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VOL. XLI—NO. 148.
BURNS CHARGES
DRUG INDUSTRY
UNFAIRLY TAXED
President of Texas Associa-
tion of Druggists Scores
Tax Method.
WANT FAIR PRICE BODY
Recommends to Convention
That Factories Be Forced
to Be Fair.
** Texan druggist* were urged to make
an organised fight on "unfair and
burdensome taxon” and to net up a
fair price committee for governing man-
ufacturer*’ quotations on toilet prep-
aration* and accessories by W. C.
l»urn* of San Antonio president of the
Texan Pharmaceutical Association. at
the opening session of its forty-second
annual convention Thursday morning
in the ballroom of the Gunter hotel.
Five hundred men and women were
present. Mure than half of the morn-
ing was given over to addresses of wel-
come and responses. Lively gisMl-fcl-
lowship ami cordiality were manifested
to an unusual degree.
Mr. Burns prefaced his address by
de*daring that tin retail druggist has
faced many grave difficulties and over;
room them one by one during the lasi
rear ami that the danger* ahead will
be safely passed if n spirit of co-oper-
ation and attention to the interests of
the industry a* a whole are shown.
"The greatest danger wo have to
face” he declared "lies in the unjust |
and burdensome taxes which have been ;
heaped one after another upon the
shoulders of the druggist. It neems
that whenever any revenue must be
raised misguided ami eager spellbinders
arise within our legislative halls to in-
sist that it be raised by putting an
additional buah^u on the already over-
burdened retail druggist. That this
condition exists is due mainly to the
fact that we have not bJ'cd out for
our own interests.
Factories Get lH Profit.
"I believe that the remedy lira in or-
gatiixed effort and c<»-o»M*ralion.
"It is al*o true that while some of ।
our manufacturer* recognise the fact
that the druggist is entitled tn ■ fair
profit on toilet preparations and ac-
cessories. most of them are making us
the gnats demanding wholly unjust
prices and giving na the laugh when
we complain. We are selling lots of
am h supplies at no margin of profit
at all and in many Instances we are
netting an actual loss.
"Nome time ago the National Asao-
Beta I>rugg i s t
scale of $2. $4 and $X n dozen on ar-
ticles which were tn retail at 25 cents.
.TO cent* ami $l. But this action had
little effect. The manufacturer con-
tinned to charge what he pleased.
"It seems to me to be a I’hml plan
jtn set up local associations. under the
^state organization and let their pres-
idents sit as n fair price committee
to pass upon the prices offered on these
classes of goods. Tiny could refuse
tlnjir endorsement to such manufac-
turers as refused to meet the wale they
deemed equitable.
No legislation Effected.
"We must give more attention tn our •
own interests a* an as*oriation. if we !
ex|HTt to secure the legislation to which I
we are justly entitled. Our n*MM-ia-
tioii last year offered only one bill to
the legislature. It was to raise the edu-
cational requirements for licensed phnr-
marists nnd it* sole object was t<» ele-
vate the standards of pharmacy put-
ting it on a plane with the medical nnd
other professions. But wiirh opposition
arose in the legislature ami within our
own ranks that the measure had to
be withdrawn.”
Mr. Burns paid a high tribute to the
work of the National Association of
Retail Druggists urging members of
the pharmaceutical association to en-
list their effort* with the national or-
ganization. lie also urged member* to
be constant in attendance at the con-
vention and take an interest in the
business to Is* transacted.
At the conclusion of his address a
committee of three was named to study
it and recommend suitable notion upon
it. The members are: W. 11. Grot-
ha us San Antonio chairman: Coakey
Evan*. Jewett; Walter D. Adams. For-
ney.
Black Welcome* Delegate*.
The opening neaaion was called to
order by Walter II Whisnant local
chairman who introduced Mayor O. B.
Black to welcome the visitors in be-
half of the city.
"Go up nnd down the street* on either
aide jay walk if you want to; our
heart* go out to you and we want you
tn feel that we are glad to have you
with us that the hitch string hang*
on the outside of the door.” said
Mayor Black.
"It is giMwl that you have come to
Han Antonio the cradle of Texas lib
erty. whew our forefathers fought the
first battles for Independence ami wnere’
later the valiant anna of America from
every state came to prepare themselves
for a war to uidwdd the superiority nt
the American ring. We welcome you
in the name of the best tradition* of
Texas and the un«urpa**ed hospitality
of thi* great city.”
Dallas Man Respond*.
llesjMmding to the mayor's wrlrome
Arthur Kkillcrn of Dallas said that the
visitor* had come to Man Antnnio with
their hearts singing because they knew
of the unbounded welcome that lay
before them. He expressed the appre-
ciation of the visitors for the cordiality
with which all had been received.
F. A. Chapa expressed the welcome
of ine retail druggist* of this city aa-
suring all member* of the association
that every element in the city wa* gla«i
tn extend all hnspitalitv nnd good cheer.
In response. Walter Graham of Aus-
tin. said that there could be no nerd
of assuring the visitors of Kan An-
tonin’s welcome. This welcome had
been manifest on every side from their
arrival he declared.
Dr. W. A. King expressed the wel-
come of the Bexar County Medical So-
ciety torching nn the close relation*
bMwe« n the phvsiclan nnd the pharma-
(Continued on Next Page.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
WANT PEGGY RETURNED
Joycr’a Attorneys Seek to Have Defend
ant at Chicago Hearing.
Chicago. June 16.—Kou nipt ion of the
fight to bring Peggy Hopkins Joyce bark
to Chicago was ex|»ectvd today when
Alfred Austrian attorney for Jame*
Stanley Joyce in his suit for divorce
continued his arguments at the hearing
Max.
“I want her brought to Chicago for
thi* hearing so you can judge for your-
self by her conduct in the court nsun
and on the witness stand whether she
i* a wom-tn whov atatoMenta yon would
Ixlieve" Attorney Austrian told the
<oqrt yesterday.
“She ha* evaded in her petition and
in her reply how she haw disposed of
I.er fortune nf jewels and the SBS(KM>
she hnd in November." he continued
and added that he could see no reason
whv she should need $lOOOOO to inves-
tigate her own past."
Attorney Austrian is expected to make
his request in the form of a notion nt
the clow* uf his argument today after
which William Kline of New York.
Peggy** attorney will deliver the rebut-
tal. Meanwhile the revenue department
nf the federal government taking its
cue from statement* of Joyce’s attor-
neys that Peggy’s monthly income i*
K2SGO haa started an investigation to
find if this Is true and if so whether
she has paid her income tax.
The Internal revenue department also
i* rciMirtrd to b* investigating reports
regarding quantities of fewela Mr*. :
Joyce k said to have imjiortrd from
l’ari* to determine whether the duty
has been paid.
DALLAS NEAR JUAREZ?
Junior C. of ('. Delegate* From Kansas
and Ohio Thirsty
Dalia* Tex. June 10.—Thirsty dele-
gate* to the second annual convention
of the United States Junior Chamber
of Commerc? from Ohio and Kansas
who arrived yesterday were sadly dis-
appointed. They wanted to spend last
night in Juarez but lost interest in
thing* beyond the Bio Grande when in-
formed that they were nearer Kt. Ix»ui*
than they were to the southern bor-
der of Texas.
Several hundred delegates from cities
all over the country answered roll call
when the convention opened this morn-
ing. Henry (Jie* sen birr Jr.. St. Ix»uis
president of the organization pic-
sldcd.
Business of the early session* includ-
ed consideration of resolution* on de-
dclopmeot of waterways for tran*|»orta-
tion nnd on the assistance of disabled
soldiers. Governor Neff of Texas and
Mayor Kiel of St. Ixiuia were on to-
day’s speaker* program.
CIRCUS ACTOR DIES
Frank Sherback Pioneer Porfornwr
Succumb* Suddenly to Heart Disease.
Oahkoafe Wh. June 16.—There was
sorrow among children here today for
their genial friend Frank Sheipack
pioneer riicus performer and merry go-
round • aerator is dead. He died while
riding on his whirligig last night.
When the machine stopped Kherback
did not alight. Hi* son-in-law and part-
ner found him dead of heart disease-
There was a saide oa bia face for it
had been an unusually bnppy day for
the aged man and his wife a* both
had celebrated their birthdays Mr. Sher-
lack being 74 and Mr*. Sherback 72
and beside* their grand-daughter. Miss
Tillie Siebold had married yesterday.
Shcrbark at one time was noted on
tw<» continents a* a sword swallower
with circuses. As a boy he learned to
do the art with a whalebone and then
he ten away from home in Germany
went with circuses- Hi* act brought him
before the kaiser of Germany ami the
rzar of Russia.
BLUE LAWS UNDER FIRE
League Meet* In Washington In Octo
tober to Combat "I'urltanism."
Washington. D. June 10.—A pro-
jwi>ed feature of the annual convention
of the Anti-Blur Law league of Anieri-
«n which meet* here October 1 to 5
i* n pnrad* from the rapitid to the
White Hou**’ ns a protest against na-
tional blue laws. The parade will Im*
held Tuesday October 4 and it u- plan-
ned to have marchers fiom all over the
ountry participate.
The first «lny of the convention will
be set aside for conferences to discuss
blur laws and plp^i* for <*ombatting
them. On the sreond day. Kunday it
is proposed to have preachers through-
out the nation who are op|M>Msl la Kun-
tiny blur laws discuss the stibjrt t from
their pulpit*. Petition* against blur
Inws will Im* presented to congress on
Monday Athlnssr* bv a number of
prominent men will bring the conven-
tion to n close Wednesday.
THE WEATHER
TEMFKKATI RKS.
JUNK 15
2 p. in I* 2 s. m "•
- I* in •« 3 n. in 7J
4 p. ni >2 4 a. ni 7s
& p. ni >o & a. in.... 74
* p. ni X* C a. in 74
7 p. in.........KC 7 a. in..j...... 74
* p. in Bl * a. JI
» p in x 2 9 a. in ••
io p. ni 79 io a. ni IS
11 p tn 77 11 a. ni (I
12 mMniffht 74 12 noon k«
i E 1« 1 p. ni If
1 a. m 74 2 p. ni 90
o
WK4TIIKK F4IKK4 AST.
Han Antonio and vicinity—Tonight and
Friday partly closdy; maximum tampsra-
tura. 49 to 91; light to moderate aouth-
erly winds.
NOMK WKATIIF.It FOK TOI KISTS.
Mt. Iprals: Temperature. 74; partly
cloudy: 4 mile wind from the south; low-
est temperature In last 24 hours. 72;
highest. 90.
< hlrago: Temperature. 74; clear; 4
mile wind from ths southeast; lowest
tempsratura in last 21 hours 44; hlgh-
Kanwis City; Temperature 74; clear;
12 mile wind from the south; lowest
temperature In last 24 hours 74; high-
est. 90.
New lork: Temperature. 41; cloudy; S 4
tulle wind from the northwest; lowest
temperature in last 24 hours 44; highest.
Washington: Temperature. 76; cloudy;
4 mils wind from the north; lowest tem-
perature in last 24 hours. 49; highest 10.
U.S. NOT TO ENTER
LEAGUE CONFERENCE
ABOUT YAP MANDATE
Geneva Meeting in Tarn
Will Not Consider
Jap Qaestion.
Washington D. June 16.—The
American government it was learned
today d«»rs nnt contemplate participa-
tion in the deliberations of the council
of the League of Nations whkh con-
venes tomorrow at Geneva for conaid-
eration or problem* arising out of the
all<M*ation of mandates A *uggv*tinn
that the United State* be represented
was made by the President of the coun-
cil nfter the I'nitcd Mtatc* had protest-
ed against the award of mandate* with
out its consent.
The French government in a note to
Se< rrtary Hughes recently said that it
would undertake to bring the Yap ques-
tion belter* the council but since the
I nitrd state* and Jap.m bava under-
taken a settlement by dirret negotia-
tion of this and other matter* ut is-
sue between the two countries con«idera-
tion of the Yap matter by the council
i* regarded here a* unnecessary.
PATRONAGE TROUBLES
OVER HARDING’S MEN
DEVELOP IN SENATE
Revenae Commerce and
Attorneyship Appoint-
ments Opposed.
Washington. D. June 16.—Sena-
tors J.ndge of .Mas*arliusrtts. the Re-
publican leader and Willi* of Ohio who
Dominated President Harding at Chi-
cago are on the war path over some
of the recent appointments made by the
Prcshb I.
Senator Ixxlge ha* expressed oj»en
dissatinfection with the nomination of
Profeaaor Jnliua Klein of Harvanl
I-Diversity to Im* director of the Bureau
»»f Foreign and Domestic Commerce
and at his request the senate commerce
committee deferred action Wednesday
on the nomination until Thursday
when executive hearing is expected.
Professor Klein was chosen by Hec
rrtary Hoover nnd it was reported
Wednesday that the President bad sent
the nomination to the senate without
consulting the Republican leader.
Senator Willi* is continuing his op-
position to the apjMdntmcnt of Charles
H. Naut of Toledo. Ohio to be collector
of internal revenue for the tenth Ohio;
District. Both he and Senator Ixxlgc
were White House caller* Wednesday
but neither of them saw the President
On leaving the White House. Sena-
tor Willis declared that he would op-
po*n Jfr. Naut to the end.
The Obio senator inquired Wednes-
day how confirmation of Mr. Naut
might be blocked and wan informed
that if he regarded Mr. Naut ns "per-
**»nally objoctkmablc” the senate would
follow a time honored custom of re-
fusing confirmation. Renntor Willis
hn* filed a memorandum against Mr.
Naut with the senate finance commit-
tee. which experts to take the case up
Monday.
Another patronage row reported brew-
ing is over the nomination of Frank A.
Lfeney. Republican state chairman of
North Carolina to b<* federal district
attorney for North Carolina. He js en-
countering opposition from influential
senators close tn the administration.
The*e and other patronage troubles
were said tn b* the rau*e of anme fric-
tion between the rapho! and White
House but Republican leader* were
confident that no serious results were
probable.
SWAG GOES TO CHARITY
Pil' -• Testifies Toledo Mail Money
Went to Polish Parishioners.
Toledo Ohio. June 16.—Anthonv
Gorok. priest nf nn impoverished Polish
parish at New Chicago Ind . a native
of Germany and under in«li<*tment for
conspiracy in conuei’tinn with the $l-
(MMi.ooo poatoffirc robbery her** Febru-
ary 17. today finished testi.mmy in Uni-
ted States district court begun yeater-
day when he told how he was brought
int«» the plot by Wanda Urbnytis one
of the IS defendants now nn trial.
The pri«-M minus the garb of his or-
der had related haltingly how he spent
the money obtained from rashing one
of the gItMMI IsHi'ls to keep his
parishioners from starving. He put the
money in the bank for their need*
bought .<.V» worth of candles for hi*
church nnd distributed the rest for ex-
penses of his parish. He paid three
sisters their monthly allowance of $75
a month he said^
The Rev. Father Gorek told tlft* jury
hr burled most nf the in stolen
Ixmds given to him by Wanda I'rbaytis
wnt SI(NHI to his brotlirr in Germany
nnd gave three bonds to John Pnulek a
parishioner.
Paulek also is on trial.
PENNSYLVANIA OIL CUT
Se<ond Reduction Within a Urrk Is
Announced at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg Pa. June 16.—The second
reduction in the price of crude oil with-
in a week was announced hen* todnr
by the prim-ipnl pun having agiD44es
when another cut of 25 cents a barrel
on all grades was posted. New prices
are:
Pennavlvania crude $2.50. Corning
M.dO Cabell $1.31. Somerset. (Ky.l
$1.10; Somerset (Ky.) Light $1.30.
Rnglnnd 75 cents
Stcßilily increasing storks was given
as the cause of the reduction.
BEER RULES TO WAIT
Revenue Bureau Will l»ela> I ntil Con-
gress Arts.
Washlnctnn D C. June 16.—Issu-
ance of beer regulations by the inter-
nal revenue bureau it was said today
will await congressional action on the
Volstead brer bill.
Brewers here indicated no desire to
start the manufacture of medicinal brer
in the fare of possible hostile I* gi*la-
tion and it was thought that the regu-
lations should wait until congress ex-
presses it* attitude.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS THURSDAY JUNE 16. 1921.—TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
HARDING'S P LANS
FOB LEAGUE ARE
SOUGHT 8F HOLT
Magazine Editor Who Head-
ed Peace Organization
Asks Statement.
MAKES VEILED THREAT
Country to Be Organized for
League If Plan Not
Presented.
New York. June 16.—Hamilton Holt
i magazine editor who hraded the dele-
gation of pro-league Republican* that
called on Former President Wilson dur-
ing the last presidential campaign to-
day made public a letter he had writ-
ten Prcsidiut Harding asking him to
explain to the American people the
terms of the Harding asuniation pro-
to Hiipplunt the Wiiaott I Ig
<»f Nations.
If Mr. Harding had nn plan he said
then* uould bv nothing left lor league*
friends but to "organize the coun<r>
so as to capture congress for the H ague
in 11>22 and the presidency in 11124. ’
Mr. Holt u member of the league to
enforce locr took a hand in the last
presidential campaign by making pub-
lic a list of Uni Republicans who had
bolted the Harding ranks.
The text <»f his letter followa:
"It is now six years that th** League
of Nati4MM has been before the coun-
try. It i* now two years that you as
senator presidential candidate presi-
dent-elect and l*reoident have had the
League of Nations issue officially Indore
you.
“An senator you voted tn have the
United St ntea enter the existing league
provided the Jxxlfc atnrnilmente were
made part of the a<*t of ratification.
Attitude Said in lhmb(.
“As presidential candidate you left
the country and even your own fol-
lowers in doubt ax to your attitude.
Thirty-one prominent Republic*—
among whom were your secretary of
utatc. Mr. Hugh** and your secretary
of commerce Mr. Hoover—axeunul
their fellow countrymen that you would
go into the cxlating league. Senator*
Borah and Johnson and the other *ir-
reconcllablea' assured them you would
not.
"As president elect you did not see
fit to disclose your attitude on the
league beyond what you hnd said dur
iug the campaign. Both the ‘thirty-one*
nnd the ‘irrcconcilables’ claimed you
for their own.
“As President. however you have un-
equi vocally repudiated the existing
league of Nations whose area com-
prises considerably more than half the
«*arth and whose imputation numbers
three-quarters of th* human race. You
even permitted without rebuke your
ambassador at the Court of St. James
to say that you will hare nothing to
do with any ‘commission or committee
apjMUnted by the league or rcsismsible
to it directly or indirectly openly or
furtively.*
Want Statement of Plan.
“You have nevertheless as presi-
dential candidate repeatedly promised
during the campaign nnd as President
you have reiterated that promise that
you will seek to establish *au associa-
tion of nations based u|»on the applica-
tion of justice and right binding us in
conference and co-ojmration for the pre-
vention of war and pointing the way to
a higher civilisation and international
fraternity in which all the world might
share.'
“You have not yet given the Ameri-
can people the slightest inkling of the
terms of this llaiding assM*iatiou that
you propose shall supplant the Wilson
league. Hus not the time come 1 re-
npectfully ask for you to do this. Sure-
ly you < auuot asps t tbt M members
of the present league to scrap it and
come into your association unless two
things are perfectly clear:
“First—that the new association is
substantially as gomi or better than
the existing league nnd.
“Second—that this time a proposal
of a President of the Inited States will
have the permanent ami overwhelming
support of the American people.
Must Have Discussion
“You are a statesman of sufficient
experience to know that our jievplc will
not support your association —no mat-
ter how excellent —without the fullest
preliminary discussion. Events of the
last two years have demonstrated this.
lou cannot therefore ho|»e to get pub-
lic opinion behind your association with-
out taking your countrymen into your
confidence.
“Even if your own party were com-
pletely unit<*d on the issue you would
still have to get some Democratic sup-
|»ort to assure the ratification of your
association by two thirds of the senate.
Am your party was the one that first
made the league n party issue the
Democratic senators would be only hu-
man if they turned the tables and also
made your association a party issue.
They control more than a third of the
votes in the senate and they can block
you as you and your colleagues blocked
.Ur. Wilson.
"If you expect to gain Democratic
support it is incumbent U|»on you to
pnqiosc an association so concrete and
effective as to commend itself to the
enlightened sense of both parties. There-
fore the quicker you take the Ameri-
can people into your confidence the bet-
ter.
Thinks Bolshevism Alternative.
“There is another and even more im-
portant reason why you should disclose
the de’alla of your plan at once. The
world in on the brink of revolution
famine and jwstilence. The only two
great ideas that have come out of this
war as world pnna<*ras are the Ix’aguc
of Nations and Bolshevism. If xmi
repudiate the existing league and delay
too long suggesting anything in its
place you run the very real risk of
making the world believe you have no
plan at all and if that comes to be gen-
erally believed. can you guarantee that
the world would not turn to Bolshevism?
“Mr. President the time has come
for you tn redeem your promises. The
country and the world have waited
long enough to know just what kind
of an association you have in nund'*
ARREST EIGHT MEN
AND RECOVER SEVEN
STOLEN AUTOMOBILES
Dragnet Spread by Sheriff
Causes Arrest of Al-
leged Thieves.
Sheriff Tobin and deputies have
rounded up a gang of alleged automo-
bile thieve* whu-e chain ui oiHratiou*
formed u line from the Mexunu border
to Oklahoma. Eight men have b<cn
taught in the dragnet and right rars
"even of which were Molen in San An
tonio recovered.
The wholesale rapture of the auto-
mobile thieves is the result of a sys-
tem of co-operation between Sheriff
Tobin bonier officials and Oklahoma
sheriffs. The sheriffs of all Texa*
counties an* parly to the scheme. The
secret of *u<ve** lies in tpiixxiug every
stranger detected trying to sell an an*
Ipnmbile or whose art ion* in any way
are regarded ns suspicious. The ex-
change of inquiry by telegraph between
officers ha* resuth-d in a round-up of
men wanted in San Antoniu. in half
n dozen cities and the recovery of stolen
cars.
Thursday’s record at the sheriffs of-
fice shows two men an hrin* held fol
San Antonio officers at Miami. Okla.
another at Durant. Okla a third at
Lan*do. still another nt Eagle Pass
two at Floresville while one is in jail
here for automobile theft in Corpux
Christi.
“We are cleaning up so fast on Ran
Antonio automobile thiercs." said Chief
Deputy Alphonse Newton. Thursday
“that we find we have not sufficient
deputies to go after them nt once. Our
limited numlMT of deputies is our only
handicap.”
Deputies will s*irt Thursday night to
return the men here for trial. Depu-
ties Suhirn. Karlnro and Speer will be
detailed to do this work. Cars owned
by Clifton (Jeorge. J. D. Scarborough
and M. M. Schultz have been recov-
ered.
The capture of two men nt Flores-
ville. Thursday morning reveals the ef-
fectiveness of the plan to investigate
strange motorists An automobile
owned by A. G. Treff. Il urn I Kou to C.
was stolen Wednesday night. It was
missed early Thursday morning. Al-
most simultnnonuvly with Mr. Treff
reporting the theft to the sheriffs of-
fice n telephone message from Sheriff
Kames at Floresville. advised of the
rapture of the men there and the re-
covery of Mr. Treffs car. They had
tried to dispose of it. The act caused
their apprehension.
ROB GRAYBURG SAFE
Tldcf Gets Gasoline Coupon Kook and
Some Money.
Burglars rifled the safe of the Gray-
burg Oil station. South Prosa ami Caro-
lina streets mid obtained $lO worth of
gasoline coupons two checks one for
$2l. and the ntht for $45 and about
$7O in moner The place was found
open by the police.
The “fish |wde* thief has again put
in hh appearance. Harry Zier 401
Martin street reported his trousers
stolen while he slept. After appropriat-
ing a purse containing $lO the thief
threw the trousers in the street. Tiie
theft detective; sar. is executed by
the use of a fish pole with a honk at-
tached to the end. The operator u*-es
it tn *lift ’ garments through an open
window.
Sneak thieves stole a purse out nf nn
automobile owned by Miss Eunice
Adam. Wednesday afternoon while the
car was parked on South Flor's street
near Guilbenu street. The purse con-
tained some jewelry including it brooch
set with pearls and also n number tf
letters.
A touring eat. the property of W. 11.
Parker. 34- West Commerc* street was
stolen about 2 o’clock Wednesday aft-
ernoon while parked near East Houston
and St. Mary’s streets.
WEATHER IS UNCHANGED
Skies to Continue Partly Cloudy With
Temperature Around tM) Decree*.
Skies will continue partly cloudy and
temperatures unchanged Thursday night
and Friday in San Antonio and vicin-
ity according to .1. H. Jarbor. meteor-
ologist. The maximum temfsTature
will be between SO and !M degrees.
Winds will remain southerly and mod-
erate.
Abilene was the only station in Texas
reporting a thunderstorm and rainfall
during the last 24 hours the total
precipitation bring only .<>2 inch.
The storm area in the west which
has kept the weather unsettled during
the last week was a little more devcl-
o|m*<l Thursday morning but the line
of notion had moved farther north mak-
ing rainfall in Texas less likely. The
orca was divided Thursday morning
with one section centered over North
Dakota mid the other over Ctah. Pre-
cipitation was light and scattered
throughout the western and middle
states.
Moderate to heavy rainfall was re-
ported from the southern Atlantic
coast states the heaviest bring 2.7* at
Macon. Ga.. 1.10 at Atlanta ami 1.40
rtt Augusta. It was caused by local
atmospheric conditions.
The highest temperature reported in
the Cnitrd State* nt 7 o’clock Thurs-
day morning was *2 degrees at Key
West Tampa and Miami. Fla. and the
lowest was 34 degrees accom|»aniod by
.02 inch of rain nt Winnemucca. Nev.
The highest wind reported during the
night was 52 miles at Modena. Ctah.
CAR CRASH KILLS ONE
Traveling Man in Automobile Party
Dirs on Dallas Pike—Others Hurt.
Dallas. Tex. dune !«.—linker V
Wiley traveling sales.nan of St. Ixijis
was crushed to death and four per-
sons injured two |M-rha|w fatally when
nn automobile in which they were rid-
ing turned over last midnight on the
Fort Worth Dallas pike midway be-
tween Grand Prairie and Arlington.
Mrs. Lnratne ('rninr of Dallas and T. 11.
Lively said to be a merchant of White-
wright. nre in the city hospital here and
probable will not recover from injuries
nrcordin* to physicians. The ehauffeur
was arreted and is being held pending
investigation of the accident.
Normal Conductor Injured.
Corpus Christi. Tex. dime Is.—Prof-
J. W. Grissom his wife and three chil-
dren were injured Monday night when n
car bring driven by him overturned on
Water street. None were seriously in-
jured. Professor Grissom is eonductor
Um MEETING
SEEKS PROBE OF
HAH MUI
Conditions in Cotton Mills
in South Scored by
Unions.
SAY WOMEN OPPRESSED
Charges Made That Hc-nes
and Food Refused by
Mill Owners.
Dem er. Colo. June 16.—The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor today by rr*o-
I tit ion railed ii|w»n the I’nited States >m-
ate to adopt the La fold te bill provid*
in* for n federal investigation of the
nation*wide •’lockout” of seamen.
The convention ad- pt rd n resolution
railing for n congressional investigation
into condition* in the cotton mills of
the Mouth.
Every a**i*tan«’c wc* pledged by the
federation to I'nited Textile Workers
now conduct.ng n strike of more than
150119 worker* in these mills.
The shipping strike rewdution intro*
duced by the International Seamen’*
I nion. declared that a ’•combination of
European and American ship owner*
aided by the I'nited State* shipping
board have up to this moment nern
bu«y thwarting the American |*eople in
their legitimate desire anti purpose to
share in the ovorora* commerce ami
in building for America roa power cor-
rrM|>onding t* the American seaboard.”
Wimrn and Children Oppressed.
hi supporting the resolution demand-
ing nn investigation of southern rot-
ton mills. Thomas F. MeMnh< n of the
textile workers declared that thousands
of women and young children are em-
ployed in the southern mills.
“Mill owners.” he said. “refuse
homes refuse work and won’t sell
groceries to those who object to long
hours.
’’Never in my ex|»rrieure in the tex-
tile Industry hare I seen condition*
so abominable as those that exist to-
day. 1 hare been in the textile industry
forty-one years.
•’ln casra the mill barons of North
Carolina even hire gunmen to carry
out their autocratic rule.”
Mr. McMahon declared that profiteer-
ing was nn*' being carried on in the
cotton mill* “near equalling the |u*ak
profits of 1920.” Ho said women's
wagon ha n been cut in raoes from $27
a week to $7 a week and their hours
increase to (JO and 00 hours a week.
Drive Out V. S. Seamen.
The seamen’s resolution declared the
inquiry was Decennary in order tlut the
•’American i»cuple may know the truth;
that action may be taken to thwart the
international conspiracy and that the
hopes and purposes of America to ob-
tain its proper share in the world's
sea power may be protected and real-
ized.”
’’l’a ion tailing is now used.” said
the resolution “as a smoke screen to
hide the real purpose of the interna**
tional shipowners whose pur|M»o is to
drive the American seamen from the
:tea and American vessels from the
ocean.”
Abolish “Color Line.”
A resolution was adopted pledging
to the International Ladies garment
workers financial and other assistance
in their efforts to organize workers in
the small towns outside the garment
centers.
Another measure designed to abol-
ish the “color line” in the federation
was adopted. It proclaimed the prog-
resa already made in “breaking dowu
the barrier of race antipathy” and de-
clared ”t«» every man mid woman in the
federation an equal op|»ortiinity to en-
joy the benefits that accured through
collective bargaining.”
Would Re-enter International.
Two international unions have de-
manded that the convention instruct
President Samuel Gompers immediately
to re-affiliate the federation with the
International Federation of Trade
This became known today w hen resol-
utions presented by the International
Association of Machinists. Oilers and
Firemen were made public. Doth prac-
tically ca 11 for a repudiation by the
delegates uf the action of President
Gomprrs and the executive council in
severing relations with the Enr<q»enu
labor movement because of its revolu-
tionary activities.
A* both resolutions were referred
to the committee on international rela-
tions which is headed by President
Goiujiers. labor leaders predicted that
they would be rv|»orted unfavorably and
the action of the federation’s official
upheld.
Protest Chinese Smuggling.
The I'nited Brotherhood of Main-
tenance of Way Employes and Kail way
Shop laborers comprising a member-
ship of 250.000 will make a fight on the
floor of the convention for reinstate-
ment in the federation it was learned
today. The union wa* NUM|wndcd in
1919 because of a jurisdictional dispute
with the I'nited Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners.
Th** San Francisco Labor Council
in a resolution demanded that protest
be made to the Department of tabor
against “the leniency that permits the
smuggling into the I'nited States of
stst or more Chinamen every mouth.”
The executive council is asked to op-
pone any attempt iu congress to change
the exclusion laws so that they would
permit the admission of Chinese into
the country.
The resolution charges that a “na-
tional organization of the enemies of
labor and the people of this country
have been working aecrctly for several
years to break down the Chinese exclu-
sion act.” and demands that the fed-
eration condemn “this most despicable
conspiracy to break down American
standards in order that few enemies of
labor s^ the |»eople mat profit from
the lam* of th- Chinese cooliea to the
detriment of all honest employers.”
ESPIONAGE ACT OF
1917 TO BE APPLIED
TO IRISH ARMS SEIZED
Over 509 Machine Gani
and Spare Parts Found
on Ship.
New York .lune 16.—The federal es
11 <onagc ret -f 1917 authorizing seiz-
ure and run fl *cation of arms or muni-
tions intrnd'*<i for illegal export*. will he
applied to the machine guns seized by
custom official.* nn the steamship East
Side :in4 believed to have been destined
for Ireland. The shipment is now he’d
by Hoboken police nn a search war-
I rnnt.
Tliis made known today when
nttoinws roprrs*oting the government
I appeared in recorder's court in IL»bo-
ken for n hearing. The proceedings
urre delayed. however until Inter in
the tiny to permit attorney* to deter-
mine whether the net nad been repealed
in whole or »n iv'rf.
Tha more than 500 machine gun* ami
hundred* of spare parts were seized
Wednesday mid subsequently taken from
the customs men ns they were being
carted nw from their pier by Hoboken
police acting on a search mid seizure
warrant sworn out by n man giving the
na.ne of Frank William*.
No further information concerning
him was available nt ILdiokrn police
headquarter*. lie alleged that they had
been stolen from him on June 11. Tl f
arms were taken to judiro headquarters
at Hoboken mid will be held pending a
hearing before the recorder to determine
who is entitled to their cushsl/.
Arrordla*: to nqiortM reaching govern-
ment agencies two change* of crows
bn light about by the nntion-wide marine
strike resulted in the dinrovrrj of ( be
arms. It is reported that a memlsr
of one of the crews “tipped off’ the
government investigators.
Presence of the arms on board die
East Side wa* not known to the owner
of the ship Until informed by govern-
ment officials.
Investigation* a* to bow the anas
came to be niton rd. who caused them
tn be plan I there mid fnr whnm they
were intended nre under way by of-
ficials of the custom* bouse.
One r«qs*rt is that they were smug-
gled aboard from launches which cam**
up to the ship’s wide at night ami tie
arms swathed in burlop bags wtie
lioistisl aboard aa “engineroom supplies.”^
A curious member of the crow cut into
• »nc of the e bags with his knife. di<-
closiug a mcchinv gun.
When a search was made the arms
were found concealed in various parts
of the ship.
3RITISH WARN TURKS
AGAINST ANY ATTACKS
UPON CONSTANTINOPLE
War Threatened If National-
ists Attempt to Take
City.
Ily Ilir AMwlntn! PrrM.
Constantinople .lune 10.—The Brit-
ish Lave u a rued the Turkish Nation-
alists that any attempt tn take Constan-
tinople will mean war with Great Bri-
tain.
The purjiose of sending a British
brigade from Malta tn relieve the
Greeks at Jsmid is tn frustrate any
such Nationalist attempt to occupy Con-
stantinople.
Offensive to Be Delayed.
Smyrna. June 16.—1 t is improbable
that the .Greek offensive against the
Turkish Nationalists will l>e started for
several weeks. King Constantine dcclar-
••d to The Associated Press yesterday.
He said he would not go to the front
before July 3 and that he did not ex-
pei't to return to Athena until August.
The Greek army now numbers
<>oo fighting men in Annnolia. mid it has
IOOJMNI reserves. The Nationalists it
is estimated have less than 100.000.
Constantine docs not find life in Smyr-
na very cheerful and laincntnl the fact
that he couhl not go bathing on account
of the curiosity of the |»eop|r.
“1 do not understand the American
game of poker” the King remarked. “I
or.ee played but didn’t know the value
of the cards I held and had to bluff my
way through but I won.”
In the course of a half hour’* con ver-
-ation the king discu*M*d everthing from
leligion and sii|M*rstition to the high cost
of living and the beauty of Turkish
women. In front of his house at the
tkne several hundred jiersons had gath-
< red to catch n glimpse of the first king
to come to Smyrna since the days of
the Byzantine cin|M»rors.
Report French Fighting.
Athens June IS.—>lteports that the
French have resumed hostilities against
the Turkish Nationalist* in Eyria and
are making im|sutant progress have
been received in Smyrna says a dis-
patch to the Politico.
FAKE DRY MEN TO JAIL
Agents” Spy on Druggists and Extur
for Alleged Ijiw Violation.
< hicago. June 10.—Two mrn. < barged
with impersonating government officials
were sentenced to a year mid a day
la l^avrnwoith jwmt.-utiary BBa fin d
.VHMI each in I’nited States district
court today following their nrrc*t lur
extorting money from duggists. Repre-
senting themselves as prohibition of-
ficers l^«o Powers former policeman
ami Joseph Morris former prohibition
agent were alleged to have examined
drasfUta' hoeiuL After pfotaadiag
fiud discrepancies the men would bii A
diplomatically that the mattet might in.
“fixed” through n payment by the drug-
gist.
CLAIMS ROADS LOST
undredths of a Cent Short for
Every Train Mile in IP2O.
Washington. D. C*. June 16.—Rail-
roads in 1920 lost two one-hundredtbs
of a cent for every mile of train alter-
ation. L. E. Wettling nf ( hicago.
manager of the bureau of statislrs of
the western lines testified today be-
fore the senate interstate commerce
coaamitlec. Average revenue i»er mile
was S3UG3 he said and average ea-
pensrs plus taxes were
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
'M CRUSHES
j UTO SMI
KILLINGFIVE
Trestle Collapses and Cart
Plunge into Creek in
Nebraska.
27 PERSONS INJURED
Engine and Mail Cars Cross
Safely But Coaches
Wrecked.
Omaha. Neb. June 16.—Five per-
aons are known to have been killed ardi
27 injured a number seriously when
<’h < ago mid Northwestern passcoger
train No. (Um; Lander. Wyo.. to Omaha
win wrecked late last night by the col-
lapse of a bridge over a creek near
N < b.
The dead according Io advi<*es from
Chadron which is about 20 miles from
the scene of the wreck are:
ROBERT SCOTT Chadron baggoge-
man.
F M. STEWART. Gordon Neb.
FRANK BOSNER Joinder Wyo.
C M. BCCK. Grand Island Neb.
B. F. SKI LEK mail clerk of Chad-
ron. died of injuries.
The forward sleepers of the train
plunged through the bridge after the cn-
.iii'l mail car *af*'ly
according to rejiort*. The relief train
look the dead and injured to Chadron
a few inilcw east of the acene of the
wreck early today and returned to the
wreck to complete the search of the
debri* f«>r m ssing passengers. Conduc-
tor* Finnegan wa* among the injured
taken to Chadron and the check of the
1 train left
Milder. Wyo. yesterday morning and
ua* due in Omaha this morning.
Crawford is in the far northweet cor-
ner of Nebraska and wire commoalo-
tion with the scene of the wreck waa
Officials of the road here refused to
give information concerning the wreck.
♦
WEAKENED BY H-OOD.
Sudden Klm* of Creek Blamed for Ne-
bra-ka Accident.
( hicago. June 16. —Sudden rising of
Big ( otlonwood creek three miles east
of Whitney. Neb. due to s local storm
weakened the Chicago and Northwest-
ern bridge an<l wa* res|Muislble for the
wreck late la*t night iu which five
persons were kilh*il and 27 injured ac-
cording to railroad reports today.
The tender baggage mail. day
coach mid chair cars plunged into the
crock. The engine passed over safely
ami the sleeping cars remained on the
tracks.
CONGRESSMAN IS DEAD
Illinois Representative Die* of Heart
Trouble in Washington.
Washington. I). C. June 16.—Repre-
sentative W. E. Mason of Illinois died
from heart tr.-nble.
Although Representative Mason had
been suffering from a heart attack for
several days his condition yesterday
v<> ment
ai ! d< ath i aim unexpet tedly after a
sudden relapw. The illinois representa-
tive was 71 years old and formerly
was a member of the senate.
Was a School Tearlier.
('hicago June 16.—From school
• small lowa town t<> raft
a and senator in both tha
state legislature of Illinois and the na-
tional congreaa was the record of Wil-
liam Ernc*t Mason who died in Wash-
ington today.
He wa* born in Franklinville Cat-
taraugus county New York July 7
ISS<L When be was eight years old
he moved with his parents to Brontona-
port lowa where he received his pre-
iminary education at the Betonsport
academy.
When only sixteen years of age. ba
began his career as a school teacbe^
teaching in Brentousport during tha
year* IMJ6 to 186 ft. He then went to
Des Moines lowa where he taught two
5 ears.
At thia time he began the study of
law Moving to Chicago be was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1872. He entered
the practice of law immediately being
identified with the profession here for
mure than 40 years.
CITY FINES HEAVY
Ten Dollar* Minimum Penalty Assessed
bj New Judge.
Polite Judge Rochester i.*sued heavy
fine* Thursday. As a consequence U
proved the red letter day of the cor-
|H»ratiou ci»urt as far as fine* were cog-
wrm*<L The total aggregated
Forty-six individuals faced the new
judge and none ewa|»ed. Three pro-
<urcd a po*ti>onemcnt of their trials.
When court adjourned the jailor ord-
ered S’* meals for prisoners in the city
jail
The bulk of the defendant* — and
there were men and women arraigned
on n varied assortment of chargee—-
avoidtd going to a roll by the payment
of their fine and $240 wa* ad<led to
tin* cite * iMbniy. Thou* who went
jail defaulted payment of fines amount-
ing to $425.
Judge R«M-hester*s lon* mark waa a
Sin fir i amount be asaeaeed
against seventeen men charged with
shooting crapa. (hie of the pl ay era
us the promoter was fined $2O. Eight
defendant* were >omprlled to |»ay $25
each ou charges nf violating the anti-
vice lan. Four others paid $5O each on
similar charges. Women on’numbered
mrn in this class nf rases. VagranUi
of the “idler” type received $5O sen-
tercea.
Hood Danger Passed.
Hutchinson. Kan.. June 16.—The Ar-
kan*as river la down more than
inrbr» and all danger of flood in Hutrh*
ibsOD is |4l«t.
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