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VOL. XV. NO. 88.
TULSA OKLAHOMA SUNDAY DECEMBER 11(5 1!)L0
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TWO l. IlllNS
PRICE 5 CENTS.
M ADA Dl Cline
vLnim i LkHUd
M NEW TYPES
IN NAVY'S CRAFT
140 Vessels Being Built
Include Super Ships
of New Design
LANDING FIELD AT SEA
Langley Former Collier Gets
Interesting Assignment;
Will Carry Airplanes
AIRCRAFT HOLD PROVIDED
Elevators Up to Deck Cranes
and Ingenuous Equipment
to Safeguard Planes
WASHINGTON Doc. 2j Among
tho HO vessels under construction
for tho tinvy nro four typos new to
the American batlln fleet but long
In use by tlio other principal marl-
ffmi rtnii-iit-u Tlmit nc. v. I.. .!.-.
" tivj illU KilV U.tttlV
frulscr of which tlx arc being
built tlio scout or light cruiser
the alrplnno cruiser ami tho floot
ubm.ii tne. Tho battle cruisers will
b of great speed light armor long
crullng radius and strong offensive
armaments the ships being detailed
primarily for ranging work nhoad
cf the mnln body and for action at
Ions rango against vessels of their
oun class. They are to have a speed
of cllghtly more than 33 knots
(about 10 miles nn hour and will
cirry eight lfi-Inrh guns mounted
two In a turret. The light cruisers
Io will function an scout crullers.
They hnvo a speed of'3.1.7 knots
ami will carry an exceptionally
heavy armament for vessels of their
claw mounting 12 six-Inch guns.
They are designed to develon 90.000
horsepower half that of the battle
crulncrs.
N'rw Departure Developing.
' One of the most Interesting of tlie
new types Is the aircraft carrier
Lincley formerly tho collier Jupiter.
TMu l.fiunl la hnlnif Imllt nlnnir .tin
line of the general board's policy
that aircraft rarrlors shoud be com.
bat.int vessels whoso speed and
other characteristics will permit of
their use. with the fleet at sea. The
Linglry will rarry In the neighbor-
hood nf 15 planes of bothmllltary
and scouting types The ship's fly-
In? deck will consist of a huge
platform KB feet aliovn tho water
line extending from bow to stern
a distance of nbnut BIS feet nnd
with an amidships width of 65 feet
The planes will bo housed below
on the hanger deck when not In
ue and will bo carried to the flying
deck In elevators. Catapults will
he rruvlded on tho flying deck to
Proe t the planes Into tho air nnd
five them the necessary momentum
(or a start. Arresting devices will
be-rlggod on the flying deck to pcr-
mliif landing directly on tho deck
vh n the Langley Is on tho way
nIe huge cranes will also bo ln-
'allcd to pick planes out of the
ater Beneath tho flying deck
other traveling cranes will be pro-
vided to hoist aircraft out of the
hold spaces and for carrying them
to machine shopi assembling
Paces nnd to tho elevators. Shop
facilities for repairH will include
a completely equipped machine
'hop wing repairing shop molding
'paces a metal shop and various
ttororooms.
Ingenuity In Kvhlonri'.
An ingenious method for pro-
ving smokeplpes without breaking
tho flying deck nrens are devised
'dr the Langley. Tho ship will have
two smoke funnels one on each side
fear of tho flying dnrk and Inter-
connectd so that the smoke may nl-
ways lin discharged on tho lee side
nd thus not Interfere with tho land.
B or discharge of nlrcraft.
The fleet of submarines building
numhers nine S'x others authorised
have not yet been cnotraeted for.
Jhfti principal characteristics fill
'i long cruising radlu" enabling
"ifm to accompany tho flectH under
Pr.ii 'ically all conditions and new
"ructural designs to mnko them ns
narly ns pnsslhle proof from dopth
eharups The submarines will be
over 300 feet long with a displace-
mem of about 2000 tons Tho pro-
pelNpp machinery for surface cruis-
ing woi ho two main Diesel engines
Jj'l Tho other Diesels forward will
drive electric generators which will
Provide curront for tho two main
'lectric motors ro propel tho sub-
narlnes when submerged. The es-
timated Hurfnco sliced Is 20 knots
and ho submerged speed Is 10
knots
So'no Similar to IMlot.
In addition to these new types
secretary Daniels and the general
'oard havo recommended tlio oon-
trurtion during the next three years
'' three other types heretofore un-
sown In the United States navy.
They are the destroyer Leader long
fanue cruising submarines anil tnlnii
Wng submarines similar to tho
''frman U-117.
l'nno Again Celebratr.
HOMn. Doc. 24. Tho pone re-
'talllBhlr.g tho traditions of his pr-
fceMors celebrated throo midnight
""'eg tnn paunno ehapcl. All the
"mbtrs of tho ecclesiastical and
churts wt present together
ilVJ1. l"9 ntlro personnel of the
"Postoi.c palace and a limited num-
of dlstinguUhed cucsta.
Christmas Needs
of Crooks' Kids
Caused N. Y .Crime
NKW YOltK Dec 2.".. -New
York's coterie of criminals ut
large with one striking exception
spent Christmas quietly pollco re-
ports tonight Indicated
l'ollco officials claiming the ap-
parent cessation of outlawry bore
tint tho prediction of Commission-
er Knrlght that the recent bustling
activity of th'J lawless was noth-
ing mora than a Christmas drlvo
for "their wives and kiddles"
One burglary believed to have
been perpetrated early today was
reported. Diamonds Liberty bonds
ami motr'y the value of which has
been undetermined wore taken
from tlio safe nf a wholesale cloth-
ing mei chant In Hurt Fourteenth
r.trect. Knt?rtng through an ad-
Joining establishment tho yegg-
men cut their way through nn 1S-
Inch wall. In leaving they start-
ed a fire confined to ono floor
causing 75flno damage probably
with a carelessly los?d clgaret
stub in the building through
which tliey enteicd.
on mercytrTp
2 girlsinjured
Gladys Thorpe and Helen
Holmes Thrown From
Car and Hurt
DRIVER IS UNINJURED
Speeding Automobile Crashed
into Street Car Girl in
the Hospital
Two girls were hurt about 11
o'clock - fcat'lltfav - morning one
probably fatnlTyr wnc'n n Ford tour-
ing car loaded with groceries which
Wore being delivered to tho needy
by tho Salvation army struck
an Oklahoma I'nlon Ilallwnv
street car at Second street nnd
Rlwnod avenue. J. A. Nelson SOI
North Quaker avenue was driving
the car and as companions he had
wllh him on his rounds of mercy
the two glrK Gladys Thorpe nnd
llolen Holmes. When thy collision
ocenrred the two girls were thrown
out of tho car. tho little Holmes girl
was thrown head forward to the
street ru'id fell between the nuto
nnd the street car. filnrtv" Thorpe
fell to tho pavement and broke her
arm. She Is not hurt ser!ojly but
the Holmes girl was dncnnsolulis
when rlnked up nnd lite fcilurdiy
night at the Oklahoma hni'pttal whs
reported still unconscious. S'he suf-
fered a fractured skull hospital at-
tendants said.
J. T. St. Clair motorman of tho
car paid that as ho wan holnj; south
on Klwood avenue he notlcuj the
auto coming west on Second street
at a high rate of speed. "I tlowed
'down and when a few feet from the
jcorner stopped entirely. Tho auto
ramn on nnd turned north' on Kl-
wood and due to tho high Hpsed
veered out toward the middle of
the street coming toward mo In
tho middle of the car tracks. The
driver attempted to miss tho street
car but tho high speed of tho car
caused It to veer slightly nnd It
struck tho front end of tho street
car. Moth girls were thrown out and
tho auto bounded back. tThe duvcr
of the auto succeeded In koaplng his
sent and was entirely unlit) i''..
Helen Holmes I the 13-year-old
daughter nf Mr. and Mrs. U 11.
Holmes 1220 West Archer. Th)
other girl Gladys Thorpe.. 31 yoirs
old. Is the daughter of T. Thorpe
802 West Columbia
Blacks Flee in Terror
At Kit Klux Warnings
COLUMnm. Ga. Dec. 25. White
robed figures paraded somu of tho
streets of the city tonight scatter-
ing warning circulars to loafers nnd
nnn.lpalilu "Itlyfna. fnnv neirroes
fled In terror sklng cover In the
dark sections of tho city. Tho notice
read: "Warning! unoesiranies uoin
white nnd black wo are after you
W? know you tako wnrnlmt this
loafing thieving and prowling has
got to stop- Ku Klux.
Siuto Official .Miirrlr.
OKLAHOMA CITY Deo. 25.
James G. Flndlay. chief of the bu-
reau of Investigation department of
Justice was married today to Miss
Bthel May Wright n social welfare
worker of this city. They will make
their homo here whern Mr. Flndlay
has been chief of thu burrcau for
flvo years.
THE WEATHER
Tl'I.SA Io. SJ. Maximum tonp'ri'
tur. i minimum tl nouth winds:
cloudy. . ....
OKLAHOMA! Sunday clnujv r.iln In
rant portion; MonOny probibly fair
ccldrr.
AHKANFAK; Humlay rln. warm-r In
rait portion; Mnnitiy (irubably nniM-
tint wftMr rnlrtrr.
HAST TUNAHi Humlay local ralm ntl
mucli chnm In i iiipri.tiiri; JlunJay
probably fair colder
Vt'KKT TK.VA8- Suinlaj' anil Monday
itn.rallv fair coloVr Monday.
KANSAS Partly cloudy and aommrtiat
unaetlled tonight and Sunday not much
channo In tcmpcratura.
TOI.'8 LOCAL KVKNTH.
Public orcaii redlal by Krnut Prantj
Stamm. Klrat Christian church. JiJO p. m
Concert municipal band t19 p. m.
iCsavantlon ball.
WHERE PORK-BARREL BRIGADE
- GETS ITS EXCUSES FOR A RAID
Comprehensive Story of the Various State Institu-
tions Gleaned From the Official Records
Duplication and reduplication
Accounting and Reporting System Scattered Among
Various Officials and Boards That Defies Ef-
forts of Investigators to Ascertain Facts
lly C W. II HINDS.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Dec. 25.
Oklahoma's Instil utionoj wealth Is
far In excess of what tho general
ostlmatn Iuih been for the very sim-
ple reason that the scheme of gov-
ernment has not placed a rendering
of n coon lit In the hands cjf aiiv one
bonnl lly far tho greater wealth of
the statu In hii'mlled through thi
state board of affairs .although tnat
body has nothing to do with tho
Agricultural find Mechanical col-
lege at Stillwater nor the four sec-
ondary schools all those being un-
der the tminedlato direction of tho
statu board of agriculture.
In making a valuation of the
property controlled by tho stato
board of affairs nothing Is given
for tho land which Is neither tax-
able or for sale consequently has
no actual value. In tho estlmntes
herewith appended only tho build-
ings and their contents are taken
lntu tho estimate' In fact Is a re-
plica of tho estimate made to tho
stato board of affairs Ht tho close
of thvfl"cal year which ended .Tuim
30 192 and Is of record with Sec-
retary Hyrd of tho board. Wherever
possible tho valuation In given the
appropriation for tho biennial
which closes June 30 1921 is aluo
glvon.
In this connection the render can
form an Idea of the appropriations
to tie asked for nl thu coming ten-
sion inasmuch as there will bo no
probable decrue. Although sev-
eral of the larger Institutions nnd
MYRIAD OF GIFTS
FOR HARDINGS
President-Elect Spends a
Quiet Day Without
Conferences
MA WON Ohio Dec. 25. I'resl-dent-elect
Harding nnd Mrs. Harding
today celebrated Chrlstmns by open-
ing hundreds of Christmas presents
received from all parts of tho coun-
try nnd by entertaining newspaper
correspondents at dinner.
It was the first Christmas Senator
nnd Mrs. Harding had spent In their
Marlon homo in flvo yours.
No polltlcnl conferences were held.
Tho presents received by tho presl-dcnt-eloct
ranged from cigarettes to
Georgia possums.
Dl'QUOIN. 111. Dec. 25. Profes-
sor M. Azstollnn. band director and
composer of this cltyAftunounccd to-
day that ho had composed u "Hard-
ing march" nnd had forwarded a
cony of tho composition to President
elect Hardlnga n Christmas pres
dinga n
iahnn
en t.
Only Lighfin Germany
"In Stars and Stripes'
FJIANKFOIIT Germany Dec. 25.
Dr. Walter Simons German foreign
minister in an article In the Frank-
fort Zeltung lays that in h nigh'
which covers Ocrmuny hu sees only
niwi rnv lit lll-ht null t ll.lt COniCA
from the hand of thr Stars nmllpiRE REVEALS OFFENSE
iripes. lie UAircnnr'i iii't hi-
that Senator Harding will "not do-
lay the establlshemnt of a peace
basts between Germany and Atnerl-
BALL00NISTS BELIEVED SAFE
""--"""'"
Lieutenant lit Scnrcli Tlilnks Strayed
Aviator In Wilds of Canada.
NHW VOHK Pec 26. Confi-
dence thnt tho throo naval balloon-
Ists missing nearly two weeks are
safn In the wilds of Canada and may
have to wait for weeks beforo es-
tablishing communication wllh thn
Itockaway naval air stutlnn was ex-
pressed today In a telegram from
Lieutenant A. W. Hv.ins from Ot-
tawa. Lteuennnt Hvnns working in con-
Junction with Canadian authorities
ai ranged to have a general scut ch
conducted for tho missing balloonlsts
In the trapping und lumber cryups
FIVE STATES YIELD BOOZE
l(no Valued at TIIOII 31 1. Gal-
loic Kcliil by Government.
MINNKAI'OLIfJ Dee. 25. Fed-
ernl prohibition agents have seized
3145 gallops of liquor valued ut
170011 by government estimate. In
five states of Minnesota North Da-
kota South Dakota Iowa and
Nebntfckn during the clgh months
from A'prll 1 to November 30 Paul
1) Kcllor supervising federal prohi-
bition agent for this district an-
nounced toalght. Taxes and penal-
ties osuss." In the liquor esses
totalled 20133 Mr. Keller said.
'II AT
n vi
almost all of the smaller ones had
biillillngappropi'IatloiiN In their last
biennial allowance the majority of
them have far In e.xcess of the
period which Is closing In their re-
quests at the hands of the oncoming
leglslatuie. It must also he taken
Into fotinitIcr.it inn that at the closi.
of the hi in legislature Governor
Holicrtsim vetoed several heavy
building Items a total of more than
1300001).
.Monarch of Them All.
The monarch of all tho state In-
stitutions In point of wealth is the
statu capltol building located In a
nice rnnun to tho northwes- of Ok-
lahoma City tho structure being
constructed at un original cost of
11500000 and now eitltuated to
huvo it vidua of $3 350 000 a little
more than one-fourth of the tola!
value of statu Institutions undrt
control of tho state hoard of affairs
tho tntul valuation being 114 505-
959.37. Appropriations for this edifice
are not mnde direct.- It Is tho heart
through which all tnx blood must
flow nnd while It Is the very center
must still be charged to overhead
expense although viewed from nn-
other tmglc through It must also
coma all of tho money to bo ex-
pended for the various other Insti-
tutions of the state.
The IJiilvrrsltv.
Next In plant valun to the state
cnpltol Is the UnlvoiUA'(pf Okla-
coNTiNtii:r on PAfil: rh'K.
LAW IS RELAXED
IN STRIKE ZONE
Public Meeting Held for
First Time Since Nov.
at Christmas Tree
WILLIAMSON W. Vn Dec. 25.
The first public assembly In Wil-
liamson slnco tho Tug Itlver coal
district was placod under military
control November 29 was per-
mitted by the military tonight
about tho community Christmas
tren. Soldlersr'on strike duty moun-
taineers and residents of Williamson
gathered about tho tree and held ap-
propriate services.
Not a child of a ntrlklng miner
In either the Mingo tents colonies
or In compnny houses was inlssod
by tho relief workers according to
union lenders. ICach family was
adequately supplied with provisions
i i
Another Freak Package
In Mails at Chicago
CHICAGO Dec. 25. A large
crust of dry bread spread one Inch
with butler wttti a card ax
ached bearing tho words "here"
some hlng for needy government
employes" was found In a package
from a myterlous "I'm le Sam.'
opened at the federal building to-
day according to postoffieo offi-
cials. They eald this was the t:ilr-
leth similar package iccclved with-
in thu last three months.
KublsT Tubing In Ilcntba's Office
Hmikb "Hose" Omflntfil
Fire was discovered In tho office
of Dr. C 8. Long. dentlt. on the
second floor of tho Hecuii'y bank
building Second and Main streets
about 7 o'clock Saturday night. The
fire department was notified and
severul men with hemlcal ex-
tinguishers after Pattering In the j
door put out the bi.ize b fore much
damage was done A gas stove
which had been left burning caused
the flru The rubber connection
had become Inorciicd and escaptlm:
gas hud Ignlud. Several feet of
rubber tubing u'd to onnect
"bunsen burners" and other 'ap-
paratus was "confiscated" by the
ftieiucu. It is ag.uns the city or-
dinance to use ruble r tubing as .t
gits connection.
n'-.. ....li... al.. ill. In- i.
Frank Sacks 31 years old. travel-
ing salesman of St. Louis. Mo . suf-
fered a dlslodilcd shoulder about 7
o'clock Saturday night when he was
struck by an auto drivn by Llmer
Kee r0B North Frisco avenue. S-icks
was waiting for a street car at Fifth
Htrvet and Houston avenue and Kee
was driving "ist on Fifth. As ho
slepptd off the euro In was struck
by Kee's tur A heavy mist which
wim falling had blurred the wind-
shield until K' w.tH unable to see
Sacks. The injury was nrtt serious
attendant ut tin Oklahoma hospital
Hlllll.
RTAM.Ki" A M CI NX
Puneral ilirrctnrK '50 N llould-r Phonra
O. HlJ'liOO. Anibulanca am leu. AdvU
Mill
uuili i -uvtg
Santa of Ozone
Is Now Reality;
Uses Airplanes
WASHINGTON" Doc 29.- Santa
Claus discarded his traditional
sleigh and reindeers today and ar-
rived hero by airplane. Kscnrtcd
by two other plants each beating
gifts lie arrived nt tho l'olo
grounds and nsM.itcd by soldiers
distributed toys In hlindiedH of
children who hnil gathered In an-
ticipation of hlti coming. It was
sarM ho had obtained a loan of the
nlrcraft from thonvar department
Wound 3.1 and disabled service
men at the Wnltcr Heed hospital
were lemembeied by the lied
Cross who provided them wllh
gifts and nn ilitettaiiimnt.
A demount rat Ion on disarma-
ment was conducted by tho wom-
en's peace sncsMy at the Franklin
monument Into today the princi-
pal address being delivered by
Sim Hubert M. I.iFollette. wlfs
of tho senator from Wisconsin.
Mrs. I.-i I'olletto declared that
tho women would vote to dcfMt '
senators and congiessmcn who
"stand for war und militarism "
FIUME CLUTCHED
BY FOOD DEARTH
Other Cities Also Gripped
in Blockade; Poet Yet
Directs Situation
RAILWAYS DESTROYED
Regular Italian Troops Draw
Tight Liner.; Milk Supply
Entirely Exhausted
II)' Vim AMoelarnl Pr.M.
TK1KST Dec. 25. Flume Artfe
Vegllla nnd Ban Marcos under
blockade by tho Italian fleet are
already beginning to feel tho scar-
city of food. Tho greater part of
d'Annurixlo's troops nro remaining
at Jhclr barracks at Fltimo and their
officers aro in direct cnmmiinlcitlon
with tho poet who looks afler the
military yin well us the political nf-
falls of tho beleaguered cities.
1 toads Torn t'p.
Immediately after official notice
of tho blockade was given to the
"regency of Qunrnero" tho Italian
general Fcrrarlo who already had
a group of soldiers ponied around
tho Fluttio frontier closed In upon
the city barring all exits on Hire"
sides. For about 100 yards out of
tho city tho railway tracks were re-
moved stopping traffic Into the
city. Tin? roads immediately outside
H'cre torn up and those crosslru. the
frontlera were barred " with tree
trunks nnd wire entanglements.
Here nnd there trenches have been
dug from whlc) patrols uru keep-
ing n lookout.
Itcgulnr troop" surround the
blookado line at short Intervals.
Uoyal guard and carhlneem hold
tho sea lino while Alplno troops
dominate the city from thn north-
esteru heights. What Is considered
the most dangerous spot however
Is tho mouth of tho river Iteonla.
Food l'rln (1 Vp.
Mennwhll tho blockade has
caused a great Incrnaso In the price
of all necessaries some of which
if.-vn rcaci eu ""' ""'""'. "
rnrnasin; surim n.i.
'"T IT have purchased
!; ..... . ..
umi'ifv or ronn. i ins in -"
densed milk for Instance having
entirely dlsnpepared from tho mar-
Mm
whirl is occupied !' Italian loreee
Measures however nao
adopted to p'.l.ll-li uns-rii.!.....-
Hhonkeepers nnd .lso fond hoarders.
H nee til'' inner un- "" ' -
nobody b 1l'n to
Flume.
enter
VDNICK. Dee. 21 An extenitlnn
nf tlriie has been naked by d'Annun-
Zlo nt riume. for the purpose of
evacuating persons residing there but
nt belonging to that city
An .-lindane of d' Annunzlo's forces
was captured while making
forced landing near Kuiuk.
Big Jan Appropriation
Voted for Naval Work
TOKIO. Dec. 26 Tho budget for
the coming year was presented at
t.rellrnltiary hearings In the li'.uso
of neers today I no nnvai appro
print Inn uropoHcd
2IS.0U00O0 yen.
amounted
More Aliens Seeking Homes
Congest Port of New York
NKW VOUK. Dec. 25. Christ-
mas found Ullls Islanil packed
wllh nn overflow of 12.000 held
aboard ships nnd other liners peer-
ing port loaded to the brim with
allcnn seeking nilm.ui on to this
country This Jam of humanity
hits caused an overwhelming con-
gestion demanding emorgency
measures which were 4JHCUmnii at
a conference here today between
ItoUunl li Mahany reireHUntlriK
TV' AACO
POSSE TRAILING
NEGRO MURDERER
Black Kills Planter and
Daughter Wounds Two
Young Men Sons
TRAGEDY DURING MEAL
Negress Fleeing From Mack's
Wrath Pleads for Aid;
Fanner Responds Dies
ACCIDENTS TAKE 4 OTHERS
Two Women Drowned in
Florida ; Prisoner Shot by
Guard ; Editor Dies
WILSON Ark. Die 25-1'onses
tonight lire seal rlilng the rlvifr hot-
tonirt near hero In suaich for How-
ard Lyons negro farm hand who
late today shot and killed O. T
Crnlg C2 a planter living nenr here
and Ctalg's daughter .llri. ( O.
Williamson and wounded Oralg'A
two hoim '
Tho CrnlgH worn rating their
Christmas dinner when a negro
woman ran into tho house nalng
that Lyons was chasing her Urulg
went out to remonstrate with the
negio and wns shot down dying u
few moments later. Mrs. William-
son ran to her father's assistance
and was Instantly killed. The two
young men wero shot us they caluo
out of the house. Itoth wrro laker
to a Memphis hospital and will ie-
cover. UKSCI'ICU IK NAVKIL
Win? AND KlHTKIl rKllIHIl
ST. I'UTHltaUUltU. Fill. Dec. 25
Str-H. Henry Kramer 65 and Miss
Kly Kramer 54. of Now Ilrunswlck
N. J were drowned nenr here to-
day when their automobile ran off a
bridge. Henry Kramer husband
nnd brother who was driving the
automobile was rescued He was
taken to a hospital. His condition
Is considered serious.
The p.itty wiih returning to their
winter homo hero from a nearby
bench resort.
Mr. Kjmer his wife nnd slsler
escaped from tho rinsed car Kra-
mer who Is !5 years old hrld the
two women under his arms anil they
wero helped from the water by pass-
ersby. but efforts to revive tho wo-
men failed.
ACCIHr.NTAIi GI'.V SHOT
KILLS DVNAMITi: SIIKI'ICCT
1IIIIMINGHAM Aln Dert. 25.
Munron Norwood onu of tho five
men held In connection with the
dynnmlllng or a miner at Searless
was accidentally nhot and killed to-
day by Private Hdwnrd Gartman
Alabama City guardsman one of the
soldiers guarding tho men.
Onrnian had mopped Into u room
two doors from which tho prisoners
wero held where Ids rifle was arcl-
dentnlly discharged. the bullet
crushing through tho walls and
striking Norwood killing hint. Tho
soldier was placed under nrreat.
UII'H I'HOM INJI'ltll'-S
iu:ci:ivi;i) in smasiuji
AUG1STA Ga Dec. 25--Lloyd
t. iinie. indue of the Juvenile court
of Jllohmond county and city editor
I ? ; A Chronicle died here
this afternoon from Injuries received
this morning nr. an enrly hour when
an automobile In which tie wns lim-
ing was wrerked near Wrens Gn
ROCK OFFICER SHOT
Vcgro Turns Gun on Officer as He
Killer- Itooiii nn I told; I'os-c Out
LITTLH HOCK Ark. Dec. 25.
l'olln man Dicier Itagland. 35. was
rhrit and I'.illed by Will I'oiithall ne-
gro in n raid early tonight on a
gambling house In .lonesboro The
officer was shot down le fore he
drew his gun. ns lie entered a room
occupied by several in grm s Mon-
roe Young in gro proprietor of a
dance hall which connects with the
Uiiilli'ged gambling house wns arresl-
I A posse Is searching tor run-
Until.
Athens l.oi-ci Ncrvoii-cnifw
ATIII'NH. Deo. 25.- It Is officially
declared that the foreign censorship
biut been raised except on question
dealing with governmental in't'les
Manv courtesies have been extended
to foreign correspondents since the
ru'uro of King Constantino and the
... n t .MlMrf fif tVin 'IIV II njK
III' " I....'... - ....
1 apparently dlsapjienred
tho secretary of labor and Frisd-
orlrk A. Wallls Immigration com-
mlssloner here.
It Is iindnrstood that both the
secretary of the treasury and the
m. M.trirv lif l.'nior will lie nnlti.il tn
fuirnih additional Inspectors and
doctors to speed up the wink.
All Immigrants entitled to land
will bo allowed to leavu at once
without being taken to Kills la-lai-J
SMILES AS SHE DEPARTS
ON CHRISTMAS VACATION
Trial in January Is Hope of Attorneys Who Are to
Plead Mrs. Hnmou's Case; Cameras Click Off
First Incident of Trial as Clara Warms
to Friendship After "Much Misery"
Mjr Tin AMnrlatnl I'r'ii
A ltD.M 1 1 It K Dec 25 - Mrs. Clam
Harton Hmllli llaiiion spent t'htlst-
niiiM night In the lioiom (if her fam
lly.
In the sealed chamber nf the of-
ficii jif thn sheriff of Carter futility
Mis. Hamuli who returned hero lit
noon today to answer a charge of
murder In connection with (ho death
of Jake L. Ilnnion. republican na-
tional committeeman from Oklaho-
ma In thn presence of relatives
county authorities u number of clone
friends and a few newspapei men
was granted her freedom shortly aft
er 1 o'clock Tho arniH of tho law
which have been i eat hlng out for
her slncf thn night of November 23
and closed ariiund her when she vol-
iintailly Hiirteiidereil to Hlii i lffllnck
Garrett nt Juarez Mexico December
22 were again unloosed
I'liotogrnplinl Afler Hearing.
Clinging to the arm of Sheriff Gar-
rett Mrs. Hnmon left tho scene of
her arrnlugnmenl I application
for bond and her request to bo bound
over to thu district court of .ludge
T. W. Champion under ball of tt2-
000 Her pleading wiim "not guilty."
In ulho closed chamber which' served
turn courtroom every nrflrlal dutull
of her appeal nncn nnd her ultimate
liberty was carried out. After Mrs.
Hnmun's proceedings were over pho-
logrnplm wero taken a few visits
tnndo here and thre and nt 4
o'clock she sped away to Wilson
Oklahoma u town nbnut 30 miles
wt of here to spend a few dayri
with her sister nnd brother there.
As a courtesy nnd not an nn act of
custody Sheriff Garrett completed
Mrs. Hnlnon'H long trip with her
lie escorted her to Wilson.
Trial May He In .'miliary.
Mrs. Hnmon according to her
plans. Intends to snentl a number of
dnyH wllh her relatives nt Wilson
nnfl soon thereafter may leturn to
Ml Paso and lemaln until her trial
comes up in district court. Counsel
for Mrs- Hamuli have announced
that they will seek In have the rase
docketed for the .latiuniy term of
court and there was every Indication
lo iieiievo that such a request would
bo granted.
Hhll.t nt WlUori the visit there l
to be ono of rest recuperation and
fieednm from the struggb s to which
she has been subjected Ihn last four
weeks Mm. Hnmon declared. Her
parting smllu bore evidence of this
fact --she was going to enjoy the
Intimacy of her family at t'hristiiiii.i
time.
.Millionaire CIIIciih Sign IPuiil
Tho men who signed Mrs.
Hamon's bund nro four of tho must
prominent professional and social
men of Ardniore. The bond which
PARIS HAS REAL CHRISTMAS
Itcscmblc I 're -War Days In C'cle-
bratlou nml Kicllcmcjit.
PA It IH Dec. 25. After celebrat-
ing Chrlstmns live with much the
same abandon as marked tho pro-
war observance of that night Paris
gave Itself over today to a quiet but
Joyous Christmas the first real ono
since thu wur.
Tho American Ited Cross did Its
bit In ten Kurnpuuii fnuntrluts giv-
ing the orphan children a tuste of
the American Christinas. Two hun-
dred thousand war waifs received
bags of candy and toys while needy
mothers were presented wllh knitted
articles.
Incendiaries Terrorize
Pennsylvania District
lIHOWNHVILLi: Pa. Dec 25 -I
UnUitit f I l-j.i tm 1 1 ML-int I i-t li ri Uit 1 n 1 1
rhe work of In endlitrles who have
terrorized this section for tluee
months were reported to Dm au-
thorities hero today. The fires were
started lute Inst night or early to-
day In three residences two scltonl-
houses a church nnrt a bain located
In this city
WOMAN PARTY MEET CALLED
Will IMmciim AihlMiblllty of Con-
tinuing as liiilhliliinl Group.
WASHINGTON Dec 25. Con-
ferericcs of the national woman's
party as n preliminary to trie nn-
tlor.il CMiventlor to be In ; I I ebru
ary 15 li; IS were callel to.y for
January 1.1 and 28. the first imi..na
executive committee tcetnli i l and
i the second for the national udvlsory
council and state chaliuun.
Iteports wIT be int'ioir I on the
advlslbillty of the pi'rty contliiulrig 1
ns n separate political grup und
plans wll Ibe complete l for the mo-
ruorlal pageant which will accom-
nariy the priwuta'.lnn on February
15 of the stntues to thu capital of i
the suffrage pIoneepH. Susan II.
Anthony Kllzabeth Cady Stanton
and Lucrctlu Mott.
S)S ltie.fneiK WentlicrK Sim in.
CLP.VKLAND. Dec. 2' The
Ll'iurlh federal
'1 monthly sumn
reserve hririlt ' h
summniy of bus) in "
dltinns iHstifil today says liufiin- i
has weathered the storm of l'J2u
and that an era nf stabilized busl
ncra conditions Is In :uht.
FDFF
rntc.
hud been prepared In lender Mrs.
Ilnnion containing thn signature
of numerous citizens of Ardmore
who voluntarily offered their serv-
Ives was not entered An eleventh-
hour change In plans decided that
It was lust to fratiu a now bond
The four men who signed Mrs.
Hamon's bond nro;
Wilt Franklin Mux Weslhelmer
L. H. Live nnd T. A. Thurmond
Tim two former am wealthy oil men
who operate In tho Ardmure flrld.
and the latler nro cotton broker
und reputed millionaires.
Clara .Venous llltlcri Hinnlltm.
Sombre it tl If lit pen It oil and
ulille Mis Hnmon was thu next to
Hie lust pusHcngcr to detrain when
her train rolled Into Aril morn at
12;0G p rn. The man who followed
her at first could not ho. dlaiWhcil a
becausu of n gigantic pair of ong-
horns" that hid tho man from view.
From behind "his prlr.o" becausu
ho nf lei ward said thny wero thtJ
"trinkets" nf lila trip In Mexico ap-
peared Sheriff lluck Garrett. Tlw
"liinghurns" proved to be a speci-
men of tho headdress of n typical
Texan steer.
Mrs Hamuli dlsplnyd self-contained
emotion ns she was hnstlly greeted
by thn few relatives who mot her.
Him wan whisked Into a waiting auto
mobile and together with Sheriff
Garrett lleiijamln Franklin Harri-
son her uncle and a deputy sheriff
she wns driven to tho office of tho
sheriff. Motion picture machines
ground off their portrayal of tho
entry and departure of Mrs. Hnmon
while numerous cameras clicked aa
she wus hastened to the waiting au-
tomobile Veiled but not Irfavlly when
among her friends nnd counsel in
Ihn court chamber -A.rs llamon
warmed Into another person from
tho weary and fatlgded appearing
woman ulm left thu train a few ino-
nieniH before. Smites replaced the
drawitncss of her face und she fell
readily Into the talk or her com-
panions friendly nnd personal con
versation
When thu affairs connected wllh
her release had been completed a
lend nppenred to have linen lifted
from her shoulders nnd some of her
friends derlnred sho "was more like
the Clnra of old than who had been
for n long time."
However the slight fur-trlnitned
figure clad In a plain blue sorgo
town chin hut and high-topped
loots nt times dropped Into tho at-
mrmphnin of nilsery. In which she re-
peatedly declared shu had been ex
isting for many weeks. Kspuctally
was this true when tho court pro-
ceedings demanded a rehearsal of
a few of the incidents connected
with thu murder for which she la
harged.
General Says Killing
Was of Hellish Advice
IlIItMINOHAM Ala.. Dec. 25.
Chnrncteilzlng thn killing of Private
Jninea Morris at .N'ativooln Walker
county Inst Wednesday night as
the "result of thu vicious r.nd hellish
1 1 1 1 v I c u of unprincipled men who
have no regard for tho law" Gen-
eral it K. Kteliter niinander of
the state troops policing the coal
mine sections issued a geriernl or-
der today pledging that the national
guard of Alabama "will never rest
until thu assassin Li brought to
light." f
POPE DIAGNOSES WORLD ILL
Siijm 'I hero Arc llw Great I'lnguci
Only Gohjm'I'.h Aid Can Cure.
ltOMH Dec. 25. "Tho world 1
afflb ted today by five gruataplagues"
said Pope Ilenedlct In replying today
to the greetings of the sacred col-
lege. The pope enumerated thot.ii ns thn
negation of authority Imtieil among
brothers thrst for pleasure dis-
gust for work and fnrgetfuluess of
the tpipornntiirnl objects of life.
These evils can only bo overcome
wllh the uld of tho gospel said the
pope.
Shooting ut Poplar llluff.
POPLAH IILUFF Mo.. Dec. 25.
I'lmer llartllno was arrested this uf-
i ternoon rouowing tho ratal shoot-
Int. nf Mcj ll..rtn lll.nr.1 l-l.
nf cly n tt.a nkPn nto
on . .rencth of tho tes.u
mony of nelghhors. who are asserted
to have been witness's to ho kill
ing
New York Life
Insurance Co.
Farmer &' Duran
SI'Lt IL At.l'NTS
203 Palace Uldg. Vlro 151
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