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A CDNSOLIBATION OP THi SUNDAY ISSUES OP THE ATHENS BANNER AND THE ATHENE MEEAMh
WEATHER
Rain and ao me what warmer
Sunday.
VOL. 91, No. 15 Full Associated Press Leased Wire Service.
ATHENS, GA., SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1922.
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Single Copies 2 Cents Daily. 5 Cents Sunday.
THIRTY FOUR BULLIONS GOWH CLIFFORD
INCREASE VALUATION INWilli»
FARM PRODUCTS REPORTED
Gain Of Approximately
Twenty Per Cent Due
Increased Value of
Principal Crops.
IS REVENUE TO
GEORGIA FARMERS
725,000 Bales Of Cotton
Grown. Single Crops
Worth Over One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars.
ATLANTA. Ga.—An Increase'
valuation of' 834,000,000 In Geor
gia farm products tor 1922 la the
feature of a report of Z. R. Pet-
tvt, statistician of tne local bureau
or agricultural economic* of tbo
United States department of agri
culture. The total valuation of
Georgia farm products, as compil
ed l>v Mr. Pettet la 0211.000,000.
The gain in revenue to Georgia
farmers, which Is equivalent to ap
proximately 20 per cent Is due
mainly to increased value of the
principal crops, such as cotton,
com. hay and peanuts. Increases
acreage In hay accounted largely
for - the advance In monetary
value of this crop, According to
the report.
COTTON HOLD8
ADVANTAGE
nr all Georgia products, Cm ton,
still holds the advantage In value, I
though the production of *26,000
bales is tho lowest since 1878. The
value of the crop is given by Mr. i
I’ettet ns 8101,188.000 codlparod
with $77,619,000 In 1021.
County Board To
Meet On Tuesday
Tho county board of education
will meet in the office Of School
r immisaioner Do*ier Tueaday.
Nothing unusual is acheduled to
come before the session.
The rural schools of the coun
ty will begin the spring term Tues
day also. The city schools will
not open until the Sth of tho
month.
French Say Huns
Don’t Want To Pay
PARIS.—France has made an In
tensive study of the reparations
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON
The house and senate adjourn
ed over the New Year, until
Wednesday.
The house completed consid
eration of the annual post of
fice appropriation bill carrying
8684.614,000.
Tho treasury, thropgh Secre
tary Mellon, endorsed before the
senate banking committee the
Tapper agricultural credits bill.
A supplemental appropriation
of *6,600.000 was requested of
congress by President Harding
fur modernization of battle
ships.
The senate passed tho 8325,-
000.000 naval appropriation bill
without the Borah economic
conference amendment but with
tho houao provision urging a
further naval limitation agree
ment.
The first annual conference
of senior circuit judges, called
to discuss the condition of busi
ness in foderal courts , and
adopt means to relieve conges
tion adjourned. .
Upon the basis of figures cov
ering Canadian trade, officials
emphasized assertions that the
new tariff lew had caused no
cessation in the . flow of imports
Ipto the United States.
The Interstate commerce com
mission notified the senate that
approximately 40 railroads in
*be United states have earned
more than tbo six per cent fair
return standard set by the
transportation act.
President Harding commuted
sentences of eight former mem
bers of the Industrial Workers
of the World, convicted of con
spiracy and violation of war time
laws, to expire at once on the
condition that they leave the
ieoSMtv.'*"; • ' *
The government Filed with the
supreme court two briefs chal
lenging the jurisdiction of that
court in appeals brought by for
eign steamship companies from
the prohibition ruling of Judge
Hand In New York.
The special, federal grand jury
returned an Indictment against
Benedict Crowell, formet*'assist
ant secretary ’,of war 'and six
other war-time officials of the
war departmfinfc In connection
with the award Yty the. govern
ment of war-time contracts.
ATT
BRIGHT OUTLOOK
Borah Withdraws His Amendment;
$325,000,000 Naval Appropriation
Bill Is Passed By Senate Saturday! |i|j|| jjjjjjj ||
REVIEW OF 1922
Gray Silver, Washington
Representative Of Farm
Bureau Will Discuss The
Farm Bloc.
BUSINESS MEN
ADVERTISE EVENT
Program . For Georgia
Agriculture In 1923 Will
Be Mapped Out At Con
ferences.
Governor-Elect Clifford M. Walk
er will be one of the principal
speakers at the ‘‘Farmers' Week”
conference at tho State College of
I Agriculture January 22-27.
Among the other speakers v/IU
I be Roger Miller, secretary of the
j Macon Chamber of Commerce, who
{will speak on “The Chamber >1
: Commerce as a Factor In Agricul
tural Development;" Oray Silver,
{legal representative of tiie Ameri
can Farm Bureau tit-Washington,
jwbo will speak on "Farm Loglsla-
! tlon and tho Farm Bloc.”
EXPERTS TO
SPEAK
These men are among a large list
of exports In marketing, cotton
growing under boll weevil condi
tions and farm financial questions,
who will deliver addresses during
the conference and aid In prepar
ing an agricultural program for
’ Georgia for 1923.
I Plans for bringing hundreds of
fanners to the conference are under
. way; The advertising committee of
the Athens Rotary club has begun
tits work and posters advertising
; the big event are being printed for
distribution throughout the state.
{ The posters direct' the attention
of the reader to the big confer-
ence which will feature a cotton
| program for Georgia, co-operative
, marketing of crops, life stock,
routry production and dairying.
I - i-tters are being mailed out by
Athens business men Inviting farm-
jers to attend the conference and
j urging their presence.
This conference promises to bo
{the blggost agricultural ovent P ,d
I In Georgia In Its hlstorq as a pro-
; gram for rehabilitating agriculture
.In the state will be mapped out at
the various meeting*.
WASHINGTON—After the calming of the sen'-,!
ate’s three day’s storm through withdrawal by Sen- j
ator .Borah, republican, Idaho, of his amendment)
proposing a world’s economic conference the senate;
Saturday passed the $325,000,000 naval appropria-l Annual Report of Activi-
uni —1 d — w— V— ties During This Year
tion bill and adjourned over New Year’s day.
Debate on the Borah amendment !
Benedict Crowell, Assist
ant Secretary War, Un
der Wilson Regime, To
Face Fraud Charges,
With Others.
WASHINGTON — Benedict Cro-
well, assistant secretary of War
under the Wilson administration
and "Six dollar a year men" asso
ciated with the council of National
defense were indicted here Satur
day by the special grand Jury In
vestigating war frauds on charges
cf conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment In construction of wsr
time army camps and Canton
ments. The others Indicted were
Wm. A Starrett; Morton ,C. Tur
tie; Clemens W. Lundoff; Claire
Foster; John IH. McGlbbons
Tames A Mers.
The Indictment charges a con-,
•piracy to mal administer exist
ing laws and regulations, to con
trol the giving! or contracts to
friends, associates and clients un
der the “cov-plus" system, which
It Is charged in a loss t the gov
ernment of millions of dollars and
reduced the morale of. labor.
wan not resumed today and the |
bill also was passed without a
mention of the house provision re {
questing the president to nego-
tlate with the principal naval ik»w !
ers for further armament limits- {
tion. This provision remaining in j
the bill will go to the president
Point to
Times.
Much Better
MANY GOOD OMENS
CALLED TO MIND
tne mu win go to tne president,
and win not come before the sen- j Easy Money Market,
ate and house conferees. It re
quests tho President to negotiate {
with Great Britain. Japan, Italy j
and France with a view to agree- I
ment limiting vessels under JO,009 j
tons, and aircraft not covered . by {
the arms conference treaties. j
Huge Sums For Com
mercial Credits, and No
Strikes Among These.
Would Call World’s Financiers In ^
Conference If Premier’s Meeting
In Paris Tuesday Gets No Results
WASHINGTON—Diselosure by Secretary Hughes
™ “ s New Haven speech Friday night of the belief
of the Washington government that an international
commission of financiers including Americans
might well be called in to recommend a method of
settlement of the reparations crisis apparently
leaves the next move in the hands of the Allies. \
The American suggestion Mr. Hughes specified,
was offered as an alternative in the event that the
premiers at the Paris meeting Tuesday fail to find
a basis for adjustment of their views, “among them-
selves. /
THREATENED EFFORTS
FAILED TO MATERIALIZE
HIM BUG
Louisianians Settle Down
For Coming Friday
When State Opens Kid
napping Case.
Peace Parley Ends
Six Weeks With
No Adjustment
BASTROP, La.—Morehouse set
tled down Saturday to await the
question for the last four years; coming of Friday -when tho state
and Is convinced that Germany I would lay Its cards on tho table
doesn’t want to restore her finan
cial stability If such a step means
payment In full of n reasonable war
Indemnity. •*
Savannah Banks
Effect Merger
in the Morehous kidnapping mur
der cases.
The failure of the state to set
In motion Its dragnet during the
passing week has given the om-
pressfon that additional n r rests
promised will not be made before
the day of the open hearing.'
In the meantime Investigations
are being extended. There were
reports that department of Justice
SAVANNAH, Oa.—Announce- agents will delve Into the actlvl-
mi-nt was made Saturday of the ties of unidentified secret or-
mrrger of the Savannah Bank and
Trust Company and the Chatham
g-anlzations who have conducted
. _... raids against the tawne»* along
l ank ah# Trust Company. The for- the Loulslana-Arkausas border,
n or absorbs the Utter. It has own-1 The Ku Klux Klan of the Realm
‘"I a majority of the .took of the; 0 f Louisiana also had agents in
rsn.'.im bank for several years,; the field, It was reported, to learn
but has conducted it a* a separate | u these organizations. were re
stitution. Now the banks nre to sponsible for the outrage on the
br combine!. This will give Savsi Bnntren-Mpr Rouge highway on
1 the night of August 24th when five
members of Old Morehouse faml-
nah another big tank.
Mrs. Buxton May -
Have Been a Friend
Of Hammer Slayer
' os ANOEl.ES, Cal.—Sheriffs
lUpntles Saturday were tryln«
<"nf- rm their belief that Mrs. Peg
gy Buxton detained In the Los An
gelas countv jail for questtoninr
concerning the escape on December
r > Mm. Clara Phillips. ”!>••
murderess," was an acquaintance
II not a friend of Mrs. Alice Craig,
t’asoer, Wyo.. on suspicion of being
arrested shout two weeks ago as
Mrs Phillips.
Mrs. Buxton was a prisoner In
•be county jail during much of the
•• Mrs. Phillips was there, but
"as released a few days before the
hammer murderess” escaped. Of-
| ers said they believed the women
'"■came friendly while fellow pria-
flc
Mrs. Buxton waa arretted at
, Beach, near here, TbtttadaY
richt on a charge of violating her
mole.
lies were kidnapped, two flogged
and two murdered.
BALTIMORE, Md. — Indication
that the fight to keep Dr. B. M.
McKoin ex-mayor of Mer Rouge,
La„ from.being returned to that
state, where he Is want id on n
chargo of murder, would be con-
LAUSANNE— (By tho AsoClat
cd press) — The Lausanne confer
ence completes
Saturday with
Near Eastern question still in tho
making and with the Allied and
Turkish delegations still at odds
over Important Issues.
As Iertiet Pasha and his associa
tes awaited further Instructions
from their government at Angora
It seemed certain a settlement of
even one. troublesome problem on
tte agenda could not place this.
It Is believed Iamet in his report
to his government, called special
atenticn to' the declaration of
Lord Curzin that the British gov
ernment upon recognition of its
mandate over the Mosul oil field*
Action by the Allies on the Ar-
manlan plea for a National home
In Turkey was expected t -day. Th-
sub commission on minorities list
ened yesterday to an appeal by the
American observers that refuses
In Turkey be allowed to return to
their native lands and that theii
property be restored to them.
TWflATHFBK FIRRflS
IHU HfllLllu Hlllftu
BANKRUPTCY
Receivers Are Appointed
For Martin, Brothers
And Bradberry - Owen
Company.
Martin Brothers, one of the lav
Best shoe firms and auto top con
cerns In north east Georgia, was
placed In Involuntary bankruptcy
Saturday when a petition filed
through Oreen and Michael by the
Tee Pee Rubber company, of New
York, Dodge Brothers, auto manu
focturers, and the Barron Q. Col-
Ilnor compalny of New York with
referee Howell B. Cono.
schedule of the assets and
liabilities will run over 8100.000.00
and that the assets will, if they
«*• ** xth w ®ek , cou | d be realised on, almost equal
solution Of tho I thlg imount
DEPRESSION
18 THE CAU8E
Railroads Earn
Big Dividends
WASHINGTON.— Approximately
40 railroads In the United States
have earned more than 6 per cent
uir return standard set by the
transportation act, the Interstate
commerce commission reported to
the senate Saturdry In response to
a resolution by Senator Capper, re-
tmhllcnn. Kansas. Estimates of that
Martin Brothers for years has
been one of the substantial firms
of the c(ty and has been manag.f
by Vines and Dink Martin and
conducting a shoe sales, shoe re
pairing and auto top and paint
shops. They operated three plac
es,. one at 126 Clayton street an
other at 455 Clayton street while
the auto department was next
door to the latter place.
The busines depression has caut
ed the bankruptcy proceedings. It
>s said and failure to realize os
the assets brought on the crash.
J. B. JOEL IS
NAMED RECEIVER
NEW YORK — (By the Asso
ciated Press) — Stock and bond
prices generally close the year at 1
materially higher levels, which Is I
nut only a reflection of the mark-,
. , .. . ed Improvement that has taken
.Threatened efforts to extend tlje , Tn busines* and industry
ouse provision did not material- tost „ month , but also
conservative New York banking
Interests as an Indication of still
further prospects In the pnnbuvz
further progress In the coming
yeur.
The year closed with conditions
favorable for a further apprecia
tion of commodity and security
prires in the opinion of the finan
cial community experts.
Unavoidable and unexpected de-
ve i-pments in ,the political and
house provision did not materia!
Its.
After passage of the naval bill,
the administration shipping bill,
which bad been laid aside was
brought up again nnd placed In ».
position for resumption of debutc
when the senate meets Wednes
day. Protracted speeches today
on extraneous subjects resulted In
a charge by senator Smoot, re
publican Utah, that filibustering
was-in progress. The speech mnk
Ing stopped soon after Senator
Smoot's statement. Senator Jones, i economic situation abroad are gen
republican, Washington, 1 charge erally considered as the only pro
of the shipping bill gave notice, bable obstacles to arrest the lm-
howevor. that next Wednesday he ' Movement In the business and fl-
'would call up his resolution to nanclal world, which began In the
create a special commission to re- . summer of 1981 and has contlnu-
vlse the senate rules with a view ed with few temporary Interrup
ter Checking future filibusters.
NO CHANGES
ARE MADE
' No Important' changes" 'Tn'tba' • 1 ’’Hie'
naval bill were made by tho sen
ate except the addition og *1.000,-
tluns until the present time.
FORECASTS FOB
PROSPERITY
I. W. UTS IDE FIIE£D
II IK, II
IHII.S.ITH
Eight Sentenced For Con
spiracy And Violation of
War Time Laws, Are
Commuted.
CAN NEVER COME
BACK TO STATES
Prisoners Have Sixty
Days To Arrange. For
Deportation.
WASHINGTON.—The sentences
of eight members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, convicted
In the Haywood cose of conspiracy
and violation of war-time laws,
was commuted by.Prudent Hard- -
lng to expire at once-on condition
that tho eight prisoners leave the
United States and never return.
All of the men are subject to de
nes* prosperity Is based o4 sever
al well known .facts. Foremost.
ooo for Naval reserve training pur among these Is the easiness of the ; MrtatTonand7t*wis acondltlon'of
poses and 8060,000 additional for | money market and the huge sums ,b e | r comnutatjpn that should thev
torpedo construction. available for commercial credit In nturn tt,| g country the domed ty j
The secretary stressed the view
that .settlement by the premiers
was to be hoped for. He pointed
out that falling such an agree
ment. the world might be facing
the employment of forcible meatfs
to collect reparations from Ger
many and outlined the danger to'
world peace the American govern
ment foresaw In that course.
The plain framing to Allied
statesmen that the United StatVft
CnlfM Inftlf nrlth
could look with favor on attempt
ed forcible, oltectton was reiter
ated by Mr. Hughes In his addressl
and the financial commission plan
put forward as an alternative that!
would “open hopefully.” tho way
for American helpfulness. j
As a first condition of appoint- -
ment of an economic commission
however Mr. (Hughes specified that'
the whole question of OeroanjmM
|capacity to payment must be "tak
en out orplay.”
ONLY PLAN VS
AND RECOMMENDED M
The senate without a record I addition diost stocks of merchan
Vote rejected an amendment by ! dice are low, railroad traffic Is
Senator McKellar, democrat. Ten- ek>se to record level*, exports are
nessee to cut the Navy’s enlisted Increasing, th* principal are head
personnel of 86.060 men uuthoj-lz- - Ing back to par and the European
ed by the House to 67,000 men. ; economic situation shows signs' of
The present strength is 86,ooo {improvements, exports are in
men, but senators MOKellar and i creasing and unfilled .orders for
King declared It unnecessarily railroad equipment are the lorg-
large and out of proportion to the
British navy.
Other amendments rejected In
cluded proposals by Senator King
to reduce the marine corps and al
so to prohlbl use of martens In
cat In years.
NO BIO STRIKE
THREATENS
other favorable signs are seen
Haiti and the Dominican republic In the facta no big strikes are
after June 20, next
Ml IT UK:
LAUSANNE.—iBy The Associat
ed Press)—The tension In the
peace negotiations of the Near East
conference was vnrelieved by ti
devolpoments In the meetings of
the sub-commission Saturday
morning. “Sterile and unsatisfac
tory” were the words employed by
allied representatives in comment
ing on the meeting held to discuss
the questions of minorities and
economic capitulations.
'The general conference is stand
ing still,” said mne of the dele-
■ gates In summarizing conditions.
WASHINGTON.—(By The Asso
rt 7ST., dated Press)—The proposal for es-
”' ' ,oe, na * • tabllshment of a national home for
tinued to the last, waa given to- j amount which mny be dne the Uni
day when Robert R. Osrmnn, th- -ted States as a result are now be
I l:io-
physician's conneel, said he had 1 lag worked onL
mentioned the case to Judge John I' Nona of the railroads ' whose
C. Rose of the United States dls- earnings may have been above the
trict attorney visited Judge Rose 6 per cent limit, the commission
concerninf another case, hut af- | said, have as yet paid anything to
ter a consultation In which the Me {the government
Koln esse was mentioned, admit
ted that application for a writ of
habeas corpus under federal purls
diction was a possibility.
WARSAW — (By the Associat
ed Press) — Nlewadomski wan
entenred to death Saturday for
fie assassination of President Nar-
iitowfrz. The trial began this morn
ffcg. lost two weeks.after the na-
saslnatlon.
FAILED SHOW POINTS
WASHINGTON — The Federal
government in a brief filed In the
supreme court Saturday held that
the appeals of the foreign Steam-
sl ip tin.-s ngslnst the recent prohi
bition decision of Judga Hand at
'New York had failed to show that
th* U. 8 had consented to be
sued and that the cases could not
tbetrefora be prosecutes.
Erwin, Erwin and Nix represent ‘
the bankrupt and J.
**“.“**» &***'■■,**.*• I m Armenians financed by the
hl< 7iv«red ' UnUed state » WM presented to the
tion. of the ilrm wljjhe •Kec*® d i Lausanne conference at the request
Is hoped to clesr the bak- of Amer i Can phllanthorplcal organ-
ruptcy action up and conduct Die jettons, not as a proposal of the
business on as usual. Mr. Joel [Washington government,
will take over the business at once I lg , UUe douW that the
*’ receiver and announces that government has indicated through
all the places of business will be | Ambassador Child It would like to
kept open, closing perhaps only ggg t |j e Armenians get some sort ot
long enough to tidee an Inventory. | protection but some way they are
RRADBERRV.owENfi not committed to any specific plan.
WM??NY f;®L8 ALSO I Tbe leglflv.tlon on the sibject
involuntary bankruptcy proceed
threatened or pending, ' a great
amount of construction work is
still In arrears despite a record
brquklng year of activity In the
building Industry automobile pro
duction reached a now peak,
which probably will be ercoeded
next year, while gasoline consump
:on has been the highest In his
tory und electric companies are
doing u record business.
Bales of stocks during the year
total approximately 200,000,000.
shares as compared with 171,000,-
000 last year. 228,000,000 in 1020'
and 307.800,000 in the record break
Ing year of 1(19 when post war
inflation was at Its height Bond
sales this year reached the unpre
cedented total ot approximately
84.iS6.ooo.ooo as against-81.506,ooo,-
000 l n 1921, 88,945,000.000 In 1980
nnd (3,775.000.000 in 1919.
Hq emphasized that designated
financiers assigned to only plan
and recommended not only a flnan
cia] plan of settlement but the
amount to bo paid must be freed
of tho domination of foreign offi
ces and tho necessity of obeying
political Instructions. Tho prob-
lem > must be squared with eono-
rale fadts alone hq 'said, and re
lieved of (ill the questions of sentl
ment and classing political opin
ion, roprimlnnatlonu and counter
Charges Which havo blocked re
cuperation of Europo up to this
time. - , •'
granted would be void. It was fur-1.J* ‘ h ‘! f' 01 ' 0 ' the
(her. saM. ttat .the President.had !!T.‘. 1 ! hlnl !
reached tbo decision that should
any one of them retain they would
be apprehended and returned to
Leavenworth to serve the remain
der of their sentence.
NAMES OF
THOSE COMMUTED
The men whose sentences were
commuted were Aurello Vincent!
Azukra, sentenced to 20 years; C.
J. Bourg 10 yean; Peter Greene,
10 years; Charles L. Lambert,' 20
years; Harry Lloyd, 6 years; Burt
1- Lorton, 10 years; 8am Scarlett,
20 years; Archie Sinclair 10 years.
The prisoners will be given 60
days In which to arrange their de
parture and will be required to giva
bond on their departure from pris
on that they will’appear at a stated
time and surrender themselves for
deportation.
|dlcated which; In the view of tun
American government would m«ko
possible American* economic 'aid
to Europe. He dismissed both pro
posals for a general economic con
ferenco and discussion of Allied
debt cancellation as impracticable
proposals.
BONDS REACHED HIGH
PEAK IN SEPTEMBER
logs were taken Saturday against
(be Bradberry-Ownena company,
a Clayton street firm dealing main
ly in barber supplies. Oreen and
Michael filed the petition and Er
win. Erwin and Nix represent the
benkrupt. No announcement wai
made as to the amount ot the as
sets and liabilities.
The American Safety Rarer com
pany or New York, the Lucky Tig
er Dandruff company of Kansas
City, the Kokem Barber Supply .
Co., of 8L Louis, and Irwin Loath- I
er Goods Company of Chicago, the i
Shaplslgh Hardware company of i
Now York .were the firms, all out
of town, signing the petition na
creditors.
■ A. T. Levle, young Athens attor I
Iney, was named receiver.
ponding in congress Is not part of
an administration program.
Monday, January - 1»L will be
observed as a holiday in Ath
ens, at least by the banks,
schools and the post office. The
banks will be closed all day
while the post office will ob
serve usual holiday hours.
That is, the general delivery
window will be open for one
hour, from 12 to one and the
city carriers will make the
usual morning delivery but no
afternoon delivery. The rural
carriers will not go out at all.
Business house* will close as
they see’ rib
iiiiiYiiriiiniiiii t iiiiiiatifi'ifiii'iTi' mb mm •
.
The peak of bond prices for the
year was reached In the middle
cf September apd the lowest lev
el early ln January. One ot he
features of the bond market was
the .return of the u. 8. Govern
ment war bond* to par, the refund
ing of victory notes and bogrlnF
war l'ans, not yst refunded, the
record breaking volume of foreign
government, corporate and munlc:
pul flotations, which readier a to
tal of (685.160,000 for the first 1C
months cf 1921 as compared will'
•403,100,000 during tbo same period
in 1921. I
Tho widest fluetatlon in the
•tuck nuuket took place In shares
of the Atlantic refining company,
seldom dealt In, which ranged
from a low of (900, to a high of
(t.675, cr 8076 difference. Among
the active Industrial Issues, Mexi
?an Petroleum provided the chief
feature, getting ** low as 1.00 8-1
and ns high as 8.28, or a range or
2.16 1-4 points.
Approximately 15 per cent of
this stock has been acquired, .thru
conversion, by (he Pan American
Petroleum and Transport Com
pany. thus virtually removing it
ns a market factor.
Among, the railroad shares Mlchl
gsn Central flnctated the moet’seU
Ing between 1.(8 and 8.80 or 1.74
point*. The smallest finstatlon
took place In Alaska Gold mines
which, sold between 7-8 and 1-4.
Another'interesting development
(Turn to Page Eight)
oa H rn
Association For Advance-]
ment Of Colored People
Says Southern Women
Have Repudiated Lyntfh
ing.
SUGGESTION MADE %
PROVES HELPFUL' 'JS
secretary Hughes' address arid
senator Borah's withdrawal of
navy bill amendment requesting
the President to Call an economic
conference combined to clear the
nir concerning America's 'nttltuuo
In regard to bow the American*
government Is to be helpful jn the
reparations tangle.
There was nothing here today to
lndlcatp that the American govern
ment had It now In mind to maku
anoaher Ini native than to suggest
formally, as Mr. Hughe* has done,
a way In which tho Allied pre
miers themselves might seek the
aid of American Economla
strong In restoring Europo.
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NEW YORK.—Women In the
•Oath have repudiated lynching a:
a protection for womanhood, and
)tave joined ln a demand that tho
Dyer anti-lynching bill be enact'd
jy congress, the Association for tho
Advancement of Colored People de
clared Saturday tn its annual re
port
' According to the statement sev
eral leading southern journals at
have joined In the demand for the
bilL The association asserted that
it is responsible tor prevouilng
extradition of colored -.run accused
ot crimes 1n certain southern states
and has protestel to the civil rights
of tho men.
President Will
Pardon Several
WASHINGTON — Before the
day it over. President' Harding
expects to extend New {Year's
greetings to at least 12 of those
convicted of violating war time
laws, lif the form of commutations
ot tbelr sentence*. White House
officials say however, there will
be no general amnesty.
Telegrams will be sent to prison
wardens announcing the Presi
dent’s action abd probably before
nightfall, those, to receive clemen
cy will pus through the prison
cates,
Neither the White Houic nor
the State department would give
any definite information as to
what results the sounding out pro
cess may bava In European cir
cles. At the same time, however,
there were Indications so far that
tho plan had encountered ho ac
tual opposition on the part of any
foreign government and that the
administration had high hopes of
its flnnl aceptance.
So far as Germany is concerned
it has been plainly Indicated
heretofore that tho plan would
probably be acepted.
LONDON — (By the Asoclated
Press) — Since tjm adjournment
of the Allied premiers meeting
l ere December 11 In order to avoid
an open break between Great Brit
kin and France on reparations.*!
there hns been a flood of rumors
and reports concerning the SottfUN
tion of the deadlock that Prime 9 '
Minister Bonar Law was-likely to
tjro|)oso when the Allied repre
sentatives resumed their discus
sions (n Paris.
Only today, however, was an
authoritative statement forthcom
ing from official circles. This waa
to the effect that the British Pre^q
mior would go to Paris Monday,!
armed with a new Plan for a final
and complete settymenc 0 f the
question of Germany's war obllga
[Uons.
■immediately after, the London
breakdown. Downing street's hopes
were that the French attitude
would change, but tho last fort-
nigh has shown the trend of
French offlcal opinion to be away
from. Instead of toward the Britls
with tho result that Mr. Bo n »r
Law yesterday presented to his
cabinet a plan which It Is stated
comprises the utmost limit of
Brlttal) concessions.