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SUN UHMS
ENTERTAINED AT
MEXICO CITV
Delegation at Mexican Cap*
ital Is Royally Received;
Banquet Given.
RETURN SUNDAY NIGHT
Women Present Flowers to
First Lady of South-
ern Republic.
Cnloaia Mexico Dec. 4 —The lunch-
eon given by President Obregon at Cha-
^ultepec palace Friday in honor of tbe
Americans who came here to attend tbe
inaugural festivities was the crowning
Trvent of four days of pleasure enjoyed
T>r tbe San Antonio delegation. Fully
1000 persons were in attendance at the
-luncheon which was held under tbe
unagnifieant trees in tbe castle park
and loudly ebeered President Obregon
and other speakers on the program.
Following an address by President
Obregon in which be expressed the
^necessity for cemeiping a closer friend-
-ship between the two nations and ez-
. pressed the utmost cordiality for Amer-
-»< a and a similar address by the presi-
■dent of tbe chamber of deputies. J. IL
Kirkpatrick of the San Antonio delega-
tion made a stirring talk which—-
translated into Spanish by Consul Bel-
^tran —brought forth cheers and ap-
plause.
Patriotism Is Essential.
Mr. Kirkpatrick impressed upon his
Mexican audience the necessity for pa-
-triotinn «t ■ time when Mexico nee<l»
11 aoet. assert in* tbit any Mexican Citi-
zen who does not now support the pre-
ident ihculd be “kicked out" A mil-
lion people in the United States he Mid.
are wishing for the success of the new
Mexican government and America's
xreat financial interests are ready to
turn their money to Mexico instead of
Europe. Mr. Kirkpatrick’s talk wa-
tbe beat of the visiting delegatee and
was extremely well received.
M omen Take Flowers
A committee of fire women of the
San Antonio delegation was received at
-Uhapultepee Friday morning by Presi-
•dent Obregon for the purpose of pre-
senting through him a handsome bou-
quet prepared by the San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce for Senora Ob-
regon. The committee was received in
th* president's private suite and waa
cordially greeted by him
The ladies of the party attended a
formal tea at 4 o’clock Friday after-
-ueon. given by Senora Obregon at the
castle. All members of the party are
. '-nthusiastic over the reception accorded
them by the Mexican officials.
The party will leave Mexico City
. Friday at midnight The train will
-*top for two hours at San Luis Poto«
arnring at Eagle Pass some time Sun-
'■lay afternoon and will probably reach
San Antonio near midnight Sunday.
Busy Day Thursday.
San Antonian* started a busy day
Thursday by embarking on an excursion
to Han Juan Teotihuacan under the
auspices of the Confederation of Cham-
bers of Commerce. In the afternoon
as a special concession to American vis-
itors. the Museum of Fine Arts held a
special exhibition and the Museum of
Archaeology kept open until U o'clock
Thursday evening. A gala perform
sue* opera was given in honor of the
•visiting Americans. Excelsior a local
paper devoted over two columns Wed-
nesday to the personnel of the San An-
tonio delegation.
DERRICK IS FINISHED
Preparations Are Made to Start New
Test for Oil at Rockport
Roekport. Tex. Her. 4.—The derrick
tor the proposed oil test of the Teza-
Coast Oil company on the Harris tract
near town has been completed.
According to H. E. Bahr the com-
pany's manager a driller has been ne
ured. He states that a drilling rig ba>
- bees purchased and is in transit.
FIX CARLOAD WEIC’TS
Fifty Thousand Pounds of Grain Jlu-t
Be Taken by Car
Washington. D. C_ Dec. 4
special rule effective January 1
the minimum weight of grain ah
in carload lots at 50«W> poun
issued today by the Interstat
men* Commission. Thia rule
•Imo regulations requiring a <
loading of all cars which wen
during tbe ear shortage and wl
pires on January 1.
TEXAS BANK ROBBED
Young Men Hold t p Cashier and Get
Cash: Are Caught.
Amarillo. Tex.. Dee. 4*—E E Owen
Jr 23. non of a farmer residing nea
Clarendon and a young man who gar
his name as Joe Kartey. of Amuceam
-Ala. are in jail here today charged wit
hiding up Cashier E. B. Hedrick o
tbe Guaranty State Bank at Alanree<
•HI miles north of Amarillo at tbe poin
of pistols at noon today and robbing tb
hank of 52.640.65 all of which was r>
erred when the youths were captured
ten miles from the scene of the rob-
bery three hours later.
It is said the men drove to the bank
in a ear forced the cashier to lie ti|nn
the floor while they Metered the hewe
<nah. and later believed tbe.r bad locked
him in tbe bank vault ns they left but
the latch failed to catch.
Members of one of tbe many pone
from surrounding counties whic h began
to converge upon A lan reed after the
alarm bad been spread stopped an auto-
No One Need Buy
Cuticura Before He
Tries Free Samples
SATURDAY.
Collins Gardens Has Up-to-Date Fire Station
Above is pictured the new fire sta-
tion under construction in Collins Gar-
dens. on th* Somerset road which is to
serve tbe southwest part of the city
embracing ("idlin’ Gardens San Fer-
mrbile fired two shots at the occu-
punts. (lue of them. Kartey laden with
XloOO in silver surrendered on tbe spot
and the other was captured in nearby
brakes to which he made bis way ou
foot.
Owens who is a farmer said that be
had intended to get married bad made
a failure ou his cotton crop and in cast-
ing about for some way to recoup his
foriunes had discussed with Kartey.
who had been picking cotton for him.
the plan of robbing a bank.
MAY PUNISH PUPIL
Right ot Teacher to Administer Mod
erate Chastisement Upheld.
Moderate punishment of a pupil was
upheld in tbe trial of Miss Minnie Rob-
inson. teacher in school No. 29. South
Pecos street when she was found not
guilty of assault in a trial before Spe-
cial Judge I^onard Brown in Justice
Campbell's court. Friday afternoon. The
charge against the teacher was filed by
Martin T. Herrera it being alleged that
his daughter. E’ther. had been slapped
several times on tbe shoulder.
According to testimony introduced by
tbe defense the child talked during a
drill at the school and was reprimanded
whereupon she defied the teaeber to
correct b»r. Tbe defense admitted that
the pupil waa slapped several times
but maintained tbe punishment was like
that ordinarily administered and not se-
vere. No testimony was offered to show
that tbe pupil had been physically in-
jured.
Tbe case was submitted to tbe court
without argument. In rendering bis
decision Judge Brown held that tbe
right of tbe teacher to correct a pupil
l ad not been exceeded and that tbe case
came within tbe exception provided by
tbe laws of assault.
NIVELLE IS MISTAKEN
: Noted Fremh General Thinks Janitor
a Former C olonel.
BoMun. Dee. 4.—Theodore Roosevelt
Jennings is an elevator man at city
hall After he hod carried Gen. George* ■
NiveUe of France and bis party up to ।
the office of Mai*>r Peter* Friday be ;
"ImoM luet «-oDtrvl of bis car when the
defender of Verdun said to him :
"Ab. n»on brave enfant. 1 did Dot I
। think to meet you here. I hardly rec- i
I • jniae you without your fez and your
I baggy war-time trousers. You fought 1
I valiantly for France.’*
But Jennings hastened Lie denial. I
“Tbe*e trouser* are pretty baggy.”
I he stammered ’ but I been faithful to
this elevator throttle dear through the.
: war. general much a* I wanted to get'
। away from it. But they also serve* '
I who -tan* an' wait*. I reck no.**
Then General Nivelle. who had mis-
I taken Jennings for a Morrnran colonel
I who fought under him at Verdun and in I
the Aisne line recognized the confusion
in fare* and laughed more heartily than
. any one el** in the party.
OPEN ORE PLANT
Machinery tor Mexican Mine Ready to
Be Installed
Guanajuato Mexim. Dee. 4.—The
I large new reduction plant of the Re
। duction Mining company for treating
। tbe ores of the San Pedro mines in this I
district in to be opened very Th*
I machinery and other equipment >« all '
<* the ground and moot nf it in pla< < >
The construct ion work La- Bern under 1
| the prraftMl -UfM rvi-ion nf MuporiS |
I tendent A. MH >«-ns Id and Manageri
Rm:th
Aside fr» m treating the ore* from tbc|
famous San Pedro mine* tno-e of other
properties in that district will be a*- J
repted. Th* installation •f this plant •
ha- given a new life to ihi- ramp and i
many mine* are preparing to resume.
I operation*.
Intend- Former < noun Prtore.
Tbe Hague. Dee 4.—-Premier Beereu-
I brouck. replying to charges m pariia-
I inent Friday that fum.cr Crown Prine*
I Frederick William of Germany was
I abusing tb* hospitality of Holland by
I couynunicating with monsrrhisl eh-
meat* in G*rmanv. poiatesl «t that th«
fhitdh government would have preferred
that tb* royal fugitive* had not enter-
ed Holland. Since they were there
however he Mid. Holland would have
I to grant them abater.
Woman Killed by Train
I AamrilK Tea.. D«r. 4^Mr» D C.
Kennedy. 50 wife of tbe janitor of tbe
Ftderal building waa al ruck Friday!
•>’gbt at the Tenth street r*m»»iug of j
th* Santa F* railroad by a northbound I
■•■•sagprr train aad died a hours I
i an||ariUßu I
nando and other addition*. Thia i* one
of the four modern stations now being
built in different portions of the cit).
The building is fared with light brirk
and trimmed with white cast stone with
ACTIVITY ABOUT CITY
OF HUME DOES NOT
INDICATE WAR EXISTS
Only Peaceful Fishermen
Can Be Seen on Galf
Waters.
H< tbe Aa^eiated l’re*«.
Trieste. l)ic. 4<— Fi»he;xuen'« boat*
on the Gulf of Quarnero were today
tbe only sign* of life in that body of
water about which war is theoretically
being carried on. I*avt night wa* silent
and thia morning's dawn saw no change
fmm the inaction that ba* reigned there
for aeveral months. Only the mackerel
fishermen could be seen.
Fiume was lighted up during the
night the coast near the city appear-
ing like a boulevard along tbe etpanM*
of water. From Abbazia one could see
nothing that did not personify peace.
The light* of Fiuui* gave guurante
that life existed there but there were
nu hostile sound-.
To Avoid (o<n plica I ion*.
Kome Dec. 4.-4 >rder* have b« » n sent
bv th* Italian government to General
Cariglia commander of Italian regular
foices which have e«tablished a cordon
around Fiume to avoid all complication*
«»r x»ainful iacidenta. Premier Giolitti de-
clared last night.
-The chamber of deputies com mission
appointed to go to Fiume with a view
to convincing d'Annunxio that Italy's
highest interests require hi* submission
to the Adriatic settlement left here last
night.
Premier Giolitti told tbe commission-
er* that Italy wtvM «•*« upy the islands
of Veglia and Arbe awarded to Jugo-
slavia under th* Kupallo agreement.
STUDY BOLL WORM
Texan* and Merpran* Dim-u** Way of
Checking Cotton Pest.
Torreon. Coahuila. Mexico. Dec. 4.—
15 preventative* of various Texas «
ton growing associations ar* in this di--
trict to investigate the pink boll worm
evil. The subject will be diacUMed b •
tween the visiting and local plaster* in
a concerted effort to prevent thi* plague
from spreading to other part* of Mexi-
co or reaching Tegaa.
Some of the ranchers of the Laguna
district are considering th* planting of
sugar cane instead of <-ott».n next year
A larger acreage nf alfalfa orn. beans
chili etc . will also b* cultivated on the
cotton laud*.
It is believed that the hure-t way to
eradicate this troublraoine worm i* for
ail planters to refrain from planting
am cotton whate’-cr. but whether tbev 1
> sn all l>e : ndu«ed to a< t on *urb a <ir-
• iion i etna in* to decided.
FINES ARE HEAVIER
< < nunisMoner Wright Trie* to Make
Speeding ( nprofitible.
Tbe b**t medicine for automobile
driver* who continue to -p4-ed in to in-
ciease their fine every time they ap
|*ar in court.”
This wa- the announcement u.ad' bj
Fire and Police <*ommis»>ioner Wright
while a«ting judge <»f the polio** <«>url
Saturday morning. Traffic case* were
being tried ami the <k* ket was crowd
*d. Tbe acting Judge JrocwMefl to pul
the *y*t*m into execution and instead
of the usual >'* fine* th* v \m ic rat-**)
to *. high a* for -imple „f
•lieediag. Th* in* r*a*ed t»maltks ap
■died where the «l-*fegda v it Dad previou*
h appeared in court for th* Mm* nf
;en**.
In addition to s sK»r* or more of
-|M*«|ing cases fin*- rungiLz f»*»m M-*»
t*. were a-**--e*i <.q < Large* nf x i.-
iaiiDg other provisions *»f tbe traffi*-
law- Th* heavier fine*. *»tner than n
•pending ca*cs. were in »a*e* uh^re de-
fendant* faced the court on • Large* of
having driven to the left -.id* in pa*s
mg a street cat
ROBBED *BY THUGS
Gue»t at Hotel Held I p Two Men In
trm> I niform*.
George If King registered st thn St
Antbouk was attarhad by thug*
at 1 o'clock Saturday morning knocked
down and him pockets nfle»j Sixty d«d
lars io currency and *mall change
wa* taken by hi* a**ailant». The rob
L*ry oei'urred near the Int* rsecti»»n *if
Wert Houston an*i North FMre« street*
He de*<-rihrd the two ni*n who attacked
Um as *se*l in arhiier uniform*.
Thieve* stole an automobile owned I
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
roof of red Spanish tile. Its design is
similar tn that of the other stations un*
der construction. Phelp* and Dewees
are the architects.
by William Eifler 815 Brooklyn ave-
nue. but abandoned tbe car when they
<;ra*hed into a telephone pole at the
corner of Summit and McCullough
avenue*. The car was * onsiderably
I'umazed. The theft • iv Fri-
day evening while the car was parked
on Crockett street. It was found by
th* police Saturday morning.
O. B. Carow. 1625 Buena Vista
street reported the theft of his motor-
cjcle Saturday morning.
CANNOT MOVE SCHOOL
Attorney General Declare* Only Vote of
People Can Change Medtral College.
Austin. Tex.. Dec. 4.—Tb* medical
school of the Tniveraity of Texas may
be removed from Galveston only by a
vote of the people of this state the at-
toiney general held in an opinion to-
day. A committee appointed by the
last legislature to investigate the de-
sirability nf relocating the medical col-
lege in some other city ha* practically
completed its work but has made no
report.
LIC "SHIP TORN ADRIFT
NaniutLet Veseel Comes to Port After
Battling With Gale.
Boston. Dec. 4.—The Nantucket sboal
relief lightship arrived at New Bedford
this morning. Her commander report-
ed his ship had been torn adrift by a
!«> milp gal* that swept over tbe shoal*
Thursday night. He had been trying
to make port since.
The vessel is one of the mo*t im-
portant aids to navigation on the At-
lantie coast.
DROP GARRET CHARGE
Tennessee Representatives Not to Be
Prosecuted Account 1-ack of Evidence.
Washington. D. C.. Dec. 4. —On the
ground nf insufficient evidence the gov-
ernment today nolle prossed th* charge
nf driving an automobile while intoxi-
cat»-<| which was placed against Itepre-
tentative Finni* J. Garrett of Tenn**-
•er. after Mi. Garrett's car had struck
and Knocked down a young woman here
several week* ago.
ASK $200000 DAMAGES
Federal Jndge Sues Paper for State-
ments Made Twenty lear* Ago.
Toledo. Ohio. Dec. 4.—Suit for $200-
ngoiue t the Toledo Newe-Ber. alleg*
ink libel was filed todav by Federal
J idg Juha M Killita. He a< • wm *1 the
new*pap«*r nf printing distorted fart*
concerning Lis record as William* roun-
tj prosecutor twenty yearn ago. when
h*- nan removed fnr alleged juggling of
fees. Hr later wa* exonerated restored
to office and paid ba* k salary.
CHARGED WITH THEFT
'fan Reported Rubbed bv Bandits Now
Being Held.
Pori Xrthnr. Tex.. De* I— Martin
/• . clerk for the American Railway
Fvprr*- t'ompany here who va* report-
I jeMerday to Lave been slugged by
ba । fit* and n»bbrd nf >412. wa* arrest*
• d t»Miat and formally • hnrg*d with
ti*r.L Preliminary hearing i* sc bed-
il*.l (nr thi* afterremn An all*g*<| rou-
federate nf Zxm-Ji j* f'm. held in jail.
Th* money was n-*ovrr <l.
Engineer I* Killed
(hattaaouga. Tenn.. Dec. •—W. J.
li*-t» n. mxinrer. wa* killed and sever-
al other aaiimad employe* were' in
jurni v. h* n th*- Dili* I hrr on th*
Xa-hvilk. chat tarn Sign and Kt. fzoii*
railroad wa* wrwkrd near Kinggold.
<«a . Friday. None nf the )M**enger»
was injured.
laiy Off Nl»op Men
Pine Bluff. %rk.. Ihr 4.—Noth e nf
the laying off of m .re than .'NJh <ar
maker* neinter*. mill men and boiler
maker*. fk«-ember X. wr* |»o«trd nn tbe
bulletin board* at th* Cotton Belt rail
way -hop* here Friday afternoon. The
bulletin did not explain th* action but
union officials *xpre«*ed the nptni«»n
la-t night the lav-«df was a temporarj
move taken a* a^reHenrl inent step.
< harge Mail Robbery.
M. Ixiuis Mo . I>r< 4 A federal
warrant charging complicity in th* mail
robb* rr nf « Mi** uri Fa* ili- train h« r*
Augu*t I* last mbey $35.(0> in ca*L
wg* slnlen by two Bhd wa* i**u*4 to-
dav again-t Alfred A. Oliver ad air*]
WEB PLANS
TO PUT ENO T 8
SPECULATION
Senator Proposes Bill to
Stabilize Market of
Farm Products.
WOULD TAX FUTURES
Declares Gambling Has Cost
Producers and Con-
sumers Millions.
Washington. I>. C Dec. 4.—Senator
Capper of Kansas today made public
hi* pro|H»*cd bill to stop gambling in
food stuff* and cotton.
A tax of 10 per cent designed to be
prohibitive on ’•future'' trading in grain
mid cotton except by actual owner* or a
limited class of trader* under federal
license is the basic feature of tbe bill
which is to be introduced in tbe senate
next week by the author ami in the
hoii«e by Representative Tincher (Re-
publican h of Kansas. The 10 per cent
tax would apply to opttena and tho
measure would affect grain products a*
well a* raw grain.
••The Chicago board of trade as now
conducted.” said Senator Capper “ia
the world** greatest gambling institu-
tion. More wheat was sold in Chicago
in the month of October than was
raised in the entire United State* this
year. This year’s corn crop waa sold
fourteen time* in Chicago before a
bushel of corn had reached the markets.
Only about one per rent of the trading
done in futures i* a bona fide transac-
tion for actual delivery.
Brar Raid ( aused Slump.
•‘There i* not the slightest doubt tbac
th* rtgaatic raid made by the bears on
tbe boanl nf trade wa* the chief cauae
of the recent disastrous slump in the
price of farm product*. Because a lot
of market gambler* find it convenient
to bet on the daily quotation* tbe
farmer who has been forced to sell his
hog* and eattle nt a laaa white seat still
aefis at war pri*-es. te again ma«le tbt
goat. The farmer already has lest
mora than a million h<lar* by the bear
raid. Brokers ami commission house*
have r|eane«l up over forty million* in
margin* and commissions alone. The
faUBM who play the market have lost
more than &100.000 in tbe last day*
in ^peculating in cotton and wheat.
“I find all grain and cotton dealer*
miller* and spinners recognixe the evils
■ysten and are a
to *top gambling in food product*. They
will heartily support this measure to
place the business on a legitimate ba*i .
I am also assured of th* support of the
farm organixation*. Th* commission
houses broker*. buck*t*hop and market
.-peculator* generally will fight it.*’
"The bill will stop gambling in wheat
corn cotton and othed farm products.”
*aid Senator Capper. ”It will elimin-
ate the wheat pit and the blackboard.
It will put out nf business the thou-
sand.* of wire hou«e* and bucketahop*.
... by making It impossible for gam-
blers and speculators to deal on boards
of trade.
’’The bill undertakes to preserve the
legitimate 'hedge.' but cuts out all
gambling and manipulations.'*
Farmer* dealers ami manufacturers
buying ot selling grain or cotton for ac-
tual delivery would not be restricted
by the prnfiosed Jaw. Senator Capper
Mid.
Penalties of 50 per rent of the pro-
patod federal tax. a fin* of $lOOOO and
one year’s imprisonment for violation
of the bill's provisions arc inroqioratmi
in the Capper bill.
Seller* of grain grain product* and
• otton who at the time of sale would
be awam of the ’ actual physical prop*
erty.” and traders regularly engaged in
growing dealing in or manufacturing
and registered with the internal revenue
bureau would be exempt from the 10
per <-ent tax. Such traders however
wquld be limited in their dealing* to
three time* their actual transaction*
during the proce*ding year and would
be required to report all dealings to the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
In a statement outlining bis bill. Sen-
ator Capper declared that only about
one j»er cent of ••future'' trading in
grain and cotton wa* boha fide. Mil-
lions of dollars wrere lo*t by farmer* a*
well a* «r>erulators. in the recent bear
raid of the grain market*.'Senator Sap-
per declared asserting that consumers
as well a* producer* were th* victim*.
GHE VIEWS ON RELIEF.
Houston and Harding Speak Before
Joint Committee.
Washington. |>. C„ Dee 4.—Views
of other r*vernm*at official* on jmi*-
jible mean* of relief for the nation'*
farmer* from th* effect nf falling price*
were sought by the joint congressional
committee hearing the problem on re-
■uming hearing* here today. There hud
l»een no advance announcement how-
ever of the officials listed to apf»ear.
In dis<-us*ing the question l»efore the
committee yesterday neither Secretary
nf the Treasury Hou*ton nor Governor
Harding of the Federal Reserve Board
were nptimi*tie that any specific w»lu
tion of the problem of fallii^ market*
•s it affects the farmer might be found.
Secretary Houston expressed the opin-
ion that re-establhbment of the War
Fibame <nrporatinn alone would not
insure inrreaned export* nf surplus faun
product* to Romp* unless there was
an increase in the purchasing j»ower of
European counfrie-.
I»rnyihg that the Federal Reserve
Board has urged any restrictions nn
tb* re-dismubt of agricultural paper
(•overnor Harding declared th* farmer*
could fully rely upon the bank* to do
their part in carrying over loans on
■taple cmp« for which there i« no mar
^et. provided thev would make a fair
•tstement nf their condition to the
banker*.
BIEL WOULD RAISE COSTS
Hoard nt Trade Head Sajs Measure
Would Not Help Market
(hieago. Dec 4.—The bill prepared
by Senator Capper for tbe regulation of
grain exchange* “would lead to the en
tire elimination nf tbe inaurance feature
of the grain market.” fxwlk F. Gates.
pre«ident nf the Chicago hoard of trade
declared today. The roult. he naid. will
lw an Inrreaae in the toll for handling
between pr«wi»cer ami c*m*umer. Han*
• tiler* wmikl flml ae«-e*«arv to cover ad* 11
IhtHtil rteka «f ownevobip by greater
jmaigin* of profit b* declared.
DISCOVER YOUNG GIRL
SOUGHT FAR AND WIDE
LIVING IN THIS CITY
Returns to Foster Mother in
New York After Being
Here Two Months.
Eva Luduvinc Desmond 17 year* old.
for whom police throughout the United
States have been searching for tbe last
two months since the girl's disappear-
ance from Atlantic City has been found.
While the search for her wa* in prog-
ress Eva. a strikingly beautiful girl was
pleasantly Hojourning in San Antonio
unaware she said of the worry and
anxiety of her foster mother Mr*. D.
Desmond of New York City.
I l a pre-i m e • f the girl in San An
tnnio was discovered by Detective
Harry Norton* who dMUtetd to cep her
near the Main avenue high Rchool last
week and recogniaed her from a photo-
graph the city detective bureau recent-
ly received from the foster mother. Tele-
grams were exchanged with tbe result
that Mr*. William Rohs of New York
u Mund pt Mfl. IteMMßd* arrived in
San Antonio Friday and presented
eredenttala to poltee otfletete with tht
MOnit that the tetedM Ctrl a CMS"
panied by Mr*. Roa* left Friday night
en NVtO to Non Yoik.
“It is n very complicated rase” said
Mrs. Clara Graham local policewoman
who. with Detective Captain Van Ripar
and Infective Street assisted in bring-
ing about the return of Eva Desmond
to her mother.
”Eva became an orphan a few hours
after her birth in a New York City hos-
pital. according to Information given
me by Mr*. Rokm.” said Mr*. Graham.
“The little waif however was not long
withovt a hMne. fiba was adopted by
Mrs. Desmond a theatrical woman who
was her mother's chum.
“Eva Desmond developed into a very
pretty child and a talented pianist and
singer. Her farter mot . dr-
voted her entire life after the adoption
of the child to caring and providing for
her.
“Two month* ago. I am Informed a
• ouple visiting hai home in New Y-ok.
induced her to visit them at Atlantic
City. From that day until the girl was
recognised on the street* of San An-
tonio Mrs. Desmond wa* in ignorance
a* to her whereabout*. The police and
detective departments of the country
were flooded with circulars and bulle-
tins seeking information concerning her
Mi.- Desmond was prostrated at the
time -he IttVMl the girl was safe and
alive in San Antonio.
“Eva wa* wholly in ignorance of the
worry sbe was resnonaMl for.” added
Mru Graham. M Jimt why the couple
who brought her to Ran Antonio did not
pdvtea Mra. DmmomL I don't know.
They. too. I am told were intimate
friends of her real mother and for that
reason may have grown very much at*
! pi am Bt< d by
Mrs Ro** a* 1 f Lui
Desmond were «o convincing autbori*
ties did not hesitate to transfer the
child to her.”
FIX CONFERENCE DATES
Twelve Regicnal Educational Meeting*
Scheduled for Country.
Ua*hington. I). CL Dec. 4.—Date*
for the remainder of th* twelve regional
confereni** on education arranged by
tbe bureau nf education the first of
which was held in Chicago November
20. were announced today by the bu-
reau. In addition to a conference
M-bedulerl to open In Portland Ore. to-
day. other* wore announced for thi*
month as follow*:
Sacramento. Cal.. December 6. for the
states of California Arixona and Ne-
vada.
Denver Colo.. December 10. for Colo
rado Wyoming and New Mexico.
Kansas City. Mo. December 10 for
Missouri Kan^a* Nebraska Oklahoma
tind Texa*.
Memphis. Tenn.. December 11. for
Tennessee. Kentucky. Arkansas Missis-
sippi. Alabama and Louisiana.
Columbia. R. C.. December 13. for
North Carolina. South Carolina Geor-
gia and Florida.
The purpose nf th* conferences a®
annminred by Commissioner of Educa-
tion Chiton is to discus* “the most
mpcitnnt and pressing need* of educa-
tion from the standpoint of the citizen*.
> n. rapport and wo tho schools
rather than from that of profc**iona’
educator*. ”
Grrman Airplane Held.
Vienua. Der. 4.—Th* interallied row
mission of control has refused to relea**
three German airplane* that flew here
from Munich*recently and the rornmis-
-ion ha* ordered the destruction of avia-*
tinn material which was to be used in
an Austrian air service soon to be es-
tobliiihed. The German plane* were on
their flr*t flight in the p«»stnl and j»as-
*rng*r service. The commission held
that these air services were in violation
of the peace treaties.
B*larlaia Survivor Dies.
fxmdun. Der. 4^-*John Jam** sur-
vivor of the famous charge of Bala-
clava in the Crimean war has just
died at the Chelsea pensioners’ hospital
of pneumonia: ag*d Ml. There are still
over twenty veteran* nf the Crimean
campaign in the Chel*ea institution.
Their old-fashioned scarlet tunic* and
quaint |»eaked raps used to be popular
with artists.
. Barbed Wire Gomi for Nalls.
Riga. Ijatvla Dec. 4.—A use has at
last been found here for the vast quan-
tities of barbe<] wire left on the battle-
field* of caatern Enrol*- Riga inven-
tors have devisetl machinery for stamp-
ing nail* out of the wire and hope by
thia method to relieve th* shortage nf
nail* in the Kalkan state*.
301 wrouY nrnoN
C*ra!din*- They say that a man bw
rwme* • >»*t h* **l*
<Aar*ld—He would amount to mora
tf ba oeaam* what It oe*ia him.
HIT BY STREET CAR
T —-
Morino Gomez Badly Hurt Taken to
P. and S. Hoapltal.
Morino Gomez. 65 year’ old was
struck by a street car at 11 o'clock Sat-
urday morning at tbe corner of West
Com merer aud I.evna streets aud badly
injured. He was taken to the I’ anil
S. hospital. Gomez was attempting to
cross Ilie trucks in the center of the
mwtafc it ia said when etruek by a
westbound car. He was unconscious
when removed to the hospital. The po-
lice were unable to learn his address.
Manuel Taylor 12 years old struck
by a motorcycle at 5:40 o'clock Friday
afternoon sustained a broken leg. The
accident occurred at South Laredo and
San Fernando streets. The rider of the
motorcycle according to report filed
with the police did not stop. Tbe boy
whose parents reside nt 2”-!.'l Kerr street
was taken to the Robert H. Green Mem-
orinl hospital.
An automobile driven by Mrs. J. 11.
Carter. 302 Crosby street turned sharp-
ly to avoid being stiucit by another au-
tomobile struck three iron posts in
front of 656 Main avenue at II o'clock
Friday night tearing them down. The
automobile was slightly damaged.
MOTHER IS ARRESTED
Held <hi Charg* of Giving Bad (terk*.
Rvfuarv to Dlmlohc Idrntii).
Hold on *ix felony complaints grow-
ing out of the alleged pn**age of worth-
ies* check* m white woman 85 year*
old. with an infant in arm* was traus
ferred from the city to tbe county jail
Saturday morning. Her arreHt wa*
made Friday by city detective*. Tbe
woman i* said to hare pawicd nrveral
worthleM check* in payment for gro-
eerie*.
Investigation by detective* it i* *aid
indicate* that tbe woman gave a num-
ber of check* in other Texa* citie* be-
fore coming to San Antonio.
She i* reticent and effort* to induce
her to di*ck>*« her identity home or
relative* have been UD*ucccMiful and her
plight th** plain etetbra men aay i*
pitiable. Since coming here she i* said
to have atopped at one lodging houne
and then another. The passage of
worthleea checks it i* reported ha*
been in order to procure food and lodg-
ing fag lid—lf :i h <l child.
SIEGE GUN ‘CAPTURED’
German Field Piece Can*e of Disturb-
ance in Wisernsin Town.
Sheboygai^ Wh. Der. 4.—Tbe big
German siege gun which ha* figured in
n number of Interesting venture* since
its arrival in this city including its
capture from the city tool bouse on the
night nf November 23 by 500 citizen*
pla<»**l it in l"iintain park wa*
taken out of Jhe park under cover of
darkness early today by a city employe
acting for Sixth ward resident* who
wanted it in Sheridan park. A protest
from the citixen* and ex-*ervicc men
however brought about its return five
houra later.
A majority of the common council
consisting of Socialist* had previously
voted again*t ha\iug th* gun iImW in
a public park. The field piece had been
sent t*> Bbeboygmi through the effort*
of Mayor Herman Albrecht and Uon-
greNsman Edward Voight.
The whole city was aroused this
morning when it waa reported that
the gun had been stolen during the
night. Wb* n the farts became karani
and assurance given that the gun wa*
Io be returned to Fountain park feel-
ing died down.
Members nf the city council objected
tv the public display of the gun on the
ground that it would “peipetuate to the
future generations the spirit of war and
international ill-feeling.”
ROB EXPRESS OFFICE
Bandit* at Port Arthur Make Haul at
Noon Time.
Beaumunt Tex.. Dec. 4. —The office
of tbe express company at Port Arthur
was robbed at noon Friday of t>rtween
$OOO ind $7OO. preaumablj by bandit*
according to Manager Ragsdale. Mar-
tin Zock clerk who was in the office at
the time was found iiDronsciou* when
other Mibsn of tbe office force re-
turned from lunch. Because of the
condition of Zork only meager detail*
nf tbe robbery were secured by tbe i»o-
-lice.
CLOSE DAKOTA BANK
Twentieth Finimrlal House Sinre No
vembrr 15 Suspends.
Bismarck. N. Iler. {. -Closing of
the Citiaens State Bank of Antler in
wan announced Friday night by O. E.
Lofthua state bank examiner.
Notice that the Security State Bank
at Mohall would not open for buaineaa
today. was received by Mr. l«ofthiir
Thia innkew 20 banks closed in the htati
all berauM-of depleted reserves durin
the past three wwk-
EXPLOSION JARS CITY
.No One Injured When Alabama Iron
F urnace Blow* | p.
Birmingham. Ala. Iler. 4.—An ei-
plosion At the Alice Furnace of the
rrnn^Nte ('oa! and Iron Company Fri-
•lay night caused by molten iron run-
ning into a water jacket jarred build-
ing* and rattled window* throughout the
city and suburbs and although lump* of
iron weir thrown several blocks by the
force of the bla*t no one was in*
jured.
MINERS PLAN MEMORIAL
Will ( ontribute tn F und for Formex
l itemational President
Springfield 111. I lee. 4.—4'0al miner*
in lllimd* have voted to contribute
S£MNIO toward the erection of h me-
morial to" their former international
president. John Mitchell. according to
figure* announced by official* today.
Sailor Honored by legion.
Boaton. Iler. 4.— Kallor” Kyan a
gob. who wan listed a* Henry T. Kyan
-caman in the navy muster roll* during
th* war. wa* a*k*d Friday by CoL
F. W. Galbraith nitional commander
•t( th* American hagioa to head the
the legion'* Americanism commission.
He would succeed Cal. Arthur Woods
former assistant secretary of war. Kyan
who is chairman of the Americanism
commission of the legion in this alate
•aid h* probably will a<*«4pt and will
••♦infer with Colonel Galbraith on the
matter in New York today
Sell BlnrkMone Hotel.
Omaha. Neb.. Dar. 4.—Anrioun*'*
me nt was made here today of the Mlle
yesterday for 4 the Blarh-
•ton* hotel. Omaha. by the North Amer
lean Hotel Company to Charles Mchim-
met. hotel owner of Galesburg. 111.
DECEMBER 4 1920.
U. S. WANTS CABLE
CONNECTIONS WITH
GERMANY RESTORE.
Has Aboat Reached Lim
of Concessions to
Allies.
Uy the Associated Preu.
" asliington. I). C. Dm. 4—T
American (vrernment ha about reach
the limit ol ciinccKainmt it in willing
make to the allied and aeeociated po
era with regard to tlie'disposition
the German cables it was made kuot
Imlay by one of the American comm
sinners to the international eommunic
tiona conference now in session hei
The commiaaioaer said the negotiatio
had Iweu dragging for sometime wit
out any immediate judication that i
agreement would be reached.
Officials would not indicate wh
might follow the breaking up of t
confereuc. which has appeared Immi
ent. as a result of the unwillingness
some of the jiowers represented to reg
what the American representatives w
aider an equal distribution of the f<
iner German cables.
The United States has insisted th
its cable communications with Gi
many which was interrupted as a i
suit of the diversion of the Germ
cables by the allies should lie reston
Great Britain is understod to have <
pressed a willingness to restore t
cable which formerly rnn from Enid
to New York but which since has Is*
diverted to connect Penzance with Ha
faz. only on condition that it remain
British hands.
GREECE IS AROUSED
AT NOTE OF ALLIES
OVER CONSTANTIN
Plebiscite Will Be Held Sai
day—Cabinet Not to
Resign.
By the Associated Preaa.
Athena Dec. 4.—Premier Khalli* a
nounced definitely that the plebiscite <
the return of former King t'onetanti
will t>e held Sunday. Hr also assert
that the cabinet will not resign for t
present.
Constantine. the premier added st
is counting on returning and the cabir
will Issue a Dote to the allien at
ing in what way On*tantlne waa <1
loyal and also how Greece failed in I
obligation* or showed herself hnati
a« asserted in the allied note to t
Greek government.
The note disapproving the return
King Constantine caused surprise
not consternation in thia city. It w
be printed in Hnturdny afternoon's |
per* although it will be given tn t
public in such a manner a* to previ
trouble which the government is <
•irons of avoiding.
STATE chairman die:
Arkansas Republican Dead at I
Home in Utile Bick.
Utt Ie Kock. Ark. Ure. 4.
C. Remmel 3G year* old chairman
th* Republican state committee
Arkansas. died at his home here eai
Friday night after a b ief illncsa. I
had been active in Republican sti
politic* for the pa*t eight year* wan
delegate to the Imm two .Republican II
tional convention* and a Irtder of t
“lily white” faction of the party
its fight in the state against the *bla
and tan" faction. .Mr. Remmel w
stricken with malaria about ttvu wee
ago but apparently had practically i
an attack
influenza early thi* week. He i*
nephew of H. 1.. Remincl. Rrptiblici
national committeeman from ArkanM
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His Neighbor—How no?
Jeweller X.—Yesterday evening
advertised for a night watchman ai
during the night burglars came ai
cleaned out the afore.
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