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TOje &bilmz Batty Reporter
FULL AMOOIATED Mtfc&S REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
VOLUME XXIV.-Number 21
Unwi n -
ABILENE TEXAS WEDNESDAY MAY 24 1922 TEN PAGES
pjJie&jRmS cent
RAILROAD RATES ARE CUT 10 PERCENT
!'
.1
REDISRICTING BILL IS
UPHELD BY COURT WHICH
COUNTED OUT SWISHER
(Bv The Associated Prcbs)
AUSTIN Texas. May 24. Tho Tex-
as supremo pourt today hoia tho rep-
resentative rcdlstrlcting bill pugged at
tho last session of tho legislature to
bo constitutional. Tho omission or
hwishor county In passing the bill wag
tho catiso of tho attack.
Tho court in an opinion said that It
wag undoubtedly the Intention of the
legislature to place Swisher county m
the 120th roprobentatlve district and
that the renpportlonihqnt of tho pop-
ulation as made by tno legislature is
valid
Tho validity of the net was attack-
ed in a mandamus suit by Representa-
tive John T Smith o Travis county.
Ho sought to foice J. M. Patterson
democratic county chairman to die
hid napio for re-election under the old
law. Refusal to do so brought tho suit
and tho test of tho law.
ANDRE TARDIEU ATTACKS
AMERICAN POLICIES
(By the Associated Press)
PARJS May 24 At tho opening
of tho chamber pf deputies today An-
dro Taldiou who at one time was
high commlsslorfer to tho United
states deolaicd that Amerlc.a was
largely respdniblo for Uiek present
economic troubles of Europe.
"Amei leans" he ad(.d "in trying tj
mako laws for Eurpoe mako ah big
a mistake? as we should if wo tried to
niaKu laws for America."
One of tho deputies who Interrupod
M. Tardleu interpreted hla speech as
advocating " u Monroe doctrine for
continental Europe." To this inter-
jiiotatioii M. Tardieu offeied no ob-
jection .
Gill!
TO HELP COilGT
WLESS
(By The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS Georgia May 24.
Resolutions announcing themselves
willing to boar increased taxation if
necessary to apprehend tho persons
responsible for damaging tho homo ot
jTITti irrtr T ITAtvuiH rMvm n-Wt. i. .!
GO
S OFFER
1
CROWDS
oa8undayjmorninwcroadoflwrt4iarIoOTlnl"teatlonwo
last night at a mass meeting pf citi
zens
. The rcsolutiona commended the city
and county authorities for their ei-
forts to' find (lib perpetrator of Uio
outrage and urged that cost bo not
considered J'to tho end thfit the guilty
may be punished anarchy supprfeaed
and the reign ot law restored."
.At the stfne-ttmeft wasithnouncol
by ' men representing themselves as
leaders Of the local Ku Klux Kian
that this organization had adopted
resolutions denouncing the bomb ex-
plosion and. asserting that tho kian
had' no connection with it.
Denunciation of the kian was voic-
ed by .Tessa Mercer secretary of the
Law Enforcement League of Georgia
who was ope of the speakers at tho
mass meeting. "I don't say the Ku
Klux Kian did this " he snouted "I
believe they did"
LDIE
MAY BE IS
NDEPEN1ENTL1
WASHINGTON. May 24 Chairman
McCumber may bring up the boUHers'
bonus; hill in tho senate finance com-
mute majority without waiting for
President Harding to communicate
his viows on tho amended lioubo
measure. Ho said yesterday ho would
try to got tho bill boforo the majority
sorno llnio this week.
Tlie nmondl-d house bill was out-
lined to tho president two weeks ago
by Senator McCumber antf others of
the flnanco committee and It was
stated then that tho president would
uommunlcato his views to the commit-
tee Thus far Chairman McCumber
has received no word from him.
Ten Die In U-Bont-BERLIN
May 24 Tho Gorman
battleship Hanover a'ud tho submarine
S18 collided during night maneuvers
last night near Sassnitss.' Ten bailors
on tho submarine wore hilled.
Tram Car Attacked.
BELFAST May 24 While largo
groups of ship yard workors wm -'n-lurnmg
from work " tonight bonibs
wore hufjed at tho lam cars on which
they wore riding and sharp firing en-
suirt Several casualties resulted.
POLISH MINISTER
III VIENNA STRUCK
Bl IJTEN EGGS
VIENNA May 23 The polish for-
eign minister Constantino Skirmmit.
wnB polled with rotten tgu here lis
night an ho vtv golnj into a dinnrr
he had arranged w tin ropfscnta-
tives dvtho foreign proas. iiw -face
was bruised and his clothes ruined by
tho atfuohs.
Three of the miscreants who priv-
ud tp bo former Ukrainian officer?
were arrested. They gave as their
reason that they wis-hed to avpngtftha
Ukraine for Polish oppression.
Chancellor gchoder called upon M.
t'Uurtunt nd cxptcBicd his regret at
t i inc. dent
CO. P.
WATSON DELIVERS KEYNOTE
ADDRESS DIRECT FROM
PRESIDENT HARDING
Speaker Asserts Republicans Are
Not Responsible For Waste
In Conduct of Nation's
Business.
INDIANAPOLIS May 24 Indiana
republicans meeting hero today for
their state convention heaid party
leaders sound tho keynote for tho fall
campaign. Henator Watson In un ad- i
dress which lie said ho discussed With i
President Harding boforo leaving
Washington presented the claim that
efficient' and wiso management ot the
nation's domestic and international
affairs had brought about substantial
results in relieving "tho evils of eight
years of democratic misrule.1'
Albert J. Boveridgc tho party's
nominee for Ignited .States Senator
praised the Harding administration
declaring that "America is to bo con
gratulated on the official record so
splehdid."
Mr. Beverldgo said that tho con-
vention marked tho beginning of "Our
harmonious advance toward a com-
mon victory In November."
"During tho coming battlQ and
thereafter we Indiana republicans will
btrlve in generous rivalry" Mr. Bev-
erldgo said "with our brothers and
slaters in other states to set tho high
est of all the standards ot loyalty
and love for that noble leader of put
party uirougnout uie nation tno
president of the United States in
take such pride that wise steady
patriotic broad visioned statesman
that typical American and faithful
republican. Warron G Harding; nnd
to him as oUr captain wo pledge our
fealty and support."
Senator Watson Speaks
Efficient and wise management of
tho Nation's affairs botli domestic
and International and substantial re-
sults In relieving tho "evils of eight
years of democratic misrule" wero
claimed of tho Harding administra-
tion in mi address lie.ro today by Sen-
ator Watson republican Indiana be-
fore tho Indiana republican state con-
vention. For years it has been the custom of
Indiana candidates to have tho key
noto national sounded before them
and Senator Watson's .speech which
was discussed in advance with Presi-
dept'llardlng will bo incorporated in
the party literature for tho congress-
ional aampaign thH fall.
Senator Watson praised tho execu-
tive nn(i diplomatic record of the
present administration and flayed tho
recent democratic administrations as
"debt Incurring deficit creating bond
issuing surplus scattering factory
(Continued on page threo)
IIS WETS PUN
A HARD CAMPAIGN
MILWAUKEE Wis. May 2 t. Wis-
consin will bo a storm center for an
attack upon prohibition this year
Wayne 13. Wheeler general counsel ot
tho Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
told delegates at tho second day meet-
ing of tho Wisconsin law enforcement
convention NW Jersey Ohio Massa-
chusetts and California he declared
will also receive strong attacks ironi
tho "wots."
Tn speaking of tho "wets" proposi-
tion on the stand of light wines and
beer. Dr. Wheeler said:
"They will ask for light beer today
btrong beer tomorrow whiskey will
fpllow and the debauchery which
comes from tho traffic will bo in-
evitable." Today's Baseball
ays
NATIONAL LEAtiUI?
At ev York Innings Played
New York 0Q0 01
Cincinnati ..000 01
Batteries Douglas and Snydpr Lu-
nuo and llargmvos.
At Philadelphia B II E
Philadelphia ...001 000 034 10 2
rittsburg 131 031 02u in 2
Batteries Ring JMIUP and llonllno
Carlson and Gooch and Mattox.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Detroit Innlnfen played
Detroit'..; 1 10 101 0
Philadelphia 1.030 002 0
Batteries Ehmkn and Bttssler; Har-
ris HalmacH and Perkins.
At Clovoland. B. II. K
Cieyejanrt .. 000 010 04013 0 0
Boston 020 0003 JO G 11 1
BiUterJos Bagby and O'Nell; Col-
Jljip and Beulc
At Wnshlnaton Innlnea played
WnBhinRtp'iJ - ; 000 020 2
Now YftrJ? ..010 020 0
Batterlec John and Plcpiok Jones
and Schars.
N
E
IN
Aiding liltbby
m ii- - .-L J. .-JLLl'
Not a littloof Gifford PlnchotV
success in trimming tho Old Guar4
at tho Pennsylvania primaries wa
duo to his wife's campaigning
Hero's how she dM it
NEGRO MB GOT
TOfFfJOl
STILL FREE
(BV the vspnciatfil Press)
MACQN Ga - May 24 Jim Dengon
who escaped from a mob early yester-
day after ho had beeh removed from
tho VllUnson county jail at IrWin-
ton was captured today in a swamp G
miles from that town and brought to
Macon this afternoon. Ho was placed
In the Bibb xoUnty Jail for safo keep-
ing. Denson Is urtder sentencb to
ham? Jtirta 10 at IrwintOn for an at-
IP
taclc41iC4e-yeara jigo djanasedvthiteJjjelo.Jialilacr odglnMiJefldnhd galnen
woman. r
(By The Associated Press)
mwiNTON Ga. May 24 Jim
Donspn tho 20 year old negro who es-
caped from a mob yesterday aftqr be-
ing seized from the lo&al jail was still
eluding tho coanty officers and citi-
zens posses trailing him south of this
place early tot.jiy so far as was known
hero although reports of his capture
weie expected momentarily
Tho negro's escaped shatters all
mob records 4n Georgia. An automo-
bile accidont saved him from the
wrath of fho Wilkinson county mob
that stormed tho Jail here where he
wa$ liqld Under sentence of death for
a crimp alleged to have been commit-
ted against a whlto woman three
years ago. This is believed to be tho
first casb of an unaided escape Don-
son made his get-away .when the au-
tomobilo in 'which ho was being taken
to tho SGcne of the alletroil crime
crashed into another' car AlthoughJ
-H-T.n.ii in -n-w --.wl -Wflfrl- !- Knaf -"-r? I
tho occupants ho was the only one
not stunned by tho impact and Was
able to mako hla escape.
The official man hunt began sev-
eral hours after the escape when
members fit the mob reported It and
county officers visiting the scono were
convinced tho report was true.
Tho negro is reported to have been
soon bysovoral persons Blnco his es-
cape and it said to have oxpressed a
Jio3 to roach Macon and surrender
there so lie could bo lodged In a "moo
proof Jail."
Denson has been tvyico sentenced to
death the lust sentence having been
Imposed here Monday with the.ex-Jq-
mion set tor -nrao-ui. two carpenters
arrived hore -yesten'rf.y to build a gal-
lows but the Job has beerf postponed
indefinitely..
SflfS OAUGHERTY"
S DETECfflES
WATCHCONGRESS
(By tho Associated Press)
WASHINGTON May 24 Attorney
General Daughorty was pharged by
Senator Carawayr demooratr Aikaneas
speaking today in the senate with hav-
ing assigned secret sorvicepnoratlvcs
to shadow membors of congress.
The Arkansas sonator declared Mr
Daughorty never had denlqdi the
ohargo recently mado by H jlf Scarfa
disohargod department of Justlc-g om-
ployo that secret service men 'in-
cluding a negro coachman had boon
assIgn-Kl to follow niomberfr of the
houso. The senator ndde'V the state-
inont that ho know of a witness who
WOUl-l tStlfv that "aoernt nnrv(nn mj.
nres4 ailing members of tho senate as '
won as Wine on members of thq
houso"
INDICTMENTS RETURNED
AGAINST WADE BROTHERS
(By TI19 Associated Press)
H1LLSBORO Texas May 24. In-
dictments charging murder against
Lynn Wado and Robert Wade in con-
nection with the killing on tho court
house lawn last Saturday afternoon
of their slster-In-law Mr.f. Rosa Wado.
wero returned today by tho grand
Jury. Tho easo of Lynn Wado was sot
for trial Tuesday May 30 and a spe-
cial venire of fifty men was ordered.
No Indictment was returned against
Joo Wado who has boon hold in con-
nection with tho case and he was
released from cu8todj
3
HI. T. CCS
DEFEATED BROWNWOOD IN
FINAL BALLOTING FOR
NEXT CONVENTION
ABILENE DELEGATION BACK!
Full of Pep to the Last Minute
Local Boosters Came Home f
Wednesday Well Satis-
fied With the Trip
Abllonc's delegation to tho Went
Texas Chamber of Commerce conven-
tion at Plalnvlow reached homo short-
ly after ton o'clock Wednesday mottl-
ing tired but secure In tho knowledge
that they had put their horpo tpwn
on tho map at a great gathering where
It was specially difficult to got atten-
tion. The convention came to a closo at
12-30 Wednesday morning following
a stiff fight on tho nart of 'fivn fn-ivn.-i
I for Heart year's cession. San Angc.o
won tho nomination on tho third bal-
lot with a vote of 14QS to Brown-
WoQd's 080. vernon received aom.-
thing over 200 votes on tjio final
ballot leaving San Angelo a rather
narrow margin it was a triumlih of
pontics over pop. Atigoio came to the
convention with over 800 proxies. Ex-
cept thoHo who wero Jn the "know
tho gonoral opinion was that BroWn-
Avood would got tho convention on
tho amriunt of pep it generated. How-
ever there wero no legrots ns far as
tho Abilene delegation was concerned
Tho selection of the 1023 convention
city was tho closing incident (it was
almost a riot) of tbo final night ses-
sion. Fifteen hundred persons sat
down to a spelnid banquet of whica
fried chicken was the piece do resis-
tance prepared and served by tho peo-
ple of pialnview in their immense new
city audltorilim The balloting fol-
lowed a short program of speeches
and music and duilng the course of
the balloting the convention hall re-
sembled a national democratic conven-
tion. Cisco Sweetwater Browmvood
San Angelo and Vernon all had strong
delegations presont to boost for their
respective towns for 19 23
Sweetwater received the lowest vote
on tho flr&t ballot and according tn
agrcoment Was- dropped" out. On tho
second baljot Cisco was cllminatedi
Both Sweetwater and Cisco threw
their strength to Browmyood but An
enough to put hor ovor-the top-
A. WJIU IMgllt
It was 1he Inst wild night of a wild
convention. Not wild In tho sOna-J
that the crowds weie disorderly but
for tho amount of pop and enthusiasm
displayed
Plalnviow entertained the conven-
tion royally. There was no kick from
any quarter on the treatment given tho
thousands of visitors. Nothing Was
left undone to'irako the meeting plea-
sant for everyone and tho effort suc-
ceeded admirably. Automobiles were
at the disposal of delegates at all
hours and ope of tho features of tho
meeting was a trip to irrigated farms
conducted Tuesday afternoon wuh
several hundred cars in line. Tho
delegates visited ono woll from which
1400 gallons of clear water was being
puniped every minute and there wore
scores of similar wells in tho vicinity.
Tho visit to the Plains gavo hun
dreds of the delegates their first sight
tjf that wonderful 'region. ' Holding
tho convention at Plalnviow served to
- rft that wonderful 'region. ' Holding
f V4 n M-in-jniltinn nf "Plnltwinw Rnrverl tfi
crystallize West Toxas sontiment in
favor of a closer cooperation among
tho communities of tho West In th
matter ot legislation and development
along agricultural lines.
Ope of tho big features of tho con-
vention was tho recrudescence of tho
demand for a West Toxas A. & M. Ono
plank in tho resolutions demanded
leglstlatlve action on this and every
time tho subject was mentioned by
speakers It received big applause. That
tho great ompiro of West Toxas must
havo an A. & M. of 'its own Wltho-.it
further delay was the sontiment ex'
pressed by all.
Spencer President.
Tho election ot offjeors took placa
Tuesday ioon- whoil a. 15. Sponcer of
Crnsbvton was chosen nresldent. HiW
-vice presidents are C. S. Guin Ballln-
ger; Clarence ii ruuviicr mayor ot
Breckenrldge formerly a resident of
Ablleno; J. F. Hartford Post City G
15. Lockhart Tatioka; and J. A. Komi.
Wichita lTalls. Tho directorate re-
mnlnn nrnotlcallv the same.
Tho election of officers adoption of
resolutions and selection of tho .next
meeting plaoo wore tno real ousmiob-s
nf tho convention. Thoro wero other
frntiirns notablv sovoral fine addres
ses and as many social ontertalnnion'e
as ono cared to attend.
Many towpi-V scoros Ip fact had
U. S Department of Aorlculture
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE May 21 For Ablleno
and vicinity tonight and Thursday
generally fair warmer Thursday.
For East Toxus tonight and Thurs-
day generally fair warmer In' north
west portion" Thursday.
For West Toxas tonight and Thurs
t
day cloudy warmer In north portion
Thursday
ANGELO
GOT 9
1
(Continued On nago two)
WEATHER
TEMPISBATORES
Tue-n Wed.
j P.M. A.M.
1 ....'... 70 3
2 ......... 84 61
3 81 60
4 81 C'J
5 81 68
(J ...... SQ IT
1 1 6
8 .... 73 u-j
y . . 7i cj
10 ....... 68 72
li ;. cs 70
Mdet bi ..
Noon ...... 74 ..
Hunilso .tn 5(3
SHnAt ...... 7:35
7 pm t aui. 12:3U
78' CO 78
... 61 W 02-
... 36 Siro 89
LJ' I
"1 'A
Dry thermometer
Wet thermometer
Relative humidity
Degrees.
Human Bobber
UfC. 'w.SIE
I .! rf
Its . . s
U
Thomas McSwlggan Brooklyn
mover learned to swim but ho can"!
pink because ho weighs 300 pounds
(Ho proved.it at a T. M. C. A. swim
tabic tonic in dAolsla- - ..-..-
IG CUTTLE SALES
MADE AT ALBANY
GOIITIONS FINE
ALBANY. Tex May 24. Tho Rey-
nolds Cattle Company havo sold bo-
twoen 1500 and 2000 yearling Bteers
to W II. Green C. B. Snydor and Sam
Dlllcr of this County at $30 per head
ana .Too B. Matthews has purchased
700 yearlings lfom J. A. Mt-Utlicwjj-at
the same figiire.
II W Moborley lias purchased the
entire herd off of a ten doctloii ranch
known as the Knox. Iianch owned by
v. DTteynowrar FcriybrCJi.
Ranch conditions in this county
liave never been better and tho cat'
tlemen taco the futuro with a great
deal of optimism Durlnsr tho great
drouth hore creeka wore dammed and
largo carthcrn tanks were built and
all of thpm have been filled by the
recent rains for tho past few months
which has amounted to seventeen
inches.
The farmor-t of U- county are also
optimistic little cotton having to bo
rq-'plantod and tho past week of sun-
shine has enabled them to clean their
crops. There will bo a very largo
acreage of malzo also and nn increas-
ed acreage of cotton.
CRIMINAL APPEALS COURT
RENDERS DECISION
(By tho Associated Press)
AUSTIN Tex. May 24. Tho fol-
lowing proceedings wero had in tho
court of criminal appeals today:
Affirmed: J. 1). Moore Bowie; John
Doolin Brown; J. R. Ilill Collings-
worth; Jqo Cpker Donton; Peggy
Prazicr Ellis; Joo Davis Smith; "Ol-
lio Wilson Tarrant; Charlio Stringer
Vanzandt. i
Reversed and ramanded: Ramon
Ramirez EI Paso (life imprisonment)
Ambrose Stubbloflold Hopkins?
Appeal dismissed; J. nil. Sheridan
Motley; Tom Ilnynle Stephens.
Motion to reform judgment ovor-rult-d:
Portor Adams Rod River.
Motion for rehearing overruled Ex-
parto O. V Beck Boll; Ernest Koontz
Williamson.
PLIGHT OF PLANES
AROUNO WOULD IS
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Shi eKMi PJrtS
CDUEDIESIITIe
CROYDON England .May 24
Major W.;T. Blalft nnd two compan-
ions started from tho nlrdomo hero at
at05 o'clock this afternoon op an at-
tempted thirty thousand nillo alr-
plano flight around tho world.
Tho three aviators... Mulor Blako.
faiitajn Hannah MjicMllltui aiul hlsuU
colonel -Ij. iv. croomo inaao tholr
start in tho PH-3 airplane equipped
for their trip without tho attendant
Piano with photographer and moving
picture operators which It had been
planned to sond with them as far i
Athens as it was found Impossible
to got tho second machine reudyph
Mine. Major Bluko oxpreu&ud confi-
dence of malting the world tour with-
in ninety days
A crowd nssomblrd to watch tho
departure with ovory ono in holiday
atttro on the occasion of Empire Day
showered mascots on tho aviators.
Thcuo Included a black cat and a rab-.
bit's foot. Messages recoived by
Major Blako .Included ono from King
George's secretary reading: "
'Thelr majesties wish you all God-
speed and gopd luck."
Colonel Broom-3tho scientific mem-
ber of tho party who has spent many
years in Alaska tho Aleutian Islands
und the Pocifio Northwest said tho
party would oxploro Iceland and
Greenland if tlmo permitted.
'Not all the air experts who watch-
cu tho preparations for tho flight
however wore so optimises. Borne
thought tho DH9 was extremely
Rpall and frail fop such an ambit-
lous flight and expressed sorious mis-
givings regarding the ability of the
ajupon to complete the iourney.
COMMERCE COMMISSION
ORDERS ROADS TO PUT
RATES ON A LOWER LEVEL
WITNESSES SIT
SQDER
S
mx Atcvsvu or Mimnun of
d.vllas norm man was. not
"AT JirMSICliF" BKl'OKK ISVIiNT
TliSTIKIICII.
(By tliO Associated Tress)
DALLAS" Tost May 24-T-David J5
Sodermnn pharged with tho murder
of Jay Clay Powers hero April 18 ha 1
tho appearanco and actions of an in-
sane person after assaulting his wlto
when sho confessed alleged Intimacy
with Powers In tho opinion ot four
defense witnesses testifying under di-
rect examination in JUdgo C. A. Pip-
pen's cUmlhal district court ths
morning.
Tho witnesses Vfctor C. Moore city
attorney of 101 Paso Texas Charh.'s
Wood and James Browster poilco of-
ficers of El paso nnd R. B. Reldo
lawyer of El Paso under cross exam-
ination admitted it possible for a man
to net abnormally after assaulting big
wife conceded that iSodorman hud
drunk heavily and that ho had had
business differences with Powcis and
C. N. Hilton in tho Terminal llotot
Eoit Worth transaction.
Tom York poilco sorgoant of El
Pnso and Jack Keovlll. cltv Jailer of
El piisb two more dofonso witnesses!
called to tho stand wore DromnMv
dismissed by t)io doronso and excused
from oroty examination by tho pras.i-
cutioh when tho court sustained ob"-
jcctlons of tho stnto to tho question
propounded. Tho question sought tho
opinion of tho witnesses as to Sodfr-
man's sanity when in El Paso
Will Beal Dallas city dotective who
was a stato wltncs-j was called by tllo
defense and declared Sodorman sal i
Immediately following tho shooting "I
killed him because ho ruined my
home." Under cross examination
Beal who nald ho arrested Sodorman
testified tho accused on hla way to
tho city hall right after tho shooting
rotuped io.mo.lia nstatemont. was' coal
calm and collected and said sovoral
times "call Scott nnd McLean attor
neys at Fort worth they know a 1
about lt.'k
Thought Him Inline.
"My opinion la that Sodorman was
Insane when ho camo to my office in
El Paso and told tho story his wife
confessed to him ot her being seduced
by Powers and my opinion la that
Sodorman ia insane at this very mo
ment." Mr Moore' tho first wltnpjs
called by tho dofenso declared
Tho El Paso city attorney under
cross examination of Jed Adams ad
mitted liowoyer that ho was not an
export in insanity.
The witness declared Sodorman
camo into his office aftef being to-
leased from Jail in El Paso for fitrlk-
ing his wife.
"Soderman was totally unbalanced.
Ho said his wife confessed her Inti-
macy with Powers and that ho wont
right out of his head.
" 'I helped Powers practically from
tho streets Whon his father'and broth-
er would havo nothing to do with
him' ho told me. 'I took him as a
business associate whon ho did not
havo a ponny and backed him and
treated him lljto a brother. I never
thought of hla robbing nio of my wife.
I paid much attention to buslnoss
to making money perhaps and did
not pay hor tho little attentions
"I told Soderman to havo his wtfo
wrlto dowrt tho confession sho had
mado him when ho assaulted her n"
got a divorce as if who had betrayed
hlra ouco sho might retract hor oral
confehsion and betray him again. Ilu
fallowed tho suggestion."
Rend "Confession."
Hero tho prosecution road portions
of tho written confession mado by Mm.
Sodermnn and asked if it did not look
as though It had been written for a
noss denied that it loolced otherwise
different case than 'divorce. Tho wlt-
than to clear Sodorman in a divorce
hhU. Tho prosecution read a portion
of tho letter stating "If you kill him
this lottor In your hands will free
you " i .
Police officers Wood and Brewster
and Poilco Sergeant Browstor of El
ruii-rt lnjtnr(Hl SodOrman kotit roneiU
ing that his wlfo "was guilty" when
Ho was laKon 10 jun xor uH&uuiung iua
Wf?.
VouliI Boycott America.
MEXICO CITY May 24. Tho boy
cott wherever posslblo of North Am-
orlcan goods and North American bus-
iness houses in Mexico unless numer-
ous Mexicans of radical tondoncles
now Bmprtsonqd la tho United States.-
oxtromo faction of tho organized labor
federation here. Communications to
that effect aro bolng drafted and will
bo sont to President Harding tho Uni-
ted States Congress and tho American
Federation of Labor
THREE FIREMEN
ED IN A SEWER
MILWAUKEE. Wis. May 34 Throo
olty firemen and two tunnel workers
Wero killed by gas and electricity at
tho bottom of a S3 fopt shaft of tho
Intercepting Bower System at National
and Twentieth Avenues this morning.
Nearly a score of firemen wore over
come by gas fumes ana six seriously
hull. Thq dead;
MATHIAS WAMBACH fireman
ANTON ICRAFCHEOK fireman.
PAUL J. WINSAUER 34 firematu
JOHN SCIILEICK tunnel worker
Unidentified tunnel worker
Thq firemen were- at the bottom of
tho shaft to rescue two tunnel work-
era '.ho had been overcome
Dl
Mi
INS NE MAN
(By Tho Associated Press)
WASHINGTON May 24 Roductlo.
in freight rates averaging about ton
peruant wero ordered today by th
Interstate Commorco Commission in
a decision resulting from 'Its inquiry
into tho general rate structure of th
nation.
Tho coihmlslon In ordering tho dc
crensos which aro on a horizontal
roads aro entitle o'deran3-G
basis 'holur that fho nation's railroads
aro entitled to earn C 3-1 percent on
tho value of their property rather than
tho six porcont under tho transport
ntlon act of 1020. y
Transpoitation charges on pas$cn
Agricultural products will not od
affocted bjTtha 'icduction granted un
gor travel and Pullman charges wero
der the commission's or iat today.
Tho reduction of 15 1-2 percont mado
In tho western liny and grain ratei
lust fall and tho voluntary ten per
cent mado In nll agricultural products
by tallroads January 1 will bo sub-
stituted for the decision on these com-
modities. In western territory tho commisslof i
ordered a cut of approximately 13 1-15
porcont and In tho southern and
mountain Pacific groups approximate-
ly 12 G-10 percent all effectivo July
1st
Tho commission's rato cut was mado
horly.ontnlly and removes a. percentage
of tho general lncreaso riven to all
railroads in 1020 Tho commission in
Its decision declared a general reduct-
ion In rato levels "us substantial as
tho condition Of tho carrior will per-
mit will tend to stabilze conditions
of nil business.
v "Transportation charges havo
mounted to the- point whore they aro
Impeding tho froo flow of commerce"
tho commission's decision which or
do red a far greater reduction of rates
than had boon anticipated in any
quarter said" nhd aro thUs ten ring to
defeat tho purpose for which they
weie established that of producing
rovonuo which would enable the car-
riers to pravido tho pcoplo of tho tin-
ned States With adequato transporta-
tion. Applies to Freight Rates Only
Passenger rates and Pullman car
surcharges wero loft unaffected by tho
decision which applied to freight rates
exclusively.
Tho rato cut averaged approximat-
ely an nctual ton percent decrease lit
rates Only two members of the board
holding that tho adjustments
ehouk havo Qapn mado in commodity
rather than on horizontal basis Chair-
man McCord and othor commissioners
accepted this view In a supplemental
opolnjon concurring with tho majority
Tho cut In freight rates was fixed
by tho commission at 14 nercont in
eastern territory 13 and 1-2 precept
In western territory and 12 1-2 procont
in tho southern and moutalh Pacific
territories. All reductions ordered
aro effective July l and constitutes a
greater cut than was generally ex-
pected .
The order of tho commission fixing
the now level rates dofined tho per-
centages of i eduction as follows:
"tn the eastern group also between
points in Illinois territory and "be-
tween Illinois territory and the east-
ern ftroup 20 percont instead of tho
"forty percent authorized In tho de-
cision last cited (tho uito Increases
of 1020)"
MIn tho western group and between
the western group and Illinois territory
(Continued on page three)
youth awna
SIBUEIIGT
FORT WORTH May 24 Bon Pion.
eor 17 of Indian Mountain a village
near Do Loon in West Texns took his
own Hfo Sunday night by shooting ac-coi-dVng
to a verdict returned by
Justlco C B. ROddon of Do Loon.
Testimony at tho Innuost IndicatetK
that Pioneer had accomplished young
gin name rrom a singing meeting
at Duster Sunday night. Boforo he
loft hero he tolfl her ho wns coins to
kill himself becauso of trouble ho w
haying.
Still For Hearst
BUFFALO N. Y. May 24 William
J. Connors who recently opened
headquarters ih Now York to cam-
pelgn for the nomination of William
Randolph Hearst for governor does
not think tho publisher has "withdrawn
from tho race 'When shown Mr
Hearst's statement indorsing" Mayor
Hylan for tho gubernatlonal nomina-
tion. Mr. Connors said:
"My answer to that It that Hearse
wni 00 nominated and! elected
USER CDUPLE A?
TEMPLE BURN IN
A MORNING EIRE
(By The Associated Press)
TEMPLE Texas May 34 Mr and
Mrs A. E. McFarinnd each age!
about 80 years wero burned to death
and John Culpeppor their ueptvew
SQ perhaps fatally burned In a uro
vhicli destroyed tho MncFarl&nd
homo nine miles south of Teraplo at
5 o'clock this morning. Culltepper I
In a local hospital where littio hope u
entertained for his recovery. Origin
ot the fire bus not been determined
Tho. MacFarlands pioneers of Bell
county lost three chilaren four year?
ago In a grade crossing accident at
Little River near tha family home
So far as known tho aged cqu m
Culpepper wero. tha unly persons i
the house t thf time of tha lire
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