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VOLUME 34
com
M IKES
S II ALL
FIRST WENT UP BUT GOVERN
WENT REPORT BROKE
BACK OF MARKET
ARE SMALLER
Roport of Condition Howover
Was Two Per Cent Better
Than Privoto Estimates
Had Provided For.
(By The Associated Press)
NEW ORLEANS La. Oct. 3. The
final roport today of tho season by
tho department of agriculture Oh con.
Ultlon of tho growing cottah crop
cracked'tho cotton market wide open
and In flvo minutes of trailing fol-
lowing tho lssunnco of tho figures of
42.2 prices wcro 200 points or $10
a balo off from tho highest of tho
morning tho cxtromo of fluctuations
In ono session allowed under thq rules
of tho cotton exchange
December tho most active month
hroko from 21.0B conls a pound to
10 9B; January broko 105 points to
10-55. Bcforo tho Issuance of tho con-
dition report at 10 o'clock tho market
had bulged 147 to 1G0 points on Do-
pembcr and January and the. effect of
ginning to September 25 of 2907950
hales a considerably smaller total than
expected. While tho condition report
of 42 2 per cent of normal was tho
lowest condition report over Jssued
by tho government. It wa(J well r.bovo
expectations which wore around 40.0
The condition report crop of 6537000
bales whereas the trade did not look
for anything above C.100000.
WW YORfo N. y. Oct. 3. Tho
cotton market hero made a sensational
brqak today fallowing tho publication
of tho official crop condition figures
by tho department of agriculture. Af-
ter selling up to 21.05 for December
delivery a now high record prices
broko $0.50 per bale.
"WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 3.
Further dccllno In tho "condition of
cotton during September resulted In a
reduction of 500.000 bales In ho foro-
Cast flf Tirnrlltof Inn Inmin Ms1n 1...
tho department of agriculture which f
jjutucn mo loiai crop at lib.i7U0Q rqul-
valent 500 pound bales. The depart-
ment of agriculture based Its esti-
mate ion tho condition of. tho crop
September 25 which was 42.2 per
cont of a normal Indicating a yield
of 118.0 pounds pjr.noie.
Tho forecast t production In equi-
valent 500 pound bales and the ron.
dltloh of tho crop on September 25
In percentage of normal by states
follow:
Virginia forecast 10 000 and condi-
tion 53: North Carolina 489.000 ntfd
condition 54; South Caroling G)4 000
nnd 40; Georgia 722000 and. 33: Flor
Ida IC.000 and GO: AlaBnma 4G8.Q00
nnd 4G; Mirsisslppl r46.000 and' 48;
Louisiana 245000 and 41: Texas 1-
863000 and 38; Tenness 217.000 and
G2: Missouri 48.Q00 and 70; Oklahoma
405000 and 38: California 08000 hnd
73; Arizona 140000 nnd 81; all other
States 700 nnd S3.
Forecast of Lower California t pro-
duction was placed at 31000 bale In-
cluded In California total hut ox.
eluded trom tho United States total
Cotton ginned prior to September
31 amounted to 2907 y50 running
hales Including 02310 louud h:ilti8.
counted as half bales -237s bales or
American-Egyptian nnd 229 bales of
Sea Island tho census bureau announc-
ed today.
To September 25 last year glnnlngs
woro 2.249.G0G bnles Including 750-
026 round bales; 3365 of American-
Egyptian nhd 37 biles of Sea Iblnnd.
Ginning by states this ys.ir to Sep-
tember 25 follow:
Alabama 229327: Arb-fina 2.170: Ar.
kansas 152050; California J.1?.: Flor-
ida 3.GG7; Georgia 391.75G; Xoulslana
100851; Arkansas 057010 and f3;
.Mississippi 251.001; Mtassuri li.37G;
North Carolina .l-U.vr.T; Oklahoma
130405; South Carotltu 215 9)j Ten
nessee 42130; Texas. 12202St: Vir-
ginia 1051; All other stutcs 354.
COTTON HERK RRINGS
20.50 to 31c MONDAY
Cotton was selling on tho streets of
this city at from 20.50 to 21 cents
nml thorft Vim n ronnwnil nrtlvltv nt
tor tho lull caused by the- fact that
a mrg- numner or jarmers Were at-
tending tho West Texas Fnjr tho past
week with continued fair weather
the farmerH of the county are expected
to have their crop gathered within
a short tlmo.
Cotton yards were busy all day Sat-
urday and Monday morning weighing
in now cotton.
Cottonseed was soiling here at $33
a ton.
FEDEHAIi COURT nUSY
yrni criminal casks
Criminal cased were occupying tho
tJmo of Federal Court for the greater
part of the day Monday. Tho court Is
ontoring upon Its second week having
boon convened Jn special session last
Monday in ordor to provide a three
weeks term.
M. S. Slvells plead guilty to a charge
of violating tho national prohibition
act and given ono month In jail and a
$100 flno nt Monday morning's ses-
sion of court. A largo ntimhor of
criminal cases woro to bo called nt 2
o'clock Monday morning and a busy
week is before the court.
JUDGE ASSERTS HIS
EIFK IS THREATENED
(By th Associated Press)
AUSTIN Texas Oct. 3 In charg.
ing the grand jury of Travis county fo-
duy Judgo James It. Hamilton of tho"
criminal district court of Williamson
and Travis counties said that threats
havo been mado upon his lifo by
anonymous persons.
"These courts havo received threats
of violence through anonymous let-
ters." tho Judgo said "but If I had
been killed as many times as I liavo
been threatened thoro. would not bo
enough vacant lots in Austin to bury
.mo"
Returns to Germany
(Ily Tliu Associated Press) .
BERLIN Oct. 3. The village' tos-
cholm near 'Malmedy amid great
popular rejoicing wrts restored to
Germany Saturday by tho frontior
commission. It Is declared this notion
was taken -because bf tho unanimous
doslro of tho villagers to rejoin tho
fatherland. 1
Wtt Abilene 3Baflp Reporter
N UMBER 238
Take a-Tip From Harding!
..-r.':4'. . . . -L "jM
Tn this nhfltft llin nresldnnt
mount an obstacle Is to leap It-
BOKSMi
RID TO UNEMPLOYED
S
(By Tho Associated Press)
WARiiivnTrw iv r nnt 1
Advisability of a federal bond Issue
iu gifuiu u lunu lur miming loans o
aid municipal public works In years
was under consideration today by sub-
committees of tho National Conference
of unemployment.
Such a proposal has becq suggested
to tho conferonco as part of a plan for
permanent saicguarun against bad
years for. the nation's workers. No
osfltnfttn nt hnw tnnrtv inllllnna r
!dollars would bo required has been
IIIUHU.
Otens havn lieon tnttpn 1v pII nt.
fplnlfl nf TtnRfnn ntiil flAitnl.HJ n.
RDtriA nttipr fltlna tn mif tn(rt ma
!tho emergency relief program adopted
mot wucit uy iiiu vonicrencp secre-
tary Hdovcr announced today.
KAIL UNIONS POSTPONE
ACTION TO OCT. 10.
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO. III. Oct. 3. Railroad
unions win take no action on tho strlko
question before October 10 and pos.
Sibly not for somft limn nftn Hint
date.
This announcement was made today
by R. M. Jewell heart of tho railway
emnlovoft flenm-fmntit nf t1 Avin
ican Federation- of Ixibor follows r
a conference of oxocutlvos.of tho slx-
viJ.v4J50'lu wor' pnsftnizuono.
- ' 1 I.
Get a "Wliilcunsliljig"
(liy Tln Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C Oct. ?.
A "Jury" of twclvo prominent lawyers
after reviewing tho teittmtjny taken
in the rades growing out of tho escape
of Grovcr C. Bergdoll J raft evador
has found both his attorneys E. C.
Bailey and Samuel T. Anseli; Inno-
cent of any participation in tho es-
cape the latter announced lat night.
Copies of the Judicial review nro be-
ing 'bent to members of congress.
Girl Will Bo Tried
CLEVELAND Oft. 3 Tho trlnl of
Marlon McArdle. charged with tho
first degreu muidor. pf Daniel Kaber
her stop-father was not for today.
She Ik tho third to bo tried. Mrs. Eva
Catherino Kaber her mother and Sal-
vatoro Cala. arc sen Ing llfq sonloiicos
for tho ctiino.
1 '1 . I.
Prcncher is Attacked
HOUSTON Texas Oct 3 R. Ho-
cox traveling preacher- of Santa Bar-
bara XJnllfornia was Hluggerl and rob-
bed ns ho wfts rc&ting at a bcljool
houso eight miles cast 'of hero Satur-
day night according to a report mado
to officers today Ilecox was found
this morning. Ho will live.
ONE CASE DISMISSED;
OTHER TO BE TIUED
Tho case of Mrs. Rusio Richards
Bennett s. Claud (Bud) Soars for
dumacoa ramn im fnr- trli.i 1 rvtotio.
Court Monday morning and was dis.
missed. Tho fnn nf Tf f 1?lnl.wiu
vs. Claud (Bud) Sears damages win
bo tried District Judgo W. R. Ely
announced Monday aftornoon.
j no panics concorncd in tho case
resldo at Mcrkel and thoro wer a
largo number of MeikeJ xesldents in
tho courtroom Monday morning. Many
witnesses havi been summouod by
bdth Bides in tho case
THAT EARTH FLAT
ZION. in. net. n "ivmni.. ninnn
Vollva addressing 3000 followors In
Shllo tabornaclo last night reiterated
ms rocont contention that tho world
In flnt finf litm tin intlnfi nn n
nouncod a $1000 roward to any unlver-
uy or couego protespor or mymen
who can .prove that tho world is a
sphere or movesy
"Tim llot'll " tlin nvrinnnr nt yir
and succossor of John Aloxander Dow-
10 saiu -is 1110 auiuor or evolution. 110
is tho author of higher criticism and
ho is tho author of tho Conernlcnn hvs-
tem of astronomy."
"xnoy ask somo brilliant Questions"
ho nildcd. foffirrliiir tn hi rrtH. "rinn
gontloman In Now York wants to kpow
if tho eartJi is a flat statlonaiy plane
why tlio oceans do not flow over It.
Sllnply bocauso "God Almighty pro-
scribed tho motos nnd bounds of the
pcoan and said 'Thus for you shall
go nnd no farther.' Another brilliant
fellow says- 'What Is to hinder ono
from falllnir over the ndi'n?' Vnn nv.
er roach tho odgQ. And you nevor will.
ror oocl Ainiighty's lord says tho oarth
i nmiuimim uy u. wuil Ol iCO ana Bp
t 19."
lAnnln nrn tn ncrYif twntn nl.ll11.AA
UP. said Voliva to swallow "Uiwe as-
tinnnmlnil Una ntirl wlion n n iru
Into thefio thlngH thinlrti and subdues
fnr lllfllHnlf. nn1 fa )i-bva intr.l. tn
attack tho whole system as fnl why
iuu wumi iuuua at inn anu cans
him a fool" t
BEING CI
IDERED
ran
REPEATS
ABILENE
clvra n. vnltintitn tlrMrtho toutv tn nun
Fl
SET ey Sill
FQil IJi:i II flf fi 9TH
1
(Rv the Associated Press)
AUSTIN. Toxnfl. Oct." 3. Flro Pr6-
' ' --' v "
ventlon Day in Texas wag set for next
sunuay octooer a in n proclamation
today by Governor Ncff. Tho procla-
mation follows:
''IU issuing this my proclamation
for flro prevention and flro protection
day I wish to call tho attention of the
people of Texas to the fact that this is
tho fiftieth annlvorsary of tho great
Chicago flro Tho sorlousness of
thdt catastrophe should assist mater-
ially In driving homo tho lesspn of
."Fifty yars ago America learned
her first lesson of tho results of thou-
ghtlessness when the careless uso of
a lantern caused a conflagration In
Chicago that consumed 16.D50 build-
ings cxtendjng over an area of 2124
ncros with a loss of $208000000.
Moi-0 than .100000 persons wcro' left
homolefw.
"During tho last year in Texas
somothing near two hundred lives
have UrcMi JoBt.dircrtly from flrp and
jpanv moro pcrlously Injured and a
lat-ge immber of those persons woro
killed or Injured by fires for which
these innocent pcoplo were not at all
responsible.
"Tho property loss from fires In
Texas last year amounted to about
1?t.nftn OHO nti.1 c4t.Wl.fft... .hn... flin
o""vwvv ...... niu.ini.o 9UfV mi
fully 71. per ceiit of thjH property los
Aran caurfod' fTOn"pVcvTnlnb!o f iros. As'
wuii uio uiaie so wim tno nation
Olllv ft lnrpnr inTmn. fltn tntnl Iib
of bulldiiigs food clothing and prop-'
eriy uunng tuo past year In the Unit-
ed State being ver ?BOO000000.
"Tho losses from fires In Teras arc
nnnrnxlmntntv SJO Oflfl n ilnv Tlinsn
bolostol figures arO almost a catastro-
phe and tho most rcgretablo part of
hit tills Im thnt Ihpsn Inucna In. Ili.na.
and jiroperty 'are. mostly duo to care-
.ubbuobh ul iieupic. ino cnicc corroc-
ttvn. flt tlinun innrlHtnHn n vn-t
knowledge on tho part Of tho people of
tho CatjHOS nf tlVOH ntlfl ft llftlin fan'tian
of moral responsibility to utiard
against them.
A Bnd Habit.
fn lriinir full i-nll 1niAAM n.nf
an inborn trait of character such as
iimurra h nauit or carelessness can
not ho eiii'ftefl fn n ln i . .Anv. in.
genci'utlous carelossness has 'been
rilltfvtn 1... n.. . n.. ..tl.n.t A it..
j .. Vii vjr iiv.iiuu vi. liv-
ing! by tho necessarily rapid growth
v uur uiiivsi uuu (.owns witu inoir
hasty and poorly constructed bujld-
lnCTS Arid flV tlin flnn1rri1.ln v..l.TIA .m
Mloiiey to icgard our rosourccs as in-
uAiiuuaiuuie arm wniie tno outlook Is
ontlniliftlo. let rncli nml r.nrf ..
doublo their efforts and make a de.
u-riniucu citort that thoso conditions
must and will bo improved.
"It is in my Judgment meet and
proper at all times to warn tho peo-
ple ngalnst flro hazards and it is cus-
tomary to designate ono day of each
year upon which tho pooplo nt largo
shall consider tho magnltudo and dan-
ger of flros and consider for thom-
Solvos nnd through proper public
agonclos the -ways and means of pro-
entlng fires. In keoplng with this
thought and lho general practice in
tho nntloii at largo. I horoby proclaim
October 0 lv2l Flro Prevention Day
in Toxa8 nnd urge that tho mayors
of the various cities of Texas issue
proclamations of flro prevention .and
liorforn. thnsn tiln. i i.-.
cdmmunitles which shall disscminnfo
""" u" uoiier Knowidego of tho
causes nml rrini.iiii..0" .. "
.ui '..' cvl rKanlzatIons coopernto
m th tho authorities in making this
I-iro Provontioh Day in Texas the best
Vr.?f.e.'?a5:i!.?-nd avoid much
life .and property'" " D"1 uman
Temperature Made
Extreme Range For
Month of September
Durlnsr the mnnlh nt n. ... .
morcury cut up all kinds of capers' nad
degrees it ts revealed by tho monthly
motoorologlcrtl summary issued by the
iHiilL i.i 'L"L. l" nlne. Bureau.
Green was srmmiinp- nmn .... .v...'
on his vacation. On the fourth i
of tho mpnth tho mercury shows 38
degrees a"nd on tho last day R showod
48 dogrecs
Thoro was littlo rainfall during tho
month total nf n.n.i inov. i "
corded as compared with 5.6C inches
unwiiK ouiuuinoor U-U.
Tim pruvalllpg direction of the wind
was f torn tho south and thpro was a
total movomnnt nf T 75 p niu. ...i.V
- -; '- - .ww atiitvp Willi an
avprogo dally velocity qf 10.7 and a
maximum Voloclty of 30 miles per
IIUUI
There worn 1S rlnnr nv. t h..
cloudy and n pn which .01 inch or
111 nro nf nrnKliiltnflnn ..-. n.C..!l
;...;. ''"vi 7' ' wumm .mere
wan a lunar halo on fho 10th day of
" iiiuiiiu uuu iiiuiiuLTHiornis on tho
ioi oiii- mil aua avuu
RE PRfflTl
DAY
FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY
TEXAS MONDAY OCTOBER 3 1921
GRAIN MEN SPEAK
OF RETURN TO AN
EASIER BUSINESS
UNEASINESS OVER liEGISTiATIVn
RULES AND REGULATIONS
HURTING BUSINESS OP THE
COUNTRY SPEAKER SATS.
(Br th AssocUtsd Press)
CHICAGO Ills. Oct. 3. Preserva-
tion of tho middleman in tho grain
Industry ia to bo one of the principal
topics for consideration nt tho three
day convention of tho Nntlonal Grain
Dealers' Association which convened
hero today according to Charlos
QUinn secretary.
Tho twclvo hundred members of
tho association attending the meeting
according to Mr. Qulnn. expect to
draw up a course of net Ion 'to fruatrato
plans of various Intercuts to do away
with tho middleman. An active cam-
paign will probably bo launched next
March ho said.
Government by minority groups con
stltutcs an ever increasing danger to
tho nation's industrial structure. Pres-
ident Joseph P. Griffin of the Chicago
board of trado told tho association
members in an address today.
"Business the great keystone ot
our prosperity is organized for busi-
ness only" Mr. Griffin said. "The
tlmo has como when it must organlzo
to take its share in government to
protect itself against legislation.
"At state capitals at the national
capital ono finds tho representatives
of theso minority groups vigorously
pressing icr legislation ot benefit to
themselves.
"Tho only tlmo the business man
goes thcro Is when one of theso mi-
nority groups Is trying to destroy his
business; Then ho goes Jn solt dq-
fense. Sohjohow we keep up hope
.nnd get through and como homo
thankful thnt thero romalhs. In the
country a few a pitifully oW real
statesmen who nro not too willowy
between group clamor."
Tho brenkdown Qf tho nation's com-
mercial and Industrial superstructure
was dpo entirely to tho decline In
farm products to levels that destroy-
ed tha producers' purchasing power
B. Clemeht of Waco ToXas president
of the association raid in his address.
"A return to -normal can not mean
pro-war levels for farm products"
Mr. Clement said. "Values for farm
products that wi)l enable producers
to meet' obligations and regain purch-
asing power will start the wheels of
Industry and wipe out 'unemploy
ment.'
Mr. Clement assailed agitators who.
endeavored to turn producers ng.lTnst
middlemen nnd said "to comlmiuue
farmers Would destroy their Individ
ual inlt!atlve."5
A Perilous Tusk
(By The Associated Press)
AUSTIN. Oct. 3 A perilous Job
was recently nsslgned to a workman
ftffiftlSlfr' 'T1
DUtlnir tho hard rains tho dome
Bprung a leak near the highest point
approximately 300 feot to tho flodr
of tho rotunda. A pan was stt 'under
uio arip ana tno arops lanqeu. -wim
a loud sound after falling tho 300
fcot.
Tho workman rigged up a set ot
ropes and ncaffplds and climbed out
over tho dome until ho found the leak.
WiroJajHcUl
(By Tho Associated Press)
PORT WORTH. Oct. 3 Mrs. Mam-
lo kawson was charged with assault
to munior. following tho mysterious
iitabblng early today of her husband
Hal Lawson. Both Mrs. LaWsop nnd
nor ousonnut wno is reportea in a crit-
ical condition declined to discuss tho
affair.
'
SIcct In Michigan
IRONWOOD. Mich. Oct. 3.-31eet
with Intermittent flakes of snow fell
ho.o this morning- Th'O temperature
was about 42 degrees at 10 O'clock.
This Is tho first sleet nnd snow of the
season.
WORLD SERIES TD
siuriEnran
(By The Associated Press)
NEJW YORK N. Y Oct. 3. With
tho major league baseball season pass-
ed into history tho eyes of the sport-
ing world and .that includes nenrly
everybody aro turning toward the
Polo grounds. There on Wednesday
tho Giants and thp Yankees win begin
tholr strugglo for the title of -world's
champions.
4Tho National League champions fin-
ished tho seiuon with a defeat by their
old rivals the Brooklyn suporbas yes-
terday while tho Yankees wound un
by winning from tho Boston Red Sox
Pittsburgh mnlntalned socond place in
the National League by a victory over
tho StXoulj Cardinals nnd tho St Louis
Browns won tho third place in the
American circuit by subduing the
Detroit Tigers. Cleveland lost its final
contest to Chicago.
i WEATHER
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WEATHER PUREAU
For Abilene and vicinity: Tonight
fair and cooler: TuJidny fair.
For Kast Texjs: Tonight fair hnd;
cooler; Tuesdny fair
For W-sst Tens: Tonight and Tues-
cny fair.
Mdgt
NbOn .
Sunrise ... 6:34 ' Runsot .
7 p.m. '7 a.m.
Dry thermometer 81 CS
Wet' thermometer 62 62
Relatlvo humidity 34 71
'"Decrees
6:22
13:39
8l
67
20
Tcmneratures
I t j ' Kc.253:
afmgr 2 -. ... 8S C6
tifT 3 .. S8 .03
0x 4 . ... 02 C9
Syv( 5 .... oo co
etfy ffl 0 .. 81 C9
WjfirV 7 80 C8
Y 8 ... 77 C9
Wdk- ' 9 "' 75 64
" . JErffQ 10 ... 72 70
'- " 11 .... 70 74
!jr Mdgt .07
'
LEASED WIRE
On the Fence
Politicians aro.prono to sit "on
tho fence" Of courso that isn't
why Secretary of tho interior Fall
Is doing it hero. lie's watching tha
buffalo roundup In Yellowstone
Park..
(IIV Th Associated Press)
ASTRAKHAN. Russia. Oct. 3.
.Hopeless groups of famine refugees
crowd tho wharves of Astrakhan. Bit-
ter rains ot Autumn nro falling almost
co'ittnUally and the first snow of the
Russian winter has whitened tho roofd
here bu: tho throngs of emigrants
have no shelter whilo they wait per-
haps Yalnly. day ami night tor trnns-
ppitatloo to tho. Kuban ami Don
regions w1uro they can obtain food
Astrakhan is a city of misery of bu(-
icriug anu oi tienm
Tho traveler Of times of plenty may.
expect to meet wltlj a iasy roUnd
faced pepplc but everywhere- Instead
ho sees thin .faces with skin stretch-
ed tight across cheek bones. Ho re-
inembcis 'Astrakhan as u city filled
with industries and commerce but ho
finds it now a. shadow of its former
self. Its caviar and fishing industries
tiro .estimated to hnvo dwindled nearly
70 per cent. Here once 200 ships dally
sailed upuAitd Vflwtt UMpthcrWdlgo.e'
Thcro aro now barely 100.
Death Bijcms tr dug tho footsteps of
me loiugees. Thoy aio flooing from
starvation but many hungry children
and ndultB dlo from tho first f.ood they
eat tho very breaU thoy havo strlvon
for proving fatni to them in their
weakened condition
Meat or hi end cost 3000 rubles or
about flvo cents per pound but thoro
aro few who havo monoy qnough to
pay this ptico day after day.
Disease has played its part in tho
ruin ot Astrakhan Black typhus took
a tcrrlbto toll during the winter of
191U-1920 not only in districts fur-
ther north but in this city.
Forty out of qvory hundred fersons
died during the awful scourge. Dur-
ing tho past summer Asiatic fever and
malaria havo carried off thousands of
victims.
When ono asks tie people tho can so
of tho present torrlblo condition of
affairs thoy inevitably answer:
"Thero has been no rain." Tho only
ray in tha gloom is tho fact that tho
potato crop was slightly largor than
psual.
Medicines cannot bo found hero. In
tho ontlro provlnco 6f Astrakhan
which measures 00000 squaro mUcs
there aro only COO grains of quinine
it is declared. The correspondent of
lho Associated Press has visited sev-
eral homes where malaria patients aro
lyln. In each ho has found tho suf-
ferors sitting in blank despair say-
ing: V.Y0 navo nq quinine; wo can do
nothing"
Along tho western cast of tho
Caspian stands tho Island of Shlloh
where onp of tho grlmmpBt tragedies
of the famlno was rocoAtly enacted.
Mariners noticed tho lighthouse on lho
Island was darkened and landed to
Investigate. Thoy found in tho llght-
houso kcopors nil dead from starva-
tion. They had eaton thpjr shoes and
had boiled furskins to maintain lifo
nnd ono by ono had succumbed tho
light going out when tho last of tho
twelvo sank in death.
TO THEIR LEADER
(Br The Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY. Oct. 3Tho long
Journey of moro ban 500 men wo-
inon nnd children from Yucatun to
Moxico City whoro thoy hopo to plead
their enso in person befora Prcsldont
Obrcgon ended last night with tho ar-
rival hero of "this impoverished band.
Economic cquditlon they cxplalnoU
nro so hard that wholcsalo migration
to other parts--'of Mexico from Yuca-
tan wan deemed desirable and accord-
ingly a vessel was. chartered and the
trip mado to tho port of Vera Cruz
where the entire band started on tho
last stretch Which presented many ob-
trtacles eventually reaching horo
whoro thoy liavo been given quartors
in an abandoned barracks.
President Obretron is said- to have
interested himself personally and has
ordered all possible rellof measures
and a further investigation ot the sit-
uation. Reports from that stuto of
lata reflect oxtremoly disturbed con-
dition which apparently woro not al-
leviated by tho recent visit of General
Salvador Alveredo formor governor
of tho plate who was sent thoro by
the president to institute an inquiry.
General Alveredo Is now on his way
to Mexico City with a full roport but
dispatches from Merlda tho stnto cap-
ital allege that his visit merely intoiw
Blfled the bitterness among the various
radical factions seeking to control the
state
ASTRAKHAN A CITY
OF DESPMB WHICH
IS SLOWLY PHG
MEXICANS APPEAL
L
0RE1 AFFAIR TD
GET A JURY PROBE
BUT DATE FOR MEETING OF
M'LENNAN COUNTY GRAND
JURY IS NOT YET SET.
TEN MEN ARE
Shoriff Buchanan and Two Others
May Not Recover; Sovon Oth-
er Mon Aro Slightly In-
jured In Fight.
(By Tha Associated Press)
WACO Tor Ocu 3. Until noon
today no action had been tnkon to-
ward setting a date for calling tho fif-
ty fourth district grand Jury to Inves-
tigate the clash Saturday night at
Lorona a small village fourteen miles
south of hero between rarnding Ku
Klux Ivlansmcn and Shoriff Rob Uuch-
anan and two doputics In which throo
men received wounds which may
provo fatal and seven others woro in-
jured Judgo R.'i. Munroe who announced
yosterdny that ho would pAll the grand
Jury to lnvcstignto tho Incident today
vns presiding in tho trlnl of n mtir--er
nril8Ccut0d uy Counly Attorney
I'. B. Tirfiy hnd neither official hnd
reached a decision ns to tho most op-
portune time for summoning tho
grand Jury.
... Ma.uwu iiuniivvr mni ino m-
.t..w ouu u livnijiuncd uniu tno
Wounded havo sufficiently recovered
lp permit their presence nt tho Inves-
iiHiiiiun
irh h- '
"" uuau lujuucB were uicru mm ueen a mioriago or 0.71 in-
jurious. Sheriff Buchanan Lowis Crow cho in rainfall. The greatest amount
Thn ihii'. .... ........ .
Vet. un le If ;." Vniri?Li
Crow In a statement today declarm
im andnnVho Tf Yl rW
;n.nL?AhftL1l")0C.lc.'Uo Prtfr
w--......... vaitviMVQ iiKujiiDL iiiiii. -
ThO sheriff una ltft l !. nnA l.
t nUnftff n W .....
tol bullet "pleroing his right 'lung and
the other lodging ln his right knee.
WACO Texas Oct. 3.--DofIntto an.
nouncoindtit of the date when tho fif-
ty fourth district grand Jury will bo
Called to iec6nVonn fill- lnvn.llitnlli.n
of. tho fight ut Ixircnn. 14 miles south
ui iiuro oauiruny night following un
attempt by Sheriff Rob Dueliannn. of
McLennan county to hnlt a Ku Klux
KInn nnrndn rexnlflnir In nrnlmLt. f..
Jtal wounds to Huchannn nnd serious
1 f .1 .If lna ... ta... b...
"'"" duvuji uuicrs was cxpectca
hero todny.
Ycsterdnv .Tiirlr.n 1 T m...... -
r-nllAit A. (Untiia.. t l 1 at. . . T
N VH ""i""" mio iino aunirSr out
thnt thO date- Inr Hit moiln .... i.i
not bo sot until lho condition of thoso
.... u ...uunl nuuuui'u uuu ocon as-
certained Inter howover following
a conferonco with County Attorney i
R Tlrcy. after tho lattor had refused
the demand of a commltteo ot approxi-
mately ono hundred Lorena citizens
thnt ho file comtilulntn nn-nln.t ci.n.lr
Ruchnnan and his deputy M. Burton
"" iiii-ji-- imriicipniion in tno encoun.
tor ho announced that tho grand Jury
H'OUliI ln onllpfl ltlintif lnln. ir.
tinned in his stand though that the
inquiry HiiQina not no ordered Until
tho wounded had sufficiently recov-
ered to onabfo them to testify.
Lato Inst night thoso undergoing
treatment nt local hospitals wcro' re-
ported ns ''resting well" with Sheriff
nimhnnnti. T.mtFti rVM. n.A4.iAAH
locrtl Iftimdrv nnrl Vi irnu.iT.i hii (.
a crjtlcal condition. Tho Inttor two
who wero reported to havo been inno-
cent bystanders wcro stabbed by an
Ullldentlfloil 'nnnnllnnf rn .....-ire ..
shot twice ono of Tho pistol bullets
pcnciranng nis ngiit lung.
i iiizciM iJcpiorc It.
Annrnrlnr" infnrn tin. nnnli 4in
ney yesterday tho delegation of T.oro.
tla oltlznnn ilftnlnrnil flint 1.a1Ia.w1
serious offonso had been' committed
and that they woro anxious for Justice
to bo done. lp a resolution signed by
more than thrco hundred cltlzons of
mo village anu puuusncd In a local
noWsnnnor tnilnv ilmv ant rvVM
"statements'' 1n ordor that "tho world
may know tho facts In 'tho tragedy
whlph was enncted ln our littlo town
i.isi mgni ana winch wo deplore."
In statement numhnp nnn Hr .
lutlon exonerated the Ku Klux KInn.
saying that they did not heJIovo tho
Klan Violated nnv lnW nr lv(nni!.l tn
violate tho law by staging tholr pAr-
iiv. iviuio iiinnor oown tno resolu-
tion assorted: "Wo Unontilvnrnllv
placo tho blame for tho shtddlng of
blood on tho sheriff."
In sunnort nt tlinlr1 rhnrM Vi r-
olutton says: "Wo Instructed the
lenders of the parade to adhere to
Sheriff's demand thnt turn nf thn tinr.
aders should oo unmasked."
bneritr Uuciinnan rontradlcted this
nassairn Kltllfilnv nlrlit In n tntnmnr..
nt a 16cai hospital when lie lecl.ired
that ho attempted to prevent tho par.
ado only after tho klan leaders had
rofused to grant ills request that somo
of thn kl.itiflniAn li nniTinafr 1 In ...-
dor to mako known tholr idontlty.
opeciators among a crowd of more
than fhrnii IlimiMnnl nnnnln vln l.n.i
t?HfllArAf1 mm BnrrAllnfllnf. Ai.nM 11A
villages to witness tho parade told of
pacing mo siienic-siep up to tno lcaa-
ers and dttempt to snatch tho mask
from his face. A free for all fight
then ensued in which several shots
were fired nnd knife thrusts mado.
TllA wnlinrlfM. MtFrtr nt Whnm wm
stabbed wcro brought hete ln ambu
lances una privnio motor cars.
TO INVESTIGA K TARRING
' OF A SimRMAN MAN
fl'TORMAW. Tfnm. r 9. A
charge tu Investigate tho tarring and
fnnfnorlnef flAfd RAntAMhai. nn nf TPvnA
A. Zelglor former hottl man as won
aq iiiu aciiviiius ui an organization
111 tho county which "presumes to'
tnlfA Intn lift yitffn mni1it tlm ntnlnfa
tration ot Justice." was delivered to3
nay iu an uiiruurumary grunu jury oy
Judgo Silas Hare.
In a lengthy charge the Judgo de-
clared it Is bettor to endure condi-
tions which can not bo reached by
statute than to "turn to Irresponsible
mob rulo to correct them." lie called
imnn mfmliAm nf nnv nnrntil!iHnn 1
liftVlni? In iinfintHIni- nf tlin In... in
aid the grand juroram their lnvestltja-
nvm
fwJ
PRICEljjVE CENTS
'.iforKidi mrrrarn
rwmii yurn nrn
EXPIAINEB ST LSST
IT WAS " METEOROLOGICAL
MUMPS ' WHICH CAUSED
HEAT AND QUAKES.
WHOLE WOBLDJ SUFFERER
Tho Moon Sun Stars and Planott
Conspired to Givo Old Earth
lho Worst Twelvo Months
In Its History.
(By Tho Associated Press)
NEW YORK. N. Y.. Oc 3Tho
o(d sphere known ns tho oarth Is em-
erging from what some human dia-
gnosticians might call a sovero nttack
of meteorological mumps. It has been
accompanied by an intermittent fever
manifested in a world wide lieat wavo
of unusual length and Intensity. In
spllo 6f crises and rolnpses earth
quake tidal waves cloudbursts ty-
phoons waterspouts hailstorms;
floods and hurricanes In many widely
separated parts of tho wprld from
Kamtntcha to Torrndel Fucgo and
from CJunm to Oundulupo tho doo-
tors are confident tho tiatlcnt will ro-
cover. i
Moanwhllo tho United States for'
tho last year hns been suffering chief-
ly from an excess of high tomporaturea
nnd a deficiency of moisture a con-
dition imprccedontod Jn tho fifty
years history of tho wenthcr bureau.
Fropi January 1 to September 22 last
tlin f nmnnrnlitrrv nt V.ttv Vn.i ru.
which is typical of the country has
miuwn a nggrognie excess ot warmtq
of H.0O degrocg above normal whilo
X 1. 'p 5y n"IW wim.
wan in
Inchca
'plunatlons huv be
AUKust 1.020. nd for tha succeeding
nmnUiiv excess "bove" normal "oTA
X. MMl?0$nSLli6
warm shrlng month had an excess
I iivnyntfA nr 1 !l K (1nrntAir
I .. -.. . -
jliio iirsi Jircnic .
Tho flrnt sjlght break In tho re-
cord occurred last August which was
slightly below normal.
Homotimo before the prcbcut phen-
omenon tho nlno months period be-
ginning in Octpbor 1318. and ending
In July 1910 tho average monthly tem-
poraturo was 2.71 degrooa above nor-
mal and this was a record until sun
spots i.ea bottom Upheavals or other
hypothetical causes ftont tho mercury
still higher. The highest average
temperature over recorded In this
county for tho month of March weath-
er officials nay was -ifi.2 In March
1021.
Tho average tomporature for April
4llt8aniacVtsWvatJj-viariiit
for thnt month" iii half a contury. May
and Juno woro not unusual but July
broko nil records for the preceding
cloven years. A curious freak of the
weather In America for the week end-
ing Soptembcr 22 wns that whilo ov-
ery section of tho county from RIs-
inarlc North Dakota to Halifax and
from Pheonlx Arizona to Mlama
Klpridn was suffering from abnormal-
ly high temperatures largo areas In
Wyoming Montana Oregon and No-
vada woro having frcozlng nights.
FIVE UNDKR ARREST
TOR THKPT pROM STATE
(By The Associated Press)
AUSTIN. Tex.. Oftt. 3. TllroA mnn
and ono woman employes of tho stato
msanq asyium noro and a fourth man
a' truck driver faco charges of re-
ceiving and conceallntr ntnlnn nmnnrtv
vaiucu over uuu as a result of ar-
rests mado by Sheriff W. D. Miller.
Alt five have been released under In-
dividual bonds ot $500 pending hear-
ing beforp a Justice which is schedul-
ed for this morning.
SvHtOmntln thefts nl rlr-r MnI. nnrt
supplies from tho asylum's store Houso
cuwu a Hccrci investigation mat ro
suited In tho arrosts.
a'nx Revision Is Up
WASHINGTON. D. C Oct. t.
Tho sqnato entered today upon th
second week of consideration of the
tax rovlslon bill with indications that
a rinnl vote would bo delayed until
into ln tho month Moro than fifty
amondmonts nffoctlng every tax
provision In tho measure remained to
bq acted upon. Work on the bill was
to bo interrupted by debnto on the
Tieacn trentlON r vMn nn tYtnmn na
and on tho Panama canal tolbj repeal
bills.
New Assistant Attorney General
AUSTIN Tex Oct. 3.R. G. Storey
of Tyler was appointed assistant at-
torney general before the court of
criminal appoals by Governor Neff to-
flftV. fr. Rtnrnv aiinatAm T "tt n.m.
llton who was appointed to tho' bench
ot me commission ot appeals. Tho
court convene" todny from its yearly
vacation and Mr. Storey will assume
Ills duties 1llRt an unnti n- lin ran nnm
plcto his business affairs at Tyler
1 i i"
ri?mjy Clt 'Knvt T-rtl
MARIANNA Ark. Oct 3-.The cases
of six negroes twice convicted of
muruor in conncctioi with tho Elaine
riots of two years ago and sontonccd
tn nlnrtrnoiiMnn lint- Tvlil..h ?.. Un
third tlmo havo beel remanded for re.
irw. tnis morning wero sot ior Mon-
day October 10.
UBEElAilflS
TOKICKJN'OUIGR
Rosidents of the city are urged to
nnv tholr turn In an fnr thnv ira
able at once. This request has been
mado by tho city commission In Yiew
ot tiia xaci mat moro is no money in
tha nltv trnsnrv with whlnh tn nnv
tho publio school teachers of the city.
mo inuiaiivo in mo moemont to
"pay-upyour- taxes" was taken by
Mhvnr TlnllitM Krnrhnrnnrh nnA tnf
four rllv nntumlulnnnnt. P. XV. mil.
Joo Terry J. N. Fcrgerson and Cf T.
llutohlsnn. Kntiirrinv vlin thAv turn.
d over their bheoks for tbo month 04
a iiv'iiPii( on men- (axes.
The city's funds ar sorely deplri
It is announted and taxpayers a-n
urgea 10 pay up at once..
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