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STOCKMEN «)in DAIRYMEN
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m ANTONIO MACHINE & SUPPLY CO.
SAN ANTONIO
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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER
REPUBLICANS
MAKE GAINS
EVERYWHERE
Although Local Issues Figured in Many
Localities, National Politics Decid-
ing Factors in Most Instances.
TAMMANYHALL BADLY DEFEATED
TWENTY-FOUR
F. W. HI-IT MANX (
I S IABI ISHED r
T' /SETTLE COAL STRIKE
PUTS OW
TO
> 7
JRY FIRES
J ADS RUNNING
Defeat of All Other Proposed
Amendments to Texas Constitu-
tion in Tuesday's Election Is
indicated.
Practically Every Democrat Beaten—In Massachu- j
setts^ Governor Coolidge Is Overwhelmingly HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE IS
Re-Elected—Kentucky Carried by G. 0. P.
Prohibition Wins in Ohio—Republican Candi-
date for Governor of New Jersey in Lead.
6j Culver**! Bert ire.
Results of yesterday's elections on the basis of returns received up to mid-
night indicate a strong Republican swing throughout the country. While local
issues figured to some extent, the general tendency in straight-out party con-
tests was toward the Republican party.
In Massachusetts, Governor Coolidge, Republican, who took a strong posi-
tion against the recent Boston police strike, won an overwhelming victory. His
plurality will reach upwards of 150,000.
In New York City, Tammany suffered one of the worst defeats in its his-
tory. With indications at this hour strongly favoring Moran, Democrat, for
president of the board of aldermen, the outlook is for the election of practically
every other man on the Republican ticket in the city, which has always been a
Democratic stronghold.
Returns from Kentucky show that the Republicans have strengthened their
inroad on the South by electing the Governor.
In Maryland the chances also favor the Republican gubernatorial candidate,
although the contest is very close.
In New Jersey, from which State President Wilson watched the returns
RUNNING BEHIND, 2 TO 1
»'Ood Roads Favored Only by San An-1
tonio, Houston, El l'aso and (ialves-1
Ion Among Larger Cities, Dallas
Waco and Austin Opposing—Consti-
tutional Convention Also Defeated
I hi» Texas tlevtloii report in thin
"V" l,»"" W compiled in
co-operation with the Guhetton-Dullim
1 orrespondenU of The Express
telegraphed return* ift Doll** where
total* vvern compiled. Till* u<
counts for the comparatively small
number of special telegram* to The
fcxpret»», but, on the other bund, makes
possible (ampliation of totuU repre-
senting every section of the State, pre-
vents duplication and covers the entire
States with uuusual thoroughness.
I t«mlo and pretty much all over the rountry
Onlv tu/n of nr„ j ,,re protesting against the seizure «-f cotil
. T 0 propositions voted in transit and are bombarding Walker I'.
^ cxas. yesterday carried. These J nines. director general of railroads, with
with particular interest, Newton W. K. Bugbee, the Republican candidate"for |were 'he constitutional amendment to i Jt'lltK^a,,hl<?1 ,Vr"t"slv rl"'"' Nl'"" huve
Governor, was in the lead and is probably elected. In this State the wet vote inc|,ease the Confederate pension tax
went almost solidly to the Democratic ticket.
If Government Withdraws In-
junction Miners Will Nego-
tiate With Operators.
Men, He Says, Are Only Asking Right
to Work Full Time At
Living Wage.
By Associated Pro*
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov 4.—Withdrawal of the injunction obtained (■
the Government will open the way for settlement of the coal strike, Samuel
Gompars, president of the American Federation of Labor, declared in a st.uc-
niet t tonight.
Charging that the injunction was a grave wrong and gros< blunder. Mr
Gonipers said if it were vacated and miners and operators invited to further
conference by the Department of Labor, he had "an abiding faith" that a mu-
tually honorable adjustment could be negotiated and effected "whereby the
coal strike can be brought to an end."
Mr. Gonipers' statement was issued after his return from New York and
in response to numerous requests for an expression as to chances of bringing
the strike to a speedy end.
The statement follows:
"Representatives of newspapers have asked mc for a statement regarding
the coal strike and the situation.
"In the first instance it should be known that the demands of the miners,
which, upon the surface seem so radical and far-reaching, are by no means so.
l or several years the miners have not had more than a half year's work—their
Conl-burnluit manufacturers in San An- working days averaging from 160 to 180 davs a year, intermittent, hv davs and
by weeks—employment and then unemployment. The miners simply ask for a
regulation of the working time so that coal production and employment may
be regular rather than intermittent.
WILL mi BE
m. PALMER
Attorney General Says Govern*
ment at Hearing on Saturday
Will Urge Perpetuation of Re-
straining Order Against Miners.
—Copyright International Film Servic
WALK Kit I>. 1I1NKK
ORGANIZED LABOR VND PROHI-
BITIONISTS OPPOSED TO AD-
MINISTRATION S PLAY
•|t In Ohio the prohibition program was
j endorsed in the State referendum. There
is a heavy Kepubiicun trend in the re-
turns on the election of mayors through-
out the State.
In Virginia the Democrats were success
nil, but the Republicans uiadu gains In
several sections.
J ii New York State the Republicans made
important, gains in municipal elections. Re-
turns on Assemblymen show they will have
.111 overwhelming majority in the next
Legislature.
An outstanding feature of the day was
the huge gain in the Socialist vote. In
New York City the Socialist, candidate for
president of the Hoard of Aldermen in
four fifths of the city polled nearly 100,-
1*00 votes, or about lf» per cent of the total
cast in those districts.
TAMMANY 18 DOWNED.
I3y An well ted Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Tammany Hall
apparently went down to defeat "in the
municipal election today. All three of its
l<y Cnlrersat Service.
WASHINGTON. P. C., Nov. 4.-Tho Ad-
ministration's request to Congress that
I lie life of the Lever food and fuel con-
trol act he extended for six months after
peace is proclaimed, promises to develop
an interesting three-cornered fight in the
House.
Organized labor will oppose the pro-
posed extension and the extreme prohi-
bitionists may attempt to tack on an
amendment continuing war-time prohibi-
tion up to the time the constitutional
amendment becomes effective.
President Wilson has stated definitely In
'ds address to Congress and in his let-
t« r accompanying his veto of (he pro-
hibition enforcement bill, that lie thought
war time prohibition should be lifted.
I'be "dry-" see in the effort to extend the
life of the Lever act the possibility of
affording the President an opportunity to
accomplish this result earlier than he
would otherwise be able to do so.
Without additional legislation, it is
pointed out, the war-time "dry" ban could
not be lifted unless all other war legisla-
tion were automatically suspended. But
this would leave the Government without
the power it now has under the war legis-
lation to cope with the condition of un-
rest iu the country. With the Lever act
extended for six months, however, the
prohibition ban could be lifted when the
treaty with Germany is ratified and the
other war power retained.
fn addition, it was learned today that
Secretary of the Interior Lane has re-
quested, in a letter to Speaker Olllett,
that the war-time law for Federal control
of the manufacture, vale and distribution
of explosives be extended after peace Is
declared.
If the proposed extension of the Lever
act is defeated," the "drys" figure, the
President might be constrained to with-
hold the formal proclamation of peace until
the Austrian treaty Ih ratified, in order
to retain the power believed necessary in
handling the disturbing elements in* the
country.
The prohibitionists are hardly believed
to be ready to make a stralghtout fight
on the bill, but are expected to fight for
an amendment to continue the war-time
ban along wit ft the Lever act. The ex-
treme "dry" leaders have not hesitated
to oppose the President whenever the
liquor question was involved and there is
no reason win* they should now. They
have steadfastly refused to listen to any
proposals looking to the repeal of, the war-
time law and would vote with little or no
reluctance to keep on the lid. The House
is overwhelmingly "dry."
Organized labor's reasons for opposing
the proposed extension are obvious. The
power under which the present Injunction
agalust the leaders of the con I miners'
strike i> gi?»® !■ in tha Lever act. Hamtiel
Ooiui - president of the American Fed-
eration ,«>f Labor, and other union repre-
sentatives, will present their case when
the House Agricultural Committee begins
hearings on the bill, probably the latter
part til this week.
The third party to the fights, of course,
vHI be the \dmlnlstratlon supporters who
are In i ivor 01' granting the extension.
RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISTS
TO NUMBER CHILDREN
INSTEAD GIVING NAMES
H x. :isodattd-PreM.
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 4.—Leader?
»f Russia's Soviet government have
canned the giving of Christian
■tames to the children, it is reported
because they are considered "rerni-
liscent of the reactionary system."
It is expected an order will be is-
sued soon forbidding their use
Numbers are to be substituted. Thus
three children of a family named
Petkoff may in future gc known as
"Petkoff 1, 2 and 3," respectively.
a ii il iila tc« for the ^ u preme (""otirt ben'li | «<"» ".o
"with rPtnrno Kin* from 2CT rfMrfrltC A .Iwnlar of Ihn ..|wtrnn ts that
out of IMS iu the First Judicial District, I ia'7„( J°?fltleJ,abl? j 'uajorlt leu
which includes the boroughs of Manhnt- i against the Confederate pen-
tan and the Bronx, Justice Joseph k New- i im*'„\ ,, u
burger, who was denied a re-nomination ! vl yde was light everywhere probab-
by the Democrats, and then placed in the !£ , lightest that has been cast in air-
field by the Republicans, had 125,713 voted, Nate-w de election In a quarter of a eon-
while Irwin Untermyer, son of Samuel ["fj* . nian>' places no election was
*• • • —- held. Among these are Lipscomb, the first
ward |u lienison, Dcsdemona and East-
land, No election was held in Scurry Conn
ty because the election supplies were not
received.
Prison Profit* May Lone.
Although at midnight the returns showed
a slight lead for the prison profits shar-
ing amendment, the run of the returns are
against it and indicate defeat.
With returns from the larger cities the
majority against tfie University amend-
ment was whittled down to 444. The bulk
of the returns yet to come are from rural
precincts and these have largely been un
favorable to th" measure.
The totals from 1S8 towns and cities are:
State road bonds—For 11,713, against
10,341).
fallen on deaf ears, for Mr. Hines has an-
. . . , nouueed he would keep the railroads rim-
from five cents to seven cents on the' ning.
$100, and the amendment to authorize
the City and County of Galveston to
issue $5,000,000 of bonds for grade
raising and other protective works.
All of the other amendments were de-
feated, as also was the proposition to
order a constitutional convention. The
University amendment, which was expect-
ed to run strong, has a substantial ma-
jority against It, and the amendment to
authorize 175,000,000 of bonds for the Stat"
highway system was defeated by more
than 2 to t. The expectation that the
highway amendment would run strong in
the larger cities and iu counties which
are badly in need of good roads is not
generally realized. Of the larger cities,
only San Antonio, Houston, Kl Paso and
Galveston report large majorities, where
as Austin, which is the heidquarters of
the state Highway Commission and was
the headquarters of the campaign for the
amendment, went against it. as did Waco
and Pallas. Throughout Hill and Denton
Oonntles, both of which are In need of bet
Untermyer, his opponent, had 83.071.
Maj. Philip .7, McCook. the other anti-
Tammany candidate, had 107,326 aud Jus
tice Robert L Luce P4.P.K1.
In the Second Judicial District, which
includes the boroughs of Brooklyn and
Richmond, with L'04 districts lacking out
of 954, A. L. Squires (Republican 1. had
124.504 and George J. S. Dow Hug i Demo-
crat), 110,321,
MOHAN LEADS LAGTARDIA.
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 4.—-Indications were
Robert L. Moran, Tammany candidate
for President of Aldermen, the only office
lor which the entire city voted, had been
defeated by Representative P. II. Laguar
dia, his Republican opponent, by a nar-
row margaln. The vote In 2.310 districts
out of 2.567, was: Laguardla, 361.441; j 10,.$25
Moran, 3511,700. Part of Laguardla's
strength ,1s supposed to have resulted
Continued on Pnge Three, Column Two.
10 PEACE TREATY
SHANTUNG DISPOSITION DEFEAT-
ED—DEBATE IS NEAR-
INC. CLOSE.
itrmltiatcH of Hi" Nnvul Academy, linil been
iilaeed in III" hands. lie also admitted
Ibnt the navy has only 110,000 enlisted
men while 140.000 are required to properly
man the Atlantic* unit Pacific fleets
By JAMES R. NOURSE,
II nlversai Service Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 4.—The Sen-
ato today rejected another amendment to
tlie pence treaty, the proposal made bv
Senator Lodfte t" strike out all the urtieb's
leiatliijt to thi- disposition of Shantuiii! hi
lus defeated, . . 41. The amendment
Has disposed of without debate.
So far us known, only three amendments
remain to- he considered. These are th1
amendment bv Senator LaFollette to striliij
out all the labor provisions, a new amend
nieni introduced today bv Senator ltora'i
to strike out article 10 of flic League of
Nations covenant, ar il the Core amendment
giving Congress the right to dispatch
troops An agreement was reached to take
the vote oti the LaFotlette amendment, at
:: o'clock tomorrow after the Senate shall
have heard a speech which Senator Heed
of Missouri will deliver In favor nf its
adoption.
The debate on the LaFollette nmend-
Contlnued on rage Two, Column Two.
BIG ARMORED CAR ARRIVES
AT BORDER FOR MEXICANS service.'' He has not accepted the'reslgna
Confederate pensions—For 17,817, against
Trison profits- For 14,0flti. against 13,2L'7,
(Jalveston bonds—For 17,2t>;t, against
8.5UH.
Local tax limits—For 11.4S7, against IB..
90b.
I'nlverslty—For 13,502; against 13,046.
Constitutional convention — For b,s"il,
against 13,1110, ,
By Associated llrese.
DALLAS, Tex , Nov. 4.—Two of the six
constitutional amendments voted on in
Texas today apparently were adopted,
while returns available here at midnight
showed the fate of two others In doubt,
with the remaining tw<» and a resolution
proposing a constitutional convention prob-
ably defeated.
The amendments assured of adoption
would authorize Galveston to issue $o,00ft,-
000 in bonds lor harbor protective works
and would Increase from u to 7 cents in
Continued on Page Four, Column Two.
HOUSE MILITARY \FFAIIiS ( OM-
MITTEB VIRTUALLY UNIT WITH
FORMER A. E. If COMMANDER.
By Cohertal Kortice.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Nov.
Members
of I be House Military! Affairs t v.mranti
virtually are a unit In favor of fixing the
strength of the army Id accordance with
the recommendation or Hen I'ershlna
I he recommendation of s/,-rc-tan t;'ikfr
and the general staff with reg.mi i„ i|,c
. of the military „8t,,|,|ifhlm,n. h
been definitely discarded, aim ,• with
entire army reorganisation bill submitted
by the War Department.
These faets developed today m nn i„
formal executive session of the commute,
"ff°rt »'•" uinde to begin formal '
indention >.t I he reorganization roeasiire
to bi< rep'Tied to the House I'l-iead tloi
members »mPiL"d tn a round table discus-
sion of th- \arious recommendarions pre
aented durin>; th.- public hearings.
Ih" maximum figure suggested at th»
mating was :;u0.000, while 'Joo.unn ,,
iiili'iiuum majority of ,tho«r ,.resp|,t i„
il l: ,M ,1)il'dle ground 275,(MHi i;(MI
I ershing urt"1 a force of from OT.'nOn to
.iiiii.iHKi. or h 'ssibly less. The Uar lie
1 artment has insisted on .176,1100."
1'ha cunimittee is divided on' tfie ouei
tlou of universal military training Sot,,e
ot the members ar.> opposed to this policy
in any form. A majority of the member-
however, are "nderstood to l,e stronglv:
in favor ot :be proposal, and ail those
rr^ni„aJ°H ,|,|!in ar' f,,r " month i
training per i, as recommended bv n
lershlng, rati r than a three-month i,.
nod, us proposed by the War Depart-
mout. '—•"
It wis tentatively decided snmp ttmi, aen
that a gene,;,i r. .rganiaation bill »„«!•'
not lie report.d out at this session Pre.
sure now is beru- brought to be.-ir |,v ii„.
Homo lead,'1 however, to report out the
bill before Hi 1- irnment of the extra srs-
alon. rhe i oii.ii,iriee will decide on (lie
davsW 1'"ri"le Hl,hl" tll>- "rit few
Hepresenlalive Kahn of California
chairman of the co mm Ii tee, was authorised
J Continued on Pago Two, Column Two.
If the miners were permitted by thc^
or>crators to work full time the supply of ,
'on!, tints mined would suou force down i
i |»r!< r of coal "u the market and 'his ■
tin- .iitirs ara determined not. to per I
i he miners' can might be better
M;itr i b\ th. ir demauding ;if least five
days "f five hours a week, which is real-
ly tnoie than they are permitted to work
nf t . prevent time. An understanding of
these "nidltlons clearly shows who are
responsible for the present situation and
the i .'Mise.
' Wl.eu In 1 the miners reeidved an
hi' re,-i •• ..i »'o rents a ton, the operat»»r-
raised th" selling price ;i i»»n Surdv !
the conditions and the tandards of lif«
j of the miners have deteriorated b\ rea
| son of there belnc no praeti al advaiee
in their wages and their earning power '
while the , ost of living has soared highei
and higher.
"Thi> mandate "f the officers of the
t nited Mine Workers o| Vmer'/a was <li
reel from the representatives "f the men
who at the recent convention decided that
unless i substantial improvement iu was{e>
and 4 r.gulatlon of the working time were
granted the strike order would be i- ued
to til» effect. November 1. President
Lewis tnd his nssoclatis, therefore had
' no alttrnatlvM, particularly when the mine
j operators I- ft the conference. leaving the
representatives of the miners alone.
."The injunction seen red b> the Attor
vev (Jeneral «ould n"i prevent the strike
A
FOOD AND FUEL ACT IS
STILL IN FULL EFFECT
l'ut> [- to hnforce Law ard Protect
( ounirv Against t alamitv — Could
Have Insliluti'd (. riminal I'roreed-
iniis. Hut Thinks Miners Wild With-
out Intent to Violate Law.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., Nov. 4.—
torney General Palmer declared today
that the Government had not ibe
slightest intention of vacating the e'tal
>tnke_injunction. Thi> was in ansuer
to reports that th<. Government would
recede from it.-, action in the courts by
«ay of conciliation to the miners for
the opening of negotiations.
On the contrary, the Government
will, at the hearing before Judge An-
derson in InJ:anapoli- Saturdav, urge
vigorously that the strike he field il-
legal and that the temporary restrain-
ing order be made permanent. •
I he Governments position and in-
tention to carry out this program
without weakening was made clear
in a letter from Attorney General
1 aimer today to the Iielaware Ship-
builders' Council protesting against the
'"verntrient s recourse to injunction
proceedings.
Attorney (tener.i| I'.-iImer u
tuir |»«
out
U.
di^t in"
rte«| Ihjjt,
ijum fion.
tii" coal
'■ Injun1
(h» strlko
I a"» and
"■•eeiit iona
for dam-
LABOR LKADERS SAY I'MON
MINES W IM, BK t LOSEI) AT
LEAST KOI K WEEKS.
By Ar%oelsted Pr*M.
WASHINGTON, lv r Nov t -Despite
the spirit of hopefulness in official qua'
tern tbiit the end ot the roal Mrik« w,it
near, spokesmen here for the miners and
t operators declami tonight the eountr
tor It was Issued after the strike notice' in for a protracted Industrial struggle
had already cone forth The injunction 'n the bituminous fields
was not only a grave wrong, but a gross l abor leaders estimated that all uni"ii
blunder If practically takes away the | mines would »ernain loseti „ leant tour
coustriirtlvf influence of tlie officers of weeks <»ther estimatea t -it ih.-n time ii
the organi/.atleu and, indeed, bars them half, but official^ although without word
from attempting t<» end the strike. Iu of direct efforts to bring tlip two >!d">
vead of lonservitlve leadership prevailing ; together, held firmly to the view that th*
ii places the whole movement in the hand- j Mrik. wodld not run that long
of heal men who ma\ vlo with each other There were no confidential reports from
n l be at variance with each other. If ' Oepartment of .lu-tl . agents in tlx fj» |.
the injunction were vacated atfd the I»e and reports to Washington fum<1<|ua.
partment of Labor Invite the operators aud . tern of the operators* I that . -
*"• I r ight conditions were unchanged.
tiou j. sought on the groan j t! ,(t
i1* a v iolatiou ot the tood and ti
that w hile imlividual "rlmiual pi
aud a vast number of civil arMon
ages collld have bei ii ♦ • i»r>»»iT♦ •'
»*; ;• to setti< th. X£mev»Ti
1 «nrtlau«iK.lU. Then '»»»»; ,
• Issume t 1't the miners ,<re on |K|.| /•
Ing riHren. ,md that th. , ,j„ • f
nor deidn to dlhobey ti
1 lilted Mates. |( the
tho court will so adjudge ,i „
th" roort will so ,h-id, fl|,
'•as submitted itself to the juri
• he . (.i|n In order that this is-
decided
"It has placed Itself u|„)n terms «»r e iual-
itv with its .fti/.:„. in order t!,„ ,Jl#re
may l»e an of fjr l.i? decision of t ,. t, -, j
t'roposltlon Involve.| v«,n will of • >>urse
agree with me that the law^ of ih« laud
Continued on l»age Tv«o. (olumn Font.
intend
..... , the
strike U unlawful
s lawful
•ruutent.
let Ion of
may be
fie representatives of the T'nited M'u»
Workers to a further conference. I havp
an abiding faith that a mutually honor
able adjustment - m be neg<»ttated and
• ffected whereby the eoal :«trike can be
brought to an end "
Ijr A^pf eiatrd Prchs.
IM>1 .NNAl't 'LIS, Ind , Nor. t \' inig
Presblent John I. Lewis of the I nited
Mine Work'-r* of America, tonight, stated
that the miners would be willing to re-
sume negotiations with the operators Im-
mediately if H"1 restraining ordar no* In
fori a u -' Inst them is t aeati d. Hli stata*
ment w.t made after being «howti an As-
sociated 1'res.* dispatch quoting President
Continued on Tafe Two. Column Three.
DIAMONDS WORTH $15,000
HAVE NOT BEEN RECOVERED
By rnlversal ftervice.
M;\V YOKK. Nov <1 Two diamond!
rings, valued at flo.OOu. were lost Sep j
terubcr Jt'i. it was revealed today, by Mrs. j
Solomon Levins of Ban i ranclsco. She rc
ported the rase at once to the ^police, '
but the person who found the purse con-
taining the rings, which Mrs. Levlne said
she dropped In a grocery store, had not
restored the Jewels up to tonight.
fuel Administrator Garfield today to-...
active control of the situation and ma
ti i ly to fix i maximum price of anthra*
• te at the first evidence of attempt! ' I
i'.d vail' e t lie Selling prii e
Or. Garfield took part in several > i,
rnces. but it was staled offbiully Ihfit
hail not discussed settlement of the strike
with operators .1 iu. Morrow, vice pr
'dent aud executive NCfetarj of th«• \ i
tlonal foal Association and a'former m. \>
ber of the Fuel Administration utaff, w.i-
among those who saw Or (Jarfiehl. I
meeting caused, widespread sports tL.it
Or. Garfield had been delegated to act is
mediator. Several other members of the
Continued on Page Two. (olumn Three
—— ,
M MKEi: KOI \1> la'ILTV VRMED
ri'RISINf; NOW BKOU.Ui
I I' TO EI.EVEN.
Daniels Says Navy Is In Bad Way
MANY SHIPS LAID UP DUE TO LACK OF MEN
B.v Jt'SIlN McORATH, cause of the insufficiency of the wage ther
(Staff Correspondent of Universal Service). | w,,'r.p, feccivim; t" meet the itu reiiseil n,«i
WASUINUTO.N, D. ('., Nov. 4.—Secre- j i1*' "Ml1 , :l',l,(' ,|M'.V """'l.v eouM
„ v ,. | , . , ... , I make four 01 fui- tiuies HS milch In ..m.
tiiry nf the Navy tinniels today admitted i ploynient outsid" the service
that the resignations ot BO officers, nil
I mil)iI" to I oderstiuid Congress,
Both officers of the nuvy und the army
who served all mad exiiress tliemseivs n«
Utterly unalde to iindcritiind the present
dispositioii of I Oimress and the trend of
A large mini ber of the ships of the navy public opinion towards both I.ranches „f
•it Iniil lift In Hln li-O'L." i>linnni<1 of t I... <1,..
are laid up In the back channel of the
Philadelphia yard because there are no
crews available for them. The battleships
Virginia and New Jersey, now at Boston,
are supposed to be a port of the Pacific
fleet, but they are being held In Bos-
ton because they have crews of only 'JOO
each while their proper complement of men
is 1,000 each. The brand»new destroyers,
the finest vessels of their type, also are
laid up nt Boston
Secretary Daniel# admitted that the sit-
uation in Ihe navy bsd owing to the
desire of both enlisted men and officers
to seek other employment and obtain bet-
ter wages than they are receiving In the
service. He has not accepted the resign
tlons of the 50 officers and w ill bold tlie...
In abeyance until he has made further ef
fort, to convince Congress that better pro-
vision should be made both for officers
and enlisted men.
Admiral Sims and official Washington
Speoldl Telegram to The Express.
LAREDO, Tex., Nov. 4.—A large ar-
mored war car, the first of two such cars
manufactured in the United Sates for the onus nuu «n
bp8 * del i ve re <1 * t o *a renre^nfatt6 n,HL wl11 ' have both pleaded with the Naval Com
Lrf i Iri,. «!.« l 1 iVe t,1P mlttees of Congress for more liberal sal
here Inst as soot? as ^natpoetinn a,rrivH ! arl,'fl ln ,he that the present
umo, just as soon as Instructions to re- i insufficient pay wan tending towards de
' lease the car are received from Washing- I morslliatlon. towards tie
ton. Another of these car whleh are of | Admiral 81ms told the._ House commit-
men
. nachoni
jcai trades were leaving the service be-
i^"aTr,HS2°(nh hrt[" French ' tw that almost all of the enlisted
to reach here ?n a tew i'fi. "DecteJ I who had any knowledge of the me,
•v
ish fleet i. tniich better paid than that
of the American Navy. Admiral Sims, Who
is president of the war college at New
port, n cur. .vs.iioii tl year aud lias In do
M> entcri-lining nut nf iii« own po> kei
An admiral of the fleet in <!rent Britain
reeeives .fL'll.iKin a rear admiral f.'i.ntsi
vie
eonini'iiiore 9-U.<XN) and n captain.
In iiililitlou to his salary an admiral of
fleet gets $1.1100 a year fur entertain
Ing
Vir Program Nof Neglected,
Ureal l'.ritain is expending on her air
program mer five times the ainoitnt uhi. <i
Congress iins provided for aircraft.
Two explanations tire offered of the In
disposition „r Congress to make in„.r■ i
appropi iations for ihe military und n»\i,i
cstabll-iinients. The first is i lint tin , \
liausiion "f tlie Kuropean nations |.-a,e.
the I nited States In no danger of hi
t.nk from that ijnarter. and tin »oe„,i,|
that «itl 'in- League of Vatlnns f-n-
FRANCE TAKING INITIATIVE IN
PR ES ENTIN(; WASHINGTON
WITH PROPOSAL
By Assis iated Press
I'AKIS^ Nov, t illavas). France has
taken the initiative in presenting to the
Washing! «. -..•n-ment a new proposal
tor settlement ot the Kin me question ac
cording to tie i;. in, ,i,. i'iiri, rtll.
l-n|ier says the nmve has the siiimm,ii .,f
lireut Britain
By A**"- 1 ip'»l pre-.-
Iti'Mi:. SiiMl.,,- N'.iv, -j lingland bus
I !■'" "" ,h" soluti.ih |-r„p„„.,|
b.v Italy relative to the Adriatic question
vice admiral S-.'l.ono, rear admiral J:'l omi i and has given insiru.-tnh in this ,-n,., r
-ointii'iilnre tsom uml a •■antaln so •« h, r •"«' • -»•' * In the rtilled s-
• * • • 1 ' say h rribuna,
Ihe National Council of Flume Record
mi: to 'his newspaper, has offh i;iih .,,,
tilled Ihe entente power* of lie- r.
!'""•« «."•»«<-r •»'. claiming •nit-vill..,,
In ii.ilj ui.'l. r the principle ,,f „ |i ,|,.t,,.
lelAitl-in The tiinrnale d'lttili.i »,u ,,
I Inbahi ■ France will snlittiil t„ i|„. > .
I - re me <' i. 1111 ■ ■ i I i m w prnfe-t ,,,,,,, ^
lilt A'lri.llie M_ I 1,'UO : - III v. - I*
end his premiership with an i.-i ,.
i rani-o liuliutt friendship trio ■ ,t' i,
I tig.
Hy Assoi-iateil Pres.,
HELENA. Ark , Nov. 4.—Quick disposal
of cases of negroes facing charges in
connection with the uprising In the *outh-
"iri i ,irt of Phillips c.unity the fircf
l,f 11 tuber ci11 : mied in «'Ir« u>r r. irf hcr-»
today. Jive being convicted of first degree
murder. This nrlngN th« total vi ted
<ii this char*e, wheh automaticallv . r
ries the death penalty, unc the trials be.
gan yesterday, to 11.
Testimony n the three cases Involvimi
the five negroes tried today brought out
that members of the "lodge,* • „f t|„, "pr„.
urewsive f armers and Household I nlon of
America." were threatened with death en-
Jesa they carried ont the orders of tbelf
leaders. Negroea placed on tie stand, ad-
mitting thev w.-re members of the union,
declared the disturbances resulted from
orders of the union chiefs. They also as
serted the leaders had Instructed thftn to
come armed to all meetings.
The negroes convicted today were Alt
Batiks .1 r and John Martin* charged Joint-
ly with the murder of \Y A Adklns, rail-
road special agent, when a small sheriff "
posse of which he was a number w.ig
fired upon from a church tie night of
September .".ii; Joe I'o\ and Mbert <JlleS»
eh.i: 1 with the murder of .lame* Tapp a
of Helena, member of a posse sent to
section the fl awing morni- and W'ilf
W ordlow. i hatL-eti individually with the
murder of Adklns.
Ilar kv who t'stifled for the State in
the en He of Wordlow. declared he had been
Instructed to lo t us guard for the rneetlrn',
«>f negroes In the « hureh at Hoop Spur the
Continued oil I'age Two, < nluoio One
the service.
Heaplte the experience of the war which
demonstrated the ii danger and the
costliness in money and lives of nnpre-
parednetis, there secuts (o be an incllnii
Hon, both in and nut of Congress, to stint
both brunches of the service to an extent
that will leave the United States little
belter prepared In meet a sudden emer
gonoy Ulan It was before the countryd
entrance Into tbe world war.
It seems to be ijulie certain now lhat
Congress will fa r C,en. I'ershlni
for tin
commended
general staff. Hut while disposed to ac-| (irantlnc lhat the I.eaguc of N i'' ,n will i " ll""M ' efiher 1 rum I-
SJP .k recommendation of t.en, Pcrxijlpg i eon„- Ini-i being and t; at the i > s- ,t„ »l« " 11
tor tho lesser regular foree. It Is extreme will (.,. a member, olflcr- „f ' - -, | I
>? doubtful whet'i" • ougre.,, will aiop. ao.| who served abroad "
Oen. Pershing s re. omnieiuiatlon for uni-I eninion that it .tin „ ,,„i,i i". ,i fat 0 ml
I —»-
Mr At .1 • ift frrj Pre. .
W'ASIflNfiTuN
>sa will wvor tien l'er«hliigs plan j linnitc ti-re will |,e no danger of " ,\si 11 M,'l ■ in |. ,
army of »7.ii»»l rather than 67«,m)(j as , I ni' d Slates having to m- r ,u., m, , bMp'-iH i-r th- setlleute
_ndtd by »ecret»rr linker *n,| tho I uttmk queatlon hna reached th.
4 -
ilil today o* th>
No
nt of the fill
■ Aiiu r '■ , i,
r i,rear j,
versa 1 training And unless this is done
the military establishment of the Unite 1
Stntes will be put back on practically jl-
pre-war basis.
Although threat Britain owes the i nlted
States billions of money, and although it
Is reported In the cable dispatches to tie
the intention of the present Itrltinh go<
ernment to ask that the Interest on her
debt be remitted. (»reat Britain spend
ing money lavishly on her fleet and on her
air program. The personnel ut thu Brit-
Vf As«o- iuii l proti
take f..r the \ nltid States not t.,i maintaia I If'MK. Mindav. Nov 2
a powerful navy and a military naMi'i' ' lutlon of the pro
ment ^sufficient to reslHt ngg; - -ion cad ! admiral Thaon Id !;••
"iip i hie et being quii kly expanded tnt
great and efficient forar a • mM b
done through a system of nniv-rsai tr i•».
inc. ln their view It will be th- milieu
that will to* best prepared that w'M e^-r
the greatest int'llien e even uul r the
League of Nations, unless thrr hall lie
general dlaarmame. . to whhh tireat
Urltaiu aud France are opposed.
I. f"i
sent itive for Italy on the I
t oimcil h* Paris i^ to in iv
dlsarmeil sea " >'u• • h a dlvarnn i .1
the Adriatic, presumably by •< (,v.,
Ilou ol fortlffcatlous or the
of ii m it forcs titer** wool 1 i-i .i . r„ t
.:I'-i'lutciv sale for lial.v in his
and obviate the nei|sait) for
maintain It ln a state of d« fen.. ,
i erding
repre
I pc.e •
pinion.
I
SEVEN CENTS ON FGGS
Bio ENOUGH FROFIT
11-.
i HICAGO, Nov, 4 — Three-
fiosrthi of 'i ce"t rnueci nn flpur
iti original °8 or rib-pound pact-
ages, ti cents a pound on lard, 7
i.em- j pound on huttcr and V cents
,i do.'etwon e^gs are thf maMmum
rnrgins of profit retailers should
charge :bpve prevailing wholesale
prices, according to the first "fair
pricc" list promulgated 1", the Chi-
cago r iir Pricc Commission of U
i*ct ■- i 1 grower., anr-nunccd 1 ■ > J a s ;?
Mai. spr.ignc, head of the Chicago
I sir 1'rit l oo.l 'Jomtnission, ar
^•ove? mc prices, it n-as - tated. the\
ftill go uiln t-ffeel immcdiatelv
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