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eljc Atlanta Journal
VOL. XXIII, NO. 102
8,000,000 BALE COTTON CROP PREDICTED
MYSTERY SHROUDS
MOTIVE USING
DOUBLEJTOGEDY
A coroner’s jury will seek the mo
tive that impelled James L. Wads
worth, driver of a dry cleaner's de
livery wagon, to shoot his wife,
Mrs. Sarah Wadsworth, and then
shoot himself, in the presence of
their fourteen-months-old son in
their room in the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Stevens, at 407
Courtland* street, at 6:45 o’clock
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wadsworth, of
Hartsville, S. C„ the parents of the
dead man. and Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
King, of Molena, Ga., the parents of
the dead woman, are expected to at
tend the inquest. They were noti
fied Monday night by Donehoo &
Bazemore. - undertakers who took
charge of the bodies, and stated
that they would leave at once for
Atlanta.
John William Wadsworth, aged
fourteen months, a beautiful blond
child, whose infant eyes witnessed
the double tr -edy, was meanwhile
In the care of Mr. and Mrs. Stevens,
who intended to keep it until its
grandparents arrived and made some
decision as to its future. Their opin
ion was that the child would be
taken by its father’s parents, w-ho
are unders’ Ito be very well-to-do
A note left by Wadsworth con
tlaned no motive, and no hint of a
motive, as to why he had decided
to kill his wife and then himself.
The no*e was written on a piece of
Wrapping paper and was concealed
Inside of his sock, where the under
takers found it. The note read:
“To whom it may concern:
Notify and send my body to
mother and father, Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Wadsworth, Hartsville,
S. C. They will pay my expenses
with a broken heart. Notify
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. King, Molena,
Ga., as to their daughter. As for
the poor, .innocent baby, I am
sure God will take care of him.
Murder and suicide. (Signed
Monday night). James L. Wads
worth. (Over).
On the reverse side of the piece
Os writing paper was the following:
“And debts which I owe in
Atlanta my sadly but
gladly pay for me. J. L. Wads
worth. 5-23-21.”
Mystery Shrouds Motive
Mystery shrouds the motive be
hind the double tragedy. Insofar
as could be learned Tuesday by the
detectives investigating it, Wads
worth left no clue of any kind, either
in writing or in conversation, with
any friend. Suddenly and without
warning, he dropped the black cur
tain of death upon his wife and upon
himself, leaving in front of it the
orphan child.
Wadsworth came to Atlanta three
or four years ago from some place
in South Carolina. He went to work
for the Joseph May Dry Cleaning
company in the delivery department.
He rented rooms at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens. He and his
wife seemed to live happily together,
and he never seemed to be in finan
cial straits. The birth of the boy
fourteen months ago seemed to fill
their lives with sunshine and happi
ness. He was 34 years of age, and
his wife was 32. They were married
when he was sixteen and his wife
fourteen. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens un- ]
derstood from little hints they had
dropped out in conversation that
Wadsworth’s parents, and perhaps
the wife’s parents, were opposed to
such an early marriage, and that was
why Wadsworth left home.
On Monday afternoon Mr. and Mrs.
Stevens took Mrs. Wadsworth and
the baby for an automobile ride. Ke
turning a little after 6 o’clock, they
found Wadsworth seated on the
front porch reading a newspaper,
apparently in good health and fine
spirits. He greeted the wife and
baby in an affectionate manner. Mr.
Stevens asked him how he felt, and
he replied: “Fine, for an old man.”
Then he and his wife went to their
room, and presently Wadsworth went
out to the back of the house to tell
the negro nurse to heat some water
for the baby’s pottle. With that, he
returned to his room.
Wadsworth was seated in a rocking
chair a few feet distant, two bullet
holes in his temple, his right hand
still clutching the small automatic
piistol with which he had killed his
wife and killed himself. His hand
clutched one time as the pistol was
removed from his fingers, then he
quivered and died.
Detectives Hornsby and Ford were
sent to the place to investigate.
There was nothing to be found to
indicate a clue. The investigation
was being continued Tuesday, while
the bodies lay at the undertaker’s,
awaiting the inquest.
At the Joseph May Dry Cleaning
company it was stated Tuesday that
they knew no reason for the tragedy.
Wadsworth was in no financial em
barrassment, so far as thev knew,
and appeared to be in good spirts
when he left his work Monday after
noon.
Atlanta Boy Arrested
By Father; Reported
Sought on 2 Charges
NEW ORLEANS. May 24.—H. B.
Englett, Jr., eighteen, Atlanta, Ga.,
was arrested by his father, Officer
Englett, of Atlanta, here today. He
is said to be wanted in Atlanta for
burglary and for jumping his bond.
When first arrested the man started
to fight his father, according to po
lice. He quieted down, however, and
said he would go to Atlanta without
extradition papers.
SAID O HAVE BEEN
INDICTED FOR BURGLARY
Young Englett was indicted sever
al months ago on a charge’ of burg
lary and his bond was fiver! at sl.-
000. He pumped his bond, which had
been furnished by his father, and
the next heard from him he was in
-the state of Washington. In a let
ter to his parents he said he was
trying to lead a new life. He said
he had secured employment and was
attending church. *
Both Mr. and Mrs. Engiett_ appear
ed before the county commissioners
and requested the board to furnish
the money to bring the young .man
back to Atlanta, but after an im
passioned plea by Mrs. Englett in
which she said she would, gladly pay
the bon dforfeiture if her son would
reform, the commissioners advised
that they would let him remain
where he was and let the bond for
feiture go through.
JOHN WILLIAM WADS
WORTH, aged fourteen
months, whose father killed his
mother and then killed him
? in the baby’s presence,
MowAsy afternoon. —Staff pho
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MACON, Ga., May 24.—The case
of U. H. Patrick, former bank cash
ier of Cochran, who was indicted on
a charge of embezzlement, which
was set for Monday was carried
over to be reset.
Solicitor Garrett said that the
reasons he carried the case over is
that George E. Patterson, of the
Fourth National bank, who is an in
dispensable witness is out of the
city and would not return in time
to hear the case this week. The So
licitor told the court that the re
mainder of the jail cases are set for
the next two weeks.
Hearing of a suit for about 52,500
which also involves approximately
260 acres of valuable land in Lee
county was begun before Judge H.
A. Mathews Monday. Judge Mathews
is hearing the case because Judge
Malcom D. Jones is disqualified on
account of his having been employ- ]
ed "is counsel in the case before his I
apointment to the bench.
The case is brought by S. B. I
Brown against the Case Fowler com
pany and G. A. Wallace. The former
is being sued for approximately |
52,500 for timber cut on land af
fected by the suit there suit of a
preperty line.
Preliminary hearing for U. B. G.
Hogan, farmer of Laurens county
who is under bond of $5,000 on a i
charge of peonage will be called be
fore United States Commisioner W. [
E. Martin Wednesday June 1.
O. C. Jchnson, transfer clerk, of I
Smithville, who was fined $750 by I
Judge Beverly D. Evans following,
the conviction of thirty-six defend- ;
ants on a charge of conspiracy in j
robbing the American Railway Ex
press Company while the company
was under government control, with
drew his motion for a new trial and
began serving a sentence in the
county jail Monday. By serving
thirty days Johnson can take a
pauper’s oath and be released.
Dorsey Signs Requisition
Papers for Art Young,
Alleged “Bunco” Man
Governor Dorsey on Tuesday
signed requisition papers addressed
to the governor of Utah, requesting
that Art Young, alleged member of
the “bunco syndicate” which operat
ed in Atlanta up to a few months
ago, be returned to Georgia to an
swer to an indictment now pending
against him in the Fulton superior
court.
Young was indicted with Mark
Tillery, now in the Tower, on a
charge of larceny after trust based
on the alleged swindling of J. A.
Norton out of $3,500. Tillery was ar
rested several weeks ago in El Paso,
Tex., after a nation-wide search,
while Young was taken into custody
by federal agents about two weeks
ago in Salt Lake City, Utah. The
department of justice agents in At
lanta were immediately notified of
Young’s arrest and the requisition
proceedings will be handled by E. J.
Mansfield, government agent, who
has also been named special agent
for the state of Georgia.
Several members of the “bunco
j syndicate,” which is said to have
I cleaned up more than $1,000,000 in
swindling operations in Atlanta,
! have been arrested in various parts
!of the country. Indictments are
I pending in this county against a
score or more alleged members of
the gang, while two of them have
been tried and convicted—Abe Pow
ers and William Fleming. Powers
was sentenced to a term in the state
penitentiary. but escaped 'a few
weeks ago and is still at liberty.
Foreign Protestantism
Meets U. S. Assistance
ST. LOUIS, May 24. —American
| assistance is needed to preserve
j Protestantism in Europe, it was said
i na report made to the Presbyterian
general assembly today.
The report, presented by the com
mittee on French and Belgian re
lief, asserted “those who have re
cently returned from a survey of
conditions overseas, say that the
very existence of Protestantism on
the continent of Europe It at stake.”
“Unless there is help from Ameri
ca the. churches cannot go on,” the
report continued. “With adequate
help, there is an opportunity not
only to continue, but to attain a
place of power and usefulenss in
advance of per-war conditions.”
BRIM JEERED JO
HE SAYS GERMANY
ACTS INGOOD FAITH
PARIS, May 24. —Briand declared
that full accord with the allies is
more important than Fiance’s in
terna] politics. >
France must sacrifice on some
things to keep the entente together,
he declared, speaking eloquently of
th© association with Great Britain.
“I repeat,” he shouted after one
outburst from the floor, “I repeat
we cannot separate ourselves from
our allies. We cannot take isolated
action.
"I have taken the responsibilities,"
he shouted. “You take the votes.
“Choose now between the two
courses—full accord with our allies
or islated action by France —and end
this debate.”
Andre Tardieu, who began the at
tack on Briand last week, interrupt
ed tlie premier several times, elicit
ing prompt retorts.
PARIS, May 24. —Premier Briand,
of France, was jeered and hooted
in the chamber of deputies todt£y
when he declared that Germany had
shown good faith in meeting allied
demands.
These scenes on th© chamber was
one of the stormiest in its history.
Briand, his voice drowned in wave
after wave of jeering shouts, stood
his ground and declared “France will
go no further except under imperious
necessity.”
Pursuant to an agreement- with
leaders of the chamber, questiAis on
Briand’s foreign policy were side
tracked to permit a discussion of the
Silesian situation.
As Briand began talking, outlining
his Silesian policy, there were com
motions among the members which
increased in violence. The premier
paused several times for the excite
ment to subside.
He informed the chamber that
Germany had sent a new note prom
ising to close her Silesian frontier
and to declare a state of seige it
necessary to enforce the order.
Premier Jeered
As Briand proceeded and it became
apparent that he was satisfied with
the German action, the impatience
of the members became increasingly
vocal.
“Chancellor Wirth has shown good
faith,” declared Briand.
There was a chorus of hoots and
catcalls. Many members rose gestic
ulating. There was confusion in
the aisles.
“France will go no further except
under imperious necessity,” Briand
shouted when he could make himself
heard.
With fists clenched and hair dis
heveled, he continued speaking, al
though for th© most part, his words
were obliterated by the babel com
ing from the floor.
Amid the jeers and shouts could
be heard such phrases as:
“When do we occupy the Ruhr?"
“When will you put your hand
to Germany’s throat?”
Entente Not Endangered
As the noise subsided, Briand, his
voice hoarse from the strain, de
clared that Premier Lloyd George’s
speech on the Silesian situation
which caused such bitter comment
in France —has been misinterpreted
in this country.
There was another outburst of de
rision.
“There is nothing in the present
situation to warrant the belief that
the entente is endangered,” Briand
asserted vigorously.
“We have surmounded more seri
ous crises.”
The Socialists started an uproar.
"Why did you order mobilization?”
demanded several voices from the
left.
Renewed jeers greeted Briand’s at
tempts to reply.
Germany today promised to close
the Upper Silesian frontier and dis
arm and dissolve the irregular forces
sent to combat the Poles.
The promise was in response to
the French ultimatum threatening
penalties if the action were not
taken.
The German answer came with un
precedented speed, the French de
mand having been submitted to the
German ambassador here only last
night.
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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921.
TRIBUTE IS PAID
MEMORY OF GRADY
ON ANfiIVERSARY
In honor of the late Henry W. I
Grady, one of Georgia’s most illus
trious sons, who, by word and deed, j
laid the foundation for much of At- I
lanta’s remarkable development and j
wrought great achievements for the |
New South, simple but impressive I
ceremonies were held on Tuesday :
afternoon at 4:30 o’clock at the;
Grady monument on Marietta street. ;
Atlanta was not alone In doing i
honor to the distinguished Georgian. !
Many states of the union, through !
Jtheir special representatives, par- ;
ticipated in the ceremonies, con- •
veying their tribute of homage to the ;
man whose memory is revered not I
only for his wonderful achievements ;
n life, but also for his impress upon ;
the development of the south.
Combining with the state and civic
authorities will be organizations of I
various kinds, school children and I
private citizens who* count it a priv- I
lege to pay tribute to the great At- I
lantian. A single address will be I
made during the exercises, while]
wreaths will be placed on the menu- ;
tnent that stands as a lasting memo- i
rial.
John H. Atwood, of Kansas City, '
Mo., was the speaker of the oc
casion. although many prominent
figures of national importance par
ticipated in the ceremonies. Among
them were Melville E. Stone, for 28 :
years general manager of the* Asso- ]
elated Press; Robert L. O’Brien, edi
tor of the Boston Herald, and person
al representative of Governor Chan
ning Cox, of Massachusetts, and W.
H. Lord, of Boston, representing that
municipality where Grady delivered
some of his most famous speeches.
Governor Hugh M. Dorsey repre
sented the state of Georgia; Mayor
James L. Key, the city of Atlanta:
Dr. H. C. White, of Savannah, the
University of Georgia; Justice W. H.
Fish, the University of Virginia, and i
Mayor Andrew Erwin, the city of i
Athens, birthplace of Grady.
Pm’sonal representatives were ■
present-from Governors Parker, of
Louisiana; Morrow, of Kentucky, :
and Neff, of Texas, while many or
ganizations in various sections o’s
the country had also sent wreaths ■
to be placed on the monument.
Among these were the New England :
society, of New York; the Southern ;
society, of Boston, and the Georgia
society, of Washington, D. C. Mayor '
Murray Stewart, 'of Savannah, and !
Mayor Aldredge, of Dallas, Tex., was ;
also in attendance.
Confederate veterans and mem- I
bers oi the Grand Army of the Re- '
public joined in doing honor to
the memory of Grady, while posts
of the American Legion and Span
ish-American war veterans also
participated. Boy Scouts acted as
an honorary escort to the wreath
bearers.
Exercises honoring the memory of
the famous Georgian were held in
the Atlanta public schools Tuesday
morning, with addresses by men
who were personal friends of Grady
and who remember the power of his
spoken message. The following
speakers appeared at the various
schools:
Judge Warner Hills, Boys’ Hign
school, 1 p. m.; Captain James W.
English, Hill Street school, 10 a. m.
Hooper Alexander, Lee Street jhool,
11:30 a. m., Peeples Street school,
12:15 p. rm, Lucile Stree-. school. 1
p. m.; Linton C. Hopkins, Spring
Street school, ] p. m.; Judge George
Hillyer, Pryor Street school, i(■ a. m.;
Jack J. Spalding and Dr. H. C. White,
Inman Park school, 11:30 a. m., Bou
levard school.* 12:15 p. m.. Highland
Avenue school, 1 p. m.; Eb T. Wil
liams, Walker Street school, 10 a.
m., Ira Street school, 10:45 p. m.;
Frank Weldon. Calhoun Street school,
0:30 a. m., Ivy Street school. 10:30 a.
m.; H. H. Cabaniss, .Faith school, 9:30
a. m., Luckie Street school. 10:30 a.
m., English Avenue school, 11:30 a.
m.. Battle Hill school, 12:15 p. m.,
Stewart Avenue' school, 1 p. m.; J.
R. Holliday and W. F. Grusselle.
Georgia Avenue school-Grant Park
school, between 9 and 11 a. m.;
Frank P. Rice. Formwait Street
school, 9:30 a. m., Milton Avenue
school, 10:30 a. m.
A GLORIOUS MEMORY
a
Ralph Upson First
In Balloon Race;
Others in Doubt
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 24.
The landing of eight of the balloons
In the national race which started
here Saturday within a circle of very
small radius in north central Ten
nessee will necessitate official calcu
lations before the holders of second
and third places in the contest are
known.
Ralph Upson, piloting the Birming
ham Semi-Centennial, the ninth bal
loon in the race, having landed in
Virginia, won first place, according
to unofficial announcement, his bag
traversing a distance greater by ap
proximately 400 miles than either of
the other entries.
Unofficial calculations by the Bir
mingham committee indicated, how
ever. that H. E. Honeywell, flying
the “St. Louis Chamber of Com
merce,” will hold second place and
that Lieutenant Colonel Lahm, pilot
of the army entry, will carry off
third honors. These calculations of
distance will have to be confirmed
by the Aero Club of America, owing
to the very small difference in dis
tance traveled by the eight balloons
which landed in Tennessee.
Seventeen Irish Voters
Are Stabbed and Beaten
In Election Day Riots
BELFAST, May 24. —Seventeen
voters were stabbed and beaten here
today in election day riots.
The riots broke out in the Bally
macarett shipyard district, filled with
labor agitators and Sinn Fein sym
pathizers.
Despite the police and military
guards about a Saunders street booth,
the anti-Ulsterites taunted the vot
ers who approached the place.
/ From stonc-throwin the disturb
ance grew into a hand-to-hand con
flict in which clubs and knives were
freely used.
SIX COUNTIES ENGAGE
IN PARLIAMENT ELECTION
BELFAST, May 24^--(By the As
sociated Press.)—Six counties of
northern Ireland, Antrim, Armagh,
Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and
Tyrone, and the parliamentary bor
oughs of Londonberry and Belfast,
engaged today in an election of mem
bers of the parliament of northern
Ireland. This body created by the
Irish act, recently passed by the
British parliament, will contain 52
members. x
RAIL WAGES WILL
BE CUT FROM TEN
TO EIFTEffI fGT.
CHICAGO, May 25.—The rates of
pay and classifications established
by the railroad labor board’s wage
■award of July, 1920, will be used
as the basis of reductions when the
board hands down its new wage de
cision on June 1, it was learned to
day. The board has arrived at ten
tative percentages which will cut
the present rates from 10 to 15 per
cent according to class of employes
affected.
tyhen the wage reduction decision
is made next week it will follow
clbsely the form of decision No. 2,
which granted the $600,000,000 In
crease a year ago. The classifica
tions of employes will remain nearly
the same, some slight changes be
ing made in certain clerical divi
sions.
No estimate of the number of em
ployes affected'nor Os the total slice
in the railroads’ payroll has yet been
made by the board, but figures dis
cussed in railroad circles place the
cut at between $350,000,000 and
$400,000,000. Employes of nearly
100 roads will be included In the
board’s decision of June -, and it was
said that the percentage of reduction
for each class of labor would be
uniform for all roads.
First German Tried
As War Criminal
Virtually Indicts Self
LEIPZIG, Germany, May 24. —The
first of Germany’s" war criminals to
be tried has convicted himself, it was
believed here today.
It was predicted that Sergeant
Heinen, first of the “little list” to
be tried, would be sentenced to not
less than two years' imprisonment
for brutal treatment of war prison
ers. Heinen, according to the Brit
ish view, was given every chance to
offer favorable testimony, but turned
the court against him by childish
explanations. »
The trial was a disappointment to
many who gathered here hoping for
sensations. Eight British soldiers
who were prisoners under Heinen’s
charge, and sixteen Germans, were
witnesses in the Heinen case.
The testimony brought out noth
ing more than a story of brutality,
made familiar during the •war.
Heinen, the witnesses said. beat
them with his fists or with his rifle
butt, jabbed them with the bayonet
and practiced other cruelties.
Sister of Harding
Sued for $25,000
WASHINGTON, May 25.—Mrs.
Carolyn Votaw, sister of President
Harding, was made defendant in a
$25,000 suit for alleged libel filed
today in the District of Columbia
supreme court by lsr. R. G. Lee Cole.
The plaintiff claims he was damaged
in his good name and reputation as
a result of a letter written by Mrs.
Votaw to Justice Stafford last April
29, during the trial of the domestic
difficulties of Dr. Cole and his wife;
Minnie B. Cole.
In the letter Mrs. Votaw, who for
merly was connected with the wom
an’s. bureau of the police depa: tment,
asked the court to carefully consider
the evidence and charged that Mrs.
Cole “had been terribly wronged by
Dr. Cole.” Crandal Mackey, counsel
for Dr. Cole, called the letter to the
attention of President Harding’s sec
retary. Mr. Harding wrote to the
lawyer, but the letter was not made
public.
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WITHIN 25 YEARS
BY I. V. SHANNON
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1921.)
NEW ORLEANS, May 25.—Indica«
tions are that the outlook for cot
ton will undergo a radical change iH s
the very near future.' On June 1
the government will issue its first
estimate of this year’s cotton crop.
These figures will show just
much the south has reduced its acre
age. It also will indicate, the prob
able yield.
Reports which are coming into tha
private crop reporting bureaus, which
issue estimates ahead of the govern
ment, point to the smallest crop
raised in twenty-five years.
Some of the private bureaus are
predicting an estimate from the gov
ernment around 8,000,000 bales. Last
year the south produced 13,000,000
bales in round numbers. The tre
mendous shrinkage in values and
stagnation in the cotton trade which
has taken place since the last crop
was raised was due in large part
to the knowledge that the uncon
sumed stocks of American cotton at
the end of the season would aggre
gate about 10,000,000 bales, or nearly
a year’s supply. This is about twice
the amount usualy carried over.
However, should the government
predict a yield 5,000,000 bales less
than last year, this surplus will not
prove the burden to the south it
might otherwise have been.
A change for the better in mar
keting conditions wil be quickly felt ,
all over the south, and soon reflected
in steadily improving trade.
New Orleans and the southern half
of Louisiana continue to ‘benefit
through the improved marketing con
ditions for rice. The increased value
of what the farmer sells is enabling
him to pay many debts this* year
’that he did not expect to liquidate
so soon. Indications now are that
the surplus from last year's crop
will not be large enough to prevent
producers from getting a satisfac
tory price for the one they now are
raising.
jllegedWni
OF OEM HEID
Henry Mize, of 9 Garnett street,
was arrested Wednesday morning at
the request of Sheriff Floyd Black
well, of Cherokee county, on the
charge of being an occupant of the
liquor car that caused the death of
a constable and the wounding of
Sheriff Blackwell in Cherokee coun
ty Tuesday morning.
A long distance telephone message
from Canton, the county seat of
Cherokee county, requested the At
lanta police to arrest Mize and hold
him for a warrant. Officers Ander
son. Akree and Mashburn went to
his house and arrested him as he
was about to sit down to breakfast.
Mize admitted that he had recent
ly been in Cherokee county, the ar
resting officers stated, but said he
could prove a complete alib< insofar
as the shooting was concerned.
Charlie Loggins, a constable of
Cross Roads district of Cherokee
county, was shot and killed Tuesday
morning by F. H. Daniel, of At
lanta, when a Packard car driven by
Daniel, and containing a large quan
tity of whisky, was stopped on the
road and confiscated by Sheriff Black
well, Constable Loggins and Guy
Blackwell, a son of the sheriff.
Daniel shot Loggins through the
heart and killed him instantly. Then
turning his gun on Sheriff Blackwell
he inflicted a flesh wound. He is
said to have fired his remaining
cartridges at Guy Blackwell, but
missed him each time, and ran and
was caught by the young man and
taken to jail in Canton. Daniel’s
companion in the car escaped during
the shooting, and Mize is wanted as
the man who escaped.
Sheriff Blackwell will recover, ac
cording to news reaching Atlanta
Wednesday morning.
General Wood’s Car
Falls From Ferry to
River; He Escapes
TUGEGARIO, Cagayan Province.
P. 1., May 21. — (By the Associated
Press —Delayed).—The. automobile
of Major-General Leonard Wood,
one of the members of the mission
investigating conditions in the Phil
ippines for President Harding, fell
into Pinacanauan river, near the Cab
aganger route, here yesterday, while
being ferried across the stream. Gen
eral Wood escaper uninjured.
Twenty men including General
Wood tugged at the rope until the
ear was hoisted finally up to dry
land. The mishap occurred whan the
automobile slipped from the ferry
at the landing.
At Cabaganger where the party
arrived soon after the ’ accident, they
were greeted by the Filipino school
supervisor. In his address, he said;
“We welcome the mission and will
gladly submit to its investigations.
We are like the patient who willing
ly places himself in the hands of
the doctor. We have great faith
in the American congress and we
think every Filipino can say:
“‘I owe everything I have, to
America.’ ” ’
Local speakers did not refer to in
dependence but said they were confi
dent that the commission’s investi
gation would be fair.
Cable Measure Is
Sent to White House
WASHINGTON. May 24 The
house Tuesdav finally approved and
sent to the White House the Kel
logg ’till, giving the president power
over all cable