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OL. XLIV—NO. 75.
AUGHERTY PROBE CALLS FOR WEEKS
LLEGEO CHODK
BHESTEO HERE
HIES EWE
leil McConlogue Con-
fessed Forger Eludes
Guards at Kansas City.
iYPPED’ WOMAN HERE
res Deputy United States
Marshal the Slip at
Railway Station.
Kansas City Mo.. April 3.— Neil
IcConloguc alleged international
irgcr. arrested in San Antonio Tex-
-51 March 18 escaped from Deputy
inited States Marshal (Jeorge Bots-
>rd in the central railway station
ere this morning. McConlogue made
is get-away while the officer nnd
risoner were changing ears lie fled
ito a crowd nnd quickly got out of
ew of the officer. McConlogue was
ot handcuffed.
McConlogue was being taken from
in Antonio to Washington D. C.
> answer charges of obtaining a
1000 government certificate on a
irged check.
United States Marshal D. A. Walk-
• Thursday afternoon deelined to give
ty information regarding the cseai>e
’ McConlogue. He Baid he was not
it ready to give out the information.
Edward Tyrrell secret service op-
ativ» stated that he had been in-
rmed that McConlogue had escaped
om fhe deputy United States inar-
rnl at Kansas City and that he had
ired Washington asking for infor-
ation. He had no details of the
cape.
McConologue. 36 sleek and well-
ressed was captured in San An-
>nio on the afternoon of March 17
st by Detectives Fox and McMur-
ly. When taken into custody he
ad a wealth of bogus cashier's checks
i his possession ami admitted lie was
anted throughout the United State-
>r forgery and passing worthless
Kliments.
He was termed by plain clothes
en here a master forger nnd ree-
•ds since received tended to show
i was perhups one of the cleverest
rgers in the country.
Ho was held prisoner for several
lys a<ter which ho was surrendered
. federal officers to be taken to
’asbington. D. C.. where he ad-
itted he obtained $lOOO through a
>gus purchase of United States sav-
g certificates. He purchased the
rtificates from the federal officials
; Cleveland. Ohio he told local uc-
etives paid for them with u
rged cashier’s check and later con-
■rted the certificates into cash at
Lc treasury department. Washing-
n.
MiUonologue readily admitted his
lilt when taken here. He has served
rms in the Georgia state prison mi l
San Quentin and Folsom prisons
ecords recently reaching here from
e State Bureau of Criminal jdenti-
•ation nt Sacramento. California
owed he operated throughout the
nited States in the issuance of logos
eeks nnd in the theft of postal mid
her government documents.
When token here according to San
dtonio detectives he is said to have
en posing ns a movie star. He
is well supplied with funds repri-
nted he was here incognito and
d victimized n prominent San 4\n-
nio woman of SltHNl and was on the
rge of obtaining $2500 additional
>m her when nabbed.
He expressed his regret for having
Aimized a woman saying it was his
•st offense that his victims were
ose who could well afford to be
ipped.” One of his victims in New
ypped". One wns. it is said. George
ihan. theatrical director. At the
ne of his capture here. McConlogue
id he was preparing to go Io Cali*
rnia where he said he was wanted
many charges of forgery w-hii h. it
reported netted him many I hou-
nd dollars.
KILLED HIMSEFL
litary Board Finds San Antonian
Committed Suicide.
The military board appointed to in-
itigatc the death of Arthur Per“<-b.
n Antonio electrician at Fort Sam
•uston Wednesday morning found
it the fatal shot was fired by the
■eased.
I’ersch was taken to the guard
use after he had asked protection
the military authorities at niid-
;bt. according to the findings of the
ird. He had stated that he would
urn to the military reservation and
I himself there if they put him off
• reservation.
About 3 o'clock Wednesday morning
took a pistol from tly bolster of
sergeant of the guard as the lat-
slept. The sergeant and corporal
the guard attempted to prevent him
m using the pistol but he shot him-
f before they could disarm him. He
I asked for a pistol two or three
cs before he got hold of one.
Vo blame is placed on any person
the act except the deceased by the
dings of the board.
lowan to Be Polish Minister.
Washington. D. C. April 3. —Tie
uinution of Alfred J. Pearson of
ra. to ba minister to Poland was
dirmed yesterday by the Senate. •
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
END OF TRIAL NEAR
Expert Vote on Impeachment of Ok-
lahoma Official.
Oklahoma City. Okla. April 3.—
The trial of John A. Whitehurst
president of the state’board of agri-
culture. before a Senate court of im-
peachment. went into the home stretch
today with a Senate vote on tl>c nine
charges preferred by the House board
of managers in prospect late this aft-
ernoon.
Closing arguments of defense and
prosecution three hours to the side
will precede the vote which will be
taken by roll call. Each charge will
be voted on separately.
Counsel for Whilehurst confidently
predicted his vindication. Forty-one
votes are expected to be cast witß a
possible 42.
Whitehurst's friends claim 23 votes
in his favor conceding four votes
which ibey consider doubtful to the
opposition.
The board of managers late yester-
day decided to offer no rebuttal testi-
mony. making possible the conclusion
of the case today.
BANKERS TO TESTIFY
To Be Questioned Regarding McCray's
Financial Obligations.
Indianapolis Ind. April 3.—Rep-
resentative* of bankers having deal-
ings with Governor McCray are sched-
uled to testify regarding bis financial
obligations at the time of receiving
the $155.(100 from the state board of
agriculture w hen tbp trial of the exec-
utive on charges of embezzlement of
the money is resumed today.
The state is attempting to prove a
statement by McCray on his finan-
cial condition at the time of obtain-
ing the money in which he claimed to
be worth approximately $1000000
was false. More than 40 bankers
were summoned by the state. Ten of
them testified yesterday that McCray
owed the institutions they represent-
ed a total of more than SfDO.OOO.
FIRE DESTROYS MILL
Raging Flames Threaten Olher Build-
ings in Leaveilworth Kan.
Leavenworth. Kan.. April 3.— Fire
which early yesterday destroyed the
Great Western Manufacturing Com-
pany's mill factory is threatening
other buildings. The local and Fort
leaven worth fire departments are
fighting the blaze. .Kansas City. Kan.
has been asked to send fire appara-
tus.
The fire was discovered in the ma-
chine shop by the night watchman
who narrowly escaped being seriously
burned when he stayed in the building
long enough to telephone the fire de-
piNtmcnt.
The building covered nearly a square
block and was one of the largest flour
milling machinery factories west of
the Mississippi.
AMUNDSEN IN ROME
Explorer Gathers Data Concerning At-
tempt to Fly to North Pole.
Home. April 3.—Roald Amundson
the explorer arrived in Home yester-
day to confer with technical experts
on matter* concerning his coming at-
tempt to fly to the North Pole.
Amundsen came from Pisa where lie
I; superintending the construction of
the hydro-airplanes which are to make
the polar voyage. He wns received at
the station by Aviation Chief Meacnn*
ti. This evening a banquet will be
given in his honor by the Italian air
force.'
At Pisa Lieutenant Ralph E. Davi-
son of the American naval air tier-
vice. who is to take part in the at-
tempt to fly to the North Pole is
busily at work on ihe planes. All the
pilots are taking daily trial flights
which Amundsen has been watching
with keen interest- Preparations are
being made to ship the hydro-airplanes
northward as soon ns all the tests
have been successfully carried out.
THE WEATHER
TK.MPKRATI RES.
APRIL 2. 2 a. m 5?
2 n. m 68 3 a. 58
* n. ni 67 4 a. m 58
3 n. 67 5 a. m 58
6 is m 65 6 a. ni 58
7 P. ni 63 7 a. tn 59
* p« in 62 8 a. m.. w .... 60
• P- m 61 9 a« m. ... .61
io P. m...i....60 10 a. m 62
11 P m 59 11 a. m 66
12 midnight. .. .58 12 ®obn 69
APRIL 3. . 1 n7rn 71
1 a. ni 57 2 n."n 73
FORECAST.
San Antonio nnd vicinity: Thursday
night and Friday? probably showers:
minimum temperature. 56 to CO; moder-
ate to frerh southerly winds.
Fjiwt Texas: Thursday night and Fri-
day. probably showers; somewhat colder
in northwest portion on Friday. * ♦
West Texas: Thursday night gener-
ally fair and colder in west portion;
showers in cast* portion; Friday gener-
ally fair; colder except in southwest
portion.
HUME WEATHRII FOR TOI RIsTS.
St. louis: Temperature 42; cleat:
slxtecn-mile wind from the south; low-
est temperature in last 24 hours. 42;
highest. 60.
Chicago: Temperature. 40; cloudy;
twehc-mfle wind from the southwest:
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 40;
highest. 48. k
Kansas City: Temperature 46; cloudy;
twelve-mile wind from the southeast;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours 46;
hlghsst. 66.
New York: Temperature. 34: clear; 26-
mile wind from the northwest: lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 32; high-
est. 38.
Washingion: Temperature. 36: clear;
five-mile wind from the south: lowest
temperature in last 34 hours 30; high-
est 43.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THURSDAY APRIL 3 1924. -TWENTY PAGES.
DEATH TOLL FROM
POISONED LIQUOR
NOW AT NINETEEN
Three Additional Fatalities
Recorded in
Toledo.
Toledo. Ohio. April 3.— Denatured
alcohol nnd poisoned liquor continued
to take its death toll here with three
additional fatalities today and last
night bring the total number of vic-
tims to nineteen.
Two inspectors from the state board
of pharmacy at Columbus will com.:
to Toledo soon to investigate enforce-
ment of laws regulating tlie sale of
it was announced today.
TEAPOT INQUIRY TO
DELVE FURTHER INTO
CONVENTION 'DEALS’
Subpoenas Issued for Ok-
lahoma and Ohio Re-
publicans.
Washington. D. C. April 3.—Sub-
poenacs were issued today by the Sen-
ntc Oil Committee for the appearance
here next Monday of .1. B. French
of Oklahoma City and Robert F.
Wolfe of Columbus editor of the Ohio
State Journal. Both will be question-
ed as to gossip about oil deals at the
Republican national convention in
1920.
French is described as a political
associate of the late Jake Hamon. Re-
publican national committeeman from
Oklahoma.
Wolfe was one of Jho managers in
Ohio for Leonard Wood.
200 POUND SAFE IS
CARTED AWAY FROM
FILLING STATION
Burglars Haul Away Heav
Money Box Which Con-
tained $5l.
Burglars broke into Magnolia gas
filling station No. 7 West Commerce
and Los Moras street early Thursday
morning. A 200-pound safe contain-
ing $5l. was hauled away.
The robbery was discovered at 2:40
o'clock when Police Captain Trevino
and Detectives' Fox'and McMurray
entered the place after W. A. Gris-
ham 1.-G. N. railway employe re-
siding nt 1422 Monterey street bad
discovered and reported to the police
the door of the station was open.
Investigation by detectives showed
the front door bad been pried open.
The safe was rolled across the floor
from the office to the front door and
then presumably loaded on a motor
truck and hauled away. This is the
second robbery of this kind within the
last ten days. Thieves entered the
home of M. Mosuir. 113 Garza street
early Wednesday night escaping with
two pairs of trousers and a crepe de
chene dress.
Pickpockets robbed F. Koepp. La-
vernia. Tex. of his purse containing
$7 at 8:45 o’clock Wednesday night
while he was on East Commerce
street. His pocket was slit open with
a sharp knife and the purse lifted.
A case of cigarettes was stolen front
a motor truck Wednesday afternoon.
Tlie theft was reported by the South-
ern Transfer Company. The cigarettes
were part of a consignment to the
Oppenheimer Cigar Company.
MAY HAVE SHOWERS
Southerly Wind Predicted and Tem-
peratures Around 60.
Showers are probable Thursday
night and Friday as a low pressure
area from the West move's over Tex-
as. The temperature is not expected
to go below 56 to (X* degrees Friday
morning and a moderate to fresh south-
erly wind is predicted.
A small low was over the Panhandle
Thursday morning and back in the
west the map was dotted with sev-
eral highs and lows. Five stations
in Texas reported light rains over
night.
A high pressure area is over the
East bringing temperatures in the thir-
ties.
RAIL STRIKE tOOMS
Gf neral Walkout of Railway Men
Threatens Throughout Germany.
London. April 3.— A general strike
of railway men threatens throughout
Germany according to an agency dis-
patch from Berlin which says several
thousand men have already ceased
work in Elberfield. Magdeburg. Mann-
heim. and other important industrial
cenlers.
Strikes are expected to begin at
Hamburg and Bremen tomorrow it is
auded.
PERSHING IN NEW YORK
Declares Conditions in Europe “Look
Very Much Better.”
New York. April S.— Gen. John J.
Pershing arriving today after several
months abroad declared be found
“things looking very much better in
Europe than they did when 1 was
there last.”
LINK H OF
DAUGHERTY 111
VALLEY PROBE
Say Wires Sent to Attorney
General Asking Him to
Quiet Cases.
RECORDS ON HAND
Postoffice Department Of-
ficial Ready to Resume
Testimony.
Washington I). C„ April 3.—James
R. Page of Kansas City Mo. assist-
ant to Senator Heflin (Democrat*
Alabama in the prosecution of the
Senate investigation of alleged land
frauds in the Rio Grande Valley of
Texas is prepared today to bring the
name of Attorney General Daugherty
into the evidence after reporting on
an examination of Postoffice Depart-
ment files of letters relating the
land sales.
r Mr. Page and George A. Hill Jr.
of Houston Tex. attorney for B. B.
Creager of Brownsville Bepublican
national committeeman from Texas
who is charged by Senator Heflin with
being n party to the alleged land
"deals” were directed by the investi-
gating comtnittee to determine from
the department's files whether ths
mails had been used in the alleged
frauds examine letters of complaint
number and classify them and present
a summary of their findings to speed
up the hearings nnd save the time of
postal officials who ate attending the
Investigation A number of letters
from person! claiming to have be-n
defrauded in the land sales already
have been read into the record -.wm
Rush D. Simmons chief of the di-
vision of poatoffiee inspectors has
been on the stand since tlie
began and.other witnesses are waiting
to testify.'No meeting of the commit-
tee was held yesterday but examina-
tion of the letters bad not been com-
pleted.
The former attorney general's name
figured as the recipient of telegrams
described by Mg. Page as indicating
attempts to influence him to have
cases ngainst land companies which
operated in the valley quieted. Sen-
ator Heflin has also accused Mr.
Creager of trying to use political in-
fluence with government officials in
connection with the matter.
BURNED ON FACE
A. Hurd Hurt While Trying to Put
Fire Out.
While trying to save Ilia automo-
bile from destruction by fire A Hurd.
411* North Florcs street was severely
burned about the side of his face'and
on the right leg at 8:20 Thursday
morning.
The ear burst into flames while in
the 1800 block North Flores street.
Police report the fire was probably
due to gasoline spilling over a hot
exhaust pipe.. Hurd it is said was
hauling five gallons of gasoline in a
can. The gasoline it is said is be-
lieved to have been spilled over the
pipe when the car was jolted over the
roadway.
The automobile a light type coupe
police report was destroyed.
A pedestrian sounded an alarm of
fire when he beheld dense black
smoke pouring over the edge of the
roof of the Alamo National Bank
building at 9:10 Thursday morning.
When Chief Sarrau and firemen
reached the scene they fonnd workmen
engaged in giving the roof a new coat
of tar. The smoke came from the fur-
nace used in melting the tar.
A false alarm sounded a few min-
utes later caused fire crews another
useless run to West Houston and
Soledad streets.
FIRE AT POST
Officer Loses All of Personal Prop-
erty in an Incendiary Fire.
Fire at 8 o'clock Wednesday night
destroyed the quarters of (’apt. Wil-
liam Si. Goldston ami Lieut. Charles
H. Dobbs of the Twenty-third In-
fantry. located in the rear of regiment-
al headquarters of the Twenty-third
at Fort Sam Houston.
It is believed- the fire might have
been incendiary.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Dobbs had
just* returned home and been in the
house about 20 minutes when they
discovered the fire which originate!
from n furnace in the end of the
building. A hard wind blowing front
thnt direction made the flames spread
so fast that they had to hurry to get
out of the building without being able
to save any of their property.
Lieutenant Dobbs placed his loss nt
$2OOO or $2500 with $l6OO insur-
ance. Captain Goldston lived in the
other end of the building and a large
part of his belongings were removed
before the fire had reached his quar-
ters.
Private Stapcra. from Station No.
3 was overcome by smoke but quickly
revived.
Fire apparatus from three stations
turned out and confined the blaze to
the one building in spite of the high
wind and proximity ot other wooden
barracks and quarters.
MINERS TAKE STEPS
TO PURGE UNION OF
ALL KLAN MEMBERS
vlvania Local Files
Charges Against
. Thirty-two.
Hazleton Penn.. April 3.— Charges
of holding dual membership in the
Ku Klnx Klan were filed against 32
members of Local Union No. 1704
United Mine Workers of America by
officials of the sub-district of Division
No. 7 at a meeting of the local in
Nesquehoning last night.
This action was taken on order
from District President Thomas Ken-
nedy who directed that the local
unions of that section bo purged of
all Ku Klux Klan members in accord-
ance with the constitutional provisions
of the union adopted at the recent
convention.
By unanimous vote the members of
the union>directed that the 32 men ap-
pear ar a meeting of the local union
next Wednesday night to answer the
charges.
MELLON PROTESTS
AGAINST INCREASE
IN ESTATE TAXES
Developments Expected to
Delay Report on Reve-
nue Bill.
Washington. 1). C.. April 3. —Sec-
retary Mellon extended his arguments
against the increase in the estate
taxes voted into the revenue bill by
the House in his third successive ap-
pearanee today before the Senate fi-
nance committee.
Original plans of Chairman Smoot
allotted only one day for the hearing
of the treasury secretary but drawn
out discussion of the tax rate upset
the subject and leaders said today the
bill probably will not be reported to
the Senate before early next week.
The committee nlso had before it to-
qiMg aw iiguaaa on the eoel of - the
soldier bonus bill passed by the House
which were requested after a differ-
ence of <2s(M*.tM*o.(N>o had been
shown between estimates by treasury
and Veterans' Bureau actuaries. The
new figures include data from the
army and navy on the number of
veterans who would be entitled to
benefits under the bill.
LIGHT FIERY CROSS
AS PROTEST AGAINST
NEGRO LAW STUDENT
Kluxers Cry “Down With
Negro” as Fire Burns
Out.
New York April 3—The fiery cross
blazed last midnight on the campus of
Columbia University.
It was set up and fired by a group
of white-robed and hooded men op-
posite Furnald Hall where Frederick
W. Wells negro night law student
has a room from which fellow stu-
dents have recently attempted to oust
him.
While the cross burned Wells re-
mained in his locked room heedless of
the calls and knocks of his neighbors.
The cross was brought to the campus
in an automobile by a group of men
in civilian clothes. They left the ear
and scattered in every direction only
to reappear in a few- minutes shroud-
ed in the regalia of the Ku Klux Klan.
As soon as the cross was burned
out the men again scattered to cries
of “down with the negro.” Several
students said they would report the
affair to Dean Hawkes who a short
time ago refused to act on a students'
petition asking for Wells’ dismissal
from the dormitory.
Wells whose home is in Union City.
Tenn. has asserted he would leave
his quarters only if the university
asked him to go. If violencesis offered
he will take steps to protect himself
he says.
QUIT BURNING STEAMER
1200 Pilgrims Transferred to Keacue
Ship in Red Sea.
By tlie Associated Press.
Alexandria Egypt. April 3.— The
British steamship Frangcstan has
been abandoned on fire in the Red
Sea and the 1200 pilgrims aboard her
transferred to the steamer Olan Mac-
Iver says a message to Lloyds agent
from the latter vessel. The Vian .viac-
Iver is proceeding with the passen-
gers to I’ort Said.
The Frangcstan was first reported
afire early yesterday. Dispatches last
night said the flames starting in the
eargfo of cotton has spread anil that
the wMble fore end is blazing fiercely.
The pilgrims are bound for Jeddah
the seajtort of Mecca the Mohamme-
dan holy city.
FIND NEW COMET
Observatory at South Africa Reports
Discovery.
Ixmdon. April 3 The royal obser-
vatory at Capetown. South Africa re-
ports the discovery on March 30 of a
new comet.
ILL SENTENCE
CADENA TO DIL
DURING WEEK
Man Convicted for Killing
Pableta Jiminez Goes
to Chair.
ONE MORE HOLIDAY
Judge Anderson Says Pris-
oner Will See One More
“Cinco de Mayo.”
Fraud Cadena. 33. convicted by a
jury of the killing of I’ableta Jiminez
his 18-ycar-old sister-in-law. will b
sentenced to death some time this
week. This was indicated Thursday
when Judge W. S. Anderson of the
Thirty-seventh district court declared
that Cadena will see “one more Cinco
de Mayo.”
Cadena has been in the Bexar coun-
ty jail since his conviction. His case
was taken to the higher courts on ap-
peal and was affirmed. The mandate
of the Court of Criminal Appeals
came down but still Judge Anderson
deferred sentence.
Meanwhile the Legislature passed a
law abolishing the gallows and sub-
stituting the electric chair. It was
then thought thnt Judge Anderson
would nuss sentence. He again de-
ferred however asserting that he was
desirous of having the electric chair
tried out on some other prisoner than
one of Bexar county's. Judge Ander-
son wanted to see whether the chair
would function properly.
Judge lx»oks at Calendar.
Recently however there have been
n number of executions nt Huntsville
and it was intimated Thursday that
the district judge lias made up his
mind to pass sentence. Judge Ander-
son Thursday was waiting for the
Thiny-aeveuth grand jwry to report
when the question of bis sentencing
Cadena came up. -
A. W. Harios clerk of the court
mentionetl that two negroes convicted
of the killing of a Dallas police of-
ficer had been electrocuted.
"I'll soon have to pngs sentence on
my man and 1 hate to do it” Judge
Anderson remarked. "Let’s sec what
is today?”
He looked at o calendar and then to
himself figured that Saturday is
April 5. He slowly nodded his head.
"Yes. Cadena will see another Cinco
de Mayo.” the judge then remarked
still to himself.
See One More Cinco de Mayo.
Questioned as to the time which
must elapse between the sentence and
the date of execution Judge Anderson
replied “not less than 30 days.” Thirty
days trom April 5 would be May 5 or
"Cinco de Mayo.” "Cinco de Mayo ’
is a holiday for the Mexican people
and is generally observed.
Judge Anderson said he has never
sentenced a man to die in the electric
chair the sentences having been
passed by hint were to “hang until
dead.” He will go over the matter and
ascertain the legal phrasing of the
sentence by the electric chair.
The sentencing of Cadena has been
a matter which has aroused consider-
able interest as did his trial. In a
statement following the shooting of
the young girl Cadena declared that
he shot her because he loved her and
could not get her.
SMALLPOX IS EPIDEMIC
Disease Break Out in Vera Cruz and
Tehuantepec.
Vera Cruz. April 3.— Advices re-
ceived here state that an epidemic
of black smallpox has broken out on
the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and that
there has been a large number of
deaths from the disease.
Reports from Orizaba say that
smallpox also is prevalent there.
Four cases of the disease were re-
ported in Vera Cruz yesterday.
Court Interprets Evidence
Judge W. S. Anderson of the 37th
District Court acted as interpreter in
liis own court Thursday morning.
Judge Anderson is a Spanish scholar.
Pedro Castro a Mexican youth
charged with the offense of burglary
was seeking to be declared a juvenile.
The interpreter was busy in another
court. Hence Judge Anderson acted.
Later however lie called in Assistant
Countv Attorney Bat Corrigan also n
Spanish scholar. Castro waS declared
a juvenile and released on his own
recognizance.
Index to Advertisers
Index to principal advertising In to-
da>’« Light for guidance of shoppers:
Advertiser —
Amusements 19
Aluminum Cooking Utensil C 0.... It
Armstrong Cork Co -
Banks Insurance. Investments .. -0
Blum & Co.. Emil J J
Classified and Real Estate 1.-1 J
Frank Bros -
Frost Bros. Co *
Hertzberg Jewelry Co.
Household Furniture Co •
Joske Bros. Co
Knrotkln Furniture Co. -
King Furniture Co
Lincoln Motor Car Co a
Liggett-M.vers Tobacco Co. (Velvet) »
Lundeen Silk Shop *•>
Maison Maurice
Richter’s Bakery
Scobey Fireproof Storage
Solo Serve (I. Brenner & C 0.)..
Texas &tram Laundry ...
Vogue Th<«
Wolff A Marx Co
WoKson Dry Goods Co
Io Lenin
This monument comtnemorating Ni-
colai Lenin hits been erected by his
followers near Moscow. It shows the
soviet loader in the pose in which his
countrymen knew him best.
CHARGES BOLSHEVIKS
AT HEAD OF ANTI-WAR
CAMPAIGN IN AMERICA
Legion Head Warns Against
Movement Among
Children.
liidlaiiafioiis. Ind. April 3.—Ex-
treme pacifism extended to movements
among women and children of Ameri-
ca is being used as a tool of Bolshe-
vism and radicalism Oarland W. Pow-
ell director of the National Ameri-
canism Commission of the American
Legion declared here today.
Mr. Powell warned legionaries
against a national anti-war compaign
directed by the Women's Peace So-
ciety enrolling yowig and old by sign-
ing pledges "not to aid directly the
I'nited States government in event of
any war.”
The Woman's Peace Union of the
western hemisphere and its fellowship
of youth for peace organization are
other bodies seeking similar ends it
was said. Mr. Powell asserted the
movement is finding fertile field among
school children and in Bible classes
and urged every American to attend
the meetings and present the pa-
triotic side of the question.
Leaders of the movement Powell
said are tools of the Bolsheviks the
revolutionary radicals and communists.
Nothing would suit them better than
to have all Americans sign pledges of
this kind. Then they would walk in
seize our country nnd destroy our
institutions. If there ever was a time
in the history of our nation when ac-
tion is needed it is now’ when such
anti-American movements are in prog-
ress. Show these people that we have
no place for them in our institutions
and government.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED
WHEN FIRE DESTROYS
THEATER IN MEXICO
Most of Dead Are Chil-
dren Thrown From Gal-
lery by Mothers.
By the A«*oclatc<l Prrsw
Mexico City. April 3.—Twenty-one
persons mostly children lost their
lives and more than 50 were injured
ten of them perhaps fatally when a
fire in the Barragan motion picture
theater in the nearby suburb of
Tacubaya sent 500 spectators rush-
ing wildly from the structure Tuesday
night. The majority of those who per-
ished were suffocated or crushed be-
neath the mass of bodies which quick-
ly blocked the single exit..
The theater was patronize)? largely
by the poorer classes it was little
damaged. The fire caused by a short
circuit consumed only the celluloid
films and some fixtures in the oper-
ator's cubicle.
Several of the smaller children were
killed when their panic-stricken moth-
ers threw them from the gallery into
the pitbclow. or from windows into
the street. Two others were electro-
cuted when they attempted to escape
from the theater by means of tele-
graph poles carrying high voltage
power wires.
Assigned to Reserves.
liecent assignments of reserve offi-
cers made by the non-divisional group
at Fort Sam Houston include the. fol-
lowing San Antonio officers: first
Lieut .lames W. Wyse- MO II * •
who is attached to the 1 wcntywigth
Service Battalion and Captain W dsou
It. MeComes. O. M. • • ’. R. C- assign-
ed to Company C 331st Motor Re-
pair Battalion.
TWO CENTSX “7. oo uX
ORDERED
TO BRING
RECORDS
War Department Linked
With Justice Depart*
ment Inquiry.
LANE PUT ON STAND
Says He Was Fired for Ac-
tivities in Connecton
. With Probe.
PAPERS WERE TAKEN
Declares He Did Not Heed
Warning to “Stay Away”
From Committee.
Washington. D. C. April 3.— Ths
Daugherty investigating committes
pursued its aircraft inquiry into the
War Department today with the result
that Secretary Weeks was subpoenaed
to appear on the witness stand tomor-
row morning.
The summons directed the secre-
tary to bring with him certain papers
relating to aircraft frauds taken from
the desk ami brief case of Thomas F.
Lnne who was suspended from ths air
service a day or two ago. after refus-
ing to comply with a request of his
superior officer that he "stay away*
from the committee.
Lane who was legal advisor to
Major General Patrick chief of the
air -service testified today that the
advice against appearance before the
committee was given him by Captain
W. P. Volandt who he said also took
jiossession of his records in the air-
craft canes.
Volandt followed him on the witness
stand and conceded that Lane had
been advised by him not to go before
the committee and that certain "of-
ficial records* in Lane's possession
had been taken away and turned over
to Secretary Weeks.
Says No Private Papers Taken.
He denied Lane's statement that the
papers included private documents and
he insisted that Lane bad been sus-
pended only because of absence from
duty at the War Department and be-
cause the special duties which led to
his appointment had about been con-
cluded.
Secretary Weeks Volandt said had
instructed him to notify the commit-
tee that if it wished to get the pa-
pers it must subpoena the secretary
himself. That the committee did at
once directing him to be present at
10 a. m. tomorow when Volandt is
to again take the stand to complete
his testimony.
One of the reasons why the papers
in Iwno's possession •were taken
away from him Volandt told the com-
mittee was to "rush" two aircraft
cases to the Department of Justfrw
for action. Committee members prsss-
ed the witness with o.uestions desinged
to couple the War Department’s
haste in these cases with the com-
mittee inquiry but he insisted there
was no connection.
SMITH STILL LEADS
McAdoo Favorite Over Reed in Wis-
consin.
By the V—eclated Press.
Milwaukee. Wis. April &—Meager
additional returns from Tuesday's
state-wide primary today showed
little change in he presidential dele-
gate vote. Only a few scattering fig-
ures from less than a hundred pre-
cincts bad reported since 6 o'clock
last night. Senator LaFoUette’f and
Governor Smith's delegate candidates-
at-large to the major political nation-
al convention maintained their lead-.
W. G. McAdoo continued to be the
preference over Senator James A.
Reed of Missouri as a choice for
President. Less than half the state s
2574 precincts have reported.
The count at an early hour stood:
LaFollette delegates. 148.701: Cool-
idge delegates. W. 245.
In 840 precincts out of 2574 pre-
cincts in the state the Democratic
race for delegates was: McAdoo dele-
gates 22.274: Smith delegates
N. G. Williams indicted with C. L.
Miller on a charge of killing Zaragoza
de Lorn. Guilbeau street reaident. is
scheduled to go to trial in the 37:'i
District Court Thursday. Williams has
bicn out on bond since the killing.
Habeas corpus proceedings held fur
Williams and Miller established fka
fact that the former was in no way
connected with the shooting of
Leon.
Dog Kites Baby Stillman.
Pleasantville N. Y.. April 3.—Baby
Guv Stillman whose legitimacy a*
the'son of James A. Stiliman. form*
banker recently was upheld by the
Supreme Court was badly bitten iw
the face by a lar<e German pane*
at the Stillman estate bore last Sun*
day.
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