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VOL XXVI
The Abilene Wally
FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT BY LEASED WIRE
ABILENE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1924—TEN PAGES
’ PRICE
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NUMBER 172
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Allies Fear Germany Getting Ready For War
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After 50 Years, They Look Alike!
USED DISARMAMENT
NCREASE OPPOSED DISARMAMENT TO, TROIZKYS POWER SNOW FALLS AT AMARILLO
IN POSTAL RATES BE DISCUSSED BY IN RUSSIA AT END TUESDAY AND FORECAST
ONCE A GREAT LEADER Now FOR HERE TUESDAY NIGHT
IS IN EXILE FROM COUN- 4 ***** -
POSTMASTER GENERAL NEW
TO BE WITNESS BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
ALLIED COUNCIL
PARIS, Dee. 23.—Germany's dis- »
armament status will come before
TRY HE RULED.
the allied council of ambassadors
PUBLISHERS IN A PROTEST I Friday instead of tomorrow, as ex-
pected, the regular meeting of the
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look alike. Just notice the striking resemblance between Andrew J. Smith and wife of Pert Huron,
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Succeeds Gompers
PROGRESSIVE CITIZENS OF
ABILENE
Green started
his career 1
as a. miner.
William
Green
w
4 He was • member
► of Ohio Senate $.
I two terms
H. has been inter-
national secretary "II]
treasurer of the United
Mineworkers of America
since 1013
William Green, secretary-treas urer of the United Mine Workers
of America, is successor to Samuel M. Gompers.
Saves $250,000; Gets $1000
council having been postponed. The
Richmond Va . News Leader ambassadors received today a com-
-comono CAS 19 ' munication from the supreme in-
Publisher Declares American “terallied military commission em-
bodying the latest reports on the
subject from the military control
mission, and the postponement was
decided upon to give them time to
consult with their governments
Newspaper Publishers Op-
posed to An Increase.
Movement Is Started to Forever
Bar Trotzky to Again Re-
gain Power Which He
Once Held.
JAPAN IS SEEKING
FRIENDSHIP OF U. S.
West Texas is to continue
through Wednesday in the grip of
the cold wave that struck last
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Post- drafted
master General New was called to-I The t
day before the senate postoffice
subcommittee to explain details of
the administration measure pro-
and have a letter
to Germany
SO DECLARES PREMIER KA-
TO IN STATEMENT TO THE
ASSOCIATED PRESS.
posing increases in rates on prac-
tically all classes of mail matter
except letter mafl, to take care of
the advance in the pay of postal
employes approved by congress, but
vetoed by President Coolidge.
The subcommittee has set aside
four days for the hearing, today,
tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
Chairman Moses and other mem-
bers hope to conclude the hearings
within that time so that a report
can be made to the entire commit-
tee next week.
The two aspects of the German
International situation that are
giving the greatest concern are
said in official quarters to be the
alleged organization of the German
police along lines that make it in
reality a sort of army and allega-
tions that the clandestine manu-
facture of machine guns is going
on.
To Give Allied Views.
LONDON, Dec. 23.—It is possible
that the council of ambassadors at
its meeting in Paris this week, af-
ter considering ad interim reports
from the allied military authorities
While the salary increase micas i on armament conditions in Ger-
ure, passed the last session, many will send a communication to
been incorporated into the mail
rate advance bill introduced by
Chairman Sterling of the postoffice
committee, there will be no hear-
ings on that measure at this time.
The question of salary raise is
pending in the senate and the com-
mittee will have jurisdiction only
in the event that the president’s
v to is sustained, which leaders
now say is practically assured.
At the outset the American
Newspaper Publishers Assoon,
through its vice president, John
Stewart Bryan, publisher of the
Richmond, Va., News-Leader, pre-
sented a protest from that organ-
isation against such speed in open-
ing the hearings. 5
The protest set forth the he
department had been two years in
preparing the cost ascertainment
report on which the proposed mail
’rate advances have been based and
that the publishers should be giv-
en reasonable time in which to
study the report. It was declared
that in the brief time the report
had been in the association’s hands,
"many discrepancies" in the state-
ment of facts had been found ,
The protest asked that at least
thirty days be given for analysis of
the report. To this Chairman
Moses replied that the senate com- -
mittee had ordered speedy hear-
ings with a view to making a re-
port noon after the Christmas holi- ■
days and that the sub-committee
had no choice hot to go ahead.
Advance proposed by the post-
office department are in accord-
Berlin on the subject giving the
allied views, it was learned in Brit-
ish official circles today.
It was pointed out that Great
Britain had no wish to continue
the occupation of the Cologne area
for a longer time than that stipu-
lated in the treaty of Versailles,
under which the evacuation date
would be January 10 next. Reports
from the allied military commis-
sion on the German disarmament
required under the treaty had been
delayed, however, because the Ger-
mans for a considerable time had
not given adequate facilities for
inspections.
Great Britain, it was added. con-
sidered the decision to move out
of the Cologne bridrehend” so ta-n
portant that it should not be made
until mature consideration was afv-
en the final report on disarmament
and this probably could not be bad ,
until after January 10. i
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Dec. 23.—Although
Trotzky now is out of the political
arena and far removed1 from the
bitter party strife of Moscow, at-
tacks upon him both from within
and without the communist party
continue unceasingly.
No man in American public life,
even in the heat of the bitterest
election campaigns, has had to face
such a merciless fire of censure and
condemnation as has been directed,
against the soviet war chief for the
last six weeks.
All the sins and shortcomings
and faults of the bolshevik regime
have been visited upon bis head.
Throughout the fusillade Trotzky
remains silent, alone and broken
in the resort in the Caucasus where
he has gone to restore his health
Although he is in admittedly poor
physical shape, there is no note
of sympathy for the man who
hitherto has ranked as next only
PROPAGANDISTS SCORED
Says Japan Is Not Planning On
War With Any Country in
A Secret Or Overt Man-
ner At Any Time.
By the Associated Press.
TOKIO, Dec. • 23. — Responding
to official expressions from the
United States and American edi-
torial opinion, ea cabled here re-
garding Japanese-American rota-
tions. Premier Kato tonight told
the Associated Press of his ap-
preciation of the newest aspect of
the situation between the two
countries.
in fame and power to Lenine.
It is inaccurate to say that Trot-
zky has been either expelled from dent Coolidge and
the communist party or banished Hughes,” said Premier Kato,
from office, as foreign dispatches A 4 - " •
have announced. The present cam-
paign against him is confined whol-
ly to politics which probably will
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TAXESUNCOLLECTED
LONDON. Dec. 23.—The British 5.YEAR LITIGATION STAT-
government today asked the domin- 3 SUSA
tons to agree to a special meeting UTE IN NATIONAL PETRO-
of the imperial conference In March ICIDI en CASE
to consider the league of nation's 1 LECM CU. CAD
protocol for disarmament.
BARBED WIRE FENCE
STARTS A BIG ROW
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.— The
i board of tax appeals held today
that the five year statute of Mimi
tations barred the bureau of inter-
I nal revenue from collecting a de-
ficiency of $95,000 assessed on in-
ance with the equities and are for
the users of the several classes of
mail. Postmaster General New told
thecommittee
Replying to the challenge of the
Publishers Association as to the ac-
curacy of the cost ascertainment
report. New declared he had ••ab-
solute and implicit" confidence in
the accuracy of that report.
LASSEN PEAK ISIN
ERUPTION MUNDAY
PROTESTS AND APPROVAL
MADE OF FENCE AT GIRLS’
TRAINING SCHOOL
AUSTIN, Dec. 28.—Proposal of
the state board of control to build
a $10,000 barbed wire fence around
the girls training school at Gaines-
ville has started a state-wide con-
Thursday, In the opinion of W. H.
Green, observer of the United
States department of agriculture
weather bureau here.
A slight fall in temperature was
recorded Tuesday morning and the
forecast was that the thermometer
would stand just below freezing
during Tuesday night. Colder
weather than Tuesday night la ex-
pected Wednesday.
The thermometer stood slightly
below the freezing point Monday
night, the weather bureau reported.
A rise occurred ' during Tuesday
morning but this was followed by
colder temperatures by noon Tuss-
day. •
A blizzard was reported on the
way Tuesday morning, the 1 ort
being that it had struck Epur. Ama-
rillo was in the grip of a blizzard
Monday morning with the ther-
mometer only a few degrees above -
zero. The thermometer had risen
to 17 degrees above zero early
Tuesday morning. Indications are
that the temperature Wednesday
will hover between 20 and 30 de-
grees.
AMARILLO, Dec. 23.—A white
Christmas for the Panhandle la in
eight, a light snowstorm having
started on- the north plains this '
morning. The temperature et 7
o'clock this, morning wae 17 de-
grees above zero.
Snow Falling
.. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 23.—Hard
on the heels of his recent drive,
from the havoc of which the south-
‘■Japan is appreciative of the
earnestness displayed by Presi-
Coolidge end Secretary
—.--,--------. “In
denouncing efforts of naval prop-
agandists to embroil Japan and
America, we are hardly less grate-
ful for the extraordinary expres-
alone of cordiality used in wel-
coming the new ambassador to the
United States. ,
“Ameried has thus given further
epE ′." of *
“Japan is not contemplating
! war with any country nor prepar-
I ing in secret or overtly for war.
1 She maintains her national defense
as best she can and In doing so la
comforted by the knowledge that
American authorities have repeat- = -usumn -pu — — -
edly affirmed their confidence, in northern Oklahoma. It wee expect-
spirit end in feet, of American ed the fall Would be almost
adherence to the principles to continuous fomieht and tomorrow
which both countries have com-comunuous tomentand tomorrow.
west had not yet recovered winter
has launched another offensive, ac-
companying it with a barase of
snow flakes that already has blan-
keted Missouri and Kansas and will
continue throughout tonight and
tomorrow. Temperatures not far
above zero tonight and zero or be-
lew for Christmas eve and Christ -
mas morning was the present hung
on the tree today by the weather-
man.
The snowfall, which began here
about midnight, was said by the
bureau to be general over Kansas
and Missouri and as far south as
mitred themselves____
GENERAL PERSHING IS
ON A TOUR OF PERU NOW
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 23.—General
Pershing, head of the American
delegation at the celebration of the
one hundreth anniversary of Pe-
come and profits taxes against the
National Petroleum companye of
Ohio and twelve subsidiaries. By
the decision the board assumed jur- ----------------------.__.
isdiction over the question when ru’s independence, left__yesterday
the statute of limitations may ap- -
ply as well as questions of the
amounts of taxes due.
The taxes were levied on income
for a tour of the southern provin-
ces. He was accompanied by Dr.
Alberto Gieseke, director general
of education, officially appointed
and profits of the corporation in
1917. An appeal was taken by the
tax payer on the ground that it was
no longer liable. The bureau held
that the statute of limitations was
in operation until 5 years after the
tax payer had filed an amendment
as his aide.
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J PINK WOOTEN
J. Pink Wooten has been with, . .
the Wooten Grocer Company for LICCEN DEAK C IN teavea tom mtnycume ana .ar:
22 years in various capacities. He LEUULIE I 1J TIE torials have been written for and cluded in the appeal were the Na-J 1
was born in Tyler in 1878 and when Y against the fence Members of the tional Refining companies of Mis-
he was a years old came with his COITION MONDAV cote '—-e deinemone imb..7innieind and 0 Rinkot ata
parents to Taylor County He at- 1 H HV 1 I l tho.e pro—i ncthe Sparlock Petroleum company,
tended high school here and was LI 1 UI I I UI I IHIUHUH I -eEins O theischool have Sterling Oil and Gas company, Na-
for about 7 or 8 years associated----promised that If the fence Idea la tional Pipe Line company Cudahy
with his brother, H o. Wooten, in LATEST ERUPTION LARGEST dropped, they will endenvor to pres company" and the Northern of 4
the Wooten Grain Company, SINCE 1915: "DEVILS win organize a heir governing _
Ha waa shipping clerk for a VITCHUPA wATCULD tem. _
while and waa afterward city sales- MICREN WAICHED R B Walthall, member of the A
man the grocer company. He — board of control said today that
man for the €' % branch WESTWOOD, Cal., Dec. 23.—despite protests, the board expect-
served for several years as branch 1 Lassen Peak, towering in the con- . : ---------------------------
manager of the Wooten Grocery ter of t sub-zero area in Northern for the enclosure.
Company at Sweetwater.
Mr. Wooten married Miss Rosa
Watson of Abilene In 1898, and
has one son, “Dub,” the football
star. He la a member of the First
1 Presbyterian Church of Abilene.
i to the tax return in 1923.
The affiliated corporations in-
XMAS MAIL BURNS
WORTHINGTON, Mian.
Dec. 23.—One hundred sacks
of Christmas mail were de-
stroyed here early todey
when the moll cor of a Chi-
I cago. St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad passen
ger train caught fire from
an overheated Move and
burned.
4
ed to recommend an appropriation
which will be
..... space around the
________of Texas stadium. He
said it would be not only a protec-
tion to the girls from intruders, but
would beautify the grounds.
California during the winter similar to the Vence
months without a murmur, belched University *
forth objection to the heavy snow
dress she has been wearing when
she sputtered out smoke and gases
from her newest crater at sundown
Christmas
“White Christmas” Forecast.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-A
white Christmas for many sections
of the country waa forecast today
by the weather bureau which said
that there would be snow on the
ground over most middle and
northern sections from the platen
region eastward to the Atlantic
coast. It also said that cold weath-
or will prevail generally.
Although the temperature baa
moderated in northern New Eng-
land. the lake region, the greet
central valleys the plains states,
the gulf states and in portions of
the Rocky Mountain region, much
•-older weather to again over-
spreading the northwest and the
plateau region Th. re will be pre-
cipitation generally over the states
east et the Mississippi river tonight
end tomorrow While the temper-
ature will rise slowly in the At-
lantic end east gulf states tonight
end along the Atlantic coast to-
morrow, much colder weather will
again overspread the low.r lake
region and the Ohio valley t mor-f
row end Tennessee, the east gulf
stereo and the middle Atlantic end
north Atlantic states before ton.or-
row and Thursday and the Sou'h
Atlantic states except possibly the
Florida peninsula Thursday.
Cattle Losses in
Blizzard In Texas
Pat at $2,187,500
WEATHER
4
yesterday.
A curtain of darkness shut off
observations from this point, al-
most 39 miles distant but lookouts
wars up at daybreak today looking
toward the scenic volcano and
waiting a recurrence of the activi-
tlee of yesterday Resident of Las-
sen described the latest eruption
from Lassen as the largest since
* WEATHER BUREAU
U. 8. Department at Agrreritur
. ABILENE. Ded. as.—For Abilene
and vicinity:. Tonight and w°:
Lnesday, rain or snow; colder W ed-
nesday; livestock warnings.
For West Texas: Tonight and
Wednesday, unsettled: snow prob-
1 bably heavy in north portion: rain
in southwest portion; colder in the
north and west portions tonight I anver vau uvIvauvun
Colder Wednesday; livestock warn-centered on activity
lings in north portion. .. - wwang sueu rn uu cun
For East Texas: Tonight, and base of the peak where hot water
Wednesday, rain except rain or
Child Accidentally
Killed At Stamford
Monday Afternoon
Special to the Reporter.
STAMFORD, Texas. Dec 23.-;
_ _Laverna, three-year-old child
The hectic eruptive few -r result- Mr. and Mrs Clarence McCann was
ed in a cloud of gray sme ke break- instantly killed here yesterday af-
ing out "of the newest notch In the ternoon at 2 o’clock when a shot-
crater and moving skywar d against gun in the hands of her little bro-
a snowy background directly east they. Orville aged 5. accidentally
of the highest point in the peak. fired. Some one had put the gun
Interest hereabouts to lay was where the little fellow got it and it
- „ - at “Devil’s was accidentally discharged strik-
Kitchen,” a boiling strea n at the ing the little girl.
___________ I Burial was made today at two
---------. _____dashes into a cold creek and lads p. m.
snow in northwest portion, warm: journey in summer to
er in east and south portions to- hooked fish from the tr
night; colder In north end west hooked fish from the or
portions Wednesday; livestock
warnings. _
Temperatures
, 1 '^1 M«n Tues,
PM. A.M.
1915.
Has it ever occurred to you that a subscription for
The Abilene Reporter for the coming year 1925. is an
appropriate, useful Christmas Gift?
Probably you are still trying to think of something
that will be appreciated, something that will give last-
ing pleasure and at the same time will not be too ex-
pensive. This paper at our Annual Bargain rate of only
Postmaster General Harry S. lew is seen here presenting a
' check for *1 000 to Richard Bread en of Berwyn, Md., in payment for
a precanceling stamp device he ma de. The device, it is estimated, will
save the government approximate ly a quarter of a million dollars an-
nually, but the $1,000 is the maxi mum payment permitted by law.
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hooked fish from the cre k to bollMrs. Fletcher Dies
It alive in “Devil's Kitchen.” This STAMFORD, Tex. Dee 23.—Mrr i
point has always been considered , Nancy Fletcher, who resided near
a reliable barometer ot the temper Rule, twenty miles north of Stam: 1
of Lassen, Ont reports were almost ford, di d here of burns received at
unobtainable from there today as her home last Saturday. Mrs
Drakesbad, the gateway point, was Fletcher was brought to * 10 ’
burtea the snow hospital, where she died
burred in the wow. ======= — Herclothing caught fire from an
--------------------- -_____"open fireplace. It was said
$6.00
IRISH FREE STATE IN
DERANGE OF BRITAIN
when in a note to the league of
Milon It declared it was unable to
accept the British contention that.
the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921 was Dry th rmometer .
thermometer -
HOUSTON, Dec. 23.—Cattle loss
in the Houston territory as a result
l of the week and alert and ice storm
was estimated today at $2,187,500.
j The estimate was made by Henry
Fox Houston banker, after con-
sultation with persons who have
been making a study of the situa-
tion.
It to figured that slightly more
than IT per cent of the livestock
j in this territory was killed as a
| result of tha severe weather.
In terms of animals It was esti-
mated that 87.500 had perished.
Tn Feed Birds.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 23.—In
an effort to save thousands of
birds, especially bob whites, facing
starvation In the state as * resu/t
of the cold weather, A. E. Burghs
duff, state game warden, today
sent an order to all deputy same
Wardens to direct the work. He
authorized them to buy grain to
feed the birds if necessary.
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Entire Course Threatened
AUSTIN, Dec. 73.—The
course of study in publie |
schools of Texas as now con [
stituted, was threatened to- 1
I day by a. opinion of the at- [
torney general holdings that I
the state text book commis- I
sion could not adopt more 1
than one hast' text in each
subject. The opinion endan-
• E * Comueen 3.94;
• should meet every requirement. From your own ex-
perience as a subscriber you know it will be appreciat-
ed; it will be used and enjoyed throughout the coming
year by each member of the family.
$200,000 Loss NO INCREASE TO BE
SNTDKR, rex. Dec. 11 - MADE IN PRO OFFICERS
Fire today destroyed the 1 S * -----------
Snyder cotton compress with WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.- Pro-
about 1,600 bales of ratton.% hibition officials will depend upon
entailing a loss approximate their present staff of agents to cope
ing $200,000, with any seasonal increase in the
Several bog cars loaded liquor trade.
with cotton also were des- E C. Yellowley, chief of general
troyed. I agents, today said no additional
1 < men would be employed during the
--------* Christmas and New Year period.
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Noon .87 a
Sunrise ...1,37
Sunset... 5:40.
n.m. 7 a.m. 12:39
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This special price expires December 31st so do not
delay, what you can do today.
GENEVA. Dec. 23.—The Irish _ ... _ . uiwa thermometer., 3-
free state courteously but unequi- not susceptible to registration withRelative humidity . (sc sire
Molly defied Great Britain today the league. | ‘-Degrees.
the league.
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