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•L. XLIII—NO. 36.
SAY MEXICANS IN TEXAS MISTREATED
Assistant Bank Cashier Slain by Bandit Gang; One Wounded in Escape
HARRYING RIFLES AND
[ MACHINE GUNS, POSSE
[ PURSUB HOLDUP MEN
Assistant Cashier Ordered, to Throw
LUp His Hands—Then Three Bullets
f Fired Into His Body, Killing Him
k Instantly — Cashier Hears Shots,
Comes to Scene and Wounds One
f Robber in Flight to Waiting Auto-
E mobile.
h .. , .
h Yorkville, Ohio, Feb. 24.— Harry Price, cashier of the
Peoples Bank at Mount Pleasant, Ohio, was shot and in-
Lntly killed by two robbers shortly after he opened the
Rik this morning, according to reports. The robbers es-
Uped in an automobile. Telephone wires leading into the
Lyn were severed.
f Steubenville, Ohio, Feb. 24.— Hoping to head vff the
hndits who this morning held up the Mount Pleasant bans
Ltd shot the cashier, a sheriff’s posse left here armed with
r les and machine guns.
f The robbers were reported to be headed this way.
I The two bandits entered the bank just after 9a. m.
E Assistant Cashier Harry Price, 50, was ordered to put
H his hands.
I*- One bandit then fired three bullets into his body, kill
him instantly.
, Cashier Ed Jones was in a back room making up a
“ne payroll.
[j He ran to the. front and shot one bandit
I Both robbers ran to a waiting automobile and a third
pn drove them away.
L So far as has been ascertained no funds were ob
tuned.
warnings are
OUT FOR LOWER
1170 GRANDE SATURDAY
■jßi
■ k i ver Rising Fed by
H 'reams in Mexico —Guad-
Rising at Victoria.
■Kn letup in the disagreeable
here is in sight, according to
forecast of Ohservtr J. H. Jar-
Mi of the San Ant >:ib n «ther bu
for Saturday night and Sunday,
■ in ’lie outlook for xt week in
■ ■ "cl Gulf States i s seen by the
tional bureau at Washington.
■QI Ur. Jarboe forecasts continued
■ udiness with showers and not much
M, inge in temperature, with a mini-
M mof4Bto 52 degrees Winds will
■ light and variable. Rain is fore
for southeastern Texas.
MTtain here in the latter part of the
H Ik had totalled almost an inch amt
■ half nt noon Saturday, rrccipita
■U ~ wa s general over South Texas
lit I through northern Mexico.
■ South Texas rivers rose to fhiod
Hr £<» in most cases and Mr. Jarboe.
■J charge of the local river service.
HRs wired warnings to points below
HUi Grande City that the Rio Grande
’fi dd reach flood stage down to the
'JB -t within 24 fours. It was up
B l? feet and rising early Saturday
MP Rio Grande City, due to a rain-
B - 1 of 2.150 inches during the night.
H *eains in Mexico are reported up
■ 1 feeding the Rio Grande. No
■ Hous flood is expected, however,
■niging from reports.
p-rifhe Guadalupe was down to 1J
W»t after reaching 25 during the
■JLht at Gonzales. Cuero reported an
and the Guadalupe was ris-
at Victoria.
■-Points below Three Rivers on the
B ieces were notified of a rise. The
■ er was stationary at 41 1-2
■ tat Three Rivers at 9 a. m. Sab
■ 11, an upper river station on the
B eces, reported 1.22 rainfall in the
■ t 24 hours.
■ The Colorado is falling fast as far
H vn as Columbus.
.4 Iccasional rains arc expected in
s region next week by the Wash-
B ton weather bureau. The week
I '1 be cloudv most of the time, from
B lications. Temperatures are likely
B [be about normal.
B The East was cold Saturday morn
m ■, with New York 12 degrees and
»*Mington 14. Chicago had 28.
I feezing weather extended south on
F > Atlantic seaboard to Charleston.
K th frost on the eastern gulf and
B ivy frost at Jacksonville, Fla.
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
‘DRY’ SENATOR TOO
DRUNK TO ANSWER
ROLLCALL, HE SAYS
Restrained From Getting
on the Floor by Two
Colleagues.
Washington. I). Feb. 24.—The
House was thrown into an uproar to
day after Representative Gallivan.
Democrat. Massachusetts, in another
assault on the prohibition enforce
ment act, had declared that recently
a “dry" member of the Senate hail
become "too drunk to answer a roll
call” and had "to be restrained by
two of his colleagues from getting on
the floor."
•
THE WEATHER
TEMPE RATI RE>.
FEB. 23 5 a. m 49
3 p. m 53 .3 a. 48
4 p. m 52 4 a. 4 7
•i p. 52 5 a. m 4 7
6 !». m 50 ti a. m 46
7 p. m....«...49 7 a. in 47
8 p. m 19 $ a. ni 47
9 p. m 19 9 a. 4$
10 p. m 4 9 10 a. m IS
11 p. ni 49 11 a. ni 4 9
12 midnight.... 49 12 noon 50
FEB. 21— 1 p. m 4 9
1 a. in 19 2 p. m 49
FOTHEK.
>an Antonio and Saturday,
night and Sunday, cloudy with showers:,
not much chango in temperature; mini-,
mum temperature, 48 to’s2: light varl-I
able winds, mostly easterly to southerly, i
East Texas: Partly cloudy in north ,
portion: occasional rains in south por
tion: little change in temperature.
West Texas: Partly . cloudy; little
change in temperature.
West Texas: Partly cloudy: little
change in temperature.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOI RISTS.
St. Louis: Temperature. 34; cloudy: 24-
mile wind from the south; lowest tem
perature in last 24 hours, 28; highest. 3«.
Chicago: Temperature, 28: partly
cloudy; 24-mile wind from the south;
lowest temperature in last 24 hours, 20:
highest, 28.
Kaunas City: Temperature, 42; raining:
16-mile wind from the south; lowest tem
perature in last 24 hours. 42; highest. 46.
New York: Temperature 22: ciear; 12-
mile wind from the aerthwes*: lowest
temperature in last 24 hours. 8; highest.
28.
Washington: Temperature, 14: clear;
S-mile wind from the northwest: lowest
temperature in last 24 hours, 12; highest,
30. _
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1923. —TWELVE PAGES.
WOULDFDRBID
TEXANS TD Bbl
ACIGARETTE
Bill in Legislature Would
Prohibit Manufac
ture.
COULDN’T ROLL THEM
Ardi-mob Measure Pro
poses Penitentiary lor
. Kidnapers.
Austin, Tex., Feb. 24.—A bill aimed
to stop the traffic in cigarettes by
prohibiting their manufacture, sale,
or giving away mid providing a fine
of *lO to $250 for violation ot the ::e
was introduced in the House today
by Representative McDaniel of Co
manebc and Stcv.art of Edwards.
The bill, which would also prohibit
the manufacture and sale of cigarette
paperr. sets forth that the present
law prohibiting the sale of cigarettes
to minors is inadequate mid does not
protect mino s and others tr 1 m the
uancful effects of the use of cigar
otter.
Representative Avis of Wichita in
trodueed a bill making adultery a fel
ony and fixing the penalty nt n hearj
fine or imprisonment from one to ter
years.
By far the most drait’c bill yet
presented in the- Texas Lcgi-lature
aimed at “hooded mobs", was intro
duced in the House late Friday by
Representative J. V. Frnka of Colum
bus. Three grades of puuiifbinent me
provided for ,n the bill for any person
who shall by • force, threats or frau j.
kidnap or abduct nny person for th?
purpose of causing such person so kid
naped and abducted fear of bodily
harm, or for the purpose of whipping,
or injuring, or maiming, or tarring, or
tarring ami feathering," etc. The Prst
grade is confinement in the peniten
tiary for a istriod of not less than two
nor more than 25 years. The second
grade is when a private residence in
entered or the premises surrounding
same, or the business places of such
persons kidnaped, then the punishment
is fixed at not less than teft nor more
than 50 years in state prison. The
third provides the death penalty or
life imprisonment in the penitentiary
when firearms are used in such ac
avities.
Would Reduce Tax.
As engross’d in the House late Fri
day, the Pittman Horse joint resolu
tion proposing mi amendment to the
constitution reducing the state ad
valoreum tax. only cuts the tax 10
cents, from 75 to 65 cents on the
'•100 projicrty As originally
offered the resolution eliminated n
state ad vAloreem tax altogether, and
provided only a 35 cent ad varolem
school tax and a five eent Confeder
ate pension tax. Representative Hen
derson of Marion had adopted an
amendment for a 25 cent state ad val
orem tux. mid Representative Bur
meist-r hnd adopted nn amendment
increasing the Confederate pension
tax from 5 to 7 cents. The- resolu
tion was engrossed by n vote of 78 to
37.
Activities in Senate.
The compromise pimi on the Pope
text book bill was placed before mem
bers of the Senate conference mmmit
tee. This plan -’ould leave the texi
liook c mtreversy in the hands of text
book commission.
The Serut" «>mmirtce coirpleted in
-estigation < f tl:« Texas Employers'
Insurauc • Association.
Shooting game from ncropbnes and
otl.er motor powered vehicles would
be prohibited under a measure intro
duced l.y Parr.
The constitutional amendiacrts
committee reported unfavorably the
Davis constitutional amendment pro
rosal authorizing the granting of
firemen nnd police pensions.
A bill ly Senator Witt would re
quire “X lusive teaching of E icbsli
in Ilie schools of Texas ns a basic
languitS’ ai-o the teaching i t a his
tory of T’xas and the United Stales.
The Senate engrosse! the Powers-
Strong railroad shop removal bill and
•lie Tin mt s bi'i. which would substi
tute e’ev.rocvtion tor bangii-s iirenpi
| tai punislun” t e.s<s In Tcxa:. I "’’
vote on flic Bo- ■ is Mil was 13 to 11.
{’he Thomas bill war- engross , with
out record.
The House: Engrossed six joint
resolutions proposing constitutional
amendments, which, if .approved by
voters, would result ns follows:
Empower the Legislnture to super
vise printing of state text books. ।
Provide a thirteenth or “alternate"
juror for felony trials. _ i
Exempt cotton, wool and mohair
mills from taxation for five years.
Increase the tax rate for Confed
erate pensions to 7 cents.
BIG TIM* IN CUSTODY
Must Pay *20.000 Fine and Serve
Four Years. •
Chicago. Feb. 24.—“ Big Tim" Mur
phy. labor leader, under sentence to
Leavenworth federal prison, for four
years and to pay a fine of *20.000
for complicity in the *380,000 Dear-
Imrn station robbery .n 1921. surren
dered at the federal building today.
In Mystery Killing
A new (’ail Vs'andrrer-UaggC’l Stpmgcr may d lap from t'.o kill
.nz of Mfr. Nctt r Diamond, according to poi» •••. Mrs. Pin? * ?vl. in i d; inj
Btatemenh in naM t» bate a ■ ised her h h .Hb
a negro rhaufronr, intending H state both were hbot v b. n the «inufH u,- at
tacked them. He denies hit; v. ife accn jti-n s. Picture sbo< s Mr. and Mrs
Diamond and thei’* youngest child.
STEVENS PLACED IN t DROWN
DEATH CELL RECENTLY AN WATER-FILLED PIT
VACATED RY ADOUNAR IN OLD DRICK YARD
Powerful hflnence Being
Exerted in Attempt io
Sc-ve Hit Life.
G. W. Stcphers, ccnn-ted of the
murder of T. A. Finucane cud given
the death penalty, will lie removed
from the cell he hns been occupying
on the first floor of flic Bexar county
jail to the death cell on the third
floor, Jailer John Wiatrek stated Sat
urday morning. The transfer was
scheduled to be made ct 2 o'clock.
Because Clemente Apolinar was oc
cupying the death cell, it was necest
snry to keep Stephens in a large cell
on the first floor, the county jail only
containing one dentil cell. Apolinar
was hanged at 11 o'clock. Friday
morning mid the cell vacated by him
was cleaned mid made reedy for its
next occupant. Stephens is scheduled
to Imng o-i March 9.
Rumors in ciieulatibn in San An
ioni i Saturday v te to the effect that
Governor Neff will commute the sen
fence of Stephens to life imprison
ment. Bexar county officers, how
ever. placed little credence in this
rumor, pointing' out th,".?’he governor
had declined to iiVcrfere in the cast
of Apolinar. and in viev of this re
fusal it is not likely that he will eomc
to the assistance of Stephens. It is
known, however, that powerful influ
ences arc at work on Stephens' be
half.
s2o.eoTFOßTkiss
Nurse Wins in Suit Against Hospital
Staff Physician.
("feago. Feb. 24.—Miss Mathilde
Benkhardt. formerly a student nurse,
was awarded *20.000 for a kiss in a
verdict returned today. This is *5OOO
short of the amount asked by Miss
Benkhardt against Dr. Justin L.
Mitchell, staff physician in the Hospi
tal in which die was a nurse.
In the Sunday Light
Do you remember the way you enjoyed the Lin
coln J. Carter "melodrammers” of the old days in
the theater? The times you sat in a gallery seat
and applauded the comedian who saved “the papers”
by sitting on them when “the villun” set them afire
in order to defraud the beautiful heroine? If you
do you will enjoy O. 0. Mclntyre's article in The
Sunday Light in which he recalls those days and
shows.
Announcement will be made in Sunday's Light
of the winners in the popular “Little Men” crypto
gram contest and the winning letters will be pub
lished.
And Ring Lardner “comes to the rescue” of har
assed hostesses with an original suggestion for an
international dinner. Whether you use the menu
or the idea is beside the question. You will enjoy
reading Ring’s story anyhow.
Kathleen Norris, George -Ade and other famous
writers all contribute to The Sunday Light which
also carries all the news of the world, making it
the most interfrstioi newspaper in the Southwest.
You had better join its large body of readers.
Order your copy of The Sunday Light today.
j Girl Taken Out Ahve but
Died Later —Refcner
Serio’jsiy IK.
c St. Joseph, Mn., 21—Two
u litt’' (hiMnn, Frank But’or. 4. and
j Hetty Jenn Rnckliffe. 8. were drawn
-1 cd here late yesterday in the pit of
? an abandoned brick yard. The little
i girl v.as rescued frcin the pit bi' Ear!
j Davis, who heard her rcrcams. but
she died later at a hospital.
is in a srripu.. condition frcni ex
s |x>suro. The boy’s body was not
I f Hind until several hours after the
■| tragedy.
i 1 MITCHELL IN CANADA
r
■ Say-. Fi'glits Around Globe Will Be
i .Made With Cne Charge of Gas.
1 Ottawa. Feb. 24.—A prediction that
it v uh!' bo possible to fly around
• tin- world on cne charge of giAolinc.
• was made before mcmberH of the
Canadian club by Brig. Gen. William
- Mitchell, of the United States Air
■ Servile.
? He also asserted that it was only
r a matter of time before Canadians
i would solve the question of flying in
• the cold and developc winter trans
’ portation in the north.
CONVICTTWO SOLDIERS
Ten Years for Kidnaping five Men
nnd Stealing $48,000.
Newport News. Va.. Feb. 24.—
I James Harvey and James Wood were
convicted by a military court, nt For
tress Monroe late yesterday of kid
’ nnping the Langley Field finance offi
. cer and four enlisted guards and rob
-1 bing the post's pay car of *43.000 on
• January 30.' They were sentencisl to
- ten years at hard labor in n prison
. to bo designated by the War Depart
• mrnt nnd were dishonorably, dis
charged from the military service.
DOT TIKES
FORMER D. S.
■SSIDDfi
Charlemagne Tower Victim
of Pneumonia in Phil
adelphia.
SERVED IN GERMANY
Great Favorite of the
Kais?r—Often Sat
Next to Him.
Philrdelphia. P&., Fob. 21.—Charle
magne Tower, farmer Vnkcd States
ambn sador to Germany, died in a hos
pital here today from pneumonia.
M r . Tower, who hn l also b“on inii:
i‘ter to Austri;’-Hiiugnry. and anil. '
sador to Kum:i before he \.as ap
point'M to the diplomath* post at Ber
lin. died at S:O5 a. m. lie was take i
to the hosnitnl o» February D. A 0 v
fhiys later his condition w:ik reported
Sinvr. but he rallied and for a wv’;
iio>\”d «tead.v improvement. <lu
Thursday, Mr. Tower became worse
end from then mi his physicians held
out little l.opc for his recover;.
Mr. Tower, who was 75 .tears old.
iia not only prominent ns a diplomat
and financier in Ilia active days, bni
v as w’ icly known in society hero ni I
abroad. I!o v.as regnrdci as quite
wealthy, having inherited n fortune
largely accumulated in the anthracite
regions of Pen nay Ira uia.
‘Chailomagnc Tower r.*na one of the
moat popular diplomatic figures in
tho brilliant-court life of Berlin dur
ing the six jettd ho served ns Ameri
can ambassador to Germany bv ap
point mrnt of President Boosovelt. b*»
popular di<l ho be?«mo with members
of the German court I hat h? was in
variably srleutod tn sit nexs to Em
i oror William during formal state din
ners.
Fickle as Emnerol William was
known to be with his good graces. Mr
Tower managed to remain in favor
for the entire six years of his diplo
matic stay.
Ho was the innocent cause of .an
embarrassing international caper when
he retired in 1908. The emperor said
at a dinner that he was “very angry
with President Roosevelt for accept
ing Mr. Tower’s resignation.” nnd. I
while the remark was intended merely !
to emphapizo the regard ho hnd for
the retiring ambassador, it was im- 1
mediately construed ns a slur on
David Jayne Hill, the famous Amti’-j
loan historian nnd diplomat, who was’
named to suciccd Mr. Tower.
WON’T PAY
ANY ATTENTION TO
ALLIED DECISIONS
Minister Says Allies Masi
Concur With Reds
About Baltic Port.
By the Associated Press.
Moscow. Feb. 24—George Tchitcher
in. the Bolshevik foreign minister, in
a note addressed to Italv, Great Brit
ain. France. Germany. Poland and
Lithuania, announces that Russia, un
less she is consulted, must ignore any
decisions made by the Allies regarding
Memel without Russia’s consent, and
in the future must present claims for
damages, as the Baltic port is of vital
interest to Russian tjade.
STARTSHFEOVER
Spent Five Months In Pen For Crime
He Did Not Commit.
By the Associated Pre**.
Wilmington. Ohio. Feb. 24.—Clar
ence Leroy McKinney, who only a
short time’ago left here for the Ohio
penitentiary, a murderer in the eyes
of Wilmington citizens, came back
yesterday, had bis innocence legally
and publicly proclaimed, and left
amidst universal acclaim to take up
a life where a twist of fate halted
it five months ago..
With bis girl-wife, who unceasingly
fought for his liberation, McKinney,
who served five months'of a life
sentence in the penitentiary for the
murder of a policeman. Emory Mc-
Creight. a crime which Louis Vander
voort of Jameston, has admitted,
boarded a train foa Cincinnati at 4
o’clock.
Characterizing McKinney’s trial as
a pure "case of mismanagement on
the part of the defense," Judge F. M.
Clevenger, expressed the keenest re
gret at the miscarriage of justice,
when the innocent man stood up iu
court to receive his exoneration.
Fire Damages Vessel in Drydock.
Aaiwerp, Feb. 24.—Fire aboard
the Red Star liner Zeland. which is
undergoing repairs here, today de
stroyed the vessel’s refrigerating plant
and caused other .damages. Twelve
workmen were overcome.
TWO CR.NTR Per ln e,, » M<l stcialtr
XVV Vz 1 0 ,- iv , eeDU aD trains and elaswners
SAY MEXICANS WORKED ON
ROAD GANG WITHOUT TRIAL;
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR NEFE
Mexican Consul Reports Men Worked
in Grayson County Illegally — Say
They Live in Portable Jail Without
Regard to Sanitation—Has Sworn
Statements That Men Not
Trial or Hearing.
Inhumane treatment of Mexican citizens and forced
detention in a road gang in Grayson County. Texas, is
charged by Enrique Mexia of the Mexican Consulate at
Dalia'-. A report received at the office of Enrique D. Ruiz,
Consul General here, Saturday morning gives an account
of alleged cruel treatment and of living conditions almost
rivaling those of the “Black Hole” of Calcutta.
Governor Neff has been notified of the report and con
sulate officials are awaiting a reply to their request for
an immediate investigation by state authorities.
Eight Mexican citizens, the report states, were arrest
ed in Denison and Sherman, Texas, without provocation,
and without trial were put to work in the road gang. With
out enough to eat, they were forced to work the road in all
kinds of weather, and were whipped and thrqate.ij.ed
firearms when they were sick and complained of 1 g
unable to work longer.
A portable jail is provided for the men of the gang
to sleep in at night, the report states. It is eight by tv. che
feet in dimensions and as many as fourteen are crowded
into it at one time. No facilities to take care of their health
are provided for in the jail on wheels, with the result that
many of the men detained in the gang were weak with
fever when Mr. Mexia found them, he said.
Sheriff Offers S2S
for Bootleggers; $5O
Is Bid. by Drunkard
BrcwnNV.lli*. Tex.. Feb. 24.—
Sheriff Sam Robertson of the coun
ty was awakened at 3 o’clock
Thursday moruihg by a long dis
tance call from Harlingen. The
man at the other end of the line,
apparently half "lit." and still
thirsty, according to the sheriff,
said:
“Hello, is this the sheriff?"
“Yea."
“I hear you will give *25 for
every bootlegger brought to you.'*
“Yes. I will."
“Well, sheriff. I’ll give you *5O
for one," the thirsty man said,
"Just semi him up in a truck."
Not satisfied with a refusal from
the sheriff, the Dean law victim
calleil the county jail here and in
sisted that the jailer send him a
bootlegger. Latest reports arc that
he decided to cross the river and
get "lit” up.
ENGLAND AFTER CASH
Argentina Asked to Adjust Claim for
Recent Loan.
Buenos Aires, Feb. 24.—The Brit
ish government has renewed its ef
forts to induce Argentina to adjust
a claim for several million gold pesos,
growing out of an operation whereby
the British treasury loaned Argentina
*50,000.000 to liquidate a previous
loan from American bankers, which
the hitter declined to renew when it
fell due on May 19. 1920.
W. N. U. Fire Loss $230,000.
Wichita, Kan.. Feb. 24.—The
Wichita branch of thq Western News
paper Union was completely destroyed
by fire early last night. According
to H. W. Albright, local manager,
the loss is between *200,000 noil
*250.000. partly covered by insurance.
The blaze started in the furnace room
and spread rapidly. Each of the three
floors was stocked with paper and
the building and contents burned
like tinder. Poor water pressure is
said to have hampered the work of the
firemen.
‘Talk Title Talk’
Hundreds of
Dollars
To be awarded to
best “Talkers”
For particulars see page «.
HOME
EDITION
All of the men. Mr. Mexia reports,
have made affidavit to the effect that
they were arrested while looking for
v/ork. or while passing through the
county, and that they were never taken
before a judge or given any kind of
a hearing. One man has made a
sworn statement that upon arriving
in Denison from McKinney a man
stopped him on the street and in
quired what he was doing. Upon
being told that he was looking for
work, the affidavit states, the mau
said that he could provide the Mexi
can with a warm place to sleep and
find him a job the next day.
The Mexican accepted the offer and
was loaded in a truck and taken to
Sherman. Here he was charged with
vagrancy, placed in chains, and made
to join the work gang without ever
being tried.
Another affidavit by one of the
men states that when be was weak
with fever and lack of sufficient food,
he complained to one of the guards,
who drew a gun and threatened him
unless he returned to his work.
Mr. Ruiz said Saturday that be lias
many complaints of mistreatment of
Mexican citizens in this country, but
never one as cruel and nnjust as this
one is claimed to be. Tho alleged
condition was first reported by a
Mexican who had a little money con
cealed on his person and who de
manded a trial. He paid his fine and
then went to Dallas where he told the
consul his story. Mr. Mexia at once
communicated with the- office of the
consul general and nas instructed to
make a personal investigation. .
REMINGTON IN SAME
Slain Engineer Quarreled With Play
ers, Lost $3OOO. Police Hear.
I x>s Angeles, Feb. 24.—A report
that Earle Remington, electrical en
gineer. slain February 15. lost *5OOO
in a poker game about two weeks be
fore he was killed, and gave 1. O.
U.’s to cover part of his losses, was
under investigation today by the
police.
The game, said to have been' three,
handed, lasted three hours, and thre
quarts of whiskey were said to l ave
been drunk by the players. Whether
Remington redeemed his promiss-wy
notes with cash am] if not. whether
his failure to do so had any beering
on his slaying, was the point in
which the detectives were interested.
The report of the game was said
to have been made by a spectator,
who said Remington quarrelled with
the other two players frequently.
Trapped by Burning Ga« Well.
Fort Worth. Tex.. Feb. 34.—1 t re
quired the efforts of 25 men and a
hard rain to rescue J. T. Letrelyw. oil
operator, from a burniug gas well in
the Putnam field last night. He wn
standing en (he floor of the derrh!;
when the well came in and was set
on fire. Flaming gas was thrown
oyer him. Th« drilling crew went to
bis rescue. He was hadlv burned about
■he face aud head, but will rewrer.