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GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 27, 1919
VOLUME 4—NUMBER 76
PERYEAR
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Kp GEORGE AND M.
QUEEN MARY GIVE
t?tate Banquet-At Buckingham Palace Took
In Honor Of The Young Shah
of Persia.
and
intent
ander
jury
case.
Mr.
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Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 27—The state ban
quet given by King George and Queen
Mary at Buckingham Palace in honor
of the young Shah of Persia on the
night of the arrival of the eastern
monarch in England was an occasion
of regal splendor.
v The dinner was served in the great
ballroom, the "U'' shaped table being
set for about 120 guests. The walls
were decorated with old tapestries,
and yoemen of the Guards stood at
intervals about the apartment.
The Shah, wearing a diamond ador
ned fez, sat between the King and
Queen. Princess Mary, Prince Arthur
of Connaught, and many other not- J
ables were in the company.
Queen Mary's gown was a magnifi
cent affair, of rose-pink mirror velvet
he wore a dia
included "The
trimmed with sable. {
dem of brilliants whicl
Lesser Stars of Africa," cut from the
original Cullunan diamond. She also
wore a Persian Order across her
breast.
King a®oigv. expressed pleasure at
England -* n d
the Shah
welcoming
'Y, ' fully appreciated the fact tha<,
said he . f ... - .. . .
?upied a position of vital îm
\ the Middle East. A bright W
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footsteps of your Wi
and s P
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Persia occ
portance in _
'ie before her.
future should
You follow in t-w.
illustrious great-g. tb i s coun t ry
grandfather, who visite<y n „ sa j ( j ^ be
on more than one occasiA^ majesty's
King "We welcome yonK? , nawed i led
present visit here as a lv *jghip [ the
'proof of the close ties of frienSL^j
which have united the two countrfö^jtfcBee
for more than a century. We wel
come it more especially at the prese*^ Y
* * >er "
become j
even closer than they have ever been,|
and when we are about to embark up
on a collaboration in the field of ma ~ j i
terial and administrative piogiess
which should ensure to your country |
a future not unworthy of its famous;
past."
The Shah replied in French, ex
his appréciation of the wel
come extended to him. In the course In
of his address he referred to the Lea
gue of Nations and said it would af
ford to his country the opportunity o
cultivating more assiduously thqn ev
er the traditional friendship which
united it to the British Empire.
His task, he declared, was a diffi
cut one, but he hoped that with th ei
aid of the democracies of the west,
and especially that of Great Britain,.
the friendly\ relations of which withiited
my country date back so long, it will J in
-be fulfilled in a manner honorable to
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andfather
moment when relations betwee
sia and Great Britain haye
pressing
sary to keep up the ration system un
: til tlie end of the year, but this wi_
depend upon the harvest of early ncej
and the attitude of the Fre " Ch °"'l
ial government with regard to t ® "j
portation of rice from Saigo
Haiphong.' J
By specuil arrangemcnt with
officials, the insular authorities have
been able to obtain an export permi
♦ran. ten«* nf rice from Haiphong.
for 3,000 tons of rice irom naipn b
This rice will be used e «Iuswely fo
distribution in the southern iala «^
which are farthest from the Philip
. 'YTÄ'Ä'fixiug of .
miB^tom price for r Rin the hands
°* the pt"»"". rj°r"j" de t' oY
fifth Phdippine legislat ure by Gov
ernor Franca Burton Har nson. wdl
"tlvÄt
- the farmer
acute shortage or
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Persia.
PEOPLE OF MANILA
ON RICE RATIONS
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Estimated That It May Bé Necessary
To Keep Up The Rations Sys
tem Until End of the Year.
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Associated Press
MANILA, Nov. 27—The people of
Manila have been put on rice rations.
It is estimated tlfat it may be nêces
•• relieving I
s* ôé reel in i
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Chest Of Coins Now
Providing Comfort
I^AONa France, Nov. 26—'A chest of
Homan ooins, .buried in the face of in
every hundred years since 500
years A. D-, is qpw providing com
fortt fo f the refugees around the Ut
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village of Charmes in the
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the
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M. L. ALDRIDGE
WAS ACQUITTED
Took Jury Only Five Minutes To Re
turn Verdict of "Not Guilty"—
Ferris Case Taken Up
Circuit Court is in session today
and good progress is being made.
The case of the State vs. M. L. Al
dridge on the charge of shooting with
intent to kill and murder D. O. Alex
ander at Berclair last July, was con
cluded today at 12:05 p. m., when the
jury retired to make up their verdict.
The jury returned a verdict of "not
guilty'' promptly—being out only
about five minutes— and Judge El
more discharged the defendant.
The public is familiar with this
case. It will be remembered that Mr.
Aldridge shot and severely wounded
Mr. Alexander last July—the shooting
taking place in the road at Berclair.
The trouble is alleged to have been
the outcome of a former quarrel con
cerning some hogs.
The defendant was represented by
Gardner,McBee & Gardner and Whit
tington & Osborn, while Hill & Witty
assisted District Attorney J. M. For
man and County Attorney Means
Johnston in the prosecution,
spëeches wei'e made by Messrs. For
I man, Whittington, Gardner and Hill.
FERRIS TRIAL BEGINS.
The trial of C. A. Ferris, charged '
vith criminal assault on Miss Thelma
J
Able
W Nlace, near this city, last summer
I "was Yiegun at 2 o'clock this afternoon
Wi ^ b the work of selecting a jury. A.
s P ec i a l venire of 200 men had been
summoned, and the Court is now en
gaged passing on the qualifications
each individual as his name is cal
i led and he is rigidly questioned by;
[ the Court and opposing counsel.
Whittington & Osborn and Gardner,;
countrfö^jtfcBee & Gardner represent the de
Rident, and Hill & Witty are assist
Y ' District Attorney J. M. Forman
" and County Attorney Means John
j tbe p roS ecution.
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In February, Composed Of Exporters,
Importers, Manufacturers, Bankers
^ Merchants, To Discuss Trade.
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Associated Press — i
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MEXICO GUY, Nov. A con
ference of exporters, importers, man- ;
ufacturers, bankers and merenan
concerned with trade between the Un
States and Mexico will be held^
in Mexico City for three days begin- j
ning February 11 next at which
questions vital to commerce betweeir
the two countries will be discussed by
The conference has been ar
ranged by the American Chamber of
Commerce of Mexico, Secretary W. F. j
Saunders stating that approximately
4,000 invitations had been extended. (
The subjects to be discussed are:|
Mexican sales methods and distribu
Commerce between the United
States and Mexico is increasing," sail
^ Sawlders to The Associated Press.
191g it amoun t e d to $245,613,991
^ thig year it wiU be mucb greater,
As this commerce grows, trade prob
lems o r i se the practicäl solution of
which is of vital importance if the
United States is to hold its present
trade advantage in Mexico.
^ digouss these prob i e ms we ar
^ ^ or a conference of trade ex
ranged Ior . a traue
pertSj the first of its kind ever held
^ MexicQ In extending our invita
we have empbas i Z ed that we
to have representatives attend
" are
acting in full accord with us in this
>nd we anticipate muc h bene
^ult of this get-together
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We have a hunch that the theft of
confiscated whiskey from the store
room of the Richmond, Virginia city
hall was an "inside" job.' ,
experts.
tion »Mexican agencies and represen
tations, Mexican banking facilities,
financing the exports of Mexico, ship
and packing merchandise for
Mexico and trade marks for Mexico.
The proceedings will be in English
but the report of the conference will j
be printed in both Spanish and Eng
lish.
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When all the "spooners," male and
female, are thoroughly organized mar
will be arranged, like strikes
by business agents. —
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chateau of Major Titus Leroux, of
Charmes, head of one of the oldest
families of France. It is the last
heirloom of the aged officer and his
wife, and they have willingly east it
into the'Beef Ones hind to -aid the
of their district.
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(CtpyrUlil)
ARE GRATEFUL FOR
THE ELKS LOANS
Books Show That Disabled Veterans
H ave Paid Back More Than $100,
. •
"® e ^ sa ^ to tlie ever-lasting cred
of tbe American veteran that there
does not sbow on our books tbat an y
one Q f them has shown a disposition
t0 deny hiS obli £ ations or refuse to
mee ^ them" says Aronoff.
The statement was made by the
;^ ecre ' :ary °f the Board while being in -1
| terviewed regaraing the use of a re-1
! volving fund of $200,000 advanced by ^
[ the Elks for use of the disabled vet
; eran. The books show that more than
$230 000 has been loaned , that more
than $100,000 has been returned in
smab payments and that the fund was
of great benefit to every disabled
man . This mbney was advanced to
i the veterans to tide them over the in- j
terva ' between the time they went;
into training and the arrival of their
; bi _ monthly che cks. They are allowed
take from 1 to 6 months to refund
the loan
ip be gjjjg distributed this $200,000 i
j oan arao ng the fourteen districts of
the Federal Board for Vocational Ed- 1
uca ^j OT1) giving each District Voca
ti ona ] Officer, monies to use at his dis
cre ^j on- j n speaking of the loan the
£)j s ^ r i c t Officers unite, in saying» "The
j oan bas been a God-send to us and
to the disab i ed men :"
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000 In Small Installments.
;
ing at 7:55 To Attend Célébra
tion At Jackson.
Many Greenwood Shriners, some of
whom were accompanied by their
wives, left this corning on the 7:55
of train for Jackson to attend the
Thanksgiving ceremomkl of Wahabi
Temple to be held there today
The Greenwood party was composed of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Herman, Mr. and
who boarded the special were: Mr.
Mm
and Mrs. Robert Herman, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Coste, Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
we Sumter Gi^espie, T. R. Gregory, R
B. Schlater, E. M. Page, Dr. J. P.
are STÏÏÜ 4™ Stoner"oeorge
Cooper, Ragsdale McNeill and Mr.
Neeley.anA Messrs. J. L. H^ey, Jr.,
and Clarence Reese of Itta Bena.
, W ,V L YY
and D O. Galey, who left yesterday
of for Jackson, are among the novices
from Leflore county, who will be in
itiated in the Shrine.
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SHRINERS OFF
FOR CEREMONIAL
j Greenwood Masons Leave This Morn
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PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIA
TION MEETING.
The Parent Teacher Association of
the North Greenwood School will
meet Friday at 3 o'clock at the school
building. An interesting lecture has
been arranged for the occasion and
all members are urged to be present.
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Watch your packages—the Depart
ment of Agriculture has ruled that all
food sold hi packages must have the
and
of
last
his
it
the
weight thereon.
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f A Thanksgiving
Prayer
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Almighty God, who in earlier days
led our fathers forth into a large in
heritance, give us grace, we humbly
beseech Thee to pass through these
days G f unrest and turmoil in confi-'plot
so W ell begun will come to rich com
pleteness.
-1 Bless our land with the fruits of
honest toil. Save us from the discord
^ which misunderstanding brings. Keep
our f ee ^ j n p a fh 0 f righteousness,
Teach us to love libefty" and justice
and to practice them to the upbui i d .
j n g G f the entire world as well as ouri
own na tive land. Fashion into one
p eo pj e the multitudes brought hither
out of many countries and make them
j true Americans.
Qj ve us grateful hearts for the
^ bundant harvests of the year. In
the time of our prosperity temper
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(Officially endorsed by the Inter
church World Movement for use in
the churches of all Protestant deno
minations participating in the move
ment.)
dence and courage that what has been
; our self-confidence with the recollec
tion that "every good and every per
fect gift is from above." Let no an
xiety rob us of the consciousness of
Thine abiding love. In the day of
trouble suffer not our trust in Thee
to fail. Be patient with us when our
purposes break down or our endeavors
seem of no avail.
Go with us into Thanksgiving Day.
1 Teach us to give thanks for all the
b,eS fr ( 4f he Y™"' d Tj n0th '!
m f bu ' the Io5S Thee r d . t0 f=
ceive the sun of Thine enduring love
forever shining behind every cloud.
Bless us all at the Thanksgiving
board. Be with those who cannot be
with us as well as those who can.
Make us, wherever we may be, one
in that unity of hope and faith and
love which neither time nor distance
C an destroy. And send us forth into
the future with Thanksgiving faces
and Thanksgiving hearts—eager to
labor, strong to endure, and useful to
of the land we love. Amen.
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American NtiTSe
PontrartpH TVilli 11«
COntTaCtea lypnU
of Associated Press
pnnrnPTT7A on
American nurse to contract typhus in
: Montene Uo has been awarded her
d J oration the Serbian gov-'
R- ernment Sh e is Mis S Berenice Bra
P. Springfield 111 She already
J y °J *
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Jr., T"»"? 01
M is 7B„ d ° wa s aasiAed to work
in"he Ä "rpZÏÏÏ ht
her busicst week sba
^ us she recoTcred
in- , bome M >n invalid
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Ring Is Cause Of
Soaring Prices
of
will
has
and
all
the
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Associated Press
^LONDON, Nov. 26— Oné of the pro
fiteering "ring'd" alleged to be re
sponsible for soaring prices in Eng
land is a Dutch combine which is said
to have effective control of the quin
ine market. Government agents are
seeking a means of breaking its frip
on the commodity« *
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TO AVENGE DEATH
FELIPE ANGELES
EL PASO, Nov. 27—Persistent ru
mors reached the border today of a
béing hatched by the Villa ele- ;
avenge the execution of General Fel
ipe Angeles, Rebel leader. Every one
connected with the trial of Angeles is
marked for vengeance, according to
reports which said that Villa will
start a campaign for reprisal immed
iately, with Chihuahua city as his ob
jective point .
Disorders are already said to have!
occurred in Chihuahua City, but the j
rumors are unconfirmed.
Plot Being Hatched By Villa Ele- i
ments to Wreck Vengeance on Those
Who Participated In Trial.
Associated Press
ments in the State of Chihuahua to
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THE STORES BUSY
IN BUCHAREST
'! BUCHAREST, Nov. 27-Ameri
manufactured goods are m de
mand in Rumania. The stores in
Bucharest are doing almost as great
; a busine ss as in pre-war days. France
bas be en sending large quantities of ;
gocds into the country, particularly
ü g ht wearing apparel, silk stockings
toilet sftaps and cosmetics,
Prices still are abnormally high,
One sees American shoes in the shop
windows at the normal equivalent of
$ 2 8 a pair. Any article stamped
"American" has a ready sale . Rum
anians are keen for anything from
the United States, whether it be food,,
articles of wear, or manufactured ob
jeCtS
"Why doesn't America send more,
goods here ^V the business man con
stantly asks. There is a wonderful
field in Rumania for American com
merce * We would rather trade with
TTnifoH anv other
the United States than an ^ ° the I
country ' We need Y ° Ur man " factured
products ' your automoblleS ' farm im *
pleTnents ' gas engines, lathes, sewing
tyP T"
Canada is preparing to send its pro
ldncts t0 Ru, " an,a ' The Canad.an gov
iemment, following its conrse m|
Greece '' nd Serbla ' ^ lent Rum f n,a
«g db " a ' S » *" '"Y
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American Manufactured Goods In De
mand In Rumania—Business Al
most Equals Pre-War Days.
Associated Press
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THE WEATHER
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MISSISSIPPI—Rain and colder
Thursday; much colder at night with
a cold wave in the interior; Friday
probably fair; colder in the south por
tion; moderate to' fresh north winds.
Temperature—Highest, 69 degrees;
lowest, 40 degrees; at 7 a. m. 50 de
grees; precipitation 0.0.; river gauge
23.9; riae 4m 24 hours 0.5.
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are
REPLY TO NOTE
SENT TO MEXICO
Little Satisfaction Given Other Than
It Is Believed Relations Between
Two Ccur.trits Not Be Affected.
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 27—Belief
that relations between
Mexico and
the United States cannot be affected
unfavorably by the former* s refusal
to release William Jenkins, U. S.
Consular aegnt, from the Puebla
penitentiary, is expressed in the re
ply to the American demand for Jen
; kin's release, which was sent to the
1 American Embassy late yesterday. It
was pointed out that the Judge, who
ordered Jenkins detention acted with
in his power and later waived the
legal rights in refusing to give bail,
Only whe:i justice is denied, can one
nation demand the release of a sub
ject ,who is imprisoned in another
| country and the note asserted the
| Mexican law does not contemplate in
| terference by the executive branch of
the government in operation of the
5 judicÄry department.
WASHINGTON
Nov. 27 — The
State Department announced at 1
o'clock today Jhe text of the note
! from Mexico in repïy to the Ameri
can communication, regarding the
arrest of Consular Agent Jenkins at
Puebla had been received. It was
transmitted immediately to Secretary
Lansing at his home.
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of a
ele- ;
Fel
one unteer workers who came into the
is Kansas coal fields to dig coal under
to the state receivership plan will be con
will sidered as strike breakers, Thomas
immed- Harvey »secretary-treasurer of the
his ob- Kansas Miners announced today.
have!
the j
VOLUNTEERS ARE
STRIKE BREAKERS;
Ele- i
Those
Men Who Dig Coal In Kansas Mines
Are Considered As Such Says
Officials.
Associated Press
to
PITTSBURG, Kas., Nov. 27—Vol
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CLOTHING FOR
BABIES MADE BY
American Women In All Parts Lnited
States Filled Entire Car In Train
Load Red Cross Supplies.
27-Ameri- for Poland . other, import
m de- which made the fifty
in ^ reUef ial were refugee clothes
great &nd ^ it& \ garments, foodstuffs,
France medicines> hospi tal supplies and farm
of ; hinerv
particularly ^ J pha es and child ren homes
stockings
high,
shop
of
stamped
Rum- and clothing to he i p the Poles estab
from Ugh orphans ^ homes, to care for
food,, lQgt children who are ' constantly drift
ob- ^ acrogg thg border with refugees
returning from Russia.
more, Existing orphanages which have
con- found sadly in need of food
wonderful c|othinE to care {or their charges haV
com- ived condense d milk and other
with U nnlies and children's garments
other f d supp1 ' a c garments
° the I and dress material. In some districts
factured the Americans have hired carpenters,
farm im * paying them with flour, to make
sewing bed benches and tables for
T"- ^ homes that had been stripped
its pro- YYthTpiaces ioca, sewing circies
gov- havc ^ sta mak over badiy
m| gamlcnt3 that have been
Rum f n,a lected in the United States, into
'"Y drens clothing. CHH. and ends
.material found in bales of refugee
| clothing have been similarly used
[the children. The burlap which
In De
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Associated Press
PARIS, Nov. 26—Clothing for ha
hies made by American women in
parts of the United States filled
entire car in a large trainîoad of Red
Cross relief supplies, which recently
' is an ever-increasing activity of the
Americans in Poland. At many points
along the old Russo-German front
east of the River Bug, where the coun
try was swept bare of everything,
furnished equipment, food
I
ecî the bales themselves is made
into bed sacks for the children's
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Gen. Booth Plans
To Leave London
colder
with
Friday
por
winds.
degrees;
50 de
gauge
Associated Press
LONDON, Nov. 26— General
liam Bramwell Booth, of the Salva
tion Army is planning to leave
don next month to visit Salvationists
in Holland, France and Switzerland,
he will to New York,
j COAL STRIKE IS v
TO BE SETTLED
Mine Operators Accept Proposal Of \
Fuel Administrator Garfield Of
14 Per Cent Increase.
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27
and mine operators in the United States
definitely voted today to accept Fuel
Administrator Garfield's proposal for
S. a settlement.of the coal strike. The
majority of the operators are satis
re- tied with the offer of a fourteen per
cent increase in wages, without the
the consequent increase in the price of
It coal,
who
The
EXTREME COLD PREVAILS
CHICAGO, Nov. 27—With
real
the winter weather forcing down the tem
perature, much of the country today
one is facing the prospects of taxing the
sub- further steadily emptying coal bins,
Meanwhile the efforts of the govern
the ment to bring about an agreement be
in- tween the miners and the coal opera
of tors, gave little hope of relief, the
the miners generally being agreed there
will be little work done at the mines,
The under the offer of Fuel Administra
1 tor Garfield of the fourteen per cent
note increase.
Denver reported a temperature
the this morning of seven degrees below
at zero. In Kansas, where snow, sleet
was and storms are prevailing today, Gov
ernor Allen has been authorized to
appeal for four thousand volunteer
I workers to go into the mines to keep
1 the home fires burning.
DISCUSS GOVERNORTS OFFER.
WASHINGTON,
i With the majority in favor of ac
cepting the proposal of the Fuel Ad
ministrator Garfield, that the wages
of the miners be increased fourteen
»er cent without any increase in the
the
under
con
Premier Of
the Si err»« Pp a « p Trputv
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November. 27—
j-price of coal to the consumer, bitumin
\ us operators from all parts of the
i ountry went into session today to dis
cuss the government offer.
Officials of the United Mine Work
ers will meet late today, apparently
there is- little change of sentiment
among the miners representatives in
opposition to Garfield's proposal.
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Associated Press
PARIS, Nov. 27—M. Stambuliwsky,
premier of Bulgaria, signed the treaty
of peace between his country and the
: Allied .powers this morning.
BY
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Characterizes Govt.
As Being Autocracy
EDldemic Of Foot
fifty . B-PWemiCUI
clothes And MOUth Disease
farm
homes
estab
the
drift -\
I DUB LIN Nov 27—Nieel Barine
have Master of the Fox Hunt having made
and ""HbM^tioM "hi"^h were resent
haV e d re _ ardinK the ..„Entry's mourning
other T f 1 countr y s mou
f ° r politlcal P r ' soners ' the sto P pa ^ e
of th local hunt was threatened. Mr.
districts
lit
chil-l - , t h ComTnitt ee of
stripped ™„YkC and*
circies "ot^ * aI " f ° r SUCh
badiy «bservafons.
col
chil
of
refugee
for
form-; ( ommitee Washington
Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27—Umasu
moto, labor delegate from Japan,
ha- speaking today in the international
all labor conference, characterized his
an government as "an autocracy which
Red is an enemy to social justice."
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Associated Press
RYDE, Isle of Wight, Nov. 27
Hundreds of cattle have been slaugh
tered in the Isle of Wight in an ef
fort to stamp out an epidemic of the
foot and mouth disease.
the
points
front
coun
.
food LlHieriCK ExeCUllVe
Accepted Apology
Associated Press
Baring wrote to the Limerick papers:
"I unreservedly withdraw any ob
servations offensive to Irish national
The Limerick Executive of Sinn
Fein accepted the apology, and hunt
ing was allowed to proceed.
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Decide To Send A
over
beds.
CLEVELAND, O. Nov. 27—General
Chairman of the Four Railroad
Brotherhoods in session here to con
sider director General Hines offer of
time and a half for overtime in slow
freight service^ »providing that ar
bitrators and special allowances ex
isting in faiany schedules be elimin
ated, decided today to send a corn
how the elimination of the ascertain
Wil
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