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Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-09
ENGLAND BARS
 IRISH INQUIRY
 COMMISSIONERS
Proposed Visit of Committee of Six Not Agreeable to
 British Government
WISE IS TURNED DOWN
Sir Auckland Geddes Claims Little Hope of Getting
 True Facts Just Now

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-The Brit ish embassy today refused 70 wise the passports of the members of the special committee selected by the commission of inquiry on conditions in Ireland now in session here to visit Ireland to study conditions therb at first hand.
 This means that the members of the committee will not be permitted to visit Great Britain.
 The decision of Sir Auckland Ged- des, the British ambassador, not to wise the passports was made known in a letter sent to William MacDon- aid. secretary Of the commission, by R. L. Craigie. first secretary of the embassy. The letter follows:
 With reference to your applica- tion for wise Of the passports of cer- tain gentlemen whom your commit tee have designated as their repre- sentatiyes to proceed to the United Kingdom to investigate conditions in Ireland. l am directed by His Britain nic Majesty's ambassador to inform you that the proposed visit to Brit ish territory is net agreeable to His Majesry's government. Vises will, therefore. not be affixed to the pass ports in question. The passport of ficer in New York has been instruct ed accordingly.
 Time Not Vet Ripe
 This decision has been reached after full consideration of the cir cumstances cf the case and I am to refer you to the ambassadors letter of October g, in which he informed you th.t he was unable to believe that the truth could be established until there had been a period of qui- ct in Ireland and then only by per sons of the greatest experience in the laws of evidence with power to compel the production of books, pa pers and records and that any other form of inquiry would. in his opinion, lead only to a mass of statements unsupported by facts being made for propaganda purposes.
 Sir Auckland Geddes had ventur- ed to hope that the full meaning and significance of these observations would have been clear
 Tn view of the fact that the am bassador's letter to you of the 23rd Of October. last. appeared in the press. I am to inform you that this letter will be published.
 Personnel of Board
 Craigie's letter apparently was in reply to one from Macdonald mak- ing formal application for wise of the passports.
 Members of the special committee which it had been planned to send to England and Ireland as announced by the commission were Oliver P Newman. former district commis- sioner Of this city; the Rev Norman Thomas and Arthur Gleason of New York; James Fl. Maurer. president of the Pennsylvania state federation oi labor; William Macdonald and Dean Lovett of the University of Chicago
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HARDING WORKS IN POLICIES IF !. ADMINISTRATION Senator Will Hold Meeting of Minds to Prepare for
 His Responsibilities IS EAGER FOR TASK Hitchcock and Shields Will Be First Democratic Sena-
 tors Consulted
IS EAGER FOR TASK

MARION. Ohio. Dec. S--After a months vacation trip to Texas and Panama. President-elect Harding re turned to Marion today to lay the soundation of his administration and it's policies, in consultation with many of the nations leading states men,
 Tfte meeting of minds" he prom ised during the campaign will begin early next week after he has dispos- ed of accumulated correspondence and has put into more concrete form the questions he wants to ask those who came here to confer with him. The league of nations will be fore most in his discussions but several other problems will be kept in mind as he gathers advice and prepares himself for executive responsibility.
 Throughout the campaign and since. Harding has declared many times that there are urgent cues tions to he decided in the nations domestic affairs and to these he will give attention in some of his confer ences here. For one thing he has advocated reorganization of sever. al governmental departments to in sure greater business efficiency and he is expected before March to dis cuss that subject with scme of ClIe country's most successful business executives. Meantime. too. he must choose his cabinet and must frame he taxation program he will recom- mend to the extra session of con- I f,f1 IA. 4 inauguration. Upon most of these subjects he made some progress dur ing his two day visit in Washington hut the real work of his administra- tion building is vet 10 be done
 Mind Is Refreshed
 His mind refreshed by his long play spell, Harding evidenced today a Gesire to get vigorously into the swing of the task before him Dur ing his absence in the south. he has devoted his time almost without in- terruption to rest and recreation. putting into the background entirely the trying responsibilities of the presidency He told his friends, that this vacation probably woulds be his last real respite before he retires from the White House and he tried to make the most of it.
 He considers that the change of mental atmos phere and the excite ment of travel have benefited nm immensely but he showed toda that he realized that it was over tv at- tacking at once the stack Of letters that he found awaiting his attention. To clear his desk will require hard work during the remainder of the week. for he has given virtually no attention to the correspondence since the election.
 The president-elect and Mrs Hard ing may move to some southern re- sort some time during January but they expect to be in Marion contin- uoUsly until after tlie holidays. With ing this period Harding hopes to con clude the league of nations confer
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PRESIDENT TELECT WILL OPEN LEAGUE DISCUSSIONS NEXT WEEK
U. $. Declines to Take Part in
 Conference

WASHINGTON. Dec. S. -- The Unittd States, not being member Df the league of nations. cannot participate in the deliberations of tse league council or of any com mission acting under the council. President Wilson has decided in declining the councils invitation to appoint American representa- tiNes to sit on the councils com mission on the reduction of anna ments.
 The presidents decision was embodied in a communication sent today by Acting Secretary of State Davis to Paul Hymans. president of the league council
 Sympathy. however, was. eX- pressed by the president '%ith any sincere efforts to evolve q con structive plan for disarmament which is necessary for the eccno' mic reha bii., a;icn, peaoe and sta bilitv Of the world
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Near East Relief Makes
 2 Millions Available to
 Aid Suffering Armenians

NEW YORK. Dec. S.-The eXecu- tive committee of the Near East Re lief today appropriated $2141.269 for relief work and made it immediately available to meet the emergency caused by the Turkish invasion of the Armenian sepublic and the dis tress incident to the approach of winter
 The committee announced it as sumed responsibility for S1 800 900 of this amount until the money could be raised
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PLEA FOR TRUCE |S CONSIDERED
 BY BRITISH
No Amnesty, No Republic and Cessation of Murder
 May Be England's Reply

LONDON, Dec s. The recent message of Father 0'Flanagan of Roscommon to Premier Lloyd George concerning truce in the Irish situ- at on. is understood to have been under consideration by the cabinet this morning. The knotty problem said to be confronting the govern ment is whet1er Father O'Flanagan represents the full force of Sim Fein moderate opinion. It is stated on high authority that if it is decided that Father O'Flanagan does repre- sent such opinion, the gCJernment will reply to his message with a statement embodying the following terms:
 No amnesty. no republic and ces- sation from the present campaign of outrage and murder"
 The opinion was expressed today by some students of the Irish prcb- lem here that receipt of Father OFlanagan's message by d section of the Sim Fein had its origin in a desire for amnesty for certain Sim Heiners who are fugitives from jus tice
 Activities Resumed
 LONDON. Dec. S.-A brief dispatch received from Cork late tonight says there was a general holdup of the public in the streets of Cork by the auxiliary pClidE this evening. Firing was heard in various parts of the city. man leaving a church was shot dead There was much alarm in the streets, which were quickly deserted.
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Wage Reduction Continues In East; 2
 Butte Copper Mine Is Closed Down

ROCHESTER,, Minn., Dec. S.-Mas- ter builders of this city today an nOunced reduction in wages of from 10 to 22l2 cents an hour for all lines they employ. Bricklayers are reduced from S112A to S1 an hour and plas- terers. electricians, plumbers and fathers from $1.121s to 90 cents an hour Tweleve hundred men are af- fected The builders declared cost of
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Mine Closes Down

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. S.-The Leon- ard Copper mine here which for some time has been operating with reduced forces. has ceased operation entirely. Several hundred men are out of em- ployment as a result of the shutdown. Low price of copper and adverse mar ket conditions are given as the cause
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Activities Resumed
WILL OPEN ARMoRY

PHOENIX. Dec. S.-FormaI open ing of tie Flagstaff armory will be held on the return of Governor Campbell from the east. it was an nounced today by Adiutant General Walter s. Ingalls,. Colonel Ingalls, said he had not been informed as to the plans for the opening. but that tb.e governor would be present The adjutant general will also be there. he said. for he was particularly pleased with the spirit shown in Flagstaff with respect to the nation al. guard
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GLASS-EATER DIES

DOUGLAS. Nov. S.-Private John Gill of the First Cavalry formerly of Chicago, who on November Is was reported to be in the army hospital at Camp Harry J. Jones after having devoured II electric light globes. died tonight Death, however was not at tributed directly to glass eating, a practice Gill is said to have roilowed as a civilian show man
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EmpIoyes Cut Waaes

EDWARDSVILLE, H.. Dec S.-Em- ployes of large brick company here have agreed to an IS per cent wage reduction on condition that the com pany reduce the price of bricks $2 per 1000. it was announced today.
 The company has accepted the agreement. and guaranteed it's seven ty employees continuous employment for a year, the announcement said.
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MCCORMICK GETS DECISION

PORTLAND. Ore, Dec g. Roy Mccormick, light heavyweight cham pion Of England. received the decis- ion over Battling LevinsllN of Phila- delphia on a foul in the seventh round Of a scheduled 10 round bout tonight
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building materials are going down and ''workmen must bear their share in reducing building costs"
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ARIZONA: Thursday and probably Friday fair; little change in temperature.
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ew Carries the Only Full Leased Associated Press Wire Report In The Warren District

Average price of copper for the month of November ------ .1l25T Average price of copper for the
 week ending Dec. l, 1920--- .13i0
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
OKLAHOMAN FAVORS
MAKING NEW STATE

The matter of making a separate
state out of the Panhandle of Texas
was mentioned In an Oklahoma paper
and attracted the attention Of J. W.
Jackson, of Curis, Oklahoma, who
has written the kecretary of the
Board of City Development, suggest
ing that all territory in western Ok
iahoma, west of the 99th longitudal
degree be included in the proposed
state, saying that the nature of the
soil and crops in that territory are
about the same as that in the Texas
Panhandle. Mr.. Jackson also suggests
that the name Of the new state be
"Texhoma" in honor of the two states
from which it would be taken.
Some time ago it was suggested to
the Board of City Development by
W. II. Bush of Chicago, that sepa-
rate state could be made of the Pan
handle and South Plains country, to
be called "West Texas" but the mat
ter. after receiving tn consideration
of the Board, was dropped as imprac-
ticable.-Amarillo Tribune.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
PRISON DOORS FINALLY
OPEN FOR IMPERSONATOR
Man Who Stole DR.. Hickok's Diploma
Finally Reaches His Proper Home
Jail Doors Close Upon Him. :.

The Chief has mentioned, from
time to time developments concern
ing the trial of a man who posed in
San Francisco and other California
points as CDR. Galen R. Hickok." "
A few weeks. ago we told of the re-
turn of the stolen diploma, and that
the man who had been unlawfully
using it was on trial in California.
The following, taken from the San
Francisco Examiner, Of December
10, 1920, seems to be the last chap
ter.
.''Dr. Galen R. Hickok, owner of
the Salada Beach mystery castle" "
was sentenced yesterday. to an inde-
terminate term of from two to five
years in San Quentin for performing
an illegal operation. Superior Judge
Benjamin Knight of Santa Cruz, sit
ting in place of Judge George ]. Buck
pronounced the sentence.
efforts on the part of Kenneth
Greene, council for the accused ply
sician, failed to save DR.. Hickok.
Judge Knight denied motions fer ar
rest of judgment and for new trial.
ga ten days stay of execution was
granted Greene, however. but the
court denied Hickok bail.
"Since Hickok's conviction by a
jury last week, two of the three San
Francisco police officers responsible
for his arrest, Detectives Jackson and
Dorman, were killed at Santa Rosa
while making arrests in the Howard
Street vice case"
Our readers will recall the raid
mentioned, where sheriff and two
policemen were killed in arresting
a gang of criminals who had been
kidnapping and holding girls and
young women. The gangsters were
taken out by citizens and hanged
Satanta Chief.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
Declares Will Provided She Got Nothing
IfShe Killed HamOn. Denies
She Did II.
IS ON The way TO AUDMORE NOW
Has Nothing to Fear According to
Her Reasoning, But Shows She Is
Figuring on Division of Hamon
Estate, As Missing Will Exists
By Sam Blair

by sam blalT
Copyright Separately by Universal
Service, Chicago Examiner and Sam
Blair
FL Paso, Texas, Dec. 22.-Within
twenty-four hours Clara Smith Ham
on, the most talked of woman in Am
erica, will be in friendly hands and
en- route to Ardore, Oklahoma, to
surrender.
81 am going back gladly" said
Clara. " l have nothing to fear"
She declares a missing will Of the
oil king exists, and claims that this
will left her one-fourth of lannon's
estate, giving her four millions.
at is not myself Pm thinking Of"
said Clara as the tears flowed cop
iously, "but of the good of my par
ents."
She added that provision was
made by Hamoi in the will that she
should no share in the estate in the
event she shot him, and termed her
self innocent of shooting him and
therefore entitled to the share of the
estate.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
HAYNE

Doris and Hershal Webber have
been real sick but are better,
Harry Dodd and family and Blain
Lockard had quite an auto accident
Saturday night. They were coming
out Of town when they met with
another car on the corner of 7th and
Lincoln Ave. They were shaken up
a little but was not serious.
Will Brier had runaway Friday
the wagon wheel striking him in the
head making quite wound. He is
getting along very well at this time.
Mrs. Glenn Pennington is real
sick.
Ralph Erlewine and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday at Ell
wood Franklin's.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
Had Been OperatedOn Several Times,
Failing to Recover
From Last
LEAVES wife AND TWO CHILDREN
Was A Former Citizen of Liberal.
Carried Mail Between Liberal and
Hugoton For Many Years, And
Was Well and Favorably Known

A message from Fruita Colorado,
to H. H. Edison today announced
the death of his brother, Fred, at
his home in that city,
He had undergone several opera
tions in the past few months and his
condition had grown so serious that
he was unable to withstand the last
Fred was well and favorably
known in Liberal, being among the
few who came when Liberal was
young. He was at one time mail
carrier between Liberal and Hugo
ton, and during the years of his res
idence here made host of friends
who will keenly regret his death.
He leaves a wife and two children.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
HALL

The funeral of Emil Hall, who died
suddenly at Dalhart, Texas, Decem-
ber II, was held Monday afternoon,
at the Methodist Tabernacle, the Rev.
Henry, pastor of the church, having
charge of the services.
Rev. Henry gave masterful ser
mon, his talk being "The Things I'm
seen Are The Things Worthwhile"
It was a sermon of comfort and help
to those whose hearts were filled
with sorrow.
The services at the grave were con-
Quoted by the Masons and were inn
pressive in its simplicity.
A profusion Of flowers expressed
the sympathy of many friends and
organizations to which Mr. Hall had
belonged
Emil Hall was the son of Robert
Hall. He was born in Pattensburg,
Mo-, March Is, 1882. He received his
early education there having grad
uated from the high school anod later
took special work in Kansas City.
He came to southwest Kansas parents
and married Miss Bessie Lindsey Of
Tyrone July 4, 1907. To them two
sons were born, Robert and William
About year ago Mr.. Hall and his
family moved to Liberal.
Emil was hard worker, an ener-
getic business man and companion
able fellow He was member of the
firm Of Bolin-Hall Grain Co., and
one of the substantial business men
of the city.
Besides wis Wife, two sons, father,
and sister, Mrs, Lura Hall-Stewart,
he leaves many relatives and friends
who mourn his loss.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
MERCHANTS OF CITY
HAVE COSTLY DISPLAY
Asither Money or Time Spared to Make
Windows Attractive for the
Holidays.
PATRONS APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS
store Windows Filled With Beauti-
a full and Costly Gifts-Useful and
' Ornamental-Everything to Suit
The Purchaser Both in Taste and
Purse

The merchants of the city have
spared neither time or expense in
decorating their stores and especially
the display windows for the Christ
mas holidays.
It would pay one to take the time
and walk along the streets for the
purpose of looking in the windows
and make a special note of the artis-
tic placing of the goods and the beau
tiful things.
Probably at no other season or at
any Christmas time have the mer-
chandise as valuable and magnificent
line of goods then this year, in spite
Of the high prices and of the finan-
cial conditions in the country. 1t is
mainly because Liberal shoppers de-
mand the best and choicest of goods
and as ever, the merchants buy what
their patrons desire.
The merchants who takes pride in
his window displays, also takes like
interest in his advertising-the two
go hand in hand.
We herewith print list of the
Liberal business and professional
mem who give special attention to
adv Using in the daily and weekly
DEM 1rat according to their line of
worR yand professional ethics allow:
,.,.SI L Cafe, Eureka Steam Laundry
= Ellis, Sanford Hotel, Light
k.lin & Milling Co., M. E. Clark,
mberlain's Barber Shop, Fortna
| Kbr. Co., Briggs & Arbuckle, Lib
Ma Produce, Star Gro. Co., Morrow
lSpital, New Sanford Cafe, Eldon
pddley, Mann Auto Co., C. Earl
Ames, Paul W, Light, Riney & New
by, Majestic theatre, S & S Bakery,
Liberal Auto Supply, Roy Davis, W.
o. Woods, Anderson Electric Co.,
Eagle Gro. Co., Leader Variety, Geo.
s. Smith & Bro. Greenbergs, Sean
drett & Fuest, v. c. Hahn, Craig
Shoe Co., Sawyer & King, Frank G.
Boles, First National Bank, Peoples
State Bank, W. E. Wilson, ]. E.
George, Griffith & Baughman, T. l..
Gray & Son, American Legion, Klean
Klothes Klean, Dubois & Martin,
Germans, Moore & Franklin, Malone
& Co., Liberal Buick Co., B. E. Keat-
ing, Riggle Bros, Liberal Hospital,
DIR. J. SMiller, DR. Vera Young, Pal
ace Clothing, Cozy Barber Shop, c.
D. Taylor Drug & Music, ]. D. Maho-
ney, Liberal Oil Supply Co., DR.. Pei
lette, DR. Levi, DR.. Messersmith, Wi
ley Drug Co., Evans Harness Co.,
'Wal G. Reid, Thos..- W. Cav, Peoples
FASH Store, Palace Cleaners, Jim
Alhnston, Liberal Creamery, Equity
Exchange, Blue Bell Tire Shop,
Citizens State Bank, and many others
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
Continued Reductions Of Price on Grain
and Livestock Will Ruin
Producers.
THINKS LOW LEVEL IS ESTABLISHED
Prominent Packer Declares People
Will Begin Buying When They
Find Prices Have Reached Rock
Bottom and Business Will be Good
(ny international News servlce


Chicago, Dec. 22.-"Continued
price reductions on grain, live stock
and other products of the soil well
ruin the producers, said ]. Ogden
Armour, prominent packer here to-
day.
Mr.. Armour ventured the opinion
that price liquidation was about COM
plete in the most essential products,
and declared that people would begin
buying as soon as they found that
the price of essentials have reached
rock bottom prices.
Prophesying this condition he pre-
dicted good times and said that
there was no reason why the country
should not be prosperous when prices
had been equalized.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
MISS BINNEY A SUCCESS AS
A STAR OF PHOTOPLAY
"Erstwhile Susan" Story of Mod
ern Cinderalla-at Majestic Today.

The first presentation of "Erst-
while Susan" in which Constance
Binney makes her initial appearance
as a Realart star, will be given at
the Majestic Theatre tonight. The
picure is notable for dramatic sus-
pense and strong heart interest. In
terwoven through the main them are
touches Of quaint comedy. The
scenario combines the most striking
incidents of the play which was Mrs.
Fiske's starring vehicle two years
ago. In the role Of Barnabetta,
the slavey heroine Of the story, Con-
stance Binney has created screen
characterization that insures her sue
cess.
"Erstwhile Susan is the story of a
modern Cinderella. The heroine is
Barnabetta Dreary, the only daugh-
ter of Barnaby. a stern brutal farmer
of the Pennsylvania-Dutch colony Of
Reinhartz. Left motherless at avery
early age, Barnabetta has known
neither love nor laughter; her time
is too occupied with serving her faith
er and her two loutish brothers. Later
however, Barnby marries again, and
it is the stepmother who helps the
girl blossom into glorious, beautiful
young womanhood.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
BITTER FIGHTING IN
IRELAND CONTINUES
British Troops Police and Sim Fein-
ers Have Bloody Clashes in
Mountains 1900.
(By international News Service,

Dublin, Dec. 22.-Heavy casualties
marks the savage warfare between
British troops, police and rowing
bands of Sim Feiners in the noun
tains of southwestern Ireland. Be-
tween fifteen and twenty were killed
in violent engagement which opened
the siege Of the of the mountains by
government forces.
The Republicans have secret bases
and headquarters we'll supplied with
arm and ammunition.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-12-23
BLIZZARD FAILED To
ARRIVE IN LIBERAL
Thermometer Want to Nine Above But
FIurryOf Snow Was
Observed.
HEAVY SHOWS ARE REPORTED EAST
Trains Running Behind Time As Re-
suit of Drifts, But Southwest Kan
sas Is Sunshiny Today, Although
Wind L. Still Cold ....

The much dreaded blizzard which
was expected to strike Southwest
Kansas last night das only a cold
north wind, the snowfall being neg
ligiable.
A cold wind is still blowing today
but the sun has shone oall day and
there is indications Of pleasant
weather.
The therometer went to nine above
according to local observer Harry
Armstrong.