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SOUTHWEST MAIL. AND THE WEEKLY POST PRINTING PUBLISHED BY COMPANY, SOUTHWEST EVERY FRIDAY MAIL NEVADA, VERNON COUNTY, MISSOURI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1921. VOL. 40 NO. 20 ALLEGIANCE TO KING REQUIRED BY IRISH PACT Oath to Be Faithful to King George Included in the Agreement.

Lloyd George Dominating Figure in Successful Effort to Bring Settlement, London, Dec. Irish peace terms as officially published here at 6:40 o'clock last night provide: Ireland will have the same' status as a dominion of the empire, and will be known as the Irish Free State. A governor general, who will have the same powers as the governor general of Canada, will be appointed. Ireland will have power to levy tariffs against $11 nations, including England and Ulster. Ireland will recognize the British war debt and her own responsibility for payment of part of it.

Britain will withdraw her military forces from Ireland as soon as possible. The Irish will acclaim allegiance to King George as head of the association of nations forming the British commonwealth. Interned Sinn Fein prisoners will be released. Britain will make adjustments for past overtaxation in Ireland and allow for damages to Irish property in the last three years. Ireland is given authority to establish an army in proporton to her population.

Ulster may enter the Irish Free State wth full powers of an equal province of united Ireland. Interference with educational or religious liberties or endowments in either North or South Ireland is prohibited. In the event Ireland votes herself out of the association of nations she loses her fiscal and military autonomy rights. Safeguards to be established in Ulster for protection of the Roman Catholic population. Ireland permits the use of her harbors for British warships, but Ireland is permitted to begin building ships for the protection of her customs and fisheries.

The conditions can be revised at the end of five years if Ireland desires. The terms of the peace agreement will be effective twelve months from December 5, 1921, in the event they are duly ratified. London, Dec. centuriesold quarrel between England and Ireland was ended in the small hours of Tuesday morning the signature in the prime minister's cabinet room of "a treaty between Great Britain and Ireland," consisting of eighteen articles, giving Ireland the title of "The Irish Free State" and the same constitution status as Canada, Australia and other overseas dominions. The question of allegiance, which up to the last moment threatened to wreck the negotiations, was surmounted by permitting the members of the Irish parliament to swear allegiance to the constitution of the Irish free state and "be faithful to his majesty, the king." The treaty has yet to run the gauntlet of the Ulster government and of the imperial parliament.

The perial parliament has been summoned to meet on December 14, and will be opened in state by the king, who has taken the closest personal interest in the Irish negotiations since he practically instigated them when he opened the Ulster parliament. Approval of the imperial parliament is a foregone conclusion, as the government has an overwhelming majority in the house of commons favoring its Irish policy, and the action of the British representatives in reaching the agreement has already been unanimously endorsed by the cabinet. The position of Ulster is less certain. Evidence comes from Belfast that the treaty will be subjected to the most searching examination before receiving assent, and doubtless many modifications will be proposed. The king hastened to send the prime minister a telegram congratu- The Irish Peace Terms.

lating him on the success or the negotiations and declaring "I am overjoyed to hear the splendid news." The king will come to London purposely today to preside over the privy council to approve the proclamation summoning parliament, as the constitution requires a six days' notice by royal proclamation. The treaty was signed by all the members of the British and Irish delegations participating in the negotiations, the Irish delegates signing their gaelic names. Ireland is treated as a single entity in the provisions of the treaty, with special clauses providing against the possibility that should Ulster refuse acquiesence in the settlement, in which case the government of Ireland act of 1920 will 1 remain in force so far as the northern parliament is concerned, but wth the stipulation that a special commission shall mine new boundaries for northern Ireland. Provisions also are made for the co-operation of the two in providing certain safeguards in the event of Ulster remaining out of the new free state. Neither parliament, however, will be permitted under the treaty to make laws endowing any particular religion, or to impose any religious disability.

The news of the unexpected settle-, ment inaugurated a reign of joy over the entire British Isles. Those best informed of the proceedings in the final momentous meeting of the conference lay stress upon the part taken by the prime minister, picturing the "little Welsh Napoleon" as fighting desperately for a settlement through the long hours, using all the powers of his magnetic personality on the little group of haggard, almost despairing men upon whose shoulders rested the fate of the negotiations. JACOB SCHNEIDER PASSED AWAY TUESDAY NIGHT Was a Prominent Citizen of County For Half a Century. Wednesday's Daily Mail and Post. Jacob Schneider, whose serious illness of the past few days has been noted in these columns, passed away, Tuesday night at his home on North Clay street.

His death may be indirectly if not directly attributed to an attack of flu which he suffered sometime ago. Mr. Schneider, hal he lived until January 19, would have been eighty years of age, but he was exceptionally active for a man of so advanced an age. He is survived by his devoted wife and one son, Judge Louis Schneider, presiding judge of the Vernon County Court. Four children preceded him to the grave.

Jacob Schneider was one of the best known and highly esteemed citizens of this county. For practically, a half century the deceased had been a resident of Vernon county and for more than thirty years engaged in' farming and stock raising in Washington township, his three hundred and forty acre farm in that township being one of the finest and best improved farms of the county. He also took an active interest in the varous institutions and public movements that tended to improve the county and be beneficial to the people. He was a man of many excellent traits of character, a splendid citizen, an indulgent husband and father and in every way measured up to a high standard of citizenship. To those who survive is extended the sym-, pathy of many frineds in this, their sad hour of bereavement.

The funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 10 o'clock at the residence, 1036 North Clay street, conducted by Rev. Stout, pastor of the Christian church. Interment will be at the Balltown cemetery where sleep many pioneer residents of this county. EXECUTIVE BOARD SUPPORTS LEWIS Indianapolis, Dec. -The executive board of the United Mine Workers of America in session here today passed a resolution indorsing the action of their presirent, John L.

Lewis, in suspending the officers of district number fourteen, of Kansas, and condemned the Illinois miners for furnishing aid to an unauthorized strike in Kansas. MORE CHINESE DELEGATES HAVE RESIGNED Conditions Within the Chinese Armament Conference' Delegation Considered A Menace to the Conference -Three More Resigned Today. Washington, Dec. Conditions within the Chinese delegation to the armament conference became so turbulent today as to constitute a menace to the conference itself, following the resignation of Philip Tyau, tary of the delegation, because of the treatment accorded Chinese problems, by the conference. Three more resignations followed today.

They are Gen. Huaiz Fiu, chief military adviser, Chiou Chi Chi, former minister of finance and chief financial adviser to the delegation, and Admiral Tsai Yung Yon, chief of naval advisers and chief assistant director of Chinese customs. Shanghai, Dec. plans against Sun Yat Sen's much heralded campaign against a Japanized Peking are being made by Wu Peifu and other leaders of northern China. It is reliably reported that Wu has informed the Peking government that he has sufficient forces in Yangtse valley to successfully repel any attack which might be made.

The troops under his immediate command are said to number one hundred thousand of whom one-half are seasoned veterans of former wars. In addition there are fifty thousand troops in the province, not under his direct command. COITEY'S NEW GYMNASIUM NEAR Completion--G. E. Logan Furnishes Home Economics With Complete Electric Equipment.

Cottey College's new gymnasium and Home Economics building is rapidly nearing completion and it is the plan now to begin using it the first of the year. It will be a great addition to the college and will give increased facilities for the work. Mr. G. E.

Logan, member of the board, will equip the Home Economics department with all the electrical appliances needed. This generous gift of Mr. Logan's is greatly appreciated by the college. F. S.

FOOTE DIED AT HUNT, N. Y. F. S. Foote died at the home of his son, George Foote, of Hunt, N.

December second. Mr. Foote lived just northwest of Nevada for forty years, but went to New York last spring. He is an uncle of A. Scarbrough and is related to John and Joe Wallace.

A Gia SCHELL CITY CITIZENS ASK FOR A BRIDGE DONATION Several citizens of Schell City appeared before the county court Monday in regard to building a bridge across the Osage river on the Vernon-Bates county line at Belvoir, on the Kansas City-Springfield road. It is estimated that the bridge will cost eighteen thousand dollars, and more han half that sum has been raised by subseriptions. Vernon and Bates county each is asked for three thousand dollars. The court took a favorable view of the matter but took no formal action. The petitioners appeared before the Bates county court Tuesday which is now in session.

R. A. has been Taggart, vada on Taggart, for some stock, rent Taggart of Dederick, who visiting his son, Dr. Wm. of Kansas City was in Nehis way home Tuesday.

Mr. who has been in poor health time, will sell off his livehis farm and move to Kansas City. County court "adjourned Tuesday afternoon until December nineteenth. RIOTING AGAIN OCCURRED IN CHICAGO Bricks and Other Missiles Hurled At Men On Their Way to Work. Police Worked for Three Hours In Stopping the Rioting.

Chicago, Dec. 8. -Rioting broke out afresh in the stockyards district here today. Forty men on their way to work in the yards were injured, when a mob climbed to the track of the elevated railroad and hurled bricks and other missiles at the workers. One man is reported to have been killed, nine wounded, two of them probably fatally, while A score of others were more or less seriously injured.

Twenty thousand men, women and children are estimated to have joined in the rioting. The rioting continued for three hours before the police were able to disperse the mob. Chief of Police Charles Fitzmorris took personal charge of the police and more than a thousand officers were rushed to the scene. The police fired several volleys above the heads of the rioters in an effort to drive them bac Women and children were knocked down and men with broken arms and broken heads were left lying in the streets. Union leaders assert that nineteen thousand men are on strike in Chicago and that their number will be augmented today.

Chicago, Dee. -Violence in two cities and operation under difficulties in several others featured the third day on afo general strike in the packing industry. Mobs of strikers here attacked strikebreakers late yesterday and before police could control the situa-, tion three strikers had been shot, seven men, including two policemen, were so badly injured that they were taken to hospitals, and many others were less seriously injured by flying bricks and stones. The district was under heavy police guard last night, with rifle squads touring the streets. At South St.

Paul, five companies of national guardsmen are patrolling the packing house district and had to charge the strikers to effect passageway for working employes, so effective was the picket line. While no serious violence was reported, the soldiers were hit by bricks and clubs thrown by strikers' and many strikebreakers were run out of town before the guardsmen gained control of the situation. Packing houses at Albert Lea, were forced to close when engineers and other employes followed the meat cutters in striking. At Omaha, with the expection of Amour packing plants were declared to be doing practically no killing and three employes were injured in fighting along the picket, lines. Extra police are reported guarding the packing plants at East St.

Louis. Fort Worth, and Oklahoma City plants are operating with a crippled force. Denver, plants are badly hit by the strike. Twenty-two packing companies united late yesterday in Chicago in filing a petition in the superior court asking that the union be restrained from interfering with their plant's operations. BOARDS ASKED TO COMPEL VACCINATION Jefferson City, Dec.

Superintendent of Schools Baker and State Health Commissioner C. F. Enloe today sent out a request to all school boards in the state to compel the vaccination of all pupils, in an effort to stamp out smallpox. The officers declared that there is an epidemic of smallpox in the state and the only means of combatting it is by compulsory vaccination and that the state authorities have a right to do this in case of an emergency, "Of course," said the letter, "it can not be denied that the only way to handle the case is by vaccination. Local health authorities can compel vaccination, or refuse admission to the schools, if in the opinion of the officers an emergency exists." Mrs.

J. L. Turk of Milo was in Ne'vada shopping Wednesday. A COAL RATE HEARING IN PROGRESS Objection Raised to Low Rate On Coal From Illinois Field. Excelsio Springs, Dec.

Cassady, examiner, who is conducting a hearing for the Interstate Commerce Commission, in the matter of a twenty-eight and a half cents reduction in the coal rate for Kansas City from Kansas, Oklahoma and began the hearing at the Elms hotel here today. The twentyeight and a half cents cut was made some time ago by the Frisco, Missouri Pacific and Kansas City Southern roads, to be effective October twentyeighth, 1921. This was met by a reduction from the Illinois coal fields by the Chicago Alton railroad. The southwestern operators then asked for a suspension of the rate, which was granted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The first reduction was made by the Chicago Alton August sixteenth, and was from the dollar and ninety cents to a dollar and twenty-five cents on screenings.

Before the reduction the difference was a dollar and fifteen cents between the two fileds. Practically no southwestern coal was shipped to Kansas City, prior to this reduction. R. N. Nash, assistant general freight agent of the Frisco was the first witness and he was on the stand all day.

His contention was that the rate provided by the Chicago Alton is too low. He said that Kansas City being so situated, should use coal from the southwestern fields and that the Chicago Alton should not be allowed to be the dominating factor in the coal question, although he acknowledged that coal could he mihed cheaper in the Illinois fields. BANK OF ENGLAND TO MAKE LARGE LOAN TO GERMANY London, Dec. to Berlin advices recent negotiations between President Havenstein of the German Reichband and the Bank of England resulted in the restoration of pre-war relations between the two banks. Walter Ratheneau, German delegate, on the eve of his departure from here informed a director of Deutchbank that he has been invited to return in six weeks, when it was understood that a loan of six million pounds would be granted, which would facilitate January reparation payment by Germany.

CONGRESSMAN FLOOD DIED TODAY Washington, Dee. Henry D. Flood, Democrat, of Virginia, died at his home here today, following an attack of bronchitis, which caused weakened action of the heart. Representative Flood had served eleven successive terms in congress. He was formerly chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, and introduced the resolution declaring war against Germany April second, 1917.

A committee of eighteen were appointed to represent the house at the funeral. The house adjourned out of respect when his death was announced. Representative Flood is survived by his wife and two children. DR J. W.

LOVE'S FATHER PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY Dr. J. W. Love received a message Wednesday stating that his father, W. D.

Love, pased away Wednesday morning at his home in Oklahoma City. The deceased was nearly 83 years old. He had been ill for some time, havling suffered a stroke of paralysis several weeks ago. Mr. Love was a pioneer resident of Cedar county, but in recent years had made his home in Oklahoma.

Surviving the deceased, are his wife and eight children, Dr. Love of this city, Dr. T. A. Love of Ripley, L.

L. Love of Luther, Mrs. John Tincher of Parsons, Mrs. B. A.

Sherill of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Chrales Snell of San Francisco, Mrs. John Spies of Bonham, Texas, and Mrs. John Hawkins of Tulsa, Okla. The was held at 12:30 o'clock Thursday and interment thence in a cemetery at Oklahoma City.

SUBMARINE S-4-8 SUNK OFF BRIDGEPORT All Members of the Crew Are Reported to Have Been Saved. Washington, Dec. submarine S-4-8 was sunk off Bridgeport, according to reports received at the navy department today. All members of the crew were saved. They were picked up by the Standard Oil tug Number 20.

The submarine had not yet been turned over to the navy department by its builders, and while there were some navy men on board the majority of the crew were civilians. JOSEPH JEFFERSON WOOD PASSED AWAY WEDNESDAY Was a Prominent Dry Goods' Merchant and Highly Esteemed Citizen of Nevada. Wednesday's Daily Mail and Post. Joseph Jefferson Wood, well known and highly esteemed citizen of Nevada, passed away Wednesday morning after an illness of many months duration. The deceosed is survived by a devoted wife and one son, Jesse, his other son, Joseph Wood, having preceded him to the future life on March 10, 1920, also one brother, E.

R. Wood, of St. Louis. Mr. Wood was born at Ridgway, October 18, 1860.

In 1885 he located in Kansas City and for several years was engaged as traveling salesman for Swofford of that city and later was connected with the Dly-Walker Company, of St. Louis, and made his headquarters in Scott, Kas. While a resident of Fort Scott he was united in marriage to Miss Mae Cole, on June 8, 1898, and in the same year he established a dry. goods store in Webb City. Four years' later he came to Nevada and became associated with his brother-in-laws, the Cole Bros.

in the drygoods business in this city and was actively engaged in the business for twentyyears, retiring when his health became In Nevada he won a large circle of friends and took an active part in the social and business circles of the city and exerted a strong influence and was a potent factor in all public movements for the betterment of the city and county. He was a man of generous and genial disposition, public spirited and ever ready to extend a hand to the unfortunate and pleased Witting, when good fortune came to others. In every way he fully measured up to every duty and responsibility of citizenship and in his home he was a tender and thoughtful husband and father. "Jeff" Wood as he was familiarly known to his friends, will be sadly missed. The funeral services will be held at St.

Mary's Catholic church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, following which the remains will be taken to Fort Scott for interment beside those of his departed son in Mt. Calvary cemetery. FORMER NEVADA RESIDENT DIES AT ALTOONA, KAS. The following relative to the death of a former Nevada residnet and an aunt of Mrs. Paul Nunn, appeared in the Altoona, newspaper.

"Miss Mary Elizabeth McElwain was born in Bureau county, Illinois, December 4, 1849, and died in Altoona on October 17th, 1921., "She united with the Presbyterian church in earlier days in Nevada, Missouri. She had recently attended the Methodist church in Altoona with Mother Neff with whom she lived when she sang herself away to her everlasting home. All of the immediate family had preceded her. She leaves to mourn her loss two brothers and one sister, Frank McElwain, of Rich Hill, Harve MeElwain, of Elk City, and Mrs. Katherine Rickey, of Rich Hill, Missouri.

Many other relatives and many many friends. She was always kind and considerate of others. Her neighbors will miss her sunny disposition. Her brother Harve, and sister, Mrs. Rickey, were here to attend the funeral, which was held at the cemetery and conducted by the Methodist minLister, Rev.

Noah W. A. Gilbert.".