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In the
Crucible
1VJNGSTON. Polk county Texas
confronted with the eituatlon
t one would have resumed In
chine. 15 a pointed the -.-way to
a remainder tit the South In th
tter ol upholding the law and In
u I nUterlnt Justice without un-
ceseaxy delay--
A negro attacked a white woman
a rs ' ecte4 aident of .Livingston.
1 !ut flame of wratJJ swept the com
munity-.' Lynch lwwa anoni to
be invoked j Sheriff R. D. HolUday
arrested. the black charted by the
woman with the crime and spirit-
. ed him away. -
r Judee J. XL Manrr promptly call
ed a special grand Jury to hear the
evidence and appealed to the more
connervatiTe citizens to uphold the
hand of the law. On the day follow
In? th crime a true bill was re-
turned and that night a mass meet1
. "wag held in which au agreea
i inl ftA law take iU course'. Cltl-
sens agreJ not to discuss the case
or pwmil K to DO atsousaeo leiuns
It be v known publicly . that they
would: support the officers.
i Trial vai begun Friday morning
and before the setting of the sun
the wretched defendant was speed-
ing1 on his way to Huotsvllle ' to
awat la the death house the sum
mons to the electric cnair.
The entire proceeding was car
ried through without an untoward
episode' justice was done. No one
was hurtr o one had anything to
regret or to explain. - The cltisenry
of Livingston stood loyally by the
officers and U omcers in turn
did their duty smoothly nad ex
peditiously-'- There was no xorm
swintf ar at lbee4 of a rope no
ghastly pack of smoWnit lasbev te
inaik where a criminal had. met
'i .aiiu-LirlnAton wfll stand tor
years to come in the eyes oi tae
citizens of the States as the eonv
munltr where restraint was exer
: clsed in trying hour and where
the test was -met and conauered
wlcbout blot on good citlsenshlp.
. 'iKf4;&tt:-i'' Hi-"- -.v
: BuC -even past the rtefeat of
Lynch law" Is to be' considered the
"dy justice meted out to the of-
lew..' -Nothing is so great a de-
ter to v capital crime as the
k nciedge t of . - immediate arrest;
Mi and . sentence. Offenders
agi at women will giro Livingston
a e berth for many years l
lch thought raises theFqtoes-
fon of delays . in othej lerious
" " particularly nuurder. Under
i. ng eonditiomyf hroughout the
iiifiry a muraern goes umriea
r I periods . rang g irom six
nths to six yel A. Meanwhile
olio; - sentiment undergoes a
Tise and often When the case fi
y comes to trial all but those
mtely eoaceimed have forgot
about it. ; SoAetime witnesses
e dlsappearedT; sometimes Juries
et the Jttimf long dead and
unauxyyinpathy to tne living
Houston add Karris county have
n the scenes of some abomin
e slaying In' Oold blood during
e last year.xin ease a maa
'red with aiming was released
t ond and was himself slain In
ier altercation before he could
' rought t trial!
A excuse-1 there for these
cept to permit laborious
a of easea fUled with
-m- teehnicaUUesr Why
.lvlngstoB way the better
n . immediate indictment
i brings before the court
i in whose minds the scene
-tme is still as dear as the
nictures on a cinema screen
.sly It .brings - AXJ the . .wit
es into court whereas in some
red .cases it U found that Im-
lant testimony can not be ad-
i(rt because the witnesses have
-appe vreu. -i
4 ; --v--f 4
'The 1 w lathe machinery estab-
ed t the protection of society.
. rii inal Identifies- himself as
k h -t he commits -erime. The
r does not protect society in thel
t extent if there are trial ae
. and If criminals are . permit-
to go; unpunished 'for months
rears..The ends of Justice are
served if there Is s quick
Velther conviction or ao-
The facts in major eases
ftr" less definite a year
j: ie than a week alter.
:
i and technicalities
i -i of crime either sis
accent. The: facts- are
( as easily In a day'
' nc h. as la six reers
iit t witnesses can not
shorter specs of
i 6ort of) capital crimes
rii
rh quirk sente-
'i "1 "mtnlsh
T.11VIDS0N
DEfJIFS LYfJCHS
CHARGES HERE
Fires Back at. Opponent
Before Large Crowd at
Main St. Auditorium;
Explains Labor Meet
How to Maintain Better
Roads Improve Prison
Svstem. Schools and
af
University Outlined.
. By FRANK E. ROBERTS.
Lieutenant Uovernor T.' W. David-
son candidate for fovernor came to
Hmmton Tuandav. and Turndy ntsht
at the Main Street auditorium replied
to Lynch Davidson ol uouaton can-
didate for governor.
The two waviUHon nave Den ur
ine at long range across the State
at one another's platforms and cam
paisn utterances for more than a
month paat. A week ago Lynch
spoke to a large crowd at the city
auditorium devoting a large part of
hia address to sn ssssult upon T.
W.'a farm-labor indorsement and his
campaign statements.
Tuesday nirht X. W. devotee a
large part of his address to s return
sod counter fire upon the Houston
candidate.
Sitting on the stage with the lieu
tenant coventor were a croup of
Houston supporters. George 8. King
introduced Mr. Davidson. Mr. King
briefly reviewed the preaent guberna-
torial campaign paving his respeets
ts each- candidate twins narticularbr
caustic In bis reference to Lynch Da-
tvkifton "and. what he has bees sarins
-fever thr State." M King Introduced
the lieutenant soveraor aa a man who
had proven his.eepOsitien to mob rule
by his works' ; v . r --.".
..outlined his stand on th princi
ple of government and the program
of bis campaign tie pleaded for mor
systematic road building and particu
larly for more systematic road main-
tenance declarins that Texas - has
$100000000 invested In higbwaya
and that "if the railroads of Texaa
had no more system in maintaining
tneir tracks than we bsve in main
taining our roads they would never
get a train ' across the State." He
declared that "the Bute la now in-
augurating a syatem of maintenance
and when I am governor of Texss
nhall see it brnurht tn th Mh.
ff state of perfection and systematic
ernciency.
A few moments later spesking on
the question of the prison system be
ssid he would tske "fifteen nimHi-aH
select able-bodied convicts and start
(Cont'd on Pg. 8 OoL 1.)
Five of Escaped
Convicts Elude
Prison Guards
Assodsted Press Report
MeA LESTER Okla. May 13
rive of the nine convicts who ea
caped from ths State penitentiary to
day were still at large tonight with
Snson. and county sotnontiea con-
ucting aa Intensive search for them.
Tbe men msds their getawsy
through a tunnel leading from the
stockade of tbe srison brick nlsnt
Four were quickly recaptured. Among
them were Lorenzo Smith and A. Ben-
son under five year sentences and
Arthur Henderson life termer sent
up from Chickssha for murder. LL
The other man recaptured was WlH
Tait convicted in Lawton for the mur
der ol a. taxieeb driver. Tait was
eriginally given a death sentence but
this was commuted by former Gov-
ernor Walton to life tmpriaoBmeat.
- The five men at large as announced
by prison officials are: Asa Zarber
ades 25 year sentence for robbery:
Blaekle Rayburn under 40 year sen-
tence for robbery; Edward Delano
under' 25 year- sentence for- bank
robbery;- Ray Hall under five
year . sentence ' for burglary; H.
Balch under five year . sentence
(or robbery. Five prison employes
were 'suspended tonight for alleced
negligence la permitting the men to
scape. ' . ...r I
HAS THE OL' SWIMMIN' HOLE;1 HERITAGE OF
By ERNEST W.
HAS AN expanding commercial lite In Houeton snatched from boy-
hood Its most cherished heritage T Baa ths ot rwimmla' hole re-
ceded Into s misty past T . ;
It was a day cast la sunshine. Through the third 'story window
between the lanes of tell handings there peeked a tint of blue. A
breere' neither rugged nor yet delicate wandered la sad out again.
leaving a faint odor ot green thing
Typewriters and telegraph Instrument
came mingles Harmony lute water rippling over a far-eway U1L ---
'' Seductive apfing!1 It had slipped la unaware. It cam bringing
; regret for the creeping rears sad a fearalng for those things that are
past snd tow. v- t'Uif m. v - f.-
Thec!tr -Mltor gated dowa' the lane St the tint of blue. ' Aar
cynicism ta nis tace gave way to pieaaee contemplation.
' -wi ooys swun tace osysi ;n ssaee. - tl
- : 1 don't mesa do they swim la- carefully an per vised pools. Where
tti gerwt bare been driven to aa untimely tleath; fn pools where they
1 1 -.rV-l H res-'-'atloa tatblri so't rl r I t--'. -- - s
Busts of
Americans Unveiled
In N. Y. Hall of Fame
Associated Press Report
NEW YORK May 13 The eolon-
nsde of ths Hall of Fsma. overlook
Inc Harlem river from the New York
university campus was the. scene f
impressive ceremonies late today at
the unveiling of the busts of 10 Am-
ericana nine men and e woman
who achieved fame fa fields ranging
from literature to statasmananip.
The 10 were Johe Aoama Phillips
Brooks Bsmuel'Li. Ulemeea-' IMars
Twain) l'eter Cooner. James Buch
anan Bads. Joseph Henrr. Andrew
Jackson Tkomaa Jefferson William
Tbomaa ureen Morten and Alice
Freeman J aimer. .
Before the hour of unveiling the
academic procession psssed throucl
the colonnade in silent tribute to th
lives of ths 10. University ptesl
dents educstors writers artists
public oflciala. mlnlstere and l
snd women of many other professions
inclndlnc - descendants or relatives
of all but ens of the 10 honored per
sons msrebed in tne procesalon.
Tne bust et jonn Adams was un
veiled bv John Adams a rrsst-sreat
grandson of the second president of
HUNDREDS FLEE
Potomac River Racing
Torrent Menaces Many
Towns
Assodsted Press Renort.
WASHINGTON Mar 18. Ths
banks -of ths Potomac river were
swept by a flood in this section today
which brought ? the highest water
levels eiaoe 1880 ths ysa ef tbe
Johnstown disaster. ' Hundreds of
homeeaad camps along the river
banks nave see lauaoetaa ens
high tide "the water were 'lapping
over tne seawau in rotomae oars
threatening to swamp ths roadways.
The weather bureau officials be-
lieved the flood tide at that time had
marked the high points of tbe cur-
rent which all day has borne an end
less stream of debris wreckage and
small craft torn from their mooring a.
as evidence or tae damage dons in
tne upper resches ol toe river.
In tbe gorge at Great Falls ths
waters were 00 feet above normal
and the falls and island! above and
below had nearly disappeared. At
this snd other points the river had
completely merged with the Chesa
peake and Vhio canal doing creat
dsmsge to ths latter waterway which
is expected to put it out of service
lor montns.
vsiniPDTriB' uj u.
Flood waters of the Potomac river
caused a large part of the population
of Point-of -Rocks a town of 800 in-
habitanta. to flee from their homea
late last night and esrly today.
Housea close to the river banks were
slmost submerged by the waters
which rose 80 feet ssid to be the
highest since the Johnstown flood In
RICHMOND Vs. May IS. Flood
wster today was within one foot of
ths boilers of the Northern Virginia
Power company at Millville and it
was feared the plant would be put
out of commission. The hydro elec-
tric plants st Harrisonburg1. Mount
Jackaon Woodstock Charlottesville
D-nensndosn rort nepuDiie Kdm-
burg and other towns already are
uoooeo.
HA0ER8T0WN. Md.. Mar 13.
The worst flood m a decade swept
ever wuimmsport. aid. teuay para-
lysing induatry and destroying bun-
a reds of thouasads of doUara in prop-
arty. It sent residents hi k lower
part of the town- fleeing for their
uvea-
' At noon the Potomac was more
than 80 feet above normal and con-
tinued to riae at the rate pi five
inches an bear. - -
At Harpers Ferry the flood waters
rose to a heicbt of 12 feet In some
parti ef tbe town - y
MRS. SMITH SINKING.
NEW YORK. May lS.-Mrs. Cath
erine Smith mother ef Governor
Smith may live throuch the' nirhL
although physicians in a bulletin Is-
sued at 0 o'dock tonight declared hei
strength was rapidly ebbing. - j
SPARKS.
growing along water courses
lost their harsh note snd be
AS FLOOD
RISE
Ten Great
the United States. Professor Wm. M
Hloane president of tbe American
Academy of arte sad letters delivered
the address..
"Ns one questions the place of
John Adams among the pre-eminent'
founders of our country." he aaid. "In
hie titanic strencth of character and
rin law nine - unman weaseneaaes
which endear him ts posterity as a
man be wss unlike any ether ef our
historic characters. .
sThomas Jefferson's bust was un
veiled by bis great-great-granddaughter
Mrs. Franees O. Barton and the
address wss Dr. Edwin A. Alderman
prealdent of the University ef Vir-
ginia. '.
"Among the founders and builders
of this republic" Dr. Alderman aaid.
"no one was so versatile aovaried
in his gifts and attainments as Thorn-
ss Jefferson. lie wss the first grest
philosopher and intelligent radical
in American lire. -
. runups Brooks whose bust was
unvened by bis niece' Miss Joaephins
Brooks was described by Bev. Dr.
Keigbton Parks of St Bartholomew's
church In this city as "a man who
knew uod snd spoke with the In
fallible authority which comes to those
woo are in toncn wits reslity." -.
Dr. James L. Angell president of
!?' H51""t'' P0'I ln sulogy of
Alice Freeman Palmer whose buat
was unveueo oy ber husband Pro-
teaaor ueorse 11. rslmer. Hb waa
praised by Dr. Angell for "hen great
pioneer work tne dr-rinii crwataiii
sstlon of Wellesley college into a sta
ble Institution at a time when the
higher education of women was still
generally frowned upon."
B Fulton Cuttling. president of
Cooper union paid tribute to ' Peter
cooper as a man of indefatigable in-
dustry great benevolence and a pion-
eer in the manufacture of iron beams
dustry great benevolence and a plon
eer in the menufactnra of Iran hami
for building. The bust was unveiled
by Edith Cram a great-granddaughter.
Andrew Jackson waa rfaaorlhad Wm
Norman H. Davis as one who "did
more than any other men tu mskins
tbe government responsive to the will
of the people." Ths bunt ef Jackaon
was unveiled by Albert M.; Jackson a
sreat-grandsoa". y vJZ k a-v-"oevVnotHyee
of MUsourt-was
resent for the wavaiUna of tha hunt
Jf Samuei Clemena (Msrk Twain.)
Mrs. Oaarp Oabrttowiteh daughter of
the bumorlat" unveiled . the bust-and
Miss -Acnes Repller the writer
spoke. Msrk Twain she ssid had
-me aame vigoroua Tegara tor tne
nation's honor that -he had toi his
own."
Thomas A. Edison unveiled tha
bust of Joseph Henry who wss' In-
ventor of ths electric magnet Frank
B. Jewett described .the Ihventnr'i
work as a contribution to the science
of electridty.
The buat of James Buchanaa Eada
wss unveiled by James Eada Hwltser-
land. a erandeon. Dr. Georaa F.
Swain of Harvard univsrsity in his
sodrsas describee tbe engineer aa
one of the sreatest of American en.
gineers and one of ths greatest of all
ume.
Dr. W. W. Keen emeritus nrofes
r of Jeffelaen medical rallaaa.
PhiladslDhls euloaiaed Dr. William
Thomas Green Morton as "one of the
greatest benefactors ef tbe human
race." for his work In nerfectlne tha
nse oi anescnetics in surgical opera-
tions. Ths bust was unveUed by Bow
ditch Morton a grandson of Dr. Mor-
ton. Preceding ths ceremonies addresses
were made bv Dr. Hobert Underwood
Johnson director of ths Hsll of Fsms
nna ur. aimer uimswortn. jiroon
ensnceuor oi new xors
Weather Forecast
WASHINGTON. D. C Ma lii.
Beat Texas: Wednesday and Tbors-
day unsettled: local showers. .
West Texast Wednesday
and
Thursday partly cloudy. - -
Louiaianai . Wednesday tiartlv
cloudy probably showers in aorta por
tion j 'A a uraaa y -partly ctondy te
cwudy.
Arkansas:
Wedneadiv
unsettled;
Thursday
ahowers la east portion;
paruy aooor te aouey. - -
- - v-v'
. Hirsway BiuMn Tzm dirt veees
fair te seed Ml wast sad fair besvy
Hlefcaat tonmtm MnJir I
IS.
Baaria tilt a. au; saaatff f:M
liawksn sreatM 1-11 .a ana t . w t. a i
l. hour of dayfinii
Vearopagaaxxwar ISVVIQ ggf. ngBlTOn aWy U
Time UU
fTiiinrnr;if
I s i I is
sm .( tt I 11 ) it
T a m Dry bulb .7: wtt balk .:
rcutlre bnmidilv 7S.S ser etat.
11 a-Dn kulk Tll kB ilti
relarlTi bemidhy Mr scat.
-"What I mean do hoy swim a they did tn the old dayat
Do they sneak away from home for the old- twlmmlng hole sad
then rob sand In their hair to dry tt so mother wool know where
they've been. Do they go la single file to the creek bank aad then
start a mad race to see which 1s first Into th water! Do they tie
each other's oae-p4ece every -day enits4nte knots that would try the
patience of Hoadinl? Do the older ones 'mad the young aas whea
they start out? "I am asking you do toys swim ss w ed to twlmT..
Do they play 'gator and dive ram a rotten lost ja
I V ' Do they spend tbe afternoon in S pool to them crystal ure'but
to growa-tips is it muddy holer";;' ';V- i !'i'-.- v tfj.-.V
The persons to whom th aaeetfons were pat could net answer.
The year from thea until now have been too many. The. eaeetlona
caa not be answered eves sfUvVH'..''.JMl'?'-vf-vr
Over aeaf the City park. IThne'Oak bayott makes pool tktA'
hould be the delight pf youUful hearts ;.
- ' Ouarded Inquiries brought the mfonnsUoa that ths hoys esed to
swim there but that the shrkibbery had bees cot sway; Perhaps dowa
by tlie purt-'-f riant or up Above Sabine street brirf? they '!. - P-:t
CQQLIQGE VETO
BY 1 VOTE
President Is Victor in Tilt
To Keep Nation's Ex-
penditures Within Bud-
get Estimates.
Defeat of Pension Meas-
ure Saves $415000-
000 For First lOYearsJ
Party Lines Split. i
; Assodsted Preas Report
WASHINGTON. Ma 1.1 P. J.
dent Coolidge today won the first
dash in his oamnnlrn tn kn intan
ment expenses within budset est!
maiee.
Tha senate bv a marwln nt nna vnf.
refuaed to override ths executive Veto
oi tne unum pension bill which tbe
tressury declared would require the
outlay of 168000000 next year and of
at Bf AAA AkA .1 M. .
ojiouuvuuv ror id iirrt 10 years t
Senator Bursum. reoublican. Naw
Mexico author of ths measure rein-
troduced it almost st once but with
important moaiticstlnns. Among those
wers a reduction of $12 a month from
the base penatoa which was provided
in ths original bill bringing ths rats
to $00 for veterans of all wsrs except
ma worn war. ana an avara re
duction of $5 a month In the rate pro-
poned for widows of veterans
Senator Bursum wss said to havs
met objections of several senators
wbsa be provided In the amended bill
for Veterans of ths Rnanlnh.Amarloan
and Indian -wars to be placed on ths
same tooting wiu otflsr sujitari pea
Mobs committee bub It wss the
opinion among senate leaders thst In-
sufficient ttetw remained n tbs pres.
snt -session for it to come to k vote
by the regular parliamentary route.
la voting today M to 20 on the
otion to avarrlde tha nrMlduitlal
veto the senate broke away from all
recognisable party divisions. 82 rs.
publicans and the two farmer-labor
members Joining wits 10 democrats to
re-enact tne dul waue in democrats
and 12 republicans voted to sustain
us veto.
Ths vote follows!
Democrats Adams. Ashurst.
nrouHirq. iopetaao uiu uerry
Haflln. Jonea. Kandrick. McKvlUr.
n a . n '
Neefy Pittmann Balaton. Reed Mis-
souri; Robinson Shields Walsh
Masaaehusetts; Wales Montana!
wneeier. xotai in.
Farmer labor Johnson and Ship-
stesd. Total 2.
Te auatain vet": Republican
(Cont'd en Pg 2 Col 1.) "
$150000 Blaze0
At Weatherford
Threatens Town
WEATHKRFORD Texas Msy IS.
r lames for twe hours tonight threat-
ened to sweep - the -entire business
district bare.' but wsrs subdued with
only 1150000 loss by local volunteers
snd firemen from rort . Worth and
Mineral Weils. ; .. . . . "
- Most of ths loss was In tbe lumber
yard owned by W. - J. Milme. Tbe
eauae of ths fire was audetara aed.
-Within a few miautea aa east wind
had carried embers te a row of eae
story frame buildings aad two framed
cottages. - a Bsreer seep carafe aae
pbotocrapB studio ewaed sy Charlaa
ttsruoie nursed te us c round in
volosteer firemen who had tuned
meir eftorta towers s rev en tins the
blase from reaching the court house
square half blocs away turned to
the lumber ysrd. . . t.
Hues piles of Din snd other' Kent
wood were destroyed. The Fort
Worth -chemical eoanpaay Nov 18 and
another chemical pumper front Min-
eral Wells went (ato aetiea shortly
sfter -11-. e'dock. . t
27 HURT JN CRASH S
MILWAUKEE. Mar 18 Tw.ntv-
seven peraose were' Is iu red. several
of tbem serteuHy in s eollisioa be
tween a has sad a street ear et Z7ta
street and Grand sveaue late this
sftersooa.
IS
li ' .' V I I
mW V
Oeerct C B. r'eddy (bsaer) espe
test ef Sssatof' Carle B MayfleM
(lower) le the last Tsxae tsaaiorlal
rsee hs tr ' eestestlHt wayHsld't
sat before s tpeoisj tsaate aMBlt
AIRED IN HEARING
E. J. Clark Tells of
dmpaigh Fund in May
field CieV:!;1-'?-
.' Associated Prsss Report
WASHINGTON. Mac 18lTii
Klux Klan practices occupied the at-
tention today of tbs senate eommtttae
conaiderinf the' contest of George B.
B Peddy. republican for the seat of
Deflator .Msrfield. democrat. Taxaa.
although testimony concerning any in-
fluence tbe klan may bare exerted In
th 1022 election was seeented by the
committee with reservation. EL J.
Clark; who deecribed himself as -esc
a high kka offieiaWgreat titaa"
was tae pnnapai witBeea aitaeuga
on Other was examined on tha auk.
Ject of campalgs expeoditnres. .
Althousb Dr. H. W. Erana. new
Imperial wtterd ef ths order one an-
nounced In im a iumh to at no
violence Clark said ese of the offi.
cere Isr eoafsrence with him scoffed
at such statements - - "A kioksa com
at it tea in each lodge he asserted
superviaed report of of mis
conduct coaaidered Drseoecta ef dis
order and set soles oa en enacted hv
dividual . even putting gaeir tele-
phones and telegraph communications
sader swrvsfllaaca.
Luther Nickels a eoumset for
Psddy declared th testimoay rele
vant as pert ef en adavor to prove
th klan -ss UnlawfuL criminal er
gaaBtaUon" -mamberahlp f in ' -which
would eerve Indirectly to dimmlify
Senator Mayfleld from eervic k the
eanete. .- .- ..'.- - t
Clark told of reports of "work inc
overs- gwen niectionsu tndtvidual
presumably ander klaa snapicea ex-
plamiag ths term meant flogging. H
mentioned one eaa of a Bcrro- belag
attack eu tor saaeaating wita wait
en. and tout of klaa parade or
ganised with the general purpose ef
causing negroes to remain away from
Cont'd on Tg 2 CoL B.)
BOYHOOD jPASSED? 1
. both places were free ef boys. Above the bridge teamsters were fcaah
lag swsy dirt for a rosdwsy. S-i v '; " ' - .
- At Shepherd's dsm aad pouts as between tbe result wss the seme.;
There were holes that should appeal (o -the youth but so glistening
bodies did a swsa dive from ibur were there loud cries of pure
' enjoyment.-' ; ' .--t-j..- j- Ji -;v i-$Z4h'J
A MfSs boy cam sJoae.- J ?
iil-tfunao eahrHe seemeeT ssrprtsedi c S I'f HUrii-'
- A Uttle farther akma a white boy wearing horned rim glasses was
'aecoeted V t : t .'.. fvt - .. '"si -'- '-
1 "Say. boy" fee was asked "are there say swimming soles tn this
neighborhood where hide go ln swimming T". . v -i vKf f
Why sir he replied "there are s number of swlmmmc pools
that are well attended by growing youth -operated uaderjhe proper
moral supervision. I swim Usee !. tor xrele." . ' . ' t
v - He eeemed eufprleed that such s question ahould b put to hlnu
; .- ' So ths question asks Itself agala; . .V-t.; i. ' -i
' Do boys swim these days as their fathers swam? Out tn ths open
sans bathing suit aans supervision sans anything but th deatrs for a
healthful enjoyment. ; 1 . - --
i RECORDS REVEAL
WsteMerdeal
State Deoartorent Chief
s Concent Seeking Return pf Seized Vessel Before
; He Took Oath ; Prosecutor Say$ He Knew Fira
'. Was Auitrian; Large Boat Sold For $60000.
'- AdsocUtedPreisRepott.' ; "'J' "
WASHINGTON May 13. Correspondence from Interest-
ed persons and records of hearings by the' house merchant ma-
rine committee wert read by Representttive Pavis democrat
Tennessee prosecutor of the public committee lnestig:ting th j
shiDDintr board af Its hearinf today to show that Charles I".
I
Hughes In December 1920 three tnonths before he became sec-
retary of stattf was active as counsel for a Trieste corporation t
have title of the Steamer Martha Washington geized from At
tria during" the war traniferred back-to that company
Although ho action was taken by.the house committee In
considering a resolution which would have authorized the tran
fef Mr. Davis produced a resolution ihe Shipping "board tv
years later under which the. steamer Vas sold for $60000 t j
the corporation sfter the board had been advised by the eta'
department that ths Trieste company was then Italian own '
through annexation of Trieste under the treaty of St Germai .
- The compsnv; originally knowa1 at the Trieste Trll!
Commercials at Marietome and Austrian owned With the r
nexation had changed its name to ihe Cosulich Societa Trie
di Navlgazione. ..... ' '-''.:"-
' Representative Davis inserted in the record corresponded
on the case which has passed between AVilliam Phillips
undersecretary of state and A- A Ade as second assistant i
A. D. Lasker as chairman of the shipping boatd dating fr
July 10 to November 27 1922 and involving the forward! n-
representations in the matter on the part ol the Italian emL;.
and other interested parties; i- i ' -. ' "
- He also included excerpts from the house committee Ik
ings on the transfer resolution
at which Mr. Hughes appeared
and presented a petition on be
nail oi Uis iriesic company. "
.'fter he testified" Mr Da-
vis asserted "there was never
any action taken Jby'ths com-
mitfee fmerthant marine.) 'It
ended richt there." r- wi
Continuing Mr. Dtvts read from
official ' eorrespoadsnr ef 102a te
show that the tt departmnt bad
advised th shipping board that th
Coniullch line had lost it Austrian
statu and become Italian eompaay
tbrouglt th anaeistlou of Trieste
ander th treaty ef W. Oermsins. and
set lag upon this advice th shipping
board had than adopted a resolu
tion authorising th sal ot tse star-
tha tVaahlfiftnn. ' -
The hoard's rsaoluuon raaa oy air.
Davia. aaid that as In View of th
Stst dapsrrment's adviee "it Is prob-
able that tha Unit ad Htate Will b
called epos te compensate ts lorat-
er owner foe the us and retention"
of th vassal It wss considered "d
sirsois .'- taai tne oner - oi in
IB peuuea ' prsssniea : . ny . air.
Hiurhaa la anoearinc twe year ear
lier before the bona torn taitte in be-
half of th tin Mr. Davia pointed out
saaarted that the vessel wss reauisit
tiooad en Angus 81 1917 befor
a Htate ec war estates neiwean ui
United Stat and Austria and oa
May 11 ths following year the preet.
dent requisitioned bet for title. Aiter
declaring - tae snipping oosro
tad as sward to the-Trieste line
after hearts.
lust eomBeasa-
tia for' n of
ths shin hetweee
August SI 1917 t Msy 11. 1018 the
natitioa aaaertad the board bad Be
pewsr te jnste say mrtnsr awsru no-
(Pent dnPg. 3;Col. 2.)
TO SETTLE WAGE
V l Associated Prwt Srerh J
..:
rmnirm tmm 1jtrw1nokad
atnoa aaatardav. a eoBfrne Melting
sw wage and working rules for ap-
proximately 56.000 engineer sad ftra-
men aa 90 Westers railroad-wa
aafisttetr add without arriving at
an- agreement today and the coonut
to of railroad ntanagsr appealed te
th United Bute railroad la Dor ooare
t aasejae iuriadictloB la the dlapote
should aa laterrapUos et-eommorc
R1MEEIF15
ft Y.-.n t
Was Counsel' For Tries'
to appl::
. i ii
Solon arifl Three "Oih-Two-Ywr
Terrr.: ;
Vil Rctnal Denied'
' '' : Aaaeriated Pre Beport.
' OOVINQTON. May lS-Congre
man Johnson W. Langley Kentu
waa aenuneed to twe years bnpru-
mrot in th AtlanU penitoutisrv t
day by federal Judge A. M. I. Co
ran following bis convlotion en i
eharg of conspiracy In Conner
with a whisky trsnssetion In swill.
likewise Aliltoa Lipscfauta li
sdslphia convicted with Langley e
Walter Csrcv. Csnton. Ohio and .
B. Huth AUIane. Ohio were sent.
d to twe rear eb In th s
prison. - Carey and Huth plea
guilty during th' trial.
Judge Cochran pronounced nte:
after overruling motion for a
trial filed bf attorney for Lam
and LiDSchutx. ' After sentence v
pronounced. It was snnoonced that i
appeal would he taken and Lsn
aad Lipeekuts wet rlased eu b-
pending th appeal to b filed at t
October terns of court f - -
-The sttarneya for Carey and IT
were unable to be in court and Ju
Cochran released tbs defendant!
their preaent bond for. 10 day t
their attoraey could (Doaar t
and Ilutb said they had bo ststemr
to make before the judge impo
entaoe. Langley however reex
tatevscBt In which he declared t
be was iaaocent ef th chare asaii.
ahn. : . i ; - j
H said when he talked with f
Collin a probibitiosh director for K
tucky be had. ae ether thought t:
to find for a men whom ha eonaid'
a friend what eras or would bs (
liar attitude and action reaper-
shipments bv truck of Manor t
lawfully withdrawn. After - Co.
ad hi position dear iangley
rlared ha dismissed the matter ft
his mind and thereafter bad no r
tton of any kind with the natter.
H said .he. never heard nt A
timer' attempt te bribe Collin r-
that be did not undents nd why I
lias did not at ones prevent the c
te the proper authoriti.
A rtornay ' WUliam ' Orsy. " r
adelphia. pleaded for Llnacfanhi.
asid Lipacbnta we ?4 years old i
(tent s en rg. X. CoL S.)
Us Everybody I
Are you followinf; the r
- mance of Peggy. Bur
and Hartford Oakdale '
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V tale of the man who t"
' does the wrong thirr.-
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