The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 99, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1922 Page: 1 of 28
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VOL. XLII—NO. 99.
TO HOLD INQUEST INTO PAYTON KILLING
NIJN IS SOUGHT
IN PROBE INTO
-WOMAN'S DEATH
Authorities Expect Arrest
in Illinois Case in Twen-
ty-four Hours.
MYSTERY IS GROWING
Body of Teacher Found in
Church Parsonage Was
Well-preserved.
Hoopeston 111.. April 2V.—One man
believed by Sheriff Charles W. N. Knox
to be able to solve the mystery surround-
in- the death of Gertrude Hanna He
25-year-old school teacher found dead
iu a parsonage here yesterday is the
center of a sweeping investigation which
i« expected to result in the man's ar-
rest within 24 hours and the possible
implication of several others.
Although County Physician J. F.
Fisher expressed the belief that Miss
Hanna had died within several days
di appeared March 31 it was
WnffWiy established that the body Had
ben placed iu the parsonage basement
within the Inst week.
Says tlascment Was Empty.
J. .'.I. Strong. a prominent man here
who lives near the un-occupied parson-
age of the United Presbyterian Church
raid today he bad been through the en-
tire house n week ago. He was positive
that tbe girl's body was not on the nar-
row window ledge where it was found
yesterday by carpenters at that time.
Mr. Strong said he had gone to the
house looking! for a lawn mower but
found the bouse entirely empty.
Tbe Kev. J. T. Malloy now pastor of
a churcb in Evanston was the last oc-
cupant of the bouse leaving Hoopeston
last December. Since that time the
churcb has had no pastor although the
lipuse was being prepared for a new
minister when carpenters making re-
pairs found the dead girl's body yester-
day.
Body Is Well Preserved.
Although expressing the belief that
the girl had been dead for nearly a
month. Dr. Fisher said today that the
intestinal organs were in almost per-
fect condition and appeared in as good
condition as if the young woman had
been dead but 24 hours. This led to
the theory that the body had been kept
on ice or in a cool place.
Other parts of the body however
were not in good condition and fol-
lowing the removal of the body to a local
undertaking establishment it was (X'i'l-
ed to hold the funeral this afternoon. A
private funeral will be held from the
jguu- of the girl's parents Mr. and Mrs.
^Wtlain T. Hanna. The Kev. F. M.
Kmitb. pastor of the Christian Church
here will officiate.
Girl's Friends Questioned.
Pursuing the theory that a man liv-
ing in Hoopeston is responsible for the
girl's death Sheriff Knox and State's
Attorney John H. Le vman spent the
day rounding up young men who were
intimate friend- of Miss Hanne. The
sheriff expressed ; tlie opinion however
that if one ceralu man is found he
will lie able to clear up many angles of
the ease which has proved the most baf-
fling in local authorities' recollection.
Pending a chemical analysis of the
young woman's internal organs an in-
quest over tbc body has been postponed
by Ccrouer Jolin Cole. The contents
of the stomach have been sent to Dan-
ville. where it is understood they will
be forwarded to the University of Il-
linois at Urbana. for examination.
Opinion is practically unanimous'that
Miss Hanna was murdered the suicide
theory having been abandoned after Mr.
String told of his visit to the empty
parsonage a week ago.
BODY WELL PRESERVED
Physician Says No Marks of Violence
Were Fov J.
Danville 111.. April 28.—N0 evidence
of violence was found on the body of
Miss Gertrude Hanna acco ding to Dr.
F. A. Baumgart who assisted County
Physician J. G. Fisher in the untopsy.
^gii^Wy was well preserved. Dr. Brum-
gnrt stated which indicated tbit she
hau been dend odty a short time not
over two weeks.
DEATH PENALTY GIVEN
Ex-soldier Found Guilty of Slay? g
Man in Argument Over War.
Poplar Bluff. Mo. April 28.—Nicho-
Jas Campbell an ex-soldier nnd a for-
mer inmate of an asylum for the insane
in California. Thursday wna found
guilty of having slain Carl Herman a
farmer who lived near Hunter and was
sentenced by a jury in circuit coipt here
to be hanged. The date of executin'
the judge announced will probably be
fixed Friday.
Campbell's defense was insanity. He
admitted on the stand be had killed
Hetman following a quarrel over the
World War January 28. last after
he had accused Herman of being of pro-
Ucrman sympathies. Campbell who re
inained on the Herman farm several
day* after the killing fled into the
Ozarks.
Gas Machinery Bought
PhilaMplila. April 28.-M;»s compa-
ines hen- hnve ordered SI.OtHHMIO worth
of inaeblnary from the Westinghouse
Electric Coniapny to lie installed in
anil near this rlty. In spite of the ad-
ditioual electric light installation con-
snniptiou of gas is increasing steadily
„ bare.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
HOW AT GOES TO JAIL
ON CONTEMPT CHARGE
FOR CALLING STRIKE
Deposed Kansas Mine Lead-
er Slated to Serve
Year’s Sentence.
Pittaburg Kan. April 28.—Alexan-
der Howat deposed president of the
Kansas miners’ union was in tbe Craw-
ford county jail at Girard today fol-
lowing bis arrest at Columbus last
night starting bis one year sentence
growing out of a strike called in al-
leged contempt of court.
August Dorcby deposed vice presi-
dent of the union was also taken into
custody.
Five other deposed union officials
have been arrested and four ut them
have been incarcerated for a year on
the same charge. Robert D. Foster
former district attorney having been
freed yesterday when be agreed to tes-
tify before tbe Kansas court of indus-
trial relations at its convenience.
The men are alleged to have called
a strike at the Mackie Fuel Company
mines in violation of an order of the
industrial court.
In addition to tbe year's sentence in
Girurd Howat and Dorcby face two
other terms. They were sentenced
some time ago to six months in the Co-
lumbus jail in connection with thd
strike und served 130 days of this time
after which they were released on ap-
peal bonds. They also face an inde-
terminate sentence for contempt of
court in refusing to testify before the
court of industrial relations.
SUNSHINE HERE AGAIN
Storm Area Kinking Into Obscurity Out
in the Golden Wert.
Clear fair weather is forecasted for
this section during the next 24 hours
with cooler temperatures during the
night. By Saturday however there
will be a warming-up with plenty of
sunshine according to J. H. Jarboe of
the weather bureau.
This will be tbe natural result of a
high pressure area centered over Sowth
Dakota and headed southward which
has driven the storm area back into
the gulf of Lower California where it is
sinking into obscurity. If there arc
any more rains in Texas they will be
scattered showers due to temperature
differences.
Weather all over tbe state has been
clearing as it has here. Only scattered
rains fell Thursday except around Cor-
pus Christi which reported about two
inches. By adding this section tbe
stojm visited practically every part of
the state on an average. Around Fort
more than one tneh of rain fell over
the state on nan average. Around Fort
Worth und Nacogdoches tbe total pre-
cipitation was over ten inches.
Flood warnings have been sent out
from here to cities on the Lower Colo-
rado and Guadalupe. At Ballinger on
the Upper Colorado tbe gauge is fall-
ing while at Austin it is stationary
at four feet above flood stage. At
Smithville possibly 100 miles lower as
the river winds the stream was four
feet below flood level early Friday
morning. Columbus which is about 00
miles from the coast saw a ten-foot
rise during the night. Both Smithville
and Columbus will see the river go out
of its banks Mr. Jarboe thinks.
There was a fifteen-foot rise at Gor-
zalos on the Guadalupe during the night
and warnings have brerufient towns oc-
low that place.
The effect of the higli has hecn al-
ready fek nt Amarillo where the mer-
cm? dropped to 30 Thursday night.
Minimum temperatures here will range
front 54 to 00.
JOFFRE TAKES REST
Marshal of France Flans Io Sail Satur-
fifty From New York.
New York. April 28.—His week of
fetes banquet.’ reviews and receptions
over. Marshal Joffro today was readv
to give biaiKplf entirely to rest. He
sail" tomorrow on the Celtic and todnv
planned to do absolutely nothing but be
n giieFt at bis hotel free to come and
go as lie wishes.
THE WEATHER
APRIL k.
2 p. m. 2 a. in 60
s P. «7 3 H. m 69
4 P. »’ TO 4 h. in 58
5 P. m *73 5 a. m 58
* P- * a. m 57
‘ P- m 7 a. m 62
• P* y 07 S p. m 67
9 p. m. ...... 65 9 m. m. ...... 70
10 p. m 64 10 h. in 72
>1 P- »n 63 Ham 74
13 mMnlaht.... 63 13 m 76
APRIL 28. 1 p. m 78
1 m 61 2 p. m 80
forecast.
S«n Antonio nnd vicinity: Friday night
and Saturday fair; cooler Friday night;
minimum temperature. 54 to 60; light
northerly winda.
HOME WEATHER FOK TOURISTS.
St. Lauia: Temperature. 44; clear; 36-
mile wind from the northeast; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours. 40; highest. 52.
Chicago: Temperature 42; partly cloudy;
twelve-mile wind from the northeast; low*
est temperature in last 24 hours. 38; high-
est 43.
Kama* <Utg: Temperature 40; cloudy;
sixteen-mlle wind from the northeast: low-
est temperature In last 34 hours. 40; high-
est. 44.
* ew York: Temperature. 40: clear; ten-
mile wind from the northwest; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours. 38; high-
est. 14.
Washington: Temperature 46; cloudy;
eight-mile wind from the north; loveeat
temperature in last 24 hours. 46; high-
Mt. 42.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY APRIL 28 1922.—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
LEASE OF MW
OIL RESERVES
IS CONDEMNED
Senator LaFollette Says
Private Interests Are
Specially Favored.
FALL IS ATTACKED
Senate Is Told That Lands
Worth Millions Are
Being “Scrapped.”
Washington D. C„ April 28.—Sena-
tor LaFollette (Republican) of Wis-
consin attacking leases of n. val reserve
oil lands in tbe Senate today declared
tbe reserves were being “scrapped in
behalf of specially favored private in-
terests.” His speech was in reference
to leases recently made ty the Interior
Department in the Tea-Pot-Domc . yo-
ming reserve to Sinclair oil interests.
The Wisconsin Senator contended
tbat ’ tbe department in making the
leases was “granting to favored in-
d’viduals public properties worth hun-
dreds of millions of dollars which be-
long to the people.’’ He urged tbe
adoption of his resolution calling upon
the administration for all facts and doc-
uments egarding the Tca-Pot-Dome
leases.
Secretary Fall Attacked.
Secretary Fall of the Interior De-
partment was attacked by Senator La-
Follette as the “ablest opponent of the
policy of conservation-established under
Roosevelt.’* In -JI his public career.
Senator LaFollette said. Secretary Fall
was “not conspicuous as a -’uardlan of
the naval oil reserves.”
Tbc value of the Tea-Pot-Dom- re-
reserve was estimated a*' 85(>UOOO.<X»O
by the Wisconsin Senator who declared
that tho only reason advanced by the
Interior Department for the losses was
tbe alleged danger of depletion by
draining from adjacent private oil wells.
This he challenged presenting state-
ments from Governor Carey of Wyom-
ing. Dr. G. B. Morgan. Wyoming state
geologist and others deny that dan-
ger of drainage existed. Tbe connection
of tbe Sinclair oil interests with the
Tea-Pot-Dome leases. Senator LaFol-
lette said lies in the faet that the vice
presideat of the Mammoth Oil Company
of Delaware which was given the
leases is a Sinclair director. Harry
Sinclair the Senator asserted was
“prominent in oil racing and admin-
istration cirdles.” During the period
of “mystery" about the leases Senator
LaFollette said "speculation in Sin-
clair oil on the New York exchange
jumped in three days trading over $30-
000000.
Reads Letter From Daniels.
Senator LaFollette who made pub-
lic recently a letter from former Secre-
tary Daniels of the Navy Department
attacking tbe Tea-Pot-Dome le*es said
it was “significan that every officer
of the navy who had been specially de-
tailed to investigate the naval reserves
and who had become especially well
informed as to these naval reserves
and supported Secretary Daniels in
that contest have since been ordered to
sea or to other parts of the world for
duty. .
“Today the naval reserves are on the
right road to destruction oi- exhaustion
by allowing specially favored interests
to secure leases upon them. They are
being scrapped; that is all. The cir-
cumstances surrounding the departure
from the policy of conservin. fuel oil
for our navy clearly itdicates the need
for the light of publicity upon the in-
terests which have motivated tho In-
terior Department in this matter.”
Senator LaFollette promised later to
discuss private leases ia the California
oil reserves.
CHILDREN IN PARADE
Pilgrimage Visits Philadelphia on Way
to Washington.
Philadelphia. Pa.. April 28—Twenty-
five children of prisoners in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth en route
to Washington to seek amnesty for
their fathers who were convicted under
'he espionage act paraded here Thurs-
day. The marchers i d tided children
from three to ten years old. They car-
ried banners bearing such ipscriptions
as: “1 want my daddy” “Debs is free—-
why not my daddy?”
Throngs cheered the marchers who
later called at the office of Mayor J.
Hampton Moor . The mayor was in
conference and the delegation was re-
ceived by Director of Publie Safety
Cortelyou.
“I hope you children have a nice
time whjlc in this city” Director Cor-
tclyou told them.
The group which comprises the south-
west division of tbe Children's Crusade
fcr Amnesty was organized by Mrs.
Kate Richards O’Hare who served four-
teen months of a five-year sentence for
violation »f the espionage art. She was
pardoned by former President Wilson.
Local Sympathizers entertained the
children who remained here over night.
A meeting was held Thursday night nnd
subscriptions received to aid the “pij.
grimnge.” Friday the children will
go to Baltimore.
Motoman Held for Speed! tg.
"asadena. Calif.. April 28.—R C.
Parker operator of n one-man safety
street car. is under arrest here on the
charge of speeding his street car.
SECRETARY WALLACE
WARNS OF DANGER OF
HIGH FREIGHT RATES
Present Rail Tariffs Cause
Farmers to Use Water
Routes Extensively.
New York April 28.— Unless there
is a quick reduction in abroad freight
rates to "about pre-war levels” or the
prices of agricultural products increase
sufficiently to equal the rate advance
there will be "profound readjust-
ments” in agricultural production in-
volving readjustments in industry as
well. Secretary Wallace >f the agricul-
tural department declared in an ad-
dress today befo e t New York Acad-
emy of Political Sciences. Tin “blight-
ing effect” upon agriculture of the pres-
ent increased level of freight rates the
secretary said “can hardly be ’ompre-
bended.”
What he regarded as the probable ef-
fects if pre •» t freight rates continued
“for any length of time” w..e summer-
Led by Secretary Wallace as follows:
"First to favor the farmc- of Soi h
America and Australia at the expense
of our own farmers nnd ad the more :o
because of the substantial -’•cre-se in
ocean rates:
“Second to keep prices on farm prod-
ucts in the large surplus prodiu j
states at figure lower than are justi-
fied by the investment in l_nd and
equipment and cost of production.
“Third prolong the period of dissat-
isfaction among farmers and encour ge
advocates of economic fallacies of all
sorts:
“Fourth improve the position of east-
ern truck and fruit grower but add
considerably to the cost of milk and
dairy products be sure of theW
prices of hay and coarse grains r.'ecs-
sarilv shipped in from tbe west.
“Fifth gradually shift industrial en-
terprises westward. nearer tbe surplus
food producing territory.
“Sixth promote sectional rather than
national spirit.”
Present freight rates impose a tax
on the farmer of the surplus producing
states. Mt. Wallace said which must
Inevitablv reduce shipments of coarse
grains and hay to the Fast and alreadv
is causing the fruit and truck growers
of tbe Far West and Southwest t • turn
to water transportation and the v' 'at
-teewers at the Wc:\ to tw stC-sburTct]
b-ut tn water for'Export grains. He
cited figures showing I. nt wheat -
ports pasting through gulf nr-t* had
increased frpm 24 per cent of the total
in 1013 to 50 per cent in 1021.
U. S. AND MEXICAN
WOMEN EXCHANGE
NATIONAL EMBLEMS
No Political Significance Is
Attached to Incident
Is Statement.
Philadelphia. April 28.—Women of
Mexico and the United States ex-
changed flags and pledges of comrade-
ship Thursday in Independence .square.
The red white and green flag of Mex-
ico went into tbe keeping of Mrs. John
B. Roberts president of tbe New Cen-
tury Club of Philadelphia and Senoi-
ita Elena Torres will carry back to
Mexico City the stars and stripes to
Senora Obregon wife of the president
of the Mexican republic.
The Mexican flag was brought to
Philadelphia by tbe Mexican Women
who attended the Pan-American confer-
ence in Washington.
The women made it plain that the
ceremony contained no political signifi-
cance.
Tbe flag of “La Republica Mexicans"
was presented by Senorita Elena Tor-
res. of Mexico City one of Mexico’s
delegates to the Pan-American Round
Table at Baltimore. Senorita Torres
who is in the department of education
of Mexico said that the flag of the
United States would be given into the
custody of Senora Obregon.
Others in the delegation from Mex-
ico were Senorita Eulalia Guzman and
Senorita Lusevera. apopinted by Pres-
ident Obregon as delegates to the Pan-
American meeting and Senorita Julia
Nava de Ruisanehez. representing tbe
“feminist movement” of Mexico.
They were accompanied by Mrs. J.
C. Griswell and Mrs. Roy Campbell
of San Antonio: Mrs. H. C. Leonard
of Laredo. Tex. and Senorita Lusia
Zanelli y Lopez of Chile all delegates
to the Pan-American conference. The
entire delegation returned to Baltimore
last night
The Mexican flag will be held “for
the women of America" by the New
Century Club of Philadelphia accord-
ing to Mrs. John Roberts president of
tbc club.
UTAH GUARD TO MINES
Acting Governor Orders Soldiers Fol-
lowing Report of Disorders.
Salt Ijtke City Itali April 28 —
National Guard troops will be sent to
Carbon county this morning ns a re-
sult of a situation which developed at
Scofield yesterday afternoon unless
Acting Governor 11. E. Crockett is ad-
vised before the time of entrainment
that tbe situation at tho coal mines is
improved the acting governor an-
nounced early today.
Tbe first bloodshed of tbe present
eoal strike situation developed at Sco-
field yesterday. Mine guards and
strikers clashed many shots were fired
and three men were wounded one per-
haps fatally.
Acting Governor Crockett’s an-
nouncement was made following the re-
ceipt of a telegram last night from
Sheriff T. F. Krltor of Carbon county.
Kelter said that the Situation was be-
yond his control. •
THREE MINERS
SLIBIBHMB
INBUNKHOUSE
Missile Is Thrown Among
Sleeping Men During
Early Morning.
ALL HAD FAMILIES
Death of Non-union Work-
ers Makes Fourteen
Children Fatherless.
Apolla Pa. April 28.—Three miner*
were killed and one seriously injured
when a botnb was thrown ea ly today
into a bunkhouse at the Patterson mine
of the Kiski Coal Com pan near here.
The nun who had been employed on a
non-union basis after the coal stri o
was celled April 1. w e asleep in the
bunkhouse shortly after dawu today
when the explosion occurred. Stanley
Meilke Andrew Bornik and Frank Rid-
(.aki. were ins' ntiy killed and Frank
Cogaski was probably fatally injured.
Each of the dead men was married.
Their deaths make fourteen children
fatherless.
HAWAIIAN OFFICIAL
SAYS CONNETT TOLD
OF KILLING A MAN
Newspaperman Is Ques-
tioned in Connection
With Taylor Case.
Son Frapciseo. Apr!! '-'B.—Police here
announced todnv they had received from
the sheriff of Hilo. T. H.. a cable as-
serting that Honore C. Connett now
held in jail at Los Angeles as a ma-
terial witness in the William Desmon l
Taylor murder mystery admitted that
be “killed a man.”
This alleged admission was said to
have been made in a statement to tbe
Hilo sheriff. Connett a newspaper-
man was questioned here this week on
his arrival from Honolulu.
The cable received by the local police
and forwarded to the Los Angeles au-
thorities. stated:
“Important evidence in my possession
concerning Connett. Signed statement
available where in Connett stated he
killed man short time ago in defense of
honor. He also gave graphic descrip-
tion of Taylor’s room at time of kill-
ing.”
Tbe Los Angeles police said last
night that Connett was not accused of
anything but was held as a witness.
Connett has denied any knowledge of the
film director's murder.
DESIRE FOR REVENGE
FOR HUSBAND’S DEATH
DRIVES WOMAN INSANE
pm of Slain Attorney
iced in Straight Jacket
in Hospital.
York. April 28.—Frustration of
her desire for vengeance on the woman
who slew her husband has cost Mrs.
Marie Gormley Kinkead. widow of Guy
Kinkead. former corporation counsel of
Cincinnati her reason. Dr. Mortimer
Scberman head of tho physchopathical
of King's County Hospital declared to-
day.
Mrs. Kinkead is under observation at
the .hospital.
She collapsed after Olivia M. P.
StoTup had been acquitted of Kinkead’s
murler and now is in a straight jacket
Dr. Kcherman said.
Hfr mind dwells continually on the
old fays in Cincinnati when she was
hapw with Kinkead and she sees in
the persons who visit her the forms of
her &d friends in JPhjo.
I Sidts Follow Wreck.
R*l Bluff. Cal.. April 28. —Parents
of tftrtcen of the fourteen high school
students who lost their lives November
20. list in tho collision of a school
bus lith Southern Pacific train at n
crossAjr near here have filed a suit
f°r ®90.000 or $30000 per pupil
again* the Southern Pacific Company.
Sacramento Council
Forces Men to Grow
Whiskers for Fete
Siuramenlo. ( al.. April 28.—The
oily council last uight passed a
whiskers ordinance as an emergency
measure making it compulsory for
all in^le citizens to grow whiskers
until the days of ’4O celebration is
concluded. May 28 aud providing a
Kangaroo court named by the
woman member of the council to
try all eaten of men who shaved
their lares between today ard tbe
closing day of the celebration.
Minister to Hungary
1 Judge Theodore Brentano of Chi-
cago. the first United States Minister
to Hungary since the war has left for
Budaiiest to take up tho duties of his
new post. This photograph was made
just before he sailed ou lion rd steam-
ship America.
WILL DRILL VOLCANO
Attempt Soon to Be Made to Harness
Kilauea's Heat.
By the Awociated Press.
Hi!o Island of Hawaii April 28—
Boring into the crater of Kilauea the
active volcano that rises on this island
will be begun on May 1 in au effort to
asertaiu that the heat underground in
the region oi the natural pheuomeu and
to discover whether tbat heat energy
cau be turned into mdustrial channels
it was nuninmced here by tbe directors
of riie Hawaiian Volcano Research As-
sociation.
Nf tret hole will be bored to vh-
rknm depths on all s.<fc« of tbe Kiluuea
cratci-. It is planned to lorate the bor-
ings in old lava flows to ascertain
whether any of the bent generated re-
mains under tbe ground.
Samples of tbe lava from the wells
will be sent to the Danish royal museum
at Copenhagen fur exhibition as an ad-
junct to the first records of the vol-
cano which were taken in IS4G by a
party of Danish scientists.
Men behind the drilling experiment
have expressed the hope that from the
heat of the volcano may be developed
unlimited power for commercial and in-
dustrial uses.
MISS BAKER TO WED
Marriage to Alister McCormick Set for
June.
Paris. April 28.—Miss Mary Landon
Baker today announced through her
hostess. Viscountess Janze that her
marriage to Allister McCormick will
take place in England in June the date
to be fixed later.
Miss Baker and Mr. McCormick it
was said plan to remain in France
during May going to London early in
June. They are looking forward to a
series of pleasure trips from Paris in the
company of friends during the coming
month.
RABBI SUES FOR CHILD
Claims Jewish Refugee. Movie Star
Not Being Brought Lp in Faith.
New York Ap.il 28.—A court fight
was begun Thursday for possession of
“Alice in Hungerland'’ a 12-year-old
Jewess who a few short months ago
was wanted by nobody at all in her
native Constantinople.
Tho little orphan who got her sobri-
quet from tbe star role she played in
the Near East Relief moving picture
film. “Alice in Hungerland'’ was adopt-
ed rome months ago by Mrs. Florence
Spencer Duryoa. of Gramercy Park a
leader in Near East relief work.
Rabbi Stevens S. Wise of the Free
Synagogue obtained a writ of habeas
corpus Thursday alleging that Mrs.
Duryea had no claim to Alice and that
she was not bringing the little orphan
up in the faith of her fathers as she
had agreed to do.
The case was set for bearing Fri-
day.
WOULD AVERT STRIKE
Newsprint Workers Prepare Reply to
Manufacturers' Demand.
New York. April 28. —A crisis in
negotiations to avert a general strike
in the newsprint industry of the United
States aud Canada will be reached t slay
when labor delegates will reply to the
manufacturers* demand that unskilled
labor be left out of any contract for an
international wage scale.
Although the mill men’s demand left
room for a one-word answer “yea” or
“nn” it was predicted that tbe labor
men would seek to split the issue by of-
fering counter projiosals.
FIVE DIE IN CRASH
Two Other. Hurt When Train Strike
Automobile.
White Oak. Ga. April 28.—Five pcr-
wiuk were killed and two otberz seri-
ously injured when a Seaboard Air Liue
mail train struck an automobile driven
by Rev. B. C. Prickett of tbe First
etbodist Church oi this place Thurs-
day.
INQUIRY MAY SHOW BULLET
FIRED BY BDOTLEGGER AND
NOT OFFICER KILLED MAN
Farmer Shot on Pleasanton Road Said
to Have Been in Range of Bullets
During Gun Battle Between Dry
Agents and Moonshiners —Reports of
Affair Being Sifted —Agents Say
They Were Threatened.
That full investigation into the killing at 10 o’clock
Thursday night of Frank Payton 22 a farmer living south of
San Antonio who was shot to death on the Pleasanton road
22 miles from the city may show that bullets fired by boot-
leggers at federal officers killed Payton stood out as a pos-
sibility Friday morning. Payton was killed while prohibition
officers were seeking to arrest three alleged bootleg'-jrs.
The officers fired two shots and it is claimed the alleged
bootleggers fired three shots. Friday morning officers stated
that Payton was seen to fail after they fired and the police
report states that Payton was killed by dry agents.
Later in the day however District Attorney McAskill
conducted an investigation which he states tends to show that
Payton was standing between officers and bootleggers while
ithe shooting was in progress and that his information shows
I that more than likely a bullet fired by one of the bootleggers
killed the man. This likely will be determined when an in-
quest is held Saturday.
The federal officers it was stated after the killing were
seeking to intercept a delivery of liquor after arranging with
C. O. Overby a dry informer to arrange to meet the boot-
leggers on the Pleasanton road. The officers also stated that
they had been told that the bootleggers had threatened to
kill “the first officer who attempted to arrest them.”
Payton was shot in the chest. He was placed in a motor-
cycle driven by Overby and rqshed to the hospital here. He
was dead when the hospital was reached. The body was then
taken to the police station.
Harry Hamilton group head prohibition agent Cap-
tain Charles Stevens and Agen>
and were accompanied by Ove
MAY DECIDE SOON
Matter of Location of Deep Water Tort
Now Under Consideration.
Decision as to whether a deep water
port will be established on the South-
west Texas Gulf coast anil possibly its
location is expected about May IG ac-
cording to Roy Miller representing Cor-
pus Christi who arrived in San Antonio
fr>m Kansas City Thursday night. Mr.
Miller attended tbe meeting of the Mis-
sissippi Valley Association at Kansas
City Tuesday and Wednesday and prior
to going there spent considerable time
in Washington. ...
The United States board of engi-
neers for rivers anil harbors. Mr. Miller
said has granted an extension of time
until May 15 during which Gulf cities
opposing tbe location of tbe . port .at
Corpus Christi may file additional in-
formation. Decision is expected the
following day. _ ....
Mr. Miller spoke at the Kansas City
meeting and was elected vice president
of the Mississippi Valley Association
zone for Texas Arizona and New Mex-
ico. C. B. Yandell of San Antonio tend
George Sealy of Galveston were named
directors of the zone.
The association which represents -1
states. Mr. Miller said included in its
resolutions endorsements of the . inter-
coastal canal from the Mississippi river
to tbc Rio Grande and pledged itself -o
assist in developing Texas Gulf ports.
RAIL RATE FIXED
Texas Commission Prescribes F'igures
Set by V. S. Body.
Austin Tex. April 28.—Ah order was
issued today by the railroad commission
adopting the freight rates prescribed by
tbe Interstate Commerce Commission
in tbe Shreveport rate case thus remov-
ing the discrimination whicli had been
complained of originally by Shreveport.
This nition of tbc Texas coumuMion
paves the way for tbe vacating of the
Shreveport rate case by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. In adopting in-
terstate rates the Texas commission
wns nlso actuated by the recent derision
of the Supreme court of the United
States in the New York-Wisconsin rate
cases in which the authority .of the in-
terstate Commerce Commission to fix
intrnstate rates was upheld.
“For more than five years the Shreve-
port rifte vase involving about 75 per
vent of tbe traffic moving in Texas.. has
been iii effect" said Commissioner Clar-
ence E. tjllniorc. “Application was made
io tin: Interstate Commerce Commission
last December for tbe vacation of tills
order but definite action ou our purt
was necessary in order to get relief from
this restraint on our power.”
HOME EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
r rWO (’Ii'MTQ Cw copy in city and vicinity.
1I I V Vf-Jla J O Kirs cenla nn trains and elMWbars.
t McKay were in the dry party
rby and a man named Jackson.
I C. A. Overby was quizzed by repre-
sentatives of the district attorney's of-
fice Friday. Later D. A. McAskill.
district attorney issued the following
statement.:
Say s Liquor Was Promised.
“Overby in his statement says be had
arranged to get five gallons of whiske' -
from Payton. The arrangement he
said had been made the day previous.
A man whose name was given as Jack-
son was with him at the time. They
were to go out on the Pleasanton road
and get it from Payton. They had ar-
ranged that a hay wagon and a small
fire similar to those used by campers
would be used as a signal by which
Overby was to locate them.
“Locating Payton as per agreement
Orerby says he remarked to Payton:
“T am cold and want a drink.’"
“Payton replied Overby said ’it is
out in the brush’ pointing toward the
east -of the road.
“Just at tbat moment an automo-
bile's headlights were seen some dis-
tance down the road. It was the car
occupied by the prohibition officers.
Payton saw it Overby said and reply-
ing to Overby’s request for a drink
said:
“’Wait until that automobile passes.'
Says Payton Fell at First Shot.
“The automobile rolled up and after
it had passed beyond a short distance
came to h stop to the north of where
the fire wax burning and near which
Overby and Payton were standing. Pay-
ton Overby said was facing the south
at the time appearing to give heed to
the ear that was occupied by the fed-
eral officers.
“Overby said he turned from Pay ton
and started to walk toward the ap-
proaching officers. He had taken hut
a few steps he said when he heard
a shot. He says he turned around to-
ward Payton and saw the latter bend-
ing forward his arms seemingly folded
in front of him.
*Tm shot.”’ Overby said Pay ton sai l
just before he voliapsed.
-Overby says be heard but one shot
fired but said that his hearing was
;»oor. Others may have been fired he
said.”
Shot May Have Come From Brush.
District Attorney McAskill conduct-
ed the investigation which began early
during the morning. The indication*
are. he said that Payton was shot and
killed not by the prohibition afficei -
but by some unidentified per^.u. who
was hidden in the brush nearby.
“The officers claim.” said the district
attorney “that several shots were fired.
The first of these came from the vast
or southeast of the |»oint where Payton
and Overby were standing. The wbout-
ing came from the brush. One of the**
shots they any. whizzed by McFty’*
head. The other tore up the grave!
near Swvens’ feet. Stevens and Mr Kat
sty they returned the fire in the dir^r.
Irion in which they bad seen the fl ••
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