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VOLT36Na 244:1
HOUSTON TEXAS Ih JD.V- DECEMEER 3 1 920.
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III BANK REPORT
' ; - A.'"' -V. f
Review of Eleventli Federal
Reserve District Is
Issued
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COTTON EXPORT
;V ON. INCREASE
.Grain arid - Cattle Receipts
Shrink; ;Wrwal Aaeage '
. v. Large CV.
-p Aaaodated'Prtei Report
'DALLAS Texas' Dc2. A farther
. spread of the pries reduction movement
.'begun early In the fatLia. reported in
the October business and industrial re-
view -for the Eleventh federal reserve
; ! district Issued by the Federal Reserve
' bank at Dallas. Price reductions granted
by tba wholesaler on dry" goods and
: 'wearing apparel it is pointed out now
Vara being passed on to the pubHe re-
sulting n stimulation of retail trade
further shrinkage la wholesale trade
VkoirmrJJi reported ' 1 ' .
A marked increase in unemployment ts
reported both skOled'and unskilled labor
being affected. ' Building '' enterprise's
launched during October were larger In
number but smaller m value than those
of September. Bank clearings were
1 slightly in excess of those of September
' but were below the amount recorded in
Octobes of last year. - T
- Increased Cettoa Movsant .
. A. heavily-Increased movement of cot-
ton is reflected by the statistics of ex-
' ports through the port of Galveston for
October as compared with the previous
' month. Both receipts and exports for
" v October were more than twice as large
'as those for the monte-of September. By
' comparison with the.' corresponding
t&onth of 1910 last month's receipts ex-
k ports and stock at Galveston showed sub
.' stantial increases while the total num.
' ; ber of bales passing through 'me. port
I during the present season exceeds by
40 per cent the total for last season.
' A " Bains which "fell daring the latter part
' bit October interfered with the harvest-
' ing of cotton and othe matured crops
but were beneficial to paatures fall gar-
dens truck and winter grains according
to the report As a result et these rains
Tit. to sal moremept of tho cotton
.will be delayed giiatlyWuAsiae Tltant
- this damage the condition of the' cotton
'"crop las not changed materially aisce
" the September report and si tarts yield
v Is Assured except in the' areas of great-
eft insect damage. South Texas is eom-
. pleting the harvesting of what is said to
be the largest cotton crop on record In
v that section. i
Larger Wheat Acreage.
A larger acreage of winter wheat is
' being sown than was sown last fall re-
porta from ever the district indicate.
Among the reasons assigned for the in
': crease is the fact that weather condi-
: tlons have been more favorable for fall
plowing and also the fact that the trend
.pf the cotton market haa tended to in-
1 cresie crop diversification. On account
. ' of the excessive -rains hi the fsil of last
I .year the 1020 winter wheat acreage was
? greatly reduced the crop being one of
the smallest produced in many years.
A noticeable shrinkage in the volume
.of grain receipts at. the principal grain
.. centers of the district during the month
. of October as "compared with the figures
for the month of September is noted in
the report' - !
; Bangs conditions in Arisons New
Mexico the: Panhandle and -'Southwest
Texas improved during October as the
t result of beneficial rains the report said
V and the condition of live stock every-
' where is reported to be good.. Low night
temperatures In the western and north-
: western portions of the district and the
.'.drying out of ranges by high winds in
y scattered localities in 'New Mexico were
the only exceptions to the generally fa
. vorable trend of range reports for the
month. - ' . r . i
: - live '.'Stack 8MpmitsY. -t'ffi
j There was sharp falling off in the
.' shipment of live stock to markets of
thla district during October. Receipts
at the Fort Worth ysrds showed a heavy
t decline as compared with October re-
Vcfeipts of other years. Downward price
' movements continued to"festure ; the
trading 'at live stock markets.. Tor the
fourth mobth in succession the top price-j
of beef steers at the Fort 'Worth mar-
ket recorded a decline having receded
v from $13.60 in June to f 10 in October. '
" Oil wella in the district produced 12-
. 280107 barrels of oil during October. ex
ceeding the September output by TOO.
637 barrels. This yield lacked only 63-
880 barrels of eqnsllng the district's
record-breaking production for the month
V ' of August 1820. "'. v ' v i L
' A marked improvement in drilling re-
suits wsi also a notable feature of Oc-
tober's developments in the district's
' oil industry. As compared with Septem-
ber resulta there was an increase ha
the number bf completed wells in. the
.number of producers in the combined
- initial flow of new wella and ah improve-
ment in .the ratio of producers to fail-
ures -'..p.' '. V -'.v :-.
A falling oft hi lumber milling activf
. ties 'during foar-week period ending
October 29. as compare? with the pre-
. vious month la reflected in ihe opera-
tion statistics of the Eleventh district
pine mUls reporting Ut the is Southern
l ine association. Unfilled orders on the
books of thereporting mills on October
29 amounted to 43101652 feet which is
equivalent to slightly more '. than ' two
weoks' normal prodncUon. .n ' '
During the month of .October theVe
waa a decrease of 4.4 per 'cent in the
volume of loana made oy the Federal
; Ileserr bank of Pallas- to Hs member
banks Eleventh district nam hM h
other Federsl reserve ;bsnks: which
smounted to $38030352 at the closW ef
.tYbrd decreased to $32828)3$
octobe? o- - -i( ; v'.v;-.'3''
"TH
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FasHdns Nest Spring
.. '...i;;;fvj-.T';'v.'H.'..v.-v
Will lIot . ; ' J
Flatter Youth Alone -
s'By Lessed Wire to The Houston Post.
; CHICAGO Dec 2. The matron will
look Jurt as youthful and trim as Ker
daughter Jn the new spring fashions. An
advaneapeep at ths fashion Jate for the
coming month proves?" tbisi- '
" There will be ' few radical Changes
however according to. ITtee. Allah Bip-
ley;' head' of . the FashW Art .league.
&fm.Bipley says that ths chemise -dress
which has been so popular will not . be
in favor iiext spring and that the tend-
ency will be toward" longer sleeves .
Skirts sKcording to the dope' will con-
tinue short and etraJaht: miladr will
wear tsilored suits that fit like a dose
critic! mf; "wrsnpr coats and capes wul
enfold her like dosed butterfly wings
while all of the smart afternoon dresses
will have demurely added a few" inches
to theuv length.'; iiii&iM. t j v h '
ttp4i :( Jr.w .-V -t-i '
HARDIHGSTEAIIER;
EXPECTED TO REACH
"NORFOLK SATURDAY
Yirginiarislan Elaborate
Program for Entertain-!
rhent of President-Elect
' ' Associsted Press Report
ON BOARD THE STEAMER PAS-
TORES Dec.-. 4 Passing northward
through the Bahamas late Thursday the
steamer 'Fastores. with President-Elect
Harding on board homeward bound from
the canal sone. beaded nn toward ths
Florida coast over the smoothest sess she
bad sailed since leaving Cristobal. Toe
wind which had cut down her speed sad
made the passage unpleasant died down
during the day and Thursday night she
was riding evenly and making up some of
her lost time.
lira Harding who had been in her
stateroom during most ot the voysgo
wss on deck in the afternoon. Senator
Harding made' the most of the fine
weather spending several hours playing
shuffle board.? : h
At her present speed the Psstpres
would dock at Norfolk before noon Satur-
day. An elaborate program haa been ar-
ranged for Senator Harding's entertain-
ment there.
After his speech to be delivered Sun-
day st the Elks celebration in Bedford.
Vso he probably will go to Washington
slthouxh thst hss net been definitely set
tled.-If bo does he will spend only a dsy
or two. arrantinc for a permanent nair
in' the senate and clearing up details Of
tie easiness oi ms oirce oeiore returning
teliarion. : ;j ' v;'..-
. Seutor:lTardf probably will look
at. the opening of th congress session
aionaay oemg inus xne nrsc prenaenr
elect ever to nt'ln hfs place in the senste.
Uapy of his friends have advised him to
leave Marlon and spend the winter at
some resort in the South but he hat -not
as yei rescneu any aecision as -is uus.
Wlsc'Wai Be Very
Glad to See Harding
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2. Preatdent
Wilson will be very glsd to see President-
Elect Harding when Mr. Harding-comes
to Wssoington Monday for-the opening
of congress it waa tyi Thursday at the
White House. There was no suggestion
however that the fcrosldent-elert planned
to call at the White House during his
stay in the capital.
Good Roacls Meet of U. S.
To Be fleH .in Tennessee
Associated Press Report.
UTTLE ROCK Dec 2. The' next
meeting of the United States Good
Roads association probably will be held in'
Chattanooga Tenn. instead of Greens-
boro N. C as previously announced it
wss stated Thursday by Governor
Charles' R BroughT ot Arkansas presi-
dent. The statement fallowed- a confer-
ence between the . governor and J Rv
Ronntree ofNsshville director general
of the association who- told the'governor
that it was feared the accommodationa
at Greensboro would not be sufficient
Birmingham Ala. 'also is being' consid-
ered as a probable meeting place the
governor' ssid. The meeting will be held
in. 'ApriL .:c..-''--..J.-..sv.a...y ..te4-;v
PUBLIC DEBT I NCREASC 8H0VYN.
Associated Press Report .'
.WASHINGTON Dec 2. An Increase
oi! 1112840071 in the public debt during
the month of November was announced
Thursday by the'srab'treasury:??:!
.The total gross debt on November SO
wm S244T5 5044.14 ' wr .compared
with. 1240620096720 - on October 81.
The Jssuance ot $232000000 in treasury
certificatea. on November15 was repon-
sfble for the increase. Certificaterma-
turmg' during the ' month amounted ' to
only;; SHWOOO Offidalo declared
however the continuation- of the ouar
terly decrease in the publie debt waa Jn
no. way halted but that decreases were
shown only when the nuarterly tax re-
ceipU.made available Huhda for further
reductions In outstandln notes s; ' .
Board Announce Awards
Associated Press Bport '
WASHINGTON Dec 2.Awards ot
$23674915 based on claims smoyn ting
to $U827429.2r were made up to No
vember 27 by th war minerals relief
commission pt the bureau of mines ac
cording to announcement Thursday by
Secretary ot Interior Payne.'. The com-
mission bss but 83 cases left o consider
and the amount asked Is $802703.88. Of
ue appropriation or gs.ouu.uuu slvsa the
j Commission out of which all claims were
to be paid there lis left a bslince.of
.iwnt j;i.f'-k-V' ;
HUE RELIEF 111
CnillA ClIDAKGERED
' BY LOOTIKG TROOPS
. - -
Anglicaa Missionary i Says
Work Must tstpp Unless
J Something Is Done
MANY LIVES AT 3
THIEVES MERCY
Mi
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w..- t-. ..:
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Soldiers Raid Villages and
Cities ptealing and -
Bv CHARLES DAI LEY. '
By Special Cable to Chicago Tribuue. By
lieasea wire xne nousion rosu -.
(Oopyrignt 1020.)
TIENTSIN Dec 2. The Rev. C. M.
DualL Anglican missionary at Hoklentu
sent the following by courier who reached
Tientsin' Wednesday: ?"
"lAotiiim bv soldiers is definitslr in-
tarferrlns with famine relief work. II
feci tnat unless some una msssares arc
taken ws must abandon ths entire work
for ths risk to the lives of workers if toe
great I hope that yon can get this
news through to those tor high authority
for I am. helpless because- three of the
four maris rates here have fled to Tien
tsin and ue louru leeis wsi as can net
act alone.'- Ln Chang bar gone with all
hia household. ' ' V '
"This division M looting troops already
haa killed one foreigner and df I make
any row it will endanger several Uvea and
tne mission property. :
Soldiers Lead Loeters.
"Proof that the eleventh division sol
diers' quarters in a southern suburb of
the dty are leaders of the looting at
Kubtxuwa is overwhelming and damning.
i am eaunuv certain tnat tne local nn-
rail is in league with tne- soldiers and
for a consideration are leading the sol-
diers nightly to well known moneyed
places in the villages near here.
"It is also known that all the soldiers
are. not privates and at Kuotsuwa at
least ons t&an with a sword was seen hi
the work. .
"We have in our hospital one man who
was tortured to force him to reveal the
place where he kept his money by hav
ing raira wow nun n aerosens lira
about ma lege and burned. .
' Raid Nearby Villages.
Having more or less cleaned up thsj
t. . . . - . I.. I
cuy psrues oi souuera mgnuy are ram
ing nearby villages; tooting and torturing
and returninx to their barracks by dsv-
light The names of two inns where they
have stored their loot are known. They
are selling stolen goods there which they
say- are their .own. . -.' -Vr
. .''After the first big' Wing here the
soldiers nassed tbrouch'the rill res to the
southwest ot Luhaa where they hoarded
gram pargea ana .sod .stolen grsip
train
V - Graia Lootlsg I jpgflraied. i-.?.
Captain Kaiser and: Lleateaant Neff
returned Wednesday after escorting from
Manila ; the first relief shipment - to
Anning. They confirmed the looting of
groin barxes. but the looters-Were' driven
off by the appearance of the two Amer
ican ouicers wno were routed from their
beds twice at night and once in the .early
morning. ' - f? ' -
In sU 1500 sacks of araitf were deliv
ered safely at Anping. However no more
river shipments wUl.Oc. attempted owing
to the great risk. ' -
Chinese papers Wednesday publish for
ue orst time tne story or loo tins bv Chi
nese troops adding also that the troops
appeared at Ooyang but were bought off
by' the merchants who paid $410000
inouie 10 save tne city.
Plan to Protect Peas'.
J. E. Baker- aunerintsndent of tint
American Ked-uross conferred Wednes
dsv with Colonel Morrow kIsMts tn mmA
ing some food shipments to Bhshtung as
the shipment would ' eniov - larser nro-
tectlon if sent in that direction. Colonel
Morrow ia doing all possible to aid in ths
famine relief work. So far he ie with
out ueiuute instructions from Washing
Mr Baker told the Tribune Mmmnnrf.
ent who waa present at a relief workers
conference thst 10 cars ot peanub cake
were being shipped to Tehchow. iThe
army transport Merritt ia briniing 800
tons of grain which ia due in China on
December 4. The army will unload and
transier w cars wnicn will pe run as a
through special under an American mnnii
guard to Tehchow where the main' base
wiu oe estanusned. c y.w'
'..- Real Cress te Feed People. "
The Red Cross haa mnnn uiill
feed 400000 people until July and it will
Duua a roao irom xencnow southwesterly
60 miles to Iintslngchow via Enhsien and
Siatsing It will . establish .subsidiary
bases at these' points .where 20.000 la
borers will be employed. Each laborer
Win get 21 ounces of food dally and alee
ne win get' two days off every fortnight
to carry home two wcekr rations; for four
people. v v . s '
U. 5; Gunboat Humes to ?
Scene ofTrouble
" : Aaaodatej Presa Report . ''
'SHANGHAI. Chin.- IW
can and Britiak gunboats" are hnrrymg
Ince pf Hu-Pehsen where mutinous Chi
nese troops aavedooeted and burned a
DOrtion of the citv. Th AiboHom hn.
. soat Monocacy which ia now on patrol
iuu( ms-xaofaet "Trver- is tne nesr-
est warsniB to the scene of the trouble.
Looting and burning continues snd
property loss at I-Chang is heavy says
a messsge relayed from Hsnkew from
tne agent ot the Standard Oil company.
The Urea .'. of foreignera- however' are
ma not n ot m any immediate danger.
Chinese gunboats are aaid to be there. j
Amencah Utinstians
UgerpraeGol
'!rf;i'Aasectated lresa ReportV'Sfi)
BOSTON Dec 2." American Chris-
tlsns should take every legitimate step to
promote good will in America toward both
Japan and China" says the eomtnlssiou
on Rations with the Orient' report to
the federal council -of the Churches ot
Christ in "America now m quadrennial
session here. - After outlining . develop-
i . i ; . i tvoaunuea on t-nge wo.
G I r
Shoclit - I cuts' y
ToClicccb'G
ome
' fAssoelated Prlss Beport ' h
CHICAGO Deev Z Donald Skindsier
sged 8 took the tand in Judge Sabath's
court Thursday to tel) the judge that bf
intended to live where ht chos orders
of the. court to the coatrary nothwith-
standing.. 'S'.'J'J 's..-r-.. ' ' ' ' -:
Donald's parents are separated and his
custody vhsd been awardef to his father.
A week ago ke ran .away -snd with us
possessions packed in a klue red wagon
trudged nine -asilea across the dty to his
mother's horns.. Ha. wss laled into court
and ordered back toH'P tftkera home
afterhe had told the judge he refused to
lve'there.-j- i'W;.' "V
Last night h ran awa again to Jols
hia mother and tn court Thursday de-
clared he Would live tn as place but with
her.. His esse waa token under advise-
tssassfSmssBBi
POET'S BECMRATIOH
LIGHTLY-BY ITALY
Superior - Cheers Continue
wADahcJon d'Annunzioi
Associated Press Report.
TR1E8TB Dec t--Declaration of
sUto of war with Italy beginning Friday
morning which' was) mad Wednesday by
Captain Gabriel D'Aununsio is not N-
garded in a . aeriou light by miUtary
commanders here.t There la war-like ac-
tivity in Flume however the sound of
cannon and rifle fire mat' be heard along
the Gulf f Quarnero. A y t :i
Travel in .and. out of Plume hat been
restricted and closest watch) la being
kept on the operations of smugglers who
seek to take grearms and munitiong into
the dty.. i..-':t-.v. -
" General Caviglla commander of Italian
resulsr troene. which have thrown a
cordon around Flume planned to send
sn airplane over th dty Wednesday to
i)An nvflip. Sap tfc vAjkt' 1 n vm am a
leave Flume and again enroH themselves
with their own units. The westher is
most unfavorable however' and the flight
waa postponed. ' Superior officers . in
S'AimnnstoS army continue to abandon
epoet soldier -. j..' -. .
"Things can ol go on thial way" a
Xrhtsled srtOlerv colonel said to the As
sociated Press Wtdnesdav alsht f I hone
the war talk 'U aU a take; or enough
blood hak' been' shed. ' ' iyrf-; '
'"ileneratrCsgU-decflN W would
mmiti MU m ha... 1 i n. f I. ft.. T' t.
haa been aommander-in-chief oftba Ital
ian arm el .occupation along the Adri-
mHi- all ! MAn. ; In
contested territory. He also hs been
m control ot su mstters reiaung.to tiai-
ian action regarding Flume and DAn-
aonato. j fv. ... . -.- i.
Italian Fleet Offcw'
GmtTast to d'Annunao s
' . : Associated Press Report.
TRIESTE Dec 2. The Italian Beet
stationed at. Pole steamed up the Gulf
of Quarnero- Wednesday maneuvered hi
the bay before. Titune and then slowly
passed dose to the mouth of the harbor;
as ht review. The warships with guns
displayed presented a powerful appear
ante in contrast to D'Annunato'a little
fiet.ot one dreadnaght four destroyers
and smaller craft moored at the Flume
himici a ' - ....
' Born of D'Annunsio's soldiers on the
shore emptied -their rifles at the fleet
but no'casualtiea resulted. . -
' The fleet msnuevcr war part ot a
demonstration fay the Italian government
to show what resources it hsd on hsnd.
On land caribinec ri were taking np posi-
tions along thel ines of demarcation.
D'Annunsio's soldiers who have been
greatly atirred np by his appeals tdr the
defense ot Fiums ere taking the "war"
situstjon very seriously. Their number
is estimsted st about 400CV induding de-
tached units of artillery engineers cav-
alry gas battalions sir forces armored
motor care and machine gunners. .
- The cutting off ot communicatton with
Flume by both land and sea ia regsrded
aa imminent : - -tV
';fV' p. syirl
D!Annunzio Blocks Port
To Hold Squadron ' '
in 'Aasodated; Press Report '' '
. BOMB Dec 2. The Measagero says
Thursday that '. the D'Annunslo naval
squadron at Flume was under .orders to
leave that port when it waa learned
rAnnunsio had blocked the port by aink-
ingthe erutaer Cortellanso. :t.'- - v '..:
The Tempo cays it learns from Trieste
that it is not impossible that D'Annunslo
may change Ale ideas and that be al-
ready haa sent a confidential envoy to
Reme. to explain his viewpoint to the
governments .t ?. e - .
F0SZCA8T8 Of THE ;WZ4THB.
i '' AiwMtated Press Rspert ;
? WASHINGTON De. --f Tim
Frill f fmr sad wtrfur.
Wul Ttrtt Friday ftnly eiotiy. .
tnitit-PrUts fmr tni wmtr.
l ' Oklthm" friita tartly dtW
Atitnttt-trUtj fair ami ymtUr
Forecast for Roaatea and Vtdnhy f riday
rlly cloody and somewhat siMttlsd. -TaniMtature
cstrasts sod prwipiUtiaa at
otxtcia tor In is sours notd at s a. as.
Kcmber t.' 1SI0 Maximum 11 i aunuauss
l as srecinlutioa. .' .
AtaMaokaiia nM at HasMa st I a. as.
San sa.i sunset g:lt p. an.
Comoarattw rtcerd at Houstaa for I
Dee. Il
ocwunnpfikniiim
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tlvy kumiditf 4 Sr cent a-'' .
. NooaUrr bulk M-O: W.lulb If.: rsta
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i;0iii 0? GRATITUDE
i . .! ; .' ' i
. r ' - '
Council Ads Spain and Bra-
ai lojujnrer vitn kwu-
j son Direct :f y
ONE VOTE DEFEATS
KAMENDNlENT
Vr
Costa WdT Given lflemDer
thip; Azerbayan and Lich-
toistein Refused -i
AssodatedJPreas Report
GENEVA Dec 2. Dispatch ot a sol
emn message of gratitude to President
Wilson for the. way ho responded to. the
appeal of the council ot the league ot
nations to act as. mediator between the
Annenlane and the Turkish nationalists
wag proposed to the ' assembly of the
lesgue by Paul Bymana its president.
shortly after Thursday's session of the
assembly began. ' ;
After (he-opening ceremonies at. Hy-
mans announced Mr Wilson's offer . to
mediate in Armenia and read the coun
cil's reply. - That body' informed.' Mf
WQaonthst It is asking the Brssilisa and
Spanish governments which -. Wednesday
alto ottered tbeir services as mediators
to. communicate- direct with Washington
regarding the means of sctlon.
The reading of Mr. . Wilson's message
drew hearty applause from the sparsely
filled house. A large proportion ot the
delegates are suffering from colds and
were not present at the .beginning ot
Thursday's session. '
Ths text of the reolr msde br the
council to President Wilson's acceptance
t the role of mediator in the Armenian
Turkish nationalist hostilities which was
dispatched to' Washington signed by
President Bymana of the assembly ia as
follows: .1 ' 1
"In the name of the council of the
league of nations I thank you toy your
telegrsm of December 1 in which you
agree to act aa mediator between ' the
Armenians and the Turkish nationalists
and add that you will nominate a repre-
sentative for this Dumose. .
The council is deeply rejoiced and
grateful for your decision. The council
ssked me to inform yon tnnt tne Span-
ish government declares itself ready to
participate in any action of a mora I and
diplomatic character in support of Ar
menia and that the Brasflisa government
announces that it ia ready to take pars
alone or with other powers i putting
an endto the ismt Kustioa Ja)Ar
men!.-- The council -ia. therefore re-
Suestrt theset two governments to chm
iehicsi with fog directly as to how ss)-
Qwr'"uanlttlaoT'XBn he arswnged.
Kegotiati
EI AI:a'Jvm; wcJ
wita'
van. v-
Aa 'rsrds ths Ksmalista rTnrkiaih
nationalists the council is taking steps
to rma out tne most eiiecttve meuoa or
setting in touch with them and; will in-
form ywi -further on this point aa soon
aa Msslble." T
M. Pymana also proposed ..that mes-
sages of gratitude be aent to Brazil and
Spain. .
Lord Robert Cecil representative of
the Onion of South Africa said thanks
were also due the French delegation
particularly Rene Vivian! whose elo-
quence he declared had inspired "this
meritorious-effort to save Armenia."
- Germany's protest against acceptance
by the league of what the Berlin govern-
ment deemed falsified returns from the
plebiscites held in the EupVa and Mal-
medy districts along the Belgian frontier
hss been rejected by the council.
Amendment Action
Defeated by One Vote
Associated Preea. Report.
GENEVA Dec 2. The resolution re-
jecting consideration of amendments to
the covenant of the league of 'nations
was defeated in the assemjy of the
lesgue Thursday by the contrary vote of
Bonorio Pueyrredon of Argentina
Unanimous action ta required on all
acts of the assembly.
Dr. Alfonso Costa of Portugal "during
ths debate on amendments remarked that
ebangea would eventually be necessary on
order to facilitate the entry into the
league of some ot the great non-member
countries. " .
President Motta of Switxedand aa
that 8wiUerland attached great impor-
tance to the necessity of giving the inter-
national court obligatory jurisdiction.
Regarding the objection that to amend
the covenant would be to revise ; the
treaty of VerssiQes Dr. Motta held that
the bond between the covenant and the
treaty wss whst might be called an "ex-
terior anion."
Delegate Urrutia of Columbia advo-
cated an amendment providing the as-
sembly might dedde by majority vote
questions having rclerenee to the execu-
tion of the terms et the covenant
A msjority of the delegstes held that
the little work this session of the assem-
bly can hope to accomplish should be
- (Continued on age Two. '
Suspect in Hainon Case
. Reported at El Paso
Assodated Preaa Report.' -;
EL PASO . Texss 'iec. 2. PoUce
headquarter In - Juares . Thursday an-
nounced it bad been notified that Clara
Smith wanted in connection with the
shooting of Jake Hamon had crossed the
river and was ia Juarea. p ; i .
Several women have keen 'arrested
but all were released after examination.
immigration inspectors said they hsd
not seen a woman cress-the bridge who
answered Clara Bmith'a description
'..wFouatoai uvct. '
- : ' ' Associated Preea Report
"KEW XORK Dec 2. Marjorie Les-
eomb amotioa picture actress and
three; unidentified persons "were burned
to death' in fire which swept through
i five-story apartment bouse this morn-
ing st 29 West - Fifty-seventh atreet
Miss tscomb'eame to this country 're-
cently from England to engage in mo-
tion ntcturs work .-a . ;. 4v.-; i
Hitchcock
Congress
Bill to Be Presentecl at Nest
- Outlay of $60000000
' : cultural Committees of. House "tad Senate Meet b
' ; Discuss Situahon Acre (!xecrs a? Pk?J
"Associated Press Report -v-
WASHINGTON Dec; 2.-Immediate loans'of $60000)0O frotri
government funds to aid farmers in ' the face of falling prices of
theit products is proposed by Senator Hitchcock democrat Ne.
braska in a bill drawn Thursday after a conference -with Governor
GOVBR110RS URGE
;U. S-xHELP FOR
HAWS FARIIERS
Committee Report Adopted
Asking ? for Eiport of1
bAhwncan Foodstuff :
MAW GOVERNORS
SPEAK THURSDAY
Amendment of pederat Con-
stkubon Suggested by. :
v Veimont Official
Assodsted Press Report '
HARRISBURG Pa' Dec. 2r-The
governors' conference Thursday adopted
a commtttee report urging the federal
government to create a finance corpora-
tion which through loans . to foreign
countries win permit export of Ameri-
ean foodstuffs Sod other products to re
lieve the eritlsai . sirustioa confronting
the nation's farmers. The report fur
ther urged the federal reserve bpard to
advise alt Peaks to adopt A liberal pol-
icy ot renewals on farmers indebted-
ness. . ' . ...( -; :..-';;v
t Wni Paosls'a SaaetloB. .
Amendment ef the federal constttutlm
iW wsMetCaWVaVlls f tii esw ' iMaWrrmMltfl
T " TZ.WZ7' '"""T.'T-l
ahsl become ffectivw unlea sanctioned
hx.thf PwPlkOng. vrigte? ia.ga aJ4ra'
ursdsy y uovrnor xrreim w cm-
. The executive Wmed against further
centralisation of power '-da Whahlnrton
and declares that tho Sixteenth. Eigh
teenth and Nineteenth amendments had
been "imposed upon the people without
tbeir consent." ....-.
"If this nation ia to remain a self-
governing power" be added "we .must
resist every encroachment upon the au-
thority and. prerogativea of the people
from whatsoever source" .
CeatreHratioa of Power. .
Governor Clement said that in recent
years there had been a . tendency against
Stste's rights with centralisation ot
power ia the federal governmental struc-
ture which "may reach-such proportions
thst it will be impossible te stop it" He
ssid that the fratners of the constitu-
tion intended thst changes should be
made only by will of the people.
"It baa been contended.'' said Gov-
ernor Clement "that the United States
with ita power coming from the people
would never become weak and operat-
ing under constitutional restrictions
would never become tgrsnnical If : we
vary from the original plan but one re-
sult can be expected. .
Remedy Rests With People.
There is a remedy that rests with
people themselves and that remedy is an
amendment to the' federal constitution
providing thst no further amendment
hall become effective unless sanctioned
by the people either voting directly npon
such proposal of amendment or taking
action thro.ua h a convention elected sole
ly for that purpose. ' In ho other was.
can tne people ot uvja .country be safe-
guarded against ths dangers of which
wasungton gave sucn dear warning.
. The governor quoted extracts from
speeches and writings of George wash
ington Alexander Hamilton and James
Madison in sunoort of his arerument
against centralisation of power and laws
- sgsmsc ue wui ox tne people."
Buaneuke Budget
Needed Says To wnsend
; ' Assodsted Press Report
HARRISRURG; Pa Dec. 2 Ef-
fideney la needed in the expenditure
ot appropriations quite as much as it is
needed in order to obtain an intelligent
budget program Governor John O.
Townscnd of Delsware told the govern-
ors ot the various States st their con-
ference here Thursdsy. To prepare a
business-like budget be said makes for
efficiency in government less .duplica-
tion of efforts snd fewer commissioners
and boards than now exist '
. "It is admitted.'' .said the governor
"thst in. the administration of public af-
fairs n budget system is. eesontial for
the ordinary and intelligent handling ot
finances. In spite of this however it is
sdmitted thst the budget system hss
fallen abort of exbectetion in as many
commonwealths. . Iossmuch Nsa all busi-
ness experience proves the wisdom snd
effideney of ths budget method of band-
ling revenues snd expenditure we must
look elsewhere then to the system itself
for reasons of the disappointments!
Oae Reases.
"One' of the reasons is thst common
fallacy which seems to be Inherent in
tho human rsee the fallacy 6f expecting
mwe automatically to bring about de
sired rcijrnii Nc system of gorers
. (Continued on Psge Two.) . '-'
Stsswn CaBfor Oovctl
to Relwve Producer-Ani-
s"icr
Yarcune of tne ; federal ; reserve
board. Senator Hitchcock plans to
present' the' measure when con-
gress meets neitweelc. . J ' ?
The mone whicn Senator Bitckcock
would have advanced to; the fanners Is
the government's shars In profits of the
federal reserve '- banks payable hext ; t
month and which under -the law would v . .."
be nsed to .increase gold ireaarvea"or"
amortise Liberty bonds; .f rl-' ':''"?:.'.:;
Loans would be' made through the fed-"
era! land banks on chattel mortgages or r
warenouse receipts wltn agricultural
products ot live stock as security. Losns
en grain would be limited to six months'
and those on lire stock te on year.-.;- '
; Leader Agreeable. - :h : l
'Senator Hitchcock indicated thai. Gov "
ernor Hardlnr waa favorablv inclined
toward the plan in view of thd fact that -this
profit from tho reserve banks would
not bo large enough to take np any-tub "
staatiai percentage ot liberty bonds. V ;
Opposftioa to the revival of any gov-'
ernmental war emergency measures look-
ing to the underwriting of prices snd .
private business was expressed today by--.
Senator Edge et New Jersey member of
the - seasts committee on reconstruction. :
The New Jersey ' senator . declared he
would sunoort no messuro for relief of -
the farmers which did not afford relief
Iggfaav' ' r "' "'.- - : v-f
. .;. -;V' a- ;
Agricultural Committee
Begins Hearing . t v :"
' Assodsted Press Report' . ; 6 i r-
ASHINGTON;" Dec. 2.Hearings : v -were
begun'ThursBay by the agricultural .
eommktee of theeenate afid house meet-
lug ta joint session on the genera) sgrl- 4
cultural situation- andon propossls for
financial relief ferfthe farmers. - V -.
'; Benato. Korrif of Kebrask acting "
La. Li i t- 1 'L i 1 ' ' L k. L' a '
tnum 'afCclabi would undoubtedly bo
jtnu iPn
tstiraa of tin Tardus agricuUursl inter.
oe eauea
to nresent.the fanners!--
view of ths situaoon.; -v --f? 1 .
. Meyr Hued-fot a revtmlef tfh
war finance corporation .and tobtSti
committee that congress had passed tea.
measure esUbUshing this . corporation ;
four months- after the signing of the
armistice as a rsconstruction law: w . .
-s a reconatructien lsw. j "There
practically no exception to the blight
which has been sweeping the country for;
the last few months" said Mr. Meyer. '.'
"There" is a comnlete eenceation in the
drculatkm of business." 1 '
mm V. ShrOyer secretary of the Ke- '
braska Farmers union said the situstlon I
in his State was serious as the products '
were aelling far below the Cost of. pro- .
duction. ' ;' -' '
The farmers were in an "angry mood. . '
he declared sddinc thst some of them -
nsd ssid that tney were going to burn 4
their corn because they could not sell it .
for enough to afford to buy coal. . .. :
Mr. Shroyer also said that leaders with v
"bolshevik tendencies'' were spresding
their propaganda and that relief should
come In order to check this. He ssked
for extension of credits arranaenient for
financing immediate exports stabilizing or
marasta ana Ue Urui'on farm products
Rep&Not
Following -Decline . L
Associated Press Report ? 'v
CHICAGO Dee. 2. Pointing em
that wholesale meat prices were appro- . '
ma tely. those prevailing during 1914 and
charging that he had nowhere found .
similar reductions in retail prices. Ever
eft C Hrown president of the National -Live
Stock exchange' told a meeting ot
Hye stock producers packers and mart ' .
ket interests he. believed the chief cause -;
of decreased meat consumption Ilea in
the retsil end of the business. The
meeting was called in an effort to in
vestlgate sn "eat more meat csmpslgn.
Mr. Brown told oi an investigation ha
made in 'Chicago comparing wholesale .fy
and retail prices in vsrious parts of the
dty. He said be found that on the eame
grade of hams the retail price for whole '.
hams ranged from 83 to 37 ' cents - a t
pound while the sliced price ranged from ..
49 to 70 cents a pound. Bacon by the
piece varied from 38 to 65 cents a pound.'
The sliced price ranged from 48 to 0S(
cents. . ' i.
As a representative of the farmer and ' L
live stock producer Mr. Brown demanded v
a more equitable distribution cf the cost
of readjustment claiming that thou- -sands
of producers who have been com
pelled te meet the rising cost ot over '
need in tbeir business were sacrifidng .
their lire stock at pre-war- prices but
that notwithstanding this fact the con- : '
sumer was deriving little if any bene-
fit from this readjustment- ' : !'' 1
' Mr. Brown advocated the formation bf
a national organisation capable of hand- ;
ling all problems ot educating' the rn
taller and consumer and pledged : the .
support ot hia organisation ln sack tan
sf fort. .'' f r '' ' I V ' '
Minnesota Farmers ') '
r repared tor tmergpev v ; r
Associated Press pepwrti
.CHICAGO .Dec IsV-armeri of I'alihvv'
nesota with more than. 8000 co-operative
aseodstlons 'a msjority marketing
organtutlont in. purpose fere prepared to '.
move torwanpio' solve the big marketing
probtcma that face the American farm-'
Ier.-N J. Holmberg Minnesota commis-
sioner et agricttltoretokl the'Kation&I
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