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GALVESTON
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1921
of Galveston
1865
NO. 189.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, TUESDAY, JULY 5,1921.—FOURTEEN PAGES
VOL. 41.
U.S.WARSHIPSTOTAMPICO
EIIHT PERISH IN
BRITISH MINERS RESUME.
CHINESE FAMINE.
REFINERY BLAST
HEAVY TOLL ON
GENERAL SMUTS
VESSELS SENT
FOURTH OF JULY
GOES TO IRELAND
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FOUR PERSONS DROWN.
RAIL UNION CONFERENCE.
at
MUST PAY EMPLOYEES.
WITH U. S. SOLONS
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ing.
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HAS NARROW ESCAPE.
HAS NO HARD FEELINGS.
AMUNDSEN AT SEATTLE.
VERY WARM IN CANADA.
HARDING AT WHITE HOUSE
Judge.
New Jersey Reformers Plan Action
trial in District Court this
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Mrs. James and Miss Gordon, whopwas that they had taken an oath that
OFFICIALS STUDY
WAR LEGISLATION
i congress and administra-
charged today by Senator
de-
be-
the
the
FOR PROTECTION
OF AMERICANS
Spectacular Disaster Oc-
curs at Whiting, Ind.
Hughes to Confer With
President.
Southeast Corner 22d and Strand
Strong Board of Directors
Will Cover the Entire Con-
tinent.
Thirty-six Others Hurt By
Explosion.
Outlook For Peace Consid-
ered Better.
Five Die in Auto Mishap at
Chicago.
Advisability of Supple-
menting Resolution.
Says Jap People Are For
Disarmament.
Sixteen Dead, Fifty Others
Wounded.
Seven Persons Drown at
New York.
Causes Painful Impression
at Paris.
Stocks Are Subjected to
Liquidation.
Expected to Arrive in Dub-
lin Today.
majority in
Fifth Trial of Kansan Is
Ended.
Senator Fletcher Criticises
Policy.
Tragedy Enacted at Dallas
Hotel.
MEXICAN PETROLEUM
TO LOWER LEVELS
ATTACK VALIDITY
OF KANSAS LAW
RIGHTS OF TREATY
RESERVED TO U.S.
MODEL AIRWAYS
BEING PLANNED
WOMEN ARE TRIED
ON MURDER CHARGE
FASCISTI ATTACK
• TOWN IN ITALY
FRENCH OFFICER
SLAIN IN SILESIA'
PROPERTY LOSS OF
2,000,000 DOLLARS
ACCIDENTS COMMON
TO ALL HOLIDAYS
JURY CAN’T AGREE
REGARDING GUILT
WILL CONFER WITH
POLITICAL LEADERS
MAN SHOOTS WIFE;
ENDS OWN LIFE
Prospect of Winding up Business
Chicago Tonight.
By Associated Press.
USING YOUR BANK
You are invited to avail yourself of
the facilities afforded by this bank
in all of the departments.
The First National Bank
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f
Machine Arrives in Gal-
veston Today.
FLYING BOAT WILL
BE READY SHORTLY
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By Associated Press.
Washington, July
cruiser Cleveland and
boat Sacramento have
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Crisis Develops as Result
of Labor Troubles.
went on
morning.
By Associated Press.
Quincy, Ill., July 5.—Four persons
were drowned in the Mississippi river
here when a skiff upset. The party con-
sisted of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Barden and
two children of this city and Mrs. Bal-
mer and child of Rushville.
Barden saved his wife and one of his
children, but the others could not be
reached in time.
JAPANESE TALKS
hiro professor of law in Kioto Imperial
university, Japan, who is in this coun-
try in the interest of limitation of arm-
aments, announced today that he had
conferred on the subject with Senator
Borah, Republican of Idaho, author
of the disarmament resolution, append-
ed to the naval apropriation bill, and
Kenyon, Republican of Iowa.
Professor Suyehiro declared that in
his judgment it would be “a grave er-
ror” should the proposed disarmament
conference be secret.
Professor Suyehiro said the move-
ment for limitation of armaments had
“the backing, political and active, of
Japanese business .interests,” and that
“ardent approval” had been shown by
the massess in Japan upon the many
occasions that he had addressed them.
tion were
Fletcher,
Chicago, July, 5.—Railway union
leaders went into session this morning
on the fifth day of their conference
over the wage cut which went into ef-
fect July first, with prospect of wind-
ing up the meetings tonight.
“There is no essential disagreement
and all that remains to be done is to
settle on the phraseology of our action,
Dan Corrigan, vice grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
said today.
A meeting of the chief executives of
all the organizations meeting here has
been called for six o’clock this even-
By Associated Press.
Madrid, July 5.—-The cabinet of Pre-
mier Allende Salazar resigned today.
There has been dissension in the cab-
inet for some time and this situation
was believed to have culminated yes- ■
terday in Manuel Arguelles, minister of '
finance, tendering his resignation on
the bround that the new tariff law and
the commercial treaties being negotia-
ted by Spain were inimical to the inter- j
ests of labor.
Accused of Slaying Tulsa Labor Leaders Ask For
New Trial.
Wanderer Admits He Was Unable to
“Put It Over.”
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.—Carl Wanderer, re-
sentenced to be hanged on July 29 after j
being found sane following an insanity ;
plea filed after his conviction of killing 1
his Wife, her unborn child and a "rag-
ged stranger,” is not discouraged and
has no hard feelings toward the jury. !
"Well, I/didn’t put it over; its just as
I expected,” William P. Holden, assist-
ant county jailer said Wanderer told
him today. Holden says Wanderer con-
tinued: ,
"The only reason we tried the in
sanity dodge was to get more time—•
I’ll have a little longer to live than
otherwise. I’m not crazy and I have ne
complaint to make against the jury.”
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SPANISH CABINET RESIGNS.
By Associated Press.
Wichita, Kansas July 5.—After hav-
ing been in the jury room five nights
and four days, the jury in the trial of
B. W. A. Henson, charged with the
killing of his 17 year old crippled step-
son, Walter Shafer, five years ago, was
discharged today by Judge Jesse D.
Wall. The vote stood 8 to 4 for con-
viction, it was reported, and the jurors
declared they had no hopes of reaching
a verdict.
This is the -third hung jury since the
five trials of Henson on the two charg-
es of murder of his wife and stepson.
He was acquitted of the wife killing
charge on the fourth trial and the
hearing just ended is the first on the
charge of killing her son.
The case will be retried, it was said.
inhabitants started singing patriotic
songs the French attacked them with
rifle butts. Some shots were fired, the
account continues, a major being killed
and seveal Frenchmen wounded.
Twenty prominent citizens of Beu-
then were taken as hostages.
Berlin, July 5.—The version of the
trouble at Beuthen, Upper Silesia, given
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.—Reports of Four-
th of July accidents from various parts
of the country showed today that while
the celebration with all fireworks and
firearms took its toil of death, by the
far the greater number of fatalities
were from drownings and automobile
accidents common to all summer holi-
days.
Accidents to vacation parties and to
those seeking relief from the heat in
the water accounted for a large num-
ber of serious accidents and fatalities
and heat prostrations also took a num-
ber of lives, according to the reports.
In New York Cityseven persons were
drowned, one committed suicide after
becoming demented from heat and one
heat prostration was reported, while
premature explosion of fireworks ac-
counted for only minor accidents.
Chicago reported two persons shot to.
death by accident, another wounded five
drownings and five killed in automo-
bile accident while a panic in a vacant
lot when $1,000 worth of fireworks ex-
ploded prematurely, led to several be- 1
ing hurt.
A young man accidentally shot and I
killed himself at. Minneapolis and at
Rushville, Ill., two were killed when a i
train struck their automobile.
, St. Louis reported three drownings ;
and more than a score slightly injured
by fireworks and firearms and Mil- ;
waukee’s casualties list totaled ten ;
with six Grownings, two deaths attri- f
buted to heat, one death from an auto- •
moble accident and one from a prema- I
ture explosion of gun powder.
Philadelphia, reported three drown-1.
ings and several heat prostrations with
the highest temperature of the year j
prevailing.
At Pittsburg one was wounded and
another injured by stray bullets and
three deaths by drowning were report-
ed. . •
Cleveland reported one death from
a fireworks celebration and four per-
sons were drowned at Quincy, Ill., when
a skiff upset.
5. — The
the gun-
been or-
"they would be governed by the law as
set forth in the judge’s instructions and
the evidence and that had it not been
for said law given them by the court
in said instructions that not one of said
jurors would have made a finding that
the defendants had done any wrong.”
The motion also alleges that the
judge, Frank W. Boss, misdirected the
jurors in matters of law, that the at-
torneys for the state were guilty of
misconduct; that illegal testimony was
admitted; that testimony offered or
sought to be offered by the defense was
exeluded.
The motion for a new tril will be
argued next Friday, ‘‘
By Associated Press.
Toronto, July 5.—The hottest day of
the year was felt throughout Canada
yesterday with numerous deaths from
heart prostration both here and in other
cities. London, Ontario, reported that
the mercury reached 100 degrees.
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THE WEATHER
By Associated Press.
Jersey, City, N. J., July 5.—De-
tails of the plan for the prosecu-
tion of public officials in New Jer-
sey were discussed today by of-
ficials of the international reform
bureau, who vainly attempted to
prevent the staging of the Demp-
sey-Carpentier contest last Satur-
day. The officials, who declared
they would take action in the courts
of the state against officials whom
they considered had permitted an
infraction of the law met in the
office of Herbert Clark Gilson, at-
torney'for the bureau.
The bureau has already demanded
the arrest of Jack Dempsey, the
victorious champion, on a charge of
assault and battery upon the per-
son of Georges Carpentier, the de-
feated French champion of Europe.
Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts, superintend-
ent of the reform bureau, has also
delered that Gov. Edwards violated
dered to Tampico, Mexico, to pro-
tect American interests in the
event that they are jeopardized
because of labor troubles grow-
ing out of the unemployment
situation, it was said today at the
navy department.
The Sacramento should reach Tam-
pico today from Galveston. The Cleve-
land was ordered from Cristobal, Canal
Zone, and probably will not reach Tam-
pico before. Thursday. Both vessels are
assigned to the American special serv-
ice department in South and Central
American waters, Rear Admiral H. F.
Bryan commanding.
It was explained at the navy depart-
ment that unemployment had been con-
stantly increasing in and around Tam-
pico because of depression in the oil
industry there, due to the new tax sys-
tem,and that the incipient riots and
increasing labor troubles had resulted.
It was said, however, that the vessels
would take no action unless a more se-
rious situation arose.
Reports from Tampico yesterday that
several ships of the Atlantic fleet had
arrived at Tampico were declared at the
department to be premature. It was
stated that no American war craft had
arrived there and it was assumed that
the reports resulted from the receipt of
news at Tampico that the Cleveland and
Sacramento had been ordered to that
place.
state, which was enacted in 1918,
was a repeal of the crimes act,
still on the statute books, 'which
prohibits prize fighting. The re-
formers said they were confident
that they could prove that the lat-
ter law still exists, and they coufd
prevent future contests of the sort
held here Saturday.
Dr. Crafts announced that the
bureau was planning a crusade
against the exhibition of motion
pictures of the fight anywhere in
the world. He said letters would be
sent to every mayor and the bureau
would notify the federal govern-
ment that the pictures had been
or would be sent to foreign coun-
tries.
As for a Carpentier-Gibbons or
Dempsey-Willard fight, Dr. Crafts
had this to say:
"We will go through the state to
speak against the proposed use of
the Jersey City arena for another
fight on Labor day.”
Judge Devereux, former member of
the State Supreme Court commission
and a prominent attorney, was found
on the night of May 9, in a hotel un-
conscious and near death. He had a
wound on his head and was apparent-
ly suffering from an overdose of drugs.
By Associated Press.
London, July 4.—There was a
general resumption of work to-
day throughout the coal fields,
even in Lancashire, where to the
. last the miners had rejected the
terms offered by the owners.
Many pit, however, are in bad
condition and some are likely to
be closed permanently. Many
thousands of workers will be
unavoidably idle for some time
to come, while the mines are
being placed in working order.
Dublin, July 5.—(By the Associated
Press3.—Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, the
South African premier, arrived in Dub-
lin this morning and is the guest of
the lord mayor.
The welcoming delegation, including
the lord mayor, Arthur Griffith, founder
of the Sinn Fein, and R. C. 'Barton, Sinn
Fein member of parliament for Wick-
low, awaited Gen. Smuts at Kingstown
and expecting to meet him there and
escorrt him to Dublin. Through some
slip, however, they missed the general
and he motored to Dublin unnoticed.
by the Algemeine Zeitung today
clares that the people of Beuthen
gan acclaiming the allies upon
Polish withdrawal, but that when
By Associated Press.
New York, July 5.—Mexican oils were
subjected to further liquidation in to-
day’s stock market. Additional selling
was attributed to the discontinuance of
oil shipments from Mexico by American
producers because of the heavy exports
tax.
Mexican Petroleum which had been
the storm center of the stock market
throughout June, declined seven points
to the new low record of 92% by mid-
day.
Pan American Petroleum’ which con-
trols Mexican Petroleum, also register-
ed a sharp reversal as did also General
Asphalt and the shares of other com-
panies operating in Central and South
America.
Contrary movements were recorded
however, by some of the European oil,
stocks. Royal Dutch, for example, made
an early advance of two points and this
was increased to 3% points by noon.
The stock market in general contin-
ued to be influenced by the adverse
conditions which brought about the
severe reactions of the past two
months.
Steels and equipments made further
reversals with rubbers, motor acces»
series and sugar.
Another cut in prices by the Bethle-
hem Steel corporation was accepting as
foreshadowing further downward re-
vision of schedules by the other im-
portant steel and iron manufacturers.
Pressure against Mexican Petroleum
and affiliated shares continued in the
last half of the session, rubber special-
ties also weakening. Mexican Petroleum
made a new low at 92.
Stocks recovered moderately, how-
ever, on the easing of call money from
6 to 5% per cent. The closing was
heavy.
By Associated Press.
Columbus, Kan., July 5.—An attack
on the validity of the Kansas industrial
court law is made in the motion filed
for a new trial in the case of Alexander
Howat and August Dorchy, miners'
union officials convicted by a jury in
district court last week of violating the
industrial court law by calling a strike.
A feature of the motion is an affi-
davit, purported to have been signed
by all of the members of the jury, de-
claring that they did not believe Ho-
wat and Dorchy had committeed any
wrong, that they did not believe in the
industrial court law and that the only
reason they found a verdict of guilty
Hutchings, Sealy & Co.
BANKERS Eata2en ed
(Unincorporated)
for
Banks, Individuals, Corporations,
American Bankers Association,
‘Travelers’ Cheques for Sale.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, July 5.— Eight men are
dead today. thirty-six others are in-
jured, ten so seriously that they may
died and property damage is unofficial-
ly estimated at two million dollars aS
the result of yesterday’s explosion in
the Standard ’Oil company’s refining
plant at Whiting, Ind.
Two huge steel stills burst, the
brick walls enclosing them crumbled
and a sheet of. burning oil and gas
spread for a radius of 200 yards trap-
ping the night force. Five men were
burned to death, three died later in
Chicago hospital, and the condition of
ten others is serious.
Most of those injured were caught
in the shower of flame but others were
struck by the falling bricks and steel
walls of the stills, Excessive pressure
or a tiny leak of g'as were the two
probable causes of the explosion ad-
vanced by those familar with the oper-
ation of the stills which were filled
with crude oil under pressure in the
manufacture of gasoline.
The first still to explode fell against
the second, causing it to let go also.
Fire ignited the wreckage and it was
some time before some of the bodies
were recovered.
Nurses and doctors from surrounding
towns were summoned and the injured
rushed to Chicago hospitals. Officials
would not estimate the loss, but the
stills are understood to have cost about
two million dollars.
SAYS REPUBLICANS
MAKE FALSE CLAIMS
FORECAST.
For Galveston and Vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wed-
nesday.
For East Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday.
For West Texas: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday; prob-
ably showers in extreme west
portion.
For Oklahoma: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday.
Winds on Texas Coast: Light
variable.
Rome, July 4.—-(By the Associated
Press).—Sixteen persons were found
dead and fifty others wounded in an
attack by fascisti on the town of Gros-
seto, Tuscany, Friday. The fascisti,
who made their attack in military fash-
ion, are said to have been seeking re-
venge for the death of a comrade
killed the previous day in an encounter
with communists. '
By Associated Press.
London, July 5.—General Jan Chris-
tian Smuts, premier of the Union of
South Africa, left for. Ireland last night
and was expected to arrive in Dublin
early today. It is understood here this
morning that the purpose of his visit to
Ireland was to confer with Sinn Fein
and Unionist leaders of South Ireland
preliminary to the resumption of their
conference next Friday. The Unionists
and Sinn Feiners held a brief meeting
in Dublin yesterday and reports re-
ceived here indicate that they had
reached an understanding as to matters
to be discussed at future conferences.
The Dublin conference was the out-
standing feature in London newspapers
this morning, nearly all treating it
sympathetically and expressing hope
that it would lead to peace in Ireland.
Comment on the meeting, however, was
not devoid of remarks that the confer-
ence did not affect the progress of the
Sinn Fein guerilla warfare on crown
forces there. An exception to the gen-
eral trend of hopefulness was found in
the editorial comment by the Morning
Post, which opposed any concession to
the Irish republicans. It began its edi-
torial by criticising the government’s
attitude of “eating dirt.”
Great interest is displayed in the mis-
sion of General Smuts to Ireland, there
being a difference of opinion whether it
was prompted by the government or
undertaken at the invitation of Irish
leaders. Sir James Craig, premier of
Ulster, left Belfast for London today,
and it is pointed out he will have abun-
dant time to confer with members of
the government an4 others whom he
may desire to consult pending a decision
by Eamonn De Valera respecting the
proposed conference of Irish premiers
with Mr. Lloyd-George.
Earl Middleton, one of the four south-
ern Unionists who took part in yester-
day’s conference in Dublin, arrived in
England last night, and it is assumed
he intends to confer with politicians
here during the interval before the re-
sumption of the Dublin conference on
Friday.
making false claims of economy.
The Florida senator declared in the
senate that a few hundred nominally
paid employees of the government had
been discharged in the name of economy
while congress proceeded to create
additional federal judgships and to
start investigations necessitating em-
ployment of clerks, and other assistants.
Senator , Fletcher criticised the legisla-
tive policy of what he termed “the
unwieldly Republican majority,” and
said three months of the extra session
of congress had produced little con-
structive legislation. Referring to the
budget bill as one of the few worth
while pieces of legislation, he said
that “perhaps there is sufficient hell-
and-maria in it to bring resutls."
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—Shigeo Suye-
Paris, July 5.—(By the Associated
Press).—The killing of Major Monta-
lieres, of the French army, during a
hostile demonstration by the German ‘
population of Beuthen, Upper Silesia,
reported in foreign office advices, has
created a most painful impression in
French official circles, it was indicat-
ed.
The Poles had withdrawn from the
town and British troops assigned to re-
place them had not arrived. The mani-
festants profited by this fact.
The major was shot from.behind.
The British troops coming in were
obliged to disperse the crowd, and some
of the demonstrators were killed.
Peking, June 2.—(Delayed).—
Famine relief in a large major-
ity of the afflicated districts is
being terminated by the interna-
tional relief committee and the
field workers recalled.
Several districts, however, will
have to be carried through June,
and a section of these districts
through the summer. Rain has
fallen quite generally through-
out the famine areas and for the
most part, crops are normal.
Young Girl Falls in Front of Elevated
Train.
By Associated Press.
New York, July 5.—Nine-year-old
Anna Cunningham fell off a station
platform in front of an elevated train,
Democrat of Florida, with
the law, as well as many other
state officials. The some ninety
thousand spectators who flocked
into the great arena are also cited
by the reformers as lawbreakers.
They base their contention upon,
the assertion that the spectacle
witnessed Saturday was a prize
fight which is prohibited under the
New Jersey boxing law. Boxing
exhibitions, they Said, are only
sanctioned in this statute.
Asked what steps the bureau in-
tends taking toward the punish-
ment of those responsible for the
fight, Dr. Crafts replied: “I can-
not make publid our plans at pres-
ent.”
One of the principal purposes of
the bureau, it was believed, would
be the attempt to prevent similar
contests in the future within the
borders of New Jersey. It was in-
dicated that a test case might come
up in the courts to determine
whether the boxing law of the
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—State depart-
ment and other administration officers
were examining war legislation, de-
crees and wartime agreements today
with the object of determining the ad-
visability of supplementing by procla-
mation the congressional resolution
ending the state of war with Germany
and Austria which was signed Satur-
day by President Harding.
Secretary Hughes is expected to con-
fer with President Harding after the
return of the executive from Raritan,
N. J.
Without assuming to indicate what
course the president might take, some
officials believe that a proclamation is
not essentia!, although as a safeguard
and a vehicle of policy it might be ad-
visable.
Officials continued reluctant to dis-
cuss the direct effect of the resolution
or the steps that would be taken to-
ward a restoration of diplomatic rela-
tions with Germany The withdrawal
of the troops from the Rhine was point-
ed to as a question for the president to
consider.
It was pointed out, however, that
congress/clearly indicated in the peace
resolution its intention to reserve to
the United States air rights guaranteed
either in the armistice agreement or in
the treaty of Versailles..
said they were nurses caring for him,
were arrested. Following a report of
three Tulsa physicians that Judge
Devereux had died from a blow on the
head and a drug, the women were
charged with murder and bound over
for trial.
At the preliminary hearing the state
stressed the disappearance of a prom-
issory note for $10,000 which the judge
was supposed to have had in a safety
deposit box in a Talsa bank. Alleged
contradictory statements made to the
police by Mrs. James regarding his
1 , death also were introduced in evidence.
The defense did not present testimony
at the preliminary hearing.
By Associated Press.
Dallas, July 5.—L. B. Lancaster, 26,
a shoe salesman and his wife, Pearl,
23, were found shot in a room in a ho-
‘tel today. Lancaster died in a short
time. Mrs. Lancaster, the police said,
told them her husband entered the
room while she was asleep this morn-
ing and began shooting. Both were shot
through the head. Mrs. Lancaster’s
condition was believed to be serious.
The couple had been separated several
weeks and it is asserted Lancaster had
sought reconciliation. A pistol was
found near the man’s body.
By Associated Press
Tulsa, Okla., July 5.—Mrs. Jessie
James and Goldie Gordon, charged with
the murder of Judge John Devereux,
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—The Republican
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—The president
and Mrs. Harding returned to Wash-
ington at 1.20 p. m. today from their
week end at Raritan, N. J. They motor-
ed immediately to the White House.
The need for an individual advertis-
ing medium, which, has long been felt
by Galveston enterprises, will be filled
by the new Crutis M-F flying boat, re-
cently purchased from the United
States Navy by Thomas Rosankovich,
through the firm of Northern & Blum,
which arrived in Galveston this morn-
ing. The machine came from Phila-
delphia in a specially designed freight
ear and is now in the M. K. & T., rail-
way yards, according to announcement
made by Jack M. Blum, this morning.
It will be assembled immediately and
flights will beging Saturday or sn-
day.
The new flying boat is one of the
largest and most improved types of
flying machine, having a\pne hundred
horse power Curtiss engine, and a wing
spread of fifty feet. It is equipped with
telephone and various other instru-
ments designed so as to reduce the
risk to a minimum- he hull is so de-
signed as to allow the passengers
plenty of room and comfort.
There will be room for two passeng-
ers and the pilot in the boat which will
have a cruising radius of approximately
five hundred miles, The pilot is an
ex-service man from the air branch of
the army and is thoroughly familar
with such machines.
The boat draws sixteen inches of
water when it is loaded with passeng-
ers and after attaining a speed of
forty miles and hour it leaves the
water and takes the air where it is
capable of making seventy miles an
hour, Flights will be made from the
bay, probably at Pier 9, and from the
beach in fair weather. Information
coneersing flights may be obtained
from Mr. Rosankovich at his office.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 5.—A system of
model airways covering the entire con-
tinent is planned by the army air ser-
vice for the use of all operators or
owners of aircraft. It contemplates
various chains of well organized land-
nig fields, supplemented by frequent
emergency fields and identification
markers connecting the principle cities.
Because of the lack of federal ap-
propriations air service officials plan
to appeal to chambers of commerce,
aerial clubs and civic organizations to
assist in creation of the airways. The
Boy Scouts organization already has
pledged its co-operation, it was stated,
and will construct identification mark-
ers, guard wrecked planes, submit
monthly reports on emergency landing
field conditions and generally assist
aviators in trouble.
The plans call for the first of the
model airways between Washington and
Dayton, Ohio, with five main stations,
ten subsidiary stations and twenty
emergency fields.
in Brooklyn today. She missed the
cars, dropped between the rim of the
platform and the track, glanced off an
electric feed wire and landed on the
street pavement thirty feet below. She
cried as a policeman picked her up.
Physicians found her only injuries were
three broken teeth.
Obregon Says Oil Concerns Not Justi-
fied in Closing.
By Associated Press.
Mexico City, July 5.—Oil companies,
which have ceased operations in the
states of Tamaulipas and Vera Cruz,
“without - sufficient justification,” are
ordered to pay indemnification to em-
ployees thrown out of work by their
action in a decree signed by President
Obregon last night. The decree was
promulgated through the department of
the interior.
Although the amount of the indem-
nity is not stated, it is understood that
all laborers would receive three months
pay. Reports from the Tampico district
indicate there has been a marked ces-
sation of work during the past week,
especially among American concerns.
Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, commander of fed-
eral troops in that region, reported yes-
terday that more than ten thousand
workmen had been dismissed within
the last few days by foreign oil com-
panies. No reason for their action has
been announced by the companies, but
it is understood to be an act of reprisal
against the recent decree increasing
the export taxes on petroleum.
Reports from the Vera Cruz fields in-
dicate British companies are speeding
up operations instead of decreasing
their working forces. At Puerto Lobos,
where pipe line terminals are operated
by Americans work has been closed
down and 459 men thrown out of em-
ployment.
Coincident with reports of this sit-
uation in northeastern Mexico come
dispatches from the state of • Tabasco,
farther south, that several oil gush-
ers have been discovered there within
the past few days and that the field
gives indication of being very rich.
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H.
Arctie Explorer Arrives There From
Nome Today.
By Associated Press.
Seattle, Wash., July 5.—Roald
Amundsen, discoverer of the South Pole
and seeker of the North Pole, arrived
here last night from Nome, Alaska,
where he appeared the middle of June
after leaving his schooner, The Maud,
at Cape Serge, disabled by a broken
propeller. Capt. Amundsen said he still
considered entirely feasible his project
to drift across the pole with the cur-
rent which he believes flows from Si-
beria to Greenland. He expects to re-
main in this country a year.
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