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ALWAYS THE THINKERS' CHOICE
JOLTET Dl'STLESS CYLINDER SHUCK
SHKLLF.K DOES ITS WORKJ-'AST AND
CLEAN.
Inve9tigste before you buy.
SAN ANTONIO MACHINE < SUPPLY CO.
SAN ANTONIO
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Prepared Ro< finer
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F. W. HEITMANN CO.
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VOLUME LIV-NO. 342.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1919-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 186
SPECIAL TRIBUNALSugar is hot
regulated by
law of supply
Federal Judges Vacate Restraining
Order Granted Last Spring Pre-
venting Officers of State From
Enforcing New Measure.
Speculation in
Futures Fixes
Prices
I COAL DIGGERS URGED
| TO AT ONCE RESUME
* PRODUCTION OF COAL SETTLESCOAL
kman Is Ordered
Back to Russia
CASE WILL BE APPEALED
TO U. S. SUPREME COURT
Opinion Cites Decisions in Two
Similar Cases in Which Right of
By H. B. LEAVITT.
I (Copyright. 191i». by the Chicago Tribute.)
HAVANA, Cuba, Dec. U.-The
I present high price of sugar, in the
| opinion of conservative sugar interests
in Havana, is not due to the law of
supply and demand, but to the wildest
speculation in the product that Cuban |
sugar mill owners and brokers recall.
Everyone seems to be speculating in I
sugar futures.
The only ones who appear out of,
the market are the refiners and some |
Secretary Indicates His Policies
Are in Full Accord With Those
of President, Setting Recent
Rumors at Rest.
PLANS REORGANIZATION
OF STATE DEPARTMENT
I Keport of Mexican Version of Wallace
Killing Reaches Capital—Is Called !
States to Prohibit Pool Halls Is j manufacturers and they are not buying i Clumsy Attempt to Justify Murder, i
Jenkins Case Before Carranza High
Court.
| because they are afraid there will be
a great slump following the frenzied
; speculation. Then they would have on
| their hands large quantities of expen-
sive sugar which would represent im- „y rnivm*! Se,,ie..
„„„1W| Cuba soon will be producing cbout | WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 'I.—
eral Judges which heard the Texas pool j 200,000 tons of sugar weekly, which I No differences exist between the Presi-
hall cases November 14 virtually de- should quickly relieve any shorlage. j dent and Secretary of State Lansing on
J • .1 _ • j ■ It, • • Thu Pnhart In (Ka I'iiIIajI Ctntau tKul I
Sustained—Considers Question Defi-
nitely Settled,
6(*dal Telegram to The Rip its*.
FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 11.—The j
special tribunal composed of three Fed-
Men Are Requested to Trust
Their Leaders and Wait
For Vindication
Fuel Administrator Disagrees on
Principles of Settlement Entered
Into Between President and
Miners' Representatives.
Contempt Cases Against the Miners
To be Dropped but Charges of Con- cabinet supports program
spiracy Will be Probed through by palmer
sided in their decree handed down this
morning by Judge James C. Wilson
that the State law prohibiting pool
halls is constitutional and announced
that a ruling to that effect already had
been made by the United States Su-
preme Court in a California case.
The special tribunal which sal here
and heard the application for injunc-
tion of the Dallas Labor Temple Asso-
ciation et al vs. C. M. Cureton, Attor-
ney General et al was composed of
Judge Wilson and Judges Richard W.
W. Walker and William I. Grubb, both
of Alabama. Of these only Judge Wil-
son was present today, and in announc-
ing the finding of the court he said
that no written opinion had yet been
prepared, but that this would be done
later.
The restraining oriler granted by Judge
J, Lasl to prevent tbe State's
otficers from enforcing the new low until
Us constitutionality had been teste*! was
vacated by the decree issued today and
the Injunction prayed for by the plaintiff
at the recent hearing, which was Intended
to prevent enforcement of the law was
denied.
Case Will He Appealed.
The case will be appealed to the United
State* Supreme Court.
In renderlug the decision of the special
tribunal at 10:30 o'clock this morning,
Judge Wilson went Into detail to explain
the findings of tbe court and tell on what
Its conclusions were based.
The suit attacked the constitutionality
of the pool hall law, but In their decree
the#three Federal Judges held that the
Supreme Court of the I'nlted States. In
deciding two similar cases, one of which j
was from the State of California and re-
ported in the 225th reports, had settled
the point that a State had the right to pro-
hibit pool halls If it saw fit to do so. it
was claimed that the Supreme Court could
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Alexander Iterkmiin. famous anarchist,
who tried to kill Henry (. Frlek nearly
thirty years ago, and who hns been in tlie
news at interval* ever since, munt en bark
to KusNia. lie in now year* old. I>e-
npite his life-long objection to orgnniied
government, Iterkmuu \lgoro.isly availed
The report "in the United States that nr ji- L ..
much sugar is going to waste on the e method of handling the Mexican
wharves at various Cuban ports. U with- situation. Substantially, their opinions
out any foundation in fact. If there .* . V . UH,,,,U,IS
any great quantity of the old crop left in in Strict accord UIlJ ttie Secretary
Cuba at all, it is being cleverly hidden in has no intention of resigning
warehouses to be camouflaged as sugar [n effect this wa h , d
of Ihe new crop and sold nt the high *■ , . ' . 141J inaut u)
i rices that are expec ted to obtain. '^r' Lansing tOda> to a "Cport that he ,ri, v. >u Illr tt
According to the statistics of 11. A.Mmc- was about tO surrender his partofolio procedure in order to
sugar statist! clan, there wus on hau l because he was irreconcilably nnrnspd order's beeomin
In Cuba only a stock of is,k3.j tons on last . a \u i> j . 3p"05,ea scheduled to go to liu
Saturday, as against 140,950 tons on the , ® attitude the 1 resident has taken j
same date last year. | toward the latest crisis.
The report of the estrangement be-;
their hoi»es of being able to buy at uiurU, tween the Secretary of State and the
President had its source in the Hresi-
Al.EX XMtf K IIKKKM.W.
liussia 011 Ilie fir*t ship. .
dent's notification to the Senate that
he was perfectly capable of :oping with |
the present Mexican situation and
needed no help from Congress for the
time being.
A resolution introduced In the Senate by ;
Senator lull of New Mexico, approving !
Big buyers of sugar, who have remained
outside the market up to the pre«< nt, base
of being able to buy ut much
lower levels on the fact that Cuba's crop
this year bids fair to be at least 4,500,000
tons. This enormous quantity of sugar
from now on will be made rapidly.
Owing to high prices now obtaining,
there is greater activity in the Cuban sugar
mills than ever befoie at this time of the
year each mill striving to produce as much
as possible In order to obtain the benefits
of the present high prices. The evidence — -
of this Is that today there are 4.1 mills meps the State department had taken
grinding on the island, as against only 15 *.n Mexican situation before the Presi- i
mills on December 11 last year, and other dent intervened, and < ailing for a severance
mills will start grinding as soon as they of relations with the Carrauza government
can get ready * which was submitted to the 1'resWent i'or
Fngland Hnyi Less. ' V Commendation. was responsible for j
It is reported here, although impossible ,®. notification from the White House
to verify, that England has bought im-
mense quantities of Cuban sugar of the
coming crop, but statistics show that In
the year Just terminated she imported
from Cuba less sugar than she did of the
1017-1018 crop.
Statistics compiled up to last Saturday,
ICOUKT BLASTS
F
E
AMBASSADOR OF RUSSIAN SOVIET
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS DIPLO-
MATIC IMMUNITY.
a* compared wltu the year previous, show-
direct shipments from Cuba of the 101S-
1910 crop as follows;
Buyers— • Tons.
Kngland 5W.802
France 1.1H,312
Spain i»r>.N;s
Itest of Europe 2ft,1113
Canada S0,(A>4
French Purchase* Incrcuoe.
A comparison of this year's exportatlona
with last year shows France and Canada
were the countries which have been great-
ly increasing Importations of Cuban sugar.
Exportation* from Cuban ports of the
1017*1018 crop were:
Buyer- Tons.
England 894,730
1 ranee 44,94!
Spain 31.315
Mexico 14,ft70
South America ftv,
Canada n/m*
Thus England appears as buying of the
late crop 294,937 tons less than of the pre
vious one, while France Increased its con-
sumption of Cuban slgar by 113.371 tons,
and Canada by 75,05*1 tons. These figures
however do not mean that these quantities
were th.» only sugar consumed by the coun-
tries, but only that they were transported
direct from Cuba.
Immense quantities of Cuban sugar are
bought yearly by England in New York,
but these tlgurea are not available here.
No one interest is controlling the Cuban
supply, but about SO per cent of the pro-
duction Is by American-owned mills.
The present outlook for Cuban sugar
couldn't be better. There Is unquestion-
ably standing in the fields today sufficient
cane to make 4,500,000 tons if all is har
tested. Eearly rains, however, may great
which served to bring to an abrupt end iao
participation of Congress fu the negotia-
tions with Mexico. j
It has been understood that the State BERKMAN TO
department had concurred In the Fall res , ,
Olntloti and that it had been Introduced in DWOHTATION
the Senate with the department's approval
The fact that the resolution endorsed the I
course Secretary Lansing had pursued in
dealing with the crisis added to the belief
and It was even said by some that Seua-
Continued on Page Two, Column Two,
last
By Associated Press.
NEW
By t niversnl Service.
WASHINGTON. P. C. Pee ll.-Th.
hope of Alexander Berk man, noted
ar'hist leader, to escape deportation to
Russia, was blasted today.
The Supreme Court of the I'nlted States
denied his appeal for a writ of error from
the decision of 1 ,.l»»r»iI Judge Mayer, ot
New York, who retired to grant a writ of
habeas corpus in his ease.
Final decision on a similar appeal by
Etnma Goldman, als » at KIIU island await
ing deportation along with Berkman, was
postponed until next Thursday, In order
to afford time for llarry Weinberger, at
torney for the two radicals, to complete
the record In her .-use. . The court denied
a reqU"St%for bail In this ••.■me.
The "qiie.-n ..f Am •••'•• ' arehlsts" eon
tends tli:i: she Is a naturalized citlisen of
the I'nlted States, and, therefore, is not
subject to deportation The department
of Justice, however declared it is prepared
1 to refute this claim when the matter comes
up for decision by the Supreme Court.
—i Director General of Immigration Caml-
t nettl has stated that he will start Berkman
CONFERENCES OF PREMIERS ARE °n w 1 v ,0 Bussia on the next boat
I bound In that direction
OF TRANSCENDENTAL IMPOR-
TANCE TO WORLD.
By A«»ociate<l Pr« »v
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 11.—Members of the United Mine Workers
of America are urged to return to work with the least possible delay, in order
i that the public needs for coal may be promptly met, in a circular prepared by
the international officers of the organization today, and which will be sent
to the 4,000 local unions as soon as it can be printed.
The circular was issued to supplement instructions sent out last night by
w ire and contains an explanation of the action of Ihe 'general committee in
voting to accept the President's proposal for a settlement of the strike.
Acting on the directions contained in the telegrams of last night, many
miners reported for work today, and indications were that practically all mine*
which have been idle since the walkout, October 31, will resume operation to-
morrow.
Reports from several mines told of hoisting of coal as early as noon today,
r.nd operators here stated that coal will be moving rapidly by noon Monday.
It was stated today that the Government intended to proceed with the
grand jury investigation of charges of violation of the Lever act, ana anti-tru^t
i.'ws, through conspiracy to limit the production of coal These charges involve
Mil miners and operators. On the other hand, it was indicated that charges
iiimseir of ail tiie teeiinieaiitieM of court of contempt made against 84 officials of the mine workers for alleged violation
prevent hi» deporttj- 1 of the federal Court injunction against the strike probably would be dropped.
ing effective. He I* f"r
Acting President John L Lewis of tli -f*
Clilted Mine Workers left for Washiugto.
tonight to attend a conference of National
and international uulbn heads called by
I Samuel (iouipers, president of the Amer
I lean Federation of Labor. Prior to hU
j departure he received a message from
President Wilson commending the raiucrs
officials for the action yesterday and re-
plied in a telegram which carried assur-
ance of further < n operation of the miners
in efforts to reach a settlement to all
sides.
In their circular today the miners' of
ficials review the incidents leading up i »
the calling of the general conference here
Tuesday and quote the memorandum
drawn up and agreed to between them
and Attorney General Palmer as a basis
for settlement. The difference between
the plan accepted ami that proposed by
Fuel Administrator II. A. Garfield was
pointed out The Garfield plan, it is de SJJJN
dared, closed the door of hope for any 1
increase In wages beyond 11 per cent and
eliminated other features considered of
vital importance to the coal workers.
The miners arc asked to trust their
chosen representatives and to "wait pn-
tientiy fho vindication of their Judgment
and action," which It Is predicted will
ultimately come.
(•arfield Fears Combination Between
Mine Owners and Men to Increase
Wages and Then liaise Price of Coal
to Consumer—Action on Resignation
is Not Made Public.
LAST HOPE OF
ESCAPE
FEINERS DEPORTED TO
WORMWOOD SCRl BBS PRIS-
ON IN LONDON.
By .tsmvliitert Pre««.
WASHINGTON, D C„ Dec. 11.—
Fuel Administrator Garfield's resigna-
tion was tonight in the hands of Presi-
dent Wilson, given because he disagrees
on principle with the coal strike set-
tlement proposal arrange^ by the Gov-
ernment and the mine workers' t-nion.
Dr. Garfield himself refused -onight
to confirm, deny or discuss the report,
but at the White House it was said that
a personal letter Irom him had been
transmitted to the president late today.
Men close to the Fuel Administrator
understand that he believes the work
of the commission authorized under
the settlement to be made up of one
coal mine operator, a coal miner and
a third person named to represent th;
public will result in an increase in the
price of coal to the consuming public.
Affnlnat thin form of u cttieuient. l>r.
Garfield has hern unalterably opposed, it
hag been learned on nood authority thnt
lie took oo part in the negotiation! with
the mine workers' union chiefs during the
lust week and I hat. Ihouiih informed and
consulted afte r their initiation, th. (emu
laid out as finally accepted contravene
his concept Ion of the main principle, p..
; volved.
If was recalled in connection with th*
resignation tlmt In Kuguest
| cent waite increase as lair t
: c 'I possli le to I,,- paid fr-»,i
i Its of mino civrie-s fir, tiui
j e l a commission reprcsentat
nutr.v to review the find
11} I.. It. Mt'KDOf IT.
(t nkersal Herrlc# Staff Correspondent.) ! -d Ihe conviction thai
T 4 \ V f k I I V ft.. i . i > * . «rlii.l|lil ft/,, V. m>. ■ . . ■ ■ — i
By I,. R. MURDOCH.
(Universal Service ,Staff Correspondent.)
LONDON, Dec. 11. —Secret diplomacy re-
sinned Its relnu in Europe this afternoon
when Premiers l.ioyd (jeorge und Clemen-
ceatt conferred for four and a half hours
on the critical slate of the allies, princi-
pally as regards the economic crisis as
YORK, Dee. 1L—Ludwig C. A. K.
Martens, "amliassador' of the Kusslan
soviet government, today refused to obey
the mandate of the subpoena served on
iilm by the Joint legislative committee then
<m direct instruction from the chairman,
lo produce documents and papers received
by him from his government, or copies of
lily correspondence and reports to It.
Martens declined te answer iiuestions
concerning his dealings with Russia, and
Slated pofnt blank that be hud sent all bis
—--••■al flies beyond the conflnea of
New \ork State, nut of the Jurisdiction of
the legislative committee. Tliey are still
in the United States lie added, and he ad-
mitted that be could produce them at any
time If he so deaired
Assemblyman Martin, a>llng chairman
of the committee, told Martens that he
would be notified tomorrow what action
ihe committee would take on his refusal to
produce the papers subpoenaed and to
answer questions. Martens smiled, iior>T"d
ilia bead and said :
"Thank yon.''
The "ambassador." when asked to pro-
Juce the papers, read into tbe record a
statement prepnred for him by bis lawyers
giving what purported ,o be his reasons
for declining to deliver the required docu-
ment!. Diplomatic Immunity was the
ibeme of tbe statement, lie cited Interna-
tional law authorities mid quoted from
•lohn Hay. United St .in Secretary of State
under President Rce.scv. it. t.i bear out his
■ontentlon that as rente- illative of a de
facto government, regardless of recogni-
tion, he was entitled m cn.ioy ' diplomatic
privileges." He suld lie refused "on prin-
ciple" to produce tli" papers sought anil
beeatise be had no authority from his gov-
ernment to do so. Then, he added, that
there was "nothing to conceal" in his cor-
respondence.
lie Idvntllfed a photostatic copy of his
appointment by the Russian soviet govern-
ment to represent it here. Then he testi-
fied that us many as ten pieces of corre-
spondence had been delivered to him by
10 different couriers from Russia, some of
whose names he knew, but refused to di-
vulge. He said he had never procured or
issued passportB for liny of these men, or
anyone else.
Martens said that the soviet agencv In
Stockholm was In chorge of a Mr. Strom,
i member of the Swedish Parliament. He
lecllned to say where other agencies were
ncnted, or who conducted them.
Many of the couriers and much of the
mail between Martens and Soviet Russia
passed through the Stockholm agency,
dartens said. He bad received in that way
»oine of the *90.000 sent hltn by Ills gov-
ernment, he admitted.
t
ly lessen the total production, as happened evidenced by the sensational tumbling of
ny nulls were compelled ,hl' Frenc h franc and the English pound
last year, when many nulls were compelled
le ieive much cane standing uncut. Labor
shortage Is also acute, und this may play
an important part in the ultimate figures,
but, come what may, Cuba will have this
year the largest crop In its history.
CAPTURED TOWN SURROUNDED
BY 2,000 FEDERALS, SAYS
EAGLE PASS CONSUL.
Special Telegram to The Kinross.
I'.AOLE PASS, Ter.., Doe. 11.—It was re-
ported Thursday afternoon a telegraphic
conference was on between (Jen. Leopold.c
Villa, senior commanding Piedras Negras
garrison, and (Jens. Fernando Peralcll and
Alfredo Rlcaut. nil a nluu of action to
rout Villlstas at Musqnls.
It was also reporter! Carranin reinforce-
ments had arrived at Mlliqul/ ready to
strike a blow to recapture the town.
"Mnaquli Is now surroniided bv 2,000
government troops," said Mexican Consul
O. M. Soguln.
CHILDREfi IN AUSTRIA
ARE DYING FROM HUNGER
ny Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 11,—Austria must have
help from the allies In order to sure her
from famine and bankruptcy. Chancellor
Karl Renner of the Austrian Republic told
the Asioclated Press today In explaining
his presence in Puris, where he cume to
present to the Supreme Council, the sltim
tlon which he declared faces his coun-
try.
"When I left Vienna we had only fl.000
tons of flour for six and three-quarter
millions of people, a supply for six days
only," said Dr. Renner. "Children are
dying of hunger and cold In Vienna and
mi per cent of those between months
and 3 yeurs of age are suffering with
rickets.
sterling In Intcriiatlonul exebunge."
Not a word was announced by any
source as to what the two leading states-
men of Europe discussed, but from Down-
ing street came Information that the whole
peace situation would be thoroughly gone
into slid that. In view of America s fail-
ure to ratify the treaty of Versailles, ef-
forts would undoubtedly be made to bring
ubout a dearer understanding between
Prance and England. Today's was but
the first of C series of conferences of trans-
ceudentai Importance for all Europe und,
indirectly, for the world.
The Immediate problems connected with
the ratification or peace- and with Amer-
ica's failure to ratify and an attempt to
repair tl.c crippled state of Europe's fi-
nances which, bad enough ever since the
armistice, are now rapidly approaching u
most menocing climax, stand on top of the
list on subjects to be discussed by the
two Premiers and believed to have been
already gone Into by them at this after-
noon's conference.
Tbe two Premiers, it is understood, feel
that Frame and Hrltalti are compelled to
hear the brunt of holding up the finances
of most of Europe
RESTRICTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF
COAL SHORTAGE TO BE
LIFTED SLOWLY.
Hy T'nltemal
WASHINGTON, D. C., D<w 11-An a
concession to ChrlBtman shopper* and to
thp stores, most of which are Jammed"
with holiday goods, the Railroad Adminis-
tration t<»day issued a •uputeim-ntal order
to the regulations promulgated Monday
restricting stores to the use of heat and
light for only six hours a day, permitting
ihe stores to remain open for nine hours
on Saturday. This order was designed prl
marily to accommodate those people who
arc unable to make their Christmas pur-
chases during the afternoon. It is under*
stood that no estimate could be obtained
from officials her»> as to the length of
time restrictions on the use of bituminous
coal or heat, light ami power derived from
such coal, would remain in force. Various
LONDON. Dec. U. A big new offensive
Is on In Ireland today.
The Dublin Mansion House hss been
seized and will remain "temporarily" in
the hands of the Ilritlsh military authori-
ties. A great mass deportation of Sinn
rciuers Is said to be under way, with
Kingstown us the port of deportation A
dragnet has be**n spread across the length
and breadth of the lUrin I sit und every
local headquarters of the Sinn Fein and
the houses of all prominent antl-Lnglish
leaders are being raided.
Uefjre dawn this morning an armed ves-
sel steamed into Kingstown. All ap-
proaches to the harbor were heavily guard
ed by troops. The port resembled Hover
or Brest In wartime Sh »r11\ afterward
I motor lorries < anie «iatterlng alon. Thev
I were filled with prisoners Alongside the
lorries rumbled tanks and arm <1 motors
jammed with troops, whoso bayonets glis
tened weirdly in the flrht rays of the sun.
When the prison ship departed there
were aboard prisoners from all parts of
Ireland, said to be hound for Wormwood
Scrubbs prison, in West London The
Irish jails are crowded and the mysterious
preparations at the London prison, exclu-
sively described in a recent I nivernal Serv-
ice dispatch, indicated that Just such a
thing as happened today was in store.
Prominent Man in Jail.
Karly in the day police and millfarv
raided the homes of Count Joseph IMunkett.
Alderman Tom Kelly and other prominent
Sinn Felners. Kelly was arrested and whs
still held tonight.
The raid on the Mansion House was not
without quixotic color A hundred police
and 500 soldiers with fixed bayonets and
Lewis guns surrounded the place; then
the police went In and made a thorough
search. It was rumored that the gov
eminent Intended to stop the Christmas
sale of Irish goods scheduled for tonight,
but the Hritish authorities explained to
the Lord Mayor that they suspected Irish
volunteers were holding, or about to hold
should not have power to f
belief Is said to be that wi
granted, a combination of
an«l the employe in ih»« indf
< ontlnued on Page Two. ('
MILITARY IN DUBLIN
HOUSES, INCH DIN
OF COL PLUNK'
WEALTHY EX-CONVICT KNOWN
AS "GRAY BROTHER" FI-
NANCES CAMPAIGN.
Br
■entral empires, iu order to restore the eco
tiomic life of the devastated continent.
The fundamental basis for such recon-
struction is to lie. if Premier Clemencenu
has his way. the formation of a new Euro-
pean entente, with France and Rrltain as
the main pillars, and Italy a probable
third.
t'v Associated Press.
LONDON. Dec. 11—Andrew Ronar Law.
the government leader answering several
questions in the House of Commons today
hinted that Ihe Adriatic trouble was a
subject of discussion between Premier
Clemenceitu of France, Foreign Minister
Sclnlnla of Italy and Premier Lloyd George
as was also Ihe Russian situation unci
Turkey. He gave oo indication of the
course of the conferences, however.
oriati'«l I'tphs.
NEV.' mirk. Dee, 11.—Thomas Mott
Osborn, pri-ccic reformer, recently engaged
In Intc i-. iewlng former prisoners, guards
und assis nt wardens in .lollet prison,
ended by convicts tbe "No Man's Loud of
Illinois," with u view to ending nileged
abuses there, has started a Nation-wide
campaign to put each of the iv.i State pris-
ons anil five Federal penitentiaries upon
"a humane basis," It was announced here
today.
The fortune of a wealthy ex-convlet
„ "known from one end of the country to
even of the former > the other a man of influence In Wash
CHURCH JANITOR CHARGED
WITH BEING MOONSHINER
By Associated Prees.
CHICAGO, Dee. 11.—Joseph Ilagaiier,
church Janitor, today was under $,">00
bond us operator of a "moonshine" still.
"I didn't make the liquor In the church
basement," he said, when arraigned be-
fore Commissioner Koort. "My base-
ment Is next door."
Ingtnn. but who for the present Is men-
tioned only us the gray brother. Is said
to have been placed at Ihe disposal of Mr.
Osborn to finance bis venture.
Sixteen hundred former prison Inmates
now in Nov York City, all of whom are
with reputable fit ins and living "straight,"
•ire devoting their attention to the crusade.
Joliet Is described by I hem as "the worst
Institution ill the country," and they sav
it Is known In the underworld as "a 10
to 1 place." meaning that the chances are
10 to 1 I hat If a convict comes out alive
lie will be so badly broken in health and
spirit he will be unable to enm a living.
BALTIMORE "REFORM WAVE"
IS GIVEN A SLAP BY JURY
•nlculutions were made running from Jan .merlons meeting
>ar.v t <" the end of . the wlnler, hut the " KL'X news'of what was happ,
uar.v
prevailing opinion Is that the ltailroad Ad
ministration will remove the restrictions
gradually as the mines resume operations
and the surplus stock of coal Is Increased.
Production 40 I'er Cent Normal.
It will be some little time before the
production of coal will get bsck to normal,
Continued on Page Three, Column Three.
Meanwhile news 01 wnat was happening
In Dublin reached the House of Commons
where the matter was promptly Injected
Into tbe debate. An Irish member usked
Contlnned on Page Two, Column Four.
By A*v>c i«tM Presp.
Dill LIN, I »e.. Il.—Thomi
Fein member of the House
was arrested In the course
of raids by the police and
today. The hou*.-* searched
of Count IMunkett, w ho was
tlm«\
The mansion house was si
afternoon and a sear-h of
was made by the police nti•
hundred poll'omen and f»UO
engaged There was no di
the incident was almost w
incut.
p? A««ociated
LONDON, I »• II The It
the Irish bill in the House
trtfl if ail) postponed today,
nar Law. spnk««m.in f"r the
announced that iu consequent
,U ill
of Common*
Andrew Ho-
government,
of the visit
of Premier Clemen' • iu of France, Premier
Lloyd (teorire would be unable to brine
tbe' measure forward either Monday or
Tuesdav and he could not fay whether it
would be introduced next week.
FABUL
ONE VESSEL EARNS $800,000
ONE VOYAGE LASTING
110 DAYS.
IN
Bv rniveMl Service
BALTIMORE, Mil., Dec. 11.—'The recent-
ly revived Sunday blue laws, some of
which date hac k to 17'A and under which
more than 1 000 indictments have been re-
turned by the grand jury, had their first I between
Ily Associated Pre**.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 11.—Profits
made by ship owners during the war were
"fabulous" and "unbelievable," John 11
Kosscter. former director of operation* of
the Shipping Hoard, told the Senate Com-
merce Committee In testimony made nubile
today by Chairman Jones The board real-
j Iced enough profits on some ships, he said,
; bot the earnings of privately owned ves-
I sels were even greater.
one ship owned by a company with i
I which he hail been connected, he said, op
crating under the board as a cargo carrier
San Francisco and Calcutta.
Irlng in court today since the recent re- , earned In one voyage of 110 days more than
orm wave started. The blue laws suffered |sn0.0l)0. This netted the board, he said,
approximately $7fi0,000 over the corapetisa
form
defeat.
The Jury listened to testimony regard*
Ing Sunday selling by a confectioner, the
first Indicted person to be tried, and
promptly returned a verdict of not guilty.
A great deal of Interest attached to the
first case tr.-d, as it was expected the
prosecution would select a ease In which
the evidence was clear, »
tlon allowed to owners and other expenses.
The Qulsteonck, the first ship built at
Hog Island, on a voyage of ft1.' days, under
arrangements with the Italian government,
earned Mr Rosseter said. Net
profits were $4fl1l"1. after t-iklng <nre of
hOH In depredation and |1V,ISM» iu In-
terest.
THE SUNDAY EXPRESS
HOLIEST OF ALL
CHRISTIAN SHRINES
NOW UP-TO-DATE
TEXAN FIGHTS NEW
REPUBLIC'S
BATTLES IN THE AIR
HOW EXILES WITH
CROWNS OF THORNS
ARE KILLING TIME
WINTER SPORT
CLOTHES
INFLUENCE
STREET GOWNS
Nineteen hundred years have wrought mar-
velous changes in the holiest of all Christian
shrines, and what a staff correspondent found
there makes a rattling good Christmas feature
for readers of the Sunday Express.
In a small company of American daredevils
a Texas cowboy of the air has won his spurs
fighting for the independence of the world's
newest republic and where the season always
is open to bag the Bolshevik!.
The ex-King of Bavaria grows feeble in his
Swiss castle, the Kaiser's son revels in luxury
and Austria's imperial couple, too, has settled
down to killing time amid some of the world's
most beautiful scenery.
Many new ideas in dress ar iltering into
gowns for street wear, says Miss Anne Ritten-
house in a page of newest fashions, a personal
message to feminine readers of the Sunday
Express.
The Sunday Express is the Only Sunday Paper
in San Antonio Receiving the Dispatches
of The Associated Press
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