The Abilene Daily Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 151, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 5, 1922 Page: 1 of 22
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FRUITLESS DAY'S EFFORT
FINDS OFFICIALS WAITING
FOR APPEALS COURT TO ACT
(By the Associated Press)
DALLAS Tex. Nov. 4. Tho United
StutoH senatorial -uildlo again wua
brought lcforo tho fifth court of civ.
11 appeals of Dallas today with the
filing of motions 'iy attorneys for
both tho Mayfleld and Poddy forces
in behalf of tho t to r en running fur
United States senator.
Mayfleld forces asked that tho pro-
ceedings In tho Oroesbeck injunction
suit bo held up and tho Injunction
dismissed.
Teddy forces asked that tho appeal
from ho C-ousbe. tomporary rs-
stralnlng order bo dismissed because
of alleged defect In the transcript.
Mayfleld forces asked leave to file
perfected record of tho transorlot.
Plenty of Mocim-m
l-eddy forces filed n motion asking
tho appellate- court to restriln decre-
tory of State Staples Mayfldd and
tnt member? of tho Tarrant county
election board from carrying qn the
maHdamurt of the seventeenth district
court at Fort Worth and from peti-
tioning similar mandamuses pending
final disposition ot thu appaa. beture
the- court hero
The transcript of tho appeal from
tho district court ct Gros'ibccl: to the
fifth court ot chll nppeuls wn? filed
by Assistant Attorney Goner ii I. C
Sutton and David D. TramineU of Ft.
Worth In bohnlf of the seerctarv of
state and Earlo B. Mayfleld. respec-
tively. SuttOh and Trammoll arrlvt-d
In Dallas this morning by trau from
Grbcsbcclc. having abandoned their
plan to drive by nutowiubllo' from
Oroesbeck. Tho telegram to stay the
proceedings at Oroesbeck and advance
tho proceedings to tho cppoliuto court
hqro was tiled 1 1 rbesbccli prior to
tholr departure.
New Ms:ulnr-i.j Granted
imv I'tia AsHociatcii I'lututi
MARSHALL Tox. Nov. 4 .-Judge
r. O. Beard of tho seventy first Judic-
ial court hero this afternoon granted
a Writ o: mandamu c imp uing coun-
ty Judgo Stiength Clerk Oieen and
Shorlft Sanders to pr'nt thi ntuno of
Karlo . Mayfleld on tho official bnl-:
lot of Harris county under tho .dm-
Inebs ot the democratic party as can-
dldatoitor United S'tos senator nt tho
general olec.ou to bo hold November
V. .
(By tho Associated Press)
AUSTIN Tex. Nov. 4. Tho appli-
cation fbr leave tb fllo mandamus pe-
tition. wa8 overrul by" tho -Supremo
Court an hour aftor H wts filed.
' Tho action of tho Supremo Court la
overruling tho mandamus application'
leaves- the Mayfjeid itlgatlon In tho
samo position existing prior to filing
of tho action this morning. No. op-
inion v. as written tor tho order and
tho c'purt was in session but a short
time before the decision was reported.
Attorney General Keeling and Sec-
retary of State Staple; refused to
malls further statement on the litiga
tion.' Staples Continued to advise
county officials that immediate relief
in dxiicctrd and to hold tho ballots as
lonct as nossiblo. Tho secretary t-f
stato 6ald a number or counties liave
informed him tho ballots will bo held
until MOnday and others have printed
two -sots ono with Mayfleld's namo
tho 'Other without.
Itfls understood 'lut Assistant At
torney General John C. Wall Is Hi
Dallas today to reprosont tho stato In
any action that may corao before tho
Dullus court of Civil appeals.
11 led oil Sntuidny
Application for permission to file
m.nnilMin ik to comno tho district I
Judgo of Tarrant county to vucnto tholes c Jthoast ot here when a small
order authoriziiiK tho printing vf
.Karlo B. iMayrield'a naiho on the elec-
tion hallots of th .t county and to
prqvent dthcr qounties taking suc.i ac-
tion pending hcttlomcnt of tho Gioos-
lieck Injunction s it waa filed In tl"
Supromo Court this morning ly
OCorgo Mondell Jr.. of Austin on bo-
half of antl-Majficld attorneys.
Tho annlicatlon oush. immedfato
relief from tlo mandamus order of!
District Judgo n.. L- L. Boy at Fort
Worth" directing that Mayileld'a namo
bo winted on tho election ballots.
The application was directed alRO
against attorneys nhd- agents for Mr
Mayfleld and ufcki tha they be un
joined from bringing any further no-J
namo on the election ballots. T.io dW-
(fontlnued on pago four)
IN THIS STATE
t (By tha Associated Press)
1 OKLAHOMA CITY Okla. Nov. 4.
-Election officials aro nonpulsod ov-
?rau unprecedented situation which
has set political circles buzzing with
curiosity as tho time for tho genor-
al election draws near. A republican
iNindldato for Justleo of tho pcfteo in
tho Oklahoma City dUtrlct has disap-
peared ns completely us If tho narth
had opened up and swallowed him.
Local nowspapors vlilch havo begun
a search for him say thnt three men
in. tho city bearing tho namo of tho
mlRSlng candldato all deny ary aspi-
rations of a political naturo and of-
ficers of tho btato election board so
far havo boen unable to gather any
information which might clear up tho
J. Ii. Anderson Is tho namo of "tho
nominee but tho J. M. Anderson at
thq addross glvon tho oloctlcm. boaid
at t)io time of filing of candidates de-
nies ho Is a candidate for any offlco
and fiiys that ho Is dovotlng all hlB
time to the plumbing bvstnoss.
Another .1. M. Anderson at a dif-
ferent addross nfiirts emphatically
that the thought of running for offlso
hos.novor onterod his n.lnd nnd that
ha pad never participated actively In
any political campaign.
Btlll another J. M. Anderson this
one a. negro positively denied any am-
bition to hold offlee nnd declared that
he Is not a candidate fi jutiio of
tho pea.c.
THIS COULD NOT
POSSIBLY HAPPEN
WW ISSUES IRE
TAILE0 IN NEXT
TUESDAY ELECTION
PARTY HKrtUIiAHITl' WOMEN'S
VOTJC BUY LAW AND l'UO-GHCSSIVIS-M
WW. AMONG TllIZ
1IUNC1PAL ISSUES.
(By the Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Nov 4. Party regular-
ity tho wpinen's vote prohibition mid
progrosslvism havo been somo of tho
Issues In tho off-year oleotlon next
Tuesday with control of congress the
stake.
Outstanding features of the senato-
rial battle in the west uro tho con
tosts of United Statos Sonntor James
A. Rood democrat of Missouri aifd
It. 11. Brewster republican: Senator
l'ratik 13 KollOBB republican. Minne-
sota Mrs. Anna Oloseh democrat
and Uenrlk Shipstoad farmer-labor:
Smith W Brookhart. republican and
Clyde L. Herring of lowa Senator
Charles 11 Townscnd republican
Michigan and Woodbildgo N. Forrls
former governor; Albeit J. Boverldgo
republican former senator ot Indi-
ana nhd Samuol M. Rnlstop former
governor; and tho muddle In Texas
whorc the nnmea ot Karlo B. May-
fleld democrat and Goorgo Poddy.
Independent democrat and republican
endorsed havo not beep printed on tho
ballots ha tho lestilt of injunction and
mandamus proceedings.
Senator Robert M. LaFoltette. pro-
gressive icpub.Ican "Wisconsin was
expected to Dave an easy victory
Sonntor a. M. Illtchcocis. uomo-
crnt. Nebraska is opposed by It. B.
Howell republican
Volftrsul Opposed.
Ttelh-csontaUVo Andrew J. Volstead
renlibllcnn. Minnesota. soVcrtth con
gressional district nuthor of' tho pro
hibition enforcement net. is being
tpught hard by Rev. Q. J. Kyale dem-
ocrat and furmer-Iabor endorsed. One
Oft tho other principal prohibition
outcronuhjji.s is In Missouri whi-re sev
eral "wet republicans havo said thoy
would support Senator Ttecd dpmo-
erat. whllP certain dry domncrats
havo declared they would follow
BrowFtor.
Although Mrs- Olson tho Minnesota
democrat senatorial nominee. Is tho
headlfnor among women candidates
a number of others nro engaged In
Important races. Prominent among
those are Mrs. "WinnlfrOd Muspn Illicit
republican nominee to succeed hei
late fathor. Congressman at lanw
William Ji Mason nnd Miss Alice
Lorralno Daly Non-Partisan l?agu
cjindldato for governor for South Da
kotn Mrs. Luella Barton of Lin-
coln. Nebraska. Is a prohibition can-
didate for congress.
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Farmer Killed Slorni
(Uv tho AF'oclatnd Press)
ELDOIUD Kas.. Nov. 4. P1.iii.1p
Sherman a farmer 4C was 1 lstantly
Ktilod iicio today at Ills home flvn mil.
tornado swent 1 fa. i. Shermrtii
skull was eruhqd w'-- a small out-
building collapsed othrr proporty on
tho farm was damaged.
Storm In Nebraska
(By the Associated! I'ress)
LnXINGTON Nebr.. Nov. 4. A
tornado struck Lexington lato this
eVonlng. cuttin a wido swath lhrouga
tho southern part of the town. No
injuries wpro reported. Union Pacific
trains wcro 'ul.l up and muny barna
woro cemoiisiicHi.
(Dy tho Associated Press)
HUTCIUNS. Kansas. Nov. 4 A
Jopg dlstanco telephone messago to
tho News from Itockyford nnd Ord-
wny Colo. lato today bald a tornado
passed through that section this af-
ternoon that two Uvea wcro lost and
that there was much property loss.
AS RESULT OF M
'lliniK SPILL
LAKK ailABLES Nov. 4--Lloutcn-nnt
B. C AVUynrd and C. G. 2oarsass.
of Fort Bliss. lit Paso Toxos woro klll-
od this morning -when nn army air-
plane. In whioh thoy wero making n
flight from Fort ; ;lss to Long Island
N. Y. crashed t tho ground near Vin-
ton Ia. according to reports reach-
ing horo.
An eyo witness to tho nocldent de-
clared tho piano vas tlying lov w'nm
ho first sav It nnd that ono of tho
men was h-tnglng outside tho plana us
though he had failed to extrlcnts him-
self In his attempt to Juni ) with Sin
parachute
Parachutes vero 3d ibtmt both
men when their bodies wero rooovore.1
from tho wrcckngo whioh Jed to ths
belief that soeLig- a ciash was lin-
nilnont they unsucco'sfully ftttomptod
to loup to tho earth.
Tho bodies woro hsld at thp scew
of tho nocldent awaiting tho nrrlvul
of .tho coroner from herd.
Both flyers woro Jqhu when roach-
od. A wasoplc Identification card was
found on tho body of Zoursuss. Ho
belonged to El Paso lodge numbor ISO
A hnndbqg In tho wrecked piano boro
tho namo of Wilyard
At a coronor's inquest held Inter It
developed that tho nccl'ent was pro-
bably djo to tho heavy fog which en-
voloped tha mnrshy country during
the morning and th he aviators o
fhelr vay nnd attempted 'o jump fro-n
the plane bunging on t" o crah.
TWO FLIERS DEAD
"For King for Italy and for tho Fasclsmo" was tho cry of Bonlto Mussolini's "btack-shlrta" as they ad-
vAnccd to power over tho Socialist strongholds in northern Italy. This photograph la tho first to reach
'America showing the Fascist! marching Into Milan and assuming control-
E
IN ROUSING MEET
CROWD OP 500 HEARS SPEAK-
ERS SCORE PEDDY FORCES
IN WARM SPEECHES.
WILL SUPPORT NOMINEES
- i.ii i
Tenor Of Talks Is That. They
Have Been Democrats And
Will Continuo to Stay
With the Old Party.
The rallv of Iho'domocratfn foroM
DEMOCRATS
IEI
of tho city And county huld lv thWi"K i ?"?' ??Qrn '
dlstrJct courtroom of tho courtlloui.oT tlvo an') eKIslatWo pow
ssaiuruay aiteinoon was wnch as noV-
ur witncbsed hero before in tho
point of enthusiasm and exemplifi-
cation of what was termed tho old
"democratic spirit" Several spcakors
addressed tho largo crowd whioh
iirucucnijy. linea pvory scat in tho
courtroom and words of denunciation
of aeotgo J). B. 1'eddy and those
who uro backing his campaign for
tho United States senate woro not
utturod In soft tones' or terms hut
rather tho speakers heapej lnvoctlvos
upon Invootivos upon tho fusion can-
didate and others who aro connected
with Jils candidacy for tho office.
Tho crowd was with tho spcakori-
nll tho "way through and It Was lm-
poselblQ for somo ot tho remarks of
thorn to bo hoard duo to tho cheors
and applauso which for a tlmq bo-
camo frequent almost without inU r-
l-lll'lf foil . rrllil innplfnt- tl-.-lu ilnnnmln-
nted In previous announcement "an
oia-fttshioned demoorntlo rally" and
such it -as indood. County Chuirmau
James 1. athisop was nrnde chair- I
man of tho meeting- and almost lm- I
mediately upon tho convening of tho i
meetlnff a resolutions oontmlttco was
appointed to draft resolutions vhi?h
woro adopted by those piesont In
loud and vociferous voting. Tljo com
mlttoo named was composed of Br.
It. I. Grimes Melrko. Q. FIsk.
Abilene; M. CJ. Jenkins Tuscola; AV.
r. Uoud nnd T. N CnrowplI and re-
commended tho following resolutions
Which wero unanimously adopted:
ItCMriutluns Adopted
"Chairman of Taylor county doni"
pcratio mass mooting and Jcllow
PomOorats Whereas th0 B-emocraMo
party ot Texas Is being attacked fiom
Without nnd within by forcos that
aro using principles that aro undem
ocratic and
"Whoreas such attack hns been so
veiled that somo good" domoornU
havo boen misled and aro waVcrlng 111
balances that aro unsafe for tho dem-
ocratic x'rlnclplos ot our forefathers
and
"Whoreas tho Domocratlc party has
expressed Itsolf on two Occasions ns
to tho nominees of tho Democratlo
party now thoroforo
"Bo It Itesolvcd that wo in mass
mooting assembled go on record aa
ondorsiiij? the full democratic ticket
both stato and county as selected la
tho primarlos.
"Be it further roHOlvod that Mo con-
demn all parties or factions or fusion
domoorats that havo dogerted tho Old
Party nnd how Ihroftton to Violate
t)io(r solemn pledgo that has boon tho
test of democracy slhdq time let
memorial .
Be it losolvod that copies ot till
resolution bo furnished tho press.
Signed i
I3r. It. I. Grimes Mcrki-l
V. J. Head
!. FlU
M O. Jcjikens.
T. N .Carswdll
JOB f)r Q0 I'hiM!llt
The chairman of tho meeting ostl-
mattMl that between 400 und 500 peo-
ple woro prosont.
Th Hosslon Xvh turned into what
was called nh "experience mooting"
dlffereht persons in tho aucllonco be-
ing coiled on .to speuk by tha chair-
man. Tho chairman. Judge Btlnson.
first announced tho purpobo for
which tho meotlng was en Hod. declar-
ing. "Vou havo bean called together
today bocnuie of tho situation whhh
has arisen in Texas politics which
Is without precedent. In tho past
tho party hafl beon in a pcacoful way.
And ovorybody who voted In tho pri
maries signed n pledgo that thoy
would support the nominees of tho
democratlo pnrtv. And I made ur
(ConUnucd on page to)
Triumphant Fascist! Enter
T
TO PEACE SESSION
(By tho Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE Nov. 4--lho
grand vlsler Informed tho allied high
commissioner hero today that the
Constantinople) government had do-
elded not to send a delegation to tho
peace conference.
ciiv th Associated Press)
CONSTANTIKOPLC Nov. 4. Tho
wholo Js'Bar East was anxious today i
to learn what tho sultan was going to
do about tho unanimous decreo of tho
grand national assembly 'sitting at
Angora declaring tho sultnnate' lu
Turkoy nt an ond. fihom of ht ox-
em. tiifl
sultun Js declared by some of the
newspapers to be Tcauy to abdlclap.
But the general Opinion Is that ho will
Ighoro tho decision reached at Angora.-
Tho heir apparent Abdul McdJid
Effcndi cousin of tho bultan and
other members of tho Imperial family
conferred Inst night at the Domba-
ghoscho Palace Thoy gavo particu-
lar attention to tho decision Of tho
nutlona.1 assembly that horoafter the-
ciioico or tho caliph is to bo that
mombor of tho Imperial family who
Is tho. best Instructed tho best edu-
cated tho most honest nnd tho wlsost.
Itvsc-ut Implication.
All of tho Imporlal conforoes do-
clded that none of Ilium would accept
tho throno if stripped of temporal
power. Officials m high pnlaco cir
cles vcro particularly angry at tho
lesolutlOrt In which tho grand na-
tions! assembly declared thaV tho pal-
acq of the miljitmo ports had passed
into' history because "throuBh corrupt
Ignotunco for sovortil centuries It pro
voked numerous lib for the country.
Tho uctlon at Angora split tho
Constantinople cabinet Tho major
ity favors rturronucr because ot tno
nationalist chargo of treason ngaliibt
the sultan. Shortly after tho news
cam from Angora. Towflk Bey ro-"
signed ns .minister of flnanco In tho
sultan's cabinet and Said Bpy gavo up
hl post as minister ot public Instruc-
Hon
Ghcn OI)-Ycar Term.
MclvINNKY Texas Nov. -J Ad
Brnddox negro nloaded guilty last
night to a chargo ot murder In con-
nection with tho killing ot Sallle
3townrt uegross nnd was sentenced
to ninety nine 3 cars in tho peniten-
tiary. U. 8. Department of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU
For Abilene and vicinity; Sundtiy
partly cloudy colder.
For J5nst Tsxus: Sunday partly
cloudy colder.
For West.Toxa: Sunday fair cpld-
or Ip ISost portion.
WASHINGTON Nov. 4. Weathei
outlook for tho wook beginning Mon-
day; West Cult Suite; -Fdir. and cool
with frost ntabeglnnliir fair npd noi-
mnl temperat'uro thqrvnfter? but with
n pioliability ot local rain Tliuiitday
or Friday.
Upper Mississippi and lower Mis-
souri Vnllcj: Buln followed by clear-
ing and much cooler at beginning and
generally fair and cooL
TISaiPHISATlTItBB
U TIN ILL NO
II A DELEGATE
I WEATHER
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BATUUPAY
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10 '..... 71
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N'oon ...to
Sunrlea .... C;59
Sunset S:47
7 a.m. 12:3j 7 p.m.
.. C' 77 06"
I.. 6B 67 B5'
. .8C 60 48
Tlrv llll-rrirtnAr-
Wet thermometer
Rrlativo humidity
- uegrce
Itainfall .05
Milan
DANIELS DISCUSSES
BRITISH POLITICS
LIKENS LLOYD GEORGE TO
ROOSEVELT IN SPEAKING
OP THE SITUATION
HARDING INDJOIR Li
New British Premier Game Into
Power On Wave Similar to
That Which Sent Repub-
lican to Whito House
By Josephus Daniels.- Secretary of tho
Navy Jn Wilson's Cabinet.
Tho Army of the Uriomployed has
rocontly lccolvcd largo acquisition
111 quality and quantity. How to
doal with tho unemployed Is a
pressing iiuostjon in Great Britain
whoro thq shipbuilding nnd chemi-
cal and other industries have re-
duced tholr forces. This Is tho first
big problem .tho now administration
must tackle.
On tho day that lie roalgned Jits
posltlou or was resigned (tho lattor I
guoss) Lloyd Goorgo was asked tJ
innko nn uddrosa on Unemployment.
"I havo Joined tho Army of tho
Unemployed myself" wa3 tho apt
reply ot "tho little Welsh lawyer"
sans salary tans a Job sans power
(mns everything that goes with offi-
cialism in Great Britain whoio there
aro more trappings than go with
placo than In nny othor free govern-
ment In the world llo was even
Without a' homo to llvo In Two
yean or moro ago Lord Lee known
In America because IiIh wife was a
Chicago bello (who wus until last
week First Lord ot tho Admiralty
nnd ns euch attended Hnrd)ng"a I
i.nppoinimcnt Conforcnco In Wash-
ington last .December) prosontcd
the historic and beautiful country
placo "Chequers" to tho British Gov-
ernment to be used . by the PrlmJ
Minister. I.loyd Goorgo waa tho first
to occupy It and it must Jntvo caused
him hoiiio pain to movo out' bag and
baggage on an hour's notigo
JIN Bcslgimilon Wus Handed In
If nskod how It cumo about that
h so suddonly stopped from tho
busiust and most puwoiful post In
ull Kuropo tp a man without a Joo.
It (luliod how it calno about ho
marily dismissed whon "yostorday
his word might havo stood against
tho world." the Welshman's position
might havo boon Illustrated by that
ot a colored proachor in tho south
Ho had been Very punctual In thn
dUchiirgo ot his duties us pastor of
tho loading colored church In h'-s
community. Ono Sunday morning at
Cloven O'clock tho aforesaid preacher
was observed walking down Main
t loot at tho hour ot tho morning cr-
"vlcc. A gentleman approached him
anil inquirod:
"Js this not tvo hour of tho olqvon
O'elbclt service in your church
Undo Kphralm?" (In tho South
white people- call all roepec.tabla old
norsoca"Unelo.')
"Vos sir. boss replied Undo Hph-
raim with his; most Uidlty salutation.
"Why nro you not there proachlng
th Word itiMcnd of walking tho
street?" wlui tho inquiry.
"You eo. bow it Ih this way: My
oousrogatton met Inst Wodnosday
night and handtnl in iny rosiguatlon"
The Conduit l'lpo Mcthwl
TIib Lloyd Goorgo 'cuse is parallel.
Ills aongregatluti met nt Carlton
IIoum and "hnndod In his roslgna-
tluir" and lie wus therefore without
a sustaining congregation. Ho went
up to King Goorgo and wroto out
Uto resignation which had alrwidy
been handed in and tho IClug "sum-
moned" A Ilnuur Law. to form u
ministry. How mummorlcs and
forms and tnllllnory do porslst in
the British Government. King Goorxe
"sumpioned" Bonar Law and ho "ac-
oeptod" Lloyd aqorgo's resignation
tondotod whon tho Connorvajtlvo party
thought moro of their purty than
tliey did of their country. To Am-
ericans tho farce of a King who would
lose his head if ho attempted to
govern "summoning tho Premier
Hounds Itko child's play and It ts. But
(Continued on pace three)
DRUMRIGHT OIL FIELD IS
SCENE OF GREATEST LOSS
OF LIFE FROM THE STORM
MY FLIERS SET
BUT Fit OF G0I1L
TUANSCONTlN-KXTAti NON -STOl
FLIGHT UNDHD BY liVGlNH
TltOUllLi: AT INDIANAPOLIS
aitkh Tu:NT'-rivn nouns.
(at tho Asioolated Press)
NITW YOltK. Nov. 4. Lleuls. Oak-
in.. 1.-..IK. nhil TnHti Mnollondy In fly-
Ing from Han Diego to Indianapolis
broko tho world's non-stop distance
record of 103C inllos irmdo by tho lato
Captain Jack Alt-otic nnd A. S Brown
In their flight ncrotw tho Anlantlc
Ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland
according to records In aviation Cir-
cles horo.
DAYTON. Ohio Nov. 4. Llouts. J.
A. Mucltcndy and Oakley Kelly army
aviators who wero forced to wiiu
near Indianapolis fiatuulay morning
after completing 2.0CO miles on un at-
tempted non-stop flight from San
Diego to Now York arrived at Mo-
Cook Field hero at 12:15 o'clock. Thoy
left Fort Bonjamln Harrison nt 10:50.
In n. piano obtained at tho foit.
In giving tholr first official report
of tho flight tho airmen rovcalod that
during tholr nearly thirty hours in tho
ulr. they were In tho midst of n Worm
nnd i-nlir for H hours and 30 inlnuteM.
In Crossing tho mountains tho wind
was so strong that It threatened sev-
eral time to turn llielr ship over.
Motor 0crheatcd.
"ThO motor was so hot that U
would not permit us to go farther. W 0
mndo tho landing without trouble."
Disappointed but not discouraged
ny tho failuro to finish tho flight to
Now York bqth flyers Indicated that
they want to repeat tho attempt from
San Dlcgo It tho war department -will
glvo its consent.
TJnutonn.nt MaeTtcadv. ronlylnc to a
question said that although In tho
ulr 32 hours as against 25 on tho
flight ending today tno recent onaui:-
nneo flight over Bn.h Dlbpd Avas-nVt
nearly ns ncrvc-wrncking as tho dlsJ
lance voyage.
"Tho winds Irt tho mountains mado
tho dlffcronco between tho compara-
tive safety of tho flight over San
Diego and the dangors of the cast-
ward voyage" ho said.
Did Not 1jo(o Way.
"Wo did not lose our way during
tho entlro trip as our instruments
worked perfectly nnd informed us at
nt times of our location and tho dl-
loctlon In which wo wpro trnvollng.
"Friday night wo experienced heavy
Cross winds which caused us to uso
much precaution. Thu tihlp worked
perfectly with the exception of the
defective water line.
"At arlous times I thought tho end
was near." Lieutenant Kolly said. "I
uan eafciy say that two incn never
Wcro neaier death than whon tho
high winds In tho passes tossed us
about like a toy.
"At ono tlmo wo Woro flying smooth
ly nt an altitudo of C.200 feet when
suddenly 11 cliff loomed In front ot us.
I began to guide tho shin to avoid
crashing and by a mere chanco 1 was
surcosstut In fccnllitg tho top ot a pro-
dp (co uy about tnreo root.
"Our first Intimation of real trou
hie came whon wo noticed tho wator
leak whllo passing over Kansas."
OBIISNT DISCUSSi:' IN
A DALliAS COXFKHKNCK
(By the Associated Press)
DALLAS Tox.. Nov 4. Allison
Mayfleld ot Austin clu.ln um of the
Texas railroad commission and W.
T. Kemper ot Kansas CH: prcsido.it
of tho Kansas City. Mexico and "Ori-
ent lallroad wcro In Dallas today con
ferrlng In regard to tl o affairs ot the
railroad. No definite decisions wcro
announced regarding the discussion
which was largely g vo;i over to the
financial condition o; the Orient nnd
Us operation. Mr. 'nyflcld said.
HELD AFTER HIE
(By the Associated Press)
CHICAGO Nov. 4. The heroine ot
nn apartment house fire was dead
today and her rejected suitor a teaoh-
or of Spanish was under arrest pend-
ing investigation of the bluze that
swept through a five story apartment
building and drove npu'iiy -100 per-
sons from their home.
The girl. Bsrnlce Holm. S6 years
old huved her mothor and roturnlng
to the flame flllojl building was burn-
ed to death.
.1. r Ouesedo. 37 yonrs old who
saved her mother and returning to
tho Lame tilled building wan ourneu
J. C. Quetedo. S7 years old. hoi
twice had ben ropubted by tho young
woman and ordered from the build-
ing. vas the man held.
Two oOlucldenedA ot (Iras starting
In the building aftor Quwcdo'n two
visits according to the police led to
the detention ot tho teacher-
11 1. 1
Pros jt'tigiiQ Meets.
WACO NoV. 4. The Texas dally
press league executive committee -mot
hero today In qunrtcrly session. Low-
cry Martin of Coralcana presided. V
numbor of new members were ad-
mitted. Tho comtr.lttco will meet
next in Dallas In February The next
regular semi-annual meeting will l
held in Galveston in the spring
DISTANCE RECORD
SPANISH TOM
buh
A MN
(Dy tho Associated rrcss)
DUUMIUGHT. Okla.. Nov. 4 Four
persons ar0 known to havo been kill-
ed fifty woro injured some soriously
and mnny aro missing ns tho result of
a tornado Which struck in tho oil
field Just southeast ot hero early to-
night. The storm cnrn In a northeasterly
dlroctlon. It inlshca tho town ofi
Driltnwrtghf. All tho dnmagu report-
ed was to housos and proporty on the
oil leases.
Tho known dead'
Joo Jennings.
Mrs Jo0 Jonnlngs.
Fourteen year old son ot Mr and
Mrs. Joo Jennings.
Dobbs. a boy fifteen years old
Strikes nt Mnunforil
Aftor striking southwest ot Drum-
wrlght tho tornado raised and des
cended 11 oar Mnnnford about 25
miles northeast of horo. An oil work-
er named Wall ngod about 30 years
was killed on an oil loaso near Mann-
ford Several atitomobllos filled with
physlolans doparted at onco for tho
storm aroa from hero and Ollton.
Tho total darkness which covered the
oil field as a result ot tho destruction
of plcctric lighting equipment Is hin-
dorlng tho work 'of roscuo parties.
Aioro nan thirty houses or oil work-
ers on thw iitana. Prairie Pure and
Gypsy leasos wcro wrecked and Oil
rlgi and pumping- machinery strewn
about for miles.
Tho Jonnlpgs family was living on
tho lloxnna lensc. No trace ot their
houso ban been found. Their bodies
woro picked up a quarter of a mile
awny.
Itulnfnll Is 1Icny
A heavy downpour set In immed-
iately aftor tho tornado passed nnd is
continuing adding to tho difficulty ot
bringing In tho injurod.
Two of tho Injured brought hero
woro Identified as Frank Hurst and
Mrs. Fnnnlo Hurst both of whom
lived In a grocery store on tho Rox-
aha lease whero tho storm flrt
struck.
Pueblo Has Blizzard
PUEBLO. Colo. Nov. 4Pucblo
has been completely isolated from
the rest of the world tor the past six
hours. All long distance telophono
and all telegraph linos havo been
'down kecsUBo of 41 Aavera blizzard
'WhlcttffiBttM'ffft thlsrcglon nt noon
Saturday. Meagre reports of a tor-
nado rtt Ordway nnd Sugar City
Colo. two points on tho Missouri Pa-
cific railroad fifty mllo east of here
havp not been verified as it Is im-
possible to get Into communication
with thoso "places.
In PUcblo electric wires and tole-
phqrto lines wero broken by the heavy
coat of sleet that clung to the wires
causing them to snap In the wind.
Colorado is Hit
LIMON Colo. Nov. 4 Two per-
sons nro missing and two Others wcro
Injured in a -small tornado that
swept through a farm aroa 6 miles
cast ot horo today destroying several
farm houses and causing damago es-
timated nt ubout $20000. Tho miss-
lug aro Mr. and Mrs. Carl Harmon
farmers.
SUGAR. CITY. Colo. Nov. 4 Two
tornadoes occurred In this Vicinity
today. No ono was injured. At Ord-
way. C miles from Sugar City .
hoavy hall was reported onrly today.
Some of tho hallstonos' woro roported
an largo ns hen's eggs. Considerable
glass was broken but no scrloui
damage was roported .
Boy Scouts .Missing
(By The Associated 1'rcss)
PUKBLO Colo. Nov. 4 A troop
of eight boy scouts under tho dt-
jcollon of tholr scout master left
Pueblo this morning for a hike.
Nothing bus. boon heard ot them slnco
tho storm broko about 2 30 O'clock
Mon on horseback have left Pueblp
in an effort to roach a ranch housd
whoro tome persons believe tho boy
may bo safe and try to locate them.
A blinding snow storm Bwcpt the
region Into -which tho boys went aud
there nro somo feais expressed fol
their safety.
T
' (By the esocJiitcd Pres
CLINTON. lown Nov. 4.Slaln in
what U declarqd to havo been tho
coldest blooded double murder and
lobbory In the history ot Clinton
county Homer Brownsfleld. uged 4?
yours nnd his wife aged 33 yenrs.
were killed In their storo six miles
west of hero this morning Browhs-
fleld hud been idiot through the head
and intsuntly kjlled. It Is believed. His
wife who had attempted to escape
was pursued and clubbed about the
hoad With an Iron bar. Sho was
still breathing when a chance cus-
tomer discovered her but died within
a fow minutes after a physician ar-
rlnd.
In utl effort to hide tho cWdcncn ot
their crime committed betweciV S ?0
and 10 o'clock last night. It Is believ-
ed thu murderers Jolted tho gasoline
lamns from their hanging. For some
reason the lamps did not set fir to
tho store.
After rifling at least one ot tho two
tills In the store tho slayers carried
a bankbook u money sack and
purse to tho back yard and
afire. .
They failed to burn and fine
experts are taking Impression
may give the only novo ot k
Ing th0 murderers
A little dog was found perched on
Brownfloid's chest when the marutcV
customer called.
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