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Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
<fUncle joe Admits
He's Grouing Old;
Tribute in House
BY Associated Press.


Washington. Dee 29.-An unusua,
tribute was paid today by the house
of representatives to Representative
Joseph G. Cannon. of Illinois, who
has established new record for
length Of service in congress.
Uncle Joe" was all smiles as
Champ" Clark, OF Missouri, the
democratic leader, and others told of
his accomplishments during his
long service. When it came his time
to talk Mr.. Cannon described the
ceremony as wake, and said he was
beginning to wonder If he was not
already realizing the hopes of those
who desire to return from the other
world to communicate with friends
still participating in the ordinary at
fairs Of the earth.
Many big things happened in 1872,
the year he was first elected to con-
gress, not the least Of which was
violent eruption Of vesuvius. he said.
Speaker Gillett and Mr.. Clark were
approaching the polls that year." he
said, "and Jim Mann at 16 was try
ing to decide whether he would be
farmer or lawyer. Rainey and Mon
dell were beginning to figure life in
percentages, and the ambitions Of
Claude Kitchen and Nick Longworth
at the age Of were centered about
their first pants"
Admitting that he had been in
congress off and on longer than 9TH
er members. Mr.. Cannon declared he
was not the veteran In continuous
service.
"Gillett. Clark Mann. Butler,
Green. Of Massachusetts,: Moon ar
Smms rank with me in that line" he
added, because I had two vacations
which T did not seek, and those four
years were the longest years that
have ever intervened since + first
came to Washington"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Astronomers Learn That
Many Stars Far Exceed
Planet We Inhabit.
ALPHA ORIONUS FAR
GREATER THAN SUN
Results Of Experiments With New
Device Announced Before Meetlnu
Of Scientists in chioaao-EarAh
most insignificant In comp.r;.en
With Some Of the Remote Stars
Larger Than Astronom.r. sn..,.
BY Associated Press.

sy Associated Press,
chicago. Dea 2s-Results of tn.
nfst successful experiments on an
astronomical device at tho Nouns
Wilson. California, observatory re-
vsslins that certain remote star. ~
tae ornament are many ttou..nr
times larger in size than astrono,n.r-
nAo ever surmised, was discusse6 To-
oev oy Prof. A Nicholson. scient;.t
Ok the University OF Chicaro who
pof1ectsd the device, before tha
Amer1can Physical Society. me.ttn-
mere IN conjunction With tha Amert-
can Association For the Advance
ment Of Science.
Under the direction Of Prosae.or
Mioneison astronomical experts have
just computed the diameter OF Alpha
Orionus, one OF the stars In the CON.
stsllation OF Orion.
me orb is found TO be 500 900. 900
miles In diameter, approximately 500
times that OF the suns diametAr. Ita
volume IL 27,0oo,0 ,00U times ~ great A
the sun. The sun being almost =
miHion times a. large az the earth.
this planet seems most insisninoann
In comparison with Alpha Orionus.
Professor Nicholson, winner - TIA
Noble prize In physics thirteen ysars
ago, Is recognised a. one OF the
foremost authorities In the world on
the subject Of light.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
AffiliatiOn With Third In
ternationale Question
Causing Division.
LONGUET FACTION
MAY QUIT MEETING
Russians Bar French Leader From
Membership and Party Is Divided.
British Labor Party Persists in
Taking Hand in Irish Question
Commission Submits Report Con
surins British Government.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Tours. France. Dec. es.-when the
noon recess was taken today by the
French socialist congress 1t was ex =
pected that vote would be taken
late today deciding whether the so-
eialist party would split on the ques :
ton OF affiliation with the third tn
ternationale. The test OF strength was
anticipated on a motion introduced
by Deputy Jean Longuet and betweer,
the centrist section and the right
wing. consisting chiefly OF socialist
deputies. The motion asks the con-
sress to pronounce uneauivocaIly a
to whether 1t approves O telegram OF
tho executive council OF the Mosoow
tnternationale saying that NJ. Lonl
guet and his followers are barred
from that body
II the congress supports the mo.
ton. M. Longuet told the Associated
Press today. ii means that he and hts
section would leave the meeting.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
BaapIpe's Law Is Ancient.

The bagpipe Is referred to by
Chrysostom in 100 A. D. Its appear
ance In The British isles seems to
have been due to the Picts, but upon
this point there are no definite his
torical records.
The Irish troops who fought In
Gascony in 1885 included pipers and
by the end Of the fifteenth century
three town pipers accompanied the
town drummer Of Edinburgh on his
rounds Of the city morning and even,
ings.
The tunes then played have come
down from father to son, and the
Scottish battalions in the great war
marched into broken French villages
to the same strains that their fore
bears heard when they fought for the
Lilies Of France IN 1922
Whether the Bruce marched to
pipes at Bannockburn or not appears
uncertain; but his son David GER
tainly led his men to their strain, and
ever since then every Scottish regi-
ment has had Its own bagpipes.
In the great war it was at Neuve
Chapelle in March. 1915. that the
company piper had his first chance
of showing his quality
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
British Labor Favors Irish.
Associate Press

London. Dec ga special confer
enoc OF the labor party on tho Irish
situa ion today unanimously adopted
. resolution deploring the "lauen-
table condition OF affairs In ireland"
as revealed In the report OF the labor
commission which investigated the
situation there, and approving the
demand OF the parliamentary labor
party for an immediate jutioial aIn-
qu1ry into the question Of ~ .s4ls
The conference was held as a cur
tain raiser for a campaign In behalf
of self determination and in oppo-
sition to the governments alleged
policy OF repression to be inaugu-
rated by the laborltes in Manchester
on Jan. II. and concluded In London
on Feb. Is.
A. G. Cameron, chairman of today's
conference, in opening discussion on
the inquiry commissions report,
characterized 1t as the most serious
indictment against British methods
In trying to govern Ireland ever
placed before the British people"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
FEWER, BETTER MOVIES.
to Be Cut SO Per Con,
Durinu Next Year.

Production to Be Cut so Per Cont
During Next Year.
New York, Dec. 29.-Motion picture
production in the United States for
1921 Is to be about so per cent of that
OF 1920, and some big concerns have
laid off more than that proportion
OF studio companies
Among those making cuts are the
Famous Players-L Lasky, Goldwyn,
Fox, Metro, Vitagraph and Universal.
In Los Angeles. the chief photo
play producing center in the world,
more than $4,000 actors and others
connected with the industry are now
out OF work.
In the east this freezing up" Of
the movie field already has caused
the suspension of about 5000 high
salaried persons, actors, technical as
sistants or film handlers.
Fewer and better pictures" 1t is
said, will be the motto for 1921. One
company recently stated it has
Sc, 100000 worth of films on it's
shelves, 1t Is said $25,OOo,00o is not
an overestimate for the entire in
dustry.
The new Famous Players -I.asky
81 100000 studio in Long Island city.
will close for six weeks when Dor
,othy Dalton's company is thru work
Ing on a picture there. production
will continue at the Hollywood
studio.
The whole producing department
is to be turned into a large stock
company. There will be less emphasis
on separate stars. and more on "all
star" casts.
Adolph Z!kor. president Of Famous
PLAYERS LnsEy and Jesse L. Lasky,
first vice p-~~iAent say that players
are to be pil ked to fit the character
hereafter and The characters not built
to At the stars.
Samuel Go,dwyn, president Of
Goldwyn Company, said his company
would produce about fifty features.
The Universal Acknowledges the
movie field Is in danger Of overpro-
duction. Only two companies are
now working out Of the six usually
employed at Universal City.
The Fox Corporation was said to
have eight companies working IN Its
studio, which has accommoda tons
for thirty.
At the offices Of the Metro pictures
it was stated the number Of releases
in 1921 would be the same as 1920,
with no additions to the starring
ranks and that under the old methods
of expansion in conformity with the
growth of company they would have
produced twice as many this year.
vitagraph officials said they we're
not producing as many photoplays as
in the past.
Lessening Of production is said to
be as radical IN the west as in the
east. The manager Of the company
supporting one Of the most noted
stars in the country has written east
that Hollywood looks like desert"
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
FiREeUGs FRUSTRATED.
Armed Guards Drive Men Away from
Star Junction, Pa.

Armed Guards Drive Men Away from
Star junction, Pa.
BY Associated Press.
Uniontown, Pa, Dec. ae.--Armed
guards today frustrated an attempt
to burn the junction house at Star
Junction. near here and drove OF
two men who had fred a quantity of
inflammables placed I'm room on
the first floor. Hotel guests awaken
ed by the shots Joined In the chase
but the zen escaped.
This incident was taken by state
and county officers as additional
proof that the two men under ar
rest here In connection with tho
widespread incendiarism OF the last
few months were not the leaders In
the arson ring which already has
cost Fayette county residents close
to $1,000, 900.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Great Britain to Arrange Credits.
Ry Associated Press

Washington, Dec. IA represen~
tative cf the British treasury viii
reach this country soon Secretary
Houston said today. to continue in
Washington the discussion of the ex-
change into longtime o. ~ations OF
nc demand notes of the British gov
ernrnent held by the United States.
The British debt at this time is
$41o6, oN0, 900. 1.-The victory liberty
loan act" said Mr.. Houston. pro
vides that obligations of foreign
governments acquired by virtue Of
the provisions of the first liberty
bond act or thru the conversion Of
short time notes acquired under thst
act shall mature not later than June
Is. 1941. and that all others slaati
mature not later than oct. 10, 1888.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
LATIN AMERICA
STILL EFFUSIVE

People Continue to Lavish compIi-
ments on United States and to
Cheer Colby as Representative of
Nation-colby Reaches Montevideo
and Is Warmly Greeted.
By Associated Press.
Montevideo, Dec. 29.-Great thronrs
lined the streets of this city late YES
terday. to welcome cambridge Colby,
the American secretary of state.
American residents of Montevideo
declared 1t was the most enthusiastic
greeting they had seen given any
foreign visito: in many years.
The battleship Florida, on which
Mr.. Colby came to South America,
was met at sea by the cruiser U,u-
quay. bearing the American minister
and representatives of the Uruguay
an army and navy.
After salute had been exchanged
Mr.. Colby and his party were trans
ferred to the cruiser, which brought
them to this city,
On reaching the palace Secretary
Colby met President Brum. Later the
foreign minister was his host at din
ner where in short address Senior
Buero praised President Wilson. and
continued:
''-rhe force of our great continent
lies in its characteristic ideals. The
destiny of America is the destiny Of
idealism. America has no reason for
being unless her destiny and duty be
an ideal. 1t is a privilege to declare
dan stand for rights of men, for moth
ing else is worth fighting for and
nothing else is worth sacrifice"
Mr.. Colby said Uruguay was an il
lustration Of the great truth that the
greatness OF country should n. 3e
measured by its territorial extent. He
expressed his qualification at the
cordial reception given him by the
people of this city.
Buildings thruout 4Montevideo are
profusely decorated with American
flags in honor of Secretary Colby's
visit.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
PAGE ONE,

TNSI SNE.
TeIesraphie News:
Truce Stops Battle at F1ume.
Federal Appropriations Slashed.
Old Earth Diminutiye Compara-
lively.
French Socialists Split.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FIVE.
Iowa and Sports News:
Gadbury to Sue Bank For Dam
ages.
Much Guessing on State Appoin-
tees
Newton Cuts Wages OF CITY EN-
ployes.
Sports Paragraphs.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
PAGE FOUR.
Editoriai:
Miles Standish's s25.
Would You Buy a Life?
AS Good Man as His Father.
PAGES SIX AND NINE.
City News:
Falls on Knife: Girl Injured.
Township Farmers Elect.
Gives $500 For Starving Children.
Auto News and Gossip
PAGE TEN.
Markets and General:
Sharp Rally in Wheat.
Hogs Sell Downward.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29

treaty was signed by the ENJOYS OF
both nations on Nov. 10. 1t was later
approved by the foreign relations
committee OF the Italian chamber OF
deputies. D'Annunzio was admon-
isheded to accept Its terms He re-
Piled that to do so would be suicide"
for Italy. Jugo- Slavia thereupon ap-
pealed to Italy to oust D'Annunzio
from Fiume, and Italian regular
troops then surrounded the city.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
SAND COMPANIES INDICTED.

Faur Firms and Eleven lndividuals
yioiators Of Sherman Act.
BY Associated Press.
New York. Dec. 2sFedsra, in-
dictments charsing violation OF the
Sherman anti-trust act were re-
turned today against four sand con-
Germs and eleven individuals whose
activities have been scrutinized in
connection with the building trust"
Investigation.
The corporations Indicted were.
The Goodwin Gallagher Sand and
Gravel Corppration: Manhattan Sand
Company, Incorporated: Colonial
Sand and Stone Company, Incorpo-
rated: and the Lenox Sand and
Gravel Company, Incorporated.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29

think the foreign governments
should get tho benefit OF the full per-
iod thus permitted"
Outlining the general policy for
the exchange of demand obligations
to longtime obligations, the secretary
said the United States should be
given the right to uss obligati tions
held by It In settlement Of war
claims against the United States.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
TRAGEDY AT MASON CITY.
Young Woman Found Dead In Bath
tub DuA IA Ovardoe, >S A. -.

Young Woman Found Dead In Bath.
tub Due to Overdose Of Medicine.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, Dec. 29.-Mrs. Edna
Wilson, "a years old, widow, who
has q 8-year-old daughter at her
aunt's home in Greene, was found
dead In a bathtub at $50 o'clock
Tuesday night at the home OF her
sister Mrs. Pauline Cress,
Coroner W. e. Long said her death
was due to an overdose Of medicine.
Investigation is being made as she
had only returned from Chicago
trip.
Mrs. Cress has been bookkeeper at
the H. K. Jones dental parlors here.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
PLAN NATIONAL rRAose mExr.

intsreolIssis&s AShis4lo Asseeiasion
Arranains DstaIis of Evon4.
By Associated Press.
Chicagc, Dec. fs.-F1x1ns q me lo-
cation. dates and schedule of events
for the national track meet win b.
taken up today by delesatss to the
intercollegiate Athletic Assooistion
in conference here. Efforts also viii
be made to standardizs the require
ments as to scholarship ana playing
OF freshmen in various athlstiss to-
day.
It is probable that action win be
taken today regarding the formation
OF q now middlewest intsroollss1ate
body Of smaller colleges from Minne-
sofa, Iowa, Wisconsin. Illinois and
Indiana.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
WALLACE IS SILENT.
Publisher Will Have Nothing te Gay
Regarding Cabinst Appointments.

By AsSoc1uted- Press.
Des Moines, Dec. 2s.-Henry c..
Wallace, of Des Moines, mentioned as
probable choice of Warren G.. Hard
Ing. president-elect. for secretary OF
agriculture, tais afternoon refused to.
discuss the report He also refused
to confirm or deny that he had been
rendered the place and had accepted
1t. He said any announcements
would have to come from Mr.. Hard
ing.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Germans Protest Allied Note.

Germans Protest AlIled Note
BY Associated Press.
Peris, Dec. 2s.-The foreign office
was advised today that the German
government delivered q note yester-
day to tho allied representatives In
Berlin, protesting against the recent
notc of General Nollot head OF the
interall.ed commission OF control In
Berlin. with regard to the failure of
the German government to iisband
the civic guard.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL.
Will Fight Conneoticut Holding Re.
garding Tax on Stocks.

BY ASSoclated Press
Washington. Dec. 29.--The govern
ment will appeal from the recent di-
vision of federal courts in Connect
cut holding that profits received
from the sale OF stocks by persons
other than brokers is not taxable as
income, II was said at the bureau OF
Internal revenue today. Pending the
supreme courts construction OF ehe
law taxes on such profits will be col
lected as part of the income tax Of
ficsalc said, and should the supreme
CONT uphold the Connecticut courts
a refund will be necessary.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
TURNS DOWN FORTUNE.

President Offered $4,000 to Write
Any Kind Of story-DeeIines.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 2s-Presidcnt
Wilson has refused an offer Of S1So,-
900 from q syndicate to writs an
article Of his own section, on the
ground that no article was worth
such an amount, Il was learned to-
day at tho White House. Details Of
tho offer, which was ono Of many the
president has received lately. were
not made public.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
NEW CONFERENCE PLANNED.
Smaller College, Will Co. Operate /,
Athletic Program.
By Associated Press

Ga'esburg. III. Dec. as.-Represen-
fnt'vos of sig colleges ir FIVE states
will meet in chicago tomorrow to
discuss the formation OF new inter
state athletic conference. Scholastic
standing az we'll as athletic strenpth
will be the basis on which II is plan.
ned to or~anizc the new association
Knox Beloit. Carleton. Coe, wah.,ah
and Depauw will send representa-
tives to the meeting.
None OF the colleges Mill withdraw
from their present state conference
but will play games in the interstate
conference and award championships
on a percentage basis.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Fuel Contro! Cost
Millions Despite
$l-a-Year Men
BY Associate ress.

BY Associate ress.
Wsshingto Dec. 2s.-The total
cost of fuel : troll to the federal
government : ing the war was $4,-
s24.sSl. acoo lg to the final report
OF the Pusir manager OF the fuel
administrati made public here to-
day. This / represents all ex
penditures, y ional and state, by
the fuel ad = istration. from its or
ganization September, 1917, to
juno 10. IL. when the administra-
tton virtus was disbandsd.
Appropriations made for fuel con-
troll totaled Sb.s1S,s1s. and Lawrence
Mitchell. assistant business manager.
who prepared tho report. said there
was balance OF ssse,1S7 on hand on
June 80. last year.
Expenditures by the headquarters
in Washington totaled s2.706.47s and
by the states s1,94S,S1s. BY far the
largest sum was spent in New York
state. the total being s21so12, while
In New York City s51,sT6 was spent.
Pennsylvania was the second state In
the list OF expenditures, with $84, ,t26,
while Illinois was third with $66.s49
In the New England states as n
whole the cost was $ss.9f1.
The report shows there were fifty
two s1-a-year men In tho fuel ad-
ministration. Tho highest salary on
a yearly basis listed in the report is
$500 a year.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
By Associated Press.

by ASSNVIutGN Press.
Ashland. Wis.,. Dec. 29.-Arraign-
inent OF nifty seven men arrested by
prohibition enforcement agents yes
terday in liquor raid in Hurley.
Wis. started before United States
Commissioners Walter A. Cape at
noon today.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Water Rates in
Hurley Doubled
as Booze Departs
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Madison, Wis, Dec. 29.-'Watei
rates in Hurley. Wis. the town
raided by prohibition agents. were
advanced so per cent today by the
Htate rate commission The water
company asked a 50 per cent in
crease.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Today,s News Index
Tho Weathee

Sun rises Dec. 80 at 7:ls. sets at
4:41.
Iowa-General1y fair tonight and
Thursday; not much change IN tenn
perature.
Range OF temperature at MarshaIl.
town: Tuesday. 30 above and Z be-
low; Monday. 13 above ana 3 below:
Dec. %, 1918, 81 and IL. At 4 this
morning. % above; yesterday. be-
low.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
e.,.4y rlsAsiMe severe.

i,enn,e Dec. 2S.-D'Annunzio legion
aries al Fiume set fire to poWder
,naray zine in the kecina valley
southeast of the city, last nlgnt ac-
cording to a report from ApDaAla
The explosion, which occurred low
ard midnight, set fire to the WOODS
surrounding f1ume TO lnes cast. anu
s~reat clouds of black smoke rolleo
down over the city. In some quar-
ters the belief was expressed the
dispatch states, that petroleum re-
finery near the powder magazine hau
also been set on fire.
italian regular troops surrounding
,ss,,,,,e. continued to advance west and
north OF the city yesterday, While on
1he eastern side the SITUATION was
unchanged, as the regular troops re-
,nained on one side of the Eneo river
: md the legionaries on the other, ana
{ III Is impossible to cross this stream
: ls,sca,,se the bridges have been oe-
! lL.stroye.d. The hercest fighting oc-
lI,arrs,i west of Fiunne, where Alplnl.
. advancing from Castra, reached the
g nsp,,hli,, gardens. When they mao
lI.sforced their way that far they found
Inn the houses surrounding the gar
dens had been transformed into ma
chine gun nests. from which a ter
rife fire was poured upon them.
Armored Car Used.
An arraored car advanced against
the regulars and inflicted heavy los
ses. the Alpini throwing themselve>
on the ground and CONTINUING the
struggle for some time. Major Dam
bara. in. command of the Alpini,
rode thru the gardens on horseback
and rushed toNard The car, but was
wounded twice an his horse was
shot dead When the fire ceased
Major Dambara was able to struggle
toward the cor. and upon entering u,
found three dead leg:onaries ana
two seriously wounded commissioned
officers. The number Of wounded
regulars have been ta,:en in motor
Iorries to Triest and Gorzia, where
special hospitals We're organized. The
number of men being taken to these
hospitals is increasing hourly and
all agree in declaring that the reg
ulars find themselves handicapped in
their fight against the legionaires.
They are armed only with rifles,
while D'Annunzian troops use hand
grenades and machine guns, and be-
sides have laid mines so that at
every step the government soldiers
are in danger of being blown up or
killed by debris and spiinters. Two
houses in Ftume have already been
destroyed by mines.
Many Regulars Wounded.
The majority OF the wounded were
struck by machine gun bullets or
splinters Of hand grenades. They
say the regular troops were ordered
not to fire unless absolutely obliged
to do so. while the legionaries have
taken every advantage to inflict the
heaviest possible losses upon their
assailants. While at the beginning of
the struggle the government forces
held g. numerical superiority, their
progress is very slow, as the legion
aries are entrenched in buildings and
have an enormous advantage. 1t is
agreed that unless Captain DAN
5 nunzio capitulates the occupation OF
the entire town of Fiume will be ac-'
complished only with the utmost diff
ficulty.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
Truce in Force.

BY Associated Press.
Paris, Dec. 29.--Fighting at Fiume
between italian government troops
and Capt. Gabriel D'Annunzios le-
gicnaries has been suspended for
time at least. it was reported today,
a truce having been arranged.
Evening times-Republican., 1920-12-29
cAooock DEFEATS PEsEk.

Double WristIock Decides Two Falls
Which Brought Victory
BY Associated Press.
Des Moines. Dec. 2s.-Earl Caddock
won from John Pesek In their finish
wrestling match here last night when
he threw Pesek twice The first time
In one hour, eight minutes and
twenty seconds. and tho second time
in seven minutes. A double wristlock
decided both falls.