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VOL. 37 NO. '20.
HOUSTON TEXAS SUNDAY APRIL 24. 1 92 1
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EXPERTS SAY THUIIB 4
PRINT Oil WEAPON
' SAIJE AS ABSOLOH'S
Tnal of Alleged . Slayer
Will Be Continued at
; 9 a. m. Monday
SCHOOL CHILDREN
FLOCK TO TRIAL
fWhether Defendant Will
Go on Witness Stand Is
Still Uncertain
Houston Post Special.
RICHMOND. Texas April 23. After
1 session lasting from I) a. m. until 4:30 p.
I m. Saturday during which time finger
I print expert from Houston and Beau-
i moot told again and again that the finger
printa on the erauk that brought about
1 the death of R. I Kirby and those of
Fred Absolon were the game Absolon'
- trial for murder here was continued until
fl a. ro. Monday. Expert testimony from
G. J. Lacy superintendend of the Houa-
ton BertiDon bureau and Bobbie Ellis.
: bead of the Beaumont bureau was given
: during ail of Saturday in an effort to con-
vince the Jury that the thumb print on
the weaion that brought about the death
of Mr. Kirby at Blue Ridge February 13
is the name as the print taken from Ab
solon's thumb the day he was arrested for
murder. Both Mr. Lacy and Mr. Ellis
' declare both printa are those of Abso
Ion.
All HiRs Fiager Prist
All apparently binges on the single
finger print which has been enlarged to
' such an extent that its lines appear to be
i quarter of an inch wide. A photograph
'of the print found on the weapon and an
other of the print of Absolon's right
thumb both enlarged to 22 times their
original size is the evidence on which the
State hopes to convict the alleged slayer.
In proof that no two finger prints are
alike the prosecution introduced the
finger prints of R. N. Harvey which
were taken by Mr. Lacy and which cor
responded in no detail with those of
Absolon or the print upon the bar. Mr
Lacy occupied the witness stand during
the entire morning and a great part of
the afternoon. ..Mr. Ellis spent several
hours qn the stand. Both showed the
jury the similarity in the lines on Ab
solon's thumb print and those oh the
weapon used by tbe slayer of Mr. Kirby
Heariag to Coatlaue.
During tbe course of the examination
of Mr. Lacy it was brought out that the
defense knew what had transpired in the
grand jury room during the time that
body questioned Mr. Lacy prior to Indict
'ing Absolon. The inference brought out
at the bearing was that a grand juror
bad divulged certain information. '
The hearing probably will continue un
til Wednesday or Thursday.'C. H. Cher-
nosky former county judge of. Fort Bend
county and an attorney for the defense
I stated Saturday afternoon. Judge Mun-
son agrees that it probably will be that
long before the case goes to the jury.
Absolon continues to show lack of con
cern over the proceedings. Saturday
I noon during recess while reading the
! sport page of a newspaper Absolon was
i asked how he enjoyed the trial. Me
I raxed at his questioner a moment and
stated that be wished that he was not at
it. "I sure wish I was not where 1 am'
i he said. "Yes I smile now and then. But
what's tbe use of drawing a long face?
There is no use crying. & person might
as well keep up a front you know."
Interested I Flaoer Prists.
Absolon showed great interest when
enlarged photographs of his right thumb
were introduced in court Saturday.
Saturday being a holiday for the school
.'children brought out a large matinee
crowd to tbe trial. Boys and girls rang-
log in age from 10 to 18 years went in
and out of the court room during the en
tire afternoon. Thrtugh the hours of
technical discussion regarding finger
printa many of them aat apparently high-
I ly interested in tbe statement that whorls
! and ridges exist in the fingers of every
ihuman. During the afternoon many of
I the spectators were examining the tips of
their own fingers having been . told by
I the witness that they contained minute
i lines that were individual in characters
State Nat Fiaisked.
Many State witnesses have not yet
taken the stand. Ira Nix detective for
District Attorney E. T. Branch Assistant
District Attorney Fred Switser and other
Houatoniani will be called Monday.
Efforts to locate Houston Allen 12
' year-old messenger boy who saw a man
run from the bank following the slaying
of Mr. Kirby and the looting of the in
stltutlon has not as yet been brought
into court. Tbe fact that his name ap-
pesred on the register of a Richmond
hotel leads the prosecution to the belief
that some joker put it there. No one has
. been found who saw the boy register.
- What Absolon's defense will be is not
know. Many are the conjectures of
the crowds that throng Richmond cor-
! mm mi li uwi tun uiu at:
sioas to discuss the case. Several men
have expressed themselves as hoping
thai Absolon weald be freed.
Lawyer mmih hin rsi.
- : i"Hla Tawm J making .such a hard
lint" on Mid. ("that I hpU vtns.'J
jTbat teeml'to the wai 'many eopLi
' rffrf :-d -an-faxer ' Cb!amn. l.r-
WocxlrowWilspnSends
Glub For Membership
The Ellen ' Axson Wilson scholar-
ship fund of the Axson dub Is richer
by 300 since Saturday morning when
the formerpresident of tho dab Mrs "
A. R. Howard now of Palestine-received
a. check for $500 from former
President Woodrow Wilson.
Mr. Wilson wrote bis check for the
1500 to be given the fund named in
honor of. bis first wife on the regular
check forms of tbe Commercial Na-
tknal bank of. Washington. He made
' the check out to "Mrs. A. R. Howard
chairman of the Axson club scholar-
ship'' The check is dated April 18
1021. It was inclosed with a letter
written in longhand from Mrs. Edith
Boiling Wilson to Mrs. Howard.
Tbe text of the letter follows: .
234(0 South street N. W.
Washington D. C.
My Dear Mrs. Howard:
We were very much interested in
all you wrote me of the "Ellen Ax-
son Wilson Scholarship" you are
raising to present to Rice institute.
And my husband asks me to forward
tbe enclosed check to you as 'his
contribution to the scbolarrhip and
also as an evidence of his apprecia-
tion of the tribute you and your as-
sociates are paying.
It was very thoughtful in you to.
write me snd I wish you the great-
eat success.
Cordially yours
Edith Boiling Wilson.
(Mrs. Woodrow Wilson.)
The Axson dub has thus far this
.rear raised more than $3000 for the
Ellen Axson Wilson fund according
to Miss Mary Strieker first vice-
president. ECONOMICS EXHIBIT
WILL BE FEATURE
OF COOKING SCHOOL
Housewives to Be Given
Points on Buying Clothing
And Arranging Homes
' Madame Nature's Beauty Parlor" is
to be a feature of the exhibit along ufe
lines oi home economics wnicn can ne
found this coming week at tbe City audi'
torium as one of the added attractions
of the annual Cooking school which is
being staged by the Housewives' league
oi' the days of April 26 to 29.
This exhibit constitute! part of a pro-
gram beirs. carried out by the home eco
nomics 'extension of the University of
Texas over the State of Texas and the
league feels it is fortunate to be able
to secure this exhibit at this time. Miss
Edythe Hershey. a graduate of Columbia
university of New York City now af
filiated with the University of Texas.
will have charge of the work here.
"Budget" te be Featured.
Miss Hershey arrived in tbe city Sat
urday from Galveston where she has
been holding a "child health and nutri
tional conference" the past week. Later
on .this work will be presented here she
says. During this visit she will feature
the "household budget." Bulletins of
"Putting the home on a business basis"
will be given out gratis as a means of
assisting the housewife along these lines.
A "financial record book" will also be
found an aid at this exhibit.
Attractive posters will be placed about
bowing a floor plan and color schemes
tor home decorations. Bulletins snd
pamphlets giving plans of simple homes
Ideas for home decorations and beautifi
cation of borne and grounds will be given
to those interested in this phase of the
work. Miss Hershey will be on hand to
assist with personal conferences.
Pesters to be la Evldesce.
Posters will be in evidence showing
woman's relation to the problems of rec
reation home and state bousing health
and food.
Points in the buying of dothlng will
be given. Textile tests will be made
showing how to tell linen from cotton
nd others.
Pamphlets will be found in this .exhibit
that will show the comparative Tame of
milk comparing it with other foods. This
will be part of the nutritional features.
Housewives will find pamphlets giving
them the right weights for adults and
Hiss Hershey stated that "normal
weight indicates normal health.
Mrs. Calvla Dee Homo.
Mrs. E. A. Calvin president of the
Housewives' league is expected borne
Saturday night from Washington D. 0.
where she hss been spending the past
five months to personally take charge
of the work during the four days allotted
to the -Cooking school. 1
Tbe league i planning to meet every
week soon as this arrangement can
be made at the dose of the school. "Spe-
cials" will be demonstrated by Houston
housewives who have foaad something
especially wholesome that other house
wives may desire to try. A machine for
preservtng 1 owned' by the league and
the young housewife who may wish to
learn preserving will be given an oppor-
tunity during tho springy
t- Reports from Ue directors promise a
"better than oyer" Cooking ehoo for
thla year at tho City auditorium ra April
ft t&.29..atetmg daily at 2 p. m. "
TW0DEVEL0PUE11TS'
L1ARK PROBE Q1T0
WALL STREET PLOT
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Man Seen Talking to Driver
Of Death Wagon Is
Identified
SUICIDE OPENS
ANOTHER CLUE
Mention of Explosion Found
In Incoherent Diary of
Dead Man
Associated Press Report.'
NEW YORK April 23 Two sharp de
velopments marked Saturday's search for
the perpetrators of the Wall stfeetx bomb
explosion last September.
In Scranton Pa. Tito Ligi was posi
tively identified as a man seen talking to
the driver of the death wagon shortly be-
fore the trsgedy by Thomas J. Smith of
Brooklyn employed in the legal depart-
ment of an insurance company in Man-
hattan. The other inddent that caused un
usual police activQy was the suidde of
Adolph Laser 57 yeara old in -bis fur
nisbed room in Brooklyn. In an inco-
herent diary mentioning lialf a dosen
names of men in New York snd Chicago
was written:
"They furnished the wagonload of TNT
with which I blew up Wall street."
Close examination of the man's effects
and inquiry into hia habits while in the
Brooklyn house convinced the police
Saturday night that the suidde was men
tally deranged and none of the evidence
associated him with tbe crime.
Xhree wills leaving his clothing and
a tew personal effects to persons who
could not be located were among the
papers. In another note to his landlady
be said "he was leaving for a better
world."
Tito Liigi Is Arrested in
Coimecrion;y5tKfIo v
(laaoda'te4( Frew Report.
SCRANTON. Pa. April 23. Positive
identification of Tito ligi: arrested here
last Tul'sdsy on suspidon of Complicity
jn the lfall street explosion last Septem-
ber wasmnd fStturflky by Thomas J.
Smith .'of Brooklyn employed in tie le-
gal department of an insurance com-
pany having offices in the New York
finandal 'district
Smith picked out Ligi from a line of
six prisoners as the man he bad seen
arguing with the driver of tbe death
wagon shortly before the explosion. He
later told newspaper men that a few
moments after the blast' he saw Ligi
rushing along' Cedar -street near Nas-
sau street and Broadway urging two
companions to hurry out of the neighbor-
sood. Smith who formerly was a lieuten-
ant in the New York police department
assigned to investigate incendiaries
said he was walking in Wall street to-
ward Broad a few minutes before the
explosion.
About 11:55 s. m. he said he wss ap-
proaching tbe banking house of J. P.
Morgan- and company and when be saw a
dilapidated wagon with red and black
striped wheels in- front of tbe U. S.
assay office. Inside the wagon partly
covered with newspapers were two bar-
rels and two boxes about two or three
feet square.
Thought Was Juak Waboa.
"I though it was a junk wagon" he
said. "My attention was first called to
it when I noticed two men standing near
tbe horse's hesd arguing. I crossed the
street expecting to sight a fight. One
of the 'men was about five feet six
inches tall roughly dressed and of stocky
build."
Turning . to Raymond Clark foreman
of a construction job in the vidnity of
the explosion Smith asked if that de-
scription fitted the man that Clark had
seen shortly after tbe blast. Clark who
also went to . Scranton Saturday to see
if he could recognise Ligi but who failed
to do so admitted that the general de-
scription fitted the man who a few
moments after tbe explosion rushed up
to him and shouted "My God my horse
baa been killed."
Smith said the other man standing by
tbe wagon was taller and better dressed.
This man whom he identified as Ligi
waa wrangling he said with the smaller
man apparently trying to induce him to
leave the neighborhood.
The shorter man" Smith added "ap
parently did not want to go. I thought
they were going to fight and I stayed
around a moment but there was no
fight and I went on turning up Nassau
street.
Saw Mea Fleelsfl-
"Just after I had passed the corner
of Nassau and Cedar streets I heard
the explosion. I turned to 'go back to
Wall street but was stepped by the rush
of people fleeing up Nassau atreet Run-
ning by me in the crowd I saw three men
going westward m Cedar- street toward
Broadway -andi one of .them- waa the man
I had seen wrangling with' the wagon
driver. Neither of the . two men with
him however was tho driver.
' "One ' of f 'llgl's 'companiona was an
Italian about 5 feet 8 Inches;' fairly swn
buill.V-TheoUet also'.aBpeared. to be aa
Italian and was about S feet tv- He had
Cohtttued.'oaiPgo' eVJoltkmCX)'
FIGHT IN CONGRESS . .
OVER FREE TOLLS
' SEEMS MINENT
Many Republicans Declar-
ed Against Relieving Ships
Of Canal Cargoes
TARIFF BILL
IS ASSAILED
Senate Committee Approves
Measure Regulating Pack-
ing Industry
By Leased Wire to The Houston Post
WASHINGTON April 23. Proposed
free tolls for American vessels in tbe
Panama canal it is becoming apparent
will predpitate a struggle in congress ss
stirring and spectacular as the previous
fight over the issue seven years ago. Dif
ferences on the subject are expected to
begin developing in the senate next week.
' Senator Borah chairman of the com-
mittee on interoceanic canals said Sat-
urday he expected to bring the free tolls
bill before the committee for considera-
tion at an early date probably next
week.
He is spprized there will be much op-
position to free tolls legislation and that
much of this will proceed from repub-
licans despite the fact the Chicago plat-
form declares for free tolls. A number
of members of the senate are on record
against free tolls and thia face-will en-
hance the difficulties' of getting legisla'
tion to relieve American shipping bf
tolls.
Senator Boras) however is hopeful of
getting a bill reported out of committee
and of favorsble action by tbe senate.
It is understood that efforts will be
made to delay the proposed legislation
by hearings on the pending bills for free
tolls. Senator Borah said he saw no
need of hearings but he was not ad-
vised vhat view the committee would
take
ExchartEcfualjiation
Scheme Attacked
. By Leased Wlr to Tb Houston Post
WASHING-rtttl April 23. Further
attache Wod the exchange equalisation
provision of the. .emergency ' tariff bill
were made Saturday before the senate
finance committee.
B. A. Levett representing the New
York Merchants' association urged that
tbe provision which limits depreciation
of foreign' currency in assessing import
duties to the 66 2-3 per cent below nor-
mal be eliminated entirely from the bill.
Mr. Levett also criticized the anti-dump
ing sections of the bill declaring that
little dumping is going on and that there
seems to be no need for such legislation.
He said thst the New York Merchants'
association indudes many more manu-
facturers than importers and that in ex-
pressing opposition to the bill tbe or-
ganiastion is not speaking only for im
porters.
Other witnesses who objected to the
exchange equalization scheme were Wal-
ter D. Scbmitz of New York an im-
porter of bent wood furniture from
Czecho-Slovakia and John D. Duffy at
torney for a. number of importers of
bent wood furniture.
Senator Simmons of North Carolina
democrat expressed the belief that tbe
exchange equalization provision would be
in violation of favored nation clauses of
commerdal. treaties.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
republican made a comment which In-
dicated that he is skeptical of the de-
sirability of the scheme.
Kenyon-Kendrick Bill
Approved by Committee
By Leased Wire to The Houston Tost.
WASHINGTON April' 23. The sen
ate suDcomnmtee on agriculture at a
meeting Saturday gave its approval to
the Kenyon-Kendrick bill to regulate the
meat packing industry. A favorable re
port on the measure will be made to the
whole committee next week and the bill
probably will be laid before the senate
promptly thereafter. No changes of im
portance in the bill as it passed the sen
ate at the last session are contemplated.
Soldier Relief Agencies
May Be Co-ordinated
WASHINGTON April 23. Legisla
tion to co-ordinate all government agen
dea having charge of soldier relief work
is to be taken up Monday by the house
Interstate commerce commission. Chair-
man Winslow said Saturday that several
measures were pending to consolidate
the various ageudes snd that action was
planned soon. The committee may ex
pedite the legislation by dispensing with
public hearings.
"Good White Bread of
Peace" to Be Restored
. PARIS April 23. "The good white
bread of neae" will be restored May 13
under the-provisions of a bill which has
been adopted: by the chamber and will
aew to to the aenate. The measure re-
stores freedom 'of domestic commerce in
wheat and removes the requirement of
the use of one-fifth part sabetitate in
GENERAL EDWARDS
ASSAILED BUT WILL
GET HIS PROMOTION
Difficulty With Pershing in
France Is Brought
Out
CRITICISM OF U. S.
TACTICS CHARGED
Mai or General Harbord
Expected to Be Made
Chief of Staff
Assodated Press Report.
WASHINGTON April 23. Despite
some democratic objedion tq Brigadier
General Clarence R. Edwards the aen
ate military committee Saturday voted to
recommend confirmation of the 12 mi-
Ijor and 14 brigadier generals nomi
nated recently by President Harding for
promotion. General Edwards who com
manded the 26th (New England) divi-
sion overseas until relieved by Genera
Pershing and returned home was the
only nominee on the list under fire. The
committee vote on-- his name Saturday
was reported to have been 12 to 3 with
three democrats opposing and three
others votlnr for his confirmation.
Those said to have opposed General Ed
wards included Senators Hitchcock
Nebraska and McKellar Tennessee.
Senators Robinson of Arkansas and
Myers of Montana democrats were re-
ported to have joined the republican
members in supporting him. Senator
Sheppard of Texas and Fletcher of Flor-
ida tbe -other democrats in the commit-
tee declined to indicate their ' vote.
No Fllibsster to be Waged.
Democratic opponents of General Ed-
wards whose name headed the list of
nominees for major general intimated
tbey would carry their fight to the sen-
ate floor. No filibuster it was said
would be waged but a record vote af.
least it was dedared wvotye dtmtM-
ed. Republicans predicted that tbe ea
tire lis. of general el
officers wW'ifrfoMV
promptly ratified by the senate thereby
paving the way for a dosen more pro-
motions to the rank of brigadier many
Other promotions down through the
wbolo 'service and for seleetiOn'of a chief
of staff.
Members of tbe senate committee ex
pressed the belief that General Edwards
would not be chosen chief of staff after
Saturday's meeting at which Secretary
Weeks was called in again for further
discussion of General Edwards' record
Major General Harbord according to
opinion of prominent republican sena-
tors will be selected chief of staff to
unwed Major General Payton C.
March. .
All of the nominations of general of-
ficers alone with that of Charles G.
Dawes of Chicago to be a brigadier gen-
eral on the reserve list will be submit-
ted to the senate Monday.
lafsrmatioa Submitted.
Information submitted Saturday by
Secretary Weeks regarding General Ed
wards record was given in executive
session. Members of the committee said
it disclosed existence of differences be-
twen General Pershing and General
Edwards over the letter's course in com
tnanding the 2tith division in France.
Secretary Weeks however was reported
to have declared emphatically to dom
ocratic senators opposing Edwards' pro
motion that a thorough search of the war
department files has been made without
tinning any record or such charges as
democratic senators said that they under
stood were on file. Secretary Weeks ec
cording to committee members was said
to have testified Saturday that after op
position developed at Friday's commit
tee meeting against General Edwards he
had talked over the case Friday night
with General Pershing. The latter it
was said told Secretary Weeks that he
had not recommended General Edwards
for promotion and if called ori to act
again would not now recommend Gener
al Edwards for a higher rank. Secre-
tary Weeks was said to have stated also
that General Pershing did not now dis-
approve or oppose General Edwards'
confirmation desiring to refrain from in-
tervening id the matter.
Criticised Oedsloas.
Information given to the committee
Saturday by Secretary Weeks ;accord
ing to committee members was to the
effect that events which led to relief of
General Edwards from head of the 20th
division had their inception during the
previous July. The order relieved Gen-
eral Edwards from command came; it
was said on the day before his division
went into action. The committee was
told it was said that General Edwards
had critidsed decisions regarding strate-
gy emanating from general headquar-
ters. Another circumstance said to have
been involved was that of complaint of
the co-operation of General Edwards in
execution of plans Involving bis division.
CONFERENCE WITH DAVIS.
WASHINGTON April 23.r-Offlers of
the International Typographical ' anion
have engagementa with Secretary Davis
of tho department of labor tor a confer
e'neo next Tuesday. Information hero Is
that they wish to discuss tho mevesKSt
tot a-44-heorrotavtor prtatwev
as
PlatisFor
Allies Go-Operated to
Make Germany P&i
OFFICIAL PEACE
WITH GERMANY TO
WAIT UHTIL HAY
Democrats Expected t o
Make Hard Fight in De-
fense of League
By Leued Wire to Tho Houston. Post
WASHINGTON April 23. The
United States will be at peace with Ger
many finally and officially early next
month unless the. administration inter-
venes to slow up the progress . of tbe
Knox resolution in congress.
Senator Knox has revised tbe resolu-
tion to conform to minor objections
raised sgainst it at a meeting of the for
eign relations Committee last Thursday.
In its Istest form the resolution more
adequately protects American rights' 'sad
Interests under the Austrian treaty and
removes all danger of misconstructJm ttt
the language dealing with the (Dspeel-
tion of property held by the alien prop-
erty custodian.
Tbe redrafted resolution will be laid
before the senate foreign relations com-
mittee Monday and the expectatioa la
that it will be reported favorably to tie
senate at once. The plan Is to hive it
taken up in the senste at once giving (t
precedence over the emergency tariff
bill
Wait Na Aetiea Befere May I.
Reports reached the senste Saturday
that the state department would prefer
to have no final action taken on the
Knox resolution until after May 1 fat or-
der to give adequate time for the study
of Germany's next proposal for meetlag
the allied reparations "demands. It wis
reported that tbe atato' department wis
anxious toxoid giving Germany fie
istwk.inrptar that the
fcMrWf.irriitJiW fa: tes
tate towards the reparations question.
toweoeof wilt asrt Istorfo Mtt
tba senate's nUa to take an the reMhl
tion ..early -neat -week. The measure is
certain do reopen tbe whole question 'f
International relations and the eaerlts
who are otfll dinging to the .Veesffflei
treaty' (treDsJ&r will offef coftddertble
resistance o the resolution.- -There Is
little likelihood thst the resolution can
be passed by tbe senate with less than f
week's debate which would carry it to
May 1.
Suburbs May Put Tax
On Lighting Company
Houston Post BprdaL
Al'STIN Texaa April 23. The at
torney general's department Saturday
held that an electric light company en-
gaged in tbe manufacture of electridty
for lighting purposes hsving its plant
in one dty and supplying electridty for
lighting purposes in another dty is sub
ject to the payment of an occupation tax
in the latter city.
This question propounded by Comp-
troller Lon A. Smith came up over a
situation at Houston where tbe Houston
Lighting and Power company has been
supplying electridty in Magnolia Park
Harrisburg and other cities of less than
10000 population adjacent to Houston.
L'nder thin ruling the light company is
required to pay a separate occupation
tax at each of these places to which it
is supplying electridty.
Irish Are Warned Against
Appeal to English Courts
Associated Press Report.
LONDON April 23 The Dail
Eiresnn or Irish republican parliament
has issued a prodamatioa warning that
all who resort to English courts of jus
tice will be regarded as waging war on
the life of the Irish community and will
be treated accordingly says a dispatch
from Ireland Saturday.
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER.
Assodated Press Report
WASHINGTON April 23. East Tex
as Sunday increasing cloudiness; Mon
dsy cloudy scattered showers cooler ex
cept in southeast portion.
West Texas Sunday and Monday
cloudy showers; Sunday night or Monday
colder.
Louisiana Sunday increasing cloudi
ness. warmer in east portion; Monday
cloudy scattered showers colder in north
portion.
Arkansas and Oklahoma Sunday and
Monday cloudy showers Sunday night or
Monday colder Monday.
Faracast for Houstoai and Vicinity Sunday
increasing cloaduMsa.
Temperature aalrtswa and precipitation at
Houiton ior the It hours euded at 3 p. m.
April IS Max in ma II; aainiaum 81; no pre-
cipitation. Atmaaphedc sfastura at Houston at ! p. m.
11.10. sta level reading.
Sunrise l:4t a. sunset 1:54 p. m.
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NEW REPARATION :
PROPOSALS ARC
EXPECTED 500:
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Idea of U. 5. Being ;
' Intermediary
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Associated Press) Report - -
t LTMPNE Eng. April 23.--It la Gre
Britain's' intention to abide by tbe pr
visions of tbe agreement arrived at 1
Paris last January with regard to wk
steps should be taken to coerce Geroar
into meeting ber reparations debt
agree a that failure by Germany to poet
her obHgatJona in thia respect abobl.1 1
met with further pre satire. ' .V;:.
That became known in tbe coarao e
Saturday' a meeting between Premier Bri
and and Premier Lloyd George who eam
here to confer on tho situatioa ariat
from Germany's stand on the repeLra&n
femstions and what ia to be done Jf t
eantioues her recalcitrant attftodev . .
Briaad Explains PeeiUea. '
Tat Briand at hia own ronest ex
plained to tho British prime miniate a
a conference which occupied tho pen
part Of the afternoon and ereningv C
French proposals for setting up"
economic administration In part of West
pleHa indnding tho Bohr coal hoc:
faoold tho Germans fan to pay repai
does due May L Tho proceeda of t
administration such aa taxaHnn on cc
exports and excess profits dutidf leri.
on German industrial establishment
would under the French plan ba placr
ta a pool out of which reparations wo
be paid the allies. ..
Although Mx. Uoydl korge donbtf.
waa aware ot the moral eioraete of t!
French raai fr fto apmimmipat!
ttdiard ' f
French foreign affkn Preai!ei'.:X: '
it&tm4 Oa b towpWn' rtrr-
eoio of tho important teatoes av.
the gral policy of tho aDJes in rd
to obtain a complete unity of purpose.
IsataTday'a conversations ' therefore
bejaa with an extended exposition of ib
flench scheme by M. Briand and PhuT
Berthelot of the Fgench foreign office
iMth Mr. Lloyd George interrogatii.-
tiim. Ceaferoes Laaaga la Caalra.
The conversations were held in th
black and gold room of the residence c"
Sir Phillip Bassoon. There waa no tl'
in front of the conferee who loemged fc
armchairs. Those present in addition t
the p rind pals were H. Rxsmmcxerv tl
ofldal repository of many French atat
secrets and Sir Manrlco Haukey seere
tary to the committee on imperial de-
fense; Sir Phillip Kerr Robert O. Van
sittart and M. Sylvester the latter foe
assisting Mr. Lloyd George. " t'
During tbe afternoon word readje'
Lympne from Berlin that tho Gerau
cabinet was discussing fresh proposal
which it was reported might reach her
before tbe conference break op -lion-day.
M. Jasper the Belgian foreign aiia
ister will visit London Tuesday to dis-
cuss tbe reparations matter with II.
Lloyd George. : !Vt .;
Speaking jocularly this erenina;t Ger-
many's request to tho United States gov-
ernment that it be tho intermediary be-
tween the Germane and allies. Premier
Briand said: t ' .
"To hear this gives me pleaeaTO be-
cause after the Washington government
forwarded Germany's proposals it would
doubtless make itself responsible for
their execution."
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82 Locomotives Sold y ;i
-To Mexican Railroads
Assodated Press Report. "
BROWNSVILLE Texas April 23.-J
Following a three day conference here
between Francisco Peres director gen-
eral of the Mexican national railways;
J. S. Pyeatt president of tbe Gulf Coast
lines and C. M. Kittle vice president o
the Illinois Central railroad it was an
nounced Saturday night that tho Kino7
Central had sold eighty-two locomotm
to the Mexican roads. The amount wt
not made public. v
Tbe engines are to be deliverer! wft -.'
sixty days and added to seven
were previously purchased and wl
are now in operation on Mexican line
ill You -
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the various lines which yoa hanc
the amount ot your stock equtpmf
snd fixtures whether' you have'
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about ' your operating expenses'
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