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FULL AIMOOIAT1S PltlM R1PORT1 BY LfcAHID WDUI
VOLUME 34 NUMBEH 312
ABILENE TEXAS TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21 1922
PHICE FIVE CENT
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40 DIE WHEN AIRSHIP ROMA CRASHES DOWN
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REPORTED CONSPIRACY FOR-
MED AT MEETING HELD IN
SAN ANTONIO MONDAY.
General Esteban Cantu Is Said to
Have Attended Meeting; Min-
r Troubles In the State
)f Michoacan.
" (By tho Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO Tex. Feb.' 21.
Ratifications of a hugo conspiracy
against tho Obregon government in
Torreon and belief that a conference
of revolutionaries was hold in San An-
tonio yesterday attended by Esteban
Cantu wore tho developments of the
Mexican situation today.' While overy
effort to locate Cantu failed and no
ono admits participation in a confer
ence tho rank and flto of tho old Car-
rancistas were very much in evidence
about hotel lobbies hero yosterday.
Four officers from Torreon have
been arrested and sent to Mexico City
following tho uncovering of tho con-
spiracy. that Cantu is trying to consolidate
tho different fuctions under ono flag
and leadership is the belief of Mexi-
can observers here.
Ho has a following among the Car.
rancltls of San Antonio who ard ad-
verse to Antonio yillareal who they
Bay was always tho enemy of Venus-
tiano Carranza.
(By The Associated frets)
IWRVTnn flTTV. FVh 21 T.ntpst
reports from tho state f Michoacan
lndicato that disturbances thero aro
directed against Governor Francisco
Muglca rather than against fio cen-
tral government and tjhat progress is
being mado in stabilization of the sit-
uation by federal forces.
Antonio Guizar municipal president
who rovolted last week and Colonel
Francisco Cardenas who is reported
at head of a considerable f orco havo
bptn declared that thoy aro not dls-
(Kiuuuwu ut uiu ivucrai yuvuiiniiuiu
.but wore hostile to Governor Muglca.
said to bo Incensed at the governor
wHo recently brought about passage
of a drastic timber law which indi-
rectly threw more than 3000 men
out of work.
Francisco Valdez who has been op-
erating at tho head of twenty-flvo
men in Minchoapan is reported to
liavo been defeated by federal forces
after sacking the villago of Sayula In
tho state of Jalisco. This movement
Is also said to havo been directed
against tho governor of Michoacan.
Aside from dispatches relating tho
death In battle of- tho rebel General
Pablo Marrero near Ciudad Lerdo
thoro havo been no communications
from tho northern regions where dis-
turbances have previously been re-
ported. General Rafael Sanchez stato of
Vera Cruz informed tho war office
yesterday that forces headed by Cap-
tain Francisco Loiscastlllo had been
routed.
Copies of posters announcing tho
establishment of curfow regulations
In Uruapan Michoacan wero receiv-
ed hero last night. By Order of Raf-
i"ej -Cano municipal president all
persons must bo off tho streets and
plazas after 10 p.m. violators of tho
deproo helng subjected to 100 peso3
flno.
COLORADO READY
TO HANDLE BO!
I GREAT STOLE
COLORADO. Texas Fob. 21. Col-
orado Is prepared to meet tho condi-
tions that aro exported to arise hero
within the near future as tho result of
oil development. Bonds with which to
Impound a largo lako of water with a
capacity of approximately 142000000
gallons to extend tho water mains
and to install a complete sower sys-
tem havo been voted by the city and
recently placed on tho market. Tho
projects to bo built with theso bonds
will afford amplo accommodations for
a city much larger than Colorado.
Work on these projects is expected to
got under way within tho
next few months. Tho city now la woU
supplied with electricity for power and
light. Tho Texas and Pacific Railway
Company has recently completed a
largo freight waroheuso hero making
theso facilities sufficient for a city
with a population several times larger
ThO industrial yards of tho railway
company in Colorado are largo enough
as to insure umplo accommodations
of shippers in carload lots.
In tho matter of construction of
now buildings this city Is again fav-
orably situated Thoro is located al-
most within tho city limits ono of the
largest eand and gravel pits to bo
found In this part of tha state. This
matorlal is being spopifled by archi-
tects at many places along tho Texas
and Pacific bocauso of Ha superior
quality
According to advices to the West
Texas Chamber of Commerce tho
funds for tho construction of a con-
crete viaduct oyer tlo Colorado rlvor
aro now available but nothing will be
done until tho arrival of an onglnoor
from tho Stato Highway Department
J A Rouhdtree director general of
tho Bankhoad Highway stated upon
tho occasion of his last visit to Colo
rado that tho Federal Department at
Washington regarded tho culvert apd
bridge construction on tho route in
Mitchell county very highly Photo-
graphs of some of theso structures be-
tween Colorado and Loralno wero fil-
ed at Washington a examples of ac-
credited construction.
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Til FILE EKES
INARDMORE
FOUR MEN WOUNDED IN ME-
LEE IN COURTHOUSE MON-
DAY ARE DOING WELL
NO STATEMENS ARE IDE
1 1
Responsibility For the Shooting
Affray Has Not Been Placed
But the County Attorney
Is Now Very Busy.
(By tho Associated Press)
AHDMOHB Okla Feb. 21. Charg-
es will bo filed against at least three
of the' men who yesterday participat-
ed in a gun fight at the county at-
torney's office in tho court house In
which four men woro slightly wound-
ed according to Assistant County At-
torney John L. Hodgo. Ho declined
to name tho men aKalnst whom the
action will bo taken.
Mr. Hodge after working the great-
er part of tho night on tho case said
fin Vtnrl nrk fiitMrl n mnlN.n . Un
v ..mi mul "UU "- illUliVU LKJr LUV
. shooting. None of tho wounded mon
hayo mado definite statements he
said and but fow of tho eyo witnesses
to the encounter havo been able to
throw any light on tho case.
Tho case is wholly in the hands of
tho county attorney's office Sheriff
Ewlng'C London said and some ac-
tion probably will bo taken today.
All of the wounded wero ablo to
roturn to their homes last night and
today they said they wero "feeling
fine."
Tho shooting occurred after the
county commissioners meeting to ap-
point a sheriff to fill the unexpired
term of Buck Garrett recently ousted
from office had announced a delay
In their decision due to Garrett's ap-
) Peal at the case.
Endorsed by Klan
London who was appointed tem-
porarily as sheriff after Garrett's sus-
pension was endorsed yesterday by
tho Ku Klux Klan in letters sent by
special delivery to each of tho county
commissioners. Tho letters said the
commissioners should bow to the will
of tho people and appoint London
permanently since popular favor had
boon shown him.
"This' is no time td antagonize a
set of people" tho letters said "The
people have demanded that London
be mado sheriff and you should be
guidea accordingly. London has made
good."
Thd letters wero on official station-
ery of the Klan and boro tho sign of
the King Kleagle of Ardmore chap-
ter number 7.
ARDMORE Okla. Feb. 21. Ard-
moro today had lapsed back to a nor-
mal stato of order after excitement
yesterday when a gun battle broke out
in tho county attorney's office in tho
Court house to which no cause was
accountable according to tho police
Tho little oil town had turned out
practically en mass to tho court house
to personally receive tho appointment
of a permanent sheriff to take up tho
duties of Buck Garrett deposed by
the stato for misconduct in office.
Tho Ku Klux Klan fifteen minutes
before tho county commissioners met
to consider tho matter of appointment
notified each commissioner that Ewlng
C. London temporary sheriff during
tho Garrett ouster trial should be
elected.
The commissioners postppned action
lor iwo weens uuo to lecnmcauues.
Near where they met down tho cor-
ridor in tho county attorney's office
shooting broke out with these cas-
ualties: Former Deputy Sheriff Bud Ballcw
wounded in tho right thigh and hip;
Former Deputy Sheriff Bill Whltson
wourided twice in tho abdomen and.
once in tho left arm; Deputy Shoriff
E. J Cowles shot through tho left leg
and foot; Former Jailer Bud Bird shot
through tho loft liana.
A shot whizzed through tho coat
sloevo of Robert Short Deputy Shoriff.
unicnown is tno nrer or tno nrst.
shot from a 4G calibre weapon which
rapidly emptied bullets in tho county
attorney's offico spattering into tho
corridor and toward whero two thous-
and citizens and tho county commis-
sioners sat in an adjoining room.
According to accounts told the police
tho shooting broke out in .tho county
attorney's offico E. J. (Skeet) Martin
uck eradication expert of Carter
county and Temporary Sheriff Ewlng
C. London got into an altorcatlon and
Bud Ballow former deputy sheriff
and long known with Garrett for his
activities against two gunmon entor-
cu. ji mis moment uoputy Shorirc
Cowles attemntod to enter but find
ing tho door locked kicked In tho
glass In tho upper half of tho door
and made his entrance. Others camo
along. John L. Hodge assistant
county attorney who dropped in on
tho argument said todav ho was un
able to state who had fired tho first
shot and stnted that it cannot bo as-
certained who did tho shooting.
RESIGNATION OF I
JUDGE JUKI IN
OKLAHOMA CITY Okla ob. 21.
Tho resignation from tho superior
court bench of Okmulgee county of
Judge H. R Christopher to become
effective March 1 was presented to-
day to Lieutenant Governor M. B
Trapp acting governor by Eldon J
Dick chairman of tho Okmulgee
county bar association committee and
E. A Graham a member of tho com'
inltteo
Acting Governor Trapp took the res-
ignation umjer advisement
Judge Uhrirtophor forwarded his
resignation after It had been request
ed In resolutions adopted at a ltl-
gens' mass meeting following his .'ls.
mlshal of a grand Jury which wu
about to complete an investigation in
iu uiu wuura or ins jsank of Com
merco at QkniulKae
He baa sjnaa U.sm
case"
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FIRST PUBLIC
Popo Plug XI immediately after hlg election went to the balcony
blessed tho multitude como to greet tho new head of tho Roman Catholic
surrounded by somo of tho cardinals who elected him.
SHAWNEE IEGIES 1IIERS ASK FOR HRY GARDEN TO
THANKS a ILUttRS CBIFEREBCEMTH OUITISMAMGER
FOR A CLEAN UP INEOHTORS OF GRANO OPERA
SHAWNEE Okla. Feb. 21. The
door of a jiowspriper 0flco where this
morning's paper stUP was intho mak
ing was opened stealthily herbVlast
night and a six foot negro entered.
"I'so looking for tho edltur." ho said
When tishered into the editor's of-
fico the negro produced a slip of ?ipor
from his pocket and laying It on a
desk said: ''Wo culured fplks who is
on do right side wonders if you win
print this in your paper. W6 have an
Organizashtin which believes in doln'
right. But sah I can't tell you my
name"
And as he said this he rolled his big
white eyes toward thfe door and made
a hasty exit. Tho nqto which ho left
read:
"T-o tho members of tho Ku Klux
itian;
"Greetings Wo wish to thank you
for your courtesy irt helping to stop
dishonest and immoral practices In
this section oC tho town. Wo will ap-
preciate any future stops that you
may take to completely wipe out these
practices.
(Signed.) Tho Colored Socrct Spy-
ing Committee of South Town."
Tho noto wa3 well written and is
said to relate to the alleged whipping
of two negro boys hero Saturday night.
OFT
DEBT GOBI
ABE MENTIONED
(By tho Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Feb. 21.Nomlna-
tion of Secretary Mellon Secretary
Hughes Socretary Hoover Senator
Smoot and Representative Burton to
bo members of tho allied debt fund-
ing commission will bo oht to tho
senato today it was announced at tho
Whlto House.
Upon confirmation of tho nomina-
tions it is oxpected that foreign debtor
nations will bo informed that this
country is prepared to bogln negotia-
tions for funding tho eleven billion dol
lar allied debt.
According to high officials negotia-
tions probably will bo oegun first with
Great Britain looking to tho funding
of tho flvo billion dollar debt owed by
tho nation and with tho other foreign
governments In tho order of the size
of their debts. Under tho congres-
sional authority creating tho dobt com-
mlBsloa tho amounts duo from tho for-
eign nation may not bo funded for
longer than 25 years or at Interest of
losB than 4 1-4 per cent.
LUG COST IS
SAW TOJE DOWN
WASHINGTON Feb 21. Whole-
sale prices on tho averago approached
nearer the 1013 level in January ac-
cording to information made publii'
today by tho bureau of labor statistics
Of department. The bureau's weighted
index number based on 100 for the
1013 wholesale prjco level stood at
148 last month compared with 149 in
Pocemher and 177 in January 1921
Prices generally last month repre-
sented a decline over tho same month
a year ago of 1C por cent. Of all;
commodity groups agricultural pro-
ducts alono showed an aavnnco in
prices during the month gaining ap-
proximately S 3-4 per cjnt. Jn all
other groups decreases wefa record-
ed ranging frqm one hjilf of Qno per
cent for nuiMiiur material to I l-z
KV T '104
MEMBERS
APPEARANCE OF
CHICAGO Fob. 21 President
John L Lewis of tho Unltod Mfno
Workers of ' America. today L asked
rcoalloporatorofthoCetitral compet-
itive field. cothDrisinK tho states of
Illinois. Indiana. Ohio and also of
Western Pennsylvania to meet with
Union officials at Cleveland on M&rch
2 -for a wago conference which ho
said might avert tho Impending strike
Similar requests havo been reject-
ed by same operators who said they
wished to discontinue collective bar-
gaining with tho minors.
Mr-. Lewis' messages for the Clove-
land meeting were .sent to all associa-
tions f coal Operators in tho central
compotatlvo field and also to opera-
tors Who wore signatories to tho pres-
ent wago agreement mado in New
York City 2 year? ago. Tho Cleveland
meeting If approved by tho operators
Mr. Lewis said would fix tho dates for
negotiations on tho wage scale. No
actual work on a scale agreement he
said would bo taken at tho Cleveland
meeting.
In his messages Mr. Lewis referred
to a provision of tho present scale
providing for tho proliminarl of the
wago negotiations thts year and ho
said "asldo from tho obligation to
meet as sotforth in the agreement I
consider such meeting essential and
necessary from the standpoint of pub-
lic interest and public welfaro."
WOMAN IS SERIOUSLY
WOUNDED AT WINTERS
Special to Tho Reporter
YINTERS Texas Fob. 20 Sheriff
J. P. Flynt and deputies while try-
ing to ask Bob Davis and wife from
the premises of Frank Rusher today
resulted In Mrs. Davis being seriously
wounded. Davis was carried to Bal-
llngor and lodged in the county Jail.
Mrs. Davis was carried to Wingato
and placed In tho caro of a physician.
Her wounds aro not considered dan-
geroys. Tho trouble began when Sher-
iff Flynt forvod a warrant on Davis
and in tho fight that ensued Mrs
Davis was shot.
dn account of a breakdown
in tho stereotyping machinery
Tho Roportor was delayed in
its publication Tuesday. It was
necessary to make a complete
adjustment of tho machine
causing a long delay. Tho ma-
chlno is used In casting tho
plates for tho press and there-
fore im paper could bo print-
ed until the trouble was locat-
ed. C. S. Department of AaWcwtiifrB
WTEATHKR PURBJAU
For Abilene nnd vicinity: Tonight
and Wodnesday cloudy and unsettled
colder Wednesday
For East Texas; To-night and Wed-
nesday cloudy and unsettled colder in
nprti'vyrnt portion Wednesday.
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POPE PIUS XL
of tho Vatican and from 'tho loggia
Church. This photograph shows him
(By tho Associated Pressl
NEW YORK. Fob 21. -Mary Gar-
den Intends to reBignhcr position as
f dlrccfoVof: thee 'Chicago 'Opfcra Co'iripa.
rty at the closq ot tho current season
if somo ono can bo found to take her
place but shq expects to continue with
tho company as an artist "whore she
bolongs and knows she belongs" it
was announced today by her secretary
Edward E. Potter.
Mr. Potter said Miss Garden would
make no definite decision until she had
conferred hext month at Chicago with
Samuol Insull tho now1 jirosldont of
tho Chicago Opera Company.
Tho diva had received a ?2C0000 Of-
fer from a New iTork manager for a
concert tour1 nnd sho had many othor
Interests which sho had found it im-
possible to carry out ho said bocauso
of tho demands on her timo exacted by
the president of tho Opera Company
and tho attending "responsibilities an-
noyances troubles and harrassmonts"
of that position.
Ask n Postponement
(By tho Associated Press) '
BEtRLIN. Fob. 21 The French gov-
ernment todav Informed Gormanv that
it had requested Italy to postpono thrf
Genoa economlo conferenco Tor mo
rensons stated In Premier Polucaro's
recent memorandum.
TRUTHFULNESS IN
ADVERTISING HAS
STRONG APPEAL
ST. LOUIS Feb. 21 Only thoso
concerns whoso advertisements aro
truthful and do not constitute unfair
competition Bhould bo allowed to nd-
vortiso their products declared Hugo
Swan manager-counsel ot tho Bettor
Business Bureau of Dallas Toxas in
an address before the mcotlng of tho
National Bettor Business Commission
which opened here today. Ho said tho
Dallas newspapers had adopted re-
commendations along these ljnos
Which woro suggested by tho bureau.
Swan added that representatives of
stores in Dallas hold regular moot-
ing under tho auspices of tho bureau
to criticise tholr own advertisements
that the bureau investigated com
plaints agalpst advertisers and that
tho findings in theso cases woro sent
to members of tho bureau for their
Information.
Much good in advertising has boon
nrccompilsired In Bffltlmorff iiy the
vigilance committee of the advertising
club thero adopting n code oc olassul
cation and punishment for persona
who offend In advertising H. R.
Wright managing director of th
committee asserted in an address
FORRESTER TRIAL
STIRTE9 IT RDBY
ROBY Texas Fob. 21. Tho W J
Forrester murder case was called in
tho 39th District Court Monday morn-
ing and the Jury was secured by 5:30
that afternoon
Forrester was Indicted for murder
In connection with tho death of Mr.
and Mrs.' Posey near Rotan in 1921
and was tried at tho September term
of court here In tho samo year re
sulting in a mistrial or hung Jury.
Tho Stato will do aactotod in the
prosecution of tho case by Judco Beall
of Sweetwater and M. A Honaon of
Roby white Stlnaon. Brooks and
Coombea of Abilene will imva the ar
feme aMrfstod by Judge AHn ot
Ro.br. s
WACO MURDER IS
FINALLY SOLVED
OFFICERS CLAIM TO HAVE
CONFESSION OP TWO NE-
GROES ARRESTED THERE
SLEW iljj HIS GUSH
Barker Was Slain And Relieved
Of Ten Dollars Wife Brain-
ed With Axe and Small
Boy Also Killed.
.. . JBy lh0 Associated Proas)
WACO Tex. Fob. 21. Tho arrest
Monday aftornoon of two negroes and
their alleged confession to trlplo mur-
dor at Concord Texas near horo in
which W. H. Barker his wlfo and
Homer Turk a thlrtpon year old boy
woro assassinated solves ono of tho
most profound mystorlos that had ovor
pyzzled tho officers of tho county. On
a tip that had nothing behind it but
moro suspicion constablo Losllo Sto-
gali arrested L. C. Johnson alias
Coopor and Bonnlo Younc. two nnirmm
Iwho camo to town on a truck ycstor-l
uuy unu uxcer a low hours grilling
both confessed to the murders
according to thn nffininiu !!
ing tho officers how tho crlmo wua
committed and why. Thoy wanted
money and belloved Barker carried it
in his pockets. They wont to his place
at night called him out of his house
on protonso of wanting to buy dome-
thing In tho storo and shot him
down according to tho alleged confes-
sion." Got Only Ten Dollars
They got only ton dollars from him
and disappointed they wortt to tho
house. Mrs. Barker mot them and'
they brained her With an axo after
sho had tondorod them two dollars
Tho boy appeared and thoy struck him
several times. Ho ran back In tho
house and fell In tho floor near tho
bed whero tho llttlo four year old
girl daughter of tho Barkers lay sil-
ent frightened by tho scone. Tho ne-
groes both said they did not know tho
child was thoro. Her silence saved
her Ufo perhaps.
Tho negroes woro taken to Waxa-
hachle yosterday by Shoriff Buch-
anan for safo keeping and no hint
Of tho arrests was allowed to reach tho
public until they woro out of the
county. They will not be allowed to
remain In Waxahachio but will be
spirited away today or tomorrow.
A now grand Jury will bo convened
In two eoko and the case 111 bo hand-
led by that body. Complaints w.oro
filed today charging thq two negroes
with murder.
DALLAS Fob 21. Officers at tho
Dallas county Jail early today doniod
reports that Leslie Johnson and Coop-
er Young negro alleged to havo con-
fessed tho murder of W. II. Barker
and his wlfo and Homer Turk near
Waco had boon brought horo for safo
keeping.
"I noticed press reports that tho
two negroes had been brought hero
hut that is wrong" John Ellison Jail-
or gald. "They must havo been tak.
pa to somo othor Jail."
IMIEhllB
ES IN HOSPITAL
(By tho Associated PrcsM
NEW YORK Fob. 21. Colonel R.
G. Cholmley-Jones formorally of tho
bureau of war risk 'Insurance died at
tho Preauytorian Hospital early to-
day. Ho had been ill nt the hospital
since October last.
Colonel Oholmoloy-Jones who was
38 years old was twice rejected for
military servlco during tho war but
tho government recognizing his abili-
ty as Tin organizer gavp him a captain's
commission in tho adjutant gonoral'a
department and sent him over-sea
with tho war risk soction. Shortl
after ho arrived in France ho becamo
chief of tho war risk bureau In tho
American expeditionary forces re-
maining in Franco until 1919.
Upon his return to America ho waa
called to Washington by tho Qoerotary
of tho Treasury nnd becamo director
of tho bureau of war risk Insurance
hid task being tha re-organization of
the work being dono by tho bureau.
Ho Qontlnuod at this work for almost
two yonru when ho resigned to ba-
como vice president of the Finance
and Trading Corporation of this city.
Heart disease was the cuuso of his
death.
DEATH RITE HIS
SHOWNJECREISE
(By the Associated Press)
WASHINGTON! i'ob. 21 The
death rate lif tho Unltod States do-
creased to 1300 per 100000 popula-
tion In 1920 from 1496 per 100000
in lOlO.nccordlng to figures announced
today by tho census bureau. All age
groups showed a decline In death rate
but tho moat pronounced decrease waa
recorded in tho figures covering mor-
tality of infants under ono year of
age tho 1920 rata being 9600 per
100000 compared; with 13083 per
100.0QQ in 1910 a decline of about
ju per cent 'ino rate for tno group
above 70 year of age decreased a.
proximately 6 por cent while tlwit for
tno 4D to 76 age group uocroaneti 1?
per cent.
The decrease In all advlt gromw waa
largely due to tho reduced rata from
tuherculoala typhoid fever and bright'
dlseavo
Disease ahowlng a. asrloua ipcraaae
in death rata on tho aitatr hand vara
cancr an InfHiesa
BIG DIRIGIBLE
FALLS TO LAND
AND EXP D
ES
NORFOLK Va. Feb. Si Ex-
ploding after crashing during a-
trial flight tlic army's Italian
built airship Koum. m dwtroyed
today near Uta naval hmm here
Wth tho loss of au undetermined
number of lives. Estimates an
hour ami a half after the disaster
placed tlto dead from ball a Utw-
cn to nearly forty out of the more
than half a hundred persona on
boaril
TIhj naval Iiospltal at Forts-
mouth was officially Informed
Mint 38 of those aboard tlie air-
Hlklp tho largest scml-rlfckl dir-
Iftlblc in tho world were killed un-
dertakers in Newport News Were
officially notified Mat thirty or
moro iersons had lost their lives.
Difficulty Sh definitely fixlnr
tho number of killed and injured.
was caused by tho fact that in-
tense heat front tho burning
wreckage prevented close in-
spection. It mhh officially announced a
tho army base nt 3:40 o'clock: that
only en. survivors havo been res-
cued from tho wcrckagc of the
Roma. Right aro sHghtly injur-
ed and to slightly. All are In
nearby hospitals
WASHINGTON D C Feb. 21-if
Tito navy department was notified ot
tho disaster In tho following tele-
gram from tho naval authorities at
Norfolk;
"Army dlrlgtblo Roma caught fir
and foil to ground near army baaa
Norfolk about 2;10 p.m. 45 person
reported dead out of CO aboard.
PORTSMOUTH. Va Fob. '21 Ac-
cording to a message received at the
naval hospital dt Portsmouth at 3:11
p m. 38 men on board tho Roma
Were killed. At that TiOXtr twelve bod-
ies had bcon taken from the wreckage
NORFOLK Va. Fob. 21 The
nrmx dlrlglblQ Roma purafcased by
the United States government front-
Italy and recently commissioned waa
destroyed by un explosion today
hUo operating" aVcr ttw Hampton
Roads Navdl bao. The big air craft
believed to bo carrying a number of
passengers landed in flames near the
naval baso. Soon hftor sho fell fdur
mon wero taken off nllvo.
Tho heat of flames was so Intense
that thoso hear where- the craft fali
wero' unable to approach. Tho fdur
mon rescued wero badly burned t
Tho Roma which was tho largest
semi-rigid airship in tho world waa
sailing In a Bouthwostorly direction
when according to observers she
suddenly burst into flames and fall
Ukp a comet to tho earth. The ex-
plosion occurred shortly after two
o'clock.
Authorities at Lanelov Field tha
homo station of tho Roma and tha
point at which sho was assembled af-
ter being brought hero from Italy
said that fully forty men wore aboard
tho big airship but whether there
wad loss of Hfo had not been ascer-
tained half an hour after sho waa
soon to burst Into flames
Roports from Portsmouth which la
near tho naval baso said tho Ro
aftor a slanting plungo ot hundreds
ot feet struck ono of tho barracks
buildings at tho base and then ex-
ploded with a ripping crash.
Other officials at Langloy Field
said thero wero 21 men in the off leal
crow of tho airship ana 30 or 40 pas-
sengers and enlisted men aboard. One
man was scon by observers at the
Standard Oil Company plant at Se
Woll's Point to Jump from the ship
while aho still was several hundred;
fept in tho air.
Fourteen mon according to other
observers at Portsmouth wero seen o
leap from tho ship as It became ap-
parent that sho would strike one ot
tho naval base barracks buildings.)
Some It was reported clung to para-
chutes while others jumped straight;
to tho ground choosing to tr.ke thetr
chances in that manner rather than
staying aboard the biasing ship.
Witnesses at the sceno ot thaSutW
Ing ship said at threo o'clock when
sho still was burning llko afurnace
that fully half a dozen menwere pin-
ned beneath tho wreckage Tha body
ot ono man had been recovered up tq
that time.
REDUCED RATE 01
LIVESTOCK URGED
WASlimaTON. Feb. 21. Sharp re-
ducttbna In railroad freight rates on
llvo stock woro urged in the Interstate
Commerce Commission's general rata
hearings today by producers of cattle
and hogs and the National Livestock
Exchange. Chicago meat packers and
their competitors in other oarta of th
United States seconded tha argument
oi tno producers as to the naeeseity oc
lower rates
"The present railroad rates on live-
stock aro tending to discourage tae
producer and limit hla operation4
Henry R. Park traffic manager for w
Chicago Livestock Exchange testified.
'During 1931 tha average value o
hogs on tho Chicago yard netted the
producer when he had paid Bis freight
tor the packing centera considerably
less than ho secured in 1918 This we
true also on beef steers.
"It might b considered that in
view ot high rates the commodity con
sidered ought to ba getting very spe-
cial transportation serrfea. Yet Use
live stock is now being handled in.
solid train loads to Chicago und snip .
prs are required to submit to luss
and. inconveniences in ordr to meet
the requirements"
Mr Park further declared tst white
the liye stock; products were gat
less for their work and matestat
skill during 1MI tnaa thns- w
during IS the rMtaessgtjSti
ffS ?UJ
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