North Carolina Newspapers

v-t'vP. v'r,7 ; srT : " 7 Weather Generally Fiir Today, and Tonrrow. FOUNDED A. D. 1867.- VOL. CX No. 102. WILMINGTON, N. C, MONDAY 5I0RNING, DECEMBER 25, 1S22. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE, k i : : : 1 U -Jr.'- - v . . .. ; v i 1 . ..': t I ZTJT r. " " ' i w . ' ' ' . . - - -' i. r". 5 t : - . . 1 - . ! . ?" ! : 1 1 1 : -. ' ' f Morehouse PaMsh Passes Quiet Christmas Startling Investigations Vast Throngs Follow Bodies of Kidnapers' Victims to Final Resting Places SQUAD OF GUARDSMEN ESCORT THE CORTEGE flith the Village of Mer Rouge Literally Sleeping , On Its . Arms Governor Feared An Outbreak During-Hour of the Death Watch No Sign of Disorder, and Machine Guns Flank Jail Where Suspect is Held r.ASTKOP. La- Dec. 24. Morehouse vas spending a quiet Christmas eve 'tonisht n the midst of the start-in-: r.ivest.gations . instituted by the s::tc '.aft week, to clear up the mystery tl the kidnapping case of last August, wh." tivc prominent, citizens of Mer i;vace were abducted by masked and whitf robed men. ' r,ocii -.s of two of the alleged victims c the n ob. blown up from the bottom of tat Lake LaFuurche Thursday, iden t : n e i as AVatt Daniels and Thomas Iticharas. were buried .in the Daniels family burying ground, seven miles from Mer Rouse this afternoon, side by si:'... in the presence of a vast throng of relatives, friends and curiosity seek ers. " More than 200 automobile and other vehicles were counted parked along the roads leading to the cemetery. The crowds began to assemble at the ceme tery hours before the funeral was scheduled. Tne Episcopal service was read and a squad of national guardsmen escort id the bodies to the graves, sounded taps and fired a salute, as the bodies were lowered into their resting place of earth after having, wallowed in the slush at the bottom of a lake for four months, w.re-bound and .believed Po hae been tied to a heavy iron weight. Daniels was a world war veteran, hr.ving seen service in the tank corps. He was single. Richards was married an i the faihei; of two young children. Both were members of families that were pioneers in Morehouse. With the funeral services ended, the crowds started quietly for home.' There was no outward expression of feeling that has been reported as surging within the kin of the dead. Fearing that pent up emotions jvlght be loosed during? to dtiv watch last nigrht and fol. owing the funeral' today, Governor Parker late yesterday re scinded the order issued previously lir tne day for the Monroe national guard troops stationed at Mer Rouge to' pro ceed to join two national guard troops here guarding the court house and jail square. ' .'' j The governor feared to leave Met Rouge unprotected, it was announced. Stores and residences are generally repot ted as stocked with unusual sup plies of guns and ammunition .and citi zens are said to be moving about in vehicles and on foot with flre arms at their side. The Mer Rouge community has been divided into hostile camps following the events of last August, it :s admitted. ' T. J. Burnett, the lone suspect to reach the parish Jail, discussed -today with his attorneys the charge of mur der he must face at the open hearing ftt for January 5 by the attorney gen-, eral. Visitors were denied admittance today as the military patrolled the Jail grounds, which are flanked with- ma chine guns. Burnett has made appli cation through his attorneysfor a pre liminary trial through regular chan nels to thwart the state's program. The attorney general has instructed the dis trict judge not to act on the petition iji me present. , i A former deputy sheriff of More- j nouse, a farm owner and a member or a well thought of family, Burnett is deciarcd by many to have enjoyeid a gfod reputation and his friends nave come to his assistance and stated he could not have been implicated in the alsred murders. No arrests were made today. It is now believed the others promised will not be. effected -mil after Christmas. At the conclusion of the oieri hear , it was semi-offlclally announced tnat the men, if indicted, will be moved to some other parish for trial, most iik?ly Baton Rouge. ". ' Governor Parker'a program in sifting ti.f kidnaping mystery was set In mo tion last Tuesday, when, after a con ference with state and military, offl fiais. he ordered company O, Monroe national gruard Infantry, to entrain un-o-r sraled orders. Top military men made their appear ance at Mer Rouge early "Wednesday id w ent into camp In the heart of the -tttle town. - . ., - The same afternoon,' detachment "'3.s thrown about two lakes in More ) r ise parish for guard duty. Profes s T.al divers, under the direction of 'psrtment of justice men, began to "akf the bottoms of the lakes for the '!'"s of the mising men. ,It was the ;: '.ry the -men had -been, .weighted d n with wagon wheels.', missing from the lake bank, and thrown :r,to the lake. ? . " "' ' ' - '. " f-'n a chart prepared by ' Burns 'cntii was drawn a ring around a f' -r"y ianding on LaFourche lake a the r "i-t probable resting ground of 'the ''an. This location, which had a depjfc f c0 feet, was penetrated first but ' ' ' '''it success. ' ' Tne next day the state's principal f Wrg v.-ere directed to Iake Cooper,-Zi from La'Fourche. .Men.and bpys '' t'no surrounding communities Joined t! f j'farchers and, linking hands, -waded , rr' isrh the swampy portions .of Uhe a previous plan'-. to . ,' drain ' the " 'tow waters was abandoned. 'r"'-' 7- ; ortly after midnight ,on -.Thursday, i-'trty of eight or ten men wa4 wen boat on Lake Coopfe. in'rthe area under military guard In .which traiUc '"a? forbidden.' ' '. -Yi The men refused'' to aha wer: calls4 f refused-to answer eWr Tr wherwpon-yl lp Ku;irds, whereupon 'a" machine un Eve Amid One Dead, Two May Die From Drinking Wool Alcohol Punch SHELBY, O., Dec. 24. Aalph Longley is dead, two other men are reported near death and a dozen others are ill here tonight as a result of a "Christ mas party" at which wood alcqhol Is declared by police to have been used as a beverage in the belief that It was "corji whiskey." Police are holding one alleged, member of the party, pend ing further investigation. Longley and his companions are said to have partaken of the contents of a jug early this m.ornlng. Soon after 1-ongley became very sick, dying within a few minutes. The two men believed to be dying tonight are In a hospital here threat ened with blindness and suffering from convulsions, physicians said. Police have the Jug from which the men drank and say it contained wood alcohol, a small quantity remaining. Chilean Ambassador Quits Argentine Post SANTIAGO, Chile, Dec: 24. Louis Ixqulerdp, Chilean ambassador to Ar gentina,' has resigned. His place will be taken for the present - by Matlas Erraauris, former minister to Belgium. Manuel. Rivas. minister to Switzer land, also has resierned. It in iiuiv that he- will be replaced by his brother, -trrancisco Kivas. who is,-now minister to Cuba and Venezuela. Beltraln Math leu, ambassador to the United States, who will come to Chile as one 'of Its representatives at the Pan-American congress,, will- retire from the diplo matic service at the conclusion of the conference, it is said. It is not likely that Chile will answer the latest com munication from Peru concerning that countrq's reason for not sending a delegation to the Pan-American con gress. Telephone Operator Saves Lives of 63 NEW YORK, Dec.' 24. Ammonia . fumes escaping f ronv a large tank. Xr&tsxploaeai rt'air;-:lH thf base ment of the Italian hospital. East 83rd street, endangered 63 patients, who'were saved from .harm by the . presence of mind of Mlsci Marie De Sao via, the telephone' switchboard operator. The young woman re mained at" her post, although af fected by the fumes, and succeeded In telephoning the head nurse . in each ward to close all hall doors and open the windows. She then .gave the alarm to flre and police headquarters and fell from ' her chair in" a swoon. The fire department's rescue squad, eaulPPed with gas masks, arrived quickly and succeeded In stopping the' leak In the tanK? . FORMER GOVERNOR CRAIG ' , . I RESTING MUCH EASIER ..18 HE VIIiLE, : Oee. 24- Former Cov. Locke Craig- was reported retting a great deal more comfortably today and hi -condition Is believed to be lomc what Improved. Ills condition Is atlll grave, bn tke family and t riends feel encouraged over the change for the better. - TH Day of Days j rr ANY years ago a little girl wote to the New York Sun: I Vl ' ; "Is there a Santa Clans?" Francis Pharcellus Church yJL answered her letter in an editorial which is a Christmas gem and which shines ever brighter with the flight of time: "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as cer tainly as love and generosity and devotion exist. And you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginias. 'There would be no childish faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. Nobody sees Santa Claus. But that isjio sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men see. i - "You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen "world which not the strongest man nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view the glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world , there is nothing, else real and abiding. '''No Santa CUus? Thank. God, he lives and lives forever.. A thousand -years 'from now, ; Virginia nay, ten times ten thousand years t from tiow-r-he. will continue to. make glad the heart of childhood " ; . j HRISTMAS is more than a date on the calendar or a ea - son of the year. It is a spirit of giving, rather tljan re ceiving an eternal reminder of what a joyous, beautifu existence this life on earth could, be if it were not for the crash of selfishness against selfishness." V i r:. Therein is Christmas real charm.. It unveils what life could be. Other days of the year aei-matter of fact, hard as agate! revealing life as we create.it, reflecting ourselves.' . v ' Christmas is the Bay of tays becavise ;it is, the,one day of the year when each of us strives to make others' happy. Civil ized future generations will look back and marvel.that . it never occurredtous to maKea nnstraas our, 01 every uay in xne 11 :,;t-r. ' r-v. O.v ?rV:'"ii r .'.p,;--V.O..r' - . .v 11 Mother Finds Babe Lost For 30 Years EAST "WOBURN, Mass.. Dec. 24. This will be the happiest Christmas ever spent by Mrs. Albert Knowlton. The odd, circular little house, where she Uvea In this little village, will be the scene ot her first real happy Yuletlde in three decades. She has her baby once more. Sickness overtook Mrs. Kn&wlton, 30 years ago. She left her two ba bies at home in Portland, Me, in care of her husband, while she went to her mother for treatment. When she -returned, both - babies' were gone, turned Over to an or phanage. Both 'had been adopted from It. , ' Frantic search restored one child. No trace, though, was found of the youngest. Through the years, other children were born to her, but the mother'a heart yearned for the lost one. But 'with the yearnlnsr was an enduring faith that some day, some how, God would restore the missing child In his own time. Never faltering, never losing an opportunity to seek tidings, Mrs. Knowlton consulted a medium this fall. The medium advised her to put an advertisement In a certain news paper. That was In October. A few days later ,a reply came--from Mrs. Herman J. Muise, Richmond, Me. Checkingup of Mrs. Muise's adop tion papers proved her the long sought baby of Mrs. Knowlton. And now that a faith that endured 30 years of discouragement and grief has finally been rewarded. Mrs. Knowlton wants the world toknow that hope and faith should spring anew in each burdened heart at Christmas time. Jealous Hubby Kills Wife Then Suicides CLEVELAND, Dec. 2(. Harry Lynch. 42, is dead and his wife, Lena Lynch, 52, is probably fatally wounded as 'a result of a shooting affray late today. Mrs. Lynch ' told police " her husband shot her because he was jealous and then ended his own life. Police found two jugs of liquor in the house and they arrested a roomer on a charge of possessing liquor, while another man and a woman roomer were held on charges of intoxication t Peter Cuddy, another fforner,. told the police Lynch and his wife had quarrelled all afternoon In .their room. He heard, a shot and the screams of Mrs. Lynch and rushed into the room, he said. Lynch . cojifj-onted him, he said, shouting:' "If. you want, to, come in,; I'll shoot you the-same .way I shot jher.W.r;.. iC--.--rf - .. . . ' Cuddy heard another shot later, went nto the" room and found Lynch dead with fc bullet through : Ms "hfeart, and Mrs. Lynch critically.' wounded. Alleged Slayer ' - Of Policeman Caught GREENSBORO, Dec. 24. Carl Tailey, wanted in .Greensboro in connection with the murder of Policeman W. T McCulstonof the local force, here May 4, 1921, was captured this afternoon near South Boston. Va., according to information received. here. tonight from the. mayor of South Boston. Talley's arrest was brought about when he was taken to a hospital In Scottsburg. Va.. for medical attention following a pistol duel with his cousin. Tailey was wounded in the neck, but his condition will not prevent officers from bringing him to Greensboro to morrow. Tailey has admitted his dentity and will waive requeBtion, ac cording to the South Boston mayor. REPARATIONS NOW VITAL QliTiONi BORAH Believes Reflection Will Lessen Opposition to a Second of Economic Parley :. FEARS ADVANTAGES GAINED MAY BE LOST Unless Solution is; Found Wash-, ington Cqnference Will Have Been in Vain WASHINGTON". Dec. 24.-Expressing confidence that ''more " mature reflec tion would serve- to diminish opposi tion to his proposal that-the President call a conference of world powers 'for discussion of economic' questions, and further reduction of land and sea arm aments, Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, in a formal statement-tonight declared. that "we have reached a polnt where we are to lose air advantages gained it' "the Washington arms" con ference unless a solution of the repara tions problem is found." ' The Idaho senator made no direct reference to5 the. statement. Issued last night by SenatorHjohnson, Republican California, another 'irreconcilable," in which 'the Borah amendment to the pending naval appropriations bill was assailed as a proposal ; which would "dump into America's lap the economic ills of Europe and the reparations mud dle." Senator Borah did .mention, however; opposition to the suggestion, which, h'e said .wag along the lines of ..that of the arms conference when it first was pro posed. Timidity and opposition, in that case shifted, he added, to "very general support? as the proposal was fitudiod. Discussing Europe's war debt to the United States, Senator Borah said: "Some people seem to be exercised over the . cancellation of this debt," adding. "I am far more exercised over Europe's Inability to pay. I haven't any fear about the open cancellation of this debt; but no child now Ilvlns will see Its payment If the. subject of repara tions is permitted to j-o from bad to worle until another war takes place- "We are Interested in the reparations -Question, therefore because: wcare in terested in payment of what Europe owes us. We are also interested in it because we want European 'markets opened to our farnir products. Millions are hungering and dying in :Europe for the. products which are-rotting on our farmsi . Shall weV say- that these mat- tera, do-'Tiot jconcern us?.: Nothing con Asssfdng thaOrrv4Trations, tangle cerhed the United' ytates,gnator BoxahJ declared: V "It Involves millions to" our people and It may involve ano,ther ..conflict. I am not" overf ond of conferences, but there are times when, they are helpful. This seems to be one of those times.',' J There are" many precedents for the conference- he proposed, 4the senator said, adding that the Unfted States had participated "officially in such confer ences and with European nations more than once, and had never hesitated to confer w!th referenceto economic, fi nancial4 and commercial matters. "Such-conferences," the' statement continued, "have never .been, regarded by the most zealous advocates, of .our traditional policies. as in 'contravention to them." Declaring that no human had been a "more pronounced believer In our tra ditional policies", than former Presi dent Roosevelt, the Idaho senator de clared that Mr. Roosevelt-"specifically endorsed this k.lnd of a conference and regarded such conferences as means of preserving the policies of AVashington and Monroe." I ncenaiary Diaze Endangers Priests WOBURN, Mass., Dec. .24. Fire, be lieved Incendiary, endangered the- lives of four priests, a housekeeper and two maids of the parish residence of St: CharleV Roman Catholic church here early today. The fire was discovered by Thomas Trainer, a Janitbi of the church ,who was on his way to work. Discovery of a broken window in the basement led to the belief the flre had been set. It, was determined .that the bjaze had started in the basement. One week ago today. Father; Quill discovered a fire, in the church just across the street from the residence, but it was extinguished hefore serious damage was done. .The cause of,this blaze has not been determined. CHARLOTTE LAYMAN IS ORDAINED DEACON L. R. Anshutz Enters; Holy Or-r ders at St4 Peters CHARLOTTE, Dec. 84. L. B. An shutz, lay leader of St.. Peter's Epis copal church for the -past two years, and In charge of the Chapel of Hope at , North Charlotte, was 'ordained a deacon N the Protestant Episcopal chnrch this cmomlng. The ceremony took place at St. Peter's tehurch and the candidate for Holy -orders was or dained hy Bishop Coadjutor E. A. Penlck. ' vv: Deacon Anshutjp first- offlclal , act was the baptism of ', tl$lt adults at St. Peter's church 'this evening. , ?. ALLEGED SLAYER RELEASED CHATTANOOOAi Ten ..-Dee. Jl-Ed Schribner, 20. who wm brought to Jail here earljf . this, morningv -Charged with killing Andy McWilUams,, . at Soddy, late Jast misrh was released on 15,000 bond tonight, after; the , case had been investigated.- - According -to witnesses, McWilUams and-a son were ' fighting, when membersvof, their ; family called iiTinn Sohrlhniti1 tn'SHTiir.t thm: Whert Ihe approached ?th Jwe ran ..they : both are said to 'have opened fire. Theh 1 Sohribner drftw?hia. revolver and killed PROCLAIMS POLITICAL TURNING TO WILSON APLEADER OF PARTY HI WASftiGTON, His 66th birthday annij?De"ce'mber 28, 192-v.ill. find'IXw Wilsen again hi - the edge &i S'olitical spot light. - Whetl ?r ,potlight again will swing- toJt. fQrmer president -in the ce'ntfX radiance is to many the mfjVviging question before Amert-S.-'?.-. -. . ' . .ThSiJins . little doubt that "Wil SonSi v . V is ' physically better than at ai.yve since his collapse In 1919. Though his left sida still-is partly paralyzed, Wilson no.w; is able to stand without his cane and he even , walks a few' steps in his garden without its aid. ' Ala color is better. ' He (has taken on weight. ' And there are evidences that, his stronger physical condition is permit ting a more active following of na tional affairs. " . - Wilson has been writing letters -on public qiestlons 5otably on the late elections.' Also .'-his. Armistice day -speech to admirers- gathered at his 'home revealed he does not yet concede dt'eat In the 'cause In' which he sac (MOSUL SETTLEMENT RECEIVES SETBACK Turks Refuse to Admit That Mosul is a Part of Irak and Mesopotamia- ; LAUSANNE, Dec. 24. (By the As sociated Press.) Settlement of the Mosul dispute received a . setback to day, when the Turks notified the Brit ish delegates that thpy could not ac cept the British contention that Mosul is part of Irak, and therefore, of Meso potamia, over which there is a British mandate. The allies and Turks have been trying to solve this question ever since they arrived in Lausanne by means of private discussions; it will come into the conference in connection with the general fixing of Turkey's boundaries. . The Mosul oil fields are said to -be among the richest in the world. "Un der , the -San- Remo agreement, England, gave France 25 per cent, of the output, but Turkey came -to Lausanne, with the argument that the Mosul vilayet con taining most of the oil property, be longs to Turkey, chiefly" because the population- is Turkish. .The Turks want England to recognize Mosul as - Recently -En tfladr--ent a ; mof6ranr dum to the Turkish' delegates, ajgulng that on ethical, historical,- political 'and economic grounds -Mosul- was really part of Irak. Turkey's answer, for warded today, is " a refusal "'tbaicept the-Britlsharguments." -In an -18 page document, the Turks insisted that the Mosul vilayef should Tje'considered sep arate from "te rest of Irak and as a part Of Turkey.! -' They deny . that the . population of Mosul, js chiefly Kurd, and that for racial reasons Mosul should go to Irak, and conclude that Mosul must be deem ed integral part of Turkey.,, . Turkey's; determined stand adds an other vital problem to the list which must be settled when the delegates reassemble after Christmas. The Unit ed States .has a great interest in the disposal of Mosul because of ' the oil supply. Mrs. Daniels Pleads For Wilson Foundation RALEIGH, Dec. 24. In a statement addressed to Xorth Carolina "believers in Woodrow Wilson," , ' Mrs. Josephus Daniels, stae chairman, of the Wood row Wilson foundation, ,tonight de clared that -the: state is within $3,500 of its goal. Final report will be made on the night of December -26. "It is hoped." said Mrs. Daniels, "that we can wire to Chairman Roosevelt on that ight that : North Carolina, has completed its quota and that on Wil son's birthday, December 28, the news will go forth that the entire sum has been subscribed. "If every county will send an addU tional $35 tomorrow,. North Carolina will raise its full quota. . Are there inn xrnrth Carolinians who will f today and tomorrow undertake 'to raise $35 and wire in vveanesaajr u.i it been done? "I know there aro thousands, in the state deeply- concerned tosee Wdodrow Wilson's principles perpetuated. 1 make this last appeal to all wo, whether they have contributed before or not. to send a contribution tomor row so that North Carolina, YhiihwS the first state to insure Woodrw Wil son;s nomination, will raise its quota for the .foundation." . ' ,v . - T T - PIONEER HOSIERY MAN BURIED AT CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE. Dec. 24. Funeral ser vices for R. M. 6ates, formerly of Charlotte .who e 'Wed"f9dtt Hendersonville, was held this after noon. Services at the cemetery were In c-harge ' of the' Masonic lodge, of North Carolina- 1 -.. Tears ago "Mr. Oates established the m In Charlotte. Re- moving to Flatrock and then to Hen dersonville, he engaged in business at ths latter place and at the time of his death as the owner of the Hen dersonville Light : and Power .. com pany. ' ' r"-:t ' ' " V ' ' ' ' -' ONE KILLED? KOUR HtTRT i AUGUSTA, Oa., Xec-- 4.---L. F. .Wolfe was killed : and Hollls Grammer and WUUe Cook were seriously injured and 'thre; oth"fr nien; were Reported pain fully hurt In " an aulljmo.bile accident ne-i- here early today. Wolfe was nirtned beneath the 'machine and died " - "... . . -".L tu 5. - I bef OW aaswtTOce couh u- ,":"UCI c SPOTLIGHT rificed his health, and - indicated his expectation that, American participa tion in world affairs would become the dominating Issue in 1924. Wilson unquestionably is the leader o the. Democratic party today. His hold on the minds and hearts of the rank and file of his party has been strengthened by. his illness and by the difficult! s . in which ; the world has found itsejf the last two years. It seems certain Wilson will lay down the lines on which the Demo cratic party will attempt its come back in. 1924 and that his Influence on the choice of candidates will be most powerful. ' "But for his remaining seated," said Georges Clemenceau after his recent call on the ex-president, "he was the same Wilson I knew in Paris. Slightly fatter, nothing- else. He showed him self thoroughly abreast of affairs." Of Wilson's famous 14 - points his creed for establishing world peace Clemenceau .said: "Yes, I mentioned them. And Wil son's face lit up. He was a firm be llever in their ultimate triumph.'; FACISTI MOVEMENT . REACHES MEXICO Presence There Admitted By Government Officials to Newspaper Men MEXICO fflTT, Dec. 24. (By the As sociated Press.) -The Facis.ti movement which, at its Inception in Jalapa several months ago was ridiculed as of no im portance. has made such rapid strides during the past few weeks that 'high government officials now are recogniz in it as a political factor to be eck oned with in the near future. Reports -from various cities of clashes in, which the Facisti have taken part against the radicals indicate that the movement is gaining impetus. Thus far these clashes have not been of a san guinary character. President Obregon said recently there could be no Facis tisim in Mexico because it was a move ment against bolshevism and bolshev- ism did not exist in Mexico Senor De La Huerty, minister of the treasury, speaking to the newspaper men-, aaturaay, admitted tne presence of Facisti Organizations in Mexico, but ne aescriDea tf aosusm as a "mere ex- otlc jjlanV;1 and J'e oseTvaUyies. The r minister added 'ltlMit;SsAclforflttLae-asv- In other countries "by acci dent and Trntter circumstances which do npt 'TcAtaln in Mexico"; ' Senor de La Huerta expressed It as hjis' Jtellf -.thatthe" proletariat would reject the idea . of Facistism and not commit-etttefde. Harding, Wilson and Taft Send Messages To Pasteur Exercises , PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24. President Harding today sent a hxessage to the Philadelphia Pasteur Centenary cele- gration committee to be read at the ex ercises in the Academy of Music next Wednesday which will mark the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Louis Pasteur, French scientist, whose discovery and development of the germ theory is considered by physicians and scientists as one of the world's great est benefactions. , The exercises will 'include a public meeting in the. afternoon and a dinner at night. Eminent . physicians, scien tists and public officials from all parts of the country are. on the program for addresses, Dr. Etienne Burnet, special delegate of the Philadelphia celebrar tibn-who.is director of the pasteur in stitute in Tubis and the French am bassador,, Jules Jusserand will repre sent the French government. Both will deliver addresses. Messages from Woodrow Wilson and Chief Justice Taft also will be read at the celebration. Donahue, Veteran Auburn Coach Quits AUBURN, Ala., Dec. . 24. Mike Don ahue, for 19 years head coach at Ala bama Polytechnic institute, finally and definitely, announced tonight that he had resigned his position as head of athletics at that' institution. ' Donahue's resignation announced to night was his second since November 1, but, this time will be final and with out retraction, he states. At "the ur gent . request of friends arid 1 alumni, Donahue withdrew his first .resigna tion the night before the recent Au- burn Tech football game at Atlanta. Donahue's resignation will , take, ef r feet July 1, he announced tonight His plans after that are indefinite, he states, but added that he has unde consider: tlon offers to coach Dixie in stitutions, v ; It is understood that Louisiana state university has made Donahue an at tractive offer of a position , s head coach, but Donohue, in commenting on the reported offer, merely stated that he has "signed with no one -yet. Donahue has had many great teams at Auburn since he took charge of football at Alabama Polytechnic 19 years ago. , NO PAPER TOMORROW : . ; In order' that its employes may join with the generalmass ,ot ha-' inanity In the enjoyment ang ab servance of Christmas, the Starywlll notf , be Issued . tomorrow. Regular ; publication will, however, be i, re sumed .Wednesday morning. v - To each and .every reader and ad ve'rtfser, the Star wishes ia-ni.erryi i Christmas and a happy IVew Year. . 1 - ' " BERNHARDT SUFFERS RELAPSE: CONDITION EXfpaCRmCAL Courage -Alone Now .' Sustaining: Famous Actress,;-Attending Doctors Say ; ; HER RETIREMENT r FROTM STAGE CERTAIN Slim Chance Entertained . For Recover, But Footlight x; Career is Ended PARIS, Dec 24. (By The Associated Press). Sarah Bernhardt, the famous actress, suffered a relapse during the early hours this morning, whe.-X-shfe' had another fainting spell which Jksod for a consiaeraoie time. Courage alone is said to be sustain ing the actreee. Her physical, strength is' declared to be fast ebbing. The doc tors, who constantly are in attendance upon her, expressed the opinion this evening that only a miracle could saye her. . Christmas in Bernhardt's little man sion in the Boulevard Periere was a silent ohe. The servants and others of the " household moved noiselessly through the semi-darkness of the halls, which usually at the Christmas tide glowed with brilliance. Bernhardt's 70-year-old butler, Ar thur, was sad of eye and disconsolate. "Madame is very low," he said, with quivering lips. "Madame was progressing favor ably" he added, "until this relapse." Professor Obisser, chief of the medi cal staff attending Bernhardt, said to The Associated Press this evening: "While we still hold hope for her re covery, it iscertain that Madame Bern hardt never again will face the foot lights. Absolute repose and , quiet for many - long months are essential." During the physician's talk with the correspondent, several life-long friends of Bernhardt entered the drawing room. They desired to go in the sick room, but the doctor declined to per mit them to do so. "Madame must see no one." he said. "The least excitement might prove fatal.' ' , . , "Madame Bernhardt Is being kept alive with consomme with the white of an. egg beaten into it.. She is being given no , solid, food, whatever. She is gradually growing weaker. Her last Italian trip greatly fatigued her," de clared Arthur, the butler, who added somewhat; bitterly, "and there was no ' need for it." " Madame Bernhardt . is said to realize ther:elfiDess3.th( Vltna.ttni- hi. 1 4 td S teeetf 3'$ crTslfc; i? ner 78 y erof . llfe:- - 44 tit 1 - l weeKs ana rersJ o 1 a n oena -army ureeungs WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Holiday greetings to the rank and file of the army have been sent by Secretary Weeks, General Pershlng.and by Major General Harbord. deputy chief of staff, who signalized his approaching retire wishes to his comrades. "You are the guardians and preserv ers of that peace and good will which we reverence at this season," Secretary Weeks said. "None deserve to a greater degree the heneflts of the peace we now enjoy the security of which you guar antee by your personal service to the nation." General Pershing, in his message, said: "You have materially contributed t.o the welfare of the American people during the year just ending. Yours has been a personal service for the good of your country, which Is deeply appreciated." General Harbord's greeting was in the nature of a formal farewell to the service he has. been' ihfor more than 30 years. - . "As one of the last acts ,of my active military servie I extend cordial holi day greetings to the , army 'of the United States,; he said. "My resrets at leaving a professio'n that is very dear to me aria theilnter-! ruption of the association's "of A life time are tempered by the splendid memories of those yeare. I cease mili tary duty with a firm belief .that our nation will enjoy both prosperity and a maximum of peace ' so long s-' the army of .the United States endures and progresses." . Prisoners Rush Guards And Escape From Jail DETROIT, Dec. 24. Using broom sticks and mop ; handles as weapons, seven prisoners, four, of whom are said by police to be desperate "characters, escaped from the Wayne county jail here 'today. A ; . policer dragnet was spread, across the-entire city and ex tended to Toledo and Cleveland, O., has failed today to result in the capture, of any of the men.. 1 ' . Jail officials tonight rwere unable to say definitely -litiw the escape was ac complished, pending -'investigation. Fouir jail attendants wef e- onduty when the break for Ifberty took place. Wil liam Ackermanr gruard-; ;- who- stood at the entrance to the cell block In which the men were quartered, was overpow- . eredi.vafte'r which the 7 prisoners - ran -down'.to- the office' where they attacked Depti?fcjrSheriff J,; A.' Pusho. T,akeh by eiTrprlsePusho seized a revolver from the .desk Jand is saldjto have pdlled th'e trigger., tbi'e times" but none of the cartridges ' -jwa . exploded. ' -He was beaten down 'by the seven 'men. who completed; their - jail,, break"? by letting themselves ojif with the 'kevs whi.ii . "3?ifsh6 Carried. Two pother Jail attend "ants were-in another, part of the jail i "at the; time. . :- " - iX -rX-.' , ' . ' ';$ 'f ii Two' lot the escaped men faced iongts 1 prison sentences joiiowing cQnvictlQB m . . 1 1 . '.' - . . w.t . . 1 of robfcery wnue armeo. v. itie others . L'-Lf ,1 I I -were; awaiting m&mm W J 4 i I Si 1! -'1 ml HI U 41 t 111 Viii hi-1 1 1 3 1 j I in Mi ill-1 fit ; 31 -13 a i Mill If L ' J ! 1. ri Hi 1 K I f. 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