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GALVESTON TRIBUNE
IN OUR TOWN
NO. 200.
VOL. 43.
’LAN WATERWAY EXTENSION
.W.W. REPORTED ORDERED TO EXASWould Ectend Canal
NOTE CONTENTS
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DAVIDSON SAYS
NEFF WILL KEEP
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UP FIGHT ON CRIME
government.
FRENCH EXPECT NOTE,
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FLOOD DANGER PASSES.
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MINISTER RESIGNS.
OIL MAN DIES.
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FIND WOMAN DEAD.
TO GIVE DECORATIONS.
KILLS WHOLE FAMILY.
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MAN REPORTED WHIPPED.
EARN A BICYCLE!
THE WEATHER
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WALSKA RETURNS.
ICEMAN OVERCOME BY HEAT.
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Ex-Treasury Aid
Becomes Member
of Morgan Firm
Declare They Have Ad-
vanced 30 Million Francs.
Greek General
Ready To Loose
Forces on Turks
BRITISH SILENT
ON REPARATIONS
SENT TO
PORT
Is Satisfied With “Short
Term” As Governor.
Impartial Commission Is
Probably Plan.
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Premier Gratified at Am-
bassador’s Report.
Many Phases of Duties Are
Discussed.
See British Delay as Good
Omen.
Lufkin People Die In Wreck
Last Night.
Instruct Ismet To Sign
Pact.
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Has About Completed Tour
Alaska.
Voluntary Service of Sen-
tence Possibility.
HARDING READY
TO RETURN HOME
BANDITS ROB THREE
SAFES LAST NIGHT
BELGIANS SEEK
MONEY RETURN
2 KILLED, 1 HURT
IN AUTO CRASH
FINAL
EDITION
TURKS ACCEPT
TREATY TERMS
WASHINGTON HOPES
FOR LIQUOR TREATY
U. S. RECOGNITION
PLEASES MUSSOLINI
QUARTERLY MEETING
OF CLAIM AGENTS
BERGDOLL MAY
RETURN TO U. S.
By Associated Press.
New Orleans, July 18.—A conference to devise ways and means
for the early construction and completion of the inter-coastal water-
way to a depth of nine feet and a bottom width of 100 feet from
New Orleans to Corpus Christi, Texas and eventually to the Rio
Grande was in progress here today. The meeting was called by
Governor Parker, Mayor McShane, the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change and other organizations and was attended by representatives
of business interests and cities in the territory affected.
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By Associated Press.
Sedalia, Mo., July 18.—-William Puck-
ett of Waverly, Mo., 27 miles across
the Missouri river east of Lexington,
Mo., this morning shot and killed his
wife, mother-in-law, Mrs. Tubbs, and
sister-in-law, Janie Tubbs, at the fam-
ily home, according to a telephone mes-
sage received here at noon today.
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Russell Cornell Lefingwell.
By Central Press.
New York, July 13.—Russell Cornell
Leffingwell, formerly assistant secre-
tary of the treasury and well known
New York lawyer, has entered the firm
of J. P. Morgan & Co. It is believed that
because of his experience in the treas-
ury office he will have charge of the
British payments of the war debt,
which are. being made in the form of
Liberty bonds through the Morgan of-
fice as fiscal agents for the British
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All out, boys and girls, for the Tribune’s Big Bicycle
Subscription Race I
Commencing Thursday, the Tribune will afford some boy
or girl the chance to attain the object of his or her desire—:
a bicycle. For six days the contest will be on. The boy or
girl securing the largest number of subscriptions in that time
will be awarded a brand new Dayton bicycle.
A little husling by some girl or boy for the next week
will bring a beauty of a bicycle as a reward. Anybody will
agree that it’s worth the effort.
Turn to Page 7, read the full details and enter the con-
test with a jump.
By Associated Press.
Denton, Tex., July 18.—County au-
thorities today are investigating re-
ports that Joe Berry was whipped in
the yard of his home in East McKin-
ney street by six white robed and
hooded persons while his family was
at church. Berry went to work early
this morning and officials had not seen
him.
Officers say they obtained their in-
formation from his wife and a roomer.
Neighbors said they did not know of
the alleged whipping.
Staff Special To Galveston Tribune.
Austin, July 18.—Lieut. Gov. T. W.
। Davidson, whose term as acting gov-
ernor of Texas expired at 7 o'clock
Tuesday evening, is preparing to leave
for his home at Marshall Wednesday
evening, having remained over to dis-
pose of an accumulation of mail that
he was unable to dispose of before
that time.
Davidson expressed satisfaction on
his experience as chief executive of
Texas, especially on the result of his
campaign against lawlessness. He said
he felt certain Gov. Neff would con-
tinue the program, as Neff is not one
to “condone lawlessness."
The lieutenant governor had no
statement to make as to his proposed
campaign for governor of Texas.
The last official act of the acting
governor was a review of the state
troops at Camp Mabry Tuesday eve-
ning.
By Associated Press.
Titusville, Pa., July 18.—Edwin C.
Bell, nationally known as an oil field
historian, died at his home here late
last night.
By Associated Press.
Pueblo, Colo., July 18.—All danger of
flood is believed to have passed at
Pueblo this morning. (Heavy rains last
night between Pueblo and Colorado
Springs caused an eleven foot rise in
the Fountain river and several small
highway bridges are reported washed
out. The Fountain still is fpur or five
feet above normal. The Arkansas river
also rose a few feet last night but at
no time reached the danger point here.
The “Eat Meat for Health Week,”
recently observed in Galveston has at-
tracted quite a bit of attention to the
city meat markets, and provoked no
little commendatory comnmien+ on the
neat appearance of these food dispen-
saries. One old citizen recalled the time
when all the meat sold was distributed
from what in now central fire station,
but then known as central market.
High pricey were paid for the privi-
lege of obtaining a stall in central
market at that time. for meat could not
be obtained at any other place in the
city. Later, the city authorities grant-
ed permission to butchers to open
markets in various sections of the city
and that spelled the downfall of the
central market. While the stalls in the
old time" market were kept reasonably
heat, they would not compare with the
White enamel, plate glass, marble coun-
ter Shops of today. It may be said in
passing, however, that while the mar-
kets have changed, the meat carvers
continue to be the smiling, chatty,
artistic worker and salesman so famil-
iar to the old time patron.
By Associated Press.
The Hague, July 18—The Dutch min-
ister of finance has resigned after dis-
agreement with the other ministers
over a measure providing for the up-
keep of naval units in the East In-
dies. He maintained that the proposed
expenditure was excessive. The cab-
inet decided to submit the bill to par-
liament at its autumn sessior.
How can freight claims be elim-
inated?
Around that question revolved dis-
cussions, reports and talks in the quar-
terly meeting of the Southwestern
Claim Conference in session Wednesday
at Hotel Galvez. About 60 claim men
representing railroads operating in
seven states in the Southwest and rep-
resentatives from allied interests were
present for the meeting.
After hearing several committee re-
ports, the claim men elected to meet for
the next quarterly conference at Waco,
Oct. 18 and 19. Bowman Jarrott, claim
agent, Panhandle and. Santa Fe rail-
way, Amarillo, chairman of the con-
ference, presided.
The session will end Wednesday aft-
ernoon when / E. H. Thornton, traffic
manager of the Galveston Commercial
Association, will deliver the feature ad-
dress.
! An invitation to attend a special
course at A. & M. College next week
was extended to the railroad men by
Dr. J. J. Taubenhauser, head of the di-
vision of plant pathology at the A. &
M. experiment station, College Station.
Dr. Taubenhauser spoke to the claim
men on the subject of plant diseases
and related the part played by these in
fruit and vegetable claims.
The subject of claims arising from
losses to fruits and vegetables in tran-
sit was one of the chief topics discussed
in the meeting. Another subject for
discussion was that of livestock load-
ing, chiefly in relation to shipping of
cattle liable to infection by ticks and
diseases. A careful check up on the
movement of all cars was urged as a
means of preventing the spread of dis-
ease through this means.
Among reports heard were those from
Fred Jones, claim agent, S. A. and A.
P. railway, San Antonio, head of the
freight claim prevention committee, and
E. F. Anderson, freight claim agent of
the El Paso and Southwestern railway
El Paso.
The claim men made no arrangements
for entertainment, explaining that they
were here solely for business.
Continued on Page Four.
By Associated Press.
Ponca City, Ok., July 18.—J. S. Kim-
brel, iceman, was overcome by heat
while on the job delivering ice at Red
Rock yesterday. He was taken to a
hospital where it was said he would
recover.
One of the inexplicable mysteries of
city life is to be found in the preference
shown by the moving masses of people
for one side of a certain street.
Sixth street in Cincinatti is one
marked instance of the persistence of
the crowd in using the north sidewalk
almost exclusively.
T travel is so heavy along the
nortn side of this street that a depres-
sion has been worn in the sidewalk
pavement.
The opposite side of the street is
comparatively aesertec.
Galveston people show a preference
for one side of certain streets as
against the other.
The stores on both sides are equally
as attractive; the sun shows no par-
ticular preference for cither side; the
winter winds do not appear to have
influenced travel. but the preference .S
shown.
It may also have been noticed that
people who are shopping manifest a
decided preference for certain sales-
people.
They cannot explain why they came
to prefer a certan clerk to all others,
they only know that they do
And what is additionally curtous is
that different shoppers will select dif-
ferent salesmen, although there may
be .slight distinettin among the many
ready to serve the buyer.
The personal equasion may offer
at least a partial explanation of why
some clerks are more popular than
others with some people, but the per-
sonal equation will not explain why
the, crowds insist on using one side of
the street.
and nothing was obtained by
burglars.
By Associated Press.
Waxahachie, Tex., July 18—Two ban-
dits last night and early today knock-
ed open three safes here and escaped
with more than $400, according to re-
ports to police this morning. The men
are reported to have fled in an auto-
mobile in the direction of Dallas and
roads leading to Dallas are being
guarded by police and deputy sheriffs.
The robbers pried open a rear door
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
road depot, knocked the knob from the
safe and took $350, authorities were
informed by a watchman who dis-
covered the robbery. Employees of
the Coca Cola Bottling Company this
morning found the knob knocked off
the safe in that place. Between $80
and $100 had been taken, they re-
ported. Entrance to the plant was
gained through a window.
The safe in the Mayfield Grocery
Company office was tampered with but
the inner doors withstood the assault
By Associated Press.
Lufkin, Texas, July 18.—Two persons
are dead today and a third is fighting
for life, as the result of an automobile
accident at 10 o’clock last night on the
Choctaw trail near here. Jeff Melton,
15, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Melton,
was killed outright, and Mrs. George
Mae Austin, 15 year old daughter of
Mae uAstin, 15 year old daughter of
Mrs Austin is in a hospital here ser-
iously injured.
According to reports received here
this morning, Mr. Melton was driving
the car and in the dim light failed to
see a culvert. The car turned over.
By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, July 18.—The
majority of the Industrial Work-
ers of the World at Los Angeles
harbor have been instructed to go
as rapidly as possible to Port
Arthur, Texas, where three mem-
bers of the organizations were
said to have been killed, accord-
ing to information the police said
they had obtained. Orders were
said to have been brought here
from I. W. W. headquarters in
San Francisco for all “foot loose”
to start for the Texas port.
By Associated Press.
Seward, July 18.—President Harding
and three of his cabinet officers, hav-
ing visited the interior of Alaska for
five days, traveling more than 1,006
miles and conferring at every oppor-
tunity with the people concerning their
problems were today again aboard the
navy transport Henderson here, await-
ing their departure tomorrow for Val-
dez.
Part of the presidents time after his
return here frgm Fairbanks Was oc-
cupied with a fishing trip to the Rus-
sian river, while Mrs. Harding re-
mained on the Henderson in quiet.
Doctors in attendance upon Mrs. Hard-
ing expressed the belief today that she
was recovering her strength, and that
her fatigue which caused the president
to cancel a proposed automobile trip
over the Richardson highway was
yielding satisfactorily to treatment.
By Associated Press.
Washington, July 18.—Continued de-
lay in forwarding the British reply to
Secretary Hughes’ ship liquor-rum-run-
ning treaty plan coupled with other
recent developments in England, have
created renewed hope among officials 1
here that the British attitude may not
prove in the end to be as uncompro-
mising on the 12-mile search and seiz-
ure phase of the proposal as Lord Cur-
zon’s recent statement in the House of
Commons suggested.
Since then Lord Birkenhead has writ-
ten a public letter which substantially
supported the Hughes plan. It is held
here that his communication, appearing
in the British press, indicated a better
comprehension of the situation in
which the American government finds
itself. While there still remains evi-
dence of misapprehension abroad as to
the powers of the executive branch of
the American government in dealing
with the situation, hope is entertained .
in Washington that it ultimately will {
be realized that the treaty proposal is
the best way out of both difficulties
and that negotiations to that end will
be possible..
By Associated Press.
Pittsburgh, July 18.—The nude body
of Mrs. Patrick Coyne, 18, who was
married only a few months ago, was
found in her home today by her fath-
er, John Conroy, when he went there
to tell her that her husband, a railroad
brakeman, had lost his legs in an acci-
dent and was battling for his life in a
Pittsburgh hospital. Mrs. Coyne had
been beaten to death as she lay in bed.
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By Associated Press.
Washington, July 18.—Youngsters
who complete the civilian military
training camp course at Camp Meade,
Md., July 25, will be the first to re-
ceive from the war department in
recognition of their services perma-
nent decorations to wear with civilian
clothing. Gen. Pershing hinted what
was to come in his speech to the troops
at Camp Meade, yesterday. It did not
become known today, however, that
the lapel buttons bearing the legend
“National Defense, Civilian Military
Training Camps,” were being manu-
factured and would be ready to issue
to the boys at Meade and to all sub-
sequent camp graduates.
Paris, July 18.—The French foreign
office indicated today that it expected
to receive on Friday the British com-
munication on the reparations problem.
It has been prearranged by both the
French and British foreign offices that
the precise terms of the note shall be
guarded with the greatest secrecy, un-
til, the two governments have reached
an agreement or have become con-
vined that they cannot agree.
It is not supposed in the highest po-
litical levels here that the note will
be such that it can be either accepted
or rejected as a whole.
The British note, it is understood
here, is neither being sent as a final-
ity nor is it expected that it will be
received here as such. The prevailing
idea is to close no doors to an agree-
ment but to keep the conversations go-
ing on in an earest spirit on both sides
with .the hope of finding a common
ground for an agreement.
Lord Crewe, the new British am-
bassador, is regarded here as more
largely responsible for his attitude of
mind than any other person. It is as-
serted it was through his influence that
the British government did not make
public certain conclusions arrived at
by the London cabinet a month ago
which would have irritated France and
made further co-operation more dif-
ficult.
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By Associated Press.
New York, July 18.—Ganna Walska,
bride of Harold F. McCormick of Chi-
cago, returned from Europe on the
steamship Olympic today, obscuring be-
hind a cloud of reticence her theatrical
plans for the future.
Mme. Walska, who. was met at the
pier and affectionately greeted by her
husband, had refused to see reporters
on the ship, slipping ashore before they
could spot her.
FORECAST
For Galveston and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs-
day.
For East Texas: Tonight and
Thursday, partly cloudy, prob-
ably local thundershowers in
northeast portion.
For West Texas: Tonight and
Thursday, partly cloudy.
For Oklahoma: Tonight and
Thursday, partly cloudy.
Winds on Texas coast: Light
to moderate southerly.
Chicago, July 18.—The local offices
of the Industrial Workers of the World
had received no information today of
the Los Angeles order that all “foot-
loose” members of their organization
go to Port Arthur, Tex., where three
I. W. W.’s were reported to have been
killed.
Harry Clark, secretary and treasurer
of the local L W. W., stated that he
had not heard of the workers at Port
Arthur being killed, but had heard that
they had been threatened. “They were
members of the Marine Transport ,
Workers,” said Mr. Clark. “I have no
information, however, as yet that any
had been killed.”
By Associated Press.
Constantinople, July 18.—The Turk-
ish government today authorized Ismet
Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation
at the Lausanne Near East conference
to sign the peace treaty.
Authorization followed receipt of
approval by Ismet of the agreements
reported with the allied representa-
tives.
The questions of concessions of for-
eign companies and the withdrawal of
warships from the straits were settled
in a manner not dangerous to the na-
tional interests and without prejudice
to the economic independence of Tur-
key, the delegation chief informed the
government
Bv Associated Press.
Rome, July 18.—Premier Mussolini
today received Prince Caetani, Italian
ambassador to the United States, with
whom he had a long and interesting
conversation reviewing the entire sit-
uation between America and Italy es-
pecially with regard to the immigra-
tion problem.
The premier was gratified at Prince
Caetani’s account of the response in
the United States to Mussolini’s speech
at the Italian-American Association
banquet here on June 29 when he ex-
pressed the hope that the two govern-
ments might proceed hand in hand for
the peace and welfare of mankind.
The Texas coast country," of which
Galveston county is no inconsiderable
part, ought to be the fig belt of Texas;
at least that is what Dr. Fruit, county
demonstration agent, claims, and this
coincides with the experience of a num-
ber of old Galvestonians, who will
readily refer to the time when Gal-
veston city contained any number of
places where a householder could of
an evening rest under his own vine
and fig tree.
So far as investigations have been
pursued, there is no variety of fig
which will not grow in Galveston and
probably the only reason why there are
not more people enjoying ripe figs in
this city is what is politely termed the
law of inertia.
Planting a fig tree is almost as easy
a process as planting an oleander; just
stick the twig in the ground and give
it an occasional watering and nature
will do the rest.
Ripe figs are about due on the
market, taking up the task of furnish-
ing a breakfast delicacy just where the
cantaloupe had laid it down. It would
be difficult to picture in words the de-
light of the citizen who can step out
of his back door and bring to the
morning meal a quart of delicious
Celeste figs: but there are citizens who
from now on for a month or more, will
be enjoying this delight.
, By Associated Press.
Washington, July 18.—A possibility
that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll may
voluntarily return to the U. S. and
serve a prison sentence for evading
the draft is held by some officials here
as a result of recent conferences with
the Bergdoll attorneys.
Hope of such a development is based
upon a supposition,that at least some of
the Bergdoll property taken over by the
government during the war might be
returned should the fugitive give him-
self up. The restoration law passed at
the last session of congress contains
a clause said to have been inserted to
cover the Bergdoll case in particular,
specifying that none of the property
held by the alien property custodian
shall be turned back to its former own-
er so long as he is under sentence for
violation of the draft law.
When Mrs. Emma Bergdoll recently
applied for a passport to visit her son
in Europe, her lawyers are said to have
indicated that she would use her influ-
ence to have him serve out his five-
year sentence and make restoration of
at least a part of his estate a legal
possibility. In all, the alien property
office holds property valued at about
$1,300,000 belonging to Grover Berg-
doll.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1923.—TWELVE PAGES
By Associated Press.
Beaumont, July 18.—"Let ’em come,
We’ll take care of them,” said Police
Chief W. W. Covington last night when
shown the dispatch from Los Angeles,
stating foot-loose I. W. W. were or-
dered to Port Arthur as a result of the
killing of three members of the In-
dustrial Workers of the World.
"No I. W. W. have been slain here
that I know of," said the chief, “and
while I don’t believe they are coming,
we’ll take care of them the best way
we know how. If it should happen
that they do come in any considerable
number, I think we will find something
for them to do.
“There are many chores to be done in
Port Arthur and I guess the I. W. W.
can be made to do them.”
' New York, July 18.—Every footloose
I. W. W. in New York city will start
as soon as possible toward Port Ar-
thur, Texas, under orders "to protect
the I. W. W. constitution” and the
rights of three members who are re-
ported to have been kidnaped there re-
cently and so severely beaten that they
now are in a hospital, officials of the
Marine Transport Workers’ branch of
the I. W. W. said today.
The pilgrimage will be undertaken
from every I. W. W. center in the East,
in response to an order broadcast from
national headquarters at San Francis-
co, these officials declare.
Volunteers will start the journey on
foot and by freight, mostly, the pedes-
trians to get free rides with automo-
bile tourists wherever possible. Others
will pay railroad fare.
Several officials of the I. W. W. in
Greater New York already are on their
way to Port Arthur, said John Shus-
kie, secretary-treasurer. They bought
railroad tickets, he said. »3
The union official pedicted tha a
stream of jobless men, “a walking
army of hoboes,” would turn southward
from this city as the movement got
under way There were thousands of
I. W. W. without jobs throughout the
East, he said, and they would answer
the call almost to a man.”
It is about 2,000 miles from here to
Port Arthur as the crow flies. By the
wayfarers’ route, however, the Texas
city is nearer 2,800 miles distant.
By Associated Press.
Brussels, July 17.—Belgian official
circles declare that the position of
Belgium as regards reparations is dom-
inated by the fact that up to the end
of 1922 Belgium had received 5,568,000
francs in reparations money and had
expended 22,712,000,000 francs for
restoration work. An additional sum
of from 10,000,000,000 to 12,000,000,000
francs would be necessary for the work,
it was said, which would make the to-
tal advances by Belgium to Germany’s
account nearly 30,000,000,000 francs.
By Associated Press.
London, July 18.—Owing to the non-
completion of certain clauses in the
British draft of the reply to the Ger-
man reparations memorandum and the
explanatory letter to accompany it, the
cabinet meeting that was to be held
was postponed until tomorrow morning.
Rigid silence is being observed by
every one connected with the foreign
office regarding the nature of the Brit-
ish response.
The task of Lord Curzon, the secre-
tary for foreign affairs, in composing
this document, which is Intended to
contain at least some element pleasing
to all sides, is admitted to be one of
exceptional delicacy and complexity,
and no intimation of the contents of
the forth-coming communication has
escaped the lips of any government
official. The only thing reasonably .
certain is that the draft reply will con-
tain allusions to German’s passive re-
sistance as a barrier to the opening of
negotiations, together with a state-
ment that Great Britain is ready to ac-
cept the judgment of an international
committee of experts regarding Ger-
many’s capacity to pay.
It is understood the covering letter
will be a long analyetical document ex-
planatory of the broader phases of the
reparation problems as Great Britain
sees them which do'not quite come
wtihin the scope of the formal reply to
the last note from Berlin.
General Pengalos
By Central Press.
Athens, July 13.—General Pengalos,
commanding the Greek forces in the
field, is quoted as saying: "Everything
is ready. I have only to press the but-
ton and the whole Greek line wil move
against the Turks.” Greek troops
along the Maritza river are said to be
eager to advance against the Turks.
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