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(; 5; Coal Body Urges
Long Awaited " Federal
I Report Declares Nation
Must Have Right to
t Operate Mines
-
i Private Ownership Up-
' held But Public Wei-
C. fare is Declared. Vital in
- Conductor Industry .
-: Associated Press Report.
? WASHINQTOICJuly 8. The fed-
. vcrel coal commission in a report
ibade public today contended the
;. anthracite mining industry should
continue in operation under private
ownership .. but under official
crntlny and open publicity as to
costs and prices; wage contracts
1 between operators and mine worfc-
' era should be made enforceable by
' penalties against infraction from
t either side and power should be
vested In the federal government
io take over and operate the mines
In any emergency resulting in cessa-
-' tion of operations.
. Concluding an eight-month In-
. TUtlgation of the industry and
iVJ. summing up its findings in a 27000-
word report the commission de-
V dared anthracite to be a limited
"V natural monopoly one-third ex-
hausted and affected by a public
i Interest which makes it a subject
1 for especial governmental treat-
'' ment
5 Avefo Wage $1780.
"-j Without Interpreting the facts de-
veloped by the Inquiry the commission
found that of each dollar paid for an-
thracite coal by consumers half of It
- went to cost of coal at the mine one-
- m fourth for freight and a quarter to the
j retailer. Operators and retailers it
' wtfe declared divide 11 or 12 cents out
' of each dollar 'in profits while labor
-. cost per ton. 1.5 in 1911 has ad-
vanced to 14.11 per ton. The average
' $DrJter gvts "aa Income for a family
- of Ave" the report said between $1500
: and $3000 a year.
A umrtiar prepared by the comrals-
. . slpn outlining the principal points in Its
: leport. follows:
Anthracite coal Is a limited natural
monopoly one-third of the deposits of
- - 1 which have already been exhausted.
The' dissobiOoa of the railroads and
the coal mines Is so recent that It l
'The commission epntiees sovarnment
1. vul Imnnwlhl In MV whftther the natW
.rfr X . this rac To
ownership - but lor the purpose f d-
" - terniinlhs the fe1ltebi '' thto' aatura
monopoly' upon the; consumer t-eoonv
-.t menCs publicity through annual reports
made to some governmental agency on
forms prescribed thereby.
) - The Increasing cost of mining and
1 : v t-onsumer may know the facts upon
which wholesale and retail prices have
j "" doubled in 10 years. The consumer's
dollar Is analysed showing that roughly
f half of it pays for the coal at the mine
i ' a quarter pays the freight and a quar-
I ter goes to the retail dealer or this
' same dollar 11 or 11 cents are divided
j i and the retaHpr the railroad profit not
j JC being determined. The item of freight
rharge is so large that It urges the In-
J terstste commerce commission a re-
' examination of anthracite rates. It
discloses that nearly three -quarters ot
""- the 'coal mined 1s by nine t'ompanlee
' which have a circular price rangfhg
V --v from (I to (tlS running through the
? year hile the remainder comes from
Independent companies varying In nor-''-1
mal lives from $9 to $10 a ton and In
periods- of atress obtaining anything
the market will bear.
Whh It comes to the actual mining
' -of the eoal It shows that labor cost per
- tod has advanced since 1911 frorrr tLU
' tn SI tf rtifntnlnfr nnaf-tlrttltv the hu m
5 ratio to. total cost while the cost of
f - r aui'pHes has doubled and general ea-
. i "i penoea nearly trebled? The (total east
' i of a m uss ton of all Rises was 15.75 for
. I the rafiroud mines and f.tt for cer-
tain large Independents. In 1913 the
.'relative cost was (2.21 and $2.60 re-
;i apectively.
v . These averages Include steam sixes
." that sell below cost as well as the
household sises on which the profit is
' .- 1. made. The average cost must be com-
' pared witii average sales realisation on
. r ' -"al Uses not with the market price of
xr domestic slses. This average In 1911
was I U and In 1M $.7. The mar-
(Cont'd fin Pg. 1 Col. 1.)
i EXPERTS APPROVE
CROP raSORAMCE
v v
. ''" Associated Press Beport.
X. tWABHINatQN . July . Oeneral
. .a crop -Iniurahcl is ; feasible and Is
or m-Mntlv needed for the Drotectlon of
Americas agriculture tn the optnkM
of officials of the department or agri-
eultwre. who have been . making a
' 'atudv of the subject. In view of the
-v progresa made by lnsoranoe In other
Yields tnese pmoers saia v is rwra. tn
' believe that "adequate-crop Insurahoe
facilities long will remain unfle-
- ' v Velooed. . '
. The government's agricultural
rti nawe been preparmg ata ier
T the senate committee appointed in the
. last session of congress to Investigate
and report on the practicability v ef
extending the scope crop insurance.
j Hearings were held by tha oommlttes
v In AprU and turtlise hings-rwl be
italil next ' December. . ' . . . .
. Crop -iftsuraaca ' the voverntneat'k
. agricultural officials selleve. should
" cover actual damage sustained but
" nr theoretical losses teaultlna from
' failure to. reap expected preflte. 7 What
- the farrqar really .needs Is not an
: Insurance contract which will guar-
- antee hlm pmflta wbeatsur faHg
him. they eontana but one guarantee-
IngprptecMonaVet ero damage so
severe W- 0ndahKe. his fujaaota)
' safetyV Buokl vprotectioo.jhv- JHelr
opinion could be given at1 a mabnt
'p ableeoef:;Vcc4
Penalize
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LArGR ACREAGE .
FORGES COTTOH
PRICES TO DROP
.' v -iL-- ;
Favorable Weather Also
Seen as Factor in
. Depression
By P. F. SPITZFADEN
Financial Editor. -
(5otton prices dropped to lower levels
last . week. Houston spots lost IS
points $1.2S a bale as a net result
of the week's operations here al
though the July future at New York
held about unchanged due to reports
that a large part of the stock there
would be shipped out July at New
Orleans where the stock Is somewhat
larger finished at a loss of about 11
a bale.
The new crop futures however were
under more ' or less selling pressure
throughout the week. The relative
firmness of July toward the latter
part ' tended to restrain reactionary
sentiment but confidence In values
seemed to have been shaken badly by
the unexpectedly large acreage report-
ed by the government
Instead of the anticipated Increase
In acreage of about 1 per cent Indl
cated by the average of come 11 or IS
private end-June condition estimates.
the bureau figures gave a total acre'
age Which showed sn Increase of 11.1
per cent as compared with last year
Qeverhment Report
On the basis of an Increase of 1 per
cent In acreage the private average of
the condition of the crop on June. 25
pointed to a production of around 11-
000900 bales while the larger acreage
reported by the government with ap
proximately the same condition as ex-
pected increased this tots I to 11.412000
equivalent SOO-pouiid bales.
The bureau report placed the acreage
(and the total Is presumed to show the
actual land under cultivation at the
end of JUne) at 31287000 acres or an
aggregate which would represent the
largest' area ever sown to cotton in
the South.
In .the record crop year of 1914-15
wheaMhe South produced 15.9W.OO0
bales the acreage totaled Only 17.401
09 acres a record unequaled since
that time unless the government's re
port of the ISM acreage proves to be
correct
l Uutcema Uncertain.
In the 1914-1 season however the
tha eron Oh June 21 stood
jasiyeaassmaiM i;&.pomtsJ
eonoiuen etneutuy veporte
hrolcats thk uncertainty
ot tha outcome even when the acre'
age Is large It might be recalled that
(Cont'd on Pg. t. Col. 2.)
John D. Passes
Out Nickels on
84th Birthday
Associated Press Report.
TAttRTTOWN. N. T.. July I. John
D. Rockefeller observed his 14th
birthday today by attending church
services and later entertaining a few
friends at dinner. As he left the
church Mr. Rockefeller was surround-
ed by a group of IS children and In
honor of the occasion he handed each
youngster a nickel.
Mr. Rockefeller attired In an over-
coat and a .muffler and with brown
goggles protecting his eyes appeared
la good health. He chatted smilingly
with newspaper men and photog-
raphers. He Invited them Inside the
church promising to grant an Inter-
view afterward.
When he emerged from the church
he 'said to the group of motion picture
and newspaper photographers:
' "There-are so many of you that
If you were not such good fellowsI'd
be afraid of you."
When the newspaper writers asked
him his opinion on prohibition the
league of nations the eight-hour day
In Industry and other questions he
exclaimed
"There are so many people talking
nowadays that t think I'd better set
a new style and say nothing.' Please
excuse me."
Because of the fact that his birth-
day -fell on Sunday Mr. -Rockefeller
did ant give the customary band con-
cert at his estate-at Focantio' Hilli.
'Christianity
Associated Press Report.
DBS' VOmESrfowa; July t Bre
tkerboot) Is tha aqly basts upon whk
a lasting seaea can be bullded Da-
llam Jennings Bryan told delegates to
the International Christian .Endeavor
But Wore peace could be established
f"Hn 3 Tr."2L.-"
Break
wonar
a ' """ rllli.. I"' I boP w world disarmament except In
team the eBeanlng oMaa word- for.Jwor-hjp f tB Wn arrival en
S?ZLS2iL?J a.:1l Wth. startled the shepherd 'of
Mr. Bryan spoke at- the Bute fair
grounds where the thousands of con-
vention delegates wet Joined by
thousands ef De Moines residents la
hn all-day one air session.- s y v v
Another War Lee ma. v H.
James Kelly' of J01asgwoneraryJ
secretary of the hnstian' Endeavor
In Europe declared that ."unless a
new spirit 1 injected another war tn
Europe is assured and nothing short
of the gospel of Christ can avert It.".'
World peace was Mr Bryan's chief
theme. Christianity declared was
the one thing that would bring part
maneat peaoe.' ?
ChrtotKalty has npT taned' ne
said "but civilisation Has failed. ;Is
Christianity la the. salvattoa of she
world afuith ' eMnenUow:-. Tie
world asrt elete 'before tie wAfct;
'WliW.-V.
TREASURES-HERE
M-SMSESSIOH
Three-Day Convention to
- Open at 10 a. m.
N . Today
MANY EXPERTS
TO TAKE FLOOR
The three-day State convention of
secretaries and treasurers of the Tenth
Federal Land bank district opens at
10 a. m. today at the Main street audl-
toriom. More than 150 secretaries and
treasurers of banks of the district and
a number of appraisers who have re-
mained since the appraisers' confer-
ence held last week are expected to
be In attendance.
Tha-program for the day Includes an
address at the morning session by aL.
H. Cosset t president of the Federal
Land bank of Houston on the "Pur
pose and Benefits of State meetings;
and addresses during the afternoon
session by R. A. Cooper member of the
federal loan board Washington u
C and formerly governor of South
Carolina; Roy C. Archer secretary-
treasurer Austin; D. J. Woodward
formerly director of the Houston Land
bank; Ex-Governor W. P. Hobby for-
merly secretary of the Federal Land
bank and Joe H. Eagle formerly con-
gressman from the eighth district
Introductions and addresses also will
be delivered by Directors 8. A. Llnd-
sey F. B. Churchhlll Rowan Mills
and J. M. NeeL John V. Van De Mark
secretary of the Houston Land bank
and R. D. Johnson treasurer will give
annual reports.
U H. PettUohn Is expected to at-
tend the session as official represen-
taive of the federal loan board Wash-
ington and John GulU Jr. member of
the board has remained since the
' (Cont'd on Pg. 1 CoL 1.)
WORKERS AWAIT
REPLY OF OWNERS
AT COAL CONFAB
Miners' Demands Include
20 Percent Wage
Increase
Associated Press Report
ATLANTIC CTTT JJ. J July I
Tr iomt confarerica ef the anthra-
lllte . wawsdena i sndmne.ra.ynaprk
out new' wstg' quirw-veneeuve
Bsptemhef 1. ers which the urn
Ion men expect uV Jiear what the
operators have to say regarding the
demands of the US.OOO hgrd coal
workers of Pennsylvania will be re
sumed tomorrow afternoon.
The mine workers presented their
demands Friday asking among other
things a 20 per cent Increase in
wages for contract men two dollars
a day advance for ttten employed by
the day an eight hour day and rec-
ognition of the union.
The mine owners were to have made
known their position yesterday but
called off the Joint meeting until to
morrow the reason given being that
the stenographers had not completed
transcribing their notes of Friday's
session.
The operators were pressed today
for some intimation of what they In-
tend to tell the miners tomorrow but
they refrained from forecasting their
nexrwnove.
Indications tonight were that the
operators probably would discuss In
open session tomorrow conditions in
the coal fields and the demands of
the men without flatly refusing them
at the opening of the negotiations
which refusal is expected to come
later.
Each' side is desirous of winning
public favor according to those fol
lowing the negotiations and It was
quite proDaoie tne aemanas win not
be referred to a sub-commltte for ac-
tual negotiation until each side has
fully expressed 'its view.
"The question ot a suspension Is not
Being discussed by either side both
parties expressing a desire tor an early
agreement so that work can continue
without interruption when the pres-
ent contract expires August II.
DEFENSE PACT RENEWED.
Associated Press Report.
BELGRADE. July 1. The Rou-manlan-Jugo-SIav
defense alliance was
renewed for three Vears In a protocol
signed yesterday at Bucharest'
Is Sole Hope
wee
"On Its ruins a new civilisation will
be bullded. There Is only ens basis
for world peace and that Is on a basis
of brotherhood. The one ward they
need meat to learn la Europe Is
Yorgtveneaa' and net retaliation'
"There la no hope for tha world
except la paace ae hope ft peace'
except la world disarmament and a
Bethlehem."
Mr. Bryan deplored the. nnaettied
conditions abroad and what he termed
unsatisfactory conditions ' In ; this
evuatryr . . ' i'3-j -'
Prohlbrtlon WIH be a subjeet before
the convent tonr agaia tomorrow when
R. W. Kaiker of CWoago la elated te
ITja'the-nitecJiM-adreas anTW
" The three-mile Utfoer rcgulaHom Ire
to be enforced by the federal goventr
ment "II tt requires all the forces' at
Our cottmar.d.V United Stat ee Senator
Slroeoo D. Peas ef Ohio declared tn .aa
address hefora the seclety resterday.
"The eighteenth amendraent and the
Volstead law" v said senator Fesa
"have been nphald by tb . supreme
court and tha government nan a rlt ht
to tnslst that : they shatt be observed
DOta syAmencaas an - foreigners
42ND; CHIEF' i
HERE AUG. 2
Rainbow Division Veter-
. . ans Plan Wefcome
General Henri EUgenes Gauraud
one-armed French officer commander
of the nd (Rainbow) division In
France Witt be In Houston for the
entire day August S according to In-
formation just received hy Major Sam
Becker a former officer In the fam
ous division. ' .General Gattraud win ar
rive here at 7:10 a. pa. Thursday Au-
gust J. and win leave that night at
t p. tn. for New Orleans.
The stop-ever at Houston Is one of
the aeries f visits to the "home
towns" of nnlU In the Rainbow division-which
General Gauraud Is mak-
ing a series which -will necessitate
visits In almost ail the larger cities 'of
tha country. It. is ' ; estimated that
there are now about too members of
the Houston! unit -of tha -forty-second
division' the" 117th - supply . train ia
the city.. .-'i -vv " '
.Final . plans for The. entertainment
of General Oauraud will be made by
Houston members of the division at a
meeting to be held at t p: m. Tues-
day July 10 atthe Rice hotel 1
AUTO IS CRUSHED
BEiTONTRAlHS-l
DRIVER MAY DIE
ii i aw- - v (
John A. Guiastey in Cri-
tical Condition; Com-
panion Injured
One man lies at the point of death
and another Is painfully injured as a
result of a collision between an auto-
mobile in which they were riding and
a T. and B. V: passenger train at the
Lee street crossing at 7:4S p. m. Sun-
day. The car was completely demol-
ished. John A. Canaatey it years old. cook
at the Harbor hotel driver of the
machine. Is suffering from a broken
right arm. a broken left leg -lacerations
about the face and body and a
broken nose. Attendants at St.
Joseph's Infirmary stated his condi-
tion was thought to be critical.
J. B. Allison rl years old employed
at the ship channel a passenger In
the ear escaped with painful cuts
and bruises about the head and body
His condition was said not to be
critical - .
According to Information furnlshri
the police tha car-was .traveling west
on Lee street: whenho accident hap-
"bsjsssss- -TiiewvTuutar-pren
did last sea ttlto incoming trains
time to avals aba iaaUsion aad
jammed between a freight train WJ
siding and the fast moving trafal
which was HhueitAii hnitrwf . ' 2-r I
Ambulances ef the Fogle-West ' tjtf-
dertaklng conumay and the Houston
undertaking .ozmipany made the run.
Bote victim Are in
St. Joseph's In-
flrmary.
R. R. EARNINGS ON
STEADY INCREASE
Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON July 1-ret earn-
Ings of class 1 railroads which oper
ate M per cent of the country's rail
I mileage amounted to lH.SSl.tM dur
ing May according to estimates made
public today by the bureau of railway
economics. The total. Indicating an
earning rate of (.11 per cent on the
value of capital Invested In railroads
was the second ' successive moalhty
return rste above els per cent
In the five months of 1111 Including
May net Incomes of class one ra-
roada was !6Mses which the ba-
resu said equalled a l:ts per. cent rata
on the value of railroad nmiurt. .
tentatively estimated by the Interstate
commerce commission. Railroad" rate
levels under present policies of the
commission are aimed at producing
1.71 per cant tor operating; -lines.
There was a marked disparity be.
tween railroad earning power'! dif-
ferent sections of the country dur-
ing May. In tha East tha income ef
carriers amounted to T.71 per cent an
the value of raHrond property while
In the West tha return was 4.14 per.
cent and In tha South I.T1 per sent
ALLEGED SLAYERS
GET BMRJUG TODAY
The' two Plana brothers Joe age
17 and Paul age It charged with
murder In connect loa with the shoot-
ing t death John Robert Salmon
LeaVra argare man. 'wlu be Win
a prpttmlnary shearing ne 10 a. m.
today S the eeurt of W. N. Williams.
justice ot the peace l .j - -
Tha tiro nova have aubm tied a
statement la regard to. the shooting
ta the dtstrtot attorney's office 'it was
ealdWjfhe sheotto took pases Thurs-
day afteraoov . whan SaUpoa wee
called ansae distance from hie garage
U fig a car tuhiaglssi sa the boys. H
wan Brought ta Houston and died In
a hospital several houra tater. .
' '. V : wasiin's ii l ifinlV'
TraimrieaVCF'rrr
3V DkS?V8e BoiJis
rta- . iiHiiiaii ttw iwyvnt . .
i CHI4A0O Wf t-Jncreaes In nay
WO! he in the offing when brotherhood
chiefs-representing au railway train
ssm and conductors west of the Mlsa-
kwiptd as est bare tomorrow te dtacosa
the MViaabiuty of a ngnl ror hsiher
aayv f . ie . -1 - -' " '
-The tneetlng eaJJed htX -fcAtThewl
pard nresldent ef the eondaotare and
W. Or Lav-praeMant ot' ttr trals-
mea Jts' toeked ar 4- artllmtnary
to -general demand for -swage .U
ereasM.:-Msekut. j-JtjMk-i
AIRPLANES SWEEP
LAKES QISEARGH
FOR BALLOORISTS
Hope Nearly Gone But
Rescue Efforts Will be
Pushed to End
BASKET TORN..
FROM GAS BAG
Associated Press Report.
CLEVELAND July. I The flying
boat Nina of tha Aero-Marine Airways
company. Inc. returned here this af
ternoon after a six-hour search of the
Canadian and American shores of Lake
Erie. In a fruitless effort to And some
trace of Lieutenants Lr. J. Roth and
T. B. Null lost when the naval bal
loon 4-6891 fell into Lake Erie Friday
or Friday night after leaving Indianap-
olis Wednesday in the national elimi-
nation air raoe. No trace of tha bas-
ket of the balloon was found.
The gas bag of the balloon was found
la-miles off Port Stanley Ontario yes
terday morning by the steamer Co
lonial and taken to. Port Stanley on a
tug last night. Uniforms ot the two
lieutenants were found in the meshes
of the bag.
The Nina left here at 7:51 o'clock
this morning In charge of P. E. Easter
Cleveland manager of tha company.
and Pilots C. E. BhUler and Charles
Richards. The flying boat returned at
1:65 p. m. The trip was made at the
request of Admiral W. A. Moffett of
tho3aval air service.
1 i. skats Both horns.
Tha Nlaa took a northwest course
sighting the Canadian shore about
l miles west of Point Alma an hour
after starting.
Skirting the shore In a xlgzag course.
about 1 10 miles off shore Manager
Easter scanned the shore and lake
(Cont'd on Pg. 1 Cot I.)
ELKS BEGIN TREK
TO U. S. CONCLAVE;
ACTIVITIES START
Atlanta Dolls Up; Past
Leader Pleads for
Rationalism
Associated Press Report.
ATLANTA; Ga.. July I. Bsnrfed by
GpvFMtt r a. MoMaster of ttouth
was the principal arrival today for tha
grand lodge convention and reunion ef
Elks which formally opens here Men
dav nlcht '
Convention activities were ushered
in with a Da trio tic meetinjt (his after
noon ta charge of Atlanta lodge Me.
71. Several thousand of the antler
tribe were In attendance tha principal
address being made by Colonel John W.
Sullivan of New Orleans a pest grand
exalted ruler -of the order and present
chairman of the grand lodge committee
on social and community welfare.
After declaring that it was fit ting
that the Elks should hold their pa-
triotic service in the shadow of the
monument erected In honor ot N years'
peace between thet sections of this
country following the civil war. Colonel
Sullivan eulogised the stars ana
Stripes as the emblem of liberty el
national unity which he sale "must be
kept untarnished by hands that would
tear It down ana wreck a republic tnai
has stood the test for mere than a cen
tury: hands that seek te supply repre-
sentative government with the soviet
ism-nf a dtorganised Europe. '(
PEBSMNG-TOTOUR
IS. ARMY CAMPS
-. Associated Press Report
WASHINGTON. July . General
Pershtug will niake a tour of summer
military camps over the country be-
ginning with endnapeciion ot the New
Yovhv national guard camp at Peeksklll
Jury V and visits to Camp Head. Md.
and the Pa guard camp at Mount Oret
aa. July IT or 11 '" te
un Jury u ne wui leave wasnmgwn
en a four weeks tour nit tentative
Itinerary carrying him to Camp Knox
Ky. July It and 14; Camp McCtertan.
Asabarna-JLuly 3S-lt; Fort 8am Hous
ton Texas July M-Tt. and Los Angelee
July IT where he will remain to greet
President HasaMng on the letters re
turn from Alaska.
Afterward General Pershing win
among; ether placee visit the tralnins
camp at Fort Riley Kan. August if
while on August IT the chief of staff
Will be at Fort Leavenworth leaving
that pest for hie home In Lincoln Neb.
the same night.
Auto Sales Pass Peak
For '23 Figures Show
. Associated Press Report.
NEW TOltK July 1. Confirmation'
ef reports that automobile sales have
risssrrt the peak for this year Was seen
tonight In the preliminary figures of
June sales of the American and Ca-
nadian Passenger and Commercial car
divisions of the General Motors cor-
poration. Which totaled tl.OOt cars as
compared with 74411 In May and 41-
Ml to June IKS. "
Weather Forecast
' Associated Press Report.
Washington p. c July i. -
Leusiane aad Arkansas: Monday and
Tneaday partjr cloudy.
..OnJeenmat j Monday and Tuesday
sareji taM : v
jpMt Texasltenday sad Tuesday
panly Haudy. r)bablr thunder show
sra.l.i. -mitth; fnrt4ejsy. - -
V JV est " T x AS J ( Monday vSnd .Tuesday
partT c' "Xk preuaeiji tawnder snow-
: al .mS- mi. . eaej' sMsnt aftM "S
ALLIES AND
COMPLETE
TRY FIRST OF ME
MEN FOR MURDER
IN LYNCHING CASE
- ' -.
Hearing in Slaying of Ne-
gro Janitor on
Today
COLUMBIA Mo.. July I. George
Barkwell a local contractor will go
on trial here tomorrow charged with
first decree murder In connection with
the lynching here early Sunday
morning 'April 29 of James Scott a
negro.
Barkwell with four other men was
Indicted by a grand jury five days
after the lynching. The others M.
Marvin Jacobs Elmer Woods Estill
Davis and H. H. Rowland are all
charged with "obstructing an officer."
More than 1600 persons are said to
hare been In the crowl that stormed
the jail and took the negro from his
cell on the morning he was lynched
Scott a janitor at the University of
Missouri here was accused of at
tempting to attack the 14-year-old
daughter of a university professor
and had been identified by the girl.
Sheriff Fred C. Barren made an In-
effectual attempt to hold back the
mob and the negro was dragged from
the jail after the cell door had been
opened by means of a blow torch. Inj
an effort to quell the mob. Sheriff
Barren summoned the father of the
girl whom the negro Is alleged to have
attempted to attack. The father
pleaded for the mob to let the law
take Its course but he was ridiculed
by the crowd and the negro was
taken to a bridge four blocks away
and hanged.
An Investigation was started Imme-
diately resulting In the five Indict-
ments. Reports recently circulated that
Scott was not the negro who made
the attempt 'to attack the girl were
dented yesterday by Sheriff Barren.
rm MepttneaUen by the girl was
sosiUve ths sherjff ssiqV '
maskaiWeddiH
132 Years Sunday
' Associated PreeS Report.
TCETCHIKAN Alaska. July 1. The
president and Mrs. Harding celebrated
hhday pna of the most tjaemorable of
I teuf thirty-two wedding anniversaries
hy arriving In Alaska the prat cniei
executive and first lady of the land
ever to visit the great northern terrl
lory.
Landing at Metlakahtla site of the
historic missionary effort ot Father
Duncan known as the "apostle of
Alaska." the nres'dential party spent
three hours twice as long as had been
intended. The president here Heard at
first hand one Alaskan problem the
natives' struggle for good against the
Increasing voreads of the aslafton. can
nlrur industry. Members of tha nresi
dentist party visited the church erected
-as tha result of Duaoasj's efforts aad
talked with the Indians.-
Ketchikan accorded' tha nresldent
and his party a noisy welcome fishing
boata tugs motor boats. and' other
crafts meeting the Heiidergnji at the
entrance to the harbor anafcacortlm
the transport to the dock. Every boat
was black with people.
The town' which has a population of
4400. was decorated wun nags ana
flowers In honor of the most distin-
guished visitors in Its long history
The weather was perfect clear and
pleasantly cool.
SICK FIRST BICE.
Houston Post Special.
BAT CITT. Texas. June 1 Bay City
business men have offered a rash prlxe
ot IIM for the first sack of this year's
rice to reach the Bay City market.
Seein' London as London
Papers Talk of Houston
Houston Texas was o the front
page of every Hngllsh paper and on
the Hps ot thousands of Englishmen
as a result of the coup staged by Hous
ton representatives at the Advertising
Men's convention In srranglng with
London the trade whereby the Inter
national convention for 1924 goes to
London for 1M& to Houston according
to a letter Just received by The Post
from Mrs. Katherlae Morgan Houston
music teached. now studying music In
London.
Mrs. Morgan enclosed a cupping
from the London Mall a quotation
from which follows:
The opposition was led by Mr.
John H. Payne of the Houston Texas
club.. Hie plan was endorsed with
great eloquence by Mr. H. C Howard
president of the Houston club who
hrauaht en Impassioned speech to a
dramatis and unexpected conclusion by
suddenly announcing that 'in the beet
interests of advertising it is the unan-
imous decision ot the Houston dele
gation that the convention should go
seat .year to Lonaon.
A lively series ef impression or ln
I
ln -
don as aeen by a Houstonlan are
eluded lb Mrs. Morgan s letter.
Her AseerlpUoa of London's traps
portaUeO system reminds oao at once
U Jf' 1miAmto
rm' "'ksf sm annei ana.
TURKS REACH
Lausanne Pact is Framed to
By All Parties Brings Long Conference to Success-'
ful Conclusion; Ottomans Will Join League of Na-
tions; Treaty Will be Signed Within One Weejk
Associated
LAUSANNE July 8.
between the Turks and the Allies and peace probably will te
signed within a week. .. ''SuV-.
Thus the Near East conference which has been in con-
tinuous session for more than three months has had a Suc
cessful outcome. Fpr a considerable period the settlement
hung in the balance on the xjuestion of Ottoman debt conces-;
sions and the evacuation of Constantinople and other Turkish;
territory by foreign troops. Both sides were forced to give way1
in a measure at the end and it was apparent at the first session
tnrlav tfiat a ferminstinn nf tfi ticMiccinrte wqc s1se ai li'n
11 was aucr several nuurs
nines tiiu iuia9 it:iv.iicu men
' 1
SHERIFF OF TITUS
COUNTY GUILTY IN
OUSTER VERDICT
Jury Finds Ten Counts
Established Trio of
Others Unproved
Associated Press Report
MOUNT PLEASANT Texas. July g.
Guilty on 10 counts snd not guilty on
three counts is the verlct returned by
the Jury in the civil suit against Sher
iff John J. Reeves of Titus county.
Jurymen answered all II of the Issues
of the case. The suit was to oust
Reeves as sheriff.
The verdict declares that the alle-
gations aa to Reeves . as sheriff
"agreeing with Arthur Tigert that he
Tlgert might make liquor" were sus-
tained. The verdict sustained the Is
sue that Arthur Tlgert -paid Sheriff
Reeves money' for protection. Two
similar issues as to whether Reeves
m sheriff received raoae JrOm Jesse
uoasey ror prwecuoo aim sna. o an
akreement that Goosey might make
TbY v:"a sheriff ielatj fi
Mere 4ry itre gallena-o whisky and
that Reeves when shertrr Caused the
sarns to be transported .were hames
s stained In the verdict four issues
relating to whether Reeves. agreed with
Kd Milner that Milner aMgbt make
liquor and whether Milner. osM him
money for this protection and whether
Reeves threatened to kill Milner Jf
he dlvhlced these deals aad whether
Reeves sold Milner a still sad whether
Reeves caused the still to be trans
ported also were sustained In the ver
diet
Another Issue as to whether Reeves
conspired with clttiens of Titos coun
ty to violate the liquer laws was sus
tained.
' Ths Issue as to whether Reeves un-
dertook to collect money from Newt
Jamuran for alleged protection was
not sustalnd.
The verdict was returned at 5:10
O'clock following almost 21 hours of
deliberation.
COAST GUARD GREW
FIRES AT ROM SHIP
Associated Press Report.
HIGHLAND. N. J July . Fifteen
solid shots were fired from a coast
guard cutter at a speedy ruin runner
tonight after her crew had been aboard
a French ship on rum. row enjoying
a Sunday afternoon and a social chat
with the skipper. The runner escap-
ed as did another which took on a
cargo of liquor for the shore.
So close was the cutter to the
rum boat at one time that the for
mer's crew could hear the curses of
the bootlegging captain aa he defied
their shells and ordered full speed
ahead. The runner disappeared after
reaching the shore near Highlands.
"A pink trip slip for a one cent fare
"A buff trip slip for a two cent fare
"A blue trip slip for a three cent fare
Punch brother punch with care -"Punch
In the presence of the passen-
Jare."
"One pays for Just where he goes
to" says Mrs. Morgan following a
description of the noiseless working
of the great red and yellow busses of
that city "a white ticket for two cents.
a green for four pink for five and
so on. Tou hold en to your ticket
as a child to Its mother's dress not
knowing at what moment you may be
asked to show it."
Tickets sold for bus riders last year
numnerea ST.soo.sue shr states.
The respect Londoners show for law
and the worthiness of the law's repre.
tentative In the person's of the Lon-
don "bobbiesjr especially Impressed
Mrev Morgan. Nobody ever speeds by
a traffic cop and London 'crowds more
at the officers" signals like soldiers
oa parade she says.
The source of Information.
"The London police are mines of In-
v lull vain .vii .i.iiii v.
dally rule to get lost and I have no
lears ror ii i can see policeman
I know he can tell mo any street or
toadi or what train- tube" or bus
1 iCjsaeil qh U '
a. 'amamsnw ' saaanannS ' rsW
AGREEMENT
Satisfy U. S. : Concessions
Press Report
An accord has
bcen reached
uiscussiun tu nigui trial - imc
attuiu un an uuiiianuinif '
r lv I m c - . r It i' -1 tiA Iah
iecn inreaiening to wrecK tne-
rr.nfirsni ann harnner tt.Ya.
' waav wsara a ass MVA .y
raa4Al ' A fTi11 f f i Aa Arae Vle4.v.
points peace should be signed '
at iausannc aunosi immei
. V ' ... . . - ; !
jumaiiiea pienipotenuanes - in-
formed the Associated press oorrev
armnrinr tha th AH . tA
protocol concerning concessions
bad been modified and made more
on the princlpres inTolred. . ' .;
u. a. ohjeetion Heedetf. ;
the the oonflrmstinn In ther troatv
of contracts entered into before the 1
war wnicn baa not received all
necessary formalities: it was
argued that these were too general
ana too vague and the principles'
wars iiaoie 10 oe applied to an
nnknown contracts. . t
The allies and Turks screed ttooM sa
amended clause specifying the conces-"
sions they wished to refer inrludlnsl '
the IVckers-Arm strong- and Tarklsh
Petroleum company concessions and
the French railroad concessions' In -Anatolia.
Whether these modiflRallnni-
entirely meet the -views ot ths United'
States remains to be seen. A- all
events the Turkish Petolueum company
no rrencn rauroaa concessions ST
likely to be the subject ef discussion by
the -various interests involved
DeepitA the ertiee' conciliatory attl.
t)de on the nrnhlem at the tHInm.n
4eht.4h Turks proed(eiactlns; In the
f"?"s jwwra7 uw loaay ana
ujBcxpected. difflouHles aros - oa en
-S?'?nlJHdte3;tawiatn.fli.
TBrlfflni leTrJlorx sa) eaneessionav
osajha rew representlns: '-
RBitedvghHes hMtMenacUre In th
taat-ter days He. tttf rylswed Ismel-
PMhe eoncernlna;. ths cooresslona f r
which the United States Is mtsrested -ia
connection with observanoe of the
broad principle of con tract nraj rights. '
'Turkey win Join the lassvei of na-
tion" If peace Is signed and the dele;
ZHrtem believe a-amu-aJlv h kI.
offer opportunities fflF an amicable set-
Uement for further Near Eastern Drobt
lems. i -r .
.
Troops to Ceme Out. ; -
An official communique issued after -the
session declared that private jaeet
Ings had succeeded In establishing n '
accord In principle on the three ques- '
tlons In dispute the Ottoman lh
concessions and evacuation. An mtm. .
ment was arranged tn the morning
whereby all foreign troops wu: be
withdrawn within six weeks after 1
ratification of the treaty by Angara
and the warships arms and munitions
belonging to the Ottoman government-
now In the hands of the Allied fm
will be restored to Turkey. As te Jhe"1
Ottoman debt the stiles are SSreed '
With the Turks that all reference 1 to
Uiav debt should be removed from
the treaty. This Is a great victory for.
the Turks because It means they do
not gc on official record as confirm-'
Ing the obligations of the debt The
allies however will make a declara-
tion before the conference that th
debt contracts can hot b- jnodlfW "
except by mutual agreement between
lurney ana me DonanoMers Turkev
ncftiiiAiv wun ine Dona '
holders some kind of moratorium or
Payment of Interest which she I
bound to pay In sterling but wlshe 1
to psy In French francs.
An Invltstlon will be trtmeKutely .
dispatched to the Russian government '
io sena representanves to Lausanne '
to atgn the Straits convention. Con-
siderable interest Is manifest In Lau.
sanne as to whether Moscow wilt ao-
f ni Mfi.u ' ....
It nn i mr miir it nm
LTMUI 1AA HUT
ENFORCED CHARGE-
ATjpTIN Texas July t. More than '
tt.eOO.tOO a year would have been cot-
eciea oy me state under tne new
Smith inheritance tax law if the legis
ery for administration of the law j
Representative John T. Smith To;;
Travis county declared in sn address :..
Saturday mornlnr at the TjBiitMh.tt'V .-
of Texas summer school before e Clasv
In economics. tSSrV'
Mr. Smith pointed outCfliei ?ew
Tork gets JIS.OOO.M snttftapy .WrOm
similar law. iiunuis iisvev anu '
California J6.000.000. ' '
rrw - i i.. i a . .s . ...jsa.J'
Aim ivginmiuro prvviuvu una uaicur
nn a. mail km in rv ann inwan mniteti' - -
for 1924 and I&000 for 192S-M for eul-v
lection ot the tax. It Was stated r Mr. .
Smith declared this allowance totally
inadequate for enforcement of the
new law. r .
To Form Rcdamatiottri
Districts at.BWvCity
BAT CITT Texas Jmr i.i-A tniuw:
meeting of the d tissue of i Wharton
and Matagordo counties has been call-
ed for Monday a the court houso In
Bay City to organise the reclama-
tion district provided for in the tax
remission bill for the ' tJa-e -eoun tics
passed b the-reeeat eessioa -ot the
Jsattare A ;$Zn.';A ;.
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