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TODAY'S
INVESTIGATION
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iRASTIG ACTION
IS THREATENED
AGIST GREECE
ALLIES DECXABE TKEr WILL NOT
AID GREEK FINANCING IF
CONSTANTINE RETURNS.
!AL WELCOME
XTENDEO TO
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PANCHO VILLA LEADINGBlfPLE LIFE"
WORKING FitM GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press.) .
ATHENS Dec 4. The ministers of
Great Britain France and Italy have
formally presented ;a joint note to the
Greek government from their coun-
tries. The note disapproving of till?
return of former King Constantino
caused surprise and consternation in
this city.
The allied supreme councU bas pub-
licly announced that it would withn
draw financial support fom Greece
should Constantine be returned in
LARGE CROWD
GATHER AT
OP IRISHMEN
PlEIl AND
PARADE TO HER HOTEL.
(By Associated Press.)
NEW YORK Dec. 4. Mrs. Murtel
MacSwinfey. widow of the late Lord
Mayor of Cork stepped quietly down
the gam? plank from the liner Celtic
this morhingr and landed here after her
long joufney to -testify before the corn-
long journey fo testfy before the con. -mittee
of one hundred when is inves-
tigating conditions in Ireland. In'c
little woman was clad in mourning
and Miis accompanied by Miss Mary
MacSwiney a sister of the late lordj
Suaday's plebiscite. Xhs council also -.mayor.
decided the allies shoul-i meet a lort-1 outside- of the entrance to the pier
night hence to discuss cond'mons in? hundreds !Of men women and children.
Greece as they exist after the people j weaTjng mourning bands ' on- (heli
register their choice. 1 anrfa and. carrying ngs of (he Irish
Briefly summarized the position of 1 repuljlic were massed to grdet-tbe two
the allies is that Uiey wnui to wa?n omen ?ml appeared from a dif-
iJae Greeks vigorously that their 20v-fereat eJj!t (hal espected and
prsmpnt must coniorm. to a sreat e - 1
teat to the wishes lof the allies ad;
that if the admonitions relative to
'withdrawal of financial support are in-
'elective the allies are preparer! to
take even sterner measures which
were discussed today.
CaBXoiify Treaty.
Ab the Sevres treaty has not I?rri;
ratified it is within the power of Hie
allies to modify it and they ax; keep-!
iig thin fact to the fore at lea-it as re-1
parde Smlrna. Jt is known that soms
of those at the conference expressed
the belief that Smyrna would be safer
frsm the allied standpoint in Turkish:
kads than in the hands of the Greeks
tarfer-Constantine; The wish was ex-
pressed however not -to gosofar as
to threaten the Greeks before the
leblBcite with taking part of the ter-
ritory alloted" them under the Sevres
treaty.
"While the premiers are in accord
that the ?sternet measures should be
taken if ons tan tine is returned they
hrtv nnt nrrAPf nn what stand in ta"ke
if the Greeks choose Prince George LAW FIRJu" OF INCOMING COUNTY
for" their king. In any event theyj ATTORNEY ENGAGED AS ('OUN-
consider another conference soon will 1 SEL FOR MISS SMITH.
be necessary to decide definitly what'
shall be don If Constantine wins or (By Associated Press)
Vhatffteos shall be taken if the ARDM0RE Dec 4. The probab'c
Greeks vote otherwise. I appointment of a special prosecutor
stepped Into waiting taxicabs before
the croM'd knew they hail landed
Immediate efforts were made 'to form
a parade .and escort Mrs. MacSwiney
to her hotel. The taxicab got seven
blocks from the pier before it was
halted. The weicomers then fell into
lino and ihfi band s trues up. the Star
Spangled banner and airs of the Irish
republic and cheers were raised as the
parade got under way.
A small j flotilla cf tugboats iand other
small craft swarmed down the bay tc
ouaranilrie to accompauy" into the
harbor the steamship Celtic bringing
Mrs. MacSwiney to tnis; country.
L. . :W
:-fi .
SPECIAL PRQSEGUTQR
HP Kit BE
NEXT IMPOHTHVr MOVE
1 -
houses aud colonics haVe become di-many of his bandit customs and he
lapidated and th(? kqH lias been ' too still packs a huge six shooter and
long untilled. . ' . I rides the most peppery horses ob-
lu the 'rpbuildisg of tliSn farm' or tainablo.
more than 1VW: acren. Villa is now? F.ven in his retirement Villa holds
Pancho Villa is perfectly satisfied to. ( displaying the gienu-st interest. lie :'a warm place in the hearts of many
spend the rest of his life as Francis- js actually working with his own of his rountiymen and he Is regard-
By DAVID M. CHURCH
International News Service Staff
Correspondent.
AtATAMORAS. Mexico. Dec.
CHISEHTf NEGROES
L'fUPUL MEANS IS
Association for Advancement of Colored .People Asks Per?
mission to Send Representatives Before Congressional
Committee If Appeal for Probe is dranted.
r".
AMENDMENT FOR
ELIMINATION OF
ARTICLE X READ
tBy Associated Press.)
GENEVA Dec. 1 An amend-
ment to the covenant of the
League of Nations eliminating Ar-
ticle' Ten the most; mooted section
of thejmct was introduced in .the.
Assembly of the League today by
Charles Doherty Canadian minis-
ter of justice. The amendment
will probably be referred to the
committee on amendments.
fill
L SCHOOL li
WILL SPEND ALL DE NEXT
WEEK
BROWN
UNI!
N1
co Villaj -?gentleman fanner' accoru-
ine to' lilins L. Torres the Mexican
hands 10 rebuild and h. diveetirtt' the jetl v.ith the greatest respect. Jn the
ffortfl of those who" have settled with j curio stores in this dilanidated old
leadeVwho opened the negotiation with I ixm m au Ct.0rt lo rcsfote Canutillo . Mratcan City busts (?f Vilja arc dfs-
VIHa for his surrentu'r.
ijiua to liiakK Ft tine of the most mod- played prominently oa the shelves
Villa la living the quiet and pence-fern-. farms in all Mexic.; taloiKC with clay images 'of Carraiua
life of-an agrioulturist on his bij . - . - . . '.nml Kmsor AVilheim.. Apparently the
at Canutillo. Durango nccotrt-j . " . i .mm. U-culpiors of Mexico have not vet
to Torres and the former bandit vi :a paa a ready supply or money -j Tnclu(1 the task of linmorlaHzing
satisfied that he has retired tor tliej nui.js.auwu aconipiiBii mven wicuGeiierRl Obroon in clav
uts -
ful
estate
iug
is
lifinr nrff Ii Vnv nnn r.nt iln ..ir
o dn'inwl-. e irommeniiy uispiayetl
sood of his countrymen. ;
ine IMK wuuu wiuvh vmu u.ia 1 "'in this tmrt nf tho rnimtrv nf P-nohn
. ..r i.. ... t. ..... imili'h fnr hist no -Hmre nwl in hae us Pal 1 01 110 COUUU 01 I .mCnO
en over as out; 01 me uu u;ji.um-i - ......
ed upon him by the Mexican Govern-1 sumlng mueh tf the aiUttHc of a phii
niett at his surrender offers a won-1a"t"lfd
ilerful chance for the man who form- ; Villa still mains fome of thr mtni-!
erly destroyed to reconstruct accord-; hers of th Crftaff of his bandit ann
ins to Torres. The estate is. parUal-;anl like all true gentlemen farmers
A plebiscite for the people of Greece ! proceed after January 1st against Mi?y
record their approval or disappro- Clara Smith who is now beinp widely
sought m connecuon with tiie snooc-
-to
val of the return of (Constantine may
Hie delayed although arrangements
were perfected yesterday to charter
a ship- to take prominent Grecians to
Venice where they are to meet Con-
stantine on December 13th.
PROPOSES OPTIONS TAX
TO PREWEMT GAMBLING
! IN FARMERS PRODUCTS
iEXATOE CAPPH HAS PERFECT
ED BILL TO BE INTHOHrC-
D XT WEEK.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Senator
Capper of Kansas today made public
jhis proposed bill to stop gambling in
foodstuffs and cotton. A tax of ten
per cent designed to be limited to this
class of traders under a federal li-
cense is the basic feature of the bill
jw-hlch will be introduced1 in the Senate
pest week and in the House by Bep-
esentative Tincher Republican ct
Kansas. The ten per cent tax will
apply to options.
inir vr Jake Hamon there tVo weeks
ago took the spotlight m the case to-1
day; The mew angle m the case was
injected through the announcement of
Charles Coakley law partner1 of J. H.
Mathers county attorney-elect of Ard-
more that their firm had been employ-
ed to defend .Miss Smith and that Mr.
Slathers wjould recommend that Bus-
sell Brown the present county attor-
ney be perthitled to continue in charge
of the casft for the state.
Mr. BroMn announced that there ave
no new developments in the search for
Miss Smith so far as his oTHce is con-
cerned. Hp 'was leaving his office for
his farm near Ardmore for . a na -hunting
trip. Meantime the authori-
ties of a dozen cities in Texas and OIc
lahoma art? redoubling their efforts to
capture MiSs Smith for whom a war-
rant is pending charging assUlt with
intent to kill. Attorney Brown indi-
cated that he would change-ihe char
against Mis Smith to murder tin event
she is captured.
Charles Coakley in a statement de-
fied that the charges against Miss
Smith would be dropped when his
oartneri Mathers took the office of
.nty prosecutor.
n.
Cotton Belt Clerks
Dispute Not Settled
Says Vice President
(By Associated Press.)
aFORT "WORTH Dec 4. Josepa
Suxe International vice president of
lbN Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
I'who is handling the threatened strike
ifrom Pine Bluff. Ark. He: said the
jjaispute has not been setUca.
IRISPJ
FOR
MM
RLIIENT BS
ly In ruins and although at one time j
it was a handsome estate JbJ little
Senator Harding
and Party Land
at Newport News
fBv Associated Press.)
NEWPORT.- NEWS 13ec. 4.
Senator' Harding and his part
landed at 10 o'clock this morning
from the steamer Pastores which
was docked at one of the Newpnri
News piers. The Harding party
speut the mdrning in this city and
will go to Norfolk this afternoon.
has his own private secretarj.
It is not easy for ViMa to give up
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LEAGUE NKTIONSj
i
villa.
. Despite the belief of Torres there
are many Mexicans who believe that
tone' line day Pancho Villa will again
ride through the musquitc brush at
the .head of his own ljttle army and
that the will not. beat all of his swords
into plowshares.
rip
ox 1 raining
3H1S. LITTLE WILL AHRIYK Tl'ES-
DAY AFTEKXOOX A1) V.'SlT
" TllKOH.HOLT OL'.VJT.
The Rural Aijl Inspector fo. schools
Mrs. E. F Little willppn.i next week
in Brown county. Mrs. Little will ar-
rive in Brownwood Tuesday after-
noon and Wednesday morning accom-
panied by Miss Carrie Reaves coun-
ty superintendent; nyUl taVpn; vtou
of .this county visitnjgJiaU the '"rural
schools thatt havct:asked for aidaiuT
makinc 'the'nlisnDclfon itnat i8; rcaxiif-
ARMENIAN
GAP TAL
IS
REPORTER CAPTURED 81
Rl
dSSMN SOVIET TROOPS
ODE WITH
B T
T
AUTHORITIES
VRMEXTA I3LMEIILVTELT PECLAIt-
ED IXDEPEX I) EXT SOVIET RE-
PUBLIC SAYS MESSAGE.
(By Associated Press.)
LONDON Dec. 1 Rusian soviet
troops captured Ervan the Armenian
eaiiitnl. Thursday and Armenia has
declared itself a soviet republic it is
asserted in a wireless dispatch re-
ceived from Moscow today.
The troops of the old Armoanian
government have placed' themselves
a the disposal of tho soviet adminis
tration the dispatcn tieciares.
LOWIXG REJECTION' OF PRO-
Red S
Season Reduced
to Three Weeks
(By Asaocaited Press.)
BOSTON Dee. -I.The training sea-
son of the Red Sox in 1921 will be cut
to three weeks instead of the cus-
tomary month or six weeks it was
announced today by .Manager Duffoy
He expects the squad to be mobilized
at Hot Springs. Ark..- n'jout March 1) i
ed under the lav5. At each schoottrti
Is probahlc:$fmt Mrs. UtU WfjlVde
UVer a brfo'f-VtUdress' Ah.' keeping with'
the subject in hand by way of sug
gestions and instructions. There are
many schools in this county that have
asked for state aid and will receive
such aid but at 'the same time there
are certain requirements that have to
be carried out by the schools in order
to make the assistance from the state
complete.
s
OUT
MP
IS1L
n
R
OFFERS
FERTILE FIELD FOR THE
SPREAD OF BOLSHEVISM
ABSENCE OF IMMIGRATION CON-
TROL FACILITATES MOVEMENTS
OF PROPAGANDISTS.
(By Associated Press) .
EW YORK Dec. 4. An investiga
tion of allege'd "violent illegal aiid?
unconstitutional disfranchisement of
colored people in Southern states'!"
looking toward the reduction of tho
congressional representation of sncli
state as provided for in the Four--teenth
Amendment to the Conatitu.-
tion was urged by the National Assq
ciation for the Advancement $t Col-
ored People in a letter to Isaac Sie.
gal chairman of the House commit-.
tee on the Cenaus which was mattel
public here today.
James Johnson secretary of the or-
ganization requested that repreaen-.I
tatives of the association '.in behalf
of the twelve million negroes in the
United States be allowed to appear.
before the committee in Washington 1
next week to present the facts. The
letter said: - ?
"The Association is prepared to-;
p!ace before the committee evidence
showing that colored people who de-f
sired to register in Southern states.-
were prevented from registering byi
force chicanery or un justifiable dc-4
lay and that colored people who reg-'
istered there were by some means pre-
vented from casting their ballots."
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00VER1E
OFFIGALS
NT
TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS
FOR RELIE1S FARMERS
impsTox .TainsKsT European
.awEr sATLwnox ls-
I HIT
. ii.-jfJSi ':
LARU.ELY JtESPONSlBLEv
' ' -' 1 " ' lioir
I f. .(By Associated Press- - .tsti
; WASKI NGTON.' Dec. 4. The; views a & '
"of other government officials as- "tcsf ytftT
ifossible means of relief: for the n&-.;
tion's fardiers from the effects of fall- - .rzA
ing- prices were sought by the- joint
congressional committee which ia
considering the'problem on resuming
its hearings here today. There had -been
no announcemeht. however of
the ofllcials who are listed to appear
In discussing the question before
the committee neither Secretary of the
Treasury Houston nor Governor'-
Harding of the Reserve Board' has -been
optimistic that any specific' solti
tion of the problem of falling market!.
as they affect the. furmer might be-
found. Sedretary- Houston expressed
the opinion that the re-establishment
of the war finance corporation alrinc-
; -would not insure Increased exports of.
nrpl- s farm products lo Europe mf-.
i iss there is an increase ia the pur-
I chasing powier of the lSuropeao caunj
j tries.
WITHDRAWAL AXXOCNCEl) POL- vei- Oe "cam mwle isiS! A.DeIatcd Press.) PPCCnriT T(l PfPCIlir
POSED CHANL'J-! IX COVENANT. X U10 fining THE HAdUBDec Absence -in ?r!1t0llJtll ! !U tltbtllL
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY
SUOESTSi PEACEFUL ."3TEASDRJ'.8
BE USED TO BRING ABOUT
END OF TERRORISM. '
AD TH A05
I
(By Associated Press.)
DUBLIN. Dec. 4.Resolutions ap-
pealing to 0ie Irisb republican parli-
ament to negotiate a truce with a view
to securing honorable peace wa
passed by 'the Galwuy county council
of the republican1body yesterday. Thr
resolution expressed tiie opinion that
tho British 1 government should with
draw its baa on meetings of. tho Irish
republican parliament "so that tho at
ter might appoint'delegates. JChe res;
olutions declared that the 'present
reign of shootings "burnings and re
prisals is detrimental to the interests
of both England aria" Ireland.
Cotton Market
(By Associated Press.)
GENEVA Dec. -1. Honorio Pueyi-
rodon J foreign minister of Argentina
handed to Paul Hynians president of
the League of Nations Assembly today
a letter announcing that tho Argen-
tine delegation luuP ceased participa-
tion in the leugue: It later developed
that the letter odiciully announced tlu;
withdrawal of the Argentine delega-
tion from the Assembly. It is not .ap-
parent whether it meant that Argen-
tina" is withdrawing altogether fronr
the League.
Argentine's action is supposed to
have been caused by the rejection of
the proposals of the Argentine dele-
gation in the Assembly for the admis
sion of all countries to- the League it
was understood hero that Foreign
Minister Piieyrredon has received in-
structions to announce withdrawal
from the League ia event of tho failure
iof tho -Argentina suggestion before
the Assembly convened.
DIE IRQ
El FOB
01
COUNT! WO
0100
AFTER
01
8
T
E BlSfe
LAW IS VERY STRICT AND YVItL
BE ENFORCED TO LETTER BY
THE NEW OFFICIAL.
(Courtesy S. L. Mnnsell Jr.
NEW YORK.
Co.)
December
January -March
Open
in.10
.15.50
1E..70
Close
liJ.80
' 18.95
Close
Yesterday
1560-65
15;Gi)-70
. 15.82-88
' NEW ORLEANS. .
- . Close
(( Open Closo Yesterday
December - - 15.25 15".70 15.35
January 10.25 -15.30-33 15.04-08
March 1 -15.2ft 15.30-35 15.16-23
1 SPOT MARKET.
iHoti'ston 15.00; Dallas 44:35; New'
IXork 16.30; Now Orleanst 15.25.
Well Known Financier
Interested in Several
States Dies in New York
(By Associated Press) .
BINGHAMPTON N. Y.( Dec. 4. -
Thomas B. Crary financier died at
his home hero. last night ' He yas at
the head of the'' -Nineteen" Hundred
Washing .Company arid participated .in
tho organization of natural gas. com-
panies in. Ohio; Kentucky and Oklahoma.-
Crary also' had largo lumber Jif-
f orcsts in IVIississippi Georgia and
JJorth Carolina.
peace times of any strict control of;
; immigration in most South American
countrieSf makes it particularly" easy.
The Associated Tress correspondent
was told by a member of the Brazilian
diplomatic service for Bolshevik eour-
Iters sent out by Moscow to reah
South America.
Recent Investigations by tho corre
spondent in several countries of Gen .
Europe have indicated that a con
tinuous effort is being made through
use of a courier and' propaganda sys-
tem that includes perhaps 25000 Mop
cow-paid workers to spread the doc-
trino of Bolshevism throughout tho
world.
In this effort South and Central
America are considered by. the Bol-
sheviki not only as excellent fields for
local "missionary work" along the
AT WHITE HOUSE MONDAY
A. E. Petty deputy game warden foj
Brownwood district of Texas hu
appointed a game warden for Brown
county and will. give close attention
UUhe requirements and duties ot thcjlinea of strikes and political unrest
oilice. The name of the Brown county hnt als0 as advanced field bases for
olllcial has not been .announced and nromotinK Bolshevism in North Amer-
.probably will not bc for the present ca. where stricter immicrafion lawti
but he will be strictly on the job and .m-evail
any infringents of whatsoever char
acter will be handled in compliance
with tho law in such cases made and
provided. 'It Is u gainst the law at this
At Lisbon and the Spanish ports the
Moscow government has established
courier bureaus particularly designed
to handle agitators and propaganda
time to kill tiny kind' of (bird. excoul;en r(mte to Brazil Argentine Chile.
l'jngnsu sparrow quau or dove and
aftorwhile tho opeij t season for quail
and doves will como to an end. Par-
ents whose boys are In. tho habit of
hunting and t shooting discriminate!
at any and all kinds of blrd. had bs
well bo careful because tho now oQ'-
ctivl is going to Bpo that. . the luw iV
respected. ."It 1b a'gaiust tho- law to kid
'kllldec and 'snipe olhiough It ha.'?
been stated linio and again that it (s
not. against the law to kill these birds
It Js against the law" to kiilnongTuttc
biriis and song birds at any; tlmo .aut-
people who violate thVjaw 'h- this re-
spect are liable to nay heavy fines.
etc. and one of tho four sub-bureaus
directing the entire world force pfug-
itators is understood to be located
cither in Mexico or in one of tiw
South American countries.
"So ftif as Brazil Is concerned" a
Brazilian '.diplomat said "the national
constitution seems to prevent any ser-
ious efforts on this side of the Atlantic
to weed out undesirable Immigrants.
In peace limes tho country is free' for
every one and wo need' immigrant?
for our population is small compared
with- our huge area. TJndesirublea
such as Bolshevik agitators should he
handled and jailed on arrival."
NOT YET ANXOl'XCJvD WHETHER ' ;
HE WILL PERSONALLY IE- i .
LI YEIMIIS .MESSAGE. . '
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dee." 4.-Presldeat-'' r
Wilson today informed congressional
leaders that ho would receive Mondays
a committee appointed by the Senate ' j
and House to formally notify him thajjr
Congresiv is in session and ready ta I :
receive communications from him. Hi ...
did not. however make Hnown wheth
cr he would deliver his annual adiresaj. - .
in person. It was said today at thep7
White House that there is still no1-
specitic announcement as to what ree- ?. . ;
Commendations' the executive Will make - .
in his message. 1 ' ' .
President Wilson Is represented ai.
being "strongly desirous'1 of person . V
ally delivering his message. Persona! .
close to the President stated thatjhe -
recent rapid improvement "in his' v :
health left np doubt as to'his abilUy . :
t6 go. beforc;C6ngres& should he d- ' t-.V."'
sire to do so. . - ;
Pufe.to (Jootl Ust.
(By International Jews Service!)"
AURORA 111. Dec. .vbThe baby'
buggy has been pressed intd. service
at Geneva as ti carrier of lgu.6V? :
Mrs. Joseph Ravinskl waa puabin
th perambulator fromSt. fJharTeS to i '
Goueva. when City Marshal J.dstfn.off."
Geneva. . wise in the ways of briby:
buggies poeretl under the co'r and' V
discovered a gallon jug; of whiskey '
He arrested' Mrs. RavihBkl.
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