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BUDGET APPROVED
BY COUNCIL WHILE
BRITTOH PROTESTS
" V tyems Affixed by Mayor
t Totaling $4793986
i- Adopted
street Work
amount cut
Commissioner D e plores
Condition of City's
TrafficwayS
The 1924 budget submitted
v Mayor Oscar Holcombe
adopted Wednesday
morning by the city council
without change but over the
$ protest of V. R. Britton street
(" and bridge commissioner: The
vibu'deet calls for exoenditures
. ' aggregating $493986 during
the vfar. Annrnnr at mia ar
. ' J ii 1
t itemized in all departments ex-
cept Mr. Britton's. He is given
$400000 to be expended as he
- apd the other council mem-
v: bers may decide.
In voicing his objection to
" the sum allowed his depart-
ment Mr. Britton pointed out
V that since 1920 the fire depart-
. ment budget has been mcreas-
sd 14.4 per cent the police de-
partment 1.6 per cent and the
'street and bridge department
only 6.4 per cent.
He declared that the city nan about
40 miles of open ditches and only 33
;.5 men-to keep then in proper condition
' and called attention to the deplorable
condition of many dry streets. He
. j. reminded the council members that in
the 1 1924 budget appropriations for
' 'manScbal parks total about bait the
' ic Mtnant' allowed for streets and
souM sr one squat w-no me Beaumont at 8:45 p. an. Tuesday r-
T? " the street oVpartmenc w teok?4 mt In two deaths sna iniartd aaa
after approximates -ftii squmre miles.
i - Wants ItanlMst ftwJgt
Mr. Britton submitted a written
motion to the council requesting that
the I budget of th street and bridge
department "be submitted in proper
classified form as hss been done in
the case of other departments anil
that before adoption of the budget
submitted by the msyor the council
take np the amounts allowed each de-
partment separately for discussion and
adoption." The motion was roted
down.
la explaining his written motion
the street and bridge commissioner
declared that "I here shown in my
budget request i just how much T
thought was needed for each item. I
will spend the money ss wiselr as I
. . can but I am unwilling to take the-l
: i 1 responsibility of alloting it when I
W hare been given much less than I re-
quested. This responsibility must
lit rest on the council."
''.i' Needs New Esalpmeat.
I" ' Mr. Britton stressed the need of
Ivij- new equipment in his department sod
f.:' asserted that he will need more ma-
- terial this year thau was used lsst
i year and more men then hare been
' i employed.
"V'C' Mayor Holcombe pointed out that
AV the street and bridge department
V3 lacked $15000 of expending the
( amount allowed t in 1023.
' "And yet you admit the streets and
.bridges are in a deplorable condition"
the mayor said
Mr. Britton responded that he had
used all available funds until late in
the fall when continued rains pre-
sented work from being carried on.
' The mayor stated that the increase
in the amounts allowed the police and
'fire departments as compared to the
' street - and bridge department was
caused by the change from 12-hour
to an eight-hour day.
la addition to the budget for the
year the city's expenditures will in-
clad a $20000 appropriation recent-
ly made for the addition to Hermann
Park and $1250 .for water mains.
Today's Weather
Itsuitoa and Vicinitr Thnrsdty partly
ctottdr to cloudy: not much chance in ten-
craturc.' East Torn ThurdT esrtlT cloudy to
ckudy. rsin on welt cosit; light to mod.
ratt variable winds sioatly north ea csut.
11 Wert Tent Thurada partly cloudy!
srobsbW snow in Panhandle
Oklahoma Thuradar partly cloudy;
probably snow.'
s- dnipners rorcvaw aounue ramus ito-
J tett tahana ahipawnta airainat 20 to X it-
grers ortbweat and ii to 10 decrees north
- 'sod west. ..
Weather Condition Tb sotrthwestera
tdenreaaioa ka advanced to Indiana' pro-
ducing (eneial rain or mow from cast
lexas to the' central valley and the cast
coast. cxeeaaWe over the piddle cotton belt
I .r and tmatoaonablT warm -weather erer the
aoatbeaatorn states. Th Wromint diatarb-
snot has been forced to Colorado by the
' Canadian hith with iti sttendins anow flor.
X "riea and cold wave temperaturat ever the
? Vorthern Rockiea the Plains autet sad the
uaper aiiastuipw Tauora. .
' Htsbwiy BulletiiK Texat dirt reads art
i Mir to rom in west rouin to aeavy in east.
i : IfivliMt tcmoeratim Tueadair SI. .
. Loweaf weonoaoay momns; a a. .
- i iyeciiistion .from l is sa. Toeaday ta I
v . tt Wodneaday None.
L . (.Sunrise T:l a. sl; tantet 1:45 p. at. .
. ' Moon rwea 1:15 p. .; aett 1:11 a. as. '
. t YlMnMrtliw record at Ntmatoa Ian. If;
Till
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1 1 -4 mnr bnlb 41.1: wet bulb 41.i
to. t a m 'i wig to w
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ii Brr njilb 55.0: wet bulb- 41.;
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GULF COAST
LINES SEkK
EXTENSION
Angleton-Freeport Trackage
'Of H.&B.V. Needed
By Railroad
' r
TWGulf Coast lines took action
Wedneldaj before the interstate eom-
mere comminsion at Washington
D C toward obtaining right of way
into Freeport Application w filed
for purchase of the 30-mile Angleton-
Freeport trackage of the Houston and
Braios Valley railroad.
This transaction - wonld inrolve
handing oyer of $1600000 from the
New Orleans Texas and Mexico rail-
road a Oulf Coast subsidiary to the
owners of the H. and B. V. lint. The
latter formerly was' owned jointly by
the Missouri-Kansas-Texas interests
and Freeport-Swenson interests but
is understood to bare passed partly
under the wing of the Southern Pa-
cific system.
A substantisl bridge oVer the Bra-
os river extensive yards and other
terminal f acilities at Freeport and 80-
nound rails on all main tracks. Con-
nection with the Houston-Beaumont
lirteion of the main Unes of the Oulf
I'osxt system is made at Angleton by
he line running to Freeport.
The Gulf Coast line officials were1
reticent. None wanted to be quoted
:ibout the transaction. It was stated
tliat stock transactions amounting to
'Dout aatu.uuu mum oe sw m auui
lion to obtaining interstate commerce
ommission permission before the Gulf
Toast lines purchases the Angleton-
1'reeport trackage subsidising the
I. and B. V. line.
OW WATER CAUSE.
9F BOILER BLAST
INQUIRY REYEALS
I. C. C Will Take Part in
Probe of Gulf Coast
Lines Wreck
Kxksion of enxine No. 108 Dulling
west bound freight train No. $1 of Um
Oulf Coast Unas Jnflf ssssrfj.
Beaumont at 8:45 p. so. Tuesdsy. re- L
seres carloads of freight destroyed
was caused by low water in the boiler.
W. G. Cboate general manager with
offices in Houston officially announc
ed Wednesday afternoon.
Meantime. InspectorsJ3anks and
Boltwood of the interstate commerce
commission stationed at Port .Arthur
are at the scene of the wreck seeking
sdditional evidence . for the I. C. C
investigation to be held at Beaumont
probably today
Engineer James H Bennett of
Kmgsville. Texas was killed instantly.
Firemen Josh Sudds negro of De
Quincy. La. also died instantly. The
engineer's body wss brought to the
Esrthman. and MeCarty Undertaking
company rooms in Houston snd the
body of the fireman was taken to
Eunice La.
8am Mack negro head brakeman.
wnose nome is at ueaumont was be
ing cared for at St. Joseph's infir
mary. He suffered a broken left leg
ana psinrui Doay burns but will Uve
Conductor Bloodworth of De Qaincr
Ij. who wits in the csbose. said
that the train was moving between
is and 20 miles aa hour - when the
explosion took place. Nine of the 18
cars nulled by the. entine were de.
railed. Debris caught fire and burned
unchecked. Almost half of the train
was destroyed. Conductor Bloodworth
roused farmers for more than a mile
in all directions and led rescue parties
which wnrkd all ntvht
A wrecker from De Quincy In
charge of O. C. Kennedy arrives? at
me scene snoruy altar a a. sj. TVed-
nesday and cleared the track. Ser-
vice was resumed shortly afternoon.
SINKING OF OIL
TANKER TOLD IN
BOTTLE LETTER
Associated Press Report.
miami sis. Jan. itJ.-vj.be- sea
which battled down the tanker City of
Everett and sent It to the bottom
October 11 1923. 150 miles east of
Tortures with all on board recently
tossea up a message xroro toe tragedy
It was found in a bottle at EuTott i
Key. 25 miles south of Miami. Ran
tain A. L. Baker of the launch Gladys
Sicked up the bottle Monday from
riftwood. The tightly-corked botUe
contained a note scrawled oa a soiled
piece of paper. It read: "8. S City
of Everett.
"This in the last of ns. An am
finding please send notice to Divine
530 South Hicks street and 633 North
Forty-seventh street rafcdeipalaM
Oa the reverse side of the paper a
piece or erainsry loidea tetter paper
were the words: "To the dear friends
who find this."
- In big sprawling letters apparent
ly ua last thing written was:
"Goodbye .goodbye forever
ever."
Tha note was written In pencil
Oddly it bora no name as if tha tan
pending tragedy had swept this detatt
iroro tue taougnta of tha persons who
Bcriooiea ue aeata message.
Would Deny Orientals
. Petmanent Residence
WASHINGTON ilan. ML Ah
proval was given today by the bonsai
immigration committee to a pro vision
n Ik. I.knu. 1 I .1 kill V 1
would bar orientals from taking up
I permanent residence U the Calted
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DEUOCRATS START
MACHINERY GOING
FOR 4924 CAMPAIGN
National Grnmittee Pays
Visit to Former .
President
WOMEN GlVfcN
VOTING POWERS
Associated Press Beport
WASHINGTON Jan. 13. The
democratic party Wednesday squsred
away for the 1924 campaign. The
national committee having selected
New. York for the party convention
June 24 concluded lesser details of
its work and disbanded.
No. change was made in the con
vention roll of 10U4 delegates and
alternates but the committee pro-
vided places for women delegstes-at-
large tour from each State with half
a vote apiece. There was no attempt
to change the two-third rule govern-
ing party nominations.
Its work completed the committee
was given an informal reception by
former President Wilson. In a pour
ing rain the members went ta the
Wilson residence filed through the
library and shook hands with their
former party leader and Mrs. Wilson.
Previously a resolution had been
adopted extending greetings to Mr.
Wilson assuring him of the psrty's
interest in his record snd policies
and expressing hope for his prompt
physical recovery.
The plan for additional women del-egates-at-larce
was presented bv Sen
ator Glass of Virginia.
Ta fay Owa Expestst.
Another resolution proposed by
Samuel B. Amidon of Kansas and
adopted provided that national com-
mittee members shall pay their own
hotel convention bills an innovation
that is expected to save S2o.000 or
more to the national committee treas-
isitors to the Wilson home were
first received by Mrs. Wilson standing
at the head of the stairs and then
passing through seversl rooms were
greeted by Mr. Wilson in his library.
The former president wss seated in I
as euv caaur oj a nremsca ana
shook hands with each caller ex-
changing pleasantries with several old
mends.
The committee's feHdUtions to Mr.
: - UMaS tmrlt 9 I
(Oant' wrPnfw 2.)
TRUCK SUFFERED
FROM COLD WAVE
SAYS U.S. REPORT
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON. Jsn. ie.Crop
and weather conditions in the South
during the week ending yesterday were
summarised today by the department
of agriculture as follows:
Temperatures were generally warm-
er in the Southeast with freexing
weather reaching as far South as Cen-
tral Georgia.
The 'weather was unfavorable for
farm work in the; Central Gulf States
and in Tennessee while more sunshine
and lessrain were favorable for out-
door work in the South Atlantic
States. Late reports from the freese
last week in the Southern States indi-
cate destruction of tender truck in
the extreme Lower Mississippi valley
and damage to more hardy varieties.
Cabbage was destroyed almost com-
pletely in Southern Alabama while
practically all truck was killed in
Georgia. 'Cabbage beets carrots
spinach and lettuce were frosen in
South Carolina but replanting was
active. Most truck suffered severely
ta extreme Northern snd Western
Florida and in Eastern North Caro-
lina. The cloudy and showery weather in
Florida favorably affected truck
crops; shipping of tomstoes and other
track from the southern and centra)
portions of the peninsula continued
but it wss rather more wet in low-
lands in the Southern portion.
Citrus buds and twigs were frosen
ta Louisiana while satsumas were
defoliaged in East Gulf districts the
younger trees especially being in-
jured. There wss no dsmage in the
main ckrus belt of Florida but some
harm was reported in unprotected
groves in. California.
SINCLAIR PREDICTS
: SHORTAGE OF OIL
Associated Press Report.
NEW YORK Jan. 16. Harry F.
Sinclair oil operator expects a seri-
ous oil shortage soon he said todsy
aa ha sailed on the Paris for a six
weeks' trip abroad.
Production is not now keeping pace
with consumption in this country he
said "If consumption abroad is any-
thing Ilka I think it is and I Intend
to .sea for myself I suspect we will
be ia for a serious oil shortage.'
Would Urc Congiess
I! To Confine Dry Work
Associated Press Report.
RICHMOND. Va. Jan. 18 A reso-
lution memorialising congress to coS-
fine federal enforcement of prohibi-
tion laws to national sctivitieV such
aa importation of liqaor and leave do.
me stic problems to the police power
of the States was introduced In the
Virginia senate today by Senator
Barron. Norfolk. '
The resolution was referred for
twmsatttea action. J
30 Men On Board As
Giant Airship Drifts
From Sight In Gale
Associated Press Report.
LAKEHURST N. J.. Jan. 16. The navy airship Shenan-
doah moored to heavy steel masts for a 10-day test broke
away from her moorings early tonight. '
Strutk by a strong southeast gale the giant dirigible
drifted aimlessly and soon was out of sight A crew of 30 men '
Apparently the craft had been damaged for fragments of :
her outer rigging fluttered to the ground as she sailed away.
The wind was blowing at about 55 miles an hour.
The naval communications office in New York was noti-
fied and officials there immediately tried to get in touch with
the Shanandoah by wireless but at last reports had been unsuc-
cessful. The storm started early this afternoon and the Shenan-
doah strained at her moorings mast but Captain McCrary ex-
pressed confidence that she would hold. He with Commander
Weyerbacher and Captain Heinen were on board with the
crew.
GERMAN) SURVEY
EXPERTS IMPOSE
UTMOST SECRECY
HOUSE ENTENTE
KEEPS UP ATTACK
ON RULE REVISION
Occasional Flareups on
Floor Keep Members
Awake
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTTON Jan. 16.-Exc.pt
let encaiioaal Issltrat iira-av .tha
floor of tha boose the halla of con
gross were almost as dismal today as
the dark and sodden January skies
above. '
The democratic-insurgent entente
in the house kept up its attack on tbe
republican rules revision program but
the attendance of members dwindled
and the debate itself lagged.
Working on its calendar of minor
snd local bills the senate talked drear
ily of bridge and claims petitions for
two hours betore senator rtoran mo-
mentarily enliBted the proceedings
with an attack on France for failure
to Day her debts. Senator McLean of
Connecticut made s speech in fsvor
of the bonu two bills were psssed to
help out cattlemen along the border
and then the senate worked up s
debate over a two-cent gas tax in the
District of Columbis.
Ssssiosi Drag.
The committees in charge of tax-
ation and farmer relief dragged
through another day's session with
Augustus Thomas a star witness on
the theater tax with representatives
of the non-partisan league adding
their voices to tbe chorus of suppli-
cation raised by Western farmers.
The third of President Coolidge's
official family to attack the admin-
istration governmental reorganization
plan. Secretary Mellon told a com-
mittee he would object strenuously to
removal of the budget bureau from
the treasury; another committee ap-
proved a bill to lighten the immigrant
restrictions against orientals: still an
other heard the prayers of house.
members for a restoration of the long
cherished free seed privilege and
Senator Walsh of Montana asked tbe
Teapot Dome committee to meet to
morrow to consider whether it had
been "mislead by the former sec re
tary.
Governor Pinchot ef Pennsylvania
brought to the capital his widely her-
alded cost bill and deposited it with
Senator Pepper for introduction. Mr.
Pepper took the matter under advise-
ment. Congress faced with the task of
evolving a method of aiding tbe farm
era received today another proposal
to add to the list alresdy in hand
when the McNsry-Hsugen bill pro-
posing a 1200000.000 federal agricul-
tural export corporation was intro-
duced ia the senate and house.
Far Predacts.
The measure was referred to the
agricultural committees of the two
houses which slready are busy with
hearings on various farm relief mea
sures. The purpose of the act is to
maintain prices of farm products of
which there is sn exportable surplns
st the level of pre-wsr prices from
1903 to 1014 ss determined by tbe
secretaries of saricultnre and labor.
Coincident to the deliberations of
congressional committees the national
grange's committee on marketing and
production met here to develop an
agricultural program which will cor.
relate marketing and production by
She Initiative ability and co-operation
of the farmers themselves without a
great deal nf overhead machinery or
regulative government cdbtroL
Bandits Shoot Man
Escape With $7500
Associated Press Report
CHICAGO Jan. 16. Six bandits
held np and robbed the Lansing State
bank of Lansing. I1L a suburb near
Hammond. Ind.. today shot and per-
haps fatally wounded John Beck man.
a lumberman of Hammond who tried
to prevent their escape and Had with
touu. ...
Reparati ons Inquiry
Found More Tedious
Than Committee Mem-
bers Had Expected.
Associated Press Report.
BERLIN Jan. 16. Herr 8chacht
president of tha German relchs-
bank has accepted tha invitation ef
the International reparations a
perta to appear before them; and
rjrobably will leave for Paris to
night
Associated Prase Report
PARia. Jan. -Jfw-rThe. repara
tion experts resumed their work
this morning In the news-tignt
vacuum of Colonel Logan's offices.
The agreement to give out noth-
ing for publication ao far has been
kept with remarkable unanimity.
However It le understood that the
eommittee has not yet started en Its
real work of Inquiring Into Ger-
many's resources. The details of
the committee's procedure are re-
quiring more time than waa at first
assigned to their arrangement but
it was expected that theee would
be completed today and that the
committee's work would really get
Under way.
Baron Msurice Houtart of Helrium
took the floor at today's session of
experts headed by Charles G. Dawes
sud snslysed the German budget of
which be has made a most intensive
study. He wss ssked from timf to
time searching questions by Sir Rob-
ert Kindersley of England. Dr. Albert
Pirelli of Italy. M. Parmentier of
France and by Chairman Dawes and
answered the interrogations inform -ingly
from the stock of knowledge he
has acquired.
Ne Decides Takes.
No decision of any sort wss tsken
by the committee snd it was evident
that many such days were before its
members days of exposition snd in-
quiry which wiif not tske definite
shape In the wsy of results for a con-
siderable period.
The committee has given up the
idea at first entertained of appointing
sub-committees because various of the
delegates wished to serve on both the
committea suggested.
Dr. Schaiht head of the German
reichsbsak hss not yet replied to the
invitation to come to Paris. lie will
not be asked for any plans of his own
for re-establishing the German cur-
rency. The purpose of bringing him
before the committee it is explained
is' only 'for the information of the
committeemen.
He will be questioned as to the
exact present position of Uermsn
money In sll its aKpects.
This is part of tbe preparation of
the members' minds for constructive
work later. They have sgreed in con-
versation that their real effort must
come when they undertake to recon-
struct the Gernisn sritnihixtrative
mechanician. Their intention is to
devise a plan which when applied
will restore German money appre-
ciably result in the payment of the
government's expenses out of the
revenue and create a productive com-
mercial organism which will yield a
sufficient amount for the German gov-
(Cont'd on Pg. 2.)
19 AWARDS MADE
IN GERMAN CLAIMS
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON Jsn. 10-Nine-teen
awards aggregating 1540.257
with interest on each at 6 per cent to
the date of payment were announced
by the mixed claims commission in fa-
vor of the American Arms and indi-
viduals with claims against Germany
for losses Incurred during the wsr.
The Janrest awards were S93.808
to Msx Selllger and $58071 to tbe
Kentacky Distilleries and Warehouse
company. .Eight claims were dismiss-
ed n the ground that they covered
losses Germany Is not financially obli-
gated to amt aader the treaty of
Berita . . . -
FALL ACCUSED OF
'BETRAYING TRUST'
BY SEN.KSARAWAY
Former Secretary of In-
terior Sold All of U.S.
Reserve Oil Said
ROOSEVELT AND
DENBY RAPPED
Houston Post Special.
WASHINGTON Jan. 16. Albert
Tt. Fall former secretary of the in-
erior was accused today in the sen-
ile by Senstor Csrsway democrst
rkansas with "betrajing tbe high
trust imposed upon him by leasing
the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve
"and that for a corrupt considera-
ion." The Arkansas senator likened Mr.
'"all to Benedict Arnold. He demand-
ed to know how much more "in
famous" it was to sell "every gallon of
reserve oil" for the first line of the
nation's defense then it wss "for Ben
edict Arnold to sell a rocky fortress
on the Hudson."
Albert B. Fall sold the American
fuel every gallon of it to American oil
speculators" Csrswsy continued "snd
one of them boasted be wss going to
make $100000000 out of his share of
the loot"
Secretary Denbv snd Assistsnt
Secretary Roosevelt also were ssssiled
by Senstor Csrswsy for approving the
lease to the mammoth oil company.
He ssid they hsd described this ss s
mere detail to which they could not
give their personal attention.
If this wss a mere detail he add
ed "they should not have been en
trusted with our first line of de
fense as they say the navy is.
when I introduced my resolution
to cancel tbe lease it met with imme-
diate objection from Senator Smoot
I am conscious that it's gone to sleep
forever. But I wsnt to say there is
a public conscience in America mis-
take it however some people may."
Referring to the statements made
to the public lands committee by Mr.
Fall and Edward B. McLean the
Washington publisher cegarding the
source of the funds which Mr. Fall
used In enlarging snd improving his
New Mexico ranch. Senator Caraway
declared that "nren of great position
as these gentlemen are: men of high
staadinc aa these eentlemen are. do
mot maaa statwaasta taat axa net true i
tiniest there is some reason
on tor It"
TWO HOUSTON MEN
SPEAK IN AUSTIN
AT LAUNDRY MEET
Houston Post Special.
AUSTIN. Texss Jsn. 16. J. E.
Burkett. Houston laundry man. spoke
today before the annual convention of
Texas Laundry Owners ssocistion A
J. Kittger will speak tomorrow.
The total valuation of the approxi-
mately laundries in Texss is over
$7000000. according to Joseph 8.
Meyers. State labor commissioner
speaking before the same organisation.
The total yearly wage aid by these
laundries Mr. Myers said. Is $4301-
!T23. paid to 5688 persons of whom
KlM-2 are females.
"During the year ending December
.11. 123." he ssid. "162 inspections
were msde in 12.1 laundries by the
depsrtment of labor. Sixty-four of
these laundries were members of the
Texss Iaundry Owners association in
which ft inspections were made dur-
ing the year and 25 orders issued."
Mr. Myers commended the ssso-
cUtion for their co-operation with his
depsrtment snd for the great prog
ress he said bad been shown in im
provement of laundry plants in this
State.
. BARLEYCORN
MUST STAY DEAD
SOLONS DECIDE
Associated Press Report.
OKIAHOMA CITY. Okls Jsn. 16.
After two hours of oratory in which
the sins of John Barleycorn were aired
at length the Oklahoma Stste senate
today on the fourth anniversary of his
official interment agreed with bnt one
dissenting voice that his resurrection
was not desired.
Senator Jack Barker of El Reno
declared he did not approve the meth
od of burial.
"Prohibition creates a condition
worse thsn the saloon." he declared.
"Every haystack now harbors s still."
The vote indorsing the eighteenth
amendment was tsken on motion of
Tom Anglin president pre- tern of the
senate.
Dock Fire Threatens
Wisconsin Ore Plant
Associated Press Report.
ASHLAND. Wis.. Jan. t0 Fire
which broke out in the Northwestern
Ore company's dock No. ti here at
this afternoon. Is still burning snd
beyond control snd threatening cotn-
ilete destruction' of the structure. The
oss it Is estimated will be dose to
$500000.
Noted Norwegian Poet
Story Writer . Is Dead
CHBISTIANIA. Norway. Jan. 16.
Arae Garborg Norwegian poet snd
story writer. Is dead aged TH. His
retigious-pblloeophical book "The Lost
Father" was brought out in an Amer-
ican edition only recently.
FEDERAL FORCES
WIN HARD BATTLE
IN TEPEACA AREA
Strong Element of De La Huerta Army Reduced to' '
Impotence Mexico City Advises Washington'
Staff Drive to Restore Normalcy in Oil Field
Region Meeting With
Associated Press Report . '
WASHINGTON Tan. 16. Mexican federal forces have de-
feated the revolutionists in a hard battle at Tepeaca which has .
resulted in reducing a "strong element of the rebel army to im- ;
potence" the Mexican embassy said in a statement tonight
based on official advices from
Rebels under Generals Maycotte and Villarreal have beeri
defeated after a hard battle at Tepeaca" the statement said..
"After being driven from Tehuacan'by federal troops under .'.
General tugenio Martinez the
Tepeaca on the railroad between
' Genral Urbaleio attacked
up the command which was made
units at tne aisposai oi me vera uruz reDeis. ine action nas
reduced a strong element of the rebels' army to impotence. v
"On the Jalisco front the federals continue the advance on
the rebels who still are falling back and refusing to fijive battle.
There are numerous skirmishes but a formal battle has not yet
CRUISER TACOMA
GROUNDS ON REEF
NEAR VERA CRUZ
Richmond to Aid; Vessel
Total Loss No Deaths
Reported
Uaited Press Report.
VERA CRUZ. Mox- JaS. IL (By
wireless to 8aa Pedro. Cal.) Her
seeks slasted aj ae asele ef 88 dej
frees ass tasr stew nam aiisnaa
aaalaitdU recks et BlasesHla roaC
taU4ane metes arawsr
r jajiwma.iasasea-seqay
Miievea ia ae a isuh tees.
Reeeatty dispatched to Mexican
water to prat act Aatsrloaa laterests
the Taeeata west aareaad ea the reef
either late . last sight or early this
aerslsa. After vainly artetaatlaa to
back her ssglses aasV slide late deeper
water the eraiaer seat oat aa s. u. s.
The sister cralser. Riebmead. Im
mediately reeaeaaed ta the distress
smbsI. advlalaa the Tsoorak's eartsis
it was raanlafl fan speed to the
areaaded vessel's asslstaaoe.
No loss of life hsd been reported
to shore late today nor is it feared
but that all members of the crew will
be sble to abandon ship in safety.
Tugs in the barber are standing by
The accident is attributed to action
of tlieaebej authorities in extinguish-
ing the lights which ordinarily mark
.k- - k. b. - m.M:ii. ..-.r
Several days ago . American vessels
were notified De la Huerta adherents
hsd csused lighthouses off Tampico
to sbandoa. rheir service to mariners.
Associated Press Report.
WASHINGTON Jsn. 16. Tht
light cruiser Richmond en route from
New Orlesns to Panama hss been
instructed by the nsvy department to
go to tbe assistance of tbe cruiser
Tscoms sground on Blanquilla reef
just outside era Unix.
Intercepted 8. O. 8. calls forwarded
to the navy department said the Ta-
coma struck the reef some time dur-
ing last night and that it was in need
of immediate help.
Associated Press Report
GALVESTON Texas Jsn. 16.
Blanquilla reef upon which the
Cnited States cruiser Tscoms is piled
up helpless sud awaiting vessels to
take her crew is 16 miles from Vers
Crui and long hss been regarded as
a menace to navigation.
The American consul at Vera Crus
was appealed to by the 1 acorn a in
wireless messages early today. He
was requested to send two stout tugs
to the reef; failing in this it probably
will be impossible to withdraw the
Tacoma from the rocks.
No mention of danger to the crew
was contained in the dupatcbes re
ceived bv the consul.
The Taeoma is of 3200 tons reg
ister one of tbe lightest vessels of
her class in the nary. Sue left Uel
veston only Sunday undtr orders to
patrol the Mexican coast in tbe in-
terest of American life and property.
The cruiser wss commissioned in
HKXi. She cost $1470000.
SLEW MATE TO GET
INSURANCE ADMITS
Associated Press Report.
CI.KVKLAND. O.. Jan. 16. Mrs.
Kaubie t'ostanzo held by police for
the last two days couiessed late to
day according to Detective Charles
Cavalo to having poisoned her hus-
band Anthony Costsnso nearly
four years ago because she waa in
love with another man and because
she wanted to collect his $2000 life
insurance.
A warrant charging Emma Cola-
vito with murder in actually sdmlnis
tering the poison to Costanso was is
sued late today and Cennty Prosecu-
. O . 1 I . 1
wr msuiua wirvu loungsiown l
police to arrest the Colavito woman
there at once. He also ordered tbe
body of Costanso exhumed in the be-
lief traces of poison still will be
visible.
Success. '
Mexico City.
enemy took up a position atv
Tehuacan and Puebla.
them here and completely broke
up of several of the strongest . ;
itaKen piace. ine retreat can
not continue much further "
however before the rebels will
be forced to disperse or take
a position and fight.
In the oil regions sronnd Toxpaaat
federal troops sre continuing the cam-
paign to restors normal conditions ia ; -
tbe oU fields formerhr held by the re- -'-bels.
The region of federal control ia
being gradually and materially ex- v.
tended. .
"The. sone of tbe rebellion stm is
confined to the Vera Cms and Jalisco
districts and the remainder of tbe re-
public continues .normal undgr federal
control." '
Associated Press Report '"' '
EL PASO. Texss. Jan. IdPresi
dent Obragon hss established his field '
neeaqvartersT at reniano sTalisco and .
personally la directing an advance -open
the defeases of General Earkiua ';
Estrada before the city of Goadala-
jara uionei nomas lopes emnmana-i
U OVmel Roman Iarnea.
or of the Juaass garrison was ad-
seeVesdary. . '2-pTi'm
The chirf execotlvnas decided to
remain with the forces of General
Joaquin Amaro antil the end of the
weateva'effenaive the dispatches eUt : .
ed. President Obregon it is said per . :
eonally drew na the plana of sttacking -the
rebel positions being familiar with
the territorr. and. if need be. . will'. r
lead his troops. - 1
uenerai Estrada s forces are draws
np on a line resembling a half eir- "
de and occupy many strategical posi- -
tions federal officers ia Juares hsve '
been informed. President Obregon's .
decision to remain la the West came '
after he was advised of the success '
met by General Eugenio Martin es ia '
occupying the dties of Oaxaca and:'
Tehnaean In the eastern sector. '
Command of eight airplanes arrfo ''..
ing on tne uuaaaiajara aront nee
been assigned to Colonel Ralph . ;
O'Neill formerly a filer of tbe Amer- :
lean army. Colonel Lopes was ad
vised. O'Neill is engaged in instruct '
ing. Mexican officers in the art of fly- '
ing and expects to hsve several able
to take the air ss soon aa the new
machines are ready for service.
General Lasaro Cardenas com '
msnder of the federal army routed
near Guadalajara by rebels under vr" .
General Rafael Buelna has escaped "
from the hospital in Guadalajara and
rejoined the federal army in Mexico '
City it is reported. General Gardenaa "
waa wounded in the engagements and
confined in the hospital - . --
-
First Foreign ;
Casualty Reported
MEXICO CITY Jan. 16V The first
foreign casualty in the present Mei-1
ican insurrection is reported by the
British legation ia toe accidental.
death of Mrs. Norman Cave-Brown- 1
Cave SO who wss killed by a stray .
bullet during the fighting last week at
Warned of the rebel attack Mrs
Cave-Brown-Cave took refuge at the'
home of friends a thick walled bowse -feeing
the msin plasa ia PachucaC '
where the hottest fighting eventually ' '
occurred. Venturing too close a ws-f ' i
dow during the volleying she wes . :
struck in the head by a bullet (She .
was the wife of a British mining en-
gineer. . I
AIDS MEMORIAL
FUND IN NAME
OF LADDIE BOY
NEW YORK Jan. 16. The name
of Laddie Boy will be among those
listed as contributors to the perpetns-
uon or the memory of bis msster.
Mrs. Charles H. Dilson. wife of a '
music publisher endosing a check for ;
$25 today sent a letter to the Hard-i V
ing Memorial association which read:
"It occurs to me that one of Mr.i"
Harding's best friends is not in a posi-""
tion to contribute to the fund and t
am therefore sending a Small con- 4
tribution in the name of Laddie Bov.
ss I think he should be remembered in
this memorial to his beloved matter."
E. N. Hurley Named ' )i
To Debt Funding Body i
WASHINGTON Jaa. 16. Edward !
N. Hurley. Chicsgo business man and I
former chairman of the shipping tk:
board was nominated by President 1
Coolidge todsy. to the democratic va- .
eancy oa tbe debt funding eaevnia-
efV
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