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•L. XXXIX—NO. 306.
IDS DOW OF
■NIMH
PILE OF WEEDS
dice Investigate Mystery
Jncovered by Boy South
of Town.
)WEL MAY BE CLUE
ide Murdered Form Is
Dragged to Its Hiding
Place.
M body of an unidentified woman
111 middle-age believed to have been
■ rdcred and dragged nude with a
W el under tbe armpite to a thicket
■ r and a half miles south of town
■ « discovered Friday morning under
§1 ile of trash and weeds by a JO-year-
S boy. The body was decomposed pa*t
H ignition.
H 'lre body was found nt tbe top of a
H ky hill in the Stanfield pasture a
H f mile east of the Goliad Road. Be*
H th the weeds it lay on a broken piece
H timber near a hole about a foot
H P. supposed to have been started by
■ murderer as a grave but for some
H son abandoned. The body had a
M rse bath towel wrapped around th«*
■ ast and abeavy piece of canvas
H oss the lower limbs. It was thought
M t the bath towel might serve as a
■Ek Mexican boy in the employ of A. L.
■Bnfu-ld a dairyman residing at South
^^■v Braunfels Avenue and Steves
was in the Stanfield pasture
^Mking after the cattle when be
^^wbrd to the t"p of a hillock to get a
over the range. As he reached the
he saw what appeared to be a
^^■tuh formed of binding high grass to
an opening above the ground.
^B»r inspection showed that a body
lying beneath tbe half shelter.
■ Found by Detectives.
^^■Vitbout awaiting to make an • xum-
the boy notified bis employer
■U Mr. Stunfh m teicphom-d detective
^^Bd«|uart<*r*. Chief of Detectives A. U.
Mv.L Riper ami Detective Louthian went
^^Khe scene. Pushing back the over*
^^Bging weeds they found the body.
■■\biie decomposition hud set in to a
HS’k'd extent Captain Van Riper Lr -
MBes that the body it that of a woman
H jr ween 35 ami 40 years < t age oL about
H eet 6 inch* m height and weighing
■ ut 165 pounds. Ine hair is black.
■ io trace of discarded garments or oi
H rks on tbe body that might identify
■ woman were found in the super-
■ nl examination which the detectives
H e before culling an undertaker. The
■ y was brought to San Antonio Fri-
H afternoon.
■ aptain Van Riper believes that the
H nun was murdered nnd carried to the
I ng place and believes that one due
■ been found that may help in estab-
■ ing her identity. That is the con-
H on of the teeth sevvial of which are
■ on both silks of the lower jaw. The
■ p evidently was prominent ami the
H nan was of more than average weight
H her height the condition of the body
■ cates.
■ May Be Insane Patient.
H ’olice records do not contain a re-
Mj t of a missing woman but. the escape
■■ie time ago < f a woman confined in
■■{hospital of the Southwestern Insane
■ Hlum it is said mny lead to the aolu*
H i of the mystery. it was learned
■ n tiic asylum Friday afternoon that
■ woman had never been returned to
■ institution. A man from the hos-
■ d was sent to view the body.
H Every indication is that the woman
■ «t have been killed probably in San
■ Ohio and carried to the spot.” Cap-
■ i Van Riper said. • There must have
■ n more than one participant in the
I ing. for it wa- m ■ e-.n vto carry the
■ y at least half mile from the road.
H • surroundings show that enre was
■ cn to cover the body with high grass.
H ?| that the murderers evidently start
■ o dig a grave and bury the body. but
H mlnmd that idea.
H t is probable the woman ha< b eu
& 1 three or four weeks.
ILLING IS ADMITTED
Callan Testifies He Killed V. IL
Billings to Save His Own Life.
ort Worth Tex. Nov. 21.—KJame*
lan former president of the Texas
tie Raisers’ Association and one id
state’s best known cow men nd-
ted at his preliminary hearing in
in rd this morning that he killed
R. Billings young ranchman from
ViH County. Callan testified he
eved bis own life was in danger
ings was taking some horses through
Callan ranch when the killing oc*
red a week ago. The hearing will
included this afternoon.
f 0 TALK’WITH REDS
rlir-lf Official Will Negotiate With
Soviet Agent.
Icomlou Times Cnblr.
rial Cable to The Kan Antonio Light
ind the Philadelphia Public Ledger
yright ISIS b> Th- Publie Ledger CO.
xindon Nov. 21.—The foreign office
ounces that James O’Grady M. P.
eftving for Copenhagen to enter into
otiationa with Maxim Litvinoff. who
•events the Soviet government of
tala for ah exchange of war prison -
military and civil.
Ir. O’Grady represents Southeast
ds in the labor interest mid is secrc-
• of the Natkina I Federation of Gen*
Workers.
Deny Negotiations With Soviet.
arls Nov. 21. —The Japanese dele-
on to the peace conference yestrr-
(Jeiiicd a published report that ne-
aUniis were in progress between the
>5 an Soviet government and Ju*
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
POSSES SEARCH IN
VAIN FOR CARLISLE
IN WILD COUNTRY
Union Pacific Takes Every
Precaution to Prevent
Repetition of Robbery.
• Cheyenne Wyo. Nov. 21. — Posses
apparently bad a hopeless task today in
their search through the wild country
around Medicine Bow and the Red Des-
ert in the vicinity of Wamsutter for
William L. Carlisle notorious Wyom-
ing train bandit. He was reported in
Casper Wednesday Might and again
yesterday but Casper officers searched
the city without success.
Soldiers trappers sheriffs detectives
—all are searching tbe country around
Casper Wyo„ for Carlisle who yester-
day emerged from his hiding place long
enough to send a telegram from Casper
to Union Pacific officials taunting them
for failure of their detectives to capture
him after he had single-handed robbed
the Los Angeles limited on Tuesday
night.
Police ag-uts of the Union Pacific
expressed the opinion that the next
time they hear from Carlisle it prob-
ably would be in the form of informa-
tion that another trans-continental
passenger train lind been robbed.
"The only tiling to expect when
you're figift ing on Bill Carlisle" a vet-
eran officer said "is the unexpected."
There was no lessening of prepara-
tion by the Union Pacific railroad to
prevent a repetition of the robbery of
Tuesday night near Medicine Bow
when Carlisle entered a tourist car on
the Los Angejes limited relieved pass-
engers of $250 and escaped. Guards
are maintained on every train and
equipment for sending a special train-
load of armed men in pursuit is kept
ready in the yards awaiting news of
any new depredation.
A love of the spectacular rather than
greed is said to be the motive of the
robber. He is not knowu to have com-
mitted murder and was noted for his
consideration «f women and aged per-
sons. At the time of his capture in
1010. it developed that he could have
wiped out the entire posse from his bid-
ing place before be was discovered if
he had chosen. "I am not a killer" he
told his captors.
Three years ago Carlisle robbed three
Union Pacific trains in quick succes-
sion all the while boasting of his ac-
tivities. After the third offense lie was
captured and given an indeterminate
sentence in prison. Be escaped last
Saturday uight.
FORECAST IS PLEASANT
Possibly Slight Showers Friday With
C hange to Better Weather.
Cloudy. uißettlcd weather carrying
the possibility vf showers was about
at an end Friday iu the opinion of Maj.
Allen Buell meteorologist of the San
Antonio Weather Bureau whose fore-
caat for Saturday is “pleasant possibly
cooler.”
“While there may be slight showers
Friday afternoon. Saturday should be
pletßMt” he said. ‘ There will he lit-
tle cdiange iu teniperaturea. though the
day may he a little cooler.” <
Most of the country Friday morning
was under the influence of high at-
mospheric pressure flanked by lows in
British North America and in the ex-
treme southwest. The weather how-
ever was generally cloudy* with mod
crate temperatures ranging from 22 nt
Calgary to 70 on the Southern Texas
coast. Thirty-eight degrees was re-
corded in the Panhandle.
DISCOVERS NEW LAW
Federal Judge Takes Hand in Toledo
Street Car Dhpute.
Toledo Ohio Nev. 21.—Mayor Cor-
nell Schreiber and Frank R. Coates
president of the Toledo Railways Ac
Light Company were served with an or-
der from I'nited States District Conn
lnt«* yesterday to appear today and
show cause why they should not order
the return nnd operation of street cars
which have been off the streets nearly
two weeks because of an ouster ordin-
ance approved by the voters on Novem-
ber 4.
Judge John M. KiHits who issued th?
order discovered a state law passed hist
April by which an ouster may not be-
come operative or any public utilities
corporation may not cease to function
until after the public utilities ^omuiis*
sion of the state has been given notice
nnd time to invsetigate the advisability
of discontinuing such service.
Immediately after issuing th? order
Judge Killits announced that the ears
may be running before night.
THE WEATHER
TEMI’KKATIKEN.
NOV. 20. 2 n. m. ।
3 p in 74 3 a. in 63
4 |» m. 74 4 a. m 6.
5 pm 73 5 a. in <2
6 p. in. ...... 72 6 a. in 62
7 p. m 71 7 a. in 62
« l>. m ;o X a. 11l 62
$ P. 11l .66 9 a. in 6 4
1” p. m 67 10 a. m 66
11 p. tn 67 11 H. m < 7 '
12 midnight.... 66 12 71
NOV. 21. 1 p. m 72
1 a. m. 65 3 p. m 7 4
MKATHKK FORKCAKT.
Kor San Antunlo and vicinity: Frida
night and Saturday cloudy; minimum
temperature 58 to CO; gentle to ibodcrnte
easterly winds.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOI KISTN.
ChlcNgo: Temperature. 42; cloudy; 12-
mils wind from the Mouthwvat; lowest tem-
pcin^ure In Ust 24 hours 40; lilgliest 43.
M.. Louis: Temperature. 41; cloudy
18-inilc wind from the southwest; lowest
tcm|*taßir<) in Inst 21 hours 40; hlgli-
<3h. 62.
Kiin*rt* 4'ity: Temperature 50; uloudy.
10-mlle wind from the south; lowest tem-
peratuio In last 21 homo 50; highest «•»
New York: Temperstuiv 28; clear; 4
mile wind from the southwest; lowest
temperature in last 21 hours 28: Idgheat
34
Woslilngtuii: Temperature. 30; cloudy;
R-mtle» wind from ths southwest; lowest
temperature in laat 21 hours 3V; kfghest.
46. X
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 21 1919.—THIRTY-TWO PAGES.
CODRT-iDTISL
ANGELES TODA!
INCHIHDAHUA
Reputed Inventor of French
75-Mi!limetre Gun May
Lose Life.
HAS BEEN IN
Known Through Military
Circles as An Artil-
lery Expert.
El Faso Tex Nov. 21.—Gen. Felipe
I Angeles intellectual leader of the Vil-
I lista movemeut famous amoug military
| men of the world as an artillery expert
is scheduled to be tried by court-martial
iu Chibuabua City Mexico today. The
trial in considered by Mexican authon*
ties as tbe most important held in fliat
country during a decade of revolution
ami banditry.
Angeles reputed inventor of th**
French 75-millimeter gun which is con-
sidered the most efficient piece of ar*
tured by Gen. Gabino Olivo a Car-
ranza leader at Valle Oliva Chihua-
hua Wednesday last. Reports in cir-
culation along the bonier today were to
the effect that'General Angeles would
be accused of rebellion against his gov-
ernment and that the death penalty
would be sought. Many Carranza offi-
cials were said to favor this disposition
of the case as a warning to all rebel
chieftains. Shortness of time between
his capture and the date set for the
trial was pointed to as indicating tip*
possible fate in store for General An-
geles.
Trial May Affect Government.
Conjecture was rife as to the effect
of the trial. Some authorities in El
Paso believed his execution would be
disastrous to the Carranza government
in that a new revolutionary movement
might follow.
General Angeles lived in El Paso
while an exile from Mexico. He was
equally well known in Washington D.
(’.. and New York City. Among Amer-
•can army officials he was held in high
..nd as z a patriot and soldier. His
Uihiily now is in New York where Mrs.
Angeles because of illness was not in-
formed of her husband's capture.
Villa sympathizers here today were
outspoken with the opinion the bandit
leader would make some demonstration
over the capture of Angeles. Villa was
last reported in the broken country
southeast of Ojinaga Chihuahua on
the international boundary gathering
his forces for a new offensive within
the next month.
Is Military Expert.
General Angeles was a graduate from
Chapultepce. the military We-t Point of
Mexico. He was sent to Europe on
military missions by President Diaz an !
attended French artillery schools. He
was the author of several military text
books that arc used in European and
new world military schools. He was of-
ficially decorated with the Legion ol
Honor by the French government for
his work.
Angeles cast his lot with the Madera
revolution while still in Europe. He
returned to be commander of Chapude-
pec. When Madero was assassinated
Angeles was imprisoned but was* re-
leased by Huerta nnd then banished.
.When Carranza and Villa split An-
geles who had joined them cast his
lot with Villa. He quite the latter
following Villa's raid on Columbus N.
M. which Angeles refused to counte-
nance. Angeles then became an in-
spector of munitions for the French.
He returned to Villa this year when
the latter issued a manifesto he was
done killing Americans. Angeles again
advised the bandit against a border at-
tack when Villa decided to attack
Juarez this year. In this attack Villa
was defeated when American troops
crossed the boundary after shots had
been fired into El Paso.
Defeated. Villa fled south with his
forcea rapidly dwindling. Angeles went
into hiding until his capture.
Shot “'frying to Escape?”
Gen. Felipe Angeles and two other
prisoners bi ing escorted by Carran-
cistn soldiers to Parral were shot
“while trying to escape.'’ according Io
minors current Friday among VillistOH
in San Antonio. No further details are
given in the reports.
PUMPS CHEAT PUBLIC
Many Texas Gas Filling Stations Vsing
“Short Change” Equipment.
Austin Tex. Nov. 21. — Gasoline
pumps at many filling stations in Texas
arc giving short measure according to
a statement from the Department of
Weights and Measures today.
Nearly every pump tested by inspect-
ors of the department has been found
running short the statement said nnd
proprietors of filling stations are being
warned that short measuring subjects
them to heavy penalties under the law
and that their pumps may be confis-
entod and destroyed.
Quito Benell Because i f “H. C. L.”
Natchez Misij. Nov. 21. — Circuit
Judge R. E. Jackson of th Sixth Judi-
cial District tendered bis resignation to
Governor Theodore G. Bilbo yesterday
with the explanation that the salary <*f
a circuit judge was inndequate to meet
the high cost of living. Judge Jack* m
who has-been on the bench six v?ar“ is
the youngest judgu Mississippi.
Telephone Heads Confer.
Housh n Tex. Nov. 21. — Traffic
chief* and chief operators of the South-
western Telegraph & Telephone Com-
pany from all over South Texas as-
sembted in Houston today for a two-
day conference on methods of bettering
the teleplrone toll service. A majority
of those iu attendance are women.
The Light Again Establishes
a Neic Advertising Record
THE LIGHT prints in its issue today more
than 48700 agate lines of advertising
which is equal to more than 174 columns.
This exceeds any previous iveek-day record
of THE LIGHT and necessarily exceeds
the record of any other San Antonio news-
paper as to total volume of advertising in
any regular week-day issue.
This great total is all clean advertising. The I.i</ht docs not
allow any advertising in its columns which is not ethical or
which is condemned by the I'nited States health authorities as
dangerous and demoralizing to the public.
This volume of advertising indicates tlf* tremendous growth
of trade in San Antonio and the known result which comes to
advertisers through using the columns of The Light.
The Light for litany years has enjoyed the largest net paid
circulation in San Anton/o of any newspaper and this fact has
never been more in evidence than it is today. •
1 his is due to the established and recognized accuracy of its
great news services—The Associated Press the Chicago Daily
News and the London Times and to its able editorial supervision.
The circulation oi .The Light is actual and all .paid for and
is constantly increasing.
For these reasons The Light has naturally ; become the
dominant advertising medium of Southwest Texas.
HIDING
ECLIPSE IN MORNING
Sun Will Appear as Ring Around
Shadow of Moon at 7:24.
Just after sunrise Saturday morn-
ing there will be an annular eclipse of
the sun by tbe moon the sun appear-
ing as a ring around the black shadow
of the terrrstial satellite. The phe-
nomenon will begin as a partial eclipse
before dawn and enter its ring phase
21 minutes later or at 7:24 gradually
passing back through a partial eclipse
until the face of the sun is unobscured.
The partial eclipse will be visible in
the United States except in the Pacific
coast states in Canada in Mexico Cen-
tral America the northern part of
South Ameiica in Northwestern Africa
and in Great Britain France and
Spain.
Beginning in the western part of
Texas the annular phase of the eclipse
will pass through this state across the
southwestern corner of Louisiana across
the Gulf of Mexico including tbe is-
lands of Cuba and Santo Domingo iu
its shadow path and by a wide curve
sweep over the Atlantic Ocean and end
in the French Sudan. The greatest
width of the shadow path as estimated
will be 230 miles and its duration at a
given point from eight to twelve min-
utes.
PRINCE AT OYSTER BAY
Edward Albert Also Visits West Feint
and Reviews Cadets.
New York. Nov. 21.—Edward Albert.
Prince of Wales began the last full
day of his visit to Now York today
with a trip to the grave of Theodore
Roosevol at Oyster Bay. He carried a
wreath to place on the late cx-prcsi-
dent’s grave.
The prince spent rather a busy day
yesteiday. Aside from a visit to We-t
Point where he inspected the cadets a
vigorous hour at squash a dinner
aboard the British battle cruiser Rjnown
and a theater party all of the r*»t ot
the time was his own.
The trip to West I'oint was the big
event of the day and occupied ino-st of it.
As on every occasion when lie has ap-
peared in public in New York an im-
mense crowd at the station watched his
departure and cheered him to th? echo.
After his inspection of the cadets the
prince delivered a short talk punct inted
by applause from the cadets.
The prince’s visit will end Saturday
when he will confer decorations - for
gallantry on 120 American officers and
sailors.
PALMER NEEDS REST
Physician Orders Attomey (ieneral to
“Cut Out” Strenuous Life.
Washington D. C. Nov. 21.—Attor-
ney General Palmer was reported today
on the verge of a nervous breakdown
and under orders from his physic : nn to
get away from work and take all the
rest he needs.
Mr. Palmer’.* physician has told him
it was said at the Department of Jus-
tice “that unless he quits w<»rk for
more than a week he would not be re-
sponsible for the consequences.” It was
explained however that this was nbt to
be taken to mean that he was in a s?ri-
ous condition.
Breaks Columbus Engagement.
Columbus. Ohio Nov. 21. — l nit<*d
States Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal-
mer has advised Governor Cox that his
physician has ordred him to take ;• com-
plete rest and that he will be unable to
address a conference of prosecuting at-
torneys and city officials here Saturday
on the high cost of living. Mr. Palmer
wired that he has assigned Judge
Charles B. Aines hix assistant. L» ad-
dress the Conference.
GIANT PLANE BUILDING
Will B;> KmpJoyetl fn Carry Freight.
Win: S;-rc:ul 100 Feet.
N< « York. Nov. 21.—The first of four
aerial freighters capable of carrying
from to 0000 pouuds. is under con*
stiu. tion for Ilie nil* mail service at Col-
lege Point 1.. 1. it was announced here
lust night. The planes will go into com-
mission early nexl year probably on tbe
New York. Chicago aud Omaha route.
The ships y capable of making 110
mites an hour are three-nmtored tractor
biplanes. They have a wing spread of
100 feet are designed to carry a crew of
four—two pilots a radio operator and u
mechanic —and will weigh ten tons wn^u
loaded. Quarters for tbe crew will be
in tbe Navelk or tailless body.
IGNORE JEWELRY AND
CUT GLASS FOR WINE
BRANDY AND WHISKEY
Insurance Companies Issue
No More Specific Liquor
Policies.
Chicago. Nov. 21.—Robbers broke
through h skylight of the wholesale
liquor store of Louis Stern here early
today and removed $40000 worth of
whiskey which they took away in a
motor truck.
Thefts of Liquor Frequent.
New York Nov. 21.—Thefts of liquor
have become mo numerous that many of
the largest insurance companies here
have decided not to i<^»e any more
specific liquor policies. A general
household policy however still covers
liquor.
Since prohibition has been in effect
burglars have Ignored jewelry cut
glass and fine linen in preference for
wine brandy and whiskey. The com-
panies say that claims for losses have
been inflated. One official said
“We must be satisfied that the liquor
was stolen and not consumed at a party
or by employes in the household of the
man who mokes the claim.”
Pour Beer Into Sewer.
Zion City 111. Nov. 21. —From a
platform six feet high. 13801)7 bottles
of 2 3-4 per cent beer today were emp-
tied into a trough that ran to an
opened sewer. Maj. W. 11. Clendenin
poured the first Iwttle and Chief of
Police Theodore Becker and his aides
finished the operation.
The beer was ordered destroyed by
Judge Claire C. Edwards of the Wauke-
gan Circuit Court after it had been
confiscated when seized from smug-
glers from Wisconsin.
U. S. COMMISSIONER
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM I. IF. W. BULLET
Camouflaged Pistol Lets Go
During Raid on Fair-
mont IF. Va. Reds.
Fairmont. W. Vil. Nov. 21.—United
States Commissioner R. I.illey of Graf-
ton. W. Va.. narrowl.v escaped injury
or death here yesterday when a bullet
was discharged from a pistol concealed
within the handle of a huge pocket knife
found in raiding alleged radical head-
quarters at the Dakota mines near here.
When (’onnnissioner Lilley who was
assisting Department of Justice agents
in the raid picked up the knife from a
table it went off. the bullet tearing a
hole through the s|<»pvo of his coat and
barely mis*ing hi< Ivdy.
Centnlia Beds Arraigned.
Centralia. Wash.. Nov. 21.—Elevon
alleged I. W. W charged with first de-
gree murder in connection with the Ar-
mistice Day shooting here were ar-
raigned yesterday before Superior Judge
W. A. Reynolds at Chehalis the coun-
ty scat and given 3G hours in which to
plead.
Two otlnT alleged radicals. Ole Hau-
•■en and “John Doe” Da via. an num-
bered among the defendants. Hanson
and Davis *till nt large nre being pur-
sued by d 'Diitv from he?.
Daisy Farlin's Crew Rescued.
Savannah Ga. Nov. 21. —Rescue "f
the crew of tbe schooner Daisy Farlin
off Brunswick at 4 o’clock this morn-
ing w::- reported in a wireless mess.-ig<>
today from the tanker Gulfmaid 4me
of tin? crew was reported iu need < f sur-
gical attention. The Farlin left Port
Arthur Tex. October IS fur ''unis.
Naccfdoches Gets Relief.
Nacogdoches Tex. Nov. 21.—Arrival
of a shipment of cool today was ex
pccted to relieve temporarily the short-
age of fuel that resulted in a shut-
down of the electric power plant yester-
day and part of last night depriving
tbe city of electric light.
PACKERS HAVE
EMI. SUPPLy
FOR W M
Three Weeks Idleness by
Miners Leaves Industries
Desperate.
CABINET’S HELP ASKED
No Ray of Hope in Indica-
tions of Increase in
Production.
Chicago. Nov. 21.—The increasing
coal shortage had begun today to men-
ace additional industries and threaten
slightly the nation's food supply with
the further prospect of a sweeping cur-
tainment of passenger traffic within
twenty-four hours.
As the 425000 bituminous coal min-
ers rounded out three weeks of idleness
it became known through a statement
here by the regional coal committee
that the big Chicago packing plants
“have about two weeks’ supply” of coal
left and that “when they have used that
the committee will not be able to re-
lease any coal to them.”
The immediate future of the steel in-
du tr today was causing coucern ac-
cording to one Pennsylvania manufac-
turer. In the Chicago district the corn
products company announced suspen-
sion of plants at Pekin and Argo 111.
The regional coal committee indicated
it expected extensive shut-downs during
the next ten days unless production on
a large s ale was resumed.
Give Facts to Cabinet.
Walker D. Hinoff Federal director
general of railrooads announced it be-
came known today that he would lay
tire farts of the coal situation before
the cabinet so that he might be relieved
of any personal responsibility for cur-
tailment of industry. In keeping with
that many of tbe Federal railroad man-
agers here said they expteced sweeping
reductions in the number of passenger
trains within 24 hours.
Little change was apparent nt the
mine* today indications pointing to no
increase in production. Action of the
operators at Washington In offering the
miners an increase of 15 cents a ton
tor coal mined nnd 20 per cent increase
for day workers while being regarded
by the miners’ leaders ns of no conse-
quence as a forward step in the negotia-
tions. was looked on by Washington nu-
thorities with optimism. More prac-
tical negotiations was expected to fol-
low that concrete offer.
Governors* Conference Called.
Governors of all states possessing bi*
luminous mines today had telegrams
from Governor Harding of lowa sug-
gesting concerted action to take over the
mines and grant the workers a substan-
tial increase pending the result of th the
joint wago conference at Washington.
In Colorado where a second strike
had been called for today an order re-
straining the district officials from put-
ting it into effect was in force. New
strikes in the New River field of West
Virginia were reported spreading how-
ever.
The week’s supply ration for Clrica-
g«» nnd the northwestern region which
extends to the Pacific coast was in ef-
fect today. This followed an order plac-
ing the southern states past of the
Mississippi River on a ration basis
which limited pur chases for home use to
one ton.
OPERATORS SERVE I LTLMATI M.
Say Yesterday’s Offer of Increase Is
Utmost Can Do—Miners Stand Pat.
Washington 1). C. Nov. 21. —Bitum-
inous coal mine <>i»crators served what
was practically an ultimatum on the
coal miners’ representatives here today
telling them that tin* offer yesterday of
15 cents a ton and 20 per cent day
wage increases was the utmost that
could be given. The miners went into
a conference immediately to consider the
offer.
Lewis announced after tlio miners
conference broke up that no conclusion
had been reached and that the situation
stood as it hud been. Miners he ex-
plained. would go into joint session
again this afternoon without having a
definite response to the operators’ pro-
posalx.
Acting President John L. Lewis of
the Mine Workers’ organization who
spent a part of the morning closeted
with Secretary of Labor Wilson pre-
sided nt the miners’ session. It was
said the joint conference of the oper-
ators and miners would be resumed this
afternon at which time the miners would
present their answer. There was con-
siderable doubt whether the proposal
would be accepted.
Before entering the joint conference
today Lewis reiterated that the oper-
ators' offer was inadequate and unac-
ceptable. He indicated however that it
would be given further consideration
by the miners if it could be enlarged to
cover details of working conditions and
allowances for dead work for tin? min-
er.’.
COLORADO STRIKE STOPPED
Court Issues Restraining Order and
Union Leaders Call Off Strike.
Dem er. Col.. Nov. 21.—George <).
Johnxou. district president. United Mine
Workers of A’li-Tica. this morning an-
nounced that the strike of the bitu-
minous coal miners in Colorado which
had been ordered for Friday midnight.
I.ad been called off in acordanrc with
the injuncti* / issued late last night by
District Judge Frank J. Morley of
Denver.
A restraining order preventing the
strike called for today of Colorado coal
miners was issued here last night by
District Judg F rank J. Morley. George
r * Johnson district president H. C.
Stewart secrerat.;. and other officials
are restrained ♦rem putting the strike
into effect.
The order was issued at the request
of Victor E. Keyes Btate attorney gen-
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MINERS AGREE TO
ACCEPT INCREASE
OF 40 PER CENT
Will Also Consent to Seven-
Hour Day and Abandon
Former Demands.
Bi LI.ETIN.
Washington D. C.. Nov. 21.—Bitum-
inous coal nuucrs today abandoned their
demands for n thirty-hour week and n
sixty per cent increase in wages. In
a counter propcsal to the operators iu
conference the? said they would accept
a forty per rent wage increase and
seven hour day.
SUPREME COUNCIL
PLAN TO RATIFY
TREATY DECEMBER 1
Germans Have Not Yet
Stated Whether They Will
Sign the Protocol.
Paris Nov. 21.—The supreme council
today agreed upon December 1 ns the
date when the German peace treaty will
be formally ratified .
Further informal discussions have
been held with the German representa-
tives now here in connection with the
notification by the allies that a pro-
tocol must be signed bv Germany guar-
anteeing fulfillment of the armistice con-
ditions. These discussions have been
confined chiefly to the methods of pro-
cedure in considering the prot<x>>l. As
yet the Germans have not rlated wheel-
er they will sign the document.
The American delegation is still with-
out instructions as to its participation
in the peace conference following the
failure of the Senate to ratify the treaty
but Henry White attended the meeting
of the supreme council today as nqirc-
Rentative of the United Statw. Under-
secretary Folk being absent in Ix»n 1 »i
and the entire delegation is continuing
its work in the belief that a comp •»-
mise ratification resolution will lo
agreed to in the United States Senate
This view is apparently shared I \
most of the members of the council ' ho
nre anxious for the continuance of the
United States in the deliberations of the
peace making body. The council how-
ever. is working out plans so that the
enforcement of the treaty will not be
hindered if the United States fails to
ratify the treaty later.
The American delegation declare
themselves still hopeful that a com-
promise will be arranged in the Sen-
ate but the French Jind British dele-
gates if? apparently less optimistic
aud inclined to prepare to carry out
the treaty without American co-opera-
tion. Suggestions that another treaty
more to the liking of the European
allies be negotiated apparently are not
seriously taken.
PRESIDENT USES WAR-
TIME POWERS TO SAVE
SUPPLIES OF SUGAR
Attorney General Is Given
Authority Originally Exer-
cised by Hoover.
Washingion. D. C.. Nov. 21.—1 n an
effort to meet the situation resulting
from the present acute shortage of
sugar President Wilson tiwlay revived
the war-time power of the Federal gov-
ernment over the nation's food supply.
In a proclamation the President
transferred to Attorney General Palmer
the broad authority exercised by Food
Administrator Hoover during the war.
While it i« Mr. Palmer's present inten-
tion to exercise this authority only so
far as sugar is concerned lie is pre-
pared to use it to meet any s'niilar sit-
uations affecting other food supplies
which might arise.
Among the first acts of the Depart-
ment of Justice it is understood will
be the establishment of a price of 12
cents a pound wholesale for sugar ex-
cept the Louisiana crop the price of
which already has been f x<‘<! at seven-
teen cents. This increase of price was
said to be necessary to prevent n fam-
ine during the early part of next year.
Sharp curtailment of sugar consump-
tion by cand.v and soft drink manufac-
turers also will be ordered ns officials
declare the present shortage is due in
a measure to the increased consumption
of candy and soft drinks wh’ch has fol-
lowed the enforcement of prohibition.
Details to the curtailment remains fa
be worked out. While the margin be
tween the w Imlesal? and retail price
of sugar has not yet been (btermhied
officials nre known to have tentatively
considered 1.54 cents making the re-
tail price approximately fourteen cents
a pound. This however is subject to
change depending upon a variety of con-
ditions.
BEE ARRIVES HOME
Congressman Will Remain in City fcr
Several Days.
Congressman Uarlos Bee arrived home
Friday afternoon from Washington and
is registered nt the Gunter Hotel. Mr.
Bse expects to remain in the city for
several days.
Oil Lease Operator Dies
Fort Worth. Tex.. Nov. 21.—S. F
Schcnbergcr. known as one of the big-
gest fndvpvmlviit oil lease operators in
the United States died here this morn
ing of pneumonia. He will be buried
in Houston. He was born in Kirkwood
111. G 3 years ago.
Calls For Bank Statement.
Washington. D. C„ Nov. 21.—The
comptroller of the currency today is-
sued a calf for the condition of all na-
tional banks at tbe close of business on
Monday November 17.
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HIM PLANS
IKK ON
OSCE TREATY
Will Take Up Whole Subject
of Versailles Document
With Congress.
AN ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN
Senator Hitchcock Makes
Statement Giving Hope
of Agreement.
-
Washington I). C.. Nov. 2t.—Prcsii* ’
dent Wilson will take up the whole
subject of the treaty of Versailles in his
message to Congress December 1 it was
stated officially today nt the white
house. Until then he will have nothing
to say concerning the Senate's action in
rejecting the treaty .
Before Congress convenes it was said
edministrution senators will confer and
it is possible that th? mild reservation*
isto on th” Republican sid? will nartici- !
pate w ith a view to working out an ao <
ccptab> compr uiL-e on xeservatious. i
Regardless of who is selected to suc-
ceed the lute Senator Martin as Demo-
cratic leader in th? Senate there will be
ao change in th? leadership in the treaty
fight it was said at the White House
I’rcsid at Wilson considers that Senator
Hitchcock Nebraska hns conducted the
fight ably and sec? no reason why he
should not again lead the administra-
tion forces.
Senator Underwood of Alabama *
whose name has been mentioned promi-
nently in connection with the Demu-1
cratir leadership called ut the White j
Hous? today t » • ?e Secretary Tumulty.
Avenues of speculation leading many
ways were opened today when officials
and diplomats turned over iu their
minds the possible results at bume and
abroad that are to follow termination
of the s|KTiai session of UongreM with-
out Senate ratification of the peace
treaty.
'1 ue thoughts of the treaty's friends
in the Senate centered on accomplish- .
ing some compromise lor a ratificßion
in the session beginning December J*
and to that end steps ar? understood to
have been taken to ask that Presi-
dent Wilscn ascertain fiom the other
powers what reservations they would
accept.
Lens Delay Is Seen.
Everywhere the beuate's action was
accepted as meaning at least a long de-
lay in latification. and uffiicals thought
tin* formal establishment of a state of
peace between Germany ami the powers
that have ratified would proceed uow
without waiting further fur the decision
of the United States. The chief resiitt*
it was ngK'cd would be commercial and
financial.
Chief among the matters <>f domestic
concern affected b\ the Senate's delay
is wai-t’mi* prohibition which took a
new lease on life with the postpone-
ment of a legal status of peace. In lhe
-arne class is various other war legisla-
tion and. although the Republican lead-
ers in Congress will seek to end tLe
war normally by a resolution consDtu-
tional objections to that method are
likely in the opinion of come officials
to tie up the effort for some time ui the
courts.
May B? Cninnaign Issue.
Another lino < n winch speculation
turned was the possible effect of the
Senate -how-down on domestic politics.
Although both parties have disclaimed
any desire to put the treaty into poli-
tics. the chances of keeping it cat of
l‘J2O calculations wore admitted on all
sides to have b. en reduced by the bit-
ter dashes in debate la^t night when
both Republican and Democratic iieua*
1 tors hurled across the Senate eliambcr
their challenges to go to the countty oil
the issue.
The stubborn struggle which was a
feature of the final hours of the special
Senate session was generally declared
to have made harder the compromise for
which the Democratic leaders today
earnestly set to work. They were opti-
mistic. however that iu the opening
days of the new session if not bef<»:e
they could reach some agreement with
the Republican group of mild reserva-
tionists who held out in yesterday’s de-
[ bate against all effort to divorce them
from the Republican organization.
Demwratic Leader Hitchcock and
Senator Underwood Democrat of Ala-
i bama. who took a conspicuous part in
1 the administration's fight for ratifica-
tion called at the White House today.
! ami. although they did not see President
Wilson are understood to have left for
; him their estimates of the possibilities
of a compromise.
Hitchcock Issues Statement.
Afterward Senator Hitchcock issued
a statement pointing out that SO seuu-
I tors in all voted yesterday for ratificn-
tion in some form and expressing a be-
lief that the G 4 necessary to ratify would
get together ultimately.
"I realize” he said “that it will re-
quire very genuine efforts ut com-
piomise to bring this about and that
| concessions on both sides must be real
and not merely nominal.”
Tonight the Democratic leader Lad
drawn up a new set of compromise res-
ervations which he did not make pub-
lic but which are understood to pro-
pose principally a modification of tbe
preamble requirement in the Foieign
Relation* Committee draft which re-
quires the other powers to accept af-
firmatively all the Senate's’ luahfica-
tions.
Everything indicated that the admin-
istration had no intention of letting ’he
treaty fight lapse even during the in-
terval before December 1. and that there
was n<> thought of abandoning the
treaty and negotiating a new on?. The
general opinion seemed to be that the
■ President in order to get tbe treaty into
Jan advantageous parliamentary position
' again probably would withdraw it and
then submit it again in the opening
days of the new session.
It wa- pointed out that under such
a procedure it would come bt’k i4j-
fore the Senate without tbe Compel Hug
cloture restriction which brought debate
to an end yesterday.
Without a limitation nn debate the
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