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ESTABE
AUSTIN, TEXAS, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1920.
PRICE FIVE
Vol. 48; No. 342.
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TREATY TERMS
ON PRESIDENCY
DEFECTION SPREADING
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CARRANZA DOOMED.
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KANSAS INDUSTRIAL
COURT UNDER ATTACK
AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
all the parties concerned.
It seems to
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FFICE
MIX-UP IN MISSOURI.
around Alexander Howatt, chieftain of
FRANK FINKS HEADS
BUSINESS MEN ACT
an additional part of Germany terri-
tory—in order to ensure execution of
however,
ve no intention of annex-
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FEDERAL OFFICIAL
BEING INVESTIGATED
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
WOMAN INTRODUCES BAILEY
TO CHEERING THOUSANDS
AT HILLSBORO; SENATOR
SCORES ANOTHER TRIUMPH
JERSEY AND OHIO
BALLOTING TODAY
TO ASSURE BRIDGE
ACROSS PEDERNALES
Chief Interest Lies In Contests
Between Gen. Wood and Sen-
ators Johnson and Harding.
GAMBLING GAME
KEEPERS STRIKE
FOR HIGHER PAY
UNDERWOOD ELECTED
SENATE LEADER BY
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
SUNDAY LAW ATTACKED
BY MOVING PICTURE MAN
amount which it must pay, despite the
urgent character that a settlement of
MOST DE ODEYED
TO THE LETTER
gent of
ice hero
le local
to the speakin
being that the I
rsing
forth
BOLSHEVIK REVOLT
RENTS JUGO SLAVIA;
MANY PERSONS SLAIN
Irai Dis-
Lion will
Inday in
mains as the basis of relations between
Germany and the allies, and that they
are compelled to take all measures nec-
Tallest Human in the W orld;
9 Feet, 5 Inches Straight Up
hand iso
t Sixth
sacked
L They
efforts.
; to the
ADSTIN ROTARIANS
FOR CURRENT YEAR
BROWNSVILLE SHIPS FIRST
ROASTING EARS AND TOMATOES
4 -
for the
er $500
alleged
I of the
6 of the
of the
Unless This Is Done Allied Forces
Will Occupy Additional Sec-
tions of Hunland.
.
TEXAS MOONSHINERS
MAY BE DEPORTED;
SAID TO BE ALIENS
Minority Plans to Present Solid
Front Against Pending Peace
Declaration.
OHIO VOTERS EXPRESSING
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE
Necessary Funds Will Be Guaran-
teed By Responsible Austin
Merchants.
L. Theo. Bellmont Is Elected Vice
President and J. W. Ezelle is
Again Secretary.
Entente Tells Berlin Government
That It Must Try to Act In
Good Faith.
Union Miners Plan to Cany the
Case to Supreme Court of the
United States.
iff place, also. the result
business center of Hills-
from
turday,
by the
wher
ter the
ing any German territory.
Offers Confersnee.
“At the same time the allies deem
&
boro was
nearly three
thoroughly I
Bailey said.
By Associated Press.
PITTSBURG, Kan., April 27—The
law which created the Kansas court of
TIRED OF SUBTERFUGE NO DEMOCRATIC FIGHT
industrial relations was put to a test
in the Kansas judicial machinery to-
“nt. Opponents of the law, centered
Bishop of Killaloe, in a sermon
yesterday. He declared the Impor
of the action of the Renate "coul
your
Now
SENATE RESOLUTION
CHEERS SINN FEINERS
E
RGE
the Kansas union miners, this morn-
Frank Finks was elected president
of the Rotary Club for the ensuing
year at the regular annual election of
the club held today in the Driskill
Hotel banquet room. D. Theo Bell-
mont was elected vice president and
J. W. Karell, secretary-treasurer. Abo
Frank was chosen sergeapt-at-arms
Four directors were chosen. They
are E. A. Murchison, W. H. Richard-
son Jr., W. H. Folts and F. K. Pryox.
BOOZE TRAFFICERSON
MEXICO LINE PAY $15,000
IN FINES AT EL PASO
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This case may test the question of be overstated,", and that it "a
operating moving pictures on Sunday. the principle of Treeco mto -r
Second Oldest Paper
in the State
have not even considered how it can
meet its obligations when they become
due. /
“The allies realine the difficulties met
by the German government and do not
seek to impose too narrow an interpre-
tation of the treaty, but they are unan-
imous in declaring that they can not
tolerate a continuation of these infrac-
Huge and Enthusiastic Crowd of4
Voters of Both Sexes, Greet and
Applaud Champion of States’
Rights and Pure Democracy In ।
Hill County Metropolis.
p-am
a . Mereegew-ae
John van Albert and two men of normal height.
John van Albert, of Amsterdam, Holland, nineteen-year-old youth,
who recently arrived in New York, is the tallest person in the world. He
is nine feet five inches tall and his arms, lags and body are in normal
proportion with his height \ . --
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GAS EXPLOSION ROCKS
By Assoclated Presa
DES MOINES, Iowa. April n.—Ona
man wan kme4 and six otters probably
fatally Injuvea by the explqatom and
destruction by fire of the Deo Moines
city gas plant at about 5:20 o'clock
this morning. The explonition shook
buildings all over the erty.
All newspaper plants and other in-
dustries dependent upon gas fuel are
at a standstill, and thousands went
breaktaatlesm
KANSAS CITV, Mo., April 27.—On
the heels of dual fifth district Repub-
lican conventions here which ad-
journed at an early hour this morning
after nominating two sets of delegates
and alternates to the national conven-
tion at Chicago, June 8, the county
convention was called to order early
today and the same opposing sets of
delegates. . representing organization
and anti-organtzation forces began
anew the fight of yesterday for places'
on the convention floor.
The unusual situation was brought
about when at recent mob" primaries
the same sets of delegates were nomi-
nated to serve at both the district and
the county conventions.
Both conventions adopted resolutions
to send their delegates to the national
convention uninstructed.
By aS inreMassachusetts.
BOSTON, Mass.. April 27.—Massa-
chusetts voters balloted today to elect
four delegates at large to the Repub-
lican and Democratic national conven-
tions and thirty-five Republican and
thirty-six Democratic district delegates
None or the candidates for delegate
at large appeared on the ballot as
Pledurnd.for any particular presidential
candidate. *
.
New Jersey Democrats Already
Pledged to Gov. Edwards and
Ohio to Gov. Cox.
practically deserted for
• hours. The audience was so
in harmony with what Mr.
■ viewed present conditions
of the forty-eight delegates to be
chosen for the national convention at
€hicage. a- <
Governor James M»Cox is unopposed
for the presidential endorsement on the
Democratic ticket, and all delegates are
pledged to him.
GMAII2
East Texas: Tonight fair, warmex
in west portion.; Wednesday fair,
warmer; light to moderate northerly
to easterly winds on the coast.
West Texas: Tonight fair, warmer;
Wednesday fair, warmer, except in
southwest portion.
rising is attributed to “a faction, of
trouble-making Italians who are seek-
ing to embarrass the Italo-Serblan ne-
gotiations."
Bv Associated Press.
MENAGH. Ireland, April 27. Reser-
vation.- to the treaty of Versa Illes,
adopted in the United States Senate
on March 18. by which that body went
on record as sympathizing witI Irez .
land. declaring she should be admitted
to the League of Nations as soon as
self-government is attained, "regis
tered the death of tyranny in Ireland"
said Monsignor Michael Fogarty.
I to us to
I in busi-
I do the
any con-
I work fat
Le satis-
rents per
Lenta per
and and
it tested.
ustomer.
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187.
Ing attacked the law as unconstttu-.. --- ,
tlonal when the injunction hearing in essarxar necessary the occupation of
the case instituted by the State to Pre- an naAitional ma* •* tar" i-
vent the calling of a mine strike cam?
up before Judge Andrew J. Curran in
the Crawford County district court.
On March 30 Judge Curran grant rd
a restraining order, restraining Howat
and scores of other union officials from
They affirm.
tween Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and
v---------------------- — Senator Warren G. Harding, Ohio's
this sort presents in the interest of “favorite son" for the Republican pres-
"he------------- ------ idential -endorsement and for control
Showing Wrong Spirit.
'It has given neither satisfaction
nor made excuses for criminal attacks
of which Severn l times members of the
allied missions in Germany have been
the victims.
“It has taken no steps to determine,
as was provided in the protocol of the
treaty, its obligations concerning rep-
arations in order to make propositions
with the view of fixing the total
By Associated Press. _____
LAREDO, Texas, April 27,—
Col. Enrique Breceda, formerly
with Carranza’s army, arrived
here today. He declared that he
was enroute' from Mexico City
where an order for his arrest had
been issued, to Sonora, where he
expects to take command of a
regiment, and take the field
against CarransA.
He told friends here that the
Carranza government “will not
last two months," and declared
that he was disgusted with Car-
ranza because of his “tyrannical
usurpation of power." •
Enrique Breceda said he is a
brother of Alfredo Brecada, gov-
ernor of the federal district.
the treaty,
that they ha’
HOME
Alleging tha th. Sunday law does
not apply to moving pietures and thut
an agent or employ, of a proprietor
of a motion picture .how I. not re-
sponsfble for the acts of the proprietor.
J. M Haley of Wichita County filed
an appeal today in the court of crim-
inal appeals.
Appellant was fined ISO on convic-
tion of permitting s motion pietur
show to operate on Runday at Wichtta
Falla and for which an admission fee
WASHINGTON, April 27—Investi-
gallon of the conduct of Louis F. oPet,
assistent secretary of the Department
of Labor, in the deportation proceed-
Inga against radical aliens was begun
today by the House rules committee.
For-months the fight on Mr. Post
has been brewing in congresnional cir-
cles, but the rules committee investi-
gtaion is the first attempt at a for-
mal airing of the charges, made open-
ly in th. House, that th. ansistant sec-
retary is unduly friendly with ene-
mies of the American form of goy.
ernment.
Although the resolution before th.
committees looks toward the pose I bl.
Impeachment of Mr. Post, the plan of
Chairman Campbell and other Re-
publican leaders call, for the rules
committee making a full inquiry and
In event of an adverse finding to re-
port a resolution to be adopted only by
the House urging the removal of th.
amststant mecretarx.
Bv Associated Press.
FORT WORTH, Texas. April 27 — In-
structons have been received by John
Keith, Department of Justice agent,
from.the Immigration bureau, to inves-
tigate the citizenship status of the
seven men recently captured in moon-
shine raids in Erath county with a
view to deportation if they are found
guilty and are shown to be aliens.
The man are said to be subjects of
Germany, Austria and Italy. Two were
killed by the government agents in the
raids.
de Bow-
evening
uet, ac-
y Secre-
| for the
of the
now in
50,000 MEN IN ARMS
AGAINST CARRANZA;
By Associated Press. .. ___
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 27.—Ohio
voters today were expressing their
preference on presidential candidates
and electing delegates to both the Re-
publican and Democratic national con.
ventions.
The principal primary fight was be-
THE STATESMAN!
- ——
(By J. S. Ainsworth).
HILLSBRO, Texas, April 27.—Just
before beginning his address here yes-
terday afternoon before one of the
A most thoroughly demonstrative and
eager crowds that has yet greeted him
in Texas, Joseph Weldon Bailey was
introduced to the audience by one of
* the leading ladies of Hill county, Mrs.
8. L.. Robertson, wife of the president
of the board of stewards of the First
Methodist Church. Mr. Robertson is
also vice chairman of the Bailey and
— Fort Worth principles' platform in
Hill county. He was too ill to attend
the speak, hence the selection of his
estimable wife to introduce the dis-
tinguished speaker was conceived by
every one to have most fortunate.
Seated on the stage with Mrs. Rob-
ertson were numerous other women,
while a place of honor was reserved
for Col. John A. Stevens and the fe-
male members of his family, Mr. Stev-
ens being the gentleman who has so
often entertained Mr. Bailey and nu-
merous friends at his home at Cov-
ington.
Walter Collins, who introduced Mrs.
Robertson, was seated on the stage;
also. G. L. White, chairman of the Bai-
ley forces in Hill county, and who, by
the way, is a deacon in the Baptist
Church of Hillsboro; H. W. Batis, lo-
cal campaign manager; Dr. W. T. Sims,
secretary, and W. M. Williams, treas-
urer of the committee, he being a lead-
ing Presbyterian of Hillsboro as well
as president of the Farmers Bank.
Practically all the remaining portion
of the stage was filled with women
voters, while at least a fourth of the
audience must have been composed of
women, a majority of whom were from
the country precincts, and none of
whom make attempt (O keep secret
the fact that they were for the Fort
Worth platform principles as well as
strong for Mr. Bailey for Governor.
Many Out of Town Men.
Prominent citizens and politicians
were present from Dallas, Fort Worth,
Waco, and Waxahachie, and, in fact,
all towns in a radius of fifty or sixty
miles, who could get here over the
in terurbans or one of the several rail-
roads entering Hillsboro. Delegation
after delegation poured in from Waco,
McLennan county, from which portion
of the state early reports during the
campaign were to the effect that Mr.
By Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. J., April 27.—Chief in-
terest in today’s preferential presiden-
tial primary in New Jersey was focused
on Republicans contests where the
voters were asked to express their
preference for either Senator Hiram
W. Johnson or Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood. Democratic voters were not
asked to Indicate a direct preference.
The unoppose “big four" democratic
delegation is pledged to the candidacy
of Governor Edward I. Edwards. Each
party will elect twenty-eight delegates
to the conventions.
The Republican state organization
has split on the "big four” delegation
to the Chicago convention, and from
a state standpoint thes contest over-
shadowed the Wood-Johnson contest
as a fight for political leadership be-
tween Senator Walter E. Edge and ex-
Governor E. C. Stokes, chairman of
the Republican state committee. Sena-
tor Edge and his colleague, Senator
Frelinghysen, who were left out of the
“big four" slate prepared by the state
organisation, became candidates
pledged only to the choice of the Re-
pubican voters as expressed at the
primary.
Austin business men will guarantee
the sum of $8500, which la to be paid
the county on Aug. 13 from popular
subscription, for the purpose of con-
structing a concrete bridge across the
Pedernades river at Cox’s crossing, ac-
cording to notion taken Tuesday
morning in the office of Judge Dave
Pickle by the county commissioners
and the Chamber of Commerce. An
additional sum of $2500 will be fur-
nished by the county for the cost of
construction. This was decided by the
eommissionerscourt of Travis county.
Austin business men who were present
on reprenentati ves of the Chamber of
Commerce were A. C. Goeth, John H.
Tobin, s. Ferrin, John Rom. H. Wun-
derlich and W. D Long, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce.
The"busiess men will guarantee the
,8500 needed, but in the meantime the
county I- to pass a bond insue to pay
for the conntrtetto not the bndqe
if this fafla, the money will be paid by
the business men.' In default of the
bond insue the money will come from
the subacriptions which have been
made by Austin merchanta and resi-
dents of the spicewood and Marble
Falls district, which now tota1 18100.
This was screed upon between the
Chamber of Commerce and the com-
missioners' court.
A further suggention that the county
court tmmeditaely advertise for bids
on the construction of this bridqe and
that as soon an these bids had been
opened the president of the Chamber
K"Compierca.be notified ao that this
Xuaranteeine committee could take up
the matter at onca, was approved and
passed by the commissioners' court.
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2. . $
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Bv Associated Press
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, April 27.-
The flrat green corn and the first to-
matoes of the spring season were
shipped from here to me Dallas mar-
ket today. A ne wearly record for
roasting ears grown In this section was
Mtabllzbed by today's shipment.
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By Associated Press.
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora, April
27.— Agua Prieta's gambling
houses were closed last night as
the result of a strike of Ameri-
can gamekeepers in an effort to
gain a 50 per cent increase in
wages. The gamekeepers de-
manded 115 a day. They were
getting $10.
Earlier in the day it had been
reported that Chinese would be
employed to take the places of
the Americans, but last night
crowds of sportive individuals
found the adobe halls of chance
closed. There was no explana-
tion, and the striking gamekeep-
ers lolled about the streets, smok-
ing cigarettes and watching re-
sults of their walkout.
Gambling in Agua Prieta is
unique, as gambling houses go.
There is none of the glitter of the
gambling palace, none of the lure
of hard liquor and familiar wom-
en with which the movie fan is
accustomed to associate the
gambler of the West. Saloons
have been outlawed in Sonora
for some time and gambling is
regulated by the state, which en-
joys a handsome revenue from
this business. ____
anv other, the McLennan county men
would have won out on “points." They
got off the interurban cars cheering,
they paraded the streets to the big oil
mill cottonseed house, where the speak-
ing occurred, cheering, and they kept
up this demonstration from the begin-
ning to the close of the speech.
It had been expected that this Hills-
boro speaking of Mr. Bailey would be
one of the most responsive and en-
thusiastically received among the va-
rious towns he has visited, but lam
conservative when I say that the most
hopeful could hardly- have expected
what occurred here in the way of dem-
onstrations. All the town did not close
up, it is true, but perhaps they might
as well have done so, with the possi-
ble exception of the drug stores, bel
cause the throngs of people from rural
precincts in Hill county, as well as
from other counties, went to the big
seedhouse about 12 o’clock and there
remained, intent on getting and hold-
ing a seat, though they knew Mr. Bai-
ley would not begin speaking until 2
o’clock, while all town folks who could
possibly get in hearing distance went
W. P. Ratchford, deputy marshal of
the Austin office, returned Tuesday,
morning from El Paso, where he has
been in attendance upon the session
of the federal court. He brought with
him over $15,000 in fines collected from
violators of the national prohibition act
by Judge Duval West. Most of the
liquor smugglers pleaded guilty and
were let off with fines, only three be-
ing sent to the federal penitentiary.
This is an unusual record for the
El Paso court and is due to the ac-
tivity of federal agents in arresting
smugglers who Attempted to bring in-
toxicating liquors Into the United
States from Mexico.
Deputy Marshal Rachfor will leave
tonight for San Antonio, where he will
attend the session of the San Antonio
division of the federal court.
large quantities.
Sonora troops continue to fortify the
mountain passes in the east through
which (’arransa forces are expected to
attempt to break through Chihuahua.
Dynamite in large quantities has been
sent to the mountain passes for mining
the slopes.
Two thousand Federals under Gen-
eral Antonio were said to have joined
Gen. Francisco Villa near Parrall and
two other Villa bands, one of 700 and
the other of 000. were reported in Chi-
huahua. . This movement by the Rebel
leader, althought he is not allied with
the Sonora rebellion. is expeg ted to ___
make increasingly difficult the cam-
paign of ('arransa forces.
A press dispatch from Chihuahu
City said General Arnnlfo Gomes and
his command in the Tampico oil fields
had revolted and joined the Rebel
leader Palaez. Fifty Carranza roldiers
also were said to have crossed through
PuIpUo Pass into Sonora and to be
negotiating with Sonora forces for
their surrender.
Col. Antonio Guerrero, former chief
of staff for Gen. Alvaro bregon in the
Villa campaign, arrived at Naco yes-
terday with 500 Mayo Indians for duty
on the Chihuahua boundary.
An edict Issued yesterday makes un-
lawful infliction of the death penalty
by the Sonora army.
Bailey might have rough sailing there,
and if it could be said that any one 4 tv
delegation was more enthusiastic than
Assistant Secretary, Department
of Labor, Must “Clear Him,
self of Serious Charge.
By Assoctaited Fran.
gm? - »
Demoeratie leader in Uta Sennte today
at a conference of Senate Democrat.
He JI’ unopposea, Senator Hltchcok
of Nebraska, acting, leader .Inc. the
of the.Tate senator Martir of
Virginia, having withdrawn from the
fight last week.
Besides electing Mr. Underwood, the
Democrats discussed briefly solidarity
of action generally. The pending pears
resolution was considered and the
Democrats agreed tentatively to can
a later conference in an effort to hart
the minority present a solid front on
the resolution.
Bunday
bers in .
worth *
ran the
of this
be and a
tm the
puthful
to Lv-
officer.
Bunday
nection
globes
placed
George
before
ednes-
Bv Associated Press.
LONDON, April 27.—A boleshvik
revolution has broken out in Jugo-
Slavia, says a Central News dispatch
from Rome, quoting Triest advicsto
the Messaggero of that city. Machin®
guns have been brought Into action in
Belgrade, where hundreds are said to
have been slain, while fatal riots have
occurred at Laibach and Agram. c
Official Jugo- Slovan quarters hero
are not alarmed over reports of revo-
lutionary troubles In that country and -
declare diplomatic dispatches from
Belgrade yesterday indicated nothing
amiss. The Triest report of an up-.
'lerk for
arrived
o where
al court
day for
ring the
ct clerk
building
that questions arising from violations
of the peace treaty, as well as from
the measures necessary to ensure its
execution, would be more easily solved
by exchanges of views between the
chiefs of the governments than by note.
Thus they decided to Invite the chiefs
of the German government to a direct
conference with the chiefs of the allied
government, and request that at the
proposed meeting the German govern-
ment present to them explanation® and
precise propositions upon all the sub-
jects mentioned in the foregoing.
“If a satisfactory agreement is ar-
rived at on these points, the allied g>v-
ernments will be willing to discuss with
the German representatives any ques-
tion which affect the internal order
and economic well being of Germany.
But Germany must understand that
the unity of the allies for execution of
the treaty is as solid as it was for war.
and that the oly method of taking her
place in the world is loyalty to execute
the engagements to which she has sub-
scribed.” ..
calling a strike. The following week
the industrial curt came to Pittsburg
to start an investigation of the min-
ing industry.
Howat and other officials ignored
subpoenaes to appear as witnesses be-
fore the court and ignored the order
of Judge Curran for them to appear.
As a result Judge Curran found them
guilty of contempt and sent Howat
and three other officials to jail. After
a week in jails at Girard, Ottawa and
Iola, the officials gave bond and now
are at liberty pending an appeal to the
Kansas supreme court.
Counsel for the miners announced
yesterday that they would make a
complete attack on the new law, al-
leging it is unconstitutional, so as to
bring the law to a test as speedily
as possible. They deny allegations of
a conspiracy made by the State.
R. J. Hopkins and F. R. Jackson. at-
torneys for the industrial court, an!
A. B. Keler, county attorney of Craw-
ford County, represent the tSate in
the proceedings today. Teh miners are
represented by Frank P. Walsh of
Kansas City, Byron Coon of Joplin. J.
T. Clarkson of Albia, Iowa, and P. FL
Callery, the regular attorney for the
Kansas miners.
The Kansas miners walked out when
Howat was sent to jail and the pro-
ductton of coal for the period from
April 10 to the present has been prac
tically nothing. Yesterday four-fifths
of the miners were repotred working.
Fewer mines are working today.
tions of the treaty of Versailles, that
the treaty must be executed and re-
so in harmony with what the speaker
pointed out, and grasped so quickly
arid firmly the numerous remarks he
made concerning fundamental democ-
racy and a desire to return to it, the
result was that Mr. Bailey got well
warmed up to the subject he had in
mind and which he told so eloquently,
the thousands present applauded as
one man—or, should it be said sas one
woman, there have been so many pres-
ent—until the speaker was spurred on
to greater eloquence and to a more
extensive presentation of true democ-
racy’s cause than could have been
otherwise possible.
Triumph for Democracy.
In brief, the Hilisboro speech was a
triumph; the yoters of Hill county are
with Mr. Bailey and the Fort Worth
Platform principles, and the 6000 or
Im who hard come to heir the senator
speak bo exp retard themselves in no
uncertnin manyer before, during and
after the meeting.
Hon. Walter Collins made an elo-
quent address before presenting Mrs
Robertson to the audience. He spoto
.of the democracy which has been
loved and cherished since this gov-
ernment was founded, and how all ad-
vocates of it should continue to hew
to the line of the dictates of written
constitution if this form of govern-
ment is to stand, referring in words
that burned deep into the minds and
heart® of those who heard him to the
fact that as he- and many hundreds
of thoushnds of Democrats in the
United States see it, the Progressive
Democrats are fast deserting; he de-
clared that this is the most critical
time. a® many view the situation. in
the government’s history—that all true
Democrats must rally to the well de-
fined principles along which this gov-
ernment has heretofore been conducted
or take the consequences of depart-
ing from the written constitution, the
(Continued on Page 4.)
JI
* Fires of Revolt Lighted By So-
"| nora Secessionists Gaining Sup-
port In Every Section of Mex-
ican Republic.
‘ REBELS NEAR MAZATLAN
First Important Battle of New
Revolution Will Be Fought For
Possession of West Coast City—
Villa Rallying Forces For Cam* g
paign In Chihuahua. 2
By Associated Press.
AGUA PRIETA, Sonora. April 27.--
More than 50,000 soldiers in Mexico are
In revolt against the Carranza govern-
ment, it was announced at military
headquarters here today. Nearly half
this number, it was said, have joined
the revolutionary force® in Sonora. *
The first decisive engagement of th®
revolution is expected at Mazatan, Sin-
aloa, possession of which will give th®
rebels the key to practically all the west
const of Mexico, it was said. Another
rebel force workleg further south wo®
expected soon to attack Manzanille. +
General Angel Flores continue®
marching slowly toward Mazatlan, it
was said, repairing railway bridges and
other property destroyed by retreating
Carranzists. He is proceeding slow-
ly that he may have the railroad at
his disposal for fuM movement of troops a
and particularly artillery, which Gen- 4
oral Calles said is being sent him in
EDITION |
By Associated Press.
SAN REMO, April 27.—The text of
the common declaration adopted by
the allies at the close of the work of
the San Remo conference says:
“The allied powers have taken cog-
nizance of the letter of Dr. Goepper.
(head of the German delegation in
Paris) of April 20, transmitting a re-
quest from the German minister of
war, asking that the German govern-
ment be authorized to retain an army
of 200,000 instead of 100,000 men, as
provided in the Versailles treaty, and
affirming that this is a necessity to
maintain order.
“The allies must declare immediately
that a proposition of this nature can
not even be examined as long as Ger-
many is failing to meet, the most im-
portant obligations imposed by the
peace treaty and does not proceed with
disarmament, on which depends the
peace of the world. Germany has not
fulfilled its engagements, neither con-
cerning the destruction of war material
nor the decrease of its effectives, nor
the supplying of coal, nor for repara-
tions or the costs of the armies of
occupation.
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