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The Washington times., 1920-12-05
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DEBTS Be PAID
French Paper Says Republic
Will Fight vanderlip Grants
in Siberia. 4
TO PROTECT INVESTORS
Holds First Claim on Russia for
$20,000,000 Loans to
Former Rulers. /

PARIS, Dec. 5.-France has
dispatched an urgent protest to
Washington objecting to the
requirement by American inter-
eStS (the Vanderlip Syndicate),
of large concessions in Russia,
taking the ground that such con-
ceSsions do not belong to the
Soviet government, but to the
twenty million of French inves-
tors in the external loans con-
tracted under the regimes of the
Cars, according to the news
paper Les DernierS Nouvelles
de RusSeS, in today's issue.
1t is pointed out here that
such a protest would practically
be a "thou shalt not pass"
warning to the whole world,
showing that France considers
Russia her monopoly until the
DEBTS of the Cars have been
paid to French citizens.
Trade experts, however, be-
lieve that this position on the
part of France is illogical. since
it is Great Britain's intention to
accept gold payments for goods
sent to Russia by British citizens
France has registered no protest
with Great Britain.
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STOP FLIRTING WITH
LEAGUE,SAyS HIRAM

CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-Scnator Hiram
Johnson yesterday served notice on
the incoming Administration that any
flirting with the League of Nations
or ann attempt to enter the United
states int n league Of any Euisc VIII
b. fought t. the finish. senator john
son spent several hours here on his
way 10 Washington for tho opening
session Of Congress on Monday.
cit H. uuthinkablc. after the recent
election, that the United states Will
be taken into the League Senator
johnson said. "The Republican plat
form. the uttCrancos Of President
hlcct Harding. tho promises made the
American people to which they so
ovcryy hClminEly responded, will keep
us out of any cntangling alliances
and specially out OF the League.
"Thc election presented the contrast
between just common folks and the
intclligcrcia The common C,lks
madc M their minds about the League
and vote their belief no matter what
their political party. The victory in
tho election was a victory Of sturdy
citizenship or common folks who de-
sired to be just Americans"
Senator Johnson also served notice
that california and the entire West
will hEht TO tho finish any American
Japanese treaty that would act aside
tho land laws OF California. lie dc
clarcd tho position of the West was
not one of race prejudice or hatred,
but simply ono of sclf-prcservation.
california" he said. "is the last
rampant Of Occidental civilization"
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Though still showing tho severe
physical and mental strain that fol
lowed their experience in being
/, thrown into Jail in Chicago last week
as result of statutory charge
made against the couple by the
former husband of the woman
Robert W. Conrow. general sales
manager of a New York foundry com
pany the happy couple today ar"
going on with plans for the legal
battle which begins in tho District
Supreme Court tomorrow, to de-
terminc IL the mother will retain pos
session of the children. who have
been with her since she LETT Conrow.
three years ago, or whether they viii
go to the father.
one minute after midnight. which
was exactly one minute after a de-
cree divorcing her rroh her former
husband became effective, Mrs. Con
row, with her two children, and Mr..
Bodmer. accompanied by his daughter
by a former union, were married by
Rev. Titus Davis at his home ycster-
day morning.
WILL FIGHT TO FINISH.
1--WE will spend every penny We
have to retain the possession Of my
two children. declared Mrs. Bodmer.
with flashing eyes, as she watched
them playing in the room of the hotel
"Their father doesn't care about
them. and they don't care about their
father. who hasn't contributed one
cent toward their support since ]
left him more than three years ago
"Not only that" she continued,
but he hasn't even written to them in
almost n year"
"On the other hand" she said, they
are simply devoted to Mr.. Dudmer.
with whom I have been in the publish
ing business for over two years, and
who has shown them every kindness
and consideration that a man could
possibly show a child"
The children. Amelie and willard,
aged eleven and eight, bore out Mrs.
Bodmcr's statement by affectionatcly
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SLAYER HIRED
TRAILER HERE
Millionaire Sent Her Away
While He Met the "0ther
Woman"
SPENT NIGHT IN HOTEL

That Jake L. Hamon, millionaire
Republican national committeeman
from Oklahoma, had another sweet
heart in Washington, and that Clara
, Smith Hamon, accused of shooting
him, engaged WASHINGTON detectives
to watch him when she and Hamon
were in Washington two years ago,
was the statement made today by
J. F. Watts, general manager OF the
American Detective Agency, with
Offices in the Munsey building
THOUGHT THEM MARRIED.
According to Watts, Clara Smith
Hamon. whom he describes as being
beautiful woman. engaged the serv-
ices of his detective agency to watch
Hamon, with whom she was living at
local hotel, while she was sent out
Of town by the Oklahoma millionaire.
"Of course. l thought she was his
wife," declared Watts. "She told me
Hamon was sending her out of town.
and that she felt sure that he was
going to meet another woman.
Her suspicious were correct" said
Watts, for the same night she left
town Hamon met another woman
who, we later found out, lived in one
OF the best apartment houses in
Washington. and they visited one of
the local theaters. We followed them
there. and after the performance they
retuned to lannon's room at the hotel.
BREAKFAST IN LUNCHROOM.
They spent the night at the
hotel and in the morning had break
fast at a little lunchroom around the
corner from the hotel. Hamon
evidently did not want to eat with
her in the dining room OF the hotel.
where he and Clara Smith Hamon
had taken all of their meals, and
where it was thought that they were
married.
"The woman then left Hamon,"
states Watts, land we followed her
to her apartment. which at that time
was on " street, not far fro mthe
British embassy The woman is still
in town, l am sure. unless she left
very recently, because l saw her not
long ago.
NOT SURPRISED BY REPORT.
1--WE procured for Clara Smith
Hamon what would be considered alb
solute divorce evidence in any State
in the Union. When we gave her
the report of our Investigation. Mrs.
Hamon appeared to be very much up
set. but declared that it did not par
ticularly surprise her.
"Some time later, upon her return
to Oklahoma. she wrote thanking us
for our services and stating that If
Hamon came to Washington again
she might require our services again "
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as. day to contemplate the horrors
Of war and the selfishness Of human
nature. So say these Boston profess
sors.
WOULD DESTROY TRADITION.
And why do these men, whose busi-
ness it is to teach from great books.
want to destroy the traditions OF
Santa Claus, with his silver bells,
fast-trotting reindeers and CHEEKY
laugh. has acted like "a "rough-neck !"
according to them, and injected
"rowdvism" into the celebration o.;
Yuletide.
THE real spirit of Christmas" said
DR. Smith, "is first OF all, idealism.
The Wise Men followed a star. After
that II is self-sacrifcc and giving.
But what do we find today? We find
fathers and mothers introducing a
noisy, wearisome old Santa Claus;
then drawing down the curtains,
shutting out the cold night, burning
the candles. and shouting Merry
Christmas. while all around the world
is agony and pain.
TEACH THEM WAR HORRORS.
ut is time we had a real Christmas
Where Is the world brotherhood at
Christmas7 Why don't we ask our
children, What Is the use OF fight
ing?' and put into their hearts a
horror OF war"
DR.. Smith puts all Of the blame on
tho grown-ups. He says that people
should stop propagatlng the fallacy
that the noisy old fogy" exists. Dr.
Bebec agrees to all of this and
hastens to add I'VE Americans have
tendency to overemphasize the ma.
terial side OF all our red-letter days"
So Santa had better watch his step.
The professors are after him.
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SENTENCE BARS BOY
THIEVES FROM MOVIES

SOMERN1ILE. Mass. Dec. s.. Scv-
eral small boys were sentenced to
keep away from the movies" for two
months by Judge Wentworth in Juv-
emile Court today. The lads were also
sentenced to turn pennies thus saved
over TO the probation officer and to
shovel snow the first six snowstorms
OF the winter OF the walks of Charles
W. Hallin.
When they agreed to do these things
they we're placed ON probation on
charges Of stealing fruit from the
Hallin orchard last summer.
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Santa Claus Labeled
Rough Neck By Pastor

BOSTON, Mass, Dec Jolly, little
old Santa Claus has been threatened
with a vicious kick from an educated
toe. And the educated toe in this
case belongs to no less a parsonage
than Or. N. Augustin Smith, professor
at the Boston University School Of
Religious Instruction.
IL this academic individual attains
strategic advantage over the white
,'arded little fellow from toyland,
ildren and grownups needn't
ther hanging up their stockings
Christmas, because Dr. Smith is
ermined to boot Santa out of
iiness.
n. James A. Bebce. dean OF Bos-
University OF Theological School.
announced himself as alternate
ECKER in case his colleague fails.
BUSINESS FLOURIsHEs.
This threat from the professor is
not the first that has hung over the
bead Of Santa Claus. Others. many
others, have conspired at odd times
to do away with Kris Kringle and
his mystic establishment of Brownies,
who are said to make drums. dolls,
and all manner of playthings for
good little boys and girls. He has
been denounced as a faker and n
myth. But somehow he and his
business seem to flourish. Perhaps
some little child gave him n smile
for a life charm.
American fathers and mothers
should cut the Santa Claus stuT---in
fact. they should make tho children
forget it.--and. instead Of teaching
tho Riddles to hang up stockings for
Christmas goodies from st. Ncks
pack. they should set aside Christmas
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Gave Her Soul
To Love King
Millionaire's Slayer Calls
Self Court Fool in EN-
pire of Passion.
WILL P.owERLEss
useless to Square Shoul-
ders Against Irresistible
Desire" Says Diary.
WILL PowERLEsS

Herewith is presented the third
instdlment Of tho famous Clara
Barton Smith Hamon diary which
The Times is able to furnish through
an arrangement With the Chicago
Herald Examiner.
Copyright. 1920. by the Chicago Herald and
Examiner.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduce Pro-
hibted.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 81
did not follow the course which in
diligence directed, and now | suffer
for it. l have intelligence. but, for
love, l have failed to employ it."
That is one of the confessions con-
tanned in a new chapter of the amaz-
ing diary kept by Mrs. Clara Barton
Smith Hamon, who is charged with
shooting to death Jake -. Hamon,
Empire Builder" of Oklahoma, and
one of the wealthiest and most prom
inent Republican politicians Of the
West, published today by the Chicago
Herald and Examiner.
BEMOANS HER FOLLY.
New portions OF the diary show
Mrs. Hamon reflects in bitter mental
attitude based upon her own folly
and devotes herself to gloomy intro
spection and sarcastic retrospection.
A poem, entitled my Love-" ran:
I have sought my love and found II,
Though tits not what IL had seemed,
And the world II Rrny and lonely,
Gone the sun that one time beamed.
have had my life and fnltered,
And the world will not condone,
I have faster wine-sO bitter,
And am sobcred-and alone.
The diary proceeds:
August 30--Alone all day. Two calls
from colonel in Fort Worth and fuss
ing. He came upon l. o'clock train
and went back on the morning train.
Good God.
August 31-very hot day. Colonel
left on morning train for Fort Worth.
slept until noon. Spent afternoon
Extremely lonely in evening. To bed
at $50. The empty heart.
HAS TWO BREAKFASTS.
September 1.-The day blew in with
cold, chilly rain. Was awake at
5 and didn't get any more sleep. In
tended going to the country. but too
much mud Had two breakfasts s-one
at s and one at 10. The only appetite
/ can satisfy.
Spent morning reading and writ
ing A fine day to browse around
through old papers and books; to
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MRS. M'SW|NEY IS
SECLUDED IN HOTEL
Widow of Irish Martyr Attends
Mass, but Maintains Reserve
With IntervieWerS.

NEW YORK Dec. 5.-Mrs. Muried
McSwiney. widow of the Lord Mayor
Of Cork. spent a quiet day today, fol-
lowing a reception yesterday ending
in a triumphal procession down Fifth
avenue TO the st. Regis Hotel, where
she is stopping.
Mrs McSwiney. here to testify in
the Nations tmagazine) investigator
of Irish conditiohS,' attended mass to-
day.
Late yesterday Mrs. McSwiney mo-
tored to White Plains. where she had
dinner with her sister-in-law at Ged-
ney Farms She returned TO the ho-
tel so unobtrusively that even tho
Irish policemen on duty there did not
know OF her arrival.
HERE FOR TESTIMONY.
At the st. Regis Yesterday =
McSwincy. after mucn urging
peared to speak for moment .a !
press, of which fully sixty menhv
were assembled. N
She looked more childlike than ey
without her wraps or hat. She we4
her hair parted and done Ia y
heavy braids caught by par
large pins A plcated crepe do chi
Sklrt ana DIOusc OF tne SdiHe H't'
were unrclieved by touch OF wltte.
She explained that she was here
give testimony and bear witr svs
the Irish upheaval before the Ani
lean Commission on Ireland.
FEELS WELCOME IN U. |.
~ can say nothing about cor
tions in my country until after
hearing, which ! believe is to be
Wednesday" she remarked.
But I should like to have A 1ierlsA-.
know that both my husband and A.
ways expected help from this coun-
try.
"I have had many beautiful letters
from the United states; some cwon
from American children. feel as if
my welcome today were n tribute di-
rect from the women here to the
memory OF my husband"
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CONGRESS SET
FOR OPENING
All Leaders on Ground and In
tereSt Is Keen for
Initial Session.
BY JOHN SNURE.

Inc last session OF the SlHty-SlNIh
Congress, generally known as the
short session. will begin at noon to-
convene and observe the usual for
malities of the opening legislative
day.
- WILL NOTIFY WILSON.
sharply at the hour of Il. Speaker
Gillett will call the House to order
and Vice President Marshall Will rap
the gavel that will bring order in the
Senate. After prayer, roll call, and
the usual resolutions a Committe" vi
be named to notify the President
that both houses are assembled and
are ready to receive any communica-
tions which he may desire to make.
Chief feature of the opening day, A
feature which will relieve the pro-
ceedings from their usual routine. will
be the presence OF Senator Harding,
President elect. who will attend the
session Of the Senate and may ad-
dress il briefly.
TASt OF CONGRESS.
In accordance with the traditions.
the annual message of the President
will be presented TO both houses Tues
day. President Wilson desires to de-
liver the message in person and to
address both houses in joint assembly.
but il is not certain that he will do
SO House and Senate leaders are
aware Of his desire to appear, but
have not been finally advised whether
he will do so.
With less than three months to
elapse between the opening Of :hc
session and its close. March I, il L.
agreed on all hands that the PRINCIPAL
task OF the session will he the pas
sage of the appropriation bills. Strong
efforts are to be made TO pass these
by March 4. The Republicans hope in
this way to demonstrate that they
are able to lcGislate in expeditions
and business-like fashion and to show
they are more competent tnan the op-
position in this respect.
No ID. G.. LEGISLATION.
Aside from the passage OF the ap-
preparation bills, little general legis-
lation will be passed. though some
which leaders refer to as Of an crle;.
gcncy nature will be put through.
For the District of Columbia. it'll '
legislation need be anticipated this
session. except the passage of the Dis.
trict appropriation bill.
Huge estimates stand facing ON
gross. They total S4.653. .S56, 1872.
House and Senate leaders declare
their purpose is to economize and that
tho estimates will be cut down heav-
ily and the number OF Govcrnmen
employees. here and through the coun-
try. will be much reduced. Wnnther
the predictions OF economies will pan
out to tho extent talked OF remains
to be seen.
TALK OF ECoNOMl.
Talk of economy will be loud and
long. but when the totals Of the ap-
propriations are rounded up at noon
or the fourth OF March II is doubtful
" they are as great as now predicted
Some would cut tho hgures to $4,000.
OOO. 900. and others even declare a pur-
pose to reduce to $4,000, ,0oo, 900.
II is doubtful II the estimates Will
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SENATOR REEDS AUTO IN
COLLISION ON AVENUE

United States Senator James A
Reed, of Missouri, narrowly escapes
injury last night when his automo-
bile collIded with car OF the Capital
Traction Company in front OF i<f6
Pennsylvania avenue northwest. A.
though slightly shaken up <nom The
accident, the Senator escaped injurR
Tho automobile was siightiy dams
aged. 4.
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TRAILS HUSBAND CLAD
AS BOY; GOES TO JAIL

NEW YORK, DEC. 5.---Mrs. l1Skt r.,de
Capan. twenty-five. suspect |us-
band Of fickloncss. So III IA
pair of boys sh"rt pantsN Ack-
inaw. and went slcuthing Via az clc-
waited train.
Mrs. Capan Is plump and pretty.
Even husbands accompanied by their
wives penetrated the disguise with
rapt attention.
\ heartlcss magistrate imposed 81
1nc on Mrs. Capan and ordered her
lawyer to accompany her home in a
taxicab.
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Mrs. Bodn1er Ready to
"Spend Every Penny
To Keep Her Children

''Wc'rc the happcst family in Washington today.'
With smile of contcntmcnt Mrs Rudolph J. Bomer sazed
happily upon her husband of but twcntour hours and her
two children by former marriage They were all sitting
together in their apartment at of the downtown hotels
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love TICKET FOR FOOL LAND WRECKED LIFE SOBS AFFINITY
WEATHER

Fair tosiEht and Mos-
day, colder toai8kt.
Fresh west wiads. ainaia-
LshinS toaiEht. Teapera-
tsre st \ q. n. 90 de-
EreeS
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Millions who suffered with indigestion,
bloa'irE and gas in tho stomach praise
MAYR'S WONDERFUL REMEDY. one
dose viii convince or money refunded Al
druggists -Advt
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or ii you take MIN, W ~ let you
shift for yourselves; r" help
If # this his nation had ahe
league, should we hav, !,
a little later, whom W
might not have for Pre-
A little newspaper, oW
office of j. p. Morgan
pany, prints a touchinRV
"The Vacant Chair" A
tions, John Bull IN the
are sitting around
empty. The ghostly
Uncle Sam, a tear i
loom above It. A
cfoue iss on the foo,
A. Tad, real CO
6pronnised TO improve
toon. Says he, 81
bankrupt nations Of.
ing TO start pokG.SN d.
out any chips, az S.NN z
what has become o.tllss.N e
easy mark, with the bankla5li, for
whom the vacant chair a. writ
ing" That's the RE ~ picture.
What is gem ! Wils4m
Duffy, three years olL 1pYfNd a
complete answer on F1 q " He
crossed the most crowded street
at the most crowded moment,
ignorir~ "Cli-c rrd ''""rh''os
and chtcl ing traffic. Wlcr ,o-
Iceman picked him Up. g. nj
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as. day to contemplate the horrors
Of war and the selfishness Of human
nature. So say these Boston profess
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-03
LOCAL FARES TO GET
 BOOST ON RAILROADS

Passenger fare increases. under the order issued Saturday by the inter state commerce commission. wi, affect local tickets, or short hauls, and make few if any considerable changes on tickets for any distance, t is gener- ally believed, pending the issuance of railroad tariffs showing the new fares. Railroad officials are now working on new tariffs for the purpose of putting the new passenger fares in effect on August p and freight increases on August 20. As local tickets are sold in vastly larger numbers than the long hauls, it is thought that the new tariffs will be framed So that the principal raises wll be upon them.
 Parlor and Pullman car fares are the most certain increase in the entire transportation list The commission granted an increase of 50 per cent. the amount to go to the carriers as a surcharge. Under the new tariffs. 1t is expected that the one-way fare to Little Rock will be increased from go cents to about S120. with other local tickets raised in the same proportion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-03
BINDERS

Mrs, A. E. Moore visited her daugh- ter, Mrs. Anna Merriman, at Conway last week
 Sevcra, people from this place at tended the reunion at Heber Springs Thursday and Friday and report a nice t'me
 Mrs. F. J. Jones, who has been vis- iting here, is visiting relatives and friends at Marcus HI. B. F. Clark spent the week end with homefolhs Misses Archie Evans and Polly liar gett of Brannon visited here Sunday Butcher Mcrriman of Conway is wis it.ng his brother, W. R. Merrman.
 The singing Sunday was well at tended.
 Miss Clara Tubbs spent last week with her cousin, Mrs Hester McNail of Brannon. August 9.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-03

six Of whom. two daughters and four sons. are still living.
 One of her daughters married w E. Bell of Van Buren, civil engineer fer Crawford county and the St. FraaIls county levee districts. Mrs. Bell IS the grand daughter of Mrs. Ambrose II. Sevier, great-grand daughter of Governor James S. Con- way and great-grand niece of Henry and Elias Conway. Her two children, George Milford and Shirley Louise, are The fifth generation of the Con- way family in Arkansas. and the fourth living generation.
 The only living member of Cover nor James Conways immediate fam fly Is Mrs. Ambrose Sevier's sister, Mrs. Sue Logan, whose home is in Shreveport, La.
The log cabin Democrat., 1920-08-03
TO END
 STUDY WEDNESDAY,

The school of instruction for county erintendents of education vii be ended at the State Normal School on Wednesday at noon. State Superin- tendcnt J L. Bond declared today that the school has been one of the most successful and satisfactory school school meetings held in Arkansas, and that the county superintendents will assume their duties with better prepar- ation than if the school had not been held. The interest of the educators in the course of the study have been unflagging and discussion of the var ious angles of county superietendency has been spirited and interesting
 At the invitation of the Conway Commercial Club, the superintendents will be given an automobile ride over the city this afternoon at o'clock. Chairman Tom Davis of the club made arrangements for the ride this morn ing, and a number of citizens agreed to be on hand with their cars.
 The educators spent today in study of the subjects assigned by MT Bond and his associates. Tomorrow the regular morning period of study will be given and the school be ad- iourned at noon in time for the su- oerintendents to return to their homes tomorrow night.