Fiftieth Vi.r-No. 3i3 OGDEN CITY, UTAH FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1920. LAST EDlTlONTpTlVI M
BANDITS ROB OGDEN DRUG STORE; ONE JAILED I
Wilson Withdraws Control In San Domingo
V V -w -r v y v v v
kalians Fighting Poet With Starvation
CLARA HAMON i
I TO ENTER PLEA
I BF HOT GUILTY "
I 1 1
' i Gives Interview in Which She
Says She Wants to Atone
II to to Parents
m R DOES GIRL SHARE IN
, r DEAD OIL MAN'S WILL?
Alleged Slayer Talks Religion
to Reporter: Praises Men
A P.HMORE, Okla., Dec. 24. ChU
Smith Hamon will enter a plea of ?no1
guilty" to the charge of murder filed
against her in connection with tho
.loath of Jake L Hamon, Republhsanll
national committeeman, when the cruse, -
I tomes up for trial hero in mc nnwn
lerm of court, Attorney James II
Mather., one of her counsel, said to
day "Bv the evidence which We have in
our hand. 1 can only feel assured that
she will be acquitted," tl e lawyei
redded
Clara Smith Haroon did not nee
from Admoio as a fugitive from jub
ilee. It was not until she hud reached
Efil Paso that she learned ol Mr jblam
on's death. She did not dream that
.Mr. 11 union would die, none of us
thought kij at the time."
GIVES IM I i: li u
5 PIG SPRINGS Tei. Dec 21 -(Bs
f :he Associated Press, i Concentration
f her future energies te atontnf to
her family, "for the aorrow she has
brought it," and determination never
tgaln to waste another hour of her
life were avowed late today by "'lata.
Smith, en route to Ardmore. Okia.,
to answer a charge of murder in con
nection wlf h the death of Jake I.
I lamon.
in an Interview With Ihe correspond -1
ent of The Assocluted Prcs lasting
mutely an hour she spoke earnestly
on religion, philosophy, psychic re
search, art fancy work and most earn
estly of all her Impressions oi Mexico!
where she stayed three weeks before
giving herseir up to the custody of
Sheriff Buck Garrett of V. imoi .-. in
.luarez Wednesday night She sedu
lously avoided discussing the charge
against her ami mentioned Ilainoii's
name onlv once when she referred to.
tier opposition to his retiring from ac-;
PIRS 1 IN I 1 K II W
i'ivSjl The interview which took place
lllJHifl nboard the train OU which she is trav-
'iSBfl ellng, was the, flnU granted by her
" vSI emce her surrender.
''rtJflB have just been reading some of
', - the many letters I have received from
aQBJsfk -v iriy dear friends." she began. "1 v i
j'&fBM ed to tell you of the wonderful
tjjfltfli friends I had In Chihuahua City. They
BMgf were deeply religious, though not or-
1 'tH thodox. They mothered mid lathered
iitlM me as If I w ere a child They brought
3iM(5H Ine lwers an'' evi n toys. When I
1828 sought to thank them they protested
''3E that there was only benefactor and
fltSwl whatever they did was done by Him
through them as friends it was a
"'.tHj xreat spiritual lesson and experience
irlJm! for Ine- lnat V,K" Chihuahua City.
l.o Ks MEXll VNS.
',: :ijis "As I told them befo I left, before
iiWSarJ 1 entered Mexico I hated Kiexici i I
reB ,,ut 1 ltf'1 11 lov,nK them, although i
; ,pfi haw much of the beautiful religion I
: ' JcJ j could not adopt for myself. They be-
V'pJtlBBP lleva Ih spirits. Although f do not
,.ij$BM say that this belief Is wrong, I know
tjpyH that I need my own level headed re
ligion for I have one of my own. T
. t am too much ifraid of myself to lot
' myself dabble in the occult
)Jt "When i got back to Mexico and
js irJ I intend to go there again to rest
I shall teach my friends something!
iHBB of ventilation, cleanliness and hy-
yfigBf glene"
When asked Whether she ever e-
$BjBJ peeted to resume her secretarial
;,, career, she replied:
SL. "f have uo plans; i know only tha'
iu;.SK I siiall devote myself to niaklng
? amends to mj famih fo' t!. suffering
1 have brought on them. I shall nev-
rajaH er again waste even an hour of pre-
' jjrw olous time left me I do not believe
people should pver retire frjm a tic
'i'tRM work. 1 have always opposed any'
H W suggestion that Mr. Hamon should n-,
HSU tire."
lIfr fsce still slightly drawn from
3ujal the strain of her recent experiences, ',
ffiflHf took a now glow- of animation as she
iJSil leaned forward und added
IHBia "I believe that eeryone must grow
$8.13 "Von durln" oW When people
SKgP don't grow. It is their fault."
MOAJtVS I'AN'l'V WORK
P deferring to the place of women In
-. ' 31 Amerlcun life, he said:
:t':.1k1 "r frequently told my Chihuahua'
City friends I knew 1 could n. e,
make a Mexican man happy, they take'
ijjjjfrijj ihelr wIveM too much for granted.
anfl they do not believe that women
i'.fv should hsvp a will of their own."
Mlsn Smith Informed tii -
(fit! .El pondent that sh- had learned how to
'f : 'TB Jo Mexican drawn work and showed
V n'ni a lacey specimen of her flret ef-
'f ,. fort. It looked like a good specimen.
' - jL 1 wou,d much prefer to read .
Jy Kood book to doing this sort o' thing
(Continued on Pace Two.)
WHITE PLAGUE VICTIM
SAYS SHE WILL BEG
RATHER THAN STEAL
"
I n rucsday "lie Standard-ExaniiQei published n l-u-i from
b person who .sanl he robbed the Grill mal market but tiny he
rolilel in i.riler tu proide a td meal for Ins family, Inch was '
I suffering because lie was out of work ami cuuld not find employ-
I ment.
This letter broughl forth considerable discussiun and induced
another ano'iiymbua writer to set forth views. Here is a letter
which contains: the statement that they 'will beg before they will
j steal:"
'"1 saw the letter in the paper. .My hitshnnd is work
ing, hut sick We are behind with our rent and have a
few groeeries and lo last us 'til January ! We have
Only been here a snort time and want to go to Arizona
but can't.
" am not writing this COl a selfish reason for there
are )iher.-s like me. a victim of the white pi u
'P. S Will heg hefore We will steal
There was no name signed to the letter and no address was:
given.
! : !
colby is to get
warm welcome
frowe
Secretary of State Is Guest of
Honor at Luncheon in
Rio Janeiro
UIKNOS A IRKS. Argentina, l c.
23. Uainbride Colhy. United States
secretary of state, will be officially
received by the Argentine government
:is the nation's guesl The foreign of
fice announced t'da that Argentina
would send a warship tr Montovi'deo, i
Uruguay, to l:int Mr. Colby to tlue-,
no Alieo.
In this connection the foreign cf-
flee j i ide puhl'c a memOrnridiiTn of
Frederic J srimsoii. United States am
baaaadov to Arjrentlna. In whlcn he j
s:aled that the United States gOjVern-j
ment considers thai M-." Coiby s is't I
will show "without any doubj that !
there does not exist and never has
e::l8ted anv v stlc of frlrtlnn nn thi. I
part of th i.n'ed Suites i reason
of the policy followed by h Argen
tine government during the recent
war
1S61 R M J tl PRX1 M DSail'
The memorandum also staled Mr.
Colby had no intention of "making
reference lo iiueatlons which have
arisen during the last lew yfif.n' b'JL
was only brinfring ar.urances o the
friendship of .he United StT -
When Mr. Qplhy's proposed visit to
A-sentlna was annouacod several
weei s ago, II was ui.deivtooi that he
would come in a urinate capac!
l l i i RPXOB
RIO JAN'EIRO. Dec 24. Baln
UiidRp Colhy. American secrotal'; of
state, was jrumi of honor at a lunch
eon given at the Ouajiabara palaro
today, the vice presldfnt of the re
public, members of the oatjit i '.
military ntil n'iv-l officers and mem
bers of congress being prejont. Later
he )ald an off: :.il call on the mayor
of the city.
During the afternoon r. Bnudlixn
section of the Inter-Atne-ican commis
sion held a ipetlal sessio-t Lo welcome
Mr. Colby. Dr Anuro Cavalcanti,
who represented lirazll at the recent
financial conference In Washington,
welcomed the secrctarv on bohalf of
the commission.
HARDING CALLS TAFT TO
TALK ON WORLD PEACE
I
MARION, O'., Dec. 24. President-i
elec Hardlnif turned to former Presi-
dent Tuft today for counsel on the!
world peace problem and on practical!
details of organizing tho next admin-1
titration I
Tin- conference arranged at Mr.!
Harding's request and Is understood;
to have concerned partl.ul.irly the
propov.nl lor a new International court'
In which the former president ha
been Interested lor many years
Mr Taft was n supporter of the Ver- j
sallies' league, but has taken the at-,
tltude that some different nxency now i
must be organised to stabilise world
ondltlons.
The coming of Mr. Taft revived
speculation about his possible appoint
ment to some hlKli post under the com
tng administration.
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NICKY ARNSTEIN CASE
RESULTS IN MISTRIAL
WASHINGTON Dec. 24. The jury
ir. the :jm- of Jules W (Nicky) Arn
sieln and others reported to Justice
tlould in th" district supreme court
toda; (hat it was unable to agree on
a verdict after 19 hours deliberation.
.h;si!ce Qould discharged the Jury and
announced a mistrial
HELP EUROPE -BUK
U.S. FOOD,
FARiFIS PLi
Extension of Credits to For
eign Governments Urged
by Bureau President
YVA.VH IXOTuX. Dei. j4 Extent. on
of predlta t. fbreigii government able
to pay for American farm products
was advocated today by James FI.
ITowanl. president of the American
Farm bureau federation at a joint
meeting of the senate agriculture and
banking ononlttees. lie suggested
the war finance corporation be made
the .-ixency for the. extension of such
credits and mentioned Germany and
ltus9la as particular countries de
siring to buy American products.
Some method for a permanent plan
of marketing. Mr. Howard said is
needed to relieve the farmers. in
this connection be said, that the plan
of Senator Hitchcoek. Democrat of
Nebraska, to make the profits of the
federal farm loan banks available for1
; loans on farm products and live-
; slock, would afford some temporary
! relief.
J Chairman McLean, of the banking
I committee, remained that he had re-1
nej a communication from the fe.J
i era! reserve board expressing oppo-
sltion to the Hitchcock proposal.
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CUBA SEEKS BRANCH
OF II. S. RESERVE BANK
, UA.AA Dec. 24 Adoption by the '
' Cuban government of as much of the I
j (jolted States federal rese--ve banking.
system as is legally possible has been j
recommended to ('resident Menocal I
by Jose Manuel Tarafa. a prominent
I Cuban financier Benor Tarafa. who
recently made an unsuccessful trip to
j the United States for the purpose of!
negotiating a Cuban loan of $lu.
OOO.Oou with American bankers, has
submitted to the president a bumbei
of suggestions which he believes, will
straighten the financial situation in
the island.
in case there are legal obstacles to
Cuba being admitted to the United
states federal reserve system. Sen or
Tarafa declares the United States gov
ernment should be Invited to cooper
ale with Cuba in establishing in this
city a bank of emission. Another
plan suggested ts that invitations bS
extended American banks to establish
here, in agreement with the Cuban :
government, a bank of emission, un
der the same regulations that gov-1
ern the United States federal reserve
bank
WILSON IS DETERMINED
NOT TO PARDON DEBS
WASHINGTON Dec. 24 White
House Officials were unable to sjv to
day whether President Wilson would
grant any Christmas pardons, but thev
did say that the executive had reiter
ated his determination not to free
1-3'jgene V. Debs, who is serving a ten
jear sentence In the federal peniten
tbirv a( Atlanta for violation of the
espionage law.
MEXICAN WHISKEY SELLS
$30 A CASE IN EL PASO
j EL PASO. Tex.. Dec. 24 Thirty
dollars a case Ih the price Juurez boot
I leggers aru quoting lor Mexican whits-
jky. delivered In El Paso homes for
Christmas, according to an announce- j
I ment today by V V Carpenter, col-
1 lector of customs here
HUME PEOPLE '
SET INVITATION
TO BISK LIKES
D'Annunzio's Latest Proclama
tion Calls on Citizens for
Limit in Sacrifice
ITALIANS SIT DOWN
TO WAIT FOR HUNGER
Strange Situation Develops on
Eastern Shore of Adn
atic Sea
LONDON". Dec 2 4 Starvation Is
expected soon to bring to an end the
! "state of war" now existing between
; ihe "regency of Quarnero" at FiUtne
nd the kingdom of Ital . The forty-slght-hour
time limit given civilians to
leave the city expired at 0 o'clock
last night and It appears that the Ital
ian government troops have settled
down to wait for hunger to defeat
d'Anhunslo's plan to combat the en
forcement of the treaty of Rapallo
, ne government soldier is reported to
; have been killed by a bomb thrown
by one of the d'Annunzio lerionarlea,
and shots are said to have been fired
at an Italian destroyer, but thus far
the "war" has not been marked by
i any notable hostilities.
BARRAGE n (HK i S
A barrage of proclamations have
beep hurled Into the alyafl amps of
I V nnunxlo and General Caviglla. com
mander of the government troops
forming ihe cordon about Flume.
These fIVonoitncerh'edtJ have kept pub
lic Intereitt " entered, for the time be
ing at least, in the strange situation
that has developed on the eastern;
i shore of the Adriatic
IN I l l s g t KlH
D'Annunzio's latest proclamation in
vites the people of Uiume lo sacrifice
their lives and fortunes in opposing,
the carrying out of the Rapallo pact. I
i The people, however do not seem to )
be very anxious to follow his advice. '
in spite of orders from the poet-sol-
' dler forbidding anyone leaving Plume,
several hundred person are said to
have fled
The fact that some Russian troops, i
formerly ,i p..rt of General Wrangol's
t army, have been landed In Dalmatla,
has caused apprehension in some '
quarters that they might be used to '
oust d'AnhunSlO from Flume. It Is
asserted, however, there Is no lnton-'
tion of using the Russians for thlsl
purpose
CLEVER SLEUTH NABS
'TACK-PULLER' BURGLAR
NEW YoRK. Dec. ' 24 An eccen
tric burglar last night invaded the
Fifth aenue zone forbidden to crim
inals and was captured In the act of
entering a fashionable apartment In
West Fiftyveeventh street
The burglar specialized in the use
of a small new fashioned tack-puller
as a "Jimmy."
In many fashionable apartments
robbed In the last six weeks, police
hoe found a small tack puller, and
lying i lose by It a bit of blue wrap
ping paper, which was later Identified
as that used by a large department
store and today n detective kept at
the h.irdw.ire department of the es
tablishment. He was rewarded when a man ap
peared und bought several of the
dainty "Jimmies."
Followed by the sleuth, the man I
Walked to the apartment house In
Fifty-seventh street, unwrapped one of
the pullers and started work on a
door.
NEGRO PREACHER LYNCHED
BY OWN RACE. IS BELIEF
PURVIS, Miss.. Dec. 24. Follow
ing the finding of the body of Cole
man Brown, an aged negro preacher,
hanging from a tree and riddled w ith
bullets shortly after his release on
bonds In connection with the murder
of a fourtit n-yeur-old negro girl.
Sheriff Williamson announced ht be
lieved negroes were responsible for
the lynching.
Sheriff Williamson stated Brown
had been admitted to ball Tuesday af
ter an Investigation had shown he
knew little, If anything, ol the mur
der. Feeling against the preacher ;
among the negroes, however, he said.!
had been very bitter. The bodv of
tin- girl war, found suspended by a I
clothes line from a tree.
HOLIDAY GREETINGS SENT
TO FLEET BY DANIELS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Secretary ;
Daniels sent today to the naval ships
and shore stations hl last Christmas'
greeting as htad of the naval estab
lishuiHiit. His mess.iKi wa iddressed
Mt0 the navy family " and said
"Christmas greeting! and ap .
lion of the splendid service which the
navy haa rendered in tho year that Is 1
closing and in the world war. Its past i
i oini ibutlon to real Americanism la an
earnest evidence of Its future service
in preserving the peace of the world."-'
FOUR YEARS AS
GUARDIAN PUTS
NATI0J1 FEET
Time Has Come for Withdraw
al of Control, President's
Message Says
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
ON FIRM FOUNDATION
America Maintains Peace in
West Indian Republic for
Four Years
WASHINGTON. Dec 24. A proc
lamation announcing "that the govern
m nt of the United States believes the
time has arrived when It may Inau
gurate the simple processes of it-j
rapid withdrawal from the responsi
bilities assumed In connection with
Dominican affairs." was Issued at San
Domingo today by Hear Admiral
Thomas Snowden, naval governor, by
direction of President Wilson.
The proclamation wo In the nature
of a Christmas gift to the Domini
can people and presaged the with
drawal of American control over the
affairs of the West Indian republic
which began more than four years
ago.
I I IINIC Uj Yl hi lt
Admiral Snov. den announced thai u
commission ol representative Domini
can cltizris soon would be appointed
with . technical adviser to be named
by President Wilson to formulate
amendments to the constitution, revise
the laws of the republic and draft
a new election law.
A statement issued by the state de
partment said complete tranquility
had existed for some time throughout
the republic and that the people for
the first lime lu many yean had been
enabled to devote themselves to peace
ful occupations without fear of dis
turbance. o 81 VBLE B sls
'The finances of the country." sa
the statement, "have been placed on
a stable basis, great improvements
have been brought about in public
works, particular attention has been
devoted to snnitntlon and public
health, the educational system has
been completely re-organized with tho
result that whereas there was a school
attendance of about 58,000 pupils be
fore the occupation there are now
100.000 pupils attending school. As the
lesult of the American administration
the gross revenues of the republic
have increased from a total of some
four million dollars in 191C to a total
of over seven millions and n half in i
1919." !
WILSON THOUGHT LIKELY
TO VETO FARMERS' BILL
WASHINGTON. Dec 24 Veto of;
the joint resolution reviving tho wai
finance corporation is expected by
White House officials, but In giving
expression today to their belief the
made it clear that they had no spe
cific information from President Wil
son. The resolution is now in the handa ;
of Secretary Houston, to whom the
president referred It for examination
and a report. Mr. Houston Is strongly!
opposed to It
Proponents of the resolution in con-;
gress have declared they have suffi
cient votes to repass It over a veto.
SUSPECT HELD AFTER
SLAYING IN ARIZONA
PIIFSGOTT, Ariz., Dec. 24. Charles
Summers, a cattle inspector, was shot
and killed In his automobile cm the
Jerome Junction road seven miles
from here early last night. His aban
doned car was found, by Sheriff . O.
Davis shortly after the arrest of John
Lohlein. a saddle maker, who was
(.barged with the crime.
l.ohlein was arrested after other oc
cupants of a rooming house here had
reported tho man was creating a dis
turbance. An overcoat, wot from a
recent washing, was found In the
room.
Summers-' body was found about 100
feet from the automobile, a path In the
snow leading the sheriff to Us resting
place. Tho sheriff was unable to ex
plain the motive for the killing.
SNOWS ARE EXPECTED
EARLY IN COMING WEEK
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. Weather
predictions for the week beginning
Monday are:
l pper Mississippi and lower Mis
souri valleys, northern Rocky
mountain and plateau regions- Cold
and generally fair. but snows are
probable the first half of the week.
Cold weather will continue Into the
succeeding week.
Southern Rocky mountain and pla
teau regions: Normal temperature,
considerable cloudiness and occasional
rains and snows.
Pacific states: Normal tempera
ture, unsettled and rains.
PAWN NABS I
AMD SUSPECT, 1
Harry Byars, ill years old, who gaya he is a switchman of Sai
Francisco, is at trie city jail on a charge of robbery, while his part
j ner, name unknown, has escape. I with ". ; stolen from the Depot
Drug company ;tt 7 m o'clock this morning
- tl
Jim' Ream, Ogden patrolman,'
who landed armed holdup in jail
few mtpntcs after ai drug toro
robber .
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ACTRESS HAPPY;
BOTH BOWLEGS
ARE FRACTURED
CHICAGO, Dec 24. With both
legs broken and iif plastt r custu.
Mrs. Gregory Kelly, known on the
stage as Ruth Gordon, today was
looking lorwaru lo her happiest
Christmas in several years.
"I am happy because my legs
are broken." she smilingly assert
ed today She had them broken
by a surgeon In an el fort to ful
fill a desire to have straight legs,
according to her admission'.
"1 was bowleggod and now they
are slraight." she said.
"I was walking In a store and
I saw a pal.- of legs coming to
ward mo In a mirror. They were
so funny I laughed and when 1
got close I found they were mine."
sho declared.
WINNER, S. D. Dec 24.
Caught In a bllsard, George Dler
man. of near Winner, CO, a stock
man, was frozen to death Wednes
day while attempting to burrow
his way through a huue snow
drift to escape tile storm. It was
learned today -His body, stand
ing upright, with only his head
above the snow, was found by a
neighbor at the entrance to a cave
in which Dlerman had mudo his
home.
NACHEZ. Ui.. Dec 2 4. Tucker
Gibson, known as the champion
big game hunter of Tensas parish.
Louisiana, claims he owns a pig
which he used in the rapacity of
a bird dog and asserts the pig
makes perfect stands and never
flushes a covey of birds.
Mr. (ilbson said that soon after
the birth of the pig. on the death
of Its mother, it was adopted by
a pointer dog with a litler of pups
and that the pig continued to as
sociate With its foster brothers
and sisters after it became well
grown. He declared that the hunt
ing proclivities of the pig were ac
cidentally discovered the first
time the young dogs were taken
to the Held, the pig accompanying
the party and taking an animated
part In the hunt.
BRA I NT K 10 K, Wis., Dec. 2 4.
Tour ChrietmaS trees hung with
toys, fruit, candy and the Other
good things intended to bring Jos'
to the kiddles of the Mollis school,
were stripped bj a thief hn came
In the night.
iiyars walked into tne store wnerc. 1
Roy Kerrin, 14 vcars old, was mopping IH
"Give me some potassium porman.- el
ganate," Icmii nded
The boy said he could not put up fH
an order of- that sort. H
ISynrs then drew- a .14 caliber re- fH
vol ver ami told the boj to walk Into JH
tho bade of ,the store. He compelled ilLV
the youngster to stand in the corner
with his head facing the wall. FH
The second man then entered and H
the pair searched the rear of the store.
v cash box. filled With checks oni H
currency was seized jH
Patrolman James Ileum chanced lo B
walk Into Ihe front of the store. UpOll M
heating tho iront door open, the rob- jH
PATROLS! N SOOT II l
The youth rushed to the front of
ih' "tore and notified the patrolman H
thai he ''-"I been hold up Ream r.. i IB
to Merchants alley, at the rear of ths fHBBBsl
store and captured one of the men at 4
Lincoln avenue. He was said to be ths JPJ
who hud drawn the revolver oil
the boy The Other escaped. rHHPj
iiyars, upon being removed to th
police station, admitted ids pari of tl ffl
seemed reluetant to I H
however, und would not divulge thi
ot the other robber, who
v. w it I, t he mom afj
tectives Everett Noble and E
lint i -.r field ver-- assigned lo the uy. I JH
and arrested fearing Quigie. years BH
old. of .Salmon. Ida., as a suspect in H
WU i.p.s Dl "..-. t: 1 1-1 ion
o.uigi y answered the description ol
BJ
red sweater, .lumper, n rSjjr of ovei BH
BJ
IpBBp.
riu to keep his head averted while be H
and his partner were ransacking the VaaaaaaaVJ
drug store, tho buy could obtain I
' w fl
Warren Cae. clerk on duty at the
drug store, tald he had just Stepped
from the store for a moment, but hatl
not left until ho had seen Officei BBJ
llearn approaching along the street afcfJBJ
VNOTH1 i. ROl Dl l- M
I IS believed by Ihe police tha: JB
Byars and his partner are the san JB
BJ
Griffin. This robbery tool, pla.;,. I.. JBJ
tween Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth M
streets on Grant avenue nt 1:30 tb I BH
morning. BBBJ
Two watches and $t3..0 in curren.
i I a BBJ
tfBJ
tlfied as being about six feel I wB
tall, a description answering that of JB
Byars, while the other robber wius a Jfl
man about feet -i Ini lies tall. kafBJ
J. E. Cave, proprietor of the Depot
Drug store, stated that the cash box BH
stolen this morning contained aboiu H
$450 In -currency and the remainder BBfl
in checks. There was one $'0 green B
Police have notified officers in isnlr llaBBW
Lake, aud !n Itle i and , BB
'b.- Union Pacific railroad of the il- JDh3
bery- ; 1
GREAT MAIL TERMINAL
PROMISED FOR CHICAGO
j CHICAGO. 2 1 Plans have
' been . omph ed for u i I B
M.000,000 postoffice building to ban- IH
die parcel post exclusively. Work will B
star) about March 1 BB
The new building, which is to be lo- I
cated In the heart of the railroad ter-
mlnal district, will have underground 'HsBa!
I loading platforms 800 feet long, cap- I
able of accommodating 42 railway JjJ
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BELIEVE MISSING AIRMEN
SAFE IN NORTH WOODS
OTTAWA. Dec. 24. Belief that
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who left FtQckaway Point, N. Y., a I IBbI
u. ek ago Ixst Monday in the free bal-
loon a-5j98 on an endurance fllgh . -BJ
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were helng cared for by Indians In the flBJ
la ice countrj , was expri H
Lieutenant Evans, the American avla- BltaBJ
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search for the missing balloonlsts. BPBB
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FRANCE SAYS GERMANY
DELAYS TREATY PAYMENT
PARIS, Dec. 24. The French gov j
ernment has protested to Germany for IWBB
having stoppod tho payment of certain jflllfl
amount of reparation, which ll li
Charged constitute a violation of the vBBBjl
P,,-e treaty.
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