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; HOUSTON; TEXAS; MpNtoYIA 1922
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HARniNfi.-DraNERv
Irish Peace: Brings
Esldmos' CMfelopinait HOPES HELD OUT :V
BERUNMTOH
Russian Bajlet Sport
6lf Nauon f v
Faces Extinction
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iv. rnnniT . nn it tr Tin r -i
ADOPTS FLAN.Tl);
GreatSince WhiteMen
FOR SOLUTION OF'.'
SHANTUNG POSER
Satisfaction
EXT PAYMENT Of?
WORLD WAR DEBT
iinDivi) lAbDniiic v :
: -vis
From
Came Amorfi Them
CONGRESS
DEFIES OWN DAIU
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Jenkteld Get Busy on' War
1 - i . r- Vj- . to'
4 Leoi runaing 10 ay 7
a Bonuses r-v
V-?
RESIDENT MAKES
HIS STAND KNOWN
Need for Placating Honest
Administration Opposi-
' 'tion Suggested
. "Associated PresiKenort.
;':' WASHINGTON. Jan.H.-A tnoveTlo-
" . Vy: ward party solidarity and an effort to
. ' s And way and meant l increasing the
:' efficiency of the republican congress it
was learned Sunday- was the two-fold
- purpose of the White House dinner' Sat-
?lurday: night which brought together
1 n.ml.A n Mil
s' C ?rUIU " V -
4 resentative repubhcaa leaden.
'.-. - Protracted consideration was given to
i "- tha position of the pirty on present do
German Cabinet' Takes No
( Action on Reparation
: - ' ' Issue ' ' ' .
'AaaocUted Preee Report. .
(5ANNE8 France Jan. 8.Newa 'of
the ratification of the Irish peace' treaty
na received vtth greatest of satisfaction
by the British delegation to the allied
sapreine council. ' The email majority
a.rfrded as satisfactory uhderjtbe
MunriiniMa' ami mm mivtnm tiulrinn
that tha treaty term will be carried out
PREPARED TO
rremicf iiioyrvieorgeaeciinea ro mae i - t a VHk.! .
a formal statement regarding ratificatien. I . T k r I ll
He merely said he was highly pleaded. .
Associated' Press Beport. .
DL'BIJN Jan.- 8. The military' au
thorities here evidently consider the vote
In favor of the peace treaty by the datl
cireacn a a final decision on the Irish
situation. Ever sine the Dublin city
hail was! commandeered by the military
and courts martial were held there the
building bad been surrounded by barbed
wire entanglements which projected
. - Associate f rtt aeportv t
CHICAGO. Jan.' -AlflBka's Ekl-
Inos have changed; flatly Jn"th hj
years since mt f mt man' Inter
ested himself in thf welfare" came
among them accordfaig to Bishop Peter1:
T. Bowe Episcopal binhop of Alaska
i'V:: . "h.-i tf i' '"' Associated Press Hcport.
Balfour and Hughes 'Aure'.:;; Moscow fan' aT-nuia's great-
'-f' ' rttl' v -est sport the ballet is threatened with
Vninese : VjOOO .UltlCet.f . axtlnctWni' "The va'ridus municipal so-
Offer Still Holds Good
Will Round Out Total
" Allies Insist on Fuji
ftVf Payment
if
; Associated Press Report. .
BERLIN Jan. 8. Although the date
fixed by the reparations commibsion-f or
csjne known.' The town was illuminated.
mestlc issues with the result that decision I bells were rung and all the people joined
was -reached in two matters of impor-1 in tne ceienration
i. y tancef Early enactment of a soldier
' banns "bill and early assembling of a re
publican senate conference to reconcile
" s any differences existent fir party councils
"V S. over the form of legislation for .refunding
V allied debts.
Salat Tax Dlsoassed.
' ''. ' '. The two subjects were inter-connected
t In the djscusaioii' since the possible in
I '' come froin the debts it was fairly gen
-' ll A 1 t mm m Ummt nh.nKI 1 1
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CHRISTMAS TREE '
- FIRE CAUSE OF
ANOTHER'' DEATH
Xfi i recouping bonus expenditure with a I Little Cooper
t -. tales tax suggested as toe omy aiterna- n 0 .
tie. From Bums Received
.Two members of the cabinet. Secretary
srjS Weeks and Attorney General Daugherty
participated a did Chairman John T.
' AV . Adams of the republican national commit-
. . 1 If . T I -
'r'iee ocnaion uougv niuoo m imiiaua
.Curtis . Ilrandegee and McCumber;
Speaker GUlett and Republican Leader the death early Sunday of Cooper Bevil
Jlondell from the house and Representa
tives Madden Illinois; Fordnsy Mich
igan; Darrongh Pennsylvania; Anderson
afinnesota and Saunders Indiana. CbieT-
i Iv. the discussion bore on the senate lei-1 barns froi
tsUtive situation where It was aareed I day night and early Sunday.
that tha Jthree most important meneutea
' aside fronr. routine approyriatiops" the
' tariff the bonus and refunded psoposals.
nceuea agreement ana aajournment to
Sunday morning aoldiers began clearing ll""' U"J w
away aU the wire. 0 . Lx.
Associated Press Report " ; quarters with- respect to .the govern-
TRABANE Tyrone Ireland Jan. $. I ment's preparations to meet all or part
TkerC were- scenes of wild enthusiasm! af the 100000000 gold marks due-Jan-here
Satarday night when the newa'off uary 15. The cabinet haa been in ses-
tha ratification of the peace' treaty be-laion every day this week but the offi
cial communiques have stated its delib-
eiations concerned "current .business"
and that no action was taken on the
reparations issue.
Pending the return to Berlin of Or.
Bathenau who has been in Paris con-
salting with reparation offiicajs no state-
ment if is announced will be made. The
impression current in bourse and finan-
cial circles however is to the effect
that 'the government is - prepared to
Bound out the total of . the January in
stallment with Reicfasbank gold if the
allies insist that the' payment be met in
full.
Ramora Dsaied.
r Official denial J made of rumorsathat
tha Reichsbank already im proceeding to
hypothecate its gold to England and neu-
tral countries although it is reported the
government is preparing to draft a law
to. be presented for the reichstag'a ap-
proval which would permit the Reichs-
bank to float foreign loans under cover
of its gold reserve provided the proce-
ift with the treaty a
proviso;
In addition to the 4043000000000
marks new paper floated the last week
of the old year the Re hteh bank's cur-
rent report shows the issuance of 15.-
SHfiOOfiOO in new discounted treasury
bins In tkt' same period the . bulk of
wbtcp U required to aieet reparationa
who has been an eysawltness of their
development.' tr
"Vhen first I visfied the i Eskimo -of
Alaska they ate tnjLr melt raw and
seemed to have little tbjett In life bs-
vond eating". Biahop ftowe said bere:-: V
"Today they are cvfking their food
they are beginning to' use stoves their
igloos are much bigger and cleaner the
children that have tvn up in the
meantime are biggei dud brighter and
their interests are much larger."
The Eskimos did what they could to
belp America In the war by . sending
down feathers for pillows. Bishop Howe
reported. "They killed ducks geese
and swans" he said 'aml' collected a
considerable amount -'Of feathers. ' A
number of young met came to me to
say that if. the United States needed
them to fight tbey were ready to go."
Educational work among the Eski-
mos is conducted by the United States
bureau of education and the Episcopal
church; One young Eskimo is now
teaching. ' Another developed such skill
in woodcarving. Bishop Rowe reported
that he was offered a fine position in
New Xork by a firm 'that saw speci-
mens of his work. -
Tba Eskimos are developing a sturdy
character he added.' Wheu warned
against having anything to do with the
bootlegger he said tbey steadily leave
him alone.
JAPANESE CAMP
IS OPTIMISTIC
japs Believe China Will Re
cede From Position on
Disputed Railway
Bevil . Dies
" h Galveston Home
. Associated Press Report
GALVESTON Texas Jan. 8. With
8. the toll of a Christmas tree ore in
the home of Mr. and Mrs". E. P-Biron . . . mnflI.f wif.
here Saturday was orougnt nve. t our
of young Bevil's playmates suffered
burns from which they died late Satur-
PROHIBITION LAW '
SUCCESS DECLARES -ADYOCATEOFLAW
) - i I I i-
Enforcement Is Approacning
High Point Despite Ob-
stacles Statement
Tba dead are; John Bevil 3; Roswell
Morelahtt 6; Junior Biron 7; Betty
Btron 0;: Cooper Bevil a.
Associhted' Press Report.
WASHINGTON Jan. 8. Prospects
for an ultimate aettlemeut'of the Shan
tung controversy appear brighter in some
quarters ; after the Chinese 1 delegation
hadheen assured by Arthur J. Balfour
and Secretary Hughes that their offer of
"good offices"; still held good and was
Continuous. ' i
No date has however been set for a
resumption of the conversations which
were broken off Friday with tba Chinese
and Japanese delegations standing firm
ou their respective positions regarding
payment for the .Tsingtao-Tsinanfu rail
way.
The Chinese delegates after spending
40 minute with Secretary Hughes at the
state department and a somewhat longer
time1 with Mr. Balfour later said their
talks which were informed were "satis-
tory and reassuring." They added that
both. Mr. Balfourj and Mr.- Hughes had
apneld tneir contention mat tne -gooa
offices" offer under Which the Chinese
and' Japanese delegate first were
brought together still held. To this the
Chinee's seemingly had attached great
importance as when the meeting between
the two dele(ationaa-a8 about to break
uphe Japanese balked at a suggestion
that. Messrs. Hughes and Balfour be
called in to mediate giving the reason
that it might be embarrassing to those
two unless the Chinese were willing to
make further concessions. -'
N Detail Give.
Because of the delicacy of the situation
Dr. Wellington Koo.'ene 'of the Chinese
delegate said he could not give any de
tails of what occurred at the meeting
viet ' are -tirin of the deficit which
tbey have to make up in order to keep
."the operas and the ballets going. Bal-
let an( opera alternate in the' big theaters.-
The ballet: pays but doesn't
make enough profit to carry the opera
and the -great orchestras necessary to
satisfy the music loving Busiians. '
. 'Ballcrines are the subjects of end-
lex discussioh."'' '
Families break up; jver difference
about the merits of Smirnova Getser
Gerdt and others Who are now holding
the spotlight in-Petrograd and Mos-
cow. To a lesser degree the same
battle rages at Kuan and Kiev and
Odessa. Just at the moment Lukcm
is the hot favorite in I'etrof rad and
Gelser in Moscow
Youth and beauty do' not count with
Russian ballet fans. It matters not if
the ballerina is old. In . fact she gen-
erally has to be fairly mature before
she can master the Intricate steps upon
which Russians give points. She may
have' muscles which give her the ap
pearance of a strong lady in the cir-.
cua and still fascinate Russian specta
tore if she can spin fast enough on her
toe and shift her weight from one big
to to the other at just the moment '
'prescribed in the rules.
At-first a foreigner is inclined to
admire the beautiful young neophytes
who dance maxourkas. and hare all the
charm wbicb grace and flowing white
robes impart tq youth dancing to the
music of a superb orchestra. That is
the result ef utter ignorance.
Gclser the strongly featured player
of the Moscow (circuit recently fell on
the stage and had to beat a retreat
before catcalls and howls which made
.it impossible for her to reappear for
a fortnight - Russian ballet fans are
as merciless a the crowds at a Span
ish bull fight There are no excuses
for failure. .'
7
Defeated Republican 'Insists v
Fiahf "Tn Fr 1rnAw $
w m s atvstMivi .'
WilLGoOn
Treaty flayed ;
as compromise
Admission That They Are'
British Subjects Rankles
Irish Leader
..5
iTCbai hJMr.'hd locked theaiselvea la
force them through the.aanU-bteckmd "" UPVk negro juixaanb wa inl p.ynent Md pnrehaetiexjrrttorlj1;i WlMtdti&te&PJd
sit facing turn.. V: V charga. absMted herselT to attend t eonuaoditieafor deHvery to the aiilee andlPp MJor A' Hayne. Mtbal i
As a result of Saturday oight'llcu;M Bifn fhB '
I to pave s'artea waen one oi me cniraren
mitmm. mmixtm leadera hmA fltinilalv ih imt-
line of a program for the senate which attempted to light a candle oa the tree
na aroppeq k maica iniv bo me conuu
.. . .a j
berry contest and the proposed amend- T . V Nwnarir FmrA
meat to the federal reserve act actio nl trt. In imita ion of .ow. Faaawa by eWSrrS tipreSS
first would be sought on the foreign debt Uo H ot tne Ultietent VieWS
funding measure. The sohlier bona name ureiw. n wbw.
wa. alatcd a. next with provision for be funeral of . the B.ron children was
the Morelaal child will take place Moo
day.. The bodies of the. Bevil children
were sent to Beaumont for burial.
. Associated Press Reuart.
CHICAGO Jan. 8-The prohibition I toe BeaJi British and Amer
law ia not a failure and while enforce-1 can delegation.
mentof it probably never will reach the! Before- meeting ' tie . Chinese Mr.
100 per cent point of eSciency t rap-1 Hughes let R be known that hi talk with
oUld be "informal" and wjito
wan to b eonslderetf a exercising "good
to cover purchase of grain abroad and M"6"10" ror said unqa- in an aa-lafncev" It was said tnat air. HugBe
heavy increases in the civil pay roll. Idreaa before the Law Enforcement j thought tba differeince between the
The paper circulation was incseased l'Mu vaicago. v. icpuiese ana Japanese were lugnc -ano
by 4I;126000000000 marks last year.
ROAD BOND ISSUE :'
TO BE DISCUSSED
AT MASS MEETING
Meeting Open v to -Orange
icnvw
uppose issue
Associated Press Report t T '-.
DUBLIN Jan. 8. Large crowds as-"
sembled outside! the Mansion house- 'i
today to witness the arrival of Eamonn .
de Valera and bis supporters In the Dail '
Eiresnn who 'met fof a' consultation
with regard to the future. All the well "
known leaders- who spoke against- the
treaty were enthusiastically cheered.; V
Prior to the private meeting- De Yn-
lera in bis drawing room and in the
presence of tlie newspapermen received
an illuminated address voted him De- x.
cember 21 by a convention representing -v ' v
50KK3 members of . the . Hibernian '
Catholic Benefit societies 'in Australia. '
The presentation was made by; the Rev.
Australia when he left that eountrv waa
altogether republican for Ireland and r?
that he was certain great disappointment -''."
wouia ne ieic V u nsa not seen ioudu . . .
possible to secure an untrammeled Irish - !
republic. ' -. v
Irish Fkjht Praised. ' ' s
De Valera in reply to Dr. O'Reilly said
-the fight of Ireland had inspired tho ? '
world. The Irish Self-Determinsjtion 'r '
league had been founded on the principle ''.V'
of free determination and not detersiina-. v
. I 1 . it.. . ..1. - . . .K
"Let no man say." said D Vilera. -
''that the Irish people hve self -deter-minated
themselves - within the British
empire as British snbjeets. The heart
of the Irish people ia a republican to-. -
day as ever. The. wonderful opportunity '
f securing a lasting peace between Uq .
great countries one of wbicb bas bean
the mother country of Australia and ' :.
Canada and in a large part of the
United States has' been definitely lest
once more -by the triumph ot British . ''-.
force over reason and right Th "heart - ..j y.
.... wm-)-....w -j r. Jtwippnueaw. - e-lti&to-"
Xo law .can be enforced 40 per cent I that it wouW be poisible to reconcile the
Mr. Hayhes said declaring that the chief I conflicting views. It was asserted that
paymejits to dependents influenced large
ly by the final form of tha debt funding
'legislation. Republican party confer-
races on each of these institution are
scheduled for the near future it was said.
Following the bonus bill senators said
' the tariff or the treaties produced by the
arms conference would be the senate's
work. Some senators did not believe the
tariff bill would be ready to take third
place in
Wheat Condition in
Argentina Favorable
Associated Press Report
Associated Press Report
BERLIN Jan. 8. Extremely differ-
ent views are expressed by the news-
papers concerning the Cannes meeting
and Mr. Lloyd- George's .speech. The
Tageblatt thinks that the economic view
is beginning to assert itself against the
policy of force but the Deutsche Allge-'
meiue .eicung says tnat tne supreme
council's attitude toward Germany may
be summarised as a desire not to belp
Germany out of its economic distress but
to investigate how she may be made to
WASHINGTON Jan. 8. Crowing
line while others declared the conditions for the winter wheat crop in
import tax schedules wquld be completed I Argentina have continued favorable and I pay without ruining the economic life of
L ' . 1 it. . i I I 1 . ! .1 . - M ' I
oy w eoruary a aaie wnicn ineae oe-iwnjie no oiiighi eiumiiv ui iiruuumun Europe.
tiered would be earlier than the treaties has been issued confidence prevails con
rould be submitted. No reasons for the cerning the yield of tba new crop ae- I renarations is sharolv criticised bv the I ter the liquor imported into this couu
cording to a summary oi foreign crop
prospects made public by the department
present obstacles in enforcement of the
Volstead act were apathetic eitisens sod
lethargic public officials. These types
be said in opposing the law were strik-
ing unintentionally at their own interests
and at the foundation of the country
and might be threatening it with the
downfall which he said had come to every
republic in history which had failed to
enforce the law its citixens made for
themselves.
Charge "Wat" Propagaada.
The 'wet' have spread carefully
planned propaganda to make it appear
that the prohibition law I a failure and
can not be enforced" said Major Haynes.
"The best antidote for this propaganda
ia facta and here are a few:
"The propagandists put in capital let
' ' Houston Pest Special
ORANGE. Texas.' Jan. 8. A
meeting of eitisens has teen called for
Monday night January 9 for the consid
eration and discussion of the $700000
road bond tsn'e on which th people are
to vote on January 10.
The meeting will be held at the Liberty
Km prevail rcgnruiua nu mu- ... m " mm.
settlement than elsewhere. This I. er hl a 7:30. The discus-
lion is co oe iree ana open most wno
. aelief were offered..
Harding Takes PatltUa.
' President Harding wa jaid to have in- of agriculture. The wheat area is esti
mated at 13027.000 acres compared with
14.050000 in 1920-1021.
Harvesting is in progress both in the
Argentine and in Australia where the
preliminary official estimate of produe-
'- dicated hia view that congressional mem-
bers themselves should furnish . . the
C leadership and basis for agreements par
Hcularly upon formulating policiea bat
.' eftnreased a desire n ro-onerat. . fbc-
retary Weeks suggested that the debated tion fs 140.014000 bushels compared with
.questions should be thrown Into ' party 146780000 bushels a year ago.
caucus in both houses and that tba ma- Latest estimates of the wheat crop in
toritv. havinc so develorxd its own views the Union of South Africa indicate
should proceed to enact legislation ae- ' 8449000 bushels compred with
ordinlr foreina recalcitrant. Int lin. 1 8113000 bushels last year. The wheat
i Objections to this nhin of nrocedurc w New Zealand shows an increase
were voiced. It was said ht bMh bouse 803.000 acres this year is against
and senate participanta .to rbe confer-
anti-governmental papers which com
plain of the mystifying character of his
doings and demand an explanation why
he is allowed such sweeping authority
under governmental cloak.
The part the Russian situation ia play-
ing at the Cannes conference ia generally
approved as an indication of an honest
intention . to renovate the continental
economic situation to which Gdkmany Is
the key.
try. The facts show that the total ini
Donations during tne past fiscal year
were 1H per cent of the total consump
tion of liquor in the United States the
year before prohibition.
"Propaganda says crime haa increased
since prohibition. Fscts show that the
crime wave is wdrldwide and that
would be just as sensible to blame it on
woman suffrage aa on prohibition. Facts
show that arrests for drunkenness have
decreased 00 per cent In this country
since prohibition and convictions for
drunkenness incrested about the same
; ence. Operation of a considerable num
;. 'ber of Western republican senators as
sociated in the agricultural bloc though
- embarrassing the administration it was
- represented by their associates were dje-
.. tated not by hostility to tha Harding
. admfcaiatration. but by political sentiment
' in their own States which hazard their
re-elections. The cry of "caneusdomina-
i tioa" if raised might force them it was
- argued iota open co-operation with four
or five republican senator now sittinf.
Izasm acres ia 1020-1921.
Tha fall crop of food grain in British
India have yielded well and the outlook
for the apring crops is favorable (he
summary stated. The prospect for the
cotton crop ia British' India were re
ported as good.
$ I O.OOd Worth of Liquor
Seized in RaioJ Near Mexia
Aasociated Press Report.
MEXIA Texas Jan. 8. Federal and
OaStrutk at 400 Feet-
In San Augustine County h"' ent in wet England.
Houston Post Special.
8AX AUGUSTINE Texas Jan. 8.
Jack Haynes a driller who bas been at
work on the John Henry tract of land
about seven or eight miles below San
Augustine City has struck oil at a depth
of something over 400 feet It is not
yet known how much oil the weH will I district directors showed that federal
Withdrawal Lighter.
"Facts show thst liquor withdrawals
from warehouses in this country during
tbe past October were only 90 per cent
of tbe withdrawals in tbe previous
October." . .
Major Hayne said reports from
his
produce bat the hoi I standing 70 feet
fa oll. v i '
. This well' whs drilled close to another!
which bad been rendered useless on ac
count of-the volume of water that had
broken into it The last well was stopiied I
whoa definite purpose was declared ta I Stat oBcera including 13 rangers raided I just as tha sand waa reached. It will
a -mm ii uuy iug viiiuia: irfiuiincsB aw
j ' ministration. '..V
- '.Tbe. president further took opportua-
- ttm tm Matait Vl MAaLflAM l.ranl. .f .
' ' Serve act which would require him if
v-: adopted apecifically ta appoint a farmer
on me reserve koarc tie would not ao-
. ' . I . mm . .
. ju . mmm vara iw mmum mfaunmi
.' Hnecffylng repretwnutive of agriculture
Industry and commerce aa neorssary to
: Umj makeap ef that body but doe a ep-
V a single soawlst for a tanner.
Fnrther tha dinner conference' . for
. - - Vnt particularly of Chairman Adams
rormuiatea mr tiew that rirtnanv coa-
a resort four miles east of here In Free
stone county Saturday night . making
of arrest and confiscating Uqv
aid U h tamed at $10000.
A similar resort was raided oa the
Mexia-Worthas pike near here earlier in
the night -
Only ona shot wa fired in the tw
I raids. . ' .
Elb' $3000000 War
Dead Memorial Selected
Aasockted Press Report
CHICAGO Jan.'.- & Nine hundred
State and city officials were co-operating
almoat everywhere and . great headway
ws beipg made agaiast those opposing
law enforcement.
"When I think of the person ofipos
ing enforcement of one of our laws 1
think ot the fate of other republics mhen
they reached tha point of failing to en-
force their laws. We regfcrd the repub-
LOTTIE PICKF0RD MARRIES. M n noP6" govern
Associated Paris benort. Iment yet we are only 100 rears old.
LOS ANGELES CaX Jan. 8. --Lottie I Venice was a republic for 1100 years.
Pickferd. motion picture actress sister I Carthage for 700 year ? Florence for
of Mary Pickford became the bride of 11300 yeara and Rome 000 years. All of
Alan Forrest . also a film player here I them fell and they fell when tbey failed
Saturday night The ceremony -took to enforce their laws.'
soon be put on the pnrnp to test out the I
m. 'A. !ll I.IJ I
riAr IPmrnlr. Order of. Rlks Wto .otified
- been nteard r adverse eritldssM and y aatiaaal memorial commisaioa of
. . nartisllr throuah neglect.'
. . Vetboda -sboald be adopted. It
Vh' Ctintwd oa Page Two.) .
the ardrr that the sit foe the 13 .000.000
wa I memorial to their war dead waa selected
ana paw ioc
place at tha Hollywood First Methodist
charca. 'Many prominent" pbotopiayeri
were present Mary Pickford waa ma
tron ef honor. Jack Pickford gave the
bride away. --" - '. -
:
f XHILD FATALLY BURNED.
. 'Houston Post SpeciaL
PALE8TINB. Texas. Jan. 8. Vein. a
Patrick agad 13. daughter ot Mr. and
Mr. Joha Patrick who reside north of
Paleetin aboat a mile waa fatally burned
Thursday. . .-. . . .
"' ' ? ' '. "m 1
. DELEGATES APPOINTED
Hoaatoa Past BprcaU
AUSTIN Texas Jan. & Governor
Neff announced tba appoiatmant of dele-
gatea to lb Congress of good road advo-
cate t be held in Chicago Illinois Jan-
uary 18-20 a follow: Curtis Hancock.
Breckearidge; CN. Avery Austin; Cecil
Ho roe Cleburne; Misa Decca - Lamar
West. Waco; G H. 'Walker Dalbart;
Ed. Bloodwart. CerkviUa. .
- ' 1 .'. -' ' -: r! ' . 4 '
M. Hhghe would do nothing toward a
settlement of the Shantung dispute that
waa not wejeomed by both tbe Chinese
and Japanese.
In tbe Japanese oamp probably more
01tlmisni prevailed regarding an ulti
mate
was based it waa said on the Japanese
belief that the Chinese eventually would
recede from their position concerning
pnyment for the disputed railway by
mean of a loan and accept the proposal
under which Japanese bankers would lend
the Chinese tbe money for 15 years with
a five-year option.
Jap Offer Flaal.
The Japanese continued to assert that
their offer was a final one and that ouly
a small difference existed between tbe
views of the two delegations.
The Chinese contention continues to be
that they can not 'accept a Japanese loan
in payment for the railroad because that
would merely be turning tbe road back
on paper while in actual fact the Japan
rse would be in complete control both
through the loan and the requirement
contained in the offer that the traffic
manager shonld be a Japanese national.
Ou these two points tne tntnese bow-
ever say they will not recede.
For these reasons it was believed in
some quarters that there will be no set
tlement unless one side or the other sur
renders under pressure something which.
it is understood neither Mr. Hughes nor
Mr. Balfour will exert
favor or oppo'se tha bond issue. The
meeting waa .called by 'the chamber of
commerce' with the view of giving every
one a chance to Inform or to become in
formed on the question considered of
vital interest at thi time.
The present county officials as well as
tbe former officials hsve expressed them-
selves ss being heartily in favor of the
issue. While the ordinary methods of
handling the bonds was not approved in
this case the .obstacle was removed by
an arrangement whereby the major por
tion of the issue will be taken care of
the first 10 years after they are issued.
thus making it possible for tbe oil field
boom to bear the brunt of the nndertak'
Ing.
H. J. L Stark international vice preai
dent ot Rotary who is on his way to
Canada in behalf of the organisation
wired Iriends at Orange Friday that he
favored the issue and would support it.
Mr. Stark is one of tbe largest taxpayers
in the county.
Will Linsconib native Orange county
citizen and a former county commission
er stated tbat he was in favor of the
bond issue although be had not been in-
clined toward it at first. He believes
that tbe values derived by increased
valaation by reason of the oil industry
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Victoria C. of C Elects
Ctl.- .sJ P I would lift the bnnlen of road building in
Uiricers and Lirectors curred by the issue.
Houstou Post Special.
American Legion Post
a ' 11
At dmithviile elects
VICTORIA Texas Jan. 8. At a
n.eeting of tbe Victoria chamber of com;
merer held in their ball In the Welder
building Friday night election of officers
and directors for the coming year were
elected aa follows: President. P. A. Mur
rey: vice president John A. Ruckman;
manager and secretary. J. H. StoKsfus.
Directors. W. R Fran C. L Grander
W. Carpenter. ' Tfeorte H. Tar a art. I m .
John A. Donaldson. J.gH. Clcgg and T. I commander
11. Scott. "..''
Joseph Hirscfa of Corpus Christ i. pre si-
cot of the Corpus Christ! National
bank and.-chairtnja agricultural commit-
tee American Banker association was
present and delivered an exceptionally in-
teresting talk.
COMPLETES. M YEARS' SERVICE.
Houston Post Special
PALESTINE. Texas Jan. &T-A..R
Howard trraaurer of the International i
and Great Northern Railway company. I
mmm tt MinnWlJ Frnlt mmmm nl mU
with tbe comiMnv. As a token ot esteem
and high regard hia associates have pre-
sented him a beautiful loving cup. The
d mentation waa made by former Gv
enter T. M. Campbell who at ana time
D Valera said he had worked hard ' t
to- get belp front every source tn find- a '-
solution of the problem to reconcile tha
two people consistent with the desira -
ot the Irish people to maintain a distinct .
nationality . and no foreign statehood. '" --a :
Tbat had been turned down he declared . .
and therefore tat flgh$ was to. go ta.' 1 ';.
Beaaalm Eklsta. ' -. v
"Tha republic of Ireland" De 'Jalerav.
declared "atllf exiafa. Ita " aovereigu '.
parliamebt still exists. Th resolution 3. !
recommending the approval of a certain '
treaty is not ratification of that treaty . .
and ia not a loyal act. Tbat will not be
effected until the I risk v people have dia-
established the republic which they upaat - .
by their own will. Aa far aa human ' ' -
brains and hearts can achUfre.it the self-
determination of the Irish poeple will be
forged and by th men and women of
Ireland fn this generation. They are not ' .
going to give up now." " ' ' " '
De Valera and hia supporters then . . )
went into private session in the oak room ' -.V'
of the Mansion house.
Mercedes Bank Deposits v.'
Increase Between Gfjls
Houston Post SpeciaL ' ' '
MERCEDES Texas Jan. 8.-Mer- V
cedes banks had on deposit at the close
of business on December 31 -1021 a "
total of I781.3.rK.or an increase over the "
amount on deposit at the time ot the '
last call of $1500. No bills payable arc.
found iu the statements of either baak. '
Cash on hand and exchange ehowe a
total of $201287.45.
Of these amounts the Hidalgo County
bank bad on deposit $402218.78 with. V
cash on band of $11400057 and the- '
First National bank had deposits of $310-
135.27. with casb on hand of $80080.88. '
Mercedes continues to lead tbe cities
of Hildalgn county in total bank deposita
by a aubstantial margin. . -
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Houston Post Special
SMITHYHJ.K. Texas Jan. 8. At the
last regular mrrliug of Robert L Stef-
fens post No. 180. American Legion tbe
following officers were elected to serve
for the ensuing year: W. W. Lovelace
Albert Polensky. first vice
Frank Stasney second vice
commander: Walter J. Byrne adjutant;
Benno NutusiL finance officer and Ed-
ward Stalmach. historian.
GINS CLOSE EARLY.
Houston Post Special.
CUKRO Texas Jan. 8 For tbe first
time in the history of this country ac
cording ta C T. Schwab who haa kept
in. dose tonch with gin figures for the
past several years the gins of tafa coun-
try hare been able ta Hose January L
A. R. C. REPORTS SERVICE.
' Honstoa't'oat Mtsrcau.
During the month f December serv-
ices went rendered 10 rx-wrrice men er
families of men who died In tbe sen-ire
by Mrs. Frank Kunrctka. secret arT of the
whs general manager of the International Dt Witt county chapter of tbe Red Cross.
and Great Northern railroad. .
aero rd ing to her last report.
BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS.
Houston Post Special.
CI ERO Texss. Jan. 8 Birth rate in
IV Witt county exceeds desths by a ratio
of three to one according to the report
of the county clerk forwarded to the
bureau of vital statistics to Austin for
the year of 1021 . It shows 180 births
against 62 deaths for the same period.
This does not include tbe incorporated
towns of Cucro. Yoaknm. Yorktown and
Nordhehn. who handle their own reports. -
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Ousting of Miner Union
r action Hfeads Proposed
Associated Press Report
SPRINGFIELD IIL. Jan. a Freeman
Thompson president of aobdistricf N. 4
ot tbe Illinois Miue Workers ha a state
ment addressed to union miners proposed
that the union oust the leaders of ita
warring factions and operate the laitm
under "membership control. -
Thompson's attack was aimed at John
I. !.ewi. international president of the
United Mine Workers and F. Farrijgtoav
president of the 1 lunula miners. .. .
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