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By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12—Enactment
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greatly im-
In* an elaborate dreasmaking establish-
Mr. Lloyd George spoke with an
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DENISON TRAGEDY
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MYSTIFIES OFFICERS;
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NTIC COAST;
SUICIDE OR MURDER?
ZZLE SEAMEN
BOSTON OFFICIALS
INVESTIGATING GAY
ROADHOUSE PARTY
the city late Mom
y evening. Author-
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TUBE DIES IN CHICAGO
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। heroine of the most prodigious spend-
lng campaign by a woman that Paris
TO HARDING’S GALL
REACH WASHINGTON
SPECIAL TARIFF DEBATE
RULE ADOPTED BY HOUSE
PRESIDENT SEES
GRAVE PERIL IN
co-
at-
with
gives
than
| thing in Fifth avenue “fit to live in.”
No matter how fine the residence ob-
tained. lots of modern improvements
TEN SHIPMASTERS AT
GALVESTON ACCUSED OF
VIOLATING RAT RULES
ILLINOIS TREASURY
SCANDAL INVOLVES
GOES INTO RECORD
OF STILLMAN CASE
armaments and related question a
Although so far there has been noth-
Texas rangers,
on request of the
with
tying
the attorney general m an alb
conspirator with Tufts, said
& San Antonio Railroad, yesterday ar-
rested a train brakeman in connection
with Bohlman's death.
President’s Action In Initiating Disarma-
ment Movement Called One of the Most
Epochal Events In History.
Missives Offered By Banker As
Evidence In Divorce Suit Ad-
mitted By Referee.
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Harding Utters Solemn Warning
Against Assumption of Added
Burden Just Now.
MAI
men a
One Participant Testifies Drink-
ing and Dancing Was In
Progress When He Left.
the case of Hugh Priddy, charg
murder in connection with the
k Sea-
ls an
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except
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IKS ADVANCING
TO ATTACK TURKS
By Associated Press.
EL PASO, Texas, July 12.—Fireman
Charles F. Robinson was remanded to
jail at Marfa, Texas, late yesterday
until he could supply $5000 bond, after
his examining trial in justice court,
where he was haled in connection with
the killing of Engineer Bohlman last
Friday. -
Bohlman was shot and the locomotive
on which he and Robinson were em-
ployed later exploded.
Says Proposed Legislation Would
Menace Financial Stability of
the Nation.
FIREMAN BOUND OVER
FOR ENGINEER’S DEATH
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Armistice Day Probably Will Be
Selected As Date of Disarma-
ment Conference.
NEW DRY DIRECTOR
NAMED FOR OKLAHOMA
last January of Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Willard, parents of Priddy's wife.
Judge Bond said he did not believe
it possible to get a jury in Kaufman
county to try the case.
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sented
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sed by
ration.
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of dis-
having
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to buy it outright
Then for weeks shipwrights will be
TAXES, SAYS
ATT’Y. GEN.
By Associated Press.
POUGHKIEPSIF, N. T- July 12 —
Daniel J. Gleason, referee in the Still-
man divorce ease, handed down a de-
cision yesterday admitting in evidence
two letters offered by the attorneys
for the plaintiff and known as exhibits
12-A and 13-B, alleged to have been
written by Fred Beauvais and Mrs.
Ann U. Stillman, the defendant.
Exhibit 12-A is understood to be the
letter in which Beauvais had threat-
ened to kill anyone who attempted to
; make love to Mrs. Stillman, and con-
tained the declaration. “I am all yours
and Guy’s until the end.”
The ruling is regarded as an im-
portant victory for the plaintiff, since
Referee Gleason in an earlier decision
—
Ten Million Dollar Loan to Bank
Secured By Armour
and Swift.
James Moore’s Relatives Positive
That He Was the Victim of
Foul Play."-~
of one of the most epochal events in history. This is the verdict of
the newspapers and statesmen here following President Harding’s
offer and the British government’s acceptance, in connection with the
holding of a conference for the discussion of the limitation of arma- ..___...._________ ___________
ments and Pacific problems. The scenes in the House of Commons at the present moment of adjusted
yesterday afternoon when Premier Lloyd George announced Greatcompensation Issislation. tor
Britain’s hearty acquiescence in the proposal, was a memorable one. 0 - - o 4."o-d..5
WASHINGTON, July 12—-Appoint-
ment at Wilar F. Meadows at Okla-
homa City *a Pederal prohibition dl-
rector for the Mate ot pnihoma was
announced today by the Internal Rev-
enue Bureau.
He will aucewd John W. Reece with
headquarters at Stiuiwaten, Okla.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12.—Favorable
responses are understood to have been
received today from all but one of the vision, including reduction, of our tn-
powers to which the United States ternal taxation, the refunding of our
©«oERwoob
investigating the case
Galveston, Harrisburg
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"We little heeded the growth of in- ’ York.
debtedness or the limits of expendit- { Mrs. Smith Wilkinson will be ac-
ure during the war. because we could ‘ com pan led by her new 24-year-old hus-
suggested a conference on reduction of war debt and the adjustment of our
foreign loans.
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Mra. Smith Wilkinson in her diamond studded zebra gown
we will be preparea to advise, if they
desire to be advised; as to their power
and authority in the promloea*'
PRIDDY MURDER CASE
REMOVED TO DALLAS
had stricken out exhibit 13-A with the
stipulation that should sufficient ad-
ditional evidence be, introduced. it
might be introduced. It la understood
that the preaent deciston admits the
letters only in so far aa they# relate
to Mrs. Stillman and her infant non,
Guy, and excluded references to Beau-
vais as being father of the child.
John E Mack, guardian ad litem for
Guy Stillman, returned here last night
from Yonkers, where he tended a con-
ference of Mra. Stillman’s attorneys
He expreaaed the opinion that Mrs.
Stillman would not be present at the
resumption of the hearing before Ref-
eree Gleason Wednesday morning. She
la at preaent visiting tiends in Chi-
cago.
rations to those we must not fail Co ed with precious stones, carries her
aid,” he said. elegance into the bathroom. * *
PIRATE SHIP" SIGHTED
OFF ATEANTF
actions put;
/
band, Edward Henry Smith Wilcinson.
He'a her third' Her second was a
youngster, too. The first was the
founder of England’s first "temperance
hotel." That Md the foundation of a
fortune that now, Mrs. Smith Wilkin,
son says, yields more millions a year
than she can spend.
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u-st
ities believe that 'Moore came to his
death sometime Sunday. The finding
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Property sold to the State for
University expansion purposes is
not exempt from taxation for 1821,
but the question of whether the
Legislature has the power to pro-
vide for such exemption it not as
yet determined, held the Attorney
General’s Department in an opin-
ion written by Asaistant Attorney
General E. F. Smith to the Uni-
versity Land Acquisition Board
today.
"It is vitally necessary to settle these
problems before adding to our treasury
fully persuaded that three things were ,
essential to restoration.
" What Must Be Done. I _
These are,” he continued, “the re- ’ BEAUVAIS LETTER
Beach, 71. Inventor of the pneumatic
tube and well known Chicago attorney,
died here Mat night. Home years ago
he lont a 120,000,000 damage mult
against the government for alleged
can not be
smntrepesz"wnEmuogz SS
ficuit quewtion and one we are not yet
prepared to a ns wen However, we shall
continue our investigations in an effort
to ascertain whether or not the Lgig-
lature has sueh power.
"Perhaps if this matter was fully un-
derstood by the property owners they
would be entirely satisfied. A property
owner is only required to pay taxes
for. 1921 on property owned Jan. 1,
1921 (except where he assumes the
payment of taxes by contract). When
he sells his property to the state, for
example, on July 1, 1921, he receiveg
the value of the property in 5cnh.
Money on hand Jan. 1 of each year is
taxable the same as reel property, but
the money a property owner receives
on July 1. 1921, for property conveyed
to the state is not taxable unUi Jan.
1. 1222. It follows that if the property
owner is not required to pay taxes on
the property sold to the state for the
entire year 1921 he will escape for six
mone"t taxation on property equal in
value to the property sold the state,
via. the money received from the state.
However, if it be determined that the
egislature has the power ter exempt
this property from taxation for a part
of the year 1921, it will be a matter of
policy to be determined by the Legis-
lature and not by this department, as
to whether they will do so or not.
“By the time the Legislature meets
earnestness worthy of the momentous'
subject with which he had to deal and
placed great emphasis upon the dec-
laration that if the conferece failed
it would not be because the British
empire withheld its support.
Downing street and the foreign office
pulsated with activity throughout Mon-
day, numerous conferences being held.
In the afternoon after the British prime
minister made his statement to the
house of commons the conference of
premiers went into session.
The British press is unanimous in
stating that the step taken by Presi-
dent Harding was made possible only
by the conference of premiers, which
laid Iha foundation for what had been
done.
The London Times earries the follow-
ing statement from Arthur Meighen-
the Canadian premier, who will rep-
resent Canada at the Washington con-
ference:
“It was .with the greatest satisfaction
that I learned of President Harding’s
notable announcement. To a distract-
ed world It offers new hope and a
promise of relief from the uncertainties
and apprehensions that have clouded
the future. Nowhere will it be wel-
comed more eagerly than in Canada,
for it has been the unwavering belief
of Canadians that the issues involved
in the question of armaments, as well
as in the closely connected problems
of the Pacific and the Far East, can
be best settled by a full and frank
consultation among the nations chiefly
interested—that is, by the method of
free conference. Their belief is based
on their experience with this method
in the new world, and they will un-
questinably seek every means to in-
sure successful results'from this mo-
mentous proposal made by the presi-
dent of the United States in the name
of his country.”
While the conference in Washington
is not likely to be held within a couple :
of months, the dominion premiers, it
is understood, will probably cut short I
their deliberations here and return
home to prepare for it. Discussions of
the naval problem is now out of the
question, and it is not likely that any-
thing of importance will be done in
regard to the constitutional changes.
will be installed. The plumbing will
have to be done over by Tiffany, for
Mrs. Smith Wilkinson, who hasn’t
eaten for years from plates sot studd-
encouraged by the attitude of other
nations that they have already given
some attention to such questions as the
date on which the meeting will begin.'
One suggestion prominently under
consideration is that November 11,,
Armistice Day be selected.
The exact subjects to be taken up!
at the conferences are understood not'
to have received detailed consideration
but officials were said to feel that there
was no reason why the conversations
might not logically lead to a plan for j
the association of nations advocated by
President Harding.
entail) s nearly acquiescence in tne proposal, was a memoraoie one. .peril the-financial stability of oury, . -gg—
The premier spoke to a hushed and crowded chamber and when he country," President Hardin* told thebuax.knockine.outbunheads.instan-
declared that the government welcomed such a move and would do Seuakentoday inthgsgcondssadrogsiae m*n‘ ana protvidng accoin.nod^iiona
its utmost to make it a success, there was a crash of applause from ministration. ; for the HRy models weo win make the
all quarters, which in the opinion of old journalists in the press gal- EYery oblgation is to the disablea SmaKe wikhnsonhe ahtonishine Mra
lery has never been equalled since the announcement of the armistice and dependent, the President said, and i gen ot MrE. Smith Wikinson are
with Germany the oxecutive branch owed it to Uie in New York on the lookout for some-
" j. _ - - country, 'frankly to state the dirni-‛
cullies we daily are called upon to meet
"Our land has Its share at the fi- home in Nottingham she has two tubs
nanclal chaos and industrial depres- of cold, and she's bound to have the
By Associated Press
PARIS. July 12.—The French EoV:
ernment will accept with pleasure and
without reserve an invitation to a con-
ference on the limitation of arma-
ments. This is stated in a letter sent
to the American embassy here by the
government this morning for President
Harding. " .
Premier Briand later announced pub-
licly In the chamber of deputies that
the government would eagerly accepk
such an wvitation.
The premier expressed thanks to
President Harding for his “noble in-
itiative." while the chamber broke into
cheers.
Sheldon Whitehouse, counselor of the
American embassy, said this afternoon
that the reply of the French govern-
ment had been cabled to Washington
during the morning. There was as yet
no indication, he added, when the
formal invitation would be presented
to France.
The attitude of France was officially
made known through the foreign of-
fice. in a note from M. De Peretti De
la Rocca, director of political affairs,
stating that France would be happy to
receive an invitation to a disarmament
conference in Washington. It was
while the political director's note was
on It* way to the American embassy
that the chamher Of deputies was un-
animously applauding the announce-
ment by Premier. Briand of the cor-
dial attitude of France toward the proa
pective imvitation.
The senate in its turn wan aroused
to unusual enthusiasm in approval of
President Harding's adewe
it was said at the foreign office that
Premier Briand probably would repre-
sent France at the proposed conparence
The French government makes no
reservations regarding the proposed
conference, being willing. It is said,
to discuss the limitation of land as
well as naval disarmament.
Financial circles are particularly ap-
preciate of Mr. Harding's more. in view
of the prospect held out of greet mil-
enry economies and the consequent re-
lief of pressure upon the treasury.
“France." satd Premier Brien d in
(ContlnoeA on Page Three.)
and the addded peril this measure
would bring.
“This menacing effort to expend bil-
lions in gratuities will imperil our
capacity to discharge our first obll-
of a small French army pistol in a
thicket near the body furnished the
clue which may ch ar up Moore’s death
police state. —
Members of the Moore family are
firm ih their contention that he was
murdered.
By Associated Frees.
WASHINGTON, July 12.—The House
today adopted, over almost solid Demo-
cratic opposition, th especial rule gov-
enrng consideration of ths Fordney
tariff bill.
The vote on the* rule was 222 to 100,
with 4 members voting present.
LONDON. July 12.—(Spectal)—Mrs.
Smith Wilkinson, stout and elderly.
By Associated Press.
GALVES'TON, Texas, July 11—
Charges of violation of the State regu-
lations designed to prevent rate from
coming aghore from vessels at docks
have been filed against the masters of
ten ships now in port.
The complaints were made by Dr.
H. A. Spencer of the United States
public health service, who is in charge
of anu-bubonie plague work hero.
..
lng in the negotiations as to details,
administration officials have been so
• S' ""
By Associated Press.
KAUFMAN, Texas, July 11—After
more than 1*0 veniremen had been ex-
amined and only one had been accept-
ed as a prospective juror, Judge Bond
last night transferred to Dallas county
By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 12 (Canadian Press).—The world is on the eve
tended a conference at the Hotel
Touraine about two months after the
dinner, at which it wes brought out
that there wan talk at an inventiga-
uon of the Woburn affair.
not stop to count the cost. Our one
thought then waa the winning of the
wAr and the survival of the nation."
After a four months’ survey of con-
ditjena "which would stagger all of us
wre it not for our abiding faith in
ATHIENS, July 12.-—Official con-
firmation. of the beginning of the
Greek offensive against the Turkish
nationalists was supplied in a gov-
ernment statement last night.
The Greeks, said the statement, nd-
vancod is miles, occupying taro towns
east of Brunmn, and one north of rhak
No resistance war encountered by
the Greeka in this advance.
TWO PACKING FIRMS 2,-
of Denison whose bullet-pierced body
——o ' ■ was found on thebanks of a creek near
By Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 12.— James
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| World’s Greatest Spender Promises To
। Make Gotham’s Fastest Look Like Pikers
SOLDIER BONUS — , M 2. -
Female Monte Christo, Who EP“E •Emud
Squandered $5,000,000 in #megyhmdmu g
Three Weeks in Paris, Pro- Eg 85 a 3
poses to do Better Over Here. 8228868283
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ouae
breach of contract growing out of a
plan to install expereimental pneu-
matic tube mall service.
MOROCCANS DEFEATED
SPRINOFIELD, DL, July 12—The
Sangamon county grand jury investi- |
ration of the Illinois state treasury
was resumed tills morning with State
Treasurer Edward E. Miller contin-
uing his testimony. Representatives
of Armour & Company and Swift a
Company, Chicago packers, also are
expected to testify.
A ten million dollar loan to the
“Grant Park Bank” with the packers’
notes as securities was said to be one
of the principal factors upon which
the investigation hinged. Discovery of
a memorandum of the loan dated dur-
ing Governor Small's term, 1915-17, as
State Treasurer, was said to have
been made. It was with possession of
this memorandum that Attorney Gen-
eral Brundage took up the investiga-
tion. -
By Associated Press.
BOSTON. Julyll—Joseph M. Leven-
son,an attorney for motion pieture
producers and a member of the mid-
night party at Mishawum Manor. a
resort in Woburn, March 2, 1917, which
has been mentioned in connection with
charges against District Attorney
Nathan A. Tufts of Middlesex county,
testified before the Supreme Court to-
day.
Levenson Mid he left the roadhouse
about 2 a. m. before the party broke
up. There were about twelve girls
at the Manor, he aald. and there wan
some drinking and dancing.
Tufts, whose removal as district at-
torney is sought by Attorney General
J. Weston Allen. Is alleged to have
been concerned In nttement out of
court of threatened actions against
members of the Mishawum party.
This settlement cost those involved,
including several .motion picture pro-
ducers. one hundred thousand dollars,
according to a deposition by Hiram
Abrams of New York, which was sub-
mitted yenterday. Several releases
of claims by girls alleged to bave been
at the road house were put into evi-
dence.
Abrams. Adolph Zukor, Edward
Golden, Harry L. Asher, and Walter
F. Greene, were named as among those
who went to Woburn after a dinner
to Roscoe (Fatly Arbuckle at the Cop-
ley Plaza hotel here,
Levennon, who has been named by
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VOL 50.—NO, 39. AUSTIN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 12,1921. HOME EDITION) I
NEW CAMPUS TRACTS TAX
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Thermometer Readings.
Maximum temperature, 66 degrees
at 4 p. m. Monday.
Minimum temperature, it degrees at
4 am. Tuesday.
Average temperature, it degrees.
Barometer Rending.
High. 29.50 inches at 1 a m. Tuesday.
Low, 29.34 inches ill a m. Mcnday.
Mean. 29.42 inches barometer rising
Wind Velocitiez.
Highest. 11 miles an hour from south
east at 5:15 p. m. Monday.
Lowest, 4 miles an hour n
east at 4:30 a. m. Tuesday.
Precipitation, .11 inch.
East Texas: Tonight and Wedne-
day. partly cloudy.
West Texan: Tonight and Wednes-
day generally fair.
—or maybe the world—ever saw, is
making preparations for an agtautt on
American society at the sumniers end
in Paris she claims she spent 15,000,000
in three weeks.
At present the "Temale Monte Cristo"
is understood to be negottating for one
of the finest yachts afloat. She doesn't
contemplate any such niggardly pro-
ceeding as chartering it. She's going
After quoting from section 1, article
1. and section 10, article t, Asxintant
Attorney General Smith states in th*
opinion ,
"In view of these constitutional pro-
visions it becomes self-evident that
the elty commtssioners of the city of
Austin and the commisslonerg court of
Travis county are without authority
to exempt or release the property pur-
chased by the state of Texas for the '
use of the University of Texas from
the taxes assessed for the year 1111." -
"Neither can the city or county com-
mute a part ot the taxes for lh« yer
1921, based on the time the proNertv
is privately owned,” continuaPEN
opinion. "The power to commute
taxes is hut an incident of the power
to exempt. When the power to exempt
does not exist, the----- —
out proper lights u,
respond to signals be
was sighted last week
easterly from Halifax ba
steamship Croxteth Hall, Wa
today from Hull and Antu, --
According to a report made byPe
captain of the Croxteth Hall, the ship,
apparently a small freighter, was first
observed ahead of him showing a stern
light. The vessel suddenly swerved in
her course and came at the British ship
The stranger passed astern, however,
went around and came up again on
the opposite side.
The red and green running lights
were not lighted, the captain reported,
and later the stern light disappeared.
Repeated efforts to signal the
stranger by flashlight code and wire-
less brought no answer. The vessel
after running with the Croxteth Hall
a short time turned away and dis-
appeared.
Agents of the line while admitting
they were pussled at the unusual oc-
currence said they did not connect ft
with recent unverified reports that a
mystery ship with piratical intent was
operating off the Atlantic coast.
By Assoiated Press.
NEW Y{K, July 12--An unknown
ship which was violating International
maritime regulatigns by running with-
ad which refused to
"ing her ideptity,
850 miles south-
the British
ich arrived
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