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GALVESTON TRIBUNE
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1921
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GALVESTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2,1921. —TWELVE PAGES.
VOL. 41.
NO. 82.
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OF SOVIET RULE
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COSTA RICANS VOLUNTEER.
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TONS OF DOCUMENTS.
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POWER TROUBLE
MAIL POUCHES FOUND.
CAUSE OF DELAY
GETS NEW YORK POST.
By Associated Press.
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YOUNG CHILD DROWNS.
MENNONITES TO ALABAMA.
THE WEATHER
BLOCK CRIME. WAVE.
ASKS FOR DISCOUNT.
WILSON’S VETO OVERTHROWN.
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tion of the American government that
the approval of the United States is
'essential to the validity of any deter-
Husband Reads
Wife Arrested
For His Death
Bandits Rifle Safety De-
posit Boxes.
Former Speaker' Passes
Away Today.
Deadlock Develops On
Army Bill.
Debate On War Investiga-
tion Report.
Declares Rumors Are Ab-
solutely False.
Committee Report Regard-
ing Landis’ Act.
Reparation Proposal Won’t
Be Discussed.
Failed to Obey Regulations,
Alleged.
LY
ENTENTE REPLY
BEING FRAMED
Competent Managementls
Proposed.
Court Endorses Plan to
Sell Yards.
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RUSS DELEGATION
DENIES REVOLUTION
PACKERS’ PROPOSAL
GIVEN APPROVAL
SUGGEST POLICY
FOR STATE ROAD
Southeast Corner 22nd and Strand
Strong Board of Directors
BANK IS ROBBED
AT DALTON, OHIO
BRITAIN, JAPAN AND
U. S. MAY CONFER
CHAMP CLARK IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
MICHIGAN CENTRAL
CREW IS BLAMED
Fashioned After California
Statute.
League Council
Not Responsible
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BLUE SKY BILL
PASSES IN SENATE
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“NEEDLESS SACRIFICE”
ITEM STRICKEN OUT
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OFFICIAL DISPATCHES CONFIRM UPRISING
By Associated Press.
trustees to take over as recommended
by the department of justice.
The court held that the plans pro-
posed by the two companies “seem to
make easy a long period of continued
ownership on the part of the defend-
ants and in the meantime provide too
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the report of the supreme allied coun-
cil would include a decision whether,
under the Versailles treaty, penalties
could be exacted of Germany before
May 1.
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By Associated Press.
Dalton, Ohio, March 2.—Robbers early
today opened the safety deposit vault
of the Dalton Banking company, using
an acetylene torch, rifled one hundred
safety deposit boxes of mony, liberty
and other bonds and escaped. The
amount of the loot is unknown.
“INCONSISTENT WITH
DUTIES AS A JUDGE”
NO INDICATION OF
MILITARY ADVANCE
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By Associated Press.
Paris, March 2.—The league of nations is not concerned with the
allocation of the former German possessions in the Pacific, which
includes the Japanese mandate for the group to which the island of
Yap belongs, the American government is informed in the reply of
the council of the league to the American note on the mandate ques-
tion. The text of the council’s reply was made public here today.
The allocation was made by the supreme council of the allies, the
note points out, but the council invites the United States to be rep-
resented at the meeting of the council in May or June when the ofher
classes of mandates are to be taken up for final decision.
The council expresses “satisfaction1 in the interest shown by the
United States government in the question of, mandates which the
council has long felt to be among the most important and also the
most difficult.
“The council” it adds, “not only welcomes, but feels justified in
claiming the sympathy and support of the governments which de-
vised the scheme the council is required to administer.”
, Washington, March 2.—The substi-
tute proposal of Swift and company,
and Armour and company, for the sale
of their stockyard interests was dis-
approved' today by Justice Stafford in
the district supreme court.
The court allowed thirty days for the
taking of testimony as to the value of
the companies’ holdings after which
they will be given an opportunity to
offer their stock for sale at the price
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 2.—Acceptance
by Federal Judge Landis of the posi-
tion as supreme baseball arbitrator is
inconstitent with the full and ade-
quate performance of his duties as
judge and constitutes a serious impro-
priety on his part, the house judiciary
committee held today in recommend-
ing full investigation at the next ses-
to occupy additional Germany territory
at present appears in the instructions
given by the allied leaders to this
committee which is framing a reply to
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PUBLIC DEBT GROWS.
note says the rights which the United
States acquired as one of the leading
actors in the war and in the peace ne-
gotiations is not likely to be challenged
in any quarter. It points out, however,
how the situation is complicatde by the
fact that the United States has not
ratified the treaty and has not taken
a seat in the council of the league.
The note invites the United States'
to participate in the discussions of the
coming meeting of the council in April
when final decisions are to be taken
regarding the class "A” and class “B”
mandates.
As a result of the investigation Sen-
ator Fairchild has prepared and will
introduce a bill that the management
of the road be placed in the hands of
two experienced railroad men, who
with the lieutenant governor shall con-
stitute a board of managers to operate
the road. . The lieutenant governor
shall appoint the two men who shall
serve without pay, but shall bp allow-
ed actual expenses incurred while
the performance of their duties.
By Associated Press,
Miami, Okla., March 2.—After read-
ing in a newspaper that his wife was
being held here for his supposed mur-
der, J. C. Goins of Galena, Kan., came
to Miami yesterday and informed of-
ficials he was alive. He said he was
spreading his lunch op a newspaper
i when a headline announcing his wife’s
detention for a “mysterious murder”
caught his eye. Reading the story, he
learned he was the man believed to
have been killed. His wife is 18 years
old, and had been separated from him
several months. A reconciliation fol-
lowed his appearance. ■
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By Associated Press.
London, March 2.—Reports from Russia received this morning
in Helsingfors, Finland, by way of Reval, Esthonia, disclose a sit-
uation “which may result shortly in the complete overthrow of
soviet rule,” says the Central News Helsingfors correspondent.
Fighting is proceeding in many parts of Russia, with Petrograd
and Moscow as the centers of the revolutionary movement, the re-
ports add.
The fighting in Petrograd is of gigantic proportions, according
to the reports, for 300,000 strikers are declared to be arrayed against
the soviet troops, whose exact number it is impossible to estimate.
It is reliably reported,” the dispatch says, “that very many have!
been killed or wounded on both sides in street fighting and there has
been considerable property damage. The naval garrison at Kron-
stadt has joined the rebels.
“Reports of the revolution in Moscow are meager, doubtless ow-
ing to the censorship. One message indicates that large numbers
of former officers of the Russian army are leading the insurgents
“Sanguinary fighting continues in the streets and also in the
neighborhood of Petrograd. The garrison, while not participating
actively in the fighting, has handed over all of its arms and muni-
tions to the rebels.
“In southeast Russia, General Dutoff (anti-bolshevik leader of
the Orenburg cossacks) with strong forces of cossacks, is operating
successfully in the Orenburg plains, while General Anteoff, who is
leading the insurgents in the central, southern and Volga districts,
has made a considerable advance which threatens to cut off com-
munication with Caucasia.”
Kansas City, Mo., .March 2.—W.
McLucas, president of the Commerce
Trust company of this city, was elect-
ed vice president of the National City
Bank of New York, it was announced.
Mr. McLucas' has accepted and has
tendered his resignation to become ef-
fective as soon .as his successor is ap-
pointed. "
London, March 2. Reports received in official British circles
today confirm dispatches telling of antisoviet rising in Russia. ’
They state that the situation in Russia is serious. The latest: I
official news received, however, did not indicate that the soviet gov-
ernment had lost control.
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Allies May Take Over Cus-
toms Receipts.
GIRL MAKES LONG TRIP.
By Associated Press.
Dawson, Y. T„ March 2—Miss Dor-
othy Hogan, 18 years old, school teach-
er, who left Dawson several days ago
alone with a dog team on a 160.-mile
“mush” to Mayo City, at last reports
had covered half the trip safely.
The Tribune was de-
layed about three hours
this afternoon by a break-
down at the power plant
that supplies electrical
power to the press of the
Tribune.
Patriotic Spirit Being Shown in All
Parts of Country.
By Associated Press.
San Jose, Costa Rica, March 2.—Hun-
dreds of citizens of Costa Rica are vol-
unteering for military service against
Panama and patriotic spirit is being
shown in all parts of the country.
The national assembly has given
President Acosta a vote of confiderce
and declared itself in solidarity with
the government in defending ’ the in-
tegrity of the national territory.
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CARUSO RESS COMFORTABLY.
Believed to Be Ones Stolen at Jeffer-
son City, Mo.
By Associated Press.
Jefferson City, Mo., March 2.—J. T.
Fisher, postmaster, today was informed
that four mail pouches, believed to be
the ones stolen here yesterday, were
found in a culvert near Williamsburg,
forty miles northeast of here. It has
been determined that at least $35,000
in liberty bonds were obtained in the
theft.
2.—Charges
of the lives
on armistice
Legal and economic experts attached
to the allied delegations met last night
with Louis Loucheur, French minister
of liberated regions and prepared a j then fixed, or the court will appoint
report to be submitted today. This
meeting was adjourned until 10 o’clock
this morning and it was expected that
Washington, March 2.—The reply to
the notes of the league of nations coun-
cil and the British government regard-
ing mandates will be left to the Hard-
ing administration, it was said today
I at the state department.
London, March 2.—(By the As-
sociated Press.)—German customs re-
ceipts in the occupied territory would
be taken over as the first step in forc-
ing the payment of Germany’s obliga-
tions, should that prove necessary, un-
der plans being drawn up . by a com-
mittee of the -supreme council today.
No indication that the allies intend .
The council reminds Secretary of
State Colby that the allocation of the
class “C” mandates, covering the Ger-
man islands in the Pacific allocated to
Japan was made by the supreme coun-
cil- of the allies and that the league
of nations is not concerned with the
allocation, but is only occupied with
the administration of the territories
involved.
The council adds that it has forward-
ed the American note to the French,
British, Italian and Japanese govern-
ments.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March
of needless sacrifice
of American soldiers
minations respecting mandates the
By Associaied Press.
Austin, Tex., March 2.—The blue sky
bill by Senator Carlock of Tarrant was
substituted for the Horton of Dallas
bill, and passed finally today in the
senate. The bill as substituted will be
sent to the house, and if that body re-
jects the substituted measure then a
free conference committee will be re-
quested.
The Carlock bill, which is fashioned
after the California blue sky statute,
creates a Texas securities commission
and applies to all corporations, while
the Horton measure provides for art
ex-officio commission and only seeks
to regulate unincorporated joint stock
associations and common law agree-
ments.
The senate also engrossed the John
Davis of Dallas house bill placing mu-
tual insurance companies under the
regulation of the department of insur-
ance and banking.
By a vote of 13 to 10, the senate re-
fused to pass finally the bill by Sena-
tor porough of Bowie proposing to
make" it a felony to “throw” or "fix” a
baseball game in Texas. The bill
passed on engrossment, but strenuous
opposition sprang up on final passage.
Senators Page, Darwin and Wood op-
posed the measure while Senators Mc-
Nealus and Dorough led the supporters
of the bill. .
Senator Page said it would be "ridic-
ulous” for the senate to pass the bill.
Senator McNealus said a player who
"threw a game should wear stripes in-
stead of a uniform.”
Increase of 58 Million Dollars Occurs
in February.
By Associated Press.
Washington, March.—An increase of
$58,449,845.36 in the public debt during
February was announced today by the
treasury, the gross to Feb. 28 being
$24,051,684,278.28, compared with $23,-
993,234.92 Jan. 31.
nomination as candidate for president
and had a, clear majority on nine bal-
lots, prior to the final naming of Wood-
row Wilson. The two-thirds rule of the
convention alone prevented Mr. Clark’s
nomination. The honor which his party-
thus paid him was the most notable of
his public life. In American political
history, Martin Van Buren was the only
other man who failed of the Democratic
nomination for the presidency after
having received a majority of the votes
in the national convention, but he en-
joyed the unique distincting of being
elected subsequently.
William J. Bryan’s sensational attack
on Mr. Clark at Baltimore, charging
him with being affiliated with leaders
representing “the interests,” held the
convention in deadlock for more than a-
week when it ended in the nomination
of Wilson. Bryan’s speech, declaring
that Thomas F. Ryan, August Belmont
and,Charles F. Murphy were supporting
Clark, was a bolt from the blue which
made Clark ranks waver. Clark sup-
porters declared ' afterward that none
of the three leaders mentigned were for
Clark as first choice, but,1 that the unit
rule carried the New York delegation
to the Clark forces.
The breach between Bryan and Clark
never, healed, although they met at a
luncheon arranged by mutual friends a
few months later and exchanged per-
functory speeches. Coolness between
Clark and Wilson wore off after the
president entered the-White House and
on legislative policies they worked in
harmony, except in one notable in-
stance, the repeal of the Panama tolls
exemption, which Speaker Clark op-
posed unsuccessfully.
. Continued on Page Two.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, March 2.—Richard
Meal, convicted in federal court
of forging postal money order
for $908, contends the sentence
for his crime should take into
consideration the fact that he
' served five years of a sentence
for murder before he received a
pardon which stated he was not
guilty of the crime. Today he
was awaiting the decision of
Judge Landis on his appeal for a
discount on the probable sen-
tence for the present conviction.
the German reparations , proposals
feeble a control on the part of the
court.” Justice Stafford said the de-
, fendants were willing to sell if they
could get a fair price, but that the
question of a fair price should be de-
cided only after both sides are heard.
The court decreed that a Washington
trust company should be named to
take over the interests of Morris and
company, and Wilson and company, in
stockyards, stockyards terminals and
market newspapers and dispose of
them. Morris and company’s plan was
modified, however, so as to require
that the sale be consummated within
one year instead of thirty months as
proposed.
For A {location senatatimindssuAporo-
By Associated Press.
Chicago, March 2.—Responsibility
for the wreck at Porter, Ind., last Sun-
day night, in which 37 persons were
killed, today had been fixed, as far as
officials of the railroads involved were
concerned, upon Engineer W. S. Long
and Fireman George. F. Block of the
Michigan Central passenger train. In
a statement sent from Kalamazoo th
the Associated Press office at Chicago
last night. General Manager Henry
Shearer of the Michigan Central lines,
it was declared that Long and Block
“violated rules and regulations in fail-
ing to observe and properly obey sig-
nal indications.”
It was added that they will be forth-
with dismissed from the service.
By Associated Press.
Plainview, Tex., ’ March 2.__
There will be no crime wave in
Plainview, Hale county, Tex., au-
thorities declared today. As a
precautionary measure the city
council appointed 39 special
policemen to serve until the pres-
ent national crime wave sub-
sides.
Sheriff J. C. Terry said today
he Would appoint an equal num-
ber of special deputy sheriffs to
co-operate with the policemen.
By Associated Press.
Regina, Sask., March 2.— Twelve
families of Mennonites are on their
way from the Herbert district near
here today for Alabama, where they
will establish a colony.
Washington, March 2.—The senate
completed today the passage over
President Wilson’s veto of an act to
allow the drainage of Osage Indian
lands in Oklahoma.
Treasury Delivers Papers Bearing on
Foreign Loans To Congress.
By’Associated Press.
Washington, March 2.—The senate
judiciary committee’s action in de-
manding that Secretary of the Treas-
ury Houston produce for its informa-
tion all correspondence in connection
With loans to foreign gdvernments to-
day brought a truck load of several
tons of documents to the capitol. The
problem of wading, through the great
mass of papers also was left with the
committee.
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The First National Bank
made Tuesday.
After deliberating for an hour upon
the report of experts, the heads of the
allied. delegations return the report
with certain suggestions which will
be incorporated in a redraft of the
document. It was announced the ex-
perts would reassemble at 3 o’clock
and that the allied leaders would again
go into session at 5 p. m.
Notice to Germany that her repara-
tion would not be discussed and that
the allies were ready to enforce the
payment Of German obligations was in
preparation today by the committee of
the supreme council appointed to
frame a reply. Instructions given this
committee were in substance:
1—The allied governments decline
to discuss proposals advanced with
evident bad faith.
2—Germany shall be reminded ot her
various violations of the peace-treaty.
3—-The German government shall be
informed f Immediate steps the allies
are determined to take in beginning to
enforce the collection of Germany’s
Obligations.
The allied representatives met at St.
James palace at noon to receive the re-
port of the military and judicial ex-
perts who had spent the morning draw-
ing up plans for action. Andrew Bonar
Law, the government leader in the
British house of commons and one of
the government’s foremost financial
experts,, attended the conference for the
first time.
The Germans today were merely ■
making time. The results of yester-
day’s conference had been communi-
cated to Berlin, but up to this after-
noon they had received no new, in- 1
structions. ,
managers advises that none of the
$50,000 appropriated for the Texas state
railroad by a recent legislative act has
ever been spent for the purpose in-
tended.
By Associated Press.
Uew York, March 2.—Enrico Ca-
ruso, tenor, who underwent a third
operation yesterday for a small abcess
in the pleural cavity, was reported, to
be resting comfortably this morning.
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Special to The Tribune.
Austin, March 2.—Recommendation
is made that the Texas state railroad
be taken from the management of the
prison commission and “placed under
the control of a competent manage-
ment with authority to handle the bus-
iness of the road, and to be responsible
to the governor and legislature for the
proper expenditure of money appro-
priated by the legislature for the re-
pairs and maintenance of the road,” by
the special committee appointed by the
lieutenant governor to make an in-
spection of the property. The com-
mittee consisted of J. A. Glenn, general
superintendent of the Santa Fe, F. C.
Durham, general superintendent of the
Texas Southeastern railway, and W. G.
Choat, general superintendent of ‘the
Gulf Coast lines. This road runs from
Palestihe to Rusk, a distance of 31
miles.
It' developed, according to the re-
port,that George Pessenni, who is the
general manager of the Texas state
railroad, "admitted that he knew noth-
ing whatever of the workings or man-
agement of a railroad.”
"H stated, "continues the report, “he
took the position for the purpose of
determining whether he cared to pur-
chase the property. He further stated
that his lack of knowledge of railroad
management had convinced him he
could not operate the property sucess-
fully."
It is also disclosed that the road had
quite a heavy personnel, for the report
States that "in addition to the man-
ager, who receives $250 per month,
there are employed on the road an au-
ditor at $200, general agent at $150;
freight solicitor at $100; stenographer
at $45, agent at Maidel at $90, section
foreman, $110; six laborers at $2.50 per
day of eight hours. Engineer, fire-
man, conductor and two brakemen are
employed at practically the same rate
as paid on a standard railroad.” The
report also declares that “the present
Mon of congress of impeachment
charges made by Representative Welty,
Democrat of Ohio.
The report of the subcommittee was
adopted unanimously by the full com-
mittee, although Chairman Volstead
reserved the right to file a minority
report.
The sub-committee said the charges
of Mr. Welty involved “the legal and
moral character” of Judge Landis’ al-
leged act in accepting employment as
baseball arbiter at a salary of $42,500
a year, and that it had found “that said
act of accepting the employment afore-
said, if proved, is in their opinion at
least, inconsistent with the full and
adequate performance of the duty 01
the said Kenesaw Mountain Landis as
a United States district judge, and that
said act would constitute a serious im-
propriety on the part of said judge.”
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 2.—Champ Clark
died here today at 2:10 p. m., in his
seventy-first year and within two days
of his retirement from the house of
representatives, after, a service of
twenty-six years. •
Death was due to an attack of pleur-
isy and a complication of disease inci-
dent to his advanced age. Up to ten
days ago, however, when he developed
a severe cold, Mr. Clark had shared
actively in proceedings of the house as >
democratic leader.
In the Democratic national conven-
tion at Baltimore in 1912, Champ Clark
led on twenty-seven ballots for the
FORECAST.
For Galveston and Vicinity:
Generally cloudy and somewhat
unsetled tonight and Thursday;
probably with local rains.
For East Texas: Unsettled to-
night and Thursday; probably
with local rains; cooler in north-
west and northcentral portions
tonight, and in north portion
Thursday.
For West Texas: Cloudy to-
night in south portion; probably
local rains and colder in north
portion.
For Oklahoma: Unsettled to-
night and Thursday; probably lo-
cal rains and colder.
Winds on Texas Coast: Light to
moderate southerly.
By Associated Press.
London, March 2.—The Russian trade
delegation here announced today that
it was communicating direct with
Moscow and that it was authorized to
deny the rumors of a revolution in
Russia. These, it was declared, were
absolutely false and were “started for
political purposes or in the interest
of stock exchanges.”
By Associated Press.
Washington, March 2.—The naval
appropriation bill, the subject of a two-
hour executive session in the afternoon
and a much longer debate on the open
floor last night, still had the right of
way in the senate today with the possi-
bility of its passage this session be-
lieved improved by an amendment de-
signed to bring about a conference of
the United States, Great Britain and
Japan to consider naval disarmament.
The secret session was held at the
request of Senator Lodge of Massachu-
setts, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, who declared there were
some angles of the bill which should
not be discussed in public. Relations
between the United States and Japan
were said to have been the chief sub-
ject. although the nation’s foreign rela-
tions generally were discussed.
Despite the long row over the naval
measure, the senate last night found
time to adopt the conference report
on the legislative, executive and ju-
dicial appropriation bill. That bill now
goes to the president minus the pro-
vision for a $240 bonus for navy yard
and navy arsenal employees.
The house last night likewise cleared
up one piece of legislation when it
voted to accept senate amendments to
the resolution repealing virtually all
wartime laws and that measure now
goes to the president. The army ap-
propriation bill still was deadlokd in
conference today over the question of
the size of the army.
day were stricken from a sub-commit-
tee report today by the house war in-
vestigating committee after three
hours debate. Representative John-
son, republican, of South Dakota, au-
thor of the sub-committee report,
fought to retain the charges and when
unsuccessful, changed his vote to pave
’the way for reconsideration and final
'action tomorrow. One republican
member of the full committee was ab-
sent today.
By Associated Press.
Synder, Tex., March 2.—The fifteen-
months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Holliway was drowned Monday in a
pasture tank on the Breeden farm
near Hermleigh, it was learned here
toay. The infant wandered from
home and fell into the water.
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