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71ST YEAR. ? VoinKu l; RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1921.-TEN PAGE? ?RAIN PRICE. THRFF. fPMT<c
HARDING MAY SEND
ARMY INTO MEXICO
ID RESTORE ORDER
Obregon Must Accede to
American Demands in
Quest of Recognition.
U. S. WANTS WRITTEN
TREATY ON MATTER
Insist on Full Protection oi
Property Rights for Citi
zens of This Country.
IWIil. OCTM NKS CONDITIONS |
Sfiuitor Knipluitic in Stand Now!
Administration Will Take Willi
to Soutiicrn Ki'imltlir.
hv joiin i;i.kihs.m:ii,
I nltnl \r?n sinir C'orrph|inii?lrnt.
W ASHINCTHN. Keh. |8.?The pol
i<y of die Harding administration to
,v??r?l M''X|r? will l<c benevolently ag
lir-'-IVi. It sited.
Ih* ?i11 iiudf will he one (if flrtu !
i.rr-ii? (in protection of American
Mvr.s -inil property, and of order with
in the r> public If tin- Mexican kuv
s mi - tit < omplies with demands for
? tiitah ?? guarantees, all possible moral
?*'"d material assistance would lie
j;iVi ii It to make possible the rehahlli- j
tat Ion of national thinned. reorgani
zation of tlx army, r<>sloration <>f ??t-l
ii' h nt tranh vortation, elimination <-f
haiuiitry and revolt. and i vI va 1 o: ?
ndustr..
?Should i 1 * si os at; a in develop, l>r. lin
ing danger to Americans and then
property, and threatening the peace
? ?f the border, and should the .M?*\|
? anw insist on what is held to he an
attempt to confiscate American oil
liropert ie?. the American government,
it i.s indicated, would tak? drastU
?- r
The report of the ?uhcomtni'tee
ti<- Koreign Itelationa Committee of
the .Senate, which investigated Mex
I an conditions. recommends this. I
irged tha: If a Mexican government
i-eklng recognition aiiould not wl*i?
.icjide 'o American demands !(>??
uuarnntces, a warning he Issued that I
property anj lives would he proteot
??I and If. aft'-r tills, pence and order
\ere not restored and effective pro
jection exTi ntled to American citizen*
t ir. suggested that an armed iorce
? i nt >(. ,,ollc<- comr,try
llurdliiK Mr in tier of Committee.
{'resident-KlCCt Harding was a|
inei.it>. r of the Senate Koreign Ite
: at ions Committee which a pproved I
? ir report and ordered i| submitted!
to Hi* Senate, it >hould he rioted.
The chairman of the Investigating!
?iiihcommittee was Senator Albert Ii. ,
Kail, of New Mexico. Kali enjoys
the confidence of Hardin? to ;i jire.it
decree, and stiS" of Senator Henry
Cahot l.odge, chairman of the Kor
- sn delations Committee. Kail Is to
he Secretary of the Interior in Hard
ing's Cabinet, and one of the reasons
given for his- selection was that his
counsel is desired in the Cabinet on
fjiiiin-Ajnerivan affairs, particularly
as regards Mexico.
Kail recently set fortii the condi
tions under which he believed recog
nition could he extended to the pres
? nt regime in a letter which it is
known has been semiofficially com
municatee to Obregon. These were,
in the main: that claims between the
two countries should be adjusted by
a ornmlssiou; that a commission
should adjudicate boundary disputes,
and that tiie Mexican government
agree noi to confiscate American oil
properties to which Americans have
acquired titles, on the theory that the
State owned the oil. It would be |
necessary for these assurances to be
^embodied in the form of a written
treaty. This i.s the position now as
sumed by the State Department and
the one the Harding administration
will follow, as set forth in previous
dispatches.
"So long as I have anything to do
with the Mexican question no govern
ment in Mexico will be recognized
with my consent, which does not first
enter into a written agreement prac
tically along the lines suggested, says
(Continued on Second Page.)
? MIXED JURY ACQUITS
M'GfoNNON OF MURDER
Three Women nod Mne lien Com
pose t'nnrl Rendering Verdict of
.Not (iuilty.
!ltv Associated Press.)
t'LKVEhANI), OHIO, Keb. IS.?
William II. McGannoti, chief justice
of the Municipal Court on trial for
vhe second time, was acquitted of the
charge of slaying Harold C. Kagy.
on the morning of May 8 last, by a
'? jtirv of three women and nine men in
<'..ninion Plesis Court today after de
liberating twenty-one hours uiul tak
ing eight ballots.
Krom the start the majority of the
jurors favored acquittal, the lirst live
i.allots standing eight to four for ac
quittal. the sixth, nine to three; tin
-.vcntli, eleven to one; the jury
isreeing on the eighth.
The three women on the jury rc
I'tu-ed to comment on the case.
The Jury in the first trinl was ;in
ible to agree on n verdict after forty
right hours, deliberation.
Judge McGannon did not sit on Hie
bench after he was indicted, pending
the outcome of the trial.
?'I expect to resume my position oi.
the. municipal bench after n brie,"
real." he announced after hearing the
verdict.
^ '
Through Slff|irr IIIehmond to C hicago
CHESTERFIELD MAGISTRA TE
MUST SERVE TWO YEARS FOR
BURNING HOME IN DECEMBER \
. .. _ < i
Conviction ol .I list ice U. L. Siinonson for Arson (Ionicsj
as Surprise lo Friends'?Jury Returns Yerdicl al
Lasl Nielli?Appeal Is Taken.
I I S|it-i iu I lo Tin- Times -1 >ispa t.-li. |
va.. Kcb. is.?it u
Siinonson, f'best erllclil County inagls
tiate. wa? found guilty |?y u Jury In
the Chesterfield County Circuit Court
??atly tonight of feloniously burning
his homo near Matuacu. Chesterfield
County, on the night of I >??<"< mber I",
and a sentence of two years !n the
State Penitentiary recommended.
.Motion for a in w trial was made
by I .on It, o. WenUtnliurK and J. M.
Turner, of Hl'limond, coun.se! for the
accused. ami pending action on this
motion. .SimoiiMon wan locked up in
tin.- county Jail for the first time
since his arrest, lie hail been at lib
erty under a $1,500 bond.
The verdict was returned by tin
Jury shortly after <? o'dm It. after <lf
libcrattiiK for an hour and a half.
The verdict came as a surprise to
1 friends of Slinonfton. Theyexpressed
confidence even after the strongest
| witnesses f<?r the prosecution had
been examined at the trial, that the
; man would tie freed of the charge,
i Trial of the magistrate started yes
I terday morning at Chesterfield Court -
house before Judge Itobert <5. South
all. The llrst day's session w as taken
up by tin- impaneling of a jurj and
PAGEANT DIRECTOR
WILL SURVEY FIELD
FOR BIG EVENT HERE
General Committee I n
vites Percy McKaye to
Study Situation.
, IS FIRST OFFICIAL STEP
TOWARD STAGING SHOW
i Fees to Finance Initial Ex
penses in Putting on His
torical Spectacle.
? 'tis; ? ? ft I? la I steie toward a Y.r
ginla historic pageant, to be held in
Kichmond in the spring of 11?22, were
taken last night, when the Ki-nerai
committee on the pageant met and
decided to invite Percy McKaye. pa
geant director, to Itlehinond t.i sur
vey the situation, and voted unani
mously to form an association, the
fees from will -h w ill (lnanr" the
initial expenses of the organizatiitn
worls. The' meetinj? was held in the
headquarters ..f Post A. T. P. A., at
Third and Main Streets, and was ad
journed to meet again at the call >?i
the chairman, llugh Powell, when Mr. |
McKaye is here.
Membership buttons, on which will
be engraved a hlue stp of ocean anil
the three little ships which brought
the ficst settlers to land in America
to Jamestown, will he procured, it
was decided last night, and will he
awarded new memlwr.s. '
The Richmond Chapter. T I*. A.,
will underwrite the expenses of bring
ing Mr. McKaye here. Committees
on by-laws and an'other on member
ship were, nuthorleil by the meeting
and will be appointed by the ciwiir
in the. near future, a number of or
ganizations were represented withj
the coininittce, and a letter from the;
Chamber of Commerce stating that
the proposed pageant was being in
vestigated was read.
IMPLICATED IN DEATH
OF DAUGHTER'S SUITOR i
Poxt-.tlortrni Itevenln Vouth H'nn Shot
by Smnllrr Cnlilicr Pistol Than
Ills Own.
illy Associated Press. 1
J OX US BOKO. II-L... 1'cb. IS.?loan
Bays, father of Mary Mass, aged I ft.
who was shot ami killed Wednesday I
night by John \V. Brunner. aged IS.
who then shot himself, was arrested
today in connection with Uritnner's
death, which occurred last night.
Brunner shot the girl when she
refused to marry him, it was said,
and then fired a bullet into his head.
A. posi-mort>-m examination revealed
I hat Brunner also had been shot three
times with a pistol of smaller caliber
than his own.
The shooting occurred in the Bass
home and Itass was the only other
person there at the time, it was testi
fied at an inquest.
Homemade Parachute
Saves Airman's Life
MIX %HAPOl.IS, Keli, IS.?I,rap
ing from hl? distillled nlrplnnc
when It rrnshed down from nil nl
tltiide of H.flflO feel, Kveraole,
nlr mull pilot, mm snvrd from
death mdny liy an emergency
parachute Ntrniipril lo his bnck.
The parnelinte wits IiIh own Inven
tion. The plnne struck nnd was
demolished neveral minutes before
he landed. ,,
Kversole, driving n twin He
tinvlland plnne, took of)' from the
.lllnnenpolln Hying field at IfliSO
this morning. The 'accident oc
ourred live minima later. 1
t-xnmlning <.f .I,- ,lrilt ui,?..SM,s
for tli?> |>roKf< uti??n.
Shortly ???? lo| r<
i??.w?nHh-K Attorney rOK(4.<|
rt"' ami t??. nr.vt v. it
ii.sses were examim-d
fense. *
i. "it,.esses ?u| ??
Ht?ml tor it,., a!, ,^lifvilIB
that, w I,i|<? n?. (ir,. XVUH ,?.|luv|.,, lo
l'"" im .-ndiai >? origin
1 M<l ion win, lt
I ho necus.,1 .ii.i l;ikt. stan(1
In lu.c own behalf. contrary to the
expectation of many Tin case was
Klv.ii t?. the Jurj s|,oi-t h i?.for.- '
oclock tonight. th. , ,
reached at !<:?,?? o'-lo. I;.
Magistrate Slmnnson's home. ?,ar
?Matoaoa. Was destroyed h\ two flr
one on Hi.. nlKht of I or.mi,,,,. )7 ;j
th. other th. follow:,,*; ,,
?a; believed hoth \\. r- ?l |ii.:??<Jiar.
?rigin. hut. tlx- imiKiMmt,. tl(j",
lorinecled with th.*,,) at th.- time. It.
was a r rust til about ten days lau-r
follow inu an investigation by j,
Vf of the ..Mice ,,f the Stale
I- re In.-iiruno Commissioner
Siinonson waived preliminary
?Mtilna t ion uh.-n arraign. ,j j'? forf
Mag,slrates I.tj|..|> Robertson
ami was I,ail. ,I. refusing malff. ?
?" uitll ,h(.
CU St'
ARE INDICTED FOR
MISUSE OF LIQUOR
! Special Cirand Jury Re
turns Two True Bills
Against Each.
j COMMISSIONER SMITH GOES
BOND FOR DRY INSPECTOR
Other Man Has Not Been at
Courthouse to Furnish
, His Bail.
'll.l ,s ,v,.r? rf.t?It|1.(, y,.stp|.
?'V i. "K " "? ? ,lrow "? state pro
n.nit.on inspector. :,,,.| Harry ,,
,.X ' 1 **''? 1special grand jury
' ih. Circuit Court of ?*1,. sterlleld
? onnty. Th.. tr?.? 1.111*. two against
oac,, man. chare- llrriw,, and Swee,
' mls?aj>|,roprlatim? seized nauor.
take,, from th,. premise,, of lvte itt
ner. :, farmer, on t},.- N'-.v Road. in
hestei'licl.i County, ami with trans
porting it and ?!ori:,g it for the pur
po*?*?r Of jjalo.
l.i-own was |,, the courtroom to hear
tin- indictments reu.l. Sweet was no:
present. Following th- indictments
f.rown was admitted to hull ,? the sum
of Jo00 on each charge. State Pro
hibition Commissioner Smith, who ac
coinpanlcl Brown to tl,.? trial, fur
iiislu-d bond for his agent. As Sweet
was absent when the indictment*
were read, it was indicated that a
warrant for his arrest would be sworn
out. it was announced by Judge l{.
(5. Sot, thai I that his bail would be
the same as that of Itrown.
Sweet KmIIm to Slum I p.
Sweet had not made any appearance
at the courthouse late last night, it]
was announced, and information re
ceived from police headquarters here
wa.s that no order for his arro*>t I,art
been received
Hrowt, ?,| Commissioner Smith
were at the courthouse yesterday
morning before the opening of court.
The entire morning was devoted to
bearing testimony in other cases and
lasted until nearly 1 o'clock. The
grand jury was called at 10:30 o'clock
(Con tinilc-d on" "Second ~Page7)
5 NEGROES KILLED
WHEN FAST TRAIN
HITS AUTOMOBILE
Engine Thrown From Track,
fioifer Explodes?Car
Wrecked.
(Special to The Tlmes-!)ispa|rh i
OXAXCOCK. VA, Keb. 18?K|ve
negroes were instantly killed late
Wednesday night when an automo
bile in which they were riding was
struck by a X.-w York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk passenger train tit a
crossing near Melle Haven.
The Impact was so great the engine
was thrown from the track, the boiler
exploded and the two front wheels
of the engine were demolished. The
i.utomohilc was entirely wrecked.
The dead are William f.ecato. lVife
:?nd daughter and Ocorge Ralley and
w i fe.
TIFLIS THREATENED^
It u?*o-A rm en Inn Soviet Arm, Unrobes
on Itepnbllc of ?;eorgln.
t.ovrrnnirnt Kleea
[ By Aflsociatcd Press.)
COX ST A XT 1X Ci PI /K, Keb. 1 x. Tints'
capitnl of the republic of OeorglJt
Is threatened by a Itu^o-Armenlan
Soviet army.
. TJe Georgian government fletf.
NIOHLER TO SERVE
12 YEARS IN PRISON
FOR KILLING TYREE
|
I
Convicted Man Will Ap-j
peal Case to Supreme
Tribunal.
FIRST JURY NOT ABLE
TO REACH AGREEMENT1
Alleged Murder Occurred Over
Rivalry for Affections of
Young Woman.
I Special to Tile Times-1 >ispatch J
I.KXINOION. VA., Ke|> 15
olid trial vr A eii.sou .Mahler for
the murder of Aubr.y Tyree. v. us
cont'Iudi'il this morning m t ))?? Clr
?'tilt Court of llocko: idge. Judge
Henry \\\ Hi>lt. presiding. when the
Jury brought in a veidiut 'of guilty
i?n?i ax. <1 the punit-hm i:t at twelve
> e;<rs in :11?* penitentiary. The l\r>l
trial was 1 ?l last Nov niliei. anil tin;
Jury failed t? r.r,r*> on a v. rd;c . !
I In body of Tylee wii.n found on
the bank of North lllver. a mile
above l.exingtun. March ?. 1920. anu
upon Invo.stiK..ticn the identity was
established ||i vxa? dri-rt.ueii in a
soldier's niiiforni. having served
?? veiseas i. Hi - w irld war. M.ililcr
was arrested oil suspicion and effort
v as mad" t'? prove ti nt the murder
bad been committed in ail outhouse
on Alohler's place on Kerrs I'reek, in
which it was claimed blood vpotK
Were filUII'l. It 'c >U|lpOSed lir waft
Killed I'ecetnb. i .7, It'll'.
The trial excited widespread in
terest. both beiiiK while men ami
well-known in the community. The
motive claimed by the Common
wealth was the rivalry between the
two men for the affection of a young
woman. A motion for a new trial
wan overruled by Judge Holt, to
which exceptions were noted by pris
oner's counsel, alld appeal will be
taken.
DOUBLE MURDIER STILL
UNSOLVED IN OHIO
Sheriff Keep* Korcr of llcpulirx Hurty
All MkIiI I.linking lor
II itrUerrr.
[It.v A<-.-o dated I'rens. |
<-|.i;VK1.AXH. oil In. Keli. ls.- Thi
doubl<- murder of Mi?s Louise Wolf
and Misri Mahel l'oote. I'urma Heights
h.j:h-school teachers, whose mutilated
bodies were found yesterday morning,
remained unsolved tonight. An all
day searc'i by pot-ns failed to re
veal a clue to the murderer. Sev
eral suspects were (jticst lotted by
Sheriff Charles I!. Star.nard. but all
proved alibis and were released.
In the hope that the murderer
miclit return to the scene of the
crime. ^Iie.-iff .St:, nrianl and live dep
uties continued the search through
out the night.
A trail of footprints which led from
the spot where the bodies were found
confirms the belief of the olllcets that
the crime was committed by one man.
The trail 1 ?? 1 back to a shanty, where
the murderer is believed to have heen
hiding, and then led to the woods,
where it wan lo'-t.
Taken 1'roui Hcd and Slim.
CORK, Feb. 18.?Seven armed men
forced an entrance to the hospital tit
tcched to the workhouse here tonight
and. taking an inmate, Michael
Walsh, from his bed to the yard of
the buildiuK. shot him. His body was
found with a card reading: "Caught
at las\t! Informers beware."
Statement Will Be Pre
sented by Roland W.
Boyden Today.
INVOLVES DEPARTURE OF
TWENTY OTHER OFFICIALS
Nonratification of Treaty of
Versailles Given as Reason
for Withdrawal.
I By Associate! 1 1
IWKIS. Feb. IS.?The l"nito?l Statea
government tomorrow will deliver '<?
the reparations commis'iion a decla
ration explain, i.g tin- BoviTntnem's
withdrawal of its representatives
from the commission.
The statement of withdrawal. j
which will be "Icliwri'd -liy Itolan.. \V.}
floyilr-n. who represented the United!
.-?tni :;t t!ii' lirusseis tinancla' < on
sr> -?< iii P.>20. and who is now \vUii
drawn. .v;il Involve also the ?><?}>.!; t
ur?> of ?! i'u! twenty other Aineri..' '."i
who arc on suhcommlssioiis. Th?
statement t<> l?cs presented, will say:
"I a iii instructed liy my govern
ment to announce the retirement of
Its uiioilicial representatives from the
reparation.- commission. This de
cision has been reached only after
long hesitation and careful consid
eration. Ail representation upon the
commission was, in the beginning,
unotlicial in anticipation of ratifica
tion of the treaty of Versailles by
I ho signatory powers.
Other Powers ItnilHrd.
"The other powers have ratiiied
and their representation has long he
come official. The i'nited States has
nut ratiiied. and. as time has passed,
its unotlicial representation on the
mumisfflon gradually has Iteeom"
a nomalous.
"My government, under the fore
going conditions, has felt itself un
able Xo co-operate with tin- allied
powers at Brussels and elsewhere In
the preparation of plans which seem
lo involve a change in the treaty. It I
realizes fully the great dlfllcuUv of
tin se problems and recognizes the
value of unified action: but as it can
rot at present take part in such a
'iscu.ssion or even express any views
?ipon the subject discussed. it feels
bat it is undesirable to retain ?*veti
unotlicial representation on a ?????
?i?-s!.?i; i ha ? likely to be -'larked
vith the execution of * ijcJi phi::"
K*|iresH Appreciation.
"My government instructs me fur
*b -r lo express its sincere appreela
'ion for the many courtesies which
'lie commission and its members ha ?
'town the I'nPed Vtates and i's ii'i
"tlicial representatives."
Major Coydeu today told the As
?'ociatftd Press (hat naturally he
?oubl not comment on his govern
ment's instructions Tor withdrawal,
but that he would testify to lhe full
??st extent to his great respect for
the character, devotion and ability of
? men. who had served on the com
mission.
"We shall always be thankful that
It has been our privilege to take even
en unofficial and modest part in tlx
commission's work." lie added.
An mi ?? ii cp IHncoiitinunncr.
WASHlWiTOX. Feb. 1 ?.--niseon
tinunnce by the Unitrd States of ita
?noflicia! participation in proceedings
ifVi:<it!iiei| fill Second Pane )
INDICT ROANOKE PHYSICIAN
FOR VIOLATION OF DRUG ACT
Dr. B. ('. Moomaw ('harmed by Federal (iranri Jury
Willi "Selling, Bartering and (living Away Cer
tain Quantities of Morphine Unlawfully."
| It.v Associated Tress. J
KOANOKK. VA.. Feft. IS.?Dr. 15. C.
Monm.'tiv. prominent physician and
well known throughout the State, to
day was indicted by a grand Jury in
District Federal Court here., charging
h;m with violation of the Harrison
narcotic law, the indictment carrying
seventeen counts.
The charges against l>r. Moomaw,
in the main, accuse hini of "?unlawful
ly .selling, bartering, exchanging and
giving uway certain quantities of
morphine." No arrest followed the
return of the indictment, which came i
shortly before the grand jury ad
journed for the day, but authorities
announced that Dr. Moomaw had
been summoned to appear before the
giand jury tomorrow.
Will Investigate farther.
Attorneys for the government to
n ight made it known that further
investigations into what they term
us a "drug rinff" In this section of
the State, will be continued by th.
grand jury, but declined to say
whether the Indictment against Dr.
Moomaw has any connection with
indictments returned yesterday
ugainst Fre'd S> lloback. Federal nar
cotic Inspector for Virginia, who was
charged in thirty counts with "con
spiracy, extortion and embezzlement,"
in connection with alleged violations
r>f the Harrison drug law. It was
further intimated that the practice
of other physicians In the Slate is
under the, scrutiny of the grand Jury
and that additional Indictments may
folloU- tomortK>w.
Friends oP Dr. Moomaw tonight.
defending him, declared that I lie
charges in th'- indictments against
him refer to section " of the act
01 I'ongress. apjiroveil December 17.
191 4. as amended by the revenue act
of 191*. and have to do with treat
ments furnished alleged drug addicts
!?;. (lie physician, under the. impres
ts ?-n that he was within the law in
doing so.
? ?He indictment carrying twenty
lour counts was returned against
Hohiick individually, and another in
dictmeiit of six counts charged him
and K. K. Wright, u local soft-drink
i!?;iler. jointly with extortion and the
unlawful selling of morphine.
Hohack and Wright were charged
i:' one count with unlawfully do
mnndiiig and receiving of l>r. Harvey
(! Johnson. of I'earlsburg. Va.. un
dei threat of informing against him,
:h< sum of $100. Another count
charges that lloback and Wright
"demanded and received of Frank II.
Tetiick, of Hoaiiokc 110ft for not In
forming on I'euick."
Alleged activities during tin- year
1920, and in February of this year,
are covered in the indictments.
lloback is under bond of JlO.OoO.
having been arrested on a bench wa<-*
mnt Wednesday last to appear be
fore the grand Jury tomorrow under
the terms of the bond.
In addition to its investigation inu
tile drug situation it is announced by
court ofllclnls that the grand Jury will
inquire Into what Is believed to he
n "liquor ring" operating In Vir
ginia.
if
SENA TE APPROPRIA TES
SUM OF 860 MILLIONS;
I TO RUSH TARIFF ACT
SUPPORTERS AGREE
TO CLEAR PATH FOR
FORDNEY MEASURE
Opposition Gaining, How
ever, and Passage Seems
Doubtful.
LEADERS HOLD FRANTIC
CONFERENCE OVER IT
Green Asks Special Rule,^Mak
ing Possible Immediate
Consideration.
AI TIIOIt (iOKS TO IXOItll) V
Will <"?>nfcr Willi Harding Ov??r
Possibility of Another Meas
ure for Ivy t l'a Session.
I liy Associated Pre*-s.J
WASHINGTON, l-Vli. IS.?Support ?
ers of the Konlncy emergency tariff
Ml! will move tomorrow to send the
iiii-'ilfUtit to conference on tho Son
ate amendments. IIou.se leaders hav
ing acrved today to clear the parlia
mentary paths.
The uncertainty as to the future
which befell the measure yesterday
upon its return from the Senate was
the subject of numerous conferences
today amor.g leaders. They decided
Anally to attempt attain to get the
bill csent to conference by routine
procedure; failing in which, the Rule*
Committee will be asked to Rive the
bill a privileged status. It can then
be considered immediately and sent
to conference by a majority vote.
Chairman Campbell, of tho Rules
Commltlee, said today, after going
over the ground with Representative
Mondell, IUpubliean floor leader, that
h< saw no hindrance to putting
through the special rule which will
hi- required.
V:Inly Seek \V?y tint.
While supporters of the bill wer*>
searching for a way out, its oppon
ents were making hay, and their lead
er* declared, had stirred up a light
ing array of some strength. Act
ing Chairman Green, of tin- Way.-)
and Means Committee, however, be
lieved that the opposition would not
be sutllolMUly strong to divert him
from the decided course
In an attempt to break the Jam
in which the Kordney emergency
tariff got cuught last night. Repub
lican members of the llouse Wayti
and Means Committee authorized Act
ing Chairman Green today to a.sk for
a special rule making possible Im
mediate consideration of t ho meas
ure with its Senate amendments.
Should the rule be refused?and
that seemed to be expected?commit
tee members Indicated they might
seek to have the tariff measure re
ferred to their committee and then
seek House concurrence in Till of the
Senate amendments.
On Another I pgradr Stretch.
The Fordney emergency tariff bill
was laboring on another upgrade
stretch today with llousc proponents
attempting to force a speeily agree
ment on the Senate amendmenth to
the original bill.
Returned to the House yesterday
with its harden of Senate amend
ments, a short-cut attempt by Acting
Chairman Green, of the Ways ami
Means Committee, to send the bill to
conference by asking the House to
disagree with the amendments was
frustrated by Representative Trcad
iVollt inued on Second Page.)
NOTORIOUS OKLAHOMA
BANDIT FATALLY SHOT
WHILE ROBBING BANK
Offiro.ro/Harrison Ins'Hit'ion
Seizes Rifle anil Mor'.allv
Wounds yegg.
I liy Associated Press. I
HARRISON*. ARK., Feb. IS.?Henry
?Jtarr. notorious Oklahoma bandit,
was probably fatally wounded today
when, with two companions, he at
tempted to rob the People's Rank, of
Harrison.
When tin* robbers backed employes
uf the bank into tho vault, a bank
Dtllcer seized a rifle that had been
hidden there and shot Starr down.
He then opened (Ire on the other two,
lint they escaped.
To the coroner's Jury Starr admit
ted ills Identity, but refused to give
in.v Information concerning his com
panions, who were reported sur
rounded in a wood, two miles south
>f town, by an armed posse of more
than H'O men.
tlnd Twice lleen Paroled.
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKU.. Feb. is.
? Henry Starr, notorious Oklahoma
ittilaw, shot at llnrrison, Ark. today,
K'tin pardoned two years ago by Gov
srnor Robertson from a uventy-flve
k-ear sentence on a bank robbery
charge. R was the second parole for
?,tarr. He was freed from prlsyn in
territorial days by presidential jlur
Jon on a similar ch&rffo.
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Judge Takes Measures
to Protect Men's Eyes
I IIy AmmocIqIciI f'rr**.!
M'ltlM.KIKMl, OHIO, Oil. IS.
KrcpiMK the* proinWr lio miidc to
^ on it4 ii juror* Hirer >\rck* iiko,
JikIk?% !?*. \\ . JiflRcr, of Common
I'len* < our I, hnil "itnMr <*urt niim*'
installed tiMliay.
I ho Jury licit. In now surrounded
by 11 beautiful Krcrn rurtnln, nntf
behind this uiimiMi nrr shielded
front tlir curious rye* of flu* pub
lic.
HAROING STILL III DOUBT
ABOUT CABINET OFFICERS
President-KleeCs Headquarters i)e
velop Nil Conclusive Indications
in KcRni-dinK Other Selections.
KK\'Klt.\ I, IIKI \<J rOX^IIKHKI)
Spenthit ion About Commerce anil
laihor l'ort folios Continue to
? 'enter Around Several Men.
(?ncssinji nt Navy Secretaryship.
Illy Associate! Press.|
ST. At nt. STlNi:. I'M.A.. 1-Vli. is.?
Tin* powwow <>f Itepublican party
chiefs at tli?- I'resident-elect's head
quarters here developed no conclusive
indications today in regard to selec
tions for thro Cabinet. places re
maining unasslgned.
Xi'lllicr Mr. Harding nor any of
those who saw hint would throw
any further light on the situation, al
though there were general expres
sions of confidence thut the next few
ilays would see the Cabinet slate
satisfactorily completed. Meantime
speculation about the Com mere e and
I.ahor portfolios continued to center
around a half dozen of those known
to have boni under consideration and
a usual crop of guesses developed in
regard to a probable choice for Sec
retary of t ho Navy.
Several Are Considered.
Those most prominent in go^tftp
about the Secretaryship of iVniinrrce
were Herbert Hoover, of California:
John Hays Hammond, of New York,
and A. II. Huston, of Tennessee, while
the names of James .1. Pavis, of Penn
sylvania. and T. V. O'Connor, of New
York, were heard most often as. likely
selections to head tin i.ahor Oepart
ment. All of these arc known to
have come in for very serious con
sideration in the building of the
Cabinet. ,
liCKiirdiiiK the Xavj Secretaryship,
however, the indications are far less
tangible. of the muny men men
tioned there is none feally know'n to
be a probability, and detinite predica
tion amounts simply to chance shots
in the dark. Until yesterday, Mr.
Harding had been confident that
Prank O. L,owdeit. of Illinois, would
accept the place, and with Mr. how
den's refusal the whole Held had to
be opened up again and a new can
vass of available material begun.
One of the most persistent reports
here today was that the Navy port
folio might go to A. T. Ilert. Kopublf.
can national en- " tceninn for Ken
tucky. Some w/'ti.sago there was a
movement iti suyport of Mr. Ilert for
a plaeft in Mr. Harding's family of
counselors, but he has not figured
in more recent Cabinet developments
and his appointment now would be a
surprise to some of the President
elect's closest advisers.
Tomorrow Mr. Harding will turn
his attention bo other questions, tak
ing up the initial foreign policies of
the new administration with Charles
ICviins Hughes, of New York, under
stood to lie slated I'or Secretary of
State, and talking over a taxation
program with Uepresentative Konl
ney. of Michigan, chairman of the
House Ways and .Means Committee.
Mr. Hughes was to have reached here
late this afternoon, but was delayed
anil now is expected to arrive tomor
row morning.
Besides continuing his conferences
today with Harry M. Daugherty, of
Ohio, his prospective Attorney-t.cn
eral. Mr. Harding: received a long
succession of callers, who gave him
advice oil a variety of subjects. One
of those who talked to him about tax
ation was otto Kahn. the New York
lina ncier.
Would It r pea I Powers of Commission.
WASHINGTON. I'Vli. IS.?A bill to
repeal Interstate Commerce Commis
sion powers to deal with State rated
was introduced toilax by Senator
Kenyon, Kcpuhlicuti. Iowa, and re
ferred to the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee.
Woman Convicted of
Being "Common Scold"
IMi-rsitl Itfill, Cell. IN.?A urn
Irner under the old lievnltitlnuary
days net "lit lieliiK n common
scold" \tiii Iui|iiimciI todn) upon
Mrs. Bridget Itupple aflrr n iury
hail convlctrd her of the ehnrge.
AsMlslnnl District Attorney ,1. K,
I.title. In hU address to Ihe jury
In Criminal Court, declared It
woulil lie n good thing If the olil
fiiNliloned ducking stool tvm rrx
urreeteil for such enses. Testl
ntony hbowed she had "put curses"
on aevernl women, while to others
she had nulled varloim ipltheta.
Post-Office, Diplomatic and
General Deficiency Are
Out of Way.
CO-OPERATE WITH HOUSE
ON ALL APPROPRIATIONS
Representatives Only Have One
Proposed Financial Law
Before Them.
XAVY BUDGET IS l)Eh? n.l>
AutliorL.ition Is Carried to Accept
London House of J. I*. Morgan
Tor Aqierican Kinbassy.
| li.v Associated Press.]
WASHINGTON*. Kelt. IS.?ISy th*
passage ,i> six hours' today of threo
annual roprintlon bills agg.'nga*.?
Ing more than JSCO.OOO.OOO. th.> Sr.-n
at- d-iinonst rated t'.s ability to v? rK,
when in lint mood.
With only eleven working days re
maining of tho present session, the
appropriation bills were given a clear
Held in the Senate today In the effort
to pass nil of the regular measures
by "March 4. as requested by Presi
dent-Elect Harding.
Tho three bills passed today were
the post-olliee budget, carrying $574.
QOO.Ouft; the annual diplomatic and
consular hill totaling $10. 400.000 in
Us appropriations, and the $370,000.
000 defioleney measure.- Senate amend
ments iiWreased tlie threo bills about
$ I-iii.OOO.OOO over totals vo',(.! oy the
House, which will necessitate ad
justments in co.ifrrence.
Srnnlp niul limine l'o-l>pernlc.
Co-operation between Shuttle and
House In disposing oi" the a;>i>iopria
i:-?n bills was tiie suhjiv; of a eoti
ff-rot i-o between Senate Republican
|ti-;!i:rs anil HepresentatI". Mondoll.
Republican tloor leader of the House,
and Chairman Hood, of t lie House
| Appropriations Committee. The House
I representatives agreed to aid In cv
| pedltlng conference action.
All except one of the appropriation
bills has passed the House tonight,
but the Senate still has to pass six
?the army. navy, agriculture, rivers
and harbors, fortifications and gen
eral deficiency measures. Only two
of the regular supply bills, the an
nual pension roll and the District of
Columbia budget, have heen com
pleted by both bodies of Congress and
sent to President Wilson.
Some Republican leaders still ex
press hopes of enacting' nil of tho
appropriation measures before ad
journment. but others have abandon
ed hope of passing the navy budget,
and, possibly, tthe army bill. Hearings
on 'the navy "bill were begun today
:?y the Senate Naval Committee, anil
the army bill will- be reported out of
commute? oil ly next week.
Hills Were Itontlnr.
In the three money bills passed to
day by the Senate most of the ap
propriations were routine and droned
rhrouji by reading clerks with Ut
ile discussion. Passage of the post
oill.e i.ill was marked by reii>."?<on
? >f n ptoposcd rider to appropriate
J100,000,000 for the Federal road
building fund.
The diplomatic bill carried provi
slonsv authorizing acceptance of J.
1 ierponl Mors J n'i neme ;n London
for an American fmba?sy, for indefi
nite extension of the system of re
quiring vise by American consular
officers abroad of emigrants' pass
ports ami creating a commission to
acquire embassy, legation and con
sular buildings in fourteen foreign
capitals.
Among the 'terns In the deficiency
as passed, was a:i increase from
$1,000,000 to Jt,450,000 in the prohi
bition enforcement fund, and J'j.i.o".".
000 for payment to the railroad ad
ministration mail transportation ac
counts.
CARUSO CONVALESCENT.
ANNOUNCES SECRETARY
I'rntilr of llnby-<i|rl and Snillr of
.son Send Spirit* of Singer
Souring-.
i lly Associated Press.)
NKW YORK, Kob. is.?-Caruso is
convalescent This was the word
ivhich 'came tonight from the hotel
suite in which the tenor has been
wrestling with death for four days.
To Knrico. Jr.. who hastened to his
father's bedside from the Indiana
military school he. is attending, was
given credit for Caruso's turn, for the
better. ?"The boy's smile, coming at
the psychological moment, inspired
his father with a new will to live."
said his secretary.
Hut Knrico did not have Ills father
to himself. Oloria, fourteen month*
old, today was taken Into the singer's
room and delighted her father with
a new word she had added to her
baby talk. It wns "pre'1}'-'' kept
repeating It each tljne heroes fell
on pink hangings I rf tho aa4
she eyed them frequently/