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VOL 50.—NO. 170.
AUSTIN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1921
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SENATE SOUNDS CURETON ACCEPTS APPOINTMENT
BLANTON HURLS
HUGHES PLAN
CHJEFJUSTICE OF TEXAS REGARDED AS
AS
DEBATING DEFY
AT COLLEAGUES
COLD WAVE IS HEADING
TEXASWARD; MERCURY FINAL VOTE 56 TO 22
MEN OBJECT
CENSURE VOTE RANKLES G 0 E S T O B OG G A NIN G
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ure
HON. C. M. CURETON.
was born
The new
Shrine Novices Put Through KOREA WILL BENEFIT
BY JUNKING OF NAVY
JAPANESE DECLARES
private homes
ULSTER’S REJECTION
OF IRISH COMPROMISE
OF LITTLE MOMENT
ENGLAND SUSPENDS
18—A big
CONSTRUCTION WORK
ON NEW WARSHIPS
COLORADO MINERS
of the people.
DECLARE MARTIAL
the belief taht I have justice on my
LAW UNWARRANTED
division inspector.
(Continuea on fage Three.)
(Centnued on Page Three.)
uumianat
Meteorological Report
- By Associated Press.
A. P. Robinson and Tip Robinson joke when he found out that the pro-'
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tion Agent Morris
Moore as they
rhe day passed without disorder a
slapp’d by a state ranger and warn-
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the conspiracy in-
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Paces on Congress Avenue;
Cut Many Unusual Capers
TOO DRASTIC;
TOKIO NAVAL
IS CHIEF OF STAFF,
THIRTY-SIX DIVISION
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Contractors Ordered to Cease
Operations Pending Result of
Washington Conference.
Attorney General Agrees to,Take
up Judicial Mantle Laid Aside
Wednesday By Nelson Phil-
lips; W. A. Keeling May Be-
come Attorney General.
DETROIT AUTOMOBILE
SWINDLE GANG ARRESTED
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—he final
Y
ION
hours to from ten to fifteen above zero
is predicted.
Union Leader Announces Gov-
ernor’s Proclamation Will Be
Contested In Courts.
the Dyer auto
Detectiven a
e West-
y here,
of his
of his
le com-
observ-
in serv-4
the age.
but inti-.
prime bench was made In the face of
this declaration.
General Situation By Belfast
Decision.
Prohibition Officers Get ‘Hot’
Tip; Arrest of Three Business
_______Men Puts Laugh on Dry Sleuths
President Harding’s Signature
Now the Only Thing Lacking
to Make It Law.
of Texas and became attorney general
in 1919.
30 PERSONS RESCUED
WHEN STEAMER SINKS
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i hundred prescriptions for vinous and
spiritous liquor each three months and
specilies that not more than a quart
His Attention to Organizing ot the measure authorized the search
Divisional Artillery. . ■ o"t
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pugn your motives. But my only ap- sion since it was formed more than
peal is to brain, heart and conscience ’ a year ago, he has never been on active
GL.ASGOW, Nov. 18.—It is officially
stated that the contracts awarded the
Clyde shipyards for the construction of
three warships of the super-Hood type
have been suspended. The steel works
are effected by the suspension.
printing office to be expunged from
the record, without the usual consid- San Antonio Officer Will Devote
eration. heai)rg or debate. You thus
alajbo s" u. •
charge of the rangers her. to-
"The local ferce of raugers is ex-
now goes to
without warrants
this feature
mist ice, came
the President the
is to adjourn Nov. 24th. It meets ( Weatherred of Waco, who is on active
again December 5th. Emboldened with duty at division headquarters.
the belief taht I have justice on my Major Neal H. Bannister of Santa
came first assistant attorney general
Panhandle this morning, with snow
at Amarillo and other points.
OMAHA. Neb., Nov. 18.—A light
snow which started falling in Omaha ;
this morning promised to blanket the
ground within a few hours.
The Red River boundary suit is a
case disputing valuable oil hir.de sit-
uated in the Red River bed in North-
west Texas to which Texas and Okla-
homa have both laid claim.
The appointment of Attorney Gen-
eral Cureton to succeed udge Phillips
was announced by Governor Neff last
night upon his return from north
Texas. The text of the message of the
goveror tendering General Cvreton the
office follows
•As a tribute to your sterling wort))
as a man and in recognition of your
splekd. services as attorney general
of 7xa* I hereby tender to you the
position of chief justice i f the Supreme
Court of Texas made vacant by the
resignation of Judge Nelson Phillips.”
While nothing official was given
out, it was understood the governor
was eliminated in
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health. His appointment to the Su-
There was much doubt, even before
the conference on limitation of arma-
ments was tailed by President Har-
Ing. that the British would complete
these ships. Their status as to con-
st ruction on most American tabulations
has been carried as "doubtful"
in any case, dliberations of the
technical commission headed by As-
distant Secretary Roosevelt and in-"
finding highest naval officers of the
five powers represented in the confer-
ence, appear to have reached a point
where the capital ship ratio may he
considered settled, so far as the rit}
| duty. The duties of chief of staff are
"For prudential reasons the Congress being filled by Major Preston
until we had followed a while to see u,—
where they were taking the supposed dav. ________ ___________
■till. hoping to get a line on some of pec ted to be augmented with more than
the bootlegging operations going on in sixty new men who left Denver yes-
side. and being therefore thriee armed. Anna, a former major in the old Thirty-
but wholly without malice or unkind sixth Division, reported to division
headquarters for duty this week as a
conference.
’I be bill limits physicians to one
gress since last June. The first draft
naval reduction by Japan will mean
much to the prosperity of Korea, Isch
Yamagata, proprietor of the Japanese
semi-offefal press, said today in dis-
cussing the suggested armament cur-
tailment.
"It would mean first of all,” he said,
"the possibility of reclaiming vast ara-
ble lands in Koera, capable of support-
in 5,000,000 more people. On this land
we will grow rice so necessity to fed
the people of Japan proper, for Korea
already raises more rice than she needs
herself. It means re-forest ration of
the Korean mountains. It will bring
to us a university so much needed by
Koreans and more schools of every
kind, especially an institution of music
and art. It will give us more roads
and better roads."
Mr. Yamagta added that he had re-
reived Information indicating the pres,
ence of a number of Koreans in Wash-
ington, who he thought hoped to bring
before the conference the question of
the Independence nt Korea. He ex-
pressed the opinion that the conference
shouid not take up Japan's relations
with Korea as he believed such a step
would only needlessly arouse the hos-
tility of the Japanese people.
By Assoclated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—The admiralty
announced today that it had ordered
the cessation of all work on the four
warships of the super-hood type. The
shipvuilding firms were notified yes-
terday not to incur any further liabili-
ties on new naval construction until
further notice from the admiralty.
These contracts were awarded only
two weeks ago.
Officials explained that the practical
effect on the admiralty's order would
be the absolute cessation of all war-
ship work pending the outcome of the
Washington conference.
of this city and O. L.. McQuay of San
Antonio, district manager for the Mar-
tin Wright Electric Company, were
arrested Friday morning by Prohibit
chief justice
vote (after the expulston resolution 1 Special to The Austin Statesman.
1alled). Without the customary hearing MOrSToN ev. No 10/-.,
before a committee, without an or- , c M0.8TONa, ' exa% Nov. 18.1 olonel
aerly thai, without introducine any|Sa udeenVreBirkh as oSicSan Antoni
evidence against me that formed a rec-| the new Thirty-^lxth ShviEion, uncord-
ord, and without permitting me to of: ing to an announcement by Major (
fer any evidence, or.to.be heard in i general John A. Hul commanding
my defense, you abetted your lender the alvislon, in order that Colonel
in introducing and passing a resolutton ; Birkhead may have more time to pre-)
of censure, and caused me to be pub- pare toT the organization of the divi- i
ncIy insulted on fie floor—ft punish- j sional artillery. Colonel Birkhead was
ment worse than expulsion. I claim an artillery officer in the old Thirty-
that this was an infamous outrage. sixth Division during the war. Organ-
that I did not merit it, that my onlyization of the divisional artillery will
offense was doing what I ernscienti- be started as soon as the Infantry
ously considered was my sworn duty,, organizat ion has been completed, or
and that the people of this nation will I about February 1, 1922.
not approve of your action. You did | While Colonel Birkhead has been the
either right or wrong I do not Im- designated chief of staff of the iv1-
challenge:
"To all my 17 colleagues who are
congressmen from 'Texas: ! nmu AnuAp gp-.--
^BIRKHEAD RELIEVED
peoplhave the right to pass upon our I
of spiritous or vinous liquors, con-
taining in the aggregrate not more
than one-half pint of alcohol may be
prescribe d for one person in ten days.
Importation of liquors is barred by
the bill until the supply on hand in
the United States shall no longer be
sufficient to meet the current need
actions here. It is their approval we,
seek. I presume you are willing to 1
submit vour acts to the judgment of
Texas people.
"On October 22. by a unanimous
vote, you permitted my nine page of-
ficial report of my investigation of the
deplorable situation in our government:
By Associated Press.
AMARILLO, Texas, Nov. IS.—F1 nr-1 „ . .________
1 House having acted some time ago.
ries of .now. the first of the season ; Twelve Republicans and ten Demo-
began drifting here this morning at, crats voted against the conference re-
10:00 o’clock. The temperature drop-* port.
ped to thirty degrees, the coldest I The Republican opponents were,
weather of the winter. A fan of the pon"axcEdan,
valved an agreement that for 875 a
eat would be taken out on a scow and
dumped into Iake Erie so that the
owner might report it stolen and col-
loot the insuranoe, )
this morning" said Prohfbition Agent fields,
Moore In telling his side of the story, ___ . __________
"and were notified that a car carrying’ Btatemet of a miner that he had been
three men and a still had passed „t.p, • t, z*‘“---Z'~ --- ---
through there going at high speed. We ing given J. F, Coss, newspaper editor
took the tip at face value and started here against publishing criticisms of
out the Post Road to meet the to. • the military were the only untoward
mobile and sure enough we pinked vents noted.
them up about five miles south or Oolonel Patrick J Hamreek adju-
town. We decided not to arrest them taunt general, to expected to take per-
mercury within the next twenty-four ’ Penrose, Phipps. Shortridge. Wads-
1 worth and Weller. The Democrats
were: Senators Broussard, Gerry,
King, Pomerene, Ransdell, Shields,
By Assoclated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov 18—Action of
the British government, announced
from London today in ordering work
stopped on the four eapital ships of
the Hood type, the only capital ship
building program on which the Brit-
ish have been engaged since the ar-
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.— kerresen.
tative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, who
was recently censured by the House
for inserting objecticnable language in
the congressional record, today chal-
lenged the seventeen other members
of the Texas congressional delegation
"singly and collectively” to debate in
nine Texas cities after adjournment
of the present session.
Mr. Blanton in his formal challenge
charges that his colleaues "abetted"
in introducing and pass.ng a Resolution
of censure causing him to a "publicly
insulted on the floor—a punishment
worse than expulsion." He added:
"This was an infamous outrage.”
w hich he did not merit and charged
that after a resolution to expel him
had failed he was not afforded an op-
portunity to be heard in his own de-
fense.
Although no action has been taken
by the other congressmen it is not
anticipated the challenge will be ac-
cepted by any one of them.
Following is the text of Blanton’s
probably would appoint First Assistant . educated at the University of Vir-
Attorney General W. A. Keeling asginia and served as a private in Com- - ,7, —2—7
attorney general. 1 a. Third Texas Volunteer Infan- | secondary consideration
A short lime ago General Cureton I try in tho Sponish- American War Ha. The sacrifice of warships aggrepnt.
announced that upon the expiration ot began hi practice li Meridian in 1899. | ing 450,000 tons by Japan would be
his present term he would not he a l Two years later ha was marxies to ! equai to the gerapping of 1500,000 tons
candidate for re-election because of 111 Miss Nora Morris of V.alnut pring,tby the United gtates, Japan analyste
He wde twice a member of the Texs declare, on the ground that in an
House of Representatives serving from emergency the United States could re-
1209 to 1912 inlusive. In 1913 he be. place her lost tonnage within a third
By Aeseelated Press
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Nov. 18.—Thirty
persons int lading two women passen-
gers were saved from the muddy wa-
ters of the rapidly rising Ohio river
in a spectacuhr rescue last night when
the steamer Chilo carrying a heavy
cargo or freight up stream from Cin-
cinnati, struck a projection on th* top
of government dam No. IS, opposite
New Richmond, Ohio, and sank a few
minutes later in thirty feet of water.
Within a few minutes after the
crash had torn a huge hole in the
steamer’s hull. all of the members of
the crew and the passengers were safe
in th* st earner "s two life boats or in
the boat* sent out from th* river
bank.
Tokio Publisher' Points Out
Money Would Be Available
for Developments.
ance follws:
"Your telegram announcing the res
legislative step for the outlawing of ignation of Chief Justice Pihillips and
1 ---- --3 ---1 u---- e--- -th-- +he- 1 tendering me the position or Chier
Justice of the Supreme Court or Texas
received. Permit me to say that I ac-
cept tne position with the greatest
Pleasurge. Words are inadequate to ex-
press my high appreciation of this
Ereat,honor you have conferred upon
me. The Red River boundary hearing
will continue a few days yet and it is
important taht I remain here until It
closes, so will appreciate it if you will
let me know when I must return to
Austin to assume the duties of Chief
Justice.
Get out your overcoats and furs,
folks, fdF Old Crimp is heading in
this direction! * According to the
hibition officers had been misled. Charges by John P. McLennan, presi-
When these officers. Assistant Pro- dent of District 15, United Mine Work-
hibition Director Basset Miles was . . . ..... .
with the agent, first approached his ers of America, that the proclamation
car, Mr. Robinson stated that he took of martial law in Huerfano county was
the whole thing as a ioke being per- unwarranted and would be contested
Petrated.on.him.byustheshriners and In the courts and 11 mass meeting at
raled to become otherwise cinvinced
until the erforcement officers dig- which miner* were cautioned against
played thein badges to offset the effect disorder, mhrked the opening yesterday
nt the Shrine cape they were wear- nf the minors’ strike against a wage
ing | cut in thirteen mines of the Colorado*
"We got a mysterious telephone call Fuel and Iron Company in the Las
from Han Marens about 0;45 o’clock Animas and Huerfano counties coal
■ for non-beverage uses.
j It also gives the courts of Hawaii
and Virgin Islands jurisdiction in the
1 enforcement of the national prohibi-
tion act as well as the bill passed
toda y. * a
Attorney General Cureton in a tele-
gram to Governor Neff early today ac-
cepted the position of Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Texas, which
the governor tendered to him last
night.. General Cureton is in Wash-
ington appearing before the Federal
Supreme Court on a case in which
Texas is involved.
The text of his telegram of accept-
l or even a fifth of the time required
I by Japan with her limited facilities.
The experts believe that a fair esti-
mate of strength can not be realised
on a tonnage basis alone, but think
the speed of the vessels and their age
alec should be considered.
It is pointed out that the American
proposals would leave the United
States five capital ships constructed
between 1914 and 1914, while with the
exception of the Nagato, Japan's would
I all be of the period prior to 1913.
It is admitted that the Japanese
navy would be superior to the Ameri-
can in speed through the elimination
of American cruisers, but the experts
declare hat in all else the plan would
favor the United "States.
Some members of the admiralty are
credited with expressing the belief that
(Continued on Page Three.)
JAPAN WANTS MORE SHIPS
SAUNA, Kans., Nov. 15.—An aneh
of snow fell at Colby today.
By Assoclated Presa.
TOKIO, Nov. 18.—Th. Kaga,
giant Japanese battieship with •
displacement of 39,900 tent on. of
those destined to bo scrapped un-
d.r tho Washington proposals, wo,
launched thio morning at Kobo in
tho presence nf 30,000 persons
Tho coremony bogun by the road-
ing of an address from Admiral
Kato by Vic. Admiral Murakami.
equal balance of power have be-
come the conspicuous note in pub-
lic expressions concerning the
scheme, with the probable dis-
turbance of labor conditions as a
Challenges Texas Congressmen,
Singly or Collectively, to Meet
Him On the Stump.
Bill Outlawing Malt Liquors for
Beverage or Medicinal Pur-
poses Is Passed.
Abilene Representative Com-
plains of Humiliation Recently
Put Upon Him.
Washington weather bureau this sec-
tion will experience the coldest wea-
ther of the season within the next 36
hours, with froezing temperature to beer ana mnit llquoA ror other than
the Kulf by Sunday. The forerunnec ; sacramental purposs was taken away
of the cold wave reached the Texas I today by the senate.
By a vote of 56 to 22 tho Seate
adopted the conference report on the
so-called anti-beer bill and the meas-
in Walnut Springs, Rosque coun-
ty, Texas, September 1, 1874 He was
Republican, Wisconsin: McCormick,
Republican. Illinois: Sutherland, Re-
publican West Virginia and Fletcher,
Democrat, Florida, who were absent
and paired, favored the bill.
The bill will set aside the ruling
by former Attorney General Palmer,
who, two days before he retired ad-
vised the prohibition enforcement of-
ficials that there was nothing in the
1 Volstead art to prohibit the prescrip-
l tion of beer and light wines for medi-
! c lnal purposes.
The legislation has been before con-
Stanley, Underwood, Walsh (Massach-
ussetts) and Watson (Goorgia.)
Two others. Senators Reed, Demo-
crat, Missouri, and Moses. Republican.
New Hampshire, were paired against
the bill.
Thirty-three Republican* and 23
Democrats supported the measure
while it was announced that Senators
Harreld, Reublican, Okiahoma; Kel-
logg. Republican, Minnesota: I.enroot.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Nov.
drove up in front qf Robinson's Gar-
age in an automobile. A supposed
still found in the car was seized by
the Federal officer but upon close in-
spection it was found that the alleged
boose machine was in reality an Isko
electric refrigerator with a sot of sym-
metrically coiled copper pipes which
gave every appearence of a stll,
in arasting the three men, the first
two named of whom are proprietors
of the West Fifth street garage, the
prohibition officer announeed that he
had receivc/ a tip from Ban Marcos
to the effect that they would appear
in Austin during the morning with the
supposed stilt in their car, After
finding that he had been the victim
of a practical joke, the prohibitien
agent released his prisoner* and apol-
ogised for the occurrence.
A. P. Robinson explained to news-
paper men later that he had gone over
to San Antonio for the purpose of
bringing the refrigerator to Austin
He took the whole affair as a huge
/DETRorr, Mich., Nov 18.—Five men
were arrened here yesterday in eon-
nectin with an alleged eonspiracy to
defraud insurance companies through
th* destruction of an to mobtie*.
They were charged with violating
BEER’S KNELL;
‘SUDS’ DOOMED
pear neat and tidy at all times direct-
inr traffic qn a busy street and on
a busy morning like Friday. This was
the lot cf Dr. W. L. Wfer who, with hie
coat turned wrong side out-and weild-
ing a stick of cord wood for a "billy"
club, told Austin motorists to move
on and quit blocking trafflo. And to
, make perfectly Sure that he wouldn't
be idle all morning, Ren Hur nobles
rode down the street in scores of au
tomobiles" just, for meanness if noth-
ing else."
And to add to his mis ry, a newsboy
named Clayton Heare just would per-
sist in stopping- cars to make people
buy his papers. When nobles refused
to buy his papers, he would switch
off the motor take the key and pas
it on through the crowd with the re-
By Associated Press. ,
TOKIO, Nov. 18.—With the fad-
ing of the first enthusiasm over
the anticipated relief of armament
burdens, a spirit of caution has
developed in Japan with an in-
clination to look for a possible
advantage to the United States in
its proposal for a ten-year naval
holiday and limitation of navies.
Expressions favoring a more
By Associated Presa.
LONDorT Nov. 18.—The Irish pence
situation is deemed in authoritatve
circles not to have been made actually
worse by tho Ulster cabinet's deter-
mination to adhere to its previously
declared position.
The overwhelming majority given in
favor of the government's policy at
the unionist party confer Mice in Liver,
pool yesterday is looked upon as crea-
ting a better atmosphere for continu-
ance f the peace negotiations in some
form, although the possiiiity of the
resignation of Premier Lloyd George,
or, Inc:d, the entire coalition govern-
ment is not ignored. The morning
newspepers however, do net regard this
contingency as either imminent or in-
evitable. There is some difference of
opinion as to whether, If an impasse
is reached, th* premier will resign or
amk the country’s verdict in a general
election.
The 1 liter men, while decisively re
jecting the government’s proposals out-
lining bases for an Irish peace. Indi-
cated willlngness to engage in infor-
mal conversations and Me Lloyd
George probably will take advantage
of this to postpone the crisis further.
It I* now stated that the premier*-*
return to London was not due to the
receipt of th* Ulster omrnunication,
but had had been arranged previously.
Official weather report/or the twen-
ty-four hours from noon yesterday
until noon today, recorded by the
weather onserver at the State Univer-
sity;
Thermometer readings:
Maximum. 86 degrees at I p re
Thursday,
Minimum, 74 at 8 a. m Friday,
Mean, 80 degrees.
Barometer readings:
Highest, 29 20 inches at noon rhurs-
day.
Lowest, 27-10 at 8 p. m. Saturday.
Average, 29 15 inches) barometer
falliG.
WInd velocities)
Highest. 22 miles from the south-
east at 4:10 a. m Fridav.
Lowest, 18 miles an hour from the
south at 10:21 a m. Friday.
Precipitation) Non*.
Washington Forecast,
East Texas; Tonight and Saturday
generally fair except thunderstorms in
east portion this afternoon or tonight,
much colder with a cold wave, freezing
to coast by Sunday morning, tempera-
ture 16 to 21 degrees in north portion.
West Texas; Tonight and Saturday
fair, cold wav* with temperature 18 to
14 degree* in north and 26 to de-
Kreep in south portion
I
Collecting "shekels" for the blind. I
shining shoes for a "lowly" living, j
leading toy dachshund* around for
championship and selling- newspaper
"extras” were a few of the stunts
pulled off by Ben Hur Shrine novice*
Friday morning on Conress Avenue.
The block between Sixth and Seventh
streets was a veritable circus and
amusement ground for the Austin pop-
ulace which hampened to be down town
at that particular time of day.
no surprise here.
WALSENBURG, Colo., Nov. 18.—
the city. We followed them la until. terday,
we saw them turn in to Robinson’s Effectiveness of the strike was in
garage and then we got out and took ' doubt from conflicting reports from
charge of affairs,^ beth sides to th* controversy.
buried it. and kept it from the bus-
nesH men of the United States, who
do not approve of labor unions dom-
inating government business.
"On October 27, by a unanimous
nrmnust“takdetngstwost Ap! Little or No Change Made In the
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