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OL. XL—NO. 253.
EIGHT CHICAGO
BJLLPLHERS
ARE INDICTED
Cook County Grand Jury
Holds Chicago
Americans.
SEVEN ARE SUSPENDED
Players Under Suspicion
Will Not Be Permitted
Z" to Play.
i Chicago. Sept 28.—The Cook coulD
grand jury this afternoon voted true
hills against the following players ju
connection with its investigation of the
alleged “throwing” of world senes
games last year: Eddie Cicotte. Claude
Williams. ‘-Chick” Gandil Happy
Felsch Charles Risberg Joe Jackson
' Fred McMullin and Huck Weaver. Ail
are members of the Chicago Americans.
The eight players arc charged wub
conspiracy to violate a stat< law.
Gandil while still the property of the
Chicago club has not been with the
team this year ft was understood that
he could not reach an agreement v\*iiii
them over salary.
Comiskey Suspends Them.
The seven players were immediately
suspended by Charles A. Comiskey pres*
Meat of th** dub* who thereby threw
away all chances of winning the Ameri-
<*an League pennant this year. The
Sox ar<- only half a game behind the
league huding-Indiuns today.
The ‘Old Roman” who has spent a
life time building up his club notified
kth accused players in the notice of sus-
^pension that if they were found guilty
he would drive them out of baseball for
tbeh rest of their lives if possible.
Voting of the indictments was offi-
cially announced by 11. It. Brigham
foreman of the grand jury follow ng
a conference with Chief Justice McD n-
old and Alfred 8. Austrian attorney for
the White Sox club.
While the indictments at present con-
tain but one count “conspiracy to do an
illegal act” Assistant State’ Attorney
Hartley Replogle in charge of the graau
jury investigation announced that oth-
er counts probably will be added aQer
the grand jury session this afternoon.
Maharg former prize fighter is said
to have signed an immunity waiver and
then went before the grand jury an 1
testified. The sudden voting of the true
bills followed.
Just before the indictments were an-
nounced a. witness was ushered out r
disued rear door of the grand jury n*m
He was reported to be Eddie Cicoite
the White Sox star pitcher
( icotto in Tears.
Cicotte who was named in the stciy
of the alleged gamblers* plot told at
Philadelphia last night by Billy Mu-
harg former prize fightei. is said to
have signed an immunity Waiver and
then went before the grand jury.
Cicotte broke down ami cried in tm*
grand jury room one of the juiors s.iio.
following the voting of the indictment;.
The juror quoted the pitcher as say-
ing :
“I wish I was not mixed up in it.”
As the afternoon session opened tilt
grand jury called President Heydler of
the National League and John J. Me
Graw manager of the New York Na
^tionals.
Lr*At 3 o’clock th<‘ jury was prepir J
RSig to resume its investigation witt a ;
number of officials of both m »jor
leagues summoned to testify. Thrrr
were rumors about the county court
building that other players had cun
fessed.
Joe Jackson one of those indicted
and “Kid” Gleason manager of th*
White Sox called at the <»ffice of Mi.
Austrian the club’s attorney. this af’< r
noon and remained closeted with tn< ■
lawyer for some time. They declined a.
divulge the nature of their errand.
Following the conference in Aus- j
trian’s office Mr. Austrian appeared be
fore Judge McDonald with Joe Jack-
son and requested n private conference
saying Jacksoon had an important state-
ment to make
After a short conference with Judge
McDonald. Jackson was taken before
the grand jury. As he went in the door
he turned to newspaper men and said:
“I am going to reform.”
President Heydler of tl.e National
■league. before going before the gram'
Fjury said the scandal in organize.'
F baseball was “the most deplorable thing
that has ever happened in the hisicry
of da' game” He added that he was
V.dad the case was in the hands of a
•ompetent court and whin it was a
terrible thing he hoped that the guihj
would be punished.
President Comiskey of the White Sox
was so broken up after sending the
telegrams suspending seven of his star
players that he was unable to mak* a
statement.
Cicotte Denies It.
Eddie < ic;dte White Sox pitcher
who. according to story told in Phila-
delphia Monday night by “Billy” Ma-
harg former boxer was involved in a
SIOOJMHI plot to lose the world s series
lust year denied Tuesday that he had
ever met Mnharg.
Cictdte. according to Maharg's story
met Billy Burns former bull player
and Maharg in the former’s room in a
New York hotel and offered to “throw”
the series if SI99(MM) was paid him by
Burns.
•| would not know Maharg if I saw
him” Cicotte said Tuesday. “1 do not
Recall ever having met him. He might
|kave been introduced to me the same
any other fan but I do not rcmeiu-
him.
Calls It “All a Joke.”
^“Bill Burns called at the Ansonia
hotel in New Yoik. He did not talk
to me alone but conversed with other
members of the team. While 1 was
with him he was making arrangements
for a hunting trip with Bill James.
The tulk of the world’s series being fixed
is all « joke. I know nothing of it.”
Mrs. Henrietta D. Kelly a widow in
.whose home several of the White Sox
players have roomed nt various times
ami who hn> been suhpocnacd to ap-
pear before the grand jury Tmwlny
afternoon was questioned Tuesday
morning by Otis P. Lightfoot assistant
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
Cicotte Is Arrested
All Are Suspended
But Club Will Play
Chicago Sept. 28. — Assistant
State’s Attorney Replogic announced
that Cicotte was taken in custody
after leaving the grand jury room
and is now in charge of William Sul-
livan. a detective of the state's at-
torney’s office. He declined to say
where the pitcher was being taken.
Fred S. Austin attorney for the
•lub sent the following telegram lo
Risbcrg McMullin Jackson Felsch
Weaver Williams and Cicotte:
“Yon and each of you are hereby
notified of ycur indefinite suspension
as a member of the Chicago Ameri-
can League baseball club.
“Your suspension is brought about
by connection which has just come to
me directly involving you and each of
you in the baseball scandal (now
being investigated by the present
grand jury of Cook county) residi-
ng from the world's series 191!).
“If you are innocent of wrong-
doing you and each of you will be
reinstated ; if you are guilty you will
be retired from organized baseball
for the rest of your lives if 1 can
accomplish it.
“Until there is finality to this in-
vestigation it is due to the public
that I take this action even though
it costs Chicago the pennant.
“CHARLES A. COMISKEY.”
“We will play out the schedule if
we have to get Chinamen to replace
the suspended players.” Harry Grab-
oer secretary of the White Sox an-
nounced this afternoon.
state's attorney. Later Assistant
State’s Attorney Replogle in charge of
the investigation. >ui«l her story was
“important” and Mr. Lightfoot said “if
I can gather together the angles on
which 1 am working I expect to have
something which can be prosecuted in
Look county.”
Denial From Mrs. Kelly.
Mrs. Kelly herself said sho had
been able to tell the. state's attorney
nothing as she knew nothing about the
alleged “fixing” of games.
Manager Hughey Jennings of De-
troit ami President August Herrman of
the Cincinnati Reds will appear later
in the week to testify Replogle an-
nouneed and subpoenas have been is-
sued for a large number nf others prom-
inent in the sporting world whose
names have boon mentioned in various
statements since the last session of the
grand jury last Thursday.
Claims Cicotte Started If.
Statements published here Tuesday
said that Billy Maharg. former boxer
of Philadelphia gave details by which
the series was “fixed.” Maharg’s story
said be and Bill Burns ex-major league
pitcher were approached by Eddie Ci-
cotte who offered to arrange with other
White Sox players to ‘throw” the series
fo* $190000. Maharg said the White
Sox players were “double-crossed” out
<f all but SIO.fMK) and ho and Burn*
also were deceived on the betting plans
bv Abe Att-JI. former featherweight
champion who acted as “go-between”
with the betting ring. Cicotte denied
Maharg's charges but refused to say
more than the charges were not true.
President Comiskey telegraphed Ma-
harg asking him to come to Chicago
and offering him $lOOOO for substantia-
tion of his accusations.
Aftell. Arnold Rothstein New York
race traek man: Bums and others in-
volved in Maharg’s story also have
been summoned to appear before the
grand jury which has announced that
sessions would be continued beyond the
usual closing time nt the end of Sep-
tember. in ord'T to go fully Into the
charges of crookedness in the series and
in other major league gano’s.
REDUCE CAR PRICES
Willys-Overland. Hudson and Studctan-
ers Cut on Automobiles.
New York. Sept. 29.—Action of flu
Ford and Franklin motor companies l.i>t
cutting the price of their producis
was followed today by announcement
of reductions by the Willys-Overland.
Hudson and Studebaker concerns.
Cotton Oil Men to Austin.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Sept. 28.—A num-
ber of representative cottonseed oil mill
men left here last night for Austin
whore they will seek a hearing before
the legislative committee on agriculture
to protest against charges that the moat
packers control Texas oil mills and
gins. The charges which declare the
packers are able to force ginning prices
up and seed prices down were made
Saturday before the committee by As-
sistant Attorney General Keeling. The
mill men also have telegraphed a vigor-
ous protest to Governor Hobby declar-
ing Sir. Keeling's statements unfounded.
THE WEATHER
—
TEMPEKATI RES.
SEPT. 27. 2 a. tn 7 4 •
3 p. in 95 3 m. in 73 I
’ P. m 96 4 a. in 73
5 p. nt 95 o a. m 72
Gp.m 91 Ga. in 72
7 p. in ss 7 a. in 71 i
X p. m MH X a. in 77 J
9 p m M 3 9 a. m M
10 p. xi In a. m MH j
1! p. in 7!» 11 a. in S 7
12 midnight .. .. 78 12 in K 9
SEPT. 28. I p. m 91
1 n. m 76 2 p. m 94
WEATHER.
San Antonio an<| vicinity: Tonight and
Wednesday fair: cooler tonight; maximum
temperature 86 to 90; light to moderate
northerly winds on the coast.
HOME WEATHER EOR TOVRISTB.
St. Louis: Temperature 60; clear; ten-
tnllo wind from the south; lowest temper-
ature In last 21 hours CO; highest 78.
Chhago: Temperature. 60; clear: five-
mile wind from the southwest; lowest fem-
perniure in Inst 24 hours SS; highest 78.
kiinsHN City: Temperature GO. clear; ten-
mil*' wind from the went; lowest tamper-
ature In laat 24 hours tx. highest. 78.
New York: Temperature 68 cloudy. 22-
mile wind from the south; lowest tem-
perature In Inst 24 hours 66; highest. 74
II iiMhington: Temperature 70; cloudy
seven-mile wind from the southwest; low-
est temperature in last 24 hours 68; high-
est 84.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28 1920. - FOURTEEN PALES.
GULF DISTURBANCE
IS SLOWLY TRAVELING
TO NORTH-NORTHWEST
Wind Reported at 56 Miles
and Shipping Is
Warned.
Washington D x C„ Sept. 28.—The
disturbance reported early Monday over
the central gulf of Mexico has increased
somewhat in intensity and apparently
is moving slowly north-north west ward
according to reports received by the
weather bureau. The steamship Yoro
reported by wireless last night from
latitude 27:22 and longitude SS:3H. an
east wind with a vehwity of 56 miles
and a barometer reading of 29.5 H.
Vessels in the gulf have been advised
to exercise caution.
SOCIAL AGENCIES MEET
Conference in Austin to Decide on Or-
ganization of State Council.
Austin. Tex. Sept. 28. —Representa-
tives of 20 social agencies and institu-
tions whose activities are state-wide in
extent will meet in Austin Wednesday
to make final decision on the organiza-
tion and functions of a state council of
social agencies. The tentative plans of
tin- organization are that it shall be a
deliberative body for the purpose of
br.uging about social solidarity and co-
operation ami correlation among all the
social forces of the state.
. L’his conference is the result of a spe-
cial conference in San Antonio Septem-
ber 11. when representatives of various
r ncies expressed the opinion that such
a state council of social agencies shouhl
be organized and the secretary of the
Texas Council of Social Welfare Ruby
A. Black of Dallas was instructed to
act as temporary secretary of the pro-
posed organization and Elmer Scott of
the Civic Federation of Dallas ami
president of the Texas Conference of
Social Welfare acted as temporary
chairman to call this meeting.
TO DOCK IN FRANCE
I . S. Ship Will Not Try to Enter
Queenstown as Planned.
Queenstown Ireland. Sept. 28.—The
United States Mail Steamship Com-
pany's steamer. l*uuhandlc State to-
day sent a wireloss dispatch announcing
that she was going direct to Boulogne
France.
The Panhandle State sailed on her
maiden voyage from New York Septem-
ber 18 bound for Qu«‘cnstown Boulogne*
and Loudon. Notwithstanding the fact
that the British admiralty had closed
Queenstown to eastbound vessels it was
rportod that Cai»taiu C. M. Stone de-
clared ho intended to carry out the
orders of his superiors and take the
steamer into Queenstown. The steamer
is said to be the first trans-Atlantic
liner built in the United States in a
generation.
MANY MOURN SCHIFF
Funeral Services of Deceased Banker
Held in Temple Emanu-el.
<ew York. Sept. 28.—New York
Im>w<ml its In-ad today in memory of
Jacob 11. Schiff financier and philan-
thropist who died here last Saturday.
Thousands vainly sought admission to
the simple funeral services this fore-
noon at the Temple Emanu-el the con-
gregation o. which Mr. Schi f had been
a member for half a century.
Instead of strict adherence to an im-
pressive J ‘wish ritual for the dead a
special order of service was arranged
by the officiating clergymen. Rabbis
Joseph Silverman and Samuel Schul-
man. Mr. Schiff left a written request
that no eulogy be delivered.
Many courts throughout the city ad-
journe<l for the day. Governor Alfred
E. Smith came here from Albany to
attend the services. Men prominent in
financial America were among those
invited to the synagogue. Flags on
s< me of the great banking houses in
the financial district were at half-
staff. Down on the crowiled East Side
in the district where Mr. Schiff had
so often extended his gem-rous philan-
thropy business was suspended. Even
the peddlers’ push carts were covered.
Thousands of sombre mourning pla-
cards appeared over the entrncps to
tenement houses and in the windows
of shops settlements hospitals and or-
phanages.
lon-’ rs of numerous Jewish frater-
nal and other societies who were unable i
to attend the services owing to the
limited seating capacity of the temple '
planned to stand silently on both sides
of Fifth avenue from Mr. Schiff’s res-i
idence to the synagogm* during the
hours of the service. The police made
special arrangements to handle the traf-
fic and crowds in the vicinity of the
temple. Interment will be made nt the
cemetery in Salem Field in Brooklyn
where Mr. Silverman will recite the
k ddish.
MANY TWINS BORN
Texas Produced 385 Pairs and Three
Sets of Triplets.
Austin Tex.. Sept. 28.—Statu ti.-s
compiled by the Bureau of Vital Sta-
tistics of the state board of health *how
that 3S.> sets of twins and three sets
«»f triplets were born in Texas from Jan-
uary I to September 1. This would in-
dicate that the stork used a high-pow-
ered motor to cover (he ground during
the first six months of 192(1. Of (his
total 325 sets of twins were white and
62 sets negroes there being 341 white
boys born and 305 white girls and 73
negro bo.\ and -I nn-no girls. All th<
triplets were white three being boys and
six girls.
Sugar Refiners Make 200 Per Cent
Madrid. Sept. 28.—Near.y two bun
dred per cent profit is being imide • y
sugar refiners in Spain at <hi mono ni.
says the Libi-rtnd. which is conducting
a campaign against high price s. Ihe
newspaper gives details showing thai
the refiners haxe. by agreement among
themselves fixed the price ihcy pay fci
beets to the growers Ldiertad a^s
why the government doe< not tix Gi<
price for the public instead o 1 permit
ting the manufacturen and their i.i
ternivdiaries to pocket the enormous d.L
i ferences.
REPRISALS II
HMD RODSE
EIMD PRESS
Government Called Upon to
End “Semi-official”
Lynchings.
“NOT ORDERLY JUSTICE”
Reports Are Current of Fur-
ther “Black and Tan”
Threats.
Lonikui Sept. 28.—Serious anxiety
over the recurrence of the “black and
I tan” reprisals in Ireland is reflected
by English newspapers which sharply
call for the government to halt what is
described by the London Times as “semi-
official lynch law.” Earlier occur-
rences in Ireland passed without much
notice here but recent raids especially
those on Balbriggan and Trim and the
lukewarm criticism of the ^black and
tan” police forces of Gen. Sir Cecil
F. Neville MacKeaay military com-
mander of Ireland are causing consid-
erable disquiet.
Condemnation of recent disorders is
not confined to newspapers which are
avowedly sympathisers with the Irish
Nationalist movement. The Conserva-
tive Graphic which is an unspairing
critic of the Sinn Feincrs declares:
“This is not calm and orderly jus-
tice and punishment according to Brit-
ish ideas. It must be stopped.”
Charges that the government is fol-
lowing the methods of its opponents is
made by the Times which continues:
“Presumably there is a hope that
Ireland will be ground to docility be-
tween the upper and nether millstones.
The government should be warned of
the harvest it may reap.”
Archbishop Appeals to Christians.
These are only samples of the sort of
criticism appearing in the press of var-
ious shades of opinion. The archbishop 1
of Canterbury has issued an appeal to
Christians to make national troubles
the subject of prayer.
“Endeavors on either side of Ire-
land” he declares “have been the
hatred by prejudice while capable men
ore striving eagerly but vainly to find
a reasonable pathway through the dark-
ening turmoil.”
The standing committee or the Irish
peace conference has adopted a resolu-
tion recording its conviction that the
reprisals “constitute an almost in-
superable barrier to the success of the
committee's efforts in the cause of
peace.”
Meanwhile reports from Ireland tell
of numeroi threats of further repris-
als circulated verbally or by posters.
Warnings are alleged to have been
given several towns in West Clair that
they would be burned unless Captain
Londrums resident magistrate of Kil-
rush. who has been missing since last
Wednesday and who is believed to have
been kidnaped is not returned within
48 hours. The town of Stenyer is suf-
fering from a raid nt an early hour
Monday. Shots were firc*d into houses;
some of the inhabitants were roughly
handle<l but none was seriously hurt.
Reprisals Being Investigated.
Thore ij reason to believe that Dub-
lin Castle is seriously invesitgating the
reprisals. Special officers have been
sent to report on occurrences there. The
chief secretary for Ireland is conferring
on the whole subject with the military
and civil authorities in Dublin and
♦•Nowhere with the view to stopping the
raids and the cabinet in London also
is taking the matter in hand.
It is explained there are two forces
ealletl “black nad tan.” one is composed
of English recruits ami the other large-
ly consists of demobilized army officers
who were engaged to arrange for the
defense of threatened barracks in dis-
turbed districts in Ireland. Both wear
mixed uniforms of khaki and black ow- I
ing to a shortage in full uniforms. Dis- !
patches do not disclose which element '
has been responsible for the raids. ;
TO USE ARMORED CARS
Chicago Bankers Will Safeguard Slip
ments of Money Through City.
( hicago Sept. 28. —Chicago bankers
►day were discussing the advisability
I « >tablishing a fleet of armored cirs
» transport money from tie finanjai
istrict to industrial centers or fiom
nth ing banks to the dowmown insttii
The plan designed to put a slip to
payroll robberies was pnsented t< a
group of bankers by Bert Bcltclhvim.
a private detective and calls for five
units each of which will consist of an
armored truck ami a touring car. li.c
truck crew would consist of a chaufietii
ami two armed guards ana it would )♦
♦ <»nvoye<l by the touring car. bearing a
chauffeur and three armeu men. i’ue
feature of the equipment would be a
large gong which would be set ringing
by the chauffeur at sight <o bandits
and which could be stopped only by
the use of a special key.
Bankers said they expected the sei
vice will be installed Iwi" within a lev.
weeks or as s<n»n a< additu»na’ detfiis
have been worked out.
MACSWINEY IS WEAKER
Hunger Striker Still Alive After 47
Days’ Fast.
London. Sept. 28. — Terence Mac-
Swiney. lord mayor of Cork passed a
better night last night and was. in con-
sequcnce. a little more refreshed this
morning said a bulletin iasued by the
Irish Self-Determination League this
forenoon lie was very weak the bulle-
tin declared.
This is the 47th (Jay of the lord
mayor’s hunger strike.
In bis report to the home office the
physician at Brixton prison said :
“He is slightly thinner but other-
wise there is no marked change from
yesterday. The prisoner is unques-
tionably growing weaker daily.”
COOLER WEATHER IS
DELAYED BUT MAY
ARRIVE WEDNESDAY
Gradual Drop in Tempera
tare With Continued Fair
Weather Predicted.
j Sluggish air movements delayed toe
hoped-for cool weather Tuesday but
I distribution of the atmospheric pressure
Tuesday morning indicated a drop of
I ten degrees or more possibly by Wed
1 ncMlay morning. Major Buell Weathn
Bureau meteorologist said.
i The “high” over the west took im .v
definite form. Tuesday and appeared i«.
dominate the weather situation overlap
entire western half of the country whi •
the storm area over the erst appemed
to be moving very slowly. The st >r.n
noted Monday in the cast gulf lingers
there and is apparently little moic
than a gulf storm developed out of tw
general depression which extends fr »n
the north to the gulf. Little dange.- »s
anticipated from it. and none here. The
storm has occasioned rains nil along tue
cast gulf ami Atlantic coasts bu’
weather is fair in Texas. As this st •rm
area moves inland and tiler northeist
the drop in temperature will be inou
noticeable.
No sudden fall of tl.e mercury is uu
ticipated. but a gradual drop. Turs^^y
will not be quite as warm as Monday.
Tuesday night will be several degrees
cooler and by Wednesday morning i»
will probably be ten degrees <-ooler than
Tuesday morning. Chances for rain ire
slight ami while always possible in
this transition to cooler weather it is
not expected.
FIND MEXICO PEACEFUL
Labor Leaders Say Political Outlook Is
Brighter Than in Years.
Washington. D. Sept. 28.—James
Lord and Chester M. Wright offices
of the Pan American Federation of La-
bor in a joint statement Monday night
declared that their recent extended iu
vestigation of conditions in Mexico <*<m
vinced them that “the political outbek
for Mexico is today brighter than it
has been at any moment since the revo-
lution began against Diaz”
“We found the country at peace’
declared the statement. Wo found trav
el ns safe as in the United Stat s.
though not as comfortable. We fou.m
complete freedom of speech and free-
dom of press as well as freedom of as-
.scmblage.
' “The present government of Mexic<
is inclined to be friendly toward »Lc
aspirations of organized labor and gme
assurance that nv legislation restricting
the right of the workers io organize or
bargain collectively will bi undertak-
en.”
MEDINA IS GOVERNOR
Contest Over Control of Aguas Caliride*
Settled; Huerta Rules Michoacan
Mexico City Sept. 28. —Contests over
governmental control of the state of
Michoacan and Aguas t’alientes appat-
ently have been settle.l. V utor.Eio
Medina took over the reins of govern-
ment yesterday in Aguas Cnliontes as
governor nd interim after Jose de Lara
had exercised power for several day '.
The hitter was accorded the supp i.t
of Gen. Martin Triana.
General Francisco Mujwa who las r
week seized the government of Michoa-
can. arrived in this city last evening
after Rafael l/uerta had assumed « i
fice as eoverimr ad interim at More-
lia. the state capital.
Connected with this situation in tn o
two states is the proffered resignat.on
of Gen. Pascua! Ortiz Rubio mini^tei
of communications. His rvsigmitpm.
however has not been accepted by I io-
visional President De la Huerta. Gen-
eral Ortiz Rubio explained be resign *d
for the purpose of proving *hat although
he had served formerly as governor ot
Michoacan be had no inter.tion to p >r
petuate his regime through securing
power to a governor subservient to
him.
Gen. P. Elias Calles secretary nf
war left Mexico City yesterday morn-
ing. but it was announced be has gone
to Lower California ami is accompany
ing Manuel Bnlarezo. who was recently
named governor of the northern dist r k!
of that territory.
TO PROMOTE BUILDING
National Congress Formed to Furth*r
the Construction of Homes.
Chicago Sept. 27.—The National In-
dustrial and Building Congress fore co
here yesterday today had its stdaiug
committee actually working to proin
a building campaign throughout tie
country and materially decrease the pA-
isting shortage of homes. T»e steering
committee will begin immedintelx o*
form local committees which will do nil
in their power to im rease home c >u
struction in their various cities.
The purpose of the congress is to
bring together every dement in bu bi
ing including contractors mateiiai
men. architects and lab<»r. and get Lm i*>
all to working in harmony
Among organizations rej resento<l at
the forming of the congress were the
building trades department < t the An i
ican Fe<leration of Labor the A'-^ocmi
ed General Contractors of Ann rica. t♦.<’
National Building Trad* s Employers
the American Institute ot Architects.
Engineering Council and the matiT^ih
interests. The association figures th .»■•
is a shortage of one millu n homes m
America.
Burned to Death in Motor Accident.
Galveston Tex.. Sept. 28. David M
Gill about 20 years of age a med cal.
student nt the University of Texas was
burned to death ami Mrs. Edith Lewis
suffered serious injuries when the auto-
mobi’e in which they were riding turned
nirtle five niles west of Galveston Mon-
day night. Mrs. L. \V. Walker the
driver of the car. and two young s stcr
of Gill escaped with only minor bruises.
Clothing Merchant Munlere:).
St. Louis. M».. Sept. 28. limb
Krause a retail clothing merchant wu*
touna mysteriously murdered iu h s i» i«-
iiuss establishment here Monday. His
sku” was fractured. An iro.i bar
wrapped in paper was found near tin
bmly. The motive for the crime has
not been established. An examination
of the premises revealed that the safe
ami cash drawer had not been tamper-
ed with. Mr. Krause was 5U years
old.
FM FEW
! DOUDS DILL
Fivefold Optional Plan Nov.'
Before Senate Approved
in Convention.
KANSAS CITY NEXT YEAR
Veterans Meet in Missouri
October 31 November
1-2 1921.
Convention Hall. Cleveland. Ohio
Sept. 28. The next convention of the
American Legion will be held in Kai -
sas City. Mo.. Hctober 31. \ovembci 1
and 2192 L it whs <le* idr<l today a: the
second day’s session of the second an-
nual meeting of the organization here.
The report of the coinniittve on ad-
justed compensation .* ‘ommended that
“the American Legion w * ** giv •
its unqualified approval of ho”*e tell
No. 14 157. which passed the house
of representatives by n vote of 289 to
May 29. 1920. and which is n.»w pt tid-
ing before the senate and which pro-
vitles for the optional plan of either—-
“l. Adjusted service pay. igsed on
length of service or.
2. Adjusted service certificate . ma-
turiu^ in 20 years based on length of
scr v ice. or
* Vocational training or
“1. Farm or home aid or
“5. Land settlement for which 31
stab' have already mate’ through tluir
suite Itgislaiures provisions for co oper-
ation.”
The report also approved th * aetioi
of the ju.ri u.al executive committee and
th<* national beneficial legislative cmn-
mittee informing and presenting this
adjusted compensation legislation to
congress and directed the national ex-
ecutive committee to take such action
as it may deem necessary to ensure
prompt passage • f the bill.
A motion for adoption was carried
( APPEK IS FOR BONUS BILL.
Says 23.1MH1 New Millionaires Should
Pay fur All Compensation.
Topeka. Kan.. Sept. 28. — Senator
Arthur Capper speaking nt the 35th
Division reunion here this afternoon
declared himself in favor of the Amer-
ican Legion bonus bill now pending
in congress and reiterated the state-
ment made yesterday by Congressman
Royal C. Johnson that war profiteers
should pay the bill.
“During the last six months the su-
gar bandits have fleem-d the American
people of one and a half billion dol-
lars.” he declared. “Twenty-three thou-
sand new millionaires were created dur-
ing and since the war. Coal mining
corporations earned as high as l(MMl
per cent profit and cotion mills 100
to 500 per cent. These rxorbitants
should be taxed to the limit.”
MANY HURT IN WRECK
Missouri Pa4‘ifif Trains Collide Head-
On Near Malvern. Arkansas.
Little Rock. Ark.. Sept. 28. —Twen-
ty-five persons were injured several m
them seriously when Missouri Pncifi •
I passenger trains numbers 233 and •<’
collided head on near Maivcrn Ark..
Monday night.
The most seriously injured was M.s>
Mary White of Prescott. Ark.. whe.M
back was severely wrcncheO and w.io
probably suffered internal injuries. Mis.
<). N. Wallace of Ely. Nevada also was
injured internally. Both loeomod es
ami four express conches were d* railed.
It was said that the wrc<-k was due to
a misunderstanding of orders. The in-
| jured are being Drought to Little Rock
MAIL PILoFIS KILLED
Airplane Flown by F. \. Robinson Is
Wrecked.
Harrisburg. Pa.. Sept. 28. The pilot
of mail plane No. 31.G97 was killed
when the machine was wrecked late
| Monday near Millersburg. A letter
I carrie<| by the flier ami other marks
I identified him as F. A. Robinson of
Hazelhurst field.
Gasoline Exports Double.
Washington. D. ('. Sept. 28. 1 x
port* of gasoline during August ne.ir.v
doubled in (inantity ami mu’e than d<* ( ;
bled in value compared with the sj m
month a year ago. actordin;’ to the t
eign trade summary issued iodnv by tuC
Department of < omimTce. During
month 55.GG1.151 gallons of gasoimc
vaiued at 51(».093.2t’»9 were shipped » P
of the country ns against 29.587 "nC
gallons with $7321882 in Aug'.st
1919.
Shipping Board Sells Wholesale.
Washington. D. C.. Sept. 28.—Change
in the proceilme of selling the govein
ment's S3INMMMUMM) stock of shipping j
materiaL to replace many small sales
with larger transactions was announced :
today by the shipping board. Di>tr cl
managers at New York New Orlmiin .
and Portland. Ore. have been instruct-
ed to eliminate all small sales ami
dispose of tlie board’s supplies to a
single purchaser or group of buyers to
avoid a multiplicity of sales it was < x
plained by board officials.
King’s Property Seize<l.
London Sept. 28.—Estates owned by
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy at
Santa Maria Di Camia Vctre. near
Naples have been seized by members
of local agricultural societies accoidiiig
to a dispatch to the Exchange Teh*-
graph Company from Rome. No oppo-
st ion was offered to the persons* seiz-
ing the property it is said.
Miss Blanton lltnoied
Austin. Tex.. Sept. 28—Misa An. u
Webb Blanton state superintendent f
public instruction has hern etecte ’ a
member of the national council that mis
as the executive ls>ar<l for the National
Educational Association.
BEEF AND POULTRY
PRICES LOWER HERE;
PORK QUOTED HIGHER
Figures From Wholesalers
and Retailers Show Inter-
esting Comparison.
1 Meat prices in San Antonio this week
show an inclination to follow the gen-
cial decline in food prices indicated
Iby press dispatches from all over the
i country. Beef cuts showed a drop of
1 5 ♦ ruts a pound compared to ia>t
week’s prices.
i T bone steaks veal round and all
beef cuts are 3(1 cents a pound retail.
Armour prices quoteil the dealer are
13 to Js*j cents a pound for these
imuHs. This same ratio between whole-
sale and retail prices shows also in
the price of pork which is 1.8 to 21
cents a pound wholesale and is retailed
at 49 ♦•ents a pound the only meat
commodity to show a rise in price. Pork
was 35 cents a pound Inst week.
Poultry appears to be the more ad-
vantageous buy for the housekeeper.
Fry ere. dressed and drawn are 40 cents
a I H * U I P I- n id hen< dressed and dtnvvn
are 37 and 38 rents a pound. A very
small margin of profit shows as the
wholesaler sells for 28 cents a pound
and live chickens sold at this price
bring from 32 to 35 cents a pound.
Peddlers and farmers on the market-
house lots ask 35 cents a pound.
Poultry appears plentiful and fur-
ther declines have been predicted. Fry-
ers are more plentiful than hens as a
laying hen produces her selling value
every 20 to 30 days with eggs at the
present price of U<l to 63 cents a
dozen.
SIXTH BANK FAILS
' Another Boston Institution Taken Over
b.v Commission.
Ik^ton. Mass.. Sept. 28. Bank Com-
missioner Joseph C. Allen todav took
over the affairs of the Fidelity Trust
Company. His action marked the clos-
ing of the sixth banking institution in
this city within two months. The others
were the Hanover Trust Company of
which < harlrs Ponzi the “financial
wizard was a <lirrrtm- and largest in
dividual depositor: the Prudential ami
Cosmopolitan Trust Companies and two
small private bank*.
The capital of the Fidelity is $3-
I (KMMMX) and. according t • the latent
available statement from the companv
had a surplus of STOH.IHM). Its deposits
totaled about Sls.omi.ooo Jame* G
Ferguson its president is affiliated
wilii several other financial and tndus-
! trial institutions as is Edwin T. M.--
} Knight the vice president. The latter
! is president of the state senate.
‘ The Fidelity Trust Company is mu*
of the three banks which yesterday in-
i\okcd the law requiring 9(i days’ no-
i'ce for withdrawal ot savings deposits.
• ’Hie reasons for the closing of the ban«
I Commissioner Allen s e i.l. were *tne
! steady withdrawals of deposits cud s<ovv
j and doubtful loans."
COX SPEAKS IN lOWA
Ihe ( airlidiUe *\ ii| Make Sixteen
Speeches During Day.
Sioiiv City lowa Sept. 28. A
'lay's । aiiipaignine calling for sixb.n
■'l'itilks. Hpiuling his le .„n| maj; „ as
i la-gun lut« early this morning l.y <;..i
lernor < ox. A brief before breakfa
. here at the station headed the program.
I!• rom here a special train provided hv
the South Dakota committee was en-
gaged to take him on a tour of four-
teen cities in the southern and eastern
parts of South Dakota. Uis address
here was the only lowa engagement »n
the governor’s itinerary.
In his talk here Governor Cox de-
। fended the world league ami declared
I that the falling of prices of food pro
I ducts was partly due to the failure of
I the Cnited States to enter the world
j league the European nations being un-
able to buy American products. be«ause
they cannot get the necessary <Tedit.
In referring to the heckling of Sen-
ator I larding in his Baltimore address
last night. Cox asserted that Harding
। resented questions ns to his position on
I the world league while he invited them.
He also declared that if I{oosevelt had
• been alive the Republicans would not
I have dared nominate a man who repre-
; seated the senate oligarchy.
Goes Into Mest Virginia.
On Board Senator Harding’s Special
. Train. Sept. 28. —Carrying his cam-
; paign into another of the political bor-
der states. Senator Harding began to-
day a strenuous sehe<lule of addresses
which will take him to most of the
! larger cities ..f West Virginia before
he returns tn Marion tomorrow night
j Ihe only set spee<*h on today’s schedule
; was to b an evening meeting at
i Wheeling but the special train made
numerous fhort stops at other Points.
To Assassinate Sultan?
( cndantiimph-. Sept. 28—It is re
ported that a plot foment*.’ bv Asiat.i
Bolsheviki to assassinate the Sultan has
been discovered. The palace is bemj.
guarded ami Mondav * Ara* ic new y^ai
parade was changed to a toivate fun.*
tion.
I'l'eiK h Labor in Session.
Orleans. France. Sept. 28. — The
French Federation of Labor today open-
’d nn extraordinary congress with near-
ly 2990 delegates present.
Whether Books or Bats
13-Year-Old Harvard
Freshman Is There
Cambridge Mass.. Sept. 28.—Har-
vard college gained a prodigy at
studies and a potential batsman for
its baseball nine when Frederick
Santee of Wapwallopen. Pa.. 13
years of age. registered ns a member
of the freshman class today. The boy-
lias mastered five languages works
problems in calculus with facility
and has advanced far beyond his
years in other branches of academic
study. But his keenest delight he
told his classmates is to get out and
□lay bull ami those who know him
say young Santee is a budding Babe
Ruth whose heavy hitting has won
more than one game for his high
school team.
CITY EDITION
CLOSING MARKETS
PRICE FIVE CENTS
UNITED STITES
KOT OBLIGATED
IN IRISH FUSS
Wilson Explains Duties of
Nation Under the
League.
FIRST CAMPAIGN NOTE
Questions and Answers of
1919 Speaking Tour
Quoted.
Wash'ingtcn. D. C. t Sept. 28.—The
; first public document in the present
'presidential campaign to he issued at
Ithe White House was made public • -
'•lay. It deals with the League of Na-
tions and is in the form ot a letter to
E. AL Swartz of Los Angeles writ-
ten by Secretary Tumulty at President
Wilson’s direction.
The White House letter was in reply
'to one to the President in which Mr.
Swartz had declared the forces suppoit-
j mg the Republican ticket were contend-
ing that if article 10 of the league
• ovemint is ratified the United
would be bound to support England in
holding Ireland under subjection.”
The letter to Mr. Swartz follows;
In reply to your letter of the 20th
of September. 1 beg to say that the iden-
[ tieal questions contained in your letter
I with reference to article 10 and the
right of self determination found in the
covenant of the League of Nations were
placed before the President while ne
was on his western trip last year and
fully answered by him. The President
directs me to call your attention to
following questions and answers gi'en
by him to the press at that time wrich
I think sufficiently answers your in*
iquiries. The questions and answers are
ias follows:
Nut Obligated in Rebellions.
• “Q: Under the covenant does the
। naiion obligate itself to assist any
member of the league in putting down
in r*bellit»n of its subjects or conquered
j pc.plcs?”
A; It does not.”
“(}: I’uder the covenant can this
nation independently recognize a gjv-
eminent whose people seek to achieve
|or have achieved their independence
i from a member of the league?”
A : The indepvmlent action of the
; governnu nt of the I'nited States in a
math । of this kind is in no way lun-
ited or affected by the covenant of ‘.oe
League of Nations.”
"Q: I nder the covenant are tins*
I subject nations or peoples unly that are
•mentioned in the peace treaty entities
io the right of self-determination or
docs the league possess the right 10
.ucord a similar privilege to other na-
’ lions or peoples?”
Why Ireland Was Left Out.
*A ; it was not possible fur the
peace c »nference to act wi*h regard lo
.lie *elf-<h termination of any Urritoues
< \.-ept tiio-r v\ i oli had belongni to tae
idcfcaieil empire^ bur in the coverent
of the League oi Nations It has set up
for the fir-t time in iflticle Ila forum
to whi« h all claims of seli-detenniua*
tion. which are likely to disturb tne
'peace of the world or the good under-
; standing betw< - n nations upon widen
the peace of the world depends can be
i brought.”
•iWhy was the case of lrel»u«
not heard al the peace conference? And
j what is your opinion on the subject ot
। self-determination of Ireland?”
A : The case of Ireland was not
heard nt the peace confer*nee because
‘the peace cenferenc** had no jurisdic-
tion over any question <»♦ that s< rt
( vvlr<’a did not affect U rritorics wi >b
I belonged to the defeated empires. My
i position on the subject of self*detenn*A-
at ion for Ireland i> expressed in artk'.e
11 of the covenant in which I may
• 1 was particularly interested because »t
. « 5» me neces ary f< r the pc i<”
and freedom of the world that a forum
'should be ciT:ite<l to which dll peo ( ‘l£a
I could bring any matter which was liFe
j ly t<» affect the peace and freedom of
the world."
POLES TAKE 1300
Folish Cavalry Reaches a Point North
of Lida.
Warsaw. Sept. 28.—Polish cavalry
i operating in t!i<* rear of retreating Bol-
sheviki forces in the region of Grodno
have reacehed a point north of Lida
^ays au official statement issued here
• arly today. During yesterday’® fight-
ing ihe Poles ctH>tured 130<? prisoners
{including a Bohheviki commissar and
i took eight cannon.
Lithuanian artillery has shelled Po-
lish positions in the Suwaiki sector the
I state declares.
North of Pripet the battle is contin-
i uing in favor of the Poles. The Rus-
; Gans are retreating along the entire
; front but are offering stubbor resist-
; ance as they fall back. The poles in
I their advance are approaching the
Shchara river. Further north the'
Poles have crossed the Niemen.
AGAINST PACKERS’ PLAN
I
Palmer Says Transfer of Stockyards
Interests Would Violate Lawt.
Washington D. C. Sept. 28.—Objec-
tions to the entire plan suggested by
the ”big five” Chicago meat packers for
disiMwition of their stockyard interests
were filed by the department of justice
tislay in the District of Columbia su-
preme court.
I To sanction the proposals of the
। packers to dispose of their stockyard
। interests to a holding company to b<‘
I formed by F. H. Prince and Company of
' Boston would mean a sanctioning of n
violation of the Sherman and other anti-
-trust laws Attorney General Palmer
declared in a formal statement.
Wrangel Gets Arms.
Constantinople Sept. 27. -Forty five
thoirand rifles and 8000.090 cartridges
.which were captured by the Grrmiins
from the Russians duiuig the wurM war
| are being sbi'»p.-d to General Baron
pVrang. l h.. a d of th. anti Bolshevik!
government in South Russia.
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