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The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
FALLS SHORT
OF RESPONSE
AT CAPITAL
Representative Frear
Points Out Kahn's
German Birth; Says
He Misleads.
lRr. Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.
solution of Americas
foreign debt problem, pro-
posed by Otto H. Kahn, the
New York banker, failed gen.
orally to strike a responsive
chord today in official circles
in Washington.
Members Of the American debt
funding commission took note OF Mr.
Kahn's proposal that the United
states differentiate between the seven
and a half billion dollars loaned TO
F,uropean countries before the arms
ticA and the two and a half billion
dollars loaned after hostilities ceased
and arrange differing methods Oh
repavment, but pointed out that the
act of congress creating the commls-
sion would permit no such dh1ereNI'-
ation even if considered advisable.
Aranobers of congress generally ez-
,,rasead decided opposition to the New
YORK bankers suggestion that at leas'
n nortion of the debt be cahceIleo,
several leaders in both the senate anu
house declaring that the American
naopIa were in no mood to approve
any such action.
The views Of Mr.. Kahn, as pre-
santed in. letter to Senator smoot
If Titan, a fr1embe.' or the debt fundtng
commission, drew particular fire from
Representative Frear OF Wisconsin
renubIican member Of the house ways
and means committee, who addressed
\ latter to Senator Smoot asserting
that the commission should apprlse
foreign governments at an early DAY
of the anomalous position occupied
hv Mr.. Kahn and that he does no'
sneak for the commission, for thc
congress or FOR the American people
Senator Smcot nad not received
Mr., Kahn's letter today ami SAID
he. himself, wou5ty 1,or comment upor
II until he had received it and stud
led the proposition set forth In 1t
other members of the commission
however, were quick to declare tina
the commission could do nothing TO
ward differentiation in the debt a.
suggested by the banker. The com
mission, they pointed out, was per
m:tted to do only three things wiz
| the debts-allow postponement OF lAS
ment Of principal for not longer thaf
+wentv five years, to fIx fate
interest at not less than four anu
quarter per cent, and to aauthoflA
| funding of the interest along with TN
principal for not longer than tWeht.
| five years.
Representative F'rear In his iette
to Mr.. Kahn's German BIRTH ms SUP
| seouent British naturalization anu !
| his membership in Kuhn LoeD "lL ~,
| company banking firm, ana salo IA
frequency Of his advice for cdiicei'G a
ton of foreign debts in Whoie VI -; :
1srtNand the publicity attending HI
ppffor+s 10 that end, suggest propa
canda tending to embarrass the com
sooission and to n1islead foreign gov
nrnrnants as to the sentiment in thl
Icountry on the subject.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
Quits as Federal
Fuel Distributor
fBv Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Conrad
f. spens prepared his resignation
today as federal fuel distributor LOT
transmission tomorrow to President
Harding to become effective January
/. Along with it will 90 brief re-
mort on the work of the emergency
office. which was established Sep
tember % after the conclusion OF the
coal strike.
Mr.. spens will return to his for
mer post as vice president OF the
Chicago Burlington and Quincy rali-
road with headquarters at Chicago.
is considered probable that the
fuel distribution office will be closed
soon after January I, although an or
ganizatlon will be held together TO
care for leftover details. Under the
law creating it, President Harding
may terminate its activities at any
time by Withdrawing a proclamation
declaring an emergency. under which
1t has functioned.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
Intends To
Capture Bergdoll
(Rv Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. G6.-The
American Legicn in Washington VIII
do anything it can to help capture
Grover Cleveland BergdolI' convicted
ornov deserter, whom a restaurant
nan believes he saw in Seattle last
Wight. Henry A. Wise, state adjutant
- the legion, announced today.
"Every American Legion menu menus q,
would take pleasure IN caPl Itit,
ssLe his description, with pictures
nad r'a averv legion man in this state
1,in ,,,in he on the lookout for him II ne
coroes. or has come, to the faciiI0
coaxt ~ on a. German vessel, as he Is re-
] r,nrted TO be doing.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
Change Name Of
The Everglades
(Bv Associated Pressl

MIAMI Dec. 2G.-''Tropical GladeS
was the name selected tonight by al.
rectors of the Miami Chamber OF
Commerce as the most suitable OF
thousands submitted in a contest
conducted under the chambers aus
pfces to find a suitable name 70 Apply
to that section of Florida called me
Everglades. Agitation for name ~
supplant Everglades, which, 1t was
contended, worked vast damaSe ~
Florida because Of the prevaliln& lIi.-
preston over the country that Ever
rIades conveyed a picture Of huge
swamp land. alive with wild animals
defying cultivation. resulted IN me
contest which occupied many weeks
last summer. From the thousands OF
names, the directors sifted and sort,
ed out a handful which were Noceo
on tonight.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
TUESDAY
IN
WASHINGTON

Neither the senate nor the
horse was in session.
n0Pbe The " semi-weekly meeting Of
the cabinet was devoted mainly in no TO
discussion Of the effects OF '"7
''' Havisability of supporting in
od;snd form. the Borah propos-
al for an economic cor conference t;a enc hT os
world powers was CONSIDERED oS
the senate republican leaders.
chief Justice Taft announced
that senior circuit judges Woulo
meet here Thursday to discuss
means of relieving docket conges-
ton in the federal courts.
ADMINISTRATION leaders, in the
senate were reported opposed to
The McKellar shipping bill amend
nents, which call for the abroga'
tion Of commercial treaties dis
terminating against the United
States.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
FRANCE VICTORIOUS IN
PREPARATIONS FARLEY

PARIS, Dec. 26.--France gained an
important victory in the allied repara-
lions commission today when the com
mission by vote OF 3 to declared
Germany in voluntary default in her
wood deliveries for 1922.
France, Belgium and Italy voted in
favor of the declaration, while Great
britain cast its ballot against it.
The decision of the commission was
Immediately communicated to the
allied governments for their action. 1t
NAV have vital effect on the repara-
tions problem if France can retain the
q,,urcI.r of lLai. ..r1 &>#T.1r. "@e1
the reparatiQns ouestjooe discussed
at the January meeting Of the gre"
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
Woman Resigns
AS Democratic
Representative
fBy Associated Press1

MEMPHIS, Tenn DEC, r.,,. an
Charlotte Williams of Me'aei.iT aSat-rSn an
ian. will resign as H4e H@rrrr,i+. .
OK d as the woman representa-
zee %rnro tennessee on that commit
i've sha announced tonight.
Sties Williams has been a member
N,s 80 ,ononittee since 1918 and vice
oi o3, - I'm ;rn,an since 1920. She said she
ha6 found 1t was impossible to give
re tra necessary time to political work
and she had therefore decided to mo-
t,fv corden Hull chairman OF the
committee, Of her desire to resign.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
UNION MINER FLEES
FROM WEST VIRGINIA
lEu Associated Press)

CHARLESTON, ". Va, Dec. 20
Walter Allen, union miner facing
ten years prison term following con
viction on a charge OF treason aga!hsI
the state, has fled from " est virginia
and his bond of $4,000 has been Ior-
feited, it became known mere .ouaS :
hI,ho',gh q formal appeal has not been
fiied hy attorneys for Allen, he was
released on bail pending appeal to
the supreme court.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
ANOTHER MOVE FOR
PEACE IN IRELAND
CBy Associated Press)

DUBLIN. Dec 26.-Another move
for peace in Ireland was made over
the Christmas holidays. At a meet
ing of Sim Fein clubs at the Man
sion House Sunday night a resolution
was passed in favor Of re-conveninG
the last Ard Fvheis organ convention
of Sim Fein clubs. with a view to
taking steps IN secure a just and
permanent peace.
This conference has been sum-
moned for Jan. Z. - .-- -
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
SIX NEGRO PRISONERS
ACT AS PAIL BEARERS
lRv Associated Press)

wI1,MINGToN. Del, Dec. 26'-Att- At
or acting as pallbearers for the ta5e
Warden Mordecai Splummer' IN MAT
borough, Monday. today SIX prisoners, t,'o
+hree of them negroes, returned " Inc
New Castle county workhouSe I'LL
guarded. ..
The men made the trip to and from
49, c;+v without a guard. On their
= arriva1 here tonight they entered an
automobile and were taken oaeN u
the h institution without incident
The men are serving terms OF 1ro"
one wear to life imprisonment'
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
Aero Pathfinding
Trip Begins Today
lRv Associated Pressl

MIAMI Dec, 26-The return jour
nev Of an aerial pathfnding trip
which began 10 days ago will start
tomorrow morning when Lieut.. Irwin
s. An1berg of the SSth squadron. sta IA.
toned at Dayton, Ohio, hops Off Tor
the Ohio field. Lieutenant Amnerg
alighted in Miami last week after a a
six-day fight which he said was to to
establish a route from Dayton to
Miami for use in the event OF the ne
cessity for mobilization OF army
airplanes arising. On the trip mere
only IA hours were consumed. lieu
tenant Amberg will attempt to make
the return fight in two days
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
ESCAMBLA HOLDS
NO STRINGS TO
HIGHWAY MONEY
s14S,645.69 Placed on Depos-
it in Local Banks Subject
to Draft of Road De
pal tment.

r,scarnbia county's half OF the eSu-
,,,ato5 cost Of constructing the 10
r,7iIe highway project beginning at
tte ci+-- limits on Palafox road must
he daposited with the state road de-
Dartlnent. without strings attached TO
il. before Judge Phillips. chairman OF
the road department, Will authoflZe
the work to begin.
An agreement in the form or a res
olution was passed yesterday anu
forwarded to the state road depart
,nent transferring the money 70 the
credit of the department, with an
accompanying letter stating that Lhe
hanks would mail a certificate OF de-
post as soon as the agreement was
executed and returned.
It is expected that the agreement
will prove satisfactory and that work
on the project, which was awarded
T. FuIghum recently, will begin
within two weeks.
Tscambia's portion amounts 10
st48. .645.C9. This is now on deposit
in local banks at interest. The coun-
~ commissioners wished to retain the
money here so that the interest
might he paid over to the county
while. at the same time, the princlpai
was being drawn on to pay for the
road construction as the work pro-
gressed
Last Thursday the board passed
and forwarded a resolution to ITALIA
hassee proposing that the money be
set aside in the banks here and be
nadc subject to the draft of the state
road department on the commission
crs and bond trustees. and payable IN
such amounts as the estimates of the
engineers Of the road department and
Escambia's engineer in charge of the
work. as made up from time to time
and approved by the state road de-
partment and the county commits
siOners. 49,.
nronosal. In a letter read before the
hoard yesterday he informed the
hoard that neither the money nor the
work could come under its approVa
or jurisdiction. if the work was tc
begin.
This resulted in the SECOND pro
posal being made.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
WISCONSIN MAN HELD
ON CHARGE OF FRAU

BAYSIDE, ". Y. Dec. 2s.-Vice
II. Arnold, Of Madison, Wis. form
president Of the Madison Bond cos8
many. was arrested tonight on a ri
eral Indictment for using the mails
.defraud. The indictment, returned
Madison. Dec. 20, according to Il
lapthoritieg. contained 81 counts.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27
One Dead, Score
Hurt in Toledo
Apartment Fire
CPv Associated Press)

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 26.-one
w., je dead and a score or more
>yara reported injured in a fire
+h.+ was sweeping the Dei-mar
apartments on Monroe street nete
late tonight. The dead man -
believed to be w. A. aunee:
head Of the publishing f1rn1 OF
Faunce & Leland. -----------------
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27

members. not only acquitted him but
eirnrd this statement: 'Acquitaal IS
not enough for Roscoe Arbuckle. We
feel that great injustice has been
done him, for there was not the
slightest proof adduced to connect
him in any way with the commission
Of any crime
ITavs knew that reinstating Ar
buckle would not be a good thing
for Hays or for the motion picture
Industry. But like the judge that
discharged Arbuckle, Hays was
obliged to accept the facts and ac-
quit him also. ..4
The entire matter is unimportant.
No one need see Arbuckle against MS
will The main thing is the moving
picture. greatest educational force
since the invention of printing press
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27

Full night and day leased wire re-
ports of Associated Press, Newspa-
per Enterprise Association and other
unrivaled features.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-27

..-...l Men, Women and Children read.
no ,.,. FgF C EasSGS aSc BstaC Hc9o
1f LIBERATED Americanism: a Square
.aa~ A.. rtauE Discussion OF the Problems
7el' .. WuLolt Partially.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-11
when the ordinance was taken up for

when the ordinance was taken up for
amendments.
Some trouble is anticipated In passing
tn" now ordinance. several members Of
council claiming that tnasmuch as the
section prohibiting parking on Market
street WAS stricken out there is little
use in passing the ordinance.
orc member of council went 80 far
- t. state last night that he would
move H. strike out the entire ordinance
Tuesday night ana allow vehicles to
rave! IN any direction or on any side
- In" street and doing away with traf-
f. officers on Market street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-11
WILL HEAR BILLY SUNDAY

l."c:t! employees OF the Baltimore &
OHIO railroad who arc working up the
pi.,ns for the excursion from Fa!rmont
20 Charleston TO attend the Billy Sum
day campaign meetings have positive
dSSurancc from General Superintendent
J. N. SrJtt tia: he will join the party.
II s likely That Il. Il. Holverstott, Of
Grafton, divisional superintendent, will
rs" make tn" trip.-Fairmont Times.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-11

Made in tubular form. a new fire OK
elects - streams oe gas
LIQUID when It's cap Is removed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-01

SNIMS CANAI-Alma Mann ~
year-oId daughter Of an American
emplove I'm the Canal zone has won
fog herself the title Of "Houd.ri girl
h- her unusual swimming stunts
one of her performances is 90 swim
tie canal chained hand and foot.
She has done It dozens ~ times.
Easy. she says Swimming ale
ways did come natural for me-"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
LYCEUM NUMBER PLEASES

Liberty hall was comfortably
filled Monday night to greet the
All-Sisters Quartet. the first num-
Der of White Bluffs lyceum course
for the winter. The ladies fur.
nished a diversified entertainment
consisting of saxophone selections,
songs and representations. The
music and singing, while they
showed good training. were not
unusual but the impersonation fea-
tires were far above the average
a d made hit with the audience.
AS the name implies, the four
ladies are sisters and their home is
in a little town in Iowa, about
eight miles from the Little Brown
Church in the Vale" made famous
by DR.. Pitts we'll known sorg
Before singing the song, they said
they knew DR.. Pitt very we'll and
had often visited the Little Brown
Church.
The next number on tue lyceum
course will be here December Goth,
and the committee that has the
course in charge this year says that
iG will be an unusual entertain
ment.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
A COMMUNITY CALENDAR

At the November meeting of the
White Bluffs Community club, a
committee composed of William
Gellermann, Fred Gilhuly and Z.
]. O'Larey was appointed to work
out a community calendar and to
have this calendar published each
week in the Spokesman. TIE pur-
pose of the calendar is not only to
keep the people in the community
posted on the dates and places of
the different meetings of a COM
munity nature, but also to prevent
conflicting dates.
This calendar, which will be
printed each week in the same
place in the Spokesman, will be
published free and if everyone who
wants to stage a public meeting Of
community interest will notify F.
A English. secretary Of the Com.
rfiursity club, or the Spokesman, the
notice will be published and the
calendar will accomplish its pur.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
PROsSER ENTERTAINS
WITH BANQUET

About Is of the White Bluffs
folks took advantage Of the hospi-
tally of the Prosser Community
club and attended the banquet CIV
en- in the county seat Tuesday ev-
ening. and every one of them came
home full of praise for the royal
manner in which they had been en-
tertained.
Invitations to tire banquet had
been extended to the residents of
White Bluffs. Hanford, Vale and
Benton City and more than 100 of
them responded. The banquet was
the fulfllment of a promise of the
Prosser Community club. made he
fore election, that such an affair
would be staged, regardless of the
outcome of the county,seat fight.
The banquet was served in the
high school building, ard one of
the principal features was the fact
that all of the food served had
been cooked and prepared by eight
Of the men of Prosser. B. P.
Lawrence. he of Swede story fame.
acted as postmaster and short re-
sponses were made by S. J. Harri-
son of Benton City. Argus Hughes
of Kiona. NJ. B. Haynes of Han
ford AMI Sam Allard of Allard.
Following the banquet, the men
guests were taken I'd another room,
where they were drafted into and
took part in a number of athletic
stunts that brought forth roars of
laughter. The crowd then, left for
Legion hall. where they danced un-
til midnight. Toe White Bluffs
crowd arrived home about two in
the morning. tired, but full of hap
by Yemembrances Of the evening
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
OLD GRADE
and PACK RULES

H. f. Robinson and Ira Hawley
were in Kennewick Thursday to at
tend a meeting OF the growers for
the purpose of selecting a delegate
to the state grade and pack confer
ence in Spokane on December 18th.
The meeting was attended by grow
ers from White Bluffs, Hanford,
Richland and Kennewick. Benton
county is entitled to two delegates,
one from the east side and one
from the west. VIM. Craver of
wick, manager of the Shook
UNI Union of Richland- Kennrwick,
was chosen as the delegate from
the east side.
Mr.. Robinson said the meeting
went on record as being in favor
of the present grade and pack
rules. and perfected an organiza-
ton embracing the territory from
White Bluffs to Hover, to be
known as the Columbia Horticultu-
raj Association. the purpose of
which is to finance the trip Of the
delegate to the state conference in
Spokane in December. and to fur
Their other interests Of the growers
in that territory.
Mr.. Robinson was appointed to
collect White Bluffs portion of the
delegates expense fund. but he
says he is too busy to go out and
collect this money. although he
will accept whatever contributions
the growers here want 10 make.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24

P G. Maltbie. j. }. Bryant, j.
p. Schroeder and William SAun-
ders Of Wilson Creek we're in White
Bluffs Wednesday. Mr.. Maltbie's
wife died recently and Messrs. Bry-
ant, Schroeder and Saunders, ap-
praisers Of the estate, were here to
appraise property of the estate. 40
acres Of which lies west Of the de-
pot, and other real estate near
Wahluke, in Grant county
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
UNION SERVICES

There will be Union Thanks
giving services at the Commun-
ity Presbyterian churcn next
Thursday, the two churches at
Hanford and White Bluffs unit
ing. Special music will be
rendered as follows: Anthem, by
the Hanford choir. Solo, Mrs.
Tromanhauser. The pastor, Rev.
L. G. Crooks, will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon. This ser
vice begins at 1890 "A. NJ. sharp.
Come and give evidence of your
thanks to God for His loving
care during the past year. j.
l.. Crooks, Acting Pastor,
Evangelistic services every
night except Saturdays, at 1870
7. NJ. Come and bring your
friends.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24

JEROME SKATER COMING

On Tuesday evening, December
IL, 1872, Jerome Shaffer of New
York, but more recently from Yak.
ina, will be in White Bluffs to re-
place the Lost Lyceum Number of
last winter. Mr.. Shaffer comes
highly recommended as an enter
tainer. having been called back
again and again to the different
districts round about Yakima.
All who hold last years season
tickets may make an exchange for
a single ticket for the entertain
ment which Mr.. Shaffer gives here
on the evening Of December 10Th.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24

Try the Drug Store First. Phone
400
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-11-24
LAMPSON SECRETARY
OF FARM BUREAU

Lee M. Lampson. remembered
here by all Of the old timers as one
of the best county agents Benton
county ever had, has been persuad
ed to take over the secretaryship
of the Benton County Farm Blu.
reau. Mr.. Lampson is anxious to
make the Benton county organiza-
ton a real live, active affair, and
to simulate interest, has arranged
for three meetings in this part of
the county for next week-at the
high school auditorium in Hanford
Monday evening, at Liberty hall in
White Bluffs Tuesday evening and
at the Vernita school house on
Wednesday evening.
Edward Hugal, the live wire sec.
rotary of the WaIla Wala County
Farm Bureau, will be the chief
speaker at these meetings and will
tell Of the hopes and aims Of the
Farm Bureau, as we'll as sone e its
accomplishments since ITS organtza-
ton. The Walla Walla County
Farm Bureau has the largest mem
bership of any county organization
in the state and has made a phen-
omenal growth during the past
year, due principally, it is said, to
the efforts of Mr.. Hugal.
As a special inducement to Sc,
cure new members. the member
ship dues have been cut in two and
every new member will he admit
ted for $500 instead of the regula-
tioa $1,000. Old members who
pay on or before December 9th
may also renew their membership
for SIS 90.