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1920,
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FEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 235
SECOND DAY ADDS 821 MEMBERSHIP
IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DRIVE-
TOTAL FOR THE TWO DAYS IS 143
Made to Prevent
Si bused inf towteren 8Emm
Fupraieri,
..-, drcuree,man
435, which represents $35,875 ar
ually for three years—a sum the
afternoon, at
day of
"IOTROOA sr
Persia” an
hreatened.
N. Jan. 21.—A dispatch to
1 News from Paris says the
supreme council will send
the Bolsheriki in the Cau-
expected to number 200,000..
respondent adds, it is re-
t there is a serious Com-
rising in Bessarabia and
m Aturrbenens ‘ Bor.
announcement
7.xtm
een
adi-
held |
me onrone sa Rente
“do 4 aurndese" in an attempt to or
tain a grand total of 2,500 members. /
-uWad
club, Thea Nixon’s No. 12 “crew” gave
a proper imitation of Abou Ben Adhem
and “led all the rest” with 96 new
memberships obtained today and a to-
tor for the two days of 186. Team No.
14, captained by Brit E. Cranfill, was
2.45=-33:71
sadly reported only four new member-
...Peer sneer
ency is such; the team collected 21
memberships the first day, and again
bagged 21 the second.
The complete report for today fol-
lows: 5 .
Team No. 1,44: No. 2.32; No. 4,18;
No. 6,26; No. 6’8; No. 7,22; No. 8,
44: No. 6,7; No. 11,9, No. 12, 96;
NA 18,15: No. 14,65; No. 15,22; No.
25; No. 18, No. 21; No. 20,
K#ik#= * 2,1:
Par Malloy of Tulsa, Okla., a guest
luncheon, told the members of
uiconrditgtens
*00,200 * 2227,2 w wr.
Falls; is willing to bet more, and
wishes to put $250 into memberships
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ton
IF TEXAS RANGERS MAY TAKE
POSSESSION BURK-DIVIDE
PROPERTY BEFORE NIGHT
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BULLETIN
ALBANY, N. V., Jan. 21—Martin
W. Littleton, committee counsel, de-
clared that this investigation will not
be a tempest in a teapot, but that be-
fore it ands, the question will be
whether the Socialists can continue
to “masquerade” as a political party.
He added that what the charges
against the defendants meant was
that they were here for “Trotzky and
Lenine,” to erectean autocracy on
the ruins of a republic-“to whose con-
stitution we all subeoribe.”
CHIEF OF STAFF
Can’t Afford to Make Military
"Autocracy in America,
Secretary Says.
ARMY REORGANIZATION BILL
GIVEN HEARTY APPROVAL
•Secretary Halls It as States.
man-Like Attempt and Er.
Will Follow Example of U. S. in
Withdrawing Troops from
That Country.
OBJECT HAS BEEN ATTAINED
TOKIO PAPERS DECLARE
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Removal of Troops Will Leave
General Semenoff’s Forces
in Bad Situation.
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seeiiccee
“Ts snum request to the supreme
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plan to send troops into the Near Past,
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sorest
Ne ton for Rome at 8:50
1‘aoeer Clemenceau, the former
na. -r-mr :
quent farewell by his colleagues.
"NIMNVLRS*
, wasmorow, Jan. n.—A terrine
:*sc:22Y, the mother!
Threatened hostilities between Texas and Oklahoma claimants
to oil lands in the Red River bed involved in the boundary dispute
between the two states are expected to come to a head by the at-
tempt of Texas Rangers to take charge of the Red River properties
of the Burk-Divide Oil company, now held by an Oklahoma receiver
and 50 armed deputies from Tillman county, Oklahoma, the at-
tempt being expected by local oil people within the next few hours.
The gravity of the situation is believed to be increased by the
reported declaration of Governor Robertson of Oklahoma that he
will use the Oklahoma national guard if necessary in support of
the Oklahoma claims.
The number of Texas-rangers nove-
in the disputed district is estimated
at 27, under the personal direction of
Adjutant General Cope, this number
representing the reinforcement of
16 Rangers who arrived Tuesday.
In addition to this number there is
probably a regiment of the Texas Na-
tional Guard in this part of the state,
which could be called into service if
Texas authorities considered it, nec-
essary in upholding the jurisdiction oi
the Texas courts. 4
The Burk-Divide property includes
a well in the sand and standardising
to complete in lot 6 block 3 of the
Sam Sparks subdivision, just north
of the General well in the Sparks
which was the discovery well of this
district and the sensation of the field
at the time of its completion several
weeks ago.
Temps rights in this property have
been recently purchased by the Lone
Star Oil and Refining Co. of this city,
according to an announcement by
Robert Wilcox, the general manager.
MI
wi
SUFFRAGE
. waSuoron, Jan. 21.The ar
my reorganization bill drafted by the
Senate military sus committee was
endorsed today by Secretary Baker
who appeared before the full cum-
mittee.5.
"This is the most states nanitke at-
tempt to reorganize the army ever
made in any country and an exceed-
IAX able and effective piece of tes-
eh0"mesoure provides for compul.
sory military training and the forma-
ton of one big army to be divided
into a citizens” reserve army, the
regular army consisting of 280,000
men, and the national guard.
While disclaiming any “personal in
terest or almost none," in the mat-
ter. Secretary Baker opposed" provi-
sions which horbuld make General
TOKIO, Tuesday, Jan. 20.—Japan‘s
object in agreeing to co-operate with
the UnitedStaets in supporting
Czecho-Slovak trops in Siberia has
been attained and the withdrawal of
:2-:t:2ur.2.rmammm,‘at
the advisory diplomatic council yes-
day, according to newspapers here.
It was asserted at the meeting, 1
is said, that Japan has no territorial
ambitions in Siberia and that troops
now being sent to that country are
amr7 *tr,0em.a" .
not be affected b ythis step. The
council is reported to have endorsed
the cabinet’s decision not to inter-
fere further in the internal affairs of
Siberia and to adhere strictly to the
government’s declaration when it, en
tered into its agreement with Amer-
ice in 1918.
he army ever
and an exceed
JACKSON, MISS., Jan. 21.—Amd
cheers and laughter and after only 10
minutes of debate the lower house of
the Mississippi legislature today re-
lected the federal amendment provid-
ing suffrage for women.
The vote, was 106 to 25. 1.
ALBANY, N. Y. Jan. 21.—The sec-
ond day of the trial of the five sue
pended Socialist assemblymen before
the assembly judiciary committee
opened this morning with announce
ment by Louis M. Martin, committee
of the proceedings made yesterday by
Socialist counsel had been denied.
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BY CHICAGO ATTORNEY
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. $1.—k 4e-
forse of Soviet Russia was made to
day on the floor of the New York as
sembly chamber by Seymour Stedman
arcanroths 4:
the assembly judiciary committee
had
aa
ince the
in
Pershing chief of staff. These provi-
sions would in effect abolish the war
department as long as General Per
touts, *2.222,2 nevsenaea
or the secretary of war should be
permitted to name the chief of staff,
x.eritotit.teemccr aarseeme
—was to provide a place for Gen-
.“Th uona to take a am.
1
POP
PRICE OF FOOTWEAR WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE
MANUFACTURERS THINK
The receivership disputes over •
these river bed properties date from
last fall during the litigation over
the Burk-Senator and Burk-Divide
properties in the Travis county dis-
trict court at Austin, which appointed
a Texas receiver for these properties,
and who was prevented at first from
LES. 25:27 Mm2 RTS
New YORK, Jan. 21.—The price of
footwear will continue to increase for
an indefinite period. according to the
prediction of officials of the National
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Asso-
tiation in convention here today. To
what great height the prices would
soar, no one would give guess but all .
ered that there was no let up in
2hxiettumsonros
me close in dressing better today
than ever before. The demand the
heat and lots of it. We must supply
““it is just another case or wide at-
tribution of wealth. Price is see-
ondary provided, the best can be ob-
tained. Silk shirts have become an
common that linen is considered dis-
tinctive."
Ratification of the treaty and re-
sumption of trade with foreign na-
tions will increase the market value
of foot wear by establishing new for-
C.ravmuerkots, another manufacturer -
The only consolation the shoe men
could offer came from the export
situation. He said that men were in
elined to disregard the extreme in
styles for the more conservative and -
serviceable. " -
. “But," he said, “women as usual
have gone in directly the opposite di-
rection and are demanding the most
radical of radical of etaoshr.ne 7
radical of footwear.”
In the agreement between Japan
and the United States, announced in
Tokio on August 4. 1918, the Japan-
ese government declared its desire to
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the tet
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n.
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would withdraw an her troops from
Russian territory and leaveunim
paired the sovereignty of Russia In
all its phases.
repines sin. souse
-serene ....
tor with General Pershing, Mr. Ba-
ker said he did not think “the gen-
erar would care to have the place."
VERDICT REVERSED IN :
JOHNSON HARDY CASE
AUSTIN, rex, Jan. 21.The ver-
diet which sentenced Johnson Hardy
of Montgomery county to ) fe impris-
onment for murder was reversed by
the court of criminal appeals today.
Hardy killed • Monroe McPherson
and a man named Gentry in 1904, ac-
cording to the statement of facts. He
escaped from jail before his trial
which was delayed until the spring of
1919, The case was reversed because
of the admission of testimony to prove
that the defendant had said: ‘‘I killed
two men, and 12 men will try me, and
if they convict me and don’t watch
out, I will get some of them.”
In the opinion setting out that this
PEZSHTLELEL
"Mankind in unco-weak and little to
be trusted.
“Should self the wavering balance
shake, ‘tis rarely right ad-
justed." *
barge
Ass
tharge
ne under the “Survey
or 1919.1 Texas cinims the mildis of
the stream as the boundary, while t
the Oklahomans assert that the
the
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of belief in the Soviet system was not VEN
issue, and that in this country it was -
not a crime for which a man could
be tried and sent to the penitentiary
egAON the basis for *
"we are not at war with Russia,”
he said. “It is true that some of our.
troops are over there and some
the troops of our associates. It was
rather unfortunate for some of our
shoe-om. at iso "*--""*-
Stedman, who mid education-
al institutions were being developed
in Russia despite the fighting that
was going on there, asserted feeling
toward that country was changing
na anndui upetcnenito the esia’
ing to resume trade relations." This
he claimed was political recognition
of the Russian economic structure.
Arguing a motion to dismiss the
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men."
u .____________— “Can you say that if we plead
conclusive evidence as to the possi- guilty to the first cause (adherence
bility of a compromise, ‘2 the poll to the Chicago platform), is justifies
EKARaa -- ---- -244 * our exclusion?" he asked..
BEING COM:
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Three
new treaty compromise moves are in
the making in the Senate, where the
best informed observers now" have
far -EASE C.m
“FL" Deter persisted today in spite
of mysterious assurances by Lodge
that the conferees had “agreed on
something" at yesterday’s session. He
would not divulge what the -agree-
ment covers, but said it is not article
10 or the Lenroot reservation on vot-
ing power. This leaves the Monroe
Doctrine and Shantung, the other
chief points of controversy and it was
generally believed that if anything
was agreed on, it was Shantung.
The three compromise moves which
are to be tried when the failure of
the Lodge conferences had been dem-
onstrated are:
y 1. Mild reservation propose to move
that the treaty be called up in the
Senate, to give everybody who has
reservations an opportunity: to offer
them in open session. This would in-
volve re-opening the whole treaty
2.Senator Underwood announced
he will seek a vote on his resolution
for an official conciliation committee
stating that such a committee could
at least poll the Senate and present
5
SMm HET E
latance mouth the present
JAPAN ADVERSE TO ACCEPTING
WHOLE RESPONSIBILITY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Ofeial
indicated the purpose of the Japanese
government to follow the example of
the United States in withdrawing its
military forces from Siber!"
Discussions in= -
and utterances by .
have developed that p.-, - .....
majority of the Japanese people are
adverse to entering single-handed into
such a vast enterprise as the invasion
of Siberia.
All of the other foreign elements
have been withdrawn from Siberia.
There remain now only about 8,000
American and perhaps 30,000 Japanese
troops, in addition to the Ozecho-
Slovaks whose number has been
193 Z-2 48400" impest
move all of these Czecho-Slovaks by
February 16 and the American troops
should quit by March 1.
Although their lines extend much
farther to the west than those of the
Americans, the Japanese have only a
short voyage from Vladivostok to their
own country se thatetheir invasion of
Siberia may be completed early in the
spring.
As retreats are always highly dan-
serous to any army, involving sacrifice
ri pens .ores, t.
made to obtain protection for the re-
tiring troops by an agreement with the
one ‘Tason ‘‘ 1000
Cossacks irregulars, would be left en
face the steady eastward advance
^W^
a have only a
Comeraiscance spurn or the present
river bee. eletming that the river, has
changed its course from the position
it occupied at the time of fixing the
original boundary in 1819.
COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE -
AWAITING REPORTS
AUSTIN, rex, Jan, 21.—Ofieials
here today were awaiting latest re-
ports from Wichita county, Texas, to
which place a party of rangers has
been sent after reports were received
that Texas and Oklahoma claimants
to valuable oil property in the Red
River valley were threatening to clash.
Late night reports were that the
situation was quiet and both Texas
and Oklahoma officials were quoted
as being hopeful no trouble would
take place.
OKLAHOMA GOvenNon
DOES NOT EXPECT TROUBLE
OKLAHOMA crry, KLA., Jan. 31.--
Governor Robertson stated last night
that he did not anticipate any trouble
with Texas as the result of rangers
being sent into the Red River district
today. He stated that he would abide
by the decision or the courts in this
matter.
“But, if it becomes necessary will
you—use the-state militin-toprotect
the interests of Oklahomans?” the
governor was asked.
* “Well, yes, if it becomes necessary
to employ force I will use all means
at my command, but I do not believe
such a move will become necessary.”
Governor Robertson said he had had
no information concerning the send-
ing of rangers to the Oklahoma Texas
border other than that conveyed by
the Associated Press. 1
MICHIGAN GOVERNOR
TOURING THE OIL FIELDS
mour woere, rex. Jan. 21,4
Governor Sleeper of Michigan, who,
with Banking Commissioner J. W.
Merrick, is touring the oil fields gain-
ing information about companies now
selling stock in Michigan, will leave
tonight for Waco and from there go to
Shreveport.
250 CASES INFLUENZA
REPORTED AT. DALLAS
DALLAS, rex, Jan. 21—Forty
new cases of influenza reported in
Dallas today brought the totalnum-
ber of cases here to 260.No deaths
have been reported.
KATY BRAKEMAN KILLED
NORTH OF FORT WORTH
,22"9T IE tu"
Kansas and Texas, living at Denison,
Hi was killed byr a freight train last
night at midnight 10 miles north of
this city.. He lost his footing while
stepping from one car to another.
VARKER’S NOMINATION
ODIRENTLY ASSURED
have
1 ‘"" WAS
showed no compromise possible, the
Senate could then turn in earnest to
some other means of bringing about,
officially, a state of peace with. Ger-
"$,, 0 2 Nother Demos
crats, with some Republicans, will
circulate a round robin for caucus of
the treaty’s friends, regardless of
party. King’s plan would getthe
support of a dozen or less, senators
raoe ."M-LQ $ "m"
crats against Lodge. *
NEW LOW RECORDS FOR
FOREIGN EXCHANGE ARE 5
MADE IN NEW YORK
New ronk. Jan. 31.—New now.
records on English, French and Ital- |
the Bolshevik toroda. At present N
Rotf-2 1.2i222AnCE2"5A:
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W here case" rhi’anve
F-E-5LH * WonpocusS
* *""e" to FOR HERBERT HOOVER
: FOR THE PRESIDENCY
rerw."2","ac-alA1E:
for, declared “ Feb 9 42
eratio paper, has been a strong sup-
ul be sled SPPORE MA
EEALE
record low of $3,644 on December 19,
fell today to $3.62%, off 27e from
yesterday’s close. French exchange,
quoted yesterday at 11.75 francs for
..0,0* 02,22 2*, 27-
dropped from yesterds’s new low of
12.57 ton rate of 1407 for the Ameri
rao saverne trade boimner sahst
=rt mis
IT LOUISIANA RETURNS
SUGAR, WHEAT AND"
F SUPPLIES AVAILABLE WHEN
BLOCKADE IS LIFTED
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. Four
mwared w-tites -ewis of sugar, 20.
pr
lent,” the editorial sal
m that represented th
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HALON 111 IRODUULU
RESOLUTION AIMED
AT ADMIRAL SIMMS
REPORT OF SENDING OF
RANGERS is RIDICULED
FREDERICK, OKLA, fin. 21.—The
situation is quiet in the disputed Red
River oil fields. No trouble is ex-
pected over the boundary between
Texas and Oklahoma, according, to
officials of Tillman county.
SiFe-et
be satisfied to let events care for
themselves until the United States
court settles the matter.
The dispute is the outcome of the
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msne:sr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21,—A reso. ,
lution declaring that the action of
Rear Admiral. Sims in making pub.
notriciel instructions ot the most
. teruntional fermuons: adsewver the
to condemnation of all Americans, was
geyrouws in the Senate today by
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, a ,
member of the naval committee .His
request for immediate consideration
- denied on objection of Repubui-
"The resolution quoted from the tot
ter read by Admiral Sims last Satur- 0
day before the Senate committse in-
vestigating naval decorations in which
the admiral said that before me left
the United States for Europe in
March, 1917, he was told by a high
naval official not to “let the British
pull the wool over your eyes; it is
none of our business pulling their
chestnuts out of the fire: we would
a soon fight the British as the Ger,
‘"-cannot but bedlere that Whether dh
SRC RFqNE "aha at
sure under almd-—------4
must receive th
American,”
ernuion’or aee
roe"en ham NIA" L" ILS
for governor resume Deno
F-ERRAE
of. Monros the other candidate, in
newspaper which indorsed
‘ “f noon conceded, the
Rates of neisian, German and Aus his cumpahn, a HoonT
Men ercheiseueiee, dropped to new nominati i Parker,
quoted at in os for me American "dor Hestt omenehand
lare, German marks at 1.55 cents, at
compared with 26 cents before the
war. and Austrian crowds at .30
of Pointe
received the
ant governor."
at
rempunarone onore when
40 DEGREES AT DALLAS
DALLas. FFK.Jen. 51—overcete
# fit e .. % ..
end with the primary, was one of the
most bitter in the history of the state.
Prergas conceded the country, vote,
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Presirent
I THE HAGUE, Jan. 19.—The
mer kaiser plans to remove .
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AUSTIN, Tex Jan.. 21.—“We are
prepared to whip them if there is an
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any circumstances
disapproval of ev-
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