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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY MOLDING, OCTOBER 1, 1920.
T\X'FNTY-T^O PAGES.
COTTON RUBBER LINED
MILL HOSE
30-FOOT I.KNfiTHS. col I'LKO.
IN STOCK.
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loss ar
FOR RECOGNITION BY U.S. election bill to
^laze Starting in Sulphur Bins on
Pier 35 Spreads Rapidly in
High Wind, Burning Several Big
Plants and Italian Steamer.
FORTY FIREMEN OVERCOME
BY FUMES OF SULPHUR
Flames Rage Throughout Day, Con-
trolled But Not Extinguished—All
Available Fire Fighting Apparatus
Used—Hundred Texas Guardsmen
Pressed Into Service.
DEPEW WARNS PILGRIMS
NOT TC INSPECT OUR
MAYFLGWER FURNITURE
15 y Universal Service.
NEW YORK, Sept, 30.—On pain
of sudden death the Pilgrims, visit-
ing America in celebration ot the
three hundredth anniversary of the
landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, were
today warned by Chauneev M. Dt
pew not to question the autheniicitj
of Mayflower furniture.
Depaw revealed that one will fin^
in 14,000,000 homes in the United
States enough Mayflower furniture
to fill the Aqultania, the Mauretania
and several others of their size sev-
eral tinjes, but, he asserted, the
fathers ' undoubtedly had a way ol
compressing furniture for storag,
that is now a lost art." Either that,
or it was a prolific sort of furniture
of which we know nothing.
W.lson To Act In
Few Days Is
Report
England Ready To
Join In Endorse-
ment of Regime
1
By Associated Plena.
GALVESTON, Tex., Sept. 30.—
Lashed by a 30-mile-an-hour northeast
wind and rendered difficult to cope
with fumes from burning sulphur, the
fire which started on the ducks early
today was brought under control after
doing damage estimated at between
$1,250,000 and $2,000,000. The latter
mark will be reached, according to un
derwriters, if the cargo of wheat of the
Calian Steamship Company proves a
total loss.
The fire originated in the plant of
the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company at
2 o'clock an^ spread quickly until all
of pier 35 was ablaze. An explosion of
oil drums in the plant of the sulphur
company occurred shortly before fire-
men reached the scene and the plants
of the Cotton Concentration Company
the Anchor Milling Company and the
superstructure of the Italian vessel
Etna caught fire.
For a tlmo the blaze menaced the entire
we»t entj of Ualveistnu. JJtruily t" ilit-
windward ot tlie blazi- ami about lour
blocks distant were live ' tanks of the
Magnolia Petroleum Company, each with
a capacity ot 50.1)10 barrels of oil
Sparks from tlie blaze and the subse-
quent explosion set tire to grass up to
within a few hundred f®et of these tanks,
while the ground for some distance around
them was saturated with oil. Had these
reservoirs been reached i: would have
been Impossible to rope with the blaze
firemen lecture The flre-flBUtinj; ap-
—'ratim of the city, including the fire boat
Charles Clarke, as well as two or three
harbor tugs and about 100 National
Guardsmen, responded to the alarm After
the explosion In the plant of the sulphur
concern scores of firemen were knocked
Continued on PaRf Tvto. Column Three.
ii. s. population
hMJ ft!
by 75 to 25
Protest of Ssvera! Solons Prevents
Final Passage Thursday—Sen-
ate Measure Slightly Changed
Nominee Cnlls Him "Narrow- by Johnson Amendment.
minded Bigot and Author
of Hymn of Hate Against FOR WOMEN
Congress Sea'
Wilson."
DEFEATED BY 23 TO 77
By X'niverRal Service.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 30.—
The existing government In Mexico has
demonstrated its stability and will be
recognized by President Wilson within
the next few days, possibly ti morrow,
it was learned today. It is understood
that the State Department has recom-
mended such a course.
Great Britain, it was learned, will
receive Senor Covarruvias, Mexican
ambassador to that country, tomorrow.
France, Italy and Japan have never
withheld recognition.
With recognition of the De la Hucrta.
government, iglicio Calderon, the pres- j uj Associated press.
ent high commissioner for Mexico, will j WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 30.—Domestic
automatically become ambassador. , and international subjects were mingled
When' lieu. Obregou, 1'resident-eleet ot ! ' ^
LEAGUE AND PROHIBITION
TALKED TO KANSAS FOLK
Candidate Tells Questioner He
Would Have Voted Dry When
Harding Did—Declines Respon-
sibility for President's Veto of
Volstead Act.
Men Who Failed to Qualify Last Winter
Not Permitted to Vote I'nder Act as
Passed—Those Becoming of Age
Since February 1 Are Granted
Privilege.
on OK almost
eh say
observers
-
! Ultimate Consumer Dae to Buy
Cheaper Because Wholesalers
Have Cut Costs, Federal Reserve
Esard's Renort Shows.
BULK GPANULATED SUGAR
& QUOTED AT 13 CENTS
the
TELEGRAM MADE PUBLIC BY
HARDING CALLS DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE TO TASK.
more Than half of country's
105,768,000 people live in
town, figures show.
By Associated Pre**.
WASHINGTON D. C.. Sept. 30.—Cities
are increasing in population seven ami
one-half time* an fast an rural districts
the Census Bureau disclosed tonight iii
a Compilation of figures covering approx-
imately 80 pur cent of the new census.
For the last 10 years rural growth was
nut one third as great as it was in the
previous decade, but the cities almost
maintained their rate of growth, getting
five new inhabitants from 1010 to 1020
for each six added during the preceding
30 years. All population renters, includ-
ing hamlets and towns, showed ;i greater
proportionate increase than the purely ru-
ral districts.
Although showing check in the rate of
population growth in the country as a
whole, the bureau's figures indicated that
the complete census would place the to-
tal number of inhabitants of the conti-
nental United States at approximately 105 -
T68.100. a gain cf 13.706.840. „r in per cent
Cities will absorb practically jtil 0f this
increase, it being estimated that 12.172.800
would reside in towns of 2 f>no or more
inhabitants, while 1,02T..0K) would be add-
ed to the farms and hamlets. For the
; countryside itself, the increase would be
approximately 1 22.">.000.
Urban Population Greater.
Such a movement of the people will place
\ the urban population at approximately 54 .
1706.100 and the rural population at fiO.fl?/-
<100. In 1010 the rural population out-
stripped that of the «itieS by almost 7,000
1 000 people, there being 40.34S 883
1 country and 42,02.*? :w> in th.- cttic
The urban population, th" announcement
gdded, increased at the rate of 25.2 per cent
while that of the rural districts, including
those under 2,500 population, was 3.1 per
By Associated Press.
M Alt ION, Ohio. Sept. 30.— Taking note
of Democratic charges that progresslvlstn
and the League of Nations have created
friction among Republican leaders, Senator
Harding said tonight lie was satisfied of
the > '»!.«•'. 0f the united party on both
issues.
He characterized as "absolutely untrue"
published reports that Senators Johnson
1 and Uorah had informed him they soon
j would withdraw from the campaign, and
j at the same time he announced that for-
mer President Taft and Herbert lloover
soon would be taking an active part in
the campaign.
Commenting on appeals of Governor Cox
for progressive support, the nominee de-
1 lured lie had information convincing him
I that "the rank aud file of the supporters
j of Roosevelt arc putting their full faith
t in 01 r «anse." He made public, with his
' endorsement, a telegram to Governor Cox
from t baric* 8uotner Mini of .Vlasacbtt-
, setts, a former leader of the Kooscveit
Progressive party, declaring that known
1 regressive sentiment was "a com pie to
rtfiliation" of Democratic claims.
Discussing informally the league issue,
Senator Harding said he never had given
privately to any Kepubllcan leader any
statement of his position on the league
which had not been contained also in his
public utterances.
Asked specifically about the report of
a joint letter from Senators Johnson anil
Uorah refusing to take further part in his
compaign, the nominee replied:
"There is no such letter. The story is
absolutely untrue."
The telegram to Governor Cox from Mr.
I.'lrd said :
"In vour acrobatic campaign to attract
voters you endeavor to convey the impres-
sion that the Progressive voters of the
late Theodore Kooscveit following have
been ignored and outlawed by Senator
Hauling, who, as you express it. seeks
advice from only a certain type of men,
namely, standpatters and reactionaries.
The opposition to you of such Progressives
as Johnson, Poindcxter. Heveridge, James
A. Garfield. McCormiek, Baldwin, Robin*,
and, in fact, by practically all of the Pro-
gressive leaders who stood back of Col.
Kooscveit In 1912 and HUO, is a complete
refutation of this oft-repeated, mislead-
ing and tricky statement of yours
"I resent with intense Indignation youi
desperate effort to capitalize his honored
name for the purpose of promoting your
I olitical aspirations and for the purpose
of perpetuating the power of the Demo-
< ratic party, which he, above all men, dis-
trusted and excoriated."
of
Deceuibcr 1, he will
Mexico, takes offic
thereon fall heir to a government recog
nlxod throughout the world. American oil
interests with extensive holdings in Mex-
ico have been active among the advocates
of recognition of this government.
The llrst important move that Gen. Obre-
gou proposes to make, it was learned
day, will be th«
national claim
juut all claims held by foreign nations
against Mexico as the result of the pust
eight years of turmoil.
It will ulso settle all debts incurred by
the various Mexican governments.
It is understood by American officials
that this move Is intended to meet a de
niand from Great llritaln, Fnfnce and
other nations thut the Tinted States insist
that Mexico pay her obligations or assume
responsibility tor them.
The assertion is made by Great Britain
that at the time John Kenton, a British
citizen, was slain by Villa, President Wil-
son virtually assumed a mandate over
Mexico and made the I'nited States re-
sponsible for the safety of all foreign cit-
izens a: 1 d property.
Court-martial proceedings at the State
Department show that Kenton entered
with the paramount League of Nations finaf passage
. The Kxprebs Aiihtln Bureau.
| AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. 30.—After an
all-day discussion, the Hotse passed to
third reading the Senator Dear, election
bill after it had been amended by sub- j
stituting the Johnson bill to cover the
emergency features. However, there
was but slight difierence between the
' two and the measure was not mate-
1 riaily changed. It will come up for
tomorrow. A motion to
Miss Agnew Hart Wilson, daughter of
Secretary of Labor and Mrs Wilson, who
has announced her candidacy for Congress
from thy 15th Pennsylvania District, which
her father represented for five years be
fore becoming 11 nieiub >r of the President's
Cabinet Miss Wilson, who is the secre-
tary's eldest daughter, has always been in-
terested in civic affairs She acted as sec-
retary for her father during his term in
Congress and also when lie was president
of the I'nited Mine Workers' organization.
This photo of Miss Wilson was made in
Washington.
Potatoes Soli at 50 CenUt in Indian-
apolis. Cutting Quotations in Half.
Cleveland Restaurant .Men Announce
Reductions'—Overland Company Lays
Off 4,500 Employes.
issue by Governor Cox in nine ad-
dresses today in Kansas, with the finale
j of the Democratic presidential candi-
_ | date's State campaign at a large nieet-
here tonight. The Governor gave j c'ould 'iim afford to jeopardize its
his views on the Mexican question, the i changes by pressing the motion to sus
I Kussian problem and amplified his pend and finally pass it today,
discussion of prohibition. Many of the I Representative Oarioch undertook by
I candidates' remarks were inspired by
suspend the rule was withdrawn. The
vote on final passage was 75 to 25.
Protests against rushing it were made
and as two-thirds vote is necessary to
put it into immediate effect, its friends
of war finances
Villu s olflcB and attempted to shoot him'; .,uVJ"tVi-" *•" •
that Villa took refuge tinder the desk, l>>:»
finally managed to .shoot Denton.
Lngland's c laiuis' segregate more than
$100,000,000. Heavy claims are also held
by France, who alleges that the Carranna
government looted certain French banks
the city of Mexico and In other cities
of millions of dollars in gold.
Shortly after his Inauguration President
Obregou w'.ll, it Is understood, enter into
negotiations with American bankers for a
loan of $100.0()O.QOO.
amendment to admit men on .equal terms
informal colloquies with his audiences,' require jSmo1 pay^fuii^i'is poll'tax, but
in which he invited questioning. |
In response to a question on Mexico, the 1 „ Johnson amendment was adopted by
Coventor referred to th,' statements of
Senator Hurtling regarding "protecting"
American citizens and interests, and added :
"it Is one thing to talk about protect
ing American'citizens, no matter where it
might dc. Hut when an id venturer goes
into a hornet's nest and knows where he's
going, the United States ought not send a
brigade of soldiers wi h him."
Governor Cox was qui/^.tvl regarding
prohibition at llutcb-ns and Newton, aud
a vote ol 50 to 15. while one by Curtis
and Baldwin was defeated. 20 to' 7<>.
j I nder the bill advanced today men
are not permitted to qualify to vote in
.November except those who have become
of age since February 1. All women are
admitted to vote by compiylug with the
provisions of the bill. x
Tlie Johnson amendment differed only
in the detail that it provides exemption
certificate fees to be made 10 cents In-
SAYS G. O. P. NOMINEE'S OBSER-
VATIONS DEMONSTRATE COM-
PLETE IGNORANCE."
PASSED BY SENATE
measure legalizes organiza-
tion of producers for
bettering market.
. —. Sc aiiof had,
•upon Semite prohibition measures, voted
wet ol' times and dry two times/' The
Governoi added that under similar cir-
euiustatices he would have duplicated the
Scnutoftfe dry votes.
A man asked why President Wilson ve
toed the Volstead enforcement law, and
the Governor replied, sharply:
"He gave his own reasons. And let me
add, Wilson isn't running for President
this year; Cox is running for President."
When applause from his Newton audi
encc subsided, the Governor added that lie
intended no disrespect 'to the man who
will take his place in history with Thomas
Jefferson ami Abraham Lincoln."
Would I-«*t Kossia in Lengue.
Russia, the candidate declared, should
! be admitted to the League of Nations ns
scon as its requirements could be met.
Asked regarding the league's attitude to-
ward Itus^ia if tin. Nation was a member,
the Governor replied :
"The league would be compelled to keep
hands off Russia anil permit the Russian
people to work on their own salvation.
And Russia will." After which he would
ask Russia to become a member ot the
le:-8 ue.
Germany, Turkey and all other non-
n ember nations the sneaker added, should
be invited in when possible.
To audiences in Kansas agricultural
communities Governor < ox reiterated his
plan to place agriculturists in
<rninental positions; again defended the
causes of the Non-Partisan League move-
ment: advocated repeal of many writ taxes
and modification of "most' others, and
Continued on Pure Three, f ottjnin Three.
MONTH JUST PASSED SHOWED A
LOWER PRECIPITATION THAN
FOR SEVENTY YEARS.
!f
HEAVILY
SIX MILLIONS LOANED LOWER
CAIFORMA GOVERNMENT LOST
BY HIS DEPOSITION, SAID.
30. six
a bank
uuciruc-
is a total
i
Continued on P«e Two. Column Two.
PICKPOCKETS ROB EIGHT
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
i Special Telegram to The Express.
! £h PA-°: 1Vx • f W.-Fight former
> officers of the Grand Lodge of th» Knights
«»f Pythias of New Mexi« o came down fr un
Lordsbnrg. N M.. yesterday following th-
Grand Lodge meeting there ot the order
They werv obliged to semi home for money
because each member was robbde of w.(feh
and pocket book in the town across th.
river.
Pickpockets got to rhetn all. The party
consisted of Bradford, past grand chancel
lor of the order: Frank Sholton ««f !»;,-.vsoii
grand outer guard; F F. Flo-rfli-k of
Dawson, grand representative: ('. \
fed of Raton, past grand chancellor; W
Fancetf of R'i' well, past gr.ind < h.n'i.-elior:
J E. Eder «*f Albuqnerqc grand k< p« r
of re«*ordM and s^al: Knjmett !>any, now.-,
paper rtiati »f Santa IV and Frank HiHa,
another officer.
Hl^eial Tel- pram to The Exprenn.
WASHINGTON. 1>. C., Sept
million dollars loaned by Amerb
ers to finance developments and
! tlon work In Lower California
I loss today because of the fact that forme.
1 Governor Fstaban Cantu was forced to
the j h ave the country bv thf I>e la Huerta re
j glme In the City of Mexico, according to
| friends of Cantu. w ho is now in Washing-
: ton on a tonr of the United States.
Los Angeles bank rs loaned the govern-
ment of Lower California $12,000 000 to
finance cotton development. road con-
( structlon and other progressive work
i planned by Governor Cantu and of this
! amount $ti.900o0o had been repaid before
the change in administration which re
j suited in Governor Cantu leaving his office
and his country. The balance is still un-
paid. and tne swelling treasury left by
Cantu has been looted and tlie territorv
i* now tailing in vain on the central gov-
ernment to send funds for payment even
of troops.
i Cantu is taking the present opportnnitv
! to study at first hand the industries anil
public works of th s country. Lie is being
entertained in Washington by Richard It.
Tole of California, who has known him
t for many years. When Governor Cantu
j crossed the border he had no definite
I plans except to find some means to aid
I his country in ' getting on her feet," as
j he said today Then he dccided that he
Hid v sit friends in this eoutitry while
onditions here and started on a
has taken him to San Francisco
Chicago, New \ork ami Washington. In
each • ity he has studied eeonomie condi-
tions prat ti ally iti regard to publb- utill
t o •' ibor ind finance w tfh n view of
ad: | 'ire; • lUUch as po»*ibl* to the litfdn
ci M-xico.
I studying
hit - tour t hat
The Express Austin Bureau.
AUSTIN, Tex.. Sept. _HJ. Under suspen-
sion of the rules, the Senate finally passed
[ the bill recommended ! y tli* Governor
I and introduced by Senator Cousins yes
j terday to amend the antj trust laws so
I as to exempt from their operation agri
cultural products or live stock while in
j the hands of the producer aud making it
j lawful for persons engaged in work or
i labor to organise fur protection and for
farmers to organize to improve market
conditions, to provide better market con-
ditions and to stabilize prices. The bill
carries the emergency clause. It makes
Article 1,177. renal Code, read as follows:
Agricultural Products Exempt.
"The provisions id this law shall not
apply to agricultural products or live
st>-k while in the hands of the producer
or raiser, and it shall be lawful l r
any aud ull persons engaged in a.iy Kind
of work or labor, man.nit or me./tal, or
both, to associate themselves togetln r and
' form trades unions or other ■ rganizatioas
1 tor the purpose of protecting themselves
in their personal work, pt rsoual labor
and personal service, in their respective
pursuits aud employments. Neither shall
this law apply to organizations created
under the present prov.sious of the mar
kets and warehouse law of ihis Stare, or
orgn. izatlous of l.truicrSi that have for
tin ir object the iniprov.-unut of the mar-
ket conditions of the tanners of this
State for their products.
It shall I"* lawtul for such organi-
zations «<r organization * of farmers to
combine their efforts; and to co-operate
in estabLsihug better marketing agencies
and conditions and to take such action
separately or in combination as may be
deemed by them advantageous in obtain-
ing fair prices and stabilizing the market.
for their pr ducts, and ail agreements be-
tween themselves or with others having
these for their purposes shall lie deemed
lawful."
Several *.ooal Hill* Passed.
The Sena.o today finally passed a num-
ber of local bills and also a bill by
Senator Hledsoe to make irore definite
and certain the powers of county com-
missioners' courts to carry out the ex-
isting laws tor the eradication of fever
ticks.
House Committee <»n State Affairs re-
ported favorably W bill Intr dticed by Rep-
resentative Fairchild providing for bond-
ing of immigration agents to the amount
of $.*i.UOU that conditions represented by
them to prospective laborers are the true
conditions. The bill would levy an oc-
cupation tax upon such agents of $100.
A resolution offered by Representative
Kcllls tendering the thanks of the House
to memhf rs of Travis post. American Le
gion. for their offer.* of services In en-
forcing the laws of Texas was referred
lo the committee. ^
Continued on Page Two, Colnmn Five.
Spprinl i'elegram to The Riprexft.
BKOWNSVILLI:, Tex.. Sept. 30 -With a
record of only nine one hundredths of an
inch of rain September, a normally wet
month, j>asesd today as the dryost Septem-
ber in (0 years in Hrowusville, according
to weather records niaintaim d by a lor-
nier United States Weather ltiireau. The
previous dryest September showed two and
one-half inches of rain, while the average
over tJO years was six and two tenths
more gov- inches The small amount of rain that fell
i«,f twa8 i}lg| night s precipitation, which was
followed by a norther.
Beneficial rains fell last night at points
along the coast north of here, over a strip
po more than .10 miles In width, according
to repots reaching Rrownsvi.le.
JAPANESE HOLDINGS
■1 EN ACE GUAM ISLE
Awards at Versailles
Thicalcn Value of
U. S. Naval Base
By Associated Prelig.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Sept. 30. Criti-
cisms of the Treasury plan of war and
post-war financing in recent speeches hy
Senator Hording drew a statement, tonight
from Secretary Houston, in whkh he ac-
cused the nominee of a "partisan attempt
to deprive the American people of their
legitimate pride in financing the war.''
Statements attributed to The Senator, rel-
ative to increases in the public debt tinder#
the present Administration, likewise woiv
attacked by Mr. Houston. They indicated,
he said, that Senator Harding "knows lit
tie of the subject himself and that he is
being badly advised."
The statement declared that no't only
was the public debt not increasing, but
that It was decreasing, adding that the
Treasury's expectation of a lower out
standing gross debt on September 30, coin-
pared with June ,'W), "would be amply ful-
filled." Mr. Houston placed the reduction
at $325,916 since June 30.
Senator Harding's discussion of the cf
feet of Issues of Treasury certiflcat.es "t
indebtedness on general business condi-
tions revealed "complete Ignorance" of the
situation, Mr. Houston asserted. Interest j
rates of and ti per cent, paid on the ;
last issues, he said, had resulted In in
creasingly large quantities of certificates
1 elng absorbed by Investors and had not
compelled the withdrawal of funds which
n ight otherwise have gone to help Indus-
Continued on Page Three, < olumn Two.
CORPUS CHRISTI GIN BURNS
WITH 20 BALES OF COTTON
By Associated Press.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex., Sept. 30 —Start-
ing in a gin stand with what was de-
scribed by Toribio Hernand z, the ginner,
as a "loud explosion," fire tonight swept
the gin operated by George L. Caldwell
& Co.. burning the plant and 20 bales ot
cotton. The loss is estimated at approxi-
mately $1K,000, part ally cov. red by insur-
ance. The fire swept through tlie pl.t »t
so quickly several employes had narrow
escapes from being trapped.
OFFICER KILLED IN
RID AT KEMP CITY
By WILLIAM GARNER.
(Staff Correspondent of Universal Sendee.)
NUW YOHK, Sept. 30.—Prices are
not only coming down, they actually ar
down. If you. Mr. Ketail Purchaser,\
and you, Missus, do not notice that you
are setting things of every description
more chcaply, put it up to your retailer
as hard as you can, and if the drop
doesn't come, go elsewhere. You can
get things at louer prices because the,
wholesale prices have been cut.
Such is the logical summary of the
price reduction "wave" that is sweep-
ing the country, made today by ob-
servers in posit.on to know. It followed
a survey of dispatches from all over
he country not of the "prices will come
'^n prophecy kind, but of actual of-
reduced figures'" Wh°'eSale at grea,ly
,v\ "j.. road to stability "
■7V' &
semi-luxuries Is more
for luxuries and
"conservative."
Automobile. s,IUnK CliMp.r.
tolloMiii»r (hi- it-ad of IltMirv ImitiI three
more niinmmbll# .uu<w» ujwirt ,■?,
t r.se arA Cbaudt<>r
W* per car. Cleveland. $150 per cur!
i.iri 1 f'X'ks. ilia U at Lincoln, Nob.,
|-(-0 t»> .%,0o per truck.
Unlk granulated sugar was quoted to-
day by tin Federal Sugar Refining Com-
pany at 13 cents per pound. This whole-
sale cut should be felt ut the retail stores
without delay.
Ar Indianapolis potatoes were quoted
at 50 cents a bushel, just 50 cents less
than the quotation there yesterday.
The restaurant prices in Toledo dropped
sharply in a chain of restaurants of sfiigh,
ownership The sharpness of the cut is
indb a ted by the fact that steaks which
yesterday were 75 cents w*rc 36 cents to-
day.
In Cleveland a committee representing
the restaurant owners announced cuts of
Contimiftl on Page Two. Column Three.
RESIGNATION OF NEVILLE. MAC- U '
HEADY PREDICTED AS RESULT
OF STORM OF PROTEST.
By charles daily.
(Copyright, 11)20, by Ch.cago Tribune.)
AGANA, island of Guam, Sept. 30.—
Naval opinion is divided as to the im-
portance of Guam to the United States
as the result of the awards of the peace
treaty, by which all the islands north
of the equator which formerly belonged
to Germany are awarded to japan.
Australia is loud in her protests
against this, w. ile in the United S.ates
strong objection was made, but it wat
not sufficient to influence the Ameri-
can delegates to Versailles, who took
iuch a roseate view on the chances of
ihe League of Nations tl at 'hey dia
not see any peril to American posses-
sions in Ihe f'a.jfic through the hand-
ing to Japan of islands all around '
Guam.
# The consensus among naval officers
who have studied the situation is thai
Guam is of more importance to the
United States than ever before, though
furtl.er development of the base is
made 'necessary and probably will be
the subject of recommendations to the
r.ext session of Congress.
The Island of Guam las .".,.'137 miles west
of Honolulu, miles from the Panama
Canal and is l.l.K! miles east of Manila.
It is 11 arer to Japan than to the Philip-
pines. being 1,353 miles from Yokohama
anil 1.440 milts ffom Nagasaki. Thus a
fleet start inn from a Japanese port could
Continued on Page Three, Column Oaf.
CLEMENCY
By Associated Press.
WICHITA FALLS Tex., o, t L A
of deputies and p lie, men vv re speeding
shortly after midnight to Ivcmp City, an
oil camp near here, to quell any disturb-
ance following a raid early last night oil
a gambling bouse in which one officer,
W W. Belcher, was slain aud another
wounded. Kxclteiiieut was said to be nu-
lling high. The slayer lias been captured.
LIEl TENANT WHO TREATED ARMY
PRISONERS BRUTALLY OIVEN
PAROLE, RECORDS SHOW.
By As*-.dated pr.
m:\V york, Sept. 30.—Frank H.
{Hardhoiied) Smith, fonier lieutenant con-
victed by court-martial of brutal treatment
to prisoners iu France, was paroled from
l ort Jay on March Jo. after he had served
less than nine and a half months of his lb
months' term.
This was made known today bv the mili-
tary authorities at Governor's Island after
n search of records at Fort Jay had cleared
up the mystery surrounding what disposal
had been ina> •• o Smith. It was said a;
Governor's Ird..ud that the order for
Smith's release had bet n Issued by 'he
AdjutanJ. G, u ral's of i--,. at Washington
and had been approved by the Secretary of
War.
Military authorities said they were un-
certain :is to Smith's present vv hereabouts,
but believed he bail r. turned to his home
in Ohio.
By Associated Press.
v. i». ('.. Sept. 30.- Lieut.
Frank II. «llardboiled) Smith, whose re-
lease from Imprisonment following convic-
tion by Army court-martial of brutal
treatment of'American soldh rs in France
has just become known, objected to any
clemency being extended him. Secretary of
War I'-aker said today, commenting on
the case.
A War Department statement today ex-
plained Smith was at liberty because the
tei '» triven him by the court-martial
had expired.
Roosevelt's Widow
Appeals to Nation
to Elect Harding
By AssoeiutPiJ press.
n'f.W YORK. Sept. 30. -Mrs. Edith
Roosevelt, widow of former President
Theodore Roosevelt, tonight appealed
to the "manhood ami womanhood of
America" to el^vt Senator Harding and
Governor Coolldge.
In a statement made at Sagamore
Hill, Oyster Bay, and given out t>y
the Kepubllcan committee, Mrs. Roose-
velt said :
"The country's vital peed is the elec-
tion of the Republican candidates.
Only will the full measure of Amer-
icanism iu the next administration be
attained, if the people shall dclare
for the party which holds true na-
tionalism as its ideal. It is not neces-
sary to forget our duty to our neigh-
bor iu doing out duty at home.
"The time appeals most strongly to
the manhood and the womanhood of
America—to woman more than ever,
betuuse to her has come the perfected
opportunity to make her opinion
weighty in behalf of the Nation.
•'This year a a never before with
world conditions as they are, steadi-
ness and staunchness of American pur
P« so are obligatory if we would first
bring back our country to its stable
place, and then, by strong endeavor,
do all that can be done for peace aud
the general welfare In all lands."
By I'n'versHl .Service.
LOSTDQN, Sept. 30. One hundred and
thirty-seven of the British "Black and
Tan' police who participated in the sack
of Balbriggan have resigned, it was an-
nounced today.
The Manchester Guardian described Bal-
briggan iih Ireland's Louvain." The edi-
torial blast against the government for
permitting and, through t 'lure to pun-
ish "conniving" at such '< \ rism on the
part of the police, was pra. ally Britain-
wide. Fuel was added by the Interview
of Sir Nellie MacReady, British military
commander in lndaud, who said that
"punishing the police was a delicate mat-
ter."
Several of the British papers took tl
as a formal endorsement of the pillage
of the towns to terrorize the Irish Into
submission to the British military rule.
His resignation was predicted by tlie
Daily News.
Sir Ha mar Greenwood telegraphed the
Pall Mall Gazette Monday that the ad-
ministration was not "conniving'' with tha
police in their sacking and buruing.
By JOHN STICKLE.
(Copyright, 11*20, by Chicago Tribune.)
LONDON, Sept. 30.—Gen. MacReady,
commander In chief of British troops in
Ireland, has been summoned to London
by the government to discuss the lawless
condition of Ireland jnd the regime of
reprisals He Is expected to arrive to-
night. Due to government orders, It la
stated semi officially Gen. MacReady has
already taken steps so far as troops un-
der his command are concerned, to lnsura
that reprisals cease^
GERMANS WILL GET BACK
SEIZED PROPERTY UNDER
HARDING PEACE, WHITE SAYS
NEW YORK. Srpt. 30.—George White jf
chairman of th<* Democratic Nation*! Con**
mlttce." in a statement today attacking
Senator Harding, Republican nominee. t»r
til.- stand against tlie League of Nations,
sai'l: - ,
"If the (.jilted States makes the eeparat*
[.eon with tJernmnv which Senator llarit-
!i:g voted for nnd eaDousc*. what will be-
. lime of tl'ie property seized by the alien
property ''Utitodlin?
••With the Treaty of Veraailles repudi-
ated, then. u,idtr the existing treaty wltn
Germany, cvarjr «Mt ot Ull* property miut
be relumed."
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