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VOL. XXXIX—NO. 314.
M DEFEATS
IH MN;
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Navy Backs Penetrate Ca-
det’s Heavy Line Almost
at Will.
GREAT CROWD AT GAME
King Kicks Two Easy Field
Goals After First At-
tempt Fails.
New York Nov. 39.—Nearly 50000
football fanatics from North South
East and West fought their way into
the Polo Grounds today and saw the
supposedly inferior Navy team walk all
over the prides of West Point. The score
was 0 to o—two field goals.
The line-up:
„ Navy.
Woodruff
_ Left End.
Travis . .• Murray
/ Left Tackle.
hreidster Denfield
Left Guard.
Greene Larson
Center.
voge! Moore
Right Guard.
King
Right Tackle.
Ewen (C.)
Right Eud.
Wilhide Koehler
Quarterback.
Lystadt Cruise
Left Halfback.
Schabacker Benoist
Right Halfback.
McQuarrie (C.) Clark
Fullback.
Army Wins Toss.
At two o’clock Captain Ewen of the
Navy and Captain McQuarrie of the
Anny met Referee Langford in the
field and the Army won the toss.
Captain Mct/uarrie selected the east
goal with a slight wind at bls back.
Clark kicked off to the Army’s 30-
yard line.
After one line plunge McQuarrie
punted the ball going out of bounds on
the Navy’s 30-yard lino. Clark broke
through Army’s right wing and made
it first down on the 48-yard line. Cruise
gained eight yards. Claik tried a field
goal from the 37-yard line but it fell
five yards short.
After three unsuccessful line tries
McQuarrie punted to Navy’ 45-yard
line Clark made six yards around the
Army’s right end. Koehler made first
dowu on the Army’s 48-yard Jims Be-
noist playing halfback for the Navy in
the place of Cruise in two plunges made
another first down on the Army’s 35-
yard line.
Tile Navy lost the ball to the Army
ou the Soldiers’ 35-yard line with an in-
completed forward pass. McQuarrie
immediately punted to the Navy's three-
yard line. The Middies kicked out aud
Sehatmcher made a fair catch on the
Navy’s 35-yard line. McQuarrie tried a
field goal from placement^ but the ball
went wild and the Navy put it ind play
ou their 20-yard line.
Cadets' Line Crumbles.
The Army line was adamant and
Clark was forced to punt. Wilhite
<aught it on the Army's 45-yard and
was dropped without gain. Three sav-
age line smashes picked up seven yards
aud then Mcuarrie punted for a
touchback. The sailors re-opened the
play on their 20-yard line.
An end run by Benoist from a kick
formation was good for four yards. Here
the first period ended. Score: Army 0;
Navy 0.
After the teams changed goals the
Navy in three line plunges made a first
dowu on their own 42-yard line. The
Cadets’ defense stiffened and the Navy
punted to the Army’s 20-yard line.
On the second line-up the Cadets
punted* to Navy's 47-yard line. Here
White replaced Kieffer as Army left
end/ •
The Middies steadily battering at cen-
ter made its first down on the Army's
42-yard line. Clark and Cruise with
two more plunges made another first
down on the Army's 33-yard line. Clark
from a fake forward pass formation
then made eight yards around White's
end. Clark followed with n dive off the
Anny’s left tackle for a first down on
the Soldiers' 22-yard mark. Benoist
picked up four yards outside Army's .
right tackle. This play was simply a ।
shift across the field to get in front
of the goal posts. From the Army’s
25-yard line. King kicked an envy field
goal. Score: Navy 3: Army 0.
Cadets Send in Substitute.
The kick was made from a scrim-
mage placement. Army kicked off from
their 40-yard line. Koehler was thrown
on the Navy's 35-yard line. Two plays
gave the middies eight yards. A dive
by Cruise made it first down on the
Navy's 48-yard liue. Herrick replaced
Vogel at right guard and Gregory re-
placed Lystadt nt left halfback for
the Army. Cruise made four yards out-
side of Travis; Clnrk three more
through center. He then dropped back :
and punted for a touchback over the ’
Army goal line. West Point from its-! 1
20-yard line made five yards inside of
Captain Ewen. The Navy line held
here and McQuarrie punted out of
bounds on the Navy's SO-yard line.
Benoist pierced the Army’s left wing for
seven yards and here the second period ‘
ended. Score: Navy 3: Army. 0.
Between the halves. Secretary Dan- 1
lels. wearing a soft felt hat. advanced t
to the center of the field where he met
Secretary Baker his silk hot drenched
-By rain. With Mr. Baker were Gen-
Grain Pershing and March and after r
the exchange of courtesies Jn mid-field
representatives of the Army paid a visit '
to the Navy stands.
In the third period Vogel bad re- "
placed Herrick as right guard for the r
Army.
McQuarrie's kick-off crossed the Mid- ।
dies' goal line for a touchback. t
West Point on Defensive.
Front his RO yard line Clnrk ham-
mered his way forward four yards. Clark
then punted to the Army 37 yard line 1
where the ball was permitted to roll *
dead. . 4
Kehabacber made four yards outsUe
ot King and Wilhide added two more. <
McQuarrie punted to the Navy’s 23 a
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
yard line where Blaik was hurt. Clark
gained a yard. Koehler made four yards
over Vogel and then Clark punted to the
Army’s 29 yard mark where Wilhide
was spilled without gain. Schabacber
picked up four yards outside of King.
McQuarrie next punted to Navy’s 27
yard line where Koehler was tackled by
Blaik without a gain.
Two line plunges and a delayed eud
run netod but five yards and Clark
punted to Wilhide on the Army's 30
yard line. Wilhide ran it back ten
yards. After two short ground gaining
line plunges. Koehler intercepted Gre-
gory’s forward pass and the Middies put
in play in midfield.
Three line plunges were short of ten
yards aud Clark punted out of bounds on
Anny’s four yard line. Standing well
behind his own goal line McQuarrie
pbntcd to Koehler on the Army’s SB
yaru mark. On a quick drive through
Vogel Benoist made it first down for
the Navy on the Soldier’s 23 yard line.
Unsettled weather Saturday with pros-
pects of rain failed to dampen the en-
thusiasm of the 45000 ticket-holders for
the annual football battle between the
army and navy. A light rain that fell
during the night made the gridiron
heavy and slippery.
The anime the first to be played be-
tween Uncle Sam s rival service schools
since 1916 on account of the war at-
tracted the usual cheerful crowd. High
officials of the army and navy and
representatives of the diplomatic corps
were among the rooters.
The mascots of the elevens attracted
great interest. The Navy's goat at-
tired in a costly robe of blue had the
"edge" on the Army’s mule because he
had spent the evening in a room all by
himself on the twenty-second floor of
one of New York's best hotels while the
braying pet of the Army bad to be con-
tent with sleeping quarters in a
stable.
The Army ruled the favorite in the
betting giving odds ranging from 5 to
4 and 2 to I.
PROBABLY FREEZING
WEATHER IS FORECAST
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
Fair and Cold Sunday With
Frosty Morning Is
Predicted.
Fair and cold with frost and prob-
ably freezing temperature Saturday
f night was the forecast for over Sun-
. day medo Saturday by Maj. Allen Buell
meteorologist of the San Antonio Weath-
-5 er Bureau. Light to gentle northwest
1 to north winds will be felt.
• Clearing weather followed the quick
! shifting of a storm area central Friday
* over New Mexico its combination with
another area of low atmospheric pres*
1 sure centered over tbe west gulf and
their combined movement in a norther-
j ly direction while the area of high pres-
sure in the northwest constituting the
cold wave of the week dropped down
5 into tbe place of the storm in the south-
west. These changes in weather condi-
1 tions were seen ou San Antonio’s barom-
! eter Friday afternoon aud reflected in
the fluctuations of temperatures during
the night. After attaining 47 degrees
the day’s maximum shortly after 9
’ o'clock Friday night the mercury drop*
1 i>ed to 38 at 11 o’clock climbed up to
44 about 5 o’clock Saturduy and drop-
ped to 39 nt 7. Meanwhile .09 of an
inch of rain was recorded.
Saturday morning the storm ana
was centered over Illinois with low at-
mospheric pressures-recorded over most
of the eastern half of the United States.
There was a “high” central over Arizona
and another “low” in tbe northwest.
The central portion of the counity and
the southeast was experiencing cloudy
rainy weather with some snow. Tem-
peratures had risen over practically the
entire United States.
“The outlook is for clear cold weath-
er Sunday” said Major Buell “with
prohpbly the fewest temperatures of
the week Saturday night. Probably
both night and morning will be frosty
with a freeze overnight.”
14 Degrees at Corpus.
Corpus Christi Tex.. Nov. 29.—The
cold wave headed for the South Texas
coast region failed to materialize to the
extent of tbe weather bureau predic-
tions. While the temperature at Corpus
Christi has dropped it has not gone
below 44 degrees. The cold wave turned
to the cast before it reached thia sec-
tion the weather bureau explains.
Negro Lynched in Florida.
Lake City Ha. Nov. 29.—Enraged
at an insult alleged to have been made
upon a young white woman of Columbia
County a party of men lynched a ne-
gro named Sam Moseley last night about
ten miles south of this place. Nothing
was known of the lynching until passers-
by on their way to I^ake City noticed
the body hanging to a tree by tbe
road.
THE WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
NOV. 28. 2 a. 40
3 p. m 42 3 a. ni 40
4 p. m 42 4 a. 40
5 p. m 4 2 & a. 42
6 p. 43 6 a. TD 40
« p. 4 3 7 a. m 39
8 p. m 4 4 8 a. 40
9 p. m. ...... 45 9 a. m 50
lo p. m. ...... 42 10 a. 59
11 P. m 3« 11 ft. m 61
12 midnight.... 39 12 m 62
NOV. 29. 1 n. 62
1 *• m * 40 2 p. m G 3
WEATHKR FORECAST.
For Sun Antonio and vicinity; Satur-
day night and Sunday fair; frost Satur-
day night; probably freezing; minimum
temperature 32 to 36; light to gentle
northwest to north wlnda.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
Chicago: Temperature 80; raining; 20-
mile wind from the south; lowest temper-
ature in last 24 hours. 36; highest 36.
St. Ix>uH: Temperature 50; cloudy: 14*.
mile wind from the southwest; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours 44; highest ”44.
Kansan City: Temperature 24; snow-
ing; 4-milc wind from the west; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 24;'highest.
32.
New York: Temperature 44; cloudy;
16-mile wind from the southeast; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours 38; highest
40.
Wanhintgon: Temperature 42; raining;
4-mlle wind from the east; lowest temper-
ature in last Ji hoyrs 40; highest 42.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29 1919.—TEN PAGES.
GOVERNMENT TO
DEALHARSHLV
WITH PLOTTERS
Ames Warns Both Sides
Against Any Attempt
at Interference.
LEWIS LEAVES CAPITAL
Federal Troops Held at Dis-
posal of Coal State
Governors.
V Washington D. C„ Nov. 2#.—The
government nerved notice on soft coal
miners and operators last night that in-
terference with coal production would
not be tolerated.
. Warning that legal prosecution would
• be employed to thwart conspiracies by
; cither side and troops sent wherever
. necessary to protect miners willing to
i work came from the Department of
Justice after members of tbe cabinet
’ bad considered every phase of tb« fuel
situation admittedly critical in view of
tbe abrupt breaking off of negotiations.
It is not the intention of tbe govern-
ment to let tbe mines remain idle with
half of the country in the grip Of cold
weather and the coal supplies rapidly
diminishing.
' The administration it was thought by
those in position to know had fully
expected the miners to reject tbe four-
teen jier cent wage increase offered by
। Enel Administrator Garfield.
Anticipating (his plans hed been
considered for augmenting the present
output of bituminous mines officially
figured at better than 40 per cent of
normal.
A statement by Assistant Attorney
General Ames issued late last night
gave assurance to all miners that they
would be afforded ample protection if
they returned to work even if troops
had to be called out. That was the only
' definite statement of policy from the
goternment.
The Ames' statement said:
"All United States attorneys in the
. bituminous coal fields have been offi-
cially advised of the result of the ne-
gotiations at Washington and have been
given instructions relative to the situa-
tion. It is of course obvious that tbe
time lias come when ample protection
will -be furnished all persons desiring
t owork in mines. All jiersons wheth-
er miners or operators making auy
agreement or arrangement with each
other to restrict the supply of eoal will
be proceeded against as the law pro-
vides aud it should be understood that
any [(ergon who aids or abets in restrict-
ing the supply of eoal is likewise guilty
by the terms of the Lever act."
Soldiers Ready for Duty.
The Department of Justice statement
called attention to the fact that instruc-
tions issued heretofore by tbe depart-
ment in connection with the possible use
of troops in coal field regions still were
in effect and that department com-
manders stood ready to guard the fields
the instant their aid was required by
tbe .stateauthorities.
Operators last night sot out to re-
sume prisluction so far as that was pos-
sible under the muddled conditions by
telegraphing notices for posting at mines
everywhere offering an increase of four-
teen per cent for all men willing to
work.
There were few expressions as to how
this information might be received but
representatives of the miners here still
declared it would' be no incentive and
that it would be ignored.
Doctor Garfield explained yesterday
morning that he regarded fourteen per
cent ns a just and sufficient wage ad-
vance for mine workers and that mine
owners who did not co-operate witli
the government would fiud their prop-
erties taken over and operated by the
Fuel Administration.
John L. la-win acting president of
the United Mine Workers of America
who had borne the brunt of the wage
negotiation fighting went home last
night worn out by the long wrangle.
Before leaving for Indianapolis he saw
Secretary of Labor Wilson aud Samuel
Gompers president of the American
Federation of Labor. He explained that
he hud arranged with Gompers to have
the federation's lawyers assist counsel
for the miners in the perfection of their
appeal from the ruling of Federal Judge
Anderson ordering the coal strike order
cancelled.
I^wls Confers With Gompers. j
Id labor and official circles the meet-
ing of Messrs. Lewis and Gompers was
regarded as sifuifieant but there was no
statement concerning questions dis-
cussed. except Lewis’ reference to seek-
ing counsel aid. After leaving Secre-
tary Wilson’s office Mr. Lewis said:
"Doctor Garfield represents the gov-
ernment. Mr. Wilson told me that to-
day.”
This was taken by Mr. Lewis to mean
the fourteen per cent wage offer was
the government’s final offer and that
Mr. Wilson's proposal for a 31 per
cent advance had been rejected by tbe
cabinet.
The o]>erators’ wage scale committee
will meet here again next Wednesday
to agree on the details necessary to
preserve existing differentials In put-
ting a fourteen per cent wage advance
into effect. The telegram urging nil
operators to post notices offering the
fourteen per cent increase at once was
sent by a committee composed of T. W.
Gutberie. A. M. Ogle Thomns K. Ma-
her nnd E. C. Searles who remained
in Washington to represent the central
competitive field.
The Conservation Measure Taken.
Chicago regional committee moved for
drastic curtailment of the use of soft
coal yesterday especially in the Middle-
West Southwest and Central West to
meet the shortage.
In Kansas City the local fuel ad-
ministration has ordered motion picture
theaters closed next week but ruled
that church services may be held where
no fuel Is used and both public and pri-
vate schools will be closed indefinitely.
Generally throughout much of the
country electric signs have been dis-
continued and the use of electric power
for all purposes greatly reduced.
SALOONS STILL OPEN
New Orleans Bars Reduce Rise of
Drinks Deepite Warning.
New Orleans. Nov. 29.—Agreement
was reach'd late yesterday by Judge
Walker of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals United States Dis-
trict Attorney Henry Mooney and Ed-
ward Dinkelspiel counsel for the whis-
key dealers that argument on the appeal
of the injunction restraining Federal
officials from interfering with the sale
of liquor would begin Monday Mr.
Mooney announced last night.
Argument will be on the government's
application for a writ of supersedeas
asking the suspension of the injunction
granted by Judge Rufus E. Foster. Wed-
nesday in Federal Court. The Appelate
Court convenes here Monday. Becaus(
of vacancies. Judge Foster and Judge
Grubb of HuntsvilTe have been assigned
to sit in this court. Judge Walker
will preside.
Saloons remain open with the price
of whiskey steadily mounting or the
size of glasses being steadily diminish-
ed. despite the warnings of Federal au-
thorities that profiteering charges may
be filed.
STORM CAUSES DEATH
Oklahoma Doctor Killed Wlien Car
Overturns on lee-rovered Road.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Nov. 2t.‘—One
death has been reported thus far in the
blizzard that swept Western Oklahoma
aud the cattle country of Texas this
week. It was near Altus Okla. where
Dr. 8. H. Landrum was caught out in
the sleet aud snow. While making a
call in the night his machine skidded
on the ice overturned and he was killed.
This happened Thankgiving night news
of it reaching here today. The oil re-'
gions are still without telegraph aud tel-
ephone service due to the teariug down
of poles nnd wires by the sleet and ice.
A Rock Island bridge between Fort
Worth and Dallas wns washed out last
night delaying trains many hours.
BISHOP IS CONVERTED
Head of Episcopal Church in Delaware
Becomes a Cnthoile.
Baltimore Md. Nov. 29.—Cardinal
Gibbons announced tonight that Bishop
Frederick J. Kinsman former head of
the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Del-
aware was received into the Catholic
Church last Sunday at the Cathedral.
The cardinal made the announcement
on being shown a dispatch from Wil-
mington in which Bishop Kinsman was
quoted in a letter as making the an-
nouncement. The cardinal said he him-
self received the bisho.i into the Cath-
olic Church.
CONFERENCE IS CALLED
Distuss Meaus for Establlslimrnt and
Functioning of League of Nations.
By the Pr«M
Brussels Nov. 2S.—Representatives
of France. England Italy Belgian
Switzerland Holland Sweden. Norway.
Portugal. Greece Poland. China and
Japan will meet here on December 1
to discuss tbe adoption of measures and
suggestions for the establishment and
functioning of the League of Nations.
The conference which will be held
under the patronage of the Belgian gov-
ernment. was convoked upon the initia-
tive of the French association for the
League of Nations and of the League
of Nations Union of England.
OIL ATTORNEY SHOT
Tulsa Man Drclareg Fawn Broker Tried
To Hold Him Up.
Kansas City Mo.. Nov. 29.—R. F.
Doty of Tulsa. Okla. said to be at-
torney for an oil company was shot and
probably fatally wounded here yester-
day. The proprietor of a pawnshop
where according to Doty’s statement to
tlit police he had gone to purchase dia-
monds. Is being held by the authorities.
Doty the police say insists he was shot
during an attempted holdup in which
the pawnbroker and another man par-
ticipated. The pawnbroker denies the
charge the authorities state.
SLAYER PAYS PENALTY
Louisiana Governor Refuses to Heed
Plea of Murderer’s Mother.
Shreveport Ist. Nov. 29.—Grover C.
Johnson was banged in the parish pris-
on here yestetdny for tbe murder of
John de Fatta in Shreveport in April
death. The execution was delayed to
the last minute on appeals of the con-
demned man's aged mother who hoped
that Governor Pleasant would inter-
vene. Johnson was 23 years old.
The erime for which he was hanged
was committed when with a confeder-
I nte he was cornered by De Fatta and
his brother after entering the store of
the murdered man. John Wooley the
confederate is serving a life ttorm.
Johnson was the second white man to
be hanged in Caddo parish since the
Civil war.
TEXTILE STRIKE LOOMS
77500 New England Mill Operatives
May Walk Out Monday.
Boston. Mass. Nov. 29.—Several New
England cities today were threatened
with strikes of textile workers. In
Fall River union leaders were prepar-
ing for a strike of 35000 operatives
Monday while 40000 workers in New
Bedford took a strike vote.
More than 2500 operatives are out in
Maynard. Agitation for immediate ac-
tion by workers if. mill operators re-
fused proposed wage demands was re-
ported in Lawrence and other textile
centers. The Fall River strike was or-
dered when a 25 per cent wage increase
was refused.
GREEK KING EXILED?
Alexander Said to Have Been De-
throned For Opposing Venizelos.
Geneva Nov. 29.—A report reached
here from Lugano yesterday to the ef-
fect that King Albert of Greece has
been exiled as a result of the recent
plot against Premier Venizelos. The
report adds that Alexander Is expected
in Lugano coming from Italy and will
join his father who is at Zurich.
There is no confirmation of the re-
port.
MEXICO CITY. QUIET;
OFFICIAL MESSAGES
DENY ANY OUTBREAK
Reports of Disturbances De-
clared to Be Unfounded
and Order Prevails. *
By the Associated Press.
Mexica City Nov. 29.—There is no
foundation for the rumor in circulation
in tbe United States that there Ina
been fighting in Mexico City between
the factions of President Carranza aud
General Obregon.
General (Jbregou arrived here last
Sunday to open his presidential cam-
paign aud was met by n large and dem-
onstrative crowd but there were no un-
toward incidents. The city was normal-
ly tranquil yesterday.
Reports Are Denied.
Official denial of reports reaching
San Antonio Friday from apparently re-
liable border sources that clashes lin-l
occurred in Mexico City between fol-
lowers of General I’ablo Gonzales and
General Alvaro Obregon was received
here Saturday morning by Mexican Con-
sul Gonzalo G. dN la Mata in telegrams
from Mexican Ambassador Bonillas at
Washington reflecting official advi-es
from the Mexican capital received Fri-
day night nnd in telegrarps from Gen.
Carlos Felix Diaz nt Nogs’es. It wns
emphatically stated that no disoh-ders
of any character had occurred nt the
Mexican capital and that no disturb-
ances arc anticipated.
Messages Deny Clashes.
Nogales. Sonora. Nov. 29.—Governor ।
Adolfo de la Huertn in a message re-1
ceived here last night snid he had re-j
ceived a telegram filed at Mexico City
at 3 p .m. yesterday asking him to
give complete denial to reports of
clashes between troops of President
Carranza and adherents of General Ob-
regon.
Governor do la Huerta addressed the
message to the Associated Press from
his capital Hermosillo. It said:
"Please give energetic and flat de-
nial to the report of a clash between
troops under President Carranza and
adherents of General Obregon. I have
received a telegram sent at 3 p. tn. to-
day sent at Mexico City stating order
has not been altered in the least.
“Please wire consuls at San An-
tonio. El l’aso San Francisco. Los
Angeles and Tucson to rectify false re-
ports spread by several foreign news-
papers.”
General Obregon's wife received n
message from her husband this after-
noon. It said:
"Reports of disturbances bet ween
Carranza forces and adherents are false.
Everything is tranquil here.”
Reports from Hermosillo indicate tbnt
ouiet reigns there. Governor de la
Huertn telegraphed that he expects^ uo
trouble in the state.
Rauion Iturhide governor of Sinaloa
arrived at Mnzatlan from Mexico City
Thursday night after an official visit
of several weeks and wired that all was
quiet in his state.
ELLIS ISLAND REDS
GET TOO HUNGRY AND
RUSH TO BREAKFAST
All But Five of 68 Food
Strikers Throw Up
Sponge.
New Yori^ Nov. 29.—Hhe hunger
I strike of the (“Ellis Island Soviet" was
I broken today. All but five of the GS
radicals who had refused to eat since
last Monday evening eagerly answered
the eall for breakfast.
After a five day fast-they were rav-
enous and were first in the immigrants'
dining hall. They devoured prunes
much bread substitute butter and cof-
fee and asked for more. Second help-
ings wore refused however not only
because one was considered adequate
but the radicals might have made them-
selves ill by eating too mueh.
Those (Olio continued the hunger
strike iu an effort to have removed au
iron barrier separating them Jrom vis-
itors included Ethel Bernstein and Dora
Lipkin. who were arrested in a raid on
a New York Russian headquarters.
They were the only women on hunger
strike.
Silence strike of 68 also has col-
lapsed. Word that the Department of
Justice was providing the island with
eight husky guards to force them to at-
tend deportation hearings before immi-
gration inspectors was brought to the
radicals by their counsel. The guards
had not arrived today but the inspec-
tors found no difficulty in getting rad-
icals to go from the detention room to
the hearing room once they had been
identified.
Testimony that Fredirick C. Howe
ex-cominissioner of immigration had or-
dered deportations of radicals held up
although final deportation orders had
been received from the Department of
Labor was given to thb House Immi-
gration Committee yesterday by Percy
A. Baker superintendent of the Island. I
I Baker submitted iu evidence an order I
he had received from Howe last March
reading:
“You will stay all deportations in
these aliens' cases until the attorney
can be advised and until after consult-
ation with ine.”
Baker testified that au order of the
department to deport was final and he
therefore did not understand the note
from Howe and consulted him. Baker
theu made this memorandum on the
copy of the order shown to the com-
mittee :
“Commissioner states if deportation
orders are received before doing so be
should be consulted.”
Representative Siegel of New York
said there was no authority in law for
r staying of deportations.
Baker said that some of the radicals
affected by the stay bad been released
by the department and some had ob-
tained their freedom by haveas corpus
proceedings. The effect of Howe’s
order he said probably was to permit
delay for tbe institution of habeas
corpus proceedings.
Howe interrupted in an effort to give
his version of the matter but was shut
off by the committee who promised him
an opportunity to be heard later. Fail-
ing to obtain permission to testify earl-
ier in the day Howe had issued a state-
meut to the press saying that be had
never relezsed a radical without orders •
from Washington.
BOWS TOLD
MM MUST
FREE JENKINS
Lansing Informs Carranza
Envoy U. S. Is Tired of
Arguments.
OIL MAN IS MURDERED
Government to Move Swift-
ly Once Course Is De-
cided Upon.
Washington. D. C.. Nov. 38.—Al-
though denial from Mexico Citv of the
reiwrtwl fighting there between follow-
ers of President Carranza and General
Alvaro Obregon presidential candidate
served to ease the tenseness of the re-
; latious between Mexico and the United
States the State Department today had
not altered its determination to enforce
the demand for the prompt release of
American Consular Agent Jenkins im-
prisoned on the charge of conuiviug
with his bandit captors.
On top of the already delicate Mexi-
can situation came the report of the
murder of another American. W. M.
. ’ W allaec oil man who was shot down
| by a Carrauzista soldier. This com-
f billed with the Jenkius case was ex-
pected to spur the State Department
; to strong diplomatic action against the
mistreatment of American citizens.
Mexico probably will be called upon
for a showdown ouce and for all if the
repeated killing and molestation of
American citizens continue and the
American consular agent remains eon-
fined in prison on what American offi-
eials believed are trumped up charges.
The State Department lias indicated
plainly that argumentative diplomacy
will not divert the government from its
course of dealing with a serious inter-
national question.
Secretary Lansing in conference with
Mexican Ambassador Bonillas yester-
day put the issue flatly before him nnd
explained pointedly that the American
government lias demanded action and
not words in the Jenkins affair. He
is said to have further explained that
unless the Mexican government acceded
promptly to this country’' demands the
relations between tile two nations nec-
essarily would be seriously affected.
To Verify Facts First.
The State Department'* formal reply
to the Carranza inessago may be delay-
ed several days pending the aceumn-
latibn of verified facts dealing with the
Jenkins case and other affronts. When
the reply is framed it is expected to
contain more than a mere request and
the government will be prepared to sup-
port its demands to the limit.
Eight Americans have been killed in
Mexico within the last few mouths and
government officials aud metnbera of
Congress have expressed indignation
over tlie apparent laxity of the Mexican
government in dealing with the out-
lawry.
According to State Department re-
cords the eight murders have been in
this order:
July 31 —R. A. Cunningham at Mata-
moros.
August 28 —Adam Schafer at Pinos.
August 30 —H. 8. McGill at Coapa.
September 2 —A. P. Hennessy at La
Colorado.
September 21 —Lieut. C. H. Connelly
at Bahia.
Lieut. F. B. Waterhouse at Bahia.
The two last named army aviators
who lost their way starved and were
finally murdered by Mexican fishermen.
November 14—E. K. Laek at Mexi-
cali said to have been killed by a Mex-
ican official.
November 26 —James Wallace at
Tampico.
Congressmen Indignant.
There was considerable agitation for
positive action among senators and rep-
resentatives gathering for the reconven-
ing of Congress Monday. Senator Ash-
urst of Arizona Democrat character-
ized the State Department’s policy so
far as "running a big bluff with a bob-
tail flush.”
NEXT MOVE IN DOUBT.
Newspapers in Mexico City Think;
United States Has Acted Hastily.
By the Associated Press.
Mexico City Nov. 29.—American
diplomacy has acted hastily and with-
out complete knowledge of the facts.
That is the consensus of of the editorial
opinion of the newspapers in Mexico
City yesterday in dealing with the sit-
uation existing between the United
States and Mexico as a result of the ar-
rest of William O. Jenkins the Ameri-
can consular agent at Puebla. The Mex-
ican government's reply to the demand
of the United States for the release of
Mr. Jenkins is characterized as a pru-
dent and energetic expression of public
sentiment.
All the editorials are free from ran-
cor. In them there is much speculation
as to what the United States will do
next. Hilario Medina under-secretary
for foreign affairs told the newspapers
that he considered tbe situatiou "seri-
ous. but not grave.”
El Heraldo yesterday published a
dispatch from Puebla which says that
the rebels. Jean Übera aud Fortina
Ayaquaica members of the band which
alxlucted Mr. Jenkius. have voluntarily
surrendered in order that they may tell
the truth of the affair.
Mr. Jenkins remains in the peniten-
tiary at Puebla. His friends say that
he is being treated with every consider-
ation receiving dozens of visitors daily
and conducting his business affairs from
an office set up in the prison.
Several Americans have formally re-
quested that William O. Jenkins the
American consular agent at Puebla who
is under arrest? be allowed to transfer
his case to the Federal Court Hilario
Medina under-secretary of foreign rela-
tions said last night that if Jenkins
believed his individual rights were being
attacked he was free to use the writ of
amparo a Mexican legal process similar
to the writ of habeas corpus in the
United States. In this instance Senor
Medina said the case of Jenkins would
be brought to the attention of the gener-
al court with the privilege of invoking
a supreme court ruling.
COAL FOR SOUTHWEST
MAY BE TIED UP BY
KANSAS CITY STRIKE
Two Thousand Trainmen
and Yardmen Out Over
Local Issues.
Kansas City Mo Nov. 29. — Two
; thousand railroad trainmen and yard-
I men of Kanaaa City will ro on atrika at
4 o'clock this afternoon according to an
announcement by local Brotherhaad of
Railway Trainmen officials.
All of the railroads entering Kansas
City will be affected with the itossible
exception of the Chicago. Rock Island
& Pacific. The strike vote was taken at
an early hour this morning.
W. M. Corbett president of the Kan-
sas City Terminal and the government
railroad representative here said be
was doing everything he could to keep
the terminal men from striking. It was
said the strike order resulted from lo-
cal grievances and it was hinteil that a
radical element among the railroad
workers was reaponsible for its issu-
ance.
Union officials of the trainmen said
the national issues of the railroads be-
ing discussed at Cleveland had no part
in the strike. A strike of trainmen here
would tie up coal shipments for a great
part of the Southwest.
Only men working in the yards of
the two Kansas Cities are involved in
the strike and chairmen of roadmen
members of the Brotherhood of Train-
men working out of Kansas City are
making groat efforts today to avert the
local walkout.
Whether members of the local Switch-
men’s Union will also strike is as yet
uncertain.
H. A. Carroll general chairman of
the B. of R. T. here issued a state-
ment to the trainmen saying the strike
is illegal under the laws of the Brother*
hood of Railroad Trainmen and anyone
participating forfeits any protection
granted under the laws of the brothcr-
hood.
“This is n most Inopportune time for
a strike such as contemplated” snid the
statement “and I urge that you give
this matter your most earnest and seri-
bcs consideration keeping in mind how
a rail strike at thia time would increase
the suffering of the people who are now
facing famine and suffering brought
about on account of the eoal strike.”
If the men carry out their purpose It
will moan that Kansas City and sur-
rounding territory will be left practi-
cally without fuel as none can be moved
without the aid of the syltchpen.
LADY ASTOR TO WEAR
PLAIN COSTUME WHEN
SHE ASSUMES DUTIES
Will Lay Aside Silks and
Jewels for Debut in ■
Parliament. s
Plymouth. Nov. 20.—1 t will be a
darkly-garlied woman unadorned by
jewels who will be presented to the
speaker of the House of Commons Mon-
day to take the oath as a member of
parliament. Lody Astor whose election
to the corbnions was announced yester-
day. says she will wear a plain black
tailored coat and skirt a simple white
shirt waist and n small black hat on
the occasion of her presentation and
that she will not vary from this sim-
plicity of dress except possibly for the
evening sessions when she may wear n
plain dark frock with a white collar aud
cut'fs.
"I will not wear elaborate evening
dress . under any circumstances” she
declared adding that she did not desire
to embarrass any other women who
might become members of the house.
Lady Astor has the permission of the
speaker of the house to wear her hat in
the chamber.
Last night she wns more fatigued by
the continuous excitement of the day
including handshaking and congratula-
tions than at any time during the cam-
paign. The new member of parliament
will start for London on Sunday.
_ Throughout the evening congratula-
tions continued to arrive. Premier
Lloyd George telegraphed. "Hail to the
first woman member of the House of
Commons.”
Lady Astor issued a statement which
said in part:
“I believe that the great bulk of the
people is willing and wants to do what
is right but I also believe that the
spirit of the war profiteer and Bolshe-
vism if they have their way would
make the country not the home ot
heroes but a den o fthieves. The prof-
iteer took advantage of the patriot dur-
ing the war and the Bolshevist revolu-
tion is trying to take advantage of the
broken and unsettled patriot now that
the war is over. Neither is right and
neither represents the great heart de-
sire of the British nation. Both must
be fought and defeated.”
Commons Admire Lady Astor.
London Nov. 29.—News of the result
of the election at Plymouth caused a
mild sensation in the House of Com-
mons in tbe midst of the debate on tbe
coal resolution.
Members of all the parties expressed
ungrudging praise of Lady Astor's fight-
ing qualities and of the manner in which
she had conducted her campaign.
Dry's Glad Lady Astor Won.
Westerville. Ohio Nov. 29.—Officials
nt the national headquarters here ot the
Anti-Saloon League of America today
declared that the election of Lady As-
tor to the British Parliament would
have much to do with bringing about
a victory for prohibition in England.
They said the big vote she received was
nn indication of tbe interest in England
for prohibition. Lady Astor in ber
campaign speeches espoused anti-liquor
legislation.
Serbs Occupy Strumitza Region.
Paris Friday Nov. 28.—Occupation
of tbe Strumitza district of Bulgaria
which was assigned to Serbia by the
Neuilly treaty with Bulgaria has been
comple'ed by Serbian troops according
to advices from Belgrade. Bulgarian
civilian authorities have also been su-
perseded by Serbians.
Scialola Arrives In Paris.
Paris Nov. 29—Vitter'o Scialoia.
Italian minister of foreign affairs ar-
rived here today. J
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
DHL EFFORTS' i
TO MINE COIL 1
BEGIN MONDAY
Government Knows Week-
end Is Considered Holi-
day by Workers.
KANSAS WITHOUT FUEL
Union Leaders Predict 14
Per Cent Raise Will *
Be Ignored.
Chicago Nov. 29.—Immediate result*
in increased production of bituminous
coal were not expected today to follow
tbe government's announcement that It
proposed to see mining begun and post-
ing at the shafts by the operators of
notice of the granting of a 14 per cent
wage increase. Operators looked upon
tbe latest steps in the miners' strike
with optimism however and believed
that on Monday many workmen would
re-enter tbe mines. Saturdays aud Sun-
days generally have been regarded as
at least part holidays in the coal fields
they pointed out.
On tbe other hand miners' spokes-
men generally predicted that few men
would return to work under those con-
ditions. adding that the offer would be
ignored especially in tbe great fields of
tbe central competitive area embrac-
ing Ohio Illinois Indiana and West
Pennsylvania.
Milder weather today over much of
the country which for two days past
was in the grasp of unseasonably low
temperatures brought relief. Many
small cities aud towns were almost fuel-
less nnd suffering was imminent.
With radical restrictions on use of
fuel in force in many places notably
Kansas City Mo. Omaha. Neb. and
Indianapolis and the entire southern
region state and local offiicals today
considered further means of warding off
a famine.
Kansas Situation Serious.
In Kansas Gov. Henry J. Allen went
ahead with plans for opening up the
strip pits Monday. He said 4060 men
had volunteered and be conferred last
night at Kansas City Mo. with Maj.
Gen. Leonard Wood commander of the
Central Department of the United
States Anny. Meanwhile the domestic
situatiou in Kansas was described as
critical. Calling of a conference of gov-
ernors of the coal producing stntes tor
Mouday or Tiieaday at Chicago by
Frederick D. Gardner governor of Mis-
souri today awaited statement of a defi-
nite plan of action by the Federal gov-
ernment for reopening the mines.
Announcement that all mines in Wy-
oming were being worked today was
nmong tbe encouraging bits of ziews
from the production fields. Possibili-
ty of settlement of tbe strike in Illi-
nois also brought some encouragement.
Gallup Strikers Jailed.
New walkouts in tbe West Virginia
field from which most of tbe bitumi-
nous coal mined since the strike was
called has come today threatened to re-
duce tbe approximately 40 per cent of
the normal amount the government said
had continued to be brought in all
states. At various points today tbera
were reports that train service was to
be reduced but they lacked eonfirma- j
tion either from Walker D. Hines di- !
rector general of railroads or regional I
directors.
At Gallup New Mexico 25 striking '
miners today were under arrest. Mili-
tary authorities ordered them taken in-
to custody when they attempted tn hold
a meeting without obtaining a permit.
Secretary df War Baker today had
before him a request from Governor
Robertson of Oklahoma for troops to
be sent into that state to protect minei4 ■
who desired to re-enter the diggings. J
ANSWER ALLEN’S APPEAL. «
4000 Kansans Volunteer to Dig Coal W;
Relieve Suffering.
Topeka Kan. Nov. 29.—Four thous-^
and men were ready to go to work in '
the Kansas eoal fields in response to >
Gov. Henry J. Alien’s appeal for volun- '
teers to dig coal and prevent suffering
among citizens of the state according
to reports in the governor’s office last
night. It is probable that the first con-
tingent. probably 1000 strong will os
srnt to the coal fields Monday on spe-
cial trains it was stated.
As plans looking toward the opera-
tion of the strip mines go forward the
state's fuel supply is shrinking fast as
a result of a severe sleet aud snow
storm and extremely low temperatures.
From one end to the other the state is
a glare of icy snow aud conditions are
being made worse iu the eastern section
last night by rain which is freezing as
it falls. Local weather officials give
no promise of early relief from tho
storm and more suow is predicted for
today.
Last night Governor Allen and Adju-
tant General Charles I. ’Martin were
in Kansas City. Mo. where tbey will
bold a conference with Major General
Leonard Wood commander of the Cen-
tral Department of the United States
Army.
Declaring that the operators of Okla-
homa have shown no disposition to gnw
material aid to keep up eval production
during tbe present crisis Gov. J. B. A.
Robertson yesterday terminated neg -
tiatious with representatives of the mins
owners and announced that another at-
tempt would be made to operate th>
mines by volunteer labor.
Federal troops from Fort Sil! or Sac
Antonio. Texas to guard the mines an I
afford. tbe fullest protection to the
workmen against nny attempt at inter-
ference from union sources were asked
in a telegram srnt by Governor Robert-
son to Secretary of War Baker.
John A. Whitehurst chairman of lbs
State Council of Defense sent n tele-
gram last night to the County Defenso
chapters of the state asking them to
submit an immediate report as to tint
number of men that would be available
from their section for service in tLe cual
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