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VOL. XLII—NO. 357.
GERMANY PROTESTS SEIZURE OF RUHR
HR OF THE
KLIN TESTIFIES
IT 18 HEARING
Declares He Was Held by
Masked Men With
Guns.
SAW RICHARDS TAKEN
Tells Very Little About the
Inner Workings of
Klan.
Bastrop. La., Jan. 11.—Fred Higgin
botham, alleged messenger for the black
hooded band at the time Thomas Rich
ard was first kidnaped iu August, last,
was the first witness to take the stand
today. During the months of July and
August of last year Higginbotham said
lie was a cafe owner and taxicab opera
tor.
"Do you remember an occasion on or
about the 17th of August, when it was
said T. F, Richard was taken by a
baud of hooded men from a garage in
Bastrop!"
"Yes, I was on my way to Met
Rouge."
"Did you go to Mcr Rouge."
“No, I was held by masked men right
outside of town. They were armed
with pistols and shotguns. I was
frightened and paid no attention to the
number of guns.”
"Where did they take you!"
“Out in the woods.”
"Did you see any one there who was
unmasked!”
"Yes, Harry Neelis.”
“Who else did you see!”
“I don't know, the rest of them were
masked. Neelis was away from them.”
"Well, who else was there!”
“I don't remember.”
"What happened at the meeting?”
. don't remember.”
“You are a man of average intel
ligence ?”
“I guess so.”
Stranger Told Him.
“How did you join the klan!”
“Just joined."
“Who invited you?”
“Nobody."
“How did you know there was a
klan!”
“A strange fellow told me about it.”
“Y’ou attended the initial meeting!”
"Yes.”
“Who was there!"
"I don’t remember—Captain Skid
with and R. L. Home.”
“Can't you name some of them!"
“I didn't pay any attention to them.”
“Were you afraid?" ,
“I was not.”
“You did not recognize any of the
masked men in the automobiles?”
“No.”
“Did you see Captain Skipwith?”
“Not that I know of."
“What happened that night?"
“Some one told me while I was work
ing in the cafe five men were taken
out and whipped.”
‘“Did you attend a meeting of the klan
that night!”
"No.”
“Where was the last meeting of the
klan which you attended!”
"In the court house.”
“Who was there?"
“I don't remember."
"Yon don't know anybody?”
"Well, Captain Skipwith."
“He wasn't holding a meeting by him
self was he!”
"No.”
Does Not Approve.
“Do you approve of what happened to
Daniel and Richard!" Higginbotham
was asked.
replied he did not.
was mentioned by Har
ry Neelis, youthful automobile sales
man. who testified yesterday, ns one who
s-'emed active in carrying messages to
the men who took part in the kidnap
ing of Richard on August 17 or IS—
when he was taken into the woods nnd
questioned but later released.
“Did you see the black hoods seize
Richard?”
“Yes."
“Why didn't you Help him out?”
“I don't know. There were plenty of
people around there who didn't help
him out.”
"Who did you sec standing around?”
“ I d int remember."
“Now on the night of August 24. you
said you went home when you,closed
up your business!"
*• did."
“Didn't you see Sidney White at a
dan-e and tell him three of the five
kidnaped that afterncon had been
whipped nnd released, but you did not
know where the others were?”
“I did not sec Sidney White."
Attorney General Coco began grilling
the witness at this juncture. .
“How you say you are k charter mem
ber of the Morehouse Ku Klux Klan,
please toll me some of the good things
the klan has done since its organiza- i
tion."
“Have run several bootleggers out.”
"Negroes or white.”
“Roth."
“Where did you run them to?”
“T don't know."
“Do you know qf any flogging!”
ua«d*«*il.v heard they kidnaped five
nen.”
“The klan wants to clean up the bad
dements?"
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
CONVICTED SLAYER OF
FATHER, UNDER DEATH
SENTENCE, SKIPS JAIL
Visits Wife and Attorney
Before He Seeks
Safety.
Wichita Falls, Tex.. Jan. 11.—Henry
Toussaint, so-called “criminal extraor
■dinary,” is at large today. Through
the night and at dawn officers searched
for the jail-breaker, convicted of killing
bis 60-year-old father.
Toussaint evidently duplicated the
jailer’s keys.
Four doors apparently were unlocked
and locked again by the jail-breaker,
but no one else escaped. His cell was
inspected at 9:20 last night and al
10:15 another inspection revealed the
cell—but not Toussaint. The bars were
soundly in position.
The fugitive who was born in the
slums of Washington. D. C., worked
his way through high school, took a
post graduate course in engineering nt
Harvard, and became an officer in the
United States army, according to court
testimony.
He visited his wife last night, and
then his defense attorney, before be
fled town.
His wife said she told hi® to give
himself up to the sheriff, but he only
laughed. Luther Hoffmann, defense
attorney in his 1921 trial, was next
sought.
The attorney was out but servants
called police when excited at a lurking
figure in the neighborhood, they said.
Hoffmann returned, however, before the
police arrived, and the attorney said he
saw Toussaint coming down th" walk.
“Isn't that Toussaint!” he cried,
“Hope,” cried the figure, fading into
the dark.
Toussaint was the first white man
, to receive the dentil penalty in
Wichita county. He feared being dis
inherited by his father and also drew
the conclusion that his father instigated
bis separation from his wife, who sued
him for divorce, its was brought out at
his trial. He is 34 years old.
Nationwide interest centered about
him when he leaped from the Potomae
bridge at Washington, a distance of
75 feet. His hands and feet were tied.
Still he returned to tbe water’s surface
unmarked by injury.
COOLER ON FRIDAY
Temperature Will Be Around 44 and
Skies to Be Cloudy.
Thursday night and Friday in San
Antonio will be cooler, but Meteorologist
J. H. Jarboe, in charge of the local
weather bureau, does not look to see
temperatures drop below a point be
tween 44 and 50 degrees. The night
will be partly eloudy which the forecast
specifies partly cloudy to cloudy for
Friday. The winds will be moderate to
fresh and will shift from southwesterly
to northwesterly.
A moderate area of high barometer
early Thursday off the coast of North
ern California, will bring the drop in
temperature here. The Pacific slope
was beginning to feel its effects Thurs
day. San Diego reported 46 degrees.
The California winter resorts were
not the only ones which blossomed with
overcoats, as a departing "high" pro
duced frost at Tampa and other Florida
cities.
Outside of these two “highs,” the
country was under the influence of 9
large but not unusually energetic low
pressure area Thursday morning. Cen
tered over the Great Lakes region, it
caused cloudiness across all the central
states to the Gulf, with most of Texas
included. It brought only a little scat
tered precipitation, however.
THE WEATHER
TEMrRKATIRES.
JAN. 10.
- P- m . 73 2 R. m 32
3 P- »n 73 3 a. 51
4 P- m 74 4 a. m KI
5 P. m 72 5 a. m *1
45 P. m 70 6 a. m 51
‘ P. «« 7 a. tn 51
3 P- m *6 Ram 49
* P- m a. m 58
10 P- 59 10 a. m 57
I” I’- m 57 11 a. m «o
12 midnight.... 55 12 65
JAN. 11. 1 p. m .70
1 *. 54 2 p. m 74
WEATHER.
San Antonio nnd vicinity: Thursday
night, partly cloudy: Friday, partly cloudy
[to cloudy: colder: minimum temperature,
4 4 to 50; moderate to freah southwest
shifting to northwest winds.
East Texas: Tartly cloudy; colder in
’northwest portion: Friday partly cloudy
to coludy and colder.
West Texas: Fair: colder in north por
tion: Friday fair; colder in extreme west
portion.
home weather for tovristr.
St. Louia: Temperature. 44; cloudy: 28-
mile wind from the southwest: lowest
temperature In last 24 hours, 38; high
est. 44.
Chicago: Temperature 28, partly cloudy,
18-mile wind from the southeast: lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 22; high
est. 28.
Kansas City: Temperature. 48: partly
cloudy. 18-mile wind from the southwest:
lowest temperature in last 24 hourst 44;
highest. 54.
New York: Temperature 28. cloudy, 14-
mile wind from the west; lowest tem-
perature in last *4 hours, 26: highest, 38.
Washington: Tcmnefeture. 26; clear; •-
mils wind from the northwest: lowest
temperature la last 24 hours, 26; high
est, 36.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,'THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1923.—TWENTY PAGES.
ST. ONGE WILL
Tffl CARE OF
WHEELSATURDAY
Breakdowns of Other Days
Will Be No More After
Light’s Run.
PRIZE LIST ARRANGED
City’s Bicycle Dealers Offer
Great Array of Awards
for Outing.
Do you remember when you and
| Skinny and I’ete were 12 years old,
' and the first day you learned to ride
j a bicycle from a man you knew, and
' the three of you rode way out past
। Hot Wells! Do you recollect it was
I about 103 in the shade, that you ate
I a lot of apples and drank barrels of
water! Also when you started home
you got a puncture, and they wouldn't
let you take your bike on the street
car! Skinny and Pete rode away home
and you walked all the way back, push
ing your wheel at your side. The next
day was Monday and you woke up to
find you had a fever and was covered
from Ueud to foot with little red dots.
Well, those days have gone forever!
No boy in San Antonio will ever
again be guilty of such a crazy trick
when Fred St. Onge, the bicycle boost
er. gets through teaching him how to
ride, how to care for his wheel, how
to minimize punctures, and how to
mend them in a jiffy if they should
occur.
He will tell' you when you ride and
shouldn't ride and how to conduct your
self on a crowded street. He’ll show
you why only a foolish person will
“snake" a bicycle, or stand up and
pump the pedals.
Gues With Saturday. Outing.
All thise rues along with the big
Sau Antonio Light social nnd decorated
bicycle parade, which rides tip and
down the main thoroughfares next Sat
urday afternoon, to show folks that tbe
bike is charging back with spokes fixed
for action. Remember, next Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock the parade will
start from Travis Park on the Pecan
street side, go over Third street to
Avenue D, then to Commerce street, to
Flores, to Houston and out Avenue C
direct to Brackenridge Park, where St.
Onge will give an exhibition on his
high wheel, deliver some real riding in
structions and supervise tbe distribution
of prizes to be given.
Everyone, boys and girls of every
age, men and women also, are invited
to take pnrt in the parade and com
pete for the prizes. It doesn’t make
any difference what kind of a wheel
you ride; one will have just as good
chance ns the other. Now get ready to
focus your eyes on this list of prizes:
First of all comes Tbe Light silver
trophy cup for the school with the
greatest number of riders in line. You
have only to be there in numbers to
win this cup- For the riders witli dec
orated bicycles tbe prizes arc: First,
a pair of Silvcrtown cord tires, given
by Ben L. Miller: second, Solar gas
lump, by The Hex Company: third, bi
cycle chain, by Dibble Company; fourth,
racing handle bars, by Rogers Bicycle
Store: fifth, pair of pedals, by the
Hex Company; sixth, luggage carrier,
by Dibble Company; seventh, bicycle
born, by Potcherniek’s.
For the neatest girl riders there are
four prizes. First will receive an elec
tric lamp outfit by Potcherniek’s; sec
ond. searchlight lamp, by R. H. Hof
heinz; third, pair of pedals, by Charles
A. James; fourth, luggage carrier, by
Dibble Company.
For Old and Young.
Oldest rider in line will get a fine
pair of tires from Potcherniek’s and
the youngest riders get, first, one pair
of juvenile pedals, by the Lens Cycle
Company, and second, a bicycle bell, by
the same company. The neatest boy
rider in the parade will tnke away a
luggage carried by the Dibble Company,
and tbe second in this class will get a
pair of pedals by Charles A. James.
Riders with comic makeups have
three prizes coming. The first funny
fellow gets a pair of handle barsfrom
Charles A. James: the second, a bicycle
saddle from Rogers Bicycle Store, and
the think a luggage carrier, given by
Dibble Company.
The Boy Scout making the neatest
appearance in uniform will get a pair
of tires from Rogers Bicycle Store; sec
ond, a pair of tires front L. H. Pitt
man ; third, a pair of handle bars from
Charles A. James: fourth, a racing
saddle given by I. Cardenas; fifth, bi
cycle chain, by I- Cardenas: sixth, pair
of pedals, by Rogers Bicycle Store.
Some more glad news for the bike
riders. Not satisfied with tbe scouts
alone turning out for tbe nnrade. it
has been decided that the Boy Scout
band will b" there to furnish music.
A Light truck will carry the band over
the route at the head of the caravan
of wheelmen and wheelwomen. This
promises to be the biggest revival of
cycling for health and pleasure ever
held in this part of the country. Get
out your wheel and join the party.
To Elect Congressman.
Springfield. HI.. Jan. 11.— Governor
Small this morning issued a call for
a special primary and election for the
naming of a successor to the late James
R. Mann, of Chicago, congressman
from the second district, whose death
occurred last November 30. The
primary will be February 27 and the
election April 3. the dates of the
regular city election* in Chicago.
Bicycles of Other Days in Parade
Here are shown two old-fashioned bicycles, the taller one belonging to Fred St. Onge, who will lead Tbe Light s
blcfrTe outing In #bfch cverybiMly with a wheel is expected to take part Saturday afternoon, ard the "thor a. wooden
"bike” which was bought by Rutherford R. Hayes, before lie became president of the United States, for his son. Scott
Hayes. Perhaps some cycler of other days in San Antonio will appear in Saturday s big parade on au old "high boy.”
SIXTH AXE MURDER
IN YEAR PUZZLES
BIRMINGHAM POUCE
Merchant Is Latest Victim
of Axe Wield-
• er.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan, 11,—Birm
ingham police were today trying to
solve another axe murder —the sixth
within the last twelve months.
Joseph Klien, north side merchant,
died’ early today from injuries inflicted
by an axe widder, while he was at his
store last night, at which time his 14-
year-old daughter, Ethel, was attacked
in like manner. Klien suffered ter
rible injuries from the instrument. The
daughter received one blow. She will
recover.
Two theories were before investigat
ing officers—murder with robber as a
motive; murder by an organized gang,
whose motive has not been clearly de
fined.
JUDGE TO DECIDE IF
RELATIVES OR DOGS
GET $16,000 ESTATE
Animals’ Attorney Claims
Chicago Woman Left In
come to Pets.
Chicago, Jan. 11.—Probate Judge
Henry Horner indicated he would de
cide today whether three dogs of the
late Mrs. Margaret Howard will re
ceive the income from her 910,000 es
tate or whether they will descend in
the canine scale to be mere paupers
without wealth or position. After lis
tening to evidence offered in tbe dis
pute between relatives of Mrs. Howard
and Attorney Harry I.ceman, repre
senting the dogs. Judge Horner con
tinued the case until this morning.
Mrs. Howard died last March and,
according to Mr, Leeman, left her prop
erty to her four dogs. Later one of
the dogs disappeared. Tlie will making
the bequest was never found, but a mu
tilated will bearing a 'late earlier than
the purported “dog will” was discov
ered. Relatives assert Mrs. Howard
tore up the will leaving her property
to her dogs, and intended that her kjn
should have it. Meanwhile the dogs
■re being trusted for their board and
lodging as no money will be turned
over until the case, is decided-
Son of Indian Fighter Dies.
Waco. Tex., Jan. 11.—Robert. S.
Ross, 75, died at his home here this
morning. He is the last of the sons of
Captain Shapley I'. Ross, one of the
founders of Waeo and famous Indian
fighter. His brother, Lawrence Sullivan
Ross, was governor of Texas two terms
and was succeeded by Governor J. S.
Hogg. A widow and daughter sur
vive. ' _
v - a -ce -' < ‘ >y>t
Human Hair Over 3003
Years Old Found in
Egyptian Ring’s Tomb
Luxor, Egypt. Jan. 11.—A hand
ful of long hutnau hair over .KMMI
years old believed to be tresses of
of King Tutenkhamon's queen *as
removed from the outer chamber of
the monarch’s tomb yesterday. The
excavators expressed the opinion
that tbe king died before his wife’s
decease and that she had the lock,
shorn from her head end deposited
in the tomb with her husband’s'body.
The hair was contained in an ala
baster box.
Two chariot- wheels studded with
brilliant gens, were also taken out.
ROBBERY IS CHARGED
Three Mer Are Said to Have Held Up
William J. Manger.
Robbery by use of fj rennin is the
charge ui an affidavit filed against Ray
land Moore, J. W. O’Neil and Jolin
Phillips in Justice Camp’ ell’s coutt
Thursday by city detectives.
The charges grow out of the be Id
holdup staged last Saturday midnight
when William J. Manger, in hia sift
drink stand* on the South Ix»op, was
J relieved of $7O and a gold watch. The
trio held prisoner* in the city jail were
1 likely to be transferred to the county
1 authorities during the afternoon.
The capture of the men, alleged to
haw been involved in the “stick-up/’
was brought about by Polio** Chief \ an
Riper, Sam Street, detective chief, and
Dctctives Duke Carver, Waiter Haney
and J. P Boatwright. The men were
arrested last Monday nignt following
an investigation that was pushed by
the officers shortly after the robbery
was reported to central police head
quarters.
Manger and his wife. Mrs. Louis*
Manger, end Clara. 10-year old (laugh
ter* were the victims of the robbery.
According to information given the po
lice, the robbery occurred shortly after
three men stepped from a big touring
automobile. While Mrs. Manger and
her daughter were threatened with
death if they sought to interfere. Man
ger was knocked down nnd beaten with
a pistol rnd the money taken from him.
The robbers made their escape in the
automobile. r
WIRTZ SEEMS ELECTED
Almost Complete Returns Complied al
Segnin Indicate 600 Majority.
Seguin. Tex.. Jan. ll.—Almost com
plete returns from the special elec
tion called, in this district to chose
a state senator, indicate that A. J.
Writs of this place has been elected
by a majority of 600 over W. M. Fly
of Gonzales.
May Die Before Trial.
Miami. Ha.. Jan. 11.—Edgar C.
Frady, charged with the murder of his
wjfe, Dorothy Frady, last February
will not live for trial, it was stated
today by’Dr. E. M. Jones, one of tbe
attending physicians. Frady is too
weak, he (aid. to be able to sxand an
other transfusion of blood. He already
haa Lad two transfusions.
FRENCH DEPUTIES
WANT COMMUNIST
LEADER EXPELLED
Pcincare Says Withdrawal
of U. S. Troops Is Not
Criticism.
By the Associated Tress.
Paris, Jan. 11.—Confidence in the
government was voted by the chamber
of deputies this evening, 478 to 86,
after Premier Poincare had made his
statement regardin* French action in
the Ruhr.
Premier Poincare appeared before
the chamber this afternoon. When he
began his speech, Cachin, a Com
munist, interrupted him. The Com
munist was greeted with cries of
-Throw’ him out.”
Cachin is charged with plotting
against the safety of the state as the
result of activities in Essen.,
When Cachin entered, shortly after
the premier, and attempted to slip
into his «cat unnoticed, the deputies,
of the right and center rushed to the
center of the floor, pointed at him and
shouted demands that he be expelled.
-If Germany,” he said, “would make
a serious appeal to the industrial in
terests of Germany, she would have
no need for a moratorium.
"Our experts have estimated the
production from the measures we. have
started to enforce at one billion gold
marks per year.
In describing the French plan, M.
Poincare said it “compromised the
eventual occupation of Essen .ami
Bochum, if Germany failed to carry
out our demands.”
Referring to the announcement of
the withdrawal of the American forces
from the Rhineland and premier said
that it was entirely to President Hard
ing’s credit that he remained consistent
with the views expressed during his
political campaign, when it was inti
mated that' the presence of the Ameri
cans was no longer advisable or neces
sarv on the Rhine.
Germany, the premier added, had
endeavored to spread the idea that the
withdrawal nf the troops at this time
was a direct sign of America’s disap
prove! of the French action.
Index to Advertisers
I Index to principal advertising In today'*
| Light, for guidance of ahoppera:
Advaftisar— Page
Ajax TiraTCo •
Alamo Foods Co 12
Amusements fa
Banks. Insurance. Investments 20
Rarkln A Schilling 14
Bicycle Dealers Page... 15
<’alumet Baking Powder Co 13
Classified and Real Estate 18-19
Bhoe Co 7
Fomby Clothing Co 7
Fox Co • 4-7
Frank Bros. 2
Josko Bros. Co 8-9-10-14
Karotkln Furniture Co 12
Poatum Cereal Co. (Poatuml , 5
Railroad Steam Ship Lines 4-20
Kot.-ry Pa<e n
Sommer Drug Stores 20
Vogue. The 12
Washer Rros. Co 9-7
Wolff & Marx Co 4-5
Wolfson Dry Goods Co.. Inc 3
CUNO WOULD BREAK OFF
FURTHER DEALINGS WITH
“THE TREATY BREAKERS”
r
Germany Prepared to Make Sunday a
Day of National Mourning and Work-*
men in Occupied Zone Intend to
K Strike as Protest as Heavily Armed
| French Troops, Accompanied by a
< Few Belgians, Take Over Essem
M Ambassador Recalled.
Sv '
A summary of Associated Press dispatches gives the foT«
lowing developments concerning French advance into
Ruhr, which was begun Thursday morning.
A report from Amsterdam asserts that the German gov*
ernment has decided to take the following measures as a pro«
test of the French occupation of the Ruhr.
First—the peace treaty will be declared broken and its
execution declared in operative.
Second—Germany will no longer negotiate with the
reparations commission unless this injustice is removed. N.
Third—the use of alcoholic liquors will be reddeed.
Fourth—Sunday will be declared a day of rational
mourning.
Associated Press dispatches report that Chancellor Cuno
in Berlin has announced that Germany’s reparations obliga
tions would “cease to be discharged in further dealings with ’
treaty-breaking powers.” He declared that Germany was in
no positipn to make active resistance but would not bo’.v iU
head voluntarily.
FIVE WOMEN PRISONERS
ESCAPE CUSTODY WHILE
AT CLINIC LABORATORY
“Midnight Ruby” Among
Those Who Get Away
Thursday Morning.
Five women escaped from the city
clinic in the city ball building, at 9:45
Thursday morning.
The fugitives, police say. include
"Midnight Ruby." It was tue case ok
“Midnight Ruby” in a habeas corpus
hearing Monday that the police were
upheld in their fight to detain women
for clinic treatment.
The escape occurred while police were
hard at work constructing the “sun par
lior” at central headquarters for the
women. No trace of the escaped wom
en has been found.
It was while 19 women prisoners
were being taken from the hospital ward
of the jail to the clinic quarters on
the third floor of the city hall building,
that the five made their getaway. The
women comprised the first taken to
clinic quarters by Detective Jensen. The
officer had left them in the care of
officials at the clinic, he reported to
headquarters, and hnd returned to the
police station when the dash for liberty
wns made.
Police Judge Rochester advised Mayor
O. B. Black of the escape, urging that
steps be taken to guard the patients
at the clinic after they are delivered by
police.
STILLS AS EVIDENCE
Federal Court to Try Case Alleging
Violation of Prohibition Law.
Two stills, one of approximately .60-
gallon capacity and the other of n»3O
or 40-galion size will be "introduced as
alleged evidence in tbe federal court
Thursday afternoon in the case of I a"I
R. Schwarz. Forest Morgan nnd Frank
Mazurek, charged by infiwmation with
jointly violating, the national prohibi
tion laws, on or about Seuiember 10.
The juiy was empanelled Thursday
morning and the case has .Ken set fir
2 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
At th " time of the trio's airaignment
before United States Commissioner it.
L. Edwards, following a raid headed by
Capr. Charles Stevens, it was maife
known that Schwarz, was a former
member of the San Antonio vice squad.
The first of the three counts in ,thc
information alleged that th” three de
fendants had possession of one KaUbn
of liquor. Tbe informati"n alleged
that this is the second offense for
Scbwan since he had entered a plea of
guilty at Del Rio on March 2", to
the possession of 120 quarts of liquor
on nr about February 5.
The second count in the information
charges the three defendant! - with tbe
manufacture of liquor and the third
count charges the possession of tvo
stills. SOO gallons of mash and eighteen
barrels.
It was alleged at tbe time of tbe ar-j
raignment of the former imember of the |
vice sqtind and of the two others, that;
one of them had been formerly manager j
of a distillery iu Cuba. .. ~ ~ 1
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XVV w Vlulx AkJ Five cent* on tralua and aiaewba.-t
French troops, accompanied by a
small band of Belgians, occupied Essen,
in the heart of the German industrial
region. Thursday morning. There was
no disorder, although a message from
Essen states that martial law is to be
declared by tbe French shortly. An
other report is that Rhenish and West,
phalian labor organizations have de
cided to proclaim a brief strike begin
ning Monday throughout the whole re«
gion occupied.
All the invading troops are fully
armed, even down to gas masks, and
are further backed by heavy artillery
and tanks.
As soon as word of the intended oe«
cupation was made known. Dr. Wilhelae
Mayer, German ambassador at Paris,
left for Berlin. It is said that th«i
French have no intention of recallin®;
their envoy at Berlin.
Germany’s troubles in the East hard
magnified since Wednesday.
state \hat a revolt has takVu place ia
the Memel district in East Prussia*?
The citizens are demanding that tbdL
territory be made a part of
nn independent government created fol.
lowing the world war. , j
Reporta indicate that the citizens of
Fssen are taking no chances in co»<;
flicts with French troops, whom
view with sullen glances. More thatP
5000 citizens stormed the doors of tb«
city’s leading hotel, which, they be«
lieved. housed the French
They were met by the manager, whosdl
assertions were hooted, and crowd waa]
only dispersed whqn a former burgoe
master of Essen urged them to dispersa,'
This speaker was Dr. Hans Luthernw
now minister of food in Cuno’s cabinet? 1
He deplored the withdrawal of that!
America]) troops and said that a ma«s
meeting in Essen,had protested the'
French invasion, addressing a note M
the United States and Great Britain,!
calling attention to the alleged illegals I
ity of the French occupation. w
PROTEST FRENCH INVASION. *
Tension Runs High Between Races In
Occupied Area.
By WILLIAM K. NA«H.
Special Cable to The San Antonia Light
and rhe iMity Nawa.
Copyright, 1923.
Essen.* Germany, Jan. 11.—French
troops begun their inarch on Essen
early- today. Things looked like wae
on the French side, with troops in
military formation passing through 'bo
streets every moment, yet nohmiy,
when pitted down to realities, looks
for war.
The Germans say that tbe Freneii
could occupy E«seu with 100 tuen as
well as 50.0D0. because their opponents
have neither the means nor the wil}
to resist. They ask bitterly to what
use the French eipeet to put the tank*,
cannon, airplanes ami gas appara'us
assembled near Dusseldorf.
On the other hand, tbe French,
while they admit that they will prob
ably have no use for thia formidable
array, claim that this will act as a
salutory means of persuasion amo»<
people who have learned to sppvedgle
nothing but foree One of tbe numer
ous generals with which Dusseldorf
swarms, put the "ase to mo thus be
fore I left that city:
“We want to leave no possible eis»
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