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MOM '3& ILLINOIS . STATS "NEWS ^gBaaBflaBB«»BaBoawwaBBi8 Springfield.--Smaller increases in land tax values in nearly every county In the state are required by the Illinois tax commission this year, as compared with the increases in land assessments last year. Announcement of the list of changes made by the commission in equalizing assessments for the state tax show that no reductions were allowed, but that the increases are much smaller than the Increases demanded in 1920. Cook county land values will be raised 6 per cent, wheras they remained unchanged last year. The largest increases this year were ordered in White and Knox cottnties, 12 per cent and 11 per cent respectively. Last year two counttles. Franklin and WInnehago, were allowed reductions. This year the assessed land values In these two connties will not be changed. Springfield.--Pupils in both the grade and high schools throughout the state are asked to enter into a competitive essay contest, the material to be used ,in all essays to be the result of personal historical research work. The title of tlie essay is "Pioneer Women of Illinois," and pupils are asked to search tliroqgh the libraries in their communities to gather information on the subject. Prizes will be awarded Seach county, if the suggestion of ose handling the scheme is carried out. The grand prise will be a gold medal to be presented for the best essay in the state. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Francis O. Blair and Jessie Palmer Weber, secretary of the Illinois State Historical society, have suggested that a silver medal be awarded to the writer of the best essay in each county. Springfield.--Three sets of basketball tournaments will be held by the Illinois State High School Athletic association this year as has been the practice in past years, it has been decided updn by the association. Sectional tournaments will be held at which the winners of the district tourneys \Mll meet in elimination contests, the leading teams in each sectional tournament playing at the state tournament at The district tournaments will be held on March 2, 3 and 4. Three sectional tournaments will be held, the places for which have not yet been selected. They will be held on March 10 and 11. The state tourney will be held at Urbana on Uarch 17 and 18. Springfield. -- The longKlrawn-ont controversy over the rightful claimant to the mayoralty chair in Atlanta was brought into the Supreme court for settlement. Samuel Iddings, who styles himself mayor of Atlanta in his mandamus petition, was duly elected last April. The city council, however, voted to oust Iddings and appointed Otto Dreher in his stead. The Logan County Circuit court ruled that Dreher was not the authorized successor in court action filed by Iddings. The city council, city cleric and city treasurer refuse to. recognize Iddings, his mandamus petition sets forth. Washington, D. C.--Sharp losses in the number of persons engaged in agriculture in Illinois were reported by the census bureau. Despite the losses -the farms lead in the greatest number of people employed in the state, with 338,210 males and 7,550 females registered as farmers or farm laborers, rhis was a total decrease of 75,466 over the previous census. Clerk f*, except in stores, numbered 98,119 nales and 50,293 females. There were 36,444 salesmen and 26,292 saleswoman. , JPreeport--Judge Harry Edwards held invalid section 35 of the Illinois (Botor vehicle law which makes it a misdemeanor to have in one's possession or to offer for sale an automobile with the engine number altered or defaced. The court held that, unless a person knowingly possessed or offered for sale such a car. he did not violate the law. Judge Edwards also declared that provisions of the law requiring removal from cars of engines with altered numbers were invalid. Chicago.--The Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision handed down here, apld that the checkoff system, .by which dues and other union assessments have been forcibly deducted from coal miners' monthly pay, is le- District Judge A. B. Anderson of Indianapolis, who early in November issued a temporary injunction against the checkoff system, was directed to fecast his decree. Another hearing of (he case will be held in Indianapolis. , Quincy.--Articles of incorporation the Peoria, Farmington and Quincy Railway company were filed with the county recorder at Quincy. Accordtag to the papers, the road will take •nueli the same route as the proposed Phicago, Peoria and Quincy Traction .. company line, organized in 1912, but Hen interested in the latter line were , Viable to say whether the proposed ,||ew road is a revival of the old one. v••Taylorvllle.--A report recommend- ; the encouragement of long tenure 'iyr tenants; the promotion of soil fertility by co-operation of landlord and requiring chiropractors to fy fffi mi * •aftntaC fcMfd clan* meajim pf sorgery "la uiftiKipfiable, lUlf^lMlna (hg proC&lion, Dr. Mary E. Davenport, Chicago, has fiMtf luit in the Circuit court of SahgitytflgS jcounty against W. H. H. Miller, dtoM&r of thelfeate department of registration and education. The purpose of the suit, Doctor Davenport stated, Is to compel the department to appoint' a chiropractor's examining board, as provided for in the civil administrative code. The suit is backed by the unlicensed chiropractors of the state wlw claim they are qualified to practice in Illinois but have been prevented by the department of registration and education. Springfield.--Strife which threatened this year to divide welfare workers into two catgips has subsided and leaders have Joined hands as organisers of the Illinois conference on public welfare. Corporation papers have been filed with the secretary of state. This new organisation is the result of a merger of the old Illinois conference of charities and correction and the Illinois welfare conference: Officers are: State Super- Rtither Wealth Nor Women to Be iTM ITIm '1QTQST, Says ChKC PURS DRY1N6 UP .tenants and the inculcation of mutual tespect and understanding between : giindlord and tenant was unanimously / - adopted at a meeting of more than f tWO Christian county landlords and •<;%/ •;:'.'^nairts here.* . ' i Chicago.--Contracts for 571,000 free '"./Jjfext books for use In Chicago etemen- -v . • schools, totaling $214,630, were ' 'given out at tf meeting of the board -f i' ' #f education. : Peoria.--Former Mayor Andrew Olton of Moline has been appointed ref- ^ fiSf;" Wwe in bankruptcy for Roek Island, V ! Mercer and Henry counties by Feder- \ .•*« ' ll Judge FltzHenry. Bankruptcy petitkms from these counties have until How been filed at the federal court In " I'eOrla. v -; Urbana.--Salaried coaches not metn- °f the faculties of the schools ^. Ivhofce athletic teams they have been *, h- jfcoaching, are barred from aiding in . the development of high school teams membership In the Illinois High / r- "fas?# School ^AtfctoOe association. Qfke Hundred and Fifty Saloons, Cabfeats and Clubs Yield Flood of , Liquor--Taxi Passengers and Pedestrians Searched. Chicago, Dec. 20.--Chicago, from cellar to garret, was mopped dry over the week-end. From the exclusive Casino club on the lake shore to the alley corner saloon "hack of the yards" the dusty hand of the la# swept the city. f Some 150 saloonkeepers and other persons from all walks of life were taken to police cells as a result of the police sweep. Guests at restintendent of Prisons John L. Whit- taureot tables, dancers in ballrooms, man, president, Miss Harriet Vltum, Chicago, first vice-president; Charles E. Lauder, Monmouth, third vicepresident, and Col. Frank I. Whipp, secretary. The object of the conference, a« outlined in the incorporation papers, to "to prorabte individual and community welfare in Illinois." Springfield.--Frank T. Sheets, superintendent of the division of highways* brings word from the annual meeting of the American Association of Highway Officials, held in Omaha, that Illinois has built more concrete pavement during 1921 than any other state in the Union, with the single exception of Pennsylvania. And, what will be perhaps more interesting to the people of Illinois, the records compiled by the American association show that Illinois has built more concrete roads at a lower cost than any other state. Including Pennsylvania. The records of the state highway engineers also show that Illinois will undoubtedly build more roads In 1922 than any other state. S p r i n g f i e l d -- o f t h e S u preme court In formal black robes of office presided together here In two ceremonies, both unique In the annals of the Illinois bench and bar. They adopted a memorial to lawyers who served In the war and received In person the first class of applicants for the bar ever brought before them. Hearing first Attorney Edgar B. Tollman, a war veteran, who brought a memorial of the 35 Illinois lawyer dead, and the names of 800 lawyers who served, the seven justices ruled that their names and records shall stand in the record of the court as a permanent memorial of their sacrifice. # Urbana.--Ralelghs Sibyl, a .Jersey owned by the University of Illinois, holds the world's record for milk production of living Jersey co^s as a result of the production of a 965-day record of 18,874.4 pounds of milk, which was completed a few days ago. The former record was held by a Jersey In Massachusetts, which died several years ago, and produced 19,680 pounds In one year. Baleighs Sibyl Is valued at $10,000. Tuscola.--John S. Quirk, former cashier of the Areola State bank, who pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and embezzlement In connection with the looting of the Areola State hank, will be sentenced by Judge Sentel January 5. It is understood that Quirk's father, Michael T. Quirk, also under Indictment, may .not be tried as his health is critical and sentence of his son Is expected to hasten his death. x Urbana.--University of Illinois coeds are planning a series "Of Christmas parties for hundreds of Urbana and Champaign poor children. Dolls and toys, to be donated by sororities, will be presented to the children. Games and stunts and refreshments are also on the program for the entertainment, of the youngsters. Springfield.--Nearly 300 registered nurses were licensed by Director W. H. H. Milter of the state department of registration and education as the result of examinations held In Chicago October 21 and 22. Among those who passed the tests were 187 nurses of Chicago and 140 down-state, and & few from outside the state. Rockford.--Herbert Steward, eighteen, a cripple, was found guilty of manslaughter for the slaying of Mrs. Frank Armstrong, and was given five years in prison. Steward killed Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong, his relatives and guardians, with a shotgun. He said they beat him. Springfield.--State and national conventions of the Pike's Peak Ocean-to- Ocean Highway association will be held In Springfield February 21 and 22, according to announcement by J. D. Clarkson of St. Joseph, Mo./general manager of the highway. 8prlngfield.--Title of the Kankakee T. W. C. A. to the building It occupies was definitely annulled by action of the Supreme court. The building was left by Madelyn E. Hulling for an old folks home, and was deeded to the Y. W. C-. A. by one of the trustees of the home The court held the trustee was without right to transfer the property. Rockford.--Authorities are hunting Rockford's meanest burglar. He broke into American Legion headquarters and stole the Christmas fund of $250 raised for sick and disabled soldiers. Moline.--Defects In nearly 700 builds Ings, liable to result In fire, were detected and ordered corrected by a deputy state fire marshal tn a recent fire survey. Forty-three j>ld buildings were ordered removed or repaired to conform to city ordinances. Springfield.--Following a meeting of the state executive board of the Unit* ed Mlue Workers of Illinois President Frank Farrlngton announced that there would be a referendum vote to determine whether the Illinois miners will pay the assessment levied in aid of thfl miners *** Kmiasi ARCHBISHOP MSTAXAKlf Majority. passengers in taxicabs and street cars, and pedestrians on the street were all liable to search and arrest. And v;hen Chicago awoke It was to learn that the dry policy of the police department is no "flash in the pan." J So effective were the police tactic* that the price 6? liquor doubled and trebled. Where a drink "for a rrleud" cost 75 cents on Saturday, the price went to $1.50 or more. Even then the liquor could be obtained only with the greatest difficulty. Mayor Thompson's plan for making Chicago bone dry, as based on the advice of Corporation Counsel Ettelson, were thus interpreted by the chief of police: As a citizen, I have my own ideas, but as chief of police, my duty in thb|. matter is very plain. The law Is law. The law Is no respecter of persons and the police department is going to enforce this law ft? the utmost of ICS ability. "In regard to those visits by the police at the exclusive clubs, I may say that I know many of the members of those organizations intimately. They are my friends. But let me say here that tj»e more exclusive the place and the person arrested, the better I will like it, for It will show that nobody is immune. Let the public understand that I did not make the laws, but mus^ enforce them. Let it be understood that the wealthy and more intelligent citizens cannot escape the penalty for violations and the easier it will be to enforce the law among the poorer classes. Respect for the law can only be instilled by arrest, prosecution and conviction. 1 know every letter of the Illinois prohibition law by heart now, and the corporation counsel and other prominent attorneys have Informed me that it is the most drastic bit of legislation ever ^passed. Let me cite an instance: "You have an antomobfle. I am a friend. You meet me one day while driving by and hail; 'Charley, riding my way?' I nod and hop Into your machii|p. I have a package under my arm, the contents' of which are absolutely unknown to you. "An officer stops us. He finds that the package contains liqilor. Under the Illinois prohibition law your automobile could be confiscated in such a case. That may give you some idea liow_ rigorous the provisiQps of this law are. "Just as a safebiower caught with the tools of his profession in his possession is guilty under the Jaw, so the man apprehended while entering the exclusive club with liquor on his person Is a violator of the code. The man entering the club Is perhaps more amenable, as he should have intelligence enough not to involve others. "We didn't start to enforce this law until major crimes were'reduced by the police department. Our rec* ord In that regard speaks for Itself. That's why we can now turn to the lesser crimes, We are going to enforce this law Just as rigidly as any other law. There win be no exeeptlons,** ® New photograph of the Most Rev, Meletots Metnxfikia, whose election as ecumenical patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church of Greece, Serbia, Rumania, the Ukraine, and Czechoslovakia, took place recently at what was said to be the first untrammelled election since Constantinople fell, to the Turks In the Fifteenth century. Archbishop Metaxakis is now In New York, an exile from Greece. The overwhelming majority by which he was elected Is Interpreted as a rupture in relations between th£ Constantinople patriarchate and/the Athens government. ^ GUARD KANSAS MINES \ Troflfit Called as Result of Riotby Women, . : Attack Miners and Deputy 8her1flfs and Pjrfy#nt Msn From Qotafl to " # Work at Plttsburf. Wtttetotfrg, Kan., Dec. are coming again into the Kansas coal fields. Sheriff Milt Gould called upon Governor Allen for aid In handling the situation, brought about by the rioting women marchers. The mobilizing of three companies of the Kansas National Guard for Immediate entralnmcit to Pittsburg was ordered by the adjutant general. Judge J. H. Crawford of-the state Industrial court was visited by a delegation of nonstriking miners, who told him that they wished to work, but that they were afraid to do so. Judge Crawford told the men that the state expected to give them the necessary protection and that, If state troops were needed, they would be sent here at the request of Sheriff Gould. According to reports here, the women demonstrators, a majority of whom are wives and relatives of striking miners, are prepared to continue their activities. On Monday the women succeeded In preventing a force at one mine from going to work. Tuesday, in a demonstration marked by rough tactics, they kept the nonstrlkers from going to work in five mines. ' Two terrific blasts heard all over the north part of Crawford county wrecked a steam shovel of the Menghlnl Coal company on the Drywood creek, In the extreme north part of the county. Women rioters In 149 motorcars swept down the east border „of Crawford county, storming every mine and steam shovel plant in their path and requesting men to cease work, a re? port to Pittsburg said. / Sheriff Gould and deputies with hint were overpowered by the women. SAYS CO-OP FUNDS MISSING Receiver Reports $13,000,000 Cone • Finds $16 in Cash and a Huge Debt. Chicago, Dec. 20.--Charges that $11,337,965.94 of the assets of the Cooperative Society of America Invested by,; 90,000 shareholders have been so manipulated that there remains only $16 In a bank and a debt of $1,758, 478.20--a virtual shortage of $13,096,- 428.15--were made in a report by the Central Trust company, receiver, to Federal Judge Evan A. Evans. In the report the receivers assert that Parker, in his testimony in the bankruptcy hearing, not only perjure.', himself, but admitted It. :v * - Old Dry State Still W«t . Washington, Dec. 20.--Prohibition activities by federal agents in Georgia have resulted in the seizure of property during the last month valued at $128,607, State Director Dismuke reported to Commissioner Haynes. Both of LMdsn Mouses Voted Down Amendment Rejecting Klitf George's Speech at the .• Opening of the Session. , London, Dec. 19.--Both bonnes of the British parliament - ratified the treaty creating the Irish Free "State by overwhelming majorities. After final arguments In favor Of ratification, presented in the house of commons by Austen Chamberlain, the government leader, and in the house of lords by Lord Chancellor Birkenhead, both houses voted emphatic rejection of the unionist amendments to the king's address from the throne, tf these amendments had been adopted, it would have had the effect of killing the treaty, The amendment to the king's speech, proposed In the house of commons by Col. John Gretton, conservative, expressing regret that the treaty "would Involve the surrender of rights of the crown in Ireland and give power to establish an Independent Irish sTmy^ and navy," received the suppdrt of* only 58 members of 459 voting. A similar amendment, moved in the house of lords by the duke of Northumberland, mustered only 47 "diehard" votes of 213 voting. The rejection of these amendments by both houses of parliament, therefore, had the effect of adoption of the king's address without a division. Dublin, Dec. 19.--The stubborn fight of Eamon De Valera and a group of colleagues in Dall Elreann against the Irish treaty In Its pffeeent form hoc delayed the deliberations. De Valc-ra Is understood to have proposed to Dall Elreann that the treaty be amended to exclude certain features. He has been holding out for an all-Ireland parliament, which would give the 81nn Fein complete domination of all Ireland, but he has expressed willingness to give Ulster province wider powers In local affairs. De Valera is understood to have suffered a reverse in a test vote, but Is making a strong fight. The advisability of putting the treaty up to the Irish people in a referendum was dlSeosmd *t length, it Is learned. In spite of frequent clashes among Dall leaders over the treaty^hnd the wide split between De Valera and the Griffith and Collins followers all Join In hotly denouncing the British inspired attacks on De Valera. At Thursday morning's session Stack caused an uproar by declaring that the attacks on De Valera In the newspapers originated In England. Griffith and Collins followed, both insisting that they were equally hostile to that sort of criticism. The attitude of the "high salaried foreign correspondents" who are inclined to sneer at the "farmer legislators," resulted In one such newspaper man being visited and severely chastised by an emissary from the De Valera following. SL aJ L. A. Nestos Is the new governor of North Dakota, succeeding Lynn 3. Frazler, who was ousted in a recall election. Mr. Nestos was bom In Norway 1r 1877, and came to tlie United States in 18i;3, beginning as o farm laborer and harness maker. He Is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and the University of North Dakota. GARDNER BEGINS LOMQ TERM Mall Robber Tells Guards He WW Attempt to Escape Prieen Again. Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 17.---Smll log and apparently unaffected by the 75-year sentence which he Is facing, Roy Gardner, mall robber, Widely known for his escapes from prison, was checked In at the federal penitentiary. In custody of four officials, he arrived from Phoenix, Ariz. Less than two hours after he was admitted to the prison, Gardner Intimated to guards that he would attempt to duplicate his previous sensational escapes. ASKS BIG SUM FOR HARBORS U. S. Army Engineer Urges Appropriatlon of »120,000,000--$1,571^00 r Milwaukee. " ^7'""' Washington, Dee. 19.--RectwnTftfrWrtfttlons for the spending of approximately $120,000,000, under federal supervision, to improve the rivers, canals and bar» bors of the United States was made by the United States army chief of engineers In his annual report to the. secretary of war. The report recommended Apenditure of $1,571,000 oil Improvements to rivers and harbors in the Milwaukee district. This included a recommendation for an appropriation of $1,171,000 to supplement available funds. Of this amount, $85,229 would be used to improve the Milwaukee harbor; $233,000 at Racine (Wis.) harbor; $127,241 on Waukegan (III.) harbor, and $178,992 on Grand BVW (Mich.) harbor. U. S. MARKET REPORT Weekly Marketgram of Bureau ef Markets and Crops. Washijurton. Dec. 20.-For the week endf" S P^gMPber tft--FRUITS AND VEGKTABLJB ®--Sacked round white potatoes down 7c t. o. b. Michigan points, »t l.» per 100 lbs. Hjaatern market* steady, at geaeral nmge S20X.3O. Norther* round white jaL«oei.8o Chicago ctfMot sales. J(kd river Ohio* up l«c, at (1.1001.10 L o. b. Mtanesotfc pelnte. Chicago market1160© i,TO_ Prtce» firmpdsmasid limited. New York AX^ Baldwins generally |7 per barrel f, o. t>. Rochester section; fancy stock, 17.26. New York city closed 17a 7.50. Maine No. l's stronger In IwmSC markets, at 96@7." Boxes extra fancy winesapn sold in Yakima district at I2.1B I. o. b. Extra fancy Jonathans *2.5003.00 ta middleweetern cities; <1400*00 in New York. _ GRaIN--JriK'tst* ueiiunu aownwira auring the week because of lack of support and inactive demand. Prices were Arm at the close. Kansas state repert places Kan,»« crap at IS,000,000 bushels, or 10,000,000 bushels mere than govern- August estimate. This compares with 138.OW40O bushels harvested last year. Closing prices in Chicago cash market: No. 1 red winter wheat, $1.15; No. 2 hard winter wheat, $1.10; No. 2 mixed corn, 48c; No. 2 yellow corn, 49c; No. 3 white oats, 35c. Average price to farmers in central Iowa for No. 2 mixed corn about'ttc; to farmers in central North Dakota for No. 1 dark northern wheat n.0SH; ta fanners in central Kansas for No. 2 h .rd winter wheat 88c. For the week Chicago May wheat down 2%c. closing at $1.12%; Chicago May corn down ]>4c, closing at 63c; Minneapolis May wheat down Sc. at U-19%; Kansas City May wheat down 214c, at $L09%! Winnipeg May wheat down %c, HAY--Quoted December 16: No. 1 timothy- New York. VU»; Chicago, »21.00; Minneapolis, $17.60; Atlanta, $28.00; Kansas City, $14.00. Ko,-.-l alfalfa--Kansas gfe. cake,, WdfHBSttas City; white liominy feed. 923.60^'dlKago; medium alfalfa meal, $21.00, Chkm«o. LIVE STOCK--Prices of practically all classM. and gradea of live stock at ChicagojtecUMl during the week. December w Chicago t»rlcee: H&fc top, $7.30 (early); bulk of aalef, $S.MpLK- rsedlum and-good beef steers, f8.2S$i.to^ butcher cows and heifers, $L2Si&e.80; (nM steers, $6.0007.40; light and medium weigt it veai calves, MJfivKMM; fat lambs, SMS feeding lambs, <8.75010.00: ye&rttbgs, ? °°i *** ,«we». fLOOGGiE. fiteeker feeder shipments from 12 important markets during the week ending Oeceinber 0 were:jOaUhi and calves, 61,807; hogs, DAm*^*»RODUCT8 - Closing butter prices, B score; New Yeth, Philadelphia, Jfe; Boston, «c. Cheese daentete firmer end higher, but trading not active, principal interest is in held cheese. Prices at Wisconsin primary markets December 16: Twins, lS%c; daisies and double daisies, 20c; longhoras and young Americas, 21^4c. SAY RAIL INCOME GUT THIRD Ucnury Hvffhee Cabled Ambassador I. 'the : Head of tfce>«rte v*# nnsea'tlioii to Cewfsnsiiee. Washington, Dec. ZL--Acting wijtt- -!1 structions received from Premier Brt- •nd, the French delegation here have ? modified the French demand for 870,- - 000 tons of capital ships. During the night a long coded cablegram reached th« delegation from «_• v Leadim, where Brland is now d$*ew*» in# international problems with George. Albert Sarraut, accciGjkanled by Amtkasmtfcr Jusserand, Admiral De-* ' jt'" Bon end. tn Interpreter, arrived at fhe - State department and laid the sub- Instance of the BrEsod message before Secretary ^Jughes. Theyneetlng last- ^?4j ed two hours, and it was then an- ; nounced that the naval committee will ^^5 meet later. . V/%*/ Meantime Seawbuy Hipfl$«s had re- I ceived from Arttturt-dor Btorfey as-r •urances that Brland haul ordered the'l^lf French djeiegation hot to hold up the - naval limitations plan any longer. ?s| It was reported that Balfour and , Root have begun to draft a treaty on'; 3f| China. An authoritative explanation was.. J/1 given on behalf of the American d«e-# Ip jates of Secretary Hughes' action in'." cabling Instructions to Harvey to see £^-v || Brland. The French delegates stlllT v|? here were reported to* be peeved at^. A this apparent disregard of their an-' ^ ^ thority as plenipotentiaries. As a 4 matter of fact, Mr. Hughefe still recog- • nizes Brland as head of the French d e l e g a t i o n a n d I n v i e w o f h i s e x - \ ^ "!wn."ps with the French premier rirlnr-.- ^ y to Brland's departure from Washington, the secretary of state felt himself obligated "to get Into direct touch to this crisis. # Sarraut is in a position to accept 175,000 tons of capital ships propoi^ltr'; hjr the American and British xlelegatlon. Considerable doubt exists that the French would cut their demands^-->'^ in two with a single stroke of thep£ pen. • $•! ^ It can, however, be definitely ftatedn Held on Murder Charge. Waukesha, Wis., Dec. 20.--Mrs. Frelda Zimmerman Is in the county Jail here, churned with murder as the result of the finding of the bodies of her two stepchildren in a cistern back of their home in Oconomowoc. Flree Sweep Italian Towns. Bolzano, Italy, Dec. 17.-*-Flres which have swept virtually the entire valley of Sesto, In the upper Adige region, have burned several villages and rendered hundreds of persons homeless. Soldiers fought the TO BUILD $1,000,000 CHURCH Mermens to Erect Great Temple Between Los Angeles and • -. ' Venice, Cat 1*8 Angeles, Cal, Dais.. 16.--A temple of the Church of Jeius Christ of Latter Day Saints, to cost $1,000, 000, will be built between this city and Venice. President Haber J. Grant came from Salt Lake City with sev eral apostles and bishops and selected - «• " <T' , k*. t 1,fiOO Assyrians Wart t«^ J Washington, Dec. 20.--Pleas for special consideration for 1,500 Assyrians, refugees, now awaiting admission, or on the high seas, or about to sail for this country, were made before the fcouse Immigration committee. - - Bomb Scare In New York|^i^ New York, Dec. 20.--A greats don of police and federal agents were (hrnvo about the financial district to guard the stock exchange and Wan street banking houses against a pos» •ible bomb disaster. SWEAR TO U. S. ATROCITIES Santo Domino© Natives Tell Invest^, gating Committee of Alleged Cruel. ; ties by U. 8. Troops. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Dec. 10.--Testimony of alleged atrocities during the American military occupation of Santo Domingo and Haytl, such as cutting off efcri of prisoners and pouring salt Into their wounds, was given by witnesses before the United States senat-e committee. t . • Mellen Drepe One 1 Washington, Dec. 19.--Secretary of the Treasury Mellon's resignation as American member it the international high commission has been* accepted. He will be succeeded by Secretary Hoover. Spokesman Declares Eastern Linee Are Suffering Severely Because of Poor Business.! Waahfagton, Dec. 17.--Eastern railroads will have one-third less net income this year than in average test periods and passenger fares will yield from 18 to 20 per cent less, E. EL Shriver of the Baltimore & Ohio told the interstate commerce commission. Shriver Is spokesman for all Eastern roads at the Investigation of the transportation situation belag^pade by tlie commission. . , a . S! i Prohibits Export of German Coal. Berlin, Dec. 17.--According to a Berlin newspaper, the reparations commission Jias sent to the German governmenr a note equal to an order for complete prohlbiyon of the export of Qarrnan coal to neutral countries. \ Professor "Peeper" Let Out Chicago, Dec. 10.--Gerald Loots Wendt, Harvard graduate and assistant professor of chemistry, was dropped from the University of Chlcat faculty for peeping into a bathroom Kenwood hall, a girls' dormitory. Prance Defies Other Pusora. Washington, Dec. 10.--Prance threw a bombshell Into the conference by proposing that she build a capital ship fleet of 370.000 tons, or ten new post-Jut land vessels, during the leu Irears following the year 1925. Cop Shot In Plght With Robber. Kokomo, Ind., Dec. 19.--Bart Amos, veteran policeman, was shot and seriously wounded In a revolver battle with s robber caught looting the Hupp department store. Ite robber escaped. $5,000,000 Fire at Sydney. Vancouver, B. tj, Dec. 17.--Fire fit Sydney, N. S. W., caused damage of $5,000,000, according to a cable to the Vancouver Province* The cable referred to the blase as the most spec* tacular In the Tilstory of Sydney. Army Man's Wife Killed. Oolumbns, Ga., Dec. 17.--Mrs. {Catherine C. Endlcott of Pittsburg, N. X, HAYS IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL Postmaster General and Wife Patients In St. Luke's--He Suffers Nerv eus Breakdown. Chicago, Dec. 17.--Will H. Hays, postmaster general. Is In St. Luke's hospital here suffering from a nervous breakdown, It was announced. Mrs. Hays is a patient in the same hospital. Mr. Hays' Illness Is said to have been caused partly by Injuries received In a train wreck several •go* x, Spanieh Miners Strtte^ .,.r Madrid, Dec. 20.--Coincident with an official announcement of a solution of the coal crisis and of an Increase lp employment tn Spanish mines, 13,000 miners went on strike In the Asturian coal field. - that prior to the receipt of the Brland; cablegram Sarraut and Jusserand werey prepared to reduce their claim to ten$$$^ new capital ships. They had began t©»,;!' • consider a maximum strenglb ©fs«7«. seven, giving a tonnage of 24508k;" rebuilding on which would begin in tenT*. ^ years' time. Thus France could not* V be accused of wrecking the naval bolW. -J '-t day. The British are not prepared to •Sp-j^y || port the demand for even seven hat^ 3 ties hips and battle cruisers. Balfour^' f| has pointed out to the French that be- r-f.-\ || fore the war France was content withfev'-^f a navy one-third of the strength ofs . ?3 the British. He insists that the stand-i^ 2 ard should suffice now, especially ^ France is menaced by no one. The objection of the British is noti so much to capital ships that France^,;vl| might build in the ensuing ten or " ^ teen years, but to the proportionately 0 J| strong submarine fleet which she wouldt begin to build Immediately. vr!\*!p The possibility of the situation if~ i .^4 that unless Sarraat reduces the French • demand to 200,000 tons, the British^.-'- will insist that the United States*?. Great Britain, Japan and Italy agree;; ..f1| to a four-power pact to limit tlieir* navies. This would Isolate France in || the eyes of the world and render It: morally Impossible for her to build up # f big navy. . ^ $15,000,000 UNDER ARMY BH* "| i-fenry. Ford Offers to Complete th» ™ fluaele Shoals ProjMt faR^-i;,„', -iM $30,00^000. ' ^ Washington, Dec. 21.--Henry For4»y?.^| offered to complete the Muscle Shoal# ^ water power dev^opments atJiJorence, , Ala., for the government at a cost at 'j. $30,000,000. This offer, It was annoonced, wa»-??^;i fl5,000.000 under the lowest estimat^^l^ made by army engineers. French Demand a Surprise. a -:' Washington, Dec. 20.--The demand of the French government for a naval ratine higher than Japan's and the right ts construct ten 86.000-ton nn«*. Jutland dreadnaughta by 1935, stnick like a bombshell. Qermany la Bankrupt Parts. Dec. 18.--From the htghaaf authoritative source It Is reported here that the reparations commission has finally advised Germany that no extensions in her reparation paymeats will he granted. 22 SIG STEAMERS ASH0R& , Lafes Veapele Driven on Re^«. Lake Erie Near Port , . ... ^ of Buffalo. •» - ' . ' t j# A*- Bvffalo, K. Dec. 2^-f*»e®tr-tsw*< J farge lake steamers were ashore the south shore of Lake Erie at thlst ^ -t port as a result of Sunday's gale^^' Their value Is $14,000,000. All «MTJ££^ ' grain cargoes estimated at Jbushels and valued at over $7,oook>»^ -Pleads Guilty to'8laytng. Wankon, la., Dec. 21.--Earl Thrwstt'f confessed slayer of Miss Igna Magun^if ^ son. pretty twenty-yearold schoof^rw^ teacher, whom he attacked with a ekili '•••'.c* when she refused to marry him, plend-?f - ed-guilty to first degree murder. r „ - Physician Slain by Wife. ' ' ^ : "S Dallas, T«t., Dee 21.--Dr. J. Smith was killed by a bullet 1 Into his back while he slept by wife, Mrs. Rprthii Smith, who geSSSi^^ * '-• to justify her act by charging l^iyslclan was cruel to her. - ?'rj i teT-L % Belew Zero Wave in West ^ ; J* Denver, Colo., Dec. 21.--Tempera^'^i tares ranging from 5 to 15 degrees be^ low sero in Montana and zero to 1# ^ * degrees , in northern Wyoming an4P>^v western Dakota, were repotted weatlier bnrean here. . .. 5| Relly Will Return to Post Washington, Dec. 10.--E.Mont Belly will return to his post as governor of wife of Lieut. F. C. Endlcott, Inst rue- I porto BIco before the first of the year, tor In the United States Infantry ^ waa announced here, following a school. Camp Benntng, vm kUtedL tn i conference automobile crash, r 1 <ww*™ to thif cow«K 5,000 Arrested In fmRa. * ^ 41 I Washington. Dec. 21--Brtttab authort^^| ttles in India have Imprisoned 5,00®"^ | nationalist leaders within a week, ac?;^ 1 cording to Tarakhath Das, directing J head of the Indian independence move! 1 ..fe