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. ■ - Return to Constitutional Methods Will Alone Save Country! Captains' and Workers to Pay Visit tp Homes With Gifts. r GREEK PROBLEM COMMENTED UPON With the Allies Government Will Endeavor to Reach a Solution. « (By Associated Press) London, Deo. 23.—The King’s speech on the proroguing of parliament to night alluded to the Greek dlfflculty. declared tbs government. In conjunc tion with Its allies, would endeavor to reach a solution compatible with its joint responsibility. Dealing with Ireland, the king said: •1 deplore the campaign of violence -ril outrage whereby small sections i cf my subjects seek to sever Ireland from the empire. .It Is my most ear nest hope that all sections of the people In Ireland will Insist upon a return to constitutional methods, which alone will put, an end to the terrible events which threaten the country.** ■ . Announcing briefly the passage of the home rule act, the king continued: • I sincerely! hope this act will Anal ly bring about unity and friendship between all nations of my king dom.’’ negotiation MAY REACH COMMON GROUND. (By Associated Pres*) Londdm. Dec. 23.—Interm*diari“> who. ibr eeveral weeks, have been quietly-trying to bring together the imperial government and tho Irish representatives for eventually arrang icq a.truce with Ireland are not ceas- Inq thtlr endeavors, despite the ap- prqach of Christmas, which, It was hoped, would mark a cessation of the reign of terror. It Is Intimated tha. the negotiations going on behind tly scches may be expected to come into tho open it any moment with an es tablished common ground, fer peace parleys. Today is the big day with the boys of the; Christmas Good Cheer commit tees of the Young Men’s Christian association. This afternoon the eix teams, under le&dershlp of the cap tains, will take their Christmas offer ings to their tantilles. To these dear ones who, because of sickness or lack of work, are In' unfortunate clrcum- tances, and wpuld have a meager Christmas If It ;were not for these boys of the Cbristmaa Good Cheer committees of the "Y." The committees are to deliver their packages this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Therefore, every member of a committee whQ has not yet brought his contribution to the Y. M. C. A should do so eariy this morning. The captains will hgvo to check things over to see that every member of their family is cared for, and that the lists of provisions are complete, The names of all Who are to be cared for this Clfriatmaa by the Y. M. C. A. Christmas Good Cheer commit tees will be reported to Mrs. Green, of The Banner Commissary, this morning. The Big Audi To Clo: on lose Tonight Million Dollar Fire Loss Report West Va. Town (By Aaeoelated Prats) ^ ens, W. Va„ Doc. 23.—Mullens suffered the third disastrous as many years, when an on- Dck was burned, entailing a loss nllllon dollars. Tho Are orlgi- in a tailoring shop and spread r. hut. the cause Is undetcr- Many persons occupying lents above the stores are na Cashier’s jrrest Follows Closing cl Bank Sod^nM-Sheri. ty State bank was closed er J. Bessker. cashier, put Btt today, charged with lit, reports. Officials found , .In excess of 1100,000. BUY YOUR CHRI8TMA8 GIFTS AT YOUR OWN PRICE. HOURS 11 A. M. TO 11 P. M. The big auction sales whtdh have been conducted )v J. Bush, the Jew eler, every evening for-the past several w « ks will close after today. The auction -trill commence this morning at U o’clock and will con tinue until this: evening at eleven. Thousands have 'attended these auc tions during tho *ast few weeks and have bought Jewelry, silverware and . diamonds at their own price. Today, Mr. Bush proposes to offer bis entire stock at auction prices.. You bid and the highest bidder gets the articles regardless of price. Now is the time to save money on your Christmas gifts. Everything In the jewelry line can be found at this place and every article Is guaranteed abso lutely ns represented. Remember today ts the last day of the auction. Buy while you can get the goods at your own price. Auction hours from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m. tonight. Bolsheviki Assert Japanese Aggressive Will Stick Original Demand gaasalalbfl PrPll\ Associated Press) ■1st. Pa-. D*c- .rttors here today rejected i of hard coal miners for rage Increases and the cs- of a universal elg’M hour workers’ representatives, tutors they stood by their 1 lands and the entire mat placed before the general Arkansas Governor Issues 50 Pardons Christmas Cheer r Associated Press) nek. Ark.. Dec. 23.—Fl«> 1 commutations were grant- vernor Brough today as rifts to the recipients. Tbir- vero serving life sentences led In'tbe list. iw Silk Co. Fails For Jwo Million in Bankruptcy Courts -riEy Associated ?««•> ew York, Dec. 38.—Joseph Kcc.l terson today was appolntcd'ed l receiver for the Raw Bilk Trad company hare oo an Invotuntarj tlon in bankruptcy. The con- l'a Itahtlltlea are stated hi** 00,000 and assets to be 1600,000. London, Dec. 23.—An official bolshe vik! wireless message from Moscow quotes the Izvestia as aserilng that ’ it Is evident that Japan has adopted a policy of seizing the shores of the Paclflc." It adds: “The Japanese general staff has marked out a fortified line In the shore Hne from Shanghai through Hwang- tung peninsula and the Russian coas tal region and the Kamchatka penin sula." tA Hue through Kwangtung from Shanghai would cover the south ern half of the Chinese coast or about 700 miles. Including Hongkong.) “The Japanese are .conducting a definitely Imperialistic policy with re gard to Par Ensterj. Russia. 'By con- cenllnit their plan*, they hoped the al* would bless their Siberian policy- When America, however, crW against them. Japan heelflited and then declared she feared an attack from Bolshevik! and that an aggres slve policy In Siberia was necessary. ••She therefore disarmed the Ru trnnDS | n the maritime province and Is attempting to liquldatethefor- tlfications of Vladlvo.tok and Nike “Such are th» Intentions of the Jap- anese imperialists. J«P»» may he ex ited to tenaciously peraevere ln er footing her plan.'■ ‘ h £*£' K , r Bastern Kepubl^ (| f , ced si., (By Associate:! Prasa) Washington, D ’ hl ?’" v ta| t to t )ie SaD 'V^‘cMldren tom^ow night. American chl'drn to «n will be compel e^l new . f „ gled airplane, or «ora weatber btt . conveyance, tor l gi f owleM Christ- reau forecasts »c entire conn- °’%r , "nTc t Jto.” was the prediction. Annual Meeting Held and Reports For Fiscal Year Presented. At the annual meeting of the board of directors of the Young. Men's Christian association held recently the annual report of the activities and the financial statement for the year were submitted. These reports show ed the greatest emount and more va ried lines of service had been ren dered during the year ending Octo ber 31. 1920, than ever in the past. Also, the financial statement showed that the Young Men’s Christian as sociation was In splendid condition. There ts so much of this report that parts of It wilt be published every few days until same Is covered. Ladles' Auxiliary (Special to Columbus, Pleas Judgo Klnkead today sustained a motion to quash Summons In the suit filed by Frank 8. Monnett, former attorney general of Ohio, and minority stockholder tn the Goodyear Rubber company, asking appointment of a re ceiver for the company. This nullifies the action In this county, It was said, unless service can be made on an agent Appeal New Trial Green Is Denied (By Associated Press) Atlanta, Oa., Dec. a,—The Georgia court of appeals today declined to grant s new trial fhr William B. Christinas Cheer Now Ready For Distribution and' Re lief Today. Wentz Said to Have Made Seventy-Five Thousand Dollar Commission. MANY LITTLE ONES TO BE MADE HAPPY (By Aaaoelated Prasa) Waehtgton, D. O.. Dec. 33.—Sharp criticism of the National Coal asso ciation and government departments _ , ... came up on the senate floor today Commissary Will Aid the when Chairman Calder of the tnvestl- Worthy Throughout En- wring cofcmlttee, brougtit the recent tire Year of 1921. grant n new trial f*r wnuam a. Tbp Bnnner is g^preclgtlrg of the Green, former vice president of the] liberal response from the'good people Kairbum Banking coiusny, who was of this elty to Its call for funds for convicted last spring • embesslcmem Its charity organisation. Out thou- and sentenced to fivd Bears’Imprison-, sand dollars is needed to carry on ment. GHcn'i- sh Ladles’ Auxiliary. i been in the neighbor! One of the unusually successful features of the work this past year has been that of the ladles' auxiliary. Their work wa3 of yich a splendid na ture that it Warranted a special re port from the general secretary, and this IS the first feature of the report that ts to hi published. New Directors Thp board of directors Is composed of twenty-five of the leading Christian^ business and professional men of our! end city. Nashville Polii Recover Smirna (By Associate Nt.shvQle. 'Tenn., IBB itUU yiuiCDBluiiai men ws —■ riid securities val city. Six new directors were elected] which were stolen fh at tbe annual meeting, there being] tionnl bank at 8ml one vacancy filled, A. 8. Parker hav-i weeks ago. were re- Ing resigned, and EL E. Lamkln being! dev by local police, elected to fill his place. I The bonds were ti The board was Increased from living near Ashland twenty-Ivo to thirty, and the five new berland river, iml men elected are as follows: Hugh bar. Tho bonds wei H. Gordon. Jr.. Ablt Nix, C. W. Crook, robbers blew He 8m Will King Meadow and Thomas H. Dozier, Jr. ‘ These gentlemen are among th most prominent acd Influential men In our community, .and have put their time, money and thought behind every cause that haB had the right to claim tho attention of our citizens during the last fow years. These men will bring added strength and enthr. this work for another year and it la hoped that the remaining amount needed—318'.06—will bo sent in to day. This organization Is In Its fifth year; It has cared for the charity of tbe city and through Ita officer* many undeserving people have been stricken from the charity list of good citizens and have ceaaed to be wards of the municipality. The Banner Commissary Is officer ed by C. D. iFlanlgen. Hugh H. Gor- drn, Andrew C. Erwin. ’W. Q. Qrif- feth. E. R. Hodgson, H. J. Rowe, Mr*. ■, i cun. mu x. F. Green, chairman, of the worn- rertd here to-. an’s auxiliary board, and J. A. Har- I bln. superintendent of Ifrestlgatlon. id by farmers' “ ' “ " J ’’ *•" — disclosures Into the debate. He arid the war department enabled the coal men to make 38,000.000 profit by buy- tpg two million tons of coal during the stringency and reported that D. W. Wenta took 376,000.00 In commission for purchasing part of that quantity. -Senator Pomerene demanded that the committee refer the matter to the de partment of justice if It found Went! sold coal mined by himself for 33-60 per ton while tbe government paid 311.60 for Its quota. PM the Seal on Your Christmas Package or Mail Atlanta. Qa„ Dec. 23.—Thousands of Christmas greeting card*, letter* and packages in the malti today bear tbe double-barred Christmas seal of (By Associated Press) , Hodasan-Ccmer Co . Macon. Ga.. Dec. 23,-John Hatcher, | L °' wilt bring added atrength and entnr.- a student, was killed and Miss Mag- ' ,_ ln Brol stasm to the work of the assoclationj gi„ smith, a teacher, was injured 1 as each of them are personally aware late yesterday when- lightning struck 1 JJ lf * 5S*" lBe Pr,B * of the beneflts and the strength of tbe dormitory at .-JJfcSMsnna Hlghi ■- sob no! near Adrlal th* work. Officers For New Year, a R. Hodgson, Jr., who has been Bo°mMy > Vears, was’ unanimously re-1 St* Josephs to Have elected as president of the board — - — - L. F. Edwards, who has been one of the most loyal and faithful friends and supporters that the work Jibs had In Athens, was re-elected to the vice presidency, . _ Joel A. Wler, of the Athens En glneering company, one of the young er members, but one of the most ef- flclent and active of all of the men serving on the board,,was elected to the Important position of recoadmg secretary. Boys’ Work Secretary. Mr. Loomis, southern field secre- tary of the international committee In the boys’ work department, and Mr. Montague, state boys’ work »ecratary for Georgia, were preient with the board Mr. Loomla delivered an ad- dress on tbe boys’ work, and telgrrat value to tbe entire community and nation. He .pcclally emphasized those hoys outside of the membership and outside of the direct Influence of the Young Men’s Christian association as being a field that must be and occupied by the work of the Y. •^He" complimented tbe Athens asso ciation most highly on R« K mem > b « r : ship of three hundred-odd boys that It Is reaching cither tn Its regular work or In Its extension work, and brifught out the fact that tht. WM rs?i« wSrt M n fhe d Y^iL C be A. m He sUted that he knew of no association any where that was so largely occupying Its field among the boys of the .com munity. and that without a boys «ec- T *The besrd has for sometime felt that a, specially trained man for hoy* S’ork should be put In charge here. * I .... year tbe amount waa writ- Into the »ud*et bit due to the failure of tho campaign in Athen* to Sach^ the full 320.0W necessary to __ on its-currcnt work and to make the payment on the mortgage wMch was desired, this was not done hat the resolution ws.pasjed at the mAPtinf to employ the host tsftsi avril»b*o and Mr. Loomis and Mr. SJataane were requeated to at, one? ^ for the man to fill the Athena 6 *rne report of the work done by the ladies’ auxiliary. «* ren '!!^i. b L M . r , Tbrhes. the general secretary, tfi #3 follow*: “The wofk of the ladles’ auxiliary of the Young Men’s Christian asw- I bio. wiperlntcnoeni or m esiigauon. tlle double-barred Christmas aeal of id by farmers: y 0Ur contributions should be 8’ntj fhm rPU i g de aaalnst tuberculosla. Not y lu the Cum- t 0 Hugh H. Gordon, president of tho ont tho le ttera mailed In O-orgia to [sd In a sand] Crminercla! bank, or to The Banner j n an d out of the state, but Be lt Hits Dormitory Kills Adrian Student stolen when: office, in bank safe. ] p A Lipscomb . . . Hodgson'Trust Fund W. H. Janes .... Mr*. L. F. EMwarda . W. B. Pt>ae \ • . • Kugb H. Gordon . . Mrs. A. S. Erwin . . Miss Maty. Erwin . . Hodgson-Ccmer Co . .3 i«.*o 64.00 14.94 1.90 6.00 J0.60 ’.00 j Uavlson-Nlcbo^oa Co . t <f Christmas Service Friday at Midnight | j. K. Patrick Mrs. D. C. Barrow ..... R. P f Brooks . . . . • • •’ ’Mr*. J. D. Applewhite .... Cash Indies’ Hebrew Ben. Boctety Athens Hardware Co. P. S. Johnson Judge J. D. Bradwell ..... Jud*e Andrew J. Cobb .... Hugh White points In and out of the state, but mall coming Into 'Jeorgla from other states, are sealed with the little green seal hearing a picture of Santa Caus raraving" on h'n shoulder* a 1-appy boy, with the double-barred emblem of th? rn-nnaign against- the grest white plague. ■w, M stats headquarter* here of the 1.90' entl-tuherculoala crusade, James P. .26.00 Faulkner, general manger, Is geaelv- 10.00 lnf( hundreds of favorable replies from 10.00 th* ”rtoll*r letteri" rent,out to com- 2.00 trunitle* —hlch have no local com- 4.00 mltteea In charge of the sale of seals. 15.00 Each of these lett’ra contained from u *" OflA to tlrtfCO a^nlfl wvlln oPltlDiyi. with s‘ leanest for the reotplent to ro- B | VV VV 114S || I Vl|wurv ” 1.00 torn hit or her check for the itated ... i Hugh White The first High Mass will be offered j Mr , nd M rs. John J. Wilkins up at midnight Christmas Eve. j xalmadge Bros. Co. .... • Low Mass at 9:30 a. m. I cash High Maas will be at 10i30 a. m..| C asb Christmas day. Mr. and Mr*. Louis Funkea- Cenedtctioh of the Blessed Sacra-1 ment Immediately aft?r the last Mass.j Mr gDd Mrs. T. H. Doiler, Jr. Non-Catholics are cordially invited Caa |, to attend those services. • FATHER CLARK. 2.60 2.60 6.00 25.30 6.00 6.00 6.00 89.00 10.00 60.04 1.00 1.04 Mr*. Simon Michael . I,Mrs. Carlton Jeeter . | Mrs. T. F. Green -V —7—. ■ ■ Mrs. T. 'F- ureen and self In helping to conduct the: Mr. and Mr*. W. B. Steadman great volume of wort* done this year.I Mri j, l flrxton '•Ja addition to s -vlng the Y. M.' Cagh C. A. dinners, banquets and sociable* c H. Phinlsy, Jr., and Bt'lle fro of, cost, as well as a number of • phlnlzy public movement*, these ladle* have Mrs. R. W. Lamkln ..... earned 3S1C.36. Mr. and Mrs. Asa Thornton. “They had th* cement court pnt' B jj, Sykes down In front of the building at a ] Virginia Ave. Sewing Club . cost of 9293.63. They added 336 worth, Michael Bros of crockery and kitchen utensils to, p ro f. and Mr*. J. Lustrat . . our equipment; bought tbe henebee. j un | 0 r Auxllltary. Mrs. E. for use on the cement court at n cost Michael, treasurer ..... 2.10 19.00 6.00 6.00 :ao 5.00 10.00 5.00 2.00 10.00 ~*«o 6.00 3.09 25.00 2.60 of 3*3; purchased a large refrigera-j p «, conolly and have eet ont and c „ h . . . tor for 3115, — — — planted flowers and shrubbery that will make the ground* of the aaao- elation very attractive# “We owe much to these good wom en. who have served, cv had charge of, fifty dinners, banquets and aocla- hles In our botldlng this past year. “Their work and their loyalty have been a source of great strength to the work, and of much personal encour agement to the writer. I am grateful unto God for them.” Other Installments of th* report will be published at an Interval of a few days until same !# given to the public. Campaign For 1920.1921 6.00 5.00 AB Chapter, Emmanuel church . . May E. Colliding Agnei Proctor ...... Harriet Proctor Cash Mrs. S. F. Bryan Cash .1 Mrs. Arthur Cox Cash B. A. Crane D. 0. Anderson Balance Melting Pot Fund . . Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Erwin Mm. W. E. Smith ...... .50 6.00 19.00 1.00 1.00 8.00 amount, or else to return the seals so t*>"t tb»v could be arid to someone else. Only a very amall percentage of tht letter, brought unfavorable re- n'laa. and n*nrly all of these exprees- cd regret that tho writer* were not able td comply with the request. Genernllv speaking, the sale of seals or “Health Bondi’’ have boen received from the committees ir ehirge of the campaign In Brunt wick. Milledgeville. Columbus. Way Campaign For 1920-1921. C . d. Campbell . Although, the fiscal year ended Oo- ;Mr and M „ H , ( tober 31. 1920, and there it lmme-| diste need for funds to maintain its! ;Mr. and Mr*. H. C. Anderson Mrs. E. K. Freeman mate need tor nmus w umuiwu ...• y jj Freeman current work, tbe board of director* | fa and Mra L c Brown . . and the genera) secretory were unanl-: A G. Dudley mous In their decision to postpone! Wr „ nd Mrs. W. T. Bryan . . this campaign until sometime early! copter D. Emmanuel church fit the soring, in order not to make R . n. T. C., First Methodist any addiUonal demand* upon our. c h nro i, neople at this time, when thy are] Mr and Mra Sidney Botey, . ai* Mioh lAwrA ■train. Mr. Fotdps i • «> cro*s, Elberton, Atlanta and other cities- Not only one but three rxtra orders have been received from Brunswick and MllledgevlUe. The ‘-a-opslge thia year was launch ed with 3100.000 as tbe goal pot Oeor gU. Indications are that the sale of reals will not be far below that mark. As ts well known, th* crusade against It'brrculothi is financed almost exclu sively by the sale of Christmas, seals. “Health Bonds- were addtd this year a* a special feature, and they have sold well. Ninety per cent of thtf money derived from the sale of seal* 'n Georgia wilt remain In Oeorrta to finance tbe cnisade in this state, whll- the bataoro will go to the na tlcnal organisation. - Following are brief extracts chow- t*-e cord'al ton- of the repllo re ceived from tbe lettera sent.out from state headquarters: Loulue Smith, aged 5. iFItagerald: “I will send you one of my dollars and put the seals on my cards and presents.” ouv, J. Jf. PolbUL mayor pro tern of) j'ool Loulaville: "Received your letter with 1*061 104 seals last Christmas and at once i OO! distributed them among my grand 100 children.- In my vonth I bad tub-r?u lo'.OO loals, but went intq the Confederate 0 00' army and enme out strong as an mill- qator. Am now 79 years old.” lira. C. M. Brown, Dnvlsboro: ■Hard times hava’hlt me bard, but I I'adly complv with your requst for a denar’! worth of saato." Mrs. Le«lle Thornier, Cordele: “I received 100 seals today and am glad Indeed, to send my check for one dollar.” _ J. T. Brice, Fltogerald: "ESnclose* 1 find my doll!?. Just received lettei Scores Secretary Houston For Taking No Steps to Collect Them. PROPAGANDA IS BEING CIRCULATED Houston Says Revival of War Finance Corporation Works Hurt. (By Associated Press) Washington. D. C„ Dec. 23.—Allied nations should bn advised that the United States will not cancel any loan* made during the war, Senator McKeltar, of Tennessee, declared In an address in Uie senate criticising Secretary of tho Treasury Houston for his failure to take steps for pay ment. He charged thqro was an “In sidious propaganda” in favor of can celling foreign loans. HOUSTON 8AY8 PRICES BONDS ARE BUFFERING. (By Associated Praia) Washington, D. 0- Dec. 23.—Price., of liberty bonds and o!h?r govern ment recurltles were said today by Secretary Houston to he/suffering as a result of continued dlscisefan of tho sbMtcrs’ bonus, and various iegis- latfvn,measures for relief of farmer:,, uch as the revival of the war finance, ,-crnoratlon. Enactment Of these prop- - .. . or.!t!ono, he declared, would neceaat- tata the flotation of a loun‘tyhlc’i V would cause a reaction in the market. - for governmnnt hnnria OPERATION MUST z BE PERFORMED ON SEN. CHAMBERLAIN 'IPHJRA’PTON (By p-Wgahingto '■Kitts attending Senator Cft'amuerlatn.' of Oregon, who Is til In l hospital here, decided totlay that aq, operation Is necessary and It will bs> performed tomorrow or Saturday, . Peaiants Mystified At Land Owners Not Giving Them Titles (By Associated Preas) Libau, Latvia. Dec,. *8.—Peasants are much mystified by the Ltvtlan government’s,land policy.anil are un willing to believe they can acquire land which formerly belonged to Baltic ba rons without getting a title from the old owners. ■ Vy . , Where owner* cf land! whether thpv hnliUn' „r ■mk 179:66 20.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 10.00 1-00 LOO 10.00 11.40 10.00 6.00 under such severe strain. Mr. Fortes! j j, De ia y "toted to the board that white be had m f> B nuss every confidence to believe that the citizens of Atoms would inbseribe the amount necestST to maintain th* cur rent work for tho next year U tha ampalgn was put on, that ha did not nr the Young Men's cnnsimu campaign was put on, in«i no uiu ou> elation has bean one of the particu- nsve’H in his heart to conduct thll elation I,™ It iMtlUH _.i .. .rauml That h* rlition lias D^en one w %**« y— *•— nave u in ms u*— — ----- isrlv bright and succeseful features campaign at the present That he of our work tms p*«t year. felt that our people should be given ul \ rttScin. women —,, - 3711 3£>A1 our work tms pam year. felt tnat our people wiuuiu ue »,i-u >. t ,, w faithful, Christian women ln opportunity to draw their breath, hate borne the burden of thta large .|rd their loins and adjust their af- work This is a day of restlessness . al „ t or the uKertaln year that He* among our women, a* well a* among ahead of all of >*. The board adopted nur men. They are trying new things „ motion that the campaign be put and new line-ups. It !». therefore. n g until early tn March, and author- rauae for much thankfulness that a committie to make financial a> man* of onr Christian women, un- -angements to borrow what monev Her the i.mdarshlp of these few In- -vontd be needed to meet the deficit ter- sted, loynl members of the ladies’ that wUl scene In- toe work of the Mixillary, have given of tbelr time association between now and then. I T. C. Beusse ........ •Mta* Nellie Sprout iVrs. E. M. Waff ......•! Miss Emily Bailey ...... Cash (C. P.) • • Frances Saunders ...... Mrs. Myer Stern W. L. Hancock Carl W. Save Mrs Enla W. Carlthem . . A. E. Oriffith Athens Poster Advertisement company Colonial Theater Cash Cash Cash 6.00 1.00 2.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 6.00 LOO 6.00 6.00 5.00 6.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 1.00 6.00 1.00 Total 3616.95 from u>v brother, a physician ln Ta- oma. "Wash., and he tails me they ■ SO "iava a tuberculosis sanatorium In every county In that state. Why not nereT” Meeting Tuesday to Decide Withdrawals State of Alabama (By Aaaoelated Prasa) Jackson, Miss,, Dec. 21.—A re*re- sentatlvo from the New York head- quarters of the 139 fir? Insurance com Mnies Involved In litigation atari ;d by 8tote Revenue Agent Robertson will meet with state agents her** Tuesday, when a decision with regard to withdrawal from the state ts ex pected. There ’ars no new develop- meat* In the injunction unit to pre vent .withdrawals. PAGE FIVE were Jilg estate holders' cr had only ■mall acreagj, participated In any of tbe various movement* designed to thwart the present government, th,, government hfis confiscated the es tates and promises to divide them eventually among tho landless peas ants. But the poor peasants have bsd 1 much trouble lu cultivating land cl- loted to them, because .of the lack of animals, machinery and soed, and the government has been unable to give them material help. Whore the peasants bake been suc cessful and hsve acquired money they frequently approach th* former own ers of the land and want to arr.v-qo a cash payment on the lend to insure that the old owners will not eventually take it away from them.- The state ment of old owners tint they cannot tell tbe l»d his no effect on tha peasants, who refuse’ to believe they can ever acquire title without pavlnq the old landlards and g.'ttfng a bleu paper, or deed. Many of the Latvian estotev were ao large and were cultivated In such a way that amall holders' have greet difficulty in cultivating the prrtfpn or- signed to them. This Is especially Irate of estates where there drainage plants, and whi ration waa afforded, by to arranged as to tenn a whole. Sucfb estates own fuel from wood lots lies and hid - excoptloi ranged facilities for getting to distant market*. In the peasonW hare asked tbtj told own er to return as managers ir, the hope of restoring the old organisation. Oil Plant Explosion Kills One in Texas (Special to the Banner) Galveston, Tex., Dee. 23.—One man was killed and three injured with a nnjpctry loss estimated it from 3100.- 000 to 3300,000 entailed by an a Ion and fire at toe Southern I — oJJ terminals thls.Utorobon. vis