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VOL. XUI—NO. 133.
ALENE FRAWLEY COMBS UNDER ARREST
M CONFIRMS
REPORT ROAHRS
'flu ON BRIDGE
Eighth Corps Headquarters
Says Precaution Tak-
en at Laredo.
NO DISORDER REPORTED
Situation in Mexico Tense
and Refugee Leaders
Are Active. *
Confirmation of the fact that United
States troops were placed on the Inter-
national bridge at Laredo early Wed-
nesday morning following rumors of an
impending attack by rebel troops and
reports from the border of increased ac-
tivity including the revolt of another
garrison were developments in the bor-
der situation Thursday.
Military authorities at headquarters
of the Eighth Corps Area stateri that
an increase in the guard at the bridge
r-hMLbecn placed there Wednesday night
ffirrter hearing from officers at Fort Mc-
Mntosh.
Telegrams sent out from I^arcdo stat-
ed that everything was absolutely quiet
although one newspaper at Laredo pub-
lished the story nt the inrTeased guard
and threatened trouble.
Reported Coss in the Field.
Unconfirmed reports reaching San
Antonio from the border are to the ef-
fect that the federal garrison at Saltillo
Coahuila has just revolted and that
Maj. Gen. Francisco Coss has taken the
field at the head of the revolting troops.
General Coss fell out with the Obre-
gon goverunr.cnt over the grunting of
amnesty to the former Carransista Gov-
ernor Espinoza Mireles who was taken
back to Mexico by De la Huerta and
who. Cow claims eonfiseated and de-
atro/ed valuable property in his ha-
ciendas in the state of Coahuila. The
report does not state the exact number
of the Saltillo garrison.
While a strict censorship on all
a enues of information coming from the
trouble zone has been put on by both
Mexican officials and American busi-
ness men it was learned here that prom-
inent Mexican refugees arc gathering
at Laredo and that there is an under-
current of revolutionary activity. Jnst
who these men are cannot be learned
but it is known that •Tactically every
prominent Mexican refugee in San An-
tonio has mysteriously disappeared in I
the last few days.
Reported Rev nose Sacked.
La Presort a Mexican language news-
published in Sun Antonio print-
story Thursday mornin. saying
the Col. Luis Maltos who was forced to
flee from Matamoras in addition to sack-
ing the town of Mier and taking the
garrison along under the revolutionary
banner carried out the same tactics at
Reynose another Mexican military gar-
rison along the border on the way to
Nuevo Laredo.
Dispatches from Mexico Thursday
were that the federal government has
failed to handle the revolutionary situa-
tion in Tabasco and that the troops
have withdrawn from pursuing Carlos
Green and arc preparing to turn and
take care of the Felix Diaz movement.
Attempts to get General G. een to sur-
render and be granted amnesty failed
General Green having flatly refused the
<7«r.
Maltos and Maldonado arc both man-
euvering in the gcnoral •vicinity of
Nuevo Laredo.
CAMP PIKE RETURNED
Former Army Cantonment Goes Back
to State Control.
Little Rneli Ark.. June I.—Camp
Pike. former army cantonment here
was removed from the jurisdiction of
♦he United States to that of Arkansas
Wednesday.
The government" revocable license
transferring about -10000 acres of the
former military reserve to the state was
received and accepted by Maj. H. F.
artedeman of the Arkansas National
'Guard.
The state expects to make the camp
the permanent homo of the Arkansas
National Guard where headquarter will
be established and materials stored. The
summer encampments of the guard will
be held there each year.
TELEGRAPHS TO MERGE
Thn-r Companies to Combine Rcpreseu-
Utiles Deride.
By the AMocintcd Pmm.
Beriui June I.—The German Allan
tic the German South American and
the East European Telegraph Unm-
panies will e merged into one com-
pany it WBN decided at a general meet-
ing of rep oaentntivea of the three com-
panies Wcdreeday.
The new concern will carry out the
construction of a cable front Fudeu •
to the Aaopr which will connect with ।
another cable from New York to the
Asor* belonging to the Commercial
Cable Com nan’-.
Flans IP aF water for New Harbor.
Corpus ChrlsG. Tex.. June I.—4'. J.
Ha. 3 J. city snfnw. has rone to Gal*
ve inn where he will consult with Con-
jnp nr engineer Cummings in regard
to the hrcjikwnter in Corpus Christi
bn • ” 1 >h w’ll now be ro*n?dete<l be
r. . < f the rteMroation of the city as
« Jeep ^atcr port.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
FOREST FIRES TAKE
HEAVY TOLL; ONE
UFE KNOWN LOST
Property Damage in West-
ern Washington May
Reach $2000000.
.Seattle Wash. June I.—One person
was known to be dead another was
beiicved to have perished scores were
homeless and vast areas of timberland
in western Washington and Oregon
were blazing or smouldering wastes to-
day as a result of forest and brush
fires which yesterday got beyond con-
trol.
Leo McDonald employe of a lum-
ber camp near Cellar Falls Wash.
was killed when a burning tree tell.
Damage in Washington was estimat-
ed at from $1000000 to $2000000.
At least 25 homes in and near Ce-
dar Falls have been razed by fire.
MILITARY GOVERNORS
WANT OLD PARLIAMENT
TO SETTLE QUARRELS
Chinese Leaders Agree to
Petitions of
Press.
By the Associated Press.
Paotingfu. Province of Chi-Li China
June I.—Gen. Wu Pci-Fu dominant
figure in Chinese military affairs an-
nounced yesterday that Gen. Chen
Chiuug-Min the Kwaiigtung leader with
the Tucbuns or military governors of
thirteen oilier provinces had agreed to
Recall the old parliament for which the
Chinese press has been clamoring in
the belief that it wan the only logical
step for the restoration of peace and •
constitutional government.
The expectation here is that the par-
liament if called will hold a prelimi-
nary meeting at Tientsin.
A Peking dispatch May 13 says
Chinese public opinion as reflected in
flic press favored the reassembly of tue
old parliament and declared many mem-
bers of that body were so sure of a call
that they were gathering at Canton
Shanghai and Tientsin. A group of 00
of them was said to have met at Tient-
sin and invited the Canton members
adherents of Dr. Suu Yat Svu and the
Northern government to exchange views
with them.
Bridges Are Burned.
Tientsin May St.—Observers aboard
a military train which returned today
from Mukden reported that four bridges
along the way had been damaged by
the Fengtien troops of Gen. Chang Tso-
Lin.
The Tientsin-Mukden railroad line
over which the train went is the prin-
cipal artery of communication for any
advance against Chang on the part of
Gen. Wu Pei Fu.
U. S. Forces to China.
Manila. Jun. I.—The flagship Huron
the cruiser Buffalo and eighteen de-
stroyers will depart within a few days
for Chinese waters where they will re-
main several months it was announced
today at headquarters of the Asiatic
squadron here.
TITLE FINALLY CLEAR
Sergeant Yorii Now Secure in Posses-
sion of TeMXeaee Fann.
(Lattanooga Tenn. June I.—Ser-
geant Alvin York at last feels secure
the deed to bis 400-acre river bottom
farm in Fentress county having been
presented to him with the title clear
by J. T. lieidea of Jamestown one of
the trustees of the farm fund started
by the Nashville Rotary Club.
The first campaign for the fund left
the title to the farm clouded with a
mortgage and the Argonne hero re-
cently was reported considerably wor-
ried over meeting payments on the in-
debtedness. A second campaign was in-
augurated by the Rotarians and the
mortgage was paid. Presentation of
the deed was held up pending incor-
poration in the document of an account
of the sergeant’s exploit in France.
RAIL CHIEFS TO MEET
Matters Vital to Common Welfare to
Be Considered.
Oncinati Ohio June I.—Edward IL
Fitzgerald grand president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Freight Handlers Express and Sta-
tion Employes announced today that
sixteen chiefs of the railroad brother-
I oods and other executive officers of
the railroad unions will meet in Cin-
cinnati next Tuesday to take up mat-
ters vital to the common welfare of
all railroad workers. Some forty
executives arc expected to' attend the
meet hig.
Tbc meeting was called on instruc-
tion of R. M. Jewell head of the em-
plOyeg department of the Americas
/cdcralion of Labor.
SALESMAN IS SLAIN
Slwrirr Says He Killed Him in Defense
of Daughter’s Good Name.
Henderson T*x. June I.—Sheriff
Noel N. Hale surrendered to Justice of
the Pome J. A. Ward Wednesday a few
minute* after N. C. Benham of Pitts-
burg a traveling salesman for an oil
company waa shot and killed in the
lobby of the Wliitaon hotel. Sheriff
Hale was later released on $5OOO bond.
Sheriff Hale in a statement said he
"killed Benham in the defense of the
good num of hL danghter.’’
Benham is survived by a widow and
a daughter.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THURSDAY JUNE 1 1922.-TWENTY PAGES.
FRENCH ASKED
FOR NN ON
WARTIME DEBT
Funding Commission Ready
to Receive Conferees
From Paris.
MAY DISCUSS OTHERS
Several Nations’ Obligations
to Be Considered It
Is Understood.
Washington D. C. June L—The
French government has been infortnett
that the American government will re-
ceive a special mission of French finan-
cial experts to discuss that nation's war
debt it was stated today after tne
second meeting of the Allied Debt Fund-
ing Commission. No definite date for
the discussions has been set.
Secretary Mellon chairman of the
<ommittee declined to discuss touey a
meeting beyond saying the commission
met to discuss one particular matter.
Whether this was the French reply was
not stated.
The commission it was learned how-
ever. is ready to treat with a French
mission whenever it reaches this coun-
try. and another meeting will be held
shortly when it was indicated nego-
tiations with several of th> debtor na-
tions would be under discussion. It
was definitely stated that so far there
has been no direct reply from Great
Britain the largest foreign debtor to
the commission's announcement of its
readiness to discuss funding arrange-
ments.
FORMER SONG WRITER
DIES A PAUPER IN
NEW YORK HOSPITAL
Paul Barnes Wrote Many
Popular Songs —Was
Insane and Blind.
New York June I.—That the Paul
Barnes who died in Manhattan State
Hospital. Ward’s island. May 8 in-
sane blind and a pauper was the au-
thor of “Goodby Dolly Gray” the bat-
tle chant of American soldiers and sail-
ors in the war against Spain became
known today.
Barnes was also the author of many
other songs once popular. Among some
50 are “Josephine My Joe.” “Down
by the Riverside.*’ “Dreaming” “Ve-
netian Moon” and “Mammy Johnny’s
Lullaby.” Dan Daly a noted variety
a< tor. Bang himself to fume late in the
nineties through a song entitled “You
Won’t Do” that Barnes composed for
him while the two men walked twelve
blocks down Broadway one afternoon.
The last api>oaranc«‘ of Paul Barnes
was in English music halls just at
the outbreak of the war. When he and
his wife who worked with him. re-
turned to Broadway they found them-
selves forgotten and soon through
worry Barnes became insane.
He had been in the hospital about
two years when he died. The Masonic
order and vaudeville friends had been
paying small sums to give him all the
comforts possible.
ROBS “SILENT” OFFICER
Wealthy Philadelphian Charged Witli
Throwing Lantern Into River.
Berwick. Pa. June I.—Carter Leidy
socially prominent young Philadelphian
whose elopement with “Fifi” Widener
daughter of Joseph Widener created a
sensation in society circles and who
subsequently came here to don overalls
and learn the steel business from the
ground up. is apparently witbin the
grasp of the law.
Leidy is charged with larceny driv-
ing an automobile while intoxicated and
reckless driving. The Berwick police
assert that the wealthy young steel
worker drove his car up to a “Silent"
traffic policeman unfastened the red
warning lantern and flung it into the
river from which the larceny charge
resulted.
CHINESE RIOT SERIOUS
Clash Between Strikers and Soldiers
Causes Death of 71.
Manila. P. 1.. June I.—Seventy-four
Chinese were killed and a number
wounded today at Macao in a clash be-
tween Chinese strikers and Portuguese
troops accoyding to advices from Hong
Kong. Admiral Joseph Strauss com-
mander of the Asiatic squadron is with-
out official reports of the disturbance
at Macao which is the Portuguese con-
cession at Hong Kong but said the
gifnboat Pamnanga mid the destroyer
Tracy are in that vicinity ready to pro-
tect American interests if the necessity
arises.
Weddy Service Inaugurated.
Washington D. C June I.—lnau-
guration of a weekly steamship service
direct from New York to London with
the sailing of the President Garfield
of the United States Une was an-
nounced Wednesday by tbc shipping
board.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
OF BOOTLEGGERS IS HELD
• TO STUDY BUSINESS IDEAS
Prohibition Officers Hear of Meeting Held in Canada
Attended by High Jackers Moonshiners and
Oother Members of “Profession.”
By BURTON LEE.
Copyright 1*22.
Washington D. C Juno I.—Prohi-
bition enforcement officers working
along the northern boundaries of tue
United States have reported that a
international convention of bootleggers
recently was held "across the line" and
that members of the "profession" from
the principal cities of Canada were
present.
The convention lasted three days and
one of its conclusions was a slight in-
crease in the price of the real imported
"stuff” despite the fact that it is recog-
nized that while liquor from the south-
ern part of the United States is proving
a real eomiietitor even in the Scotch
fields of the North.
Moonshiners Are Present.
1 The international convention included
rum runners "hibg jackers” nd a
sprinkling of moonshiners. The “high
jackers” are the real "bad men" of the
whiskey profession. The break into resi-
dences and deprive a man of his private
stock the thieving being known as
"high jacking." The private stock is
sold at high rates for generally a resi-
dential haul ntes a lot of pre-war. or
at least pro-prohibition liquor. "High
jackiug” is prevalent in the western
part of both the United States and
Canada.
One of the objects of the international
convention according to the dry officers
was to exchange ideas and methods of
concealing liquor for transportation both
ALLISTER M’CORMICK
REFUSES TO COMMENT
ON IMMINENT WEDDING
Mary Langdon Baker Is
Touring Continent by
Automobile.
By WILLIAM E. NASH.
Special Cable to The San ntoulo Lifht
and the Chicago Daily Newe.
Copyright IMS.
Paris June I.—Running: publicity as
they would the plague. Mary Langdon
Baker and Allister McCormick the
young Chicagoans whose postponed
wedding has provided society with many
rumatnic thrills refuse to comment in
any way on the latest kink in their
plans caused by the death in New York
of the actor. Barry Baxter.
Tiny will not admit that the an-
n'.uncentent made ^n April 25 that the
marriage would take place in London
at the end of June requires amendment.
Reports spread by friends are not bind-
ing on the principals they say.
Miss Baker at present is touring
France by automobile rarely stopping
long enough in one place to estabh^n a
postal address. When last heard from
she was in Montainebleau. Mr. McCor-
mick has retired to a modest little ho-
tel in a quiet corner of Paris where
he wishes to remain unmolested.
Friends of Vicomte and Vicomtesse
de Janze (the countess was formerly
Alice Silverthorne of Chicago) refuse to
receive visitors interested in the Baker-
McCormick courtship. Although the fact
cannot be verified it is believed that
the young people see each other ire-
quently. »
DEBT COMMITTEE MEETS
For Second Time War Problems Will
Be Concluded.
Washington. D. C. June I.—The al-
lied debt funding commission met today
for its second meeting since its creation
by Congress to negotiate the funding of
tile eleven billion dollars owed this
country abroad.
104
New Subscribers
Wednesday May 31
On Wednesday 104 persons in this city subscribed to The San
Antonio Light ordering this newspaper delivered to their homes
each afternoon and Sunday morning by carrier.
Including the 104 new subscribers Wednesday 5179 persons in
this city have subscribed to The Light to have delivered to their
homes every day by carrier since April Ist.
In other words. The San Antonio Light has 5179 more home
circulation every day by carrier since April Ist.
The Light is a home newspaper it is upright truthful clean —•
a newspaper that you would not hesitate to let your children read.
The fact that 5179 persons have subscribed for The Light to
have it delivered to their homes every day since April Ist indicates
that the people of San Antonio prefer The San Antonio Light as
their newspaper for home reading.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
in Canada itself and across the inter-
national boundary. The "delegates” to
the convention all were vouched for by
"representative men" of the profession
and the discussions were quite rank
and free.
Concealment Methods Discussed.
The dry officers are now endeavoring
to discover just what new methods of
concealment were adopted for shipment
both by rail and motor. The con-
vention also proved a clearing house for
new formulas for the manufacture of
synthetic and ether illicit liquors.
There was even discussion of govern-
ments fines and how the heavy penalties
now being assessed might be pooled
among co-workers.
One of the most interesting repots
coming out of the convention is to
the effect that a proposal was made to
set aside a sum among the organized
bootleggers to assist in the general cam-
paign for the legalization of light wines
and beer. This brought about a dis-
cussion wbieh lasted virtually through-
out the conveition some of the boot-
leggers contending that a wine and
beer nxslificatiou of the prohibition laws
in the United States would seriouuslly
affect the bootlegging business while
others contended that with beer and
wine moving freely there woulu 11 less
activities by dry officers and conse-
quently less interfenence with the deal-
ers in the "hard stuff.” The report of
the convention closes with the state-
ment that “nothing definite was decided
regarding this mutter.”
APACHE DUEL OVER
WOMAN RESULTS IN
PRISON SENTENCES
Principals in French Under-
world Affair Get Two
Years.
By the AMociated Pre»s.
Farit Juno I.—A duel to the death
over a woman has brought prison sen-
tences to the victor Maurice Pinteaux
an Apache and the witnesses of the
fight. The court rejected the defense
plea that duelling with knives in the
underworld was quite as respectable a«
sword or pistol affairs before top batted
society leaders.
Pinteaux and his “seconds” were sen-
tenced last night to two years impris-
onment each and the director of the
combat to six months for their parts
in the death of Charles Lailemant. an-
other Apache. Lalleman was formerly
thte paramour of Louise Rattier but
Pinteaux won her from him.
The testimony showed that the duel
was conducted according to set rules.
Similar knives well-sharpened at the
scene by the witnesses were given to
the combatants. Lailemant disregard*
rd the rules when he attempted to fol-
low up his advantage of drawing first
blood by kicking at Pinteaux's abdo*
men the other Apache closed in on
him. reepatedly stabbing his opponent
until he fell mortally wounded.
The attorneys for the defense aban-
doned their announced plan of sum-
moning persons in the social world as
experts to testify that the duel as
conducted was entirely regular.
DROWNS IN BARREL
exan Slips While Dipping Bucket of
Water.
Denton. Tex. June I.—J. W. Ben-
)n. 50. « bachelor drowned last night
i a barrel of water at his home in
I’ise county. It is believed he slipjied
hile dipping a bucket of water and
II into the barre] head foremost.
Crockett 1742
fIALLOONS MOVE
SOUTHWESTERLY
REPORTS STATE
Five Bags Pass Over South-
ern Michigan Early
in Day.
M’KIBBEN IS SIGHTED
Pilot Is Reported to Be in
Vicinity of White-
side Mo. >-f\
Milwaukee Wis. v June I.— Meager
reports reaching here from various cities
in Michigan Illinois Ohio and Mis-
souri failed to give any definite infor-
mation as to the position of thte bal-
loons which left this city Wednesday
in the national balloon race. From the
reports received it was believed that
most of the balloons weer traveling in
a southwesterly direction.
Five balloons believed to be entrants
in the race passed over southern Mich-
igan early Thursday morning accord-
ing to word received from Detroit. Four
of the gas bugs were observed about 7
o’clock passing over Lenawee county
near Adrian. All were traveling east
toward northern Lake Erie. The fifth
balloon passed over Jackson shortly af-
ter daybreak. It was traveling in a
southerly direction.
Oue gas bag was sighted over Mel-
burn Ohio at 7:15 a. m. passing over
Bryan about D o’clock according to re-
ports received by New York Central
railroad officials at Cleveland. The
balloon was flying high in a northeast-
erly direction. Three of the contestt-
anta passed over Haugamou county. By-
! ing s<r’-threM. according to reports from
Springfield 111. Oue ot them came so
near to earth at Petersburg that the
pilot yelled at farmers but the number
was not recognized. Another flying
high passed over Pawnee IU. at G
o’clock this morning. The third was
sighted at Paua 111.
Two balloons traveling in a south-
westerly direction passed over Cham-
paign 111. between 5 and 10 o’clock
this morning. Both were so far away
they could not be recognized. Decatur
111. reported a machine headed south at
5:40 o’clock and Bement 111. reported
one at 7 o’colck.
The balloon piloted by J. 8. McKib-
ben of St. Louis passed over White-
side Mo. at 9:10 o’clock according
to word received at the Aero Club of
Wisconsin. The balloon dropped mes-
sages on the city which were sent back
here. It was going in a southwesterly
direction.
FRIDAY TO BE FAIR
High Pressure Ai*ea From Central
States Brings Clear Weather.
Thursday night and Friday will bo
generally fair according to J. H. Jar-
bdk meteorologist with maximum tem-
peratui*e of 85 to 89 and light north-
erly to easterly winds. The clear
weather is due to a high pressure area
headed south from the central states
which when it struck the hot moist
southern atmosphere caused a streak
of moderate rains from El Paso to
Kansas.
Rain was reported at all stations
around San Antonio Wednesday but
this point escaped. The heaviest rain
in the state occurred at Austin where
11-2 inches fell. Beeville and Colum-
bus to the south registered .85. while
about ten other points reported light
amounts.
If rains were moderate in Texas they
were not so along the eoutbeast At-
lantic coast where ns mueh ns five
inches has been reported. An inch to
an inch ami a half was about the aver-
age. Parts of Alabama. Florida the
Carolinas Georgia and Mississippi were
covered.
MEXICAN BANK FAILS
One of Largest Institutions in North-
ern Mexico Close®.
Brownsville Tex. June I.—The Pe-
troleum Bank and Trust Company at
Tampico. Mex. one of the largest bank-
ing institutions in northern Mexico re-
cently closed its doors according to a
bulletin of the American chamber of
commerce at Tampico received here to-
day. Officials of the bank have as-
sured the chamber that wiMi caretul
management of its assets every depos-
itor can bo paid in full. The assets
are said to bo more than J600000 pesos
and total due depositors about 1000-
000 pesos.
According to the bulletin Robert
Thomas president of the bank nas
offered to place all his property in Ta-
maulipas Vera Cruz .San Luis Potosi
and Durango at the disposal of the
courts to protect «l<q»sitors.
RAIL SHOPS RE-OPEN
Srdalu r»»cn!rw Coorii Depart mm t
Employs More Men.
Sedalia. Mo.. June I.—The passenger
coach department of the Missouri Kan-
sas anti Texas car shop here reopened
this morning when 278 men were placed
back on their former jobs after being
off duty since January 19 when the
shops were shut down. . .
MAN UNDER SENTENCE
HERE EOR WEARING ARMY
NURSE UNIEORM IS CAUGHT
Federal Officers Apprehend Alene
Frawley Combs at Kansas City Fol-
lowing Her Flight From City After
Being Allowed Freedom to Raise $2OO
Fine—Will Be Returned to Serve Sen-
tence or Pay Fine.
Alene Frawley Combs has been detained in Kansas City
and will be brought to San Antonio to serve a jail sentence of
sixty days or pay a $2OO fine assessed for illegally wearing a
nurse uniform.
The woman was apprehended after she left San An-
tonio when Judge West in Federal court allowed her free-
dom while she made an attempt to raise the money for thef
fine.
She was convicted of illegally wearing distinctive parts
of an army nurses’ uniform in federal court May 10 and after
pleading guilty she was sentenced to either pay a fine of $2OO
or serve sixty days in jail.
She was given until 5 o’clock on the next day to raise
the money but disappeared. Miss Frawley who later mar-
ried a soldier named Combs first attracted attention in San
Antonio at the reunion of the 90th Division when she was
present at the ceremonies at Camp Travis and told of her ex-
ploits in France which included being wounded 17 times
and being in several bombing raids.
She was given a great deal of publicity in newspapers
one paper running three different feature stories about her.
While here she was a solicitor for subscriptions to a maga-
zine.
A war department circular was sent out following an
investigation which said no nurse by the name of Alene Fraw-
ley had ever served in the army or had ever been wounded.
Following her arrest for wearing the uniform she waived
hearing.
Upon her disappearance from San Antonio after the
time given in which to raise her fine detectives intercepted
some of her luggage which was being sent away.
APPROPRIATION BILL
FOR ARMY EXPENSES
REPORTED TO SENATE
Measure Carries Funds for
Personnel of 133-
000 Men.
Waxhinfton D. C. June I.—The an-
nual War Department appropriation
bill carrying $333972000 was reported
Wednesday to the Senate by its appro-
priations committee. The measure as
it was returned to the Senate is $49-
985.000 larger than as it was passed by
the House but approximately $40000-
000 under the estimates for the coming
year’s expenditures.
For pay of enlisted men the measure
appropriates $60981000 sufficient for
an average army of 133000. The pro-
viso is made that the size of the army
shall not exceed 140000 except in
emergency. The appropriatiou for the
officer personnel limited to an average
of 12530 for the year totals $33390-
000. The House appropriations for
these two items the largest in the bill
were $48863000 and $26896000 re-
spectively.
The measure as scut to the Senate
provides for reduction within five
months of the officer personnel to the
prescribed limits through operation of a
so-called plucking board of five officers.
The reduction is to be accomplished
through discharge or retirement and it
was said contemplates a classify ion
of officers on the basis of efficiency and
physical qualification.
While not taken as a whole the com-
mittee accepted the principles .of the rc-
dnetion plan proposed by General
Pershing and rejected the House provi-
sion which carries *no method for re-
duction. except abrupt discharge of suf-
ficient officers to cut the commissioned
if- nfrtli to 11 JMHL
The committee increased by $3000.-
000 to $9500000 the appropriation for
expenses of Camps of instruction for
the national guard but it left unchanged
the Hou.*e item of $1800000 for civilian
^military training camps. .
The committee reduced the age limi-
tation of those who are eligible^ to the
summer training course from 35 to 27
years. The limitation does not apply to
veterans of the war with Germany
hewever. An increase from $2700000
to $3600000 was accorded the members
of the officer*’ reserve corps for summer
training expenses and the appropriation
f their pay was increased from $230*
000 to $2 000000 that all might be
taken care oC
CITY EDITION
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TWO CENTS per “ d *»*«*</•
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HENRY FORD DEMANDS
GORGAS PLANT IN
MUSCLE SHOALS DEAL
Detroit Manufacturer Pre-
sents Virtual Ultima-
tum to Congress.
Washington. I). C.. June I.—Henry
Ford presented a virtual ultimatum on
the question of the disposition of Mu*
cle Shoals in giving to the House Mili-
tary Affairs committee today his views
on the model offer for the Alabama.
properties drafted by the committee.
The Detroit manufacturer in a let-
ter laid before the committee by one
of his representatives. J. W. Worth-
ington. declared he could not consent
on elimination of the Gorgas Alabama
bteampower plant from the properties
the government proposes to lease or sell
and in doing fo declared that if his re-
vised offer “is rejected then I must un-
derstand that the acceptance of my of-
fer for Muscle Shoals as a whole and
not in part is rejected.” \
Mr. Ford agreed to other modifica-
tions of his offer as made by the <-om-
inittec in its model offer but said he
wanted the committee “to consider this
proposal (the one presented by him to-
day) as the final and that no further
changes should be expected.”
Request was made by the manufac-
turer that the committee send his final
offer to the House for acceptance or re-
jection.
“If Congress votes acceptance of my
offer.” Mr. Ford continued “we will
get on the job at Muscle Shoals at once-
but if < ong! it that will lie
but the beginning of a more dctenninM
«ffort on my part to save Musclf
Shoals fnr th** benefit of the public.”
Immediately upon receiving Mr.
Ford’s letter the House committee
went into executive session to consider.
Members would not forecast what ac-
tion would be taken but in some quar-
ters it was believed that the commit-
tee would vote to meet Mr. Ford’s de-
mand as to the purchase of the Gorges
plant.
ANNOUNCES FOR SENATE
Reid Has Another Opponent in Rare
tn Contend Against.
Jefferson City Mo.. June I.—A see.
rod opponent of I nited States Senatof
Jcmcs A. Reed. Pemoerat who is *
candidate for nomination entered the
political field Wednesday when Rob-
ert R You nr. of St. Joseph filed a
f ■rmol declaration of his candidacy witk
the secretary of state shortly before J
the closing hour of that office. .. I
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