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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-01-07
MusIins, Sheetings and Sheets
10 INCH sHEEriSG isc I'd.

10 INCH SHKETING ise I'd.
An elegant weight and quality Of unbleached
muslin for making sheets, reduced from SOC yard
20 1sc,
WIDE sTKETINGs zoe YARD.
81 inches vide, or the regular "a. beachsd and
uubleached one OF the WelI known brands. 0 year
ago sio0 yard, Soc
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Suits, Coats, Dresses,
Skirts and FurS
All Al Nearly One.HaIf Price.

. NuNpHH NAaHH SUITS now VI 400.
WUuena $50 - SIS suits. nuw f21.a0
WUHeHs so to So sniia uow sEk50.
Wumsu's $500 stout suits, $3.50,
Wnmens $50 60 SIS stout suit $3.50.
Wnnens 81 to SO coats, now ti3a1
Wuman'a So 30 10 5000 coats. noK 1880.
WOmenB tiB to $500 coats. Rzah0
ChiidFeu'a 81 80 to 1880 coats. nov s4|s,
Misses 1890 10 s2ie0 coats, Stn&s
Misses 81 90 10 stS0O cOatA. tt4b0
ssa60 70 t2S 90 silk drease8 HOW $3.50
So 90 To $50 40 alik dresses now F247B
$3.50 10 81 so serge dresses now 1875.
ssgg dress Akirta 1893
1915 to so 90 dress akirts 1896
ti0i5 to sl350 dress skirts ts9s.
FIHS EXACTLY HALF PRICE
Choose any fnr Ia our stock now ~ just half the
regular price.
SPECIAL MILLINERY REDUCTIONS
Black hats at ssc Hats "A fiHs
Two special lots Of al trimmed and ua-
trimmed shapes.
RAG CARPET ellie YB
Heavy double chain rag carpet, part wool stripe
we'll made reduced 10 st.lo yard
$3.50 CIT GLASS VASES si0s
~ inches tail, lovely aud rich cuttings
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HuCK TOWELS ise.
BATH TOWELS soc.

Very heavy and large white bath towels also
coloFed and fancy towels that sold up to Loo now
reduced 70 Soc
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RK'S CROCHET COTTON Toe.
Matches Values In
DOn1GStiCS

THE BEST APRON GsINGHAM l3c YD.
Lancaster and Amoskeag Ginghams. in full
line of checks, price year ago BE yard. are now
15c.
DRESS GINGHAMS I9c YD.
Hundreds of yards of good dress gnghams. most
OF them pretty neat checks and paids that sold al
80 to 45c yard now &c.,
DRESS GINGIIAMS zoe YD.
Our finest gnghams, many Of them 30 inches
wide, that sold at soc to Csc, 29c
YARD WIDE PERCALES I9c YD.
former Soc grade, In both shifting stripes and
dress styles, now 19c.
OUTING CLOTH 1se YD
An excellent quality, in both light and dark col
ors, that sold in the early fall at 40c now lsc yd
YARD WIDE OUTING CLOTH sc YD.
A heavy CLOTH Iight-coors only, neat styles for
night gowns, & good value at 25c yd
COTTON TOWELING lie YD.
Bleached toweling, good quality a former 2Sc
grade, now lie.
CRETONNE Csc YARD.
In a variety Of pretty patterns for covering conf
forts, $50 inches wide.
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Extraordinary silk
Reductions

$3.50 and $500 MESSALINE SATINS si39.
An excellent good quality In all Of the best dress
shades and black, yard wide.
st00 women's Isle hose zoe
CRRPE.DE.CmNES siJs YD
40 inches wide. a good heavy quality, that sold
at t250 to $500 yard All coors, and black, special
$l4s
SILK POPLINS Soc YD.
= good dress silk. yard wide at a very low price,
black and all the wanted eolorH.
HAIR BOW RIBBONS zoe YD.
A big special lot OF satin MORE and tafettn rib
hons, 10 Az inches wide, about soc values now
zoe,
HOSIERY AT REDUCED PRICES
1850 women's silk hose $3.50,
$500 Women's silk hose 95c.
WOOL C0ATINGS Sg.0s.
Heavy Polo Cloth Coatnss. IN heather and solid
colors. 56 inches wide, reduced from $3.50 TO 1898
yard.
$3.50 and $500 DRESS GOODS 1888 YD.
Special lot Of serges and other wool materials.
TO close out. reduced TO s1.5s I'd
WOMEN'S KID GLOVES SI.9A
Special lot Of our regular s2.5O to $3.50 kid
gloves BLACK tan and grey TO close out at Si9s pair
WOMEN'S GLOVES 95c PAIR.
Special lot OF wool and feecy lined gloves, black
and grey; SO and 59c grades 35c pair.
CURTAIN YOILES I9c YD.
Special lot of curtain scrims and voiles, some
short lengths, up TO soc values now 19c yard.
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.HILL" AND ANDROsCOGGIN MUsLISS Zoe III.
Two Of the best known and most satisfactory
wearing bleached musns year ago 45e yard. now
19c
UNBLEACHED MUSLIN Is'Ec I'D.
strictly good muslin, yard wide. year ago Doc
yard now only i2Hc
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ALL SWEATERS ARE REDUCED
Winter Underwear At
Reduced Prices
WONES'S VEST Ann PANTS sae.

W0AEs'N VEST AND PANTS s9c.
Fieecy lined regular and extra sizes. early
price tl25, now eac
W0MEN'S VEST AND PANTS ssc
The same goods that sold Al ii75 ~ The early
fail, regular and extra Bzes.
CHILDRENs UNDERWEAR zoe.
Special lot Of vests aud pants nescy lined $40
values. sac.
$50 RED SPREADS sabs
$50 BID SPREADS aa.eS
Two special values IN large eatln bed spreads,
IN handsome raised patterns. In regular aud cut
corner styles
HUCk TOWELS isc.
Good size and welght-eoorod borders, reduced
from Gee.
TURKISH TOWELS &c.
good siue bath towel. that sold AZ soc now 25e
BATH TOWELS 55C.
Very heavy and large white bath towels also
coloFed and fancy towels that sold up to tlo0 now
reduced 10 55c
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CARPET RAGS &c LIB.

We will buy carpet rags during the month OF
January and will allow &c pound for good cotton
rags put up in hanks, in exchange for merchandise
Bring them in early
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HEHNED SHEETS siAs.

Size Slxeo. made Of good muslin. seamless wide
hens, bIeaehed or uabieachod year ago s275, now
ftts.
SINGLE BED SHEETS si.ss.
Size 5s&ao lnthea. made ~ the best grade Of
Sieaebed shectlng deep hens good value ut ti@b,
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Reduced Prices On
House Dresses

1896 WILDLY BLOUsES Si.39
Fine jeans middieS, white and navy trimmed, all
sizes
s2.ss -PArL JONES" MIDDIEs s225
There are finest goods In both material and
manufacture, al considerable reduction.
$50 ROMPERs sl.Is
our entire stock Of rompers Of good Bingham
and chamhrays Is included at this reduction.
$3.50 and ssGo YRLEyT CORDUORY SUITS sass.
For boys age 10 years in brown and navy
saDs. saas CHILDREN'g GINCHAM DRESSES sias.
Special lot Of fine grade Bingham dresses age
10 IA years, now only Si.9s
CHILDREHS GISGHAM DRESSES 9sC
Special lot Of dresses. in various attractive
styles Sizes TO ~ years, reduced from $500 to os
oents
REDUCED PRICES ON HOUSE DRESSES
$3.50 10 $500 House Dresses 1928.
s250 House Dresses Siss.
y0ILE WAISTS 9sc
Special lot Of white cotton waists that sold up
to 1900
PINE COTT0N WAISTS si.9s
Our entire line OF fine embroidered cambria and
hand embroidered voes that sold zap to $500 are
now offered az 81
$500 and sl0O0 GEORGETTE WAISTS $500
A final clearance OF every high grade waist In
stock.
$500 AND $3.50 FLANNEL GOWNS sl4s
Womens outing flannel gowns white and colored
stripes. that sold early IN the winter at 5000 are
now offered at ieas than half prizes
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Japanese Accept
Chinese Offer to
Pay for Railway
Amount Fixed at 53,OOO,000
Gold Marks Plus Amounts
OF Improvement-Sub-
ject to Tokio's Approval.

Washington, Dec. l5.-SubJect to
Tokio's approval, the japanese dele
cation today accepted the Chinese
offer to pay 53,000,000 German gold
marks for the Kiao Chow Tsinanfu
railroad i'll Shantung, plus what
Japan has made in permanent I'M
provements but less deterioration.
When the conversations between
the two delegations was renewed to-
day the Chinese offered to buy the
railroad outright in cash, but the
Japanese, it was said, raised ques-
tons as to why this course was pro-
posed, pointing out that all other
railroads in China had been built
with the aid of foreign loans.
The Chinese delegates replied that
the Chinese consortium was ready
to finance the restoration of the rail-
road and China's desire was to make
use of this in order to do away with
foreign control" :"
4 Mr.. Hanihara Of the Japanese dele
CATION said after the meeting sutfi,
cicnt progress l,ad-been made toward
a settlement of the Shantung ques-
ton, but would give no details.
From the Chinese, however. it was
learned that after the provisional ac-
ceptance Of the Chinese financial
offer for complete Chinese control
over the railroad, the discussion
conferred on the mode of payment.
No decision was reached and the
discussion will be continued tomor-
row.
The amount agreed on virtually is
the valuation placed on the road, ex-
elusive OF the adjacent mines, by the
commission set up under
the treaty OF Versailles.
The question of coal mines and
certain iron ore fields involved in
the disputed railroad remains to be
settled, but according to the Chinese,
probably will not be reached until
the method of payment OF the road
proDer is agreed upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Dali Eireann in
Secret Session
On Treaty Points
Supporters of Collins and
Griffith Declare Ratifica.
ton of Irish Free
State Certain.

Dublin, Dec. l5.-(By A. P)--
Hope that the Dali Eireann would
be able to reach a vote on ratifica-
ton of the Anglo-Irish treaty in a
public session tomorrow was ex-
pressed by Michael Collins, one of
the advocates of ratification, as the
dali went into another secret session
at 6 O'Clock this evening.
Dublin Dec. l5.-(By A. Pas
the Dali Eireann met today fer the
continuation of its secret session it
was declared by supporters Of
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith
that they and the other signers of the
Irish peace agreement now felt GER
tain of an ultimate majority in favor
Of the treaty.
They, declared no prominent per-
.spn it, any part Of Ireland. had yet
protested against their action in
signig an agreement with the British
cabinet. President De Naleras cb-
jections were stated to be to certain
details Of the treaty, which he thinks
would have been improved if it had
been, resubmittcd to him and the
Dali cabinet before it was signed
AS to Mr.. De Nalera's position
with regard to the treaty, it is assert
cd that when the governments pro-
(Turn to Tase Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
5-5-3 Ratio
Officially
Accepted
Japan to Retain Superdread-
naughi Mu,su and United
States to Keep Two Ships
Of Maryland Glass.
Britain Will Build Two

Washington, Dec. l5.--Agrec-
ment OF the Big Three naval
powers on the "5-5-3" naval ratio
plan was officially announced late
today at the State department
Under the plan, Japan retains the
superdreadnaught Mutsu instead OF
the old batteship Setsu, and the
United States retains two additional
ships of the Maryland class instead
of the Delaware and North Dakota.
will build wo supcrdreadnaughts
will build two supcrdreadnaughs
similar to the Maryland and Mutsu
types but of greater tonnage, scrap,
ping four old battleships OF the
original retained list suggested by
the American plan.
The agreement includes status
quo understanding on fortilcations
OF the Pacific islands in open waters
and exclusive of Hawaii and islands
off the Japanese, Australian and
New Zealand coasts.
With these exceptions the agree
ment comedies with the original
plan OF limitations, but questions
as to submarines, possible modifica-
tions OF the 10-year naval holiday
and tonnage allowances in air craft
carriers and other auxiliary types
are reserved for consideration by
THE new naval committee of 1t
which held its first session today
Maximum Increased.
The agreement also provides Tor
maximum limit in tonnage of cap
ital ships to be built i'll replacement
at $1,000 tons, American measure
mcnt, and for an ultimate tonnage
ratio between the three powers at
the end Of the l0-year holiday as
follows: Great Britain. $4,000 tons;
the United States, $4,000; Japan,
$4,000 tons.
The original American proposal
fixed maximum OF $4,000 tons and
provided for 100000 tons each for
the United States and Grca. Britain
and 100000 tons for Japan.
Ships OF the Maryla1 class to
be retained by the United States will
be the Colorado and Washington
Ships to be scrapped by Great Bri-
tain to compensate for its two new
battleships. the King George V, the
Erin, the Centurion and the Ajax.
Under the agreement during the
10 years the United States will have
lS capital ships aggregating 525,Ss0
tons, Great Britain, 20 ships, aggre-
eating 582,050 and Japan, 10 ships,
aggregating $4,000 tons.
This represents total of $1,000
tons for Great Britain more than
the United States, which was al
lowed. the announcement said, be-
cause of the age of the older British
battleship
The official announcement said
that the agreement was dependent
On suitable agreement with France
and Italy as to their naval ratios.
but that ratio as between the
three big powers was not to be
affected by the French and Italian
negotiations.
United States to Scrap $4,000 Ttons.
Under the final arrangement the
United States will scrap the same
Turn to Page Two Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
big E"AGREE ON NAVAL Plan
Germany Unable to
Meet Reparations

Paris. Dec. l5-(By A. P)-Ger-
many will not be able to meet in full
its reparations payment OF 100000
900 gold marks falling due January
IS and February Is and has so in
formed the allied reparations COM
mission.
A moratorium is not asked for by
Germany in its note, which merely
lays Germany's financial situation be-
fore the reparations commission as
evidence of Germany's inability 10
meet the installments, each OF 500,-
100000 gold marks.
Neither is any release from its
obligations requested by Germany,
which apparently has left the matter
entirely in the hands OF the commits
sion. .s.......
The commission probably will
meet Immediately to consider the
note, which will be referred TO the
allied governments.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Disabled Veterans
Will Get Checks
December Maintenance Pay
ments to Be Forthcoming,
Kinkaid Telegraphs.

Prospects of 4 gloomy Christmas
for some 500 disabled ex-service men
in Omaha were d'spelied yesterday
afternoon by telegram from Con-
gresham NJ. P. Kinkaid that main
tenance checks for December would
be forthcoming. The telegram, ad-
dressed to the state commander of
the American Legion, William
Richie, jr, read: ...
Emergency appropriation for re-
lrabil tation of disabled ex-service
men has been enacted" @
Word that the ex-service men tax
ing vocational training here would
receive no checks for the period De-
ccmber lis. due to the fact that the
appropriation had been exhausted
and congress had forgotten to vote
a new one, was sent to Con McCar-
ger. local manager OF the veterans
bureau. last Friday. Many OF the
trainees and their families are de-
pendent entirely upon the mainten-
ance checks for their support and
prospects looked dark for the ex-
service men.
81 Action of congress yesterday is cx-
pected to insure merry Christmas
for the former soldiers. their wives
and k:ddies.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Santa Claus Denounced
In Speech by Minister

Santa Claus is not only myth,
but lie-a lie invented by the devil
TO keep from impressionable minds
of children the real reason for
Christmas presents which is to COM
memorate the giving by God of His
only Son 10 be the Redeemer of the
world" Rev. 0. ID. Baltzly told his
Bible class at kountze Memorial
church Wednesday night.
There are no white lies" he said
"A lie is never justiha, y The ply
sician is not justified iii giving his
patient false hopes. By SO doing he
may deprive him of time to set his
house in order"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Solution Of Axe Murders
In New Orleans Is Seen

New Orleans, Dec. 15.-Possible
solution of the killing of Michael
Pepitone, one of series of ak muir
ders that stirred New Orleans two
years ago, is seen by the local po-
lice in the death in Los Angeles of
Joseph Mumfre at the hands of Mrs.
Esther Albane, who was Pepitcne's
widow. Developments yesterday
were said to presagc an exhaustive
inquiry into events between the two
tragedies.
While Mrs. Albane did not say
that Mumfre killed Pepitone, she did
assert, according to Charles A..
Jones, chief of rolice of Los An
geles, that she killed Mumfre be-
cause he attempted to extort $500
from her and threatened her with
death. She said he also threatened
her husband, Albane, who has been
missing since October 81, 1921.
Pepitcne was murdered as he
slept by the side of his wife Octo-
Der u, 1919, shortly after the mur-
der of her husband. Mrs. Pepitone
married Angelo Albane, who had
been arrested in 1916 with Joseph
Mumfre.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Less Than $5,000Left
By Colonel Whittlesey

New York. Dec. 15.--The will of
Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Whittlesey,
filed for probate yesterday. disposes
OF an estate of less than $4,000. The
will is dated November %, 1921, and
bequeaths to friend, George q.
McMurty, who was second in com-
niand of Colonel Whittlescy's lost
battalion" of the Argonne fighting,
the written demand of the German
officer commanding the troops which
had surrounded Whittlesey's force
for his surrender.
To his friend, former classmate
and law partner. George B. Pruyn,
named executor, he willed his
French legion of honor medal. The
document .exempts his brother, Mel
zar NJ, from a financial obligation
to him and the residue Of the estate
is then bequeathed 10 his mother,
Mrs. Anna E. Whittlcsey of Pitts
Gcld, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Stop ALL =
New Order
10 Pickets
Strike Leaders Move to Throw
Barricadc Around All the
South Side Packing
Plants.
No Violence Is Command

Tighten up the picket lines. stop
everyone going into the packing
plants; try TO persuade them to stay
out, but don't resort to violence"
This was the order issued by lead
ars of the butcher workmen's union
IN South Side at noon yesterday.
Leaders declared that strenuous cf-
forts to keep men out Of the plants
had not been made up until now,
because "thc presence OF common
labor in the plants was Just an added
bill OF expense to the management.
Reports from general managers
that the plants were operating with
full crews has been detrimental to
the morale Of some OF the weaker
strikers, however. hence the order
to tighten up the picket lines, say
the union leaders.
Mass Meeting Called.
A mass meeting will be held at the
Butcher Workmen's hall at 2:3O
this afternoon. The speaker will be
H. M. Wells of Seattle. former pres
ident of the labor council there. A
meeting for Bohemian strikers was
held at the Bohemian hall. Twenty
first and u streets, last night, when
Bohemian speaker discussed the
situation.
Violence marked the beginning of
yesterday in the packing house strike
zone on the South Side. Police riot
squads were called out as early as
5 o'clock and detachmcnts were
rsshed from the South Side station
on a rapid succession Of calls until
daylight.
Sam Scsto. 6O8 North Sixteenth
street. was going to his work on a
sewer job at $50 when a gang of
five men met him at Thirty-fourth
and u streets.
Heres dirty packing house
worker" one of the gang SAID. 'Sesto
told police. The gang then knocked
him down and beat him to insensi-
bility. He was found later by a
pedestrian who notified police.
Terribly Beaten.
At the station his head was found
to be terribly beaten and his nose
broken.
Word spread among the Italian
residents and a crowd of Is OF them
gathered soon, demanding that police
apprehend the men responsible for
the assault.
John Roberts, 2645 V street, was
arrested at Twenty-seventh and q
streets when he pulled the trolley
(Turn to Page Three. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Cleveland Milk Wagon
Drivers Strike Settled

Cleveland, Dec. I5.-The strike of
approximately 800 milk wagon driv-
crs, which went into effect six weeks
ago, was settled late yesterday, when
the Telling Belle-Vernon company
agreed to accept the proposal of the
city council committee which provid-
cd that the company take back 50
per cent Of the men Immediately and
the others when vacancies occurred.
The men voted to accept the prop
osition today.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
President Approves Plan to
Care for Graves in France

Washington, Dec. l5.-President
Harding gave full approval yester-
day to plans drawn under super
vision Of the Fine Arts commission
for the identification of American
military cemeteries in France, Eng
land and Belgium.
Following conference with the
president, Charles Moore, president
OF the commission, said he found the
latter in sympathy with plans for the
caring of soldiers graves. Mr..
Moore explained that S800000 was
necessary for the work to be done
next year.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Tax Payers Will Receive
Checks for Over PAYMENT

Washington, Dec. l5.-Ch2ngeS in
treasury procedure obviating the fill
ing of claims by taxpayers for re-
fund and abatement of federal taxes
were announced tonight by Commits
sioner Blair.
After December Is" Mr.. Blair
said, taxpayers will not be advised
of their privilege of filing a claim
for the refund OF taxes which have
been paid in excess of amounts le-
gally due, but instead will receive a
certificate of over assessment and a
check in correction of the error, or
if the assessment is outstanding
against the taxpayer for income or
excess profits tax. the over payment
will be applied as a credit against
the assessment and the balance i'm
mediately refunded"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Dallas Nurse Is Charged
With Numbering Negro

Dallas, Dec. l5.-Following the
killing of Ras Cookey. 40, negro por-
ter in the Federal building rest
room here Tuesday, Miss Jeahanne
Lamore, 20, nurse, was charged Ill
federal court yesterday with Staying
the negro with malice aforethought
within and on property owned and
occupied and under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the United States gov
crnment." Miss Lamore is alleged
to have shot Cookey twice when she
claims he attempted to assault her.
: She was given hearing and her
bond set at $500. She went to jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Commons Resumes
Debate on Irish State

London, Dec. ls.-(By A. P0-
The House Of Commons this after
noon resumed its debate on the
Anglo-lrish agreement, the feature
OF the early proceedings being all ad-
dress by former Premier Asquith
heartily commencing the treaty for
the acceptance OF the house.
Mr.. Asquith declared the pact gave
TO Ireland the fullest measure Of
local autonomy and preserved to all
lrishmen their full share OF free citi-
zenShip throughout the British
empire.
Mr.. Asquith sal dthe proposal was
the essence OF dominion self govern
mcnt and he had been preaching
dominion self government for the
last two years.
While supporting the treaty. he
contended il should have been made
before, in time to avoid the tragedies
enacted since armed conflict began.
During the debate in the House
OF Commons on the Irish agreement
today Andrew Bonar Law, unionist
leader, announced himself in favor
OF the agreement.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-16
Bankers Reaffirm Stand
Against Soldiers Bonus

Washington. Dec. l5.-The ad-
ministrative committee of the Ameri-
can Bankers association yesterday
reaffirmed opposition TO the soldiers
bonus bill, voiced at the annual con-
ventions OF the association last Octo-
Der in Los Angeles. The resolution
adopted at the convention declared
economy in government demands
the elimination of all unnecessary ex-
penditures,' but added that for our
soldiers who are disabled as a re-
suit OF the war We urge the fullest
compensation and care on the part OF
she government"