The broad ax., 1924-12-20
In Foreign Fields

Paris refuses 10 extend Cordial hos
pitality to about sixty Red agitators.
who are sent over the border line BY
The French police. Forty-eight Chinese
teachers and students Of Canton
Christian College are kidnapped BY Six
bandits, and Egypt continues still
thorn in Great Britain's flesh.
National
The Congress, though going in
strong for economy. deliberately
blocked the plan for an economy drive
when the first Of the annual supply
bills came up for consideration. The
Administration leaders desired to elm
mate an amendment to provide for the
continuance Of SO land offices in West
ern and Southern States. AS soon as
the bill got to the Senate, certain Sen
ators from the States affected made
move to retain that very provision.
The Muscle Shoals question, the Rail-
road Consolidation Bill and the Air
Traffic Bill and other measures were
up for consideration.
Local News and Briefs
President Coolidge has, though
somewhat reluctantly, granted years
leave Of absence to General Butler.
The President has made himself
known as not favoring such details.
and he says he will not further extend
General Buffers time The Bell Tele-
phone Company has issued its new
directory. This issue totals 10000
copies, and thus the Telephone Direc-
tory stands next to the Bible in wide
circulation. Citizens in the northern
part Of the city are joining in cele-
bration in honor of the paving OF
Spring Garden Street. east Of 9th.
To Benefit by Mrs. ArTison's VIII
According to the terms in the viii
Of Mrs Annie D. Arrison, who died
the early part Of the year, leaving an
estate valued at $4,000, the st. Paul's
Normal and Industrial School, Law
renceville, Va, and the St. Augustine
School, Raleigh, N G., are to receive
$500 each. A number yof institutions
will be benefited when the state is
finally settled
Fraternal and Religious Activities
The fraternal organizations through
out the city report progress in their
various lines Of activity which. Of
course, means increased membership
and full treasury. Several Of the or
CARNATIONS are out for memberships.
which they accept during this period
at reduced figure.
The churches have all had their fall
rallies, and all report large sums Of
money raised. In fact, several of the
larger churches in the city had a
weekly offering of over $500.
The cornerstone Of the New En-
manuel Colored Methodist Church has
been laid in Bethlehem with appro-
pirate exercises Several Philadel-
phians attended.
The Rev. r, NJ. benson, Of the
Lewistown a.. NJ. E. Church. has been
called to Bloomsbury and the Rev.
ID. I. Thomas, Of Johnstown, has been
assigned to succeed him.
Assistant Director Of Public Safety
Butler, in stirring address delivered
in the Tennent Presbyterian Church
here before the Sunday school con
vention, said that church people have
a duty to perform in helping to rid
the city Of vice.
Along the Scarlet Line Of Life
Tragedy has followed tragedy in
rapid succession during tie week. The
number Of deaths due to automobile
accidents has gradually increased, and
homicides have increased by leaps and
bounds. Added to these, there are
growing more and more numerous as
sault and battery cases. AT one of the
meetings held during the week in the
Bellevue-Stratford, one welfare worker
said it is the reaction Of the Great
War. Men and women, having tasted
death, regard life with little Or no seri-
BUSINESS. Mystery still shrouds the
shooting Of Walter Coleman, who,
with two other youths were playing
cards in his room when he is supposed
to have been accidentally shot in the
abdomen. A young woman was held
in $4,000 bail for further hearing when
she was charged with kidnapping a
two-year-old child. It is claimed she
took the child because its mother was
holding her valise which contained
clothing.
Many Caught in Raiding Parties
There were many surprised looks in
Magistrate O'Brien's Court one morn