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VOL. XLI—NO. 98.
ADDITIONAL
JBRESTS IN
KLIM CASE
Detective Knight James
Rosenberry and Mrs. Hen-
ry Yeager Are Named.
"KNIGHT DENIES CHARGE
Says He Went to Keilman’s
Assistance and Helped
Care for Wounded Man.
Complaints charging assault to mur-
der in connection with the shooting
Thursday night last of Bill Kcilmnn were
filed Wednesday morning in Justice
Ben Fisk’s rnurt agiinet City Deter-
tlve Ed Knight. Jame* D. Rosenberry a
chauffeur und Mrs. Henry Yeager. The
shooting occurred nt the Horn Palace
Inn on the South l/s»p. owned by Keil
man. Keilman was *hot five times and
is in a serioua condition.
Henry Yeager and his son Otis. 19
had previously been nt rested on <*om-
plaint charging assault to murder in
connection with the affair. Meager is at
liberty on SS(NIA bond. His son is in
jail.
Charges against Knight. Mrs. Y eager
and Rosenberry wen* filed by F. G. •
Flores s|WM>inJ invest igatoi of the dis-
trict attorney's department. Thev fol-
lowed an examining hearing of .Henry
Y eager and hi* son Tuesday afternoon
at which time the district attorney *
department offered to put witnesses
ti|M»n the stand. This was waived by
- <"i - ■ man Carlo I•
attorney. Later it is claimed the wit-
. Messrs were examined by the district
attorney and their testimony it is said
forms the basis upon which the com-
4
Knight Surrenders and Makes Bond.
Detective Knight surrendered to Con
stable John Trainer when advised of
the filing of the charges. He was re-
hn*ed on SpMMI bail his mii reties being
August Limburger and A. Salndino.
Warrant’s for the arrest of Mrs. Yeager
ami Rownberry were placed in the
hand* of the constable and are exported
to l>e served early Wednesday after-
noon. A preliminary hearing hn* been
set for 3 n'c|o. k Wcdne-dny afternoon
bet 111 i. 1 ’i*k.
I eager according to county nil-1
thorities. । the wife of Henry Yeager
who. with hi- son. Otis. 19 rears old.
were arrested In ’nothin Van Riper
and Detect he Ed Knight hoith aft«r
Kirlman had been rushed to the ho-
pital. onberry i- a service car
driver. Hr wn picked un by detec-
tive* f'dhc.ing the -booting but r<*-
|ra»cd
Knight Surprised at fnarges.
“I -nn surprised that <hnrgrs w*erc
made ng’iinsl me. Ihtntivr Knijh*
*a»d.. “There has |»rcti a serious Whs
take nude
*‘l had driven up to th* - Horn Paine’.
Ilin.” ••ontiliucil Dctertivi Knight. "P 'd
was still seated in my car when tac
s booting attracted my hdentioii. IV - !
plc were rushing out oi thr pla«* I
^gum|Hsl lloin the car puHed by pi*t.u I
^and hurried into the pK»r. I found
Bill Ki'dtnan lying on tbr floor. H< f
had liern shot. I asked him about it.
and be t dd me.
“I lifted Kidman's Ira*’. Bill asked .
me to protect him. He asked for s^m * I
writer and I had aomeoue bring it at .
onct. After getting Mimiorv tn hdf
him. I rang |*di<u In amiduitcrM and ।
notified them of the shootm:.
“It is |M»Msib|e that muh« ne *rri|ig !
me with a gun ns I hurried toward
Kidman may have ms i. had Io br-
Heve I was mixed up in th* affair”
roudud"d I »etrelive Klligl'l. .lark Mt
Davitt ind Bill Kielmnn are among my
first friends made in Sai Aidoniv. We
worked together at th»» Southern Pa
clfic depil und became iniiiiailc. Ur
bunked hi the same room Mid ever siheu
then have K*en on the in-sr h rm*.”
PRISONER MAY DIE
Two Men Identified as Participants
in F ort >Worlli Hold Ip.
Om*lm. Neb.. April 27.—.1 I’. ’lurk
a .speviai officer from bort Worth Tex .
today identified Frank Seward and
Harry Savage as imitieipnnts iu a
NpNNi hold un in Foil Worth accord
iug to I ^elective I ia nbaum of the Omaha
puller department.
i Benard. who hu|Hd from n hotel
and shot himself here recently when of-
fleer* nought him in connect i«n with
thr murder of two Toledo. Ohio de-
tectives remained hi a ncriou* «*oiidi
tion ni a hobpital. where it wits said
he probabk won hl not live I hr- ugh
the day.
KILLED IN CRASH
Sergeant Dead and UevteMPt May Be
Fatally Wounded.
Hampton. Ya... Ypril 27. Sergeant
A»oble S. Braniit. army nir service. Was
killed and Lieutenant Thomas ||. W ard
probably fatally injured today at Lang
ley Field when their machine crashed
to the earth while rim rging from a low-
hanging cloud bank. Thr machine wan
demolished.
Bryant's home was in Mayfield. Ky.
RESORT TcTrEPRISALS
British Burn I louses After Sergeant Is
Munleml.
■ ।
Ouhlin April 27.—A headquarter*
statement today announced that breamo*
of the murder of Sergeant MarFadden
and an attack on the crown force* at
Kilruah the house* of John Leddy and
William lx»ugh had been destroyed a*
a nHlitary operation.
At Armagh an attem. was made to
hum the Ballyrea Orange Hall Two
house* were destroyed with bomb*
Mrs. Hora Hubby Ilies.
Austin Tex. April 27.—Flags eu '
xtate buildings here were at half ina*-t 1
today out of rnt*<'t to Mr*. Hora P.
Hobby mother of former Governor W. i
P. Hobby who died ye»terday al her •
borne iu Dalia*. <
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
GIRLS ARE BOYCOTTED
Minnesota Co-eds l^eft tint in Cold by
New Organization.
Minneapolis Minn.. April 27.—An or-
ganization the by-law* of which pro-
hibit its membera calling on a girl
before the close of the present quarter
was formed by L’nlvenihy of Minnesota
students yesterday under the caption
“the non-steppers* club.” It started
with six charter member*.
Em b meinbei Is rnquirad to d. poolt
$lO with thr treasurer as a guaranty of
good faith. Violation of the rule regard-
ing -calling.’’ carries a forfeiture of the
deposit nnd expuliyon from the club.
The money forfeited is divided among
those remaining firm.
M ()ur action should not be construed
as uncomplimentary to the girls at the
university” said Hal Redmon treasur-
er <»f the organization. -We think a
great deal of our co-cds but feel that
when the quarter is over we will be
able to exhibit obese bank rolls go<»d
n.aik- gad n record of complete lode*
prudence. w
WOULD AVERT STRIKE
Benson Calls Workers and ShH Owners
Together.
Washington. I). ('.. April 27 In an
effort to avert the threaten'd str : k" of
marine workers set for May 1 < hair-
man Benson of the skipping .xnrl he.l
here today representatives of these
workers and the owners and one'dlpia
of American steamships for a ojrar-
ence. He hoped to obtain thr adoption
of n new agreement covering wages and
\ oi king < ondltion .
A reduction in of from 2G tj
‘MI per cent wg* sought by the owner*
but the men refused to con*id r th •
cuts.
William A. Thompson <»f the Tcxa*
Steamship enmoany. h nds the ••wnrr-’
delegation to the conference.
HARDING AT MEETING
President Yddresses (fathering of Odd
Fellows Tuesday Night.
Washington. I>. ( .. April 27.—Presi-
dent Harding recounted to an audience
of (kid F« How > last night assembled
in celebration of the Jo2d anniversary
of thr order. h<»w a fraternal organi-
zation once had been thr mean* of pro-
moting the spirit of happy accord be-
tween his chauffeur and himself.
In attending a meeting of a fraternal
orgnuization the President related how.
t«» his surprise he had found him*e|f
seated by a man who hnd been in his
employ for sewn yepr* as a < hnuft ur.
“It was the finest thing in the world
that couhl have happened.” the Presi-
dent continued -for on that night we
nut a* brothers for the first time nnd
ever affrr that he was a better elmuf-
। feur and I wa* a better employer.”
WOULD JOIN GERMANY
I? rolran Hobl National CoMimi. t'raM
in Italy.
n> A. 11. UM KKK.
Special • ann t<» Th. Fun Antonio Light
Hioi th.- Chit-Mgn l>ail> Nvu m.
» •
Foreign Service. I
Innsbruck. Austria April 27.—The
i »eimans iu South Tyrol held a naiioual
evstume fea»t as the North Tyrolean*
' ■dtoj dn G< mauy by ■ majoi ity of
: ; M ‘ ver cent in Buzen the part of
I Tyrol annexed to Italy. Thr FaHciMi*
* from Vemna are reported to have shot
| the German writer hr. Franz Jnucr-
hofer. In the fighting three were kilhsl
| and -rl were woumh*d on the German
; side. Feeling runs high in Innsbruck
! and 1 hands are forming to hunt for hal-
ian* in order to get revenge l.’nlesa
■ tlir new jH.Ii.M- arc able t<> keep order
। it looks us though there uould be iur-
• t her t rouble.
SHIELD FOR POLICE
Armor to Be I sed in Pnitetting Of
fleers.
Chicago. April 27.—A bullet proof
shield similar t«» the ones used by au-
• ient warriors in Itt ’-ieging walled cities
was delivered to the iwilicr department
bore ttnlnx. It i> for use in protecting
officers while attacking <*riiiiinaL who
have barricaded themselves in houses.
The screen is construetH so a* to fold
lengthwise forming a V-shaped protec-
tor. It has a small shutteml window
and loophcdcs for revolvers cr rifle*.
Hie shield <*oinp|etes the uaa’cging
outfit «»f the police which include* ga*
lN»mh*. grenades and heavy rifle*.
Ranger Man Missing.
Ranger. Tex. April 27. -A. Bakin.
*u|>erintrndent of the Thurber Earthen
1 ‘ 'onipany ’ giant atone crush
er has mysteriously disappeared. He
left thr ‘lone crusher which is two
miles north of here last Thursday.
THE WEATHER
TKMPKKATI KE*.
APKII. _ - * m .*»• i
7 I’ in 7* .1 n. in tin
I I'- 1 h in sy
| • n- in 7» m. io jx
I < p. ni 7* •; m. m
। 7 I’ ”i 7s 7 a. in
I ' •• •" «• x « iii r.i
* i‘ : » n hi
| 1 41 in 7'» in m. iii 7*
11 !• m . ... II M m 71
i • noon
1 I'll 11. - 7 | p. in 77
I «. ni *3 * p. in xo
— < .
I ORK< A*T.
Han Antnn Io ami vicinity: Tuiiiglit amt
Thurisla). fair; lowest trinperaturr. <o to
i».: Halit to northerly winds.
Fuat Texas: Tnnlaht fair; ronlrr north*
neat portion: Thursday fair.
HOME WEATinER FOR TOI RI MTS.
< hirngu: Temperature. 62; eloudy 10-
nUle wind from the southwest; highest
trmiierntui* in last 21 hour*. 7*. lowest.
62.
KMaaa < M y
than 19-mile wind from the west; highest
temperature In last 24 hours. 6»: Inwest
44.
New Verb: Tempeiature. 54 clssi 10-
mlte wind from th* northeast highest
temperature in last 21 hours <»• lowest
M. Ismia: TeiU(»eiatun II; rleai 14-
mlls win I front the southwest highest
temperatui* in last 2t hours. •<: lowest.
<«
Washington: Temperslun cloudy;
les* than 10-mlls wind from the eaet lngh-
**t tempeiature in last 31 huuis. 62; low-
•m 54.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY APRIL 27 1921.-TWENTY PAGES.
WALKER NOMINATED
MARSHAL FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT
Nomination Goes to Judi-
ciary Committee; Will
Likely Be Confirmed.
Washington. April 27. — Bavid A.
Walker nominated for I nit«*l Stales
Marshal for Western District of Tcxa*
today . Nomination referred to judiciary
committee.
i The appointment of Mr. Walker a*
Fnited States marshal has been <x-
irncted here for some time. Mr.
Walker is a brother-in-law of Attorney
General Daugherty and a close friend
of President Hanling. having been ac-
tive in support of the President in pre-
convention day*. He is also a close
friend of F. E. Si’obey. Mr. Walker
is nt i resent in the enat and ia ci
pectcd home some time next week. He
is a well known business man of tbe
city having lived here for the last
twenty years.
Mr. Walker will succeed J. R. Rogers
the present I'nited States marshal in
the Wt stern I Hatt h t nnd be w ill take
office immediately upon the confirma-
tion of bis appointment. The term of
Marshal Rogers expired on April 21.
He holds over until ^is successor Is
appointed and qualifies. Congressman
Wurzbach favored the ap|»ointmrnt of
John Vann. aLo a San Antonian to the
offi<e.
The next federal ap|M»intmcot ex-
pected here is that of John D. Hail-
man. a* I nited States district attorney.
P. G. Luca.* known to he favored by
the Scobey forces will he named as
postmaster at San Antonio it is said.
TWO WOMEN ARE SHOT
; Girl Tuma (inn on Farmer Room-
mate Then ShfMits Self.
Chicago April 27.—Miss Jeanette
Hoy 24 a stenographe; today shot In r
former room-mate Miss Catherine Da-
vis 29 u bookkee|M’r while standing
on a crowded elevated line platform
in the center of the downtown business
section then run into a « igur store and
shot herself. Both girls arc iu a crit-
ical condition.
The shooting witm^'ed by hundreds'
of pci suns was believed to have re- I
suited fnun a quarrel w hich caused the ■
two girls to break a friendship of a
year.
Mi*s Davis came here from t'hatta-
nooga Tenn.
would^ettlTstrike
< ‘on f err nr es Held in Ijondon YYith
Miners and Owners.
Lmk.n April 27.—Conference* held
1 in an endeavor to reach a settlement of
! the coal strike were resumed at th<
. board of trade this moving. Sir Rolmt!
Horne chancellor of the exchequer.;
meeting the renresentative* of tb< 1
miners first and then thr mine owner*. 1
It is iindcrst<M d Sir Robert tuld the
miners delegates the government had i
। made a further offer to meet their im»- ]
.sition. to the extent of contributing
.daHMMi |N»unds sterling or more monthly I
during the transitional period so that*
th* reduction in wages wwuhl not cx-
< ced three shilling*.
TWO HELD* FOR FRAUD
Americans in Italy Charged With Bank
niptry.
B MARIO HOR«*A.
ml < «b|.- |.. Tic ban Antonio Light
and the Chicago Dally News
Uulorighl. 1931. hy Daily New*
Foreign Service
Milan. April 27. Two Armenian
brothers named Dilsizian members of
the firm of Dllalaian Fnn'. with head
qiuirier* in Milan and brandies in New :
Yuik. Constantinople and Aden were
arrested in Milan on charge* of bank-
ruptcy and fraud. The firm deal* in
skin* if is said flint *cvcral banks lo*t
con*ideinble sums through them.
RIOTING IN FIUME
Leader of People's Parly Take* ( harge
of City Hall.
By Thr I*MM-iatr<l Prr**.
Plume Ipril R /
leader <>f the Fiuman people’s party ami
hetpl of the t’oinmunistic faction in Mon-
day's elections by a conn d'etat im-cu-
pietl the city hall. Count < 'ao-ia-Do*
minione the Italian minister. left
Fiunie Tuesday alsuird a torpedo boat
destroyer owing to the rioting. Thr
frontier hn* been closed by a brigade of
infantry.
RENEW TRADE TREATY
Soviets to Carry on < ommerrr YYith
Norway and Sunlen.
By Thr A**<M-iiitril l*rr**.
Riga Mtvia April 27.—The Ru‘*i:iii
Soviet goveriiincnt has iiuthoiized M.
< hitdirrin the B«d*heviki foreign min-!
ister to sign an agreement tn renew j
trade relations with Norway aud Swe-
den. M Chitchcrin also Im* been au-
thorized to accept Czjsdmsloy akia’* sug-
gestion for an exchange nf trade repre-
sentativs a- well ns the German agree-
ment regarding the exchange nf prison-
ers.
DALTON GOES TO TRIAL
Youth 4 hargrd With Theft of 5772.0U0
YVorth of Bond*.
Chicago April 27.—William Dalton.
10. bank clerk who carried out the
biggest Kind theft on ni'ord by walking
out of thr Northern Trust t'ompanv
with $<72(100 worth of Liberty Kind*
under his arm went tu tiial Iwfore
Judge CharleM A. McDonald chief jus-
tice of the *u|M*rior court t ulay. Thr
*tate insisted <>n a jury trial.
POPE NAMES BISHOPS
Chir*g» Men Assigned to Chunh al
< erpu* Christi.
By Thr AsMM-iMtrd Press.
Rome. Ypril 27.—Pope Benedict has
ap|Miinte<l Hugh Boyle rector of the
Church of St. Mary Magdulea of H«>mic
stead. Pa. a* bi-hop of Pittsburg an*)
.Y|on*igm»r Emmanuel of Chicago to be
bishop uf Corpus Christi Tex.
MAYOR BELL TO
flEf UTE CHARGES
iHE JR BLACK
Will Answer Attack on Him
at Mass Meeting Wed-
nesday Night.
PREPARE FOR BATTLE
Administration Forces to
Meet Opposition on Their
Own Ground.
The first big gun* in * political
campaign which is cxpcctnl to sweep
the entire Jhdl ticket to victory at the
regular election on May in. were fired
Wednesday morning when • amprign
headquarlft's'were opened and a Young
Men's Bell club organized.
A central mass meeting will br held
at Beethoven hall YVedncsday night I
followed by ward and precim i meetings |
virtually every night during the re-I
luaiuder of the campaign. A corps of |
speakers numbering 50 or more and in-
cluding some of the best orator* in the
I city has ben sehTted lo address the
! meetings iu audition to Mayor Sam t.
I Bell and the four commisioners who
will al*o sprak. ‘
Campaign headquarters were opened |
on the ground floo; of the Prudential
building with Ray Lambert in charge.
Mr. Lambert in taking <harge of th-
campaign declared that he will bring
• mt a vote which will rc-eh* t I hr pres-
ent city officials by large majorities.
Hr predicted a vote iu the run-off of
20000 or more.
The Young Men* Bell club wa*
organized al nn <nthu-ia‘tie meeting
' Wednesday morning attended by 60
lor more of the younger professional
land busine** men of the city < >r
* ganization was perl«*eied and plan* out-
lined fof conducting an aggressive cam-
paign on behalf Mayor Bell and the
present city commissioner*. Maury
Maverick presided aud outlined the
purpose* declaring that the young men
of San Antonio are solidly Kdiind th''
Beil administration and scoring those
who failed to grt out and vote.
Hold Daily Meeting*
Robert Harri*. Russell C. Hill. J. F.
Onion. Gu* Altgch and George C. Clif-
ton were named a* an executive com-
mittee to conduct the young men's <ain-
! paign and will work in close co-opera-
। lion with the manager* of the Bell ram-
i paign. Mr. Hill ami Mr. Harris will ।
‘he in charge of preeimt managers who
। will In* named W ednesday and will ’
' work with the precinct heads ahrady j
! appointed by administration fogee*. It i
that the Young M*n’* Beil
<dub -hall meet every morning nt 101
o'chwk to render report* regarding the I
progress of the work.
Assistant precinct managers will be-
gin tlrnir work Thursday of making a i
thorough canvass of every voting pre- j
cinct in the city on behalf of the ad-
mkiistralion. It i* planned to enlist
every young man of the city in this
work. In addition lapel buttons des-
ignating their political affiliation will
K* worn ami badges provided for the
Bell voters nt the poll*. A d<*coftited
automobile urging y ung men lo join
the Ynung Men's Bell duh. nnd an-
nouncing ihr ma** iiH'ciing YY’cdnesday !
night wa> io parade the downtown*
*irects XY'edneMlay afternoon. Thi* pub-1
lieity work will be kept up throughout
the campaign.
(an't Compare Blark to Bell.
The conviction iluit thr young men
of San Antonio arr lined up solidly be-
hind Mayor Bell wa* expressed by the
*|M'aker* nt W«ilne*dny morning’s meet-
ing. A large number of them however
it was poinlril out made the mistake
of failing to go to the jw>lK and vole in
the Monday primaries. This vote they
asserted will hr brought out in I hr
tuu-off and will greatly swell the ma-
jorities of the adminiMtiation candi-
dates.
Black force* have endeavored it wa*
charged to leave the impression among
the voters that Black is essentially a •
young man's candidate. This impres-
sion. speakers declared. is entirely }
f u K<-.
"San Antonios young men." declared .
•I. F. Onion one of the speakers "arc I
solidly with the Bell administration. W< .
thorough)* approve of the way in which
the affairs of the city have beeu vou- j
ducted: thr stiect improvement* the j
s|M*nding of the Kmd money building of I
parks und other progressive work. We i
are not willing that a young and inex-
perienced man who has had no buaiue*.* !
expvrieiwc should be entrusted with tbe
running of a big and progressive city
such a* ours. There i* no comparison I
between the two candidates. Bell and j
Black."
.1. Ed Wilkins in outlining the cam-!
paign plau> urged that the lampaigu '
be conducted along clean lines and that I
the young men get out and work.
Can Refute All Charges.
Ge«»rgc Clifton declartsl that a fight
must Im* ma<l<* to combat the false im-
pressious left by the unwarranted
charges made by the Blark forces and
he expressed the belief that the yuting
men of the city are the one* to make I
th<* fight. i
"1 believe we can prove to citizens
of San Antonio.” declared W. A. Ho-
gan. -how utterly untrue arc the
charge- advanced by the Black candi-
datri in their efforts to get vote*. YY'e
ran present fact* which will refute
every • hargr brought against the Bell • I
administration.”
RoK*rt llnrri* urged (he campaign Im* '
rondurietl on dignifi<*d lines without!
- mnd-*linging. ”
“Bring out the fact* however." Mr.
Harris said. “Show up these mi*reprv-|<
Mentation* that have been made ami
bring oiil the voters who will .vole tin* i
entire Bril ticket."
YY’alla<*e Rogers prominent real es* ।
tale man. declared that Black and bis ।
*upporters haven't made n single charge
against the administration regarding •
their real estate dealing* which cannot 1
K» refuted. Tbe farts are being compiled. I
he said and will hr submitted to the vo- I
ter* showing that th* city offeml* have
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' POLICE MAKE ARREST '
AS RESULT OF FIRES
IN DAVENPORT lOWA
i. . I
Prisoner Says Burning of
Houses Part of Nation-
wide Plan.
Dayrnporl lowa. April 27.—1 n the ’
'arrest of Tolbert 4)hen in connection I
with th’* burning of the Burtis Opera
House and four other place* Mondny
night thr police said today thev were
cc*\in«rd they had in •• i*t dy « thrr an
irresponsible crank or a m »•( dangcrou*
• riminnl.
- Olsen admit* the fi.in* «f all th* !
Jiavenport ida«r* nnd *ay* it is part I
of a nation-wide movement engineered I
in Chicago according to thr police.
Hr says twelve men left Chicago.
Sundav night seven Kmnd for Davcn- '
port ami five for Clinton. lowa. He*
did not explain why the Cliniun fire* j
did not occur as schrduhsl. but axsert*
that but for his arrest four other big j
jdsnU would have K*eu fired here !n-t
Mght. tbr |»<dicr declared.
olm'h. the imlice assert said hi* co-i
plotter* were member* of an organiza-
tion which has for it* object providing;
of work for all idle workmen.
“LaKircr* would be given work in :
clearing up the :uin* and skilled help j
would be employed in rebuilding." the
pri*oncr is quoted. "It would make a
trrnirndmu demand for labor and pre-
vent employer* from reducing wages.”
BENSON TELLS MARINE
WORKERS 'HAT WAGES
HAVE TO COME DOWN
f . I.
Unions Declare That Reduc-
tions Will Not Be Ac-
ceptable.
YYasliington. I> <’.. April 27. — A
sharp ditterciice iu oninion as to wage
.'om-tion* K twrrn 4 raiman Biur-on .u
the shipping K»ard ami simke-men for
the marine worker.* developed today at
the open in it of conferences called by
the chairman in un effort to avert a
threatened strike on American strainers
on May L
Andrew Furu*eth. prenideut of the
International S< aiU' n-' I nion and other
>pukr-men for the workers HsMuted
tnat a fitt(M*n per rent wagr reduction J
declunsl by Rear Admiral Benson to • ।
be necessary was unacceptable to the
union*. •
< hairman Benson on oiM*niug the con-
fcreuce. derlurrd that wage* hud to
come down and that at leuat a fifteen
per cent reduction was the basis on
which thr shipping board would work.
M ilHum S. Brown -praking for thr
Marinr Enginrrrs' Brm>fi<iat Assm-ia-
tion declared thr engineer* were will-
ing io negotiate oh werkiug rules but
they could not willingly accept a re-
duction in the iHr-«nL wage scale.
Mr. Furusrth said deflation in sra-
luens’ wage* took nlacc ten day* after
thr armistice the 5(1 per cent increase
allowed during the war being cut off
without complaint by the men. He
added that there wa* no excuse fur
overtime at sea. but that thr reduction 1
of fifteen per cent in wage.* plus climi-1
nation of overtime and reduction of 1
siib*KtriH*e alow*ance meant a 50 per*
cent ii’dm tion in the seamens' income.
’ I he shipping hoard doesn't know I
anything about this business'* declared
Ed ward B. G riffin. representing the
ruok* and stewards.
YY illiuni A. Thompson of the Texas I
Steamship t'onmunv. speaking iu be-
half of the shiiMAWuer*. indicated that
a fifteen per cent reduction in wages
would be ncccptuble but he said the I
owner* could nut treat with the men a*
they wire out of court.
If it were ne«-e-*ar.v to bring (he mat
ter to an K M |c n ow . h.. n( | ( | P( |. much i
ii' tin ship owners would regret it. th*- j
question could not be settled by nn ।
agrrement which ignored (he present ।
cc»»m tnic condition-. Spokesmen for ।
the Pacific const owner* expressed sen- i
tinirnt with Mr. Thompson.
< harge* that American Menmship i
owner* were in collusion with British <
ship owners to effect a reduction of i
wage- in K»;h countries were made by
Mr. Bp wn. of the engineers amide- i
med by Mr. Thompson. j
HIGHER RATES DENIED
I
Lahrslon Company Fail* to Grt New 1
Trial. x ! 1
।;
Holl'l»n. lex.. April 27.—Again hold-'
ing that thr five |rT < < ii. »ireet < ar fare i ।
in Giilvcstoii is not confiscatory nt this I .
lime. F.Mlcrnl .Imlgc .1. C. Ilnt.-hcson in
in opinion just filed with the clerk of
Ilie court has overruled the motion ot i
the tinhe-ton Ehs'tric Company for n
new trial in its suit against the city of i
laheston. seeking higher rates.
POLICE GUARD BEER | j
11
< rewds (Esther With Cups as Ke.il I
Stuff Is Poured Out.
I <
New York. Ypril 27.—Police reserve*. 1
lm<l to be called today tn hobl back I *
crowd* that gathered when tiiMi gal- '
lon* of real Iwcr seized bv the |wdicc in I
(heir effort t<» dry up the city under*
the new state law. was |M»iire<| down]
a sewer on En-t < hie Hundred and । '
Twenty-third street. Men nnd women I
r arrving pitcher* basins and even < up* '
tried to brink through the line* but*
were driven back.
*** I J
LEGION TO INVESTIGATE
President of Y alparaiso Vaiverxity Y*k
rd lo FAplain Charge*. y
Lor.in*|M)rt. Ind . April 27. — The
Ymerican Legion of Indiana through its! <
■tate A.ntricanization committer ha* be-1 ।
:un an investigation of the charge* that I
l alparaiso I niver*itv i* a “hotKMl of; I
Kol*hrvi«qu" <• >ntain«*d in a report ac ’
-oinpany ing thr rr*ignatioti lof Dr. Dan t
r| R. Hmlgdon a* president of the iu*ti- J •
u’iun.
Letters haxr brrn sent to Dr Hodg- !
lon. Jack Pierce head of thr university |
•tudent conncil and thr American Le-1 n
lion |s»st nf Porter county it w a* said ( L
<*lay. i c
Thr letter to Dr. l|"dgd<m n-k- for an I '
-\plt"ialfon «»f the charge* nnd inloriua | i
ion lu substantiate them. ‘ v
MISSISSIPPI
: TOWN WRECKED
811TOBNIH
—I ■
Eight Known Dead at Brax-
ton. Eight Others
Reported.
MORE THAN SCORE HURT
Troops and Physicians Are
Rushed to Scene of
Disaster.
ILiHirshuig. Mi**. April 27. Di*- '
patches today from Braxton Mis». vir-
tually wrecked by a storm yraterday
place the number of known dead ar right
with unverified re|s»ri* «»f other deaths >
which may in< rea*r the number of fa-!
talitie* to twice that number.
Twenty three nerson* arr known to
have been iujuird. Truops arrived early ■
(••day from lack*on and t«M»k charge uf
the situation. I
The Kunmuniiv wn* virtually *wrpt
out of existence a heap of smoking '
luiu* and hardly a *taiiding Mructui^l
marking the town site today. Thr
storm struck with ju*t one great roat.
aud the twisting wind* hurled the lit-
tle town almost into ruin* among which
lay thr Kwlirw of thr drad nnd in-
jured.
Survivoj* *tniggled lo the town of
D'l.o. where they gave fir*( word of thr
disaster. Railroad official* there spread ;
(hr new* and the work of rr*cur nnd 1
aid was rushed forward with state!
ir<mp* sent lo take charge.
A train loaded with lent* nur*r* '
arid doctor* left .In* k*on for *‘ie scene I
of the disaster la-i night. In tb« mean-
time practically nil of tho*r more *rri-
• •u*ly hurt had brrn taken to thr hos-
pital at D'l.o. where every possible ni-
tentiofi wa* given them.
Among lhr known dead were R. F.
Evrrrtt. nrr*idrnt of i In* Bank of ‘
Braxton nnd Dr. J. N I'handler J
pby sician.
•.
KEI JKF IS SENT
—
Property Imk at Braxton YY ill Exceed
$190.00 la Report.
Jackson Miss. Ap'il 27.—Arrange-'
mrnts were under way here today lo
extend assixtancr to thr residents of
Braxton u -mall town eighteen mile*
south where tornado yesterday re-
suited in the death of more than a
dozen persons iujurie* to a score of
other.- au«l property loss estimated iu
excess of SI(M).(KM».
The storm <ut off the town from all
direct communication. Telegraph and
telephone line* were destroyed and fal-
len tree* tied up traffic over the Gulf
and «Ship Island Railway on which
Braxton in located.
Effort* were made during the night
to clear up the line io D-t it special
train through from Jack*on. tarrying
physicians und nurac*. and a detach-
ment of militia which was ordered lu
Braxton for guard duty.
Incomplete report* placed the num
her of drad nt fifteen only right of •
whom wrre ide nt ified.
The bu>iness -retion of the town!
wa- virtually wiped uut and many I
home* destroyed und damaged.
KIVEKS IX I
Damage Done at Texarkana by High!
YVatrr.
Texarkana Trx.. April 27. Turreu- 1
tial rains over Texarkana territory and
in the up|M*r Red River \alley have
thsMlcd streams and e-recks. Govern-
mrut weather vdea-rvers have issued
flood warnings for the Red and .Sul-
phur rivers a stage of .'MI feet bring
predicted for Fulton on the Rv«l. which
is two feet above fh»od stage. Bvraus<
of Irtee protection however dangerous
ilo<Mling is not anticipated.
In Tevarkana Monday night. 4.5.3 i
inches of rain fell. fi<»oding tin* canals
and creeks within the city and inun-
dating many acre* of lowland*. Score*!
of negro families were driven from their
homes. The city water supply was al-
most entirely suspended for a time the
pumping station being under water.
Street car traffic to the College Hill
section was susjMUided until 11 a. tn..
th<* track at one point K-ing five feet
under water. Water imndtspsome of
the store* on Broad street the princi-
pal business thoroughfare.
No loss of life has been report«*l al-
though the property damage will t"tal *
many thou-nnd- of dollar*.
Trains Are Delayed
Fori YVorth. Tex.. April 27.—Train*
due here yesterday but marooned since
then bv the floods in East Texas. K*gan
arriving hslar. They had made de-
tours hundred* of mile*. Freight eni-
barg«M*s against shinments through Ea-t
Texas levied yesterday continued to-
day. However niiln ad offiicals said I
they ex|»ected to lift them tonight or
tomorroyv.
NEW TRIALS REFUSED
Persona Cinyteteil of Helping Bergdoll
to Be Sentenced.
Philadelphia. April 27.—New trial*
were refused Tuesday to Mr*. Emma
< . Bergdoll. Charles Bauu. her non: |
James E Romig. Hurry S. Rchuh mid ;
Albert S. Mitchell who were found
guilty last September of a conspiracy
to n*«i«t Grover C. Bergdoll and Erwin
Beigd'di to desert from the United
State* army in time of war.
The decision was announeed by
Jinige Dickinson of the United States
district court. Sentence will be im-
po*«*d on the five defendant* by Judge
Dickinson on a date to be Md«-etcd
bv Fnitnl State* Di*trict Attorney
Charle* D Y|cAv<»y. who prosecuted
them May G probably will be the day
rhosrn. it wa* *aid.
Negroes Storm Jail
Birmingham Ala. April 27. - Five
negror* stormed the jail at Fairfield
la*t night in an atempt to release a ne-
gm priu«oner. One nf the attacker*
wa* killed bv officer* guarding the
prt*nn one of whom received a bulkt
wuuud in the leg.
ORGANIZED LABOR IN
HANDS OF RADICALS
MINE PRESIDENT SAYS
Owners and Workers De
fended in Address at
Atlantic City.
AH.uric tin. X. •! . April 27.— K.u
oi* laK»r wn- flayed by T. il
'■YVatkin* prr*idenl ol (he !'• t.n-y h aori
Coal an I Coke «*mipany. n an aildte**
K’foie tac I nitctl Sinh» • hamber of
The o»al official *ni<i 1.0 ‘ particular
criticism of our organized laK>r tola;
|i* that r had fallen into th« hand* of
radicals.”
“How ninth Ibd-hexi t I .mi*.” add“d
i Mr. Wmkin*. "have beer t iributed ia
this country to carry out timir viciou*
I propagaa ia no one seem* to lie reliably
informed We have tw «<i three *|iol*
hi the .mintry where oigunited lal-or
ha* gon-* tn the exir»*i;.e tadicaii*m.
notably in Kuh*i«*. unde! th ieadei-'iip
of Alexander Howat. wh-r mtivittr*
are most vicious and. n. I underMa id.
are but midly oiudemmd ly the nn
tional organization •
"I nfo Innately. fii’ii. . ' (he s|wuk
cr. "ntw/alor* mid inimt* are b»tti
[tieat«il ;•! thi* time b- oi.i prejudiced
« ritic* .1* though they w< re i.part fn .1:
(the |>eo;»le —the oiierator K-irg either a
'a coal baron robber .»r mii-pirator-
I the min-r a striker loan 1 cr generally
an un le Table citizen.
. “As .1 mutter of fmt is th mine ov-.i-
er* nnd miner* me qu.ir a? huiu:;n.
1 quite u* te*|»rrtablv. quite w- pytrieC’e
and I .night mid. u* ui.*«i<i*h a* the
average American ritizen .'oi quite . ( *
wfiling 1 • give and to aavi fi . iu 01 1. r
to pr«»te. t our inatitutiou* tiom fal**
theories qf government as any ol’.ie
< in** of our iMMiple.”
The I tided Mine YY'orke«* have never
atteinptsl through ngievin.-il with th*
o|M*rntor* to restrict pna.uttion. :..i d
Mr. Watkin* <4iarn< terizn g th< gov« ru-
incut * prosecution of cases i:gain*t the
• mine w irker*. official* und o|M*rat< r*
I in Indiniiapoli* a* mi outrage iqion cori-
J mon *en-r ami a "dire*. m:a<k on me
। principle of collective b.ir/aming.”
The coal operator*. In- Mini rannot
.offer oerniMlieut relief 11 He way of
' leducvd pri<ea unlc** the I nited Mi.ie
Workers agree to a tn*»difi< nt ion of the?*
prevent wugc contract.
Re*|M»n*ibility for reduction in <*»al
price* now rest* with the u.imn. a* tie
operator* have “generally irdured tiicir
1 price* 10 very narrow nimg>n*. in many
I« ase* below the coat of pitMluKion.” he
a*sertrd.
“«heritors having coit g.iti* cann »t
honorably refu*e to «arn them ..uf'
M YY al
'lor di*« iission and u UhMlifK ation «.f ||>r
’•ontrmt ind are doing 1 . **>*-ib|v with
| \cry lillle Kqw of siln e-r. '
WANTED IN EL PASO
Two Mra ArrrMH in < hicaco ni Ke-
quest of Texas Authorities.
t’li scn. April 27.—Louis Hos n-
n n.. . in'asiiK r of iln- Sunny
itrook Distillery Coiuftany au<l F. W.
lianisnn. nu .-uiploye iu ihe branch of-
fi"' bo.o wore arn-sted today a tho
roque-T of the El !■««. Tex. authori-
ties where they rerently were indicted
f'T alleged conspirai y to violate the pro-
hibition laws.
The men were alleged to haw attempi-
<■<l to -hi; I.MNI cases of whiskey into
Mexico. A hearing <»u (irocceding. to
lake the men to Teia- will he held
May <>.
TEXANS ON COMMITTEE
Senator Sheppard and ('ongrauman
(■arner to Help Present Jap Question.
YY ashington. D. (.. Anr i 27. Thr
viewpoini of the Wist and Soulhw
on the Japanese quest ion will be rrp
n spiitisl to the udinini*trmioii by a com 1
initteo of members of < mgrr** of who li
Kriiatnr shcpimrd mol Rcprcwnta iv»
John <>nrncr arc to be member* pm-
■ dri I<l MTVC.
Senator Hirnnr Johnson of California
hold* a movement 1«» get the ri w - <i
Jho U c*t before the Pr. sid qit nnd.
l<xa* hnving passed an ali-n Iml law.
the Texan* arc urged to *crvc.
AMERICAN IS HONORED
President cf I nited State* Chamber of
(omincrce Commander in Legion.
i Ipril 27 —YY
idem ut th** American rhuiuK*r ot com-
merce at Paris hu* been made rum-
mander of the Legion of Honor ac-
cording to the Journal officiul loduy
Ilie list also included Mr-. Hermun
Harj*'*. Dr. Robert Turner au<! Frank
Jay Gould who have Ken made knights
of the legion.
DIVIDEND IS REDUCED
B*»ix uf Hoad Earning 1» Xow Below '
Six Per < ent.
I'hiladelphia. April 27. —The I'cuu
sylvunia Railroad Company tvday re-
duced its quurtcrly dividend to ouc per
Will.
The decrease is u quarterly reduc-
tion of ouc-balf per c« nt. This i* the
tirst tune in 22 years thr Peuusylvania
hu* reduced the anuuul dividend ba Ms I
below *ix i»cr cent.
Sinw 1599 it ha* paid six per cent
annually with the exception of 19U6
when it paid 61 2 and iu Um? when it
irlurm*d seven per rent. For aeven
year* prior to 1599. the dividend* were
live |wr crnL
PEACE RESOLUTION UP
Senator* Xof Brady to IH*-u» Knut
rrupo.it ion.
U a »hington. D. April 27.—The
Km.x jH-acc rmidutioii wa* called up
ill til.' M-uaic li.lav bv Senator Uwige
id MaeiacbUM-tt-. Itcuubliean leader.
No senator* imlieated. however that
they were prrpansl to di*cuaa it.
Senator Htdgc said there wa* no
(h-po-itiun io pu*h thr rmolulion for
an immediate vote.
Swiss to Float Loan.
Rente April 27.—The Swiss govern*
nient •* issuing an international loan
of luu.tam.otm franca at 6 per cent
to fake tbe place of an American loan
it wa* nn*uc<r**ful in negotiating. Tbe
menry i« to tv used for the electrifica-
tion uf the iailroad».
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
GER MM OFFER
UNSCCEPTIBLE ■
TOTHEFRENGH
Jusscrand to Be Instructed
to Advise Washington
of View.
PLAN TO OCCUPY RUHR
Under Proposed Terms Ger-
many Would Have Ad- 1
vantage of Allies.
11 r\tl SCOTT MOWRBIt.
MpictAl to Thr San Antonin '
»n«| th« vhicagn Daily New*
iiop.'rght by • hicaio Dally NtWd
Foreign Service.
Puri*. Ypril 27.—The new Ge maM
। propo*iiion* aiw entirely unacceptable
!<• ihe Frenrh government aud puuilf
opinion. After a few brief ezcbangt(|
••I view* iH'tweeu Bari* and London^
1 Amba«*ad«»r Ju**crand in YVaohington^
will be instructed t*> inform lb#
American g ’vrrnno nt.
GFKM YN MORALE SHAKEN.
Nation Brlirxes Its Bluff Hix Bet<
( tiled—Fear Invaxion.
——-
Hy GKUR<ie WITTE.
I l able tn Th»* s«n Antonia .. gh|
«n«l thr Chicago Dally N*wa.
I C.'|«m go'. • 1 ay rhiiago Dally NeaS
-
Berlin. April 27. -Germany rear*
ing Premier Briand'* iron fint. haa fam
gotten her vorifereu* claim* of the
part few week* that if wa* far beynml
her powri to make an iudemnity offer
• ven alightly approa< hin< th '•'d
hy the Loudon conference. The whole
lUUUtiy. secretly or o|»culy feel* re-
lieved that a loophole ha* K*?u found
through whi« h it may riwape the threat*
rued *am tion* and e*preially tbr <m-c11»
pation and control of the Ruhr cal re»
ginn and the 5(1 per cent export duty.
True Foreign Minister von biiuoM
will br a*krd by thr reactionary party
in thr rriebstag h«»w In arrirnl at the
toini figure of 2IMHMMMMMMJIIU udd
mark* Hr will Ite aeru*rd of having
math* hi* <alculati n* on the bti*i«
political rathe.* than rronoinicsl it»i«
-ideration* and without the advice of
expert*. Tbe right wing criticism. IhhlF
< vcr. i* |o«>ked U|*on a* bring (•• .rd
tn maintain the pn**iigr of the r’rty
with it* constituent*.
I Gcrmniiy fcrl* that h« r bluff ba- • •#
I t ailed ami that at la.-l Jn* is ue
tainted with thr full cou*rt|uriirra • f ’he
• war. While politician* publicly n . at
I that the government will "remain Htfti.”
ami would sooner see Beilin oceup:- . hy
allied troop* thuii countersign tin* L ic
don demand* tin* conviction ha* b-ciß
growing bchiml the weiics in YY’ilbelm-
*tta**e that the film* ha* come tn »lrop
the tlual role ami break to the peo-
ple the new* that there is do way of
evading the indemnity.
Freniicr Briand's threat* coming a*
tlirv bate almost daily have hud a
telling effect on thr German morale
though the majority nf the newspapers
have )H»oh-!»i»ohed them. Pc: haps never
before in history have a government
and people collap*rd so completely at
have German\ and thr German* in this
ca*e. Pwssiblv Germany has dropped
for all time tin attitude of brigade
which she ba* maintaimMl for two and
a half tear* after her defeat and peacs
may soon become something more than g
word.
TO INY ENTK.ATE PROPOSALS.
British Repreorntative in Berlin I* Or-
I to M ikr hn|iiH \.
4t»r V-socintrd l*rr-*.
Ijiruhui. April 27.—The British g«*W
eminent todav requested it* represents*
tiers in Berlin tn inquire informally
regarding the new German rrparationg
offer for the purj»o*e of clearing np the
ambiguity concerning the term* of
>car* iu which the payments would bs
made under the offer.
Consideration should be given lbs
German reparations proposal* by the al*
lies said the Daily New* tolay in dis*
cussing the term* of the Berlin g«»v»
eminent a* publi-brd here. The dcwS»
paper expressed the opinion that ths
German note wa* not clear but add*
cd: .
"tin thr face of thi*. they tre not
term.* which the American government
is likely to dismiss as unworthy of dis«
cuss ion."
“To • onccih’ Germany's condition r I at
penal restrictions on trade be with-
draw n." tbe new-paper mntiuuHL
"would br an act of justice and wia-
dom un the part of tbr allies. Gef*
many ought perhaps tn do better but
she manifestly is offering beyond com-
parison more than France couM cvef
extract by invading the Ruhr dio»
trict. *
Reserving judgment a* to the ao
ceptability of tbe proposals until they
ar* more fully examined tbe Chron*
ide said :
"Obviously tbr imminent fear of tht
occupation of th* Ruhr region pro-
duced a dcgn*r of repeatance in Ber-
lin w hich no amount of appeal* tu rra*
-on ami justice ever produced. If
Germany can make these offer* now. six
«*»ul<l jn*t a* easily have made them
months ago. which prove* that force it
the only argument mli* revpectß.”
REICHSTAG MAY APPROVE.
Pollry of Government on Reparations
May Be Y’otrd On.
Beilin. Ypril 27.—Thr German rah*
inet fa<<*l today a vote by tbr reich*
stag «»u the government** imHcy io lt<
ivpaiKiou* moves. in< hiding it* np*
peal to President Harding for jordia*
tion and tbr new reparetiaE* pro*
|m>*iK. iu*( submitted to Wathingtoiu
Approval of thix policy wa* fnrrraM »n
political quarter*.
Just what tbe cabinet'* fate will he
however if the effort for a jwttleinrut
mml* through President Harding
fa' j* au'Obrr
It Meeta* gene rally i-w-Mcnd tha' ’Ye.
(Cuutinued oa MaM
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