M
EDFORD MAIL
: The Weather
. Maximum yesterday 4(1
; Minimum today tO
; Precipitation .18
Predictions
llain.
Dnlly Fifteenth Tear.
Weekly Fiftieth Year.
MEDFOItD, OKIXiOX, FRIDAY, .JiECEAlBKU 24, 1920
NO. 2:iG
TAFT ASSURED
MISSISSIPPI PIG IS
COAST B. BALL
BROKEN LEGS FOR A
; POURS OVERU. S.
CHRISTMA!
E
LI FOR CHRISTMAS
MAKE DANGER HAPPY
PRESmENT IS
CLARA SMITH
RESOLVED TO
PuAMDriM d on nnn
HARDING WILL with unerring scent
IAIN ICAPIIi: .
GRAFTING CAS
IS
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Wilspn. Announces Gradual
-Withdrawal of U. S. Troops
as Christmas Present to the
.People of Santo Domingo
Commission of Natives to
Govern Revieyf" Ifflade of
.U. S. Rule Ovr island.
f "WASHIJCCSTON, Dee. 24. A .proc-
t laniatlitii nniumiU'inB; Lliit ' "Iho bv
( eminent' of tho- United States' U6-
) lit'Vps the time -has arrived whou it
' i nmy 'InuuKurHtv tho Him pie processes
,i of Its vapid wit luliu wul .from tho re
HpoiiHibiUtiOH assumed in connection
with the Dominican "Uf fairs," was ia
'i aued at' San- Domingo "today, by Hear
'i Admiral Thomas Snowdon,- naval gov
ornor, hy direction of PreHdent AVU
; Bon. ' , "r a.
The x proclamation was In tho n
tj turii .of a ('iirlstmas Ul to tho Do
. min lean people and - presaged the
1 withdrawal of American control' oyer
tho affairs of the West Indian repub
lic which began moro than four years
ago. ; . . . ,
Admiral Snowdou announced that
n commission of representative l)o
mlnlcaii citizens soon would bo ap
pointed' with a technlcut adviner to be
named hy President 'WllHon to for
mulate, amendments to tho constitu
tion, revise the laws of the , republic
and .draft a. new. election law.
Occupation of the Dominican re
public by American- marines began
in. November, litlG, the marino force
bolnff ' landed ' by Ciptalii, how Rear
Admirrtl, Harry 8. Kmipp. This force
was gradually -Increased and it now
numbers 2,200. ' officers and men.
f Control (was continued throughout the
war and for a time there, .was , some
fighting in fnriiflTnTW tUo ma
rines cleaned out' bandits who had
bben mfaknig frctUein raids on tho
cities, i .1 - i . ' "'
: f History t 8 Killc. '
jA'statcmcnt issued by tho staco de
partment said -,coinploto tranquility
hud exfstcd .for some time through
out tho. republic and that the people
for tho first time in many years tiad
been enabled to devote thomselves tp
pcacoable occupations without fear of
disturbance.
;''The finarfces of the country," tho
titatement continued,, "have been
placed on a stable basis, great, im
provements have been brought about
in puiyic worfts. particularly attention
hsa been devoted to. sanitation and
public health,., the educational system
has hcc0 completely reorganized with
the result that whereas there was a
school attcndaiiuu 6fc about 18,000 pu
pils before the" oc-cUpaFiom there arc
now 100.000 pupils attending school.
As tho result, or Iho American ad
'minlstration the . Kl'o'fe revenues of,
the republic h"a'v increased fro in K
total of som'd i'oiirj'lriililui'is. of dollars
In 1010 to a'otaPof Mer seven niil
llons and. a half lii I'ihli."
ST. JOHNS, X. F, Several thou
sand fishermen have left 'Newfound
land owing to the comparative failure
of the colony's fisheries this year and
the low price received for the pro
duct. They have gone chiefly to Can
ada and the United States.'
. The total catch of horrlng In the
"season which ended In the middle of
last winter was only about halt the
average of previous years and, be
cause' of renewed competition with
.Scotch, Dutch and other foreign mar
kets due to the return of peace con
dition, the value was greatly reduced.
The early spring fishery for cod off
the Bouth coast and tho seal fishery
off the east coast were failures. -
1920 NEWFDUNDLAN9 '
MYSTERY OF SPOKANE MURDERS. CLEARED
UP BY DEATH OF CRIPPLED PEDDLER
SPOKANE, Doc. 24. Police today i
believed that with the discovery yes I
terday of they body of Bert Wilson.
alias Charles W. Reed, a crippled
Junk peddler the mystery ot the mur
der ofJahies Olson, a retired ranchor,
nor here six weeks ago has been
solved. They expressed the belief
that Wilson, identified by Tom Sher
man, as the n;an who on Wednesday
iMveiitled pirn to the outskirts of the
city and shot him through tho head,
Vas Olson's slayer. j
Wilson's body was found in the j
home of an acquaintance, shot j
"KL PASO,, Texas, Dec. 24.
Thirty dollars a case is the price
fluarez bootleggers are quoting
tor Mexican whlskey delivered
in El Paso homes, for Christmas,
acoording to an announcement
today by V. V. Carpenter, col-
lector of customs here.
The ' "trade" has been so
heavy that county, state and
federal officials have decidod to
combine their operations to
check it, according to the eollec-
tor. '
Bootleggers from across the
Rio Grande now ate working in
bands of eight or ten, heavily
armed and prepared to give bat-
tie to protect their liquors, he .
added.
I.
"WASHINGTON. Dec. 24. A gross
deficiency In national fiscal transac
tions of $2,100,000 this fiscal year
and $1,500,000,000 for th next fiscal
year Were forecast yesterday by Sec
retary Houston in testimony before
tho senate finance commitrc-p. which
Is considering the soldiers' oonii lull.
Tho secretary said fedcrai finances
were in such shape that new sources
of revenue musti be found and no new
burdens added to the treasury.
Secretary Houston said ordinary re
ceipts' this " year .'should exceed ordi-.
nary expenditures by about $800,000,
000 and next year by about $55S,000,
000, but that those Hums would bo In
adequate to pay Interest on tho public
debt off about $1,200,000,000 annually.
Tho secretary said new sources of
rcvonue-mtiHt.be found because. ,ex-
ccss profits taxc and income taxes of
higher groups wero declining.. He
warned against "tampering" with the
sinking fund arrangement for retiring
tho war debt, saying: "When we go
tampering with the sinking fund, J
believe we are gone." -
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SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE
DALMS, Ore., Dee. 24. A coro
ner's jury investigating, the death or
Mrs. Flora West, shot by bor hus
band, George F. West, at tho. home of
John U. Brown. In this city Monday,
brought in a verdict thula "Mrs. We.n
ranio to her death as Iho result ..if
two gunshot wounds Inflicted by her
husband, George F.' "West, ami iluit
the murder was premeditated." "West
Is nenr death at a local hospital.
' PORTLAND, ,Ore., Dec. 24. The
hearing by the Oregon public si-evict-'"inmisslon
on the application' of tlie
Pacific Telephono and' Telegraph
company for Increase in rates has
been adjourned to next month, sub
ject to call. Tho cit of Portland and
representaiitlces of other communities
will be heard when tho hearing is re
sumed. -
O.MAHAi Neb.. Dec. 24. A 'plan
whereby employes of .the Union Pa
cific: railroad, the Oregon Short line,
and the Oregon-Washington Kuilrond
and Navigation company may pur
chase common capital stock of the
Union Pacific upon a partial payment
basis, was announced hero today at
the office of tho company's president.
Carl Gray. '
TACO.MA, Dec. 24. Santa Clans
came a day early to tho home of Mrs.
Jtay D, Goodalo in Puyallup and left
a half million dollars In her slocking
for herself and her baby son. . The
gift came Jn tho form of news that
the woman and baby' have inherited
the. estate" of !ay Morwin, a New
York stock broker, who recently died.
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through tho head nnd with a ..22
caliber revolver In his hand, Polb-e
nfficers had benn seeking him all day
yesterday. Sherman was shot, he had
told the officers. wl;h a gun of like
caliber and OUjii's slayer had used
a bullet of the same size.
The police expressed the belief that
both Olson and Sherman were de
cyoed to lonely - spots and shot for,
thi.li money Sherman grappled with
his assailant' and' disarmed him. Al
though the bullet was still In his
luAd, he was nit confined to his bed
today.
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.. a.
Former President, After Con
ference With President
Elect, Announces Republi-'
can Course Will Be for
. World Peace.
. MAftlOX, Ohio, Dec. 2i. President-elect
Harding turned to former
President' Taft today for counsel on
the world peace problem and on prac
tical details of organizing the next
administration.
The conference was arranged at
Air. Harding's request and Is under
stood to havo concerned particularly
the proposal for a new International
court in which tho former president
has been Interested for many years.
Mr. Taft was a supporter of the Ver
sailles league but has taken tho atti
tude that some dlfforent agency now
must be organized to stabilize world
conditions. .
The cominff of Mr. Taft revived
speculation about his possible ap
pointment to soma high post under
the coming KdminlBtration. -
M iv Taft spent almost . thg entire
forenoon in conference with the president-elect
and issued this statement
just, before leaving" Marion for Cin
cinnati: 9
"I am much encouraged to thinlf
that the senator Is working out a
practical, solution . for a world league
which, while it may not be wluiliy
satl.'rfaetory to the enthusiasts of
either extreme of which I -may be
considered one, will satlsTy those anx
ious, to' make progress and anxious
to give the United Htates the leader
ship that it should have in guiding all
tho natidfis to . permanent peace so
far as that is practicably."
Mr. Taft assorted that the president-elect
Is in an "accommodating
state of mind as , to 'details and' even
important provlsiohSi if the definite
objections ho always h" expressed to'
the methods and aims and obligations
of a political and military .character
contained In the treatv of the leiitriip
are obviated In the new government."
E
There was no session of the circuit
court today, conse'iucntly there were
no pleas as scheduiud In the Jackson
ville bank cases. ' ..
Klnier E. QuiRlay und A. W. .Walker
indicted, wero arranged Wednesday
and entered plena of not guilty; All
the men indicted have been re-ar-ralgned
by the court. .
Additional demurrers havo been
filed by Attorney tlbs Newbury In' be
half of Qulgley and Walker und mure
will follow for other defendants, It in
said. '.;'.' " '
: Tho court hni) them all under ad
visement, tand It Is now planned to
hand down a decision thereon Janu
ary 3. . : .
There hi been no word from floi
erimi; Olcott on tho petition of the
citizens of Jacksonville for a special
prosecutor, but a decision on Ibis re
quest Is expected shortly after the
first of the year,
E
-VVASHINOTOX, Dec. 24. Three
pardoiiH hh I'reaident Wllnon's Christ-
inn.H irift tn miti Hoi-vlni? Hriilfm-iu In
Rcdei-Hl ih Ihoiih' were announced to
day by the department of Jnnti:e.
life term for murder at Atlanta: Ku-
iuh Laauebury, Hervinff a lire term at
.ouvnnu-nHh (IIW) l.'.lvLi.f.l r llk-o.-y
sej-vinff two yeaiH nt the United Htatrii
jn-iiiLt;n un: y hi .mi ivu jhiiuki, H-VII.,
for vioiatiun of the narcotic ItfWH.
ConimutHlion of aentencc and ex
tnndl(il) nf r-liiiiiiiMia liu fr Imnn n nl.
cd in Home fifty other federal caaes.
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WASHINGTON. Dee. '24. Senator
Chamberlain of Oregon successfully
underwent toda' the first of two ope
rations necessitated by his condition.
It was said at his offk-e that attend
ing physicians were-satisfied with his
liroKn-HX expected to perform the sec
ond operation within two. days,
XATCHKZ. Miss,,; Dec. 24.
Tucker Gibson, kiiowii as the
champion big game hunter of
Tensas paj ish, Loliftiana claims.
he owns a pig which lie uses In
the capacity of a bHrd dog and
ffi"ttao lpig jnakes perfect
iMSttipl8tt never fliiahea a covey
tftrUs. . ' . ' '
M Afr.1 (libson said'':', that soon
after tho 'birth o( .lie pig, on
the deitfc 6f its .moiher. it wus
adopted by'a. pblritepdog with a
litter of pups and tjhut. the pig
continued to associate with its
foster brothers and sisters after
It became, well grown. He do-
dared that the hunting procliv-
Hies of tho pig were accidentally
discovered the first time tho
young dogs were ta'ken to tho
Jiold, the pig accompanying the
party and taking (au animated
part in the hunt. '
5,3-5 8''
1920 BREATESTIN
The Medford postoffice las already
dono twlco tho Christmas biislnoss
both In Incoming and outgoing malls
as a year ago, and still more mall ia
coming. . ' . "
Every Christmas' package received
arriving in tho city by 9 o'clock to
morrow morning will be delivered on
Christmas day, Acting Postmaster
Warner announced this noon. Auto
trucks will be employed in this de
livery, and' in addition, tho city car
riers will make one delivery of letters
and Christmas mickag .which. Will
not be flnisiied until about-2 p. m.,
aufi the rural carriers will go out as
usual. The general delivery window
w'U be open from 8 until 10 a. hi.
Christmas 'day for the handing out of
Christmas parcels and letters.
"However, there will be no Sunday
delivery of packages. , -
Last year 5G0 sacks of incoming
Christmas mail were received and
200 sacks of presents were sent. out
from the city.' Last night S00 sacks
had been received and a correspond
ing number of sacks were sent out.
Today and Christmas morning over
200 sacks are expected to arrive. '..
Thru the cancelling machine at the
nostofflce yesterday alone' 11,000'
Christmas letters and post 'cars were
passed. Sixty per cent of these were
lrom local senders to local addresses,
showing that the custom of sending
Christmas greetings by mall ' to
friends is fast increasing in filodford.
CLEVELAND F. B. TEAM v
: LEAVES FOR EVERETT
, CLBVBLA'XD. O., pec! 24. Coach
Sam -Willaman and his Kast Tech.
high school football squad, twenty
strong, left here today for- Everett,
Wash.) where they will contest .New
Year's day with the holders of 'the
Pacific coast, title for the national
high school football honors.
AH the players we're reported In
excellent physical condition. A work
out was planned at either. Pasadena
or Los Angeles. According to sched
ule they will , arrive in Everett the
morning of December 30.
GIVE BOSTON HORSES
HOSTO.V, Dec. 21. At a
Christmas tree set up In Post-
of'lce square'draught horses of
the business district gathered
round for gifts today. From
the tree they nibbled apples and
sugar lumps and from feed baK.
ato their till of sugared corn on
the cob. carrots and oats. The
Massachusetts Society for the
! Prevention of Cruelty to Anl-
mals, which arranged the'
horses' Christmas tree, provided
bIbo for the drivers,, serving
sandwiches, doughnuts and cof-
fee,'
"
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Judge Willis of Los Angeles
. Holds Charges Constitute no
Crime Babe Borion and
Had Maggert Rejoice Over
Decision.
LOS , AXGKI.KS, Dec. 2 1. Grand
jury indictments of llliutiit -llabo")
Borton. Marl Maggert and William
Kutuler, alleging that they conspired
to pro-arrange decision in Pacific
Coast league baseball games were
quushed by Judge Willis in tho Los
Angeles county superior court. 4
An indictment against Nathan rtay
mnud, who was accused of taking
part in the alleged conspiracy, was
also dismissed. 1
" The docislon of tho court followed
the entry of a demurrer of the Indict
tnont which was presented by counsel
for the accused men when they woro
called upqn to plond recently. The
domurrer was urgued sevoral days
ag6, 'but, Judge Willis took Ills decis
ion under advisement until this nor
nltig. - -
Judge Willis hold that the indict
ments did not allege a criminal act.
Tho district attorney's representative
in court said hccould not say whoth-.
or new Indictments would be sought
until he conferred with his chief.
. iXfter reviewing the- alleged facts
in the indictment which wore In BUb
stance a recital of the steps by which
the four were said , to have arranged
in advance to determine tho winners
In Coast league games, so that they
and others could profit, Judge WIlUs
saiu'i : ' '. ' '. .'".',;-'.. - . .
; "There is nothing in the ponal code
of California providing' for -prosecu
(ion for the offonso named In tho In
dictment. The conspiracy if It exist
ed, and if It was carried out,' consti
tuted a violation of --contract.' ; The
remedy for that Is1 In the civil courts.
The contract broken' provided that
tho men should play ball to tho beat
of their ability." ' .
- The court prefaced this statement
by. saying thaVTif the charges of
conspiracy were true," tho actions on
which they were based woro "repre
hensible." ,
Borton and Jlaggort were In court
and expressed great Joy at tho decis
ion, i Rumler and Raymond, who
were not In town, were notified by
tclegrartli. .' '
MAIN CAUSE FOR
. WASHINGTON', Doc. ' 24. One
great cause of-the existing shortage
In dwellings, Senator C'aldcr, republi
can of Ntw York said In addressing
the senate Is the high rate of federal
Income tax. This, he declared, war,
driving wealthy investors 'to place all
their available funds In tax exempt
;ec!rlties Issued by - municipalities,
the' Btaies and the 'national govern
ment, and he. suggested that congreHS
meet the situation by making mort
gages von dwelling houses tax exempt
to a reasonable figure.
"I am informed that tho Marshall
Klcld estate In Chicago and tho He4y
Green estate, both of "which formerly
loaned heavily on real os'tate, ?lnd
their incomes, from this source to be
loss than two por cent under taxa
tion," Senator Calder tsaitl, "and they
are diverting their capital funds to.
more lucrative Investments. Tax ex
empt securities' during tho lust five
years have increased from :t,000,
000,000 to over $1-1,000,000,000." '
WASH1NGTOV. Dec. 23. Undor
special order tho senate today passed
a hill permitting the federal farm
loan board to Issue mortgago bonds
for short or long pirlods, as market
ing conditions may require Another
measure extending the time In which
federal reserve banks may hold tem
porary Liberty bonds until perma
nent bonds are available alro wus
passed!
SEATTLE, Dec. 2:1 Tho bodies of
four men, entombed by a cave-In at
the slope mlno of the Pacific Coal
company at Black Diamond, Wash.,
yesterday were recovered by rescue
gangs today after more than twelve
hours of digging. -
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CMIICAGO, Dec. 2 1. With
both legs broken und in plaster
.casts, Mrs. (Irogory Kelly known
on the stago as Huth Gordon,
today was looking forward to
her happiest Christmas In sever
al years.
"1 am happy because my legs
are broken," she smilingly as
serted today. She had them bro
ken by a surgeon In an effort to
fulfill a desire to have straight
legs, according to her admission.
"1 was bow-legged and now
they are straight," she said. "I
was walking in a store and I
saw a pair of legs coming towaru
me In n mirror. They wero so
funny I laughed and when t got
close I round they wero mine,"
she declared.
PROJECT OF 6000
ACRES ILL VALLEY
..." UKANTS I'AKH, Ore., Dec. 21.
KlgureB obtained nl the water niH'
ter's office today show that plans are
going forwrad for an Irrigation proj
ect lu the Illinois valley, which will
ii-.creaRO tlie Irrigated lands in that
oart of Joscphouo county by. G,000
acres; . -. ; . - . ' .
- Tho plan Is to make use of Ballon
lake, a natural reservoir in the tSls
kiyativ . . '
, The Hchomo contemplates a dam
across tho -nock of this lake In .the
mountains and tho diversion of stored
water as noeded for the land. -MUnlion
und a. D, Crnooliullre -
- ,8AI,KM,.;Or.p,- JJoe.'--2 l: fj..; A.
MushQn'and O. D. Cronemlllur of
fiukoylew today filed with tho state
engineering . department ,nn applica
tion ' for. authority -to aiipi-opi-late
water front Camas ami 'Deep' creeks,
tributaries Of Warner I jike," for de
Voltipment of power -for the use of
eltlea and towns lu (loose Lake val
ley. I"
MEDFORD POLICE
FORCE ENLARGED
IGHT
Recnuso of tho great wave of crime
nweoplng all' over tho couiltnV nnd of
tlie burglaries and attempted burgla
ries and large amount of petty thluv
Ing here recently, another policeman
has beon added to Iho Medford night
force, to bo on duty from 0 p. m. until
5 a. m, dally.
' The hours on duty of Chief Tim
othy and night' patrolman Adams and
lielupstraet have been so nrranged
with that of the new officer that two
policemen will be on duty in the busi
ness district during the most Import
ant part of the night and early morn
ing. ;
The crime wave has also resulted' In
the city placing electric lights In the
alloys back of the stores In the busi
ness section. Theao lights wore or-
dered. placed by the city council at
Its meeting two weeks ago'.
(NEW YOUK, Dec. 24. Tho actual
condition of clearing house banks and
trust companies for tho week shows
that they hold 30,659,630 reserve In
excess of legal requirements. This 'is
ab Increase of 1 22,3a7,3.'!0 from last
week. .
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Sccre
tailcs Maker and aDnlnl sunt today
I to tho men of tho army and navy re-
upccuveiy . ino last unristmas mes
sages they will wi-lto as the heads of
tho military establishments.
t
POP CORN BALLS
' COBLKNZ. Doc. 24 Old fashlonpd
hnme-mada candy and pop corn balls
with Salvation Army doughnuts will
bo distributed to every American sol-1
dier mi the Hhlne In the Christmas'
box which the American Red Cross,
the Young Men's Christian associa
tion and the Salvation Army have
prepared aa part ot the celebration.
In addition, all the mess halls have
arranged tor a dinner to ' include
about all the dishes known at home
add nrenared from the best food nb-
Itpluabic. Tho dinner will he washed
REDEEM LIFE
Alleged Slayer of Jake Hamon
Arrives Home Uplifted by
. Spiritual Vision Received in
Mexico Consecrate Future
Eneryies to Atonement
Hopes to Return to Mexico
and Aid. Its People. . ' -
Ull). SPlilXGS, Texas. Dec. '.'3. .'
(lty the Associated Press) Co'iIcciIt '.
ti-atloii of her future energies to-atnuv'
ing to bur. family -'for. the sorrow -sli ,
has brought It," and dotofmlnatluii;:
novor again to.-wasto another. itour,:Of.
ho
life were, avowed Into today.' by
Clara Smith, en route to Ar.dniore,, 1 ,
okla., to answer a charge of niurdeC. , '
lu connection with the deatli of. Jake.; v
L.. Ha men. - " ' ; -'. '
, In an Interview 'with tho correspon-'. .
dent of tlie - Associated . Press lasting.' V1
nearly an hour, she spoke earnestly ott.-:
religion, philosophy, art, fancy .vorkr' j' .
.lnd most oranestly. of all her Impress
slOus of Mexico, where she stayed twu ,:
weeks, previous to giving herself up '
to. the custody of Sheriff. Buck Oar-'-rett
of .Ardmoro In. Juarez .:We.dnes-,
day night. Sho s lulously avoided dls :
cussing, the charge agiUnst her and-'.
mentioned Hanion's'-naiuo only .once i-j
when sha referred to .her-.oppuHlttoa-.
to his retiring froni active life; . ;
, The interview which' took.' place
aboard tho train on which sho ' hii
traveling, wuk the' fh'st granted by'her '.
since her .surrender." . :.;' ? .- t( i ' ':
Cirenfr Spiritual Jh-.hsou, K wi'v
"1 have Just; boon reading some, of v .;
tho. niatiy letters 1 have-received-froni;'; - ,
my dear friends." sho, began. '.Vl,
wantod to te( you of. the wbndni-fy?' '
frlendN Iliad In Cliihuahua City.; f hey'
were dogply roUglops,, : thnugli' -' luii'' ' .
oi-.thodox, I They mothered and iathi ,V, '
Cd mo as IB. I. had been it 'ilhlid. . iThef.v- '
I brought ino flowers, and oyeti'.- tdyrt,.'.i'i
i'MMK-n .1 jsought to thank theiii , they ,
I protested . that there was- only -.onv -'.: '
henofactcr and whatever they dld.Waji ,"
done 1:J- Hltn through then! as friuhdh. V
It was a great spiritual lesson for ma.
"As Hold them before I left, before ''
I 'entered Aloxcio I hated Mpxifans,-. t
but I left 'it loving them, although I. '
saw much of the beautiful 'religion I .
could not adopt for myself, .- , They: .
bollcvo in spirits, although 1 dd not
say this belief is wrong; I know ,thaji . j
I need my own -lovel headed religion .. 1
for I have one of 'my own. ,1 nhv'
too much afraid of myself to- let" liiyJ. '
self dabble in tho occult.;' ' i ..
To VcntJIatc Mcilco. ('( ''-', -
"When 1 got back to Mexico--an4 ;
1 intend to go there again to l-ost-r-1 '
shall teach my friends Bomctblilg of , : - I
ventilation, cleanliness and hygiene.'" 1
When asked whether she over frx-,'.
pectcd to resume her sccroturlnl t-a- ,
roor sho replied: - -' J-'.i' --,1 ,m .
"1 havo no plans'; I kriow,,onl,Y .fliai,, .. .
I shall devoto .- myself:, to ,, making . '-..,;
ahieuds tot my family for tho sufforj,,,- ..'.,'.
Ing brought on thcnil , '.I shall. never!
again waste even an -hour of prot'loua '
time lof'. nic... I dft not beilavffii4o)f-i
should over retire -from Adfrtl IWnhW. J J I ?!
I havo always opVosod any subgeilttiiiijf ( 'J.
that Mr. Hamon should retire." '"- ( '" t '
: Won't, Marry Mexican.! A. . Vf' t
Her face- still slightly drawn - f i tjrli,
the strain oX4)ier. recent experiences,, ;
took a new1 glow of animation asrslui.
leaned forward and "added-:-- V';-.'- .'.
"I believe that every one must groty
oven during old age. When '"' p'oople
don't grow, It is their fault." ' ' .
Referring to the place of 'women In' .' '
Amerlcun life, she said: ;. w '
"I frequently told my Chihuahua
City friends 1 knew. 1 could - nover ; ,
make a .Mexican man happy; they
take their wives too much for grant-:
ed and they do not believe v that ' '
women should have a" will of their
own." - " -,-
i Kansas City., mo., doc. 24. a
conference having to - do with".' tho ' f
11 rf hI 1-8 of tho Jake I,.- Hamon estate "
was scheduled hero; today between; .
l-'retl Kills, -attorney for Mrs. Hamon, .
the widow and Frank L.' Ketch,. ftV-
,( Continued on Pass Eight)
WITH LIGHT WINE
down with light wines, after. whleb.
plenty ot clgan will be at hand. The
majority of the mess halls also will
have special orchestras and vaude
ville acts. -
I All the good cheer, however will
not go to the soldiers, for the Amer
icans have contributed 100,000
-?ink to a fund for warm clothing
and; ioj for the poor German chil
dren of the occupied area and those,
presents "will be bung on a Chrlstoma
tree from which a Santa Claue Will
give them out, -; :''