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VOL. XLII—NO. 305.
CHINESE PIRATES SEIZE BRITISH SHIP
COPS HOUND lIP
TROANTSM
BOAROMEETING
u
Mayor Black and Commis-
sioner Rieden Forced
to Attend Session.
‘SENT FOR’ BY PREIFFER
Capt James Stevens Brings
“Hooky” Players to Equal-
ization Room.
Mayor O. B. Black and Street Com-
niisaioner William O. Rieden were
forced to attend the board of equaliza-
tion meeting Monday morning when
they were brought in by Captain of
Police Jamea Stevens. The police cap-
tain was acting under orders from
Commissioner of Taxation John P.
Pfeiffer who is chairman of the
board.
“I telephoned each member of the
board to bo present at 9:30 this
morning” the tax commissioner ex-
plained. “Commissioners Wright and
Lambert were on hand. Mayor Black
and Commissioner Rieden were not. 1
sent for them.”
The tax commissioner explained that
as chairman of the board he has the
authority to compel attendance at its
meetings. It* was under this authority
that he sent the captain of police to
bring in the two missing members.
Mayor Laughs Heartily.
Mayor Black was the first one to
be brought in by Captain Stevens. The
mayor walked into the door of the tax
collector’s office with the police captain
Just behind him. Commissioner Kay
lambert chuckled when the two ap-
jieared nnd the mayor laughed good-
humoredly. u
“I can’t find Commissioner Rieden
Captain Stevens reported.
“I want him anyway. Go and bring
him in” Commissioner Pfeiffer said
d»yerminedly.
^^Captain Strvens departed and in a
Khort time returned with the street
commissioner.
“He didn’t arrest me.” Commission-
er Rieden explained later. “He just
told me to come.’*
But as in the case of the mayor the
police captain was directly behind the
street commissioner.
Commissioner Pfeiffer later explained
that property owners were waiting nnd
wanted a full meeting of the board nnd
it was necessary that the mayor and
street commissioner be brought in.
Fight Over Briam Assessment.
Monday morning’s session of the
board was one of the stormiest in many
days and resembled one of the old-time
council meetings when the hold-overs
nnd the Black faction were squabbling.
L'p until 11 :45 o’clock only three as-
sessments had been disposed of. despite
the fact that the board met shortly after
9:30.
The biggest fight came over the as-
sessment of August Briam. During
this altercation •uch phrases ns “Kan-
garoo court” “one man rule” “he
wants to be*the big show” “kt him do
all the talking.” “you’re out of order.”
“I am not.” “you can’t talk that way.”
“but I can and have.* and others equal-
ly as amusing greeted the spectators
who were looking on. Commissioner
Wright nnd the tax commissioner had
a poticularlv heited argument.
Pfeiffer Cites Briam to Appear.
From the arguments on both sides
it appeared that the assessment ot Au-
gust Briam of $8550 ns it appeared on
the books was stamped approved by
Ci hi i mission! r Lembert at the end of
October. Then the tax commissioner
in what be termed an appeal. raised the
figures to $l2 170 and cited Mr. Briam
to appear again.
After much discussion nnd wrangling.
Commissioner Wright loved tint the
nxeaament stand ns it was last year
being only three member* present
at the time his motion w** carried by
n rite of two to one. the ayes being
Wright and Lamliert and “no”
Commissioner Pfeiffer. When it came
t« dictating the motion to a stenograph-
er. Commissioner PfeiPer insisted on
putting in thi figures that annvirM «m
the book. Commies’vner Wright ob-
jected nnd that the mo v ‘oi read
n st as ho bad graft'd it. The ben tod
argument then nsi to
finally th* mayor appeared mJ
pi 1 red oil or the trcnhlrd water.i. na-
Miring Comm’dinner Wright tme the
n • notes con! 1 be cor ected when they
cafe up for approval. Then Commis-
sioner Pfeiffer dictated the mobm. ns It
was originally made adding an ex-
planation of liis no vote.
An argument also arose over the as-
Re*mrnt of the property ot Aaron Pan-
coast on Commerce street. Rieden nnd
Pfeiffer stuck close together on this
and voted against a substitute motion
of Mayor Black allpwing a re< uction
of slightly less than $3OOO on accoun*
of the depreciation in the building.
The assessment of K. J. Alt gelt was
being taken up nt 11:45 with the pros
pect that the Hart assessmeiit would
romp up for n final vote shortly after
noon or curly Tuesday morning.
Anneal fa Dismissed.
Washington D. C. Nov. 20/—An
ippeal brought by the People’s National
Bank of Kingfisher. Okla. from a low-
er court decision that national banks
ire not entitled to deduct from their
rapltul. surplus and undivided profits.
Ji fiaying stale taxes money invested
n liberty bonds and other forms of lax
Lvrpipt securities was dismissed today
RTrhe supreme court on authorities
dted.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
He Succeeds Wirth
Germany will now bare a government
ot business men uh Wilhelm Cuno di-
rector-general of the Hamburg-Ameri-
can Hue is organizing the new Geruiun
government. The new prime minister ia
inviting into bin cabinet men high in the
German industrial world. *
DUAL MURDER CASE
IS READY FOR JURY
IN SOMERSET COUNTY
Somerville Not Enthusiastic
Over Position in
Spotlight.
Somerville. N. J. Nov. 20.—The Som-
erset county grand jury with the aid
of Special State Prosecutor Wilbur A.
Mott today began an investigation of
the murder of the Rev. Edward W. Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills now a mys-
tery of nine weeks' duration.
Somerville a town of only 4000 per-
sous ia not enthusiastic about its posi-
tion In the IlinelUbt. Its' eifisens be-
lieve that Middlesex county should foot
the bill because it was Middlesex coun-
ty citizens who were murdered.
A detachment of state troopers pa-
trolled the streets about the courthouse
and others were detailed to guard wit-
nesses.
Raymond Schneider who notified the
plica that he had found the bodies of
Hall and Mrs. Mills under a tree on
the Phillips farm September 14 was
the first witness called.
Schneider. who accused a companion
of having committed the double murder
and later retracted has been In jail
<m |>erjury charges. It was understood
that he would be nsked to describe the
finding of the bodies and to identify
certain pictures of the scene of the
murder.
Pearl Hnhmer IG. who was with
Schneider when be found the bodies
arrived this morning from Newark
where she had 'been lodged in the House
of the Good Shenberd after charges of
incorrigibility had been pending against
her. She was taken to tbe jail to await
her call.
OFFERS CHANNEL BILL
Wurzbach Wants *750000 Spent at
Corpus Christi.
Washington. I). C.. Nov. 20.—An ap-
propriation of *750.000 for improve-
ment of the channel from Aranaas Pas«
to Corpus Christi. Texas was proposed
in n hilt introduced today by Repre-
sentative Wurzbnch Republican of
Texas.
THE WEATHER
TEMPER ATI RK3.
NOV. IS. 2 s. m S 3
3 P- m 72 3.a. m st
< n. m 7S < a. tn si
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6 P- m sr a a m so
• P- m i.st 7 a. t«
* r». m....... * .56 8 a. m ’...49
• P m 55 9 a. m KI
J? P f»4 in a. m 51
H P *1 K 4 11 a. m 54
12 midnight 51 12 noon 67
. NOV. 20. 1 n. m 12
1 *• m 5.1 2 n. 66
FORECAST.
Ran Antonio and vicinity: Monday night
and Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer:
minimum temperature. 54 tn 58; light to
gentle nnrthcaat tn sou th cunt wind*.
East Texan: Partly cloudy; nomewhat
unsettled on weat coast; warmer Tuesday
and In wnt portion Monday night.
Wewt Tena: Partly cloudy; somewhat
unnettled in north .portion; warmer Mon-
day night in north portion; warmer Tues-
day In southeast portion.
HOME WRATH Er FOR TOURISTS.
St. Loaia: Temperature. 38; cloudy;
twelve-mile wind from the northwest;
lowest temperature In last 24 hours. 36;
lighcst. 50.
(Tticago: Temperature. 24; cloudy;
twelve-mile wind from the northwest; low-
ent temperature in last 24 hours. 34; high-
ent. 40.
Kannas City: Temperature. 28; clear;
eight-mile wind from the north; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours. 28; high-
est. 42. • .
New York: Temperature. 48; cloudy;
ton-mile wind from the north: lowest
temperature In last 24 hours. 48; high-
est. 62.
Wanhiagton: Temperature. 52; clear;
rourtedh-mtio wind from the northwest;
lowest temperature la last 24 hours 44;
highest. 88
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS MONDAY NOVEMBER 20 1922.-FOURTEEN PAGES.
SIXTY ARE DROWNED
AS BOAT CAPSIZES
NEAR LANDING DOCK
Indian Courier Brings Re-
port of Lower California
Catastrophe.
Mexicali Lower Cal. Nov. 20.—More
than 60 persona were drowned when a
boat capsized while attempting a land-
ing early yesterday at La Bamba 60
miles south of Mexicali on the Gulf of
California according to word received
here last night.
According to meagre reports of the
disaster received through a Yauqi In-
dian courier who came overland
through the desert the drowned in-
cluded men women and children.
The Mexicali agency of the steamer
line operating between La Bamba and
Guaymas reported that the steamer
Topolobampo was due at La Bamba
early and officials expressed the be-
lief that tbe disaster was to passengers
of this vessel. The steamer Topolo-
bampo sailed from Guaymas Inst Fri-
day laden with Mexicans on the way
to the cotton fields of Lower Califor-
nia where they expected to obtain em-
ployment as pickers.
BERLIN GANGSTERS
SEIZE FOOD FROM
AMERICAN DINERS
Thieves Break Up Restaa-
rant Parties and At-
tack Foreigners.
. t e ny GEORGE WITTE.
Special Cable to The San Antonio Light
and th* Chicago Dally News.
Copyright IMS.
Berlin Nov. 20.—Several Americans
including women had the strange ex-
perience Sunday night of having their
food snntched from them while din-
ing in fashionable Berlin downtown fea-
turants. Ragged unkempt and un-
shaven Communists invaded these
places grabbed everything in sight and
then disappeared. No warning had been
received and when the dangerous look-
ir* gangsters rushed in j the restau-
rants everybody was dining quietly and
tlu bands playing. . . •
tftiddenly tue musicians Gripped and
When the diners looked up in surprise
they saw themselves confronted by
roughnecks who with mumbled threats
took away from their plates the steaks
chops fish and vegetables and then fur-
iously smashed bottles of wine and
champagne on the floor. In some cases
they even snatched away the food which
the diners bad on their forks.
Several of the women became hysteri-
cal. but ns tbe unbidden guests looked
desperate tbe waiters were afraid to
interfere and ao the gangs succeeded in
escaping before the police arrived.
Knives forks spoons and ash trays ga-
lore were missing when the damage was
checked up.
For a long time some of the unem-
ployed have threatened to break up the
restaurants frequented by foreigners
and profiteers nnd Sunday night's out-
rages were the result. The police now
have a special “plunderers' squad" on
duty dny and night as more trouble is
expected.
REQUEST BOND ISSUE
Colorado & Southern Would Acquire
Securities.
Washington. D. C M Nov. 20. —Au-
thority from the Interstate Commerce
Commission for an issue of stocks and
rfmds by the Colorado & Southern Rail-
road nnd its subsidiary corporations to
finance new construction in Oklahoma
along the Texas border. as requested
in a petition filed today with the com-
mission. It is proposed to have tbe
Wichita Falls & Oklahoma Railway
Company put out $9OOO in common
Stock and $109000 in 6 per cent bonds
while the Wichita Falls and Oklahoma
Railroad Company a separate corpor-
ation. aeeks to issue $7500 in common
stof k nnd $418000 in 0 per cent bonds.
The Colorado & Southern proposes to
acquire both clashes of these securities
and also to issue $542000 in 4% per
cent bonds on Ui own account.
Th Hold Thanksgiving Program.
Sonora Tex.. Nov. 20. —The primary
grades.of. the Sonora public school are
making extensive preparations to ren-
der a Thanksgiving program. One of
the/features of the program it was an-
nounced. will be an old Virginia reel by
the small children. An imitation of
the first Thanksgiving will also be
given.
Exceptional Values
Being Offered in
Babies and Orphans
Exceptional bargain nrc being of-
fered in children and babiee at pres-
ent according to representatives of
the San Antonio Child Protective
Association and Humane Society.
Those who may be interested it is
said have now n splendid op|s>rtun-
ity to adopt a little boy or girl. Sev-
eral babies too. it is said are now
available for adoption.
Of those for whom the organiza-
tion is seeking good h'mes. attention
ia called to a boy. nged 6 years. The
child officers say. ia in aplendid
health. g<sid looking and with a
sweet disposition. Two others girls
each 0 years old. may be adopted
one of which is an orphan. Official'
of the society announce they would
lie glad to hear from those who plan
tbe adoption of a child.
'LIE' PASSED
Of GOVERNOR
TO ATTORNEY
Oklahoma Prosecutor Says
Robertson Freed Murder-
er to “Get” Him.
VENUE CHANGE ASKED
Hepburn Wants Recent Or-
der in Bribery Case
Set Aside.
tllniilgc*. Okla.. Nov. 20.—District
•Judge Thomas A. Edwards this morit-
ing (sistponed until 1:30 p. ni. the hear-
ing on a motion to revoke Judge Lucien
H. Wright’s order Friday granting
Governor J. B. A. Robertson a change
of venue for trial on a charge of ac-
cepting a bribe.
Refutes Attorney’s Charge.
Albert Burch state penitentiary in-
mate who County Attorney Hepburn
charged was paroled by Governor Rob-
rrtson ‘in consideration that he would-
be at the governor’s trial on a charge
of accepting a bribe and kill the
county attorney of Okmulgee county’’
is not a murderer as intimated by Mr.
Hepburn but was serving a term for
larceny and was granted a leave of
absence from the prison upon the rep-
resentations of the United Mine Work-
ers. This statement was made here
today by G. L. Grant Fort Smith.
Ark. attorney who represents District
21 of the union. He is here as a wit-
ness in the henring of a motion by
which County- Attorney Hepburn seeks
to set aside nn order issued last Fri-
day granting the governor a change of
venue to Ada. Okla. for his trial.
Mr. Grant branded as false the al-
legations of the county attorney that ;
Burch was released for the purpose of
killing Hepburn and said :
‘•Burch is a strong union man and
John Wilkinson president. E. F. Ross. ।
secj ctnryjtreaaurer and Mike BroahertLi
boaripmember of District 21. hi tercet edi
themselves in bis behalf. The best 11
could do was to obtain a leave of .
absence for Burch. He has been work-
ing part of the time since bis release
for a coal mine in Okmulgee county
in control of Harlan Read. Mr. Read
was one of the men who was favorable
to a release of Burch.
larceny Charge Involved.
It is not true that Burch is a
murderer. Larceny was the charge
against him. His term is to expire
in December of this yean the original 1
sentence being fifteen years if I re- 1
member correctly.
• Burch was sent up from Pittsburg
County Oklahoma. There was no 1
secret about his leave of absence The
legal notice was published in a Hart-
shorne paper.”
Partisan feeling Ims run high hero
since Friday with the belief current it
Ims been indicated that today’s hearing
will be the final episode ot the gover-
nor's ease to be staged here. The case
was opened last January in the midst
of sensational charges and each new :
development has been closely fol-
lowed.
Judge Edwards was appointed bv the
state supreme court Friday to replace
in the proceedings. Judge Mark L.
Bozarth. against whom the governor's
mandamus action was upheld in Sep-
tember in the high court.
Judge Wright Arts.
The appointment wns made within a
few hours after Judge Wright had
dramatically taken mutters Into his own
hands and granted the change of venue
to Ada. Okla. and set the case for hear-
ing Wednesday. Both Judges Wright
and Bozarth are in the Twenty-wreond
Judicial District and Judge Wright held
he was qualified to hear the motion
°^e r Bozarth had been ruled out.
Ihe county attorney alleges that be
was not given notice the motion for
change of venue was to be heard Friday
nnd that he did not expect it to be
heard until the Supreme Court bad
designs ted a judge to act.
His petition to set aside the change
of venue makes the sensational charge
that Governor Robertson recently freed
a murder convict from the state peni-
tentiary to attend the governor’s trial
and "kill the county attornev of Ok-
mulgee county” and he asks that if a
Change of venue is granted the cause
_ . “L. r at some point where
“the life of said county attorney—can
and will be protected.”
Governor Denies Charge.
Hepburn also charges that Judge
Wright was not qualified to bear the
change of venue motion because of al-
leged collusion with the governor and
because of an alleged bribe he states
the judge has been accused of taking
to settle a ease.
Governor Bobertson yesterday hotly
denied the accusations of Hepburn’s
petition which was filial in district
court Saturday night. He termed the
allegation that he freed a prisoner to
"kill the county attorney” a “dastard-
ly and damnable lie.” “made at this
time for the sole and only purpose of
trying to create public sentiment
against me on the eve of mv case going
to trial at Ada.”
Reactions of supreme court justices to
granting the change of venue motion
Friday were seen when Chief Justice
John B. Harrison at once appointed
Judge Edwards to review the proceed-
ings. but would say little ns to whether
or not he thought Judge Wrigbt acted
within his jurisdiction.
Tlie court of Governor Robertson’s
(Continued on next page.)
Who Is Senator?
SENATOR W. H. FELTON
ABOVE AND W. F. GEORGE.
Who's going to represent Georgia in
the U. 8. Senate? Mrs. W. H. Felton
87-year-old appointee of Governor Hard-
wick to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Tom Watson says she will
Judge W. F. George fleeted to the Sen-
ate at a- special election November 7
says be {. ill. Botlr are goini/ to
ington for the special session of Con-
gress. It will be up to the Senate to
select the victor. _
THREE KILLED BY BAND
Family Nearly Wiped Out in I»nely
Mountain Home. Says Sheriff.
Pikeville Tenn. Nov. 20.—That a
band of six or seven unidentified men
killed Jesse Rector aged farmer: liis
son. York and the Intter's wife at their
home in the mountains near Melvino
Beldsoe county. Friday night is the
opinion of Sheriff A. T. Goforth who
retimed late Saturday night from the
scene of crime. Tom Rector a surviv-
ing member of the family told the
sheriff the three were murdered by a
party of six or seven men.
Sheriff Goforth said yesterday that
he hu< found Jesse and York Rector
with their hands tied behind their
hocks with wire. The head of the
y< unger man had been partly blown
r.way with a shotgun nnd the remainder
riddled witii pistol balls. The father
had been shot twice. Mrs. Rector's
head was badly mutilated.
ARREST HIGH OFFICIAL
China's Minister of Finance Held on
Order of President.
By the Associated Press^
Pekin Nov. 20. —Ix> Wen Kan. min-
ister of finance wns arrested Sunday
on a warrant issued at the request of
Piesident Li Yuian Hung charge! with
receiving a commission for the proposed
flotation of a loan of £(>.000.000 by a
group of German and Austrian finan-
ciers prior to the World Ivar.
Premier Wang Spung Hui and For-
eign Minister Wellington Koo Booth
went to police headquarters and of-
fered their personal guarantees for the
accused finance minister's appearance
when needed but these were refused.
President Li Yiun Hung is said to
have telephoned the police to come and
get the warrant for Lo’s arrest. Huang
Ti Lien director of the treasury de-
psrtmrnt. who was with Lo Wen Kan
when the latter was arrested also was
tu ken to police headquarterr. but
whether he is actually under arrest is
not definitely known.
Check Charge Opposed.
Portland (fre. Nov. 20.—Suit (or
$30000 actual damages and $lOO 000
exemplary damages was filed in federal
court here yesterday by the Brookings
State Bank against the Federal Reserve
Bunk of San Francisco. The Brook-
ings bank alleged the federal reserve
bank instituted a campaign of “perse-
cution” against it to compel it to clear
federal reserve checks at par instead of
making the usual exchange charge of
one tenth of one pet cent.
$3OO In Gold Free
To ba awarded in the
KNOW
SAN ANTONIO
CONTEST
For particulars turn to
PAGE TWO.
SENATE FAILS
TO SEAT WH
IS I HEMER
Congress Quickly Adjourns
Out of Respect to .
Late Senator.
AWAIT HARDING’S DATA
President Will Give Message
Regarding Proposed
Subsidy Bill.
Washington p. C„ Nov. 20.—Con-
gress convened at noon today for the
special sewioa of two weeks called by
President Harding for consideration of
the administration ship subsidy bill upon
which he is expected to address a joint
session tomorrow.
In both Senate and House the gavel
beginning the new session dropped a
few minutes after 12 o’clock and then
in bq£h chambers there followed the
usual fornHdities which attended the
mrning over of a new page in congres-
sional history.
The program on both aides was so
arranged as to permit adjournment aft-
er these ceremonies until tomorrow as
a mark of respect for the late Senator
Watson of Georgia and the late Repre-
sentative Nolan of California.
The Senate was in session only thir-
teen minutes adjourning without giving
an opportunity to any new senators to
take the oath of office.
Mrs. W. H. Felton of Georgia waited
in vain for an hour and a half in the
Senate chamber to learn whether Sen-
ate leaders would permit her to take her
seat as the first woman senator in view
of the recent election of Walter U.
(Jeorge as her successor.
After much scratching of heads over
the problem the Senate managers de-
cided to let a decision go over until to-
morrow.' Z 1
From a place in the Year of the eejtf
on the Hemdcratic side of the chamber
the 87-year-oM “grand old woman of
(Jeorgia” peered out through her spec-
tacles upon the opening formalities or
the special session nnd then without a
mention or her name having gone into
the Senate record saw an adjournment
taken until tomorrow as a mark et re-
spect for the late Senator M atsnn. to
whose place she had been appointed by
Governor Hardwick.
Newberry on Rolls.
The resignatiem of Senator Truman
H Newberry of Michigan the central
figure of a long and bitter Senate con-
trovers? will oecome effective tomor-
row Vice President Coolidge was un-
able at today's brief session to pro-
rent Senator Newberry's letter ot
lesignation and the Michigan senators
name remained temporarily on tue
"in conference between Senate and
House leaders and White House of-
ficials it was arranged definitely for
President Harding to take his message
to the cnpitol tomorrow in person ap-
pearing before a joint session in the
hall of the House at 12:30 p. m.
In the House the busines of getting
under wav after the recess took con-
siderably more time but the leaders de-
ferred any actual consideration of legis-
lation until after the Presidents ad-
dress tomorrow. There was the usual
first day harvest of new bills and reso-
lutions all of whieh promptly went to
committee.
Mrs. Felton Is Cheered.
Severn! times during her vigil in the
Senate chamber Mrs. Felton was cheered
from the gallery.
An hour nnd a half before the gavel
wns to fall opening the special session
she entered the Senate chamber on the
nrm of former Senator Hoke Smith of
Georgia sent her bonnet and cloak to
be hung up in the Democratic clonk
room and took up a imsition on a sofa
on the Democratic side with her sena-
torial commission in her lap.
Meantime Senate leaders perplexed
whether to allow her to take her sent
in view of the election of M alter r.
George as her riktchsot at the recent
election continued their conferences
laying out a program which provided
for adjournment almost as soon as the
session ojirned.
Will Present Credentials.
Mrs. Felton appeared undisturbed by
these preparations and as she kept her
vigil in the chamber she told inquirers
that when opportunity offered whether
it was today or tomorrow she would
present her credentials nnd then if
they wore not honored she would make
a speech.
The advent of the 87-year-oM woman
leader at the Senate chamber caused
somewhat of a sensation in the gal-
leries although there were few on the
floor to keep her company.
She wore a black silk dress and
white gloves and she peered out with
much interest but no signs of perturba-
tion or abashment at what was going on
about her.
REPORT CHILDERS DEAD
Off if ia! Denial Follows Rumors of
Irish Execution.
By the Associated Prest.
Ixmdon. Nov. 20.—The Evening
News today printed a dispatch from
Dublin* today saying it was rumored
Erskine Childers and eight other un-
named men had been executed. Shortly
afterwards however it received another
dispatch from the Irish capital stating
that the rumor regarding Childers bad
been officially denied. .
TWD PRMTQ r * r e r nd vtelaily
1 V VlJlv XO Five ent on train and elaewlwr.
PASSENGERS lAKE VESSEL
BUT ARE FINALLY BEATEN
WHEN CREW OFFERS FIGHT
Two Indian Watchmen Are Killed and
Two Wounded — Buccaneers Run
Ship Until Chieftain Is Killed—Then
Wife Directs That Sortie Be Aban-
doned.
Hong Kong Nov. 20.—Sixty-five Chinese buccaneers who
might have stepped from some ancient log of the Spanish
Main traveled as passengers aboard the British steamer Sui-
An when she left Macao for Hong Kong yesterday afternoon.
Seizing the ship a few miles out the pirates held her
for thirteen hours and the crew and passengers made Hong
Kong today with their captors driven away in sampans only
after a fierce battle in which two were killed and several
wounded including the captain of the Sui-An a French priest
and another European passenger.
The British steamer was carrying many European pas-
sengers. The pirates heavily armed were disguised as first
or second class passengers.
Animab Are Spilled
Over Railway Track
■ When Car Collapses
Abilene Texas. Nov. 20.—Twen-
ty-nine cows and one horse were
spilled over the right of wny with
out ihjunr to pin anima) Jfhen the
rattle rar they occupied in'the mid-
dle nt a tong Texas nnd Pacific rail-
road freight train broke in two while
in motion seventeen miles west of
Abilem rarly today. Traffic will be
delayed several hours.
MURDER TRIAL OPENS
Colorado Man Accused of Killing and
Burning Sister-In-Law.
Greeley Col. Nov. 20.—Bert J.
Lowe accused of killing his sister-in-
law Miss Edna Fern Skinner of Bloom
ington 111. on July* 2 at his home in
this city was to be placed on trial
here today. It is expected that three
days will elapse before a jury is chosen.
The state contends that Lowe beat
Miss Skinner to death and then set
fire to the house in nn attempt to cover
up the crime. When firemen reached
the house on the morning of July 2.
they found it in flames and parts of n
gasoline stove strewn about the kitchen
as though from an explosion. A coro-
ner's jury shortly after the death of
Miss Skinner found that her death re-
sulted from an explosion of the stove
and the subsequent fire.
The arrest of Lowe resulted from
the investigation carried on by members
of Miss Skinner's immediate family fol-
lowing the funeral in Bloomington. 111.
Relatives of Miss Skinner are here
from Illinois to appear at the trial.
"PROHIBITION TO STAY”
So Says Miss Evangeline Booth Ad-
dressing Temperance Society.
Philadelphia Nov. 20.—“ Prohibition
has come to stay” declared Miss Evan-
geline Booth national commander of
the Salvation Army nt the finnl meeting
yesterday of the national convention of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union.
"The people have seen the hand-
writing across the wall of the nation
—the protest of children who have suf-
fered because of the liquor traffic”
said Miss Booth. Asserting that in-
dividuals favoring a mollification of
the eighteenth amendment to permit the
sale of light wines and beer constituted
the real danger in preventing complete
prohibition. Miss Booth said.
The convention closed with a vote
of thanks from all delegates and mem-
bers of the Women's Christian Tem-
perance Union to Miss Booth and her
work for prohibition and Christianity.
DAUGHTERS ON VISIT
Women of Confederacy Are Guests of
Montgomery.
Montgomery. Ala. Nov. 20.—Between
40 and 50 delegates to the United
Daughters of the Confeder-cy conven-
tion in Birmingham journeyed from that
city here yesterday for the purpose of
visiting “the first White House of the
Confederacy” the historic Alabama
state capitol and other -mints of inter-
ear in the cradle the Confederacy.
The visiting United Daughters of the
Confederacy were met at the train bv
city officials members of the Montgom-
ery United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy chapters and members of the White
Henne Association and were taken im-
mediately to the home of Jefferson Da-
vis. the first and only president of the
Confederate States ot Amegca. ■
HOME EDITION
By the Associated Press.
When the European showed re-
sistance the pirates threatened to
beach and burn tbe vessel. J B the
fighting that followed two Indian
watchmen were killed and two otbera
of the crew were wounded. The rap-
tain’s wound is serious.
The invader then got tbe upper
hand and locked up passengers and
crew. The ptrates parsed Hong Kong
out at sea. and began to steam in the
direction of Swatow.
Finally thirteen hours later a
European shot and wounded the pirate
chief. The chiefs wife then directed
that the excursion be abandoned.
Midway between Hong Kong and
Swatow the outlaws escaped in sam-
pans.
The Sui-An reached Hong Kong at
noon today.
The Sui-An is listed as a ship of
12W5 tons owned by the Hong Konr
Canton and Macao steamboat cow*
Ltd. Macao ia across the n>-
the Canton river from Heng ’
about 50 miles distant.
SKIES TO BE CLO
Rain Not Likely and Pleasant I
er Will Prevail. •
Tartly cloudy skies are fbreca’t i
Sau Antonio Monday night ami Tae>
day by Observer J. fl. Jarboe. No
rain is expected.
Light to gentle northeast to south-
east winds will prevail and tempera-
tures will be somewhat higher a
minimum of 54 to 58 being foreca.-ted
for early Tuesday morning compared
with 48 degrees here Monday morn-
ing.
The mercury's descent to 48 Monday
was the result of what gave promise
of being a severe “norther.” An area
of high pressure extended from Lower
Texas to the Pacific Northwest but
a “low” coming up through Arizona
cut the “high” in two. But for this
occurrance San Antonio probably
would have had a light frost Monday
night with continued eold tempera-
tures Tuesday.
North Texas was considerably chilled
by the “norther.” ami had some frost.
Brownsville showed the only rain io
the state on Monday's weather map.
Kain was fairly heavy from New Or-
leans where 1.08 inches fell eastward
along the coast.
. With no outstanding factor dominat-
ing the situation. San Antonio ia «g-
J*rtcd to have pleasant weather nntil
ruexlay night and imssiblv longer.
Nome time during Monday night th
winds are expected to shift from the
northeast to the southeast bringing
air and a few clouds through
which the sun will break at times the
following day. Mr. Jarboe believe.
Ram or heavy clouds such as have
prevailed here risyntly. are not likely.
CAPTAIN TO LECTURE
Skipper of Cruiser Emden Will De-
liver Talk In German.
New York. Nov. 20.—Captain Hel-
muth Von Mueckc former German
naval officer who commanded the
cruiser Emden on it shipping raid in
the South Pacific early in the war
arrived yesterday on the steamship
Hanover. He said be would start a
lecture tour in Chicago this week
speaking German and expected to bo
successful as he would diseuw only the
Emden’a exploits which occurred before
the United States entered the war.
The Emden's raid ended when she
ran ashore on Georgia island and
was destroyed by the Australian
cruiser. Sydney. Mueeke ami some of
his crew escaped into the Jungle later
capturing the old whaling rewal
Ayeeha in which they reached Hyrii
aud got back lo Germany overland.
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