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VOL. XLI—NO. 83.
HARDING TURNS BACK ON LEAGUE
MINERSREJEGT
NEW PUN FOR.
SETTLEMENT
Strikers Write Lloyd-George
They Cannot Accept
Proposal.
WALK-OUT IS DELAYED
ns Demand Ballot Which
Will Require Four
Days.
B The Amm-IbUU Frew.
Ixmdon. April 11.—The representa-
tives of the striking miners wrote to
this goveinment this evening refusing to
accept the proposals that had been made
by Mr. Uoyd George the prime minis-
ter at settlement of their dispute with
the owners.
Both sides in the controversy be-
tween mine owners and coal diggers
which brought about th« strike
of British miners last week were
received by Premier IJoytt George r.e
day. The mine owners conferred with
' Mr. Lloyd George at 11 o'clock and the
miners were ready to talk with the
premier immediately aft«r the conclV
sion of his conversation with the own-
ers.
Kepresentatires of the finer* will re-
port to the "triple alliano of labor" in
the day as to whether the prospects of
a settlement are sufficient!? farorsbie
to Justify the postponement of the strke
of the National I'nion of Railwaym-gi
and th* National Federation of Tram
port Workers members of which are
prepared to walkout at 12 o’clock to-
night It was declared here today that
there Would be no strike oi these two
organisations unless negotiations to be
carried out today broke down.
Prospects were generally held out
lie unfavorable nitbough a member of
tb» miners' ezecutive commitfe said la-t
night:
’ have not come to grips as yet
ow counter proposals.*
Yesterday's progress larely passel
the preliminary stage of-tbe *tatemetii
nt the tespective cases of those direc'.-y
involved in the miners' strike and. says
i he London Times "nothing emerged
from their but a presentation of the
problem in all its naked difficulty.”
Insist on Ballot.
It was stated in varic.ua quarters to-
day that the miners wen prepared to
accept a wage reduction by the estab-
lishment of a sliding scab scbedw't
* based on the coat of liviug It was
z pointed out that in wrer the most unfa-
vorable circumstances tin transit ri
strike cannot begin until Friday *’
seamen and firemen wnose union is af-
filiated with the trausp< ri w< Ikers' lei
eratiou. insisted on a bajot before walk-
ing out.
This vote began todhv cud will take
four days to be cast.
Operations to insure Ine safety of r hc
mines front flooding are proceed.ua
without hindrance in mi st of the euai
fields in the United Kingdom. The
only eiceptiou is fount it Fifesh're
where -inly two of (H pits are being
pumped.
SHIFT SOLDIER RELIEF
Activities to Be Transferred to War
Risk Bun su
Wavnliigtuii. 11. C Atari Ik. -LH’ec-
tivtfi of all soldier relief activities of tlie
government with the exccptit.li of voca-
tional training will he tr«n>ferred to the
war risk bureau so soon a* the neev—-
sat* details for the m »vr. can I* com-
pleted. Assistant Becr*ter» of the
Treasury Laporte said lia'uy
Fablu health knopite l will continu'
tn treat veterans. Mr Lopvrle said hm
under tin- direction of Hu bureau wbt'h
will be responsible for tie medical ano
surgical treatment of »l e men. Al!
diagnosis and admittance t hospitals
he added will also be Itiougb the hu
irnu. and veterans can Ie aenl :
lie health army navy or stare hospitals
as the bureau directs. A hospital <n-
apection service la to lie established. I--
said. which will see that al' hospital-
where disabled veterans or nemg treat-
ed are up to the standard.
EXCEPT WINE DRAFTS
Reserve Board Mill Not Keliiseount
Taper on Receipt-.
Washington. I*. C w April 12. -L’nc
secured by wareliouw receipt* < .vering
sacraiueutal w ine In slot age are nume
ineligible tor re-discount by federal re-
serve banks under a ruling issued today
by the federal reserve Ism rd The rul-
ing. however the board nic. does not
a fleet ।be legal right it a hank to make
a loau ujaiu the note of a l«>rmwer se-
cured by a wareluuiac .neipi covering
wine in bond.
Under its regulations. th« board ev
I inm-d drafts eligible n r re-dlacnunt
are required to Ik secured by a readily
marketable staple.
PLANES TURN BACK
Bubonic Plane Nt Nan 4s a u Preterits
Fliuht Fiirth^r.
U ashington l>. <’.. Im II 12.— Tbe
t^vo airplanes piloted H mnrineq vbicb
lift here Mr a flight to the Virgin lx-
'Until laai nook are reluming without
having reached their objoetive it was
aunounerd Monday at tN* navy depart-
ment. The plan's turned bars at San
liotningi City. it was *aii. hc<*4iix of
lurbonle plague epidemic at Sail .Tnan
J'fnlo Rico
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
ASK WAR DEPARTMENT
TO INVESTIGATE THE
RUCKMAN STATEMENTS
Mayor Bell Will Make Form-
al Request Within Im-
mediate Future.
Formal protest will be placed before
the war dipartmeat against statements
made by Brig. Gen. John W. Ruckman
in ap address at Boston Mass. Tues-
day night in which he assailed Han
Antonio Mayor Bell said Tuesday.
The mayor's statement was in an-
swer to a telegram from Washington
advising that the war department will
take no action until the matter is called
officially to ita attention.
"I am preparing now to place the
entire matter directly before the war
department” Mayor Bell said. “It will
be presented in the proper manner
through proper channels. I have let-
ters and other data to disprove the
statements made by General Ruckman
and I expect to put these documente
in the hands of the proper officials."
The telegram from Washington Tues-
day morning commenting on General
Ruckman's statement said “It is stated
under authority of the chief of staff
that the first step in any investigation
of General Rin-kman's statements would
be to ascertain direct "from General
Ruckman w hether he had been correctly
quoted and as near as possible get
the exact language used. If this wire
found to reflect upon private citizens
or officials not in the military service
who deemed it unwarranted and unjust
attack upon them the inspector general
would be directed to make an investi-
gation into the facts. This might be
done either by an inspector detailed
from Washington or through the com-
manding general of the Eighth Corps
Area."
It was also stated the Investigation
might he made on request of a member
of congress.
WANT SHIP UNLOADED
Boycott by I'nion I.abor Keeps U. 8.
Vessel In Port.
Buenos Aires. April 12.—Port ab
thoriti-w In this city were officially re-
quested by the United Htaies shipping
board yesterday to give permission for
non-union laborers to unload th* stetib
et Martha Washington which has been
tied up here because of a boycott of
union |s>rt workers. The authorities
a Ino were asked to protect aux men one-
ployed in the work of rakmr tbe cam
out of the vessel's hold. .
Negotiations by the Munson Line
charterers of the Martha 11 aebiugtur
looking to a solution of the problem of
unloading the ship prov.-q fiuitless and
the ease was placed in tli« hands of Wil-
liam H. Robertson. Unitid States con-
sul general here. It in understood Mr
Robertson . has receive-! instruct: »n»
from the State Department outhorixn.j
him to make strong reprr-rotations aut
if the port authorities refuse to act. it
- 55*° ^rtain that a sharp protect
will be made to tbe Acxentine govern-
ment zbrough the America u embassy.
WOULD RATIFY TREATY
Lodge Says Pul Craatetent With
Views of Roosevelt.
Washington. 11. C April 12.—Open-
ing senate discussion of the Colombian
tveaty. Senator ixslge of Massachu-
setts. Republican leader and chairman
of tbr foreign relations rommitths- de-
clared today that prompt ratification
of the |>act in it. amended form would
be insistent with Ihe expressed views
of Theodore Rocaevelt and not incon-
inlVl w ’k' P° ‘i | ' >n assumed in
.Republicans.
Ratifiratlon of the long p nding pact
in its prewnt form fw-ngtor Lodge -ati
wmild improve relations between the
I niled States and th.- republics of
l.ntin-Aiiierica and would work tn the
advantage of the United States in the
world contest for oil.
THE WEATHER
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WRATHBK FOI.Kt UI.
Wu SntMla ami vlrinHs: Tonight and
Wednesday unsettled: sirmer tonlrhi;
minimum temperature. SI to <0: moderate
»mrth«rly wind®.
Mart Trsaa: Tonight anl WodneadAy un-
■attted: wanner tonight.
■OMK WMATHKR Full I<H BMT*.
lark: Temperature* <1; cloudy;
fifteen-mile wind from the northwest:
higneet temperature In the la*t 24 hour’s
II; loweet. 40.
Chicago: Temperature 4*. ncrtly cloudy;
fourteen-miie wind front life oouthweet;
blghert temperature tn the la?t 24 houra.
!uw«at. 41.
Mt. feak; Tam pern t ju. 41: <louuy:
fonrteen-mlle wind from mt M< uth. limb-
•at temperature In the lax 24 houra W;
loweat <«
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fourteen-mile elnd from the Routh; Ul^h-
eat temperattre In tbe laal it houra a 4;
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lets thin tati-mile wind t«i.i the aa. th-
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SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY APRIL 12 1921. -SIXTEEN PAGES.
PUN TO SELL
STOCWIRDS IS
IGREED UPON
Trustees to Administer Hold-
ings and Complete Sale
Within Year.
COURT GIVES APPROVAL
Administrators Given Ex-
tensive Powers in Control
of Packe*’ Properties.
Washington I). C. April 12.—A new
plin under which Swift and Company
■nd Armour and Company are to di-
vest themselves of their interests in
stockyards and stockyard terminal rail-
roads was agreed to today -by the De-
partment of Justice and immediately
approved by Justice Stafford of the Dis-
trict of Columbia supreme court.
Under the plan thu companies must
deliver their stock iu the yards and
terminals to tbe Illinois Trurt and .Sav-
ings Bank at Chicago within 30 days
for administration by two trustees
Henry W. Anderson of Richmoud Va.
and George Sutherland of Salt Lake
City Utah until sold which must be
within a year.
“The legal principle of course was up
to the Department of Justice" Justice
Stafford said after he had signed the
plan "and when the department had
approved the plan it was only incum-
bent upon me to see that tbe law was
not violated by any of the packers. I
was glad to find that such was not
the case and therefore approved the
plan.
Have Large Powers.
The trustees are to receive salaries
of *lOOOO ■ year each ami will have
]mwer to interfere in the management
of any stockyard or railroad if iu thu
opinion of both either the Sherman set
or the terms of the decree are being
violated.
The plan sets forth that the defend-
ants are to proceed to sell their stock
with due diligence with re|»rts of all
sales submitted to the court for its
approval. These reports must contain
the price and the name of the proposed
purrdtasers and must be accompanied by
affidavits that tbe proposed purchaser*
are in no way connected with the de-
fendants.
May Extend Time.
In the event that apy of the stock
remains unsold st the eud of tbe year
the defendants may obtain an extension
of time upon a showing made to the
conrt of diligence in their efforts to
dispose of the stock at a fair and rea-
sonable price.
The properties stock in which are to
be sold by the two companies are:
Sioua City Stockyard Company; St.
I'aul I'nion Stoekard* Company; St.
Joseph Stockyards Company; Fort
Worth Stockyards Company; Denver
I nion Stockyards Company; Kanan-
City Stockyards Company; St. Loui*
National Stockyards; I’nion Stockyard*
Company of Omaha Ltd.; Bourb*’*
Stockyards Company Louisville. Ky.:
Newark. N. 1.. stockyards: Milwaukee
Stockyards Company; Brighton Stock-
yards Company. Brighton. Mass.; Port
land Union Stockyard* Company. NortH
Portland. Ore.; the Cleveland Union
Stockyards Company; Sioux City Ter-
minal Railway Company: St Pai*
Bridge and Terminal Company; St.
Paul: St. Joseph (Missouri! Belt Rail-
way Company; Fort Worth Helt Rail-
way Company ; Kan*a* City Connecting
Railroad and Fast St. Louis Junction
Railroad Company.
REDS BAR AMERICANS
Soviet Ru»»ia Slops Immigraiiun Lntil
Mlnhier II Sent.
New York. April 12— The Soviet
goveripßeßt hix i tan ci I rd order pro-
hibiting my one from the United States
from rrowing the borders of Bu««ia
■tt t April 20 according to a cable
message made public Monday by
Charles Recht attorney here fur the
Rn.cxian Soviet government.
The message received from the Soviet
consulate at Libau stated that all emi-
gration from thio country would be sna-
landed after that date until on offi-
cial representative of the Soviet gov-
ernment with authority to vine pass-
ports^ of persons who desire to go to
Kuwia. arrives in tha I \
indication a* to when such an official
would arrive was contained in the mes-
sage.
TAKE OVER PROVINCES
British Now \dmini%t<r Former Gt-
man Holdings in Africa.
l>ar-r<-Salaam. April 12—British ad-
miniNtration of the Geruiut- district nt
Ujiji and those portions of Tobora nd I
Buknba. German East Atnra and ft *•
markburg. Togolmd. hi*>erto under !W-
-gian administration beg«in • n March 2d
The liual boundaries have not fat
beta defined. The sain* anrency baa
been adopted ns in Tanrn itlk. but Bel-
gian franc note* are aec«rt» I-
CUTS CAPITAL STOCK
(■midyear File. Irtirlr* With Serre*
t«ry of State Tuewlay.
t vlumhu*. OMo. \iwil t2.—Thr
((Midyear Tire an<l Rubber Company
kkron. today filed urt>b s with firn ecc-
retan of -fate redn.-inf •(« <*-m n->n
• apitgl .tuck from .<l«a).tyai.i*»l to >l.-
oov.oou.
ARMY AIR SERVICE
SPENT $598090781
DURING WORLD WAR
Critics Charged More Than
Billion Used Major
Hickman Says.
New \ork. April 12.—The expeudi-
tnrea of the United State* for tbe army
air service during the war often placed
by critics of tbe service at more than
AI.OUO.IMMI.MiO sctnsUy amounted to a
net outlay of $508000781. It is shown
iu a letter from Maj. H. M. Hickman
chief of the information group in the
air service to the aviation and aircraft
journal.
Tbe letter embraced in an article
which that magazine will publish this
week declares that after two year*
of settling claims adjusting caaealled
contracts and liquidation the air ser-
vice has returned to the United States
treasury $552.5t>4781 of tbe appropria-
tions made for it by congress.
"The actual amounts appropriated for
the army air service during the wsr ag-
gregated $1087051758” tbe article
says. "From this total there were re-
voked by congress sums aggregating
$187000000 making tbe total arnoum
available for ezpenditures by the War
Department $1 ^00.051.758.
“Until now the charge lias been made
and the public has been led to believe
that most of this money was spent and
largely wasted.
“The amount actually expended from
the money appropriated for tbe War De-
partment for the air aervice in this
country and abroad during the war was
$617180077. From this has been de-
ducted $10300.10(1 realized by sales of
surplus material.”
From July 1. 191? to March 31
1010. the period of war contracts it
adds there was delivered to the army
13.801 complete airplanes with spare
parts and 11.953 aeronautical engines
and spare parts.
TO BE UNSETTLED
Weather Disturbed by "Ix>w" in West;
Temperatures to Rise.
Unsettled and warmer weather ia th*
btireau’a forecast for Tuesday night
and Wednesday for San Antonio aiuF
vicinity. A minimum temperalure of
le t ween 54 and 60 degree* i* pre-
dieted.
The increiiM’d rloudineqn was due to
a M iow” coming eastward from tbe Pa-
cific coaxt. which wax centered over
New Mexico and Colorado Tuesday
morning.
Only four xtatious in the Lnited
States reported rain Tuesday morn-
ing. Although the ••low” is accompa-
nied by unsettled weather heavy raiox
are not exj»ccted by the weather bureau
during the next 24 bourn. It was being
pushed eastward by an area of higii bar-
ometrie prexxure juxt entering qvit the
Pacific cuaxt Tuesday morning.
Th* ’ high” which passed over Texas
Sunday was centered over the southern
Atlantic coast slates Tuesday morning
and brought heavy frosts to that part
of the country Monday night. Frosts
were re|x)rted at Memphis. Birmingham.
Montgomery Atlanta. Macon. Savauah
and Mobile. Tampa. Fla. reported 4G
dames Moaday night which it tbs low-
<st temiicrature ever recorded there in
April.
REFUSE CUT IN WAGES
l'*an»>lv*nl* Railroad Engine Service
Men Reject I’ropos*!.
Pittsburg Pa. April 12—Represen
tatives of 1.’.000 eurine service em-
ploye* of the Pennsylvania Kailroad
Monday night notified the manager*
committee of the road that they had
decided to reject proposals for a six-
teen per cent wage reduction which
amounted to 121-2 cents an hour or
approximately gl a day. The com-
pany’s plan for wage cuts was sub-
mitted to the workers delegates at a > ...
conference Monday. — ^* n ’?**■. * *'•"* *“•
The following general chairmen I Troops of the republic of Pouama un-
signed the rejection: H. R. Karnes! b*»nc concentrated tn the Cott and AI-
Columbus. Ohio lines west: William |mirante district* along th. ( osta Rican
Park. Snubury. Pa.. lines east; K. C. J ron ‘'.*f «ud are being closely watched
Holliug. Terre Haute. Ind.. St. Louis by military leader* in this country
system; all for the Brotherhmid of Lo- Military preparation- for the P^r*
miontive Engineers; h. I>. Miller. Fort P«* °< countering any blow struck by
Warnes Jnd.. lines west: and H. E Panama are not being maar as the gor-
Gore. Pbilaedlphia. line* ea*t. for the ernmeat and people of Coria Rica are
Brotherhood of Locomotive *Fi reman and ; confident the United States will foil
Enginemen. i<»ut program laid down by Charlo*
E. Hughes secretary ot state in his
note to Costa Kicn and Panama. It is
stated the Costa Rican government i«
holding the Pauaman steamer Bales
Quisada as a result o' Panama's re-
fusal to return several launches cap
tured uear Coto at the time when wm
seemed imminent a few week- ago.
REWARD BANDIT KILLER
Policrman in (hkngo Given SltMMi by
Postal Authorities.
Chicago. April 12.—-A reward - of
21 (MM) for shooting Horu«-* Ijctoi Wal*
ton of St. Joseph. Mo. the bandit who
took M7SAMMI from an Illinois Central
train last May. was paid today to Gus-
tav Kenrick a Chicago jxjlicvman. by
postal authorities.
Kenrick shot the robber after Walter
A. Roberts another policeman had
b**eu killed. Walton was only wounded
but he was forced to take shelter in
a house In Hyde Park where he was
killed several hours after the* first
fight.
Kenrick said he would give half the
reward to Roberts* widow.
CANNOT VISIT U.S.
Japanese Emperor Sends Kcgrrfs tv
President Harding.
Washington. I>. <\ April 12.*—Em*
perur Yoshito of Japan in a letter
transmitted today to Pmddent Hard*
iug by the Japanese embassy here ex*
Prese s keen r-gret that * unavoidable
clrcMtatencc** closely connected with
him self precluded hi.n for the present
from accepting on behalf of his won
the ryuwn prince of Japan the Presi-
dent'* invitation to visit the Vnited
State* after the ••*mi|Jelion of hi« ml--
slvu to Europe on which hr. embarked
March &
M FORGES
ON EAST FRONT
HIMI
Turks Announce They Are
Now Free to Attack
Brusa.
HAVE‘OLD MAN’S CORPS’
General 80 Commands Men
60 to 100 Years
of A<e.
Corutsntinople April It.—Th com-
munications issued Monday by the An-
gora armv announced that the taking
of Afiun-Karhiasar blocks the efforts
of the Greek in the east and leares
the Turks free to pursue their offen-
sive against Brusa.
There ha been violent fighting at
Ismid which is defended by a divi-
sion of Greeks from Magnesia.
This division thus far is intact.
The Greek battleship Averoff is off
Ismid. The city of Ismid is full of
refugees.
Fall of Brusa Certain.
General Ismet I’asba of the Turkish
forces said Monday: “The fall of Brusa
is certain. We have passe.l the Kes-
tel line and captured hundreds of pris-
oners and quantities of munitions.”
The Greeks have fortified the slopes
of Mount Olympus above Brusa. The
great Uliajami mosque has been de-
stroyed by a shell which the Turks
claim was maliciously fired by the
Greeks. There is much indigniation
over this incident and the I’orte has
made a protest.
Attacks Are Successful.
Turkish cavalry attack* around
Brusa hare thus far been unsuccessful.
The Turks and the Greeks are both
making feverish preparation for new
general offensives.
In western Kouiatbt the Turks have
created a special "old man's corp./*
the member of which are aged from th)
to 100 years. It is ■-ommanded by the
SO-year-old General Ismail Paxil.
A Greek destroyer in the Black sea
has captured the pirate leader. Hassan.
Itfi who has been h ruing Greek sail
boats and villages on the I‘ontus coast.
PROTEST FRENCH WITHDRAWAL
Cilician Armenians Want Force to Con-
trol Turks Organized.
London. April 12.—The London Times
reports that the Armenian circles in
Loudon have been advised that the
French have begun the evacuation of
Cilicia including not only the plain of
Adana but the whole region of Amanus
and the golf of Alexandretta.
The Cilician Armenians have urgent-
ly appealed to the French premier not
to withdraw the traops until an inter-
national gendarmie is organized to con-
trol the Turks. It is stated that 15.000
Armenians have decided to abandon
Cilicia.
Greeks Consider Martial 1-aw.
Athens. April 12.—Establishment of
martial law in Greece was discussed
in the chamber of deputies here today.
TROOPS TO FRONTIER
Panama Concentrates Force* in Coto
and Almirante District*.
Second Lientenant
Is Almost Extinct
But Army Carries On
The species of army officer* known
a* second lieutenant* is practically
extinct. Then- are only one of him.
Recent promotions which put all »ec*
onds up to first* and most firsts up
to captains has caused this uufortun*
ate condition.
The one surviving member of the
lowest cnminisMtinrd grade is an in*
fantrv officer st
His name is not known by army uffi*
cent here. In lieu of second lieuten-
ants tbu first and captain* are being
called upon to |*erfonn the arduous
duties ordinarily nMUgned to the sec-
ond •‘louiea.”
The member of congress who stated
that the war was won by the second
lieutenants would be at a losa if war
should break out suddenly and we
* should win. say anny fdficvrN. The
I army gets along seemingly as well as
when he was In vogue they claim.
SCHOOL ELECTION IS
BITTERLY CONTESTED
AND VOTE IS HEAVY
Unions Making Determined
Fight and Are Casting
Many Votes.
The mod bitterly contested school
election in San Antonio’s recent his-
tory is being held Tuesday and indica-
tions are that the vote may reach 10-
000. If this figure in attained it will
ba Mart than twice tbe vote in tbe ia*t
school election w hen 4545 votes were
polled.
tn to 1 o’clock Tuesday a total of
IMT votaa had been registered. Voting
< Mscd uy v ith a rvah and VM stead*
throughout the morning. At noon the
union vote went to the polls in mass.
The balance of the union vote may be
expected to reach the polls between 5
and 7 o’clock.
The election had passed without a dis-
turbing incident up to 1 o'clock al-
though workers on both sides were Host
active. Wasta WON prominent among
the canvassers for both the union snd
the independent tickets. All pretense
at maintaining a claim that the union
queation is not at wtaae was thrown to
the winds early in the day. Likewise
it became apparent that the forces
which are seeking the defeat in the com-
ing election of the present city admin-
istration are the forces which are be-
hind the bunion labor candidates in the
acbool fight.
Reports at noon showed the follow-
ing:
First ward: 39G votes polled; 2.30
for the School Children’s Ticket and
150 against it. I*ast year the total
vote in that ward was 371.
Second ward: 420 votes polled:
count unattainable but esimatrd that
School Children's Ticket leading only
slightly. Last year's vote was 495
Third ward : 000 votes polled; th^
two ticket* being gbnut even. laisi
year's vote was 601.
Fourth ward: 950 votes polled;
School Children’s Ticket leading. Last
y ear's vote 9*3.
Fifth ward: 205 votes polled; School
Children’s Ticket slightly ahead. Las|
year’s vote 274.
Sixth ward : 510 votes polled ; two
ticketa about even. Last year's vote
704.
Seventh ward: 515 votes polled;
union ticket leading. Jjist year's vote
035.
Eigth ward: 245 voles polled. No
count available. Loot years vote *9O.
The sixth seventh and eighth wards
It is indicated are to be close. The
union ticket is running strong in these
wards. In the fourth ward the unions
are being bested but they are pour-
ing vote* into the ballot boxes from
the street railway car barns and ad-
jacent union centers.
The election at 1 o'clock apparently
would be won by the School Children's
Ticket provided the ratio of voting
••ontinuos. Cnion men claim however
that the unions will send their strength
tn the polls during the afternoon and
they are not discouraged. they say.
STEAMSHIP FOUNDERS
IN GULF; NINETEEN
MAY HAVE PERISHED
Three Men Rescued by Brit-
ish Steamer Report to
Beaumont Says.
Beaumont. Tex.. April 12.—The
1 * tr « mh >P Colonel Bowie
22 men on board foundered in
the Gulf of Mexico Monday night ac-
cording to wireless advices received by
the home office here. Three men were
picked up by th* British steamer Cissy;
nineteen men arc still miMing.
GIRL USES PISTOL
Offie* Narrowly Karapet When Auto-
mafic Ja Discharged.
Loui Maurehr prohation officer
came near to losing hi life Monday
afternoon in wresting an automatic pis-
tol from a girl in a local borne for de-
linquents. A steel-jacketed bullet
passed within a few inches of the offi-
cer bead. I.slging in a nearby wall. He
succeeded ia disarming the girl.
The girl is 17 year. old. Early Mon-
day she was placed in tbe home and
an hour later a telephone message came
to tbe jmliee saying that she was ter-
rorizing the place with a pistol. Mrs.
Okerlaud. iraHcewomau. Miw Bailey and
Mr. Sauvew resimndcd to the call.
Just as Mr. Hauveur stepped into a
room oeevpird by tbe girl and seised
her wrist the weapon waa discharged
The girl was brought to police head-
quarters. where she 1 held (lending fur-
ther investigation.
TRAIN HOLDUP HALTED
Detective Open Fire on Would be Ban
dlls In Ohio.
( leveland Ohio. April 12.—An at-
tempted holdup of train No. 25 leav-
ing < leveland at S o'clock Monday night
en route to Indianapolis on the Big
Four railroad was frustrated by Amer-
ican Railway Express Compauv deteo
tive<. Reach Hathaway and S. J. Wat-
erman of Cincinnati. a« the train neared
Loudou. Ohio at 10 rfm.
Eight men weie said tn have got ou
a blind baggag car at Cleveland. Near
London oue of them forced bi* wiy into
the gxprex* car and grabbed an expro**
(package which hr patkaed to oue of hi*
confederates. At this point th detec-
tive. who had been watching two weeks
for sneh an emergem-y. opened Are on
the mm. Five of th. iu go* away and
i three were eaptaied Thea war taken
|tnom the train at Rbelbv. n«» „f rhe
[five who soaped ia believed th hate
t*en .boL
ASSOCIATION OF NATIONS
. IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL WORLD
IS AT PEACE HE DECLARES
First Message to Congress Approves
Peace Resolution With Qualifica-
tions Adjustment of Taxation Emer-
gency Tariff Budget System Federal
Investigation of Food Prices and
- Other Important Measures.
Washington D. C April 12.— President Harding in
his first address to Congress today declared unreservedly
against “the existing League of Nations.”
“The wiser course” he said “would seetn to be the
acceptance of the confirmation of our rights and interests
as already provided and to engage under the existing treaty
assuming of course that this can be satisfactorily achieved
by such explicit reservations and modifications as will se
cure our absolute freedom from inadvisable commitment*
and safeguard all our interests.”
An association of nations the President said could not
be founded until the world was at peace.
Will Approve Peace Resolution.
President Harding announced that he would approve a
“declarator!’ resolution” by Congress “with qualifications
essential to protect all our rights” which would end the
“technical state of war against the Central Powers of
Europe.” - ——
The President added however that “it would be idle
to declare for separate treaties of peace with the Central
Powers on the assumption alone that these would be ade-
quate because the situation is so involved that our peace
engagements cannot ignore the old world relationships and
the sentiments already affected nor is it desirable to do so
in preserving our own rights and contracting our future rela-
tionships.”
Demonstration Greet* Statement on League.
President Harding’s declaration that the United States
would have no part in the present League of Nations was
received with a great demonstration.
Republican members of the Senate and House who.
with members of the cabinet crowded the House chamber
to hear the President deliver his message in person ap-
plauded vigorously. The demonstration quickly grew into
cheering the Republican members standing. The galleries
joined in the demonstration and it was some minutes before
quiet was restored.
The Democratic members many with stolid faces and
folded arms did not join in the demonstration. Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska who led the long fight in the Senate
in favor of the League smiled broadly however.
President Is Cheered By Congress.
Frequent applause from the Republican side inter-
rupted other portions of the President’s statement on the
League. Peace by congressional resolution also met with
demonstrations of approval but there was no applause for
the suggestion that the peace terms of the treaty of Ver-
sailles be ratified with safeguarding reservations.
The President’s address contained about 6500 words
and 55 minutes was required for its reading. His conclud-
ing statement regarding the peace and the league was deliv-
ered slowly with solemn emphasis. The audience rose and
cheered as the President finished tucked his noseglasses in
his pocket and shook hands with Vice President Coolidge
and Speaker Gillett.
Preaident Hnr<lin*’« prinei|al return-
mradation* tu congrrH* in hi* fir*t an-
nual address delivered today include the
following:
Foreign ri latiou*: No separate i*ace
with the central power* “on the a*-
*umpt ion alone that these would be ade-
quate.”
"The wiser course would seem to be
• • • to engage under the exist-
ing treaty assuming of course that this
can be satisfactorily accomplished by
such explicit resenattons.nnd modifies-
The President's Message
The full text of President Harding* message will be found on Pag* 5.
In printing tbe full text of the President's addn-»s t«4ay Tbe Light has
again demonstrated it* superiar n«*ws facilities fur it is the only news-
paper iu its territory which ha* printed in full the President's meaaagg en
th»* day it aa* delivered to Congress. T«» this it was net-essary to set
op a third leased wire of The Associated Press over which the aompleto
me**age wna transmitted from Washington.
Copies of the message were not available to the press until a few
moments before Its delivery waa begun k> Congress and its great length—-
| approximately 65(M) word* made n^cesMiry its irnusmlaaion over a special
wire in order that it might no: interfere with the day report «»f The Aam-
einted Prem which mw come* l> The Light aver two lease*) win- Rrader*
•' TV Light tbu* arc give* th» name new* service as la mtllaWe to New
| York. Chicago Philadelphia and Boston.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
tty the Associated P-’M.
tions a* will Keure our absolute free-
dom of ioadviuble <x>uiniitinent« and
-afe«uard all our eaaential interest No
helpful Mx-iety of nation* ean be found-
'd on Justice and committed to |>eaco
until tb« covenants re-establishing pears
are sealed by tbe nations which were
nt war.”
Taxation: Readjustment of internal
taxes snd revision or repeal "of tho.*
taxes which bare become ur productive
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