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FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS BY LEASED WIRE
VOLUME XXIV. Number 30
ABILENE TEXAS SUNDAY JUNE 4 1922 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES
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PROBE OF MERGER
DEVELOPS UTILE
LAWYER AND BANKER EN-
GAGE IN HOT EXCHANGE
OP WORDS IN N. Y.
THREAT 0FJL PENALTY
"You'll Ba With Me" Sohiff
. Tolls Samuel Untermyer As
the Two Bandy Words
Back and Forth.
(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK Juno 3. The sparks
How again today at tho Loekwood
CommitteO investigation of tho latj
est stool merger with Samuol Unter-
myer. committee counsel swinging on
the anvil and Mortimer L. Sehtff of
Kuhn Loeb and company( flaring In
anger at his interrogations. Their
verbal fulllhado got so hot at one time
that Untermyer warned tho banker
ho might go to jail for refusing to
answer questions. Schtff oluicWy in-
timated that if He. did Untermyer
ivould keep him company behind the
bars.
The discussion centered around tho
part Kuhii X-oeb and company aro
to takq in merging the Republic. MiI-
vale and Inland companies Into tho
North American Steel Corporation.
Schlff Insisted the relationship of his
firm Wa purely ono of banking. They
were "financially fathering" tho en-
terprise ho said ana wero to head a
syndicate to underwrite $25000OQO
li preferred stock at $90 and $44.-
000000 in common stock at $43 and
then raise another $20000000 in cash
to purchase additional MIdvalo pa-
per. Sclilfr Gets Angry
Untermyer contended that tho
bankers intended to "create a market"
for the stock of the now corporation
with this 520000000 cash and that
thpv wee likely to manipulate prices
tbj Vprublo levels by buying and sell-
ing Jburitles.
Hot with- resentment Schlff called
on Chairman Lockwootl to make Un-
termyer cense asking "unfair" ques-
tions. '
After he had admitted that tho
bank might both buy and sell tho
stock the question that set off tho
fireworks was put to Mr. Schlff in
these words:
"So that whilst with ono hand tho
syndicate Is selling stock to the public
with tho other hand It is buying stock
from the public."
Schiff said this was not truo be-
cause the transactions were not sim-
ultaneous and when tho awi;er in
iiu'rod how ho know ho shouted:
"We do pot wash stock and 1 ro-
Bent that Implication."
"All these resentments you know
do you not" Untermyer remarked.
"The facts are what wo are looking
for."
"Then .put the question In the way
so that they are facts and don't twist
things" suggested tho banker.
'Mr Chairman you had better
warn this witness that ho is not in
his banking office" said tho lawyer.
Makos Jnll Threat
"And neither aro you in your of-
fice" came tho retort.
"Mr. Chairman" continued tho
(Continued On page five)
BTAMFORD Texas Juno 3. The
great municipal -waterworks plant has
been connected With tho hydrants of
the city and water consumers are now
supplied water from tho Clear Fork
of tho Brazos river sixteen miles dis-
tant. Tho water Is reasonably clear
and Is getting cloarer each day. This
from tho fact that tho old pipes are
cleaning out. and as .soon as thin is
completed "red" water In Stamford
will bq a thing of tho past.
Thero has been no hitch In tho com-
pleto Installation elf tho entlro sys-
tem which has a storage capacity of
throo billion gallons. Tho tests of tho
lato raina upon tho dam havo shown
that it Is able to resist any voight
that ha$ come and Stamford feols
justified In boasting that sho has a
hfttor and surer water supply than
any city of her slzo in tho state nnd
thero nro very fow other reservoirs in
that state that compare favoably with
that of Stamfod.
MEW WMTEHWDHKS
IT STAMFORD ON
" HYDRANTS NOW
BRITISH AIRPLANE WRITES SIGN
TEN MILES LONG ACROSS SKY AS
'CROWDS AT RACE MEET LOOK ON
LONDON Juno 3. Tho Dally Mall
hns Introduced "sky-writlnc" as a new
means of advertising. Tho writing is
dono hy an nlrplauo equipped with
a smoko producing dovlco and an au-
tomatic controlled ejector.
Tho first experiment was mado over
EpHQm Downs on Derby day nnd It
was so successful that great possibi-
lities aro seen In tho enterprise.
Tho throngs along tho raco course
first saw what appeared to bo a lone-
slender blackish cloud marring tho
othorwlso clear sky. An thoy watched
however thoy saw tho gradual forma
tion of tho lottcr "D" against tho sky.
A momont later a second letter took
shape. Tho crowds mystified aa to
how tho letters wero anchorod in
NEFF A CANDIDATE
T
FORMALLY ANNOUNCES FOR
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS IN
STATEMENT SATURDAY
iOEpiUIIS DUTIES
Two Years In Office He Says
Will Give Him Ample Knowl-
edge of Detail to Make
Successful Governor
(By tho Associated Press)
AUSTIN Tex. Juno 3. Governor
Neff announced today as a candidate
for re-election. In a statement to tho
"democracy of Texas" ho tolls of the
experiences of h!K first term.
Tho statement follows:
"Sixteen months ago 1 was induct-
ed Into tho office of governor of
Texas. At that tlmo tho detailed
working ttffalrs of tho state govern-
ment to me wero now. I therefore
proceeded with my Work cautiously
and carefully. By constant thought
and conscientious work I have be-
como reasonably familiar with the
various departments. I havo also vis-
ited and studied numerous education-
al and clomosynai'y institutions and
lcnnw Knmethintr of their wanta and
(necessities. While gaining an intimate
knowledge of tho government ana in-
stitutions I havo at the samo tlmo
kept in closu toifh with tho people
and their conditions and know their
thoughts concerning the state's af-.
fairs. Believing that tho work and
thought given by me to tho duties of
the ' office of governor in tho past
will nnablo me better to servo 1.1 i61-
Ivlng- some of tho prosslng problems
now pending lor consiuerauan unu
having an ambition to servc.I nareby
announce my candidacy for re-election
for a second term to tho offlc0
of governor.
Faithful tp Trust
"In public office as In priyato life.
tho distinguishing trait nnd tho price-
less principle to which all right
thinking people pay homage and res-
pect Is "unfaltering fidelity to truth
anil tinswervinc devotion to duty.
Thoso virtues I have faithfully fol
lowed an your governor in so far as.
Ho who rules in tho councils of men
has given mo light and vision to see.
Perhaps I have mado mistakes in tho
past. I doubt not that I- shall make
mistakes in the future However I
havo tried to serve tho citizenship of
tho. state In tho highest and truest
sense in and tit all times through good
and evil report I havo haa as. a con-
stant companion a clear conscience.
"If the democratic voters tf Texas
feel that thoy can in full justice to
their stato honor mo with a second
term as their governor I shall deeply
appreciate it and shall continue my
efforts in behalf of tho welfare of our
.people with a sincere ambition to
fulfill their expectations and to Justlfv
their confidence"
POCAHONTAS HAS
A BIG MONUMENT
NEWPORT NEWS Va Juno 3.
Tho tribute of tho nation to tho In-
dian maiden who saved from "death
famine and utter confusion" tho first
struggling colony of whlto men from
which It has sprung the William
Ordwav PartrldKe statute of Poca
hontas drew grateful Americans
from many states today to attond the
unvolllng ceremonies on tho historic
ground of Jamestown Island
Conducted under tho Poncahontas
Memorial Association the picturesque
features of tho unveiling program was
tno group of little girls who wero
selectod to draw tho curtain from he-
foro tho monument representing tho
girlish figuro of tho protector of Jam-
csiown coiony. sianuing witn arms
outstretched in welcome to tho white
settlors.
fattyarbugKle
SUNK DIRECTOR
OF COMEDY FILMS
LOS ANGELES. Juno 3. Roscoo C.
(Fatty) Arbucklo fqrmpr film come-
dian whoso pictures wore ruled off tho
screen shortl ynfter his acquittal by a
Saa Francisco Jury of a chargo of
manslaughter growing out of tho
doath of Virginia Rappo film actress
has become a motion picture dlrectqr.
Ho Is directing "Buster (Joseph F.)
Kenton In a now comedy It Is stated.
It Is not known whether Arbucklo hns
accepted ns final tho decree of Will II.
Hrtys head ot the Motion picture Pro-
ducers Association that Arbucklo him-
self remain off tho screen.
space used powerful glasses with
which they woro just ahlo to seo tho
piano a moro dot omitting grent
clouds of smoko during Its skillfully
maneuvered flight.
Tho letters romained cloarly defin-
ed for moro than fivo minutes. Tho
nine letters composing tho sign.
"DAILY MAIL" had boon spoiled
backward so they would faco tho
crowds below In their proper position.
It took flvo minutes of a carefully
planned flight during which millions
of cubic feet of smoko wero ejected.
Tho smoko trail composing tho lot-
tors was ton Tntjes long and tho com
plotod sign was three miles wldo and
two and ono half miles from tho
ground. It was visible over moro
Ithan eighty square miles of territory.
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President Harding Robert Todd Lincoln son of tho Great Emancipator and "Undo Joo" Cannon as
they appeared at tho dedication ot the Lincoln. Memorial In Wjurtifngtnn. on. .Memorial JDair.
MAMAM
CORMICK
WITHDRAWS KICK
(By Tho Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Juno 3. Tho court fight
against Mathlldo McCormick's Inter-
national marriage to Max Oser ended
abruptly in less than two minutes' pro-
ceedings in prohato court 'today when
Mrs. Edith Rockefeller. McCormick
tho girl's mother withdrow her peti-
tion for a restraining order to prevent
Mathilda's marriage to tho Swiss
horseman.
As tho tlmo approached for tho
hearing on tho petition which Math-
ildo's divorced mother Edith Rocke-
feller McCOrmick. was given loavo to
file asking an injunction restrainlnp
her former husband. Haroiu i: juc
pnml.i.- Cmm rrrnntlncr consent? to
thn international marrlaKO. Counsel
. . ' a. i ........ nniinnjil
for Mrs. McCormick announced that
tho application had been withdrawn.
Society awaited tho next develop-
ment In Mathlldo's romance. Her
father who Is now her legal guardian
had agreed to Withhold consent to the
marrlago until today at least.
With announcement of tho withr
drawal of Mrs McCormick's petition
came the suggestion from friends that
tho whole court action had been 're-
sorted to as a means of keeping Math-
lldo in America hi Jong as possible In
tho hope that sho might voluntarily
chango her mind about marrying Oser.
Mm. McCormick Jn her objections to
Tin lTitnrnntlnn.il union Is said .to be
stronglv supported .- hy 'hoif ather" j
John U. ItOClteiouur ai
Mathlldo's father was referred to
by attorneys as "an indulgent father
who has "been accustomed to give his
children what they desired." Ho has
pcrslstontly refused to discuss Matn-
llde's proposed marrlago but friends
intimated that ho ahd his former wife
wero not greatly at discord over Max.
cm t iTTTa iiTn .Tuno 3. Lileuten-
DER
NIARRIGE
HELM 10 ERE1T
MIVMMGE lit
. BALLOONIST SMS
ant Commander Joseph V N6rf leet of fairs. Tho president was also Inform-
'tho naval air station at Lake Hurst od it was said that thofp was moro
N J who piloted tho navy'a balloon or loss opposition in tho party to a
tho thirteenth to tako off but not as.phlp subsidy but it was not bcllovod
n contestant today said that the use
nf hnlliim uas lor uaiiooiia out" ""
tested by him. gavo po great advantage
oyer tho coal gas uauomi. v.uuu""
dor Norfloet landed at Hancock about
150 miles southwest Of St. Louis no
arrived hero today from that place
Tho uso of hollum in tho bag pilot-
ed by Commander Norflpdt Was ainvy
experiment. Tho rules requiring coal
gas for balloons participating in the
raco barred him as a contestant.
Describing tho peaco time advan-
tage ho said tho pilot could1 smoke
Loll tiolncr nnn-lnf lamable. ThO
war tlmo advantage ho said would re
sult in tho reduction or uanser uu
enemy shells. ... i
Ho covered about 500 miles he said
passing oyer Chicago crossing tno
AflHalsslnni ahnvo tho mOUtll Of tho
Illinois river and tho Missouri abovo
St. Charles Mo. His landing was
about 425 miles from Milwaukee.
GERMAN VESSEL
IS
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(Bv Tli Associated Press f
NEW YORKt Juno 3 Princess Can-
tacuzopo today smashed a bottlo of
nbnmnncnn ncross tho boW Of thO for-
mor Hamburg liner Koonlg WJUIam
It and rociiristenou uiq com iu
S Grant in honor of her grandfather.
During tho war tho Koonlg "William
II thonsalllng under tho namo "Mad-
awasa" carried thousands of Ameri-
can soldiers overseas. As tho U. S.
nrnnt nhn will bo nlacod in tho nrmv
transport sorvlco on tho Pnolflc const
as soon aa rocondltlonlng Is completed.
Guests at tho ceremony Included hun-
dreds of civilians army officers and
detachments of tho Twonty-Socond
Infantry. General Thornwell Mullahy
rotirod of San Francisco toasted the
tiAinhr nirlotnnnil ultlrt In Itf-Hrtlf tt t(i '
pooplo of his stato.
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HIGHWAY OFFICIAL. AT
:$IG SPUING OX VISIT
BIG SPIINO Juno 3. Captain J. D.
Fauntleroy stato Highway Engineer
and D. E. Manlgault. district engi-
neer wero here this week to Inspect
tho work being done vn the Bank-
head National Highway throughlow-
ord county
BMMED
FOB
GH
E IT
Harding LihcoTn and Cannon
CALL FDR STATE
T
M-
STATE COMMISSIONER. SAYS PUR-
POSE OF MEETING IS TfO COR-
RECT FALSE l.MPRESSION NOW
EXTANT
AUSTIN June 3 A call for a con-
ference of stato bankers to bo held
at Waco on Juno in nnd lC was an-
nounced by Commissioner of Insur-
hnco and Banking Ed Hall today. -Mr
Rail said that tho conference is for
tho purpose of correcting false im-
pressions that havo gone forth re-
garding tho state bank situation.
"This meeting is not called for tho
purpose of organizing a sotfarato
stato association because I bellcvo the
best Interests of all liank can bo
linrirn offinlnntlv c
more efficiently served by ono assoc-
iation" Mr. Hall said. Tho mooting
is also for "setting In motion nil ag-gi-6ssIvo
campaign in bohalf of tho
state banking system to offset tho
propaganda that Is being spread
broadcast by tho opponents of tho
system and especially tho gparantv
fund."
Governor Neff and Thomas B. Xovo
will address tho mooting.
WASHTNfiTnN. .Tnnn
3. President
TTnrdinir todav annealed to house lead
era- to speed up house action on the
administration shin subsidy bill on
whieh hearings wero recently comple
ted by tto house merchant marine nnu
sonnto commorco committees In Joint
session.
Tho president presented his request
to a trroun of houso members includ
ing Speaker Gillett. who called at tle
White Houso at tho request of tno
oxecutivp.
Tho delegation explained to tho pre-
sldent that thero was an "Indisposi-
tion" nmong many republicans to
tako up new legislation nt this time
when everybody was anxious to go
nomo to look after their nolllical at-
'otinn( Anntmli tr rtnfnnt 41. r. Iilll nnnn
It was presented as an opt and out
administration measure which tho
president was exceedingly anxious tol
havo passed boforo tho session ends.
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RED RUSSIA WANTS
AMERICAN PICTURES
NEW YORK. Juno 3 Will II. Hays
may l)o asked to supply reol thrillers
to the Russian Socialistic Federated
Soviet republic It was learned when
tho steamship Presldont Monroo
docked today.
Aboard tho craft was Charlog Kecht
Now York attorney who arrived from
Europo with an appointment ng of-
ficial represontatlvo of tho Ropubllc
on a special commission to Invito Am-
erican producers to liolp Russia up-
lift her movies.
WEATHER
U. S. Department of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU
ABILENE Juno 3 For Abllono
and Vlclnty Sunday partly cloudy to
cloudy.
For East Texas. Sunday partly
cloudy to clotidv.
For West Texas. Sunday partly
cloudy
Rainfall for 24 hourH ending 7 a.
M Saturday. Z.lnchA i
Total rainfall slnco first of the yoar
18. $2 Inches.
WASHINGTON. Juno 3 Weather
outlook for tho week beginning Mon-
day; West Gulf states: Generally fair and
normal tomperatures.
Upper Mlssisslnnl and Lower Mis
souri Valleys: Generally fair tempc.-a-ture.
somewhat abovo normal.
TEMIUCRATUUES
BANKERS TO IE
IT unco ONE
HARDING iSTOLD
VEHY MP0P0U1
8ATUKDA
AM. P.M..
1 ... fit 71
a 63 15
a .. 6U Vi
i P2 72
B ..61 77
l 61 7
7 . Cl 71
8 61 70
0 Ct ..
30 C7 ..
11 70 ..
Noon . . . n
.Sunriso 5:33
Sunsit ... 7:13
7 n.in iS 39 T P.m.
. Cl 71 U
. 6fl Si' CS
.. We " Mfe
Dry thermometer
W t thermomster
Relatlvo humidity
" Decrees
PROFESSORS ARE
OFFERED S10 FOR
(By tho Associated Press)
MORGANTOWN Wr. Va. Juno 3. -An
offer of ten dollars to each profes-
sor at tho head of a scienco dopnrt
ment In West Virginia University who
will mako tho samo answers to n sot
of questions on tie Bible as wero made
by Prof. It. C. Spangler was contain-
ed in a letter from William Jennings
Bryan to Dr. Spangler mado public
horo today by tho latter.
Mr Bryan In his letter withdrow
tho charge ho had previously -mado
that Dr. Spangler was guilty of "cow-ni-illv
nvnslnn" In nccontlnc tho Com
moner's offer of ?100to nny professor
who wOuld show harmony oxlstlng
between tho Biblo and evolution and
expressed regret that ho had used tho
wprds.
After stating that ho folt his 4100
paid to Dr Spangler had' been spent
because "at least ono evolutionist's
tongue will bo tied in tho class room
and among tho students" Mr. Brynh
mado. his offer to other members of
tho University faculty "becauho I ro-
gard this as of so much valuo to thO
students that I am willing to invest a
little moro money if by so doing I can
tlo a fow moro tongues."
In reforono.o to Dr. SpangJoiVa asser-
tion that ho did not bollcvo man was
J.deiicended. frouvsiho 'apo of to'dny"'
Mr. Bryan askOp'nmr wnut Animal he
prof erred n&'a'n' ahce'stor.
"Ono man recently told me" tho
letter said "that ho would prefer to
como from a Jersey cow If ho had to
coniQ from any animal while another
who Is fond of hunting preferred tho
setter dop as an ancestor.
"What is your choice 7" i
EITE AND HOD
NEE 01 1
APPROPRIATIONS
(By tho Asspcintod Press)
WASHINGTON Juno 3 -A deter-
mined fight between tho sonato and
house boforo agreement Is reached on
tho size of tho army to bo provided
for in tho appropriation bill for tho
next fiscal year was in prospect today
fallowing its passage by tho senate
with increases over the houso figuro
in both enlisted and officer person-
nel. As put through tho senate yes-
terday tho bill carrying an appropria-
tion of $311750000. flics tho slzo of
Itoh army for tho next year rt an ayer-
ago ot l-'.biiu otneers ana ij.uuu men
compared with the houso figures of
11000 and 115000 respectively. Con-
ference discussion of1 tho differences is
not expected to begin before Tuesday
Tho bill was passed by tno senate
without a orcord voto. nlno dompcrnts
voting with tho republican majority In
unholdlni? tho Incronso whllo six re
publicans opposed It. ftor consider-
able dobnla tho sonato also accepted
tho amendmont submitted hv t'1( agrJ-
culturo commltteo appropriating 7
500000 for continuation of work on
tho Musclo Shoals Alabama federal
power project.
LI YUMA
LIKELY PRESIDENT
CHINESE REPUBLIC
(By ll -Associated Presa)
PEKING Juno 3 Tho Chinese
government loft without a president
following the resignation ot Hsu mn
Chang is functioning undpr tho guld
nnco of a citizens committee compos
od ot mombers of tho cabinet.
LI Yuan Hung presldont from 1915
to 1917 when ho was forced tp vacate
office under military pressure ana
who is tho choice of the rovlved repub
lican parliament had not Indicated
when ho intendB to arrive in Poking.
Chow Tsu Chi acting1 premier today
telephoned LI Yuan Hung at Tientsin
urging him to relieve tho cabinet of
Jtis responsibilities without delay. Act-
ing Premier Chow argued that China's
.prestige nnd her foreign relations aro
suffering for lack of an oxoqutlvo head
Official circles hero do not doubt
that 11 will accept the presldenoy but
It Is understood that ljo first desires
the romovol of the military Influences
which are responsible for his retire-
ment in 1917.
ANSWER BY BRIAN
SE
II
MOVEMENT OF MILITARY IS
TO CONTINUE A WEEK UNTIL
FORCES DEEMED ADEQUATE
RAIL STRIKE IS
SIBINCASNE1N
IGES1ITHHELD
.(ilL;. 3S0"tea Presi)
CINCINNATI. llUtlO 3.- Possibility
m . 11.. i.ihU a. lt.ll.HrtH... iH n
UL UflU UL lllll Will Ul IIIJIIIIWVIUII 111 III!
effort to hold up tho wage reductions
decreed by tho rnllroad labor board
will bo ono of tho subjects dlacussed
at tho conference to bo hold hy execu-
tives of rnllroad. brotherhoods and or-
ganizations in Cincinnati next week
it was reported in local railroad
circles.
Rnliraod men said that If tho Penn-
sylvania railroad could nold up oven
the announcement of tho decision of
tho board by nn appeal to tho courtB
as hamioned In tho case involving tho
..legality of a ballot for tho election of
a workers committco to contcr on
rules nnd working conditions then It
was declared the samo would hold in
any activity of tho board.
However. It was said tnoro aro cer
tain labor men who frown on tho uso
of tho writ of injunction on uotmir or
labor. They tako the position thnt
slnco organized labor has so frequent
ly declaimed acralnst tho In 'miction.
It would weaken their position to now
seek it
f'lJTfJAOO. Juno 3. A rail strike
threatened tho nation today -ns rail-
wav unions awaited tno unpenning
slash hy tho railroad labor board In
tho wages of additional classes of em-
ployers other than train sorvlco men.
li. M. .lowoll. head of tho railway
employes department of tho American
Federation of Labor declared tnat mo
wage reductions' would probably result
In a strlko voto following noxt Tues-
day's conference of railroad union
chloftalns at Clnclnnntl.
Loaders of eleven rail unions will
tako part in tho conference .Mr. Jowell
said.
Widely circulated roports navo in-
dicated that a decision .In tho wnrjo
reduction sought by tho carriers tor
500000 shopmen would bo forthcom-
ing tmlnv nf onriy next week and that
it wnulti bo somewhat loss than tho
cut aniiaunucavua.4auiiuuy oijjjowui-i
f' ("" -- . Ti L ... l
tenancc oi way tuowi ura nmuu .vc-
aged about ton pcrcont.
As a result tho grand officers of
tho maintenance of way union havo
distributed strlko ballots.
Railroad executives havo stressed
tho wage reduction proposals for shop
men because of the board's decision
recently in ono case prohibiting "farm-
ing out" of Shop work by the railroads
at lower rates of pay than provided In
labor hoard rulings.
Wago questions Involving tho big
four brotherhoods It was Indicated in
tho board'B announcement which av-
erted last fall's threatened strike
could not bo brought up before next
fall and tho attitude of brotherhood
leaders In tho conferonco nt Cincin-
nati had been regarded as problemati-
cal. CHICAGO Juno 3. Unexpected do-
lay In the final formal approval of tho
shQi crafts' wago reduction order for-
mulated by tho United States railroad
labor board prevented tho expected
announcement today and It was said at
the board that tho decision would not
be mado public until early next week.
Tho absence ot several mombers of
tho board called out of tho city on
business made formal approval of tho
nninr tminv imnosslblo. Both tho ma
jority Opinion and tho minority opln--
ion cmnouymg mo uujuwuuua vj
threo labor mombers to tho majority
cut wero completed last night and
await tho board's final action
Trr-vwAfTVrxn TRIAL IN
' O'BRIEN KILLING AFFAIU
Special to tho Reporter.
iTART'-TCi.r.. Texas. June 3. C. Mat
urn n lfnhnmlan HvlnK near Q'Brlon
was to havo )n examining trial horo
today in connection with the death of
GcOrgb Page. ..
Pago was sorlously wounded with a
pocket knifo at a party near O'Brien
last Saturday night and died boforo
ho could ho taken to a doctor
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ATTENDS FATHER'S FUNERAL
HELD AfP LAMESA. TEXAS
BIG SPRING. Toxns. Juno 3. A.
W. Flnnlgnn superintendent of tho Big
Spring Public Schools was called to
Lamesa. Texas this wool? by the death
of his fnther J. C. Flanlgan. nged 80
years. Funeral services wero hold at
Lamesa Wednesday.
FRENCH PROFESSORS EXAMINING
SPIRITUALIST MEDIUM DISCOVER
SOME MYSTERIOUS SUBSTANCES
(By Tho Associated Press)
PAH1S. Juno 3. Professor Char-
io Ttiahot. of tho Institute ot Franco
and tho acadomy of medicine and his
two colleagues appointed by mo fac-
ulty of sclonces of tho Sorbonne tp in-
vestigate spiritualism a"d the trance
phenomena of mediums aro achiev-
ing nomo curious results.
Tholr work thus far has been con-
fined to soancos with Madam Blsson.
a medium well known among tno
spiritualists ot Western Europe. m
Arthur Conan Doyle has had sittings
with her. Sho is ono of tho few med-
iums reputed to exudo vlcuous liquid
from their finger tips under trance
conditions.
The professor had boon told that
thlrf liquid dripping onto a piano sur-
face took strange forms of facts. They
havo not had that result yet hut have
(Sy Tho Associated I'reaai
BELFAST. .Tuno 3. Reinforce-
ments for tho Brltls'.i military forces
in Northern Ireland poured Into Bel-
fast today nnd tho Influx Is to contlnuo
nl next week according to prcaont
prospects. Tho city had to go back to
tho onergctlc- days of March 15J4
which preceded thn Currngh brigade
mutiny to find a parallel for tho prca-
ont military activity.
Two transports nrrlvcd this morn-
ing from Blrkenhertd with tho Scot-
tish Borderers. Tho Manchester la
duo tomorrow whtto tho Royal Fusll-
i ners ond tho Liverpool Regiment also
Urn onmlnn- Vhn nr mnnn1n tn
.. . . .H . ' ' "
tho Ballyklnder camp county Down
which until last year housed nearly
2000 Interned men. Before tho rein-
forcements began coming there were
ntnoteen battalions In Ulster far he-
low tho war strongth
Airmen on Duty.
Tho most interesting nrrlvals were
a party of 12 dfflcors and 97 men ot
the Roval Air service. It Was under-
stood that 12 briBtol fighting planes
would fly from England for their vso
probably to ho housed at tho Aldef-
grovo aviation ground 18 miles from
Bolfast used ns a camp for tho 17th
Brigade which recently arrived from
Cork.
A howltzCr battery also arrived to-
day. It loft for Ennlsklllen co vty
Fermanagh which is tho contor of mil-
itary activity. Wholoaalo comman-
deering ot vehicles Is going on espe-
cially of motor lorries. Many motor
boats nt'o also being taken and officers
have boon Inspecting other craft
Tho popular belief la thnt the mili-
tary i to bo used to clear tho Bollck
Salient evacuated by tho Ulster forces
reeontly Ot Its republican occupants.
Stirring events in this sector seemed
to bo presaged by the d-pnrturo this
nftornoon ot Crossley tenders and com
muidcorcd motor lorries of large pat-
ties ot the military fully equipped and
evidently prepared for a long stay.
They had a. groat number ot machine
guns with them-
BELFAST Juno 3. -Tho British
forces In Northorn Ireland woro roln-
forcod today by tho arrival of 12 offi-
cers and ninety sovon men of other
ranks of tho Royal Air Force They
wero followed by 12 fighting planes.
A battery of howitzers wan also
brought In '
Troopships bringing English and
Scottish reglmohts In thorn entered
tho harbor. Military In FermanaUgh
nro commandcjcrjng automobiles and
boats and It is believed that tho recap-
turo of tho Belteek. salient recently
seized by Irish republican army forces
Is contemplated.
Break. Is AVcrtcC.
LONDON. Juno 3. Rupture of tho
Irish negotiations has again been
averted but there is little disposition
here to tako a very optimlstlo view
of tho nltuatlpn.
Tho answers of Arthur Griffith
president of tllo iaf Eireann to six
questions put to him by tho British
cabinet tho naturo of which was not
given out Wero declared "satisfacto-
ry" and Mr. Griffith left last night
for Dublin and Prlmo Minister Lloyd
Goorgo for Jils holiday at Criccleth
Wales.
Tho gloomy feeling: hero was in-
creased by Mr. Griffith's statement bo-
foro his departure; that tho position
appeared tho same as It was in Do-
comber. Tho question of influence of
Eamon Do ValOra tho Irish republi-
can loaders crops out In many specu-
lations and it is assumed there will
havo to bo some modification In hi
pact with Michael Collins before tho
rtvril views regarding tho new Irish
constitution can in any way be har-
monized. Ono extreme opinion is that Collins
la entirely in DoValera's hands as a
result of their agrcomont and cannot
escape even it ho wishes
NAPIER WILL NOT
BE CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR STATES
(By the Associated Press)
WICHITA FALLS. Juno 3. Judge
E. W. Naplor of the 78th district Court
will not enter the race for governor
this year ho announced thl3 morning;
Judge Naplor. who Had announced
his candidacy and Who was making a
tour of tho stato organizing his cam-
paign was called horn a few days ago
by tho Bqrlous illness of his 7 year old
son. who was operated on Thursday
and who Is still in a sorlous condition.
made other singular dtscovorics. The
medium's hands whlto In a trance
woro hold at some distance from
tnble. and the liquid dripping from tho
flngor tips thcst.sayt former inlo-slen.
dor sticks. "When tho union wa es-
tablished between! the finger tips and
the table by means of those slendq
rods the medium could raise the tabla
from tho floor apparently without tho
exertion of any force.
Some of these rods have been. an
ulyzed chemically the proferror re-
port reveallug that they contain no
substances not contained in th hu
man body.
Tho committee ot professors. undr
instructions from tha faculty o
sciences must not disploso fcojr fe-
talis ot their flndinua to tn jtuVIn
tjntll their inquiry hns been comph'
ed x
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