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VOI. XXXIX—NO. 22
VINSON DEFINES ROTARY AS
“DYNAMIC OF MODERN LIFE”
AI DISTRICT CONFERENCE
President of University of Texas Is
Speaker at Morning Session of State
Rotarians Here for Two Days’ Meet-
ing—District Governor Tom S. Reed
Tells Necessity of Rotary’s Adoption
of a Broad Reconstruction Program.
Many Delegates Register.
"Rotary is an impulse a motive maker a dynamic in the life
of the modern world whose watchword is ‘He profits most who
serves best’ ” was the definition given to hundreds of Rotarians
Monday morning by Dr. Robert E. Vinson president of the Uni-
versity of Texas.
The Rotarians many of them accompanied by their wives
and daughters convened in San Antonio Monday morning for
the annual conference of the Eighteenth District of Rotary em-
bracing all the clubs in Texas.
Gathered in the tapestry room of the St. Anthony Hotel
which has been named as convention headquarters for the two
days of the conference the delegates registered at the long tables
in Teacock Alley from an early hour Monday morning as in-
coming trains brought" the late arrivals until the hour called for
the opening sessions. A raised platform in the room brought the
presiding officers in full view against a background of flags
American British and French with pots of narcissi on the tables.
J District Governor Reed Presides.
Tom S. Reed Jr. of Beaumont district governor called the
session to order for the invocation of Bishop W. T. Capers fol-
lowed by the mass singing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” led
by Herbert Wall.
Jack R. Sprague president of the host club was introduced
and badc the visitors welcome. W. B. Paddock of Fort \\ orth
made response.
The address of the morning following the reading of an-
nouncements and communications' by Secretary Paul Scholz of
the host club was made by Rotarian “Bob” V inson in a talk
defining Rotary.
“It is the thing.we'all understand and the thing wc all feel”
said Dr. Vinson “^ut it has never been launched in any form
of expression.” The fornis of expression known to humanity he
set forth in graphic style naming words by which man made
known himself to his kind —painting and sculpture where the
brush and chisel aided in the effort to express inner emotions—-
and the harmony of music.
Rotary Like a Perfume.
“And then there is the art of the perfumer one of the oldest
kyown to man where the essence is taken from the flowers and
enshrined in crystal. Imagination pictures the blossom or strug-
gle to find the many in the one perfume. It is illusive fleeting
indefinite and we imagine ourselves in the meadows of spring.
But to get all of that depends on the nerves which transmit the
sense. Rotary is like that!
“It is not one it is several things and it is not impressed
on each individual member in the same way. He must furnish
the avenues to have its essense reach him.
Thon Dr. Vinson explained what Ro-
tary meant to him. “To me it is not
business not Sartor for there is no
price set nor goods sold. Nor is it a
vocation. yet without it business is cold
stale and unprofitable.
“It is not philosophy for it does not
undertake to interpret life through Ro-
tary and yet it contains the thing
without which all philosophies of the
part are failures —the fundamentals of
useful ox stance.
“it is not politics. for they are es-
chewed yet ft may haven and sweeten
the political life and rob it of its ran-
cor. And it is not religion for there
are no obligations nor are wc asked to
subscribe to a creed divest ourselves
of one belief and profess other things.
Yet it undertakes to crystaiize practical
religion.
Dynamic in Modern Life.
“It is an impulse a motive-maker n
dynamic in life. A dynamic in this
modern life which has as its watchword
‘He profits most who serves best.’ **
Beginning nt the start of early Chris-
tianity. Dr.. Vinson showed how the
principles <n the early “dreamer” had
become practicalities “something that
touches and colors the lives of inen but
men had not grasped it until Rotary
adopted it. It obliterates things which
have set us at each other’s throats. In ।
its inner meaning that watchword we
have seen might g<» crashing down be-
fore the power of right.”
Blit with the motive power of the
in "pulse must go a method. Dn Vinson
declared and the method of Rotary he
said was “fellowship the ‘hands
across? Your hand to mine and may
hand to you wherever you may be.
“And when you sit beside a man for
w^ks then months and he tells you
of the things in his lieart ami those be-
fore his eyes you cannot ever lignin do
anything without the thoughts of that
man influencing you. You will conduct
your business for all there is in it yes
I.nt you can do it better if the other
mon is with you!
Makes for Nation’s Safety.
“What an age to live in. with such
principles ns that! It makes for the
safety of the nation and its advance-
ment. Search out the best mid we Will
find that our thoughts have been moved
by the be<t WO lune felt.”
Prolonged cheers greeted the earnest
thoughtful speech of Rotarian Vinson
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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
NATIONAL SUFFRAGE
AMENDMENT DEFEATED
BY ONE SENATE VOTE
left Dooms Hope for Pas-
sage at This Session
of Congress.
Washington D. Feb. 10.—Woman
suffrage by Federal Constitutional
amendment was beaten again today in
the .Senate.
The House resolution for submission
of the amendment failed of adoption
with 55 votes in favor of it and 29
against one less than the necessary two-
t hi rds.
Thus ended what leading suffrage
champions had said in advance would be
the filipl test of this session of Con-
gress. The suffrage advocates went into
the test knowing they lacked one vote
but. hoping to the last that it would be
won over.
The resolution was called up at 12:40
o'clock before crowded galleries and
[ with most of the senators in their
seat*.
Unanimous consent was given for con-
sideration of the resolution. Before
the debate began petitions from the
Kansas Michigan. Nevada Maine and
Missouri Legislatures in behalf of the
resolution were presented by Senators
from those states. The roll call began
at 2 o'clock.
NEW RIOTS In BERLIN
Eight Killed. 40 Wounded in Clash Be-
tween Troops and Spartacans.
Zurich Switzerland Feb. to.—Spar-
tacan disorders of a grave nature
broke out in Berlin Saturday evening
according to advices received here. Sol-
diers and sailors commanded by former
Chief of Police Eichhorn are reported
tn have occupied Alexander Platz and
government troops opened fire upon
them eight persons being killed and 40
wounded.
German censorship is withholding de-
tails of the trouble.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS. MONDAY FEBRUARY 10. 1919 —FOURTEEN PAGES.
LONDON PAPERS
SHOW FEAR DE
PUCE DELAYS
Think. Germany Seek to
Divide Britain and Amer-
ica for Own Gain.
REPORT FOCH IS ANGRY
Hint Made That He Will Re-
sign Unless Prompt
Steps Are Taken.
I
By 11. J. LEAKOYD.
London Times Korvlce.
Special Cubic to The tian Antonio Ugh'
’ and the Phllsdelpiu* Public Ledyer
Copyright 191 V. by The Public Ledger Co.
London Feb. 10.—The newspapers
here generally recognize the effect of
the slowness of the peace negotiations
in Paris and say an opportunity is
; thereby afforded Germany to make mis-
chief. The Observer in a Paris dis-
> patch says Marshal Foch is disquieted
at the turn of events inside Germany
’ muling: “Some well informed people
are even hinting that Marshal Fo<-n may
resign unless certain measures (to pre-
vent Germany from making use of uu-
avoilable delays at the peace confer-
> ence) were endorsed just now. Wheth-
er thi< is true or net their is no doubt
that French opinion is at present ex-
. eeptionally alive to the risks involved
by the slow progress of the peace pro-
ceedings.”
In another conspicuous article which
। has a dose bearing on my references to
Secretary Daniels’ recent utterances
the observer says:
; “The Germans have not given up
hope that they will go to the final con-
■ gross in a position to play a strong
hand diplomatically on account of the
differences they think they discern
among their victorious foes. A recent
article in the Vossische Zcitung by Dr.
( George Bernhard dwells upon these
hopes with gloating candor. Wc are
in danger of leaving Germany cut of
our calculations in discussing the ques-
tions ponding before the conference find
Chancellor Ebert s speech in opening
the assembly at Weimar should warn us
of the folly of doing so.
Appeal for Co-operation.
“Germany must in the end. come to
the conference table but if the world is
to have peace and security she must
••ome as a criminal to hear the sentence
delivered not as a sower of tares hop-
ing to reap a harvest of confusion from
the seed she has sown.
“We earnestly press on our American
friends the urgent needs of a most com-
plete and thorough co-operation with
the European n I lien especially between
the English-speaking peoples if a
league of nations is.to be a real effec-
tive instrument of peace. Every pos-
sible effort will bp mode by elements
hostile to a good understanding between
us to breed mischief.
“The Hamburger Nacbrichtea is call-
ing for the untiring use of the German
wireless for propaganda purpo es iu the
I United Htates. where the Germans be-
lieve they still have friends and the
cry is still the same against England.
England's selfishness England's lust of
domination. Why? Because tlu* Ger-
mans know if they can once divide the
English-speaking peoples if they can
only make the American suspicious and
lukewarm there will still Ir. hope that
German ambitions which by no means
died with the downfall of kaiscrism
may be realized.
Prompt Decision Urged.
“We have given such proofs as no
other power has given of our sincerity
and earnestness in forwarding the
league of nations idea. We have risked
the discontent of Great Britain's over-
seas domination. We have shown our
willingness to pool what our arms have
won in the interest of the world’s peace
and security. Wc don no halo of saint-
ship on that account: we merely arc
living up to our pledged word.”
The Observer appeals to America to
make an unselfish decision now as she
is nt the parting of tbe ways conclud-
ing :
“A new universal Monroe Doctrine
is rbont to emerge which will cast the
regis of its protection not over the
| American continent alone but the whole
earth. Its spirit is essentinllv the same
as that in which the United States have
conducted its international relations up
to the nrosent. but it needs to make
it effective before all else the whole-
hearted co-operation of the American
people. Will that be denied? We will
not believe it. When President Wil-
•on returns to his country to make
things dear which up to now may be
in dark nr distorted we look to him to
awaken the American soul to a full
sense of responsibility.”
CLEMENCEAU SEES DANGER.
Best to Face Possibilities He Says.
But Is Reassured By Wilson.
Bv the AnmwlMml
Paris. Feb. 10.—“ While I have said
that the war has beet won. it would
perhaps be more accurate to say that
there is a lull in the storm.” said
Georges Clemenceau the French pre-
mier in the course of an interview
with the Associated Press Sunday.
“At least” he added “It is ns well
to face squarely . Il the possibilities.”
Although Germany has lieen beaten
militarily and has been largely dis-
armed. there still remained the premier
pointed nut “a chaotic but fruitful
Russia from which great help may be
drawn by the Teutons.” There would
be danger he tlmught of a “re-opening
of the military debate if it were not
for the assurance President Wilson had
voic<*d recently that whenever France
or any other free people was menaced
the whole world would be ready to
vindicate its liberty.”
In the Society of Nations said the
premier each nation must be willing to
renounce its traditional aloofness and
be willing to employ the national
strength outside its own country both
in war and iu peace.
Premier Clemenceau warmly praised
the help the American troops hqd giv-
en in winning the war for democracy
and expressed disbelief that there was
a man in the American army of occu-
pation who regretted that he had
“fought on the side of freedom.”
“As to tbe military triumphs over
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GOVERNMENT AGENTS ROUND UP
54 ALIEN I. W. W. AGITATORS
FOR IMMEDIATE DEPORTATION
Three Seattle Strike Leaders and One Spokane Man
Among Those Placed Aboard Special Train
and Rushed to the Atlantic Coast.
Chicago Feb. 10.—Fifty-four mem-
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World passed through Chicago last
night in u special train under a bcavj
guard on the way to on Atlantic port
whezc. it is said they will be deported
nt once by the immigration authorities.
Forty of the prisoners came direct
from Seattle where they took part In
fomenting the general strike which has
paralyzed the industries of that city
for several days. (
Three leaders of the Seattle strike
one Spokane agitator an I. W. W. lead-
er from Denver and five alien con-
victs arrested in Chicago were among
the prisoners gathered into the Federal
net.
The majority of the men were alien
labor agitators picked up by officers of
the United States immigration service
during a year of secret campaigning in
industrial centers of the Pacific coast.
A. D. H. .Jackson chief of the Seattle
office of tiu» immigration service was iu
charge of the party.
Plans Carefully Made.
“The proceeding against United States
enemies of this type is simple.” an offi-
cial with the train said. “Just two
hours before the Seattle strike was
called wc gathered 40 agitators into
the cars with everything cleared away
between them and the middle of the At-
lantic Oacan. For more than a year
the immigration service has been x\^<-
ing quietly in all industrial centers
checking up on the strange aliens who
have appeared and gathered evidence
against I. W. W. leaders and trouble
makers who call tbcmsrlvos Bolabeviki.
“When evidence was compiled against
this particular crowd each case was
brought to a Federal hearing and all
court findings sent to Washington
where they were reviewed by Secretary
of Labor Wilson. The secretary has
the power to order this type of prisoner
deported or released and so*far there
lus been little.trouble in getting quick
action.”
The majority of the prisoners will be
sent back to Russian provinces. They
are principally Norwegians Swedes and
Finns according to guards on the train.
Butte Mob Frustrated.
The duly attempt at mob delivery of
TWO HELD FOR MURDERS
One Tells of Seeing Triple Crime But
Denies He Is Guilty.
Washington. D. C... Feb. 10. —At a
late hour last night Ziang Zun Wan
confessed to the police authorities that
he had been present at the murder of
Dr. Theodore T. Wong. C. H. Hsic and
Beu S<n Wu official;; of th" Chinoe
edYicMiona! mission * f# the Vfiftcd
Slates. While freely admitting that ho
was^at the Mission House when the
men*were murdered the prisoner would
rot say who committed the crimes nor
admit that he participated in the kill-
ings.
Wan and his brother. T. L. Van. stu-
dents at New York University were for-
mally arrested Sunday in connection
with the murders. No formal charge
has been placeil against them the rec-
ord merely showing that they are being
held for investigation.
Wan and Van had been under guard
at a hotel since they were brought here
from New York City soou after the
crime was discovered but were placed
in jui! Sunday after they had been ques-
tioned all night at the Mission House.
According to the police. Wan confessed
he wrote Dr. Wong's name on the stub
«.f a check for $5OOO which officials of
a bank refused to honor when presented
by a young Chinese on January 30.
OIL LEASE FILED
Gull Production Company Gets Tracts
in Bexar County.
The Gulf Production Company Mon-
day leaded from August F. Ernest and
wife Katie Ernst two tracts of land
comprising -ISO acres in the southern
part of Bexar county and will develop
the properties for oil and gas. The
lease price was $720 and one-eighth
royalty of all oil or gas produced. The
Guff Company has recently closed a
number of leases bn land in this
county.’
Another oil lease filed Monday was
the assgnment to Ida West Fox of
lease on 20 acres out of the C. A.
Yocum survey situated fifteen miles
south of San Antonio on the Medina
river. The tract is part of the 20S
acres tract leased by R. W. Gayle
N. C. Gayle and Sarah A. Gayle to G.
W. Whitaker. _
THE WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
FEB. 9. 2 a. in 38
3 p. ni 34 3 a nj 38
4 p. 3 4 4 h. in. nr
5 p. in 34 5 a. m 36
• p. m 33 6 a. m 36
7 p. in 33 7 a. ni 38
S p. 40 Sa. m 39
9 p. in 4" 9 a. m 40
10 p. m 39 lo a. in 41 ;
11 p. in 38 11a. in 42
12 midnight 38 12 noon 4:’.
FEB. 10. 1 p. in 45
1 a. m 38 2 p. ni 45
- ■ ■ ■ ♦ ■ — -
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Sad Antonio and vicinity: Tonight
increasing cloudiness: warmer; Tuesday
cloudy minimum temperature 46 to 02;
light to moderate southerly winds.
East Texas: Tonight increasing iloudi-
ness: warmer: Tuesday cloudy; colder in
northwest portion.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
St. Louis: Temperature 22: clear; 4-
mile wind from the south: lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours. 20.
( hiengo: Temperature. 21 ; partly cloudy
10-mlle wind from the north; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours 21.
Kansas City: Temperature 20; clear;
18-mlle wind from the south.: lowest tem-
perature In last 24 hours 20.
New York: Temperature 20; clear; • -
mlie wind from the north; lowest tem-
perature In last 24 hours *2O.
Washington: Temperature 26. clear; 4-
mlle wind from the north: lowest tem-i
perature In last 24 hours. 26. I
- the prisoners was frustrated by the fore-
• sight of the Federal officials. Before
t the train rcacheil Butte Mont. officers
were warned that the I. W. W. leader*
. in that city and Helena had learm<l
I of the deportation and were massing to
. deliver their' comrades. The two cars
t then 'attached to a regular train were
i cut off nt a junction and set into nn-
» other train which made a wide detour
missing both Butte and Helena.
Several hundred men gathered at the]
railroad station in Butte when the origi-
• nal train reached that point according
• to reiiorts which reached the officials.
; They were allowed to search the train
I and when they found the prisoners were
not on Isiard. left without any trouble
i One woman the wife of a Finnish agi
tutor arrested in Spokane was in the
• party.
•
TO BE DEPORTED AT ONCE. |
Aliens to Be Taken to Ellis I* land and
Divided into Groups.
New York Feb. 10.—The Federal im-
migration authorities here are prepared
to handle the 54 Industrial Workers of
' tbe World who are ou tbeir way to
New York from the West to be deport-1
ed by the government.
At Ellis Island the immigration sta-
tion. no information has been received
this morning it was stated on author-
ity. as to the hour the I. W. W. were
to arrive here but it was expected to
be “probably today or toiporrow.”
The prisoners w ill be detained at El-
lis Island until arrangements for sail-
ings can bo made. They will be divided
according to nationalities and the de-
IMirtntion of the several groups will be
effcctcil at the earliest posaible monent
ic was declared.
No extra precautionary measures have
been taken to guard the men upon their;
arrival here it was stated. From the i
train terminal they will be hurried toj
the island. • Inasmuch as their deporta-
tion already lias been ordered there will
be no necessity for their being exam-
ined by Department of Justice officials
here before being taken to the immigra-
tiuu station.
UNION LEADERS MAY
VOTE TO CALL OFF
STRIKE IN SEATTLE
—
Collapse of Movement Ex-
pected to Follow Warn-
ing of Mctyor.
Seattle Wa^h Feb. 10.—Conserva-
tive leaders of union labor who were to
meet with the general strike conference
committee hoped to induce the commit-
tee to recommend that the sympathetic
strike affecting ail but 25.003 striking
shipyard workers out of 55000 men in-
volved bo called off.
Municipal officials headed by Mayor
Ole Hanson and assisted by a commit-
tee of business men. turned their atten-
tion today to plans for immediately re-
suming the city's industrial and com-
mercial activities which have been de-
ranged since last Thursday by a gen-
eral strike of approximately 45.000
union men and women. Ail industries
affected by the strike will be resumed
with or without the aid of union work-
<rs Mayor Hanson said and if need
be. the city authorities will import
workers from other sections of the
country to take the place of the strik-
ers.
A collapse of the strike movement
was confidently expected by officials
today despite the action of' the strik-
ers’ conference committee Sunday in re-
fusing to yield on the question of re-
turning to work.
Tacoma’s general strike called to
support the demands of the shipyanl
metal workers was called off yesterday
by ro^dutions adopted by a strikers’
committee which recommemlo<l that all
crafts other than shipyant workers re-
turn to their tasks this morning. The
strike jlid not interfere seriously with
that city’s normal activities
Socialist leaders Arrested.
Pertland. Orc.. Feb. 10.—Harlan Tai
bot’ secretary of the Oregon Socialist
। party and four other men were arrest-
ed here charged with violation of the
newly enacted state criminal syndical-
ism bill by the distribution of seditious
literature. It was alleged that they had
been circulating copies of the Western
Socialist published by 11. M. Wicks
chqjiman of the Portland Council of
Soldiers. Sailors and Workmen’s delc-
• gates which styles itself a soviet.
Trccps Turn Back Strikers.
Butte. Ment.. Feb. 10.—Strikers in
the mines of Butte who object to the re-
cent reduction of SI n day in wages
j and who are insisting on the abolition
of the “rustling” curd system were
halted outside the mines today by
L uited States soldier*. Those men
wno wished to go to work were per-
mitted to pass.
Discharged soldiers who still won*
army uniforms were among tuose doing ।
picket duty for the strikers. They
were ordered by the regular army men
to discard their uniforms or cease par-
i ticinating in the attempted picketing.
Street ears which carry miners to
their work were prevented by strikers
from leaving the barns. Soldiers cleared
the crowd from the vicinity of the car
barns but later a committee of union
men is understood to have called out
the union carmen.
$13000 Taken From Mail Pouch.
Hartford Ark. Feb. 10.—Postoffice
officials are investigating the theft of
SI3(MM) in currency stolen Friday night
from registered mail sent by a Fort
Smith bank to the Bank of Hartford it
became known today. The money was
the payrool of the Central Coal ami Coke
Company of Hartford. The empty mail
pouch which had been cut open was
found near the station nt Hartford.
PESCE MAKERS
NEAR THE Ei
OF BIGTISKS
Dozens of Commissions
Working Energetically to
Complete Decisions.
NEW COUNCIL IS VITAL
War Council Reported to
Be in Agreement on New
Armistice Terms.
IB> the AiModatrd l*ren«.
Paris. Feb. lU.—The week begins
I with the business of tin* peace coniei*
I cnee well advanced. Dozens of com-
I missions are at work with an energy
t never seen in former international con-
‘ ferences.
First in interest and importance be-
cause of the fundamental nature of it*
task the commission on the society of
nations is now awaiting what is term<*d
“clarification” of two sections of the
project which appear to have been
adopted without a really clear and
unanimous understanding of their
scope.
A sub-committee is unraveling the
tangled skein of diplomatic verbiage and
it is honed will dear it up at the meet-
ing today.
Such headway has been made by sonic
of the lesser commissions with the plans
before them that it is expecteti these
commissions will be ready to rejiort a
number of important projects to the
conference for its action almost imme-
diately after the report of the Com-
mittee on the Society of Nations is dis-
posed of.
The conference itself while it ap-
pears likely to drop into a more leisure*
; ly pace after the departure of President
[ Wilson and Premier Orlando of Itoh’
. and in the absence of Premier Lloyd-
George of Great Britain who has al-
ready left Paris plans to undertake the
discussion of some of these topics. In-
teresting debates are expected to fol-
low. occupying the time of the confer-
ence profitably during what it seems to
be thought there will be the rather brief
absence of thos leaders.
In view of frequent official assur-
ances that the work was being done
with complete unanimity no doubt can
bo entertained that the plan will be
ready for action by a plenary meeting
of the conference before the end of the
week. Nearly all the nations are now
being represented on the special com-
mission framing it. ami from this it is
assume! they have already practically
committed their governments to sup-
port <»C the measure when it cumes up
for final approval by the conference.
New Ueuneil Important
As the American delegates have ex-
plained tho fate of the measure does
not depend upon a majority vote. The
Powers accepting the plan whatever
may be their number will go ahead with
the organization of the society. If
there .should be dissenters they will be
left out until they find it expedient to
come in.
Tho newly created “supreme econom-
ic council” has taken rank next in im-
portance to the society of nations com-
mission. Its membership will be an-
nounced very soon and it will get to
work immediately thereafter. It will
hare charge of food supply shipping
blockade and possible financial ques-
tions. It has been suggested that this
council may become permanent though
it probably would be necessary for the
Congress of the United States t«» sanc-
tion such function if continued after
the signing of a definite peace treaty.
Even if limited in existence to the
transitory period between war and
peace the American delegates expect
that the council will be a great aid 'hir-
ing the uncertain armistice period in
the solution of economic problems.
Tho bright sunshine though the
weather was unusually cold Sunday
tempted many of the officials and ex-
port attaches of the American mission
to the boulevard and the nearby coun-
try. seeking rest after weeks of the
closest and hardest work.
President Spends Quiet Day.
President Wilson spent a quiet Sun-
day after a strenuous week. He went
to church with Mrs. Wilson in tho
morining. After luncheon ho took a
long automobile ride and later received
William G. Sharp the American am-
bassador. who has just returned to
Paris from the United States.
After his business meetings with the
cefiimission and councils of which he
is a member the President will today
receive a delegation of students from
the law college of the University of
Paris mid a committee of English wom-
en who a're in Paris to attend tho con-
ference of inter allied women about to
be held.
The supreme war council is reported
to have reached a decision at Satur-
day’s mooting that it was necessary to
impose more severe conditions upon
Germany for the renewal of the armis-
tice because of Germany’s attitude to-
ward tho fulfillment of her obligations.
Decisions arc also said to have boon
reached for the control of German de-
mobilization and of the production of
plants formerly engaged in producing
war material.
It was expected that the means for
securing the exruiition of the conditions
laid down will be reached at Monday’s
session of the council.
LIQUOR BOAT TAKEN
Cargo of Intoxicants on Way to Texas
Seized at Texas-Louisiana Line.
Beaumont. Tex. Feb. 10.—Liquor
with an estimated value of SS4OO was
taken by Federal officers in a bayou
near Port Arthur last night when a
large gasoline power boat was overtaken
as it was crossing the Louisiana line
into Texas. The officers climbed aboard
arrested six men and brought the ves-
sel to Beaumont.
Charges of violating the Reed amend-
ment will be tiled against the prisoners.
Officers who had long suspected that
liquor was being shipped into Texas by
water have been on watch iu tbe
swamps for three nights.
Bank Bandits Get $25000.
Minneapolis Minn.. Feb. 10.—Four
armed men robbed the Liberty State
Bank this forenoon of cash and securi-
ties estimated by the bn ok nt $25000.
KILLING OF MEXICANS BY
RANGERS BACK OF BORDER
TROUBLES SAYS CANALES
Mexicans Fearing Arrest Began to Re-
sist and Executions Without Trial
Became General He Tells Investi-
gating Committee — Declares Com-
plaints Were Investigated With Ap-
parent Idea of Justifying Acts of
State Officers.
Austin Tex. Feb. 10.—Execution of Mexicans without trials
by Texas rangers is responsible according to Representative J.
T. Canales for border clashes and lawlessness that have been
general since 1915. The high-handed manner of the rangers he
said caused Mexicans to resist arrest fearing that arrest meant
summary execution and that their resistance caused killings to
become general.
Says Trouble Started in 1915.
The trouble started in 1915 Canales said but before Gover-
nor Ferguson could act on the complaints he had made he was
impeached. Since that time the representative said complaints
have been invstigated with the apparent view of justifying any
action of the rangers.
Complaints Improperly Investigated.
T he testimony of Representative Canales whose charges of
specific crimes against several rangers and general charges
against the force led to the investigation took the form of a
general review of conditions in the border counties.
JAPAN SAID TO HAVE
OFFERED TO SEND AN
ARMY AGAINST REDS
Plan to Use Men and Arms
in Exchange for Conces-
sions Reported.
Vadlvo&fck. Saturday. Fob. B.—Re-
portx from Omsk slate that the Russian
government there has accepted an of-
fer from Japan of men. money and arms
to settle the llolsheviki difficulty.
This step it is stated is due to re-
ports- that the allies are to withdraw
their forces fromSiberia ami also to a
fear that the conference at the Princes
Islands will result in recognition of the
Bohheviki.
Iu return for the aid she is to give
the rc|HH*ts state. Japan will secure an
iron and coal concession in the Pria-
uiur district.
A Vladivostok report under date of
January 27. received by the Canadian
Press said that all parties in Siberia
were alarmed over rumors that the al-
lied fortes in Siberia woul<( withdraw
in the spring or summer. There hrs
been no official statement on this sub-
ject from any of the governments con-
cerned.
The Omsk government is headed by
Admiral Kolchak and holds sway over
u great part of Siberia and the eastern
part of European Russia. It has car-
ried on an active campaign against the
Bolshcviki. Representatives of tho Omsk
government have declared against at-
tending the conference at the Princes
Islands.
Japanese forces arc included iu the
allied expedition in Siberia whi< h is un-
der the supreme command of n Japanese
general ‘•’.’io Priamur district probably
is the southern part of the Amur prov-|
ince where there are large coal and'
iron mines.
TRADED GIRrFOR COW
Investigation Made of Conduct of
Georgia Orphans* Home.
Marietta Ga.. Feb. 10.—Investiga-1
tion of charros that Mrs. Naomi V.
Campbell head of an orphans’ home!
here had traded a girl inmate for $3O:
and a cow was begun today by Solicitor 1
General Dorsey. Tbe charge developed I
after the arrest of tho woman in eon-i
noction with a general inquiry relating
to the treatment of children in tbe in-
stitution.* . • j
Hazel Rankins a little girl who had
boon placed in tbe home was missing
when relatives went to take her away.
An investigation the family alleged
showed that the child had been given:
to a woman nt Toccoa who wanted to
adopt her and who gave Mrs. Campbell
the money mid tho cow to bind the trade.
Mrs. Campbell denied all charges ns
to disposition of the orphan and ill-
treatment of others under her care.
PLAN HOUSTON STRIKE
Inions There Will Vote on General
Sympathetic Tie-up.
Houston. Tex. Feb. 10.—A general'
strike of Houston union labor will be'
voted upon Tuesday night by the ‘
Union Trades Council as a protest •
against the continuation of the condi- *
tions which have caused a strike of
several hundred metal trades workers.
for the past six weeks.
Of more than a score strike break-1
ers brought to Houston from northern
cities last week less than ten accepted |
work today the remainder claiming to'
have been imported under misrepre-
sentation by tbe employers. Union'
officials are today asking the city i
council to provide for the expense of I
returning the strikebreakers to their 1
homes.
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Early in 1915 the Mexicans along
| tho Rio Grande wore law abiding and
।timid Cauales said. Then employers
began to cheat them out of wages and
beat them. General Huerta was at-
tempting at that time to organize a
counter revolution in Mexico and men
were gathering on the Texas side but
the only crimes being committed were
Healing. A Mexican was arrested on
some charge tortured and then hanged
without trial. This ereated a dis-
position on the part of the Mexicans
t<> resist arrest because they were
afraid. Then cam** a raid on a Mexi-
can ranch by soldiers. Mexicans en-
gaged in this fight later became ban-
and the disorder increased tntil
it culminated with a train wreck nene
Brownsville by bandits.
Says His Scouts Aided Officers.
About this time. Representative
Canales said ho organized a band of
Mexican scouts to co-operate with the
soldiers and General Bloxum in com-
ma nil of border forces issued an order
that confidence should be reposed in
any Mexican recommended by Canales.
’These scouts were not armed their
sole function being to give information
and the first bandits arrested after the
train wreck were raptured ui>on in-
formation olftained by the scouts. Rep-
resentative Canales said that be also
hud men iu Mexico who gave him in-
formation. which was transmitted to
the military authorities.
General Nafarette was removed from
command of the Mexican forces near
Brownsville and his support being
withdrawn raids across the border
ceased. But the rangers had estab-
lished the precedent of killing without
trial. Canales said and afterwards
dead bodies were frequently found.
Canales said he protested to Governor
J. E. Ferguson who promised to rp- 1
move “bad men” from the ranger ‘
force but he did not have an oppor-
tunity to do so before he was im- '
peached.
Matters drifted along. Canale* said .
with an occasional murder under tbe I
new administration. A general exodus
of Mexicans from Texas began and*
Canales was active in attempting to
check it by explaining that no dang
existed. He was instrumental in the 1
apprehension by Federal authorities of l
German priests who were spreading '
propaganda among the Mexicans he
said.
When regulations of the United
States Food Administration prohibit- I
ed selling of food across the Line
Mexicans on the other side driven by ■
hunger would come across and steal.
The rangers had disarmed many of the ;
people on the Texas side and they
were forced therefore to remain in their
homes at night while the thieves
chased their stock across the river.
“Private Ends” Served.
Canales said he complained to the
adjutant general that while Captain
Stephens who was in command <4.
rangers at one point was a g'Mxl man
“he was under influence of men with
private end* to serve” and asked his
removal. Captain Stephens was re-
placed by Captain Will Taylor.
Captain W. M. Hanson who Repre-
sentative Canales said be considored
as having “more brains” than the rest
of the adjutant generul’s department
was appointed investigation officer to
probe complaints against raugeys.
Canales said he thought at. the time
that Hanson would fulfill his promise
to remove bad men from the force but
later devlopments he declare*! showed
that he conducted investigations w'tb
a view of justifying the rangers in tho
commission of their lawless adf. * .
In this connection Representative
Cauuhs detailed several incidents.
Tells of Alleged Threats.
Representatives Canales then told
of the allegwl threat* made aguinzt
him by Ranger Frank Hamer and
quoted Hamer as saying:
“You ore hot totting it bet wen h«*re
'and Austin to complain ( against tho
। rangers and if you don’t quit cma-
plaining against the langcrs jgu am
going to get hurt.”
Representative Canaka Mid he
i thought Hainer was acting under oMI
iders from a higher up iu au ette<
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