The Holly chieftain., 1922-11-02


glider trials in England. Two
a5O miles from Ross Field, Arcadia.
no goes to Egypt as private secretary
ting story Of "wobbIies" plots during
the war. He is w. f. Townsend and
says he was the right-hand mar of
w. d. Haywood. head OF the organiza-
tion. He testified that lie and several
hundred other wobblies were employed
in the Chicago packing houses and.
under orders from the l. w. W., con-
spired to send to our troops spoiled
and poisonous canned foods. He also
told of sabotage plots on railroads and
in harvest fields.
NAVY DAY was celebrated through.
| ~ out the United States on Friday
which also was the anniversary Of
4 the birth of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
The occasion brought forth many ap-
| peals for the maintenance Of the eff
cheney Of the navy personnel, which.
| according to Rear Admiral Rogers.
should number not fewer than 10000
men. To maintain our ratio under
the Washington treaty, said the ad-
miral, we should build fifteen or
twenty cruisers of 10000 tons each in
the course of the next few years, be-
sides large submarines. President
Harding in letter to Secretary DENLY
said: 1T is well for us to have in
mind that under a program of lessen
ing navy nrmaments there is a greater
reason for maintaining the highest
efficiency, fitness, and morale Ia this
branch of the national defensive ser
Vice. / know how earnestly the navy
| personnel is devoted to this ideal, and
want you to be assured of my hearty
concurrence
| DREMIER POINCARE is to send
out invitations to the Near East
peace conference, which is to be held
In Lausanne, Switzerland, but at this
writing the date of the meeting is un-
certain. Lord Curzon, British foreign
minister, insists that the United States
| s'houAu pti tieipalCs Atuly Sdyb that
Russia must be permitted to sit in the
conference and also to sign the treaty,
and France may consent to this In
view of her improved relations with
the soviet government. Evacuation of
Thrace by the Greek civilians con-
tinues amid considerable disorder
though the allied forces are doing
| thoir host IN In
Greeks carry of all they can and
often destroy the rest of their possess
sions, including crops. The American
Red Cross has announced that it will
care for 100000 Of the refugees. Tho
press OF Athens complains bitterly
that the United States is the only ma.
tion that Is giving aid. George Horton.
American consul general at Smyrna. is
on his way home to report on the de-
struction Of that city and the attend
ing circumstances. His statement as
to the origin of the conflagration Is
awaited eagerly as the payment Of in
surance may depend upon 1t. Mr.. Hor-
ton gave no advance information as
to his report, but In his conversation
| ehSAN wac al tlul HC WVulu
tell the State department that the
Smyrna fire was started by looters
and not by Turkish soldiers.
TEN big transports steamed out Of
L the port of yladivostok last We'd
nesday, bearing all the Japanese
troops that have held that city and
most OF the Japanese civilians as well.
The forces Of the Far Eastern Repub-
lic-the Chita governmental once
entered the place and took control.
The commander Of the Red army Is
said to have ordered the British and
American marines to leave vladivos-
tok and all foreign warships to leave
the harbor.
THE constitution of the Irish Free
State was adopted by the pro-
vlsional parliament Wednesday and
was taken to London for approval by
the new British cabinet, which Ger.
tainly will not be withheld as no
changes that could be offensive to the
English government have been made
In the draft as approved In June by
the Lloyd George ministry. Eamon do
Valera Is In Dublin again but is suffer-
Ing from serious nervous disorder
and the authorities therefore will not
molest him. His condition Is 90 seri-
GUS that a priest Is In constant at.
tendance.
noted American died last weeh
- DIR. Lyman Abbott, the vener
able editor of Outlook. For many
years he has been prominent as {
preacher. editor. author and lecturer
and he was the associate and friend q
: the greatest Americans OF his timA