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HUGHES PROPOSES TREATY
BETWEEN U. S. AND MEXICO
WASHINGTON, June S. —A treaty j
of "amity and commerce” between
the United States and Mexico was
proposed yesterday by Secretary of
State Hughes. From Mexico City it
is reported that President Obregon
will strive to obtain American rec
ognition before any actual signing
of a treaty is considered.
To this end, it was predicted that
Obregon may state in his next com
munication to the Washington gov
ernment that he is willing to nego
tiate a treaty with the United States
along the lines suggested by Hughes,
provided recognition ne extended his
government.
Whether Hughes would agree to
such a plan probably would depend
on the circumstances. Whenever an
agreement is reached between Obre
gon and the United States for a
treaty, an American ambassador, it
is expected, will be appointed to
Mexico City to sign and conclude the
pact. Negotiations are now going on
in Mexico City between* Obregon and
George T. Summerlin, charge of the
American embassy, to reach such an
agreement. So far as known, only
two communications have passed be
tween Mexico and the United States
—the American memorandum pro
posing the treaty and a preliminary
reply from Obregon.
Hughes’ announcement had made
these salient points:
"‘The fundamental question which
confronts the government of tne
United States in considering its re
lations with Mexico is the safe
guarding of property rights against
confiscation.
“This question should not be con
fused with any matter of personali
ties or of the recognition of any
particular administration.
“Accordingly, this government has
proposed a treaty of amity and com
merce -with Mexico, which would
safeguard property rights and pro
vide for a commission to pass on
American claims for revolutionary
losses.
MELWOIffIS
TO WIN IDEL
MOULTRIE, Ga., June 7. —Members
of the board of directors of the
Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers’ association will meet in
Adel of this week for the
purpose of making final plans for
marketing and grading the crop ot
the membership of the association.
The board of directors is composed
of thirty men from nine counties.
They represent thirty locals and
thirty shipping points. One of the
chief questions to come up at the
Adel meeting will deal with a higher
standard of grading. At present the
standard grades on al
low a variance of eight pounds and
the Southwest Georgia Watermelon
association wants this variance re
duced to four pounds. It is argued I
that this change will redound to the ’
good of the growers, especially those
who produce No. 1 melons.
Reports coming into Moultrie in
dicate that men supposed to be rep
resenting buyers have been going out
into the country and spreading raise
stories with reference to the freight
rates with a view of inveigling grow
ers to sell their melons before the
shipping season opens. It is said
that thees agents will go to a farm
er and tell him that it takes more
than S3OO to pay the freight on a
carload of watermelons to New York
and that the car will not bring but
S4OO when it gets there. This state
ment is followed with an offer to
contract for the grower’s best melons
at SIOO a car f. o. b. shipping point.
The untrue statements concerning
the freight rates have been made so
frequently that the railroads have i
issued statements saying that the
average rate on a carload of water
melons from South Georgia to the
big centers in the north and east is
about S2OO a car.
Withdrawal of U. S.
Army From Germany
To Be Asked in Rider
WASHINGTON, June 7. —With-
drawal of American soldiers from
Germany will be proposed in a rider
to the army appropriation bill which
was before the senate today.
The rider will ask President Har
ding to withdraw the 14,000 troops
as soon as a state of peace with
Germany is brought about through
adoption of the peace resolution now
before congress.
The war department, senators have
been told, has no knowledge of how
long the American forces are to be
kept on German soil. Secretary of
War Weeks refused to discuss the
'matter with the senate military af
fairs committee recently, saying it
was up to Harding and the state
department, who have charge of the
foreign policy.
Senators backing the withdrawal
plan believe the troops will have no
business in Germany once a state
of peace is declared; that their pres
ence is a drain on the German treas
ury which is helping delay payment
of Germany’s war debt and that re
turn of the troops would mean less
expense to the taxpayers in providing
for a standing army.
Fire Insurance Probe
Is Suspended After
Argument Is Made
NEW YORK. June 7. —-The Lock
wood legislative committee today
suspended its investigation into lire
insurance companies, after Samuel
Untermeyer, committee counsel, an
nounced that forty-three ’eading
companies had agreed to certain rec
ommendations for legislation that
would eradicate objectionable prac
tices.
Rich Potash Deposits
Are Found in Texas
WASHINGTON, June 7. — Samples
of salts from the “red bed” region
of Texas indicate that the state has
potash deposits of at least the rich
nes sos potash deposits of Alsace and
Germany, the United States geologi
cal survey bureau announced today.
The thickness of the potash bearing
beds is yet to be determined.
HOUSE RESOLUTION
ON DISARMAMENT
PLEASESHARDING
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1921.)
WASHINGTON. Jun B.—Presi
dent Harding today told Represen
tative Mondell. Republican leader of
the house, that he was well satisfied
with the resolution proposed by the
house concurring in the executive’s
views on disarmament and the pros
pect now is that the senate, which
adopted the Borah amendment, will
accept the house substitue.
What might have been a disagree
able situation as between the two
houses has been avoided by the tact
of the Republican leaders in the
house, who made the disarmament
resolution sufficiently broad as to
carry weight in international coun
cils. The president was told by Mr.
Mondell that the house felt very
strongly that the money it had ap
propriated for the navy was quite
sufficient and that members did not
look with friendly eyes on the in
creases made in the senate.
The naval bill now is in con
ference between the two houses and
while it looks as if a compromise
will be worked out, Mr. Harding may
be called upon to adjust the differ
ences as to naval appropriations. If
the confrees do not agree and Mr.
Harding is called upon to aid, an
embarrassing situation will arise for
the executive. It will be the first time
that the president will have before
him the concrete question of reduc
tion of armament. Thus far he has
expressed himself in general terms
and has not gone beyond the expres
sion that “America must not disarm '
alone,”
Question a Broad. One
Nevertheless there is a consider
able sentiment in congress to the
effect that America should make her
sermons - on disarmament square
with her performances and that the
time to give the world an example
is the present when all eyes are
turned on the American congress.
The question as to what the point
is to which armament may be re
duced consistent with domestic safe
ty is entirely too broad and too con
troversal to expect agreement in
congress at this stage of the dis
armament discussion when other na
tions have not given evidence of the
lengths to which they are willing to
go in reducing armament. Accord
ingly Mr. Harding is anxious to
maintain America’s naval and mili
tary program for the present while
at the same time he believes he has
done his duty in approaching the
other powers to determine what may
be agreed upon with respect to a
suspension of naval building. The
whole thing is in a preliminary
status but the American view has
been sent to Ambassador Harvey so
that it may be informally communi
cated to the other governments Jit
the supreme council’s next meeting
• Meanwhile, Senator Borah looks on
well pleased, that through his single
effort, the administration was com
pelled to tackle the disarmament
question sooner than it planned. Mr.
Borah cannot very well insist upon
his own amendment which provided
for a conference only between the
United States, Japan and Great Brit
ain because the new proposal would
include all powers and would apply
to military as well as naval forces.
On the other hand, the administra
tion takes the credit for a broad ex
pression on the subject of disarma
ment as engineered through the
house by Republican Leader Mon
dell with the full support of Presi
dent Harding.
Both. Sides Satisfied
' So both sides are satisfied and out
of it all there issues a definite state
ment that America will disarm if the
other powers will agree. On top of
this comes a statement from George
N. Barnes, conservative British labor
leader and spokesman of British sen
timent, that England is ready to
meet every proposal of the United
States, but that Japan is the diffi
culty. The growth of a liberal move
ment in Japan is counted upon to
help the disarmament cause in that
country, but it begins to look as if
the whole question of reducing arma
ments will depend as it always has
upon the sum total of apprehensions
concerning a next war.
Just at present the Far East is
looked upon as a source of possible
friction, and it is a safe bet that
until the relations between the
United States and Japan are amicably
adjusted there will be little progress
made on the subject of disarmement.
The American fleet’s strongest ves
sels are in the Pacific. There are
rumors that Japan is losing little
time fortifying certain islands which
will be useful as submarine bases
Mid altogether Japanese-American re
lations still are in that vague and
cloudy state which make it impos
sible to tell from what side the next
move will come.
President Harding feels keenly the
responsibility he has of reducing
taxes. Most of the government’s
budget—indeed 68 per cent—goes
directly or indirectly to expenditures
growing out of war. such as pensions
and claims, and about 20 per cent
to army and navy appropriations. All
the talk of economy in government
bureaus and administrative efficiency
affects about 12 ner cent of the gov
ernment’s payroll and bills. So the
necessity for a reduction of the 20
per cent item is the big factor in
the case. But before there will be
I much done on disarmament, the
| chances are that the Harding admin
i istration will make a supreme effort
to clear up once and for all the rela-
I tions between the United Stated and
j Japan.
HOUSE SENDS NAVAL
BILL TO CONFERENCE
j WASHINGTON, - June 7. The
i house sent the naval appropriation
I bill to conference today without in
i structing its conferees how they
i should vote on the Borah disarma-
I ment amendment.
Another Judicial
Circuit Proposed for
Southeast Georgia
BRUNSWICK, Ga.. June 7—There
I is a probability that a new judicial
i circuit to be composed of the coun
ties of Mclntosh, Glynn, Brantley and
Camden, will be established, and it
is being discussed with prospects fa
vorable for action at the next session
of the state general assembly, con
vening this month. Brunswick being
I in the center of the new circuit, and
I within easy reach of the county
seats of the three other counties,
would probably be the headquarters
of the court officials. It is pro
posed to have a meeting of the bar
associates of the four counties in
Brunswick soon, and it is said that
fully 90 per cent of the members
of the members of the bar are sined
up behind the proposal.
SHIP HITS ICEBERG
BUT KEEPS AFLOAT
•
HALIFAX, N. S., June B.—The
British freighter Seapool struck an
iceberg off the New Foundland coast
today and slowly is making for St.
Johns with her forefoot broken and
her forepeak full of water.
Advices received by the Canadian
naval staff here said the steamer was
not in need of immediate assistance.
The position given by the Seapool
was 48:20 north latitude, 48:50 west
longitude, or approximately 300 miles
easterly from New Foundland.
The Seapool, a vessel of some 4,-
500 tons, arrived at Montreal from
Sidney May 24. and sailed from
Montreal June 2 for Dublin.
TITANIC DISASTER IS
RECALLED BY COLLISION
NEW YORK, June 8. —Reports re
ceived here and at Halifax that the
unnamed steamer which today crash
ed into an iceberg off the New
foundland coast was the British
freighter, Seapool, set at rest fears
entertained in shipping circles for
the safety of several large passen
ger vessels near the ice field.
When the first S. O. S. came out
of the mid-Atlantic the Titanic dis
aster was recalled and first thoughts
were of passenger craft.
Rumors flew thick and fact con
cerning the French line steamer
Rochambeau, based on a report re
ceived from her last night that she
had sighted ice off the North At
lantic coast and several erroneous
reports were circulated that she had
met with trouble.
The Associated Presg, which had
these baseless reports, did notfi how
ever, circulate them.
First reports of the accident re
ceived at the Boston navy yard in
dicated that the distress call had
been sent by a ship equipped with
a continuous wave transmitter. There
were some doubts as to whether the
Rochambeau was so equipped.
Then a private advice received here
named the Seapool, and it was estab
lished that she carried a transmit
ter of this Kind.
Later, Arthur P. Henderson, traf
fic manager of the French line, is
sued a statement saying no reports
bad been received from the Rocham
»beau that she was in trouble and
that he believed she had gone south
to avoid the ice field.
STEAMER HAD CREW OF
THIRTY-FIVE MEN
LONDON. June B.—The steamer
Seapool, which struck an iceberg off
the New Foundland coast, had a crew
of 35 men and carried a cargo of
grain, it was learned here today.
Means of Preventing
Coal Famine Are
Discussed by Officials
WASHINGTON, June 7.—Secre
taries Hoover and Fall and commit
tees representing the four branches
of the coal industry were meeting
here today to discuss means of pre
venting a coal famine.
A sharp difference of opinion has
arisen between the coal operators and
the government on the proper steps
to relieve the situation. It was hoped
to smooth out these differences in
today’s conferences-.-
Senator Frelinghuysen, New Jer
sey, author of two bills designed to
establish the coal industry, which
were recently reported from the sen
ate committee on interstate com
merce, will be present.
Organic Union of
3 Churches Is Voted
TORONTO, June B.—Organic union
of the Presbyterian, Methodist and
Congregational churches was approv
ed by the- Presbyterian general as
sembly of Canada by a vote of 410
to 111.
The resolution by which the as
cembly voted for the uniop was
moved by Dr. W. J. Clark, of Mon
treal, and provided “that the general
assembly take such steps as may ffe
deemed best to consummate organic
union as expeditiously as possible.”
It was drafted by a special commit
tee and submitted last week.
An amendment moved by Dr. J.
Fraser, also of Montreal, which was
offered at the same time, provided
“that the assembly at no time seek
the consummation of organic union
without a clear and unmistakable
mandate from the people.”
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ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1921.
WIFE GETS AFFINITY’S MAIL
AND HUBBY GETS 6 MONTHS
NEW YORK.—Abraham Goldstein’s
expression when he came forward
for sentence for abandonment in
Judge Mclntyre’s part of general ses
sions was a happy mixture of earnest
contrition and fond hope. The pre
ceding day he had forsworn forever
Mrs. Anna Hauser, with whom he
ran away to Boston, and had pledged
his faith anew to his wife and their
seven children, and the prospects for
a suspension of his sentence seemed
bright.
At sight of his wife’s face, how
ever, Abraham’s expression became
still more mixed, with consternation
the prevailing ingredient. There was
good reason for his consternation. He
had mixed his letters and his destiny
An epistle which he intended for his
wife he had mailed in an envelope
addressed to Mrs. Hauser, and a let
ter he intended for Mrs. Hauser had
been sent to his wife. His wife’s
face told him that the letter carrier
had done his duty.
This is what Mrs. Goldstein read:
“Dear Anna—l have convinced ,
my wife that I will live with her
again and take care of the chil
dren, and she is going to ask the
judge to let me off. As soon
as I am loose I’m going to Cali
fornia. When I get settled there
I will let you know and you
can join me.”
This is the letter sent to Mrs.
Hauser:
“Dear Wife—The woman I ran
away with has been the evil in
fluence of my life. She persuaded
me to leave you. Now I am
through with her forever. I tvant
to make up for all the wrong 1
have done you and the children.
“I’m sure I don’t know what to
ask you to do, Judge,” Mrs. Gold
stein said, as she showed her letter
to Judge Mclntyre. “I thought he
was honestly repentant, but look at
this.”
Judge Mclntyre'Said that he knew
exactly what to do and sentenced
Abraham to six months in the peni
tentiary.
PLIMGTPJN
SDUTH DISCUSSED
WASHINGTON, June 7. —Repub-
lican reorganization in the south was
discussed today by a subcommittee
of the Republican national commit
tee. Methods of taking southern
Republican organizations from the
negroes and giving them into control
of the whites were understood to be
in the making.
The full national committee, meet
ing here tomorrow, will consider the
recommendations of the subcommit
tee and also is expected to elect John
T. Adams, of lowa, to succeed Post
master General Hays as national
chairman.
The plans under discussion by the
subcommittee contemplate reducing
the number of southern delegates ta
the national convention in proportion
to the actual number of Republican
.voters. In the same way the repre
sentation from the northern states
would be increased.
Republican leaders hope that by
putting whites in control of southern
Republican organizations they can
maintain the foothold they gained
in the solid south last fall. Florida,
Texas, Louisiana and other parts of
the south have been colonized by
northern Republicans, who, accord
ing to party leaders, are ready to
stay with the party if the race ques
tion were eliminated.
President Harding May
Install “Golf Cabinet”
WASHINGTON, June 7. —“A golf
cabinet” may be the next innovation
in White House circles. At least,
President Harding is to resume Sun
day golfing relations with the “golf
bloc” in congress interrupted wherf
he left the senate. He will play at
the Chevy Chase club with a group
including Speaker Gillett of the
house and Senators Hale, Hitchcock,
Edge, Kellogg and Frelinghuysen.
GEBRGIA AVIATOR
KILLED IN CRASH
HAMPTON, Va., June 8. —Flying
Cadets Noel R. Thompson and C. A.
Bowen were killed instantly at Lang
ley field yesterday afternoon when
a de Haviland 4-B plane in which
they were making a bombing flight
struck a tree top and became ignited.
Three of four bombs being carried
in the carriage were detonated and
blew the machine to bits, burning
and terribly mutilating the bodies
of the two aviators.
Pieces of the plane were thrown
long distances by the first explo
sion, which occurred about a minute
after the machine took a straight
drive into an oak tree which stands
on the edge of the flying field. Ef
forts had been made by Cadet
Thompson, pilot, to extricate his
inachine from tli£ tree even after
flames had broken out by the en
gines Ambulances were hurried to
the scene, which arrived after both
cadets were dead.
Cadet Thompson, whose home is in
Jacksonville, 111, and Cadet Bowen,
of Quitman, Ga., had come to Lang
ley field only a few weeks ago from
Kelly field, Texas. They were con
sidered safe pilots and had been
participating since their arrival in
preparations for army, navy bomb
ing experiments to be conducted
later this month. Neither of the
cadets had been in charge of any
of the largei bombing types of
planes, and on the night which re
sulted in their deaths they carried
small bombs containing gun powder
for light larger work.
3 ARE EXECUTED AT
MONTJW PRISON
DUBLIN, June 7. —Three men were
executed at Mont Joy prison today.
Two of the men—Edward Foley
and Patrick Maher—were Irishmen,
the other one. Constable Mitchell,
was an Englishman.
All three faced death stoically.
Friends of the Sinn Feiners who had
made a great effort to save their
lives, knelt in the street outside the
prison, praying until the curt no
tice of death was posted by guards.
A petition with more than 2,000
names had been presented to the
British authorities asking clemency
for the two men.
Maher and Foley were convicted
of murdering a constable at Knock
long. Mitchell was found guilty of
murdering Magistrate Dixon at Dun
lavin.
CROWN FORCES WIN IN . . . .
. . . . ( LASH WITH THE IRISH
CORK, June 7 (By the Associated
Press.) —Crown forces captured more
than 100 members of the Irish repub
lican army in Mill street last night
after a battle in which three Sinn
Feiners were killed and twelve
wounded. The casualties to the
crown forces, it is stated, were
slight.
The crown forces were conducting
an ench cling operation over a wide
area with airplane scouts when they
encountered the Sinn Feiners.
Further Reduction
In Ford Car Prices
Is Announced Tuesday
NEW YORK. June 7.—Tne Dow
Jones Financial News Service today
made the following announcent:
“Effective today prices of Ford
motor cars have been reduced from
sls to SSO per car. Ford chassis lists
at $360. a reduction cf sls; the road
ster is $370, a reduction of $25: tour
ing car, $415, a reduction of $25;
coupe, $695, a reduction of SSO;
sedan, $760, a reduction of $35. and
truck chassis, $495, a reduction of
$50.”
BIG CM GUIN
SHOWNJREPORT
WASHINGTON. June 8. —Cotton
arriving at Bremen during the first
quarter of the year totaled 360,000
bales, as against 40,000 bales during
the first three months of 1920, ac
cording to advices to the commerce
department Tuesday. The cotton ar
riving this year, the advices said, con
sists for the most part of cotton al
ready sold and contracted for during
the fall months.
BRITISH WILL FOSTER
COTTON GROWING
MANCHESTER, England, June B.
Winston Churchill, colonial secre
tary, addressing the British Cotton
Growing association Tuesday, an
nounced that it was the government’s
intention to devote a million pounds
sterling to foster cotton growing in
the British empire instead of 50,000
pounds a year for five years, as for
merly promised.
The million sterling would be pro
vided, he said, out of the British half
of the 4,000,000 pounds profits aris
ing out of the co-operation of Egypt
and Great Britain in marketing
Egyptian cotton during the war, the
other million being employed to
compensate the Egyptians for the
forced labor they underwent at that
time.
Mr. Churchill said that although
much had been achieved in cotton
growing in the empire, it little com
pared with what might be done. Re
ferring to Egyptian cotton, 'he de
clared it to be superior in quality
and only second in quantity to that
grown in the United States.
Dealing with the political situation
in Egypt the colonial secretary said
Egypt must undergo a change in
character.
“We must do all in our power,” he
declared, “to secure for the Egyptians
the honorable status which will ren
der co-operation with the British
empire easy and agreeable to them.
But the time has not yet arrived
when the British armies can with
draw and allow mobs in Cairo and
Alexandria to make short work
the European population and the
great constructive achievements
which forty years of British adminis
tration have secured for the Egyp
tians.”
Thirty-eighth Trial
In Postoffice Robbery
TOLEDO, 0.. June 7.—The second
chapter of Toledo’s famous $1,000,-
000 postoffice robbery started today
when thirty-eight defendants, accus
ed of complicity, went to trial in a
carefully guarded court room.
Wanda Urbaytis. once named as the
master mind in the theft, is expect
ed to make her appearance in fresh
feminine apparel. Father Anthony
Gorek, of New Chicago. Indiana,
also will go on trial today.
Five of the thirty-eight defendants
have been indicted on ten counts
each, and each count will bring a
sentence of twenty-five years in
event of a guilty verdict.
The robbery took place February
17. five men compelling mail truck
drivers to remain impassive while
they loaded the valuable sacks in an
automobile and sped away.
Only two of the alleged five ac
tual robbers are at liberty. They
are James Colson and Edward
O’Brien. Both are indicted for con
spiracy and robbery. It is claimed
that they, with Joe Urbaytis. George
Rogers and Charles Schultz commit
ted the actual robbery.
Winneck’s Comet Is
Due About June 13
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 7.—Win
necke’s. Comet, the expecter approach
of which to the earth this month has
caused much comment, will probably
not come within ten million miles of
us, according to information receiv
ed at the Harvard college observa
tory from astronomers in various
parts of the world, who are studying
its motion closely.
The comet will make its nearest
approach to the sun on June 13, and
will be at its brightest at about the
same time. It is doubtful, how’ever,
whether it will be visible to the
naked eye, as it will be of approx
imately sixth magnitude.
Several astronomers predict a me
teoric shower on June 27 as a result
of the comet’s approach.
BUNCO INVESTIGATORS URGE
DRASTIC POLICE SHAKE-UP
RESOLUTION GRANTS
51.000.000 TO HID
FLODDJUFFERERS
WASHINGTON, June 7.—Ah ap
propriation of $1,000,000 for relief
of Colorado flood victims was au
thorized late today by the senate in
adopting a joint resolution offered
by Senator Phipps, of Colorado.
Known dead from Friday’s flood in
Pueblo totalled fifty-five today w’hen
three additional bodies were recover
ed. Early today forty-two bodies were
at the morgues and ten had been
recovered on the St. Charles Mesa.
No burials will be held for several
days, it was said, because of the im
passable condition of the roads to
the cemeteries.
A committee of real estate men to
day estimated the property damage
in Pueblo from the flood at between
$15,000,000 and $20,000,000. This
damage was an appraisal of the
buildings and contents.
With plans laid for a complete
census of destitu'e families in
the flood district. for the es
tablishment of a refugee camp and
for the installation of a complete
field hospital, the equipment for
which was expected to arrive at any
hour, systematization and centrali
zation of relief work in this district
began in earnest today.
These various projects were def
initely mapped out at a reorganiza
tion meeting of the Red Cross last
night at which the heads of the va
rious departments and a number of
out-of-town Red Cross workers were
present. According to Dr. J. F.
Pierce, local medicpl director of the
Red Cross, the field hospital will be
able to accommodate 250 patients,
the “tent colony” will handle home
less ’flood sufferers in a scientific and
sanitary manner. Dr. Pierce said.
The relief workers will search out
families in need of help, so that ev
ery one in actual want will be suc
cored, and duplications will be
avoided.
Families Marooned
One hundred and fifty families are
marooned on two hills a few blocks
northeast of the Arkansas river, ac
cording to a statement by Miss
Laura T. Taylor, chairman of out
side relief for the local chapter of
the American Red Cross.
“These people, who are mostly
Italians, fled to the hills when they
saw their homes menaced by the
flood, ’’ Miss Taylor said. “Now their
homes are devastated and they have
no place else to go. There are at
least ten houses to each of which
fifteen families, or about forty per
sons, are crowded.
“The greatest problem with these
famililes is that of impending dis
ease, rather than the supplying of
food.”
Robert S. Gast, chairman of the
city relief committee, gave the fol
lowing summary of the present con
ditions in Pueblo:
The gas plant is entirely out of
commission.
No ice factories are in operation.
The two water systems are only
partially fun’etioning.
The lighting system is out of op
eration, nth the exception of a few
street lights.
Broken Levee
A broken levee lets the water into
che city whenever there is any rise.
Mr. Gast said that present condi
tions would indicate that there is a
property damage of approximately
$15,000 000 and that the estimate 1 of
five hundred killed "was as good as
any.” , ,
Four bodies were recovered and a
total of twenty-two declared known
to be dead in the towns of Avondate,
Vineland and Boone, and the district
between Pueblo and Boone, twenty
miles down the river, according to a
report received today from Ranger
E. L. Trounstine. He reported nine
of a fam'ly of ten perished at Avon
dale. .
A fifteen-year-old boy was the
only survivor. He got to the root
of the house and was rescued after
floating several miles with the cur
rent. . ,
The United States army airplanes
are here from Fort Sills, Okla., and
will be nsed for scouting purposes, it
wa sapnounced by Major F. Bradley,
of the air service, in charge.
55 PERSONS RESCUED
FROM OVERTURNED TRAIN
DENVER, June 7. —Fifty-five per
sons have been rescued from the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad
train which turned over in the rail
road* yards at Pueblo, Saturday
morning, according to a statement
issued by A. R. Baldwin, receiver
of the raod. Thirteen persons are
still unaccounted for.
The first victim of the flood in the
low section of D enver was Joseph
Richter, fifty years old, a crippled
ash hauler. Richter was attempting
to return to his home to save some
personal effects. Fifty persons
watched him wading across Iwiettn
street in water up to his hips.
Suddenly he shouted for help, then
tumbled into the water His body
was not recovered.
Anti-German Trading
Law Upheld by Court
COLUMBUS. Ohio. June 7.—Con- I
stitutionality of the Ake Jaw. pro- i
hibiting the teaching of German to .
students who have not completed the I
seventh grade, was upheld today by ■
the Ohio supreme court. j
In upholding the constitutionality ;
of this law. the court confirmed the '
convictions of Emil Pohl and H. H. ,
Bohning, teacher and member of the i
board of trustees ot St. John s i
Evangelical Lutheran Congregational i
school at Garfield Heights, near I
Cleveland.
Pohl and Bohning each were fined |
$25 and costs by the mayor of Gar- ,
field Heights for violation of the '
Ake law.
Money in Circulation
Shows Drop in U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 7.—Every-]
body’s spending money shrank by >
$1.99 during the past year, according |
to the monthly circulation statement :
issued last night by tne treasury. On
June 1, 1920, per capita circulation]
in the country was $57.42 compared
with $55.43. on June 1921. In the I
same period the total money in civ- |
eultwon dropped from $6,102,162,1 41 I
to $5,983,258,293.
5 CENTS A COST,
$1.50 A TEAK.
■ A rtnsational shake-up in the At
lanta police department, involving the
removal of Chief James L. Beavers,
Chief, of Detectives A. Lamar Poole,
and other prominent officers, was
recommended by the councilmanic
committee, which spent seven weeks
probing the charges of Solicitor Gen
eral Boykin to the effect that tb e
police were either Incompetent ©r In
connivance with the mil Hon-dona’’
buijco syndicate which operated
Atlanta for several years.
After hearing millions of words of
testimony from bunco victims, boot'*
leggers, whisky runners, gamblers (
citizens, police officers and many oth
er witnesses, the probe committee
submitted a report proposing even
more drastic changes in the police
department than three county grand X
juries had urged.
The recommendations, ■which have
stirred up a furore of interest
throughout the city, might be sum-
as follows:
Chief of Police Beavers is an “up
right Christian gentleman,” but is
not competent for his post.
Chief of Detectives A. Lamar Pools
has been negligent, has been guilty of
incompetence and has been “very in
discreet” in his association with
Floyd Woodward, head the bunco
syndicate.
Detective Lieutenants Bob Wag
goner and T. D. Shaw are incompe
tent. ,
Detectives West. Jones and
Whatly are incompetent.
Detective W. L. Payne has Ween
corrupt.
The board of police commissioner!
should be abolished.
Abolition of the detective depart
ment, selection of a chief woiild b<
in supreme charge of the force, im
provement in filing systems, aboli
tion of the fee system in all count,?
offices and numerous other major rec>
ommendations were urged.
Whether Chief Beavers, Chief Pool!
and the other officers named will b<
discharged and whether the proposed
reforms will be effected rests wiD
council at a meeting two weeks henc«
Mayor James L. Key has already de
clared that he was unalterably op
posed to removing Chief Beavers and
a fierce fight will be waged by th«
friends of the various officers to pre
vent adoption of the report by coun
cil.
Shooting Bullet Into
Assailant’s Pistol,
Officer Saves Life
MONTICELLO, Ga., June B.—Po
liceman E. C. Price shot and killec
Frank Wilson, a negro, in the council
room of the courthouse about 11
o’clock Tuesday evenings The negre
had been arrested several days age
for gambling and vegrancy, but wa.*
dismissed on condition that he would
go to work. Failing to do this, h<i
was rearrested Tuesday night anc
brought to the cell in the council
room. Policemen Price and Swain
in searching the negro, failed tc
find a pistol which lie had concealed
in the leg of his trousers. While
Policeman Swain was at the tele 1
phone, the negro, who was in charge
of Officer Price, suddenly drew hie
pistol and fired at Mr. Price, shooting
off the middle finger of his left hand
The officer attempted to catch the
I pistol, but could not. He then shot
[ at the negro, the first ball taking
j effect in the cylinder of the negro’s pis
tol, locking the same. Mr. Price fired
again, when the negro fell to the
floor, still trying to shoot.
Mr. Price almost certainly would
have been killed but for the locking
of the cylinder, which was not dis
covered until the affair was all over.
The coroner's inquest held Wed
nesday morning rendera a vrdict oi
justifiable homicide.
Large Office Structure
Is Threatened Seriously
By Onslaught of Ants
WICHITA, Kan., June 8. —Hordes
of ants, driving upward from the
earth through mud tunes, are threat
ening destruction to the SIOO,OOO
Exchange building at the stock yards
here. Oaken lumber stored under the
building has been practically con
sumed and the ants have driven their
way up along pipe lines to the wood
work of the west end of the struc
ture, which they have tunnelled as
far as the second floor.
Washington entomologists have
identified the ravaging visitors as an
Australian or South American ant
which drives in armies, overwhelm
ing in time any wood structure in
its path. The cattle at the stock
yards seem to be free of attacks.
An attempt to stop activities of
the pests by placing fly paper in
their path was frustrated when the
ants built a dirt bridge across the
obstruction and continued their op
erations. By insulation and shutting
off the ants’ return to the ground,
it is hoped that the army can be ex
terminated. •
Bandits Rob Dancers
And Get $20,000 in
Jewelry and Cash
CHICAGO, June 8. —Four bandits
lined up dancers in an inn north of
Evanston early today and escaped
with jewelry and cash estimated at
nearly $20,000.
The dancers at first thought ft
was a joke, when a young man with
a cap pulled low over his eyes and
a pistol in each hand stooped out oa
the dance floor and commanded them
to line up, but the guests qutetny
complied when three othet; robbers
entered and fired several shots Into
the ceiling. One woman saved dia
monds valued at $15,000 by dropping
them into her cup of coffee.
Dodge Car Reduced
S3OO in Price, or
From $ 1,285 to $985
DETROIT. June B.—Dodge Broth
ers Motor Car company announced
today a S3OO reduction in price of its
touring car, the price being dropped
from $1,285 to $985. Substantial re
ductions will be made models
but no detailed list is given oyt.