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VOL. XU—NO. 357.
H OFFICERS
REFUTE STORIES
OF EXECUTIONS
Battalion Surgeon Denies
Story of Lynching at
Gondrecourt France.
COLONEL IS ON STAND
Symonds Says Only One
Hanging Took Place
at Gievres.
Washinttoo. D. C Ju. 11.—Army
•Hictra were called in today by the sen-
ate committee investigating charges
that American soldiers bad been hanged
in France to check up on testimony of
former service men as to the alleged U-
legal executions.
Dr. 11. E Koss of Danville 111. a
battalion surgeon with tbc Sixteenth
Infantry declared he heard of no lynch-1
lags at Gondrecourt and that be never
beard of any hangings in that locality.
Said Mexican Was lynched.
Hobart Harrison of Wilmington N.
C-. had testified that he saw a Nexi-
caa lynched near Gondrecourt and that
ths body was taken to a hospital with
tope marks around the neck.
"U a man in the. Sixteenth Infantry
had been hanged as charged would you
have heard of it!" Chairman Brandegcc
asked.
“Cnquestionably" he replied.
“Was a body with a rope stub around
the^ieck ever sent to your hospital?”
Senator Watson whose charges led
to the inquiry presented to the commit-
tee an affidavit by J. A. McDonald of
Young*towp Ohio setting forth that he
was at the Baenens prison in France
when Private Fitxgerald was shot and
killed “by a Sergeant Cooper or Kuippa
of Castle. Pa.”
Is Ready to Testify.
McDonald said he was ready to tes-
tify in support of testimony given re-
cently by Edward Danner of San Fran-
cisco.
Details of the execution of a soldier
at Gieeres on June 30 1019 was given
by Col. Charles J. Dimonds of Camp
Hberman. Ohio was in command there
at the time. The gallows be said was
erected the night of May 10. the execu-
tion was secret and was not known gen-
erally until tbc next day.
“1 saw no reason for making it pub-
hlic because the crime wan uot com-
mitted at Glevres.” he added "I di-
rected that nobody should attend but as-
certain number of witnesses."
“Was there any other gallows at
Glevres?” Chairman Rrandegee asked.
“Not while I was there from Febru-
ary 1018 to July. 1010."
Home witnesses heretofore had testi-
fied that guards had told them of the
hangings of upwards of a dozen soldiers
at Gievrea.
Would Have Known of Hangings.
"If other hangings bad occurred there
would you have known it?"
“I most certainly would."
Colonel Symonds was shown a pic-
ture of a gallows at Gievrea as sub-
mitted by a former service man.
“It corresponds closely to the one
at Gievrea. I believe it is the one I
ordered erected there." he said.
Questioned regarding testimony that
twd negroes were lynched near Gievres.
Colonel Hymonds said he could not con-
ceive of anything of the kind han|M>ning
without a rvnort of it reaching him.
Senator Watson sharply cross ex-
amined Colonel Hymonds concerning the
•eerrey surrounding the execution at
Glevres.
"Was the soldier hanged in uniform?”
Senator Watson asked.
”Te». the body was taken down and
buried in the regular way. The grave
wan In a separate part of the ceme-
t«fy;*
FASCISTI IN FIGHTS
Communist* Included in Fatal Battling
in Italian Ijoralllles.
By Iha AMorliitM Frew.
Bome Jan. 11.—Conflicts between
th* Fascist! and the ('ommunist* have
broken out with renewed fury in some
InctUtiea notably at Brrgiola near
Florence. Two combatant* already had
been killed in fighting there when cara*
bineep rushing into the town tn re-
establish order were received with fus-
i!ladr« from window* and doorways.
The fighting lasted for an hour or
more three of the carabineer* and one
other of the rioter* a Communist being
killed.
Dterdero of n similar nature alno oc-
curred at Bergamo.
SPANISH TAKE DARDRIUS
Msrwwans Put Ip Scant Rcsistsncr to
Atlscking Force.
Madrid Jan. 11.—The occupation of
Dsrdrius with very slight rtaistsnee is
announced in sn official report from
Melilla. Much wav material includiug
nine cannon was captured. Groups of
Moroccans of considerable strength ap-
peared. but retired without fighting
when they saw the overpowering force
nf advancing columns under Gen. Fed-
erica Berenguec. General Cabanellan
and Col. Fernandes Perea wbo has re-
placyd General Sanjurjo.
TWO MEN BURNED
DaUasites Seriously Injured In Morn-
ing iliare In Booming House.
Dallas. T»x. Jan. 11. — Two men
Were seriously burned three other*
were rescued by firemen and several
men. women anti children were fore.-d
to flee into the street in their ni^ 1 ■
clothing at 1 o’clock this morning when
fire destroyed tbc boarding and rooming
house of Mrs. Mary Culberson her".
The tmeontl story of the building was a
mass nf flames when the fire was dis-
covered.
Jack Bell. 35 apt! John 11. Kelly.
•Kt. are in hospitals with serious burn*
on the face «n<J hotly.
। I'ruperty loss was estimated at |SrM»>
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WEATHER HERE WILL
CONTINUE FAIR AND
COLD IS FORECAST
Storm Area Passes to East;
Weather Map Shout Wide-
spread Disturbance.
Fair cold weather will continue in
I San Antonio and the vicinity Wednes-
day night and Thursday with a slight
drop of the mercury Wednesday night
J. H. Jarboe meteorologist in char;?
of tbe weather bureau office here has
forecasted. There will be no freeze
according to the prediction the mini-
mum temperature to be between 36 and
42 degrees. Light to moderate north-
westerly to north winds will blow.
The low pressure area which brought
rains and high winds to all Texas Mon-
day night and Tuesday and to the
South and most of tbe East Tuesday
night and Wednesday was situated
over Virginia early Wednesday aud
storm warnings had been issued.
It is seldom that tbe copntry ex-
periences such a widespread metcoi-
ologicnl disturbance as the weather mnp
revealed on Wednesday morning. Out
of the Its major stations which report
to San Antonio every morning. .'Ki were
having rain or snow. Out of the US
.stations 45 reported winds of ten miles
or more which Is a most unusual num-
iber when It is considered that the US
stations are in oil ports of the United
States. Of the stations reporting
winds 21 bad winds of twenty miles
an hour or more. In the majority of
these it is reasonable to expect that
the winds would increase during the
day and night.
The “high" bringing cold weather
still hung over the Kocky Mountains
early Wedncs<lay but had Increased
somewhat in. intensity. Two below
zero in Nevada was tbe lowest tempera-
ture reported.
San Antonio's highest wind Tuesday
was 44 miles according to statistics at
the local weather bureau office. The
entire state uind. in fart most of tha
southern states ex|>erien<-cd stiff blows.
There has been no rain in Texas in
the Inst 24 hours but at Amarillo the
rain of early Tuesday turn'd to snow
which was still falling Wcdneaday.
Strong northeast wdnds were blow-
ing in New York. Washing! n an I
Pittsburg Wednesday with snow fall-
ing.
Chicago had cloudy weather early In
the day but with prospects of clear
skies and a drop in temperature well
below the freezing point.
NEWSPAPERS OPPOSE
ANTI-GAMBLING BILL
UP BEFORE SENATE
Prohibition of Publication of
Ruting Odds Regarded
Unnecessary.
Wasliington. D. Cm Jan- He-Opposi-
Hon nf new>pat»cr* to enactment of pro-
powM anti gambling legislation which
would prohibit the publication of racing
odds and other data which could be
used in betting was voiced Tuesday
fofore n acuate judiciary subcommittee
by S. E. Thomason general manager
of the Chicago Tribune ami u repre-
sentative of the legislative committee
of (hr American Newspaper Publishers'
Aseociatfon: Elbert II Baker of the
Cleveland Hain-Denier; W. F. Wiley of
the Cincinnati Inquirer and R. R. Mr-
i'omikk of the Chicago Tribune. 11.
N. Pringle nf the National Reform Bu-
reau nnd Rev. William N. Chase of
Brooklyn were among thoxe mho spoke
in Kupnort of the proposed legislation.
The legislation is proposed in a rider
to the postal bill which has passed the
senate and in a bill introduced by Sen-
ator Kterling. Republican. South Da-
kota. The committee announced Tues-
day night there would be no further
hearings.
While not «necially authorised by the
«80 ne w spa per« romprixing his associa-
tion to spunk for them. Mr. Thomgaon
Mated that hr had xubmittr*! to practi-
cally all the larger newspaper* a Mini-
ma rizat ion of hi* statement. and that
all except nnr xup'borted Ida position.
He declared that not more than ten per
cent of the members of the association
print racing entries with the odd* or
racing results with the odds and that
I*j cent ***** l’®l M ' rs . without any
federal law to coerce them had volun-
tarily discontinued such report*.
Dnlla. Attomry Dlex.
Dallas. Te*^ Jan. 11. — John T.
Hightower. 10. local attorney a for-
mer AxMf^intfMi Preen telegrapher her*
died last night of heart trouble.
THE WEATHER
TKMrKIIATI RED.
JAN. la.
5 P »«. «« J a. m If
3 P- C’ 1 a. m 53
* P- "• i a. in IS
4 V- »n K« 5 a. m
f P * • a. m 4«
• P. m LM 7 a. in 43
• P- m. »•••.. 51 * a. 44
• P- > n tn 4 7
|ft P m 1* a. in 4M
P- M Ha m
i 3 mMiiighi.... S 3 1: m 53
JAN. 11. 1 p m 5 4
la n> S? 3 p. m. ...... 56
MKXTHr.iI.
Fan Antonio and vicinity: Tonight and
Thu rad ay fair; somewhat rooter tonight;
minimum temperature. 3< to 43; light to
moderate nortnweat t« north wlnda.
HOMK WBATHFK STIR TOt RIRT*.
M. Loula: Tamporature. S 3; cloudy; Si-
mile wind from the north; lowest temper-
atvra In last 14 hours. S 3; hlgheat. 44.
(hlmgo: Temperature. S 3; cloudy; 14-
mlle wind from the northwest; low<-at
temperature in laat 24 houra. 34; high-
eat. 44.
Kanaaa City: Temperature. 24; partly
cloudy; 24-mlle wind from the northseat;
leweot temperature in laat 34 hours 34;
hlchrat. 41.
New lerh: Temperature. SI; anowing;
11-mllo wind from *he north; lowest tem-
perature In last 1 4 hours. 31; highest 44.
Woahlngiowt Temperature. 14; raining;
SS-mlle wind from the northeast; lowest
(emp rsturo In laat ?4 hours. 14; high-
•et. 52
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS WEDNESDAY JANUARY 11. 1922.-TWENTY PAGES.
NEGOTIATIONS
ON SHINTONE
ME RESUMED
Question of Railroad Con-
trol Held in Abeyance
by Conferees.
ADVICES ARE AWAITED
Final Draft of Naval Pact
Held Up Pending Word
From Tokio.
By the Ah.oemted PrCM.
Washington D. Jan. 11.—While
they awaited word from Tokio on the
final draft of tbe Pacific fortificationx
provision* the naval ‘’big five” of the
arms conference went ahead today with
Ihe dixcuMsionx of other features of the
tri power naval limitation treaty.
Aside from the fortifications articles
and varioux annexe* to the treaty the
five delegation ehfotl WW hl virtual
agreement on all x»ortions of the treaty
text when they resumed their MlriMß
Before the five came together each ui
the delegation hnd met wparatcly tu
review tue few |>oints remaining at
i«*uc.
Shantung Xeyotiatxn* Renewed.
During the day. the Shantung nego-
tiations abo were renewed by the Jap-
anese and rhinexe groups with an
understanding that the deadlocked ques-
L".’i <»f the Tsi ng-Tao-Tsinan Fu rail-
luad should be held in abeyance while
an effort was mad* to reach derisions
on all the other elements of tbe cou-
iroverxy.
The delay developing over reference
of the fortification* article of the naval
treaty to Tokio led to a general belie I
that no plenary :exMon of lhr confer-
rhee wpuld be possible before next
week.
It had been hoped previously to com-
plete the treaty for plenary dL*cusdun
by Friday or Sat unlay.
In tbc fortifications article the
chief difficulty is understood to have
arisen over n precise definifiou of the
geographical area to be embraced in
th* Pacific fortification* M utatua quo.”
The big unannwered question is whether
a string of Janancoe islands extending
UOO mile* to the southward of the main
.Taimnese Archipelago are to be included
in th* territory where further fortifi-
cationx is prohibited.
Question Is Important.
Though little public attention has
been draan to th* matter of th 1 ' ■
nf fortification* to be fiermltted tn Pa
cifiq Elands the general board of tbe
American navy attache:; a good deal nf
im|X>rtancc tn it. Fortification of the
string of inland* southward from the
mainland of the Japanese mainland
would control the approa<b*s by naval
vesseln to the .-.hole north roast of
('bins nnd would constitute an effec-
tive military barrier.
The question is whether th* term
”pacific region*.” applies to the island.*
of this character which are in contin-
uation of a main Archipelago a* in the
case of Japan or the Aleutian inlands
which form an extension of the Alaskan
• • Kin'ula.
To Kettle Sixe of Gun*.
Among other quest ions yet to be not-
tlr«l. is the number of guns to be per-
mitted to airplane carfiorn and the cali-
bre of such guns. It has already been
<ieuidl’d to attach apiiendicrs to th*
main treaty. These will deal with the
limitations to be placed on tbe replace-
ment of capital ships; scrapping of
ships and other such technical *ub-
_• •
A short preamble ha* b^en MibMiluted
for the long one originally drafted by
legal expert*. It recites in general
term* the nerd for M»mc xtich arrange-
ment to reduce the burden* of arma-
ment nnd to make for the continuation
of peaceful relations between the prin-
einals. A* a result of other addition*
however the length of tbe treaty and
its annexes now considerably exceed*
fitlOO word*.
LIQUOR KILLS SIX MEN
Jeney l*olke Think Ixingsliircmcn
.Smuggled Alcohol Ashore.
Hoboken. N. J.. Jan. fl—Mix deaths
from poiMinoiis liquor five in Ho-
boken. Tuesday nnd one in Jer*?/
City Saturday were attributed Ur
l*»li<e Tuesday night to ••whiskey”
distributed by longshoremen. wbi« h
lad been lapp*<l from barrel* of al*
enbd on Hoboken steamship piers aisi
smuggled It ashore in hot water bag
Shortly before midnight the body of I
Edward Dehn. 4u. wax found in hi-»<
furnished m-m. He had been drad
several hour*. Tbe county phyxieijn
was unable to say positively whether
hr wax a victim of the dratb-deal : .ug
alcohol.
John Smith and George Auchtn
each 10 jear* old. were taken to a
hospital after rollapaing <n a Man-
hattan ferry l»oat. They had drunk
liquor purchased in New York.
UNION GETS INJUNCTION
Piecework and Fort v-nine hour Week
for (iannent Workers I*rerented.
New Vnrk. Jan. If. —Kunrrine Court
Jnafice Wagner tndqy granted an .ap-
plication nf Benjamin Schlesinger pres-
ident of the International Jxlies Gar-
ment Workers uninn. for a permanent
injunction restraining members of the
Cioak. Sult and Skirt Manufacturers
association from M com bi aI ng together’*
to enforce a 10-hour week and the piece-
work system.
TWO OKLAHOMANS DIE
Hhnotlnc Srr»p* at Mu»ko(^ Alvj
Wound* Mothrr and DaufiitM'.
MuUioxr. Ofcla.. Jan. 11.—A arcond
death In th<- .Imntinc affair h-re la.t
nixht in which Henry EatM of a loenl
cabinet company wn. nluio.t iuetantly
killed and Enter Hirwh ami her d.n*h
ter Jennie were *er»ou*ly wound*'!
came today when Abe Hlrwcii Jennie's
father died at a local hoopital.
PREMIER IN PEKING
ASSERTS THAT CHINA
FAVORABLE TO PEACE
Official Denies Accusation
of Pro-Japanese
Policy.
- e
By tbe AMoei.ted Prem.
Peking. Jan. 10.—The government to-
day confirmed reccrit reports that Gov-
ernor Wu Pei»Fu inspector general of
Hunan and Hupeh was moving large
bodies of troops north from Hupeh and
at the name time iwuing violent denun-
ciation of the government’s sqppoMsl
pvahJIMBHMBI iM»liev dcularcd to be ■
promising China’s interests at the Wash-
ington conference.
Ikenying General Wu Poi-Fu’s acru-
*ation. Premier Liang Shih-Yi issued a
statement this afternoon setting forth
tbe new government’s policy with re-
gard to the conference.
“China.” says the statement “desires
permanent peace in the Pacific. China
earnestly desires enjoyment of the sov-
< reign rights indispensable to an inde-
pendent Mate. The existing interna-
tional difference* must be removed
through fricndlv co-operation with the
(towers. Therefore China hope* that all
the major Chinese problems will b*
solved at the conference.
“The new cabinet fully endorse* tbe
attitude of the Chines delegation with
regard tn Manchuria. It believes the
genius of th? Chinese j«»|dc is capable
of evolving a strong .united China when
not hampered by fear of foreign agg.es-
slor and when limitations upon sover-
eignty ar* removed.”
A prefatory paragraph rmpbasixes the
need of foreien methods and foreign cap-
ital for the development nf the nation.
MAYOR SAID TO BE
STUDYING PLAN TO
RE-ROUTE jiTNEYS
Some Question Whether Jit-
neymen Will Ever Ask
Election.
Plans for rerouting the jitneys in an
effort to bring about a settlement nf the
controversy between tJe jitneys the city
and tbe public service company are br-
ing lentativcly conslderetl by Mayor
Block nnd some of hi* advisers it was
learned Wednesday. This plan may n*
submitted to the r rim miss oners at a
private meeting before the jitney con-
troversy again comes before the open
council according to reports at the city
hall.
Attorney.! for the jitney men r.t the
last council meeting suggested dint It
mjfbt be possible to reroute tbe jitney
line* and thus avoid litigation which it
wax promised would surely follow if on
Attempt h made to drive them off the
street*. A close adviser to tif mayor
is known to hate had such a plan in
view for iroute time.
It I* not believed however that such
a plan would be acceptable tn the pub-
lic servhe company as officials of that
company have publicly stated that street
car fare* will not be reduced to six
cents until tbe jitneys are elimiaatcd.
Mgynr Black at ’the Mon lay council
meeting when the matter was brought
up. asked time to Sbrsaa tbe jknay
problem with member* nf tbt ee4MHn>
xion before he gave a definite reply rc-
gnrding the acceptance of the proposal
that th* Jltßtyßmi ba nemlttad tq
name an auditor to cheek the traction
company’s books. Ho for ax i* known
the matter has not yet been discussed
between the mayor and tbe full com-
mhxion.
Doubt was expressed at the city hall
Wednesday that the jitney men will ever
present their (ictition to the city coun-
cil. asking for an election to amend
the re.all section of the city charter.
They had thi* t»etition at tbe Mon-
day meeting end claimed to have near-
ly signature* of nullified voter*.
It hr* been pointed out that if the pofi-
tion is not presented before February 1.
if will be void because the i»oll taxes
pf those signing it will have expired.
It tfas alxo pointed nut that it may
be possible to prolong the negotiations
between tbe Buyer nrd the JRaryami
until that time and that no real aolu-
em will be arrived at.
In that event if the jitneymen desire
to resort to such a petition in order to
maintain their existence it may be
necesahry for them to start a new peti-
tion.
WATER RATE APPROVED
Appeals Coart Affirms Injunction
Against Rio Grande Irrigation Co.
Austin Tex.. Jan. It.—The third
court of civil appeals today affirmed
two «tarx of the American Rio Grande
: Land A Irrigation company vx. F. G.
K.iriu <i ni. fr.tii Thoria eeootjr.
| These are the < axcx wherein Karl* and
ethers representing nbmit 21 MN I fann-
ers in the Rio Grande valley were
dissatisfied with the new water rates
fixed by the state board nf water en-
gineers to be charged by the Irri-
gation company. They appealed to
the fifty tMrd *li>tri<-» cavil at Travi-
county and that rourt granted an in-
junction restraining the irrigation com-
pany from cutting off the users of the
water for non-payment of the o-w
rates as fixed by the board and peti-
tioners insisted tint the old rate*
should prevail until the new rates arc
reconsidered by the board.
Todav’s decision by the third court
of civil appeals is a victory for the
MBS Tbe »‘?ini<-n of the
appellate court was n«»t filed so it was
impossible to ascertain on wbnt
grounds the case* were affirmed.
THINK TOTS KIDNAPED
Ttr» Illinois < hlldren Diupprar While
sliding on lee.
(hirafn Jan. 11.—Meiobera of the
familie. el I.ahcl Kcifer and llo|rr
Brown tbe two ehildreo believtd <o
hare been drowned while they were
•lidinp on tbe ice Hatanlay near tb-ir
home in Kliupdou. 111. today tbe fear
that they had been kidnaped.
The theory advanced since their uu-
•ppearanee wa« that tbev had fallen
inlo an air bole in tbe lev. bio jftT
an almoat rontinuou. near ch for th-
s>die* beneath tbe ice. relative. ha«-j
IS.- in। convinced that they are uot
ARBUCKLE COES
ON TRIAL ON
IN CALIFORNIA
Second Hearing of Movie
Comedian on Manslaugh-
ter Charge Begins.
COURT ROOM IS FILLED
Film Star Is Accused of Re-
sponsibility for Death
of Actress.
San Francisco. Cal.. Jan. H.—The
second manslaughter trial of “Fatty”
Arburkle in connection with the death
here last Scx»lcinbcr of Miss Virginia
Rappe began today. The first trial
ended in a disagreement.
District Attorney Matthew T. Brady
outlined the proscrutlon’s case to the
first twelve prospeetive jurors who were
called to the box. The courtroom was
lilleil hut montly by the jury paml.
Defense couipcl expressed the opin-
ion the jury selection would not take
more than three tlayiu
Was Garat at Party.
Miss Rap»»e. who wax a guest at an
informal party given by Arbuckle in
his suite at^thc Hotel Kt. Francis here
September 5. ditsl in a hospital four
days Inter. It was charged by the pros-
ecutiou that Arbuckle was m|M>naible
for her death. A jiolice court hearing
followed and the comedian was held to
the superior court on a charge of man-
slaughter.
An autopsy on Miss Rappo’s lx sly dis-
closed that her death resulted from a
ruptured bladder which the state as-
serted was routed by external force ap-
plied by Arbuckle.
Two prosecution witnesses. Miss Zay
Prevost nnd Mix* Alke Blake show
girls testified that Miss Rap|>e wax
alone with Arburkle for a time in hi*
bedroom during the narty and when the
bedroom door finally was opened they
saw the actress lyin- on the bod writh-
ing in pain.
Defendant Takes Stand.
Arbuckle took the stand at the trial
and testified that he did not know that
Mias Rapitc had entered bis roQtn until
he found her on the floor of the adjoin-
ing bathroom afiparently in great pain.
He said he tried to assist her in every
wai po ibh-. corryiag her to the tod
and summoning other guqat*’ to aid her.
Mrs. Baiabina Maude Delmont a
guest at the party filed n murder
charge against Arburkle *oon after Mis*
Kappes death. At the police court
hearing the charge was reduced to mln-
• laughter. Police Judge luizarus declar-
ing that nothing was shown to connect
Arbuckle with the charge of murder
which was brought under a California
statute providing that a life takru in
rape or attempted ra(»c is murder. A
grand jury indictment charging Ar-1
buckle with manslaughter wax also re-
turn'd and lias got bMB iHspooed of.
Complaining Witness Arrested.
Mrs. Delmont the complaining wit-
ness did not testify at cither the pre-
liminary hearing or the trial. During
the trial tot WBO arrested at Madera.
Calif. on a charge nf bigamy but later
was released on probation after she had
entered n plea of guilty.
During Arbuckle's trial. Mrs. Irene
Morgan a Pasadena nurse and defense
witness was poinsoneil in o myster-
ious manner aud another defense wit-
nrsß Mr*. Minnie Neighbors 1^)8 An-
geles. was charged with perjury Mrs.
Morgan recovered.
A charge of violating the prohibition
laws in that he posseted and served
liquor illegally during his party wax
filed against Arbuckle and Is still pend-
ing.
Gavin McNab prominent San Fran-
cisco attorney is chief counsel for Ar-
buckle. He was retained by motion
picture interests to handle the case.
U. S. BACKGROUND IN
SHOWS IN GERMANY
PROVES UNPOPULAR
Change to Caucasus Setting
Brings Success to Pro-
duction.
By the Asworiatrd Press.
Berlin Jan. 11—Munich theater goers
are still touchy on the subject of Anieri-
ee. it appears from an incident just re-
ported here.
The Ncuwe Berliner Zritung tells how
an audience in the Bavarian capital fair-
b rated tto raaC la ahJectißM to Cto
American background and American
names bring used in a new tliestricnl
production. They hoof rd and hissed
and stamped and finally the perform-
idiv was stopped.
The authorities when the rqanagcr
was brought before them forbade him
producing the play unless the scenes
were placed in some other country than
the L'njtrd States. The versatile pro-
ducer readily complied and laid hk
scenes in the Caucasus. The name of
one character was changed from
“Stnith” t«» “Smlrahi” and that of
“Gladys Chiragn. Ifollar Vrince*x” to
“Car*ba Petrograd millionaire’s daugh-
ter.”
Tbc metamorphosed play was a suc-
cess.
PREDICT “HEAVY SNOW’’
Gain Aha t« Hit Noribva. tern Sec-
tion ot United State..
ikhinrton. Jan. 11.—Heavy .no*-
wa« predicted by tbc weather bureau
today for practically tbe entire nortb-
eo«ten> wetion of the United Sta’e*
and for the middle Atlantic tier by
toaorniv. ac..»inpaoie«l by al<** of
marked intensity.
"Considerably colder weather wiiJ
overspread region “Mt of the Minro
«ippi river withio the nezt 36 jjjurv”
Mid the official forecaster.
BRIAND AT CANNES FACES
SITUATION SIMILAR TO THAT
OF WILSON AT VERSAILLES
French Premier Causes Much Surprise by Concessions
Made to Obtain Military Guaranty From Britain.
France Gains Little From Pact Because of
Its Length—Much Is Expected
From Genoa Conference.
Uy lIIKAM K. MODLRWKI.U
Special Cable to TUa San Antonio Eight
and the Chicago I»mII>- N\wb.
Copyright. 1433.
C'aoM Franc?. Jan. 11.—What hap-
l»?urd to President Wilaon in Paris i*
happening tu Premier Briand in ('annex
according to th? view of thoae who are
tto number
lexxmn* up to this time. A* Wihon
ronceded vital things to ob:ain an il-
lusory league of nanon* no Briand haa
been conceding muck to obtain a mili-
taiy guarunty from Britain.
Yr*trAlay'x announreinrni* ahnwed
bow alight ia the Franco British treaty
which in it* main out lines ha* bcm
agroed to into tto (?»t to wMck wiM
probably br completed thia week. Ac-
cording to the mmiuuniqucs Britain
guarantcr* »ance ugainxt unprovoked
German aggression for a |»crio<l of tcu
year* but Britain remain* the judge
of tbe provocation. In any event it
ia virtually nnpo^xible for Germany tu
recover tmffiriently to manufacture arm*
and mobilize and finance a large war
within so abort a period. Hence the
treaty appear* rather a gesture of
fricodlincx* and which ix far from br-
ing the alliance which Briand'* oppon-
ent* demanded and Briand's xupporter*
proini*ed.
Would Kecognir? Soviet*.
To obtain tbi* from Britain Briand
ha* a<crpte<l in principle the recognition
of the ItuaNian Soviet* and the grant-
ing of a moratorium to Germany. Al-
ready growl* of discontent from ihc
French xenate and chamber have |>?nc-
t rated to ('annex and have evoked aome-
thing of a remonMrance from Briand.
Extremixt* make no ►ecret of the fact
that what they wanted wa* an alliance
by which Britain would guarantee the
xrcurity of Eastern European state*
like Poland and Roumania which arc
under French political influence. Pre-
mier Briand in a conference with Brit-
i*h and American newapap^r corre-
h|M>ndrntx last night indicated that tto
present treaty wa* only a beginning.
H? *aid that other problem* like the
Angora treaty would be considered later
and xu;ge*ted that the agreement would
germinal? into a full understanding ap-
proximating n treaty concerning all
Anglo-French difference*. This will
be the view which he will present to
WAR VETERAN MISSING
legion Commander Ask* Aid In a
Search for Thoma* Dace.
JHlanapolli Ind. Jan. 11.—I’m-
i ford MacNlder national <ommander of
the American legion today issued •:
bulletin to all legion poets asking
tueir axsistance in n search for Thom-
as Dace vice-president of th? Great
War Veteran* of Canada who ha-
becn mixbing for some time.
Mr. Da<c. whose home ix in Ed-
monton Alberta Canada wax la^t
bean! of in Winnipeg on December
211 and wa* believed to have been on
his way to Minnesota. Ifo bad bcr >
ill for sometime on a result of wounds
rec?ive<l in the world war. Mr. Dace
। di geritod aa 88 in an aid; flto ' ■ ■■
four and a half inche* tall weigh* 183
pvund% ba* black hair and gray eyes.
FEWER ARE JOBLESS
Scaxonal In er rase in Unemployment
Reported Below Ordinary.
Chicago Jan. 11.—Tbe ruMnnwy
closing down of many plant* to tak*
inventories and seasonal fl net ua tion*.
resulted in the employment cf 4.7 |»er
rent fewer penton* on January 1 Ihai.
on December 1. in manufacturing in-
dustries it bcramr known today with
the IM tto monthly MU
the United State* department of labor.
It was jwlntcfl out. however that
this is an enruurg^ing and not n
discouraging sign for although uncm-
alq)lMßl ißCrtiMd. •»u h b Ito ' i •
in the most pro*pcruu* times at this
season u( the year. Comparison of
the per rent of increase for tbe
last month of 1921 with the corre-
sponding month in previous years
show* tint the rate of increase is ap-
parently smaller than usual.
DEATH LIST GROWING
Fifteen Persons Now Are Virtim* to
Oklahoma Smallpov Epidemic.
Poteau. Okla.. Jan. 11.—The fifteenth
death from smallpox occurred here Inst
night when Eduard Cummins a whit?
man. confined in the rouaty jail on a
charge nf larceny died from the disease.
No new cases have been rr|M«rl»M| in
a week. Cummins is the seventh prix-
cner to die in the county jail from tbc
malady.
MINERS ARE SUFFERING
Many Only Work Half Day Earh Week
in Pittsburg District.
Pittsburg. Pa.. Jan. IL—Depression
in tbe coal trade has brought about pri-
vation and destitution among miners in
many places in the Pittsburg bituminous
district according to officials of Dis-
trict No. 5 I'nitcd Min? Workers of
America. In a statement today Robert
R. Gibbon* president of the district
union said that of approximately 45.-
(* M » miner* in the region at a rough
estimate. 2M.000 had work cither full
lime or part time. Many of thl* num-
ber of miners üb» are employed on n
tonnage basis. Mr. Gibbons stated have
worked for tbe punt year only a day or
two a week and often only for a half
day a week. Their earning* in these
cases be said would not enable them to
meet the bar? necessities of life.
Photo Engravers Back at Work.
New York. Jan. 11.—Three hundred
striking photo engraver* returned tn
work Tuesday following the signing of
new workiug agreement* by eleven
phxrto engraving firm* officials of tbe
Phuto Engravers' union announced.
th? chamber next week but fur the pres-
ent the French gains arc not very im-
l»urtant.
Xo Yrmanimt Agreement
What interests the Vnited States
muxi ix that lb<* treaty compri-*?* no
French agreement to retlucc land arm-
aments. nhbuugh M. Briand said yes-
terday that France would reduce ner
army in proporti<»n as she gained se-
curity in the future Hr said that xub-
marincx have not been mentioned at
Cann?*. They remain on France's pro-
gram n/nding further srtllcmrnts with
Britain.
Mur? hopeful i* Ilie pr«^spn-t that Bel-
gium and Italy will join in a guar-
anty pact though this matter U 'till
in the conversation stage. Further
Lloyd-Grurge ba* a plan tu propose tu
all the nations at lb? Genoa confer-
ence namely that they shall nut at-
tack each other. By tbi* pru|H»»al hr
ho|ie* to xe<’urr Ihe pacification of Eu-
ru|»e. which the I'nitcd States demand*
before joining tolly la the rncaaMfUß*
tion schemes. Premier Bonami who
will preside at the Genoa conference
is now preparing to send invitation* to
every European country even to the
smallest and to the Vnited State*.
Japan and the British dominions.
(■old Maj lx»? Value.
-If the I'nitcd States stay* ouk ot
th? European construction the gold
which *be holds may lose a large part
of its value” Miid one of I4oyd-Georg?’s
foremost economic adviser* to the writer
today. “She now ba* uxclrssly lockeil
up in her vault* much more than half
the world's total supply of gold coin
and bullion. If th? I’nlteil State* rc-
fusrs to help organise markets for her
product*' Europa will do without tbe
goM and continue on a currency toil*.
This van well continue for a genera-
tion. If. consequently th? denmod fur
gold cense* ov»r a I ant* part of the civ-
ilizcd world its price will drop and the
I'nitcd States may find that her gold
has lost a fifth or a fourth of It*
value.”
H seems evident that while the Brit-
ish economists who have studied th?
I rtcbeme ardently desire the United
। Slate* to enter it. they foresee that if
| the Vnited States dues not Brita.Ti
। will ngain become the unchallenged
' financial center of Europe.
ARMY TROOP SHIP
LEAKING AT SEA;
REPORTS NO DANGER
Transport Bringing Coblenz
Soldiers Home Meets
With Mishap.
New \ork. Jan. 11.—The army trans-
port ('rook which ix bringing troops
from Germany sprung a leak about 450
miles from New York but the damage
ha* Im**!! temporarily repaired and sh?
is in nu immediate danger according to
wirtoess mesMgrN received today. The
transport St. Mihiel left thia port to*
day to render her axixtanc? if needed.
The Crook is bound from Antwerp
for New York.
Repart Ix F’avorable.
Washington D. C. Jan. 11. — The
army tranimort ('rook reported to be
in distress 500 miles east of New York
ix continuing to |«ort under her own
w • I n-piirt nu nt Ja • ad
vised officially today. There was no
danger to tl» c tolp Uf tto toOPpg • “
board comprising conringents from the
army of <s*cupation in Germany tbe dis-
patch said.
A radin from the Crook tran*mittc<l
to the War Depart incut said th? ve*«el
aa* proci-eding “unaccompanied but
shii* in dos? proximity making nine
mile* an hour. Danger pax*<*d unless
very bad sturms a*- encountered.”
Gale. Are forecast.
Washington. D. ( Jan. 11. Tbc
weather bureau this morning xent the
following message to all district feta-
tion* :
“Advisory storm naming changed t«»
v. bole gale warning 9 a. m.. Atlantic
coast at the north of Virginia <ap *.
Storm of great inteuxity «*cntrr near
Virginia Canes moving northeast. Shift-
ing gales this aftrni'Min anil tunight.
Caution advised nil verselx.”
Sliipu Hare Y\ ith Storm.
New Sorb. Jan. 11.—Tb? first full
galr warning of th? tear ami one of
but n few in the history of the local
nrather bureau. <au-<sl unusual activity
today in shipping rindes while th?
New York xtrrrt cleaning department
wax attacking what promised to l>e th?
rhy’s flret heavy snow 4(orm of tbe
winter.
Steamships within reach of the har-
bor n?rr scurrying into jw»rt in hope
of reaching *helter before the cx|M*-tcd
gale swbpt nn from the South. Other*
kept well off tb? coast hoping tn out-
maneuver and ilodge tie storm cen-
ter.
A full galr. according tn the Beau-
fort scale is a wind of from 50 to 65
miles an hour and i* surpassed in
ueather bureau oarlance only by a
tornado nhb wind of 75 miles an hour.
High wind* ami a driving anew whk*h
struck tbe ci tv about (I o'clock this
morning were forerunner* of the *turm.
the weather bureau *aid.
EXPORT TRADE SHORT
Great BrUxla'. Korr'^n Bu.inr.. R<
ported on He-line.
London. Jan. 11.—tireat Britaiu'
foreign trade derreaMd in I'.l-’l »n
value from that of tbe prwvl.ux y-nui
Ibe annual board ot trade rrtnri*!
.bnved.
Imports wore valued nt £1.6 ■
000. cum i>ared with £Id»32.UOO.O<Z) in
io-jo.
Epon tutalhil £7<k:.OOO.UOO rmu ]
l>ared with £1434.UU0000 iu IfodV. I
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
TWO £’F\.'T < ^ Pvr 10 cll» .nd .tetany.
1 WV VOiS 10 c nu „ train and etwwbre^
OKU GMINET
TOM OUT
TfIMTHEBMS
Measures Looking to Setting
Up New Government in
Ireland Discussed.
CONFERENCE IS LIKELY
Com.nission Will Be Named
to Hold Meeting With
British Officials
Dublin. Jan. 11.—Measure* to be
taken tuward setting up a n?w govern-
ment in Ireland for carrying uut the
terms of the Anglo-Irish treaty were
। l ouxidcrcd by the cabinet ot the Dail
Eircann at a meeting shortly before
; noon tmlay in the Mansion House. One
•»f the first moves it is ..nderstoodj
will be the appointment of a com mis*
*ioß to iirorred to Ijondon and confer
. with th? British government.
It is regarded a* likely that Dublin
Ca*tl? will tie taken over (rum the Eng-
I iixh within the next few day*. Cabi-
' nd circles anticipate this will bo an
event of the utmost importance in tbe
mind* of the Irish people a* a historic
step toward the fultillmeut of Ireland’s
aspiration.
rrixunerx to B? Released.
The release of the political prisoners
by Great Britain is expected in a day
or twu.
An official statement regarding tbe
new government's program was el-
l»ccted to be issued this afternoon.
Nothing has as yet transpired here
revealing any plans th? opponents of
tbe treaty may be formulating.
Arthur Griffith new president of the
Dail Eireann and his cabinet. assunMd
today the places to which they were
' elected yesterday. It wax recognised
t that careful work wa* necessary if
pit falls were to be avoided during th? t
! full month which must elapse before
i final ratification of tbe treaty < renting
; the Irish free stat? was jioxsible.
On February Y 4 th? Dail will recon-
ven? to ratify formally th? docum?nt
which it approved as the representative
body of the Irish republic.
Proverbial “SHp” Possible.
Ths possibility of the proverbial slip
twixt cup and lip was not ignored and
it was feared in •'••me quarter* that tbc
Republicans might use the interval in
attempting to turn |>opular feeling to
। their aids. Neither had tbe spectre of
| the possible e?tablishment of a compet-
I ing executive been wholly laid.
Ifranwhole no ugly forebodings haunt-
।rd th? new Dail leaders. They claimed
to hate assumed their tasks barked by
the urmost good will of tbe majority
of Ireland's |>opulatinn. Tbc reported
decision of Great Britain to liberate ini-
mediate!) all imlitical prisoners would
it was believed btrengthrn their hand*
against any extremist efforts oa fliix
wore and if th? British troops and other
*igns of “foreign domination” were rap-
idly removed their troubles would be
further lightened.
The difficulties with which tbs nets
government is faced were commented
u|mn bv tbc [<olitical correspondent uf
the Freeman's Journal a* follows;
Newspaper Maks ( rnnmnl.
“A united aud stable government has
been established and the first stage oi
tbe fight for the treaty is now wo® but
th? obstructionist tactics of th? wpso*ir
tion have added immensely to tbe diffi-
culties of tbc nation builders.
“Th? new cabinet members arc shoul-
dering a tremendous burden. They
have tbe people of tb? country behind
ih?m but tto circum*lances of revolu-
tion have placet! another group in a
position to endanger the nuw-boru
treaty. Tho work of the next few months
will include making a constitution tak-
ing over the government from the Eng-
lish and a general election. With the
hearty co-operation of every good citizen
this would be a task to try tb? most ex-
perienced statesmen. Th? ^?puties who
obstruct this work are enemies of the
Irish stale even though they mt in
good faith for the <*<>m»?qurnc?s will b?
none the lc*s serious should they sue*
ceetL
CONVICTS STILL FREE
Fite of Eleven Men F^raping From
IVisoa Farm Ar? at IJbrrty.
Dekalb. Tex. Jan. ll.—Five convicts
from th? Shaw prison farm who es-
cat»?d Monday after i.vetpmsterfag a
gnatd still were at liberty to«lay. Eleven
prisoner* parthdunti I in tbc i Mapc
whom on? was killed and another rap-
tured immediately after th? outbreak.
Yr^tcrday ('laud? Hill and Roy
Bariieu were recaptured by a pc/sr
iind Tom Jsckron nnd J?«sie Miller re-
lurneil to the farm and -urrendrred
lest night. Twn others of th? fugitives
were wren near Dekalb last night. Th?
other three ar? believed to bav? ?sca(»?*i
into Ok’ahcma.
TRAIN WRECK FATAL
Fireman Killed and Engi nr er Injured
Uh»n Encin? (roes Into Dltrh.
rortsrrnuth. Ohio. Jan If. — J. G.
Callahan. Riimwll. Ky.. fireman was
killed; S. B. ('aldwrll. brakeman.
Chinnvi’l?. Ky.. and Ix>uia K. IVrry*
mgipecr. Rux*el|. Ky.. were badly ia-
jilred aud Molded when the ragiu*
tender and three ears of a Chesapeake
nnd Ohio V rthern freight roMed down
a 100-foot embankment near Scio<»»-
vilfo early today.
('allabau wa* b- alded to death.
MAIL BILL REPORTED
Frctla’on far Fnafal Aircraft Hroirr Is
r.T«mii*r.ted Fimtn Mr autre.
Wa btatoda. D <\ Jan. 11. W ith
pro.l^ienx for tbe ••Ir mril ?rvi<^ ?li?u-
inah-1 ill? annual }»oMoffire anprourm-
tfo;i bill ‘-arrving aiq»ruximst?>y 5531.
(MMl.'Wm waa fav«»rablv reported .‘"diy bv
Uy the Aasucialrtl Frew.
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