Wichita Daily Times (Wichita Falls, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 15, 1921 Page: 1 of 30

                                
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VOLUME XV.
Lichitn flailn Times
SUNDAY and WEEKLY
EDITION
PRICE S: PAY NO MORE_________WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 15, 1921.________THIRTY PAGES NUMBER 2.
ID IS REPORTED IN SOUTH ARCHER COUNTY;
SITUATION REGARDED EXTREMELY CRITICAL;
MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED IN WEST VIRGINIA
-" ’----------PENCE RESOLUTION FRANCE THREATENS — ‘ .
SON THE PROGRAM GERMANY IF TROOPS
ARCHER COUNTY His
HEADS GERMAN CABINET
THIRTEEN CONVICTS
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VEATHER FORECAST
FOR COMING WEEK
OIL PROSPECTS IN
SOUTHERN PORTION
FOR COMING WEEK
BUN WELL, BELOW ARCHER CITY,
REPORTED STANDING IN
OIL.
KNOX PROPOSAL OR SIMILAR ONE
* EXPECTED TO BE BEFORE
THE HOUSE.
STALEY WELL NOW REPORTED
AS POSSIBLE 1000-BARRELER
REPUBLICANS WAIT FOR
MOST OPPORTUNE TIME
Showing Up For Biggest In New Field
Two Good Wells In Old Tex-
homa District.
Committee Said to Favor the Porter
Resolutions Covering the.
Situation.
Archer county made another bid for
the limelight Saturday when it was
learned that the Sun company's well
12 miles south of Archer City was
standing several hundred feet In oil,
having picked up a good sand at about
1,500 feet.
Eight-inch casing is now being run.
preparatory te drilling in The well,
which is on the farmer tract, is many
miles from production, and If It proves
a paying producer will etill further
stimulate operations in the county to
the southward.                 -
Late reports from ths Staley well in
the new Archer field indicate it to be
better than the 400 or 500 barrels at
l first reported, and there were some es-
A timates of 1,000 barrels. Scouts who
viewed the well declare it showed up
equally as well as some of the early
- big ones in the Waggoner pool. It
marks as important extension west-
ward In the Texhoma pool, and adds
a another to the so-far-unbroken list of
successful tests that followed the
bringing In of Texhoma No. 1 Gose.
In the old Texhoma field, south of
• Purkburnett, the well of the Jones Oil
, and Gas company on the Rexford,
* which came in a gasaer, has been
drilled deeper and is now making
around 200 barrels. The same company
is rigging up for its No. 4 on the same
lease. J*
The Texhoma’s No. 24 Cropper is
swabbing 250 barrels from • sand at
1,376 feet. Tha Sinclair’s No. 2. Crop-
per is being rigged up. The Stumif
on and Gas company's well on the
w. T. Cropper: has resumed drilling
- around 500 feet.
. . At Electra the Hobbs Oil company is
* “ testii, a sand found at 1,605 feet on
thei Grnett. L. C. Hsydrick et al. No.
4 Waggoner is swabbing 45 barrels
from a sand at 949 feet; they are 20
feet in the sand.
The Gulf has made location on land
... of Mrs. Grace Jennings, south of Elec-
tra. and will etart drilling at ones.
The Lambert-Tolliver well on the
W. T. Waggoner ranch has picked up
a aand at 1,445 feet and 61-inch casing
is now being run to teat the same.
On the Augsperger lease. 10 miles
north of Electra, the well of the
■Wichita-Electra Trust company is
drilling at 689 feet.
Dr.'G. Wirth, for years the noted
leader of the German centrist party,
who has succeeded in forming a new
German cabinet. Dr. Wirth takes the
two poats of chancellor and minister
of foreign affairs In the new cabinet.
Dr. Wirth's coalition ministry was en-
dorsed by the reichstag, which voted
to accept the allied terms.
CONFEREES ON THE
r * HF,
EMERGENCY TARIFF
ACCOMPLISH LITTLE
FEAR THAT TROUBLE
BREWING FOR THE
ELECTION IN IRELAND
WASHINGTON, May 14.—House and
senate conferees made, little progress
today in efforts to adjust difference*
in the emergency tariffs bill. A two-
hour session, while understood to have
developed no bitter fight, did not re-
salt in agreement on any of the dif-
ferences. x
The chief opposition offered by
house conferees . waa to the senate
provision continuing war-time control
over importations of dyestuffs. Senator
Penrose, republican, Pennsylvania,
chairman of the conference stated. He
said also that ths house members were
not satisfied with the end-dumping
section of th* bill a* rewritten by the
senate. . it.
The bill as passed by the senate
would authorise the secretary of the
, treasury to apply the anti-dumping
provisions only where tha need is ap-
parent, while the house provision
would compel customs officers to
make a complete .Investigation Into
ovary kind of merchandise received
from abroad to determine whether Its
shipment here ‘constituted dumping.
Mr. Penrose said ha did not boilers
differences existed between the house
and senate members of the conference
and expressed the opinion that an
agreement would be reached early next
week. Another attempt to adjust ths
differences will be made Tuesday.
BELFAST, IRELAND, May 14.-
Three trots between nationalists and
unionists this morning have given rise
to th* fear here that with th* rising
tide of political feeling serious trouble
may be brewing for the election.
This morning, a nationalist crowd
invaded the unionist area In York
atreat and threw stones. A fierce tight
aeon wa* in progress but the police
quelled It Two hour* later the trouble
was revived. Revolvers were used, but
without serious' results.
The third disturbance occurred after-
wards as ship yard workers were pro-
ceeding to the yards on th* Antrim
•Id* of the Lagan river, A gang of
armed men attacked them with re-
volver* and 1 stones. Tha police
promptly intervened.
DECLARES SECRET
• SENATE SESSIONS A
RELIC OF ANTIQUITY
SIX MEN OF GREW
OF BARGE BELIEVED
LOST IN A STORM
WASHINGTON, May 14.—Secret sen-
ate sessions were attacked aa a “relic
of antiquity” today by Senator Harri-
son, democrat, Mississippi, in calling
up his resolution proposing the consid.
oration of treaties and nominations la
open session. .
“Open sessions of the senate In the
consideration of nominations for high
offices will injure no one and secret
sessions may wron* many," he said.
The senate referred the resolution to
the ruler committee, which Senator
Harrison said meant ita death.
SAULE STE, MARIE. MICH. May 14.
—Six men comprising the crew of tha
s. barge Mistec are believed to have been
lost in the storm of last night and
early today, which tore the Mistee and
' the barge Peshtigo loose from the
steamer Zillah off White Fish Point in
Lake Superior. The storm, one of the
worst spring blizzards In year* over
Lake Superior, drove all lake vessels
into harbor. Six inches of wet snow
foil and the temperature dropped to
below freezing.
ant to Declare
A Fuel Blockade
Against England
rourrnaTthE now FREEZING
WITH A sNOW IN NEBRASKA
. OMAHA, NEB, May 14.—A cold wave.
which the weather bureau reported to
be moving slowly eastward, prevailed
la Nebraska today with temperatures
a* low as 31 above zero. A light now
foil at Grand Island.
LONDON May 14.—British labor
leaders today called upon the workers
of Continental Europe to declare a
fuel blockade against England.
Representatives
transport unions, in a joint conference,
decided to call the attention of their
associates oa the continent to the de-
alaion of the Geneva labor conference,
under which all European workers
would be required to co-operate with
the striking British miners in tighten-
la* the embargo against importation
of coal.
____...__by Mr*. Southard,
of the railway and---
WASHINGTON, May 14.—The Knox
peace resolution, or one similar to it,
may be considered in the house the lat-
ter part of next week, although It Is
more probable that action will be, de-
ferred until the international situation
Is further clarified. Representative
Mondell, republican leader, declared to-
day. Passage of a resolution ending
the technical state of war is certain,
he said, adding that republicans In
the house see no need for haste, were
simply waiting for "the most oppor-
tune time" to take action.
Agreement of Germany to Indemnity
terms In Mr. Mondell’s opinion hss
simplified matters to a large extent,
but has In no way made It Imperative
that house action on the peace resolu-
tion be rushed.
Before the matter can be considered
on the floor, the foreign affairs com-
mittee will have to determine whether
the Knox proposal or those Introduced
by Representative Porter, Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee, should bo
taken up. A majority of the commit-
tee are said to favor as a substitute
for the Knox resolution the two Pot-
ter measures, one merely declaring war
with Germany ended and' the other
msklrg a similar declaration regard-
ing Austria, without repealing the
declarations of war against those two
powers, as provided in the Knox draft.
MAY ORGANIZE JAPANESE
AND CHINESE WORKERS
CINCINNATI, May 14.—Approval of
a proposal 'to organise Japanese and
Chinese workers on the Pacific coast
and western states are withheld here
today by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor.
Recommendations that steps be
taken to unionize she eastern workers
in the west have been before the coun-
cil for some time, it was said, and
plans are now being worked out to
meet the situation.
Labor officials said that ths council
could not give Ita approval to this or-
ganisation work until it had made an
investigation and decided that the pro-
posed plane “would meet this grave
situation."
The United Mine Workers snd soms
of the International unions. It was said,
ara already taking In Chinese and Jap-
anese members.
BAPTIST CHURCHES HAVE
AN INCREASE OF 237,657
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, May 14.-
An increase of 237,657 members in ths
southern Eaptist churches was re-
corded during the past year, reports
submitted to the Southern Baptist con-
vention here showed today.
Other reports todsy showed:
Contributions to all southern Baptist
churches the past year lotsled $34,-
881,032.
Four new hospitals were erected,
bringing the total number operated by
the church to seventeen.
Birmingham was selected as head-
quarters for ths women's missionary
union.
THREE-YEAR EDUCATION AL
CAMPAIGN 18 DISCUSSED
SPRINGFIELD, MO , May 14—A pro-
jected three-year educational campaign
to begin In 1923 waa discussed today
by the general executive board of the
woman’s foreign missionary society of
the Methodist Episcopal church. Late
yesterday the board approved a motion
to appropriate $20,000 for rebuilding
the Gambold hospital in Crunking.
China.
Additional missionaries accepted by
the board included: Miss Ruth N.Cox
of Wichita, Kansaa. Miss Floy Camp-
bell of Parsons. Kansas, and Misa Ross
Rardaw. of Morfero, Ark.
DENIES MRS. SOUTHARD
HAS DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATES
PROVING TYPHOID DEATHS
TWIN FALLS IDAHO, May 14.—De-
nial that there are doctors’ certificates
proving that all of Mrs. Lydia South-
ard’s deceased husbands were victims
of typhoid waa made by Proseouting
Attorney L. F. Stephan today when
shown a statement aald to have been
made by Mrs. Southard at Honolulu, in
which she claimed to have such cer-
tificates and wherein she also ex-
preseed the belief that she waa a ty-
phoid carrier. _   09
Stephan scouted the theory advanced
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Six Hundred Sheep
And 6000 lbs. Wool
Burn Near Stamford
FREEZING TEMPERATURE
“F FIN urTER LAKE COUNTRY
ASHLAND, wis. May 10-Preezing
temperature throughout the upper lake
country teat night had termed hard ice
in many places today.
WAR SECRETARY IS
PREPARED TO ICT IN
MINE BITTIE MEI
WASHINGTON, M a
ARE STILL AT LARGE;
ATTACK THE POLES SEARCH CONTINUES =====
REQUESTS FOR U. S.
PRISON OFFICIALS BEGIN AN IN. 9’9 1
GERMANY IF TROOPS
PREMIER BRIAND ADMITS A DIS-
AGREEMENT AMONG THE
ALLIES.
VESTIGATION OF MUTINY
AMONG PRISONERS.
14. —
Weather conditions for the week
.beginning Monday ara:
West Gulf States: Consider-
able cloudiness; norms! tempera-
ture and local rains. %
SAYS U. S. RETURNS TO
THE SUPREME COUNCIL
GOVERNOR NEFF PLANS
SPECIAL TRIP TO PRISON
TROOPS MUST GO TO
PROCLAMATION FOR MARTIAL
LAW ALREADY SIGNED BY
PRESIDENT.
Her Voice will bo Hoard and Idea*
Received With th* Greatest
Favor.
Backbone of Mutiny I* Broken and
Prison Authorities Have Sit-
nation In Hand.
WAR DEPARTMENT
STATE TROOPS ARE SENT
AND ACTION IS WITHHELD
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S RETURNS TO COUNCIL       4
4     WITHOUT RESERVATION •
4 PARIS, May 14.—Premier?
4 Briand was asked today regard- 4
4 Ing possible mediation by the 4
4 United States In the controversy 4
4 In Upper Silesia.                  4
4 “The United States," he re- 4
4 Piled, "has returned without re- 4
4 serve to the supreme council, 4
• Her voice may be heard, and her 4
4 ideas will be received with the 4
4 greatest favor."                  4
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France virtually threatened today to
punish Germany if the latter attacks
Polish Insurgents in Upper Silesia.
Premier Briand, replying to Premier
Lloyd George's speech In the house of
commons yesterday evening, declared
that if Germsny sends troops into
Upper Silesia "France could not re-
main disinterested."
Lloyd George had stated flatly that
Germany would be justified under the
terms of the treaty ,of Versailles in
using her military to defend her rights
in the disputed territory, and said that
Great .Britain would insist on “fair,
play."
Briand admitted that tbs allies are
in disagreement regarding the Upper
Silesian situation and neutral observ-
ers in Paris and London regarded the
opposing declarations of the British
snd French governments as further
widening the breach. '
According to Paris advices, Briand’s
Statement cams as a distinct shock,
despite the tert that something of that
nature had been anticipated as a se-
quel to Lloyd George’s speech.
A United Press dispatch from Paris
early todsy quoted an attache of the
French offict aa saying that If Ger-
many sent troops into Upper Silesia
French office as saying that if Ger-
main neutral"—practically a para-
phrase of Briand’s later words.
CRISIS MOST SER OUS TO
DEVELOP SINCE THE WAR
By J. W T. MASON
Written for the United Press. *
NEW YORK. May 14.—Germany’s
long awaited opportunity to recover
her strength while the allies dispute
among themselves has been brought
close to the point of realisation by
Premier Briand’s answer today to the
practical' ultimatum aimed at France
yesterday by Lloyd George. Briand
refuses to desert Poland, snd he makes
by implication a threat of retaliation
If Germany follows Lloyd George's ad-
vice and attache the Poles. *
The crisis is by far tha moat serious
that has threatened ths stability of
European relations since the war. Pre-
mier Briand's 'attitude appreciably in
creases the danger of An Anglo-French
break, and of a French army marching
into Germany over a British protest.
France has now been maneuvered
into a position where her entire for-
eign policy of self-protection, care-
fully built up since the war, is at
stake. If France deserts Poland at
this critical time, the Poles will have
every reason for rejecting further
French advance at Warsaw.
Ths Initiative has now passed to
Germany. If the Germans believe
Lloyd George can save the Ruhr front
a French invasion. Germany will drive
the Poles from Silesia. Once this Is
done, an entire change In the Euro-
pean balance of power will be the out-
come.                           9
GUN BATTLE STAGED
AT PORT ARTHUR IN
THE MARINE STRIKE
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS. May 14.—A
gun fight with three Mexican con-
viets, all of whom have long terms for
heinous crimes, was expected to take
place at any moment Saturday night
south of Waverly, necerding to advices
received from that point by R. F. Cole-
man, warden of the state prison at
Huntsville.
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, May 14.-
With the backbone of the prison mu-
tiny broken In tha capture of the ring-
leaders, posses were bunting through
east Texas lats today in the hopes of
capturing virtually all of the 11 men
still at large.
Reports, to the warden's offics here
show that of ths 40 who escaped, 23
have been captured, two surrendered
and two have been killed.
With the situation thus well In hand,
prison officials were beginning their
investigation Into the causes of the
mutiny and the events at the prison
when ths men made their getaway
Thursday morning.
RINGLEADERS or MUTINY
ARE CAPTURED ON SATURDAY
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, May 14—
Ringleaders cof the state penitentiary
rmutiny in which 4* convicts escaped
Thursday were captured In tha woods
14 miles west of here about 6 o’clock
this morning, according to Capt. Jake
Herring, chairman of the prison com-
missi -i.
Ths men taken Included G R Ander-
son, Harris county, 25 years; Louis
Dodd, Burnett county, 99 years; C. C.
Mims, Eastland counts. 1* years: Ar-I
thur Spragsins. Bexar county; J A.
Stewart, Tarrant county, 1* years, and
H. L. Watson, Ellis and Denton coun-
ties. four years.
They were captured by three guards
without a fight. They had been sleep-
ing in the woods when bloodhounds
led the guards to their hiding place.
4 Anderson. Dodd and Watson, consid.
ered the most desperate of all the chard:
acters who escaped, and who declared
they would never be taken alive, had
guns, but, according to Herring, did
not try to use them.
GOVERNOR NEFF EXPECTED
TO MAKE INVESTIGATION
AUSTIN, May 14 —It Is probable Gov-
ernor Neff will go to Huntsville as
soon as opportunity affords and per-
sonally Investigate Thursday's mutiny
among convicts, it was learned today.
No official announcement had been
made from the governor’s office. The
governor has not yet received the In-
vitation from Mayor I. N Adickes of
Huntsville to visit that city and in-
vestigate the state prison. ^     4”
CLEMENCY REcENTEY GRANTED
TO ONE OF ESCAPED CONVICTS
AUSTIN, TEXAS, May 14.—Candela-
ria Salazar, one of the men who ss-
coped from theestate penitentiary in
the riot Thursday, wss one of the first
men to be granted clemency by Gov.
ernor Neff. Salazar, an ex-service man.
was convicted In Victoria county of
murder of a Mexican and given the
death sentence, which was commuted
to life imprisonment on recommenda.
tion from members of the American
Legion at Victoria.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS, May 14,—Three
persons were shot and seriously
wounded tonight in n riot Incident to
tha seamen’s strike nt Port Arthur,
according to a telephone message at
midnight tonight. Harvey Patille, a
special officer, and two sailers whose
names were not given, were shot la a
duel in the dark.
The officers had been assigned to
guard the offices ef tha McFadden
Iron Works because of trouble early in
the day between G. R. Canada of the
McFadden company, and a number of
men, who charged the place aa a repri-
ael following a fight Friday night.
Union officials demy responsibility for
the tremble. Police are reanding up
thaoe **"′""""* in tontean sheet-
THREE AIRFUNES LEAVE
KELLEY FIELD FOR TRIF
TO LANGLEY FIELD, VA.
SAN ANTONIO, May 14.—Two Caproni
airplanes and one Handley-Page ship
left Kelley field at noon today on the
first hop of a 1,500 mile flight to Lang-
ley Field, Va., to participate in the
naval bombing tests this summer. The
first stop will be at Dallas, thence to
Memphis, to Cincinnati and one atop
west of the Alleghenies before mak-
ing their destination.
Lieutenant Clifford C. Nutt, a mem-
ber of the New York-Alaska airplane
flight, was among the sixteen passen-
gers carried In the three ships.
Lieut. George M. Palmer was la com-
mand.
Nest week a train load of almost 400
officers, cadets and enlisted men‘will
leave here for Langley Field to par-
ticipate in the maneuvers.
WASHINGTON. May 14 — Requests
of state governors for ths aid of fed-
eral troops hereafter must be referred
to the wsr department. Secretary
Weeks said today, adding that he had
issued such sn order, thereby rescind-
ing a previous order allowing corps
commanders to pass on requests from
the states for federal troops.
Under the new order requests for
troops after having been examined by
the war department officials, Mr.
Weeks said, will be passed on to the
corps commander for investigation.
Should the corps commander find that
conditions warrant the use of federal
troops, he hss ths * authority. Mr.
Weeks said, to Issue the orders nec-
essary to meet the requests.
REPORT TROOPS NOT
NEEDED IN GALVESTON
ACCOUNT OF STRIKE
SAN ANTONIO, May 14.—Use of mil-
itary force to prevent disorders at
Galveston sad Tosas City and far the
protection of government property
during the seamen’s strike will, not be
necessary, it is believed by civil au-
therities al the two cities, according
to a telegram received at the eighth
corps area headquarters this afternoon
from Colonel W. A. Covington, com-
mander at Fort Crockett, Confdience
in their ability to handle the situation
has been expressed by the civil author-
ities. Colonel Covington stated, and It
is not believed that any emergency will
arise necessitating the use of troops.
HARROR TUG* TIED UP
AND CREWS ARM PAID OFF
GALVESTON, May 14.—Harbor tugs
serving the ports of Galveston, Texas
City and Port Bolivar were tied up to
their docks at noon today, their crews
paid off and hollers “cooled down” in
preparation for an extended period of
idleness.
JACK PRATHER IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT STATE PAINTERS
GALVESTON, May 14—Jack Prather,
Wichita Falls; Ed Barker, Abilene, and
B. A. Kelly, Houston, respectively,
were elected president, vice president
and secretary-treasurer of the Texas
state painters' council, which closed
Its third annusi convention here to-
day. Membership In the council, it
waa reported, had doubled during the
past year.
JAMES STEPHEN HOGG CHAIR
FOR UNIVERSITY ENDORSED
GALVESTON Jay 14.—A resolution
endorsing the iproposed James Stephen
Hogs chair in th* University of Tessa
waa adopted at the closing sessions of
the alate allied printing trades council
here today. President Victor H. Pan-
nell of Austin waa re-elected, as was
Secretary-Treasurer George W. Fisher,
Fort Worth.
TEXAS STATE COUNcI OF
CARPENTERS IS ADJOU RNED
' * -
GALVESTON, May 14 — The Texas
state council of carpenters closed the
seventeenth annusi convention here
this afternoon with the election and
Installation of officers for the ensuing
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
MEETING GOES TO SYRACU HE
. PORTLAND. ORE, sidy 14— The
board of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal church, in session here to-
day. decided to hold tha nest meeting
at Syracuse. N. Y. November 24 to 27.
Instead of It Washington October 26
as had been planned.
SHIPPING IN THE HARBOR
AT NEW YORK IS MENACED
BY EXPLOSION OF LAUNCH
NEW YORK, May 14.—Shipping in
the harbor waa temporarily menaced
when United States army mine layer
No. 461, a 50-foot gasoline launch. ex-
ploded today. Four of the five soldiers
aboard were seriously barnod.
A fire boat towed the burning launch
into mid-hapbor and halt tilled it with
water, quenching the flames.
Authority Covers Two State* But
Will Only Be Enforced In th*
Strike District.
CHARLESTON, W. VA. May 14—
Governor K. r. Morgan this afternoon
made his third urgent appeal to the
war department te send federal troops
into Mingo county.
WASHINGTON May U—A precis,
mation declaring martial law through-
out Kentucky and West Virginia, be-
cause of the strike warfare, was pre- -
pared by President Harding late today
but its promulgation was withheld
pending receipt of further information
from the strike area.
After It had been decided to laau*
such a proclamation, the wer deport-
ment received a message from Gover-
nor Morrow of Kentucky saying that
state troops had been sent into tha
strike district It was after receipt of
this message that the "administration
decided to withhold federal action
The proclamation, however, was
signed by the president, who empow-
ered Secretary Weeks of the war de-
partment to promulgate It should later t
information Indicsts that it was nee-
essary.
As a precautionary measure the
proclamation was drawn to cover all
of the two states, sithough it was ax.
plained that in its enforcement the
privilege given the military authori-
ties under martial lew, of course
would be exercised only In tha strike
areas. - in
REPORT CONCERTED ATTACK ,
MADE ON TOWN OF MATEWAN
WILLIAMSON, W. VA., May 14.—The
heaviest fighting of the three day
mine workers’ war th Mingo county
broke out at noon today.
A concerted attack on Matawan 4
opened shortly after ths general battle
was resumed. Fighting in the streets
there wss reported.
Fighting factions hidden la the Weat
Virginia and Kentucky hills let loose
repeated volleys. Blackberry City, Al-
burn, Gates, Spriggs, New Howard and
Merimac were subjected to hot fusil,
lades.
Captain J. R Brockus, with a de.
tachment of state police, comman-
deered a special train and started for
the Tug river valley section.
Destination of the special train
bearing state police was kept secret.
Belief here was the train would run
the gauntlet of fire to New Howard in
an attempt to effect rescues there.
New Howard was reported under pars .
tieularly heavyfire, very bouse in
the colony was reported bullet riddled.
NrA larg’force of men descended from
the Kentucky mountains and opened
fire on Merrimac at close rangs. The
attackers were reported ready to croas
the river Into West Virginia.
Outbreak Fellews’ Leons Lull, r.E
The renewed” outbreak followed •
long lull in the mountain war between
union miners who have been locked
out for a year, and strikebreaker*
Sharp fighting came at dawn along
the twelve mile battle zone, but a re.
Spite followed which lasted until am-
munition supplies were hustled for-
ward and the guerilla warfare started
with renewed fury at noon.
Women and children hemmed In
when the skirmish started Thursday
morning have been rescued by state
police. They reached here early yes-
terday after being without food or
water since taking refuge from the
snipers’ fire which had made sieves of
their homes in the valley between the
West Virginia and Kentucky moun-
tains.T
Bodies of the five reported dead and
many wounded have not been rescued.
They ara in the open between th* two
warring camps.
Women and children who had hud-
dled in a mine mouth near Alburn
without food or water since Thursday
reached here early today. They were
rescued under cover of darkness by •
detachment of state police.
The body of an unidentified victim
FRANCE IN FAVOR OF
ENFORCING PENALTIES:
was found today near Spriggs on the
Kentucky side of the river
Drag Themselves to Safety.
An unconfirmed report here wa*
that Charlee Stafford and Carl Batch-
er. believed killed at Merrimac, had
only been wounded, and managed to
drag themselves clear of tha fighting
In the dark last night.
The bodies of Dan Whitt, C. W.
FIRST AGREED UPON
Smith or Gooslin and other dead and
wounded were still lying on the
ground In the battle none shortly he-
fore noon. They could not be reecued,
however, because of the spasmodic
shooting which has continued since
the battle opened Thursday morning
Feeling in Matewan waa especially
tenae. 8id Hatfield, former Matewan
police chief, and principal fUrure In
the Fella detective murder trial*, wa*
reported to have attacked J P. Smith,
superintendent of the Stony Mountain
PARIS. May 14—In a statement to-
day the semim-ofticial Havas agency
says there la reason to believe that the
French government has ‘informed the
British government that France Is in
favor of maintaining the penalties
agansti, Germany adopted after the
London conference in March, when the
Germans refused to accept the. Paris
terms of the allies. Including the cus-
toms line on the Rhine and the occu-
pation of Duesseldorf, Duisburg and
Ruhrort.         1                ...-.-.----------------
The statement was brought out by a killed at New Howard,
report through rerun that the British] The whole district wss being raked
government wss favorable to cancells- | with machine gun fire and there had .
tion at the penalties in question. I (Continued on Page 11, Column %
Coal company.
An unconfirmed report that four
men had been killed near Alburn while
crossing a field under the impression
a truce had been agreed to, caused re,
newed agitation.                  3
Deputy Sheriff Dorsey Chaffin ree
turned here late today from Matewan.
He reported feeling especially tense. }
There was no confirmation late ••»
day of a report that a man had been
FAVORABLE REPORT ON
PACKER CONTROL BILL
WASHINGTON, May 14 — Favorable
report oa the Haugen packer control
Mil was ordered today by the house
agriculture committee. The measure
would place aleck yards and packing
houses under the supervision of the
secretary ef agriculture. While the bill
reported by the committee last session
provided for interstate commerce com.
mission supervisions.
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4 sirTEEN ARE KILLED
4      AND THIRTY INJURED 4
4 RERUN, May 14—sixteen per- I
• sons were killed and thirty in- 4
4 “jured in a train collision today 4
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STANFORD. TEXAS. May 14.-
Six hundred head of sheep were
burned to death when fire of un-
determined origin destroyed • large
barn on the Baldwin ranch, 12
miles west of ‘here, today Six . ----- --
thousand pounds •» wool, 90 nets   e jured In _ _____-_______
of harness . and other contents 4 at Sorau, la Brandenburg.
,                             . valued at approximately $25,000 e
********* *0*442-were lost.: 1213ongy _1**041
% BILL TO PRONT4
- NEGRO ENLISTMENTS 4
WASHINGTON. May 14—A bill 4
1 > to prohibit enlistment of negroes 4
in' the army or navy waa intro- •
duced "today by Senator Carra- 4
> way democrat, Arkansas.       4
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