf 1 '
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l^cal Temperature.
There was a range ot 1fl tle-
The Sei ftl&. greet*'irrtoi'tvl ten p« rntifre Snn-
. - • i|ny 1 -tftc-aigxlmnm being So and
the fiVrnimnm being HI.
Baton Rouge, La., May 15. tiovern-
or Parker totla.v came out In strong op-
position to race track gambling, ami
ingetl thftl Louisiana blot it out quiek-
ly ami fitiall.v.
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Hotel IIiht^i.
Isuind Texas ami Pacific No. 11 wreck-
ed at Santo early today. OUT. an em-
plovo of the road, whs riding the loco-
motfw.
Loiitlon, May 15. — Prime Minister
Lloyd 1 Jeorge. In a message given to ' I
the (5enoa cojrivspondeat of tW, York-.N, ORPHAN GIRL SEEKS
shire Lvening News, says: j| N'FU'M np RRt 1
"We have reached a new- phase in
Western civilization. There have l eeh
wars of religion ami dynastic wars;
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By the Associated Press
NEWS OF RELATIVES
Men to Have Hearing.
Py tfcs Uutt^! Pre-w * .
j°r-
tty the Afi*Wint0d Pres"
CflineMvIlle. Texas. May 15. — The
• White House Hotel at Sanger. Texas.
'*vt^ tts contents Wtts totally dsjgitroveil
hy fire of unknown origin last night,
itanshig a loss of about nie
tbuilding had lV"t*ii vai^anT wine time
amp w-flM re-otvilpleil only last Friday
I by Pl ot Point | arttes. A fire tnick
■O from Dculon was called to the scene.
Chicago, IDs., May 15.—Eight liltor
men Indlyted on murd T charges In
connection with Chicago'* lahor war,
will have preliminary hearings today
before Judge Kirklv-m Scanlon of
.the Criminal Court
Heavy Rain Falb.
th 4ssncmte<1 Press
Calnesvllle, Texas, May 15. — A
Heady rain, starting about midnight^
continued Vailing here this morning.
supplies of raw mateilals, with
| which to uom-ish trade anil commerce.
1 The new pliosc Is the economic Inter-
dcpeiidcnlrc of Kuro|s , am! the whole
world. No-n odsrn uatlon t an exist by
Itself: It Is dependent upon other na-
tloon, whether neighboring or remote.
"A pact "St non-aggi-esslon Is funda-
mental to eeomiutic reconstruction, Ev-
ery nation iu Furope must recogulsse
the sanctity of its nelghlior's boundar-
ies. Frontiers will then become oj en
doors of .commerce, not national bar-
riers. Peace is the first essential."
The premier expressed deep Inter-
est In the attention given to the pro-
m-dings at Genoa by the British peo-
•ple. A .-
Ruth Irene Hathawgy, Ifk an
. , orphan. Is trying to get In touch
^1" ™ «^trr Hch- fr- ^ Wr hrothera and slaters who
were In an t)ak CHIT Orplians'
j. TiOladon. Msy 15 —The Titn<t« prlnti
.a ffpedal article reviewing the first
t [ year's work of George Harvey, as Am*
I erican ambassador at the Court of St.
James, paying tribute to' his efforta
I home five years ago, she says,
iv llnth is now living on the Stor-
l ev farm at Irving, a pl Is ant-
ions to know where her brothers
I and sisters are. Thtdr names
are Opal. Adell, fjpral ami A1-
lon. When Ruth last heard of
her mothei-, Mrs. Minnie Hatha*
way., she was living in Sherman
W'ith her youngest child, Adell.
u "I wonld be so happy if yon
can get some information ahont
hiy family." Ruth writes. "If
vou hear anything write to me on
R. F. {). No 2. Irving".
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nder<
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to smooth away
Hlandings Is?tween England and Ameiw
Ira and recalling his many « puhllo
speeches in which, says the article, "he
l ent hla energies to dispel Illusion*
even at the rick of hurting feellnga
and starting fundamental facts which
eouldl not be ignored and had to ho
re^oned with in dealing with tS
American peojife.
"Thanks to his untiring efforts.** th«
article Continues, "Anglo-Ameri. an re-
lations have steadily Improved luritll
st the present moment'fliere la no Qaes-
th>n in dispute or argument between
the two countries. Ambassador Bar.
vey has aetefl throughbut as the Inter-
preter Of President Harding, the aiws.
cess of whose policy he has beta
greatly Instrumental in
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